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...image was based on success; that they’re no longer successful renders any attempt to recapture the limelight virtually impossible. Other than the superbly catchy title track, which is in a state of perpetual crescendo, there isn’t a single track among the dozen on “Massacre” that successfully replicates their original, sublimely artificial recipe. Missing are the lush, synthetic atmosphere, driving beat, and soaring, layered vocals that earned the group their stripes. A listen to the lyrics reveals that the band wants to deal with deeper issues, never an essential part...
...Sharp decided to reinvest in design, creating a special team just to develop a new display for the U.S. and Europe, where demand is strongest. In April a few dozen designers quietly cleaned out their desks in Sharp's main design office in rural Tochigi prefecture and set up shop in a central-Tokyo building that used to house a high-security government agency...
...European Commission ambassador, introducing European businesspeople to your host country is a big part of the job description. Since E.C. ambassador Danièle Smadja arrived in Delhi two months ago, she has found herself shepherding a half-dozen delegations of eager European executives and politicians every week. "All my fellow ambassadors are always either receiving or sending off visitors," she says. "India is like a beautiful woman being wooed by many suitors at the same time...
...master of my life,’ which is very counter-cultural in an academic environment.” Professor of comparative religion and Indian studies Diana L. Eck moderated the event, which was sponsored by the Harvard College Interfaith Council and drew more than two dozen attendees to Ticknor Lounge. Eck noted that though the panelists found their faith reaffirmed in college, their experiences “might be the exception, rather than the rule...
...result has been a severe reduction in embryonic-stem-cell research. The issue has been agony for many Republicans, torn between the majority of voters, eager for the benefits of this scientific advance, and the small but intense minority who believe that a clump of a few dozen cells floating in a petri dish has the same human rights...