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Hollywood's Musicians Institute teaches the endangered art of A & R (Los Angeles Times) In the troubled music industry, many labels have cut or eliminated their artists-and-repertoire staff. But instructors at MI are determined to teach the skill of making a musical connection. Once upon a time, A&R were the sexiest letters in the music industry's alphabet. Pucko: Best Case Scenarios '09 (R News) The following does not reflect the views of R News or its parent company Time Warner Cable. BEST CASE SCENARIOS "This is Jeopardy!" Best case scenarios in sports for 2009. In this Issue (MultiChannel News) Broadstripe Files Chapter 11 Broadstripe Communications, the former Millennium Digital Media, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, but said in a statement that it continues to talk with creditors about refinancing its debt. Jay Mariotti joins AOL Sports (Chicago Tribune) Teaching the endangered art of A & R (Los Angeles Times) Instructors at Hollywood's Musicians Institute want to keep the skill alive. #12/6 Irish Wrap Up Four-Game Road Swing Tuesday At DePaul (Notre Dame Athletics) Packed up and ready to head back on the road, No. 12/6 Notre Dame reaches the midpoint of the regular season on Tuesday when it travels to DePaul for an 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET) game at McGrath Arena in Chicago. The contest will be televised live to a national cable audience by CBS College Sports. People who died (Metro Times Detroit) Ritter here (1/23/2008) Former UN weapons inspector and Iran expert to speak in Ferndale. You're getting warmer (12/5/2007) The Kyoto accord was struck a decade ago. Why so little progress? PEOPLE WHO DIED (Orlando Weekly) eath took its usual toll this year, and seemingly then some. Genocide, war, terrorist attacks, disease – yikes. But for the purposes of our annual tribute to influential cultural notables whose deaths deserve a little extra note, it was a terrible harvest. Stories of the year (Altoona Mirror) A heated presidential election that brought candidates and supporters to the region and a roller coaster ride of oil and gasoline prices were selected as the top two local stories of 2008. The top stories of the year were voted on by the Mirror editorial staff. The following is a look at the top 10 stories: 1. Morris brothers head up dealership founded by father four decades earlier (The Post and Courier) When you talk about who's running Morris Nissan these days, two names come to mind: Bucky Morris and his brother David Morris. They are co-owners and vice presidents of the franchise, which has been at 1714 Savannah Highway since 1980 after relcoating from North Charleston. The pair are carrying on an operation built by their father, D.P. "Buck" Morris, a World War II veteran in the Pacific ...
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