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...Imported talent helped Grameen rival Acción, a big player in Latin American microfinance, establish a presence in the U.S. in the early 1990s. And yet even after years of making loans to small and upstart businesses, Acción still isn't profitable - an example of the challenge Grameen faces if it thinks it won't have to depend on donations for funding...
...Acción has probably gotten closer to self-sufficiency than any other microlender by using technology and partnerships to boost efficiency. Acción Texas now underwrites loans for 12 different microfinance organizations, a pooling of talent designed to help all the groups more quickly remove their dependence on grants and community-reinvestment money...
...left side of the net with under 30 seconds left in the third frame.“She’s been a great player for us throughout the whole season and been a great leader,†Kessler said. “Yesterday was proof of her talent.â€While Vaillancourt led the Harvard attack, her linemates joined her in the scoring binge as well.Brine and senior Sarah Wilson scored the Crimson’s first two goals, giving Harvard an early advantage.“We kept it simple,†Stone said...
...instantly recognizable vocal talent, you went to Don LaFontaine, 68, who was The Voice - deep, whispery, authoritative - for some 5,000 Hollywood trailers. In a Geico commercial he is ID'd as as "that announcer guy from the movies" and famously intones: "In a world where both of our cars were totally underwater..." A nice guy, LaFontaine would do voice-mail messages for fans. He died of a collapsed lung...
Obama, a Law School graduate, has poached top talent from Harvard in recent weeks; Sunstein is the fifth Harvard academic to depart for Washington...