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...It’s hard to improve on what are likely the two most popular songs Daft Punk has ever created, but it’s even harder when they’re layered over a standard ’90s techno melody. The genius returns in the pounding thrill of songs like “The Prime Time of Your Life / Brainwasher / Rollin’ & Scratchin’ / Alive,” which bring out the power of some of the less popular tunes of the Daft Punk corpus. The new magnetism they create with overly repetitious...
...Chinese and the Sea of Japan by the Japanese - head-hunting firm Meitec runs six-month training programs in five Chinese cities for engineers who wish to work for Japanese companies. Some later relocate to Japan. Mandatory lessons include collaborative teamwork (Chinese engineers often prefer the competitive thrill of individual research); practical engineering skills (universities in China tend to emphasize theoretical learning over actual application); and the all-important art of the apology (Japanese engineers are quick to admit fault while Chinese staff can be less contrite). Over the past 21/2 years, Meitec has brought 156 Chinese to Japan; only...
...roommate asks about once a month, sounding like a worn-out mother. The message: Environmental disasters can strike at any moment. They’re as near as the Duracell sitting in the hallway waste bin. Certain regular acts have now taken on a criminal thrill. Who knew that sneaking a plastic bottle of water up to the room—40 million of the little terrors are thrown out everyday!—could feel so good?I’m pretty sure that a former Dunster House resident and Oscar winner (okay, Nobel Peace Prize winner...
...social charges for extra-time pay) came into effect in October, but are so complex that few businesses have bothered using them. That's why he's hoping union-employer accords on increasing work time and pay may render these complicated regulations obsolete. "These aren't matters Sarkozy can thrill away with dramatic gestures and rousing announcements," warns Reyni...
...write romantic suspense novels under the pen name J.D. Robb. Why? Do you get a secret thrill out of it? -Clint Hues, Quinton, VA It's marketing. I write very quickly, and publishers can't publish just me-they want other authors too. So I agreed to try it if I could do something different. These books are edgier and much different from what I do under my own name, so putting it under a pseudonym helps brand it for the reader...