The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from December 2006:
SEC details Fidelity fraud probe Actions may have hurt customers' stock trades
Dec 01, 2006; ... Federal regulators said in court papers filed yesterday thatFidelity Investments' money management arm "may have, directly orindirectly" defrauded some clients or prospective clients during atwo-year period from 2002, actions which may have prevented Fidelitycustomers from getting the ...
An elusive goal in AIDS battle
Dec 01, 2006; ... PRESIDENT George W. Bush surprised many AIDS advocates in 2003when he announced a first-ever US-sponsored multi-billion-dollaremergency plan to combat HIV/AIDS in many of the hardest hitcountries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean - the President'sEmergency Plan for AIDS Relief ....
QUICK PICKS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Raffle VESCONE (the Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center of NewEngland) is raffling off a gingerbread house to benefit SMART (theState of Massachusetts Animal Response Team). Holy acronyms! You canbuy raffle tickets today through Dec. 15, when the drawing will beheld. Worth ...
Tangled up in the VA blues
Dec 01, 2006 ... ANY VETERAN who approaches the Veterans Affairs Administration forhelp is in for a rude awakening. We have a family member, who more than qualifies for aid, who hasattempted the long process to receive it. At best, it is anaggravating piece of unfinished business. The VA's slogan ...
A composer's recipe for the unexpected
Dec 01, 2006; ... Classical Notes When David Lang was an undergraduate at Stanford, a conflict wasplaying out that would decisively influence his future as a composer.Modernists, who included most of his teachers, were making music thatwas thorny and abstract. As much as possible, he says, they ...
CLASSICAL PICKS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Laurence Cummings leads the Handel and Haydn Society's annual"Messiah" performances, tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday in Jordan Hall .... Ton Koopman leads his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir inits local debut next Friday night in Symphony Hall. ... ...
Job of many schools is to find new coach
Dec 01, 2006; ... National college football You can hear the sounds, and feel the energy, the tension, and theanticipation. College football will decide conference championships and bowlbids tomorrow. That's the main story. The underlying tale, however, is the energy used in ...
Concert update
Dec 01, 2006 ... Bob Seger at the DCU Center in Worcester Jan. 30 ...
Critic's corner
Dec 01, 2006; ... White Christmas 8 p.m., TCM Watch it, for the general. Sob. Las Vegas 9 p.m., Channel 7 Delinda is dekidnapped from dehotel. When Snakes Bite 9 p.m., National Geographic It's not as pretty as when doves cry. THAT'S MR. LOAF TO YOU Masters of ...
Showdown befits the Bills
Dec 01, 2006; ... At this hour, one can make a case for the Patriots and Cowboys asthe best teams in their respective conferences. In this spirit, let'sstep into the time machine and see what lies ahead. MIAMI (Feb. 4, 2007) - You can call it Super Bowl XLI. We knowit's Bill Bowl I. No more. No ...
Small pooch performs large service
Dec 01, 2006; ... The yipping of a dog saved a 91-year-old woman from dying in acloud of lethal gas this week at her Braintree home, the survivor andauthorities said. Josie, a 4-year-old brown-and-white mix of shih tzu and ratterrier, began barking nonstop shortly before 9:30 a.m ....
Reforming education across New England
Dec 01, 2006; ... GOOD NEW ENGLAND jobs that were once open to smart, ambitious highschool graduates now require a bachelor's degree at minimum. However,young New Englanders face two daunting barriers to college success.One, many are simply not prepared for college - academically or inother ways; at least ...
Is a senior safety net worth $9,000 a year? Insurers won't pay for home health monitors, but start-up hopes children of elderly will
Dec 01, 2006; ... Will baby boomers pay $9,000 a year to have a computer and a nursewatch over their parents' health from a distance? That's the question for Dovetail Health, a new company in Needhamthat began recruiting customers this month. Currently testing itsservice in 10 homes, the company ...
Balkin' Belkin
Dec 01, 2006; ... Downtown Welcome home, Steve Belkin. Now I don't know the man at all, and the only thing I know aboutthe 1,000-foot skyscraper he wants to build downtown is what I readin the newspaper. But I couldn't be happier. One door closes, and another opens. We lose Frank McCourt ...
A dreamy coming-of-age tale doesn't quite grow up
Dec 01, 2006; ... Movie Review Dreamland Directed by: Jason Matzner Written by: Tom Willett Starring: Agnes Bruckner,Kelli Garner, Justin Long,John Corbett,Gina Gershon At: Kendall Square Running time: 88 minutes Rated: PG-13 (mature thematicelements, ...
ABSTINENCE AND AIDS
Dec 01, 2006 ... FROM AFRICA, the continent most afflicted with the HIV-AIDSepidemic, the news is mixed at best on this World AIDS Day. But inthe United States, the nation that surpasses all others in its AIDSfunding in Africa, there is one solid piece of good news. Thanks tothe change of power in ...
JACK FROST, CALL HOME
Dec 01, 2006 ... IT'S BEGINNING to look a lot like Easter. The unseasonably warm,unusually wet weather we hardy New Englanders have been blessed withof late puts a person more in mind of April showers than jinglebells. We're dashing through the sauna. How holly-jolly can we bewhen the vinca vine and tea ...
BUSH'S MAN IN IRAQ
Dec 01, 2006 ... `HE'S THE right guy for Iraq," President Bush said of Iraq's PrimeMinister Nouri al-Maliki after two hours of discussion with the Iraqileader yesterday in Amman, Jordan. Notwithstanding this endorsement,the true import of the Amman encounter will become clear only inpolicies decided in ...
Exxon's chief urges allowing more drilling Federal approvals could lift oil supply, cut prices, he says
Dec 01, 2006; ... Exxon Mobil Corp.'s chief executive, making a Boston appearanceyesterday, said the best hope for lowering gasoline prices is forfederal officials to allow more oil exploration off US coasts andunder federal lands and national parks. Rex W. Tillerson, speaking at the Boston College ...
Death of the Mideast peace process
Dec 01, 2006; ... THE SAUDIS and Arab League have recently refloated the idea of the2002 Beirut Initiative, Syrian President Bashar Assad has renewed hiscalls for a settlement on the Golan, Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas is trying, to the best of his limited power, to cajole theHamas government into ...
Slain former gang leader hoped to help redeem others
Dec 01, 2006; ... Hours before Jahmol A. Norfleet was shot to death on the sidewalkoutside his house, he sat down at his church with the Rev. MiniardCulpepper and offered his vision for an antiviolence video. The video, in the works for months, was to feature Norfleet andother young men from the ...
Same-sex marriage hearing expedited Judge rules SJC should take on suit
Dec 01, 2006; ... Governor Mitt Romney will get another chance to rally against gaymarriage before he leaves office in January after a single justiceruled yesterday that the full state Supreme Judicial Court shouldrush to hear his lawsuit seeking to override the Legislature and puta constitutional ...
Alan Gardner, 56, devotee, master of the ancient oud
Dec 01, 2006; ... As a child at Armenian gatherings, Alan S. Gardner watched thebands play and became fascinated with the oud, an ancient MiddleEastern stringed instrument that is difficult to master. "He started to play the oud at 12 years old," said his father,Alfred of Swampscott. "He would play ...
Major Hub real estate agency sold Gibson will become Sotheby's franchise as consolidation hastens
Dec 01, 2006; ... Gibson DomainDomain, Boston's largest independent real estateagency and one that has played a central role in gentrifying thehistoric South End, has been acquired by two local businessmen whoplan to expand its operations into the suburbs. The deal comes less than a month after ...
`Hair High' cuts loose
Dec 01, 2006; ... Movie Review Hair High Written and directed by: Bill Plympton Voices: Sarah Silverman, Eric Gilliland, Dermot Mulroney,CraigBierko, Beverly D'Angelo At: Brattle Theatre, through Thursday Running time: 78 minutes Unrated *** The ...
Wildcat success a family affair
Dec 01, 2006; ... SCHOOL FOOTBALL / SUPER BOWN PREVIEW WEST BRIDGEWATER - When most kids are asked to do something, theysay yes, no matter how much embarrassment they will face when theyare called to task and fail. Matt Harris is no different. Three years ago, during a junior varsity football ...
Long-range accuracy makes him a big shot
Dec 01, 2006; ... HUNTING IN NEW ENGLAND When Colonel William Prescott commanded his troops not to fireuntil they saw "the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of BunkerHill, his point was pretty simple: The closer the target, the higherprobability the shot will be true. The same principle is ...
Start 'em ...
Dec 01, 2006 ... FOOTBALL PLUS Start 'em ... Joseph Addai, Indianapolis (right) The Colts rookie, who has been losing carries to Dominic Rhodes,showed what he is capable of when he is given the ball 24 times -rushing for 171 yards and four touchdowns against the Eagles ....
Shotgun formation Faithful set their sights on deer as season begins
Dec 01, 2006; ... HUNTING IN NEW ENGLAND Second in a two-part series FORESTDALE - Even before an unseasonably warm dawn, the pickuptrucks, lights jiggling, chug up the dirt road into the Otis Fish andGame Club. It's opening day of deer shotgun season. The tracts ofscrub pine and sandy fields ...
JAZZ PICKS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Tonight, 14-year-old alto saxophone and vocal prodigy Grace Kellycelebrates the release of her third CD, "Every Road I Walked," at theCenter for Arts in Natick with a quartet including bassist JohnLockwood and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. ... Tuesday at Scullers,the Coryell Brothers ...
Lionhearted, just like Sanders
Dec 01, 2006; ... FOOTBALL PLUS / Pro picks Not since the day I told him I never had microwave popcorn as akid did he give me such a stare. He cried that day and gave me a bighug, saying, "I never knew the hardship you endured. Jiffy Pop? Whocould have imagined such a life?" His compassion was ...
SPORTS LOG
Dec 01, 2006 ... College basketball Monson resigns as Minnesota coach Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesotayesterday, one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat left themwith their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. Assistantcoach Jim Molinari will ...
Muddle Earth
Dec 01, 2006 ... YOU ASK in your Nov. 30 editorial whether anyone other than PeterJackson could do justice to a film version of "The Hobbit." As aTolkien fan entering my fourth decade of enjoying Middle Earth, I canonly hope that if Jackson is involved he will not be allowed to writethe ...
SPORTS LOG
Dec 01, 2006 ... College basketball Monson resigns as Minnesota coach Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesotayesterday, one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat left themwith their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. Assistantcoach Jim Molinari will ...
This ought to be Jim Rice's year
Dec 01, 2006 ... FORGET ABOUT Mark McGwire ("For this voter, Cardinal's sins areunforgivable on election day," Bob Ryan, Sports, Nov. 28). When itcomes to discussions about the Baseball Hall of Fame, the topic inBoston should center around Red Sox left fielder Jim Rice. Rice has the numbers to ...
The state's ailing pension system
Dec 01, 2006 ... THERE IS a certain amount of irony present when one gets lecturedby a retired partner of Goldman Sachs & Co. that public employeepensions are too high ("The ticking time bomb in state pensions," op-ed, Nov. 28). Yes, the unfunded liability is disturbing. But ThomasHealey fails to mention ...
Romney aide took undue heat
Dec 01, 2006 ... ERIC FEHRNSTROM acted honorably by resigning his appointment tothe Brookline Housing Authority to end the controversy surroundinghis pension ("Romney's top aide leaves new post," Page A1, Nov. 24).But the coverage and criticism were both hypocritical and voluminouswhen compared to the ...
Some up, some down, but overall, little changed
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS Strength in energy stocks offset weak factory data and adisappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart. The bottom line on WallStreet: little changed, with the Dow and the ...
A daily dose of hope
Dec 01, 2006; ... As certain as the sun rises and sets, the phones will ring in thenewsroom with overeager public relations people on the other end ofthe line, breathlessly pitching stories of wealthy clients who havedonated ungodly amounts of money to deserving causes. Which is fine. These are good ...
Contract gives SatCon big lift on Wall Street
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS / MASS. MOVERS Investors powered up SatCon Technology Corp.'s stock yesterdayafter the Boston company reported it had won a $2.7 million contractfor an energy storage and delivery system that can provide 8megawatts of power for several seconds ....
NFL needs a better connection
Dec 01, 2006; ... SPORTS MEDIA The NFL Network began airing its series of eight Thursday andSaturday games on Thanksgiving. It wasn't auspicious. The Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos game attracted 4.2 millionviewers and had a 2.3 household rating, according to Nielsen. Thatwas the ...
Pass the thanks, hold the prayer
Dec 01, 2006 ... THE NOV. 23 editorial about Thanksgiving, "A table big enough forall," stated, "It is the one day a year when a prayer can fallunselfconsciously from the lips of the most militant secularist." It is helpful to understand that many secularists, proponents ofseparation of church and ...
Durect Corp.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS It was good news on two fronts for California drug maker DurectCorp.: It reported signing a development deal worth up to $202million with Danish ...
Swearing-in a crucial test for Calderon Mexican leader faces standoff in Congress
Dec 01, 2006; ... MEXICO CITY - Mexico's drug cartels are killing record numbers ofpeople with unprecedented brutality. Federal security forces arebogged down in a violent political conflict in the southern city ofOaxaca. Years of sluggish economic growth cannot meet the needs of acountry where over half ...
Horovitz becomes a Starbucks star
Dec 01, 2006; ... NAMES Israel Horovitz is about to become a bestseller. Java giantStarbucks is putting the playwright's well-chosen words on its cups,which will be sold to coffee consumers all over the world. "I have noidea how or why I was chosen. Perhaps they confused me with thepianist ...
VeriSign Inc.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS Investors applauded news that VeriSign Inc. will run the keydirectories that keep track of ".com" domain names on the Internetuntil at least 2012 under a lucrative contract ...
Office Depot Inc.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS Disappointing sales on the day after Thanksgiving pushed OfficeDepot's shares down 4.9 percent. The stock has ...
`The Nativity Story': a reverent retelling
Dec 01, 2006; ... Movie Review The Nativity Story Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke Written by: Mike Rich Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Ciaran Hinds, HiamAbbass, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Alexander Siddig At: Boston Common, Fenway, suburbs Running time: 102 ...
TiVo takes a beating as it talks of loss
Dec 01, 2006 ... MONEY & MARKETS / MARKET MOVERS TiVo Inc., facing stronger competition from cable firms withgeneric versions of the digital recording technology it ...
Classical moves create a magical `Nutcracker'
Dec 01, 2006; ... Dance Review Boston Ballet The Nutcracker At: the Opera House, last night(program repeats through Dec. 30,with changing casts) The Boston Ballet's "Nutcracker," in its second year at the OperaHouse, shatters an age-old stereotype about the venerable ...
NEW ENGLAND IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2006 ... WEST BRIDGEWATER Woman struck, killed by commuter train A woman died yesterday when she was struck by an outbound commutertrain in West Bridgewater, according to transit officials. KathleenKnight, 54, of West Bridgewater was on the tracks near the MatfieldStreet crossing, ...
NEW ENGLAND IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2006 ... BOSTON Wilmington man stabbed near T station A 19-year-old Wilmington man was stabbed yesterday near an OrangeLine entrance near Temple Place, apparently after an attemptedrobbery, said Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police. Hewas taken to Massachusetts General ...
Pricey jackets stolen in latest Hub break-in
Dec 01, 2006; ... A brick was tossed through another Newbury Street store windowearly yesterday morning and nearly $3,000 worth of jackets wasstolen, employees said. About six jackets were taken from an upscale shop, Barbour byPeter Elliot, at 134 Newbury St. The incident, which occurred justpast ...
FOR THE RECORD
Dec 01, 2006 ... - Correction: Because of incorrect information supplied to theGlobe, the obituary of MacAlister Brown on Sunday erroneously said heearned a bachelor's degree ...
IN BRIEF
Dec 01, 2006 ... Peter J. Murphy Peter J. Murphy, 76, an administrator for the MassachusettsDepartment of Education, died Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage atBrigham and Women's Hospital . Born in Dorchester, he graduated from Boston College High Schoolin 1947. He received three degrees from ...
Okajima bolsters bullpen
Dec 01, 2006; ... Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein took a step toward bolsteringhis bullpen yesterday, introducing a veteran lefthanded reliever fromJapan, Hideki Okajima, at Fenway Park. "You can call me `Okaji,"' Okajima said at the press conferencecalled to introduce the 30-year-old pitcher ...
Danvers residents get help from US Victims eligible for low-cost loans
Dec 01, 2006; ... DANVERS -- Homeowners in Danvers affected by last week's massivechemical plant explosion will be eligible for loans of up to $200,000with interest rates as low as 3 percent now that the blast site hasofficially been declared a federal disaster area. Renters will be eligible to ...
Winging it, and a prayer Pass interference penalties are catching up to Patriots
Dec 01, 2006; ... FOXBOROUGH - In today's pass-happy, quarterback-coddling, widereceiver-revering NFL, sometimes the best offense isn't a good pass,it's a good penalty. That was the case for the Chicago Bears last Sunday in thePatriots' 17-13 victory. Both of the Bears' second-half scores wereset ...
Banta-Cain handles the rush
Dec 01, 2006; ... PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK FOXBOROUGH - This time the blitz was on Tully Banta-Cain. The fourth-year linebacker, who is expected to slide into thestarting lineup at right outside linebacker because of Junior Seau'sseason-ending arm injury, was the focus of the media yesterday in ...
Sox: Nixon in '07? Team may offer him arbitration
Dec 01, 2006; ... In a decision that would lend further credence to the possibilityof Manny Ramirez being traded, the Sox are likely to offer salaryarbitration to free agent outfielder Trot Nixon by today's deadline,according to a source with ties to the team. Although Nixon has fielded feelers from ...
Sox: Nixon in '07? Team may offer him arbitration
Dec 01, 2006; ... In a decision that would lend further credence to the possibilityof Manny Ramirez being traded, the Sox are likely to offer salaryarbitration to free agent outfielder Trot Nixon by today's deadline,according to a source with ties to the team. Although Nixon has fielded feelers from ...
Hep Katt
Dec 01, 2006; ... POP! Katt Williams has been unstoppable in 2006. His HBO special, "ThePimp Chronicles Pt. 1," was the network's highest-rated special intwo years, leading Rolling Stone to name him its "Hot Stand-Up" lastmonth. His first music album hits shelves in January, he has roles infour ...
Smarts, patience fuel the Bon Savants Local prodigies release their first full-length CD
Dec 01, 2006; ... Rock Notes You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand orappreciate the Bon Savants. Good taste, and a predilection for Pulpand the Magnetic Fields, will do. Besides, the Boston band's alreadygot one in singer-guitarist Thom Moran, who splits his time betweenwriting ...
McCain crashes Romney fete Arizona senator courts governors at Fla. conference
Dec 01, 2006; ... MIAMI - It's been Governor Mitt Romney's show here at the annualconference of the Republican Governors Association: He's led theprogram, been the sought-after VIP at swank dinners and parties, anddrawn much of the national media spotlight. Until John McCain showed up. The ...
ROCK PICKS
Dec 01, 2006; ... Tonight: The Deftones are at Avalon with Deadsy; the Goo Goo Dollsplay the Orpheum; the Figgs kick off two nights at T.T.'s tocelebrate their new CD, with special guests the Great Bandini andKelsey Bennett (tonight) and Township and the Affair (tomorrow);Rockapella performs at Berklee; ...