ROGUE: Georgia Bill Attacks Shareholder Rights.Late last week, the Georgia state Senate unexpectedly became the latest battleground in the ongoing war over shareholder rights when it passed new state anti-takeover rules that would have stripped shareholders of their most basic right of control.

SECTOR SNAPSHOT:
Tobacco, a Killer Investment? Like a dancing spark in the wake of a car's passing, cigarettes have been jettisoned from many a portfolio in recent weeks.

FEATURED FRIBBLE:
The Ten Foolish Commandments -- The Spirit of Foolishness.

EETIMES:
OnTrak on the Lam.
Lam Research Corp. disclosed plans to acquire OnTrak Systems Inc., a supplier of wafer-polishing equipment, in an exchange of stock valued at $225 million.
WEEKEND RESEARCH: Conference Call Round-Up Solectron, Jabil Circuit, Oracle Corp., Micron Technology and Micron Technology all report their earnings for the quarter this week.