Notebook

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daniel Levy, Ellin Martens, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe and Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

AUGUSTO PINOCHET Former dictator returns to Chile, avoiding prison term. Got an Old Dictators Home down there?

JOHN ROCKER Suspension cut short--but don't count on any Wheaties endorsements

PALM Handheld IPO soars 150%. TAP, TAP, TAP. "Memo to Gates: Windows CE stinks"

[& LOSERS]

DAVID GEFFEN New bio portrays him as ruthless media mogul. Bright side: in Tinseltown, that's a compliment

SUVs They looked so cool--until gas prices soared. Our generation's answer to Cadillac with fins

MARIA HSIA Gore ally found guilty. Get ready for an autumn of Buddhist temple ads