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...that it should have some impact in Kenya, and in most of the developing world.” Sambu said he hopes to work with a team of researchers at Oxford that is trying to develop a needle-less aerosol vaccine delivery system. Such a mechanism would allow for fewer infections, less pain, and for children to get vaccinated at a younger age. “I believe science can play a prominent role in helping the economies of Africa in catching up to the rest of the world,” he said. Sambu added that he is compiling...
...swimming and diving team made a statement of its own in defeating league foe Columbia, 195-105. Harvard now heads into the Thanksgiving holiday with a perfect 3-0 record. Last week, the Crimson snagged league victories over Cornell and Dartmouth by using its depth. Harvard won fewer events than the Big Red, but it managed to gain the edge in points by grabbing several second and third places. This weekend, however, the Crimson swimmers touched the wall first in 12 of 16 races, allowing Harvard to cruise to an easy victory over the Lions. The Crimson divers wasted...
...acres of crops. More than 2,000 people were killed, according to official numbers, and the toll could eventually reach 10,000. But even as Bangladesh begins a massive cleanup operation, many are thankful that it wasn't much worse. As devastating as it was, Sidr has taken far fewer lives than 1991's Cyclone Gorky, which killed at least 138,000 people, and 1970's Bhola, which left as many as 500,000 people dead and is considered the deadliest cyclone, and one of the worst natural disasters, in human history...
...update dated Nov. 7, Neidl wrote that "the most probable kickoff" would be Delta bidding for Anderson's alma mater Northwest Airlines, due to no overlap in routes and a smooth integration of workforce seniority lists. Neidl, like other analysts, says that six major carriers will give way to fewer - probably three - as consolidation begins in two or three quarters, or perhaps longer...
...music and point out closed, open, stop, and enter signs. The video ends with the pair holding hands and walking into the sunset as Elmo sings “Dance with Brown.” “Kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods are starting school with many, many fewer words,” Knell said. “We do what Disney is not going to do.” Some audience members took the chance to reminisce about their own years of watching the show last night. “I grew up with three versions of Sesame Street...