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...Houston Petroleum Club, now high atop the city's ExxonMobil building, had always been where oil executives and adventurers gathered to discuss "bidness." But these days, more and more energy executives are meeting at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, where Tiger Woods recently played, to discuss their deals. So, it shouldn't have been too surprising when Halliburton Chairman and CEO David Lesar announced that he was moving the headquarters of the enormous oil construction and logistics company to the business capital of the United Arab Emirates. The rest of the industry was migrating that way already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye, Houston. Hello, Dubai | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...competition with a lot of great teams,” Green said. “It’s a great atmosphere and a pretty quick track.” The Harvard track and field team will be back in action over spring break when the Crimson travels to Houston for the Texas Southern Relays. “We have three weeks off before our next meet,” Barrett said. “I would hope that we can all get healthy and better...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Illness, Injuries Lead to Poor Performance | 3/4/2007 | See Source »

...Zealand apple." Finally, he offered a defense of the global food economy: "When I was a little boy--I'm 53 years old--being able to get oranges from Florida or produce from another state was a very big deal because the local-produce availability where I lived in Houston wasn't great. People back then didn't have nearly as diverse a diet as we do now, and you might also point out their life spans weren't as long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eating Better Than Organic | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

...HOUSTON Wowed by the performance of New Balance's Zip 8505 ($85), customers who bought it last fall are buying again in spring colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The A List: Sneakers | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...small group of talented musicians selected by competition. The best of these become Guzik Foundation Award Winners. This year, Ukrainian-born winners Dinara Nadzhafova and Ilya Petrov are coming to Sanders Theatre at Harvard as part of a tour covering major U.S cities, including Chicago, New York, Houston, and Miami. By the age of 10, when most of us were still learning how to add and subtract fractions, Nadzhafova was playing the piano in musical festivals and even snagging first place in a few international competitions. Now, at 17, her résumé of prizes has grown lengthy. Nadzhafova?...

Author: By Alina Voronov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Winning Pianists Arrive | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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