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Stock markets on the Chinese mainland closed out a choppy session with modest gains Tuesday as investors searched for direction after the previous day's run-up.


The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.23 percent nike air max flair femme pas cher , or 4.87 points, to 2,106.16; while the Shenzhen Component Index added 5.92 points, or 0.07 percent to 8,362.65.


Combined turnover of the two exchanges settled at 203.2 billion yuan ($33.19 billion), down from Monday's 238.86 billion yuan.


Components in the cement nike air max flair pas cher , steel and rail construction sectors were boosted after the 21st Century Business Herald reported that several local governments are preparing to fast-track rail, urban infrastructure and urban revitalization projects. Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co went up 3.37 percent to 8.59 yuan. Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited climbed 3.09 percent to 26.65 yuan. Angang Steel Company Limited edged up 3.57 percent to 3.19 yuan.


Internet stocks jumped Tuesday as a major industry conference got underway. Representatives from several of China's leading IT firms are scheduled to meet with researchers and officials at the event to discuss the development of the domestic Internet sector, according to local media reports. Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp climbed by the 10 percent daily limit to close at 29.33 yuan Tuesday. Xiamen 35 Technology Co went up 5.31 percent to 9.92 yuan.


In individual equities, Industrial Bank Co rose 4.45 percent to 10.32 yuan Tuesday after its first-half financial report showed net profits increasing 26.5 percent year-on-year to 21.6 billion yuan.


Meanwhile, Shanghai Laofengxiang Co rose 6.02 percent to 18.49 yuan Tuesday even though the National Development and Reform Commission announced that it and four other local jewelry retailers would be fined a total of 10.09 million yuan for price-fixing. Among the five jewelry sellers hit by authorities, Laofengxiang is the only with a public listing.


By sector nike air max 270 femme pas cher , tourism, food and beverage, nonferrous metal and coal shares were among Tuesday's biggest laggards. Yunnan Tourism Co declined 1.15 percent to 8.61 yuan.


One of the most alluring things about the NFL is its week-in, week-out unpredictability. The saying "on any given Sunday" represents the league's -unmatched parity.


On Sunday the St. Louis Rams beat the defending -Super Bowl champions Seattle -Seahawks 28-26. This was viewed as a massive upset by -casual fans, compulsive gamblers and many people in--between. Given the recent history of Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, however nike air max 270 homme pas cher , the result shouldn't have been all that surprising.


After mediocre coaching stints with the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, Carroll rose to fame as the head coach of the USC Trojans. He used his sunny, southern -California disposition to recruit and stockpile hordes of talented -athletes.


Then he got out of the way and let those athletes do pretty much whatever they wanted. The results were a mixture of good (two BCS championship game appearances, one -victory), bad (a spate of upset losses to less-talented teams) and ugly (NCAA sanctions that Carroll skipped town just in time to avoid).


All of this sounds strikingly similar to Carroll's tenure in Seattle. Last year, a ferocious defense and talented skill position players led the Seahawks to a blowout Super Bowl -victory. But once again nike air max 2019 pas cher , it was clear that the inmates were running the asylum. Carroll's Seahawks were among the most penalized teams in the league (much like his undisciplined USC teams), and recently traded diva Percy Harvin apparently gave a teammate a black eye in a pre-Super Bowl fistfight.


No NFL locker room is conflict-free, of course. Put 53 athletically talented, testosterone-driven men in a close-quarters, competitive situation and there's bound to be a dispute or two along the way. The -Seahawks' current situation, however www.airmax270pascher.fr , seems to be mirroring the end of Carroll's career at USC, which didn't end well.


Still, "on any given Sunday" cuts both ways. The Seahawks are a talented team that could very well straighten things out and win the Super Bowl again. But if they do, it will be in spite of their coach's laissez-faire management style, not because of it.




BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that an arms race between Taiwan and the mainland would only harm Taiwan compatriots.


"We resolutely oppose Taiwan engaging in military and official exchanges of any form with countries having diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China nike air max 270 pas cher france ," said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference.


"It will lead nowhere if Taiwan's authorities attempt to guard their wrong political path with bluffs or so-called military strategies," Ma said, adding that it would only increase tension and confrontation between the two sides and hinder social and economic development on the island.


Ma reiterated that the foundation of the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations lied in opposing "Taiwan independence" and adhering to the 1992 consensus.


"We hope the Taiwan side can go back on the right track," he said. "As the foundation established by the mainland and Taiwan since 2008 has been impaired nike air max 270 pas cher prix , Taiwan independence forces have been itching to make trouble, and have organized frequent activities."


"If we just let things go their way, I think both sides know very well about the risks and influence it will bring to cross-Strait relations, peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and the future of Taiwan," Ma said.