Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club

Condolences to Bill Jahr and Family

2009-11-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

Condolences to our brother pressman Bill Jahr and family on the loss of his twenty-one year old daughter last week. Bill works at the Los Angeles Times Orange County Production Facility.

Cards to the Jahr family can be signed near the Olympic pressroom office, please take the time to write something, it means a lot.

Climate change was faked from begining.

2009-11-23T12:50:00.000-08:00

Please check this link if you want to stand up for truth. Our current government is taking us down a road of lies.

Thought For Today 11-23-2009

2009-11-23T07:54:00.000-08:00

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.

Mark Twain

Copy Editor's Lament (The Layoff Song)

2009-11-23T00:22:00.000-08:00

Own the song! ITunes: http://tinyurl.com/yffp2uk Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/yfehvvv
Christopher Ave wrote "Copy Editor's Lament (The Layoff Song)" to comment on the newpaper industry's woes, to celebrate copy editors and to recognize that the entire media world is in flux. To learn more about the song and its origins, you can read this excellent Poynter article: http://tinyurl.com/agdjrt . The video was shot by photojournalist Elie Gardner and created by an all-volunteer cast made up mostly of journalists. Thanks to infuz.com for providing the location.

Monday Morning in the Blogosphere

2009-11-23T00:17:00.000-08:00

LAT Electro-Techs Randy Price and Ron Bagwell

A Great Newspaper Gets Slutty - Jour MO2
Newspapers want enemies, not friends - Jeff Jarvis
LAT updates its social media rules - Kevin Roderick
Detroit Gets a New Daily - Newspaper Death Watch
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks - AP
Microsoft, News Corp to challenge Google - Gary Scott
Layoffs and buyouts at U.S. newspapers in 2009 - Paper Cuts
LA Weekly Gets Defensive About Neon Tommy Report - Pandora
US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent - Google News
High School halts publication of student newspaper - Chicago Tribune

Save Our Trade: Helping Hand

2009-11-22T23:44:00.000-08:00

By Ronnie Pineda

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Members of Local 140-N in attendance at our general meeting earlier this month voted unanimously to provide a helping hand during the holidays to our Brothers and Sisters that were seperated from the company in April.

I was very moved when Brother Linard Williams and Brother Mike Brierley made a motion to extend a Holiday gift of $50.00 to each family of the recently laid-off members of Local 140-N. The motion was immediately seconded and all were in favor, with none opposed. I am very proud of all of you for your compassion and true understanding of what it means to take care of one another!

I challenge management to do the same..................

Ronnie Pineda
President,
GCC/IBT Local 140-N

Save Our Trade: Helping Hand

Eric Schmidt: From War to Art

2009-11-22T19:53:00.000-08:00

"Eric Schmidt has a dream. The former rifle team leader with the 82nd Airbone wants to teach art.
In Afghanistan."

Read the rest at:

The Kitchen Dispatch

Thought For Today 11-22-2009

2009-11-22T09:54:00.001-08:00

If you don’t start out the day with a smile, it’s not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.

Thought For Today 11-21-2009

2009-11-21T19:33:00.000-08:00

A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

Nicholas Mollard Rest in Peace

2009-11-21T01:31:00.000-08:00

Former Los Angeles Times truck driver Wayne Mollard has suffered a terrible lost with the passing of his twenty-two year old son Nicholas last Saturday. Our condolences to the Mollard family on their loss.

From KXO Radio:

(22-year-old San Dimas man identified)…The County Coroners Office says Nicholas Mollard died Saturday.

The California Highway Patrol reports Mollard was riding a quad all terrain vehicle at the time of his death. He was riding at the Glamis Dunes, just east of Gecko loop. Mollard reportedly went up a dune, but was unaware of a 60-foot drop down the other side. The quad went out of control. The CHP says the 22-year-old was ejected, and suffered fatal injuries. The tragedy was reported at 2:45 Saturday afternoon. Mollard was pronounced dead at the scene.

My daughter Margaret will be attending Nicholas' funeral today as they were classmates here in San Dimas.

Global Web Systems G100 printing press

2009-11-21T00:48:00.000-08:00

Global Web Systems newspaper press G100 in production. Printing the 10th Anniversary newspaper from Dutch Graphic Systems at Flevodruk Harlingen in the Netherlands. Complete manual printing press with a 121 folder. Maximum speed: 35.000 cph. made by MR productions

Thought For Today 11-20-2009

2009-11-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

Silence isn't always a void that needs to be filled.

Meg Whitman for Governor

2009-11-19T10:58:00.000-08:00

Meg's business acumen uniquely qualifies her to rescue California from it's current economic crisis.

Let's make history by electing California's first female Governor. Meg is a proven job creator who gets technology, she know how to balance a budget, and is committed to our public schools. Now is the time to look forward - not backwards.

Please let me know if you'd like to meet Meg at one of her upcoming Hollywood stops. She is smart, dynamic and truly inspirational. You will leave with no doubt that she is the right leader for this challenging time.

Thank you in advance!

Brian Quintana
www.americandreamfilms.com
323-251-5125 (cell)

Meg At A Glance

eBay President & CEO

In 10 years Meg grew the company from 30 employees and $4 Million in revenue to 15,000 employees and $8 Billion in revenue

Prior Leadership Positions

Disney
Hasbro
FTD
Procter & Gamble
Stride Right Corporation
Bain & Company

Education

Harvard Business School
Princeton Economics Degree
Public Schools K-12

Family

Meg's husband of 30 years, Griff Harsh IV, is a neurosurgeon at Stanford University Medical Center
Meg and Griff have 2 college‐age sons, Griff and Will

Public Recognition

Meg is one in seven women to be consistently ranked among the world's most influential people by Time Magazine
Business Week has included her on its list of the 25 most powerful business managers every year since 2000
Fortune ranked her the most powerful woman in business in 2004 and 2005
The Wall Street Journal named her one of the “50 Women to Watch” in 2005

Campaign Website

www.megwhitman.com

The danger of marketing prescription drugs online

2009-11-19T08:54:00.000-08:00

If pharmaceutical companies are allowed to send abbreviated pitches, they'll emphasize the benefits of their medications and send consumers elsewhere to find out the risks, consumer columnist David Lazarus warns.

Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere

2009-11-19T08:14:00.000-08:00

LA Times Pressmen Terry, Paul, James, and Cesar

The opportunity of bankruptcy - Jeff Jarvis
LA Times Loses Real Estate Blog - Pandora
The Seven-Year Ditch - Kenneth in the (212)
Neon Tommy Profiles Drex Heikes - Tina Dupuy
The Great Los Angeles Walk 2009 - Franklin Ave.
Ruth Seymour: 'A good time to go' - Kevin Roderick
Murdoch Takes on Google - Newspaper Death Watch
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Los Angeles Media Moves
Layoffs and buyouts at U.S. newspapers in 2009 - Paper Cuts
Transcontinental expects U.S. gamble to yield big returns - News & Tech

Thought For Today 11-19-2009

2009-11-19T07:31:00.000-08:00

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."

Plato

Thought For Today 11-18-2009

2009-11-18T07:19:00.000-08:00

The longest journey begins with a single step.

Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Cocktails with the Los Angeles Times Pressmen

2009-11-16T14:49:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Cocktails with the Los Angeles Times Pressmen

Save Our Trade: Do your co-workers make you sick?

2009-11-16T14:47:00.000-08:00

If you’re one of the 57 million workers in the U.S. without paid sick days, chances are the answer is “yes”. Thirty-nine percent of us have a difficult choice to make when we’re sick: go to work and risk infecting our co-workers (and risk making our illness worse), or stay home and put our finances and our jobs in jeopardy.

Click on link below for complete article

Save Our Trade: Do your co-workers make you sick?

Tony Hawk 'RIDE'

2009-11-16T14:01:00.000-08:00

For complete story: http://www.smalllinks.com/FHO

Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk gives a sneak peak into his new video game 'RIDE' from Activision.

Tribune memo on bankruptcy plans

2009-11-16T11:42:00.000-08:00

From: Tribune Communications
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: Message from Randy Michaels and Gerry Spector/Motions Filed Today

This afternoon, we filed two motions with the court overseeing our Chapter 11 bankruptcy; these motions give us a good opportunity to update you on the restructuring process.

One motion asks the court to extend the period of exclusivity for filing our restructuring plan to March 31, 2010. In plain English, this motion seeks to extend the time during which only we can file a plan. The current period of exclusivity expires at the end of this month.

As the motion states, we have made “substantial progress toward filing a plan of reorganization… ”. Our goal is to deliver a plan that our creditors can support and to do so as quickly as possible. We continue active discussions with our creditors in this regard. The other motion filed asks the court to hold a status conference on certain matters related to accomplishing this goal.

The exclusivity motion makes it clear that we’ve accomplished a lot as a company. With your help, we have stabilized and repositioned our businesses, exceeding the financial results of most of our newspaper and broadcasting peers. This year we project operating cash flow of approximately $400 million—nearly double our original operating plan.

Last week here in Chicago, we met with the leaders of all of our business units and their top sales executives to share ideas and best practices as we head into the last two months of 2009. It was a very productive meeting. There is some incredibly innovative work being done on the sales side, but we can’t let up—we have to keep pushing, keep working together across all of our properties and markets, and keep looking for new solutions for our advertisers.

Today’s motions will generate some media attention. Try to tune out the noise and focus on your job. The fourth quarter is traditionally the strongest one of the year and, with your continued hard work, we're sure this year will be no different.

Randy and Gerry

SOURCE: Poynter Online

Happy 31st, Brandy!

2009-11-16T08:25:00.000-08:00

Mommy Luv U!

Thought For Today 11-16-2009

2009-11-16T08:22:00.000-08:00

Don’t be afraid of shadows, it merely means that there is a light somewhere.

Thought For Today 11-15-2009

2009-11-15T15:45:00.000-08:00

"Hope is what you live on while you wait for your dreams to come true."

Someone:-0 Just don't know who:-) But know it wasn't me:-)

Off Topic: Writer Dean Koontz Answers Questions (with a giveaway!)

2009-11-13T14:26:00.000-08:00

"Having interviewed more than a few writers, what I like about Dean is that he's not so full of himself that he can't just have fun. Others tend to stay on the track of what writing means to them, or just pitch their books --mainly because that's all most writers and readers want to know about! But Dean has written such a broad array of books, that he offers much more."
Read the rest at (and enter the giveaway) at: The Kitchen Dispatch