The Boston Globe
Pike halts work above I-93 tunnels
Action follows rain of debris from crew site
By Raphael Lewis, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority halted yesterday the construction work above the Big Dig's Interstate 93 tunnels by Modern Continental Construction Co., one day after rocks and other debris rained down on southbound motorists from a ventilation shaft connected to a building the firm is demolishing.
http://www.boston.com/news/traffic/bigdig/articles/2005/04/07/pike_halts_work_above_i_93_tunnels/
Mourning brings Law into public eye
By Charles M. Sennott, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
ROME -- Adorned with miter and crimson vestments, Cardinal Bernard F. Law led a special Mass and prayer vigil for Pope John Paul II at St. Mary Major basilica for his congregation of Italian churchgoers and a handful of American tourists and pilgrims from other countries.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/04/07/mourning_brings_law_into_public_eye/
A political currency in embracing of pope
By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, two former presidents, and dozens of prominent members of Congress, including both Massachusetts senators, are descending on Rome this week unified behind a single message: Pope John Paul II was a great man.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/04/07/a_political_currency_in_embracing_of_pope/
Rise and shine -- and find that clock
Rolling alarm gets snoozers up and into a hunt to hit the off switch
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
Like most other 25-year-old graduate students, Gauri Nanda sometimes burns the midnight oil -- and pays for it in the morning.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/04/07/rise_and_shine____and_find_that_clock/
Fla. surfers return after shark sightings
By Jill Barton, Associated Press Writer April 6, 2005
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Surfers and beachgoers returned to the waves and sunny shores on Wednesday after sharks migrating along the coast closed some South Florida beaches for days.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/04/06/fla_surfers_return_after_shark_sightings/
Study: Drug-resistant staph cases rising
By Stephanie Nano, Associated Press Writer April 6, 2005
Dangerous drug-resistant staph infections are showing up at an alarming rate outside hospitals and nursing homes in the United States. New research found that in one part of the country, as many as one in five infections were picked up out in the community.
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/diseases/articles/2005/04/06/study_drug_resistant_staph_cases_rising/
Google feature incorporates satellite maps
By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer April 6, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO -- Online search engine leader Google has unveiled a new feature that will enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images, an advance that may raise privacy concerns as well as intensify the competitive pressures on its rivals.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/04/06/google_feature_incorporates_satellite_maps/
It's completely benign and very interesting. Link it with Google's "Keyhole" 3-D and your are on an interesting tour.
http://maps.google.com/
You can 'try' "Keyhole" for 7 days free and then it's a $29.95 charge to purchase OR for the professional a $599.00 charge if that serves one's purpose.
http://www.keyhole.com/gm
Purchase Info.
http://www.keyhole.com/keyhole.php
It's all really incredible stuff. I tried Keyhole and you can go anywhere in the world with a good deal of accuracy. Even the mean streets of L.A. and Baghdad. Google is great stuff.
Undertaker is sued in loss of baby's body
By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
After an exhaustive search of caskets, trash bins, and even the bottom of an elevator shaft, workers at a Kenmore Square funeral home told a Boston couple that they had lost the remains of their stillborn baby and may have cremated the child's remains with another body, according to court filings.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/04/07/undertaker_is_sued_in_loss_of_babys_body/
7 hurt as gas blast rips NU dorm; utility probed
By Megan Tench and John Ellement, Globe Staff April 7, 2005
Seven people, including three students, were injured when a natural-gas explosion ripped through a Northeastern University dormitory yesterday, and authorities are investigating whether a KeySpan Energy crew replacing gas lines near the building triggered the detonation, officials said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/04/07/7_hurt_as_gas_blast_rips_nu_dorm_utility_probed/
Police catch armed robbery suspect on the run for more than a year
April 6, 2005
SUTTON, Mass. -- One of the state's most wanted fugitives was arrested Wednesday, more than a year after he fled from armed robbery charges.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/04/06/police_catch_armed_robbery_suspect_on_the_run_for_more_than_a_year/
Mother, daughter killed
April 6, 2005
MOULTONBORO, N.H. -- A mother and daughter were killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-car crash on Route 25, police said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/04/06/mother_daughter_killed/
Feds to move 12M ton pile of nuclear waste
By Travis Reed, Associated Press Writer April 7, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Department of Energy wants to move 12-million ton pile of radioactive waste away from the banks of the Colorado River, a major source of drinking water for about 25 million people in the Southwest.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/04/07/feds_to_move_12m_ton_pile_of_nuclear_waste/
Students surfing Net for textbook deals
By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Writer April 7, 2005
University of Nevada at Las Vegas graduate student Lindsay Hendricks treks to the campus bookstore each semester armed with her course list, but if she doesn't find what she wants, her next stop is the Internet.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/04/07/students_surfing_net_for_textbook_deals/
Sassy UK Tabloids Show No Mercy with Royal Wedding
By Jeffrey Goldfarb and Adam Pasick April 7, 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - Romance is in the air this week as Prince Charles prepares to marry his long-time paramour Camilla Parker Bowles, but there is no love lost between the royal family and Britain's irreverent tabloids.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/04/07/sassy_uk_tabloids_show_no_mercy_with_royal_wedding/
This is a chance for Chen to 'run across' his allies the USA and three presidents no less.
Taiwan's Chen Heads for Pope's Funeral as China Fumes
By Alice Hung and Lindsay Beck April 7, 2005
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian left on Thursday for an unprecedented visit to the Vatican to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul, undermining chances of the Holy See switching ties from Taipei to Beijing.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/04/07/taiwans_chen_heads_for_popes_funeral_as_china_fumes/
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