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Russia's vast reserves of oil and gas stand it in good stead at a time of high oil prices and growing international concern about future energy supplies. In 2006, Putin made use of them to bolster Russia's position in the world to the strongest it has been since the cold war ended more than 15 years ago. "He's using the advantage of high oil prices to make Russia count," says Margot Light, a Russia expert at the London School of Economics...
...picture quality is your main concern, go with the Philips. Its sturdy design adds to its charm, though it is, compared with others on the market, high in price and low on frills. Digital Foci's Image Moments costs a bit less and comes with a remote control for photo juggling from a distance. It has features like MP3 and video playback. You can even change its style to fit your décor with 10 optional decorative frames ($20 each at digitalfoci.com) If you have already purchased another brand, my advice is, Don't throw out the gift receipt...
...this new application process will affect applicant numbers. “Instead of 19,000 regular [decision applicants], we’ll have 23,000 or 24,000 overall applicants, I think, but who knows what the number might be,†Fitzsimmons said. There is, however, the concern that applicant numbers might decrease as potential students may apply and accept early decisions at other schools such as Yale and Stanford. “That’s been an issue for a very long time,†he said. “Previously we were always faced...
...Speaking to a foreign policy group in Philadelphia last week before his resignation, Turki did say that Iran's nuclear ambitions were "clearly a concern for the global community." But in sharp contrast to the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Iran, he stressed that "we speak directly with Iran on all issues. We find that talking with them is better than not talking with them...
...Suzuki and Hideki Matsui to the U.S. Major Leagues was inevitable, and Japan is proud of his success, if a bit worried that expectations in Boston might be running too high. (Japanese fans may be a little fuzzy on Beantown's traditions, though. Toshiyuki Nagao, a lifelong fan, expressed concern that "there are many academic and white-collar people in Boston, who might not appreciate baseball's earthy passion." Nagao-san, you'll find plenty of earthy passion in the Fenway bleachers.) But some guardians of the Japanese game fear that Matsuzaka's departure means that the 86-year...