Word: specializing
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...relationship drama with no spectacular special effects or A-list stars, Fireproof has succeeded by speaking to an audience that has often eluded studios - devout Christians. The subject - saving a marriage - is universal, but the film's themes are decidedly theological...
...attempt to address issues that concern us today, the Visiting Faculty Exhibit at the Carpenter Center, on display through October 23, combines digitally altered stills, free-standing sculptures, dark animations, and an interpretation of a 1976 film. It is, in the words of special projects manager Tracy Blanchard, a show that “contemplates the intersections between contemporary art and contemporary technologies to address contemporary concerns...
...switch parties, one member joked that the remaining moderates had been choked blue by the left - thus rechristening the group Blue Dogs. For a while their numbers dwindled but in recent years, they've seen a resurgence, gaining 11 members in the 2006 elections and another two in special elections earlier this year. That has boosted their power, and they've been instrumental in passing a series of balanced spending bills over the past two years, as well as a rule that requires that all new spending is offset by cuts...
...Japan's motives are not entirely altruistic. The economic rise of China, India and other countries means resource-poor Japan faces increasing competition for commodities such as oil and metals. Foreign aid is a way to cement relationships with potential trade partners. Development experts such as Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the United Nation's Secretary General on development goals, say that China is providing billions of dollars each year to Africa, although no one knows the official figure. Japan's trade with Africa, about $25 billion, is about one third of China's trade with the continent. Tokyo...
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