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...announcers at the Nov. 15 fight couldn't even pronounce his name correctly. Recah Trinidad, a boxing writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, recalls the dismay he felt as Pacquiao took a glancing right cross from Barrera and stumbled to the canvas. "I was just praying he would finish the bout with respect," says Trinidad. "When he went down, I thought, 'Ah, my prayers were not heard...
...southern tip of the lawless province of Mindanao, which is wracked by separatist fighting and kidnapping. Many of the residents are poor tuna fishermen, yet growing up, Pacquiao and his family were so impoverished that their neighbors pitied them. "He was a bright boy but didn't finish school because of poverty," says Jognard Verzoza, who went to elementary school with Pacquiao. "You could tell how poor his family was by his clothes...
...worst-case scenario of only eight reading days—but with the semester presumably fresher in our minds during that period, requiring less relearning, we should still be all right. Reading period is one of Harvard’s best institutions, and we can keep it and still finish the semester each year by Dec. 19 or Dec. 22 at the latest...
Before she can finish the thought, Hoge interjects excitedly to plug Jeremy Enigk and his album Return of the Frog Queen, a strong influence on the film. “You have to get this album, it’s just great. It created this beautiful melancholy sound, and I just felt that this was the tone I wanted for the film; the sense that there was a sadness, but underneath it there was an undercurrent of hope...
...game was Ruggiero’s and Chu’s last shot to go out in 2004 on a winning note. Instead, the second place finish stands rank and file with a whirlwind of emotions that has rounded out the year, especially for Ruggiero...