Word: coburn
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Coburn, publisher of the newsletter ShiftWork Alert, says American companies have gradually become more aware of the problems inherent in altering human circadian rhythms. Yet he observes that U.S. job culture still has not woken up, so to speak, to the need for more adaptation. Doctors, he notes, enter residency programs expected to work 36 hours in two days, having been taught almost nothing about how to sleep during the day or how to use naps to offset the effects of exhaustion. "The macho thing is very significant," he says. "Those who have been living with this for so long...
...people for life [DIVIDING LINE, Aug. 30]. Indeed, this piece has set us all on a perilous course. Who will have the courage to enter this vital debate? Is a new version of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror upon us--with reputations, rather than heads, falling? D.L. COBURN Dallas...
Shortly after, Lee landed his first U.S. show-biz role: Kato in The Green Hornet, a 1966-67 TV superhero drama from the creators of Batman. With this minor celebrity, he attracted students like Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to a martial art he called Jeet Kune Do, "the way of the intercepting fist." Living in L.A., he became the vanguard on all things '70s. He was a physical-fitness freak: running, lifting weights and experimenting with isometrics and electrical impulses meant to stimulate his muscles while he slept. He took vitamins, ginseng, royal jelly, steroids...
...WILL WIN: Ick. Probably Duvallbecause of Academy Guilt. But look for Coburn ifthere's to be an upset...
...James Coburn, Affliction: As Nolte'sabusive father, Coburn gives a raw, freewheelingperformance that shows his range after more than40 years in the business. It's his first Oscarnomination, and all those who have seen the filmagree he is the true central character...