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This new year marks a large step backward in Boston’s transportation policy. As Big Dig construction winds down and Boston drivers fully enjoy a snazzy new highway system on their fellow taxpayers’ dime, less fortunate mass commuters must now pay 25 percent more for every ride they take out of their own pockets. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has invoked a variety of excuses for the fare increase, but those who ride the T to work every day know that the idea is an ironic—if not sinister—redistribution...
Before Spirit can actually start to dig in the Martian sandbox, however, there are a few technical obstacles to overcome. Last week, mission managers discovered a worrisome spike in temperature within the guts of the rover during the Martian daytime, requiring them to periodically power down some instruments to give the machinery brief cooling naps. An electrical surge in the main antenna also caused concern, but so far it appears to have been a harmless hiccup...
...sinking down from above could have caused the dirt to congeal, perhaps leaving salty deposits that help hold it together. The Viking probes investigated similar-looking callused patches back in 1976. Investigators on those missions dubbed the features duracrust. The science team working this trip is eager to dig around in the stuff...
...free peek at what lies below. There appears to be an especially inviting population of small craters to the east and southeast of the rover, providing one more reason for Spirit to head that way when it dismounts. "We've got a capable machine, but we can't dig 20-ft. holes with it," says Squyres. "The way to do that is to look at one of these craters...
...adolescent screw-you defiance that runs much deeper than the steady stream of gaffes produced by his projectile candor. In Exeter, N.H., last month I watched as he called the moderate Democratic Leadership Council "the Republican wing of the Democratic Party." I could see the "Republican wing" dig occur to him as he was talking about the need to bring Democrats together. His face lit up, his eyes danced, and he couldn't resist the pleasure of the zinger, even though it undercut his intended message and might cost him support down the road. He knew exactly what...