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December 27, 2009	Page One   Sports   City | Region   Living | Arts   Business   Editorial | Opinion

Suspect says he got explosives in Yemen | Father had warned US his son turned extreme  Recruited to chase a dream | Young ballplayers from Africa feel poorly used as they are bounced from school to school; though, fearing deportation, many keep quiet in hopes they can have a better life in the US  Obama’s first year marked by pragmatism  When this tree falls, he will feel it | Caretaker loses long fight to keep ailing elm alive  More Globe Stories  SOUTHERN CAL 24, BC 13: BC finale lacks luster | Eagles take too long to get going against Southern Cal in Emerald Bowl  JAGUARS AT PATRIOTS > 1P.M., CH. 4: Patriots look for finishing touch today  Improvement? Do the math | After a banner season, MIT gets off to 11-0 start  DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Playing the field | Non-baseball events: Fenway has just about touched ’em all  More Sports  Logan steps up security | Most passengers unfazed after incident in Detroit  Christmas in the bag, shoppers chase deals | Brave the crowds to get postholiday sale prices  Homeless find solace in yarn work | Program intertwines knitting and crocheting in a surprising sort of therapy  Woman, 62, dies in Quincy fire | Blaze sparked by cigarette; oxygen devices fuel flames  More City/Region		ADVERTISEMENT   Find Local Stores and Services Boston.com's new Local Business Search uses the power of Google to help you find businesses and professionals in your home town. Tree service Dermatologists Ninety-Nine Restaurant Toys  Search anything else
Critics of the social epidemic  The loneliness network | Strange as it sounds, loneliness may be contagious  It’s 2010 | Ready to communicate with dolphins? Take a spin in your flying car? Unfortunately, the future doesn’t always turn out as predicted.  THE WORD: Unreal time | Which comes first, drunk o’clock or stupid-thirty?  UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: Why do engineers become terrorists? | Surprising insights from the social sciences  More Ideas  Stalking a wild brew | Spontaneous fermentation and vintage methods make lambic reminiscent of another time and good times  The coolest climb | Winter conditions add to the risk and the exhilaration of hiking in the high mountains  For those who keep a count, what counts as a visit?  Sculptures reign in South Carolina Lowcountry gardens  Doers and dreamers finish Appalachian Trail  More Travel  2009 BIZ QUIZ: How closely did you follow local business news this year? | We'll test your knowledge in our annual quiz.  A star’s rise to the top at Bank of America  INNOVATION ECONOMY: Necessity forces companies to look for outside solutions, ideas  SPENDING SMART: Cheer on the cheap | Trying to throw an inexpensive New Year’s Eve party? Scratch the ‘Pabst and Doritos’ theme and plan a swanky soirée that won’t break the bank.  JOB DOC: A good waiter or waitress should be able to serve up a good show at any time  More Business  THE YEAR IN ARTS: In search of the next big distraction  THE YEAR IN ARTS: CLASSICAL: On artistic vision, Levine’s BSO hits a flat note  THE YEAR IN ARTS: THEATER: Taking risks paid off for smaller theater groups  THE YEAR IN ARTS: MUSIC: 2009 in pop music, when listeners could get that old feeling  THE YEAR IN ARTS: ART: A threatened closing, an arrest, a striking year  More Living  More Arts  GLOBE EDITORIAL: In seeking funds from colleges, Boston should set clear limits  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Meep: There, we said it  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Sign the land mine treaty  ERIC CHIVIAN: The folly in felling Bay State’s forests  RAJA KAMAL AND KARIM PAKRAVAN: Going rogue - the militarization of Iran  RICH BARLOW: What Catholic schools are doing right  JEFF JACOBY: Musings, random and otherwise  More Editorial/Opinion