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The Seattle Seahawks were 31 seconds away from the NFC Championship Game. Are the fans disappointed?
Certainly there have to be fans who were upset at the loss, simply because the 'Hawks were so close to moving on.
Still, there is a great amount of optimism about this team heading into the offseason. If anything, many fans did not expect the franchise to get this far in 2012. Many fans, despite their loyal support, saw this team as being a year away from serious contention.
To many people's surprise, this team made great strides in 2012, and the best may be yet to come.
Here are seven reasons for optimism heading into the offseason for the Seattle Seahawks.
7 Reasons for Optimism Heading into the Offseason for the Seattle Seahawks
By Todd Pheifer ,
The Seattle Seahawks were 31 seconds away from the NFC Championship Game. Are the fans disappointed?
When you look at the successful teams in the NFL, they have something in common. All of them have an elite quarterback. There have been a few teams over the years that have made playoff runs with "game-manager" quarterbacks, but these squads do not tend to have sustained success.
What is the best reason for optimism heading into the offseason? Russell Wilson. He is for real.
Wilson showed why Pete Carroll gave him the starting gig in 2012. Put simply, Wilson is a winner.
He prepares, works hard and exudes confidence that is contagious in the huddle. Wilson's selection in the draft was questioned. Then, his status as starting quarterback was questioned early in the season when Seattle lost some tough games.
It is fair to suggest that the critics has disappeared, and so-called experts are lining up to praise Wilson and his bright future.
What will Wilson do in his sophomore campaign? The fans can't wait to find out.
The NFL may be a "passing league," but the Seahawks showed the importance of running the ball in 2012.
Marshawn Lynch is coming off a fantastic season, and despite battling through back issues all year, the tireless running back piled up 1,590 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Lynch is only 26, which means that he should have several more productive years ahead of him before the inevitable decline that is experienced by all running backs in the NFL.
Granted, Marshawn's bruising style could take a toll sooner than later, but fans will remain optimistic that Lynch's strength and talent will allow him to be an effective runner throughout the term of his contract.
"Beast Mode" should be back at it in 2013.
Get the Skittles ready.
Does defense truly win championships? I guess we will find out in the next couple of seasons.
The defense has been rebuilt, and it is young, athletic and confident. Individual players such as Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner, Earl Thomas, K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner are part of a core that should only get better in the next couple of years.
Certainly, there are concerns with the injury to Chris Clemons, and the pass rush in general could probably use a bit of improvement.
However, the defense is definitely a reason for optimism in 2013 and beyond. If this unit can stay healthy, and if Seattle can add one or two more athletes through the draft, the defense could be even more fierce in the future.
This defense should be very fun to watch next year.
Strong leadership and vision are crucial if a team is going to continue improving over a period of time.
Pete Carroll and John Schneider have built a winner, and the best may be yet to come.
These guys aren't perfect. They may make mistakes in the future, both in the draft and in free agency.
However, they have certainly defied the critics and rebuilt this team from scratch. Many of their choices have been scrutinized, but a number of personnel decisions have turned out extremely well.
For the foreseeable future, Carroll and Schneider seem to be on the same page and ready to improve this franchise for 2013.
Every team can improve, and the Seattle Seahawks are no exception.
It would be foolish to suggest that this team has no weaknesses, but it is arguably fair to suggest that this franchise does not have any glaring shortcomings.
Sure, there are areas that could stand to be upgraded.
Another pass-rusher would be good, and perhaps, another linebacker. Carroll and Schneider may need to discuss the offensive line and decide if injuries and development issues can be overcome.
In addition, there may be value in looking at free-agent wide receivers or drafting a young speedster.
When you look at the list of needs, it is not terribly long or urgent. Again, Seattle has some positions to address, and there's always value in building depth. However, most of the positional categories are in good shape.
The concept of momentum can obviously be a broad and somewhat nebulous quantity to measure.
Nevertheless, it seems fair to suggest that the Seahawks have positive momentum heading into next season.
Despite losing to the Atlanta Falcons in the playoffs, there are a lot of reasons for the fans to feel optimistic. Seattle is not an older team that was taking their last shot at winning. Rather, this is a young team with a future that is potentially very bright.
Obviously, anything can happen in the NFL. Players can regress, injuries can occur and teams can suffer tough losses to inferior opponents.
Still, it isn't hard to argue that this is a team that is on the upswing. 2013 could be very special.
Is it unrealistic to believe that Seattle can go 8-0 at home in 2013? Nope.
After all, the Clink crowd helped power the 'Hawks to a perfect record on the home turf in 2012, and the crowd noise continued to fuel the legend of the ruckus Seattle crowd.
Why is there optimism about 2013? Because the fans are not going anywhere. If anything, they may be even more ready to cheer on their beloved Seahawks.
Every 2013 Seahawks home game should be a hot ticket. Perhaps this time, the appreciative crowd will get to cheer on Seattle in a home playoff game.
Home-field advantage throughout the playoffs would be even better. It could certainly happen.


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BORGER - George Andrew Pigg, 72, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Littlefield with Jack B. Westbrook, Crescent Park Church of Christ in Littlefield minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors.
Mr. Pigg was a retired manager at Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Co. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews including Gary Pigg and Vicky Thompson.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 20, 2001
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Albion man dies after motorcycle crash in Crawford County
CONNEAUTVILLE -- An Albion man died early Sunday after a motorcycle crash Saturday in Crawford County.
State police at Meadville said Michael M. Machalinski Jr., 45, died after surgery at UPMC Hamot, where he was flown by medical helicopter.
A passenger on Machalinski's motorcycle, Meagan M. Moyer, 33, also of Albion, was released after treatment at Hamot, police said.
Police said the crash happened Saturday at 6:14 p.m. on Dicksonburg Road at its intersection with Route 18, which is in Summerhill Township south of Conneautville.
The 2005 Harley Davidson Road King was westbound when Machalinski applied a rear brake and the rear tire locked, police said. The bike skidded for more than 170 feet, spun and went down on its right side, continuing west until Route 18 and flipped onto its left side, ejecting Machalinski, police said.
Moyer also was ejected, police said. Neither was wearing a helmet, police said.


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SAN DIEGO -- Phil Nevin hit a grand slam with one out in the eighth, his second homer of the game, and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
It was just San Diego's fourth win in 19 games.
Trailing 4-2 in the eighth, the Padres loaded the bases on consecutive singles by pinch-hitter Dave Magadan and rookie Cesar Crespo, who replaced the badly slumping Rickey Henderson in the leadoff spot.
After Mark Kotsay's sacrifice, Oakland manager Art Howe had reliever Jim Mecir (2-6) intentionally walk Ryan Klesko to load the bases, then brought on sidearmer Chad Bradford to face Nevin.
Nevin drove a 2-1 pitch into the seats in left-center, his 15th homer of the season and second career grand slam. His first slam came May 19, 2000, at Atlanta.
Nevin hit a leadoff homer in the seventh off starter Gil Heredia.
Tom Davey (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Trevor Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances.
Terrence Long and Tom Wilson homered for the A's.
Devil Rays 6, Phillies 3: In St. Petersburg, Fred McGriff homered and drove in three runs.
The victory was the fifth in six games for the Devil Rays and left Pittsburgh as the only team in the majors that has not won three straight this season.
The Phillies have lost nine of 11 games and watched their lead in the NL East shrink to two games over the Atlanta Braves.
Tigers 6, Pirates 4: In Detroit, Tony Clark hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning and an RBI double in the third.
The Tigers won two of three against the Pirates after also taking two of three against the Milwaukee Brewers to give them back-to-back series wins for the first time in a month.
Orioles 5, Mets 2: In Baltimore, rookie Josh Towers won his third straight start and Jerry Hairston singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning. Chris Richard hit his team-high eighth homer for the Orioles, who salvaged the finale of the three-game series.
Towers (4-1) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings. In four starts since his recall from the minors May 28, the right-hander is 3-0 with a 1.20 ERA.
Rockies 8, Mariners 2, first game: In Denver, Shawn Chacon shut down the league's hottest team and also got his first major league hit.
Ben Petrick added two hits and two RBIs for the Rockies, who ended Seattle's six-game road winning streak.
The Mariners, who had won 17 of 18, fell to 49-14. Seattle tied the 1939 New York Yankees for the second-best 63-game start since 1900 after the 1912 New York Giants (52-11).
Chacon (4-3), a rookie who grew up in Greeley, about an hour northeast of Denver, gave up an unearned run and two hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 2: In Phoenix, Randy Johnson struck out 11 to move into 10th on baseball's career strikeout list.
Johnson (8-4) raised his total to 3,199, seven more than Ferguson Jenkins.
The Big Unit shut out the Cubs for seven innings, then left after walking Eric Young and giving up a single to Miguel Cairo to start the eighth. When he reached the dugout, Johnson slammed his fist into the bullpen telephone in disgust.
Reliever Byung Hyun-Kim got Sammy Sosa to fly out to deep center, then retired Ron Coomer to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Red Sox 6, Marlins 4: In Boston, Brian Daubach hit the first grand slam of his career and David Cone's comeback progressed with seven strong innings. Daubach's 11th homer of the season erased a 3-0 lead Florida had taken in the second on Mike Lowell's solo homer and Derrek Lee's two-run shot.
That was the only inning in which Cone (2-1) struggled as he allowed just two runners on a walk to Lowell and a single by Kevin Millar in his last five innings. Rich Garces replaced Cone to start the eighth.
Cone retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced. In his previous appearance, a 3-2 win over Philadelphia last Friday that was his first victory in nine starts, he retired 12 of the last 15 hitters.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 2001.
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Return to the mystical city of Wondariya: The toys are in revolt and no one is playing nice. The Most Extraordinary Toy Master has three days to make it right or all play will be abolished! Will he do it? A delightful show for ALL the family.
Saturday 5th December - 3pm and 6pm
Sunday 6th December - 3pm and 6pm
Wednesday 9th December - 7pm
TOY MASTER – The most extraordinary Toy Master has been creating the toys in Wondariya since anyone can remember. His magical talents moulded the best toys ever, but over time the toys of Wondariya have managed to forget many things of their childhood and began fighting over who the best toy is and forming gangs. The poor Toy Master has been given the chance to make a new toy that will bring peace to the land. Will he be able to fulfil the task?
SOLARIS – is the newest toy to be introduced to the city of Wondariya, she's sweet and innocent. Solaris is the quiet hero of Wondariya, while all the other toys fight over who she belongs to, she oozes newness and individuality to the whole city and helps the Toys re-discover what they'd forgotten.
PRINCE PHOENIX – is the leader of the Threenixes gang! He's cool, urban and princely. He uses his suave character to get exactly what he wants.
ECHO – is the carer of the city. She looks after the city very well making sure that everything is used in a worth while way. She's a big fan of everything being made of recyclable objects, but sometimes she does go overboard and makes everyone feel like they're not quite right - until she's done with them.
WILLESDEN BEAR – is the loving bear we all had when we were a child, caring and soft, he does nothing but love everyone he comes into contact with. However, sometimes his love turns needy and possessive and things don't go as according to his plan.
ELFIN SAFETY – is the leader of the High Court in Wondariya, she's strict and stern, but also has a strong love for the city and all she really wants is Wondariya to be peaceful and argument free! She does all she can to make the city what it used to be, but will it ever be?
Global Co-operation House
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Q: How do I obtain tickets for the Wondariya play?
A: All tickets are only available online at www.wondariya.org Please book your tickets online.
Q: How much are the tickets?
A: They are free
Q: How many tickets can I book?
A: You can book five tickets with one booking
Q: I am having difficulty booking my tickets online, what shall I do?
A: Please log-on to our website again and have another go. If you still have difficulty booking tickets please call Global Co-operation House on 020 8727 3350 and they will either assist you with your booking or transfer your request and someone will contact you.
Q: When do I have to register by?
A: All bookings are on a first come first serve basis. Please register online as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.
Q: Do I have to print the E-tickets and bring with me?
Q: What time do I need to arrive to secure my seats?
A: There are no numbered seating and so you cannot reserve seats in advance. The E-ticket is for entry purposes and does not guarantee a seat. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time of the play to ensure you have a seat.
Q: Can I bring young children?
A: The recommended age group is 6 years and above. We do not provide any crèche facilities. All children need to be with their parents at all times.
Q: Will there be a place to store pushchairs?
A: We will have an allocated space for folded pushchairs.
Q: Can I bring snacks for the children.
A: There is no food or drinks allowed in the Auditorium. We wish to keep the Auditorium clean for everyone's benefit and enjoyment of the show.
Q: Will there be cloakroom facilities?
A: There will not be any cloakroom facilities. Please keep all your belongings with you at all times.
Q: Is there facilities for wheelchairs or those needing lifts?
A: There is a lift facility available and we do have allocated spaces for wheelchairs in the back rows of the Auditorium. It is most helpful if we know in advance if one of your party is in a wheelchair. Please let us know by phoning 020 8727 3418. Unfortunately we cannot provide special parking for disabled people.
Q: Are there parking facilities at Global Co-operation House.
A: All the Wondariya plays are either in the evening or over the weekend and there is free parking in the area around Global Co-operation House after 6.30pm on weekdays. If you come earlier than 6.30pm, parking tickets are available from the shop on the corner opposite the fire station.
Q: Is the Brahma Kumaris a religion?
A: It is a spiritual university and the study taught is the practise of Raj Yoga, which is a meditation practice relevant to people of all faiths, or none.
Q: Why is it free?
A: This project is created and produced by students of Raj Yoga who are all volunteers and it is offered free as a service to the local community. The Brahma Kumaris do not charge for any of its activities
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Workers who sit at a desk most of the day may suffer neck and back pain, but life-threatening, work-related incidents tend to occur outside offices. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 40 percent of work-related deaths in the U.S. arise from transportation accidents. Another 16 percent involve contact with objects and heavy equipment, and 14 percent are caused by falls. Jobs that expose workers to these types of hazards tend to be the most dangerous ones in the nation.
Fishermen had the highest work-related death rate of any occupation in the country in 2010, according to the bureau. That year, 38 fishermen died on the job, which translates to a fatality rate of 152 per 100,000 full-time workers. Fishing is particularly dangerous because severe weather events can cause boats to become stranded and accidents can send workers overboard, putting them at risk of drowning.
Logging workers regularly use heavy equipment and cutting tools such as chainsaws that can result in serious accidents and death. Falling branches and broken treetops can also cause fatal accidents. The bureau reports 60 loggers were killed on the job in 2010, for a worker fatality rate of 93.5 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Airplane Pilots
Taking an aircraft into the sky carries the risk of encountering severe weather or mechanical malfunctions that cause a crash. In addition, if a pilot suffers a serious health event such as a heart attack or stroke during flight, it can result in a crash. The bureau says 78 aircraft pilots and flight engineers died on the job in 2010. This occupation had a death rate of 70.6 per 100,000 workers.
Farmers and Ranchers
Farmers and ranchers frequently use heavy machinery such as tractors to plant and harvest crops, raising the possibility of life-threatening accidents. According to the Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of Iowa, tractor rollovers are the most common cause of farm-related deaths. Cattle, horses and other large animals can also cause life-threatening injuries. The bureau reports 308 farmers and ranchers died in 2010. The fatality rate for this occupation was 42.5 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Mining Equipment Operators
Mining equipment operators use heavy machinery such as drills and cutting machines, sometimes hundreds of feet under the Earth's surface. Cave-ins and explosions are ever-present dangers for workers in mining jobs. The bureau says 22 mining machine operators died in 2010. The occupation fatality rate of mining equipment operators was 37 deaths per 100,000 workers.
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Employment costs advanced 0.7 percent from September to December
January 31, 2003
Compensation costs for private sector workers advanced 0.7 percent from September 2002 to December 2002 (seasonally adjusted), after rising 0.6 percent in the prior quarter.
Wages and salaries in the private sector inched up 0.4 percent for the second consecutive quarter, after larger gains earlier in the year.
Benefit costs for private industry workers were up 1.2 percent for the December quarter, compared with a 1.0-percent advance in the June-September period.
These data are from the BLS Compensation Cost Trends program. Compensation costs (also known as employment costs) include wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits. Learn more in "Employment Cost Index—December 2002" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-32.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment costs advanced 0.7 percent from September to December on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/jan/wk4/art05.htm (visited October 01, 2016).
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True to the form he showed while at BYU, Collie is meeting and surpassing expectations by his hard work and athletic skills. He's been playing the critical slot position in a Colt offense that goes three-wide with the majority of their sets.
A comparison of Collie versus those 16 drafted ahead of him would indicate that he was worthy of at least an early second-round pick. Here's how Collie stacks up against all those drafted ahead of him heading into week 15 of the NFL season:
7th pick of the 1st round: Darrius Heyward-Bey, Oakland Raiders - 9 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown
10th pick of the 1st round: Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers - 37 catches for 473 yards and 2 touchdowns
19th pick of the 1st round: Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Eagles - 46 catches for 623 yards and 4 touchdowns
22nd pick of the 1st round: Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings - 48 for 681 yards and 6 touchdowns
29th pick of the 1st round: Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants - 38 for 685 yards and 6 touchdowns
30th pick of the 1st round: Kenny Britt, Tennessee Titans - 38 for 642 yards and 3 touchdowns
4th pick of the 2nd round: Brian Robiskie, Cleveland Browns - 5 for 92 yards and 0 touchdowns
18th pick of the 2nd round: Mohamed Massaquoi, Cleveland Browns - 29 for 546 yards and 2 touchdowns
19th pick of the 3rd round: Brandon Tate, New England Patriots - 0 catches and 1 rush for 11 yards
20th pick of the 3rd round: Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers - 32 for 530 yards and 3 touchdowns
21st pick of the 3rd round: Ramses Barden, New York Giants - 0 catches
23rd pick of the 3rd round: Patrick Turner, Miami Dolphins - 0 catches
27th pick of the 3rd round: Deon Butler, Seattle Seahawks - 11 for 130 yards and 0 touchdowns
35th pick of the 3rd round: Juaquin Iglesias, Chicago Bears - hasn't been able to participate due to injuries
7th pick of the 4th round: Mike Thomas, Jacksonville Jaguars - 33 for 311 yards and 0 touchdowns
8th pick of the 4th round: Brian Hartline, Miami Dolphins - 24 for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns
27th pick of the 4th round: Austin Collie, Indianapolis Colts - 50 catches for 540 yards and 6 touchdowns
Collie leads all rookies in receptions and is tied for first in touchdowns. There are those that have more yardage, which is due to them playing on the outside as opposed to his slot position, but based on a one-year sample it is readily apparent that Collie was very undervalued on draft day.


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a. Find the total admittance YT in polar form.
b. Draw the admittance diagram.
c. Find the voltage E and the currents IR and IC in phasor form.
d. Draw the phasor diagram of the currents Is, IR, and IC, and the voltage E.
e. Verify Kirchhoff�s current law at one node.
f. Find the average power delivered to the circuit.
g. Find the power factor of the circuit, and indicate whether it is leading or lagging.
h. Find the sinusoidal expressions for the currents and voltage if the frequency is 60 Hz
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"Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty" is arguably the most talked-about social science book of 2012. James A. Robinson, a Harvard political scientist, and Daron Acemoglu, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, collaborated to find and outline answers to a big question: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
After 15 years of research and looking at historical evidence from the Roman Empire, Mayan city states, medieval Venice, and across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, Robinson and Acemoglu conclude that it is man-made political and economic institutions that matter most.
The authors also take a look at some of the big issues for today: Will China's authoritarian growth model trump the West? Will the US falter? How can economically struggling countries—such as Burma—achieve prosperity?
Simon Roughneen discussed Burma with the the authors, getting their thoughts on what might come next for the country that is on a military-backed reform course, after a half-century of army rule.
Question: In your new book you discuss how governments often become "extractive institutions," effectively looting the country they are supposed to govern and undermining development in the process. This sounds remarkably like Burma under the military junta. So do you see Burma—at least in its pre-2011 guise—as a case in point for your thesis?
Answer: Yes, absolutely. The "extractiveness" of the political institutions is manifest in two ways, we think. First, political power has been narrowly controlled by the army. Even now that there has been an opening of the system, this is really just an attempt by the army to institutionalize their power in a way which they think will be more enduring.
Second, the state is not very strong. For example, there are large, almost independent parts of the country outside of the Irrawaddy Valley. The extractive political institutions have led to an extractive economy to the benefit of the military elite but at the expense of Burma's development.
Q: In 2010, a few weeks before the Burma parliamentary elections, you wrote, "Burma's rulers may be paving the way for their own eventual eclipse." In the light of the elections and the developments in the country since, do you think this "turkeys voting for Christmas"-type assessment still stands?
A: As we said above, this is obviously an attempt to institutionalize military rule, but it may backfire. For example, to make the thing work and look serious, they had to allow Aung San Suu Kyi out of house arrest and let her run.
They hope to manage this, make the regime look more respectable. But it is a gamble for them, they may fail. If they do, it will be much harder now to use repression like they have in the past, so we were just arguing that the transition was more hopeful than the status quo, where a really successful attempt to overthrow the military might just have led to civil war. Now there is more hope for change, though of course if there is change, the military still intends to be able to influence it. But again, this is probably better than the previous situation.
Q: Many of the old oppressive laws are still on the books in Burma, and in February UK consultancy Maplecroft released a report saying that, despite reforms, "corruption, a weak legal system and judiciary, continuing human rights abuses and a lack of protection for investors are also significant risks that may take some time for Myanmar to fully address." What institutional changes does the Burmese government need to implement to effectively bring about reform, in your view? And will merely changing the laws on paper be enough, in the Burmese context?
A: Well, we are not Burma experts. To suggest detailed reforms you need to know the country well and understand how institutions function today. However, we wouldn't doubt that there are bad laws on the books. Hopefully these will not be enforced (like the clause in the Alabama constitution which says that whites and blacks cannot be schooled together).
For things to get better, passing laws is not the thing to focus on, or even economic reforms. The thing is that political institutions have to change and become more inclusive. Which means that the state has to become stronger and political power has to be more widely spread. At some level, this rests on the failure of the military's legitimization strategy. If that succeeds, Burma will likely be condemned to a long period of extractive economic institutions and very poor growth. We would think that if political change really comes then there will be a lot of real pressure to reform things like the judiciary, clamp down on human rights abuses, etc.
Q: Some reviews of your book suggest that the role of intangibles such as culture, religion, were not dealt with in your thesis. Some might say that this needs to be factored into any analysis of Burma, given that over the years, the ruling junta has undertaken some startling and in some ways inexplicable decisions, such as changing the country's currency to notes denominated in multiples of 9, decisions which some Burmese put down to the rulers' attachment to various forms of arcane superstition. Could good institutions and effective rule of law have reined in or prevented such lurid follies?
A: I don't think that we deny that culture, religion or values can matter in some situations or contexts. But we do argue that they cannot account for the big patterns that you see in economic development in the present or the past. It could be that in this specific case the military have so much power they can do anything they like, including silly things if it gets into their heads. Some people claim that the great leap forward in China was like that—Mao would get these harebrained ideas (a blast furnace in every village) and nobody dared contradict him. But if you had good institutions there would be constraints on things like this happening.
Q: You appear skeptical about the China economic development model, which has been touted as something to be emulated by other developing economies, not least as Western economies have been struggling in recent years. What are the dos and don'ts you see in China that the Burmese government would do well to pay heed to, given that China has a massive economic and business presence in Burma?
A: We don't think it is a model. For one thing, there seems to be a giant confusion about the nature of Chinese economic growth since the late 1970s. This growth came when the Communist Party stopped trying to control every aspect of peoples' lives. This did not happen because of the party, but despite it. If you look at the economy today, the dynamism is in the private sector that the party has reluctantly allowed to flourish.
So I do not see the model for Burma there. So the don'ts are, don't regulate the economy the way the Chinese state did. Of course, the role of the state is crucial in providing infrastructure and basic public goods like order and education, but what Burma needs is a flourishing private sector.
Q: Burma's recent glasnost has been compared to Vietnam's doi moi and subsequent opening up—establishing diplomatic and economic relations with the US in the 1990s. Since then, many multinationals have set up shop in Vietnam, including Intel, which opened its biggest plant anywhere near Saigon in late 2010. However, Vietnam's inflation woes and recent corruption scandals have tarnished the Vietnam brand somewhat. What are the lessons to be learned from the Vietnam experience for Burma?
A: This is a hard question. I would have thought the history and institutions are very different. Vietnam has a strong centralized state and made a lot of economic gains by transitioning away from socialism, like China. But Burma does not have a strong state. The military might be powerful, but our sense is that the state is not well equipped to provide public goods. Also, the country never had Vietnamese-style socialism. So we would say there is a lot of potential for foreign investment, but the state has to be strong enough to enforce contracts, property rights. That seems to be the main issue.
Imponderables including illogical and unpredictable measures seem to be the norm in ruling by whim, but things are starting to change from dire necessity. Their clever legitimizing plans for a new lease of life may well backfire as pressure mounts on all sides within and outside the country. A slippery slope for both govt and opposition. We'll soon see who will slip first. Still it's as good a place as any to start for things to move on, and carry on pushing we must.
While it's stalling on account of the oath before taking up their seats in parliament, why don't we focus on Shwe Gas Project and its potential devastation of our country? All together…Heave!
Burma is not not a communist country although it had beed ruled under military dictatorship since 1962 till 2010. Ruling elite were all militarist under martial law. The rulling clas also knows that what is democracy, but they were reluctant to follow democracy due to coup d'etat they made elected government.
China communist government also supported the military government since the time of GeneralNe Win's era till 2010. So Burmese military can continue to control brutally to majority public systemmatically.
US also neglected Burma nearly 50 years although some of EU countries had supported Burma up to before economic sanction came into force.
Colonial power Great Britain had little supported Burma up to 1973 Ne Win era. During cold war time Burma was siding eastern block mostly doing business with Eastern European countries, so at least it can survive certain extent.
But when Than Swhe came into power, his greedyness made him to side
china under bribery and corruption, situation was forcing him to do so due to absent of US relation with Burma. Tha's why it was US responsibilty to make Biurma again a properous country same as soon after its's independence era till 1962 before military government came into existance.
Shallow selfishness of the military rulers, blinded by selfish plans to enrich themselves materially, will hinder if not grind the whole recovery process to a halt…it is not in their hearts to bring their own country, their own fellow country men out of poverty, it is themselves they want to enrich at any cost, even if it means committing …anything.
There is a reason why country fail and I supposed no government want it. However, if the governments are weak enough to foresee the impacts of their action and policy, they even cannot notice the sign of failure and end with chaos. So the government should promote for strong institutions to prevent that situation. But in some case they have already destroyed their institution power and don't know where should start again. But strong political will prevails against all backlash. Public and institutins need to read,copare, take lessons from others and try to fulfill the needs of majority.
General Ne Win Destroyed Burma,Displaced and Disperced Burma's Population World Over, Hunger and Poverty never experienced during Japanese Occupation by People, went Hungry, Fear and Intimadation took over When Business Nationalized 1962!
The Movie Dr Zivago's type Revolution was Reactivated in Burma by General Ne Win's Army.
"Might is Right!" Was prevaling rather than "Right is Might!"
The Business Nationalized, PAST FIFTY YEARS, not been COMPENSATED!!!!
CITIZEN BORN IN BURMA, TREATED AS FOREIGNERS, COULD NOT GO TO COLLEGE TO BECOME DOCTORS AND ENGINEER etc:
General Ne Win, I wonder is in "HELL or HEAVEN"
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PAMPA - Jerry Dennis, 71, died Friday, May 31, 2002, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Fred Palmer, pastor of Carpenter's Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Dennis was born Nov. 19, 1930, and attended school in Clovis, N.M. He moved to Pampa in 1969.
Survivors include his wife, Eva; a son, Greg Dennis of Lubbock; a daughter, Rhonda Hamel of Alpharetta, Ga.; a brother, Ed Dennis of Roswell, N.M.; two sisters, Maxine Garrett of Ruidoso, N.M., and Dorothy Grant of California; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Carpenter's Church, 639 S. Barnes St., Pampa, TX 79065; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.
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Daniel James King Sr.
Daniel James King Sr., 80, died Thursday, May 30, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in New Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Romaine, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors.
Mr. King was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He was a retired auto mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle; three sons, Daniel King Jr. and Donald King, both of Borger, and Charles Burse of Austin; five daughters, Ethel Jackson, Carolyn Burse, Marian Cunningham, Delana King and Wanda Salinas, all of Borger; two sisters, Julia Thomas of New York City and Josaphine Peters of Austin; 40 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
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Elijah Zane Menchaca
PLAINVIEW - Elijah Zane Menchaca, infant son of Ricky and Vanessa Menchaca of Plainview, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Trinity Fellowship Church with the Rev. Steve Rogers, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents; a brother, Roman Ray Ramos of Plainview; his grandparents, Leonel and Sylvia Esquivel, and Raul and Linda Menchaca Sr., all of Plainview; and his great-grandparents, Pedro and Florinda Barretero of Plainview, Santos and Olivia Basaldua of Tulia and Leonel and Aurora Esquivel of Fieldton.
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Clara Mae Carter
CLARENDON - Clara Mae Carter, 94, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, in Pampa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church in Clarendon with the Rev. Truman Ledbetter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Carter was born Oct. 15, 1907, in DeLeon. She married Amul Cyrus Carter on July 24, 1927, in Camey, Ark. She came from Arkansas to Lelia Lake in 1928, then moved to Clarendon in 1945.
She had worked at Dixie Cafe, Jake's Steak Out and Mrs. Bromley's Restaurant in Clarendon. While employed at Mrs. Bromley's, she was written up in Texas Monthly Magazine as "The Fastest Waitress in the West."
Later she was the cook for Clarendon Chamber of Commerce. She joined First Baptist Church in Lelia Lake in 1932 and later became a member of First Baptist Church in Clarendon.
She was preceded in death by her husband on July 17, 1970; a sister, Laverne Howard; a brother, Guy Daniell; and a grandson, Adam N. Carter on April 29, 2002.
Survivors include three sons, Garth Carter of Clarendon, Jimmy Carter of Amarillo and Neel Carter of Miami; two sisters, Mary L. Carter of Sherman and Mavis Loe of Jefferson; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2002
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LOGAN, N.M. - Nancy D. Box, 62, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, in Albuquerque.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Logan Cemetery with the Rev. Darrell Roberts officiating. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home.
Mrs. Box was born Nov. 22, 1939, in Weatherford, Texas.
Survivors include her husband, Keith; three sons, Jeremy Box and Gary Night, both of Logan, and Tommy Knight of Portales; two daughters, Virginia Knight and Tamara Box, both of Logan; two brothers, Joe Glaze and Kenneth Glaze, both of Clovis; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2002
A. Spencer Harrell
CLOVIS, N.M. - A. Spencer Harrell, 50, died Thursday, May 30, 2002.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home.
Mr. Harrell married Debra Matkins on March 21, 1996, in Key West, Fla. He was a building contractor.
Survivors include his wife; his mother, Lavera Harrell of Farwell, Texas; and aunts and uncles, Jimmy and Gerri Allison and Floren and Glen Ray Thompson, all of Clovis.
The family suggests memorials be to Spencer Harrell Memorial Fund, in care of Firstbank, P.O. Box 1569, Clovis, NM 88102-1569.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2002
Walter Frederick Forbes
BOISE CITY, Okla. - Walter Frederick Forbes, 86, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boise City Cemetery with Galen Smith officiating. Arrangements are by Cimarron Mortuary.
Mr. Forbes was born Oct. 20, 1915, in Fowler, Kan. He married Carol Peterson on Nov. 28, 1964, in New Mexico.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Marjorie Griswold of Yukon; and two grandsons.
The family suggests memorials be to Cimarron Nursing Home and may be left in care of the mortuary.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2002
Marion D. Williams
DENTON - Marion D. Williams, 78, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Sanger.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in DeBerry Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Larry Kruger officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Williams was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Wynnewood, Okla. She married Wilbur "Bill" Williams on Jan. 10, 1988, in Lewisville.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Margaret Wilkinson of Electra; two sons, William E. Hamilton of Spring and Merrill D. Hamilton of Haltom City; and three grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 1, 2002
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Denis Lebedev-Guillermo Jones Purse Bid on February 6
By Jake Donovan
It's s(p)it or get off the pot time for Guillermo Jones. This time, the WBA means it.
The world's most inactive titlist has been ordered to face interim cruiserweight beltholder Denis Lebedev, the WBA announced Wednesday afternoon. A purse bid hearing has been scheduled for February 6 at the WBA headquarters in Marabella, Panama.
Jones (38-3-2, 32KO) claimed title status in 2008 with a 10th round stoppage of Firat Arslan. Getting the 6'4" cruiserweight in the ring since then has proven to be a daunting task.
Just two title defenses have followed, spaced out over three years and with his last ring appearance coming in Nov. 2011, a 6th round knockout over fringe contender Michael Marrone. The fight came one day after Lebedev (25-1, 19KO) gained interim title status after scoring a landslide win in his native Russia over faded legend James Toney.
The ordered purse bid comes after repeated efforts to get the two fighters in the ring, though through no fault of Lebedev. The Russian knockout artist has won four straight since a controversial points loss to Marco Huck in Dec. 2010. Included among the streak are wins over Toney as well as Roy Jones, Jr., whom Lebedev violently knocked out with barely any time left on the clock in their May 2011 bout.
Jones was rumored to face Lebedev last December – already rescheduled from an earlier attempt and shortly after being downgraded to "Champion in Recess" due to his excessive inactivity. True to form, the Panamanian pulled out of that fight as well, forcing the WBA to take action and call for the fight to go to the highest bidder.
Lebedev kept the December 17 fight date, knocking out Santandar Silgado of Brooklyn in four largely uncompetitive rounds.
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com. Follow Jake on Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
The real question is why the eff is Jones considered anyone's champion after defending two times in four years? What a ****ty organization. Lebedev should tell the WBA to eff off and sign for the best fight available because Jones…Comment by MJ223 on 01-24-2013
[B]The WBA needs to make up their mind who there full champ is[/B]Comment by Levity on 01-24-2013
[QUOTE=Mikhnienko;12950186]Ummm what the fuk. The WBA made Lebedev the full Champion and stripped Jones after he backed out for the 3rd time a few months ago. Now Jones is a Champion all of a sudden??????????[/QUOTE] Same here; I thought that…Comment by Freedom. on 01-24-2013
Guillermo Jones doesn't want to fight Lebedev, it's never going to happen. The WBA should realize that by now.Comment by BostonGuy on 01-24-2013
Lebedev shouldn't waste his time chasing a fight with Jones, he's just gonna string him along only to cancel again. I'd much rather Lededev secure a fight with Chambers. Eddie is relatively known amongst boxing fans and will make this…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (8)


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Geale: I Will Exploit All of Golovkin's Question Marks
By Edward Chaykovsky
WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26KOs) will have a real challenge on his hands, says two-time former champion Daniel Geale (30-2, 16KOs) of Australia. The HBO televised bout is taking place on July 26th at New York's Madison Square Garden. Geale knows he will enter the fight as a major underdog when he faces Golovkin, but the Australian fighter is relishing that role because it motivates him even more to win the contest.
"I know I have a tough fight ahead of me. I've been pitted against a great opponent and I need to get the job done whether it is at Madison Square Garden, Tasmania, Las Vegas or in Sydney, I just have to do the job. He has all the skills, he has a lot of experience, but the good thing for me is I know he'll go into this fight thinking I'll be one of his better challenges," Geale said to Fairfax Media.
"So, he regards me as a better challenge, he doesn't imagine I'll beat him. Over there they'll all think I'm the underdog and don't think I'll even get close. I'm enjoying that, being the underdog ... I'm thriving on it. Golovkin is very good at what he does, but in saying that there are a lot of question marks next to his name and I'm going to exploit all of them."
[QUOTE=takingaim;14714779]No not really, it's more like because they were struggling to find him opponents because everyone's ducking him.[/QUOTE] Well he had a fight for April 26th that got cancelled so that's not really true.Comment by takingaim on 07-01-2014
[QUOTE=Sparkysouthpaw;14714130]Except it's been 5 months and that's because his father died..[/QUOTE] No not really, it's more like because they were struggling to find him opponents because everyone's ducking him.Comment by Suckmedry on 07-01-2014
[QUOTE=Cuban Linx;14713670]Golovkin already beat Geale convincingly in the amateurs. That jab will give Geale problems, and so will the power. Golovkin by TKO in round 6. The corner will be forced to throw in the towel.[/QUOTE] I didn't know they…Comment by bojangles1987 on 07-01-2014
[QUOTE=LWO;14713765]smh, Geale would whip Macklin, Stevens, Rosado and Ishida on the same night. This is going to be a WAR! GGG better pack a lunch, he's in for a long night :boxing: :boxing: :boxing:[/QUOTE] Geale lost to Darren Barker. All…Comment by Golovkin on 07-01-2014
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Three teenagers accused of holding up two men on mopeds in New London last month so that they could go "joyriding" are now navigating the state judicial system.
Hassan Foster-Carney, 18, of 320 Central Ave., Norwich, made his first appearance Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Susan B. Handy in the court where major crimes are heard. Foster-Carney, who is charged with fifth-degree larceny and first degree robbery, is free on a $50,000 bond. He told the judge he is in the process of hiring an attorney.
"Are you aware that the maximum sentence for first-degree robbery is 20 years?" Handy asked Foster-Carney. He said yes. She ordered him to have no contact with the co-defendants or victims and continued the case to Sept. 5.
Dwayne Miller, 18, of 26 Jefferson Ave., New London, is due to appear before Handy on Tuesday. He is also charged with first-degree robbery and fifth-degree larceny. He is free on a $25,000 bond.
The name of the third defendant, a 17-year-old, has not yet been made public due to his age, though the case is expected to be transferred to the adult docket due to the seriousness of the charges. Senior Assistant State's Attorney David J. Smith is prosecuting.
According to a report by New London Patrolman Benjamin Burbank, police were called to Wendy's restaurant on Colman Street at 12:49 a.m. on July 13 for the robbery of a motor scooter.
The two male victims, both 21 years old, told police they went to the restaurant to meet a friend and were there for just a couple of minutes when a car pulled up and three males approached them and asked if they could ride the motor scooters. The victims said they refused because they feared the males would steal the bikes.
The victims said one of the males pulled out what appeared to be a silver revolver and started yelling at the victims to give them the scooters. The one with the gun told the victim to start his scooter and to "not even think about taking off," according to the report.
The victim said he started his scooter, and the man with the gun pushed him off it and rode off, according to the report. The other victim said he pretended he couldn't start his scooter. He said the male "got nervous and ran off."
Officer John Michaud located a person on West Coit Street matching the description of the stolen bike, a red TaoTao 50cc scooter, according to the report. The police took the victims to West Coit Street for a one-on-one identification, where they both positively identified Foster-Carney as being the person who did not have a gun at Wendy's.
Foster-Carney told police he came to New London for a high school graduation party. He said the 17-year-old got out of the car and went over to the two victims and said, "Man these scooters are dope." Foster-Carney told the officer that the teen suddenly pulled out a gun, pushed the scooter's driver off and rode away.
Miller, the other defendant, told police that when the trio noticed the victims on the scooters, "they came up with a plan to get the scooters for some joyriding."
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March 15, 2014
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The Loyola University Maryland men's and women's rowing teams opened the 2014 season on Saturday at the Jesuit Invitational Regatta hosted by Saint Joseph's University.
The women's freshmen eight started off the days events taking third behind Boston College and Saint Joseph's. The rookie boat of Serena Rivera, Dakota Corvalan, Carter Lahey, Amanda Fleck, Alyssa Villani, Lindsay Hilliard, Carly McMahon, Sofia Pinheiro, and Colleen Hanna recorded a time of 8:38.1.
The women's varsity four finished fourth behind the work of Shannon Connelly, Colleen Metzler, Melissa Cortes, Megan Lothian, and coxswain Lindsay Superczynski. The squad recorded a time of 9:13.4, taking fourth-place overall.
On the men's side, the novice four and varsity four combined to create the Greyhounds' eighth boat. Emily Arcese, Juan Cadavid, James McCarron, Michael Blume, Cooper Manning, John Turner, Matthew McCarthy, Christopher Keyloun, and Coldel Reynolds took to the water and crossed the finish line in 7:08.4.
The men's varsity eight closed out the regatta taking fourth in 6:28.1. The men raced the same rowers that scrimmaged Michigan during the Spring Break training session in Georgia, testing out Craig Spicer in the stroke seat. Cox Patrick Flynn, Walter Horan Filip Zigic, Joe Wawrzynski, Theodore Fortier, Robert Moore, Bryan Carney, Craig MacAdams felt confident prior to the race, as the new lineup was arranged to maximize the individual traits of each rower during time in Georgia.
Loyola returns to action on Saturday, March 29, as the Greyhounds travel to Cherry Hill, N.J., for the Murphy Cup on the Cooper River.
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The Angle is a monthly publication that provides an overview of the National Economic Department's work around key Economic Justice issues. It is unique in that it captures the Economic Department's most up-to-date information in a fun and colorful way! Go to the resources section of the NAACP Economics Programs Department's webpage (www.naacp.com/econ) to view the January 15th Edition!
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Dr. King once said that voting is the foundation stone for political action. In this election year, it is more critical than ever that the work of African American & Latino communities begins with that foundation – our right to vote
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When new [HIV] infections in young Black gay men increase by nearly 50 percent in 3 years we need to do more to show them that their lives matter." -President Barack Obama, December 1, 2011
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I have been a part of the fight to end AIDS for over 27 years, and in the words of the NAACP, "Much has changed, much has not!" Our people still act as if the AIDS epidemic belongs to someone else.
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This year, two-thirds of state legislatures have introduced laws that undermine the right to vote. December 10, at the Stand for Freedom Rally, we launched a year-long civic engagement campaign that will protect the right to vote for more than 5 million Americans.
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HUMBLE — Margaret Hellen Simmons, 88, of Humble died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa with the Rev. Alan Wilson, pastor of First Baptist Church of White Deer, officiating. Burial will follow in White Deer Cemetery in White Deer. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Ms. Simmons was a deputy assistant tax assessor collector in White Deer for 10 years from 1962 to 1972 and served as city secretary of White Deer for seven years from 1972 to 1979. She moved to El Paso in 1979, where she worked for Socorro Independent School District for the next 24 years.
Survivors include a son, Roger Simmons of Bryan; a daughter, Melanie LaBree of Humble; two foster sisters, Savolia Schmutzler of Westcliffe, Colo., and Janie Felton of Childress; seven grandchildren; and six great-
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- 12th Dee Brown, American author (b. 1908)
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- 13th Zal Yanovsky, Canadian musician (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1945)
- 17th James Hazeldine, English actor (b. 1947)
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- 18th Wayne Owens, former U.S. Congressman (D-Utah) (b. 1937)
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- 24th Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (b. 1920)
- 24th Laci Peterson, American murder victim (b. 1975)
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The Westport Young Woman's League members arrange various charitable collections and food drives for organizations that help people in need in Westport and our neighboring communities. Some of the organizations we support include: Homes with Hope (Community Kitchen, Gillespie Shelter, Bacharach Community), The Westport Department of Human Services, CT Department of Children and Families (Children's Bank), Cardinal Shehan Center, Mercy Learning Center, Caroline House, Ralphola Community Center, Project Alpha, Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Norwalk/Bridgeport Hospitals.
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The Homes with Hope Community Kitchen in the center of Westport serves meals to men, women and children 365 days a year. The League provides dinner and dessert the third Thursday of every month for approximately 40 people. This opportunity is one of most popular Community Service events because it provides food to people in need in our town.
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Each holiday season since 1980 the Children's Bank, a program of the Children's Connection, has reached out to those children most in need in our communities. The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides us with a list of specific holiday wishes collected from the children they serve. These children are abused and at-risk children, many of whom are living in foster families and struggling with frightening and unclear futures. For many children this is the only gift they will receive. League members donate a gift written on ornaments from our Wish Tree.
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The Westport Young Woman's League collect gifts and helps to organize an annual Holiday Store for the children who attend the Ralphola Community Center in Bridgeport. These children earn points for good behavior at the center and doing their homework for school. They use their points to "buy" gifts at the Holiday Store for their parents and siblilngs. The following day, the parents "shop" for their children. For most of the kids at the center, this is the only gift they or their parents will receive during the holiday season. The kids learn the value of giving and are so excited to be able to give a gift to their family members.
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June 22, 2007, 04:38 PM
Hello Gunners, i'm looking at a Hi Power but some folks are saying the quality is not as good as the old ones.
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June 22, 2007, 05:35 PM
I say horse poop, the MKIII's use cast frames, but only because they hold up better than the early forged frames, particularly in .40 cal. The finish on the older guns might be a tiny bit better (comparing blued to blued), and I think they do a very good job with the current coated finish. I don't find the fit to be much, if any, better on the older pistols. Remember that the BHP was always a combat pistol, so reliability was more important than having the ultimate is slide/frame tolerances.
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June 22, 2007, 05:46 PM
What do "they" mean by older? The early ones had a humped feed ramp that was not conducive to feeding anything other than ball ammo. The newer ones are stronger, have better sights, ambi safeties, and a strong finish.
June 22, 2007, 08:04 PM
A lot of people complain about the "assembled in Portugal" change from Belgian made and Belgian assembled.
I have never really noticed any difference in quality between my all-Belgian P-35 and my two newer Browning rollmarked ones with the dreaded Portuguese assembly. They all shoot very well, and they all need some trigger work coming out of the box (or dropping the mag safety) to be truly perfect.
June 22, 2007, 09:03 PM
"They? Who the hell is THEY?"--"The Wild Bunch, 1969--
If anything, they are probably a bit better.
Mr. Camp ought to be along shortly anyway.
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June 22, 2007, 11:16 PM
Hello. It just sort of depends on what you define as "better". Some of the '60's vintage T-Series Hi Powers (called that because there is a "T" in the serial number) had polished bright blue finishes not seen today. Until the advent of the Mk II, most Hi Powers came with checkered walnut stocks like the ones that come only on the "Standard" now.
On the other hand, the fixed sight pistols had smallish fixed sights that some folks could use at speed but that many Hi Power users wanted to replace with higher visibility sights. The classic Hi Powers more frequently had better trigger pulls than today's guns, at least that's what I remember, but some were poor...quite poor...just as today. Sadly, Hi Power trigger pulls have never been their most endearing feature though I have seen both new manufacture and old classic Hi Powers with much better than expected trigger pulls straight from the factory.
The older guns had a smallish single-side thumb safety. Many preferred either an extended or extended ambidextrous safeties and FN finally obliged with the Mk II in the 1980's and continued with the Mk III, the "chasis" for the Hi Power models seen today.
I like and own both but if I had no Hi Power nary a tall and found an older one that was like new and a NIB Mk III, I'd probably buy the latter. The reason is that I find them just about fine to go from the box once the factory grips are replaced, the hammer spur bobbed, and trigger work done. The same things might very well be required on the older gun, but with the addition of some larger fixed sights. The feed ramp would likely have to be "throated" to remove the hump if I wanted the gun to reliably feed other than FMJ ball rounds. The straight feed ramp first seen on the Mk II eliminates this problem completely...at least it has in my experiences with the Hi Power. (This is for me and my perceived needs; others might very well feel differently.) The Mk III-type Hi Powers we see in the US almost always have the internal firing pin safety and the ejection port has been altered to prevent slide cracking, which could (infrequently) appear in heavily shot classic Hi Powers using really hot ammunition.
I've shot both the older Hi Powers for years and have more than a few rounds through the Mk III and its kin. I prefer the latter for a shooting gun.
This is my first Hi Power. It is an older '71 commercial and started life as a blue adjustable sight Hi Power. It has been customized and has served well and reliably for decades.
Out of the box, I find the current Hi Powers to meet my "needs" out of the box with but a few changes that can usually be done at home.
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Whichever you wind up with, you will find an exceptional pistol that needs a bit of tweaking to be at its best in my opinion, but one that will serve well.
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