Dear Yuki,

The U.S. is having a very confusing presidential election. This has not

happened since 1888. Here is a website where you can see numbers from old

elections:

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/closerace1.html

In our system, we are _not_ a democracy. We are a _republic_. That means

that We do not choose the president directly. We choose electors by

state. The electors are the "electoral college."

There are many places on the Web to get more news on the American

election. Here is the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/

They have easy-to-read English.

Our weather is cooler. The leaves have changed color. The maple tree

in my front yard is a bright yellow. We still have not had a frost. The

frost is late this year. I will plant tulips and daffodil bulbs soon.

I have begun Christmas shopping.and

This week's lesson is at:

http://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/susan.stiner/cgu/technology2k.htm

Sincerely,

Dr. Frederic M. Stiner CPA

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