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DIED. DAMON KNIGHT, 79, science-fiction author and critic whose darkly wry short story To Serve Man became a famous episode of TV's Twilight Zone; in Eugene, Ore. An early member, with Isaac Asimov, of the influential writers' group the Futurians, Knight, in 1956, wrote In Search of Wonder, considered among the most important works of science-fiction criticism. The title To Serve Man refers to the name of a manual carried by aliens promising to end Earth's war and hunger. The manual turns out to be a cookbook...
Last December, Shannon Pitts became one of the casualties. Pitts, 31, of Portland, Ore., signed up to go on TLC's home-makeover show Trading Spaces, on which pairs of neighbors assisted by an often domineering decorator get two days and $1,000 to redo a room in each other's houses. Pitts volunteered her paneled family room, complete with mounted deer heads, envisioning it transformed into a spruced-up haven for her kids...
Networks and cable channels are moving cautiously ahead. CBS, the HD leader, records almost all its prime-time shows in high def, and ABC about half. NBC lags far behind. Entrepreneur Paul Allen has his own high-def channel, ASCN, based in Portland, Ore. HBO (owned by TIME's parent company AOL Time Warner) and Showtime provide high-def programming to satellite-TV subscribers...
INDUCTED. RAGGEDY ANN, 87, wholesome redheaded doll; into the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining such icons as Barbie and Mr. Potato Head; in Salem, Ore. With the support of letter-writing fans, Raggedy Ann won the honor after being passed over four times...
...company has launched a Nike Goddess website (motto: Look Good. Kick Ass) and will open its second Goddess store in Los Angeles in mid-March. Still, for all of Nike's technological and marketing prowess, the Portland, Ore., company may have picked a fight in the wrong ring. "When you open the door to the fashion sector, there are so many more players," says Michael Atmore, editor in chief of Footwear News. "Skechers has done an incredible job. Puma is very hot, and Adidas and Reebok are making every effort to fight for their share...