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A late rush for stimulus checks

More than 150,000 Massachusetts residents, mostly low-income retirees and disabled veterans, have yet to file paperwork to receive federal economic stimulus checks worth as much as $600, according to the Internal Revenue Service. (By Elizabeth Campbell, Boston Globe)

T hacking exposes a deeper clash

Three MIT students claim they have developed a way to hack into the MBTA's recently installed $180 million automated fare-collection system and provide fellow hackers with "free rides for life." Not surprisingly, the T was not pleased to learn of the development. (By Michael Levenson, Boston Globe)

Amid Olympics' glare, exhibit spotlights Mao

Ambivalence about Chairman Mao Zedong has been noticeable during the Olympics. His name or image never appeared during the opening ceremony dedicated to reviewing China's 5,000 years of history. Yet a press release trumpeting the number of women in charge of running an Olympic site quoted Mao's phrase that "women hold up half the sky." The late leader of the Communist Party remains a complex person, exalted and vilified. (By Patricia Wen, Boston Globe)
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Recipes for new fuels reviving Maine's mills

Alternative energy offers new opportunities to tap Maine's natural resources. The state's vast forests, for example, could provide feed stock for renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biomass, and the wood and other organic materials can be burned to generate electricity, steam, and heat. There's also the power of wind on isolated ridges and of tides along its coastline. (By Robert Gavin, Boston Globe)

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