Sixty-four percent of those polled think the country is on the wrong track, up from 62 percent in May.

The homosexual undertones of the order of the police officers involved are surprising, considering that Filipino policemen have a reputation for being womanisers of having mistresses.

The New Sustainability champions are finding ways to overcome lack of material resources, customer education or customer financing. For instance, Shree Cement developed the world's most energy-efficient process for making its products to overcome a lack of low-cost energy. Similarly, Broad Group, a large Chinese producer of air chillers, uses waste heat from buildings to power its range of non-electric air-conditioning units.

And it brings up another issue: the city's determination to acquire and, more than likely, raze the trio of historic buildings at the intersection of Elm and Chávez.

Foul by Sean Burns (Queen's Park).