Repost: Paying it Back for Mang Meliton a.k.a “Mang Milton”

This was originally posted from Mike G. Rivera’s Facebook blog. Meet someone who deserves to be called a hero.Meet Meliton Zamora, a retired University of the Philippines janitor and my hero.For forty-five years, he swept floors, cleaned up trash, watered plants and did odd jobs at the University.I met [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 10:11:56

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Smarter Marketing in 2009: Predictions and Advice for Managing Through a Downturn

by Rebecca A. Novack | The Daily Anchor Every Monday The Daily Anchor features an exclusive article by advertising sales expert Rebecca A. Novack. Miss Novack has sold advertising for The San Francisco Examiner, Clear Channel Communications, 7×7 Magazine, Marin Magazine, and Morris Visitor Publications (Where Magazine and Guestbook.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:07:17

Don’t borrow and forget

We have seen it before, and perhaps too often for comfort. I’m talking about temporary amnesia after borrowing from a friend or family member ... of the Philippines janitor and my hero. For forty-five years, he swept floors, cleaned up trash, watered plants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:04:01

The Role of the IP PBX in a Mobile World

There’s been a good discussion about the role and future of the IP PBX in a mobile world and as we become more dependent on our mobile devices. Dave Michels wrote an interesting blog that asked the question, if you had to do without a phone for a week with minimal disruption, which would it be: the PBX/office phone or the cell phone? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:43:53

Jesse Jackson, 1988 Democratic National Convention Speech

Rev. Jesse Jackson has disappointed me thus far in the 21st century. The mistakes he made in his personal life. His inability to stay silent during the recent election on domestic or foreign affairs troubled me.Personally, I think that Rev. Jackson was the 'emissary' mentioned in the federal indictment. Rev [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:00:00

The Tenant’s Dilemma, or, When Did People Begin to Say They for “He (Or She)”?

By Anatoly Liberman “If a tenant has an eviction on their record, it does not mean they were a bad tenant,” the owner of rental property said to a student newspaper. I have never had an eviction on my record and cannot judge (I am sure the owner knew what “they” were saying) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 15:44:28

2018 - A Vision of the Future

One rainy day earlier this summer, nGenera’s Gov 2.0 Program Director, Dan Herman, locked three summer interns in a room (Ben and Jude, and I) ... of dollars through a dummy public service provider.” The country’s voting platform gave all citizens [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 14:35:13

YEAR IN REVIEW

2008 In PicturesWINTER/SPRINGTyler turned yellow due to liver malfuntions = Very Sad Baby! Mom and Dad are very sleep deprived after 5 months of unhappy baby.Happy 2nd Birthday Scott! Scott loves anthing that moves and can be fixed. Is turning into a mini-Danny full of love, sweetness and fun [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:12:00

Why’d You Lie To Me, Metro? Alternate Title: Two Trains Opt Not To Service Shady Grove Bound Travellers at Woodley Park This Morning

I was a little lazy getting out of my apartment today. I aim to be out my door at 6:10 at the latest, and today I think I was on my way around 6:35 ... . I had the misfortune to be on the elevator at the same time a janitor was polishing it — that tiny compartment [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:04:15

St. Maximilian Kolbe Versus the Freemasons - Priest Hero of the Death Camp

By: Mary Craig His name wasn't always Maximilian. He was born the second son of a poor weaver on 8 January 1894 at Zdunska Wola near Lodz in Poland, and was given the baptismal name of Raymond. Both parents were devout Christians with a particular devotion to Mary [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 20:51:59

Thursday wrap

The Ugly Face of 'Progressive' Corruption ... Unfortunately, this shakedown mentality is all too common to the Service Employees International Union's way ... wrongdoing. A spokesman for the politically influential Illinois State Council of the Service Employees [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 11:30:00

China Impressions: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Beijing traffic — not for the weak of heart ... in China before. The in-flight service provided by Chinese airline companies are head and shoulder ... hours, had in-flight entertainment (with free headsets) and frequent drinks service. As long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:08:28

SABAH PEOPLE, TELL THE WORLD - THE TRUTH ABOUT SABAHAN PEOPLE.

I’ve found something interesting forwarded by email….at first I think that it’s just something that I would like to read but not to blog about it…but I guess there is no wrong for me to do so…because everything about the normal life of Sabahan’s mentioned here is true…I know coz im a Sabahan myself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:28:18

American Idol 8 Kansas City Auditions

Tonight, American Idol heads to Kansas City to see if they’ve got any talent.  Come back for the live blog of tonight’s auditions! Let the live blogging begin!!! Over 11,000 people showed up in Kansas City to audition for American Idol this year. That’s incredible (Kansas City, Missouri - in case anyone was wondering which KC they were in)! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:08:29

Peruvian court: Drunk on the job no reason for firing

What does your company’s HR policy say about employees under the influence of alcohol on the job? ... be given back his job as a janitor for the municipality of Chorrillos. He was fired for being drunk at work, according to wire service reports. The justices ruled that the firing was excessive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:00:11

One AVM.... kinda... and a little Me!

First baby of 2009 born at BAMC Brystol Ryann Shearer, daughter of Rochelle and James Shearer ofHammond, ... born at BAMC in 2006."Do-it-yourself" service bay offeredWhen Mike Brandenburg, owner of The Muffler Shop in Baldwin and twoother locations, bought Van's Service Station on Main Street next to TheMuffler [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:28:00

Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind: Daisy Wademan, Kim Clark, Rosabeth Moss Kanter

... anecdotes, such as Kent Bowen’s recollection of his gifted mother working as a janitor to support ... relationships, where we can find inspiration…and who is really a hero.” — Copley News Service, June [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 14:15:52

Three kids + one desk top computer = must have time limits

Did you hear the story out of Sweden last week that a teenager collapsed after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight? ... . My seventeen year old has to upload his writing assignments to an online service that checks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 00:52:31

Flat Classroom Project 2008 Awards - Student Achievement

The Flat Classroom Project Awards Ceremony, held yesterday online in Elluminate, showed once again what a special community of learners we have here as part of the Flat Classroom Project.All award information can be found on the Awards wiki, including multimedia awards for all 11 topics and meta-awards, showing the top 3 videos for the project [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 19:42:00

Closing The Sale Why Business Owners Spend Money

Closing The Sale Why Business Owners Spend Money January 16th, ... for our product or service, if they feel we’re an unprofessional novice? As a business owner, I’ve ... . And, when you can stress how your product or service can help them with at least two of these three reasons [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:10:00

(Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents: Credit Card Debt

This week Nan Mooney talks about debt…my favorite subject. It’s the chapter I’ve been waiting for. The one I knew was coming and couldn’t wait to read. And I wasn’t disappointed. Chapter 7 in (Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents is titled Bridging the Gaps [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 11:00:53

Attention UP grads: Let's help Mang Mel

I got this email yesterday. I do not really know him but I am also from UP and hope we can help him in one way or another ... a.k.a "Mang Milton"Meet Meliton Zamora, a retired University of the Philippines janitor and my hero.For [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:54:00

Remix - #251 - The "Everyone is on vacation, anything goes" church service. (AKA tomorrow)

I normally only remix posts that I thought were not good in the first place ... ." 2. Snakes Ever thought about incorporating some pit vipers into your service? Why not on the Sunday ... me out if someone could invite me to a church service where [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 12:25:26

Who Rules SEIU? And Who Decides the Fate of UHW?

Introduction by Paul GarverThe co-editors of this blog consider the following piece by Steve Early an important if controversial contribution to the ... Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials will join a conference call, set [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:47:34

So what's so important about the growth cycle of a business?

This is the first of a series of posts on the Growth Cycles of a Business and how we can use them to predict, plan for, and accelerate growth! We??? ... , janitor, sales, finance, product development, etc. For the business to grow many of these roles [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:29:20

Buzz Out Loud 870: Baba-boo! Scareware!

On today's show, we discover that "scareware" is a thing (that never should have been) and that you can tell a bad business idea by the bad name ... /8301-17939_109-10120351-2.html VOICEMAIL Jason from Georgia: gimme that song Jomo? the Janitor: riding robots, yippee [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 20:10:00

VI. CRACK XXXMAS

.GIVE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING: ADDICTIONIN WHICH OUR HEROINE GIVES IT UP FOR THE MA'AAnother Dysfunctional Xmas Ruined( ... by the window, facing the bathrooms. A tired Filipina lady brought menus and asked how many. He told her two [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 10:05:00

Solis for Labor: SEIU Gets Pay Off, Blago Under Arrest

SEIU Official (but not apparently that SEIU Official) Andy Stern is "thrilled" at the appointment of Cong. Hilda Solis of LA for Sec'y of Labor ... the shift in their industry from highly skilled service workers at apartment and office buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:01:00

The Other F-Word

My animus against folks is of about a decade-and-a-half’s standing–roughly coinciding with the present extent of my adult life ... drivers, the school janitor, or, indeed, the homeless dude at the convenience store up the road. In other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:03:34

Bird talk, a generous man and Obama merchandise

Ever since the blurbs and the news channels reported the US Air A320 plane that belly flopped into the icy Hudson river in New York City, ... there is! I got the email about University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman retired janitor Meliton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 05:36:18

JACK REED (THE RHODE ISLAND SENATOR) IS OBAMA VEEP CHOICE?!

Well, who the hell knows, but we have it on very good authority — an email sent to your editor, ... the most important photo for that spot. Chris– Obama’s pick is Jack Reed. The Secret Service are began [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 01:34:06

The reluctant weight lifter

by Trevor This may appear to be an unlikely story, but its really quite true ... of a janitor at Golds Gym. As massive as he was, this gentleman had a way of pulling his aura in real [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:38:50

Comments

Mickey Rourke Wrestles with Fashion (And Loses)Dear Mickey Rourke,You may not know this, ... hanger-on that actually performs a valuable public service: keeping people like you from appearing here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:43:28

Now we can see where MPS is spending OUR money

Now we can see where MPS is spending OUR money Posted on Wed, Nov 19th 2008 at 07:11 PM by Patrick Dorwin Citizens for Responsible Government has added the Milwaukee Public School system to its growing Government Accountability in Spending Project (GASP). They have $2,220,442,958 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 00:27:34

[ArcHive] NYT: Shiite-Sunni Split Due To Saddam Hanging

NYT: Shiite-Sunni Split Due To Saddam Hanging January 17th, 2007 From those deep thinkers at the New York Times: Hamada Abdullah, left, a Sunni Muslim, once posted a picture of Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, at his home north of Cairo [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 19:49:34

Paying It Back for Mang Meliton a.k.a “Mang Milton”

Reposted from Mike’s Multiply account Meet Meliton Zamora, a retired University of the Philippines janitor and my hero. For forty-five years, he swept floors, cleaned up trash, watered plants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:13:44

Jack Reed Gives Obama Cover on Iraq

Gerald F. Seib, executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal, ... Obama and John McCain do. Jack Reed was born in Cranston, R.I., son of a school-janitor father [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 11:27:37

Down and Dirty: Ten Most Germy Jobs

Down and Dirty: Ten Most Germy Jobs If you feel guilty the next time you pick up the phone to take a sick day, ... it may also be difficult to find the least germy job, Gerba has one suggestion for those who really want [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:28:48

Acts of Kindness Benefit Everyone

Acts of Kindness Benefit Everyone January 13, 2009 – 5:57 pm Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown. The gateway to happiness, is giving to others. Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:57:16

The Principle of “Kaizen” and BCG Attorney Search

MEMO TO: BCG Attorney Search FROM: A. Harrison Barnes RE: Kaizen at BCG Attorney Search DATE: January 15, ... Search. As we make continuous changes to our database, as we service existing candidates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:19:01

Ang Kuwento ni Mang Meliton (A Retired UP-Diliman Janitor) - A REPOST

I am reposting this essay about a former janitor of UP-Diliman, Mang Mel. Lagi ko siyang nakikita sa AS (Arts and Sciences) ... of the Philippines janitor and my hero. For forty-five years, he swept floors, cleaned up trash [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:04:00

Who Rules SEIU?

And Who Decides the Fate of UHW? By STEVE EARLY http://www.counterpunch.com/early01052009 ... of 70 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials will join a conference call, set [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:34:00

Benefits of Being a Former Jehovah’s Witness

Benefits of Being a Former Jehovah’s Witness in: Humor, Jehovah's Witnesses, Personal, ... by demons. They are happy to get a good job as a janitor or a window washer. Jehovah’s Witnesses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 19:58:03

This Week’s Crazy Jobs

This week’s jobs comprise a true smorgasbord of the strange and unusual ... : Moose’s Tooth Needs an A.M. Janitor Great Job! The Moose’s Tooth Pub is in need of an a.m. Janitor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 15:36:50

WHO RULES SEIU??? …the totalitarian regime in the “low wage union” and the appointed $ 200,000 a year professional union bosses who adminsiter it

from COUNTERPUNCH: January 5, 2009 And Who Decides the Fate of UHW? Who Rules SEIU? ... , January 8, a group of 70 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials will join a conference [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:25:23

This Week’s Master-of-Disguise Jobs

Sometimes job posters try to play up the pleasantries of the jobs they’re advertising ... Service is #1 for us. We are looking for energetic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:09:49

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