Word: lighter
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...this week Prime Minister Tony Blair goes to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a meeting of the Commission for Africa, which is examining ways to reduce poverty, including debt relief. The industrialized world is finally waking up to what debt relief can do for the developing world. Thanks to lighter debt burdens, Burkina Faso has slashed the cost of AIDS drugs; Mozambique has vaccinated half a million children against easily preventable diseases and electrified rural schools and hospitals; Tanzania has built 32,000 new classrooms and hired 18,000 more teachers; and Uganda has filled schools like Kansiime's by abolishing...
...Pittsburgh Brewing Co. has begun bottling its Iron City Beer in 12 oz. aluminum long-neck bottles. Lighter than glass, the bottles chill faster and prevent light from degrading freshness
Verizon-loving road warriors can start packing a little lighter this fall. No need to take a second cell phone to stay connected in Europe--or, for that matter, a SIM card to plug into rented handsets--because in September Verizon Wireless began selling its first global phone, which can roam between CDMA networks (used in North America and parts of Asia and Latin America) and GSM networks (used everywhere else). Verizon is offering the Samsung a790 for $350 with a two-year contract, with international calling rates starting at $1.29 a minute in the most-developed countries. Samsung...
...almost put the soy granola side by side with our granola,” he said, referring to the granola that HUDS bakes–and will continue to bake—from scratch. “It’s a little lighter, a little healthier...
...they did last year, the Crusaders will likely face a mounting deficit and need to fall back on a frantic—and rarely effective—pass-always offense. The Crimson front four, tipping the scales at 252 lbs., on average—a full 35 lbs. lighter than their adversaries—will rely on their quickness to circumvent the protection. As he did throughout last season, Harvard coach Tim Murphy will rotate through eight defensive linemen throughout the contest to ensure that fresh rushers maintain a constant level of pressure on that front five...