Ol #39; ballcoach draws up another trick play The inability to figure Steve Spurrier hasn #39;t been this severe since Georgia dumped Ray Goff. During his 12-year coaching run at the University of Florida, no one ever knew exactly what he was


Doping case was flawed, report finds MONTREAL A series of errors and misunderstandings led to the botched drug test that resulted in Tyler Hamilton, the American cyclist, retaining his gold medal from the Athens Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency has said in a report.


Small Steelers DBs Concerned With Owens (AP) AP - Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend knows how lonely it can feel when lined up in man-to-man coverage across from a receiver such as the Eagles' Terrell Owens.


Chirac skips meeting with Allawi France #39;s president left a Brussels meeting early in what has been widely seen as a refusal to meet Iraq #39;s prime minister. Jacques Chirac left a European Union summit Thursday


Two Palestinian kids killed in Gaza blast : Two Palestinian boys, ages 7 and 8, were killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip today. The Israeli military said the boys were killed by a stray mortar round fired by Palestinians.


Thai PM warns of more violence Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned that violence in the country #39;s south could get worse. Mr Thaksin said suspected Muslim separatists wanted to provoke the government into over-reacting.


Coal mine blast in northern China kills 10 miners At least 10 miners were killed and six trapped below ground when leaking gas exploded in a northern China coal mine, the government said on Friday.


Studios Launch Legal Offensive Vs. Pirac (AP) AP - Hollywood studios said Thursday they will file hundreds of lawsuits later this month against individuals who swap pirated copies of movies over the Internet.


Weak industrial output weighs on British growth (AFP) AFP - Britain's industrial sector appears to have been a bigger drag on overall economic growth in the third quarter than was first assumed.


Review: 'Mortal Kombat' Adds New Modes (AP) AP - Few video games have outraged anti-violence advocates like "Mortal Kombat," which debuted in the arcades more than a decade ago. The latest version, "Mortal Kombat: Deception," continues the grisly tradition while adding several new modes you wouldn't expect in a fighting game, including  #151; you read it right  #151; "Chess Kombat."


Nanotechnology May Change Energy Industry (AP) AP - BISMARCK, N.D.  #151; Jack Uldrich says his stain-resistant pants are just the beginning for a technology that could someday be used to create cell phones so small they can be sewn into clothes and enhance electrical transmission through power lines.


Penn National Pays Over \$2B for Argosy Gaming WYOMISSING, PA-Penn National Gaming entered into a merger agreement to acquire Alton, IL-based Argosy Gaming Co. for approximately \$2.


Unemployment rate holds steady at 7.1 OTTAWA - Despite gains of about 34,000 jobs last month, the unemployment rate remained steady in October at 7.1 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.


Seven shares crash 10pc NEVER surprise the market with a profit downgrading or the shares of your company will be severely caned. A slumping advertising share saw a surly Kerry Stokes yesterday issue a major earnings downgrade for the Seven Network.


Mars Rovers Get Mystery Power Boost A rock dubbed  quot;Uchben quot; in the  quot;Columbia Hills quot; inside Gusev Crater is seen in this photo released Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 taken by the Mars Rover Spirit.


Putin clears way for Kyoto treaty Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the Kyoto protocol on climate change - clearing the way for the treaty to come into force next year.


2 children killed in Gaza explosion Two Palestinian children were killed Friday in the explosion of an apparent roadside bomb near Khan Younis in Gaza, reports said. But Palestinian sources said the children, an 8


China Coal Mine Blast Kills 15 -Xinhua A coal mine explosion has killed at least 15 miners in northern China, the latest in a string of accidents in the country #39;s notoriously dangerous mining industry, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.


Beazer Homes Posts Higher 4Q Profit First-time homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Friday that fourth-quarter earnings rose sharply due to strength in home orders from the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and West regions.


Au revoir to rally THE World Rally Championship has been rocked with news Citroen and Peugeot plan to withdraw after next season. The series was looking strong after Ford committed for another four years this week but the unexpected


Australia blamed for bin Laden panto appearance FoTW Inability to follow a story by reason of anger, part 73


Readers embrace Welsh language tool Letters Courting controversy with every word


Blunkett-bashing t-shirt remans the barricades Cash'n'Carrion NO2ID restock coincides with e-Petition


BOFH: A little Ray of sunshine Episode 38 Happy thoughts in the comms room


Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol (AP) AP - President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Kremlin said Friday, clearing the way for the global climate pact to come into force early next year.


Treasuries Plunge on Huge Payrolls Rise  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices plunged on Friday  after a startlingly strong U.S. jobs report confounded  speculation the Federal Reserve might soon pause in its rate  hikes.


This is how its done Navy beat Army by two years yesterday, tying the rivalry at an almost-poetic 49-49-7. For while the Midshipmen hired their reparative coach fully three Decembers ago, the


Economy Added Far More Jobs Than Expected in October The first employment survey released after the election said U.S. businesses added 337,000 jobs -- almost twice as many as expected -- last month.


Cazenove Loses Independence with JPM Deal  LONDON (Reuters) - UK brokerage Cazenove effectively gave  up 181 years of independence on Friday when it sealed a joint  venture with J.P. Morgan Chase   Co., designed to lift the U.S.  bank's UK presence and give Cazenove a broader reach.


Hokies capture ACC title, BCS spot Virginia Tech now can proclaim itself the ACC #39;s best team - and no one can argue. The 10th-ranked Hokies capped their inaugural ACC season with the league #39;s outright championship, getting two touchdown passes


Salesforce.com pushes integration Hosted CRM service provider Salesforce.com took another step forward last week in its strategy to build an online ecosystem of vendors that offer software as a service.


Dollar Climbs Broadly After U.S. Jobs Data  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar firmed swiftly across the  board on Friday, after the influential U.S. October employment  report signaled a more robust labor market than expected.


USC on track despite Bruin power The intracity football debate between Los Angeles #39; most distinguished schools of higher learning, USC and UCLA, started off as expected Saturday afternoon, as the Trojans #39; extraordinary sophomore


Nokia Plans 40 New Handsets for 2005 The Finnish company, which has promised to launch a total of 35 new handsets in 2004, is trying to regain market share after competitors chipped away at its dominance in the mid- to high-end range of phones.


Euro Stocks Rally After Strong U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - European shares strongly extended gains\on Friday after data showed job creation in the U.S. economy\was double expectations at 337,000 in October.


Autopsy: Zholtok Died of Heart Failure (AP) AP - An autopsy confirmed that NHL player Serge Zholtok died from heart failure after playing a game this week in Belarus.


U.S. Job Gains Strongest in Seven Months  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest  rate in seven months in October, the government reported on  Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as  hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.


U.S. Job Gains Strongest in Seven Months (Reuters) Reuters - New U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest\rate in seven months in October, the government reported on\Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as\hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.


Treasuries Plunge on Huge Payrolls Rise (Reuters) Reuters - Treasuries prices plunged on Friday\after a startlingly strong U.S. jobs report confounded\speculation the Federal Reserve might soon pause in its rate\hikes.


Official: E-Governance Failures Abound (AP) AP - Many electronic governance projects are failing globally due to poor planning, political interference and bureaucratic bungling, a top World Bank official said Friday.


US adds more jobs than expected The US economy added 337,000 now jobs in October, a seven-month high and much higher than Wall Street expectations.


Short-Term Rate Futures Sink on Jobs Data (Reuters) Reuters - Short-term interest rate futures\plunged on Friday after U.S. October jobs growth was far above\median Wall Street expectations, raising the chances of a\Federal Reserve rate increase in December.


Record for personal bankruptcies Individual bankruptcies in England and Wales have risen to their highest level on record, official figures show.


Kerry Supporters Left to Deal With Blues (AP) AP - It's a long way from the Manhattan office of psychoanalyst Sherman Pheiffer to the Cambridge, Mass., practice of psychologist Jaine Darwin. But both are in blue states that voted heavily for John Kerry, and on the day he conceded, they heard plenty of distress about the election.


Cazenove Loses Independence with JPM Deal UK brokerage Cazenove effectively gave up 181 years of independence on Friday when it sealed a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase  amp; Co.


Molson offers special dividend to smoothen merger with Adolph <b>...</b> NEW YORK, November 5 (newratings.com) - Molson Inc (MOL.A.TOR) has announced a special dividend payment worth about C\$381 million for its shareholders, as part of its plans for a merger with the Adolph Coors Company (RKY).


For sixth year, valley leads nation in clean air violations California had its cleanest summertime air in three decades, yet the San Joaquin Valley still had 104 violations of the daylong, or eight-hour, smog standard.


Philippines Rushes Relief to Flooded Areas (Reuters) Reuters - Philippine soldiers\rushed food, drinking water and other supplies by foot and\helicopters on Sunday to provinces cut off by four storms in\two weeks that left more than 1,300 people dead or missing.


Movie swappers put on notice LOS ANGELES - On Sept. 1, former secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman replaced the legendary Jack Valenti as president and CEO of Hollywood #39;s trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America.


Celestial Summit Meeting Kenneth L. Franklin, the former Chairman and Chief Astronomer at New Yorks Hayden Planetarium, would often make reference to our  quot;dynamic and ever-changing sky.


Singh is a golfer for all seasons ATLANTA - If Reggie Jackson is forever baseball #39;s Mr. October, Vijay Singh has become golf #39;s calendar boy for August. And September.


India spin to memorable win in Mumbai It was a Test match with a surprise in every corner. Chasing a victory target of 107 runs, Australia were blown away for 93 runs to hand India a 13-run win on the third day of the fourth Test


Bellamy: I #39;ll fight for my place Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy insists that he is happy to knuckle down and fight for his place after helping to fire his side closer to the UEFA Cup knock-out stages.


Manchester Derby has Added Significance for United Manchester United are within touching distance of a void, and victory by their occasionally-troublesome neighbours on Sunday would sever the remaining strands securing the line to Arsenal and Chelsea.


Goodyear Sees Profit; Stock Up  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire   Rubber Co. GT.N on  Friday said it would report a third-quarter profit, reversing a  year-earlier loss, on higher prices for its products and  stronger sales.


US marines prepare to storm rebel city AMERICAN marines today blocked all roads around Fallujah as they prepared to launch a massive assault on the rebel-held Iraqi city.


Darfur Talks Stalled Over Compromise Deal DARFUR, November 5 (IslamOnline.net  amp; News Agencies) - The Darfur talks in Abuja, Nigeria, were stalled Friday, November 5, over a security deal proposed by the African Union (AU), amid reports the situation in the western Sudanese region is heading


WALKMAN STUMBLES In a meeting with executives from four Hollywood studios this year, Sony Electronics brass laid it on the line: They were going ahead with technology for the next generation


Arafat Is in Coma 'Between Life and Death,' Spokeswoman Says Yasir Arafat is not brain dead, his spokeswoman said as Palestinian officials met to consider a future without him.


Iraqi Prime Minister Meets With European Union Leaders Ayad Allawi sought to calm anger today over his description of states that opposed the war as "spectators."


Are you sitting comfortably? Then well begin Giancarlo Fisichella began preparations for the 2005 season yesterday at Enstone, when he visited Renault F1 Teams UK base for a seat fitting.


Time for a new Dem agenda Whoever officially wins this election mdash;at the time of this writing, it rsquo;s technically still a squeaker that could conceivably go either way, though it rsquo;s looking like Bush rsquo;s first election to office mdash;what is clear is that the Republicans owned the political agenda. I rsquo;m not talking about Iraq or terrorism, though those were significant issues. What I rsquo;m talking about is what got so many people to turn out and vote Republican on Tuesday: values.


Dell sued for alleged global sales patent abuse Tiny firm claims ownership of international e-commerce


US jobs market breaks out of quagmire WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US labor market smashed out of a summer-long quagmire, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.


Higher Rates Blamed for British Bankruptcy Rising interest rates and a reliance on credit were blamed Friday for an increased number of British personal bankruptcies in the latest quarter.


Cazenove agrees JP Morgan merger Cazenove #39;s investment banking unit, which advises nearly half of Britain #39;s leading companies, is to be merged with the rival operation run by JP Morgan, ending 181 years of independence.


Goodyear to post profit Goodyear Tire  amp; Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) expects its third quarter to go from red to black as it posts record sales in this year #39;s third quarter.


IFIL to Sell Foods Chains to Auchan Holding company IFIL SpA said Friday it will sell the foods division of retailer La Rinascente SpA to French supermarket retailer Auchan in a deal worth euro1.


ACE fires two employees in bid-rigging controversy ACE Ltd. has fired two employees and suspended three others over their alleged involvement in the contingent commissions scandal that is being investigated by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.


First Jailed Spammer Gets 9 Years Thirty-year-old Jeremy Jaynes, a US citizen settled in North Carolina, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sending junk e-mails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information.


Chelsea accuse FA of lenient Mutu drugs ban Chelsea, London, Nov. 5 -- Sacked Chelsea striker Adrian Mutus amazing FA escape after testing positive for cocaine, has angered Chelsea, as the FA have suspended Mutu from football for seven months with 20,000 fine.


Mauresmo hopes to regain top spot An old foe came calling just as Amelie Mauresmo reached the peak of her career. She #39;d spent a month as the talk of her homeland, the first French tennis player of either gender to reach the world #39;s No.


Roddick, Henman Out of Paris Masters Top seed Andy Roddick and holder Tim Henman, their minds perhaps on next week #39;s Masters Cup, bowed out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday.


Spurrier Withdraws From Florida Search Steve Spurrier is seen in this 2003 NFL season photo. Spurrier removed his name from consideration Thursday Nov. 4, 2004 to replace Ron Zook as coach of the Florida Gators, who was fired last week after the latest in a series of embarrassing losses.


Filmmaker #39;s Murder May Spell End of Dutch Tolerance Dutch police have apprehended eight suspects (all young Moroccans and Algerians) in the killing of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh (yes, he is related) on Tuesday morning outside his flat in Amsterdam, an act which horrified Dutch citizens.


Iraq dominates EU summit 1500CET--The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi #39;s participation in the EU Summit entered its second day which was dominated by the Iraq issue as the


Human rights outcry JAKARTA - The Indonesian Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of the only official found guilty over the 1999 bloodshed in East Timor.


Database to trace stolen phones Thames Valley Police joins a national mobile database to trace owners of stolen phones.


Dollar Hits 8-1/2-Month Low Against Euro  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro rebounded against the dollar  on Friday to hit 8-1/2-month highs in technically-driven buying  which offset the effect of a much stronger-than-expected U.S.  employment report for October.


Internet Movie Piracy The Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday that it will sue people who download movies from online file-sharing services. Reporter David McGuire discusses the likely impact of the lawsuits with Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge.


IBM to take supercomputing crown A new incarnation of Blue Gene/L can perform 70.7 trillion calculations per second, IBM says.


Intel preps speedier Pentium 4 The chipmaker will quietly roll out its 3.8GHz Pentium 4 570 for desktops on Nov. 15, sources tell CNET News.com.


Linux cluster firms attract new funding Venture capitalists are lavishing money on the fashionable Linux supercomputing concept--but smaller firms face much larger rivals.


Molson, Coors to Pay C\$381 Million to Sweeten Merger (Update1) Molson Inc., Canada #39;s biggest brewer, and Adolph Coors Co., agreed to pay Molson shareholders a special dividend of C\$381 million (\$315 million) as part of their proposed merger in an effort to win over investors.


Beazer notifies \$80.1 million 4Q profit Beazer Homes USA Inc., the US homebuilder, has announced that fourth-quarter earnings increase as a result of home orders growth in Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and West regions.


Oil at 5-Week Low as Supply Fears Ease Oil slid to a five-week low on Friday, continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 12 percent from last week #39;s record highs as rising stockpiles have eased worries of a winter supply crunch.


Heat on Olympics CHINA is taking no chances as host of the summer Olympics in 2008 and has picked an auspicious 8pm start on August 8, 2008 -- or 8/8/8/08 -- for the opening ceremony.


Raptors host defending champs on TSN TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons will not have coach Larry Brown on the sideline when they visit the Toronto Raptors Friday.


Two US Marines Killed in Volatile Western Iraq Two US Marines have been killed and four wounded in action in a volatile area west of Baghdad, the US military said on Friday.  quot;Two Marines assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force


JP Morgan Buys Queen Elizabeth's Broker  LONDON (Reuters) - UK brokerage Cazenove effectively gave  up 181 years of independence on Friday when it sealed a joint  venture with J.P. Morgan Chase   Co., designed to lift the U.S.  bank's UK presence and give Cazenove a broader reach.


Phishers adopt scam tricks from virus writers You know all about phishing scams, right? You know better than to click on a Web link embedded in an e-mail that purports to be from your bank, or to reply to messages requesting your user name and password. But if you think that's enough to protect yourself, think again.


Spammer Convicted to Nine Years in Prison Spammer Convicted to Nine Years in Prison\\Yesterday the first two spammers ever were convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam. Jeremy Jaynes and Jessica DeGroot, a brother and sister team, were convicted in a Virginia court Wednesday of sending AOL users millions of unsolicited commercial ...


BellSouth and SBC Partner to Buy YellowPages.com BellSouth and SBC Partner to Buy YellowPages.com\\SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. announced that their directory affiliates have created an Internet yellow pages partnership that has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the online directory publisher www.yellowpages.com, Inc. The new venture will utilize the highly recognized YellowPages.com brand and ...


Microsoft Expands MSN Music Store Download Service Microsoft Expands MSN Music Store Download Service\\Microsoft expanded its MSN Music Store to eight new countries yesterday, crossing the border into major European countries that iTunes staked its claim in during its U2 fueled EU push in October. With this expansion the MSN Music Store is now accessible in 17 ...


Hurricanes Jump-Start Hiring in October (AP) AP - Employers aggressively hired new workers in October, adding 337,000 people to their payrolls after a sluggish summer, but the unemployment rate rose fractionally to 5.5 percent.


Seals Bludgeoned, Shot on Irish Island (Reuters) Reuters - Up to 60 protected gray seals have been\killed off the west coast of Ireland in what a wildlife group\described as slaughter.


IBM set to take supercomputing crown A new incarnation of Blue Gene/L can perform 70.7 trillion calculations per second, IBM says.


Movie industry to sue file-sharers The Motion Picture Association of America announced yesterday that it would shortly be following in the footsteps of the music industry and suing people who have illegally traded digital copies of films over the internet.


Pavin wants to win Vietnam Masters for wife Former US Open champion Corey Pavin said Wednesday he #39;s playing for his caddie this week - who also happens to be his wife - at the inaugural Vietnam Masters.


Arakawa sits first; pairs team fifth NAGOYA, Japan (AP-CP) - World champion Shizuka Arakawa of Japan overcame a case of jitters and a new pair of skates Friday to win the women #39;s short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition.


US Forces Launch Night Of Air Strikes On Al-Fallujah 5 November 2004 -- The US military in Iraq has reportedly sealed off Al-Fallujah in central Iraq and launched a night of air strikes on that rebel-held city.


EU leaders extend trade carrot in Iran nuclear standoff European Union leaders Friday dangled the prospect of a lucrative trade pact to Iran if the Islamic republic suspends its nuclear programme.


The Fool's Look Ahead Wild rides, a snow-hugging choo-choo, and a movie mecca will factor greatly during the week that is on the way.


A Sigh of Relief in Hyde Park Historians and conservationists are breathing a little easier after the Scenic Hudson Land Trust bought 336 acres of forest in President Roosevelt's old estate.


Molson and Coors Agree to Special Dividend The move is seen as an effort to appease Molson's investors, who have criticized the planned merger with Coors because it did not include a takeover premium for their shares.


Stocks Rise as Jobs Figures Impress  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday after news the  economy added more than twice the number of jobs expected last  month, sending the Standard   Poor's 500 index to its highest  in more than 2 1/2 years.


Vornado Buys 4.3 Pct. Stake, Shares Soar  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Sears, Roebuck and Co. were  up about 20 percent on Friday after real estate company Vornado  Realty Trust said it raised its stake in the retailer, a step  that could mean Sears plans to convert some of its real estate  assets into cash.


United Says It Needs \$2 Bln More in Cost Cuts  CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines, trying to revamp its  business after nearly two years in bankruptcy, has told its  unions it must terminate and replace their pensions as part of  its drive to cut costs by an additional \$2 billion a year.


'Ultimate game' award for Doom 3 Doom 3 has blasted away the competition at a major games ceremony, the Golden Joystick awards.


Stadium Plan Challenged D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp has developed a plan that would significantly change both the site of a stadium and the cost of the project, a source said this morning.


Treasuries Trounced on Fears Fed to Hike  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices plunged on Friday  after a startlingly strong U.S. jobs report raised the risk the  Federal Reserve would keep hiking interest rates well beyond  the move widely expected for next week.


Ivory Coast's Army Bombs Rebel Towns  BOUAKE (Reuters) - Government warplanes and helicopter  gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory Coast for a  second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into all-out war  in the world's top cocoa grower.


Darfur Aid Groups Fear Fresh Violence, Move Staff  EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Aid agencies fearing an  upsurge of fighting in Sudan's troubled Darfur region have  suspended operations and evacuated staff from the volatile  Jebel Marra area in West Darfur state, U.N. officials said on  Friday.


Ace terminates two employees following insurance scandal ACE Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurance company, announced on Thursday that it had terminated two executives and suspended three more unnamed employees in the wake of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzers probe into the bid-rigging practices in the


Economy Added Far More Jobs Than Expected in October The economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, nearly double the 169,000 that Wall Street was expecting. The overall unemployment rate rose marginally to 5.5 percent from 5.4 percent.


Verizon Wireless agrees to buy NextWave licenses Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy wireless spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for \$3 billion in a deal that would boost Verizon #39;s capacity in several major markets.


Update 1: Beazer Homes #39; Profit Soars on New Homes Beazer Homes USA Inc., a homebuilder based in Atlanta, on Friday posted a 40 percent surge in profit for its latest quarter amid growth in new-home orders.


Study: Vioxx removal came years late An analysis in a prominent medical journal reports that the painkiller Vioxx demonstrated an increased risk of heart attack four years ago and should have been withdrawn long before Sept.


Goodyear Sees Profit; Stock Up Goodyear Tire  amp; Rubber Co. (GT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US tiremaker, on Friday said it would report a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss


Molson, Coors to Pay C\$381 Million to Sweeten Merger (Update3) Molson Inc., seeking to overcome opposition to its planned C\$3.8 billion (\$3.16 billion) merger with Adolph Coors Co. to create the world #39;s fifth-biggest brewer, said it will pay minority shareholders a special dividend.


Altria plans to split businesses Altria, the owner of food company Kraft and the world #39;s biggest cigarette maker Philip Morris, may split itself up to help limit the effect of legal battles.


October jobless rate holds steady at 7.1 per cent, says StatsCan OTTAWA (CP) - The economy continues to show signs of healthy growth, adding about 34,000 jobs in October. However the number of people looking for work also rose, keeping the overall unemployment rate at 7.1 per cent, unchanged from September.


Moss Has Slight Tear in Hamstring  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings  wide receiver Randy Moss will not play at full speed for a few  weeks after an MRI Thursday revealed a slight tear in his  injured right hamstring.


Edison International 3Q Profit Soars Edison International, a power generating and electric utility holding company, on Friday said its third-quarter profit soared on gains from asset sales.


MPAA to Sue Over Movie File Sharing The movie industry announced yesterday it will file its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, joining the music industry in its fight against piracy.


Fight heating up after nation #39;s first spam conviction Although the jury for the nation #39;s first felony spam trial recommended Wednesday that defendants Jeremy Jaynes serve a nine year prison term and his sister, Jessica Degroot, pay \$7,500, defense attorneys say the fight is far from over.


Molecule May Be Key to Nicotine Addiction New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically


MSN Music adds more European download stores The software giant #39;s experiment in the rapidly expanding music download market has now set up shop in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Austria and Spain, bringing the number of countries with MSN Music services to 17.


Titan moon holds on to mystery Scientists are none the wiser as to what awaits the Huygens space probe on Saturn #39;s moon Titan when it lands, despite a close pass by its mothership.


Munch museum tightens security Oslo #39;s Munch Museum will stay closed till the middle of next year to secure its masterpieces with glass bolted onto the walls after robbers stole  quot;The Scream quot; by pulling it off the wall and walking out the front door.


MLB All-Stars Rally Past Japan  TOKYO (Sports Network) - Roger Clemens pitched four-plus  solid innings and David Ortiz had a two-run single to highlight  a three-run sixth inning, as the MLB All-Stars downed the  Japanese All-Stars, 7-2, at the Tokyo Dome.


Czech Stepanek reaches Paris semis PARIS, France -- Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek booked his place in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a 7-6 6-3 win over Mikhail Youzhny, who knocked out holder Tim Henman the day before.


Red Sox Hero Ortiz Remains Hot in Japan Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz swings his bat before Japanese media during a workout session at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.


The Steelers try to knock off their second unbeaten team After ending New England #39;s 21-game winning streak last week, the Steelers greet the NFL #39;s last unbeaten team, playing Philadelphia for the Pennsylvania championship in a game that down the line might be a preview of a matchup for a much grander title.


'Incredibles' Shows Pixar's Super Powers The debut of "The Incredibles" highlights the tech wizardry behind animated films and further validates the computer-animation prowess of Pixar Animation Studios, although the competition is growing in strength. -washingtonpost.com


EU should forget differences on Iraq  Dutch FM BRUSSELS, November 5 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union should forget its internal differences on Iraq and give a signal about readiness to participate in the countrys restoration, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said at the EU summit in


Renewed clashes follow Ivory Coast government abandoning ceasefire Rebel and government ground forces clashed and government warplanes mounted more bombing runs Friday, escalating hostilities a day after Ivory Coast abandoned a more than year-old ceasefire in its civil war.


Arafat: a survivor of many close encounters Ramallah, West Bank - Yasser Arafat, fighting for his life in a Paris hospital, has cheated death on several fronts during a 40-year career as the symbol of the struggle for Palestinian statehood.


European Officials Seek to End Iran Nuclear Deadlock (Update1) British, French and German foreign ministry officials resumed talks with their Iranian counterparts in Paris today in a bid to ensure Iran #39;s nuclear program is limited to peaceful uses, the French Foreign Ministry said.


Afghan election notebook 5 - Out for the count I admit I was fast asleep when the moment came, although the moment wasn #39;t really the moment. It was mid-afternoon on Sunday, 24 October.


Seals Bludgeoned, Shot on Irish Island Up to 60 protected gray seals have been killed off the west coast of Ireland in what a wildlife group described as slaughter. The Irish Seal Sanctuary said the seals -- most of them pups


Moss Has Slight Tear in Hamstring (Reuters) Reuters - Minnesota Vikings\wide receiver Randy Moss will not play at full speed for a few\weeks after an MRI Thursday revealed a slight tear in his\injured right hamstring.


Vornado Buys 4.3 Pct. Stake, Shares Soar (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Sears, Roebuck and Co. were\up about 20 percent on Friday after real estate company Vornado\Realty Trust said it raised its stake in the retailer, a step\that could mean Sears plans to convert some of its real estate\assets into cash.


(Not So) Simple Simon (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - "I want to kill them all," he says. "I want to crush them, because these incumbents are selling stuff that doesn't work, and that annoys me. They're engaged in profiteering. There's nothing wrong with making money, but not when you're selling things that don't work right."


Far Fewer Jobs Were Added in November Than Forecast The economy added 112,000 payroll jobs in November, far fewer than the month before and not enough to keep up with average increases in the adult population, the Labor Department reported on Friday.


United Needs \$2 Bln More in Cost Cuts  CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines, trying to revamp its  business after nearly two years in bankruptcy, has told its  unions it must terminate and replace their pensions as part of  its drive to cut costs by an additional \$2 billion a year.


Euro rises to new record high 1.2937 dollars (AFP) AFP - The euro rose to a new record high against the dollar, climbing to 1.2937 dollars in late European trades.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses (AP) AP - Verizon Wireless is buying wireless spectrum licenses covering 23 U.S. markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for  #36;3 billion, bolstering the cell phone company's ability to compete with the big new rival created by the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT amp;T Wireless.


Saskatchewan court rules traditional definition of marriage unconstitutional (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - SASKATOON (CP) - Saskatchewan became the seventh Canadian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages Friday after a judge ruled the current federal law on the subject unconstitutional.


Analyst: U.S. Weapons Tests in Australia (AP) AP - American troops will train with new U.S. military equipment in Australia under a pact being negotiated by Washington and Canberra, a prominent defense analyst said Friday.


Russia Looks to Boost Software Production (AP) AP - Russia is seeking to slow the exodus of computer specialists and increase software production, a top government official said Friday, in an effort that some hope will help diversify the country's oil-dependent economy.


President to Consider Changes for New Term (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - President Bush said yesterday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his  Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the White House over shake-ups in key agencies in coming weeks.


Prolific spammer given nine years jail A United States man convicted of violating anti-spam laws by sending out tens of thousands of unsolicited emails using fake addresses faces nine years in prison in Virginia.


Officials try to convince Turin Games chief organizer to stay Government officials are trying to convince the chief organizer of the 2006 Turin Olympics not to quit, but Valentino Castellani says there is  quot;no room for second thoughts.


Six more die in Thai violence BANGKOK: Six more people have been killed in Muslim-majority southern Thailand in the last 24 hours, police said yesterday, amid outrage over the death last week of 85 Muslims.


Northwest Pilots OK  #36;265 Mln Concession (Reuters) Reuters - The pilots union at Northwest Airlines\Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. air carrier, ratified a  #36;265\million concession package that includes 15 percent pay cuts,\the union said on Friday.


US jobs market breaks out of quagmire (AFP) AFP - The US labor market escaped a quagmire in October, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.


Vornado Buys 4.3 Pct. Stake, Shares Soar Shares of Sears, Roebuck and Co. were up about 20 percent on Friday after real estate company Vornado Realty Trust said it raised its stake in the retailer, a step that could mean Sears


UPDATE 1-Northwest pilots ratify \$265 mln concession deal The pilots union at Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWAC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 4 US air carrier, ratified a \$265 million concession package that includes 15 percent pay cuts, the union said on Friday.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses Verizon Wireless is buying wireless spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for \$3 billion, bolstering the cell phone company #39;s ability to compete with the big new rival


World economy at risk if oil prices remain high: Conference Board OTTAWA - World economic growth will be at risk next year if oil prices remain near all-time highs well into next year, the Conference Board of Canada said Friday.


Stocks Open Higher, Lifted by Payrolls US stocks rose at the open on Friday after the US economy added twice the number of jobs than had been expected last month, presenting equity investors a positive sign of US economic growth.


Altria to split businesses; ups FY04 outlook NEW YORK, November 5 (newratings.com) - Altria Group Inc (MO.NYS), the parent company of Kraft Foods (KFT) and the world #39;s largest cigarette maker Phillip Morris, is planning a possible split-up of its businesses into three separate units.


Jimmie Johnson Back in Nextel Title Race (AP) AP - The age-old NASCAR ethic of hard work and patience has helped Jimmie Johnson win three straight races and put him back in the Nextel Cup championship picture.


US Spammer Facing Nine Years in Jail It is believed that with the help of his sister, Jessica DeGroot, 28, who was fined US\$7,500, Jeremy Jaynes pedalled non-existent products via email such as a  quot;FedEx refund processor quot; that supposedly


Novell counters Microsoft #39;s Linux  #39;facts #39; with  #39;truth #39; NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Countering the latest salvo of Microsoft Corp. #39;s  quot;Get the Facts quot; campaign against open-source software, Novell Inc.


Opera 7.60 set to offer faster browsing The next version of the Opera browser will be integrated with SlipStream #39;s Web and email acceleration technology, Opera Software said on Thursday.


Tiger Telematics acquires Integra, confirms Spanish, Portuguese <b>...</b> Gizmondo Europe, the UK-based subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida firm Tiger Telematics announced yesterday that a one year distribution agreement has been signed with United Electronics to distribute the Gizmondo GPS-based handheld gaming console


Allardyce backs Mutu to return Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes Adrian Mutu has the ability to bounce back at the top level. The Chelsea striker has been banned for seven months after failing a drugs test.


Officials Ask Turin Games Chief to Stay The chief organizer of the Turin 2006 winter Olympics, Valentino Castellani meets the media in Turin, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 after announcing he is resigning amid an internal power struggle for control of the games.


Burns Puts Himself in the Frame Scotlands caretaker manager Tommy Burns has made it clear he would consider taking on the post on a full-time basis. And he believes he is in pole position as he will get the chance


Ghostzapper won #39;t disappear come awards time *If Eclipse Award voters, of which I am one, so desired, they could reward Stronach Stables and Bobby Frankel with firsts in three categories for Ghostzapper: Horse of the Year, Older Horse, and Sprinter.


Redknapp is manager of the month Portsmouth #39;s Harry Redknapp has been named as the Barclays manager of the month for October. Redknapp #39;s side were unbeaten during the month and maintained an impressive climb to ninth in the Premiership.


October Hiring at a Seven-Month Peak  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added to payrolls at  the fastest clip in seven months in October, the Labor  Department said on Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the  hurricane-battered Southeast and brisk hiring in service  industries.


Arafat reportedly breathing on his own A top Palestinian official says Yasser Arafat is breathing on his own and  quot;his brain is not damaged. quot;. Conflicting reports have flown for the past day, after the Palestinian leader took


Dollar Plunges to Record Low Against Euro  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar dropped to record lows  against the euro on Friday, succumbing to negative sentiment  and erasing all of the U.S. currency's earlier gains following  a robust U.S. October employment report.


Miss. State's Roberts to Sit Out Game (AP) AP - Mississippi State star Lawrence Roberts must sit out one game for accepting  #151; and later repaying  #151; expenses for a pre-NBA draft workout.


Weak Dollar Weighs on Stocks  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, boosted by  a government report showing strong jobs growth last month, but  gains were sharply reduced by a weak dollar, which fell to a  record low against the euro on concerns about the U.S. trade  imbalance.


Sears Shares Soar as Vornado Boosts Stake  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck   Co. S.N shares  jumped as much as 25 percent on Friday after real estate  company Vornado Realty Trust VNO.N said it raised its stake  in the retailer, a step that could lead Sears convert some of  its real estate assets into cash.


Earnings Miss Dents Manulife Financial  TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Manulife Financial Corp.  MFC.TO fell on Friday, a day after Canada's biggest insurer  posted third-quarter results that fell short of expectations.


Oil Falls to Six-Week Low  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil slid to a six-week low on Friday,  continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 13 percent  from last week's record highs as rising stockpiles have eased  worries of a winter supply crunch.


Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes (AP) AP - An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said.


Sears' Stock Soars After Firm Buys Stake Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s stock shot up Friday on news that a New York-based real estate investment trust had purchased a 4.3 percent interest in the huge department store chain.


Stepanek, Canas Reach Paris Masters Last Four  PARIS (Reuters) - Qualifier Radek Stepanek and Argentine  Guillermo Canas took advantage of the absence of leading  players and the early losses of others to scrape into the Paris  Masters last four Friday.


Shoppers rush to pyramid Wal-Mart Bargain-hungry Mexican shoppers flock to a controversial  Wal-Mart supermarket that has been built half a mile away from ancient pyramids.


Euro Hits Record High Against U.S. Dollar The euro hit a new all-time high against the U.S. dollar today, climbing on oil price worries and concern over the U.S. budget deficit.


Fundamental Flaws at Wild Oats Disappointing results reflect flaws in the business model, not an "aberration."


Cricket: NZ clinch one-day series New Zealand beat Bangladesh by thre wickets in Dhaka despite figures of 5-31 by Aftab Ahmed.


Profit From Management Integrity Laser manufacturer Candela's management avoids taking the easy way out to explain shortfalls.


A City Invaded by WiFi Taipei plans to have a citywide connection by 2005. Also: MIT creates a voice operated plane that takes audio commands   hellip;.  Basketball players use video games to hone their skills   hellip;. and more.


How organized religion, not net religion, won it for Bush Election 2004 Not even a gay, blogging Jesus could help


Nerd party needed to replace 'left-wing' Democrats, says area man Election 2004 Point and click


Study: Outsourcing mostly domestic Enterprise Systems says tasks, including IT projects, are heading mainly to other U.S. companies, not offshore.


Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt A year on, and the company's \$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?\


(Almost) free 411 on cell phones Customers will just have to pay their carriers a few pennies for each text-message directory-assistance query.


Playing god: BiblePlayer for iPod catches on A freeware Bible reader is gaining fans--and proving again that Apple's iPod could be a saving grace for e-books.


Phishers Adopt Scam Tricks From Virus Writers (PC World) PC World - Dangerous new ways to try to steal your money are in progress.


Macworld Boston moves to new venue (MacCentral) MacCentral - Framingham, Mass.-based IDG World Expo on Friday announced that Macworld Boston, which returned to Massachusetts last year, would be leaving the new Boston Convention  amp; Exhibition Center (BCEC) in favor of the Hynes Convention Center for the 2005 summer show. Show organizers cite venue size as the main reason for moving the event.


Telabria plans U.K.'s first WiMax network While the debate rages on the economics of deploying and operating WiMax networks, a U.K. start-up is quietly building what it hopes will be the country's first network based on this emerging high-speed broadband wireless technology.


Verizon Catches the NextWave Arguably the longest running soap-opera drama in the wireless industry has announced its final episode: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced plans to acquire assets of a reorganized


Update 7: Dollar Hits All-Time Low Against Euro The US dollar hit an all-time low against the euro Friday, shrugging off positive US employment data and falling on worries about oil prices and concern over the US budget deficit.


Molson sweetens Coors merger proposal with \$381-million dividend MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. shares gained ground Friday after the brewer announced its shareholders will get a special premium if they agree to a proposed merger with Colorado beer maker Adolph Coors Co.


Conference Board sees world economy faltering if oil prices stay <b>...</b> OTTAWA (CP) - World economic growth will weaken next year if oil prices remain at record-high levels far into next year, the Conference Board of Canada says in its latest outlook report.


Record for personal bankruptcies Personal insolvencies in England and Wales have hit another record high as interest rate rises take their toll on already over-extended households.


Pfizer calls report on Celebrex safety concerns  #39;misleading #39; Pfizer Inc. and Canadian health officials moved Thursday to answer concerns over the painkiller Celebrex after a news report raised safety questions about the drug.


9 years for spammer Jaynes p2pnet.net News:- Spammer Jeremy Jaynes, aka Gaven Stubberfield, had the distinction of being the first spammer to be charged under Virginia #39;s antispam law.


Microsoft Investigates Reports of New Internet Explorer Hole Microsoft is investigating reports of a serious security flaw in Internet Explorer, but has not yet seen malicious code that exploits the reported flaw, the company said today.


It #39;s Grand Theft over the internet A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.


Henman, Hewitt advance in Paris Masters Defending champion Tim Henman of Britain beat Thailand #39;s Paradorn Srichaphan 6-3, 6-4 to reach third round of the Paris Masters in Paris on Tuesday.


Burns says he #39;s in  #39;pole position #39; for Scotland job Burns was named caretaker manager for Scotland #39;s Nov. 17 friendly against Sweden after Berti Vogts resigned on Monday. Burns, who was Vogts #39; assistant, said he hoped to become the German #39;s permanent replacement.


Underappreciated Murphy a model of consistency When Larry Murphy was five years old, his father discovered there was an opening in the hockey program at the local outdoor rink and enrolled is youngest boy.


It #39;s neck-and-neck at polls for Horse of the Year bids Up to your eyeballs in elec tion returns? Perhaps a review of Saturday #39;s pari-mutuel returns from the 21st running of the Breeders #39; Cup will make all those dizzying electoral permutations seem like losing Mega Millions numbers.


Palestinian factions determined to keep unity, order if Arafat <b>...</b> GAZA CITY, Nov 5 (AFP) - Palestinian officials and leaders from armed factions closed ranks Friday in a bid to ensure security and keep a lid on any instability should Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat die in a French hospital.


Roh, Bush agree to early six-party talks President Roh Moo-hyun and US President George W. Bush agreed to the early resumption of the six-party talks to end North Korea #39;s nuclear weapons program, Cheong Wa Dae said yesterday.


Verizon Catches the NextWave The company ponies up \$3 billion for key spectrum in buying out bankrupt NextWave Telecom.


News: Online fraud tutorials... from the Secret Service? U.S. law enforcement closed down the thriving criminal marketplace Shadowcrew.com last week, but left its database of forbidden knowledge open to the public. \


News: Email worm poses as Osama videogram The Register By John Leyden john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk


Diamondbacks Fire New Manager Backman (AP) AP - The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday fired Wally Backman, just four days after naming him their new manager.


South Africa Considers Killing Elephants South Africa's Kruger National Park elephant population has nearly doubled in recent years, causing heavy habitat destruction and invasion of adjacent farms. Now conservation authorities are considering a plan to kill perhaps thousands elephants to bring the problem under control.


Support for Saving Peatlands Is Squishy but Solidifying Piles of un-decomposed, waterlogged plant material known as peatlands cover about 3 percent of Earth's land and freshwater surface area. But scientists and conservationists are just beginning to fully understand the role of peatlands in the environment.


Ban Sale of Water for Profit, Health Activist Says Environmental activist Maude Barlow believes the world is poised to experience a freshwater crisis of "monumental proportions." The Canadian author shares her views on global water use and abuse with National Geographic News.


"Reindeer People" Resort to Eating Their Herds Researchers say Mongolia's last nomadic reindeer herders could disappear unless their ancestral forests are protected. Already some nomads have been forced to eat the reindeer they depend on. <b>Photo Gallery.</b>


Geographic's "Greatest Portraits" Collected in New Book The photo editors of the new book In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits share their thoughts on what makes a great portrait and offer advice for aspiring photographers. Interview and photo gallery.


Forty Phones Fuel Nokia #39;s Strategy For 2005 com. In an attempt to stay in front of increasingly vigorous competition, mobile-phone maker Nokia Corp. said it will employ a variety of strategies next year in introducing 40 different handset models.


It #39;s Official: Verizon, NextWave Sign Pact NextWave Telecom and Verizon Wireless have struck a \$3 billion deal over NextWave #39;s beleaguered PCS spectrum as they strive toward starkly contrasting network goals.


FDA to Review Post-Market Safety Checks The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck  amp; Co.


SEC to Propose Tigher Exchange Governance The Securities and Exchange Commission will propose soon a plan to tighten governance at the nation #39;s stock exchanges to ensure they are serving the public interest, SEC Chairman William Donaldson said Friday.


Update 1: Goodyear Expects to Report 3Q Profit The Goodyear Tire  amp; Rubber Co., the nation #39;s largest tire maker, said Friday it may beat Wall Street #39;s profit expectations for the third quarter and will amend or restate some past financial filings for 2003 and 2004.


NVIDIA Is Vindicated The past two quarters have been a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale for graphics chip maker NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA). The last quarter was a horror story for investors, with a 79 year


Central bank welcomes IMF #39;s China report A spokesman for the People #39;s Bank ofChina (POC) said Friday that the central bank welcomes the effortsmade by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its staff report for 2004 Article IV consultation with the People #39;s


Gold Fields Sues Harmony Gold Mining Gold Fields Ltd. said Friday that it is suing fellow South African miner Harmony Gold Mining Ltd., charging that Harmony has misled shareholders in its recent hostile bid for Gold Fields.


Spam Scam Lands  #39;Em in the Can Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the Internet #39;s top-10 spammers, according to watchdogs, was convicted in the first felony spam case -- just up the road from Fool HQ in Loudon County, Virginia.


IBM claims supercomputing crown IBM said that its Blue Gene/L supercomputer trumps the performance of SGI #39;s recently announced Columbia system installed at NASA by more than 65 percent.


Car Theft Without Penalty of Prison in  #39;GTA: San Andreas #39;  quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas quot; takes gamers back to the days of gangster rap, low-riders and  quot;messing quot; with the police.


Microsoft To Patch ISA Server Next Week A day after Microsoft announced it would give customers early warning of impending patches, the Redmond, Wash.-based developer fleshed out its heads-up with a notice that next Tuesday #39;s patches


Week in Review: Election takes center stage The presidential election took center stage this week, with technology playing a role everywhere from e-voting machines to Web sites that tracked the election results.


A City Invaded by WiFi Taipei plans to make wireless internet access available across citywide by the end of 2005, joining a small number of cities offering Wi-Fi networks.


Top Banana Gets Called Out With operating income down and requests for dividends, Chiquita's conference call was no fun.


Petrova sends Myskina packing in Philly Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian Nadia Petrova defeated fellow countrywoman Anastasia Myskina in quarterfinal action Friday at the Advanta Championships.


No. 5 Badgers out to retrieve Paul Bunyan Axe from Gophers Minnesota coach Glen Mason will get a firsthand look Saturday at the guy who got away. John Stocco, the starting quarterback for No.


Keegan fined for verbally abusing referee Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was fined 8,500 pounds (\$18,900 Cdn) Friday by the Football Association for verbally abusing a referee.


Owens #39; comments weren #39;t necessary  quot;You have a guy like Ray Lewis, who, I mean, I thought pretty much he was my friend. I mean, this is a guy, you know, double-murder case, he could have been in jail.


Jackpot at 30,000 Feet? Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, might introduce in-flight gaming.


Greece in a furor over Macedonia name A US decision to call Macedonia,  quot;Macedonia, quot; has raised the ire of Greece, which is threatening to keep the country out of the European Union.


Fallujah fighting intensifies US military officials say a series of air raids on Fallujah provoked a deadly counterstrike from Iraqi militants. The military says one soldier is dead and seven wounded in a rocket attack


Afghan Kidnappers Extend Deadline to Saturday Night The Afghan militant group holding three UN workers hostage on Friday extended their deadline until Saturday night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to hold talks with them, a spokesman for the group said.


Top Brazil party threatens to leave government The head of Brazil #39;s powerful PMDB political party has proposed it leave the ruling Workers #39; Party coalition government in what would be a serious blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva #39;s reform agenda.


Canadian Dollar Jumps to 12-Year High; Job Gains Above Forecast Canada #39;s dollar surged past 83 US cents to a new 12-year high as a higher-than-forecast jobs report added to speculation the central bank needs to keep lifting its target interest rate.


Keeping It Simple Expeditors International posts strong results, but the jaw droppers are in its 8-K.


Penny Stocks from Heaven Sure, many penny stocks are bad. But some of them offer divine returns for the Foolish bargain hunter.


NVIDIA Is Vindicated The graphics chip company recaptures the high-end segment and quadruples profits.


Northwest pilots accept pay cuts Pilots at Northwest Airlines accept a 15 pay cut as the firm struggles against high fuel bills and tough competition.


Some Democrats Blame One of Their Own San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision in February to open City Hall to thousands of gay weddings has become a subject of considerable debate among Democrats.


Wild condor chick takes off The first wild condor chick to take flight in California in 22 years sailed into the skies over Ventura County last month. The young bird was hatched April 9 near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.


Diamondbacks Fire Backman  PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have  fired newly-hired manager Wally Backman and are expected to  replace him with Bob Melvin, according to a published report.


Rover gets mystery power boost Scientists are baffled by a mysterious power boost to one of its two robotic rovers on Mars.


Safin Outclasses Hewitt, Heads for Paris Treble  PARIS (Reuters) - Twice winner Marat Safin outshone Lleyton  Hewitt in straight sets at the Paris Masters on Friday and  looks ideally placed to be crowned for a third time here.


Microsoft commits to XML docs for long term Responding to a European Union request, Microsoft said the license for its Office-related XML document formats will be royalty-free forever.


Lloyd Braun's doppelganger New Yahoo exec's name ring a bell? Maybe you've been watching Seinfeld reruns. Missing Links


SCO seals deal for legal expense cap Suffering stock steadied by deal that will hold costs of multiple Linux and Unix lawsuits at \$31 million.


Israel to free Egyptian students: Cairo media CAIRO- - Israel will release within hours six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to abduct and kill Israeli soldiers, the Egyptian state newspaper al-Ahram reported on Sunday.


Ivory Coast Bombs Rebel Zone Again, War Fears Rise  BOUAKE (Reuters) - Government warplanes and helicopter  gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory Coast for a  second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into all-out war  in the world's top cocoa grower.


IBM supercomputer top-ranked blade machine Barcelona's MareNostrum isn't the fastest supercomputer on Earth, but 20 teraflops with regular blade servers is nothing to sneer at.


Afghan Kidnappers Set Saturday Night Deadline  KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage extended their deadline until Saturday  night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to  hold talks, a spokesman for the group said.


Photos: IBM's Blue Gene/L supercomputer Sixteen racks of IBM's Blue Gene/L supercomputer can perform 70.7 trillion calculations per second.


Peru Suspends Retrial of Shining Path Leader Guzman  CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru (Reuters) - Peru abruptly suspended  the retrial of Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman almost as  soon as it began on Friday after the guerrilla leader caused a  furor in court, shouting communist slogans and defiantly  raising his fists.


MS debuts 'forthcoming attractions' pre-alert alert Alert Thursday joins patch Tuesday in BoFH calendars


U.S. October Hiring at a Seven-Month Peak  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. payrolls grew at the fastest  clip in seven months in October, the Labor Department said on  Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the hurricane-battered  Southeast and brisk hiring in service industries.


Web Site for Complaints Sparks Lawsuit (AP) AP - When Alan and Linda Townsend were unhappy with the sprayed-on siding applied to their house, the frustrated couple launched a Web site to complain and to give other unsatisfied customers a forum.


Northwest Pilots Ratify \$265 Mln Concession Deal  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pilots at Northwest Airlines Corp., the  No. 4 U.S. air carrier, have ratified a \$265 million concession  package that includes 15 percent pay cuts, the pilots union  said on Friday.


Microsoft to Warn of Security Flaws (AP) AP - Criticized for a program that only provided some of its largest customers with warnings on security problems in its products, Microsoft Corp. now says it will give all computer users early word on such issues.


Goodyear Sees Profit; Stock Up  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire   Rubber Co. GT.N, the  largest U.S. tiremaker, on Friday expects a third-quarter  profit above most analysts' expectations, helped by higher tire  prices and stronger sales volume, sending shares up 12 percent.


Russia Seeks to Boost Software Production (AP) AP - Russia is seeking to slow the brain-drain of computer specialists and increase software production, a top government official said Friday, in an effort that some hope will help diversify the country's oil-dependent economy.


Iran tells UN: sites off limits IRAN said today it was not obliged to allow UN atomic energy agency inspectors to visit military sites alleged to be involved in secret nuclear weapons work, but that it was willing to discuss the issue.


Dollar Plunges to Record Low Against Euro
\

 By John Parry

 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar dropped to record lows\against the euro on Friday, succumbing to negative sentiment\and erasing all of the U.S. currency's earlier gains following\a robust U.S. October employment report.


Verizon Catches the NextWave (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Arguably the longest running soap-opera drama in the wireless industry has announced its final episode: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ - News) announced plans to acquire assets of a reorganized NextWave Telecom (Pink Sheets: NXLCQ.PK - News), owner of 23 valuable PCS spectrum licenses around the country.


Diamondbacks Fire Backman (Reuters) Reuters - The Arizona Diamondbacks have\fired newly-hired manager Wally Backman and are expected to\replace him with Bob Melvin, according to a published report.


Fallujah Is Site of Fiercest Resistance (AP) AP - Fallujah calls itself the "City of Mosques" for its many Muslim houses of worship. The city 40 miles west of Baghdad is also the center of the fiercest resistance to the U.S. presence in Iraq.


India ; Putin logs into India #39;s IT capital (LEAD) India News, Bangalore: Russian President Vladmir Putin arrived in India #39;s tech capital Saturday evening on a 21-hour visit to study the rapid strides the country has made in the areas of IT, defence and space.


Atomic Power Station Halted in Russia, No Radiation (Reuters) Reuters - One reactor at a Russian nuclear power\station was closed down after a malfunction, but there was no\leak of radiation at the site near the city of Saratov on the\Volga river, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.


Lithuanians Hunting Missing Radioactive  #36;100 Bill (Reuters) Reuters - Lithuanian officials warned the\country's 3.5 million citizens on Friday to be on the lookout\for a missing radioactive U.S.  #36;100 bank note.


Eventual burial site fuels emotional, political debate TEL AVIV -- As Yasser Arafat's condition deteriorated in a hospital outside Paris yesterday, an explosive political crisis was brewing in Israel and the occupied territories over where the man who personifies the Palestinian national movement eventually would be buried.


Edwards Positions Himself for 2008 (AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards lost the election for the vice presidency this week and will lose his Senate seat in January. But he's hardly going away. He's positioned himself for a full-out presidential run in 2008, a campaign that in a way he's already begun.


FEC Dismisses Mailing List Complaint (AP) AP - A federal panel said Friday that a list of conservative activists given to President Bush's campaign appears to be an illegal corporate contribution, but the roster isn't valuable enough to warrant government action.


Fight Over Judicial Nominees Will Go On (AP) AP - Jubliant over their Election Day domination, GOP senators say those results prove that Democrats should stay away from filibusters and other tactics they term "judicial obstructionism"  #151; the label conservatives used to help defeat Democratic leader Tom Daschle.


Taiwan establishes diplomatic ties with Vanuatu in snub to China (AFP) AFP - Taiwan claimed a diplomatic victory over rival Beijing by establishing full relations with Vanuatu, a small Pacific nation that less than two months ago pledged its allegiance to mainland China.


Philippines asks foreign governments to help rebuild typhoon <b>...</b> Philippine officials sought international help Sunday to rebuild villages devastated by back-to-back storms that left more than 1,000 people either dead or missing and devastated mostly poor northern agricultural regions.


Web Site for Complaints Sparks Lawsuit When Alan and Linda Townsend were unhappy with the sprayed-on siding applied to their house, the frustrated couple launched a Web site to complain and to give other unsatisfied customers a forum.


Sun Finalizes Accounting for Kodak Settlement Sun Microsystems Inc.'s first-quarter loss was reduced Friday as the server and software company finalized the accounting for its \$92 million patent settlement with Eastman Kodak Co. over the Java programming technology.


Rams' Trev Faulk Gets to Face Cousin (AP) AP - Trev Faulk will be making his first career start, and he might get a chance to tackle his cousin for the first time.


'Canes Look to Vent Frustration on Tigers (AP) AP - The weather was beautiful this week on the University of Miami campus, all blue sky with a hint of fall in the balmy breezes.


Arafat Critically Ill, But Not Deteriorating Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained critically ill and unconscious at a military hospital near here Friday, but hospital officials said his condition had not deteriorated.


U.S. Strikes Fallujah With Air Raids U.S. jets struck Fallujah with five air raids in 12 hours, softening up the insurgent stronghold for an expected major assault, as Iraq's prime minister warned that the "window is closing" for a peaceful settlement to avert a mass assault on the insurgent-held city of Fallujah.


Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Aliens A couple pleaded guilty Friday to charges of smuggling dozens of illegal immigrants from Peru and forcing them into "virtual servitude" to pay for their passage.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses for \$3 Billion Verizon Wireless said today that it will pay \$3 billion in cash for all the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom to expand coverage for new subscribers.


UPDATE 1-China has strong reservations about yuan move-IMF China had  quot;strong reservations quot; about floating its yuan currency (CNY=: Quote, Profile, Research) , according to International Monetary Fund documents from July that were released on Friday.


Sears Shares Soar on 4.3 Vornado Realty Investment (Update5) Shares of Sears, Roebuck  amp; Co. rose as much as 27 percent, the biggest gain since at least 1980, after an investment by Vornado Realty Trust highlighted the value of the retailer #39;s real estate.


U.N. Hostages' Captors Extend Deadlines (AP) AP - Militants claiming to hold three U.N. hostages in Afghanistan postponed a Friday deadline for carrying out their threat to kill the trio, giving United Nations and Afghan officials another day to open negotiations.


A Revival at Hand? It #39;s been an interesting 2004 for Nokia (NYSE: NOK). The year started with lower sales and eroding market share. Then competitors Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Sony Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY) both reported strong results.


Verizon to buy NextWave #39;s licences for \$3bn NEW YORK: Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom to purchase all of its airwave licences for \$3bn.


Vioxx recall spurs FDA overhaul Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants


UAL seeks another \$2 bln cost savings SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, is seeking to slash another \$2 billion in operating costs as it struggles to overcome record-high fuel costs and the lowest airfares in over a decade.


NASD may act against KeyCorp unit KeyCorp said on Friday the NASD has preliminarily decided to recommend disciplinary action against McDonald Investments, accusing the bank #39;s brokerage unit of allowing improper mutual fund trading.


Fed says consumers put credit cards back to work Consumers borrowed more freely in September, especially when it came to racking up charges on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.


Goodyear projects robust 3Q profit growth with record sales NEW YORK, November 5 (newratings.com) - Goodyear Tire  amp; Rubber Company (GT.NYS) witnessed a robust rally in its share price today, after the company projected its 3Q04 results significantly ahead of expectations.


Florida Man Files Vioxx Suit A Martin County man is suing the maker of the prescription drug Vioxx and the Walgreens Corporation. Mark Tomlin alleges he had a heart attack after taking the drug to relieve pain from arthritis.


Summary Box: Biggest Jobs Jump Since Spring (AP) AP - THE NUMBERS: Employers went on a hiring spree in October, adding 337,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The surge was the largest in seven months.


Blu-ray Disc Goes Home (PC World) PC World - We test this next-generation DVD technology, and get mixed results.


No. 7 Utes Go for First School 9-0 Start (AP) AP - Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick is impressed with what former Rams assistant Urban Meyer has done in just two years at Utah.


Linux Cluster Firms Draw Investors (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Two companies specializing in Linux-based cluster systems for high performance computing have drawn the interest of investors, giving each a substantial financial boost.


Fed: Consumers Borrowed Freely in Sept. (AP) AP - Consumers borrowed more freely in September, especially when it came to racking up charges on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.


Admins applaud Microsoft #39;s early warning program Company executives said the Security Bulletin Advanced Notification program will be open to everyone, and will be available on Microsoft #39;s TechNet site.


Can Mozilla Beat Godzilla? (CBS) I have no idea whether Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stays up at night worrying about his empire but, if he does, he may very well be losing sleep over the Mozilla Foundation.


Microsoft to Launch New Small Business Software (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp.  is planning to\release a new version of its Office program for small\businesses that handles accounting and customer management\tasks, the world's largest software maker said on Friday.


Didn't Take Long: IBM Regains Supercomputing Crown (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Blue Gene/L, which is being installed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, recaptured the supercomputer speed record that Silicon Graphics' (NYSE: SGI) Columbia system at NASA held for barely a week.


Capriati Fails Cut for WTA Championships Jennifer Capriati, of Saddlebrook, Fla., reacts as she loses the first set 6-0 to Russia #39;s Vera Zvonareva in their quarterfinal match Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, in the Advanta Championship in Villanova, Pa.


Santini resigns as Tottenham Hotspur coach Jacques Santini has quit as manager of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge. A Spurs statement on Friday said the former France manager is returning to France for  quot;personal reasons quot;.


UEFA Cup: Boro almost there! Bolo Zenden all but secured Boro #39;s passage through to the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup. A goal in each half made sure that the points remained on Teesside in a 2-0 win over the Italian side Lazio.


Kane sentenced to 18 years in death of ex-wife Former football player Tommy Kane, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his former wife, was sentence Friday to 18 years in jail.


Fan inspired by Red Sox in naming horse A Massachusetts man has combined two of his passions -horoughbred horse racing and the Boston Red Sox  -naming a recently purchased 1-year-old colt Curse Reversed.


Coyotes Roam, Not Far from White House (Reuters) Reuters - Coyotes, the rangy animals\associated with the American West, have been spotted in the\U.S. capital for the first time, sparking gossip in precincts\where talk usually turns on politics.


Microsoft to Launch New Small Business Software  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is planning to  release a new version of its Office program for small  businesses that handles accounting and customer management  tasks, the world's largest software maker said on Friday.


Advocacy Groups Reflect on Their Role in the Election While Republican organizations took a bow this week, Democratic groups deflected questions about their efficacy and argued that the race provided valuable experience for future victories.


U.N. Issues Warning of Muslim Attacks in Bangkok (Reuters) Reuters - The United Nations has warned its staff\in Thailand to be careful following threats by a separatist\group to stage attacks in Bangkok in revenge for the deaths of\85 Muslim protesters in the south last week.


Arafat Stays in Coma, Row Looms Over Burial Site  PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat remained in a coma on  Friday as a row brewed over where he would be buried and  questions loomed about who might succeed him.


Incredibles buzz boost for Pixar Shares in animation giant Pixar set new records, boosted by high hopes for its new film The Incredibles.


Unselfish Nets dominate Hawks EAST RUTHERFORD -- It #39;s no secret that Jason Kidd will see his return as a chance to present himself to interested suitors. But the Nets presented another point of view in their 109-88 rout over the Atlanta Hawks last night.


US steps up pressure on Falluja Artillery fire is heard on the outskirts of the  Iraqi city of Falluja amid expectations of a major assault against rebels.


Careful Where You Complain A Georgia couple launches a website to complain about the lousy job a company did putting siding on their house. The company sues, claiming defamation. The case may help clarify the limits of online free speech.


Tech services jobs keep rising The U.S. economy added another 6,900 jobs in computer systems design and related services in October, but tech manufacturing posts fell again.


Software piracy whistle-blowers get bigger rewards The BSA trade group ups its reward for information on U.K. companies that are using illegal software.


MSN sets movie times on smart watches Microsoft is adding film showings channel to its MSN Direct data service for smart watches.


Cisco, Wells Fargo face new security breaches Cisco Systems and Wells Fargo found themselves this week again responding to security breaches nearly identical to ones the two companies faced only months earlier.


Dell's dirty words: Outsourcing, proprietary Speaking at a conference in Boston, CEO Kevin Rollins expounds on his philosophies about all things IT.\<br />\ Photos: Inside Dell's plant


Open-source advocate Chris Stone unexpectedly leaves Novell Chris Stone, second in command to CEO Jack Messman at Novell, has abruptly left the company he helped reinvigorate through the endorsement of Linux and the acquisition of SUSE Linux AG.


Brief: Taipei plans citywide Wi-Fi by late 2005 The Taiwan capital of Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available to as many as 2.6 million of its residents by the end of next year.


IBM aims for top 10 with new Spanish supercomputer The new supercomputer employs a cluster of 2,520 eServer BladeCenter JS20 systems running the Linux operating system and could be the first supercomputer to get a top 10 ranking using blade server technology.


Office by the (financial) numbers Continuing its push to grab larger chunks of the SMB (small and midsize business) markets, Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will ship a low-end accounting package -- code-named Magellan -- with a new version of Office, and the two will work in concert.


Microsoft and Sun #39;s difficult dance com December 2, 2004, 12:29 PM PT. This priority jumped up two spots into second place as CRM returns into the spotlight among top software initiatives alongside directory services and open source.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses (AP) AP - Verizon Wireless is buying cellular capacity for 23 markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for  #36;3 billion, ending the government's long tug-of-war over the never-used licenses and bolstering Verizon against a big new rival created by the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT amp;T Wireless.


Stocks Close Up After Strong Jobs Data  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for a third straight  day on Friday in a post-election rally after a government  report showed strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes  that the economic recovery is taking hold.


FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine\\FyberSearch announced the acquisition of the feed archive search engine FeedPlex today in hopes of adding to its collection of useful search tools. FeedPlex is a feed search engine that provides Internet users the ability to find data in XML/RSS format on the web.\\"We are ...


iPod:  #147;High-Tech Mint on the Pillow #148;  #147;Music lovers checking into fine hotels may want to ask the front desk about the latest trend in upscale amenities: in-room iPods, #148; writes Alorie Gilbert for CNET News.com.  #147;Dream, a new Manhattan four-star, is one of the latest boutique hotels to offer guests the use of Apple #146;s popular music gadget during their stay. #148; Nov 05


Memories of Merged Eagles-Steelers Revived (AP) AP - One of the biggest Eagles-Steelers games since their long-ago days as conference rivals is reviving memories of the year two of pro football's best cities shared a single team.


RI scientists refute Flores Man finding A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of mankind.


Zvonareva ends Capriati #39;s season PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Vera Zvonareva and Jennifer Capriati both needed to win their quarterfinal match at the \$585,000 Advanta Championships to keep alive hopes of a berth for the WTA Tour Championships.


D-Backs have become laughingstocks Wally Backman is out of a job and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the laughingstocks of baseball. Other than that, its been a pretty normal week here in the desert.


Tigers pick up option on Urbina Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers exercised the 2005 contract option on closer Ugueth Urbina on Friday. Urbina finished 4-6 with a 4.50 ERA and 21 saves in 54 outings during 2004, his first


Middle East Prepares for Life without Arafat JERUSALEM -here has been increased security here in Jerusalem and throughout Israel, but so far, it has been quiet. The entire Middle East is getting ready for a new era, a Middle East without Yasser Arafat.


AP: Syria Sees Hope in Bush Re-Election (AP) AP - Hard-line Syria, sanctioned and criticized by the U.S. administration over the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq, says President Bush's new mandate could mean hope for solutions in a troubled Middle East.


Oil Ends Week Higher But Stays Under \$50  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices closed higher on Friday,  clawing back some of its heavy losses from earlier in the week,  helped partly by news of strong employment data from  Washington, but ended the week still under \$50 a barrel.


Close encounter may have shaped solar system The outer reaches of our solar system may have been shaped long ago by a close encounter with another star that tore up both nascent planetary systems like colliding buzz saws, astronomers said on Tuesday.


Ivory Coast Bombs Rebel Zone Again, War Fears Rise  BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Government warplanes and  helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory  Coast for a second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into  all-out war in the world's top cocoa grower.


U.S. Stocks Extend Post-Election Rally  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow  striking a four-month high after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.


U.S. Judge Approves Citigroup Settlement  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday approved  Citigroup Inc.'s \$2.6 billion settlement with  WorldCom Inc.  investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged  the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection.


Berkshire Hathaway Profit Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, reported a sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as  its insurance operations paid out large claims from the series  of hurricanes that hit Florida.


Clinton Tells Democrats to Work on Image (AP) AP - Former President Clinton has a message for Democrats inconsolable after President Bush's re-election: Buck up. It's not that bad. You need to improve your image.


Don't slit your wrists over election, Michael Moore urges Democrats (AFP) AFP - Outspoken US filmmaker Michael Moore urged despondent Democrats not to  quot;slit their wrists quot; over the outcome of the US election that gave President George W. Bush another four-year term.


Durbin to Be 2nd-Ranked Senate Democrat (AP) AP - Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday he has the backing of his Democratic colleagues to become the party's second-ranked member when the new Congress convenes in January.


Annan Warns Falluja Assault Could Spoil Elections  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan has warned the United States, Britain and Iraq that an  assault on Falluja risked further dividing the Iraqi people and  undermining planned January elections.


Dutch Filmmaker Murder Suspect Faces Terror Charges  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of  killing a filmmaker critical of Islam has been charged with  membership of a group with "terrorist intentions" and  conspiracy to murder a politician, Dutch news agency ANP said  on Friday.


RIM shares atwitter amid case concerns Research In Motion shares have been fluctuating amid anticipation that a ruling over a hotly contested patent infringement case may be near--and that it could be bad news for the BlackBerry maker.


Update 1: Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses Verizon Wireless is buying cellular capacity for 23 markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for \$3 billion, ending the government #39;s long tug-of-war over the never-used licenses and bolstering Verizon against


Treasuries Dive on Robust Jobs Report US Treasury prices slid on Friday as analysts said the first truly robust jobs report in months suggested the Federal Reserve had plenty of reason to keep raising interest rates through the end of the year.


Delta releases new details on up to 6,900 job cuts ATLANTA Delta Air Lines today released new details on the up to 69-hundred jobs it plans to eliminate starting January first. Delta earlier this year announced it #39;s dropping Dallas-Fort Worth International


United seeking \$725 million in further labor cuts, ditching <b>...</b> CHICAGO United Airlines #39; union leaders are meeting today to review the company #39;s proposal for a further 725 (M) million dollars in labor concessions and the elimination of pension programs.


McNealy: Sun Micro Q1 Loss Narrows As Kodak Accounting Set Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) saw its first-quarter loss reduced on Friday, as it cemented the accounting for its \$92 million patent settlement with Eastman Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ).


Haas Holds Halfway Lead, Woods Lurks  ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Veteran Jay Haas edged closer  to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with  a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour  Championship.


Movie Group Targets Film Piracy (Article Central) The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. announced on Thursday that its lawyers would expand the MPAA #39;s campaign to prevent film piracy, working with its members and other film studios


Rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter Opportunity, one of NASA #39;s two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater #39;s  quot;sand trap.


Novell Seeks to  #39;Unbend #39; MS  #39;Facts #39; About Open Source Steve O #39;Grady of research firm Red Monk said he is not surprised that Novell would take a jab at Microsoft and its anti-open-source rhetoric, but he is shocked that Novel Vice Chairman Chris Stone has left the company.


U2 Talk iPod Strategy Band #39;s partnership with Apple has deep roots For two weeks before MTV debuted U2 #39;s video for the new single  quot;Vertigo, quot; fans had a chance to see the band perform the song on TV -- in an iPod commercial.


New Warning Issued for Internet Explorer Microsoft is again pledging to improve the security of its software by beginning to notify customers of upcoming patches. However, the promise came just as experts warned that attack code exploiting


Press Conferences to Highlight Latest Cassini Results PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cassini scientists will report on the latest results from the mission during two press conferences at the Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Louisville, Ky.


New Opera Release Offers Faster Browsing Opera Software #39;s Web browser 7.60, will incorporate Web and e-mail acceleration technology from SlipStream. The technology allows ISPs to offer up to six times faster browsing on dial-up and wirelessconnections, the two companies say.


Microsoft plots next Office release for  #39;05 or  #39;06 NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A Microsoft Corp. vice president this week confirmed that the company intends to continue its track record of shipping a new version of its Office System software every two to three years.


The Philadelphia Inquirer University of Pennsylvania researchers have figured out how to produce a continuous supply of sperm stem cells from mice, a technique that could one day be used to save endangered species or treat infertility in men.


Melvin happy to be back in Arizona com. Newly named Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin admitted that the conditions of his hiring Friday were unusual, but he was thrilled to be at the helm, despite having lost the job to Wally Backman four days ago.


Hendrick Plane Crash Preliminary Report A preliminary report, out Friday, suggests the Hendrick Motorsports plane crashed right after pilots failed to make the proper maneuver after overshooting the airport outside Martinsville.


Tigers exercise \$4 million option on closer Urbina Venezuelan right-hander Ugueth Urbina #39;s \$4 million option was exercised by the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Urbina, who signed as a free agent on March 29, was 4-6 with a 4.50 ERA and 21 saves in his first season with Detroit.


Palestinian PM to meet with factions in Gaza Saturday: FM Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath announced Friday that Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei would head to Gaza on Saturday to meet with representatives of militant groups and factions.


Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with <b>...</b> More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.


Liberty Beat by Nat Hentoff Kofi Annan vs. Me The United Nations is useless to blacks in Darfur. China will veto any meaningful action. his land stinks of fear and death. Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, from Darfur, October 20.


Google Stock Falls on Outlook - Analyst (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Google Inc. fell\almost 9 percent on Friday after an analyst forecast a sharp\drop in the price over the next 12 months as the Internet\search company grows more slowly.


Chiefs' Offense on a Roll Again (AP) AP - Crowd the line of scrimmage to stop the Pro Bowl running back, and the star quarterback finds the Pro Bowl tight end.


Pierce Knocked Out of Bell Challenge (AP) AP - Top-seeded Mary Pierce was knocked out of the Bell Challenge in the quarterfinal round Friday, losing 6-4, 7-6 to Russia's Alina Jidkova.


This week in Dell news Dell gets set to roll out its PowerEdge 1855 blade server line a home-grown design, this month.


Photos: Barcelona's big blade A Spanish supercomputer built by IBM has captured the world speed record for a machine using standard blade servers.


More e-voting glitches surface Almost 4,000 votes got added to Bush's Ohio count. Reports of minor glitches continue to turn up.\


Symantec builds double-clad security service Plans to integrate two existing alert services in bid to tap compliance market.


RIM shares atwitter amid case concerns Stock in the BlackBerry maker fluctuates as investors await a key ruling in a hotly contested patent infringement case.


Microsoft plots next Office release for '05 or '06 A Microsoft vice president confirmed this week that the company intends to ship a new version of Office, referred to internally as Office 12, in the next 12 to 24 months.


Railroad uses IP net to control signals, switches The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway is nearing the completion of a \$30 million, government-funded IP network that will support combined voice, data and video traffic along a heavily used rail corridor between Seattle and Tacoma.


Symantec adds threat data to managed security services Beginning next week, users who pay Symantec to manage their security infrastructures will be able to get extensive information on global cyberthreats and threats particular to their IT systems.


Microsoft aims at small businesses with new Office edition Microsoft will expand its Office product lineup next year with a bundle designed to help small businesses manage customer, financial and business processes.


Cerulean gives Trillian 3.0 IM sneak peek MIAMI - The Trillian instant messaging (IM) application will feature several enhancements in its upcoming version 3.0, including new video and audio chat capabilities, enhanced IM session logs and integration with the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, according to information posted Friday on the product developer's Web site.


Sun Services CTO talks up Next Generation Data Center Hal Stern holds the titles at Sun Microsystems of vice president, Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for Sun Services. He also has co-authored technical books on networking and high-availability techniques and, prior to joining Sun, developed molecular modeling software. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill met with Stern to discuss Suns Next Generation Data Center concept and to talk about subjects such as security, utility computing, and how the company stacks up its services efforts against IBM Global Services.


Report: E-voting problems cause loss of votes WASHINGTON - Electronic voting machine problems caused more than 4,500 votes to be lost in one North Carolina county during Tuesday's general election, and gave U.S. President George Bush more than 3,800 extra votes in an Ohio county, according to reports by the Associated Press.


Stock Split Might Not Be in Google's Cards (AP) AP - Google Inc., a company built on complex algorithms that power its online search engine, doesn't appear to be in any rush to tackle one of Wall Street's most basic equations  #151; the stock split.


Chargers' Tomlinson Returns to Practice (AP) AP - Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson practiced for the first time this week Friday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game at New Orleans.


Estonia to Run Tests on 'E-Voting' System (AP) AP - Some Estonians will be able to vote online next year, as Tallinn plans trials with electronic voting software that is the first step toward a nationwide e-voting system, officials said Friday.


Tech Stocks End Slightly Higher on Intel US technology stocks ended up slightly on Friday, lifted by a higher sales forecast from bellwether Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , while a disappointing jobs report capped blue-chip gains.


Sun Services CTO talks up Next Generation Data Center (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Hal Stern holds the titles at Sun Microsystems of vice president, Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for Sun Services. He also has co-authored technical books on networking and high-availability techniques and, prior to joining Sun, developed molecular modeling software. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill met with Stern to discuss Sun #8217;s  #8220;Next Generation Data Center #8221; concept and to talk about subjects such as security, utility computing, and how the company stacks up its services efforts against IBM Global Services.


First Look: Microsoft Small Business Accounting Software giant tailors new version of office suite for small-business users.


Mirapoint adds spam technology Mirapoint plans to release a new Rapid Anti-Spam technology next week that offers real-time protection against spam and many virus threats.


Berkshire Profit Falls After Hurricanes  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  insurance operations paid out large claims from the series of  hurricanes that hit Florida.


MS debuts  #39;forthcoming attractions #39; pre-alert alert Microsoft is to give users three working days notice about upcoming security patches. Starting this month the software giant will provide a general summary of upcoming updates just before it releases patches


Shipbuilder ordered to stop using Woods #39; name A judge has ordered a shipbuilder to stop using Tiger Woods #39; name and a photograph of his luxury yacht  quot;Privacy quot; for financial gain.


IRAN, EU TRIO IN COMPLICATED TALKS IN PARIS PARIS, 5 Nov. (IPS) The Islamic Republic of Iran and its three major European interlocutors are engaged in complicated negotiations over Tehrans controversial nuclear programs since this morning in


Black Watch relatives call for UK troop withdrawal Several relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq this week have called on their Government to withdraw all troops from the country.


EU sets date to resolve institutional limbo BRUSSELS (AFP) - Incoming EU executive head Jose Manuel Barroso said he hopes for  quot;clear quot; approval when EU lawmakers finally vote on his new team later this month, to end an unprecedented state of limbo in Brussels.


Rocky   Bullwinkle headed for mobile phones Mobile gaming company inks a deal to introduce ring tones and games based on the popular 1960s cartoon.


Research In Motion Ends Bumpy Week The roller coaster ride continues for investors in Research in Motion (RIMM:Nasdaq - news - research). The wireless company #39;s stock fell nearly 12 on Friday to \$77.


Treasuries Trounced on Fears Fed to Hike Treasuries prices plunged on Friday after a startlingly strong US jobs report raised the risk the Federal Reserve would keep hiking interest rates well beyond the move widely expected for next week.


Euro at record high against dollar FRANKFURT, Germany -- Top euro zone politicians on Friday voiced mild concern as the euro rose to a record high against the dollar, and a European Central Bank policymaker said quick currency moves were unhelpful.


SBC Will Cut 10,000 Jobs by 2005-Filing (Reuters) Reuters - SBC Communications  will cut\10,000 jobs from its workforce through the end of 2005 using\attrition and involuntary cuts, the company said in a filing\with U.S. market regulators on Friday.


Adobe Eyes Linux Desktop Strategy Signs are pointing to a growing interest in desktop Linux and open-source software at Adobe Systems Inc., the maker of popular imaging and graphics software and the standard-bearer of PDF.


SlipStream, Opera Enhance Browser (Article Central) Opera Software and SlipStream Data announced on Thursday that they have integrated the Opera browser with SlipStream #39;s Web and email acceleration technology.


More Office System Servers, Services On The Horizon The current Office System lineup--including the various Office SKUs, Live Communications Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Project Server, Content Management Server, etc.


World of Warcraft to launch November 23rd in North America Hugely anticipated PC massively multiplayer title World of Warcraft is set to launch in North America later this month, with developer Blizzard announcing a November 23rd date for the title which will be  quot;shortly followed quot; by Asian and European launches.


Harbhajan and Kartik spin India to stunning victory MUMBAI: India salvaged their bruised pride by winning the fourth and final cricket Test against world champions Australia by 13 runs in a heart-stopping finish here on Friday.


Out for 7 months FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was banned seven months and fined 20,000 (\$61,000) by the Football Association yesterday for failing a drugs test.


Bengals #39; Warrick out for season Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Peter Warrick was placed on the injured list Friday because of a shin injury, ending his season .


Stocks Extend Post-Election Rally  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow  striking a four-month high after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.


Chrebet Questionable for Bills Game (AP) AP - Jets receiver Wayne Chrebet is questionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo with a sore lower back.


Haas Holds Halfway Lead at Tour Championship, Woods Lurks  ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Veteran Jay Haas edged closer  to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with  a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour  Championship.