Most of the companies that failed were e-commerce businesses, which accounted for 109 of the shutdowns. Online content sites made up another 30 of the total, while infrastructure and other online service companies made up the remainder. Webmergers estimates that as many as 15,000 employees lost their jobs as a result of the closings. The San Francisco-based online retailer, which pulled the plug November 7 donated more than 21 tons of dog food to help mushers in Alaska's Interior. The collapse of salmon runs this year left mushers with too little food for their dogs this winter.
Villagers use sled dogs to check trap lines, haul water and firewood, and travel between villages.
According to Progressive Grocer, more U.S. foodmakers will likely begin voluntarily labelling products with gene-spliced ingredients to give consumers more information. Labelling is one of the key issues in the battle between U.S. environmentalists and agribusiness over regulation of bio-foods. Many European and Asian nations already require labels on foods containing genetically modified corn, soybeans, tomatoes and other crops. But American industry groups oppose mandatory labelling in the U. S. because of the cost and the worry that consumers may interpret it as a warning that a food is less safe. The Y2K glitch hit Norway's national railroad company a year later than expected.