Spectacular morning in the Philippines

Life in the Philippines

The sun has finally come out

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Good morning from the Philippines

It’s more fun in the Philippines

We're off to the Philippines

Merly is so excited to visit her family, after eighteen months working through 

the green card process. 

We return at the end of June, should be a fun filled trip

Clarence Pencilman Pointer

This is the result of what I always say via my Facebook Live Broadcast "Planting Seeds Matter". My Hollywood, California film director friend Mark Ridley contacted me desiring to showcase some of my artwork in a upcoming film he's directing. We'll be discussing which pieces or it could be something in particular he's seeking. I may even convince him for a cameo appearance role.😀

2018 is ROCKING for the Pencilman 😎😎😎 Why? It's because I've never given up on my DREAMS.💯💯💯 ✏✏

This is the optimum quality artwork that make decisions for people like Mark to buzz me. Click on the link below and I think you'll be impressed as well..
http://www.clarencepointer.com/a-few-recent-drawing

Memorial Day - Remember the Difference

Today in Labor History

Arrested during the Rochester General Strike

The Ladies Shoe Binders Society formed in New York. – 1835

The first American law prohibiting employment of women was passed to prevent women from working in coal mines in Illinois. – 1879

At least 30,000 workers in Rochester, New York, participated in a general strike in support of the nearly 500 municipal workers who had been fired for forming a union. The next day, the city agreed to reinstate all of the discharged workers, drop the illegal charges against arrested picketers, and recognize the workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively. – 1946

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The La Verne Battle Cross" REMINDER

EXCLUSIVE "The La Verne Battle Cross" REMINDER... La Verne Memorial Day Ceremonies at Veteran's Park, Monday 11 a.m. Join us Monday to honor and remember our American heroes who gave their lives to protect our freedom. Everyone invited. Everyone welcome.

Rebecca Frances Jaime Rest in Peace

Rebecca Frances Jaime
June 16, 1941 - May 23, 2018



Condolences to the family of Rebecca Jaime

From Emmett Jaime 

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of my wife's (Rebecca) passing on May 23,2018. She had a real bad case of colitis. Last Thursday she got real sick with a lot of bleeding, she wasn't eating much during the day and not taking in enough water. She was rushed to Queen of the Valley Hospital  on May 23 in the morning and passed away when her heart stopped the second time. The services will be held at Queen of Heaven Mortuary and Cemetery at this address and time.

2161 S. Fullerton Rd.

Rowland Heights, Ca. 91748

626 -964 -1291

Funeral Mass on Wednesday May 30 at 9am

Queen of Heaven Mortuary Chapel

Reception will follow in Reception Room 4 from 10am to 12pm

Condolences can be sent to

Emmett Jaime and Family

Boston Globe presses up and running in Taunton

photo: pressline services

The Boston Globe recommissioned its new Pressline Services FlexPress on March 29, about one year after the publisher's originally scheduled go-live date. The installation at The Globe's 330,000-square-foot facility in Taunton marks Pressline's third — and largest — FlexPress installation to date.

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The GDPR Explained in 75 Seconds

Today in Labor History

Remington Rand strike

Pressured by employers, striking shoemakers in Philadelphia were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for violating an English common law that barred schemes aimed at forcing wage increases. The strike was broken. – 1805

The U.S. slave trade was abolished. – 1807

Philip Murray was born in Scotland. He went on to emigrate to the U.S., become founder and first president of the United Steelworkers of America, and head of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from 1940 until his death in 1952. – 1886

Two company houses occupied by scab coal miners were blown up and destroyed during a strike against the Glendale Gas & Coal Company in Wheeling, West Virginia. – 1925

Thousands of unemployed WWI veterans arrived in Washington, D.C. to demand a bonus they had been promised but never received. They built a shantytown near the U.S. Capital but were burned out by U.S. troops after two months. – 1932

The notorious 11-month Remington Rand strike began. The strike spawned the “Mohawk Valley (NY) formula,” described by investigators as a corporate plan to discredit union leaders, frighten the public with the threat of violence, employ thugs to beat up strikers, and other tactics. The National Labor Relations Board termed the formula “a battle plan for industrial war.” – 1936

The railroad strike was settled with terms imposed by President Harry Truman. – 1946

The AFL-CIO began what was to become an unsuccessful campaign for a 35-hour workweek, with the goal of reducing unemployment. Earlier tries by organized labor for 32- or 35-hour weeks also failed. – 1962

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Seaton Publishing buys Kansas papers

Seaton Publishing Company, based in Manhattan, Kansas, has bought the Junction City Daily Union from Chris Walker. In the purchase, Seaton also acquired the 1st Infantry Division Post weekly newspaper at Fort Riley and the Wamego Smoke Signal and Wamego Times, weeklies in Pottawatomie County, the Junction City paper reports.

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Friday Morning in the Blogosphere

Los Angeles City Hall

Newsday headquarters in Melville listed for sale - Newsday

GDPR claims its first victims: U.S. newspapers - Venture Beat

Throwback: Newspaper enlarges its modern plant - Daily Journal

San Antonio Express-News lays off 14 journalists - mySanAntonio

Tired of Reading Fake News? Turn to Printed News - Printing Impressions

Texas principal censors paper, bans all editorials and ousts award-winning adviser - SPLC

On top of everything else, the Globe announces another round of downsizing - Media Nation

Blocking 500 Million Users Is Easier Than Complying With Europe's New Rules - Bloomberg

1 way news publishers are avoiding data regulations: Shutting out EU residents entirely - Poynter

Russian Prosecutors Probe Newspaper's 'Negro Laborers' Headline for Racism - The Moscow Times

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After Forty-Two Years Carl Zaby Calls it Quits at the Los Angeles Times

Carl Zaby with John Garay

Carl began his career at the Los Angeles Times Orange County Production Facility on February 22, 1976 and retired yesterday May 23, 2018. After the Costa Mesa plant was shuttered, Carl made the long drive from Orange County to Los Angeles, and can now take it easy. Carl was an icon in the press room and will be sorely missed by his colleagues. We wish the best to Carl in his well deserved retirement.

Chris Cooper with Carl  --------->

Los Angeles Times Farewell Tour 1 of 4

As the Los Angeles Times prepares to depart Times Mirror Square to El Segundo many former employees gathered for one last look at the once mighty newspaper.

Los Amgeles Times Farewell Tour 2 of 4