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...poorer countries, the same price hike has left low-income families struggling to maintain a minimal diet. Egypt, which subsidizes bread prices for its poorest citizens, had to shell out an extra $850 million on wheat last year, and the UN blames rising food prices for difficulty in meeting many of its Millennium Development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa...
...remaining water from the collections. “We’re successfully drying everything out,” said Pamela Spitzmueller, the chief conservator for special collections in the Harvard University and College Libraries. The pipe burst was discovered by a staff member who was put on an extra shift during Saturday’s downpour to check for flooding, according to Harvard College Library spokeswoman Beth Brainard. The pipe had already been scheduled for a maintenance check, Brainard added. The library’s emergency team was on site within 10 minutes of the first report and worked...
...yesterday in the final round of the conference tournament.The Crimson (31-1-0) defeated St. Lawrence (28-9-1) by a score of 3-2 in an overtime thriller at the Bright Hockey Center, winning the ECAC Championship.Harvard appeared to have the title wrapped up 2:54 into the extra period when junior Katie Vaughn’s slapshot hit the back of the net. But the referees called the goal back, saying that the puck was deflected in by an illegal high stick.Not willing to let victory elude the Crimson a second time, tri-captain Caitlin Cahow took matters...
...Crimson, however, in that all eight members of the team traveled rather than the usual five. “We’re looking to play in competition, [since] that’s how you get better,” Shore said, happy that the entire team benefitted from extra tournament experience. “It’s a great way to start the spring”. Overall, this tournament punished its competitors. The field was peppered with withdrawals and scores in the 90s. No one came within shouting distance of par. “Golf in the wind...
There are numerous restrictions - on both sides - including as many as a dozen U.S. Executive Orders limiting activities with Iranians. But Schweitzer says it is worth the extra effort to work with Iran, which boasts a long history of prowess in such fields as mathematics and astronomy, and more recently physics, chemistry and electrical engineering...