Word: docs
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...dean of the Graduate School of Education, (GSE) Jerome T. Murphy, was honored last night at a forum at which he was named as the holder of the new Harold "Doc" Howe II Professorship, which will be renamed the Jerome T. Murphy Professorship upon Murphy's retirement from...
...imposition of unsolicited self-exposure would be unthinkable to Franklin Hata, a retired medical-supply provider in Bedley Run, an affluent suburb north of New York City. Customers and other downtown merchants call him Doc, in deference to his business. The honorary title is also a well-meaning way of saying, "You may be Japanese, but you have been in town long enough...
...dangers in Hata's war and peace, the physical threats are easier to handle than the emotional perils. On this point, Doc Hata would agree with the granddaddy of quietly affecting writers, Doc Chekhov, who said that any idiot can handle a crisis; it's day-to-day living that wears...
This summer scooters have become a hot accessory, popping up in movies (American Pie, the new Austin Powers), fashion spreads, music videos and ads (Doc Martens, IBM). Especially popular on both coasts, Vespas are a favored toy of such celebrities as Ellen DeGeneres (girlfriend Anne Heche gave her one) and Jerry Seinfeld (who paid some $10,000 for his rare 1962 Grand Sport). So popular have they become that Piagio plans to return to the U.S. market with environmentally compliant Vespas in 2000. "This is the year for scooters," says Erik Larson of the Scooter Shop in Orange, Calif...
Americans consider themselves "preservers of freedom." However, throughout this century, dictators such as Anastasio Somoza, Ferdinand Marcos, Augusto Pinochet, Fulgencio Batista, Mobuto Sese Seko, "Papa" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier and dozens of others were supported by the U.S. and its "G.I. Joes." Don't forget those who were killed by America's "heroes." CARLOS F. ST. SOARES Rio de Janeiro...