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Vickrey, 82, designed a novel auction method in which bids are sealed and the winner pays what the second-highest bidder offered; a version of this is used by the U.S. Treasury to sell notes. Vickrey also urged railways and utilities to prevent congestion by charging peak rates at the busiest times of day, a practice that has now become routine...
...teams are flush with talent and, with two of the highest payrolls in baseball, money. But both have spent that money well. The Braves, feeling that you can never have too many good starting pitchers, have seemingly cornered the market with a rotation that consists of two Cy Young winners (Greg Maddux, and Tom Glavine), this year's probable winner (John Smoltz) and the man who was the number one pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates for most of this year, Denny Neagle. The Yankees, meanwhile, are thin in the starting rotation (manager Joe Torre is considering using a three...
...defined by the central performance," concedes Collins director Neil Jordan. "And Liam carries the film through like a train. He never stops." To be sure, Collins provides Neeson with a lot of big scenes in which to holler and pound tables and make like a potential Academy Award winner, but the quieter moments are his most impressive ones. For example, in a scene in which Collins meets with a housemaid who has agreed to do some spying for him, Neeson throws her the kind of gently flirtatious smile that convinces us of Collins' charismatic energy in but an instant...
...Italian American who lived in Italy 10 years, I found the selection of a black Miss Italy very promising [PEOPLE, Sept. 23]. The Italians are setting an important example for others. They appreciate beauty independent of skin color. But the choice remains controversial. Half the Italians believe that the winner should represent them as a people and embody nearly 3,000 years of history, culture and tradition that are unique. Others believe differently. But Italy, as a modern republic, is composed of many different people. Since this is the case, the representative of the country's beauty could...
...modest face-off--low-key, congenial and small bore, However good that may have been for the quality of public discourse, it didn't do much for Bob Dole's dwindling chances on Election Day. He needed to come away from the debate in Hartford, Connecticut, a clear winner, He took prizes instead for good behavior...