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Freedom Coalition distributed one at all, according to govern- Bloomberg, these people also
more voter guides in churches ment officials, industry experts said, talked about odd-even ra- Syrian Refugees Pour Across Borders
Continued on Page A3 and gas station owners. Continued on Page A19 Syrians crossed into Turkey on Friday, among 11,000 fleeing war and hardship that day. Page A7.
Health Law Deadline Eased Tax Changes at Year’s End Lakers Fire Their Coach The Town House, Revisited
With many states far behind schedule, More than a dozen federal tax cuts are Mike Brown was dismissed by the Los New York City’s
the Obama administration extended the set to expire at the end of the year and a Angeles Lakers after a 1-4 start with the classic brown-
deadline for them to submit plans for couple of new taxes will begin, affecting N.B.A.’s most star-studded, though inju- stones are being
health insurance exchanges. PAGE A11 nearly 90 percent of taxpayers. PAGE B1 ry-riddled, lineup. PAGE B9 reinvented. In
many cases, own-
One-Party Rule in California After the Storm, the Claims ers are replacing
OBITUARIES D8 entire facades with
California’s Democrats were poised to With billions at stake, policyholders
glass, sometimes
gain a two-thirds supermajority in the need to stay on their toes, Ron Lieber Lee MacPhail Dies even with the
INTERNATIONAL A4-10 State Legislature. PAGE A13 writes in Your Money. PAGE B1 The former president of the American neighbors’ bless-
League, a general manager of the Yan- ing.
Baby Boom in the Philippines kees and Orioles, and a Baseball Hall of REAL ESTATE
NEW YORK A15-19 ARTS C1-7
A debate on contraception and sex edu- Fame member, he was 95. PAGE D8
cation has pitted lawmakers against the Few Precautions Underground Opera Noir at the Met
Roman Catholic Church, in a country
Experts say all of Manhattan’s tunnels David Alden’s take on Verdi’s “Ballo in EDITORIAL, OP-ED A20-21
where hospitals are struggling to keep
up with the birth rate. PAGE A10
lacked storm protection, particularly
the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. PAGE A15
Maschera” embraces its strangeness. A
review by Anthony Tommasini. PAGE C1 Joe Nocera PAGE A21
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Corrections
INTERNATIONAL scribed incorrectly the candidacy Museum of the American Indian man is Jared L. Loughner, not
of Gene Jeffress, a Democrat. Mr. in Lower Manhattan scheduled Loughran. (Ms. Giffords’s hus-
An article on Tuesday about
Jeffress was seeking a seat in the for 1 to 4 p.m. today, is now out- band, Mark E. Kelly, told Mr.
the hopes of many of China’s lib-
House of Representatives, he dated. The event was canceled Loughner during the proceeding:
erals that Wang Chang, the top
was not retiring from the House. Friday and may be rescheduled "You tried to create for all of us a
official of Guangdong Province,
might win a spot on the Politburo The article also described incor- in the spring. world as dark and evil as your
Standing Committee that runs rectly a tax approved by voters. own. But remember it always:
the country erroneously attribut- It is a half-cent increase in a sales Information on Friday with a You failed.")
ed a distinction to the three five- tax, not a tax on diesel fuel. film review of “Chasing Ice” mis-
year terms Mr. Wang could serve stated the rating status and run-
An article on Thursday about MAGAZINE
were he to be elevated to the ning time. The film does in fact
committee during the current the way in which changes to Cali- have a rating — PG-13 — and the The One-Page Magazine fea-
Communist Party congress. Oth- fornia’s electoral system affected running time is 1 hour 15 minutes, ture on Page 15 this weekend car-
er committee members — most the state’s incumbent members not 1 hour 16 minutes. ries the incorrect date of Oct. 11.
of whom were or were slated to of Congress referred incorrectly
become one of China’s top two to Tuesday’s contest between the
leaders — have served more than top two finishers in the state’s INSIDE THE TIMES OBITUARIES
two terms; a third term for Mr. open primary system. The race
The attribution for the Quota- An obituary on Thursday about
Wang would not be “unprece- was considered a general elec-
tion of the Day on Friday, taken the former New York Times wine
dented.” tion, not a runoff.
from an article about the sentenc- columnist Frank J. Prial misiden-
ing of the gunman who went on a tified the city where he died and
An article on Thursday about
NATIONAL shooting rampage in Arizona last omitted the names of two survi-
the repeal of a law in Michigan on
year, killing six people and se- vors. Mr. Prial died in West Or-
An article on Tuesday about Tuesday that had given state-
appointed officials the authority verely wounding 13 others, in- ange, N.J., not East Orange. And
the pretrial hearings in the Unit- cluding former Representative besides his wife, three sons and
ed States Army’s case against to make decisions on financially
distressed cities misstated the Gabrielle Giffords, misstated the seven grandchildren, he is sur-
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is ac-
MADE BY MOVEMENT cused of murdering 16 civilians name of a municipality currently
overseen by an emergency man-
surname of the gunman. As the
article correctly noted, the gun-
vived by his sister, Patricia Prial,
and his brother, Donald.
this year in Afghanistan, misstat-
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Politicians Who Reject Labels Based on Religion @
Yes, a victory for Mitt Romney ing, so to speak, “Don’t worry God through the practice of yoga jected any simple category for
on Tuesday would have been the about it.” meditation and reading verses Ms. Sinema.
ultimate sign that Americans ac- Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat and from the Bhagavad-Gita. From “Kyrsten believes the terms
cept Mormons — that a tradition an Iraq war veteran who won a the perspective of the Bhagavad- ‘nontheist,’ ‘atheist’ or ‘nonbe-
until recently considered a cult seat in the House from Hawaii, is Gita, the spiritual path as I have liever’ are not befitting of her
throughout the the daughter of a Hindu mother described here is known as kar- life’s work or personal character,”
evangelical world, and a Roman Catholic father. She ma yoga and bhakti yoga.” the spokesman, Justin Unga, said
BELIEFS unable to shake calls herself Hindu, a first for a Ms. Gabbard won the Congres- Thursday in an e-mail. “Though
its association member of Congress. But it is not sional seat of Mazie Hirono, who Sinema was raised in a religious
MARK with long-discard- quite that simple. just became the first Asian- household, she draws her policy-
OPPENHEIMER
ed polygamous “I identify as a Hindu,” Ms. American woman elected to the making decisions from her expe-
ways, has come to
seem pretty normal.
Gabbard wrote in an e-mail on
Thursday. “However, I am much
Senate. Ms. Hirono is a “nonprac-
ticing Buddhist” who “considers
rience as a social worker who
worked with diverse communi-
Celebrating
But the truth is that in Wash-
ington, anyway, it has been a long
more into spirituality than I am religion a personal matter,” a
spokeswoman said. She is thus
ties and as a lawmaker who rep-
resented hundreds of thousands.”
The World ’s Greatest Love Stories
religious labels.”
time since Mormons lacked clout. “In that sense,” she added, “I the first Buddhist (sort of ) in Furthermore, Ms. Sinema “is a Since 1837
The Senate majority leader, Har- the United States Senate. student of all cultures in her com-
ry Reid of Nevada, is a Mormon; Representative Tammy Bald- munity,” Mr. Unga said, and she
there have been Mormon mem- win of Wisconsin, just elected to “believes that a secular approach
bers of the cabinet; and there are A half-Hindu, a the Senate, also does not discuss
her religiosity. John Kraus, a
is the best way to achieve this in
good government.” o.
15 Mormons in Congress. A Presi-
dent Romney would have been nonpracticing spokesman for Ms. Baldwin, said
that while she was baptized Epis-
In rejecting not only religious
the cherry on top, but Mormons labels but irreligious labels, too,
already have plenty of ice cream. Buddhist and the copalian, that term no longer de- these politicians resemble the
mp
scribes her religiosity. She pre- growing portion of Americans
For the real underdog story in
the elections this year, you have
unaffiliated. fers “unaffiliated,” he said. who feel that no particular tradi-
to look further out on the margins The atheist and secularist tion, or anti-tradition, captures
of popular respectability. Consid- movements are excited by the how they feel about God, or the
er the half-Hindu yoga practition- possible election of Kyrsten Sine- universe, or what the theologian
am a Hindu in the mold of the ma as a Democratic congress- Paul Tillich called “ultimate con-
er just elected to Congress from most famous Hindu, Mahatma woman from Arizona. (Votes are cern.” It is not just that they are
Hawaii. Or the new Buddhist sen- Gandhi, who is my hero and role still being counted, but she is unaffiliated — many people unaf-
ator. Or the two religiously unaf- model.” ahead.) filiated with a particular church,
filiated women headed for the Ms. Gabbard wrote that she Although raised a Mormon, for example, still call themselves
House and the Senate. “was raised in a multicultural, Ms. Sinema is often described as Christians. It is that when these
These politicians constitute an multirace, multifaith family” that a nontheist — and that suits the politicians are asked to talk about
unusual mini-caucus, whose allowed her “to spend a lot of activists just fine. A blogger for their religion, familiar language
members are unusual not for time studying and contemplating the Secular Coalition for America fails them.
their religion, precisely, but for upon both the Bhagavad-Gita wrote Thursday that while he Or maybe the language does
the fluid and abstract terms they and the teachings of Jesus Christ was still dispirited by the loss of not fail them; maybe we fail them
use to talk about it — when they in the New Testament.” Representative Pete Stark of Cal- by asking. “No religious test,” Ar-
choose to talk about it, that is.
Mormon or Orthodox Jewish pol-
iticians have succeeded before,
Today, her spiritual practice is
neither Catholic nor traditionally
Hindu.
ifornia, an open nonbeliever, he
was “emboldened” by the appar-
ent victory of Ms. Sinema, “an
ticle VI of the Constitution reads,
“shall ever be required as a quali-
fication to any office or public
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tice,” Ms. Gabbard wrote. “Also, her as un-American or suggest praise those who do not know
mark.e.oppenheimer every morning I take time to re- that she was unfit for office.” how to answer. And those who
@gmail.com; twitter/markopp1 member my relationship with But a campaign spokesman re- just refuse to.
an organizing base for the Chris- D. Ryan, the Republican vice- and 21 percent for Mr. Obama, ac- Remember the Neediest!
A4 N
tested the shooting via the Amer- terview with the Young Journal-
ican interests section at the Swiss ist Club, a semiofficial Iranian A Fight Over Land Leaves South Africans Without Homes
Embassy in Tehran, and had news agency. He said the drone The police rolled through the South African town of Lenasia on Friday, demolishing 37 houses the government said were built on
warned the Iranians that the had “entered our country’s air- fraudulently sold land. Local housing officials said the land was intended for government residences, not privately owned homes.
drone flights would continue. space with an aim to gather in-
formation because there is no
Political risk analysts noted
other justification.”
that the firing had taken place
days before it was clear whether
the American elections would be
The Predator’s sensor technol-
ogy is so sophisticated that it Malaria Vaccine Candidate Gives Disappointing Results
could have monitored activities
won by President Obama or his By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. given insecticide-treated mosqui- ent ways to provoke an immune
in Iran from the distance cited by
Republican challenger, Mitt Rom- to nets and encouraged to use reaction exist, but none are as far
ney, who was far more hawkish
the Pentagon officials.
The Iranian firing on the air-
The latest clinical trial of the
world’s leading malaria vaccine
Researchers say they’ll them; 86 percent did, so the vac- along in clinical trials.
than Mr. Obama in his public crit-
icism of Iran during the cam- craft had been completely legal,
Mr. Jokar said. “Any violation
candidate produced disappoint- press on, because even cine’s results were achieved on
top of other anti-malaria meas-
Like an H.I.V. vaccine, one
against malaria has proved an
paign. Some said the episode ing results on Friday. The infants
may have been meant by the Ira- against Iran’s airspace, territori- it was given to had only about a an inefficient vaccine ures. elusive goal. The parasite
al waters and land will receive a third fewer infections than a con- RTS, S contains a protein found morphs several times, exhibiting
strong response by the Islamic trol group. can save thousands. on the parasite’s surface that pro- different surface proteins as it
republic of Iran,” he said. But researchers said they vokes an immune reaction. It was goes from mosquito saliva into
Two commanders also gave in- first identified decades ago by blood and then into and out of the
Asserting that the terviews on Friday emphasizing
wanted to press on, assuming
they keep getting financial sup- their children. two New York University scien- liver. Also, even the best natural
craft violated Iranian Iran’s right to defend itself. “De-
fenders of the Islamic republic of
port, because the number of chil- The Gates Foundation declined tists, Ruth and Victor Nussenz-
weig. The vaccine was developed
“vaccine” — catching the disease
itself — is not very effective.
dren who die of malaria is so to say how much money it was ul-
airspace. Iran will give a decisive response great that even an inefficient vac- timately prepared to spend on an by Glaxo in Belgium and initially While one bout of measles immu-
to any air, land and naval at- cine can save thousands of lives. imperfect vaccine; this set of tested on American volunteers nizes a child for life, it usually
tacks,” the deputy commander of Three shots of the vaccine, trials is set to go into 2014. by the Walter Reed Army Insti- takes several bouts of malaria to
Iran’s armed forces, Massoud known as RTS, S or Mosquirix “The efficacy came back lower tute of Research. confer even partial immunity.
nians as warning message re- Jazayeri, told the Fars News and produced by GlaxoSmith- than we had hoped, but develop- When the Gates Foundation Pregnancy can cause women to
gardless of the outcome of the Agency, which is headed by a for- Kline, gave babies fewer than 12 ing a vaccine against a parasite is began focusing on global health stop being immune, and immuni-
election. “The early November mer officer of the Revolutionary weeks old 31 percent protection a very hard thing to do,” Bill in the early part of this century, it ty can fade out if someone moves
incident was probably an attempt Guards. “If any foreign flying ob- Gates said in a prepared state- was one of the first projects the away from a malarial area — pre-
against detectable malaria and 37
by Iran to intimidate the next jects enter our country’s air- ment. “The trial is continuing, foundation adopted. Different sumably because they no longer
percent protection against severe
U.S. administration and gain lev- space, the armed forces will con- and we look forward to getting ways to make the vaccine more get “boosters” from repeated
malaria, according to an an-
erage in future diplomacy,” said front them,” he said. more data to help determine effective, including adding differ- mosquito bites.
nouncement by the company at a
Cliff Kupchan, an Iran specialist Another officer, the command- whether and how to deploy this ent boosters and giving more
vaccines conference in Cape
at the Eurasia Group, a consult- er of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air vaccine.” shots, are being experimented
Town.
ing firm in Washington. Defense Base, told the state Is- All the families in the trial were with. Other vaccines using differ- Remember the Neediest!
lamic Republic News Agency Last year, in a trial in children
American officials said the
that his forces were able to coun- up to 17 months old, the same
Predator had been flying 16 nau-
ter “all threats.” vaccine gave 55 percent protec-
tical miles off the Iranian coast.
General Vahidi asserted the epi- A possible confrontation in the tion against detectable malaria
sode took place in Iranian air- Persian Gulf could present new and 47 percent against severe
space but did not specify where. obstacles in efforts to make malaria.
General Vahidi’s version of progress on resolving the dispute The new trial “is less than we’d
events also differed with the Pen- over Iran’s nuclear program, the hoped for,” Moncef Slaoui, chair-
tagon’s in another way: He said most intractable issue in Iran’s man of research and develop-
the two Iranian planes, which the difficult relations with the West. ment at Glaxo, said in a tele-
Pentagon had identified as Rus- But in what appeared to be a sign phone interview. “But if a million
sian-made Su-25 jets known as of possible progress, the Interna- babies were vaccinated, we
Frogfoots, belonged to the Irani- tional Atomic Energy Agency an- would prevent 260,000 cases of
an Air Force. The Americans had nounced Friday that it was re- malaria a year. This is a disease
said the planes were under the suming negotiations with Iran re- that kills 655,000 babies a year —
command of the Islamic Revolu- garding inspector access to sen- 31 percent of that is a very large
tionary Guards Corps, which has sitive Iranian sites, aimed at re- number.”
a history of more aggressive be- solving questions about whether The company, which has al-
havior than the conventional air Iran had engaged in nuclear ready spent more than $300 mil-
force and navy. weapons development work. lion on the vaccine, wants to keep Find amazing showroom samples,
In one of Iran’s most brazen The agency said in an an- forging ahead, Mr. Slaoui said,
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March 2007, Revolutionary negotiators to Tehran on Dec. 13, It also depends on the PATH
Guards seamen seized 15 British the first such meeting since Au- Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which
sailors and marines in disputed gust. An agency spokeswoman, has put more than $200 million of
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stood waiting, everyone
expecting a helping of
scandal, and Arvind Kejriwal
did not disappoint. He pushed
past the television cameras,
tomunno
smiling slyly in his white Gan-
dhian cap, and took a seat on
the podium. The crowd pressed
forward, drawn by the question
now shaking India’s political es-
tablishment: Who will Arvind
AMERICAN go after next?
Slight and bespectacled, with
Made in the USA a neatly trimmed mustache, Mr.
Kejriwal, 44, could be mistaken
Meet MUNRO AMERICAN for a bookkeeper, rather than
President BRUCE MUNRO what he has become — the un-
TODAY 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. likely bomb thrower of Indian
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figures. Corruption, he argues,
corrodes all the political parties ENRICO FABIAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
in a fundamentally compro-
mised system. “We are getting into the system to change the system.”
His solution? The formation
ARVIND KEJRIWAL
of a new political party, in time
for national elections in 2014. racy, the largest in the world, ery stage,” Mr. Kejriwal recalled. blames India’s lawmakers for
“We hope that the people of does not merely need reform. In- He grew disillusioned and qui- breaking their promise; yet oth-
this country will be able to do dia needs a revolution. etly got involved in the nation- ers say Mr. Kejriwal’s uncompro-
something in 2014,” Mr. Kejriwal
HARRYS SHOES said.
wide effort by civil society
groups that resulted in the Right
mising nature and refusal to
budge in negotiations helped kill
I
That Mr. Kejriwal is now one T is Sunday night, three days
to Information, the 2005 law that any deal.
after Mr. Kejriwal’s news con-
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that day was Reliance Industries
turnaround. Only months ago, ments. He had taken a formal fighting elections on the basis of
www. Harrys- Shoes.com conventional wisdom held that
Ltd., India’s most powerful cor-
leave from the tax bureau in 2000 money and muscle power. We
poration, which he accused of ex-
WOK tUnctML nattcckn as sroan. tuCpci to pno» iM he was finished politically. He and would earn international cannot win on that turf.”
erting political influence to bilk
had been the mastermind of the recognition after founding Pari- The question, of course, is
billions of dollars on natural gas
huge anticorruption movement vartan, a nonprofit group fo- whether Mr. Kejriwal’s party can
contracts. (On Friday, Mr. Kejri-
that last year shook the country cused on government transpar- win anything at all. He and his
wal held another news confer-
— but had then seemed to mis- ency and accountability. team are expected to announce
ence, this time accusing Mukesh
calculate. Then in 2006, Mr. Kejriwal de- formal plans for the party — as
Ambani, the owner of Reliance,
First, the movement fizzled. cided to quit the civil service to well as the party’s name — at
and others of illegally stashing
Then, earlier this year, his alli- become a full-time social activist, some point this month. Mr. Kejri-
money overseas.)
ance shattered with Anna tendering his resignation with- wal has certainly tapped into
Reliance has denied the
Hazare, the hunger striker and out even telling his wife. Four public anger over official corrup-
charges — as have all of his tar-
symbol of the movement: Mr. years later, Mr. Kejriwal became tion, especially among India’s ur-
gets — but Mr. Kejriwal seemed
Hazare unexpectedly balked involved in efforts that have last- ban middle class, yet there is no
pleased. The establishment has
over plans to form a political par- ed for decades to create an inde- certainty that anger will trans-
been rattled.
ty. pendent anticorruption agency, late into votes against estab-
Now Mr. Kejriwal sat inside a
Politicos snickered that Mr. known as the Lokpal. lished parties with entrenched
cramped conference room of his
Kejriwal’s party, without Mr. The Lokpal campaign, led by vote bank machines.
headquarters, in a small house at
Hazare, would be dead before it Mr. Hazare, brought together an Mr. Kejriwal also has competi-
the edge of the capital, beside a
was born. Mr. Kejriwal, the back- odd coalition of civil society lead- tion on other fronts: Mr. Hazare
dingy slum. He was engaged in a
stage manager, would now be the ers, in what became known as and a handful of others are re-
ritual of Indian politics: the pub-
public face, which raised a ques- Team Anna. To a degree, Mr. Kej- constituting their anticorruption
lic audience. One man had trav-
tion: Would ordinary Indians ral- riwal was the least established of movement, even contemplating
eled hundreds of miles to pledge
ly behind a party whose public these advisers, yet he quickly po- opening an office down the street
his support. Another unexpect-
draw was a wiry, intense former sitioned himself as the key advis- from Mr. Kejriwal, according to
edly started singing a tribute
tax examiner? That remains to er to Mr. Hazare. And he was in- Indian news media. But Mr. Kej-
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Palestinians Try to Rally Support
thorities had shown for street protests.
Suiting Sophisticated Jlewyorkers - for More Than 40 years President Vladimir V. Putin replaced the head ELLEN BARRY A Palestinian official in the West Bank said
of the military’s general staff and a number of Friday that the distribution of a draft resolu-
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top generals on Friday, continuing a military Russia: Message Behind a Killing tion at the United Nations was the “first big
In One Day, 11,000 Flee Syria as Violence and Hardship Worsen, Alarming Turkey
By RICK GLADSTONE
and NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The United Nations reported
that 11,000 Syrians fled to neigh-
boring countries on Friday, the
vast majority clambering for
safety over the Turkish border, in
one of the largest single-day tor-
rents of refugees since the Syrian
conflict began. It came as may-
hem and deprivations were wors-
ening inside the country, its pres-
ident more determined than ever
to stay and his fractious enemies
still politically paralyzed.
United Nations refugee agency
officials said 9,000 of the fleeing
Syrians, many of them drenched
from a cold rain, went to Turkey.
The flow alarmed Turkish offi-
cials and led their prime minister,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to vent
bitterly at the five permanent
members of the Security Council
for what he called their failure to
respond decisively to the crisis
after nearly 20 months.
“The world cannot be left to
what the five permanent mem-
bers have to say,” Mr. Erdogan
told a conference in Indonesia.
“If we leave it to the five perma-
nent members, humanity will
continue to bleed.”
Panos Moumtzis, the United
Nations refugee agency official
coordinating the response, told
reporters in Geneva, where the
agency is based, that the latest
surge included 1,000 Syrians who
reached Lebanon and 1,000 who
reached Jordan, bringing the
number of registered refugees to
more than 408,000 in Turkey, Jor-
dan, Lebanon and Iraq. Agency REUTERS
officials said a few weeks ago Syrians ran from Ras al-Ain, a northeastern Syrian town that has been the scene of heavy fighting, across the border into Ceylanpinar, Turkey, on Friday.
they had anticipated that more
than 700,000 Syrian refugees
would be living in these countries Today, a government-run news has received only one-third of its Syrian Observatory for Human that has been advanced by Secre- ist and former confidant of Mr.
by year’s end, straining their re- service. In portions of the in- intended goal of $488 million. Rights, a group based in Britain tary of State Hillary Rodham Assad.
sources just as the cold Middle terview that were first released “There is more violence, more with contacts inside Syria, said at Clinton. Mrs. Clinton has been in- The council’s vote for a new
East winter intensifies. Thursday, Mr. Assad said that he humanitarian suffering, more least 120 people had been killed creasingly exasperated with the president and new executive
intended to remain in Syria and displacement and more losses,” nationwide. council’s dysfunction and irrele- committee caused its own prob-
The agency’s figures do not in-
warned that any foreign invasion said Radhouane Nouicer, the ref- In Doha, Qatar, the Syrian Na- vance because its members are lems, with at least one organ-
clude Syrians who have fled with-
would be a costly catastrophe. ugee agency’s coordinator based tional Council, an opposition all exiles with little feel for the ization and various independent
out registering, a number be-
Russia has been a steady defend- in Damascus. group in exile, elected a new combat raging in their home members quitting over the out-
lieved to be in the tens of thou-
er of Mr. Assad. The United Nations has also president, George Sabra, a vet- country. come. Those leaving the council
sands in Jordan alone.
In the complete version re- estimated that more than 2.5 mil- eran leftist dissident and Chris- Many council members have said that the election process had
Turkish officials said more
leased Friday, Mr. Assad denied lion people inside Syria need hu- tian and an outspoken critic of suggested that the formation of a been meant to introduce reforms
than half the Syrians who fled
that Syria was consumed in a civ- manitarian assistance, including Mr. Assad who had spent more larger umbrella organization that added diversity to the group,
into Turkey on Friday had been
il war and insisted that his forces 1.2 million displaced by the con- than eight years in prison for his would diminish their role without but that instead it had reinforced
seeking to escape combat be-
could “finish everything” within flict. John Ging, the director of activism. But it was unclear any guarantees of further inter- the control of the Muslim Broth-
tween insurgents and loyalist
weeks if foreign suppliers operations for the United Nations whether Mr. Sabra’s new role national funding and other sup- erhood and its allies.
forces near Ras al-Ain, a north-
stopped sending weapons to the Office for the Coordination of Hu- would help or hinder efforts to port for the uprising, which cur- “The council has been one col-
east border town where fighting
insurgents, whom he universally manitarian Affairs, said in an in- create a more unified opposition rently gets nonlethal aid from the or, which defies logic,” said Rima
has raged for days.
categorizes as terrorists. terview with Al Jazeera that four front at a convention of Syrian United States. On Thursday and Fleihan, a member in exile of the
The arrivals who crossed the
Mr. Assad also denied that Syr- million Syrians may need help in opposition groups under way in Friday, representatives of the Local Coordination Committees,
Turkish border at Reyhanli in Ha-
ian forces had shelled targets in the country by early next year. Doha. Syrian National Council did not an anti-Assad group that has
tay Province included 26 Syrian
Turkey and accused Mr. Erdogan “It’s just getting a lot worse very Earlier this week Mr. Sabra even attend the convention. sought to document casualties.
Army defectors, with 2 generals
— a former friend and now one of rapidly for the ordinary people,” criticized an attempt to subsume “They have a problem that is “The institution has failed to de-
and 11 colonels among them, the
Mr. Assad’s biggest critics — of Mr. Ging said. the Syrian National Council into a paralyzing them,” said Ayman liver what it promised in terms of
semiofficial Anatolian News
coveting Syrian territory. “He The United States will provide larger umbrella group, an idea Abdel Nour, an opposition activ- fixing its internal problems.”
Agency of Turkey reported.
The increased exodus coincid- personally thinks that he is the $34 million in additional aid to
ed with new signs of defiance by new sultan of the Ottomans and Syrians affected by conflict,
Syria’s president, Bashar al-As- he can control the region as it bringing the total provided by the
sad, in an interview with Russia was during the Ottoman Empire United States to more than $165
under a new umbrella,” Mr. As- million, the American diplomatic
Rick Gladstone reported from sad said. mission in Geneva said in an an-
New York, and Neil MacFarquhar The surge in refugees occurred nouncement distributed at the
from Doha, Qatar. Reporting was as agencies of the United Nations donor meeting.
contributed by Nick Cumming- and other groups met donor gov- Groups that track the violence
Bruce from Geneva; Sebnem Arsu ernments in Geneva to report on reported widespread attacks, in-
from Hatay, Turkey; Hania Mour- the crisis and seek greater finan- cluding the government use of
tada from Beirut, Lebanon; and cial support for the emergency warplanes, in Damascus suburbs
Christine Hauser from New York. fund for Syrian refugees, which and other areas on Friday. The
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Anglican Church’s New Leader Vows to Seek Reconciliation Ex-Official Threatens Suit
By ALAN COWELL
Church, say the bill is out of step Mothers and newborns at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in September. The hospital delivers more babies than any other facility in the Philippines.
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Cuba’s Prospects for an Oil-Fueled Economic Jolt Falter With Departure of Rig
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Still, Cuba has been bullish
and DAMIEN CAVE about oil since plans for the rig’s
HOUSTON — Cuba’s hopes of arrival were first made several
reviving its economy with an oil years ago. Cuba produces a small
boom have produced little more amount of oil and relies on Vene-
than three dry holes, persuading zuela to provide around 115,000
foreign oil companies to remove barrels a day at highly subsidized
the one deepwater rig able to rates, in exchange for the serv-
work in Cuban waters so it could ices of Cuban doctors and other
be used for more lucrative pros- professionals. Venezuelan pro-
pects elsewhere. duction has been sliding steeply
The rig, which was built in Chi- in recent years, and Cuban offi-
na to get around the United cials have been unnerved by the
States trade embargo, is expect- health problems of Venezuela’s
ed to depart in the next few president, Hugo Chávez, a crucial
weeks. With no other rigs avail- ally for the island.
able for deepwater exploration, Lee Hunt, a former president
that means Cuba must now post- of the International Association
pone what had become an abid- of Drilling Contractors, said there
ing dream: a windfall that would were still potential opportunities
save Cuba’s economy and lead to off the island. The first Repsol
a uniquely Cuban utopia where well, he said, was not productive,
the island’s socialist system was but a subsequent study of the
paid for by oil sales to its capital- drilling results concluded that
ist neighbors. there could be promising oil-pro-
“The Cuban oil dream is over ENRIQUE de la OSA/REUTERS ducing rocks in nearby waters.
and done with, at least for the The Scarabeo 9, above on the horizon in Cuba in January, is set to depart. It is the only rig available for deepwater drilling there. The second well drilled by
next five years,” said Jorge Pi- Petronas found only heavy oil
ñon, a former BP and Amoco ex- that was so thick it could not be
ecutive who fled Cuba as a child A nation’s vision of drilling results and the decision
of the rig operator to lease in oth-
The United States Geological
Survey has estimated Cuban oil
abeo 9, the rig set to depart, is the
only one available that is capable
economically lifted out of the
ground. And the third attempt by
but continues to brief foreign oil
companies on Cuban oil pros- energy independence er waters. Granma, the Commu-
nist Party newspaper, reported
reserves at 5 billion barrels, one
quarter of the Cuban estimate.
of drilling in deep waters and
complies with the embargo. To
the Venezuelan state company
pects. “The companies have bet- found rock that was so hard and
ter prospects by going to Brazil, becomes less clear. last week that while Venezuela’s The best-case scenario for pro- get it built, Repsol, the Spanish thick that it wore down drill bits
Angola and the U.S. Gulf.” state oil firm had plugged its hole duction, according to some oil ex- oil giant, was forced to contract before reaching oil.
The lack of a quick find comes because “it did not offer possibil- perts, would be for Cuba to even- an Italian operator to build a rig Mr. Hunt said oil consultants
at a difficult time for Cuba. The zuela for most of its oil. But with ities of commercial exploitation,” tually become a medium-size in China to drill exploration wells. continued to train Cuban drilling
effects of Hurricane Sandy, its drilling prospects dimming, the drilling had obtained valuable producer like Ecuador. But as the Cuban officials have also run crews for the Russian company
which destroyed more than experts say, Cuban officials may geological information. The Ven- three dry holes showed, far more into environmental concerns in Zarubezhneft, which plans to drill
100,000 homes in eastern Cuba, ezuelan firm was the last of three exploration effort would be need- the United States. The prospect using a Norwegian rig in shallow
be pushed to accelerate the pro-
are weighing down an economy foreign oil companies to use the ed, and that presents a challenge of drilling only 50 miles from the waters about 200 miles east of
cess of economic opening. At the
that remains moribund despite rig, after the Spanish company for a country with limited re- Florida Keys had worried ocean Havana. But that area is not con-
very least, it may embolden
two years of efforts by the Cuban Repsol and the Malaysian com- sources and the hurdle of Ameri- scientists, who warned that if the sidered as promising as the deep
members of the bureaucracy pany Petronas.
government to cut state payrolls can sanctions. There are many kind of blowout that occurred on waters.
looking for broader or faster The government said more ex- offshore areas that are compet- So the next deepwater explora-
and cautiously encourage free the BP rig in 2010 in the Gulf of
changes in the economy. ploration could be expected. ing with Cuba for the attention of Mexico was repeated in Cuban tion effort, Mr. Hunt said, may
enterprise on a small scale.
Cuba had hoped to become en- “This could represent a crucial The potential for Cuba’s oil re- oil companies, particularly off the waters, it could send oil spewing have to come from farther away:
ergy independent, after relying setback for the Cuban regime,” serves, like nearly everything in- coasts of South America and East onto Florida coastlines in as little oil companies from Vietnam and
first on Russia and now on Vene- said Blake Clayton, an energy fel- volving Cuba, has been a matter and West Africa. as three days. If the oil reached Angola still have active leases in
low at the Council on Foreign Re- of dispute. Cuban officials had In Cuba’s case, the American the Gulf Stream, the powerful Cuba for future drilling.
Clifford Krauss reported from lations. In the meantime, the gov- predicted that oil companies embargo makes it far more diffi- current that passes through the
Houston, and Damien Cave from ernment has mostly tried to put a would find 20 billion barrels of oil cult for companies seeking to ex- area, oil could flow up the coast to
Mexico City. positive spin on the disappointing reserves off its northern coast. plore Cuban waters. The Scar- Miami and beyond. Do not forget the Neediest!
N A11
U.S. Extends
A Deadline
For States
On Coverage
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — With many states
lagging far behind schedule, the Obama
administration said Friday that it would
extend the deadline for them to submit
plans for health insurance exchanges,
the online markets where millions of
Americans are expected to obtain pri-
vate coverage subsidized by the federal
government.
The original Nov. 16 deadline will be
extended to Dec. 14 — and in some
cases to Feb. 15, the administration said.
The Congressional Budget Office pre-
dicts that 25 million people will obtain
coverage through the new online shop-
ping malls known as insurance ex-
changes. Most of them will receive fed-
eral subsidies averaging more than
$5,000 a year per person to help them
pay premiums.
Every state is supposed to have an
exchange by Jan. 1, 2014, when the fed-
eral government will require most
Americans to have insurance. Many
states delayed work on the exchanges
to see the outcome of a Supreme Court
case challenging the health care law,
then waited to see if President Obama
would be re-elected.
If a state wants to run its own ex-
change, its governor still must submit a
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOSHUA LOTT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
declaration of intent — generally a brief
Lily Canedo, center, and others took petitions bearing 20,000 signatures on Friday to the county recorder’s office in Phoenix to protest uncounted votes. letter of one or two pages — by Nov. 16.
But states will have more time to sub-
mit the detailed applications required
Obama to Insist on Tax Increase for Wealthy, Saying Re-election Validates Approach
“I don’t want to box myself in,”
From Page A1 he said. “I don’t want to box any-
folks making under $250,000 a body else in. I think it’s important Returning to a point
year,” he said. “So let’s not wait.”
The president’s comments
for us to come to an agreement
with the president. But this is his
of contention with
came shortly after Speaker John opportunity to lead.” House Republicans.
A. Boehner, who had been strik- The speaker, who has strug-
ing a conciliatory tone since Re- gled with his more conservative
publican election losses in the rank and file in the past, said he
was confident that he could pass cuts that occur if there is no deal
Senate and the House, told re- — and there is deep concern that
porters that Republicans had a deal if one was reached with the
White House. “When the presi- failure could harm the economy
won a mandate of their own by
dent and I have been able to — the shape of a final compro-
retaining control of the House
come to an agreement, there has mise remains unclear. New re-
and that he supported continuing
been no problem getting it ports this week by the Congres-
rates enacted in the Bush-era tax
passed here in the House,” he sional Budget Office found that
cuts for all income levels.
said. the automatic tax increases and
“Raising tax rates will slow
House Republican leadership spending cuts would cut the def-
down our ability to create the
aides found some positive signals icit by $503 billion through next
jobs that everyone says they
want,” said Mr. Boehner, who in Mr. Obama’s combative tone. September. But the reports said
said he favored generating any They noted that he never speci- that the austerity could cause the
new federal revenue to offset the fied he wants tax rates to rise, economy to shrink by 0.5 percent
deficit by closing tax loopholes only that he wants additional rev- next year, and would lead to the
and limiting deductions. enues generated by taxes on the loss of millions of jobs.
“It’s clear that there are a lot of rich. That would give both sides The Congressional leaders will
special interest loopholes in the the latitude to devise a restruc- be heading to the White House on
tax code, both corporate and per- tured tax code that eliminates or Friday, administration officials
sonal,” he said. “It’s also clear limits tax deductions and credits said, just before Mr. Obama
that there are all kinds of de- for the rich — or that follows Mitt DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES
leaves for Cambodia, Myanmar
ductions, some of which make Romney’s proposal to cap deduc- and Thailand, where he will at-
tions at a set limit for rich house-
President Obama, in the East Room on Friday, held up a pen to show his readiness to sign a bill. tend economic meetings with
sense; others don’t. And by low-
ering rates and cleaning up the holds, though many analysts say world leaders. He is certain to
tax code, we know we’re going to that approach alone cannot raise cent tax bracket. But he is leav- made it clear that they support a Jay Carney, the White House come under pressure there to
get more economic growth.” the revenue Democrats want. ing open the possibility of a tax balanced approach to bring down press secretary, said just an hour reach a deal with Republicans
The president and Mr. Boehner Any agreement to avert a fiscal overhaul that raises more reve- deficits and set our nation back later that the president would since the American economy is
were careful with their language crisis in January, when hundreds nue than the existing code. on a sound fiscal path — one that veto any legislation extending doing better than most other glo-
and left room for compromise de- of billions of dollars in automatic Representative Steny H. Hoyer does not ask working families the expiring tax cuts for families bal economies, and a slowdown
spite their fundamental differ- tax increases and spending cuts of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat, and those struggling to get by to making $250,000 or more. in the United States is widely
ences about shifting more of the kick in, now revolves around the echoed the view at the White bear the burden of deficit reduc- For all the talk of compromise, viewed as potentially cata-
tax burden to high-income Amer- definition of tax increases. Mr. House that Americans want to tion, but instead asks the wealthi- neither side offered any sugges- strophic to the global economy.
icans. Mr. Boehner would not be Boehner is holding the line see taxes on the wealthy go up. In est Americans to pay their fair tion of where it might back down. “It’s time to get back to work,”
very specific on what his goal against any increase in tax rates, a statement after Mr. Obama share.” While both sides agree on the the president said at the White
might be for raising new federal even for the richest Americans, spoke, Mr. Hoyer said that “on While Mr. Obama was careful need to avoid triggering the auto- House. “And there is plenty of
tax dollars. who currently are in the 35 per- Tuesday, the American people not to demand that tax rates rise, matic tax increases and spending work to do.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 N A13
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Middle School in Madison. As an ingly nasty barbs, which ran non-
eighth grader, Ms. Baldwin medi- stop on television. “I wasn’t
ated a dispute between a neigh- fied publicly as a lesbian in 1986
naïve,” said Ms. Baldwin, who
bor of the school and students in The Wisconsin State Journal,
volunteered no qualms about the
who were trampling her flower Madison’s newspaper, encour- race’s brutishness. It was impor-
bed. The bipartisan solution: a aged by a friend. “I was quite tant, she added, “for Wisconsin to
fence. nervous about it,” she recalled, have a fighter in the Senate.”
“It was the first time I had this although the reception was posi- Reflecting on her victory, Ms.
spark that one person could tive, save for a single crank call. Baldwin said she saw no contra-
make a difference,” Ms. Baldwin “It was one of the most freeing dictions in Wisconsin’s seesaw-
recalled on Thursday, as the sun days of my life,” she said. ing political rhythms. But is it
glinted off a blue sliver of Lake She is not shy. Her Congres- strange for a state that passed an
Monona in the background. sional Web site includes a 3,528- initiative against gay marriage to
Tammy Suzanne Green Bald- word question-and-answer sec- elect a gay senator?
win was born in Madison, in 1962, tion, where Ms. Baldwin ex- “I suspect,” she said, “we
to a 19-year-old mother, a college
student in the midst of a divorce.
She was raised by her grandpar-
pounds on her upbringing, the
challenges of coming out and her
favorite books, broken down by
might have had a different out-
come had that initiative been on
the ballot in 2012, not 2006.”
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National Briefing
Woman Linked to Petraeus Is a West Point Graduate and Lifelong High Achiever
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR signed abruptly amid an F.B.I. in- Speakers Bureau Web site says a panel at the Aspen Institute, a Magazine as a high achiever “But now,” she is quoted as
WASHINGTON — Paula vestigation that uncovered evi- that she is a research associate at policy group for deep thinkers. since high school. saying, “as a working mother of
Broadwell, whose affair with the dence of their relationship. Harvard’s Center for Public “Heading 2 @AspenInstitute 4 The biography says that Ms. two, I realize it is more difficult to
But Ms. Broadwell was hardly Leadership and a Ph.D. candi- the Security Forum tomorrow! Broadwell received a degree in compete in certain areas. I think
nation’s C.I.A. director led to his
shy about her interactions with date in the Department of War Panel (media & terrorism) fol- political geography and systems it is important for working moms
resignation on Friday, was the
Mr. Petraeus as she promoted Studies at King’s College London. lowed by a 1v1 run with Lance engineering from West Point, to recognize that family is the
valedictorian of her high school
her book, “All In: The Education She received a master’s in public Armstrong,” she wrote. “Fired where she was ranked No. 1 over most important.”
class and homecoming queen, a
of General David Petraeus,” in up!” all in fitness in her class. She ben- On “The Daily Show,” Jon
fitness champion at West Point
media appearances earlier this On her Twitter account, she efited from a different ranking Stewart summed up Ms. Broad-
with a graduate degree from Har- year. She had unusual access, she scale for women, she told a re-
often commented on the qualities well’s book by saying: “I would
vard, and a model for a machine
gun manufacturer.
noted in promotional appear-
ances, taping many of her in-
Interviewing a general of leadership. “Reason and calm
judgment, the qualities specially
porter this year. But “I was still
in the top 5 percent if I’d been
say the real controversy here is,
is he awesome or incredibly awe-
It may have been those qual-
ities — and a string of achieve-
terviews for her book while run- while running belonging to a leader. Tacitus,” ranked as a male,” she said. some?”A short time later, Ms.
ning six-minute miles with Mr. she wrote. In another message, The official Web site for Ms. Broadwell challenged Mr. Stew-
ments that began in her native
North Dakota, where she was
Petraeus in the thin mountain air six-minute miles. she said: “A leader is a man who Broadwell’s book was taken art to a push-up contest, which
of the Afghan capital. has the ability to get other people down Friday, but comments from she won handily. Mr. Stewart had
state student council president, Ms. Broadwell said in an in- to do what they don’t want to do her echoed across the Internet. to pay $1,000 to a veterans’ sup-
an all-state basketball player and terview in February that Mr. Pe- and like it. Truman.” “I was driven when I was port group for each push-up she
orchestra concertmistress — that traeus was enjoying his new civil- administration from Harvard’s She also used her Twitter ac- younger,” she was quoted as say- did beyond his total. Ms. Broad-
drew the attention of David H. ian life at the C.I.A., where he be- Kennedy School of Government. count to denounce speculation in ing on the Web site, noting her in- well said that he wrote a check
Petraeus, the nation’s top spy came director in September 2011. A self-described “soccer mom” the Drudge Report that Mr. Pe- duction into her high school’s hall for $20,000 on the spot.
and a four-star general, as the “It was a huge growth period for and an ironman triathlete, Ms. traeus would be picked as a run- of fame. “Driven at West Point On Friday evening, her house
two spent hours together for a bi- him, because he realized he Broadwell became a fixture on ning mate by Mitt Romney, the where it was much more compet- in the Dilworth neighborhood of
ography of Mr. Petraeus that Ms. didn’t have to hide behind the the Washington media scene af- Republican candidate for presi- itive in that women were compet- Charlotte, N.C., was dark when a
Broadwell co-wrote. shield of all those medals and ter the publication of her book dent. ing with men on many levels, and reporter rang the doorbell. Two
Ms. Broadwell’s name burst stripes on his arm,” she said. Ms. about Mr. Petraeus, who is 60. In Married with two children, she I was driven in the military and cars were in the home’s carport
into public view on Friday Broadwell was 39 at the time. a Twitter message this summer, was described in a biography on at Harvard, both competitive en- and an American flag was flying
evening after Mr. Petraeus re- Her biography on the Penguin she bragged about appearing on the Web site of Inspired Women vironments.” out front.
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ya, that killed four Americans n’t continue to lead the agency,” a those of us who know him,” said
two months ago, critics had in- White House official said. Col. Michael J. Meese, a profes-
creasingly pressured him to give The White House had hoped to sor at West Point who has known
the agency’s account of the cha- keep the news under wraps until Mr. Petraeus for a decade and
otic night. Mr. Petraeus was after the daily briefing for the served as one of his top aides in
New York
N
Emergency Management Agency, told force. He was brought in by Senator ing their cages to higher ground. Senator Charles E. Schumer, right, looked over a damaged M.R.I. machine
NYU Langone officials afterward, as Charles E. Schumer of New York, who A modernized lecture hall with raked at NYU Langone Medical Center on Friday with John Sexton of N.Y.U.
they retreated to a conference room to kept saying that there was nothing like seats used by medical students had
catalog the losses. “Don’t look at this. seeing the damage firsthand to under- been filled “like a bathtub,” he said, door that had been blown out by the ready returning. Research and some in-
Think about what’s next.” stand how profound it really was. though it was dry on Friday. The library, force of the flood. “That door was put in patient services will come next.
NYU Langone, with its combination “What was that movie — ‘Conta- he said, “is basically gone.” around 1959 to 1960, when doors were Mr. Fugate said his agency would
of clinical, research and academic facili- gion?’” Mr. Schumer said, marveling at Four magnetic resonance scanners, a really doors,” Mr. Cohen said. “And this help cover the uninsured losses, and
ties, may have been the New York City the hellish scene. linear accelerator and gamma knife sur- thing is completely torsionally twisted. urged NYU Langone officials to move
hospital that was most devastated by NYU Langone’s patients, a major gery equipment, kept in the basement, I’ve never seen anything like that.” ahead.
Hurricane Sandy. What’s next is a spec- source of revenue, have been scattered were now worthless. Dr. Grossman said Walking to the back of the hospital, At this point, Dr. Grossman said, he
tacularly expensive cleanup. to other hospitals, creating a risk that that in the future, he wanted to move Mr. Cohen used a loading dock as a could only theorize as to why the gener-
Dr. Robert I. Grossman, dean and they may never return. Dr. Grossman such equipment, which is very heavy, to measuring stick to estimate that the ators had shut down. All but one gener-
chief executive of NYU Langone, look- said he was counting on those patients’ higher floors. surge had risen to 14› feet. “We were ator is on a high floor, but the fuel tanks
ing pale and weary — as if he were, in- loyalty. Electronic medical records were pro- prepared for 12 feet, no problem,” Dr. are in the basement. The flood, he said,
deed, struggling to hold back the FUD John Sexton, president of New York tected by a server in New Jersey, he Grossman said. was registered by the liquid sensors on
— estimated that the storm could cost University, which includes NYU Lan- said. Dr. Grossman said it would take a the tanks, which then did what they
the hospital $700 million to $1 billion. gone, and who also met with Mr. Richard Cohen, vice president for fa- couple of more weeks of assessing the were supposed to do in the event, for in-
His estimate included cleanup, rebuild- Fugate, raised fears that researchers cilities operations, took the group past damage to determine when the hospital stance, of an oil leak. They shut down
ing, lost revenue, interrupted research might be lured away to other institu- piles of sandbags and a welded steel could reopen. Outpatient business is al- the fuel to the generators.
Water poured into the Brooklyn- By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL saw heading for the Manhattan entrance. as a drain for Lower Manhattan, filling
Battery Tunnel during Hurricane Nearly two weeks after Hurricane He described the scene as “surreal,” with nearly 100 million gallons of water.
Sandy, and engineers have not Sandy struck, the vital arteries that bring saying that he had quickly helped power It is unclear when the tunnel is going to
pumped all of it out. cars, trucks and subways into New York down a generator and then made a har- reopen, since engineers are just beginning
City’s transportation network have recov- rowing drive through the nearly two-mile- to assess the damage to lighting and venti-
ered, with one major exception: the Brook- long tunnel as it started filling with water lation systems, for example. That leaves
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fall of the Soviet Union with relief she had been repeatedly denied working; in Belarus he had been
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who were living in country — Israel.” applied for Medicaid, and the fragile English. Most of her life is rose. Ms. Bobarykina was re- United States Department of Ag-
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bandits controlled the highway apartment, where they stayed for years — prostate cancer was de- months, 1 and 3› — who live limited income that includes So- “Smile,” he said.
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A Veteran of the Korean War Recalls a Marine Corps Buddy, Staff Sgt. Reckless
By COREY KILGANNON
War is hell, but there is one as-
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T. Meyers, a retired Marine
Corps sergeant who lives in Up-
per Manhattan, remembers fond-
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sergeant who was decorated for
battleground bravery. On Friday treated “like one of the fellows.”
morning, Mr. Meyer, who lives in “You had guys feeding her ev-
Inwood, pulled out a well-worn erything — beer, soda,” he said.
photograph he brought back “The Marine Corps had this
from Korea of the sergeant graz- terrible chocolate pudding that
ing in a field. was just horrible stuff,” Mr. Mey-
“She was a heck of a work ers recalled. “All the guys would
horse — she could carry 12 just dump it in this big 55-gallon
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rounds of ammo,” he said. “She garbage can,” he said. “Well, who
was a dependable, beautiful ani- John T. Meyers, a retired Ma- gets into the can but Reckless.
mal and she was sociable.” rine Corps sergeant. She eats the pudding, and then
Mr. Meyers was speaking of she got the worst case of diarrhea
Staff Sgt. Reckless, a Mongolian time she’d see me, she’d trot you’ve ever seen.”
mare who won two Purple Hearts over,” said Mr. Meyers, a retired Mr. Meyers comes from a mili-
and earned the rank of staff ser- shipping clerk. “I gave her an ap- tary family. His father, William,
geant for carrying ammunition in ple a day. She knew exactly served in the Army in World War
battle. Mr. Meyers was close to where I slept and she’d come in I and his leg was blown off in the
the horse, both on the battlefield, the tent and lick my face to wake Battle of the Marne. Mr. Meyers’
where he was a gunner, and also me up, so she could eat.” son, Larry, served in the Marines
in the mess tent, where he often Mr. Meyers recalled Reckless in the 1980s and is now an equi-
worked as a cook with the Fifth carrying heavy rounds for the ties trader who also lives in
Marine Regiment Anti-tank Com- powerful anti-tank guns the unit Inwood.
CAMP PENDLETON ARCHIVES pany. used, known as recoilless rifles. Reckless’s biography is not en-
Reckless was promoted by Gen. Randolph McCall Pate, the commandant of the Marine Corps. “I would feed her, so every “That gun had a heck of a blast, tirely complete. The story goes
but it wouldn’t bother Reckless,” that a Marine purchasing officer
he said. “Any animals in the area bought the horse from a Korean
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STORM-TOSSED A car remains where the At- OUT OF WATER The cleanup from the storm IN SEARCH OF FUEL Luis Diaz from the Bronx ONE-TWO PUNCH A tree fell on a house in Mel-
lantic Ocean left it, in Rockaway Beach. continued in Manahawkin, N.J. sought gas in Yonkers on Friday. ville, N.Y., during Wednesday’s storm.
Rockaways Still Largely Blacked Out Lights Coming Back for Some 12,000 Customers Still in the Dark No Tally of Homes Lost
The Rockaway Peninsula remained the area worst Public Service Electric and Gas said that 55,000 Consolidated Edison reported that fewer than Government officials and local utilities still lacked
hit by power failures as residents in homes with customers still had no power late Friday. “Con- 12,000 of its 348,000 customers in the county were firm statistics on how many homes had simply
no light or heat grew increasingly frustrated with trary to rumors,” it said, it had an ample stock of still without power on Friday evening. The munici- washed away or been damaged beyond repair
the Long Island Power Authority, which provides poles and equipment needed to make repairs. An palities of Cortlandt, Greenburgh, New Castle, during the hurricane. “We don’t have a good num-
electricity there. More than 31,000 customers, equipment failure was repaired Thursday night, New Rochelle, North Castle and Yonkers each still ber on that,” Vanessa Baird-Streeter, a spokes-
nearly the entire peninsula, were without power restoring power to Elizabeth, Westfield, Wood- had more than 1,000 customers without Con Ed woman for the Suffolk County executive’s office,
as of Friday afternoon, the authority reported on bridge and 12 other communities. Jersey Central power. said Friday.
its Web site. In the rest of the city, Con Edison re- Power and Light had 8,200 line workers on the job
ported that it had restored power to all but about and said power would return for most of the TRANSPORTATION POWER
16,000 customers. But even in many areas where 168,000 customers still without power by Saturday
the power had been restored, some homes and Gas Lines Are Shorter Alternative to Inspections Proposed
night. P.S.E.&G. indirectly confirmed complaints
buildings remained without electricity. The utility Gasoline lines continued to ease, with county in- According to the Long Island Power Authority’s
that individual power-failure reports were being
said it could not return power to about 35,000 cus- spectors reporting deliveries increasing, more sta- Web site, the number of homes on Long Island
wrongly deleted when power was restored gener-
tomers in flood-damaged areas like Howard Beach tions operating and lines approaching near-nor- lacking power dropped to about 130,000 on Friday
ally in an area. “If our automated system indicates
in Queens and Red Hook and Sheepshead Bay in mal lengths. Donna Greene, a spokeswoman for from more than 200,000 on Thursday. Some of
that power has been restored to your area and you
Brooklyn until electricians certified their homes the county executive, Robert P. Astorino, ex- them lack power because the utility had initially
have no power, please follow the prompts to place
as safe. plained the contrast with the scarcity in New York said that they would have to undergo inspections
a new ‘no power’ order,” the utility advised.
City by noting that gas supply had never been first. The Suffolk County executive, Steve Bellone,
J.C.P.&L. customers have reported similar experi-
PUBLIC HOUSING much of an issue in the county. Now that most has pushed for alternatives to such inspections,
ences. Measured by the sheer numbers of resi- like having customers shut off circuit breakers to
Westchester gas stations have power, they can
Housing Authority Buildings Suffer dents, the worst-off J.C.P.&.L. towns were on the equipment they suspect has been flooded. The au-
function normally, so panic buying has been re-
Jersey Shore. But in percentage terms, western thority’s original plan would have left people in
More than 21,000 residents in public housing re- duced. All three Metro-North Railroad lines are
New Jersey towns like Walpack, Far Hills, Chester the dark until December, he said.
mained without heat or hot water on Friday, ac- operating on a standard schedule along their
cording to the New York City Housing Authority, and Tewksbury had larger proportions of custom-
Westchester routes.
and another 12,800 were without power. Most of ers without power. Many of them, lacking munici-
TRANSPORTATION
the problems were in Brooklyn, where hundreds pal water, require electricity for well water.
of apartments in buildings in Coney Island and
TELEPHONE L.I.R.R. Uncertain on Regular Service
Red Hook remained without heat or electricity or TRANSPORTATION Phone Service May Require Electricity Long Island Rail Road trains will maintain regular
both. Verizon and Cablevision said that the statistics on weekend schedules on Saturday and Sunday on all
Hoboken Gets Weekend Repairs branches other than the Long Beach branch,
people without telephone service were deceptive
New Jersey Transit said the Main Line and Port where the railroad was hit hardest by the storm.
HOMEOWNER RELIEF because many customers get their telephone, In-
Jervis Line would terminate in Secaucus rather Long Beach commuters may be shunted to buses
ternet and television through equipment that re-
Emergency Repair Plan Announced than Hoboken over the weekend to allow work to quires electricity, so when power is restored, for a while. “The prognosis there is not immedi-
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a pro- proceed uninterrupted in Hoboken, where several phone service resumes. But Cablevision’s Web ate” said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the
gram that, in partnership with FEMA, will send electrical substations were submerged. Weekend site said that almost 2,500 of its customers re- Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He said it
teams of contractors into neighborhoods hit hard passengers can transfer to the Northeast Corridor mained without service on Friday afternoon even was unclear whether the system would be able to
by the hurricane to help speed home repairs, with- Line in Secaucus to reach Manhattan; on week- though they had electricity, and an additional resume regular weekday service on Monday.
out any immediate cost to the homeowners. Peo- days, those trains are bypassing Secaucus be- 15,000 households still have no phone service. Weekday schedules are more taxing on the sys-
ple can learn about and sign up for the program, cause of crowding on them. The PATH system, tem than weekend ones, and two of the four East
called NYC Rapid Repairs, at NYC.gov or by call- whose Hoboken, World Trade Center and Ex- River tunnels that the railroad usually uses are
SHELTER
ing 311. change Place stations were devastated, is running still out of use.
trains between Journal Square and 33rd Street in Three Emergency Shelters Still Open
TRANSPORTATION Manhattan, but skipping Christopher Street and The county announced that all but three shelters CONNECTICUT
Ninth Street because those stations are too small had closed. Those three are in Yonkers, Chappa-
Ferry From the Rockaways to handle the anticipated crowds safely. A spokes- qua and Cortlandt. POWER
Mr. Bloomberg announced a temporary ferry man, Ron Marsico, said PATH hoped to extend
service beginning Monday between the Rocka- service to Newark Penn Station and Harrison by GOVERNMENT ACTION The News Is Mostly Good
ways and Manhattan. The service is being pro- early next week, then to Exchange Place. “We are done, done, done with storms stuff,” said
vided in partnership with SeaStreak. Schedules States of Emergency Are Lifted Mitch Gross, a spokesman for Connecticut Light
and departure locations are available at SHELTER The county’s emergency operations center is no and Power, the utility that provides power to 149 of
www.seastreak.com and at 311. One-way fares will longer operating around the clock, but will be open the state’s 169 municipalities. About 400 homes,
be $2. The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel remained Population Down to 2,350 on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scarsdale re- many in Old Lyme, Greenwich and Westport, were
closed by flood damage. Subway service is operat- The state said 2,350 people remained in shelters scinded its state of emergency on Friday morning excluded from the upbeat reports and have not re-
ing normally on most lines, with some exceptions. on Friday. In Atlantic City, the last 24 units of pub- and the City of Rye allowed its state of emergency connected to the power grid because of lingering
Service remains suspended on the N train be- lic housing that had been evacuated were expect- to expire. The county also arranged to extend the safety concerns.
tween 59th Street and Coney Island in Brooklyn, ed to be reoccupied on Friday, said Thomas J. time for Medicare beneficiaries who want to
the A train in Far Rockaway, the S Rockaway Park Hannon, the director of operations. change their standard health plan and Part D cov- TRANSPORTATION
Shuttle, the 1 train between Chambers Street and erage for prescription drugs in 2013. The original
South Ferry, the R train between Manhattan and SCHOOLS deadline was Dec. 7, but because of the storm, ben- Most Rail Service Is Normal
Brooklyn and the J train between Chambers and eficiaries can call (800) MEDICARE, (800) 633- Metro-North train service to Connecticut is back
Broad Streets. Metropolitan Transportation Au- Some Closings Continue 4227, and representatives will help them make a to normal except on the New Canaan branch,
thority officials did not estimate when service Twenty percent of New Jersey’s schools remained choice even after Dec. 7, the county said. where damage was “fairly extensive,” according
would be restored. RAY RIVERA closed on Friday. DAVID M. HALBFINGER JOSEPH BERGER to Mr. Donovan. ALISON LEIGH COWAN
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Behind New York Gas Lines, Warnings and Crossed Fingers For Elderly,
From Page A1 Extra Peril
tioning and also mused aloud in
the Sunday meeting that perhaps
the best option was to simply al-
Accompanies
low the free market to dictate
how people would find gas.
But by Wednesday, there were
Power Loss
renewed concerns that the gas By SHERI FINK
crunch was not easing in the five
boroughs and parts of Long Is- For more than a week since
land — even as it was in New Jer- Hurricane Sandy, a bone-chilling
sey and the suburbs north of the draft has wafted through the hall-
ways of Knickerbocker Village,
city. By the next day, officials in
the hulking housing complex on
New York City and in Nassau and
the Lower East Side.
Suffolk Counties were ready to
embrace rationing. On Monday night, as tempera-
tures outside dipped below freez-
“The reaction on this side of
ing, a chill pervaded the fifth-
the Hudson was slow, and New
floor apartment where 101-year-
Yorkers have paid the price,” said
old Pao Chu Hsieh wore a turtle-
Anthony Michael Sabino, a law-
neck, a coat and two blankets.
yer who specializes in the oil and
She complained that she was
gas industry and lives in Nassau
cold, said her son, Kam Won Lo,
County. “The crisis became much
78; before the storm, she evacu-
worse because when people were
ated from her home at St. Marga-
left to their own devices, a panic
ret’s House to stay with him.
set in.”
Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Mrs.
Compounding the problem was
Hsieh began coughing uncontrol-
the lack of a centralized way for
lably. She seemed to have diffi-
officials to coordinate with coun-
culty breathing and speaking. A
terparts in the region’s compli-
family member called 911. By the
cated fuel-distribution network —
time ambulance workers arrived,
as the city works with utilities
Mr. Lo said, she was unrespon-
like Consolidated Edison.
sive. They performed CPR, but
New York City’s rationing ef-
could not revive her.
fort coincided with one that be-
Mrs. Hsieh’s death is an exam-
gan on Friday in Nassau and Suf-
ple of what officials and advo-
folk and followed odd-even rules
cates say is the peril of older peo-
imposed for 12 counties in New MICHAEL NAGLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
ple living in buildings that still
Jersey. On Friday (Nov. 9), cars On Friday, the first day of gas rationing in New York City, a van without fuel had to be pushed to a Hess station in Brooklyn. lack power and heat.
with either odd numbers or let-
ters at the end of their plates On Wednesday night, citing
were able to get gas. On even Mrs. Hsieh’s death, a FEMA offi-
days, cars with even numbers or
0 at the end of their plates will be
A Brief History of Long Lines and Lots of Impatience cial urged city authorities to pro-
vide alternate accommodations
to the residents of Knickerbocker
able to get gas.
By JAMES BARRON In May of that year, Presi- Village, where about 700 seniors
Throughout the area, long lines
The last time New York City dent Jimmy Carter gave gover- had been living without heat
continued. There were no reports nors the power to regulate gas-
had odd-even gasoline pur- since the hurricane.
of arrests, though at some sta- oline sales in their states. That
tions, drivers with the wrong chase rules, they were in effect Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, commis-
included the power to impose sioner of New York City’s De-
numbers at the end of their plates for 79 days, and the time before
odd-even systems. Three weeks partment for the Aging, said in an
were seen getting gas. that, 65 days.
later, Gov. Hugh L. Carey an- interview, however, that resi-
At a Hess station in Green- This time, the reasons were
nounced an odd-even plan for dents in mandatory evacuation
point, Brooklyn, the wait for gas different. Fuel distribution was
the city and four suburban areas had already been offered
on Friday was about 20 minutes disrupted by Hurricane Sandy counties — Nassau, Suffolk, opportunities to leave, and that
— far shorter than it had been in — among other things, the Westchester and Rockland. the decision was up to the people
recent days, said Tony Dazzo, 35, storm forced tankers bound for New Jersey and Connecticut themselves. “It’s a fine line be-
an engineer who lives in Queens. the New York area to wait it out soon followed suit. tween people’s freedom and what
“They should have done it and stay beyond the reach of its Five years earlier, Mayor I perceive to be an emergency
sooner,” he said. “It gets half the punishing winds. Also, many Abraham D. Beame called the and a discomfort,” Ms. Barrios-
people off the line and moves it a service stations had gas but no gas outlook “desperate” and Paoli said.
lot more quickly.” electricity, so their pumps could threatened to start allocating Knickerbocker Village, which
Even with a gas-rationing pro- not function. gas himself if the state did not. includes a large population of
gram in place, Mr. Bloomberg In 1973, the Arab oil embargo The governor at the time, low- and moderate-income peo-
said the shortage might persist choked supplies nationwide. In SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES Malcolm Wilson, initially resist- ple near their 70s and older, was
for days to come; and oil industry 1979, a new government took In 1979, gas lines formed at the Hess station at 44th Street and ed, but relented in February also in the mandatory evacuation
experts were even gloomier, cau- power during the Iranian revo- 1974, saying the gasoline emer- area, but Mr. Lo said he thought
tioning that a lack of fuel could
10th Avenue in Manhattan. Lines were there again Friday.
lution, and fresh supply worries gency was endangering public his family would be safe there.
hamper travel during the busy set off panic buying and long health and safety. The odd-even “It’s such an old, sturdy build-
Thanksgiving holiday. lines at gas stations. There Queens Boulevard and Albion mid-June of 1979 after weeks of rules now in effect brought back ing,” he said through tears.
Mr. Cuomo’s aides declined to were fistfights at some stations Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens. long lines. They ended on Sept. memories for New Yorkers old The chief medical examiner’s
discuss any internal delibera- as drivers tried to cut in line. At “It was chaotic. We opened up 6 after officials decided there enough to remember the earlier office has ruled that Mrs. Hsieh
tions about the rationing, but not- least one driver was arrested at I think 6 or 7 in the morning, was finally enough fuel on hand rounds. Robert Sinclair Jr., now died of natural causes, according
ed that he had repeatedly singled on charges of pulling a gun on a and we only stayed open until to be certain there would be no a spokesman for AAA New to Ellen Borakove, a spokeswom-
out the gas shortage as a major gas station attendant who we ran out. When we ran out, more panic buying. Gasoline York, remembered a conversa- an for the office. Ms. Borakove
problem. would not fill his car, with odd- that was it until the next day.” became widely available again tion with a cousin in 1979. said the police told an investiga-
“If you want to paralyze a re- numbered plates, on an even- (Mr. Gaj, who now lives in Mid- in midsummer after the price “He was supposed to take tor for the office that Mr. Lo’s
gion as we’ve seen, just stop the numbered day. dle Village, Queens, said that he passed $1.50 a gallon. It had this girl out,” he said, “but she apartment was not cold. But
fuel delivery for two days,” he “It was hectic,” recalled Stan- left the station in the mid-1980s been less than $1 at the be- didn’t appreciate how hard it more than a dozen residents and
said at a news briefing on Friday. ley Gaj, who in 1979 was the and became a bus driver.) ginning of 1979, before Iran sus- was to get gasoline. He was employees at the complex said
The storm cut off power to manager of a filling station at The odd-even sales began in pended oil exports. done with her.” late this week that the complex
thousands of gas stations across still did not have heat.
the state, but perhaps more crit- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
ically, it caused widespread dam- run out.” Placing extra strain on In addition, while the main er facilities and recoveries for lished a task force before the hur- said Friday that his main focus
age to refineries and a network of supplies has been the demand pipelines have recovered power, some of the smaller facilities.” ricane arrived that took steps to was on helping tens of thousands
ports and terminals that deliver from emergency responders and 20 or so terminals in and around The extent of the damage to prevent a gas shortage. of people — about half of whom
gas to the pumps. But as Mr. Cuo- people using generators. Linden will take more time to the gas-distribution network was In New York, some critics have live in public housing — get pow-
mo and industry executives have The center of the problem was build to normal operations. Eight not fully understood by state and also charged that state and city er back.
repeatedly warned, panic buying Linden, N.J., oil industry execu- to 14 are in various stages of re- city officials, said Ralph Bombar- officials simply took too long to As of Friday afternoon, more
and hoarding among drivers tives said, the heart of the metro- pair and limited operations, while diere, executive director of the act when the gas crisis started than 1,000 older people remained
have only slowed recovery ef- politan supply chain and a place 6 are still out of commission. New York State Association of escalating. “I think that the city, in three large Manhattan com-
forts by placing more stress on where New York officials have no Docks were flooded and dam- Service Stations and Repair state and federal government plexes that lacked services in-
the entire system. jurisdiction. It is where the Co- aged, along with equipment that Shops. need to do a better job of coordi- cluding heat, water or electricity,
In New Jersey, Gov. Chris lonial pipeline ends, bringing pe- lifts refined product to the barges A New York State energy office nating their responses to this gas according to the office of Scott M.
Christie imposed a gas-rationing troleum products up from the from pipelines and tanks. The created amid gas shortages in the crisis,” said Councilman David G. Stringer, the Manhattan borough
system last Saturday. Gulf of Mexico, and where the surge blew out control-room win- 1970s was dissolved in the 1990s. Greenfield of Brooklyn. “Quite president. There were probably
“The major problem is the ter- Buckeye pipeline begins taking dows and lifted and damaged ma- And, Mr. Bombardier said, there frankly, it’s shocking.” many smaller buildings in similar
minals, but the mayor should petroleum products to Long Is- rine docks and lifting equipment was little if any coordination or Howard Wolfson, a deputy city conditions, Mr. Stringer’s office
have followed Governor Christie land and other areas. essential for putting the products monitoring of the entire distribu- mayor, said that discussions added.
faster to curb some of the hoard- Six- to eight-foot waves surged on the barges. tion network before the hurri- about gas rationing began short- The deaths of at least two other
ing,” said Tom Kloza, chief oil an- through the area, crashing into a “Hurricane Sandy gave us a cane. “There’s more damage ly after the storm ended but took New Yorkers in their 70s were re-
alyst at the Oil Price Information Phillips 66 refinery and into a major shot to our distribution than anybody knew,” he said. on urgency only after it became lated to the power failures, city
Service. “When you have 200 cluster of terminals on or close to network,” said James Benton, the “There was no plan or diagram of clear that it would continue long- officials said. George O’Regan,
people on line for gasoline, it the Arthur Kill waterway that re- director of the New Jersey Petro- how this industry worked or who er than anyone in the industry or 70, of New Lane on Staten Island,
doesn’t take long for a station to ceives refined products from the leum Council, a trade organiza- you can call to find out what’s region had said. “Within the last died on Oct. 31 after falling and
Colonial pipeline and local refin- tion. He said the northeaster was happening. ” 48 hours,” Mr. Wolfson said, “it breaking his neck in an unlighted
Andy Newman and Nate Schwe- eries for shipment throughout a blow, as well, since “it delayed Connecticut, which did not ex- was clear that the problem hallway. William McKeon, 78,
ber contributed reporting. the region. damage assessments for the larg- perience a gas shortage, estab- wasn’t getting any better.” who lived on Shorefront Parkway
in Queens, died Tuesday of head
injuries after falling down a dark-
Saying Goodbye ened staircase. Building manag-
ers at other high-rises that house
To Two Sons older people reported cases in
which residents fell and broke
Damian and Glenda Moore, limbs in dark stairways.
second and third from left, Ghislaine Chery, a nurse with
watched as New York City the Visiting Nurse Service of
sanitation workers carried a New York who has visited sev-
coffin containing the bodies of eral big complexes since the
storm, compared their conditions
their sons, Brandon, 2, and
to her native country. “This is so
Connor, 4, into a funeral serv- sad because they have to live like
ice at the St. Rose of Lima they’re living right now in Haiti,”
Church in Brooklyn on Friday. she said.
The floodwaters of Hurricane Some are so cold that they are
Sandy swept the boys away using their ovens and stovetop
from Ms. Moore as she was gas burners for heat.
trying to lead them to safety The odor of gas “hits your face
as soon as the door opens,” said
after her sport utility vehicle Carlina Rivera, a program man-
stalled on Staten Island. Mr. ager for Good Old Lower East
Moore is a sanitation worker. Side, a nonprofit group helping
residents. “A lot of people are
really desperate. They are tired
of sleeping in their coats and they
don’t have enough blankets.”
On Friday, Pao Chu Hsieh’s be-
reaved son went out to buy can-
dles for her funeral on Saturday.
His wife, 73, had bruises on her
face. She said she had collapsed
after making dozens of trips up
the staircase with water that she
collected from a fire hydrant.
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The Fiscal Cliff Opener The Role of the Military in Our Society
TO THE EDITOR: interests, he goes on to most usefully
Mr. Obama sounds as if he’s ready to fight. Mr. Boehner sounds like Mr. Romney Re “The Permanent Militarization of emphasize broader cultural aspects of
America” (Op-Ed, Nov. 5): the normalization of war. Central to
On Tuesday, voters re-elected a president who prom- The fiscal cliff was front and center, he explained, because I applaud Aaron B. O’Connell for his such normalization is a heightened rush
ised to fight for higher taxes on the wealthy, for more pub- of the year-end deadline, not because budget cutting is brave and cogent article. The salute of to designate an “enemy.”
lic investment and for careful cuts in spending. Three more important than investments to create jobs. all things military — and the quick de- So long as American foreign policy
days later, President Obama challenged Republicans to nunciation of any who dare question it continues to be tainted by the amor-
Mr. Obama rejected the Republican claim that budget
— has become a knee-jerk part of Amer- phous concept of a “war on terror,”
extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, right now, cuts in a weak economy are the path to prosperity, and he ican life. It strikes me as a cynical ploy there will never be a dearth of “ene-
and said he would not accept a deal that does not require said serious deficit reduction requires both spending cuts to ensure that the military-industrial- mies,” or a significant reduction in mili-
the wealthy to pay a bigger share. and revenue. He did not specifically say, as he did many Congressional-entertainment complex tarization. EDWIN M. SCHUR
The House speaker, John Boehner, recycled positions times on the campaign trail, that Bush tax rates needed to is perpetually well fed, even as spend- New York, Nov. 5, 2012
that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan already offered, and vot- expire, and that when he talked about raising revenue, he ing on the rest of society is cut and the The writer is professor emeritus of soci-
ers rejected. He suggested that Congress just put off deal- debt balloons. ology at New York University.
meant raising tax rates and not the inchoate promise of
ing with the fiscal cliff, allow all the Bush tax cuts to re- Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning of
tax reform. But there was no give on his campaign prom- the dangers of this imbalance was as
main in place, and then negotiate tax reforms to lower ise to ensure that the rich will pay more as part of the TO THE EDITOR:
prescient as it is unheeded. Aaron B. O’Connell writes that “for
rates even further while closing unspecified loopholes. budget process now under way. Unlike the case in World War II, Ko-
These were the opening hands in negotiations that non-veterans — including about four-
Showing more determination and will to fight than he rea and Vietnam, today relatively few fifths of all members of Congress —
start next week: Mr. Boehner’s weak hand and Mr. Oba- has at times in the last four years, he said raising taxes on Americans have direct contact with the there is only unequivocal, unhesitating
ma’s strong one. professional troops who fight, even as adulation” for the military. This may be
the rich was debated over and over in the campaign. “And
Both sides have acknowledged the need to avoid the we enter a second decade of continuous an artifact of the times when our sol-
on Tuesday night, we found out that the majority of Ameri- conflict. The cost of our permanent
fiscal cliff — the tax increases and spending cuts that will diers were conscripts, not government
cans agree with my approach,” he said. Mr. Obama sensi- state of war — in terms of lives, treas-
take effect starting in January if Congress does not act employees who voluntarily signed on
bly urged the House to get started by passing legislation ure and spiritual health — is the kind of for military duty.
and that will total nearly $700 billion next year alone. In a burden that, in the rearview mirror of
already approved by the Senate that would extend Bush While military employees deserve
news conference on Friday morning, Mr. Boehner offered history, brings down great nations.
tax cuts for everyone below the $250,000 threshold. high praise for work well done under
conciliatory words that made it sound as though his cau- GLENN BAKER
It is altogether possible that the fiscal cliff problem dangerous circumstances, draftees de-
cus was at last open to the obvious answers it has blocked Falls Church, Va., Nov. 6, 2012
will not be resolved by the end of the year. Republicans served something more. The govern-
for four years. But behind the words, his party’s immedi- The writer was a producer for the PBS
ate goal was, as always, to extend the Bush-era tax cuts have a taste for political extortion and are, after all, used television shows “America’s Defense
for the rich. to Mr. Obama’s yielding to it. They may be waiting to see if Monitor” and “Foreign Exchange With
he blinks again. But he was not blinking on Friday, and it Fareed Zakaria.”
Mr. Boehner did not rule out raising tax revenues al-
together. But his talk of eventually lowering rates while is important that he stand firm.
If there is no agreement by Dec. 31, the Republicans TO THE EDITOR:
closing unnamed loopholes ignores the fact that higher
will have allowed taxes on middle-class Americans to go Everyone should heed Aaron B.
taxes for top earners are needed now to raise revenue for O’Connell’s thoughtful warning about
public investments that are vital to economic recovery. up needlessly — but the full brunt of automatic tax in- the consequences of our country’s “un-
The most expedient and fairest way to do that is to allow creases and spending cuts would not be felt immediately. critical support of all things martial.”
the high-end Bush tax cuts to expire. Until the rich pay Negotiators will have time to reach the type of accord Mr. Of course we need an effective mil-
more, there will be no later consensus on spending cuts Obama described on Friday: “Reduce the deficit while itary for the defense of our country. But
that eventually will be needed to curb long-term deficits. still making the investments we need to build a strong it is sad when we reach the point where
middle class and a strong economy.” scrutinizing the cost of that defense is
Mr. Obama was explicit that the real challenge for
viewed as somehow unpatriotic.
Congress is to foster job creation and economic growth. That is what he campaigned on, and won on. We often hear that our foreign policy
should be based on diplomacy, develop-
ment and defense. Yet as Robert M.
A Supreme Test on the Right to Vote Gates, the former defense secretary,
once observed, there are more people in
American military bands than in the
JOON MO KANG
On Friday morning, fresh light fell on the continuing summoning an old cutthroat survivalist film. She dis-
Israel does not need lectures about the Housing for Storm Victims
necessity of peace. Rather, it requires
miseries wrought by Hurricane Sandy, and Abby Barnett, agreed, observing that the neighborhood is rich in mem- forward-looking partners for peace. TO THE EDITOR:
a city schoolteacher, was entirely grateful for the brilliant bers of the police and fire department, already keeping an When they emerge, as was the case with Re “With $200 Million in U.S. Housing
sun as she continued to muck out her battered bay-front eye on the area. Plus there is a resilience forged by trage- President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt and Aid, Officials Begin Relocating the Dis-
home in Belle Harbor, on the Rockaway Peninsula. “The dy, first on 9/11 when a dozen locals lost their lives in the King Hussein of Jordan, peace not only placed” (news article, Nov. 6):
looters were right there,” she said, pointing to the back- Twin Towers, then two months later when an airliner becomes possible, but also inevitable. Whenever I drive on Routes 1 and 9
ROBERT ELMAN heading south in New Jersey, my atten-
yard of a neighbor who heard them and began screaming, crash set Belle Harbor afire. After Sandy, state and city
President tion is drawn to the hundreds of ship-
alerting others guarding hearth and home through an- leaders invoked the mantra that New Yorkers are tough in American Jewish Committee ping containers that resemble a high-
other cold night of uncertainty. facing the worst of times. New York, Nov. 5, 2012 density residential complex.
People in Belle Harbor, like others stranded along the “There’s definitely truth to that,” Ms. Barnett said. With this in mind, doesn’t it make
Rockaways, a protective barrier for metropolitan New “We’re super resilient. But now I think we’re more afraid sense to take these stored containers
York, must employ heightened watchfulness: firmly of the future, of what happens next.” She found a lesson in ONLINE: MORE LETTERS and modify them with windows, doors,
chaining down electric generators, hiding priceless cans the miles of splintered boardwalk and broken houses. partitions, utilities and insulation and
Technology in schools: An educator use them as temporary housing?
of gasoline in garbage cans, watching their mountains of Even the forces of terrorism in 9/11 eventually were
says the emphasis should be on They seem to be waiting to be used in
street debris be picked over by outsiders eager for some- tracked down and brought under some control, she said. engagement, not distraction. a much-needed way instead of sitting
one else’s valuables. But the greatest fear, many admit, is “But this,” said Ms. Barnett, gesturing to the waters, Also: Nature’s protective ways. dormant. CARMI BEE
being forgotten by the gleaming city across the bay. gleaming and serene, “we see this now as a force of nature nytimes.com/opinion New York, Nov. 6, 2012
“Mad Max,” a neighbor commented to Ms. Barnett, that’s beyond control.” FRANCIS X. CLINES The writer is an architect.
THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 ØN A21
Neighbors
about the 2012 elections, let’s have some
fun. Allow me to arm you with a col-
lection of facts and data about the elec-
this year. Threaten to steal something,
and its owner’s grip grows tighter.
• Romney won nine of the 11 states
Percentage of each group’s total
Till
voters who voted for Obama in the
By Geraldo L. Cadava
tion results that you can use at your
next cocktail party, during your next
coffee break or during your next P.T.A.
that were once in the Confederacy.
• Romney also won eight of the 10
states with the lowest population densi-
states that he won.
White Black Hisp. Asian
Christmas?
meeting. ty: Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, North On Friday morning, I drove out to the
First, a comment about the exit polls Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska Calif. 45 96 72 79 Rockaways with Nan Shipley, a 48-year-
EVANSTON, Ill. from which most of these data are
L
ATINOS might have made the piv- and Utah. Obama won New Mexico and Colo. 44 75 old real estate broker and mother of
drawn: They were conducted only in 30 Nevada. (Hello. Hello. Hello. Is there an three. Though we barely know each oth-
otal difference in Tuesday’s states. And, unfortunately, the balance
election, especially in battle- echo in here?) Conn. 51 93 79 er, she had been sending me e-mails all
of states polled tilted heavily toward • Romney’s biggest margin of vic- week, updating me about the problems
grounds like Nevada, Colorado, Del.
those won by President Obama. Of the tory came in Utah, home of the Mormon facing residents of the Rockaways, the
Florida and Virginia. Repub- Data not available for all
25 states Obama won, exit polls were Church. Utah was one of three states in thin peninsula on the southern edge of
licans are already debating how to con- D.C. states and all groups.
conducted in all but three. Obama also which Romney won every county. The Queens that had been decimated by
vert more of them — along with women,
won the District of Columbia, which had other two were West Virginia and Okla- Hawaii Hurricane Sandy.
blacks and young people — from the
Democratic camp. no exit polls. Of the 24 states Mitt Rom- homa. Obama won every county in four Shipley, who lives in Manhattan, had
ney won, exit polls were conducted only Ill. 46 96 81
Comprehensive immigration reform states: Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode been going out there every day since
has been an elusive goal of both parties in eight. Island and Vermont. Iowa 51 last Saturday, volunteering in the hard-
for two decades and is a priority of Presi- (Obama is leading in Florida, which • This year was the first presidential hit enclave of Belle Harbor, where a Ro-
would be a 26th state won by Obama election in which there were more Me. 57 man Catholic church, St. Francis de
dent Obama’s second term. But it will be
hard to achieve unless the United States and a state for which there are exit Asian-American voters (11 percent) in Sales, had essentially been taken over
Md. 43 97
also re-envisions its approach to Mexico polls. However, The New York Times California than African-American ones by relief workers. She had expected to
and other Latin American countries. The had not yet called the state at the time (8 percent). In 2008, 6 percent were Mass. 57 92 help out for a day or two, assuming that
United States has historically shifted its of publication.) Asian-American and 10 percent were the Red Cross, the Federal Emergency
With those caveats, let’s dive in: African-American. In fact, there were Mich. 44 95
Latin American policies according to its Management Agency, or state and city
national interests. This won’t change, but • My analysis of the 2008 election more Asian-American voters than Afri- Minn. 48 workers would quickly take over.
the growing Latino voting bloc is likely to found that even if every black person in can-American voters in Washington But that hadn’t happened. As one day
bring about a more nuanced approach. and Oregon, the other two Pacific Coast Nev. 43 92 71 50 bled into the next, the volunteers had or-
For decades, public opinion about our states, this year, too. ganized themselves. Leaders emerged
N.H. 51
southern neighbors — particularly with • Among the states in which exit who, with no prior experience, figured
respect to immigration — has moved
sharply to the right, with devastating
Democratic Party, polls were conducted, Obama won the
lowest percentage of the white vote in
N.J. 43 96 out how to help people in a disaster.
They found restaurants willing to do-
N.M. 41 65
consequences for transnational relations
and for Latin American migrants in the
Republican Party, the state with the highest percentage of
black voters. That state was the ever-
nate hot meals, rented buses to truck in
more volunteers and brought in supplies
N.Y. 49 94 89
United States. It was not always so.
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Good Neigh-
cocktail party. reliable Mississippi, where Romney
made his famous “I like grits” com-
to help residents battle the cold weather.
Ohio 41 96 54 By Friday, when I arrived in Belle
bor Policy stressed cooperative hemi- ment. Thirty-six percent of the voters in Harbor with Shipley, the church had
spheric relations reliant on cultural and Mississippi are black. Obama won a Ore. 54 been transformed into a model of effi-
commercial exchange, and — despite pe- America had stayed home on Election mere 10 percent of the white vote there. cient distribution. A volunteer disaster
Pa. 42 93 80
riodic interventions and exploitative la- Day, Obama would still have won the Conversely, Obama won one of his relief organization, Team Rubicon, made
bor practices that contradicted it — that presidency. That’s because the white highest percentages of white voters in R.I. up of military veterans, had parachuted
approach remained a pragmatic tenet of vote and Hispanic vote were strong the state with the fewest minority vot-
United States-Latin American relations enough to push him over the needed 270 ers: Maine. Ninety-five percent of Vt. 66
after World War II. It aimed to appeal to votes to win the Electoral College. Maine’s voters were white, and 57 per- Va. 37 93 64 66
voters of Latin American descent (at the This year is a different story. This cent of them voted for Obama. That ties
time, mostly Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto year, his path to victory required a with one other state for the highest per- Wash. 53 A visit to the Rockaways
Ricans and Dominicans); to insulate the broader coalition. cent of whites voting for Obama: Mas-
United States against charges of imperi- Without the Democratic black vote sachusetts, where 86 percent of the vot- Wis. 48 94 66 shows the city needs all
alism and discrimination; and to buffer joining with that of liberal whites and ers are white.
Latin America from Communist influ- Hispanics on Tuesday, Obama would In fact, Obama won the white vote
Fla. 37 95 60 the help it can get.
ence. Politicians in Mexico and the Unit- likely have lost half the states that he only in states with small minority vot- Florida has yet to be called.
ed States encouraged cross-border tour- won. This fact may embolden those who ing populations. The others Obama won
ism, business ventures, student ex- say that the president should more di- were Iowa (93 percent white), New Exit polls were conducted by Edison
in and organized it to a fare-thee-well:
change programs, shopping trips and rectly address issues facing the African- Hampshire (93 percent white), Oregon Research for the National Election Pool, meals given out on this side, diapers and
joint cultural celebrations. American community. (88 percent white), Connecticut (79 per- a consortium of ABC News, The baby food over there. To the extent that
The logic of gradual cooperation was cent white) and Washington State (76
• There may have been a backlash Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox there was a government presence, it
so powerful that in 1962 even Barry M. percent white).
against voter suppression laws, bring- News, and NBC News. Questionnaires consisted mainly of a Medicare truck
Goldwater, the conservative Arizona sen- This is quite a curious phenomenon.
ing more minorities to the polls, not few- are completed by voters leaving parked outside.
ator, predicted that by 2012, “the Mexican
er. The share of Hispanic voters rose in • Obama won all four states that be- randomly selected polling places Near the church, I could see homes
border will become as the Canadian bor-
many states won by Obama. That can gin with “New” (New Hampshire, New throughout each state. The polls also that had burned down. Most of the other
der, a free one, with the formalities and
be attributed both to the surging His- Jersey, New Mexico and New York), but included telephone interviews with early houses were uninhabitable. Cars were
red tape of ingress and egress cut to a
panic population in the country and to he lost all five that begin with a direction sometimes strewed up on sidewalks.
minimum so that the residents of both and absentee voters in states where
the Obama campaign’s incredible get- (North Carolina, South Carolina, North Nobody had power. “Things have gotten
countries can travel back and forth substantial numbers of non-traditional
out-the-vote operation. It is less clear Dakota, South Dakota and West Virgin- a lot better,” Shipley said, as I looked at
across the line as if it was not there.” voting is expected. The polls for
why the black vote held steady or grew ia). O.K., I threw that one in for fun. the scene in amazement. “The Sanita-
Cold war politics, which heightened Colorado, Oregon and Washington State
in many of those states. In Ohio, for ex- Now, political junkies, go forth and tion Department has done a great job of
suspicion of foreigners, complicated mat- are based entirely on telephone surveys.
ample, blacks jumped from being 11 per- spout facts! Ø cleaning up the debris.”
ters. The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act took
aim at the Mexican border as a doorway We drove farther east to Far Rocka-
for Communist infiltration. In 1954, the way, a much poorer area. There were
Border Patrol began Operation Wetback, long lines at various churches that were
which rounded up and deported many serving as distribution centers. Al-
thousands of Mexicans. Many more left
voluntarily — “self-deported,” in today’s
terms. And it is often forgotten that much
migration was initiated by upheaval orig-
Hurricanes and Hot Baby Names though there were police officers every-
where, the hard work of getting Far
Rockaway residents help had, once
research has shown that names affect ev- with which we hear certain names. The again, fallen to volunteers.
inating with American policies. From By Jonah Berger erything from how attractive people more damaging the storm, the more fre- At the Church of the Nazarene in Far
Roosevelt onward, presidents sanctioned quently we hear its name. Think about Rockaway, however, I did see a FEMA
seem to others to how many callbacks
antidemocratic violence in countries like how often you’ve heard the word Sandy presence; I was told that FEMA had ar-
PHILADELPHIA they get from future employers.
Panama, Cuba, Guatemala and the Do- rived on Thursday. You would think that
I
N this year’s first-grade classes, But what explains the appeal of a par- during the last two weeks.
minican Republic. When their interest FEMA, with all its expertise, would be
teachers might notice an unusual ticular name? A key factor is the associa- Are people so easily influenced? Ap-
waned, they left behind violent unrest coordinating the relief effort. But you
number of Kimberlys, Karens and tion a particular name conjures. Sharon parently. We like what we know or what
and military dictatorships, culminating would be wrong. When I asked one
Kevins. This follows an earlier might sound nice if it reminds you of your looks and sounds similar to what we
in civil wars like those in Guatemala and FEMA official what his workers were
bump for Alexes and Amandas, and best friend in high school; Jennifer would know. Modern art might seem grating
El Salvador. doing, he said they were mainly trying
other names that start with A. Why? One likely be less appealing if you had an evil the first time we see it, but after you’ve
Today, American politicians continue to make sure that residents applied for
to preach the benefits of harmonious re- factor might be . . . the weather. boss or crazy aunt with that name. Pop- seen a couple of Picassos, Kandinskys
are more pleasing to the eye. The same is assistance. That is not insignificant, of
lations with Latin America, primarily in As part of our research on trends and ularity plays a part in name selection too.
true for names. Sandy brings to mind course, but it’s not exactly leading the
commerce. But when it comes to immi- how ideas catch on, my colleagues and I Some parents want uncommon names
negative thoughts at the moment, but charge.
gration, much of the past 40 years has analyzed more than 125 years of data on (Blue Ivy), but most want something
hearing it over and over again In a nearby building, the office of the
been spent building walls rather than the popularity of baby names.
should make names that start local city councilman, James Sanders
bridges. The United States has replaced Many, many Jessicas, Jacobs,
the Mexican border’s barbed wire with a with an S sound better. Even if Jr., had been transformed into a mini-
Rivers and even Maxxes.
steel fence. The war on drugs, fueled as we have no idea that the hurri- disaster-relief headquarters. Sanders
We found that names that be-
much by American drug consumers as cane is what made them sound sounded deeply frustrated. “It is getting
gin with K increased 9 percent
by American and Mexican policing, has so appealing. cold out here,” he said.
after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
militarized the border further. Nativist And names that start with A The lure of the familiar has He had just come from a meeting with
vigilantes north of the border have de- were 7 percent more common af- evolutionary benefits. It helps the Long Island Power Authority, where
tained and tortured Mexican immigrants. ter Hurricane Andrew in 1992. It children bond with their caregiv- he had been informed that no one would
Increasingly tied to extended families in wasn’t that people named their ers, guides animals toward get power until an electrician had in-
Latin America by phone, Internet, remit- babies after the storms. (In fact, plants that are safe to eat and spected the homes. “I told them that
tances and travel, American Latinos fewer people named their chil- helps spouses stick together was impossible,” he said. “People aren’t
watched these developments with alarm. dren Katrina and Andrew after through mood swings, piles of going to have heat until Christmas.”
Republicans might do well to remem- each respective hurricane.) dirty clothes left on the floor and When I called Mayor Michael Bloom-
ber Ronald Reagan’s visit to Sonora, Rather, it was similar sounding other annoying things that nev- berg’s office to ask why so much of the
Mexico, shortly before the 1980 election. names that spiked after partic- er seem to go away. relief effort had been left to volunteers, I
He called Mexico America’s most im- ular storms. Predicting cultural Similarity shapes popularity got immense pushback. Cas Holloway,
portant ally and said undocumented im- trends is of great interest to because it makes things feel fa- one of Bloomberg’s deputy mayors, told
migrants had a right to work in the Unit- companies, consumers and cul- miliar. Whether a certain song me that the city had handed out two mil-
ed States. In his second term he signed tural critics. Will a new song be takes off or a new car becomes lion meals. The city was coordinating
the Immigration Reform and Control Act, a hit or a flop? Will turquoise be immensely popular depends not with the Salvation Army, he said, and
which included amnesty provisions that the new black? Will a particular only on the car or song itself but was a big presence in the Rockaways. It
naturalized millions of Mexicans, even public policy idea catch on or fiz- also on how similar they are to had set up five distribution centers
though the law also militarized the bor- zle fast? There are big stakes — others that have been popular there. It was paying food trucks to give
der by expanding the Border Patrol. recently. Greek yogurt sales out free food.
big rewards — in being able to
Anti-immigrant politics have hardened accurately forecast cultural have been buoyed by the big Be that as it may, I can tell you that
since then. Mr. Obama, working with success of low-carb, high-pro- that is not the experience of many vol-
trends.
Congressional Republicans, must restore tein diets. “Fifty Shades” is simi- unteers — or residents — of the Rocka-
Predicting the future, howev-
more humane policies, beginning with lar to another recent block- ways. Before the storm hit, Mayor
er is notoriously hard to do. It’s
comprehensive immigration reform that buster book, the implicitly sexu- Bloomberg said that New York City
will ensure citizenship for undocumented easy to find examples of things
that have caught on. Low-fat al vampire fantasy “Twilight.” didn’t need FEMA’s help because the
children and a path to legal status for oth- Politics can play a part, too. city had “everything under control.” You
er undocumented people. He must also Greek yogurt. Tablet computers. JESSICA HISCHE
“Fifty Shades of Grey.” But even The name Barack still hasn’t don’t have to spend much time in
demilitarize the border. broken into the top 1,000 names for boys Queens to realize that New York City
Americans shouldn’t see comprehen- “experts” have difficulty identifying hits
before they take off. J. K. Rowling sent in the United States (Mitt hasn’t either.) needs all the help it can get. It is ex-
sive immigration reform as a domestic
policy that protects American sovereign- her first Harry Potter book to 12 pub- Sandy, we hardly knew But given the recent attention it has re-
ceived, teachers shouldn’t be surprised if
tremely fortunate that it is getting so
much help from volunteers.
ty; instead, it should be a cross-border lishing houses, all of which turned her
initiative with a vision of warm relations down. Warner Brothers sank over $120 ye. So why we did we they start seeing more Benjamins or Before we left the Rockaways, Shipley
and I met a man who had come into
in the hemisphere. Border enforcement, million into “The Adventures of Pluto Beckys in the next few years.
criminal prosecution, fence construction Nash,” which took in less than $8 million name our child for you? The names Stephanie, Steve and Su- Sanders’s office looking for help. He had
and drug wars must be part of the de- at the box office. For every “futurist” san (as well as Randy, Mandy and Bran- two children, he said, including a
bate. But more emphasis needs to be who predicted the organic food move- di) may also soon see an increase in pop- 2-month-old baby who had had bronchi-
placed on enabling movement through- ment, there were 10 who predicted that ularity. In view of the damage the hurri- tis and had just gotten out of the hospi-
“mechanized hugging booths” will be the more mainstream. Too popular though, cane caused, these names sound some- tal. “Our house is too cold,” he kept say-
out the Americas by workers, families,
wave of the future. and people may avoid it. how nicer than Sandy, but also nicely fa- ing, wiping tears from his eyes. “The
students and businesspeople. This ap-
The data on first names that I mined Beyond the name itself, we found that miliar. Ø baby will get sick again. We need a place
proach will strengthen our partnerships
and also our national security. with my colleagues Eric Bradlow, Alex the popularity of other similar-sounding to stay.”
However imperfectly, leaders from Braunstein and Yao Zhang suggests an names plays a determining role. People After talking to the man, Shipley
Roosevelt forward knew that friendly re- identifiable indicator of future popularity. are more likely to name their child Madi- walked back to the Church of the Naza-
son when lots of Morgans, Michaels or ONLINE: MORE OP-ED
lationships with Latin America encour- Conveniently, there’s no shortage of data. rene to see if one of the FEMA officials
aged the assimilation and loyalty of His- Everyone has a first name. And previous other babies with names that begin with As Hurricane Katrina showed in the could do something.
panics in the United States. If our leaders M have been born recently. Or when Gulf States, storm-ravaged areas of A few minutes later, she came back
weren’t reminded of this lesson on elec- Jonah Berger is an assistant professor of more Katelyns, Allisons or other young New York and New Jersey will face frowning. “He said to call 911,” she
tion night, surely they will be soon. Ø marketing at the Wharton School of the children are born whose names end with thorny dilemmas about displacement said. Ø
University of Pennsylvania and the au- an N. and rebuilding, Daniel Wolff writes.
Geraldo L. Cadava is an assistant profes- thor of the forthcoming book “Conta- Hurricanes have a similar influence nytimes.com/opinion Gail Collins’s column will appear in the
sor of history at Northwestern University. gious: Why Things Catch On.” because they increase the frequency Sunday Review this weekend.
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The Chinese economy shows signs
of a debt-fueled recovery.
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A Brand Icon Lockheed Forces Out Incoming Chief Higher Taxes Are to Start
In Need After Uncovering Affair With Worker With Flip of a Calendar
Of Some By CHRISTOPHER DREW
Lockheed Martin’s incoming
tionship with a female employee
who has since left the company.
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
Americans’ taxes will rise in
that are already struggling to
make ends meet,” President
Lockheed’s board selected a Obama said on Friday of the
Oversight chief executive was forced out
on Friday after an investigation longtime company executive,
Marillyn A. Hewson, to replace
a few weeks. Though the di-
rection is clear, the exact scheduled increases in taxes.
“While there may be disagree-
showed he had had an improper amount is yet to be determined.
Among America’s corporate relationship with a subordinate. Mr. Kubasik as president and More than a dozen tax cuts ment in Congress over whether
leaders, there are surely few The official, Christopher E. chief operating officer now and are set to expire Dec. 31 and a or not to raise taxes on folks
whose interests are more closely Kubasik, 51, was vice chairman, to become chief executive on couple of new taxes are sched- making over $250,000 a year, no-
aligned with their shareholders’ president and chief operating of- Jan. 1. uled to start with the new year. body — not Republicans, not
than the homemaking icon Mar- ficer of Lockheed, the world’s Mr. Kubasik’s dismissal Combined, they would affect Democrats — wants taxes to go
tha Stewart. She owns largest military contractor. He comes at a crucial time for Lock- nearly 90 percent of taxpayers, up for folks making under
JAMES B. 26 million shares and
controls nearly 90
was to become chief executive heed and the military contract-
ing industry in general, as Presi-
from the very richest to the $250,000 a year.”
While legislators are expect-
STEWART percent of the voting
on Jan. 1.
Robert J. Stevens, Lockheed’s dent Obama and Republican
very poorest, with the typical
household’s tax bill rising by ed to try to reverse or temper
rights of Martha current chief executive, told re- leaders in Congress begin to about $2,000 in 2013, according many of the scheduled tax in-
COMMON creases, at least a few appear to
SENSE Stewart Living Omni- porters that an employee had look at ways to cut the federal to the nonpartisan Tax Policy
media. She’s the com- tipped off the company two budget. Military spending, Center. Taxes on one-percent- be a certainty. Accountants and
pany’s nonexecutive chair- weeks ago to Mr. Kubasik’s rela- LOCKHEED MARTIN, VIA PR NEWSWIRE
which surged after the 2001 ter- ers would rise an average of tax lawyers are expecting a
woman and serves on the board. tionship with another employee. rorist attacks, has already be- $121,000. flurry of frantic calls in the last
Martha Stewart, the company, is Christopher E. Kubasik, 51, gun to slow, and Lockheed and few weeks of this year as clients
Mr. Stevens said an investiga- was to become Lockheed’s On Tuesday, Congress will re-
inseparable from Martha Stew- tion by outside lawyers had con- other military companies have open discussions about how to rearrange their affairs to mini-
art, the person. firmed the assertion, which vio- chief executive on Jan. 1. laid off thousands of workers deal with the combination of mize the blow.
Her net worth is inextricably lated company ethics codes, and and are consolidating opera- spending cuts and tax increases “I don’t expect to have any
tied to the value of the shares. led the board to demand his res- ship. But Loren Thompson, a tions to deal with what Mr. Ste- looming at year-end, and maybe respite from now till the end of
That would seem obvious to ev- ignation on Friday. military analyst and consultant vens calls “the new reality.” even dip a toe into a broader tax the year,” said Robert Willens,
eryone except, perhaps, Ms. Citing privacy concerns, Mr. to Lockheed, said that Mr. Kuba- Mr. Kubasik’s departure also overhaul. the president of his tax and ac-
Stewart herself. She continues to Stevens would not disclose de- sik, who is married, had been in- represents a significant change “It would be bad for the econ- counting practice in New York.
collect lavish multimillion-dollar tails of Mr. Kubasik’s relation- volved in a long-standing rela- Continued on Page 6 omy and it would hit families Continued on Page 4
compensation and perks while
her company teeters under the
weight of huge losses, its shares
trading for a fraction of their for-
mer value. The paradox is that if
the stock had risen even $1 a
share in recent years, Martha
Stewart would be wealthier now
than if she had taken only nomi-
After the Storm: Managing Claims
nal compensation from the com-
pany. Reasons for Homeowners to Be Wary Until the Insurance Check Is in Hand
“You’d think there’d be very
little need for board oversight be- There is a sort of honeymoon
cause of the strong alignment of period that occurs after a big
the company’s interests with her storm like Hurricane Sandy,
personal wealth,” Paul Hodgson, when insurance executives ap-
a compensation expert and sen- pear on the local news offering
ior research associate at GMI reassuring words. Their
Ratings, told me this week. “Ev- RON brightly painted vans
pull into residential
erything should be pushing her to
make sure the company suc- LIEBER neighborhoods amid the
ceeds. For some reason, that’s standing water and de-
YOUR bris. Everyone is hope-
not happening.” MONEY
Last week, Ms. Stewart’s com- ful. Handshakes and
pany reported a $50.7 million back-patting all around.
quarterly loss, a staggering That period is about to end.
amount considering it exceeded Prices for roofers and construc-
Continued on Page 7 tion materials will rise, disadvan-
tageous parsing of policy lan-
guage will commence and gangs
of class-action lawyers will round
For Deals
take years to settle.
It happens every time, and so it
will with this storm. That’s not to
After Turkey
say that a majority of people with
insurance claims won’t be satis-
fied with the check they receive
or won’t get one quickly.
This Year But when this many people
have extensive damage to their
most significant asset, billions of
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD dollars are at stake for the com-
There was an outcry last year panies that have the power to
when some retailers opened at make them whole. So there is no
midnight on Thanksgiving, with reason for policyholders to be
workers and shoppers saying the anything but wary until their own
holiday should be reserved for big check clears.
family, not spent lining up for the Many victims of Hurricane
start of the Christmas shopping Sandy are novices when it comes
season. to catastrophic insurance claims.
This year, retailers are re- So to see what sort of resistance
sponding to the criticism by they should expect shortly, I
opening even earlier on Thanks- turned to the lawyers and adjust-
giving evening — and a handful ers-for-hire who do nothing but
are even planning to be open all negotiate with insurance compa-
day. nies all day long. Some of them
The lesson of 2011 was clear: used to work for the companies,
earlier shopping hours were good in fact.
for the top line. Retailers said Here are the things they warn
their midnight openings drew a people to watch out for:
younger crowd who wanted to THAT INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER
party — and shop — late rather Many people with damaged
than get up early. At Macy’s Her- homes have started to meet with
ald Square store in Manhattan, TOP, TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS; LEFT, NICOLE BENGIVENO/ representatives who assessed
THE NEW YORK TIMES; RIGHT, POOL PHOTO BY CARLOS BARRIA
for instance, about 9,000 people their damaged homes to estimate
were in line as it opened, com- Top, Mark Baronowski shoveled sand on Sun- repair costs. They may have in-
pared with 7,000 for an early Fri- day from a home in Bay Head, N.J. Hurricane troduced themselves as “inde-
day opening the previous year. Katrina left problems after nine months, left, in pendent adjusters,” but this is a
“We got customer feedback Biloxi, Miss., and two weeks, in New Orleans. Continued on Page 5
that says, ‘I like to shop earlier so
I can go to bed earlier,’ so as we
looked at the balance of being
competitive in the marketplace
and being customer-centric,”
said Duncan Mac Naughton,
chief merchandising and market-
ing officer for Wal-Mart, which
will put its first doorbuster items
In Unusual Move, the Delaware Supreme Court Rebukes a Judge
on sale at 8 p.m. on Thanks- By PETER LATTMAN pute but went off on an 11-page frequently laced with cultural
giving. As the chief judge of the Dela- tangent about an obscure issue references, both high and low —
Just a few years ago, most ma- ware Court of Chancery — the related to limited liability com- Judge Strine has supporters and
jor stores opened about 5 a.m. on country’s most influential court panies. detractors in the securities
the Friday after Thanksgiving, overseeing business cases — “The court’s excursus on this class-action bar. The Delaware
usually the busiest shopping day Leo E. Strine Jr. has been called issue strayed beyond the proper Court of Chancery exerts a pow-
of the year. This year, not only an activist. He has also been purview and function of a judi- erful influence on United States
are the openings scattered across called an iconoclast, a genius cial opinion,” the Supreme Court business because many large
two days, but several retailers and a humorist. wrote, adding, “We remind Del- companies are incorporated in
are offering staggered deals — But this week, Delaware’s aware judges that the obligation Delaware and litigate cases
some items at a certain time, oth- highest court called him out of to write judicial opinions on the there.
er items a few hours later, still bounds. issues presented is not a license Several lawyers, none of
others over the weekend. The Delaware Supreme Court to use those opinions as a plat- whom would be quoted by name
“We had Black Friday pretty issued a stinging rebuke of form from which to propagate because they all practice before
cleanly teed up, with, here are the Judge Strine on Wednesday, their individual world views on him, said it was only a matter of
ads, here are the stores opening criticizing him for what it said issues not presented.” time before someone sought to
Friday morning, pick a retailer was an improper digression in Famous among lawyers for rein him in. “I’m only surprised TIM SHAFFER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
and go,” said Brad Wilson, who an opinion. Judge Strine’s deci- his colorful opinions and court- it took this long,” said a corpo- Leo E. Strine Jr., the chief judge of the Delaware Court of Chan-
Continued on Page 4 sion related to a contractual dis- room meanderings — which are Continued on Page 6 cery, is known for his colorful opinions and digressions.
B2 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
With Deal to Acquire TNK-BP, Rosneft Courts Investors Wary of Inefficient Management
By STANLEY REED percent of Rosneft, including even its recent expansion owes Rosneft controls the bulk of Rus- TNK-BP was far more efficient cut taxes sharply on some pro-
and ANDREW E. KRAMER some shares owned by the gov- as much to Russian politics as to sia’s leases but has little exper- than Rosneft at turning the duction and make more of Ros-
LONDON — When Rosneft ernment. The Russian leaders business. tise, and expanding internation- money it earned from its oil fields neft’s oil economically viable to
completes its planned purchase want the expertise that BP and After elections last spring, Mr. ally. into cash. In 2011, TNK-BP con- produce. For that reason, the
of TNK-BP, it will become the its Russian joint venture, TNK- Sechin, a former deputy prime He also wants to build up Ros- verted 56 percent, or $6.9 billion, company estimates that it would
BP, which is the country’s third- minister, moved to the top posi- neft’s small natural gas business, of what it earned from operations be able to quickly add about five
world’s largest publicly traded oil
largest oil company, can bring to tion at Rosneft. Only after he took potentially putting pressure on into cash flow, compared with billion barrels of reserves to its
company by output, producing
Rosneft’s hodgepodge of assets. charge did Rosneft move ahead his old rival, Alexei Miller, chair- only 16 percent for Rosneft. books.
about 4.4 million barrels of oil a
“There is a willingness on the with its buyout of TNK-BP. man of the management commit- Part of the difference is that There is enormous potential to
day.
part of the leadership of Rosneft The expansion of the company Rosneft is investing in refinery increase Rosneft’s stock market
But that doesn’t necessarily tee at Gazprom, the state-owned
to get expertise and people from reflected Mr. Sechin’s political upgrades, but Bernstein said value. Mr. West said Rosneft’s re-
mean the state-owned oil giant BP to improve the capability of gas giant. Mr. Sechin recently
will get more respect from invest- clout as much as it did any indus- snatched a plum from Mr. Miller TNK-BP also benefited hugely serves were valued at about $2 a
Rosneft,” said David Peattie, trial strategy by the Russian from techniques, learned in part barrel, compared with $7 a barrel
ors. head of BP Russia, in an inter- when Rosneft signed a gas deal
Rosneft is inefficiently man- leadership to form a larger na- with UES, a big state utility. from BP, for managing the aging, for BP and $15 for Exxon Mobil.
view. “Rosneft welcomes the tional oil company for the pur- waterlogged fields that are its Analysts say the disparity re-
aged and, as a government-con- technology that BP is good at,” Since taking over at Rosneft in
trolled entity, subject to the vaga- pose of drilling in the Arctic core producers in the West Sibe- flects investors’ lack of confi-
like enhanced oil recovery, man- Ocean, in remote East Siberia ria oil heartland. BP worked out dence that Rosneft can efficiently
ries of Kremlin policy. It lacks ex- aging mature fields, exploration
perience in attractive offshore and in difficult shale oil fields. these technologies at Prudhoe turn its oil into cash.
and drilling. Bay in Alaska.
A faction in the Russian gov- BP is betting that it can in-
and Arctic regions, which hold its
best potential for future growth,
BP figures that it, too, can prof-
ernment, including a deputy Hoping BP’s expertise Robert West, a Bernstein ana- crease the value of its Rosneft
it from Mr. Sechin’s ambitions,
and it has virtually no presence much as it did from the TNK-BP prime minister, Arkady Dvorkov-
ich, had advocated a more di-
can raise the Russian lyst, said that if Rosneft could
narrow its efficiency gap with
holdings over time, as the British
company helps the Russian one
outside of Russia. As a result, in- venture, to which it brought
vestors are willing to pay far less Western expertise to wring more verse and competitive oil sector. oil giant’s stock value. TNK-BP by just a third, that improve its operations.
for a share of Rosneft’s assets out of underperforming Russian If Mr. Sechin were to fall from fa- could be worth more than $2 bil- Of course, how much influence
than they are for rival oil compa- energy assets. But it is taking a vor, this other vision could be re- lion annually. BP can exert at Rosneft through
nies’. big risk. The company is in es- vived, leaving BP a part-owner of “The best thing that BP can a minority stake remains to be
President Vladimir V. Putin of a national oil company that might May, Mr. Sechin has been busy contribute to Rosneft is reservoir seen. BP is gaining two board
sence swapping its troubled rela-
Russia and his close associate be split up or sold off in a process trying to bolster the company’s management technology,” Mr. seats and is considering putting a
tionship with its Russian oligarch
Igor I. Sechin, now Rosneft’s partners for what could be an BP would not control. (Rosneft it- executive team with outside West said. “That can really move Russian on its own board.
president, want to fix these short- equally difficult alliance with the self grew quickly in 2007 after ac- hires. For instance, he brought in the needle.” “We’ll be reviewing, as mem-
comings and make the company state. quiring at rock-bottom prices Zeljko Runje, a former Exxon ex- Rosneft is also likely to benefit bers of the board, future invest-
a serious player in the global in- BP gains a potentially bigger many of the assets of Yukos, a ecutive, as vice president for off- from tax changes being pushed ment plans, and will no doubt
dustry. upside but “will have far less con- company whose leaders fell out shore projects. by Pavel Fedorov, a former Ros- have an ability to comment and
That motivation partly ex- trol,” said Jerry Kepes, a partner of favor with the Kremlin.) There is little question that neft chief financial officer and participate on investment deci-
plains why they struck a complex at the consulting firm PFC Ener- For now, Mr. Sechin is focusing Rosneft could benefit quickly and Morgan Stanley banker who is sions and annual work programs
$55 billion deal last month to ac- gy in Washington. on the lofty goals he has set for substantially from better man- now Russia’s deputy minister of and budgets,” BP’s chief execu-
quire TNK-BP and forge an alli- Rosneft has tried to play down Rosneft. According to a recent in- agement. energy. tive, Robert W. Dudley, said on
ance with BP, letting the London- the negative associations that vestor presentation, those goals A recent study by Bernstein The changes, if Parliament Oct. 30, when BP reported quar-
based company acquire nearly 20 come with state ownership. But include going offshore, where Research in London showed that passes them in January, would terly earnings.
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Britain Examines 4,000 HSBC Accounts in a Tax Haven
G.D.P. By JULIA WERDIGIER
growth UNITED STATES JAPAN CHINA LONDON — The British tax
’95 - ’11 2.5% 0.9% I 10.0% authorities said on Friday that
’11 - ’30 2.3 1.2 6.6 they were looking into a list of
HSBC clients with bank accounts
’30 - ’60 2.0 1.4 2.3
in the tax haven of Jersey, a de-
Proportion of elderly velopment that adds to the
80 people bank’s legal woes.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and
60 Customs, Britain’s tax authority,
40 is investigating more than 4,000
accounts in Jersey that belong to
20 British clients after receiving de-
0 tails from a whistle-blower. The
list includes a drug dealer and a
’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 man convicted of possessing
G.D.P. more than 300 weapons at his
growth BRITAIN GERMANY FRANCE
home in the south of England,
’95 - ’11 2.3% 1.4% 1.7% The Daily Telegraph newspaper
’11 - ’30 1.9 1.3 2.0 in London reported.
’30 - ’60 2.2 1.0 1.4 “We have received the data
and we are studying it,” a tax au-
Proportion of elderly thority spokesman wrote in an
80 people e-mailed statement. “Clamping
60 down on those who try to cheat
the system through evading tax-
40 es and over-claiming benefits is a
20 top priority for us, and we value TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS
the information we receive from HSBC headquarters in London. The bank is already part of a money laundering investigation.
0 the public and business commu-
nity.”
’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 appropriate insurance products. scrutiny from the authorities ers were linked to the financing
G.D.P. Jersey, the largest island in the
English Channel, is a British de- HSBC said Friday in a state- worldwide about how they con- of terrorism, according to the
growth SOUTH KOREA INDIA INDONESIA
pendency with its own tax sys- ment that the bank was “investi- duct their business. Senate report.
’95 - ’11 4.6% 7.5% 4.4%
tem. gating the reports of an alleged HSBC’s management was HSBC clients are also on an-
’11 - ’30 2.7 6.7 5.3 HSBC, Britain’s largest bank, loss of certain client data in Jer- forced to apologize publicly for other list that was in the spotlight
’30 - ’60 1.0 4.0 3.3 is already part of an investigation sey as a matter of urgency.” the problems that weighed on its this month. Kostas Vaxevanis,
HSBC said it had not yet been in- earnings and share price as re- editor of the investigative maga-
into money laundering. The bank
Proportion of elderly formed of any investigation but cently as Monday and has al- zine Hot Doc, was acquitted last
said earlier this month that it set
80 people would fully cooperate with the ready started to change its com- week on charges of breaching
aside an additional $800 million pliance and oversight functions. privacy laws when he published
authorities. “HSBC remains fully
60 to cover potential fines from the committed to adoption of the The money laundering scandal a list of more than 2,000 Greeks
money laundering case, bringing highest global standards, includ- began when the United States believed to hold accounts at a Ge-
40
the total to $1.5 billion. The bank, ing the procedures for the accept- Senate’s Permanent Subcommit- neva branch of HSBC. The list
20 which is negotiating a settlement ance of clients,” it said. tee on Investigations accused was given to the Greek authori-
0 with the American authorities, Prime Minister David Camer- HSBC of allowing some of its ex- ties two years ago by Christine
added that the actual fine could on of Britain has made the crack- ecutives to let illegal behavior go Lagarde, then the French finance
’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 ’95 ’60 be even bigger. down on tax evaders a priority unchecked for nine years, until minister and now managing di-
Note: World growth rates are based on 40 major countries, while world
In addition, HSBC, like other for a government under pressure 2010. In one example, the bank rector of the International Mone-
population figures include all countries. major British banks, has had to to increase revenue and reduce provided financing to Al Rajhi tary Fund, to help the govern-
set aside cash to reimburse Brit- the budget deficit. After the fi- Bank of Saudi Arabia, even ment in Athens investigate eva-
Sources: O.E.C.D., United Nations THE NEW YORK TIMES ish customers who were sold in- nancial crisis, banks face greater though some of the bank’s own- sion.
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Make Room
Highlights from Bucks, the blog about For Deals
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After Turkey
This Year
( From First Business Page
lists Black Friday ads at Brads-
Deals. “Now you have this multi-
day affair, and you can go at dif-
ferent times.”
Kmart has perhaps the most
confusing hours. Like last year, it
will open at 6 a.m. on Thanks-
giving. It will then stay open until
4 p.m., close from 4 to 8 p.m., re-
open at 8, stay open until 3 a.m.
on Friday, close from 3 to 5 a.m.,
reopen at 5, and then stay open
until 11 p.m. on Friday.
CARL RICHARDS Sears, which was closed on WADE PAYNE/KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thanksgiving last year, will open
Black Friday shoppers at a Target in Knoxville last year. This year, the stores will open at 9 p.m.
at 8 p.m. on Thursday night.
Sears Holdings, which owns
Pause for a Spending Cleanse both Sears and Kmart, said in a hourly pay rate for holiday duty.
Now, the handful of retailers
Target, after its 9 p.m. doorbus-
ter special, will offer a free gift
the retailers may be intentionally
trying to confuse shoppers.
news release that customers
Bad habits are tricky. They sneak up on you. Before you know it, wanted “more flexible Black Fri- who are holding off until mid- card for purchases made be- “They’re trying to introduce
you’re doing something that you didn’t really think about because you day in-store shopping times.” night on Thanksgiving suddenly tween 4 a.m. and noon on Friday, more variables,” he said, to make
do it out of habit. Lord & Taylor was closed last look like the respectful ones. according to the circular posted it harder to figure out exactly
We do this all the time with money. We spend for all sorts of rea- year on Thanksgiving, but this “We believe that Thanksgiving on Mr. Wilson’s site and else- which is the best deal.
sons. It can be as simple as to make us feel better or to fit in with a year it will be open from 10 a.m. Day is a time to spend and cele- where. (Target declined to con- All of the twists and turns,
group or just because we’ve always gone shopping the day after to 7 p.m. brate with family, and we want firm the authenticity of the circu- though, may just end up frustrat-
Thanksgiving. Walmart, which is generally our associates to do so,” said Jim ing consumers.
Sometimes breaking these bad habits takes radical action. I learned open 24 hours anyway, is offering Sluzewski, a spokesman for Only 6 percent of shoppers
about one tactic from a friend in Las Vegas. He walked me through the first deals on Thanksgiving Macy’s, which will open at mid- plan to hit stores on Thanksgiv-
something he and his wife refer to as a spending cleanse. two hours earlier than last year. night. Kohl’s will also open at At some stores, you ing night, and just under one-fifth
Every once in a while for several days, sometimes as long as two or Mr. Mac Naughton said customer midnight Thanksgiving, as will
three weeks, they avoid spending money. He rides his bike to work, feedback and competitiveness Best Buy, according to a circular can even shop before will go to stores on Black Friday,
according to a new survey from
posted online Friday.
they avoid eating out (including lunches) and pass on any travel or
movies.
with other retailers were factors.
Target, which last year got an- Companies are also sprinkling Thanksgiving dinner. Ipsos and Offers.com, accurate
within three percentage points.
It’s hard, but he says that it has the powerful effect of helping you gry feedback from employees sales throughout the weekend in
At least one major retailer is
clarify how you want to spend your money and time compared with when it opened at midnight on an effort to keep traffic coming.
going against the grain. Sam’s
what you might be doing just out of habit. Thanksgiving, this year moved it After its initial 8 p.m. sale, Wal-
up three hours to 9 p.m., ac- mart will put another set of items lar, saying it had not yet publicly Club, which last year opened at 5
Try it! Try going for a few days, maybe longer, without spending
cording to a holiday circular post- on sale at 10, and a third group at announced holiday details.) a.m. on Black Friday, this year is
any money at all.
ed online on Friday. 5 a.m. Friday. “Whether they like Sears will do a second wave of opening two hours later, at 7 a.m.,
What about food? Go out Saturday and shop for a week in advance.
Some workers object to to start early, stay up late, or go promotions at 4 a.m. on Friday, and offering coffee and pastries
Bills? Pay them a day or two before you start and the day after you
Thanksgiving Day holiday open- to bed early and get up early, eight hours after it opens. Sports to shoppers.
end.
Trips? Don’t go on any. ings, saying it cuts into family we’re going to have three differ- Authority will do some doorbus- “If they want to chill out on
Entertainment? Instead of going to the movies, go for a walk. Read time. It shows “disregard for all ent events that will meet their ters at its midnight opening, then Thanksgiving day and not go out
a book. Go fishing. Ride a bike. Have a conversation. Draw a picture. of our families,” said Mary Pat needs,” Mr. Mac Naughton said. put numerous others on sale over and get into the rat race of every-
There are plenty of things to do that won’t require money. Tifft, a Walmart employee in Ke- Then, Walmart will “kick off a the weekend. And Ace Hardware thing, they can do that,” said
Is it hard? Yes. But it will be worth it. nosha, Wis., who is part of the un- weekend full of savings with is offering different percentages Todd Harbaugh, executive vice
It will be worth it to see if it can stop some of our worst money hab- ion-backed OUR Walmart group, more specialty offers” on items or dollars off, on Friday, Saturday president for operations at Sam’s
its, perhaps ones we haven’t even recognized yet. CARL RICHARDS in a statement. But in many like jewelry, sewing machines and Sunday. Club. “Our members said they
cases, it can also mean a higher and tools. Mr. Wilson of BradsDeals says want hassle-free shopping.”
COMMENT I retired recently and tried to do this last week. Failed miser-
ably. But it did make me much more intentional about the money I DID
an additional $45,002. would rise an average of $209 increases that are scheduled to
From First Business Page Allowing the Bush-era capital next year. kick in but are widely expected to
the practice. Some robocalls, like
Squelching those from political candidates or
charities seeking donations, are
“Clients are very concerned and
kind of confused about what to
gains rates to rise would also af-
fect these high-income earners.
SOME DISAGREEMENTS The es-
tate tax is another sticking point,
be tamed because neither party
wants them: the end of the Bush-
This year, investors pay a top era tax cuts for low- and middle-
A Robocaller allowed, the agency says. But if
the recording is a sales pitch, and
do, whether they should be tak-
ing any affirmative steps or wait- marginal tax rate on their long-
term capital gains of 15 percent.
though both parties do not want
the estate tax to rise as sharply income families and an expan-
sion of the alternative minimum
you haven’t given written per- ing to see what happens.” as it is scheduled to under cur-
The Federal Trade Commis- mission to get the calls, it’s illegal Under current law, this rate will rent law. tax that would capture an addi-
INCREASES YOU SHOULD EXPECT jump to 20 percent in 2013, not in- tional 26 million taxpayers.
sion recently acted to shut down — and most likely a swindle. At least two categories of tax in- Now, the first $5 million of a
five “robocalling” companies in cluding the additional 3.8 percent person’s estate remains untaxed, Around 70 percent of tax filers
ANN CARRNS creases are widely expected to
Arizona and Florida that it says increase from the Affordable and anything above that is taxed will be affected by the end of the
COMMENTS I heard from Rachel materialize in some form. Care Act on high-income invest- Bush-era tax cuts for those with
are responsible for millions of il- this afternoon. Once again she A payroll tax cut given in the at 35 percent. At year-end, the ef-
legal telemarketing calls, includ- ors described earlier. In addition, fective exemption will fall to $1 income under about $200,000 or
has dodged the F.T.C. 2011 and 2012 calendar years — a limitation on itemized deduc- $250,000 for married couples.
ing the familiar prerecorded intended as a temporary stimu- million and the top tax rate will
— Soletsky, Boston tions is also scheduled to kick in Taxes on households in the mid-
messages from “Rachel from lus — is set to expire, and so far rise to 55 percent.
As an “innovative technology” at the end of this year that could dle quintile would rise by an av-
Cardholder Services.” both Democrats and Republicans Estate taxes affect very few
to curb telemarketing, may I sug- add another 1.2 percent. erage of $888, while taxes on
“At the F.T.C., Rachel from seem ready to let that happen, al- Americans; only about 0.13 per-
gest long prison terms for viola- All these changes could effec- those in the top quintile would
Cardholder Services is public en- though there could be some pro- cent of people who die have es-
tors? — Al, State College tively raise the capital gains rate rise an average of $3,841.
emy No. 1,” Jon Leibowitz, the vision made to ease the pain for tates big enough to owe estate
to 25 percent on Jan. 1, from 15 The alternative minimum tax,
commission chairman, said in a the lowest earners. tax. If the rates revert to the pre-
percent on Dec. 31. Economists or A.M.T., sets a minimum tax
statement. The lapsing payroll tax cut af- Bush era level, as planned, that
expect to see a lot of investors un- rate for people earning above a
Actually, Rachel is a voice re-
corded years ago and recycled
Credit Score fects everyone who works, or
about three-quarters of all tax fil-
loading assets that have done
well — like stocks or even their
will rise to about 2 percent of es-
tates, said Roberton Williams, a
certain income threshold, and
was created in a slightly different
by various organizations, ac- ers. A household in the middle senior fellow at the Tax Policy
own businesses — by the end of form in 1969 to make sure
cording to an article in June in
The New York Times. So while
Achievers quintile, roughly between $40,000
and $65,000, can expect its taxes
this year to take advantage of the
Center.
Mr. Obama has proposed set-
wealthy people paid their “fair”
lower tax rate. share of taxes. Taxpayers who
the commission’s action may put to rise by an average of $672 next ting the exemption for the estate
MyFico.com, the consumer “There was a good reason for earn more than that minimum
a dent in Rachel’s productivity, year, while a household in the top tax at $3.5 million, indexed to in-
arm of FICO, creator of a widely George Lucas to unload Lucas- are supposed to calculate how
quintile, being paid more than flation, while Republicans want
other companies continue to use used family of credit scores, has film to Disney this year,” said Len much they owe under the regular
$108,000, will pay an average of to eliminate the tax altogether.
her. published a report on those it Burman, a professor of public af- system and how much they owe
$1,950 more, according to the Tax fairs at Syracuse. “One thing you might see this under the A.M.T., and then pay
“I’d be as delighted as every- considers “high achievers,” or
Policy Center. After Congress embraced the year is wealthier people gifting whichever is larger.
one else to see her disappear,” those with FICO scores of 785 or
With the re-election of Presi- Tax Reform Act of 1986, which significant amounts of their as- The minimum income that sets
said C. Steven Baker, director of higher. sets, putting them in trusts or
the commission’s Midwest re- FICO scores range from 300 to dent Obama, the taxes imposed raised the highest capital gains off the A.M.T. is not indexed to in-
by his health care overhaul will tax rate to 28 percent from 20 per- giving to their heirs early,” said flation, however. Over the last
gion. “We’re working on it.” 850 — the higher the score, the Mr. Williams. Still, there are lim-
Federal courts granted the also almost certainly remain. cent, capital gains realizations al- decade, Congress has repeatedly
better your credit profile, and the its on how much people can give
agency’s request to temporarily more likely you are to get a loan Starting in 2013, high-income most doubled as investors scram- passed a temporary “patch” so
Americans will pay an additional bled to sell off investments under away without running into gift that tens of millions more taxpay-
halt the operations of the five at a favorable interest rate. taxes, and besides, some wealthy
companies. The agency asserted tax of 0.9 percent on their earn- the lower rate. The reported ers are not captured by it. If Con-
Scores are based on information people might be reluctant to div-
that they tricked consumers into ings above $250,000 if they are gains then fell back in 1987. gress does not act before Dec. 31,
reported by lenders to credit re- vy up the fortune too soon. “You
paying hundreds of thousands of married and above $200,000 if fil- While he wants to let taxes rise the A.M.T. will apply to some
porting bureaus like Experian, might hear some people saying,
dollars by making phony claims ing singly. These households will for the wealthy, President Obama married couples earning as little
TransUnion and Equifax. You can ‘How do I do this without losing
that they could reduce credit also pay an additional 3.8 percent would like to extend some provi- as $45,000 and single taxpayers
have multiple scores, depending sions passed in the 2009 stimulus control? Can I still keep Junior earning as little as $33,750.
card interest rates in return for a on capital gains, dividend and in-
on the sort of loan you’re seeking bill that primarily benefit lower- under my thumb?’” said Mr. Wil- At least another patch is con-
terest income over those same
fee paid up front. and the credit bureau doing the liams.
thresholds. The average house- income families. These include sidered likely, to keep the A.M.T.
I wasn’t aware of what exactly reporting. expansions of the child tax credit, There are also a grab bag of from snaring millions of Ameri-
hold in the top income quintile —
Rachel was pitching, since I im- More than 50 million people — a tax benefit for college students previously extended tax provi- cans below the median household
the group of Americans most
mediately hung up when I heard about a quarter of all those with likely to be hit by these new taxes and the earned-income tax credit sions that affect households, income. “Congress doesn’t want
her greeting. But many other credit scores — have scores of — will owe an additional $1,141. for larger families and married businesses, charitable giving and that to happen, and the president
consumers apparently listened, 785 or higher, and they exhibit couples. many other issues. Neither party doesn’t want that to happen,”
and even pressed a number to “strikingly similar” credit habits, TAX CHANGES OBAMA WANTS seems to want to let these lapse
The fate of the other scheduled Republicans generally want said Mr. Williams. “The only
hear more from a live person. regardless of background and life these provisions to expire. Al- in their entirety, but again, they thing that will stop them from
After the telemarketer “ap- experience, according to myFico. tax increases is less clear. Mr. differ on the details.
lowing these provisions to lapse patching it is a total logjam,
proved” the consumers for a (The analysis is based on April Obama has advocated for some
most affects households in the INCREASES NOBODY WANTS which we can’t totally rule out at
“program” to get rates as low as data and used FICO 8 scores, the of them, but the Republicans,
lowest quintile, whose taxes There are two categories of tax this point.”
0 percent, according to the agen- most recent version of the “gen- who control Congress, have op-
cy, the telemarketer told them eral purpose” FICO score.) Over posed them.
that there was an upfront fee, all, those with the highest scores In particular, Mr. Obama wants Tax Raises That May Come
ranging from several hundred keep low revolving balances rela- to let lapse the lower rates begun
With many tax cuts set to expire on Dec. 31 and some new taxes scheduled to start with the new year, many
tive to their available credit; they in the Bush era on income, capital
dollars to nearly $3,000. To en- Americans’ tax bills will go up next year. Exactly how much is not yet clear, but here is how some of those
don’t “max out” their cards; and gains and dividends for higher
courage paying the fee, the com- changes would affect two types of taxpayers.
they consistently make pay- earners, whom he has defined as
mission said, telemarketers Increase in average annual taxes in 2013, by income
ments on time, even if it’s just the those earning more than $250,000
would often say it would be more
minimum required amount. for married couples and $200,000
than offset by the consumer’s for others. Middle 20% of income Top 20% of income
savings through the program. High credit achievers aren’t Previous tax cuts that could expire: $39,790 to $64,484 More than $108,266
debt-free. One-third have total These tax rates were previ-
In some cases, the agency as-
L
balances of more than $8,500 on ously set to expire at the end of
serted, consumers’ credit cards 2010, but were extended for two
Payroll tax $672 $1,950
were charged, even if they didn’t nonmortgage accounts.
years. Letting them expire at the Affordable Care Act taxes (new taxes) 7 1,141
agree to pay for the service. In But while they may carry a bal-
end of this year would raise an
other cases, the F.T.C. contend- ance, 96 percent of high achiev-
additional $52 billion in 2013. Bush-era capital gains tax cuts 0 996
ed, the telemarketers did not dis- ers show no missed payments on
Allowing the income tax rates
close a fee at all, or claimed their credit report. Those who do Bush-era tax cuts for high-income brackets 0 2,282
for high earners to lapse means
there would be no fee. have late payments had one four
that, for married couples, income 2009 low-income, child and student credits 103 103
After consumers paid the fee, years ago, on average.
over $397,000 would be taxed at
the commission said, they typi- This is important, because pay- 39.6 percent instead of the cur- Tax extenders 135 1,848
cally found that the companies ment history represents 35 per- rent 35 percent, and that income
did little or nothing to lower cent of an individual’s FICO from $222,300 to $397,000 would Estate tax 75 747
their credit card interest rates, score. ANN CARRNS
be taxed at 36 percent instead of Bush-era tax cuts for low/middle-income brackets 888 3,841
and often reneged on promises COMMENT This is not rocket sci- the current 33 percent.
to refund the fees. ence! Use credit responsibly, For those in the top income Alternative minimum tax patch 104 1,265
The F.T.C. is trying to crack watch the ratio of debt to income, quintile, these provisions would
down on robocalling, even offer- pay on time every time and don’t raise their tax liability by an av- All of the above $1,984 $14,173
ing cash prizes for proposals for borrow when you don’t have to! erage of $2,282 next year. The top
innovative technology to curtail — Jay, Pennsylvania 1 percent of tax filers would owe Source: Tax Policy Center THE NEW YORK TIMES
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next week. accounts, which he called his Iberia planes on the tarmac at Madrid-Barajas Airport. The carrier said it would cut capacity and eliminate at least 4,500 jobs.
Over the course of the trial, the “umbrella,” to mask the profits
prosecution portrayed Mr. Ado- and losses from his unauthorized
boli as an “arrogant” investment
banker who sidestepped the
rules when it suited him. On
activities.
The defense said Mr. Adoboli’s
activities were well known in the
Iberia, in ‘Fight for Survival,’ Says It Will Reorganize
Thursday, Sasha Wass, the lead bank. His supervisors, according By NICOLA CLARK the chief executive of I.A.G., said adapt to the new competitive en- force, by the end of next year as
prosecutor, called him a “gam- to the defense, condoned the ac- in a statement. Iberia’s unions vironment, as its cost base is sig- part of a 2 billion euro restructur-
bler” who was “playing God” tions because they proved to be PARIS — The parent company
of Iberia, Spain’s money-losing were given a deadline of Jan. 31 nificantly higher than its main ing. Lufthansa announced the
with the bank’s money. profitable. to reach an agreement on the job competitors in Spain and Latin elimination of 3,500 administra-
The defense argued that the al- Mr. Adoboli’s team earned $8.8 air carrier, warned Friday that a
cuts or face possibly deeper re- America.” tive jobs in May as it sought 1.5
legations represented a “charac- million in 2010, Mr. Sherrard said. deepening recession there and
trenchments. I.A.G. said Iberia’s operating billion euros in savings over the
ter assassination,” which failed to That figure rose to $52 million for heightened competition from
Labor unions have been brac- losses of 262 million euros for the next three years.
highlight the role of the manage- just the second quarter of 2011. In low-cost airlines had placed it in a
ing for deep layoffs at Iberia for first nine months of this year had While airlines globally have
ment of UBS in condoning his a single day, the unit posted a $6 “fight for survival.” It announced months as the grip of Spain’s re- all but wiped out a 286 million managed to trim costs and im-
trading activity. Mr. Sherrard million profit, he said. a sweeping reorganization that cession tightens and I.A.G. grad- euro profit made by British Air- prove operating margins over the
added that the bank’s actions “The next level of supervisors would eliminate at least 4,500 ually shifts operation of many do- ways in the same period. I.A.G. last year, the economic slowdown
were representative of an indus- knew much of what he was do- jobs and cut capacity by 15 per- mestic and European flights to its was formed by the merger of Ibe- that has accompanied the sover-
try driven solely to make money, ing,” Mr. Sherrard said. “For al- cent. low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Ex- ria with British Airways last eign debt crisis continues to
an industry that puts enormous most three years, everyone The planned reductions, equiv- press. On Thursday, I.A.G., which year. weigh heavily on European carri-
pressure on traders to make prof- basked in his glory.” alent to more than 20 percent of owns 46 percent of Vueling, a ri- The job cuts were the latest re- ers.
its. While Mr. Sherrard acknowl- the airline’s work force, came as val Spanish low-cost carrier, trenchments for Europe’s biggest Last month, the International
“Senior management are nev- edged that his client had lied to the company, the International made a 113 million euro bid for airlines as they compete with Air Transport Association pre-
er to blame,” Mr. Sherrard said. UBS officials, he said Mr. Adoboli Airlines Group, reported a 24 per- the rest of the airline. It said, leaner and nimbler rivals like dicted that European airlines
UBS is not a defendant in the had been buying time to recoup cent drop in third-quarter net though, that it had no immediate Ryanair, easyJet and Air Berlin would lose a combined $1.2 billion
his losses. The former trader also profit and forecast an operating plans to merge it with Iberia Ex- in Europe and with rapidly ex- this year, while it forecast global
initially said he was solely to loss of 120 million euros ($152 mil- press. panding Middle Eastern carriers industry profits of $4.1 billion. Eu-
blame in order to protect his col- lion) for the full year. “The company is burning 1.7 like Emirates and Etihad on long- ropean losses are expected to
COMMERCIAL leagues, his lawyer claimed. “Iberia is in a fight for survival million euros every day,” Rafael distance routes. shrink to $200 million in 2013, the
Later, Mr. Adoboli said others and we will transform it to reduce Sánchez-Lozano, Iberia’s chief Air France said in June that it I.A.T.A. said, while airline profits
REAL ESTATE at UBS had been aware of his ac- its cost base so it can grow profit- executive, said in a statement. would eliminate more than 5,100 worldwide are predicted to rise to
BUSINESS tions. Mr. Sherrard also told the ably in the future,” Willie Walsh, “Iberia has to modernize and jobs, or 10 percent of its work $7.5 billion.
OPPORTUNITIES jury that members of his client’s
team used the so-called umbrella
to cover up their trading activity.
OFFICE
SPACE
The prosecutors are “trying to
desperately portray this man as a
rogue trader,” his lawyer said.
American Airlines and Pilots Agree on a New Contract
noo > “The minute you see that the The Associated Press bor agreements with all of its un- management then won permis- The airline’s on-time perform-
Offices−Manhattan 105 whole desk was working as a American Airlines and its pi- ions except for the pilots. The air- sion in September from the bank- ance improved in October as ne-
36 ST W., #152 B'twn Broadway & 7th team,” the prosecution’s case lots union have reached an agree- line has about 7,500 active pilots. ruptcy court to impose new pay, gotiations progressed.
500, 700 & 1400 sq ft, totally renovated
offices, new lobby NO FEE falls apart, Mr. Sherrard added. ment in principle over a new con- The pilots rejected a previous benefit and work rules. In a message to its members
falconproperties.com 212-302-3000 The defense similarly coun- tract, which could ultimately contract proposal intended to Almost immediately, flights Friday, the union said its board
Offices−Brooklyn 121 tered claims that Mr. Adoboli had pave the way for the airline to save American more than $300 were delayed as some pilots would vote on whether to pass
Wmsbrg Brooklyn Navy Yard area. gambled with the bank’s money exit bankruptcy, the pilots union million a year. It would have giv- called in sick or wrote up more the agreement to the member-
50Ksf comm'l space. Ideal for those dis-
placed during the Hurricane. Short term. for personal gain. Mr. Sherrard said Friday. en the pilots pay raises and a 13.5 maintenance problems. ship for ratification. That is likely
cerlum@aol.com 718-387-1938 x206
read excerpts from the former The union’s board must still percent stake in the company af- Only 59 percent of American’s to happen since the board has al-
trader’s UBS evaluations, which sign off on the deal and present it ter it emerges from bankruptcy flights arrived on time in Septem- ready shown support for the lat-
RETAIL portrayed him as a hard-working, to pilots for a ratification vote. protection. But there were also ber, according to the flight-track- est proposal by voting 13-to-2 on a
SPACE humble team player. He added That could happen as soon as concessions outsourcing some ing service FlightStats.com. Del- related matter.
(200) that these glowing reviews de- three weeks from now. flying to other airlines that many ta, Southwest, United and US Air- The board’s next vote could
Manhattan 205 bunked accusations that he was The AMR Corporation, the par- pilots did not like. ways all had on-time percentages happen within a week. The mem-
WEST VILLAGE RESTAURANT driven by profit. ent of American Airlines, filed for The contract was rejected by 61 above 80 percent. American also bers then get two weeks to re-
700 sq. ft vented w/ full bsmnt,10yr
lease, Rent: $3,600 a month busy loc
“The notion is absurd,” Mr. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection percent of the Allied Pilots Asso- canceled 1,391 flights in Septem- view the contract language be-
Asking 195K key money. 212-242-3451 Sherrard said. last November. It has reached la- ciation members. American’s ber, more than any other airline. fore voting.
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 N B7
Consumer Confidence
STOCKS & BONDS
Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index 3-MONTH TREND Nasdaq Composite 3-MONTH TREND Dow Jones Industrial Average 3-MONTH TREND
1,550 14,500
+10% 3,300 +10% +10%
1,500 14,000
3,200
+ 5% + 5% + 5%
1,450 3,100 13,500
1,400 0% 3,000 0% 0%
13,000
1,350 2,900
– 5% – 5% 12,500 – 5%
1,300 2,800
12,000
Oct. Oct. Oct.
When the index follows a white line, it is changing at a constant pace; when it moves into a lighter band, the rate of change is faster.
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44.70
54.59
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89.95 85.17 + 0.43 + 48.10 + 32.6
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Dow Chemic (DOW)
53.70
24.42
a 76.34 53.83 ◊ 0.19 ◊ 18.02 ◊ 13.2
36.08 29.36 ◊ 0.19 + 8.02 + 2.1
JPMorgan C (JPM)
Lockheed M (LMT)
28.28
72.37
46.49 40.62 + 0.22 + 24.83 + 22.2
95.92 89.98 + 0.06 + 16.93 + 11.2
Simon Prop (SPG)
Southern C (SO)
115.21
42.11
164.17 152.00 ◊ 2.16 + 21.42 + 17.9
48.59 43.03 ◊ 0.23 ◊ 0.37 ◊ 7.0
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56.42
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88.70 70.65 + 1.01 ◊ 9.20 ◊ 7.4
112.09 78.56 ◊ 0.33 ◊ 21.27 ◊ 13.3
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eBay Inc (EBAY)
43.02
28.15
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50.94 47.73 ◊ 0.14 + 53.08 + 57.4
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MasterCard (MA)
22.39
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486.08 464.66 + 2.86 + 30.00 + 24.6
Starbucks (SBUX)
Target Cor (TGT)
40.75
47.25
•: 62.00 50.96 + 0.10 + 18.65 + 10.8
65.80 62.02 + 0.20 + 19.98 + 21.1
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AT&T Inc (T)
363.32
27.41
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38.58 33.54 + 0.34 + 16.02 + 10.9
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EMC Corp (EMC)
35.46
21.25
53.99 47.47 0.00 + 25.42 + 14.2
30.00 24.22 + 0.05 + 0.58 + 12.4
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Medtronic (MDT)
84.05 a
33.21
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44.79 41.16 + 0.10 + 20.70 + 7.6
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Time Warne (TWX)
26.06
32.09
•: ::• 34.24 29.51 + 0.37 ◊ 2.64 + 1.4
46.59 44.67 + 0.54 + 32.39 + 23.6
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Baxter Int (BAX)
17.67
47.55
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66.70 64.27 ◊ 0.32 + 21.01 + 29.9
Exxon Mobi (XOM)
FedEx Corp (FDX)
73.90
76.06
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97.19 89.73 ◊ 0.30 + 13.08 + 7.4
Microsoft (MSFT)
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24.30
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United Par (UPS)
United Tec (UTX)
66.46
70.41
81.79 72.25 ◊ 0.34 + 4.73 ◊ 1.3
87.50 75.84 ◊ 0.32 ◊ 0.78 + 3.8
Berkshire (BRKb)
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72.60
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77.83 73.25 + 2.27 + 13.48 ◊ 0.1
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8.82
31.08
13.05 10.93 + 0.03 ◊ 1.00 + 1.6
48.96 38.35 ◊ 0.32 ◊ 1.16 + 4.2
Monsanto C (MON)
”Morgan Sta (MS)
67.09
12.26 •:
92.20 86.43 + 0.10 + 20.16 + 23.3
21.19 16.61 + 0.09 + 5.39 + 9.8
UnitedHeal (UNH)
Verizon Co (VZ)
43.42
35.32
••: : 60.75 52.90 ◊ 0.54 + 16.16 + 4.4
48.77 42.64 + 0.03 + 15.59 + 6.3
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Capital On (COF)
”Caterpilla (CAT)
39.30
78.25
61.83 58.37 + 0.08 + 31.46 + 38.0
116.95 84.95 + 1.29 ◊ 7.30 ◊ 6.2
General El (GE)
”Gilead Sci (GILD)
14.68
34.45
23.18 21.00 + 0.11 + 32.49 + 17.3
70.39 65.01 + 0.16 + 63.05 + 58.8
”News Corp (NWSA)
Nike Inc (NKE)
15.93
85.10
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• 25.50 24.42 + 0.06 + 48.54 + 36.9
114.81 92.31 + 0.45 ◊ 0.05 ◊ 4.2
Wal-Mart S (WMT)
Walgreen C (WAG)
56.26
28.53 •:
77.60 72.31 ◊ 0.17 + 24.57 + 21.0
37.34 32.66 ◊ 0.11 + 2.96 ◊ 1.2
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14.96
23.30
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21.30 16.82 ◊ 0.01 ◊ 4.49 ◊ 7.0
38.72 35.93 ◊ 0.07 + 24.54 + 36.6
Google Inc (GOOG)
H.J. Heinz (HNZ)
556.52
49.75
774.38 663.03 + 10.74 + 10.33 + 2.7
58.56 57.47 + 0.20 + 9.26 + 6.3
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Oracle Cor (ORCL)
76.15 a
24.91 •:
106.68 76.65 + 0.24 ◊ 20.58 ◊ 18.2
33.29 30.35 ◊ 0.07 ◊ 3.93 + 18.3
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Williams C (WMB)
23.19
23.78 •:
36.60 32.35 0.00 + 29.45 + 17.4
37.56 32.07 ◊ 0.13 + 29.66 + 18.9
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Most Active Foreign Currency Dollars in Foreign Currency Dollars in
Credit Rating Price
Issuer Name (SYMBOL) Coupon% Maturity Moody’s S&P Fitch High Low Last Chg Yld% in Dollars Foreign Currency in Dollars Foreign Currency
AMERICAS ASIA/PACIFIC
INVESTMENT GRADE
Argentina (Peso) .2096 4.7720 One Dollar in Euros Australia (Dollar) 1.0383 .9631
One Dollar in Yen
General Elec Co (Ge) 2.700 Oct ‘22 Aa3 103.876 101.400 101.743 0.096 2.500 Bolivia (Boliviano) .1437 6.9600 0.90 euros $1 = 0.7867 China (Yuan) .1601 6.2450 84 yen $1 = 79.50
Goldman Sachs Group (Gs.Aeh) 5.750 Jan ‘22 A3 A 117.897 116.255 116.775 0.075 3.590 Brazil (Real) .4889 2.0455 Hong Kong (Dollar) .1290 7.7505
At&T (T.Mf) 5.550 Aug ‘41 A2 A 123.799 121.394 123.799 1.641 4.128 Canada (Dollar) .9987 1.0013 India (Rupee) .0183 54.5800
Morgan Stanley (Ms.Mhu) 5.500 Jul ‘21 Baa1 A 112.254 109.795 111.353 –0.123 3.945 Chile (Peso) .0021 478.55 0.85 Japan (Yen) .0126 79.4600
82
At&T (T.Mc) 5.350 Sep ‘40 A2 A 120.125 117.415 120.125 2.200 4.126 Colombia (Peso) .0006 1814.6 Malaysia (Ringgit) .3267 3.0610
Citigroup (C.Aly) 4.500 Jan ‘22 Baa2 A 111.470 110.461 111.115 –0.181 3.097 Dom. Rep. (Peso) .0251 39.7700 80
New Zealand (Dollar) .8146 1.2276
,-vA
Morgan Stanley (Ms) 4.875 Nov ‘22 Baa2 Bbb+ 105.244 101.455 103.158 1.225 4.478
Sbc Communications (T.Lw) 6.450 Jun ‘34 A2 A 130.085 126.219 130.085 2.298 4.297
El Salvador (Colon) .1144 8.7425 0.80 Pakistan (Rupee) .0104 95.9000
Guatamala (Quetzal) .1277 7.8330 Philippines (Peso) .0244 41.0000 78
Jpmorgan Chase & Co (Jpm) 3.250 Sep ‘22 A2 103.581 102.846 103.101 –0.138 2.886
Honduras (Lempira) .0506 19.7800 Singapore (Dollar) .8173 1.2235
Oracle (Orcl) 2.500 Oct ‘22 A1 A+ 102.345 101.018 101.382 –0.337 2.343
Mexico (Peso) .0758 13.1875 0.75 So. Korea (Won) .0009 1087.5
76
Nicaragua (Cordoba) .0417 23.9588 Taiwan (Dollar) .0345 29.0120
HIGH YIELD Paraguay (Guarani) .0002 4450.0 Thailand (Baht) .0327 30.6100
Sprint Cap (S.Gm) 6.900 May ‘19 B3 B+ 109.000 107.125 107.750 –1.625 5.460 Peru (New Sol) .3831 2.6100 0.70 Vietnam (Dong) .0000 20815 74
Penney J C (Jcp.Gn) 7.950 Apr ‘17 Ba3 Bb– 105.000 98.625 101.812 –2.938 7.454 Uruguay (New Peso) .0512 19.5500
Manitowoc (Mtw.Gd) 9.500 Feb ‘18 B3 112.000 111.875 112.000 –0.125 3.361 Venezuela (Bolivar) .2331 4.2893 ’11 2012 ’11 2012
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Terex New (Tex.Gg) 8.000 Nov ‘17 Caa1 104.550 100.535 104.375 –0.175 6.053 Bahrain (Dinar) 2.6529 .3769
Deluxe (Dlx.Gl) 7.000 Mar ‘19 Ba2 110.040 106.000 106.062 –1.438 5.409 EUROPE Lebanon (Pound) .0007 1501.0
Norway (Krone) .1741 5.7441 Egypt (Pound) .1636 6.1125
Sprint Nextel (S.Hm) 6.000 Dec ‘16 B3 B+ 108.750 106.943 107.500 –1.250 3.974 Britain (Pound) 1.5895 .6291 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) .2667 3.7500
Poland (Zloty) .3058 3.2700 Iran (Rial) .0001 12250
Sprint Nextel (S3875318) 9.125 Mar ‘17 B3 B+ 117.750 117.250 117.250 –0.688 4.645 So. Africa (Rand) .1148 8.7084
Czech Rep (Koruna) .0501 19.9590 Russia (Ruble) .0317 31.5700 Israel (Shekel) .2557 3.9111
Momentive Performance Matls (Mpm) 9.000 Jan ‘21 Caa1 68.000 66.250 66.750 0.000 16.562 U.A.E (Dirham) .2723 3.6728
Denmark (Krone) .1704 5.8671 Sweden (Krona) .1484 6.7383 Jordan (Dinar) 1.4154 .7065
Hca (Hca) 5.875 May ‘23 B3 B+ 102.250 101.875 102.000 –0.250 5.619
Europe (Euro) 1.2709 .7868 Switzerland (Franc) 1.0541 .9487 Kenya (Shilling) .0117 85.2500
Sprint Cap (S.Gj) 6.875 Nov ‘28 B3 B+ 105.350 101.033 102.875 –0.500 6.582 Prices as of 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Hungary (Forint) .0045 222.94 Turkey (Lira) .5589 1.7892 Kuwait (Dinar) 3.5539 .2814
Source: Thomson Reuters
CONVERTIBLES
Medicis Pharmaceutical (Mrx) 1.375 Jun ‘17 N.A. 107.071 105.531 107.071 –0.751 –0.174
Gilead Sciences (Gild.Gm) 1.000 May ‘14 N.A. 149.542 148.022 148.022 0.571 –24.345
Medtronic (Mdt.Gk)
Novellus Sys (Lrcx)
1.625
2.625
Apr ‘13
May ‘41
A1
N.A.
N.A. 100.470
127.000
100.125
125.665
100.125
125.896
–0.375
0.747
1.322
1.504
FUTURES
Moly Del (Mcp) 6.000 Sep ‘17 N.A. 104.031 84.500 84.500 –13.000 10.158 Monetary
Advanced Micro Devices (Amd.Gg) 6.000 May ‘15 N.A. B 94.899 92.000 94.899 0.199 N.A. units per Lifetime Open Crude Oil
Future Exchange quantity High Low Date Open High Low Settle Change Interest $120 $86.07 a barrel
Electronic Arts (Erts) 0.750 Jul ‘16 N.A. 91.625 91.500 91.625 0.000 3.188
United Sts Stl New (X.Gh) 4.000 May ‘14 B1 Bb– 103.600 102.849 103.485 0.810 1.638 Corn CBT ¢/bushel 846.25 509.00 Mar 13 743.25 757.00 735.50 742.00 ◊ 1.25 432,499
Endo Health Solutions (Endp.Gb) 1.750 Apr ‘15 N.A. 109.821 109.536 109.750 0.375 –2.158 Soybeans CBT ¢/bushel 1781.50 1092.75 Jan 13 1494.50 1499.00 1450.00 1451.25 ◊ 44.50 268,171
General Cable Del New (Bgc.Gc) 0.875 Nov ‘13 B1 N.A. 99.125 98.625 98.625 –0.562 2.273 Wheat CBT ¢/bushel 977.50 629.50 Dec 12 898.75 916.50 884.00 886.50 ◊ 16.00 174,255 110
Live Cattle CME ¢/lb 135.55 121.90 Dec 12 125.50 126.13 125.28 125.75 + 0.33 109,664
Hogs-Lean CME ¢/lb 86.00 70.05 Dec 12 80.13 80.95 79.90 80.75 + 0.55 69,769 100
Cocoa NYBOT $/ton 3334.00 2057.00 Mar 13 2345.00 2370.00 2322.00 2359.00 + 19.00 79,355
Coffee NYBOT ¢/lb 288.25 149.80 Mar 13 157.35 157.70 155.00 155.55 ◊ 1.30 62,351
Sugar-World NYBOT ¢/lb 25.39 14.70 Feb 13 18.94 19.28 18.66 19.06 + 0.22 362,273 90
CONSUMER RATES Yesterday’s rate Change from last week ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Gold COMX $/oz 1934.60 766.00 Dec 12 1731.50 1739.40 1726.90 1730.90 + 4.90 262,238
Silver COMX ¢/oz 4951.00 347.50 Dec 12 3232.00 3278.50 3206.50 3259.90 + 35.90 65,301 80
k j A Up ] Flat Y Down Hi Grade Copper COMX ¢/lb 448.65 308.85 Dec 12 346.60 349.20 340.30 344.55 ◊ 2.40 66,840
1-year range Light Sweet Crude NYMX $/bbl 143.13 59.00 Nov 12 85.00 86.77 84.13 86.07 + 0.98 269,814 70
Heating Oil NYMX $/gal 3.35 2.30 Nov 12 2.96 3.02 2.94 3.01 + 0.05 85,759
Home Year Natural Gas NYMX $/mil.btu 11.40 3.06 Dec 12 3.72 3.74 3.62 3.63 ◊ 0.10 267,928 ’11 2012
Mortgages Yesterday Ago 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5-YEAR HISTORY Key to exchanges: CBT-Chicago Board of Trade. CME-Chicago Mercantile Exchange. CMX-Comex division of NYM. KC-Kansas City Board of Trade. NYBOT-New York Board of
Federal funds 0.25% 0.25% i Trade. NYM-New York Mercantile Exchange. Open interest is the number of contracts outstanding.
Source: Thomson Reuters
Prime rate 3.25 3.25 i Construction Spending +10%
y Change from
15-yr fixed 2.83 3.40 previous year
15-yr fixed jumbo 3.40 4.05 MUTUAL FUNDS SPOTLIGHT: INTERNATIONAL BONDS
Sept. ’12 +7.8% –20
30-yr fixed 3.41 4.09 Aug. ’12 +6.5 ’07 ’12 % Total Returns Exp. Assets % Total Returns Exp. Assets
30-yr fixed jumbo 4.07 4.75 A" Fund Name (TICKER) Type YTD 1 Yr 5 Yr* Ratio (mil.$) Fund Name (TICKER) Type YTD 1 Yr 5 Yr* Ratio (mil.$)
r-
DFA Two-Year Global Fixed-Income I (DFGFX) IB +1.0 +0.8 +2.1 0.18 4,674 T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond (PREMX) EB +16.9 +16.2 +8.8 0.95 3,867
y TCW Emerging Markets Income I (TGEIX) EB +18.3 +17.1 +13.1 0.84 4,201 Payden Emerging Markets Bond (PYEMX) EB +16.4 +15.8 +10.0 0.78 573
$75K line good credit* 4.19% 4.35% PIMCO Foreign Bond (Unhedged) I (PFUIX) IB +8.0 +7.7 +8.8 0.50 4,023 MFS Emerging Markets Debt A (MEDAX) EB +16.3 +15.7 +9.8 1.11 1,405
$75K line excel. credit* 4.19 4.28 l Manufacturing Index 60 T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond (PREMX) EB +16.9 +16.2 +8.8 0.95 3,867 MainStay Global High Income A (MGHAX) EB +16.4 +15.7 +9.4 1.19 178
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Instl (LSGBX) IB +7.6 +6.6 +6.1 0.70 1,634 T. Rowe Price Instl Emerging Mkts Bond (TREBX) EB +16.5 +15.6 +9.0 0.70 245
ISM; over 50 indicates AllianceBern Global Bond A (ANAGX) IB +6.4 +6.8 +6.2 0.90 1,586 Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt F (FEDFX) EB +15.2 +15.3 NA 0.74 464
$75K loan good credit* 5.36 5.70 A expansion; seasonally adjusted MFS Emerging Markets Debt A (MEDAX) EB +16.3 +15.7 +9.8 1.11 1,405
LAGGARDS
$75K loan excel. credit* 5.30 5.53 Wells Fargo Advantage Intl Bond Instl (ESICX) IB +5.3 +3.8 +6.8 0.70 1,271
Oct. ’12 51.7 30 Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Inc I (FMKIX) EB +17.0 +17.4 +10.8 0.90 1,248 DFA Two-Year Global Fixed-Income I (DFGFX) IB +1.0 +0.8 +2.1 0.18 4,674
SEI Instl Intl Tr Emerging Markets Dbt A (SITEX) EB +14.0 +12.9 +9.2 1.37 1,188 SA Global Fixed Income (SAXIX) IB +2.7 +1.8 +3.0 0.82 568
Sept. ’12 51.5 ’07 ’12 PIMCO Global Bond (Unhedged) Instl (PIGLX) IB +8.3 +8.4 +8.4 0.55 964 American Century International Bd A (AIBDX) IB +3.5 +2.2 +3.2 1.06 99
Auto Loan Rates 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Laudus Mondrian Intl Fixed Income (LIFNX) IB +4.3 +2.3 +6.3 0.71 876
Laudus Mondrian Intl Fixed Income (LIFNX) IB +4.3 +2.3 +6.3 0.71 876
36-mo. used car 3.56% 4.53% American Century International Bd Inv (BEGBX) IB +3.7 +2.4 +3.4 0.81 850 BlackRock Intl Bond Instl (CINSX) IB +4.2 +3.2 +4.0 0.89 139
Balance of Trade –20 Waddell & Reed Global Bond A (UNHHX) IB +5.8 +5.6 +4.6 1.22 797 PACE International Fixed Income A (PWFAX)
Wells Fargo Advantage Intl Bond A (ESIYX)
IB
IB
+5.1
+5.1
+3.2
+3.5
+4.4
+6.5
1.21
1.03
84
139
60-mo. new car 2.89 4.36 In billions of dollars
Dreyfus International Bond A (DIBAX) IB +7.5 +6.4 +8.9 1.02 682
Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt (FEDCX) EB +15.1 +15.2 NA 0.86 664 T. Rowe Price International Bond Adv (PAIBX) IB +5.5 +3.8 +4.1 1.16 303
Seasonally adjusted Payden Emerging Markets Bond (PYEMX) EB +16.4 +15.8 +10.0 0.78 573 DFA Five-Year Global Fixed-Income I (DFGBX) IB +4.7 +3.8 +4.7 0.28 6,338
T. Rowe Price Instl Intl Bond (RPIIX) IB +6.8 +4.8 +4.4 0.55 164
CD’s and Money Market Rates 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sept. ’12 –41.5 –70 Average performance for all such funds +9.7 +8.8 +6.8 American Funds Capital World Bond B (WBFBX) IB +6.3 +5.4 +4.3 1.65 138
Number of funds for period 78 78 71 Payden Global Low†Duration†Fund (PYGSX) IB +5.6 +5.5 +3.2 0.70 67
Money-market 0.49% 0.53% I Aug. ’12 –43.8 ’07 ’12
$10K min. money-mkt 0.51 0.62 I *Annualized. Leaders and Laggards are among funds with at least $50 million in assets, and include no more than one class of any fund. Today’s fund types: EB-
Emerging Market Bond. IB-World Bond. NA-Not Available. YTD-Year to date. Spotlight tables rotate on a 2-week basis. Source: Morningstar
6-month CD 0.47 0.48 I Housing Supply 14
Icarus Haunts
A Verdi Work
Cloaked in Noir
SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES
The usual reason for a director to up- he uses an early-20th-century setting Un Ballo in Maschera A winged (and Mr. Alden embraces these stylistic fast adviser and friend. Aided by the
date the setting of a serious opera is to and film noir imagery to emphasize not goateed) Kathleen Kim and Dmitri contrasts. He brings a slightly surreal lithe, crisp conducting of Fabio Luisi,
bring out the grim, con- just the work’s darkness but also its quality to the opera’s lighter elements, Mr. Alden makes the shifts seem delib-
Hvorostovsky, center, in this Verdi work
ANTHONY temporary darkness of strangeness.
at the Metropolitan Opera.
epitomized by the character of Oscar, erate choices of the supremely confi-
the story. The most inter- For Verdi “Un Ballo in Maschera” (“A the irreverent court page. At the same dent dramatist Verdi.
TOMMASINI esting aspect of David Al- Masked Ball”), which had its premiere time, he draws out the ambiguities and This production is best when subtle
den’s disappointing, met- in Rome in 1859, was a bold experiment scenes common in French grand opera fickleness of the opera’s conflicted hero, and character-driven, and Mr. Alden
MUSIC
REVIEW aphor-laden new produc- in the mixing of styles. Elements of the of the period. Verdi does not really rec- Gustavo III, the king of Sweden, a will- draws compelling performances from a
tion of Verdi’s “Ballo in intensely emotional Italian opera idiom oncile these contrasting styles. Instead, ful and restless monarch bored with of- strong cast, headed by the tenor Marce-
Maschera,” at the Metropolitan Opera, of the mid-19th century are juxtaposed more interestingly, he just allows them ficial duties, recklessly pursuing an af- lo Álvarez, as Gustavo, and the soprano
which opened on Thursday night, is that with strands of lighter, wryly comic to coexist. fair with Amelia, the wife of his stead- Continued on Page 7
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might have a serious illness. Some- BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — It was the
body’s been fired or is about to be, but first time Domingo Martinez had re-
another somebody is working way too turned here in nearly 10 years, and it
hard. And a weird type of weather has seemed as if nothing and everything
left snow on the ground had changed. His street, once rutted
but seems to be accom- caliche, was now potholed pavement.
NEIL panied by cold tempera- Favorite stores had shuttered, but new
GENZLINGER tures only intermittent-
ly.
mom-and-pops still sold tamales and
tacos, and the 18-foot border fence be-
CRITIC’S Yes, it’s holiday movie tween the United States and Mexico
NOTEBOOK season on television slashed rust brown through farmland
again. panoramas.
Made-for-TV movies with “Christ- Mostly, Mr. Martinez marveled at
mas,” “Thanksgiving” or some equiva- how the decade had worn on his grand-
lent in the title seem to turn up earlier mother Virginia Campos Rubio, soft-
every year. The Hallmark Channel ening that gun-slinging lioness into a
showed a couple last weekend slow-moving 85-year-old with a gentle
(“Christmas Song” and “Love at the smile. Ms. Rubio is one of the central
Thanksgiving Day Parade”), which, characters in Mr. Martinez’s book,
thanks to the delayed Halloween ROCKSTAR GAMES “The Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir,”
caused by Hurricane Sandy, was actu- which is a finalist for the 2012 National
ally before trick-or-treaters had hit the A WORD WITH: DAN HOUSER Book Award in nonfiction. In the book
streets in some places. Mr. Martinez describes how an abu-
That network is back with two more sive, starvation-plagued childhood
this weekend, an original movie called
“The Wishing Tree,” on Saturday, and
a recycled CBS one, “The Christmas
Americana at Its Most Felonious filled Ms. Rubio with rage, making her
both loved and feared in the barrio
where he grew up. She still keeps a pis-
Secret,” on Sunday. Hallmark is pro- By CHRIS SUELLENTROP tery for more than a decade, even af- being inspired solely by gangster tol on her bed, alongside a copy of the
moting its avalanche of original films ter a Federal Trade Commission in- films and TV shows like “Miami Bible, a doll and a bag of cheese puffs.
as “The 12 New Movies of Christmas.” The Grand Theft Auto series of At 40, Mr. Martinez has spent most
vestigation in 2005, when copies of Vice,” the Grand Theft Auto games
Lifetime joins the premature party video games is a rare cultural phe- of his adult life both running away from
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas were now try to capture, albeit in height-
as well, serving up “The Christmas nomenon: incredibly popular (the that Brownsville neighborhood and re-
yanked from store shelves after a fan ened form, aspects of contemporary
Consultant” on Saturday to begin the last version sold more than 25 million unlocked some sexual content that visiting it through his prose.
copies globally), widely condemned life. The new game, set in a fictional-
“It’s a Wonderful Lifetime Movie had been hidden in the game’s code. He’s decidedly the underdog in the
(by politicians like Hillary Rodham ized Los Angeles called Los Santos,
Marathon,” which will offer 10 original With Grand Theft Auto V, the first National Book Award contest. He’s the
Clinton and Joseph I. Lieberman) tackles the aftermath of the credit
movies by the time the season of good major title in the series in five years, only finalist in the nonfiction category
and adored by the highbrow. (Junot crunch and the housing crisis for
cheer and excess is over. Note to net- coming out next spring, Rockstar who has not won a Pulitzer Prize, the
works still looking for a revered holi- Díaz is a huge fan.) Yet its creators at three criminals, each of whom is only first-time author, and the only
seems more eager than it has been in playable. (Previously, the games fo-
day title that can be bastardized into a Rockstar Games have been able to the past to talk about itself and the nominee to have never been on the
Continued on Page 5 shroud themselves in relative mys- maturation of its work. Rather than Continued on Page 7 Continued on Page 5
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 N C5
Returning
To the Scene
Of a Memoir
Of Struggle
From First Arts Page
staff of The New York Times, The Wash-
ington Post or Newsday. Until a few
months ago, Mr. Martinez was selling
business cards at a print shop near Se-
attle, where he lives.
Though the book is his first, it almost
certainly won’t be his last: he’s at work
on a second memoir, and the rights to
“The Boy Kings of Texas” have been op-
tioned by Ventanarosa, Salma Hayek’s
production company.
In the book Mr. Martinez holds the
poor border city of Brownsville to ac-
count for some of the darker episodes of
his boyhood. Violence is a major compo-
nent of the book’s 37 chapters, along
with alcoholism, machismo and adul-
tery; the descriptions are buoyed with
humor.
When he returned to Brownsville for
a few days in late October, he wasn’t
sure how he’d be received.
“I was terrified about coming back to
Texas,” Mr. Martinez said. “I was afraid
that I was going to have a violent con-
frontation — that I’d get shot.”
In short, not everyone is happy with
the portrait he’s painted. Lecherous
neighbors and abusive relatives pop-
ulate the memoir’s pages. Mr. Martinez
said the accounts themselves hadn’t
BRAD DOHERTY
been disputed, but that didn’t make the
public airing of dirty laundry easier to Domingo Martinez with his grandmother Virginia Campos Rubio, a central figure in his “Boy Kings of Texas,” a National Book Award finalist.
bear.
“I was drawn toward the pain,” he On the trip he returned to his alma One student asked, “When you were While he might not have set out to is really in their hands, and there’s light
said. “If the memory felt uncomfortable, mater, Homer Hanna High School. A growing up in Brownsville, did you ever tackle questions of race and identity in out there, and you can make it through
if it was something I knew our family precocious child, he quickly concluded think life would be so much easier if you his memoir, those themes emerged these dark times and into the light.”
didn’t talk about, I’d attack it head-on.” that he was smarter than his peers, and weren’t Mexican?” through the writing. As he began Mr. Martinez is preparing a speech in
The reservoir of anger that propelled spent his childhood frustrated and Mr. Martinez paused for a moment. putting the stories of his youth on the case he actually wins the National Book
Mr. Martinez through the writing pro- openly dismissive of many of those page, he also came to conclusions about Award on Wednesday. He’s not exactly
cess had dissipated by the time he fin- around him. Coming back as an inspira- how American and Mexican cultural ex- sure what he’ll say, but for now he’s fo-
ished the book. He also saw a therapist. tional speaker was a bit vexing — he pectations influenced his family. cused on the dedication of his agent, Al-
No brawls took place on the trip. In-
stead Mr. Martinez was fed caldo de res,
wasn’t sure how his story provided a
positive example for local kids. He cut
A writer’s trip back to Those ideas were discussed during
another event at the University of Tex-
ice Fried Martell, and his publisher, Ly-
ons Press, which took a risk on the
a beef-and-vegetable soup (prepared by class, did drugs, quit college and yet Brownsville, Tex., and a as, Brownsville, and its partner institu- book. Agent and writer will meet for the
his father) and mole with chicken and somehow ended up here, as a finalist for tion, Texas Southmost College, where first time when he travels to New York
rice (prepared by his grandmother). He one of the most prestigious prizes in difficult childhood. Mr. Martinez was invited to speak by for the ceremony.
was applauded by more than a thou- American letters. Antonio Zavaleta, a professor of anthro- After Mr. Martinez departed Browns-
sand students, visited by old teachers But as students at Hanna asked him pology and sociology. Mr. Zavaleta said ville, he marveled at the hometown re-
and given many congratulations. His about his writing process, a role model that he instantly saw his own experi- ception he’d received. Maybe the years
immediate family supports the book, Even though his paternal grandparents ences in Brownsville mirrored in “The
unwittingly emerged. Mr. Martinez de- had taken the edge off his memories;
though he said it had been too painful scribed decades of single-minded dedi- were born in Mexico, he didn’t identify Boy Kings of Texas,” good and bad. maybe the nomination had given him
for his parents to read. His grandmoth- cation. Keep a notebook with you at all as Mexican when he was young. He told Much of the book “is negative, no the validation he craved as a child.
er doesn’t speak English, and Mr. Mar- times, he told them. Send your work out the student that people of all ethnicities question,” Mr. Zavaleta said in an in- “Possibly the most beautiful side ef-
tinez said he hoped she wouldn’t be ex- to any publication you can find, and nev- struggled to accept themselves for who terview. “But I think it’s important for fect of this,” he said, “is how it’s brought
posed to the book’s contents. er give up. they are. these youngsters to see that their future my family together.”
The wonder of TV
Want to Warm a Heart? climate change:
snowflakes that never
Then First Try Breaking It seem to melt.
tales is that someone can’t get over the
From First Arts Page loss of a loved one.
promotional gimmick: “O Come All Ye In “The Wishing Tree,” which centers you’re not obsessive about your work,
Faithful Owners of Big-Screen TVs,” on holiday angst at a boarding school, a don’t you leave yourself vulnerable to
“An Auld Lang Lineup of Seasonal young teacher is having trouble with being canned? Sure, the mom in “The
Films” and “The First (of Many) Noël the death of his wife. There’s also a dead Christmas Consultant” learns a lesson
Movies” are still available. wife in “The Christmas Consultant,” in about making time for her family, but
It is not our purpose here to bemoan which David Hasselhoff plays an in- what we don’t see is “The Christmas
the ever-earlier arrival of the holiday credibly irritating adviser hired by a Consultant II,” in which Donald Trump
entertainment season, and certainly couple to pep up the family Christmas. turns up just long enough to note her re-
television isn’t the only offender; the (Why is this particular film being duced productivity and say, “You’re
“Radio City Christmas Spectacular” shown before Thanksgiving? To make fired.” It’s a vicious circle.
was to begin performances on Friday, you thankful that Mr. Hasselhoff isn’t at What’s really alarming, though, is
as was the Broadway musical “Elf.” Al- your house for the holidays.) what’s going on with the weather in
though alarm must be expressed at the A slight variation on the morbid these films. If you watch enough of
prospect that this phenomenon will theme occurs in “It’s Christmas, Car- them, you begin to go a little cuckoo
spread to other holidays. Imagine if peo- ol!,” on Nov. 18 on Hallmark: Carol, a LIFETIME over the observation that sometimes
ple started flogging Flag Day in April! busy publisher, gets a Dickens-style vis- David Hasselhoff as the title character in “The Christmas Consultant,” on the snow melts when it hits human
Er, for you noncelebrators, Flag Day is it from her dead former boss (drolly skin; other times it seems oddly melt-
Lifetime on Saturday, part of “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime Movie Marathon.”
played by Carrie Fisher). An ex-wife resistant. In some, like “The Wishing
June 14.
has to die in a car wreck to set the plot Tree,” it’s clearly cold because you can
Anyway, our intent is simply to warn supposed to be buying presents for your on “The Wishing Tree.” And so on. Be-
of Lifetime’s “Holiday Spin” in motion see the actors’ breath in the outdoor
against overexposure to made-for-TV materialistic kids? tween the unemployment and the ill-
(Nov. 18). And in “The Christmas scenes, whereas in others there’s not a
holiday movies. Because if you watch In “The Christmas Consultant,” the ness, it’s enough to make you want to
Heart,” on Dec. 2 on Hallmark, about a wintry breath in sight, as if the snow
too many, you might become obsessed family matriarch’s job is in jeopardy. In change the lyrics of that Chipmunks were somehow radiating heat.
teenager who needs a heart transplant,
with the tics and patterns of these mov- “It’s Christmas, Carol!,” the heartless song from “Please, Christmas, don’t be
death does not take a holiday, either, be- Sure, maybe this is just a function of
ies in a way that could make you ques- cause fresh hearts don’t grow on trees. Carol gives someone the boot on the late” to “Please, Christmas, don’t come where, when and how these things were
tion your own sanity. flimsiest excuse before the film is seven at all.” shot. But maybe it’s more evidence that
Unemployment, or the threat of it, is
For instance, given that these films also dismayingly common in this fare. minutes old. Even the paperboy isn’t A holiday movie also demands uplift, global warming is turning the weather
are supposed to celebrate the season of Perhaps that’s partly because, in real safe: in “The Christmas Heart,” the though, so it is common in these films into a beast beyond our understanding.
comfort and joy and, for Christians, one life, layoffs often occur late in the year opening credits haven’t stopped rolling for characters to be work-obsessed until So here’s the holiday message take-
particularly important birth, it’s alarm- for accounting reasons. But more likely when one is threatened with a firing for someone else — Mr. Hasselhoff or Ms. away from these movies: Apparently,
ing how much death there is in them. A it’s because the writers are churning an errant throw. Dead Former Boss Fisher or whoever although we all work too hard, we’re all
common plot device in these formulaic out these movies so fast that they have This is also an unhealthy sort of sea- — explains that they are missing out on going to die unemployed, not to mention
to grab the most obvious, hackneyed son, as portrayed in these movies, and what’s important in life. Watch enough disease-ridden, haunted by Carrie Fish-
stress points available to propel their we’re not talking the sniffles. There’s of these movies, though, and you begin er, harangued by David Hasselhoff and
Remember the Neediest! thin stories, and what’s more stressful the kid with the bad ticker in “The to wonder how that squares with the surrounded by burning snow. And to all
than losing your job just when you’re Christmas Heart.” Cancer has a cameo job-loss plot device mentioned earlier. If a good night.
C6 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 N C7
Americana at Its Most Felonious: A Look at the Game Grand Theft Auto V
nates your satire? game we made, if for no other reason
From First Arts Page than showing that we could make an in-
A. I don’t think anyone in America real-
cused on a protagonist.) Yet it’s still ly understands what growing up in teresting game about anything.
Grand Theft Auto: In a demo version Britain in the ’70s and ’80s was like. Q. I hear the episode when a fan un-
one character pours a ring of gasoline Eighty percent of the television was locked some hidden code inside Grand
around a truck and lights it on fire. American. Every movie you saw was Theft Auto: San Andreas and ended up
During a recent conversation in American. Even though there are all prompting a Federal Trade Commission
SoHo, Dan Houser, Rockstar’s head these great British pop stars, 95 percent inquiry was traumatic for your compa-
writer and vice president for creative — of them sing in American accents, and ny.
as well as the brother of the studio pres- they all sing in an American idiom. So A. It’s quite hard having your in-box
ident, Sam Houser — spoke about what there was a great love of America, and read by lawyers, in a country where
he and Rockstar are trying to achieve maybe some junior-partner resent- you’re only a resident. It was a really
with Grand Theft Auto V, how his Eng- ments for it. But it’s a very different re- tough time, it shook us to our core, and
lishman-in-New-York status informs lationship compared to America’s con-
his writing, and whether he thinks the we found it very, very unpleasant to go
temporary relationship with Britain, through. As anyone would, being told
studio has changed with time. These where a few small things are cherry-
are edited excerpts from the conversa- off for stuff when you felt it was the me-
picked and told how wonderful they dium you worked in that was under at-
tion; a longer version can be read at
are. tack, not the nature of the content.
nytimes.com/arts.
My brother and I have a certain per- Q. There are people who still aren’t de-
Q. What do you want people to get out spective as people from London who
of the games that you lighted by the treatment of women in
then moved to New York. But the guys your games.
make? in Scotland at our Rockstar North stu-
A. Obviously, we dio, they have a different perspective, A. Of course. But is their argument that
want them to be en- as people who never lived here. And in a game about gangsters and thugs
tertained. We want then Lazlow Jones, who writes a lot of
A scene from Grand Theft Auto V, set in a city that looks very much like Los and street life, there are prostitutes and
them to be stimulat- the satire with me, is a good ol’ boy Angeles. Players can fly this helicopter, as well as a plane. strippers — that that is inappropriate?
ed, questioned, from Oklahoma. The games have al- I don’t think we revel in the mistreat-
amused, all of the ways been, in some ways, a British re- ment of women at all. I just think in the
other higher and low- A. In terms of whether we’re too old to ply never saw it in that light. We saw world we’re representing, in Grand
sponse to Americana, rather than
er things one gets America. But it’s not just that. be prancing around in allegorical span- ourselves as people who were obsessed Theft Auto, that it’s appropriate.
Dan Houser from entertainment. dex, no, I don’t think so. I suppose our by quality, obsessed by game design. I
Q. You’re now 39. Has growing older reputation as a company was that we’re would use as Defense A the game called Q. The closest thing to Grand Theft
Books tell you Auto I can think of that someone is do-
changed your approach to video profoundly antisocial, histrionic and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis.
something, movies show you some- ing in a different medium is the work of
games? looking to be controversial. And we sim- For us, that was as important as any
thing, games let you do something. David Simon, who has tried to capture
Open-world games have an enormous cities, in “The Wire” but even more so
strength, creatively. As well as letting in “Treme.” It’s quite different, but TV
you do something — run around, fly a
is similar in the sense that people spend
helicopter, be the hero, be the antihero,
30, 40 hours with a show.
whatever — they also let you be in the
world, passively. So we’ve taken some A. I haven’t seen “Treme.” I never even
of the things the director used to con- saw “The Wire.” One of my weird disci-
trol within the movie and handed it to plines is that I don’t really watch a lot of
you as the consumer of the medium. those shows, if they relate to what we
We have a vision for what we think do. I only watched a tiny bit of “The So-
interactive entertainment can become, pranos.” No “Boardwalk Empire.” No
and each time we get closer to realizing “Breaking Bad.” Wherever it’s too close
those ambitions. to crime, gangster, underbelly fiction,
Q. What is that vision?
and it’s supercontemporary, I decided,
for professional reasons, I have to avoid
A. It’s the stuff we’re trying to realize it.
with this game. It’s a world brought to
life, in which you are able to exist and Q. At this stage in the process, what’s
explore and have the benefits of some left to do with Grand Theft Auto V?
kind of narrative pull-through, a world A. We are editing, fixing, removing, re-
that exists and doesn’t exist at the placing, adding, avidly. It’s the equiva-
same time. We’ve made something that lent of, if you wrote a book, and you had
sort of is Los Angeles and sort of isn’t. two million spelling mistakes. And you
And that’s deliberate, that it isn’t an ex- had to do them by hand, in a language
act replication of it. We wanted this you didn’t understand. But once it’s
post-crash feeling, because it works working, you can sit there and watch
thematically in this game about bank the world go by. I still find that magical
robbers. And that seems like it’s going about them. You don’t get that with
to endure through the next year. anything else. The life might be fake,
Q. Is it fair to say that your games are but it’s still the closest we’ve come to a
satires of American culture? living artwork. I think that’s the core
appeal of them.
A. I think it’s fair to say that they are set
in a world that is a satire of American
media culture.
Q. Does your Britishness give you a IMAGES FROM ROCKSTAR GAMES
Remember the Neediest!
perspective on this country that illumi- Trevor, another of the playable characters in Grand Theft Auto V, which will be introduced next spring.
C8 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
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touch down. By Sunday, to push slowly out of the West. Blizzard Air pressure Humidity
50°
a solid line of rain and Overnight conditions will reach from part of Wyo- High ............. 30.09 noon High ............. 56% 1 a.m.
heavy thunderstorms will Normal Low ............ 29.95 1 a.m. Low.............. 32% 2 p.m.
ming to western and northern North Da- 4 low 44°
form and stretch from kota. A wintry mix will lead to slippery trav-
Michigan to eastern 40° Heating Degree Days
el south and east of the blizzard. Severe An index of fuel consumption that tracks how
Texas. thunderstorms will erupt late in the day far the day’s mean temperature fell below 65
Mild air
over the Plains. Rain and mountain snow 36° Yesterday ................................................................... 20
will diminish along the Pacific Coast. 30° 5 a.m. So far this month ...................................................... 201
Record So far this season (since July 1) .............................. 445
low 24° Normal to date for the season ................................. 437
l l (1976)
4 12 6 12 4
Little Rock 73/ 52 0 74/ 57 PC 73/ 45 PC New Delhi 86/ 57 0 84/ 57 S 83/ 55 S p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Trends Temperature Precipitation
Cities Los Angeles 64/ 50 0 65/ 48 C 69/ 52 S Riyadh 88/ 62 0 86/ 63 C 88/ 64 S Average Average
High/low temperatures for the 16 hours ended at 4 Louisville 63/ 46 0 72/ 50 S 70/ 55 PC Seoul 55/ 37 0 59/ 46 C 50/ 41 Sh Avg. daily departure Avg. daily departure Below Above Below Above
p.m. yesterday, Eastern time, and precipitation (in Memphis 72/ 50 0 74/ 55 PC 71/ 49 PC Shanghai 63/ 57 0.64 70/ 46 R 56/ 42 S
inches) for the 16 hours ended at 4 p.m. yesterday. Miami 77/ 64 0 76/ 68 PC 79/ 72 PC Singapore 88/ 78 0.24 89/ 77 R 88/ 77 R
from normal from normal Last 10 days o
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Oklahoma City 80/ 60 0 72/ 59 W 62/ 33 T Europe Yesterday Today Tomorrow
I............................... Ice T .......... Thunderstorms Est. normal ............. 69% trends compare with those of the last 30 years.
Omaha 65/ 50 0 76/ 35 T 41/ 21 C Amsterdam 50/ 45 0.02 54/ 45 Sh 51/ 43 Sh
PC........... Partly cloudy Tr ........................ Trace Athens 66/ 50 0 65/ 55 PC 68/ 57 PC
Orlando 74/ 52 0 76/ 59 PC 79/ 63 PC
R ........................... Rain W ....................... Windy Philadelphia 56/ 39 0 58/ 45 PC 66/ 49 S Berlin 52/ 44 0.07 53/ 47 Sh 52/ 41 R
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Portland, Me. 52/ 32 0 47/ 33 PC 55/ 44 S Copenhagen 48/ 46 0.02 48/ 46 Sh 49/ 43 C
New York City 53/ 36 0 55/ 47 PC 63/ 52 S Portland, Ore. 48/ 32 0 48/ 36 PC 49/ 43 R Dublin 50/ 43 0.19 48/ 37 PC 50/ 41 PC Sun, Moon and Planets Northeast Foliage
Bridgeport 54/ 36 0 52/ 46 PC 60/ 50 S
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Caldwell 54/ 35 0 56/ 40 PC 64/ 43 S Raleigh 64/ 37 0 69/ 41 S 73/ 53 S Frankfurt 52/ 41 0 54/ 47 R 51/ 36 Sh New First Quarter Full Last Quarter
Danbury 52/ 35 0 51/ 39 PC 62/ 41 S Reno 40/ 27 0.11 39/ 18 SS 42/ 25 S Geneva 54/ 37 0.04 53/ 48 R 52/ 43 R
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Peak
White Plains 52/ 34 0 54/ 43 PC 61/ 47 S Salt Lake City 36/ 30 0.93 38/ 24 SS 33/ 24 PC Lisbon 61/ 48 0.04 63/ 52 Sh 59/ 47 PC 5:07 p.m. 9:46 a.m. Near peak
United States Yesterday Today Tomorrow San Antonio 82/ 66 0 82/ 69 PC 82/ 50 PC London 52/ 46 0 50/ 41 Sh 48/ 40 PC
San Diego 65/ 57 Tr 64/ 50 C 66/ 49 S Madrid 61/ 52 0.04 55/ 39 PC 52/ 36 PC Some color
Albany 49/ 34 0 50/ 40 C 59/ 44 S Sun RISE 6:37 a.m. Moon R 2:37 a.m.
San Francisco 58/ 46 0.02 58/ 45 PC 59/ 45 PC Moscow 43/ 32 0.42 39/ 23 S 34/ 27 C SET 4:42 p.m. S 2:27 p.m.
Albuquerque 62/ 44 0.13 58/ 30 W 42/ 20 PC Nice 63/ 50 0.02 58/ 55 R 62/ 52 Sh
Still green
San Jose 56/ 41 0.06 56/ 39 PC 57/ 36 S NEXT R 6:39 a.m. R 3:48 a.m. Burlington Portland
Anchorage 33/ 28 0.06 38/ 29 Sn 38/ 26 PC Oslo 34/ 27 0.22 43/ 39 Sh 45/ 35 R
San Juan 88/ 75 0 86/ 74 PC 86/ 74 Sh
Atlanta 68/ 44 0 70/ 47 S 70/ 57 S Paris 48/ 34 0.10 55/ 41 Sh 51/ 37 PC Jupiter S 8:52 a.m. Mars R 9:42 a.m.
Seattle 46/ 32 Tr 44/ 34 PC 47/ 42 R
Atlantic City 53/ 40 0 55/ 46 PC 60/ 52 S Prague 50/ 39 0 53/ 41 C 44/ 41 R R 6:05 p.m. S 6:45 p.m. Boston
Sioux Falls 51/ 45 0 60/ 25 T 31/ 14 PC
Austin 85/ 64 0 83/ 67 PC 82/ 47 T Rome 64/ 45 0 64/ 60 PC 70/ 63 T Albany
Spokane 32/ 20 0.11 32/ 18 PC 34/ 25 PC Saturn R 5:22 a.m. Venus R 3:50 a.m.
Baltimore 56/ 34 0 61/ 40 S 68/ 45 S St. Petersburg 36/ 29 0.02 35/ 28 PC 35/ 33 C
St. Louis 72/ 54 0 74/ 57 PC 69/ 36 PC S 4:12 p.m. S 3:24 p.m.
Baton Rouge 75/ 54 0 74/ 62 PC 78/ 64 PC Stockholm 36/ 21 0 45/ 37 C 46/ 37 Sh
St. Thomas 84/ 76 0 86/ 76 T 86/ 74 T
Birmingham 68/ 42 0 72/ 46 S 73/ 58 PC Vienna 54/ 39 0.02 53/ 45 PC 56/ 48 C
Syracuse 47/ 38 0 50/ 42 C 69/ 48 S Boating
Boise 41/ 26 Tr 40/ 21 PC 39/ 27 S Warsaw 48/ 43 0.12 48/ 39 C 51/ 42 PC
Tampa 73/ 54 0 77/ 60 S 80/ 65 PC
Boston 53/ 38 0 54/ 44 PC 64/ 51 S New York
Toledo 56/ 43 0 66/ 46 PC 67/ 52 W North America Yesterday Today Tomorrow From Montauk Point to Sandy Hook, N.J., out to 20
Buffalo 47/ 40 0 51/ 47 C 66/ 52 S
Tucson 79/ 55 0.02 62/ 40 PC 56/ 37 S nautical miles, including Long Island Sound and New
Burlington 46/ 32 0 43/ 37 C 57/ 44 S Tulsa 77/ 61 0 74/ 63 W 66/ 33 T Acapulco 90/ 74 0 89/ 74 PC 89/ 73 PC Pittsburgh
Casper 65/ 31 0 32/ 7 Sn 25/ 13 S York Harbor. Philadelphia
Virginia Beach 56/ 40 0 65/ 46 S 71/ 54 S Bermuda 72/ 68 0.05 74/ 70 PC 74/ 71 PC
Charlotte 67/ 36 0 70/ 40 S 70/ 52 S Washington 57/ 40 0 64/ 46 S 69/ 50 S Edmonton 14/ 10 0.28 7/ -12 S 11/ 1 S Wind will be from the northwest, then from the south,
Chattanooga 66/ 39 0 71/ 42 S 71/ 53 PC Wichita 80/ 59 0 78/ 47 W 52/ 26 R Guadalajara 80/ 50 0 84/ 51 PC 83/ 49 PC at 6-12 knots. Waves will be 2-4 feet on the ocean and
Chicago 55/ 48 0 68/ 53 C 66/ 37 Sh Wilmington, Del. 56/ 37 0 58/ 42 PC 65/ 47 S Havana 77/ 61 0 79/ 59 PC 79/ 63 PC 1 foot or less on Long Island Sound and on New York
Cincinnati 60/ 45 0 66/ 47 S 68/ 55 PC
Washington
Kingston 88/ 79 0 86/ 77 T 85/ 77 T Harbor. Visibility mostly unrestricted.
Cleveland 52/ 43 0 64/ 47 PC 66/ 53 S Africa Yesterday Today Tomorrow Martinique 90/ 75 0 89/ 75 Sh 88/ 75 PC
Colorado Springs 68/ 37 0 48/ 19 C 26/ 14 SS Algiers 86/ 68 0 70/ 54 Sh 71/ 49 Sh Mexico City 71/ 47 0 77/ 45 S 78/ 48 PC High Tides Charleston Norfolk
Columbus 57/ 45 0 68/ 47 S 68/ 54 S Cairo 79/ 68 0 76/ 66 PC 76/ 60 PC Monterrey 83/ 61 0 88/ 61 S 88/ 59 PC
Concord, N.H. 50/ 26 0 48/ 33 PC 57/ 40 S Cape Town 73/ 57 0 82/ 63 PC 73/ 61 PC Montreal 41/ 23 0 41/ 37 PC 54/ 46 PC Atlantic City ................... 3:45 a.m. .............. 3:56 p.m.
Dallas-Ft. Worth 83/ 63 0 78/ 67 W 76/ 43 T Dakar 86/ 77 0 89/ 76 T 91/ 76 PC Nassau 77/ 67 0 76/ 70 PC 80/ 73 PC Barnegat Inlet ................ 3:49 a.m. .............. 4:04 p.m.
Denver 62/ 38 0 46/ 17 Sn 38/ 18 SS Johannesburg 66/ 52 0.02 78/ 56 PC 77/ 58 PC Panama City 91/ 72 0.01 89/ 74 T 89/ 74 T The Battery .................... 4:28 a.m. .............. 4:40 p.m.
Des Moines 63/ 56 0 74/ 47 C 51/ 24 R Nairobi 75/ 61 0 73/ 62 T 77/ 60 T Quebec City 45/ 30 0 36/ 30 PC 41/ 34 PC Beach Haven ................. 5:19 a.m. .............. 5:34 p.m.
Detroit 54/ 45 0 64/ 49 PC 67/ 51 W Tunis 79/ 57 0 74/ 67 PC 82/ 67 Sh Santo Domingo 88/ 72 0 86/ 70 T 85/ 71 R Bridgeport ..................... 7:30 a.m. .............. 7:59 p.m.
El Paso 79/ 58 0 72/ 44 W 55/ 29 PC Toronto 50/ 34 0 50/ 46 C 60/ 50 PC City Island ...................... 7:17 a.m. .............. 7:47 p.m.
Clouds and some rain will spread from
Fargo 38/ 32 0 38/ 23 R 27/ 12 SS Asia/Pacific Yesterday Today Tomorrow Vancouver 46/ 34 0 43/ 30 PC 42/ 39 R
Hartford 53/ 34 0 50/ 41 PC 62/ 46 S Baghdad 91/ 69 0 82/ 57 PC 85/ 63 Sh Fire Island Lt. ................. 4:47 a.m. .............. 5:02 p.m. northern parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania
Winnipeg 27/ 21 Tr 24/ 15 Sn 24/ 17 Sn
Honolulu 86/ 72 0 84/ 72 S 84/ 72 S Bangkok 93/ 82 0 97/ 80 S 97/ 80 Sh Montauk Point ................ 5:23 a.m. .............. 5:40 p.m. across much of New York to western New
Houston 82/ 63 0 81/ 69 PC 82/ 60 T Beijing 55/ 36 0 43/ 26 R 42/ 25 S South America Yesterday Today Tomorrow Northport ....................... 7:25 a.m. .............. 7:54 p.m.
Indianapolis 62/ 48 0 68/ 49 PC 65/ 48 W Damascus 73/ 52 0.14 64/ 52 C 63/ 47 Sh Buenos Aires 86/ 63 0.63 70/ 57 PC 72/ 59 Sh Port Washington ............ 7:03 a.m. .............. 7:33 p.m. England. Farther south, the day will be
Jackson 73/ 47 0 74/ 55 PC 74/ 55 PC Hong Kong 82/ 77 0 84/ 73 Sh 78/ 69 PC Caracas 91/ 73 0.14 90/ 75 T 91/ 76 T Sandy Hook ................... 4:01 a.m. .............. 4:16 p.m. partly to mostly sunny with a mild after-
Jacksonville 70/ 42 0 74/ 53 S 76/ 58 PC Jakarta 95/ 79 0.18 91/ 76 T 91/ 77 R Lima 72/ 61 0 74/ 58 PC 73/ 61 PC Shinnecock Inlet ............ 3:22 a.m. .............. 3:37 p.m.
Kansas City 75/ 60 0 74/ 48 W 56/ 24 R Jerusalem 66/ 58 0.12 61/ 53 Sh 60/ 52 R Quito 66/ 52 0.02 66/ 49 T 67/ 51 T Stamford ........................ 7:33 a.m. .............. 8:02 p.m.
noon. Northern New England will also
Key West 72/ 68 0 78/ 71 PC 79/ 73 PC Karachi 90/ 68 0 87/ 68 S 92/ 66 S Recife 84/ 72 0.06 85/ 77 PC 85/ 77 Sh Tarrytown ....................... 6:17 a.m. .............. 6:29 p.m. have some sunshine. Tomorrow will be
Las Vegas 62/ 45 0 56/ 42 PC 56/ 38 S Manila 90/ 79 0 88/ 79 T 90/ 76 T Rio de Janeiro 82/ 73 0.08 79/ 73 Sh 87/ 74 C
Lexington 59/ 42 0 70/ 46 S 68/ 54 S Mumbai 88/ 72 0 91/ 72 S 91/ 73 S Santiago 68/ 52 0 70/ 48 PC 82/ 55 S
Willets Point ................... 7:14 a.m. .............. 7:44 p.m. quite mild and mainly dry.
The Life
Of a Harness
Horseman
Richard Taylor has
been breeding,
training and racing
harness horses for
more than 65 years.
His grandson Victor
J. Blue, a
documentary
photographer, has
recorded the story
of his passion for
horses. Pages D4-5.
VICTOR J. BLUE
And Jackson
turns torching the Dallas Mavericks. Carmelo An-
thony bullied his way to the basket, made jumpers 1993-94 season, when they started 7-0 en route to Coach Rick Carlisle to call a timeout.
in transition and converted the N.B.A. finals. From that moment, the Knicks never relin-
key free throws. When An- KNICKS 104 On a night when the Knicks needed offense — quished their lead. Smith did not force his shot (8 of
Is on Radar
thony went to the bench, MAVERICKS 94 to erase a 9-point deficit and win — they knew who 16) too often, and he was the player teammates
J. R. Smith, the always-will- needed to get the ball. looked for as the shot clock dwindled.
ing-to-pull-the-trigger sixth man, took over. “We needed plays to happen,” Smith said. “I Anthony said Smith needed to be the Knicks’
On most nights, Coach Mike Woodson prefers wanted to make them make decisions. Fortunately primary scorer in that situation. Jason Kidd felt the
By HOWARD BECK defense over offense, a formula that led the Knicks for me, they made the decision to leave me open moment was important for Smith, whom the
to their best start (3-0) in more than a decade. But and I made the shots.” Knicks will likely turn to first when they need to
In a city ruled by star power, the Los An-
to keep the streak alive Friday night, Anthony and Woodson asked Smith (22 points) to give the get back into games.
geles Lakers are once again grasping for a
Smith needed to keep scoring. Knicks the lead once Anthony (31 points) had to sit “J. R. is by far the most athletic guy on our
beacon powerful enough to guide their
glamorous roster. For the third time in 13 And score they did, combining for 53 points to on the bench in the third quarter because of foul Continued on Page D7
years, that search might end at the door-
step of a philosophizing legend with an
awkward gait.
The Lakers fired Coach Mike Brown on
Friday after a 1-4 start to the season and be-
gan compiling a list of potential replace-
ments. The list is expected to include Mike
D’Antoni, Mike Dunleavy, Brian Shaw and
Nate McMillan, but no name holds more in-
trigue than that of Phil Jackson.
Jackson, who led the Lakers to five cham-
pionships between 2000 and 2010, left the
franchise last year, in part because of health
concerns and general fatigue. At the time,
he sent signals that he was probably done
for good.
But Jackson, who turned 67 in September,
has regained his strength and his energy af-
ter a year in retirement, and after opera-
tions to repair knee and hip problems, ac-
cording to friends. There is no certainty
that he would return, or that the Lakers will
ask, but the mere possibility had fans and
commentators buzzing Friday.
The fact that the Lakers’ front office
would not dismiss Jackson as a candidate
only fueled the speculation.
“When there’s a coach like Phil Jackson,
one of the all-time greats, and he’s not
coaching, I think we’d be negligent not to be
aware that he’s out there,” General Man-
ager Mitch Kupchak told reporters at an af-
Continued on Page D7
Returning
From a Beating,
With Muscle
By TIM ROHAN
The room was quiet, his teammates
hanging on his every word, when Montee
Ball apologized for what he had not seen
coming. Someone had called his name, he
turned, saw a fist, then nothing. He awoke
in a hospital bed with a concussion and a
face swollen from five men kicking his
head.
Now, he assured his Wisconsin team-
mates he was fine. When he had returned
for his senior year, he imagined a third
straight Big Ten championship, a third
straight Rose Bowl trip and a chance at the
Heisman Trophy as the Badgers’ star run-
ning back.
Now he doubted that vision, and he apol-
ogized for causing a distraction.
The trouble had started at a Friday night
party off campus on July 27. Ball said he had
been there no more than 10 minutes when a
fight broke out in the kitchen. Through all
the commotion, he could barely see any-
thing from the living room, he said. Once
the fight ended, he left.
Wisconsin football players had been in-
volved, according to the Madison police.
But there was no evidence that Ball had
participated.
Four nights later, in the early hours of
Aug. 1, Ball was on University Avenue — a
well-lighted, popular area of Madison, Wis.
— with a handful of teammates, enjoying
their last week off before the start of fall
camp. Just a block from his apartment, Ball
separated from the group, with two female
friends walking in front of him. Someone
called his name.
Witnesses told the police what happened
next. Ball was knocked down; the five men
stomped on Ball’s chest and face; one of the
girls threw herself on top of Ball; and as the
men fled, one of them reportedly yelled, ELSA/GETTY IMAGES
Continued on Page D3 Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points to help the Knicks move to 4-0 for the first time since 1993-94. They are the last unbeaten team in the N.B.A.
D2 Ø N THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Bears Are Scoring at Will, and That’s Just the Defense No Surprise:
By BEN STRAUSS
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — As the
3 Yankees
Chicago Bears’ defense terror-
izes offenses around the N.F.L.,
piling up turnovers and scoring
Turn Down
1-Year Offers
touchdowns at a rate a modest of-
fense might find impressive, a
mantra has emerged at Halas
Hall, the team’s practice site.
When players and coaches were By JORGE ARANGURE Jr.
asked this week who was respon- INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — No-
sible for what has been a record- body really wants to believe the
setting season for the unit, the Yankees are aiming to become
answer was always the same: fiscally responsible, relatively
“The star of our defense is the de- speaking, but in making qualify-
fense.” ing offers this off-season to Ra-
Coach Lovie Smith said, “You fael Soriano, Nick Swisher and
know you have something special Hiroki Kuroda, the team showed
a reluctance to make a long-term
commitment to any player at this
point. While they might not be
Aging players bring aiming to be as thrifty as the
Mets, the Yankees no longer
continuity to a want a bloated budget.
So Friday’s news that all three
ferocious unit. players had declined the team’s
qualifying offer was not consid-
ered a setback.
“I’m not surprised whatso-
when guys aren’t really worried
ever,” Yankees General Manager
about what they’re getting, but
Brian Cashman said. “I expected
when they’re excited about what
it.”
their teammate is doing.”
The Yankees would have been
The walls in the lobby of Halas
content if any of the three players
Hall are lined with photographs
accepted the one-year, $13.3 mil-
and plaques commemorating the
lion offer — a designation created
franchise’s storied tradition of
in last year’s collective bargain-
powerful defenses. In one pic-
ing agreement for teams to be
ture, a young Dick Butkus wears
compensated for losing free
a scowl and a crew cut. Mike Sin-
agents. The figure is the average
gletary glares from his lineback-
salary of the top 125 players.
er position in another. This year’s
At worst, the Yankees will lose
unit has been every bit as fright- PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOE HOWELL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
all three players but gain draft
ening, playing at a frenetic pace Brian Urlacher, above left, has played all 13 of his seasons in picks. At best, the Yankees would
and with a ferocity that befits the Chicago. “If the headphones went out, all three of them could have had three standout players
great defenses that inspired the
nickname the Monsters of the
call most of the plays,” Coach Lovie Smith, left, said of Urlacher on one-year contracts, which
and two other mainstays, Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman. would have allowed them to slow-
Midway.
ly get under the $189 million luxu-
The Bears (7-1) head into Sun-
ry-tax threshold in 2014. The Yan-
day night’s matchup with the other. They may not mean any- in something,” he said. “We don’t kees’ payroll is still expected to
Houston Texans with seven in- thing to anyone else, but they waver in the system or in the way be more than $200 million this
terceptions returned for touch- mean something to us. We trust we play. We’re fast, and it allows season.
downs through eight games, the each other.” us to get a bunch of people to the With all three declining the
most ever by an N.F.L. team at Three years ago, the Bears ball. The zones allow us to get team’s offer, the Yankees will
this point in a season. They lead signed the standout defensive more speed to the ball and then now begin to determine which of
the league with 28 turnovers end Julius Peppers. Now 32, Pep- you have a chance to strip them. the three players, if any, will
forced — 17 interceptions and 11 pers anchors the line. The ages of It’s not mystical.” come back. The most likely can-
fumble recoveries — a staggering the defense’s marquee players The numbers, too, suggest a didate is Kuroda, who has said he
rate of nearly one per quarter. prompted preseason questions. product that is consistent, not is seeking only a one-year deal
Just about everyone on the de- Through eight weeks, the ques- magical. Since Smith took over in but is probably looking for more
fense, as the Bears are quick to tions have been answered, re- 2004, the Bears lead the league in money than $13.3 million. Kuroda
point out, has contributed. A soundingly. take-aways with 294, 32 more is also having conversations with
bruising line has helped account “You all are the ones calling us than the next closest team, the the now free-spending Los Ange-
for 25 sacks and freed lineback- old,” Tillman said to reporters New England Patriots. The dif- les Dodgers, who could offer
ers Brian Urlacher and Lance to go along with the interception. of his seasons with the Bears.
“You don’t see that often, if Tillman and Briggs, both 31, were this week. “We don’t feel old.” ference this season is that the more than the Yankees might be
Briggs to roam the middle of the willing to pay.
ever,” quarterback Jay Cutler taken in the second and third The Bears also continue to run turnovers are quickly turning
field. Cornerbacks Tim Jennings Swisher and Soriano are look-
said. “To see so many turnovers, rounds of the draft by the Bears a relatively traditional defense, into points.
and Charles Tillman have been ing for multiyear deals, which
outstanding, each earning an so many short fields, touchdowns in 2003. Smith is in his ninth year, the Cover 2. It is highlighted by “At any given time, anyone on
again. It’s remarkable.” among the longest-tenured head zone coverages and deep safeties this defense can score,” Urlacher would seem to eliminate them
N.F.C. Defensive Player of the
Month award this season. In training camp, the Bears’ of- coaches in the league. and predicated on allowing of- said. “We didn’t have that back in
The first quarter of last week’s fense garnered most of the atten- “It doesn’t happen a lot, and to fenses to complete short passes the day.”
51-20 win over the Tennessee Ti- tion with the addition of wide re- be able to do it, I can’t tell you and then attacking the receivers. And it has drawn attention be-
tans illustrates how offensive- ceiver Brandon Marshall. Mean- how much it does mean for the Both Smith and Rod Marinelli, yond the N.F.L. On Monday
minded the defense is. The Bears while, the defense returned a unit team,” Smith said, adding, “If the the defensive coordinator since night, on the eve of the election,
recovered two fumbles — both of aging, albeit familiar players headphones went out, all three of 2010, are disciples of Tony Dungy, President Obama appeared on
forced by Tillman — and Urlach- with noteworthy track records. them could call most of the who made the scheme famous in ESPN’s “Monday Night Foot-
er returned an interception for a But in a league built on adjust- plays.” Tampa Bay in the late 1990s. ball” broadcast and declared that
touchdown. (Chicago also ments — between games, be- Urlacher said of Briggs: “He’s The turnovers, Marinelli said, the Bears had the best defense in
blocked a punt and returned it for tween plays and from season to my best friend on the team. are part and parcel of the Cover the league.
a score.) Tillman forced four fum- season — that continuity has We’ve been around each other 2, as is the mind-set of collectiv- “It’s a high compliment,”
bles in the game, and Urlacher served Chicago well. for a long time, and we know ism. Briggs said. “It doesn’t get any
had a forced fumble and recovery Urlacher, 34, has played all 13 what certain words mean to each “It comes from having a belief higher.”
TV Highlights BOBSLED lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invi- fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 24-
tational in Guadalajara, Mexico. 17 win. (AP)
More listings are at tvlistings.nytimes.com, under the Sports-Events category. Michelle Wie, a first-round co- ¶ New England Patriots running
Baseball 8:00 p.m. Arizona Fall League, Military Appreciation Game MLB Jones Takes Silver leader, shot a 75 to fall eight back Brandon Bolden was sus- BARTON SILVERMAN/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Basketball / N.B.A. 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Charlotte NBA TV In her bobsled debut, the track strokes off the pace. (NYT) pended for four games without
College Basketball / 4:00 p.m. Quinnipiac at Hartford SNY
Rafael Soriano, who saved 42
star Lolo Jones teamed with the pay for violating the league’s pol- games last season, is looking
Men 5:30 p.m. Yale vs. Sacred Heart SNY driver Jazmine Fenlator to win sil- icy on performance-enhancing
7:00 p.m. Central Florida at South Florida SNY TENNIS for a multiyear deal.
ver in the World Cup opener at substances. The substance was
Boxing 9:45 p.m. Erislandy Lara vs. Vanes Martirosyan HBO Lake Placid, N.Y., on Friday. The not specified. (AP)
10:00 p.m. Abner Mares vs. Anselmo Moreno SHOW reigning world champion, Kaillie Djokovic and Murray from returning to the Yankees
Football / College Noon Arkansas at South Carolina CBS Humphries of Canada, easily won next season.
Noon Louisville at Syracuse ABC
Advance to Semifinals BOXING “I’m excited about the oppor-
the gold. Another American track
Noon Northwestern at Michigan ESPN
athlete, Tianna Madison, teamed Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and tunities we have,” Cashman said.
Noon Wisconsin at Indiana ESPN2
with Elana Meyers for bronze. No. 3 Andy Murray won their final John Retains Title “I like the fact that we can contin-
Noon Army at Rutgers ESPNU group matches at the ATP finals Chris John made a 17th defense of ue dialogue with everybody that
“I’m kind of in shock,” said Jones,
Noon Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida MSG in London, sending both into Sun- his WBA super world feather-
we would like to and still be in a
a two-time Olympic hurdler. “Lit- position to gain draft picks as a
Noon Kansas at Texas Tech MSGPL
tle did I know coming out here day’s semifinals. Djokovic beat weight title, unanimously out-
Noon Harvard at Penn NBCS Tomas Berdych, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Mur- worst-case scenario, which would
would just like open up the flood- pointing Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
Noon Cincinnati at Temple SNY ray, needing only to win a set to benefit our farm system as we
gates to something just complete- in a slugfest in Singapore. The move forward.”
Noon Princeton at Yale YES advance, defeated Jo-Wilfried
ly new for me.” The Americans bout featured all-out attack by two The Mets, meanwhile, know all
12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina IND Tsonga, 6-2, 7-6 (3). (AP)
12:30 p.m. Colgate at Lehigh CBSSN Steven Holcomb and Steve Lang- undefeated boxers intent on fight- too well about shrinking budgets,
1:30 p.m. Colorado at Arizona FX ton, the reigning world champi- ing on the inside. (REUTERS) although they may now have a bit
3:00 p.m. Oregon State at Stanford FOX ons, won the men’s event. (AP) PRO FOOTBALL more leeway, in part because of
3:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Alabama CBS HORSE RACING the deferred payments that will
3:30 p.m. Penn State at Nebraska ABC Receiver Fined for Faking be given to the departed Jason
SOCCER Bay. Shortly after leaving the
3:30 p.m. West Virginia at Oklahoma State ESPN2
The N.F.L. levied $50,000 in fines Top Horses Nominated general managers meetings here
3:30 p.m. Maryland at Clemson ESPNU
3:30 p.m. Baylor at Oklahoma MSGPL Backe Won’t Return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Frankel, who retired with an un- on Friday, General Manager
3:30 p.m. Air Force at San Diego State NBCS wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders beaten record, is among five Sandy Alderson said he expected
Less than 24 hours after they were
5:00 p.m. Tulsa at Houston CBSSN eliminated from the playoffs in
for faking an injury in an Oct. 21 nominations for Europe’s Horse of the Mets’ payroll to be slightly
7:00 p.m. Kansas State at Texas Christian FOX game in Cincinnati. Sanders the Year along with Cirrus des higher than last year’s approxi-
Major League Soccer, the Red
7:00 p.m. Mississippi State at L.S.U. ESPN grabbed the back of his leg and Aigles, Excelebration, Nathaniel mately $93 million.
Bulls announced that the contract
7:00 p.m. Georgia at Auburn ESPN2 collapsed to the ground in the and Camelot. (AP) “It’s not finite yet, and I’m not
of Hans Backe, the team’s coach trying to be facetious, but I think
7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi ESPNU
for the past three seasons, would there will be a little more flexibil-
7:00 p.m. Southern Mississippi at Southern Methodist MSGPL
not be renewed when it expires at ity,” Alderson said. “Where will it
7:00 p.m. Boise State at Hawaii NBCS
the end of the year. In 98 regular- come from? The Jason Bay set-
8:00 p.m. Notre Dame at Boston College ABC
season games under Backe, the tlement, and there’s a variety of
10:15 p.m. Idaho at B.Y.U. ESPNU
10:30 p.m. Oregon at California ESPN
Red Bulls had a 41-26-31 record. other sources to that possible
JACK BELL flexibility. I don’t know yet ex-
10:30 p.m. U.C.L.A. at Washington State ESPN2
10:30 p.m. Fresno State at Nevada NBCS actly to what extent we’ll have
Golf 1:00 p.m. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic GOLF GOLF flexibility, but we’ll have a little
10:00 p.m. Barclays Singapore Open GOLF bit.”
Soccer / Men 9:55 a.m. Arsenal vs. Fulham ESPN2 Some of that money may be
English Premier League 10:00 a.m. Everton vs. Sunderland FSC
Leader Taken to Hospital used for contract extensions for
12:30 p.m. Aston Villa vs. Manchester United FSC Charlie Beljan had trouble breath- David Wright and R. A. Dickey,
ing before he teed off at the Dis- although Alderson reiterated Fri-
This Week ney PGA Tour event, but shot an day that the team was willing to
eight-under-par 64 for a three- listen to offers for Dickey, who
HOME SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI won 20 games this past season.
AWAY 11/10 11/11 11/12 11/13 11/14 11/15 11/16 shot lead. He was taken to a hospi-
“I think it’s always been a pos-
ORLANDO SAN ANTONIO MEMPHIS tal after the round, and there was
7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. sibility; that’s always something
KNICKS no immediate announcement
MSG MSG ESPN, MSG that’s been understood by R. A.,
about his condition. His agent, by his agent and by us,” Alderson
ORLANDO CLEVELAND BOSTON
NETS 3:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. Andy Dawson, said from the hos- said. “Doesn’t mean it’s the pre-
YES YES TNT pital: “He’s waiting on some tests. ferred avenue.”
He’s feeling a lot better.” (AP) MIKE GROLL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI SEATTLE
GIANTS 1 P.M., SUNDAY FOX JETS 4:05 P.M., SUNDAY CBS ¶ Angela Stanford shot a five-un- Lolo Jones, left, and Jazmine Fenlator after their second-place
der-par 67 to take a two-stroke finish in the women’s bobsled World Cup opener on Friday. Do not forget the Neediest!
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 ØN D3
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
MATCHUPS
Returning From Beating, Back Adds Muscle for Wisconsin Of the five unbeaten teams left
in the Football Bowl Subdivision
From First Sports Page — not counting Ohio State, which
is ineligible for the Bowl Champi-
men fled, one of them reportedly onship Series — four are on the
yelled, “We got nine football play- road Saturday against unranked
ers to go.” opponents. As Oklahoma State
Montee Ball Sr. said of his son: found out last year, title contend-
“He is a perfect gentleman. You
ers overlook these late-season
can go back to elementary
trips at their peril.
school; Montee’s never been in a
fight in his life, never been in an
argument, never been in a scuf-
fle, never been in trouble, never
been in anything — ever. Not in
detention, nothing.”
When he was 8, Ball had made
a deal with his father: follow the
family rules — as in get good
grades and respect your elders —
and the family would do what-
ever it took to help him play pro-
fessional football.
Ball would never break curfew,
because if he did, his father said,
Focusing on One Last Saturday, Despite the Tug of Retirement Texas Christian’s run defense,
eighth-best in the nation with 97
yards allowed per game. The
By MIKE TIERNEY entertainment dollars, or amass- Horned Frogs’ coach, Gary Pat-
ing debt with football stadium terson, is a Kansas State alum.
ATLANTA — On a gritty down- His reception at the next reunion
town block, intense rain and the face-lifts.
Curry is sympathetic to play- will be quite frosty if he leads
specter of lightning shooed the T.C.U. to an upset that derails the
Georgia State football team off its ers who reap no financial re-
wards from the use of their Wildcats’ B.C.S. title hopes.
practice field Tuesday.
names and images, and he ques-
The team found shelter next
tions the N.C.A.A. assertion that
door in an empty warehouse,
the value of a scholarship should
where preparations resumed in
be sufficient. He would cap a
near darkness for the Panthers’
team’s schedule at 10 games,
final game of the season — and
which reveals his stance on a
Bill Curry’s last in more than a
playoff.
half-century of playing, coaching,
“I am old school,” he said.
announcing and breathing foot-
None of those factors is usher-
ball.
ing him toward retirement as
With the expiration of a con- Boston
much as the call of family is. Cur-
tract he signed in 2008 to become College’s
ry acknowledges feelings of guilt
the head coach of this start-up
and regret for what he said was Chase
program, Curry, three weeks be-
an inability to balance his work Rettig.
yond his 70th birthday, can no and home lives.
longer resist the tug of retire-
Last year, his son, Bill Jr., said
ment. Nor the tug of five grand-
to him: “You missed my child-
children, ages 4 through 15, and a
hood. Are you going to do the
soon-to-arrive sixth, all of whom same with my children?”
will get to spend more time with
Curry’s mind was already
the man called Bo.
made up. The long hours that he
But there is one more Saturday has logged at four head coaching
CHUCK BURTON/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Richard Taylor is
a small-time horse
breeder and train-
er in central Indi-
ana. Each day,
Taylor rises early,
hitches his filly
and jogs her
around the track,
while counting
and listening.
Taylor’s success
can be attributed
to his attention to
racehorse geneal-
ogies and his pas-
sion for horses,
like his 3-year-old
filly named CC
Heartistry, left.
He reads a regis-
try of harness
horses, above, to
learn about lin-
eages.
D6 ØØ N THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Pitino and Son Are on Same Path and Same Page PRO BASKETBALL
N.B.A. STANDINGS
PRO FOOTBALL
N.F.L. STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
By WALTER VILLA one, believes F.I.U. made the right an assistant coach, Mark Lieber-
MIAMI — A decade ago, Rick move. man, who had been a part of his fa- Atlantic W L Pct GB East W L T Pct PF PA
Pitino tried to dissuade his son “His knowledge of the game is ther’s staff, and also signed a Lou- Knicks 4 0 1.000 — N. England 5 3 0 .625 262 170
Richard from following him into the considerable — you can’t ignore isville transfer in Rakeem Buckles, Philadelphia 3 2 .600 1{ Miami 4 4 0 .500 170 149
coaching profession. that,” Bilas, an ESPN analyst, said. a 6-foot-7 forward and Miami native
Brooklyn 2 2 .500 2 Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200
That didn’t work. “It’s on a higher plane than al- who will be eligible next season.
most anyone I’ve known at his age.” All those things should help, but Boston 2 3 .400 2{ Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 180 248
Pitino, who has led six teams to
Rick Pitino said he tried to keep there is no denying that F.I.U. — Toronto 1 4 .200 3{ South W L T Pct PF PA
the Final Four, including last season
at Louisville, said he had reserva- all five of his children from going which will move from the Sun Belt Southeast W L Pct GB Houston 7 1 0 .875 237 137
tions last spring about Richard tak- into coaching because of the long to Conference USA next season — Miami 5 1 .833 — Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 186 201
ing the head coaching job at Florida hours and the toll life on the road has a long way to go before it can Atlanta 2 2 .500 2 Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 182 308
International University, which had can take on a family. become an N.C.A.A. tournament-
Orlando 2 3 .400 2{ Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 127 246
fired Isiah Thomas. “All of them wanted to go into J PAT CARTER/ASSOCIATED PRESS type program.
Charlotte 1 3 .250 3 North W L T Pct PF PA
That advice went unheeded as coaching at one point, and I was Richard Pitino, 30, will make his Richard Pitino said the facilities
well. able to talk them out of it, except for had been upgraded and said new Washington 0 4 .000 4 Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 199 176
Richard,” Rick Pitino said. “I told
head coaching debut on Sunday dorms were on the way for next Central W L Pct GB
On Sunday, Richard Pitino, 30, Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 191 164
Richard to go into Wall Street, but for Florida International. year. But fan apathy is epic, given
will travel to his native city to make Milwaukee 3 1 .750 — Cincinnati 3 5 0 .375 189 218
his head coaching debut at Boston he was the only one who was very that the university of 50,000 stu- Chicago 3 2 .600 { Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211
College. quiet and didn’t say anything.” right choice. dents averaged just 1,071 in attend-
Indiana 2 4 .333 2 West W L T Pct PF PA
“You try to make it about your When Rick Pitino saw the passion “I started at Boston University, ance for its 11 home games last sea-
Cleveland 2 4 .333 2 Denver 5 3 0 .625 235 175
team and not yourself,” he said. his son had for coaching, he knew it an urban school, and I envisioned son.
“But it does feel different running a was the right profession for him. F.I.U. being located in downtown Bilas said Richard Pitino would Detroit 0 6 .000 4 San Diego 4 4 0 .500 185 157
team for the first time, even in prac- In 2005, Richard Pitino was hired Miami,” said Pitino, who led the Ter- be “extraordinarily successful,” but Oakland 3 5 0 .375 171 229
WESTERN CONFERENCE
tice. This is something special for as an assistant coach at Northeast- riers to their first N.C.A.A. tourna- warned observers to temper their Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 133 240
me.” ern and followed that with similar ment in 24 years. “But it’s in the expectations. Southwest W L Pct GB
Among active head coaches, he is positions at Duquesne, Florida and suburbs with a huge student body, “You can be extremely successful NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Memphis 4 1 .800 —
the third youngest in Division I, and two stints at Louisville, including and I was taken aback by how nice at F.I.U. and still win only 55 to 60 San Antonio 4 1 .800 — East W L T Pct PF PA
takes over a program that has had one last season. the place was.” percent of your games,” Bilas said.
Dallas 4 2 .667 { Giants 6 3 0 .667 254 185
12 straight losing seasons. Thomas, “He wasn’t going to tell me to Pitino is determined to help his “You have to build the program
take it or not to take it,” Richard son in any capacity. For starters, he from the bottom up. Fan support New Orleans 3 2 .600 1 Phila. 3 5 0 .375 133 183
the former Knicks coach and execu-
tive, was dismissed with two years Pitino said. “I told him what I liked scheduled a home game against will come as a result of success — it Houston 2 3 .400 2 Dallas 3 5 0 .375 150 181
left on his contract and a 26-65 about it, what I didn’t like about it. F.I.U. on Dec. 19, a matchup that will won’t be a help in the process.” Northwest W L Pct GB Washington 3 6 0 .333 226 248
record. But in the end, it was me and my give Richard’s team national ex- Rick Pitino is biased, of course, Minnesota 4 1 .800 — South W L T Pct PF PA
F.I.U. went 8-21 last season — 2-9 wife’s decision. posure. but he believes Richard will build a Oklahoma City 4 2 .667 { Atlanta 8 0 01.000 220 143
at home — and its five starters are “My only concern was: ‘Why ha- In two years — as long as both winner. “I’m positive Richard will
Denver 2 3 .400 2 Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 226 185
gone. The leading returning scorer ven’t they won in so many years?’” Pitinos are still in place — Louisville turn around the basketball part,”
Utah 2 3 .400 2 New Orleans 3 5 0 .375 218 229
averaged 4 points. Rick Pitino, who owns a home in will visit F.I.U.’s 5,000-seat arena, Pitino said. “When I took over at
Some wonder whether Richard Miami, had the same question. After which figures to be one of the big- Boston, we were averaging 400 peo- Portland 2 3 .400 2 Carolina 2 6 0 .250 149 180
Pitino would have received this op- his son was hired, Pitino visited gest sporting events the university ple a game. You don’t get great jobs Pacific W L Pct GB North W L T Pct PF PA
portunity this quickly had it not F.I.U. for the first time and became has hosted. at a young age unless there is a lot L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 — Chicago 7 1 0 .875 236 120
been for his father, but Jay Bilas, for convinced that his son had made the In addition, Richard Pitino hired to do.” Golden State 3 2 .600 { Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187
Phoenix 3 3 .500 1 Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 204 197
Sacramento 2 3 .400 1{ Detroit 4 4 0 .500 192 188
MEN’S ROUNDUP
L.A. Lakers 1 4 .200 2{ West W L T Pct PF PA
FRIDAY
Michigan St.
San Fran. 6 2 0 .750 189 103
Knicks 104, Dallas 94 Seattle 5 4 0 .556 170 154
Brooklyn 107, Orlando 68
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173
Milwaukee 101, Washington 91
And UConn
Memphis 93, Houston 85 SUNDAY
New Orleans 107, Charlotte 99 Giants at Cincinnati, 1
Oklahoma City 105, Detroit 94 Jets at Seattle, 4:05
Phoenix 107, Cleveland 105 Atlanta at New Orleans, 1
PRO BASKETBALL
N.B.A. ROUNDUP
ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS run in the third quarter, chopping 76ERS 106, CELTICS 100 Evan
a 14-point margin in half, the Nets Turner scored 25 points, Jrue
The Knicks’ Jason Kidd, center, fought O. J. Mayo for a loose ball Friday night. Kidd’s defense slowed down Mayo, who scored 23. responded with a 20-2 run that Holiday added 21, and visiting
put the game away. In the fourth, Philadelphia held off several
Turning to Offense, the Knicks Still Can’t Lose the Nets’ bench kept the good
times rolling, pushing a 24-point
lead to 39.
The second-half scoring binge
fourth-quarter rallies by Boston.
The Celtics cut the lead to four
twice in the final period, 83-79
and 102-98, but could not get any
strategy was not to be too ag- Knicks had a lead, and the Mav- REBOUNDS was particularly meaningful, giv- closer and fell to 2-3, with their
From First Sports Page gressive. He was able to get in ericks could not find a second via- MARCUS CAMBY played in his en the way the week began. The only victories coming over win-
team,” Kidd said. “We have two front of Mayo in transition, not al- ble scoring option. first game since rejoining the Nets blew a 22-point second-half less Washington. (AP)
guys who can get a shot off at any lowing fast-break baskets. In the The Knicks did have a scorer in lead in a loss to the Minnesota
Knicks. He entered in the second HEAT 95, HAWKS 89 LeBron
time and bail you out of trouble, third quarter, Kidd took a charge Anthony, who had 9 points in the Timberwolves on Monday.
quarter and played eight min- James scored 21 points, including
especially when you’re in a and sent Mayo to the bench in final quarter. Woodson thought “I didn’t want to have those
utes. Camby finished with 2 the clinching jumper with 13.6
slump. J. R. did that.” foul trouble. Anthony’s 3-pointer in front of thoughts about, Here we go
points and 4 rebounds. Camby seconds left, and visiting Miami
The Mavericks, who had won “I just want to make him put Dallas’s bench, to stop a small again,” Coach Avery Johnson
the ball on the floor, make him do run by the Mavericks, was the missed the preseason with a calf won its fourth straight. (AP)
three straight games, were the injury. . . . The MSG network held said, referring to the Magic’s
first team this season to push the something he didn’t want to do,” biggest basket in the game. brief rally. “I was waiting to see if BUCKS 101, WIZARDS 91 Monta
Kidd said of Mayo. “Whatever I “It’s good for our team to go a telethon during the game to
Knicks in the fourth quarter. I was going to have to call a time- Ellis scored 22 points, and the
can do to help my teammates de- through games like that,” Wood- raise almost $200,000 for Hurri-
The Mavericks (4-2) are also out there to get us going. But Bucks quickly erased an early
fensively is what I want to do.” son said. “I kind of like coaching cane Sandy relief. The donations
one the league’s surprise teams. Deron did a good job of leading deficit before pulling away with a
By the time Mayo returned to in games like that just to see who will go to the American Red 13-0 run bridging the third and
Carlisle has been able to get his the guys, keeping them together,
the court in the fourth quarter, he is going to step up and make Cross and the Mayor’s Fund to and we made some big 3s.” fourth quarters.
team to perform well without (AP)
Dirk Nowitzki (right knee sur- was not the same player. The plays.” Advance New York City.
Lopez finished with 14 points,
gery) and Shawn Marion 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. His
(sprained left medial collateral backup, Andray Blatche, added
ligament).
Carlisle left the Garden im- To Collins, If Heat Are No. 1, the Knicks Are ‘1A’ 15 points and 9 rebounds.
The 39-point margin of victory
pressed by the Knicks. “They was the Nets’ biggest since Feb.
don’t really have a lot of plays By PETER MAY They played great against us on both ends of the 7, 2009, when they routed the
that you can, like, look at,” he Roughly 10 days into the 2012-13 season, the floor.” Denver Nuggets by 44. The last
said. “It’s a lot of isolations for Knicks were the only unbeaten team in the The Knicks were ranked No. 1 in the N.B.A. team to win by at least 30 points
Carmelo, and he’s a tough match- N.B.A. Two-thirds of their three wins had come going into Friday’s games in point differential, after losing its previous game by
up for anybody.” against the Philadelphia 76ers, a 100-84 victory points against and turnovers. The Knicks’ three that much was the Oklahoma
Early on, it appeared that O. J. in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4 and a 110-88 victories were by an average of 19 points a game City Thunder, in April 2009, ac-
Mayo, the Mavericks’ most dan- victory in Philadelphia the next night. — Miami was next at 10 — while their defense cording to the Elias Sports Bu-
gerous scorer, would be the first Sixers Coach Doug Collins, in Boston for Fri- was allowing 85 points a game. reau. The Thunder followed a 113-
player to score at will against the day night’s game against the Celtics, offered un- Coach Mike Woodson started two point 83 loss at Portland with a 126-85
Knicks. Mayo had 14 points in the solicited praise for the Knicks at his pregame guards against the Sixers — Raymond Felton victory over the Los Angeles
first half (a team-high 23 over all) briefing. He segued from discussing his team’s and Jason Kidd — and the Knicks turned the ball Clippers.
and continued to score in the defensive shortcomings to extolling the Knicks, over 21 times in the two games. They were aver- The Nets’ MarShon Brooks
third quarter to maintain Dallas’ who were responsible for his team’s only losses aging a league-fewest 12 turnovers a game head- missed Friday’s game after
small lead. through four games. ing into their Friday night game against the spraining his left ankle at the PHELAN M. EBENHACK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Woodson first had Ronnie “I’m not going to overreact to two losses to Mavericks. morning shootaround.
New York, because I think right now, arguably Things may be quite different the next time. But for the first time in a week,
Magic guard Ish Smith lost
Brewer and Raymond Felton
guard Mayo. But it was not until they could be playing as well as anybody in the The Knicks and the Sixers do not play again un- the Nets had plenty to smile control of the ball while going
Kidd guarded Mayo that the East,” Collins said before the Sixers’ 106-100 win til Jan. 26, in Philadelphia. They finish their sea- about. up for a shot in front of Nets
Knicks were able to get the Mav- over the Celtics. “If Miami is 1, then they’re 1A. son series on Feb. 24 in Madison Square Garden. “Whatever’s wrong, winning is center Andray Blatche during
ericks out of rhythm. Kidd’s the cure-all,” Stackhouse said. the Nets’ 39-point victory.
Lakers Fire Coach, and Jackson Highlights the List of Possible Replacements
connections to the Lakers remain Jackson’s Chicago Bulls. He most might impact his candidacy.
From First Sports Page
strong. He still lives in Playa del recently coached the Clippers D’Antoni, who resigned as the
ternoon news conference. “We’re Rey, a short drive from the Lak- and was fired in 2010 after seven Knicks’ coach in March, has said
putting together a list and an at- ers’ headquarters in El Segundo, years. that he preferred to sit out this
tack plan.” and he is in a long-term rela- Then there is D’Antoni, who season, to let his son graduate
Expectations are always high tionship with Jeanie Buss, the might be the most natural fit oth- from high school before moving
in Los Angeles, but they skyrock- team’s executive vice president er than Jackson. D’Antoni and again.
eted this summer after Kupchak of business operations and Nash had their greatest years to- But if the Lakers called, “I
acquired Dwight Howard and daughter of Jerry Buss, the Lak- gether in Phoenix, and D’Anto- think that’s a door he’ll probably
Steve Nash, pairing them with ers’ owner. Jackson still follows ni’s pick-and-roll heavy offense want to open,” said a person close
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol to the N.B.A. closely and seems ea- would be ideal for Nash and How- to D’Antoni.
form one of the most talented ger to return to the game in some ard. D’Antoni and Bryant are also Magic Johnson, who is no long-
lineups in N.B.A. history. There capacity, according to friends. close, having known each other er working with the Lakers but
was talk of a 70-win season and, Jackson spoke with a handful since the 1980s, when Bryant was remains their most vocal fan and
of course, a 17th championship of teams this past summer, but he a child growing up in Italy and
banner. has been seeking an executive sometime-critic, echoed the gen-
D’Antoni was an Italian league eral sentiment in Los Angeles in
But the Lakers stumbled role, to avoid the rigors of travel star. They also have worked to-
through the first two weeks of the and an 82-game schedule. If he a tweet on Friday: “I’d love to
gether on the United States see Phil Jackson or Brian Shaw.
season and have struggled to does return, it is conceivable that Olympic team.
adapt to the Princeton offense, Jackson would seek a short-term Wish Pat Riley was available.”
However, D’Antoni recently
installed by Brown’s top assist- arrangement in which he would had knee-replacement surgery
ant, Eddie Jordan. Injuries have groom a successor — possibly and still needs several weeks to
also slowed their development. Shaw or Kurt Rambis — and then recover. It is unclear how that Remember the Neediest!
Nash played just a game and a move into an advisory capacity.
half before sustaining a leg inju- In that respect, Jackson would
ry, and he will be out for a few serve as an ongoing mentor fig-
more weeks. Bryant is playing ure, the same way that Tex Win-
through a foot injury and has ter did for him. THE NEW YORK TIMES CLASSIFIED
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still regaining his stamina after Coach Mike Brown was fired by the Lakers after a 1-4 start de- He is also close to Bryant. But
having back surgery in April. spite a roster filled with talent that includes Kobe Bryant. Shaw was passed over for the job
As of Friday morning, the Lak- in 2011 and felt stung by the re-
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