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Moreover, eBay has exposed America as a nation of collectors. Matchbook covers, cast-iron witches' cauldrons, Pez dispensers, pneumatic grease pumps from the 1920s, Three Stooges memorabilia--you name it, some American somewhere collects it. "We define ourselves by our stuff," says Robert Thompson, president of the Popular Culture Association and a Syracuse University professor who specializes in the study of collectibles. In a democracy, with everyone theoretically equal, people want to be different. We don't have a caste system; we've never had a blood-line aristocracy. We've distinguished ourselves by our cars, by the clothes...
Associate Provost Dennis F. Thompson will coordinate the provost's office during what Fineberg expects to be about a month-long absence from his post...
...doctors are optimistic," Thompson said last week. "Harvey was able to get most of the critical business under control before he left this afternoon.... So far everybody seems to think business is in order and we'll be able to manage for a while...
...Harvey is a well-organized person. At this time of year, we can cope. We couldn't go on for months with this arrangement," Thompson added...
...Thompson said the news of Fineberg's condition is particularly sad considering the time of year...