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...assistants AEO hired to read her mathematics coursework to her often would refuse to help her with tasks like looking up practice problems. She said she was unable to pin down what the readers’ responsibilities were because AEO never provided her with a copy of their contract...
...next group scheduled to start negotiating with the AMPTP, however, doesn't have that kind of baggage. The Director's Guild of America, whose contract expires in June, has a history of resolving its contracts six months early and with little drama. Like the writers, the directors are primarily concerned with reaping benefits from the entertainment industry's increasing reliance on new media. Out of deference to the writers, the directors have held off negotiating so far. But today the DGA issued a statement suggesting they may enter the fray as soon as the New Year. "The situation is dire...
...that the failure to obtain a license was a result of miscommunication with the company’s corporate partner, Crystal Transportation. “Licensing has nothing to do with us,” she said. “Crystal Transportation applies for the jitney license. We just contract and rent their buses. We do the booking and customer service...
...suit. This represents a change from the so-called “walled garden” approach that Verizon and competing companies within the United States had previously employed, which forced customers to use software and devices approved by the company. That approach typically couples exclusive devices with mandatory contracts with the service providers. In the old system, the devices worked only with that provider. An example is Apple’s iPhone: If a customer wishes to purchase an iPhone, he or she must use AT&T as a service provider. If another company has a more desireable contract...
...good mood, you could get him to say a few words in Chinese. But at a lunch in Sydney in September, he went way beyond party tricks. Welcoming Chinese President Hu Jintao, Rudd broke into fluent Mandarin. Prime Minister John Howard and Hu had just witnessed a $35 billion contract for Australia to supply natural gas to China. But it wasn't the historic deal that set news wires abuzz - it was the image of Rudd upstaging Howard and impressing his guest. Next day, Hu invited the Labor Party leader and his family to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics...