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...kids, they seem to adjust to life at Harvard better than some first-years. "I like it," states an unequivocal Basia, age ten. She is particularly happy about having close friends, like Zachary, an eighteen month-old mini-Matherite. Christina Gomez, house tutor and mother of eight-month-old Sofia, claims her daughter "loves having 400 of her closest friends with her constantly. She has these big cute cheeks that always get pinched ." Sofia can often be found having picnics on the floor of the dining hall with her colleague Avery, the eight-month-old son of Dr. Vincent Cryns...
...streets'' district was once home to 60 temples, shaded by the red-tile roofs of old shop-front ``tube houses''--so called because many, as deep as 50 m, are only 2 m to 3 m wide. Now the neighborhood is becoming dominated by boutiques, bars and ``mini- hotels'' of cheap cement and glass. ``The ancient city is being destroyed,'' says Mayor Hoang Van Nghien. He is also concerned that the huge dikes that protect Hanoi from the Red River may collapse under the weight of new homes and hotels, causing a devastating flood...
Retailers have now gone over the edge making sure we can all find The Hat in our size: I've seen toddlers bundled in snow suits capped with mini-Russian Intellectual Hats, looking like they're sporting small beagles on their heads...
...sort of mini-upset that can ever so slightly nudge overconfidence out of the way, number three seed freshmen Rishaad Bilimoria actually had a bit of a hard time dispatching Austin Perkins...
Sometimes it seems as if all the great sports heroes are dead or deadbeats or accused of killing somebody. Are Pete Rose, Mike Tyson or O.J. Simpson role models? Only if the role is on a TV mini-series. The list of troubled sports stars goes on and on. Tennis prodigy Jennifer Capriati's substance abuse. Incorrigible rebounder Dennis Rodman's hairstyling and discipline problems. And, of course, Tonya Harding. It all makes you wonder if there is any hope for sports heroism...