July 20, 1984 Moscow, USSR Twenty five years ago today, the world celebrated the 15th anniversary of man's landing on the moon, and Miss Gloria Diaz's crowning as the first Filipina to win the Miss Universe crown. There was no such celebration..
Topics: history, Moscow, Russia, training in steel

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Tennis was and still is an important part of my steel life. And this holds true also to many of my former steel colleagues who also got hooked in this beautiful game. Tennis was introduced to us at National Steel Corporation (Iligan City, Philippines)...
Topics: life, Roger Federer, sports, steel, tennis

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I was surprised to learn from CNN that the father of Michael Jackson, the man who drove them to music, is a retired steel worker. And when it was further revealed that he was born in Gary, Indiana, wow, I said to myself, there goes Michael Jackson's..
Topics: Bethlehem Steel, Indiana Dunes, Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson, US Steel Gary Steel Plant

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It's not difficult to relate to the worldwide outpouring of grief and tributes to the fallen music icon whom they call the " king of pop". After all, he lived in my time and I grew up with his music and artistry. He was 5 and I was 8 when...
Topics: Michael Jackson, pop icon

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It all started 33 years ago today on April 21, 1976 when barely a month after my graduation in college with a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, I, together with 25 other young engineering graduates from...
Topics: profession, steel, steel industry, work

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