Word: richarde
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...number of experienced middle-of-the-roaders, particularly ones with Kissinger connections, such as Baker's chosen deputy, Lawrence Eagleburger. Another target of opposition has been Lord, whom Eagleburger wanted to be Assistant Secretary for East Asia. And as a sop to the right, a former Helms protege, ( Richard McCormack, got the job of Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, instead of almost everyone's first choice, Robert Hormats, a highly regarded international trade specialist...
...example, students said that Bok might have decided against Byrne Professor of Administrative Law Richard B. Stewart--originally considered the top contender--because there was strong sentiment against him from students, professors and staff...
November 14, 1988-The field of prospective deans is narrowed to nine, including five scholars from within the Law School and four from outside. On the list are Clark, Professor of Law Gary Bellow and Byrne Professor of Administrative Law Richard B. Stewart. Sources say the selection of Clark would demonstrate a desire to purge the Law School...
CONTRIBUTORS: Kurt Andersen, Jesse Birnbaum, Patricia Blake, Gerald Clarke, Jay Cocks, Richard M. Cohen, John Elson, Pico Iyer, Leon Jaroff, Stefan Kanfer, Michael Kinsley, Charles Krauthammer, Richard Schickel, Mimi Sheraton, John Skow, George M. Taber, Denise Worrell
...nation's 24,500 optometrists -- specialists who examine eyes and prescribe corrective lenses -- offer some form of eye-improvement therapy, also called vision training. The premise is simple: while eyesight is largely determined by genetics, seeing is an acquired skill, developed through practice, much like walking or swimming. Says Richard Kavner, a New York City optometrist: "The goal is to improve faulty connections between the brain and eye muscle." Common exercises include walking on a balance beam while reading a chart, completing connect-the-dot pictures and touching points in patterns that are flashed rapidly on a screen. Such training...