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Arctic ice grows darker and less reflective
2013-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Arctic ice is losing its reflective sheen. It's common knowledge that each summer, more and more of the ice melts leaving the dark waters of the ocean uncovered a process that accelerates global warming by reducing the amount of solar radiation reflected back into space. Now it turns out that the surviving sea ice is also becoming darker and less reflective. For the first time, a detailed analysis of 30 years of satellite data for the Arctic Ocean has quantified how much the albedo, or reflectivity,...
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Arctic ice grows darker and less reflective
2013-08-05 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Arctic ice is losing its reflective sheen. It's common knowledge that each summer, more and more of the ice melts leaving the dark waters of the ocean uncovered a process that accelerates global warming by reducing the amount of solar radiation reflected back into space. Now it turns out that the surviving sea ice is also becoming darker and less reflective. For the first time, a detailed analysis of 30 years of satellite data for the Arctic Ocean has quantified how much the albedo, or reflectivity,...
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Stomach bug outbreak grows, bagged salad implicated
2013-08-01 19:21:25| Biotech - Topix.net
The ongoing outbreak of stomach illness linked to the cyclospora parasite has now spread to 15 states and New York City, with 378 cases reported, according to the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report issued Wednesday.
3 Group grows H1 EBITDA 38%, sales up 8%
2013-08-01 14:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) 3 Group reported improved results over the first half of 2013, including its first positive operating cash flow (EBITDA minus capex). Revenues were up 8 percent from a year earlier to HKD 30.10 billion, helped by the takeover of Orange Austria, and EBITDA grew 38 percent to HKD 5.66 billion. EBIT rose 35 percent to HKD 1.85 billion. 3 finished June with a total 25.6 million customers (21.0 million active), an increase of 9 percent over the six months. Postpaid net additions more than doubled from a year earlier to 1.969 million in the first half, giving a total postpaid base of 15.1 million at the end of June. ARPU was down 6 percent from the previous six months to EUR 22.40, of which 47 percent came from non-voice services. Parent company Hutchison Whampoa said the group will continue to focus on increasing market share and operating efficiency, as well as moving away from subsidised handsets.
Comcast grows quarterly earnings 30%
2013-07-31 15:17:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Comcast reported a 30 percent increase in net profit for the second quarter to USD 0.65 per share. Revenue increased 7.0 percent to USD 16.3 billion, and operating cash flow was up 8.4 percent to USD 5.4 billion. Free cash flow increased 25.4 percent to USD 1.9 billion. The company grew capex 17.1 percent to USD 1.5 billion, up mainly on new customer equipment such as digital set-top boxes and wireless routers, as well as an expansion in business services. Cable capex was at 11.9 percent of revenues, up slightly from 11.4 percent a year ago. Cable revenues rose 5.8 percent to USD 10.5 billion, driven by 26 percent growth in the business segment and expansion in broadband. Broadband net additions improved to 187,000 in the three months for a total base of just under 20 million, while TV customers fell by 158,000 to 21.8 million. Overall Comcast had 189,000 new RGUs in the period, up 37 percent from a year ago.
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