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Take Ormen Lange, the name of the deep-sea field 75 miles (120 km) from Nyhamna. Hover over the sea above the enormous gas reservoir and you won't see a rig. Instead, the company overcame under-water peaks, subzero temperatures and powerful currents to build extraction installations directly on the seabed half a mile (1 km) below the surface. In a couple of hours extracted gas reaches the Nyhamna plant, where it's processed and sent to the U.K. via the world's longest underwater pipeline (it's a trip that can take as little as two days...
Since his election to the Elysée on a platform of deep and sweeping reform, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has repeatedly pledged a "rupture" with the past habits, attitudes and endless calculating that have frozen so many of his country's previous governments into virtual immobility. One area he's done just that is in assembling his government under the ideologically blind policy of "ouverture" - the "opening" of cabinet posts to erstwhile leftists opponents whose talents Sarkozy believes will serve the nation well. But while initially applauded by many pundits for ignoring traditional hostilities that have previously made bipartisan...
...researcher estimates that the United States could save 30% of its health care costs if conservative (but effective) practices were adopted nationwide; another organization approximates national savings due to a single-payer health care system at $350 billion per year, more than enough to insure all Americans. These deep-rooted flaws mandate that the United States’ health care system undergo a complete overhaul, with the goal of universal health care coverage in a single-payer health care system. That goal will remain frustratingly elusive until “socialized” medicine loses its stigma in our society...
...Long Walk Home” is the standout track, featuring everything that’s great about Springsteen and his band. The song starts with acoustic guitar and Bruce’s vivid lyrics, rich with neighborhood nostalgia: “I could smell the same deep green of summer / Above me the same night sky was glowin’ / In the distance I could see the town where I was born.” Suddenly, the track picks up as the drums and piano kick in. Bruce’s guitar and Clarence Clemons’ saxophone both issue...
...Harvard Crimson film page introduces a new section, Deep Focus, in this week’s issue. Geared to provide you cineastes out there with quality material for cocktail party conversation, Deep Focus will feature interviews, commentaries, and analyses, all offering further insights into current films still playing in theaters. We hope you enjoy it. —The Arts Board It’s no easy task to make a movie musical resemble real life. But according to Jim Sturgess, star of the Beatles-infused, Julie Taymor-directed film “Across the Universe,” it?...