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...hottest argument in energy circles focuses on the right mix of fuels and conservation methods to satisfy this proliferating need for plug-in power. The issue is not whether the U.S. has enough coal. Even if the nation chose to meet all its staggering demand with its most popular fuel for generating electricity, coal, its reserves would last many decades. The question is whether America wants to bear the costs and effects of burning all that coal or would prefer the costs and effects of splitting some atoms instead...
...very close to the street," says David Cole, 28, one half of C+C Music Factory, one of the hottest producing duos in dance music, a fad-mad, producer-reliant subspecies that has jumped out of the clubs and cornered the pop charts. "We were born in dance music. We are disco babies...
Fracases like this only underscore the fact that if dance music is the hottest commodity on the charts right now, it still lacks cachet. The wasp- waisted Zelma Williams handles the majority of female vocals on the record, yet it's a struggle to fix her with any strong identity. She might as well be a digital sample dressed in an evening gown. If producers are the stars, then they better have star quality. Or develop it. Some things just can't be made in a factory...
MUSIC: The hottest dance factory...
...from janitor to junior executive, gets paid. The question lies at the heart of far-reaching new programs called pay-for-performance plans, which typically start with reduced base wages and salaries but reward employees with handsome bonuses for hitting production targets or meeting other goals. "This is the hottest area in compensation today," says Steven Gross, a vice president of Hay Management Consultants. "Just about every major company is examining its pay strategy...