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...crisis is largely one of China's own making. To reduce inflationary pressures on its red-hot economy, Beijing has not raised prices at the pump, which are set by the government, since May 2006. In that same period of time, international oil prices have risen about 30%, sticking refineries with spiraling costs for the crude they buy and shrinking profits for the gasoline they sell. Some smaller refineries stopped production altogether to avoid losses, while others begun hoarding their crude supplies, leading to gas shortages around the country...
...Kennedy School of Government, in an interview before the event. Frankel said that although China has been rapidly industrializing, it has done so without a large base of natural resources. “China has accomplished this miracle in much the same way that previous great powers have risen...which is manufacturing and trade. You don’t necessarily need natural resources to do that,” Frankel said. Dwight H. Perkins, a professor of political economy, said that China’s incredibly rapid growth should not come as a surprise, despite its lack of natural resources...
...incoherent delinquent called Vicky Pollard and a pugnacious, latex-clad homosexual named Dafydd Thomas, who deludedly believes he is "the only gay in the village," Little Britain drew a mass following and won a primetime slot on BBC1. But although BBC3's share of viewers aged 16-24 has risen by 47% since October 2006, its audience still amounts to only a 3.7% share of viewers in that age group. BBC broadcaster John Humphrys, who vies with Paxman for the distinction of being Britain's least emollient interviewer, recently advocated that BBC3 and its posher, arts-oriented sister BBC4 should...
...change turn out to be milder than feared, the same population growth that puts people in the way of fires also strains the scarce water supplies needed to fight them. In San Diego County, home to one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S., water use has risen by about 34% since 1995. "We've set ourselves up for this," says JPL's Patzert. "We've been handing out building permits without considering the requirements for water...
...response to increased alcohol abuse seen in UHS statistics and the media, the College began experimenting with an amnesty policy during the 2002-2003 school year. Prior to that year, admissions to UHS for alcohol-related issues had never risen above 60 cases a year, according to Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services Ryan M. Travia. A year later, total cases had risen to 123. The year following, they rose again...