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...nation's fiscal health than most budgets of the past decade. Its economic assumptions, with some exceptions, are unusually flinty eyed. Its priorities, if not always laudable, are clear. And for Bush and Darman, both of whom were wounded in last fall's budget fight, it is a smooth political recovery act that last week met with generally favorable reviews from both right and left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time For Tough Choices | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

...weekend of billiards tournaments to commemorate Mozart's fondness for planning carom shots while he composed music, and vice versa. Japanese entrepreneurs have already started selling Mozart dolls, Mozart watches, even Mozart sake manufactured to the strains of Mozart's music. "Mozart is suitable because it is gentle and smooth, not peculiar or chaotic," says the distiller. Mozart tours are selling well, and France is operating a Mozart train to several cities that the composer visited. The Austrians have put Mozart's picture on their 5,000 schilling note ($500), which will probably be just about enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hats Off to A Genius! | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

...Science is the outgrowth of questions about the world: it's about why some things are smooth, rough and hard, and others melt," Layzer continues. "The way it is taught today turns off many creative people who are best equipped to be serious students of science...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

...Robert Rhew '92 seems more than anxious to take the helm: "The transition will be very smooth if I jumped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 2/8/1991 | See Source »

Gorbachev, who is more dependent on Western aid than ever now that perestroika has broken down, must feel the need to reassure the West. In one offering, he appointed Alexander Bessmertnykh, a smooth professional diplomat serving as ambassador to the U.S. since last May, to succeed Shevardnadze as Foreign Minister. Bessmertnykh is considered a liberal but not one with great political influence in the Kremlin. "He'll be a soothing hand to hold," said a U.S. official, "but he probably won't have much authority." The new minister quickly stressed the continuity of Moscow's policy: "It will be preserved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: The Bad Old Days Again | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

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