energy, but for much less time.

In the coming years, more news is expected on the fusion front as projects like the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) go online. Located in the south of France, ITER will employ the world's largest experimental tokamak reactor and will be the biggest experiment in fusion to date. The EAST facility has indicated that it intends to be directly involved in ITER and will lend their experience and expertise.

Though we are still many years away from fusion reactors solving all of our energy concerns, it is good to know that we are taking the appropriate steps towards making it a reality. Who knows? Someday, our children (or grandchildren) may look back at the early 21st century as the "pre-fusion era" and wonder howWorld Match Play golf championship began in Australia last week with a lot of familiar names—Els, Lehman, Sutton—and one unfamiliar one, an event sponsor called Accenture.

But once a $175 million advertising blitz kicks in, the whole world will realize that Accenture is simply the new moniker for Big Five professional-services stalwart Andersen Consulting. The longtime golf sponsor left its old name behind when it officially split with its audit parent, Arthur Andersen.

Accenture, which is meant to connote both an "accent on the future" and a spirit of adventure, enters the new millennium with immense competitive advantages. Global 2000 customers—the only IT buyers with money left to spend—want the security of an established, profitable services vendor, and Accenture already has strong ties with that client base.

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