Sinosteel may face management audit

h1 September 3rd, 2010

Sinosteel may face management audit

Sinosteel, the country’s largest iron ore trader, said Thursday that its financial management is under control after reports spread Monday that the company was suffering from major problems.

“Sinosteel’s businesses both at home and abroad is running normally and orderly. As of the end of August, our sales revenue and profits reached the highest level in history,” said the company, providing no exact figures.

Sinosteel didn’t mention whether the National Audit Office (NAO) had audited the company’s finances as media reported. But a source told the Global Times that the NAO did visit the company in May.

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“These commissions were paid in cash, which is rare. Normally, the company pays commissions through contracts that account for three to five percent of trading value,” the magazine quoted a senior executive with Sinosteel’s wholly-owned Sinosteel International Holding under the condition of anonymity.

The magazine said the company’s shipping businesses is also questionable. Sinosteel consigned 80 percent of its freight cargo businesses in recent years to two small Hong Kong-registered shipping firms, the magazine reported.

The 21st Century Business Herald reported Thursday four of Sinosteel’s six bases built for developing overseas resources are suffering losses.

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Phone calls to Sinosteel’s spokesman Li Kejie went unanswered. The company’s Division of Auditing & Supervision declined to comment. The NAO did not reply to an interview enquiry.The grab bag for school grouping includes cashiers, truck drivers, and utility workers. But in a handful of the nation’s 12

Sinosteel brought in a sales revenue of 164 billion yuan ($24.07 billion) last year, ranking number 352 on the 2010 Fortune 500 List.

On June 14, the NAO said in an announcement the China Eastern had misused nearly 103.5 million yuan ($15.20 million) in funds for staff bonuses, subsidies and other purposes from 2004 to 2008.

The announcement triggered official dismissals and corruption investigations in the aviation industry.

Ukraine ties rejuvenated by ‘epochal’ state visit

h1 September 3rd, 2010

Ukraine ties rejuvenated by ‘epochal’ state visit

Beijing and Kiev signed 13 agreements on Thursday, the first day of the Ukrainian president’s state visit to China, in what analysts are predicting could be the beginning of a new “Silk Road”.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych spent the opening day of his four-day state visit meeting with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. Both leaders agreed to lift their ties in a comprehensive way.

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich (L) and China’s President Hu Jintao shake hands in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 2, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua]

The agreements marked a new beginning in the relationship between the two countries, which had come to a standstill under Ukraine’s previous president Viktor Yushchenko.

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Chapman (102 m.p.h.) puts a charge in Reds in debut

h1 September 2nd, 2010

Chapman (102 m.p.h.) puts a charge in Reds in debut

Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit.

Soon, the Cincinnati Reds could be too far ahead to catch.
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The Cuban defector made an eye-opening big league debut, topping out at 102 miles per hour during his perfect inning, and the Reds added to their rapidly growing lead in the NL Central by beating the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-4, last night.

Cincinnati wrapped up the best August by any team and moved a season-high seven games ahead of St. Louis, which lost to Houston, 3-0. The Reds haven’t led by so many games since 1995, the last time they reached the playoffs.
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Now, they have a radar-busting reliever to help them get there again.

“Aw, that was a wonderful debut,’’ manager Dusty Baker said. “People expected it, and they got what they heard about and read about.’’

It was almost too fast to follow.

Chapman joined the Reds’ bullpen and matched the hype his first time out, throwing four pitches clocked at 100 m.p.h. or better. The Reds called up the hard-throwing lefty, hoping he can add some sizzle to their September — and beyond.
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“It’s a big thing for me,’’ the 22-year-old Chapman said, speaking through a translator. “Being able to come up and pitch not only here, but to pitch for the Reds in the playoffs would be something great for me, to keep going with the team and someday get an opportunity to win it all.’’

The Reds pulled away from the Cardinals by going 19-8 in August, the best mark in the majors. Now, they have a pitcher who might be the next big thing.

From the start, the Reds had their attention on September.

They called up Chapman from the minors before the game, making him eligible for postseason play. Chapman’s fastball has been clocked as high as 105 m.p.h. in the minors, making him something of an urban legend before he even reached a major league mound.
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Fans around the Reds’ bullpen in center were calling for him as the home team pulled ahead, wanting to see him toy with the big league radar guns.

“There were a lot of people down there,’’ closer Francisco Cordero said. “Even before he started throwing, they were calling ‘Chapman, Chapman!’ It was amazing. It was a great night.’’

Fans started snapping pictures when he took off his jacket and started warming up after the seventh-inning stretch. They cheered when Chapman — wearing No. 54 — was shown on the videoboard.

Chapman got a standing ovation from the crowd of only 19,218 when he jogged out of the bullpen to pitch the top of the eighth with the Reds leading, 8-3.
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Any nerves?

“Of course I was nervous,’’ Chapman said.

Didn’t show it. His first pitch to Jonathan Lucroy registered 98 m.p.h., and the third one hit 102, drawing a loud cheer.

Chapman made quick work of the three batters he faced — a strikeout by Lucroy on an 86-m.p.h. slider and two weak ground balls by Craig Counsell and pinch hitter Carlos Gomez. Half of his eight pitches reached triple digits, topping out at 102.

He walked off the field to another standing ovation.

“I was just trying to hit the ball hard,’’ Lucroy said. “He is very deceptive. He kind of hides the ball. It’s tough.’’

No one doubted those big numbers on the scoreboard.

“Sometimes the radar guns get pumped up,’’ Baker said. “That was a bona fide 100-102.’’

Joey Votto drove in three runs — pushing his season total to 97 RBIs — with a pair of doubles off Yovani Gallardo (11-7), hearing “MVP!’’ chants each time he reached. Votto put the Reds ahead to stay with his first-inning double, which extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Birthday boy Uihlein clinches US Amateur

h1 September 2nd, 2010

Birthday boy Uihlein clinches US Amateur

The top-ranked amateur in the world now has a title worthy of his lofty ranking.

New Bedford native Peter Uihlein also has quite the 21st birthday celebration awaiting.
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Uihlein won the 110th US Amateur yesterday, holding off yet another back-nine charge from Stanford’s David Chung for a 4-and-2 victory at Chambers Bay and the biggest in Uihlein’s young career.

Ranked No. 1 in the world by the Royal & Ancient, Oklahoma State’s Uihlein has been considered one of the top young players for many years, but had yet to capture a major championship until now.
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And on his birthday.

“It’s definitely the best birthday present I’ve ever had in my life,’’ Uihlein said. “I’m looking forward to going back home tonight and seeing the boys and having a good time.’’

Uihlein was leading by two following the first 18 holes in the morning, then held on during the afternoon 18 as Chung once again tried to make a charge on the back nine. Seeing a four-hole lead cut to two, Uihlein made a 20-foot birdie putt to win No. 14 and nearly ended the match at No. 15, leaving his putt on the lip.

Uihlein finally managed to finish off Chung on the 34th hole when Chung’s tee shot on the drivable par-4 16th hole went into the deep, fescue grass. Chung tried to flop his second shot near the pin, but caught too much grass and sent the shot flying over the back of the green. Chung took off his white Stanford cap and conceded the hole, and match, when his third shot out of the deep grass came up short.
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Uihlein, the son of Wally Uihlein, CEO of golf equipment company Acushnet, was a junior star who struggled to find consistency as he moved up the ranks. He went 4-0 in the Walker Cup a year ago, but his best victory as an amateur arguably came last month when he won the Sahalee Players Championship.
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Now, he’s taking the Havemeyer Trophy back to Karsten Creek in Stillwater.

“It’s just one of those things you’ve got to keep trying to get better, keep trying to work hard and hopefully it will all click,’’ Uihlein said. “Chambers set up great for my game and I got lucky in a couple of my matches.’’

Along with the victory, he earned a trip to the US Open and British Open and an invitation to the Masters.

Chung dominated the back nine at Chambers Bay all week and rallied from 3 down to beat defending champion Byeong-Hun An in the semifinals.

But Uihlein finally got the best of the Stanford star after dropping his previous two stroke-play matches to Chung, including at this year’s NCAA championships.
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Chung was 3 down after the first nine holes yesterday morning, but cut the deficit to one after nearly making a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th. Chung rolled through the back nine of his first 18 shooting 5 under, yet was only able to make up one hole with Uihlein matching nearly every charge.

Uihlein took any momentum Chung gained from his near ace by chipping in for eagle from just off the green on the 18th.

In the afternoon, Uihlein’s lead grew to four holes after winning the eighth, even with Chung making par when he holed his fifth shot from 120 yards. Chung won the 10th and 11th to cut the lead in half and had a chance on the 12th, but saw his 12-foot eagle putt slip past.
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Chung was the hottest amateur in the United States entering the week, having won the Western Amateur and Porter Cup. He was ranked fourth in the world entering this week, and with the difficulty of Chambers Bay, it was little surprise that two of the world’s top amateurs reached the final.
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“The way Chambers was set up and how difficult it was, I think it exposed a lot of players’ weaknesses,’’ Uihlein said. “It’s just one of those courses that is so difficult you really need every shot.’’Washington Redskins jerseys

Alternative energy

h1 September 2nd, 2010

Alternative energy

It happened on the nights before games, mostly. Ryan Kalish was compelled

to go outside and clear his head with a few rounds of soft toss. He needed
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the mindlessness of the exercise, in a childhood and adolescence rife with

competitiveness. So, on nights his father was out of town on business, his

mother would make the tosses, often covering her pajamas with a mink coat
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on cold New Jersey nights.

They would spend upward of 30 minutes, often with Kalish’s younger brother

Jake, a piece of a daily routine Kalish felt he needed to complete. It was

the same drive that left him challenging his parents, racing his mother,

playing football, basketball, and baseball, always ready to do everything

he was asked.
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“I want to be good,’’ Kalish said. “I want to be among the best guys

that are here. I want to be a key part of a big team. It’s not good enough

for me to be here for a couple of weeks, and that’s what I think has been

my whole life.

“She would go out there with me when my Dad wasn’t around and if I didn’

t do that before I went to sleep, I wouldn’t be able to sleep.’’

Not that sleep is coming more easily now. After being drafted out of high
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school in 2006, the 22-year-old Kalish this season made the jump to the

majors with only 37 games above Double A under his belt. Suddenly, he was

in the Red Sox lineup in center field, replacing Jacoby Ellsbury at a high

-profile position on a high-profile club.

And while he started quickly, a bit surprising given the adjustment periods

he faced at each level in the minors, Kalish has three hits (two doubles)

in his last 28 at-bats since a grand slam against the Angels Aug. 17.

“You’ve got to channel the positive energy, sometimes it can get

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Sox. “That’s what I try not to get is negative, but it’s not always that

easy. I have bad thoughts, like I need to get a hit rather than just get up

there and see it and hit it hard. That’s the right thinking.

“I’m competitive. I don’t expect to do this. But it’s happening and,

like I said, it’s positive thoughts. I can’t say that I’ve been totally

positive this whole time, for the last week or so, because that would be a
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lie. But you just have to work through it and get over it. It’s not going

to help you. Feeling sorry for yourself isn’t going to help anything.’’

A hopeful Herzlich rejoins BC practice

h1 September 2nd, 2010

A hopeful Herzlich rejoins BC practice

It was the same. Same routine, same preparation, same feeling of exhilaration as he came out of the locker room and made the quick walk to practice on Shea Field.
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But it was so different in so many ways for Mark Herzlich. How could it be anything else for the Boston College linebacker who last put on a uniform with pads and expectations 87 weeks ago, in a 16-14 loss to Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, 2008?

That was before Herzlich was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of bone cancer that required months of chemotherapy and radiation, as well as surgery to place a titanium rod in his left femur.
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And it was before a summer of expectation in which he was declared cancer-free, only to encounter frustration as it took a month to recover from a stress fracture in his right foot.

Spaziani has called Herzlich’s attempt to make a comeback to football under such circumstances “miraculous.’’

“It’s like men walking on the moon the first time,’’ said the coach.

Others with more intimate knowledge of Herzlich’s disease concurred.

“I can’t even put into words the audacity (in a positive sense) of what Mark is trying to do,’’ wrote Jeff Bernfield in an e-mail in which he detailed how his son Bryan, also a senior at BC, underwent similar treatment for Ewing’s sarcoma.

That audacity has given Herzlich the energy to attempt the comeback, which is still far from accomplished. Yesterday’s practice was another baby step toward what Herzlich expects will be his return to the playing field for Saturday’s season opener against Weber State.
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Spaziani has maintained that Herzlich will dictate his own pace in coming back.

“No one expects him to come out there for 70 plays,’’ said Spaziani, watching yesterday with almost a sense of awe as No. 94 went through drills that were routine only a couple of years ago. “We will see what happens each day and make an evaluation.’’

Herzlich also said the clock was not ticking any faster.

“I won’t rush back if there’s a big risk,’’ he said. “And I don’t see that risk.’’

After the workout, Herzlich was cautiously upbeat.

“It was awesome,’’ he said. “It was a little weird at first. I was a little jittery and had some butterflies. But I felt good out there, After we did a couple of drills, a couple of periods, it was back to football.’’

Herzlich plans to repeat the process today and tomorrow, then get back on the field Saturday, no matter what the limitations are in terms of playing time.
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“Mentally, I’m where I need to be,’’ said Herzlich. “You can stay sharp mentally. I just have to get my conditioning up. I just have to go out there and get used to it. After the first couple of periods, I said, ‘OK, here we go.’ ’’

Herzlich made his focus clear.

“I just want to play,’’ he said. “I’ve looked forward to this for a year. Hopefully, I can go out there and contribute a good amount.’’

Although Dave Shinskie is the starting quarterback, Spaziani said backup Mike Marscovetra will get some playing time against Weber State. “He has played well enough where he deserves to play,’’ said Spaziani . . . The coach is still toying with the idea of using running back Montel Harris on kickoff or punt returns. “I don’t like to do it,’’ said Spaziani. “But he’s good at it.’’ . . . BC will use a three-man rotation at running back: Harris, Sterlin Phifer, and freshman Andre Williams . . . BC has a fairly inexperienced team. According to Spaziani, 60 players are in either their first or second season. In the two-deeps on the depth chart, the Eagles have 28 first- or second-year players.
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The kicking game appears set, with red-shirt freshman Nate Freese handling the placekicking chores and junior Ryan Quigley handling the punts . . . Defensive tackle has been an area of concern all summer. Junior Kaleb Ramsey and sophomore Conor O’Neal are listed as the starters, but Spaziani expects to rotate an assortment . . . A true freshman will start at weak-side linebacker, either Kevin Pierre-Louis (listed as No. 1) or Steele Divitto (No. 2) . . . Because of injuries at wide receiver, Ifeanyi Momah will see time there, but Spaziani still plans on using him in third-down rushing situations at defensive end . . . The meeting with Weber State will be the Eagles’ first. BC has played only one team from Utah — Brigham Young, and has a 2-1 edge over the Cougars.

Gunman killed at Discovery Channel HQ

h1 September 2nd, 2010

Gunman killed at Discovery Channel HQ

All hostages have been freed after an armed man who held them in a commercial building in the U. S. state of Maryland was shot dead by police officers on Wednesday, local police said.

“Our tactical units moved in …From the latest MacBook Pro to any 15.4 laptop bag notebook. They shot the suspect. The suspect is deceased,” Thomas Manger, police chief of Maryland’s Montgomery County, told reporters.

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Manger, who had earlier refused to confirm the condition of the suspect, said the police took actions because the suspect pointed his handgun at one of the hostages.,ugg boots

Local police shot the suspect after more than two hours of telephone negotiations with him, ending a four-hour dramatic standoff which dominated coverage of major U.S. television networks throughout Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect, who was reportedly upset with the programming of the Discovery network, entered the Discovery Channel headquarters through the main entrance at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday.

The man wore what appeared to be a metallic canister device strapped to his front and back and waved a handgun, according to earlier briefings by Manger.

Speaking to reporters shortly after the suspect was shot, Manger said the device may have been detonated.

Law enforcement sources identified James J. Lee as the suspect, saying that an investigation is underway.

Lee, 43, once protested outside the Discovery Channel building in February 2008, local officials said.

He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, the officials quoted court records as saying.

Bright skies for Chinese e-commerce

h1 September 2nd, 2010

Bright skies for Chinese e-commerce

TRANSACTION volume in China’s consumer e-commerce market is expected to climb more than 1.5 trillion yuan (US$220 billion) by 2014, according to a latest industry report.

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“China’s e-commerce market is still at a nascent stage but will boom significantly as the Internet population grows,” Alan Hellawell, head of Asian Telecommunications, Media and Technology Research at the bank, said in the report.

Logistics and other value-added services related to e-commerce will also become more important as B2C providers expand their product categories.

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“Successful marketing,,ugg boots, inventory management and delivering goods efficiently and cheaply will be the key factors for successful e-commerce,” Hellawell wrote.

The report noted that Alibaba “has the greatest relative potential” in the industry because it is seen to gain from the huge transaction volume at Taobao.com and the links between Taobao sellers and Alibaba members.

China Express Air is grounded

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China Express Air is grounded

CHINA’S aviation regulator ordered China Express Air to suspend operations starting today after a wing tip of one of its planes scraped on the ground when making a landing in the country’s southwest on Saturday. No one was injured in the incident.

It is the first punishment for a domestic airline since the August 24 crash in Yichun City that killed 42 people and injured 54.

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The administration ordered the private regional carrier to suspend operation, saying the company is weak in safety management and operation efficiency.

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“The carrier has been operating for four years and this is the first time our airplane met with safety problem. It is a special case but we will find out the reason and conduct widespread safety checks,” said Chen Huaiyun, vice general manager of the carrier.

Chen said passengers can refund their tickets for free and the carrier will help them change to other flights.

The carrier, founded in 2006, is 40 percent owned by Shanghai-based Cathay Fortune Corp, 25 percent by High Hero International Ltd, 24 percent by Tampines International Ltd and 11 percent by a Beijing technology company.

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The aviation regulator began tightening safety inspections of the nation’s passenger airline network after the Yichun air crash.

US ends combat in Iraq

h1 August 31st, 2010

US ends combat in Iraq

The US military formally ends combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to fulfil a promise to end the war despite persistent instability and attacks that kill dozens at a time.
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US troop numbers were cut to 50,000 in advance of the August 31 milestone in the 7-1/2-year-old war launched by Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, whose stated aim was to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons was found.

The six remaining US military brigades will turn their focus to training and advising Iraqi police and troops as Iraq takes on responsibility for its own destiny ahead of a full withdrawal of US forces by the end of next year.

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“It’s no longer one that is focused solely on a military commitment. We are building a different relationship with Iraq, one that’s focused on economic development, one that’s focused on technological development, one that’s focused on political development and cultural development.”