Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bedeviled China in recent years. A new openness to foreign influences has brought rock music, motorcycles and even punk-style haircuts to China's cities. But the shock of the new is never easy, and many people are discomfited by the changes. An older generation regrets the passing of ancient traditions, and nearly everyone fears inflation, which was virtually unknown for more than 30 years but is now a growing problem. The result has been a continuing battle for China's next century, with reformers desiring relatively rapid modernization and conservatives advocating a more cautious approach...
...Geochemists Gary Landis of the U.S. Geological Survey and Robert Berner of Yale reached their startling conclusion after analyzing tiny air bubbles trapped in bits of amber, the aged and solidified resin of coniferous trees. They placed the amber inside a vacuum chamber, then cracked it to let the ancient air escape. They found that it was 32% oxygen, compared with 21% in the modern atmosphere...
...premise is different from the jigsaw puzzle, which has one and only one solution. The tangram usually comes with a booklet (or in ancient China, several volumes) which are filled with pictures that the solver creates with the seven pieces with which he or she is provided...
...first vessel was discovered near the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Cheops, or Khufu. Work at the new site began two weeks ago. The trick was to probe the chamber without disturbing the interior -- including the 4,600-year-old air that might reveal secrets of the ancient atmosphere...
...Harvard (3-1 Ivies, 5-1 overall), a second loss in the tight Ancient Eight could mean an early exit from the league race...