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...mock exorcisms," the AMPTP said, "we have serious concerns about whether they're capable of reaching reasonable compromises that are in the best interests of our entire industry." The writers, meanwhile, tried a new labor solidarity tactic - donning Vulcan ears. A Star Trek Day picket line outside Paramount Studios Monday was jolly and well-attended, and writers there showed little sign of a weakening in resolve. "What's the mood in the Guild?" said Star Trek writer Jonathan Fernandez. "We're gonna stay out here until we get a fair deal." Of more than 70 writers asked for this story...
...Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore walked the Paramount picket line Monday, he articulated the view shared by most writers. Moore waged a protracted battle with NBC Universal last year over delivering unpaid, uncredited webisodes of his show. "That taught me the lesson that the studios thought Internet stuff somehow existed in this magical realm where they didn't have to pay anybody and they could do whatever they want," Moore says. "That experience a year ago lead me to believe we were gonna be in this situation today. It's wearying to be in this sort of limbo state...
...becomes part of only a handful professors who teach in the social studies program to have been tenured in the program’s nearly 50-year history, according to Dean for the Social Sciences David M. Cutler.Levitsky’s tenure announcement spread across House open lists Monday and inspired the creation of a group on Facebook.com dedicated to him. His enthusiasm for the material he teaches—and, as many of his students testify, Argentine soccer—is widely acknowledged by undergraduates who have taken his classes. Levitsky has received CUE ratings above...
...troika" - representatives of U.S., E.U., and Russia - officially declared on Monday that the four-month-long talks between Kosovo and Serbia have failed. From the beginning, it was clear that there was very little common ground between the parties: the Kosovo Albanians opted for nothing less than independence, while Serbs vowed that they would never accept it. Belgrade now says it is ready to retaliate against Kosovo if it tries to secede, as well as against any country that chooses to recognize...
...will blink first? It has become obvious to the international community that the Bush Administration is now isolated within the U.S. on climate change. Senator John Kerry visited Bali on Monday, trumpeting recent congressional action on climate change, while a parade of U.S. mayors and governors will be stopping by to talk about growing grassroots efforts. With the Bush Administration almost a lame duck, European countries and others advocates of aggressive emissions cuts finally have hope that Washington will be a leader, not an obstacle...