tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322541802024-02-19T06:44:57.877-08:00Third Time's A Charm ( The Spirit of Brotherhood )This site is dedicated to all my dear fellow UT Pressroom & Packaging Department Employees. As Martin Luther king Jr. quoted "If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well. "Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-47114161299232823722009-02-23T12:14:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:16:03.127-08:00Does America Still Need Labor Unions?The Employee Free Choice Act, or “Card Check” for short, is one of the most controversial measures Congress faces this year. The bill—first introduced in the Senate in 2007 by Ted Kennedy and co-sponsored by then-Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden—would make it easier for workers to join unions and would tighten penalties for employers who try to stop them. Supporters such as Human Rights Watch and the NAACP say the bill provides important protections for the middle class. Opponents like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association say it increases labor costs and hurts the bottom line. Both sides have spent millions on lobbyists and advertising to make their case. <a href="http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/news/intelligence-report/archive/does-america-still-need-labor-unions.html">READ MORE HERE>>></a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-3289027814515702852009-02-09T11:18:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:21:08.838-08:00Governor Tim Kaine Answers Economic Recovery QuestionsGovernor Tim Kaine answers questions sent in by Organizing For America members ahead of February 7th house parties. <br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BP9ZOQ5gIYw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BP9ZOQ5gIYw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-87557550593627801272009-02-08T06:37:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:45:57.103-08:00Stimulus Economic Recovery Plan Update<strong>Senate to vote Tuesday on stimulus plan.</strong><br /><br />Senate negotiators reached agreement on a roughly $780 billion stimulus package, which aims to use tax cuts and spending to help jump-start the economy. Many Republicans say they still oppose the measure, which is set for a vote on Tuesday.<br />Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:40:00 -0500<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100377295"><strong>READ HERE:</strong></a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-79354978783128211722009-01-16T17:37:00.000-08:002009-01-16T17:41:38.781-08:00Working Man's AnthemYou've Got To Stand For Something-Aaron Tippin <br /><br />Now Daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along<br />Everyone that knew him knew which side that he'd be on<br />He never was a hero, or this county's shinin' light<br />But you could always find him standing up<br />For what he thought was right<br /><br />He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br />You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string<br />Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name<br />You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br /><br />Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house<br />If Daddy had done more givin' in or a little more backing down<br />But we always had plenty just living his advice<br />Whatever you do today you'll have to sleep with tonight<br /><br />He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br />You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string<br />Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name<br />You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br /><br />Now I know that things are different than they were in Daddy's days<br />But I still believe what makes a man really hasn't changed<br /><br />You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br />You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string<br />Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name<br />You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br /><br />You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/za7g1uUdg_U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/za7g1uUdg_U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-5229145920635536702008-11-23T22:01:00.000-08:002008-11-23T22:02:48.849-08:00CNN Reports on President Bush - Where's the Love?CNN's Rick Sanchez Reports on Bush being ignored at G20 Summit - Funny, and deserved.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6Y_ncOVlDw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6Y_ncOVlDw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-29145528500254229262008-11-15T18:57:00.000-08:002008-11-15T18:57:43.446-08:00America: Under New Management T-shirt from Zazzle.com<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/america_under_new_management_shirt-235245454331099572">America: Under New Management T-shirt from Zazzle.com</a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-90805234618370803892008-11-15T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-15T18:29:20.662-08:00It's a New Day by will.i.am<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7y4IDeKjqk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7y4IDeKjqk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">IT'S A NEW DAY</span><br />by will.i.am<br /><br />I WENT TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT<br />TIRED FROM THE FIGHT<br />IVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR TOMORROW ALL MY LIFE<br />YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW<br />CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT IVE BEEN DREAMING HAS FINALLY CAME TRUE<br /><br />IT'S A NEW DAY (5X)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VERSE 1</span><br /><br />ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING<br />UP THE MOUNTAIN KEPT RUNNING<br />SONGS OF FREEDOM KEPT HUMMING<br />CHANNELING HARRIET TUBMAN<br />KENNEDY LINCOLN AND KING<br /><br />WE GOTTA MANIFEST THAT DREAM<br />IT FEELS LIKE IM SWIMMING UPSTREAM<br />IT FEELS LIKE IM STUCK IN BETWEEN<br />A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WEVE BEEN THROUGH THE HEARTACHES<br />AND LIVED THROUGH THE DARKEST DAYS<br /><br />IF YOU AND I MADE IT THIS FAR WELL THEN HEY WE CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY<br />AND THEY SAID NO WE CANT<br />AND WE SAID YES WE CAN<br />REMEMBER ITS YOU AND ME TOGETHER<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">CHORUS</span><br /><br />I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING ALRIGHT<br />IVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR TOMORROW ALL MY LIFE<br />YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW<br />CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT IVE BEEN DREAMING HAS FINALLY COME TRUE<br /><br />IT'S A NEW DAY (5X)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VERSE 2</span><br /><br />ITS BEEN A LONG TIME WAITING<br />WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT<br />ITS BEEN A LONG TIME PRAYING<br />PRAYING FOR THIS MOMENT<br /><br />AND HOPE FOR THIS MOMENT<br />AND NOW THAT WE OWN IT<br />CLOSER IMA HOLD IT<br />AND I WONT LET IT GO<br /><br />THIS IS FOR OUR FATHERS, OUR BROTHERS, OUR FRIENDS WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM, OUR SISTERS OUR MOTHERS, WHO DIED FOR US TO BE IN THIS MOMENT<br /><br />STOP AND CHERISH THIS MOMENT<br />STOP AND CHERISH THIS TIME<br /><br />ITS BEAUTIFUL AINT IT<br />WE DID IT FOR HER AND HIM AND HE AND SHE AND YOU AND ME TOGETHER<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">CHORUS</span><br /><br />YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW<br />CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT IVE BEEN DREAMING FINALLY COME TRUE<br />YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING ALRIGHT<br /><br />CAUSE WE WASNT FIGHTING FOR NOTHING<br />AND MALCOLM WASNT FIGHTING FOR NOTHING<br /><br />AND MARTIN WASNT DREAMING FOR NOTHING<br />AND LINCOLN WASNT TRYING FOR NOTHING<br />AND CHILDREN WASNT CRYING FOR NOTHING<br /><br />IT'S A NEW DAY (7X)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Song Credits:</span><br /><br />Produced by will.i.am<br />Written by: William Adams<br />Publisher: will.i.am music Inc admin. by Cherry River Music Inc. (BMI)<br />Drums: will.i.am<br />Rhodes, Piano: will.i.am<br />Keys: Lynette Williams<br />Guitar & Bass: Alain Whyte<br />Engineered by: will.i.am and Padriac Kerin<br />Mixed by: will.i.am<br /><br />Recorded at Ethernet Studios, LA 2008<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Video Credits:</span><br /><br />Directed by Ben Mor<br />Editor: Chris Chynoweth<br />Assistant Editor: Matt Jameson<br />D.P.: David Rodgriguez<br />Effects: James Sutton<br />Video Editing: the Whitehouse PostMeinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-5575568082895247012008-11-15T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-15T18:30:28.507-08:00We Are The Ones Song by will.i.am - Obama<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ghSJsEVf0pU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ghSJsEVf0pU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-30565049260020555932008-11-15T17:48:00.002-08:002008-11-15T18:32:28.645-08:00Yes We Can Obama Song by will.i.am<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fZHou18Cdk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fZHou18Cdk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-68077205788369089022008-11-11T12:22:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:26:02.272-08:006 Steps to Building Trust in the Workplace<span style="font-style: italic;">Pat Mayfield for YahooJobs</span><br /><br /> Trust is about reliability and doing the right thing. It's also a big factor that will determine success in your job and your career -- especially in a rough business climate where your value as an employee is closely watched.<p>Do your colleagues, subordinates, or superiors perceive you as trustworthy and honest? How do you perceive them? Trust is a characteristic that builds respect and loyalty as well as a supportive and safe work environment. Distrust increases tension and negative "on guard" behavior, which can erode the spirit of the team and ultimately productivity.</p><p>Below are six steps to build trust in the workplace.</p><p><strong>1. Be Honest</strong></p><p>The first step in building trust is to be honest. </p><ul><li>Tell the truth. Even small lies and twisted truths are still lies.</li><li>Share honest information, even if it's to your disadvantage.</li><li>Don't steal -- on expense reports, from the supply cabinet, or your colleagues.</li></ul><p><strong>2. Use Good Judgment</strong></p><p>The second step is to know <em>what</em> information to share, <em>when</em> to share it, and <em>when not </em>to share it. </p><ul><li>Protect employee's personal information, company or competitors' proprietary information as if it were your own.</li><li>Think twice before sharing a blunt, unsolicited judgment. Extreme honesty may hurt the recipient, ironically destroying trust and the safe environment.</li><li>Don't expect apologies to erase your wrongdoings. Apologies might earn a forgive, but perhaps not a forget.</li><li>Avoid "just between us" secret conversations unless necessary to the benefit of the company. </li></ul><p><strong>3. Be Consistent </strong></p><p>The third step is to be consistent in words and behaviors. It's not enough to be trustworthy only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. </p><ul><li>Show up -- every day and on time -- and stay at least the required hours.</li><li>Do the work; meet or exceed the job description and company standards.</li><li>Do what you say you will do. Fulfill your promises.</li></ul><p><strong>4. Be Honest in Nonverbal Communications</strong></p><p>Body language experts tell us that more than 50% of the communications impact is in nonverbal communications. To increase trust through body language: </p><ul><li>Look others in the eye with comfortable and direct eye contact. </li><li>Exhibit open body language with: 1) open arms versus closed across the chest or hands clasped together, 2) hands kept in sight (not behind you or in your pockets) and open (not in a fist), and 3) legs uncrossed with feet flat on the floor, while seated.</li></ul><p><br /><strong>5. Have a Mutually Beneficial Attitude</strong><br /><br />Blatant self-serving agendas may cast doubt on one's trustworthiness. In reality, everyone has self-serving agendas, but it is the level of harm to others that determines the level of trust in that person. To increase trust:</p><ul><li>Avoid me, me, me. Genuinely care about others and promote we, we, we.</li><li>Nurture mutually beneficial relationships with open communications.</li><li>Willingly accept information and constructive critique.</li></ul><p><strong>6. For the Leaders</strong></p><p>Trusted leaders are sorely needed. Leaders should be able to:</p><ul><li>Ask the hard questions to build and protect the company.</li><li>Listen and consider others' ideas with an open mind.</li><li>Focus on issues and solutions rather than personalities.</li><li>Set the example, by being responsible and accountable.</li></ul><p><em>Pat Mayfield is the president of Pat Mayfield Consulting, LLC, based in San Francisco and Pleasanton, California. She specializes in business solutions and results, working with companies of all sizes.</em></p>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-91246670263680405472008-11-07T13:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:06:02.478-08:00Obama's VictoryAl Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports on Barack Obama's historic presidential election win.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-wFH3gngwBw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-wFH3gngwBw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-5735041177130411392008-11-06T08:07:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:08:51.664-08:00Support the Employee Free Choice Act<a href="http://www.freechoiceact.org/aflcio"><img src="http://www.freechoiceact.org/page/-/efca/oms_150.jpg" /></a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-36316259167720639742008-10-31T23:27:00.000-07:002008-10-31T23:29:11.522-07:00Values-Based LeadershipSteve Newberry, CEO of Lam Research Corporation, gives a keynote presentation based on his model of leadership. Newberry is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He has more than 25 years of management and leadership experience in the high-tech industry. Series: UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series [11/2008] [Business] [Show ID: 15398]<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CI4YlXl9otY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CI4YlXl9otY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-60693153638083267722008-10-22T17:40:00.000-07:002008-10-22T17:43:30.513-07:00Meet The Bloggers<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gZhc0_kqAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-37466647772881226742008-09-11T17:36:00.001-07:002008-09-11T17:38:38.770-07:00Union-Tribune Employees Camp Out All Night in Lobby To Be First in Line To Get Buyout FormsBy Don Bauder | Posted September 2, 2008, 9:56 a.m.<br /><br />Send to a Friend | E-mail the Editor<br /><br />About 50 Copley Press employees, anxious to be first in line to get forms for the latest buyout, camped out last night in the U-T lobby in Mission Valley, sleeping on the floor, cots, couches, and futons. Today (Sept. 2) was the first day that employees could fill out forms, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Some had been in the lobby for two days. At least 150 were lined up this morning before 8:30 a.m. It was important to be early in line because when employees will be selected for the buyout Sept. 11, requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the buyout announcement of Aug. 28. In the buyout, employees electing to leave the company will get an amount equal to two weeks of base pay for every year of continuous employment up to 52 weeks. In late July, Copley announced that it is putting the company up for sale. Employee rumors currently run the gamut: some hold out hope that a buyer will come in and try to make the Union-Tribune into a responsible news organization. Others believe an asset stripper will come in, sell off the physical assets, whack employment, and try to milk the paper for a few years, then liquidate it. Despite a lot of bitterness, some employees believe that owner David Copley did not have to make this latest buyout offer; he could have left the head-chopping to the new owner, or could simply have laid off employees without any buyouts. <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/financial-crime-politics/2008/sep/02/union-tribune-employees-camp-out-all-night-in-lobb/">Go to the San Diego Reader!</a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-79569002895321407352008-09-11T17:28:00.000-07:002008-09-11T17:31:11.168-07:00San Diego Weekly ReaderRead my comments here>>><a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/financial-crime-politics/2008/aug/28/union-tribune-seeking-more-buyouts-today-details-t/#comments">Union-Tribune Seeking More Buyouts Today; Details To Come Later</a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-36066465304388481482008-08-29T18:19:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:22:27.356-07:00Buyouts Announced at 'San Diego U-T'AP (Associated Press)<br /><br />Published: August 29, 2008 9:55 AM ET<br /><br />SAN DIEGO The San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday announced buyouts that aim to cut its staff by 76 positions, including 30 in the newsroom.<br /><br />The offer comes barely a month after the newspaper's owner, Copley Press Inc., put itself up for sale.It is available to employees with at least five years at the company.<br /><br />"Like other media and newspaper companies, we must adjust our cost structure to match our revenue," Drew Schlosberg, a spokesman for the newspaper, said in an article posted on the Union-Tribune's Web site.<br /><br />The newspaper did not say how many employees it currently has.<br /><br />Employees have until Sept. 11 to apply for a buyout and would leave the paper by Sept. 30. They would get two weeks of pay for every year worked, up to one year's pay.<br /><br />Earlier this year, the Union-Tribune trimmed 10 percent of its work force, or 117 employees, through a combination buyouts and layoffs.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844109">EDITOR & PUBLISHER Website</a>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-32148854646150228322008-08-29T18:13:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:15:44.502-07:00Union Tribune Workers are Offered BuyoutsUNION-TRIBUNE<br /><br />11:19 a.m. August 28, 2008<br /><br />SAN DIEGO – The Union-Tribune Publishing Co., which publishes The San Diego Union-Tribune, announced Thursday that it was offering buyouts to its non-union employees.<br /><br /> From the archives<br /> * July 25, 2008: Sale of<br /> U-T explored by Copley Press<br /><br />Its parent company, The Copley Press, said in late July that it was exploring strategic options for the company, including a possible sale.<br /><br />The voluntary separation package provides two weeks of base pay for every year of continuous employment, up to one year's pay. It is available only to employees with more than five years of service.<br /><br />The company announced the belt-tightening move in a news release and in internal e-mails and meetings with employees.<br /><br />“We continue to be the leading local media resource in San Diego County,” Drew Schlosberg, the company's community and public relations manager, said in a statement. “But the economic situation continues to be difficult. Like other media and newspaper companies, we must adjust our cost structure to match our revenue.<br /><br /><br />Advertisement<br />“Despite the challenges we face, we will continue to explore, create and offer products and services to grow audience and revenue.”<br /><br />The company has been publishing newspapers in San Diego since 1868 and owned by the Copley family for 80 years.<br /><br />It will be third round of buyouts for the company in just over a year and a half.<br /><br />The company offered buyouts in December 2006 to employees who had been with the company for 30 years or more. Earlier this year, it reduced its work force by 10 percent through a buyout and layoffs. It currently has about 1,000 full-time employees.<br /><br />The Copley Press also sold its other newspapers and the Copley News Service.<br /><br />Despite declines in newspaper circulation that mirror those of other regional papers, the Union-Tribune still has the largest reach of any local media company, its products reaching more than 59 percent of San Diego County residents each week.<br /><br />The Union-Tribune has an audited daily circulation of more than 285,000 (not 270,000, as was reported previously) and Sunday circulation of almost 364,000. Its daily circulation in the late week – Wednesday through Saturday – averages more than 314,000. Its Web site, SignOnSanDiego.com, attracts 3.6 million unique users in a typical month.<br /><br />The company also publishes Enlace, the county's largest weekly Spanish-language news publication; Today's Local News, a free community paper distributed in the North County; and the Borrego Sun, a biweekly newspaper based in Borrego Springs.<br /><br />The Union-Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize two years ago for exposing the bribes paid to former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, who was convicted and sent to federal prison. The Tribune, the afternoon paper that was merged with the San Diego Union in 1992, had previously won two Pulitzers.Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-80340221818715835442008-08-29T17:56:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:42:34.449-07:00Barack Obama at the 2008 DNCBarack Obama spoke to an audience of 84,000 at Mile High Stadium, on August 28, 2008 in Denver, CO.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yZCrIeRkMhA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yZCrIeRkMhA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Joe Biden accepts the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention with an inspiring and personal speech.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVH58DeUThg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVH58DeUThg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Former President William Jefferson Clinton spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, on August 27, 2008.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3r6xvwPGcY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3r6xvwPGcY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Senator John Kerry, former Democratic presidential candidate, spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, 2008.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dO2PAm4iCtE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dO2PAm4iCtE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Hillary Clinton spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 26, in Denver, CO.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/268ncnoitEc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/268ncnoitEc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-8986159838107697372008-08-25T07:56:00.000-07:002008-08-25T08:53:33.262-07:00YES WE CAN!!!Barack Obama speaks in Nashua, New Hampshire on the night of the primary. Highlight footage from the past week in New Hampshire included.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fe751kMBwms&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fe751kMBwms&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The Emmy Winning video "Yes We Can" is a collage style music video inspired by a speech delivered by Barack Obama following the 2008 New Hampshire primary, derived from similar union catch cries. The song was released on February 2, 2008 by the Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am on Dipdive.com and also on YouTube.<br /><br />YES WE CAN was bestowed an Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches - Entertainment at the 35th Annual Daytime Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards Ceremony on June 13th 2008 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SsV2O4fCgjk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SsV2O4fCgjk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Yes, We Can! - Si, Se Puede!<br />Song & video, featuring a star cast, by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. Inspired by Barack Obama's 'Yes We Can' speech.<br /><br />----------------------------------------<br /><br />ACOUSTIC VERSION<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1R-clcNkm3M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1R-clcNkm3M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />08/04/08 Note:<br />Do you think saving up to $0.76 per gallon on gas is a joke?<br /><br />John McCain does.<br /><br />What does the Department of Energy, under Republican President George W. Bush, have to say about Barack Obama's "silly" plan for Americans to reduce energy consumption and save money?<br /><br />-Lyrics-<br /><br />It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.<br /><br />Yes we can.<br /><br />It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.<br /><br />Yes we can.<br /><br />It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.<br /><br />Yes we can.<br /><br />It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.<br /><br />Yes we can to justice and equality.<br /><br />Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.<br /><br />Yes we can heal this nation.<br /><br />Yes we can repair this world.<br /><br />Yes we can.<br /><br />We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.<br /><br />We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.<br /><br />But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.<br /><br />Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --<br /><br />Yes. We. Can.<br /><br /><br />Celebrities featured include: Jesse Dylan, Will.i.am, Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick CannonMeinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-22831354762237774142008-08-22T20:09:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:12:01.280-07:00Disability At Work<div style='text-align:center'><object width='425' height='355' id='FiveminPlayer'><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='movie' value='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095381/'/><embed src='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095381/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='425' height='355' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br/><a href='http://www.5min.com/Video/Disability-At-Work-34095381' style='font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10px;' target='_blank'>Disability At Work</a></div>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-84252123386093251682008-08-22T20:01:00.000-07:002008-08-22T20:02:01.460-07:00Employee Handbooks<div style='text-align:center'><object width='425' height='355' id='FiveminPlayer'><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='movie' value='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095394/'/><embed src='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095394/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='425' height='355' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br/><a href='http://www.5min.com/Video/Employee-Handbooks-34095394' style='font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10px;' target='_blank'>Employee Handbooks</a></div>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-50683722249243323952008-08-22T19:53:00.001-07:002008-11-06T08:30:34.846-08:00How To Sue For DiscriminationCan I sue the boss for discrimination? Do I have a case? Where do I turn for help?<br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center'><object width='425' height='355' id='FiveminPlayer'><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='movie' value='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095389/'/><embed src='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095389/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='425' height='355' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br/><a href='http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Sue-for-Discrimination-34095389' style='font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10px;' target='_blank'>How to Sue for Discrimination</a></div>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-41216950967637459432008-08-22T19:46:00.000-07:002008-08-22T19:48:29.964-07:00How to Fire Someone the Right Way<div style='text-align:center'><object width='425' height='355' id='FiveminPlayer'><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='movie' value='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095397/'/><embed src='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095397/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='425' height='355' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br/><a href='http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Fire-Someone-the-Right-Way-34095397' style='font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10px;' target='_blank'>How to Fire Someone the Right Way</a></div>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32254180.post-1425658951021961592008-08-22T19:41:00.000-07:002008-08-22T19:43:00.638-07:00Employee Regulation<div style='text-align:center'><object width='425' height='355' id='FiveminPlayer'><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='movie' value='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095423/'/><embed src='http://www.5min.com/Embeded/34095423/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='425' height='355' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br/><a href='http://www.5min.com/Video/Employee-Regulation--34095423' style='font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10px;' target='_blank'>Employee Regulation </a></div>Meinard Belarminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879582070086007654noreply@blogger.com0