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...This perseverance and drive has carried the daughter of a United Nations economist—who took her first step on American soil when she arrived at Harvard in the early 1970s—through three decades on the upper echelon of global economics. And as a top official at the World Bank in this time of economic duress, the Harvard alumna with a reputation for her focus and passion is now working harder than ever...

Author: By Niha S Jain, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alumna Leads World Bank in Crisis | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...though Okonjo-Iweala is a demanding leader, she is also an inspiring one according to her daughter, Onyinye I. Iweala...

Author: By Niha S Jain, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alumna Leads World Bank in Crisis | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...second movement, described by Yannatos as Lear’s lamentation of his misfortune, the king begs his daughter Cordelia for forgiveness. The movement was immediately less agitated and more sad than the first. Trumpets and winds pierced the somber mood with high notes like pangs of distress, and as King Lear began to see more clearly (“Where am I? Fair daylight?”), the strings evoked the confused insight of the madman. When Lear pleaded to Cordelia, fleeting major chords appeared like glimmers of light, and then the movement ended with another uncertain evaporation...

Author: By Matthew H. Coogan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HRO Evokes Rich Moods | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...rules or his heart. Like the Bond series—and any action movie, for that matter—the latest “Transporter” would not be complete without the girl: sexy, preferably exotic, and with a name that makes you wince. Enter Valentina—daughter of the head of environmental protection in Ukraine—played by Natalya Rudakova. She and Martin predictably fall in love while stuck in the same car on a drive across Europe—a romance made laughable by Rudakova’s appalling acting. In her defense, her lines...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Transporter 3 | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...Want to make a movie?" I asked my daughter Clementine, giving her the sleek Flip MinoHD ($230). I tossed the slightly larger Kodak Zi6 ($180) to her best pal, Katie. "Let me know how it goes, kids." They tootled off excitedly to make a caper film, and I turned my attention to online poker. Sometimes this job is so easy, I feel like Tom Sawyer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet the Bitty Viddies | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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