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WATERBURY, Vt.—Vermont fish and wildlife officials have announced the winners of permits for the state's nine-day muzzleloader season for antlerless deer. The names are posted on a state website.
About 18,000 people got the permits, and 6,000 are still available for the Dec. 4 to Dec. 12 season.
Thomas Decker, chief of operations for the state Fish and Wildlife Department, says the permits are available in nine wildlife management areas around the state, and that they're aimed at helping the state keep deer populations in balance with habitat.
To see the names of permit winners, go to http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com.
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Tibshelf school was just days away from finalising the contract for its new £17m campus when the government halted the £55bn Building Schools for the Future programme. Eighteen months in the planning, the new site would have housed pupils from Tibshelf and Deincourt school six miles away, which is closing down. The cancellation was a body blow, says Peter Crowe, executive head of both Derbyshire schools.
"It has devastated the community. Deincourt was shut on the basis that there would be a new school to go to. We are in a limbo state and fighting desperately to overturn the decision."
As with all schemes under BSF, ICT was integral to the project and around 8% of the budget was earmarked for technology. Crowe says he and the staff were "really excited about the prospect for ICT in the new site", all the more because managing the two schools had raised a multitude of ICT problems, among them the difficulties of integrating two separate management information systems – Serco at Tibshelf and Sims at Deincourt.
Other practical issues mean the school has struggled to deploy technology in the way that 21st-century learning demands.
Tibshelf is a pre-first world war building originally intended to house 200 students but currently occupied by 750. There are clusters of small classrooms not designed to house internet and power points or to accommodate banks of computers in comfort.
"Students' access to ICT is limited," says Crowe. "We have three or four ICT rooms that you have to book into, while the tiered site makes it hard to wheel laptop trolleys around; so it is difficult for students to access ICT in class and perhaps easier to give it a miss. In the new school, the technology would be wherever the students are."
In Liverpool, Broadgreen international school, a technology college, has also faced BSF disappointment. It had plans for remodelling parts of the school – elements of which date from the 1930s – and a small amount of new-build. There has already been substantial investment in Broadgreen under a PFI scheme but nevertheless, BSF would have enabled them to take an important stride into the future.
"The BSF money would have been spent almost entirely on upgrading some of the servers and a substantial amount of software and hardware for students and staff, such as handheld technologies," says head Ian Andain. "Every once in a while you get the opportunity to leapfrog the limitations on your existing technology. The extra money from BSF would have enabled us to do that, though I don't think [its loss] will put us at real risk as our machinery is pretty modern."
One area where he feels that his staff and therefore students will lose out is in the loss of the shared virtual learning environment (VLE) which would have been provided under a joint managed services agreement for Broadgreen and other Liverpool schools.
"Teachers would have been able to share lesson plans for their subject areas and other resources more easily. That's a significant loss and all of the teachers would have benefited from it and appreciated it," Andain says.
Andain is confident that the loss of BSF will not materially affect his school's ability to use technology effectively but hundreds of schools are in much worse positions. And those who delayed investing in ICT in expectation of new kit in a new building now face refreshing or replacing existing equipment at a time when money is tight and likely to get tighter from 2011-12.
So what steps can they take now to update their technology in penny-pinching times?
One is to look out for "sweetheart" leasing deals which allow you to spread the cost of buying equipment and spend less money up front, says Andain.
"Often you can do deals with RM, Dell or others which gives you opportunities to buy over a longer time," he says. "Also, a group of schools procuring services and equipment jointly is much better than a single school. Capacity in schools is going to be limited in future so schools really do have to look at doing deals collectively."
Jonathan Fawcett is head of Swanwick Hall school in Alfreton, Derbyshire. It too has had its BSF project – half refurbishment, half rebuild – cancelled, though it had continued to invest in ICT so has not been left high and dry.
The key thing to remember for those schools who are facing a rethink on ICT is that hi-tech kit is only part of the answer to good use of technology in schools, says Fawcett.
"You should invest in a good network for speed, of course. But you can have the best kit in the world and if it doesn't work, staff won't use it. So investing in staff, in the technicians to run the service, is one of the most important things to do. One of our biggest concerns was that when we went over to a managed service under BSF, our technicians would not be there on demand."
Top Valley school in Nottingham, whose own BSF refurbishment project has been halted, has found some inventive ways to refresh its own ICT. In recent years the school has seen two BSF projects open at either end of its catchment. For schools looking for cheap additions to their own kit, these projects are a real "treasure trove", according to assistant head Sean Kelly.
"So much stuff just goes in the bin on these projects because it doesn't fit the new building spec. We have been round the projects near us with a van, like the old rag and bone man. For example, we have found four Promethean interactive whiteboards that are around two years old that we can use and we've sent our guys on the Promethean training to use them properly so that the warranty is still valid. These schools are full of such gems."

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- 1" square steel heavy square
- 12" steel straight edge.
- 36" collapsable straight edge
- 3 way scale ruler
- 4" Square
- 4 in one Screwdriver
- 6 piece micro screwdriver set, made my Wiha.
- 6" Steel rule
- Airbrush
- Airbrush bottles
- Airbrush wrench
- Airbrush tips Allen wrench set
- Angle Cutter
- Angle Finder, Steel.
- Assortment of piano wire plant wire wired styrene
- Automatic Punch
- Awl
- Bevel Gauge
- Blue tack
- Bone saw
- Bottle Brush
- 12" folding wooden and brass ruler.
- Bull clip
- Butane powered Soldering iron
- Brass Stock, assorted
- Brushes
- C-thru 8" square
- Calculator
- Carving knife
- Chalk Marker
Great for small construction, allows a square non sticky edge to use as a square guide, can be used with styrene, balsa, etc.
Just a really cool straight edge, it's like a tape measure but reverse sprung. This is the only one I've seen. I'm on the lookout for one with more clear numbers on it.
Has 3 sides, each with measurements in different scales.
I can't seem to have enough squares in my toolbox, nothing reads to the eye faster than a line slightly out of true.
These things strip like the dickens, but obviously, as space is a concern for me, so I buy one about every six months or so.
These guys are expensive, but worth it, they make a full set of 7 sizes in both phillips and flathead, but small medium and large works well for me. They have tempered heads, and I haven't had one strip on me yet. I've had many different types of mini screwdrivers, but these make a great case for buying the best once.
For measuring in those small places. For a couple of bucks, what can you lose?
I use a simple single-action airbrush for 99% of everything. I've pre-fitted it with the most common quick-connect, but I also have an adapter for the other most popular kind of quick connect just in case.
Another "must have" tool, I prefer the long neck ball end version, which allows for off-angle operation. English and Metric.
This cutter has a flat plate on the bottom, with angles marked on it and a tall guillotine blade on top that allows nice registration of things like styrene plastic.
Basically a compass, with markings to delineate the angle, but I have 3 different kinds
depending on where I'm trying to measure the angle.
This stuff falls within the realm of being prepared for anything. Looking for just the right wire for a certain situation, I always cut an extra length or two and stick it in. One more thing I don't have to go looking for.
This thing is great, for marking a starting divot for drilling precise holes, no hammer is necessary for this. You just press and it has a spring release inside that 'tink' makes a little nick. Allows for precise placement because you don't have to go looking for a hammer.
Another all purpose when-you-need-it-nothing-else-will-do kind of tool. I only use it 2 or 3 times a year, but when I need it… Mine was my grandfather's
A master carpenter told me this tool was the soul of woodworking. I know just as much carpentry as I have to to be dangerous, and this tool allows me to duplicate angles between the work and the saw and such and never have to bother with pesky compasses or rulers.
For temporary holding of things
I've had this for years. It was my great grandfather's (he was a surgeon) and it's perfect for deepening grooves and such. It got used for "The Mummy" in the opening shot of the temple.
Rarely used, but nothing else will clean out stuff in those tight places
I keep this just because it's beautiful.
Bullclips, are just clample, take up no space, if I use it once a year it justifies it's real estate.
Now this is the shit. It charges just like a lighter, holds enough for about an hour of soldering, and takes up almost no space. Weller makes an amazing one, but it costs a little dough, and I haven't picked one up yet. Another on the long list of tools I'll upgrade eventually.
From K&S Engineering, this stuff, mostly sold for model trains, is a modelmakers dream, I beam, tubing in every size (and telescoping) square stock, solid stock, I always kept enough to get me out of a small jam.
Always a complement of brushes: Acid Brush (x 4) 1" and 1/2" chip brushes (x 2 each) Assorted fine paint brushes (perhaps a dozen of different sizes) Wire Brushes (x2)
Maybe you can't see it, but this has a steel edge on one side, great for a cutting edge. I bought this years ago in a past life as a graphic designer.
It's presence is obvious, but it really is indispensable.
A whittler's knife, with a nice wood handle and a short blade.
For marking on steel, metal.
- Channel locks
- Chargers
- China Marker
- Circle Template
- Clay tools
- Clip leads
- Cloth scissors
- Clothes pins
- Combination square/level
- Compass
- Crescent Wrench
- Large \ Small Cutting Matt
- Deburring tool,
- Deburring tool, regular
- Dental Picks
- Dial calipers
- Digital Calipers
- Dremel: Cordless Dremel
- Cordless batteries
- Dremel Bits
- Drill, cordless
- Drill bits
- Plexiglass drill bits, 1/8", 1/4"
- Unibit stepped drill bits.
- Miniature drill bits 61 thru 70
- Dykes cutters
- Electrical tape
- Electronix Solder/ silver solder
- Exacto Blades
- Exacto Saw blade
- Exacto circle cutter with blades
- Erasing template
- Files
- Flexible Ruler
- Flush cutters
- Glass Cutters
- Glues: Rapid Setting Glues
- Goosnecked Flashlight
- Hair cutting scissors
- Hammer
- A thwacker
- Heat shrink tubing
- Heat sink Clamp
- Heavy scissors
- Helping Hands soldering tool
- Hemostats
- Hole Saw set, with Arbor.
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Japanese flush cut saw.
- Jewelers Clamps
- Knife, Opinel french knife
- Knife saw
- Knife Sharpener
- Knipex cutters
- Knitting Threader
Again, one totally critical tool for the toolbox. You can rip a doorknob right off the door with these.
All the cordless tools need chargers, my toolboxes had chargers built in for the Dremel, the Cordless Screwdriver and the Cordless drill.
Makes marks on glass, metal everything.
Honestly, the more ways you have to draw circles the better
Part of the general sculpting tool arsenal. For, you know, sculpting.
Critical in any electronics wiring. Provides a bridge for the handy little electrons to make
things work at your disposal.
For cloth, cloth and only cloth. Or you die. NEVER cut anything else with them, I have another pair for other shit. But always one pair for cloth.
Clamp, wedge, whatever, useful dingbat
Got this cleaning out my grandfather's workshop, cleaned off the gunk to find out it's a starret. (Thats good.) Square is good.
Drawing circles comes up constantly. I have a nice one for drafting, it's served me well for decades.
For cutting, umm, that's it.
for holes I made the handle from aluminum and knurled it for comfort, takes the burr off of a drilled or milled hole. It's basically a countersink bit with a handle
For cleaning up the edge of cut metal.
For me, the corded dremel is too fast. This one is about half the price, allows really tight
control, and goes nice and slow.
as many as I can keep.
Cutters (emery and steel), Sanders (small and large), Sanding drum, replacements, Extra cutting wheels, double helix carbide cutters (can cut through glass), Stone grinders
A large cordless drill with a 1/2" chuck.
English drill bit set Super long drill bits (used in the aircraft industry, indispensable)
Long curved exacto blades are ideal for cutting silicone molds apart Straight exacto blades, you can NEVER have enough. I keep them in boxes of 100 Blade holders, fat and skinny.
For mechanical drawing, a stainless steel template for erasing with precision
Rat Tail, Flat Diamond point, Diamond flat, Diamond bent, rat-tail circular file, Super-flat scoring file, Large steel file
The soul of the special effects industry. I would never leave home without the following: Cyanoacrilate Glue (thick). Cyanoacrilate glue (thin). Cyanoacrilate Glue Accelerator. 5 minute epoxy (thin). 5 minute plumber's epoxy. Araldite or JB weld Weld-on #3 (for Styrene, an essential tool for gluing styrene ship parts together. Barge Glue (by far the best contact adhesive out there)
A modelmaker doesn't need a big hammer, but I always kept two small ones: Jeweler's hammer (A beautiful small hammer with a peen on one end, and a flat on the other)
(a 1.5" by 2" piece of solid aluminum stock on a handle, for thwacking)
For doing neat electronics wiring, a few pieces are always in my kit.
Medical clamps, I'd keep a shorty and a long one.
An excellent remover, cleaner, prep liquid.
Kept in 2 pieces, it cuts everything wooden super quickly.
For some reason these are awesome for carving urethane foam to make fake mountainsides.
Basically a hacksaw
An amazing tool, can cut piano wire and hardened steel all day long with no ill effects.
- Level
- Bullet and Button levels Lighter
- Light bulbs
- Machine screw assortment
- Maglite Magnetic Pickup on a telescoping arm
- Marking Fluid
- Measuring Gauge
- Micro torch
- Extended mirror, on a telescoping arm.
- Multimeter and leads
- Nibbler
- Nippers
- Oil, 3 in One
- WD-40 (small bottle)
- Tapping Paper clips
- Pencil leads (kept for the compass)
- Pencil torch
- Pencils
- Pencil Sharpener
- Pins (make excellent clamps, holders etc.)
- Pin Vise (self drilling)
- Pipe cutter (mini, for brass stock)
- Plastic knitting needle
- Pliers (Needle nose)
- Bull Nose (Wire Bending)
- Jeweler's pliers (about 4 different kinds)
- Pocket pal, pocket reference guide
- Pounce Wheels
- Q-tips Regular
- Razor Saw
- Rectangular spatula
- Regulator, Air
- Rivet Tool
- Rivets
- Rivet backing plates
- Sawblade with no handle
- Hair Cutting
- Paper cutting
- Sheet Metal cutting
- Scoring Tools
- Screwdriver, cordless
- Scribes
- Set of Taps and their Drills
- Ratcheting tap wrench
- Small tap wrench
- Sewing supplies
- Silver Solder
- Silver Solder Flux
- Single Edge Razor Blades
- Sketchbook
- Socket set (a basic compliment of english and metric sockets)
- Smooth long pliers
- Snap Knives
- Soldering iron (butane)
- Solder (electronics)
- Springs, assorted
- Staple Gun
- Staples
- Strike anywhere matches
- String Wax Twine
- Regular String
- Monofilament Heavy and Light Sewing thread
- Leather thong
- Styrene glue dispenser
- Switchblade
- Tape
- Tape Measures
- Thimbles
- Tongue depressors
- Tongue Depressor Sanding sticks
- Toothbrush
- Trammel Points
- Tweezers
- Water spritz bottle (small)
- Wide spatula
- Wire nippers
- Wire Nuts
- Wire Rope Cutters
- Wire strippers, automatic
Since I did a fair amount of miniature lighting, I'd keep an assortment
(0-80 through 8-32 cap head allen, Countersunk Allen and button head allen. Also nuts,
locknuts, washers, split washers, fender washers and wingnuts)
(Dykem, transported to square bottle)
butane powered, with tips Mirror
For seeing around and deep into corners.
A digital multimeter is a voltage detector, a continuity tester, an ohmmeter.
For making square holes in sheet metal.
Straight pins, Hat Pins, T-pins, Map pins
You never know when you might need to poke something
Flat Jaw Regular, Slip-jaw, extra extra long needle nose, parallel jaw pliers
Long with wood stalks.
This allows me to regulate the shop air into something my Airbrush can use.
(a simple razor saw with the handle removed, for super fine flush cutting Scissors)
Milwaukee makes one that bends in the middle, with a drill chuck attachment, super useful.
A plastic one for scribing the little v-indented "panel lines" in spaceships. Looks like a hook. And a metal one, straight, for sculpting tools. There are many and varied types, and everyone has their favorites, I'd keep about 10, some wire loops for clay of differing shapes, some small metal paddles and such (often used by dentists etc. Also a set of stainless steel paddles, awesome for bondo work. Paper mate makes a mechanical pencil. It's my favorite
For every tap, there's a corresponding drill, keeping them together makes tapping holes quicker.
(for tiny taps, the smaller the wrench the better the feel for the tapping)
Sewing needles, Sewing thread, Sewing needle, threader
Also can never have enough of these.
Socket wrench ( large and small ), Socket Universal Joint, Socket Extension
Crazy useful, easy to replace and always in the kit. Snap Knife (Large), Snap Knife (Small), Snap Knife Blades
Since I do a lot of mechanical work, it aways behooved me to keep some assorted hard-to-find springs around.
Some finely cut Kangaroo hide thread, for fine detailing
Basically an upside down tin can glued to a small board, filled with Weld-on#3 is ideal for ship detailing with model parts.
Teflon, Scotch, Electrical, Aluminum, Masking
I usually carried 3. A tiny one for small places, about 3′ long, a big carpenter's 25 footer, and a 5′ soft seamstress' measuring tape.
A super vital modelmaking tool, for mixing, sanding, spatula-ing and in a pinch, they can be used structurally.
I made these about twice a year. Much of modelmaking is about sanding things, and the ability to precisely sand is critical, I would glue sandpaper to tongue depressors in various grits: 80, 100, 120, 180, 220, 400. I'd always keep about 6 each of every grit.
I'd always have at least 2 toothbrushes, for cleaning, roughing, anything.
Allow for drawing large circles, a good set lets you turn any piece of wood into a compass arm.
Super long and super sharp (for placing the smallest of bits. One for splinters.)
For cutting braided cable perfectly, another expensive tool worth every penny.
Nothing makes electronic wiring easier than these. Worth every penny.
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Canucks-Kings Preview
The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks have developed a rivalry after meeting in two of the last four postseasons. Now they are division rivals once again.
These teams meet as Pacific Division opponents for the first time since 1997-98 when their five-game season series opens Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Vancouver (11-5-2) captured the final five Northwest Division titles before joining an expanded Pacific that has been the NHL's most competitive division so far with five teams totaling at least 20 points.
That quintet includes these teams that have some recent familiarity. Vancouver won a first-round series in six games in 2010 before eighth-seeded Los Angeles (10-6-0) returned the favor with a first-round victory in five games two years later en route to capturing its first Stanley Cup.
"Tough team," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "Used to winning the division, and now they're in a bigger division, and they're trying to win it. So we've got our hands full. It's a good rivalry. I'm looking forward to it."
There wasn't much of a rivalry back in 1997-98 when these teams were last both in the Pacific, with the Kings finishing second and the Canucks last. Los Angeles is in fifth place in the division this season despite its strong start.
"Quite honest, if I'd have said after 16, and we had 10 wins, I would've said that was good, and that tells you how tough it is," Sutter said.
His team comes in less than full strength after Jeff Carter missed his second straight game with a foot injury and center Jarret Stoll sat out for the first time with an upper-body injury in Thursday's 2-0 win over Buffalo.
Vancouver will be counting on the Sedin brothers to bounce back after they had a rare pointless effort in Thursday's 4-2 victory at San Jose.
Henrik Sedin had points in an NHL-best 12 straight games while brother Daniel had his seven-game point streak snapped. Linemate Ryan Kesler had 10 points in the past nine games before being held without a point.
Chris Higgins had a goal and an assist as the Canucks found enough offense from other sources to improve to 1-0-1 on a four-game trip.
''That's a good sign for our club, getting some help and some depth within our team as far as producing,'' coach John Tortorella said. ''We're going to need it as we continue to go on through this trip.''
The Canucks went 2-0-1 last season against the Kings despite going 0 for 8 on the power play, and that unit is struggling at 10.3 percent this season for one of the NHL's worst marks.
Los Angeles killed off all four power-play chances by the Sabres after allowing nine goals in its previous 26 times short-handed over a six-game stretch prior to Thursday. The Kings limited foes to 10.8 percent on the power play during a 6-3-0 start.
"It's hard to practice penalty killing because you don't want guys blocking shots in practice," Sutter said. "So it's more video and structure, and quite honest, the last six games we weren't very happy with our penalty killing, and the first nine we were."


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This Week at the FLEET & Beyond ~ July 11, 2013!
A Brief Compendium of Upcoming Events at the Reuben H Fleet Science Center in Our 40th Anniversary Year!
July 11, 2013
Mom helps move the magnetite sand at "Small, Smaller, Nano"
Dad lends a hand with magnetite sand at "Small, Smaller, Nano"
Families work together to "Balance Our Nano Future"
Mon and son keep the world from tipping at "Balance Our Nano Future"
Totally engrossed in the properties of magnetite sand at "Small, Smaller, Nano"
Learn about size and proportion as you "Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube"
Every atom counts when you "Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube"
Checking out the final version of a "Giant Carbon Nanotube"
It takes a village to "Balance Our Nano Future"
Trying a series of interactive challenges at "I Spy Nano"
Mom can help "Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube"
Mom can help "Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube"
About the Fleet Science Center
The Fleet Science Center connects people of all ages to the possibilities and power of science to create a better future. At the science center, you can explore and investigate more than 100 interactive exhibits that pique your curiosity and become immersed in an IMAX film adventure that shows the wonders of the planet—and beyond—in the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. For young science enthusiasts, the Fleet hosts school field trips, science workshops and educational camps. For adults, we offer events like Fleet Night of Science and community events, such as Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar. In the community, we provide free neighborhood science events weekly through 52 Weeks of Science. Teachers are encouraged to join our Teacher Partner Program and take advantage of our professional development opportunities. Additionally, at the Fleet Science Center, visitors will find unique educational toys and games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store, and pizzas, sandwiches, salads and healthy treats in Craveology. Located at 1875 El Prado, two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd., the Fleet is San Diego's science center. Science starts here and opens a world of possibility. For information regarding current admission prices, please call (619) 238-1233 or visit our website at fleetscience.org.


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After months of heated speculation, China's new leaders were unveiled to the world on Nov. 15 in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. But despite all the anticipation, what path they will take—with China struggling to create a more sustainable growth model and less brittle political system—remains uncertain.
As expected, 59-year-old Xi Jinping got the top job as party secretary, and is first among equals, in China's now seven-member Politburo Standing Committee. (It was reduced from nine members to streamline decision-making.) Xi, son of a reformist revolutionary, is believed to favor continuing to open up China's economy. The new No. 2, English-speaking Li Keqiang, 57, with a law degree and a doctorate in economics from China's elite Peking University, is also a likely proponent of more reform.
Xi now oversees China's 82-million-member Communist Party. That, of course, puts him in charge of the entire country, a role that will be formalized when he also assumes the presidency early next year. (Li will take over as premier at that time.) More surprisingly, outgoing top leader Hu Jintao handed over the chairmanship of the military to Xi as well. That's a shift from before, when retired party elder Jiang Zemin held that position for two years after stepping down from his party and state roles.
But despite Xi's clean sweep of the top positions, his relative power, as well as that of deputy Li, is restricted by the realities of China's system. A consensus-driven leadership structure, where newly appointed top officials owe their position to powerful retired patrons whom they must not cross, limits the reach of any one person. "The party elders like people who keep a low profile, toe the line, and don't take too many initiatives of their own," says Jean-Pierre Cabestan, director of government and international studies at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong.
"Our Party faces many severe challenges, and there are also many pressing problems within the Party that need to be resolved, particularly corruption, being divorced from the people, going through formalities and bureaucratism caused by some Party officials," said Xi after introducing the new standing committee in the Great Hall. "We must make every effort to solve these problems. The whole Party must stay on full alert."
Jiang, 86, is the party elder who emerges as clear winner in promoting his allies, to the detriment of Hu. Other than Xi, who is seen as acceptable to both, and Li, a clear ally of Hu, at least four of the other newly appointed top leaders are seen as close to the still powerful former party secretary. Those include the Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing party secretaries: Yu Zhengsheng, Zhang Gaoli, and Zhang Dejiang, respectively. And while Jiang Zemin was a proponent of economic reform during his years in power, overseeing China's entry into the World Trade Organization, that is not true of most of his protégés. Neither Yu nor Zhang Gaoli are seen as strong reformers, and Zhang Dejiang, who was educated at a North Korean university, is seen as a supporter of a larger role for the state in the economy.
Wang Qishan, 64, is another Jiang ally, nicknamed "the firefighter" for his role in successfully battling crises, including the impact of the 1997 Asian financial contagion on China and the SARS flu epidemic that swept China in 2003. He's seen as a capable economic reformer; he once headed one of China's biggest banks and in recent years has been in charge of the U.S.-China trade and business relationship. Wang, however, did not get the economics portfolio, as many had expected; instead he will be in charge of fighting corruption—a critical job, but one that has no role in driving key economic reforms.
The lineup could end up being bad for needed political reforms. Those include allowing a more independent press that could report better on runaway corruption, efforts to make the party more transparent and accountable to the people, and strengthening the role of civil society. Liu Yunshan, 65, is seen as a deeply conservative official who has clamped down on the media in his role in charge of propaganda. Even worse, the two potential candidates most widely viewed as advocates for more political reform—61-year-old Li Yuanchao, now head of the party's organization department, and 57-year-old Wang Yang, party secretary of Guangdong province—are absent from the top leadership.
"This is not the Standing Committee that reformers might have hoped for, but neither should it be a cause for despair. Most senior officials in China now seem to agree on the need for economic policy reform," writes Mark Williams, chief Asia economist at London economic consultancy Capital Economics, in a Nov. 15 note.
Just what economic reforms are important? To build a more sustainable, consumption-driven economy, the new leaders must make progress on liberalizing China's strict control of interest rates to create a more market-based lending system. They must also push policies that create a more level playing field for private enterprises, including lessening the role of China's powerful state-run entities, says Baptist University's Cabestan as well as Ted Dean, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
"It's not like they make campaign promises that reveal their policy agenda for their first 100 days," says the Chamber's Dean. "There has been a period of policy drift—now the question is will there be a commitment to significant new reforms going forward."


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An affair is always easy in the beginning. There's plenty of steamy sex and getting-to-know-you. Everything is for now. Immediate...
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