Forty Seven Hundred A Plate

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People are hurting under his failed policies while he dines like a king and spends like a drunk sailor

President Obama has spent far more lavishly on White House state dinners than previous chief executives, including nearly $1 million on a 2010 dinner for Mexico's president, according to documents obtained by The Washington Examiner.

Presidents have long used formal dinners to court foreign heads of state and to dish out fine food and wine to reward political, financial and show business celebrities and supporters.

But current and former government officials said the documents obtained by The Examiner point to an unprecedented upsurge in White House spending on such events.

The Obama extravaganza two years ago for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, which included a performance by pop star Beyonce, cost $969,793, or more than $4,700 per attendee, the documents show.

The Calderon dinner was held on the South Lawn in a massive tent adorned with decorated walls, hanging chandeliers, carpeting and a stage for Beyonce's performance.

Guests rode private trolley cars from the White House to the tent. Celebrity guest chef Rick Bayless from Chicago’s Topolobampo restaurant was imported to prepare Oaxacan black mole, black bean tamalon and grilled green beans.

The dinner for the prime minister of India -- which was famously crashed by Virginia couple Michaele and Tareq Salahi -- cost nearly half a million dollars. Dinners for Chinese Premier Hu Jintao and British Prime Minister David Cameron were of the same level of extravagance.

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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Swiss banking giant UBS is getting ready to roll out a plan to cut as many as 10,000 jobs, the Financial Times reports, citing unnamed sources. The move will shrink the trading side and complexity of its investment banking unit and lead to the loss of thousands of back-office positions. The job losses will represent about a sixth of the total UBS UBS -0.38% workforce, the newspaper noted, and come on top of another ongoing program to slash 3,500 jobs

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e Universal Music Group is consolidating its music distribution companies and its Nashville country music labels following its merger with EMI recorded music. According to sources, nearly 60 people were let go: nearly 50 from distribution and almost 10 from Nashville. Though the majority of those laid-off were with EMI, Universal Music employees were also let g
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DENISON, TX -- Layoffs have begun at a Grayson County company.

TrailBlazer in Denison released 21 employees Friday. This is all part of the previously announced reduction-in-work force.

TrailBlazer officials say the remaining employees are scheduled to be released next month or in December.

The company announced in June they were making major cutbacks due to an unsuccessful attempt at renewing a major contract with Medicare.

460 employees in all will be let go from the Denison facility.

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LORAIN — Layoffs are planned for U.S. Steel in Lorain, according to a statement from the corporation.

Approximately 40 employees who work at the Lorain Tubular Operation plant on East 28th Street will be affected. Few details beyond a prepared statement have been released

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An estimated 90 jobs will be lost at the New Ulm Kraft Foods plant under a restructuring plan to take effect next year

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Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) said it plans to cut about 6 percent of its workforce in the next year as the aerospace manufacturer’s defense revenue falls amid curtailed U.S. military spending.

The maker of products including cockpits and radios expects to let 1,250 employees go in the fiscal year through September, Chief Executive Officer Clay Jones said in an interview. About 250 have already been given notices, he said.

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Newell Rubbermaid plans 2,000 job cuts, a new organization model and new leadership team that includes outside appointments.

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Tellabs announced that beginning in Q4 it will lay off about 200 employees, a measure it says will enable it to cut about $20 million in annual costs. The company said it will incur an $11 million restructuring charge in Q4 2012 related to severance and related costs

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Diebold CEO Thomas Swidarski said in a statement the new headquarters are not "economically feasible" for the company, which will eliminate about 500 jobs in North America in the next month, including less than 75 in northeast Ohio.

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Nearly 150 jobs are being cut at Philips Healthcare operations in Andover as part of the company’s worldwide effort to improve its competitiveness, reduce duplications, and focus on innovation, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.

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You must be a sad , sad man..........Try looking for rainbows instead of storms.........
PNC hiring 1000

AON almost 1400

U-Haul 1400

Look for the positive and you will feel better............. :12224

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Shortly after revealing the news of its new store concept, Build-A-Bear Workshop has broken more big news – the retailer will close 50-60 stores over the next two years. For the third quarter ended September 29, 2012, net sales were $84.3 million, a decrease of 11.9% compared to $95.4 million for the same period last year.

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The Natchez Democrat reports Mississippi River Pulp — formerly Mississippi River Corp. — will close down its recycled fiber mill effective Oct. 31. The closure, which company officials said is because of lack of demand, will affect 79 hourly and salaried workers

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Oshkosh -
Oshkosh Corporation says it plans to lay of 450 production employees at Oshkosh defense plants after the new year

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Starbucks
Number of jobs: 13,000 (retail) 400+ (professional services)
Sample job titles: Retail, information technology, supply chain operations and finance............. :12224

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Amazon.com
Number of jobs: 3,000+
Sample job titles: Software development engineers, product managers, operations managers, and communications and product marketing managers

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The Boeing Company
Number of jobs: 500+
Sample job titles: Engineering, airplane manufacturing, cyber security and intelligence and business functions like finance

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Citibank
Number of jobs: 2,500
Sample job titles: Customer service, personal banker, home lending specialist, business development officer ? commercial banking

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Starbucks
Number of jobs: 13,000 (retail) 400+ (professional services)
Sample job titles: Retail, information technology, supply chain operations and finance............. :12224

Avg salary of Starbuck employees $8.77/hr