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Seattle Times Newspaper (Entertainment, 12 articles)
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So, in 1999, Boeing put in a cash-balance pension plan for the nonunion people, which subtly forced many of the remaining employees to work till age 65 to collect a full pension. When Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace leadership suggested its members convert to the cash-balance plan during negotiations in 2005, the vitriolic response from the membership forced the leadership to back down. Not only do we have to consider climate change, but also the fact that our population is growing at a steady pace and areas that were treated as unpopulated and "insignificant" in the past are now being developed. Every time clear-cutting takes place, the risks for catastrophes increase as a result of a lack of foresight and planning, and bypassing the regulations that were put in place precisely to avoid such catastrophes. Blaming "Mother Nature" is always an easy way out for companies and agencies in not taking responsibility for their actions. The people of Lewis County have praised Doug Sutherland and the Department of Natural Resources for their quick and effective response to the devastating 500-year storm that dumped 20 inches of rain in a day and a half.
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Dark Knight co-stars hail late actor Heath Ledger at N.Y. film premiere (Entertainment, 9 articles)
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NEW YORK - Advance sales for the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight are through the roof, with fans heading to early screenings in Batman gear and the buzz growing over Heath Ledger's last performance before his death. Hundreds of midnight showtimes are sold out across the United States, and ticket-seller Fandango, which allows people to purchase tickets before heading to the theater, predicts Friday will be the biggest ticket-selling day in company history. Filed under: Casting, Fandom, James Bond, Harry Potter, Remakes and SequelsThis summer may be confusing to some less blog-literate moviegoers... more.
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Lost Book Club: 'Through the Looking Glass' (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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Join Jen and Liz on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Noon ET (just one day before the premiere of "Lost's" fourth season) to discuss this final book in the discussion series. Jen or Liz? Or the Red King, who I certainly would guess is the unseen author in the case of "Through the Looking Glass" and the myriad writers/producers who create " Lost. I 'm interested to hear where Jen and everyone else comes down on Carroll's influence on "Lost's" plotline.
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Basic cable's "Mad Men," "Damages" make Emmy history (Entertainment, 6 articles)
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Only one actress nominated for an Emmy on Thursday is in her 20s: 24-year-old "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera, for lead actress in a comedy series. "Mad Men AMC's sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX's legal thriller" Damages " made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first basic-cable programs to gain best-series nods. " The Wire the just-ended, critically acclaimed HBO drama about police and drug dealers in Baltimore, lost its last shot at a best-drama nod after years of Emmy snubs.
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Mattel wins first Bratz battle (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A jury will learn that the creator of the popular Bratz doll erased files from his computer two days before... more. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mattel Inc, the largest U.S. toy company, posted a quarterly loss on Monday, hurt by lower sales of its Fisher-Price... more. MGA Entertainment Inc. Mattel had morale, creative issues before Bratz: CEO RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Mattel Inc Chief Executive Bob Eckert believed morale was at an all-time low and the stock price " wasn... more.
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