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David Von Drehle picked the right guy to top your 10 Best College Presidents list [Nov. 23]. As you disclose, Gee took a pay cut to return to Ohio State University, but not reported is that he earned more than $220,000 in bonuses this year--all of which he gave back for student scholarships. Gee leads academics by inspiration. Buckeyes and the nation can now cheer for an OSU academic team that impacts the world with innovation...
...appears to have peaked. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups, new infections are declining in most states, though the virus continues to spread in Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as remote parts of the U.S. Experts also caution that H1N1 might return later this winter. The virus has killed at least 6,700 people worldwide since April...
...discovering photos on the social-networking site that purportedly showed her having fun. Nathalie Blanchard, who had been on paid sick leave after getting a diagnosis of depression, says insurer Manulife stopped sending monthly checks this fall, saying her Facebook photos illustrated that she was well and ready to return to work. Manulife has not commented on the case...
...Island Apart Nestled in one of the most backward parts of one of the world's least developed nations, the Ramu mine has emerged as an acute example of resentment against China Inc. In 2004 P.N.G. Prime Minister Michael Somare returned home from Beijing, triumphant at having snared the country's largest foreign-investment project to date. The euphoria was short-lived. Landowners brandished slingshots and announced they wouldn't sign off on their tribal territory being used for mineral extraction, no matter what document was signed in China's Great Hall of the People. Environmentalists cried foul over plans...
...spoke of Beijing's ability to "promote peace, stability and development in that region." In New Delhi, this was read as a sign of U.S. acceptance of China viewing South Asia - India's neighborhood - as part of its own sphere of influence. Chellaney sees the statement as a "return to a kind of Cold War thinking where two great powers can dictate terms to a lesser one." China's long-standing border disputes with India and its building up of the Pakistani military make many in New Delhi reluctant to welcome Beijing as a benign presence...