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...main caretaker at the orphanage, Ms. Bui Thi Thanh Tuyen, said there was a reason that Pax - usually known as an exceptionally cheerful child - was caught off guard Thursday: wasn't actually told by the staff that he was being adopted that day. "We did not say anything to him, afraid we might put pressure on him and more frightened," Tuyen said. "We just told him that we are taking him out. You are going to play outside - play with a mother and father...
...Vietnamese officials objected, saying it was improper to "equally" pray for soldiers in the U.S.-backed South Vietnam army, not to mention American soldiers. "The spirit of the Vietnamese people doesn't agree with the idea of praying for foreign imperialists coming to kill millions of Vietnamese," says Bui Huu Duoc, director of the government's Religious Affairs Committee for Buddhism. So Nhat Hanh agreed to change the name to simply "Grand Requiem For Praying," though his supporters say the spirit of the ceremony remains the same...
...finish with Chang in the 200-yard butterfly. Freshman Alexandra Clarke won the 100-yard butterfly. The first relay of the night, the 200-yard medley relay, also produced double winners. The Harvard “B” team, composed of freshmen Natalia Festa and Tiffany Bui as well as junior Jaclyn Pangilinan and O’Connor, took first in the event. Harvard’s “A” team finished in second. Pangilinan won her second event, leading a one-two finish with Colling in the 100-yard backstroke. HARVARD 190, BROWN 107 Three...
...Colling led a 1-2-3 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, followed by senior LeeAnn Chang and Pangilinan in second and third, respectively. Harvard boasted two other sweeps. Senior Noelle Bassi, Morgan, and O’Connor swept the 200-yard butterfly, while Chang, Colling, and freshman Tiffany Bui swept the 200-yard breaststroke. The Crimson’s final win came in the 200-yard individual medley, which was won by senior Jessica Davidson with junior Linnea Sundberg following in second. Harvard finished No. 2 and No. 3 in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events, with...
...million in government funds to bet on soccer matches; in Hanoi. Binh, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing himself, resigned last Tuesday, hours before the arrest of his deputy, Nguyen Viet Tien, charged with violating government rules on fiscal responsibility. The scandal erupted in January when Bui Tien Dung, the head of a ministry road-building unit, was arrested on suspicion of corruption...