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...this is just a first step. Vahia and his colleagues hope to piece together a solid grammar from the sea of impenetrable Indus signs. Their August paper charted the likelihood of certain characters appearing in parts of a text - for example, a fish sign appeared most frequently in the middle of a sequence and a U-shaped jar sign toward the end. Bit by bit, the structure of the script is coming into view. "We want to find the bedrock against which all further interpretation of the language should be checked," says Vahia. Down the road, he imagines he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...opened up a bitter divide in the country, it forced stand-up comedians to take notice - and take sides. Even with a President who's no longer a ready-made joke, for comedians, there's no going back. As for Obama, he'll need to watch his step. Those White House rugs can be dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedy in the Obama Age: The Joking Gets Hard | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...ability to garner support from other politicians, even those who disagreed with him, was exemplary. However, the next generation of public servants need not have a famous last name to be equally effective. We hope that present and future legislative leaders study Kennedy’s successes and step up to fill the void he left behind...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Farewell to a Senator | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...Prime Minister Taro Aso, conceding defeat, said he would step down as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Opposition Scrambles To Form Transition Team | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...Blood ties may explain why China, which has been one of the Burmese regime's biggest supporters - it has shielded the country from U.N. criticism and poured in foreign investment while Western countries have strengthened economic sanctions - took the unusual step last week of castigating the junta for the Kokang situation. The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned Burma that it should "properly handle domestic problems and maintain stability in the ... border region." The stability-obsessed Chinese government presumably isn't pleased with gun battles on its southern flank, including stray fire that claimed the life of a Chinese citizen in Yunnan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Violence Erupted on the China-Burma Border | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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