Word: chips
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...organization Llosa runs, now called Mibanco, converted from a nonprofit into a bank, demonstrating what other microfinance institutions around the world knew too: that the poor are good risks who repay loans on time; get enough of them together, you can not only chip away at poverty but also turn a profit...
...about the inherent beauty and power of uniformity," says Eric Spitznagle, author of The Junk Food Companion. "Every chip looks the same, acts the same...
...from the Ohiri Field tailgate, Harvard had turned The Game into a rout, taking a 21-0 lead after a 53-yard punt return by wide receiver Brian Edwards ’05 and a 100-yard interception return by safety Ricky Williamson ’05. Yale would chip in a field goal late in the first half to avert a shutout, but a vicious Crimson defense and almost 200 yards of total offense from Fitzpatrick brought the fans over the (surprisingly high!) walls of the stadium and onto the field to celebrate a 35-3 blowout...
...left home at age 14 and went on to dominate the American potato business. He supplied U.S. troops with dried food during World War II and sold French fries to fast-food chains, but the Idaho native also invested in cattle, fertilizer plants and timber--not to mention computer-chip pioneer Micron Technology. The oldest billionaire in the world last year, according to Forbes, Simplot remained ambitious--and proud--driving around Boise in a white Lincoln Town Car with mr. spud vanity plates...
Moran thinks cases like this chip away at the perception that the Internet remains a lawless frontier where criminals can act with impunity. "People think of the Internet as this dark place," Moran says. "We're shining a light into that shadow." If nothing else, it offered a delicious bit of symmetry: the conduit through which Neil and Corliss allegedly committed their crimes may also be the tool that brings them to justice...