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Though individuals still account for the great bulk of giving (private donors gave 80% of the $144 billion raised by charities in 1995), some are worried that charities that aren't sexy enough to attract business support will suffer. Where would that leave relatively unpopular causes such as mental illness? "Ninety percent of the charity universe doesn't benefit from the hundreds of millions of dollars generated through cause marketing," notes Robert Bothwell, president of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy...
Overall, however, the bulk of Stoppard's genius comes through. The two sensitive main performers overcome moments of slowness in their presentation by simply persisting in their pitiful, confusing quest. This production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead has a firm grasp on Stoppard's humor and his upside-down view of the situation, making for a worthy evening of entertainment. But the directors needed to sustain a more frenzied, fast-paced atmosphere to make this jaunty and subversive play the thought-provoking pleasure that it should...
Briggs-Copeland lecturers serve five-year appointments, and do the bulk of their teaching in the creative writing department...
...from his underlings at the talks currently idling in South Africa. Despite his public posture, the rebel leader may be waiting for an offer. While talks continue, Kabila will use these three days to consolidate militarily. Rebel soldiers are said to be within 160 miles of Kinshasa. But the bulk of Kabila's forces are scattered up and down Zaire's eastern border, and the trip across Zaire's nearly roadless heart figures to be a long...
...always looked to these organizations as a way of counterbalancing the academic studies which had comprised the bulk of my student existence; to me, learning and inter-acting with people on an associational level was just as important an element in the educational process as attending classes...