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BECAUSE THE MEMBERS OF THIS band look like students in a math Ph.D. program, you expect their songs to sound cleverly tortured and insufferably internal. They are clever--note the use of unconjoined in their lyrics--but their rock experimentation owes more to David Bowie (who cameos on Province) than to John Cage. Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone's harmonies radiate awkward warmth, while the rhythms pause just long enough to reveal surprising melodies...
...Ford employees who agreed this year to retire early or take a buyout in restructuring effort by the company, which does not expect to be profitable until...
...born businessman Lakshmi Mittal says he was taken aback by the fury that greeted his announcement in late January that he was bidding to buy European steelmaker Arcelor, formed in 2002 out of what was left of the French, Luxembourgian, Belgian and Spanish steel industries. "We really didn't expect such a violent reaction," Mittal told Time. "A lot of people were obviously not happy at all." [an error occurred while processing this directive...
...overcome some political obstacles. For weeks, Mittal made the George V Hotel in Paris his home base, jetting around Europe to shake hands and put his case to anyone who would listen. Critically, labor unions weren't hostile; they had already worked with his company and knew what to expect. And Mittal won a powerful French ally early on: François Pinault, a fellow self-made billionaire whose holdings include luxury designer Gucci. Pinault was appalled by the reaction to the bid. "I didn't like the welcome he received in France, nor the xenophobic, even racist character...
...that Mittal is a great Asian captain of industry. For he is of course both - and neither. Mittal is an exemplar of a new type of business leader. "Your identity is your company," says Mittal. "I have a global company, so I have a global identity." In 2007, expect more to make the same argument...