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...DIED. JAMES DOOHAN, 85, Canadian-born actor forever known, to his later dismay, as Montgomery Scott, level-headed chief engineer of Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise; in Redmond, Washington. With his exasperated Scottish burr ("We've got nuh powrrr, Cap'n!"), he repeatedly saved the ship from disasters, but the famous line "Beam me up, Scotty" was actually never spoken exactly that way on the original show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 7/25/2005 | See Source »

DIED. JAMES DOOHAN, 85, Canadian-born actor forever known, to his later dismay, as Montgomery Scott, level-headed chief engineer of Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise; in Redmond, Wash. With his exasperated Scottish burr ("We've got nuh powrrr, Cap'n!"), he saved the ship from repeated disasters, but the famous line "Beam me up, Scotty" was actually never spoken exactly that way on the original show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Aug. 1, 2005 | 7/24/2005 | See Source »

...Secretary of the Ad Board, O’Keefe managed its affairs and provided, alongside Allston Burr senior tutors or assistant freshman deans, consultation for students with cases or requests brought before the board...

Author: By Joshua P. Rogers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dean O'Keefe To Head for Wellesley | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

...Burr's three sons and daughter are forgiving about his long hours, although they have complained that he does not permit his family the free flying privileges that most airline executives give their children. Burr and his wife Bridget, who was a cheerleader for his high school basketball team, occasionally manage to take the family to their ski condo in Park City, Utah, and to a home on Martha's Vineyard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Yankee Preacher in the Pilot's Seat | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...Burr can now afford a few such comforts. The 6.1% of People Express he holds is worth almost $13 million. Burr also takes time for a daily three-to-six-mile jog, during which he does his blue-sky thinking. He has run eleven marathons, including New York City's. His best performance on the 26.2-mile course: 3:40:42. That poses no threat to champion runners, but rival airline bosses might worry about what Burr is thinking on those long hauls. It was during a jog one morning in Houston that Burr came up with the concept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Yankee Preacher in the Pilot's Seat | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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