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...five tallies are the most that Harvard has had all season, a remarkable turnaround from last weeks contest at Brown, which the Crimson won on a last-second goal...
Perhaps most tantalizing, if only because it's available now, is the power of exercise. In 2002, Reeve stunned the medical world with the news that he had regained some sensation over 70% of his body and could move most of his joints underwater. His doctors credited the turnaround to long hours of assisted exercise, particularly a regime of electrical stimulation that causes rhythmic contractions of muscles, allowing patients to ride a stationary bicycle and operate other equipment. Paralyzed animals show growth in spinal nerves after electrical exercise, and that may be what happened in Reeve's body...
...historically cash-strapped Kennedy School of Government has completed a stunning financial turnaround, posting a $1.1 million surplus in the 2004 fiscal year after a series of painful budget cuts...
...first indications of a national turnaround are starting to show up in the numbers. The German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin in July revised its GDP growth estimate from 1.4% to 1.8% for this year and from 1.8% to 2.1% for next year. The Germans got a boost as economies in the U.S. and Asia began to grow again, and also from the run-up to E.U. enlargement, as exports to new members in Eastern Europe surged. "Germany remains an export machine that keeps running and running," says Holger Schmieding, an economist at Bank of America. "Despite the strong...
...October is Cordes, 53, a 28-year veteran of parent DaimlerChrysler. The luxury-car maker has been plagued by slipping sales and quality ratings; Cordes' job is to get it back on track. He most recently ran the parent company's truck division, where he managed a remarkable turnaround by cutting costs and emphasizing profitability. Following a 2002 loss, the unit turned a $1 billion operating profit last year. With that sort of record, Cordes just might find himself as Daimler's next chairman...