U.S. golfer Bobby Gates has grabbed sole leadership

U.S. golfer Bobby Gates has grabbed sole leadership on the second day of Australian PGA Championship on Friday.

Gates shot 69 to be 11-under overall, leading by just a shot from Australian John Senden and China's Liang Wenchong at the tournament held at Hyatt Regency Coolum resort of Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Gates said he was happy with the solid way he finished.

"It helps that I played well yesterday and that I hung in there today," He told The Australian newspaper on Saturday.

"The winds were quite different, the greens are getting firm.

"I've gained a bit of confidence going into the weekend, and I' ve had the luxury of exploring the course and knowing where not to be."

Meanwhile, China's No. 1 player Liang shot a four-under 68 to share joint second with Australia's John Senden (65) in a bogey- free round to be 10-under 134.

Liang, a farmer-turned-golf professional, has played alongside Australian defending champion Robert Allenby and two-time major champion John Daly in his opening two rounds.

"These two rounds have been good," Liang said.

"My putting was better yesterday so I had more birdies but I am satisfied with my results today.

"I feel more comfortable on the course and I had no bogeys today. I hope to give the competition my best this weekend and have a good finish."

According to Sunshine Coast Daily newspaper, Allenby believes Liang has what it takes to snatch one of the nation's most prestigious trophies from the strong contingent of Australian golfers at Hyatt Regency Coolum resort.

"Liang is an awesome player," Allenby said. "He's a super-nice guy and a great player. He played very well on the OneAsia Tour and at Whistling Straits."

Geoff Ogilvy, coming off a victory last week in the Australian Open, shot 69 and was six strokes behind Gates.

The tournament will continue on Saturday and for the final day on Sunday.

The Australian PGA Championship will be the final tournament on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and OneAsia, with players competing for a total prize pool of 1.4 million US dollars.

We were helpless with fear

Mrs Lyons jumped from her chair.'His wife!'she cried.' He has no wife.He is not a married man.'
'I have come here ready to prove that he is married,and the woman calls herself his sister is really his wife,'said Holmes.He took some photographs and papers from his pocket,and showed them to Mrs Lyons.She looked at the photographs and read the papers.When she put them down,I could see that she had accepted the truth.
'I thought this man loved me,' she said,'but he has lied to me.Ask me what you like,Mr Holmes,and I will tell you the truth.I never thought any harm would come to Sir Charles.He was a dear old gentleman who was very kind to me.I would do nothing to hurt him.'
'I believe you,Mrs Lyons,'said Holmes.'Now,let me tell you what I think happened.You can tell me If I'm right or if I'm wrong.First of all,I think Stapleton told you to write the letter to Sir Charles and to ask him for help.He also told you to ask Sir Charles to meet you at the moor gate.Then,after you had sent the letter,Stapleton persuaded you not to meet Sir Charles after all.'
'Stapleton told me that he could not allow any other man to give me the money for my divorce,'Mrs Lyons said.'He said he was poor,but he would give all his money to bring us to gether.Then,after I heard about Sir Charles' death,Stapleton told me to say nothing about my letter and the meeting.He said I would be a suspect.He frightened me into staying silent.'
'Yes,'said Holmes.'But you wondered about him?'
She said nothing for a moment,and looked down.' Yes,'she said.' But since he has lied to me about marrying me,I will no longer keep his secrets.'
'You are lucky that you have escaped him,'Holmes said.'You know too much But I hope you are safe now.Good morning,Mrs Lyons,and thank you.You will hear from us soon.'
'So one by one our questions are answered,'said Holmes as we left Newtown.'When it is over,this will be one of the most famous cases of our time.And now it has nearly ended.We must hope that it ends safely and successfully.'
That evening Holmes and I drove across the moor until we could see the lights of the Stapletons' house in front of us.Then we got out and began to walk very quietly along the path towards the house.When we were very close,Holmes told me to stop.He took his revolver from his pocket,and I did the same.
'We shall hide behind these rocks,' he whispered.' Watson,you know the house,so I want you to go forward and look through the windows.I want to know where the Staple tons and Sir Henry are,and what they are doing.Take great care,because they must not know that somebody is watching them.'
Very carefully and quietly I moved towards the house.I looked first into the diningroom window.Statleton and Sir Henry were sitting and smoking their cigars,but there was no sign of Miss Stapleton.I moved round to the other windows,but I could not see her in any of the rooms.
I went back to the diningroom window,and as I looked in again,Stapleton left the room and came out of the house.He went to a hut beside the house,and unlocked the door.I heard a strange sound coming from the hut,but I could not think what was making the noise.Then Stapleton locked the door,and went back into the house and into the diningroom.
I went back to Holmes and told him what I had seen.He wanted to know where Miss Stapleton was,and I had to tell him twice that there was no sign of her in the house.
The moon was shining on the Great Grimpen Marsh,and a fog was rising from it Holmes watched the fog and began to look worried The fog was creeping up from the marsh towards the house.We were hidden near the path,which was on the far side of the house from the marsh.
'The fog is moving towards us,Watson,and that is very serious,'said Holmes.'It is the one thing that could make my plans go wrong.'
As we watched,the fog,which had crept as far as the house,began to flow round it.Angrily Holmes hit the rock in front of us with his open hand.
'If Sir Henry doesn't come out in the next quarter of an hour,the path will be covered by the fog.In half an hour we shall not be able to see our hands in front of our faces.We must move back to higher ground above the fog.'
We moved away from the house and out of the fog,which was creeping slowly along the ground and hiding the path from our view.
'We must not go too far,'said Holmes.'If we do,Sir Henry may be caught before he reaches us.'
Holmes went down on one knee,and put his ear to the ground.'Thank heaven,I think I hear him coming.'
Then we heard quick footsteps on the path.After a few moments,Sir Henry appeared out of the fog and walked on in the clear moonlight.He came quickly along the path,passed close to where we were hidden,and began to walk up the hill behind us.As he walked,he looked over his shoulder again and again,like a man who is worried that something is following him.
'Listen!'said Holmes sharply.'Look out!It's coming!'
I heard him make his revolver ready to fire,and I did the same.
There was a sound of quick,light footsteps from inside the curtain of fog.The thick cloud had crept to within fifty metres of where we were hidden.We tried to see into it,and wondered what horrible thing would appear.I looked at Holmes.His eyes were fixed on the place where the path disappeared into the fog.He was pale,but his eyes were bright.He looked like a man who was going to win the most important game of his life.Then suddenly his eyes nearly jumped out of his head,and his mouth opened in frightened surprise.I looked away from him to see what his eyes were fixed on.When I saw the awful shape that was coming towards us out of the fog,my blood turned cold.The revolver nearly fell from my hands,and my whole body froze with fear.
I saw a hound,an enormous black hound.It was bigger than any dog I had ever seen.But it was something else that filled us with terror.No human eye had ever seen a hound like this one.Fire came from its open mouth.Its eyes were burning.Flames covered its head and body.It was a more horrible sight than anyone could imagine—a hellhound sent by the devil.It was not a creature of the natural world.
The huge,black,burning hound ran quickly and silently after Sir Henry.Far away along the path we saw him turn and look back at the hound.His face was white in the moonlight and his hands were lifted in horror.He watched helplessly as the terrible creature got closer to him.We were so frozen bythe ghostly and unnatural sight that we let the hound go past us,and we could not move.Our friend was near to death,and we were helpless with fear

When we reached the Hall

When we reached the Hall,Sir Henry was very pleased to see Holmes.But he was surprised that Holmes had no luggage and that he appeared so unexpectedly.
I had the unhappy job of telling Barrymore and his wife about her brother's death.Mrs Barrymore cried and was very sad indeed.
During dinner Sir Henry told us that he had spent a dull day and evening on his own.He had kept his promise to Holmes,and so he had not accepted the Stapletons' invitation to their house that evening.We did not tell him how glad we were that he had stayed away from the moor!
Holmes started to say something,and then he stopped suddenly.His eyes were fixed on one of the pictures of the past Baskervilles on the wall.
'Sir Henry,could you tell me which Baskerville that is?'he asked.Sir Henry and I both looked at the picture.
'That is Sir Hugo,the one who started all the trouble,'said Sir Henry.'He was the first to see the Hound.
Holmes looked hard at the picture,but said nothing more.Then after Sir Henry had gone to his room,Holmes made me stand in front of the picture.' Is it like anyone you know?'he asked.He stood on a chair,and with his hands he covered the hat and hair of the man in the picture.
'Good heavens!' I cried in surprise.I was looking at a picture of Stapleton' s face.
'Yes,'said Holmes before I could say anything more.'There's not much doubt about it.Stapleton is a Baskerville.He looks like Sir Hugo,and he has the same evil character.Now I understand why he wants to kill Sir Henry.I am sure we shall find that he will inherit the Baskerville lands.And so we have one more answer.By tomorrow night Stapleton will be canght like one of his butterflies,and we shall add him to the Baker Street collection.'
We soon went to bed.I was up early in the morning,but Holmes was up earlier.He had already sent one message to the police about Selden,and another to his boy to stop him taking food to the hut.
When Sir Henry joined us,Holmes told him that we had to leave for London immediately after breakfast.Sir Henry was very unhappy about this,but Holmes asked him to help us by doing everything Holmes ordered him to do.Sir Henry agreed to help in this way,and to go by himself to the Stapletons that evening.He also agreed to tell the Stapletons that Holmes and I had gone to London,but that we would return to Devonshire soon.
'One more order,'said Holmes.'I want you to drive to the Stapletons'house and then send the driver away.Let the Stapletons know that you' re going to walk home across the moor.'
Across the moor?' said Sir Henry,very surprised.' But you have told me again and again not to do that.'
'This time it will be completely safe.I know that you are brave enough to do it,and it must be done.'
'Then I will do it.'
'But you must keep to the path between the Stapletons'house and the Grimpen road,which is your natural way home.Do not leave the path.'
I was very surprised by all this.Holmes had told Stapleton that he would return to London,but he had not said that I was going too.And I was very worried that neither of us would be with Sir Henry when he walked across the moor that night.But we had to obey Holmes' orders.
Holmes and I left Baskerville Hall immediately after break fast and went to the station at Newtown.A small boy was waiting on the platform.
'Any orders,sir?'he asked Holmes.
'You will take the train to London,my boy.When you get there,you will send a telegram to Sir Henry in my name.It will ask him to send to me at Baker Street the pocket book I left at the Hall.'
I began to understand some of Holmes' plan.When Sir Hen ry received the telegram sent by Holmes' boy,he would think that we had arrived in London.He would tell Stapleton,who would then also believe that we were far away from Baskerville Hall.In fact,we would be very close in case Sir Henry needed us.
We left the station and went to see Mrs Laura Lyons.I in troduced Holmes to her.After they had shaken hands,he said:'Dr Watson has told me everything,Mrs Lyons.We see Sir Charles'death as a case of murder.Both Stapleton and his wife are suspects.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday China and France

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday China and France should together promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral ties.

Li made the remarks while meeting with former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement (UPM) Jean-Francois Cope in Beijing.

Li spoke highly of Raffarin's long-term contribution to Sino-French ties. He congratulated Cope on becoming General Secretary of the UPM.Referring to the important consensus reached by the two countries' leaders during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to France in early November, Li said the China-France relations are developing well.

He suggested the two nations further enhance communication and coordination on major international and regional issues while deepening pragmatic cooperation in all areas.

Li said the Communist Party of China (CPC) attaches importance to developing friendly cooperative relations with the UPM.

The CPC hopes to enhance mutual understanding and trust with the UPM so as to make a positive contribution to bilateral ties and China-Europe ties, he added.

Raffarin said China is playing an increasingly important global role.

He said he hopes to continue to deepen friendship between the two peoples.

Cope said the UPM hopes to strengthen party-to-party exchange and boost bilateral cooperation and communication with the CPC.

Founded in 2002 by Jacques Chirac, the UPM currently enjoys an absolute majority in the National Assembly and a plurality in the Senate of France.

Its leader, Nicolas Sarkozy, was elected President of France in 2007.

EU approves 5.9 trln USD aid for banks since financial crisis

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved national support to the financial sector totaling 4.5 trillion euros (5.9 trillion U.S. dollars) since the financial crisis broke out two years ago.

The European Union (EU)'s executive arm said it was the total volume of aid approved between October 2008 and October 2010, while the amount actually taken up by banks in 2009 was around 1.1 trillion euros (1.4 trillion U.S. dollars).

The bulk, or 76 percent, of the aid came in the form of state loans or guarantees by EU member states to maintain interbank financing which would only have an impact on public finances, whereas recapitalization represents 12 percent and impaired asset relief 9 percent.

"The financial crisis led member states to commit huge amounts of money to preserve financial stability," said commission vice president in charge of competition policy Joaquin Almunia.

Excluding the crisis-related support, total aid remained relatively stable at 73.2 billion euros (96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2009 or 0.62 percent of gross domestic product, according to the commission.

The results of such a long life

The results of such a long life
11 years old, one day, my father and through the funeral home door, my father suddenly stopped and asked me: "What time is it?" I looked at my watch and told him 10:25. Dad asked what I see, I answered: "a group of people are queuing into the funeral home." "Ah, a good choice." Dad nodded with satisfaction. We observed in the funeral home in front of nearly half an hour, a second father suddenly a strange question: "Son, you can now see?" I looked to the funeral parlor door, people just go out now queuing . I shrugged: "It is estimated that the memorial service just ended, go in person is out." "Very correct." He said, "you look at the time?" I said 10:50, and my father nodded , said wistfully: "Yes, human life, but also to sum up such a long time." I looked puzzled father.
"You see, son, memorial eulogy read out, which is a summary of life of the deceased. Read the eulogy in just the second ten minutes, a lot of time is considered to be a huge setback or a great achievement, in fact, trivial , simply could not make it twenty minutes.

Find new balance shoes and feet area

Find new balance shoes and feet area
The process of shopping is always pleasant, but for new things to buy, but often we need to spend time looking for one of the sense of balance. Such as the newly purchased shoes, it is. If you buy new shoes often to treat yourself, and I believe you will have the same feelings, that is, when you wear new shoes when the feet always feel grinding. Even the value of a few hundred, a thousand dollars of brand-name shoes, and sometimes too. So there is no coup can be lifted foot wear new shoes, flip the distress it? The answer is yes.

    A coup: the most likely wear new shoes to the foot of the two places, one heel at first, outside of the big toe. Easy to wear with a wet towel to cover parts of shoes, a few minutes, then take a dry soft towel and wrap the foot of the local mill, struck with a hammer several times, wear shoes place the foot flat out hit. After this treatment wearing new shoes, you do not have to worry about grinding feet.

    Coup II: looking for a newspaper, to squeeze into a ball, and then stained with water (not too wet, but to the whole group are away from water), then let's be wrapped around sheets of dry newspaper, plug in new parts of the foot wear shoes , and then sealed in a plastic bag of shoes, a night after wear, would not feel grinding feet.

    Coup three: If the new shoes are too small pinch, may wish to use wet towels to cover the wet parts of the shoes pinch, and then to stretch wedge shoes, wearing them would fit more.

    Coup d: a piece of soap or a candle, in shoes with heels up to the site of contact with a thin layer of coated, so heels will become smooth and no longer wear the foot.