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recent blog posts
Two Filipinos land semifinalist slots at the global Voice of McDonald’s competition by angelameyer
Nov 03, 2009 | 0 
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Voice of McDonald’s is a global singing contest exclusive to McDonald’s restaurant crew and managers as part of the company’s commitment in creating a fun and energetic workplace. With more than1.6 million employees in 118 countries working in McDonald’s restaurants, this... | 1 |
Ronald McDonald House Charities surges towards eradicating non-readers in the Philippines by angelameyer
Nov 03, 2009 | 0 | 2 |
The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) with its banner program Bright Minds Read (BMR) celebrated a milestone with its first batch of grade school graduates. BMR, with its mission to eradicate illiteracy and champion beginning reading among public school children started in 2002 with 14 pi... | 2 |
Typhoon Relief Operations in the Philippines Ongoing by angelameyer
Oct 13, 2009 | 0 | 2 |
Manila, Philippines, Oct. 12, 2009 —In the wake of the devastation brought by successive typhoons to the Philippines, Filipinos face the greater task of rehabilitating the hardest-hit areas of the country. “The country is at a state of emergency, it is imperative that Filipin... | 2 |
New Audit Finds Finance Department Not Doing its Job by ComptrollerNYC
Oct 06, 2009 | 0 | 4 |
The Department of Finance is costing New York City millions of dollars. It’s as simple as that. An audit by my office has found that the Department has failed to accurately calculate tax benefits under the Section 421(a) housing program, which provides tax exemption benefits to o... | 4 |
by MikeRaccoonEyes
Sep 26, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
CHEROKEE SPIRITUALITY AND THE CALL FOR CREATOR'S WORLD RENEWAL MEDICINE CHEROKEE SPIRITUALITY AND THE CALL FOR CREATOR'S WORLD RENEWAL MEDICINE MEDICINE By Mike (Ali) Raccoon Eyes Kinney As a Traditional, but urban born and raised Cherokee, I hear the spiritual cal... | 1 |
Finally! by smiller
Sep 25, 2009 | 1 | 8 |
They put some new episodes of Sesame Street on PBS. They just did a 15-minute spoof on Indiana Jones and then played a song called "Surprises" that I swear was sung by The Skygreen Leopards. Now Jack Black is explaining the word "octagon", and from what I can hear he forgot to bring an octagon, ... | 8 |
Doodles May Help Memory Retention by CliffordHom
Sep 25, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
One aspect of psychology that should be a good research paper topic is the effect of doodling on learning and on memory retention. Many perceive doodling as something that is associated with daydreaming and not listening in class. Recent studies have shown though that this is false. A good ... | 1 |
NYC Transit is Off Track by ComptrollerNYC
Sep 23, 2009 | 0 | 4 |
In the past week, I have addressed some serious concerns regarding our transit system. I wrote Chairman Walder on Monday urging him to reverse his decision to eliminate station agents from 99 subway stations across the City, and today I released audit findings that show the MT... | 4 |
DEP SOAKS NEW YORKERS WITH CROTON DELAYS by ComptrollerNYC
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
The construction of the Croton Water Treatment Plant is yet another example of a City project that has been subject to delays and ballooning costs. My office recently conducted two audits of The New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s management of... | 11 |
SAFETY GOES ONLINE ..BE SMART AND SAFE by JenaMurphy
Aug 17, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
For many seniors the Internet is a brave new world, filled with seemingly endless resources for those with almost any interest. For RV'ers, there are chat rooms and information pages regarding nearly every possible campsite, repair shop and traveler's club. For knitters, there is more of the sa... | 1 |