Mass. gas prices up another 3 cents

Mass. gas prices up another 3 cents
Massachusetts Gas Prices have continued their recent upward trend, climbing another three cents in the past week. AAA Southern New England said Monday that it's weekly survey found self-serve regular averaging $3.03 per gallon, the fourth consecutive week of higher prices. The price is a penny below the national average, but 44 cents more than at the same time last year. AAA found self-serve regular as l0ow as $2.94 and as high as $3.21. Ceiling lights in Minn. send coded Internet data Minn. co...

RI gas prices rise by 4 cents from last week
Gas prices in Rhode Island have gone up for the seventh time in eight weeks. AAA Southern New England says in its weekly survey Monday that self-serve regular unleaded is now averaging $3.14 per gallon. That's four cents above last week and 10 cents higher than the national average. The average price at the same time last year was $2.63. The prices last week were unchanged from the week before. Mass. Gas Prices up another 3 cents Ceiling lights in Minn. send coded Internet data Minn. company&#...

Local Gas Prices Climb 8 Cents In Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Gas Prices in the Greenville area have climbed 8 cents during the past week, according to GasBuddy.com. The website said that the average price for a gallon of Gasoline is at $2.86 as of Monday, but that price is below the national average of $3.03 per gallon -- up 4.3 cents over last week. Monday's prices were 44.2 cents higher than the same day last year and 26.2 cents higher than a month ago, the website reported. Nationally, GasBuddy.com said, the average price for a gall...

Winter weather gives oil a boost
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Ongoing winter weather supported Oil Prices Tuesday morning, with a barrel of oil gaining 10 cents to $91.03 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. A weaker dollar also gave oil a boost, The Dollar index down 0.34 percent Tuesday, giving foreign buyers an advantage in commodities, like oil, which are priced in U.S. dollars. Heating Oil Prices shed 0.31 cents Tuesday to $2.5135 per gallon. Reformulated Gasoline blendstock lost 1.43 cents to $2.4063 per gallon. ...

Freshman guard Reggie Smith leaves Marquette
Marquette says freshman guard Reggie Smith is leaving the school's Basketball program. The school says Smith has asked to be released effective immediately. It is not clear where he may transfer. Smith has started five of the eight games he has played this season, but is averaging less than 10 minutes per game, with 1.4 points and 1.5 rebounds. He has missed the team's past two games because of an illness. In a statement, Marquette coach Buzz Williams thanked Williams for his contributions and w...

$5-a-gallon gas could be here by 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The former president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister, says Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of Gasoline by 2012. In an interview with Platt's Energy Week television, Hofmeister predicted Gasoline prices will spike as the global demand for oil increases. Email Print Comment "I'm predicting actually the worst outcome over the next two years which takes us to 2012 with higher Gasoline prices," he said. Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst with Oil Price Informat...

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Weeknight friendly, and dinner party impressive
This Dec. 5, 2010 photo shows pecan-crusted chicken breasts with bourbon pan sauce in Concord, N.H. For a gorgeous variation on this recipe, you can use finely chopped pistachios instead of pecans, in fact almost any of your favorite nuts would work. During the busy Holiday Season it's good to have a few "utility" recipes in your pocket. That is, dishes that are easy enough to prepare for a weeknight family dinner, but dressy enough for company. This recipe for pecan-crusted chicken breast with...

Syracuse Gas Prices Up Nearly 20 Percent Since September
Gas Prices in the Syracuse, NY area have gone up nearly 20% since September, according to the Post Standard. Gas Prices have risen on average 18 percent this fall with some of the Most Expensive stations in Syracuse now selling gas for as much as $3.29 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.So far in this month alone, gas prices have risen a little more than 3 percent, according to the website that tracks gas prices entered in by consumers. I blame President Obama, and I don’t expect th...

Former Shell CEO says gas headed for 5 bucks per gallon
The former head of the Shell Oil Company stated Monday that with the current market price for a barrel of oil nearing $92 and headed for over $100, the price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. could hit $5 per gallon in the not-too-distant future.  Others have estimated an even worse scenario. As speculators began to note that the future price of oil was headed through the roof due to increased competition from developing nations such as China and India, and as a result of Obama Administration...

Conn. Gov. Orders Emergency Center To Open For Storm
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has ordered the opening of the state’s emergency operations center to help officials respond to problems caused by a major Snow Storm headed to New England. Rell also said she will brief mayors and first selectmen during a Conference Call Sunday. State offices will be closed Monday for a Furlough day intended to cut spending, but the Governor said state plow operators took their Furlough day earlier in the year. As a result, the st...

NY Times: A Coming Assault on the E.P.A.
President Obama’s political advisers have shown little enthusiasm for environmental issues. Mr. Obama himself ceded leadership on the climate-change issue to Congress, which ended up doing nothing…. In 1995, the Newt Gingrich crowd came to town promising to overturn a whole body of environmental law. Mr. Clinton rose up, not only winning the big battles, but eventually compiling a sterling record. Mr. Obama should emulate him. That’s the conclusion to a NY Times editorial on the ...

Economic outlook
As the year draws to a close, increased Consumer Spending and an improving Job Market point to Economic Growth in 2011. A 2.6 percent increase in the gross domestic product for the Third Quarter of the year was slightly higher than the Commerce Department had projected. It comes after a 1.7 percent second-quarter jump in the GDP, which measures goods and services produced by The Economy. The growth has been fueled by higher Consumer Spending as people become more confident in The Economy. Cons...

Linus: What Christmas is All About
A timeless message from Linus. Here’s wishing you and yours a very blessed and Merry Christmas! Related posts: Video: Herman Cain’s Christmas Message Merry Christmas! Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Celtic Women: O Holy Night Schedule of Christmas Movies and Shows Categories : religion Comments Maggie@MaggiesNotebook says: December 24, 2010 at 8:23 pm I just love this! Merry Christmas LC, Mr. LC and your beautiful boys. May Christmas blessings follow you in the New...

The Red and Blue States' Fort Sumter
The opening shot of the War Between the Red and Blue States may have been fired last Friday when the Environmental Protection Administration announced its intention to take over Texas's authority on issuing clean air permits to new industrial facilities as of January 2. It is hard to imagine a more stark confrontation between public and Private Sector-oriented economies. Texas has the strongest economy in the nation, based on its philosophy of Limited Government. The Texas Legislature convenes o...

"wind power is about as dependable as, well, the wind."
From the Scotsman: “Scotland’s Wind Farms are unable to cope with the freezing weather conditions - grinding to a halt at a time when electricity demand is at a peak, forcing the country to rely on power generated by French nuclear plants.” Well, how bad could it be? From the Scotsman: “Shortly before 5:30pm on [Monday and Tuesday], wind power production fell to 62MW and 61 MW respectively - just 2.5 per cent of its total capacity. At the same time on both occ...

Idaho soldier sees his twins born via Internet
An Idaho Army National Guard medic has joined the increasing ranks of soldier dads who owe their first, real-time glimpse of their newborn Children to the Internet. Sgt. First Class Mike Lewis is stationed in Iraq but used the online calling and messaging service Skype to join his wife for her delivery in Idaho. Heather Lewis of Nampa gave births to twins, Gabriella and Owen, last week with her husband watching and offering encouragement via the Internet. The Idaho mom told KTVB-TV it was import...

UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday, Dec. 28
Published: Dec. 27, 2010 at 11:30 PM West Virginia, vs. N.C. State at Orlando, Fla., 6:30 p.m. Missouri vs. Iowa at Tempe, Ariz., 10 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Kate Middleton's parents will not be invited to the British Royal Family's Christmas Day celebration next year, a palace source told UsMagazine.com. The details of the death of Adrienne N. Martin on Dec. 19, 2010, at the estate of August Busch IV in Frontenac, Missouri are just being released including th...

W.Va. to launch advance directives registry
West Virginia's statewide electronic registry for living wills and other advance directives is scheduled to launch early next year. The registry will give Health Care providers 24-hour access to documents that state a patient's wishes if he or she is unable to make decisions. The West Virginia Center for End-Of-Life Care said Monday that the Mountain State will be one of only three states to have such a system. Oregon has a system and New York plans to launch one in 2011. End of life care forms ...

Hawkeyes, Tigers looking for positive ending
Iowa and Missouri will meet in the Insight Bowl on Tuesday night, renewing a once-brutal rivalry between schools from neighboring states. Payback? It's hard to remember what happened its been so long since they met. Playing for the first time since a particularly vicious game in 1910, the Hawkeyes and Tigers are looking to close out a sometimes-disappointing season that landed them in a second-tier bowl. Missouri (10-2) had aspirations of a Big 12 title and BCS bowl game, but got derailed by con...

Insurance giant AIG gets $3B in facilities
Insurance giant AIG is taking yet another step on its road to recovery, obtaining $3 billion in credit facilities. The news sent AIG shares soaring 6 percent in early trading Monday. The New-York based company said it will be able to tap the facilities once it finishes paying back its Bailouts. American International Group Inc. received the biggest government rescue of any financial company during the recent crisis. Its lifelines from the Federal Reserve and Treasury were worth $182 billion. The...

Joy to the World!
“Today . . . a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” (Lk. 2:11) Wishing you and yours great comfort, joy and peace this Christmas, and all through the year. Please wish Smitty a Merry Christmas. After 24 hours of travel he’s arrived safely in Kabul, Afghanistan, with a little help from someone very special. Did you know that you can donate your used cell phones and earn free phone cards for our Troops serving overseas? It’s a great way to support those serving t

Analysts Say START Goes Easy on Russia
Gee, who woulda thunk it? The START Treaty goes easy on Russia, according to analysts. Isn’t it funny the way the media reports bad news about Democrat policies after those policies are enacted? AFP reported: The new Russia-US nuclear arms pact may have been hailed as historic but analysts said that all Moscow really has to do is phase out Soviet-era missiles and warheads that are already out of date. The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was ratified by the US Senate on Wedne...

Afghan Supreme Court to examine vote complaints
An adviser to the Afghan president says the country's Supreme Court is setting up a special tribunal to review complaints of Fraud stemming from the September parliamentary Elections. The decision brings new uncertainty to a poll already marred by massive irregularities. Nasrullah Stanekzai said on Monday that a decree setting up the five-member tribunal was approved on Sunday. It comes less than a month before the 249-seat parliament is to convene on Jan. 20. It's unclear if the tribunal can ma...

'Snowicane' Paralyzes New York City, Boston as Mammoth Blizzard Rages Through US Northeast
© AccuWeather.com Facebook fan Scott M. It's like a storm surge only with snow in Bradley Beach, NJ courtesy of "Snowicane II." Mon. Dec., 27, 2010. A powerful winter storm slammed the I-95 corridor from Philadelphia to Boston on Sunday. Through today, the blizzard will bring travel to a standstill along the coastline of northern New England as well. The storm unleashed around a foot of snow and howling winds in cities and towns from Philadelphia through New York City to Boston as it adv...