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Mar. 13th, 2011
Yes, Let Us Build More o' These
Mar. 13th, 2011 08:08 am
Officials checked for signs of radiation on children from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama.
By HIROKO TABUCHI and MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 13, 2011
TOKYO — Japanese officials struggled on Sunday to contain a widening nuclear crisis in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, saying they presumed that partial meltdowns had occurred at two crippled reactors and that they were bracing for a second explosion, even as they faced serious cooling problems at four more reactors. More
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Whouldathunkit?
Mar. 13th, 2011 09:32 amAn earthquake and a tsunami? Certainly no nuclear regulator would!
Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss
Mar. 13th, 2011 10:53 amBy ADAM BRYANT
Published: March 12, 2011
Published: March 12, 2011
IN early 2009, statisticians inside the Googleplex here embarked on a plan code-named Project Oxygen.
Their mission was to devise something far more important to the future of Google Inc. than its next search algorithm or app.
They wanted to build better bosses.
So, as only a data-mining giant like Google can do, it began analyzing performance reviews, feedback surveys and nominations for top-manager awards. They correlated phrases, words, praise and complaints.
Later that year, the “people analytics” teams at the company produced what might be called the Eight Habits of Highly Effective Google Managers. More
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hell
Mar. 13th, 2011 10:55 am
Parents look at the body of their daughter they found in the vehicle of a driving school in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture. More
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