Word: martin
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Dean of the Division of Applied Sciences Paul C. Martin, who introduced the changes, says the title made it appear that only scholarship which needs University approval, should apply under University rules...
...against frontier bandits. But in urbanized America, where crime is mechanized, industrialized and partially subsidized by government, it needs a modest organization to back its play: the nerveless trigger finger of George Stone (Andy Garcia), like Capone, Italian; the accounting genius of wimpy-looking, stouthearted Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith); and above all, the mentoring heart and long memory of the Irish cop, Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery). He is a weary, steady man, very clearly seen by an actor whose every gesture is wryly informed by the humorous, and uncynical knowledge of a lifetime...
...most people, the thought of publicly disclosing their sexual secrets is the stuff of Freudian nightmares. But last year, after Martin (not his real name), an electrical worker, was sued by his former girlfriend in New York City, he was required to answer a lawyer's questions on intimate details of his sexual activities: "Did you ever suffer from blisters or sores on your penis or genitals?" "Did you ever have difficulty achieving or keeping an erection during sexual intercourse?" Martin discovered that the true fury of hell is not a woman scorned but a woman who contracts genital herpes...
Like many lovers, Martin, the electrical worker, kept his infection a secret, which he came to regret after ending his relationship with Debbie (not her real name), a secretary in her early 30s. He met Debbie in June 1985, and their affair was idyllic until early August, when she broke out in painful blisters around her vagina. After that, says Debbie, "the relationship deteriorated, and by Labor Day he dumped me and left me alone with a case of herpes...
Angered by being "treated very badly," Debbie contacted Manhattan Lawyer Steven Harris. The attorney established that Martin, who had little money, was covered by a homeowner's insurance policy, making it possible to collect on a judgment. At his deposition, Martin admitted that he had not told Debbie about his infection. This March, Debbie and Martin agreed to a settlement of $119,052, to be paid by the insurance company...