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Boehner Tells House G.O.P. To Fall in Line

Faces a Balancing Act As Tax Talks Begin
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER

AUTHORS E-MAILS TO A THIRD PARTY LED TO PETRAEUS

F.B.I. HARASSMENT CASE
Inquiry Into Threats by Woman Reportedly Uncovered Affair
By SCOTT SHANE and ERIC SCHMITT

WASHINGTON On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the partys electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress, most members took their dose. Their party lost, badly, Mr. Boehner said, and while Republicans would still control the House and would continue to staunchly oppose tax rate increases as Congress grapples with the impending fiscal battle, they had to avoid the nasty showdowns that marked so much of the last two years. Members on the call, subdued and dark, murmured words of support even a few who had been a thorn in the speakers side for much of this Congress. It was a striking contrast to a similar call last year, when Mr. Boehner tried to persuade members to compromise with Democrats on a deal to extend a temporary cut in payroll taxes, only to have them loudly revolt. With President Obama reelected and Democrats cementing control of the Senate, Mr. Boehner will need to capitalize on the chastened faction of the House G.O.P. that wants to cut a deal to avert sudden tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts in January that could send the economy back into recession. After spending two years marooned between the will of his loud and fractious members and the Democratic Senate majority, the speaker is trying to assert control, and many members seem to be offering support. To have a voice at the bargaining table, John Boehner has Continued on Page 33

PHOTOGRAPHS BY TODD HEISLER/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hugo Cuem mourning his brother-in-law Eugene Contrubis, who drowned in his Staten Island home, below.

How a Beach Community Became a Deathtrap

Loss of 8 Lives on Staten Island Raises Questions About Citys Warnings
By KIRK SEMPLE and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

BBC Director Quits in Furor Over Coverage

By JOHN F. BURNS and RAVI SOMAIYA

Eugene Contrubis heard the many warnings about Hurricane Sandy but decided to ride it out in his drafty, one-story bungalow at 162 Kiswick Street, near the beach on Staten Island. Soft-spoken and frail, he was a retired Police Department clerk who wrote poetry, enjoyed chess and adored his nieces. When they were children, he hung a swing from a tree in his yard for them to play on. Mr. Contrubis had lived alone since his mothers death a few years ago. He had outlasted storms before. This one would be no different. As night fell on Monday, Oct. 29, Mr. Contrubis, 67, talked by phone with his brother-in-law. The wind had felled some branches, he reported, nothing more. But around 6:45 p.m., water from Lower New York Bay breached the beachfront road and poured into Mr. Contrubiss neighborhood, knocking out power and eventually swallowing entire blocks.

At some point, Mr. Contrubis left a message on the voice mail of his sister, Christina Contrubis. The waters coming in, he said softly. His body was found in his house the next day. Mr. Contrubis was one of eight people who drowned during Hurricane Sandy in Midland Beach, a small, low-slung neighborhood of one-story bungalows and newer two- and three-story houses. The eight lived within about eight short blocks of

one another apparently the highest concentration of deaths in the United States attributable to the storm, which killed more than 100 people in this country. One of the bodies was discovered only on Friday, nearly two weeks after the storm. The deaths have raised unsettling questions about why the victims were in their homes when the storm hit and whether the city bore some responsibility for their failure to evacuate. Relatives, friends and officials have replayed the events of that night, pondering whether they should have done something different and whether the city needs to improve its evacuation procedures for future storms. Midland Beach is part of Zone A, a collection of neighborhoods in the city deemed most at risk of flooding. The city declared a mandatory evacuation of the zone before Hurricane Sandy. Last year, in the days before Tropical Storm Irene, city workers visited the Continued on Page 30

WASHINGTON The F.B.I. investigation that led to the sudden resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director on Friday began with a complaint several months ago about harassing e-mails sent by Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeuss biographer, to another woman who knows both of them, two government officials briefed on the case said Saturday. When F.B.I. agents following up on the complaint began to examine Ms. Broadwells e-mails, they discovered exchanges between her and Mr. Petraeus that revealed that they were having an affair, said several officials who spoke of the investigation on the condition of anonymity. They also discovered that Ms. Broadwell possessed certain classified information, one official said, but apparently concluded that it was probably not Mr. Petraeus who had given it to her and that there had been no major breach of security. No leak charges are expected to be filed as a result of the investigation. The identity of the woman who complained about the harassing messages from Ms. Broadwell has not been disclosed. She was not a family member or in the government, the officials said, and the nature of her relationship with Mr. Petraeus was not immediately known. But they said the two women seemed be competing for Mr. Petraeuss loyalty, if not his affection. One Congressional official who was briefed on the matter said Continued on Page 20

Invincible, Until He Wasnt

The self-inflicted damage to David H. Petraeuss dazzling career shocked admirers. Page 20.

LONDON After weeks of turmoil over the BBCs coverage of a spreading pedophile scandal, the broadcasters director general, George Entwistle, resigned on Saturday night, bowing to a wave of condemnation by critics including a longtime BBC television anchor, who depicted him as having lost control of a rudderless ship heading towards the rocks. Mr. Entwistles sudden departure as the BBCs chief executive was prompted by outrage over a report last week on Newsnight, one of the networks flagship current affairs programs, that wrongly implicated a former Conservative Party politician in a pedophile scandal involving a childrens home in Wales. Mr. Entwistle said the report, broadcast on Nov. 2, reflected unacceptable journalistic standards and never should have been broadcast. That broadcast has only compounded the problems facing the network since the revelation last month that a longtime BBC television host, Jimmy Savile, was suspected of having sexually abused perhaps hundreds of young people over the course of Continued on Page 16

Party Digs In Amid Calls to Open Chinas Politics In G.I. Hearing, Afghans Recall Night of Shots, Chaos and Gore
By EDWARD WONG

BEIJING As the Communist Partys 18th Congress approached, Li Weidong, a scholar of politics, made plans to observe a historic leadership battle in one of the worlds great nations. Instead of staying in Beijing to monitor Chinas once-a-decade transfer of power, Mr. Li boarded a plane. Im going to the United States to study the elections, Mr. Li said in a telephone interview during a stopover in Paris. After witnessing the American presidential election on Tuesday, Mr. Li went on the radio for another interview. I still think Chinas politics remain prehistoric, he said. I often joke that the Chinese civilization is the last prehistoric civilization left in the world. With China at a critical juncture, there is a rising chorus within the elite expressing doubt that the 91-year-old Communist Partys authoritarian system can deal with the stresses bearing down on the nation and its 1.3 billion people. Policies introduced after 1978 by Deng Xiaoping lifted

By KIRK JOHNSON

MARK RALSTON/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GETTY IMAGES

Tourists in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Saturday.

hundreds of millions out of poverty and transformed the country into the worlds second-largest economy. But the way party leaders have managed decades of growth has created towering problems that critics say can no longer be avoided. Many of those critics have benefited from Chinas stunning economic gains, and their ranks include billionaires, intellectuals and children of the partys revolutionary founders. But they say the partys agenda, as it stands Continued on Page 14

JOINT BASE LEWISMcCHORD, Wash. Through a live video feed from half a world away in Afghanistan, in an extraordinary night court session, descriptions of chaos and horror poured into a military courtroom here as if from an open spigot. Their brains were still on the pillows, said Mullah Khamal Adin, 39, staring into the camera with his arms folded on the table, describing the 11 members of his cousins family he found dead in the family compound most of the bodies burned in a pile in one room. Mr. Adin, in a hearing that started here late Friday, was asked about the smell. Was there an odor of gasoline or kerosene? Just bodies and burned plastic, he replied through a translator. The Armys preliminary hearing in the case against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar Province this year, unfolded last

week mostly in the bustling daylight of a working military base an hour south of Seattle. But to accommodate witnesses in Afghanistan, and the 12-and-a-halfhour time difference, the schedule was shifted at weeks end, with testimony through cameras and uplinks in Afghanistan and here at Lewis-McChord starting at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time on Friday and running until shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday. The attacks, which occurred on March 11 in a deeply poor rural region while most of the victims were asleep, were the deadliest war crime attributed to a single American soldier in the decade of war that has followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and they further frayed the relationship between the American and Afghan governments. The military says Sergeant Bales, 39, was serving his fourth combat tour overseas when he Continued on Page 4

INTERNATIONAL 6-20

NATIONAL 22-31

SUNDAY BUSINESS

SPORTSSUNDAY

OPINION IN SUNDAY REVIEW

Mozambique Boom Skirts Poor

In Mozambique, the rural poor are not sharing in brisk growth driven by a boom in coal and natural gas. Many, in fact, are worse off than before. PAGE 5

Review of Texas Chase Policy

A longstanding policy of Texas state troopers firing at a vehicles tires to end a chase is coming under renewed scrutiny because of recent deaths. PAGE 20

Social Media Guru to the Stars

Oliver Luckett and his start-up, theAudience, offer big celebrities a chance to build armies of fans across social media like Facebook and Twitter. PAGE 1

Football With a Message

Liberty University has spent millions building a football program that it hopes can challenge the nations best and serve as a Christian beacon. PAGE 1

Nicholas D. Kristof

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Inside The Times

INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL SPORTS SUNDAY BUSINESS

Long-Ago Abuse Complaint Is Heard in BBC Case

At a Surrey reform school in the 1970s, abuse by one of Britains most powerful celebrities, television host Jimmy Savile, was widespread, but ignored by everyone in power, a former student says. PAGE 6

Living in Americas Atlantis (Population 14)

Kaskaskia, Ill., a former state capital settled in 1703 that preceded St. Louis as the Wests primary economic center, has shrunk after devastating floods to 14 full-time residents, who have to take a detour to Missouri to get there. PAGE 22

Defensive Ends Hands Swat Down Quarterbacks

J.J. Watt, a defensive end for the Houston Texans, has launched himself into passing lanes and opponents psyches to become the N.F.L.s most disruptive enemy of offense. PAGE 4

Finding the Needed Cash To Clean Up After a Storm

For homeowners, towns, hospitals and school districts, the recovery from Hurricane Sandy has been painfully slow. Everyone wants it to go faster. But that takes money something many communities have precious little of. Gretchen Morgenson, Fair Game. PAGE 1

U.S. Military Focus on Asia

The United States is strengthening its alliances and expanding its military exercises in Asia, but criticism is intensifying that the Obama administrations pivot to the Pacific remains mostly verbal. PAGE 14

Trouble Reaching End Zone

The Giants have scored a touchdown on just 44.7 percent of their trips into the red zone, a rate nearly 8 percent lower than the league average. PAGE 2

Warren Back to Washington

Elizabeth Warren, the newly elected Democratic senator from Massachusetts, is returning to Washington as a member of the very club that sought to block her and dilute the power of her Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. PAGE 33

The Same-Day Barrier

Though they arent promising free delivery within an hour, some online merchants are trying out same-day service for a fee. Digital Domain.
PAGE 3

Syrian Rebels Resist Unity

The largest opposition coalition, the Syrian National Council, resisted accepting an initiative that would incorporate it and all the regime opponents under one large umbrella.
PAGE 12

Nets Inspire Comic Books

Brooklyn has served as a muse to a seemingly endless string of writers. The Nets, although new to the borough, have also inspired writing in comic books. Benjamin Hoffman, Off the Dribble. PAGE 5

Impasse Takes Center Stage

With the election behind us, Wall Street is turning its attention to another cliffhanger: the Washington battle to head off automatic spending cuts and tax increases that could kick the economy into a recession next year. PAGE 4

METROPOLITAN

Fire Traded on Gaza Border

Palestinian militants fired an antitank missile at an Israeli military jeep patrolling Israels border with Gaza, and four Palestinians were killed when Israel returned fire.
PAGE 12

At River Caf, a Loss Of the Finer Things

Although the River Caf, a landmark Brooklyn restaurant situated on a barge in the East River, was heavily damaged in Hurricane Sandy, its tradition and civility cannot be washed away, writes Ginia Bellafante. Big City. PAGE 1

Lakers Look to Phil Jackson

The Lakers, who showed Phil Jackson the door in 2004 and rehired him in 2005, are considering completing the cycle again after firing his latest successor. PAGE 5

AUTOMOBILES

OBITUARIES

The Toyota Prius Family Continues to Expand

The Toyota Prius provokes strong reactions often bordering on love or hate. But there is now an entire line of Priuses designed to be less polarizing and more attuned to the needs of middle-of-the-road Americans.
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An Afghan Artist Struggles

Paintings by Abdul Wasi Hamdard can be found in every corner of the world, but as foreigners leave Kabul, the market for his work has dried up. PAGE 10

Occupy Moves to Relief

In Hurricane Sandys aftermath, Occupy Wall Street has tapped into its own talents and an unfulfilled desire among city residents to assist in the recovery effort. PAGE 1

Theodore T. Jones Jr., 68

Judge Jones came to wide public attention when he issued an injunction against a transit strike that was defied by workers. PAGE 34

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QUOTATION OF THE DAY

Before the storm I called him up and said, Gene, the storm, it looks bad! And he said, Everybodys staying; nobodys leaving.He just told me, Im not going to leave.

CHRISTINA CONTRUBIS, describing a conversation with her brother, who drowned on Staten Island during Hurricane Sandy. [30]

EDITORIAL

Election Deals Big Money A Landslide Loss

MERIDITH KOHUT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Caribbean cocoa tourism takes chocolate-craving visitors island hopping from bean all the way to bonbon. Above, Pall Ramkalawan, harvests Trinitario cacao pods. TRAVEL, PAGE 6 BOOK REVIEW MAGAZINE ARTS & LEISURE

Voters ignored most of the outside ads, but the danger of unlimited campaign spending remains.
PAGE 12

How to Cut Prison Costs

The Second Chance Act has brought about important changes, but a lot more rethinking is needed. PAGE 12

Thomas Jefferson The Grand Bargainer

Jon Meachams new biography Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power guides us through Jeffersons entire life, but without much color or drama. Review by Jill Abramson.
PAGE 1

The Thunder of Oklahoma Belong to the Land

The Oklahoma City Thunder has become one of the N.B.A.s best and most popular teams, an international icon of brotherhood and good will that has helped to usher in golden ages in both Oklahoma City and the N.B.A. PAGE 40

The Rolling Stones Celebrate Fifty Years

With The Rolling Stones fiftieth anniversary year drawing to a close, the machinery of commemoration and promotion has swung into motion. PAGE 1

OP-ED

Ross Douthat
The Republican Party will have to shift on economics, not just on immigration reform. PAGE 13

Accepting Ones Self

John Schwartzs memoir, Oddly Normal, is a deeply affecting account of his son Joe learning to embrace his own homosexuality. Review by David Sheff.
PAGE 16

A Hollywood Free Spirit

Jennifer Lawrences on-screen characters are often marked by their flinty resolution, not their volubility, but in person Ms. Lawrence is just the opposite, an unfiltered sass who looks like a 1970s California prom queen. PAGE 1

Enter the Playwright

The Signature Theater will devote a season to David Henry Hwangs career, reviving two plays, and will support the world premiere of his Bruce Lee play, Kung Fu. PAGE 36

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Corrections
INTERNATIONAL

Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about Romanias resiliency in weathering the Europe Unions financial crisis, despite being the unions secondpoorest state, misstated the distance between the countrys capital of Bucharest and Timisoara, a Transylvania Silicon Valley where thousands of companies have invested. They are about 350 miles apart, not about 100 miles.
SPORTS

opening victory over the Toronto Raptors in Brooklyn referred incorrectly in some copies to Ralph Brancas career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the last major sports franchise to call the borough home. While Branca spent parts of 11 years with the Dodgers, he retired after the 1956 season; he was not on the 1957 team.
NEW YORK

mation from the gallery, misspelled the given name of one of the owners of the private collection from which the exhibition was assembled. She is Shelley Rubin, not Shelly.
EDUCATION LIFE

Princeton instructors. And it is not the case that the results have been released. The article also misspelled the surname of acofounder of anotherMOOC provider, Udacity. He is Michael Sokolsky, not Sokolosky. Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday aboutArthur Levines new book, on todays college students, misstated the surname of his co-author. She is Diane R. Dean, not Deane.
MAGAZINE

Because of an editing error, an article in some editions last Sunday about the resumption of labor negotiations between the National Hockey League and its players union misidentified the party that had objected to returning to the bargaining table for two weeks. It was the league, not the union. An article in some editions last Sunday about the Nets season-

A credit from The Associated Press last Sunday for a picture with the Big City column, about the perils of living near the waterfront, misidentified the photographer. The picture of Janes Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park was taken by Brian Morrissey, not by Ana Andjelic.
METROPOLITAN

An article last Sunday about massive open online courses, using information from the MOOC provider Coursera, included several errors. The source of a study of peer grading in a Princeton sociology MOOC was Mitchell Duneier, the teacher, not Coursera. The student work was regraded by Professor Duneier and his teaching assistants, not by

The One-Page Magazine feature on Page 15 this weekend carries the incorrect date of Oct. 11.

A picture credit in some editions last Sunday with an article about an exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian art the College of New Jersey Art Gallery in Ewing, N.J., using infor-

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In Soldiers Hearing, Afghans Tell of Night of Horror

From Page 1 walked away from his remote outpost in southern Afghanistan and shot and stabbed members of several families in a nighttime ambush on two villages. At least nine of the people he is accused of killing were children, and others were women. After the victims were shot, some of the bodies were dragged into a pile and burned. What are you doing? What are you doing? one witness, a farmer named Haji Naim, said he had shouted to the American soldier, whom he described as wearing a blindingly bright headlamp in a house that, without electricity, was pitch black. The gunman said nothing, Mr. Naim said, and simply kept firing. He shot me right here, right here, and right here, he said, indicating wounds from which he has apparently recovered. Most of the testimony, however graphic, was circumstantial, pointing to a lone American gunman but not directly implicating Sergeant Bales. The villagers testified on the fifth day of a military proceeding known as an Article 32 investigation, held to establish whether there is enough evidence to bring Sergeant Bales before a court-martial. If a courtmartial is ordered and the Army decides to continue the prosecution as a capital case, the sergeant could face the death penalty. Sergeant Bales, a decorated veteran of three tours in Iraq before being sent to Afghanistan last December, was deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He was held at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas before being brought here for the hearing. Witnesses earlier in the week talked about the blood-soaked clothes that Sergeant Bales was seen wearing when he returned to his base in Kandahar and his comments to fellow soldiers about having done the right thing. There was also testimony about the test for steroids in his system that came back positive three days after the killings. The hearings night sessions, which were scheduled to continue on Saturday, were all about the violence that unfolded the night of March 11. Mr. Adin, who was summoned to his cousins compound by a telephone call early the next morning, told of boot prints that were on some bodies, including the head of a child who had apparently been shot and stomped or kicked. Mr. Adin talked about a small child who he said appeared to have been grabbed from her bed and thrown on the fire. But Mr. Adin never saw the gunman, arriving after the fact. Another witness, a boy named Sadiquallah, who said he was around 13 or 14, ran with another boy and hid behind some curtains in a back room. Sadiquallah said he had seen a man with a gun and a light, but had been more intent on hiding than looking around. In that room where I was hiding behind the curtains, a bullet hit me, he said. The bullet struck one of his ears, but he said he had not heard the gunfire. The boy hiding with him was wounded as

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A sketch depicting Staff Sgt. Robert Bales as he watched an Afghan man testify via live video.

REUTERS

Sergeant Bales, left, training at Fort Irwin in California half a year before 16 Afghans were killed.
well, Sadiquallah said. A 14-year-old boy named Quadratullah said he had known the shooter was an American because of the pants he wore. He also said the man had worn a T-shirt, which matches what other witnesses said Sergeant Bales had been wearing when he returned to his base. Quadratullah said he had followed footprints back to the American base after the sun had come up. Speaking in a matter-of-fact tone but sometimes animatedly gesturing with a finger creating the image of a pointed gun as a translator communicated his words to the courtroom Quadratullah described a grandmother whose name he did not know. She came running to their house, he said, her clothes having been ripped off. A few minutes later, he added, she was shot and she was dead. Both defense and prosecution lawyers apologized for their questions, probing for details about scenes of death or the actions of the victims. Mr. Adin, for instance, was asked whether he believed the clothing had been stripped off or burned off the pile of bodies from his cousins family. He answered with a practical, if horrific, observation. Nobody was alive to ask whether they were naked before they were burned or killed, he said. Sergeant Bales, who has been in custody since the morning of the attack but has not entered a plea, has mostly sat to the right of his lawyers for the testimony, and has rarely shown emotion. When the witness accounts began on Friday, though, he moved close to the big flat-screen monitor mounted on a wall, peering up, a hand on his chin, and occasionally looking down. Two Afghan Army guards testified on Friday night that they had seen an American soldier leaving and returning to the base near the times that matched the attacks, but neither man could identify the soldier, cloaked as he was in darkness and distance. One remembered, though, that the soldier had laughed when they confronted him and asked what he was doing.

Do not forget the Neediest!

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012

As Coal Boosts Mozambique, The Rural Poor Are Left Behind

PHOTOGRAPHS BY BENEDICTE KURZEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

PRIVATION, NOT PROSPERITY Clockwise from top left: Workers building a coal mine in the Tete region. A man resettled by the Brazilian mining company tore down the house pro-

vided him by the company to sell the materials. Homes in Tete, from which more people will be resettled. A woman living in a tent after the floor of her resettlement house collapsed. A boy pushing water in barren Cateme, where many were resettled so that the coal mine could be built. The rural poor are not sharing in the prosperity brought by coal.
By LYDIA POLGREEN

CATEME, Mozambique When Augusto Conselho Chachoka and his neighbors heard that the worlds biggest coal mine was to be built on their land, a tantalizing new future floated before them. Instead of scraping by as subsistence farmers, they would earn wages as miners, they thought. The mining company would build them sturdy new houses, it seemed. Finally, a slice of the wealth that has propelled Mozambique from its war-addled past to its newfound status as one of the worlds fastest-growing economies would be theirs. Instead, they ended up being moved 25 miles away from the mine, living in crumbling, leaky houses, farming barren plots of land, far from any kind of jobs that the mine might create and farther than ever from Mo-

zambiques growth miracle. Development is coming, but the development is going to certain areas and certain people, Mr. Chachoka said, taking a break from trying to coax enough food from his scraggly field to feed his six children. Mozambique is one of the poorest nations in the world, broken by a brutal colonial legacy, a 16-year civil war and failed experiments with Marxist economic policy. But it is also one of the so-called African Lions: countries that are growing at well above 6 percent annually, even amid the global downturn. Mozambique is poised for a long economic boom, driven by its vast deposits of coal and natural gas. Vale, the Brazilian mining company, is planning to invest $6 billion in its coal operation near here, and other coal giants like Rio Tinto will soon begin producing coal

in the Tete region of northern Mozambique. Gas projects could bring in far more, as much as $70 billion, according to World Bank estimates. Mozambiques location on Africas southeastern coast means it is perfectly positioned to feed hungry markets in southern and eastern Asia. These investments mean that income from natural resources could easily outstrip the outsized contribution foreign aid makes to its $5 billion annual budget. The country has been growing at a rapid clip for the past two decades, in fact, since the end of its brutal civil war. Yet, after a substantial drop in the first postwar decade, gains against poverty have slowed substantially, analysts say, leaving millions stuck below the poverty line and raising tough questions about whether Africas resource boom can effectively raise the standard of living of

its people. You get these rich countries with poor people, said the economist Joseph Stiglitz, who recently visited Mozambique and has written on the struggle of resource-rich countries to develop. You have all this money flowing in, but you dont have real job creation and you dont have sustained growth. It is a problem in resource-rich countries across Africa. In a largely upbeat assessment of Africas growth prospects, the World Bank said in October that rapidly growing economies powered by oil, gas and minerals have seen poverty levels fall more slowly than countries without those resources. In some nations, like Gabon and Angola, the percentage of people living in extreme poverty has even increased as growth has Continued on Page 8

Words and Deeds Show Focus Of the American Military on Asia

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

WASHINGTON In November 2011, President Obama stood before the Australian Parliament and issued a veiled challenge to Chinas ambitions in Asia: As a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future. A year later, the details of his pledge along with a nascent American military buildup in the Pacific are emerging. This summer, about 250 United States Marines, the first of 2,500 to be deployed to Australia, trained with the Australian Army near the port city of Darwin and with other militaries in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Next spring, the first of four American littoral combat ships, fast new vessels meant to keep a watch on the Chinese Navy, is to begin a 10month deployment in Singapore. The United States is strengthening its alliances and expanding its military exercises in the region. In an amphibious warfare drill on Guam in September, which did not go unnoticed in Beijing, Japans Self-Defense Forces and American Marines

retook a remote island from an unnamed enemy. But as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta heads off this weekend for his fourth trip to Asia in 17 months, criticism is intensifying among defense policy experts in Washington that the administra-

Turning to allies for a stronger role in a changing region.

tions pivot to the Pacific remains mostly verbal a modest expansion and repackaging of policies begun in previous administrations, although still enough to unnecessarily antagonize the Chinese. Pentagon officials counter that they are managing tensions with China while devoting crucial new resources and attention to a region that has been central to American defense policy since World War II. Our policy is not to contain

China, said George E. Little, the Pentagon press secretary. Its to continue to strengthen our defense relationships with our allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific. Pentagon officials acknowledge that they are in the early stages of the policy and that much of the hardware the new ships, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets and P-8 Poseidon maritime reconnaissance planes, to name a few will not arrive in the region for years. They also say that if Congress does not agree to a fiscal deal this fall, the Pentagon will not be able to pay for much of the Asia strategy. For now, the Pentagon is shifting weapons like the B-1 and B-52 long-range bombers and Global Hawk drones to the Pacific from the Middle East and Southwest Asia as the war in Afghanistan winds down. China, which has spent the past year asserting territorial claims to disputed islands that would give it vast control over oil and gas rights in the East and South China Seas, remains suspicious about American intentions. We hope the U.S. can respect the interests and concerns of oth-

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American and Australian troops listening to President Obama in Darwin, Australia, in 2011.
er parties in the region, including China, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Gao Yuan, said last week in a written statement, responding to a question on the eve of Mr. Panettas trip to Asia about Chinas reaction to the pivot. Mr. Panetta, who will travel to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia ahead of a trip to the region by Mr. Obama later this month, will promote what the Pentagon prefers to a call a rebalancing in the region, with these main elements: Troop increases: The United States has 320,000 troops in the Pacific region, and the Pentagon has promised there will be no reductions as troops are drawn down in Afghanistan and other parts of the world. The already Continued on Page 14

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As Coal Boosts Mozambiques Economy, the Rural Poor Are Left Behind
From Page 6 spiked. Most of Mozambiques people live in rural areas, and almost all of them depend on farming. Since commercial farming scarcely exists 99 percent of farmers are smallholders this means small-scale, family-based agriculture is the main, and in many cases the only, source of income for the vast majority of Mozambicans. But the new gas and coal deals are wrapped up in multibilliondollar megaprojects that rarely create large numbers of jobs or foster local entrepreneurship, according to an analysis by the United States Agency for International Development. The effects of megaprojects on living standards were found to be very modest, the report said. These projects, over all, have created few jobs. And linkages to the public budget via tax revenues have also been small because of tax exemptions. The plight of the people of this tiny, new village helps illustrate why Mozambiques rural poor have been left behind. Far from the centers of economic power, dependent on rain-fed agriculture and ignored by the government, the rural poor languish even as the country surges. The coal deposits in Moatize represent one of the biggest untapped reserves in the world, and the Brazilian mining company Vale has placed a big bet on it. But to get to the coal, hundreds of villagers living atop it had to be moved. The company held a series of meetings with community members and government officials, laying out its plans to build tidy new bungalows for each family and upgrade public services. As the prospect of huge new investments in their rural corner of the world beckoned, villagers anticipated a whole new life: jobs, houses, education, and even free food. Things didnt work out that way. The houses were poorly built and leaked when it rained. The promised water taps and electricity never arrived. Cateme is too far from the mine for anyone here to get a job there. The new fields are dusty and barren coaxing anything from them is hard. Before he moved, Mr. ChachoMegan Izen contributed reporting.

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Left, South African mine workers in a bar in the Tete region of northern Mozambique, which is rich in coal and is propelling brisk growth in the nation. Right, men drinking beer in Cateme, where people were resettled in shoddy houses on mostly barren land, their dreams of prosperity from coal mining unrealized.
problem facing Mozambique and many other resource-rich but still deeply poor nations. Strong economic growth almost completely bypasses the rural poor, and in some ways can leave them even worse off. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, Mr. Chachoka said. That is what is happening here. Some resource-rich countries in Africa have managed to turn mineral wealth into broad-based development. Ghana, which recently discovered oil, has won praise for its careful planning for poverty alleviation. Botswanas diamonds have turned what was one of the worlds most impoverished nations into a middle-income country. Mozambique says it hopes to do the same, striking a balance between exploiting its mineral wealth and improving rural farming so that all Mozambicans benefit. We are very optimistic, said Abdul Razak, deputy minister of mines and the man in charge of bringing Mozambique into compliance with international standards for transparency. The level of poverty is going to be lower and the level of well-being is going to be higher. The government has signed up to be part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a program set up by Britain and supported by the World Bank to ensure that governments and companies are honest about revenues. The government also says it plans to invest the proceeds of mining into antipoverty programs and to help rural farmers. But Mozambiques experience also shows how hard it will be to get there. Even after two decades of strong growth, the country remains near dead last on the Human Development Index, just above Burundi, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo. By some measures, median income has actually shrunk, not grown, since its boom began. The events that unfolded in Cateme explain why this is the case. Earlier this year, the people of Cateme sent a letter to local government officials and Vale demanding that their complaints about the resettlement process be addressed, threatening to block the railway line that passes through their village carrying coal to the port. When they received no reply, they occupied the rail line. The police descended upon them, chasing them away and roughing up those who resisted removal. Eventually, contractors came to begin repairs and install electricity. The buzz of handsaws and said, should not think that mining would bring instant prosperity. One of the things that we have to manage very carefully are the expectations, Mr. Saad said. Yet all the scaffolding and newly erected electricity poles arent enough for many residents of Cateme. The underlying lack of access to good land and water persist. Hopes that farmers would be able to sell their produce to feed the boom in this mining area have so far not been met: much of the food is flown in. The local chapter of the national farmers union is working with farmers to teach new methods that can improve their crops. But that will take time, said Charlene McKoin, an expert on farming who has been working on American-financed agribusiness projects in Mozambique for the past seven years. Farmers are used to burning land, throwing down seeds and praying for rain, Ms. McKoin said. The length of time to take someone from subsistence to commercial farming can take up to a generation.

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hammers replaced the whir of cicadas, and new public buses made the markets of Moatize more accessible. There were some problems after the relocation, said Vales country manager, Ricardo Saad, adding that the company was trying to fix them. Local people, he

ka made a tidy living. He had a small vegetable patch, his wife made bricks from mud to sell in a nearby town, and he could pick up occasional work as a laborer. Mr. Chachokas move from peri-urban striver who salted away extra cash to struggling rural farmer who can barely feed his family is emblematic of a

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Afghan Artist, Admired Around the World, Yearns for Acceptance at Home
By ROD NORDLAND

KABUL, Afghanistan The past is a foreign country to Abdul Wasi Hamdard, one where they did things differently and he was an artist full of promise. On the face of it, that past was hardly to be envied: he fled the modern-art-hating Taliban in 1996 and joined a few million of his fellow Afghans as a refugee in Pakistan, separated from his family. He lived alone in a small room scarcely bigger than his bed, with a window and an easel. I painted from 9 p.m. until dawn every day, he says. I was very happy then. The result was a remarkable output: 10,000 canvases over the ensuing years, mostly oils but also watercolors, establishing himself as one of Afghanistans most successful young artists. When the Taliban fell in late 2001, Mr. Hamdard, then in his late 30s, returned, and Kabuls galleries snapped up his paintings. By then, few Afghans could afford them, but the capital was full of foreigners passing through for whom prices as low as $100 a canvas (ranging into the low thousands for larger pieces) were a steal for fine art. You can find one or two of my paintings in every corner of the world, he says. The Norwegian and Indian Embassies were among those that held showings; for a time, the American Embassy even had a small gallery inside its compound, with Hamdards as a staple offering. There is a photograph of him from the early part of the decade, vital and cheery in front of his work. He was often invited to art events, nearly always at embassies. His friend Karim Khosravi, a businessman and art lover, started the Bamiyan Gallery on Chicken Street and did well from his 30 percent commission on Mr. Hamdards paintings. A Swedish woman helped start a Web site featuring his work. The money poured in steadily not riches (his most expensive painting to date, Wedding, sold for $6,500), but in the Afghan economy, it was plenty, at least at first. He moved into a large house with his seven brothers; none of them artists or professionals, they were taxi drivers and restaurant workers, government workers, shop clerks people

ketplaces sans squalor; endless painted knockoffs of the Steve McCurry photograph of the green-eyed Afghan refugee girl. Mr. Hamdards most recent work looks painfully like that of so many paint-by-number Afghan artists. Then one day two years ago, Mr. Hamdard just put aside his paints and stopped entirely. For all his relative success, he says, he felt like a failure in his own country. How would you feel if your own people dont admire your work? he said. I know how van Gogh felt: nobody admired his painting when he was alive. Now it is like I am cutting off both of my ears. Since Mr. Hamdard had sold mostly to foreigners, who were usually just passing through, he

As foreigners leave, a market and a drive to create dry up.

was little known and recognized in his own country, said Mr. Khosravi, who now manages to keep his Bamiyan Gallery open only by subsidizing it with a travel agency business. His work has gone to the four winds, thats the problem, he said. In Afghanistan, people dont care about art. Mr. Hamdards brothers pleaded with him to go back to it, but he took a job at Kabul University, teaching drawing to undergraduates. It pays $140 a month. Thats the problem with my brothers: I know why they encourage me to paint they want the money, he says. I want them to admire my art. If they ever once talked to me about art the way you have, I might change my mind. Abdul Wasi Hamdard is no longer a young artist. He does not want his precise age published, but says he is older than he looks. Perhaps not. About his decision not to paint, he answers like this: Say you have a soldier, and you ask him, Do you know how to fight? And he says yes. Then you ask, So do you mind it when you dont?

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Abdul Wasi Hamdard, at the Bamiyan Gallery, supports his seven brothers and their families under one roof with his art.
whose monthly salaries were often less than even an inexpensive Hamdard. He supported the entire family, and though he did not marry, his brothers did, until soon the house had 30 people including all the wives and children. Mr. Hamdard stopped painting at home; it was just too crowded, he says. Yet he was honor- and culture-bound to remain with his brothers. According to friends, two of his family members suffered from mental illness; his mother had a stroke and was paralyzed. Their house collapsed one day, and he had to rebuild it, the expense devastating his savings. He wont talk much about it, other than to say: If I had a studio and peace, I could do happy paintings. But I have a lot of problems. More recent photographs would show a man who has aged suddenly, pale and tired-looking, his dark hair receding rapidly. He had long been a painter who worked in many genres, though chiefly expressionist oils with a strong sense of Afghan place, often done with a palette knife instead of brush. Later, his output became more abstract expressionist, twisted and dark. I first met Hamdard in Islamabad, said Hedayat Amin Arsala, the senior minister in President Hamid Karzais government and his former vice president. I sensed some vulnerability in him, very tormented somehow. Mr. Arsala was a patron for several Afghan artists, including Mr. Hamdard, and has followed his career since; he is one of the few Afghans who own the artists work. He reminds me a lot of the painter in La Bohme, Mr. Arsala said. Like Marcello, Mr. Hamdard has never married, though he will not say why exactly. For years, his brothers tried to arrange a match, but he spurned all offers. I could never find a woman who understood me, he says. Many of what Mr. Hamdard considers his best paintings currently reside in the closet of a guesthouse run by a friend. They include Brothers and The Fundamentalist, and what Mr. Hamdard says he calls his best work, a painting he originally called Twenty Years of War. The war went on, the painting never sold, and he renamed it Thirty Years of War. And as the war went on, things changed in Kabul. A number of high-profile Taliban attacks, including against embassies and other installations housing foreigners, led to greater security restrictions. Westerners no longer went so freely to places like Chicken Street. The Swedish woman left town, and the Web site stagnated. The American Embassy closed its in-house gallery. Aggravating that trend, the numbers of foreigners began to decline with the approach of the deadline for a NATO withdrawal in 2014. This was a perfect opportunity for foreigners to be exposed to Afghan artists, an opportunity for both sides, Mr. Arsala said. But now theyre totally apart. The art business, which depended so heavily on the foreign community, declined markedly. At the gallery, Mr. Khosravi tried to persuade Mr. Hamdard to lower his prices because months were going by without a sale; he refused. He did not care, he says: We have seen many bad days in this war, so it wont bother me if we dont sell. Every sale occasioned regret, anyway. Its like you say goodbye to a friend forever, he says. For a while, he responded to the sagging market by cranking out the sort of clichd Afghan painting that has long been a staple of the tourist trade here the buzkashi matches, Afghan horsemen chasing a goat carcass as a polo puck; tritely colorful mar-

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Youths in Ras al-Ain, across the border from Turkey, tried to pull down a Syrian flag Saturday.

Syrian Activists Resist Unification

Largest Opposition Coalition in Talks on Forming Umbrella Group
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

DOHA, Qatar The Syrian National Council, the largest antigovernment coalition, resisted an initiative on Saturday that would place all opponents of the government under one umbrella a streamlining sought by foreign backers who fear that the bickering exile movements are being eclipsed by events on the battlegrounds in Syria. Nobody should be subsumed under anybody, said George Sabra, the newly elected president of the council, opening his inaugural news conference here in a combative mood before heading into negotiations over the unification proposal. The S.N.C. is older than this initiative or any other initiative, and it has a deep political and regional structure, said Mr. Sabra, 65, a Christian and a veteran leftist dissident. But a group of more than 50 activists of various stripes backed by the United States, Qatar and other foreign supporters of the uprising have proposed creating a larger body that would include the council. It would effectively end the S.N.C.s failed efforts of more than a year to be recognized as the government in exile for all Syrians. Called the Syrian National Initiative, the new group is aimed at incorporating virtually all opposition parties, internal councils and notable figures. Perhaps its two most important aims are creating both a unified military command and a group of technocrats who could guide aid and other support from outside Syria to those actually fighting against President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign governments have sought this unification so that they too can better coordinate their aid efforts, rather than having every country picking its own favorites inside Syria, and allowing the overall effort to remain confused and diffuse. Hala Droubi contributed reporting from Doha, and Hania Mourtada from Beirut, Lebanon.

Some diplomats and other analysts suggested that the reorganization effort had been too hastily prepared, leaving the outcome dependent on endless bartering among the Syrians. Ultimately, all the talks could well come down to haggling over the number of seats the council would receive on the new body. It would most likely get about 20 out of 60, but its members have suggested that they would not settle for less than 40 percent. The S.N.C. negotiators opening gambit was to offer a series of counterproposals that would basically keep the council as a first among equals while also moving

The Syrian National Council balks at a U.S.-backed proposal.

toward greater unity. The council envisions a kind of coordinating committee underneath it that other groups would join to supervise the military, as well as a special fund that all foreign donors would finance to help distribute aid inside Syria. Let us not create a new body that will take time to be established ours is already there, said Louay Safi, a member of the S.N.C.s 41-member General Secretariat, an elected body that advises the executive committee. The main criticism of the S.N.C. has been that it is riven by internal bickering and has failed to attract a wide variety of groups. It lacks a significant presence of Alawites, the minority sect of Mr. Assad that controls Syria, as well as other minorities, tribal and religious elders and business leaders. Mr. Safi rejected that criticism, saying people like businessmen should join some of the political groups within the council, not be incorporated as separate blocs. The council has put up various smoke screens in trying to avoid

the formation of the new umbrella group. It has proposed that a grand conference of opposition activists should be held inside opposition-held territory in Syria to create an interim government, for example, even though current security fears make that unlikely. Only then, council members said, should the S.N.C. be dissolved. In promoting the idea, Radwan Zeyada, another council member, said there was no guarantee that a larger group would not be plagued by the same problems that had dogged the S.N.C. Many activists backing unity are disaffected council members. If they met inside Syria, they will feel the heat, the urgency to do something quick for the Syrian people, Mr. Zeyada said. They wont be sitting around in a five-star hotel. S.N.C. leaders said that foreign powers should focus more on the daily death toll in Syria rather than meddle with the politics of the opposition. But a big reason foreign supporters want a more streamlined opposition, better connected to rebels in Syria, is that they fear the emergence of separate warlords and jihadi fiefs if the opposition staggers on with only limited coordination. On Saturday, double suicide bombings aimed at government outposts in the southern Syrian city of Daraa killed at least 20 soldiers, according to an activist group. After the explosions rocked the city, new clashes broke out between government and rebel forces, said the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks the fighting from Britain with the help of contacts in Syria. The official news agency, SANA, which for months has avoided reporting specific death tolls for soldiers, said the blasts caused numerous casualties. In recent weeks, a number of suicide attacks have hit military targets or neighborhoods where soldiers live. The uprising started in Daraa in March 2011 after several children were arrested and tortured for writing antigovernment graffiti on walls in the town.

Violence Surges on Israeli-Gaza Border

By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL KERSHNER

GAZA Palestinian militants fired an antitank missile on Saturday at an Israeli military jeep patrolling Israels border with Gaza, and five Palestinians, including four civilians, were killed when Israel returned fire with tank or artillery shells, officials said. The Israeli military said four of its soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in the antitank missile attack. The Gaza Health Ministry said about 26 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire. Gaza militants then fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel; one of the militants was killed by a return airstrike. The deadly surge of violence reflected the growing volatility along the border between Israel Fares Akram reported from Gaza, and Isabel Kershner from Jerusalem.

and Gaza, the Palestinian coastal enclave that is controlled by the militant Islamic group Hamas. An atmosphere of confrontation has been simmering for months, and has peaked in several rounds of clashes between militant groups firing rockets from Gaza into southern Israel and Israeli forces carrying out airstrikes against the militant groups. The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for Saturdays attack on the military jeep. Soon after the antitank missile was fired, Israeli forces aimed shells at a hill on the Gaza side of the border where a group of militants was monitoring the Israeli forces, according to a Palestinian witness, Mohanned Abu Alatta, 20, who was wounded. Mr. Abu Alatta, interviewed at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza, said civilians who were gathered in a mourning tent nearby, including several teenage boys, ran to the scene to help the wounded mil-

itants and were themselves hit by subsequent shells. The four civilians killed were identified as Ahmed Mustafa Harara and his cousin Muhammad Osama Harara, who were both 17; Mattar Abu Alatta, 19, a distant relative of Mr. Abu Alatta; and Ahmed Kamil Dardasawi, 20. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at around the same time, Israeli machine-gun fire wounded six Palestinians, two of them children, in a residential neighborhood east of Khan Younis, further south along the border. A Palestinian boy was fatally shot on Thursday during clashes between Israeli forces and militants in the same area. In recent years, Hamas has largely adhered to an informal cease-fire with Israel, but in recent months it has joined more radical groups, including Islamic Jihad and several militants inspired by Al Qaeda, in attacking Israel and avenging the deaths of its militants in Israeli raids.

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Amid New Calls to Open Up Politics in China, Communist Party Digs In

From Page 1 today, is not visionary enough to set China on the path to stability. What is needed, they say, is a comprehensive strategy to gradually extricate the Communist Party, which has more than 80 million members, from its heavyhanded control of the economy, the courts, the news media, the military, educational institutions, civic life and just the plain day-today affairs of citizens. Only then, the critics argue, can the government start to address the array of issues facing China, including rampant corruption, environmental degradation, and an aging population whose demographics have been skewed because of the one-child policy. In order to build a real market
CHANGING OF THE GUARD A Loss of Confidence

glomerate. He was handed a suspended three-year prison sentence in 2003 for trying to raise capital from local residents. Mr. Sun stayed quiet after his trial, but is now openly critical again. The finance system is very corrupt, he said in a telephone interview. The country should allow private banks to do financing, especially for peasants and the rural population. Chinas systemic problems are most evident in the countryside. Land seizures by officials looking to sell property to developers are the most common cause of the growing number of protests. Land, finances, medical care and education resources are too concentrated, Mr. Sun said. The majority of the nations resources are concentrated on wel-

economy, we have to have real political reform, said Yang Jisheng, a veteran journalist and a leading historian of the Mao era. In the next years, we should have a constitutional democracy plus a market economy. For now, however, party leaders have given no indication that they intend to curb their role in government in a meaningful way. We will never copy a Western political system, Hu Jintao, the departing party chief, said in a speech on Thursday opening the weeklong congress. The partys public agenda, which Mr. Hu described in detail in his 100-minute address, was laid out in a 64-page report that is in part intended to highlight priorities for the new leaders, who will be announced later this month. Much of the document had retrograde language that emphasized ideology stretching back to Mao and had little in the way of bold or creative thinking, said Qian Gang, the director of the China Media Project at the University of Hong Kong. Most telling, there was no lanArticles in this series are examining the implications for China and the rest of the world of the coming changes in the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
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fare for party members and government workers. The growth-at-all-costs development model has also led to widespread environmental destruction and a surge of protests against industrial projects from middle-class urban residents. At a news conference on Thursday, the opening day of the party congress, Yi Gang, deputy governor of Chinas central bank, acknowledged the problem: After 30 years of development, there is no big difference from developed countries in what we eat and wear, he said. Where we lag behind is in the air and the water. But the only way to really address endemic problems like these, critics say, is to create a political system, with checks and balances, that is designed to benefit ordinary Chinese rather than officials and their cronies, and is able to meet the demands of a rapidly changing society. It is still possible for China to get on the right track while staying stable, said Mr. Li, the scholar who observed the American vote. It is also possible, however, for the party to miss the opportunity and devolve into chaos.

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A portrait of Mao in a Beijing studio. The Communist Partys new report emphasized the longtime Chinese leaders ideology.
guage signaling that the incoming Politburo Standing Committee, the group that rules China by consensus, would support major changes in the political system, whose perversions many now say are driving the nation toward crisis. While Chinese who are critical of the current system generally do not expect a wholesale adoption of a Western model, they do favor at least an openness to bolder experimentation. To break one-party rule right now is probably not realistic, but we can have factions within the party made public and legalized, so they can campaign against each other, said Mr. Yang, who added that there was no other way at the moment to ensure political accountability. Only in the last few years has the idea of liberalizing the politiMia Li contributed research. cal system gained currency, and urgency, among a broad crosssection of elites. Before that, as the West foundered at the onset of the global financial crisis, many here pointed to the triumph of a China model or Beijing consensus a mix of authoritarian politics, a command economy and quasi-market policies. But the way in which China weathered the crisis with the injection of $588 billion of stimulus money into the economy and an explosion of lending from state banks led to a spate of large infrastructure projects that may never justify their cost. As a result, many economists now say that Chinas investment-driven, export-oriented economic model is unsustainable and needs to shift toward greater reliance on Chinese consumers. Constant lip-service is paid to that goal, and on Saturday, Zhang Ping, a senior official, reiterated that stance. But it will not be easy for the new leaders to carry it out. At the root of the current economic model is the political system, in which party officials and state-owned enterprises work closely together, reaping enormous profits from the partys control of the economy. Under Mr. Hus decade-long tenure, these relationships and the dominance of state enterprises have only strengthened. What happens in this kind of economy is that wealth concentrates where power is, said Mr. Yang, the journalist. The 400 or so incoming members of the partys Central Committee, Politburo and Politburo Standing Committee, as well as their friends and families, have close ties to the most powerful of Chinas 145,000 state-owned enterprises. The growing presence of princelings the children of notable Communist officials in the party, the government and corporations could mean an even more closely meshed web of nepotism. It is a system that Xi Jinping, anointed to be the next party chief and president and himself a member of the red nobility, would find hard to unravel, even if he wanted to. There are people who run state-owned enterprises who are Xi Jinpings friends, relatives and old classmates, said Zhang Lifan, a historian. This group is part of his political energy and support base. If Xi Jinping is willing to reform, he must sacrifice the interests of these people for the long-term good. The rules have become so unbalanced against private entrepreneurs that even some who have benefited handsomely from Chinas growth are denouncing the system. One is Sun Dawu, a party member and the millionaire founder of a rural food con-

Words and Deeds Show U.S. Focus on Asia

From Page 6 large military presence is one reason there has been skepticism that an additional 2,500 Marines in Australia, a move Mr. Obama announced last fall, amounts to more than show. It did, however, provoke a sharp response from Beijing. The Marine issue is really a blip in the larger pivot to Asia, said David J. Berteau of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a co-author of a report last summer that criticized the Pentagon for not sufficiently explaining how it would carry out and pay for the pivot. If you have a fly on your glasses it looks really big and you cant see past the fly. But its still just a fly. Pentagon officials nonetheless say that the Marines are an important symbol of Americas long-term commitment to the Pacific. Under an agreement with Australia, the Pentagon anticipates that the company of 250 Marines that arrived in Darwin in April for a six-month rotation will grow to a battalion of 1,000 Marines in 2013. By 2016, assuming more housing is built, the Marines are expected to number 2,500. More military exercises: Unlike building new ships and fighter jets, having joint training with other countries in Asia is relatively inexpensive and can be done fairly quickly. The United States has not only increased the States excluded China, drawing a protest from Beijing. China is invited to the next Rim of the Pacific, in 2014. In another acknowledgment of Chinese sensitivities, the Japanese government canceled a joint amphibious landing on a remote island near Okinawa that was to have been part of an enormous annual exercise of the American and Japanese militaries last week. The cancellation was an effort not to provoke China, which is locked in a dispute with Japan over the control of uninhabited islands near Okinawa in the East China Sea. More ships: Mr. Panetta has said that by 2020, the United States will have 60 percent of its ships in the Pacific and 40 percent in the Atlantic, compared with the current 50-50 split. The Pentagon has not specified what kinds of ships or how many would make up the 60 percent, although Mr. Panetta has said they would include six aircraft carriers and a majority of the Navys cruisers, destroyers, submarines and littoral combat ships. Doubts persist among lawmakers and naval experts about the maneuverable and relatively small littoral combat ship, which is not designed to operate in a combat environment. Strengthened military ties: The Pentagons efforts to shore up alliances and increase military cooperation with allies in Asia has already prompted negative reactions from China. In September, Japan and the United States reached a major agreement to deploy a second American advanced missile-defense radar on Japanese territory, which was also immediately criticized by the Chinese. Over the past year, the Obama administration has stepped up talks with the Philippines about expanding the American military presence there, including more frequent visits by American warships. More attention to Asia: One measure of the regions growing importance is that Mr. Panetta and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now hold a secure one-hour video conference every other week with the top commander for Asia and the Pacific, Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III. Pentagon officials say the frequency is similar to that of video conferences with American commanders in war zones.

Keeping an eye on China, but denying it must be contained.

number of exercises but also opened them up to more countries: a powerful message to China that America is working to improve the capabilities of the militaries in its strategic backyard. This summer, India and Russia participated for the first time in Hawaii in the worlds largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific, but the United

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Complaint Is Heard at Last in BBC Abuse Case

By SARAH LYALL and LARK TURNER

LONDON No one listened to Deborah Coggers story. Not her teachers, who dismissed it as no big deal. Not her social worker, who accused her of making it up. Not the newspapers she called decades later, which said it was too explosive to publish. It was not until this fall, nearly 40 years after she left a reform school in Surrey, England, that Ms. Cogger finally got anyone to believe her account of how she and other girls there were routinely molested by one of Britains most powerful celebrities, the eccentric, cigar-chomping television host Jimmy Savile. If you moaned about it, you were told not to say those awful things about Jimmy Oh, thats just Jimmy, thats his way; he loves you girls, said Ms. Cogger, 52. If you said he had touched your breasts, she added, theyd say, Dont be wicked, he would never do that. The revelation last month that Mr. Savile, who died last year, was most likely a child sex abuser with perhaps hundreds of victims has profoundly shocked a country that now acknowledges that all the signs were there, if anyone had cared to see them. The disclosures have spurred a broad criminal inquiry involving numerous police departments and caused institutions, including schools, hospitals and the BBC, to investigate their ties to Mr. Savile. The disclosures have also provoked a crisis of management and responsibility inside the BBC and forced Prime Minister David Cameron to order two new inquiries into the handling of a sexual abuse scandal in Wales several years ago. Hundreds of people have reported their own experiences to abuse hot lines. In addition, profound senses of discomfort and guilt were felt among those who knew, hired, admired, watched,

welcomed, solicited charity from or cheerfully put young people in the path of Mr. Savile. And on Saturday, the chief executive of the BBC, George Entwistle, became the latest casualty, resigning after an uproar over a BBC program on the Wales scandal that wrongly implicated a former Conservative Party politician. The disclosures have also highlighted how much Britains attitude toward sexual abuse has changed since Mr. Saviles heyday, in the 1970s and 80s, a time when it was not uncommon for women to be groped and harassed at work, and when show business celebrities openly leered at, if not preyed on, the teenage girls who idolized them. There was a massive cultural

Accounts about a television celebrity shock a nation.

difference then, said Donald Findlater, director of Stop It Now, which works to prevent child sex abuse. We hadnt really properly discovered child abuse yet. But, along with increasingly strict legislation, attitudes have swung drastically in the other direction to a fault, some believe. In Britain, police background checks are now required of anyone working with children, including parents who volunteer in schools. Teachers are advised not to be alone with students and to be wary of touching them. Some playgrounds refuse admission to adults without children. Some schools forbid parents to photograph sports events or plays, lest the pictures end up in the wrong places. In 2000, a tabloid antipedophile campaign led to vigilante attacks in which,

at one point, a crowd confused the words pedophile and pediatrician and vandalized the home of an innocent doctor. Given the current climate, it is hard to believe that Mr. Savile could have gotten away with so much for so long, even in a society burdened by collective, willful blindness. But the account of Ms. Cogger shows how for victims, the abuse was compounded by the realization that anyone who complained would be ignored, scoffed at or punished. Ms. Cogger is not the only one from the reform school, the Duncroft Approved School for Girls, to have come forward with a tale of what Mr. Savile did and how he got away with it. At least six former students have told the British news media that Mr. Savile assaulted them in places that included his Rolls-Royce and the schools dormitories, and in London on school-approved treats. Jimmy treated Duncroft like a pedophile sweet shop, one former student, Toni Townsend, told The Daily Mirror. In 2007, the Surrey police investigated Mr. Saviles conduct at Duncroft, even detaining and questioning him. But he was never charged. Duncroft, which closed in the 1980s it is now a luxury apartment complex was a privately run boarding school, operating under state control, for academically promising but unruly girls. Ms. Cogger was sent there in 1974, when she was 14. Her childhood was chaotic. When she was 12, she explained in several telephone interviews, she overheard a shocking family secret: the woman she thought was her mother was actually her aunt. Ms. Coggers real mother, one of 13 children at home, had given birth at 15 and relinquished the baby to her older sister. The disclosure sent her into a dark period. I just kept running away, Ms. Cogger said. They

put me in Duncroft because no one wanted me. She said the institution was in thrall to Mr. Savile, a wealthy benefactor whose money it depended on and whose picture was prominently displayed on its walls. The girls were encouraged to call him Uncle Jimmy; behind his back, they called him a perv. When she arrived, she related, they told me: If he gets the chance, hell touch you up. Hell put his hand up your skirt, his hand up your shirt, hell pinch your bum, hell stick his tongue down your throat. Carrying armloads of records, cigarettes and candy to hand out, Mr. Savile would pull up in a huge car, greeted by a little posse of the older girls, Ms. Cogger said. He would have cocktails with the staff before being left free to roam the school dormitories, recreation rooms, wherever. He seemed to have carte blanche. He molested her twice, she said, once when he grabbed her around the waist with a surprisingly tough grip and pulled her backward onto his lap. I was off balance, and then he just pressed really heavily on me and shoved his tongue down my throat, she related. I couldnt get away from him. He was very strong and very forceful. The next time, he cornered her alone in the hall when she was on work duty, mopping the floor. He waved his hands at me and made this horrible noise, like Woo, woo, woo, and he said, My, youve grown. He then grabbed her breasts. I backed away from him and told him to get away, Ms. Cogger said. He just turned around and walked away. Nothing fazed him. His behavior was an open secret. We all discussed it: What did he do to you this time? Ms. Cogger recalled. But the school did not seem to care, and girls

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Deborah Cogger, 52, was a teenager in reform school where, she says, Jimmy Savile molested her and others.
who complained were stripped of privileges. If they became hysterical, they were shut into a padded isolation room, sometimes for days, Ms. Cogger said, until they calmed down and changed their mind. This month, The Daily Mail tracked down Duncrofts longtime headmistress, Margaret Jones, 91, who said her students included well-known delinquents making wild allegations. A spokeswoman for the Home Office, which was responsible for supervising and inspecting Duncroft, said Friday that the agency would make no comment while theres an ongoing police investigation. Ms. Cogger did not tell any teachers. She did not tell her parents. When she told the social worker assigned to her case, she said, he laughed at me and said, Oh, come on, Deborah. He thought it was a tactic to try to get out. The experience preyed on her, she said, and several times over the years she called various newspapers and tried to talk about what happened. They just didnt want to know, she said. This summer, though, a friend spotted an item in a newspaper mentioning Duncroft in connection with Mr. Savile. I spoke to myself and said, This time its going to come out, she said. In August, Ms. Cogger offered her story to The Sun, and this time the newspaper listened. But they said, Its too controversial we cant touch it, she said. Finally, the day before ITV, a British television network, broadcast the documentary that exposed the allegations against Mr. Savile, The Sun went ahead with an article about Ms. Cogger. But she is still haunted by what happened, and by the years of having to bear it alone. They pimped us out, she said of the teachers at Duncroft. He was a big, powerful man with a big voice, and we had no voices.

BBC Director Resigns Amid Furor Over Pedophile Scandal and Coverage of It
From Page 1 decades, sometimes on the BBC premises. The network has been accused of covering up the accusations by canceling a Newsnight report on Mr. Savile last year, when Mr. Entwistle was a senior executive at the network. Mr. Entwistle, was barely two months into the directors job, heading one of the worlds largest media organizations. His departure followed the suspension in the past month of a number of senior producers as the BBC has struggled to find a path through what many commentators have described as its greatest crisis in decades. A 50-year-old career broadcaster who rose through the ranks of BBC producers, Mr. Entwistle made his announcement on the steps of the BBCs new billion-dollar headquarters in central London. With the BBCs chairman, Chris Patten, standing gloomily beside him, Mr. Entwistle said that resigning was the honorable thing to do. The wholly exceptional events of the past few weeks have led me to conclude that the BBC should appoint a new leader, he said. He added that the intense public scrutiny of the BBC that has resulted from the pedophile scandal should not lead people to lose sight of the fact that the BBC is full of people of the greatest talent and the highest integrity. His statement that he was responsible for all content came after weeks of what the BBCs harshest critics have described as obfuscation and evasion by the broadcasters management in the face of demands for explanations of how the fiascoes over the two Newsnight programs had been allowed to happen. As of late as Saturday morning, Mr. Entwistle was holding to the position he had taken for weeks, that he had not known about the Nov. 2 Newsnight broadcast ahead of time because of the BBCs longstanding tradition that the director general not interfere with details of how programs are made. I found out about this film after it had gone out, he said. In the light of what has happened here, I wish that this was referred to me, but it wasnt. His resignation, barely 12 hours later, suggested that the BBCs trustees had concluded that the argument that the networks top brass was insulated from responsibility for programming decisions by a lack of prior knowledge was not sustainable. That argument was similar to the one advanced by Mr. Entwistles predecessor, Mark Thompson, who was the BBCs director general when the Newsnight expose on Mr. Savile was canceled. Mr. Thompson, who left the BBC in September and will become the president and chief executive of The New York Times Company on Monday, said he had not been aware of the report until after it was canceled. Mr. Patten, the BBC chairman, said that Tim Davie, 45, the BBCs director of audio and music, would become the networks said that he was the victim of mistaken identity. Mr. McAlpine, now 70 and in poor health, said Friday that the allegations against him were wholly false and defamatory and warned that he planned to sue. Then the man who had made the abuse allegation, Steve Messham, said he had now seen a photo of Mr. McAlpine and was sure that he was not the man who had abused him when he was a child. In an extensive apology broadcast Friday night, Newsnight acknowledged that it had not shown a photograph of Mr. McAlpine to Mr. Messham before interviewing him for the program, and that its investigators had not contacted Mr. McAlpine to give him an opportunity to respond to the allegations. Mr. Entwistles announcement set off a new round of recriminations, including many from wellknown journalists at the BBC. The lead anchor of Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman, appeared to lay the blame for the fiasco outside Newsnight. In a statement on Twitter, he said Mr. Entwistle had been brought low by cowards and incompetents and by a management that enforced deep cuts on program budgets while bloating management ranks. That is how you arrive at the current mess on Newsnight, he said. Another well known BBC presenter, Jonathan Dimbleby, spoke of the BBC having become a rudderless ship. Will Wyatt, a former managing director of BBC TV, demanded that the BBC management sort this out quickly, get to the bottom of who said what, and be swift and tough.

A report implicating a politician compounds a networks problems.

acting director general. Mr. Patten, whose own position may now be imperiled, did not attempt to disguise the gravity of the situation, alluding to the unacceptable mistakes, the unacceptably shoddy journalism that had culminated in the Nov. 2 Newsnight program. That program focused on allegations of abuses by a senior politician in the 1970s and 1980s at a childrens home in north Wales. The Newsnight broadcast did not name the politician but said that it was being widely circulated on the Internet. On Thursday, The Guardian identified the politician as Alistair McAlpine, a former Conservative Party treasurer, and

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ogy, taking an interest in the agencys high-tech incubator, InQ-Tel. He deliberately lowered his profile, rarely saying anything publicly about his new work. But he showed up at embassy parties and attended private Georgetown dinners, where he would sometimes talk about the cultural differences between the C.I.A. and the military he had grown up in. His was a short tenure, said Mr. Riedel, the C.I.A. veteran, now at the Brookings Institution. But he was beginning the transformation of the C.I.A. from counterterrorism only to counterterrorism plus China, plus the euro zone, plus what the world will look like in 15 years. Jack Keane, the former vice chief of staff of the Army and a mentor to Mr. Petraeus, said he believed Mr. Petraeus would eventually be rehabilitated: We have not heard the last of Dave Petraeus, possibly even in a public service role.

A Brilliant Career With a Meteoric Rise And an Abrupt Fall

BakerWASHINGTON David H. Petraeuss Rules for Living appeared on The Daily Beasts Web site on Monday, posted by his biographer, a fellow West Point graduate 20 years his junior named Paula Broadwell. The fifth rule, beneath his familiar portrait in full military regalia, began: We all make mistakes. The key is to recognize them and admit them. Mr. Petraeus took his own advice on Friday and resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency after admitting to an extramarital affair; officials identified the woman in question as Ms. Broadwell. The full back story is not yet clear, though his affair came to light after F.B.I. agents conducting a criminal investigation into possible security breaches examined his computer e-mails. The decision to step down was his. Few imagined that such a dazzling career would have so tawdry and so sudden a collapse. Mr. Petraeus, a slender fitness fanatic, is known as a brainy ascetic. He and his wife, Holly, whose father was the superintendent at West Point when Mr. Petraeus graduated in 1974, and their two grown children had long been viewed by military families as an inspiration, a model for making a marriage work despite the separation and hardship of long deployments overseas. After he began the C.I.A. job in September 2011, the couple settled into a house in the Virginia suburbs and began the closest thing to a normal life together that they had had in years, even if the basement he had designated for a home gym was commandeered for secure C.I.A. communications gear. After years in war zones, Mr. Petraeus told friends, he was amazed to eat dinner most nights with his wife and to discover weekends again. He told friends that on the day his daughter was married last month, he went for a 34-mile bike ride. Its a personal tragedy, of course, but its also a tragedy for the country, said Bruce Riedel, a C.I.A. veteran and a presidential adviser. Like many others in jaundiced Washington, Mr. Riedel wondered whether the affair really required Mr. Petraeus, who turned 60 on Wednesday, to step down and leave the agency leaderless. But under the military law that governed his 37-year Army career, adultery is a crime when it may bring discredit upon the armed forces. And a secret affair can make an intelligence officer vulnerable to blackmail. The C.I.A. director, Mr. Riedel said, probably felt he had no choice. I think Dave Petraeus grew up with a code thats very demanding about duty and honor, he said. He violated the code. This article is by Scott Shane, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter around the war in Iraq, applying a counterinsurgency strategy he had helped devise and that was widely viewed for a time as the future of warfare. Then, dispatched to Afghanistan to replace Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who had been fired by President Obama, he sought to apply the doctrine he had championed, while also applying an aggressive counterterrorism strategy. He was fiercely competitive and carefully protective of his reputation. Asked to throw out the first pitch at the 2008 World Series, he brought his security detail to Washingtons stadium to practice getting the ball over the plate. Mr. Petraeus had seemed all but indestructible. He had been shot in a training accident, had broken his pelvis in a sky diving mishap and survived prostate cancer. Criticized by the advocacy group MoveOn.org in 2007 as General Betray Us, he shrugged off the attack and rallied his indignant supporters. Until Friday, fans speculated that post-C.I.A. he might become president of Princeton University, where he had earned his Ph.D. in international relations in 1987, or conceivably even president of the United States. (He has told friends he will never run for president; to show his impartiality, he did not vote when he was in the military.) But as the news sent astonished Petraeus watchers to the Web on Friday night, many people discovered a January episode of The Daily Show, where Ms. Broadwell, who served on active duty in the Army for a decade and is a reserve lieutenant colonel, made an appearance to promote her book, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus. She recounted how she had first e-mailed Mr. Petraeus about her doctoral dissertation and then showed up in Afghanistan, where he helped her in what she called a mentoring relationship, as he had many young officers. She said she and Mr. Petraeus shared an interest in fitness and that he took her running. That was the foundation of our relationship, she said. From time to time, they would go running in Kabul. For him, I think it was a good distraction from the war. From her many profiles and interviews, Ms. Broadwell, who was born while Mr. Petraeus was a West Point cadet and turned 40 on Friday, emerges as a younger, female version of him: travel to 60 countries; service in intelligence, special operations and with an F.B.I. counterterrorism task force; Harvard degree; wife of a physician; mother of two boys. In her Charlotte, N.C., neighborhood on Friday night, television trucks converged on her house as curious neighbors stopped by to ask what was happening. One thought it was a crew filming Homeland, which is shot in that city. A woman on a bicycle rode by, calling out to the crowd of reporters: Go home. Go home. Written in the familys driveway in gold-colored chalk was a childs inscription: Dad Hs Mom. Ms. Broadwells book, which reportedly earned her an advance in the mid-six figures, paints a glowing portrait of her mentor. But inside the military, where Mr. Petraeus compiled such a stunning record, views of him were more complex.

The Military Wife

But amid the media storm, many friends and admirers of the family thought of Holly Petraeus, his wife of 38 years, herself descended from a distinguished line of military officers. In a March 2012 profile, USA Today referred to her as Army royalty, noting that her great-great grandfather fought in the Civil War and the Indian Wars, and that her greatgrandfather and grandfather had also served. Mrs. Petraeus has carved out a prominent role for herself as an advocate for the financial education of military families. In 2010, after six years running the Military Line, a program of the Better Business Bureau, she joined the Obama administrations Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. There, she runs a branch dedicated to monitoring military families consumer complaints. She is a role model for many of us because she found a way to develop a career for herself outside of her husbands very prestigious career, said Bianca Strzalkowski, who is married to a Marine and visited a military base with Mrs. Petraeus last year. That is something we all aspire to, not just to be the Marines wife or the soldiers wife, but to attain our own goals. But the long separations from her husband seemed to weigh on Mrs. Petraeus. During a 2011 visit to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, she spoke of her dedication to her job. I really cant think of anything better to be doing while my husband is deployed, she said with a pause, adding, forever. As news of Mr. Petraeuss affair spread, people who know Mrs. Petraeus reacted with shock and sadness. Amy Bushatz, who writes on military spouse issues (including for the At War blog of The New York Times) said that while the Petraeuses were stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., Mrs. Petraeus became a beloved figure there. When you are a generals spouse, it is easy to be kind of untouchable, Ms. Bushatz said. You live in the big house, nobody ever sees you, you appear at events and give speeches. The feeling here is that she is not untouchable. She spent a lot of time being one of the people. Jacey Eckhart, the spouse editor for the Web site military.com, said the fact that the Petraeuses had been married for so long, and survived so many separations, was a source of inspiration to younger military couples. The sense was they had a strong marriage, that this was a functioning relationship, that they had good kids. Its one of those relationships that you look up to: if they can do it, we can do it. This is what success looks like. So this is shocking. This is what it looks like when a hero falls.

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David H. Petraeus in 2007, when he was commander in Iraq. A soldier-scholar, he was the pre-eminent officer of his generation, widely admired for his intellect and achievements.
His circle of advisers included iconoclasts from the Armys ranks as well as freethinking civilian analysts, unusual for a military service in which senior officers often surrounded themselves with yes men. Mr. Petraeus was well known for sending e-mails to lower-ranking officers to get a sense of what was happening on the ground instead of relying on reports that filtered up the chain of command. P4, as he was called for the four stars he earned, was viewed with respect but often grudging respect. His celebrity brought positive attention to an all-volunteer force that at times struggled to meet recruitment numbers over a decade of grinding ground conflict. But that same publicity, and the fiercely ambitious man who pursued it, drew private criticism from some officers, who nicknamed him King David. cited the biblical adultery of King David and Bathsheba. Yet even officers who criticized the high-profile general acknowledged that he renewed a sense of intellectualism across a muddyboots Army. And while the militarys new field manual on counterinsurgency published in 2006 and tested on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan was written by a number of staff officers and officially had a senior Marine Corps general as a coauthor, the document was universally known as Mr. Petraeuss doctrine. Mr. Petraeus grew close to President George W. Bush, with whom he spoke frequently, and clashed with then-Senator Obama about the troop surge in Iraq. When Mr. Obama traveled to Iraq in the summer of 2008 as his partys presumptive nominee, the two men had a spirited argument in private over the future presidents plan to withdraw combat forces from Iraq. Once Mr. Obama took office, he did not speak regularly with Mr. Petraeus, preferring to restore what he considered the normal chain of command. Mr. Petraeus was effectively barred by the administration from Sunday talk shows but maintained private communications with journalists and lawmakers. A key moment in the turnaround of the tense relationship between the president and the general came when Mr. Petraeus met with Rahm Emanuel, then Mr. Obamas chief of staff and his lookout for possible rivals. In roundabout ways, not quite explicit but understood by both men, Mr. Petraeus assured Mr. Emanuel that he had no intention of running for president, according to people informed about the conversation. Mr. Petraeus aspired to the top job in the military, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but the White House feared he would resist Mr. Obamas schedule for winding down the war in Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates, then the defense secretary, told him he would not get that post, Mr. Petraeus floated the idea of becoming C.I.A. director. Mr. Obama liked the idea but, recognizing the C.I.A.s institutional suspicion of the military, insisted that Mr. Petraeus retire from the Army. He reluctantly agreed to the condition, sailed through Senate confirmation and, as he had promised, showed up at the agency in Langley, Va., without a single aide from his large military retinue. His office at the C.I.A., however, was decorated with military memorabilia from his multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, including photographs, coins and Iraqi weapons. He moved swiftly to take over C.I.A. counterterrorism operations, helping smooth conflict over drone strikes between agency Counterterrorism Center officials and State Department diplomats. He pushed the C.I.A. to stay on the frontiers of technol-

Biblical Echoes
As word of his resignation resounded across the Pentagon on Friday, more than one officer

Ambition and Ability

He was the pre-eminent military officer of his generation, a soldier-scholar blazing with ambition and intellect, completing his meteoric rise as a commander in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Worshipful Congressional committees lauded him as a miracle worker for helping turn Reporting was contributed by Thom Shanker, Michael R. Gordon and David E. Sanger from Washington, and Viv Bernstein from Charlotte, N.C.

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Paula Broadwell, with whom Mr. Petraeus is said to have had an extramarital affair, wrote a biography of him.

Authors E-Mails to a Third Party Led to Petraeus in F.B.I. Inquiry of Threats

From Page 1 senior intelligence officials explained that the F.B.I. investigation started with two women evidently Ms. Broadwell and the woman who complained about her e-mails. It didnt start with Petraeus, but in the course of the investigation they stumbled across him, said the Congressional official. We were stunned. Ms. Broadwell has made no statement since the affair became public on Friday, and attempts to reach her for comment have been unsuccessful. The circumstances surrounding the collapse of Mr. Petraeuss career remain murky. It is not clear when Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. or Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the F.B.I., became aware that the F.B.I.s investigation into Ms. Broadwells e-mails had brought to light compromising information about Mr. Petraeus. Tracy Schmaler, a spokeswoman for Michael D. Shear, Charlie Savage and Michael S. Schmidt contributed reporting. Mr. Holder, declined to comment Saturday. Neither the Congressional Intelligence Committees nor the White House learned of the investigation or the link to Mr. Petraeus until last week, officials said. Neither did Mr. Petraeuss boss, James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence. A senior intelligence official said Saturday that Mr. Clapper had learned of Mr. Petraeuss situation only when the F.B.I. notified him, about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, election night. That evening and the next day, the official said, the two men discussed the situation, and Mr. Clapper told Mr. Petraeus that he thought the right thing to do would be to resign, the intelligence official said. Mr. Clapper notified the presidents senior national security staff late Wednesday that Mr. Petraeus was considering resigning because of an extramarital affair, the official said. The decisions on when to notify various administration officials, including Mr. Clapper on Tuesday, were a judgment call consistent with policies and procedures, according to one of the government officials who had been briefed. If the investigation had uncovered serious security breaches or other grave problems, he said, the notifications would have been immediate. As it was, however, the matter seemed to involve private relationships with little implication for national security. Some Congressional staff members said they believed that the bureau should have informed at least the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees about the unfolding inquiry. A spokesman for Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican who heads the House Intelligence Committee, said the lawmaker had summoned Sean Joyce, the F.B.I.s deputy director, and Michael J. Morrell, the deputy C.I.A. director, for closed briefings on Wednesday about the investigation. Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, said Saturday an F.B.I. employee whom his staff described as a whistle-blower told him about Mr. Petraeuss affair and a possible security breach in late October, which was after the investigation had begun. I was contacted by an F.B.I. employee concerned that sensitive, classified information may have been compromised and made certain Director Mueller was aware of these serious allegations and the potential risk to our national security, Mr. Cantor not able to confirm or deny any investigation, but said that all necessary steps were being taken to make sure no confidential information was at risk. White House officials said they were informed on Wednesday night that Mr. Petraeus was considering resigning because of an extramarital affair. On Thursday morning, just before a staff meeting at the White House, President Obama was told. That afternoon, Mr. Petraeus went to see him and informed him that he strongly believed he had to resign. Mr. Obama did not accept his resignation right away, but on Friday, he called Mr. Petraeus and accepted it. Mr. Petraeus, 60, said in a statement that he was resigning after 14 months as head of the Central Intelligence Agency because he had shown extremely poor judgment in engaging in the affair. He has been married for 38 years. Ms. Broadwell, 40, is also married. She and her husband have two children and live in Charlotte, N.C. On Saturday, the two government officials who had been briefed on the case dismissed a range of media speculation that the F.B.I. inquiry might have focused on leaks of classified information to the news media or even foreign spying. People think that because its the C.I.A. director, it must involve bigger issues, one official said. Think of a small circle of people who know each other. The F.B.I. investigators were not pursuing evidence of Mr. Petraeuss marital infidelity, which would not be a criminal matter, the official said. But their examination of his e-mails, most or all of them sent from a personal account and not from his C.I.A. account, raised the possibility of security breaches that needed to be addressed directly with him. Alarms went off on larger security issues, the official said. As a result, F.B.I. agents spoke with the C.I.A. director about two weeks ago, and Mr. Petraeus learned in the discussion, if he was not already aware, that they knew of his affair with Ms. Broadwell, the official said.

Over a weeks time, word makes its way around Washington.

said in a statement. Mr. Cantor talked to the person after being told by Representative Dave Reichert, Republican of Washington, that a whistle-blower wanted to speak to someone in the Congressional leadership about a national security concern. On Oct. 31, his chief of staff, Steve Stombres, called the F.B.I. to tell them about the call. They took the information, said Doug Heye, Mr. Cantors deputy chief of staff, and gave the standard answer: they were

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Texas Chase And Shooting By Officers Under Inquiry

Fatal Error Puts Scrutiny On a Long-Used Method
By MANNY FERNANDEZ

PHOTOGRAPHS BY EMILY RASINSKI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dorothy and Manny Brown have seen Kaskaskia, Ill., through decades of thriving vibrancy, floods and decline. Another flood would force her out, she says.
KASKASKIA JOURNAL

Living in the American Atlantis (Population 14)

By ALAN SCHWARZ

KASKASKIA, Ill. When Manny and Dorothy Brown stand atop the stairs rising to their screen door, they look at the overgrown field across Grand Avenue and still see Kaskaskias buzzing general store. Fathers are planning turkey shoots; mothers, bake sales. Schwinns clatter past rows of homes while little cowboys and Indians shriek down by the church. That Kaskaskia is all almost gone now, washed away over the years by two huge Mississippi River floods and then residents growing suspicion that their quirky and once vibrant town the first capital of Illinois was vanishing into American history, like wild buffalo or penny postcards. If this country has an Atlantis, it is Kaskaskia, Ill. Im not coming back if theres another flood, said Dorothy Brown, 80, one of only 14 full-time residents left in the three-by-five-block area that makes up Kaskaskia proper. Im too old to clean up that kind of a mess again. Fifty other stalwarts still live on the wider expanse of Kaskaskia Island, about 60 miles south of St. Louis and originally not an island at all. French missionaries settled in 1703 on what was then a peninsula in southwestern Illinois territory, with the Mississippi River (and what is now Missouri) on one side and the Kaskaskia River on the other. The outpost preceded St. Louis as the Wests primary economic center. It was given a mammoth bronze church bell from King Louis XV 11 years before a different one, in Philadelphia, became the Liberty Bell and went from French to British to American rule before 1818, when it became the bustling 8,000-resident capital of the new state of Illinois. The capital later moved north to Vandalia and ultimately to Springfield. Floods came and went, but the Mississippi really meant business around the Civil War after upstream steamboats had sheared its shores for firewood, weakening its banks. The river began to creep east across the peninsulas width until, on the night of April 18, 1881, it finally met and slowly overtook the channel on the other side. Kaskaskians moved their church, their cherished bell and a few other buildings brick by brick two miles inland before the original town began slipping slowly under the relocated river. Suddenly an island cut off from mainland Illinois, the new Kaskaskia has asked residents ever since to put up with some weirdness. No connection was ever built across the new Mississippi, leaving its only access a bridge from Missouri. So getting to this Illinois town

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HOUSTON For years in Texas, state troopers have been safely bringing vehicle chases to an end by using their weapons. Suspects wanted for burglaries and other crimes who have led the police on chases through multiple counties have been apprehended after state troopers pulled up close enough to shoot the tires. In one case here, a state trooper waved his pistol at a kidnapping suspect as a warning to pull over, and then shot the pickup trucks two left tires. But the practice has also led to fatal errors. In August 1984, Zachary Eugene Hilliard, 17, was a passenger in a car that fled the police near Austin. A state trooper fired three rounds to shoot out the tires, but one of the shots struck Mr. Hilliard in the head, killing him. His relatives sued the agency that oversees state troopers, the Department of Public Safety, and the state later paid the family nearly $51,000. According to The Austin American-Statesman, James Adams, the director of the agency at the time, said in court documents that the trooper was in compliance with policies governing the use of deadly force. Last month, it happened again, after a Department of Public Safety helicopter began pursuing a red pickup truck suspected of carrying drugs near the border in South Texas. A tactical flight officer on board the helicopter fired mul-

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Clockwise from left, a mural of Kaskaskia around 1800, now an isolated and floodprone village, a photo of the 1973 flood and a sign on the edge of Kaskaskia, reachable only through Missouri.

requires a 20-minute detour through the neighboring state. Still very much Illinois residents, Kaskaskians eventually lost postal service and now must receive mail at addresses in St. Mary, Mo., causing tax problems galore and more than a few tiffs at the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles. Other people think its strange, but those of us who have spent our lives here have never had it any other way, said Emily Lyons, a lifelong resident and the towns de facto historian. Losing residents with every passing decade, Kaskaskia had remained large enough to house three schools and about 600 residents when a 1973 flood drowned homes in 13 feet of Mississippi muck. The 200 people who returned and rebuilt were hit with an even more devastating flood in 1993, when 20 feet of water destroyed most homes and the resolve of all but the staunchest loyalists. Today the church that was moved in

the late 19th century is still in use, with bricks on the second floor showing some discoloration where floodwaters rose in 1993. (Mass is on Saturdays because no priest can get there on Sundays.) Louis XVs old bell cracked, just like Philadelphias still hangs in a nearby shrine, metaphorically ringing out Kaskaskias three centuries of history and fortitude. People say nothings down there. But a lots been here; you just cant see it anymore, said Mary Brown, who along with Ms. Lyons has spent countless hours restoring historic buildings on the island. Weve been handed this baton. Hopefully, the younger ones will have the dedication. There are not many younger ones left, alas. With the closest school 20 miles away in Chester, Ill., requiring clunky trips down and through Missouri just to get there, the island has only a few children to inherit their parents and grandparents strong ties. Even the

mayor is trying to move his family but has not been able to sell his house. Herbert Klein, a lifelong resident who still farms 330 acres of soybeans on the northern end of the island, where parts of the original town once stood, chuckled and said that floods in 1973 and 1993 did not bode so well for 2013. One family rebuilt a small home on Third Street just this year this time, perching it on steel stilts 16 feet above ground level but Mr. Klein said that many folks now preferred mobile homes that could be whisked off the island quickly. If we have another flood, he said of Kaskaskia, its done for. Dorothy and Manny Brown, residents since the Depression, figure that floods are more part of their past than their future. Standing on that top step, their eyes below the level of the 1993 flood, they remember what the Mississippi can and probably will someday do. Yet while outsiders look at Kaskaskia and see only water, all they see is home.

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A longstanding practice of firing at a vehicles tires sometimes leads to death.

tiple times into the vehicle in an attempt to shoot the tires. He shot one of the tires, but his other shots struck a group of illegal immigrants from Guatemala who had been hiding in the bed of the truck under a dark blanket, the authorities said. Two men in the back of truck were killed, and a third was injured. No drugs were found in the truck, and no shots were fired from the vehicle. The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting, and officials with the Department of Public Safety, the states top law enforcement agency, have requested that the F.B.I. and the civil rights division of the Department of Justice conduct their own investigation. The request for a federal inquiry pleased the A.C.L.U. of Texas, which called the shooting unconstitutional and had asked for an independent investigation. State troopers and officers with the Department of Public Safety are allowed to fire on vehicles during pursuits. They can shoot to disable a vehicle, to defend themselves or others from death or serious injury, or to apprehend those suspected of using or trying to use deadly force, according to the agencys general manual. Officials with the Department of Public Safety said in a statement that they were reviewing all related policies, but they defended the actions of the officer in the helicopter, identified as Miguel Avila, saying that the truck was traveling fast near two elementary schools and a middle school and posed an immediate threat to the schoolchildren and motoring public. In addition to Mr. Hilliard and the two men from Guatemala fatally shot last month, at least one other man has been shot and killed since 1984 by state troopers trying to disable vehicles in chases. That man was Israel Leija Jr., 24, who led the authorities on a chase outside Amarillo one night in March 2010 after they had tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. A state trooper took up position on an Interstate 27 overpass with an M-4 rifle and fired multiple times into the vehicle. Mr. Leija was Continued on Page 24

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Former World Champion Wins Namesake Event

By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
BAUER/BLACK

There are memorial tournaments for former world champions. There are also tournaments named after other great players. Last week, there were two such events. One was in St. Petersburg, Russia, in honor of Mikhail Chigorin, the first great Russian chess player, who was among the worlds best in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The other tournament, the Anatoly Karpov Trophy, was in the resort town of Cap dAgde, France. The event is named after Karpov, the 12th world champion, who is still very much alive and active on the chess circuit. So active that he actually won his namesake tournament. Karpov, 61, of Russia, became world champion in 1975, succeeding Bobby Fischer, who was feuding with the World Chess Federation and refused to defend the title. Karpov quickly proved that he was a worthy champion, and he successfully defended the title in 1978 and 1981 in matches against Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian who defected from the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It was a period in which Karpov dominated the chess world. What made Karpov so good was his exceptional technical ability. He would gain the smallest strategic advantages and

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nurse them until he could convert them into a decisive material edge. Long before computers could rival or play better than humans, Karpov was so precise in his game play that he was often compared to a machine. Though he is no longer as consistent, or patient, as a player and he has fallen to No. 178 in the world he still, at times, exhibits exceptional technique. He demonstrated his skill last week in one of his games against Christian Bauer, one of the reigning cochampions in France. Bauers 2 ... Bb4 was a rare and somewhat dubious move, and Karpov was able to seize control of the center with 4 e4. Karpov initiated a trade of queens because he is comfortable in endgames when he has a clear advantage. Karpovs 21 Ne4 and 22 Nd6 was a nice maneuver. In exchange for a small sacrifice of material his rook for a bishop and a pawn Karpov gained an outpost for his knight on d6 that made it at least as powerful as a rook. Bauers best chance would have been to play 23 ... g5, to strike at Karpovs pawns. Instead, he blundered with 23 ... Nb2. Bauer gave back a rook for a knight (28 ... Rd3) hoping that it would give him some counterplay. But that did not happen, and Karpov methodically advanced his pawns down the board. Bauers king was soon caught in a mating net, and Karpov applied the finishing touch with 42 Rh8, mate.

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A news conference and vigil on Nov. 1 near La Joya, Tex., for two illegal immigrants who died in a pickup fired on by officers.

Texas Officers Deadly Shooting in Chase Is Under Inquiry

From Page 22 shot, his vehicle rolled over several times and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His relatives filed a lawsuit in federal court in Amarillo, claiming civil rights violations and wrongful death. Theres a tremendous amount of room for error, said Rob Hogan, a lawyer representing Mr. Leijas relatives. Essentially what theyre doing is, theyre allowing D.P.S. troopers to become snipers. That may be something appropriate for Afghanistan or Iraq in a military operation, but its not appropriate for a community law enforcement function. Lawyers in the state attorney generals office, which is representing the state trooper in that case, said in court documents that Mr. Leija was evading arrest and had threatened multiple times during the pursuit to shoot police officers. They said the trooper, Chadrin Lee Mullenix, fired his weapon at the vehicle to protect the public and other po-

A helicopter fires on a truck, striking people hiding in its bed.

quest. A grand jury declined to indict Trooper Mullenix. A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, Tom Vinger, said in a statement that officers, in evaluating the circumstances confronting them, may attempt to terminate a dangerous high-speed car chase that threatens the life of innocent bystanders. He said that the department had limited information about the shooting of Mr. Hilliard, and that any settlement of the case did not constitute an admission of liability. Of the shooting of Mr. Leija, Mr. Vinger said, The Texas attorney general is vigorously defending that litigation on behalf of the department and the officer involved.

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A law enforcement policy of using weapons to end a chase ended in deaths in October along this road in La Joya, Tex.
lice officers, including those who were out of their vehicles placing spikes on the roadway. Trooper Mullenix asked his commanding officer for permission to fire on the vehicle. The familys lawsuit asserted that he received an order from his superior to stand down, because the vehicle would soon reach the spikes that had been deployed. The states lawyers said in court documents that the trooper did not hear any response to his re-

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To delay may mean to forget.

Josmery Batista, 34, with her children: Analisse, 4, left; Erika, 10; and Jeremy, 1. Ms. Batista is receiving chemotherapy treatment.

Battling Breast Cancer, Single Mother Takes Strength From Her Children
By JOHN OTIS

She had not expected her fingernails to feel as if they had been hollowed out. Josmery Batista, 34, had braced herself for many of the side effects that would result from her palliative chemotherapy treatment. She The Neediest knew about the spells, the Cases dizzy head pain and the body aches, just as she knew about the fatigue, which weakens her so much at times that she is unable to bathe her infant son or even to hold him. But when her nails became so brittle that she could not properly wash dishes, a development as alarming as it was discouraging, she sought comfort and reassurance from one of her new friends walking the same path. Ms. Batista, a single mother of three, knows that she is blessed to have found a support group of

others, like her, who are undergoing cancer treatment, and she gains additional courage from the memory of friends who did not survive. She also knows how blessed she is to have sisters to lean on for help. But friends and siblings alone are not what fortify her will to survive. My children give me the strength to fight this illness, this disease, Ms. Batista said. My support system has been a great help. But what keeps me going is my kids. Five months into her pregnancy with her son, Jeremy Tavarez, now 1, Ms. Batista began to experience excruciating pain from her neck to her midsection. She had no idea what was wrong. When she sought help, examinations ruled out ailments like arthritis or liver problems. Tests for cancer would have involved radiation and, thus, potential harm to the baby, so Ms. Batista waited until after the birth to be tested

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further. Last November, one month after her sons birth, Ms. Batista was told she had Stage 4 breast cancer. The disease has since spread to her liver and her bones. She receives chemotherapy treatment every 21 days at Elmhurst Hospital Center, near her home in Flushing, Queens, and is

then required to take pills for the next 14 days. The side effects of that medication are the cause of much of her discomfort. Petite yet resilient, Ms. Batista is driven to take Tylenol instead of a nap. She will weather the lethargy and endure the pain to ensure that her son and her other two children, Erika, 10, and Analisse Tavarez, 4, can have as normal a life as possible. Whenever she is able to, she plays with her children, accompanies them to school or helps them with homework. Even though shes battling every day, going to the hospital and stuff like that, she doesnt let her kids fully know, and theyre happy, said Ms. Batistas sister Dalisa Batista, who assists with child care. Josmery Batista, who came to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1998, had been employed for 13 years as a jewelry sample maker in Manhattan. She has been unable to

work since her treatment began and is living month to month as a result. She receives $450 a month in food stamps and collects $868 monthly in workers compensation, a payment that is set to expire in January. Ms. Batista says her childrens father also provides $400 a month in child support. Her rent is $1,100 a month. With her finances tight, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, one of the agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, granted Ms. Batista $500 from the fund in September to cover five weeks of child care when she is at treatment and her relatives are unavailable. The agency also supplies the family with food from the Queens North Community Center pantry, which is affiliated with Catholic Charities. She stays very strong, said Dalisa, who describes her sister as an inspiration. I never really see her crying at home. She does-

nt cry in front of the kids. Dalisa added that her niece Erika, who is still too young to fully grasp the severity of her mothers situation, boosted morale with a childs innocent honesty. Her daughter always gives her strength because she always tells her, Youre beautiful with no hair, Dalisa said. She tells her stuff like I dont want you to wear wigs. Youre beautiful to me. The future holds many questions, but estimates are that Josmery Batista will be receiving treatments for at least the next six months. She says she will continue to do what she has been doing all along, basking in the love of those around her. I live my life as normal as possible, and I push myself to do the things I need to do, Ms. Batista said. Im not going to allow the illness to dictate how Im going to carry my life and what I need to do as a mother.

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IMPACT OF A STORM

Neighborhood That Emergency Workers Call Home Is Still Reeling From Storm
By JOSEPH BERGER

If any neighborhood could have been expected to cope smoothly with Hurricane Sandy, it should have been Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, which is rich with police officers, firefighters and emergency medics accustomed to dealing with other peoples disasters. Yet, more than a week later, Gerritsen Beach is worse off than all but a few city neighborhoods. Just one block in this seaside enclave of 1,700 homes, nearly a New York City fishing village, has electric power and heat. Shivering residents living in darkened bedrooms and still mourning the loss of treasured possessions are scrambling to feed and clothe themselves and find more tolerable roofs over their heads. When its your own, its more difficult to deal with because your emotions get involved, said Doreen Greenwood, chief of the neighborhoods volunteer Fire Department, as she took a break from organizing relief efforts. The reason that the enclave is so badly crippled is precisely because Gerritsen Beach, which borders Sheepshead Bay, lives off the water, with residents in the alphabetized rows of winterized bungalows docking cruisers, skiffs and sailboats in the neighborhoods canals. On the night the hurricane hit, the neighborhood experienced a surge of water that Ms. Greenwood described as a mini-tsunami. It was at least 10 feet, she

said. I grew up here, and Ive never seen anything like this. Despite its vulnerable position, the neighborhood was not included among the low-lying coastal patches where evacuation was urged Zone A. As a result, many residents who would have sought safety before the storm were forced to abandon their homes in the middle of the flooding and 70-mile-per-hour winds. A spokesman for the citys Office of Emergency Management, Christopher R. Miller, defended the evacuation designations, saying, The city used well-established models provided in 2003 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The wave of salt water, mixed with sewage and petroleum from overwhelmed automobiles, flooded almost every basement and many first floors, destroying furniture, appliances and irreplaceable mementos. Some homes have been condemned by city officials as unlivable. Neighborhood detritus soggy sofas, kitchen chairs, bedroom lamps, stereo sets could be seen piled on sidewalks and in alleys, waiting for garbage trucks to haul them away. Everybodys lives have been thrown out on the street, said Laura Golding, who has lived in the neighborhood for eight years. Also destroyed in many homes were basement circuit breakers. Consolidated Edison and National Grid have told residents that power cannot be restored to defective circuit breakers because of the danger of another inferno

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A woman cleaning out flood-damaged items from her house in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn.
like the one that consumed much of Breezy Point, Queens, across the Rockaway Inlet. But circuit breakers are harder to find in the regions hardware emporiums than a tank of gasoline in shuttered gas stations. And electricians have to be found to install them and sign the paperwork that will allow Department of Buildings officials to permit a return of power. State Senator Martin J. Golden showed up in the neighborhood and said afterward that the city needed to call in a major contractor who could coordinate the necessary electrical work because the way its going now, it will take to Christmas. Anthony DAgosta, 55, an unemployed private sanitation worker, lost the contents of his basement recreation room to a rush of water that he said went from ankle-deep to four feet in a matter of two minutes and just kept on coming, eventually reaching eight feet. Destroyed were a pool table, jukebox and his cherished collection of Dean Martin record albums, autographs, clippings and memorabilia. He blamed the city for not giving him time to relocate his possessions. So much for Zone B I think they got it wrong, he said. This is something you see on the

news; I never expected to be in it. A low-slung building that the vollies, as the volunteer Fire Department is known, use for training has become the neighborhoods de facto civic center, overflowing with donations of clothes, canned food, toilet paper and thousands of objects given by generous outsiders. Parked outside was a Gorilla Cheese truck that usually caters to the bustling Manhattan lunchtime crowd but is among a number of mobile food vans financed by a City Hall fund to offer residents food in this case, free grilled American cheese sandwiches and tater tots. The neighborhood had the usual complaints about the lack of help from the federal government, but was getting other help. Police cruisers prowled the storm-littered streets and, on every block, a garbage truck seemed to be loading up. There are some advantages to having a neighborhood with so many city workers. Ms. Golding, wearing a black winter parka against the cold, stepped inside the basement apartment where her widowed mother, Ann Mollo, 84, lives. Lost in the thigh-high deluge were two floral sofas, a breakfront containing her mothers china and porcelain knickknacks, and wedding albums hers and her mothers. She repeated a phrase that for her has become almost a mantra. Her whole life is out on the street and in the garbage, she said.

Storm Recovery: Keeping Track

WESTCHESTER
POWER COAST

LONG ISLAND

Light at End of Tunnel?

Consolidated Edison reported Saturday afternoon that about 6,250 of its 348,000 customers in the county were still without power. That included more than 500 customers each in the municipalities of Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Mamaroneck, New Castle, New Rochelle, Rye, Yonkers and White Plains. The utility predicted all customers would have power by the end of Sunday. Only three customers of New York State Electric and Gas remained without power on Saturday. The end of the nightmare is near, Paul Feiner, the Greenburgh supervisor, told constituents in an e-mail.
TRANSPORTATION

The Fire Island Problem

One headache that government officials will have to grapple with at some point is the devastation that the hurricane wreaked on Fire Island, to the south of Long Island. The island is mostly a summer community and has only about 200 yearround residents. But those who have inspected the damage, including the Suffolk County executive, Steve Bellone, said that water from the ocean sliced the island in two, leaving it and the southern communities of Long Island vulnerable to new storms. It is without question a big issue for everybody, Mr. Bellone said, because the barrier islands are what offer protection to the tens of thousands of homes on the South Shore of Long Island.
POWER

Gasoline Flows
Access to gasoline appears close to normal, county officials said. A Saturday morning drive along Palmer and Mamaroneck Avenues in Mamaroneck revealed that the Mobil, Sunoco and Hess stations were all open and pumping and had no lines, though drivers at the Hess station reported that the pumps were painfully slow, requiring five minutes to pump a single gallon. Donna Greene, a spokeswoman for the county executive, Robert P. Astorino, said that panic buying had been reduced because most Westchester gas stations have power and supplies. All three MetroNorth Railroad lines were operating on a standard weekend schedule in Westchester, though the New Canaan branch of the New Haven line in Connecticut had been replaced by buses as a result of extensive wire damage in the hurricane.
SHELTER

Hempstead Still Suffering

More than 100,000 Long Island customers remained without power as of early Saturday afternoon, according to the Long Island Power Authoritys Web site. Hempstead continues to be the most affected and accounts for nearly one-third of the 106,801 customers listed on the site. Late Friday, National Grid, the private company that oversees utility operations for the authority, said it expected 95 percent of those customers not affected by flooding to have power by Tuesday night. But at least 400 customers expressed their anger by picketing on Saturday outside the power authoritys offices in Hicksville.
RECREATION

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QUEENS

The National Guard and volunteers helped residents clean damaged homes on Beach 101st Street in the Rockaways, where more than 31,000 customers remained without power.
NEW YORK CITY NEW JERSEY
POWER

POWER

Customers Still Uncounted

Consolidated Edison said it had restored power to all but 7,800 customers in New York City, but that number did not include the 35,000 still in the dark in low-lying neighborhoods like Howard Beach, Queens, and Red Hook and Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn who must wait until an electrician certifies their homes as safe. Con Edison said just over 300 customers remained offline on Staten Island on Saturday and 47 in Manhattan. (Its customer count is based on meters, not people. A singlefamily house, an apartment building or an office building could each be counted as one customer.) On the Rockaway Peninsula, where electricity is provided by the Long Island Power Authority, frustration was rising. The authoritys Web site showed that more than 31,000 customers remained in the dark at 4 p.m. Saturday, about as many as on Friday afternoon. The authority said it was working to reconnect underground cables to its Far Rockaway substation.
SHELTER

Localized Issues
Public Service Electric and Gas said that about 21,000 customers had no power on Saturday, either because of Hurricane Sandy or the northeaster last week. It said most of them had localized issues like damaged electrical lines running to their homes or businesses. Nearly 4,000 linemen, many from outside New Jersey, were to stay on the job through the weekend. Jersey Central Power and Light said it expected to restore electricity by Saturday night to most of its 60,000 customers away from the shore who remained in the dark. Some 30,000 customers on the shore were still without power, and the utility said it was working with state and local officials to develop a full restoration plan and timeline.
INFRASTRUCTURE

Folding Up the Cots

All but four temporary shelters in Yonkers, Chappaqua, Mount Pleasant and Cortlandt Manor have been closed, but the county did not provide a census on Saturday of how many people were accommodated overnight. Larchmont joined Scarsdale and the city of Rye in ending their states of emergency. The countys emergency operations center was open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be closed on Sunday and Monday. The county urged residents who need assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to visit that agencys disaster recovery center at the County Center in White Plains. Some county parks remain closed, and the county-run Rye Playland suffered severe damage to its Boardwalk and ice-skating casino, the county said.
TELEPHONE, CABLE AND INTERNET

Hunting, Hiking and Biking Resume

One indicator, albeit an odd one, that a semblance of normalcy was returning to Long Island was an alert issued by the State Department of Environmental Conservation on Saturday that said state lands, as of Friday, were now open to all activities, including hunting, hiking and biking.

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Thinking Long Term

As last week ended, Gov. Chris Christies message seemed to be that rebuilding would take time probably a long time. He told a group of local officials in Seaside Heights that utility officials had said the gas pipeline from Bay Head to Seaside Heights would probably have to be replaced, potentially a six- to eight-month project. Micah Rasmussen, a spokesman for New Jersey Natural Gas, said the existing pipeline would be inspected literally foot by foot where it crossed a bridge from Bay Head. As for timetables, Mr. Christie said in Sea Bright on Friday that one part of the rebuilding would be to set peoples expectations realistically, that its not going to be all fixed by Memorial Day. I know New Jerseyans. I know what theyre going to think: Theyll get it all fixed by Memorial Day. Well try like hell, but weve got to make sure that they dont assume thats whats going to happen, because its going to take some time for us to do it the right way and for you to decide how you want it to look. The mayor of Sea Bright, Dina Long, said, Our smile might be toothless the first year. The governor said, Exactly right. Thats exactly right. But it will still be there.
EDUCATION

Comparing Two Storms

Connecticuts governor, Dannel P. Malloy, informed business executives on Friday that he expected to see quite a bit more homeowners and businesses seeking federal disaster assistance this year after Hurricane Sandy than the number who filed after Tropical Storm Irene last year. Addressing representatives of local chambers of commerce in a conference call, the governor reported that 948 businesses and 3,832 homeowners had already filed for assistance this time round. Last year, 1,321 businesses and 5,654 homeowners filed after Tropical Storm Irene. The Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are operating centers in Bridgeport, New Haven, Greenwich, Old Saybrook, Guilford, Groton, Milford and Pawcatuck.
ALISON LEIGH COWAN

A Border of Dark and Light

Brooklyns largest housing project was unevenly divided and uneasy about it. In the Red Hook Houses, the power was on in some apartments, mostly on one side of Columbia Street, but remained off in others, mostly on the other side. Denise Aziz, who lives in Red Hook Houses West, on the side where the electricity was largely out, said updates had been scant from the New York City Housing Authority, the agency that serves as the landlord. I get all my information by talking to Con Ed and electricians, she said. But sometimes their accounts conflicted. Con Edison workers had told her the power would be restored on Saturday. Electricians had said it would take two or three more days. At another housing complex devastated by the storm, the Hammel Houses on the Rockaway Peninsula, generators were installed during the week, but residents said they still had no heat or hot water on Saturday because damaged boilers were not functioning. At Redfern Houses, at the eastern end of the peninsula, the power was still out in at least two buildings on Saturday, residents said. I feel they always leave us to last for everything, Betty Bailey said. Were the project that gets the crumbs of the crumbs.
SCHOOLS

Restoration Continues
Cablevisions Web site said on Saturday that 2,500 customers who have electricity have no telephone, television or Internet service, and an additional 15,000 who have not had power restored also lack the three services provided through its Optimum package. Verizon said FiOS customers without power also have no telephone, Internet and television, but it provided no specific figures.
JOSEPH BERGER

NEW CASTLE

Loan Payment Relief

New Jersey and New York announced extensions on student-loan payments. New Jersey college students have an additional month to make loan payments to the states Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. In New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered a 90-day grace period on payments made through the State Higher Education Services Corporation.
JAMES BARRON and DIANTHA PARKER
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The Absentees
By the end of last week, about 42 schools remained closed because of storm damage or power problems. Ten schools were expected to reopen on Tuesday. JAMES BARRON

Randy Hill, a teacher, who has been without power since Hurricane Sandy hit Westchester County, on Saturday cut up a maple tree that had fallen in his yard. His family stayed in the house with help from a propane gas stove.

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Kris Elvine, a resident of Midland Beach on Staten Island, reaching for a cord from his father, Peter, after they borrowed power from a neighbors generator.

How a Staten Island Community Became a Deathtrap

From Page 1 neighborhood, broadcasting evacuation warnings by loudspeaker, residents recalled. This time, officials said, city workers were sent once again to Staten Islands evacuation zones to issue warnings, some using loudspeakers. But many residents of Midland Beach said they did not hear them. Still, it is not at all certain that such a measure, or even the polices going door to door, would have made a difference. Like most of the neighborhoods residents, the victims ignored numerous orders to evacuate, a decision that underscores an independent streak that runs deep on Staten Island. I tried very hard, Ms. Contrubis said through sobs at her brothers funeral on Monday. Before the storm I called him up and said, Gene, the storm, it looks bad! And he said, Everybodys staying; nobodys leaving.He just told me: Im not going to leave. Im not going to leave. The eight victims were mostly elderly the youngest was 59. Most lived alone, and one was legally blind, paraplegic and had cerebral palsy. On that night, the neighborhood turned into a lake that was more than nine feet deep in some places nearly enough to fill the victims homes. Councilman James Oddo, a Republican who represents the area, said he was distressed that a cluster of such deaths could occur. It weighs heavily on me,Mr. Oddo said. It means to a certain degree that we in government failed.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY TODD HEISLER/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Debbie Piergiovanni with George Tormo, who evacuated Ms. Piergiovanni the day after the storm with a small boat, which he paddled using a snow shovel.
Keri Mullen, whose family has lived for six generations in a house on Moreland Street, said she remembered when water reached her porch during a storm in the 1970s. Her parents and grandparents told her about flooding in the 50s and 60s. In the late 70s, the city built a storm sewer system down Greeley Avenue, on the western side of the neighborhood, which helped relieve flooding during heavy rains. More recently, the city began work on a system of wetlands on the north side of the neighborhood to help address the problem. But few residents had any memory of water rising high enough to threaten homes, let alone lives. Councilman Oddo said the last time bay water crossed the neighborhoods beachfront roadway, Father Capodanno Boulevard, was in 1992. But even then it caused relatively little damage. As Hurricane Sandy approached, residents thoughts turned to Tropical Storm Irene. In August 2011, many, including Mr. Contrubis, had been alarmed enough by the authorities warnings to evacuate in advance of that storm, only to find afterward that their homes were unscathed. As a result, many viewed evacuation as a waste of time. Theyve warned us so many times before and nothing happened, said Graceanna Paterno, 45, a lifelong resident. John Prisinzano, 64, who has lived on Grimsby Street for 32 years, recalled the brief conversations he had with neighbors before Hurricane Sandy. Hey, how are you doing? Are you going to stay? someone would say. Yeah, were going to stay, came the reply. Im here 32 years, never had a flood, he explained. And so as the wind picked up on the afternoon of Oct. 29, and a light rain began to fall, many residents went inside their homes, turned on computers and television sets, fired up video games and opened books, and waited for the storm to come and go. hood, slowly in some places, more quickly in others. Calls were coming in: somebodys calling somebody, whos calling somebody, said Bill Owens, a retired police officer, whose family has lived in Midland Beach since 1928. Residents reported water coming not just from the direction of the bay but, in some areas, from Hylan Boulevard to the west, or pushing south from the wetlands or north from Miller Field. As water arrived on his street, Mr. Owens stepped outside to move his truck from a space on the corner. But he never got there. Within minutes, he was swimming frantically to get to the high stoop of a neighbors house. Some residents who lived in two- and three-story houses grabbed children and pets and ran to upper floors. But for those in bungalows, higher ground was harder to reach. All these poor old-timers, Mr. Owens said. They mustve been sleeping in their beds or watching TV. Two blocks east of Mr. Contrubiss bungalow, water began seeping into the one-story bungalow on Grimsby Street where Lucy Spagnuolo and her mother, Beatrice, 79, lived. The elder Ms. Spagnuolo, a widow with a heart ailment, had moved to the neighborhood more than 40 years ago with her husband, a truck driver. She had raised four sons and two daughters in their small home.

Lulled Into Complacency

Mr. Contrubiss parents bought the bungalow at 162 Kiswick Street in the 1960s as a summer cottage. At the time, they lived in Manhattan, but Mr. Contrubiss mother loved the beach and she eventually moved to Staten Island full time. When Mr. Contrubis returned home from the military after serving in the Vietnam War, he moved in. People have long been drawn to Midland Beach for the quietude, affordable real estate and proximity to the water. The neighborhood had once been largely Irish-American, but in the past few decades, it has grown more diverse, as Italian-Americans arrived, followed by Latinos and, most recently, an influx of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, some of whom had been priced out of Eastern European enclaves in southern Brooklyn. For all its attractions, Midland Beach suffers a chronic problem: flooding. Alain Delaqurire search. contributed re-

Panic in the Dark

It was already dark when Laurajean Sammarco, 48, ventured to the doorstep of her house on Father Capodanno Boulevard. She was startled to see a surge of bay water tumbling over a barrier near the beach and rushing toward her house. I said, That cant be water! she remembered. It wasnt like Hawaii Five-0. It was like The Blob. She started calling relatives. Im screaming: Get out! Get out! She jumped in her car with her husband, daughter and dog and raced through the neighborhood trying to pick up relatives and friends. Panic began to seize household after household in Midland Beach as water pushed relentlessly into the neighbor-

The younger Ms. Spagnuolo went outside to start the car, but the water had risen so fast that the engine would not work. She got out and was in waistdeep, fast-rising water. She waded up the block, desperately yelling for help in the darkness. I panicked, she recalled. Mr. Prisinzano and his wife, who live across the street, were fleeing in their sedan and saw Ms. Spagnuolo shouting. But they kept going. They had no choice, they said. I just got to the corner and I couldnt make out what she was saying and the water was up to the windows, Mr. Prisinzano said. We couldnt get back anyway. We just got out. Within minutes, the water had topped the white fence in front of the Spagnuolos home, and the younger Ms. Spagnuolo was unable to return to her mother. Throughout the pitch-black neighborhood, people were fighting for their lives. Once Ms. Sammarco warned her relatives of rising waters, two of her brothers, Angelo and Frankie Paterno, raced in their vehicles to rescue a cousin who lived alone in a bungalow on Nugent Avenue, a block west of Grimsby Street. The cousin, John Paterno, 65, had cerebral palsy and, paralyzed from the waist down and legally blind, was largely bedridden. He received regular visits from a home health aide, and for more than two decades, his cousins had been feeding him, washing him and, at various times, living with him. But as floodwaters climbed, he was alone with his pet cockatoo and a pit bull named Bear. Frankie Paterno said he was able to drive within a block of his cousins house and dived into the water, ignoring the danger from a downed power line nearby. But the surging waves kept knocking him back, and he finally had to give up. He was our responsibility, and we couldnt get him, said Ms. Paterno, another cousin. We tried. We really did. He died a horrible death. And we didnt get the help for him. A block farther west, on Kiswick Street, a boat loaded with evacuees passed in front of the house of Mr. Contrubis, the 67-year-old former Police Department clerk. He signaled to them, a neighbor later told his relatives, but the boats pilot told him there was no room and they would come back to get him. They never did.

In left photo, John Prisinzano, center in hat, whose father fled the floodwaters, waited with relatives for federal officials to arrive at his fathers house. Center, flowers outside the home of Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79, who lived across the street from the elder John Prisinzano and died during the storm. Right, residents have been returning to sort through the mess.

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IMPACT OF A STORM
Huddled on the Rooftops
After the storm surge, only a few small boats plied the flooded neighborhood. The most substantial was an inflatable rescue boat with three firefighters. Other firefighters were in a rowboat commandeered in the neighborhood. Anthony Guida, one of the firefighters, said there were also civilians in boats, including two men in a canoe. Another man, he recalled, was piloting a bright yellow-and-blue craft that resembled an inflatable pool toy. He was using a plastic shovel as an oar. Thats all that was out there, Firefighter Guida said. He described a landscape of floating debris and families huddled on rooftops, the arcing beams of their flashlights slicing the dark. There was nothing between us and Portugal, which was kind of daunting, he said. The firefighters heard cries for help from rooftops, though many of the stranded summoned help silently by waving flashlights. From nowhere, Beatrice Spawed get a beam of gnuolo and light and wed have John Paterno to track where that light was coming from, Firefighter Guida, 52, said. Covering the entire Midland Beach area was impossible for one boat, or three, he said. It would have been impossible for 10 boats. On Kiswick Street, where Mr. Contrubis drowned, Firefighter Guida came across four members of a stranded family and their large dog. We couldnt get them in the boat with the dog, he said. They made a heart-wrenching decision to stay with the dog, and they gave us their children. (The parents survived.) Firefighter Guidas unit worked in Midland Beach for five hours, making about 20 trips and rescuing scores of people. At 3 a.m., the unit had to relocate to the south for another emergency. Across the borough, the Fire Department rescued about 200 people over the course of the night, officials said. Though the waters in Midland Beach began to recede in the early morning, they remained several feet high in parts of the neighborhood for much of Tuesday, the day after the storm. Most residents were able to return to their homes by Wednesday, but even as late as Thursday, some roads remained impassable for cars. As water retreated, a pattern of deaths emerged. The bodies of Mr. Contrubis and the elder Ms. Spagnuolo were pulled from their bungalows on Tuesday. So was the body of Ms. Spagnuolos next-door neighbor and friend, Anastasia Rispoli, 73. One of John Paternos nephews, using a small boat, reached his uncles bungalow Tuesday morning and discovered Mr. Paternos pit bull alive, on top of the cockatoos bird cage. The bird died. When the nephew emerged with the dog, neighbors still trapped in their homes but watching the rescue from high stoops and upper-story windows applauded. The nephew saw no trace of Mr. Paterno inside, and the family assumed he had been evacuated. In the afternoon, however, divers in scuba gear returned to the bungalow and found Mr. Paternos submerged body beneath his overturned bed. Daniel Walsh lives across the street, and spent the storm on the upper floors of his three-story house. We never heard anything, no cry for help, Mr. Walsh said. The dog didnt bark at all. On Wednesday, rescuers discovered the body of Patricia Bevan, 59, in her bungalow on Hunter Avenue. The storm surge had turned the interior into a jumble of furniture, kitchenware and mud. Her next-door neighbor, Abner Santiago, 64, said Ms. Bevan moved onto the block last spring and would walk her Pekingese every day. He had last seen her about 4 p.m. on the day of the storm, standing in front of her home. She was not planning to evacuate. She said: I have no place to go. I have no place to go, Mr. Santiago said. The authorities are still searching for the next of kin of Ms. Bevan and Ms. Rispoli.

He was our responsibility, and we couldnt get him. We tried. We really did. He died a horrible death. And we didnt get the help for him.
GRACEANNA PATERNO, whose cousin John Paterno, 65, died in his bungalow, above, in the Midland Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. Mr. Paterno

had cerebral palsy and was legally blind and paralyzed from the waist down.

Yolanda Concepcion with her husband, Willie, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. The couple live opposite the home of Beatrice Spagnuolo, who died during the storm. Right, Frankie Paterno outside the house where his cousin died. More photos: nytimes.com/nyregion.
in an interview. Before Hurricane Sandys arrival, Mr. Bloomberg held news conferences and the city sent alerts via text message, e-mail and social media to residents in flood-prone areas. The city also deployed police officers, as well as groups of volunteers known as Community Emergency Response Teams, to inform people about the evacuation. One of these groups passed through Midland Beach, officials said, with the mission of knocking on doors and warning people in the streets. But the campaigns in residential neighborhoods appear to have been more modest than those in the citys public housing projects in Zone A, where Housing Authority workers knocked on every apartment door and made repeat visits to the homes of the most infirm, city officials said. Linda Gibbs, the deputy mayor for health and human services, said the city works with nonprofit groups to coordinate the evacuation of homebound older residents. But if people are not in facilities like hospitals, she said, getting them to evacuate can be challenging. If a person does not want to leave their own home, we cannot force them, she said. In the end, only about half of the residents in Zone A around the city evacuated, officials estimated. In Midland Beach, residents said they believed that an even smaller percentage left their neighborhood. Refusal to obey a mandatory evacuation order is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Yet the authorities rarely make arrests in such cases. Officials now say they plan to conduct a thorough review of the Hurricane Sandy evacuation. We are going to look at people who left and people who didnt, and were going to talk to them about why, Mr. Holloway said. Asked if the deaths in Midland Beach reflected a failure of the citys evacuation efforts, he responded that the term failure might apply if the city didnt have a plan and this came upon us and we were going on the fly. But he added: A hurricane is a foreseeable thing. We have a plan for that, he said, and weve done it.

Decisions to Be Made
Since the storm passed, residents have re-entered their homes and sorted through their mud-caked belongings. They have hauled sodden possessions furniture, appliances, clothes, heirlooms, photo albums to the curb for the sanitation trucks to cart away. Many are vowing to rebuild. Others, even those whose families have lived in Midland Beach for generations, are considering moving. This is the first time water has ever come into the house, Mr. Owens, the retired police officer, said. He was standing in front of the two homes his great-grandfather, an immigrant from France, built on Olympia Boulevard. He and family members were tearing down the walls and gutting the first floor of the two structures. Eighty-four years weve been here, he said. He shook his head: Now, Ive got to stop and think about it. Ms. Sammarco, who sounded the early warning on Father Capodanno Boulevard, said she might abandon not only the waterfront blocks, but also the

neighborhood entirely. For the first time in my life, it crossed my mind, she said. Am I going to be all right? With every rainstorm, are we going to panic? The trauma has only deepened as more discoveries have been made. Nearly four days after the storm, police officers emerged from a bungalow on Olympia Boulevard carrying two corpses in body bags. Officials were trying to confirm the victims full names, but their landlord said they were siblings. The brother, David, was 65, and the sister, Charlotte, was in her mid-70s. They had died with their dogs, cats, birds, a rabbit and a hamster. If they were unable to evacuate their entire menagerie, they had told the landlord, they were going to stay home. On Friday, long after the floodwaters had drained, police officers on patrol were flagged down and asked to check on a bungalow on Mapleton Avenue. Building inspectors had already come by, but they had apparently not gone inside. When the officers did, they found the body of a 64-year-old man.

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Mild air will continue across much of the East today as high pressure moves off the Northeast coast. A moist flow off the Atlantic will produce showers along the east coast of Florida. A powerful cold front moving out of the Plains will produce rain and thunderstorms from Wisconsin to Texas. Strong to severe thunderstorms will erupt over parts of the Plains and North Texas. Farther north, rain will move across the northern Great Lakes as snow showers occur across parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. As cold air moves into more of the Plains, it will hold across the West. Snow will linger in the central Rockies. Meanwhile, much of the West Coast will remain dry. But a new storm system approaching the Pacific Northwest will bring clouds to Washington and Oregon.
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A New Senator, Known Nationally and Sometimes Feared

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

BOSTON When Elizabeth Warren created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington two years ago and sought to become its director, she was fiercely opposed by Republican senators who feared she had a visceral loathing of financial institutions and would be a thorn in their sides. President Obama was so convinced she could not win Senate confirmation that he did not even bother to nominate her. Now, Ms. Warren, 63, is returning to Washington as a member of the very club that sought to block her and dilute the power of her consumer bureau. She got there by campaigning against the big banks and lobbyists, the millionaires and billionaires who, she said, rigged the system against the middle class. The question now is how she will approach her job as the newly elected Democratic senator from Massachusetts. How will she interact with those who spurned her? How can she most effectively fulfill the populist promise of her candidacy while serving in an institution that runs on seniority and prefers deference to defiance? So far, she has sent mixed signals. As she thanked her campaign workers in her victory speech on election night, she said, You took on the powerful Wall Street banks and special interests, and you let them know you want a senator wholl be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time. But shortly thereafter, she spoke of compromise and balance and said she had learned the importance of bipartisanship from her Republican opponent, Senator Scott P. Brown. On Thursday, at her first formal news conference since the election, the normally feisty and loquacious Harvard law professor was about as low-key as she could get without disappearing. She responded to some questions with just a word or two. She would not say what committee assignments she might seek. Even on the subject of the record number of women in the Senate, a response had to be dragged out of her. (Twenty is better, she said, but not good enough.) Ms. Warren is a quick study, and perhaps she had already learned that campaigning is different from legislating. After the news conference, she told a smaller group of reporters that as a senator she needed to be discreet. Listen, she said, all I can say is I was a lot more discreet as a candidate than I was in real life. She then turned to an aide. Can I say that? she asked. Maybe its indiscreet to talk about discretion. Bankers and Wall Street types

Obama Win Is Confirmed In Florida

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ

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Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator-elect from Massachusetts, appearing with Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday in Boston.
might be surprised to hear that during the campaign Ms. Warren held herself in check. Wall Street C.E.O.s the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors and acting like we should thank them, Ms. Warren declared in her prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention. That was the Elizabeth Warren Bailout. He added, I think she would suffocate if she went down to the Senate and kept her head down and played nice and made compromises. Hillary Rodham Clinton is often cited as the model of a national celebrity who came to the Senate, kept her head down, worked hard and built relationships across the aisle. Hard edges dont work very well in the Senate, Ross K. Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University and student of the Senate, said of Ms. Warren. Her base regards her, quite justifiably, as a great heroine. But I suspect that MoveOn.org will have unrealistic expectations. Ms. Warren, speaking last year to New York magazine, rejected the Clinton model. If the notion on this is were going to elect somebody to the United States Senate so they can be the 100th least senior person in there and be polite, and somewhere in their fourth or fifth year do some bipartisan bill that nobody cares about, dont vote for me, she said. Ms. Warren has also written critically of Mrs. Clinton for compromising on a bankruptcy bill that was supported by the financial industry. When she was the first lady, Mrs. Clinton opposed the bill. But as a senator from New York when she needed support from Wall Street, a hometown industry she voted for it. She couldnt afford such a principled position, Ms. Warren wrote. Campaigns cost money, and that money wasnt coming from families in financial trouble. Ms. Warren is not likely to face that particular dilemma. The financial services sector gave Mr. Brown more than $5.5 million to defeat her. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that no other candidate in 2012 represents a greater threat to free enterprise than Professor Warren. But Ms. Warren raised a stunning $39 million, the most of any Senate candidate this year, proving that it was possible to run against the big banks without Wall Street money and still win. She doesnt need their money, Mr. Barofsky said. That gives her freedom and independence. Wall Street is bracing for Ms. Warren to stay true to form. Christopher Whalen, a senior managing director of Tangent Capital Partners, said on Fox News after the election, Liz Warren is only one of 100 senators, thank God. Shes kind of an angry Calvinist. Ms. Warrens adversaries are said to be trying to keep her off the banking committee, where she could push for more regulation, while her admirers want her to be on it. Her strategy will depend on what happens, said Simon Johnson, a professor at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. If she doesnt get on the banking committee, then shell take a more outspoken approach. He said that Democrats as a whole had not followed through on several issues of financial reform, so it matters a great deal where Ms. Warren is assigned. Not putting her on banking would make the Democratic Party look like a creature of Wall Street, which, by the way, it is, Professor Johnson said. But they dont like to be too explicit about it. Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat who helped recruit Ms. Warren for the Senate race, sought to deflect criticism that he was doing Wall Streets bidding and trying to keep her off the banking panel, saying in an interview that he would help her get on whatever committee she wanted. He predicted she would learn to navigate the Senate because she knows how to adapt, just as she adapted during her campaign to become a better candidate. She has a national voice before coming to the Senate, but she will be very respectful of her colleagues, Mr. Schumer said. She can be a strong voice and, at the same time, be a team player.

Elizabeth Warren is becoming a member of the very club that sought to block her.
who earned the adoration of millions of people across the country, the one who spoke truth to power and was not worried about sounding indiscreet. And it is what they expect of her now that she has a powerful new platform in Washington. Elizabeth Warren is a doer, said Neil Barofsky, who, as the special inspector general for oversight of the bank bailouts, worked with Ms. Warren and wrote about her in his book,

MIAMI President Obama was re-elected Tuesday. Mitt Romneys campaign conceded defeat in Florida on Thursday. And a few indefatigable politicians are already planning on making pit stops in Iowa. But in Florida, time stood still until Saturday. After days of counting absentee ballots, the official results are in, at last: To the surprise of no one, Mr. Obama narrowly beat out his Republican rival 50 percent to 49.1 percent, a difference of about 74,000 votes. The state is consumed by finger-pointing and finger-wagging as election officials, lawmakers and voters try to make sense of what went wrong on Election Day and during early voting. A record number of Florida voters 8.4 million, or 70 percent of those registered cast ballots. Of those, 2.1 million people voted early, and 2.4 million sent absentee ballots. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, said he planned to meet with the states top election official, Ken Detzner, the secretary of state, to see how Florida could improve the process. In some cities, voters waited as long as seven hours to vote on both Election Day and the eight days of early voting before it. While precincts in one area were nearly empty, others were overrun. In Miami-Dade, the last people to vote actually did so on Wednesday morning, two hours after President Obama was declared the winner and following Mr. Romneys concession speech. A few counties also grappled with a larger than usual number of absentee ballots, including a wave delivered at the last minute. The crush of absentee ballots came after officials, under pressure from a Democratic Party lawsuit, opted to allow voters to cast absentee ballots in person on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Miami-Dade County received about 54,000 absentee ballots in the final days. But Democrats faulted the decision by Floridas Republicanled Legislature and Mr. Scott to change the states election law and shorten early voting from 14 days to 8 days, a move they said was meant to discourage turnout out among Democratic supporters. Minorities vote early in disproportionately higher numbers. Last Saturday, when lines outside some places wrapped around buildings and scores of voters had their cars towed, Mr. Scott was asked to use his emergency powers to extend early voting, but he declined.

Boehner Tells House Republicans to Fall in Line When Fiscal Battle Begins
From Page 1 to be strong, said Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, one of the speakers lieutenants. Most members were just taught a lesson that youre not going to get everything that you want. It was that kind of election. Aides say this is an altered political landscape that Mr. Boehner did not expect. As a result, whether the nation can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff will depend not only on whether Mr. Boehner can find common cause with a newly re-elected, invigorated president, but also whether he can deliver his own caucus. I just believe John will have more leeway than in the past Congress, said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. The election will matter. The divide between Mr. Obama and Mr. Boehner appears wide. In their Saturday addresses, the president demanded immediate House passage of a bill approved by the Senate that would extend the expiring Bush-era tax cuts for households earning under $250,000, while the speaker said raising tax rates on anyone would be unacceptable. But beneath the posturing, both men were keeping open avenues of negotiation. Mr. Obama was careful to call for more revenue, not higher tax rates, a demand that could be fulfilled by ending or limiting tax deductions and credits, a path Mr. Boehner has accepted. The question over what to do about the expiring tax cuts would be swept aside if the parties could reach an agreement before then to overhaul the tax code completely and render obsolete the current structure of six income tax rates, all of which would rise on Jan. 1. Even so, some Republicans have issued a stern warning to Mr. Boehner that he cannot expect their votes if he makes a deal with Democrats before seeking their consent. What weve seen in the past is the speaker goes, negotiates with the president, and just before we vote, he tells us what the deal is and attempts to persuade us to agreed, and those included oftenrebellious conservatives like Representatives Phil Gingrey of Georgia and Virginia Foxx of North Carolina. Before Mr. Boehner went in front of the cameras that afternoon with a carefully worded statement on the fiscal talks, aides say he checked in with another figure he will need on his side, Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the defeated vice-presidential nominee and the House Budget Committee chairman. He told Mr. Ryan what he was about to say and assured him he would be welcomed back as chairman, even though he needs a waiver to escape rules limiting chairmens terms. Mr. Ryan then went hunting and left Mr. Boehner to deliver his message. But even his vague comments last week about his openness to new revenues to resolve the fiscal impasse and about a desire to work on some sort of immigration reform legislation, in a blunt acknowledgment of his partys weakness among Hispanic voters got immediate pushback from some members, including Mr. Fleming and Representative Steve King of Iowa. Some House Republicans have latched on to their own re-elections to claim a dual mandate. The message from this election for me seems to be, You guys keep going, said Representative James Lankford of Oklahoma. The Senate was rewarded for inactivity, the House was rewarded for standing up for its principles and the president was rewarded for his. I was elected by my district to represent their values. I really dont approach this and say, Now Ive got to cave to what the Senate or president want. Mr. Obama has continued to press his point that he campaigned clearly on a call to allow taxes to rise on the rich. Otherwise, he has said, the poor and middle class would bear all the burden of deficit reduction. Some Republican members appear ready to accede. The election was a wake-up call, said one veteran Republican in the House. For many members, everyone they knew hated Obama. Everyone they knew agreed exactly with them. And then we lost. But other Republicans see a different message. If you look at my own election as an example, what voters were saying is they like Obama but they dont trust him on taxes, so they want a check and balance on things, said Representative Tom Latham, Republican of Iowa, who convincingly beat a Democratic incumbent, Leonard L. Boswell. Mr. Obama carried Iowa. Others representing staunchly conservative districts see no reason to give in, even if the nation as a whole sided with the president on taxes. A majority of Americans thought it was just fine to raise taxes on higher income people, but thats more of an emotional response, more Im in pain, I want someone else to pay, Mr. Fleming said. But, he added, How does that solve Americas problems? Thats counterproductive to go down that road.

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Speaker John Boehner, at a news conference on Friday, says he wants to avoid partisan battles.
vote for it, said Representative John Fleming, Republican of Louisiana. Were just not very happy with deals being baked, then were asked to stay with the team and support the speaker. Given those conflicting demands, Mr. Boehner must decide whether he wants to seal his role as an essential player in a grand plan to restructure the nations fiscal condition, or continue the status quo of the very gridlock voters appear to detest. I dont want to box myself in, and I dont want to box anyone else in, Mr. Boehner told reporters on Friday. Republican lawmakers and Congressional aides say the situation is not as dire as the conflicts of the past two years, which nearly led to a government default on its debt and included a series of impasses that plunged Congresss approval rating to its lowest recorded level. Any deal with the president would probably lose 60 to 80 Republican votes, but the president would bring along enough Democrats to get it passed. When the president and I have been able to come to an agreement, there has been no problem getting it passed here in the House, Mr. Boehner assured reporters, alluding to the deal struck with Mr. Obama to extend payroll tax cuts, which took DemCommercial Notices 5102

ocratic support. On Wednesdays conference call, their ranks slightly reduced by the election, House Republican leaders presented a united front, a departure from the backbiting of earlier showdowns, the leaders aides admit. After acknowledging that the election had not gone the way any of them had hoped, Mr. Boehner made an ardent plea for unity, saying they could expect a good deal out of the coming negotiations only if they stuck together. The handful of Republican backbenchers who spoke up

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THE NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Isaiah Sheffer, 76, a Founder of Symphony Space, Dies

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

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Isaiah Sheffer, who three decades ago looked at a grimy, derelict movie theater on Manhattans Upper West Side and envisioned the palace of performing arts that became Symphony Space, a vibrant, eclectic institution known for its broadcasts of actors reading short stories, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 76. The cause was complications of a stroke, his wife, Ethel, said. The stage was part of Mr. Sheffers life even before he was born; he was still in his mothers womb when she appeared in a Yiddish play. He went on to an exuberantly varied theatrical career as a librettist, playwright, director and impresario. But he said his professional life had no coherence until he and his artistic partner, the conductor Allan Miller, put on a marathon concert of Bach at the theater on Jan. 7, 1978. The next morning, he wrote down his idea for a place he had decided to call Symphony Space, in part because that was the name of the theater and in part because its first event was a symphony concert. After tens of millions of dollars raised and a decade of litigation, it became a complex of two theaters with a cafe, offices and a board directors. He was its artistic director, and would remain so for 32 years. Symphony Space is the home of a Sheffer brainstorm called Selected Shorts, produced by WNYC for NPR, in which actors read stories for broadcast on more than 160 radio stations nationwide. Another of his ideas was Bloomsday on Broadway, an annual reading of James Joyces Ulysses, of which the 31st rendition occurred this June. The Joyce events are held on June 16, the day in 1904 when Leopold Bloom, the authors fictional Irish Jew, walks the streets of Dublin and reveals his interior life. More than 100 actors and other notables take part in readings that last seven hours or more. Readers have included Stephen Colbert, Tony Roberts and Marian Seldes. Mr. Sheffer would add music and touches like the clatter of ale bottles behind the voices. Ive been asked, Is this a serious literary event or a grand drunken reunion for all your actor friends? Mr. Sheffer said in an interview with The New York Times in 2004. Yes! Mr. Sheffer saw the theatrical arts as a huge adventure, and his bookings over 32 years reflected it; there were operettas, African

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Isaiah Sheffer, left, with his fellow Symphony Space founder, Allan Miller, outside the Upper West Side theater in 1998.
dance and political satire. There have been jazz and opera and blues, and more of the marathon concerts that began the whole enterprise, featuring composers English and Yiddish. By the time he was a teenager, Isaiah was appearing in Yiddish plays and radio broadcasts. He grew up in Greenwich Village and was smart enough to skip a grade. He did not remember which one, he said, but he believed it was the one in which children learn fractions, which he never mastered. He earned a bachelors degree from Brooklyn College and a masters degree from Michigan State University, both in theater. He proceeded to patch together a living by writing plays like The Rise of David Levinsky, which was performed Off Broadway in 1983 and called charmingly well done by Richard F. Shepard of The Times. He also acted, directed, and produced and taught theater at Columbia University and elsewhere. Mr. Sheffer and Mr. Miller had lived on the same floor of an Upper West Side apartment building for 15 years when Mr. Miller had the idea of a Wall-to-Wall Bach

Transforming a rundown Manhattan theater into the home of Selected Shorts.

like Stravinsky and Sondheim. With his characteristic selfdeprecating sense of humor, Mr. Sheffer was never reluctant to mention his biggest producing failure. Never have an accordion sextet, he advised. Mr. Sheffer was born in the Bronx on Dec. 30, 1935. He was encouraged to pursue theater by his uncle Zvee Scooler, an actor and radio commentator in both

marathon. It turned out that Ethel Sheffer, an urban planner and community activist, had already spotted Symphony Theater as a neighborhood eyesore badly in need of sprucing up. The building, at Broadway and 95th Street, had been an ice-skating rink before it was a movie theater and had more recently been used for wrestling and boxing matches. The owner said he would rent it to these fledgling impresarios for $300, and Ms. Sheffer lent a hand, walking the neighborhood to collect it mainly in $5 donations. The lower portion of the building had once been the Sunken Gardens restaurant and in more recent years the Thalia Theater, which showed art movies. The Thalia would later be incorporated into Symphony Space. Mr. Sheffer recruited foundation support and signed up board members, among them Schuyler Chapin, dean of Columbia Universitys School of Fine Arts; and the flutist Eugenia Zukerman. Wanting to be inclusive, he also enlisted Jessica Beels, a 16-yearold high school student. Almost miraculously he secured a 30year mortgage for $10 down. He paid in cash with a bill from his wallet. There was a cleanup in which generations of grime had to be removed. Gallons and gallons of chewing gum remover were employed. Almost all the staff members worked as volunteers. Newspapers and television took notice. But the toughest fight was the legal one. As the neighborhood improved, past owners claimed the building still belonged to them. After more than a decade, Symphony Space won title, then raised millions by selling rights to a developer to build an apartment building over the theater. Besides his wife, the former Ethel Shatunoff, Mr. Sheffer, who lived on the Upper West Side, is survived by a daughter, Susannah Sheffer; and a sister, Barbara Brook. For all its wider fame, Upper West Siders came to cherish Symphony Space as their own, much as they do Barney Greengrass (the Sturgeon King restaurant), or a popular grocery nearby. I have the pleasure in Fairway market, Mr. Sheffer said, of having someone lean over the onions and say, Loved your Mongolian dance concert.

Theodore T. Jones Jr., 68, New York Appeals Court Judge

By DENNIS HEVESI

Theodore T. Jones Jr., a judge on New York States highest court, the Court of Appeals, who as a lower-court judge in 2005 clashed with New York Citys transit union during a three-day strike that shut down subways and buses at the height of the holiday season, died on Tuesday at his home in New City, N.Y., in Rockland County. He was 68. The cause was a heart attack, his secretary, Dora Hancock, said. Judge Jones, a leading proponent of measures to prevent wrongful convictions, was appointed to the appeals court in 2007 by Gov. Eliot Spitzer. But he came to wide public attention two years earlier as a State Supreme Court justice in Brooklyn when Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union defied his injunction and staged the citys first transit strike in a quarter-century. The justice had made the ruling under the states Taylor Law, which prohibits public employees from striking. For three days New Yorkers walked, rode bikes, car-pooled and even skateboarded to work as shopping slowed and businesses suffered. When a tentative contract agreement was reached on Dec. 22, Justice Jones said he was hopeful that we will be able to salvage Christmas. Three months later, he fined the union $2.5 million and sentenced its president, Roger Toussaint, to 10 days in jail for con-

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Theodore T. Jones Jr. in 2005, when he was a State Supreme Court justice in Brooklyn.
tempt of court. Justice Jones castigated both sides in the dispute, saying the strike was a low point in labor relations. Many people suffered severely, he said. Working people of the city and the metro area took it in the neck. Justice Jones was appointed an associate judge on the sevenmember Court of Appeals shortly after Mr. Spitzer took office. Six months earlier, Mr. Spitzers predecessor, George E. Pataki, had declined to renominate Judge George Bundy Smith, leaving the court without a black jurist for the first time since 1985. Government should reflect the diversity of our society, Mr.

Spitzer said in appointing Judge Jones, an African-American, but the governor added that his foremost criterion in making the choice was who would be the best jurist. In 2009, the chief judge of the court, Jonathan Lippman, chose Judge Jones and Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County district attorney, to lead the newly created Justice Task Force, with the goal of reducing wrongful convictions. I cant think of anyone more committed to equal justice for everyone who enters our courts, Judge Lippman said of Judge Jones in an interview on Wednesday. He had the passion, the energy and the practical skills to develop solutions to what once seemed an intractable problem. The task forces 22 members include judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, legislators, forensic scientists and police officials. One member, Peter J. Neufeld, who is co-director of the Innocence Project, said that among the measures the panel proposed was a bill that would mandate videotaping of interrogations in serious crimes and improve eyewitness identification procedures by requiring that lineups be administered by an investigator who does not know the suspects identity. The bill is sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, a Brooklyn Democrat. Another measure would expand defense lawyers access to DNA evidence. Ms. DiFiore said that on a pan-

el whose members held widely divergent views, Judge Jones had the ability to find ways to round the edges and bring people to consensus. Theodore Theopolis Jones Jr. was born in Brooklyn on March 10, 1944, to Theodore and Hortense Parker Jones. The family later moved to Jamaica, Queens. His mother was a teacher, and his father worked for the Long Island Rail Road, becoming a station master at Pennsylvania Station. Judge Jones graduated from

Gaining prominence by clashing with a union over a transit strike in 2005.

Hampton University, a historically black college in Virginia, and received his law degree from St. Johns University. He served in the Army in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969 and became a criminal defense lawyer for the Legal Aid Society and in private practice. He was elected to the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn in 1989 and was re-elected in 2003. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, the former Joan Hogans; two sons, Wesley and Theodore III; a brother, Lawrence; a sister, Theodora Blackmon; and two grandchildren.

Patriarch Maxim, 98, Orthodox Leader of Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his Communist-era ties to lead his countrys Orthodox Christians for more than 40 years, died here on Tuesday. He was 98. The cause was heart failure, the Holy Synod said in a statement. Orthodox Christianity is Bulgarias dominant religion, followed by more than 80 percent of the countrys 7.4 million people. Patriarch Maxims tenure as the churchs leader bridged the countrys transition from Communism, and he withstood efforts to oust him by the new democratic government and by rebel priests who saw him as a Communist ally. Born Marin Naidenov Minkov on Oct. 29, 1914, he graduated from the Sofia Seminary in 1935 and entered Sofia Universitys theology department in 1938, before rising through the church ranks to be named patriarch on July 4, 1971. After the collapse of Communism in 1989, Bulgarias new democratic government sought to replace Communist-appointed figureheads, including the patriarch. The church split between supporters of Patriarch Maxim and breakaway clergymen, who tried to oust him and then formed their own synod. The division plunged the church into turmoil, with church buildings being occupied, priests battling in fistfights on church steps, and water cannons and tear gas being turned on rebel bishops to clear the main St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia. For more than a decade the two synods existed side by side. The schism ended in 2010, when the head of the alternative synod called for healing and the synod was dissolved. Patriarch Maxim was hailed for meeting with Pope John Paul II during the pontiffs visit to Sofia in 2002, a trip seen as warming the frosty relationship between the Orthodox Church and the Vatican. The Holy Synod of 13 senior clergy members will choose an interim patriarch until a larger

ATLASElena Jackson, of BUTLERMarshall, businessRego Park, NY and Sarasota, man, philanthropist and supFL on November 10, 2012. porter of the arts, died at the Beloved wife of the late An- age of 85 of heart failure at thony. Devoted mother of home in New York City Seth and Clare and Cliff and where he was surrounded by Laura. Loving grandmother his loving family. Marshall of Emily, Elizabeth and Ben- was respected and admired jamin. Graveside service Sun- by associates and friends for day 2pm at the Mount Ararat the honesty, integrity and Cemetery, Route 109, North generosity that he showed in his business and personal afLindenhurst, NY. fairs. Mr. Butler co-founded BERLISSSuzanne Frankel, Alloys Unlimited, a sub-comdied peacefully on October 31, ponents manufacturer for the 2012 at age 94. She is survived semi-conductor industry, in by her son, Henry; her grand- 1958. In 1971, the Company sons, Jeremy and Jeffrey, merged with Plessy, a manuand her brother, James. She facturer of telephone equipgrew up in Cleveland Heights, ment and electronic compoOH and, after graduation nents. That merger was the from Heights High, she at- first between a British compatended Goucher College ny and an American compawhere she graduated in 1940. ny using ADRs (American She married Arthur Berliss, Depository Receipts) that alJr. on August 16, 1940. Sue low a stock for stock tax free and Arthur first met when merger. In 1973, he took over she attended a Yale football as CEO, and a few years latgame as the date of a mutual er, as Chairman of AVX Corfriend, Herb Buckman, who poration a manufacturer of remained a lifelong friend of ceramic capacitors. The comtheirs. While Arthur served in pany grew to over $500M by the US Navy during World 1989 when Mr. Butler facilitatWar II (much of it overseas), ed the merger of AVX and Sue volunteered as a nurse's Kyocera, the first merger beaide and in other armed ser- tween an American and a vices support capacities in Japanese company. He New Orleans and other Unit- served as a Senior Managing ed States cities where Arthur Director of Kyocera until he was stationed. Their daughter, retired in 1994. At the age of Elizabeth, was born October 64, Marshall began a second 18, 1943 and their son, Henry, career as a venture capitalist, on May 14, 1945. She went where he was a pioneer in atback to school and earned a tracting foreign venture capimasters degree from Bank tal to invest in Israel. His first Street College in New York fund started with $12 million City, an institution she contin- in capital. By the time he reued to actively support and tired, Mr. Butler had raised raise substantial funds for. In over $600 million and helped 1957 Sue began working in the fund over 50 Israeli high tech field of early childhood edu- companies. In 1998 he recation. Her work assignments ceived the Prime Minister's ranged from Dalton School to award for his achievements South Bronx day care centers in bringing venture capital to such as Sunshine Day Care Israel. In addition to his busiCenter and Molly Perlbinder ness activities, Marshall was Day Care Center. In addition active in many charitable to her support of Bank Street non-profit organizations inCollege, Sue was an active cluding The American Techboard member and fundraiser nion Society, Israel's most for Student Advocacy in prestigious engineering instiElmsford, NY, which gave her tution, where he served on great satisfaction. Throughout the Board of Governors. In her life she worked effective- 2001, he received an Honly with children and adults of orary Doctorate from the all economic and social back- Technion. Marshall was a forgrounds. She and Arthur trav- mer board member of the eled extensively, both on their Association of Resident Theown and with family. In 1975 aters of New York City. He Sue and all her family also gave financial support mourned the death of her for many years to the United daughter, Elizabeth. Her Jewish Appeal and the Antigrandsons, Jeremy and Jef- Defamation League (ADL). frey, born in 1976 and 1980 re- Marshall was born in Manhatspectively, were always a tan in 1927, and attended the great source of joy for her Bronx High School of Science. and Arthur. Sue always had a He served in the U.S. Navy great love of classical music, during WWII and attended and she played the piano New York University on the much better than she thought GI Bill. Marshall is survived she did. Sue was buried by his wife of 53 years, Marion November 2, 2012 between lyn, and children Hillary, Arthur and Elizabeth. A Lawrence, Michael and Eliot memorial service will be and his six grandchildren. He scheduled. In lieu of flowers, is also survived by his sister, contributions are suggested to Rhoda and many nieces and Student Advocacy or Bank nephews. We will all miss his Street College, or such other warmth, love and generosity. charity that people who knew and loved Sue choose. BUTLERMarshall D. We deeply mourn the passing of BLUMRoger G., son of Marshall D. Butler, an enlightJoseph K. Blum and Made- ened businessman and a citilaine Blum, resident for many zen of the world in a true years of Greenwich, CT, sense of the word. He compassed away on November 4, bined the talent of a financial 2012 at 93. He was the brother genius with the humility of of Elizabeth B. Landauer, of one's best friend who cared Rye, NY, and the late Donald more about others than himJ. Blum of Scarsdale, NY. He self. He was as much at died quietly at home from home in Kyoto or Tokyo as natural causes and complica- he was in Tel Aviv or tions of dementia. He is sur- Jerusalem, or in uptown Manvived by his adored wife of 64 hattan or Quogue, Long Isyears, Priscilla (Pat) H. Blum. land. Marshall received his He was beloved by his chil- degree in Business Adminisdren, Ellen P. Blum, of Den- tration from NYU and grew ver, CO, Peter R. Blum, of up on West 155th Street in Concord, MA, and daughter- Manhattan. He founded Alin-law, Sarah Blum. He was loys Unlimited with his friends predeceased in 1968 by his Hamburg Tang and Greg youngest child, Roger A. Coleman, and the company (Randy) Blum. He also leaves went public and was a very three cherished grandchil- successful semiconductor dren, Nicholas (granddaugh- piece parts manufacturer. ter-in-law, Christen), Jessica, Plessey Ltd., a major English and Keefer. Roger was raised electronics corporation, in Scarsdale, NY, and attend- bought Alloys Unlimited some ed high school there. He years later. Marshall was graduated from MIT in 1941, asked by investors to join with a degree in Engineering Aerovox Corporation of Myrand Business Administration, tle Beach, NC, later called followed by a post-graduate AVX. He quickly became its degree in Naval Architecture Chairman and CEO and that from the US Naval Academy. company some years later He served for five years in was acquired by Kyocera of the US Navy, attained the Kyoto, Japan in a transaction rank of Lt. Commander, and for shares, never done before was based in Washington, by a Japanese company. KyPhiladelphia, and New York. ocera became listed on the While in the US Naval Re- NYSE. Marshall remained an serve, Roger earned the rank important Director of Kyof Commander. Post-war he ocera. AVX was later partialjoined his father's Consulting ly spun off from Kyocera but Engineering firm, Joseph K. Marshall remained close to Blum Company in NY. After the founder of Kyocera, Dr. their father's death, Roger Kazuo Inamori. The Jewish and Donald continued as part- technology businessman and ners in the firm for many the founder of Kyocera, now years. Roger enjoyed a broad KDDI, became immersed in range of activities - recre- helping others. In Marshall's ational flying, skiing in New case, the State of Israel and England, the Rockies, and its great non-profit the TechAlps; golf, tennis and paddle nion Institute. Dr. Inamori tennis, gardening, hiking in founded the Inamori FoundaVermont, adventure trekking tion and created the Kyoto in Nepal, and many journeys Prize. Marshall served as a with Pat in Europe, Asia, and Director of Kyocera Venture the South Pacific. He was a Capital. Back in America, volunteer tutor in math and Marshall also served as a Discience at Westchester Com- rector of Mass Mutual Corpomunity College, and served rate Investors and Mass Muon the Board at Mt. Pleasant tual Participation Investors. Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY, As his interest in Israel befor many years. He belonged came more pronounced, Marto Century Country Club in shall received the Israeli Purchase, NY, and was an ac- Prime Ministers award for his tive member of the Green- contribution to Israeli industry wich Planning and Zoning and he received an Honoree Board of Appeals and Retired Doctorate from the Technion Men's Association. Funeral Institute. In Israel, Marshall services will be private. In was Chairman of Infinity Prilieu of flowers, the family vate Equity Fund. He was a suggests donations in his hon- Director of Tadiran Telecomor be made to the charity of munications Ltd., Shellcase, your choice. Galil Medical Ltd. and in New York he was a member of BLUMRoger G. We are sad- the NY State Council of Hudened by the death of our manities, and A.R.T New mentor, friend, and guiding York, which manages a host force, Roger G. Blum PE, age of off Broadway theaters 93. For decades Roger and Back in Israel, he became a his brother Donald were es- Director of Syneron Medical teemed consulting engineers Ltd., which later went public well-regarded by hundreds in the U.S. One rarely meets of industrial, commercial, a man as devoted to quality residential, and institutional in his business activities and clients. Our condolences go to generosity, as well, in all he Pat, Peter and Ellen Blum. did. He was blessed with a James J. Blum PE and devoted family, his wife MariThomas M. Capobianco PE, lyn, his sons, Michael, Elliot, Joseph K. Blum Co. LLP, Larry, his daughter, Hillary, Consulting Engineers and their families, as was well as his friends who will BROWNBianca. find the future with a little Beloved mother, food editor less quality, but also joyously and world traveler. On No- filled with wonderful memovember 7, 2012 at age 90. ries and important examples Born in Prague, long-time res- of how one should live their ident of Syosset, NY whose fi- lives. nal years were at Mary ManThe Towbin Family ning Walsh Home. Holocaust survivor, translator of In BUTLERMarshall. Memory's Kitchen and re- Thank you for a marvelous spected food editor for friendship. Your caring for us Gourmet and Good House- will never be forgotten. Our keeping. Lectured nation-wide heartfelt sympathies to Marias a surviving witness to the lyn, his devoted wife and deHolocaust. She was active, voted children, Hillary, Larry, fiercely independent and de- Michael and Eliot and their voted to family and friends. wonderful families. Bianca was predeceased by We love you always, husband George C. Brown. Hansi, Bernie and Family Survived by children Peter Brown and his wife Celeste, BUTLERMarshall. Our deepand Peggy Brown Paviour est sympathy to our dear and her husband Robert; friend Marilyn on the loss of grandchildren Jonah Brown, her wonderful husband, MarMalina Rego, Benjamin shall. We will forever cherish Paviour and Sonja Paviour; the special times that we and great-granddaughters spent together. Eloise and Evelyn Rego. In William B. and lieu of flowers, donations to Jane Eisner Bram the US Holocaust Museum. Private family ceremony to BUTLERMarshall. The Board and staff of The Albe announced. liance of Resident Theatres/ BURRELLinda Anderson. New York, mourn the loss of Resident of St Croix VI. our beloved board member, Beloved daughter of Cather- Marshall Butler. We extend our love and condolences to ine. Died October 19, 2012 his wife, Marilyn and his children and grandchildren.

BUTLERMarshall. Warm, smart, humorous, generous and a dear friend. We will miss you always and extend sympathies to Marilyn and family. Dottie, Marty and Family
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Patriarch Maxim during a 90th birthday Mass in 2004.

Church Council is held within four months to pick Patriarch Maxims successor, church officials said.

BUTLERMarshall. My deepest sympathy to Marilyn on the loss of Marshall; my friend and advisor with whom I shared many wonderful times. Carol BUTLERMarshall. Ever curious, ever wanting to know and learn more, wise counselor, dear friend, we will greatly miss you. Anna and Marty Rabinowitz

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CAPLINEdwin G., of New York City, passed away at the age of 89 on November 5, 2012 at New York Hospital. He was born in Westchester County and graduated from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in 1942, the University of Wisconsin in 1949, and earned his MBA at Stanford University in 1951. Ed served in the U.S. Army during WWII. In 1955 Ed married Joyce Causey, with whom he shared a passion for cultural pursuits and for worldwide travel. He enjoyed a 50-year career in investment management, retiring in 2001 after 25 years with Tucker Anthony. Ed was predeceased by his wife, Joyce, in 2004. He is survived by his nephew, Dr. David and Debra Caplin and family, nieces Wendy Caplin and Satya Kaur Khalsa, and by Breeze and Donald Sobek and the Robert and Linda Wylie family, cousins of Joyce. Interment will be at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Indiana. CASHINMarie A. (nee Phillips), 97, On November 7, 2012. Loving wife of 58 years to the late John J. Cherished mother of Sister Mary Ann Cashin, CSJ, Thomas and wife Sharon, John and wife Leslie, Brian, Delia, Terence and wife Maureen, James and wife Gerianne. Loving grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 23. Fond sister in law of Elsie Loth. Reposing at Perry Funeral Home, Inc. 118 Union Ave. Lynbrook, NY. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10:45am at St. Raymond of Penyafort RC Church, East Rockaway, NY. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to: Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department, 204-26 Rockaway Point Blvd. Rockaway Point, NY 11697. CEITLINEddie, age 106, Birmingham, AL died November 5, 2012. Graduated DeWitt Clinton High School and NYU. Survived by Margaret Biller, Bonnie Nickol and Dr. Harold Ceitlin. He was predeceased by loving wife, Sophie Kaplan Ceitlin and brothers, Morris and Harry. COLMANHenry. He was best known as the Producer of the Love Boat and Hotel television series, died on November 7, 2012 at the age of 89. His long career began in live television on Robert Montgomery Presents and Kraft Television Theater. It followed with stints as Associate Producer on Dr. Kildare and Peyton Place. He held executive positions with CBS, Paramount and Screen Gems. He produced many movies for television. He was a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America and wrote episodes for the Love Boat. In recent years, he interviewed many industry notables for the archives of the Television Academy. He served in the Army Air Corps as a navigator on a B-29 in WWII. He earned his BA from Columbia and acted with the Virginia Barter Theater Company. He is surived by his wife Donna Brainard; children Cathy and Richard; and his sister, Hedy Roche. No services were held. Contributions to a charity of your choice can be made in his memory. CONNABLEJoel Barnes. A bright light has gone out of our lives. Our wonderful, cheerful, courageous son died Tuesday, November 6 in Seattle. Joel was born in New Orleans, grew up in Roslyn, Long Island, graduated from the St. Vincent School of Emergency Medicine, served as a Paramedic with the Nassau County Police Department, and graduated from the University of Southern California. He was an Emmy-winning TV reporter and anchor, starting at WLTX (CBS) in Columbia, SC, then KCAL (CBS) in Los Angeles and WTVJ (NBC) in Miami, FL. Founder and CEO of Travel TV News and Deals, Joel had recently joined KOMO (ABC) in Seattle. He was also a Spokesman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He leaves his loving parents, Alfred and Roma; his devoted brother Major Benjamin (USMC ret.); and sisterin-law Rebecca Morrissey; much loved nephews Aram and Charlie and his adoring fiancee Angela Shlyakhov. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. DE CHELLISKarin D. Died on October 30, 2012 at age 70. Beloved wife of the late Italo V. "Gus". Loving Sister of Ingrid, Barbara and Peter. Devoted aunt. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 3pm on Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste, Lexington Ave. and 76 St. Donations may be made to the Sisters of Life, Annunciation, 38 Montebello Rd., Suffern, NY 10901 or Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., NY, NY 10065. DUMPSONDr. James R. Citizens' Committee for Children of New York (CCC) mourns the passing of Dr. James Dumpson and extends our condolences to his family. Dr. Dumpson chaired the board of CCC from 1969-1971 and later co-chaired the Emergency Alliance for Homeless Families, which was housed at CCC. Everyone who worked with him at CCC was inspired by his compassion and commitment to improving the lives of children and families. Chris Stern Hyman, Chairman Jessica Aaron, President Jennifer March-Joly, Executive Director DUMPSONDr. James R. The Distribution Committee and Staff of the New York Community Trust mourn the death of Dr. James R. Dumpson, staff member since 1975 until his retirement in 2004. Trusted counselor, wise leader, dedicated social worker, and warm friend, he epitomized the best of New York. Charlynn Goins, Chairman Lorie A. Slutsky, President FIERMANDr. Louis B., an innovator in the field of psychotherapy and psychiatry, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University, and Medical Director of Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute in Portland, CT, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the age of 90. A memorial service will be held at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT, on November 18 at 2:00pm. See: www.beecherandbennett.com

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MCKIBBINWilliam, born November 4, 1926 died October 30, 2012. Raised in Garden City, NY. Attended Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon; longtime resident of NYC and Saltaire, Fire Island. Husband to Barbara; father of Patrick and Fred; grandfather to Hazel and Olivia; beloved uncle. Founder of Comac Commercial Coffee Service. All around athlete who enjoyed sailing, swimming and skiing, played football and ran track. A supportive friend to many. Skilled handyman who occasionally lent tools. In lieu of flowers, kindly return tools! A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 15th, 4:30pm, at The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel.
Atlas, Elena Berliss, Suzanne Blum, Roger Brown, Bianca Burrel, Linda Butler, Marshall Caplin, Edwin Cashin, Marie Ceitlin, Eddie Colman, Henry Connable, Joel De Chellis, Karin

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Goldman, Paul Gregori, Katherine Grundman, Neil Hamlett, Minnie Harmon, Edward Harrison, Evelyn Howland, Priscilla Itkin, William Joyce, Lizanne Katz, Bertram Kaye, Gertrude Kemp, Ruth Pearlman, Jordan Perlitz, Charles Poekel, Charles Porges, Robert Pulis, Carolyn Rose, Barbara Rothaus, Gladys Rotkoff, Sandi Ryals, Hildegard Sheffer, Isaiah

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FRIEDMANDaniel S., 66, of HAMLETTMinnie M., the Upper West Side, passed passed away peacefully at away on November 8, 2012 af- the age of 105 in Norwell, MA ter a courageous fight against on November 6, 2012. Formerpancreatic cancer. Dan is sur- ly of Manhasset, L.I., NY, and vived by his devoted partner Southbury and Bridgeport, CT, and wife of 36 years, Liz she was the beloved wife of Friedman, Manhattan, and the late Robert Hamlett and sister, Muriel Finkelson, the loving mother of Jane Larchmont, NY. Dan graduat- Malme and her husband ed from the University of Charles of Hingham, MA, and grandchildren; Robert Pittsburgh, received his mas- her ter's in Health Planning from Malme, Karen Malme and Meg NYU, and served in the granddaughter-in-law Peace Corps in Sierra Leone. Stone. She is also survived by He worked at AECOM as the a nephew John B. Means of Crossing, PA. Associate Director for the Washington Children's Evaluation and Re- Born and raised in Illinois, she habilitation Center. Dan dedi- was the daughter of the late cated his career to helping Helen and James Means. those with developmental dis- She met her late husband abilities and was an active while attending the University member of the Association of of Illinois, and moved to New University Centers on Disabil- York to be married when he ities and the Bronx Develop- accepted a job there in 1929. mental Disabilities Council. She was an active church and He was an avid golfer and community leader. At a time gifted woodworker. Dan's when women were encourgenerosity and indomitable aged to stay home as WWII spirit will be deeply missed veterans returned to their by all who had the privilege jobs, she encouraged women of knowing him. Memorial do- to be lay leaders in their nations may be made to the churches and communities. cancer research group of She organized and served as President of the first Womyour choice. en's Fellowship in the New York State Congregational FULLERBeverley Bozeman, Church and then in the National Congregational Christian Church Conference contributing to more active participation of women in the denomination's program and governance. She served on the Board of World Ministries, the National Council of Churches, and on the Women's Committee of Japan International Christian University. She was an inspirational speaker at many national and international ecumenical conferences. She has been an active member for more than 60 years in P.E.O., an organi85, actress, dancer, choreogra- zation supporting the educapher, and writer, died on Oc- tion of women. She moved to tober 31, 2012 after suffering Norwell Knoll Rehabilitation a stroke, in Annapolis, MD and Nursing Center in 2004 to with her family around her. receive their excellent care She danced with the San and to be closer to her famiFrancisco Ballet in 1943, the ly. She was an enthusiastic American version of the participant in Norwell Knoll's "Folies Bergere" in 1944. On many activities, and we thank Broadway in New York oppo- her caregivers for her always site Ray Bolger in "Where's cheerful and positive attitude. Charley?" 1949-50 and in the Various articles in the Norwell Broadway Revival of "Pal Mariner celebrated her birthJoey" in 1953-54. She returned days and this year her status to the stage in 1982 in "No No as the oldest Norwell voter, Nanette" and in "Pal Joey" in an important duty that she Indianapolis in 1983. She fulfilled before her death. Serchoreographed many ballets vices will be private. Burial with Valerie Bettis in the ear- will be in Maysville, KY ly 1950's. She wrote "Cooking where she will rest in the on Your Knees" in 1973, a Maysville Cemetery with her cookbook for racing sailors. late husband and early forAs a journalist from 1988-91, bears. For guestbook and adshe wrote for Northeast Mag- ditional information, please azine/Hartford Courant doing visit: profiles of prominent Con- www.downingchapel.com. necticut residents. She was married to composer Dean HARMONEdward, of TamFuller 1955 to 1980. As a pa, Florida and Chautauqua, painter she specialized in Chi- New York. Beloved husband nese Brush Works, studying of Ellen, devoted father of with renowned Chinese Jon (Cindy), Amy Snodgrass and Jill Fairman painter Arnold Chang from (Jeff) 1999-2009. She is survived by (Frank), and loving grandfatwo children and four grand- ther to his nine grandchildren, died on November 3rd at age children. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to 86. Originally from New York the Lincoln Center in New City, Ed was a WWII veteran, York or the Hospice of the a graduate of New York UniChesapeake in Annapolis MD. versity and a Principal of P.S. 79 in Queens, New York. A reGEORGISNicholas James, naissance man, Ed had a dedicated reader of The New multitude of interests. An eduYork Times and educator cational innovator, he also died on November 8, 2012, had a lifelong involvement in Bridgeport, CT. We admire music both as a performer his passion for teaching and and aficionado. His keen lust of life. We, Julie, Maria, sense of humor was clearly ilBob, Vera and families will lustrated in his decades long work as a cartoonist. Ed pubmiss him dearly. lished four books and his ediGILCHRESTPatricia. August torial cartoons were regularly 2, 1938 November 9, 2012. featured in the Chautauqua A lover of art and literature, Daily. All who knew Ed will Pat had a wry sense of miss him, each in a different humor. Her absence will be and special way, for he felt profoundly by family touched all who were lucky enough to be his friend. In and friends. lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the GLADFELTERPatricia B., 83, widow of New York Times Muscular Dystrophy Associaretiree L. Dean, died August tion: FSH Society, Inc., BBRI R353, 64 Grove Street, Water21, leaving a daughter, Mary. town, MA 02472 USA. GOLDMANAdila S., MD, 82, HARRISONEvelyn Byrd. On Teaneck, NJ and Sleepy Hollow, NY on November 8, 2012. November 3, 2012. Beloved Former Director, Inpatient daughter of William and Eva Psychiatric Services for Harrison. Cherished by her Elizabeth Harrison Metropolitan Hospital. Ser- sister vices Private. Donations to Ormes of Fort Belvoir, Va. American Heart Association Eve died peacefully in her apartment in New York City or New Israel Fund. accompanied by her longGOLDMANPaul L., age 82, term caregiver, Kathleen Doof Falmouth and Naples, on herty. Eve Harrison was born Thursday, November 8, 2012. June 5, 1920 in Charlottesville, Beloved husband of Thelma VA and graduated from John (Kaufman). Loving father of Marshall High School in RichShari Adler and her husband mond. She received her A.B. Edward, and Judi Appelstein from Barnard College in 1941 and her husband Matthew. and her M.A. from Columbia Adored grandfather of Jamie, University in 1943. Until the Melissa, Alex and Jillian. end of 1945, she served Dear brother of Gloria Sax as a Research Analytic Speand the late Phillip Goldman. cialist, translating intercepted Services at Stanetsky Memor- Japanese messages for the ial Chapel, Canton, MA on War Department. In 1949, Eve Monday, November 12 at Harrison joined the staff of 11:00am. Remembrances may the American School of Clasbe made to American Heart sical Studies excavations in Association. For information, the Athenian Agora. She received her Ph.D. from Levine Chapels, 617-277-8300. Columbia in 1952. Professor Harrison began her career in GREGORIKatherine, 1951 at the University of passed away on November 3, 2012. Mom, you will always be Cincinnati. She joined the facin my heart with love. Now ulty of the Department of Art you are at peace. Mellon History and Archaeology of Columbia University, where GRUNDMANNeil. The attor- she was named full professor neys and staff at Olshan in 1967. Between 1970 and deeply mourn the loss of es- 1974, she was Professor of Art teemed real estate lawyer and Archaeology at Princeton Neil Grundman, founding University. In 1974, she was partner of the Olshan law named Edith Kitzmiller Profirm in New York, who fessor of the History of Fine passed away Thursday morn- Arts at the Institute of Fine ing. He was legendary among Arts of New York University, the real estate bar and the where she taught until 2006. real estate community. The Archaeological Institute Among his many ground- of America recognized her breaking representations, lifetime of accomplishment Grundman represented North by awarding her its Gold American Mortgage Investors Medal for Distinguished Arand MGI Properties, REITs chaeological Achievement in whose shares were traded on 1992. The family would like to the New York Stock Ex- acknowledge Eves longtime change, Transamerica, Kauf- physician Dr. Arnold Lisio man Organization and other for his many years of excelmajor New York property lent care. Memorial services: owners. Olshan partner Thursday, Nov 15th 7pm at Thomas Kearns noted that, Frank E. Campbell 1076 Madi"Neil was one of the leading son Ave at 81 St. In lieu of real estate transactional flowers, people may send dolawyers in the city for nations to: The American decades. He had a unique School of Classical Studies at ability to cut to the key parts Athens, 6-8 Charlton Street, of a transaction and negotiate Princeton, NJ 08540. them effectively for his Post, clients, always with great hu- HOWLANDPriscilla mor and professionalism." In age 85, of Manhattan and addition to his accomplish- Millbrook, NY, beloved wife ments as a lawyer, Grund- of the late Cornelius DeForest man was dedicated to his Howland, died peacefully on community and was a long Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in time member of the board of Stamford, CT. Daughter of trustees of Congregation the late Leon Abbett Post and Emanu-El of Westchester, Elsie Morrill Post, she attendserving as president from ed the Low-Heywood and 1994-1996. Olshan began in the Chapin Schools. She retired as 1960's when Grundman joined a manager of human reMarvin Olshan and over the sources at the Ziff-Davis Pubyears their two-lawyer firm lishing Company in New grew to 80 lawyers. Before re- York. She is survived by her tiring in 2003, Grundman was three children, C. DeForest Olshan's senior partner in the Howland, Post Howland, Leila Real Estate Group. He gradu- Howland Wetmore, and by six ated from Columbia Law grandchildren, Grace and Neil School in 1958 and earned an Howland, Amanda and Diana A.B. in 1955 from New York Howland, and Finley and University. He was admitted Eliza Wetmore. A memorial to the New York Bar in 1959 service will be held on Sunand was a member of the day, November 18th at St. PeNew York State Bar Associa- ter's Church in Lithgow, NY at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, tion and Phi Alpha Delta. memorial gifts can be sent to the Chapin School, 100 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028.
ITKINWilliam, 89, of Tinton Falls, NJ, died on November 7, 2012. A veteran of the US Marine Corps, Bill was a pioneering lighting director for ABC-TV, where he plied his craft for over 35 years. His warmth, kindness, and sense of humor will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

Shuster, Richard Simon, Claire Dumpson, James Kohn, Shirley Snitzer, Fred Age 56, Glenview, IL. Lizanne Joyce (nee Lucarelli), 56, of Fierman, Louis Krasnoff, Julienne Stellar, Stanley Glenview, IL, passed away Friedman, Daniel Maizus, Virginia Stires, Sidney Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at Northwestern University HosFuller, Beverley Marks, Jason Talley, John pital, Evanston, IL with her Georgis, Nicholas McKibbin, William Taub, David loving family by her side. Lizanne was born August 18, MOKOVERAbraham. Mokover, Abraham Whelan, Charles November 8. Age 96. Hus- Gilchrest, Patricia 1956 in San Francisco, CA. band of Martha; father of Gladfelter, Patricia Neuhoff, Michael Lizanne was raised in West Deal, NJ. Attended St. Mary Ellen Martin (Mike) and Eric Goldman, Adila Pearce, Nancy Grammar School, West Deal, (Bella); foster/stepfather of NJ, St. Rose High School, Bel- Emmanuel Noggoh, Kathy mar, New Jersey (Class of Yanow, Ruth Ansell (Erik ROSEBarbara. Gallant beau- SHEFFERIsaiah. The Board 1974), and Marymount Uni- Tolf), and Barbara Ansell tiful woman, dearest friend, and Staff of the Nonprofit versity, Arlington, VA (Class (Gene Steinhilber); grandfa- you will be in our hearts for- Coordinating Committee of of 1977). Lizanne is survived ther of twelve, great-grand- ever. New York are profoundly by her loving and devoted father of five. Adored by his Dede and Michael saddened by the loss of our husband, Michael T. Joyce; family and many others. dear friend and board memand her children, Michael Abe will be sorely missed. ROTHAUSGladys, nee. Edel- ber, Isaiah Sheffer, Founding Thomas Jr., Christopher NEUHOFFMichael, the son passed away on Novem- Artistic Director of SymphoBruno, Catherine "Toddy" and beloved and devoted husband ber 8, 2012. Beloved wife of ny Space. For 28 years, Isalate David Charles iah was an inspirational creLuke Geary Joyce; Most of his beshert, Laura Neuhoff; the amazing sports "Mom." Her father, confidant par excel- Rothaus. Loving mother of ative force for all New love of books, love of family lence and hero of Melissa Kenneth and Paula Rothaus Yorkers, sharing his extraorand Karen and Andrew and her zest for life were Neuhoff and Lindsey Neuhoff; dinary talent, intelligence most important to Lizanne. uncle and so much more to Rosenthal. Cherished sister, and wit with us and the enand great tire nonprofit community. Loving daughter of Bruno J. niece Sara Douglas; and grandmother, Lucarelli Jr. and Sheila Lu- brother and best friend of Jo grandmother. John E. Craig, carelli nee O'Brien of Lake- Ann Douglas, died on NovemBoard Chair Sandi wood, NJ, dear sister of Cyn- ber 7, 2012. He left behind a ROTKOFFSandi. Michael Clark thia (Jim) Fitzpatrick, legacy of caring, compassion, passed away peacefully at President home, in the city she loved, Suzanne Lucarelli Lehman, insight, foresight, vision, on November 8. She is sur- SHUSTERRichard G. Bruno J. III (Rachelle) Lu- thoughtfulness, friendship, carelli, Lydia (Tim) Diassi sensitivity, humor, generosity, vived by her son Jesse An adored and extraordinary mother Dorothy friend, a gentle and kind man and Maura Lucarelli, loving and charity to his immediate Scaglion, aunt of 32 nieces and family, his extended family, Rotkoff, sister Lois Baron, who showed us how to enjoy Eric Baron, life. Taken from us too soon, nephews, devoted niece and his family of friends, his fami- brother-in-law and fan club of neices and he will always be missed. cousin to many. Lizanne was ly of colleagues, and the famPhyllis Corcacas like no other. An inspiration ily consisting of all those who nephews, great-neices and throughout her wonderful life. don't even know how much great-nephews and friends SIMONClaire Lewis, born From the Jersey Shore to Ge- good he has done them, as who loved her dearly. She May 26, 1920 passed away orgetown days, where she one of his most cherished was "Aunt Sandi" to many peacefully on October 22nd in met her beloved Michael of policies was that the best people. Services will be held Englewood, New Jersey. Mrs. 34 years. Her amazing perfec- form of giving is to do so on Sunday, November 11, at Simon was the widow of Sation in raising their four in- anonymously. Michael, with 11:45am at Riverside Memor- muel R. Simon, mother of credible children was unsur- his best friend and partner ial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, James Simon of Englewood passed. Her voracious love of Fred Wolf, was successful in donations can be made to New Jersey and the late Jane reading, The New York Times his own right, but would be the Visiting Nurse Service of Simon. A talented and sucYork Hospice. The cessful interior designer, crossword in ink, contributing the last to tell you this as he New to her community and church, would never want such recog- family is deeply grateful to Claire was with Greenbaum nurses of the Foley Interiors for forty-five years. Faith Hope and Charity in nition or focus on himself. the Agency and the Hospice Winnetka, IL, to abundance of Michael's most recent battle Team, whose wonderful sup- She was a life long patron of the arts and a supporter of love for her family, she was with cancer-just one of so port will never be forgotten. several organizations, which always the shinning star who many health struggles he enserve the disabled. Her zest stood out above the rest. Her dured--may have been lost to RYALSHildegard Scheffey. quest for knowledge and her death, but he prevailed in On November 1 (All Saints for life and eternal optimism thirst for life was admirable maintaining his humor, his Day) in Durham, NC, Hilde- was shared with her numerto all who knew and loved dignity, his humility and his gard Scheffey Ryals, 81, dedi- ous friends and family who her. Over 1700 people attend- fierce independence until his cated protector of the envi- will sorely miss her. She is ed her services in Illinoisa death. Not for a moment dur- ronment and well-known ad- also survived by her cousins great tribute to the remark- ing this time was he unaware vocate for open space and Edith Garbowitz, Robert Garable woman that she is and of his family, the core of land preservation in Durham bowitz, Cathy Smith, Richard always will be to her beloved which was with him every and Chapel Hill, NC. The du Moulin, nephews, Dr. Cliffamily and friends. Lizanne's moment till his peaceful pass- daughter of Dr. Lewis Cass ford Simon, Hugh Lewis, Alan spirit will forever be guiding ing. In lieu of flowers, please Scheffey and Anna Thun Lewis and niece, Kim Lewisus and we can be sure that consider making a contribu- Scheffey, she was born in Bracuti. A memorial service our heavy hearts will be light- tion to one of Michael's fa- Philadelphia, PA, on July 17, will be held at Gutterman and ened, knowing that she is vorite charities: FoodOn- 1931. She attended the Bald- Musicant Funeral Home loplanning one of our notorious Foot.org, or K9Kastle.petfind- win School as well as the cated at 402 Park Street, family reunions with the Lord, er.org Madeira School in Virginia Hackensack, New Jersey at as only she could do it, so the before matriculating to Mount 10 am on November 16th. Dolaughter may continue. Until PEARCENancy Muir, of Old Holyoke College. She spent nations in Mrs. Simon's honor we meet again our dear Lyme, Connecticut; Edgar- her junior year of college may be sent to Life OpportuLizanne for that fabulous re- town, Massachusetts and New studying in Germany at the nities Unlimited, 75 North union our lives will never be York died on November 9, University of Bonn where she Maple Ave., Suite 104, Ridgethe same. We love you 2012. She was born in New met a lifelong friend and her wood, New Jersey 07450. Lizanne. Memorial service York City in 1921. A lifelong first husband, Dr. Richard SNITZERFred. (1929-2012), will be held at St. Mary's of abstract painter and interior Ellerkmann, who would there- died October 27. Life-long the Assumption Church in designer, she was married to after become German Am- Brooklynite, chess master, Deal, NJ at 11:00am, Novem- Malcolm Muir Jr. for 46 years bassador to many countries, world explorer. Committed to ber 17, 2012. Please view until his death in 1984. Subse- including Canada. She gradu- helping others. Dear "uncle" quently she married his childguestbook on legacy.com. hood friend, Richard I. ated from Mt. Holyoke Col- and devoted friend to many. KATZBertram, 78, died Pearce. She is survived by lege in 1954 and earned a He will be terribly missed. peacefully at his New York her brother C. Maury Jones master's degree from the Memorial services to be anFor information, Citv home, 28 October. An af- of Princeton, New Jersey and School of International Studies nounced. fable, brilliant artist, he will three children: Katharine Muir at Johns Hopkins University contact Plaza Jewish Commube deeply missed by all of New York, Andrew Muir of in 1956. Her lifelong interests nity Chapel at (212)769-4400. whose lives he touched and Edgartown, Massachusetts in environmental conserva- STELLARStanley M.D., 98 enriched. A native New York- and Morgan Muir of Oakland, tion continued when she years old, longtime resident er, Bert was an exhibiting California. Her son Malcolm moved to Durham, NC, in of Englewood, NJ, on Novempainter and photographer. He Muir III predeceased her. She 1972 with her second husband, ber 4, 2012. He was born on studied with Robert Mother- is also survived by her grand- Professor Clyde de Loache August 14, 1914, to the late well at Hunter, and taught at children: Lida Moore Musso, Ryals, who thereafter became Bella E. Stellar and Samuel Music & Art, Ohio State Uni- Sarah Moore Rauch, Nicola Chairman of the English De- Stellar in Somerville, Massaversity, Parsons and NYU Muir Fabens, James Joseph partment at Duke University. chusetts. Graduate of Boston Gallatin. He is survived by Malcolm Askin, MacDonald Mrs. Ryals' signature accom- Latin School (1931), Harvard include the College (1935), and Tufts Unitwo adoring daughters, three Andrew Pellessier Muir, Eliza- plishments granddaughters, nieces, a beth Kelly Pellessier Muir, Durham County Inventory of versity School of Medicine nephew, and their children. A Eliza Curtis and eight great- Natural and Cultural Re- (1939, Valedictorian). He memorial exhibit of Bert's grandchildren. There will be a sources and her role in estab- served in the Army Medical work is planned for Spring private burial on Martha's lishing both Leigh Farm Park Corps in World War II in Euand Little River Park. Sur2013. For details contact: Vineyard and a memorial serrope. In 1949 he opened his vived by son, Dr. Mark practice of neurosurgery with margoikatz@gmail.com. vice in New York in January. Ellerkmann, daughter-in-law, offices in Paterson, NJ and KAYEGertrude, died No- PEARLMANJordan Robert, Dr. Ariane Cometa, and New York City. In 1963 he vember 5th, 2012 in Boynton 25 years old. A gentle loving granddaughter Sophia EllerkBeach, FL. Gertrude Kaye soul. Forever in my heart. mann of Baltimore; sister moved to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, where a was born on March 11, 1914 in Love, Mommy. Cornelia Scheffey St. John of Brooklyn, NY. Gertrude was Penelope Rose Berkeley, CA; and first hus- large portion of the practice consisted of the pioneering married to Harry Kaye for 64 band, Dr. Richard Ellerkmann use of cryosurgery as an efPERLITZCharles Albert III. years. They lived in Jamaica of Bonn, Germany; wife of Estates, NY. Gertrude is sur- Born 13 May 1931; Died 31 the late Clyde de Loache fective surgical treatment of Parkinson's Disease prior to vived by her daughters Son- October 2012 in Houston, Ryals. Memorial service the introduction of effective dra Luxenberg and Iris Baron, Texas. 11:00am Saturday, December drug therapies. In 1970 he seven grandchildren, seven- POEKELCharles Axel, Sr.- 15, St. Philip's Episcopal teen great-grandchildren and Kane Lodge No. 454 F. & A.M. Church, Durham, NC. Memo- transferred his practice to St, four great-great-grandchil- mourns with profound sorrow rials to Eno River Assn., 4404 Barnabas Hospital in Livdren. She will be missed by the death on November 7, Guess Rd, Durham NC 27712, ingston, NJ, remaining there all. 2012 of our esteemed Brother or SEEDS, 706 Gilbert Street, until he retired in 1998. He was Associate Clinical ProfesKEMPRuth, passed away Charles Axel Poekel, Sr., Durham NC 27701. For full sor of Neurosurgery at NYU, peacefully in her sleep on Fri- D.S.A. Bro. Poekel was raised obit: hallwynne.com. and later held an appointment day, October 26th. She was 88 in West Essex Lodge No. 40 SHEFFERIsaiah, 76, died on at the New Jersey College of years old and died of natural in Caldwell, New Jersey on November 9, 2012, of compli- Medicine and Dentistry. For causes. She was the loving June 30, 1938 and affiliated cations from a stroke he suf- many years he served on the wife of the late Frank B. with Kane Lodge on February fered in June. Since 1978, Mr. Board of Overseers of Tufts Kemp. Ruth grew up in Pleas- 5, 1985. Kane Lodge honored Sheffer had been the found- University School of Mediantville, NY where she was a Bro. Poekel with the Dedicat- ing Artistic Director of Sym- cine. In the 1960's he became cheerleader for Pleasantville ed Service Award for his phony Space Performing Arts interested in lasers and began High School. She went on to faithful service to the Lodge. Center in New York City. He research into the medical apattend Furman University in On October 16, 2012 Bro. is survived by his wife Ethel plications lasers, later becomGreenville, SC and later Poekel received his 75 year Sheffer, his daughter Susan- ing one of the first neurosurworked in various positions in pin and certificate for faithful nah Sheffer, and his sister geons to use lasers as a surthe advertising industry in service to the craft. He will Barbara Brook. Funeral ser- gical tool in the brain. He latNew York City. Until recently, be fondly remembered as a vices will be held at the Plaza er served as President of the gentleman by the she lived in Alexandria, VA true Community Chapel at 630 American Board of Laser until she moved three years brethren and friends of Kane Amsterdam Ave. at 91st St. Surgery. In the 1970's he was ago to New Jersey to be clos- Lodge. on Sunday, November 11th at appointed as a Commissioner er to her family. She is surArmando (Sandy) Carles, 10am. A memorial event will to a White House Commission vived by her son, Peter, and on Huntington's Chorea. In Master be held at a later date. his family, including her 1941 he married Rosetta van Alan G. Moore, Secretary granddaughter Hunter and SHEFFERIsaiah Gelder, who predeceased him grandson Reed, who live in PORGESRobert F., MD. in 2011. He is survived by Old Greenwich, CT. daughter Susan Stellar and The Bellevue Obstetrical and her partner Lionel Tyrone KOHNShirley. Died Novem- Gynecological Society (BOGS) Simmons, Sr.; son John Stellar mourns the passing of Robert ber 6, 2012 after a seven year and spouse Jerry Douglas; battle with ovarian cancer. F. Porges, MD, MPH. Dr. granddaughters Wenonah The daughter of Holocaust Porges served as President of Handschu and Ariel Pitcher; survivors, she valued and em- the Society 1984-88. In 1989 he great-grandson Gage Pitcher; braced life like no other. Her was awarded the Society's sister Anita S. Karp; and Alumnus professional life was dedicat- Distinguished many nieces and nephews ed to development efforts for Award, and in 2008 its Distinand their children; he was a number of Jewish organiza- guished Service Award. At all predeceased by his siblings tions, most recently for the times he was the consumRuth S. Klein, Laurence I. JCC of Manhattan, where she mate gentleman, a colleague Stellar, and Eliot Stellar. A served as Associate Execu- and friend of utmost integrity, unselfish in his commitment world traveler, he set foot on tive Director for Developas a caring physician, insightevery continent except ment. Her personal life was Antarctica. An avid reader all dedicated to her family and ful mentor, dedicated teacher, his life, and lover of classical to the countless number of in- skilled surgeon. He guided the dividuals who had the privi- careers of countless medical (December 30, 1935-November music, amateur pianist, he lege and pleasure of calling students, residents and fel- 8, 2012). It is with both heavy had a wide variety of interher "friend". Her laughter and lows. These qualities will be hearts and a deep sense of ests in both the arts and scisense of humor, her intelli- Dr. Porges' lasting legacy at gratitude that the staff, board, ences, including mathematics. gence, her kindness and com- the NYU Langone Medical and community of artists of He will be missed. No serpassion will be profoundly Center/Bellevue Hospital Cen- Symphony Space honor the vices. missed. She is survived by ter. Our heartfelt condolences life of our Founding Artistic STIRESSidney Homer. The her loving wife Adee, her to his wife Felicia and his Director, Isaiah Sheffer, who, American Friends of St. Gealong with his good friend beautiful children Ari and children Vicki and John. Frederick L. Licciardi, MD and co-founder Allan Miller, orge's Church in Venice, Italy Izzy, and her brother Frank a crumbling mourn the death of Sid Stires, President, BOGS transformed Kohn. Services will be held Jon Snyder, MD building on the corner of 95th dear friend, founding Director Sunday, November 11th at Past President, BOGS Street and Broadway into the and Treasurer. Our deepest 10:30am at Temple Sholom of sympathy goes to his family. West Essex, 760 Pompton Av- PULISCarolyn, passed away vibrant and vital arts institu- He will be sorely missed. enue, Cedar Grove, NJ. In lieu at home on November 3 with tion known today as SymphoElizabeth Suzanne Collins, of flowers, donations can be loving family by her side. ny Space. Isaiah's voice is President made to Memorial Sloan-Ket- Her life of 61 years was recognized by millions in his Henry Lafayette Collins, III, tering Cancer Center, call 866- greatly enriched by her love role as host of Selected Secretary Shorts on Public Radio Inter815-9501. of music and dance. She national, a show that he cre- TALLEYJohn J., died peaceKRASNOFFJulienne, of Glen earned a BA in Music Studies ated as both a live stage per- fully on November 8th, 2012 in Cove, NY on November 9, at Queens College. As a formance and radio program Palm Beach, FL. Husband of 2012. Beloved wife of the late member of the George To- carried on over 150 stations the late Astrid Onstad Talley, Abraham. Loving mother of mov Dance Ensemble, she around the country. Isaiah's he is survived by his daughter Eric (Sandra). Cherished performed Balkan dances in warmth, quick wit, and pas- Kari Alexandra Talley, twin grandmother of Teal, Alison, Europe, Carnegie Hall and sion for the arts were an in- brother Alfred J. Talley III, Keri and Molly. Visiting Tues. Riverside Church. She was herent part of what made sisters Mary Katharine Gan2-4 and 7-9 pm at Whitting Fu- passionate about Scandina- him so special. For those of non, Patricia Connors and neral Home 300 Glen Cove vian music and dance and us lucky enough to have stepdaughter Christine MoseAve., Glen Head, NY 11545 was a cherished member of worked with Isaiah, and to ley. Memorial Mass, Church www.whitting.com Funeral that community in the US and have been part of a greater of St. Thomas More, 65 East Service and Interment Pri- in Sweden as both fiddler and family under the roof that Isa- 89th St., New York City, Novate. Contributions may be dancer for over twenty-five iah helped to build, we are so vember 19th at 2pm. made to The Long Island years. She played violin in the proud to be a part of this viCommunity Foundation, Hur- orchestral program at the sion made possible by an exricane Sandy LI Relief and Diller-Quaile Music School. In traordinary and charismatic Restoration Fund, 1864 Mut- spite of suffering a progres- man who will be missed evtontown Rd., Syosset, NY sive debilitating illness over ery day, and whose spirit six years, she lived as fully as makes our future bright. KERZLeo. 19121976 11791 www.licf.org. Berlin, Johannesburg, New York she could at each stage of MAIZUSVirginia 'Ginny,' 88, her illness and was remark- Should you wish to share . . . A life in transit. An artist in of Long Island, peacefully on able in ability to live in the thoughts or to make a contri- exile whose passion was social November 9th, surrounded by moment. Her courage and de- bution in Isaiah's memory, and political theater. As a stage, her family. An avid lover of termination inspired musi- please visit film, and opera designer his art music, fine arts and the the- cians to compose songs in symphonyspace.org/isaiah. Cynthia Elliott, was his message. The days are ater, which she actively en- her honor. She worked at the President & CEO now a precious few. Your noble joyed after retiring with 22 New York Philharmonic as Laura Kaminsky, gifts to me . . .encouragement years at Leslie Supply Com- Human Resources AdminisArtistic Director and inspiration changed my life, pany (Danka) in Port Wash- trator, and more recently, at Steven Aresty, as do our two sons Jonathan and ington as Credit Manager. Morgan Stanley as Executive Chair of the Board Antony and our six grandchilShe was a beloved Daughter, Assistant until she became of Directors dren; Kara, Kaylee, Leonardo, Sister, Wife, Mother, Aunt, disabled. Spending time with Maxwell, Nicole, and Danielle. and especially Grandmother. family and friends brought SHEFFERIsaiah. The Board Eternal love, She will be greatly missed by love and joy to her life. of Trustees and Staff of New Louise Kerz Hirschfeld Cullman family friends and neighbors Uniquely beautiful inside and York Public Radio mourn the who will remember her fierce out, her spirit of enthusiasm, loss of Isaiah Sheffer, the exloyalty, witty conversation, generosity and devotion to traordinary cofounder of PINKASRobert P. and outspoken opinions as a those she loved will be deeply Symphony Space and visionNov. 11, 1953 - March 18, 2012 lifelong Democrat. Services missed. A service to celebrate ary creator of WNYC's proI told you I would call. Noon, Sunday, November 11th her life will be held at the gram Selected Shorts. His Happy Birthday. Guttermans Rockville Center. Plainview Reformed Church, voice was made for radio and Love, Mort In lieu of flowers, donations 560 Bethpage Rd, Plainview, he captured the hearts and can be made to the Arthritis NY, 1pm November 17th, fol- minds of millions through his Foundation www.arthritis.org. lowed by a reception at her exquisite storytelling. We ex- WEINSIERJoan Tuby. Nov. 17, 1938 - Nov. 10, 1999 MARKSJason, Ph.D. Baruch home. Donations in her mem- tend our deepest condolences Forever loved, missed Emeritus, Journalist, Author, ory may be made to the to his wife Ethel, his family and adored Mommy! Looking for Canterbury, Fresh Air Fund or the Diller- and to the Symphony Space community. Love, Michael & Wendy Around the World in 72 days. Quaile Music School.

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on November 8, 2012 after a long and hard battle with kidney disease. Born December 30, 1939, the second son of Martin G. Taub and Frances Israel Taub, David graduated from Great Neck high school in 1957, and earned his bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1961. After completing his military service, David joined his father in the family business, Gallo Wine Distributors of New York in 1962. While the distributorship enjoyed success, David built the company into the fully integrated wine and spirits enterprise, Premier Wine and Spirits. Founding Palm Bay International in 1977, David pioneered and championed the Italian wine business building personal relationships with producers from every region of Italy. He truly helped make Italy the top producer of imported wine in the United States. Partnered with his son, Marc D. Taub, David insured that the legacy of Palm Bay International as a family business will continue. In addition to a successful business career, David was a passionate and generous philanthropist, giving both financial support and his time to numerous causes. He served with passion and drive on the board of Parker Institute for Health and Rehabilitation, and in fact led as the hospital's chairman of the board. He was active as vice president on the board of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. Over the years, he has been deeply involved with the American Cancer Society, United Jewish Appeal, Friends of the IDF, Bonds for Israel and Hillel and countless other philanthropic causes. He founded the Taub Transplant Research Fund at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. David is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Lewin Taub, their sons, Andrew, Marc and Joshua, his loving daughtersin-law, Suzanne, Sandra and Lisa, and his beloved grandchildren, Jake, Trevor, Chloe, Camille, Asher and Matthew. He is also survived by his brother Professor Richard P. Taub and wife, Betty Farrell, both sociologists at the University of Chicago, and his niece, Neela and nephew, Zachariah. The void felt by family, friends, employees, business associates worldwide, and everyone he touched will only be filled by his memory. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 11, 1pm at Temple Beth Shalom, 401 Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights, NY. Donations can be made to The Taub Transplant Research Fund, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 100 N. Greene St, Ste 600, Baltimore, MD or Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, 420 Lexington Ave, Ste 825, NYC. Waxmancancer.org.
TAUBDavid. UJA-Federation of New York mourns the passing of David Taub, former chairman of the Parker Jewish Institute. A generous supporter of many Jewish causes, including the Queens College Hillel, David instilled in his family a passion for philanthropy and concern for future generations. We extend our condolences to his wife, Linda; their sons, Marc (Sandy), Andrew (Suzanne), and Josh (Lisa); their grandchildren; and the entire family. Jerry W. Levin, President Alisa R. Doctoroff, Chair of the Board, John S. Ruskay, Exec. VP & CEO
TAUBDavid S. The Board of Directors and the staff of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation mourn the passing of our cherished Vice President, David S. Taub. His enthusiasm and tireless dedication will be profoundly missed. He has left a void too large to fill in so many people's lives. The Foundation extends its deepest sympathies to his wife Linda, his son Marc and wife Sandra and his entire family. Michael Nierenberg Chairman, Board of Directors; Samuel Waxman, M.D., Scientific Director; Thomas A. Conway, President

TAUBDavid S. The partners and staff of Berdon LLP are deeply saddened by the passing of our good friend and client David S. Taub. A man of boundless enthusiasm, drive, and creativity, he will be long remembered as a dominant figure in the wine and spirits industry and a compassionate and generous human being. Our fondest thoughts go out to David's wife Linda, his sons Andy, Marc, and Josh, his daughters-in-law and grandchildren, and the entire Taub family. He will be missed by us all. TAUBDavid S. The President, Board of Directors and the entire staff of the CAVIT Winery, Trento, Italy, wish to express their heartfelt condolences to the Taub Family and members of Palm Bay International for the loss of our beloved David. TAUBDavid. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our good friend and client, David Taub. Our condolences to the Taub family. Paula and Douglas Gladstone and Goldfarb & Fleece
WHELANCharles (Charlie) Bernard. August 14, 1938 - October 24, 2012. Born in Brooklyn to Charles and Anna Mc Shea Whelan. Adored brother of Sr. Ann Marie, William (Billie Lee), Dolores Sullivan, Raymond (Jeanne). Predeceased by his sister Cathleen. Bartender, Cable Splicer for AT&T in New York. Moved to San Francisco in 1981 to be with the love of his life, Penny Dawkins, and lived here until his death. He was "A CLASS GUY" and loved by all. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Donations to the Cancer Society.

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In Memoriam
EVICAGM. Hero to the end, left at high noon, 2007. Special thanks to those who traveled here to honor him.

GOREGerie. 11/11/19 - 5/21/12 Celebrating the first birthday without you. We miss you every day, but know you are busy somewhere, continuing your accomplishments and contributions. Eternally incomparable. Love, Eloise & Allen

Memorial Services
WEIL Wendy. A service of remembrance to celebrate Wendy's life will be held on Thursday, November 15, 4:00pm All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue (80th Street), NYC. Donations in Wendy's name can be made to Teachers and Writers Collaborative www.twc.org or Women's Media Group Scholarship Fund: www.womensmediagroup.org.

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The Rolling Stones (from left, Mick Taylor, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman) at Madison Square Garden in 1972.

IFTY years. You cant get away from that number, Keith Richards said with a chuckle by telephone from Paris, where the Rolling Stones have been rehearsing for arena concerts and have played guerrilla club and theater shows. The Stones, led by Mick Jagger and Mr. Richards (although the other members have changed), played their first gig in 1962. And with less than two months remaining in this anniversary year, the machinery of commemoration and promotion has swung into motion. There are arena concerts scheduled in London (Nov. 25 and 29) and Newark (Dec. 13 and 15). There are documentaries new (on HBO) and old (on DVD), as well as a comprehensive retrospective of Rolling Stones films and videos at the Museum of Modern Art from Nov. 15 to Dec. 2. There are even two new Stones songs recorded this year: Doom and Gloom,

JON PARELES

Restart Me Up Once More

The Rolling Stones, After 50 Years, Are on TV, on Film and on the Road

a Jagger song that mentions fracking, and One More Shot, written by Mr. Richards. In one way the Stones have been doing the same thing for half a century: playing obstinately unpolished rock n roll. Its American music blues, country, R&B, gospel refracted through English sensibilities while ditching decorum and riding the backbeat. Yet around that music, every conceivable meaning has changed. What once was taken as radical, wanton, even dangerous has become old-school and privileged; tickets for the bands two shows at the Prudential Center in Newark run $95 to $750 plus fees. (The Dec. 15 show will also be a pay-per-view broadcast.) The songs that once outraged parents are now oldies to pass on to the grandchildren. Youd gone all the way Continued on Page 21

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By PATRICK HEALY

Shooting the Sass Easily as an Arrow

By MELENA RYZIK

O hear Katie Holmes tell it, she is not so different from her character, Lorna, in the new Broadway play Dead Accounts, even if Lorna is a defensive sad sack who has moved back home with her parents in Cincinnati after a failed relationship. That image doesnt exactly square with Ms. Holmess new life as a glamorous single mom in Manhattan, four months after her divorce from Tom Cruise. But if Lorna passes for anything, she passes for normal, and normal is what Ms. Holmes aspires to these days. Amid her marital meltdown in the summer, for instance, Ms. Holmes took her daughter, Suri, on vacation to her parents place in Toledo, Ohio. Her father, Martin, took them out for ice cream every night, and Ms. Holmes recalled with delight how she found a new favorite flavor, Spouse Like a House (vanilla with chocolate-covered pretzels and caramel), and worked off the calories by running in the parks of her childhood as the youngest of five. I still think of myself as Midwestern, said Ms. Holmes, 33, who arrived for a recent interview without any trappings of celebrity: no assistant, no makeup, no Continued on Page 6

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Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, Dead Accounts cast mates, at Sardis restaurant.

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F a Hollywood publicist were to make a list of conversational taboos for a young star, it might include the following: personal shortcomings, money, group sex and death. All of these were subjects that the actress Jennifer Lawrence breezed right into over breakfast recently. It was like a Louis C. K. bit in a much comelier frame. The whole time we were like orgy, orgy, whos going to see the orgy, what are we going to do in the event of an orgy, we need to break up so we can be assured that one of us gets to see the orgy, she said of a family outing to Sleep No More, the interactive, often racy take on Macbeth playing in Chelsea. (They saw no orgies, which the Lawrence clan considered a bummer.) Ms. Lawrence, 22, has also been thinking about her own demise. Her lawyers are having her draft a will because, she explained, Im rich now. Not that youd know it; in the next breath she called herself a redneck and described going to Walmart to shop for Rob Schneider movies. I like making movies, but that doesnt mean I want to watch a black-and-white, freaking boring here she amped up the sarcasm with an unprintable word silent movie, she said. Her on-screen characters are often marked by their flinty resolution, not

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Jennifer Lawrence at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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QUOTABLE I still think of my self as Midwestern. I mean, Ive had box wine. Its good. And its a lot easier to open.
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Snapshot
Ari Brand

Rebounding Off Broadway, After a Detour

RI BRAND, 28, suffered the professional heartbreak of seeing his Broadway debut go up in smoke three years ago. He was cast to understudy the role of Eugene in Broadway Bound, half of The Neil Simon Plays, but the other half closed early, and his production never happened. Last year he rebounded with a well-received performance Off Broadway as the bridegroom in A. R. Gurneys Black Tie. And now he has the starring role in another Off Broadway production: the stage adaptation of Chaim Potoks My Name Is Asher Lev, the story of an artist clashing with his Hasidic parents, which began performances at the Westside Theater on Thursday. He played the role this year to wildly admiring reviews at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven. The boyishly soulful Mr. Brand is a born and bred New Yorker. He grew up in Greenwich Village, attended St. Anns in Brooklyn, studied theater at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and now lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend. His father was an Israeli-born pianist, who died of lymphoma when Ari was 6. His mother, a music teacher and bassoonist, still lives in the family apartment. Over breakfast at the Cafe Edison in Times Square, Mr. Brand spoke to Anita Gates about his Neil Simon disappointment; his band, the New Facility; and his superstitions. These are excerpts from their conversation. Q. Is there anything personal for you in this story of a young artist whose Hasidic parents cant really get behind his desire to paint nudes and crucifixions? A. My father felt very constricted and constrained by the rules of Orthodox Judaism. When I say, I am Asher Lev, in a lot of ways I am speaking in my fathers voice. Its the way I connect to him. Q. Word has it that your Asher Lev audition in Connecticut didnt go well. A. I actually was sure that I blew it. In the audition room I got a strong note that I wasnt quite doing it right. From Gordon [Edelstein, the director]. He said, I dont know what it is, but its not that. I said O.K., and then I did it a different way. And he says, That was it. I still walked out thinking, I blew that. Q. But the callback was better? A. After I was done, he said: Youre perfect for this. I want to give you the part. Which

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When I dance, I look like Im a dad at a prom.

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never happens. You get it through your agent, your casting director, whatever. I think he just wanted to enjoy the moment along with me. Q. Is working on the show at the Westside Theater very different? A. Whats fascinating about doing it in New York is that New York is a place full of immigrants, escapees, people trying to break out of their past and find themselves in their truest form and in their most passionate version of themselves. Its a truly universal story. Q. How did you get the news that Broadway Bound wasnt even going to open? A. I got an e-mail. It was devastating. I had to grab hold of something. We had just had this glitzy opening night party, at Tavern on the Green. Being there and being in a Broadway theater and feeling like you are allowed to be there and you belong there it was literally the greatest thing that ever happened, and then it collapsed. Q. But youve been busy. How did you end up with an indie surf rock band? A. Its funny. I called it surf rock simply because of the feeling that the music gives me, which is one of sort of a relaxed jubilation. Its not your stereotypical surf rock, la Dick Dale. Its more of a Beach Boys feel. I have never surfed. One day! Q. Surrounded by the arts at home, you must have gotten into acting early. A. My first acting part was in the second grade, A Midsummer Nights Dream. I was Demetrius. I took a couple of childrens theater classes, and I was in a professional production of the Scottish play, playing the two kids. We had amazing fight scenes with swords. I got to bite a guy. Q. The Scottish play? I thought it was unlucky to say Macbeth only if you were inside a theater. Were at a restaurant.
A. Youre going to be in a theater at some point, so you might as well say it all the time.

CORRECTIONS
An article last Sunday about the chef David Changs new PBS series, The Mind of a Chef, misidentified the borough of New York where the chef and writer Anthony Bourdain lives. While he spoke on the phone from Brooklyn, he lives in Manhattan, not Brooklyn.

An entry in the Playlist column last Sunday about a new CD, Elegancia Tropical (Polen) by the Colombian band Bomba Estreo, misstated the number of albums the band has released. It is three, not five.

An entry in the January film listings last Sunday in the special Holiday Movies section misspelled the surname of the director of Allegiance. He is Michael Connors, not Conners.

An article on Oct. 28 about the pop-country singer Taylor Swift misstated the number of years it has been since she released her first single, Tim McGraw. It was six years ago, not eight.

A picture caption on Oct. 21 with an article about female Israeli filmmakers who belong to the ultra-Orthodox Haredim misstated the religious affiliation of the film director Efrat Shalom Danon, who made a documentary about these women, called The Dreamers. She is secular, not a member of the Haredim.

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$500,000
That is the initial high estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the Chelsea performance space and gallery the Kitchen, which was flooded with four feet of water. The Kitchen, which was in the midst of a run of Richard Maxwells Neutral Hero Ben Brantley called it a remarkable new play in The New York Times is now closed for repairs, and its annual benefit auction postponed until Nov. 26, with the location undetermined. As a nonprofit organization with a tightly managed budget, the Kitchen could be hit hard by a prolonged loss of ticket sales. Its goal is to get programming up by the end of the month.
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apotheosis of the late-70s No Wave moment in New York. She came here from Rochester at 16 and, like a lot of other No Wavers, had a kind of literarytheatrical idea about how to make music but not much traditional talent. As the singer of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, she was on the No New York compilation produced by Brian Eno. She spread into film, poetry, spoken word and photography, never softening her abrasive attitudes. But her new tour, Retro/Virus, looks like a partial capitulation. Shell revisit her past work, which is still being analyzed in documentaries, books and dissertations. Her band includes Algis Kizys, from Swans, on bass; Weasel Walter, of the Flying Luttenbachers, on guitar; and Bob Bert, of the Chrome Cranks and once of Sonic Youth, on drums. Theyll be playing songs from her various past bands: Teenage Jesus, 8 Eyed Spy, 13:13 and others. 9 p.m. Thursday, Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Avenue, at Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; (347) 529-6696, bk.knittingfactory.com.

YDIA LUNCH was the purest

THEATER Jason Zinoman

HAVE argued that the plays of Anton Chekhov are not the wistful, static, tasteful affairs that many modern productions would lead you to believe. Along with being a perceptive observer of the human condition, he was a theatrical showman. Still, I confess that I never imagined a circus about the author of The Seagull. Yet DONKA: A LETTER TO CHEKHOV, which opens Wednesday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, features acrobatics, jugglers, clowning and ribbons falling from the sky. Judging by the shows online trailer Daniele Finzi Pasca, who directed Cirque du Soleils Corteo (and was one of its creators) aims for a mix of rollicking Russian celebration and ethereal mumbo jumbo. This illustrates two theatrical trends: the Cirque-influenced rise of the arty circus and the enduring popularity of Chekhov. This summer saw two high-

profile versions of Uncle Vanya in New York (Soho Rep and Lincoln Center Festival). Now we have Ethan Hawke starring in Ivanov at Classic Stage Company as well as a Chekhovinspired comedy by Christopher Durang, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, at Lincoln Center. No word yet on whether Spike will be on a tightrope. Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street, Fort Greene; (718) 636-4100, bam.org.

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Juliette Mapp, right, is one of three artists exploring on the impact of Judson Dance Theater at Danspace Project.

As the Industrial Age bore down like a locomotive homing in on a heroine bound to the tracks, the 20th century arrived with the jitters. But that case of cultural nerves wasnt necessarily bad. With language and image fracturing, the time was ripe for the abstract. Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925 opens at the Modern on Dec. 23 and details the birth of doodling with intent. Artists include Hartley, Mondrian and the Futurist Gino Severini, whose Mare = Ballerina is above (moma.org).

TIM MAPP

DANCE Gia Kourlas

RE we in danger of burning out on Judson Dance Theater? Maybe but not quite yet. As part of Judson Now, a platform focusing on this revolutionary movement that ushered in postmodern dance in 1962, Danspace Project hosts THE ART OF INFLUENCE, in which three dance artists explore Judsons impact. On Thursday, Juliette Mapp focuses on the natural worlds place in the works of Judson choreographers by presenting a new generation of artists in Nature and Its Discontents. Lance Gries, Jen Rosenblit, and Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith show chor-

eography that explores the natural or unconscious world. On Friday, Melinda Ring offers Dance by Default, with performances by visual artists, including Martin Kersels. And next Saturday, Patricia Hoffbauer organizes Lineage, Legacy, Leitmotif, dance and discussion in which the participants, including Sara Rudner, Arthur Aviles and Jennifer Monson, consider how Judson stretched the meaning of dance. In the true Judson spirit, anything is possible. Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, 131 East 10th Street, East Village; (866) 811-4111, danspaceproject.org.

A scene from the circusinspired Donka: A Letter to Chekhov, coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

GREEN PRODUCTIONS

Wherever You Go is among the movies in the Other Israel Film Festival.

FILM Neil Genzlinger

LOT of preconceptions have been busted over the years by the OTHER ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL, an eight-day event devoted to movies that explore the lives and challenges of the various minority populations living in Israel. Those populations include Arabs and foreign workers, and their roles in Israeli society can be surprising. The sixth installment of the festival concludes on Thursday, and the remaining New York premieres include the documentary Ameer Got His Gun (Sunday, 3 and 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m.), which follows a young Arab Muslim as he enlists in the Israeli military. His is certainly a counterintuitive career choice. The film, by Naomi Levari, notes that Arab citizens of Israel are exempt from the countrys mandatoryservice rule. Its my country, and Ill defend it, more than Id defend myself, the young man, Ameer Abu Ria, explains. It gives me the feeling that Im part of the country, that Im one of its people. Closing night pairs Wherever You Go, about two very different women confronting tradition, and Eye Drops, a short about a Palestinian father, his sons and their neighbor, a Holocaust survivor. Events are held at various locations in Manhattan. Tickets and details: otherisrael.org.

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TELEVISION Neil Genzlinger

ART Ken Johnson

UDDENLY, at least from the vantage point of the East Coast, those DOOMSDAY PREPPERS seem a little less wild-eyed.

A new season of the National Geographic Channels reality series about people preparing for some kind of civilization-ending calamity begins on Tuesday night. Its easy to imagine that some people who lost electricity or waited four hours for gasoline after Hurricane Sandy might tune in for tips on how to be prepared better for the next big event. As in Season 1 each episode looks at several different preppers, each getting ready for a particular catastrophe. In Tuesdays back-to-back installments the fears include a nuclear war, an economic collapse, a bioterrorism attack and a string of killer tornadoes. Not everything about the prepper life seems forward looking in the aftermath of Sandy. The obsession with being heavily armed that grips some of these people remains disturbing, as does their stated willingness to kill anyone who comes after their canned goods. The best poststorm stories are the ones that showcase cooperation and coming together.

YOUNG woman embarking on an art career now has a better chance of succeeding than her grandmother did. But the day that any woman earns the big bucks that men like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst rake in is still a long way off. Sexism is probably a good enough explanation for inequities in the market. But might it also have something to do with the nature of the art that women tend to make? Anyone with a theory about that will have a good opportunity to test it at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where THE FEMALE GAZE: WOMEN ARTISTS MAKING THEIR WORLD, a show of

works by about 150 women, opens on Saturday. Drawn from a collection of almost 500 pieces by female artists donated to the academy by the Philadelphia collector, philanthropist and artist Linda Lee Alter, the exhibition will feature pieces by most of the 20th centurys best-known artists who happen to be women, including Louise Bourgeois, Sue Coe, Janet Fish, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Gladys Nilsson and Kiki Smith, as well as Ms. Alter herself. Through April 7, Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, 128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia; (215) 972-7600, pafa.org.

CL ASSICAL Daniel J. Wakin

ONG gone are the days when period instrument performances meant sour woodwinds, scratchy strings and unsteady brass. The movement of playing classical music from centuries past on instruments of the day has reached an expert level, with few better proponents than John Eliot Gardiner and his ORCHESTRE RVOLUTIONNAIRE ET ROMANTIQUE. Their renditions of Beethovens works have come to sound downright mainstream. My colleague Steve Smith used these words to describe one such performance: granitic solidity and feline insinuation, with springy rhythms and undulant sway. Mr. Gardiner and his band, along with the Monteverdi Choir he founded, are scheduled to present two concerts of Beethoven monuments at Carnegie Hall in the week ahead. The first, on Friday at 7 p.m., consists of the Symphony No. 9 and a short cantata set to the words of Goethe, Meeresstille und Glckliche Fahrt, Op. 112. The second, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., is the Missa Solemnis. (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org. Friday, $18 to $110; Saturday, $15.50 to $93.

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The Southwick family in West Jordan, Utah, preparing for a biological attack.

John Eliot Gardiner, left, conducting the Orchestre Rvolutionnaire et Romantique last month in Hungary.

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Left, Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, left, rehearsing for Dead Accounts, now in previews on Broadway. Below, Ms. Holmes with Patrick Wilson in All My Sons (2008). Below left, Mr. Butz in Catch Me If You Can (2011).
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From Page 1 jewelry, no designer labels only a simple black band to tie her wet black hair into a ponytail. I mean, Ive had box wine, she continued. Its good. And its a lot easier to open. Box wine is one of many cultural signifiers in Dead Accounts, a family comedy now in previews at the Music Box Theater, about morality and middle-class Ohio Catholics written by one of their own, Theresa Rebeck, who grew up outside Cincinnati. As in her earlier Broadway plays, Seminar and Mauritius, Ms. Rebeck has created a noisy roomful of sharptongued characters who are uncomfortable in their own skin none more so than the self-conscious Lorna, who is preoccupied with dieting, and her nervy brother Jack, who is elusive about his sudden return from New York. The plot ultimately turns on questions of loyalty for the characters, especially Jack, who wrestles with whether an Ohioan can live among East Coast elites and still retain his homespun integrity. Playing Jack is the two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, who, like Ms. Holmes, can stake a claim to the background of his character. Mr. Butz grew up in St. Louis (a sibling city to Cincinnati in temperament and culture, he said) and was the 7th of 11 children, sharing a room of bunk beds with three of his brothers. By his early 20s he left home for acting school in Alabama and then chased his professional dreams to Manhattan a drive similar to that of his character, who heads east for excitement and fortune. And like Jack, Mr. Butz has reckoned with the costs of a fast-lane New York life, having moved with his family to suburban New Jersey. I came to New York with a tremendous amount of neuroses, to try to succeed and have some place to put my ambition, and to make money, said Mr. Butz, who won best actor Tonys for the musicals Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005) and Catch Me if You Can (2011). Now, at 45, having made a little money, having competed for work, having had my heart broken constantly in this business all of it has made me question things like faith and innocence. I think the play has brought up those questions again for Katie and me, not least because this story is about where were from. Ms. Holmes declined to be interviewed alone but agreed to meet with a reporter when Mr. Butz was added to the mix. The two were loose and affable with each other; theyve eaten lunch together with the rest of the cast almost every day during rehearsal breaks, meals at which all of the actors have been comparing notes on their hometowns, which include two other Midwestern cities: Topeka. Kan., for Jayne Houdyshell (who plays the family matriarch) and Detroit for Judy Greer (who plays Jacks Manhattan-princess wife). The plays director, the Tony winner Jack OBrien, is from Saginaw, Mich.; the odd man out is the actor Josh Hamilton, who grew up in New York (and plays an old friend of Mr. Butzs character). While Mr. Butz, Mr. OBrien and Ms. Rebeck are admired theater veterans, all three said it was the casting of Ms. Holmes that guaranteed the show would reach Broadway. The play had received promising reviews (for a different cast) last winter at the Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati. Bringing the play to Broadway got much, much easier once we had Katie, said Ms. Rebeck, who wrote Dead Accounts for a commission from the Cincinnati theater. And Katie was the actress I wanted. She is just so beautifully Midwestern. You can see it in her face. She is trans-

parent, and she is a listener. And while she doesnt have a lot of stage experience, shes hungry for it. Ms. Holmes and Mr. Butz had met once before, briefly, in 2008, when she was making her Broadway debut in the revival of All My Sons and he was backstage visiting his old Scoundrels co-star John Lithgow. Ms. Holmes had drawn mixed reviews in All My Sons Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times that her portrayal of a love-struck girl was not believable but Mr. Butz said he was impressed with her bravery in her first big outing in New York. Still, he wasnt sure what to expect as the Holmes-Cruise media whirlwind was in full gust in the summer. Meeting Katie felt like being on a Match.com setup, because you never know what itll be like with a movie star whos in

Below, Ms. Holmes with Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005) and with her daughter, Suri, in August in New York.

the news, Mr. Butz said of Ms. Holmes, who has been in several films, like Pieces of April and Batman Begins, as well as the television series Dawsons Creek. But I thought our chemistry was palpable. We were both Midwestern, from big families, and raised Catholic, which has its own culture, code Its a behavioral code as well, Ms. Holmes interjected. It informs everything. Mr. Butz continued, And its a code that Theresa is examining, asking if theres any real value to holding onto childhood, conservative values Innocent values, she said. Innocent values, he repeated. And do they have value even if they came from a church or parents who youve grown apart from? Ms. Holmes said: Do these values still work for me? Do they still make sense? Ive asked myself those questions for years. Try to tie provocative statements like that to major moments in Ms. Holmess life, however like her marriage to Mr. Cruise, his declarations in praise of Scientology, the birth of Suri or the couples divorce and she would only smile slightly and turn the conversation back to her gratitude for Dead Accounts. Broadway has been a way station for many a Hollywood star on the credibility circuit; in Ms. Holmess case, if All My Sons was about introducing Mrs. Cruise to the public as a serious stage performer, then Dead Accounts is her reintroduction as a working New York actress who rides the subway and pops into Starbucks unaccompanied. Not once during the hourlong conversation did she deviate from that script. At a few points Mr. Butz acted like a protective older brother, far more than his

character does with Ms. Holmess Lorna. He answered several questions by telling anecdotes about Ms. Holmes, like her habit of bringing snacks for the cast and crew as part of her role as the shows designated Actors Equity deputy. (She is always asking us how we are, if our needs as Equity members are being met a total nurturer, Mr. Butz said.) And when Ms. Holmes would pause before answering certain questions, Mr. Butz would fill the silence, as he did when she was asked about similarities, in growing up, between her big Toledo family and the Dead Accounts family of six siblings in Cincinnati. There have to be some, said Mr. Butz, who sat by her side at a kitchen table on the rehearsal set of the show. Just the Catholicism alone. Ms. Holmes was not straining for her own opinions; after years in a media spotlight, she was just very deliberate about creating her answers. If Mr. Butz is an expressive stage animal, Ms. Holmes is a listener who is more used to being observed (and photographed) than acting and speaking impulsively. Catholicism, yes, Ms. Holmes said, but its more about the family bonds. I have these moments where whats going on in my life is unbelievable, and you have to tell everyone to figure out how to respond. My siblings and I are always on the phone saying: Oh my God, what do you think? What does Mom think? What does Dad think? And then you act accordingly. As for the dilemma facing Mr. Butzs character in Dead Accounts big-city life warping your morality both he and Ms. Holmes said that their upbringings still served them well. Im like Lorna in that my values guide me in an instinctual way, like, That feels weird or I better send a thank you, Ms. Holmes said as she slouched forward. Also, the Midwestern work ethic: You do what you do, and you dont talk about it. You dont say, Oh, Im a doctor. You wont have many friends if you do that. And when youre in the entertainment business where youre applauded for so many things Disproportionate to the amount of work you do, Mr. Butz piped in. You can easily fall into thinking, Wow, Im really something, she said. But I believe in putting your head down and doing the work. To that end Ms. Holmes said she was a bit uncomfortable with the idea that theatergoers may buy tickets to Dead Accounts simply to bask in her celebrity, especially when being a star is far from her mind. She largely avoided the New York and Los Angeles night life before marriage, and she has been hunkered down with her child and script most nights this fall. I have a hard time sleeping because I think about how serious this all is, she said of expectations for the production. I think about the cost of tickets. I think to myself: You better do a good job. People are paying a lot of money. You want to know your stuff.

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By JASON ZINOMAN

ELLO, I am Jason from the Studio Theater, and today is your lucky day. That I started more than a few telemarketing calls with this line is not as amazing as the fact that it worked. Every summer during high school, I annoyed people during their dinner, ignored rejections and made offers that couldnt be refused. The worst part: I was good at it. You probably think you would see right through my silly opening gambit. My sales numbers argued otherwise. I sold ticket packages largely for commission to the Washington theater that my mother founded and ran for decades as the artistic director. I dont really like Joy Zinomans work, one lapsed subscriber once told me. To which I responded with a wounded tremble, Shes actually my mom. He, of course, renewed. That call was an exception. I didnt usually offer my last name during those three-hour shifts inside that windowless room, enlivened by the chatter of charm offensives and interrupted occasionally by a bell that signaled a sale. Nor did I talk about my family or even much about the plays that I was selling. My strategy was to start conversations like a slightly ridiculous showman, then pivot into a quieter voice promising straight talk. If this sounds eccentric, it may be because everything I knew about sales, I learned from Glengarry Glen Ross. That Pulitzer Prize-winning 1984 David Mamet classic is a taut drama about ruthless real estate salesmen. (A Broadway revival, now in previews, is set to open next month.) Its also a master class in the art of persuasion. Anyone in sales could benefit from studying the rhetoric of the charismatic Ricky Roma (played in this production by Bobby Cannavale). In a script intricate with staccato, he sometimes seems to be the only character confident enough to speak in complete sentences. In an early scene Roma approaches a stranger in a Chinese restaurant and gets him to the precipice of investing in Florida land in which he shows little interest. His virtuosic pitch like mine begins with a theatrical and rather bizarre statement. He proclaims that every train compartment smells like excrement, adding that he has reached a point where he doesnt mind. Thats the worst thing I can confess, he says. This line could be played as a joke, or not. Either way, it gets your attention. Why would anyone put up with that smell? Are there still train compartments? The first (and hardest) challenge in selling a product is to get a potential buyer to listen. Confessions work, even tiny ones;

The Mamet School Of Salesmanship

Glengarry Glen Ross Became My Master Class in the Art of Persuasion. Anyone in Sales Could Benefit From Studying the Rhetoric of Ricky Roma.
criticizing one of the plays I was selling got attention and probably earned some trust. So did playing the fool. Thats why I always believed that sounding like a fast-talking used-car salesman was worth it if it made people chuckle, even at your expense. It was better to come off as an amateur than a good salesman. No one wants to talk to a good salesman. At first Roma sounds as if he just wants to think out loud. But with Mr. Mamet every word matters, and its no accident that he describes the smell with the word vaguely, a tip-off to one of the plays primary beliefs about sales. In this drama being concrete and specific is a sign of weakness, even a fatal flaw. Mr. Mamet, who had a brief stint selling real estate in Chicago, dedicated Glengarry to the British dramatist Harold Pinter, whose plays are ferocious battles where the weapons of choice are cryptic statements. Whereas Pinters slippery speech telegraphs menace, Mamets salesmen strategically avoid conflict. Their indirect language distracts like a magicians patter. In his cynical world only a dupe says what he means. When Shelly Levene, the over-the-hill salesman played by Al Pacino in the new production, tries to get his boss to give him better leads to sell to, he makes a very direct case, with specific arguments and pieces of evidence. That gets him nowhere. His colleague Moss (John C. McGinley) has more success taking the opposite approach, when he tries to recruit Aaronow (Richard Schiff) to rob their office. He dances around the subject, speculates, muses aloud, and when hes challenged (Are you actually talking about this?), he says hes just talking about an idea until he isnt. Roma takes this strategy further, pushing elusiveness into the realm of pseudo-profound illogic. His initial Chinese-restaurant confession morphs into a wandering, philosophical speech about the meaning of life: You think youre queer? . . . Im going to tell you something. Were all queer. You think youre a thief? So what? Theres an absolute morality? May be. And then what? It doesnt matter that this doesnt exactly add up or have anything to do with Florida land. What Romas speech communicates is a general sense of the pleasure of following your id. But mostly hes cementing a connection, a relationship. Thats the sleight of hand. What I learned from the voluble Roma is that every minute I kept someone on the line decreased the chances of a rejection. And when Roma goes on to broach the subject of what hes selling an event, much like a producer sells a Broadway show he quickly pivots. What does it mean? he asks, answering himself, What do you want it to mean? I never had the chutzpah to ask strangers about the meaning of theater subscriptions, but when I sold them by phone, I made jokes, asked lots of questions and spouted preposterous theories. There was no tangent I did not indulge. It was all part of the sell. Always be closing is the oftencited sales maxim from Glen-

garry Glen Ross the three words were posted on the wall of my telemarketing room and the key word in it is always. I rarely lingered in play descriptions, because the more I talked about them, I figured, the more one could find things to dislike. The old clich about selling yourself is true, but I also learned something more mundane from Ricky Roma: You cant say no to something that isnt there. What Glengarry suggests is that people are not merely rational actors. They do not make decisions based on study and logic. Sometimes they just want to take the path of least resistance, embarrassment or conflict. Other times they do it on feel. At the same time a good sales pitch is like a high-profile Broadway show. A committed performance goes a long way.

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Pacific Crossings And Other Choreography

By REBECCA MILZOFF

NINA MOURITZEN

Trey McIntyre, above, worked in August in South Korea, top, with, from near right, Chang An-lee, Lee So-jin and Kim Tae-hee of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company.

HEN three South Korean dancers arrived in Boise, Idaho, a few weeks ago, they, along with a few other lucky airport visitors, were met with an unusual sight. As the women descended the escalator from baggage claim, the electropop sounds of Gangnam Style, the virally popular song-and-dance craze by the South Korean rapper Psy, greeted them, along with a group exuberantly performing its accompanying dance steps. If those choreographed moves looked better than the average flash mob, it was for good reason. The welcome crew was made up of dancers from Trey McIntyre Project, the acclaimed Boise-based contemporary dance company. Though at first startled, the three women Chang An-lee, Lee So-jin and Kim Tae-hee of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company enthusiastically joined in. (You can watch it all on YouTube.) That was exactly the desired outcome, Mr. McIntyre said with a laugh recently. We were just batting around ideas of how to make them feel really welcome. The guests were arriving for three weeks of intense work with the McIntyre company, leading up to the premiere of a collaborative piece, The Unkindness of Ravens, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday. (The evening will also include separate performances by the McIntyre company and a larger contingent from the Korean group.) The collaboration is the final segment of Trey McIntyre Projects yearlong involvement in DanceMotion USA, a cultural-diplomacy program of the State Department and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which took the company through Vietnam, China, the Philippines and South Korea in May. Though three other companies participated in DanceMotion this year, Mr. McIntyres is the first chosen to continue its relationship with one foreign troupe through a residency based in the United States. In most of the other countries I had seen almost exclusively traditional dance, and for the most part its what I saw in Korea too, Mr. McIntyre said. When the tour started, he assumed the piece hed make create in Boise would really focus on an ancient form, and finding a way to contrast

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that with what I usually do as a choreographer, he said. But somehow it wasnt the right thing. With the Seoul-based Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, Mr. McIntyre said, he felt this kindred relationship right way. Only two years old, the company is the countrys first state-supported contemporary-dance troupe. Mr. McIntyre was impressed by its talent (and the European influence he saw in two works rehearsed during his visit), but he was most encouraged by the dynamic he saw among the dancers and the artistic director, Hong Sung-yop. He was very exploratory and seemed to create a really safe environment for his dancers to develop as artists, Mr. McIntyre said. And they seemed to take that charge seriously. The pieces he observed in rehearsal were remarkably different one narrative, the other much more about beauty of movement and that breadth appealed to him as well. Its a more adventurous spirit, he said. Mr. McIntyre returned for a four-day trip in August, but because of the Korean companys tour schedule he was only able to meet with Ms. Chang, Ms. Lee and Ms. Kim briefly. The women were assigned to the residency purely by chance unlike many American dancers with year-long company contracts, they are obligated to their dance company on a per-show basis,

and had the free time. Mr. McIntyre was perfectly pleased to know in advance that hed have to create a piece involving at least three female dancers. I loved the idea of having some parameters set up, he said. As a rule Mr. McIntyre creates in the studio without prior preparation, and he prefers not to overexplain. I dont enjoy imitating the dancers, he said. The con-

South Korean dancers collaborate with an American troupe for a performance in Brooklyn.
tent, for me, should be apparent in the choreography. But the language barrier required a change of approach. While the Korean women speak basic English, the in-depth dialogue of rehearsals required an interpreter, Ben Chon. I felt like I had to be the most obnoxious mime, Mr. McIntyre said with a laugh, and over-articulate to show what I was trying to get at. Mr. Chon has kind of turned into a ballet master. He really has to get in there and demonstrate. The dancers had to make adjustments too, including the use of direct eye contact. In Korea we are not to express dramatic

facial expressions, but here it is what is expected, Ms. Chang said through Mr. Chon. Ms. Kim said, It is uncomfortable to look at someone you know and make eye contact at first, adding, Im learning that especially in the kind of partnering I do, eye contact is very important. Brett Perry, one of the McIntyre Project dancers, recalled a recent day when, going into a lift, Ms. Chang looked at me, and I was like, Im not going to drop you, I promise. And she was like: I trust you. I know youre going to take care of me. It was a big moment for me and her. In The Unkindness of Ravens the Korean women will perform with two of the companys dancers, Mr. Perry and Ryan Redmond. The score features sounds Mr. McIntyre recorded on his second trip to Seoul: the chanting of women at a Buddhist temple, praying for their children to perform well on academic tests, which Mr. McIntyre said reminded him of an American Indian chant and inspired him to meditate. I ended up kind of recomposing that 10 seconds of music and running it on a loop, he explained. And Ive used recordings of the sounds of ravens as percussive instruments. Mr. McIntyres fascination with the birds, particularly what he termed their use of play as a survival mechanism, originally inspired the work, but he has exContinued on Page 20

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CLASSICAL

A Musical Divide, Bridged

By MICHAEL WHITE

LONDON HERE was a time when periodperformance specialists had a point to prove and were the ayatollahs of the music business. Armed with hot lines to the long-departed souls of Mozart, Handel, Bach and all earlier composers, they told you how this music had to go. And it invariably had to go with old, not modern, instruments: recorders, valveless horns, theorbos, violins with gut strings and Baroque bows. Now things are more relaxed. The gulf between the worlds of old and modern instruments is not so deep, and a new breed of historically aware conductors is crossing it, trying to be true to period with whatever orchestra they are given. Harry Bicket is a prime example, crossing back and forth relentlessly. On Friday Mr. Bicket opens a revival of Mozarts Clemenza di Tito at the Metropolitan Opera with the companys conventional forces. In February he brings his own oldinstrument band, the English Concert, to Carnegie Hall for a concert performance of Handels Radamisto. And in April he returns to the Met for a new David McVicar production of Handels Giulio Cesare, imported from Glyndebourne. Mozart and Handel are his specialties (although he doesnt like to be called a specialist), and he has conducted plenty of both in the United States, among them Handels Rodelinda at the Met; Mozarts Nozze di Figaro and Entfhrung aus dem Serail at New York City Opera; Handels Partenope at Glimmerglass, his Agrippina at the Santa Fe Opera and his Rinaldo at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Add in Mr. Bickets other work at the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood and the New York Philharmonic, and his life looks focused on America. But he was born and lives in England. And it was at his home in northwest London an apartment bought from the stage director Nicholas Hytner,

Harry Bicket, below, rehearsing with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, right.

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Elina Garanca, left, with Juliane Banse in La Clemenza di Tito, will sing in the Met revival.

who now lives across the street that I asked him what it was like for a conductor to juggle period bands and mainstream orchestras. Its not for everyone, he said. But I grew up with modern instruments. I spent

five years at English National Opera with Puccini, Wagner and contemporary repertoire. I know the issues on both sides of the discussion. And what are the issues? They begin with different mind-sets, Mr. Bicket said. Modern players are taught to play precisely whats on the page, and within an inch of their lives. But period players would go nuts if I started telling them how long or short a note should be, because theyre more like jazz musicians, he continued. Theyre used to swinging a rhythm and not so tied to the score, which in the 18th century was more like a sketch, without too much information. Youre lucky to get tempo markings or dynamics. You wont be told whats accented or what a rhythm really is. A modern orchestra wants to be told all this and write it in their parts. But I try to get them not to write anything in and play like a string quartet: to listen to each other and, if someone takes a rhythm a certain way, to imitate it. That demands trust. And

if Im with an orchestra for the first time, it doesnt always make for a beautiful marriage. As soon as you say, Lets play around with this rhythm, it sounds like your section wont be playing together, which isnt something an orchestra like the Met aspires to. But its a process you have to endure to get the result. Of course the players have to want to do these things. If theyre doing it begrudgingly, Mr. Bicket said, its never going to be good music making. But resistance, he added, is diminishing. When I started out, I remember giving an orchestra a few general ideas about style and articulation, and before wed even played a note, the concertmaster said out loud, Well, thats not the way I learned to play the violin. End of discussion. Things have changed since then. Most players are more open and more curious. Mr. Bickets own curiosity grew through what he acknowledges was a roundabout route. Born in 1961 in Liverpool, where muContinued on Page 11

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By ZACHARY WOOLFE

OR much of its history Mozarts final opera, La Clemenza di Tito, which was mostly composed after Die Zauberflte but performed before it, has been thought to be, frankly, not so good. After its premiere in 1791, as part of the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia, the new queen, Maria Luisa, opined that the big opera was nothing special, and the music very bad, so nearly all of us slept through it. As august a modern critic as Charles Rosen once wrote that while the music of La Clemenza di Tito, which opens in an excitingly INTO cast revival at the MetropoliTHE MUSIC tan Opera on Friday evening, is never less than beautiful, it fails dramatically. It is difficult, he wrote, to convey how unmemorable it is. We like to think that in their late works composers reach new levels of sophistication, pushing toward innovations that are ahead of their time. But La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus) was in certain ways a step backward for Mozart, at least in terms of its form. It is an opera seria, a work in a highly stylized, rule-driven genre that Mozart had barely touched in his career and one that by the late 18th century had grown fusty. He may have taken on the assignment because of the prestige of the commission (not to mention the fee); it was almost as if a screenwriter in 2012 were asked for a radio play. La Clemenza di Tito has also suffered in public and critical estimation because it came close on the heels of the three great operas Mozart wrote with the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte: Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cos Fan Tutte. The characters and themes of those rich, subtle, ironic works are tantalizingly close to todays preoccupations; their tone and attitude is unmistakably ours. La Clemenza di Tito, by contrast, seems staid and dated, its plot didactic and unsophisticated: The uncomplicatedly beneficent Roman emperor Titus uncovers

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A scene from Act I of Mozarts La Clemenza di Tito, which is opening at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday.

an assassination plot against him planned by his close friend and fiance, and he pardons them both in a grand final show of forgiveness and reconciliation. The Mozart-Da Ponte operas also appeal to contemporary audiences because we are invested in thinking of artists as free agents, in believing that the best creative work is done under the loosest constraints. It is true that Mozarts operatic career was largely defined by his ability to choose his own librettos. We distrust the restrictions of a rigid form like opera seria. In this sense too Clemenza offends our sensibilities. Pietro Metastasios 1734 libretto was a classic of opera seria, its elegant poetry placed in the service of a precise, preordained series of arias. It had been set to music dozens of times in the six decades before Mozart got to it. It did not afford the rich, unique collaboration he had with Da Ponte. It seems suspiciously less like a labor of love than like, well, a job. But its hard to listen to this eloquent,

passionate opera and hear it as merely a job that Mozart got through. Experiencing the work makes the longstanding assumptions about it seem faintly ridiculous: La Clemenza di Tito turns out to be stranger and deeper than we have been told. Metastasios libretto was revised by Caterino Mazzola, presumably to Mozarts specifications. It was cut and adapted in ways that stretch the conventions of opera seria: ensembles were added to Metastasios aria-centered text, the plot was streamlined, and crucial numbers were interpolated, of a style and complexity that is, in a word, Mozartean. The philosopher Slavoj Zizek suggests that the opera is more a continuation and deepening of the themes of Mozarts career than a divergence or regression from them. The entire canon of Mozarts great operas, Mr. Zizek writes, can be read as the deployment of the motif of pardon, of dispensing mercy, in all its variations. Die Zauberflte, for one, written in such

proximity to La Clemenza di Tito, could be renamed The Clemency of Sarastro. In the much-noted stability of La Clemenza di Tito Mr. Zizek identifies troubling undercurrents. More than in the other canonical Mozart works there is a toomuchness to the operas cycles of transgression and forgiveness, power defined solely as the constant exercise of clemency. The ridiculous proliferation of mercy in Clemenza, Mr. Zizek writes, means that power no longer functions in a normal way, so that it has to be sustained by mercy all the time. The surface perfection of the music is a thin veneer atop a world defined by death and fear, as in the eerily hushed rumblings and muted cries of the remarkable ensemble that ends the first act, when the Roman capitol burns. The work combines, in a new and sometimes awkward way, the basic structure of opera seria with the ensembles characteristic of newer operatic genres and even the short, piquant melodies of singspiels like Die Zauberflte. So it is no surprise that there are odd juxtapositions in the operas numbers themselves. The two most important arias, both added in Mozart and Mazzolas revision to Metastasio, similarly graft the conspirators longing for death onto music that can seem beautifully, bizarrely pastoral. Sesto, the emperors friend and betrayer, sings in Deh per questo istante solo of deep regret in a tone as oddly passive as a prepared statement. But rather than being dull this sense of division between what is being said and how it is being said is fascinating, as it is in Vitellias Non pi di fiori, a gentle exhalation that belies the death-drive intensity of her words. We remain always, in Clemenza, all too aware of the specter of artificiality; the sense that the characters, on some level, are self-conscious of the roles they are performing may account for why the opera has unsettled and disappointed so many over the years. Considering that blurriness in the line between fiction and reality is our condition, the opera, seemingly a relic, speaks as powerfully and disturbingly as Mozarts more popular works to our time.

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A Musical Divide, Bridged by a Conductor

From Page 10 sic meant the Beatles, he went to Oxford as an organ scholar, spent time at Westminster Abbey (where he played for the ill-fated wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) and occasionally freelanced as a keyboard player with Baroque bands. But his interests were eclectically unorthodox. As he recalls, processions from the west door of the abbey up to the high altar took 10 minutes, which was perfect for the Prelude to Wagners Meistersinger. He played jazz clubs and ballet classes, and coached singers in his spare time. And he eventually left the abbey to join the music staff of the English National Opera, soon becoming chorus master and working on every opera that came his way. When chances to conduct came up, he took them, with a growing expertise that focused on the Baroque and Classical periods. And his break came in 1996, when William Christie fell ill during the first run of the most celebrated Glyndebourne staging of that era, Handels Theodora. With direction by Peter Sellars, a cast led by Dawn Upshaw and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and the pristinely period Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the pit, it attracted international attention. And when Mr. Bicket stepped in as the substitute conductor, some of that attention fell on him, leading to, among other things, an invitation to assist James Levine at the Met the next year. His first task there was to help with the Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production of Clemenza that he conducts again on Friday. And he recalls a potentially awkward initial meeting at which Mr. Levine told him, Harry, I know your background, and everything I do with this piece youre probably going to hate, but just bear with me. That is what happened. We were coming from two different traditions, Mr. Bicket said, mine period, his modern. And his idea of Mozart was of course big house, with a ravishing sound that works wonderfully at the Met, and I totally adwere good enough. Now its accepted that theyre good, but there are probably too many. That said, the English Concert has focused on reinventing itself in the last few years, recruiting fresh, young talent and, as Mr. Bicket insisted, playing as well as ever, if not better. The 40th-anniversary plans include a high-profile series at Wigmore Hall in London, more operatic CDs and the Carnegie Radamisto, the first in a three-year annual series of concert versions of Handel operas. The operas, with what Mr. Bicket calls fantastic casts, will also be performed in London, Paris and Vienna. I only wish we could record them, he said. But that would take a six-figure sum we dont have. Meanwhile Mr. Bicket is pursuing his avowedly nonspecialist career, conducting Bizets Carmen at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dvoraks Rusalka at the Houston Grand Opera and works by Stravinsky, Bach and Anna Clyne with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. I truly dont like the limitations that go with being thought of as a period conductor, he said. And I dont actually thrill to the English Concert being called a period orchestra. The fact that we use old instruments shouldnt put us in a different category to anybody else. The issue isnt period or modern. Good or bad is all that matters.

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Harry Bicket, at the harpsichord, rehearsing with members of the English Concert period-music ensemble.
mire it. But that said, its not my way. So when he got ill and asked me to do the next revival, I changed a few things. Carefully. And each time I go back, knowing the players better, I guess I push it a bit further. Still, all the pushing in the world wont surmount the elethat can sound puny. One thing we do is raise the pit, to try to get the conversation you need between instruments and voices in the recitatives. But youve still got to send the sound to the back of a nearly 4,000-seat auditorium. On the period front Mr. Bicket took over the English Concert four years ago, and it was a surprise appointment for someone whose history had veered toward the vocal rather than the orchestral world. During those four years English Concert recordings have been largely voice related, with big-name singers making discs of opera arias, although that, he said, is for commercial reasons. Nice as it would be to do another Vivaldi concerti disc, which wed play wonderfully, he said, would it pay? And would we sell enough tours on the back of it? Probably not. These are tough times for a British band like ours that doesnt have the state support a lot of our competitors have, especially in France. Next year the English Concert, founded by the harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock, celebrates its 40th anniversary. Trevor Pinnock was saying to me recently that the problems we face now are the exact opposite of the ones he faced four decades ago, Mr. Bicket said. Then there were very few period bands, and no one thought they

An eclectic leader adept at toggling period and modern sensibilities.

ments of compromise in bighouse, modern-instrument Mozart and Handel. One of the first things you do in period-style performance is reduce the number of players, Mr. Bicket said. because you cant have the freedom with, say, seven desks of strings that you can with three. But in a space like the Met,

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Shooting the Sass as Easily as an Arrow

From Page 1 character actress to action heroine, nimbly repeating the cycle while retaining her real-girl charm. Minted as an Oscar nominee for playing a stoic Ozarks teenager in Winters Bone (2010) and as a box office star with The Hunger Games this year, she will next appear in her mouthiest role yet, in David O. Russells Silver Linings Playbook. The film, opening on Friday, stars Bradley Cooper as a Philadelphia high school teacher who suffers a breakdown after discovering his wifes affair. Ms. Lawrence is the unstable, sex-crazed widow he meets after he leaves the mental institution. Add Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) as his Philadelphia Eaglesobsessed parents and Chris Tucker as his inpatient friend, and the whole affair has the makings of a zany comedy. But Mr. Russell, who adapted the script from the 2008 novel by Matthew Quick, adds sharpness and pathos, drawing early praise for depicting romance, psychiatric illness and family dysfunction with humor and risk. The film won the audience prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, a harbinger of awards-season success. (The Oscar juggernauts Slumdog Millionaire and The Kings Speech also earned that kudos.) Shot before she became a household name playing Katniss Everdeen, the arrow-slinging champ of The Hunger Games (but after she worked on that picture), Silver Linings Playbook is again bringing statuette talk for Ms. Lawrence. Mr. Russell, riding high after his success with the Oscar-winning boxing movie The Fighter, had his pick of leading ladies, though they had to pass muster with Harvey Weinstein, a producer of the film. (The Weinstein Company bought the book rights before publication and had scheduled Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella to produce, passing the idea to Mr. Russell after their deaths; he adapted it even before The Fighter.)Initially worJOJO WHILDEN/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Above, Jennifer Lawrence with Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook; far left, with Elizabeth Banks in The Hunger Games; and flanked by Ashlee Thompson and Isaiah Stone in Winters Bone.

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ried that Ms. Lawrence was too young to play the romantic interest Mr. Cooper is 37 Mr. Russell said he was won over by her audition, conducted partly via Skype. Theres an expressiveness in her eyes and in her face, that many stars have to work for, thats ageless, he said. The character, Tiffany, underwent some transformations, though. She was first meant to be Goth, so Ms. Lawrence dyed her hair black. We shot camera tests with her in heavy Goth makeup and those plaid punk dresses they wear, and Harvey just freaked out, Mr. Russell said. Ms. Lawrence kept the dark hair and some other touches. The way she carries herself, the Gothic cross all these things permeated into her character, which is maybe the most messed-up girl on the block but also the most confident, Mr. Russell said. Jennifer, he added, is one of the least neurotic people I know, and that confidence, coupled with glimpses of vulnerability, is a trait she shares with her character. She always offers her opinion. Shes not afraid to talk to anybody about anything, and yet she can also turn around and have an 18-year-olds nevermind. Thats their version of being vulnerable. On a rare weekend break from shooting the second Hunger Games installment in Atlanta, Ms. Lawrence was holed up in a SoHo hotel room with an expansive view of Lower Manhattan. In black jeans and a white top she sat cross-legged or sprawled on a bench at the foot of the bed, still unmade, eating breakfast and talking openly about her life, with many segues for dark humor. Honing her sarcasm to be understandable, thats, like, my No. 1 thing that I have to work on, she said. She credited Mr. Russell with helping her find herself in Tiffanys fluctuating persona. David is inside every one of these characters, she said. He even persuaded her to speak in a lower register a feat because she doesnt like her naturally deep voice. I think I sound like a hermit, she said, a deep, chain-smoking hermit. Ms. Lawrence has no qualms about discussing her 5-foot-9 physicality. Silver Linings Playbook involves a heavily choreographed dance number, which made her nervous. When I dance, I look like Im a dad at a prom, she said.I never grasped my limbs. Ever since puberty Ive just kind of felt like we dont understand each other. After shooting the first Hunger Games she was asked by Mr. Russell to gain weight for the part. I was like, Hell, yeah! she said. That never happens in a movie. But Tiffany spends much of her time in workout wear, with many close-ups of her figure. For a second I just thought it was the camera guy, she said. And then I realized: obviously, David. (One of the things I love about her is her womanliness, both in her personality and in her form,

Ms. Lawrence, right, on the red carpet at the 2011 Oscars and below in May with her boyfriend, the actor Nicholas Hoult, in Monaco.

Mr. Russell said.) Then there was what she called the boob day, in March, when she showed up for a Hunger Games book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square wearing an emerald dress with deep, deep dcolletage. That dress looked so good on, she said. And then when I was sitting at this table the only thing you could see were children cheering and just her breasts about six inches above the table. Her life changed profoundly and suddenly with Hunger Games, the adaptation of the first in the best-selling Suzanne Collins trilogy of young-adult novels, about a dystopic society where children are sacrificed in yearly reapings. Fans and critics alike debated whether Ms. Lawrence was

The tomboy from Kentucky goes from The Hunger Games to romancing Bradley Cooper.
suited for the part, carping online about her physique and relative newcomer status. But the film, directed by Gary Ross, earned over $400 million and made Ms. Lawrence one of the top-grossing action heroines of all time. It also made her, overnight, a paparazzi target. It gets overwhelming, where Ill cry in my car, but not to the point where I dont want to do what Im doing, she said. Three more Hunger Games films are due: Catching Fire and Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2, all to be directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend). His style, Ms. Lawrence said, is more fantastical than Mr. Rosss, but both remain true to the books, a must with such a devoted fan base. Its also something that Im proud of, she said. Like, I dont get annoyed when the guy at the bar says, May the odds be ever in your favor. She grew up the baby of the family, working on her parents horse farm and childrens camp in the suburbs of Louisville, Ky. Still tomboy-close with her two brothers they wrestle she is equally silly on set. She sported a bite mark on her hand that she said came from her Catching Fire co-star Woody Harrelson in a finger-mustache game she invented and dubbed the Sanchez. He actually didnt bite me; I ran into his teeth, she explained, as if that made it better. Preparing for an emotionally heavy moment involving dead children, I put a rubber band on my nose to make me look like a pig and walked out and did the scene, she said. Approximating adulthood, Ms. Lawrence now lives in a condo in Los Angeles and has a mostly long-distance relationship with her boyfriend of two years, the

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British actor Nicholas Hoult, her co-star in X-Men: First Class. (She will soon reprise her role as the blue-skinned Mystique.) But blockbuster money or no, she is still paying for a leased Volkswagen. Im building up my credit, she said proudly. Her father, Gary, dropped by the room to make sure she was up, delivering an extra cup of coffee. Her mother, Karen, serves as a sounding board; it was she who advised her daughter to read Winters Bone, The Hunger Games and The Glass Castle, the Jeannette Walls memoir in which Ms. Lawrence hopes to star. She began acting as a teenager, appearing as the snarky daughter on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. But it was her first major screen role as Ree, the hardscrabble girl trying to hold her family together in Debra Graniks Winters Bone that was her breakthrough. In Ms. Lawrences watchful, precise and quietly heroic performance, Ree is like a modern-day Antigone, making ethical demands that are at once entirely coherent and potentially fatal, A. O. Scott wrote in his review in The New York Times. Ms. Lawrence has never had an acting coach or teacher. Thats how I can go about life free as an idiot: because I have no idea what Im doing, she said, deadpan. But Mr. Ross, who cast her as Katniss, said she needed little training. She doesnt make it too complicated for herself, he said. She doesnt have anything approaching a self-indulgent process.Shes very relaxed, shes chatty, shes almost part of the crew in some ways because shes so confident in what shes doing. She doesnt have a lot to be nervous about. She was thrown for a loop, though, by her best actress Oscar nomination, at the age of 20. It was so much, so fast, she said, starting with the 12 hours of interviews that follow the nomination announcement. I was like: I just want to feel like it happened. I feel like Im busy. I feel like Im tired, and tired of talking about myself, which is very odd, she said. Its such a PMS type of feeling, when something is so good that youre sad that you cant fully take it in and enjoy it. She lost to Natalie Portman, for Black Swan. But after the ceremony, I could enjoy it, she said, absorb it and sign my name Academy Award Nominee Jennifer Lawrence on everything. And she did get her share of mementos, like M&Ms with her photo on them. That literally was probably the coolest thing that I saw, she said. I was like: You know what? Its all worth it after I saw those M&Ms. If she is, as most actors diplomatically say, just lucky enough to be nominated again, Ms. Lawrence has a better understanding of the process. This time, she said, I want a pizza with my face on it.

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Sowing the Seeds Of Darkness

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Mia May meets a likeness of the Virgin Mary in The Wandering Shadow (1920), part of Fritz Lang: The Early Works.
HE single most important figure in the development of the motion picture as an art form was probably D. W. Griffith, but from his debut as a director in 1908 to the premature end of his career in 1931, he remained a child of the Victorian era. For all of his innovations in film form, his view of the world, as embedded in the sort of stories he chose to tell and the kind of characters with which he populated them, belonged to the 19th century. There isnt much in his work that would have surprised Balzac or Dickens. In a sense the movies dont really become a modern art until after World War I, when the new medium began to attract creators aware of the new developments in literature and the visual arts creators like Fritz Lang. Born in Vienna in 1890, he studied architecture and engineering at the Vienna University of Technology before he left in 1913 to study painting in Paris, where he became aware of the new currents. One of his earliest surviving works is a self-portrait from 1914, in which he depicts himself as a spidery aesthete, self-consciously imitating the style of Egon Schiele right down to his squared-off signature. When the Great War came, Lang left Paris and enlisted in the Austrian army, serving with distinction, earning a fistful of medals and citations before his wounds forced him from the field. It was during a medical leave that he began composing scenarios and acting in amateur theatrical productions. Discharged in 1918 with a nervous disorder, he almost immediately began writing scripts for the producer Erich Pommer, and a year later made his first film as a director, the Halbblut (Half-Blood), now lost. A new boxed set from Kino Lorber, Fritz Lang: The Early Works, follows Lang through three films from 1919 to 1921, up to the eve of his breakthrough with the international success Destiny. There arent any masterpieces here, but seen in succes-

sion the three films give a sense of the incredible speed with which Lang and the German cinema in general evolved from the moral and psychological certainties of the prewar era toward a new sense of discontinuity, fragmentation and paranoia. Griffiths sunny pastorals give way to an anxious new world of night and the city, the world of future Lang masterworks like Metropolis (1927), M (1931) and The Big Heat (1953). The 1919 Harakiri offers a direct connection to Victorian melodrama. The film is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1898

A new boxed set reveals Fritz Langs early efforts in the years before film noir.
short story by John Luther Long, Madame Butterfly, that would be brought to Broadway by David Belasco in 1900 and turned into an opera by Giacomo Puccini in 1904. Lang has made a few cosmetic changes of names and nationalities Cho-cho has become O-Take-San (Lil Dagover) and Lieutenant Pinkerton is now a Swedish naval officer (Niels Prien). But his most conspicuous intervention lies in building up the role of the Buddhist monk (Georg John) into a malevolent manipulator with almost supernatural powers, a gaunt figure who anticipates both F. W. Murnaus Nosferatu and Langs own Dr. Mabuse, both of whom would emerge in 1922. Like other German films of the immediate postwar era Harakiri ducks the anarchic social reality of the time by burrowing into an exotic past. With the wellpublicized assistance of the Hamburg Anthropological Museum, Lang constructed a Japanese village in a suburb of Berlin where he shot both the exterior and interior scenes, allowing for an unusually tight integration of landscape and drama. Continued on Page 19

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How a Galway Pub Led to a Skyscraper

By JOHN ANDERSON

HEN they dont involve sailors kissing nurses, the symbolic photographs of New York City usually involve skyscrapers: Alfred Stieglitzs snowy shot of the Flatiron Building; Berenice Abbotts electric Night View; Margaret BourkeWhite perched atop an art-deco eagle of the Chrysler Building. And Lewis Hines celebrated portrait of 11 Depression-era ironworkers, lunching along an

The photograph, left, at the heart of Men at Lunch, a new documentary investigating its subjects and context.
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I-beam on the unfinished Empire State Building. No? No, on several counts. The shot isnt by Hine. And its not atop the Empire State Building despite common misperceptions, misrepresentations and an Internet that insists otherwise. Taken Sept. 20, 1932, during the construction of Rockefeller Center, the well-known portrait of 11 immigrant laborers, legs dangling 850 feet above Midtown, ran in the Oct. 2 Sunday supplement of The New York Herald-Tribune, with the caption Lunch Atop a Skyscraper. Everybody knows the picture. Nobody knows who took it. And for most of its 80 years no one has known whos in it. A bit of the mystery is resolved in Men at Lunch, a documentary about the photo thats featured in the current DOC NYC series at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. Its director isnt making any exorbitant claims. We just muddied the waters a bit, Sean O Cualain said with a smile during a recent interview in New York. It was already a complex story full of unknowns. And we added a few more unknowns. But Men at Lunch does solve some of the puzzle created during a New York autumn when Babe Ruths Yankees were winning the World Series and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was winning the presidency. Produced by Mr. O Cualains brother, Eamonn, and made on a virtual shoestring, the film establishes the identity of at least two of the long-anonymous workers. Joseph Eckner, third from left, and Joe Curtis, third from right, were cross-referenced with other photos that the O Cualains were shown at Rockefeller Center. While the Lunch print itself bears no identifications, Eckner and Curtis were certainly the same men named on other photos taken that day. Two others at each end of the row, one lighting a cigarette, the other holding a bottle and glaring at the camera were traced to Ireland, which is where the O Cualain brothers, natives of Galway, entered the story. We were in doing another documentary and were having lunch in Whelans Pub, in Shanaglish, Sean O Cualain said, referring to a small village in County Galway. We saw the picture on the wall, and Mikey Whelan told us the story. As Mr. Whelan, the publican, explained it, the framed copy had come from a Boston-area man named Pat Glynn, who was convinced that his father, Sonny Glynn, was the man with the bottle at the far right, and that his uncle, Matty OShaughnessy, was at the far left with a cigarette. Comparisons with family photos seem to back him up. What Mr. Glynn knew for sure is that the men had emigrated in the 20s from Shanaglish, hence the prominent display of the photo in a pub there. With all the evidence theyve given us and based on their own belief, Eamonn O Cualain said, we believe them. By the end of the film, his brother added, you want to believe them too. The popularity of the picture, which has been colorized, satirized, burlesqued with the Muppets and turned into a life-size sculpture by Sergio Furnari, is partly about the casual recklessness of its subjects: The beam on which they sit seems suspended over an urban abyss, with the vastness of Central Park spread out behind them and nothing, seemingly below. But in fact a finished floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza was probably just a few feet away. And it was certainly not casual. As the Rockefeller collection shows, it was among many such posed photos taken and distributed to the news media with the intention of promoting Depression-era real estate (albeit by photographers who

were absolutely mad, said the archivist, Christine Roussel). The confusion over Hines involvement stems from the wrong assumption that the skyscraper was the Empire State Building, which Hine did photograph. The Rockefeller archive attributes the photo to unknown because no one was credited, though photos exist of other photographers who were taking pictures that day. The suspects include Charles Ebbets, William Leftwich and Thomas Kelley. The O Cualains have a copy of a second shot, evidently taken just seconds after the famous original, the cracked glass negative of which is owned by the Corbis collection and kept in the Iron Mountain storage facility, 220 feet beneath the surface of western Pennsylvania. We found it on a poster site on the Internet, but pretty quickly after we started asking questions the phone started going dead, Sean O Cualain said, regarding the site. They didnt know who owned the copyright, you know what I mean? So we couldnt use it in the film, but we have it on our office wall, and its taken three or four seconds after the original snap. The cigarette has just been lighted, his brother said. And the guy on the far side has a funny look on his face, as if the photographer said, Dont look at the bloody camera! The presence in the picture of Sonny Glynn and Matty

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Matty OShaughnessy, now identified as the far left man in the Lunch Atop a Skyscraper photograph.

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Sonny Glynn, now connectied to the far right man in Lunch Atop a Skyscraper.
OShaughnessy are another reason Lunch Atop a Skyscraper long ago became a classic: The synthesis of immigration, aspiration and determination, the vertical grasp of Manhattan at a time when jobs were scarce and men were desperate. As John Rasenberger, the author of High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built the Worlds Greatest Skyline, says in the documentary: The pay was good. The thing was, you had to be willing to die. All of which have obscured the merits of Lunch Atop a Skyscraper as a work of art. Lewis Hine was hired to document the Empire State Building, Continued on Page 20

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Looking Beyond Documentary to Face Truths

HE films of Shohei Imamura rowdier than the certified classics of Ozu and Mizoguchi, but more formally elegant and genuinely perverse than the works of his fellow Japanese New Wave directors like Nagisa Oshima and Seijun Suzuki have never exactly caught fire in America. Fame came more readily in Europe, where he was nominated for the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival five times and won twice (for The Ballad of Narayama in 1983 and The Eel in 1997). But the relative inattention that his beautifully constructed, darkly comic dramas like Pigs and Battleships, The Pornographers and Vengeance Is Mine have faced here is nothing compared with the neglect of Imamuras pathbreaking documentaries, all made in a midcareer detour from 1967 to 1975. The documentaries have been so obscure that Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan will be giving six of them their American theatrical premieres in a retrospective beginning Thursday and continuing through Nov. 21. Imamura, a protg of Ozu, began directing his own films in the late 1950s, turning out intricate comedies (Stolen Desire) and caper films (Endless Desire) with hardscrabble contemporary settings and a sardonic critique of postwar Japanese values. In Endless Desire, for instance, would-be crooks digging a tunnel to where a barrel of morphine was hidden during the war run afoul of a corrupt municipal program to demolish a teeming neighborhood of small shops. His engagement with the realities of money, sex and social class continued in more ambitious and bitingly cynical pictures like Pigs and Battleships, about small-time gangsters near an American naval base, and The Pornographers, about a maker of low-rent erotica who lusts after his girlfriends daughter. Then, in 1967, Imamura took the step into nonfiction with his first and bestknown documentary, A Man Vanishes, which will play throughout the retrospective. Except that A Man Vanishes is not exactly, or entirely, a documentary. Made in a style similar to that of his previous fictional work shot in rich black and white, with frequent use of freeze frames and nonsynchronous dialogue and showing the influence of the film essays of Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard, it takes as its starting point a realworld event: the disappearance of a salesman named Tadashi Oshima, who left for a business trip and never returned. Beginning with a policemans dry recitation of the facts the film is ostensibly an attempt to determine Oshimas fate and shed light on the phenomenon of young Japanese men dropping out of society. In the first halfhour a large cast, including relatives, co-workers, friends, former girlfriends and even a medium, is briskly questioned about Oshimas movements and personality. Even in the early going it seems that the more details we accrue, the less we really know about the man and why he went missing. And then the film takes a decisive turn, as Oshimas mousy fiance, Yoshie, who has been a mostly silent presence, suddenly moves to the center of the story. The previously unseen film crew, including Imamura, now comes on screen to discuss her shortcomings, and several long, crucial sequences involve arguments between Yoshie and her sister, who emerges as a possible key figure in Oshimas disappearance. Well before Imamuras thirdact coup de thtre a literal deconstruction of his own narrative and picture frame its obvious that what we are watching is too good to be true, too carefully staged and too sophisticated in its confusions to be authentically documentary. Imamura, on screen, alternately calls the film nonfiction and fiction. The only thing thats clear is that the man, Oshima, has not only vanished from sight but has also vanished, for the most part, from his own story. Anticipating by four decades todays fondness for blurring the lines between documentary and drama from the puzzle pieces of Abbas Kiarostami to the dodgy theatrics of Catfish A Man Vanishes is startlingly modern and, at 130 minutes, in some measure more fun to talk about than to watch. Having gotten it out of his system, Imamura proceeded to make a series of short, rough, vital, purely documentary films, primarily for Japanese television. In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in Malaysia, In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ICARUS FILMS AND IMAMURA PRODUCTIONS

Left and right, subjects in Shohei Imamuras In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in Thailand; center, Mr. Imamura, right, with an interviewee in In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in Malaysia. The films concern servicemen who left Japan in World War II.
Thailand, Outlaw-Matsu Returns Home and Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute make up an informal tetralogy on a theme similar to that of A Man Vanishes: how and why people would slip away from the rigid embrace of Japanese society. Like A Man Vanishes, Unreturned Soldiers in Malaysia plays out like a detective story. Acting as narrator, interviewer and investigator, Imamura flies to Singapore and makes contact with several former Japanese soldiers who have stayed on there. They dont qualify as unreturned, having kept their contacts with the local Japanese people, but they help him as he searches for soldiers who have truly gone native and as he digs into questions of culpability for wartime atrocities and the ability of both the Japanese and the ethnic Chinese to forget about massacres and burned villages. Eventually his search leads to a man now called A-Kim. Each step of Imamuras hopscotch journey to and from Singapore and Malaysia offers new insights into Southeast Asias violent his-

Mr. Imamura (foreground) shooting A Man Vanishes.

tory. Given directions to a Chinese village where A-Kim is said to live, Imamura discovers that its no longer there: burned down by the British after the war because it was thought to harbor Communists, its now an Indian village. A-Kim, once found, turns out to be a convert to Islam, a suitable choice, Imamura decides, for a man whose entire youth was stolen by war. In Unreturned Soldiers in Thailand Imamura quickly locates three former Japanese servicemen who have accommodated themselves to Thai life, and devotes the bulk of the film to a long, combative and increasingly drunken conversation among them: Fujita, a former spy who admits to burning Chinese captives alive and still worships the emperor; Toshida, a disillusioned individualist; and Nakayama, who stares into the distance and refuses to talk. The next day Fujita says of Toshida: If we were still soldiers, Id kill him. Thats just how we are. Outlaw-Matsu recounts the loyal Fujitas return to Japan, arranged by Imamura, and Karayuki-San profiles a Japanese woman who was sent to Malaysia to be a prostitute for Japanese soldiers and chose to stay. All four films are part of Imamuras project to recapture the reality of the war because we have forgotten such things in our peaceful present lives. After 1975 Imamura returned to fiction, winning his Palme dOrs and gaining a late measure of recognition in America with the release of The Eel and Dr. Akagi before his death in 2006. The Anthology series is an opportunity, not to be missed, to sample the work of a filmmaker who crossed and recrossed the documentary boundary long before established figures like Werner Herzog, Jonathan Demme and Spike Lee could do so without a second thought.

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From left, the Garden of Eden, ancient Egypt and ancient Greece in The Tragedy of Man, an animated film from Hungary.

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Living Through Animated Millenniums

By ROBERT ITO

N 1996 the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles screened 18 minutes of early footage from The Tragedy of Man, an animated work in progress by the director Marcell Jankovics. In the segment Luci-

fer and Adam visit a socialist community sometime in Earths grim future, a time when poetry and rose cultivation are banned, babies are issued numbers rather than given names, and the desiccated corpses of citizens are recycled to make household goods.

Michelangelo or at least his reincarnated form is a frustrated factory worker; Plato spends his time herding oxen. The people loved it, Bela Bunyik, the festivals founder, recalled of that sneak peek. Whens it coming? Whens it

coming? they asked. Everybody was waiting. As it turns out, that footage was just a small excerpt from a film that wouldnt be completed until 2011, fitting for an epic that begins at the dawn of creation, ends with mans last gasp and in-

cludes stopovers in ancient Greece, 17th-century Prague, Dickensian London and outer space, among others. At 160 minutes about three hours, including the intermission the film includes one visual spectacle after the next. Each of the 15 sections is animated in a different style, and cameos abound, from Lenin, Stalin and Hitler to Mickey Mouse, Marilyn Monroe and the Beatles of the Yellow Submarine era. There are also death and carnage on a grand scale: beheadings, stabbings, suicides, crucifixions, mass shootings, deaths brought on by sheer exhaustion and so on. It wont be a film everybody will see, Mr. Jankovics admitted. The full version of The Tragedy of Man will have its American premiere next Sunday, returning to the same festival 16 years after that initial screening and nearly three decades since Mr. Jankovics first began working on the film. At the world premiere in Budapest last December Mr. Jankovics said he told the audience that he was happy that he had lived to see this moment. I couldnt say anything more, he said in a recent phone interview from Budapest or I would have started to cry. The film is an adaptation of the poet Imre Madachs play of the same title, which has been translated into 90 languages and is considered one of the great works of Hungarian literature. The action takes place over the course of one very long dream, as Adam, Eve and a chatty Lucifer visit the worlds great civilizations at the height of their power, only to watch as humanitys noblest hopes and dreams come to naught. At 15 scenes long, set in 10 different historical periods, the play can be a beast to stage, let alone sit through. Reading the play is exhausting, Mr. Jankovics said, so I think a film is a good solution. If anyone had dibs on adapting Hungarys best-known drama into a feature-length animated film, its Mr. Jankovics, Hungarys best-known living animator. In 1976 his film Sisyphus, a short-form masterpiece about the doomed, boulder-pushing king, was among the nominees for an Academy Award; the next year his Kuzdok (The Struggle) won the Palme dOr for short film at Cannes. In Hungary people know him in the way they know Walt Disney, said Paul Morton, who studied Hungarian animation in Budapest while on a Fulbright fellowship in 2008. When I was on the street, and I told people what I was doing, they would immediately go, Oh, have you talked to the great Marcell Jankovics? By the time Mr. Jankovics first started working on Tragedy, in 1983, he had already directed two full-length films: Janos Vitez, Hungarys first animated feature, and Feherlofia, which stars a horse-suckled hero, his two brothers and a combative hobgoblin who loves to eat piping-hot porridge atop the bellies of his defeated enemies. I knew pretty well that I needed three years to make one movie, Mr. Jankovics said. Since this is an extralong movie, it counts as two, so thats six years. So I basically spent six years making the movie. And the other two decades or so? The rest of the time, he said, was spent raising funds. Production began in 1988, at the tail end of what is now considered the golden age of Hungarian

animation. Filmmaking in that country was a state-run affair, and the Pannonia Film Studio financed by the Communist government, had become a mecca for many of the top animators, including Mr. Jankovics. A year later the government fell, forcing artists and directors to find other means of financing. Mr. Jankovics worked a section at a time, starting with the shortest scene, in which Adam transforms into a giant robotic spaceship as he and Lucifer hurtle through the cosmos. As soon as one section was finished, hed go about raising money for the next, applying for small grants from organizations like the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation. In the meantime he wrote several books on art and mythology, directed films and television series, and served as president of the Hungarian Cultural Society. The film crews he led as the Tragedy of Man director and writer changed substantially over the years, with animators retiring or dying. The voice of God and Lucifer remained through the whole production, Mr. Jankovics said. But Adam and Eve grew old, so younger actors were brought in. The last bit of money to complete the film came in 2008, when Mr. Jankovics allowed General Motors to use Sisyphus in an ad for the GMC Yukon Hybrid. The commercial which compared Sisyphus legendary stickto-itiveness to that of the vehicle was broadcast during that years Super Bowl. Tragedy has now played throughout Hungary, where it has been praised by critics, as

A films cameos include Stalin, Hitler, Marilyn Monroe and the Beatles.
well as at festivals in Russia, Serbia and the Czech Republic. This month the film will screen at festivals in Poland, Portugal, Armenia and Canada, in addition to its American premiere. There are no plans at the moment for a commercial release. Its a monumental, gigantic opus that Marcell Jankovics created, said Marton Orosz, curator of photography and media arts at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. Its the film he was preparing for his entire life. Near the end of the film, under Earths dying sun, one down-onhis-luck Eskimo asks Adam, whom he mistakes for a god, for more seals to eat, please, and fewer humans to share them with. After viewing eons of human misery in a single night, Adam wonders what the point of all this is, and viewers have to wonder along with him. The film ends with the timely return of Eve and God and this heavenly directive: Keep struggling, keep striving, no matter how lousy life gets. Its hardly a feel-good ending, but for Hungarians, at least, its a satisfying one. While in Budapest, Mr. Morton said, he heard a local woman explain one fundamental difference between Hungarian stories and American ones: She told me, You always end the story with and they lived happily ever after. We end our stories, and they lived happily ever after . . . until they died.

Marcell Jankovics spent nearly three decades on his epic that begins at creation and ends with mans last gasp.

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From Page 15 Lang continued to work on location with Das Wandernde Bild (1920), which Kino has translated as The Wandering Shadow for this set but is more usually known as The Wandering Image. The film was Langs first with the screenwriter Thea von Harbou, who would become his wife and most consistent collaborator. (Both relationships ended when Lang left Germany in 1934.) Shot in the Bavarian Alps, the film is a complex melodrama (made even more so by its fragmentary state only about two-thirds of the movie survive) centered on a widow (Mia May) who flees to the mountains to escape the scheming of her greedy brother-in-law (Hans Marr). The shadow of the title is in fact a very solid stone Madonna that stands near the hut of a mysterious hermit, whose unlikely identity is revealed through an extended flashback. Several characteristic Lang motifs emerge doubling, disguise, claustrophobic confinement during a climax that finds the heroine trapped in the hermits cabin, buried under an avalanche. When the Madonna appears to come to life and go wandering in response to the hermits vow, it is difficult not to think of the robot Marias awakening in Metropolis. The opening shot of Four Around the Woman (1921) seems to announce the arrival of Langs mature, geometric visual style. The camera circles a circular bar, in a smoky, windowless club room populated by sinister, silk-hatted capitalists straight out of George Grosz. One of them (Ludwig Hartau) is a broker subsequently seen putting on a disguise to buy a stolen gem from a fence (Rudolf Klein-Rogge, the future Dr. Mabuse) in hopes of placating his neglected wife (Carola Toelle), herself the object of contention between look-alike brothers (Anton Edthofer in a dual role), one a sleek criminal and the other an unemployed ship stoker. Again the connections between the characters are revealed in a flashback halfway through the film, but the particulars of the far-fetched plot matter less than its eerie symmetries and elaborate parallelism. Lang cuts systematically between the dank hangout favored by the poor but honest brother (a subterranean dive managed by Klein-Rogge) and the elegant hotel dining room (itself dominated by a mirror) where the other plies his trade, switching fake jewelry for real on the fingers of bored, wealthy wives. The reflections never end. In Four Around the Woman truth does have a bottom, and the screenplay (again partly written by Harbou) eventually manages to reach it. Lang has yet to make the great, modernist leap of the Mabuse films, with their understanding that form can exist without meaning, that beneath one pattern lies another, and another beneath that a conspiracy of infinite regression without a center and without a purpose. But that fatal insight is just around the corner. (Kino Lorber, $39.95, not rated)

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Four Around the Woman (1921), part of the Fritz Lang: The Early Works box, is rife with parallels and symmetries and augurs the arrival of Langs mature, geometric visual style.

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the novel by Don Winslow features Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively as marijuana entrepreneurs whose Southern California operation attracts the unwelcome attention of a Mexican cartel. Savages is a daylight noir, a western, a stoner buddy movie and a love story, which is to say that it is a bit of a mess. But also a lot of fun, especially as its pulp elements rub up against some gritty geopolitical and economic themes, A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times in July. With John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and Demian Bichir. (Universal, Blu-ray/DVD combo $34.98, DVD $29.98, also available through Movies on Demand, R) BRAVE From Pixar, the animated tale of a Scottish princess (with the voice of Kelly Macdonald) who rebels against her traditional mother (Emma Thompson) and takes off for the forest, where a witch (Julie Walters) offers her a way to change her destiny. The animation, particularly in the outdoor scenes, can be transfixing with the photorealist details, Manohla Dargis wrote in The Times in June. Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman directed. (Disney, Blu-ray 3-D, Blu-ray/DVD combo $49.99, Bluray/DVD combo $39.99, DVD $29.99, also available through Movies on Demand, PG) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Peter OToole stars as the enigmatic British officer who united the tribes of Arabia against the Turks in World War I, in a new, high-definition transfer of David Leans much-honored 1962 film. With Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins and Omar Sharif. (Sony, Blu-ray $26.99, PG) THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Ten years after Sam Raimis Tobey Maguire version, Sony restarts a trilogy based on the troubled teenage comic book character, this time starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. Marc Webb directed. The latest post-atomic-age Spider-Man has been updated with a skateboard and a hoodie, but its unclear whom he speaks to (beyond Sonys shareholders), and for what reason, Ms. Dargis wrote in The Times in July. (Sony, 3-D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD combo $55.99; Blu-ray/DVD combo $40.99, DVD $30.99, also available through Movies on Demand, PG-13) ARTHUR CHRISTMAS When he discovers one present that hasnt been delivered on Christmas Eve, Santas youngest son, Arthur (voiced by James McAvoy), takes charge of getting it to its proper destination. Sarah Smith directed this animated feature (2011) for Britains Aardman Animations; with the voices of Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent and Imelda Staunton. This scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the savingChristmas genre, Neil Genzlinger wrote in The Times last year. (Sony, Blu-ray 3-D/Blu-ray/DVD combo $55.99; Blu-ray/DVD combo $40.99; DVD $30.99, also available through Movies on Demand, PG)
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From Page 16 and as a body of work that to me represents a greater artistic achievement, at least across the series, said Sarah Meister, a curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, who put together the exhibition Picturing New York of 2009. But theres a difference between a picture that transcends its function for its own intrinsic merits and one that has transcended it for other cultural reasons. She would, she said, be delighted if someone wanted to donate a good print of

Immigrants are given their place in a historic American photograph.

Lunch Atop a Skyscraper to MoMA. We dont have one. Whether its subject is a masterpiece or a novelty, Men at Lunch was a natural for DOC NYC, now in its third year. Needless to say, I am a fan, said the senior programmer Mystelle Brabbee, who called the film a love letter, albeit one that takes

a different tack from other films about architecture. We mostly hear about the famous architects and financiers, but this one iconic photograph shows the spirit of how Rockefeller Center was built the fulfillment of the promise of Manhattan, she said. Beauty, service, dignity and humor dangling 56 stories above the midstream rush of the metropolis, all summarized in this moment. The documentary invites the viewer to meditate on that moment, she added, without trying to reveal all the answers surrounding it.

The Dance Of Pacific Crossings

From Page 9 panded that idea to exploring the more animal aspects of the human experience. Between different cultures humor is something that really does not translate, Mr. McIntyre said. The artists shared jokes and attempted to explain their meaning in different languages. Mr. McIntyre tried repeatedly to explain the many iterations of the how many such-and-suches does it take to screw in a light bulb joke to Ms. Lee, and was ready to give up when she told him with a smile: No, I get it. Its just not funny. Ms. Lees good-natured jab is indicative of how, in a short time, the Korean dancers acclimated to the different artistic environment. (For the record the women love Boise. We like the fresh air and the colors of the leaves, Ms. Chang said.) Im sure the first week was just a bomb of new ideas and ways of working, but I never got the sense they were backing away from the challenge, Mr. McIntyre said. Its a great illustration of real bravery: to not feel confident about something, but to make the choice to do it anyway. Its also a great help to the choreographer: Mr. McIntyre finished Ravens a week early.

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Restart Me Up Once More

From Page 1 from Its too dangerous to go to people bringing their children to shows, Mr. Jagger said from Paris. It became a family outing. And a band that was once synonymous with a riotous volatility has become despite all commercial, cultural and chemical odds a symbol of stability. Members now describe the band with an unexpected word for the Rolling Stones: discipline. It requires quite a bit of discipline to be a Rolling Stone, Mr. Richards said. Although it seems to be shambolic, its a very disciplined bunch. Interviewed separately, the guitarist Ronnie Wood, who joined the band in 1975, agreed. No matter what was going on the outside, no matter how much we whooped it up, he said, we felt a responsibility, and we still do, to make great music. Simple familiarity, through the passage of time and generations, is one reason the Stones popularity has endured. Yet since the late 1980s, when the Stones pulled themselves together to make Steel Wheels and return to the stadium circuit, arguably every tour and album has been largely a victory lap for what they accomplished in their first 20 years. By then Mr. Jagger and Mr. Richards had forged a catalog of great songs as diverse as for starters The Last Time, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday, No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women, Brown Sugar and Gimme Shelter. Theres no navet in Stones songs; they have worn well. The bands box office potential is unmistakable. Latter-day Stones studio albums, when they get around to making them the last one was A Bigger Bang, back in 2005 have each sold at least a million copies in the United States without major hit singles. Mr. Richardss 2010 autobiography, Life, topped The New York Timess best-seller list and deserved to, with its frank and kaleidoscopic mingling of music lore, drug chronicles, romance, strife, loyalty, score-settling and improbable survival. The Stones dependably sell out arena tours. The fascination continues. Nostalgia and durable songs are part of the Stones perpetual appeal. So are the big-stage rock spectacles that the Stones helped pioneer, with inflatable appendages, pyrotechnics or perhaps a cherrypicker lifting Mr. Jagger over the crowd. (Now Taylor Swift rides one.) It doesnt hurt ticket sales that Mr. Jagger, at 69, is still limber enough to prance, twitch and shimmy all over a stage; when Maroon 5 had a hit with Moves Like Jagger, younger listeners needed no footnote. In a heartening sight for his less spry contemporaries and baby boomer fans, Mr. Jagger had enough rock-star rambunctiousness to steal the show completely from hit makers less than half his age at the 2011 Grammy Awards. (Thats pretty easy, Mr. Jagger said from Paris. If youre only doing one number, you can tear anything up.) Video from the Stones first concert since 2007, on Oct. 25 at the club Le Trabendo in Paris, shows a band thats grizzled and scrappy but still game. Onstage and, far more often than not, in the studio, the Rolling Stones keep their sound loose: its practiced and not to be mistaken for sloppy, precisely imprecise. Above Charlie Wattss drumming the bands two guitars share a musical cats cradle, constantly twining, unraveling, reconfiguring. Were always sliding between rhythm and lead, Mr. Richards said. Its an intuitive thing, instinctive. You couldnt map it. Don Was, who produced A Bigger Bang and the bands two new songs, said: Its a beautiful conversation that they have going. Keith will get something that Charlie plays on the high-hat, and it will make him react a certain way, which inspires something Ronnie will do. Theyre constantly interacting. But songs and showmanship still dont fully explain the Stones hold on their audience. Soon after forming, they made a choice as fateful as their musical tastes. Their early-1960s manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, urged them to become the antiBeatles: the opposite of an ingratiating, uniformed, clean-cut pop-rock band. The Beatles being so squeaky clean, they were obviously wearing the white hat, Mr. Richards recalled. The other role to play was putting the black hat on. The more the press played up to it, the more you found yourself thrust into the role of the villain. And then you got used to it. It was easier. You could actually be yourself in the Stones. That attitude not only freed the Stones to look, behave and write as they pleased, but also made them rock archetypes, living out a freedom and license that most fans could only wish for. Of course there had been earlier R&B and rockabilly wild men, and Mr. Jagger clearly studied them, but their careers were briefer or far less celebrated. The Stones, improper Englishmen, breached the mainstream, creating an example for every rock wastrel, talented or untalented, that followed. Decades later, on giant stages amid computer-controlled effects, the Stones distant whiff of anarchy is still a draw, especially because its underscored by the tight-but-loose sound of the band, the way even venerable songs sound up for grabs. The Stones seizing of their outlaw archetype is the through line of Crossfire Hurricane, a documentary that hurtles through the bands first 20 years, which
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The Rolling Stones at work and at play. Above, from left, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1972; Mr. Jagger with the band last month in Paris. Left, Mr. Jagger and Mr. Richards during Exile on Main Street sessions in 1971. Below, from left, the band in 1965 and in 1997.
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comes to HBO on Nov. 15. They start off playing this role, they become the role, and then the role nearly kills them, said the director, Brett Morgen. Yet eventually, as Mr. Jagger says in the film, the Stones change from being the band everybody hated to the band everybody loves. Crossfire Hurricane draws on older Stones documentaries that now look startlingly candid. Early material comes from Charlie Is My Darling, Peter Whiteheads documentary of a chaotic 1965 Stones tour of Ireland that found concerts regularly cut short as audiences stormed the stage; that entire film has just been released on DVD, along with crackling live performances from the same era. The youthful Rolling Stones are earnest, thoughtful and amused by the frenzy their performances set off. We were such nice children, underneath it all, Mr. Jagger recalled. Its the blowback from Andrew

Oldham: The Rolling Stones are the rebels. And the blowback was quite intense, because you got labeled with this and it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Violence gave way to decadence. The Stones stopped touring after the bleak 1969 Altamont concert in California, where four people died, withdrawing to studios to complete three of their masterpieces: Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. (A fourth great album, Beggars Banquet, started the run in 1968.) Cameras followed them to the Exile recording sessions stoked, as Mr. Richards wrote in his book, by cocaine and heroin and onto the road in 1972, where Robert Frank shot a rarely shown film with an unprintable title. Crossfire Hurricane includes uninhibited outtakes from that film, with casual nudity and open drug use. I was a very well-adjusted addict, Mr. Richards said. I never felt that it hin-

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dered what I did. But it was a strange place to find yourself in and an experiment that went on far too long. It couldnt last. After a 1977 arrest in Toronto threatened to imprison him and break up the band and inspired one of his best songs, Before They Make Me Run Mr. Richards ended his heroin habit. I dont miss it anymore, he said. But I do dream of it sometimes. He was reminded his new song is One More Shot. He replied, You can shoot a lot of things. After Mr. Wood joined the Stones, the band had its best-selling album with Some Girls in 1978, kicking back at the disco and punk coming out of New York City. Yet by the early 1980s the bands camaraderie was disappearing; World War III was how Mr. Richards has described his friction with Mr. Jagger. It was a very difficult time, Mr. Jagger said. Everyone had had enough of it a bit bored, really. Not so many great things in there. Mr. Jagger, and then Mr. Richards, started bands of their own while making desultory Stones albums. But with Steel Wheels in 1989, the Stones re-emerged in its current guise: a band that does flashy megatours about every five years, tied to a new album or, this time around, a hits compilation with the two new songs (titled Grrr!). People say, Oh, its a business, Mr. Jagger said. Its not really the business of it. Its the creation of the whole thing. Of course the money thing is part of it, but the most important part is getting the thing on the road, with hundreds of people and tons and tons of equipment. Its an interesting undertaking. Mr. Jagger added: When youre at the beginning of your career, youre in the band 24 hours a day. But as you get older you dont want to be doing that. I think the band is fine being in the band, and the band rather likes not being in the band, too. Thats a good balance. The Stones say that morale is high at the Paris rehearsals. Once the guitar straps are put over their heads, its back into it, Mr. Watts said. Weve been doing it so long now its what we do. The band is delving into its catalog, but Mr. Jagger knows the audience expects hits. I dont want to be totally predictable, which is kind of hard when youve been doing something for 50 years, he said. Its the Rolling Stones onstage. You know what its like. They do Honky Tonk Women. They do Satisfaction. People coming to a 50th-anniversary show want some kind of predictability. Mr. Richards pronounced himself amazed at the bands longevity. There is a certain magnetic glue that pulls us all together, that overrides any other peripheral things, he said. Once we get behind our instruments theres something bigger. The sum is greater than the parts. Theres just a feeling that we were meant to do this, we have to do this, and were just following the trail.

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Romance in Mexico, Continuity on Lower Park

El Potro de Sinaloa
The Mexican singer Jos Eulogio Hernandez, known as El Potro de Sinaloa (the colt of Sinaloa), puts his husky, raspy, elegant voice in front of a traditional Sinaloense brass band, with three trumpets, clarinet, tuba and two trombones in buzzing harmony. He makes big-sounding records of a modest-sounding music. On Sin Fronteras (Fonovisa/Universal) he leaves behind his usual territory drugtrade songs and stories of crazy romance to cover more sensitive Spanish-language love songs of the last 40 years, from salsa, bachata and 1970s Latin pop, with a purview skewing toward northwestern Mexico. There are songs here written by or made popular by Roberto Carlos (La Distancia, Un Gato en la Oscuridad), Emmanuel (Tengo Mucho Que Aprender de Ti), Los Bukis (Presiento Que Voy a Llorar), and Luis Enrique (Yo No S Maana). Though hes rarely photographed out of Western wear, the album cover shows him in a tuxedo with an old-fashioned microphone. Its Mr. Hernandezs great Latino songbook set, his Rod Stewart moment. And whats best about Sin Fronteras is his refusal to assume a normative sensitivity through his voice. Hes still as rough, soulful and casual as before.
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bum includes Oscar Pettifords Blues in the Closet, Andrew Hills Dusk, Duke Ellingtons Single Petal of a Rose, Paul Motians Arabesque and the standard Lover Man, carefully reinscribed on the fly, as if to create a polished new song.

Andy Stott

Living by Lanterns
The Chicago jazz drummer Mike Reed was recently offered a commission to use some of Sun Ras audio archives in an original work. As he has written on his blog, he hesitated; he knows and cares about 60s hard bop from Chicago but isnt a Sun Ra

Clockwise from above, Andy Stott, Frank Kimbrough, El Potro De Sinaloa and Living by Lanterns.

fanatic. The more interesting idea, as he put it, clearly, unsentimentally, was of creating new music using someones unfinished, unwanted and abandoned material. In my mind it doesnt matter whose tapes these are, its just source material, in this case it happens to be Sun Ra. He built a 10-piece band, Living by Lanterns, and joined forces with the vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz; they arranged some themes transcribed from a largely improvised and never released Sun Ra 1961 trio session. On the resulting record, New Myth/Old Science (Cuneiform), you hear little pieces of original audio: spoken voices, wheezy keyboard tones. But otherwise this is a good, semi-grooving, open-ended, new Chicago and New York band, following written themes and its own intuitive directives with good players and useful textures: Tomeka Reids cello, Mary Halvorsons electric guitar and the cool, guiding chordclangs of Mr. Adasiewiczs vibraphone.

Frank Kimbrough Trio

Over two nights last summer, Jimmy Katz brought his mobile equipment down to the Kitano hotel, on lower Park Avenue, to record the pianist Frank Kimbroughs trio, with the bassist Jay Anderson and the
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drummer Matt Wilson. Over the past four years or so Mr. Katz has been making a lot of live recordings, focusing on the unprocessed sound of a band in small rooms. (Among his other recent work that has made an impression on me are Bruce Barths Live at Smalls and Miles Okazakis Figurations, recorded at the Jazz Gallery.) What he got at the Kitano was a band balanced both within itself and to the dimensions of the room. And so Live at Kitano (Palmetto) has a slightly mysterious quality, some feeling of veracity, imperfections and all. The band knows its dynamics and its strategies, and its always quiet and articulate. Mr. Kimbrough has a clear and limpid sound that steals into sudden melodic runs, breaking up his stately pace, and his set lists make jazz a long continuity of meditation. The al-

Andy Stott is a young British techno producer who over the last three years or so has been making his music slower, murkier and better. Luxury Problems, his second full-length album on the Manchester label Modern Love, is radically moody, steady with beats but stingy with their sonic width, punctuated with machine noises and warm, echoed voices. It sounds as if it were being played in a deserted train terminal, where every footfall creates a 10-second echo. It crawls. You need several listens to get your head around it, to recognize the landmarks and figure out the proper speed of anticipation and delivery. Some of the voices are chop-ups of hooks, unrecognizable at different tempos, possibly from R&B or house records; but others are distinct and warm, from a soprano with classical training; those come from his former piano teacher, Alison Skidmore. When hes working with small amounts, a little means a lot: the normalsounding high-hat-andsnare noises in the title track, the breakbeats that run through Up the Box. Its amazing how much space and emotion can be represented remotely, or electronically.

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S a form of photojournalism, war photography can sometimes seem to be telling the same story over and over across conflicts and eras. But as technology has grown more sophisticated, photojournalists have been able to bring us ever closer to its daily realities and to offer new ways of understanding the experience of those who live through it. Thats one lesson of War/ Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through Feb. 3. The idea for the show began brewing 10 years ago, when the museum acquired what is believed to be the first print of Joe Rosenthals famous 1945 photograph of the flagraising on Iwo Jima a small, sepia-tone image with, surprisingly, no bravado, said Will Michels, a photographer who works for the museum. He had previously spent years photographing and interviewing veterans who had personally shelled the beach in order to make that flag raising possible, he said. Thats why it resonated with me. The print prompted Mr. Michels to ask Anne Wilkes Tucker, the museums curator of photography, why she wasnt collecting war photographs. Buoyed by his enthusiasm and expertise, she decided to undertake an extensive

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research project, one that would take the colleagues to sites as far afield as the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium, and military archives from Ottawa to South Korea. The exhibition they organized, together with Ms. Tuckers curatorial assistant, Natalie Zelt, comprises about 500 objects, including cameras, ephemera and nearly 400 photographs, roughly a third of which come from the museums own newly built war photography collection. Much of the rest was borrowed from museums and public collections around the world. But some came from individuals, like the 1940s photograph of Russian children gathered around the corpses of two others who have just been hanged as collaborators, or a 1937 snapshot of Japanese soldiers using live Chinese soldiers for bayonet practice. We have some pretty horrific images, Ms. Tucker said, that wouldnt be published in a newspaper. And few art museums collect or show photographs of atrocities. But war photographs, like the events they document, are part of the collective memory, she added, and we decided that this was going to be about what photographers have photographed during wartime, no holds barred.
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Larry Burrows
Reaching Out (Operation Prairie, Mutter Ridge, Nui Cay Tri), Vietnam, Oct. 5, 1966

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Georgi Zelma
Captured Building, Stalingrad, 1942
The invention of the 35-millimeter camera, first marketed by Leica in 1925, revolutionized war photography. Sturdy, flexible, and small enough to be held in one hand, its roll film could be advanced quickly, allowing photographers to capture sequential images. By the 1930s news photographers had adopted them, and combat photographers soon followed, like Robert Capa, who used a Leica to cover the Spanish Civil War. Everything about the 35 millimeter camera the mobility, the faster film, the rapid-fire mechanisms was ideal for war, Ms. Tucker said. Its portability also allowed photographers to follow soldiers into the thick of battle, as in this 1942 picture by the Uzbekistani photographer Georgi Zelma, who covered Russian troops during World War II for the newspaper Izvestiya. Taken during the bitterly fought battle of Stalingrad, it shows a Russian soldier leaping from a ruined building as two more scramble across snow-covered rubble, with Zelma clearly only a few feet away. After Hitler invaded Russia, Leicas werent readily available, so many Soviet photographers relied on the FED, the Soviet equivalent. Yet Zelma always used Leicas. How he obtained them isnt precisely clear, but the way many photographers got Leicas, Ms. Tucker said, was taking them off a dead German.

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Although Kodak introduced color film in 1935, it took more than 30 years for it to fully infiltrate war photography. Primarily used for studio portraits and advertising, it was perceived to be too dolled up and studio controlled for photojournalism, Ms. Tucker said. Early on, it also required flashbulbs or full light, neither of which could be counted on in combat. But by the time America began sending troops to Vietnam color film had substantially improved, and a few photojournalists began using it for war. The one who popularized it was the British photographer Larry Burrows, a contributor to Life magazine. What Burrows was so good at was figuring out

how he could use color photography, Ms. Tucker said. Rather than letting white bandages drive a composition, as most photographers did with black-and-white film, his images were propelled by the color of blood, as in this photograph of a wounded Marine, whose head, swathed in crimson-soaked gauze, becomes the focal point. He showed everybody that you could make smart, formal, powerful pictures in color that were not schmaltzy, Ms. Tucker said. Although Burrows took the photograph in 1966, it didnt run in Life until 1971 the year he died with three other photojournalists when their helicopter was shot down over Laos.

Capt. Alfred G. Buckham

Full Speed Ahead, 1918
World War I was the first conflict that had official combat photographers serving in the armed forces. And by its start two inventions had radically opened up the possibilities for war photography: smaller, nimbler, hand-held cameras; and the airplane, which offered a new perspective. Some of the earliest aerial war pictures were made by Edward Steichen, the first director of the United States Army School of Aerial Photography. In 1918 he undertook a reconnaissance mission to photograph the ruined village of Vaux in France, thereby aiding its recapture by American forces. Steichens British equivalent was Capt. Alfred G. Buckham, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service. Like most great combat photographers Buckham was a daredevil who tweaked the technology of the time to his own ends. The British military used semiautomatic aerial cameras affixed to planes, the better to withstand the grueling conditions of flight. But Buckham favored a large-format press camera, which he steadied by bolstering the bellows with cardboard and strapping his own legs to the seat. (Although many photographers had adopted plastic film by then, Buckham, like the rest of the British militarys photography corps, used glass plates.) Buckham also had no qualms about using parts of different negatives to create a photograph, as he likely did for this one, of a floatplane near a ship. People had been collaging and layering images to make great pictures since the invention of photography, Mr. Michels said, and Buckhams technique was a common practice. However, he added, Buckham did it much better than many others. Thats one reason why his clouds are always perfect.
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Benjamin Lowy
Untitled, from the series Iraq/Perspectives II, Aug. 1, 2007
Todays combat photographers have an everincreasing range of technological tools at their disposal, including motor-driven cameras that can take shots in rapid-fire succession, and shake-reduction systems to eliminate blurring. And with the advent of digital technology, instead of the months it once took to get a picture from the Crimean front, today a picture can be on the Web in five minutes, Mr. Michels said. But as digital photography becomes the norm, its harder to add your personal touch, he said. People are struggling with that. One who has struggled successfully is Benjamin Lowy, 33, who began his career in 2003 in Iraq. An advocate of iPhone photography who collaborated with Hipstamatic on a photojournalism app this year, Mr. Lowy has become adept at combining multiple technologies to create searing pictures like this one, which depicts the surprise arrest of a terrified man suspected of being an insurgent. Part of a series

Felice Beato
Interior of the Angle of North Fort, Immediately After the Capture, Aug. 21, 1860
Early war photography was a cumbersome, time consuming and highly visible business, typically requiring a large-format camera, a tripod and dozens of glass plates, as well as chemicals and water. You needed mules or vans or wagons, Ms. Tucker said. And you had to be able to make the negative on the spot. (Roger Fenton, the first major combat photographer, covered the Crimean War, traveling with a wine merchants van that doubled as his darkroom.) Photographers couldnt start working until the firing stopped. Thus most 19th-century war pictures depict the battles aftermath or other scenes, like medical stations, that were relatively unfatal to the photographer, she said. Among the earliest to capture more graphic subjects was the Italian-born commercial photographer Felice Beato, who also photographed the Crimean War, among others. The picture here the first known photograph of enemy corpses on a battlefield was taken at the Taku Forts in northeastern China during the Second Opium War. Beato, traveling with British troops, happened upon the scene soon after the forts had been captured. According to a contemporary report, he called the scene beautiful and begged to be given time to immortalize it before the bodies were cleared away.
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that aimed to depict war from the viewpoint of the soldier, Mr. Lowy said, he made it by attaching a night-vision goggle to a single lens reflex digital camera. Although Mr. Lowy could have used a nightvision camera lens, the ridiculously expensive cost, he said, was beyond his freelance budget. So whenever he accompanied a platoon on patrol, he would borrow a night-vision device from whoever stayed behind. I would duct-tape it to the front of my lens, or use dental floss or chewing gum, he said, whatever it took to keep it attached. The picture clearly depicts the fear of the captive, while also subliminally suggesting, as Mr. Lowy noted, that it was only the U.S. military that was able to see Iraq at night.

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Palm Beach is considered one of the nicest sandy havens for families on the island, and the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa there (spruced up after a $30 million renovation completed last October) is offering discounts for January and beyond. Rooms will be up to 40 percent off and include a $25 spa credit, money ($100 match-play) to try your luck in the casino and a $50 food and drink credit for stays of four to five nights (or a $100 credit for six nights or more). Rooms (from $347 a night) may be reserved until Jan. 1 for travel between Jan. 2 and Dec. 21, 2013. Information: Radisson.com. At the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino, guests will receive a $300 one happy island resort credit (for things like food and spa treatments) if they stay four nights or more through Dec. 19. Information: hyatt.com. Deals from a number of other hotels are available at aruba.com.
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White beaches and turquoise water just a short flight from the northeast coast? Yes. Some of the most popular resorts on Nassau Paradise Island are offering hotel and air packages at a saving of $200 (for four-night stays) to $300 (for six-night stays) for those who book by Nov. 12 and stay between now and Feb. 28, 2013 (blackout dates: Dec. 26 through 31). Participating hotels include Atlantis, Paradise Island; British Colonial Hilton Nassau; the Cove Atlantis; One & Only Ocean Club; and Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island. Information about this deal and several others, like rates from just $144 a night at the Best Western Plus Bay View Suites, is available at nassauparadiseisland.com/hot-deals.

As reality television fans know, the Bachelorette series filmed a few romantic scenes on this Dutch island, and one could argue that the landscape was the best part of the show. Curaao has more than 30 beaches, dozens of diving and snorkeling sites and a capital (Willemstad) that is a Unesco World Heritage site. Travelers here can soak up not only the sun, but also the Dutch colonial architecture, including buildings that call to mind dollhouses in vibrant pinks and blues, as well as one of the oldest operating synagogues in the Western Hemisphere (founded in the 1600s). The island is home to several music festivals like the ParadiseWorld Destination Music Festival (Dec. 15). Dutch Antilles Express airlines flies to the island from Miami, and from now through Dec. 15, for each adult ticket you buy, one child under 12 can fly with you free. Reservations must be made before Nov. 30; flydae.com. Kura Hulanda Resorts, which has two properties featured in The Bachelorette, is offering what else? Bachelorette packages. The deluxe version includes three nights in an oceanfront terrace junior suite at the Sandton Kura Hulanda Lodge & Beach Club and two nights in a superior room at the Sandton Kura Hulanda Hotel & Spa in Willemstad (the hotel shuttles guests between the properties without cost), a bottle of Champagne, daily buffet breakfast for two, a snorkeling trip and unlimited use of the gym and chaise longues at the pool and beach. Rates: $1,190 a couple through Dec. 23; $1,390 a couple from Jan. 2 through March 31. Information: (877) 264-3106. For more deals on Curaao hotels, diving experiences and attractions, see curacao.com/deals.
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If youre not a budget hotel kind of traveler, Puerto Rico offers some of the nicest resorts for prices that still leave you with enough cash for a frosty drink or two if you travel before the high season in mid-December. Expedias find your wonder promotion for hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean highlights some of the best. Click on the deals & offers tab on Expedia.com, then scroll to featured destinations and select Caribbean. From there youll see the find your wonder promotion. Choose the tab that says Caribbean and then

narrow your search by destination and by price or star rating. Those looking for better rooms need not select a particular destination. Simply search for hotels rated four stars or higher (we all know the stars are not always accurate, but they do help weed out the chaff ). Many of the hotels that turn up will be in Puerto Rico and will have rooms in January for under $250 a night. For instance, on a recent search, the Gran Meli Golf Resort had rooms for $162 a night and El Conquistador Resort, a Waldorf-Astoria hotel, had rooms for $193 a night.
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stay between now and Dec. 19, or between Jan. 5 and 31, 2013, receive a fourth night free. Information: turksandcaicostourism.com. Turns out that that sort of deal is popular in Turks and Caicos. At the Tuscany, a family-friendly resort on Providenciales that gives guests international cellphones with a $10 credit during their stay, each fourth night is free as well. Or stay for seven nights and pay for only five. Good for stays through Dec. 19. Another promotion, for 2013 stays between Jan. 5 and Jan. 31, also includes every fourth night free. Information: thetuscanyresort.com.
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Forty islands and cays, most of which are uninhabited, comprise the Turks and Caicos, a deeply serene yet easily reachable getaway. The most active island is Providenciales, where the new Venetian Grace Bay (it opened this year) has free Wi-Fi and lighted tennis courts. This fall and winter the hotel is offering several deals to encourage visitors to linger. For instance, those who

Some of the best deals in the Virgin Islands can be found on St. Croix, which often plays third fiddle to St. John and St. Thomas. For the 60th anniversary of St. Croixs Crucian Christmas Festival (expect parades and donkey races), TravelZoo has collected its favorite deals, like $689 for a four-night getaway at the Renaissance St. Croix Carambola

Beach Resort & Spa, airfare included. The Sugar Beach Resort is offering rooms for $109 a night (including free Wi-Fi, tennis courts and poolside barbecues) through Dec. 15 ($140 a night from Dec. 16 to Jan. 16). Blackout dates: Nov. 6 to 13. And there are deals on flights to St. Croix beginning at $341 round trip, including taxes (thats up to $250 off regular prices). Information about these and other deals can be found at travelzoo.com /destinations/st_croix/. The boutique hotels on St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas are also offering incentives, like room packages that include a $50 dining certificate, a $50 certificate for local attractions and activities and a gift bag with island necessities like rum and a T-shirt. Bellavista Bed & Breakfast on St. Thomas and Villa Greenleaf on St. Croix are among participating hotels. A complete list is at visitusvi.com/package_and_promotions.

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Packing for the Tropics

Beach idylls conjure visions of salt-licked days, poolside lunches, preprandial drinks on the patio, late-night dinners and a different outfit for every activity. What should you take when youre packing for heat? Here, three stylish travelers who ELLEN TIEN are bound for the beach reveal what they cant leave home without.

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WHO Carlos Huber, architect and creator of Arquiste Parfumeur. WHERE HES GOING Miami. WHAT HES PACKING Ren Lacoste SP shoe in bright orange,

Josie Maran
WHO Josie Maran, model and founder of Josie Maran cosmetics. WHERE SHES GOING Cuixmala, an eco-resort in Mexico. WHAT SHES PACKING Stateside organic cotton striped tank top, bikini from Hip Moms Go Green, hand-painted Toms flats, NewbarK beach tote, lots of Honest Company diapers for her daughter, Wise Women by Joyce Tenneson and Trader Joes seaweed snacks. CARRY-ON When youre traveling with kids, you have to keep it simple! Everything that makes it into my suitcase needs to be versatile and stylish. For example, a tote bag thats big enough to hold sunglasses, sunscreen and beach reads but is still chic enough to carry to dinner.

creator of Soap & Glory and FitFlop. WHERE SHES GOING Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos. WHAT SHES PACKING Tomas Maier swimsuits, Thai linen wrap trousers, Selima Dre aviator sunglasses with blue lenses, several large Herms or Etro scarves, a hat, loads of sunscreen, an iPod packed with Ben Harper, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jimmy Cliff. (And shell have a no-maintenance supershort haircut.) CARRY-ON Eyelash extensions; they eliminate the need for at least half your makeup! So do good sunglasses. Big silk scarves can be used myriad ways: sarong, wrap, makeshift beach tent. And try to keep your pieces neutral; really, when was the last time you admired a fellow resort guests range of handbag colors?

double-breasted Gant Rugger blazer, cropped khaki pants and short-sleeved white oxford shirts from Uniqlo, ikat shorts by Burkman Bros, Andersons green woven belt, Lock & Co panama hat, the Phoenix wireless Bluetooth speaker by Beacon for poolside iPod use and The Europeans by Luigi Barzini. CARRY-ON Miami is a stylish city in such a different way than New York. When I pack, I always include color and pattern and play with the rules of fashion. I love that you can wear a blazer with shorts, or a colorful belt or loud print, and fit right in.

Dre sunglasses by Selima Optique with blue lenses, $250 at selimaoptique.com. Miss Jones straw hat by Stephen Jones, $320 and up, call (44-20) 7242-0770. Thai fisherman pants, $20 at mexicaliblues.com

Andersons green woven belt, about $112.25 at Selfridges.com. Burkman Bros ikat striped shorts, $180. Ren Lacoste SP shoe, $90 at lacoste.com.

Stateside navy striped cotton tank, $49 at Intermix stores; NewbarK beach tote, $1,330 at net-a-porter.com; handpainted Toms flats, $68 at toms.com.

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SunBum, a brand of sunscreen popular with surfers, comes in SPF 30, 50 or 70 in spray, lotion and stick form ($3.99 to $17.99 at trustthebum.com). Supergoops supersized pump SPF 30 sunscreen will keep a villas worth of people covered for an entire vacation ($48 for 24 ounces at supergoop.com). Limited-edition Havaianas flip-flops in Lace and Blue Eye styles have vividly patterned soles that are easy to spot on the beach ($32 to $50 at us.havaianas.com). Brilliant little woven clutch bags by JADEtribe are bordered with a thick hand-beaded ruffle and no two are alike ($128 at jadetribe.com).

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The Beach Is Great, but Try the... Jamaica T

HE good news for hotels in the Caribbean is that theres little that they must do to draw visitors the beach and the waters take care of that. The bad news is that every other hotel offers these amenities, so owners have to work doubly hard to stand out from the crowd. Several hotels have taken up the challenge. One is adding openair rooms, another is helping stray pet adoption, another is marketing a cool factor that comes with starting off as a recording studio (right). Some are brand-new while others are spiffed-up older properties that remind visitors why the place was so special to begin with. Here are seven establishments that are peddling more than sunshine this season.

Geejam

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LOCATION Port Antonio, on the north shore, a two-hour drive from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. WHATS HAPPENING New hotels and a beach club affiliated with a recording studio. THE BACKSTORY The music-producer-turnedhotelier Jon Baker opened Geejam as a recording studio used by bands like No Doubt and expanded it into a five-room hotel in 2007. Now hes opening two additional hotels (both renovations of existing properties) and a beach club with a botanical garden and restaurant along the craggy coast, all roughly 10 minutes apart by car. The first hotel, the Trident, is set to open next month with plunge pools and outdoor baths in most of its 13 rooms. Nearby a lavish whitewashed estate known as the Castle will house eight rooms and a guests-only restaurant. In April, Mr. Baker and his partners are opening a restaurant and botanic garden at the Blue Lagoon, a well-known swimming hole. RATES AND BOOKING Geejam rooms from $395; Trident rooms from $750; Castle rooms from $250; geejamhotel.com.

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Frenchmans Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
LOCATION On the south coasts Charlotte Amalie

Harbor.
WHATS HAPPENING New spa, adults-only pool,

redesigned restaurants.
THE BACKSTORY Last fall, the 302-room French-

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mans Reef Marriott, which shares 17 acres with the Morning Star Beach Club, reopened after a six-month, $48-million renovation. Additions include an adults-only infinity pool and an enlarged spa. Many of its nine restaurants were redesigned, and its rooms were updated with plusher bedding. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $199; frenchmansreefmarriott.com.

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The Crane Residential Resort
LOCATION Southeastern Barbados. WHATS HAPPENING New suites at a historic

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hotel, and a historical museum on the area. THE BACKSTORY Opened in 1887 with 18 rooms, the Crane now has 252 rooms on 40 clifftop acres. That includes 20 inlandfacing suites with kitchens added this summer; top-floor units have roof decks with private pools, and ground-floor units open onto private gardens with pools. Another recent addition is a 55,000-square-foot retail village, where a historical museum opens next month. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $255 (fivenight minimum stay Dec. 22 through April 4); thecrane.com.
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LOCATION On the bayside shore of the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republics northeast. WHATS HAPPENING Direct flights from New York. THE BACKSTORY To date, 80 percent of guests at the two-year-old Bannister Hotel, a 48-room luxury boutique overlooking the only marina on the rugged Samana Peninsula, are Dominican. But that may change after Nov. 14, when JetBlue will start the first direct flights from J.F.K. to the peninsulas El Catey International Airport. The Bannister, a condo hotel, is easy to appreciate. It is part of the larger Puerto Bahia residential development of 185 villas and apartments. Each hotel room, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, includes a kitchen and overlooks the Bay of Samana. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $161; thebannisterhotel.com.

Aruba
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
hotel district north of Oranjestad.
WHATS HAPPENING Animal rights. THE BACKSTORY This 104-room, adults-

LOCATION On Eagle Beach, the low-rise

only resort is owned by Ewald Biemans, an Austrian native, who has adopted 10 dogs and 40 land turtles; he also helps guests take stray pets home. For the resorts 25th anniversary, Mr. Biemans will run a campaign to save nesting turtles and support wildlife sanctuaries. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $308, including breakfast; bucuti.com.
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St. Lucia
Ladera

LOCATION On the south end of the island, between the Petit Mountains. WHATS HAPPENING More suites that are open on one side, and butlers. THE BACKSTORY For its 20th anniversary, the Ladera will add five one-bedroom suites in January, bringing the room total to 37. The newcomers will overlook the Piton Mountains and the ocean 1,100 feet below. The suites are open to the elements on the seafacing side and feature a plunge pool. And the five suites include butler service. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $400; ladera.com.

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Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

LOCATION On the north shore, roughly 20 miles west of San Juan. WHATS HAPPENING Resort once owned by a Rockefeller is expanded and updated. THE BACKSTORY Opened as a resort by Laurance S. Rockefeller in 1958, the Dorado Beach and its mile-long stretch of beaches, will return as a 115-room Ritz-Carlton, set to open Dec. 12 on 1,400 acres, much of them four golf courses. All rooms face the ocean and include indoor and outdoor showers, some with private plunge pools. RATES AND BOOKING Rooms from $1,600; ritzcarlton.com.
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FROM LEFT At Pewter Mexicano; the beach by the new Fenix Lounge in Isla Mujeres, North Beach; late-night partying at Barezzito Live, a popular nightclub with live pop and rock shows.

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UILT from the sand up just 42 years ago to become what is now Mexicos No. 1 travel destination, Cancn will likely always conjure images of spring break debauchery. But the citys 17-mile-long hotel-zone peninsula, home to most of its 150 hotels and the site of a $71 million shoreline expansion in 2010, draws everyone from middle-class families to jet-setters. The best place to feel the citys true pulse, though, is in the other Cancn: downtown, in the tangle of mostly tourist-free squares, market stalls and shiny new developments offering their own destination-worthy nightspots, shops and restaurants. Cancn has thus far dodged the bullet of drug-cartel violence: Its home state, Quintana Roo, was one of only 14 to be spared a spot on the State Departments most recent Mexico travel warning.

set (Kukulcn Boulevard; kilometer 12.6, 52-998-840-6280; lahabichuela .com), the new outpost of the familyowned downtown favorite, La Habichuela. Whether indoors in the sweeping, high-ceilinged, Mayan-themed dining room with its west-facing wall of glass, or outside on a stone patio leading right up to the lapping waters, youll have a perfect view. Draw out the afterglow with a mixed seafood ceviche for 145 pesos, or about $11 at 12.8 pesos to the dollar, and a Golden Margarita, 160 pesos, made with 1800 gold tequila and Grand Marnier.

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Join in-the-know locals at the festive, quirky Cheester for creative and reasonably priced pizzas and pastas; options include the thin-crusted, salmontopped pie, for 150 pesos, and, for 120 pesos, the Mama Mia, a pan of linguine, big enough for two, tossed in a cilantro cream sauce. A new location (Las Plazas Outlet; 52-998-880-8080) has sunny yellow walls and tables topped with red-and-white-checked oilcloths, while the original spot (Calle Mazatln; 52998-887-8786) has outdoor seating and graffiti-covered walls. After carb loading, walk around the recently remodeled Parque de las Palapas, the social square of downtown that jumps to life nightly. Go for the live music, arts-andcrafts tables for little ones, food vendors (dont miss the marquesitas, crispy crepes filled with sweetened Edam cheese then rolled up tight) and an infectious happy mood.

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Back on the mainland, treat yourself to a feast at Chef Cristian Morales (Avenida Xpuhil; 52-998-251-9145; chefcristianmorales.com). The owner, Mr. Morales, who is from Argentina, prepares and presents his Mexican food within the chandeliered and reddrapery-ensconced dining room of his elegant home. Its my concept to always take care of my customers, Mr. Morales says of his tableside presence. Its a noteworthy touch, especially since his food artfully plated creations like lobster carpaccio with black tomatoes, microgreens tangled with watermelon and goat cheese, cream of corn soup dusted with truffled tortilla ashes, house-made huitlacoche ravioli, blue-cheese-filled chocolate fondant takes good care of you all on its own. Entrees start at 220 pesos; a sevencourse tasting menu (highly recommended) is 800 pesos per person.

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A glossy recent addition to downtown a quick walk from Malecn Americas is the 112-room B2B Hotel (Avenida Sayil SM 4-07; 52-998-8488000), with contemporary-chic quarters, a rooftop pool and views of downtown and the lagoon. Rooms from 1,299 pesos (about $102). Part of a newly rebranded Mexican chain, the 152-room Fiesta Inn Cancn Las Americas (Avenida Bonampak; 52-998-891-5650) just opened at the Malecn Americas mall. It has a bright design and color scheme that includes mod lounge furniture and a pool and gym. Rates from around 1,030 pesos.

With shimmering new condos, hotels and shopping centers rising along its edges, Avenida Bonampak strives to become the Miami-style Ocean Drive of downtown, with nightspots providing a mellower grown-up answer to Cancns party-hearty shenanigans. At Plaza Peninsula (Avenida Bonampak 9, plazapeninsula.com), you can find a fresh option on a rooftop: Barezzito Live (52-998-889-9966, barezzitocancun .com), a popular nightclub with pop and rock shows and a breezy alfresco deck that looks toward the hotel zone twinkling in the distance.

array of souvenirs, like embroidered shoulder bags, hand-sewn dolls, tooled leather sandals, Mayan blouses, silver jewelry and woven sun hats. At Pewter Mexicano (Plaza Bonita Local del 4 al 9 H Planta Baja), youre spoiled for choice when it comes to sturdy yet elegant plates, bowls, picture frames and ornate serving trays, from 450 pesos, made by hand from shiny pewter.

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Hit the main downtown markets: Mercado 23 (SM 23 west of Avenida Tulum) with staples from Oaxacan cheese and fresh papayas to plastic sandals and piatas, and the side-by-side Mercado 28 and Plaza Bonita (enter Calle Xel-ha, at Sunyaxchen for both), comprising vast mazes of stalls packed with a dizzying

Pack a beach bag and take a day trip to Isla Mujeres, so named for the many images of goddesses found here by the Spanish, left by Mayans who worshiped the fertility goddess Ixchel. To get to the four-mile-long island from downtown Cancn, take a cab to Puerto Jurez (about 100 pesos) or a bus marked Puerto Jurez to the Gran Puerto Cancn ferry terminal (granpuerto .com.mx), where youll take a 15minute fast-ferry ride on the UltraMar (140 pesos round-trip). Ferries run from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. every half-hour, then hourly until 11:30 p.m.

eateries, including a new wave of businesses opened by global expats. For lunch, try Qubano (Avenida Hidalgo, Plaza los Almendros; 52-998-214-2118), where the Cuban-born, Brooklyn-bred owner serves Cuban sandwiches, fresh yucca fries and terrific salads, or Barlito (Avenida Hidalgo at Abasolo; 52-998105-2883), where upstate New York transplants produce an impressive array of panini and baked goods. Then shop, hitting two snappy new boutiques: the Argentine-owned Monomalo (Avenida Hidalgo), with striking house-designed tees and brightly colored crafts from Oaxaca, Chiapas and Michoacan; and Galeria LMento Arte (Avenida Hidalgo, Plaza los Almendros; 52-998-158-4277), selling jewelry, wood sculptures and ceramics from Spain, Switzerland and beyond.

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As you shop around for snorkeling excursions, youll be tempted to investigate the much touted MUSA: Museo Subacutico de Arte (the Underwater Museum; musacancun.com), which opened with fanfare in 2010. But the sunken sculpture garden of more than 400 permanent life-size creations by the English artist Jason deCaires Taylor is better in concept than reality because of an unfortunately thick algae bloom covering the pieces. Still, if youre curious, theres a tour that includes other stops (preferably around Manchones reef and the lighthouse in Baha de Mujeres), where you are likely to see a worth-the-hype riot of stingrays, barracudas, sea turtles, angelfish and Technicolor blue tangs.

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Grab a chaise and umbrella at the hip new Fenix Lounge (52-998-274-0073; fenixisla.com), on North Beach. You can wade into the warm thigh-high water or skim across it with a stand-up paddleboard, available for $25 an hour or $50 a day from the new on-site SUPIM: Stand Up Paddle Boarding Isla Mujeres (998-108-5064, supim .com). To say adios to the sinking sun, belly up to the palapa-topped bar for a

Before heading to the airport, grab some antojitos, tasty snacklike savories that make a quick meal, at El Rincn de los Antojos (Calle Luciernaga 356; 52998-849-2678), an old favorite, with a new location in the quiet Santa Fe neighborhood (Avenida Santa Fe y Rio Amazonas, Plaza Amazonas). Gorditas (fat tortillas stuffed with cheese), pressed sandwiches called pambazo, and quesadillas en comal (grilled cheese quesadillas), just 13 to 30 pesos each, make ideal send-offs.

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NE morning on St. Lucia, as I was waking from beatific dreams, I discovered that I had turned into a luscious, ripe cocoa pod. Or so I imagined, borrowing freely from Kafkas opening line in Metamorphosis. For three decadent days, I had been eating chocolate-stuffed liver pt, cocoa-encrusted kingfish and, for breakfast, cocoa-and-cashew granola. At night I drank cocoa Bellinis. I indulged in a cocoa oil massage, hiked through cocoa fields and created my own chocolate bar. Dawn consistently carried the pungent aroma of cocoa trees, because I was staying on a verdant cocoa estate and sleeping in a cocoa pod. Well, sort of: Hotel Chocolat, a boutique property in St. Lucia, features not rooms but luxe pods, where even the magnificently minimalist dcor (rich mahogany floors, ivory-colored bathroom with open-air shower) evokes the essence of chocolate. Hotel Chocolats union of tourism and agricultural development, specifically its devotion to all things cocoa, is part of a budding movement across the Caribbean. You might call it choco-tourism. From Tobago to Dominica, Grenada to St. Vincent, the Caribbean cocoa industry, which has roots in colonial times, is being revitalized. This is excellent news economically: With free trade having all but destroyed the islands banana and sugar industries, fair-trade farming initiatives are a welcome boon. And its hardly small-change news; the world price of cocoa nearly doubled from 2004 to 2008, with an even greater increase for the rare genre of bean the

Brash at the Cocobel Chocolate gallery in Trinidad. LEFT FROM TOP At the Hotel Chocolate on St. Lucia; Soufrire sunset on St. Lucia; the Pitons on St. Lucia.

What grows in the Caribbean is the Champagne of cocoa; tasters are welcome.
Caribbean is feted for: fine-flavored cocoa, which makes up just 5 percent of the global market. What grows in the Caribbean is the Champagne of cocoa. It even has its own promotional team: the two-year-old Caribbean Fine Cocoa Forum, a European Union-financed networking vehicle working to bolster production and exports in nine countries. And then there is the tourism connection. Aficionados flock to Napa or the Loire Valley for wine tasting; why not go to stunning island locales to indulge in sun, sand, sea and chocolate? There is already, after all, a chocolatethemed Caribbean holiday offered by Silversea Cruises. In Belize, the annual Toledo Cocoa Festival celebrates the cocoa-driven culture of the Mayan, Garifuna, East Indian and Creole people from the Toledo district. In Dominica, visitors can stay in the boutique Cocoa Cottage hotel; they can tour the Agapey Chocolate Factory in Barbados. The Grenada Chocolate Company pioneered the trend in 1999, offering tours of its factory, farm and Bon Bon Shop in the islands rain forest. Earlier this year I followed the cocoa trail across four islands and three languages. Not only did it forever spoil Hersheys for me, my tour also proved to be an eye-opening journey through settings both rustic and grand. It carried me beyond umbrella-studded beaches to far-flung fields, untouched island landscapes and a local culture with a legacy well worth witnessing. I began in Trinidad, where the cocoa industry is such a mainstay that the University of the West Indies there has a Cocoa Research Unit. The journey began in a very un-eco setting: the glinting Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, a bustling Caribbean capital with some of the regions liveliest night life. I checked in, watched the sun set over the infinity pool, ate delectably fresh sushi at the BAZ DREISINGER is a journalist and associate professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who writes about Caribbean culture.

ers Co-op and explained that the co-op, to which Delft belongs, exports some of its beans to the Valrhona company in France, whose Gran Couva bar pays homage to the region. Most Caribbeansourced chocolate (with the exception of the Grenada Chocolate Company and most of the artisanal small-batch chocolates I tasted during my tour) is produced in European cities, where the climate is more amenable to chocolate making. We have a long history, and we piggyback on it, Ms. Jurawan said. That history goes back to the 1830s. White colonials, East Indians, French Caribbean migrs and Venezuelan peons fleeing federalist wars all settled in Gran Couva and the north of the island to cultivate cocoa. They bred their own bean, the trinitario: a hybrid that has become one of three main kinds of cocoa trees grown worldwide. Voil, Ms. Jurawan said, handing me a shiny, scarlet trinitario pod. It fuses the prized complex and fruit-flavored criollo bean with the hardy forastero, the bulk bean, mostly sourced from West Africa, that accounts for some 70 percent of the chocolate we eat. Jude Lee Sam, a cocoa farmer, sliced the pod and handed me half. The pulp had a mild flavor, acidic yet sweet. Then we made our way past vats of fermenting cocoa pulp and metal drying sheds with retractable roofs. On one side of the shed the wet beans smelled like, well, armpits. The aroma of the dry beans on the other side evoked, at last, the sweetness Id come for. HE ultimate reward came when Ms. Jurawan presented me with one of her own bars. Youll do a five-senses tasting, she instructed. Obliging, I smelled the bar. I admired its style: a cocoa pod was imprinted on the chocolate. I felt its cool temperature. I broke it in half it should break cleanly, with a proper sound, Ms Jurawan said. Finally, I tasted; the fruity, spicy sensation made me momentarily understand why the Mayans, considered inventors of chocolate, were said to sacrifice humans in exchange for a good cocoa crop. This was to-die-for chocolate. I got back into the car and ventured south, through the heart of Trinidads East Indian community, past homes decked out in Hindu prayer flags and temples resembling giant birthday cakes. I stopped at a roadside stand for sahina, a fried spinach-and-breadcrumbs patty. Eventually, I landed in the heart of the countrys oil belt, where flocks of white egrets encircled immense derricks, surreally protruding from the jade landscape. At the Rancho Quemado Estate, a cocoa cultivator and Agro-Eco Tourism Park, I meandered through a tilapia farm, an apiary and a mini-zoo featuring yellow-head parrots, boa constrictors and tortoises. The trails, lined by citrus and cocoa trees, proved the perfect place to linger in the light Caribbean rain. Early next morning I ventured north, to another feted cocoa source. Gails Exclusive Tour Services whisked me away on a drive through the rain-forested Northern Range Mountains. We snaked up green hills, thick with bamboo and accented with flowers so dramatic they seemed artificial: red birds of paradise, dazzling orange shrimps tails. Again I was struck by how close yet how far Port of Spain was; there was barely a home or soul in sight, save the occasional local farmer, trekking up the mountain, machete in hand. Experience the Valley of Life, read the sign beside the visitors center in the village of Brasso Seco, where I was handed a cup of the best hot cocoa of my life. My guide, Francis Franois, an Afro-Trinidadian with a weathered smile, took me on a hike through acres of criollo trees, laden with red and yel-

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sleek lobby bar and took in a few hours of soca at cavernous Club Zen. The next morning I landed in another world. Welcome to Gran Couva Home of Fine Flavor Cocoa, read the humble sign for one of the worlds most feted cocoa fields, in the Montserrat

Hills region of central Trinidad. I had driven 15 minutes from the sprawl of Port of Spain before green erupted everywhere: rolling hills, quaint plant shops, iguanas scurrying across the road. Pulling into a driveway, past a green

gate, I was greeted by a host of butterflies, thundering squawks from a caged macaw and the outstretched hand of Lesley-Ann Jurawan, owner of Violetta Fine Chocolates and Delft Cocoa Estate in Gran Couva. She wore a shirt marked Montserrat Cocoa Farm-

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The Hyatt Regency Trinidad (1 Wrightson Road, Port of Spain; 868-623-2222; trinidad.hyatt.com) has an infinity pool with views of the Gulf of Paria, and a breakfast buffet of local favorites. From $209. The new Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago (Tobago Plantations Estate, Lowlands; 868-660-8800; magdalenagrand.com) has a golf course, pool, beach area and breakfast spread. From $270. The Hotel Chocolate (Soufrire, St. Lucia; 800-757-7132; thehotelchocolat.com) is cacao heaven, with eco-chic cottages; the Boucon Restaurant, where nearly everything on your plate is locally sourced; and views of the Pitons. From $350. Gails Exclusive Tour Service Limited (868-638-5085; exclusivetourstnt.com) offers a range of Trinidad tours, in-

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cluding Brasso Seco visits. Delft Cocoa Plantations and Violetta Fine Chocolates runs tours of the Montserrat Hills cocoa region in Trinidad ($50, includes lunch; violetta.vpweb.com). Rancho Quemado Agro-Eco Tourism Park is part zoo, part nature retreat, part cacao farm (1 Rancho Quemado Road, Trinidad; 868-389-8385). At the Tobago Cocoa Estate (Roxborough, Tobago; 868-3902021; tobagococoa.com), drop-in tours ($10) are conducted Monday to Friday at 9 and 11 a.m. There are two Frres Lauzea Chocolatiers shops in Martinique; one offers rum-andchocolate tastings with advance reservation. ($24 for four pairings; Quartier Mangot Vulcin 97232, Le Lamentin; 596-5698-83; frereslauzea.com). Feast on Martinique cuisine at Entre Nous (Bois Neuf Gondeau, 97212, St.-Joseph; 596-69-62-25144; restaurant-entrenous .fr), on the porch of a charming Creole home.

were slowly finding success in their home market, peddling their brands, which range from $20 to $35 for a box, in specialty shops and supermarkets across the island. Next stop on the trail: Trinidads resort-driven sister island, Tobago, where I put my lazy tourist hat on at nonpareil beach bars serving Carib beer and curried crab and dumplings. But my goal was to investigate Tobago Cocoa Estate. Founded two years ago, the winner of gold stars from the Great Taste Awards in 2011 and 2012, it offers daily tours to tourists. It was an hourlong drive north from Tobagos capital, Scarborough, to the estate, on the fringes of the Main Ridge Forest Reserve. I pulled into a clearing where a woman with a machete greeted me. Nan, an estate caretaker, let me know that this place was all bush took over five years to clear. Now its an edenic 43-acre estate, home to some 22,000 cocoa trees and the crops that shade them: ginger, cherry, lime, guava, mango, avocado. Its also beside the Argyle Waterfall, where a short hike through bamboo forests leads to cascading pools of chilly mountain water. I hiked through the estate to a hilltop gazebo, where my guide, Harry, cracked open a pod for me to sample. Making my way to the gift shop, I stocked up on the 70 percent singleestate slice (single estate and single domain are the crme de la crme of chocolates, both referring to the bean origin), a tangy, fruity and stunningly unsweet treat. OME days later, I arrived at the Hotel Chocolat on the Rabot Estate in St. Lucia. Opened last year, Hotel Chocolat is more than a superior boutique hotel, and bigger than a brand which it certainly is; the Rabot Estate marquee includes the hotel, an internationally available chocolate label (Rabot Estate), a restaurant chain (Boucan, in St. Lucia, soon to be introduced to New York City and London), chocolate cafes in London and Stockholm and the new Roast & Conch shop, which brings small-batch chocolate making to London. When the hotels British-born owners embarked on their cocoa mission several years ago, they werent alone; up the road, the 18th-century Fond Doux Estate has been operating cocoa tours and serving Creole lunches for over a decade. But Rabot Estate has carried Caribbean cocoa to new heights, and in many respects, has only just begun. Plans are under way for a tour-friendly

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FROM TOP The infinity pool at the Hotel Chocolate; trinitario cocoa pods at Delft Cocoa Plantations in Trinidad; harvesting pods at Delft; grinding cocoa beans at a Bean to Bar class at Hotel Chocolat.

low pods. For additional revenue, the community sells coffee, cocoa powder, mango kuchela (a scrumptiously spicy condiment) and pepper sauce, the peerless Trinidadian staple. Back in Port of Spain, at the Medulla Art Gallery where a funky exhibition commemorating Trinidads 50th anniversary of independence was on display I met three chocolatiers. Gina Sonia Hardy, a Singaporean, said she began making chocolate on a dare from her Trini mother-in-law. I accompanied her truffles (65 percent dark chocolate with rum, almonds and coconut) with a shot of Exotic Caribbean Mountain Pride dark chocolate liqueur, infused with nutmeg, clove, bay leaf and orange peel.

When I told the companys founder, Darill Astrida Saunders, that her elixir could put Baileys to shame, she said that its an old family recipe. Cocobel Chocolate, meanwhile, makes Isabel Brash something of a Trini Willy Wonka; in the back of the gallery she creates everything from cocoa flower logos to delectable edibles, made from cocoa from Rancho Quemado, which her family owns. I didnt know whether to photograph or eat her work: rum and raisin, mango pepper, espresso, all erupting with exuberant flavor. Interestingly, most locals seem to prefer Hersheys and Cadbury to these homegrown, primarily dark-chocolate creations. But all three women said they

chocolate factory, complete with research center, cafe and retail space: a complete tree-to-shop experience that will import beans from other islands and employ several hundred locals. I devoted a full day to indulging in all the estate has to offer. There was a hike to its highest point, where I marveled at a 360-degree view of the Caribbean crowned by St. Lucias magnificent landmark, the Piton Mountains. The Bean to Bar class involved mortar-andpestle grinding, some cooking-showstyle cheating (when it was time to pipe my chocolate into its mold, a readymade bowl of liquid chocolate appeared) and a history lesson by Ron Lafeuille, a chef who seemed to drop every name in the storied history of the fruit, from colonizers to Cadbury. On the Tree to Bean tour, I discovered that grafting a pod involves far more slicing, taping and carving than I have patience for. I rounded out the day with the Engaged Ethics Tour, which introduced me to some farmers who sell to the Rabot Estate. One of them, Alphonso Stanislas, told me that after growing cocoa for four decades, he could finally make a fair wage; like every other farmer I met on the cocoa trail, he told me that hes now planting more cocoa trees than ever before. Its something I always felt we should capitalize on, he said. Two things Americans and Europeans cherish: cocoa and chocolate. I remained in this rural part of St. Lucia, with its black-sand beaches, waterfalls and mineral baths, for four days. When I craved urban action, I took in some reggae and country-and-western tunes at Whispers, a bar in Soufrire, a

quaint (if somewhat run-down) town that time seems to have forgot. Towering over the region, the Pitons create the effect of two wildly different movie sets: By day they are jaunty and playful; by night, theyre ominous shadows, shrouded in stars. All epicurean adventures should end with rum and chocolate for breakfast. I had mine during a day trip from St. Lucia to neighboring Martinique. The 20minute flight links radically different worlds; it felt mildly surreal to suddenly be making my way through Martiniques sleek European airport, cruising down a modern highway to a modish shop that could well be in Paris. If the proprietor has his way, it will be in Paris, and Dubai, the two places Thierry Lauzea, founder of locally made Frres Lauzea chocolate, has set his sights on for future stores. We are not trying to be European we are Caribbean chocolate, Mr. Lauzea said, waving his hand about the shop, which was adorned in dazzling images of flora and fauna, sand and sea. Glass cases contain 35 flavors of truffles, from banana and curry basil to guava and coffee, each piece embellished with multihued trimmings. Two men in black suits ushered in sixyear-old Martiniquan rhum vieux and chocolate ganache. Mr. Lauzea coached me in tasting techniques: sip and swallow the rum; bite the chocolate; sip more rum; swallow together. When you have rum, its one personality, he explained. Chocolate, another. Blend them, another. Its amazing! Reader, it was. The pairings were perfect: single-malt-finish rum and pungent orange chocolate. Litchi truffle with ultra smooth, sweet rum. Cest parfum! Thierry exclaimed. How do you say? Its a real orgasmic. After our tasting and before a lunch of sesame conch and dorado at the newly opened Entre Nous I drove into rural Martinique, to Elizabeth Pierre Louiss farm in St.-Joseph, one source of Mr. Lauzeas chocolate. As we trekked about, Elizabeth showed off the scene: sheep, roosters, coconuts, all manner of fruit tree. But one thing excited her above all. There it is! she exclaimed. The criollo. I only started planting them. Thats it the treasure, right there. Suddenly I was struck by the fact that I could be in Trinidad, or St. Lucia, or many other Caribbean islands all of them pinning hopes on this singular crop whose history weaves a storied connection between disparate lands. And this I now know: its a sweet, sweet connection, indeed.

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version of, well, a hoedown.

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E all have exultant moments: memories made to be bottled up, then uncorked and sniffed during dimmer times. In mine, I am in Trinidad. The sun is rising. I am drinking rum, dancing my way through the streets of Port of Spain during the staple of all Caribbean Carnivals, JOuvert: a dawn-tilllunchtime parade during which revelers smear themselves in many things paint, oil, cocoa, mud. Vanity and identity are replaced by unadulterated joy in simply, magically being there during a sublimely over-the-top ritual. Thats my pitch, the spiel I give about why one ought not let life pass without attending at least one Caribbean Carnival. Vacation timing is no excuse, because Carnivals are held throughout the year from island to island, which means that oh, how this glorious fact brings solace during stressful times whatever month it is, odds are its Carnival, or soon-to-be Carnival, somewhere. The traditional season is February, coinciding with Lent, the 40-day penitence period before Easter. Thats because most Caribbean Carnivals share a history that stretches back to the 18th century. As European colonizers heralded Lent with sumptuous masked balls, African slaves staged their own versions of such reveling, lampooning lascivious masters and incorporating West African traditions drumming, stick fighters, stilt dancers known as moko jumbies into the mix. Today, Carnival is a nexus of past and present: the gravitas of historical rituals and classic Carnival characters collides with modern-day hedonism. Its climax is a parade during which celebrants play mas (or masquerade), which involves dressing up, joining a mas band and dancing down the road all day. This is typically preceded by weeks of festivities, including JOuvert (from the French for day opens), childrens Carnivals, calypso competitions and king-and-queen competitions displaying handmade costumes and floats. But the similarities end there. Just as every island basks in its own vibe, every Carnival is a singular bacchanal, complete with distinct rituals and island-specific soundtracks. Its a rare time when the line between being a local and a tourist grows magically thin. Below, a calendar of Carnivals.

sort (sheratonnassau.com) is convenient to the parade route, and it offers a stunning stretch of beach and modern rooms. Rates start at $263. DO The Junkanoo Expo, (242) 356-2731, on Nassaus waterfront is a little slice of Carnival behind glass: a museum devoted to the history of the festival.

Trinidad
Feb. 11 and 12
The Trinidad Carnival, the largest and most elaborate of all Caribbean carnivals, might as well be an Olympic sport: how many sleepless, liquorfueled nights can you withstand? How many miles of dance can your thighs endure? How gleefully immodest can you allow your costumed self to be? Oh, but its worth it; the concerts, the steel pan performances and the parties are sumptuous. Most famous among them are the cricketer Brian Laras event, held on the majestic grounds of his house in Port of Spain, where tickets hover around $200 and are generally sold out before you can say wicket. Youll see classic Carnival characters everywhere the Pierrot Grenade performs rhymed political speeches; jab jabs (from French patois for devil) come in red or blue; the Dame Lorraine costume caricatures 18th-century aristocrats. The best part? You can forever boast that you did it. STAY The gleaming Hyatt Regency Trinidad (trinidad.hyatt.com) is Carnival central. Anything you need, whether it is a post-parade masseuse, a costume tailor or hangover eats, you can find it there. Rooms from $429. DO Join a mas band. Tribe is the most popular one, but you might have to sell your first born to get in. Information: carnivaltribe.com.

Easter, lent the place a Carnival-like feel, then elected to make it official. There are food fairs, a Miss Easterval competition, sports competitions and the usual soca- and reggae-fueled revelry. But what other Carnival can boast of an Easter bunny parade or apt for the Grenadines, feted as a prime sailing destination a two-day regatta? STAY The Islanders Inn (theislandersinn.net) is a newly opened, charming beachfront spot. Rooms start at $110 a night. DO In between festivals, get on a boat. The nearby Tobago Cays have some of the most stunning snorkeling in the Caribbean turtles and all.

St. Thomas
April 19 to 27
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Dominica
Feb. 11 and 12
This islands Carnival is so small, intimate and traditional, youll wonder what century youre in. Thats the beauty of it. Dominica, a pristine, untouristy eco-heaven, prides itself on staying true to Carnivals roots. At Mas Dominik, as it is known in Creole, women clad in beads and bikinis are outnumbered by sensays, whose name and origin come from the Twi-speaking people of West Africa. With their costumes made from paper and cloth scraps, sensays look like papier-mch bigfoots, dancing to a Zouk-like music known as bouyon. Afterward, scrub off the paint in one of the islands many natural hot springs just a few minutes drive from downtown Roseau, the islands capital. An added attraction: French islands (and those, like Dominica, that underwent long periods of French rule) devote Ash Wednesday (on Feb. 13) to an event

known as Tewe Vaval, during which a giant straw mannequin representing the king of Carnival is burned in a ceremonial festival. It signifies the end of Carnival, cleanses the island of bad luck and lets revelers keep on jamming. STAY It doesnt have the eco-luxury experience of the better-known properties on the island, but the historic Fort Young Hotel (fortyounghotel.com) is right in Roseau and very Carnivalfriendly. Rates start at $95. DO Get your rhythm right by brushing up on bouyon at numusiczone.com.

Union Island
March 31
The name says it all: Easterval is an exhilarating union between Easter and Carnival on a petite Grenadine island, just off St. Vincent. Easterval was born some 40 years ago when Union Islanders living abroad, returning home for

What do you get when Coney Island meets the Caribbean? Carnival Village in St. Thomas, the hub of the United States Virgin Islands annual festivities. Theres a Ferris wheel. Theres beer. There are happy crowds of all ages. But theres also Cruzan rum, johnny cakes delicious fried rolls and local jam band music, which has more beats per minute than just about anything on American radio. St. Thomass Carnival parade is small enough to feel homey, and its also injected with stateside flavor: bands perform choreographed routines as they parade, Rockette-style, down the streets of Charlotte Amalie in glittery costumes and kneehigh boots. STAY The Ritz-Carlton (ritzcarlton .com/stthomas) is, well, a Ritz-Carlton enough said. From $549. DO Join a mas band like the Caribbean Ritual Dancers but only if you can get there early enough to practice that routine (or get good at faking it). Information: caribbeanritualdancers.com.

Barbados
Aug. 5
Dont call it Carnival its Crop Over. In Barbados, you dont play mas on carnival day, as you do everywhere else, you jump with a band on Kadooment Day. Barbados has its own way of doing things, and youll find no quarrel with that because Crop Over, the regions second-biggest Carnival, is the Caribbeans hottest summer party. The name denotes its history the festival has roots in the culmination of a successful sugar harvest, when slaves workloads decreased but Crop Over is as modern a Carnival as they come, rivaling Trinidad in chic parties, barely there costumes and high-voltage musical performances. Since Barbados is a hub for soca music, Crop Over is a Caribbean music lovers delight: a chance to hear new music rolled out in time for that grand march down the streets of Bridgetown. STAY The dcor hardly screams island, but the Courtyard Bridgetown (marriott.com/hotels/travel/bgicy -courtyard-bridgetown-barbados/) is close to the action and filled with lively revelers, which means all Carnival, all the time. From $209. DO The Booze Cruise is not actually a cruise but a raucous Sunday beach party at a boatyard in Bridgetown, the islands capital. What happens there, stays there.

Bahamas
Dec. 26 and Jan. 1
Why should you do Christmas and New Years again when you can do Carnival? In fact, you can do all three in the Bahamas. The celebration, known as Junkanoo, is staged on various Bahamian islands (Nassau hosts the biggest) and kicks off before dawn on Dec. 26, then resurfaces in the wee hours of New Years Day. What began as a slave holiday during Christmas time is now an all-out extravaganza. The sights are dazzling: floats, masks and feathers more vibrant than the Caribbean Sea, itself a brilliant backdrop. Sounds, though, steal the show. Traditional instruments like conch-shell horns; goombay drums made of goatskin and oil barrels; cow bells; scrapers made from washboards and spoons serve up Bahamian rake and scrape music, which sounds like the Caribbean

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TOP A steel-band player at Port of Spain in Trinidad. ABOVE Bahamians dancing at a Junkanoo party.

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OMETIME this winter, many of you might wonder: Whats the least it would cost to skip town and head to a Caribbean resort, leaving behind scarves, snowbanks and sniffling co-workers? The wily Internet will sense your desperation (or at least your recent search for flu remedies) and beckon you with cheap deals promising sand and sun for a pittance. Those packages will sound mighty good, and really cheap, but are they actually either? I certainly never believed they could be as good as promised, but in service of the shivering souls of New York City and beyond, I decided to call the Webs digital bluff, search for the absolute cheapest all-inclusive Caribbean package and then actually go. Any beach on any island would do. Just show me the lack of money. (For a broader look at Caribbean deals, check out the Getaway column by my colleague Stephanie Rosenbloom on Page 2.) I started with three sites that offer affordable packages: Groupon Getaways, Liberty Travel and CheapCaribbean .com as well as another, Travelzoo, that

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ABOVE The writers room at the

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach resort in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. LEFT, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP The resorts palm-lined beach; a variety show presented by the staff; outdoor merengue lessons.

A room, meals and airfare for less than $600? Heres proof.
compiles deals from those and others. After searching and re-searching, shaving down the price as far as I could go, I declared a winner: four days and three nights for $561.86 via CheapCaribbean .com. The site of my late-October escape? The Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. (It was not one of CheapCaribbeans featured packages, by the way I had to dig really deep, tailoring my own vacation and playing with dates.) That price, I think youll agree, is suspiciously low, especially because it included airfare, airport transfers, a standard room, meals and whatever else all-inclusive includes. Surely Viva Wyndham would try to nickel and dime me once I arrived. I vowed to keep the total cost under $600, even if it involved suffering.

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It did not. The beach was palm-saturated and fine-sanded; the water, pastel-colored and just cool enough to refresh. The food was tolerable and certainly plentiful. Alcohol this was

where I was sure they would get me was free. My room, with a king-size bed and perfectly acceptable bathroom, was maybe about Holiday Inn-level, which is better than Im used to. Including the

$14.50 it cost me to and from Kennedy Airport by subway and AirTrain, $9 in four tips I handed out to drivers and luggage toters and a $5 bottle of Barcel Aejo rum, my total cost came to

$590.36, door to door. Its true that I did not go during high season, and prices go up during the winter months. But I went alone, so couples and groups sharing rooms can expect to make some of that difference back. (For added savings, get a ride to the airport and put up with well drinks.) It was also all very, very easy. My trips are usually whole-grain adventures, in which I trade discomfort and cultural risk-taking for memorable adventures and personal growth. This was Wonder Bread travel: easy on the palate if not altogether healthy. I was met at the Santo Domingo airport by a guy with a CheapCaribbean .com clipboard and a van. (First time thats ever happened to me in this job.) He dropped off two couples at other resorts before dropping me off at Viva Wyndham, where we arrived in about 90 minutes, just before noon. (I had taken the earliest possible flight offered in the package.) At reception, they told me I would not be able to check in until 3 p.m., but I could leave my luggage, change in a public bathroom and get onto the beach. I made a brief stop at the poolside bar on the way, gawking at the crowd of all ages, some of whom seemed to be on their second or third bright pink Singapore Sling of the day. The sun was blazing, merengue music was pumping, children were frolicking, a man with a big belly was drinking a Presidente beer in the pool. I flip-flopped over to Continued on Page 11

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A Chefs Picks On St. Barts

Theres more to St. Barts than its celebrity-studded stunning beaches (though thats plenty), according to the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who says he has been vacationing there for the last 20 years. With fresh seafood brought ashore every day; Air France flights importing wine, meat and dairy; and markets brimming with fresh produce, the tiny French island has wonderfully diverse food. I love the Creole flavors there, he said. The curries are a bit lighter, just a blend of spice, tamarind, chiles, garlic, lemon grass, turmeric. Very ex-

otic. Last year Mr. Vongerichten added to the mix by redesigning the menus of the Sand Bar and On the Rocks at Eden Rock, a luxurious hotel built into a promontory overlooking St. Jean Bay. Below are edited excerpts from a conversation with Mr. Vongerichten on eating in St. Barts.
EMILY BRENNAN

Q: Any Continental options?

Q: Where do you go for good Creole? A: Mayas, on the waterfront of Gustavias harbor. My friend of 20 years, Maya Gurley, and her husband run it, and the menu changes every day. They do a shrimp salad with green papaya, a coconut chicken, a green curry mahi-mahi. I love her tamarind-spiced pork, and for an appetizer she makes a gratin of christophine, a white colored squash, to die for. Shes the best cook on the island, a legend. She inspired me to cook there. At Eden Rock, we use a lot of Creole flavors. We try to give a hint of spice in every dish. We have a tomato, avocado and mango salad, which is very Guadeloupian. We put a wood-burning oven in the Sand Bar where we roast whole fish with tomato, lemon grass and chiles. We use a lot of fermented chiles: you mix the green chile with salt and let it sit for 24 hours in the fridge, and its quite flavorful.

called LIsola. Its food of the Almafi coast, but with seafood local to St. Barts: pasta with clams, grilled Spanish lobster, whole fish and burrata. So the flavor is a little different because you have a different terroir, with tomatoes from Guadeloupe. A really fun place is Le Ti St. Barth, which does great steak. They have a delicious rib-eye on the bone with a green pepper sauce. Its a great ambience. They play all sorts of music. Theres no way to go and not stand up and dance a little bit on the table or not, but you Jean-Georges have to dance. Vongerichten Q: Any restaurants you stop in on your way to the beach? A: Le Tamarin is on the road to Grande Saline, which, for me, is the best beach. The water is transparent, a beautiful blue. Always quiet, with great

A: In Gustavia, theres a great Italian restaurant

snorkeling by the rocks. The restaurant is built around a big, old tamarind tree, so you sit on the teak deck in the shade of the tree. They serve great, simple grilled fish, ceviche and conch ravioli. There are two places I go to for lunch on Flamands, a long, wide beach, which is absolutely beautiful. From it, you can see St. Martin and other islands. One is at the Tawana Hotel, which makes a great grilled chicken, wonderful lobster salads and lentil salads. All very local seafood. There is Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, which sets up tables right on the beach, so you have your feet in the sand. With a glass of ros, its magical. And for sunsets, go to a little bar called D Brazil right on Shell Beach, which is covered with pink shells. You can get cocktails, caipirinhas and mojitos and watch the sun go down. On the Atlantic side, theres a rocky beach called Washing Machine at the end of a trail from Grand Cul de Sac. There are no restaurants there because no ones there; its too wild. But I have to mention it because its the most gorgeous beach youve ever seen in your life. The waves are so strong, they carve natural pools into the rock, and you swim in them. Its paradise.

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Off the Nicaragua Coast, a Rustic Idyll

By FREDA MOON

HE darkness was as deep and pure as squid ink. I swiped my foot across the ground, feeling for rocks, roots and voids. Around me there was rustling, scurrying and crashing the sounds of creatures meeting branches and leaves. Startled by some unseen threat, I stopped abruptly, colliding with my travel companion, Ashley, who followed close behind. Each time we slammed into each other, hapless as slapstick Stooges, we were reduced to fits of hysterical laughter laughter masking fear and frustration. It was our first night on Little Corn Island, 45 or so miles off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. We had just checked Ashley into her hotel on the north end of the mile-long Cocal beach, and now, as dusk turned to darkness, we were hiking to my more humble cabana, at Casa Iguana, perched on a cliff at the beachs south end. But with no lights to guide us, we had overshot the hotel and ended up on a former pineapple plantation, overgrown with mango, banana and hibiscus. The fact that we could get so badly lost on what we had been told would be a 10-minute walk is typical of Little Corn, where electricity is scarce and most nights are reserved for board games, books and the occasional bonfire. Though only a puddle jump from the Nicaraguan coast, the Corn Islands Big Corn and Little Corn, a half-hour boat ride apart are among the few Caribbean destinations that are relatively unknown to international tourists. But over the last two decades, a slowly growing number of intrepid American, European and Israeli travelers have found their way to these Creolespeaking islands, which are free from the designer boutiques and sprawling resorts that are ubiquitous in the Caribbean. Instead, there are stilted purple and yellow thatch-roofed cabanas, and hammocks strung between sagging palms. The islands charm lies in how little there is to do, in days spent walking the narrow beaches of tan sand and driftwood, drinking $1 cervezas on a shaded balcony, and snorkeling in waters flush with neon fish, sea turtles, barracudas and even hammerhead sharks. Our journey to the islands wasnt without challenges. Having failed to secure tickets on the only airline that serves Big Corn, the domestic La Costea, Ashley and I paid $100 each to travel four hours by hired car from Managua to the river town of El Rama, then two hours by river boat to Bluefields, a gritty port town, where we stayed overnight in a bare-bones posada. The following day, after hours of waiting in a three-room airport, we flew by 12-seat prop plane to Big Corn, where we took a quick taxi ride to the islands boat launch and traveled by open ocean panga, a small outboard-powered motorboat, to Little Corn, a two-mile-long drumstick of a tropical island. Our plan was to split five days between the two islands. But, having lost a day and a half to travel, we decided to focus on Little Corn swimming in the smooth, tepid sea, sampling rum drinks and hiking the hill to the islands highest point, where Ashley would later horrify me by climbing a rusty lookout tower. By the time our small boat arrived at Little Corns concrete pier, we were exhausted. An hour later, lost in the dark, we were also famished. Then, at last, there was a porch light. It was the lodge-like main building at Casa Iguana, where the bar was serving weak Nicaraguan cerveza and potent Nicaraguan rum. We were relieved to learn we had not yet missed the nightly communal meal. The hotel kitchen was clanking with the preparation of that nights dinner, a monstrously large lobster, which would soon be served on a covered deck perched two stories above the languid Caribbean. While Big Corn (population about 6,000) has just one road, which loops the periphery of the 2.3-square-mile island, Little Corn, where the year-round population is less than 1,000, is completely free of cars. The only road is a welltrodden foot path through a jungle thats home to chicken-eating boa constrictors, raccoon-size iguanas and sand-colored crabs that bolt underfoot. The islands only town has no name. For Carl Archibold, whose family traces its roots on the island to the 1800s, the thin stream of visitors who find their way to Little Corn is enough. Mr. Archibald, who has a shaved head and wears thick gold chains, owns some rustic cabanas called Carlitos Place (one of 16 or so accommodations on the island). Like many locals, he left home for work, spending 30 years as a commercial fisherman before returning a decade or so ago. There arent many jobs on the islands, but those that exist are mostly in the still-modest tourist trade or the fishing industry. After 20 years now, its changed a lot, Mr. Archibald said in Creole-inflected English. We didnt have noth-

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The tiny Corn Islands lie off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, and Little Corn is completely free of cars. TOP Scenes and inhabitants of Little Corn, including Arturo the turtle. CLOCKWISE, FROM CENTER A casita at Dereks Place; a luxury cabana at Little Corn Beach and Bungalow; and exploring an isolated beach.
ing on the beach here. It was just sea and woodland. But more travelers are coming all the time. More often than not, they are drawn by the islands undersea life, which helps make the diving here some of the best in the region. The island is also, I was told, one of the most affordable places to become certified to dive: $309 for open-water PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) certification at Dive Little Corn, Nicaraguas only PADI five-star dive center). My experience with the water, however, was limited to swimming and snorkeling. On the recommendation of Casa Iguanas resident dive master, I strapped on my mask and fins on the beach beneath the hotel, where I found schools of shimmering fish with electric blue accents, and heads of sand-colored coral. Some of the islands visitors are staying, setting up hotels, dive shops and organic farms that serve elaborate dinners with tropical ingredients. Along with mainland Nicaraguans and eccentric expatriates from the United States, Italians are well represented on the Corn Islands. At Caf Desideri, a restaurant run by a Canadian-Italian couple and known around Little Corn as simply the Italian place, I struck up a conversation with Sergio, a gray-haired Milano in a pink dress shirt. He was staying on the north side of the island at Farm Peace & Love, the homestead of Paola Carminiani, a former nature writer from Rome. Paola travels the mile or so between her farm and the islands only town by horseback. A handsome woman with a deeply lined, tanned face, Paola reminded me of an Argentine gaucho, her blue eyes blazing, her posture strident. Sergio, a retired oil industry contractor, tiff, a Great Dane and a howling corgi. There were horses, goats and chickens, a red-foot turtle named Arturo and the crabs that menace Paolas lettuce, but which she tolerates nonetheless (There is a place for everybody). The garden is planted with dragon fruit, cassava, papaya, cinnamon, lavender, star fruit and sugar cane, which she processes with a horse-drawn sugar mill. On our walk back to the village, Ashley and I stopped for a cerveza at Dereks Place, a hotel of thatchedroofed cabins spread across a lawn of mosslike grass. Paolas neighbor, Derek Sharp, from Maryland, whose red beard was tied in a long braid, has lived on Little Corn for about 15 years. As collegeaged backpackers sprawled in hammocks around us, Derek told stories, stories about waking at night to a chicken holler and finding a sevenfoot boa like the Far Side cartoon, with six or seven lumps where his chicks had been. He talked about the indigenous Miskito laborers who build his cabana roofs, arriving from the coast in one-man wooden boats with sails made of plastic sheeting. Derek was taking his own panga to town, he said, for the opening of the islands first radio station, and he offered us a ride. As we raced against the diminishing sunlight, smoke rose from shore as barbecue pits were stoked with dried coconut husks. It was Saturday night on Little Corn, our last on the island. After four days, I wasnt ready to leave. I thought of Derek and the other expats Id met, people who had come and stayed. Then we pulled up beside a boat painted with red, blue and yellow stripes. Its name: Temptation. It might as well have been an invitation.

Getting There Is Half the Fun

A note about money: The HONDURAS United States dollar is the dominant currency on the Corn IsEL SALVADOR lands, though the Nicaraguan Crdoba is accepted. Theres no A.T.M. on Little Corn Island. NICARAGUA La Costea (Airport Internacional, kilometer 10.5, Carretera Managua Ma agua CORN N ISLANDS I Norte, Managua; 505-2263-2142; lacostena.com.ni) is the only airLake ake line currently serving the isNica Nicaragu Nicaragua Caribbean lands. Flights between Managua Sea and Big Corn Island recently cost about $165 round trip. They Pacific COSTA Ocean should be reserved one to two RICA weeks in advance. To reach Lit100 MILES tle Corn, take a taxi from the airport ($1 per person) and a 30THE NEW YORK TIMES minute panga ride to Little Corn ($6 each way). For free Wi-Fi, views of the water and a casually festive ambience, try Caf Desideri (ask on the island for the Italian place), where the menu includes carpaccio ($6), a spicy vegetarian burrito ($6) and an 11-ounce lobster ($16). Ocean-view casitas at Casa Iguana (casaiguana.net; no phone) are $35 to $75 (rates rise during the high season, from mid-December through midJanuary and mid-February through mid-April). Those with reservations will be met at the pier. prefers a boat and driver to shuttle him back and forth to the town, which consists of a handful of restaurants, three dive shops, two dance clubs and a Baptist church. With an entire panga to himself, Sergio was giving away spare seats the day we met him. Curious to see Paolas place, Ashley and I took him up on his offer. It was August, and the height of hurricane season, but the Caribbean was as calm as bath water and the color of glacier melt. Its full of Sergio began before laughing and cutting himself off. I was going to say seafood, but no, fish. We turned a bend and ahead, on a rocky point, was a makeshift wind turbine that powers Paolas house, a graceful, airy two-story home behind a bamboo gate and surrounded by animals. We were greeted by a lumbering mas-

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From Page 9 the beach, which was protected by palm trees of two distinct heights to create a solid (and particularly paradisiacal) backdrop. Then I noticed something odd most people were speaking Italian. Id find out later that the resorts president is Italian, and that Italian tourists tend to dominate year round. This made making friends and avoiding secondhand smoke a bit more challenging. An informal survey suggested that Chileans made up the second largest subset, with Americans and French tied for a distant third. I wandered the resort, investigating what was included and what was not. Massages started at $35, snorkeling trips at $50. Both were out. Agents from outside travel companies staffed desks selling excursions, also not for me. A mini-mall, and not all that mini, had shops full of beachwear and touristy knickknacks. No need for any of that. The beach was my goal, and when sand and surf and a Kindle full of books got dull, I took out a free kayak or joined a pickup volleyball game. Or ate and drank. That first day, when lunch started at 12:30, I was prepared for the worst. I had checked the resorts Web site, and without booking a package my room would have cost just $80 a night. That money had to cover the pools, the beach, the landscaping, the staff. How it could also include three decent meals a day was beyond my mathematical capabilities. Unless it had something to do with those irrational numbers we learned about in high school, because quite irrationally, the food was just fine. If youre used to surviving on burned toast at hostel breakfasts and free appetizers at happy hours, this was a smorgasbord: salad bar, cold cuts, fresh bread, rice and beans, baked fish, sliced ham, a pizza bar, a pasta bar, an antipasto bar (yay, Italians!), even a diet corner. Coffee and fresh fruit juice for breakfast; soda and beer and wine on selfserve taps for lunch and dinner. Sure, there were weaknesses: Ive had better cakes from Hostess, and the broccoli covered in cheese sauce was nauseating. But the watercress at the salad bar had some real bite, the warm sugar-dusted doughnuts at breakfast were irresistible, and the pasta served up fresh by a friendly cook was surprisingly al dente. Anyone who expected more for the price, please direct com-

Frugal Tips From Readers

Through Twitter and Facebook, we asked our readers to suggest their own money-saving travel tips. Here is a selection. (For more, search for #cheaptraveltip on Twitter.)

Stay in a hostel or cheap bed-and-breakfast! Its only sleep! @MakinItWayne74 Two words: off season! Theres nothing like seeing Paris in January. Cheaper, less crowded, still beautiful. @CandiceSD When possible, pack sandwiches for on-the-go. Saves time, money and helps prevent overeating! @sedesantis Stay in or near university towns where necessities are cheaper, sites accessible, and the energy is just great, dynamic and promises to be something a little bit off-path. Reyna Tabbada Host couchsurfers at home so you have a network of friends abroad to stay with when you decide to travel. @davidsonrachel Walk. Use Google Maps walking directions if available. Slow down and enjoy a city. @CarloRitschl Traveling by overnight train/bus saves you a nights cost in a hotel. And in some places, the scenery from a train is amazing. Win win! JT Ong Lopez
plaints to the nearest mirror. (At dinner, you could also make reservations at several other restaurants; two were free and others cost $10 extra.) All-inclusive places usually try to make a nod or two to the local culture, allaying visitors guilt that they are in a foreign country whose cultural attractions they are ignoring. So painters were out hawking their bright, tropical canvases, and a store sold Dominican rum and cigars. (I actually bought my bottle at a slight discount from a groPHOTOGRAPHS BY SETH KUGEL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

FROM TOP Bachata lessons at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach resort in the Dominican Republic; unlimited Presidente beer on tap nearly all day is one of the perks of the resort; pasta on the buffet; fresh doughnuts are a breakfast highlight.

cery store in town.) The snack bar featured the spiced-up ground-beef patties and shredded cabbage that connoisseurs of Dominican street food in New York will recognize as the basis of the chimi, or Dominican-style burger. The bars served mamajuana, a Dominican drink of roots and herbs steeped in rum and wine. Dominicans are all about music they are largely responsible for the popular tropical rhythms of merengue and bachata so there were goofy, fun dance lessons in both genres, as well as salsa. There were also nods to the Italians: one side of the main poolside bar was set up for espresso drinks. As good as at home, said one Italian man I chatted with. That was delusional, but they were tolerable, especially for the bargain price of $0. The rest of the bar served sugary tropical drinks made with cheapo liquor and cloying, artificial-tasting fruit juices. But no one complained, especially when cocktails were served with fist bumps from the hardworking bartenders. (And I solved the problem with that bottle of rum, which I used to spike the self-serve Coke.) There was also a variety show of sorts every night, the same sort of thing you might see at Club Meds or other re-

sort chains, or so Ive been told. I had assiduously avoided this silliness until rain on the final day drove me to seek distraction. I perked up a bit at the opening announcement, which was delivered in Italian, French and then finally tortured English: We just remember you that the show is just for adults. Five couples were called up and seated on cushions, and then, in game show format, asked to perform tasks involving balloon-popping, sticking broomsticks through toilet paper tubes and the like, in ways I will describe simply as highly suggestive. My initial reaction was, This is the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it. And then I couldnt stop laughing. For a vacationing crowd with no language in common, it was lowestcommon-denominator hilarious. I had scheduled my return flight for 7:45 p.m., hoping for a full last day in the sun, but instead we got socked with the torrential rains that would become Hurricane Sandy. Aside from guest rooms, no place was safe from the rain even the dining room flooded. In fact, just as the staff moved merengue lessons to the indoor stage, the ceiling cracked and water poured (amusingly) on the dancers heads. The resort was awash and the day was a wash. But oddly enough, I couldnt have been happier. What had I lost? Elsewhere in the Caribbean, I imagined, disappointed travelers had paid $600 a night for some high-end room that maybe included breakfast. I had paid less for the entire trip. Since I had kept expectations as low as the cost, they were met long before the rain started falling.

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OCT. 29, 2011, CARAPICHAIMA, TRINIDAD While shooting a travel article for The New York Times, I stopped in this town, which has a very large East Indian pop-

ulation. There are Hindu temples and mosques all over, not to mention an 85-foot statue of the Hindu god Hanuman. That night, the town was celebrating Diwali, a Hindu holiday known as the festival of lights. The streets were strewed with Christmas lights, and everyone was out, waving sparklers and offering food to one another. A number of percussive ensembles were set up along the street, but this group of men and boys caught my eye. They were the noisiest, but they played very well together rhythmically. This little boy had such a serious performing face. When he paused for a moment, I snapped this photo. I thought it was cute for such a child to take himself so seriously. Piotr Redlinski, New York City

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The Mad Max Economy

By ANDREW MARTIN

WAUKESHA, Wis. OLKS here dont wish disaster on their fellow Americans. They didnt pray for Hurricane Sandy to come grinding up the East Coast, tearing lives apart and plunging millions into darkness. But the fact is, disasters are good business in Waukesha. And, lately, there have been a lot of disasters. This Milwaukee suburb, once known for its curative spring waters and, more recently, for being a Republican stronghold in a state that President Obama won on Election Day, happens to be the home of one of the largest makers of residential generators in the country. So when the lights go out in New York or on the storm-savaged

In the business of disaster preparedness, boom times always come amid gloom.
Jersey Shore or in tornado-hit Missouri or wherever the orders come pouring in like a tidal surge. Its all part of what you might call the Mad Max Economy, a multibillion-dollar-a-year collection of industries that thrive when things get really, really bad. Weather radios, kerosene heaters, D batteries, candles, industrial fans for drying soggy homes all are scarce and coveted in the gloomy aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and her ilk.

It didnt start with the last few hurricanes, either. Modern Mad Max capitalism has been around a while, decades even, growing out of something like old-fashioned self-reliance, political beliefs and post-Apocalyptic visions. The cold war may have been the start, when schoolchildren dove under desks and ordinary citizens dug bomb shelters out back. But economic fears, as well as worries about climate change and an unreliable electronic grid have all fed it. Driven of late by freakish storms, this industry is growing fast, well beyond the fringe groups that first embraced it. And by some measures, its bigger than ever. Businesses like Generac Power Systems, one of three Continued on Page BU6

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Sandy Slapped The Bond Issuers, Too

TS going to take a long time to get over Sandy. For homeowners, towns, hospitals, school districts on and on the recovery is painfully slow. Everyone wants the rebuilding effort to go faster. But that takes money something that many communities have precious little of. Sandy is likely to weigh on local governments and authorities that are already struggling. You might think that lightening this burden would be a top priority for Washington. But given our enormous federal deficit, dollars are scarce. Of course, the federal government will send cash to cover emergency costs. But if this turns out to be even more expensive than we thought, local resources will be depleted. Compounding the distress, economic activity is also likely to slow after the storm. Measuring the financial impact of an event like Sandy is imprecise. But a 2008 study by Eric Strobl, a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, provides one benchmark. His analysis, The Economic Growth Impact of Hurricanes: Evidence from U.S. Coastal Counties, studied effects of storms going back to 1975. Analyzing 409 coastal counties in 19 Eastern and Southern states, he concluded that counties hit by a hurricane experienced a 0.8 percent decrease in annual economic growth initially. The year after a storm, Mr. Strobl said, these areas typically rebounded by about 0.2 percent. The net economic impact of Continued on Page BU7

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Oliver Luckett, center, with Jeff Pressman, left, and Kate McLean of theAudience. For its celebrity clients, the company aims to build armies of fans across the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus.

Hey, A-List, Meet Your Online Megaphone

By BROOKS BARNES
LOS ANGELES

VEN in an industry accustomed to madcap characters, Oliver Luckett cuts a Who was that? swath across Hollywood. Raised in Mississippi and with the accent to prove it, Mr. Luckett, 38, is known for zooming around town in an Aston Martin that is, when hes not jetting off to places like Iceland, where he was last December to compete against Bjork in a gingerbread house-building contest. He lost, despite help from a buddy in Disneylands research and design lab. With his new company a social media start-up called theAudience Mr. Luckett promises nothing short of rewiring celebrity economics, and he abruptly

dismisses skeptics. Get on my train, he likes to say, his blue eyes blazing. Were leaving now. Yet he can also be a big softy known for his striped-sock collection. During a business meeting not so long ago, he veered into an emotional story about coming out of the closet and started to weep. Just another showy show-business personality? Some people think so. But many of the entertainment factorys most powerful forces William Morris Endeavor, Lionsgate, Universal Pictures and one tech superstar, Sean Parker, are taking him very, very seriously. About two years ago, Mr. Luckett left a senior position at Walt Disney, where he managed the social media Continued on Page BU8

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Wall Street is now going to have to figure out how to make this relationship work.
Glenn Schorr, an analyst at Nomura Securities, on how the financial world must come to terms with President Obamas re-election. Few industries made such a one-sided bet as Wall Street in backing Mitt Romney.

In Sports or Business, Always Be Prepared For the Next Play

important leadership lessons youve learned? A. One in particular occurred while I was with Yahoo, and Jerry Yang was installed as C.E.O. Jerry got a lot of calls from the Silicon Valley community asking if there was anything they could do to help. One of those people was Steve Jobs. He came and addressed several hundred of the leaders of Yahoo, and Ill never forget it. He said that after he left Apple, then came back, there was too much going on too many products, too many lines and he started to focus the team on prioritization. True prioritization starts with a very difficult question to answer, especially at a company with a portfolio approach: If you could only do one thing, what would it be? And you cant rationalize the answer, and you cant attach the one thing to some other things. And I was struck by the clarity and courage of his conviction. Q. What about mentors who had a big effect on the way you lead and manage? A. One is Ray Chambers. He essentially created the modern-day leveraged buyout, and he was on top of Wall Street with his firm, Wesray, and did that for several years and then basically gave it all up because he wanted to make a positive, lasting impact on the world and pursue a life of philanthropic activities. Among many things that Ray has taught me are five rules for happiness. So the first one is living in the moment. The second is that its better to be loving than to be right, and if youre in a relationship, you know how challenging that can be. The third one is to be a spectator to your own thoughts, especially when you become emotional, which is almost impossible to do. The fourth is to be grateful for at least one thing every day, and the last is to help others every chance you get. Q. Are there certain expressions that you find yourself repeating at work? A. Sure. The first one has essentially become the unofficial mantra of LinkedIn, and its not something I came up with. Its two words: next play. I borrowed it from Coach K [Mike Krzyzewski] of the Duke Blue Devils. Every This interview has been edited and condensed.
Q. What do you consider some of the most

humor and results. And there are six values: members first; relationships matter; be open, honest and constructive; demand excellence; take intelligent risks; and act like an owner. By far the most important one is members first. We as a company are only as valuable as the value we create for our members.
Q. What career advice do you give to business school students? A. The advice I give about their career

The bottom line is that this looks like a status quo election.
Dean Maki, chief United States economist at Barclays, describing the continued divided government resulting from Tuesdays vote. The outcome, he said, offered no new clarity on how to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff.

This whole part of the supply chain is clogged up.

Chris Merritt, a Ryder vice president, on how Hurricane Sandy hampered companies product deliveries a result of submerged warehouses, downed power lines, closed roads and scarce gasoline in parts of New York and New Jersey.

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Jeff Weiner, the C.E.O. of LinkedIn, the professional networking site, says it follows the next play philosophy of Duke basketball that the team shouldnt linger on celebrating its great plays or lamenting those of the opposition.
time the basketball team goes up and down the court and they complete a sequence, Coach K yells out the exact same thing next play! because he doesnt want the team lingering too long on what just took place. He doesnt want them celebrating that incredible alley-oop dunk, and he doesnt want them lamenting that the opposing team just stole the ball and had a fast break that led to an easy layup. You can take a moment to reflect on what just happened, and you probably should, but you shouldnt linger too long on it, and then you should move on to the next play.
Q. Tell me about the culture youre trying A. We take culture very seriously, and we

YouTube should not be turned into YouTracked.

Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, on government efforts to bolster childrens online privacy. What children post online or search as part of their homework, he said, should not haunt them as they apply to colleges or for jobs.

do draw a distinction at LinkedIn between culture and values. Culture is who we are. Its essentially the personality of our company who we are and who we aspire to be. And values are the principles upon which we make day-to-day decisions. Of course, your values are a subset of your culture, so theyre very much inextricably linked. Getting that right helps with recruiting. It helps with motivating. It helps with inspiring. It helps with productivity.
Q. Can you break that down for me in a bit more detail? A. So our culture has five dimensions:

to foster at LinkedIn.

transformation, integrity, collaboration,

path and realizing their dreams starts with me saying: Im going to ask you a question, and youre going to have 15 seconds to answer it: Looking back on your career 20, 30 years from now, what do you want to say youve accomplished? Go. If they cant answer it in 15 seconds, it probably means they havent thought about the answer before that moment, or they dont have a definitive answer, which is fine, because for some people thats a lifelong journey. But you cant realize your goal if its not defined. It sounds so simple but its true. So the most important piece of advice I can give people early in their career is to know what it is they ultimately want to accomplish. And if they dont, theres absolutely nothing wrong with that, but start thinking about what it is. Because once you know it, the moment you know it, you begin manifesting it, in explicit and implicit ways. If you dont know the answer to the broader question, my advice is to optimize for two things: passion and skill, not one at the exclusion of the other. You have to optimize for both. The second piece is to surround yourself with amazing people. In this more networked, interconnected world, its all about the people you work with. I used to think it was all about the person you worked for, having the right mentor, the right leader. Its not just about the person you report to, though. Its about the people you work with. Surround yourself with only the best you can find. The third piece of advice is to always be learning. Joi Ito, the head of the M.I.T. Media Lab, loves to refer to the word neoteny. It means a delayed state of adolescence. With animals, its not a good thing because the animal has not fully matured. But with people, it can be an incredibly positive thing. Joi likes to talk about maintaining a childlike sense of wonder throughout your entire life, and its such a powerful concept. One of my all-time favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. I like to lean toward the latter, and Im drawn to other people who do the same.

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When a Palm Reader Knows More Than Your Life Line

P
LEASE put your hand on the scanner, a receptionist at a doctors office at New York University Langone Medical Center said to me recently, pointing to a small plastic device on the counter between us. I need to take a palm scan for your file. I balked. As a reporter who has been covering the growing business of data collection, I know the potential drawbacks like customer profiling of giving out my personal details. But the idea of submitting to an infrared scan at a medical center that would take a copy of the unique vein patterns in my palm seemed fraught. The receptionist said it was for my own good. The medical center, she said, had recently instituted a biometric patient identification system to protect against identity theft. I reluctantly stuck my hand on the machine. If I demurred, I thought, perhaps Id be denied medical care. Next, the receptionist said she needed to take my photo. After the palm scan, that seemed like data-collection overkill. Then an office manager appeared and explained that the scans and pictures were optional. Alas, my palm was already in the system. No longer the province of security services and science-fiction films, biometric technology is on the march. Facebook uses facial-recognition software so its members can automatically put name tags on friends when they upload their photos. Apple uses voice recognition to power Siri. Some theme parks take digital fingerprints to help recognize season pass holders. Now some hospitals and school districts are using palm vein pattern recognition to identify and efficiently manage their patients or students in effect, turning your palm into an E-ZPass. But consumer advocates say that enterprises are increasingly employing biometric data to improve convenience and that members of the public are paying for that convenience with their privacy. Fingerprints, facial dimensions and vein patterns are unique, consumer advocates say, and should be treated as carefully as genetic samples. So collecting such information for expediency, they say, could increase the risks of serious identity theft. Yet companies and institutions that compile such data often fail to adequately explain the risks to consumers, they say. Lets say someone makes a fake ID and goes in and has their photo and their palm print taken as you. What are you going to do when you go in? said Pam Dixon, the executive director of the World Privacy Forum, an advocacy group in San Diego. Hospitals that are doing this are leaping over profound security issues that they are actually introducing into their systems.

JOHN HERSEY

HE N.Y.U. medical center started researching biometric systems a few years ago in an effort to address several problems, said Kathryn McClellan, its vice president who is in charge of implementing its new electronic health records system. More than a million people in the New York area have the same or similar names, she said, creating a risk that medical personnel might pull up the wrong health record for a patient. Another issue, she said, was that some patients had multiple records from being treated at different affiliates; N.Y.U. wanted an efficient way to consolidate them. Last year, the medical center adopted photography and palm-scan technology so that each patient would have two unique identifying features. Now, Ms. McClellan said, each arriving patient has his or her palm scanned, allowing the system to automatically pull up the correct file. Its a patient safety initiative, Ms. McClellan

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tion of biometric data might increase said. We felt like the value to the papatients risk of identity theft. tient was huge. Biometric Ms. McClellan responded that there N.Y.U.s system, called PatientSecure and marketed by HT Systems of data-gathering was little chance of identity theft because the palm scan system turned the Tampa, has already scanned more than 250,000 patients. In the United is the rage, but vein measurements into encrypted strings of binary numbers and stored States, over five million patients have them on an N.Y.U. server that is sepahad the scans, said Charles Yanak, a at what rate from the one with patients health spokesman for Fujitsu Frontech North possible cost records. Even if there were a breach, America, a division of Fujitsu, the Japanese company that developed the to our privacy? she added, the data would be useless to hackers because a unique key is needvein palm identification technology. ed to decode the number strings. As for Yet, unless patients at N.Y.U. seem patients photos, she said, they are atuncomfortable with the process, Ms. tached to their medical records. McClellan said, medical registration staff members dont inform them that they can opt Still, Arthur Caplan, the director of the division out of photos and scans. of medical ethics at the N.Y.U. center, recommended that hospitals do a better job of explaining bioWe dont have formal consent, Ms. McClellan metric ID systems to patients. He himself recently said in a phone interview last Tuesday. had an appointment at the N.Y.U. center, he reThat raises red flags for privacy advocates. If counted, and didnt learn that the palm scan was they are not informing patients it is optional, said optional until he hesitated and asked questions. Joel Reidenberg, a professor at Fordham UniversiIt gave me pause, Dr. Caplan said. It would be ty Law School with an expertise in data privacy, useful to put up a sign saying We are going to take then effectively it is coerced consent. biometric information which will help us track you He noted that N.Y.U. medical center has had rethrough the system. If you dont want to do this, cent incidents in which computers or USB drives please see an office manager. containing unencrypted patient data have been Other institutions that use PatientSecure, howlost or stolen, suggesting that the centers collec-

ever, have instituted opt-in programs for patients. At the Duke University Health System, patients receive brochures explaining their options, said Eliana Owens, the health systems director of patient revenue. The center also trains staff members at registration desks to read patients a script about the opt-in process for the palm scans, she said. (Duke does not take patients photos.) They say: The enrollment is optional. If you choose not to participate, we will continue to ask you for your photo ID on subsequent visits, Ms. Owens said. Consent or not, some leading identity experts see little value in palm scans for patients right now. If medical centers are going to use patients biometric data for their own institutional convenience, they argue, the centers should also enhance patient privacy by, say, permitting lower-echelon medical personnel to look at a persons medical record only if that patient is present and approves access by having a palm scanned. Otherwise, you are enabling another level of danger, said Joseph Atick, a pioneer in biometric identity systems who consults for governments, instead of using the technology to enable another level of privacy. At my request, N.Y.U. medical center has deleted my palm print.

DIGITAL DOMAIN
RANDALL STROSS

A Race Against the Clock, Again, in Package Delivery

N the exhilarating, anything-is-possible days of 1998 to 2001, Kozmo.com offered an online store with a quick delivery service in a number of American cities. Free delivery in under an hour was its motto. Kozmo would perish, but some online merchants and their delivery partners are inching back toward that shining vision. Though they arent promising free delivery within an hour, they are trying out same-day service for a fee. And in doing so, they are addressing the asymmetry that has bedeviled online purchases of physical goods since Kozmos demise: it takes mere seconds to find and buy goods on the Web, but often several days for them to arrive at the doorstep. Could the wait again be shortened to just an hour? That remains to be seen. The United States Postal Service will experiment with same-day delivery of online orders in San Francisco. It sees the new option, called Metro Post, as a way to put its delivery infrastructure to fuller use while developing a new source of revenue a matter of pressing importance as the services finances go from bad to worse. The Postal Service proposes once-a-day pickup of goods ordered online from participating retailers in the city before 2 p.m. and delivery to homes between 4 and 8 p.m. John G. Friess, a Postal Service spokesman, says the packages wont go through the normal processing centers, but will instead be passed directly between the Postal Service workers who pick them up and deliver them. This will be a new experience, Mr. Friess says, having a uniformed Postal Service employee knocking on your front door at this hour, delivering the package that you had ordered earlier in the day.

Randall Stross is an author based in Silicon Valley and a professor of business at San Jose State University. E-mail: stross@nytimes.com.

A flat rate will be charged for all packages up to 25 pounds, he says, but the price has not been announced and may be adjusted as the trial proceeds. With its fleets of trucks, United Parcel Service also has the delivery infrastructure for same-city, same-day service. But for now, the company is not set up to do both pickup and delivery in the same day, in the same city, at a modest price. I used the online U.P.S. pricing guide to find the cost of having a one-pound book picked up at a San Francisco bookstore at 2 p.m. and delivered to a home address a mile and a half away by 8 p.m. the same day. This required U.P.S.s Express Critical service, and the company estimated the cost at $226.46. If U.P.S. decided it wanted to enter the intracity delivery business in a serious way, it could no doubt offer much more attractive pricing. In fact, it would seem positioned to offer a lower price than the Postal Service, whose operational decisions must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The Postal Services filing with the commission to try out Metro Post is timorous in tone and lists self-applied hobbles. For example, the service says it will enlist 10 or fewer companies for the trial and limit the volume to 200 packages a day, at least until it can further test its operational capabilities. The big online retailers are running their own experiments with same-day delivery in some markets. Last month, Wal-Mart announced that it had begun same-day delivery of online orders in a handful of cities. A check last week of the price of twohour delivery windows in San Francisco showed flat fees of $6 to $7. (The minimum order is $45.) Amazon also offers a same-day delivery option in 10 markets. In addition to a delivery charge of $8.99 for all orders other than gift cards, it adds a charge of 99 cents for each item in the order. Very fast delivery of online purchases can be found in Lower Manhattan, the area served by Ur-

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banFetch, which offers 10,000 products online that will be delivered within an hour. The speed is the same as Kozmos in fact, the company was founded in 2005 by Chris Siragusa, who was chief technology officer at Kozmo but the selection of goods is far larger. Customers must live within an eight-square-mile service area, and all deliveries are carried by bicycle. There is no delivery fee for orders of more than $100; a $4.95 fee is charged for smaller orders. When Mr. Siragusa set out to build an online store with home delivery originally called Max-

Delivery he did not plan to match Kozmos onehour promise. With friends and family, he first tried a service in which the ordering was done earlier in the day and the deliveries in the evening. But he concluded that late-in-the-day delivery was not compelling to customers. It was still more convenient to walk to the store yourself, he said. UrbanFetchs fast delivery is possible because its goods are physically close to its customers in a densely packed city. In other places, online customers must be a bit more patient, as Son of Kozmo is not in sight.

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SUNDAY MONEY
ECONOMIC VIEW
CHRISTINA D. ROMER

Standing on the Edge of an Opportunity

N Jan. 1, more than $500 billion of tax increases and spending cuts are scheduled to happen automatically. Thanks to the voters, dealing with this so-called fiscal cliff and with our budget problems generally is Presidents Obamas responsibility for four more years. Let me offer some thoughts about the situation, and about how the president and Congress could make progress.

LOOMING CHANGES ARE BAD POLICY

Though our long-run budget problems are enormous, a permanent dive over the cliff isnt the answer. Cold-turkey deficit reduction would cause a significant recession. A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that going headlong over the cliff would cause our gross domestic product, which has been growing at an annual rate of around 2 percent, to fall at a rate of 2.9 percent in the first half of 2013. I suspect that this estimate is, if anything, too optimistic. Many private-sector analysts predict a longer, deeper recession if we take the plunge. But even the C.B.O. number suggests that the resulting recession would be worse than those in 1990 and 2001. Going over the cliff would also be a poor way to deal with our long-run deficit problem. Too much of the deficit reduction comes from tax increases particularly on middle-class families whose incomes have stagnated for the past decade. And the spending cuts are haphazard and do nothing to deal with the fundamental driver of our long-run budget problems: rising government health care spending.
DONT KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD

posal that revenue be about $200 billion going over the cliff temporarily is una year higher should be a guidepost for likely to unnerve bond markets. the size of a sensible tax component. SOME TAXES NEED TO RISE A brief fall EMBRACE ENTITLEMENT REFORM Reoff the cliff would free lawmakers from publicans in Congress will likely insist the straitjacket of having signed Grover that reforms to Medicare, Medicaid and Norquists pledge never to raise taxes. Social Security be part of any budget Once taxes have returned to their Clindeal. Democrats should meet them partton-era levels, a partial reinstatement of way. It will be impossible to get our the Bush tax cuts would count as a tax long-run deficit under control without cut. And a brief plunge would also show slowing entitlement spendthat the president is serious ing. Rather than fighting about raising additional revall changes to these proenue. grams, Democrats should And he should be. Every For all the talk work to preserve their core serious bipartisan budget functions and protect the plan Bowles-Simpson, of fiscal ruin, a most vulnerable. Rivlin-Domenici, the Gang chance for For example, in a previof Six includes additional ous column, I described revenue. That makes sense. both sides to how replacing Medicares With a long-run budget as fee-for-service model with out of balance as ours, the achieve goals. accountable care organizaonly way to solve the probtions could help reduce lem while spreading the costs while maintaining pain widely is to work along quality. And with the presidents health every possible margin. care law now likely to go into effect on Democrats should be flexible, howevschedule, its possible to consider grader, about the form of tax increases. If ually raising the eligibility age for MediRepublicans want to cut exemptions care. This would lower government and loopholes more and raise marginal health care spending and encourage rates less, that should be on the table. people to continue working longer What shouldnt be contemplated is reand, thus, to continue paying taxes. distributing tax burdens away from the Another entitlement program needwealthy and toward the middle class. ing attention is Social Security DisabiliAnd the additional revenue needs to be ty Insurance. It provides essential supsubstantial. The Bowles-Simpson pro-

port for people unable to work, and will be even more important if we raise the Medicare eligibility age. But the current system is expensive and inefficient. The rolls have surged in recent decades, and the system discourages part-time work and moves to less-demanding jobs. Economists have proposed innovations that could allow more workers to stay in the labor force thus slowing spending growth and improving the security and well-being of disabled workers.
PRESERVE VALUABLE PUBLIC SPENDING

cuts for a fifth year, I fear that they could become permanent. Far better to focus on temporary infrastructure spending, which would create jobs today and leave us with something of lasting value. One way to achieve bipartisan support might be to give Republicans in Congress substantial control over the specifics of the spending. Our infrastructure needs are so large that we shouldnt be fighting over which to address first.

To deal with the deficit, were going to have to trim other types of spending as well. My plea is to protect public investment. Infrastructure, job training and basic scientific research are the countrys seed corn the spending that allows us to be more productive and prosperous in the future. A related point involves near-term jobs measures. Because immediate severe austerity would be terrible for the economy and for unemployment, the president needs to gain support for including job-creation measures in an overall fiscal reform package. One such measure that he probably shouldnt embrace is an extension of the payroll tax cut legislated in late 2010. That cut, like its predecessor in the 2009 Recovery Act, was useful, but less effective than expected for stimulating consumer spending. And if we extend the

N the seven weeks before Jan. 1, not even the best-functioning political system could enact the kind of comprehensive fiscal plan Ive outlined. What policy makers can do is agree in principle on the broad components of a plan and the top-line numbers for deficit reduction in each area. With that vote in hand, it would be reasonable to enact temporary measures to avoid the fiscal cliff while Congress negotiates the details of a comprehensive agreement. A child care book I read as a new mother encouraged parents not to dread nighttime feedings, but to embrace them as another chance to nurture their babies. We should view the fiscal cliff the same way not as a disaster to be avoided, but an opportunity to be embraced. Its a chance for Congress and our re-elected president to nurture the economy and to protect the future of all Americans.

Just as going permanently over the cliff isnt the answer, neither is wimping out. Pre-emptively extending all of the Bush tax cuts for another year and postponing the spending cuts would be a mistake. The cliff is a unique opportunity to forge a genuinely bipartisan solution to our budget problems. Republicans have strong views about how they want to reduce the deficit. The threat of automatic tax increases and military spending cuts gives Democrats a fair shot at negotiating for their priorities as well. As bad as going over the cliff and staying over it would be, going over for a few weeks or even a few months wouldnt be catastrophic. The Treasury has some discretion over how quickly the tax withholding tables are changed, so some of the tax increases might not be felt for a while. And since the result of a stalemate is budget consolidation, Christina D. Romer is an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and was the chairwoman of President Obamas Council of Economic Advisers.

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PAUL J. LIM

Investor Doomsday? Well, Not Necessarily

ITH the election behind us, Wall Street is turning its attention to another cliffhanger: the Washington battle to head off automatic spending cuts and tax increases that could kick the economy into recession next year. The conventional wisdom is that the fight over this so-called fiscal cliff may cause investors to sell, and contribute to more volatility in the coming month or two, said Jeffrey N. Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. History shows only that the markets tend to be volatile and unpredictable in the aftermath of close national elections. In election years since 1976, between Election Day and Dec. 31, the Standard & Poors 500-stock index has lost as much as 9.6 percent and gained as much as 7.6 percent. Still, despite the real possibility of economic peril the Congressional Budget Office predicts that gross domestic product will shrink next year if Congress and the White House cant reach an agreement a recession and bear market arent the only possible outcomes that investors should brace for. For starters, many economists think that while certain items may be allowed to lapse, like the payroll tax holiday and extended emergency unemployment benefits, they doubt that Congress and the White House would allow the economy to go completely over the cliff. In fact, the consensus among forecasters surveyed by Blue Chip Economic Indicators is that the economy will avoid recession and grow modestly in 2013. Earlier this year, the budget office predicted that the full effects of the cliff including the expiration of the so-

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Paul J. Lim is a senior editor at Money magazine. E-mail: fund@nytimes.com.

called Bush tax cuts and automatic spending reductions put in place in last years contentious debt-ceiling debate could shave as much as $800 billion off gross domestic product in 2013. But Mike Dueker, chief economist for Russell Investments, says he thinks policy makers may ultimately reach a fiscal-tightening agreement that will result in a much smaller drag on G.D.P. Marie M. Schofield, chief economist at Columbia Management Investment Advisers, agrees that a moderate tightening is likely. The question in my mind is if this is going to be a fiscal cliff or a fiscal bunny hill, she said. Rather than let everything expire and kick in, she said, Congress could find a way to postpone certain important decisions. If Congress were to stretch out the crisis over several months, it could

mute these problems enough to make them manageable in investors minds, said James W. Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management. Mr. Paulsen notes that, like the European debt crisis this year, the cliff might turn out to be a series of chronic problems that are dealt with sequentially, not as a single financial disaster. There is some evidence, he says, that the market views the problem in these terms. Despite growing concerns about the fiscal cliff this year, he notes that the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, a closely watched gauge of investor fear, remains below 20, after having approached 50 last summer. To me, this is evidence that the financial markets are desensitized to this doomsday thinking, he said.

He notes that many elements of the economy are healing in the meantime. The labor markets, for instance, are slowly but surely improving. Consumer confidence is at a five-year high. And the housing market shows clear signs of a rebound. The latest reading of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, for instance, found that home values in the 20 largest metropolitan markets gained 0.9 percent in August over July. G. Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist of Brown Brothers Harriman, says the nascent housing recovery is significant. The real engine of economic activity is still personal consumption, he said. So the housing and labor markets are the canaries in the coal mine for the economy. As long as those parts of the economy are still chirping, were fine.

Henry B. Smith, chief investment officer at Haverford Trust, sees another script to consider about the fiscal cliff. While its not the most likely outcome, there is a possibility that the debate in Washington will eventually lead to major tax and spending reforms. Under this bullish alternative, he said, the lame-duck Congress finds a way to postpone spending cuts for at least a couple of quarters. Then, beginning next year, the president and Congress tackle spending, taxes and entitlements not in piecemeal fashion, but through a comprehensive tax reform and deficit reduction plan. If that were to happen, in our view, youd see everyones 2013 G.D.P. estimates come up, he said, adding that it would unleash pent-up demand both in the economy and the markets.

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SOAPBOX
THE HAGGLER
DAVID SEGAL

The Minutes Were Prepaid, but the Grief Was Free

ANY readers sent in reactions to our last episode, about Radio Shacks habit of asking for a phone number when you return an item paid for with cash. Several of you offered workarounds, like giving fake phone numbers. Others suggested fake names along with the fake numbers. (Cash. Johnny Cash, was one readers favorite.) A handful wrote to compliment Radio Shacks service, and roughly twice that number wrote to denigrate it. Michael Phillips of Dublin noted that a 1996 episode of Seinfeld touched on a nearly identical issue. In it, Jerry has been bumped from the lineup of Career Day speakers at his junior high school, and this dialogue ensues: JERRY It was a mix-up, Im sure. KRAMER Theyre trying to screw with your head. JERRY Now, why would a junior high school want to screw with my head? KRAMER Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries? I dont know.

CHRISTOPH HITZ

Enough Radio Shack. Lets talk about a different mystery and a different company: TracFone, which is based in Miami and sells pay-as-you-go minutes on cellphones. Q. We keep a TracFone in our car in case of emergencies, and take it with us on trips, so it gets very little use. We are planning a trip next month, and being down to less than 100 minutes, I went online to buy another years worth, which Ive done before. The TracFone buy minutes page has a list of options, and this time there was a pop-up window offering 450 minutes with a bonus of 60 minutes if you bought before Oct. 31. Great, I thought, thats just about the amount of E-mail: haggler@nytimes.com. Keep it brief and family-friendly, include your hometown and go easy on the caps-lock key. Letters may be edited for clarity and length.

minutes I need for a year. So I clicked on the offer, and shortly thereafter my TracFone rang with this message: 450 minutes, 90 days. In other words, any unused portion of my newly acquired 450 minutes would vanish in 90 days. I took the bait and there was a switch. I immediately sent an e-mail to TracFone, asking it to void the transaction, and was informed that the minutes were already added to my phone so there was nothing it could do. I called the service number in the e-mail, explained how I was fooled by the pop-up window and asked that the transaction be canceled. Impossible, I was told. Eventually, I was offered a 30day extension for my minutes. That seems insufficient. Might the Haggler do better? PETER FREEDMAN Portland, Ore.
A. Of the many legitimate companies that the Haggler has tried to

reach as opposed Uh-huh. to sham operations Who is the goverA pop-up offer nor that are hiding from of Florida? the customers and the that didnt Haggler asked. law none have Long pause. Do been as elusive as mention an you have a question TracFone. It has no related to Tracmedia relations line, important Fone? the rep and all the phone asked. numbers listed on deadline. Can you name a its Web site, which baseball team in are printed beside Florida? the companys MiLonger pause. ami address, seem to ring in Fill in the blank, the Haggler lands far, far away. said. Florida is the blank state. I am in Miami, a TracFone More silence. rep said, in an accent that did not Ive only been here a month, exactly suggest Florida. the phone rep said. Really? This was a dead end. Yes. Any question you have So the Haggler asked a New about TracFone you can ask me. York Times researcher, Lisa But my question is for someSchwartz, to locate a home phone one who can speak on behalf of number for TracFones president the company, to a reporter, the and chief executive, Frederick J. Haggler continued. Can you Pollak something the Haggler connect me to someone in your was unable to do with his own Miami headquarters? meager number-rummaging Im in the Miami headquarskills. She delivered, and Mr. Polters, this rep said. lak seemed very surprised and

not very delighted to be speaking to the Haggler one recent afternoon, on what sounded like his cellphone. He promptly bounced the Haggler to Mark Mahan, the senior vice president for customer care. He sounded less surprised, though no more delighted. He bounced the Haggler to Maria Montenegro, another senior vice president. Ms. Montenegro asked for a screen grab of the offer that Mr. Freedman had responded to. The Haggler sent it, then waited a few days as she investigated. I understand why he was confused, she said, referring to Mr. Freedman in a conversation last week. She then offered this not-veryconvincing defense: that, historically, all of TracFones 450-minute special offers have come with a 90-day time limit. In other words, even if this offer didnt say these minutes vanish after 90 days, a customer ought to know because, hey, thats the tradition.

Or something like that. Even Ms. Montenegro seemed underwhelmed by this argument, and after the Haggler briefly noted its absurdities, she segued to her main point: that the company, prompted by Mr. Freedmans letter, had decided to change all of its pop-up windows so that the time limit on minutes was abundantly obvious. Why wasnt it abundantly obvious already? Good question, she said. I cant answer that. Im told weve been using this type of pop-up offer for four years. She said Mr. Freedman was the first to complain about it. A customer service rep, meanwhile, called Mr. Freedman and walked him through a set of steps to delete the minutes hed bought courtesy of that special and get a refund. So why did a phone rep initially say that deleting minutes from a TracFone was impossible? Maybe they were trying to screw with his head.

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The Mad Max Economy

From Page 1 companies in Wisconsin turning out generators, are just the start. The market for gasoline cans, for example, was flat for years. No longer. Demand for gas cans is phenomenal, to the point where we cant keep up with demand, says Phil Monckton, vice president for sales and marketing at Scepter, a manufacturer based in Scarborough, Ontario. There was inventory built up, but it is long gone. Even now, nearly two weeks after the superstorm made landfall in New Jersey, batteries are a hot commodity in the New York area. Win Sakdinan, a spokesman for Duracell, says that when the company gave away D batteries in the Rockaways, a particularly hard-hit area, people held them in their hands like they were gold. Sales of Eton emergency radios and flashlights rose 15 percent in the week before Hurricane Sandy and 220 percent the week of the storm, says Kiersten Moffatt, a company spokeswoman. Its important to note that we not only see lifts in the specific regions affected, we see a lift nationwide, she wrote in an e-mail. Weve seen that mindfulness motivates consumers all over the country to be prepared in the case of a similar event. Garo Arabian, director of operations at B-Air, a manufacturer based in Azusa, Calif., says he has sold thousands of industrial fans since the storm. Our marketing and graphic designer is from Syria, and he says: I dont understand. In Syria, we open the windows. But Mr. Arabian says contractors and many insurers know that mold spores wont grow if carpeting or drywall can be dried out within 72 hours. The inJEFFREY PHELPS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES dustry has grown, he says, because An assembly line, above, and a shipping area at a Generac Power Systems plant. Generac makes residential generators, coveted items in the wake of Hurrithere is more awareness about this kind cane Sandy. The metrics on this storm has been nothing like we have ever seen, an executive said. Compared to Hurricane Isaac, this is five times bigger. of thing. Retailers that managed to stay open benefited, too. Steve Rinker, who overP. Jagdfeld, the youthful and enthusisees 11 Lowes home improvement astic chief executive, says major storms stores in New York and New Jersey, typically create an immediate demand says his stores were sometimes among for portable generators and the dethe few open in a sea of retail businessmand from Sandy was unprecedented. es. But while his company has sold tens Predictably, emergency supplies like of thousands of portable generators in flashlights, lanterns, batteries and recent weeks, Mr. Jagdfeld gets more sump pumps sold out quickly, even excited talking about the longer-term when they were replenished. The one possibilities: the sale of more permasought-after item that surprised him the nent, and more expensive, standby most? Holiday candles. If anyone is generators that can be hooked into a looking for holiday candles, they are houses natural gas line and that turn on sold out, he says. People bought every immediately when the power goes off. holiday candle we have during the He explains that standby generators storm. for homes were once considered approIf the hurricane was a windfall for priate for only the largest estates. But Lowes, its customers didnt seem to the worries of Y2K the idea that commind. Rather, most appeared exceedputers would stop functioning in the ingly grateful when Mr. Rinker, working new millennium made the company at a store in Paterson, N.J., pointed them toward a space heater, or a gasorealize that it could sell standby comline can, that could lessen the misery of puters to a broader market if it could another day without power. bring down the price, he says. While sales of emergency supplies He now envisions a day when standspike during storms, several retailers by generators, which start around and manufacturers including Gen$4,500, fully installed, are as common as erac say their baseline of sales has central air-conditioning, a goal that is a grown in recent years, too, perhaps long way off but one helped immeasurdriven by economic uncertainty and the ably by Hurricane Sandy. Standby genfrequency of wild weather and power erators are in roughly 2.5 percent of failures in an overtaxed electrical grid. stand-alone single-family homes, he Anytime you see as much devastasaid. tion as what happened in Tuscaloosa, No one knows about it, Mr. Jagdfeld JEFFREY PHELPS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Ala., and in Joplin, Mo., it brings it to evsays, but he adds, It is the next musterybodys minds, says Mike Vaughn, Utah, and includes retail and online have appliance. president of the National Storm Shelter sales, remains conservative, gun-totHe later tempers his enthusiasm. Association, referring to devastating ing Republicans. But he says the inWe dont want to appear we are profittornadoes that swept through both citdustry is steadily attracting a broader mongering, he says. This is a horrible ies last year. He added, $5,000 isnt audience. And major retailers have taksituation. Its really, really tough, the much to save your familys life, a referen note. marketing around that. ence to the approximate cost of a storm Both Walmart and Costco now sell a For now, at least, with tens of thoushelter. years supply of food, much of it freezesands still without power and millions of Mr. Vaughn owns a company, too, dried. Costcos offering is 120 gallon-size which makes concrete storm shelters others harboring grim memories, a cans of food for $1,499.99. Sears offers for protection against tornadoes, and he chimpanzee could sell generators by the emergency/survival rations for dogs. says business has grown about 30 perAnd the National Geographic Channel truckload. Like Generac, Briggs & Stratcent in recent years. Talk to him and its has a reality series called Doomsday ton and Kohler say they, too, are clear that he isnt a doommonger. Yet Preppers, which explores the lives of swamped by demand. the members of his association market otherwise ordinary Americans who are People are really starting to undertheir products aggressively, warning preparing for the end of the world as we stand the impact of what a power outabout the dangers from tornadoes and know it. age means to them, and it is changing hurricanes and telling how David Lyle, the chief extheir behavior, says Melanie Tydrich, a their products can save ecutive of the National Geosenior manager at Kohler, which sells lives. graphic Channel, said the kitchen and bath appliances and standNature is strong, says program was a breakout hit by generators, among other things. Its the Web site for Vaughn An industry in its first season. The secjust not something they want to live KARSTEN MORAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Concrete Products, Mr. ond season will begin on through again. Vaughns company. Our that started in Tuesday. Jack Lamb, a contractor, has worked nonstop since the storm, providing esshelters are stronger. You start by thinking, timates. Laura Giangeruso, below, used a lantern to help him survey her the cold war, AURA GIANGERUSO, the mother of That sort of disaster marWow, these people are home in Glen Ridge, N.J. Above, he checked out another house in town. two girls, 4 weeks old and 7 years keting is all over the place, and grows odd. Then there is this old, certainly fits that description. in the hope that the memocreeping realization: Who In the wake of the storm, Ms. Giangery of a nasty storm will per- with each is crazy now? says Mr. ruso, who is 42 and lives in Glen Ridge, suade consumers to plan Lyle, who notes that other N.J., spent nine of 10 nights living with ahead and, of course, spend hurricane. shows like The Walking relatives because her house had no some money. Dead and Revolution power. With a newborn, she says, she Its hard to define the deal with similar themes, overall market for disaster had little choice but to leave. But she like living off the grid (albesupplies. For one thing, many products says the solution became obvious durit with zombies). How interesting that that are useful in emergencies flashsome of them believe that the oil supply ing a visit with her sister, who lives lights, batteries, duct tape and extenwill run out and that will result in civil nearby. sion cords, to name a few are also unrest. And now with Sandy, you see It was like a miracle, she says. The handy for everyday chores. And other people having brawls in gas lines. power went out, and then in like 30 secproducts, like bugout bags, packs onds, I heard this hum. She lifts her holding enough gear to survive a disasF there were a headquarters for the hands from her hips upward, along her ter for a few days, continue to be maremergency preparedness market, sides. And then the power came on. keted to a small, but apparently growone candidate would be Wisconsin, So now she is leading an electrical ing, niche of survivalists. the center of residential generator mancontractor through her homes cold and But theres little question that the ufacturing. Generacs two biggest comdark basement, pointing out the electric market is in the multiple billions of dolpetitors, Briggs & Stratton and Kohler, box and meter, all so she can get an estilars. The size of the generator market in are also in the Badger State. mate on a standby generator of her the United States, including residential, That may be no coincidence. The Gerown. A neighbor, Chris Nehrbauer, tags commercial and industrial models, is man immigrants who flocked to the along, partly to be neighborly but partly KARSTEN MORAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES roughly $3 billion. Trying to nail down a state were particularly skilled in manubecause he is getting an estimate next. figure for survival supplies is a much facturing engines, in addition to beer Jack Lamb, the contractor, who the parts. Air hoses hiss, drills drone So has Generac, with a 15 percent more dicey exercise, given the fuzzy paand bratwurst. works for Bloomfield Cooling, Heating and carts beep to alert unhurried visicompound annual growth rate since rameters of the market. The founder of Generac, however, and Electric, says he has been working tors and keep them from being run 2000. In 2012, with a big boost from Jonathan Dick, director of sales and was an Iowa transplant and an enginonstop since the storm, providing estiover. At a 200,000-square foot disSandy, the company expects shipmarketing for the Ready Store, whose neer, Robert Kern, who found a way to mates. When he shows up for an estitribution warehouse across a parking ments of residential products, which slogan is where America goes to get make generators so they were more afmate, often four or five neighbors are lot, oversize boxes of generators are account for 60 percent of its business, ready, estimates that the market for fordable for home use. The time was waiting, he says, adding that he is stacked high, awaiting shipment. to increase nearly 40 percent. disaster supplies like freeze-dried food, 1959, during the cold war, when Waukebooked through Jan. 8. Everything in this building, except At the companys plant in Whiteflashlights and radios was $500 million sha had its own missile silo, on the east Ms. Giangeruso, who notes that last for the power washers, is sold and water, Wis., about 30 miles southwest for consumers, but several billion dolside of town. year, after the Snowtober storm on then some, says Russ Minick, Genof Waukesha, employees have worked lars when sales to businesses and govPeople scarcely seem to remember Halloween, her house was powerless for eracs executive vice president for three shifts, six days a week, since ernment agencies are folded in. all of that and the missile silo is now a six days. If we are talking in the neighresidential products. The metrics on Hurricane Sandy increased demand. The industry is very event-driven, park. But that period may have been the borhood of $6,000, it is worth every dolthis storm have been nothing like we The plant makes residential generahe says. When there is a hurricane like beginning of a survivalist economy, the have ever seen. Compared to Hurrilar. If I could get it right now, Id write a tors and power washers. Inside, wires this, or the stock market crashes, well early shoots of Mad Max capitalism. cane Isaac, this is five times bigger. check, she says. The wives in this and cranes dangle above a bustling see crazy increases in demand. It has grown ever since, through rearea dont want jewelry for Christmas. factory floor where workers, many in At the companys newly rehabilitatMr. Dick says the core customer for cessions and wars, Y2K and 9/11, tornahis company, which is based in Draper, does and hurricanes. ed headquarters in Waukesha, Aaron They want generators. Green Bay Packers garb, assemble

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Quickening the Pace Of Economic Recovery
To the Editor: Clayton M. Christensens essay, A Capitalists Dilemma, Whoever Wins on Tuesday, was the clearest, most concise explanation of the current stagnant recovery I have yet seen (Oct. 28). It described how billions in capital are sitting idle, as companies and others embrace ideas that guide them away from investments that could create real economic growth. Normally, I am not a proponent of extensive governmental involvement in specific aspects of the economy. But if corporations and individuals are unwilling to spend and invest, I think the government has to step in and do so, either by regulation, by making explicit industrial policy decisions or by the traditional taxand-spend route (which does not seem much of an option in todays political climate). Failure to act in some way, however, could condemn the economy to a glacial pace of recovery on the one hand and the Letters for Sunday Business may be sent to sunbiz@nytimes.com. continued grinding down of the middle class on the other. Neither is desirable, but both could become the unfortunate new normal. ROBERT E. ANDERSON Allendale, N.J., Nov. 5

Dodd-Franks Flaws
To the Editor: In One Safety Net That Needs to Shrink (Fair Game, Nov. 4), Gretchen Morgenson said that neither major presidential candidate was much engaged in an important economic issue: the possibility that taxpayers might someday have to bail out big institutions again. She also said that many Americans navely believed that the Dodd-Frank law protected them from the perils that might be thrown their way in the event of another financial collapse. First, Mitt Romney did say during the campaign that DoddFrank was flawed and that he would repeal it if elected. Second, and sadly, huge numbers of Americans would say that they dont know who Dodd Frank is. They are more interested in the fate of Big Bird. KATHERINE STURROCK Gaithersburg, Md., Nov. 4

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Lower Manhattan in the dark last week after Hurricane Sandy, which is weighing heavily on the regions municipal budgets.

Sandy Slapped Bond Issuers, Too

From Page 1 these events, therefore, is a decline of 0.6 percent. Thats no small hit, he argued, because the average annual growth rate in these counties is around 1.68 percent. As economic activity slows, of course, state and local debt issuers that rely on revenue think bridge and tunnel authorities and transit systems experience lower cash flows. While an analysis by Fitch Ratings of 23 such issuers in Sandys path concluded that most have enough cash to cover potential shortfalls, Fitch also noted that federal emergency money could not be tapped to cover costs of improvements beyond predisaster status. And insurance policies dont necessarily cover flood damage. Advisors, an asset management firm in Sarasota, Fla., has three ideas for how to deliver muchneeded assistance. First, Mr. Mousseau said, Congress should bring back Build America Bonds, the temporary program created during the credit crisis to raise money for new infrastructure projects. Almost $200 billion of these bonds were issued from April 2009 to the end of 2010 to build bridges, schools, public hospitals and housing. The federal government paid 35 percent of the interest on the bonds, and public debt issuers saved an estimated $20 billion in borrowing costs, the Treasury Department said. Post-Sandy, youre building and rebuilding a lot of stuff, Mr. Mousseau said. Maybe you dont do it at a 35 percent subsidy, but its an effective way to lower costs for municipal governments. And the economic multiplier is far larger than that of any transfer payment. Mr. Mousseau also urged Congress to lift the restriction barring issuers from being able to refund bonds now that mature in the years to come. This would let issuers shave costs by locking in todays lower interest rates. By law, issuers can raise money to refund noncallable bonds only once before those bonds mature. During the financial crisis, however, Congress relaxed this law, letting issuers pay off so-called refunding issues a second time. If the Port Authority years ago issued 5.5 percent bonds to refund an older 7 percent issue, those bonds may have years till they mature, Mr. Mousseau said, referring to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. If Congress changed the law so that the Port Authority could refund that issue again today at 3 percent, it would save a significant amount in debt service costs. independent authorities that combine numerous local debt issues into a single large deal. Bond banks have their own overseers, and ratings agencies analyze the banks creditworthiness, grading issues accordingly. In pooled deals, smaller issuers dont have to pay for their own bond counsels and underwriters, reducing their costs. The offerings can come to market more quickly as well. Roughly a dozen states have bond banks Maine, Vermont and Virginia are three. New Jersey and New York do not have a bond bank; if they did, smaller debt issuers would have an easier time raising money after Sandy, Mr. Mousseau said. In these last days of a lameduck Congress, I hope well see them reach across the aisle, not only on the fiscal cliff but also on this problem that needs addressing, Mr. Mousseau added. People have been wiped out by Sandy, and it should not be business as usual. If things need to be sped up, whether its issuing bonds or getting utility trucks in place, weve got to do it.

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UNICIPAL finance experts say that larger cities and bigger debt issuers will be less imperiled by Sandy over the long term. But small towns could find it hard to bounce back because their tax rolls may be permanently reduced by the storm. Thats the view of Richard P. Larkin, director of credit analysis at Herbert J. Sims & Company in Iselin, N.J. In some of these smaller towns that really got whacked, it may not make sense financially for everyone to rebuild, he said. When a small town loses a significant portion of its tax base, you wonder what will be left for it to pay its bills. Theres nothing on the books that says if a city is destroyed the state will assume the debt. Municipalities clearly need all the help they can get right now. And John R. Mousseau, director of fixed income at Cumberland

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Hey, A-List, Meet Your Online Megaphone

From Page 1 presence of Cinderella and her cartoon friends, to do the same for actors and musicians. For each client, theAudience works to build a network of fans across the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus and to keep those followers engaged by posting a steady stream of catchy pictures, comments and videos. HEAUDIENCE, part of a stampede of start-ups aiming to exploit the intersection of celebrity and social media, also sells its services directly to movie marketers, record labels and concert promoters. It did stealth work on behalf of the hit movie Ted, for instance, and the Coachella music festival. Mr. Luckett refuses to identify his clients, but he says theAudience publishes thousands of items a month on behalf of about 300 accounts, reaching a total of 800 million fans. Movie and music executives say theAudiences clients include Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Jack Black, Eddie Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Usher, Pitbull and LMFAO. Celebrities seizing opportunities to promote themselves? As Captain Renault would say, Im shocked, shocked. But theAudience illustrates something important about where Hollywood is headed. After largely ignoring social media allowing fake Facebook pages to proliferate, sticking with tried-and-true publicity stops like Entertainment Tonight stars and agents are realizing en masse that they need to get on that train. There is intense downward pressure on artist salaries in all corners of entertainment. Movie attendance over the summer hit a 20-year low. The Web has decimated the music industry. DVRs are roiling television. William Morris Endeavor, a founding investor in theAudience, sees the assertive cultivation of social media networks as one way to shift power back to stars. To agents, the metrics of theAudience offer crucial leverage: If you cast Ms. Theron in a movie, she comes with an ability to fill seats through her social network, and we can prove it with data. Oh, and she needs to be paid more because of that. The same leverage holds true for sealing endorsement deals, which is where celebrities, and the execution, at least the way Mr. Luckett and his partners wanted it done, was complex. TheAudience built software that allows employees now more than 100 in London and Los Angeles to track how posts are landing. How many followers are paying attention to posts, and how does theAudience use its software to learn what works and drive interest even higher? Using the software, employees decide the optimum moment to post a Twitter message or Facebook picture. TheAudience also pays attention to things like decay, or how it takes for posts to lose their buoyancy. Amplification on these networks slicing, dicing, crosspollinating takes a certain finesse, Mr. Parker says. Mr. Luckett contends that a celebritys number of fans is actually meaningless. If you blast your 10 million fans with boring marketing messages, they turn on you very quickly, he says. CHRISTOPHER POLK/GETTY IMAGES JOEL RYAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS TRACEY NEARMY/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY The secret is giving them great The comedian Russell Brand, left, says theAudiences services have helped him sell out shows without any paid advertising. content, and thats what we do. Other of its clients are said to include Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg. Earlier in his career, Oliver Luckett of theAudience The goal, explains Jeff Presshelped Disney manage its cartoon characters online presence. Below is the Facebook page for Dory the fish of Finding Nemo 3D. man, the chief operating officer of theAudience, is to develop longterm emotional relationships. their agency backers, increasingAnd there is the question of au- He adds, So when it does come thenticity. Mr. Lucketts enter- time to ask something of these ly make their real money. prise is built on that precarious highly engaged fans buy a tickThat is absolutely part of the ledge: fans need to think they are et, click on a link you have conversation now, says Ari getting material directly from a earned their trust and attention Emanuel, the co-chief executive celebrity thats the magic of and they are willing to do it. of William Morris Endeavor. We social media and not a surroall use all the tools we have. Managing content programgate. If you were wondering how ming and production for theAuMr. Luckett acknowledges all dience is its president, Kate McRihanna was cast in Battleship, of those pesky matters, but says Lean, formerly a top lieutenant to it was lost on no one at Universal that none were particularly prob- Robert A. Iger, Disneys chief exthat she came with 26 million lematic. Twitter followers. ecutive. Ms. McLean may have He says theAudience isnt look- an M.B.A. from Harvard, but she Ultimately, Mr. Emanuel and ing for many more celebrity cli- also has a fascination with celebothers look at social media netents than it already has. As for rity. Mr. Iger used to become anworks as a new type of cable authenticity, he points to its sys- noyed at her for reading US channel, and theAudience is helptem of approvals; no item is pub- Weekly on the Disney corporate ing celebrities to program theirs. lished for a client without his or jet, she says. Consider it as the Web equivalent her blessing. That can be cumof OWN, Oprah Winfreys chanWere dealing with pop culbersome but is necessary, he ture, and it should be fun, she nel; she maintains control of says. Of several A-list clients who says. Mr. Luckett, she adds, has what goes on it, but she hires were asked, none wanted to dis- a tremendous love for art and artpeople to make it happen. cuss their work with the compa- ists as we all do here and The real value of these netny. that really inspires and invigoworks is in programming, says Studios, meanwhile, trying to rates the whole team. Mr. Parker, the Napster founder hold down costs, complain about The British comedian Russell who also played a big role in being strong-armed into hiring Brand says theAudience has Facebooks world domination. If theAudience. If we cast some- helped him sell out shows withyou can aggregate effectively, one in a movie and they are an out any paid advertising; the you can start to imagine social Audience client, we now have to company also advises him on media a little bit more like tradipay an extra fee to access their where to route tours, based on of financing from Guggenheim the first president of eBay. tional media. A lot of celebrities are over- fans? says one studio marketer, the geography of his fan base. Mr. Luckett has a long history Partners; Intertainment Media; speaking on the condition of anowith start-ups, including Revver, Participant Media; the Founders whelmed with the demands of so- nymity for fear of angering Mr. Its a smart way to talk to my a video sharing site that was pre- Fund, which is Mr. Parkers in- cial media, and theAudience, Emanuel. That should be free fans directly and in a bespoke manner, Mr. Brand cursor to YouTube. He says vestment company; and the Cap- which has some extremely smart and many stars are says. theAudience recently obtained ricorn Investment Group, the in- executives, is one of the compa- happy to oblige, the Is he concerned $20 million in an additional round vestment arm of Jeffrey Skoll, nies filling the void, said Dan- marketer says. about handing over ielle De Palma, senior vice presiA lawyer at anHe managed his social media dent for digital marketing at Lipresence to outsidonsgate, which hired Mr. Luckett other studio says contracts are startCinderellas ers? Not at all, he to work on The Hunger Games. ing to be written so says, joking that he that actors are re- Facebook life. couldnt do it himself HEAUDIENCE is far from quired to make their if he tried: You the only start-up trying to best effort to use Now its time have to remember convince studios and stars social media to pro- for the elite that I have no actual that they need its social media mote their work. skills. help. Some are founded by enWhen told that of Hollywood. The electronic tertainment veterans, but others some studios feel dance musician are backed by tech types trying that they are being Steve Aoki echoes to exploit a lack of understanding forced to hire theAuMr. Brand. I need among senior studio executives dience, Mr. Luckett responds, about how Facebook and Twitter And they benefit greatly by do- help making sure what I put out on Facebook or Twitter isnt all work, according to Ms. DePalma. ing so. jumbled up, that it has meaning She says she gets up to 10 pitches He continues: In no way are and value and is viewed to the a day from companies trying to we trying to create a blockade. maximum, he says. Mr. Aoki peddle social media wares. Were trying to prevent bad marMoviepilot, a young company keting from happening making said he had 408,000 Facebook based in Berlin, recently came to sure that our artists dont get likes, or fans, before he hired Hollywood, promising to use so- hurt by studios force-feeding fans theAudience; he now has 1.2 million. cial media to connect fans to the with marketing messages. Mr. Aoki says he plans two moviemaking process as a way to weeks worth of posts with Ms. get them excited about future reOME of Mr. Lucketts previMcLean and her team in a sitting. leases. Fizziology monitors Faceous start-ups have soared They also come to me with book and Twitter on behalf of enonly to sputter, the biggest tertainment marketers to spot being Revver. (Its claim to fame ideas, and I will adjust the idea so trends, threats and opportuni- was one of the first viral videos, it makes sense to me, he says. I ties. Crowd Factory sells social Diet Coke + Mentos.) Mr. Luck- control everything. media management, as does ett left Revver after clashing with R. LUCKETT is having a Digital Media Management. investors over strategy. ball in Hollywood partly Thismoment focuses on managMore successful was Digisynd, because its a long way ing brand experiences across a social media company of which from where he came from. Growsocial media platforms. he was a co-founder. It was acZefr puts tens of thousands of quired by Disney in 2008 as a way ing up gay in Mississippi wasnt film clips onto YouTube, with a to manage cartoon characters easy, and one way he coped was goal of encouraging consumers online. Disney was shocked to via computers. As a teenager, he to download or rent the whole learn that the No. 1 liked char- taught himself how to write code movie. Zefr, which recently ex- acter was not Buzz Lightyear or and to plumb the depths of the Inpanded into the TV, music and Mickey Mouse but Dory the fish ternet, recalling that one month he ran up a $700 phone bill in dialsports realms after securing $18.5 from Finding Nemo. million in additional financing, The rules had reversed: the up Internet service. It gave me a way out of the also helps content owners identi- audience was telling us what it fy and monetize clips posted on wanted, Mr. Luckett says. (Dis- cotton field, he says. Still, lets not go too far. His YouTube without permission. ney is now deep in work on a Mr. Lucketts most direct com- Finding Nemo sequel.) Today, family was wealthy and empetition is probably WhoSay, Disney has a total of about 400 ployed one of Tina Turners couslargely because it is backed part- million Facebook likes, up from ins as its housekeeper. His father, Bill Luckett, who made an unsucly by Creative Artists Agency, about 400,000 in 2009. the chief rival of William Morris It was Mr. Emanuel, whose as- cessful bid for governor last year, Endeavor. WhoSay also allows sertiveness was parodied on En- is a lawyer who is a co-owner of a clients like Tom Hanks, Shaki- tourage on HBO, who got theAu- restaurant and blues club in ra, Sofia Vergara and Ellen De- dience ball rolling at the advice of Clarksdale, Miss., with the actor Generes to manage their pres- Mr. Parker. Sean told us that all Morgan Freeman. Oliver Luckett graduated from ence in the digital world. we should care about is social TheAudience makes money by and for two years we tried to find Vanderbilt University in Nashcharging studios a fee for spon- the right person but couldnt, ville in 1996 with a degree in sored posts; Universal paid it to Mr. Emanuel says. So I call up French literature, and went to publish Ted materials via Mr. and scream at Sean, and he fi- work at Qwest Communications, where he helped build its fiber Wahlbergs network. TheAu- nally connects us to Oliver. dience also collects a portion of At first, Mr. Luckett ignored optic network as chief I.P. servtransactional revenue. When ce- Mr. Emanuels calls. I was like, ices architect. Afterward, he took lebrity clients use their networks Ive seen Entourage. I dont a two-and-a-half year hiatus, livto sell something download need an agent in my life, Mr. ing on Majorca part of that time and consulting for the Declare this app, buy this T-shirt Mr. Luckett says. Luckett gets a cut. Celebrities are The two finally got together, Yourself voting campaign started charged a per-month fee for and Mr. Luckett was intrigued to by Norman Lear. Despite his whirling dervishtheAudiences services, starting discover the degree to which ceat about $5,000. lebrities were ceding control of ness, Mr. Luckett says he is tied Aside from competition, theAu- their images on Facebook. A to theAudience for the long haul. dience faces many challenges. search turned up thousands of This is not another flip-and-burn Some traditional gatekeepers, fake pages created by Facebook company, he says. TheAulike publicists, arent thrilled to users for William Morris Endeav- dience can have a lasting impact cede control. Some of William or clients alone, he says. (His and change the entertainment inMorris Endeavors agency rivals opinion of Mr. Emanuel now? I dustry fundamentally. He paused for dramatic effect are ardently opposed to letting adore Ari. He picks me up when before adding one of his sigclients work with theAudience, Im down.) worrying about giving Mr. EmanThe concept behind theAu- nature lines: Period. End of dience was relatively simple, but story. uel a poaching opportunity.

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ROBERT W. GOLDFARB

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How To Bridge The Hiring Gap

ANY newly minted college graduates are filled with anxiety, fearing that they wont find decent jobs despite their knowledge and skills, and that they will never be free of tuition debt. At the same time, executives say they cant find qualified applicants for a wide range of jobs. So, this fall, I talked to about a dozen C.E.O.s in a variety of industries, along with more than 135 graduates, to try to get to the bottom of this paradox. Instead of finding shared interests linking those who need work and those who need workers, I uncovered a serious divide that limits the success of both. Every C.E.O. I met described recent graduates as lacking the skills and discipline required in todays workplace. They complained that young employees deemed themselves entitled to promotion before mastering their assigned tasks. All concluded, in effect, Let them grow up on someone elses payroll. I replied that my interviews with young people showed that many had records of part-time jobs and excellent grades at selective schools that seemed to make them promising candidates. But executives countered that recent graduates had emerged from universities whose weakened requirements didnt prepare them for the complex jobs that companies must now fill. Recent graduates say they are equipped to add value to any employer who hires them. An economics graduate from the University of North Carolina told me: Im sick of the bashing our generation gets. I had a 3.6 G.P.A. in a demanding major. Everyone in my dorm knew it would be difficult to land a job, so we held study groups where people in different disciplines shared information. We invited alumni to tutor us in skills and office protocol employers val-

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GREW up in a subPillsbury, now part of urb of St. Paul, one of General Mills. First, I six children. My famworked in mergers and ily owned a combination acquisitions with Jerry bowling alley, restaurant Levin; he recommendand tavern, and our lives ed me to Bill Spoor, then revolved around that chairman, to help with a business. I was counting strategic assessment. I change from the vending learned that you get machines and rolling it paid to have a point of into coin sleeves at the view; you never want to age of 7. Among my jobs tell people what they there was working behind want to hear. Next, I the bowling counter. worked in the Pillsbury My life was work, Doughboy Group, the BROOKS SPORTS school and hockey. We refrigerated-dough diviJIM WEBER played games at rinks, sion, to learn marketing but we also had ponds all and managed two President and C.E.O. around us. The first brands when they were freeze of the year before of Brooks Sports in introduced. snow was fabulous; you Jerry left in 1989 to Bothell, Wash. could skate for miles. run Coleman, the outAGE Hockey was a way to go door products company, 52 places college, the and recruited me as vice PAIRS OF RUNNING Olympics and the Minnepresident for corporate SHOES HE OWNS sota North Stars, our Nadevelopment. A year lattional Hockey League er, I became president 30 team at the time. I knew of Coleman Spas, which IN HIS GARAGE at 6 that I wanted to be a was a huge opportunity. About 25 hockey hockey player. I was 29. In 1992, I went sticks. In eighth grade, I was to OBrien Internationthe biggest kid in the al, a unit that made waclass. I convinced my parter sport products. ents to send me to the Hill-Murray I left for an opportunity to become School, a hockey dynasty in the area, for chairman and C.E.O. of Sims Sports, a high school. In ninth grade, I was the privately held snowboard company that last one cut during tryouts for the varsiwas later sold, but I left after two years. ty team. By 11th grade, colleges were I found the dissension among the inshowing interest in me, but I had vestors distracting, and they didnt stopped growing and clearly did not share my vision. In 2000, I accepted a have a path to the N.H.L. job in middle-market mergers and acI had put everything into hockey, so I quisitions at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray had to pivot and put my energy into in Seattle and joined the board of business. I was well positioned; I had Brooks Sports, now a Berkshire Hathaalways had leadership roles. I was capway company. Brooks was not doing tain of my hockey team in eighth grade well. At one particularly frustrating and president of my class all through board meeting, Ann Iverson, the chairhigh school. I enrolled in St. Cloud State woman at the time, asked me why I University and, after my freshman year, wasnt running the company. I joined transferred to the University of MinneBrooks in 2001 as president and C.E.O. sota, where I became president of my We found a way to compete by dropfraternity. I graduated in 1982 with a deping our lower-priced footwear and fogree in business administration. cusing on technical-performance runI went to work for a Minneapolis bank ning shoes. We also added a lab and enwhen I graduated, but I really wanted to gineers. The big brands have huge marwork in consumer products. So after keting budgets, but the runner looking two years, I left to attend the Tuck for the best shoe is the one in charge. School of Business at Dartmouth for an Last month, my wife, Mary Ellen, and M.B.A. I loved Tuck it was such an I ran the Medtronic Twin Cities 10-mile energizing, inspirational environment. race. I dont like to cite my finishing After graduating in 1986, I got a job at times because Im the slowest person at Brooks. I tell fellow runners that I can talk or I can run, but I cant do both. As told to Patricia R. Olsen.

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ue. All I ask is a chance to prove Im as good as the best of any generation. Its true that companies are actively seeking petroleum engineers, systems designers, supply-chain analysts and other graduates armed with hard skills. But those who majored in English, philosophy, history and other liberal arts subjects are far less likely to be offered an interview, much less a job. At one time, employers recruited liberal arts graduates whose broad education shaped an inquiring mind and the ability to evaluate conflicting points of view. Their education also brought a freshness of vision that saw alternatives to outdated practices. Graduates entered corporate training programs armed mainly with potential, but soon absorbed business disciplines. Veteran employees seeing that growth didnt laugh when a trainee suggested a different approach to a chronic problem. Rotating through departments let young people showcase their abilities; the most promising were selected by managers eager to mentor them. Several C.E.O.s I spoke with, including those most critical of recent graduates, had this type of training. Today, such programs are more likely to recruit those with immediately applicable skills that can be honed on the job. As one hiring manager told me: We no longer have the luxury to hire bench strength. If an applicant isnt ready to step into an

open job we dont hire them. But Ive found many broadly educated employees to be quicker than technical staff members to develop the intuition thats crucial on a work floor where gray not black or white is the dominant color. Many of the best general managers with whom I work as a consultant entered the workplace with broad educations and not with technical degrees. It was their intuition that helped them ascend their ability to suspect a flaw even when data appeared correct, to read the mood of customers and employees, and to sense potential in a product others disdained. VEN the most technologically innovative companies benefit from having a balance of employees most with technical degrees, others with broader educations. Valuable products and services emerge from the clash of ideas between analytical professionals and managers whose greatest strength is their intuitiveness. Cant someone who can conjugate French verbs, write statistically dense research papers and explicate the poetry of William Blake be trained in computer programming, supply-chain management and other skills valued by hiring managers? An entire generation hopes that C.E.O.s somewhere believe that giving them an opportunity is the right and the smart thing to do.

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tion, are typically lled by graduates of select universities, many of whom have advanced degrees. However, MSKCC knew it would have to broaden its outreach in order to nd and attract veterans, in many cases accepting skills and experience acquired in the battleeld in lieu of those learned in the classroom. The Veteran to R.S.A. program places greater value on a veterans hard-earned military education than a college degree. So far, the veterans that MSKCC has hired have come to the job with experience equivalent to that of an emergency room nurse, said Granobles, adding that MSKCC is continuing to seek out more veterans to ll R.S.A. slots. Granobles, himself a veteran who served in the Navy in the Middle East, meets with the MSKCC veterans individually every six weeks to check on how they are transitioning to civilian life but also to help each veteran craft an individual development plan built around their goals. Said Granobles, I tell them to dream big because the resources we have available at MSKCC are tremendous. The veterans who have been hired are aiming to become physician assistants or registered nurses. The biggest problem MSKCC has with its Veteran to R.S.A. initiative? A lot of people still dont know that we are hiring veterans for this position, said Granobles. In Boston, Shaun McPartland, who heads execu-

tive recruiting at Pyramid Hotel Group, a top-ve hotel management company, said that at his company which employs some 8,500 at 65 properties around the country hiring veterans has always been a priority for us. This comes down from our C.E.O. We saw how veterans sometimes have been ignored when they come home from overseas. That is horrible. McPartland said veterans are considered for positions ranging from entry level up through management slots. He said that as of today there are 360 jobs available on the companys Web site. We want to hear from veterans, McPartland said. We are hoping being in this story will drive more trafc to our site. McPartland stressed that, in Pyramids view, hiring veterans is good business. They are more mature. They are on an even keel. We can train for most jobs in hospitality. We cant train personality and our experience is that many veterans have the right personality for this industry. Highly coveted jobs are also on special offer to veterans at A&E Networks which, said Senior Vice President Rosalind Clay Carter, is launching a program to bring in veterans for 30-day internships, at the end of which the veteran may apply for a second 30-day stint or, if a suitable job opening exists, for regular employment. We saw the high unemployment numbers for veterans, said Carter. We decided we had to do something.

Veterans bring a wealth of experience to the workplace. Carter stressed that the A&E internships are paying positions and, she admitted, A&E is swamped with rsums from job applicants. This is an industry many want to work in, she said, but we are training our recruiters to look especially closely at applicants who are veterans. At the Veterans Business Network, founder Steve White is taking a different approach. His organization has focused on helping veterans start their own businesses. Veterans are more than twice as likely to start a business as are non vets, he said, adding that veteran-owned businesses have a better success rate. Whites goal: We want to raise awareness of why it is a good thing to support veteran-owned businesses. Why wouldnt you buy from a veteran, said White, who encourages people to personally patronize veterans. Progress happens veteran by veteran. In a year of operation, Ferraros VIP Careers has placed 193 veterans in jobs at Century 21, Harley-Davidson, Verizon and a range of other companies. Ferraro said large volumes of rsums keep coming in, and from the companies that work with him he asks for only a little: Let a veteran come in and observe the workplace for a couple of days. Sometimes it clicks that is, the veteran and the employer see a way to work together and sometimes it doesnt. Ninety percent of the hiring doors are shut to veterans today, said Ferraro. What we want to do is help open doors that may have seemed closed. It just makes sense. Give the veteran who defended your country a chance.

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Audit Deloitte & Touche LLP Audit In Charge position available in New York, NY & various unanticipated Deloitte office locations & client sites nationally. Facilitate external audit engagements, design audit approaches & perform complex acctg & auditing of balance sheets, income statements, & cash flow statements. Perform acctg & auditing functions on field engagements for major corporate clients. Oversee completion of client annual reports & interact w/ clients to discuss field audit issues. Position reqs Bach deg or foreign equiv in Econ, Acctg, Fin, Bus Admin or rel field + 1 year exp in job offered or as Audit Senior Asst, Audit Asst or rel position. 1 year exp must incl: Performing external audit procedure of employee bnft plans for Japanese corporations, incl contribution, underlying assets, bnft payments, forfeiture & participation & indiv testing; Determining materiality thresholds & performing analytics of fin'l statements & fin'l ratios; Conducting acctg research utilizing FASB ASC; Testing for revenue recognition under ASC 605-35, Construction-Type & Production-Type Contracts & ASC 605-25, Multiple Element Arrangement; Testing for internally developed software to ensure appropriateness of capitalizable cost in accordance w/ ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software; Establishing external audit strategies & developing audit plan, incl audit for components in accordance w/ AICPA professional standards AU-C Section 600, Special Considerations-Audits of Group Fin'l Statements (incl Work of Component Auditors); Reviewing engagements for Japanese corporations & preparing & issuing clearance letters in accordance w/ AICPA standards, AR Section 60, Framework for Performing & Reporting on Compilation & Review Engagements; Testing presentation of revenue for Japanese trading company in accordance w/ FASB Guidance ASC 605-45, Revenue Recognition-Principal Agent Considerations; & Conducting external audits for consolidation & elimination, incl translation adjustments of fin'l statements prepared in foreign currency. 80% travel req. Any suitable combination of edu, training or exp is acceptable. M-F, 40 hrs/wk. Competitive sal & bnfts packages. To apply, visit us at http://careers.deloitte.com/ jobs/eng-US. Scroll down & enter XTSI13FA1012NYC6 as Keyword & click Search jobs. No calls please. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, UK private company limited by guarantee & its network of member firms, each of which is legally separate & independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for detailed description of legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited & its member firms.

Audit Senior Manager position available in New York, NY. Oversee day-today operations of multiple external audit engagements. Involved w/ mgmt of legal, regulatory & acctg issues that arise during audit engagements. Resp for supervision & mgmt of svcs to clients, incl planning, design & preparation of audit strategy & bus plans, setting budgets, scheduling audits, selecting staff & assigning workloads & fin'l reporting. Position reqs Bach deg or foreign equiv in Mgmt, Acctg, Fin, Econ or related field + 6 years progressively resp exp in job offered or as Audit Mgr, Audit Senior, Audit Staff or related position. 6 years progressively resp exp must incl: Designing & performing external acctg & auditing functions for large corporate clients; Reviewing & testing client's internal controls & acctg & operating procedures; Preparing fin'l statement reports & federal & state income tax returns on behalf of corporate clients; & Performing analytical review of audit documents & preparing documentation supporting audit opinions. 2 years of exp must incl: Managing acctg & auditing of complex acctg areas, incl fin'l instruments, goodwill, consolidation matters, & mortgage servicing rights; Leading audit team in performing integrated external audits in accordance w/ PCAOB & AICPA auditing standards; Overseeing completion of client's annual reports; Supervising external audit engagements& internal & external specialists, incl tax consultants & valuation specialists, & managing a global budget for international external audit engagements; Valuing complex fin'l instruments, incl collateralized default obligations, bespoke default swaps, interest rate & equity derivatives, mortgage backed securities, & lending commitments, & independently testing clients' credit valuation adjustments; Managing & measuring fin'l performance of client projects. Any suitable combination of edu, training or exp acceptable. M-F, 40 hrs/wk. Competitive sal & bnfts packages. To apply, visit us at http://careers.deloitte.com/ jobs/eng-US. Scroll down & enter XTSI13FA1112NYC1 as the Keyword & click Search jobs. No calls please. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee & its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate & independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited & its member firms. Banking: Deutsche Bank New York Branch, a global investment bank, seeks a Vice President, Lead Application Developer in New York, NY to deliver the intraday part of the Flow Risk platform (real-time risk and P&L reports) for all equity derivative trading desks globally (including New York, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney). Requires Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent and 5 years of progressively responsible experience (or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience in the alternative) developing large scale, multi-tier, cross-platform, low latency financial software platforms per business requirements to support a wide variety of financial instruments, including equity, options, forwards, futures and other complex equity derivatives for a financial services institution. Prior experience must include 5 years of progressively responsible experience working with quantitative financial models for pricing equity derivatives. Prior experience must also include 5 years executing all phases of the software development life cycle, including design, development, integration testing, and user acceptance testing for complex multithreaded applications. Must have at least 2 years of experience using: objectoriented languages, including Java, C++, C#.NET,and VB/VBA; database technologies including Oracle PL/SQL, Sybase Transact-SQL and XML; and client-server communication technologies including TCP/IP sockets. Apply to www.db.com/careers and search by professionals, keyword DP1003.

BOOKKEEPER/ SECRETARY - FT, Min 5 yrs exp. Proficient in QuickBooks, Microsoft & Excel. Must be able to multi-task. Email: uniqueqns@aol.com Business Deloitte LLP Strategy Development Manager position available in New York, NY. Assist in the execution of special projects involving strategy dvlpmnt, analysis & planning for achieving bus growth, performing mkt entry & expansion, & developing other strategic initiatives related to clients, svcs, industry programs, talent & international collaboration. Conduct fin'l analysis, including analysis of income, cash flow & balance sheet statements, Net Present Value & Internal Rate of Return. Conduct industry & mkt analyses, including benchmarking, analyzing mkt structure & lifecycle, buyer & supplier power, & threat of substitutes & new entrants for various sectors, including government, consumer products, life scis, & fin'l svcs sectors. Position reqs Bach deg or foreign equiv in Business Admin, Mgmt, Fin, Econ or rel field + 5 years progressively resp exp in job offered or as Mgr, Senior Consultant, Chief of Staff or rel position. 5 years progressively resp exp must incl: Conducting fin'l analysis, including analyzing income, cash flow & balance sheet statements, Net Present Value & Internal Rate of Return; Developing data-driven methodologies by performing advanced data mining, quantitative analysis & modeling, including regressions, histograms, simulations & optimization; Developing bus cases in support of investment choices, including cost bnft analyses & strategic rationales; Performing data mgmt & manipulation using Excel, including pivot tables, logical functions, goalseek, charts, data & time functions, look-up tables, macros & sorting & filtering, Access & SQL, including structuring, linking, cleaning, formatting & querying data; Conducting industry & mkt analyses, including benchmarking, analyzing mkt structure & lifecycle, buyer & supplier power, & threat of substitutes & new entrants for various sectors, including government & consumer products; Developing project & program implementation plans, including multi-year roadmaps & playbooks for the execution of bus strategies, including costs, risks, schedules, logistics, owners & follow-up metrics; Conducting survey design, survey execution, statistical & qualitative analysis, & exec level interview design & execution; Utilizing Capital IQ, Bloom berg & Factiva data sources to perform research, & synthesize analyst reports, fin'l statements, mgmt literature & industry trade journals; Performing project mgmt activities, including work stream dvlpmnt, resource planning, risk assessment & activity tracking on Microsoft Project; & Writing bus reports, creating exec level white papers & points of views for wide audiences, including synthesizing insights into exec level presentations using PowerPoint. In alternative, employer will accept Master's deg in stated field + 3 years exp. Employer will accept pre-or postMaster's degree exp. Any suitable combination of edu, training or exp is acceptable. M-F, 40 hrs/wk. Competitive sal & bnfts packages. To apply, visit us at http://careers.deloitte.com/ jobs/eng-US. Scroll down & enter XTSI13FS1112NOG1 as the Keyword & click Search jobs. No calls please. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee & its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate & independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited & its member firms.

Computer: Interested candidates send Business Analyst, Enterprise Solutions resume to: Google Inc., PO Box 26184 (Moody's Shared Services, Inc., New San Francisco, CA 94126 attn: Lisa HarYork, NY) Perform business analysis rington. Please reference job # below: activities to support customized organizational projects to meet analytical & fi- Partner Manager; (NY, NY) 1615.2973; nancial reporting needs of business Manage and analyze revenue generatclients, including IT system enhance- ed through Google products. Exp incl: ments & development of new products commercial partner mgmnt; sales & & initiatives adhering to SDLC method- sales support func; MS Excel; drafting of ologies. Support multi-system applica- agreements & contracts; bus plan tion integration, including providing dvlpmnt; public speaking at events; neend-to-end analysis of functional & data gotiate deals/agreements; lead cross requirements using SQL, data flows, funct team; delivering bus reviews & workflow context & design, & user inter- prod pitches with C level exec at private face designs within & across multiple & public co; quantitative mrktng resystems. Gather, document & validate views; & dvlp net present value & ROI requirements, & design & develop work- calculations. flow, functional use cases, & UAT strate- Staff Software Engineer (NY, NY) gies. Develop & author documentation #1615.3306; Design, develop, modify, for all aspects of the business projects to and/or test sw needed for various intermeet the needs of various project stake- net search engine co. projects. Exp. incl: holders, including preparing business, HTTPS; SSL/TLS implement; C++; Linfunctional & data requirements, use cas- ux; dvlp sw; & security syst. Up to 10% es, & business system concept docu- trvl req'd. ments. Rqmts: Bachelor's degree in SW Eng Position (NY, NY): Design, deComputer Science, Engineering (any velop, modify, and/or test sw needed for field), or related field & 5 yrs of progres- various Google projects. Exp. incl: sive post-baccalaureate exp. as Busi- #1615.812; large software system design ness Analyst, IT Analyst or related occu- and development experience; Unix or pation involving IT systems develop- Linux; and C++. ment adhering to SDLC methodologies. #1615.450; data struct; algorithms; Java, Must have 1 year of exp. supporting mul- C#, or C++; Jscript; Linux or UNIX; ti-system application integration; devel- HTML; & dvlpmnt of web appl. oping & documenting business & func- #1615.1060; design & dvlp stat mach tional requirements; developing work- learn; AI methods; design & dvlp high flow & functional use cases & UAT; & uti- perf parallel syst; distrib compute algolizing SQL or other query language. rithms; design & dvlp oo sw in C++ and Please submit resume through Java; & Python. www.moodys.jobs, Job Ref. 012608 or by #1615.895; Java; UI design; JUnit test; mail to Moody's Shared Services, Inc., script lang, incl Bash; large-scale dataAttn: HR Box28 012608, 7 World Trade base design & SQL; refactor legacy syst; Center at 250 Greenwich St., New York, creation of robust, high-vol appl; realtime process syst; troubleshoot & debug NY 10007. EOE M/F/D/V. complex live syst; design, implement, test,& maint of complex subsyst; handling & process of SPII data; automated Business Supply Network Planner: Bachelor's in test frmwrk; modify existing code bases; Bus. ,Sci. or rel.+ APICS, CSCP cert. or & dvlpmnt of prototypes. rel. +8yrs exp. w/SAP sys, ECC, BW/BI, Site Capacity Planning, Knwl. of com- COMPUTER-Sr Analyst/Dvlpr w/ mon bus. practice relating to finance, Goldman Sachs & Co. in NY,NY. Relogistics & customer planning to com- sponsible for the full s/ware dvlpmnt municate decisions & supply impacts to lifecycle of apps that provide reportstakeholders in planning process. Bris- ing, analysis & mgmt/control functions tol-Myers Squibb Company, New to the Investment Banking Div. Pos reqs: Mstrs deg (US or for equiv) in Brunswick, NJ, F/T. Comp Engg, Comp/Info Sci, Elect Send resume to: Engg, or Info Tech OR Bach deg (US resume.com@bms.com & ref. #8186. No calls/recruiters. or foreign equiv) in Comp Engg, Comp/Info Sci, Elect Engg, or Info Tech. 3yrs of exp (w/Mstrs deg) in the job offered or a rel S/ware Dvlpmnt Business Facebook, Inc. currently has the follow- role or 5yrs of exp (w/Bach deg) in the job offered or rel S/ware Dvlpmt role. ing openings in New York, NY: Must have 3yrs exp (w/Mstrs deg) or Manager, Business Operations (817) 5yrs of exp (w/Bach deg) in analyzing, Provide business analysis & establish designing & dvlpng web & Windows financial and operating targets. Mail GUI apps utiliz MS .NET IDE & C# prog resume to: Facebook, Inc. Attn: language w/ an SQL Server dbase JAA-GIT, 1601 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, backend on Windows platforms. Must CA 94025. Must reference title and have 3yrs exp (w/Mstrs deg) or 5yrs of exp (w/Bach deg) w/the s/ware dvlpmjob# when applying. nt lifecycle, incl interacting w/clients' end users & translating bus reqs to tech Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in solutions. Must have 3yrs exp (w/Mstrs New York: CRA to engage in clinical deg) or 5yrs of exp (w/Bach deg) w/in medical studies. Reqs: Masters Degree the fin svces industry, incl exposure to in Pharmacy, Medicine or Life Science investment banking products & prac+ 1 yr exp. Apply to: The Veritas Health- tices. Any suitable combin of edu, care Solutions, Attn: HR, 469 7th Av- training &/or exp is acceptable. enue, 3rd Fl, NY, NY 10018. Please note: Job Code: TECH110512SADAMT. Travel will be req'd to Veritas offices in Qual Applicants: Apply at: Jersesy City, NJ as needed & likely at https://careers.gs.com If New User, Click on Register Now. Upon compleleast once a month. tion, an email w/a link will be sent to you. Click or paste link into browser & Clinical Dietitian/ Nutritionist - Provide log-in. On Welcome screen, enter job medical nutrition therapy to all age code into Keywords: field & click on groups, in particular to OB & pediatric. Search. 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COMPUTER-Sr Analyst/Dvlpr w/Goldman Sachs & Co. in NY, NY. Design, dvlp & sup Trading apps for the Firm's Credit Derivatives Traders & Sales. Pos reqs: Mstrs deg (US or foreign equiv) in Comp Scis or Engg + 3yrs of exp in the job offered or in tech supp of Trading & Sales Derivatives Desks & in the dvlpmnt of Derivatives Trading tools. Prior wrk exp must incl 3yrs of exp: in proj dvlpmnt involving multi concurrent projs, incl compliance w/ var priorities & sched constraints, adherence to strict proj cycle & release procedures, & coord across multi teams ; supp traders, middle offices, or controllers, incl know of trade clearing, trade compression, & trade booking; exp w/Obj Oriented languages such as Java or C#, scripting languages, such as JavaScript, as well as SQL, XML, HTML, TIBCO Rendez-vous; wrking w/Derivs prods (CDS Index Options/ Swaptions, Equity/Index Options, Standard CDS [index & single name), Vanilla CDS (index & single name), Interest Rate Swaps, Fixed-rate/Floating-rate/ Hybrid Bonds prods, interacting w/deriv traders, analyzing pricing issues raised by business users, understanding risks, & creating & enhancing doc, wiki & cheat sheets. Such interactions encompass training end users on new functionalities in order to quickly onboard them & gather their feed back for quick enhancemnts; & exp training & mentoring jr team members on different problem solving approaches, assessment of the criticality of a trading outage, escalation procedures, understanding the impact on the bus of decision & actions aiming at addressing issues reported by traders. Job Code: TECH110512SADADT. Qual Applicants: Apply at: https://careers.gs.com If New User, Click on Register Now. Upon completion, an email w/a link will be sent to you. Click or paste link into browser & log-in. On Welcome screen, enter job code into Keywords: field & click on Search. Click on the job from the results to apply. Complete application tabs, then click Submit. If already registered, log-in & follow above instructions to submit an application. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Computer Microsoft Corporation currently has the following openings in New York, NY (all levels, e.g., Principal, Senior and Lead levels): Account Managers and Directors: Develop business opportunities for sales of software or services. http://bit.ly/MSJobs-NonTech Marketing Managers: Analyze, plan, implement and manage marketing strategies and campaigns, working closely with product and service groups. http://bit.ly/MSJobs-Marketing Account Technology Strategist: Provide pre-sales technical/architectural support. http://www.jobs-microsoft.com/ job/go/2219038/ Global Account Director: Develop existing and new business opportunities to sell digital advertising. Requires up to 25% travel throughout the U.S. http://www.jobs-microsoft.com/ job/go/2226452/ Global Account Technology Strategist: Provide pre-sales technical and architectural support for sales of software, solutions, and related products. Requires travel to various unanticipated locations up to 35% of the time. http://www.jobs-microsoft.com/ job/go/2229102/ Solution Sales Specialist: Enhance the Microsoft customer relationship from a capability development perspective by articulating the value of our services and solutions and identifying competition gaps in targeted accounts. Requires travel to various unanticipated locations up to 25% of the time. http://www.jobs-microsoft.com/ job/go/2215933/ Multiple job openings are available for each of these categories. To view detailed job descriptions and minimum requirements, and to apply, visit the website address listed. EOE. Comp Syst Engr (New York, NY): Chicissimo LLC (d/b/a Domenico Vacca) seeks CSE. Min reqs: Mast deg in CS, ISorrel+1yrexpinjobofforrel. Expprgrmg usng HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP- Object Oriented, JAVA & AJAX. Dem prof in srvr skls incl LINUX srvr functs & DB skls, incl MSACCESS, MYSQL & SQL Server. Exp in web dsgn usng Dreamweaver & Visual Studio; grphc dsgn usng Photoshop CS4, Flash, Fireworks, Illustrator & 3DSMAX; exp wrkng w/divrs open source sftwr; & web promo, incl SEO. Dem prof in MS Visio, INFORMATICA & DB Designer. Res to Y. Hossain, Domenico Vacca, 5 E. 59th St., Ste. 201, NY, NY 10022. Computer Oracle America, Inc. has openings for Software Developer positions in Tarrytown, New York. Job duties include: Responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems. Apply online at: oracle.com "Careers" "Open Positions at Oracle" Search for IRC1969686 Click "Apply Now." Or e-mail resume to: clark.elms@oracle.com referencing IRC1969686. Oracle supports workforce diversity. Computer Software Developer, Applications, Brooklyn, NY. Design and Develop enterprise Solutions for Data Mining, Data Warehouse, Business intelligence using various relational databases like Oracle/SQL Server. Requires Bachelor's Degree and 5 years in the job offered or experience as a Computer Systems Engineer, Project Lead, Consultant, Programmer Analyst or equivalent. Send resumes to HR, GCOM Software Inc., 24 Madison Avenue Extension, Albany NY 12203. Computer Systems Analyst KANA Software, Inc. has an opening for a Computer Systems Analyst reporting into Overland Park, KS 66211 work-site. 50% travel to client sites throughout the U.S. May telecommute. Send resume to 840 W. California Street, Ste 100, Sunnyvale, CA. Attn.: Megan Coen. Reference job code 11112012Mult Computers - Software Eng'rs II in New York, NY. Dsgn, dvlp, & implement s/w apps. Write scripts to load, transform & store data for biz rpts. Masters required. Apply: Adconion Platform Services, LLC, Attn: N. Lawson, Job ID#SE501, 3301 Exposition Blvd., 1st Fl., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

COMPUTER-Sr Analyst/Dvlpr w/Goldman, Sachs & Co. in NY, NY. Responsible for wrking on lge & complex projects w/focus on designing, dvlpng & supporting legacy & strategic systems on SecDB, .NET/C#, DB2, Linux platforms for Bank Debt Trading & Ops users. Pos reqs: Mstrs deg (US or equiv) in Comp Sci or a closely rel field. 3yrs of exp in the job offered or a rel s/ware dvlpmnt role. Must have 3 yrs of exp w/: Java, .NET or C++; relational dbase & enterprise DBMS (ie: Sybase, SQL); dvlpmnt on Linux & Windows operating syst platforms; front office sup & dvlpmnt exp in fin services industry; interacting w/bus users & converting user reqs into tech solutions. Job Code:TECH110612SADMVU. Qual Applicants: Apply at: https://careers.gs.com If New User, Click on Register Now. Upon completion, an email w/a link will be sent to you. Click or paste link into browser & log-in. On Welcome screen, enter job code into Keywords: field & click on Search. Click on the job from the results to apply. Complete application tabs, then click Submit If already registered, log-in & follow above instructions to submit an application. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Computer Software Developers (NY, NY and Princeton, NJ) @ Bloomberg Under general supervision of Team Leader, design, develop, perform quality assurance testing & maintenance for software. Under guidance of senior professionals, create & maintain financial analysis & related software applications for multimedia financial info service utilizing primarily C & C++ on Unix platform. Requires Bach or foreign equiv in Bus Admin, Comp Sci, Econ, Engg, Fin, IT, Math, Phy, Stat or related & 1 yr exp as Jr Soft Developer or related. Prior experience must include C & C++ on Unix platform. Employer will accept any suitable combo of edu, training or exp. Please send resume to Bloomberg HR, 731 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10022. Indicate B44-2012. EOE.

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Controller - Property Management. Luxury NJ Gold Coast Condominium/ quasi- self managed property seeks Controller to oversee its site office Acctg operation. Must be exp'd in all facets of property mgmt acctg, including but not limited to Cash Mgt, Budgets, Collections, A/P & A/R. Mgmt of a small staff & ability to interface at all levels within the organization. Attendance at weekly & monthly evening Board meetings & the ability to write financial reports & make home owner presentations is a must. Working knowledge of Yardi Property Mgmt Acctg Software, Excel & Bachelors degree in Finance/ Acctg degree req'd. CPA a plus. Pls send resume along w/ sal req to: gtcaresume@hotmail.com

Credit & Portfolio Risk Manager for Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,NY,NY. Perform credit & financ'l statement analysis to manage the corporate & structured finance exposure of Citi's global Markets & Banking portfolio, w/focus on the US & emerg'g mrkts in Latin Am. Req: Bach in Finance, Econ, Busi. or rltd & 4 yrs of exp. Must have exp w/financ'l statement analysis, financ'l modeling & Enterprise Valuation to assess credit worthiness, portfolio mgmt involv'g structured finance transactions in emerging mrkts, remedial mgmt for credit risk deterioration, presentation of financ'l results to sr. mgmt, transaction negotiation, Basel 2 rules for loans & securitizations. Submit resumes referencing job code DB/CPR/CC to Citigroup Recruiting Dept., 388 Greenwich St., NY,NY 10013. Citigroup is an EOE/AAE.

Customer Service Satmetrix Systems, Inc. is seeking Practice Consultant in NY, NY - Drive strategic direction; ensure profitable growth, & mntn customer referenceability. Travel up to 50 % within Continental US. Ref job ID: 8NJ3QD & send resume: Attn: R. Swanson. 1100 Park Place, Ste. 210, San Mateo CA 94403. Database Administrator -Dvlp & maintain website for online appliance sales. Update product, price, & detail dbases. Generate tables of advtg products for search engines&export CSV files. Prep & update advtg dbase based on sales rprts.Update website banners &art wrk BA - IT (or equiv in ed &exp),profic w/ MS SQL Server & Crystal Reprts, 2yrs exp req. Mail res: Manuel Santos, Universal Electronics & Appliances,170-08 Jamaica Av, Jamaica,NY 11432 DENTAL FILE CLERK, P Afternoon/ evenings hours Required for busy Valley Stream practice. Call 516-568-2022 or fax 516-568-3037, gad1069@gmail.com DENTIST- Progressive Community Heath Center seeking a NYS Lic. Dentist to provide routine preventive/general dental care. Competitive Salary. Benefits package. Bilingual (English/ Spanish) preferred. Fax resume to: 718-991-1268 or email jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE Dentist PEDIATRIC DENTIST P/T & F/T. Northern Westchester, Well Established Office. Can earn over $350,000/year plus travel reimbursed! E-mail: allaccessdental@yahoo.com Designer / Draftsmen Full time Freelance, 4 yr degree, 4 yr exp a must. Proficient in Vectorworks 2012. Strong CAD skills a must, understand 2D concept, make sure work in 3D environment, trade show exhibits, team player, self starter, detail oriented, time sensitive. elizabethtoma@rocketmail.com DESIGNER-Senior Designer (NYC) Direct designers in developing & preparing sketches of new eyewear concepts based on specifications provided. Advise factories on developing proprietary, innovating design details, including hardware, material combinations, & new production/design techniques. Create fully-developed sketchbooks & rendering using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & 3D advanced surfacing programs. Create 2D hand sketches & color renderings & 2D CAD renderings. Generate fully detailed technical drawings, including section drawings, exploded views & notes for prototyping. Req's: Bachelor's in Product Design & 3 yrs of exp in position offered for eyewear company. Contact: L. Dougherty, Sr. HR Business Partner, Marchon Eyewear, Inc., 201 Old Country Road, Melville, NY 11747. Electronic Engineering Technician, Long Island City, NY Design, dvlp, test, install, repair electrical eqpt, components, sys; sketch electron design details & functional criteria of electron units; assemble electron circuits; dvlp wiring diagrams, layout drawings, eng specs; assemble electrical wires & eqpt; assemble & test motor control devices, switch panels, solenoids; build electronic eng prototypes; conduct tests on performance & reliability of elec eqpt; diagnose basis for elec failures; perform corrective maint; eval new electronic components; assemble load banks; recommend changes in circuitry specs; handle harmonics feasibility stdies; implmt equipt for electrical control of AC & DC drives & PLCs; use AutoCAD; conduct field surveys & inspections of installed equip. BS Electronic Eng or rel field + 1 yr exp in job offrd. Fax resume to HR Mgr, Claddagh Electronics 718482-9471.

Engineer, Sr. Software Dev. Dev. custom apps. using J2EE, RDBMS, Web service, HTML5 & mobile technologies. System & functional analysis, & design based on req. Provide technology evaluation & integration solutions. Multiyear, indefinite consulting assignment at client site in NYC; & future assignments prob. also in NYC. MSCS or related + 3 yrs. exp., or BS/BA + 5 yrs. Job site: NYC. Mail resume to Exadel, Inc., attn: Jobs, 1340 Treat Blvd #375, Walnut Creek, CA 94597. ENGINEERING- Electrical Engineer sought by SECS, Inc. (Mount Vernon, NY) Write CNC (Control Numerical Controls) programs; program machinery used in manufacture of precision machine parts, gears & gear assemblies used in industrial, commercial, scientific & military applications; supervise setup & operations; test effectiveness of programs; develop addl programs to satisfy needs of end users; supervise production staff of 12 employees. Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM. Requires BS in Electrical Engineering + 3 yrs. exp. Must have legal authorization to work in U.S. E-mail resume/salary rqmts. to: employ@secsinc.com attn: S. Giagni Equity Exotics Trader NY, NY. Engage in pricing & risk analysis, trading & hedging of complex fin'l derivative products involving mono & multi-asset equity options, volatility & correlation based products (Variance Swaps, Volatility Swaps, Dispersion Options & Correlation Swaps) & Structured Notes. Master's or equiv in Fin'l Eng'g, Math, Fin, or rel. quantitative field plus 1 yr relevant exp OR Bachelor's or equiv in Fin'l Eng'g, Math, Fin or rel. quantitative field plus 5 yrs relevant exp. Sound understanding of options & derivatives. Exp trading exotic structures & flow derivatives. Knowl of differential equations, stochastic calculus & numerical methods. Exp dvlpg Monte Carlo Simulation tools to analyze customized complex fin'l products. VBA/C++ prog'g skills. Exp in trading interest rates derivatives & FX derivatives for purpose of hedging complex derivatives transactions. To apply, visit http://careers. jpmorganchase.com & apply to job # 120073296. EOE, AAE, M/F/D/V. J.P. Morgan Chase is a marketing name of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Chase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 2003 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. www.jpmorganchase.com FASHION -- Soho Women's Apparel /Shoe Design Fashion Co. is looking for Collection Designer. 5 yrs min. experience. fashion mba@yahoo.com

Finance Opening at Manhattan investment bank for Co-Head Latin America Fixed Income Sales to 1. Develop Latin American business in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Panama across Fixed Income Markets (FIM) by increasing FX, interest rates, bonds and treasury product offerings such as cash products, forwards, swaps, vanilla options, and exotic/complex derivatives (barriers options, caps, floors, swaptions, correlation and volatility products, baskets) and bringing new trading accounts to the platform. 2. Manage staff of four including two Managing Director FX & Rates Senior Sales persons, one Vice-President FX & Rates Sales person, and one Senior Sales Associate by supervising their interaction with Latin American client base and providing guidance concerning Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Government and Corporate Fixed Income products from both developed and emerging markets provided in all major developing and emerging market currencies. 3. Provide currency trading capacity for clients in the following currencies and derivative products of them: Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Krone, Mexican Peso, Argentine Peso, Brazilian Real, Peruvian Nuevo Sol, Colombian Peso, Chilean Peso, Chinese Yuan, Singapore Dollar, Korean Won, Indian Rupee, Hong Kong Dollar, Turkish Lira, South African Rand. 4. Responsible for developing sales budget, reporting financial performance and using staff to implement sales strategies aimed at retaining existing clients and expanding business to corporations, financial institutions and governments to achieve group targets. 5. Liaise with Loan Syndication, Debt Capital Markets and Coverage Banking groups to generate cross-sell opportunities, act as the senior client contact during key presentations and negotiations and participate in monthly heads of sales meetings and monthly trading heads meetings. 6. Recruit, hire, evaluate and train subordinates in the foreign exchange and interest rates solutions specific to Latin America client base. 7. Provide investment and asset allocation strategies for Portfolio Managers on benefits of Fixed Income Products especially FX with the objective to profit from low correlation with other asset classes and to minimize and/or eliminate currency exposure through hedging. 8. Utilize Moving Averages, MACD, Relative Strength Indicators, Fibonacci, Regression Analysis and Trend Patterns, to identify short-term opportunities and entry/exit levels in the FX and interest rates markets. 9. Develop and market Interest Rates products to clients in Latin America including vanillas and exotic/complex options, structured investment and hedging products solutions. 10. Develop and market FX products to clients in Latin America including spot, forwards, swaps, 1st, 2nd and 3er generation of options, structured investment and hedging solutions. 11. Develop marketing strategy across Latin America for selling/trading of FX Dual Currency Deposits, FX Volatility Deposits such as: double-notouches, range accruals (resurrecting and extinguishing), multi-currency double-no-touches and range accruals, participation notes, one-touch trades, binary trades, volatility swaps, Deposits and Quanto Notes, FX baskets, best-of-options, worst-of-options, callable products, FX Forwards, FX Non-Deliverable forwards, FX KnockIn forwards/Knock-Out forwards, FX Accrual Forwards, FX Accrual Forwards with either Knock-In and/or Knock-Out barriers. Requires Bachelor's in Business or Finance and five years' experience in job offered or five years' experience as a Sales Analyst, Foreign Exchange. Requires regular travel to Latin America. Any suitable combination of education, training or experience is acceptable. If interested please forward resume to Code BLU4, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Human Resources, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 .

Finance Vice President, Macquarie Holdings (U.S.A.) Inc., New York, NY. Responsibilities: Manage full list of U.S.-based institutional clients participating in Canadian equity financings and trading Canadian equities; serve as Canadian specialist on company's U.S. institutional equity trading desk. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or its equivalent* in Business Administration or related field (Economics or Finance) plus 5 years of experience in job offered or 5 years of experience trading Canadian stocks on behalf of U.S. and Canadian institutional clients, including mutual funds, pension funds, and hedge funds. CSC, CPH, and Series 7, 55, and 63 licenses required. Limited domestic and international travel required. In alternative, Employer will accept a Master's degree or its equivalent* plus 3 years of experience. (*Equivalent based on education, training, and/or experience.) To apply, go to : www.macquarie.com/careers and reference job number 851023. Finance: Swiss Re America Holding Corp. seeks Finance Manager for Armonk, NY. Reqs: MBA or rel. (or equiv.) & 2 yrs. exp. incl. financial mgmt. exp. Apply online at www.swissre.com/ careers & ref. code EXT-NB50545815. Financial: GMP Securities LLC seeks a Managing Director, High Yield and Distressed Sales Desk in New York, New York to be responsible for managing the high yield and distressed sales desk, research public investment opportunities across the capital structure in a variety of sectors, and conduct credit and equity analysis and provide primary sales coverage for institutional money managers. Position requires a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance or related field and five years of progressively responsible experience including credit, sales and trading and principal investing. Experience must include full range of investment vehicles including leveraged loans, bonds, credit derivatives, FX, equities and commodities. Must have experience in US, Canada, and European markets. To apply, send cover letter, resume, and copy of ad to: GMP Securities LLC, 331 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, Attn: HR Department. Financial: Quantitative Trader, (NY, NY) Manage live execution risk; perform quantitative & qualitative mkts & execution analysis; & propose, dsgn & implmt improvements to firms trading & portfolio construction. Reqs: Masters deg in Fin'l Engg or rltd field w/ coursework in quantitative fin. & 3 yrs relevant work exp incl 2 yrs trading exp at large brokerage firm, trading firm, investment bank, or investment adviser. Exp must be across mult asset classes & product types (equities, options, futures, FX, interest rates) & incl trading strategy dsgn & implmtn & mkt, transaction cost, & best execution analysis w/in algorithmic trading desk, as well as knowl of trading systems, exchanges & counterparties for variety of securities & instruments. Prgrmg exp must be in JAVA & Python. Qualified applicants send res : Attn: Recruiting, Kepos Capital LP, 620 Eighth Ave, N Y, NY 10018. Financial: BNP Paribas seeks Director (Job Code S132) in New York, NY to function as Marketer/Product Specialist in Asian-underlying Equity Derivatives to educate Asia Cash Equity & Flow Derivatives sales teams on Asiaunderlying product & develop marketing campaign. Requires experience developing & marketing equity derivatives products. Also requires expertise selling Asian equity derivatives products to institutional clients; structuring & pricing equity derivatives; and, analyzing & managing equity derivatives transactions/products sales to ensure compliance w/foreign investor restrictions, currency controls & regulations in Asian markets. Email cover letter & resume w/Job Code in subject line to: careers@americas.bnpparibas.com. BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to workplace diversity. Financial: VP, Securitized Products Research & Trading. (NY, NY) Conduct analysis for making investment decisions for mortgage portfolio, build portfolio monitoring infrastructure & trade securities. Masters or equiv in Fin or Bus. Admin. + 3 yrs exp w/in securitized products w/ focus on US housing market, securitized roduct mkt & deal structures. Reqs exp in US housing mkt trend modeling w/ 2 discrete pricing cycles. Must incl RMBS structuring & trading, Intex & 1010 data. D/base prgrmg & Excel-VBA also reqd. Res. to LEGAL, Sovarnum Capital LP, 11 Times Sq., Ste. 16E, NY, NY 10036. Financial: BNP Paribas seeks Director (Job Code S131) in New York, NY to function as Sr Foreign Exchange Structurer to design, develop, price & promote Foreign Exchange structured products & solutions to clients. Requires Master's or equivalent in Econ, Finance, Financial Eng, Math or Physics & experience in Foreign Exchange structuring. Email cover letter & resume w/Job Code in subject line to: careers@americas.bnpparibas.com. BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to workplace diversity.

Financial Markets, Production Support Services Support Specialist (Standard Chartered Bank, New York, NY) Responsible for monitoring the Standard Chartered Bank computer systems to ensure network availability to all system users and perform regular maintenance to support network availability. Reqs: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of progressive postbaccalaureate experience performing software design, development, & testing for payment/messaging software systems, and development and conditioning of tests scripts. Or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field & 3 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience performing software design, development, and testing for payment/messaging software systems,& development and conditioning of tests scripts. Please apply by mail, referencing Job Code: M111026004, Attention: Mara Brasil, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Standard Chartered Bank, Two Gateway Center, 13 fl,Ste 1302,Newark,NJ 07102
Financial: Sunrise Brokers LLC seeks Analystin New York, NY to monitor,analyze & evaluate U.S. equity derivative markets (SPX, NDX & DJX) & Latin American/Canadian Indices. Requires Bachelor's or equivalent in Finance, Math, Stats, CS or Eng & experience in equity options trading using market making & market taking strategies. Send resumes to John.Trears@ sunrisebrokers.com w/reference to AXG. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Instructor The Long Island Rough Riders seeks 5 Soccer Instructor & Operations Assistants, temporary, 1/15/201310/15/2013. Will be responsible for coaching, training, and assisting with all game and program related operations of Rough Riders soccer camps. 2 yrs of soccer specific instruction at educ institution or soccer club req + current USSF C coaching license or equiv req. 40 hrs/wk, varied shifts including days/evening/weekends. $12.68/hr. Locations in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY. Travel is req throughout these areas. Resume to Peter Zaratin by email only to pzaratin@liroughriders.com. INSURANCE

Sr. Underwriting Officer

Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company ("GNY") is an A+ rated, financially stable and growing property casualty insurance company with branch offices and operations throughout the Northeast, New England, Midatlantic and Midwest. This unique opportunity is for a Senior Underwriting Officer to report to the President and to the CEO in our company headquarters in New York City. Minimum 10 yrs multi-line middle market underwriting experience in P&C with a strong background in insurance coverage and with at least 5 yrs prior staff management experience. Knowledge and experience in production development a plus. Approximately 20% travel, mostly to branch offices. This position includes company provided vehicle. If interested, please visit the hyperlink https://home.eease.adp.com/ recruit/?id=2396961

Financial Research Associate NY, NY. Responsible for generating, evaluating and recommending investment ideas. Send resume to Davidson Kempner Capital Management, LLC, c/o Rachel Korn, 65 E 55th St, 23rd Fl, NY, NY 10022. GOVERNMENT HeiTech Services, Inc. Now hiring for an open Regional Project Manager position. Apply: hr@heitechservices.com Fax: 301-4593684 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER Under the direction of the Director of HR. This position will be responsible for supervising the associates benefits administration and recruitment activities. BA or BS degree and at least 5 yrs of HR generalist exp including 2 and supervisory capacity in a healthcare environment. Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations, benefits administration, recruitment and payroll a must. Computer literate in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. Bi-lingual/ English Spanish req'd. We offer a competitive salary and benefits pkg. Fax resume to: 718-991-1268 or email jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE Information Technology Viacom Int'l (NY, NY) has 2 openings: Web Develpr (Job #001) - Serve as chief engr & tech authrty for Logo's Drupal & Wordpress pltfrms. Work w/the prodctn/prod dev staff to implmt sol's that are in-line w/bus objctvs. Work w/Logo's Tech Dir to dvlp solutns. Dsgn/implmt servr-side archtctr ofaboveLogo'ssites&writetechdoc'n. Anlyz bsnss reqs & produce a prodct that meets busss needs, traffc demnds & supprt for complx tech issues.Maintn proj sched & track open issues.Must have advncd prog & problm analyss/ solv'g skills/expertis dvlpg high-trffic sol's using Drupal & Wordpress, PHP & databs dsgn.Reqs:Ms.Sc Comp Sc or IT & 2yrs of exp in job or as Sr Dvlpr &/or Interactv Dvlpr wrk'g in a prodctn web dvlpmt envrnmt. Planning & Solutions Desgnr (Job #002) Convert/prepare bsnss reqs into specfc tchncl reqs for dvlpmt teams. Ass't a SharePoint/e-workflow solutns speclsts team who utilize MS tools (ie. BizTalk/.NET) to create sol's for custmrs w/n co's busnss units globlly. Lead new tech's intro into the groups (ie. Enterprs Archtct's offc). Write SW code followg IT stndrds. Create/delivr SW solutns w/n paramtrs of the documtd SW Dvlpt Life Cycle & MTS stndrds. Dvlp systm dsgns, ensure postimplmt'n supprt/perfrmnc. Manage/transfr/test client data. Ass't on all aspcts of applctn archtctr, govrn'c, deplymt, train'g/supp & proj mgmt. ITIL certfctn & exp w/n IT svcs provdr env req'd.Reqs: Bs. IT, IS or US equiv & 5yrs exp in job or as Tchn Lead &/or closly reltd IT occptn. Resumes to: N. Capozzi, Viacom Intl 1515 Broadway, NY, NY 10036. (Pls ref job #). IT: Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Services, Inc. seeks Software Engineer (Technical Consulting Department) in Hoboken, NJ - Technical Consulting Department provides customized solutions to clients. Writes new software, makes modifications to existing software & integrates multiple applications and modules in accordance w/client specifications. Some travel required to client sites for requirements gathering. For complete job description including requirements and to apply, please see job posting on our company website: http://careers.thomsonreuters.com and refer to Requisition TEC00025482. No calls.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F Laboratory Technologist Manhasset, NY - Perform variety of routine & complex lab tests/procedures for large research foundation. Follow in-process quality control procedures and perform routine/preventative maintenance on lab equip. Troubleshoot basic instrumentation, culture media, chemicals, reagents, stains, solutions, technical problems, methodologies. Reqs: Bachelor's in Medical Tech/related, 2 yrs. exp., NYS Lab.Tech. license. Send CV to Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at lallen4@nshs.edu. EOE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (New York, NY): landscape plan, design for public, commercial, residential clients. Master in Landscape Architecture, 3 mon. work exp. fax CV to 212-433-1451 James Corner Field Operations. Logistician. NYC. Manage logistics including allocation of materials; develop & maintain relationships with customers' relevant key personnel; Req'd: MA Mgmt or related. Knowledge of strategic mgmt & technology, personal & public relations. M-F, 9-5. Send resume to Job #3, AAE Express(Downtown) Corp., 35 W. 39th St., NY NY 10018. Managing Director, Canadian Institutional Sales-BMO Capital Markets Corp seeks Managing Director, Canadian Institutional Sales for its NYC, NY office to facilitate sales transactions involving shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange from funds domiciled in the U.S. Conduct securities valuation, including discounted cash flows, capital structure assessment, debt/equity split commodity and factoring of preferred shares and convertible debentures. Analyze interest rates, liquidity issues, credit consideration and Canada-specific demographics. Conduct Commodity analysis to ascertain that Canadian equities are properly priced. Monitor and interpret global news affecting financial markets information and prepare recommendations. 5 days, 40 hrs/wk. Bachelor's degree in Economics or Finance and 5 years experience in job duties required, or 5 years experience as VP-Global Equities, Institutional Sales, Research and/or Associate Analyst (Research). Will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience. FINRA Licenses 7 and 63 required. Mail resume to BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, NY, NY 10036, attn: M. Bottero/HR

MARKETING-Strategic Planning Director (Scientific Group) (NYC) Lead the development of marketing communication strategies for high sciences brands, including Oncology, Central Nervous System, & Immunology pharmaceuticals. Develop knowledge of various therapeutic areas to identify trends, treatment patterns, & unmet needs that inform marketing strategy. Direct staff of Strategic Planners in performing competitive analysis & identifying key consumer insights upon which communications strategy should be based. Conduct & analyze primary market research (including interviews w/ Key Opinion Leaders in medicine) & secondary market research (including review of scientific literature & internet searches). Work w/ agency & client teams to develop brand positioning. Design & facilitate client workshops. Review clinical data to ensure that creative & account teams develop scientifically accurate marketing communications. Req's: Master's degree in Cell Biology or related scientific field, & 2 yrs of exp in position offered or in a pharmaceutical management consulting or marketing role. Exp must have included developing marketing strategies for Oncology & Central Nervous System pharmaceuticals, performing competitive analysis, conducting market research (including interview w/ Key Opinion Leaders in medicine & review of scientific literature), developing brand positioning,& identifying consumer insights. Travel req'd approx. 15-25% of time for market research, client meetings, & conferences. Contact: Mona Suchdev, Assoc HR Director, Draftfcb Healthcare, a division of Draftfcb, Inc., 100 W 33rd St ,NY, NY 10001. Marketing Actuary: Swiss Re America Holding Corp. seeks Marketing Actuary for Armonk, NY. Reqs: M.Sc in Actuarial Sci., Math. or rel. (or equiv.) & 2 yrs. exp. incl. actuarial exp. w/reinsurance. Apply online at www.swissre.com/careers & ref. code EXT-NB50542709. Marketing Specialist, Job location New York, NY. Send resume w/this ad, to Code 121155-MS, April Yi, Hornet Animations, Inc., 3962 Ince Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 Model/Scoring/Analysis Manager for Citicorp North America Inc., NY,NY. Use stat'l & numerical technq to conduct sophisticated stat'l & math'l tests for validat'g quant risk assessment & counterparty credit risk models to meet regulatory & auditory reqs. Req: PhD in Phy.,Math,Stats,Engg, or Math'l Fin. & 1yr of exp. Exp must incl. Statistical, numerical techniques, Monte Carlo methods, Stochastic processes, & probability, programming langu. incl. C++, Python, Shell, Unix, SQL, & Matlab and financ'l & quant. Analysis. Submit resumes referencing job code DB/MM/AT to Citicorp Recruiting, 388 Greenwich Street, NY, NY 10013. Citigroup is an EOE/AAE. NURSE

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Operations Research Analyst, Farmingdale, NY Cnduct ops rsearch modeling, simulation, & anlysis; dvise & implement ops rsearch models; cnduct ops rvws & rcomend action for imprvment in ops; analy ops & mgt prblems; frmulate mthematical & simulation mdels; dfine data rquirements & validate info aplying statistical tests; prform vlidation & tsting of models; eval & validate forcasting & optimzing models for rvenue anlysis; dvlop engrng & cnstrction specs; asess dviations from specs; eval cnstrction cost; dtermine cnstruction schdules; determ optimal tsting & inspction tchniques. BA or Mster's Op Rsearch or rel fld + 6 mos. exp. in job ofrd. Fax rsume to Pres. Special Testing & Consulting 631-242-5629

Project Lead (Jersey City, NJ): Manage data management communication and provide conflict resolution for any data mgm issues that arise within a program. Create & review SOP's for implementation of a new & existing processes. MS in Management w/ concentration in project mgmt + 2 yrs exp as data manager. Must have exp monitoring & coaching junior level data managers & participating in protocol review and CRF design. reqd. Tuition reimbursement plan available after 1 yr of employment w/ company. Resumes: Forest Research Institute, Harborside Financial Center, Plaza V, Jersey City, NJ 07311, Attn: K. Culley.
PSYCHOLOGIST - School Psychologist. Innovative east end elementary school is seeking a full-time school psychologist to provide evaluations, counseling, classroom consultation, and functional behavioral analysis and intervention plans for a diverse student population. Must embrace a collaborative, team approach and possessa strong commitmentto supporting all students' needs in an inclusive learning environment. Masters degree, NYS School Psychologist certification, and training and experience with applied behavior analysis required. PhD and NYS psychologist licensure strongly preferred. Fax to 631-824-9050

OPTOMETRIST - Full Time

Exp'd Optometrist needed for busy optical store in great loc w/great school system in Orange Cty. $600+/day w/grt incentive program. Avail Immed. Call: 908-217-2218 sofpet1277@aol.com PHARMACY MANAGERS New York, NY area. Manage pharmacy inventory to fulfill customer need. Ensure compliance with policies & procedures. Prepare, compound & dispense prescriptions. Counsel patients on use of medication. Consult with physicians & nurses for patient's healthcare. Ensure pharmacy software is updated and secure. NY pharmacist license required. Bach deg in Pharmacy or rel plus 5 years rel exp. Send res to Farmacia Central, Inc., 102 Nagle Ave., New York, NY 10040. PHARMACY RPHs and Pharmacy Techs (11PM-7AM) needed for IMMEDIATE hire; Pharmacy servicing LTC residents. Send resume to dmurphy@liscript.com

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HOME CARE AGENCY

RN SUPVSR/INSTRUCTOR
For Bronx office Bilingual English/ Spanish & 2 years RN exp. with at least 1 year in Home Care exper. a must. Please fax resume to 718-305-6260 Or email to: info@H2HHC.com NURSE - Administrative Progressive Community Health Center seeking a NYS Licensed RN to oversee the Risk Management and Safety Dept. Review and rank unexpected events and report data. Bachelor's degree and RN licensed req'd. Bilingual (English/Spanish). Competitive salary and benefits. Fax resume 718-991-1268 email jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE

NURSE MANAGER
Bronx LTC Facility is looking for an Eve RN Mgr. Supervisory exper preferred. Competitive salary & benefits pkg. EOE Please send resume to administrator at: nhccjobs@gmail.com

PHYSICIAN Busy NYC Medical Practice looking for Family Practitioner. Great pay & benefits. Email CV to: Admin.Feldman.Medical@ gmail.com
PHYSICIAN-Essen Med Assoc (Bronx NY) seeks licensed (unrestricted, ltd or restricted) Physician w/ MD to provide svces at Essen Med's clinic & visit patients at Bronx Lebanon; & Health Educator w/ MD or MS Health Ed, to educate patients/families in healthy lifestyles & health issues in discussions/workshops at Essen clinics in Bronx. ACcept US/foreign equiv degrees. To apply, email resume to hr@essenmed.com. PHYSICIAN -FAMILY PRACTITIONER /INTERNIST/ PEDIATRICIAN. Progressive Community Health Center is seeking a NYS lic'd BC/BE Physician. We provide competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits pkg incl mal practice insurance. Bi-lingual Spanish/English pref. Fax res. to: 718-9911268. jobs@ urbanhealthplan.org EOE PHYSICIAN ASS'T - Nurse Practitioner Progressive Community Health Center seeking a NYS licensed PA/FNP to provide primary care to pediatric/ adolescent population in school environment. Fax resume to: 718-991-1268. jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE PHYSICIAN ASS'T/Nurse Practitioner Progressive Community Health Center seeking a NYS licensed PA/FNP to provide primary care . Spanish/Eng rqud. Fax resume to: 718-991-1268 or email jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE PHYSICIAN - Trenton NJ FQHC Ambulatory Care Facility seeks FT provider for diverse patients. Fed./NJ Loan Redemption program Fully EMR richard.flounders@henryjaustin.org PHYSICIAN - FAMILY PRACTICE Please see our ad in today's Sunday Review/Healthcare Jobs NYHealthCareers@yahoo.com PRINCIPAL needed for The Ursuline School located in New Rochelle, NY. Apply at TUS@ursulinenewrochelle.org or call (914)636-3950.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Bronx Nursing Home is looking for an Occupational Therapist with Nursing Home experience. Competitive salary & benefits pkg EOE. Pls send resume to administrator at nhccjobs@gmail.com OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST, PORTFOLIOS-Formulate strategies for managing interest rate products for fixed income portfolios by developing math models & other optimization techniques focusing on duration & yield-curve positioning. Evaluate numerical parameters of data, validate info & formulate computational models. Design/develop asset management strategies & tactical allocation decision formulas. Test/validate model accuracy. Monitor macro/ micro market developments & develop sector/sub-sector/derivatives/TIPs strategies. Prep reports & advise on data analysis & alternative strategies. Reqs: Masters in Finance or Operations Research Analysis & 2 yrs exp as above or in portfolio management analysis. Resume: C. Mincy, MEAG NY Corp,540 Madison Av, 6fl, NY, NY 10022

Finance: Grant Thornton LLP is seeking a Forensic Valuation Services Senior Associate in New York, NY with the following requirements: BS in Business Admin., Finance, Economics or Accounting and 3 years prior experience. Prior exp. must include: designing business valuation and lost profits financial models to support damages calculations and conduct sensitivity analysis related to breaches of contract, patent infringements, and post-acquisition disputes; assisting clients and their legal counsel in conducting fraud analysis of organizations as part of corporate investigations, complex financial investigations, asset tracing investigations, white collar investigations, accounting and financial statement fraud investigations; analyzing customer loan allocation methodologies, payments, and cross account transfers of cash management firms involved in civil litigation to resolve business disputes or bankruptcy; creating financial statement analysis financial models analyzing journal entries to support adjustments and restatements of financial statements. 40% travel required. Please apply at www.gt.com by clicking on the Careers link.

Psychologist SI Agency seeks licensed Psychologist for the autism population. Comp salary- great bnfts. Email resume sribaudo@eden2.org Quality Assurance Principal QA Analyst: Bach's in CS, Math, Engrg., or rel. (or foreign equiv.) + 7 yrs. exp in of Automated Testing Tools, algorithm trading, SQL, QA Method., Agile development and scripting to write test plan and provide QA service. F/T. ITG Software Solutions, Inc., New York, NY. Mail resume to S. Lindenbaum, 380 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017. Ref. 6402. No calls. Quality Assurance Software Engineer New York, New York. Responsible for designing, engineering and implementing QA (Quality Assurance) software applications and tools to improve the overall QA environment availability and efficiency. Send resume to: TS/HR Dept., Two Sigma Investments, LLC, 379 W. Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012. Please indicate position title being applied for. Quantitative Analyst (New York, New York): The D. E. Shaw group seeks a Quantitative Analyst in its New York, NY office. Responsibilities include utilizing mathematical & computational methods to develop statistical models; defining data requirements, gathering & validating information to write software for computerized financial trading strategies; using statistical signal processing & information-theoretic techniques to develop market models & writing code to trade optimally based on these models; employing stochastic optimization tools to control the risk of the portfolio & optimally balancing the risk-vs-reward tradeoff of the strategy; and, utilizing mathematical modeling languages including Matlab, R, Python, as well as C/C++ and Java. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field of study, plus two (2) years of postdoctoral experience with modern statistical signal processing techniques, information-theoretic techniques for compression and prediction modeling using Matlab, R, or PythonNumpy. Applicants should submit a resume including email address to D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. Submissions must reference QAOSNYT. No phone calls please. Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

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Quantitative Analyst (AllianceBernstein L.P. New York, NY): Research fin data & dvlp algorithmic quant models & tools specific to derivatives, fixed income, & equity securities. Req's PhD in Math & Physical Sci or rel quant field & 2 yrs of exp manipulating large data sets & dbase prgrms employed in the quant analysis of equity securities, glbl equity structures, & dark, lit, & grey liquidity assets us'g algorithms. In lieu of the above-stated reqrmnts, will accept Master's degr in Math & Physical Sci or rel quant field & 5 yrs of exp manipulating large data sets & dbase prgrms employed in quant analysis of equity securities, glbl equity structures, & dark, lit, & grey liquidity assets us'g algorithms. All stated exp must incl each of the follow'g: us'g C++, JAVA, Shell Scripting, & KDB+/Q; navigat'g Linux & Windows environs; work'g w/i equity capital mrket; perform'g stat analyses through regressions, time series analyses, Monte Carlo Simulations, & econometric analyses; &, us'g R/MATLAB, mrkt data connectivity, & Smart Order Router. Resumes: AllianceBernstein L.P., Attn: T. Correa, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. Job ID NEWMLI.
RADIO Bloomberg Radio is seeking a highly motivated, energetic, experienced fulltime ON AIR HOST to join its 24/7 network. Successful candidates demonstrate unique and compelling takes on daily news stories, a creative approach to topic and guest selection, a proactive work ethic, flexible working hours and are detail oriented. Strong multitasking skills are a must. 3+ years of recent/relevant Mid-Major Market TV/Radio Host and/or Reporter Experience required. Applications must include a demo reel of on-air host/reporting work. Please apply online here: http://careers.bloomberg.com/ hire/jobs/job34961.html EOE M/F/V/D Reporter, Chinese Newspaper - Manh collct/analy facts abt nwswrthy evnts, esp on natl/intl biz thru intws in Chin & Engl; rsch forgn nws resrcs/nwswire rpts; srch for nws leads & keep trck fin/biz nws evnts; rsch,writ, translt & edit nws story, etc. Bach in journlsm, media or biz relatd + 6 mos as reporter or editor w Chinese publctn. Must be on scene for breakg news & be fluent in Engl/Chinese . Resume to Sing Tao Newspapers NY Ltd., 188 Lafayette St., NYC 10013, Attn HR (Job#421) Research Assoc. (Mining & Metals Sector Investment): Analyze trends, demographics, risks & social preferences in mining, metals & nat. resources sector (sector) using anthropological & social science research. Prepare & present research findings. Requires extensive sector knowledge, incl. junior exploration & develop. mining space. Exp. (i) applying anthropological & social science research techniques to biz strategies; (ii) macroecon., microecon. & risk/return analyses; (iii) online research using sector-specific 3rd-party databases & research apps; (iv) presenting to mgmt & external teams; & (v) supervising jr. staff. F/T exempt; 40+ hr/wk; Job in NYC. Mail letter, resume & salary rqmts to L. Malkin, Electrum Group, 535 Madison Ave., 11th Floor, NY, NY 10022. No calls, emails or faxes.

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Bronx Nursing Home is looking for a Respiratory Therapist Supvsr, Nursing Home exper prfrd. Competitive salary & benefits pkg EOE. Pls send resume to administrator nhccjobs@gmail.com Sales Specialist, IBM Corporation, Somers, NY and various client locations throughout the US. Sell hardware, software, services, and industry solutions directly to customers. Maintain in-depth skills in the specialty offerings and conduct all phases of the sales cycle. Close sales and meet customer's satisfaction with the engagement and the offerings. Negotiate with team members to match specialty and other offerings to customer business problems. Articulate and compare alternative approaches to design a total solution. Identify most appropriate channels for delivery and support of solution. Recognize opportunities to integrate other specialty offerings into a total solution. Define acquisition alternatives for successful financial strategies. Negotiate with customer management. Communicate new developments and announcements to client relationship teams, members of other specialty teams, Business Partners and to the customers within the assigned territory. Recognize problems and risk related to activities or objectives of assigned work projects and generate solutions. Understands and support the project mission. Provide input to and implement sales action plans in the assigned territory. Establish relationships with customers. Utilize Logic Design, Computer Networking, Storage and Memory Architecture, Data Bases Structure, Computer Science, Finance, and Business Strategy Management. Requires a Master's degree or equivalent (employer will accept a Bachelor's degree and five years of progressive work experience in lieu of a Master's degree. Employer will accept work experience gained prior to the Master's degree) in Business Administration, Computer Science or a related field and on one year of experience as a Team Leader, Development Engineer, or related. Send resumes to IBM, box #A537, 71 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10003. Senior Business Analyst (Logistics) (NY, NY) Gather, analyze, coordinate & structure bus reqs of Avenue-E clients, incldg logistical solutions. Work w/ Product Director, Tech. lead & Dvlprs to translate bus reqs into functional specs. Verify & maintain entire proj docs & planning. Collaborate w/key proj stakeholders & sponsors to create user req'ment docs: BRD. Control change mgmt projs & processes. Define interactions btw individual roles & system to achieve acceptance. Design user interface & front/back end wireframes for new product. Interact w/Avenue- E QA team to analyze& remedy issues regarding reqs testing. Rel BA + 5yrs rel prog & generating reports, Data Analysis, Relational Databases, bus process modeling, proj mgmt, MS office-Visio, Word, Excel, Rational change mgmt/consulting tools, System Development Lifecycle. Unified Modeling Language, Rational Unified Process, interactive approach to web/software dvlpmt lang & platforms, system implementation (regulated & non-regulated), control change mgmt projs & processes, BRD, Use Case Diagrams & Use Cases, designing front/back end wireframes & UI for new products & Business Accepting Testing. Apply to Sudler & Hennessey, LLC via recruit1.SHHR@sudler.com Senior IT Architect, IBM Corporation, Somers, NY and various client locations throughout the US. Implemented the WebSphere Commerce based eCommerce solution. Supported project implementation through analyzing business requirements. Translate the client business requirements into specific system, application or process design. Perform fit-gap analysis. Develop estimates. Develop architectures and provide WebSphere Commerce subject matter expertise to the customer and project teams. Direct the design efforts of other architects in the team. Build the estimation model, develop the fit-gap analysis report, build the solution architecture, component model, application architecture and integration architecture required to build the solution. Utilize WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Application Server, HTTP Server, D2, and Web Services. Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field and five years of experience as a Domain Architect or Application Architect. Send resumes to IBM, box #A534, 71 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10003. Sr. Data Feeds Solution Manager: Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC seeks Sr. Data Feeds Solution Manager (New York, NY): Define global data feeds product proposals and go-to-market strategy for competitive intelligence, corporate finance & sales intelligence markets. Utilize market analysis & customer needs to create commercial strategy & build licensing model for referential content & data feeds solutions. Less than 10% travel for client visits. Req. *Master's in Bus Admn, Finance, or related + 2 yrs exp of combined bus dvpmnt & product magmnt in corporate services industry. (*In lieu of Master's & 2 yrs exp, will also accept a Bachelor's in the same fields + 5 yrs exp in the aforementioned experience) & other special req indicated in the job posting on our company website. To Apply go to http://careers.thomsonreuters.com and Ref to: PRO00008162 No calls

Senior Consultant, IBM Corporation, Somers, NY and various client locations throughout the US. Provide industry experience and technical skills around the Business Strategy. Support engagement activities through data research and strategic analysis, and administration of engagement activities, including the creation of charts/graphs and other reports, and data entry. Understand client's strategic pain points and provide strategic and technical solutions. Work with the client team to make suggestions and implement recommendations. Provide strategic transformation and implementation services to clients to improve top and bottom line growth. Provide business model innovation, product based innovation, and revenue model innovation. Understand the operating model of clients and offer strategic advice to leverage strengths and overcome shortcomings. Develop Business Case for client recommendations to understand the financial and overall corporate impact. Analyze company financial reports and compare with competition to identify areas of improvement. Conduct workshops with client employees and subsidiaries to understand pain points at various phases of operations, development and service. Utilize Project Management, Client Management, Business Case Development, Financial Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, and Statistical Analysis. Requires a Master's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree and five years of progressive work experience in lieu of a Master's degree) and one ear of experience as a Project Manager or Software Engineer. Employer will accept work experience gained during the Master's degree program. Send resumes to IBM, box #A524, 71 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10003. Sr. Database Administrator - Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC seeks Sr. Database Administrator (New York, NY): To install, configure, upgrade and patch MSSQL Server on standalone or cluster production boxes for financial services products. Req. *Master's in Comp Sci, Engr, or related + 3 yrs exp in 24X7 MS SQL Server production database administration in enterprise-level support role utilizing MS SQL 2000 or 2005 or 2008. (*In lieu of Master's + 3 yrs exp, will also accept a Bachelor's Degree in the same fields + 5 yrs progressive post bachelor's exp in the aforementioned exp.) & other special req indicated in the job posting on our company website. To Apply go to http://careers.thomsonreuters.com and Ref to: TEC00025452 No calls. Sr. Graphic Designer, HNTB Corp., New York, NY. Reference job #1012-7360 & send resume to K. Herndon, 715 Kirk Drive, Kansas City, MO 64105. EOE. Social Work - Progressive Community Health Center is seeking a NYS Lic. LCSW Social Worker. Competitive salary. Bilingual (English/Spanish) req. Fax resume to: 718-991-1268 or email jobs@urbanhealthplan.org EOE. Sushi Chef Niko Niko Corporation Secaucus, NJ. Direct and Participate in preparation of Sushi Dishes. Req. 2yr experience as Sushi Chef. Mail resume to Niko Niko Corp. 700 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094. Technical Deloitte Consulting LLP Specialist Master, SAP Package Tech position available in Parsippany, NJ & various unanticipated Deloitte office locations and client sites nationally. Perform advisory & implementation svcs to address mftg & supply chain bus needs throughout enterprise w/ full suite of SAP SCM products. Manage design & implementation of tech-enabled bus solutions for clients as part of hightalent team. Resp include leading team in defining sys's strategy, developing sys's reqs, designing & prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures & implementing practical bus solutions under multiple deadlines. Position reqs Bach deg or foreign equiv in Engg (any), Comp Sci, MIS, CIS or related field + 5 years progressively resp exp in job offered or as Senior Consultant or related position. 5 years progressively resp exp must include: Working w/ consumer products mftg companies to advise clients on industry trends & leading practices related to supply chain planning bus processes & sys's; Designing supply chain planning bus process models for consumer products industry by applying industry standards & best practice bus processes; Full life cycle implementation in SAP APO (Advance Planning & Optimization) modules; Designing, configuring, testing, training & implementing APO-DP (Demand Planning) sys to support advanced statistical forecasting, consensus forecasting & sales & operations planning processes; Designing, configuring, testing, training & implementing APO-SNP (Supply Network Planning) w/ SNP including heuristics, Capable To Match (CTM) & optimizer; Designing, configuring, testing, training & implementing APOPPDS (Production Planning & Detail Scheduling); Designing & implementing multi-echelon inventory optimization models using optimization engines in SmartOps including MIPO & DIM; Designing, developing, testing & implementing supply chain planning reports using SAP BI (Bus Intelligence) to support SCM environments; & Configuring, testing, training & troubleshooting for SAP CIF (Core Interface), & designing & developing enhancements to SAP CIF based on bus reqs. 80% travel req. In alternative, employer will accept Master's deg in stated field + 3 years of exp. Any suitable combination of edu, training or exp is acceptable. M-F, 40 hrs/wk. Competitive sal & bnfts packages. To apply, visit us at http://careers.deloitte.com/ jobs/eng-US. Scroll down & enter XTSI13FC1012PAR2 as Keyword & click Search jobs. No calls please. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, UK private company limited by guarantee & its network of member firms, each of which is legally separate & independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for detailed description of legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited & its member firms. TECHNICAL-Associate Technical Architect, SAP CRM (Commack, NY): Responsible for the delivery of approved projects using standard SDLC & PM methodologies, adhering to Informatics SOPs and applying best industries practices. Responsible for all support activities for the SAP CRM applications. MS Comp Sci, Comp Eng'g, or Math + 1 yr exp in a Technical Architect Lead pos. OR BS in Comp Sci, Comp Eng'g, or Math + 5 yrs exp in a SAP software pos. Exp w/ SAP, ABAP, CRM systems, ECC systems, SQL, Oracle, VB, & Java reqd. Resumes: Forest Laboratories, Inc., 400 Moreland Road, Commack, NY 11725, Attn: HR. Textile/Graphic Designer, Req. BFA or rel. + 3 yr. exp. Use exp. w/ U4ia, Adobe Creative Suite & textile development knowledge to create and prepare original textile graphics designs. 30% domestic/Int'l travel. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. New York, NY. F/T. Fax resume to M. Suarez @ 972-531-1485 & ref #6027 & 6028. No Calls/Agents. VP, Securitized Products Group NY, NY. Devise cash flow models for Residential Mortgage & Esoteric Asset Backed Securities. Bachelor's or equiv in Math, Fin'l Eng'g, Computational Finance, or rel. quantitative field, plus 5 yrs relevant exp. Full transaction life cycle knowl of collateral analysis, pricing, acctg & derivatives req'ts for Residential Mortgage & Esoteric Asset Backed Securities deals. Origination, mktg, & execution skills, incl exp managing clients, rating agency process & closing structured finance transactions. Exp w/ balance sheet valuation, portfolio optimization & dvlpg default, & prepayment projection models for mortgage assets. Tech exp modeling term, master trust, & conduit transactions. To apply, visit http://careers.jpmorganchase.com & apply to job # 120074231. EOE, AAE, M/F/D/V. J.P. Morgan Chase is a marketing name of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Chase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 2003 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. www.jpmorganchase.com

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VP: BNP Paribas seeks a Vice President, Structured Finance, Merchant Banking, Portfolio Management, in NY, NY to provide financing for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations & refinancing & make direct equity co-investmts to originate & lead non-investmt grade debt financing for funds & equity sponsors in middle mkt. Req's Bachelor's in Fin, Accntg, Econ or rel. field or equiv & six (6) yrs exp performing leveraged financing & equity investing to execute fin'l transactions; negotiating & executing legal documentation; performing fin'l & credit research, modeling & analysis utilizing Excel & PowerPoint, incl risk & bus. plan modeling to execute fin'l transactions; & supporting acquisitions & dispositions of assets, & structuring & raising of corporate debt. Three (3) of six (6) yrs must incl participating in fin'l transaction closings, incl compliance & legal process; eval. borrowers' compliance w/ all legal documentation, fin'l covenants, req't & credits on post closing basis; & prep'g Annual Reviews, quarterly Watch list Reports, & portfolio reviews on behalf of global fin'l srvcs institution. In the alternative, employer will accept Master's & three (3) yrs exp in above stated areas. Resumes to careers@bnpparibas.com & utilize ref. code VH1012-NYT." VP: Jefferies & Company, Inc. seeks VP, Fixed Income Division in NY, NY to provide municipal finance investmt banking srvcs to U.S. state & local governmts & administer day-to-day client work products & deliverables from start to finish. Req'ts: Bachelor's or equiv in Econ, Math, Bus. Admin or rel. field & 5 yrs progressively respons. exp structuring & executing live public finance transactions & coord. all live transaction activities on behalf of fin'l srvcs institution. Exp must incl performing quantitative analysis using DBC; bldg fin'l models using Excel; & prep'g client presentations & written responses to client proposals. Two (2) out of five (5) yrs must incl exp in executing live public power transactions for public power clients & structuring & executing complex live State Revolving Fund (SRF) transactions for SRF clients. Series 7 & 63 licenses req'd. Submit resume to G. Malkani, 520 Madison Ave,18 fl, NY, NY 10022 & indicate job code AS102212NYT. VP, Senior Quantitative Analyst (AllianceBernstein L.P. New York, NY): Conduct quant & stat research & portfolio mgmt for invstmnt portfolios. Req's Master's degr in Fin Engin, or rel quant field & 5 yrs of exp perform'g quant analysis of indvdl stocks & complex portfolios. All stated exp must incl each of the follow'g: creat'g quant analysis metrics to monitor invstmnts under mgmt & to support invstmnt strategies; develop'g math & stat models to simulate fund behavior in multi-variable environ; perform'g research mgmt, portfolio mgmt, & client mgmt roles w/i the buy & sell sides; &, conduct'g fin analysis employ'g software tools, incl MATLAB, SAS, Bloomberg, FactSet, VBA, SQL Server, as well as data from Compustat, CRSP, Worldscope, I/B/E/S, Barra, DataStream, & MSCI. Resumes: AllianceBernstein L.P., Attn: T. Correa, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. ID NEWJCO. Vice President, Head of Risk Control & Management (New York, NY)Responsible for the daily management of all risk matters, incl calculation of daily P&L for trading activities in the U.S. & Nordic markets, developing processes, policies & procedures to mitigate risks. Monitor trading activities of the NY Branch. Monitor compliance with limits, periodically review limits & recommend changes. Perform independent substantiation of daily P&L, monitor the frequency & level of P&L events outside predicted levels, investigation of profit & loss problems. Mail resumes to Svenska Handelsbanken, ATTN:HR, 875 Third Ave, NY, NY 10022.

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Error-Prone Alabama Seals Its Loss and, Maybe, Its Fate

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) threw two touchdown passes in the 15th-ranked Aggies win at Alabama.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. At some point Saturday, the glare was supposed to be too much for the Texas A&M Aggies, the new arrivals in the Southeastern Conference, who were not supposed to be ready for the fe29 rociousness of TEXAS A&M this kind of SEC ALABAMA 24 road game. It was Alabamas top-rated defense against this phenomenon called Johnny Football, and surely the Aggies would compete for a quarter or two and then go away once their redshirt freshman quarterback, Johnny Manziel, had his face mask shoved into the turf at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Manziel, a target throughout the second half for Alabamas blitzing defense,
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did not crumble under a pile of anxiety before 101,821 frothing fans, and neither did the rest of his team. Instead, he accounted for 345 yards rushing and passing, and the Texas A&M defense, shredded in the second half, made a goal-line stop with 1 minute 36 seconds to play as the 15th-ranked Aggies stunned No. 1 Alabama, 29-24. Texas A&M improved to 8-2 over all and 5-2 in the SEC; the only losses in its first season in the conference were by 3 points to Florida and by 5 to Louisiana State. All this season, the Aggies were expected to be fodder for the rest of the SEC, but now they are the rude newcomers who might have ended the conferences run of six national titles. Alabama (9-1, 6-1) got to the national title game with one loss last season, but this

year the Crimson Tide will need considerable help, with Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame still unbeaten and the season winding down. Manziel completed 24 of 31 passes for 253 yards and did not throw an interception. He also ran for 92 yards, and his playmaking helped Texas A&M convert on 11 of 18 third downs. Manziel was Johnny Magician in the first quarter as the Aggies built a 20-0 lead with his improvised runs and throws. They included bobbling a ball, snatching it out of the air and throwing a touchdown pass. If youre around him every day, you know its not too much for him, Texas A&M Coach Kevin Sumlin, a native of Alabama, said when asked about Manziels being a target of defenses. There Continued on Page 8

In Virginias Hills, A Football Crusade

Liberty University is investing millions to build a top-flight program that it hopes will spread its Christian message.
By BILL PENNINGTON

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Liberty University has spent millions building a football program that it hopes can challenge the nations best teams and serve as a beacon for evangelicals. The capacity of its on-campus stadium will soon grow to 30,000 from 20,000, but it was designed to accommodate expansion to as much as 60,000.

LYNCHBURG, Va. Football is not just a sport at Liberty University, the Christian institution founded by Jerry Falwell, it is a mission. At Liberty, once a tiny Bible college but now a budding giant, the plan is for college football big-time, always-ontelevision college football to do for evangelical Christians in the 21st century what Notre Dame football did for Roman Catholics in the 20th. Liberty is already packing the house for its campus games, but Jerry Falwell Jr., the businesslike son of the founder and the current university chancellor, gazes from his office in the western hills of Virginia and sees a worldwide congregation united in faith and in football. Other football teams run a spread offense. Libertys team will spread the word. We think there would be a vast, committed fan base of conservative, evangelical Christians around the country and maybe even folks who are conservative politically who would rally behind Liberty football, Falwell Jr. said, smiling at the thought. They would identify with our philosophy. The university has a motto for the cause: Champions for Christ. And yes, there are parallels to Notre Dame, Falwell continued. There might even be a little rivalry there the Catholics against the Protestants. In the middle of the last century, Notre Dame, then a small Midwestern institution, filled its football roster with the sons of Catholic immigrants. As the team became a celebrated national power, Catholics across the country with no connection to Notre Dame nonetheless adopted the football team as a symbol of their evolving assimilation. To various degrees, athletic teams at other faithbased universities like Brigham Young and Oral Roberts have played comparable roles. At Liberty, officials hope for a similar cultural effect. There is one problem. Liberty, which has played at lower levels of college football since its founding in the 1970s, is unquestionably a David trying to barge into a world of football Goliaths, institutional monoliths that frequently play by rules not found in the Hebrew Bible or Continued on Page 10

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They are scoring touchdowns on only 44.7 percent of their trips inside the 20. Page 2.

Jackson Is Said to Be Close To Rejoining Lakers as Coach

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J. J. Watt, a second-year defensive lineman, torments quarterbacks. Page 4.

Phil Jackson, the most decorated coach in N.B.A. history, appears to be on the verge of rejoining the Los Angeles Lakers, just 18 months after he drifted, a bit wearily, into retirement. Jackson met at length with Lakers officials on Saturday, according to people monitoring the talks, and although no deal was consummated, they agreed on this much: The franchise wants Jackson back for a third tour, and Jackson wants to return. All parties left believing that a reunion was likely, but they left themselves some wiggle room in case Jackson has second thoughts or unforeseen

obstacles arise. Mostly, everyone wants a little time to mull things over before making an ironclad commitment. Lakers officials are making contingency plans. They intend to interview at least three other candidates Mike DAntoni, Mike Dunleavy and Nate McMillan in the next day or so. But the most likely outcome is that Jackson will soon be back on the Staples Center bench, sitting tall in his oversize chair and whistling with his fingers. Its Phils job, a person monitoring the situation said. Its going to happen unless something dramatic happens. Theres nobody else in their mind that makes it work. A final decision should come early

A fans sign calling for the hiring of Phil Jackson at the Lakers game against the Warriors on Friday. For now, Bernie Bickerstaff is the Lakers coach.

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this week. For now, Bernie Bickerstaff is the Lakers acting head coach, giving everyone time to determine the right parameters for Jacksons return. It is not yet clear how extensive a

commitment Jackson will make, although it is expected to be no more than two or three years, given his age (67). It is possible that he will seek a reduction Continued on Page 5

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Red Zone or Green Zone, Giants Have Trouble Reaching the End Zone
By SAM BORDEN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The precise origin of the term red zone is one of footballs mysteries. Some believe it is connected to an age-old rugby designation; others have speculated there is a military connection. Whatever its history, it has become part of the sports lexicon. Players talk continually about the red zone. Advertisers plan sponsorships around teams moving into the red zone. Even fans enjoy hopscotching around the league on Sunday afternoons as they watch a television channel devoted to (and named after) the red zone: whenever a team advances inside the opponents 20, the game comes up on the screen. For all its pervasiveness, however, the label is not universally embraced. Giants Coach Tom Coughlin said last week that at some point during his first N.F.L. head coaching job, with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he decided a psychological change of language was in order. Instead of describing the area as the red zone, Coughlin said, he consciously switched it to the green zone when referring to his teams offense. His reasoning was simple. Green is go and red is stop, he said. What are you trying to do in the green zone? Youre trying to score. Its not the red zone. If youre on offense, its green. He added: You come to a traffic light, what do you do when its green? You go. Its not exactly rocket science. But this season, Coughlin has seen his team stopping more often than going. As the Giants prepared to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the coaches dedicated significant attention to trying to fix what ails the Giants when they near their opponents goal line. Through the first nine weeks of the season, the Giants have scored a touchdown on 44.7 percent of their trips into the red zone a rate nearly 8 percentage points lower than the league average, leaving the Giants ranked 24th among the 32 N.F.L. teams. While offensive players are frustrated when a drive ends without a score, tight end Martellus Bennett says the irritation a unit feels when a red zone trip goes unconsummated is unique. Initially, Bennett hesitated when asked to describe the emotion that came with walking off the field with the ball so close to the end zone. Im not sure this is printable, he said. He ultimately offered a cleaned-up analogy that likened it to the frustration felt by an anxious, apprehensive man who spends hours working up the courage to talk to a pretty woman and then is only steps away when another man sidles up and slips his arm around her.

Giants (6-3) at Bengals (3-5)

1 p.m. Eastern, Fox
MATCHUP TO WATCH

Giants secondary vs. A. J. Green

Cincinnati does not have a lot of offensive options, but its top threat is Green, a dynamic receiver who has caught a touchdown pass in seven consecutive games. Green touched off a war of words when he said in a radio interview that he saw a lot of holes in the Giants defense and that the Bengals would look to him to exploit them.
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That is how many touchdowns Eli Manning has thrown in the past two games, a stark falloff from the 12 touchdowns and 2,109 passing yards he recorded during the first seven weeks of the season. Manning says he is not in a slump, but his statistics say otherwise. He has completed only 47.2 percent of his passes in the last two games.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

If he sees me, he better duck.

Safety ANTREL ROLLE, in response to A. J. Greens comments about the Giants defense. SAM BORDEN
plays. Manning conceded that hemmed-in feeling was a legitimate obstacle. Safeties and cornerbacks arent worried about anyone running by you, Manning said. Its a matter of seeing what the defense is doing. If two safeties are back, you have to run the ball effectively. Red zone play has been only an occasional problem for the Giants under Coughlin. Over the last two seasons, they were 9th and 11th in the league in red zone conversions; they have converted at more than a 50 percent rate in four of his eight seasons. We just need to be better, Manning said. If nothing else, the Giants should be encouraged about their chances to improve their percentage Sunday. The Bengals defense has been awful in these situations. Cincinnati enters the game allowing opponents to score touchdowns on 63 percent of their red zone trips a rate that ranks the Bengals 30th in the league and, in Coughlins parlance at least, really makes their red zone look a whole lot greener.

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Eli Manning didnt connect with Rueben Randle in last weeks loss to the Steelers, reflecting the Giants problems in the red zone.
Its like that bad feeling in your stomach, Bennett said. It hurts a lot. Its something we hate feeling and definitely want to get fixed. A frustrating sequence in last weeks loss to Pittsburgh was emblematic. The Giants moved into the red zone in the third quarter when Andre Brown rushed 8 yards to the Steelers 16. Quarterback Eli Manning promptly moved the team back 5 yards with a delay-of-game penalty, then completed two short passes to get to the Steelers 4. Brown inched closer with a 2-yard run, only to take a 3-yard loss on the next play. On third down, Manning tried to throw a fade into the corner of the end zone to Rueben Randle, but the ball fell incomplete. On came kicker Lawrence Tynes and off trudged the offense. The week before, similar types of struggles nearly cost the Giants in a tight victory over Dallas. In that game, three of their four trips into the red zone ended with field goals. You know its a missed opportunity, receiver Domenik Hixon said. We dont get that many chances, so when you miss one or more than one it stings. It can come back to hurt you. Trying to diagnose the Giants main issue in the red zone is difficult. According to an analysis by the Web site ProFootballFocus, the Giants have executed 107 plays in the red zone this season, the second most in the league. Of those 107 plays, 56 percent have been running plays and 44 percent have been passes almost exactly the opposite of the league average of 45 percent runs. Some observers have questioned whether that distribution is in part because the Giants do not have the prototypical goalline receiver a tall, jump-tothe-roof target who can go up and snatch the ball out of the air on a fade route, like Arizonas Larry Fitzgerald. The Giants taller receivers, like Randle or Ramses Barden, have not become consistent threats. Of course, the Giants tendencies may also be skewed toward the run because they have found success in using Brown in goalline situations. Brown, who is a veteran backup, has scored six touchdowns this season; five have been on 1-yard runs. The sixth? A 2-yard run. I just look at the front and push my way in there, he said. Sometimes, I jump over. Whatever it takes. On plays farther out, though, the Giants have been less efficient. Receiver Victor Cruz said the cramped spacing on red zone plays the back of the end zone provides a third boundary line could be challenging for a team that thrives on speedy downfield

Miscues Lead a Jets Coach To Lose Sleep, Not Resolve

By BEN SHPIGEL

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. Some nights, Mike Westhoff wakes up around 3 a.m., rising like a spring uncoiled. It just hits me, he said. Surges, he calls them physical reactions to the stress of his job. A loop of punts blocked, of field goals tipped, of returns fumbled it blazes through his mind as he stares out the window, clear into darkness. Every single play, every single second, said Westhoff, the Jets special-teams coordinator. Why did this happen? What could I have done differently? Did I remind them of this? Did we practice that? The older he gets, the more Westhoff, 64, realizes that he does not compartmentalize well. Success fades more quickly. Failures linger longer. Westhoff discussed this in the cafeteria of the Jets facility here Thursday, 11 days after a 21-point loss to the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium, which included a special-teams debacle unprecedented under Westhoff. He had a more colorful way of characterizing it. Asked in his weekly news conference whether the Dolphins dominance signified a perfect storm, Westhoff quipped, I would have added something in the middle of that. Words like inexcusable and deplorable and disheartened pepper his speech. So do these phrases: it just kills me and it just fries me to no end. Since joining the Jets in 2001, he has presided over what is annually one of the premier specialteams units in the N.F.L., a group that reflects his personality: dogged, aggressive, relentless. And it is, statistically, among the best again. But Westhoff knows better. And Coach Rex Ryan does, too. Our special teams werent so special, Ryan said, chuckling slightly. Yikes.

If Westhoff were to plot on a graph the units performance through eight games, there would be no undulating waves, no minor surges or tiny dips that indicate stability and strength. The peaks would be drastic. So would the valleys. This has been a season of extremes, with every game featuring at least one pivotal moment, a critical blunder or an auspicious play. The Jets have converted three fake punts, forced a fumble on kickoff coverage and returned two kicks for touchdowns. They have also fumbled a punt, muffed the recovery of an onside kick and allowed two punts and one field goal to be blocked. After some victories, Westhoff tells his assistant, Ben Kotwica, that their special teams won the game. In defeat, he is just as accountable. Shouldering the blame for the Jets last two losses to New England, when Devin McCourty returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, and Miami Westhoff compared his players poor execution to a couple of icebergs sinking the boat. On Monday, when the Jets returned from their bye week they were probably happy they didnt have to see me for a week, Westhoff said, and I was probably just as elated they were greeted by a coach whose anger and frustration had hardly dissipated. As hes told us, and as we all feel, were one of the better units around the league, said Nick Bellore, a special-teams player who in Week 6 against Indianapolis caught a 23-yard pass from Tim Tebow on a fake punt. And on this team, were not good enough for our special teams to be poor. To try to win games like that, its not going to work. Weve been slipping a little bit every week. Westhoff has a few theories about what is causing the inconsistency. One explanation is inju-

Jets (3-5) at Seahawks (5-4)

4:05 p.m. Eastern, CBS
MATCHUP TO WATCH

Marshawn Lynch vs. Jets Defense

The leagues 29th-ranked rushing defense has improved over the last three games, but Lynchs bruising style presents a particular challenge for a unit that often struggles to tackle. According to the Web site ProFootballFocus, Lynch has caused 32 missed tackles, third most among running backs, while averaging 2.77 yards after contact per rushing attempt (fifth best). Lynch, who ranks second in the N.F.L. with 881 yards, is bidding for his fourth straight 100-yard game.
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The Dolphins recovered an onside kick two weeks ago, continuing the Jets special-teams woes.
ries, and for a man who is fond of saying that you cant win with the players you dont have, this is stated as fact, not as an excuse. An absence on offense might affect one or two positions, but an injury on special teams disrupts four units. Eric Smith, the Jets best special-teams player, has missed four games, including the last two. On McCourtys touchdown return, he burst through a hole that should have been plugged by a rookie, Antonio Allen, playing his second game. On the Dolphins surprise onside kick, the ball slipped through the hands of Josh Bush, also a rookie, before Miami recovered. If he had been healthy, Smith would have been in both spots and, Westhoff said, would not have made the mistake on the kick return. Smith is expected to return Sunday in Seattle. Other teams read the depth chart, they know whos normally there, they know who the backups are, said Lex Hilliard, who signed with the Jets in early October and has emerged as a favorite of Westhoffs. The good special-teams units, they know it and they exploit it. Westhoff lamented the lack of what he once took for granted: the presence of a veteran backup, a valuable special-teamer who essentially fills two roster spots for the price of one. From studying other teams around the league, Westhoff has noticed that inexperienced players find themselves in mismatches more often. Jeff Cumberland had played the left wing on the punt team only a few times before Sept. 30 against San Francisco, when he stepped to his left after the ball was snapped, giving Larry Grant an open path to block the kick. We always say you have to put 11 good players on defense because you dont know who gets the ball, Ryan said. On offense, you dont necessarily have to have 11 because you can control who gets the football. On special teams, theres nowhere to hide. In one way or another, the problems always trace back to execution. Westhoff believes he can teach anyone. In meetings, Westhoff has been known to tell players that he can block better than some of their opponents. He compared himself to a professor a tenured, well-published professor, he said with one exception: if 40 percent of the professors class grades well, that is considered normal. Not so with Westhoff, and so he wonders and doubts. Maybe sometimes I didnt teach my class as well as I should, he said. All week, the Jets practiced preventing Miamis punt block. They were ready for it. The fieldgoal block, too. They just failed to defend them. Afterward, Westhoff drove his girlfriend, Patti, back to Long Island. She had eaten something bad. She felt ill in the car. Between the two of us, Westhoff said, we were not a happy couple. Then he turned right back around, to New Jersey, to analyze

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Seattles opponents have committed that many false-start penalties since 2005 at noisy CenturyLink Field, the most in the N.F.L. The home-field advantage applies when the Seahawks have the ball, too. Their rookie quarterback, Russell Wilson, is 4-0 in Seattle, with nine touchdown passes and no interceptions.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

I love playing against our guys. The people that I love the most, I like to beat the most.
Seahawks Coach PETE CARROLL, when asked about seeing Mark Sanchez, his quarterback at Southern California, on the opposite sideline.
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the film. He stayed late. Really late, Westhoff said. Past 3 a.m.? Really, really late.

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N.F.L. Matchups: Week 10

By Benjamin Hoffman
PERSONNEL FILE
Justin and Jason Sablich highlight players to watch for fans and fantasy football owners. More players to watch are at nytimes.com/fifth down.

Favorable Matchups
BEN ROETHLISBERGER VS. KANSAS CITY The Chiefs have

had a tough time getting to the quarterback, tied for 22nd in sacks with 14, and they are tied for third-most passing touchdowns in the league (17).

MATTHEW STAFFORD VS. MINNESOTA The Vikings have al-

lowed 435 yards and 6 touchdowns to Josh Freeman and Russell Wilson over the last two weeks.

REGGIE BUSH VS. TENNESSEE

Against the Titans weak run defense (ranked 30th against the run, 141.6 yards a game), Bush should not need a lot of touches to be productive for Miami.
MICHAEL TURNER VS. NEW ORLEANS His 102 yards and a

touchdown against a solid Dallas run defense last week was deceiving, as most of his damage was done on a 43yard scamper. But you have to like Turners chances against the worst run defense in the league.

EMMANUEL SANDERS VS. KANSAS CITY Antonio

Browns probable absence will bump Sanders into Pittsburghs No. 2 receiving slot.

MALCOM FLOYD VS. TAMPA BAY The Buccaneers are reel-

ing from a 414-yard, 4-touchdown thrashing from Carson Palmer last week.

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Atlantas Jacquizz Rodgers is Matt Ryans secret weapon. One of the shortest players in the N.F.L. at 5 feet 6 inches, Rodgers has 24 catches for 190 yards.

BRIAN HARTLINE VS. TENNESSEE On pace to catch 82

Options in the Air Keep The Falcons on a Glide Path

Falcons (8-0) at Saints (3-5)
1 p.m. Line: Falcons by 3 At times, Atlantas passing game has been almost unfairly good. When a play starts, the defense has to focus on Matt Ryan, a breakout star who has completed 68.9 percent of his passes and has a quarterback rating of 103. He is playing with a confidence and poise rarely seen in the N.F.L. and is convinced that he can make any throw. His first two options are Roddy White (6 feet, 211 pounds) and Julio Jones (6-3, 220), fast, strong wide receivers who can run with elite cornerbacks and burst through tackle attempts by safeties. If they do not get open, Ryan can look to the future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez, a tight end with the finesse of a basketball player and the size (6-5, 247) of a defensive end. No longer as dominant as he once was, Gonzalez can still outrun linebackers and overpower defensive backs, making him a matchup nightmare. Even if the defense has shut down all three receiving threats, Ryan can dump the ball to his secret weapon, Jacquizz Rodgers. Not that Rodgers, a second-year player from Oregon State, has put up huge numbers or become a household name like many of his teammates, but he has been an infuriating safety valve. As a change-ofpace back to Michael Turner, Rodgers has 24 catches for 190 yards, with 167 of those (87.9 percent) after the catch. Despite nearly all of his receptions coming at the line of scrimmage, Rodgers averages 7.9 yards a catch. Defenses can be forgiven for overlooking him; at 5-6, Rodgers is one of the shortest players in the league. But with defensive coordinators trying to stop the teams bigname stars, having Rodgers spoil so many instances of nearly flawless coverage has to be maddening. The Saints defense has consisted mostly of cornerback Patrick Robinsons one-man act in coverage. He looks like a future star, while the rest of the secondary just waves at receivers on their way to the end zone. New Orleans has allowed 294.8 yards a game through the air, and Ryans quarterback rating is actually worse than the 105 the Saints have allowed on average. As good as the Saints offense has looked in three of the last four weeks, the Falcons should make a statement about who controls the N.F.C. South. PICK: FALCONS

passes for 1,324 yards this season, he will be up against a secondary that has struggled to contain opponents best receivers.

Lions (4-4) at Vikings (5-4)

1 p.m. Line: Lions by 1 Detroit has been working on crawling out of an early hole while Minnesota has slowly fallen back to earth. With their elite passing offense sputtering, the Lions have been forced to run the ball, but they have proved effective at this less glamorous strategy in recent weeks. That should continue against a Vikings defense that has recently struggled to contain opposing backs. Minnesota may struggle to answer Detroits scoring drives because Percy Harvin, the Vikings top receiver, will probably miss the game or be limited after spraining PICK: LIONS his ankle in three places last week.

here. The team seemed to improve when Matt Hasselbeck replaced the injured Jake Locker but was embarrassed against Chicago, 51-20. Even Chris Johnsons 141 yards rushing came with an asterisk because he gained 80 on one run after the game had been decided.
PICK: DOLPHINS

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Brandon Lloyd
BRANDON LLOYD VS. BUFFALO

Bills (3-5) at Patriots (5-3)

1 p.m. Line: Patriots by 11 Tom Brady is 19-2 against Buffalo in his career, but he can take the day off if he wants, as Stevan Ridley, New Englands emerging star at running back, should be able to trample the Bills by himself. Ridley, the first New England running back to make an opponent nervous since Corey Dillon in 2004, has averaged 4.8 yards a carry and is on pace for 1,432 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. The Bills, who allow an average of 5.7 yards a carry, are no match for him. PICK: PATRIOTS

He was good for 50 yards and a score the last time he faced the Bills, and their pass coverage is still pretty bad.

Unfavorable Matchups
JAY CUTLER VS. HOUSTON J. J

Giants (6-3) at Bengals (3-5)

1 p.m. Line: Giants by 4 It is easy to look at Eli Mannings passing numbers the last two weeks and wonder what is wrong, but even the best quarterbacks are entitled to a few slow weeks. What should concern the Giants is their defense, which has allowed a total of 71 points over the last three weeks. That may not be an onslaught, but it is an uncharacteristic number for these Giants. Having allowed 382.3 total yards a game, 25th in the N.F.L., the Giants have spent the last few weeks allowing career-best games to opposing players. At Dallas two weeks ago, Jason Witten caught a franchise-record 18 passes. Last week, Isaac Redman, Pittsburghs backup running back, looked like a superstar as he ran for 147 yards on 26 carries. This week, Andy Dalton, A. J. Green and the rest of Cincinnatis offense will be hoping the good fortune extends to them. PICK: BENGALS

Chargers (4-4) at Buccaneers (4-4)

1 p.m. Line: Buccaneers by 3 Even in a video game, Doug Martins 251 yards and 4 touchdowns last week would seem a bit ridiculous. It was not surprising for Martin, a former Boise State star, to have a big game, as he has surpassed 100 yards in two of the four games he has had 20 or more carries. But his averaging 10 yards a carry for Tampa Bay in front of a large contingent of friends and relatives in his native Oakland, Calif., was remarkable. He will be tested against San Diego, which has allowed only 84 yards a game on the ground. But even if the Chargers can limit Martin, Josh Freeman is ready and willing to pick them apart through the air. PICK: BUCCANEERS

Watt, who leads the league in sacks, has to be looking forward to this matchup with a Chicago offensive line that has surrendered the thirdmost sacks.

MATT FORTE VS. HOUSTON

The Texans are the secondbest run defense in the league, allowing 81.9 yards a game, and have not allowed a rushing touchdown.
FRED JACKSON VS. NEW ENGLAND The Patriots run de-

Broncos (5-3) at Panthers (2-6)

1 p.m. Line: Broncos by 4 Champ Bailey knows what a shutdown cornerback looks like. With the undrafted Chris Harris and Tony Carter emerging as his successors in Denver, Bailey seems more than happy to point out how special they are. We havent had young corners play like this in a long time, he told reporters last week. You might get one here, one there. But two like this, its hard to find that. With Carolinas Cam Newton throwing more interceptions than touchdowns this season, facing a secondary that has Harris, Carter and Bailey could spell trouble.
PICK: BRONCOS

Raiders (3-5) at Ravens (6-2)

1 p.m. Line: Ravens by 8 Baltimore has not performed like a 6-2 team. The defense has been awful, and losing Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb for the season did not help. But after years of the offenses letting the defense carry the water, the roles have been reversed, and Joe Flacco and Ray Rice have done enough to keep the Ravens near the top of the standings in the A.F.C. Weve never been fancy and pretty, but we find ourselves on top most of the time, Rice told reporters last week. Thats Ravens football. Our wins are not pretty, but when you are 6-2, theres no complaining about it. Oakland has occasionally performed worse than its record. PICK: RAVENS

fense has been stout for much of the season. CHRIS JOHNSON VS. MIAMI He has averaged 7.3 yards a carry in the past three games, but the Dolphins have allowed just one opposing rusher to reach double-digit fantasy points over the last six weeks.
DWAYNE BOWE VS. PITTSBURGH No receiver has

eclipsed 100 yards against the Steelers since Demaryius Thomas in Week 1.

Texans (7-1) at Bears (7-1)

8:20 p.m. Line: Bears by 1 Chicagos defense has been tough on opponents, but it has allowed them to move the ball. It makes up for that, though, by capitalizing on mistakes, often returning them for touchdowns. Unfortunately for the Bears, Houston does not make many mistakes. Matt Schaub has thrown four interceptions in 249 attempts, and running back Arian Foster has yet to fumble in 192 carries. Its kind of a strength against a strength, Texans Coach Gary Kubiak told reporters last week. Hopefully, we can hold up our end of the bargain. Helping matters for Houston, the Bears could be without Charles Tillman, the one-man turnover machine (two interceptions, seven forced fumbles), who may miss the game if his wife goes into labor. PICK: TEXANS

Titans (3-6) at Dolphins (4-4)

1 p.m. Line: Dolphins by 6 Miami lost to red-hot Indianapolis last week, but Ryan Tannehill, the Dolphins rookie quarterback, continued to impress, going a fourth consecutive game without an interception. (He was limited to five attempts in one game because of injury.) The strong performance in a loss, along with the three victories that preceded it, give Miami something to build on. But Tennessee has to be wondering where to go from

Jets (3-5) at Seahawks (5-4)

4:05 p.m. Line: Seahawks by 6 Rex Ryan and Tim Tebow may be the N.F.L.s most overrated coach and player, as recent polls have suggested, but Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson may be one of the leagues least-talked-about great stories. Winning the starting job with a strong preseason, Wilson began conservatively but is now 4-0 at home largely because of his nine touchdown passes and zero interceptions. The Seahawks may be vulnerable on the road, but the Jets are in the unfortunate position of facing them in Seattle. PICK: SEAHAWKS

Rams (3-5) at 49ers (6-2)

4:25 p.m. Line: 49ers by 11 On Oct. 1, 1950, the Rams beat the 49ers, 35-14, in their first meeting. San Francisco holds a slight edge in the series, 62-61-2, but each has had long stretches of dominating the other. The 49ers are in one of those stretches, having won 11 of the last 14 meetings. An impressive streak, but not one that can rival the 17 consecutive games they won from 1990 to 1998. San Franciscos defense has allowed 6 points or fewer in four of the last five games, and the only real chance for St. Louis is if the 49ers are focusing on next weeks game with the Bears and are not prepared for this one. Considering the average intensity level of Jim Harbaugh when he is on the sideline, that seems unlikely.
PICK: 49ERS
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Jeremy Maclin
JEREMY MACLIN VS. DALLAS

Cowboys (3-5) at Eagles (3-5)

4:25 p.m. Line: Cowboys by 1 Marcus Vick, the less famous and less talented brother of Michael Vick, may have been wrong to call out Philadelphias offensive linemen on Twitter for their lack of protection during a four-game losing streak, but that does not mean what he said was entirely untrue. The always mobile Michael Vick has been running almost continually as a patchwork line has allowed him to be sacked 27 times in eight games. He was sacked 23 times over all last season. Vick can do amazing things on a football field, but it is hard to do much of anything when he is sharing the backfield with defenders on nearly every play. PICK: COWBOYS

He has 62 receiving yards and no touchdowns in his last two games. A breakout against the Cowboys fourthranked pass defense is unlikely. BRENT CELEK VS. DALLAS The Cowboys have been playing tough defense against tight ends, limiting Tony Gonzalez, Greg Olsen and Martellus Bennett in the last three games.

Times are Eastern. Picks do not reflect the betting line.

Cornerbacks Chris Harris, above, and Tony Carter are emerging as successors to Champ Bailey.

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HOCKEY
SLAP SHOT

Watts Jazz Hands Are Bitter Note for Passers

By JUDY BATTISTA

When J. J. Watt was younger and slighter, before fly swatters went from the shelves of Houston hardware stores to the stands at Reliant Stadium, he played high school basketball. It was for a year and a half, and he played well enough to earn a letter at Pewaukee High School, in his small hometown west of Milwaukee. Watt was not good at basketball he was much better at the shot-put, at which he was the state champion as a senior but he was already tall and had long arms and immense hands, and that was enough to find a niche. In basketball, all I could do was dunk and block shots, Watt said, the whir of a Jamba Juice blender in the background after a recent practice. I couldnt shoot. Just jumping and knocking down balls. Watt, 23, a defensive end for the Houston Texans, did not dream of being the tormentor of quarterbacks. He wanted to be the quarterback at Pewaukee High, but he was not the most accurate passer. So instead, he became an excellent tight end, so good that he earned a scholarship to Central Michigan. That role gave him insight into when to look for the ball to come off the quarterbacks hand and how demoralizing it is to an offensive player when the football flies back into his face. Basketball taught him how to time his jumps to meet the ball. The alchemy that came next, aided by a position switch when he walked on at Wisconsin, gave Watt the ideal foundation from which to launch himself into passing lanes and quarterbacks psyches, to become the N.F.L.s most disruptive enemy of offense. To refine the art of the swat. There is nobody better at it, now and perhaps ever. According to ProFootballFocus.com, Watt, in his second N.F.L. season after being the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, has 10 batted passes through the first half of the season, three short of the unofficial season record by a defensive lineman (the N.F.L. does not keep batted passes as an official statistic) set by Reggie White in 1991. No one else has more than five batted passes this season. When the Texans face the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, it will serve as a referendum on defensive player of the year honors and a primer in how to dismantle offenses. Watt will dominate the line of scrimmage. And Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, with seven forced fumbles and two interception returns for touchdowns, will troll the backside of Chicagos defense, if his wife does not go into labor beforehand. Though the swat has made Watt a star Swatt Team signs are everywhere in Houston he considers it a small failure when he bats down a pass. He would rather intercept the ball or sack the quarterback. You realize if youre going to get there, and if not its time to put your hands up, Watt said, adding: Were all trying to catch them. The genesis of the recent emphasis on the swat is that rushing the passer has become more difficult with the emphasis on the quick passing game, said Trent Dilfer, an ESPN analyst and former N.F.L. quarterback. With so many fast releases and a reliance on bubble and slip screens, pass rushers were foiled, so coaches had to figure out another way to interrupt an offense. Watt did not develop his swat until he came to Wisconsin, where he landed after one season

When Will It End? Past Lockouts Give Hint

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

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J. J. Watt has batted down 10 passes this season, prompting many Texans fans to carry a Swatt Team sign, below.
play. Partridge also reminded Watt to get his hands up as he rushed. The closer a rusher gets to the quarterback, the more the angles are cut off and the better the chance for a deflection. We would laugh at J. J.; we call them jazz hands, Partridge said. When youre going into a guy like that and you dont jump, you make all the jazz hand. You just keep running toward them, put your hands up, youre running like a nut job with your hands waving. Watt jumps his vertical leap is 37 inches when the quarterback cocks his arm, but Partridge gave him a critical key to timing it. He told him to watch the quarterbacks front or off hand. If that hand comes off the ball, Partridge said, it decreases the chances of a pump fake. Most quarterbacks cannot fake with only one hand without dropping the ball Pittsburghs Ben Roethlisberger is an exception and Watt is currently irritated that the Texans backup quarterback T. J. Yates, a friend, has recently begun pump faking with the scout team in practice, increasing the degree of difficulty. Im not a big fan of that, Watt said. I told him, Just throw the ball. Most coaches do not want their defensive linemen to knock down passes in practice, Kollar said, because they want the secondary to get the work. But Texans Coach Gary Kubiak has told Kollar to do whatever he has to do to get his players ready. At Wisconsin, Partridge would put Watt on different kinds of blocks and then have someone throw dozens of passes at different angles. Partridge was trying to train Watt to leap with the intent of locating the ball with his hands, to his right or left. Watt sometimes takes a step back so a lineman cannot grab him before he leaps, or grab his jersey or hit him in the stomach. He guesses he jumps on almost every play, and probably touches the ball 20 percent of the time. For all of his giddy celebration when he bats a pass down he wags his finger; he has been caught saying quarterbacks should not try to throw on him Watt said no pass was easy to bat down. He did not get a deflection off Peyton Manning or Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is especially good at getting rid of the ball quickly, though he did have 5 of the Texans 10 hits on him. Dilfer says he expects that teams will try to adjust to Watts rare skill and size his hands, from thumb to pinkie, measure 11 inches, and at 6 feet 5 inches, he has a wingspan of 82 inches by building more pump fakes into their throws. Most of Watts blocks come between the numbers on the field, so teams will very likely throw more often to the perimeter. And, Dilfer says, quarterbacks will have to attempt deeper throws, because the ball is launched at a higher trajectory. If he were playing, he said, he would take a three-step drop, pump fake to his left and then reset and launch his pass. Nothing is guaranteed, though. At 6-6, Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco would have seemed to have a built-in advantage. Watt batted down two of his passes. It is nearly inevitable that Watt will break Whites unofficial record, but he wants to be known as a complete player, and so far, he has been one, leading the league with 10 sacks and all defensive linemen with 39 tackles. Still, he has become something of a cult phenomenon, referred to as J. J. Swatt for a reason. The guy has great hands, Kollar said. If he wasnt playing defensive line, he would be a heck of a tight end.

at Central Michigan and a brief interlude at a junior college. In Madison, the defensive line coach Charlie Partridge first became aware of a relentless work ethic while Watt had to sit out games as a transfer. Watt treated Tuesday and Wednesday practices as his game days, going against the starting offensive line. Then each night, he would watch film of himself on the scout team, a rarity among players in his role, Partridge said. When Watt watches film now, it is not with the intent of figuring out how to swat a quarterbacks passes, but to see how to beat the man who will try to block him. During games, he gets the feel of the quarterbacks timing and where he will try to throw. Much of what Watt does is instinct, but it is instinct shaped by what Partridge and now the Texans defensive line coach, Bill Kollar, have taught him. Partridge moved Watt around on the defensive line so he would get used to handling different kinds of blocks and shifting his eyes to the quarterback, where they are fixed throughout the

Four long days of negotiating between the N.H.L. and the players association produced only inch-by-inch progress, anonymous accusations and acrimony last week, and that drove many to conclude that the 2012-13 season was on the brink of cancellation. A survey by the polling company Angus Reid released Friday found that 45 percent of Canadian fans believed the lockout would wipe out the season. But such a sentiment seems premature, even after Fridays negotiating session ended with angry words between some players and owners. Discussions on Saturday to determine when bargaining would resume stretched into the evening. If the resolution of past N.H.L. lockouts is any guide, it will take several agonizing weeks of bargaining before Commissioner Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr, the unions executive director, come to an agreement far longer than the single week of sustained negotiations the sides have engaged in so far. We thought we were much closer together on the structure of a deal than the suggestions were, Fehr said Friday night, summarizing the slogging pace of the talks. They came back to us and said, No, we are very very far apart on the structure of the deal. The 2004-5 lockout, which wiped out a season, was not settled until the sides set the stage with more than 30 days of bargaining in May and June. That was followed by 10 consecutive days of talks in July, capped by an all-night session at the league office, before a deal was finally struck July 13. The 1994-95 lockout was settled after 11 straight days of bargaining, although Bettman and the union leader Bob Goodenow did not personally take part until the last three days, according to a recently published biography of Bettman by the Canadian business writer Jonathon Gatehouse.The homestretch in both lockouts also featured sniping. On Friday, Fehr responded to a report in The Minneapolis StarTribune in which anonymous N.H.L. sources charged that he had misled the players about key features of the leagues proposals. Fehr rebutted the accusation, pointing out that besides himself, several union officials and player representatives attend every bargaining session, hear the leagues offers and then communicate them to the membership. Speaking in support of Fehr, Winnipeg defenseman Ron Hainsey said, This notion that something was hidden over the past 24 or 48 hours is totally inaccurate, and we feel that should put this issue to rest. The accusation seemed overblown compared with the substantial differences between the two sides on key issues like free agency, arbitration rights and length of contracts. The most vexing area of disagreement remained how and if existing contracts would be paid in full under a lower salary cap. At minimum, such issues will probably require two to three more weeks to iron out. But it is worth remembering that the 1994-95 lockout was settled on Jan. 11. That late date allowed for a 48-game regular season. In 2004-5, Bettman did not cancel the season until Feb. 16. Unfortunately for hockey fans,

those dates suggest that there could be plenty of haggling left before the puck is dropped again.

Sponsors Getting Jitters

The N.H.L. is feeling pressure from some of its business partners to get back on the ice, above and beyond the fallout from its cancellation of this seasons Winter Classic, and the television and live events attached to it. Among those companies is Comcast, which owns NBC and the Flyers. NBC has a 10-year, $2 billion deal with the N.H.L. But last month, Adweek reported that Brian Roberts, the Comcast chief executive, spoke with investors about the lockout in a conference call. I can tell you were pretty disappointed with regard to the lockout, Roberts said, according to the magazine. I dont think we should say a heck of a lot more. I think that were just hopeful that the ownership and the players can get together and get on with the season. N.H.L. games are especially vital to the NBC Sports Network, providing a big chunk of its

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Donald Fehr, leader of the union, after a contentious negotiation session Friday.
prime-time programming. Without the N.H.L. this fall, the networks viewership is down more than 30 percent from last fall. Also gone is part of the ad revenue that NBC and NBC Sports Network make during regularseason N.H.L. telecasts. That was about $75 million last season. Molson Coors, a league sponsor, reported last week that its beer sales in Canada had stagnated because of the lockout. Whether its people not actually physically going to the venues and consuming there, consuming in venues around the outlet before that, or indeed having N.H.L. sort of parties at home, all of those occasions have disappeared off the map and you just cant replicate them, Peter Swinburn, the companys chief executive, told The Canadian Press. Swinburn said Molson Coors would seek compensation from the N.H.L. once the lockout ended. There will be some redress for us as a result of this, Swinburn said. I cant quantify that and I dont know because I dont know the scale of how long the lockout is going to last. The N.H.L. and its 30 clubs received $356 million from all sponsors in 2011, according to the sponsorship consultancy IEG. The lockout puts some or all of that money at risk. How much of it Bettman and the owners believe is worth sacrificing in order to get a better deal with the players may determine how long they will hold out.

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Mature Pitchers, Unpredictable Pitch

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN

Life with R. A. Dickey, one of the games most interesting pitchers, is never dull. In one of the more intriguing developments of baseballs offseason, the Mets, who have many holes to fill, are now exploring the idea of trading the Cy Young Award finalist and are waiting to see if some team will offer enough in return to make the trade worthwhile. It would seem odd to even consider parting ways with Dickey, a 20-game winner who also led the National League in strikeouts. But then, everything about him is a little bit different. He is a late bloomer as a player, an author, one of the most well-read athletes in American sports and last winter climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in a charity adventure while writing about it for The New York Times. In other words, he is baseballs version of a renaissance man, and a bright spot in the Mets often gloomy universe. Yet the

reasons to doubt his future value are not to be ignored. He is 38, has been an effective major leaguer for only three seasons and the knuckleball his breadand-butter pitch is a volatile pitch that could flee at any moment, as it did at times with Tim Wakefield, who retired in 2011 after nearly two decades as a knuckleballer. Conversely, Wakefield also lasted on the mound into his mid-40s, demonstrating that age is often not much of an issue when the knuckler is your main pitch. In fact, of the 10 best pitchers in major league history who primarily threw knuckleballs, only two Wilbur Wood and Eddie Cicotte did not pitch into their 40s. Wood, a longtime Chicago White Sox star, retired at 36 and is the outlier of the group as Cicotte was barred for life as part of the Black Sox scandal when he was 36 but appeared to have a number of seasons left. (In his final season, he won 21 games.)

Leading the list of the other eight is Phil Niekro, the greatest knuckleballer. He pitched 2,641 innings after his 37-year-old season (ages are calculated based on the players age on June 30) and compiled nearly as many Wins Above Replacement after 38 as he had up until then (41.6 versus 50.1). He won 21 games at 41 and did not retire until he was 48. Hoyt Wilhelm, the games first star ace reliever, compiled more Wins Above Replacement after his 37-year-old season (24.4 versus 23) and recorded 162 saves from ages 38 to 49. The problem with those comparisons, and most comparisons among Dickey and other knuckleballers, is that Dickey throws the knuckler considerably harder than most of his predecessors. His arm is inevitably subjected to more strain, which could potentially keep him from pitching as long as Niekro or Wilhelm did. Radar gun results from those days are not available for accurate comparisons, but anecdotal-

ly, Jesse Haines and Tom Candiotti may be the best pitchers to compare him with because both threw hard knucklers. Both continued to pitch into their 40s, but they were no longer stars. Haines, a 19-year veteran who pitched primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals, is mostly notable for making every list of least impressive Hall of Famers. Still, he was a two-time World Series champion with St. Louis and won 210 games in 19 seasons. The knuckleball served him well, but after the season when he turned 38, he pitched only 571 more innings, winning 32 games and performing slightly above league average in earned run average. Candiotti threw a knuckler hard (75 miles per hour), medium (66 m.p.h,) and soft (55 m.p.h.) in a varied repertory. By 38, he had compiled an impressive 37 W.A.R., but would get 2.3 more before retiring at 41, making him the worst-case comparison for

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At 38, R. A. Dickey, left, won 20 games last season for the Mets. Another knucklerballer, Jesse Haines, pitched until he was 44.
Dickey. Over all, Dickeys knuckleball antecedents paint an encouraging picture for any team, including the Mets, hoping to get at least a few more solid seasons from him. The 10 pitchers (the ones mentioned above and Dutch Leonard, Charlie Hough and Joe Niekro) pitched until an average age of 43 and combined to have 21 200-inning seasons after turning 38. That would indicate that even if Dickey regresses in quality starts, he should still be able to provide quantity. Now teams have to figure out if relying on Dickey to more or less be like the knuckleballers who came before him is a safe bet. And the Mets have to determine if it is really worth letting Dickey go. There may, after all, be more mountains for him to climb in New York.

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Knicks and Lakers: Contrasts on Coasts

The Knicks have gone so retro this season that they acquired, among various performers long in the proverbial tooth, the Argentine Dick McGuire. That is whom Pablo Prigioni at 35 the N.B.A.s oldest rookie stylistically brings to ON PRO BASKETBALL mind for students and scholars of ancient Knicks history. McGuire, the passing wizard of the 1950s, was known for being so reluctant to shoot that he stopped short of filling out a consent slip when he resigned himself to hoisting one up. Even into his 50s, scrimmaging on occasion with all-thumbs sports reporters, McGuire was capable of breaking the prominent nose (mine) of an unprepared teammate rather than taking aim at the rim. Trust me, Pablo has no idea who that is, said Kurt Thomas, 40, a seven-year Knick back when McGuire, who died in 2010 after decades of Madison Square Garden employment as a player, coach and scout, was still a most welcome sight upon getting within bounce-pass distance of the team. In the dressing stall next door, Marcus Camby, 38 and another member of the alumni association to return this season, nodded in support of Thomass logical assertion. Prigioni, for his part, never made an appearance in the Knicks festive locker room after their 104-94 victory over Dallas on Friday night. Presumably he was shamed by his abject selfishness in taking two shots and missing both while generating one assist in his 10-plus minutes of playing time. Otherwise the Knicks happy caravan of all-in campers rolled on to a fourth consecutive victory, all by double digits. Optimism has spread so quickly that delirious fans may have set a record for the earliest unveiling of the hackneyed M.V.P. chant for Carmelo Anthony as he shot free throws on the way to pouring in 31 more points Friday. Not even Nate Silver could have forecast such disparate developments on opposite coasts over the seasons first week and a half. In hurricane-ravaged New York, the Anthony-led Knicks have looked indomitable as the leagues last remaining unbeaten team. In sunny Los Angeles, the Lakers were heralded as the newest albeit oldest N.B.A.

Jackson Said to Be Close To Returning to Lakers

From First Sports Page in travel or other daily commitments, to ease the toll on his body. It is likely that he will earn a bit less than the $12 million a year he commanded in his previous term. But whatever Jackson requests, it will almost assuredly be granted. The Lakers may need him now more than ever, having fired his successor, Mike Brown, on Friday after a 1-4 start. Team officials expected much brisker results after packing the lineup with All-Stars over the summer, acquiring Dwight Howard and Steve Nash to play alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. The Lakers have always taken a championship-or-bust approach, but the urgency is greater now. Bryant is 34 and has indicated that he might retire in two years, after his current deal expires. Nash is 38, and Gasol 32. And Howard, who is viewed as the next face of the franchise, will be a free agent next summer. The hope is that Jackson who has 11 championship rings, 5 with the Lakers can quickly forge a title contender with this group before the window slams shut. He has the firm backing of Bryant, who has played nearly his entire career under Jackson. Speaking to reporters late Friday night, after the Lakers routed the Golden State Warriors, Bryant expressed enthusiasm for Jacksons return and remorse over the way Jacksons last stint ended with the Lakers being swept in the 2011 playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. Bryant was dealing with a debilitating knee condition at the time. You all know how I feel about Phil, Bryant said. One thing thats always bothered me, his last year, I wasnt able to give him my normal self because I was playing on one leg. Hes too great of a coach to go out that way. The Lakers have found Jackson difficult to replace. Rudy Tomjanovich, who succeeded Jackson in 2004, resigned halfway through his first season. Brown lasted just 71 games. A lot of this is really Phils fault, Bryant said. When it comes to basketball, hes on a genius level. So its tough for anybody to step into those shoes afterward with players that were raised underneath that tutelage. When Jackson limped away in May 2011, he was coping with a variety of health concerns that had sapped his energy. He has since had surgery to repair knee and hip problems, and friends report that Jackson has regained his vigor. The competitive impulses apparently never waned. Jackson has been watching N.B.A. games, including the Lakers, with keen interest. But this unlikely reunion was made possible only by the Lakers sputtering start under Brown, and by a series of injuries. Bryant has been playing through a foot injury. Nash is out with a leg injury. The Lakers have also struggled to adapt to the Princeton offense installed by Browns lead assistant, Eddie Jordan. If Jackson returns, he intends to bring back two of his longtime assistants, Kurt Rambis and Jim Cleamons, who are both available and have been in contact with him. And, naturally, Jackson is expected to reinstall his beloved triangle offense, the read-and-react system that provided the template for 11 championships in Los Angeles and in Chicago. A reporter asked Bryant whether reinstalling the offense, with new stars and no training camp, might pose a challenge. Bryant was incredulous. Are you doubting the Zen master? he said.

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At 35, Pablo Prigioni, above right, is the oldest N.B.A. rookie. The move of center Dwight Howard, at left, to the Lakers has not impressed the Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban.
pens? he said. Like I said, nothing surprises me, every teams different, has their own approach. I just hope it was a huge mistake, and they continue to make them. For the record, he wasnt counting on that, or anything. Only thing uncertain is uncertainty, he said before recalling how his Mavericks, in 2006-7, lost their first four games, won 67 of their next 78 and were promptly eviscerated in the first round of the playoffs by Golden State. He added, I dont take anything after five games. Those no doubt were among Browns less-profane thoughts after he was made scapegoat with the Lakers about to begin a sixgame homestand, all but one against beatable teams. With Bernie Bickerstaff serving as interim coach, the Lakers hammered Golden State, 101-77, on Friday night while Los Angeles contemplated Phil Jacksons coaching the Lakers for a third time and fulfilling his destiny as Billy Martin West. It is clear that the Lakers are not going to stink, but its also quite possible they will not be the second coming of Miami, whose three stars were all under 30 when they assembled two years ago. Before anyone cites Bostons Big Three, remember that Ray Allen was 32, Kevin Garnett 31 and Paul Pierce 30 when they united to win the title in 2008. In Los Angeles, Steve Nash is 38 and hasnt been able to guard anyone since the first Bush administration, if ever. Kobe Bryant is 34 but has seemingly been at this since the days of Earl Monroe (if not McGuire, who, like Monroe, has a No. 15 Knicks jersey hanging from the Garden rafters). Gasol, the Spaniard, is only 32 but was playing professionally before he was old enough to drive. Lots of miles on those three key bodies. That is what feels different about these Knicks, about whom we have all made a few geriatric jokes. Their principal players Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Raymond Felton, J. R. Smith are in their career primes. I think thats been overstated in a sense, said Kidd, 39, of the Knicks collective age. Our core is young. The guys who are the smaller pieces of the puzzle are over 30 but still have a lot in the gas tank. How much remains to be seen, but Kidd, the American Prigioni, has certainly brought the highest basketball I.Q. to the Knicks in years along with a canny calm to the half-court sets. Experience and wisdom suddenly seem plentiful. Kidd and Chandler were part of Dallass 2011 championship run. Camby and Thomas were Knicks when they last made the Finals in 1999. Rasheed Wallace has a ring. Its a great mix of young and old, Thomas said. Guys who have been deep in the playoffs can help the guys who havent. It all sounded good and it has looked equally good, but as far as the playoffs go, lets just say that a team of this vintage should take it one day and game at a time. When dealing with basketballs elderly, coast to coast, better to pass on the long-term projections.

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superteam, but slogged so much out of the gate that they fired Mike Brown as coach on Friday after four defeats in five games. Like his newest Twitter enemy, Donald Trump, the Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, is not one to gloat at least not in his sleep but he couldnt resist poking his Western Conference rival and its high-priced lineup of four likely Hall of Famers. Asked what his thoughts were when the Lakers acquired Dwight Howard to continue their history of luring dominating centers to Hollywood, Cuban said, in so many words, he wasnt blown away. I think I said weve seen this play before, he said. Look, it had nothing to do with the Lakers, just my attitude in general about team building. Youve got to understand the team culture and youve got to have a variety of pieces. In his trademark snarky way, Cuban also seemed amused by the Lakers apparent panic when the dismissal of Brown was inevitably raised. Dont you hate when that hap-

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Phil Jackson at his last game at Madison Square Garden, in 2011. Its Phils job, a person monitoring the situation said.

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N.B.A. ROUNDUP

Drawing Upon the Nets for Inspiration

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN

From Walt Whitman to Jonathan Lethem, Brooklyn has served as a muse to a string of celebrated writers. The Nets, although new to the borough, have also inspired writing, in a less highbrow genre than poetry or the novel: comic books. It started with the Nets new mascot, BrooklyKnight, who was lowered from the ceiling of Barclays Center before the teams season-opening win over the Toronto Raptors. Applauded by some, derided by others, the black-and-chrome BrooklyKnight superhero is far more intimidating than the teams former mascot, Sly Fox, and the Nets made it clear that he was not to be trifled with. He is equipped to handle almost any threat with a protective metal B on his chest, a news release said. It added that he had defined muscles, including a sixpack, and a multifunctional cape. As part of BrooklyKnights introduction, the team released a comic book in conjunction with Marvel Comics, telling of his adventures protecting the team and Barclays Center. The trend continued last week when Bluewater Productions released a comic, Orbit: Mikhail Prokhorov, describing the ins and outs of the life of the Russian billionaire who owns the Nets. The Prokhorov comic, written by Tony Laplume, begins: If ever there was a real-life Bruce Wayne, its Mikhail Prokhorov. The notion that his business persona is only half of the story could make some more whimsical fans wonder if Prokhorov, who estimated that he would at-

tend about a quarter of the Nets games in Brooklyn, might be secretly donning the BrooklyKnight costume. But one attribute proves that they are not the same. Prokhorov is 6 feet 8 inches; the mascot appears to be much shorter. It is worth noting that a Web search for a photograph of Prokhorov and BrooklyKnight together yielded no results.

Bobcats, Led by Rookie, Finally Defeat Mavericks

By The Associated Press

BULLS 87, TIMBERWOLVES 80

Uncle Drews Return

BrooklyKnight may meet his match in terms of alter egos on Tuesday, when the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town. Kyrie Irving, the Cavaliers secondyear point guard, is a star, averaging 23.3 points a game through Friday, but he may be more famous for dressing as Uncle Drew, a septuagenarian who has grown weary of the modern game. A commercial for PepsiMax that was broadcast during last seasons playoffs posed the question, Who is Uncle Drew? In it, Irving, posing as the older man, and had his way against unsuspecting players in a pickup game in New Jersey. The commercial became an instant hit online and inspired a string of jokes on Twitter, where players who appeared to be old or injured were compared with Uncle Drew. In the second chapter of the Uncle Drew story, the Hall of Famer Bill Russell advises him to get his old team back together in hopes of inspiring younger players to play the game correctly, and to spread the word of the importance of getting buckets, Drews preferred term for scoring points. Drew first picks up his friend Wes, played by Kevin Love, and then heads to a park in Los Angeles where the two disguised stars put on a show for the surprised players and fans.

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BrooklyKnight, above and below left, is the Nets new mascot; his cape is said to be multifunctional. Like him, the team owner, Mikhail D. Prokhorov, is the subject of a comic book.

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Do not forget the Neediest!

The video, released Oct. 31, has received more than two million views in less than two weeks. Careful watchers may notice a tribute to the sports past at the

3-minute-49-second mark in cameos by Irvings father, Drederick, and Loves father, Stan, both former professional basketball players.

The rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a career-high 25 points and 12 rebounds to help the host Charlotte Bobcats end a 16-game losing streak against the Dallas Mavericks with a 101-97 overtime win on Saturday night. Kidd-Gilchrist, the former Kentucky star and No. 2 overall draft pick, was 8 of 12 from the field and had two key offensive rebounds off missed foul shots late in the game. Kemba Walker added 26 points and 7 assists for Charlotte, and Ramon Sessions made some big shots down the stretch and in overtime, finishing with 12 points. Sessions hit two free throws with 6.3 seconds left in overtime to help seal the win. Dallas lost for the second straight night on the road after a 3-0 start. O. J. Mayo scored 22 points and Vince Carter had 19 points for the Mavericks. Carter missed an opportunity to win the game at the end of regulation when his fallaway jumper fell short. 76ERS 93, RAPTORS 83 Thaddeus Young, Jrue Holiday and Nick Young scored 16 points each, and Philadelphia beat Toronto for the fifth time in six meetings. Spencer Hawes had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Dorell Wright added 15 points and Philadelphia won its third straight, with all three victories on the road. It is the first time the 76ers have done that since February 2003. The Sixers, who won, 106-100, at Boston on Friday night, knocked off another Atlantic Division opponent because of a huge second quarter in which they turned a 6-point deficit into a 19-point lead.

Nate Robinson scored 18 points and Chicago beat visiting Minnesota, ending the Timberwolves three-game winning streak. Robinson played 31 minutes after the starting point guard, Kirk Hinrich, left the game with a right hip strain in the second quarter. Hinrich had 11 points in the period to help the Bulls beat Minnesota for the sixth straight time.
CELTICS 96, BUCKS 92 Paul Pierce scored 25 points and Kevin Garnett added 18 as Boston rallied for a victory in Milwaukee. Monta Ellis led the Bucks with 32 points. Rajon Rondo had 10 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, giving him 30 straight games with 10 or more assists.

JAZZ 94, SUNS 81 Al Jefferson

had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Utah built a 22-point lead and turned back a late rally by visiting Phoenix.

ROCKETS 96, PISTONS 82 James

Harden scored 20 points, Omer Asik had 14 and Houston beat visiting Detroit, keeping the Pistons winless in seven games. It was Houstons first game without Coach Kevin McHale; the team announced he was taking an immediate leave of absence to deal with a family matter. The assistant Kelvin Sampson took over for McHale. Jeremy Lin had 7 seven points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. George scored 20 points and host Indiana dropped Washington to 0-5. Roy Hibbert added 7 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks for the Pacers (3-4), who ended a threegame slide.

PACERS 89, WIZARDS 85 Paul

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No. 1 Alabama (9-1) lost to No. 15 Texas A&M 29-24. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday. No. 2 Oregon (9-0) vs. California. Next: vs. No. 16 Stanford, Saturday. No. 3 Kansas State (10-0) beat TCU 23-10. Next: at Baylor, Saturday. No. 4 Notre Dame (10-0) beat Boston College 21-6. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Saturday. No. 5 Georgia (9-1) beat Auburn 38-0. Next: vs. Georgia Southern, Saturday. No. 5 Ohio State (10-0) did not play. Next: at Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 7 Florida (9-1) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 27-20. Next: vs. Jacksonville State, Saturday. No. 8 Florida State (9-1) beat Virginia Tech 28-22, Thursday. Next: at Maryland, Saturday. No. 9 LSU (8-2) beat No. 23 Mississippi State 37-17. Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday. No. 10 Clemson (9-1) beat Maryland 45-10. Next: vs. NC State, Saturday. No. 11 Louisville (9-1) lost to Syracuse 4526. Next: vs. UConn, Saturday, Nov. 24. No. 12 South Carolina (8-2) beat Arkansas 38-20. Next: vs. Wofford, Saturday. No. 13 Oregon State (7-2) lost to No. 16 Stanford 27-23. Next: vs. California, Saturday. No. 14 Oklahoma (7-2) beat Baylor 42-34. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday. No. 15 Texas A&M (8-2) beat No. 1 Alabama 29-24. Next: vs. Sam Houston State, Saturday. No. 16 Stanford (8-2) beat No. 13 Oregon State 27-23. Next: at No. 2 Oregon, Saturday. No. 17 UCLA (7-2) at Washington State. Next: vs. No. 21 Southern Cal, Saturday. No. 18 Nebraska (8-2) beat Penn State 3223. Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday. No. 19 Louisiana Tech (9-1) beat Texas State 48-41. Next: vs. Utah State, Saturday. No. 19 Texas (8-2) beat Iowa State 33-7. Next: vs. TCU, Thursday, Nov. 22. No. 21 Southern Cal (7-3) beat Arizona State 38-17. Next: at No. 17 UCLA, Saturday. No. 22 Mississippi State (7-3) lost to No. 9 LSU 37-17. Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday. No. 23 Toledo (8-2) lost to Ball State 3427, Tuesday. Next: at Northern Illinois, Wednesday. No. 24 Rutgers (8-1) beat Army 28-7. Next: at Cincinnati, Saturday. No. 25 Texas Tech (7-3) beat Kansas 41-34, 2OT. Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday.

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Earlier Milestones and Crossroads

Several trends in the golf world converged on the 18th green at Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand last Sunday when Guan Tianlangs final 5-foot par attempt disappeared into the hole. With his onestroke victory in the AsiaPacific Amateur Championship, the 14-year-old Guan earned a spot in next years ON GOLF Masters, where he will be the youngest competitor in the storied events history. Guan, who entered the tournament ranked 490th in the world amateur rankings, extended golfs Asian ascendancy, which began when Shanshan Feng became the first Chinese woman to win a major with a victory at the L.P.G.A. Championship. The movement gained momentum when another 14-year-old Chinese native, Andy Zhang, became the youngest competitor in the United States Open, and it peaked in August when the 15-year-old Lydia Ko, a South Korean-born New Zealander, became the youngest winner on the L.P.G.A. Tour. The newest face of golf in China, Guan was described by his coach as a little machine. He has been playing the game since age 4 and is a recent convert to the belly putter, his success with it serving as a stark reminder that belly putters are no longer a club of last resort for golfers possessing frailties older than Guan. The spread of belly putters from the Champions Tour to juniors has spurred the sports governing bodies, the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient, to review the place of the club in the game four decades after golfers first started winning with long putters they anchored against their bodies or arms. For golfers who compete at the highest level, the more worrisome trend is not longer putters but shorter amateur careers. Are players like Guan, his United States-based compatriot Zhang, and Ko speeding up the golfers career clock? Guan, who will be more than two years younger than the next youngest Masters participant, Italys Matteo Manassero in 2010, when he tees off at Augusta National, has competed alongside the grown-ups before. In April, he became the youngest player to take part in a European Tour event, the China Open, at 13 years 177 days. After failing to make the cut, he said his dream was to win a major. Seven months later, basking in his victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur, Guan posted on Twitter, I WANT to win the US Masters at Augusta.

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SCORES
EAST Albany (NY) 38 . . . . . . . . . Duquesne 31 Brown 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . Dartmouth 24 Bryant 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCSU 25 Buffalo 29 . . . . . . . . . . . W. Michigan 24 Cincinnati 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple 10 Colgate 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh 24 Columbia 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornell 17 Dayton 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist 17 Fordham 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette 27 Georgetown 10 . . . . . . . . . . Bucknell 3 Maine 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia St. 7 Penn 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvard 21 Princeton 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yale 7 Robert Morris 21 . . . . . Sacred Heart 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 45 . . . Monmouth (NJ) 31 Towson 41 . . . . . . . . . Rhode Island 10 Villanova 35 . . . . . . . James Madison 20 Wagner 31 . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Cross 30 SOUTH Alabama St. 31 . . . . . . . Southern U. 30 Alcorn St. 34 . . . . . . . Texas Southern 24 Appalachian St. 33 . . . . . . . . Furman 28 Ark.-Pine Bluff 24 . . . . . Grambling St. 17 Bethune-Cookman 49 . . . Savannah St. 7 Charleston Southern 28 Gardner-Webb 10 Coastal Carolina 65 . . . . . Presbyterian 7 Delaware St. 35 . . . . . . . . . Hampton 27 E. Kentucky 55 . . . . . . . . Murray St. 24 FAU 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Kentucky 28 Florida A&M 22 . . . . . . . . NC Central 21 Georgia Southern 69 . . . . . . . Howard 26 Georgia Tech 68 . . . . North Carolina 50 Jackson St. 35 . . . . . . Alabama A&M 21 Jacksonville 40. . . . . . . . . . Campbell 14 Jacksonville St. 38 . . . . . Austin Peay 23 Liberty 28 . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook 14 MVSU 22 . . . . . . . . . . . Prairie View 20 Memphis 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulane 23 Missouri 51 . . . . . . . Tennessee 48, 4OT NC A&T 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC State 7 NC State 37 . . . . . . . . . Wake Forest 6 Norfolk St. 30. . . . . . . . . . Morgan St. 0 Old Dominion 41 . . . . William & Mary 31 Richmond 23 . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware 17 SE Louisiana 42 . . . Stephen F. Austin 27 Sam Houston St. 52 . Northwestern St. 17 Samford 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elon 15 Tennessee Tech 45. . . . UT-Martin 44, OT Texas A&M 29 . . . . . . . . . . Alabama 24 The Citadel 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . VMI 24 Troy 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy 31 UAB 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall 31 Vanderbilt 27 . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi 26 Virginia 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami 40 Wofford 16 . . . . . . . Chattanooga 13, OT MIDWEST Cent. Michigan 34 . . . . . E. Michigan 31 Davidson 28 . . . . . . . Valparaiso 27, OT Drake 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butler 20 E. Illinois 39 . . . . . . . . . . SE Missouri 20 Kent St. 48 . . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) 32 Michigan 38. . . . . . Northwestern 31, OT Minnesota 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illinois 3 N. Dakota St. 20 . . . . . S. Dakota St. 17 N. Iowa 24 . . . . . . . . . South Dakota 21 Purdue 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 24 UMass 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron 14 Wisconsin 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana 14 Youngstown St. 31 . . . . . . . W. Illinois 7 SOUTHWEST Lamar 34 . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholls St. 24 Louisiana Tech 62. . . . . . . . Texas St. 55 North Texas 24 . . . . . South Alabama 14 Oklahoma 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baylor 34 Oklahoma St. 55. . . . . . West Virginia 34 SMU 34 . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Miss. 6 Tulsa 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston 7 UCF 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UTEP 24 UTSA 31 . . . . . . . . . . . McNeese St. 24 FAR WEST Arizona 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 31 Boise St. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii 14 Colorado St. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . UNLV 11 E. Washington 31 . . . . . . . . UC Davis 28 Montana St. 65 . . . . . . . Portland St. 30 N. Colorado 42 . . . . . . . . . Weber St. 34 S. Utah 35 . . . . . . . N. Arizona 29, 3OT San Diego 41. . . . . . . . Morehead St. 28 San Diego St. 28 . . . . . . . . . Air Force 9 San Jose St. 47 . . . . . New Mexico St. 7 Wyoming 28 . . . . . . . . . New Mexico 23

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KAREN CROUSE

The victory by Guan, of China, was one of several recent milestones for teenage Asian golf prodigies.
Guans participation in the worlds most prestigious tournament will certainly fuel the games growth in China, said Shun Yat Hak of Hong Kong, whose record Guan aimed for but missed at the China Open. Hak was 14 at the 2008 Hong Kong Open when he supplanted Sergio Garca as the youngest player to make a cut in a European Tour event. Hak finished tied for 75th, 16 strokes out of a three-man playoff that included Rory McIlroy, then 19. Like many promising Asian players, Hak, when he was 11, moved with his family to the United States, to Florida, to improve his game and pursue an education. A freshman at Georgia Tech, he is majoring in business and playing on the golf team. In choosing to attend college, Hak followed the path taken by the best American players throughout the decades, from Arnold Palmer to Tiger Woods, and foreign-born players like Graeme McDowell and Adam Scott. There are indications Guan may choose a different route and turn professional, as McIlroy did, instead of enrolling in college. In an interview in April with The South China Morning Post, Guans part-time coach and consultant, Danny Webb, said he did not believe Guans parents want to embrace American culture. Jeff Maggert, 48, who has 3 tour victories and nearly $18 million in career earnings, can see their point. Speaking

from the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Orlando, Fla., Maggert said, I think our system is a step backwards. He was referring to the four or five years of pro experience top American players lose while attending college. Maggert, a former Texas A&M standout, added: The moneys so enticing. If youre good, youre losing out on millions of dollars if you stay in college for four years. Hak crunched the numbers and came to a different conclusion. With fewer than 160 spots in any pro field and several times that many golfers trying to earn a living playing the game, he said, it argues for patience. You cant say its not a big accomplishment to play in a European Tour event and make the cut, said Hak, who rose to No. 1 last year in the American Junior Golf Association rankings. At the same time, one good week doesnt really tell the whole story. Im still a kid, and there are a lot of things that excite me, a lot of areas where I can improve. I still have a long way to go. In the womens game, the question of when to turn pro has been simmering on the front burner for a while. The Americans Cristie Kerr, Morgan Pressel, Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson are among those who have chosen to renounce their amateur status while still in high school or immediately afterward. Kerr, Pressel, Creamer, Wie and Thompson have combined for 28 tour victories, including four majors, but the golfer poised to become the first American woman since Beth Daniel in 1994 to earn Player of the Year honors is a college graduate, Stacy Lewis. Lewis, a 4-time all-American and 12time winner at Arkansas, has four victories this year on the L.P.G.A. Tour. I think the happiest people to see me win Player of the Year are college coaches, she said. Im proof that kids can go to school for four years and be a kid and grow up and come out here and be successful. During the final round of the Canadian Open, Lewis was paired with Ko, the 15-year-old, whose three-stroke victory stunned her competitors but left her unfazed. Ko has said her success playing against the pros has not changed her timetable. Her plan remains to play college golf, at Stanford, before turning pro. Nobody expects Guan to remain an amateur that long, his growth inextricably tied to the games ascent in China and the rest of Asia.

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Philadelphia 93, Toronto 83 Indiana 89, Washington 85 Charlotte 101, Dallas 97, OT Chicago 87, Minnesota 80 Houston 96, Detroit 82 Boston 96, Milwaukee 92 Utah 94, Phoenix 81 San Antonio at Portland Denver at Golden State

THURSDAY SUNDAY

Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 10 Giants at Cincinnati, 1 Jets at Seattle, 4:05 Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 Detroit at Minnesota, 1 Denver at Carolina, 1 San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 Tennessee at Miami, 1 Buffalo at New England, 1 Oakland at Baltimore, 1 St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:25 Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 Houston at Chicago, 8:20 Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington

SUNDAY

Orlando at Brooklyn, 3 Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 Miami at Memphis, 6 Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7 Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 9:30

COLLEGE BASKETBALL MENS SCORES

EAST Cornell 63 . . . . . . . . . . . W. Michigan 55 Dartmouth 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . Maine 54 Fairfield 64 . . . . . . . . . . . CCSU 63, OT La Salle 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware 66 New Hampshire 91 . . . . . . . . Suffolk 51 Princeton 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo 53 Providence 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJIT 63 Quinnipiac 65. . . . . . . . . . . Hartford 61 Sacred Heart 85 . . . . . . . . . Yale 82, OT Youngstown St. 80 George Washington 73 SOUTH Columbia 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . Furman 47 Delaware St. 74 . . . . Gwynedd-Mercy 56 East Carolina 72 . . . Washington & Lee 50 Gardner-Webb 77 . . . . . . . . Covenant 39 Lincoln (Pa.) 68 . . . . . . . . . . Howard 62 Mercer 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewanee 36 North Florida 79 . . . . . Edward Waters 65 Old Dominion 72 . . . . . . . Morgan St. 61 Southern Miss. 67 . . . W. Kentucky 64, OT Tennessee Tech 107 . Crowleys Ridge 32 UAB 105 . . . . . . . . . . . Young Harris 59 UCF 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . South Florida 56 UTSA 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Cross 56 Vanderbilt 80 . . . . . . . . . Nicholls St. 65 Virginia Tech 80 . . . . . . . . . . . ETSU 62 Winthrop 80 . . . . . . . . . . St. Andrews 48 MIDWEST Butler 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elon 59 Dayton 74 . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas St. 61 Drake 96. . . . . . . . . . . William Jewell 66 Green Bay 72 . . . . . . . . Chicago St. 67 Missouri 83 . . . . . . . SIU-Edwardsville 69 N. Iowa 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wartburg 50 Notre Dame 58 . . . . . . . . Evansville 49 Ohio 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland 52 Wichita St. 71 . . . . . . . . . NC Central 57 SOUTHWEST St. Thomas (Texas) 72 . . . . . . . . Rice 59 Texas A&M-CC 60. . . . Texas Lutheran 49 FAR WEST Arizona St. 79 . . . . . . Cent. Arkansas 64 Long Beach St. 75 . . . North Alabama 65 N. Colorado 127 . . . . . . . . Southwest 81 Oregon 83. . . . . . . . . . . . N. Arizona 73 Pacific 76 . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Names 38 Saint Marys (Cal) 95 . . . . Sonoma St. 69 Santa Clara 106 . . . . . Simpson (Cal.) 66 Utah St. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . Idaho St. 48 Washington St. 88 . . . E. Washington 69 TOURNAMENTS ALL-MILITARY CLASSIC FIRST ROUND Air Force 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Army 65 The Citadel 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . VMI 76

MONDAY

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 8:30

N.F.L. INJURY REPORT

GIANTS AT CINCINNATI GIANTS: OUT: CB Michael Coe (hamstring), S Kenny Phillips (knee), LB Jacquian Williams (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), LB Keith Rivers (calf), G Chris Snee (ankle). PROBABLE: C David Baas (ankle, elbow), LB Chase Blackburn (hamstring), RB Andre Brown (shoulder), DT Chris Canty (groin), WR Hakeem Nicks (knee), TE Bear Pascoe (ankle).: BENGALS: OUT: WR Marvin Jones (knee). DOUBTFUL: S Reggie Nelson (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: C Jeff Faine (hamstring), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (thigh). PROBABLE: DE Robert Geathers (knee), RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (illness), S Taylor Mays (knee), CB Terence Newman (hamstring), C Trevor Robinson (hamstring), LB Dan Skuta (thumb). JETS AT SEATTLE JETS: OUT: DT Kenrick Ellis (knee), RB Joe McKnight (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: C Nick Mangold (ankle), G Brandon Moore (hip), DT Sione Po'uha (low back), RB Bilal Powell (shoulder), LB Bart Scott (toe), S Eric Smith (knee). PROBABLE: TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist), DE Mike DeVito (finger), WR Clyde Gates (shoulder), DT Damon Harrison (thumb), WR Jeremy Kerley (heel), S LaRon Landry (heel), LB Calvin Pace (shin), QB Mark Sanchez (low back), G Matt Slauson (knee).: SEAHAWKS: OUT: G James Carpenter (concussion), LB K.J. Wright (concussion). DOUBTFUL: DE Greg Scruggs (oblique). QUESTIONABLE: DT Clinton McDonald (groin). PROBABLE: WR Doug Baldwin (ankle), DE Red Bryant (foot), S Kam Chancellor (quadriceps), WR Braylon Edwards (knee), DE Jason Jones (ankle), RB Marshawn Lynch (back, wrist), G John Moffitt (knee), CB Richard Sherman (illness), C Max Unger (finger).

GOLF CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS CLASSIC

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. m-Magnolia Golf Course: 7,516 yards, par-72 p-Palm Golf Course: 7,011 yards, par-72 Purse: $4.7 million Third Round Charlie Beljan . . . .68m-64p-71m203 -13 Brian Gay. . . . . . .69p-69m-67m205 -11 Josh Teater . . . . .71p-67m-67m205 -11 Charlie Wi. . . . . . .64p-71m-70m205 -11 Vaughn Taylor . . . .70m-68p-68m206 -10 Robert Garrigus . . .68p-68m-70m206 -10 Camilo Villegas . . .65p-71m-70m206 -10 Matt Every . . . . . .67p-69m-70m206 -10 Tommy Gainey . . .65p-71m-70m206 -10 Daniel Chopra . . . .69m-67p-70m206 -10 Henrik Stenson . . .68m-67p-71m206 -10 Ryan Palmer . . . . .70m-70p-67m207 -9 Cameron Beckman 70m-68p-69m207 -9 Brendon de Jonge 69m-68p-70m207 -9 Scott Stallings. . . .66p-70m-71m207 -9 Scott Dunlap. . . . .72m-68p-68m208 -8 Tim Herron . . . . . .71m-70p-67m208 -8 Sean O'Hair . . . . .73m-68p-67m208 -8

GIANTS STATISTICS
PASSING Att Cm Pct E. Manning 318 194 61.0 D. Carr 2 1 50.0 TEAM 320 195 60.9 OPPONENTS 312 197 63.1 RUSHING YdsTd Int Rate 2426 12 9 85.5 4 0 0 56.3 2430 12 9 85.3 2563 13 17 80.1

WOMENS SCORES
EAST Brown 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peters 48 Dartmouth 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryant 53 St. Bonaventure 61 . . . . . Binghamton 34 Towson 63 . . . . . . . . Manhattan 60, OT UMass 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent St. 53 SOUTH Charleston Southern 60 UNC-Greensboro 57 Charlotte 80 . . . . . . . . . . NC Central 31 Florida Gulf Coast 100 . . . . . . Warner 31 High Point 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . ETSU 76 Kentucky 90 . . . . . . . . Delaware St. 50 Nicholls St. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . MVSU 57 South Florida 70 . . . . . . . . . . Stetson 48 Tennessee Tech 86. . Tenn. Wesleyan 47 Texas 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hofstra 52 Vanderbilt 82 . . . . . . . . McNeese St. 71 W. Carolina 58 . . . . . . . UNC Asheville 45 MIDWEST Akron 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiram 24 Bowling Green 68 . . . . . . . . Madonna 57 Dayton 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul 80 Green Bay 54 . . . . . . . . . . . N. Iowa 53 IUPUI 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace 48 Marquette 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butler 62 Oklahoma 69 . . . . . . . . . . Creighton 48 Purdue 82 . . . . . . . . . . . SC-Upstate 47 W. Michigan 57 . . . . . . . American U. 53 Xavier 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bucknell 62 SOUTHWEST SMU 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcorn St. 46 UTEP 79 . . . . . . . . Loyola Marymount 51 FAR WEST Oregon St. 71 . . . . . . W. Washington 59 S. Utah 99 . . . . . . . . . . . S. Oregon 71 San Diego 69. . . . . . CS San Marcos 44 Utah 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver 60 TOURNAMENTS BEST BUY CLASSIC FIRST ROUND Minnesota 87 . . . Washington St. 83, 2OT Villanova 71 . . . . . . . . . S. Dakota St. 47 SHERATON RALEIGH WOLFPACK INVITATION CHAMPIONSHIP NC State 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn 71

ATT YRDS AVG LONG TD Bradshaw 141 618 4.4 37 4 And. Brown 53 256 4.8 31 6 D. Wilson 17 88 5.2 40t 1 TEAM 232 985 4.2 40t 11 OPPONENTS 230 1062 4.6 48 6

SPORTS BRIEFING
BASEBALL
the first World Cup slalom of the season, in Levi, Finland. (AP)
(AP) wardsville. Adia Mathies scored 16 points, and the sixth-ranked Kentucky womens team routed Delaware State, 90-50, at home. (AP)

JETS STATISTICS
PASSING Att Cm Pct Yds Td Int Rate Sanchez 272 144 52.9 1736 10 8 72.8 Tebow 3 2 66.7 32 0 0 102.1 TEAM 275 146 53.1 1768 10 8 73.1 OPP. 259 145 56.0 1706 9 7 76.5 RUSHING ATT YRDS AVG LONG TD Greene 139 509 3.7 36 5 B. Powell 34 131 3.9 11 0 McKnight 17 113 6.6 61 0 Tebow 23 78 3.4 22 0 L. Hilliard 6 29 4.8 9 0 TEAM 228 878 3.9 61 5 OPPONENTS 257 1131 4.4 56t 9

Nationals Retain Johnson

The Washington Nationals announced Saturday that they were bringing back Davey Johnson for one more season as (AP) their manager. The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign Ryu Hyun-jin, a 25-year-old left-hander from South Korea. The Dodgers have 30 days to negotiate a contract with Ryu and his agent, Scott Boras. (AP)

GOLF

Leading Despite Panic Attack

One day after Charlie Beljan endured a panic attack that made him fear for his life, he shot a one-under-par 71 at the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to take a two-shot lead into the final (AP) round. Matteo Manassero shot a seven-under 64 on Sunday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the raindelayed Singapore Open. (AP) Inbee Park shot a six-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico. (AP)

SOCCER

LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL

Guadalajara Country Club GUADALAJARA, MEXICO Purse: $1 million Yardage: 6,626; Par: 72 Third Round Inbee Park . . . . . . . . . 67-68-66201 Cristie Kerr . . . . . . . . . 67-69-67203 So Yeon Ryu. . . . . . . . 67-70-67204 Angela Stanford. . . . . . 66-67-72205 Karine Icher . . . . . . . . 67-71-69207 Michelle Wie . . . . . . . . 66-75-67208 Hee Kyung Seo . . . . . . 70-69-69208 Candie Kung. . . . . . . . 66-71-71208

M.L.S. Suspends Defender

M.L.S. Commissioner Don Garber suspended Seattle Sounders defender Marc Burch for three games for using unacceptable and offensive language toward an opponent Thursday in a playoff game against Real Salt Lake. Burch will sit out the two-game Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Galaxy. If the Sounders advance to the M.L.S. Cup, he will also (AP) miss the final. Manchester United fought back from a two-goal deficit to win, 3-2, at Aston Villa, and Arsenal blew a two-goal lead and tied Fulham, 3-3, in the Premier (AP) League.

TENNIS A.T.P. FINALS

-15 -13 -12 -11 -9 -8 -8 -8 The O2 Arena LONDON Round Robin Singles Group B Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, d. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3. David Ferrer (4), Spain, d. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Group B Standings: x-Federer 2-1 (sets 5-2), x-del Potro 2-1 (5-3), Ferrer 2-1 (4-4), Tipsarevic 0-3 (1-6). Group A Standings: x-Djokovic 3-0 (6-1), x-Murray 2-1 (5-3), Berdych 1-2 (3-5), Tsonga 0-3 (1-6).

TENNIS

Federer Downed, Not Out

Juan Martn del Potro clinched the last semifinal spot of the ATP finals in London, beating Roger Federer, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, in their final round-robin match. Del Potro will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals Sunday, before Federer (AP) takes on Andy Murray.

COLLEGE HOCKEY MENS SCORES

EAST Canisius 6 . . . . . . Clarkson 3 . . . . . Connecticut 3 . . . Dartmouth 3 . . . . Harvard 4 . . . . . . Maine 4 . . . . . . . Neumann 1 . . . . . New England 4 . . New Hampshire 4 . Niagara 4 . . . . . . Northeastern 3 . . . Quinnipiac 4 . . . . Penn St. 5. . . . . . Princeton 4 . . . . . Yale 4 . . . . . . . . S. Maine 4 . . . . . Skidmore 5 . . . . . Westfield St. 6 . . . Franklin Pierce 1 . MIDWEST Alaska 3 . . . . . . . Denver 3. . . . . . . Ferris St. 2 . . . . . Michigan St. 7 . . . N. Michigan 2 . . . Neb.-Omaha 3 . . . St. Cloud St. 5 . . . W. Michigan 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RIT 3 . Brown 3, OT . Merrimack 1 Union, N.Y. 2 . . . . . RPI 0 Mass.-Lowell 3 . . . . . Utica 0 Castleton St. 3 . . . Vermont 0 . . . . . Army 1 Ala.-Huntsville 0 . . . . Cornell 1 . . . Air Force 1 . . . Colgate 0 St. Lawrence 2 St. Michael's 0 . St. Anselm 4 Stonehill 5, OT . Assumption 0 . . . . .

BOBSLED WORLD CUP

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Four-Man 1. Russia 1 (Alexander Zubkov, Alexey Negodaylo, Dmitry Trunenkov, Maxim Mokrousov), 1:50.15 (54.80-55.35). 2. United States 1 (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz), 1:50.34 (54.95-55.39). 3. United States 2 (Nick Cunningham, Adam Clark, Andreas Drbal, Christopoher Fogt), 1:50.47 (55.13-55.34).

SOCCER M.L.S. PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON VS. D.C. UNITED Sunday: Houston vs. D.C. United, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18: D.C. United vs. Houston, 4 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SEATTLE VS. LOS ANGELES Sunday: Los Angeles vs. Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18: Seattle vs. Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Notre Dame Wins Opener

Jack Cooley scored the first 9 points of the game and finished with 19, Scott Martin pulled down 17 rebounds and No. 22 Notre Dame beat visiting Evansville, 58-49, in the season opener for (AP) both teams. Laurence Bowers had 20 points and 7 rebounds in his return from a knee injury that sidelined him all of last season, leading No. 15 Missouri to an 83-69 victory over visiting Southern Illinois-Ed-

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The world heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko had to go the distance against the Polish challenger Mariusz Wach, but he earned a unanimous decision in a 12-round fight in Hamburg to retain his four title belts.
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Mind Faded, But Wisdom And Humor Stayed Intact

Royal, a Champion Coach, Was Buoyed by His Players
By JIM DENT

Im glad there was no marathon. This is exactly where we were supposed to be today.
MICHELLE LEICHTLING,

a New York City Marathon volunteer who joined a contingent of runners and other volunteers who helped storm victims on Staten Island last Sunday.

IN-BOX

Service, Not Racing, Is Accomplishment

To the Sports Editor: Re Quenching the Desire to Run, Nov. 5: The thousands of people who showed up in Central Park to run the canceled New York City Marathon might have considered this question: Two years, 5 years, 20 years from now, would I rather tell my children and grandchildren that I ran anyway, or that I spent the day helping people who had just lost everything? SHARYN ESSMAN St. Louis

Three days before his death last week at 88, Darrell Royal told his wife, Edith: We need to go back to Hollis in Oklahoma. Uncle Otis died. Oh, Darrell, she said, Uncle Otis didnt die. Royal, a former University of Texas football coach, chuckled and said, Well, Uncle Otis will be glad to hear that. The Royal humor never faded, even as he sank deeper into Alzheimers disease. The last three years, I came to understand this as well as anyone. We had known each other for more than 40 years. In the 1970s, Royal was a virile, driven, demanding man with a chip on his shoulder bigger than Bevo, the Longhorns mascot. He rarely raised his voice to players. But we were scared to death of him, the former quarterback Bill Bradley said. Royal won 3 national championships and 167 games before retiring at 52. He was a giant in college football, having stood shoulder to shoulder with the Alabama coach Bear Bryant. Royals Longhorns defeated one of Bryants greatest teams, with Joe Namath at quarterback, in the 1965 Orange Bowl. Royal went 3-0-1 in games against Bryant. Royal and I were reunited in the spring of 2010. I barely recognized him. The swagger was gone. His mind had faded. Often he stared aimlessly across the room. I scheduled an interview with him for my book Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story. Still, I worried that his withering mind could no longer conjure up images of Steinmark, the undersize safety who started 21 straight winning games for the Longhorns in the late 1960s. Steinmark later developed bone cancer that robbed him of his left leg. When I met with Royal and his wife, I quickly learned that his long-term memory was as clear as a church bell. For two hours, Royal took me back to Steinmarks recruiting trip to Austin in 1967, through the Big Shootout against Arkansas in 1969, to the moment President Richard M. Nixon handed him the national championship trophy in the cramped locker room in Fayetteville. He recalled the day at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston the next week when doctors informed Steinmark that his leg would be amputated if a biopsy revealed cancer. Royal never forgot the determined expression on Steinmarks face, nor the bravery in his heart. The next morning, Royal paced the crowded waiting room floor and said: This just cant be happening to a good kid like Freddie Steinmark. This just cant be happening. With the love of his coach, Steinmark rose to meet the misfortune. Nineteen days after the amputation, he stood with crutches on the sideline at the Cotton Bowl for the Notre Dame game. After the Longhorns defeated the Fighting Irish, Royal tearfully presented the game ball to Steinmark. Four decades later, while researching the Steinmark book, I became close to Royal again. As I was leaving his condominium the day of the interview, I said, Coach, do you still remember me? He smiled and said, Now, Jim Dent, how could I ever forget you? My sense of self-importance lasted about three seconds. Royal chuckled. He pointed across the room to the message board next to the front door that read, Jim Dent appt. at 10 a.m. Edith and his assistant, Colleen Kieke, read parts of my book to him. One day, Royal told me, Its really a great book. But I cant be certain how much he knew of the story. Like others, I was troubled to see Royals memory loss. He didnt speak for long stretches. He smiled and posed for photographs. He seemed the happiest around his former players. He would call his longtime friend Tom Campbell, an all-Southwest Conference defensive back from the 1960s, and say, What are you up to? That always meant, Lets go drink a beer. As her husbands memory wore thin, Edith did not hide him. Instead, she organized his 85th birthJim Dent is the author of The Junction Boys and eight other books.

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Coach Darrell Royal, above, in 1963, when he led the Longhorns to the first of his three national championships at Texas. Below, President Richard M. Nixon handing him the championship trophy in 1969. Royal, who won 167 games before retiring at 52, struggled with Alzheimers disease.

To the Sports Editor, By waiting until the last minute to cancel the New York City Marathon, Mary Wittenberg, the president and chief executive of New York Road Runners, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made themselves look foolish when they could have been heroes. When it was obvious that sections of the racecourse were not equipped to host a sporting event, they could have given thousands of international runners the opportunity to curtail their travel plans and save millions of dollars. They could have urged race volunteers to deliver supplies to storm victims. Instead, the runners were the heroes. Would-be marathoners who ran 26.2 miles in Central Park fulfilled their obligations to donors who had sponsored them for charities. And some runners delivered donated food, batteries and other staples to devastated neighborhoods on Staten Island. The runners exercised the true spirit of altruism that eluded the race organizers. MICHAEL FROMM New York

Endurance Sports and Youth

To the Sports Editor: Re Too Far, Too Soon? Nov 4: The Welsch girls are among the few children whose enthusiasm, ability and talent become channeled into endurance sports. Plenty of medical literature warns us of the possible adverse health effects of youngsters racing in endurance events, but case studies are almost nonexistent because too few children compete in them. But consider that women were once barred from competing at distances longer than 10 kilometers. Concerns for their welfare eventually proved to not be grounded in science, and the barriers to female runners were abolished. JAN TRISKA Ottawa

day party and invited all of his former players. Quarterback James Street, who engineered the famous 15-14 comeback against Arkansas in 1969, sat by Royals side and helped him remember faces and names. The players hugged their coach, then turned away to hide the tears. In the spring of 2010, I was invited to the annual Mexican lunch for Royal attended by about 75 of his former players. A handful of them were designated to stand up and tell Royal what he meant to them. Royal smiled through each speech as his eyes twinkled. I was mesmerized by a story the former defensive tackle Jerrel Bolton told. He recalled that Royal had supported him after the murder of his wife some 30 year earlier. Coach, you told me it was like a big cut on my arm, that the scab would heal, but that the wound would always come back, Bolton said. It always did. Royal seemed to drink it all in. But everyone knew his mind would soon dim. The last time I saw him was June 20 at the County Line, a barbecue restaurant next to Bull

Creek in Austin. Because Royal hated wheelchairs and walkers, the former Longhorn Mike Campbell, Toms twin, and I helped him down the stairs by wrapping our arms around his waist and gripping the back of his belt. I ordered his lunch, fed him his sandwich and cleaned his face with a napkin. He looked at me and said, Was I a college player in the 1960s? No, Coach, I said. But you were a great player for the Oklahoma Sooners in the late 1940s. You quarterbacked Oklahoma to an 11-0 record and the Sooners first national championship in 1949. He smiled and said, Well, Ill be doggone. After lunch, Mike Campbell and I carried him up the stairs. We sat him on a bench outside as Tom Campbell fetched the car. In that moment, the lunch crowd began to spill out of the restaurant. About 20 customers recognized Royal. They took his photograph with camera phones. Royal smiled and welcomed the hugs. He didnt remember a thing about it, Tom Campbell said later. But it did his heart a whole lot of good.

To the Sports Editor: I dont know what to make of Kaytlynn and Heather Welsch. It certainly doesnt sound quite right to me, but I am also aware that the one thing parents truly excel at is looking at someone elses children to decide that the parents of those children are behaving in an unsafe manner. We even have experts in such things; we call them child psychologists. DOUGLAS BINDER Albuquerque

A Different Kind of Classic

To the Sports Editor: Re Negotiations Back On; Classic Isnt, Nov. 4: The N.H.L. canceled the Winter Classic, its signature event, for the 2012-13 season. Assuming both sides come to a satisfactory conclusion of labor negotiations soon, what if the four teams whose fan base lives in the corridor of Hurricane Sandys devastation the Flyers, the Devils, the Rangers and the Islanders competed in an outdoor event at MetLife Stadium on the Sunday of Presidents Day weekend, with proceeds going to charities helping those most affected by the storm? The stadium could have a cold-weather test in advance of the Super Bowl, the N.H.L.s specialized ice-making equipment could be put to use, and the N.H.L. marketing executives can insist that this was a one-time special event that would not detract from or compete with the Winter Classic. LEN JOKUBAITIS Newtown, Pa.

30 SECONDS WITH DeSEAN JACKSON

One Eagle Who Hasnt Dropped the Ball

Although the Philadelphia Eagles are only 3-5, DeSean Jackson is having a terrific season with 37 catches for 624 yards. In 2010, he was the first player selected to the Pro Bowl at two positions: wide receiver and return specialist. Jackson, who also excelled in baseball at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California, was scouted by the Philadelphia Phillies before he decided to play football at California. Now 25, he is a spokesman for Nike+ Kinect Training, a personalized workout program.
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yards this season. And no drops, too. What do you think is the reason for your success? A. This year has been very challenging for me and my team. For my part, Im still trying to do anything in my power to be the big-play threat. Any time my number is called, I try to be on call, be open, catch the ball and just try to do the best I can to help my teammates make plays and score touchdowns and help us win. But as far as no drops, Im fortunate about that. I pride myself on not dropping the ball and catching everything that comes my way. And thats a good thing to keep going. Q. Why do you think Michael Vick has struggled this season? A. This season just hasnt been one of his best years. As far as why hes struggling, I think defenses are putting a lot of pressure on him because of the blitzes and the amount of pressure coming in his face. I think right now thats kind of affecting us. Sometimes, hes getting hit and beat up a little bit,

Q. Youre on pace for career highs in receptions and

too. Hes just trying to stay strong and confident and make plays any way possible. Q. Before your rookie season, Jerry Rice was quoted saying that you had all the talent in the world; theres no reason he cant be everything he wants to be. How did that make you feel? A. I was fortunate enough to be able to work out and train with Jerry Rice. I learned many things from him, watching how hard he worked and how he took it as a business. It was a blessing for me at an early age, coming to the N.F.L. and knowing what to expect. I was definitely appreciative. Q. Do you think you can make the playoffs and be a force in the postseason? A. Yeah, I feel were still second in our division regardless of our 3-5 record. Were 1-0 in our division,

so as long as we take care of our division, I think well be able to make it into the playoffs. This year might be one of those crazy years for the N.F.C. East. ants so well in recent seasons?
Q. Why do you think the Eagles have handled the Gi-

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1. NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WILL NOT BE HELD The marathon had taken place every

A. Theyre one of our biggest rivals, and theyre at the top. We feel very strongly that our division is one of the best in football. We take pride in that. Theres something about the Giants that we play our best football against them.

on your game?

Q. What was biggest effect replacement referees had

A. Im very happy the official referees came back. Going through preseason and a couple of regularseason games, they were allowing defenders and defensive backs to get away with a little more contact than usual. So now that everythings back to normal, its been pretty good. Q. Has the league done enough to prevent head inju-

year since 1970, but its cancellation seemed inevitable as opposition to it mounted in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (Published Nov. 2) 2. TOO FAR, TOO SOON? Kaytlynn Welsch, 12, and her sister, Heather, 10, have competed in a number of endurance events, drawing cheers and concerns. (Nov. 3)
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ries and concussions?

protected and a good job of making sure a players safety is first and foremost.
Q. Can Nike+ Kinect Training help you get in shape for the N.F.L.? A. It can help you get in game condition. Its similar to some of the workouts we do in the weight room and on the football field. It challenges you with exercises such as agility drills. It helps me prepare and get in shape right in front of my TV.

A. The league does a great job of keeping players

The races generates an estimated $340 million in spending, in part because of more than 20,000 runners from overseas who spend money at hotels, restaurants, theaters and shops. (Nov. 3)
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Critics said it would be in poor taste to hold a race while people were struggling with the storms aftermath, and proponents argued it would provide a needed morale boost as well as an economic one. (Nov. 2)
5. OFFICIALS DEFEND MARATHON DECISION

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DeSean Jackson has 37 catches for 624 yards.

New York Road Runners continued to prepare for the race with an abbreviated schedule of events leading to the marathon. (Nov. 1)

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With One Last Mistake, Alabama Seals Its Loss and, Maybe, Its Fate
From First Sports Page hasnt been a moment thats been too big for him. Manziel, who is not permitted to speak with reporters, brought plenty of help to Alabama to compete against a program that had won 14 straight games and two of the last three national titles. Alabama should have been concerned. Texas A&M had won five straight road games and arrived with two N.F.L.-caliber offensive tackles, the juniors Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews, who kept Manziel safe as the Aggies built that 20-point lead.

Texas A&M and Johnny Football lead from start to finish.

It just shows we can compete with anyone in this league, said wide receiver Ryan Swope, who caught 11 passes for 111 yards. Alabama will insist it gave the game away. Quarterback A J McCarron came into the game with a streak of 289 passes without an interception, and no interceptions this season. He threw two against Texas A&M, including the one caught by the Aggies Deshazor Everett at the goal line with 1:36 to play. After its defense held, Alabama was poised to get the ball back for one last chance after a Texas A&M punt, but it jumped offsides to give a first down to the Aggies, who proceeded to run out the clock. In the first half, Manziel did not just look like the best quarterback in the country, he looked like the best point guard. The Aggies offense moved smoothly up the field with Manziel throwing darts into the numbers of his receivers or scampering away from

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Texas A&M receiver Ryan Swope after making a first-down catch in the fourth quarter Saturday. Swope had 11 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown.
defenders. Texas A&M went 73 yards on nine plays in just 2:50 on its first possession, with running back Christine Michael scoring from the 1. When Alabama got the ball back, McCarron threw his first interception of the season. The pass bounced off his receiver, and linebacker Sean Porter returned the ball to the Crimson Tide 41. Manziel completed a 32yard pass play to Kenric McNeal. Two plays later, Manziel scampered out of trouble in the pocket, ran right, then threw to Swope in the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. We seemed like we were a little bit out of gas, said Nick Saban, the Alabama coach. After a punt by the Tide, Manziel and the Aggies went to work again with a 73-yard, 14-play drive. Michael scored again with 41 seconds left in the first quarter. But something finally went right for Alabama when Taylor Bertolet missed the extra-point kick. Down by 20, Alabama finally found a remedy for Manziel and the A&M offense: it held on to the ball. The Crimson Tide went on one touchdown drive of 5:37 and another of 3:51 to make the score 20-14 at halftime. But Manziel never committed the turnover that would allow Alabama to build momentum and overtake the Aggies. Play after play, he kept his poise, and the only meltdown was by Alabama. Two of the three national championship teams that Ive coached both lost a game, Saban said, before adding, There is still a lot for this team to play for.

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SEC Stage Awaits Georgia After Win

By The Associated Press

None Are Safe, and All Is Possible

By TIM ROHAN

Georgia was almost as methodical and businesslike in its postgame celebration as in its dominant, balanced win over Auburn. The Bulldogs are saving a bigger celebration for a bigger game. Aaron Murray passed for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns, the freshman tailbacks Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for more than 100 yards, and No. 5 Georgia overwhelmed Auburn, 38-0, on Saturday night, sending the Bulldogs back to the Southeastern Conference championship game. Georgia (9-1, 7-1) got the first shutout for either team in the series since its 28-0 win in 1976. The Bulldogs, who have won four straight, appear to be peaking at the end of the regular season. I think weve been improving as we go and hopefully we can keep it going, Coach Mark Richt said. Auburn (2-8, 0-7) was held to 238 yards, including 57 yards rushing, as its disappointing season with the embattled coach Gene Chizik suffered another embarrassing low. Its been frustrating, Chizik said. Again, its just been one of those years where it has kind of snowballed in momentum and we havent been able to catch any. Georgia, the Eastern Division champion, earned its second straight trip to the SEC championship game. Georgia lost to Louisiana State in last years SEC final. This year, the Bulldogs want more. I think theres a different feeling in everybodys spirit that Atlanta is not the end of the road, Richt said. Gurley had 11 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown. Marshall had 8 carries for 105 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Murray completed 18 of 24 passes with no interceptions and touchdown passes to Chris Conley, Malcolm Mitchell and Tavarres King. The freshman Jonathan Wallace completed 15 of 22 passes for 181 yards with one interception. KANSAS STATE 23, T.C.U. 10 Collin Klein ran for two touchdowns and No. 3 Kansas State (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) bolstered its national title hopes against host Texas Christian (6-4, 3-4). Kleins third interception of the season came on

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The Gamecocks Connor Shaw running for a touchdown against the Razorbacks. Shaw was 15 of 23 for 279 yards.
the fourth play against T.C.U. The Horned Frogs failed to take advantage by going three-and-out.
FLORIDA 27, LA.-LAFAYETTE 20

Jelani Jenkins returned a blocked punt 36 yards for a touchdown with two seconds remaining and No. 7 Florida (9-1, 7-1 SEC) rallied in the closing minutes to beat visiting Louisiana-Lafayette (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt). The Gators scored twice in the final two minutes to avoid an upset. Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel left the game with an ankle injury. L.S.U. 37, MISSISSIPPI ST. 17 Zach Mettenberger passed for 273 yards and 2 touchdowns, and No. 9 L.S.U. (8-2, 4-2) kept alive faint hope of a SEC title with a win over No. 23 Mississippi State (7-3, 3-3). Mettenberger completed 19 of 30 passes without an interception. His top target was Jarvis Landry, who had 9 catches for 109 yards. CLEMSON 45, MARYLAND 10 Tajh Boyd threw for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns in No. 10 Clemsons victory, the Tigers 6th straight and record 12th in a row at Death Valley. Clemson (9-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) had little trouble with the Terrapins (4-6, 2-4).
S. CAROLINA 38, ARKANSAS 20

and 3 touchdowns in his first collegiate start, and No. 16 Stanford (8-2, 6-1) overcame four turnovers to rally past No. 13 Oregon State (7-2, 5-2) at home. Cody Vaz fumbled late in the fourth quarter to give the Cardinal the ball at the Beavers 29. The only Oregon State turnover turned out to be the difference.
NEBRASKA 32, PENN STATE 23

Connor Shaw threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score for No. 12 South Carolina. Shaw was 15 of 23 for 279 yards for the host Gamecocks (8-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference). Arkansas (4-6, 2-4) will now have to beat Mississippi State and Louisiana State to make a bowl game. OKLAHOMA 42, BAYLOR 34 Landry Jones threw for 277 yards and 2 touchdowns, Damien Williams ran for 99 yards and 2 scores and No. 14 Oklahoma (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) won to move Bob Stoops into sole possession of second place on the programs career wins list. Lache Seastrunk ran for 91 yards and 3 touchdowns for visiting Baylor (4-5, 1-5). The backup quarterback Blake Bell scored on a 55yard keeper in the fourth quarter for the longest run by a quarterback in the Stoops era.
STANFORD 27, OREGON STATE 23

Kevin Hogan threw for 254 yards

Taylor Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner for host Nebraskas first lead, and the No. 18 Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) overcame a doubledigit, second-half deficit against Penn State (6-4, 4-2). LA. TECH 62, TEXAS ST. 55 Kenneth Dixon ran for four touchdowns and No. 19 Louisiana Tech (9-1, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference) scored on all but two possessions against the host Texas State (3-6, 1-3). Dixon set N.C.A.A. single-season records for rushing touchdowns (24) and total points (150) by a freshman. TEXAS 33, IOWA STATE 7 Johnathan Gray ran for two touchdowns for No. 19 Texas (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), which won its fourth in a row. David Ash passed for 364 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Longhorns. Steele Jantz passed for 133 yards for the visiting Cyclones (5-5, 2-5) but was under continual pressure from the Texas defense. U.S.C. 38, ARIZONA STATE 17 Matt Barkley threw for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns and became the leading passer in Pac-12 history for No. 21 Southern California (7-3, 5-3), which overcame a slow start and five turnovers at home. The Sun Devils (5-5, 3-4) lost their fourth straight. TEXAS TECH 41, KANSAS 34 Eric Stephens took the snap out of the Wildcat formation, rolled to his right and threw a 3-yard jump pass to Darrin Moore for a touchdown in double overtime to lead No. 25 Texas Tech. The Jayhawks (1-9, 0-7 Big 12) came from behind in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime tied at 27-27. Seth Doege completed 45 of 59 passes for 3 touchdowns and 476 yards for host Texas Tech (7-3, 4-3).

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. Before Texas A&M shocked topranked Alabama, before Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame moved front and center, Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel wrote on Twitter, Give to them nothing but take from them EVERYTHING. Once No. 15 Texas A&M triumphed Saturday when the sport seemed at its best, and everything seemed possible Oregon presumably assumed its perch atop college football, with Kansas State and Notre Dame remaining as the Ducks unbeaten rivals, left to jockey in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The Southeastern Conference, which has won six consecutive national championships, fumbled its best chance at a seventh. Manziels rallying cry and brilliant play affirmed that no team is safe. Ask No. 4 Notre Dame, which rolled past Boston College, 21-6, on Saturday, one week removed from its near undoing. The Fighting Irish would have lost if Pittsburgh had made a 33-yard field goal in the second overtime. But the Panthers missed, and Notre Dame continued on unbeaten and with new life. Ask Everett Golson, Notre Dames sophomore quarterback. He had been injured, benched, berated, but also praised for his play against Pittsburgh, and all season, he often erased his own mistakes. There were fewer mistakes against the Eagles. Golson recorded his highest quarterback rating of the season (164.2) and

scored three touchdowns. He appeared as if he belonged. Ask Alabama Coach Nick Saban, whose team had controlled its destiny until it faced Manziel, the gutsy quarterback nicknamed Johnny Football. He threw easily (for 253 yards) and ran effectively (for 92), stripping Alabama of its confidence. The Aggies defense chipped in, intercepting two passes and forcing a fumble. Although Texas A&M has two losses, Manziel could be considered a Heisman Trophy contender throwing for 2,780 yards, rushing for 1,014 yards and scoring 33 touchdowns this season. Across the field in Tuscaloosa, Saban, perturbed, ran his hands through his hair in the games waning moments. If two of the three remaining unbeaten teams lose a game, and Alabama wins the rest of its games, the Crimson Tide could be the top one-loss team and positioned to sneak back into the national championship game. Two of the three national championship teams that Ive coached both lost a game, Saban told reporters after the game. This team still has an opportunity to win the West, go to the SEC championship game and have a chance to win the championship game. There is still a lot for this team to play for and a lot for them to set their mind to and recommit themselves to. The possibility of Alabama playing for a championship is not so far-fetched. The Ducks finish their season against two currently ranked

teams No. 16 Stanford this week, then No. 13 Oregon State and with a win over the Cardinal, Oregon would play No. 21 Southern California or No. 17 U.C.L.A. in the Pacific-12 championship game. Can the Ducks keep their blistering pace? Re-establishing its old-fashioned dominance Saturday, No. 3 Kansas State overpowered Texas Christian, 23-10. The Wildcats were steadied by their own Heisman contender, quarterback Collin Klein. A week before, Klein had exited the Wildcats game in the third quarter, reportedly because of concussionlike symptoms. He was not very accurate or impressive Saturday, but Kansas State is hardly concerned with style. The Wildcats must still play Baylor, whose potent offense could be bothersome, and No. 19 Texas, whose offense has blossomed after a loss to Oklahoma. Notre Dame will be watching Kansas States games closely. Jerry Palm, a B.C.S. expert for CBSsports.com, said in an e-mail that the Fighting Irish would not catch Oregon and Kansas State in the B.C.S. standings without a significant change of heart among the voters. Notre Dame is way behind the other two in the polls too far for the computers to help them, Palm said. To play for the national championship, Palm said, Notre Dame will need Oregon or Kansas State to lose. All the Fighting Irish faithful can do is watch their team play Wake Forest this week and U.S.C. after that, and hope.

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Everett Golson helped No. 4 Notre Dame defeat Boston College, 21-6, to remain unbeaten.

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AROUND THE COUNTRY

Penn, Fueled By Injury, Gains Share Of Ivy Title

By DAVE CALDWELL

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Northwestern cornerback Demetrius Dugar intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter of a 38-31 overtime loss to host Michigan on Saturday afternoon.

The Days Best

MONTEE BALL The senior, right, ran

Inside the Games

PAYING TRIBUTE Texas ran its first

As Close as It Gets
PREVAILING IN 4 OVERTIMES

End of the Road

FOR A COACH Marcus Wasilewski

for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns as Wisconsin set a program record with 564 rushing yards in a 62-14 rout of Indiana. Ball moved into second place on the Football Bowl Subdivision career touchdown list, with 77. MICHAEL ROCCO Despite sharing quarterback duties with Phillip Sims, the junior threw for 300 yards and 4 touchdowns, the last of which, with six seconds remaining, gave Virginia a 41-40 victory over Miami. KADEEM CAREY With quarterback Matt Scott sidelined, the Arizona sophomore ran for 366 yards, breaking a Pacific-12 Conference record that had stood for 28 years, and 5 touchdowns, tying a conference record, in a 56-31 rout of Colorado.

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offensive play from the wishbone to honor its former coach Darrell Royal, who introduced the formation to major college football in 1968. Instead of a run, Texas ran a trick play that resulted in a 47-yard pass. Royal, who died Wednesday, won 167 games at Texas from 1957 to 1976, a mark that still stands as a team record. PLAYING DOWN INCIDENT Coach Tommy Tuberville played down footage in which he appeared to slap a graduate assistant during Texas Techs win over Kansas. Tuberville said he missed the shoulder of the graduate assistant, whose headset and cap were pulled off.

Andrew Baggett kicked a 35-yard field goal in the fourth overtime, and Missouri rallied from a two-touchdown halftime deficit to beat Tennessee, 51-48. But it was James Franklin who led the comeback, throwing for four touchdowns all in the final minute of regulation or in overtime. EDGED BY A KICK Valparaiso missed the extra point after its overtime touchdown, but Davidson converted to seal a 28-27 win. A WIN SLIPS AWAY Jeremy Butler of Tennessee-Martin scored in overtime, but James Satterfield fumbled on the 2-point-conversion attempt to hand Tennessee Tech a 45-44 victory.

Hats off to him to play the game with all the courage that he has.
DANNY HOPE, Purdues coach, on Robert Marve, who threw for 266 yards in a 27-24 win over Iowa as the Boilermakers ended a five-game losing streak and won in Iowa City for the first time in 20 years.

threw four touchdown passes to lead Maine to a 51-7 victory over Georgia State and Coach Bill Curry in the retiring Currys final game. FOR A STREAK Gavin McCarney and Jordan McCord scored late touchdowns to help Colgate rally past Lehigh, 35-24, in a Patriot League game. Lehigh (9-1, 3-1) had won 18 straight regular-season games. FOR A SKID Four Massachusetts interceptions led to 19 points as the Minutemen won for the first time at the F.B.S. level, 22-14 over Akron. Massachusetts (1-9, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) also blocked a punt. FOR A MARK Georgia Tech held off North Carolina, 68-50, in the highest-scoring game in Atlantic Coast Conference history. The teams combined for 1,085 yards and just 5 punts in surpassing the previous record of 110 points.

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Syracuse Gives Louisville Its First Loss

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Louisvilles run at a perfect season came to an ugly and decisive end Saturday. Syracuses Ryan Nassib threw for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns in his final home game, moving into second on the universitys career passing list, as the Orange

routed No. 11 Louisville, 45-26, for the Cardinals first defeat. I am very embarrassed today for our program, Louisville Coach Charlie Strong said. We didnt play well the preparation and the execution werent there. We didnt play well in all three phases. We have a lot to

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learn from this game. Syracuses 45 points were the most the Cardinals (9-1, 4-1 Big East) had allowed in a game this season. This was the worst game we ever played, defensive back Hakeem Smith said. They came out and got us. Syracuse (5-5, 4-2), which blew the game open with three touchdowns in the second quarter, needs one win for bowl eligibility. Its final two games are on the road against Missouri and Temple. Nassib directed an offense that gained 524 yards. He now has 8,214 yards passing and trails only Marvin Graves on Syracuses career list, one spot ahead of Donovan McNabb. We played mistake-free football, just tried to play our game and not do too much and had fun doing it, Nassib said. Having success early on puts the pressure on the opposing team. It gets the momentum going, and thats what happened today. The Oranges Jerome Smith ran for 144 yards, and PrinceTyson Gulley added 98 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. Teddy Bridgewater completed 36 of 49 passes for 424 yards and 3 touchdowns for Louisville, which fell into second place behind Rutgers in the Big East. They played the deep ball, but they still had guys make plays underneath, Bridgewater said. It was nothing new, nothing we hadnt seen all week. It was just a lack of execution. The Cardinals, who are off next Saturday, have games remaining against Connecticut at home and Rutgers on the road.
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Syracuse fans embraced quarterback Ryan Nassib after he threw for three touchdowns Saturday in his final home game.
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inson completed 25 of 28 passes for 322 yards and a touchdown as host Troy (5-5) ended the fivegame winning streak of Navy (6-4). Gee Gee Greene ran for 150 yards and a touchdown for the Midshipmen, and quarterback Keenan Reynolds had three rushing touchdowns. Brackett threw three touchdown passes, leading host Columbia (3-6, 2-4 Ivy League) to a come-

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Libertys defense forced five turnovers, including an interception that Nick Sigmon returned for a touchdown, as the host Flames (5-5, 4-1 Big South) beat Stony Brook (9-2, 5-1).

PHILADELPHIA At the end of the third quarter Saturday, Billy Ragone, Penns bullish and elusive senior quarterback, remained flat on his back at the Harvard 22. An orange cart came out to carPENN 30 ry him. Ragone HARVARD 21 dislocated his left ankle on a 7-yard keeper, and Penn, ahead by a touchdown, could have been in trouble. But a crucial completion by Ragones substitute, Andrew Holland, and a defensive effort helped Penn outlast Harvard, 30-21. I was enraged, said Penn defensive tackle Brandon Copeland, referring to Ragones injury. That just fueled us. With Ragone watching the last four minutes from the cart, parked next to the Penn bench, the Quakers (5-4, 5-1 Ivy League) clinched at least a share of their third Ivy title in the last four years. They end the season next week at Cornell (4-5, 2-4). Ragone rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and passed for 108 yards and another touchdown to give Penn a 21-14 lead. Penn was driving when Harvard defensive tackle Nnamdi Obukwelu hauled Ragone down from behind. It wasnt something for the faint of heart to look at, Penn Coach Al Bagnoli said of Ragones injury. Fortunately for Bagnoli, he had another senior, Holland, in reserve. Ragone is Penns best threat, having rushed for 381 yards and passed for 1,180 yards before Saturday, but Holland had played in all eight games, completing 51 passes. Lyle Marsh, another senior, picked up a first down on two carries after Ragone was taken away, and Holland fired an 18yard touchdown pass to Mitchell King, who wrested the ball from Harvard safety Chris Splinter in the back of the end zone. This is a scenario you dont want your backup quarterback to be in if hes never taken a snap, Bagnoli said. Penn had a two-touchdown lead, but 14 minutes remained. Harvard (7-2, 4-2), coming off a shutout in which it piled up 69 points against Columbia, promptly drove 64 yards in eight plays, scoring on a 1-yard reception by tight end Kyle Juszczyk. But the Quakers forced punts on the Crimsons next two possessions, with Harvard Coach Tim Murphy deciding not to try for a first down on a fourth-and-2 from the Crimson 22 with a little more than four minutes remaining. I thought wed get the stop, Murphy said. Harvard has been by far the stingiest Ivy League team to run against, allowing only 43.4 yards per game in its first eight games. But Murphy had to use his timeouts after Marsh pounded out 12 yards and a first down on two carries. Marsh, who finished with 130 yards on 27 carries, lugged the ball 10 times for 29 yards in the fourth quarter. Penn did not pick up another first down, but Scott Lopano, who averaged 43 yards on 8 punts, was able to pin Harvard at its 11-yard line. We knew coming in we were going to focus on running downhill, Marsh said. Murphy said, Were not used to people running the football against us. Until the Crimsons final drive, Harvard quarterback Colton Chapple had a good day, throwing for 174 yards and a touchdown. But the Penn defense sacked him three straight times, with Copeland slamming him to the turf for a 3-yard loss and a safety. Harvard was out of timeouts, so Holland took three snaps and dropped to a knee. His teammates stormed the field except for Ragone, who watched from the cart, his collegiate career over. Bagnoli had his ninth Ivy title. Nothing has really distracted them this year, Bagnoli said of his players. After a 27-13 loss Oct. 20 at Yale, the Quakers were 2-4, and Copeland said they could have unraveled, but they rebounded to win three straight games. Ragone helped Penn pull out a victory late on Nov. 3 at Princeton. On Saturday, Copeland remembered walking into one of the first meetings as a freshman at Penn with Ragone. Copeland wanted to seal this victory for his old friend. To see him go down like that, there was no way we were going to let it slide, Copeland said.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUKE SHARRETT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Players from Liberty, in red, and Gardner-Webb after an early October game. Liberty students must abide by a strict behavioral code of conduct, which limits its pool of potential recruits.

In Virginias Hills, Liberty Pursues a Football Crusade

From First Sports Page the New Testament. Libertys ascent would be arduous Sisyphean, to mix in a little Greek mythology. For starters, Liberty needs an invitation from a top-level conference to begin a full schedule in the N.C.A.A.s highest football level, the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A. Most conferences are assemblies of like-minded universities that find comfort in the familiarity. Liberty stands out in any collection, perhaps a selling point or a deal breaker. There is one other catch, and it weighs heavily on the pivotal task of recruiting the nations brawniest and fastest high school football players, an oftpampered group wooed with all manner of enticements. All Liberty students are expected to live a Christian lifestyle defined by specific behavioral rules, including a prohibition of alcohol consumption on and off campus. There is also a detailed and enforced code of conduct that includes mandatory attendance at a universitywide convocation service three times a week. Jeff Barber, the Liberty athletic director, concedes that the universitys rules turn away some athletic recruits. But if we were playing at the highest level of football when Tim Tebow came out of high school, he might have been really attracted to the Christian environment of our campus, Barber said. There are a lot of talented football players in Christian high schools or elsewhere who want that lifestyle in college. And so do their parents. In the meantime, Liberty has one unquestioned, major advantage on its side, and it is the ultimate game-changer in college athletics: Liberty is flush with cash. With a devoted following of 82,000 students enrolled in its prosperous online university, Libertys net assets have ballooned by more than $900 million in the last five years. The once sleepy Liberty campus, which used to be no more than a few nondescript structures and a parking lot, has been transformed with a multitude of technologically advanced brick buildings in the Jeffersonian architectural style. Huddled against the foothills outside Lynchburgs historic downtown, Liberty has a 500,000-square-foot learning center with a new 170,000-square-foot library under construction. An observatory will open in the spring next to the equestrian center. New dormitories will house the extra 8,000 students expected to join the 12,000 existing residential students. There is an expanding law school, and a medical school is scheduled to open in 2014. But no sector of Liberty has visibly benefited from the universitys largess like the athletic department. At a time when many large public universities are increasingly crimped by shrinking state budgets or a lack of space to expand if not both Liberty has ample money and room to grow. The renovated double-decker, 20,000seat football stadium filled for home games will expand to 30,000 seats and was designed to accommodate expansion to 60,000 or more. The stadium already has luxury suites, entertainment rooms and a state-of-the-art press box wired to handle nationally televised broadcasts. Libertys locker rooms and training facilities resemble those of a top college program, if not one in the N.F.L. More practice fields are coming next year. And last year, Liberty hired Turner Gill, a onetime Nebraska allAmerican and a former coach at the University of Kansas, to lead the team on the field. Behind the scenes, an influential consulting firm has been hired to help procure an invitation from an F.B.S. conference. Libertys 19 other sports are fully staffed and award the maximum number of scholarships allowed at the Division I level a rarity outside the N.C.A.A.s elite. A 2,500-seat baseball stadium is halfway complete, and the basketball practice site is being expanded. There is an indoor soccer complex and a full-size hockey rink even though Liberty does not have a varsity hockey team. Rural western Virginia also does not receive much snow, so Liberty instead built a synthetic ski slope on a mountain overlooking campus with a ski lodge at the bottom. The likelihood that the football team will lose for multiple seasons before it succeeds, if it ever succeeds? Were prepared to be patient, Falwell said. It is a virtue. And what of the chance for embarrassing scandal? Big-time football has led many institutions astray lately, from Ohio State to North Carolina to Penn State. Were not going to back off because of bad things that might happen not after 40 years of struggling to get here, Falwell said, relaxing enough to recline slightly in his seat. For every school that has had that kind of problem, there are 25 that havent. Falwell laughed as if contemplating the notion that Liberty, with its sedate, no-partying campus atmosphere, could be overrun by wanton, uninhibited football players. Im pretty sure well be one of the 25 without those problems, he said. Gill, the coach entrusted with finding the talented players suitable for the Liberty football program, likewise did not seem worried about what was to come. This seasons team, playing in the Big South Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), took a 4-5 record into Saturdays home game against Stony Brook. In addition to coaching at Kansas, Gill coached at the University of Buffalo, which 13 years ago made the transition to I-A football. Gill led Buffalo to its only winning season so far in the top tier, in 2008. Moving up is a step-by-step process, but there are many examples of schools that have pulled it off, said Gill, sitting beneath a cross on his office wall.

A Coachs Plan
Gill, who spices his conversation with Bible quotations, says that when he is recruiting, he quickly explains the rules, campus environment and Liberty code of conduct. I dont want surprises from anyone we recruit, but I also tell them that everyone is welcome, Gill said. We have students representing every religion on earth at Liberty. And truthfully, every school has rules. Brigham Young has its ways and its regulations on student life, but theyve built a top-notch football program. Nonetheless, Gill said Liberty gravitated toward private Christian high schools and relied on word of mouth from high school coaches who understand Libertys policies. A coach might contact us and say, This kid would be a good fit for you, Gill said. They know the families. Gill considers Libertys major football aspirations important for two reasons. One, because Liberty is one of the nations largest online universities, he says he believes the football team can be a newfound connection to college life for those who cannot afford to attend a residential college. I think it would be wonderful for Libertys online students to be able to point at the TV and say, Hey, thats my university, Gill said. Why shouldnt they feel part of something, too? Gills second motivation is evangelical.

A Fathers Vision
The amenities and improvements at Liberty were not all added specifically to entice a big-time football conference to come calling, but football is at the cynosure of Libertys biggest goal: recognition as a nationally prominent university. Footballs role in making Liberty a national institution was my fathers vision from the very beginning, Falwell said one day last month from his office perch, waving his hand across a Liberty panorama that now routinely features construction cranes and cement-mixing trucks. It might have seemed farfetched then, but not now. Were as ready as anyone can be. The capital projects have gussied up little, rural Liberty, or as Falwell said with a thin grin: If youre looking for a spouse, you make yourself as attractive as possible. Then you wait for suitors. And make no mistake, Liberty is very serious about receiving suitors. Asked how long it would take the Liberty administration to respond to an invitation from a major football conference because a vote of acceptance could mean a football investment of $100 million over 10 years, Falwell abruptly answered: Forty-eight hours. The university trustees leave that sort of thing to me. Falwell, 50, is tall, angular and serious, in contrast to his famous father, the more round-faced, stout and easy-smiling leader of the Moral Majority who died in 2007, stricken in his Liberty office at 73. The younger Falwell was educated at the local Christian academy his father founded and earned a degree in religious studies at Liberty. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia and had a private practice until he was drawn into the inner circle of leadership at Liberty. He assumed the title of chancellor after his fathers death. Befitting his background, Falwell has the manner of a lawyer, circumspect when answering questions and careful not to say more than he wants to say. He is not prone to proselytization but has the conviction of a zealot. Chasing big-time football is a matter of exposure and the good it can bring to the crusade. He need not say the rest because it is obvious. Liberty sees an opportunity, a place on the vast stage that is college football, which is something akin to a religious experience in America. There is no pulpit as well lighted as the end zone of a national championship game. Its where we should be, Falwell said in a voice that was unyielding and unemotional. We would be reneging on Libertys mission if we didnt try. And what about the escalating, often prodigious costs to upgrade? If our constituency gets behind the program, the revenue will be there, he said.

Libertys chancellor, Jerry Falwell Jr., attended games as a teenager with his father, who dreamed that the team would one day play the likes of Notre Dame. Construction, financed by a prosperous online university, is a common sight on the Lynchburg, Va., campus.

God has called us to be examples and to change the world, he said. We can touch millions. Within the student body at Liberty, a question about the football team brings a smile to nearly every face. Students have been tutored in the grand scheme for the football team, sometimes during the thrice weekly convocations. At Liberty, where it is not uncommon for students to wear neckties or dresses to class, there is near complete agreement that Libertys football team should try to charge to the mountaintop of college football. If nothing else, when I go back home, people wont say: Liberty? Whats that? said Jeremiah Hartman, a senior from Perry Hall, Md. To see us on ESPN would be awesome. Sean Beam, a sophomore who grew up watching Penn State football at home in Mechanicsburg, Pa., said he hoped Liberty football could accomplish something even more profound. Maybe we usher in a new era of athletes who set a good example for other college athletes and students, Beam said. How good would it be if there was a college football program that practiced what it preached? After football practice on a weekday last month, quarterback Josh Woodrum and wide receiver Pat Kelly acknowledged that playing at Liberty was different from the experience at other Division I programs. When a fellow student stops to tell you shes going to pray for you Saturday, its not because shes worried for your safety, Kelly, a senior, said with a chuckle. Its a good thing. Woodrum, a freshman, does not harbor dreams of playing Alabama or Southern California before he leaves Liberty, but he says he expects to see the day when his successors will. We have too much to offer college football a spiritual college environment and a following that could stretch into living rooms everywhere, he said. Well get there. And, you know, well give them a good game. Since 1990, Bill Carr, the principal of Carr Sports Consulting of Gainesville, Fla., has advised and counseled more than a dozen major universities on the transition from lower-level football to the top tier. Of Liberty, one of his latest clients, Carr said: They are a quantum leap ahead of any other school weve worked with. Liberty is the best prepared and has, by far, the most resources. Its simply a matter of time until they get there. Liberty at Notre Dame? Liberty at Louisiana State? Hey, I never thought Id see Boise State in the Big East Conference, Carr said. Virginia Tech was on the outside looking in for a very long time. Now they are a bona fide member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Its a volatile time. Anything is possible. People make their own place now. Jerry Falwell Jr. recalls attending a game with his father during Libertys first full season of football, in 1974. The opponent was another Virginia college, Ferrum, enrollment 1,500. Even then, he was sitting in the bleachers talking about how one day we would play Notre Dame, Falwell said. This was when all we had was a local church and rented public school buildings. Everybody thought he was crazy. The game went back and forth. Ferrum scored late and Liberty lost, 14-7. The score didnt matter, Falwell said. He had his inspiration Notre Dame and Liberty, national faith-based institutions, Catholics against the Protestants.

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A Life Unplugged
By AIMEE LEE BALL

LANK screens. Cellphones on the fritz. Wii games sitting dormant in darkened rec rooms. For a swath of teenagers and preteens on the East Coast, the power failures that followed Hurricane Sandy last month represented the first time in their young lives that they were totally off the grid, without the ability to text, play Minecraft, video-chat, check Facebook, or send updates to Twitter. If they wanted to talk to a friend, they had to do it in person. If their first post-storm instincts were to check a weather app, they resigned themselves to battery-run radios. As the full scope of the storms damage be-

For parents worried that their children may be spending too much of their young lives online, Sandy provided a teachable moment.

came obvious, it was clear these inconveniences were hardly grave. And because most children, and adults, eventually found some kind of connection via an unaffected neighbor (or Starbucks), the withdrawal was often more of a tech diet than a total fast. But the storm provided a rare glimpse of a life lived offline. It drove some children crazy, while others managed to embrace the experience of a digital slowdown. It also produced some unexpected ammunition for parents already eager to curb the digital obsessions of their children. Early this year, when Michelle Obama revealed rather draconian rules about technology for her daughters (no TV, cellphones or computContinued on Page 15

Captured Live, on Canvas

By ELISSA GOOTMAN

MICHAEL STRAVATO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Agnes Csiszar Russo is one of a small but growing group who paint events as they happen.
FROM LIFE

VERY moment of Brynn and Ralph Carosellas wedding from the traditional Catholic ceremony to the glittering reception in a Georgian-style mansion was captured on camera, often from multiple angles. There were two professional photographers and two videographers. A quarter of the guests, by the brides best guess, documented the event with cameras or iPhones. Pictures were posted to Facebook the next day. Despite all that, or perhaps because of it, the couples favorite image of their

wedding, the one that hangs above the living room couch in their Staten Island center-hall colonial, is strikingly oldschool: a 2-by-3-foot acrylic painting, created by a so-called live-event artist named Jessica Weiss. Amid a mounting glut of photographs on Facebook, via Instagram, and in swelling digital family photo archives a curious resurgence of liveevent painting has taken hold. In recent years, a small but growing collection of artists have started advertising their services as event painters, usually charging from $1,000 to $5,000 to capture on canvas not just weddings but

also birthday parties, retirement celebrations, christenings, bar and bat mitzvahs, store openings and the occasional dinner party. Their artwork appears to be the visual equivalent of a vinyl record or typewriter: a throwback that is treasured precisely because it has been eclipsed. On Facebook, youll see someone deciding between two different pairs of shoes and asking all their friends to vote, or someone showing their kid with food on their face or that a car hit their car, Ms. Weiss said. You dont want your wedding pictures going up on the Continued on Page 12

A Two-Continent Hostess
By LIESL SCHILLINGER

N January 1961, President John F. Kennedy dropped by Joseph Alsops house on Dumbarton Avenue in Washington after the inaugural balls to unwind with a band of revelers over Champagne and turtle soup. Kennedy was always welcome at the Georgetown home of the outspoken, hawkish Alsop and his elegant wife, Susan Mary; but a year and a half later, the president nearly spoiled one of their dinners by talking at such length in the garden with the guest of honor, Charles E. Bohlen (whom he had just appointed

ambassador to France), that the lamb got cold. The Washington Posts Katharine and Don Graham, the philosopher Isaiah Berlin and other guests waited hungrily for the President and ambassador to come to table. Something is going on, Susan Mary told her husband later that night. You think so? he responded, skeptically. That something turned out to be the Cuban missile crisis. American Lady, a new biography of Susan Mary Alsop by Caroline de Margerie, a French judge and former diplomat, reveals the influence and insight of the American hostess, who lived so ele-

gantly in the public eye, and so passionately when no one was watching. Unlike her husband, Mrs. Alsop was not a syndicated columnist read by hundreds of thousands. But her gatherings drew people from both sides of the political aisles, creating lasting bonds. If she were alive today, she would be giving a celebratory dinner that President and Michelle Obama and perhaps even Mitt and Ann Romney would be delighted to attend, and where politesse would trump politics. Until she died in 2004, the tradition of giving parties to forge social and politiContinued on Page 2

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A Two-Continent Hostess
From First Styles Page cal alliances thrived in Washington, perpetuated by savvy, charming hostesses who delighted in making introductions and in smoothing discord between powerful men and women magnifying their own reputations in the process. Mrs. Alsop was predeceased by Katharine Graham, another partygiver of wit and panache; and before that, by Pamela Harriman (whom she loathed, according to her biographer) and long before that, Perle Mesta. But the saloniste chain has been broken lately; it awaits a new doyenne to reattach the link and keep it growing. For those not quite sure who Susan Mary Alsop was, heres a refresher. Slender, lovely, dark-haired, ladylike and intense, she was born Susan Mary Jay in 1918, descended from John Jay, a founding father and the countrys first chief justice. As a Jay, she had enough family money to live comfortably but not enough to be rich (in her own opinion at least, according to Ms. de Margerie). In October 1939, when she was 20, she married a man named Bill Patten, and in 1945, wangled him a job at the American Embassy in Paris, where she gave frolicsome dinners for European, British and American social and diplomatic luminaries that had a serious underlying intent: to strengthen European-American ties. She really set herself this purpose quite seriously, Ms. de Margerie said last week by phone from Paris, on the eve of her American book tour. She wanted to help Americans understand the French, and vice versa. She thought of herself as a go-between helping two countries she loved, France and America. Ms. de Margeries mother in-law, Hlne de Margerie, who attended many of Susan Marys Georgetown soirees when her husband, Emmanuel de Margerie, was Frances ambassador to the United States in the 80s, told her that going to Susan Marys in some ways was like going to an exam: you had to have your French-andAmerican facts at your fingertips, because you would be examined closely. Had Susan Mary been born later, Ms. de Margerie suggested, She would have been either a journalist, a profession she would have very much liked to embrace, or a diplomat, which was in the family tradition. Yet in her own way, which was restricted by her class and her times, she managed to be both

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Mary Alsop, seated at right, in Washington in 1961. Mrs. Alsop, shown in the 1970s, below left, is the subject of American Lady.
For her, reaching across the aisle was instinctive, no matter what the relationship. She was a Democrat but voted her conscience, even if that meant voting for a Republican, as she did in 1976, voting for Gerald Ford, not Jimmy Carter though she approved of many of the clever men in Mr. Carters administration and invited them to her parties. When Henry Kissinger dropped by Mrs. Alsops house in 1977 to watch David Frosts television interview with Richard Nixon, he got so angry hearing Nixon play down Mr. Kissingers role in foreign affairs that his hostess wrote to the former president afterward, urging him to make amends. Nixon quickly sent Susan Mary a letter in which he praised his erstwhile secretary of state as the greatest diplomat of our times, and asked her to deliver the message to Mr. Kissinger herself. She knew people on both sides, and if they were interesting and bright and devoted to the common good, that was good enough for her, Ms. de Margerie said. There was no party hatred. The mere notion would have been very distasteful to her. Its interesting to see how well, and with what intelligence, a woman born and educated in the United States embraced a different culture, the author said. And she belonged to both continents, which is an added attraction. Its nice to know that the tradition of American writers interested in France lives on, thanks to people like Susan Mary. The relationship between France and the United States has always been intense, she said, but the example of one American patriot whose life was shaped by her love affair with France is what motivated her to write this biography, she said. Its part of bridging the gap.

Susan Mary Alsop helped Americans understand France.

things. She exerted a kind of behind-thescenes diplomacy, both in Paris, where she spent 15 years of her life probably the happiest years and in Washington. In postwar Paris, when she was in her 20s and 30s, Susan Mary cut quite a dash. Nancy Mitford, the caustic British novelist and Francophile, adored her. That didnt keep her from sending up Susan Mary in her novels as an over-earnest American (Mildred Jungfleisch) who talked too much about politics. Dior sent her New Look dresses to wear because she knew everybody and had, as Ms. de Margerie said, a tiny waist and a fine bosom. The clothes could have been made for her she just wore them so well. She enjoyed it hugely. Its this combination of glamour and utter seriousness that Nancy Mitford laughed at, and that I find irresistible. Duff Cooper, the British ambassador to France (and the author of a biography of Talleyrand, the duplicitous politician famous for giving lavish state dinners) also found Susan Mary irresistible, though she was far from

his only lover. They had a long, discreet affair, which Susan Marys husband either did not suspect, or did not mind too much. Hes one of my favorite characters, because of his gentleness, his sense of humor and his courage, Ms. de Margerie said of Mr. Patten. Upon meeting Mr. Cooper, Susan Mary asked him to give her biographies of great men to read, so she could educate herself. Flatteringly, she asked him, Is there a life of you? I adore that sentence, Ms. de Margerie said. Its a very sexy sentence. It also shows that she was prepared to say completely outrageous things. Mr. Cooper died in 1954, and a few years later, Susan Mary took up with another British ambassador to France, Gladwyn Jebb. She liked the British, Ms. de Margerie said. She liked their way of speaking, their tongue-in-cheek attitude, their sense of humor that was specially attractive to her. Ms. de Margerie was given letters, thought destroyed, written by Susan Mary to Mr. Cooper, which his daughter Artemis (a friend of the author) allowed her to photocopy, and which fill this marvelous book (published by Viking) with Susan Marys buoyant but touchingly self-editing voice. Susan Mary liked to see history on the boil, Ms. Mitford observed; and when Mr. Patten died in 1960 of emphysema, his wife returned to the United States to watch history boil on her own turf. Washington was not surprised that she married Joe Alsop so quickly after her husbands death, Ms. de Margerie learned. What surprised Georgetown was that she had married him at all, as he was gay and had a difficult personality (showcased in the recent Broadway play by David Auburn, The Columnist). Ms. de Margerie writes, Both Joe and Susan Mary were far too realistic not to realize how beneficial the marriage would be. Joe would be provided with a family, which was a social advantage and a personal comfort, she explained. Susan Mary would have a new home, enter a political clan, and become one of Washingtons most sought-after hostesses.

Corrections
An article last Sunday about Americans who relocate to Canada described 17,000 of those emigrants incorrectly. In 2000, 5,800 Americans moved to Canada and in 2008, 11,200 more moved there; those were not the total number of Americans living there in each of those years. The article also misstated part of the name of the Canadian government agency that provided those figures. It is Citizenship and Immigration Canada, not Citizen and Immigration Canada.

An article last Sunday about the model Kate Moss described her relationship to Jefferson Hack incorrectly. Though they had a daughter together, they were never married.

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T was last spring that the designer Maria Cornejo introduced the Liad envelope bag and the Ollie shoe, a mid-high heel with ankle and toe bands that leave the middle of the foot naked. Now, to meet popular demand (for which fans like Tilda Swinton and Kerry Diamond are partly responsible), Ms. Cornejo is reissuing the everyday accessories in glowy, highlighter yellow. I love to have color in my wardrobe in the winter months, she said. I would wear these pieces with pants and just have a little bit of skin showing. I would wear them with cute silk ankle socks as well. Zero + Maria Cornejo Ollie Pump in Neon, $825, Liad Clutch in Neon, $650; CHELSEA ZALOPANY zeromariacornejo.com.

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HE Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard considers himself first and foremost a painter and a writer, though his elaborate installations, which can also involve drawings, photographs, films, furniture, dolls and all manner of ready-made objects, are far from solitary productions. Mr. Melgaard brings in a large cast of collaborators and gives them very little direction, an approach, he said, that allows room for surprise. A New Novel by Bjarne Melgaard, on view at Luxembourg & Dayan, 64 East 77thStreet, through Dec. 22, even has some fashion thrown into the mad, mad mix, thanks to a collaboration with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, who designed an evening dress, right, inspired by Mr. Melgaards paintings (one of which is above) in versions to fit a 50-inch doll and a 6-foot doll, as well as three mens ensembles in Mr. Melgaards size. Proenza Schouler fans might also notice material from the designers past collections upholstered onto Mr. Melgaards hulking, off-kilter furniture and patchworked into a rug on the gallerys ground floor. This kind ofcollaboration isa lot of funand gives us freedom to play a little outside of our usual system, Mr. McCollough and Mr. Hernandez wrote in an e-mail. Bjarne is an incredible artist, and we are very much honored both to know him and to be a part of his wild ride.
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ON THE STREET

Bill Cunningham

Anyway
When the New York City Marathon was abruptly canceled because of the hurricane, thousands of runners from around the world had already gathered. At 7:30 a.m. last Sunday, which would have been marathon day, I saw more than 50 German runners entering Central Park: word had spread of a spontaneous 26-mile run around the park. The athletes immediately began to strip off their outer clothing and pile it into boxes for hurricane victims. Other runners quickly followed suit. Pastel running gear reflected the chrysanthemums in the parks Conservatory Garden. Two Canadian women distributed water from gallon jugs. A European group placed New York postcards on ribbons and awarded these medallions at the improvised finish line, and a rainbow appeared over a park fountain. By Wednesday, most runners had left the city, and the chrysanthemums were buried under five inches of snow. But the positive energy of the impromptu race lingered.

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A New Set of Eyes

OST people who stayed up to see the Obamas on election night probably saw, or thought, the same thing: who are those grownup-looking girls with their parents? Malia Obama is now 14, her sister, Sasha, 11, and their outfits full skirts, flats, sparkly necklaces (on Sasha) caused more talk on the Internet than Michelles magenta Michael Kors dress. And not because the first lady had worn the dress before. Were just interested in what young people think: about politics, cultural
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matters and, yes, fashion. Their outfits were totally appropriate for their ages, said Amy Astley, the editor of Teen Vogue, reminding me that, by and large, teenagers dress to conform to their peers rather than to stand out. Their flared skirts and conservative layered tops were in line with what you see on a number of blogs and, of course, around New York. And, no, Ms. Astley did not think the skirts were too short, as some observers did. Teenage girls abhor a kneelength skirt, she said. Its like a one-piece swimsuit. Its what their mothers wear. This made me wonder what it would be like for a goth teenager living in the White House. How would the Obamas handle piercings and tattoos? No doubt theyd show love and

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tolerance, but I imagine that the nuances of goth would escape the mainstream media and invite irritating comments. In a way, the Obama girls fashion sense is hemmed in, at least when they are in public. The average age of Teen Vogues readers is 19. That made me think about the news that Nicolas Ghesquire has decided to leave Balenciaga after 15 years as creative director of the Paris house. Malia Obama wasnt even born when the designer, then unknown, started making strange connections between Cristobal Balenciagas pure, religious shapes and Princess Leia. Balenciaga saw Goya, and Mr. Ghesquire saw Star Wars. As he said in 1999, when I first met him: I look at all these images, and I learn to try to integrate them, but then I try to forget them. After all, I am 28 and I can only see things through my eyes. He was incredibly nimble in those early years. He did a lot with a little: those beautiful, tattered white and
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pearl-beaded dresses inspired by bridal attire, the slouchy green cargo pants that became a hit, the superchic waxed cotton coats based on Barbour jackets. But Mr. Ghesquire also had a vision for Balenciaga. He knew which ideas the label could support, and, naturally, some things didnt work. At age 40, he should again want the challenge, and the freedom, of seeing things through my eyes. As for his successor, I think its clear that it must be someone who represents a new generation. That is now the power of Balenciaga, thanks to Mr. Ghesquire and the people who worked with him. It is a platform for new ideas. Lots of names are already being tossed around: Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Christopher Kane. There will be more. Round up the usual suspects! But for those 19-year-olds who will one day be 30, the next designer of Balenciaga will also need to have a vision. And that is becoming harder to find.

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MODERN LOVE

Finding the Courage to Reveal a Fetish

Were looking for the people who will love us, even when its difficult. Or uncomfortable. Or painful.

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waist. We had met a few weeks earlier through a Stanford student group. He was quiet and broad-shouldered. I liked him right away. I have a leather one, too, he replied, smiling. I was thunderstruck. For as long as I remember, Ive been fairly obsessed with spanking. This obsession felt impossible to share, so I was always hungry for cues that someone could relate. Davids remark was innocent, of course, but I was so desperate for understanding that I imagined connections everywhere. Youre in trouble! a friend once declared when I playfully stole his textbook during a date. Really? I asked, hope rising. He started tickling me. The relationship was doomed. I had long assumed my life partner would share my kink. At 17, I met my first boyfriend while living abroad. He was 24 and so comfortable with his sexual identity that on our second date he asked whether I had ever received a severe spanking. His question took my breath away, and our next 18 months were essentially an extension of that first electrified moment. By the time we broke up, I had come to accept that a shared fetish was a necessary part of any future relationship. But David, it turned out, is vanilla the word the spanking community uses to describe people who dont share our quirk. I was disappointed, but it was too late: I had already fallen in love with him. My dilemma was clear: how could I describe my desires to David when I could hardly confess them to myself? Spanking fetishists dont have a tradition of coming out. The comparisons to child abuse and spousal battery are inevitable, upsetting and often impossible to dispel, so its easiest to keep our interest private. Jillian Keenan is a freelance writer in New York City. E-mail: modernlove@nytimes.com

AVID doesnt remember this conversation, but I wont forget. Nice belt, I said, gesturing to the red canvas belt around his

In 1996, Daphne Merkin examined her own fascination with spanking in Unlikely Obsession for The New Yorker. Her confession raised such a controversy that it was still being mentioned this year, when one writer concluded that its take-away was, something is wrong with Daphne Merkin. Even popular books and movies link erotic spanking to severe psychological trauma. In Fifty Shades of Grey, Christian Greys passion for erotic pain is a result of extreme childhood abuse. The 2002 film Secretary suggests that the main characters spanking obsession is merely a preferable alternative to self-mutilation. So what is a nice girl (who also happens to love being spanked) supposed to think? More pressingly, what is she supposed to say to her brand-new boyfriend? At 20, I confronted the situation indirectly; I went to a college party, steeled my nerves with cocktails, and breezily told Davids roommate that I was kind of into S & M. It worked. A few nights later, David asked, Are you, like, into pain? Um, I said, blushing. Yes? It wasnt quite true. Im not into pain; Im into being spanked. But it seemed like a safe first step. Over the last decade it has become fashionable in certain millennial circles to announce an interest in bondage or other forms of sadomasochism. The implications are often tame: A couple buys handcuffs, experiments with hot wax, and tosses in the occasional spanking. So when David heard I was kind of into S & M, he interpreted the code exactly how I had expected: from time to time, he spanked me during sex. This was a step in the right direction, but it wasnt the whole story. While there is a strong erotic element to my kink, sex is merely a side dish to the more absorbing entree of the spanking itself. Its hard to admit this. A few playful swats during sex seem fun, while serious spankings seem damaged and perverse. After years of pretending I was interested only in the occasional erotic swat, I finally had to admit it to myself: Although spankings do satisfy a strong sexual need, they satisfy an equally strong psychological one. On my computer, hidden inside a series of password-protected folders, is a folder labeled David, If You Find This, Please Dont Look Inside. It has my favorite spanking

stories Ive collected online. A small fraction are what youd imagine: A man spanks a woman, then they have sex. In the vast majority, though, both characters are men, have a platonic relationship, and no sex or romanticism is involved. This paradox that my kink is simultaneously sexual and asexual is one of its most frustrating and intriguing aspects. Perhaps Id been so uncomfortable with my sexuality for so long that scenes with two men, where there isnt an obvious stand-in for me, were easier to digest. Perhaps Ill never fully understand. My kink developed early. As a child, I pored over any book that mentioned spanking, paddling or thrashing. Tom Sawyer went through many reads, as did believe it or not key dictionary entries. (Looking up titillating definitions is so common among developing spankophiles that its almost a rite of passage.)

Y high school, Id started to explore my feelings in more public ways. When my best friend and I wrote short stories together, I exorcised my nascent fantasies by subjecting our characters to ritualized, punitive beatings. With classmates, Id awkwardly introduce the topic with invented references to a news story about a town that wanted to outlaw spanking. What do you think of that? Id ask, straining to sound casual. But when I started college and got my first personal computer, everything changed. In online anonymity I found a community that shared my interest and insecurities. I wasnt looking for partners to play with (as its called); spanking, to me, is as intimate as sex, and not to be shared with someone I didnt love. I just wanted a forum to express my otherwise unexpressible side. What did you all do before the Internet? I asked a woman in an online forum. The brave ones looked for personal ads, she replied. The rest of us were lonely. For the next several years, I settled into a sexual dtente: David, under the impression that I was kind of into S & M, satisfied my physical desires almost. Online strangers satisfied my desire for community and understanding almost. And I stopped feeling like a freak almost. Almost, I decided, would have to be

enough. I often tried to pinpoint the origins of my obsession. Ive been exposed to enough pop psychology to recognize the obvious first question: Yes, I was spanked as a child, but infrequently and never to an extreme degree. Many of my childhood friends experienced some form of corporal punishment and emerged into adulthood unburdened with daily thoughts on the subject. For a few months, I buried myself in physiological explanations for why someone might enjoy being spanked. Pain causes an endorphin rush, which can be pleasurable. The process also causes blood to rush to the pelvic region, which mimics sexual arousal. This is biologically normal, I told myself. Totally normal. Eventually, I gave up. It was exhausting and depressing to try to justify my obsession. Moreover, it wasnt working. The solution, I realized, had been sleeping next to me for almost six years. David is my best friend, my fianc and my champion. If anyone can convince me Im not damaged, its David. He makes me stronger when I cant do it alone. But how could I ever express it all my history, insecurities, secrets and hopes? Im a writer, so I wrote it down. And as I translated my feelings and memories into these words, I took control of a desire that has controlled me for most of my life. I felt comfortable, confident even celebratory. For about three days. Then ancient insecurities, as they always do, crept back. Coming out of the closet isnt the right expression. Were not in closets that can be left in a single step as the door clicks shut behind. Coming out of the house might be better. Or coming out of the labyrinth. In our different ways, we all just want honesty and intimacy, right? Were looking for the people who will love us, even when its difficult. Or uncomfortable. Or painful. I always share my writing with David, and this time would be no different. This is hard to show you, I said as I slid my laptop across the bed. Also, Im worried that my paragraph structure is confusing. As he read each page, I felt the clicks of a dozen doors closing behind me. I love you, David said when he finished. Youre so brave. And there is nothing wrong with your paragraph structure. Click.

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SOCIAL QS

Philip Galanes

At Close Quarters
My 28-year-old daughter, who lives across the country, asked if she could bring her new beau home for Thanksgiving. My concern is that he is 20 years older than her, my husband doesnt know he exists, and Im afraid he will hit the roof if he finds out. We allowed a prior, age-appropriate boyfriend to stay in her room. Should I tell my husband? Or tell my daughter that Im not comfortable having her friend? Our house is small, and theres no place for him except in her room. Anonymous
Age, as they say, may be just a number, but so are quarterly tax amounts and exploding waist measurements. Not all numbers are welcome. I get that a man inching toward AARP membership is not your ideal mate for your daughter. But he may be hers. So tread lightly. First, stop protecting Papa. Some night after dinner, tell hubby quietly about the new beau. Or have your daughter do it over the phone. But frame the discussion around preserving your vital relationship with your child. If you force her to choose between you and the man she loves, guess who loses every time. Because you didnt object to the prior boyfriend sharing her room, I dont see how you can penalize this one, other than because of age bias. And why poison relations with your daughter over someone you havent even met? This guy may be a silver fox (or at least silver-chinned, like Daniel Craig in the new Bond movie) with a kind heart and bursting bank accounts. Your not-so-little girl could do worse. Think it over. Id let him stay, but its your home. Or put them up in the local Marriott, but that may be a distinction without a difference. lets recognize how lucky you (and your relatives) are. People died! As to the cleanup, every host sings a slightly different tune. For each letter about slothful guests who lift not a finger, I receive nearly as many complaining about guests who wont back off. Some of us, it seems, are very particular about our tidying. It would have been lovely for your dinner guest to offer to pitch in. But because she didnt, ask for a helping hand: Could you help me clear, please? As Joe Jackson (almost) sang, You cant get want you want, til you say what you want.

Yale Graduates Seek A Hip-Hop Degree

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RAP GUIDE The creators of Rap Genius, a hip-hop lyrics site, from left, Ilan Zechory, Tom Lehman and Mahbod Moghadam.

Bar Issues
My wife and I frequently dine at a local bistro. Occasionally, we like to sit at the bar and eat there. Over the years, the bartender has come to consider us friends. We consider him a very nice bartender. The problem? When we eat at the bar, he spends half the time talking with us, when my wife and I would rather chat privately. The obvious solution is to take a table, but why should we change our seating preference to avoid the bartender? David, Ridgefield, Conn. Ah, the dark side of Cheers. Where everybody knows our name and then wears it out. There is a communal quality to sitting (and eating) at a bar. But I dont believe you are objecting to the occasional pleasantry as much as prolonged intrusions. Try some direct politeness. Next time the bartender horns in on your dinner, say: Were right in the middle of something. Can you excuse us, please? It may feel awkward for a minute or two, but a good bartender will be cautious about re-entry. If not, be even straighter with him (Sorry, were talking), which may be excruciating, but will work. Or simply head for a table.

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Stormy Relations
I live in a small town with relatives and extended family nearby. Hurricane Sandy left us all without power. A day later, 93 percent remained in the dark. Guess who was among the 7 percent with light? So I invited the family to dinner. Later, one of my relatives read text messages on her phone while I did all the dishes. Is it incumbent upon a host to do all the cleanup? Anonymous Before we get to the thorny problem of your dirty dishes,

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T started with confusion over a Camron lyric. In 2009, Tom Lehman, a computer programmer, was puzzled by the line, 80 holes in your shirt: there, your own Jamaican clothes in the rap song Family Ties. What were Jamaican clothes, he wondered? A friend from Yale, Mahbod Moghadam, guessed that the lyric referred to the tattered clothing worn by impoverished Jamaicans. That turned out not to be true, but it was enough to inspire Mr. Lehman to build Rap Genius, a Web site that seeks to decipher every lyric in hip-hop. While rap lyric sites are not new, Rap Genius distinguished itself by adding a Wikipedia-esque twist, allowing anyone to annotate lyrics with words, photos and videos. More than 250,000 people have submitted explanations to date, with contributions vetted by 500 editors, many of them high school or college students. The result is a mlange of decoded slang, interpretations of varying plausibility and dorky jokes that has struck a chord. The site draws two million unique visitors a month, according to comScore, an independent analytics firm, and last month Ben Horowitz, a well-known venture capitalist in Silicon Valley with a soft spot for hip-hop, announced he was investing $15 million in the site. But the project has also been dogged by awkward questions about race and authenticity, including a recent dispute over conversations in a chat room that some call racist. Not helping matters is the sometimes-outlandish behavior of its three founders, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Moghadam and a third buddy from Yale, Ilan Zechory. Rap Genius is run out of two penthouse apartments in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where the founders seem to fancy themselves as hip-hop personalities in their own right. Mr. Lehman, 28, sports an unkempt Afro of sorts, and seems to wear a different pair of sunglasses for every conversation.

Friends noted a striking accumulation of skinny jeans in various colors after he received Mr. Horowitzs check. Mr. Lehman is also a stickler for punctuation, which can be torture for someone who runs a crowdsourced hip-hop Web site. Mr. Moghadam, 29, favors shirtlessness to show off a muscular upper body, and speaks in a unique patois that mixes phrases like we got bottles and pop it for pimp with graduate-school-level discussions of Orientalism and religious texts. He can come off as a star-struck fan, bragging about meeting Gucci Mane or Big Boi one moment, before drifting into hyperbolic claims about Rap Geniuss future the next. Mr. Zechory, 28, cuts a more modest figure. He says that his two friends are playing roles, and marvels at their ability to

Rap Genius has found roadblocks on the way to the definitive lyric source.
keep up the act. Ive never seen him break character, he said of Mr. Moghadam. Perhaps the sites biggest claim to fame has been its ability to get several famous rappers, including Nas and 50 Cent, to explain their own lyrics on the site. GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan received a tutorial last month. He came away enthusiastic. This is a perfect site for me, because I love talking about hip-hop and lyrics, he said. The way I write is like a puzzle, so most of it can be broken down and explained in detail. But some critics suspect that Rap Geniuss founders are engaged in a sort of perpetual parody of the music they claim to be rhapsodizing. Theres a consciousness about what theyre doing we call it slumming, said Camille Charles, a sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies race. The site has been plagued by other trou-

bles. Many of the song transcripts are identical typos and all to those found on the Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive, a Web site that has existed in varying forms since 1992. And some explanations are cause for eye-rolling. Its frequently incorrect, just straight up wrong, in the transcription and definitely in the interpretation, said Adam Mansbach, the author of Go the ____ to Sleep, a profane play on the bedtime storybook. Mr. Moghadam said that he is aware of how a hip-hop site created by three Yale graduates might raise suspicions. But he notes that Rap Genius is designed to weed out wrong answers, using as an example his own faulty explanation of Jamaican clothes, which the site now says refers to mesh tank tops with a lot of little holes in them. At the same time, Mr. Moghadams own actions have given critics plenty to work with. When Kool A.D., a rapper from the group Das Racist, referred to Rap Genius as white devil sophistry in a song last year, Mr. Moghadam posted a response video, in which he raps about the color of Kool A.D.s skin with a line that some took as racist. (Mr. Moghadam, who is Persian, insists he was making a reference to how he thought Kool A.D. looks sickly.) But the racial questions arose again a few weeks ago when Bryan Crawford, a prominent hip-hop blogger, posted screen grabs from a Rap Genius chat room that showed users making jokes about slavery. In response, the founders denounced the jokes as racist, but added that the site could be not be held accountable for every comment, much like Twitter cant be blamed for every offensive tweet. On his own, however, Mr. Moghadam went further and physically threatened Mr. Crawford in an online chat and on Twitter. Mr. Moghadam insists that the beef was largely tongue-in-cheek, and that the bluster is just part of the pugnacious hip-hop world. Dissing is their vocabulary, he said. If theyre dissing you, theyre showing you respect.

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Captured Live, On Canvas

From First Styles Page same news feed as that. No one keeps tabs on the number of live-event painters, but of a dozen interviewed, more than half started signing up clients within the last five years, and veteran painters said they had noticed more competition lately. Customers said there are unexpectedadvantages to hiring an artist. As Mrs. Carosella noted: The photographer cant say at any given moment, Please, I need the center dance floor cleared, I need the cake in the middle of the dance floor, the bridal party to the right, the grooms parents to the left, the best man to the lower center and Brynn and Ralph dancing their first dance. She could capture that. In Los Angeles, Agnes Csiszar Russo, a sketch artist who has helped design dozens of movie sets and posters, started painting live events five years ago after an admirer of her work asked if she would paint at his wedding. Over years of painting surprise parties, anniversary parties, fund-raisers (the winning bidder is painted in) and weddings from Rhode Island to the Bahamas, she has honed the art of canvas diplomacy. You dont see double chins in my paintings, she said. Everybody has a couple of pounds lost. She can also control her subjects emotions, or at least the appearance thereof: Theyre always happy. Ms. Russo said she investigates the family dynamics before she arrives. In discreet conversations before the event, her clients inform her which relatives and friends have made the cut and should be depicted. (He who pays the painter . . . ) There are always extra people who wanted to be in the painting and they didnt make it, Ms. Russo said. I have to be careful around that area when they come around: Why am I not in it? My brothers are in it. Some artists, like Ms. Russo, who sometimes uses oil paint and sometimes acrylic, take their canvases home after the event, touching them up over days or months. Cindy Myers, who hired Ms. Russo to paint at her husbands 40thbirthday party at an antique-car showroom in July, only recently received the finished product. We want all of our memories captured as much as possible, but for me this is just on a whole different level, Mrs. Myers said. This is something that will probably be in our family forever. Anne Watkins, a Manhattan artist, started painting at friends weddings in the 1980s; she would leave her paintings on the table, as a gift. Now she charges $7,000 and up for not just one painting, but a series of evocative watercolors. For weddings, she often starts with the brides dress fitting, which can make some really dreamy ones. She has painted at a five-day wedding celebration in St. Barts, as well as 40th birthdays, 50th birthdays, anniversary
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BRUSHWORK Top, Brynn and Ralph Carosellas wedding painting, done on

the spot by the life-event painter Jessica Weiss, has pride of place in their living room. Above, Agnes Csiszar Russo at work at a Houston wedding.
celebrations and one Thanksgiving dinner. I painted the kids sitting on the couch watching the game, and I painted the people in the kitchen making stuff, she said. I painted the guys who were deep-frying the turkey in the garage. Each image is designed to pull one back to a moment, an emotion. The kind of art I do is abstract enough that every detail isnt laid out, so people cant just glide over it, Ms. Watkins said. What pins the memory down is that connection with feeling. Miles Pelky, a San Diego D.J. who started a Web site called liveeventartist .com, connecting artists with clients, said he tested a number of artists before finding those who could capture the venue, the mood, the couple and the guests and not get flustered when guests came by to watch. After all, the

customers can be picky. Once, he recalled, a bride complained that her dress was depicted in the wrong shade of white. She was adamant about it being more of a cream color, Mr. Pelky said. The gown was repainted. A couple of months after one wedding, the groom returned to Sam Days Seattle studio, requesting that Mr. Day paint over couples who had subsequently broken up. After that, Mr. Day began encouraging clients to consider a painting complete when he signs it at the end of an event, under the theory that, as it states in his contract, changes may diminish a feel of spontaneity in the work. Cameras may not lie, but artists are by definition free to embellish, and in live-event painting, the ability to fictionalize is part of the appeal. Some people ask their event painters to depict loved ones who couldnt be there to celebrate: a grandmother who has died, a friend who was sick or double-booked, a cherished Shih Tzu. Mr. Day will not paint in people who are not in attendance, but he does make allowances for absent pets and thinning manes. I dont fictionalize, he said, but I can add a little more hair. When Ms. Weiss, of New Jersey, gets requests to depict deceased relatives as guests, she proposes alternative solutions, like painting in the persons initials. Theres so much emotion connected to someone who isnt there, she

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said. No ones going to be happy with the outcome. She is happy to fulfill other wishes; when she overheard one bride making the unhappy discovery that the wedding cake had been mistakenly decorated with black fondant ribbon, Ms. Weiss gently intervened, asking her what it was supposed to look like. In the painting, if not in real life, the cake is all white.

Bunny Makeover For a New Locale

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES

ALTERATIONS NEEDED Hugh Hefner and bunnies in 1960.

By HEATHER TIMMONS

NEW DELHI S the Playboy Club gets set to open in Goa this winter, its first venture in India, one pressing question keeps cropping up: What, exactly, will the bunnies wear? (Yes, the clubs opening also inspires other, more serious questions about women, tolerance and propriety in India. More on that below.) In a country where the introduction of American-style cheerleaders was quickly followed by orders that they put on some more clothes, the traditional cleavage-baring, waist-cinching, high-cut bunny costume originally designed by Hugh Hefner in 1960 obviously had to be abandoned. But what to replace it with? That was the question put to Sanjay Gupta, the Indian businessman bringing the club here. Mr. Gupta, whose 25 years of business experience includes the entertainment, metals and mining industries, said his PB Lifestyle is working with Playboy executives about a redesigned costume more appropriate for Indias standards of modesty. How about a salwar kameez, the traditional Southeast Asian outfit made up a long tunic paired with pajama-like trousers? Salwar kameez, Mr. Gupta said. That would be too modest. Instead, he said, think of a modern Indian woman, when picturing the new outfit, one who knows her way, who is educated and is assertive. (Maybe a suit and trousers ensemble from Raymonds Park Avenue line, then?) Another very important question: Will there be ears? Mr. Gupta would rather not comment, citing continuing discussions with Playboy, but added, We will be close to the traditional outfit. So that must mean ears? Yes, of course, he conceded. Indias Playboy bunnies will be imports, to start, Mr. Gupta said: experts shipped in from the United States, Australia, Britain and other countries. Bunnies are rigorously trained, he said, from a Playboy Bunny manual. Mr. Gupta said he planned to open 120 Playboy Clubs in India in the next decade, starting with a 32,000-square-foot location on the beach in Goa in December. Goas chief minister has already promised to keep close watch on the club, looking for wrongdoing, making Mr. Guptas plans sound ambitious. But its hard not to wonder: In a country where the celebration of Valentines Day inspires protests and where women who wear Western clothing are blamed when they are attacked by men, does it make sense to open a club staffed by women in bunny outfits in the first place? The bunnies will not be serving drinks, they will be acting as hostesses, Mr. Gupta said. You have air hostesses, they are treated with respect, and the same will be true for the bunnies, he said.

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For Pantyhose, Its Back to Work

Adele) have admitted to doing HIS fall, Elisa Dahan is with Spanx, for the same slimfavoring a ladylike sil- ming and toning effect. Beyonc houette, including body- Knowles, for example, frequently conscious dresses from wears two pairs of hose say a Phillip Lim and D&G pencil nude stocking beneath fishnets skirts, all worn with a new favor- when performing, said Heathite accessory: hosiery. You sud- er Thomson, who helped dress denly have flawless legs without the entertainer for public appearhaving to do anything, said Ms. ances as creative director of Dahan, 33, a Montreal-based House of Deron before founding mother of two and co-designer of the shapewear company Yummie Mackage, a brand of downtown Tummie and appearing in the cast of the Real Housewives of chic outerwear. Not long ago, few fashionable New York City. women could stand wearing pantyhose. In the 1990s, as office dress codes became more casual and the power suit became pass, many women abandoned hose entirely; a certain class of Manhattan socialite became known for venturing out even on freezing nights with bare legs. Later they began to rely instead on products like Spanx for body contouring, and self-tanning lotions to conceal blemishes. For many women, not wearing hose was part of a bigger rebellion against dressing up, and a celebration of their freedom, said Laurie Ann Goldman, chief executive of Spanx. But in a season when the fashion spotlight is on the leg, hosiery is finding a new generation of fans who dont view stockings as a necessary evil mandated by office dress codes and social mores, but as a bona fide style choice with long-forgotten cosmetic powers. Its like that old trick cameramen POOL PHOTO BY CHRIS JACKSON use, putting a Wolford ROYAL RULES Catherine, the Duchess stocking over the lens to soften the look of skin, of Cambridge, covers up in public. said Dr. Patricia Wexler, a Stockings give her the confiNew York dermatologist who treats the fashion elite. Except dence she needs to go on stage, youre actually putting it on the Ms. Thomson said, adding that Yummie Tummie will be starting leg. Ms. Goldman said Spanx has its own line of hosiery (priced at seen more than 50 percent $32 to $79 a pair) next fall. The stockings of today bear litgrowth in its fashion sheers business in the last two years. And tle resemblance to those of the Working Girl era starting according to Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst with the with the prices. Pretty Polly, a NPD Group, a market research brand from Britain that expandcompany based in Port Washing- ed to the United States in the ton, N.Y., sales of hosiery grew 10 summer of 2011, does a brisk percent in 2011, from $900 million business selling pantyhose with to $1 billion, and are on track to trompe loeil garters (the actress post similar gains in 2012. Mr. Co- Selena Gomez and the singer Jeshen attributed the increase to the sie J are fans, according to the relative affordability of stockings company) selling for $25 to $34 a compared with other accessories pair. Wolford, a high-end brand and the continued importance of based in Austria, is offering sheer the dress as a fashion trend. And, nude stockings with studded he said, given the current chal- black bands la Fifty Shades of lenging job market, women are Grey ($160). Softer yarns, new knitting dressing more to think about suctechniques (more open weaves cess. and seamless finishes), and other innovations (like microencapsulated moisturizers) have made putting on and wearing hosiery a more pleasurable experience, companies say. These are not the uncomfortable, tourniquettype stockings women couldnt wait to take off, said Cathy Volker, executive vice president of global licensing for Donna Karan, which in September began selling the first new line of stockings the company had introduced to the marketplace in 10 years. Called Evolution, the line (priced at $28 a pair) features graduated compression, meaning the amount of pressure on the leg is greatest at the ankle and calf and decreases as the stocking moves upward. Dr. Julie K. Karen, assistant clinical professor of ERIN BAIANO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES dermatology at NYU LanA LIFT Sharon Dorram wears medigone Medical Center, said cal-grade stockings to help her legs. that while most hosiery has no medical benefit, a Theyre also following, per- graduated stocking has the pohaps, what they see on celebri- tential to improve circulation. ties. Since becoming Catherine, The whole dilemma with the leg the Duchess of Cambridge, the veins is that they are fighting young royal has rarely been seen gravity all day long, trying to in a skirt without stockings (pal- push the blood back to the heart, ace protocol dictates that she not Dr. Karen said, cautioning that appear in public with bare legs), people with large varicose veins while Rihanna (a woman unfet- may need medical-grade stocktered by any such sartorial ings that have greater compresedicts) recently flashed the tops sion to realize any benefit. of her flesh-toned thigh-highs Thats the kind of hosiery that while exiting a car. Lady Gaga the New York-based hair colorist has also flaunted her hose. Sharon Dorram relies on to keep But there are a lot of stars her legs energized and to help wearing them and you just dont them from becoming riddled with know they are because they are spider veins during long days on so well done its one of Holly- her feet. Theyve become a part woods best-kept secrets, said of my wardrobe, Ms. Dorram Mary Alice Stephenson, a stylist said, adding that she pairs her and fashion commentator who thigh-high compression stocksaid she wears sheer hose to ings, for which she is measured black-tie events or when she in a medical supply store, with thinks she might be photo- Soledad Twombly silk dresses graphed in a short skirt. and Lanvin cardigans. I feel Stars are also doubling up on more pulled together, she said of stockings, much like some celeb- wearing the hose. They make rities (most recently the singer their own statement.
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From First Styles Page ers during the week except for homework), Pam Abel Davis of South Orange, N.J., used the news to threaten her tech-addled children with Obamaesque regulations. My son in first grade signed a pledge for TV turnoff during the week to win a gold medal, said Ms. Davis, a senior program officer at the Robin Hood Foundation. But it was too much. He said, Mom, lets just go for the silver. The storm hit Ms. Daviss neighborhood hard but spared her home, which became a charging station for friends of her daughter, Lucy Reynal, 13. Then last Sunday, electricity was shut off while fallen trees were cleared from the road, and within minutes the house emptied out, no longer useful to the teenage power vultures. Lucy almost had a heart attack when the WiFi went down, until she saw pictures of the devastation all around us, Ms. Davis said. I had just bought a hand-cranked phone charger, thinking it would be a kitschy Hanukkah gift. We were winding it ferociously, sweating and running out of breath. Hegemony over the car adapter that provided precious power resembled a scene from Lord of the Flies, according to Gail Horwood of Scarsdale, N.Y., an executive at a consumer health care company. Bridget, 15, and Lila, 11, unearthed every ancient defunct flip phone in the familys past and tried to arrange sleepovers where they could recharge. There was a throwback moment: Lila had to study for a test of state capitals, so as the lights were flickering just before the blackout, she found a childhood jigsaw puzzle of the United States. But any resourceful return to old-school methods were not expected to last. Not a chance, Ms. Horwood said. Its a digital world, and they live in it. The Zanders of South Salem, N.Y., experienced a blackout last year, so were getting good at the 1800s in our house, said Lauren Handel Zander, who runs an executive life-coaching company. Her three children live for Mommys iPad, she said, likening the first days of the blackout to rehab. Its like coming off drugs, she said. Theres a 48-hour withdrawal until theyre not asking about the TV every other minute. The Zander children did enjoy the unusual undivided attention of a working mom. Mommy got parked, Ms. Zander said ruefully. Im not as on if my kid is attached to one of those devices. I played Clue. I havent played Clue in a very long time. We got to hang out more, which was an entire family adjustment, but its a good problem to have. Among the parents who spoke with pride about newfound family time when their children were forced offline, there were honest admissions about the joy-kill of too much bonding. One 10year-old boy in Lower Manhattan sweetly told his mother, This gives us a chance to talk. After three hours of and thats why they need to ditch Sanchez and make Tebow the starter, she was silently pleading for someone to turn the power on. For the first three days, I was full of maternal pride, said Marjorie Ingall, a writer in the East Village. Look at my children: reading by candlelight, cutting out paper dolls, engaged in such brilliant imaginative play. We are so Little House on the Prairie. Then Day 3 hit and the charm of screenless togetherness wore off. I was genuinely

A Life Unplugged

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LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES Above, Marjorie Ingall with her children Maxine, center, and Josie.

Below, Pam Abel Davis, center, with her children Ted and Lucy in South Orange, N.J.

concerned that we were all going to kill each other. By the time the family made their way to a relatives fully powered home, one of the children had cracked like an egg, spending three hours glued to the TV and ignoring all humanity, Ms. Ingall said. My prediction: Itll be a week to 10 days before were back to all our zoned-out-andbeeping habits. William Powers would advise otherwise. One of greatest skills you can teach a child is: You dont have to be hooked up to any machine to get

through life, said Mr. Powers, the author of Hamlets BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. Theres an aspect of originality that comes from autonomy and self-sufficiency, he said. Some of the best thoughts and contributions come from detaching. Thats hard when you have those other digital voices going all the time. For many years, Mr. Powers and his family have gone off the grid for part or all of every weekend. When you do it that way, it becomes a kind of family adventure, rather than We got slammed by

this storm, he said. The circumstances that brought the recent downtime about are unfortunate, but theres a way in which it gives people a view of this other space that we never spend time in any more. My son, whos a talented saxophonist, attributes his budding music life to that time on weekends when he cant be on Facebook or Twitter. Spencer Staats, 14, took time away from his beloved iPod touch and Mac to document his Chelsea neighborhoods flooded art galleries with a vintage camera. Hed had the forethought to pick up film, said his father, Michael Staats, a painter and restaurant designer. But when he went back to school, he was texting me with You gotta let me know when the powers back on. Pam Frederick normally limits screen time (and anything plugged in is screen time) for her three children, ages 12, 10, and 6. But the family didnt even make it 24 hours without power, decamping to Vermont from their TriBeCa home. The problem I see us bumping against is how attached we adults are to our own digital devices, said Ms. Frederick, who teaches part-time at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. You have to check yourself if youre going to lay down the law for your kids. There was one time this year when technology was especially welcome in her home: when her husband had the sex talk with their older son. He decided to do it while playing Wii golf, Ms. Frederick said. I thought it was a stroke of genius. They didnt have to look at each other while they were having the conversation about condoms. The storm offered a nostalgic return to childhood amusements that dont require batteries. Thomas Ginn, 11, got his first cellphone in kindergarten and his own computer in the second grade, although his mother, Sandra Yip, points out that the computer was set up in a common space and the phone was a childs model. When the YipGinn apartment in Lower Manhattan lost power two weeks ago, the family escaped to a hotel, taking Legos, Monopoly and playing cards, although Thomas wasnt quite sure what to do with the cards until his mother started advocating quaint, antediluvian names. (Crazy Eights! Go Fish! Spit!) On the other end of the spectrum, the rabidly anti-digital Kolvenbach family didnt find storm circumstances radically different. Im a foamer at the mouth, said Roanne Kolvenbach, an artist in TriBeCa. We dont even have a TV. Our kids arent allowed digital anything on school nights, and they can play with that stuff for only two hours on the weekends. The genesis of her policy was her own vulnerability to the siren call of media. I went through periods when I would gorge on TV until 2 or 3 in the morning and feel dirty afterward, she said. I was watching all kinds of things, old episodes of McMillan & Wife. It got a little ugly. During the power failure, Baker, 10, and Hollis, 8, became a little bored and antsy but otherwise weathered the storm without complaint. Its hard to know if they would have fared just as well were we not so militant, Ms. Kolvenbach said. And its possible that our hard-line stance will turn our kids into complete junkies. But she maintains that all of us adults and children are overindulging in our devices, devoting ourselves to the trivial. If youre going to solve world hunger, Ms. Kolvenbach said, then get an iPhone. Otherwise. . . .

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Nov. 8: The Visiting Nurse Service of New York honored Samuel C. Butler and Juliet Patterson at the Waldorf-Astoria. The organization provides home-based health care services. 1. From left, SALLY and SAMUEL C. BUTLER, JULIET PATTERSON and MARY ANN CHRISTOPHER.

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Jenny Fritz and Michael Schreiber

By MONICA CORCORAN HAREL

. S. ELIOTS poetic observation on the end of the world doesnt usually lend itself to the finale of a first date. But for Jenny Fritz and Michael Schreiber, a romantic outing in July 2005 in Los Angeles nearly ended with both a bang and a whimper. The couple had met a week earlier, when a mutual friend brought them together at a popular bar near Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Ms. Fritz, a taut, striking brunette who slings saucy one-liners like a modern-day Myrna Loy, remembered Mr. Schreibers heady directives when he asked her out on a proper date that night. He told me that he would pick me up at 8 and to wear a dress, she said. Who tells a woman to wear a dress? In hindsight, Mr. Schreiber, a usually affable film executive behind such hits as Wedding Crashers, attributed his macho bravado to a cavalcade of cocktails. Still, Ms. Fritz, now 39 and a director of comedy series development for ABC Television Group, recalled being intrigued by his brio, and so she turned up for their first outing in a strapless J. Crew sundress. I thought, Hey, this could get interesting, she said of her decision to comply. It did. At Providence restaurant on Melrose Avenue that night, Mr. Schreiber ordered a bottle of Champagne. He felt heady, expansive. Jenny has this vibrancy, said Mr. Schreiber, now 37. Shes witty and honest and intelligent and confident. Those were some of the qualities that made me shut up and take notice. The two bonded over a mutual love of provocative food, modern artists like Chuck Close and live music. They hardly talked about their jobs. (Mr. Schreiber is the president of Tapestry Films; Ms. Fritz was then an agent at the Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann Agency.) At around 11, with the restaurant set to close, Mr. Schreiber excused himself for a moment. Ten or so minutes passed, and the staff readied to leave. The woman in the strapless dress began to worry until her date strode back to the table, looking sheepish and holding a makeshift compress of bloody hand towels to his eye. She asked him if he was O.K. He nodded, but said that he felt a little embarrassed about having the heavy mens bathroom door rebound against his head, which caused his glasses to break and gash his brow. Little did he know that such a simple raw admission and a possible concus-

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PALM SPRINGS, CALIF., OCT. 27 The couple were married beneath an olive-branch wedding canopy in the garden of the Colony Palms Hotel.

sion would heighten his allure. In that moment, I went from liking him to liking him a lot, Ms. Fritz said. I just appreciated his humility. Next stop: the emergency room. Everyone made assumptions. One nurse said, Your husband is going to be fine, Ms. Fritz said. Im like: Im on a first date. Im just glad this guy is insured. Mr. Schreiber, too, divined something from the detour. The fact that she took charge and stuck with me was a big deal, he said. The couple started dating seriously. They met at museums and tried new restaurants. A jaunt to the arcade at the Santa Monica Pier included a giddy game of Skee-Ball. Mr. Schreibers head wound healed. Unlike other relationships, I never

had to wonder if he was going to call and ask me out again, Ms. Fritz said. She valued his kindness and compassion. If we were at a party and Michael saw someone alone in the corner who wasnt engaged, she said, he would go over and talk to that person. Mr. Schreiber said: The world feels very small when youre with Jenny because she knows so many people. We could be in Timbuktu, and she is going to bump into someone she knows. But after nearly three years together, they mutually decided to separate in June 2008. It was a sad breakup, not a mean one, said Ms. Fritz, who blames bad timing and a mix of personal growth struggles and career changes for their chasm. They sometimes talked on the phone. We still loved each other, she added. So much so that life paled a bit. When I went to an art opening, I would always look for Jenny in the crowd first, Mr. Schreiber said. Ms. Fritz couldnt fully savor a glorious sunset alone. It just wasnt the same, she said. I wanted Michael to see it too. Within a few months, the two reunited. But over the next three years, they would call it quits twice more. The last split, in October 2010, reeked of finality. This time, they didnt speak at all. Mr. Schreiber and Ms. Fritz continued to see the same personal trainer separately. They stifled any urge to gossip and dutifully did their lunges. Neither inquired about the other. It really came down to a matter of discipline, Mr. Schreiber said. That time was very painful. In April 2011, Ms. Fritz ran into Mr.

Schreiber on a city street. Her heart leapt as her stomach dropped. He got rattled as well. Seeing Jenny felt like an out-of-body experience, he recalled. I asked her if she wanted to get lunch. The two gently eased back into the fourth round of their relationship. Breaking up forces you to examine your role in a relationship, Mr. Schreiber said. You go through an adult gut check and reduce things

A trip to the E.R. on the first date and three breakups kept things interesting.
down to whats important in life. We had been tested, and I knew that she was as committed as I am, he added. Sometimes, I overthink things and get too cerebral, and Jenny helps me feel confident in my shoes. Ms. Fritz credits him with her newfound sense of spontaneity. Michael loves going down the side streets of life, she said. We appreciated and accepted one another more and learned to communicate better because we tested the relationship and our commitment. About a year later, Mr. Schreiber proposed to Ms. Fritz in her favorite city, New Orleans. He had secretly planned the visit to coincide with the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and at first only told her to pack a bag. On the night before the

trip, he revealed the destination and handed her a card that read: Dinner, tomorrow night, 7 p.m. wear a dress. The actual proposal took place in bustling Jackson Square. Mr. Schreiber got down on one knee; Ms. Fritz started crying. We had about 20 seconds to ourselves, she recalled. A shoeshine man approached the couple and relentlessly hawked his services. Michael looked at him and said: I just proposed to my girlfriend and she said yes. Im feeling pretty shiny, she said. The guy wouldnt leave though. Hes in some of our pictures. Then, drunk sorority girls came over. On Oct. 27, 165 guests watched the couple wed beneath an olive-branch wedding canopy in the garden of the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif. The bride wore a glamorous lace gown borrowed from a friend, and carried a linen handkerchief that was said to have once belonged to Eleanor Roosevelt. Just moments before they were joined by Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman, two guitarists played an acoustic version of Fleetwood Macs Never Going Back Again perhaps a nod to their past hurdles. I feel hopeful around Jenny and Michael, said the brides sister, Suzanne Fritz Sacchi. I know it sounds corny, but they fought for this love. They go into marriage with a little more clarity. The couple alluded to as much when they exchanged their vows. All the while, hummingbirds flirted and flitted overhead. No matter the separations, I yearned for you, Ms. Fritz said. I hoped for us. We both did. Now, were here. Look at us!

Jessica Cohen, Alexander Stern

Jessica Allegra Cohen and Alexander Daniel Stern are to be married Sunday. Rabbi Rebekah P. Stern, the sister of the groom, is to officiate at the Outdoor Art Club, a womens organization in Mill Valley, Calif. Cantor Perry S. Fine will take part. Mrs. Stern, 28, is a third-grade teacher at Brandeis Hillel Day School in San Francisco. She graduated cum laude and received a masters degree in child development from Tufts University. She is a daughter of Treasure L. Cohen and Richard J. Cohen of Maplewood, N.J. The brides father develops and presents science programs at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, and retired as a biology teacher from Columbia High School in Maplewood. Her mother is an adjunct professor of child development at Montclair State University, in Montclair, N.J., and retired as the director of family education at the MetroWest Jewish Federation in Whippany, N.J. Mr. Stern, 29, is the program coordinator at Ten Thousand Degrees, an organization in San Rafael, Calif., that provides support to low-income first-generation college students. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received a masters degree in counseling and sports psychology from Boston University. He is the son of Jane Pechman Stern and David S. Stern of Albany, Calif. The grooms mother is a coach and a mentor for new school administrators through the Principal Leadership Institute at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education. His father is an emeritus professor of education at Berkeley, and conducts research on improving high school graduation rates and college matriculation.

Ashley Futterknecht, Scott Mahoney

Rikki Arden, Robert Usinger

Rikki Hope Arden and Robert Joseph Usinger were married Saturday evening at the Pierre hotel in New York. Rabbi Andrew I. Bossov officiated. Mrs. Usinger, 29, works in New York as a claims analyst for Chartis Insurance, part of the American International Group. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received a law degree from New York Law School. She is a daughter of Madelyn A. Arden and Jan H. Arden of Jericho, N.Y. Mr. Usinger, 36, works in New York as a director at Everest Reinsurance, where he specializes in errors and omissions claims. He graduated from Adelphi University and received a masters degree in political science at the State University at Albany. He received a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a son of Marie P. Riebe of Franklin Square, N.Y. The grooms first marriage ended in divorce.

Breanna Martin, Brian Hayes Jr.

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Ashley Jane Futterknecht and Gerald Scott Mahoney were married Saturday at St. Hugo of the Hills Chapel in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Msgr. Anthony M. Tocco, a Roman Catholic priest and the chapels pastor, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Mahoney, 32, is a public relations manager at Tommy Hilfiger in New York. She graduated from Denison University. She is a daughter of Sandra A. Futterknecht and James O. Futterknecht Jr. of Bloomfield Hills. The brides father is the chief executive of Visioneering, a company in Fraser, Mich., that manufactures tools for airplanes, helicopters and spacecraft. Mr. Mahoney, 34, who is known as Scott, works in New York as a director in the asset management division of Credit Suisse. He helps manage its hedge fund, joint venture, credit and commodities businesses. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a son of JoAnne M. Mahoney and Gerald F. Mahoney of Boca Raton, Fla. The grooms father, who retired as the chief executive of Mail-Well, a direct-mail services company in Denver, is a part owner of several other packaging, envelope and label companies, including On Demand Envelope in Miami.

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Breanna Lee Martin and Brian Joseph Hayes Jr. were married Saturday at St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the campus of Villanova, from which the bride graduated. The Rev. Leonard A. Martin, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Hayes, 32, is a marketing director, in Culver City, Calif., for Smashbox Cosmetics, an Este Lauder company. She received a masters in cosmetics and fragrance, marketing and management from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is a daughter of Frances Ann Martin and Brian J. Martin of Chatham, N.J. Her father retired as a senior vice president at Prudential Insurance in New York. Her mother is a medical technologist in the microbiology laboratory at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, N.J. Mr. Hayes, also 32, is a portfolio manager at Pimco, the bond manager, in Newport Beach, Calif. He graduated cum laude from Harvard and received an M.B.A. with honors and distinction from Columbia. He is a son of Mary Elliot Hayes and Mr. Hayes Sr. of Wilmington, N.C. His father, a certified public accountant, retired as a managing director from Lehman Brothers in New York.

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REGISTRY

For Helping Couples Ride Out the Stormy Times

By MARIANNE ROHRLICH

F there is a lesson to learn from Hurricane Sandy and other recent storms, it is that life can be upended instantly by the ravages of nature. When a newly married couple receive these practical gifts, they are sure to thank you twice: when they first receive them and when they actually need them. During a loss of power or heat, these items may restore small luxuries and keep the couple in touch and warm.

1. Batteries are often stored haphazardly in a drawer

and can never to be found when needed. The Battery Organizer with Tester is a compact way to store up to 66 batteries, either in a drawer or on a wall; $14.99 from the Improvements Catalog, improvementscatalog.com, (800) 634-9484; add to this gift by filling it with batteries of all sizes.
2. The Duracell Powerpack 600 is rechargeable and provides power for items like lamps, cellphones and televisions for hours on a full charge. The Powerpack also has jumper cables to start a car, and a radio, clock and a light; $130 from stormprepare.com, (321) 549-7321. 3. The battery-powered High Tech Personal Head Lamp

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For couples who wish to include donations toward Hurricane Sandy relief on their wedding registry, these organizations are options: TEAM RUBICON teamrubiconusa.org, (888) 242-3912.
RED HOOK INITIATIVE

gives hands-free light, and the variable-focus lens changes the beam from narrow to wide for full room illumination; $34.75 from Garrett Wade, garrettwade .com, (800) 221-2942.
4. A fire extinguisher that looks like a bottle of French

wine is $55 at Pylones, 74 West 50th Street, (212) 2279273, or at Grand Central Terminal, (212) 867-0969.
5. Gerbing Core Heated Sock Liners warm the whole foot with a rechargeable lithium battery. There are four heat settings. In sizes from XS to XXL (mens and womens); $198.99 from the Warming Store, thewarmingstore.com, (888) 406-1984. 6. Rechargeable Heated Soft Shell Gloves operate on

lithium batteries that provide up to eight hours of heat, in sizes XS to XL for men or women; $179 from Frontgate, frontgate.com, (888) 263-9850.
7. The Portable Power Supply is a compact power source that comes with an AC adapter and can be recharged with a hand crank; it operates for up to seven hours and powers phones, laptops and small appliances. It comes with jumper cables for a car and can be recharged in a car. The power source includes an LED light; $239.99 at Brookstone, brookstone.com, (866) 5767337. 8. The FRX3 Eton Emergency Radio is solar powered or may be hand cranked to recharge. It broadcasts emergency weather alerts, and has an LED and a flashing red light. It can also play music from an external MP3 player; $60 from the Red Cross Store, redcrossstore.org, (877) 400-2286. 9. A seven-inch battery-operated color television keeps you connected, informed and entertained; $99.99 from stormprepare.com, (321) 549-7321.

redhookinitiative.org, (718) 858-6782. ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION robinhood .org, (212) 227-6601. AMERICAN RED CROSS redcross.org, (800) 733-2767. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY habitat.org, (800) 422-4828. There are also registry sites that encourage the donation of specific items, such as the Occupy Sandy wedding registry on Amazon.com.

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Johanna Wohlstadter, Gregory Shapiro

Johanna Rachel Wohlstadter and Gregory Lawrence Shapiro are to be married Sunday by Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus at the Roundhouse at Beacon Falls, a hotel, restaurant and party space in Beacon, N.Y. The bride, 32, is a pediatric audiologist at the Childrens Hearing Center, part of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received a doctoral degree in audiology at the City University of New York. She is a daughter of Barbara Harrison Wohlstadter of New York and Jeffrey Wohlstadter of Highland Park, Ill. The groom, 31, is a management consultant in New York for ZS Associates, a consulting firm specializing in sales and marketing, where he works with pharmaceutical companies. He graduated from Northwestern and received an M.B.A. from New York University. He is a son of Marjorie Shapiro and Joseph Shapiro of Orange, Conn.

Sabrina Dupr, Claire Breukel

Christina Mamangakis, Thomas Evans

Christina Maria Mamangakis, a daughter of Melissa Mamangakis and John P. Mamangakis of Rye, N.Y., is to be married Sunday to Thomas Lawrence Evans, a son of Thomas J. Evans of Nutley, N.J., and the late Yolanda Perrotta Evans. The Rev. Nicholas G. Anctil, a Greek Orthodox priest, is to perform the ceremony at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, where he is the pastor, in New Rochelle, N.Y. The brides father, the deacon at the church, will participate. The couple, both 27, met at Georgetown, from which they graduated, the bride magna cum laude. Until October, the bride was a publicity manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the publisher in New York. In January, she is to begin studying at Columbia for a masters degree in the teaching of language arts. The brides father works in New Rochelle as a senior vice president for operations for Sound Shore Health System of Westchester. He is also the secretary of the board of the Axion Estin Foundation, a nonprofit group in New Rochelle that promotes Byzantine music. Her mother is the library clerk at Rye Middle School and Rye High School. Mr. Evans and his father work at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. The groom is a senior associate in the asset management practice, where he focuses on operational improvements and regulatory compliance for financial services clients. His father is a partner who oversees employee training and development. The grooms father is also the deputy mayor and finance commissioner in Nutley, where the grooms mother was a lawyer.

Antoinette Williams, Antoinne McKinney

Alexandra Pryor Anthony Campau

Sabrina Nicole Dupr and Claire Caroline Breukel were married Tuesday in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Amy von Harrington, a Universal Life minister, officiated. On Saturday, Ms. von Harrington led a ceremony before friends and family at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach. Ms. Dupr (left), 36, is a director for global communications at the Este Lauder Companies in Manhattan. She graduated from Princeton and received a masters degree in art and art education from Columbia. She is the daughter of Daniel A. Dupr of San Antonio and the late Diana S. Dupr. Ms. Breukel, 33, is an independent art curator and freelance arts writer. Until March 2011, she worked in Miami as the curator for a corporate social responsibility program at Puma, the German sportswear manufacturer. She graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and is studying for a masters degree in art history at Hunter College. She is the daughter of Margaret and Roelof Breukel of Cape Town.

Antoinette Quanita Lavern Williams and Antoinne Marquis McKinney were married Saturday at the Civic Conference and Event Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Pastor A. G. Johnson of Believers Body of Christ Ministries in Cleveland officiated. Mrs. McKinney, 24, is an English, mathematics and science tutor for City Year Cleveland, a community service program of AmeriCorps. She is studying for a masters degree in sociology at Cleveland State University. She graduated from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. She is the daughter of Mary D. Williams of Cleveland and Troy Holt of Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. McKinney, 23, is an administrative assistant for Safeguard Properties, a real estate management firm in Cleveland. He graduated from Cleveland State. He is the son of Dana M. Love of Euclid, Ohio, and Delany E. McKinney of Cleveland.

Alexandra Jennifer Pryor and Anthony Philip Campau were married Saturday in Washington. The Rev. Dr. Ridgeway Addison, a Baptist minister, performed the ceremony at St. Williams Chapel on the campus of Georgetown University. Mrs. Campau, 26, is an associate in the Washington lobbying and government relations practice of Cozen OConnor, a Philadelphia law firm. She graduated from Tufts and received a masters in public policy and a law degree from Georgetown. She is a daughter of Andrea Pryor and Robert L. Pryor of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. The brides father is a founding partner in Pryor & Mandelup, a Westbury, N.Y., law firm. Mr. Campau, 29, is a manager for major gifts from corporations and individuals at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative policy and research center in Washington. He graduated from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., and is a second-year law student at Georgetown, where he is the treasurer of the law schools student government. He is a son of Pamela and Philip Campau of Parma, Mich. His parents are developing an assisted-living center in Cement City, Mich., to be called the Jacqueline House, in memory of the grooms maternal grandmother, Jacqueline Marie Etzler Kelley; the grooms mother is the health care administrator and his father is the president. Until 2010, the grooms father was an owner and his mother was the product design and office manager of Zimmer Marble Company, a fabricator of marble and granite countertops in Jackson, Mich.

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Anthony McCormac, Jeffery Cook

Abby Biberman, David Jaklevic

Abby Judith Biberman and David Michael Jaklevic were married Saturday in Brooklyn. Jonah S. Raskin, a friend of the brides family and a minister of the Universal Life Church, officiated at the Dumbo Loft, an event space. The couple met at a public-defender law clinic while in their final semester of law school at Temple University, from which both received law degrees. Ms. Biberman, 30, will keep her name. She is a staff lawyer at the New York Legal Assistance Group, which provides free legal representation to low-income residents of the city. She graduated from Wesleyan University. She is the daughter of Dana H. Biberman of Manhattan. The brides mother is the chief of the Tobacco Compliance Bureau at the New York State Office of the Attorney General, in Manhattan. Mr. Jaklevic, 33, is a trial lawyer in Manhattan for the federal Labor Department Office of the Solicitor. He graduated from the University of Kansas. He is a son of Deborah A. Jaklevic of Overland Park, Kan, and Steven G. Jaklevic of Lenexa, Kan. The grooms mother is a nurse practitioner at Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. His father is a vice president for commercial lending at the Industrial State Bank in Kansas City, Kan.

Beth Nolan, Charles Wright

Jillian Knapp, Edward Zitron

Jillian Leigh Knapp and Edward Benjamin Zitron were married Friday by the Rev. Kimberly Worley, a nondenominational minister, at the W New York Union Square, a hotel in Manhattan. Mrs. Zitron, 27, is a part-time adjunct professor of psychology at Kean University in Union, N.J., from which she graduated. She received a masters degree in psychology from the New School. She is a daughter of Ronald and Eva Knapp of Arden Heights, Staten Island. Her father, who is retired, managed the companys archived documents in the Jersey City office of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Zitron, 26, is an independent public relations consultant who works from his home office in Holmdel, N.J. He graduated from Aberystwyth University in Aberystwyth, Wales. He is a son of Jeff and Kay Zitron of London. His parents own, and his mother manages, rental properties in London and in Aberdovey, Wales. His father is the chairman of the board of the National Health Service North West, which provides health care services in northwest London.

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Anthony David McCormac and Jeffery Kenneth Cook were married Saturday. The Rev. F. M. Stallings Jr. performed the ceremony at St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church in New York, where he is the priest-in-charge. Mr. McCormac (left), 37, is the director for international business development in the test-preparation division of Kaplan, the educational company in New York. He graduated from Fordham and is a candidate for an M.B.A. from New York University. He is a son of Virginia C. McCormac of University Heights, Ohio, and O. Theodore McCormac of Bradenton, Fla. The grooms mother is a reading and language-arts teacher at Beachwood Middle School in Beachwood, Ohio. His father, a psychologist, retired from private practice in Solon, Ohio. Mr. Cook, 33, is a lobbyist and political consultant involved in efforts to change estate-tax laws and other issues. He is also is a senior adviser to American Unity PAC, a political action committee that supports Republican candidates who favor same-sex marriage. He graduated from Washington & Lee University and received a law degree from New York University. He is the son of Susan and James Cook, who live and work in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The grooms mother is a counselor at the Charles C. Clippard School, a public elementary school. His father is the human resources director at Southeast Missouri State University. The couple will use the surname Cook-McCormac.

Mercdes McFarland, Thomas Jackson Jr.

Beth Nolan and Charles Brooks Wright were married Saturday at the Metropolitan Club in Washington. The Rev. Luther Zeigler, an Episcopal priest, officiated. Ms. Nolan, 61, will keep her name. She is a senior vice president and the general counsel at George Washington University in Washington. From 1993 to 1995, she was an associate counsel to President Bill Clinton, and from 1999, she was the White House counsel to Mr. Clinton. She graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., and received a law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown. She is a daughter of the late Alice Edwards Nolan and the late William J. Nolan Jr., who lived in Irvington, N.Y. Mr. Wright, also 61, is a dancer and choreographer. He created In the Company of Men, a dance concert that he produced, most recently in 2007, at the New York theater of Dance New Amsterdam. That group is the successor to Dance Space Center, a dance company and school that he co-founded. The groom graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He is a son of Christine Parker McAfee of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., and the late Walter H. Wright. The brides previous marriage ended in divorce, as did the grooms. The couple met in the first grade at the Irvington Elementary School.

Melissa Oliver, Jake Kohlman

Danielle Brauer, Eshai Gorshein

Danielle Lauren Brauer and Eshai J. Gorshein were married Saturday. Rabbi Dr. Kenneth A. Emert performed the ceremony at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff, N.J., with Cantor Ilan Mamber taking part. Mrs. Gorshein, 29, is a director for fundraising at Amnesty International in New York. She graduated from the University of Connecticut and received a masters degree in human rights from New York University. She is a daughter of Lila E. Brauer and Dr. Michael K. Brauer of Oakland, N.J. The brides father, a periodontist, retired from a private practice in Oakland. Her mother retired as a remedial reading and mathematics teacher for Catapult Learning, an instructional services company, and worked at St. Brendan School in Clifton, N.J. Mr. Gorshein, 31, is a manager in the legal and compliance division of Morgan Stanley. He graduated from Boston University, received an M.B.A. and law degree from Pace University, and received a Master of Laws degree in banking and financial law from Boston University. He is a son of Linnea E. Gorshein and Dr. Dov Gorshein of Wayne, N.J. The grooms mother is a registered nurse at the Camp Veritans day camp at Haledon, N.J., where the couple met in 1995. His father, a radiation oncologist, is in private practice at Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains, N.J.

Mercdes Daile Marie McFarland and Thomas Ray Jackson Jr. were married Saturday. Judge Myron C. Duhart of the Court of Common Pleas in Toledo, Ohio, officiated there at the Toledo Club. Until May, Mrs. Jackson, 32, was a partner in the Chicago law firm Kirkland & Ellis. She graduated from Ohio State and received a law degree from Yale. She is the daughter of Gladys M. Kelly of Toledo and Dale M. McFarland of Houston. The brides father is a professional poker player. He also is a patient representative for the Snow Companies, a marketing firm that has health care and pharmaceutical companies as its clients, and he speaks about his experiences as a hepatitis C patient. Her mother retired as an administrative assistant at the Jeep division of Chrysler in Toledo. Mr. Jackson, 31, is a senior scientist working on the research and development of cheese and dairy products at Land OLakes, the dairy company, in Arden Hills, Minn. He graduated from the University of Michigan. He is the son of Beatrice Trotter Jackson and Mr. Jackson of Chicago. The grooms mother retired from the Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School in Chicago as a fifth-grade teacher. His father retired as a maintenance manager for the Chicago plant of the Clorox Company. The couple met in 2010, when they were living in Chicago, through an online dating service, though not in the customary manner. A friend of Mr. Jacksons was the one who did the selecting, at the request of Mr. Jackson, who had become frustrated with his inability to find anyone interesting on his own and was nearing the end of his subscription period. I asked him to do a search for me, saying, you kind of know what Im looking for, give me a couple of people, he remembered. As an incentive he added, If I marry one of those people, you are a shoo-in for the best man. Ms. McFarland was at the top of the friends list, and Mr. Jackson was intrigued by a picture of her wearing gear for a combination of snorkeling and scuba diving, called Snuba, that he was unfamiliar with. I never even contacted the other people, Mr. Jackson said. NINA REYES

Melissa Ann Oliver and First Lt. Jake Gregory Kohlman were married Saturday at Nationals Park, the baseball stadium in Washington. Judge Truman A. Morrison III of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia officiated. Mrs. Kohlman, 28, teaches English at Rockfish Hoke Elementary School in Raeford, N.C. She graduated from Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pa. She is a daughter of Jane E. Oliver of Alpha, N.J., and the late George Oliver Jr., who lived in Holland Township, N.J. Lieutenant Kohlman, 30, serves in the Army in the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C. Until September he was stationed in Afghanistan. He graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. He is the son of Elizabeth Herman and Gary Kohlman, both of Washington.

Joanna Hunter, Daniel August

ONLINE: A WEDDINGS Q&A COLUMN

Planning or attending a wedding, but not sure of the proper etiquette? For advice, consult the Well-Mannered Wedding column, available online in the Weddings/Celebrations pages of The New York Times. In it, Peggy Post, a director of the Emily Post Institute and the great-granddaughter-in-law of its namesake, answers readers questions on the topic. The institute, based in Burlington, Vt., updates the etiquette advice of Emily Post, publishes books by the founders heirs and presents seminars. Submit questions to weddingmanners @nytimes.com, or by regular mail to The New York Times, Society News Desk, Fourth Floor, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018. Be sure to include daytime and evening telephone numbers so that Ms. Post and Times editors may follow up. Theres also a link to the column on the institutes site, at: emilypost.com/wedding.

Joanna Dale Hunter and Daniel Grant August were married Saturday evening at theBrotherhood Synagoguein New York. Rabbi Daniel Alder officiated. The couple, both 28, work in New York for the National Football League. She is a manager of corporate communications and he is a manager of financial planning and analysis. Mrs. August graduated cum laude from Dartmouth. She is the daughter of Susan and Jeffrey Hunter of New York. Mr. August is studying for an M.B.A. through an online program of the University of North Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth. He is a son of Debra A. August and Bruce A. August of Fairfield, Conn. Despite overlapping at Dartmouth for three years, the couple did not meet until 2008, when Mr. August began working for the N.F.L.

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Rebecca Gerr, Jesse Grauman

Alyson Gerken, Brian Vetter

Alyson Elise Gerken and Brian Christopher Vetter were married Saturday evening at St. Mary of the Annunciation in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. John P. Duffell, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Vetter, 27, is the special events manager for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, an organization in New York that provides scholarships to children from poor families. She plans fund-raisers and other events. She graduated from the University of Central Florida. She is the daughter of Monica L. Gerken and Robert B. Gerken of Nashville. Mr. Vetter, 28, works in New York as a senior associate specializing in real estate investments for the Carlyle Group, the Washington investment firm. He graduated from Duke. He is the son of Susan Hall Fisher and David M. Vetter, both of Spartanburg, S.C. He is the stepson of Stephen F. Fisher.

Elizabeth Mahler, Jesse Strauss

Johanna Saum, Michael Almstead

Johanna Margaret Saum and Michael Dominick Almstead were married Saturday evening in New York. Shauna Kanter, a minister of the Universal Brotherhood Movement, officiated at Del Posto, a restaurant. Mrs. Almstead, 37, is the director of public relations in New York for Kate Spade New York, the clothing and accessories company. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the daughter of J. Elaine Saum of Harrisburg, Pa., and the Rev. William Powell Saum II of Palisades, N.Y. The brides father, a Presbyterian minister, retired as the executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Newton, the regional governing body of the Presbyterian churches in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon Counties in New Jersey. Her mother drafts proposals for the corporate relocation services unit of Brookfield Asset Management, the Toronto real estate and power company. She works from Harrisburg. The bride is the stepdaughter Laurie Ferguson. Mr. Almstead, 38, is an owner, along with his father, Richard E. Almstead, and his brother Kenneth Almstead, of Almstead Tree and Shrub Care of New Rochelle, N.Y. The grooms first marriage ended in divorce. His father and mother, Jean Almstead, live in New York.

ANTOINETTE CHARLES

LAUREN FARMER

Rebecca Jane Gerr and Jesse Zvi Grauman are to be married Sunday at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield Township, N.J. Rabbi Eliot Malomet is to perform the ceremony. Ms. Gerr, 25, will keep her name. She is an adviser for the Advisory Board Company, a health care researcher and consultancy in Washington, where she helps hospitals manage financial data. She graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. The bride is the daughter of Ruth-Ann Gerr and Harold Gerr of North Brunswick, N.J. Her father is a lawyer in private practice in Highland Park, N.J. Her mother is a registered nurse at Signature Health Solutions, the internal-medicine practice of Dr. Teresa Schaer in Dayton, N.J. Mr. Grauman, 34, is a trial lawyer who handles challenges to federal statutes, regulations and agency actions in the Justice Departments civil division in Washington. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale and received a law degree magna cum laude from Harvard. The groom is the son of Judith Grauman and Robert A. Grauman of New York. His mother is the managing editor at Guilford Publications, a New York publisher of books, periodicals, software and audiovisual programs on mental health, education and the social and behavioral sciences. His father is a partner in the New York office of the Chicago law firm Baker & McKenzie.

Christina White, Johnathan Smith

Jane Manfred, Michael Quagliano

JACOB PRITCHARD

Jane Elizabeth Manfred, a daughter of Colleen F. Manfred and Robert D. Manfred Jr. of Tarrytown, N.Y., was married Saturday to Michael Paul Quagliano, the son of Jeanne M. Quagliano and Steven D. Quagliano of White Plains. The Rev. Joseph S. Dietz, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony at the Church of the Magdalene in Tarrytown. Ms. Manfred, 24, will keep her name. She is a senior research analyst at Marketing Evolution, a marketing analysis firm in New York. She graduated from Williams College. Her father, who works in New York, is the executive vice president for baseball economics and league affairs at Major League Baseball. He is responsible for the relationship between the teams and the Players Association, as well as the human resources functions of the commissioners office. Mr. Quagliano, 26, works in Stamford, Conn., as a sales manager for the North American bottled water division of Nestl, the Swiss food products company. He graduated from Duke. His mother, who also works in Stamford, is a director of strategy and communication for Nestl Waters residential delivery. The grooms father is an owner of Westchester Golf Range in White Plains.

Christina Billette Renae White and Johnathan James Smith are to be married Sunday at the Newton White Mansion in Mitchellville, Md. The grooms father, the Rev. Anthony R. Smith, a pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church in West New York, N.J., is to officiate. The bride, 33, is a trial lawyer in the criminal division of the Justice Department in Washington. She graduated magna cum laude from Howard University and received a law degree from Northwestern. She is a daughter of Olevia White and William White Jr., who live and work in Omaha. The brides father is a family support counselor for OMNI Behavioral Health, a company that provides housing and support for troubled teenagers. Her mother retired as a supervisor in administrative support services for Creighton University Medical Center. The groom, 30, is an assistant counsel specializing in employment and housing-related race discrimination cases for the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Washington. He graduated cum laude from Harvard, from which he also holds a masters of education degree. He received a law degree cum laude from New York University. His father and mother, the Rev. Sonia Patricia Smith, live in Williamsburg, Va. The grooms mother, who is also a pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church, retired as a patient services manager with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. His father retired as a uniformed officer and toll taker with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Operations Force.

Robyn Borok, William Robertson

Sarah Culp, Frank Cardillo

Sarah Elizabeth Culp and Frank Michael Cardillo are to be married Sunday by the Rev. Neil Draves-Arpaia, a Roman Catholic priest, at St. Josephs Parish in Broadalbin, N.Y. Mrs. Cardillo, 26, is a fund-raising officer for Dancers Responding to AIDS, an arm of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, in New York. She recruits donors, coordinates the creation of marketing materials and assists in the production of events. She graduated from Oklahoma City University. She is a daughter of Weldon H. Culp and Margaret G. Culp of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Her father teaches physics at Shaker High School in Colonie, N.Y. Her mother is the assistant business manager of the Saratoga Springs School District. Mr. Cardillo, 38, is the front-of-house manager at Carnegie Hall, overseeing the ushers. He graduated from the University of Central Florida and received a masters in dramaturgy from the State University at Stony Brook. He is the son of Frank L. Cardillo and Jody Cardillo of Floral Park, N.Y. His mother was a parttime crossing guard for the Floral Park Police Department there. His father is the general manager of Presti Stone and Mason, a contractor in Freeport, N.Y.

Robyn Borok and William Louis Robertson were married Saturday at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Manhattan. The Rev. Caroline M. Stacey, an Episcopal priest and the churchs rector, officiated. The Rev. William J. Fairlie, an Anglican priest who was the grooms legal guardian, participated. Ms. Borok, 52, will keep her name. She is a sales representative in Manhattan for Apples mobile advertising. She graduated from Franklin & Marshall College. She is the daughter of Sherie Borok and Bertram Borok, both of Manhattan, and the stepdaughter of Kathy Borok. Until 2010, Mr. Robertson, 56, owned SoftWise Corporation, a company in St. George, Staten Island, that developed software for the legal profession. During the 1990-91 season he was the music director of the New York City Opera National Companys tour of Mozarts Marriage of Figaro. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale and received a masters in music from the University of Michigan. He is the son of Ruth M. Robertson of Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island, and the late William Robertson, who lived in the Bronx. The grooms previous marriage ended in divorce.

Elizabeth Sarah Mahler and Jesse Roy Strauss were married Saturday evening at the Montauk Club in Brooklyn. Rabbi Marc C. C. Katz officiated. Ms. Mahler, 33, is keeping her name. She is the managing director of the Knights, a chamber orchestra in Brooklyn. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and received a masters in violin performance from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. She is the daughter of Ronnie E. Mahler and Clifford R. Mahler of Amherst, N.Y. The brides father is a clinical psychologist at the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, an outpatient program, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System in Buffalo. Her mother is an associate professor of social work at Buffalo State and is on the board of the Mental Health Association of Erie County in Buffalo. Mr. Strauss, 35, is a lawyer with a private practice in Manhattan. He graduated from George Washington University and received a law degree cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of Community Board 2 in Brooklyn. He is the son of Ina J. Strauss and James S. Strauss of Forest Hills Gardens, Queens. The grooms mother works in Manhattan as a fundraising director for the American Friends of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is on the board of Camp Young Judaea, a summer camp, in Amherst, N.H. His father, a lawyer, is the assistant commissioner for legal affairs at the New York Department of Sanitation in Manhattan. He is on the board of the Reform Temple of Forest Hills in Queens. The couple met in late 2009 at a young patrons event sponsored by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra before one of its concerts at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Mahler was a fund-raiser for the group, along with his sister, Rebecca Strauss Lipkind. Mr. Strauss was just starting to become acquainted with classical music, through free tickets that his sister gave him to Orpheus concerts. I grew up on a steady diet of classic rock and was now trying to learn the classical canon, said Mr. Strauss, who had a box seat that season, and noticed that Ms. Mahler often sat a few seats away. Although he said that he found Ms. Mahler attractive, he did not give her or her name much thought. In fact, he said, he knew nothing of Gustav Mahler and, I always thought of the waltz guy when I thought of Strauss. We flirted a little bit at concerts during intermission receptions, Ms. Mahler said, but she usually dated other musicians; he went out with lawyers or bankers. Sometimes when he complained to his sister about his dating situation, he recalled her saying, What about Liz Mahler? The next summer, he finally asked his sister: What about Liz Mahler? In July 2010, they met at a West Village wine bar and began dating, while Mr. Strauss ran for a district leader post in the 52nd Assembly District in Brooklyn. He didnt win, but he ran a great campaign, she said, and with the campaign out of the way they began seeing each other more often. In July 2011, they went to Vienna (she had always wanted to go there) and the Vienna State Opera. In a big reception room upstairs on one end of the room there is a bust of Strauss and on the other end there is a bust of Mahler, Mr. Strauss said. They are facing each other. (The Strauss in question was Richard, who though German and no relation to the Viennese Strausses was the operas director from 1919 to 1924.) They took photographs of each other next to them. ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY

Regina Goldman, Richard Krumholz

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Regina Jessica Goldman, the daughter of Lloyd and Victoria Goldman of New York, was married Saturday evening to Richard Alec Krumholz, a son of Drs. Dana and Steven Krumholz of Palm Beach, Fla. Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein performed the ceremony at Central Synagogue in New York. The bride, 26, will take her husbands name. She is an assistant district attorney for Middlesex County, working out of Lowell, Mass. She graduated from Yale and Harvard Law School. The brides father is the president of BLDG Management Company, a real estate company in New York, which was founded by the brides paternal grandfather, the late Irving Goldman. Her mother is an independent educational consultant and author. The groom, 28, is an investment analyst at the Baupost Group, a hedge fund in Boston. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. His father is a gastroenterologist in West Palm Beach, where the grooms mother is an internist specializing in hospice and palliative medicine at Hospice of Palm Beach County.

Lauren Bauer, Bernardo Mas

Leah Gershon, Nathan Lang

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Nicole Landzberg, Jason Grossman

Dr. Nicole Rebecca Landzberg and Dr. Jason Ray Grossman are to be married Sunday. Rabbi Wesley R. Gardenswartz is to officiate at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The bride and groom are third-year internalmedicine residents at Boston Medical Center, where they met. The bride, 28, will take her husbands name. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received a medical degree from Tufts. She is the daughter of Dr. Avigail Bernheim Landzberg and Dr. Michael J. Landzberg of Newton, Mass. The brides father, a cardiologist, is on staff at Brigham and Womens Hospital and at Boston Childrens Hospital, both in Boston. Her mother, an endocrinologist, is a partner in Harbor Medical Associates in Weymouth, Mass. Dr. Grossman, 29, graduated from Amherst College and received a medical degree from New York Medical College. He is a son of Tracy and Marc Grossman of Great Neck, N.Y. The grooms mother is a clinical psychologist in Great Neck. His father is a health care-information technology consultant at WeiserMazars, a tax, audit and advisory service in New York.

Leah Chava Gershon and Nathan Stern Lang are to be married Sunday in an outdoor ceremony at the Bel-Air Bay Club, an event space in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Rabbi Paul Kipnes is to officiate. The bride, 37, will take her husbands name. She is a deputy attorney general in Los Angeles for the California Department of Justice. She graduated from University of Michigan and received a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. She is the daughter of Martin W. Gershon of Brooklyn and the late Ruth E. Moskowitz. Her father is a lawyer in Manhattan. Her mother was a New York State Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn. The bride is the stepdaughter of Marilyn Goldstein. The groom, 44, who works in Los Angeles, wrote, directed and co-produced God in the Box, a documentary film that had its premiere at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis in October 2011 and is to be shown again on Friday at the John Paul II International Film Festival in Miami. He graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. He is a son of Dorathy Block and Sylvan S. Lang Sr., both of San Antonio. His father is a lawyer in San Antonio and a minority owner of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The groom is a stepson of Christi Lang and Gus Block. The grooms first marriage ended in divorce.

Correction
A report last Sunday about the marriage of Zara Zimmerman and David Tisch misidentified the grooms paternal grandfather. He was Laurence A. Tisch, who was an owner of the Loews Corporation not Preston Robert Tisch, who was Laurences brother and a partner in the New York Giants. The report also misstated the middle initial of the grooms mother. She is Bonnie J. Tisch, not Bonnie S.

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Lauren Michelle Bauer and Bernardo Mas were married Saturday by Justice Lester B. Adler of State Supreme Court in White Plains, at Bryant Park Grill, a restaurant in New York. The bride, 27, is a senior marketing associate in the New York office of Deloitte, the consulting firm, developing marketing and communications strategies for media, technology and telecommunications companies. She graduated summa cum laude from the State University at Buffalo. She is the daughter of Robin J. Bauer and Chuck Bauer of Hartsdale, N.Y. The brides father is a social worker at Intermediate Schools 371 and 375 in the Bronx. He is also on the board of Shore, a nonprofit organization in White Plains that provides temporary and permanent housing to homeless people. Her mother is a lawyer for the Westchester Legal Aid Society in White Plains and has a private practice there. The groom, 40, is the director of corporate strategy in New York for Ann Inc., the parent company of the Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft retail chains, for which he develops growth strategies. He is on the board of Camba, a nonprofit organization that provides educational programs and legal assistance to low-income individuals and families. He graduated from Universidad Catlica Andrs Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, and received an M.B.A. from Emory. He is a son of Tony Mas Lara and Yolanda Pavan de Mas of Caracas. The grooms father is an architect and a senior managing partner of Fuentes Mas Lara Arquitectos, an architectural firm there. For their wedding, Ms. Bauer and Mr. Mas had settled on Battery Gardens, a restaurant at the southernmost corner of Battery Park with views of New York harbor. But nature had other plans. On the morning of Oct. 29, Robin Bauer, whom her daughter describes as a worrier, was doing just that as she watched predictions that the surge of water Hurricane Sandy might generate could leave Battery Gardens vulnerable to flooding, Twelve days might not be enough time to recover. What are we going to do about my daughters wedding? she said aloud as she sat on an exercise bike at a health club in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. The woman on the bike next to her suggested she contact Lee Tannen, an owner of an event planning firm in New York. Just before the Bauers lost electrical power that evening, Mrs. Bauer sent an e-mail to Mr. Tannen. He wrote back immediately, assuring her that she was right to worry and they would find a new site if necessary. On Wednesday, when Mrs. Bauer got word that Battery Gardens was flooded and without power, Mr. Tannen called the Bryant Park Grill, and persuaded them to bump a corporate event to accommodate the Bauer wedding. Miracles come from crises, Mr. Tannen said. Its so nice to see something good come from all of this. The bride was quick to offer praise. I told my mom that shes right for once, Ms. Bauer said.
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Learning from Ronald Reagan.

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The women of the Arab Spring. PAGE 12

RUTH GWILY

GAIL COLLINS

Hillarys Next Move

Watch home decorating shows? Go to the gym more? Or rest a bit, and then run for president?
SOMEWHERE OVER SOUTH AMERICA AYBE Ill get a decorating show, said Hillary Clinton. It was a few weeks before the election. Clinton was flying back from an overnight trip to Peru, talking without any great enthusiasm about the topic that would begin to obsess the American political world as soon as the presidential ballots had been counted: Will Hillary run in 2016? Its more than two months until this inauguration. But the speculation is already roaring. On Friday, Politico reported that Public Policy Polling had a new survey showing that if the Iowa caucuses were held today theres a terrifying thought Clinton would get 58 percent of the vote. Joe Biden limped in with 17 percent. Every day, people approach Hillary Clinton and tell her she has an obligation to run and give America its first woman president. Yes, they do! she laughs, with

the trademark H.C. chortle. Being asked to run for president is a kind of side career all by itself. Clinton gives many variations on the theme of dontthink-so. (Oh, Ive ruled it out, but you know me. Everybody keeps asking me. So I keep ruling it out and being asked.) Also a thousand different forms of beatsme. (I have no idea what Im going to do next.) What she does not do is offer the kind of Shermanesque ifnominated-I-will-not-run language that would end the conversation. Instead, she veers off into a discussion of all the things shell do when shes no longer secretary of state, and theres time. That led to a mention of her favorite television shows, which are all about house buying and home improvement. Her top pick is Love It or List It, in which a couple who are unhappy with their current residence gets to Continued on Page 8

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Political racism. PAGE 6

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Why food lost. PAGE 6

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NEWS ANALYSIS

The fiscal cliff. PAGE 8

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NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

When War Comes Home

WILMINGTON, Del. DECORATED combat veteran, Staff Sgt. Dwight L. Smith Jr. seemed the perfect soldier. Until, that is, he visited his family in Delaware last Christmas and, as he later told the police, clicked on.Inexplicably one morning, while driving his bright red Hummer on a public street, he ran down a 65-year-old woman, Marsha Lee, as she walked her dog, according to police accounts. Then, as a witness watched, he got out and threw

Ms. Lee, injured and screaming, into the back seat and drove off. Ms. Lees body, naked except for socks, was found discarded in a wooded area half a mile away. Her head had been bashed in with a heavy, sharp object, perhaps a rock. The police later established that she had been raped. Police officers searched frantically for the Hummer, and that evening they arrested Sergeant Smith as he drove such a vehicle, still spattered with blood. A police affidavit says that Sergeant

Did combat turn this decorated soldier into a murderer?

Smith admitted to the slaying that night, explaining that he had decided that he wanted to kill someone. Ms. Lee was much loved in the community, for she had devoted herself nearly full time to local causes like an animal shelter and a home for the eld-

erly. Her funeral was one of the biggest anyone can remember in Delaware, and the town has honored her by giving her street a second name: Marsha Lee Way. Her husband, Scottie Lee, declined to speak to me at the request of prosecutors. But family friends see this as straightforward: a case of a young man committing an act of pure evil. Sergeant Smith, now 25, is in prison, and a trial is still more than a year off, but this may emerge as the pre-eminent Continued on Page 9

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eral decades of bashing and busting and admittedly too much corruption and association with organized crime they have lost much of their political clout. But there is no doubt that unions are one of the main reasons that the middle class grew and thrived after World War II. Whether workers belonged to unions or not, they enjoyed the benefits of higher wages, better working conditions, health insurance and the retirement plans that unions negotiated. It is time for us to wake up and realize that we can regain political power in this country only by banding together in some way. And it must be a way that forces the rich and powerful to share their wealth and power. Collective bargaining in the private and public sectors is a very good way to accomplish this goal. JEFF COLLINS Evanston, Ill., Nov. 6, 2012

LOOSE ENDS JOHN KENNEY

What Election?
John Kenney is the author of the forthcoming novel Truth in Advertising.
The former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, asked how he was feeling after his loss to President Obama, vehemently denied that he ran for president, calling the accusation laughable. Thats preposterous, Mr. Romney said at a news conference at his former campaign headquarters in Boston. Ive heard that claim, and its simply wrong. Its not true. Theres no proof of it. I work at Bain Capital and by work at Bain Capital, I mean I do not work for Bain Capital, I simply collect a check from Bain Capital, and by collect a check, I mean I simply have it deposited to an offshore account in the Bahamas. Ha-ha. Im joking. Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? Milk. Whole. Skim. Two percent. Breakfast cereals. What good fun. Pressed by pool reporters, who said that they had followed him on the campaign trail almost every day for more than a year, celebrated his birthday on the campaign plane, and met his children and grandchildren, Mr. Romney expressed confusion and surprise. Glen, Phil, Margaret, Sharon, Michael, Ashley, Ramon, Daniel, he said to several of the reporters. I have no idea who you are, and weve never met, and Margaret, I hope your mother is feeling better after her hip surgery, and Ramon, I see that youve shaved your beard off even though there is no way I would have knowledge of that if we hadnt known each other when I was running for presi-

CHRISTIAN NORTHEAST

LETTERS

Sunday Dialogue: Giving All Citizens a Voice

Readers discuss inequalities in political clout in America.
TO THE EDITOR:

Today ends a campaign in which candidates sparred over inequalities of income and wealth. But another form of inequality, political inequality, has received much less attention. One of the basic tenets of democracy is that the preferences and needs of all citizens should receive equal consideration. If political voice expressed when citizens vote, contact public officials, protest, support political organizations, donate to campaigns or otherwise take part in political life is unequal, then equal consideration is jeopardized. Policy makers hear from a limited, and unrepresentative, set of people who are, on average, better educated and more affluent. Campaign contributors are much more affluent. Those who express political voice also have different life experiences. They are, for example, more likely to have health insurance and to live in a house in good repair. Political activity by organized interests, which spend huge sums outside campaigns on policy influence, reinforces unequal voice. Organizations representing those with deep pockets vastly outnumber advocates for the middle class and the poor. And of the billions of dollars spent annually on lobbying in Washington, 72 percent comes from organizations representing business interests, and no more than 2 percent from organizations representing the vast majority below the very top. What, if anything, can be done? A now-defunct program from the 1970s subsidized resource-poor citizens groups to take part in hearings in some government agencies. Twenty-four states have some provision for funding elections through the public treasury. More ambitious would be an educational system that delivered as well for the less privileged as it does for those higher on the ladder. But there are no silver bullets. Inequality of political voice has long been with us and is deeply entrenched in American politics. KAY LEHMAN SCHLOZMAN SIDNEY VERBA HENRY E. BRADY Boston, Nov. 5, 2012 The writers are political scientists at Boston College, Harvard and Berkeley, respectively, and co-authors of The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy.
READERS REACT

guarantees to every citizen an equal vote, and the freedom to use whatever resources are available to that citizen be it intelligence, education, charisma, fame, shoe leather and elbow grease, control of a newspaper or wealth to persuade his or her fellow citizens to vote in favor of or against candidates. The notion that the state should intervene to ensure that no citizen has more influence than any other citizen is pernicious and, as the Supreme Court noted in 1976 in Buckley v. Valeo, wholly foreign to our values and history. DOUGLAS B. LEVENE Shenzhen, China, Nov. 6, 2012 The writer is a professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law.

When one of my students, Andrew Lipkowitz, and I studied the 21 Senate votes since 2009 on issues that pitted financial institutions against consumers, we found that senators who voted for consumers 35 percent or less of the time received financial industry contributions 58 percent higher than senators who voted for consumers at least 65 percent of the time. Banks dont win all the time Congress created a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but they win a lot of the time. Banks got their bailouts, bankers are paid well and the consumer bureau still doesnt have a permanent director. JEFF SOVERN Jamaica, Queens, Nov. 6, 2012 The writer is a professor of law at St. Johns University School of Law and cocoordinator of the Consumer Law and Policy Blog.

President of what? And who is this Mitt Romney fellow, anyway?

dent and lost and ruined my life and shattered my dreams, which didnt happen. Isnt lemonade neat. Ha-ha. Peanut butter. And ponies. Little ponies. Gosh. Shown footage of himself giving a concession speech Tuesday night, as well as footage from the campaign trail over the past 15 months, Mr. Romney smiled, laughed and shook his head, and then performed a trick with his hands where he appeared to remove his thumb, after which he laughed, applauded, wrapped his arms around himself in an apparent self-hug, and said: Let me say this. I didnt write a concession speech. Until I did. Which I didnt do. Nor did I give that speech. Why would I? I didnt lose. Because I didnt run. And so my position is this. It baffles me and Ann and Trip and Tagg and Twink and Taffy and Gustav our cat and Leon Trotsky our turtle and Donny and Marie Osmond our pet llamas that the mainstream media, as well as every other media outlet on the planet, says that I ran for president. President of what? Mr. Romney then showed reporters footage of the three presidential debates showing what appeared to be Mr. Romney with a photo of Bryant Gumbel superimposed over Mr. Romneys face. If I ran for president, where am I in the debates? Look, its Bryant Gumbel, who I think is wonderful. Asked if he had superimposed a photo of Bryant Gumbel over his own face, Mr. Romney said: I wont dignify that with a response. Let me make something clear. You keep calling me Mr. Romney. Where are you getting that name? My name is Taylor Swift. Im 22 years old. Im just a simple girl. Heck. I supported the bailout of the auto industry by not supporting it and then doing something I like to call the not-support-support-turnaround-fib-oopsie. Where are we? Who are we? Whats the frequency, Kenneth? Oh, gosh. I wish I knew how to cry or what crying was. Its an emotion, yes? There are seven emotions. I read that once and memorized them. Tickling. Twirling. Hunger. Mexico. Rainbows. Swiss banks. And ladies. Jeez Louise. I have to . . . ha-ha . . . I have to say that theres a part of me . . . golly . . . theres a part of me that wants to rip a wild animal apart with my hands. Ha-ha. Im Korean. People dont know that about me. But its true. Who wants to go get an ice cream cone with me? Later in the day, the Romney campaign forwarded a tweet to reporters posted by Karl Rove of Fox News, which said that Romney never ran for president and also he won the presidency.

The most glaring political inequality in the United States is the natural-born citizen clause, which effectively separates American citizens into two unequal classes, with one having the right to aspire to reach the presidency, the very summit of political and public life, and the other barred from this for life. If Americans treasure equal rights before the law, repealing the natural-born clause is the first place to start. JAN MORUP Copenhagen, Nov. 6, 2012
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As the writers note, there will always be some political inequality: There have always been, and there always will be, citizens whose oratorical prowess, social stature and even physical appearance allow them to wield a greater influence on public opinion than their peers. What is different now from other eras is the widespread realization, in the wake of the unpopular Wall Street bailouts, that decision makers listen to lobbyists more than to their constituents. On the right, this manifested itself as the Tea Party; on the left, as Occupy Wall Street. These groups are natural allies, but the left-right paradigm divides and weakens them. What is needed to resolve this discontent is to break out of the left-right, two-party system. PHILIPPE STEPHENSON Montreal, Nov. 6, 2012

The political inequality in the United States that the writers highlight is largely a function of economic inequality. Those individuals and organizations with more money are able to translate that into political influence through campaign donations, lobbying efforts, contributions to think tanks and so on. America has the highest level of economic inequality among Western democracies, and it is getting worse rather than better thanks to Republican policies like tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. Until we begin to encourage a more fair distribution of income and wealth, political inequality will continue to undermine democracy in this country. DOUGLAS J. AMY Northampton, Mass., Nov. 6, 2012 The writer is a professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College.

Professors Schlozman, Verba and Brady have it fundamentally wrong when they write, If political voice . . . is unequal, then equal consideration is jeopardized. The Constitution does not guarantee every citizen an equal voice. It

I am amazed that the political scientists did not even mention labor unions. Of course, unions today are no longer as powerful as they once were. After sev-

Mr. Levene rightly emphasizes liberty as essential to democracy, but we see no contradiction with our assertion If political voice . . . is unequal, then equal consideration is jeopardized. To understand everyones needs and concerns, policy makers need be exposed to a representative set of voices. The arms race in campaign funding means that they spend more time with people who have deep pockets and less with people who are worried about finding jobs, paying for college or making sure that their health insurance will cover an expensive treatment. Those with intelligence, education, charisma or fame will always be more effective in politics, but wealth is different. Political issues divide us on the basis of wealth, but not brains or charisma. As we saw in this campaign, wealth can be deployedanonymously, without the publics knowing its source. And, as Mr. Amy notes, when economic inequality increases, as it has in America, some people have megaphones costing millions while almost everyone else can only whisper. Mr. Collins reminds us about the important and diminishing role played by unions in providing political voice for ordinary people. There are nearly a thousand associations active in Washington politics that organize people on the basis of what they do for a living. Other than unions, less than 10 percent bring together people in nonprofessional and nonmanagerial occupations. Not a single one represents unskilled workers who are not union members. No one would expect full equality of political voice, but we are so far from it as to leave our democracy significantly compromised. KAY LEHMAN SCHLOZMAN SIDNEY VERBA HENRY E. BRADY Boston, Nov. 9, 2012

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Kate Murphy is a journalist in Houston who writes frequently for The New York Times.
Thorsten Bauer is the creative director of Urbanscreen, a collaboration of German artists and technicians who use architecture as their medium. Using projected sound, light and animation, they transform buildings like the Sydney Opera House, Leopold Museum in Vienna and Rice Universitys academic quadrangle in Houston into spectacular temporary art installations.
READING I recently read a good non-

teresting way to produce. They invite musicians and record, and in the end they remix the recordings. But it doesnt sound like a remix. Its quiet, jazzy music, not rock. And also Based on a True Story by Fat Freddys Drop. This is a band from New Zealand. It is the most intense reggae I have heard in, like, forever. It blew me away that these guys from New Zealand are able to play reggae.
WATCHING I watched all the debates

fiction book from the American author Arnold Mindell, Sitting in the Fire. Its about how to provide leadership to solve problems in todays very complex environments. He uses this idea that you must guide the system through the solution process. Its not that the leader will solve the problem, its that you balance the system so the problem can be solved. Its very helpful for me as the director of a creative team. You cannot force quality. Quality is given as a gift. You cannot ask for it. Its very much about psychology, balancing personalities and discovering needs.

and some of the speeches of the American election on YouTube. It was very interesting to follow from Europe to see how Obama and Romney acted, and all the voices, and all that was done. What we do at Urbanscreen is strongly related to theater and all the dramaturgic thinking and so on. When I looked at the campaign, I saw it as drama and tried to analyze what is the aim. Its not so much what they say as the intention behind that.

find everywhere. And crackajack.de, or Nerdcore, is run by some crazy guys who pick up random things in the world. Extraordinary craziness. Its inspiration, but not really related to what I do. They have no specific topic. BOARDING I just bought myself an Evolve electric skateboard. You use a Bluetooth remote control. And you cant see or hear that its an electric skateboard and youre going incredibly fast. Its like youre surfing through the city. Its as if everything is water and you just float your way along. I love it.

correction
A news analysis article last Sunday about medical innovations that could enhance humans physical and mental performance incorrectly described a device called Braingate, which had helped a woman paralyzed by stroke to drink a canister of coffee by using a prosthetic arm controlled by thought. The device consisted of a tiny bed of electrodes not electrons that were surgically implanted on her motor cortex and connected by a wire to a computer.

FOLLOWING I really like designyoutrust

LISTENING Im liking Cinematic Orches-

tras album Ma Fleur. Its a very in-

.com. Some posts you dont get. Why is this related to design? But its much more rich than other design blogs with the normal design releases that you can

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FRANK BRUNI

A Better Way To Vote

Is the United States voting system fine the way it is, or are there changes that can make it more reliable and inclusive?
NATIONALIZE OVERSIGHT AND CONTROL

Long lines. New voting machines that dont work right. Poll workers wrongfully asking for photo ID. Democratic election officials keeping Republican poll watchers out of Philadelphia polling places. We have come to expect such stories on Election Day. But theres a better way. We should nationalize our elections and impose professional nonpartisan administrators. A neutral election board with its allegiance to the integrity of the voting process rather than to a political party could ensure that all eligible voters, but only eligible voters, could cast a vote that would be accurately counted. This agency would maintain registration and voting rolls. The government would register all voters now on the rolls and pick up newly eligible voters, paying all costs to prove a voters identity. When a voter moves and fills out a change of address form, the voter registration moves too. The government would provide all voters with a national voter ID card, with a unique number that a voter would use in federal elections for life. Voters would have the option to provide a thumbprint, so that if voters forgot to bring the ID, election officials could verify their identities. The board should be nominated by the president and subject to a 75 percent confirmation vote in the Senate, to assure bipartisan consensus. The board would have its own budget and autonomy, like the Federal Reserve Board. It would set the basic rules for running federal elections: design the registration system, produce the cards, pick the voting machines and design a uniform federal ballot.
RICHARD L. HASEN

Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, is the author of The Voting Wars. Cleta Mitchell is president of the Republican National Lawyers Association.

EFORE election night 2000, when he was riding high as Bushs brain, Karl Rove made Olympian pronouncements about a dawning realignment of the electorate and an enduring age of Republican dominance, masterminded by who else? Karl Rove. On election night 2012, when he was brought low by Mitt Romneys defeat and the partys miserable showing in Senate races, he went into denial. It was something to see, something that really will endure, that half-hour or so on Fox News, when he insisted on an alternate reality to the one described by NBC and CBS and even his own Fox colleagues, who were calling the election, correctly, for President Obama. Rove would have none of it, and no wonder. It didnt just contradict the statements hed been making for months as a gabby media pundit. It undercut the pose hed been striking for more than a decade as a lofty political prophet. In his pout and his pique there were lessons. One is that money, which the political groups that he directs spent oodles and oodles of, doesnt trump message or spackle over the cracks in a candidate or candidacy. Another is that reality wont be denied, whether the issue is climate change, which a ludicrous percentage of

The Oracles Debacle

Karl Roves awful election night traced the limits of bluster and money.
Republicans at least pretend not to accept, or the countrys diversity, which a self-defeating percentage of them simply ignore. And yet another is that prophets are people too, blinded by their own selfinterest, swayed by their own self-promotion, neither omniscient nor omnipotent. In a political culture that treats its consultants as demigods, this is too often forgotten, by the consultants themselves most of all, and Rove just gave all of us a mesmerizing reminder of that. The oracle suffered a debacle. Hed begun 2012 as a designated kingmaker, thanks to the successful candidacies he championed in 2010 and the tens of millions of dollars that were pouring into his super PAC, American Crossroads, and its affiliate, Crossroads GPS, and that were ready to gush out. And gush they did. Roves groups lavished some $300 million on Republican races, including the presidential campaign, into which they plunked an estimated $127 million on ads in support of Romney. They plunked more than $11 million into the Senate race in Virginia, which Republicans lost, and anywhere from $1 million to $7 million into another nine Senate campaigns, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In only one of those races, in Nevada, did the Republican candidate prevail. This was not lost on Roves fellow conservatives. In a statement after the election, the right-wing advocate Richard Viguerie said that in any sane world, Rove would never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. Donald Trump, his Twitter finger itchy and his words ever measured, tweeted: Congrats to @KarlRove on blowing $400 million this cycle. Every race @CrossroadsGPS ran ads in, the Republicans lost. What a waste of money. This cycle illustrated both the limits and the perfidy of money. The sums spent by Crossroads and other groups on negative ads against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, an eminently beatable Democrat running for re-election to the Senate, didnt infuse his challenger, Josh Mandel, 35, with the maturity and eloquence he badly needed. Brown coasted to victory. And megadonors and super PACs arguably did Romney more harm than

BEN WISEMAN

GIVE PARTISANSHIP A REST

The American system of election administration performed fairly well this year, as it normally does. But there are underlying problems that still threaten the integrity of the entire election system and could produce another Florida 2000 any time, in any close election. We need to quit calling one another names and turn our attention to challenges when no election is imminent. First, we partisans should declare a truce. What if we held our noses and declared together that Republicans really are not trying to suppress votes and Democrats are really not promoting illegal voting and fraud. The problems are not partisan in nature and can be addressed by working together. Heres what we need to do: Clean up the voter rolls and purge them regularly, removing those who have died, moved or are otherwise ineligible, while promptly and properly adding new registrants. Protect the secret ballot. The sanctity of the secret ballot is undermined today by those who take advantage of the disabled, the elderly, those in group homes or other collections of voters who are prime targets for unscrupulous or overzealous campaign workers. Enforce the election laws. It is not racist to inform the public that there are criminal penalties for violating the election codes, nor to prosecute those who break the law.
CLETA MITCHELL

good. It was money from Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrichs backer, that financed some of the most vicious attacks on Romneys Bain Capital career and laid the groundwork for Democrats successful caricature of him as a callous plutocrat. And by keeping Romneys primary challengers in the game, Adelson and his ilk forced Romney ever further to the right, which would haunt him plenty in the general election. F Rove had a firm grip on how all of this was playing out, he didnt fully cop to it. But then hes a maestro of the overconfident, in-your-face show. He humbly titled his 2010 memoir Courage and Consequence and, on his Web site, lets it be known that the tour for it took him to 110 cities in 90 days. I still cant get over a telephone interview he gave Joe Hagan for an article in New York magazine last year. Fresh off his second divorce, hes zooming down a Texas road in a car with his younger girlfriend, a lobbyist rumored to have been Roves mistress before his divorce, Hagan writes. Hagan can hear her squeals of laughter, along with Roves gloating to her: Goddangit, baby, were making good time! It was totally cavalier, Hagan told me last week, when I asked him if the timing of the call was accidental and her presence grudgingly revealed. No and no. I was struck by how arrogant and freewheeling he was in that moment, Hagan said. Of course arrogance, or at least selfassurance, is a consultants stock in trade. Thats what we buy when we buy advice: not just the content of it but the authority, even the grandiloquence, with which its delivered. We exchange the anxiety of autonomy for the comfort of

This is an excerpt from Room for Debate. Other responses to the question are at nytimes.com/roomfordebate.

following orders. And Rove gives great orders, rife with arcane historical references and reams of data. Hes smart and has on many occasions shown a keen understanding of Republicans vulnerabilities. The compassion in George W. Bushs conservatism the oratorical emphasis on education, the moderate stance on immigration was a Rove-blessed attempt to keep the party from seeming as harsh as it does now. Rove has warned repeatedly that it mustnt estrange Latino voters. And he was among the first and loudest Republican leaders to lament the damage that Christine ODonnell, Sarah Palin and Todd Akin were doing to the partys brand. But he either didnt or couldnt keep them away in the first place, and as the 2012 campaign progressed, he seemed to get lost in the exaggerated, delusional spin of it all. This culminated in his attempt on election night to refute the Ohio returns and the projection of an Obama victory, prompting the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly to ask him if his contrary calculations were just math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better. Two days later, back on Fox News, Rove was still spinning, still in denial. He claimed that Obama won by suppressing the vote, but by voter suppression he meant negative ads about Bain. The same kind, mind you, that Adelson once helped circulate. Roves awful election night proved that you cant buy momentum or create it simply by decreeing it, and that theres a boundary to what bluster accomplishes. The road he zoomed down in 2012 was toward a potentially diminished place in his party, and Goddangit, baby, he was making good time indeed.

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OPINION BY CASS R. SUNSTEIN

Climate Change: Lessons From Ronald Reagan

change is increasing the risk of costly harm from hurricanes and other natural disasters. Economists of diverse viewpoints concur that if the international community entered into a sensible agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the economic benefits would greatly outweigh the costs. Skeptics have rightly observed that even aggressive regulatory steps by the United States cannot stop climate change. Greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere for decades, and many nations, especially in the developing world, are contributing growing levels of emissions. For this reason, the unilateral actions of any country will not do what must be done to reduce anticipated warming and the resulting harms. Nonetheless, cost-effective reductions from the United States would help, both in themselves and because they should spur technological changes and regulatory initiatives from other nations. For the United States, some of the best recent steps serve to save money, promote energy security and reduce air pollution. A good model is provided by rules from the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency, widely supported by the automobile industry, which will increase the fuel economy of cars to more than 54 miles per gallon by 2025. The fuel economy rules will eventually save consumers more than $1.7 trillion, cut United States oil consumption by 12 billion barrels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by six billion metric tons more than the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the United States in 2010. The monetary benefits of these rules exceed the monetary costs by billions of dollars annually. In a similar vein, recent rules from the Department of Energy are requiring greater energy efficiency from appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and small motors. For these rules as well, the monetary benefits dwarf the costs, and they include large savings to consumers as well as pollution reductions. There is a lot more to achieve in the area of energy efficiency, especially as technologies advance and continue to transform the once-impossible into the eminently doable. The electricity sector is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In this domain, any regulations must be carefully devised, as they were in the case of

A professor at Harvard Law School and a former administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

HE re-election of President Obama, preceded by the extraordinary damage done by Hurricane Sandy, raises a critical question: In the coming years, might it be possible for the United States to take significant steps to reduce the risks associated with climate change? A crucial decision during Ronald Reagans second term suggests that the answer may well be yes. The Reagan administration was generally skeptical about costly environmental rules, but with respect to protection of the ozone layer, Reagan was an environmentalist hero. Under his leadership, the United States became the prime mover behind the Montreal Protocol, which required the phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals. There is a real irony here. Republicans and conservatives had ridiculed scientists who expressed concern about the destruction of the ozone layer. How did Ronald Reagan, of all people, come to favor aggressive regulatory steps and lead the world toward a strong and historic international agreement? A large part of the answer lies in a tool disliked by many progressives but

A conservative saw more benefits than costs in protecting the ozone layer.
embraced by Reagan (and Mr. Obama): cost-benefit analysis. Reagans economists found that the costs of phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals were a lot lower than the costs of not doing so largely measured in terms of avoiding cancers that would otherwise occur. Presented with that analysis, Reagan decided that the issue was pretty clear. Much the same can be said about climate change. Recent reports suggest that the economic cost of Hurricane Sandy could reach $50 billion and that in the current quarter, the hurricane could remove as much as half a percentage point from the nations economic growth. The cost of that single hurricane may well be more than five times greater than that of a usualfull years worth of the most expensive regulations, which ordinarily cost well under $10 billion annually. True, scientists cannot attribute any particular hurricane to greenhouse gas emissions, but climate

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fuel economy, to ensure that they do not impose unjustified costs, especially in an economically difficult period. But just as in that case, it should be possible to work with affected companies to identify flexible and cost-conscious approaches, producing reductions while minimizing regulatory burdens. As in the case of the Montreal Protocol, an effective response to climate change requires many nations to act. China is the biggest greenhouse gas

emitter on the planet, and it must become a leader in international negotiations, not an obstacle. But smart initiatives from the United States may well be an indispensable precondition for international efforts. For those who seek to reduce the risks associated with climate change, it is ironic but true that the best precedent comes from a conservative icon. The big question now is whether todays Republicans will follow Reagans example.

President Reagan, who favored cost-benefit analysis, in 1984 at his western White House.

OPINION BY GINGER STRAND

The author of Killer on the Road: Violence and the American Interstate.

NE of the more dramatic measures to keep New Yorkers moving after Hurricane Sandys transit meltdown was mandatory car-pooling on bridges into Manhattan. Commuters griped about gridlock at checkpoints, and drivers were shocked by Mayor Michael R. Bloombergs suggestion that they pick up

Hitchhikings Time Has Come Again

strangers. Potential passengers, too, were reluctant to get in cars with people they didnt know. Some drivers were scrambling to find riders to meet the quota. Everyone was relieved when the car-pooling nightmare came to an end. But casual car-pooling should be the norm. Part of the problem is that we have become pathologically averse to anything resembling hitchhiking. Once I picked up a man who was thumbing near a broken-down car in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve. My mother is still dismayed. Shed be even more upset to learn that I recently tried to hitchhike across Oakland, Calif. (Dont call Mom; no one stopped.) She raised me to believe, as most people do, that hitchhiking was something dangerous that hippies did back in the day. It was reckless, and its now rightly dead. But hitching didnt die a natural death it was murdered. And theres little evidence that it was as dangerous as we think. Our fear of thumbing a ride stems not from the facts but from a carefully calculated publicity campaign begun by the F.B.I. and continued by law enforcement agencies across the nation. The end result is that we have largely turned our backs on the obvious efficiencies for our wallets as well as the planet of ride-sharing. And we have lost a way to humanize the landscape of the road. Hippies did not invent hitchhiking. Before the Second World War, it was a common practice for people in all walks of life. Hollywood films often had cute hitchhiking scenes like the one in It Happened One Night, where Claudette Colbert flashes a leg to get a ride. Magazines like Sports Illustrated declared it fun to thumb a ride and, during the war, picking up soldiers was nothing less than a patriotic duty. Even the etiquette doyenne Emily Post gave hitching a green light in the 1940s, offering tips on how to keep the conversation light and impersonal. But it was the 60s and 70s counterculture that embraced hitching as an anticonsumerist, pro-environment celebration of human interdependence. Students were hitchhiking to antiwar demonstrations. Civil rights advocates thumbed rides to register voters in the South. The American automotive industry, by then, had gone into overdrive: there were more cars than ever on the road. Yet an entire generation of young people, it seemed, was on the move without buying them. This, apparently, irked local police officials, as well as the F.B.I. First, in the late 1950s, the F.B.I. began warning American motorists that hitchhikers might be criminals. A typical F.B.I. poster showed a well-dressed yet menacing hitchhiker under the title Death in Disguise? In the 60s, the focus began to shift, emphasizing dangers to the hitchhiker instead of the driver. Although many states had some kind of regulation of hitching on the books, communities like Los Angeles, Boston and Nantucket, Mass. began debating municipal bans on soliciting rides. Officials in Cambridge, Mass., took an unusual approach, voting in 1971 to levy fines on motorists who picked up hitchhikers. In towns across the nation, the police arrested underage thumbers and distributed pamphlets. Police officers at Rutgers University handed out cards to hitchhiking women that read, If I were a rapist, youd be in trouble. Women, in particular, were said to be asking for it if they put out a thumb. The news media took the bait, writing scores of articles denouncing the practice. In the case of a girl who hitchhikes, a 1973 article in Readers Digest declared, the odds against her reaching her destination unmolested are today literally no better than if she played Russian roulette. That was an absurd exaggeration. There were some well-known cases of murderers preying on hitchhikers, but there was no evidence that hitchhiking actually increased the murder rate. The one agency to commission a study on the subject, the California Highway Patrol, found in 1974 that hitchhiking was a fac-

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert using the time-honored digit to get a ride in It Happened One Night.

Overblown fears of riding with strangers blinded us to the virtues of car-pooling.

tor in 0.63 percent of crimes in the state. Thats hardly Russian roulette. The patrol agency concluded that reducing hitchhiking would probably not reduce crime. But by then the public perception had been transformed. Hitchhiking was considered so reckless that few drivers would encourage it by stopping. Today, America is safer than it has been for decades, and that goes for our roads too. Hitchhiking is likely to be safer as well, not just because of the wellpublicized low crime rate, but because of our constant connectivity. Hitchhikers can text the license plate numbers of a car they enter to a friend. Drivers and riders can upload photos of one another to social media sites. Ride-share bulletin boards and Web sites can make the process even more transparent and safe. So as the hurricane season segues into the holiday travel season, consider sharing a car. Theres more at stake than a carbon footprint. In our increasingly segmented world, Americans are more divided than ever. What if we could remake the original landscape of alienation the highway into a place where Americans could once again reach out to help one another, to share space and time with a stranger? We might begin to reconnect, not just with one another, but with the idea of ourselves as one people, moving in the same direction.

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minorities, who are overwhelmingly wage earners and most likely to find decent pay and stability as teachers, police officers, firefighters and government employees. Over the past three decades, the Democrats have surrendered so much intellectual ground to Republican anti-statism that they have little with which to fight back effectively. The result is that Mr. Obama, like many other Democrats, has avoided the initiatives that could really cement his coalition public works projects, industrial and urban policy, support for homeowners, comprehensive immigration reform, tougher financial regulation, stronger protection for labor unions and national service and yet is still branded a socialist and coddler of minorities. Small wonder that the election returns indicate a decline in overall popular turnout since 2008 and a drop in Mr. Obamas share of the white vote, especially the vote of white men. But the returns also suggest intriguing possibilities for which the past may offer us meaningful lessons. There seems little

A crowd participated in a candlelit vigil, We Are One Mississippi, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on Wednesday. It was in response to a protest on campus after President Obama was re-elected.

The president should strike back with a vision of a multiracial, equitable America.
doubt that Mr. Obamas bailout of the auto industry helped attract support from white working-class voters and other so-called Reagan Democrats across the Midwest and Middle Atlantic, turning the electoral tide in his favor precisely where the corrosions of race could have been very damaging. The Republicans, on the other hand, failed to make inroads among minority voters, including Asian-Americans, and are facing a formidable generational wall. Young whites helped drive the forces of conservatism and white supremacy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but now most seem ill at ease with the policies that the Republican Party brandishes: social conservatism, anti-feminism, opposition to same-sex marriage and hostility to racial minorities. The anti-Obama riot at Ole Miss, integrated 50 years ago by James H. Meredith, was followed by a larger, interracial We Are One Mississippi candlelight march of protest. Mr. Obama and the Democrats have an opportunity to bridge the racial and cultural divides that have been widening and to begin to reconfigure the countrys political landscape. Although this has always been a difficult task and one fraught with peril, history from Reconstruction to Populism to the New Deal to the struggle for civil rights teaches us that it can happen: when different groups meet one another on more level planes, slowly get to know and trust one another, and define objectives that are mutually beneficial and achievable, they learn to think of themselves as part of something larger and they actually become something larger. Hard work on the ground in neighborhoods, schools, religious institutions and workplaces is foundational. But Mr. Obama, the biracial community organizer, might consider starting his second term by articulating a vision of a multicultural, multiracial and more equitable America with the same insight and power that he once brought to an address on the singular problem of race. If he does that, with words and then with deeds, he can strike a telling blow against the political racism that haunts our country.

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Political Racism In the Age of Obama

OPINION BY STEVEN HAHN

A professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration.

PHILADELPHIA HE white students at Ole Miss who greeted President Obamas decisive re-election with racial slurs and nasty disruptions on Tuesday night show that the long shadows of race still hang eerily over us. Four years ago, when Mr. Obama became our first African-American president by putting together an impressive coalition of white, black and Latino voters, it might have appeared otherwise. Some observers even insisted that we had entered a post-racial era. But while that cross-racial and ethnic coalition figured significantly in Mr. Obamas re-election last week, it has frayed over time and may in fact have been weaker than we imagined to begin with. For close to the surface lies a political racism that harks back 150 years to the time of Reconstruction, when AfricanAmericans won citizenship rights. Black men also won the right to vote and contested for power where they had previously been enslaved. How is this so? The birther challenge, which galvanized so many Republican voters, expresses a deep unease with black claims to political inclusion and leadership that can be traced as far back as the 1860s. Then, white Southerners (and a fair share of white Northerners) questioned the legitimacy of black suffrage, viciously lampooned the behavior of new black officeholders and mobilized to murder and drive off local black leaders. Much of the paramilitary work was

done by the White League, the Ku Klux Klan and other vigilantes, who destroyed interracial Reconstruction governments and helped pave the road to the ferocious repression, disenfranchisement and segregation of the Jim Crow era. D. W. Griffiths 1915 film, The Birth of a Nation, which played to enthusiastic audiences, including President Woodrow Wilson, gave these sensibilities wide cultural sanction, with its depiction of Reconstructions democratic impulses as a violation of white decency and its celebration of the Klan for saving the South and reuniting the nation. By the early 20th century the message was clear: black people did not belong in American political society and had no business wielding power over white people. This attitude has died hard. It is not, in fact, dead. Despite the achievements of the civil rights movement, AfricanAmericans have seldom been elected to office from white-majority districts; only three, including Mr. Obama, have been elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction, and they have been from either Illinois or Massachusetts. The truth is that in the post-Civil War South few whites ever voted for black officeseekers, and the legacy of their refusal remains with us in a variety of forms. The depiction of Mr. Obama as a Kenyan, an Indonesian, an African tribal chief, a foreign Muslim in other words, as a man fundamentally ineligible to be our president is perhaps the most searing. Tellingly, it is a charge never brought against any of his predecessors.

But the coordinated efforts across the country to intimidate and suppress the votes of racial and ethnic minorities are far more consequential. Hostile officials regularly deploy the language of fraud and corruption to justify their efforts much as their counterparts at the end of the 19th century did to fully disenfranchise black voters. Although our present-day tactics are state-issued IDs, state-mandated harassment of immigrants and voter-roll purges, these are not a far cry from the poll taxes, literacy tests, residency requirements and discretionary power of local registrars that composed the political racism of a century ago. Thats not even counting the hours-long lines many minority voters confronted. HE repercussions of political racism are ever present, sometimes in subtle rather than explicit guises. The campaigns of both parties showed an obsessive concern with the fate of the middle class, an artificially homogenized category mostly coded white, while resolutely refusing to address the deepening morass of poverty, marginality and limited opportunity that disproportionately engulfs AfricanAmerican and Latino communities. At the same time, the embrace of small business and the retreat from public-sector institutions as a formula for solving our economic and social crises evident in the policies of both parties threaten to further erode the prospects and living standards of racial and ethnic

MARK BITTMAN

The Food Movement Takes a Beating

ago, but that was before the anti-tax forces led by beverage companies began throwing money around, spending a combined $3.5 million in both cities. Compare that to the pro-tax forces total spending: $50,000 in Richmond and about $57,000 in El Monte. In other words, they were outspent by roughly 33 times. In the three votes, the issue is either transparency the right to know how the food we eat is produced or, lets say, wholesomeness: does the food were eating enhance health or destroy it? G.M.O. labeling is by far the thornier issue. Labeling is important not so much because G.M.O.s are bad they have not introduced harmful ingredients into the food chain, and those who argue that they have are taking a position that is difficult to defend but because once we know whats in food we can better influence how it is produced. Sensibly or not, many consumers are predisposed against G.M.O.s; but G.M.O.s are not exactly evil. A better choice might be a broader discussion about animal welfare. After all, Americans are also predisposed to treat animals fairly, and it could be that a struggle for transparency in livestock production would be more successful: mistreatment of animals is easy to prove, as are the many, many downsides of industrial livestock production. Of course we love our meat, and we dont love our G.M.O.s. And this is an argument that could go on forever. The soda issue is simpler. As Ive written before, added sugar is the tobacco of the 21st century, and were just waiting for smoking-gun research that demonstrates that excessive intake of sugar is addictive and leads to obesity, diabetes and more. (Some will argue that this research exists, but ultimately thats a legal question. When a healthy person drinks 10 sodas a day and develops Type 2 diabetes, sues Pepsi and wins, and that victory stands up in a higher court, the research will be validated.) In the meantime, I cant think of a better way of reducing sugar consumption than a tax. It has worked, at least to some extent, for tobacco and it

N election that saw great strides for women, gay men and lesbians and even pot smokers left the nascent food movement scratching its collective head. Were going to see marijuana legalized before we see a simple change in food labeling thats favored by more than 90 percent of Americans? Or a tax on soda, a likely contributor to the obesity problem? Possibly. Proposition 37, which would have required packagers to label foods containing genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.s) as such, was on the ballot in California. As recently as two months

The industry spent millions to obliterate its opponents in California.

ago, the vote for labeling appeared to be a shoo-in. But then the opposition spent nearly a million dollars a day a total of $46 million, or about five times as much as the measures backers not so much chipping away at the lead but demolishing it. Yes, there were misrepresentations, deceit and outright lies. Yes, there were egregious missteps on the part of California Right to Know, the organization leading the pro-labeling effort. But none of that would have mattered had the money been roughly equivalent. This wasnt an election so much as a sale, said Gary Hirshberg, founder of Stonyfield Farm and chairman of Just Label It! a national G.M.O. labeling campaign. Hes right, and as far as I can tell the only big race in which the loser outspent the winner by a factor of five was in Connecticut, where Representative Chris Murphy managed to overcome a $50 million spending spree by the wrestling magnate Linda McMahon. (It seems that the more voters saw of McMahon, who saturated the airwaves, the less they liked her.) Money played an equally big role in defeating proposed soda taxes in two small cities, each with about 100,000 people: El Monte, east of Los Angeles, and Richmond, north of Berkeley. Advocates for both were optimistic a month

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will likely work for soda. (It would also raise money to promote health.) A month ago, I had high hopes for all three votes, so these losses were disheartening. But there are positives too. The issues were showcased, awareness increased markedly, Big Food had to spend a bunch of money, and four million Californians voted to label foods containing G.M.O.s. A quarter of those who voted in El Monte and a third of those who voted in Richmond would voluntarily impose new taxes on themselves to protect their children and themselves from sugar-sweetened beverages. I find that downright encouraging. Just the specter of a soda tax brought millions to a Bay Area city, and much of that money was spent hiring unemployed young people and teaching them the skills of door-to-door canvassing. It was the best jobs program Richmond ever had, Michael Pollan told me. Pollan, writing in The Times Maga-

zine last month, suggested that food processors will play Whac-A-Mole as long as their money holds out, spending to defeat local attempts to curb their dominance. And the game is getting more and more expensive for them, says Pollan. Thats the real soda tax. Thus Jeff Ritterman, one of the leaders of the Richmond effort, is talking about a 14 in 14 movement, in which he envisions 14 cities voting simultaneously on soda taxes two years from now in an effort to dilute the resources of the anti-tax forces. And, as many supporters (and I) believe, once a soda tax is established in one city, its benefits will become evident and it will spread. Money, lies and mistakes crushed the forward-thinking votes in California, but these are battles lost in a war that will be won. The notions that we need to know whats in our food and that food should not be harmful have not been defeated. Its a question of finding the right strategy.

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DATA POINTS MARJORIE CONNELLY AND BILL MARSH

The Building Blocks of Re-election

How voter groups have swung in presidential elections as far back as 1972, based on exit polls.
Groups Obama Won
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Groups Romney Won

Women 53% +11
55

Group and its share of all 2012 voters Obama or Romney edge in each group, in percentage points Percent voting for:
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

All voters 100% +2

Men 47% +7

100%

80

50 48

52

60

44

45

40

No data for intervening years

72 92 12 72 92 12 72 92 12

20

100%

Age
Obama won a majority of voters under 30 in all regions of the country.

18-29 years 19% +24

60

30-44 26% +7

45-59 29% +5

60 and older 25% +9

54

80

60

52

52 47

40

45 36

45

20
72 92 12 72 92 12 72 92 12 72 92 12

Race, Ethnicity
White men, whose proportion of the electorate reached an all-time low of 34 percent, backed the G.O.P. candidate, as they had in 2008.

100%

93
80

Asian 3% +47
73

Hispanic 10% +44

71

White 72% +20

59

Black 13%
60

+87

40

39
20

26 6
72 92 92 12 72 92

27
12 72 92 12

Romney was preferred by a majority of whites living in the Northeast, a group that in recent cycles had given most of its support to the Democrat for president.

100%

Family or Personal Status

While a majority of parents backed Obama, most dads voted for Romney.

Gay, lesbian or bisexual 5% +54

Unmarried 41%
76

80

+27
62

Working mothers of children under 18 12% +26

62

Parents of children under 18 36% +4

51 47

Married 60% +14

56

60

40

42

35
20
92

36

Married women were 22 points more likely to vote for Romney than unmarried women; married men were 20 points more likely.

22
12 84 92 12 92 12 92 12 84 92 12

100%

Education
80 60

Not a high school graduate 3% +29

64

Postgraduate 18% +13

55

High school graduate 21% +3

51 48

Some college 29% +1

College graduate 29% +4

49 48

51 47

40

42 35

20
80 92 12 92 12 80 92 12 80 92 12 92 12

Obama received a majority of votes from women regardless of whether they had a college degree. Romney was supported by most whites, with or without a college diploma.

RESIDENT OBAMA secured a second term by preserving much of the diverse mosaic of voters who rallied around him four years ago, overcoming weakened support in his coalition. Women, Hispanics and Asian-Americans, voters under 45, liberals and moderates, those living in the Northeast and the West, and urban dwellers gave a majority of their votes to Mr. Obama. His opponent, Mitt Romney, lost with a far narrower and less diverse band of support mostly men, voters 45 and older, conservatives, Southerners, evangelical Christians and married voters. The gender gap the difference between a candidates votes from men and votes from women has been studied for more than 30 years. This election, women were 10 points more likely to support Mr. Obama than men were; four years ago women were 7 points more inclined to vote for him. But in this cycle an even starker imbalance the marriage gap eclipsed gender. Unmarried women went for Mr. Obama by 23 points over married women, up from 18 points in 2008. Men, however, reverted to a familiar pattern this time, after splitting 49 percent for Mr. Obama and 48 percent for Senator John McCain four years ago. They were 8 points more likely to vote for Mr. Romney, and a majority of men over 30 were Romney voters. By far, the economy was the most important issue to voters throughout this election season, and on Election Day, they split between the two candidates in terms of who could best handle the economy and the deficit. Voters who say their finances have improved during a presidents tenure usually favor the candidate from the incumbent party, while the challenger is preferred by those who describe their financial situation as having deteriorated. That held true this year. Often, those who say their economic condition has remained static divide their support between the two major candidates relatively evenly. This year, though, nearly 3 in 5 backed Mr. Obama. As usual, few voters crossed party lines. Although the Republican candidate did much better in 2012 with independents than Mr. McCain did four years earlier, it was not enough to overcome the registration advantage Democrats hold over Republicans. A majority of Protestants, white and Hispanic, supported Mr. Romney. Jewish voters remained firmly in the Democratic column, though Mr. Obamas share was reduced to 69 percent this year from 78 percent in 2008. Half of all Roman Catholics backed the Democratic candidate, but 59 percent of white Catholics backed Mr. Romney, the highest proportion a Republican candidate has received since exit polling started in 1972. But Hispanic Catholics strongly supported Mr. Obama. Marjorie Connelly is the editor of special polling projects, and Bill Marsh is a graphics editor, at The New York Times.

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Financial Situation
Voters with lower incomes typically vote Democratic, and they did again this year.

Financial situation better 25%

84

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62

Financial situation the same 41% +18

58

$30,000 to 49,999 21% +14

56

$50,000 to 99,999 31% +6

52

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54

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56

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69

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58

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Data for 2012 were collected by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News. The voter survey is based on questionnaires completed by 26,565 voters leaving 350 voting places throughout the United States on Election Day and by 4,408 telephone interviews with early and absentee voters. In 2008 and 2004, the exit poll was conducted by Edison/Mitofsky; in 1996 and 2000 by Voter News Services; in 1992 by Voter Research and Surveys; and in earlier years by The New York Times and CBS News. Direct comparisons from year to year should factor in differences in how questions were asked. Race and sex were determined by interviewers in surveys before 1984. Independent or third-party candidates are not shown.

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69

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012

CAPITAL IDEAS DAVID LEONHARDT

The Cliff Is a Hard Place to Compromise

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David Leonhardt is the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times.

WASHINGTON RESH off his re-election, President Obama enters the coming budget negotiations with some clear advantages. Voters have just ratified his broad agenda. And the specific mixture of spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect on Jan. 1, unless the two parties can reach a deal, is far more consistent with Mr. Obamas preferred long-term policies than with the Republican version. The status quo favors Democrats. Yet the president also comes into the talks with a couple of important disadvantages that are easy to miss amid his post-election glow. He and his Congressional allies began their efforts to reduce those disadvantages in recent days, and they will spend much of the next few weeks of negotiating and posturing continuing to do so. Crucially, nobody yet knows whether Mr. Obama is willing to go over the so-

The crucial question: Will Obama allow all the temporary tax cuts to expire?
called fiscal cliff and allow the scheduled changes the end of all the Bush tax cuts and the temporary tax cuts from Obama stimulus bills, as well as cuts to military and domestic programs to take effect. If they were to take effect, the economy could fall into recession next year, economists say. But if Republicans believe that Mr. Obama does not consider failure to be an option, as was the case during the debtceiling talks in 2011, they have little incentive to compromise. Almost as important, the closest thing to a framework for a big deficit agreement has more for Republicans to like than for Democrats. Mr. Obama was so eager to reach a deal with Congressional Republicans in 2011 that he agreed to the outline of a plan that made many Democrats cringe. It was well to the political right with fewer tax increases, fewer military cuts and more cuts to Medicare and Social Security of the bipartisan plan released by the BowlesSimpson commission in 2010. Mr. Obama was mostly quiet last week, reiterating on Friday that he wanted a balanced approach. But Congressional Democrats were already sending signals that Mr. Obama should and would allow the scheduled changes to take effect on Jan. 1 if need be. The Democrats were also making the case that the elections outcome had wiped away the relevance of the 2011 framework. Its not like this was some sort of side issue during the campaign, Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland,

a top House Democrat, said last week. Mr. Obama promised to raise tax rates on high earners, and Mitt Romney vowed not to. The president won that argument, Mr. Van Hollen said. The fight is likely to be one of the most consequential of Mr. Obamas second term (even if it technically takes place in his first term). With the Republicans in control of the House, Mr. Obama will probably not be able to pass any sweeping new legislation say, on climate change in the next four years, as he did on health care in 2010. He can instead cement the accomplishments of his first term and look for medium-size victories, like an immigration overhaul or increased funding for alternativeenergy research. And, thanks to the fiscal cliff, he will have a chance to shape the federal budget for years to come. If he can persuade the Republicans to increase taxes on the affluent and leave them low on the middle class and poor, he will take a step toward reducing economic inequality. Those tax increases, combined with more military cuts than Republicans favor, would also leave the federal government with money to spend on education, scientific research, clean energy, roads and mass transit, all of which Mr. Obama calls crucial to the economy of the future. Perhaps his strongest weapon in the debate is that Americans mostly agree with him on these issues in greater numbers, in fact, than they voted for him last week. Polls generally show that strong majorities support higher taxes on the affluent and more spending on a handful of tangible domestic programs, like schools and infrastructure. What I hope the White House does is take this case outside the Beltway to the country, Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, told me. Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, added that he thought the election both the outcome and the exit polls had two mandates. One was for both sides to come together, Mr. Schumer said. Two was to raise taxes on the wealthy. Higher taxes on the affluent cannot solve the long-term deficit, which is foremost a product of rising health costs. But higher taxes can make a significant dent over the next decade. That is in part because upper-end taxes have fallen so much over the past 30 years. Many budget analysts have called for about $500 billion in annual deficit reduction by 2020. The expiration of the Bush tax cuts on income above $250,000 would cut $110 billion. Other tax changes that many Democrats favor, like restricting some loopholes for highend taxpayers, could add another $50 billion to $100 billion. Spending cuts and

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tax increases on the middle class or poor would still be necessary, but many fewer of them than if taxes do not change. For now, Republicans have signaled some openness to accepting higher taxes. But they and the Democrats remain far apart, on both the overall size and the composition of a tax agreement. (Republicans say they will accept only the closing of loopholes, not the higher rates that would come from the expiration of the Bush tax cuts on upper income.) Given the administrations repeated failure to win over Republicans in its first term, Obama advisers have been talking for weeks about whether he could stand firm and allow the scheduled changes to take effect on Jan. 1. Doing so might hurt a still-vulnerable economy, by leaving consumers with less money and reducing government spending. The reaction from markets may aggravate the situation. But going over the so-called cliff also has the potential to be less bad than feared. It would be a slow accumulation

of economic changes and not entirely unexpected, which is very different from defaulting on the countrys debt payments, as nearly happened during the 2011 debt-ceiling talks. Democrats have begun making this point more loudly, in part to send the message that they are willing to accept the scheduled budget changes if need be. For the president to have any leverage, he has to make the Republicans believe he is willing to let the tax cuts expire, said James R. Horney of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which has close ties to the White House and Congressional Democrats. The only way, I suspect, that he can convince them he is willing to let that happen is to actually let it happen. Republicans, having absorbed defeat and seen the polls showing that Americans consider their party less willing to compromise than Mr. Obama, may well decide to do so before Jan. 1. House leaders spoke of compromise last week. But betting on an unexpectedly smooth bipartisan deal generally hasnt been the smart move lately.

Hillarys Next Move

From Page 1 look at new houses while a decorator rehabs their old place. The plot arc is always the same, and in a way, its sort of Clintonesque. The redecorators find termites or a leaky furnace; the house search goes awry. Everybodys upset! But after a lot of hard work and the final commercial, theres a happy ending. I find it very calming, she said. Clinton sounded relaxed and cheerful in the way of people who are in a good mood despite a severe lack of sleep. She was sitting in the little room that serves as her private space on the secretary of states plane. Its a modest accommodation for the nations Traveler in Chief barely big enough for a table and a small sofa/daybed. Youd think somebody who puts in her kind of hours would get a little plusher ride. During her day in Peru social inclusion. Joe Biden might arguably come close. But were not going to talk about Joe Biden until we figure out what Hillarys going to do. Would all that background mean shed be a great president? Who knows? Americans are always trying to figure out what qualities they should look for in a candidate, and we still have no idea. Republicans were sure this was the time for a successful businessman-turnedgovernor, but then maybe not. Going into the Oval Office, the elder George Bush was much better prepared than choose next? As everyone knows, Clintons remaining time in the cabinet is limited. She long ago told President Obama that she wanted to leave after his first term was up. Obviously, if he wants to get somebody confirmed Id be sensitive to that. But its not going to be much longer. Then she is going to chill. While there are many topics on which Hillary Clinton speaks with great passion, at this moment there are very few about which she is as intense as her desire to not do anything. I am so looking forward to next If Clinton follows through on her plan to not decide anything for a year, it would put the 2016 presidential speculation on ice, at least on the Democratic side. And that would be a signal service to the American public, which needs an election break. No way should we be forced to think about who we want to see in the debates 47 months down the line. Although we will still have to spend a long time listening to uninterrupted discussions about Jeb Bush versus Paul Ryan.

She is very passionate about the need to chill. After that, shell make a choice.
she had given several speeches and multiple TV interviews, toured a textile factory, taken part in a conference on womens empowerment and spent an evening with President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia. It was a long dinner, but it really was a good conversation, said Clinton earnestly, describing the president, his wife and the other officials shed talked with, including the Peruvian minister of development and social inclusion, who she termed very savvy. Clinton is from the personal relationship school of foreign policy. Her approach to day-to-day diplomacy is not unlike the way she found her footing as a candidate for the United States Senate. Remember the listening tours? Lots and lots of listening tours. So, last night at dinner we sat down and had drinks there were only like 8 or 10 of us and we just talked, she said, recounting the evening. When somebody comes along like him who has good values, really does care about what hes talking about, theres no substitute for just time spent one on one in small groups. If Hillary Clinton ran for president again, she would probably be the bestprepared candidate in American history: one whos lived in the White House, served in the United States Senate, a woman who knows virtually every head of state in the world and also has a strong opinion about the merits of the Peruvian minister of development and

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Barack Obama, but we re-elected the one with the shorter rsum. And would people like a President Hillary Clinton as much as they liked the woman who lost the nomination, who won us over with her remarkable ability to bounce back from disaster? I always wondered how she regards the arc of her own life. Controversial first lady to betrayed first lady to beloved first lady. Clumsy carpetbagging Senate candidate to New York treasure. Failed presidential candidate to international icon. The theme, it seemed to me, was that you play the cards youre dealt. Clinton stared for a few seconds. I choose my cards, she said firmly. I choose them. I play them to the best of my ability. Move on to the next hand. So the question is, what hand does she

year, she said. I just want to sleep and exercise and travel for fun. And relax. It sounds so ordinary, but I havent done it for 20 years. I would like to see whether I can get untired. I work out and stuff, but I dont do it enough and I dont do it hard enough because I cant expend that much energy on it. Notice that we are less than a minute into her paean to not doing anything, and already she is planning her workouts. It seems reasonable to assume that right now, Clintons lack of interest in a presidential race is genuine. Despite her legendary ability to fall asleep at will even on that airplane daybed she is really, really tired. And at 65, she has no way of knowing how fully her body will rebound when she stops punishing it.

N Lima, Clinton addressed a conference called Power: Women as Drivers of Growth and Social Inclusion wearing a black pantsuit and bright shirt. It brought back memories. One of her unheralded contributions to the cause of American women in politics was to wear exactly that same outfit every day during her first campaign for Senate. After a while, nobody talked about her clothes anymore, and I envisioned a glorious future in which women running for office could just toss on their black pantsuit in the morning and head for the door. But when Clinton ran for president, she went for variety. I always thought it was a shame, but she said shed just gotten bored. At the conference, she told the audience that she had just read a yes! home decorating magazine, which included a 20-page feature on textiles from the Andes, a classic example of big business springing from womens crafts. For a long time, Clinton said, when she talked about giving women opportunity, I could see some eyes glazing over. But now, she continued, people are beginning to see that empowering women leads to economic development. That you dont espouse womens rights because its a virtuous thing to do but because it leads to economic growth. If she really does drop out of politics and move on, this will probably be Clintons future. Championing the cause of women, continuing her mega-listening tours around the globe, having serious conversations about issues of great import and minimal glamour. At State, shes dug deep into the bureaucracy, trying to ensure that American diplomacy will be promoting womens empowerment many secretaries down the line. Weve created some positions, Clinton said, making a list. We have embedded it in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review process . . . Thats the thing about Hillary Clinton. Most famous woman in the world, but still a sucker for the quadrennial diplomacy and development review process.

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When War Comes Home

From Page 1 American case exploring whether soldiers brain injuries and trauma overseas can lead to crimes committed later. The basic question is whether Ms. Lee, as she walked her dog on a quiet street here, became an indirect casualty of our foreign wars. About half a million American soldiers have suffered from brain-rattling concussions in Afghanistan or Iraq, and one result is an epidemic of traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. Were seeing many more suicides among recent veterans than among earlier generations, probably because of repeated, extended deployments in combat, coupled with an increase in improvised explosive devices and concussions. We still arent doing nearly enough to provide timely mental health services for these soldiers and veterans. The administration and members of Congress talk a good game about honoring young men and women who went to war, but they dont allocate the resources necessary to care of them. A result is certainly disabiliWhat is clearer is that he was exposed to concussions while in combat, apparently at least two of them. One occurred when he was in Iraq and his Humvee was thrown into the air in an explosion. He was not visibly injured. Then, in March 2011, a mortar shell landed near him in Afghanistan and blew him 15 feet in the air, shattering a ceramic plate in his body armor, according to his public defender, Bradley V. Manning. Sergeant Smith was hospitalized, flown back to the United States, and given a diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury with posttraumatic stress disorder. Jasmin Smith, a 29-year-old German woman who is now his wife, and was then his girlfriend, recalls seeing him in the hospital shortly after his return. He was in a wheelchair, she said. His hand was shaking. He looked pretty bad. He didnt say anything for 15 or 20 minutes. At the beginning, he didnt even recognize me. She says they celebrated his apparent recovery by marrying two months later. But the recovery seemed fleeting, she says, for he began to abuse alcohol and prescription painkillers and would sometimes fly into said he had recently performed an autopsy on an elderly woman who had been randomly raped and murdered by an Iraq war veteran. Frankly, I hesitated to write this column. I feel strongly that we as a nation have let down our veterans, failing to provide the mental health services they need, and we owe them better. But I cant be sure that the murder of Ms. Lee is related to these failures. In the end, I decided to go ahead because heres a young man with no adult criminal record who was promoted rapidly within the military and then suffered brain injuries. And then on his return he allegedly committed a

Jasmin Smith says her husband, Staff Sgt. Dwight L. Smith Jr., was given to violent rages after he received a brain injury.
horrific rape and murder that do not make any sense not to me, not to you, not to his family. You lie next to your husband every night, Mrs. Smith said. I know he had anger issues, but didnt think he would do something like that. Could the Army have done a better job screening Sergeant Smiths mental health and addressing his needs? The Army does indeed ask returning soldiers questions about mental health, but self-reporting doesnt work well because soldiers dont answer questions honestly. They dont want to get kicked out of the Army, and they dont want to admit anything is wrong, Mrs. Smith said. Dwight Sr. notes that his sons PTSD wasnt diagnosed until after his arrest and thinks the Army should have given him more help after his brain injury in 2011. I believe if hed been in a program, I dont think wed be sitting here talking, he said. Stephen N. Xenakis, a psychiatrist and retired brigadier general who has advised the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military mental health issues, agrees that we have failed our service members exposed to blasts. He compares it to the runaround soldiers were given for decades about damage from Agent Orange. What the military most needs, he says, isnt new weapons systems but a surge against brain disease to invest in protecting its most valuable assets its people. To its credit, the military this year has stepped up efforts to elevate mental health concerns. But the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs will have to do far more and this will suck up resources that planners may prefer to invest in ships and planes. Another lesson has to do with the larger cost of war: President George W. Bushs worst mistake was the Iraq war, and President Obamas was roughly tripling the number of troops in Afghanistan. Lets hope that future presidents remember that the cost of dispatching ground troops on foreign battlefields isnt measured only in lives and limbs lost but also in the invisible mental health toll on warriors and those around them. Mr. Manning, the public defender, is himself a veteran, and he thinks that there are going to be many more crimes like this. He declined to discuss his strategy for the trial, which is set for early 2014 because of the complex mental health issues involved, but added, Its hard to make sense of, but when you take somebodys brain and rattle it around, it damages it in ways they dont understand. I dont know just what could have led an apparently normal young man to commit such a crime. All we know for certain is that a caring, much loved woman here in Delaware has been horrifically murdered, leaving a vacuum of sadness and a vexing uncertainty about whether there is a link to distant wars.

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ty and suicides. Could it also include brutal crimes like this one? I know my child, said Sergeant Smiths father, Dwight Sr., a 49-year-old manager in the Philadelphia schools. This isnt my kid. He was a goofy kid. This isnt the same man that I sent over. The father was sitting morosely in his dimly lit dining room, the curtains all drawn. In the corner of the

A a nation, we have failed to provide the mental health services our veterans need.
room was the purple heart that Dwight Jr. earned in Afghanistan, and in the living room just beyond was his wedding photo and a military portrait. Its impossible to reconcile that beaming young man in the photos with the one who murdered and raped Ms. Lee. This is a tragedy for two families, Mr. Smith added. I just dont think my son was ready to come back in regular society. Mr. Smith thinks that his sons mind became poisoned by war, and Dwight Jr. seems to think that as well. I couldnt get access to him in prison, but in a recent handwritten letter to his father (which is posted with the online version of this column), he wrote: I am going to be honest with you dad. I have killed a lot of men and children. Some that didnt even do anything for me to kill them. Also some that begged for mercy. I have a problem. I think I got addicted to killing people. I could kill someone go to sleep wake up and forget that it ever happened. It got normal for me to be that way. I never wanted to be this way. I just took my job way to serious. I took things to the extreme. Anyone can tell you that I changed. It is like being a completely different person. If Sergeant Smith did indeed randomly kill civilians in Iraq or Afghanistan, I could find no record of that.

violent rages. He was always angry about little things, Mrs. Smith said. He would throw laptops, punch holes in walls. He used to go crazy, she added. He stood in front of me one time and said, I should kill you, I should kill you. Mrs. Smith says that he did once choke her and, fearing for her safety, she flew back to Germany. I didnt tell him I was leaving, because I was scared. Dwight Sr. says his son called then, despondent. Dad, I dont know whats wrong with me, the father quoted his son as telling him. I just get mad. I cant help myself. Eventually, after he promised to control himself, Mrs. Smith did return to his base at Fort Drum, N.Y., and they resumed married life.

WO months later, on the day of the murder, they were at Dwight Sr.s home for Christmas vacation. Jasmin says that her husband asked her to go jogging in the morning, but she declined. Then he left the house and allegedly killed and raped Ms. Lee. He seemed relatively normal when he returned, Mrs. Smith told me, and they went Christmas shopping that afternoon. After he was arrested that evening, she spoke briefly to her husband; she says that his only explanation for the crime was that he had become enraged while running that he wasnt physically fit enough. Sometimes since, she says, he has suggested that he blacked out and cant remember exactly what happened. He also says that he wants to apologize to Ms. Lees family. Rape hasnt been part of the typical pattern of crimes committed by returning soldiers with T.B.I. or PTSD. But Bennet Omalu, an expert on brain injuries who is also a clinical professor of pathology at University of California, Davis, told me that T.B.I. could indeed lead to such sexual violence. Indeed, Dr. Omalu

THE PUBLIC EDITOR MARGARET SULLIVAN

Disaster Reporting in the Backyard

N these postelection days, phrases like devastating blow and crushing loss are as common as Twitter photos of Lady Gaga in a bikini. But what about the real devastation, the real loss of the past two weeks the homes and lives wrecked by Hurricane Sandy? For all of the much-needed early storm coverage on TV think windblown reporter up to his hip boots in floodwater it may be newspaper journalism that can tell what happened most fully and most evocatively. It can synthesize and describe the problems; it can find the people affected and examine their lives more deeply; it can return to a troubled situation and follow the progress, or the lack of progress; and it can comfort the afflicted, as the saying goes, putting pressure on officials by making the stories of those in distress impossible to avoid. So, rather than join those who are dissecting the journalistic lessons of the election (Has Nate Silver killed horserace coverage forever? Will pundits ever thrive again?), I want to recognize some of the Times journalism that I found most important in recent weeks: the tough onthe-ground reporting from places like Breezy Point, the Rockaways and New York Citys housing projects.

been one of the charms of life in the Rockaways. But now, when the Empire State Building winks on each night, those lights feel almost like a punch in the gut. It felt that way to the two women caked in the sandy silt that still blankets most streets here, as they trudged up Rockaway Beach Boulevard on Saturday, pushing shopping carts they had dug out of wreckage piled beside the boarded-up C-Town Supermarket. The women, Monique Arkward and her neighbor Eyvette Martin, pushed the carts more than 40 blocks from their battered bungalows to St. Francis de Sales Church, where they had heard by word of mouth, since phones hardly work here that they might find bottled water, batteries and some measure of warmth. Were living like cavemen, Ms. Arkward said. Its like were forgotten. Its like they say, O.K., when we get to them, well get to them. I talked to the author of the article, Sarah Maslin Nir, who covers Queens regularly. I kept driving back and forth from Manhattan to Queens, and I felt like I was constantly going between the haves and the have-nots, she said. When she first got to Breezy Point, where more than a hundred houses had burned down, she saw people kneeling next to the ash pits where their homes had been, sifting with sticks for their childrens pottery, she said. They were on their hands and knees, and they were

Consider the first four paragraphs of this front-page article last Monday: Watching the Manhattan skyline shimmer over Jamaica Bay had always

sobbing. On another occasion, on Beach 66 Street in the Rockaways, people were so eager to tell their story they were actually screaming. Residents deeply resented being neglected, she said. When she first came across Ms. Arkward and Ms. Martin, she thought they were homeless but then realized they were middle-class people, filthy beyond belief with silt. It made me realize that a persons stature could be so completely degraded, she said. People were just as destroyed as their homes. Thats just one example among many in which Times reporters went to extraordinary lengths to get the stories of ordinary peoples suffering. I was equally struck by Cara Buckleys and Michael Wilsons front-page article about life without power in New Yorks public housing projects. It included this passage: As light drained from the skies above the Red Hook Houses in Brooklyn on Thursday, Sharlyn Marin, 18, huffed her way up 140 steps to visit her godmother, Judith Rodriguez, on the 10th floor. Blind and in a wheelchair, Ms. Rodriguez, 62, relied on Ms. Marin as her sole conduit to the outside world. Such articles, involving shoe-leather reporting at its best, are not easy to get. The only way to get those scenes is to be there in this case, to climb the stairs in a dark and dangerous housing project. Ms. Buckley told me about her experience in an e-mail: Its actually a 14-story

building, and the photographer, Ruth Fremson, and I went to the top twice and then worked our way down. No matter the time of day, the stairways were pitch black, windowless and without power. Not all of the storm coverage has been of this gritty sort. Much has been made on the Web and on Twitter of a few articles in the features sections about the trials of Manhattans affluent, reduced to flushing their toilets with white Zinfandel, or about the horrors of storm-related weight gain. Despite their disclaimers

Extraordinary efforts to cover the chaos in ordinary lives.

(a tightening of the waistband hardly counts as a crisis in a region where so many have endured actual devastation), these articles may seem a little tonedeaf; but theyre harmless enough, and they add to the conversation. In addition, some readers complained to me last Thursday that storm articles had come off the front page for two days and had become a much-reduced presence on the home page of the Web site, superseded by coverage following the election. The readers make a valid point, though the inside-the-paper coverage has continued to be strong, and storm stories returned to prominent display by Friday. The important thing is that The Times not let up on its reporting of the many ordinary lives still in chaos and danger lives that are still far from true recovery.

I invite you to follow me at Twitter.com/Sulliview and to read my blog at nytimes.com/publiceditor. E-mail: public@nytimes.com.

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GRAY MATTER SETH S. HOROWITZ

The Science and Art of Listening

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Seth S. Horowitz is an auditory neuroscientist at Brown University and the author of The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind.

ERES a trick question. What do you hear right now? If your home is like mine, you hear the humming sound of a printer, the low throbbing of traffic from the nearby highway and the clatter of plastic followed by the muffled impact of paws landing on linoleum meaning that the cat has once again tried to open the catnip container atop the fridge and succeeded only in knocking it to the kitchen floor. The slight trick in the question is that, by asking you what you were hearing, I prompted your brain to take control of the sensory experience and made you listen rather than just hear. That, in effect, is what happens when an event jumps out of the background enough to be perceived consciously rather than just being part of your auditory surroundings. The difference between the sense of hearing and the skill of listening is attention. Hearing is a vastly underrated sense. We tend to think of the world as a place that we see, interacting with things and people based on how they look. Studies have shown that conscious thought takes place at about the same rate as visual recognition, requiring a significant fraction of a second per event. But hearing is a quantitatively faster sense. While it might take you a full second to notice something out of the corner of your eye, turn your head toward it, recognize it and respond to it, the same reaction to a new or sudden sound happens at least 10 times as fast. This is because hearing has evolved as our alarm system it operates out of line of sight and works even while you are asleep. And because there is no place in the universe that is totally silent, your auditory system has evolved a complex and automatic volume control, fine-tuned by development and experience, to keep most

sounds off your cognitive radar unless they might be of use as a signal that something dangerous or wonderful is somewhere within the kilometer or so that your ears can detect. This is where attention kicks in. Attention is not some monolithic brain process. There are different types of attention, and they use different parts of the brain. The sudden loud noise that makes you jump activates the simplest type: the startle. A chain of five neurons from your ears to your spine takes that noise and converts it into a defensive response in a mere tenth of a second elevating your heart rate, hunching your shoulders and making you cast around to see if whatever you heard is going to pounce and eat you. This simplest form of attention requires almost no brains at all and has been observed in every studied vertebrate. More complex attention kicks in when you hear your name called from across a room or hear an unexpected birdcall from inside a subway station. This stimulus-directed attention is controlled by pathways through the temporoparietal and inferior frontal cortex regions, mostly in the right hemisphere areas that process the raw, sensory input, but dont concern themselves with what you should make of that sound. (Neuroscientists call this a bottom-up response.) But when you actually pay attention to something youre listening to, whether it is your favorite song or the cat meowing at dinnertime, a separate top-down pathway comes into play. Here, the signals are conveyed through a dorsal pathway in your cortex, part of the brain that does more computation, which lets you actively focus on what youre hearing and tune out sights and sounds that arent as immediately important. In this case, your brain works like a set of noise-suppressing headphones,

with the bottom-up pathways acting as a switch to interrupt if something more urgent say, an airplane engine dropping through your bathroom ceiling grabs your attention. Hearing, in short, is easy. You and every other vertebrate that hasnt suffered some genetic, developmental or environmental accident have been doing it for hundreds of millions of years. Its your life line, your alarm system, your way to escape danger and pass on your genes. But listening, really listening, is hard when potential distractions are leaping into your ears every fifty-thousandth of a second and pathways in your brain are just waiting to interrupt your focus to warn you of any potential dangers. Listening is a skill that were in danger of losing in a world of digital distraction and information overload. And yet we dare not lose it. Because listening tunes our brain to the patterns of our environment faster than any other sense, and paying attention to the nonvisual parts of our world feeds into everything from our intellectual sharpness to our dance skills. Luckily, we can train our listening just as with any other skill. Listen to new music when jogging rather than familiar tunes. Listen to your dogs whines and barks: he is trying to tell you something isnt right. Listen to your significant others voice not only to the words, which after a few years may repeat, but to the sounds under them, the emotions carried in the harmonics. You may save yourself a couple of fights. You never listen is not just the complaint of a problematic relationship, it has also become an epidemic in a world that is exchanging convenience for content, speed for meaning. The richness of life doesnt lie in the loudness and the beat, but in the timbres and the variations that you can discern if you simply pay attention.

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I Cry, Therefore I Am

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An emeritus professor of behavioral neurology and a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and the author of the forthcoming book Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain.

LONDON N 2008, at a zoo in Mnster, Germany, a gorilla named Gana gave birth to a male infant, who died after three months. Photographs of Gana, looking stricken and inconsolable, were ubiquitous. Heartbroken gorilla cradles her dead baby, Britains Daily Mail declared. Crowds thronged the zoo to see the grieving mother. Sad as the scene was, the humans, not Gana, were the only ones crying. The notion that animals can weep apologies to Dumbo, Bambi and Wilbur has no scientific basis. Years of observations by the primatologists Dian Fossey, who observed gorillas, and Jane Goodall, who worked with chimpanzees, could not prove that animals cry tears from emotion. In his book The Emotional Lives of Animals, the only tears the biologist Marc Bekoff were certain of were his own. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy, the authors of When Elephants Weep, admit that most elephant watchers have never seen them weep. Its true that many mammals shed tears, especially in response to pain. Tears protect the eye by keeping it moist, and they contain antimicrobial proteins. But crying as an embodiment of empathy is, I maintain, unique to humans and has played an essential role in human evolution and the development of human cultures. Within two days an infant can imitate sad and happy faces. If a newborn mam-

Twice in the last week at a campaign speech in Iowa on Monday, and addressing his campaign staff in Chicago after his re-election victory President Obama choked up. Babe Ruth cried when he learned he had cancer, and Floyd Patterson after losing to Muhammad Ali. Women and men alike are most likely to cry at home, in the early evening and while alone or in the company of a female friend. At the movies, we cry more if the friend sitting next to us does. People who score on personality tests as more empathetic and neurotic cry more than those who are more rigid, controlling or obsessive. Frequency of cry-

of depression, like dysthymia, than with major depression involving suicidal thoughts. The popular antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, like Prozac, are reported to inhibit crying an effect that, surprisingly, many patients who otherwise obtain relief from the drugs find unsettling. People widely report that crying relieves tension, restores emotional equilibrium and provides catharsis, a washing out of bad feelings. (Tears, in fact, seem to be the only body fluids that do not evoke feelings of disgust.) The term catharsis has religious overtones of purging evil and sin; its no surprise that

Mail, shes on her way to getting what she wants. In ancient Greek courts, weeping wives were often brought forward to try to sway a jury in favor of husbands on trial. The explosion of playwriting in France in the 17th and 18th centuries prompted the notion among some critics that the primary purpose of tragedy was to produce tears and that the more the audience cried, the better the work. (Others argued that tears caused suspension of critical judgment and led to mediocre plays being overrated.) HE association of tears with art has ancient roots. The classic Greek tragedies of the fifth century B.C. were primarily celebrations of gods, especially Dionysus. Tragedies, like poetry and music, were staged religious events. Even then it was recognized that crying in response to drama brought pleasure. (Hollywood filmmakers certainly know this, as do playwrights, television producers and even news presenters.) I have argued that there are neurobiological associations linking the arts and mood disorders. I give pride of cerebral place to the so-called nondominant right hemisphere of the brain, which is deeply related to our social and cultural behaviors. When I lecture on crying, I ask my audience to let me know, by a show of hands, which art forms most move them to tears. About 80 percent say music, followed closely by novels (74 percent), but then the figures fall sharply, to 43 percent, for poetry, and 10 to 22 percent for paintings, sculpture and architecture. I am often asked why I do not include cinema in these surveys, but what drives emotion in films is usually the music. Witness Michel Hazanaviciuss recent silent film The Artist, which won the Academy Award for best picture last year. Anything but silent, it arouses intense emotions through its musical score. The physical act of crying is mainly one of inhaling as opposed to laughter, which requires exhaling and involves the soft palate, larynx and pharynx. Crying disrupts speech, which is why we choke up when we weep. This suggests to linguists and anthropologists that emotional crying evolved before propositional language, perhaps explaining why tears communicate states of mind and feelings that are often so difficult to express in words. Of course, from an evolutionary perspective, recognition of emotion (usually through facial gesture) was essential for survival. The earliest hominids arrived several million years ago, but only with Homo sapiens, 150,000 to 200,000 years ago, did cultures, language, religion and the arts arise. Along the way, tears became more than a biological necessity to lubricate the eye and developed into a cipher of intense emotion and a signal of social bonding. The development of self-consciousness and the notion of individual identity, or ego; storytelling about the origins of the world, the creation of humanity and life after death; and the ability to feel others sadness all were critical parts of the neurobiological changes that made us human. More recently, weve learned from neuroscience that certain brain circuits are activated, rapidly and unconsciously, when we see another in emotional distress. In short, our brain evolved circuits to allow us to experience empathy and compassion, which in turn made civilization, and an ethics based on compassion, possible. So the next time you reach a tissue box, or sob on a friends shoulder, or tear up at the movies, stop and reflect on why we cry and what it means to cry. Because ultimately, while we love to cry, we also cry to love.

Most people feel better after spilling tears. Emotional release makes us human.
mal does not cry out (typically, in the first few weeks of life, without tears) it is unlikely to get the attention it needs to survive. Around three to four months, the relationship between the human infant and its environment takes on a more organized communicative role, and tearful crying begins to serve interpersonal purposes: the search for comfort and pacification. As we get older, crying becomes a tool of our social repertory: grief and joy, shame and pride, fear and manipulation. Tears are as universal (but less culturally contingent) as laughter, and tragedy is more complex than joy an insight Tolstoy and many others have offered. But although we all cry, we do so in different ways. Women cry more frequently and intensely than men, especially when exposed to emotional events. These differences seem to emerge around puberty, which may be related to hormonal changes but also to the influence of gender stereotypes. Like crying, depression is, around the world, more prevalent in women than in men. One explanation might be that women, who despite decades of social advances still suffer from economic inequality, discrimination and even violence, might have more to cry about. Men not only cry for shorter periods than women, but they also are less inclined to explain their tears, usually shed them more quietly, and tend more frequently to apologize when they cry openly. Men, like women, report crying at the death of a loved one and in response to a moving religious experience. They are more likely than women to cry when their core identities as providers and protectors, as fathers and fighters are questioned. It is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion, said Shakespeares Coriolanus. And yet the Greek epics are filled with tearful heroes like Odysseus, Agamemnon and Achilles. In recent decades, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have normalized the sight of the weepy chief executive.

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ing varies widely: some tear up at any novel or movie, others only a handful of times in their lives. Crying in response to discord, stress and conflict in the home, or after emotional trauma, lasts much longer than tears induced by run-of-themill sadness which in turn last longer than tears of delight and joy. Darwin speculated that crying occurred less in Britain than in non-Western countries. More robust cross-cultural evidence comes from the Dutch psychologist A. J. J. M. Vingerhoets, who with his colleagues surveyed crying across 37 countries. Americans, Germans and Italians are more prone to tears than Bulgarians, Chinese and Peruvians. Paradoxically, people from wealthier democratic countries with moderate climates cry or admit to crying more frequently, and the gender differences are greater. The less hierarchical the social-class structure, the more tears flow, which is perhaps a reflection of greater individual autonomy, acceptance of emotional displays and exposure to the arts. ADNESS is our primary association with crying, but the fact is that people report feeling happier after crying. Surveys estimate that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after shedding tears. Paradoxically, crying is more commonly associated with minor forms

religious icons so frequently feature tearful saints and that religious ceremonies are, around the world, one of the main settings for the release of tears. Crying is a nearly universal sign of grief, though some mourners report that, despite genuine sorrow, they cannot shed tears sometimes even for years after their loved one has gone. Unlike today, when the privacy of grief is more respected, the public or ceremonial shedding of tears, at the graveside of a spouse or the funeral of a sovereign, were once considered socially or even politically essential. To avoid dry eyes, widows would fill their handkerchiefs with onions lest their bereavement be underestimated. Crying has also served other social purposes. Rousseau wrote in his Confessions that while he considered tears the most eloquent testimony of love, he also just liked to cry over nothing a frivolous form of self-indulgence. As the story of the wrapped onion suggests, crying can be induced to manipulate the emotions of others. Shakespeare wrote in The Taming of the Shrew: And if the boy have not a womans gift To rain a shower of commanded tears, An onion will do well for such a shift. Notions of manipulative crying endure to this day. When a woman cries, a writer named Angela Epstein declared in September, in an article in The Daily

Death: A Nice Opportunity for Regret

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A scholar in residence at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the author of the forthcoming book Happier Endings: Overcoming the Fear of Death.

HOMAS ARNOLD KEMP was executed this past April through lethal injection. He stole $200 from a college student in Tucson in 1992 and then murdered him. It took seven minutes for Mr. Kemp to die. His last words: I regret nothing. Really? I have been thinking about Mr. Kemp and death and regret, perhaps obsessively. Regret incites us to review and reflect on our actions; when we miss the mark, regret generates disappointment and grief. Regret would not have kept Mr. Kemp alive. But it might have kept him decent. Regret is an essential part of repentance in Jewish law, and, as a rabbi and Jewish educator, I find myself thinking about regret each year before Yom Kippur. As part of my research into the subject this year, I handed out index cards to my students from age 18 to over 80, and asked them to list a small regret and a large regret. Here is a random sampling.

derstand the connection between regret and death. In the course of research for a book on death and how to overcome fear of mortality, I spent years speaking to dying individuals and their families. The notion, famously attributed to Samuel Johnson, that nothing concentrates the mind like imminent death jumped off the page again and again as I conducted my research. Imminent death often occasions self-reflection and, with it, disappointment and remorse. I regret nothing, is code for I am not going to die. And maybe thats what Mr. Kemp thought to himself. Maybe he thought the audacity of regretting nothing would buy him more time. But it just added to his callousness. I regret nothing is another way of saying,

Nothing focuses the mind or stirs remorse like mortality.

I will live in a false, comfortable bubble where I am not accountable for wrongdoing. Maybe, if we regret nothing, we will live forever. If you have no sadness or remorse, you are a liar or a denier, or worse still, you havent lived. No one makes it through a life without words better left unsaid, poor judgments or thoughtless omissions. I can barely make it through a day without all three. Kathryn Schulz, the author of Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, calls regret an existential wake-up call and shares research about our top regrets. Most often, these involve mistaken judgments in the areas of education, career choice, romance and relationships, parenting, self-knowledge and the way we spend our leisure time. Few of us focus on regrets involving money. In a much viewed TED talk, Ms. Schulz offers her tattoo as the ultimate emblem of regret. You may love your tattoo or it may remind you that you are no longer in love with the person whose name is permanently emblazoned on your lower back. Ms. Schulz uses Johnny Depps tattoo as an example. Winona Forever under laser-treatment after a failed engagement to Winona Ryder became Wino Forever on Mr. Depps right upper arm. Yes, its hard to get rid of regrets. They are stubborn, another human stain, to borrow from Philip Roth. I have saved my index cards. I asked the original

In the small-regret category: I didnt participate more in school. I am sorry I didnt take more vacations. I was nasty to people. I regret not trying harder in college. I should have paused to notice a stranger and to express kindness to them. I was callous in breaking up with a girlfriend. I havent lost weight. I did not purchase an exercise bike when it was on a great sale. [I did not make this up.] In the large-regret category: I wish I had spent more time with my mother the year she died. I did not tell a friend why I ended our friendship. I regret my failure to love my ex-wife in the manner she needed. I never said thank you to my father. I could have done more to help my brother when he was despairing and depressed. I havent been more welcoming to my sister-in-law. I retired too early. I should have retired a long time ago. I gave up on too many dreams. We rarely connect regret to death, but then we rarely connect death to anything because wed rather talk about grocery shopping, gardening and taxes. But, reading my studentsregrets helped me un-

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holders of the cards to flip them over and write down one thing they could do to improve how they live. You cant eliminate a regret, but you can transform one. Imagining a way to fix the future was easier than most students thought and provided a better, more realistic life solution than invincibility. It offered a sliver of optimism. I am keeping the cards because they remind me that death may be around the corner. I regret to inform you that you, too, are going to die. If you take heart, heed Arthur Millers sage advice and die with the right regrets.

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A Landslide Loss for Big Money

Voters ignored most of the outside ads, but the danger of unlimited spending remains
The millionaires and billionaires who gave nearly $500 million to independent groups in the race to elect Mitt Romney and other Republicans not only bet on the wrong party, they bet on the wrong tactic. They believed that an endless drumbeat of television advertisements would be enough to drive voters away from President Obama and Democratic policies. It did not work. Democrats not only won the White House, they increased their majority in the Senate and added to their numbers in the House. Although Democratic outside groups spent more than $200 million on ads, the tactic that proved most effective particularly as practiced by the Obama campaign and the party was identifying voters in key states and getting them to the polls. There is something supremely cynical about the notion among Republican conservatives that they could use their ability to make unlimited contributions to super PACs and shadowy social-welfare groups to buy an election. It views voters as a flock of sheep, easily hypnotized by misleading ads, willing to believe whatever wealthy industrialists tell them about taxes, jobs and health care. Granted, television ads have long played an excessive role in American politics, substituting cheap accusations for discourse, but this was the year they went too far. In state after swing state, voters said they were overwhelmed by the din of ads and tuned it all out. That meant the biggest-spending conservative groups were trounced. American Crossroads, the super PAC founded by Karl Rove, spent $104 million in the general election, but none of its candidates won. The United States Chamber of Commerce spent $24 million backing Republicans in 15 Senate races; only two of them won. Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul, spent $53 million on nine Republican candidates, eight of whom lost. The failure of this tactic could have important effects in future elections. Big givers are likely to be more skeptical when people like Mr. Rove come calling. Independent groups cannot coordinate get-out-the-vote drives with campaigns, but may begin thinking about how better to use their money to target voters and build grass-roots efforts, a more positive goal than endless attack ads. The outcome of 2012, however, does not mean that unlimited outside spending can now be considered a benign force. The biggest danger of allowing the wealthy such an outsized voice has always been that the money binds them closer to politicians, and creates a sense of obligation. Donors gave $64 million to Priorities USA Action, the super PAC set up by Mr. Obamas former aides, and many of them, including five unions that each gave more than $1 million, will expect to be rewarded. Many lawmakers in the next Congress know full well that they will need support from outside groups, and donors played on that fear. Last month, for example, Chevron gave $2.5 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC linked to Speaker John Boehner, which has spent more than $9 million to elect House Republicans. As noted recently by Representative Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the donation can be seen as a payoff to the House for protecting taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil. It is encouraging to see that even a few Republican lawmakers are starting to realize the corrupt flood of cash needs to be stopped. There is talk of new legislation to require disclosure of donors by shadowy groups, and of the need to re-examine donation limits. A backlash against the damaging power of big money cannot come too soon.

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Women Fight to Define The Arab Spring

TUNIS When Mabrouka Mbarek is in the Tunisian capital these days, much of her time is spent writing a new constitution as an elected member of the National Constituent Assembly. It is a role the 32-year-old mother of two embraces with idealistic passion and more than a little amazement. Before President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011, she never imagined herself a founding mother, as she referred to herself in a recent interview, of this country or any other. Now Mrs. Mbarek a Tunisian-American whose constituents are Tunisians in the United States, Canada and Europe is deep into one of the most important tasks of any new democracy. She is helping to write the document that will underpin the rights and responsibilities shared by the government and its citizens. Men overwhelmingly dominate the Arab Spring countries, but women, enabled by advances in literacy and higher education, are increasingly asserting themselves. In Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria, they have been on the front lines of revolution. These nations will not succeed unless women are fully incorporated into political and economic life. Women in Arab countries have long lagged behind those in other countries in terms of opportunities and leadership positions in politics and business, and this has hurt the regions overall progress, according to reports by the World Economic Forum and the United Nations Development Program. Some male leaders are acknowledging the need for change. In Libya last month, Mohamed Sowan boasted that his Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Justice and Development Party had the second-largest number of female members of any party in the Parliament and looks forward to them having more participation. In Tunisia, Rachid al-Ghannouchi, the intellectual force of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that

The Choice Confronting Republican Governors

Will they help advance health care reform by setting up insurance exchanges?
Republican governors and legislators routinely rail against federal intrusion in activities that they think would be better managed by the states. This week they will have a chance to show that they really mean it. Under the Affordable Care Act, the states can either set up health insurance exchanges on which their residents can shop for comprehensive policies and apply for subsidies to lower their costs, or they can let the federal government do it for them. Many states, particularly those led by Republicans, have refused to create the exchanges, hoping that the health care reform law would be overturned legally or repealed by Congress. But President Obamas re-election and a Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the law have dashed those expectations and left the states to face this sobering reality: They have until Friday to tell the federal government whether they will create their own exchange or will leave the task to the Department of Health and Human Services. The exchanges, which are supposed to start enrolling people by October 2013, with coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, are an essential element of health care reform. They are online marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to choose among private plans for one that best meets their needs. The insurance plans must meet federal criteria for providing essential benefits and consumer protections. Most of the people who use them are expected to be low- and moderate-income individuals and families. With an exchange, families with incomes up to 400 percent of the poverty level would be able to get federal subsidies to help pay their insurance premiums. So far about 15 states and the District of Columbia have established the framework for exchanges, and three others will run exchanges in partnership with the federal government. At least 11 states have said they will not set up exchanges, although some may change their minds now. Some Republican governors, including Chris Christie of New Jersey, had said they would decide after the election. There are good reasons a state would be wise to set up its own exchange. The exchanges will work best if they are carefully integrated with other health programs in the state to ensure, for example, that there is a seamless transition between Medicaid coverage and subsidized coverage on the exchanges when people bounce in and out of jobs. State officials also presumably know better than the federal government if there are special health needs among their residents or special insurance considerations that should be accommodated. The federal government will soon have to issue detailed regulations and guidance documents defining more precisely what essential health benefits must be covered, how consumer protections will be judged sufficient, and how much flexibility states will have to manage their exchanges. And at this point, it is not clear how many insurance plans will be competing on the exchanges and what the premiums may be. In the meantime, pragmatic Republican legislators, insurers and advocacy groups for patients and health care providers ought to press their governors to move ahead. The federal government would prefer that states handle the job, and so, in theory, should Republicans who are interested in having the states determine the choices.

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Egyptian women outside a Cairo polling place on May 23, when the country held its first democratic election for president.
won the first free election there in 2011, said that in the next election he expects Ennahdas ticket to be half women and we might have a larger percentage than in your Congress. (In fact, Tunisia has already beaten the United States on that score.) In Tunisia, the most Western and liberal of the Muslim countries, women won 49 of the 217 Constituent Assembly seats in last years election. The overwhelming majority of them 42 were from Ennahda. In Libya, women hold 33 of 200 seats in Parliament. But numbers are never the whole story. In Libya, women have been excluded from much of the serious decision-making, and the security challenges of a country awash in militias and guns often push their concerns to the back burner, said Alaa Murabit, founder of the Voice of Libyan Women, a nongovernmental activist group. As in much of the Arab world, there are also strong social pressures on women to forgo careers that are too successful, she said. The Syrian National Council, the opposition group in exile, failed to name one woman when it chose its decision-making body at a conference in Qatar on Thursday. In Egypt, the streets remain so unsafe for women that vigilante groups have begun forming to mete out unofficial justice against those who harass or assault women. The Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy, who was beaten in Cairo by security forces last year, goes so far as to charge that Arab societies hate women. The new constitutions are crucial to protecting and expanding womens rights. Not surprisingly, there have been fierce political battles on just these issues. In Egypt, the 100member assembly drafting a constitution is bickering over a handful of issues, including womens rights, as it races to meet a Dec. 12 deadline. On Tuesday, it eliminated a provision that would have tied some aspects of womens rights, like marriage and inheritance, more firmly to Shariah, or Islamic law. But Egyptian Salafists, ultraconservatives who want to segregate the sexes and ensure that women are veiled, are pushing back. The assembly plans a vote on the constitution this month. Even in Tunisia, where secularists have a stronger voice and Ennahda has espoused more temperate views than most Islamist parties, women had to take to the streets in protest over efforts by some of the more conservative assembly members to dilute protections for women contained in a 1956 law. The Islamists wanted language in the constitution to say that the roles of men and women are complementary. The secularists, fearful of ceding any ground, insisted that men and women should have the same rights and duties and added an assurance that the state will guarantee womens rights. Ennahda leaders say that the final document will unambiguously endorse gender equality and universal rights. But until the constitution is formally adopted, no one can be sure. Still, the Arab Spring has allowed Muslim girls and women to dream big dreams. For young girls to now tell me they want to be the future president, minister of defense, these are things I never imagined, Ms. Murabit wrote in an e-mail. But enshrining rights in a constitution and making sure they are carried out are big challenges. This is a critical time, said Mrs. Mbarek. There are two steps in a revolution: You break it and then you build something new. Thats the hardest. CAROL GIACOMO

How to Cut Prison Costs

Thanks in part to the federal Second Chance Act of 2008, states are finding creative ways to cut prison costs now more than $52 billion a year nationwide by making sure that people who are released from prison actually stay out. The act, aimed at helping states and localities reduce recidivism, encourages changes like those that have already taken place in Kansas, Texas and Oregon. The states have expanded community-based drug treatment programs, improved postprison supervision and retooled parole systems that once shunted people back to jail not for actual crimes but for technical violations that are more cheaply and effectively dealt with through community-based sanctions like house arrest or mandatory drug treatment. Still, states that want to cut recidivism rates deeply and permanently must also rethink thousands of laws and regulations that punish ex-offenders after they leave jail by denying them jobs, homes and basic credentials like drivers licenses. The Obama administration has taken useful steps in this regard through the federal Re-entry Council, a multiagency group whose mission is to help remove some of the barriers that former offenders face when they try to rejoin society. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, for example, has urged public housing agencies not to adopt blanket policies of excluding prospective tenants with conviction records and to take other factors, including a familys willingness to participate in counseling programs, into account. And last spring, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reinforced and clarified an old policy barring employers from automatically denying employment to people based on arrest or conviction records. The employer must consider the seriousness of the offense, the time that has passed since conviction and the relevance of the crime to the job in question. One unfinished piece of business for Washington is to regulate the job-screening companies that routinely make disastrous errors when reporting criminal background information on job applicants. The states main task is to prune the regulatory thicket that denies access to society. A recent federally financed study by the American Bar Association has cataloged more than 38,000 statutes almost 700 per state and territory that make it difficult, if not impossible, for ex-offenders to do all the things they need to do to pursue viable lives: vote, get jobs, obtain drivers licenses, and a whole range of items that would help them rejoin the mainstream. In a letter to state attorneys general last year, Attorney General Eric Holder said some statutes were justified. (Sex offenders, for instance, should be barred from working in schools.) But Mr. Holder urged the states to revisit laws that merely push former prisoners to resume lives of crime and, inevitably, drive up corrections costs.

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Romney Is President

WASHINGTON T makes sense that Mitt Romney and his advisers are still gobsmacked by the fact that theyre not commandeering the West Wing. (Though, as The Daily Show correspondent John Oliver jested, the White House might have been one of the smaller houses Romney ever lived in.) Team Romney has every reason to be shellshocked. Its candidate, after all, resoundingly won the election of the country he was wooing. Mitt Romney is the president of white male America. Maybe the group can retreat to a man cave in a Whiter House, with mahogany paneling, brown leather Chesterfields, a moose head over the fireplace, an elevator for the presidential limo, and one of those mens club signs on the phone that reads: Telephone Tips: Just Left, 25 cents; On His Way, 50 cents; Not here, $1; Who? $5. In its delusional death spiral, the white male patriarchy was so hard core, so redolent of country clubs and Cadillacs, it made little effort not to alienate women. The election had the largest gender gap in the history of the Gallup poll, with Obama winning the vote of single women by 36 percentage points. As W.s former aide Karen Hughes put it in Politico on Friday, If another Republican man says anything about rape other than it is a horrific, violent crime, I want to personally cut out his tongue. Some Republicans conceded they were a Mad Men party in a Modern Family world (although Mad Men seems too louche for a candidate who doesnt drink or smoke and who apparently dated only one woman). They also acknowledged that Romneys strategists ran a 20thcentury campaign against David Plouffes 21st-century one. But the truth is, Romney was an unpalatable candidate. And shocking as it may seem, his strategists werent blowing smoke when they said they were going to win; they were just clueless.

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THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

My President Is Busy
were careful to be identified with the progressive forces in the world. ... But in recent decades more and more Israelis took to leaning on the reactionary forces in American society. It was convenient to lean on them. The evangelists didnt ask difficult questions about the settlements, the Tea Party people didnt say a word about excluding women and minorities or about Jewish settlers attacks and acts of vandalism against Palestinians and peace activists. The Republican Partys white, religious, conservative wing was not agitated when the Israeli Supreme staying out of Syria and relying on sanctions, as long as possible, to dissuade Iran from building a nuclear bomb. These countries are too hard to fix but too dangerous to ignore. Well still try to help, but well expect regional powers, and the locals, to assume more responsibility. Finally, we really have work to do at home. Soon Americans will be asked to pay more taxes for less government. Its coming. It will not make us isolationists, but it will change our mood and make us much pickier about where well get involved. That means only a radical change by Palestinians or Israelis will get us to fully re-engage. The other day, in an interview with Israels Channel 2, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority declared: Palestine for me is the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital. This is Palestine. I am a refugee. I live in Ramallah. The West Bank and Gaza is Palestine. Everything else is Israel. This was a big signal, but Bibi scorned it. The Israeli novelist David Grossman wrote an open letter to Netanyahu in Haaretz, taking him to task: This is a bit embarrassing, but I will remind you, Mr. Netanyahu, that you were elected to lead Israel precisely in order to discern these rare hints of opportunity, in order to transform them into a possible lever to extricate your country from the impasse in which it has been stuck for decades. So my best advice to Israelis is: Focus on your own election on Jan. 22 not ours. I find it very sad that in a country with so much human talent, the Israeli center and left still cant agree on a national figure who could run against Netanyahu and his thuggish partner, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman a man whose commitment to democracy is closer to Vladimir Putins than Thomas Jeffersons. Dont count on America to ride to the rescue. It has to start with you. My president is busy.

Listen closely and hear the death rattle of the white male patriarchy.
Until now, Republicans and Fox News have excelled at conjuring alternate realities. But this time, they made the mistake of believing their fake world actually existed. As Foxs Megyn Kelly said to Karl Rove on election night, when he argued against calling Ohio for Obama: Is this just math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better? Romney and Tea Party loonies dismissed half the country as chattel and moochers who did not belong in their traditional America. But the more they insulted the president with birther cracks, the more they tried to force chastity belts on women, and the more they made Hispanics, blacks and gays feel like the help, the more these groups burned to prove that, knitted together, they could give the dead-enders of white male domination the boot. The election about the economy also sounded the death knell for the Republican culture wars. Romney was still running in an illusory country where husbands told wives how to vote, and the wives who worked had better get home in time to cook dinner. But in the real country, many wives were urging husbands not to vote for a Brylcreemed boss out of a 50s boardroom whose party was helping to revive a 50-year-old debate over contraception. Just like the Bushes before him, Romney tried to portray himself as more American than his Democratic opponent. But Americas gallimaufry wasnt knuckling under to the gentry this time. If 2008 was about exalting the One, 2012 was about the disenchanted Democratic base deciding: We are the Ones weve been waiting for. Last time, Obama lifted up the base with his message of hope and change; this time the base lifted up Obama, with the hope he will change. He has not led the Obama army to leverage power, so now the army is leading Obama. When the first African-American president was elected, his supporters expected dramatic changes. But Obama feared that he was such a huge change for the country to digest, it was better if other things remained status quo. Michelle played Laura Petrie, and the president was dawdling on promises. Having Joe Biden blurt out his support for gay marriage forced Obamas hand. The presidents record-high rate of deporting illegal immigrants infuriated Latinos. Now, on issues from loosening immigration laws to taxing the rich to gay rights to climate change to legalizing pot, the country has leapt ahead, pulling the sometimes listless and ruminating president by the hand, urging him to hurry up. More women voted than men. Five women were newly elected to the Senate, and the number of women in the House will increase by at least three. New Hampshire will be the first state to send an all-female delegation to Congress. Live Pink or Dye. Meanwhile, as Bill Maher said, all the Republican men who talked about lady parts during the campaign, they all lost. The voters anointed a lesbian senator, and three new gay congressmen will make a total of five in January. Plus, three states voted to legalize same-sex marriage. Chad Griffin, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, told The Washington Posts Ned Martel that gays, whose donations helped offset the Republican super PACs, wanted to see an openly gay cabinet secretary and an openly gay ambassador to a G-20 nation. Bill OReilly said Obamas voters wanted stuff. He was right. They want Barry to stop bogarting the change.

SRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be so lucky. You should be so lucky that the president feels he has the time, energy and political capital to spend wrestling with Bibi to forge a peace between Israelis and Palestinians. I dont see it anytime soon. Obama has his marching orders from the American people: Focus on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, not on Bethlehem, Palestine, and focus on getting us out of quagmires (Afghanistan) not into them (Syria). No, my Israeli friends, its much worse than you think: Youre home alone. Of course, no one here will tell you that. To the contrary, there will surely be a new secretary of state visiting you next year with the umpteenth road map for confidence-building measures between Israelis and Palestinians. He or she may even tell you that this is the year of decision. Be careful. Weve been there before. If you Google Year of decision in the Middle East, youll get more than 100,000,000 links. Is this good for Israel? No. It is unhealthy. The combination of Americas internal focus, the post-Arab awakening turmoil and the exhaustion of Palestinians means Israel can stay in the West Bank indefinitely at a very low shortterm cost but at a very high long-term cost of losing its identity as a Jewish democracy. If Israelis want to escape that fate, it is very important that they understand that were not your grandfathers America anymore. To begin with, the rising political force in America is not the one with which Bibi has aligned Israel. As the Israeli columnist Ari Shavit noted in the newspaper Haaretz last week: In the past, both the Zionist movement and the Jewish state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Obama had a laugh in the Oval Office earlier this year. But will they be as chummy next year?

Israelis should understand that this isnt their grandfathers America.

Court was attacked and the rule of law in Israel was trampled. Israel, Shavit added, assumed that under the patronage of a radical, rightist America we can conduct a radical, rightist policy without paying the price. No more. Netanyahu can still get a standing ovation from the Israel lobby, but not at U.C.L.A. At the same time, U.S. policy makers have learned that the Middle East only puts a smile on our faces when it starts with them: with Israelis and Arabs. Camp David started with them. Oslo started with them. The Arab Spring started with them. When they have ownership over peace or democracy movements, those initiatives can be self-sustaining. We can amplify what they start, but we cant create it. We can provide the mediation and even the catering, but its got to start with them. Weve learned something else from our interventions in Afghanistan and Libya: We willed the ends, but we did not will the means that is, doing all that it would take to transform those societies. That is why were quitting Afghanistan,

ROSS DOUTHAT

The Demographic Excuse

far less painful than overhauling the Republican economic message. This explains why many high-profile Republicans responded to last Tuesdays defeat by embracing some form of amnesty for illegal immigrants. Fox Newss Sean Hannity, a reliable weather vane, publicly converted to the cause of comprehensive immigration reform last week. The Washington Posts Charles Krauthammer argued that if the Republican Party embraced amnesty and nominated Marco Rubio, it would win the Hispanic vote outright in 2016, solving its demographic problem in one swoop. Judging from the noises emanating from John Boehner and Eric Cantor, the partys Congressional leadership agrees. No doubt a more moderate tone on immigration would help Republicans. But the idea of amnesty as a Latino-winning electoral silver bullet is a fantasy. First, Hispanics are not single-issue voters: they can be alienated by nativism, but they cant just be won by the promise of green cards and open borders. (After Reagan signed an amnesty bill in 1986, the Republican share of the Hispanic vote fell in the next presidential election.) Latino voters are not, as conservative strategists often claim, natural Republican voters notwithstanding their (moderate) social conservatism, they tend to lean leftward on economic issues, and to see government more as an ally than a foe. They can be wooed, gradually, if Republicans address their aspirations and anxieties, but they arent going to be claimed in one legislative pander. At the same time, a Republican Party that moves too far leftward on immigration risks alienating its white workingclass supporters, an easily disillusioned constituency whose support the party cannot take for granted. These voters already suspect that Republican elites dont have their interests at heart: Mitt Romney lost last week because he underperformed among minority voters, but also because a large number of working-class whites apparently stayed home. If the partys only post-2012 adjustment is to embrace amnesty, they arent likely to turn out in 2016 either. What the party really needs, much more than a better identity-politics pitch, is an economic message that would appeal across demographic lines reaching both downscale white voters turned off by Romneys Bain Capital background and upwardly mobile Latino voters who dont relate to the current G.O.P. fixation on upper-bracket tax cuts. As the American Enterprise Institutes Henry Olsen writes, it should be possible for Republicans to oppose an overweening and intrusive state while still recognizing that government can give average people a hand up to achieve the American Dream. It should be possible for the party to reform and streamline government while also addressing middle-class anxieties about wages, health care, education and more. The good news is that such an agenda already exists, at least in embryonic form. Thanks to four years of intellectual ferment, Republicans seeking policy renewal have a host of thinkers and ideas to draw from: Luigi Zingales and Jim Pethokoukis on crony capitalism, Ramesh Ponnuru and Robert Stein on tax policy, Frederick Hess on education reform, James Capretta on alternatives to Obamacare, and many more. The bad news is that unlike a pander on immigration, a new economic agenda probably wouldnt be favorably received by the partys big donors, who tend to be quite happy with the Republican Partys current positioning. But after spending billions of those donors dollars with nothing to show for it, perhaps Republicans should seek a different path: one in which they raise a little less money but win a few more votes.

HE Republican Party has lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections. It just failed to unseat a president presiding over one of the longest stretches of mass unemployment since the Great Depression. In a year when the Senate map offered them numerous opportunities, the Republicans managed to lose two seats instead. In part, these failures can be attributed to the countrys changing demographics. Reliable Republican constituencies whites, married couples and churchgoers are shrinking as a share of the elector-

Republicans have to shift on economics, not just immigration.

ate. Democratic-leaning constituencies minorities, recent immigrants, the unmarried and unchurched are growing, and voting in larger numbers than in the past. But Republicans are also losing because todays economic landscape is very different than in the days of Ronald Reagans landslides. The problems that middle-class Americans faced in the late 1970s are not the problems of today. Health care now takes a bigger bite than income taxes out of many paychecks. Wage stagnation is a bigger threat to blue-collar workers than inflation. Middle-income parents worry more about the cost of college than the crime rate. Americans are more likely to fret about Washingtons coziness with big business than about big government alone. Both shifts, demographic and economic, must be addressed if Republicans are to find a way back to the majority. But the temptation for the partys elites will be to fasten on the demographic explanation, because playing identity politics seems

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The Revisionists
The citys brownstones are no longer sacrosanct. Buyers are replacing entire walls with glass. And sometimes even the neighbors welcome a new approach.

By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM

SCENE CHANGE

Staid East 64th Street has already been tweaked a bit, and more change is coming. Left, the street as it looks today, with a contemporary town house at No. 164. Above, a rendering shows the street with its neighbor, No. 162, razed and replaced by a fritted glass structure with a bowed facade by Rafael Violy.

HEN Charles Lockwoods now-classic book Bricks and Brownstones was published in the early 70s, there was only one thing to do with an old New York town house restore it to within an inch of its pristine 19thcentury glory. The brownstone revival movement had started a few years earlier, and in Manhattan and growing swaths of Brooklyn, the talk on the street was of marble stoops, brass doorknobs, wideplank pine floors and original wainscoting the fancier the better. Impeccably restored town houses still set the tone today for most brownstone neighborhoods. But its increasingly common to find vintage town houses sheathed in glass, aluminum and other relentlessly contemporary materials. Especially in Brooklyn, rear facades are being opened up blown out is the term architects use to provide large doses of light and air. Many of these reworkings take the form of sweeping glass rear walls, designed to transform spaces that for all their charm are typically small and dark. Some changes boggle the imagination: Preservationists still talk about owners who sought to install a lobster tank atop a newly acquired town house. Although the neighbors arent always thrilled about such developments, they dont automatically storm the barricades in protest. Some even engage in cordial conversations with their neighbors and the architects, the goal being to end up with a design that makes everyone happy. This is what happened on East 64th Street between Lexington and Continued on Page 8

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Reconsidering Flood Insurance

N the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, homeowners and renters who have insurance are discovering what it covers and what it doesnt while those with minimal or no insurance may be recalculating their risks. As images of waterlogged houses continue to dominate the news, the biggest surprise may be that most homeowners and renters policies do not cover damage due to flooding. To get that coverage, you generally have to buy a separate policy through the federal governments National Flood Insurance Program, but many people skip it even

By SUSAN STELLIN

STORM-RELATED DELAYS

Many closings have been delayed as some properties must be reinspected. Mortgages, by Lisa Prevost. Page 7. though floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. Only 18 percent of Americans have flood insurance, said Loretta Worters, a vice president of the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit sponsored by the insurance industry. According to the National Flood Insurance Program, 25 percent of flood claims come from people in low- or moderate-risk areas; last Continued on Page 9
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Alexandros Washburn is the urban design director for New York City. He and his team help the planning department make the citys streets more welcoming and efficient for pedestrians. Debriefing, by Robin Finn.
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CONFECTION The dormered gable atop the Kleeberg Residence, facing Riverside Park.

Gargoyles and Gaslight

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UARDED by gargoyles and cherubs at street level and crowned by an elaborate gabled dormer that protrudes from the copper-trimmed roof like the top tier of a Gothic wedding cake, a historic Upper West Side town house of mansionlike dimension it is 37 feet wide is on the market for $40 million. The price includes an elevator but not the marble bust of Rachmaninoff in the vestibule. Deliberately grandiose in scale, this far-fromhumble 18-room home has four terraces, eight and a half bathrooms and nine gaslit fireplaces, each sheathed in a different shade of marble and accentuated by a distinctive mahogany mantel. Not counting the two-room suite for staff, the place has six bedrooms and space for several more. A 19th-century limestone structure at 3 Riverside Drive known as the Kleeberg Residence, it was designed with a delirium of French Renaissance Revival details most notably a sunlit fourth-story loggia supported by Corinthian pillars carved in a floral pattern by the society architect Charles Pierrepont H. Gilbert. The builder was Mr. Gilberts colleague Harvey Murdock, who specialized in private residences for millionaire clients accustomed to sparing no expense. Across the street from the southernmost boundary of Riverside Park, with layers of bay windows that capture sunsets on the Hudson, the town house lacks for nothing, except perhaps a private garage. But the mosaic-and-marble lobby just inside the front door is capacious enough to accommodate a car, and the grand foyer beyond it could handle half a dozen or, more realistically, play host to hundreds of ballroom dancers at gala time. Unfortunately, the thrill of parking the family limousine en suite under the homey glow of a crystal chandelier will never be an option. The residence is a designated New York City landmark, not to be tinkered with in the pursuit of convenience, frivolity or modernity. There is no other mansion its Gilbert-designed twin at 1 Riverside is less ornate quite like it on the Upper West Side. Even the lot on which it sits is unique, 95 feet deep and configured to follow the gentle curve of its corner setting, just north of West 72nd Street. The house was built from 1896 to 98 for Philip and Maria Kleeberg, an evidently not-so-happily married couple. Mr. Kleeberg, a lace merchant

and oil broker whose invention of a calculator ultimately led him to become president of the National Calculator Company, maintained a separate residence on the Upper West Side. He conferred ownership of the Riverside Drive property on his wife a month before its completion; she committed suicide there in 1903. Their son, Gordon, inherited the house but did not hang onto it. Across the decades it was used by Dr. William Knipe as his Twilight Sleep Sanitarium; as a glorified tenement; and briefly as a luxury apartment house whose owner, William Guggenheim, a spendthrift heir to a mining fortune, rented rooms to a colorful cast of showgirls. Its current owner, Regina Kislin, and her husband, Anatoly Siyagine, a photographer, have spent nearly 18 years restoring the town house. The restoration of the intricate plaster moldings in the living room remains a work-in-progress. We did not know it would be this much work, and 18 years later, were still putting the finishing touches on the living room, said Ms. Kislin, a real estate developer who emigrated with her parents from Russia to the Upper West Side when she was 10 and who now owns properties in New York, Florida and Ukraine. When she bought it for less than $10 million in 1995, its grandeur had deteriorated. Though the exterior was intact, the interior had been chopped into apartments, one per floor, and the floors and woodwork were a shambles. The mechanical systems needed to be replaced and upgraded, as did the main kitchen and all of the bathrooms. To say it was not in very good condition when we stumbled upon it is an understatement, said Ms. Kislin. So much of the original detail was buried under layers of paint. But we loved the house. It reminded my husband of the mansions in St. Petersburg back in Russia. In the event that navigating its nearly 11,000 feet of interior space and climbing its four-story mahogany and marble staircase doesnt provide sufficient exercise, the home comes with an indoor swimming pool, a gym and a sauna. The exercise facilities are in the basement, as is a spotlessly white state-of-the-art laundry room. Ms. Kislin said that with three of the four children grown, the town house had come to feel too big. After listing it for rent for $60,000 a month and immediately attracting two serious suitors, she had a change of heart and decided to sell. David Weiss, a senior vice president of Prudential Douglas Elliman, is the listing broker.

BIG TICKET $8,442,899

No. 11A to Ms. ODonnell. HE last of the One highlight of 11B, sought-after trio of which has five bedpenthouse sponsor rooms and four and a units at One Thirty West half baths, is the 43512, the wildly popular square-foot terrace at (and sold-out) luxury the east end of the livcondominium conversion ing room, with its stunat a former residence for ning open views of the nurses on the St. Vincityscape. The library, cents Hospital campus, too, faces east; the eatsold for $8,442,899, the in kitchen offers northmost expensive sale of LIBRADO ROMERO/THE NEW YORK TIMES ward views of the Emthe week according to 130 West 12th Street pire State Building. The city records. upper floor of the 3,438Similar to its slightly smaller sister unit, No. 11A, a duplex bought by square-foot apartment is its private wing, conRosie ODonnell, No. 11B is on the 11th and 12th taining four bedrooms and three baths. The conversion of the prewar brick building floors and was marketed as a penthouse due to at 130 West 12th Street by Rudin Management its spacious terrace and proximity to the clashad attracted a flurry of buyers and a lengthy sic floor-through penthouse with wraparound waiting list. terraces that occupies the buildings actual top The 1941 structure was transformed by Cook floor, the 13th. That 3,800-square-foot trophy + Fox Architects, which did the interior and expenthouse is owned by the fashion mogul Anterior makeover; the lobby and model apartdrew Rosen of Theory. ments were designed by Jed Johnson AssociAccording to sales listings posted by the building, the buyer of 11B also bought No. 11C, a ates. The combination of subtle, high-end finishes and a prime West Village address was three-bedroom three-and-a-half-bath unit with apparently catnip to buyers willing to cope a small terrace, in a separate transaction for $5.75 million, ostensibly for the purpose of com- with less-than-loftlike ceiling heights: the ceilings top out just over eight feet. bining the units, but that sale has not yet apThe team of Alexa Lambert and Sean Turner peared in city records. of Stribling & Associates coordinated the sales The identity of the duplex buyer, a non-boldof the sponsor units. face-type, was shielded by a limited-liability Big Ticket includes closed sales from the company, 130 W12 11B. The new owner is defiprevious week, ending Wednesday. nitely not the actress Cameron Diaz, who lost
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CORRECTIONS
The seven pictures in the Residential Sales Around the Region chart last Sunday were published in error. They are the photographs for todays chart on Page 4.

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ON THE MARKET
MICHELLE HIGGINS With Elsa Brenner and Suzanne Hamlin

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Colonial in Hastings-on-Hudson

$1,675,000
WESTCHESTER: 44 Ashley Road

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Upper East Side Condo

A six-bedroom four-bath 2006 house on 0.50 acres on a dead-end street adjacent to a large wooded area. Janet Griffin, Houlihan Lawrence (914) 329-6882; houlihanlawrence.com
TAXES: $32,598 a year PROS: The main floor has an open plan that showcases the gourmet kitchen, with its cherry wood cabinets and high-end appliances. The master suite has a fireplace. The media/family room has a terrace. The house has a fitness room, a wine cellar and landscaped gardens. CONS: There is no separate formal dining room.

$2,495,000

MANHATTAN: 205 East 59th Street

(between Second and Third Avenues), #19A A two-bedroom two-bath with a gas fireplace in a modern high-rise with a fitness center, a roof terrace and a dog park. Eva Penson, Halstead Property (212) 381-3370; halstead.com
COMMON CHARGE: $2,419 a month; taxes: $735 a month PROS: Three exposures and two

balconies offer open city and Queensboro Bridge views even from the master shower. The living room has a 20-foot ceiling; the modern kitchen has a garbage disposal.
CONS: The washer/dryer is awkwardly positioned sideways in a bathroom closet.

South Slope Cottage

$1,325,000
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BROOKLYN: 307 13th Street

Cos Cob Colonial

(between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) A three-bedroom two-and-ahalf-bath 1860s frame house, with a front porch, front yard, back deck, garden and cellar. Michael Coleman, Corcoran Group (718) 923-8002; corcoran.com Open house Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.
TAXES: $2,241 a year PROS: This small house has new windows, a modern kitchen and a contemporary bath. The garden floor has a bedroom, a bath, a dressing room and a laundry and could be a legal rental. CONS: The en-suite master bath is the only one on the third floor.
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$1,995,000
TAXES: $10,161 a year

FAIRFIELD: 184 Cat Rock Road

A four-bedroom three-and-a-half-bath house with a front porch, built in 2004 on 0.63 acres next to 10 acres of conservation land. Barbara Daly, Sothebys International Realty (203) 869-4343; realestate.aol.com

PROS: This house is in move-in condition, with Brazilian cherry floors and custom ceiling moldings. The family room has a stone fireplace and doors to a deck. CONS: The master bedroom has only one closet.

Upper West Side Co-op

$675,000

MANHATTAN: 630 West End Avenue

(90th and 91st Streets), #5 A one-bedroom one-bath walk-up with a wood-burning fireplace in a prewar town house. Stefania Cardinali, Citi Habitats (516) 443-0171; citihabitats.com
MAINTENANCE: $830 a month PROS: The unit has original thin-plank PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARILYNN K. YEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES floors, dentil moldings, a decorative Georgian-style mantel, built-in bookshelves and custom oak cabinets throughout. The bath has a Thermasol steam shower with a rainfall showerhead and a teak floor. CONS: The kitchen and bedroom are small. The bathroom lacks a window and a tub.

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Residential Sales Around the Region

In the following reports, the listed at price is the asking price when negotiations began. The time on the market is from the most recent listing to the sales agreement.
*Sale in this price category not available.

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Less Than $400,000

Manhattan
West Midtown . . . . . . . . $252,000 457 West 57th Street, Addison Hall r 0 f 1 h 0 o 58 weeks 325-sq.-ft. prewar studio co-op; 24hr. doormen, renovated kitchen, high ceilings, h/w floors; maintenance $842, 45% tax deductible; listed at $259,000. Brokers: Bond New York; Prudential Douglas Elliman.

$400,000 to $699,999
Upper West Side . . . . . . $560,000 390 Riverside Drive (111th St.) r 1 f 1 h 0 o 5 weeks 770-sq.-ft. prewar co-op; renovated eat-in kitchen w/window, high ceilings, h/w floors, 2 exposures; maintenance $1,049, 35% tax deductible; listed at $575,000. Brokers: Brown Harris Stevens; Klara Madlin.

$700,000 to $899,999
y Chelsea . . . . . . . . . . $735,000 434 West 20th Street r 1 f 1 h 0 o 82 weeks 600-sq.-ft. prewar penthouse co-op; 400-sq.-ft. roof deck, fireplace, renovated kitchen; maintenance $875, 50% tax deductible; listed at $749,000. Brokers: Corcoran Group; Prudential Douglas Elliman.

$900,000 or More
TriBeCa . . . . . . . . . . $14.3 million 140 Franklin Street (Varick St.) r 5 f 4 h 1 o 19 weeks 6,225-sq.-ft. prewar co-op; 24-hr. doormen, dining and maids rooms, media room w/fireplace, c/a; maintenance $5,244, 50% tax deductible; listed at $13.5 million (multiple bids). Broker: Halstead Property.

Four Boroughs
y Mariners Harbor . . . . $190,000 74 Harbor Road, Staten Island r 5 f 1 h 0 o 35 weeks 113-year-old colonial; dining room, eat-in kitchen, den, 2 fireplaces, office, 3-room cottage, 65-by-115-ft. lot; taxes $2,788; listed at $198,000. Broker: Sari Kingsley.
Allerton Avenue Area . . $355,000* 2582 Stedman Place, Bronx r 3 f 2 h 1 o 30 weeks 52-year-old brick town house; dining room, h/w floors, family room and office on ground floor, private drive, 18by-100-ft. lot; taxes $3,244; listed at $325,000 (multiple bids). Broker: Houlihan Lawrence. Maspeth . . . . . . . . . . . $675,000* 60-57 Flushing Avenue, Queens r 6 f 3 h 0 o 12 weeks 7-year-old 3-family stucco town house; each unit: 2 bedrooms, dining area, renovated kitchen and bath; finished basement, private drive, 23by-112-ft. lot; taxes $7,414; listed at $695,000. Broker: Madeleine. Park Slope . . . . . . . . $2.75 million 360 Fourth Street, Brooklyn r 6 f 4 h 1 o 4 weeks 113-year-old 4-story town house; wet bar, c/a, h/w floors, home gym, new mechanicals, rear garden, 17by-100-ft. lot; taxes $9,960; listed at $2.75 million. Brokers: Corcoran Group; Prudential Douglas Elliman.

Long Island
South Setauket . . . . . . . $397,500 38 Patricia Lane r 4 f 2 h 1 o 14 weeks 37-year-old colonial; new vinyl siding and windows, renovated kitchen and baths, updated heating, 0.34-acre lot; taxes $10,101; listed at $399,900. Brokers: Coldwell Banker Residential; Prudential Douglas Elliman. Mount Sinai . . . . . . . . . $418,500 5 Eastgate Drive r 4 f 4 h 0 o 3 weeks 37-year-old colonial; brick and vinyl siding, upgraded kitchen cabinets, family room, fireplace, 3 bonus rooms, basement, patio, garage, 109by-142-ft. lot; taxes $8,618; listed at $429,000. Broker: Manzoni. Port Washington . . . . . . $800,000 5 Sandy Court r 4 f 2 h 1 o 4 weeks 45-year-old wood ranch; updated kitchen and baths, family room, fireplace, oak moldings, 50-by-145-ft. lot; taxes $12,871; listed at $819,000. Brokers: Prudential Douglas Elliman; Accents on Real Estate.

y Old Westbury . . . . . $3.2 million 5 Spur Lane r 6 f 7 h 1 o 49 weeks New brick colonial; 2 fireplaces, playroom in basement, wine cellar, pool, tennis court, 2-acre lot; taxes $35,495; listed at $3.95 million. Brokers: Automatic Real Estate Associates; Coldwell Banker Residential.

Westchester/Putnam
Port Chester . . . . . . . . . $325,000 35 Park Avenue, Westchester r 3 f 1 h 1 o 26 weeks 92-year-old colonial; aluminum siding, island and skylight in kitchen, screened porch, office, c/a, garage, 50-by-125-ft. lot; taxes $10,461; listed at $349,000. Brokers: Coldwell Banker Residential; Rye Port.

y Bronxville P.O. . . . . . . $475,000

57 Meadow Avenue West, Westchester r 3 f 2 h 1 o 13 weeks 84-year-old colonial in Yonkers; aluminum siding, renovated kitchen, upgraded electrical system, new boiler and water heater, 0.25-acre lot; taxes $11,133; listed at $499,000. Broker: Houlihan Lawrence.

Mamaroneck . . . . . . . . $900,000* 301 Fairway Green, Westchester r 3 f 2 h 1 o 8 weeks 2,900-sq.-ft. 25-year-old town-house condo; vaulted ceiling and fireplace in living room, steam shower, deck; common charge $475; taxes $16,888; listed at $925,000. Brokers: Weichert; Julia B. Fee Sothebys.

Garrison . . . . . . . . $2.425 million 171 Moog Road, Putnam r 3 f 3 h 1 o 62 weeks 25-year-old wood contemporary; river view from all rooms, elevator, breakfast nook, vaulted ceilings, family and game rooms, c/a, deck, pool, 10-acre lot; taxes $15,944; listed at $2.7 million. Broker: Houlihan Lawrence.

Rockland/Orange
Warwick . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000 71 Prices Switch Road, Orange r 3 f 2 h 0 o 7 weeks 30-year-old ranch; vinyl siding, eat-in kitchen, h/w floors, covered deck, partial basement, 2-car garage, barn, 5.30-acre lot; taxes $6,685; listed at $228,000. Broker: Weichert. Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,000 233 Glenmere Road, Orange r 4 f 4 h 1 o 21 weeks 8-year-old colonial; wood and vinyl siding, family room, fireplace, h/w floors, deck, 3-car garage, 10.4-acre lot; taxes $22,388; listed at $449,000. Brokers: Green Team Home Selling System; Ellis Sothebys.

y Orangeburg . . . . . . . $743,000 7 Briarwood Lane, Rockland r 4 f 3 h 1 o 14 weeks 20-year-old colonial; brick and vinyl siding, 2-story entry, circular stairs, fireplace, heated pool, 0.94-acre lot; taxes $19,339; listed at $743,000. Brokers: ERA Tucker Associates; Better Homes and Gardens Rand.

Monsey . . . . . . . . . . . . $870,000* 5 Village Green, Rockland r 6 f 5 h 0 o 25 weeks New stucco colonial; granite counters, commercial-grade appliances, fireplace, family room, 9-ft. ceilings, basement, deck, 2-car garage, 0.47acre lot; taxes not yet assessed; listed at $879,000. Broker: Realty Teams.

New Jersey
Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . $315,000 48 Forest Avenue r 4 f 1 h 0 o 1 weeks 92-year-old colonial; wood and aluminum siding, enclosed front porch, fireplace, porch off master bedroom, garage, 69-by-186-ft. lot; taxes $8,988; listed at $325,000. Brokers: Arcadia; Prudential New Jersey Properties. Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,000 12 Osage Road r 5 f 3 h 0 o 9 weeks 47-year-old ranch; brick and vinyl siding, upgraded appliances, family room w/fireplace, 4-season sunroom, office, 2-car garage, 146-by-183-ft. lot; taxes $12,905; listed at $559,900. Broker: Coldwell Banker Residential.

y Denville . . . . . . . . . . $720,000 9 Knoll Top Court r 4 f 3 h 1 o 5 weeks 17-year-old center-hall colonial; brick and vinyl siding, breakfast and family rooms, den, conservatory, office, fireplace, c/a, deck, 3-car garage, 1.58acre lot; taxes $21,641; listed at $750,000. Broker: Weichert.

Warren . . . . . . . . . $1.235 million 20 Winding Ridge Way r 5 f 5 h 0 o 5 weeks 18-year-old brick and stucco colonial; den, fireplace, c/a, media room and gym in basement, 1.23-acre lot; taxes $19,783; listed at $1.325 million. Brokers: Re/Max Premier; Prudential New Jersey Properties.

Connecticut
Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,000 6 Sears Drive r 3 f 2 h 0 o 41 weeks 51-year-old wood ranch; granite counters, stainless-steel appliances, family room w/fireplace, den, finished basement, 2-car garage, 0.41-acre lot; taxes $3,356; listed at $249,000. Broker: William Pitt Sothebys. Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625,000 7 Mile Common Road r 4 f 2 h 1 o 16 weeks 43-year-old wood Cape Cod; family room, 2 fireplaces, porch w/stone floor and vaulted ceiling, heated pool, 3.04-acre lot; taxes $12,721; listed at $649,000. Brokers: Coldwell Banker Residential; William Raveis. Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,000 15 Skyview Road r 4 f 3 h 0 o 40 weeks 10-year-old wood colonial; family room, 3 fireplaces, 4-season sunroom, outdoor pizza oven and fireplace, 3-car garage, 1.14-acre lot; taxes $17,126; listed at $875,000. Broker: Prudential Connecticut.

y Greenwich . . . . . . $10.5 million 38 Round Hill Road r 6 f 6 h 1 o 60 weeks 10-year-old stone colonial; family room, 5 fireplaces, home theater and gym in basement, c/a, 3-car garage, 5.58-acre lot; taxes $52,868; listed at $11.95 million. Brokers: William Raveis; Shore & Country Properties.

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AKING an exception only for ice, snow or bridge closures, Alexandros E. Washburn, the urbane architect who directs the urban design division of the New York City Department of City Planning, commutes to work across the Brooklyn Bridge weekday mornings on a contraption he refers to as his Humvee. Regrettably, it is not amphibious. Like other males of his genre, Mr. Washburn, 50, is resolutely black-clad and bears the requisite smudge of facial stubble. He is a green and sustainable kind of architect (the rebuilt roof on his 1890s Red Hook row house is planted with grasses and herbs, and he waters his blueberries with recycled rainwater). The built city and nature, he says, have historically been at odds, but in his master plan they should overlap. He says he is more interested in concocting public spaces than constructing impressive buildings (though he has done his share of that). And it is reassuring that his version of a Humvee is actually a bicycle designed to carry three, since the two youngest of his four children, ages 4 and 2, occasionally come along for the ride. Their helmets are neon-hued; his headgear is, of course, noirish. Urban designers have got to wear all black, he joked. Its a custom you never challenge. Mr. Washburn has an alternate bike, a fold-up model that he takes on business trips to Washington, another city he prefers to navigate on two wheels. The primary responsibility of Mr. Washburns group a cadre of specialists who supply the Department of City Planning with pictorial renderings of the way proposed developments will enhance, or diminish, pre-existing neighborhoods is making the civic cityscape, streets included, a more palatable place, with space for pedestrians to ambulate, explore and, when the site is right, linger. Urban design is about transformation, he said. You control nothing, but hopefully you influence everything. When Mr. Washburn wants to be in control, he repairs to his painting studio in Red Hook, where he works in oils. Flooded byways are his nemesis, so the atrocities and aggravations of Hurricane Sandys aftermath he had to evacuate his family to the South Slope in Brooklyn have already had an impact on the projects and problems waiting to be solved on his drafting table. It is strange to work professionally on something as personal as the safety of your home and neighborhood, he

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Alexandros Washburn is the urban design director for the New York City Department of City Planning. Some city projects got their start as doodles in his sketchbook.

said. His group had already been busy with what he called flood adaptation issues, using computer models and big data, he said, but nothing prepares you for the day after. My role in the recovery is to push forward with the citys adaptation plan, he continued. Maybe my experience will help get the balance right, right now. Next up is a realignment of Vanderbilt Avenue and the pedestrian corridors beneath it, leading into and out of Grand Central Terminal. The idea be-

hind the Vanderbilt Avenue project is, Mr. Washburn said, to create a new gateway to Midtown. The complication? Vanderbilt is not on terra firma, he said. So Vanderbilt leaks. Every walking surface is below or above infrastructure, train sheds, subways, underground passageways. Its an age-old problem, and the new public space offers us the opportunity to fix it. A number of city projects now pushing forward have, at some stage, been a series of enlightened doodles in his sketchbook. They include the reconfig-

ured Coney Island plaza; rezoned West Chelsea with its High Line park; the planned interior improvements at Moynihan Station, across from Pennsylvania Station; and the brainstorming behind Mayor Michael R. Bloombergs much publicized micro-unit housing prototype. We put a thesis worth of housing law into that tiny space, he said. Recently, Mr. Washburns twowheeled ride, the brawniest in the bicycle lineup, was parked on the ground floor of 22 Reade Street. The building is headquarters for the Department of City Planning and its commissioner, Amanda Burden. The driving force behind the design squad, Ms. Burden decided in 2007 that the city had gone for too long since the 1970s without the contributions of an urban design division. She felt new public projects and their attendant zoning changes could be best approached if drawn in three-dimensional scale from the perspective of a pedestrian navigating the city. So she enticed Mr. Washburn away from W Architecture, his six-year collaboration with Barbara Wilks, whom he met when both shared studio space in Williamsburg. There, he said, we used to sneak past the chain-link fence and the warehouses to get down to the

East River and marvel at the views of Manhattan. Its kind of ironic that we wound up designing what was probably the first public park in Williamsburg. He was referring to the public plazas adjacent to the Edge. Ms. Burden said the urban designers are making a difference in the way residents interact with the monolith they inhabit. Alex and his team have integrated design into city-making, she said. On the streets, design detail means everything. The team studies what makes great places: the width of the sidewalk, the spacing of street trees, the diversity of retail and they integrate these details into our plans, turning projects into places that people want to be. Mr. Washburn, who worked for Hartman-Cox Architects in Washington, his hometown, after receiving a graduate degree from Harvard, has previous government experience. He left HartmanCox to become Senator Daniel P. Moynihans public works adviser and, later, the president of the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation, a post accompanied by a perk: office space on the 62nd floor of his favorite skyscraper, the Chrysler Building. It has noble bones, he explained. When I was working as an architect in D.C., he said, the city was falling apart around me, and I came to the conclusion that architecture alone as a tool for building great cities just wasnt working anymore. Someone told me the only person in government who cared about architecture was Daniel Patrick Moynihan, so I took an unpaid internship working for him, sitting in the backroom writing memos. The senator liked his memos, found out he had a certified architect on board, and hired him as an adviser. He was the person who gave me the sense that nothing great is going to happen in a city unless you can get politics, design and finance to line up together, Mr. Washburn recalled. In 2000, with more than $860 million earmarked for the Pennsylvania Station project, he left public service to start his own firm and do something different: like build DoMa Gallery, a glass house that displays a private art collection inside a historic Baltimore barn, and turn a parking lot near West 125th Street into a waterfront park with the first public piers built in the city in 40 years. After riding home, where Mr. Washburn likes to be is high and dry on his Red Hook rooftop, martini in hand, watching the sun set on Manhattan. The views, he said, are terrific. But there are always improvements to ponder.

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STREETSCAPES/Upper East Side

Look Quick, or Pray for a Traffic Jam

HARD BY A HIGHWAY Above, the Georgian-style East Side House Settlement, photographed from Roosevelt Island in 1934, after industry had taken over the area but before the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive was cut through. Right, the building today, flanked by an apartment house, left, and a modern wing of the Town School. The settlement moved to the Bronx in 1961.

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ONT stop between 75th and 76th Streets to look up at one of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drives most interesting works of architecture youll get run over. Thats because the 1902 Georgian-style East Side House Settlement, once an idyllic waterfront outpost of public charity, is now concrete-bound by six lanes of speeding traffic, completely isolated from the public-benefit nexus it generated. The migration of Germans, Czechs and other ethnic groups to the Upper East Side in the 1880s brought with it the problems of the working class seen on the Lower East Side. To address them, a group of Episcopalians created the East Side House Settlement in 1891. For a headquarters, they took over an old summer house with a sweeping lawn reaching down to the water. The settlement offered a kindergarten, lectures and a gym. It quickly outgrew the wooden house and in 1901 Howells & Stokes were retained to design a rich neo-Georgian librarylike structure of red brick and stone. Clients had only a few short years to enjoy the

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lawn along the river; soon industrial Exterior Street was cut through, built to keep trucks off inland streets. In late 1902, just as the building was finished, The New York Times reported that the benefactors had organized a dance at the settlement house: Girls of Gentle Breeding Enjoy Unaccustomed Dances With Partners Not in Their Set. Plumbers, mechanics and others were paired with society girls, to foster the democratic idea. The girls, the newspaper reported, were alarmed by a style of dancing unknown to them, in which the man would grab her about the waist, lift her off her feet, and after whirling her, place her on her feet. The Times allowed that the young men danced well, after their own fashion. East Side House was organized around clubs for young people and adults: chess, Bible reading, sports and the like. The 1916 Annual Report called the adults industrious, hard-working people, although requiring instruction in the sanitary standards of living. On the other hand, in 1902 The New York Tribune described some of its clients as the flotsam and jetsam of street boys, mostly confirmed truants at war with the police. The report listed classes for immi-

grants, including learning to make shoes in the American way and coaching for civil service exams. Staff members also attended court hearings with settlement families, when their troubles lead them there. In 1912 Mary Trenholm, head worker at East Side House, denounced to The Times the subtle poison harming all our femininity: dances like the Bunny Hug and the Turkey Trot, which she banned at the settlement. It was one thing for the girls who do not have to work to engage in these dances, she said, but for those of the lower economic classes, whose honor was not protected by wealth or station, they could easily prove to be a disaster. Miss Trenholm was the daughter of the president of the American Surety Company. Everett Wheeler, the president of East Side House, felt that another hazard lay with the woman suffrage movement. In a letter to The Times in 1913, he said that if suffragists really went honestly to work and earned their own living then the suffrage dyspeptic would disappear. The East Side House Settlement was a magnet for civic projects. The City of New York created John Jay Park, be-

tween 76th and 78th Streets along the East River; the Webster Branch of the Public Library, on York Avenue near 78th; and a public school across the street. Two model housing complexes were built flanking 78th Street, and a public bath was built on 76th. Even as public health and housing laws improved the lot of the poor and working class, the settlement continued in action. In 1944 The New York Post reported on a folk dance festival for chil-

A settlement the Duke of Windsor described as swell.

dren of French, German, Swedish and other parentage, with the goal of seeing one another as mutually American, so that old nicknames and prejudices are forgotten. In 1947 the Duke and Duchess of Windsor paid a call. Swell, said the former Prince of Wales, Emperor of India and King Edward VIII. Gradually the working-class charac-

ter of the far East Side diminished, and in 1961 East Side House moved to the Bronx. Its genteel Georgian building, perched on a river-lapped greensward, had been battered and bruised by decades of hard use and imprisoned by the East River Drive, later F. D. R. Drive, which gobbled up Exterior Street in the 1940s. The Town School took over the structure in 1963, and soon expanded into an old warehouse to the south, facing 75th Street. Then, in the mid-1980s, the Glick Organization bought the warehouse, erecting in its place the tall Promenade apartment building on 75th Street. The Town School was given space on the lower floors. Now part of the old south-facing Georgian facade survives within a Town School hallway, and part of an old factory is visible in the auditorium. The rest of the 1902 facade faces east, jammed between the Glick project on the south, and the Town Schools modern wing on the north. Millions of cars now speed by its ghostly doorway every year; only if traffic is stopped can drivers pause and puzzle over the large limestone plaque on the second floor, East Side House Settlement.

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When Mother Suggests a Move

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OR nearly a decade, James Marion and Allison Rutledge-Parisi, along with their two daughters, lived more than happily in a three-bedroom condominium in Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side. The girls, Molly and Ella, shared a room, sleeping in bunk beds, while the family used the third bedroom as a combination library and guest room. We have a constant flow of houseguests, said Ms. Rutledge-Parisi, a lawyer who is now an executive at a retail design start-up, fab.com. We are big into the flow of humanity. My husband craved that mythical room, the dining room, that didnt exist. Dr. Marion, a gastroenterologist, loves to cook. A big kitchen was important to me, he said. We made the kitchen really nice to compensate for the fact it was relatively cramped. As many as 28 people crammed in for special occasions like Easter dinner. At breakfast one morning last spring, Ms. Rutledge-Parisis mother, who was visiting, suggested that the apartment was too small for the family. She is very restrained in expressing her opinions, Ms. Rutledge-Parisi said. But she knew her mother was right. And suddenly the family was eager to find a bigger place. Few apartments offered the space they craved. With a price ceiling of $2 million, they couldnt afford a town house in Carnegie Hill, where Streeteasy.com lists nine town houses for sale, the least expensive almost $4 million. But they felt they could afford one in Harlem; at the moment, 14 town houses in Central Harlem below 125th Street are on the market, ranging from $1.2 million to $2.9 million. In bed, iPads glowing, the couple began feverishly surfing listings. Their first town house visit, on a Sunday, was to a place advertised for $1.375 million on East 101st Street. They loved the expansive space and the high ceilings. But when they returned on a weekday, they realized there would be no escape from the roar of the Metro-North train, which emerged above ground nearby on Park Avenue. It was like that I Love Lucy episode where they are sleeping in a motel next to a train track, Dr. Marion said. He envisioned the walls shaking with every train. Besides, a list of building violations showed up on the Department of Buildings Web site. The violations are absolutely no problem if somebody knows about real estate, said the owner, Esther Sirol. The family proceeded to a town house on West 113th Street listed for just under $2 million. The building had hardly been touched inside, though it had been divided into four apartments. The dark wood trim was too heavy and oaky for me, Ms. Rutledge-Parisi said. If they bought it, I would be the jerk who ripped out all that original detail

A town house on East 101st Street The dark wood inside a West 113th house, was too near the Metro-North tracks. though original, was not to taste.

Move-in condition was what sold a town house nearby.

James Marion, Allison Rutledge-Parisi and their girls doubled their living space.

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including, they were told, horsehair plaster on the walls. I didnt want to have that guilt, she said. Nor did they want the chore of updating the infrastructure. The supply of Harlem brownstones, Dr. Marion said, was very low and very skittish, with houses coming on and off the market willy-nilly. Some places were too far north he wanted to remain within walking distance of Mount Sinai Hospital, where he often sees patients so they fo-

cused on South Harlem. And then they found it, just a street away. The town house had been renovated by Erdene R. Greene, an independent broker and property manager, after having been abandoned for a decade. The interior, with two duplex apartments, was completely finished. All the stuff that would have driven me to an early grave, Dr. Marion said, had already been done. The project had taken Ms. Greene four years.

She showed before-and-after photos to hunters, because I wanted people to see what I had put into the house, she said. In peoples minds, they want to see the old original detail, and I had to let them know this was a gut rehab and nothing could be saved. The family preferred a single-family house but knew they could combine the units. They quickly settled on a price of $1.7 million. Taxes are $130 a month, though scheduled to rise. It took months to close the deal, in part because the house had only a temporary certificate of occupancy, which increased the challenge of getting a mortgage. Meanwhile, the Carnegie Hill condo was put on the market for $1.4 million. While it was being staged and shown, the family moved to a large one-bedroom rental in a building managed by Ms. Greene. They had left the condominium but didnt quite own the house. Did we just do the stupidest thing in our lives? Dr. Marion recalled asking himself. It was about a two-week period when we hit a real bottom. They were finally able to close early in the fall. And they received two offers on the condo, which sold for its asking price. Now, with more than 3,000 square feet plus a roof deck, a backyard and a stoop the family have more than doubled their living space. Dr. Marion got a dining room, and there is plenty of room for guests. Their dog, Ringo, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, was alarmed by the stairs at first, and the girls were reluctant to be uprooted. But now they are thrilled to have separate bedrooms. I knew that they werent accustomed to living in a home, Ms. Greene said, because they had a superintendent or porter to take care of stuff they didnt even think about, that they took for granted. So she briefed the family on the essentials, like how to turn off the outside spigot in cold weather and how to sort the trash properly. They cant put garbage out, for instance, until 5 p.m. the night before pickup. I was, like, you get a ticket? Dr. Marion said. I had no idea. Ms. Rutledge-Parisi admits to getting a little thrill from taking out her very own trash and clearing leaves from her very own sidewalk. They dont plan to turn their house into a single-family until theyve lived in it for a while. They find it oddly frustrating to have two kitchens (though Dr. Marions Mount Sinai colleagues joke that the setup is perfect for keeping kosher). They cook dinner in one and breakfast in the other, trying to decide which they prefer, making many trips up and down the stairs to locate the right utensil. To Dr. Marion, living a mile from his old place as the crow flies feels as if he had moved to another city. It is worlds away in every measure except distance, he said. The first time he was out without the dog and a neighbor greeted him, he was surprised. In Carnegie Hill that had never happened. I realized I am now in a place where you say, Good morning, he said. I love it, because there is a certain formality, and at the same time there is a kindness about it.
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EW PROVIDENCE High School has been getting a lot of attention lately. First it provided the setting for Win Win, a film about a high school wrestling team that became an indie hit last year. This September it was named New Jerseys top-rated high school by a statewide magazine, which led to a feature segment on one of New York Citys evening news broadcasts a few weeks back. All this notice has been a bit heady for the school, and the people who live in New Providence, many of whom speak of the small-town atmosphere in a place whose low profile they relish. Because its so tiny, people tend to buzz right through it, said Michele DiBenedetto, a 17-year resident and a broker with Prudential. But distinctions like being named top school are starting to put us on the map. In addition to the schools, this Union County borough appeals to would-be buyers with its wide range of affordable housing, particularly in comparison to neighboring Summit and Chatham. There is also its hassle-free commute thanks to the two train stations serving the town, and the neighborliness appreciated by many of New Providences 12,000 residents. That helpful spirit was recently put to the test in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which plunged the downtown area and most residences into darkness, while downed trees throughout town had the public works department on overtime. About a third of residents remained without power a week later, according to the police department. But the boroughs recently instituted Code Red alert system proved valuable to residents like Ms. DiBenedetto, who said she had been appreciative of the frequent status updates on her cellphone during the days she was without power. Jen and Scott Wetzel, who moved to town in March, have already developed a close circle of friends: six couples in their Murray Hill Farm neighborhood who, in good weather at least, get together for cookouts, outdoor movie screenings and dinners while their children ride bikes and play together. So eager was the neighborhood for the family to move in, Ms. Wetzel recalled, that the welcome wagon arrived before the paint dried. Everyone was so friendly, she said. We werent even living here yet, we were just painting and putting in new floors, and neighbors were bringing over cookies and brownies and inviting us over. The house, a 3,700-square-foot four-bedroom colonial, cost $875,000. Raymond Hu and Maggie Lins son is just 7 months old, but the couple are planning ahead: schools were the most important factor in their house hunt. They settled on New Providence not long before its high school was cited as the states top school. I had a feeling New Providence would do well, but my wife was really surprised, Mr. Hu said. She was singing when she heard. The high school principal, Paul Casarico, was thrilled by New Jersey Monthlys top ranking of the school, which knocked out a neighboring rival, Millburn High School, the previous twotime winner. And success was all the sweeter coming as it did after the schools brush with fame as the setting for Win Win, a 2011 film starring Paul Giamatti and written by two alumni. Citing programs like the senior internship project and the iPad initiative, which is to provide each student

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The wide range of housing prices makes New Providence a desirable town for young families looking to establish a foothold. The town grows with you, said Kara M. Thoms, a lifelong resident and a broker with Lois Schneider Realtor. Youve got starter homes and million-dollar houses. You can start with a condo and move up without having to move out. There are 59 homes on the market in New Providence, ranging from a onebedroom one-bath condominium listed at $258,000 to a five-bedroom four-anda-half-bath house on Countryside Drive listed at $2.95 million. The average sale price in the first three-quarters of 2012 was $567,773, compared with $573,870 over the same period in 2011, according to the Garden State Multiple Listing Service. Houses in the Murray Hill Farm area average around $900,000, although some have sold in the $1.3 million range, while properties in the Tall Oaks section

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in Grades 9, 10 and 11 with a tablet computer, Mr. Casarico said his school had worked hard to stay ahead of the curve, but credited the honor to the students themselves. Weve got great students, he said. They come well prepared, from their parents and from the lower schools. So a recognition like this is just a confirmation that what youve been doing is working.

range from the $500,000s to more than $700,000. The four-bedroom two-and-ahalf-bath split-level in the Murray Hill section that Mr. Hu and Ms. Lin recently bought for $622,000 is fairly typical of the community. The couple pay almost $13,300 in taxes. As for town houses, they start in the high $200,000s, for a one-bedroom at Murray Hill Square, and approach $1 million at the new Green Way complex. Looking to move from a high-rise apartment in Jersey City, Alex Prather and Akiko Matsuo quickly found Summit out of their price range, and earlier this year they shifted their focus to New Providence. With a 4-year-old son and a baby on the way, a good school system was a top priority, as was an easy commute for Mr. Prather, who travels to Newark for his management job at Prudential.com. In late September they moved into a three-bedroom 1960 colonial that they had bought for $410,000. With its sizable backyard and large deck, Mr. Prather said, it offers lots of potential.

The Schools
Students attend two elementary schools, Salt Brook and Allen W. Roberts, which have 612 and 627 students respectively. The New Providence Middle School, with 337 enrolled, shares its campus with the high school, where there are 623 students. SAT averages at New Providence High School last year were 600 in math, 566 in reading and 571 in writing, versus 517, 493 and 496 statewide. The high school marching band has 120 members. New Providence is also home to the Summit Speech School for the hearingimpaired.

The Commute
New Jersey Transit trains run from the New Providence and Murray Hill stations directly to Pennsylvania Station, with a one-way charge of $9.25 and $10, respectively. The commute takes about an hour. The area is also served by Interstate 78, which feeds into the Holland Tunnel.

What to Do
With two Olympic-sized pools, the New Providence Community Pool is a big draw in the summer, as is the private Crestview Swim and Tennis Club. The 2,065-acre Watchung Reservation in neighboring Mountainside offers hiking and horseback trails, fishing streams and a nature center. Cultural offerings within a short drive include the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, the Center for Visual Arts in Summit, and the theaters and museums of Newark, 13 miles away. For shopping, most go to the Mall at Short Hills.

The History
Settled by Puritans in 1720, the town was originally called Turkey Town because of the abundance of wild turkeys. Then, one Sunday morning in 1759, the choir loft at the Presbyterian Church collapsed onto mercifully empty pews below. Declaring the timing of the incident providential, the pastor suggested changing the towns name to New Providence.

What Youll Find

Situated on 3.6 square miles on the western slope of the Watchung Mountains, this community 28 miles west of New York is marked by hilly, tree-lined areas like the aptly named Tall Oaks, whose larger properties and a Summit ZIP code command higher prices. The houses most typically seen, however, are the split-levels, Capes and ranches found along the main thoroughfares and dotting the streets of several pocket neighborhoods convenient to the downtown area. Many of the houses were built in the 1950s and 60s, after Bell Labs moved its headquarters to the area known as Murray Hill. Today Bells parent company, Alcatel-Lucent, maintains its domestic headquarters just across Mountain Avenue in Berkeley Heights. The New Providence area is also home to BOC Gases, Bard medical products, LexisNexis and the New Jersey Sharing Network, among others. The last major housing development, built in the mid-1990s, was Murray Hill Farm, 81 homes that, because the developer was held to a no look-alike re-

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HE extensive power failures that have paralyzed the region in the wake of Hurricane Sandy have understandably delayed closings in mortgage deals that had otherwise been buttoned up. But lenders are adding to the logistical bottleneck by requiring that properties in affected areas be reinspected for damage. If you are in a FEMA-declared disaster area or emergency area, said Jason Auerbach, a divisional manager for First Choice Loan Services, of Morganville, N.J., banks are requiring an inspection of the home to affirm whether there was damage done. They are reinspecting properties to make sure its still a functional property that can be lived in. FEMA has declared disaster areas in much of coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. However, even properties outside these areas may still be subject to another inspection because of agreements with the investors who bought closed loans, noted Joshua Weinberg, the senior vice president for compliance of First Choice. For properties in areas that didnt suffer extensive storm damage, the inspection may constitute no more than a drive-by. The delay in such cases may be

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no more than a few days. Both buyer and seller may also be required to sign a form attesting that they agree the property suffered no storm-related damage. Regardless, buyers should do a thorough walkthrough well before the day of closing, advises Scott Penner, a real estate lawyer in Milford, Conn. What we dont want to have the day of the closing is that they go into the property and see evidence of flood damage, Mr. Penner said. Then theyll want to

negotiate at that time, and it creates all sorts of problems. So far, lenders appear to be honoring interest-rate guarantees that have expired because the storm delayed the closing. What weve seen is that lenders have extended the rate locks without cost to the borrower, Mr. Penner said. Its not a requirement, but thats what theyve been doing. In deals involving storm-damaged properties, negotiations will most likely have to start all over again provided the buyer still

wants the house. Under the contract, Mr. Penner said, generally the seller is obligated to repair the damage. The question is, can the seller repair it? And is it adequate to the buyer? Denise Walsh, a partner in Gigliotti & Walsh Fine Properties, which specializes in beach homes in Fairfield, Conn., was negotiating a deal for a waterfront property when the storm hit. Dont you know the buyer got a boat, rowed by the house that hes negotiating and took pho-

tos, Ms. Walsh said. He e-mailed me photos of the property and said: Good news! Im still interested. But what do we do about this? So now the negotiation is going to take a different turn. In cases in which buyer and seller are able to reach a new agreement, an appraiser will be sent out to verify that the house is back in functional condition after repairs are completed. One factor that buyers may want to consider in deciding whether to go through with a purchase is the prospect of rising premiums. Going forward, a lot of insurance companies may re-evaluate their risk exposures, noted Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com. In Florida, any year in which they have a bad year of hurricanes, theres a mass exodus of insurance companies. This can result in higher premiums. As to whether the storms impact will drive down property values on the coast, Ms. Walsh expects any dip in prices to be short-lived. There probably will be some deals, she said, because there will be some people who dont have the cash to make the repairs, and they will just decide to sell. But I would be shocked if the market didnt go right back to where it was, come the spring.

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The Revisionists
From Page 1 Third Avenues, a stretch of town houses edged by trees and graceful bishopscrook lampposts. Though not protected by the citys Landmarks Preservation Commission, the block has its share of bay windows, decorative pediments and Juliet balconies. The ornate homes will soon be joined by a second Modernist facade. No. 164, a five-story building owned by Anthony Faillace, the founder of a hedge fund, sits behind a boxy natural granite facade punctured by oversize maroon steel-framed windows, designed by Michael Rubin Architects. Next door at No. 162, a 19th-century town house will be razed and replaced by a six-story structure featuring a bowed facade of fritted blueish-gray glass. The architect is Rafael Violy, whose high-profile creations pepper the globe. The owner, Eduardo Eurnekian, a prominent Argentine businessman, plans to use the building for offices and residential space. In Mr. Violys opinion, the new building will be a good neighbor, even if it initially turns some heads. The facade being replaced is undistinguished, he said. And imitating an architectural vocabulary simply because its there isnt an appropriate response nowadays. And Kenneth Laub, a commercial real estate broker who created and for many years led the block association, couldnt be more pleased. Both Mr. Eurnekian and Mr. Violy consulted with us about the design, said Mr. Laub, whose 8,000-square-foot town house across the street, complete with atrium, portable frescoes and eight memories of the house as it looked when he was a child there in the 1970s. But the changes are terrific, he said. For example, thanks to the reconfiguration, we have a mudroom. With three young children, thats very welcome. In Brooklyns brownstone neighborhoods, with their profusion of rear gardens, the battle between tradition and modernity often plays out in backyards, with owners substituting glass walls or metal projections for traditional back facades. Sometimes this works well, as with the brick row house on Huntington Street in Carroll Gardens that Timm and Kelly Chiusano bought in 2008 for about $800,000. The place had been abandoned for about 15 years and was an utter wreck, said Mr. Chiusano, who works in sales and marketing at ESPN. There was no water, no electricity. Basically, we bought a shell of a house. As part of a gut renovation, the Chiusanos architect, Mr. Coburn, rebuilt the rear wall to feature a huge doubleheight window. Changes inside included putting the kitchen and living and dining rooms on the garden floor with easy access to the backyard to accommodate the couples two potbellied pigs, because, as Mr. Chiusano explained, Pigs dont do stairs. Some of the neighbors werent thrilled about all the construction, he said. But we didnt get any push-back about the new look. Not every rear-yard transformation goes so smoothly. Landmarks commission staff members can cite multiple locations on Warren Street and Cheever Place in Cobble Hill, for example, and on Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill whose neighbors showed up in full force to rail against rear-yard additions at commission hearings. The commission is paying increasing attention to such changes, and over the last few years has more carefully scrutinized the potential impact of proposed additions on historic buildings and the central green space within the block the doughnut, as some preservationists describe it. A year ago, the commission issued amended rules for stafflevel approval of rear-yard additions to reflect this approach. The regulations deal with matters like the size and height of an addition, whether it is visible from the street, whether it would eliminate a rear yard and whether it echoes the scale and character of the house and others on the block. In historic districts, the commission always regulated the entire lot, said Sarah Carroll, the director of preservation at the agency. But in the last decade weve been seeing more applications for rear-facade changes, particularly in Brooklyn, where there hadnt been as many changes in the rear yards as in the past. And so weve been focusing more on the interiors of blocks. For neighbors who suddenly find their rear windows facing a stridently contemporary vista, the issue can be huge. Roy Sloane, the president of the Cobble Hill Association and a member of the community board for 30 years, has witnessed their unhappiness firsthand. Many people are concerned about the loss of privacy in the doughnut, Mr. Sloane said, and almost all extensions are problematic for neighbors, especially large decks or glass walls. People arent happy about giving up privacy, and they always oppose such changes if theyre aware of them in time. Mr. Sloane is no foe of contemporary design. Dont misunderstand me, he said. I like Modernist architecture. Can Modernism be integrated into traditional design? Yes, if its timeless. But if your intent is to call attention to your house, if you want to treat your house as an experiment, thats a different story. He also worries that if historic districts are transformed too greatly, much will be lost. He wonders if a generation of children will grow up thinking that glass walls and metal trim were part and parcel of the traditional Victorian row house. Im in favor of dynamic change in the city, Mr. Sloane said. Not everything should be landmarked. But the tiny areas that remain should be preserved. We dont need Mies van der Rohe everywhere. Whatever the explanations for the profusion of retrofitted town houses, one thing seems likely: What at first looked stark and shocking may one day melt into the background, as has been the case with two buildings that seemed aggressively out of place when they arrived. One is at 18 West 11th Street, where a Greek Revival building was destroyed by a bomb in 1970. Eight years later Hugh Hardy designed an aggressively Modernist brick structure for the site, with an angular facade that jutted out toward the street. The house was recently put on the market by Corcoran for $10.9 million. And in 1980, at the end of a row of stately brownstones on Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights, the developer Bruce Eichner built a distinctly contemporary town house for himself on a prime site with a harbor view. Both newcomers are now part of the landscape, and maybe understandably. The glass wall or the extension that at first seemed to stick out, may in time fit in, Mr. Mellins said.

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Among the suggestions for modernizing a town house at 338 West 15th Street is to extend the back of the building, left, as shown in the architects rendering, right, which also adds a glass-walled penthouse.

Modernism isnt necessarily a bad neighbor.

working marble fireplaces, is on the market with Halstead for nearly $28 million. Originally Rafael proposed a facade with dark brown metal louvers, which to be honest we werent crazy about. But we talked, and I suggested some ideas, and he was very cooperative. What they ended up with is much softer and nicer. Mr. Laub realizes that the story could have ended quite differently. But both men say they love what this street has become and they want to get along with their neighbors, he said. Name a street as beautiful as this. And if Violys building is impressive and brings greater credence to the street, were happy. Ask architects and urban historians why infatuation with the look of the traditional 19th-century town house, a beloved feature of so many New York neighborhoods, seems to be waning in some quarters, and the answers are many and varied. To start with, the citys vintage town houses arent getting any younger. When the brownstone revival movement started, the effort was to restore buildings, said Brendan Coburn, a Brooklyn architect who so radically transformed his Carroll Gardens row house that everything behind the redbrick facade is brand-new. But in the past 40 years these houses have aged a lot. Many have fallen apart. They need major electrical and mechanical work. If the innards of a building are being redone and a facade is crumbling, he said, an owner might choose to redo the entire look. Also at work are shifting aesthetics that include a greater respect for Modernism. Tastes change, and part of that change is generational, said David Hecht, a Brooklyn architect who retrofitted his town house in Clinton Hill. Contemporary sensibility is more casual, more informal, more flowing. And because town houses are inherently flexible, they can accommodate these changes. Its part of the continuum of the history, not a departure but the next turn of the wheel. Many town-house owners have already updated their interiors; to rethink the facades may simply be the inevitable next step. Yet another issue has to do with the fact that New Yorkers now worry less about losing precious period buildings because so many town houses are protected by their inclusion in historic districts. When landmarking first began nearly 50 years ago, New York was a very different city, said Thomas Mellins, an architectural historian and independent curator. There was a widespread fear that everything would be lost. But today many important buildings and neighborhoods are landmarked. So we have more freedom to discover such elements as contrast and surprise. And were realizing that Modernism isnt necessarily a bad neighbor. In fact, it can be a good neighbor. Theres a difference between protecting a neighborhood and stifling it, Mr. Mellins said. The city doesnt need to be a Merchant-Ivory stage set to preserve its past. As a growing number of people choose to stay in the city and to move to

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARILYNN K. YEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Alexander Southwells renovated brownstone in the West 90s, left, has a new, mostly glass front door through which can be seen a floating staircase. Out back, right, its another century altogether.

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Out front, left, Timm and Kelly Chiusanos town house on Huntington Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, retains its original exterior. But when the rear wall was rebuilt during extensive renovations, glass replaced brick, right.
row-house neighborhoods, a wider variety of taste is evident. Mr. Coburn pointed to the strip of 14 ornament-free town houses on State Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, described by the designers, Rogers Marvel Architects, as a respectful dialogue between old and new. Half the neighborhood hates them, Mr. Coburn said, and the other half loves them. He counts himself among the fans. As evolving attitudes along East 64th Street show, even ardent devotees of traditional town houses can change with the times. Dexter Guerrieri, the president of Vandenberg, the Townhouse Experts, admits to a deep fondness for the crystal doorknobs and brass-accented window sashes in his Brooklyn Heights brownstone. During the renovation of a Greek Revival town house on West 15th Street that he has put on the market for nearly $6 million, Mr. Guerrieri was thrilled to discover original knotty pine wide-plank floor boards beneath the parquet. Still, he knows that a growing number of town-house buyers, especially in a happening neighborhood like West Chelsea, crave a contemporary aesthetic. So he has prepared detailed architectural drawings for the house on 15th Street that suggest ways a new owner could retrofit the building for a new century. Proposals include a glass wall running up the rear facade overlooking the south-facing garden, topped by a glasswalled penthouse that in Mr. Guerrieris opinion gives the feel of an artists loft. Because the block falls outside the historic district, the landmarks commission would not have to sign off on such changes. A new look has already come to the brownstone in the West 90s where Alexander Southwell, a lawyer, grew up and now lives with his family. An extension that jutted from the rear wall was torn out and replaced by a sweep of windows. Because the front door is glass and there is no interior door, passers-by can peer in and see slivers of a new double-height living area and an ethereallooking floating staircase designed by Kinlin Rutherfurd Architects. Mr. Southwell, who is 41, has warm

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GETTING STARTED

Reconsidering Flood Insurance

From Page 1 year New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were the top three states for these claims. But people who have recently bought or refinanced homes in flood zones are more likely to have flood insurance, because banks will not lend in those high-risk areas unless borrowers are insured. Property insurance is complex, and benefits and deductibles vary depending on the policy you buy, but here are answers to some common questions about coverage for storm damage. Q Whats the difference between rain damage and flooding? A The government defines flooding as the overflow of inland or tidal waters including a storm surge, a mudflow, or the rapid accumulation of surface waters that can occur from a sudden rainstorm. Water leaking through the roof is not in the same category, which basically applies to water sloshing around at ground level, not raining down from above. Q Does insurance pay for tree removal? A If a tree falls and hits someones home, insurance companies will pay to fix the damage and remove the tree. It doesnt matter whose property its on, Ms. Worters said; whoever it falls on is the person who has to make the claim. But if it lands on the ground or on bushes it wont be covered. Youll have to remove it yourself. One exception: if the tree hits electrical wires, the local power company should take care of the removal. And if an adjuster determines that a tree fell because of a homeowners negligence if, for instance, it was rotting the insurance company might dispute the claim. (Owners of cars damaged by falling trees should submit auto insurance claims.) Q Is wind damage covered? A Damage from high winds is generally covered, but if a storm becomes a hurricane, or wind speeds exceed 74 miles per hour, the claim might be subject to a hurricane deductible ranging from 1 to 5 percent of insured value. In New York, these deductibles typically apply to communities near the coast, including the five boroughs of New York City as well as Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester Counties. Officials in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey have already announced, however, that these deductibles should not apply to damage caused by this storm, because it did not have hurricane-force winds when it made landfall. If youre in the 5 percent zone and you have a $400,000 house, said J. Robert Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America, that would be a $20,000 deductible, so its a big impact. USAA is one company that does provide coverage for flood damage as part of its standard renters insurance policy, because coverage is restricted to the contents of a home, Mr. Vaith said, not structural damage, which would be far more expensive. Q What if you dont have flood insurance? A If you live in a region that is declared a federal disaster area, you can apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance even if you dont have flood or other property insurance. Visit DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) for details on submitting a claim, which may involve a grant or a loan. But dont assume the federal government will pay all of your expenses; many storms do not qualify as disasters, and payments are usually much lower than what an insurance policy would reimburse. Q Are temporary living expenses covered? A Most homeowners and renters policies cover additional living expenses if youre temporarily displaced for instance, if a tree falls on your house and you have to move out while its being repaired. This typically includes payment of hotel bills, restaurant meals or a temporary rental; check your policy, because there are probably limits on how much your insurance company will pay and for how long. The coverage may also apply if you are subject to a mandatory evacuation order, though probably not if you check into a hotel because you lost power during a storm but there was no damage to your home. State Farm policies cover additional living expenses for people who are displaced by damage, what we call a direct physical loss, said Holly Anderson, a State Farm spokeswoman. Being displaced due to a power outage would not qualify for reimbursement for additional living expenses. Q Does insurance cover spoiled food? A When a storm is bearing down, most people stock up their refrigerators and freezers, but if the power goes out, much of that food is likely to go bad. Some companies reimburse policyholders for spoiled food, possibly subject to a deductible, but others dont. For instance, State Farms homeowners and renters insurance offers coverage for food spoilage, Ms. Anderson said, but the payment is subject to your policy deductible. USAA also covers food spoilage, up to $500 on its homeowners policy and up to $250 on its renters policy, and does not charge a deductible. If this is your only loss due to a storm and you didnt have expensive steaks in your freezer it may not be worth filing a claim. Insurance companies monitor how often customers file claims, so you risk higher premiums if you experience multiple losses. Consider eating the cost of those steaks.

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He cautioned that some insurance companies might fight the states on this point, or change their policy language to include a broader range of storms in the future. If youre not familiar with your providers policy, New Yorks Department of Financial Services publishes a helpful chart outlining how insurance companies define storms that activate these deductibles, what the companies charge and which counties are covered.
Q What does flood insurance cover? A. The governments FloodSmart.gov Web site has detailed information about the National Flood Insurance Program, but in a nutshell, you can buy flood coverage for your home (up to $250,000 in damage) and some of its contents (up to $100,000). A standard policy covers the building, electrical/ plumbing systems, carpeting and major appliances like stoves, refrigerators and water heaters, but you need to pay an additional premium to cover contents like clothing, furniture and electronics. There are a lot of things flood insurance doesnt cover, including swimming pools, plants and fences; coverage for basements and other areas below ground is limited, so even if you have a flood policy you should review what you store there.

If you have a floor thats half under the street level, Mr. Hunter said, that may be considered a basement for the purposes of the program. Although the program is administered by the federal government, flood policies are sold by insurance companies, which also sell excess flood insurance to customers who want more than $250,000 in coverage. FloodSmart.gov has a useful list of questions to ask your agent about flood coverage. There is a 30-day waiting period before coverage begins, so dont wait until the next storm is brewing to buy a policy. Q How much does flood insurance cost? A Rates for flood insurance are set by the government, so they dont vary by company, but they do differ based on factors like the age of your building, your flood risk, what floor youre on if you live in an apartment building, and the deductible and amount of coverage you want. The average policy for flood is about $637, said Eric Vaith, an assistant vice president with the insurance provider USAA, but that varies greatly depending on what risk you are. If you happen to be in coastal exposure areas, it could be thousands of dollars. If youre not in a greatly exposed area, its not that expensive.

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7 Day /24 HR Attn'd Lobby

2,284 SF @ $21,250/Mo
Block-Thru Store NASSAU ST CORNER OF BEEKMAN

1,048 SF Corner@ $9,170/Mo

Glass Frontage on 2 Sides

UPTOWN
WEST 84TH - STEPS FR COLUMBUS

S.Klatsky 212-206-6155 Lex Ave. #1415 92nd &93rd St. STORE FOR RENT - APPRX. 1,250 SF Westchester County 536 Basement Storage Included. $9,000/mo. Call 212-484-3764 www.OrsidR.com.0 PELHAM - 10 apts, 2 stores, new roof, new boiler, new kitchens, rent roll $245K. WEST VILLAGE RESTAURANT Expenses $80K. $2.3Mil 700 sq. ft vented w/ full bsmnt,10yr Email: Donaq7@aol.com lease, Rent: $3,600 a month busy loc Asking 195K key money. 212-242-3451

Sunset Park 32 Family OfficesBrooklyn $416,000 Rent Roll. Well Maintained. Priced Right $3,995,000!!! SenackRealEstate.com 718-375-1161 Kings Hwy corner Bedford Ave

121

577 SF - $5,750/Mo
Approx 21' Front, Food Ok, No cooking LEXINGTON AVE - EAST 80'S

Queens

227

OfficesManhattan

105

Dr's office,5 rooms,pvt house,across GROUND FLOOR $9 NET (300) from Community Hosp,beaut lndscpd 2 Private Loading Docks street lvl entr, avail Dec 1, 718-377-3296 23' Ceilings in 25,000 RSF 305 Wmsbrg Brooklyn Navy Yard area. Manhattan 50Ksf comm'l space. Ideal for those disMANUFACTURING SPACE UPPER FLOOR $8 Net (Avail 3/1/13) placed during the Hurricane. Short term. SOHO cerlum@aol.com 718-387-1938 x206 Ideal for service, industrial/photo studio Occup Arranged, 1.5 Blocks to Subway Ground Floor approx 1,550 sqft Owner 914-683-8000 $120k per Anum. Call 212-226-3100

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES

LIC 33rdSt,47th/48thAve offVanDam

46,789 RSF 19,198 RSF

Prime 350 SF - $5,000/Mo

Ground Floor, Glass Front LEXINGTON AVE - EAST 80'S

BEAUTIFUL NEW SPACE

250-11,000 SF
EASTGATE REALTY

470 SF - $6,500/Mo
Over 10' of Frontage TIME EQUITIES, INC. Lic R.E. Broker

Inexpensive Parking Nearby Walter Morrison,VP212-245-6969

EASTGATE REALTY
Robert Hinds, VP

Flushing Northern Blvd RETAIL SPACES AVAILABLE 137-02A Northern Blvd 1800 Sq Ft 136-14C Northern Blvd 1700 Sq Ft 136-39 37th Ave 4455 Sq Ft Call Lisa for Info 718-939-4888 Queens Blvd9,000sf 1sty+12,000sf land Major vehicular strt grt exposure X 1 blk Jamaica Av & Van WyckExp S/L www.kalmondolgin.com 718-388-7700

OfficesNassau/Suffolk

130

West Village/15 Eighth Ave

PENN STATION/PORT AUTHORITY

Great Neck

1010 Northern Blvd

545 Eighth Avenue

MOVE IN TODAY
Singles, Suites & Conf Rms, Lux Bldg Fully Furnished, T1, Phone, Fax Cafe, Security, Garage on Premise

PRIME MIXED-USE
Brooklyn

212-682-5364 NEED SHORT-TERM OFFICE SPACE?

All Sizes/Great Rates
Contact Greg Postyn: 212-696-7139 gpostyn@walter-samuels.com Walter & Samuels, Inc.

retail@
timeequities.com
Robert Cohan 212-206-6139

Nassau/Suffolk

230

BELLMORE 3 Months Free Rent

adj Stair connects 9th&10th flrs, Nr Penn Chelsea/Flatiron Offices/Lofts Call Bob 718-733-6300 Ext148 1,332 SF & 5,574 SF Contact:Daniel Breiman Midtown South/Chelsea 36 ST W., #152 B'twn Broadway & 7th OlmsteadInc.com 212.564.6662 x220 Temporarily Displaced from 500, 700 & 1400 sq ft, totally renovated Your Office s Due to The Storm? offices, new lobby NO FEE FIFTH - MADISON -PARK falconproperties.com 212-302-3000 500 TO 5,000 SF SMALL SPACE SPECIALISTS HERBERT SANDERS 212-486-0313

Bedford Ave: Retail store, hrt of town, S.Klatsky good for food, clothing, med'l, ofc. Direct 212-206-6155 from owner, no fees. $1590 . 516-767-0012

$29.95/SF
DEALS STARTING AT

500-8090 SF

High traffic store + res. duplex. $3.5M Louis Puopolo 212-274-7919 PRUDENTIAL DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Building LIC Wdside-Maspeth 1 Sty M1-Prin Only 4,000'-5,500' Catering & Party Centers Also: 1,500'-2,500'-8,500' 1 Story Dr-In's Owners Mgr 917-541-3449/718-786-7878

VIRTUAL OFFICE
Corp. ID, "Reach Me Now" System Ans Svcs, Mail, Conf Rm, $125-195/mo 516-466-0460 www.1010northern.com Great Neck 1010 Northern Blvd

321

Ridgewood-17,000 sf - 1 sty- 36' clgs-column free - 2 int LD-1 DI - st to st - "X" Priced reasonably-sbwy(L)- offc- alarm www.kalmondolgin.com 718-388-7700

1st Av & Vic - New Listings -This Week www.greinermaltz.com

7 PROPERTIES Visit...

718-786-5050

41st Street - 18 East

Btwn. Fifth & Madison Hi Floor, 3 Sides Lite 2,800 SF Also Available Greg Postyn: 212-696-7139 Walter & Samuels, Inc.

Full Floor 5,200 SF

55th St 155 East 55th St

2nd Avenue and 58th St AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY- BKLYN 32,000 sq. ft. High Ceilings. Loading Bay Indoor Parking, Restaurant & Door man 718-492-4600 Easy Access to LIE, RR & NS Hospital For Sale/Rent Tenants: Merrill Lynch & Morgan Stnly East Williamsburg 60,000 SF Land with 5,000 SF Building 516-466-0460 www.schmergel.com WALTER MORRISON, VP Railroad Siding and M3 Zoning. GN . EXECUTIVE SUITE. Elegant large LEVY Exclusive Broker 718-497-4170 furn 2 rm suite avl, incl:: recept, confer MandSLevyRealty.com rm, answering svce, util, cleaning, gar parkg, fax, phones, copier. Free WiFi & Williamsburg Dvlpmt Site @ Subwy/bus internet. fr $1150 /mo 516-487-4992 "Sale" 70,000sf Buildable. Priced Right OfficesBronx 115 JERICHO: Elegant office complex in www.kalmondolgin.com 718-388-7700 prime location on Jericho Tpke. 861sf, 1681sf, 2052sf . Exclnt pkng. Build to suit Bronx Subway Stop Downstairs!! Greater Jericho Corp. , 516-681-8660 Queens 327

PREMIER OFFICE SPACE 650-9,500 SF

EASTGATE REALTY 212-245-6969

1,200 Sq.Ft.
24 /7 Drmn,Immed Poss,Reasonable $ J. Shallo 212-593-9100

Prime Grand Concourse 8,000-10,000 SF-Below Market

Rockville Centre

OFFICES FOR RENT

All sizes. Private bathroom. Ample parking space. Call Mgmnt Office: 516-766-7474 or 212-686-5681 x212.

WILL DIVIDE PRINCIPALS ONLY ON-SITE UNDERGROUND GARAGE Call Bob 718-733-6300 Ext 148

59-41 Maurice Ave @ the LIE Maspeth x OPEN HOUSE-10K' to 46K' + Signage Parking + Offices-Excellent Warehouse Sale-Lease 11AM-1PM Thurs Nov 15 www.greinermaltz.com 718-786-5050

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Manhattan Houses for Sale

805

1st-River

89th, 11 East off 5th Institutional Bldg 6-sty, 25' 9 wide, limestone mansion. Over 13,770 sf. Features: ADA elevator, CAC, reception rms, classrms, offices, 2 outdr playgrnds. Del. vacant.........$22.5M

Coops & Condos Manhattan Westside

60's West /off CPW

830
Lincoln Center

LESLIEGARFIELD.COM
212-371-8200 Jed Garfield jhg@lesliegarfield.com M Pravda mpravda@lesliegarfield.com Washington Heights 613W 169th St/Bway Manhattan Elevator Townhouse, Garage, New 7749+/-GSF, Six Story+Basement Central A/C $3.5M 917-399-6430 See WebID NS12090925013 West Village/208 W 11 St Web#2334321

Spectacular WV Townhouse
Open House 2:30-4pm. Elegant XXX Mint two-family, four-story Italianate townhouse. Luxurious Kitchens &baths, 4FPs, huge windows & patio. $6.5M Albert/Rice Team 212-444-7940 Gelbard/Kolbusz Team 212- 877-5430 THE CORCORAN GROUP

Manhattan Houses for Rent

810

Upper West Side RARE FIND 2000sf Full Reno 5 Bed 3 Bath Flr Thru Duplex + Prv Garden, Washer+Dryer, Hi Ceilings, Hrwd Flrs,Chefs Kit, $6K! 917 575 1593 See WebID NS12110221030

VISIT OUR NEW BLDG & IT WILL BECOME YOUR HOME

Layouts & Views Beyond Your Dreams
A limited number of Superior Residences are Available. Ultra Luxury Kitchens & Baths. Sparkling Penthouse Hlth Club Dramatic new lobby featuring Sculpted glass chandelier by AWARD WINNING ARTIST Dale Chihuly. Living Next To Central Park... Never Goes Out Of Style
Please Call Our On-Site Office for Appt

212-956-4049
30 West 63rd Street
The complete offering terms are in an Offering Plan available from Sponsor. File No. CD 06-0751 66th St. W. NO BOARD APPROVAL

Coops & Condos Manhattan Eastside

40's East

820
Tudor City

Coops & Condos Manhattan Eastside

60's East

820

Coops & Condos Manhattan Eastside

70's to 90's East

820

Coops & Condos Manhattan Eastside

East 72nd

820
1BD/NBA

LUXURY HOMES

Sunday, November 11 Renovated 2 BR, 1 bth....................$695,000 Renovated 1 BR..............................$589,000 Check for address and time at: www.groganhomes.com Ellen Halperin 212-370-1480, x123 40's EAST TUDOR CITY APTS. AVAILABLE FOR SALE Call 212-813-3064 For Details Visit www.TudorRealty.com for Open House Sched. & Current Listings TUDOR REALTY SERVICES CORP. Licensed Real Estate Broker 40ST, 305 E.,11G Web#2464307 2.5 RM

NEWLY RENOVATED HOME

Newly renovated prewar 1 BD w/ 3 exposures. All new windowed bath & kit. No Board Approval. Asking $535K. ClassicMktg.com 212.794.3500 OFFERING BY PROSPECTUS ONLY Listing ID #930
EEA/#60 Sunday, Nov 11th, 12-2

incoln L owers T
2 Great Apartments 1 Great Community
TWO BEDROOM
Reno'd, two bedroom, two bath with granite kitchen, marble baths, stainless steel appliances, dining L and terrace. Approximately 1,199sf. Ask $1,325,000.

2.5 RMS SUN OPEN HOUSE

Sun 12-2PM, large alcove studio with Empire State bldg view, reno. KIT & bth, California Closets,$425K,low MT $709 Nicole Hatoun 212-836-1082 Corcoran 40ST,305 E.,21D Web#2485563 5 RMS

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
on the Upper East Side

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Price Reduction. Huge Loft-Like. 3 MBR, 3 BTH, EIK. Web #3280328. Asking $2,295,000. Call Margie Goldin 212-472-8775 or cell 917-502-1435

Stribling.com
Carnegie Hill $945K 1 BR

BACK ON MARKET STUDIO WITH RIVER VIEW

SUN OPEN HOUSE-2/3BRS

12-3 PM, Hi Ceilings,river & city views, 2 BRS conv't to 3 BRS,wind Kit,2 new Bths,$1.2M,lux bldg,gar,roofdeck Nicole Hatoun 212-836-1082 Corcoran 42nd St, 320 E, #1409 *** Sunday, 1-3pm RENO HUGE STUDIO, FAB VUS..$349K www.segallisre.com (212)808-9171 55 St 420 E OPEN HOUSE 11/11 1 - 4 PM #11R No Bd Apprvl! 2 BR/2 Bth w/600 sq ft terrace. $ 999K! Excl Bkr: 212-371-0477 57St, 153 E. 2D OH Sun day 1 1am-12pm Full Size 1BR, Lux Drmn Bldg, So Light, Great Clos & Updated Kitchen & Bath. On-Site Laundry & Garage. Asks $419K Andrew@eRudd .com 212-319-2500 x228 60's East

VISIT US TODAY!
LAST 2 BEDROOM: 16C $2,900,000 Studios from $850,000

AUTUMN SPECIAL LIMITED RELEASE 8 UNITS FOR 8 WEEKS

1,203 sf 1 BR fr $849,000 1,441 sf 2 BR fr $1,195,000 1,810 sf 3 BR fr $1,795,000 2,573 sf 4 BR fr $3,579,000 LUXURIOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION UNSURPASSED AMENITIES 20 YEAR TAX BENEFITS

Top floor, newly reno'd alcove studio Sun 11-1. 1136 Fifth Ave #1E. Very spac. w/granite kitchen, newly tiled bath and Reno bth, pre-war charm, huge EIK. a fabulous view. Approximately 542sf. Web#1067341. Aldo................212-470-2817 James.........................................646-391-7575 Visit on-site ofc/call 212-787-5500. Bkrs welcome. Offering by Prospectus only.

djkresidential.com

COOPS & CONDOS MANHATTAN WESTSIDE

(830)
17 St west #42 web:0017913

42 West 17th Street

Triple mint designer loft, So. facing w/ South, East, West expo. 12' ceils. $3.395k Donna Senko, (917) 940-0594 SOTHEBY'S INT'L REALTY WWW.SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM/NYC

WE COVER A LOT OF GROUND.

OVER 90% SOLD

Financing Available 12,000 sf of Amenities 421a Tax Abatement On-Site Parking LEED Certified

54th St, 200 West

THE ADLON

OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY 2-4 PM

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY OVER 60% SOLD AZURENY.COM (888) 496-5358

333 East 91st Street (At First Avenue) On-Site Sales & Design Center Mon - Fri By Appointment: 10am - 6pm Open House Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm

SUNDAY, NOV 11, 1:00-3:00PM 5L: 5 rm sponsor unit, no bd approval req'd. 2 BR w/FDR. Opp to design your own kit & W/D allowed, ask only $600K 6B: Renovated oversized 1 BR. Maint includes electric, ask only $495K Call Jude Dayani: 917-446-4269 www.OrsidR.com 212-484-0248 55th Street, 310 West #5C 4 Rooms

1ST OH SUN 11-12

HUGE 1 BR in F/S prewar coop. Move in cond, old world details & closets galore. Pre-approved to combine w/5B for 2BR, 2Bth.Pets,pieds-a-terre & guarantors OK. $629K Web#2465220 Laurie Kraus 212-323-3807 Corcoran
57th Street 322 West

Shefeld Style

63rd St., 405 East

No Board Approval

NEGOTIABLE
Newly reno'd 1BR w/granite kitchen & newly tiled bath, 706 sq.ft. Asking $495K. The above announcement applies only Call 212-787-5500. Brokers are welcome. to the 8 specified Units (6E, 7C, 9A, 21A, 22AB2, 22AD, 23AB) and is conditioned Offering by Prospectus only upon a specified unit being under signed *6 months maintenance rebate contract for eight weeks beginning October 14, 2012. the above pricing may not accurately reflect the promotional price for any individually specified Unit. The complete offering terms are in an offering plan available from the sponsor. File No. CD07-0002. Equal Housing Opportunity

FROM BROKER TO BUYER TO SOLD

80's East

Come Today!

120 E 87 St, R6L

OPEN HOUSE

SUN - 11:30-1PM
Beautiful studio in premier full svc UES condo. Extensively renovated, new kitchen, bath, etc. Ask $499,000 Sandra Papale 917-513-8812 200 E 89 St, 12F OPEN HOUSE

SUNDAY - 1:30-3PM
Amazing bright, gut renov., corner 1 BR w/ spectacular open views. Full svc bldg pool, doorman, gym. Ask $749,000 Sandra Papale 917-513-8812

89/York Ave

(89-90 Streets)

1725 York Avenue Sun, 1:00-2:30pm 30s to 50s East The complete offering terms are in an offering plan available from the Sponsor. File No. CD06-0055. Sponsor: MH Residential 1, LLC, MH Residential 2, LLC, MH Commericial, LLC, 535 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10022. Property: 200 East 66th Street, NY, NY 10065. 60s to 90s East

TRIPLE MINT
Apt 18BA: 8 Rm 2300 +/- sf w/ rvr/city vus & balc. lr, dr, eik, laundry rm, 2 br w/ 22'x26' fam rm. ( can be 2 add'l brs) 3 bths, extra kit. $2.285K, mt. $3,086 Apt 21H: 950+/- sf. Jr 4 w/ open city vus. lr, dr (conv 2nd br) kit, 1.5 bths. $750K, mt. $1,463. Web#0017865 Apt 12G: 900 +/- sf. 3.5 rms, open city vus facing West. Lrg lr/dr (conv to 2nd br) renov kit & bth, mbr, great closets. $725k, mt. 1,279 web#0018534 Apt 10A: 750 +/- sf 3 rms facing W/N. lr/dr, new kit & bth, lrg mbr, maple flrs, $560k Mt. $944 #0017948 Building is pet friendly with garage, gym, tennis and playroom. PHYLLIS GALLAWAY, 212.606.7678 SOTHEBY'S INT'L REALTY WWW.SOTHEBYSHOMES.COM/NYC

bellmarc.com
240 E 35, #9B. Sun 11-12. Big, brite crnr 1 br. DM, rfdk. $399K. Fred 917-945-0572 115 E 36. Sun By Appt. 2 br, 2 bth, brwnst, pvt grdn. $1.495M. Kathy 917-670-3542

225 E 36, #5C. Sun 3:30-4:30. Stu, lrg 166 E 61, #14H. Sun 12-1. Huge alc stu, straight lr, dm. $275K. Susan 646-942-8582 600+sf, lite, vus. $455K. Joe 646-354-9761 300 E 40. Sun By Appt. Alc stu, city vus. 440 E 62, #3C. Sun 10:30-12. 1 br, 1 bth poss reno, h/c, pool. $599K. Geri 917-969-2579 cnv2, 29ft LR.$499K.Deanne 917-734-6007 333 E 41. Sun By Appt. Reno, p/w 1br. $812 301 E 64, #5E. Sun 1:30-3:30. Sun stu, F/S mt, hi ceils. $365K. Ralph 917-667-3815 dm, gt cond. $285K. Richard 917-304-3702 321 E 45, #5E. Sun 12-1. Total reno stu, 332 E 77. Sun 11-1 By Appt. Charm Jr-1 br, spac, brite. $340K. Greta 718-753-9778 w/d, top loc. $299K. Richard 917-214-2355 227 E 57, #2H. Sun 1-2. Reno 1 br, dm, elev, 440 E 79, #4A. Sun 1:30-2:30. Spac 1 br, flex pet friendly. $449K. Danka 212-844-9993 layout,sep din rm.$549K. Liz 917-592-4922
252 E 89. By Appt Only. Brite, updtd stu w/ 37St, 201 E. #11D OH 1-2:30 Web#2489591 sleeping loft. $229K. Lena 917-476-9797 235 E 87, #4K. Sun 11:30-1. Huge cnv 3 br Large,Sunny Junior 4 with S/W expohome, tot reno. $999K. Fred 917-923-7666 sure and great layout. Low mtc. $665,000 Benjamin Gernandt 212-401-1580 402 E 90, #12E. Sun 2:30-4. 2 br condo, Greta Emler 917- 371-0555 Corcoran 859+sf, din-a.$685K. Deanne 917-734-6007

bellmarc.com

To advertise, call 1-800-Ad-Times.

93rd St, 150 East, #4A SUNDAY, NOV 11, 3:30-5:30pm Estate cond sponsor unit avail in bldg built by the Blum Bros. NEW Oversized 2 bed 1 bath w/wndws overlooking Lex Ave. Full service drmn bldg with courtyard, laundry, bike rm & storage. Quiet well managed coop. Ask $750K. Call Jude Dayani: 917-446-4269 www.OrsidR.com 212-484-0248

To advertise, call 1-800-Ad-Times.

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Coops & Condos Manhattan Westside

CPW

830
Luxury Condo

Manhattan Apts. Furnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 854

1st

Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

1st to River

Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

Lincoln Center

November Occupancy 60's West /off CPW

401 East 80th Street

Better Than a Hotel

Luxury suites, elegantly furnished with daily maid and linen service. Complimentary membership for Pool & Health Club. Available on long or short term leases.

Saturday, November 10, 11am-6pm FULL SERVICE LUXURY BLDG, panoramic views, abundant closet space, 24-hour attended lobby, on-site garage and NEW health club with pool, gym, children's playroom, lounge and sundecks.

THE UPPER WESTSIDE'S PREMIER BUILDING

A limited selection of superb apts. Full service, lux bldg with all amenities. Spectacular Health Club & Lounge Overlooking Central Park 24-Hour On-Site Garage.

1BR.................................$3,000 Conv2BR w/balcony......$4,400 Leasing Office Open Mon-Sat

Call For Appointment

BRISTOL PLAZA
210 EAST SIXTY-FIFTH STREET NEW YORK CITY 10065

212-570-6246
graciemews.com Developer/Owner/Management

Studio $2895 1BR From $3650 2BR 2bth $6350 3BR 3bth $16,750 NO FEE

JACK RESNICK & SONS

212-956-4049
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT

212-826-9000 www.bristolplaza.com
2 Ave-Upper East Side

30 West 63rd Street

1-River to River, Uptown to Downtown

THE MARMARA MANHATTAN

SERVICED & FURNISHED Studio, 1, 2 & 3BR Apts for a few days or a few months

bellmarc.com
254 E 33, #3R. Sun 12-1:30. Never lived-in stu,reno bld. $1,975.Daniele 517-9100 x332 225 E 79, #15D. Sun 2:30-3:30. Spac, brite 1 br, 1 bth, nr all. $2,750. Andia 917-575-7232 200 E 89. By Appt. Crnr, hi flr, 2 br, vus, condo, pool. $5,800. Chandra 716-969-9043 165 Christopher, #6J. Sun 2-4. Stu, nu kit + ba,elev,dm. $2,495. Charles 917-376-1648

BROKERS WELCOME MILFORD MANAGEMENT www.MilfordMgmt.com

60's WEST

360 to 1450 sq ft
Coops & Condos Manhattan Westside
66th-70th/WEST END

830
P.S. 199

Free WiFi-Pet Friendly 2nd Ave & East 94th St 212-427-3100 marmara-manhattan.com
66th St, 155 WEST

23rd St, 340 East

Web#2474107

3/1/1

DESIGNER 1BD MINT

W/D,D/W,Mw,gym,sndck,lounge $3,600 Mary Venezia 212-875-4047 Corcoran
29 St, 340 E Lux Drmn Hi-Rise

FULL 1BEDRM ................$2850

24 hr drmn. Share ok, lndry in bldg, rf gdn Call 646-935-0993 to see, or call Hanna, Mon-Fri 212-751-8050 x104

SPECTACULARROOFTOPDECK

Over BILLION dollars in Lincoln Towers sales by our Resident Broker.

SUNDAY 12:00 - 2:00 PM 1ST O PEN HOUSE Rare 1800+sf combo, now 3 BR, easily 4BR + den (we'll show you the floor plan) 3 Bth, 10 closets 3 WIC, 26' terrace. LEGAL WASHER/DRYER Web#50030 $1.795M Apt.15MN 150 WEA SUNDAY 12:00-1:30 PM Gorgeous full 1 BR in super mint cond, granite kitchen, new bath, crown moldings, great closets (including WIC) Web #60043 $565K Apt. 7U 160 WEA BY APPOINTMENT

COOPS & CONDOS MANHATTAN BELOW 34TH ST.

(840)

Extended Stays Exceptional Amenities

40's West

Luxury Glass Towers

Studio from $2715 1BR from $3450 JR4 from $4295 NO FEE
LEASING OFFICE

Coops & Condos Manhattan Below 34th

840

Battery Park City 212-945-2121 REGATTA NEW YORK REALTY #332-1BR, 702sf, W/D, w-i closet $425K

212-579-4326
THE PHILLIPS CLUB
At Lincoln Square A Millennium Partners Residential

Good orig. cond, 897 sf, beaut, peaceful tree-top vus, 5 closets w/ huge WIC Web #70068 $649K Apt. 4H 170 WEA Sunny hi flr Alcove Stu 570+ sf, southern exposure, WIC, good orig condition Web #80035 $369K Apt. 29J 180 WEA 212-246-9500

www.regattany.com
Battery Park City

RENTALS WITH DRAMATIC HUDSON RIVER AND CITY VIEWS STEPS FROM TIMES SQUARE!

60s E/404 E 66th 12A

HUGE RENT REDUCTION

Incredibly sunny 1BR. Excel condo bldg. Near St. Catherines Pk, riv, hospitals, fab stores, all transportation,restaurants. Sorry no pets. Now $3000 per month. Exclusive. Pat Singer 212-570-6095 PRUDENTIAL DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Luxury Furnished Apartments. Preferred membership at Reebok Sports Club. 24-hour concierge. Private doorman.

60's E/3rd Ave Web#2330013

5.5RMs

SPACIOUS 3BRS/3BTHS
Spacious SWN corner apartment,open views,lge LR & windowed Dining Area,3 lge BRs,3 marble BTHs,lux bldg,gar, $8K Nicole Hatoun 212-836-1082 Corcoran
66th St, West

70s to 100s West, 50s to 60s West

bellmarc.com
160 WEA, #27H. Sun 12-2. Big L-shaped stu, riv vu, mint. $435K. Ruth 646-279-9591 244 RSD, #6I. Sun 1-2:30. 1br, riv vu, hi ceil. Well priced $379K. Suzel 874-0100 x213 220 Manhattan Ave, #2B. Sun 1-2. 1br condo, sunny. $417K. Allan 917-757-7872 301 W 118, #7E. Sun 11:30-12:30. 1 br, lrg, condo, f/t dm. $515K. Allan 917-757-7872
90th St, 203 W, #6G 24 HR DM

Steps from Central Park. 155 West 66th Street 212-835-8800, x25 www.phillipsclub.com
BPC

Sun 1-2. Spacious 2BR/1.5bath apt in a P/W CONDO. Newly renov, new baths, kit w/granite countertops & W/D. High ceils. $1.2M, cc +RE Tax $1,521/month. Terry/Eva @ M. Bassett RE 212-222-2155 www.margaretbassett.com #1478 see offering plan for full terms

90s West/222 Riverside #5F OH 11-12:30

MILFORD MANAGEMENT Luxurious Furnished Rentals

One & Two Bedroom Suites
Housekeeping, Cable TV, Local Phone, Wi-Fi, Health Club Included

*24- HOUR DOORMAN * *CONCIERGE SERVICES BY ABIGAIL MICHAELS* * 75FT INDOOR POOL * * HEALTH CLUB WITH SPA * * OUTDOOR LANDSCAPED DECK WITH BBQ * * SHUTTLE SERVICE TO/FROM SUBWAY AND THE EASTSIDE * * INDOOR PARKING AVAILABLE *

TWO LINCOLN SQUARE

High Rise/Lux Bldg/DM For Available Apartments Visit Us At:

NO FEE Studios, One, and Two Bdrms

Leasing Office 620 West 42nd Street 212-473-4242 Reception@silvertowers.com

www.2lincoln.com
Thomas Caponegro 917-658-7867 tcaponegro@bhsusa.com

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Large Alcove studio/Junior 1-bed in top RSD condo. High Ceilings, W/D, and pet friendly. $599,000 Web# 2494165 Benjamin Gernandt 212-401-1580 THE CORCORAN GROUP

68th St E/#210 (3rd Ave)

Best UES Loc

40th St

Web#2464420

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CPW MAISONETTE
Residential/Professional Maisonette on CPW. Approx. 1500SF w/ Lobby and Private Entrance. $1,950,000 Web#2319250 Vaneide Giacobe 212-893-1730 Corcoran

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Old world charm meets modern luxury 1 Bed/1 Bath...................... starting at $3150 Lux bldg,pool,Gym, playroom, corner Loft-like PH/pvt wrap around terr. $4700 LR & Dining Area, balcony, w/open city 4 Bed/3 Bth washer/dryer in unit.. $11,900 views, 2BRs/2Marble Bths, $4,200 Herringbone Flrs, High Beamed Ceils, Nicole Hatoun 212-836-1082 Corcoran WBFP, Marble Bths, Gourmet SS Kits, FT Doorman/Concierge, 50's West November Occupancy Complimentary State-of-the-Art Gym, Landscaped Roofdeck Call for Appt Terri 646.484.1931 (on-site)

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70th/Broadway Nevada Towers High flr 1 BR w/river view in F/S co-op. Sponsor apt no board approval. $2,950 1 Month Fee Broker 212-877-9800

MIDTOWN / EAST - Furnished one bedroom apt for rent. Cable, phone, high speed internet , flat screens. Call - Full service luxury building 646-465-5902 ww.nyctemphouses.com - Rooftop fitness club, pool & sundeck - Green landscaped roof terrace - Children's playroom Manhattan Unfurnished midtown location One & Two Rooms 874 -- Convenient Steps from Central Park 30's No Fee 155 E. 37th - 24- hour attended lobby - On-Site Garage

235 West 56th Street

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Reno Studio-Orig Detail $1950

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1 Bed's starting at.........$3,550 *Prewar2br/2bth Eat in Kit* elevator operator 1300+sqft 2 Bed, 2 Bath.................$4,800 24hour Huge foyer Large reno Designer Eat in Leasing Office Open Mon-Fri
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Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

1st to River

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Kit w/S.S. Granite,window. large living room, beamed ciels 2 master suites, great corner apt on hi floor S/W expo great schools $5795 JMG 917 353-3161 80s/90sEast LARGE1-BEDS 85/3rd RENO 1-BED. NEAR 4,5,6..... $1899 90/2ndLRG CLOSETS/EXP BRICK $1850 ericgoodmanrealty.com 212-427-4100

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GV, 25 Fifth Ave.

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Totally Renovated, Spacious, high ceilings 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath loft style w/ lux finishes. Marble wnd baths, open wnd kitchen-granite,SS, W/D in FS bldg w/private garden & gym. Asking $2.45M ClassicMktg.com 212. 674.2500 OFFERING BY PROSPECTUS ONLY Listing ID # 872

56 St, 211 West

Carnegie Mews
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Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

60's West /off CPW

Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

Manhattan Rentals

Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Three, Four & Five Rms. 878

Greenwich Village three bedroom, two baths, fully renovated, new appliances, A/C, washer/dryer in unit. 2nd and 3rd floor available. 201-220-6304 See WebID NS12110714870 MANHATTAN 112th & LEXINGTON 2 BR SPECIAL $2,150 (870 SF). New elevator building. No fee. Broker Ok. Call Owner 718-601-1483. Mon-Fri, 9-5 30s EAST

Brooklyn Houses for Sale

1105

Lincoln Center 87th St, 201 E

3rd Ave Battery Park City

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1110

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Brooklyn Coops & Condos

BAY RIDGE

1125

9902 Third Avenue

TWO LINCOLN SQUARE

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Studio from $2650 1BR from $3295 JR4 from $4150 2BR from $4750 NO FEE
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NO FEE

Old world charm meets modern luxury 1 Bed/1 Bath...................... starting at $3150 Loft-like PH/pvt wrap around terr. $4700 BPC 4 Bed/3 Bth washer/dryer in unit.. $11,900 Herringbone Flrs, High Beamed Ceils, WBFP, Marble Bths, Gourmet SS Kits, FT Doorman/Concierge, Call /visit our website for availabilities Complimentary State-of-the-Art Gym, Landscaped Roofdeck Call for Appt Terri 646.484.1931 (on-site) 70th/Broadway Nevada Towers High flr 1 BR w/river view in F/S co-op. Sponsor apt no board approval. $2,950 1 Month Fee Broker 212-877-9800 71st/2nd Ave** *330east71**Sunday 12-3 BATTERY PARK CITY Waterfront-lux 2 BD, 2 BA, corner unit with balc., windows ceiling to floor, all amenities, with ****Beautiful Elevator building****** health spa. $7000 Call owner 973-540-0220

Liberty Residences 212-842-7300

99 Battery Place www.MilfordMgmt.com

PHENOMENAL APARTMENTS PRIME LOCATIONS

PLEASANT AVE & EAST 115th St. 2 BR/1.5 BA Huge, modern, sun-flooded, No Fee DW, W/D, oak flrs, closets prkg, close to hwys & public trans. No fee, $2,200. Owner 917-941-4025 A Pleasant Surprise!
SOHO 142 WOOSTER ST.

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** Prewar 2bedroom $3595**

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FLATIRON DISTRICT - 25th St. E (between Park & Madison) Luxurious condo, 2 BR, 2 marble baths, new kitchen appliances, 2 balconies, 28th flr, faces Madison Park, gym, concierge, $5,995. NO FEE, Call owner, 917-885-8835
GV-130 West 12th Web #3511766

90 EAST

ELEGANT PREWAR RENTAL

1BR/1 bath prewar rental in W. Village. Luxury kit w/ top appls, W/D, large LR, & open city views. Bldg has a full-time drmn, gym, storage, and roof terrace. $6,950/mo. John Barbato 917-254-7630

*Prewar2br/2bth Eat in Kit*

24hour elevator operator 1300+sqft Huge foyer Large reno Designer Eat in Kit w/S.S. Granite,window. large living room, beamed ciels 2 master suites, great corner apt on hi floor S/W expo great schools $5795 JMG 917 353-3161 80s/90sEast LARGE1-BEDS 85/3rd RENO 1-BED. NEAR 4,5,6..... $1899 90/2ndLRG CLOSETS/EXP BRICK $1850 ericgoodmanrealty.com 212-427-4100

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GV No Fee 230 Thompson St #BS

NYU vic Lge 2Br/2Ba....$3,995

Eat-In-Kit, Brite, HW flr,Hi Ceil, MW,DW Great Location-nr Wash Sq Park, Subwy Open: Sunday 2-3 212-206-6036 timeequities.com lic re bkr

SPECTACULAR ROOFTOP HEALTHCLUB w/POOL

Brooklyn Heights 360 Furman St, #1206 SATURDAY & SUNDAY 12-3PM WATERFRONT & PARK LIVING 1748 sf 2 BR/2 Bath Penthouse. Convertible 3 BR. Private Terrace. Full service bldg w/game rooms, gym, yoga studio & much more. Located in Brooklyn Bridge Park................$1,825,000 718.330.0030 Exclusive Sales: MNS Terms from sponsor. File #CD06-0770 Brooklyn Heights 360 Furman St, #1023 OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 12-3PM LIVE IN THE PARK 823sf 1BR with sunny Eastern exposure. Very spacious with chef's kitchen. Full service building located in BK Bridge Park. Gym, game room, yoga room, screening room, 24 hr attended lobby. Only $725K. 718.330.0030. Exclusive Sales: MNS. Terms from sponsor. File #CD06-0770 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS EXCLUSIVE Sweeping vus in prestigious 2500sf 3BR, 3 bth Co-op. 2 maid's rms, hi ceils, library, fpl, lndry rm, shared gdn. $2.75M Real oppty! Remsen St L-shaped studio w/gorgeous vus, D/M, storage, common roof deck, steps to Montague St. $325K

Westchester County Coops & Condos

Tuckahoe Village

1625
Luxury Condos

NEW JERSEY
(1900)

New Jersey Houses for Sale

1905

Studio from $2195 1BR from $2650 2BR from $3625

Contact our leasing office at:

MENDHAM TWP Charming, renovated & expanded colonial on 5 acres backs to preserved land. MLS 2979808............................$1,199,000

RESIDENTIAL LOTS & ACREAGE

(2200)

New Jersey Houses for Sale

ALPINE & VICINITY

1905

COLDWELL BANKER Residential Brokerage 973-543-2552

NEW PROVIDENCE

New York State

2245

CATSKILLS MTN Retreat, Hamden, 10 ac, Delaware County, 120 mi to NYC, fantastic Catskills Mtn vus, 35'x14' furn rec vehicle, elec, all utils, barn, 201-891-5858

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European style Countryside villa feat fabulous views, grdens, balconies, prvt courtyards, fountains + secluded freeform hted pool, slide, waterfall, cabana w/summer kitchen, basketball court, and more $2,699,000

VACATION & COUNTRY PROPERTIES

(2300)

CRESSKILL
LAND-Tammy Brook Hills. Gorgeous high acre w/spectac sunset vws. Ready to build your dream house. $1,849,000

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201-454-2779
READINGTON TWP Private property with exceptional 4/5 bedroom, 4.1 bath & master bed suite. Also available for rent. MLS 2980121 ..............................................................$995,000 Turn-key sale w/ car, $360k. 301-432-2616
THE BAHAMAS - 3 BDRM/2BA HOUSE

ENGLEWOOD
$389,000-Reduced Well cared for 4BR, 2-1/2 bth Colonial in desirable Manor section, renov Kitchen, new wIndows, newer roof, 1st flr BR and bath, enclosed porch., finshed basement. A must see! $1,049,000 East Hill. New Listing. Renovated 4BR , 2-1/2 bth brick & stone ranch on beautiful deep lot, Lg rooms, hrdwd floors, wrap around deck perfect for entertaining, fin bsmnt, move in condition!

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Brooklyn Apts. Unfurnished

COLDWELL BANKER Residential Brokerage 973-543-2552

SUMMIT & surrounding area. For details on all of our listings visit LoisSchneiderRealtor.com 908-277-1398 or Text LSR to 85377

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1145

PARK SLOPE & VIC NO FEE

SPECTACULAR ROOFTOP HEALTHCLUB w/POOL
STEPS AWAY FROM LINCOLN CENTER /CENTRAL PARK

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NORTH

$1,179,000-Gorgeous oversized lot on beautiful corner in North Cliffs location. $1,245,000-Must Be Seen! Young lovely 4BR, 4-1/2 bath stucco colonial, high ceiIings, light and airy, many amenities, finished basement. Desirable location. ELEVATOR ON 3 FLOORS

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ALL APARTMENTS RENOVATED 4 Rms(2bed) 12 St at Park $2700 3 Rms(1bed) PPW vic 13/14 St $1650 WINDSOR TERRACE 3 Rms(1bed) PPW vic 16 St $1850 CARROLL GARDENS 3 Rms(1bed) Union St vic Hoyt St $1950 SUNSET PARK 3 Rms(1bed) 40 St vic 4/5 Ave $1425 4 Rms(2bed) 40 St vic 4/5 Ave $1725 718-788-7359

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2383

1BR from $3575 2BR from $8995

NO FEE LEASING OFFICE

SLOPE REALTY

342-7AVE

Call Sun 10am-4pm or Mon-Fri9am-4pm Equal Housing Opportunity

COLUMBIA COUNTY
(1720)

QUEENS
(1300)

212-579-4326
Queens Apts. Unfurnished Manhattan Apts. Unfurnished Six Rooms and Over 882
68th St E/#210 (3rd Ave) Best UES Loc Old world charm meets modern luxury Huge Penthouse home over 3100 sf. Outdoor space over 2200 sf. Top of the line appls, custom cabinetry, formal din rm, maids qtrs w/sep entrance, 3 master suites w/en suite bthrms. 2 WBFP, playrm, library, tremendous LR. $28,750 Call for Appt Terri 646.484.1931 (on-site)
COLUMBUS CIRCLE 20 W 64 St. #14OP

Columbia County Houses for Sale

1721

890 BELLE AVE... $375K. 3BR, 2.5 Updated Bths. LR/Fplc, Ultra Mod Kit. 1 BDRM $369K DTWN, 416 893-7780 $2,295,000- Spectacular! Incredibly cusJMC@MAITLAND-CARTER.COM tomized 6BR, 5.5Bth Brick Manor Ex602 PENN AVE... $379K LR/Fpl, Fam quisite finishes, built-ins, materials and Rm Ultra Kit/Skylt/Party Deck, 3BR,C/A details. Home Theatre. Huge Finished Bsmnt. Best Value in Englewood Cliffs! For Full Inventory & Directions, Visit our Website RussoRealEstate.com $2,545,000 -New Listing. Young 7BR, RUSSO R. E. Broker 201-837-8800 7- bth brick Colonial. Dramatic layout with floating staircase. 1st flr BR/bth. Huge fin lower level w/2BRs, 2bths, Rec New Jersey Rm, Billiard Rm, Media Rm, w/outside 1925 access. Soaring ceils & skylts, generator, Coops & Condos many updates. Wonderful cul-de-sac loc

STARTING WITH THIS ONE.

1345

AUSTERLITZ - Contemp 8200 sq ft Indr pool Oversized rms, exquisite finishing touches. Luxury on 50 mtntop acres overlook Berkshires (518) 392-2789 See WebID NS110906802 Columbia County New Lebanon, NY 43 acre wooded lot w/waterfalls. Septic installed with mature lawn. James Morgan brikkijim@yahoo.com 413-822-2498 See WebID NS12110431621

BAYSIDE BAY CLUB Large 1 BR apt., recently renovated 2 walk-in closets, luxury building $1850/mo. Call 914-937-0801/ 914-260-4013

$2,995,000-Spectacular 8BR, 8- bath brick Colonial. High ceilings, moldings, great details, 3 fireplaces, heated floors, 2 staircases, wonderful finished lower level/theater. The ultimate in family living and entertaining. Top location. Lease for $14,000/month. Please call for lots in Englewood Cliffs

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Renov 2 BRs............fr $199,000 Renov 1 BRs............fr $110,000 Lndry&Parking,NY Trans,Shop & Dine OPEN: Sunday 12-1:30 & Wednes 5:30-7 Sales Office: 1506 W Terrace Circle #1 beckermanb@aol.com 646-853-2464 timeequities.com/lic re bkr Offering By Prospectus Only

FORT LEE
$535,000-Reduced. Side by side Townhouse, 3BR, 3-1/2 brick light & airy Lg Rooms, fin bsmt, sit across from park.

NASSAU SUFFOLK
(1400)

CONNECTICUT
(1800)

TENAFLY EAST HILL

$3,395,000-Young beautiful brick classic Center Hall Colonial on gorgeous acre. 6 BRs, 5-1/2 Bth offers spacious layout w/high quality finishes, dramatic 2 story Great Rm, library, Grmt Kitchen, Garden Rm. Lower level offers Game Rm/Bar, theater, gym, spa. A very desirable loc. Also for rent $15,000/month

New Jersey Apts. Unfurnished

1945

Nassau/Suffolk Houses for Sale

1405

Hackensack, NJ on Prospect Ave. NY Lifestyle without the NY Price. 1 Block up from Hackensack Hospital. Bus to NY at premises. 1 mo.FREE (201) 489-9800 See WebID NS1210222 Hackensack, NJ on Prospect Ave NY Lifestyle without the NY Price.1 Block up from Hackensack Hospital.Bus

Glen Head Central Hall Colonial, 4 large 1805 bedrooms, gas fireplace and heat, 2.5 Large 2000 plus sq ft condo for rent, bath, 2 car garage Northshore school 4 BR/3 BA, pvt fitness club & pool on roof district. $699,000. Owner 516-413-5522 BROOKFIELD 25 S LAKE SHORE DR. NEW LAKE HOME @ CANDLEWOOD Sunday, 11/11 1-3pm 917-774-7973 SHORES LAKE VIEWS 2100 SQFT 3BR 3BTH 2+CAR OPEN HOUSE 11-11 12PM2PM $639,600 203-437-5355 See WebID NS12110519299

Connecticut Houses for Sale

BRONX

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

NY at premises. 1 mo.FREE (201) 489Call For Our Vast Inventory to 9800 See WebID NS12101114403 Rentals,Condos, Co-Ops, Townhomes & Land Pennsylvania Houses 2001 (201) 567-5335

(1000)

(1600)

Bronx Apts. Unfurnished

1045

Westchester County Houses for Sale

Bedford & Vic .

1605

BAYCHESTER AREA 221 Street. 3 Bedroom apartment in 2-family house. Close to bus. Close to #2 and #5 trains Avail. for immediate rental (718) 415-8051 See WebID NS12110124362 Ginnel Real Estate
Briggs Ave, 2980 @ Bedford Pk Blvd

Visit www.GINNEL.com For All MLS Listings

914-234-9234

40Years of Real Estate Success GREENWICH CARRIAGE HOUSE Lower Nazareth TerryPlawker@yahoo.com Elegant former Carriage House on over www.plawker.com 2 flat acres with pool and tennis court. Charming public rooms. Great master Perfect for Active Empty Nstrs. Cussuite w/cathedral ceiling, office/sitting Livingston Bel Air 2 ACRES, tom Designed 5 Yr old 3100 Sq Ft,. All rm, many closets; & stunning new bath. 10,000sf, 6BR 6.2BA DREAM! 20mi NYC Inclusive First Floor Living w Addtl 2nd Two additional bedroom suites and one 4FP/ELEV/POOL/TENN/SMART Level 2 Bdrm/Bath Suite, Sitting Area bedroom and bath in the pool house. An HOME! www.34MountainRidgeDr.com www.sarahmariect.homeis4sale.com exciting entertaining home. Please call 4.65M RENEE SPEAR 201-259-5353 Linda Kuklentz DLP Realty Brad Hvolbeck, Exclusive Agent. See WebID NS12110514855 610-421-4610 PRUDENTIAL BRAD HVOLBECK (203) 661-5505 www.prubhre.com

Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired

To advertise, call 1-800-Ad-Times.

NO FEE RENOV 1BR $1199

Modern elevator bldg. Garage space also available. Owner 212-879-7737 / Super 718-933-1522

Westchester County Houses for Rent

1610

RIVERDALE
(1050)

Mount Kisco Farm House for Rent 3500 sq. ft. for $5,500 per month. Rent by owner. Location is Bedford PO School district: Byram Hill 914-694-6300 See WebID NS12110721724 TARRYTOWN/SLEEPY HOLLOW
4 + BR, 3.5 BA, music rm, sauna, lib., full lndry, Steinway grand piano, gorg. seasonal vus, Hudson. $4,495. 914-426-7017

SUNDAY.

Riverdale Apts. Unfurnished

1095

Westchester County Coops & Condos

1625

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VACATION & COUNTRY PROPERTIES

(2300)

FloridaSales

2373

FloridaRentals

2374

Scarsdale Co-op for sale, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1000 sq ft, EIK, wood flrs, renov kit and mstr ba, terr, 10 min walk to metro, 25 min to Midtown, Drmn, free prkg, huge 10Building Elevator Complex Rentals: Studio $950 ; 1 BR, $1,150. closets, $335K. By owner, 914-830-0539 or 718-549-7766 914-725-5590 email jlkm1818@yahoo.com

256 ST/RIVERDALE AVE Riverdale Gardens

DELRAY BEACH 2 bedroom, 2 bath, new appliances, hurricane shutters, all ammenities. 55+ community. $39,900or Rent $1700 /month Seasonal. 561-350-3843 N. Palm Beach - Luxury 2/2 Condo w/ Stunning Water Views of Mega Yacht Marina, intercoastal & ocean, wrap deck, own laundry room, $350K. By owner. No agent calls 516-951-0497 - Carol Kings Point, FL Brittany "C" #123 for rent by owner, newly renovated, 1 bdrm, 1.5 bath with terr overlooking garden and waterway, new kitch and appls. Call Shelly for info 516-491-8557

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And Plug-In Makes Four: Priuss Expanding Family

By BRADLEY BERMAN

BERKELEY, Calif. HE Toyota Prius may not be a sex magnet, but it provokes strong reactions often bordering on love or hate. These emotional responses helped Toyota establish its original hybrid car as a niche vehicle with a devoted following. But there is now an entire line of Priuses designed to be less polarizing and more attuned to the needs of middle-of-the-road Americans. In other words, as it has gone mainstream, the Prius has been Camryfied. Since last summer, the familiar compact liftback version has been joined by the Prius V wagon, the Prius C subcompact and now the Prius Plugin Hybrid. It is not so easy to spot the new Priuses from blocks away useful for avoidance maneuvers that can keep you from getting stuck behind the cars famously slow drivers. The characteristic swoop of the aerodynamic roofline is subdued on the Prius V and nearly absent from the Prius C. What hasnt disappeared is the hybrid powertrain technology that continues to be the core of every Prius. At this point, the technology seems less miraculous and more like a no-brainer: you save fuel by using an electric motor to assist the gasoline engine, which shuts off entirely at low speeds or when the car is at a standstill. This technology gives all Priuses their telltale driving characteristics: an engine that shuts off at stoplights and performs adequately if unremarkably around town, but groans at high r.p.m. as it struggles to accelerate. Partly be-

cause of the cars continuously variable transmission, there is a momentary lag after you step on the accelerator before the wheels gain momentum. Most hybrids cannot be plugged in. With the addition of the Plug-in Hybrid to the Prius lineup, Toyota can now also appeal to its die-hard green customers who want to drive on grid-supplied energy.The Prius Plug-In joins the Chevy Volt and Fisker Karma in this category,

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POWERING UP The latest Prius, the Plug-In Hybrid, is the first with batteries that can be charged from the power grid.

with the Ford C-Max Energi and a plugin version of the Honda Accord to soon follow. With all Priuses, efficiency is the priority, not plush accommodations or a sporty character. The interior has the feel of a high-tech gizmo, though one more akin to an older PC than to the latest Mac. The real-world fuel economy is stellar with all four of the latest Priuses: from 40 to 70 miles per gallon depending on the model and how you drive. Prius fans might talk in highfalutin terms about global warming and the like, but the secret to the success of the most familiar Prius now called the Liftback is its high level of overall competence with 50 m.p.g. efficiency. The car is functional, offering more legroom and cargo space than even in the popular midsize Toyota Camry.

So why bother with the other models? It comes down to how you use your car. For instance, the Prius V provides more space for family use, like weekend trips. A few weeks ago, I traveled with my family of four to Big Sur from Berkeley for the weekend, a trip Id be reluctant to take in the Liftback. There was plenty

of room for our gear in the expanded cargo area, and our teenagers had room to stretch out in the back seat. Most important, they barely fought during the 300-mile trip. Sign me up. Compared with the Liftback, the V is five inches longer over all, and its cargo volume is nearly 13 cubic feet larger.

Nearly every measurement hip, shoulder and head increased by at least a couple of inches. Whats the trade off for the extra room? A dip in combined fuel economy from 51 city, 48 highway m.p.g. to 44 city, 40 highway. Both the Liftback and the V wagon have a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine and a 60-kilowatt electric motor, for total horsepower of 134. In the V, the same hybrid system needs to pull 216 more pounds, so performance can be dull. On the road to Big Sur, we moved at a leisurely pace in Eco mode, with minimal use of the air-conditioning, and easily managed 45 m.p.g. On the trip back, which was more uphill, the engine labored and the car barely reached its federal 40 m.p.g. highway estimate. The extra space and flexibility comes at a price: the base-level Liftback is $24,795 and the Prius V starts at $27,335. If the V is about highway travel, the downsized Prius C is all about the city, commuting and cuteness. The C shaves Continued on Page 4

Hunting for a Hybrid? A Comparison Guide for the Genus Prius

PRIUS C

PRIUS LIFTBACK

PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID

Price range $19,745 to $25,175 (with all options) Who might consider it Entry-level hybrid shoppers Solo commuters Parking-challenged urban dwellers The truly frugal Why you might want it Highest mileage rating of any no-plug car Fun to toss around city streets One of the least expensive hybrids Lots of trim choices, connectivity and available apps Why it might not be right Adult-size humans in backseat could seek revenge Almost no cargo space Not pleasant on highway or climbing hills Dashboard features feel small and squished

Price range $24,795 to $34,290 (with all options) Who might consider it Daily commuters Long-distance drivers Practical environmentalists Why you might want it Proven hybrid technology 50 m.p.g. combined city/highway rating Solid package of safety, reliability and value Comfortably seats five adults Flexible design provides cargo room with back seat folded Why it might not be right Aerodynamic design screams ecogeek Wimpy acceleration Not enough room for family trips Costs more than similar nonhybrids

Price range $32,760 to $40,285 (with all options) Who might consider it Anyone excited by prospect of 100 m.p.g. Tree-huggers who need more travel range than with a pure E.V. Single-car families that cant go all-electric Techies intrigued by plug-in technology Why you might want it Easiest transition to a plug-in car Gets 50 m.p.g. even if batteries are depleted. Grants access to car-pool lanes Chance to be first on the block with a plug-in Why it might not be right For distance drivers, mileage not a lot better than Prius Cs Just 11 miles of all-electric range (Chevy Volt provides 37) Still uses gas, a turn-off for E.V. purists

PRIUS V

Price range $27,335 to $36,515 (with all options) Who might consider it Parents with car-pool duties Families that take road trips Urban professionals who haul gear Anyone who wants a bigger Prius Why you might want it More room for legs, hips, elbows and shoulders Green alternative to an S.U.V. or crossover High-mileage alternative to a wagon Smaller footprint than a minivan Why it might not be right More space than a solo driver may need Fuel-efficiency penalty for the extra size Dull to drive No third-row seat
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finishing a remarkable 5th over all (running in an exhibition class), silencing cynics who said the car wouldnt perform as advertised. The DeltaWing is eligible to compete next year in American Le Mans Series sports car races. The A.L.M.S. founder, Don Panoz, who is now the owner of the DeltaWing project, told me at Road Atlanta that he was developing closedcockpit and road versions of the car. In some ways, a road car would bring motor sports full circle. Racing began at the turn of the 20th century as a way to demonstrate the capabilities of early automobiles. But it didnt take long for cars to be developed specifically for competition. In Europe, open-wheel thoroughbreds raced on road courses a model that matured into the modern Formula One format while in the United States they tended to compete on purposebuilt tracks like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sports cars based on roadgoing automobiles raced in their own events, most notably the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. For much of the 20th century, racing was the crucible in which new automobile technology was perfected before trickling down into the world of everyday road cars. Disc brakes, turbocharging, all-wheel drive and twin-cam engine architecture are just a few of the innovations pioneered by racecars that we now take for granted in our minivans and family sedans. But by the 1980s and 90s, advances in aerodynamics and electronics had made racecars so fast and so potentially dangerous that the rules became ever more constraining in an effort to slow the cars. As a result, although hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually developing cars in Formula One, the technical apogee of the sport, racing no longer generates technology that translates into more sophisticated road cars. Formula One is wretched excess, said Ricardo Divila, a former designer of Formula One cars and Le Mans prototypes who serves as an engineering consultant to Nissan. Formula One has been gelded. You cant do anything interesting anymore but make minute, incremental improvements. My brief stint behind the wheel convinced me that the DeltaWing was a textbook example of a better mousetrap. Still, its future remains unclear. Change is an unnerving proposition, and the conservative voices that dominate motor sports havent embraced a vision that would require a fundamental rethinking of racecar design. Theres no question that the DeltaWing is stretching the boundaries, said Darren Cox, Nissans director of global motor sports. But why should racecars look the way they do today? Were not saying that the DeltaWing is the only answer. Were saying that it raises questions.

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By PRESTON LERNER

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BRASELTON, Ga. ELTED tightly within the slender carbon-fiber sheath of a black missile known as the DeltaWing, I hurtled over a brow on the Road Atlanta racecourse and knifed down to a 90degree left-hander at nearly 170 miles an hour. Despite plenty of racetrack experience, I had my doubts about what would happen next. Critics say that this radical racecar a bizarre-looking creation that resembles the Batmobile is more likely to fly than to turn. Five days earlier, in fact, it had done just that, flipping into a guardrail after being hit by another car during a prerace test session. I hammered the brake pedal and clicked the left shift paddle three times to select second gear as my body strained against already taut shoulder harnesses. The carbon-carbon brakes bled off speed at an astonishing rate, and by the time I had to turn left, I was able to glide through the corner with no more drama than easing into a shoppingmall parking space. This is not to suggest that Im a hero racecar driver; quite the contrary, to be honest. Instead, my point is that while the DeltaWing looks more like a futuristic mobility pod than a contemporary racecar, it drives like, well, a regular automobile. If I were blindfolded, I wouldnt know the difference between the DeltaWing and a normal car, said Gunnar Jeannette, who had driven the hastily repaired machine to a respectable finish here a few days earlier in the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans sports car race. Curiously, the inside of the cockpit is

from above, the author in the DeltaWing racecar at Road Atlanta; narrow spacing of the front wheels cuts aerodynamic drag; a swarm of switches on the steering wheel is fairly conventional. Below, Ben Bowlby, the designer.
just about the only vantage point from which the DeltaWing doesnt seem freakishly different. But its strange appearance from the outside, unlike any other car built for road racing, is an honest indicator of the unique technology it embodies. The DeltaWing is arguably the most innovative and probably the most polarizing racecar to appear at least since rear-engine cars replaced traditional roadsters for Indianapolis 500 type events. By virtue of a design that minimizes aerodynamic drag and cuts weight to less than 1,300 pounds, it is able to go roughly as fast as cars that have twice as much horsepower and use twice as much fuel. The DeltaWing is all about making history, said Dan Gurney, the legendary Southern California driver who has won in many forms of motor sport. Its going to have an enormous impact from the standpoint of efficiency, fuel economy, brake wear, tire wear, aerodynamics and power-to-weight ratio. The avant-garde shape of the car widely panned by both racing fans and participants as being hideous and the threat it represents to existing designs has created a legion of detractors. But it has also generated an avid core of supporters who say they believe it holds the key to making motor sports relevant in a world increasingly aware of environmental matters, though that was not the main inspiration for the project. Im not a tree-hugger, said Ben Bowlby, the iconoclastic designer of the DeltaWing. Im a racer. This is a disruptive technology, he continued. It may force us to change the way we perceive racecars and road cars. Bowlby, 45, moved from England to Indianapolis in 2003 to work as the technical director of Chip Ganassis IndyCar, Nascar and sports car empire. In 2008, he had an epiphany: the two big front tires on Indy and Formula One cars produced loads of aerodynamic drag that slowed them down. What if he replaced them with two small front tires placed very close together? This would allow him to fashion needle-nose bodywork that minimized drag. Low drag meant that less power would be needed to reach the same speeds. In 2010, Bowlbys concept was entered in a competition to select a new

chassis for the IndyCar series for 2012. The DeltaWing design was rejected because of concerns that the small front tires wouldnt allow the car to turn properly, while the wingless body might be prone to flying uncontrollably. But officials of the Le Mans endurance race were seduced by Bowlbys mantra: half the power, half the weight, half the fuel and all the speed. So they invited the car to enter a demonstration class showcasing green technology. With the imprimatur of Le Mans, Bowlby was able to secure backing to build the car. Because the design was so radical, virtually every component had to be custom built. Michelin agreed to create the special tires. (The front tires, a mere four inches wide, look as if they belong on a vintage VW Beetle). Nissan signed on as the lead sponsor and provided a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine, which produces a paltry (by racing standards) 300 horsepower. In seven months, the DeltaWing went from the drawing board to completion in the shop of Dan Gurneys All American Racers. Three months later, it was racing at Le Mans, where it ran creditably before being knocked into a concrete barrier by another car. It then appeared last month at the Petit Le Mans race,

SLIM CHANCE Special Michelin front

tires, just four inches wide, are much narrower than the rear tires.

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THE BLOG

Asian Automakers Can Fail, Too

By JIM MOTAVALLI

A Plug-In Baby for the Prius Family

SIAN automakers are sometimes viewed as being invincible in the American market, but as Suzuki is showing, that is not always the case. On Monday, American Suzuki filed for bankruptcy with $346 million in debt, and the brands new cars will no longer be sold in the United States. The company remains a major force in other markets, including Japan and India, and will continue to sell other products in the United States, motorcycles among them. But several other low-volume players have also stopped selling their branded cars, including Isuzu, Daewoo and Daihatsu. Suzuki cited exchange rates that made it hard to be profitable, along with the high cost of meeting regulations and setting up a distribution network. The other nameplates had similar challenges. Its difficult for any small car company to get a footprint in the United States, Jack Nerad, an executive market analyst at Kelley Blue Book, said in a telephone interview. Were a big country, with more than 300 million people, and its hard to buy media and build awareness.

Isuzu models included the Trooper and Ascender S.U.V.s and the Impulse coupe. The company shut down its American sales operation in early 2008, having sold only 7,098 vehicles in 2007. Those with long memories will recall the companys Joe Isuzu commercials, featuring a sleazy car salesman played by the actor David Leisure, which greatly increased the companys profile. Isuzus sales peaked at 127,630 in 1986. Daihatsu, the Japanese company whose cars included the 3- and 4-cylinder Charade and the Rocky S.U.V., stopped selling to Americans in 1992, after sales plunged 40 percent in 1991. Mr. Nerad recalls that Koreas Daewoo, which briefly marketed such cars as the Nubira and Lanos under its own brand name through the 2002 model year, had pretty grandiose

ideas about marching into the American market and getting a large volume of sales in a short time. The company talked about 300,000 vehicles annually in the first year or two in the marketplace, which just wasnt going to happen, he said. Daewoo didnt entirely disappear from the American market. The assets of Daewoo Motors were acquired by General Motors in 2002. Rebranded as GM Korea, it went on to develop cars now sold globally, including the Chevrolet Spark and Sonic. According to G.M., the Korean operation produces one out of every four Chevrolets sold worldwide. But the Daewoo brand name is gone, even on cars sold in South Korea.
MR. BRIGHT SIDE Joe Isuzu, as played by David Leisure.
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TWIN While it looks identical to the popular Liftback, the Prius Plug-In has lithium-ion batteries.

From Page 1 19 inches off the Liftback and its easy to park. But adult passengers will suffer in the back seat, and the cheap ping of the closing doors a characteristic of all the Prius models felt even cheaper on the C. Buttons, dials and interfaces were plain. Its what you would expect for an entry-level car, this one offered at $19,745. Actually, I had the most fun in the Prius C , despite giving up 35 horsepower. (The C has a 1.5-liter engine, compared with 1.8 liters for the others.) My test car was the only one of the four Priuses I drove that had a sunroof. Something about the Cs diminutive size, and its slightly less geeky Prius profile, beckoned me to dart through traffic. Indeed, I employed a heavy right foot in an effort to prove the E.P.A. wrong with its estimate of 53 m.p.g. in the city and 46 on the highway. But I managed only to pull down my real-world combined average to a still-impressive 43 m.p.g. If I had used the C as most Prius drivers are likely to, 50 m.p.g. would be a breeze. Again, it comes down to why you need a car in the first place. The Prius C would best fit my transportation needs: to get efficiently from Point A to Point B, run errands mostly around town and make an occasional one-hour trip. The latest of the four Priuses the Plug-In Hybrid requires the most thought about whether it matches your driving pattern. Starting at $32,760, its the most expensive about $7,000 more than the Liftback and nearly $13,000 more than the Prius C. (With all options, the Prius PlugIn Hybrid tops $40,000.) The Plug-In qualifies for a $2,500 federal tax credit and, in California, a $1,500 state rebate. For some Californians there is another benefit: the Plug-In, unlike other hybrids including Priuses, qualifies a solo driver for the coveted car-pool lanes of crowded freeways. The outward appearance of the Plug-In Hybrid is identical to the Liftback. The extra money essentially pays for a 4.4 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion pack the others have less advanced nickel-metal-hydride batteries that can be recharged with electricity from the power grid. Unlike the Chevro-

Buyers Fume at Hyundais M.P.G. Admission

By CHERYL JENSEN

N Nov. 2, after an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency, Hyundai Motor Group admitted it had overstated the mileage of 900,000 vehicles sold in the United States over the last two years. But for many Hyundai and Kia owners, the company was merely stating the obvious. Barry Koopersmith of Merrick, N.Y., said he had trouble achieving the stated mileage on the 2011 Elantra GLS that he bought in March 2011. Mr. Koopersmith said in a telephone interview that he had been able to achieve only 21 to 22 m.p.g. with the Elantra, far below its E.P.A. rating. When complaining initially, he was told to give it another six months. Then he was told to give it 10,000 miles. When he took it in for the next service, the technician told him there was nothing wrong with the car. He admitted it should be 22, not 29, for city traffic, Mr. Koopersmith said.

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When Stacy Bray of San Marcos, Tex., complained about the mileage on her 2013 Elantra, she said she was told she probably had a heavy foot or was probably not driving that many freeway miles. They just come up with excuses, Mrs. Bray said. Hyundai announced that it would restate the fuel economy for the affected models and reimburse customers with a debit card for the difference. For the Elantra, Hyundai said it would restate the combined mileage at 32 m.p.g., which is only one or two miles per gallon lower than

before. That, along with the rest of the settlement, doesnt sit too well with some owners. Mrs. Bray figures shes losing $45 a month because of the difference between the advertised and actual fuel economy. Hyundai is saying she might get $45 a year from the settlement. Jim Trainor, senior group manager for product pubic relations at Hyundai Motor America, said the company was aware that some owners were unhappy with the compensation being offered but that others were more positive. Ive also seen a lot of people saying, Hey, good for them for owning up to this, and Im proud to be a Hyundai owner, he said. Mr. Koopersmith estimated he would get $30 a year in the settlement, which he said was not satisfactory. He would rather have the company admit that the Elantra would get only 22 miles per gallon. Its just the principle of the thing, Mr. Koopersmith said.

let Volt plug-in hybrid whose wheels are powered solely by electricity, with rare exceptions the pluggable Prius blends gas and electricity at various points of the drive cycle. For example, the gas engine usually comes on when the car starts up, to warm the squeaky-clean exhaust system. Still, for the most part, the gas engine remains dormant for the first dozen miles or so. Thus the ride is very quiet, on par (during those miles) with many purely electric vehicles. But since youre paying more for those batteries, a Prius shopper needs to evaluate whether the expense is worth it. Ideally, your daily drive would match the 11-mile range of the battery pack and you would then park next to an electric outlet. You need not worry about special charging equipment. Given the size of the battery relative to a pure electric car, charging is easy and takes only three hours with a standard 110-volt outlet. (A 220volt supply speeds up a full charge to 1.5 hours.) Heres the right pattern: charge up overnight; drive 11 miles; park and charge at work; drive 11 miles home; and charge again while you have dinner, watch TV or sleep. If you follow this pattern, your gasoline m.p.g. could stay in triple digits. In my first five days with the Plug-In all short trips of 10 to 15 miles, punctuated by a couple of hours on my 220-volt charger at home I maintained an average of 74 m.p.g. But a single 80-mile jaunt reduced my weeks score to 55 m.p.g. not a lot higher than Id have experienced in the much cheaper Prius C if Id driven it with a light foot. For a green-minded driver, choosing among the four Prii all stylistically similar, all quite efficient is a pleasant exercise. A dozen years ago, Toyota took an early lead on hybrids and it has never looked back. While competitors try to leap forward with new whizbang technology, Toyota is moving on to the next phase: adapting the technology for the mass market. The strategy is working. Toyota expects to sell about one million Priuses worldwide this year, and in September, Prius became the best-selling line of cars in California. Depending on where gas prices go, the rest of the country could follow.

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$900,000, he said. There are many reasons for owners attachment to their SLs. Marianne MacDunna of Bryn Mawr, Pa., has had a Gullwing in her life since 1956. Her late husband, Stuart, bought the car in Norristown, less than 20 miles from home, she said, trading in a Jaguar XK140. Mr. MacDunna drove it, and raced it, against young newcomers like Roger Penske. At the races in Nassau, Bahamas, Mr. MacDunna lent the car to the young British driver Graham Hill, who went on to win the Formula One World Championship. Like other owners in the group, she plans to keep the car. It would be really difficult to sell, to be honest, she said. Its been such a big part of my life. These timeless cars sold new for about $11,000 in the 50s, but now can bring $1 million or more at auction, depending on their condition and provenance. One of the 29 aluminum-body Gullwings built for racing sold for $4.6 million by Gooding & Company at the Scottsdale, Ariz., auctions last January. The SL option list was short: Rudge knockoff wheels, meant for faster pit stops at the races, $350; leather upholstery, $142; matching fitted MercedesBenz luggage, $142; a Becker Mexico radio, $200; and bumper guards, $35. All of the 3,258 300SLs built from 1954 through the end of production in March 1963 had 4-speed manual transmissions, and none had air-conditioning. The vent windows tip inward at the front, and the side windows tip outward at the rear thats why most of the Gullwings and roadster owners at La Quinta kept the doors up or the tops down in the 100-degree temperatures. Should you want to fit your Gullwing or roadster with an air-conditioning system that looks as though it came from Stuttgart, the going rate is $35,000 to $40,000, according to Steve Marx of Costa Mesa, Calif., a 300SL expert, historian, mechanic and racer. If your 300SL didnt come with the Rudge wheels, no problem. You can have the wheels, hubs, nuts, paint and the special brake system installed for about $70,000, according to Nate Lander, the workshop project manager at the Classic Center. Mr. Marx said the biggest mechanical problems with these cars were caused by a lack of use. These are high-performance sports cars, and they are meant to be driven and driven hard, not sit in a garage, he said. Parts like the diaphragm in the fuel injection pump dry out and crack. That potential failure, a topic of the technical session at this years gathering, may have been circumvented by a rally that took the cars through Palm Springs, into the San Jacinto Mountains for lunch in the town of Idyllwild and back to Palm Springs. After all, preventing the need for repairs fits as well with the groups original mission as learning how to make the fixes.

COLLECTING

Sharing the Tips That Keep Classic Gullwings Running

By JIM McCRAW

LA QUINTA, Calif. IFTY-ONE years ago, Ernie Spitzer, a San Francisco printer and the owner of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, had an idea. He went to the Department of Motor Vehicles, and for 39 cents each obtained the names and addresses of all 35 registered Gullwing owners in California. By letter, he invited each of them to

Corona typewriter. The idea of the club was to teach each other how to maintain these cars properly. In those days, most of the dealers did not have a mechanic that was trained by the factory to work on these cars. Mr. Spitzer did all of the routine upkeep and repairs on his own car, guided by the factory shop manual. He shared the knowledge, teaching others at meetings once or twice a month, and filming

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the step-by-step procedures while the show up at Rickys Motel in Palo Alto on car was on a lift for others to see. a Saturday morning in August 1961. Eighteen owners did, and that was the Mr. Spitzer, now 84 and living in the beginning of the Gull Wing Group. Central Valley city of Fresno, said he was initially against letting owners of The original band of aficionados grew roadster versions of the 300SL, introinto an organization of national, and duced in 1956, join the group because then international, scope. By the early those cars did not have the distinctive 1980s membership had swelled to Gullwing door. But he was outvoted. around 1,100 owners of 300SL coupes which were nicknamed Now we all get along for their roof-hinged very well, he said. doors and open-top Mr. Spitzer sold his roadsters. Gullwing in 2010 when he A half-century on, a developed Parkinsons disshining, multicolored arease, affecting his left arm. mada of 60 vintage You cant drive this car 300SLs, 37 coupes and 23 with one hand, he exroadsters, took over an plained. entire wing and parking The technical sessions lot of the historic La Quinaround which the group ta Resort here in the was organized are still FOUNDER Ernie Spitzer Southern California part of every convention, started the club in 61. desert for the Gull Wing usually lasting about three Groups 44th annual conhours. This years subjects vention, a long weekend of tours, rallies, were the generator and the fuel-injectechnical sessions and entertainment, tion pump diaphragm. along with a swap meet and a car show. The Gull Wing Group conventions are put together, starting three years in adThe initial Palo Alto gathering was no vance, by volunteers. Membership is spur-of-the-moment meeting. about 650 worldwide, with the cars This was a project that I had enterowners now the stewards of a line of tained for about four years after I classic German sports machines, prized bought my car in 1955, Mr. Spitzer said. for their advanced features and herI typed out the invitations on my Smith

left, a 300SL roadster with the optional matching luggage; Gullwings on parade; the Gull Wing Group marshaled for a rally at its gathering last month, driving through Palm Springs and into the San Jacinto Mountains to Idyllwild for lunch.
alded for their racing triumphs. The Internet and the clubs Web site have made technical information much easier to come by than it was in 1961, as has the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, Calif. This year, the Classic Center, a factory-run resource for parts and restoration, brought a fully restored rolling chassis so the members could see whats under the skin of their cars. The gravitational pull of these fast, beautiful cars can be very strong and cover long distances. One longtime member of the group, Joel Morris, 87, of Nashville, bought his 300SL Gullwing new in 1957, journeying all the way to Manhattan to buy it at the Park Avenue showroom operated by Max Hoffman the Mercedes-Benz importer who was instrumental in creating the roadgoing version of the SL. I thought it was the prettiest car I ever saw, said Mr. Morris, whose 88,000-mile SL is black with a red leather interior. I drove it every day for the first 10 years. Drove it everywhere. Went duck hunting with my Labrador in it. I trained my Labrador to jump up on the package tray. Such long-term loyalty is not unusual in this group. In 1960, Jim McCarthy, 74, of Reno, Nev., traveled from San Francisco to Los Angeles to buy a used 56 Gullwing for $5,450. He joined the group the next year, becoming member No. 12. He still has the coupe, silver with blue tartan upholstery, which had been stored since 1970. It came out of storage three years ago and was under restoration until a few weeks before the La Quinta event. Not all of the cars in attendance had such long histories. Peter Thomas, a Scottsdale, Ariz., car and parts broker and a native of Berlin, went to Germany to buy the first of his many Gullwings and roadsters. The car he brought here, finished only weeks before the event, was a replica of the all-conquering 1952 W194 racecar, the predecessor of the production Gullwing. Built in Australia over eight years, it cost more than

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The Aftermath
Hurricane Sandy left neighborhoods wrecked and lives changed. The recovery has begun.
C H A R AC T E R ST U DY COREY KILGANNON

Hope, Death And Sinatra In a City Of Stories

aster. The words were in Irish, the language that survives in parts of Ireland. Few people in New York City are as immersed in the language as Mr. Shevlin, 52, a New York City sanitation worker who picked up phrases growing up in a heavily Irish-American neighborhood the Rockaways. He began to study it and banter with Irish immigrants on his trash route through familiar blocks. And now few people are as deeply immersed in the damage wreaked upon the neighborhood as Mr. Shevlin, who for the foreseeable future is assigned to the immense cleanup: clearing battered sections of the boardwalk where he played as a child, and carting away contents of friends houses. It is all hauled to the parking lot: a temporary dump with the remnants of peoples lives piled several stories high in two wide dunes stretching for a quarter mile. If these piles could talk, theyd be screaming, said Mr. Shevlin, whose own apartment on Beach 103rd Street stayed dry, if without power as of Thursday. His parents apartment, and his brothers house, were both flooded and severely damaged. I like to think Im a strong guy, but this devastation has really gotten to me, said Mr. Shevlin, who wears his green Department of Sanitation uniform proudly. Ill be wearing this uniform every day for months, he said. We were the first boots on the ground and well be the last to leave.

D SHEVLIN looked out over a mountain range of soggy trash in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in Queens and proclaimed it an tubaiste mor a big dis-

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ON THE JOB Ed Shevlin, a sanitation worker from the Rockaways, said: Ill be wearing this uniform every day for months.

Mr. Shevlin was profiled a year ago in this space, as the subject of the inaugural Character Study column. Hurricane Sandys effects seem to have permeated New York City so deeply that nearly every one of the 50 or so New Yorkers who followed Mr. Shevlin in the column has had a telling hurricane experience. There was good fortune for A. J. Gogia, who runs a school for taxi drivers in Queens and kept gas in his tank because students who work at

gas stations brought him cans of it, like apples for the teacher. There was the wistful resiliency of Otto Mond, the 80-year-old Manhattan man who planned on running his 19th New York City Marathon. With the race canceled, he went for a casual four-mile jog and vowed to get em next year. There was worry, as in the case of Helen Hays, who monitors the tern populations on Gull Island, off the tip of Long Island, where the

battering waves destroyed part of the dock (she remained on the comparatively safer island of Manhattan). There was the sly resourcefulness practiced by Pete Caldera, the sportswriter and Sinatra singer. His apartment in Murray Hill lost power, so he had to write his articles at a local bar, something Ol Blue Eyes would have endorsed. In Queens, Mike Greenstein, the old-time Continued on Page 9

A Movement Moves to Relief

By ALAN FEUER

N Wednesday night, as a fierce northeaster bore down on the weather-beaten Rockaways, the relief groups with a noticeable presence on the battered Queens peninsula were these: the National Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Police and Sanitation Departments and Occupy Sandy, a do-it-yourself outfit recently established by Occupy Wall Street. This stretch of the coast remained apocalyptic, with buildings burned like Dresden and ragged figures shuffling past the trash heaps. There was still no power, and parking lots were awash with ruined cars. On Wednesday morning, as the winds picked up and FEMA closed its office due to weather, an enclave of Occupiers was huddled in a storefront amid the devastation, handing out supplies and trying to make sure that those bombarded by last months storm stayed safe and warm and dry this time. Candles? asked a dull-eyed woman arriving at the door. Im sorry, but were out, said Sofia Gallisa, a field coordinator who had been there for a week. Ms. Gallisa escorted the woman in, and someone gave her batteries for her flashlight. As she walked away, word arrived that a firehouse nearby was closing for the night; the firefighters there were hurrying their rigs to higher ground. Its crazy, Ms. Gallisa later said of the official response. For a long time, we were the only people out here doing relief work.

Aprs le Dluge, The Mugs and Pet Sweaters: Merchandising Disaster.

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At River Caf, a Loss Of the Finer Things

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ORIENTATION An Occupy Sandy collection-distribution center in Brooklyn.

After its encampment in Zuccotti Park, which changed the public discourse about economic inequality and introduced the nation to the trope of the 1 percent, the Occupy movement has wandered in a desert of more intellectual, less visible projects, like farming, fighting debt and theorizing on banking. While several nouns have been occupied from summer camp to health care it is only with Hurricane Sandy that the times have conspired to deliver

an event that fully calls upon the movements talents and caters to its strengths. Maligned for months for its purported ineffectiveness, Occupy Wall Street has managed through its storm-related efforts not only to renew the impromptu passions of Zuccotti, but also to tap into an unfulfilled desire among the residents of the city to assist in the recovery. This altruistic urge was initially unContinued on Page 6

On a cold and bright afternoon last spring, a close friend an avocational cook and oenophile married a British film scholar, after a long dating life that had now come to its welcome end in her 40s. My friend is a native New Yorker but she is not among those who have developed antibodies to the obviously or voluptuously beautiful, and so it was with little deliberation that she chose to marry at the River Caf. Many restaurants in the city suffered as a result of the hurricane, but perhaps none of them as dramatically as the River Caf in Brooklyn, which has occupied a barge in the East River at Fulton Ferry Landing, with its unsurpassed views of BIG Lower Manhattan, for 35 years. On the night of the storm, two CITY workers stood guard until it was no longer safe to do so, at which point they opened the doors of the main dining room so the water would merely rip through rather than accumulate. Still, the flooding reached several feet; the restaurants red banquettes were ripped from the wall. Refrigerators toppled; salt water corroded electrical wiring. A new Steinway pi-

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SUNDAY ROUTINE AT THE TABLE ONE MANS TRASH

Seeing the world without leaving Queens.

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Promoting Queens and Discovering It

Jukay Hsu, 28, founded Coalition for Queens, a nonprofit group promoting development and the tech industry in the borough where he grew up, in May 2011. Since Hurricane Sandy, the coalition, based in Long Island City, has worked with local officials to gather storm relief information and resources and connect volunteers with victims of the storm, as well as opening a free temporary office in Long Island City for small businesses and technology entrepreneurs. Mr. Hsu himself has volunteered at the Queens College shelter. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School, where he was student body president his senior year, and went on to Harvard before joining the Army. After a four-year stint, including a tour of duty in Iraq, where he earned a Bronze Star, he returned to Queens. On Sundays he rarely leaves the borough, making a loop from Flushing, where he lives with his mother, Hui-Ling Hsu, 59, a social worker, to his office in Long Island City, and VIVIAN YEE back.
WAKE UP, LOG ON I sleep in, get

school is I feel like Im discovering a lot of neighborhoods I didnt know when I was in high school. One thing I really miss living in New York I havent had as much opportunity to travel. Whats great about living in Queens is if you make an effort to explore different neighborhoods, its kind of like rediscovering New York. Thats what I enjoy when I travel, is meeting locals and seeing life through their perspective and understanding that, and so a little part of that for me takes place on Sundays, through food.
BACK TO WORK I come in to

up around 10 oclock. I generally try not to check my e-mail right away well, I do. I guess I do. either brunch or dim sum in Flushing or other neighborhoods around Queens. I try to sell everyone on Queens most of my friends dont live in Queens, but theres great food. Theres a great place Biang! that opened in Flushing. Its really relaxed. The foods amazing. I really like White Bear for dumplings, and there are lots of great dim sum places, like Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant. ferent about living here in New York as an adult versus in high

work around 1 or 2. During the week, I have a lot of meetings, and Sundays a good time to think about and plan the week ahead. Also, everyone volunteers, we cant do anything without that, and a lot of people work full time, so a lot of times we have meetings on Sundays to get people to help out with various projects, like our Web site, logo, other graphic design work, programming. A lot of people arent from Queens, actually, but theyre interested in the idea of growing this area and supporting the New York tech industry. 11, and generally I go back to Flushing. When I get home, sometimes I go for a run at the end of the night, and its great the airs really crisp, its really beautiful running around, and its really peaceful. I really like running in cities. I think its a great way to explore a place.

NIGHT RUNNER I work until 10 or

CULINARY OUTING I try to have

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dont go to bed until 2 oclock or something. I might catch up on some e-mails, and its also a great time to work because youre not distracted by e-mails and you really have time to think. I try to read a whole smattering of things. I really like scifi, Faulkner I guess I read things that arent really exactly related to my work.

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Cleanup Artists Dumpster Trove Pays Off. A Lot.

By JOHN LELAND

OR six years, Darryl Kelly stowed a closet full of photographs and papers in his Bronx apartment, ignoring his wifes pleas to throw out that junk. Last week, he sold the last of the collection at an auction, making Mr. Kelly, a hard-working cleanup man, financially sound beyond his dreams. An article in the Metropolitan section on Aug. 12 described how Mr. Kelly came to acquire about 2,000 items belonging to a photographer and compulsive hoarder named Harry Shunk, who died in 2006 in his Westbeth apartment, trapped by piles of his own and his artist friends work. Mr. Kelly had been poor all his life; he kept the Shunk works because he saw other peo-

ple grabbing them out of a Dumpster as he cleaned out the apartment. At the Doyle auction house in Manhattan on Monday, his instinct paid off. Dressed in a new black suit, a shiny black shirt and jewelry he had retrieved from a pawn shop, Mr. Kelly pumped his fist as the bidding for an Andy Warhol screen print of Marilyn Monroe reached $50,000. Im sweating now, he said. I have nothing, so I appreciate everything I get. By the time the last lot was sold, buyers had committed to pay $226,224 for 24 works, of which the auction house collects a commission and a buyers premium of about $45,000. On Sept. 23, Mr. Kelly also completed a sale of 1,701 items to the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, for a

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At auction, items Darryl Kelly had found fetched more than $225,000.
sum sealed by agreement, but which Mr. Kelly described as six figures. The foundation is now discussing a gift of its Shunk archives to several museums, said Jack Cowart, the executive director. Mr. Kelly had never heard of Harry Shunk or Andy Warhol until recently, but he said he had come to feel great warmth for Mr. Shunk, who had socialized with Lichtenstein, Christo, Yves

Klein and other artists, but became a recluse in his later years and died without money for a proper burial. My promise to Harry is to get him a tombstone, Mr. Kelly said. In the meantime, he said, he had no intention of stopping working; to quit now would mean forsaking untold future finds. You can call me an art man, a hoarder its on now, he said. His wife, Danette Kelly, wearing a new brown dress and a fur coat, cried after the auction, saying she could finally go on a honeymoon. The couple have been together for 35 years, 30 of them in the same apartment on Fordham Road. She said she would not let their new wealth change their lives. Im not trying to move, she said.

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A Refuge For Guitars And Musicians

By REBECCA FLINT MARX

N the night Hurricane Sandy struck New York, Steve Uhrik stayed up with a pair of binoculars, waiting for the Gowanus Canal to overflow. He had reason to be concerned. His business, Retrofret, sells and repairs vintage stringed instruments, and it stands directly across the street from the canals northern terminus, only feet from its toxic waters. But while the storm flooded Mr. Uhriks basement and knocked out a boiler, it left his second-floor showroom and its hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rare guitars unscathed. Not all of his clients were so lucky, though; last weekend he had a dozen of their instruments drying out downstairs. Im glad you guys are O.K., Ryan Langlois, a local musician, said the Saturday after the storm. Mr. Langlois, a guitarist in an American roots outfit called the Third Wheel Band, had stopped by to testdrive some of the in-

ventory. Its really, really rare to get a chance to play a guitar from the 40s or 50s thats not locked in a case, he said. These days, Gowanus, Brooklyn, is home to many musicians and artists. But when Mr. Uhrik moved his business here in 1983, the area was bleakly industrial, and the block where the shop shares a sprawling 19th-century brick building with two pipe organ businesses remains somewhat forlorn. The building is handsome, though; it originally housed the first Brooklyn branch of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the organizations seal a carriage horse protected by an angel is visible above the front door. Retrofret is reached by a steep flight of stairs that leads to an outdoor walkway across the buildings courtyard. Entering the serene, light-filled showroom, you are greeted by rows of Martin acoustic guitars propped on stands on a large Oriental rug. To the right is a wall of banjos, and to the left a room of electric guitars, where Fenders and Gibsons hang from the walls like so many lacquered lollipops. Mr. Uhrik, 58, got his start as an apprentice violin restorer, and for years his business, New York String Service, focused on repairs. About a dozen years ago, he recalled, he and George Aslaender, one of the stores managers, decided to branch into sales and Retrofret was born. Prices start around $150 for a beginners guitar and to date have topped out at $350,000 for a 1949 Gibson Bigsby J-200 once

owned by the honky-tonk legend Lefty Frizzell. The country star Merle Haggard bought Mr. Frizzells guitar and flew Mr. Uhrik and Peter Kohman, another of the stores managers, to his ranch in Northern California along with the instrument. Mr. Uhrik has a photo of Mr. Haggard playing the guitar, tears in his eyes. Customers seek out Retrofret from near and far. Well see tourists outside with their maps, going, This cant be it, Mr. Uhrik said, laughing. Sales are split equally between local, national and international buyers; Mr. Uhrik once sent a banjo to a man in Kyrgyzstan. Its as well-known as a guitar shop could be, Brad Williams, another customer, said. He and his wife, Molly Dearth, both 32, were lounging in the electric guitar room, where Mr. Williams, who is a musician, was trying out a couple of instruments. He had bought two guitars here, he said: a 1963 Epiphone Coronet and a 1940s Gibson that cost more than my car. He gets repairs done in the shop, but today he was just browsing. I pop in even if Im not in the market, he said. Much of Retrofrets inventory comes with stories. Those belonged to a traveling preacher, said Mr. Kohman, motioning to a black Gibson Les Paul Custom and an amplifier that sat beneath it. Theyve been together since 1956. The guitar, which has a price tag of $27,500, had only played the Lords music until it came here, Mr. Kohman said, and then it started playing the blues and rock and roll. He laughed and said, Im worried its karma is a little disturbed.

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APP CITY

A Meal in Stormy Weather

When the power went out in Lower Manhattan, Exchange Alley, a New Orleans-accented restaurant that opened in the East Village in August, could not keep its perishables cold. Paul Gerard, the chef and a co-owner, put the food to use. I just emptied everything out of the refrigerator and made a big buffet, and put up a sign that said, pay what you will, he said. By candlelight, Mr. Gerard, 43, and the restaurants manager, Travis Benvenuti, served hot food and provided a meeting spot for neighbors who were cold and often isolated. Some ate and paid nothing, he said; others threw bills into a bucket beyond what they ate. By Wednesday night, two nights after the storm, the restaurant had a generator in place while most of the neighborhood remained dark. Some people showed up every night, Mr. Gerard said. People were playing dominoes on the bar. Mr. Gerard, who moved north from New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina, in part to avoid living through another hurricane season there, said he was surprised at how unprepared the neighborhood was, even after all the warnings. After 10 years in New Orleans, I learned to take these warnings seriously, he said. Last Wednesday, as a northeaster added slush and snow, a half-full restaurant listened to rhythm and blues beneath walls decorated with electric guitars, album covers and photographs of local heroes, from Johnny Thunders to Frank Sinatra. The music was loud, the conversation mostly muted who can talk while punching messages into a smartphone? The epigraph on the menu read, A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves. Marcel Proust.
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New Tools for Disaster Aid

By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN

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DIRE-WEATHER FRIENDS

From left, Evan Graves, Megan Turner, Holly Turner and J. J. Booker. Near left, Paul Gerard during the blackout.
($25); and side dishes of brussels sprouts, Greek fries and charred kale with calabrese peppers ($18 for three). Fries are vegetables, right? said Holly Turner, a taxidermist.
WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT

neer; Ms. Turner is a speech language pathologist. Ms. Turners sister Holly and her boyfriend, J. J. Booker, both 25, were visiting from Philadelphia houseguests who blew into town between storms.
WHY THEY CAME We realized

lyn met New Orleans, which sounded pretty good to us, Mr. Booker said.
ON THE PLATES They all

IN THE SEATS Two couples:

Evan Graves and Megan Turner, both 29, live next door. Mr. Graves is a mechanical engi-

that it was a pretty strange time to come and visit, Mr. Booker, a sound designer, said, but I had three days off work, and this was the only time I could come. They chose the restaurant for the group outing because we heard this was where Brook-

shared everything: jambalaya balls with dirty gravy ($8); burrata with brown butter pears and saba syrup ($15); mushroom flatbread with paulette cheese from Consider Bardwell Farm ($15); mussels with spicy tomato sauce and herb salad ($12); strozzapreti pasta with sweet pork sausage, vodka cream sauce and spicy tomatoes ($18); a braised half chicken over grits

The election, right? The storm? No sirree. We live in Pennsylvania, so weve been inundated with election news for the last three and a half months, Mr. Booker said. Our guy won, so were good. Instead, Holly Turner and Mr. Booker tried to convince the other couple that they should all move to the Bay Area. Beautiful weather, progressive people and not as crowded, Ms. Turner said. Theyve been asking us to move closer to them for a while, Mr. Booker said. We think Brooklyn, Megan Turner said. Mr. Booker recapped: They say Brooklyn, we say Oakland.

As Hurricane Sandy headed for the city two weeks ago, sirens began ringing on some New Yorkers cellphones. The alarms were accompanied by messages telling them to stay inside; not to drive; or for those in Zone A, to evacuate. Government officials have been working with wireless carriers to build the alert system, which contacts anyone within an affected geographic area whose mobile devices can get text messages. The storm was the first time the system was used in New York. Now, tech firms and the city are looking for other technologyrelated relief efforts. Its becoming very evident that just below filling basic needs of food, water and shelter is this connectivity issue, and connectivity can help fulfill other needs, said Jessica Lawrence, the managing director of the New York Tech Meetup, a nonprofit group that has been helping to coordinate volunteer efforts on the local technology scene. Many of the most effective have spurned fancy development in favor of the humble text. Local officials established automated systems that let residents get information about closed schools or relocated polling centers by sending text messages. Volunteers who were pumping out flooded basements are using similar techniques to coordinate their efforts. These text messaging campaigns were easy to get running, largely because local government had already been using the techniques. There wasnt a scramble to get it together, said Ben Stein, one of the founders of Mobile Commons, a company helping run many of these campaigns. Its an obvious tool to use in this kind of disaster. The New York Tech Meetup signed up over 800 potential volunteers to help build tools on the fly. Perhaps the most successful has been the Sandy Coworking Crowdmap, which helped businesses displaced by the storm find places to set up shop free. The map worked, and a big reason was that the local tech industry excels at spreading information internally. Efforts to reach the larger city have not caught on as easily (in part because many peoples phones did not work in the immediate aftermath of the storm). Have a favorite New York City app? Send tips via e-mail to appcity @nytimes.com or via Twitter to @joshuabrustein.

Needmapper is a project that allows people to text requests for volunteers or donations; it then plots those requests on a map. The site has drawn plenty of attention from those looking to help, but has had less participation from people in need: only about 20 requests have been posted. One woman in the Rockaways who posted a request was so overwhelmed by calls that she pleaded with the site to take down her phone number. At the same time, public officials have been turning to technology companies that already have large communities of their own. The Bloomberg administration has formed a partnership with Airbnb, the peer-to-peer

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apartment rental service, to find volunteers willing to provide free housing to displaced residents. The Federal Emergency Management Agency worked with Waze, a crowdsourced traffic app, to help ease the fuel shortage. Waze users in affected areas were asked to post messages about the situation at nearby gas stations. The app soon contained so many reports that FEMA began using it to determine where to send refueling trucks. Spontaneous collaborations like these can work, but generally only if the groundwork has been laid before a storm hits, said Di-Ann Eisner, the vice president of platforms and partnerships at Waze. Very few people will download an app just to help, she said. They need to be using it already.

The Oct. 28 App City column about voting apps included Vote Planner, an app intended to help voters with decision-making in various races. It was scheduled to go live on Oct. 29 but did not, because of Hurricane Sandy. Its creators, the Sunlight Foundation, said they hoped to have it ready for future elections.

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From Page 1 met by larger, more established charity groups, which seemed slow to deliver aid and turned away potential volunteers in droves during the early days of the disaster. In the past two weeks, Occupy Sandy has set up distribution sites at a pair of Brooklyn churches where hundreds of New Yorkers muster daily to cook hot meals for the afflicted and to sort through a medieval marketplace of donated blankets, clothes and food. There is an Occupy motor pool of borrowed cars and pickup trucks that ferries volunteers to ravaged areas. An Occupy weatherman sits at his computer and issues regular forecasts. Occupy construction teams and medical committees have been formed. Managing it all is an ad hoc group of tech-savvy Occupy members who spend their days with laptops on their knees, creating Google documents with action points and flow charts, and posting notes on Facebook that range from the sober (Adobo Medical Center in Red Hook needs an 8,000 watt generator AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) to the endearingly hilarious (We will be treating anyone affected by Sandy, FREE of charge, with ear acupuncture this Monday). While the local tech team sleeps, a shadow corps in London works offhours to update the Twitter feed and to maintain the intranet. Some enterprising Occupiers have even set up a wedding registry on Amazon.com, with a wish list of necessities for victims of the storm; so far, items totaling more than $100,000 water pumps and Sawzall saw kits have been ordered. Its a laterally organized rapid-response team, said Ethan Gould, a freelance graphic artist and a first-time member of Occupy. Mr. Goulds experience illustrates the efforts grass-roots ethos. He joined up on Nov. 3 and by the following afternoon had already been appointed as a co-coordinator at one of the distro (distribution) sites.
LENDING HANDS

At Occupy Sandy distribution sites split between two churches in Brooklyn, hundreds of New Yorkers prepare meals and sort through donated blankets, clothes and food. Volunteers at field sites in the most hard-hit areas, including Red Hook, the Rockaways (above), Coney Island and Staten Island, bring flashlights and hot meals to residents. The long-term needs are where the real problems are, a veteran of Occupy Wall Street said. Where were headed now is into cleanup and rebuilding.

CCUPY SANDY was initially the work of a half-dozen veterans of Zuccotti Park who, on the Tuesday following the storm, made their way to public housing projects in the Rockaways and Red Hook, Brooklyn, delivering flashlights and trays of hot lasagna to residents neglected by the government. They arranged for vans to help some people relocate into shelters. When they returned to civilization, they spent the night with their extra bags of stuff at St. Jacobi Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. They asked if they could crash here, said Juan-Carlos Ruiz, a community organizer there who knew the Occupiers from their previous endeavors. Those few bags became this enormous organic operation. Its evidence that when official channels fail, other parts of society respond. When newcomers arrive at St. Jacobi or at its sister site at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in nearby Clinton Hill they undergo an orientation course during which the volunteering process is explained and people are quickly introduced to the movements guiding spirit. There is sensitivity training (Were here to listen and be human) and door-to-door training for those going into stricken communities. All participants are asked to write their first names on a piece of masking tape and to place it somewhere prominent on their bodies. The informal atmosphere results in classic Occupy exchanges: If you have a car, you should cluster up and go see Alexis in the

shearling hat. Occupy Wall Street is capable of summoning an army with the posting of a tweet, and many of the volunteers last week were self-identifying veterans of the movement, although many more were not. Given the numbers passing through the churches, both fresh-faced amateurs and the Occupy managerial class a label it would reject were in evidence. The St. Lukes kitchen sits in the basement of the church, beside a wellstocked pantry of donations that on Tuesday morning was overflowing with cans of kidney beans, bottles of chocolate syrup, gallon jugs of corn oil and enormous quantities of organic Arborio rice. The peanut-butter-and-jelly team was busy making sandwiches at a table. On the crew that day, there were a Yale University student, a chef on medical leave from an institutional kitchen, a tourist visiting from Luxembourg, a budding fiction writer and an independent radio producer with her 9-year-old son, Zachary. Weve made everything so far, Susie Lindenbaum, an actress, said. Rice and beans. Beef chili. Rosemary noodles. A big bread pudding and vegan collard greens. Upstairs, contributions arrived

around the clock, coming in by telephone or received in person by runners who hauled the goods from cars parked at the curb to a basement sorting space where everything was organized according to handmade signs (Shoes Here, Drinks & Water Here). Volunteer drivers shuttled these supplies to more than 20 field sites in the hardest-hit locations: Red Hook, the Rockaways and Coney and Staten Islands.

Occupy Wall Street veterans tap into a desire to assist in the recovery.

HE Occupiers sometimes say a disconnect exists between the highly functioning distro sites and the more chaotic centers in the field. On election night, for instance, the television network Comedy Central donated 11,000 prepackaged pieces of apple pie, and volunteers who were headed in the morning to Red Hook and beyond were ordered not to leave without an armful. Most of the pies did not make it to their destinations not that Ms. Gallisa, the field coordinator working in the Rockaways, would have wanted them. By Wednesday afternoon, with the new storm rolling in, she and her outreach team were scurrying among their various storage sites, trying to secure their own supplies. Bridging the gap between the churches and the field is Andrew Smith,

27, who early last week was holed up in the St. Lukes organ loft working on a list of crucial chores for the next big project: neighborhood reconstruction. On a giant pad of newsprint, Mr. Smith had jotted down two words: Guts Logistics Occupy Sandy was getting into the renovation business. Under this heading, there were three numbered tasks: 1) Remove damaged materials. 2) Let buildings air out. 3) Mold remediation. The long-term needs are where the real problems are, said Mr. Smith, an experienced Occupier who two months ago helped to plan the protests marking the first anniversary of the Zuccotti occupation. Where were headed now is into cleanup and rebuilding. Volunteer brigades were scheduled, he said, to deploy to damaged areas on Saturday and Sunday. A budget for further reconstruction was already being planned.

Indeed, after he finished his to-do list and took the subway south to St. Jacobi, a woman poked her head out from the Staten Island War Room and called to him loudly as he went by, Andy, we need more construction workers! Acknowledging her request, Mr. Smith went up to the second-story communications room, where a six-person team was working on the protocols for accepting contributions on the phone. After listening for a moment, Mr. Smith tendered a suggestion and the man in charge the name on his masking tape was Peter sighed in exasperation. Look, Peter said, the amount of self-organizing here, its coming a bit too fast. Im losing track, all right? One of his colleagues asked him if he had eaten yet that day; Peter replied that he had not. Mr. Smith reached into his backpack and handed him a sandwich. Then one of the hot-line operators rushed into the room. It seemed the Red Cross was sending them them! a tractor-trailer full of fresh wool blankets. A tractor-trailer? Mr. Smith exclaimed. Utterly exhausted, he laid his forehead on the shoulder of the Occupier beside him.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY HIROYUKI ITO

HEARING THE SIGHTS Views of Manhattan, left, and in Manhattan, both from 2007. Hiroyuki Ito, the photographer, says he strives to come up with the the photographic equivalent of sound.

A Citys Sound, in Pictures

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HOTOGRAPHY was the last thing on Hiroyuki Itos mind when he moved to New York City 20 years ago. Like countless others over the generations, he was entranced by the sound of the city everything from Talking Heads and Television to John Zorn and John Coltrane to DJ Kool Herc and Nas. Its a sound that could have been forged only in New York. In many ways, the same can be said of the photographs Mr. Ito has been making on the streets of his adopted hometown. They are kinetic, jittery and in in-your-face, high-contrast black and white. Patterns repeat like drumbeats. Shadows duke it out with highlights. Figures peer back with a moody air of mystery and defiance. What I am trying to come up with is the photographic equivalent of sound, which is look, Mr. Ito, now 44, said. The look has to resonate with the uncertain feelings I have while roaming on the streets of New York every day. Though he was not a club kid, he spent a lot of time in clubs. He was just another fan who played no instrument, just records. But when he took his camera, he found a way to be creative in the midst of the music. While his pictures of musicians and performances got him work, his love of music kept him on the streets. Just as a musical composition imposes order on what could be just noise, Mr. Ito found himself having to apply rules of visual composition in a fraction of a second. A musical impulse also drives the high contrast in his work. If you play hip-hop, you have to pump up the bass or people wont dance, he said. You have to exaggerate and simplify. Every detail counts, so you have to eliminate some parts and leave in others. That helps in black-and-white photography.
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HIGH CONTRAST Clockwise from above: women at a table; Queens; Manhattan; and West 49th Street subway station, all 2010. Mr. Ito likens his blackand-white approach to photography to pumping up the bass in hip-hop.

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WASTELAND The Silver Gull Beach Club in Queens, where Billy Mackay worked as a cabana boy.

Hope, Death and Sinatra In a City of Stories

From Page 1 strongman known as the Mighty Atom Jr., who at 91 can still pull his car with his teeth, lived two blocks from Mr. Shevlin. After the storm, he and his girlfriend hopped in that car and drove to Florida to escape the misery, his neighbors said. To the west, Breezy Point was reduced to a surreal wasteland by fire and floodwaters. Billy Mackay lived there and worked summers as a cabana boy at the Silver Gull Beach Club, which first opened in 1963 and was used for the filming of the movie The Flamingo Kid. The club was devastated by the storm, though the owners plan to rebuild. As for Mr. Mackay, a phone call to his home number yielded only an automated message saying, perhaps appropriately, All international circuits to the country you are calling are busy right now. To the east, in the Rosedale neighborhood on Jamaica Bay, Kim Zatto, 46, a fifth-generation bait seller in the Seaman clan, the citys last eeling family, watched floodwaters envelop her house, and her fathers and her uncles on either side. The familys curbside bait store, out front, was nearly submerged in water that also ruined the familys packing sheds and freezers. The frozen bait had to be discarded. Of the live bait, only the eels survived, in an underwater pen in the creek out back. Doris V. Amen, a flamboyant funeral director in Brooklyn, stayed busy during the storm, which left her condominium in Brighton Beach without electricity. She spent more than a week in a room above her business, the Jurek-Park Slope Funeral Home near Green-Wood Cemetery, and several days cleaning up from her annual Halloween party in the funeral homes basement, held, as usual, on Saturday night. She had used one coffin for a buffet table and another to hold the beer. She had dressed as Lady Gaga and belted out rock n roll songs with her band. While she was cleaning up, the day after the hurricane hit, a new client called. The caller, Aris Ziagos, said he was having trouble recovering the body of his mother, Virginia Ziagos, 70, who had just died at Bellevue Hospital Center. Ms. Amen said she hopped into her 1978 silver Cadillac hearse which had also been a party prop and barreled through flooded streets into blacked-out Lower Manhattan, only to be told by hospital officials that the body was not available. Apparently they did not know who they were dealing with, said Ms. Amen, who can haul coffins while wearing a tight dress and high-heel pumps, all without chipping her purple nail polish or disturbing the long electronic cigarette she keeps clenched in her teeth. She told a rollicking tale of how, armed with a flashlight and

MOXIE Doris V. Amen, an undertaker, sought a missing corpse.

her outsize Brooklyn moxie, she went to three city morgues in search of the body and finally picked it up at the one in Queens later that night. Never one to waste a good opportunity for selfpromotion, Ms. Amen arranged for the wake to be filmed by a German television crew. The storms surge up the East River flooded streets in Long Island City, Queens, where Stanley Wissak, 85, owns a cab company called 55 Stan. It washed into his garage and lot and destroyed some of his fleet of 140 yellow cabs. But there was Mr. Wissak at 4 the next morning at the garage, which lost electricity.

The tenacity of an 80-year-old runner, an opera buff and a funeral director.

If youre the man with the keys, you cant lay down you got to keep going and make the best of it, said Mr. Wissak, who settled into the cramped booth behind the bulletproof glass and dispatched drivers for the day shift, as he has done since the 1940s. With the subways shut down, the drivers made up to $400 a day, he said. One of my guys made 600 bucks driving someone to Stamford biggest fare Ive ever seen. Through the gas shortage, Mr. Wissak kept his cabs fueled from his private gas pump. He rebuffed drivers offering him $10 for a gallon, he said, and potential thieves were deterred by the police officer the local precinct assigned to guard the pump. Catherine Kendrick, 78, dock master and lifeguard-at-large for the City of Yonkers, evacuated her office on the city pier, where she has kept watch for 60 years, even after her lifeguard husband, Frank, died while rescuing a woman during a storm 10 years ago.

MINISTERING The Rev. Patrick Moloney fed stew to neighbors.

Ms. Kendricks health is shaky and over the past year, while sitting sentry at the pier, she had been crocheting a going-away blanket to cover her coffin when she dies. She rescued the blanket, which took on new meaning for her after she spent nearly 10 days with no power and sleeping on a lawn chair in her dank, dark apartment. The storm changed my mind, she said on Wednesday. Im going to redo my apartment in pastel colors to match the blanket, and Im going to use that blanket in life, not death. Lois Kirschenbaum, 79, New York Citys longest-standing opera buff, clung tight to her battery-operated radio while going without electricity for five days in her longtime rent-controlled apartment in the East Village. I survived on QXR and peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches, said Ms. Kirschenbaum, who is legally blind but has been going almost nightly to ballet and classical music performances in New York since the early 1950s (and to the stage door afterward). She continued her streak during the blackout, she said. With a flashlight and help from strangers on the street, she took two buses nearly every night to Lincoln Center, she said. This storm brought so much tragedy, it could make an opera, she said. But I certainly wouldnt want to write it. Nearby, on East Ninth Street, the Rev. Patrick Moloney, 81, known as the I.R.A. priest for his championing of Irish republican causes, also lost power for five days in the brownstone he has run for 50 years as a shelter for troubled teenagers and illegal immigrants. Father Moloney worked with the Black Panthers and spent four years in federal prison in the 1990s in connection with a $7.4 million Brinks armored car robbery in Rochester, which authorities said he helped pull off to fill I.R.A. coffers. He managed to get gas to keep his generator going God works in mysterious ways and he put out extension cords so that neighbors could charge their phones and other devices. He said he cooked a big Irish stew and dispensed meals and sermons to neighbors. I told them, This is an act of God, not just an act of nature, he recalled. Shane Baker, 44, the gentile champion of Yiddish theater, went around checking on all his elderly friends who are veterans of the bygone Yiddish stage. He also made the rounds with the actor Fyvush Finkel and swapped stories at local coffee shops. Then there was Harvey Bennett, 61, the owner of the Tackle Shop in Amagansett, on Long Island, who has spent his life optimistically throwing bottled messages into the sea. He lost his roof to the hurricane winds, but not his hope. When all this is over, Im going down to the ocean to throw another bottle in, he said.

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At River Caf, a Loss Of the Finer Things

From Page 1 ano was destroyed; Georgian antiques were damaged. Walls remain, but the presence of mold means they need to be taken down and reconstructed. The restaurants closing there is no date yet for reopening puts more than 100 people out of regular work in an already exhausting job market. And then there is the funereal matter of inventory. By Monday, three cargo vans of caviar, lobster, beef, veal, duck, foie gras and other perishables costing vast amounts of money had been filled; their contents would be thrown out. That afternoon, the pastry chef loaded trash bags with dozens of perfectly formed tart shells, ice cream, rolls, flat breads and lemons. Rare wines, too, were among the casualties. Under the direction of Joe DeLissio, who has run the River Cafs wine program since the beginning, the restaurant was one of the first in the city to promote high-end California varieties in the 70s when lists were given over entirely to the French. Some of those were lost. Anything that was floating in water is destroyed, Mr. DeLissio told me, a consequence of cork damage. Bottles from which labels had slithered became unsalable. The restaurant carries wines that cost thousands of dollars a bottle, nearly all of them bought by Mr. DeLissio not at auction but from the makers.

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This is heartbreaking for me, he said. The heartbreak was widely distributed. When my friend who had married at the River Caf saw a picture online of what had happened to it, she wept. Others who had planned weddings there in the coming weeks were forced into exigent refocusing. The River Caf is a restaurant that in the best way does not belong to the young, which is to say that it doesnt adhere to the Brooklyn of vintage motor gear and skinny jeans and biases against reservations. The culture of expensive restaurants in the current age is the culture of culinary fashion, turnover, alliances, brand experience, the cultivation of an intellectualized relationship

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Michael OKeeffe, above right, owner of the landmark River Caf in Brooklyn, where a new Steinway, above left, was ruined by flooding from Hurricane Sandy, and much food and wine had to be discarded.
to food. The River Caf is about none of those things. Since its opening in 1977, there have been a total of six chefs, the restaurant having helped inaugurate the careers of Charlie Palmer and Larry Forgione, who is said to have created the term free-range chicken there. Currently in command is Brad Steelman, who has been in place for more than 10 years, and enslavement to foam, to layers of pork belly and to food that seems like it ought to be consumed medicinally has largely been avoided. The River Cafs history of buying from small, organic purveyors long predates the current trend. It took the restaurants owner, Michael OKeeffe, 12 years to receive a permit from the city to open on the river, and the senior staff he amassed early on has remained virtually unchanged since. The restaurants talented resident florist, Maureen Andariese, has been with him for more than 20 years; its pianists for more than 30. The steward, a former stockbroker named Peter Demers, has not taken a day of vacation since 1988, his col-

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In conjunction with the revival of The Heiress, which opened on Broadway on Nov. 1 and stars Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey and Jessica Chastain of The Help, the Big City Book Club will be reading Henry Jamess Washington Square, the 1880 novel on which the 1947 play is based. Jamess short, potent novel about a wealthy doctor, his plain daughter and the young man of highly dubious ambitions who comes between them is a classic tale of New York social climbing. The story is true in the general sense but also in the particulars as it was recounted to James by a friend, a British actress. We will soon announce the date and time of our live discussion (and the co-host). To become a member of the Book Club and to receive updates about future chats, send an e-mail, subject line Join, to bigcity@nytimes.com.

leagues told me; he drives two hours every day from his home in central New Jersey. If there has always been a feeling of fragility accompanying the River Caf it is constructed, after all, on water there has been at the same time a corrective air of resistance to the fleeting and impermanent. The River Caf is not a second-date restaurant, or a deal-making restaurant, or a 25th-birthday restaurant. It is a place where intimate relationships are formalized and honored, where long lives are commemorated. It is almost impossible to go and not see someone getting engaged. According to Javier Rodriguez, the evening matre dhtel, there often are four or five pro-

posals a night. Some time ago there were seven couples in the dining room, each celebrating a 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. Rodriguez asked them to assemble for a picture. Last week, when a customer who had spent every one of his past 34 birthdays at the River Caf realized he could not go for this one, Mr. OKeeffe, known to his friends who surely number in the many hundreds as Buzzy, visited the man and his wife in their decampment in the Odeon. Mr. OKeeffe talks in a way that always reflexively circles back: to his childhood among Irish immigrants in the Bronx (he grew up in the waterfront community of Silver Beach); to his adolescence as a waiter at Schraffts; to

the first great meals he bought with his earnings (at La Caravelle and La Grenouille); to the Italian friend whose inspiring mother did the flowers at Le Pavillon and La Cte Basque; to the difficulties, back in the day, of seating mobsters when prosecutors and judges were sharing the room. His first restaurant, called Puddings, opened in 1966 on Lexington Avenue at 90th Street. Mr. OKeeffe hired pretty waitresses whose parents worried about their safety in an ever-deteriorating city, so to alleviate their fears he drove them home himself to their student dormitories downtown. When he started to worry that this might arouse suspicions of unseemliness, he deposited each woman in a cab home and provided the fare. In the 70s, when Mr. OKeeffe briefly owned a club in the Hamptons, he refused to give subsequent reservations to anyone who arrived chewing gum or wore medallions, he told me. He has never been able to abide incivility or poor taste. There is no tradition of the citys long-lost dining culture that he would label an anachronism. If you come in and we have to dress you, Mr. OKeeffe said, referring to the River Cafs jacket requirements, then you wont sit in the first two rows. Some dictatorships are unequivocally worth preserving. E-mail: bigcity@nytimes.com

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Swift as a Storm, Merchandise Arrives

By LIZ ROBBINS

N the Saturday before Hurricane Sandy struck, when forecasters were still branding the offshore menace Frankenstorm, Dennis and Brian Concha hung a novelty T-shirt in the window of Think DSign Print, their year-old shop in Cranford, N.J. The shirt showed the familiar monster inside a hurricane symbol with Frankenstorm 2012 in red letters dripping like blood. By the Wednesday after the storm, when downtown Cranford was an oasis of power and people were streaming into the shop, the brothers had sold two dozen. A day later, however, when the severity of the damage on the Jersey Shore became clear, they switched gears, creating New Jersey-centered designs that could be pressed onto a shirt for $15. The proceeds, Dennis Concha said, would go to the American Red Cross and the New Jersey Relief Fund. The Concha brothers are hardly the only ones selling Sandy. On Oct. 28, the day before the storm made landfall in New Jersey, Zazzle, an e-commerce manufacturer in Northern California, was offering Sandy key chains, Sandy mugs, Sandy hats and Sandy bumper stickers. By Thursday, there were more than 19 pages of items, including Sandy vs. N.J. throw pillows, many variations of a double-entendre T-shirt about the storms winds, a Christmas ornament reading, The Year Sandy Came Looking for Candy, Halloween 2012, and I Survived Sandy commemorative sweaters for dogs. Call it crass commercialism in the wake of death and destruction. Storm porn. Retail therapy. Philanthropy. Whatever the label, it is all disaster merchandise. And in the aftermath of the storm, the flood of schlock has risen fast and furious. Popping up in Times Square days after the storm hit were black or white T-shirts for $10, and hoodies for $25, screen-printed I Survived Hurricane Sandy with a red geometric storm symbol. That kind of stuff makes me sick, said Darren Meenan, owner of The 7 Line, an apparel company that usually specializes in Mets-related products. Its the same thing when people were trying to benefit off the F.D.N.Y. and N.Y.P.D. from 9/11, he added. It happens with every tragedy. It even happened with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, if you consider those a tragedy.

Mr. Meenan, 32, designed his own T-shirt, a $25 black shirt with red letters spelling out uNitY, at the counter of the Bayside Diner in Queens, on the Saturday after the hurricane hit. I wanted to wait, not be too instant, he said. So far, he has more than 900 orders and he planned to start printing the shirts this weekend in a plant in Jamaica, Queens. Mr. Meenan said he would give the proceeds to small charities in Breezy Point, Queens; Long Beach on Long Island; the Rockaways; and on Staten Island. The Sandy paraphernalia ranged from high to low art. Sebastian Errazuriz, an artist who was born in Chile and who lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was hand-dipping I Love NY T-shirts in blue ink to represent the waters that submerged parts of the city. He was selling them through the online gallery Gray Area for $40, intending to donate the profits to artists in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and in New Jersey. To benefit the Red Cross, an online gallery based in SoHo, 20x200, was selling high-resolution NASA satellite images of the hurricane churning toward the Northeast; the 24-by-24-inch version sold for $1,200. Digital technology has expedited the entrepreneurial drive, allowing any designer anywhere to put a prototype on the Web, then start production. Zazzle, which has hundreds of users upload their designs and then prints the blank objects on demand, ships in a day. A Zazzle spokeswoman, Diana Adair, said proceeds from its Hurricane Sandy sales would go to charity. Jeremy DeFilippiss Jersey Shore T-shirt company, Jetty Life, was telling customers the wait could be two weeks. Already, Mr. DeFilippis said, he has 10,000 orders for his crisp design, an outline of the state of New Jersey partly

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Soon after Hurricane Sandy, there was plenty of commemorative merchandise available. Darren Meenan, above, who owns an apparel company, said his shirts would benefit local charities.

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filled with water, with the red hurricane symbol floating above. He is printing them now and using the early proceeds from the $20 shirts to buy about $8,000 in supplies for first responders and victims still without power or food, he said. The only reason Im happy is that we could help so many people because its so screwed up around here right now, he said. Mr. DeFilippis scoffed at shirts made only for money. Its like selling flags during wars, he said. Except that flags tend to sell. And disaster shirts have a shelf life of maybe a week or two, said Gino Giuffre, 50, a longtime vendor on 45th Street and Broadway whose wares include fake pashminas, hats and I Love NY shirts. When a distributor offered him the hurricane shirts, he refused on two principles.

Because they dont sell, he exclaimed. I told the distributor hed be wiping the windows with them. Oh, and yes, he thought they were in bad taste. In the history of New York City disasters, Mr. Giuffre recalls only one T-shirt that became a pop sensation: I Survived the Blackout. Of 1977. Because it was the first one, he said. But some Times Square vendors selling the hastily made designs said business had been brisk. (No Hurricane Sandy merchandise was available on Canal Street midweek because, as a vendor there said, it had hit too close to home. We were closed for eight days, he said.) Naveed Ehmad, 32, part of a rotating crew of vendors at 44th Street and Broadway, said they did a trial run with a dozen shirts on Nov. 3. They sold out

in 30 minutes and then ordered 18 dozen. Buyers had various reasons for their purchases. I work in insurance and I have an employee named Sandy, said Barry Zurbuchen, an executive from Bermuda, who bought a white shirt from Mr. Ahmed. One woman said she was buying a shirt as a joke for her husband because they talked about whether anyone would try to make money off the storm. She paid her $10 and scurried home to White Plains. Mr. Ehmad would not specify the distributor, and another vendor said one came by with a plastic bag of samples days after the storm hit. Many merchandise suppliers are in a five-story building on Broadway and 27th Street, in which businesses sell wholesale T-shirts and sweatshirts. Kamal Ahmed, who is an owner of Rafia International, said he did not have any Hurricane Sandy shirts but could get them. How many do you need? he asked. Another T-shirt maker in the building decided against making the product, pointing to an unsold I Survived Hurricane Irene sample on his wall. But this storm has gripped people from the time it crossed into the Atlantic. Dave Schulter, 52, a vendor at Broadway and 44th Street, said a woman from Kansas had asked him if he had a I Survived Hurricane Sandy shirt before the storm even hit. I told her, How do you know youll survive?

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8 P.M. (BBC America) THE BRITANNIA AWARDS 2012 The highest accolades of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles, these awards celebrate those dedicated to advancing the entertainment arts. This years honorees are Daniel Day-Lewis, who will be presented with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film by Steven Spielberg; Daniel Craig, above, for British Artist of the Year; Quentin Tarantino, for excellence in directing; Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park and The Book of Mormon, for excellence in comedy; and the video-game designer Will Wright, for worldwide contribution to entertainment. Alan Cumming hosts the ceremony, which follows a preshow special at 7:30. 10 A.M. (Fox) FOX NEWS SUNDAY Senators Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, and Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee; and Representatives Tom Price, Republican of Georgia, and Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, discuss the tax increases and automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect in 2013. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, talks about developments in Libya and Iran. 10:30 A.M. (CBS) FACE THE NATION David Axelrod, a senior adviser to the Obama campaign, discusses whether the government will be able to break the gridlock during the presidents second term. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, speculates on his partys future. 7 P.M. (National Geographic) SPACE DIVE On Oct. 14 Felix Baumgartner jumped from 128,100 feet 24 miles above the earth, breaking a world record for a free fall, and the sound barrier in the process. This special combines images of the jump from more than 40 cameras with scenes from Mr. Baumgartners five-year training regimen.

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8 P.M. (13, 49); 9 P.M. (21) NATIONAL SALUTE TO VETERANS (2012) Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host this Veterans Day tribute featuring highlights from past National Memorial Day Concerts, above, and appearances by Colin L. Powell, Forest Whitaker, Pia Toscano, Javier Colon, Kris Allen and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly. The program will be broadcast to troops on the American Forces Network. 8 P.M. (CNBC) UNRAVELED (2012) In July 2009, the Manhattan lawyer Marc S. Dreier was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a fraud that netted more than $700 million. In this documentary from Marc H. Simon, filmed over eight weeks at Mr. Dreiers Upper East Side penthouse while he was under house arrest awaiting sentencing, he tells how, armed with forged documents and others credit information, he talked his way into a succession of swindles. Bolstered by animated re-enactments and Bob Richmans frosty cinematography, Unraveled is a mesmerizing one-man dive into narcissism, entitlement and unchecked greed, Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in The New York Times. Its easy to say you would never cross the line, but the line is presented to very few people, Mr. Dreier comments wryly at the start of the film. 9 P.M. (13, 49) UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS This Masterpiece Classic series comes to a close as Beryl (Laura Haddock) and Harry (Neil Jackson) race to marry on the eve of World War II, Mr. Pritchard (Adrian Scarborough) makes a decision that throws 165 Eaton Place into chaos, and Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes) returns to London, with explosive consequences for all. 9 P.M. (DIY) BUILDING ALASKA The hunting guide Bob May constructs a dream lodge on a remote island in southern Alaska with help from his son and a team of experts. But first he has to tear an abandoned cabin down. 11 P.M. (VH1) VH1 STORYTELLERS: TAYLOR SWIFT In a concert at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., Ms. Swift talks about her inspiration for songs, including Red, a song about a relationship that I had that was the worst thing ever and the best thing ever at the same time, she says. You have the great part of red, the red emotions that are daring and bold and passion and love and affection. And then you have, on the other side of the spectrum, jealousy and anger and frustration, and you didnt call me back and I need space Im fine.
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Big Rich Texas (N) (HD) (PG) Glam Fairy (N) (HD) (PG) Tia & Tamera Game. Over. (HD) Big Rich Texas (HD) (PG) Glam Fairy (HD) Colin Fitz Lives! (1997). John C. . Sideways (2004). Man on the verge of crying uncle, in California wine . Stargate (1994). Kurt Russell, James Spader. Ancient Egypt space adventure. Nutty but McGinley. (CC) (6:30) country no less. Small, deeply controlled masterpiece. (R) (CC) (HD) nice. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) (10:10) Outlander (2008). James Caviezel, Ron Perlman. An alien joins forces G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid. Soldiers battle arms In the Name of the King: A Dungeon with Vikings to hunt his enemy. (R) (CC) (6:30) dealer. Insult to toys and comic books. (PG-13) (CC) Siege Tale (2007). (PG-13) (CC) The House Bunny (2008). Anna Faris, Valentines Day (2010). Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates. Interlaced Los Angeles love stories. Valentines Day (2010). Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates. Interlaced Los Colin Hanks. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) (6) Neither romantic nor comic. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) Angeles love stories. Neither romantic nor comic. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) . National Velvet (1944). Elizabeth . Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955). American journalist and . The Seventh Sin (1957). Maughams Orient, formerly The Painted Veil. Sherlock Taylor, Mickey Rooney. (G) (CC) (5:45) Eurasian doctor. Well-handled suds, rich Hong Kong canvas. (CC) Bit plodding but Parker is grand in old Garbo role, Rosays nun brilliant. Holmes (1922). Breaking Amish (CC) (HD) (14) Breaking Amish Party Time. (HD) Breaking Amish Finale. (N) (HD) Breaking Amish: The Shunning Breaking Amish Finale. (HD) (14) Breaking Amish: Clash of the Titans (2010). Sam 300 (2007). Gerard Butler, Lena Headey. Outnumbered Spartan warriors battle the Persian Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006). Johnny Depp, Worthington. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) (5:45) army. Muscle-bound, grunting self-seriousness. (R) (CC) (HD) Orlando Bloom. (PG-13) (CC) (HD) Tricked Out Trailers (CC) (HD) (G) Killer RV Upgrades (CC) (HD) (G) Extreme RVs (N) (CC) (HD) (G) Extreme RVs (N) (CC) (HD) (G) Extreme RVs (N) (CC) (HD) (G) Extreme RVs (G) Wipeout Food Fight. (CC) (PG) M*A*S*H (CC) > NCIS Cover Story. A petty officer is murdered. (CC) (HD) (PG) Rehab With Dr. Drew (14) Bridezillas Where Are They Now? 2.0 Best Zillas of past seasons. SportsMoney Yanks Mag. Wipeout (CC) (PG) M*A*S*H (CC) M*A*S*H (CC) > NCIS Caged. Womens prison riot. (CC) (HD) (14) Rehab With Dr. Drew (N) (14) Biggest Bridezilla Meltdowns Dress fittings gone wrong. (14) CenterStage (HD) Wipeout (CC) (PG)
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