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With his micro-loans and group-lending strategy, Yunus uncovered a concept with the potential to drive progress and relieve poverty in emerging economies that no amount of philanthropy could achieve on its own. In doing so, he enabled women to propel themselves onto tracks of stability within the confines of their own culture. Last week, for these efforts, Yunus and Grameen Bank, which he founded to institutionalize the method he pioneered in Jobra, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize...
While multiple characters refer to this scientific innovation as “real magic,” Nolan seems to be sending a message about the potential danger of unbridled technological progress. In scenes depicting old-fashioned stage magic, the sets, costumes and close-ups are beautifully lit and full of rich colors and textures. Scenes involving Angier’s science-driven act, however, are dark and shadowy, permeated by a supernatural haze...
...Iraq, we've made progress, too. It's still very tough going -- without question, but Saddam Hussein is on trial. His government has been taken down. We've had three national elections, a new constitution written. The current government -- which has got a lot of heavy lifting to do -- has only been in power about five months; and so we've still got, say, difficult days ahead. But I think we're far along from where we were, and at the same time, we've been able to successfully defend the homeland against further attacks by al Qaeda...
...book of constitutional art is only one of his works in progress. He’s also forging ahead on an analysis of the Ninth Amendment...
...know the second day we did a lot better than the first,” Watson said. “We were constantly improving, so we were pretty happy with ourselves and the progress we made...