Notebook

By Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Christina Lewis, Victoria Rainert, Sylvia Wong Shih Chin, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

ZHANNA PINTUSEVICH-BLOCK Breaks Marion Jones' four-year streak; runs 100m faster than you can say her name

LEON KASS Will head new bioethics council after advising Bush on stem-cell compromise. Ideas for Israel?

BUSINESS TRAVELERS Airlines start dropping Sat.-night-stay rule. Now if they'd stop waking us for the meal...

[LOSERS]

MACY GRAY Grammy winner forgets words to national anthem; says NFL crowd of 25,000 freaked her. Oh, say

MICHAEL OVITZ Former H'wood titan sacks half his TV management co.'s staff. A power broker without power

VINCE MCMAHON World Wildlife Fund wins legal fight for WWF abbrev. Next: Pandas in grudge match?