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...fact: When freshman bee co-host George A. Thampy '10 (of "Spellbound" fame) competed in the National Spelling Bee in 1999, he misspelled "kirtle" as "curtle"—the same way that contestant Julie M. Zauzmer '13 did in this week's competition. “My sympathy was all with her in that moment,” he said. The error had cost Thampy the championship, causing him to place third. Fortunately for Zauzmer, her stakes were lower...
...She’s one of the biggest reasons I came to Harvard,” Farni said. “She has an awesome reputation in and outside of Harvard. She’s widely respected, and that’s only reinforced by the fact that she’s been invited to coach some of the U.S. national teams. All of the success we’ve had is due to her guidance, careful recruiting, and knowledge of the game...
...made a career out of maintaining control over his emotions, Woods' apology seemed refreshingly wobbly. The nervous man at the mike was a Tiger Woods many people had never seen before. There was a catch in his voice, and his delivery was tense. The fact that Woods is not a fluent public speaker probably worked in his favor. If sentences like "I'm embarrassed. That I have put you. In this position," sounded a little Terminator-esque, they could be forgiven, given the circumstances. (The setting, with a weird blue "magic show" velvet curtain didn't help the awkwardness either...
...Chinese people and seriously harms Sino-U.S. relations." The comments are in line with what Chinese diplomats have said after the Dalai Lama met U.S. leaders in the past, during warmer times between the two nations. Part of Beijing's restraint this week may be due to the fact that the meeting came during the Chinese New Year, the country's biggest holiday, when most officials are on leave. But after China allowed a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to visit Hong Kong this week, China is sending signals that it doesn't want ties to decline too sharply...
...some volunteers are pretty clueless, giving you three different answers to the same question. And too often, they pester attendees for the wrong reasons. For example, ushers at the speedskating venue are fond of telling people to clear out of empty areas for fear of blocking traffic, ignoring the fact that the area is empty. (See TIME's full coverage of the Winter Olympics...