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Football 101: a class for job seekers

The students enrolled in “Water Cooler Football” were mainly unemployed senior executives, and in a rocky economy, job seekers need every advantage.

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Learning the basics of football

A seminar teaches business people how to use gridiron lingo to improve networking.

Dan Shaughnessy | Tigers at Giants, 7:30 p.m.

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The World Series may not sound exciting in Boston this year, but here are some reasons why the Giants-Tigers matchup is attractive.

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When Bobby Valentine said Ortiz “decided not to play,” he failed to mention the team was 15.5 games out of a playoff spot by the time the slugger came off the DL.

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Bill Achtmeyer, who once worked with Mitt Romney at Bain & Company, says the attacks on Bain and Romney are not true.

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Eight new cases of meningitis, one more death in outbreak

The meningitis cases caused by tainted steroids from a Framingham pharmacy rose to 312 and the death total to 24, the Centers for Disease Control said.

iRobot is well known for the Roomba, a self-propelled vaccuum, but the company also makes robots for military uses.

iRobot cutting 80 jobs, 40 in Bedford

As part of corporate restructuring, the company will close its North Carolina branch and eliminate 13 percent of its workforce.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands with U.S. Sen. Scott Brown at a campaign stop for Brown in Watertown, Mass., Wednesday.

Brown, Warren call on star power

N.J. Governor Chris Christie and singer James Taylor are hitting the trail for Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, respectively.

Obama at a campaign event in Iowa. He set off Wednesday on an eight state, 7,660 mile, 40-hour tour.

Obama, Romney in longest campaign day so far

The presidential candidates are traveling thousands of miles today wooing potential voters in swing states.

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Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons on a train from Oakland, Calif., to New Orleans in “Big Easy Express.”

Movie Review

‘Big Easy Express’ on track when musicians are on stage

Winner of popular vote may be denied presidency
Lahcen Abaichi’s Cafe Paprika specializes in Moroccan cuisine. Below left: Kefta tagine (foreground) and (from left) Mrouzia almond chicken, fish tagine, zaalouk, harrira soup, and chicken chopped salad. Below right: the fish tagine.

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Moroccan specialties served by a gracious host in Norwood
For one sweater shoot, Scott Brown stared at breaking surf on a Fire Island beach with model Julianne Phillips.

Modeling years gave Brown an early boost

Brian McGrory

Presidential debates were amazing TV
Even as A123 grew and expanded, the company’s revenues failed to keep up with costs.

Cash-fueled climb led to fall of A123 Systems
Ben Cherington watched as his new manager, John Farrell, spoke on Tuesday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Now Ben Cherington must prove himself
Joseph Kennedy III talked with supporters Sept. 6 in Taunton.

Editorial | fourth district endorsement

Joseph Kennedy III shows natural gifts
Bureau of Health Care Safety chief Madeleine Biondolillo spoke to reporters Tuesday.

State faults pharmacy on sterility, testing
Chauntae Robinson worries about her son, 9-year-old Andre Landrum, who plays Pop Warner and had a mild concussion last month. Andre was not able to play for a couple of weeks until his symptoms subsided and he was cleared by a doctor.

Concussions bring more scrutiny in youth football

Book Review

‘Who Could That Be At This Hour?’ by Lemony Snicket
Fluto Shinzawa, who might otherwise have been on the road covering the Boston Bruins, instead makes pizza in Roslindale with his children, Wright, 3, and Hana, 6.

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Hockey lockout heaven

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David Ortiz was one of the few veteran players who supported Bobby Valentine last season.

Bobby Valentine says David Ortiz quit on Red Sox

In an interview with Bob Costas, the former manager suggested the injured Red Sox DH could have played at the end of last season.

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Thomas Cribbs, 4, of Gloucester, came to see the whale carcass washed ashore in Rockport. The town will let it decay in place.

Rockport is final resting place for finback whale

The whale carcass, first seen in Boston Harbor more than two weeks ago, washed up in a rocky area near Cape Hedge Beaches.

Columnists

Detroit starter Justin Verlander warms up in practice as the rested and ready Tigers prepare to face San Francisco.

Dan Shaughnessy | Tigers at Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Why you should watch this World Series

jeff jacoby

The real George McGovern

scot lehigh

Romney’s hindsight foreign policy

Brian McGrory

Presidential debates were amazing TV
Ben Cherington watched as his new manager, John Farrell, spoke on Tuesday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Now Ben Cherington must prove himself

Joanna Weiss

The humor vote

juliette kayyem

A night to woo women voters

farah stockman

Mitt Romney: Yeah, what he said
Locke-Ober

Brian McGrory

In closing Locke-Ober, owner sought to preserve history

Adrian Walker

Whose life is it, anyway?
Tom Brady and the Patriots eked out a win vs. the Jets, but blew another fourth-quarter lead in the process.

Christopher L. Gasper

Big questions remain after Patriots’ win
A period etching of King Henry VIII.

JAMES CARROLL

History’s monsters — and ours

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The New York Times, citing a high-ranking company official it did not name, reported that hackers had made unauthorized purchases on some customer credit cards.

Barnes & Noble warns customers after data breach

Devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards were tampered with in nine states, including the Chestnut Hill, Hingham, and East Walpole stores in Mass.

Politics

Republican Richard Mourdock spoke during a debate with Democrat Joe Donnelly and Libertarian Andrew Horning Tuesday in New Albany, Ind.

US Senate candidate Richard Mourdock stands by comment that pregnancy from rape ‘something God intended’

In a televised debate, Republican candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, ‘‘that’s something God intended.’’

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Michael Skakel, nephew of the late Robert Kennedy, was convicted in 2002.

Kennedy cousin denied parole in 1975 slaying

Michael Skakel is serving 20 years to life for fatally beating Martha Moxley with a golf club when they were 15.

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Movie Review

Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons on a train from Oakland, Calif., to New Orleans in “Big Easy Express.”

‘Big Easy Express’ on track when musicians are on stage

If the online homemade crafts site Etsy were a documentary about musicians, it’d probably be something like this.

Food & dining

Som tum, or papaya salad.

New Bedford Thai restaurant diners trade produce for dinner

Customers at Spicy Lime are encouraged to bring in ingredients like Thai basil so chefs can make fresh, traditional cuisine.

“Our own rules here in Massachusetts governing compounding pharmacies have not kept pace with an industry that’s changing rapidly.”

Governor Deval Patrick 

Magazine

The cover for the October 21 2012 issue

A new home with a traditional feel
The cover for the October 14 2012 issue

How grocery shopping got personal
The cover for the October 7 2012 issue

AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
The cover for the September 30 2012 issue

How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

Opinion

“If simple assertions solved complex problems, Romney would no doubt be the man for the moment.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Today we still fall back on the same old format: two people in a room, taking turns answering questions and hardly ever addressing each other directly. It’s hard to imagine this is the best we can come up with.”

Leon Neyfakh  on how to improve the presidential debates.