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...team member Robert W. Noyes, professor of astronomy. Bakos could not be reached for comment yesterday. After recording the change in light emissions from a star in the double star system ADS 16402, the team noticed a periodic dimming every four and a half days when the planet was transiting, or passing in front of the star. From this, they determined that the planet was 35 percent larger than Jupiter. To measure the wobble of the star, or how much the planet tugs on the star, the team made observations from the Keck, which is the largest telescope...
...Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) subway system is perhaps the most underappreciated public resource in the Boston area. Although many grumble over its inconveniences, few could do without it, and many quite literally need it to survive. We may lament its early closing time or uneven schedule, but without the ‘T,’ vast swaths of the public, not just we tight-budgeted students, would be hamstrung...
...highway system when the MBTA system, which has a ridership largely composed of those in the lower income tax brackets, continues to struggle financially. With a projected $70 million deficit (or 27 percent of its annual operating budget) for the coming fiscal year, the largest debt service of any transit agency in the nation, stagnating tax revenue, and a legal obligation to be financially self sufficient, security is just one of the MBTA’s many worries. And the least the state government can do is to make sure that the MBTA continues to have the resources necessary...
...Furthermore, we support Patrick’s comprehensive and forward-thinking plan to invigorate Massachusetts’ economy through state-funded initiatives—initiatives that would be jeopardized were the income tax to be reduced. By investing in our mass transit systems and expanding them to economically underserved areas, Patrick believes that the Commonwealth can rejuvenate Massachusetts’ recessed urban areas such as New Bedford and Worcester. After 16 years of neglect for the Commonwealth’s mass transit network, Patrick’s emphasis on this issue is refreshing and welcome...
...says David Parsley, the paper's editor. "We're not claiming we're going to destroy anybody." Perhaps, but the hefty Financial Times can hardly be pleased. As the Standard heads for higher ground, competition among the evening free sheets could get tough. In the coming months, London's transit companies are expected to award exclusive rights to distribute within the city's subway network and train stations. Both papers' executives are "hard nosed," says Panmure Gordon's DeGroote. "These guys are about as good as it gets." And if their new entrants match the Standard for longevity, London...