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Nationwide, many students appear to be dipping into Arabic and Chinese, but not continuing their studies. According to the MLA report, the ratio between introductory level and upper-level enrollments is still dramatic, citing an 8 to 1 ratio for Arabic and a 9 to 2 ratio for Chinese...
Compared to its usual benighted state, recent events in Burma appear to offer a glimmer of hope. On his return from a six-day visit, United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari told the Security Council on Nov. 13 that the situation in Burma was "qualitatively different" from how it was during September's brutal crackdown against Buddhist monk-led democracy protests. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate opposition leader, was allowed to meet with members of her party for the first time in three years, and released a statement saying she looked forward to "a meaningful and time-bound...
...movie industry works. In the decade that the U.S. military spent in Vietnam, only a few films surfaced, including John Wayne's bombastic The Green Berets and De Palma's anarchic comedies Greetings and Hi Mom! It took years for The Deer Hunter, Coming Home and Platoon to appear and leave their indelible marks. The great Iraq movie--like a solution to the current Iraq quandary--is still a thing to hope...
...meantime, scientists caution that the news that children with ADHD appear to follow normal brain-development patterns, albeit a few years behind their peers, should not be taken as an O.K. to throw away their Ritalin. To the contrary, one of the study's co-authors, Dr. Judith Rapoport of the National Institute of Mental Health, says another study the team just submitted for publication (but which has yet to be peer-reviewed) suggests that in a few key areas of the brain that relate to attention and focus, kids with ADHD hew more closely to typical development trajectories only...
...website for their ministry based in Newark, Texas, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland commit to "teach Christians worldwide who they are in Christ Jesus and how to live a victorious life." And they appear to be victorious in theirs, with books in 22 languages, a global crusade schedule and a TV show reaching millions. No less a luminary than presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is advertised to appear on the show for six days straight to discuss "character in the Bible...