Word: trended
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...filmmakers also erred in taking the climactic and unexpectedly unique plot twist and unravelling it over the last quarter of the film, letting out whatever steam might have been collected along the way. Two other misdemeanors are a) continuing the trend of crediting Ben Kingsley as “Sir” for lame action movies and b)playing a rap song over the credits that summarizes the plot, “Mighty Ducks” style...
...Ousting Jaafari, however, won't necessarily improve the prospects for creating a unity government that reverses the trend towards civil war. Here's why the problems cited by Jaafari's critics may persist even if he is replaced, particularly by Abdul-Mahdi, who appears to now enjoy U.S. backing...
There are other signs of the trend as well. Wine Adventure, a magazine specifically devoted to female wine buffs, debuted in July 2005; it even has a sex column, "The Sensual Side." And Mulligan has seen a long-term rise in women signing up for classes. Back in 1982, classes at the Wine Center "were predominantly male," she says. "Now our classes are about fifty-fifty." Brosterman's website is another indication. The site, designed to appeal to women who want more from wine than a flirty label, offers a buying club with some sophisticated choices and travel opportunities...
...composition of the Class of 2010 reflects another nationwide demographic trend as well—women now outnumber men among Harvard’s admitted students, just as they do at undergraduate institutions across the country. According to Harvard officials, a record 51.8 percent of admitted students are female, up from 49.5 percent last year...
...dramatic increase in the number of Harvard volunteers reflected a broader trend, as students from colleges across the country opted to spend spring break doing service in the Gulf. Tent cities of volunteers have popped up in parts of the Crescent City. Harvard students arrived at the tail end of the March boom...