Dang, that was close

BOSTON – The Orange Line driver who stopped her train within inches of a woman on the tracks over the weekend will be honored today by the MBTA’s Board of Directors.

It was a frightening scene for MBTA riders Friday night after a passenger waiting on the Orange Line platform at North Station fell onto the tracks.

Dozens of people desperately tried to alert the driver of an oncoming train.

“The train stopped. The front end of the train was actually over her,” said Sgt. Paul Carroll of the Transit Police.

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TCU Will Wear Special “Pro Combat” Uniforms Saturday

The TCU Horned Frogs will be wearing a specially designed Nike uniform when they take on Utah Saturday in Fort Worth.

The Nike Pro Combat uniform is a new uniform designed to address changes in the game including faster and stronger players.

Nike says it worked with coaches and administators to develop a state-of-the-art unform as the sport becomes faster, more violent and explosive.

The uniform is 25 percent lighter than current designs (23.7 ounces vs. 37.4 ounces), the lightest Nike has ever created. Nike utilized a four-way stretch twill that does not hold sweat or water and as a result, the new uniforms are 46 percent lighter than the current designs when wet. In addition to keeping the players dry, the fabric is also supposed to help keep players cool.

There is more padding in the thighs, hips and tailbone. The padding zones are composed of dual-density foam cells that absorb, deflect and disperse the impact of on-field collisions.

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Best places to work in Dallas-Fort Worth 2009

1.   The Richards Group

2.   Southwest Airlines

3.   McCarthy Building Cos.

4.  MultiView Inc.

5.   Systemware Inc.

6 .  St. Mark’s School of Texas

7.   Improving Enterprises

8.   Lane Gorman Trubitt LLP

9.   Pariveda Solutions Inc.

10.  Mustang Technology Group LP

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Sammy Sosa has changed

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The ghost of Sammy Sosa is upon us.

The former Cubs slugger, recently photographed during an appearance at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vega, is drawing attention for his severely lightened complexion.

In addition, he appears to be wearing green contact lenses — a change from his natural brown.

The above photo shows Sosa on the left at a May 2009 People Magazine event. The right is Sosa, who retired in 2007 with 609 career homers, earlier this week in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys.

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