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...decades of unfettered economic growth-most notably a growing urban-rural income divide and burgeoning social unrest-Beijing's leaders are looking to soothe the masses by filling a spiritual vacuum left by the demise of Marxist ideology. In landmark comments earlier this month, China's top religious official, Ye Xiaowen, rejected decades of state ambivalence toward religion by telling the state's Xinhua News Agency that "religion is one of the important social forces from which China draws strength." Ye singled out Buddhism for its "unique role in promoting a harmonious society"-China's catchphrase for promoting social development...
...would have on the faculty’s relationship with the president. “There was little to be gained and a lot to be lost” from actually holding the vote, he said. Some students at Case seemed nonplussed by the vote. Case freshman Allen Ye described the turmoil as “more of a faculty thing...
...Ye that still goest on to Lamont/ though darknesse closest wearie eyes...
...that the point system is “far from perfect,” but added that it was necessary to take into account the differences between the two schools in order for the competition to remain fair. The president of Yale’s blood drive program, Irving Ye, thinks that the point system should be modified to better reflect the college’s differences before next year’s drive. This year, Harvard managed to raise its blood quota by nearly 12 percent. Yale’s total dropped more than 6 percent from last year...
...perceived stereotypical divide between the Yee-Haw province and Ye Olde Canada grew wider last week when Alberta Premier Ralph Klein plunked down a series of health-care proposals that collectively hit the country like a splash of cold water. Dubbed the Third Way, the bulk of the province's health-care "policy framework" is laudable stuff, though mostly not revolutionary. The first proposal, for instance, is to put patients' interests first. But mixed among the ideas, planners included an out-of-the-box proposal that would allow private clinics to offer certain services currently available only under Medicare...