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NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- Entertainment that travels -- from carnivals to ice cream trucks -- will likely see changes in 2008 due to rising fuel prices, U.S. company officials said.
The changes could include increased prices or cutbacks of services, ABC News reported Monday.
UsSkyAds.com, which flies banners, such as wedding proposals, over stadiums is keeping an eye on soaring fuel prices and may raise its standard rate of $450 per hour, owner Paul Calabro said in an ABC News report.
The Dixieland Carnival Co. has already canceled four shows -- all charity events -- this year after spending an additional $36,000 on fuel in 2007 for the company's 38 trucks, owner Billy Tucker said.
Even ice cream trucks are feeling the heat of rising fuel costs. James Conway, vice president of Mister Softee, said prices are going up for some of the products his trucks deliver.
The gas-powered ice cream trucks use diesel fuel to run their refrigerators, "a double whammy," Conway said.
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CANBERRA, Australia, May 23 (UPI) --
Australia has passed legislation establishing the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corp. to provide grants and government investment to green projects.
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NEW DELHI, May 24 (UPI) --
India's state-run National Aerospace Laboratory will work with Kadet Defense Systems to develop NAL's Hansa trainer aircraft into an unmanned airial vehicle.
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The housing inventory rose slightly in April, which is unusual in the middle of the spring sales season. The uptick may be the result of rising seller confidence and it should ease concerns that the super tight inventory levels of the last six months...
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