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CORNWALL Athletic Club's Conor Robinson and Emma Stallard stormed to victory in their respective Men's and Ladies' races at last Wednesday's Brooks Summer Turkey Trot, round nine of the Cornwall Glass and Glazing Grand Prix road race series, writes Alan Rowling.

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Sixteen-year-old Conor, who finished third three days earlier in the Intermediate 3000 metres at the English Schools Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, in a personal best 8 minutes 36.32, is proving too hot to handle over the county's shorter road races.

Sensibly avoiding the temptation to chase the early leader, Dean Scott (Newquay Road Runners), Robinson was content to run alongside a trio of experienced road specialists, Ollie Gibson (Newquay Road Runners) and the Cornwall Athletic Club duo Dave Buzza and Matt Pullen until halfway.

Pullen was the first to disappear, literally over the nearest hedge, leaving Gibson to mount the only serious challenge to the English Schools International until the three mile point, when the Newquay man could no longer respond to the surges of the youngster, who powered home to win by 11 seconds, clocking 25.52mins for the four mile circuit. Gibson was clear in second place, with Buzza third and leading team-mate Tony Dunn (4th), James Waldie (5th) and the unfortunate Pullen (6th) across the line.

Tussle With five runners in the top six, the destination of the team trophy was never in doubt and it was encouraging to see one of the club's up and coming youngsters, 15-year-old Andrew Worden, completing the 'A' team scorers on his road race debut.

There was a much closer tussle for second place, with Cornwall Athletic Club's 'B' team, despite their superior packing with their six scoring runners all finishing between 13th and 23rd positions, pipped by Newquay Road Runners by just one point.

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Emma maintained her unbeaten record in the 2010 Grand Prix Series, cruising to a sixth successive victory and is now well on course to retain her overall Ladies' title. Her time of 23.36mins moved her up to equal third on the Female All Time List for this course, which was first used in 1994 and has hosted 27 winter and summer versions of this race.

The battle for runners-up spot was a question of youth versus experience, with April Hogg (Newquay Road Runners) up against the Veterans 45-49 winner Revis Crowle (East Cornwall Harriers). The outcome was in doubt until the finishing straight when April sprinted home, crossing the line three seconds ahead of Revis.

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Cornwall AC completed a team double with Emma joined by Kathryn Burgess (4th), Zelah Morrall (5th) and Bethany Alston (6th) for a clear cut victory, ahead of the club's 'B' team, who edged out Newquay Road Runners by three points.

Results on page 109.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Inspector Dave Folland, the police, and all the Newquay businesses and individuals who are doing a great job turning our town around. The national press yet again is focusing on Newquay with several newspapers carrying articles about the positive steps that are now being taken. However, as usual a negative comment was given by councillor Sleeman to at least one Sunday national, stating yes, work is being Wholesale Handbags done on the youth/ drinking situation but continues to say, and I quote "our biggest problem comes from men in the 25 - 40 age group... who come down for stag parties and cause mayhem".

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As a councillor isn't it about time he stopped being so negative and concentrated more on what is being done and let the rest of the country know Newquay people are working very hard to overcome our problems? He needs to think before he speaks and stop re-inforcing the rest of the country's image of Newquay as a no-go resort.

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Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has arranged the sale of 220 Davidson Avenue, a 164,000 s/f, office building.

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Private equity fund manager, NextBridge Group LLC, based in Central New Jersey, acquired the asset from an institutional lender.

Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel and Thomas Walsh of Cushman & Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group represented the seller and procured the buyer.

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A $30 MILLION investment in China's Shanghai Expo is to get its moment in the spotlight.

Prime Minister John Key will attend New Zealand's national day at the expo today, as part of his Asian tour. The expo, which was eight years in the making and cost the Chinese Government more than NZ$70 billion, has been running since May. There are 189 countries represented and each gets a day to take centre stage.

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"Seven million people are expected to come through our pavilion," Mr Key said. "We've invested a lot of money there so it's important that we use New Zealand Day to highlight what's happening in New Zealand and the opportunities."

Shanghai magazine The Bund has rated New Zealand's pavilion among the top 16 to see.

Mr Key, who is on his second trip to China as prime minister, continued a push yesterday to develop ties between the two countries.

He visited Air New Zealand's Shanghai office and dropped in at New Zealand Central, a business hospitality Replica Panerai Watches centre he opened last year.

About 6000 business people from New Zealand have booked the centre to introduce themselves to Chinese clients since it was opened in April last year.

Mr Key earlier wrapped up high- level talks with Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice-President Xi Jinping in Beijing. At both meetings, he pressed a goal to double the value of trade between the two countries to more than $20b by 2015.

Mr Key said both Mr Wen and Mr Xi had agreed the goal was possible. "There's lots of work to be done but it's good to have an ambitious objective."

His 24-hour stop in Beijing had cemented the relationship between the two countries, Mr Key said. He had told Mr Wen that New Zealand wanted to keep talking about human rights issues.

"He said he welcomed that dialogue about human rights and the opportunity for each side to understand each other's position."

Mr Key also raised with Mr Xi the controversial protest by Green Party co-leader Russel Norman during a Chinese delegation's visit to Wellington last month.

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Dr Norman waved a Tibetan flag and shouted in protest metres away from Mr Xi as he entered Parliament.

Mr Key immediately apologised to Mr Xi by telephone for the security lapse that led to the incident.

Asked yesterday if he had apologised in person to Mr Xi over the incident, Mr Key said: "I pointed out to him that I thought we had let him down in terms of security.

"I made it quite clear to him that New Zealand reserves the right to protest and he indicated that he accepted that, understood that and acknowledged that was part of the New Zealand way of life."

Mr Xi had come away with a "very positive impression of New Zealand" as a result of the visit, Mr Key said.

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ROLLS-ROYCE, Bentley, Lamborghini, MG, Jaguar - a lineup of classic cars that would make any travelling car enthusiast go weak at the knees. In Beijing on September 16, 160 cars will line up at the start of China's inaugural Classic Auto Rally, an 8000- kilometre Sexy Costumes road trip through seven Chinese provinces over 30 days. A first for China, the rally has been organised by the Chinese government and its international friendship programmes. The vision is to introduce the classic car culture to China. "Most Chinese people have never seen a classic car," explains organiser Joe Zhou, a collector who shares his time between China and New Zealand. "It wasn't until the early 1990s, when the country opened its door to the world, that there were even any classic cars in China."

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Zhou has been importing vintage Rolls-Royce and Bentleys to China since 1995, and has been instrumental in establishing a classic-car museum in Shanghai. More than 60 Australians and their 36 classic cars, including a vintage Lamborghini, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, a number of MGs, some old Jags and three Mercedes Benz, are heading to China for the rally. New Zealand registration closes 30 July. For further information, see classiccarchina.com.

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Woodlands, East Bierley and Cleckheaton gained victories in both their matches last week and are all in the hunt.
Woodlands are just a point behind leaders Pudsey St Lawrence and they will fancy their chances of moving top come tomorrow evening as they welcome relegation threatened Yeadon to Oakenshaw (start 1.30pm).
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Cleckheaton looked out of contention just a week ago but back-to-back victories has left John Wood's men just 24 points behind St Lawrence, who face a tricky home game against Baildon tomorrow.
The Moorenders have their blank date tomorrow but all the sides above them must also have their weekend off in the latter part of the campaign, so they have chance to make up the deficit.

There is a crunch clash at the other end of the table tomorrow when Gomersal welcome Priestley fake rolex Cup finalists Farsley to Oxford Road.
Gomersal hold a 24-point advantage over third-bottom Yeadon, so victory over Farsley could give them a little breathing space.
Hartshead Moor have an excellent chance to pile pressure on their Division Two promotion rivals when they entertain bottom side Great Horton.
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BRIDGEPORT -- Closing arguments are scheduled for today in the Quinnipiac women's volleyball team's lawsuit against the university.

The lawsuit, which is being heard in U.S. District Court, claims that Quinnipiac would fail to comply with Title IX requirements mandating equal opportunities for male and female athletes. The volleyball team claims that if the school proceeds with plans to eliminate the sport, it will be in violation of the federal mandate.

On Thursday, the defense rested after hearing testimony from two witnesses, Quinnipiac women's hockey coach Rick Seeley and Tracey Flynn, its senior women's administrator.

Seeley was called by the defense to refute previous claims that his roster size was too large to provide student athletes with a genuine varsity experience. The plaintiffs contend that women's rosters have been inflated and men's rosters have been diminished throughout the school in an effort to force the school into compliance with Title IX.

Seeley said that he had previously fielded teams with 23 or 24 players and was given a roster of 27 by the school. Seeley claimed that was one too many and would like to drop it to 26 and the school allowed it.

"My experience was that 26 was great," he said, "and I wanted to keep it that way."

Seeley also refuted a bedat & co statement made by volleyball coach Robin Sparks, the centerpiece of the lawsuit, who claimed that any coach who didn't sign a letter affirming their roster sizes "would be in trouble."

In earlier testimony, Sparks said that Seeley told him he expected his roster size to be 19 but he testified that he never told her that.

Seeley then went through the particulars of several players on his roster who didn't play much or at all during the 2009-10 season. Those players had been red-flagged by the plaintiffs' witness, Donna Lopiano, a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and an expert on Title IX.

Seeley provided reasons why the women were counted as members of the team and their specific roles.

Flynn testified on how she felt Quinnipiac had become extremely conscientious about how players would be counted, especially on the heels of the injunction imposed on the school by the court 13 months ago.

She addressed the particulars on numerous players that Lopiano had red-flagged throughout the athletic department, and in every case had reasons that, she felt, we legitimate.

In last year's injunction hearing, Flynn testified that she was uncomfortable with the practices of some of the coaches at Quinnipiac, but those problems had since been alleviated.

"I do recall at some point in my deposition that I felt some things happened in 2007-08 that were of a concern to me," Flynn said.

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The supreme religious authority in Egypt 'Al Azhar' approved of the upcoming drama "Azwaj al hajah Zahra" (The husband's of Zahra), which stars Egyptian actress Ghada Abdul Riziq. The episodes that were already filmed were presented to the 'Al Azhar' to be reviewed since it talks about polygamy.

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THE grand grounds of Sandford Park Lido proved to be the perfect setting for an outdoor performance of an Oscar Wilde classic.

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On Friday night theatre company Rain or Shine wowed 180 guests with their take on The Importance of Being Earnest.

Families settled down on picnic blankets to enjoy Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners which tells the tale of two men who assume the name trendy handbags 2009 Ernest to win the affections of two women determined to marry a man with the same name.

Rain or Shine scours red polka dot flats the country to find suitable outdoor stages for its productions.

Jayne Meekings, producer and actress, said: "We performed on the lawn of the hospital side of the pool and it went very well. We had a huge crowd."

Last year Rain or Shine performed the Taming of the Shrew at the Lido.

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A WOMAN whose body was found in the River Humber had claimed she had been refused hospital treatment and called a "waste of space" by a staff member, an inquest heard. Alcoholic Sharon Smith, 49, of Endike Lane, north Hull, had been missing for six weeks when her body was found on April 4. An inquest heard that two days before she was last seen on February 18, she was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary after collapsing outside St Stephen's shopping centre.

Miss Smith, who lived with her mother Vera, had taken 36 paracetamol and buy wrist watches ibuprofen tablets and drunk half a litre of whisky before telling doctors she intended to kill herself.

When she was assessed by two mental health nurses, Miss Smith was "positive and cooperative" until she was told staff had decided she would not be admitted for inpatient detoxification.

Mental health nurse Luciana Bell told the hearing: "Once she was informed this would not proceed, her presentation changed dramatically.

"She became uncooperative and immediately and dramatically pulled the cannula from her arm."

However, senior staff nurse Sophie James said Miss Smith had expressed no desire to stay in hospital and had been asking when she could leave.

She later discharged herself. In a letter sent to her mother days after her disappearance, Miss Smith claimed a staff member at the hospital had called her a "waste of space" as she was leaving.

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Her mother, 71, told the hear-ing: "I think it is absolutely disgusting she was not admitted.

"She came in wanting help and she was turned away."

A pathologist was unable to find a definite cause of death.

Coroner Geoffrey Saul recorded an open verdict, saying he was unable to be say with certainty that Miss Smith intended to take her own Alexander McQueen life.

Mrs Smith was told hospital staff would investigate the allegations if she put her concerns in writing.

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With this prize-winning debut collection of a dozen stories, Belle Boggs joins the ranks of such renowned regional women writers as Kate Chopin, Virginia-born Willa Cather and her contemporary - and fellow Pulitzer Prize winner - the lifelong Virginian, Ellen Glasgow.

Boggs has set her stories in either King William County, her native land, or adjoining King and Queen County, with the Mattaponi River ever flowing through the narratives.

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Motorists traveling Interstate 95 north of Richmond have no doubt seen these places, signs denoting where the highway crosses the Matta, Po and Ni rivers, but Boggs says it best in the title story: "In school they learned about it, how the Mat joined the Ta in Spotsylvania to become the Matta, the Po and Ni connected in Caroline to become the Poni. In Caroline County near Bowling Green they became the Mattaponi, which coursed through forest and farmland, past Aylett and Walkerton, dividing King William and King and Queen until emptying into the York at West Point."

Against that backdrop Boggs writes convincingly of the peoples: the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes - and sexy lingerie their reservations; white people; and black people; and in "Opportunity" narrates how members of the latter two can relate honestly.

Prose redolent with realism is a hallmark of the stories, which reflect the ambivalence of "home" and are often populated with people on the fringe. As in life generally, there often lurks that noir, that darkness, as in "Homecoming," where a young man, Marcus, inexplicably begins to let his life slide away from him by mimicking his incarcerated parents.

Description is effective, not overdone, as in "Good News for a Hard Time," when a young wife, Ronnie, sits on the banks of the Mattaponi awaiting the return of her soldier husband, Jeremy. He is missing most of his right arm.

"The river was low, revealing wide swaths of black spring mud along the banks. It smelled rich and old and oily, like shad meat."

Boggs' dialogue is natural, no more than necessary to move the tales along, as in "Jonas," when a woman whose husband wants to become a woman is asked by her therapist: " 'Did you feel that this was somehow inevitable?' Melinda thought for a minute, then said, 'No, I mean, I have always known that Jonas was sort of different. The quiet type. My first husband was loud.' "

These are all stand-alone stories, although characters in one are sometimes featured in later ones and developed more fully. The maimed soldier Jeremy is one example, as a too-young-to-drive teenage son of an alcoholic father in "Buckets of Rain." Mrs. Cutie Young and her nurse Loretta, in "Imperial Chrysanthemum," are two more. In fact, it is Loretta in the title story who buys the houseboat Mattaponi Queen. For her, it represents her bright future, but for Mitchell White, its prior owner - and restorer - it represents a letting go of the past.

In this highly recommended collection, Boggs writes with subtlety and presents her characters unvarnished. Lacking though some may be, she is not judgmental; she leaves that for the reader.

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The city continues to enjoy the fruits of the Consol Energy Center.

Robert Morris University announced Tuesday that the NCAA Frozen Four, the national collegiate ice expensive mens watches hockey semifinals and final, will be held at the new Penguins arena April 11 and 13, 2013.

Robert Morris, working together with the Penguins and the VisitPittsburgh travel bureau, will host the event. It will mark the first time an NCAA championship of a major team sport will be held in Pittsburgh.

"The Frozen Four will be a major showcase for the city of Pittsburgh as well as our emerging hockey program," Robert Morris men's ice hockey head coach Derek Schooley said.

The Frozen Four has sold out every year since 1993, with more than 72,000 people attending this year at Ford Field in Detroit. The national championship game between Wisconsin and eventual champion Boston College drew an indoor ice hockey record crowd of 37,592.

The Frozen Four will be the third major attraction scheduled for Consol. The Paul McCartney concert nardin watches will be Aug. 19, and a sub- regional of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament also has been scheduled.

Other cities considered for the 2013 Frozen Four were Boston, Washington, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Philadelphia was awarded the 2014 Frozen Four.

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Sub-zero temperatures and a heavy frost didn't deter 63-year-old Brian Matheson, the oldest competitor in the kayak triathlon section in the Nelson Triathlon and Multisport Club's mid-winter triathlon and duathlon at Rabbit Island yesterday.

Trotting nimbly through the frost in bare feet as he jogged to the start of the race, Matheson was a true role model as he carved up much younger competitors to finish in the middle of the field.

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As expected, Andrew Martin showed out early on in the 8km kayak section behind the island, starting the 18km bike section nearly two minutes ahead of late entry Nathan Fa'avae, with Coast-to- Coast star Trevor Voyce two and a half minutes further back.

While the kayakers battled to keep their feet warm the duathlon competitors got under way on a run around the inland coast of Rabbit Island's east end.

As the sun started to warm chilly extremities, Ben Moulam was the first back after the 2km opening burst in the short duathlon, followed seconds later by Edward Hohepa, Steve Pauling, teen Scott Barr, 53-year-old Wouter De Maat and surprise package Sarah Quinney, the first-time duathlete showing some great pace.

Out on the bike, Hohepa shot into the lead, with Moulam sticking on his wheel and Andrea Livingston showing solid experience to move past Quinney with the third-fastest bike split of the day, while Pauling and De Maat held their spots.

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Although Quinney ate up the ground, she couldn't bridge to Livingston, who held a minute lead at the end, with Rachel Christie solid for third in the women's section.

With a delayed start, the long duathlon competitors were hot on the heels of the kayak triathletes as they finished their 4km run and set off after the lead paddlers on the bike around the forest.

As expected, Jon Linyard showed out first, leading Danial Bremner and bike ace Tom Filmer back to transition.

Although Filmer took the quickest bike ride, he didn't make the expected catch, with Linyard hanging tough to chase down the early kayakers.

As they entered the transition zone before the final 4km run, kayaker Martin led narrowly from Fa'avae and Linyard.

When they returned, headed for the finish line, it was a two-way battle, with Linyard taking the moral victory and the win in the duathlon, and Fa'avae scoring the kayak triathlon title ahead of Martin, with Voyce closing fast and regretting that the run wasn't a little longer.

Rachel Voyce was a comfortable women's triathlon winner ahead of Julie Varney and teenager Georgia Anderson, who made up ground after a scenic diversion on the kayak leg.

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WEST VALLEY CITY -- Suggesting that Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is using immigration as a wedge issue for political gain, his Democratic opponent, Karen Hyer, says she would make compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform a top priority.

"He gets too much mileage from his base of Republican convention delegates by talking about concentration-camp-like tent cities and promoting enforcement-only immigration bills," she said at the American Family Fiesta she held Saturday at Centennial Park in West Valley City.

"I believe comprehensive immigration reform, done right, is the only way we'll get complete control of our borders and be able to fully and consistently enforce our laws," Hyer said.

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She said she would first seek to fix legal immigration and the long waits required for it. She said people who simply want immigrants to get in line "fail to realize that, at a minimum, that 'line' is extremely burdensome and inefficient, often taking over a decade" to immigrate legally.

About illegal immigrants now here, she said, "We need to say no to amnesty (including by having them pay fines), require that citizenship be earned, improve background checks and tracking, ensure we're not expanding Jimmy shoes government welfare, have a flexible, efficient system that doesn't displace American workers, and we need to zero in on the real criminals."

Hyer added, "Some people aren't interested in finding real solutions. They want to use the immigration issue for political gain; they're capitalizing on immigration as a wedge issue, or even worse, they're prejudiced, bigoted and intent on spreading fear, hate and misinformation. To those people, I simply say, 'Vote for my opponent.' "

Chaffetz, on his website, says he follows seven principles on the immigration issue: Fix legal immigration; reject amnesty; lock down the border and enforce visas; enforce current laws; remove incentives to be here illegally; give businesses the tools to operate legally; and insist on assimilation.

Chaffetz also says on his website, "I do want to be compassionate toward those who come Knee high boots here seeking a better life. But I will not reward people for breaking the law. If we reward those who follow the rules, more people will do so."

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The rise of China and the international financial crisis could be reducing interest in democracy as a solution to Southeast Asia's problems of political stability. Divisions still run deep in Thailand despite the violent dispersal of the latest protests. There are democracy doubts too in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. Singaporean leaders have never been believers.

tHE VIOLENT END TO THE STREET protests that disrupted Bangkok for two months raises questions about the political stability not only of Thailand, but of Southeast Asia more generally. The issues that the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or 'red shirts', raised about the legitimacy of the current Democrat Party led, coalition government of Oxford educated Abhisit Vejjajiva remain unresolved.

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In fact, the recent demonstrations are just one particularly violent act in a slow moving Thai drama that began with the September 2006 military coup that toppled the democratically elected, but authoritarian, government of Thaksin Shinawatra. The monarchy, the Bangkok elite and the urban middle class that supported the coup and the current Abhisit government have since struggled to justify their hold on power.

In particular, the peasant farmers fromthe north, who formthe backbone of Thaksin's red shirted support, no longer accept their traditionally determined political subordination. The Bangkok elites respond to this uncharacteristic lack of deference with the traditional remedy of repression. There is little prospect for reconciliation as cleavages deepen between the elite and themass, rural and urban.

Thailand's inability to sustain a stable democracy dramatically crystallises an evolving pattern of political uncertainty across Southeast Asia. Despite the setback of the 1997 financial crisis, the core Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies: Singapore; Malaysia; Philippines; Indonesia and Thailand, have achieved rapid export-oriented growth over four decades. Post-Communist states like Vietnam and Cambodia can also boast significant economic development since embracing the market in the 1990s.

But ruling elites resist any transition from authoritarian, single party or military rule Jimmy shoes - with opaque government-business links and graft ridden bureaucracies - to a more open, multiparty, pluralist democracy.

Indeed, despite emerging relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis, running budget surpluses, and growing at rates that make ClubMed Europeans faint with envy, these economies appear unable to escape from a middle income trap. Southeast Asia has not ascended the technology ladder and gross domestic product remains inequitably distributed between rich and poor, rural and urban.

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Ironically, where these middle income economies have democratised, elite pilfering and the gap between rich and poor have either increased or become more visible. In Thailand this has led to violence and political breakdown. But elsewhere the supposedly vibrant democracies of Indonesia and the Philippines are far from untroubled.

InManila, the election of Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino, son of former President Corry Aquino, ended the troubled incumbency of Gloria Arroyo. But it hardlymarked the end of dynastic politics. An entrenched plutocratic elite of forty families controls the political process. Democracy Philippine style is consequently a bizarre amalgamof vote buying and celebrity soap stars posing as populist politicians.

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HARRISBURG -- More than $457 million in state government spending can be trimmed in coming years, according to a cost-cutting commission report released Monday at the state Capitol.

The 10-member Senate Government Management and Cost Study Commission, composed of current and former lawmakers, businesspeople, educators and others and chaired by state Sen. David Argall, R-29, unveiled its final report at a press conference in the Capitol Media Center. The report identifies potential cost savings ranging from eliminating unnecessary Department of Community and Economic Development grant programs to tighter controls on public welfare benefits.

The report addresses future state budgets and the vast majority of the recommendations included will have no effect on the 2010-11 budget, which is still being hashed out by House and Senate leaders and Gov. Ed Rendell.

Members of the panel did say it is possible proposed changes to the corrections budget could be incorporated in the upcoming budget, but it is unclear whether legislation would be needed to make those changes reality.

Many of the recommendations do require legislative change, while others require only changes to office practices and stricter oversight.

The estimate includes at least $380 million in potential savings in the welfare department, mainly though eliminating waste, duplication of services and fraud.

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The report also recommends the creation of a new state department -- the Office of Continuous Improvement -- which would conduct annual reviews of all state departments.

"We strongly recommend this ... be conducted on a continuous basis," Argall said of reviewing state expenses. "We are sure such an office could easily pay for itself."

He said there are no estimates yet on how much it would cost to run such an office, how many employees it would need Replica A Lange & Sohne Watches or when it could be up and running.

In its report, the commission found potential savings inside the walls of prisons and courtrooms.

Nearly $59 million can be cut from the state Department of Corrections over three years through a litany of measures, beginning with giving judges more leeway on nonviolent offenders and reducing state-imposed minimum sentences to only serving inmates two meals a day on Sunday rather than three, according to the report.

The state's prison population has risen from just over 8,000 in 1980 to more than 51,000 now, and the department's budget has followed suit.

"This is spiraling out of control," state Sen. Daylin Leach, D- 17, said of corrections spending during the press conference.

Leach said the corrections budget was about $94 million 30 yers ago. In the 2010-11 budget, he said it is expected to hit $1.9 billion, making it the fastest-growing line item in the budget and third-biggest item overall.

Specifically, the report recommends passage of several bills already introduced in the Senate by state Sen. Steward Greenleaf, R- 12.

Senate Bill 1145 would require judges to use a "risk assessment" of inmates, where their likelihood to break the law again would taken into account. The threat posed to the public would also be taken into account by judges.

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The Government hasn't put a price tag on how much its proposed plan to better manage pests on Crown land will cost.

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Based on current pest management strategies, estimates of additional costs range from $1.7 million to $6.4m.

The Crown will be required to meet rules in pest management strategies that seek to prevent pests on its land creating costs for Christian louboutin pumps other landowners, as other landowners are required to do.

The exact way this is done will depend on the pest and the particular rule in a pest management strategy.

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1st LD-Writethru: China Focus: China unveils first sovereign credit rating report

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese company on Sunday unveiled China's own sovereign credit rating report, for the first time evaluating 50 countries and becoming the first non-Western rating agency to assess the world's sovereign credit and risks.

The report by Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd., the first domestic rating agency in China, was released at a time when many complain the Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings were partly to blame for the recent global financial crisis as well as Greece's debt woes.

Dagong's report covered 50 countries whose gross domestic product (GDP) accounts for 90 percent of the world's total economy, and gave markedly different valuations to 27 countries compared with those given by Western rating rivals Moody's, Standard & Poors and Fitch.

For instance, Brazil and other emerging economies Sexy Costumes were rated higher by the Chinese firm, citing political stability and strong economic growth.

At the same time, the United States, France and other developed nations were rated much lower in Dagong's report due to their slow economic growth and increasing debt burden.

Guan Jianzhong, chairman of Dagong, said during a press conference in Beijing to introduce China's first sovereign credit rating report, that the current Western-led rating system "provides incorrect credit-rating information" and fails to reflect changing debt-repayment abilities.

"We want to make realistic and fair ratings and mark a new beginning for reforming the irrational international rating system," Guan said.

Dagong said it rated the 50 countries according to its own credit rating standards for the sovereign entity of a central government, which include "the ability to govern a country, economic power, financial ability, fiscal status and foreign reserve".

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In the report, Dagong rated U.S. government debt AA with a negative outlook, which was lower than the firm's top AAA rating. It warned that Washington, along with Britain, France and other countries, might have trouble raising more money if they let fiscal risks get out of control.

"The interest rate on debt instruments will go up rapidly and the default risk of these countries will grow even larger," the report said.

Dagong gave China's yuan-denominated debt an "AA-plus" rating with a stable outlook -- higher than Moody's "A1" and S&P's "A- plus" -- due to its rapid growth and relatively low debt. China's foreign currency rating was "AAA" in Dagong's report.

In terms of domestic currency-denominated debt, Norway, Denmark, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand received the top rating of AAA. Canada, the Netherlands and Germany received "AA-plus" rating.

Japan received an "AA-minus" rating, according to Dagong's report.

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1st Ld-Writethru: China fixed-asset investment up 25 pct in H1

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BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed-asset investment in the first six months rose 25.0 percent year on year to 11.4187 trillion yuan (1.67 trillion U.S. dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Thursday.

Urban fixed-asset investment rose to 9.80 trillion yuan in the first six months, up 25.5 percent from a year earlier.

Rural fixed-asset investment expanded to Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving Chronograph Mens Watch Q1862640 1.61 trillion yuan in the first six months, up 22.1 percent from a year earlier.

In urban fixed-asset investment, total investment in the primary sector (including farming, fishing and forestry) expanded 17.8 percent from a year earlier.

The industrial sector saw investment up 22.3 percent and investment in the tertiary sector, which covers commerce, finance and services, up 28.4 percent.

In terms of regions, central China rose the most Replica TAG Heuer Watches by 28 percent in fixed-asset investment in the first six months from a year earlier, while western China increased 27.3 percent and eastern China climbed 22.4 percent.

Property market investment grew 38.1 percent to 1.97 trillion yuan in the first six months, up 38.1 percent from a year earlier.

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