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...Pope John XXIII. At the same time, what the books call false humility - the act of constantly saying that one is not worthy, a not-so-subtle way of provoking someone else to exclaim, "Oh! But you are!" - is one of the most annoying of all character traits. Uriah Heep, the creeping, up-sucking piece of dog s___ in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield - forever telling everyone how 'umble he is - must be one of the most loathsome figures in world literature. (See pictures of the first eight months of Obama's diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Humility: How Obama Got It Right | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...sulfur allowance market, he said. Kolstad expects to see “major progress” in carbon emissions in the U.S. over the next two years. The event, which attracted approximately 100 faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates, was organized by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP). Kolstad is the second visiting scholar in this seminar series. Director of HEEP Robert N. Stavins, an economist at the Kennedy School of Government, whose own research in environmental economics deals with global climate change policies, said he was very pleased with the turnout. “Charlie did a great...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ec. Prof Leads Climate Change Talk | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

...this setting, building maintenance man Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) finds an otherworldly woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from an underwater society. Soon, the whole building is wrapped up in her tale as Heep searches for a way to send her home...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: “Lady” Drowning in Cliché | 7/21/2006 | See Source »

Question: Who is the first batter in the major leagues to be the 4,000th strikeout victim of a pitcher? Answer: New York Met Danny Heep. After two fast-balls and a curve that fooled him badly, Mr. Heep became the latest answer to a trivia question on the occasion last week of Nolan Ryan's unmatched milestone. A crowd of more than 20,000, including Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, gave the Houston Astros pitcher a two-minute standing ovation when he reached four grand. Ryan, 38, chalked up four more batters before leaving the game in the seventh inning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 22, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...When a reporter noted Ichiro's smooth feet, Ichiro nodded, smiled and said, "They sexy." He has picked up bits and pieces of English by listening to conversations, as well as television, movies and hip-hop. "I very much like hip-hop," he says in English, pronouncing hip as heep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ichiro the Hero | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

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