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...movie takes a serious downturn when World War II hits. Frears attempts to add gravity by using WWII themes, yet this only reveals how slight a comedy of manners the first part is. The director’s juxtaposition of actual stock footage of the war—including the bombing of London—against the theater’s musical numbers featuring naked girls highlights the falsity of the film’s recreation of the time...
...company than congenital contrarianism. Brokers and clients prize its funds because over long periods they deliver steady gains--lagging in hot markets but shining in tougher times. "I've been putting clients in their funds for 15 years," says Larry Ginsburg, a financial planner in Oakland, Calif. In the downturn of 2001-02, American Funds' Investment Co. of America ($78 billion) fell just 9.7% a year as the market dropped 17.2% a year. Since then, the fund has risen 14% a year, just a shade behind the market's 14.8% annual return. Growth Fund of America, more hard-charging, fell...
...expand their records to include more alumni, the rising alumni count can artificially lower the percentage of contributors, she wrote in an e-mail.However, this phenomenon has not been a “significant factor” for Harvard, Rapier wrote.In a press release earlier this year analyzing the national downturn, Kaplan said participation rates can decline if institutions concentrate on landing large contributions, rather than on increasing the number of alumni donors.Indeed, Harvard fundraisers have yielded record donations, raising $590 million in fiscal year 2005, its second-highest annual total. The sum reflects both large gifts and contributions from donors...
...recent tendency toward mingy, small- bore campaigns. In 2002, many Democratic consultants advised their candidates not to dispute the President on his tax cuts and plans for war in Iraq-and limited the campaign to ho-hum topics like prescription-drug plans and blaming Bush for the economic downturn without offering a remedy. As a result, the Democrats lost ground in the House and control of the Senate; and they gave up still more seats in John Kerry's wishy-washy 2004 presidential run. This time the model is Newt Gingrich's Contract with America campaign of 1994, in which...
...averages almost four turnovers per game. The Crimson led the Ivies with a +9 turnover margin last season. This season, Harvard is dead last in the league with a -1.5 margin per game—and 108th of 116 I-AA teams. For Murphy, this year’s downturn was the most disappointing facet of an utterly disappointing defeat.“It’s the heart and soul of what we preach, and it’s been such an incredible strength for our football program,” Murphy said.The players who made that success possible...