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Pottinger herself has written on the topic of higher education in the romance field, in her bi-monthly column in the Romance Writer’s Report, unusually named “Tiger Beat.” Pottinger makes it clear that she inherited the name, that she has nothing to do with it, and that it has nothing to do with the teen pin-up rag. This soapbox, from which she says she may retire imminently, allowed her to respond publicly to a Publisher’s Weekly round-up of popular romance novelists. In a piece entitled...
...center. Yao isn't O'Neal's equal on the court, but he has surpassed Shaq in the estimation of blue-chip companies like Apple and Visa, which see Yao as the pitchman messiah who might finally open the wallets of China's 1.3 billion consumers. "Yao Ming is Tiger Woods," says Adam Silver, president of NBA Entertainment, the league's marketing, Internet, television and merchandising arm. "He's a much more sophisticated marketer than people give him credit...
...Chicago M.B.A. student (and a distant cousin by marriage), his official representative. Born in Shanghai, Zhang later moved to Wisconsin with his family. He envisions Yao at the lucrative nexus of American marketing dollars and Chinese consumers. "In five years," predicts Zhang, "he'll be way bigger than Tiger Woods. He'll be global...
...RECORD Berlin Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels made progress at peace talks in Germany, even as monitors caught Tigers smuggling arms into northern Sri Lanka. Cuvette West Congolese officials said 16 people died of the incurable disease Ebola. The victims apparently contracted the virus from eating infected gorillas. Moscow President Pervez Musharraf became the first Pakistani leader in 33 years to travel to the Russian capital, where he held talks with President Vladimir Putin. Bogota A bomb ripped through a social club in the Colombian capital, killing at least 30 people and raising fears that leftist rebels...
...Mexican waves, blasts of Kylie Minogue in between overs, even streakers - cricket has shown itself perfectly willing to embrace the vulgarities of modern sport. The cup is expected to attract 1.2 billion TV viewers, almost double the number that tuned in for the 1999 tournament. Australia has been the Tiger Woods of international cricket - if they're on form, and they almost always are, everyone else is roadkill. That would include Namibia, which, along with Canada, is the newest addition to the now 14-team tournament. Australia is led by its captain, Ricky Ponting, and Shane Warne...