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Boston Commuters Get Pleasant Surprise BOSTON -- After part of a Big Dig tunnel collapsed last week, killing a motorist and forcing the closure of two connector tunnels, commuter Bob Jacobson was prepared for big-time traffic jams. New owner for Rincon Center / Sprawling commercial complex sold for $275 million to Boston firm on an S.F. buying binge Rincon Center, a three-building commercial property that occupies an entire city block of San Francisco near the Ferry Building, has been sold for $275 million to Boston real estate investment group Beacon Capital Partners, which has been on a San Francisco... Boston commuters find the drive not as bad as could be Bob Jacobson commutes 60 miles into downtown Boston every day. After a Big Dig tunnel ceiling partially collapsed last week -- killing a motorist and forcing the closure of two connector tunnels -- he was prepared for the worst traffic jams. Boston Commuters Get Pleasant Surprise BOSTON (AP) - After part of a Big Dig tunnel collapsed last week, killing a motorist and forcing the closure of two connector tunnels, commuter Bob Jacobson was prepared for big-time traffic jams. But Jacobson, who travels 60 miles each day into the citys downtown from his home in Westport, near the Rhode Island line, has been pleasantly surprised. Its gotten easier, Jacobson said. It was News: Podcasting goes to college If whats happening at Boston-area colleges and universities is any indication, look for podcasting and videocasting to take on a greater role in education. Sharing Photos and Writing Blogs: How College Students Are Using the Internet BOSTON----July 19, 2006--Experience, Inc., the leading provider of career services to students and alumni, today announced the findings from its 2006 Media Perception survey. Experience polled over 350 students and recent graduates from colleges and universities nationwide to measure their attitudes on content and advertising across a variety of mediums, including Internet, print and broadcast Podcasting goes to college ( InfoWorld ) - Along with packing instant noodles, extra-long bedsheets and photos of loved ones before heading to college in a few weeks, U.S. students may consider adding portable media players to their higher-education lists. Boston-area universities are among those increasingly integrating podcasting into the classroom technology mix. The academic role of podcasts is proving Professor Karen Gross of New York Law School Named President of Southern Vermont College Professor Karen Gross of New York Law School has been named President of Southern Vermont College. The announcement was made by the Board of Trustees of the College on Friday, July 14. At her investiture in the fall of 2006 as the Colleges eighth president, Gross will join a growing number of law professors and lawyers chosen to lead American colleges and universities, including Joel Seligman Bank of America profit rises on card fees Bank of America Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. bank, on Wednesday said second-quarter profit rose 18 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts, as credit card fees surged and retail banking earnings doubled. Engineering a new way Amanda Pratt graduated from Arrowhead High School with scholarship offers, a 4.0 grade-point average and... | ||