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When the happy mother saw her daughter's first baby pictures, she had a startled reaction: "Whoa, who does she look like?" The woman and her husband agreed that their child bore a striking resemblance to Dr. Cecil Jacobson, who had been treating them for infertility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fraud: What's Up, Doc? | 3/16/1992 | See Source »

...Whoa, what's going on here? Consumer confidence sank to a 12-year low in January. Airlines are estimating a $2 billion loss for 1991. Hotels are struggling along with occupancy rates barely above 60%. Yet cruise ships are leaving ports from Miami to Los Angeles, New York City to Seattle, with their cabins more than 90% full. Despite the Persian Gulf war and the recession, the cruise industry posted a 10% gain in 1991. A record 4 million Americans took cruises last year, up from a mere half a million in 1970. Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's largest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Against the Tide | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

Come on, Mr. Necco Bigwig. Get rid of your attitude problem. It's Valentine's Day; it's the season for romance. Have a heart! (Whoa--sorry). Oh, Chief Executive Officer, haven't you ever been in love...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: Dissed: No Go at Necco | 2/13/1992 | See Source »

...Well, whoa there, Mr. Clark! No one should have to prove love of country by wearing an American-flag patch stitched tightly across the mouth. Let's recall what distinguishes our country from your run-of-the-mill nation-state. We Americans have no history of dynasties or dictators, no tradition of scraping and bowing, cringing or marching in step. This is a nation founded in revolution, birthed by rebels and dissidents. They had a lot to say on many subjects, like God and country, duty and freedom -- and none of it was "shut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real Patriots Speak Their Minds | 7/8/1991 | See Source »

...Talker: Hi! Howareya? Haven't been on a train in I don't know how long and things have changed haven't they and boy the seats are smaller or is it just that I'm bigger can't tell just getting older every day and whoa! Just started moving, faster than I remember and it's great to see Boston like this reminds me of the last time I went driving in a cab but that was only yesterday...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

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