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...opportunity to school the nation on civic duty, and they never fail to jump. While this tendency can sometimes lean towards the sanctimonious, not so this farcical Funny or Die skit, in which composer Marc Shaiman wrangled a glittering cast of comedians to weigh in on the controversial California ballot initiative passed last month...
Shaiman, whose songwriting credits include showstoppers from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, called his troupe the "Sacramento Community College Players" because of outrage that the city's California Musical Theater director had given money to a pro-Prop 8 campaign. In an interview with the New York Times, he calls the video a "viral picket sign." Though he concedes he executed the idea "six weeks later than he shoulda," he nailed the viral aspect. In just a few days, it's racked up more than 2 million views...
...With GM and Chrysler nearly bankrupt, Harley Shaiken, a professor of labor relations at the University of California, Berkeley, says UAW President Ron Gettelfinger wants to do all he can to help the automakers, including changing the contract if necessary. But UAW leadership is also angling for a seat on GM's board of directors, according to a posting on the website of UAW Local 2404. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...Jose Mercury News broke the story last week, and Bloomberg subsequently confirmed, that Wal-Mart employees were prepping for the iPhone invasion in a number of stores throughout California. The newspaper also quoted a Wal-Mart department manager in Milpitas, California, as saying that her store would be getting a $99, 4-gigabyte model. That's half the cost and capacity of the cheapest model currently in Apple's line-up. (See the Top 10 iPhone applications...
...with nationally-ranked competition at the annual Georgia Invitational.The divers stayed closer to home, competing at the Big Al Open in Princeton.GEORGIA INVITATIONALThe third year was the charm for the swimmers, as they had their fastest meet yet in Athens, Ga. Competing against No. 1 Georgia and No. 6 California, among other teams, the Crimson made its presence known and dramatically rewrote the school record board with a third-place finish. The sophomore class provided the Harvard firepower, with Pickard claiming five records and Mills four.Mills got things started on Friday in the 500-yard freestyle, winning the B final...