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Meanwhile, about 7,800 miles from Portsmouth, the Argentines braced to defend the British territory that they had invaded on April 2. C-130 Hercules military transports marked with the sky-blue and white colors of Argentina roared back and forth between the tiny island capital of Port Stanley and their mainland base, 600 miles away. The aircraft brought food, ammunition, trucks and members of the Argentine 9th Infantry Brigade to bolster the 2,500-man invasion force. In Buenos Aires, the government made further preparations for battle. Some 80,000 Argentines who had just finished their year of compulsory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Face-Off on the High Seas | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...history, the scene is drawn-out and painful, making it the most reverent of the Shakespearean tragedy in the ballet. When Juliet awakes to find her lover’s dead body beside her, she instinctively wraps her legs and arms around him and rocks him back and forth. Their bodies meld into one another, transcending the line between life and death, as she dances with his limp form. It’s as if her spirit dies at the sight of Romeo, and the knife is just an afterthought. The visceral nature of “Romeo and Juliet...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Romeo, Juliet, and...Ballet? | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

Senior U.S. officials in Baghdad don't seem too worried that the six-month deadline Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr set for his militia's unilateral cease-fire is about to lapse. "There has been some communication back and forth that appears to indicate that it will continue," said Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. officials say the cease-fire was a major factor in lowering violence across Iraq, where an ongoing surge of U.S. forces is now focused primarily on fighting Sunni extremists. "I would say it probably caused us about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al-Sadr's Fragile Peace | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...something completely freak by chance and it kind of takes him out, but he is one of the fastest skiers in the league. He’s just got to do it consistently. I think he could be top 10 pretty easily.” The Alpine team put forth fewer skiers than usual, as captain Matt Basilico and high-performing freshman Margie Thorp were both sidelined due to injuries. This coming weekend, the Crimson hopes to field a full team for the final races of the season at the Middlebury Carnival, which doubles as the EISA Eastern Championships...

Author: By Kara T. Kelley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Flurry of Nines Continue for Harvard | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...just accelerated to the top of her game very quickly.”The play also marked an important personal milestone for Brine, as the assist was the 100th point of her collegiate career. Up until Buesser’s goal, however, the game was a back-and-forth affair.Princeton struck first, capitalizing on a power play opportunity eight minutes into the game. Tiger Brittany Salmon got the puck past Crimson sophomore goalie Christina Kessler to give Princeton the 1-0 advantage.But Harvard didn’t stay behind for long. At 11:48 in the first, a shot...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Wraps Up Regular Season ECAC Crown | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

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