Word: easternism
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...nine men are buried in a stony field beyond an orchard of pomegranate trees in the village of Zambar, in eastern Afghanistan. Above their graves, multi-colored flags ripple in the mountain wind - deceptively cheerful reminders of the black day when Australia's Special Air Service came to this valley...
...control of newly discovered oil fields in the Caucasus, Central Asia and later the Middle East. The struggle became known as the Great Game. A century later, the game is on again as China scrambles to secure its energy future, roiling markets and even ensnaring the U.S.'s Middle Eastern policy in the process. In the past year China's energy companies have signed deals for oil reserves in Africa, Iran and Canada. In Russia, Beijing has lobbied hard against Japan for a pipeline to bring Siberian oil east to China. And last week Chinese Premier Hu Jintao welcomed Uzbekistan...
...semi was basically Eastern Sprints and Pac-10s, part two,” sophomore varsity two-seat Andrew Boston said. “We had no idea how fast Cal and Washington were...
Among the 88 students, just over half are social science concentrators. The other half is about equally divided between the humanities and the natural sciences, said Coakley, who is also a senior lecturer in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations...
...Cavaliers, which managed to take second in the team standings due to victories in the second varsity and varsity four events, claimed fourth in 6:24.22, while Eastern Sprints champion Yale (6:25.89) and Ohio State (6:26.96) rounded out the field...