American Kaleidoscope

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(1) Mary Beth Marklein, Chinese college students flocking to U.S. campuses.
USA Today, Dec. 8, 2009.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-08-1Achinesestudents08_CV_N.htm

Note: University of Nebraska's football team is nicknamed Cornhuskers,
because it is an agricultural state.

(2) Jonathan Saltzman, Diabetic to begin career as diplomat; Sued after
offer was rescinded. Boston Globe, Dec. 12, 2009.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/12/12/diabetic_to_begin_career_as_diplomat/
(An American woman who has type-1 diabetes settled a lawsuit against US and
will serve on a trial basis)

(3) Katherine Q. Seelye, Zen and the Art of Hospital Care. New York Times,
Dec. 13, 2009.
http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/zen-and-the-art-of-hospital-care/?scp=1&sq=zen%20hospital&st=cse
(Beth Israel [Medical Center in New York City is] one of the few hospitals
where ordained Buddhist monks serve alongside priests and rabbis.")

My comment: After reading the first three paragraphs, there is no need to
read the rest.


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