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There's nothing like a bit of misinformation in print to get the juices flowing. Carl Baum writes that I only got it half right—he writes, "I am married, to Diane Fine (Columbia '87). Diane is an intern at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. We are living in Cambridge. I'm not practicing in Cambridge. I'm not even in practice! I'm not a pediatric cardiologist. I'm doing a combined fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine/medical technology at the Children's Hospital, Boston, and the Massachusetts Poison Control System." Thanks, Carl, for the corrections.

Taxter "Tad" Sharp filled in the details of his wedding to Alice McCrea (MarciaMcCrea Clinton's cousin) onjune 26,1993. Alice and Thaxter are now living in San Francisco, where she is a buyer for Williams- Sonoma (my store of choice) and he is working on a new venture publishing software on CD-ROM. In related news (now that they are family, sort of), Peter Clinton and Marcia McCrea Clinton are still in Hong Kong, where Pete is now with CS First Boston.

Robert Higgins was recently appointed surgical director of the thoracic organ transplant division at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Robert went to Yale Medical School after Dartmouth. He will be initiating a lungtransplant program at the hospital.

Julie Koeninger was recently promoted to portfolio investment officer at die Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, part of John Hancock Financial Services.

And yes, Jake Winebaum is at it again, launching yet another family-oriented magazine under the Disney umbrella. This one, called Family PC, is focused on helping parents and kids get the most out of the family's personal computer. Jake will continue to be the president and editor-in-chief of Family Fun Magazine, which he founded in 1991 and then sold to Disney.

In other news, James Doscher (also Thayer '82) married Cameron Herrold (Wells '84) on September 18, 1993, in Andover. Belated congratulations, Jim!

Bill Barker has recently returned to Chicago after a three-year stint in Brussels working in Quaker Oats's international finance group. Bill writes that in addition to visiting the cultural meccas of Europe (Rome, Paris, Vienna, and Euro-Disney), he dramatically increased his language capabilities (" une biere, ein bier, una birra," and "Not me, Mr. Walsh will pay the bill") and understanding of different cultures ("Few Germans actually sound like Sergeant Schultz, beer is served in most McDonalds, hardly any Europeans know the most recent Cubs score, Thanksgiving is not a big European holiday."). Bill encourages others to visit Europe and learn as he (obviously) has, but warns against the inevitable shock of what you will find when returning stateside: "Michael Jordan has retired, Dan Quayle has disappeared, and Alex "The Big Tuna" Dmyterko has season tickets to the opera." All I can say, Bill, is that some of us mature faster than others!

Chris kenneally and his wife, Sabine Mourion Beernaet, welcomed their first daughter, Claudia, in September 1993. Chris has just marked ten years "without a net" as a freelance writer for The New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and other papers. He is about to publish his first book, Massachusetts,a Common Wealth of History. Chris and his family live in Boston.

Finally, congratulations to Nina Tannenward, who was awarded a Ph.D. from Cornell University for work in international relations. Her dissertation was about norms of international behavior and why nuclear weapons have not been used since World War II. Nina, can you send a copy of that to North Korea?

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