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...bonanza just waiting to be tapped, one of the last great frontiers in the hunt for hydrocarbons. "I and a lot of other people in oil companies working in East Africa have long been convinced that it's the last real high-potential area in the world that hasn't been fully explored," says Richard Schmitt, chief executive of Black Marlin Energy, a Dubai-based East Africa oil prospector. "It seems, for a variety of geopolitical reasons, that more than anything else, it's been neglected over the last several decades. Most of those barriers are currently being lowered...
...Bloomberg is about to find out. Moon and Lee kicked their idea up the company's corporate ladder, and last August Bloomberg Sports was formed. The goal is simple: to replicate the company's smashing success in the financial world, where the $1,500-a-month Bloomberg terminals are in many ways the lifeblood of the industry, into the sports world. Bloomberg is starting with baseball. The company has just launched its fantasy product, which costs $31.95 for the year and is available on MLB.com. It's the first consumer product in the company's history - Bloomberg sells its expensive...
...history has taught us anything (Ron Paul for President! Snakes on a Plane!), it's that even the most dedicated of Internet campaigns have a tough time achieving much in the real world. And despite his efforts, Sendek says he doubts hella- will become an officially recognized prefix anytime soon. After the story in the Bee, Sendek says he received an e-mail from the chairman of the Consultative Committee of Units at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, the group tasked with creating worldwide standards for scientific prefixes. "He said he appreciated the humor but didn't think...
Pfoho hosts some of the best d-hall dances on campus, such as the 90s dance and Make it Rain, which some old pfalums even flew in from around the world to attend this year (kind of wish we were kidding about this). The annual Miss Pfoho and Pfamily Pfeud events give House mates a chance to embarrass each other and themselves. It's the people and House spirit that really give Pfoho its oomPf...
Most of Lowell’s useful common spaces are underground. It is a pretty ugly world down there, but at least you'll be protected from the elements. When the weather gets bad, you can get pretty much wherever you want to go in Lowell via the tunnels. There are two classrooms in the basement, which are great for study groups. There’s also the library, which doesn’t have bars over its books. For a more lively studying environment, you can work in the dining hall, which is always open and usually pretty well...