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...throw for the gold, silver and bronze. Real competition, but to many athletes, it will be a very public practice session. "Everything leads to the Olympics," says Max Jones, the British team's performance director. "Paris is almost a dress rehearsal." The results from the Worlds will help shape the run-up to Athens 2004. "You're looking for people to get into the top eight," says Jones. "They'll be in touching distance for a medal next year." The Paris contest is likely to be dominated by a flock of athletes who seem near unbeatable. Maria Mutola of Mozambique...
...same applies to opinion pages because editors determine which issues to cover, what position to take in staff editorials and which op-ed contributions should be printed. Editors not only shape newspapers, but potentially public opinion as well...
...made it out of its deficit, and Newman said the school has learned important lessons from the last crisis and would be in better shape to handle similar trouble due to improvements it has made...
DIED. ELLIOT NORTON, 100, courtly, influential dean of Boston theater criticism for 50 years; in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. As critic for the Boston Post, Record American and Herald American, he reviewed more than 6,000 productions and helped shape shows that were on their way to Broadway with his perceptive critiques of their early, often rough, versions...
...Discontinued. The Volkswagen Beetle, automotive brainchild of Adolf Hitler that became the most produced model in the world; in Puebla, Mexico. First built in 1936 in Nazi Germany as an affordable "People's Car," the Beetle was adored for its shape, mechanical simplicity, and?thanks to a rear engine?its performance in snowy conditions. The last Beetle?No. 21,529,464?rolled off an assembly line at Volkswagen's plant in Mexico, where the car sold well and was a mainstay of taxi companies...