Hoboken"NotatAllHanselandGretel!,"are-tellingofthefairytale.ThroughOct.21.and.HudsonSchoolPerformanceSpace,701ParkAvenue.(201)377-7014.

    Still,hundredsofreturningevacueesyesterdayfounddamagedhomesandbusinesses,andmanyspentthedaypumpingwater,scrapingawaymudandsurveyingruinedfurnitureandwreckedpremises.Utilitieshadbeenturnedoffinmostareasofthecity,andmanyhomeswerestillwithoutpowerorheat.

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    GasolineconsumptionintheUnitedStatesfellabout1percentlastyear,thefirstdeclinesince1991.C1

    “Imaginethisintroduction—`Hi,I’mAbrahamLincoln.Yes,myparentswerehistorybuffs’—everydayofyourlife,”shesaid,addingthatparentsshoulddoasimpleGooglesearchbeforecommittingtoanamesothattheycanavoidonesthatcarrybaggage.Butdon’tgettoocarriedaway,astherearefamouspeoplewithpracticallyeveryname.

    Thebrief,filedwiththeU.S.CourtofAppealsforthe11thCircuit,issignedbytheattorneysgeneralfromTexas,Florida,Indiana,Kentucky,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Louisiana,SouthCarolina,UtahandWestVirginia.

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    9.ProctalgiaFugax“Proctalgiafugaxisjustafancytermthatmeanssharp,painfulspasmsintheanusandrectum,”Shipleysaid.Itmaybediagnosedafteracarefulhistoryandathoroughexaminationhasbeenperformedtoruleoutmoreseriouscausesofrectalpain.

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    So,Iaskedhimforapairofvoltageratedrubbergloves,andhetoldmetheydidn’thaveany.Themotorstarterswereadjacenttothetank,andtherewerepuddlesofwateronthefloor.Imadeupmymindonthespottoquit,butIwantedtoshowhimIwasjustascrazyashewas,soIchangedthestarter“hot”withoutturningoffthepower.ThenIpickedupmytools,toldhimIquit,andwalkedout.

    NEWHAVENYaleUniversityArtGallery“JohnLaFarge’sSecondParadise:VoyagesintheSouthSeas,1890-1891.”TuesdaythroughJan.2.TuesdaysthroughSaturdays,10a.m.to5p.m.;Thursdays10a.m.to8p.m.;Sundays,1p.m.to6p.m.YaleUniversityArtGallery,1111ChapelStreet.artgallery.yale.edu;(203)432-0600.