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...played the instrument of TIME with panache, style and virtuosity. In his three years at the helm of our flagship, Gaines has given TIME both energy and purpose, and his keen nose for news and for talent have made a great magazine even greater. Many of his covers will live long after their issue dates: the 20th Century Blues, the Case for Killing Social Security, and the Black Renaissance, to name just three. During his tenure, TIME superbly covered the war in Bosnia, the Newt Gingrich revolution and its effect on American politics, the O.J. Simpson trial and, most recently...
...with a breakthrough album after only thirtysomething years together. Paddy Moloney's charts for vocalists from Ireland (Van Morrison), England (Sting), Wales (Tom Jones) and Scotland (Mark Knopfler) do more than revive a splendid set of ancient airs. They are delicious dirges that could wake the dead. Keen music...
...computer system also helps keep the bidding for its contracts competitive. With comprehensive records on the cost of every procedure, administrators know what kind of bid to expect from would-be providers--and what is too low to be realistic. Still, the competition to win contracts is so keen that the system's capitation rate--the cost per patient, which averages $1,824 a year--dropped 11% last year. In the last bidding go-around, in 1994, 21 health-care groups, including such national giants as Blue Cross and Cigna, sent in 95 proposals for only 42 contracts. Every county...
...depends on what Henri and I cobble together," Bryson said this week. "But I'm quite keen for the Kobena Mercer article...
...past, however, some members of the class have had trouble convincing prospective employers of their worth. "I can just read it in their eyes--'Another old guy,'" Jupiter says. "They're thinking, 'You're too old.'" Fortunately, more open-minded businesses are beginning to take a keen interest in the students; four were hired before they could even complete the course. One landed a part-time bank teller's position; three others, including Washington, work as shipboard hosts for a dinner-cruise company. Restaurateur Riese himself foresees taking on several. "But I don't think we can hire...