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Power to raise rail fares curbed
2013-10-09 01:15:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The rail industry's power to increase fares in England is to be curbed as part of a government drive to overhaul the rail fare system.
Warmer seas may raise mercury in fish
2013-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Scientists in the US say they have found evidence suggesting that warmer sea surface temperatures may increase the ability of fish to accumulate mercury. This could present a risk to the health of some consumers of seafood as the mercury rises up the marine food chain. The scientists, based at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, report their research in the journal PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science ONE). Until now science has known little about how global warming may affect mercury accumulation...
Minnesota to raise biodiesel requirement to 10 percent
2013-10-05 01:58:24| Trucking - Topix.net
Starting next July, Minnesota will become the first state in the nation to require that most diesel fuel sold in the warm-weather months be a blend containing 10 percent biodiesel, under regulations finalized this week.
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Twitter files to raise USD 1 bln in IPO
2013-10-04 09:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Twitter as filed its general prospectus for an initial public offering of shares in the US. While the company has yet to fix how many shares it will sell or a price for the new stock, the document provides details on the messaging company's financial results for the first time. Twitter recorded revenue of USD 254 million in the first six months of this year, up from USD 122.4 million a year earlier, while its net loss swelled to USD 69 million from USD 49 million. Twitter reported an average 218.3 million monthly users in the second quarter, up 44 percent from a year earlier. Almost a quarter (49.2 million) were in the US, up 35 percent year-on-year, while users in the rest of the world were growing faster, up 47 percent to 169.1 million. The company said a good measure of its ability to monetise the service in the amount of revenue generated from each user viewing a timeline on the site or apps. This rose to USD 0.80 in ad revenue per 1,000 views in the second quarter, an annual increase of 26 percent. For the purposes of fixing a fee for the IPO filing, Twitter estimated it will raise USD 1 billion in the offering. It said it will use the proceeds to help fund general operating costs and an estimated USD 225-275 million in capital expenditure this year.
Shea Holbrook's Team Fast & Furious Top the Fireball Run and Raise Awareness for Missing Children
2013-10-04 02:35:56| K&N Racing News
Each team is assigned a missing child from their home region along with thousands of posters to distribute along the route. A decal featuring the child is positioned on the vehicle, creating a rolling awareness campaign.
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