Word: dolls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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ORIGINALLY DESIGNED DOLL...
...Society For The Preservation Of History markets a high-quality collectible porcelain doll bearing the likeness of the late Princess Diana. In your "Di-ploitation Watch" item [PEOPLE, Nov. 17], you falsely claimed, without ever seeing an actual doll, that we are marketing a "cheesy Franklin Mint knockoff." The fact is our collectible doll is an original design produced by renowned artisans using the highest-quality materials. We did not copy any product of the Franklin Mint, and, in fact, we advertised this doll weeks before that firm came out with its model. Our doll is sold with an unconditional...
...flashy sculptures often makes it difficult for drawings to get a word in edgewise. Yet despite tough odds, several works manage to distinguish themselves from the more academic studies in the show. Dave Steiner's two hilariously captivating oil drawings explore his psychological relationship with a grinning frog doll, possibly a cousin of Kermit. "Froggy with Orator" depicts a man sitting behind a table, one index finger raised in exclamation. But the orator's bulging-eyed companion doesn't seem to be listening as he charmingly mugs for us on the right side of the table. Another monochromatic oil drawing...
...extended its network of high-speed telephone lines to reach Garden City specifically so that St. Catherine Hospital, a local 132-bed facility owned by the Dominican Sisters, could set up a compressed-video classroom and become part of the statewide nurse-practitioner program. "It breaks the isolation," says Doll, who sits in on her students' classes at the hospital. "It keeps us abreast of all the latest things...
...technology in the world makes no difference, however, if people's lives are not changed for the better. And that is where nurse practitioners like Doll truly shine. When she started working in Garden City seven years ago, she was one of only two nurse practitioners, and childhood immunization rates hovered around 50%. Today there are six nurse practitioners, and immunization rates have jumped to 75%. That may not seem like much of a coup, but it means that somewhere there is a little girl who did not suffer brain damage because she never developed measles, somewhere a little...