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Roland Besenval is a magician. With a few words and expansive hand gestures, the French archaeologist conjures a magnificent city from the millenniums-old ruins that crown a windswept plateau in Afghanistan's far north. Stabbing a finger in the direction of misshapen hillocks made of eroded mud brick, he describes massive battlements built to repel barbarian raiders from the north. Balkh, as the city was known, would have needed them. More than 1,000 years before Marco Polo visited its ruins, Balkh was renowned throughout the ancient world for its fabulous wealth and advanced culture. It was the birthplace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...went top-shelf to seal the regular-season title.Dahm and Grandmont-Berube combined for 31 saves, while Kessler and Martin finished with a total of 23. The Crimson was 2-for-8 on the power play and held Clarkson to just one goal in six opportunities.With the regular-season crown taken care of, Harvard’s focus is now squarely on the postseason.“Today’s the end of the regular season, Monday’s a brand-new season for us, and it’s time to take one game at a time...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Offensive Surge Continues as Team Blows Out Clarkson | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard took a different road through its conference slate this season, the end destination was the same. With its 6-1 thrashing of Clarkson on Saturday, the Crimson claimed its second consecutive and sixth overall ECAC regular-season title.Harvard finished one point ahead of St. Lawrence for the league crown, while Princeton slipped by a fading Dartmouth squad on Saturday to grab third place.Not bad for a Crimson team that was under .500 just seven weeks ago.“It means a lot, because I’m sure there were a lot of people who counted...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Seniors Go Out in Style | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...Having climbed back from a rocky start, Harvard has the chance tonight to finish the season by reaching the goal it had from the beginning: winning the ECAC regular-season crown...

Author: By Matt Dasilva, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: League Crown at Stake in Final Weekend | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

Fortunately, our leaders solved those problems long ago, by boldly appointing czars to clean them up. So naturally, now faced with the near death of the U.S. auto industry, the government's impulse was to crown a car czar. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saying No to a Car Czar: A Smart First Step on Detroit | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

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