Underscoring Pakistan's deeply divided society, however, even this modest exercise sparked controversy.
Since its modest beginnings, sparked by a $6,000 seed grant provided by Prof. Yunus (who was a founding board member and continues as director emeritus), Grameen Foundation has grown to a leading international humanitarian organization with an annual budget of approximately $25 million.
It's a no brainer; a brand that typically offers tight, sexy, and revealing clothing has linked up with the modest fashion trend sparked by the underserved yet lucrative Muslim market, and seeks to claim its piece of the pie.
The ads helped spark a modest improvement in his public approval, but the governor remains a broadly unpopular figure with a paltry amount of money for an incumbent, in an environment in which Democratic incumbents are widely seen as at risk.
Another fall in inflation will make it easier for the Bank to countenance further monetary easing: figures released on June 19th showed a drop in the headline rate from 3% to 2.8% in May.Falling inflation has helped spark a modest revival in consumer spending.
At 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org or jazz.jvc.com/events; $35 to $85. (Chinen) ANAT COHEN/ESPERANZA SPALDING (Wednesday) Ms. Cohen, an energetic clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, and Ms. Spalding, an effervescent bassist and vocalist, are two of the latest young bandleaders to spark a modest media sensation.
A few modest moments provide a spark in this tale: a scene in a park in which Frank and his son must interact with Frank's boyfriend and a dinner party at which everyone shows up and the reporter and boyfriend find it impossible not to call Frank by his online name of "Bob".
President Barack Obama may have stabilized the housing market and sparked a modest economic turnaround.
Last year our 2009 outlook proved spot on: "Expectations are very low and we believe it will take only a modest improvement in fundamentals to spark a significant increase in equity markets.
It took Hiroshima, Nagasaki, a series of major crises, a superpower standoff, and a media focused on the gruesome details of nuclear war to spark even a modest global disarmament movement.
