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...vivid particulars living in an age suspicious of the phrase "common ground." Some Americans might find him too black. Some Christians would consider him too Pentecostal, and even some Pentecostals question aspects of his theology. Jakes has called homosexuality a "brokenness" and says he would not hire a sexually active gay person. It is a common position among conservative religious leaders (Graham, for instance, called homosexuality a sin), but gay Americans would have no reason at all to consider Jakes their preacher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spirit Raiser | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...takes an enormous amount of confidence to ask people to hire you for your interpretation of their taste. Bridges has that, but without hubris. "People have such a glamorous image of interior designing," she says. "There are days that I play delivery person, attorney, psychiatrist, tech-support staff and bill collector." Decoration isn't social justice. It does take a lot of shopping. But to do it well is to improve people's lives in a way they couldn't do themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nest Maker | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...substance," says Ray Celaya, Allstate's assistant vice president of ethnic marketing. Accordingly, the number of Hispanics on the Allstate corporate staff has increased 13% in the last couple of years, to 3,167 employees. In areas with substantial Hispanic populations, the company also encourages its agencies to hire Spanish speakers, with the result that 2,500 of its 12,000 agencies are now what it calls Spanish able...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diversity's New Flavor | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...Hiring Hispanics for retail stores that serve other Hispanics is easy enough, but what about the esoteric world of consulting and accounting services? Arthur Andersen consultants used to be called Androids because of their white-bread interchangeability. No more, says Sandra Paiz Garcia, Experienced Manager in Andersen's Denver office who came to the company directly from university. Garcia reports that a growing number of prospective clients are demanding diverse professional teams. Recently, her office closed a deal with an organization that would hire only a culturally diverse consulting team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diversity's New Flavor | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...Long Bay (the name means "where the dragon descends into the sea") is vast, and once on the waves, it's possible to leave the pollution behind. For a few dollars you can hire a boat with crew from Cat Ba Island (see Hot Spot ) for a day's cruise around some of the 1,969 islands, with lunch on board and the chance to swim in one of the less greasy stretches. Or better still, escape the day-trip detritus altogether and arrange a few days on a luxury live-aboard junk complete with kayaks on which to paddle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Sea Legs in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

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