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...Louis Symphony refused to pick up their instruments after their contract expired. Then last week, after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the stoppage was an illegal strike, the musicians and management finally agreed on a new 3 1/2-year contract, to be ratified by the orchestra this week. Base pay for orchestra members will rise by a small amount, to $74,000 next year (still far less than the $100,000 paid by the Chicago Symphony and other top ensembles), and the prestigious orchestra, the nation's second oldest, will get back to the business of Beethoven and Brahms...
...bigger role globally. "In the words of key members of the administration, Japan ought to become the England of Asia," says Lieberthal, "a security partner who will act with the U.S., not simply a piece of real estate that the U.S. defends and the U.S. uses as a forward base...
...than money, the strategy lies in the power of numbers. If you’re going to sign up for an online college facebook, you’re going to choose the one with the most people. And so TheFacebook has made efforts to build a large and loyal base of users...
With a hip soundtrack and a cast packed with attractive members of Harvard’s thespian elite, Ivory Tower is developing a burgeoning undergrad fan base. The latest episode of the Harvard sitcom, which claims to be “redefining America’s soap opera,” features rule-breaking romance and sinisterly flirtatious freshmen. But will the back-stabbing, scandals, and sexscapades of the Harvardian specimen ever rival the creme de la creme of self-indulgent, mindless programming—that is, The OC? FM investigates...
...Money was at the heart of the dispute; while musicians at many other top orchestras earn more than $100,000 in base salary, the St. Louis musicians had earned $73,180 in base pay prior to the new agreement. The orchestra's musicians will vote Saturday morning on final approval of the new contract, with official ratification expected March...