REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & STOCKHOLM, Sweden----The Sims, an Electronic Arts, Inc. Label, and fashion retailer H&M® today announced details about an outfit designed by a player of The Sims 2 coming to H&M stores.

LA VISTA, Neb. & SPRINGFIELD, Mo.----Renowned hotelier Mr. John Q. Hammons today announced the opening of his seven-story, 257-suite Embassy Suites® Omaha/La Vista - Hotel & Conference Center in La Vista, Neb.

Three hours by plane from Manila across South China Sea is Singapore, a modern city where elegance and beauty are vividly expressed in its buildings, shops, parks, streets and train stations.

As Bill Gates finally bows out of Microsoft to pursue his charity interests, we look at some of the hits and misses of the software company he founded.

By ERIC GWINN Keeping an eye on things at home while you are away is easy if you have broadband Internet and $300 to $400 for a surveillance kit. (Professional systems with four cameras and a recording system cost at least three times as much.) It takes