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Sans list warns of Unix version control risk New threats to Unix users include a widely used software development aid known as concurrent version control, according to the latest annual Sans Top 20 vulnerability report.

Ecuador shock Brazil Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.

Hurricane damage to Fla. citrus crop even worse than expected Floridas hurricane-damaged citrus crops will be even smaller than originally estimated, officials said Friday, raising the specter of higher prices for orange juice and an even greater scarcity of grapefruit juice.

Air Canada to Buy Bombardier Jets Air Canada has agreed to buy \$821 million of Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , the companies said on Monday.

Lazard files long-awaited \$850m IPO plan Investment bank Lazard filed yesterday for its long-awaited initial public offering, asking to sell up to \$850 million in stock.

Hopkins keeps title with 9th-round KO LAS VEGAS - The refrain was familiar. The chants have echoed throughout the years. But they were knocked out Saturday night. Hopkins (45-2-1, 32 KOs) dropped De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KOs) in the ninth round with

"Kerry Pledges to 'Destroy' Bin Laden (AP) AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry pledged Friday ""to hunt down and destroy"" Osama bin Laden as a new videotape of the terrorist leader surfaced four days before the election."

Today's schedule Amateur baseball: Yawkey League playoffs -- South Boston vs. Somerville at Ronan Park, Dorchester, 7:30 p.m.

Mauresmo wins first match at No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France overcame a slow start to win her first match at No. 1 in the rankings, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.

Bush: WMD Report Bolsters War Decision President Bush said today that he was right to order the invasion of Iraq last year despite a new report by his chief U.S. weapons inspector that shows the country did not possess the weapons of mass destruction that were the original rationale for the war.

That Special Underwater Glow any coral colonies have a nice healthy glow about them, courtesy of fluorescent proteins produced by the coral animals themselves.

Mets Cut Ties With Hospital The Mets were one of the first professional sports franchises to enter a long-term, multimillion-dollar agreement with a hospital in which the hospital paid for the right to have its doctors treat members of the team.

#39;04 Astros a breed apart They were on the cusp of reaching the World Series in 1980. They had the vaunted New York Mets on the ropes in the 1986 National League Championship Series.

Bios of Sprint #39;s Forsee, Nextel #39;s Donahue Here are brief sketches of the two top executives of the company being created by Sprint Corp. #39;s \$35 billion purchase of Nextel Communications Inc.

Els Withdraws from Florida Event with Finger Injury LONDON (Reuters) - Ernie Els has pulled out of this week's Chrysler Championship in Florida due to a finger injury, the world number two said on his official Web Site.

"Intel Cancels Plan to Enter Digital TV Chip Market SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">INTC.O</A> on Thursday said it has canceled its plan to enter the digital television chip business, marking a major retreat from an initiative that was intended to broaden the computer chip maker's market focus."

Kaiju Monsters Invade Hollywood Creatures gather to decide the fate of the world by -- what else? -- wrestling. Anything goes, including pizza tossing and porn. Xeni Jardin reports from Hollywood.

BoSox Lead Yankees 2-1 After Two Innings BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after two innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter

In Brief: Bowstreet unveils pre-packaged portal offerings (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Bowstreet this week launched its Enterprise Portal Solutions, a set of portal-based composite applications designed to bolster employee, partner, and customer productivity.

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.

Koizumi says N Korea unlikely to test-fire missile TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday that North Korea is unlikely to test-fire another ballistic missile. quot;I think the possibility of launching one is low, quot; Koizumi told reporters.

Japan's production fails to grow Japanese industrial production fails to expand for a second month in a row, official figures show.

First title for Scot tipped to be new Tim ANDREW MURRAY walked off the Arthur Ashe court at Flushing Meadow yesterday after winning the US Open boys #39; title ... and vowed to return to win the senior version.

Gas Hits 4-Month High of \$1.99/gallon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices are again approaching \$2 a gallon, reaching a four-month high amid record high crude oil prices and the effects of Hurricane Ivan, a leading industry analyst said on Sunday.

Feds delay decision on Merck painkiller Merck can #39;t expect any immediate relief from the medicine that was supposed to replace Vioxx, the pain medication it took off the market.

Pakistani Security Forces Free Chinese Hostages Pakistani commandos on Thursday freed two Chinese engineers taken hostage near the Afghan border and killed their five kidnappers, who are led by a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, officials said.

Militants Say Beheaded Collaborator-Web Site DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group said it beheaded an Iraqi man it accused of collaborating with U.S. forces and posted pictures of the killing on the Internet.

Dogs get revenge, dismantle LSU Athens -- In one incredibly thorough dismantling of LSU Saturday before a raucously red crowd at Sanford Stadium, Georgia exacted revenge on the team that beat it twice last season, validating its ranking as one of the nation #39;s best teams.

3Com To Buy TippingPoint for \$340 Million Security firm will operate as a division of 3Com; deal expected to close next year. By Networking Pipeline News. 3Com has signed an agreement to purchase the security company TippingPoint for \$340 million.

P2P Battle Reaches FTC The trade commission hears what's right and wrong with file sharing, but there's no guarantee it will institute regulations. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.

Man U hosts Exeter in FA Cup 3rd round Premier League club Newcastle will play Yeading FC, a tiny soccer club ranked six leagues below, in the third round of the FA Cup.

Sun looks for Wall Street comeback Looking for a comeback on Wall Street, Sun Microsystems is trying to lure financial services companies back to the fold with promotional bundles of hardware and software for companies

For Railroads and the Safety Overseer, Close Ties Has a close relationship to the railroad industry dulled the Federal Railroad Administration's enforcement edge?

UPSET WIN IS #39;TALK #39; OF TRACK In one of the biggest upsets -nd most controversial finishes -the year, a 27-1 betting orphan named Better Talk Now won the \$2 million Breeders #39; Cup Turf

Malone vows not to return to NBA Lakers (AFP) AFP - Add Karl Malone to the list of talent leaving the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kobe Bryant.

"Austrian Novelist Jelinek Wins Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Austrian feminist writer Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her ""musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays."" The decision to award the prize to a woman, and a poet, was the first since 1996, when Wislawa Szymborska of Poland won. Since the prize first was handed out in 1901, only nine women have won it..."

Woman takes hostages at Caterpillar factory Clayton, NC -- A woman apparently upset about the firing of a friend took five people hostage at a Caterpillar heavy-equipment factory Tuesday, police said.

Bout shapes De La Hoya career Oscar De La Hoya is an underdog for the first time in his career and he doesn #39;t seem quite sure what to make of it. I know in my mind this is the one, #39; #39; said the Golden Boy.

Eight Marines killed in fighting A car bomb killed eight US Marines outside Fallujah on Saturday, the deadliest attack against the US military in nearly six months.

NitroMed to Offer \$65.2 Million Shares NitroMed Inc., the maker of the BiDil drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, said Monday it plans to offer \$65.2 million of its common stock to the public.

NASA launches new satellite Swift The fastest-swivelling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit on Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions.

Suicide bomber leaves 16 dead after striking Pakistani Shia mosque <b>...</b> A suicide bomber detonated a huge device yesterday that ripped through a Shia mosque in Pakistan at prayer time, killing at least 16 and injuring dozens.

Apple unveils super-thin iMac #39; Apple Computer launched the newest version of its iMac model, which at two inches (five centimeters) is the worlds thinnest desktop computer, the company said.

A Good European? Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come a long way in a short time. Just five years ago he was considered a dangerous subversive, sitting out a nine-month jail term for inciting religious hatred.

Phone scam probe nets 2 Two Gilbert brothers were arrested Monday as part of a worldwide crackdown on telemarketing schemes that have victimized more than 5 million people for an estimated \$1 billion in losses.

West Japan on Guard for Aftershocks After Quakes Japanese authorities warned of possible aftershocks after two strong earthquakes hit western Japan on Sunday, but said the tremors were not directly linked to the sort

League Slaps Example Ban On Brawling Ball Players NEW YORK - The wrath of David Stern was unleashed, giving Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O #39;Neal a long time - extremely long in Artest #39;s case - to ponder the error of their ways.

Black threatens to raise libel suit to \$1.1-billion Conrad Black has raised the stakes in a libel action, threatening to file a \$1.1-billion suit against the authors of a 500-page tale of his alleged quot;corporate kleptocracy quot; at Hollinger International Inc.

Last-chance Iran-EU nuclear talks deadlocked: diplomat VIENNA - Last-chance Iran-EU nuclear talks in Paris on getting Teheran to suspend uranium enrichment in order to avoid UN sanctions were deadlocked on Friday evening and may continue Saturday, a Western diplomat close to the negotiations told AFP.

Police Won #39;t Plant Explosives for Training French police on Sunday ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers #39; luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up on a flight out of Paris #39; Charles de Gaulle airport.

Pfizer Warns of Risks From Its Painkiller Pfizer warned doctors that one of its best-selling painkillers, Bextra, might increase the risk of heart attack or stroke in coronary artery bypass surgery patients.

Software Disasters are Often People Problems By MATTHEW FORDAHL SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- New software at Hewlett-Packard Co...

Olympic diary: Day 12 Brazilian fans got a little bit too excited during the final of the women #39;s beach volleyball competition. Seeing that their team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar was struggling

Brands Change Course to Combat Atkins NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. weight loss companies are taking aim at the low-carb diet craze with new programs, products and marketing campaigns they hope will boost membership rolls and revitalize sales.

Sri Lanka attack raises tension Sinhalas and Tamils clash again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus leaves one person dead.

Briefly: Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid roundup Plus: MLB sells game clips for 99 cents...TiVo hires marketing chief...Jail time for California swappers?...Microsoft updates home PC package.

Thais Order Kin of Foreigners Away from Morgues PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai police ordered foreign families and friends on Monday to stay away from tsunami-hit areas, including temporary morgues in Buddhist temples where they have searched for missing loved ones.

Suicide bomber kills 3 in Tel Aviv quot;A male suicide bomber blew himself up in a vegetable stall, quot; Tel Aviv police chief David Tzur told reporters. There were four dead including the bomber, a police spokesman said.

Notes: Pudge out of lineup again Ivan Rodriguez isn #39;t just day to day with his illness. He #39;s becoming hour to hour. Tigers manager Alan Trammell initially had Pudge in Sunday #39;s starting lineup after two days off.

Anaheim receives Izturis, Rivera in trade com. Washington-bound Expos general manager Jim Bowden made another bold move to upgrade the club #39;s offense on Friday, acquiring outfielder Jose Guillen from the Angels in exchange for

Bomb found near Berlusconi villa Italian police today said they had defused a bomb near the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi #39;s Sardinian holiday villa, only hours after a visit by the prime minister, Tony Blair.

NHL Lockout Begins Put the Zamboni machines in mothballs. What looks to be an extremely long NHL lockout has begun. The collective bargaining agreement between the league #39;s owners and its players expired at midnight

China #39;s central bank has no timetable for more flexible exchange <b>...</b> WASHINGTON : China, invited to the table of the world #39;s top financial powers for the first time, did not appear to buckle to pressure to speed up moves to adjust or end a currency peg that many say distorts global trade flows.

Suns Win Again to Tie Seattle Atop NBA (AP) AP - One week ahead of their showdown with Seattle, the Phoenix Suns tied the SuperSonics atop the NBA standings.

Microsoft Issues Special Patch for IE Hole (PC World) PC World - Users should install the critical fix as soon as possible, software giant says.

RIM shows off BlackBerry with Wi-Fi The new BlackBerry device can support VoIP over an 802.11b-based wireless network.

OPEC may lift oil price target After hovering above \$22 for months, cartel looks to adjust range to \$28 to reflect soaring prices. SYDNEY (Reuters) - OPEC may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down

New Tungsten T5 Boasts 256MB Flash Memory palmOne introduced Monday the Tungsten T5 handheld with 256 megabytes of flash memory - the most built into a handheld to date. Expected to be widely available

Problems come into focus The Celtics have opened the 2004-05 season with two close losses at home. Last night, they dropped a 100-94 decision to the Indiana Pacers, which went much like the 98-95 loss to Philadelphia Wednesday night.

GOP to Bolster Bush Image As Strong Leader NEW YORK - Republicans marshaled their forces to bolster President Bush's image as a strong leader in treacherous times as they open their national convention in the city that felt the brunt of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history...

Hicks Muse to buy cable company in Puerto Rico DALLAS Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst of Dallas today announced it #39;s agreed to buy a cable TV in Puerto Rico for 155 (M) million dollars.

China returns N Korea refugees China repatriates up to 70 North Koreans caught in Beijing while allegedly preparing to seek asylum.

The Moon Eclipses Jupiter Mark your calendar. On Tuesday, Dec. 7th, about an hour before sunrise, the crescent Moon will eclipse Jupiter.

Genzyme to buy back rights Genzyme Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., agreed Thursday to buy back the sales and marketing rights for Synvisc, a pain treatment for people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of Collegeville, Pa.

Unions rally resistance at Jaguar Unions hold emergency meetings with workers at Jaguar's doomed Browns Lane plant in Coventry to fight closure plans.

Israelis Kill Seven in West Bank and Gaza Violence An Israeli helicopter blasted a car in Gaza with a missile today, killing one person and seriously wounding a militant leader, hospital officials said, on a day when Israelis killed seven Palestinians.

Stay of execution or new lease on life? Going into the game in Poland, Eriksson was a man courting headlines for the wrong reasons. Indeed, following revelations about the his private life, and the subsequent capitulation of his team in Saturday #39;s

Chemistry Nobel to 2 Israelis, American STOCKHOLM -- Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko and American Irwin Rose were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for discovering a key way cells destroy unwanted proteins -- starting with a chemical ''kiss of death. quot;

Live: Action from the Ryder Cup All the action from Friday's fourballs as the USA and Europe lock horns at Oakland Hills.

Web Holiday Shopping Up 25 Pct in 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online retailers posted holiday sales of \$23.2 billion, excluding travel, up a larger-than-expected 25 percent from the 2003 season, according to a new survey released on Monday by Goldman, Sachs Co., Harris Interactive and Nielsen/NetRatings.

UPDATE 1-Ingram Micro to buy Tech Pacific for \$493 mln Ingram Micro Inc. (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest computer products distributor, on Monday said it would acquire Australia-based Tech Pacific for \$493 million in cash, including debt.

Militant group threatens to avenge Indian bandit Veerappans <b>...</b> NEW DELHI - A little-known militant group threatened to avenge the killing of Indias most dreaded bandit with a series of bomb blasts in southern India, New Delhi Television said Saturday.

BC's game plan: Improve daily The Eagles are off to one of their best starts in five years, undefeated after their first three games for the first time since opening the 1999 campaign with a 4-0 record.

Man Charged in UK Tsunami Death Email Probe (Reuters) Reuters - British police said on Monday they had\charged a man with sending hoax emails to relatives of people\missing since the Asian tsunami, saying their loved ones had\been confirmed dead.

"Elmer Bernstein, Film Composer, Dead at 82 LOS ANGELES - Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as ""The Ten Commandments,""""The Magnificent Seven,""""To Kill a Mockingbird,""""The Great Escape"" and ""True Grit,"" died Wednesday. He was 82..."

Analysis: PeopleSoft's future hard to predict Last week's firing of Craig Conway as PeopleSoft's CEO, followed by testimony from a PeopleSoft director this week that he would be open to discussions with Oracle if the price was right, appears to have changed the dynamics between the two companies.

Benazir Bhutto #39;s husband granted bail Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was granted bail in a corruption case by the Supreme Court on Monday, paving the way for his release after eight years in jail, lawyers said.

Group Abandons Work on Anti-Spam Standards The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has shut down the MARID working group, which was attempting to develop a Sender ID standard.

Vaughan banks on attack ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan said today that he expects an evenly matched series with South Africa but suggests his bowlers hold the key.

Outsourcers combine to take on IT services giants IT services giants will come under pressure from outsourcing alliances, as companies team up to beat the big guns. \

Ivan Won't Make Direct Hit on Fla. Keys KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...

HP Unveils an Array of Printing Products (PC World) PC World - Multifunction devices, workgroup printers, and a new digital pen debut.

Columnists: Redmond's Salvation Service Pack 2 for XP represents a sea change in Microsoft's security posture. Here's why you should ignore the naysayers and start planning your upgrade.\

Chinese President urges Koizumi to stop shrine visits, improve <b>...</b> Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday urged Japan to properly treat its war time history with an eye to the future, and called for a halt to visits by Japanese leaders to a shrine honoring World War II criminals.

Think Before You Ogo For years now, Research In Motion #39;s (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry wireless email device has been synonymous with, well, the phrase quot;wireless email device.

Haitians Left in Devasting Wake of Jeanne The death toll across Haiti from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne was at 620, with some 500 of them in Gonaives, but officials said they expected to find more dead.

Ask Walker about NU #39;s special day MADISON, Wis. -- Northwestern #39;s special teams were anything but special Saturday in a 24-12 loss at Wisconsin. The Wildcats had a punt blocked, missed a field goal and booted a kickoff out of bounds.

West Indies Hold Up England March James Anderson took both wickets to fall as England were met with West Indian defiance on the third day of the final Test at the Oval.

UN council mulls Sudan resolution, US to speak on genocide (AFP) AFP - The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.

SEC #39;s hedge fund debate intense Nearly two years to the day after the most contentious hearing in memory, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission clashed Tuesday over a new rule requiring hedge funds to register with the SEC.