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...Bhopal suffered one of the worst industrial accidents of modern times. On the edge of town stood a seven-hectare pesticide plant owned by the U.S. company Union Carbide. Around midnight, water passed through a safety valve that had been deactivated and poured into a 13-meter steel tank of methyl isocyanate (MIC). The water caused a superheated reaction, turning the MIC into a deadly gas; the tank ruptured, breaking clean through its concrete housing; and 27 tons of MIC was released into the gentle southerly breeze that made kite-flying Bhopal's favorite sport. Over the next weeks, months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bhopal: 20 Years After | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...album that references old sounds for the devoted, integrates fuzzy new ones for the kids and delivers a staggering number of indelible hooks. The only notable weakness is that the pursuit of those hooks keeps Bomb rooted in the thrill-delivering formula of verse-chorus-verse-pedal-steel solo, depriving it of the mood-altering qualities of Achtung Baby or The Joshua Tree. Listening to Bomb straight through a few times is a bit like staring into a closetful of sequins. But depth is not what this album is after. It's a statement of competitiveness and relevance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Mysterious Ways | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...READY TO GO FOUR ROUNDS. Experts say you should be prepared to go four rounds (four back-and-forths) when negotiating for anything. Steel yourself with the knowledge that collaborative negotiating?asking, "Can we find a way that this can work for both of us?"?can be a very effective tactic. It's also one that women tend to be better at than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wheels and Deals | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...Sheng, who runs a luggage parts-manufacturing company in China's eastern Zhejiang province, is an unlikely looking banker. He doesn't wear three-piece suits, and his place of business rings with the shouts and banter of hundreds of workers who screw steel wheels to the bottom of satchels bound for department stores in South Korea. But Ye is a moneylender all the same. To keep his company in cash, he has taken in $10,000 in deposits from family and friends. He pays them interest, uses their money as working capital, and occasionally he extends loans to other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Shadow Banks | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...less aggressive targets, and they back down more rapidly." She suggests an aggressive but reasonable target based on research, typically several hundred dollars over the invoice price. GET READY TO GO FOUR ROUNDS. Experts say you should be prepared to go four rounds (four back-and-forths) when negotiating. Steel yourself with the knowledge that collaborative negotiating - asking, "Can we find a way that this can work for both of us?" - can be a very effective tactic. It's also one that women tend to be better at than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wheels and Deals | 11/11/2004 | See Source »

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