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...know what it's like to line up thousands of Roman troops--from the legionnaires to the attack dogs--and bring them thundering down on your enemies? If you've had the chance to play Rome: Total War (for PC; $49.99), the best real-time strategy game yet made, the answer is yes. The level of battlefield detail is amazing, going far beyond previous Total War titles, set in medieval Europe and imperial Japan. You can direct the entire bloody battle from a distance or zoom in and see the reflection in a single soldier's helmet. You will need...
...three recently signed preliminary agreements to work with state-controlled Gazprom, an oil-and-gas behemoth in which German power company E.On holds a 6% stake. And there is widespread speculation in Moscow that Sibneft, an oil company with proven reserves of 4 billion bbl., controlled by billionaire Roman Abramovich, could be in play...
...Statoil, are trying to get a foothold. All three recently signed preliminary agreements to work with state-controlled Gazprom, an oil-and-gas behemoth in which Germany power company E.On holds a 6% stake. There is widespread speculation in Moscow that Sibneft, an oil company controlled by billionaire Roman Abramovich with proven reserves of 4 billion bbl., could be in play. Sibneft was scheduled to merge with Yukos until Khodorkovsky's troubles erupted. Abramovich and Yukos jostled for power for weeks afterward, until the merger finally unraveled earlier this year, prompting speculation that Sibneft may be looking for a Western...
...Council showed that co-trimoxazole, a cheap antibiotic, can reduce by 43% the death rate of children infected with HIV. Split Decision CHILE The predominantly Catholic country's first divorce law came into force six months after being approved by Congress in the face of strong objections from the Roman Catholic Church...
This borrowing of traditions and allusion even goes back to ancient Roman poetry. Prof. Thomas points out the striking similarities between a verse in Dylan’s “Lonesome Bay Blues” and a passage in the English translation of Virgil’s Aenied...