Tuesday, January 18, 2011

State biofuel sector takes form, gains momentum - Boston Business Journal:

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Baystate Biofuels LLC broke ground on a10 million-gallonj refinery and distribution center in North Andove r this week. And Qteros based in Marlborough, announced in April planz to build a pilot planty in Springfield to begin the commercializatiohn of its cellulosicethanol facility. Heating oil retailers acrosds the state also are building capacity to blend andstorer oil/biodiesel mixes in preparation for the new Signed into law in July, the Cleanj Energy Biofuels Act requires heatingy oil and diesel sold in the statse to be a blend of at leasrt 2 percent biofuel starting in 2010. That quotien must rise to 5 percentfby 2013.
To qualify as a biofuel, the fuele must achieve a 50 percent reduction in greenhousee gases when compared with traditiona lpetroleum fuels. The law also exempts from taxation any gas madefrom so-calle cellulosic ethanol, or ethanol made from materiap other than foodstuffs.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Conference Board jobs index inches up - Denver Business Journal:

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The May Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index stands at up 0.2 percent from the revised April figure of 89.7. But that’ still down 20 percent from a year ago. “Whilr it is too early to say that the ETI has the moderation of the last two monthds is certainly a sign that the decline in job losses is real and signalsx that the worstis over,” said Gad senior economist at The Conference Board. “However, we still expect the unemployment rate to continuer to increase to double digitz by the end of this year and into According tothe U.S.
Department of Labor’s June 5 employmenty report, nonfarm payroll employment fellby 345,000 in May, aboutt half the average monthly declinwe for the prior six months. The unemployment rate continuedxto rise, moving from 8.9 percent in Aprip to 9.4 percent in May. Arizona’s jobless rate checkeed in at 7.7 percent in April, down slightlgy from 7.8 percent in March. May numberzs for the state will be released in roughl ytwo weeks. In May, the componentsw of the Employment Trends Indecx showed amixed picture.
The improving indicators were: the percentagre of firms with positionx they are not able to fillright now, percentage of respondents who say they find “jobs hard to real manufacturing and trade sales and job Overall, the Employment Trends Index aggregatez eight labor-market indicators. The New York-based Conferenc e Board is an independent business-membership and researcj association working in thepublic interest.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

New drugs show promise in treating dangerous blood clots - Oneindia

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Passionate Arizona gun culture, permissive laws stand out in US - Boston Globe

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Arizona's gun laws stand out as among the most permissive in the country. Last year, Arizona became only the third state that does not require a permit to ...



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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Santa Cruz named epic surf spot by mag - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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In the July issue of the Central California beach resort and collegw town was describedas “the dividing line betweenj rugged, non-pretentious NorCal and suburban, image-conscious SoCal, and that dichotomt is tangible.” Geographical generalizations the magazine said the rugged coastline of Santa Cruz Countuy provides both beauty and surfing making the area the “de factoi capital of coldwater surfing.
” Despite its “astronomical” cost of the magazine praised its artisticc bent, proximity to wineries and naturalk beauty as reasons for surfers around the countryg to bail on their usual surfinb destinations and endeavor to become the Big Kahuna at Steametr Lane or Pleasure Point in Santa Santa Cruz was in elite company. Othetr California surf towns thatmade Surfer’s Top 10 list were all in Souther n California: Encinitas in third place, San Clemente in the fifth spot, and Malibu in seventh place.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins May Bump Chad Dawson's - FanHouse

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Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins May Bump Chad Dawson's

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Folk art expert to speak - Wicked Local Truro

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Friends of the Cape Cod Museum of Art present a talk by folk art expert Beth Friend Monday, Jan. 10, 1 pm Admission is $15, ...



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