Spain without Helguera and Puyol for England friendly David Beckham expects to lead England against his Real Madrid clubmates at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday, although he will not face two familiar faces on Spain #39;s lineup.


Feeley to start against Seahawks Davie, FL (Sports Network) - Jim Bates, who took over as head coach of the Miami Dolphins when Dave Wannstedt resigned six days ago, made his first major decision Monday when he announced that AJ Feeley will start at quarterback this Sunday at Seattle.


Feeley to Start Against Seahawks (Reuters) Reuters - Jim Bates, who took over as\head coach of the Miami Dolphins when Dave Wannstedt resigned\six days ago, made his first major decision Monday when he\announced that A.J. Feeley will start at quarterback this\Sunday at Seattle.


Vanguard Makes College More Affordable (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - The index-fund-pioneering firm Vanguard is making college more affordable -- by lowering the fees it charges on the 529 plan it runs. Most states offer 529 plans, and you can often participate in the plan of a state other than the one where you live or where your young one will attend college. Thus, the fact that the Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan is sponsored by the state of Nevada shouldn't make you click out of this article. Keep reading.


E*Trade Says Trading Jumped in October (Reuters) Reuters - Online broker E*Trade Financial Corp.\ said on Monday its retail customer stock trading for\October jumped 21 percent from the prior month, helped by less\uncertainty in financial markets.


PLO chief to meet all Palestinian groups PLO leader Mahmud Abbas is due to hold separate meetings with representatives from the Palestinian security services and 13 main factions, officials said.


After Arafat, hope - and a job for Europe BERLIN I never met Yasser Arafat, because I never wanted to meet him. Despite several invitations, I have always preferred to spend my time in places where people exchange ideas that go beyond ideology, where


US urged to negotiate with N. Korea, improve image in Asia <b>...</b> Time is running out for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue and the United States must negotiate directly with Pyongyang if it truly wants a solution, Asian experts warned on Monday.


Barnes   Noble Posts Lower Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Barnes   Noble Inc. , the top\U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to\higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles,\sending its stock down more than 2 percent.


Adobe Beefs Up Flagship Product Acrobat (AP) AP - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. has upgraded its flagship desktop publishing products, giving powerful new features to not only the authors of electronic documents but also their recipients.


Vizquel Signs with San Francisco (Reuters) Reuters - Free-agent shortstop Omar\Vizquel signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco\Giants on Sunday. Per team policy, financial terms were not\disclosed.


Radvision Gets Deal for Partner's 3G Video Trial (Reuters) Reuters - Israel's Radvision  \said on Monday its video services platform has been chosen by\mobile phone operator Partner Communications  as a\core part of its third-generation video services trial.


The Importance Of Being Private (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Google's 1.7 billion initial public offering in August gave entrepreneurs reason to rub the sleepy dust out of their eyes. All year the new-issues market had been slowly awakening. Through the end of October U.S. companies raised  #36;29 billion in initial stock sales, almost twice the total raised in all of 2003.


Moldovan Soccer Team Exec Goes Ballistic (AP) AP - The chairman of a Moldovan soccer team became so incensed when a penalty kick was awarded to the opponent that he drove his car onto the field and tried to run over the referee.


Sun unleashes Solaris 10 (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Sun on Monday will deliver its much anticipated Solaris 10, declaring the OS now free to download for commercial use, along with an aggressive services and support plan clearly devised to undercut Linux archrival Red Hat #8217;s pricing.


McAfee Enhances Spyware Protection (PC World) PC World - Antivirus company offers improved anti-spyware app to users for a fee.


Nigerian General Strike Suspended -Union (Reuters) Reuters - Nigerian unions on Monday suspended a\general strike due to start on Tuesday after the government\agreed to reduce domestic fuel prices, a union leader said.


Dell blades cut deeper to data centers (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Dell Computer re-energized its enterprise-class blade server strategy on Monday, rolling out a new architecture that supports up to 10 servers in a seven-unit chassis that can fit into a standard-size rack.


US influence in Asia at risk of dwindling: US experts (AFP) AFP - US influence in Asia is at risk of seriously diminishing if Washington fails to undertake a more coherent policy in the region that goes beyond its concerns with terrorism and nuclear proliferation, US experts on Asia said in a report.


Apple's Computer Sales Could Harmonize With iPod's Success (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Millions of people want Santa to bring them a portable music player this Christmas. And not just any brand, mind you. They're asking for Apple Computer's iPod.


Fingerprints, photographs begin at U.S. border crossings with Canada, Mexico (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (AP) - Bridges to Mexico in this traffic-choked city began testing a new immigration security program Monday that requires some U.S. visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed as they cross the border.


Melting Swiss Glaciers Threaten Alps - Scientist (Reuters) Reuters - Switzerland's glaciers are melting\faster than expected, shrinking by as much as one-fifth of\their size over the 1985-2000 period alone, scientists at\Zurich University said on Monday.


Titanic Finder Fears for Future of Great Wreck (Reuters) Reuters - Undersea tourists and souvenir\hunters are hastening the decay of the Titanic, says U.S.\explorer Bob Ballard who discovered the world's most famous\shipwreck nearly 20 years ago.


Australia Faces Weather Blitz from Warming-CSIRO (Reuters) Reuters - Australia could expect more frequent\droughts, heatwaves, rainstorms and strong winds because of\greenhouse gas-induced climate change, the country's main\science research body warned on Monday.


Schumer to Drop Governor's Race (AP) AP - Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday he has ruled out a run for New York governor in 2006 and instead will head the Democratic Party's effort to win seats in the Senate.


USDA Tests Will Confirm Soy Rust Spread-Source (Reuters) Reuters - Results on tests for soybean rust on\Monday were expected to confirm the fungus has spread to three\more Louisiana fields and one in Mississippi, an industry\official familiar with the investigation told Reuters.


Bush to Name Campaign Chief to Head GOP (AP) AP - President Bush on Monday tapped the chairman of his re-election campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party.


Author's Suicide Raises Question of History's Toll (Reuters) Reuters - For more than half a century,\historian Raul Hilberg has studied the Holocaust, arguably the\most savage episode in human history. He has tried to distance\his personal life from his work but says on occasion, he has\been overtaken by the pathos of his subject.


Boom Echoes Of f the Clinton Library (Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times - LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  #8212; More than 30,000 people are expected Thursday when former President Clinton opens his  #36;165-million presidential library, and civic leaders say the campus is already functioning as a catalyst for a renaissance here, helping to spur a building boom.


Probe: Saddam Made  #36;21B From U.N. Program (AP) AP - Saddam Hussein's regime made more than  #36;21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. oil-for-food program  #151; more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.


Greenpeace Hails Bayer India GM Pullout (Reuters) Reuters - Environment pressure group Greenpeace\said on Monday it welcomed news that leading crop technology\company Bayer had pulled out of genetic modification trials in\India to focus on conventional plant breeding.


Court Throws Out Texas Death Sentence (AP) AP - The Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death sentence of a convicted Texas killer because jurors in his trial did not consider his learning disability and other evidence.


U.S. Exhorts Nations to Protect Sharks (AP) AP - The United States on Monday proposed broad international measures to curb the slaughter of sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and encourage the study and preservation of threatened shark populations throughout the world.


Balkan states ready to increase participation in NATO operations (AFP) AFP - Albania, Croatia and Macedonia said they were ready to increase their participation in NATO operations and pledged to further develop cooperation in their bid to join the alliance.


NASA Jet Will Try to Go 7,000 MPH (AP) AP - In March, NASA launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.


U.S. Pump Project May Be Linked to Quake (AP) AP - A federal facility that pumps salty water 14,000 feet into the Earth's crust probably is associated with a magnitude 3.9 earthquake that struck the Utah-Colorado border this month, an official said.


Nintendo reacts to DS demand as orders, share price rise Company ramps up to increase production as demand for new handheld exceeds expectations.


Infosys  amp; Wipro are incredible, says Microsoft BANGALORE:Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said he was excited about the work going on in India on the technology front.  quot;I think Indian IT majors like Wipro and Infosys are doing an incredible job.


Mexico #39;s Cemex plans to sell two plants MONTERREY, Mexico -- Mexican cement company Cemex SA said Monday it has signed a letter of intent to sell two UScement plants to Brazil #39;s Grupo Votorantim for \$400 million.


Asbestos fund included in WR Grace plan The reorganization plan filed by WR Grace  amp; Co. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case includes a proposal to establish a trust to handle a variety of asbestos claims against the chemical manufacturer.


Tiny chips to keep track of drug bottles WASHINGTON - Viagra, the blockbuster impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced on Monday.


Hungarian Lawmakers Reject Iraq Extension (AP) AP - The Hungarian parliament on Monday rejected a government proposal to extend the stay of 300 non-combat troops in Iraq by three months until March 31, 2005.


Dell and Microsoft to Launch Server Management Tools Microsoft and Dell are looking to merge their Systems Management Server and OpenManage suites to create a powerful, easy and cost-effective server management solution.


Britain #39;s Idea to Rock Out The first vending machines to sell music downloads will be introduced in London next month as Britons continue to turn their backs on traditional methods of buying singles.


Yahoo Mail Adds Authentication, Storage Yahoo on Monday implemented its own sender authentication scheme, dubbed DomainKeys, for its free Web-based mail service. DomainKeys is one of several authentication technologies that hope


EMC, Sun tout compliance wares EMC Corp. claims it has hit over 1,000 users and shipped more than 30 petabytes (30,000 TB) of storage capacity since the introduction of its Centera product in April 2002.


BT To Offer BlackBerry in Europe BT has entered an agreement with Research In Motion to offer co-branded BlackBerry 7230 and 7730 handhelds to its corporate customer base.


London submits 2012 Olympic bid London sent off its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today, calling it a  quot;winning formula quot; towards snaring the world #39;s biggest sporting event.


Beckham rules out early retirement MADRID, Spain -- England captain David Beckham has denied reports he plans to quit international soccer after the 2006 World Cup and says he wants to claim a century of caps.


Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Eagles don #39;t have much experience coming back after a bad loss under coach Andy Reid. Their only noteworthy losses seem to come in the NFC Championship Game.


Worsley reclaims England starting place Joe Worsley, the Wasps forward, will return to the England team for Saturday #39;s clash against Tri-Nations champions South Africa at Twickenham.


Saab, Volvo Rated Best at Preventing Whiplash In order to prevent neck injury during a rear-end collision, a vehicles seat and head restaint have to work in tandem to keep the neck from being whipped forward.


UN agency gives Iran a reprieve Iran today received the qualified backing of the UN #39;s nuclear watchdog just 10 days short of a deadline to address US and European concerns over its programmes.


IOC Receives Bid Books From All Five 2012 Bid Cities The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that it has received the bid books from all five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.


SEC Charges Hollinger's Black with Fraud  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators filed fraud charges  on Monday against former Hollinger International Inc. HLR.N  Chairman Conrad Black and his deputy, David Radler, moving to  bar the two from serving as officers of a public company.


Swiss Glaciers on the Slippery Slope Switzerlands glaciers are melting faster than previously thought, losing almost a fifth of their total area between 1985 and 2000, experts said today.


FDA to Pfizer: Pull Wild Thing Viagra Ad  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two television advertisements for  Pfizer Inc.'s PFE.N impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn  for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting  key  information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter  to the company released on Monday.


Stocks Rise Slightly; AIG, Wal-Mart Up  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Monday as gains in insurance company American International  Group Inc. AIG.N and retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N  outweighed losses in energy stocks due to lower oil prices.


USC, Oklahoma Still 1-2, Auburn Third in BCS  PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Auburn is still No. 3 but closing in on  the coveted second slot.


Strong Quake Injures Six in Colombia

 BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Six people were hurt and twohospitals evacuated after a strong earthquake shook a largepart of western Colombia on Monday, the government said.


Red Bull Boss Purnell Says Drivers Can Wait  LONDON (Reuters) - Red Bull will not be rushed into any  decision about drivers after buying the Jaguar Formula One team  Monday, says team boss Tony Purnell.


American Express Suing Card Companies Over Antitrust Violations American Express Co., the travel and financial services giant, on Monday sued Visa and MasterCard along with eight banks for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through U.S. banks.


Nigerian Union Suspends Looming Strike (AP) AP - Nigeria's main labor union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming nationwide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world's No. 7 exporter.


Nintendo reacts to DS demand as orders rise Company ramps up to increase production as demand for new handheld exceeds expectations.


Lowe's Profit Up 15 Pct., Tops Estimates (Reuters) Reuters - Lowe's Cos. , the No. 2 home\improvement retailer, on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in\third-quarter profit, topping estimates, aided by its expansion\into large U.S. markets.


The Security-Industrial Complex (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Security is a very big and growing tech business. Cumulative private and public sector security spending in the U.S. is forecast to exceed  #36;1 trillion over the coming decade. The punditocracy has analogized this post-Sept. 11 trend to Cold War-era military spending; homeland security will be a short-term economic stimulus but, ultimately, like military spending, a drag on the nation's domestic production.


Blair Urges End to Trans-Atlantic Rift  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair will urge Europe  and the United States on Monday to bury the hatchet over Iraq  and focus their energies on global challenges such as lasting  peace between Israelis and Palestinians.


Cuban Dance Troupe Seeks Asylum in U.S.  HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban troupe of 44 dancers, singers  and musicians appearing in Las Vegas will seek asylum in the  United States, the show's creator said on Monday, in one of the  largest mass defections by Cubans performing abroad.


Nigerian Union Withdraws Strike Threat  LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian unions on Monday suspended a  general strike due to start on Tuesday after the government  agreed to reduce domestic fuel prices, union leaders said.


Ivory Coast Rebels Sound Warning as Embargo Looms  BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivory Coast rebels vowed on  Monday to repel army attacks robustly as African leaders sought  to resurrect a peace process in the world's top cocoa grower  and the United Nations mulled an arms embargo.


God has graciously granted America a reprieve from the agenda of paganism Bob Jones III, the current president of Bob Jones University (famous for it's only recently ended ban on interracial dating), wrote a short congratulatory letter to recently re-elected President Bush in which he extolls the president to stay the Christian course.    Below is the text of that letter:


Oil-for-Food Investigation: Saddam's Regime Made More Than \$21B Saddam Hussein's regime made more than \$21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. oil-for-food program  --  more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.


Paige Defined by No Child Left Behind Act (AP) AP - Rod Paige's tenure as Education secretary was defined by his defense of one law, No Child Left Behind Act, the biggest change in federal education policy in decades.


Thousands Remain Without Power in Eastern Canada (Reuters) Reuters - Hundreds of thousands of people in\Eastern Canada could be without electricity until the end of\the week, officials said on Monday, after an early winter\blizzard downed power lines and crumpled transmission towers.


Dell looking 'more seriously than ever' at AMD CEO Kevin Rollins hints that computer maker's usage of Advanced Micro Devices' processors is now more a question of when, not if.


US moves to corner Falluja rebels Falluja sees more intense fighting as US forces step up their assault to defeat insurgents in the city.


Firms tighten up business security Check Point and McAfee unveil products designed to help companies protect their networks.


FDA Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative.


NCAA Wins Right to Limit Tournaments (AP) AP - Sports promoters failed to overturn an NCAA rule limiting tournament appearances involving Division I basketball teams when an appeals court rejected their antitrust suit Monday.


Infosys, Wipro in pact with Microsoft Bangalore, Nov 15 (UNI) Indian IT majors Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd today announced separate agreements with Microsoft Corp, the world #39;s largest software maker, to deliver applications and solutions to their global customers based on Microsoft


Chenault: American Express Charges After Visa, MasterCard <b>...</b> Will that be cash or charge? That #39;s the question American Express (nyse: AXP - news - people ) will be asking Visa and MasterCard as it prepares to file a suit against the two largest card associations in


Lowe #39;s Sees 15.5 Percent Q3 Earnings Spike No. 2 US home improvement company Lowe #39;s earned \$522 million in the three months ended October 29th, surpassing Wall Street expectations.


Boston Scientific to Offer Senior Notes Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday said it is launching a public offering of two series of its senior notes to repay commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes.


UPDATE 3-GE to buy SPX fire detection unit for \$1.4 bln General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy a fire detection systems business from SPX Corp.


UPDATE 2-Cemex to sell 2 US cement plants for \$400 million Mexico #39;s Cemex plans to sell two cement plants in the United States to Brazil #39;s Votorantim Cimentos for \$400 million to ease its debt burden as it makes a major acquisition in Britain.


UK firms losing out in Europe, says Brown The chancellor, Gordon Brown, today urged the European commission to clamp down on EU states that bend the rules on the allocation of government contracts.


UPDATE 2-US pension agency #39;s deficit swells to \$23.3 bln The deficit at the federal agency that rescues failed US corporate pensions more than doubled to \$23.3 billion in fiscal year 2004, officials said on Monday, with analysts largely blaming bankrupt airlines.


FDA Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration


Sun Trying Something New ... Like Giving Away An Operating System Sun Microsystems is trying a new marketing strategy ... giving away its new Solaris 10 operating system for free!  quot;Hewlett Packard sells a printer at a low price and makes a lot of money on printer cartridges.


Australian-Scottish Stem Cell Sciences Offers Researchers Free <b>...</b> Stem Cell Sciences, an Australian biotechnology company which recently moved its headquarters to Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering scientists worldwide, unconditional access to a new embryonic stem-cell line.


Dell, Microsoft Partner Up The companies are integrating Dell OpenManage 4 systems management software with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to unify the tools needed to update system software, operating systems (OS) and applications to one interface that customers


Europe #39;s first moon mission nears orbit A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe #39;s first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space, the European Space Agency said Monday.


Sun Moves Up With NAS, Down With SAN Besides unleashing Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems on Monday plans to turn the spotlight on new storage hardware and software offerings as part of its quarterly product launch.


Rollins signals Dell deal with AMD Dell chief executive Kevin Rollins on Monday gave the most direct indication yet that a deal with AMD may be on the way, dropping a strong hint that the news was a question of when, not if.


Microsoft Says SP2 Problems Can Be Remedied  quot;Everyone I #39;ve talked to about SP2 says,  #39;Don #39;t do it, #39; quot; said Phil Beal, an atypically conscientious computer user who said he downloads Microsoft #39;s minor fixes every Friday night.


EUs turn to respond to Irans goodwill TEHRAN (MNA) -- Hassan Rowhani, the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and top nuclear negotiator, said on Monday that all Irans nuclear red lines and principles were specified in the recent Paris agreement.


France ends evacuation flights from Ivory Coast as anti-foreigner <b>...</b> France on Monday ended one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa -- an airlift that flew more than 5,000 Westerners and others from violence pitting France against its former West African colony.


Putin to hold summit with Bush at APEC forum Moscow, Nov 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit level talks with his US counterpart George W Bush, on the sidelines of the summit of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in Santiago, Chile, from


Government recognises UDA ceasefire The Northern Ireland secretary, Paul Murphy, today explained to MPs that he had agreed to recognise a ceasefire by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) but warned that the group must live up to its commitment.


President Roh Visits Argentina President Roh, who is officially visiting Argentina, stressed on November 14, The competition between the political systems on the Korean Peninsula is over.


Harmony Grabs Hold of Gold Fields HARMONY is set to become the world #39;s biggest gold producing mining company in just four months. This week Harmony moved closer to successfully concluding its hostile bid for rival Gold Fields.


NASCAR Shortens Weekend for Race Teams (AP) AP - NASCAR will use a shortened weekend schedule for the Nextel Cup series at most of its events next season in an effort to save money for teams.


Firefox Leaves No Reason to Endure Internet Explorer (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Internet Explorer, you're fired.


Putin confirms Russia ready for new peace talks with Japan (AFP) AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to revive peace talks with Japan that would end their technical state of war dating back to World War II.


Symbol upgrades its wireless LAN switch (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Symbol Technologies will take an important step in the evolution of the enterprise wireless LAN on Monday with the introduction of its WS 2000 Wireless Switch.


Australian train derailment injures 79 (AFP) AFP - At least 79 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a high-speed train carrying more than 160 passengers and crew derailed in eastern Australia, police said.


Australia May Say Goodbye to Cowboy Hats (AP) AP - The sweat-stained felt hats worn by Australian cowboys, as much a part of the Outback as kangaroos and sun-baked soil, may be heading for the history books. They fail modern industrial safety standards.


What About Isle of Capri? Does the gaming company have anything that anybody else would actually want?


Columnists: The Worst Case Scenario The fine print in an insurance policy becomes an issue when a bizarre chain of IT disasters leaves a company without a single copy of the source code to its flagship product.\


SEC files civil charges against Black, Radler Civil fraud charges were filed Monday against media baron Conrad Black and lieutenant David Radler for allegedly treating Hollinger International Inc.


Stelco #39;s dance card getting crowded With its doorstep getting crowded with hopeful suitors, restructuring steel giant Stelco Inc. is keeping its options open despite the appeal of a \$900-million financing package from Germany #39;s Deutsche Bank.


Before the Bell: Intel Falls Shares of Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 1.35 percent before the bell on Monday following a ratings downgrade by First Albany.


NASA Set To Break Aircraft Speed Record For Second Time This Year If all goes as scheduled Monday afternoon, NASA will set another flight-speed record with its X-43A hypersonic, scramjet research aircraft.


A New Solaris Dawns for Sun In a push to regain some of its lost luster, Sun Microsystems (SUNW:Nasdaq - news - research) will take the wraps off Solaris 10, an updated version of its operating system, at an event in San Jose, Calif.


Dell Gets Back Into Blades Dell officially re-entered the blade-server market Monday with a long-rumored product the company says helps address costs and thermal issues needed to further propel the growth of blades.


Bonds named NL MVP CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Barry Bonds continued his assault on Major League Baseball #39;s record book Monday, winning his fourth consecutive National League most valuable player award and seventh overall.


Number of foreign evacuations from Ivory Coast top 5,000: French <b>...</b> ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - With final calls for boarding, France on Monday was shutting down one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa, an airlift that flew 5,000-plus westerners and others from violence pitting France against its former


Wounded US soldiers treated in Germany More than 400 wounded US soldiers have been taken to a US military hospital in Germany for treatmentsince last Monday, the hospital said on Monday.


American Express suing card companies over sale of cards by US <b>...</b> American Express Co. said Monday it was suing rivals Visa and MasterCard for blocking the sale of its credit cards through US banks.


Radio tagging drug bottles to combat counterfeiting, USA Medicine bottles in the USA are going to have miniscule radio antennas (mini masts) as manufacturers try to combat growing counterfeiting of drugs.


Update 1: Nigerian Union Suspends Looming Strike Nigeria #39;s main labor union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming nationwide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world #39;s No.


Arafat Laid Base for Palestine #39;s Sovereignty THE death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has been seen in parts of the West, especially the United States and Britain, as an opening to peace in the Middle East.


Dell Introduces New Blade Servers Dell has introduced a new line of blade servers, the PowerEdge 1855 series, equipped with dual Xeon processors. The computer maker says its blades take up less space, cost less and are more economical to operate than traditional servers.


Fed Says Banks Ease Loan Standards  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major American banks and foreign  banks with U.S. branches made it easier for companies to obtain  loans in recent months, a Federal Reserve survey of bank  officers released on Monday showed.


Blue-Chip Stocks Dip, AIG Rises  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips declined slightly  early Monday afternoon, with gains in insurance company  American International Group Inc. AIG.N  and Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N offsetting a drop in energy stocks, which fell  along with crude oil prices.


AMD hatches new naming plan for chip generations K5, K6, K8 and then Pacifica? Advanced Micro Devices is working on simultaneous projects, so it has sunk its K names.


Hacker hire costs SecurePoint an ally SecurePoint's decision to hire the alleged author of the Sasser worm has upset a software partner.


Acer revs new Ferrari notebook The device is part of the Taiwanese computer maker's ongoing attempt to re-establish itself in the U.S. market.


Aid Groups Worry About Fallujah Citizens (AP) AP - The Red Cross and other international aid organizations have not been able to enter the conflict zone in Fallujah in more than a week of fighting, the agency said Monday, as concern spread about the civilians trapped inside the embattled Iraqi city.


No. 1 USC 29, UCLA 24 UCLA held Heisman Trophy contender Matt Leinart in check, but Reggie Bush had two long touchdown runs, Ryan Killeen kicked five field goals and No.


Abraham Leaves Without Passing Energy Plan (AP) AP - By the time he soon leaves, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will have led his department longer than any of his predecessors. His greatest disappointment, though, is his failure to deliver on the Bush administration's high priority of getting Congress to enact a broad energy agenda.


Zarqawi 'urges Iraq insurgency' A message purportedly from rebel leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi urges resistance to US forces in Iraq.


Florida Welcomes Urban Meyer When available, the raw script from this video story is presented below. Please note that these scripts come directly from our TV newsroom system and are not edited for web reading.


Manning Replaces Warner As Giants QB (AP) AP - Eli Manning has replaced Kurt Warner as the New York Giants' starting quarterback.


NBA Nets' Mercer undergoes knee surgery (AFP) AFP - New Jersey nets guard Ron Mercer underwent surgery on his left knee, a procedure that is expected to sideline him for the next eight weeks of the National Basketball Association season.


Little Man Robinson Plays Big for Huskies (AP) AP - The smallest man on the court always seems to make the biggest plays for the Washington Huskies.


FLYi Soars After Amending Airbus Deal Shares of FLYi Inc. soared in Monday trading after the parent of low-cost Independence Air said it reworked an agreement with Airbus SAS to delay delivery of several aircraft in an effort to preserve its cash liquidity.


CORRECTED: Gmail Users Soon Able to Check E-Mail Via Outlook  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc.  said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of  its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook  or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.


WADA Wants More Funds to Fight Drug Cheats  LONDON (Reuters) - The man leading the fight against drug  cheats in sport said on Monday he wanted a further \$1.5 million  in funding to help stamp out substance abuse.


F.D.A. Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative.


Grand Central spiffs up integration service Company beefs up online service for shipping business information between firms over the Net.


Dell's server safari CEO still eyeing AMD. Also: Server maker unsheathes new blades and a software pact with Microsoft.\


Black: SEC In Suit Vs. Hollinger International Ex-CEO Blackguard: Merriam-Webster defines this archaic noun as  quot;scoundrel. quot; Now the US Securities and Exchange Commission might be placing just such a label on Hollinger International #39;s (nyse: HLR - news - people ) former chief executive, Conrad Black, and his


Browsers: Choice Is Yours The browser market lives, and IT executives should be open-minded about using Firefox and other alternatives. The browser market lives.


Sun stares down Red Hat with Solaris 10 That appears to be the flag Sun Microsystems will be waving today as it officially unveils Solaris 10 (even though the OS won #39;t actually ship until January).


Stem cell freebie A MELBOURNE biotech company will release an embryonic stem cell line free to researchers worldwide  quot;for the good of mankind quot;.


Adobe Upgrades Flagship Products Adobe Reader simply allowed viewing capabilities in past versions. But the upcoming release lets users make comments or editing changes.


BT to sell BlackBerrys in Europe BT on Monday struck a deal with Research In Motion to market RIM #39;s BlackBerry mobile e-mail and personal information management system in Europe.


AMD hatches new naming plan for chip generations com November 15, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyre also investing in storage.


Bonds is MVP: Pujols 2nd again Despite leading the Cardinals to the best regular-season record in baseball (105-57), Pujols and Rolen finished far behind Bonds, whose team didn #39;t make the playoffs.


Big Week for Cities Vying for 2012 Games Five cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinize their plans for holding the world #39;s greatest sporting extravaganza.


France says Arafat medical file can be released to family (AFP) AFP - The medical files of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can be released upon demand to eligible parties, such as his family, a French defence ministry spokesman told AFP.


Late rally keeps Sonics #39; win streak alive Having allowed 71 points at halftime, down 16 headed into the fourth quarter and with their five-game winning streak hanging in the balance, the Seattle Sonics somehow summoned the strength for an improbable comeback in the final frame.


Liquid Machines pours out new DRM software (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Liquid Machines today announced the release of Email Control Version 6.0, an e-mail policy and security messaging software package designed for enterprise networks.


Gmail Users Soon Able to Check E-Mail Via Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc.\said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of\its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook\or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.


PeopleSoft Shareholders May Sue Again (AP) AP - Shareholders of PeopleSoft Inc. are discussing the possibility of a new lawsuit over the company's resistance to takeover overtures from Oracle Corp., a shareholder lawyer said Monday.


Peru Seizes Cocaine Haul Hidden in Giant Squid (Reuters) Reuters - Peruvian police said on Monday they\seized nearly 1,540 pounds (700 kg) of cocaine hidden in frozen\giant squid bound for Mexico and the United States.


Reactions to Powell's Resignation (AP) AP - Reactions on Monday to the announcement that Secretary of State Colin Powell is resigning:


Photos: Acer's Ferrari notebook Acer's Ferrari red model 3400 features an AMD Athlon 64 processor and starts at \$2,299.


PC chip vendors set sights on DVRs Digital video recorders (DVRs) and set-top boxes are shaping up as one of the early proving grounds for traditional PC chip companies tentatively wading into the consumer electronics market.


Smithfield Foods expects earnings of 50 to 52 cents per share SMITHFIELD, Va. Smithfield Foods Incorporated today forecast significantly higher earnings in the second quarter because of a 30 percent increase in live hog prices and improved pork processing margins in October.


Yahoo Rolls Out E-Mail Authentication, Added Storage Yahoo on Monday implemented its own sender authentication scheme, dubbed DomainKeys, for its free Web-based mail service. DomainKeys is one of several authentication technologies that hope to put a stop to


ICANN Commences DNT Policy Global internet watchdog, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), at the weekend announced the commencement of its new inter-registrar domain name transfer (DNT) policy, just as it has settled over 10,000 domain name disputes


Pujols, Rolen, Edmonds line up behind Bonds, Beltre So Barry Bonds wears a big red  #39;S #39; on his chest. That #39;s no knock on the mortals who populate the rest of the National League.


NCAA Wins Right to Limit Tournaments New Mexico #39;s Mark Walters (5) is almost tripped up by Duquesne #39;s Kieron Achara as Walters heads upcourt in the second half of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Classic in Albuquerque, NM, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004.


NASCAR changes some weekend schedules for 2005 NASCAR will use a shortened weekend schedule for the Nextel Cup series at most of its events next season in an effort to save money for teams.


As smoke clears, next battles are political The siege of Fallujah began with an expectation of weeks, if not months, of heavy fighting and worries about how that would influence


Palestinians request French medical report on Arafat #39;s death Palestinian leaders said Monday they had asked for a full report on Yasser Arafat #39;s death in a Paris hospital last week, challenging French laws under which his widow has maintained a veil of secrecy.


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Lowe's Forecast Hammers Stock  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  LOW.N on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in third-quarter  profit, aided by its expansion to New York and other big U.S.  markets, but its stock slumped on a disappointing outlook.


Investment Group Raises Bid for Shipper  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm Fortress Investment Group  on Monday raised its offer for Stelmar Shipping Ltd. SJH.N by  about 4 percent to \$703 million, but Stelmar's founder said he  still intends to vote against the deal.


Thousands Powerless in Eastern Canada  TORONTO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people in Eastern  Canada could be without electricity until the end of the week,  officials said on Monday, after an early winter blizzard downed  power lines and crumpled transmission towers.


UN Partly Clears Iran on Nuclear Issue  VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday that,  as far as it knew, Iran had not diverted any nuclear materials  to a weapons program -- a verdict diplomats said undermined the  U.S. case for U.N. sanctions on Tehran.


Barnes   Noble Gives Up GameStop The nation's largest bookseller reports a fall in earnings and completes a spinoff.


Bears LB Urlacher Out With Calf Injury (AP) AP - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher will miss four to six weeks with a lower left leg injury sustained in Sunday's 19-17 win over the Tennessee Titans.


American Express Suing Card Companies Over Antitrust Violations Travel and financial services giant American Express Co. on Monday sued Visa and MasterCard as well as eight banks for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through U.S. banks.


Democrats, Greens Aim to Overturn Bush Forest Plan (Reuters) Reuters - Democrats and environmental groups\on Monday expressed hope that changes in the Bush\administration Cabinet could moderate a White House plan to\open some 60 million acres of federal forests to logging.


Oil Ends Lower as Ample Winter Fuel Seen  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped to 2-month lows on  Monday, with U.S. crude falling near \$45 a barrel before paring  losses in late trade, as growing fuel stocks in the United  States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.


Dow, Nasdaq Rise as Crude Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow average ended  slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also  gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from  energy names attractive.


Dow Jones to Buy MarketWatch for \$463 Mln  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Jones   Co. DJ.N, publisher of  The Wall Street Journal, has agreed to buy online financial  news provider MarketWatch Inc. MKTW.O for about \$463 million  in a bid to boost its revenue from the fast-growing Internet  advertising market.


Dollar Gains as Oil Price Drops  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was mostly firmer on Monday  as a drop in oil prices gave added impetus to dealers paring  positions after the dollar's recent brush with historic lows.


Europe #39;s Best Defense: France When you hear the phrases  quot;strong military quot; or  quot;military-industrial complex, quot; one country comes right to mind.


Deutsche Bank to Sell Scudder Business to Legg Mason NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Deutsche Bank AG of Germany plans to sell its New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chicago offices of Scudder Private Investment Counsel to Legg Mason Inc.


Oil Dives Below \$46 to 8-Week Low Oil prices tumbled again on Monday, sliding to an 8-week low under \$46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.


HP-Sun war moves to new battlefield Hewlett-Packard has taken its competition with Sun Microsystems to a new domain: Web logs. Missing Links


NASA tries to set air speed record NASA on Monday will attempt to set an air speed record when it launches its pilot-less X-43A  quot;scramjet. quot;. Paul Allen was first.


Auto seat-headrest assemblies rated Swedish automakers build some of the safest seat-headrest assemblies in the world, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Monday.


Yahoo! Doesn #39;t Get It If you can #39;t beat  #39;em, join  #39;em, or so they say. Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) plans to double the storage capacity that comes with its free email product, though one might wonder why it didn #39;t just go ahead, pull


Gov #39;t initiative lets drug companies track meds with embedded <b>...</b> (National-NBC) Nov. 15, 2004 - A new government initiative will put radio antennas on the labels of some of the most counterfeited drugs in the world.


Sun Makes Blockbuster Solaris 10 Free of Charge for Commercial Use SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its Network Computing  #39;04Q4 (NC04Q4) launch today, Sun Microsystems, Inc.


Dell Takes Aim at Blade Server Market In a long awaited move, Dell has finally re-entered the blade server market with the release of the Dell PowerEdge 1855 server system.


Adobe #39;s Acrobat Flips For Collaboration In its quest for the paperless office, Adobe Systems is gearing up for sweeping changes to its Acrobat and Reader platforms. The San Jose, Calif.


Australian company to release stem cell line for free An Australian biotech company announced Monday that it is to release the embryonic stem cell line it has developed to world researchers for free.


Ion propulsion rocket gets to the Moon A European Space Agency rocket entered moon orbit Monday in a unique mission using a pioneering power plant. The s-called SMART-1 spacecraft blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, Sept.


MSN Desktop Search Images Surface Screen shots of an early version of MSN #39;s desktop search application began circulating on the Web on Monday, indicating that Microsoft Corp.


DomainKeys reach out to more users SPAM has been one of the major turn offs for most web users. Checking emails have become a hassle when you cannot be sure the mail you received is from the actual sender!


Acer revs new Ferrari notebook The Ferrari 3400 uses Advanced Micro Devices #39; Athlon 64 processor 3000, as well as AMD #39;s technology for extended system battery life, Acer said.


Cisco, Symbol Keep Wireless Data Safe eWeek: Security partnerships and technology advances are making it increasingly safer to keep corporate data up in the air. To better fight the threat of wireless network subterfuge, Cisco Systems Inc.


Boeing Wields a New Laser According to a Pentagon announcement issued Friday, last week Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully completed a test of one of the coolest weapons ever designed (not their exact words).


Beckham back in England squad London, England (Sports Network) - Captain David Beckham will make his return to the English national team Wednesday when they travel to Madrid for a friendly.


R  amp; R WIN IT FOR DEVILS GOALS from Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy gave Manchester United the win at Newcastle. Alan Shearer briefly levelled matters for the Magpies but United managed to scrape through.


Londons chances improve LONDON, Nov. 15. - Britains middle distance great Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 bid committee, insisted that the English capital has closed ground on leading rivals Paris and Madrid in its bid to host the Olympic Games.


Vikings #39; Moss Doubtful for Sunday #39;s Game Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss stands on the sidelines with coach Mike Tice, right, in the second quarter of their game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in Green Bay, Wis.


Eli gets the ball Giants coach Tom Coughlin has benched two-time MVP quarterback Kurt Warner and replaced him with Manning. The Giants pulled off a blockbuster trade with San Diego last April to get Manning, the first overall pick in the 2004 draft.


Wake Forest opens season with high expectations, hosts George <b>...</b> Wake Forest has not generated this much buzz since Tim Duncan was still in school. Despite a No. 2 ranking _ its highest ever in the preseason poll _ the Demon Deacons know they still have a lot to prove as


Ganguly to appeal Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly will fight his two-match ban by the International Cricket Council over slow over rates. Ganguly was handed a two-match suspension after his side #39;s slow bowling rate in a day-night


Bears could lose Urlacher for up to a month Just when things were getting better for the Bears, they took another major hit to their biggest star. All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher told FOXSports.


Tel Aviv to take a second look? JERUSALEM, Nov. 15. - Israel on Monday offered its first indication that it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafats death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal


Unions suspend strike threat targeting oil in world #39;s No. 7 <b>...</b> Nigeria #39;s main labor union on Monday lifted its threat of a nationwide strike that would have shut down the oil industry in the world #39;s No.


UN urged to curb Darfur violence Warring parties in Sudan  #39;s Darfur region have come in for severe criticism by a respected human rights organisation. In a report released on Monday, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said security in


GEO WASHINGTON WAKE FOREST WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- With its highest preseason ranking in school history, No. 2 Wake Forest opens up a highly-anticipated campaign with a Preseason NIT first-round matchup at home vs.


SuperSonics Stay Atop Northwest Division (AP) AP - Nate McMillan looks at the standings of the new Northwest Division and sees something a little odd  #151; the SuperSonics are in first place.


Former Microsoft exec joins open-source project One of the guys behind Microsoft's "Halloween memo" regarding Linux is now working on open-source media software.


Alienware tames prices for home PC users With its lowest-priced home PC to date, company shows desire to move beyond pricier game machines.


Philly has big plans for Wi-Fi In September, the city of Philadelphia announced its plans to invest in a new wireless mesh network based on the current Wi-Fi 802.11b standard. By deploying Wi-Fi antennae on streetlights and other traffic control devices, city officials hope they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot, according to a press release on the city's website.


Blogger goes multilingual The Blogger Web-logging service broke away from its English-only status on Monday, becoming available in 9 other languages in what Google Inc. is calling the first phase of the service's internationalization.


Intel reaches Pentium 4 speed limit at 3.8GHz As expected, Intel Corp. introduced a 3.8GHz Pentium 4 processor Monday in what could represent the end of an era for the chip maker.


UTStarCom to put cell networks on IP Network infrastructure maker UTStarCom Inc. says it has figured out a way to keep local cell phone calls local -- even over enterprise LANs.


Harmony Issues Charge Against Gold Fields (AP) AP - Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. said Monday that Gold Fields Ltd. had attempted to hire one of its senior employees to leak information about Harmony's hostile takeover bid.


The Global Startup (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - In late September 110 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from 17 cities flew in for Jerusalem Venture Partners' annual meeting, at the Cafe Gray overlooking Manhattan's Central Park. Businesspeople from Amsterdam, Milan and Singapore sat across from folks from Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Zurich as they sipped coffee and listened to a lecture about the perils and opportunities of China's tech markets. Between presentations JVP founder Erel Margalit darted from table to table shaking hands, bowing and kissing cheeks, interrupting conversations held in Chinese, Hebrew and heavily accented English.


Gluecode releases open-source Java dev platform Infrastructure software developer Gluecode Software Inc. plans to release Monday a new Java application development platform that ties together a number of open-source components into one integrated system.


IRS seeks people to claim refunds WASHINGTON -- The IRS has more than \$73 million in tax refunds for thousands of taxpayers whose checks were returned to the tax agency as undeliverable.


Putnam Investments to eliminate 100 jobs BOSTON -- Putnam Investments said Monday it will cut about 100 jobs, an announcement that came a week after parent company Marsh  amp; McLennan Cos.


Sun giving away Solaris operating system California-based Sun Microsystems Inc. released its Unix-based operating system Solaris 10 for free Monday, Web Host Industry Review Magazine reports.


Yahoo! Nipping at Google #39;s Heels on Email As part of its ongoing battle with Google (GOOG:Nasdaq - news - research) for the loyalty of Internet users, Yahoo! said it had implemented new antispam technology for its Web-based email service.


FDA Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS (news - web sites) drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food


McAfee Battles Spyware With Enterprise Add-On McAfee announces an add-on to its enterprise anti-virus software that boosts spyware protection for businesses. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News.


Acer Announces Ferrari 3400 November 15, 2004 - Acer America today has announced its newest notebook in its Ferrari line of notebooks, the Ferrari 3400. Featuring a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000, the notebook combines the market strength of three major brands, Acer, AMD and Ferrari.


Urlacher sidelined with leg injury Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks because of a lower left leg injury.


Giants #39; Bonds Wins Record Seventh NL Most Valuable Player Award San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds, who became the third player in Major League Baseball history to hit 700 career home runs, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award


Wrong or wronged? KOLKATA: The two-Test ban slapped on Sourav Ganguly by ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd for his slow over-rate has evoked wide-ranging response from former players in the country.


Mutilated Western Woman #39;s Body Found in Fallujah American marines found the mutilated body of a Western woman as they searched for militants still holding out in Fallujah, the former Sunni insurgent stronghold.


US Catholics seek new head bishop US Roman Catholic bishops are meeting to elect their new president, who they hope will restore the church's reputation after a string of child abuse scandals.


Bears' Urlacher Sidelined with Leg Injury  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl  linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to be sidelined  four-to-six weeks because of a lower left leg injury.


Stocks Mixed on Weak Job Growth Report Stocks are mixed as blue chips struggle following a report of weaker-than-expected job growth but the Nasdaq is rising on a solid revenue forecast from chip maker Intel.


Canada Football Star Misses Kick, Receives Manure  WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Police in Regina,  Saskatchewan, said on Monday they are searching for fans who  hurled eggs and dumped manure at the home of a Canadian  Football League player who missed a critical kick in a  semifinal game on Sunday.


Former Boeing CFO Pleads Guilty  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Former Boeing Co. BA.N Chief  Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one  felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force  official for a top job at the company.


GE to Buy SPX Fire Detection Unit  NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co. GE.N on Monday  said it would buy a fire detection systems business from SPX  Corp. SPW.N for nearly \$1.4 billion in cash in a move to  bolster its building and security systems unit.


Dow Jones To Pay \$519 Million for MarketWatch Dow Jones won out over a list of competing media bidders to gain control of MarketWatch with its \$18-a-share offer. If the buy is approved by shareholders, Dow Jones will gain a valuable foothold in the fast


Conrad Black #39;s troubles Conrad Black has had one of Canada #39;s most colourful business careers. But his fortunes have taken a tumble in the last 18 months.


FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull Viagra Ads The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Pfizer (PFE:NYSE - news - research) to pull two television ads promoting the impotence treatment Viagra because the agency said the ads don #39;t provide information about the drug #39;s potential side effects.


Investors take time to digest The US market was more subdued after finishing last week on a high amid cooling oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 11.


More than 700 Wisconsin residents haven #39;t received tax refund MILWAUKEE - More than 700 Wisconsin residents haven #39;t received federal tax refunds worth a total of more than \$479,000 because the checks were returned to the Internal Revenue Service as undeliverable.


Update 3: Wrigley to Buy Candy Brands From Kraft Looking to extend more of its marketing might from gum to candy, Wm. Wrigley Jr. announced Monday it has agreed to buy Life Savers and Altoids from Kraft Foods in a \$1.


E-Trade Trade Volume Surges in October Online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. on Monday said its stock trading volume jumped 25.8 percent in October from the prior month on a surge in retail and professional trading activity following a summer-long slump.


More security worries The end of the year is nigh and parties are flexing our patience across the land. But Michael Herman warns the festive cheer and goodwill is not shared by online criminals.


Newsday Columnist Questions iPod Photo #39;s Focus Newsday columnist Stephen Williams has penned an editorial/review that questions the focus of Apple #39;s new iPod Photo. Acknowledging the quality of the display


Beckham denies early retirement rumors, turns down Hollywood offer David Beckham ruled out early retirement on Monday and said he turned down a  quot;good part quot; in a Hollywood movie.  quot;I #39;ve never said that I wanted to go into movies.


2012 Olympic plans submitted Final plans for the five bidding cites for the 2012 Olympics have been handed in to the International Olympic Committee #39;s headquarters in Lausanne in Switzerland.


Bonds MVP Award Provides Sparkle in Tainted Season San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds captured a record seventh MVP award Monday, providing a sparkling finish to a season tainted by doping allegations.


Indian board appeals against Ganguly ban The Indian board (BCCI) has confirmed that it will appeal to the International Cricket Council against the two-Test ban handed down to Sourav Ganguly on Sunday.


Eli Manning replaces Warner at quarterback Eli Manning, the top pick in this year #39;s NFL draft, has been named the starting quarterback of the New York Giants. Coach Tom Coughlin made the announcement at a Monday news conference.


WADA could look into recreational use of drugs The World Anti-Doping Agency could wind up looking into out-of-competition cases of athletes caught taking cocaine and other recreational drugs, its president said Monday.


Bobcats activate two from injured list Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Charlotte Bobcats Monday activated guard Keith Bogans and forward/center Jamal Sampson from the injured list.


Callahan: Oklahoma fans #39; shoddy treatment sparked outburst Nebraska coach Bill Callahan said his profane outburst directed at Oklahoma fans was prompted by a group of student hecklers who were allowed to get close to his players during warmups and fans throwing oranges on the field.


The Science of Superheroes: Beyond the Incredibles With the Incredibles atop the movie charts, superheroes are flying higher than ever. Now one expert says some superpowers are not exactly far-fetched.


Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Friday The Leonid meteor shower will peak on Friday in the early hours before dawn. Sky-watchers say long, glowing meteor trails will highlight the heavenly show.


Arab world abuzz with Arafat poisoning theory CAIRO, Nov 15 (AFP) - The Arab world is abuzz with suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned, a theory fuelled by the lack of an official report on the cause of death of the veteran Palestinian leader despite a host of denials.


Bones believed to be Megumi Yokota #39;s brought from N Korea TOKYO - A House of Representatives lawmaker belonging to a lawmakers #39; group supporting abductees and their relatives said Monday the Japanese delegation that returned to Tokyo from Pyongyang earlier in the day brought bones believed those of Megumi


Dashing former England midfielder Weller dies (AFP) AFP - Former England international midfielder Keith Weller has died aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.


Former Boeing CFO Pleads Guilty (Reuters) Reuters - Former Boeing Co.  Chief\Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one\felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force\official for a top job at the company.


Geographic Photographer Dies in Amazon Plane Crash Freelance photographer Nicolas Reynard died yesterday. The seaplane in which he was traveling crashed in the Negro River near Manaus in northern Brazil.


European Software Pirates Caught (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Making illegal copies of computer games and desktop applications is one thing, but ripping off enterprise software is entirely another.


Bobcats Shuffle Roster to Help Okafor (AP) AP - In desperate need of frontcourt help, the Charlotte Bobcats activated forward Jamal Sampson on Monday even though he isn't 100 percent healthy.


Wireless Carriers Cut Portability Fees (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless and Sprint (NYSE: FON) are giving their customers a break, cutting their fees for number portability, which the carriers have charged all customers to meet the costs of enabling wireless users to keep their phone numbers when they switch service providers.


VC Firm Joins Open Source Development Labs (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Voyager Capital, a Pacific Northwest I.T. venture firm, has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an Oregon-based organization dedicated to boosting the growth and adoption of Linux in enterprises.


Microsoft Inks Deals With Infosys, Wipro (AP) AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. signed software partnerships Monday with India's leading outsourcing firms, Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Wipro Ltd., and stepped up plans to hire more programmers in India.


Sun Rolls Out Solaris 10 (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) today came out swinging with the launch of the latest\Solaris operating system, announcing that the new and improved\Unix-based software would be offered for free.


Surprising Second Black Hole Found in Milky Way's Center (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Astronomers think they have found a rare if not unique black hole very near the center of the Milky Way. That would make two of the beasts in that part of the galaxy.


NASA To Test Laser Communications With Mars Spacecraft (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Work is underway to establish the first interplanetary laser communication link. The  #36;300 million NASA experiment, if successful, will connect robotic spacecraft at Mars with scientists back on Earth via a beam of light traveling some 300 million kilometers.


Sarbanes-Oxley kicks in Security vendors eye a billion-dollar pie as key section of accounting law goes into effect.


Defense Dept. tests Net phone calls on IPv6 Next-generation Internet Protocol inches forward, with signs of growing corporate demand.


Dow, Nasdaq Rise as Crude Falls The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from energy names attractive.


Federal Tax Agency has Thousands in Refund Checks for Alabamians The Internal Revenue Service is looking for a few taxpayers -- no it is not for overdue taxes -- the agency says it has nearly \$767,000 in tax refund checks that could NOT be delivered to about 1,096 Alabamians.


Oil dives below \$46 to eight-week low Crude oil prices tumbled again Monday, sliding to an 8-week low, under \$46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.


Kraft to sell Life Savers, Altoids unit to Wm. Wrigley for \$1.5B Kraft Foods Inc., the owner of Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., Madison, said Monday that it will sell its sugar confectionery business, including the Life Savers and Altoids brands, to chewing gum and candy maker Wm.


New burger has 1,400 calories, 103 grams of fat ST. LOUIS - The Hardee #39;s fast food chain has rolled out its new 1,400-calorie Monster Thickburger, with 107 grams of fat. The sandwich boasts two-thirds of a pound of beef, four strips of bacon, three slices


Head Restraint Safety Thomasville - If you #39;ve ever been rear ended in a car wreck, you may of had some of these symptoms:  quot;You end up with tight muscles, sore neck, dizziness, headache, quot; says Chiropractor Dr.


Dell Forges New Blades Rekindling its blade ambitions and hoping to make inroads with customers in the midst of consolidation planning or in need of general, yet space efficient Web farms and HPC clusters, Dell today announced the Xeon-based PowerEdge 1855, a server that


McAfee Enhances Spyware Protection McAfee this week plans to announce an add-on for its enterprise antivirus products to offer increased protection against spyware. Users of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Edition versions 7.1 or 8.0i next month


Yahoo Unveils New Mail Enhancements Recently Yahoo unveiled some new features for their email service, Yahoo Mail. Some of the new features include improved search, Address AutoComplete, and full implementation of DomainKeys.


Reconstructing the utility storage system vision NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (SNW ONLINE) - Since the late 1990s, leading data storage technology vendors have adopted a myopic and largely self-serving approach for addressing the two central challenges of enterprise storage: resource provisioning and data


David Beckham denies quit rumours England skipper David Beckham has denied reports he will quit playing for his country after the 2006 World Cup. The 29-year-old Real Madrid star says he hopes to reach 100 international caps and has no plans to retire from international football yet.


WADA Wants More Funds to Fight Drug Cheats The man leading the fight against drug cheats in sport said on Monday he wanted a further \$1.5 million in funding to help stamp out substance abuse.


French troops to stay, minister says French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned Monday that without the stabilizing presence of foreign peacekeepers, the Ivory Coast risked erupting into bloodshed akin to


Macedonian Prime Minister resigns Macedonia #39;s prime minister Hari Kostov resigned Monday over disagreements with ethnic Albanian coalition partners, setting off a government crisis in the Balkan state where ethnic tensions run high.


Dow Jones to buy MarketWatch for \$519M Dow Jones will buy MarketWatch for about \$519 million, a deal that would end a month-long bidding war for the online financial news and information provider.


Euro close to record highs as dollar struggles LONDON (AFP) - The euro eased back from close to record highs against the dollar as dealers remained concerned about US economic imbalances, while US Treasury Secretary John Snow said markets should determine the value of the American currency.


Pfizer Pulling  #39;Wild Thing #39; Viagra Ads Pfizer Inc. has begun pulling two television advertisements for its Viagra impotence drug after US officials said the  quot;wild thing quot; ads made unsubstantiated claims about a return of sexual desire.


Oil Giveth, Oil Taketh Away With the stock market looking to start a fourth week of gains, another drop in oil prices gave aid to some stocks Monday but pulled the rug out from under others.


More Than 1,000 Federal Income Tax Refund Checks Returned <b>...</b> Oklahoma City - The Internal Revenue Service is looking for more than 950 Oklahomans whose federal income tax refund checks totaling more than \$741,000 were returned to the IRS as undeliverable by the Postal Service.


Govt slashes price of kerosine President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday directed that the price of kerosene be slashed immediately. He did not however give a benchmark for the price.


Gum maker Wrigley agrees to buy major candy brands from Kraft for <b>...</b> Candy and gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced Monday it has agreed to buy a number of candy brands, including Life Savers and Altoids, from Kraft Foods for \$1.


Eurozone finance ministers mull rising euro, stability pact BRUSSELS (AFP) - Eurozone finance ministers were to focus at a meeting on the rise of the single currency to record levels against the dollar, with swelling deficits also set to share the limelight.


Here #39;s looking at you, babe! YOU have read about the alternative Internet browser that is known as Firefox. Here #39;s an easy guide to it. Nothing. Firefox is the collective product of volunteer programmers in what is known as the open-source community.


Microsoft, Apple and the HP Gambit HP knows it can #39;t depend on Microsoft for marketing. This has been particularly clear throughout its relationship with the company.


Young Palestinians hope for post-Arafat democracy They fly his banner, wear his face on their T-shirts, and utter solemn prayers with upturned hands at his graveside. But many young


Macedonia PM Quits, Says Reform Drive Not Supported Macedonian Prime Minister Hari Kostov announced his resignation on Monday after less than six months in office, saying reforms were being neglected.


Federal judge stays ruling in UPS case SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge on Monday stayed his own ruling that UPS must give deaf and hearing impaired workers the same opportunity as others to become truck drivers, allowing the company to appeal.


Network Appliance Offers Up Flexible Storage The vendor adds features to its storage appliance to quickly bring back online storage that had been dedicated to an underused application.


Giants Sack Warner; Name Manning Starter New York Giants quarterback Kurt Warner is sacked by Arizona Cardinals Bertrand berry during the first quarter Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.


Study: Posture Able to Communicate Fear (AP) AP - A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can't see what's going on, they are immediately on edge. Now, a Harvard researcher has an explanation for this fear contagion, the quick spread of emotion through a crowd.


Coffee, Soybeans Rise, Crude Drops  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prices for arabica coffee rallied 14  percent on Monday chased higher by commodity funds as concerns  about a decline in the number of bags in U.S. warehouses were  reinforced by an earthquake in major grower Colombia.


As smoke clears, next battles are political As the military stabilizes Fallujah, fresh violence erupts in other Sunni-dominated areas of Iraq.


Young Palestinians, after rule of Arafat, hope for rule of law While Arafat was seen as the champion of Palestinian nationalism, he also came to represent corruption.


Europe persuades Iran to cool nuclear program - for now Iran agreed Sunday to suspend a uranium enrichment program in exchange for trade considerations.


Watch where you point that camera phone Consumer Electronics Association publishes guidelines for responsible use of cell phone cameras


Navy Pounds Army  PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Kyle Eckel rushed for a  career-high 179 yards and a touchdown to lead the Navy  Midshipmen to a 42-13 rout of the Army Black Knights in the  105th meeting of the storied rivalry between the service  academies from Lincoln Financial Field.


Bosnian Serb police detain eight war crimes suspects (AFP) AFP - Bosnian Serb police detained eight suspects wanted by the UN war crimes court, the first such arrests since the end of the 1992-95 conflict, police and court sources said.


Group Challenges Banknorth-TD Bank Merger (AP) AP - A consumer advocacy group in New York is objecting to Banknorth Group Inc.'s proposed  #36;3.8 billion merger with Toronto-based TD Bank Financial Group because it says Banknorth underserves minority and low-income consumers.


Stocks End Flat, Microsoft Lifts Techs  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed little changed on  Monday as investors paused for breath following significant  gains in the market so far this month, while lower oil prices  weighed on energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N.


Lowe's Profit Rises, But Stock Falls  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  Inc. LOW.N on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter profit, aided by its expansion to New York and  other big U.S. markets, but its stock fell on a disappointing  outlook and concern about profit margins.


NASCAR to Keep New Points System for 2005 NASCAR chairman Brian France will keep the new points system in place for next year, satisfied that the closest championship race in history is proof that the 10-race playoff structure works better than expected.


Paris Favored to Win 2012 Olympics Bid The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports.


Update 1: Fannie Mae Misses SEC 3Q Filing Deadline Mortgage giant Fannie Mae missed a regulatory deadline Monday for filing its third-quarter financial results after its independent auditor KPMG refused to sign off on the report.


Update 2: Interest Rates on Treasury Bills Rise Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday #39;s auction to the highest levels in more than three years. The Treasury Department auctioned \$19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.075 percent.


Prescription Drugs to Get Electronic IDs The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced an anti-counterfeiting initiative that would provide prescription drugs with an electronic fingerprint by outfitting them with tiny chips and antennas.


Bob Evans 2Q Earnings Tumble 41 Percent Shares of Bob Evans Farms Inc. fell Monday after the family restaurant chain reported Tuesday that second-quarter earnings fell 41 percent because of soft same-store sales and higher food and labor costs.


Greece admits deficit figures were fudged Greece admitted yesterday that the budget figures it used to gain entry to the euro three years ago were fudged. The Finance Minister, George Alogoskoufis, said


WTO starts negotiations on trade facilitation The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched negotiations on trade facilitation at a meeting on Monday. WTO members agreed on a work plan and a schedule of meetings on negotiations


Microsoft Cracks Down on Xbox Changes (AP) AP - In the days before Microsoft Corp. released the hotly anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike in the number of people being kicked off the company's online game service. That was no coincidence.


Bush Attends Army-Navy Football Game (AP) AP - The roar of Air Force One and a tip of its wing over the playing field signaled President Bush's arrival Saturday at the Army-Navy football game, a matchup steeped in tradition and shadowed today by the war in Iraq.


UPDATE 2-US Treasury: Debt limit must be raised this week The US Treasury Department on Monday postponed announcing a four-week bill auction to avoid piercing the limit on federal borrowing, and said


As Sun reveals Solaris 10, users pleased While Sun Microsystems on Monday held its official launch of the Solaris 10 operating system, the future of the operating system, and perhaps Sun itself, was being decided many miles away, at organizations such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and FedEx


FDA Orders Viagra to Pull  #39;Wild Thing #39; Ad The government ordered Pfizer Inc. to yank cheeky television ads that promised better sex for men taking Viagra because they failed to disclose known risks associated with


Dell, Microsoft integrate patch management apps NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Dell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said today that they #39;re working together to integrate their systems management applications to allow customers to update server hardware and software with a single tool.


Yahoo, Earthlink Build Bulwark Against Spoofing There are several technologies similar to DomainKeys, including Cisco #39;s Identified Internet Mail and Microsofts #39;s SenderID.


Intel reaches Pentium 4 speed limit at 3.8 GHz NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - As expected, Intel Corp. introduced a 3.8-GHz Pentium 4 processor today in what could represent the end of an era for the chip maker.


PalmOne #39;s next moves More than most people, Ed Colligan is well acquainted with the ups and downs that punctuate the handheld-device market. Along with Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky, Colligan was part of the troika that left Palm to found rival Handspring.


Toyota sign Jordan deal Privateer Formula One team Jordan will be Toyota-powered next season, it was revealed on Monday. The one year deal - for the  #39;affordable #39; 2005-spec RVX-05 V10 supply - was concluded before the weekend, according to a Toyota statement.


Angels option on Molina, decline Ortiz ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Catcher Bengie Molina will return to the Anaheim Anaheim Angels next season but he will not have righthander Ramon Ortiz throwing to him.


Computers Keep Oklahoma No. 2 in the BCS Computers Keep Oklahoma No. 2 in BCS, but Auburn Gains; Both Teams, and No. 1 Trojans, Are 10-0. Oklahoma running back Kejuan Jones, pictured in the first quarter against Nebraska, in Norman, Okla.


Urlacher out four to six weeks Just when their defense was playing at a high level and sparking a three-game winning streak, the Chicago Bears lost star linebacker Brian Urlacher.


Backups and Fill-Ins Help Steelers Win (AP) AP - They played most of Sunday's game with a special teams player at linebacker, a tight end at fullback, an undrafted former backup at nose tackle and, yes, that rookie quarterback who wasn't supposed to play this season.


Young Palestinians, after rule of Arafat, hope for rule of law RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - They fly his banner, wear his face on their T-shirts, and utter solemn prayers with upturned hands at his graveside.


Ivory Coast, France trade jabs ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast and France traded jabs Monday over responsibility for last week #39;s unrest, as the UN Security Council appeared set to impose an arms embargo on the divided west African state.


Zarqawi rallies fighters in new tape An audiotape purportedly from a leader of forces opposed to the US-led government in Iraq has urged fighters supporters to brace for new battles against US forces after the assault on Falluja.


Wounded US soldiers recount Fallujah battle LANDSTUHL, Germany - Wounded US servicemen bore scars of a fierce battle for the Iraqi city, and told of a city teeming with heavily armed fighters who roamed the streets in small groups and fired from rooftops and mosques.


Craigslist posting offers political fist-fight Wanted: One Bush supporter--but not for long walks on the beach, candle-lit dinners or spooning on winter mornings. Missing Links


Reggae Boyz Head to World Cup Qualifier (AP) AP - Jamaica's soccer team left the island Monday for Columbus, Ohio, where it will play the United States in a crucial World Cup qualifying match.


Google Edges Up as Shares Set to Come Onto Market (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Web search leader\Google Inc. on Monday inched higher a day before the expiration\of a restriction period that will allow employees and early\investors to sell 39 million shares.


Lewis: Player Spit On Coach Marvin Lewis says one of his Cincinnati Bengals was spit on during a 17-10 victory over the Redskins, and he hopes the NFL does something to crack down.


Resigning U.S. agriculture secretary won't slow border reopening: beef industry (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - The push to convince the United States to reopen its border to live Canadian cattle shouldn't be affected by Monday's resignation of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, industry leaders say.


Bonds Wins MVP Award Despite Tainted Season  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds captured a record seventh MVP award on Monday,  providing a sparkling finish to a season tainted by doping  allegations.


Apache Geronimo readied as Java app server (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - LAS VEGAS -- Geronimo, the open source Java application server in development by the Apache Software Foundation, will provide a malleable technology base amenable to applications such as regulatory compliance systems, according to a technologist working on the project. #160;


Coleman, Dole Each Claim Enough GOP Votes (AP) AP - Sens. Norm Coleman and Elizabeth Dole both claimed Monday they have enough votes from their GOP colleagues to take over leadership of the influential National Republican Senatorial Committee.


Skype plugs hole in VoIP software The peer-to-peer Internet phone company patches a serious security flaw in its product for Windows PCs.


Photo: The Bot, by Alienware Alienware hopes to broaden its appeal with the sub-\$600 Bot desktop for home users.


Apache Geronimo readied as Java app server LAS VEGAS -- Geronimo, the open source Java application server in development by the Apache Software Foundation, will provide a malleable technology base amenable to applications such as regulatory compliance systems, according to a technologist working on the project.


AMD chips to gain security, virtualization features  SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to build security and virtualization features into its server processors by 2006, the company said Friday during its annual analyst event.


Dow Jones buys MarketWatch for \$519 million NEW YORK-- Business news publisher Dow Jones  amp; Co. said today it is acquiring MarketWatch Inc., an online financial news and information provider, for \$519 million in cash, broadening the company #39;s presence in the growing realm of online advertising.


Bob Evans Earnings Down 40 Percent Bob Evans Farms Inc. (BOBE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 40 percent drop in quarterly earnings and warned that full-year results would fall short of estimates due to weak sales at its namesake restaurants.


Greek membership of eurozone not in doubt BRUSSELS - Greece #39;s membership of the eurozone is not in doubt despite a damaging review of its budget data stretching back five years, a European Commission official said Monday.


McAfee Adds Real-Time Scanning to Zap Spyware Security software specialist McAfee Inc. has added a new module to its virus scan engine to help businesses combat the growing spyware scourge.


Grokster teams with P2P radio File-swapping company Grokster is teaming up with newcomer Mercora to distribute an advanced streaming radio service to the peer-to-peer crowd.


3.8GHz Intel cap ends an era Intel is capping its processor speeds at 3.8GHz in a move some have interpreted as the final humiliating climbdown of a difficult year.


Jaguar given new lease of life by Red Bull FORD sold its Jaguar Formula One team on the cheap to ensure that they were guaranteed survival and a multimillion-pound budget that will allow them to flourish.


Daly-Donofrio rebounds from ordinary season Heather Daly-Donofrio may not win very often on the LPGA Tour (this was just her second career win), but the manner in which she held several of the game #39;s leading players at bay in the final round of the Tournament of Champions in Alabama, suggests that


Glazer signals intentions by opening talks with new bank Malcolm Glazer #39;s intention to make a hostile bid for Manchester United was underlined yesterday as he held talks with Deutsche Bank about financing a deal.


McCaffery:Desperate Cowboys are Eagles challenge IRVING, Texas -- By now, according to the script, Bill Parcells should be deep into a Super Bowl journey, with a Monday night opportunity to take in a little more of the breathtaking scenery.


Five seriously injured in Tilt Train derailment At least five people have serious injuries after a high-speed train derailment in south-east Queensland. A Tilt Train commuter service with 157 passengers and seven staff on board came off the tracks north of Bundaberg just after midnight.


Wounded US soldiers describe  #39;reckless #39; Fallujah rebels LANDSTUHL, Germany, Nov 15 (AFP) - Wounded US soldiers being treated at the military hospital here on Monday gave a graphic account of the battle for the rebel Iraqi stronghold of Fallujah.


Bonds wins record seventh MVP in a walk Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league.


Can this gritty, resilient bunch be the Falcons? Pick just about any other season in their mostly lamentable existence. Without question, the Atlanta Falcons would have fallen apart at a moment like this.


NBC Says Marine Shot Dead Wounded Iraqi Prisoner  LONDON (Reuters) - A television pool report by U.S. network  NBC said on Monday that a U.S. Marine had shot dead an unarmed  and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.


Europe to Consider Complaints About Online Music Royalties The European Commission says the organizations that collect royalties for songwriters in Europe are restricting competition in the field of music distribution over the Internet.


Fannie Mae Misses Quarterly Filing Deadline Mortgage giant Fannie Mae missed a regulatory deadline Monday for filing its third-quarter financial results after its independent auditor KPMG refused to sign off on the report.


Expos Suit Tossed Out Arbitrators ruled Monday against the former limited partners of the Montreal Expos in their case against former controlling owner Jeffrey Loria, clearing Major League Baseball to move the franchise to Washington.


Faster chip plugged into midrange UltraSparc Upcoming "Niagara" will appear in the 1.6GHz UltraSparc IIIi.


Hu's South American tour raises hopes of Chinese riches (AFP) AFP - President Hu Jintao of China ended a visit to Brazil, the first leg of a tour of Latin America that has raised expectations of untold riches in every country on his list.


Powell Says Will Work Hard Until He Exits (AP) AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced Monday he will step down as America's chief diplomat once a successor is in place.


US backs  #39;strong dollar #39; DUBLIN The United States backs a strong dollar, US Treasury Secretary John Snow reiterated Monday. But he added that it was up to the market to determine exchange rates based on economic fundamentals, leading


AmEx files antitrust suit against credit card rivals American Express said Monday that it had filed suit against Visa International and MasterCard International for imposing rules, later overturned by the courts, that barred tens of thousands of banks from issuing its credit card.


US pension agency posts \$23.3B deficit The government agency that insures the private pensions of 44.4 million workers said Monday that its deficit more than doubled in 2004 to a record \$23.


Delta Hedging Its Bets on Debt Swaps Delta Air Lines (DAL:NYSE - news - research) appears to have given up on part of a debt exchange that is part of its restructuring plan.


NASA Postpones Launch of Super-Fast Jet to Tuesday NASA officials on Monday postponed for a day the launch of an unmanned experimental jet that would have attempted to shoot out across the Pacific Ocean at a record speed of more than 7,000 mph (11,265 kph) after an apparent glitch


Sun to give away new operating system Sun Microsystems Inc., whose servers run corporate networks and websites, will give away its newest operating system to generate more sales from service contracts.


Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional New security, collaboration, and organization features; Microsoft Office 2003 compatibility; Professional version allows Acrobat Reader users to annotate PDF documents.


Ion-Propulsion Craft Reaches The Moon Rollie Hawk writes  quot;It ain #39;t warp speed, but it #39;s exciting new technology at work! The European Space Agency put an ion-propelled rocket into lunar orbit today.


Alienware tames prices for home PC users In an attempt to broaden its reach, PC maker Alienware has uneviled a stylishly chic, compact PC for home users. The Miami-based PC maker is best known for building extreme desktops--machines that cost thousands--for gamers.


Acer Ferrari 3400 Notebook Acer America Corporation, one of the leading worldwide suppliers of IT solutions, announced the newest addition to the Ferrari line of notebooks, the Ferrari 3400.


Spin doctors must deal with truth So the 600-page Olympic and Paralympics candidate file for London 2012 is now with the International Olympic Committee and Sebastian Coe has told us we must Make Britain Proud and Back the Bid


Ramsey to start for Redskins against Philly Patrick Ramsey will start instead of Mark Brunell at quarterback for the Washington Redskins, a move coach Joe Gibbs hopes will end the team #39;s worst scoring drought in seven decades.


Threats could force England to cancel trip As England departed on a three-month tour of southern Africa yesterday, their captain, Michael Vaughan, suggested that his team could yet refuse to fulfil their commitment to the Zimbabwe section of the trip.


Acquittal of Iran nuclear programme qualified The United Nations (UN) has said on Monday that, as far as it knows, Iran had not diverted any nuclear materials to a weapons programme - a verdict diplomats said undermined the


Abbas Meets Hamas to Urge Unity Pact GAZA CITY, 16 November 2004 - Trying to put the Gaza gunfight of Sunday behind it, the new Palestinian leadership held a series of talks aimed at creating what one called a national accord ahead of presidential elections in two months.


The two Yasser Arafats To Palestinians, Yasser Arafat was  quot;Mr Palestine quot;, a historical figure who embodied the Palestinian nationalist movement.


Australian train derails injuring 100 A high-speed passenger train has derailed on Australia #39;s tropical north coast, sending carriages and passengers flying through the air and injuring 128 people, five of them seriously.


Gartner cuts fourth-quarter PC forecast Budget competition from other consumer electronics devices is among factors lowering sales estimates.


Microsoft Expands Operations in India The Microsoft Corporation announced on Monday that it was significantly expanding its software development operations in India as it opened a new campus near Hyderabad


SEC charges Lord Black and takes control of Hollinger REGULATORS in the US moved to seize the bulk of Lord Black of Crossharbours wealth yesterday and remove his power as controlling shareholder of Hollinger International, the newspaper publisher.


Fannie Delays Quarterly Filing Fannie Mae (FNM:NYSE - news - research), the scandal-tainted mortgage finance firm, says it #39;s looking at a \$9 billion loss in its derivatives portfolio if regulators don #39;t accept its accounting practices.


EADS Seen Facing Hurdles Inside and Out Over Thales A blockbuster merger to make Airbus parent EADS an even bigger threat to US archrival Boeing Co. would face opposition both internally


York Int #39;l Unit Recalling Gas Furnaces A York International Corp. (YRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) subsidiary has agreed to recall about 226,000 natural gas furnaces because of a fire risk, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Monday.


Card firms face lawsuit NEW YORK: American Express Company, the travel and financial services giant, said yesterday it was suing Visa and MasterCard over anti-competitive business practices.


Britain Says European Contract Competition Is Unfair For years, Continental Europeans have chastised the British for what they regard as a lack of European credentials. The British, other Europeans complain, stand outside the


Sarkozy, Clement to discuss Thales, EADS in Berlin on Tuesday BERLIN : Rumours of a possible tie-up between French defence electronics group Thales and the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS) are to be discussed by the German and French economy ministers later this week, a German government


Fourteen die as suicide bombs rock Baghdad and Mosul Suicide bombings yesterday in Baghdad and Mosul killed 14 people and wounded more than 60, many of them policemen, worsening a surge of violence across Iraq.


Giants Sack Warner; Name Manning Starter (AP) AP - Stop referring to Eli Manning as the New York Giants' quarterback of the future. The job is his, now and for seemingly years to come.


NASA Delays Flight of X-43A Scramjet In this photo released by NASA Langley Research Center, the 12-foot X-43A hypersonic jet is shown attached to a modified B-52 bomber in an image from NASA television.


Linux looms large for Sun Solaris 10 In doing some reporting for Sun #39;s Solaris 10 announcement Monday, I asked some analysts for their thoughts on Sun #39;s overall Solaris vs.


Consumer Alert: Car Restraint Systems Rated (Nov. 15) -- Would your car protect your head and neck in case of a crash? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested restraint systems in dozens of cars.


Posture found able to communicate fear A Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person #39;s facial expression.


Grokster touts  #39;legal, licensed #39; p2p music share system Grokster has partnered with  #39;P2P radio #39; company Mercora to offer what it claims is  quot;the Internet #39;s largest, legal and licensed peer-to-peer music search and discovery service quot;.


Acer Ferrari 3400LMi The Acer Ferrari truly lives up to its namesake as being an expensive system, but with that price comes an excellent thin and light notebook with tons of performance.


Mularkey Sticking With Bledsoe As Bills QB (AP) AP - Mike Mularkey has a message to those clamoring for rookie quarterback J.P. Losman to replace Drew Bledsoe as Buffalo's starter. Not yet.


Grand prix snag for Silverstone Jaguar may have gone to a good home, but as yet the British Grand Prix does not have one. On a remarkably good day for Formula One teams in trouble, with the sale of Jaguar going through to


Computers keep Oklahoma BCS #39; No. 2 Oklahoma remained second in the Bowl Championship Series Standings on Monday, holding off Auburn because of a stronger computer ranking.


Injury joins insult for winless NBA Hornets (AFP) AFP - Two-time All-Star guard Baron Davis will miss one or two weeks of the National Aasketball Association season with an inflamed disc in his lower back, adding to the misery of the winless New Orleans Hornets.


Mets Decline Al Leiter's  #36;10.2M Option (AP) AP - Al Leiter became a free agent Monday when the New York Mets declined his  #36;10.2 million option and decided to pay a  #36;2.1 million buyout.


U.S. Military Says Has 100 Pct Control of Falluja (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. troops have secured control\over the whole of rebellious Falluja, a Marine officer said on\Monday, with more than 1,000 insurgents taken prisoner.


Australian train derails injuring 100  quot;The train is just a twisted wreck, it #39;s an absolute bloody mess, quot; a rail official told reporters.  quot;The train has ploughed through the dirt like a bulldozer.


Arafat left Middle East peace foundations A UN Middle East expert Monday asked world leaders to continue Yasser Arafat #39;s efforts to negotiate an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Wounded servicemen describe Fallujah fight LANDSTUHL, Germany - Getting the Purple Heart Medal for his war wounds doesnt mean Spc. Kris Clinkscales is a hero. Getting the Purple Heart just means the rocket found me, quipped the 22-year-old


Allegation of second affair with secretary in ministerial office By our political staff. David Blunkett was hit by more revelations about his private life last night as it was reported that he had an affair with a civil servant nearly 20 years his junior.


Eurozone frets over rising euro, stability pact (AFP) AFP - European finance ministers expressed concern at  quot;excess volatility quot; in currency rates in talks that also took in the vexed question of reforms to the eurozone's tattered budget rules.


Powell sees  #39;progress #39; on Iran nuke talks US Secretary of State Colin Powell said there had been some  quot;progress quot; in European efforts to end Iran #39;s alleged nuclear weapons program.


Qurie seeks Arafat death report RAMALLAH: Palestinian prime minster Ahmed Qurie has asked France to provide him with a medical report detailing the cause of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat #39;s death, his office said last night.


Federer Makes Winning Return at Masters Cup  HOUSTON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer made a  winning return from injury Monday, opening the defense of his  Masters Cup crown with a ruthless 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston  Gaudio.


Update: Apache Geronimo readied as Java app server (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - LAS VEGAS -- Geronimo, the open source Java application server in development by the Apache Software Foundation, will provide a malleable technology base amenable to applications such as regulatory compliance systems, according to a technologist working on the project. #160;


NASA Postpones Launch of Super-Fast Jet to Tuesday (Reuters) Reuters - NASA officials on Monday postponed\for a day the launch of an unmanned experimental jet that would\have attempted to shoot out across the Pacific Ocean at a\record speed of more than 7,000 mph after an apparent glitch\with its electronics systems.


Fingerprints for landed U.S. immigrants not on Canada's radar: Sgro (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government has no plans to fingerprint landed immigrants from the United States when they visit Canada, says Immigration Minister Judy Sgro.


Powell Vows to Work Hard Until Departure (AP) AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced Monday he will step down as America's chief diplomat once a successor is in place.


Veneman Presided Over Wary Food Supply (AP) AP - Ann Veneman, a peach farmer's daughter who became the first woman to the head the Agriculture Department, presided during a period of unprecedented wariness about the safety of the nation's food supply.


Liberty Tops No. 19 Kansas State, 77-56 (AP) AP - Liberty took advantage of No. 19 Kansas State without Kendra Wecker, snapping the Wildcat's 35-game regular-season home winning streak.


NASA Delays Flight of Hypersonic Jet (AP) AP - NASA on Monday delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10, or 7,000 mph.


UN Council Votes Ivory Coast Arms Embargo  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on  Monday imposed an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast and  voted to punish key government and rebel leaders with  additional sanctions next month.


Tulane Green Wave The Cardinals got touchdowns from five different players - including two from Eric Shelton - in a 55-7 romp over Conference USA rival Tulane.