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Changing a village.


The Vietnamese (human language) Vietnamese - An Asian language that, like other CJKV languages, requires 16-bit character encodings but, unlike them, does not use Han characters.

While normal Vietnamese has not used Han characters since the 18th century, the standards TCVN 5773 and TCVN
 still suffer the effects of 45 million liters of Agent Orange sprayed on their country during the war, and so Vietnam vet vet

common idiomatic version of veterinarian.
 George Mizo, himself a sufferer, and veterans from six other countries built the Vietnam Village of Friendship, a treatment and housing facility for children born with deformities related to the toxic herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. . Filmmaker Michelle Mason's powerful video The Friendship Village is a 50-minute documentary about Mizo, the building of the village, and how this place of healing Healing
See also Medicine.

Achilles’ spear

had power to heal whatever wound it made. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad]

Agamede

Augeas’ daughter; noted for skill in using herbs for healing. [Gk. Myth.
 and hope is a concrete reminder that transformation and reconciliation are possible, even among enemies. www.bullfrogfilms.com
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Title Annotation:New And Noteworthy
Publication:Sojourners
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:9VIET
Date:Feb 1, 2004
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