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Chamber of Commerce and other business interests agree, and filed legal briefs backing Preston. Businesses typically prefer arbitration, with the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation, based in Sacramento, Calif., arguing that arbitration is "cheaper and more efficient" than what critics fear would be endless legal reviews. The Screen Actors Guild and other groups that represent performers respond that the state law establishing an initial contract review by the California Labor Commissioner makes sense for the entertainment industry. "It is critical to protecting vulnerable individuals in an environment where aspirants will do almost anything to `make it big,'" the Screen Actors Guild declared in a legal brief. In Ferrer's case, Preston helped set up a meeting with several television executives and producers.
Local news in brief
Authorities said alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. DETROIT: Award-winning teachers to be recognized Dozens of award-winning and nationally recognized Detroit Public Schools teachers are to be honored at the St. Regis Hotel on Tuesday. The teachers include three winners of the Milken Education Award. And the district employs 58 of the state's 241 nationally certified teachers, who also will be recognized. Detroit businessman Dave Bing is to give the keynote address on "Transferring Personal Excellence to System Excellence." Rally to discuss Michigan court system A rally and discussion about the Michigan court system is scheduled for Tuesday at the Coleman A.Young Municipal Center.
Preparing for digital switch
I know about television stations switching to digital in 2009. Should I wait until then to connect a digital converter box to my TV? A: In February 2009, TV broadcasts will go completely digital. With a digital converter box, you can continue to use your analog set. TV stations already are using digital signals, so you don't have to wait. You can take advantage of them now. Digital broadcasts offer improved picture. Most of today's antennas will work with digital TV signals. But if you experience problems, you may need to buy one optimized for digital. Keep in mind that you only need to buy a converter box if you solely rely on over-the-air TV signals. You don't need one if you have cable, satellite or fiber-optic TV service.Q: I've got vacation photos I'd like to share with friends, but they're too large for e-mail.
SEVERE WEATHER TEAM 9 BLOG
Some may refer to this brief warm-up as a January Thaw. It happens in the Northeast usually once a year, and usually during the month of January. Here's a more in-depth explanation: The January thaw is an observed but unexplained temperature rise in mid-winter found in mid-latitude North America. Sinusoidal estimates of expected temperatures, for northern locales, usually place the lowest temperatures around January 23 and the highest around July 24, and provide fairly accurate estimates of temperature expectations. Actual average temperatures in North America usually significantly differ twice over the course of the year: Mid-autumn temperatures tend to be warmer than predicted by the sinusoidal model, creating the impression of extended summer warmth known as Indian summer.
Militants hit Kabul luxury hotel
The dead included an U.S. citizen and a Norwegian newspaper reporter, Carsten Thomassen, 38. He died in the hospital of wounds from the blast, said Thomassen's newspaper, Dagbladets. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the attack targeted Norway's foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, who was uninjured in the attack. "I'm again very much surprised by this terrorist attack," Ban said. Initially, Zemari Bashary, a spokesman for Afghanistan Interior Ministry, said the blast from the suicide bomber caused the casualties, but a witness disputed that report. "I believe all of them were killed by gunfire," Robert Stewart, a U.S. witness who had arrived with colleagues at the Serena Hotel for dinner and to use the gym. "We heard small arms fire ...
CHP has tips for teens, parents
About a dozen teens and parents, some covering their eyes, watched the gruesome scene at Vacaville High School on Thursday night during a class designed to teach teens the consequences of unsafe driving. The vivid footage, part of "Red Asphalt V," was shot by CHP officers at accident scenes and is used in the CHP "Start Smart" classes to get their point across. "My personal mission is the safety of you guys," CHP Officer Marvin Williford said to the teens. "You don't have a button to push to restart the game. Dead is dead, and that is it." Start Smart classes are designed for teens who recently got their driver's licenses, or will soon, and for their parents. The course is free and covers common factors in teen crashes and how to avoid them. It also provides information about provisional driver's licenses.
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