US – Saturday, November 7
National
Military base is site of soldier’s rampage
An Army psychiatrist who had treated soldiers wounded in foreign wars opened fire with two handguns on soldiers preparing for foreign deployment at the Fort Hood U.S. Army post in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 30 others.
 
International
Sante D’Orazio: You can’t hide from this lens
With Sante D’Orazio behind the camera, celebrities will do the craziest things. Famous faces from Angelina Jolie to Pamela Anderson have posed for the photographer. Now D’Orazio presents his favorite photos from the past 10 years in a new book, “Barely Private.”
 
The Word
A wee little way to try to get famous
There are hundreds of ways to get your name in the paper: appear on reality TV, get knocked up by a reality star, film yourself while getting knocked up by a reality star ... the list is endless. But here’s a new one: A model named Yvette Monet has put a restraining order on ex-boyfriend Verne Troyer, according to RadarOnline.
 
Movies
A ‘Carol’ that hits some high notes
REVIEW. There is something creepy about the way Robert Zemeckis makes movies. In his last three films — first “The Polar Express,” then “Beowulf,” and now “A Christmas Carol”— the director has employed a hybrid method that crosses live action with animation. He no doubt thinks the work is pioneering, but “pioneering” usually has a positive connotation.
 
Business
Wal-Mart: $20 meal for 8 people
NEW YORK. Wal-Mart has cut prices on turkeys and other Thanksgiving staples. U.S. stores began yesterday selling whole, 12-pound turkeys for 40 cents a pound. That’s a third of last Thanksgiving’s average price.
 
My Travel
Get your groove back in Jamaica
Haunted colonial mansions, triathlons and motivational theme parks — not things you think of when you think of Jamaica? Think again, mon. Jamaica is fast becoming the health and activity capital of the Caribbean. Feel like you need to recharge rather than merely relax? With direct flights on JetBlue launching in January and locals that welcome you with open arms, you’ll be getting your groove back in no time.
 
Published 20:56, April the 21st, 2008
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Green light for Line extension

Last week, Gov. Deval Patrick approved $700 million for public transportation projects, with the lion’s share dedicated to the Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford.

Improved public transit takes pressure off our roads, while reducing oil consumption, traffic congestion, and global warming emissions. Last month, MASSPIRG released a report detailing the benefits of our public transportation systems. Existing public transit in Massachusetts was responsible for reducing oil consumption by 154 million gallons in 2006, a savings that translated into $403 million. Public transit also prevented 21 million hours of traffic delays for commuters and 1.2 million metric tons of carbon emissions from being released in 2006, the equivalent of taking 225,000 cars off the road.

However, the MBTA has $5 billion in debt that fuels the cycle of high fare increases and low ridership growth.

For Greater Boston, we’ll need to address financing problems like this and have a forward-looking vision for new public transit. For example, moving the Fairmont Com-muter Line to a rapid transit Indigo Line, connecting the spokes of the T with a light rail Urban Ring, extending the Blue Line to Lynn, bringing commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford and linking North and South stations. In addition to spurring economic development, these investments will continue the hard work of reducing our oil addiction, curbing global warming pollution and easing the strain on our traffic-clogged roads.


Eric Bourassa coordinates MASSPIRG’s advocacy in promoting public transportation.

Eric Bourassa
www.masspirg.org
 
 
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Music
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The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!



 

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