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...hoopster joins Dallas Mavericks. Will he procreate as freely as his fellow N.B.A.ers or stick to China's one child policy? QUINCY JONES Mega-producer named a commander of French Legion of Honor, dons funny cap and epaulets. No, wait, that's the French Foreign Legion JIM SHEKHDAR English rower crosses Pacific under his own power, swimming last 50 meters. Upends all clich?s by having a beer as soon he makes land...
DIED. CLAUDE SHANNON, 84, visionary mathematician who pioneered the use of binary code and employed his brilliant theories as practically as a rower would an oar; in Medford, Mass. Initially geared to help the telephone industry use automatically switching circuits, Shannon's work with binary code became the basis for all modern digital communications networks. His later work with chess-playing machines helped create the field of artificial intelligence...
...have any idea how many hours of training and practice went into that moderately difficult combination? The calluses on my thumbs resemble those of the most dedicated rower, and my stamina (six straight hours last Friday afternoon) easily surpasses that of any long-distance runner...
Among those who tested positive for banned substances were Latvian rower Andris Reinholds, who said his nandrolone came from a Chinese herbal supplement, and German runner Dieter Baumann, who alleged that a rival had spiked his toothpaste with steroids. Baumann got the silver in Excuses (heavyweight class). Gold went to Uzbekistan track coach Sergei Voynov, who claimed he had brought a large quantity of growth hormone into the country to help with his hair loss...
ANDRIS REINHOLDS The Latvian rower tested positive for NANDROLONE and blamed it on Chinese herbal medicine. Reinholds was expelled from the Olympics...