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The Chinese government announced June 19 that it will raise the price ceiling on a number of energy products by 5 percent to 25 percent. However tentatively, the Chinese are thus beginning to accept the challenge of running the gauntlet between unemployment and inflation.

Yesterday China announced that it would raise diesel & gasoline prices by 1000 yuan/ton, equivalent to around $0.48/gallon. With current prices around $2.70/gallon, this amounts to an increase of +18%. In addition China is expected to raise jet-fuel prices by 1,500 yuan/ton, or +25% today. On July 1, China will also increase electricity prices by an average 0.025 yuan/kilowatt-hour, or +4.7%.

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I wanted to take a second to call a time-out in your busy day. I know we’ve all heard and know that donating blood is a good thing to do. However, the majority of us don’t do it for a variety of reasons from it taking up time to being scared of needles. I donated blood a few months ago when my grandfather was in the hospital, shortly before he passed away. I recently got a phone call from the mother of a 10-year old child, thanking me for my donation of blood and that it helped save her child’s life. That really hits you at home when you hear that. Taking 30 minutes out of your day a couple times a year to donate blood and you’re helping save lives.

This is something physically you can do. One thing that you can do on you’re computer is to run Folding@Home.

Dear Will Erwin,

Your next eligible blood donation date is 04/01/2008,

Thank you for saving lives. Your last donation helped save the lives of
three people. You will be eligible to donate and save three more lives on
the date listed above. Please make the time to donate again. Patients need
you.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Blood Center

So, please. Take an hour out of your day or weekend and help save a life. It’s easier than you think.

Just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

We don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

No matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

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I received this in an email today and thought it was funny enough to share. This should have been a super bowl commercial. See it after the jump.

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Hilarious video that’s been circulating the Internet. It was on top of YouTube for a while. See it after the jump.

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