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...It’s nice to be chosen for the award because it’s something voted on by the coaches,” Moore said. “But I really don’t put too much weight in this kind of stuff. If someone votes to select me, I’m honored, but it’s not the most important thing...
DIED. FELICE LIPPERT, 73, co-founder and longtime vice president of Weight Watchers International, which now assists millions in shedding pounds in 30 countries; of lung cancer; in Manhasset, N.Y. In 1963, when she and her husband Al wanted to lose weight, they asked a local diet counselor, Jean Nidetch, to be host of a meeting with them and a few friends. Following Nidetch's system of incentives and points, which allowed a wide choice in foods, the pair lost 100 lbs. between them. The system became Weight Watchers, which they ran until the company was sold to Heinz...
...most pleasant surprise, however, came in the 197-pound class. PJ Jones had been alternating with sophomore Eddie Jones (no relation) for the 184-pound spot. This week, it was PJ who moved up a weight class to 197 pounds. Nonetheless, he performed exceptionally well, going in unseeded and finishing fifth, as well as avenging a couple of defeats from earlier this season...
Before the game, the four seniors were honored at half-court as part of the annual Senior Night tradition. Typically, this sort of display goes without record in the print of this paper, but Saturday night’s ceremonies seemed to carry more weight than usual and they explain exactly why the Class of 2003 should not be too troubled by regret and disappointment...
...February. That's bad news for Europe's exporters, for whom the dollar's drop acts like an extra tax. But Snow's first instinct may have been right - with foreign investment in the U.S. down 85% since 2000, the currently wimpy dollar may yet be punching above its weight. Broken Records EUROBLUES It's not because I'm in competition with Thierry Breton that I announce these results," said Vivendi CEO Jean-René Fourtou), but the CEOs were locked in a race to the bottom, kicked off on Wednesday when Breton's France Telecom announced...