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HOLIDAY TUNES BIRDS NEED TO STOP THE RUN SPORTS KNOCKOFFTOYSX 1 STORE-BRAND PRODUCTS FIND PLACE ON SHELF SUNDAY BUSINESS VJ LOOKING FOR GIFTS OF MUSIC? YOUR OPTIONS VARY WILDLY sL 4Jf uut www.delawareonline.com $1.50 'FINAL EDITION SUNDAY Nov. 30, 2003 fT If 1 It' I vINtews ma For more on the Hens, see Sports and delawareonline.com. 'Boutique' doctors cater to state's wealthy Physicians offer patients greater access and more services, but at a higher price BY THE NUMBERS 2,000 to 3,000 Typical number of patients of primary care physicians 100 Number of patients of Dr. Tom Maxwell (He had 1,500 to 2,000 patients before he opened his Stanton boutique practice.) 400 Number of patients of Dr. Stuart Felzer (He had more than 5,000 before he opened his Stanton boutique practice.) access, extra services and more hands-on care, and patients pay a retainer fee in addition to the usual insurance co-payments and deductibles.

The fee ranges from several hundred dollars in Delaware to several thousand dollars in other states. Because these doctors can have one-tenth the patient load of traditional practices, less of their time is sucked up by paperwork and they are free to spend more time caring for Critics worry that if boutique practices become far more common, they could create two classes of care: one for the wealthy and one for the middle class and poor. Today, the practices are relatively rare. Although the American Medical Association doesn't know how many there are, they have been popping up for the last few years in places such as Atlanta, Boston, California See BOUTIQUE A6 THE STATE OF HEALTH CARE An occasional series recently opened boutique prac-tices, also known as "concierge" or "retainer" practices, which basically defy the managed care stereotypes and conjure up visions of old-time doctoring. Physicians provide greater By LAURA UNGAR and JENNIFER GOLDBLATT Staff reporters Imagine being able to talk to your doctor 24 hours a day, spend less time in waiting rooms, and get the results of medical tests directly from the doctor.

It's called boutique medicine, and it's now available in Delaware for a premium. Stanton physicians Dr. Tom Maxwell and Dr. Stuart Felzer A -t I'm The News JournalWILUAM BRETZGER Fans cheer on the Blue Hens during Saturday's 48-7 win over Southern Illinois. DUPONrS STAR FALLING? Cuts may not help company's performance, analysts say Blue Hens advance in playoffs imiiM) iimwi wtw-' i it FORTUNE 100 Feb.

1,1998: 1 Charles 0. Holliday Jr. 1 (right) takes 1 over as CEO. If 10 r-i r7A Oct. 1998: Conoco ownership reduced to 69.5 percent.

1 Ml -i i I "j't I 141.3 $23.1 1999: Conoco completely split off in August; some lost revenues replaced by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, whose purchase is completed in October. 30 I iwnmis in circles indicate Fortune 100 i rznkin? 40 Dollar 50 repress. it 7, revenue- rn hiliions from pi. 2004: Analysts expect 2003 revenues of about $25 billion, which could keep OuPont in a similar position on the 2004 list. Oct.

2001: DuPont Pharmaceuticals sold to Bristol Myers-Squibb. 60 I I 70 I By KEVIN TRESOLINI Staff reporter NEWARK The University of Delaware extended its stay in the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs by making quick work of Southern Illinois on Saturday Delaware piled 27 first-quarter points on the Salukis and rolled to a 48-7 win in a first-round matchup before 14,572 fans at Delaware Stadium. The win moved Delaware (12-1) into the quarterfinals against Northern Iowa (10-2), which beat Montana State 35-14 late Saturday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The quarterfinal game will be Saturday at Delaware Stadium. Kickoff time is undetermined.

Tickets will go on sale Monday Delaware, ranked No. 3 nationally in Division I-AA, moved a step closer to its sixth national championship, but first in I-AA. Fourth-ranked Southern Illinois (10-2) had six turnovers that led to four Delaware touchdowns. Delaware senior Jesse O'Neill also blocked a punt that Sean Bleiler recovered in the end zone for another touchdown, which made the score 27-0 with 1:47 left in the first quarter. "A very rewarding win," Delaware coach K.C.

Keeler said. "They're an outstanding team that probably didn't play as well as it could have. It's difficult when you get behind and you're on the road, and you're playing in a place like we have here, in those wind conditions." Reach Kevin Tresolinl at 324-2807 or ktresoliniilelawareonllne.com. 80 Insurgents target Spanish, Japanese By RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN The Washington Post LATIFIYA, Iraq More than a dozen insurgents ambushed and killed seven Spanish intelligence officers Saturday on a highway near this town south of Baghdad, witnesses and Spanish officials said. In a separate attack, two Japanese diplomats were killed in an ambush near Tikrit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

The Japanese government is weighing whether to dispatch noncombat troops to help rebuild Iraq, a contribution desperately being sought by the U.S. government but opposed by many Japanese The closely coordinated attack on the Spaniards, in which gunmen fired from moving cars and behind a concrete wall, was the latest in a series against European troops taking part in the U.S.-led occupation. Witnesses said the ambush was carried out by loyalists of former President Saddam Hussein using automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. An hour after the attack on the Spaniards, more than 100 residents of a nearby Sunni Muslim village swarmed the area, many chanting slogans in support of Saddam. In a display of jubilation mixed with hostility unusual even by the standards of other attacks on foreign soldiers several youths forcefully kicked three of the bodies, which had been dragged into the opposite lane of the divided road.

People at the site said they believed the soldiers, who were dressed in civilian See IRAQ A1 9 i A I.J r. when 1.2 2CCi. That 1 further down America's largest 90 I 1998 1999 2000 2005 2003 2001 2002 2004 day That likely will drop Wilmington-based DuPont's rank on the Fortune 500 in 2005 and could move it closer to falling out of the top 100. The corporate who's-who list is published each spring by Fortune magazine and is based on revenues from the year before. DuPont would not comment for this article.

But executives have said the Invista sale will allow the company to focus on growing more-profitable businesses and make it less See DUPONT A8 ther on Fortune's list of America's largest companies. The shrinking is no accident. It's part of a broader strategy to get stronger by getting smaller. DuPont adopted the strategy nearly a decade ago, and Charles O. Holliday Jr.

accelerated it after becoming DuPont's 18th chief executive In February 1998. Selling Invista, the fibers unit, will subtract about one-fourth of the company's revenues after the deal closes in early 2004, leaving annual sales of about $20 billion, according to Holli By FRED BIDDLE Staff reporter DuPont, once the world's largest chemical company has shrunk to just over half its former size and it's likely to get smaller. In 1994, it was ranked the 10th-largest U.S. company overall by Fortune magazine based on revenues. Today, it is 67th.

With the announced sale of its fibers business and the eventual loss of the unit's revenues -the company is expected to fall fur TODAY'S FORECAST BACK TO SEA HIGH ism 50 35 Key suspect in Turkey's deadly synagogue bombing captured Details on A4 INDEX B4 F1 Obituaries Business Classified El Perspective A11 Crossword 55-22 Editorial A12 Dear Abby 55-23 Letters A12 Homes guide 01 People A4 Lotteries B3 Sports CI Movies 55A Scoreboard C13 lit (i one of four suicide attacks that killed 61 people in Turkey in November, said Istanbul Deputy Police Chief Halil Yil-maz. Authorities arrested the man Tuesday at the Gurbulak crossing in eastern Agri province, which borders Iran. A court charged him Saturday with attempting to overthrow Turkey's constitutional order by force, an offense that amounts to treason and is punishable by life in prison. Authorities have charged another See TURKEY A5 By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey A central figure in the suicide bombing of an Istanbul synagogue was captured while trying to slip into Iran, police said Saturday He was charged with trying to overthrow Turkey's "constitutional order" an offense equivalent to treason. The suspect, whose name was not released, is believed to have given the order to carry out the Nov.

15 truck bombing of the Beth Israel synagogue 2003, The News Journal Co. A Gannett newspaper 29th year, No. 48 f. 9 Police In Turkey arrested a man they would not Identify for the Nov. 15 suicide bombing at an, Istanbul synagogue.

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