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Even solo performers have provoked consternation with novel choreography. Flamboyant Russian men's champion Yevgeny Plushenko's free program at the Skate Canada contest in November included sexy gyrations that some observers have called "scandalous," and provoked a Canadian official to grumble: "He was wiggling his all, three foot away from the judging panel . . . That's not sport...
...warned Xerox three weeks ago about booking sales of copiers that, technically, are leased, not sold. Revenue from a lease is generally reported over the life of the lease, not up front. Xerox has said it will contest the SEC on this issue...
...System Is Nuts. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and producer Chris Moore had the cute idea of a contest among amateur filmmakers, with the winner to direct a $1 million movie to be released by Miramax. Project Greenlight (HBO, Sundays, 9:30 p.m.) is the autopsy of a film from start to finish. It's also reality TV at its most instructively sadistic: first you play Survivor, and after you win, they kill you--slowly...
...blocked enough sunlight to cause mass extinctions. Pope speculates instead that soot from the worldwide conflagrations, sulfate aerosols and other impact phenomena were to blame. His findings prompted such headlines as ALVAREZ TEAM WAS WRONG and DUST DIDN'T DO IT, and heartened the relatively few scientists who still contest the Alvarez theory. Others, however, dispute Pope's analysis and say his methodology was faulty. While acknowledging other contributory factors, they still believe dust was the major component of the sun-blocking shroud that dispatched the dinosaurs...
...Europe, many incumbents may not be so lucky. German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who faces an election in September, has seen his chances dented by the continuing economic slump. In France, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and President Jacques Chirac will likely face off for the presidency in a contest that begins in April - but Jospin has been hit by France's failing economy and Chirac by corruption allegations. Asia has a few weak leaders of its own, with Indonesia and Malaysia facing possible turmoil...