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BOSTON NO. 1 FREE DAILY IN THE US 4 Should your 3-month-old ‘Monday, lanuary4,2016 metro.us | t:MetroBOS | f:MetroBoston ne __ deinschool? 10 Edgar Ramirez on his epic “Point Break’ bromance.8 meteorologist John Bolaris has the scoopon instore for therest of the winter.6 ee = 3 Se EDUCATION BUILT AROUND YOU cuasses - certiricates - pecREES _ COLLEGE OF ADVANCING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES at UMass Boston 2 NEWS MISSOURI FLOOD DAMAGE ei i ik Deveney oe Hr daa ined gel satin as edange in we ‘hed tans dbo Aon vied E tks and cape Gade mean Ms ad aretha ped heres a dele anemegeny me MILITIAMEN IN OREGON A group of styled militiamen occupied the headquarters of 2 US. wilde refuge in Oregonin a standoff with authorities, (ffi sad on Sunday, inthe lates dispute over federal land ‘sein the West. The occupation, which began on Saturday fllowed a march in Burns, a small city about 50 miles north ofthe Malheur Na tional Wildlife Refuge, to protest te incarceration of ranchers Dwight, Hammond Jc and his son Steven. They were convicted in 2012 of set ting fires on public and to protec ther property fom wildfires. nes METROUS MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 AMERICANS SEEK SWAP Unnamed Americans have contacted ran fr a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in ran on spying charges, for other unspectied detainees, according toa senior Iranian ofial uoted on Sunday THINGS You NEED TO KNOW ‘ANortheastern University student reported missing around Thanksgiving vas found dead on New Year's ve, ‘the school announced on Saturday. The an rnouncement came aftr a search effort among family fiends and peers for Dennis Njroge, 2 24yearod Kenyan native from Worcester. Police could nat be reached for comment. amo airbase near the border with Pakistan a day after a militant at ack that has killed seven military personnel and wounded an ther 20. night fll, it was unclear whether two or more militants were still at lage after Saturdays predawn raid on the Pathankot air base in Punjab. Four attackers have been confirmed Killed. "The area cannot be declared fully sanitized Air Marshal Anil Khosla told a ews briefing in New Delhi. mes 5 security forces battled into Sunday evening to secure an T FARE HIKE TALKS The MBTAS oversight boards slated to take up fare hikes for discussion on Monday, the ist of many ‘meetings onthe subject to came in the new yea, In Decembe, the board approved a policy that would let it ‘alse fares on trains, buses and ashtle service for disabled riders by as much as 40 percent and by as ety as ly. The posible ike, along with targeted service cuts, are part ofan effort on the pact of the Gow. Chart Baker appointed board to slice $242 milion fom the budget emo New Year's Sale Begin the year with a tech refresh. Begin 2016 in a big way with big savings on fresh performance PCs. Fast and easy financing” Visit Dell.com/sb/deals, call 1-877-302-3355, or chat live at Dell.com/chat. 4 BOSTON METROUS MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 Drone ‘boneheads’ worry lawful fliers Two reported cases of drones flying near Logan Airport are the latest incidents to concern drone regulators and businesses. SpeNceR BUELL emetotos After two recent report: fed cases of drones flying too close to Boston's Lo- gan Airport, area drone professionals told Metro they were worried ama- teurs who disregard flight rules might spoil the fun, and business, for everyone else. “There are boneheads out there,” said one self described professional hobbyist in the region who asked Metro not to print his name. Airline pilots flying into Logan reported see” ing drones flying near the airport on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, violating Federal Aviation Ad~ ministration (EAA) rules against flights within 5 tiles of the airport. The FAA is investigating the incidents, a spokeswoman told Metro. But it’s those types of cases that drone busi- nesspeople worry are giving the rapidly grow- ing industry a bad name. ‘New regulations are putting more pressure on those who fly drones 2 New England poessanal dane hobbyist pepe to auch waa cameo for fun or for work. As of Dec. 21, those with drones that weigh more than about half a pound now have to register their devices or risk facing steep fines. Many commercial oper ators, like the one who spoke with Metro, also have to obtain pricey FAA licenses, ‘As drone mishaps hit, the news, the drone-fly- er said, he worries new red tape might put a damper on his business, which includes tasks like shooting aerial pho- tographs of real estate listings or 3D mapping of construction sites, and all of which only requires that he fly his drone at 100 or 200 feet in the air. “It’s getting to the point where I'm almost ready to tie helium bal- Joons on my drones and fly them with a string Ddecause it’s so crazy, all these rules,” he said. “1 think it’s just a hair of overreaction because it’s something people don’t really know or un- derstand.” He added that he does comply with regulations and said he. doesn’t mind law enforcement aircraft, Salac said. Massachusetts "State Police told The Boston Globe on. Saturday. it planned to launch a public awareness campaign in the state this year. Justin Mara, — who owns Skylab Boston, a twoyearold company based in. Winthrop that sells, builds and repai drones, said his compa: ny has already taken up education on its own. Mara teaches classes ‘on safe operation and following — regulations, and Skylab’s invoices even include a disclaim- er cautioning a illegal flights. Doing so has a lot to do with job security, he said. “People don't take re sponsibility when they fly, and that’s affecting people who use them for business like me.” Mara said, adding that he's “Pog p ¥ eC noticed some drone-buy- People don't take oe ae responsibility when they heavier drones from him for fear of having to be Shy, and that’s affecting listed in an FAA registry. people who use them for cogtitouth he feels ps p aoe will ti to flour business like me. alll continge (to fous: Mara ries about drone-oper- ating “clowns” shaping efforts to “weed out ated 24 enforcement lawmakers’ ideas about some of the bad actors.” cases” involving drones, _ the hobby he loves. Drones were in high spokeswoman Arlene “If things keep go- demand in 2015, par Salac told Metro. i : icularly this holiday "The agency has also people keep season, when forecast- launched new education getting in trouble, they ‘ers estimated shoppers campaigns for the pub- could just try to outlaw would buy 700,000 of licand law enforcement them. altogether, and the devices in the U.S. on monitoring the skies that’s a big concern for ‘The FAA has “init for illegal unmanned — us, definitely.” In other words, ‘at BU's Center for Professional Education. In Boston—Wednesday, January 6, 6 p.m. Online—Wednesday, January 13, 1 p.m. Sign up today at l. Painful Varicose Veins & Swollen Legs? Varicose veins are more than a cosmetic problem. 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The return ‘were asking the same ‘global pattern is undergo- of the negative phase will lead to the return of ‘question through the polar air into the North- entire month of Decem- ing a massive change. ber "Where thehells| 4 Thelackofhigh pres. est I should move into winter?” sure ridging alongthe a very strong negative Recort-high tem- Pacific Northwest coast is phase around mid-Janu- ary, which will increase the chances of deeper cold penetration with a couple of models indicat ing major East Coast, storm potential later this ‘month. Is early yet, but it’s something to keep in the back of your mind, peratures were not only broken, they were annihilated all along the Northeast Corridor. The trio of Metro cities, Philadelphia, NYC and Boston, set alltime record highs for the month of December. In all my 28 years of forecasting for the East Coast, | could never re- member being so bored, but when I'm bored, most of you are happy as the weather is in a tranquil state My longzange winter forecast, which | put ‘out in early November, transforming into a build ing ridge (a tremendous mountain of air) This will allow for the polar jet to start to dive souih- ward east of the Rockies, funneling in the very fist arctic blast of the season. ctic Oscillation, which is the measure of arctic air penetrating south into the United States during the winter season. When the jet stream is blowing strongly from west to east, this, is called the positive phase and keeps the su- per cold arctic air masses AUTO ACCIDENTS SERIOUS INJURIES WRONGFUL DEATH Free Phone Consultations © No Recovery/No Fee © On Call 24/7 F4 Home & Work Visits Se Habla Espanol North Atlantic Oscillation, which is really the wild card key in forecasting East Coast storms. 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PERSONAL EXIUKY & DISARRITY LAWYIRS 617-367-2900 JEFFREY JEFFREYSGLASSMAN.COM. ——s My time frames to watch through mid-January: Jan. 4-5: You're waking uptothe ist arctic blast this season, Temperatures 20salongwith afev flurries, Temps drop into the mi-teens tonight and wind chil factor by Tuesday Jan.9-10: storm could gather so team and produce haat significant snow are low. before end When the NAO goes negative, the chances an alleyway for storms to escape out to sea.Just ft the opposite is true for Ofsignificant to major the negative phase, and Win) miles moo probable wearer nowencrng — (omaedmetal Incredcalong the East naga phase, wich Coast WaenMeNAQ’ ‘EscCng mR pale, aun Ae iinapodkive phase = key ty micgamuary. a Ae ‘The combination of the above ingredients will make for an interest ing forecast month for the Northeast Corridor, (which it has been all this season), there is a nonexistent Greenland block, meaning there's a lack of cold air feed and New Year’s attack on cop caught on camera An Everett man is in custody after a New Year's attack on a Boston police officer that was captured on. Around 2 am. on Jan. 1, a man, later identified as 23-year- old Andrew Bowman of Everett, approached a parked cruiser near the One City Hall Plaza parking garage and shouted at the officer sitting inside, according toa police report. “You heard about the war, right?” the suspect, reportedly yelled, then began punching the of. ficer in the face through an open driver-side window, police said. Footage captured across the street, which EPD posted online on Saturday, shows the incident in progress, though it has no sound. Ithad nearly 20,000 views on YouTube by Sunday afternoon, ‘The suspect fled into a parking garage after the officer fought back by punching the suspect, according to the report. t Backup officers later arrested Bowman, who police described as combative, as he tried to scale a fence and shouted, “You are all doomed, and you're going to die, They told me to do this,” according to the report. The officers made the arrest using “empty-hand control tactics” and without us. ing weapons, the report said. “This officer displayed incredible restraint, defending himself without the use ofa baton, pepper spray or deadly force, even, though the situation may have warranted it,” Police Commissioner William Evans said in a statement, adding that the officer “is going to be OK.” The incident came during an “otherwise peaceful” New Year's . Gray footage captured the New ‘Year'atack on Boston pole a Fer in Government enter ae Eve, Evans said. Bowman faces charges for assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest METROUS MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 GOSSIP 7 Justin Bieber tongue-wrestles Gigi Hadid posts shirtless Zayn pic Hailey Baldwin in St. Barts Speaking of pop sas! dating lives, exactly how lose are former One Direction member Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid getting? Close enough for her to post photos of his bare chest to Insta- gram. Oh, and there was an adorable kitten in the Pic, t00, so it's basically It looks like Justin Bieber is hoping to Kick off 2016 by putting to rest any of those other pesky dating rumors — like Kourtney Kardashi- an, or him trying to woo back Selena Gomez — because eee peak Internet. Hadid the Biebs rang ssa posted the black-and- in the New Year “sucking face” with additional rumored girlfriend Hailey Baldwin at Richie Akiva’s party at a villa, in St. Barts. As you do. Akiva's bash for about 200 close friends fea- tured a performance by Bieber, but his real crowd-pleasing work came when he hooked up with Baldwin by i x the bar, “making out eemoOTH for everyone to see,” according to TMZ. ‘Well, good for them, white photo without comment, just a simple image sais eas worth ning that heat Cae en ramen ete, ec ea EA Coe ee recognized Maik by how awkward that one DAILY VIDEO histttoos cough icematesthings. 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Ramirez ‘says, before favorite action thriller, brought Ramirez ("Zero Dark Thirty.” “Carlos"), who reprises the role of Bodhi, originated by Pat- rick Swayze, to tears “I cried,” he says. It took a man-hug from director Ericson Core (Invineible") “to help the Venezuelan actor ly qualifying his statement with, “there's no sexual charge, but romantic love. ... Friendship has a lot to do with admiration and feeling com plete by what that per- son brings to you.” What” tie movie brings is enough man- fistpumping, chest recover from this “very bumping and” high- charged and intense fiving to rival those moment.” It’s not the ubermasculine films only bromance, either, of the late "80s. The new “Point Break” is loudly macho, but the stunts involved in this continent-hopping pic. ture justify it. Wingsuit- as Ramirez explains at junket and extended railer screening in Lon- don. “There’s a profound The Holistic Center You Can't Take the THC out of quality HealTHCare ‘CALL TO QUALIFY FOR YOUR. ‘MEDICAL CANNABIS CARD: Wi er seed Depoctent fib Heal (DF) Nosed mri fer Ofer Seizes: apie Chs Hit 320 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300 BRIGHTON CENTER 617-787-7400 www.THCevaluation.com LOCATED NEAR ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPTAL Now We Cater wht om my it BenaPita Mediterranean Bakery & Grill * www.bonapita.com 49 Franklin St. Downtown Boston * 857-350-4606 ta Edgar air lays surfer and bank ober nthe “Point Seok reake mera. cus flying through gorges in Switzerland, surfing tsunamisize waves. in Tahiti — which broke one surfer's jaw — and snowboarders taking on slopes snarling with jag: ged rocks are just some of the scenes that'll give ‘you palpitations. With the border line foothardiness that the film's pro-Extreme sports athletes. (snow- boarder Xavier de Le Rue, rock climber Chris Shama and late wing suit’ flier Jhonathan Hore) flaunt on the Osaki Eight, a series of suicidal challenges that honor the force of nature, it’s surprising Red Bull’ didn’t commission IN-STORE PURCH FIRE-RETARDANT SECURITY CHEST “Mfr List $49,30- ASE ONLY PRICE GOOD THRU 12/31/15 BENTON «corr snce 170 METROUS MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 c with Edgar Ramirez SS Mla “Point Break.” Indeed, you watch for the thrills, not the plot —which is, frankly, absurd. It sees rookie FBI agent Utah infiltrate a gang of elite athletes, ed by Bodhi, who are “using their skills to dis: rupt the international financial markets” but not for personal gain. ‘That said, 38-year-old Ramirez — who insists that he doesn’t want to preach — is now more “conscious about the impact that our actions have on. the environ: ment” and was duly “humbled by the experience of filming in places that might be gone in 30 years.” ‘239 FRIEND STREET, ‘BOSTON NORTH STATION T STOP Hours MF 8-5 SAT 9-4 617-523-0787 HOW TO GET AHEAD Artist Shantell Martin finds collaborative zen at the MIT Media Lab The New York-based visual artist brings cool factor to Cambridge RACHEL RACIKA Grchetnata Visual artist Shantell Martin is pretty dared accomplished. The 35-year-old Britis best known for her crisp black-and-white stream: ‘of consciousness draw- ings, commissioned by the Museum of Modern, Art and Brooklyn's Mo- ‘CADA, and has contribut- ed to collaborations and installations with likes of Kelly Wearstler, Viacom, Jawbone and Suno. Martin's also a former adjunct at NYU's Tisch ‘School of the Arts and a current visiting scholar at the MIT Media Lab's social computing group, ‘where you can see a large-scale example of her work on a wall by the Biomechantronics research program lab space, She lives in Manhat- tan, but will be head- ing to the Bay area in the new year for some exciting soon-to-be- announced projects. We snagged her for a quick ‘chat from the West Coast, where she spent the holidays. ‘What can you tell us. about your work at MIT? The [MIT Media] Lab is di- vvided into individual labs with their own agendas and projects, and I work: with social computing. They build and explore social systems .. cities ‘and maps and schools and transportation. systems all fall within that. ll go in there and ‘work with other visiting artists, We are col laborators and creative thinkers that work on the ongoing projects and questions that lab has. (One was an online project called YouAre- Here.cc. The lab was putting out maps that had to do with a variety of topics from immigra- tion to Medicare to cafes to greenery to bicycle ac ccidents, and specifically looked at 100 cities in the US., pulled that data together and visualized that. Talso worked on bringing my ideas to side projects, like the Storyboards collabora- tion I did with Jonathan. Bobrow and the Playful Systems group. We wanted to explore the idea of narrative through the transparency of technology. Do you find collaborating with people that aren’t necessarily artistic to be challenging? Not at all. 'm a forever collaborator with people who code or program oruse technology — there's a lot of overlap there. Those people are obsessed with what they do and the medium that they work in, and when you get us all in a room together you get to nerd out and they nerd out, and you meet in the middle. tread somewhere that you rarely draw when you're not in front of an audience because you consider your work to be performance. Is that still true? It's not so black and white like that. I work faster and better when there's an audience, they a MT Mea Lab scholar Santel Mart amma bring an energy and a pace to my work. | feel like I'm on stage and have to create. When I'malone, I'm distracted, but that doesn’t mean 1 don’t do anything when people aren't watching or around, What's your typical tool of choice? If I'm working with a Staedtler Lumocolor, it'san M size. 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