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Walmart Night Lock-ins

Workers Assail Night Lock-Ins by Wal-Mart – It was 3 a.m., Mr. Rodriguez recalled, some heavy machinery had just smashed into his ankle, and he had no idea how he would get to the hospital. The Sam’s Club, a Wal-Mart subsidiary, had locked its overnight workers in, as it always did, to keep robbers out ...

The Apprentice

The Apprentice
The Apprentice – Sixteen candidates arrived on the treacherous island of Manhattan to face the challenge of their lives, with the hopes of winning a six-figure salary. Their boss over the next 15 weeks would be the biggest real estate developer in New York, Donald Trump. The players are from all walks of life, from ...

WTC 9/11 Memorial Revised

WTC 9/11 Memorial Revised
Revised 9/11 Memorial Is Unveiled – The finished design for the World Trade Center memorial site will build on the original concept of twin voids marking the location and outlines of the twin towers, but it will add lusher landscaping, create an underground center to house artifacts from the attack and establish a cultural center ...

Adopt (blog) a Reporter

p. Why I Love the Adopt-a-Reporter Scheme. Why I Dread It. – A weblog devoted to watching the work of a journalist is democracy in action. It is bound to be educational, for the watcher and perhaps for the journalist who is watched. But there are reasons to worry. [ “(extlink)PressThink”:http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/ ] p. Joy Rosen ...

Labels May Pay 2X for DRM CDs

Rights issue dogs CD protection – A dispute over royalty rights on copy-protected CDs and other types of music discs is helping to stall the release of some new music technology, and could result in record labels owing tens of millions of dollars in back payments to music publishers. [ “(extlink)News.com”:http://www.news.com ] This interpretation seems ...