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...rather, it's the new version of the old world. In the early 20th century, as the age of oil dawned, the globe's imperial powers- Britain, Germany, Russia-jousted for 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...
...While globe-trotting students have in the past relied heavily on other schools’ study abroad programs—Harvard only offered two choices in 2003—Harvard has increased the number of Summer School programs it is offering this summer to 10 programs, including ones in Beijing, the Czech Republic, Oxford, and Barcelona, up from seven last year...
...experimental psychology, but the project he has been working on since 1998 would make plenty of scientists cringe. Nelson heads the Global Consciousness Project, which is based on the theory that emotionally charged world events will cause blips in the output of random-number generators scattered around the globe. He and his colleagues believe they have already documented that effect in the aftermath of Princess Di's death, the 9/11 attacks and, more benignly, in the wave of international optimism that seems to settle over the world each New Year's Day. The simple electronic devices that generate the random...
...slam-dunk a basketball. Yoda was a hero my size. Dan Madsen, Former President The Official Star Wars Fan Club Aurora, Colorado, U.S. Although I have been an ardent moviegoer for more than 35 years and I am aware of the millions of Star Wars fans around the globe, I don't care that this is Lucas' last in the series. That his movies have amassed billions of dollars in worldwide box-office receipts doesn't make Lucas a great filmmaker. If he wants to prove himself, let him come up with something in addition to spaceships and special effects...
This year’s class includes a Baghdad correspondent for the New York Times, an independent documentary filmmaker based in Mass., and the London bureau chief for the Boston Globe...