1.   Briggs, if he ever becomes heavyweight champion, would be the third boxer from the Brownsville section of Brooklyn to assume the title.

2.   But Rizzo, assuming the title of minority leader, declined after a caucus of the ousted Republicans Monday.

3.   David Vranicar, who has been acting as chief information officer for the past year, will formally assume that title.

4.   Each assumes the title of group vice president.

5.   Ebbers will assume the title of chief executive, with the more active role in the day-to-day operation of the company.

6.   Finally he assumed the title of chief operating officer of the company.

7.   He also assumes the title of president of CanWest.

8.   He hired the staff and assumed the title of head teacher.

9.   He will also assume the titles of president and chief operating officer for two subsidiaries, Trimark Pictures and Trimark Television.

10.   He never published a book, assuming the title of lecturer instead of seeking tenure at Harvard.