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...teetery transition into the final act, when the two characters make their fiercest lunges for each other's throats. The Loeb production had its strongest moments here, as both actors uncovered a layer of rage they had not yet tapped. Their physical movements, formerly cagey and dry, were freer, sharper and more open. But by then, the show had already shipwrecked, its narrative power sunk by an essential emotional emptiness...
Nowhere has the prospect of deregulation had a sharper impact than in New England. John Rowe, ceo of the New England Electric System, says his company was virtually forced by state officials to put its 18 power plants on the block. "In effect, we were told that in order to get all that we could from our stranded investment [a reference to white-elephant plants and unprofitable long-term power contracts], we should sell off our generation...
...approached not only Shalala but also Medicare- and Medicaid-programs administrator Bruce Vladeck, whose office had written the sharper guidelines and who offered to consider revisions. Solomont says he was the "impetus" for at least two meetings with Vladeck and an exchange of letters. In one memo, Solomont asked Vladeck to review suggested changes: "Put it in your own words and send it back to us in a letter [to show] our mutual direction." To consumer advocates such as Toby Edelman of the National Senior Citizens Law Center, "it's disturbing they had access that ordinary people don't have...
...lookout for the Next Great Idea. Jogging through San Francisco's Golden Gate Park one day, he spotted a man offering massages for $1 a minute. "He was dirty, he looked homeless, and yet people were lined up," recalls Zanker. "I thought, 'What a great idea.'" Browsing the Sharper Image, he found an array of massage-related products that sent his mind spinning. Thought he: "There's got to be a way to bring stress reduction to the masses." Eureka! Zanker opened the first Great American BackRub store in 1993 in Manhattan...
...real gadget guru, you already know about the Sharper Image chain of stores. Save time on the T by visiting them on-line at sharper-image.com and buy gifts from the comfort of your bedroom...