TIME Magazine October 1, 2007 Vol. 170 No. 14

TIME Magazine
October 1, 2007 Vol. 170 No. 14

• COVER: Fight for the Top Of the World - As global warming melts the Arctic ice, dreams of a short sea passage to Asia--and riches beneath the surface--have been revived. With Russia planting a flag on the ocean floor at the North Pole, Canada talking tough and Washington wanting to be a player, who will win the world's new Great Game?
• WORLD: China's Olympic Warmup - A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers — on its own terms
• SCIENCE: Little Green Schoolhouse - As students learn about energy efficiency, their school buildings increasingly practice it
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: The Caffeine Habit - Time was, you got your lift from a cup of joe. Now more and more products come with a kick