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Though it seems Spotnitz is headed for science fame, he still plays it cool, playing down his achievements. “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do” is a popular advertisement for Apple computers. It’s also a truism to which Spotnitz wholeheartedly subscribes. While he may not be insane, Spotnitz certainly is capable of changing the world...
While Sargent preferred to work on the murals, his fame and demand as a portrait painter often got in the way of the project’s completion...
Sometimes surgery is unavoidable. Each year doctors in the U.S. perform 270,000 knee replacements and 170,000 hip replacements. So many patients have benefited that a lot of people, like Mike Ditka, 63, the Chicago Bears' Hall of Fame tight end, have had both hips replaced. To keep his new joints in good condition, Ditka works out daily. "As you get older," he says, "whatever the complications are, they're going to become magnified a hundred times if you don't exercise...
...shows including ABC's Wide World of Sports and Nightline; in Manhattan. Renowned for coining "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" tagline, Arledge won almost every award in the industry, including 37 Emmys and broadcasting's most prestigious accolade: induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame...
...you’re Harvard, you get the chance to pad your stats in the one area in which your athletic department is head and shoulders above the rest. Harvard’s biggest claim to fame is its 41 varsity sports—a number that leads the nation. Now add Dartmouth’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. Ka-ching! Just like that, we’re a couple of rugby teams, equestrain teams, archeries and a rifling program away from...