"I've had people who found my name on the Internet, and come in saying 'Hey doc, I'm an Internet addict, ' " he says.

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Sure, I'm watching what I eat, Doc.

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"I should have worn my Doc Martens, " says Kramer, referring to the muddy streets rather than the debate with the sceptical worker.

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When I gave a TEDGlobal talk on femto photography in June, I began with a reference to Doc Edgerton, a very popular MIT professor of electrical engineering who, in 1964, wowed the world with an image of a bullet in midair, having just passed through an apple.

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The architects of the Respect Network include an impressive number of people, among which Drummond Reed (who is also a co-founder of connect.me), Doc Searls, Craig Burton, Phil Windley who I have all met at Innotribe events and respect enormously.

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And I toyed with abandoning my law school plans for medical school after watching Doc Hollywood about a million times.

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"We turned the ball over a ton, and I thought our spacing was horrendous in the second half, " said Boston coach Doc Rivers, citing a pair of problems that an elite, or even solid, point guard would eliminate.

WSJ: For Once, Knicks Catch a Break

"I didn't think we showed up not to play well, " Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.

WSJ: Knicks roll to 3-0 lead over Celtics

"I thought we attacked them in the first half, but they hung in there, " Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.

WSJ: Anthony, Knicks rout Celtics for 2-0 series lead