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...emerging industries such as the energy sector, nanotechnology and life sciences. City Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, chairman of the Committee on Economic Development, Training, and Employment, said the bill would have limited fiscal impacts on Cambridge’s economy but would provide an ideological boost for the council by syncing local efforts with a statewide initiative. Critics in the Senate have raised concerns that the life sciences bill ignores traditional Massachusetts industries like manufacturing, Galluccio said in an interview yesterday. Critics also argue that the bill will benefit only urban and university-based communities...
...signs of maybe making a move and even going into the third two goals back, which is a lot better than three goals back,” Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “I think it [the short-handed goal] gave them a boost and it’s something that we feel we can play a lot better.”Quinnipiac’s determination to avenge Friday night’s humiliation translated into an aggressive rush and fore-check that forced the Crimson to play to its opponent?...
...defender, Taylor brought it up the left side, while junior Jimmy Fraser skated up to create a 2-on-1. Taylor quickly maneuvered around the Bobcat blueliners and slammed the puck past Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher into the corner of the net. “That was a huge boost to our team, I think,” Taylor said. “We got shredded on Saturday on their power play and were pressuring their defenders today. I was lucky to get an interception there, and it’s just a huge boost every time...
...Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007,” the Redmond-based software giant has responded by deciding to stop offering Vista’s popular predecessor, Windows Experience (XP), for sale in retail and other channels. This move is not only a poorly concealed ploy to boost flagging Vista sales, but is also a policy that will hurt Microsoft in the long...
...What's more, the leaders have already rejected one measure touted as a boost to the environment: a plan to cut sales tax, or VAT, on green goods and services to just 5%. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, backed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was politely rebuffed at the summit when he outlined his proposal to give favorable tax treatment to such products as low-energy light bulbs and fridges...