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...haven't seen any mechanics yet at the American Idol fifth-season auditions. But there was a dental assistant. And a deputy sheriff. Twinsseveral sets. A husky-voiced Ukrainian chanteuse desperate for a performers' visa. The inventor of the Cosmic Coaster, a floating beverage holder. ("Center it!" he coached judge Paula Abdul as she set her glass teetering on the contraption.) A white guy who said he flunked the audition because America is "prejudiced and racist." And "Flawless," a wispy-bearded dancer of limited talent who appeared to be a perfect candidate for the job of Britney Spears' eventual third...
When we do finally come up with something, we spend another day or two working on a detailed, seven-page outline that we show to our studio, Touchstone, and then to ABC. They make improvements along the lines of asking "Could it be a Ukrainian baby instead of a Chinese baby?" Then Marco sends the "writer" of the episode off to "write" the dialogue, although every line will be completely rewritten around the conference table...
...include plans to diversify gas supplies, stock up on liquefied natural gas from Egypt, Nigeria and elsewhere, and develop alternative energy. "Europe needs a clear and more collective and cohesive policy on security of energy supply," said Andris Piebalgs, the E.U.'s Energy Commissioner. An unexpected winner after the Ukrainian fracas might be the nuclear-power industry. Some Germans are questioning plans in their country to pull the plug on nuclear power. "We now see with the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine how quickly we can become vulnerable," said Edmund Stoiber, the Governor of Bavaria. In France, which already...
...Russian officials were playing hardball with Ukraine over natural gas prices, even as they were finalizing a deal with Belarus to take control of the pipeline that crosses its territory into Western Europe. The tough negotiations with Ukraine are widely seen as an attempt to weaken the party of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in advance of March's parliamentary elections. In an echo of Soviet-era threats, on Russian television last week industry officials enthusiastically demonstrated how they would cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine if it refused to agree to the new price...
...world's top natural-gas exporter and a leading oil producer, Russia needs to keep tight control on energy to ensure security of supply. "Russia must aspire to claim world leadership in the realm of energy," he told his Security Council late last month. Russia even justifies the Ukrainian gas price increases by saying that it is simply demanding a long-overdue market rate. Moreover, Putin is taking steps to ensure that Russia remains in favor with international investors. On Dec. 23, he signed a law that allows foreigners to acquire up to 49% of state-controlled...