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...West might regard him as backward, but Than Shwe, 76, sees himself as a bold reformer who took a bankrupt nation and threw it open to foreign investment, who built not just roads and bridges but a grand new capital called Naypyidaw - "Abode of Kings." The reality is a little different. Foreign trade has enriched the junta; the Yadana natural-gas project alone has earned the regime $4.83 billion since 2000, according to the Washington-based nonprofit EarthRights International in a recent report. But most Burmese still live in wretched poverty. The new capital is an expensive boondoggle...
...first day, B division waited for five hours, and then finally sailed one race that probably shouldn’t have been held,” Santangelo said. “The wind really died at the end, and there was one major uncalled-for wind shift that just threw everyone for a loop. Flip a coin, and if you chose the right side of the course, you won the race, and if you chose the left, you got dead last...
Beyond the philosophical implications of his question I had to admit that he was right. I think this was where I threw in my request to go to a tournament so I could see the debate team up close, maybe get to know something. It seemed to be a logical rejoinder...
DiSilvestro threw a few fakes and then rocketed the ball overtop a ducking keeper...
Harvard allowed only seven first downs in the first three quarters, while quarterback Collier Winters threw two second-quarter touchdowns, and Cheng Ho scored two touchdowns in his first start of the season...