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...Liechtenstein, the Rhine River, Europe's mightiest waterway, is just a swift alpine stream. Above the spotless streets of the capital, Vaduz, looms Vaduz Castle, and above that nothing but snow-capped peaks. It is hard to imagine this idyllic mountain principality with 35,000 citizens as the heart of Europe's axis of evil. Yet secret agents, investigators and a growing chorus of politicians in Germany, the U.S., the U.K. and even Australia are convinced that this tiny enclave is up to no good. German lawmakers have barraged Liechtenstein with such epithets as "rogue state" and "den of thieves...
...season at third. Schellberg, who batted .311 in her freshman season, contributes solid hitting in addition to a quick glove. There should be no doubt that Harvard has the talent to be playing in the championship tournaments late in the spring. But what will it do early?Rain and snow have made outdoor practice a rare event for the Crimson. Despite indoor facilities in the bubble, without the chance to get much outdoor practice, the expected early season kinks may be a bit tougher to ameliorate. “We’re all really, really excited to start...
...feel it? Spring is just around the corner. Yes, the weather is still cold and yes, snow is still in the forecast, but this weekend the Harvard Track and Field squad will travel to Ithaca, N.Y. to compete in the Indoor Heptagonal Championships, which caps off the 2008 winter season. “When we’re in the doldrums of December, when the spring season seems far off, we always look forward to Heps,” men’s captain Brian Holmquest said. “It brews in us.” Second only...
...still like the snow, I think it’s really pretty,” Soumya Nettimi ’11 said...
Rain is scarce in these snow-peaked Himalayas of northern India, and summers bring dust storms that whip across craggy brown slopes and sun-chapped faces. Glaciers are the sole source of fresh water for the Buddhist farmers who make up more than 70% of the population in this rugged range between Pakistan and China. But rising temperatures have seen the icy snow retreat by dozens of feet each year - to find evidence of global warming, the farmers simply have to glance up from their fields and see the rising patches of brown where, once, all was white. Knowing...