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...news has not been uniformly good, however, and some Baltic cities have fallen behind. Gdansk in northern Poland was another Hanseatic League trading center that has recently emerged from communism. But like other parts of northern Poland and eastern Germany, it has failed to attract the levels of investment enjoyed by some Baltic cities. In the 1970s, Gdansk's famous shipyard employed 17,000 people and produced 30 ships a year. Today, as Japanese, South Korean and other shipbuilders have come to dominate, 3,000 Polish workers in Gdansk produce just a handful of ships, while Poland's share...
...dropping gratefully down to lower altitudes where there was thicker air for his blades to bite. With the helicopter gone, the most grievously injured climbers were at last on their way to safety. Back on Everest, the ambulatory ones were left to make their own way down--and the fallen ones were left to remain forever where they...
...wanted to fight," says Bell of his fallen friend. "He really, really did. He couldn't wait...
Americans may differ on how best to honor those who have given their lives in this war. Should the fight be redoubled as a tribute to the fallen? Or does our obligation to the dead mean ending the war that took their lives as soon as possible? After the Civil War, Major General John Logan proclaimed the first Memorial Day for the dead on both sides: "We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and taste of the nation can add to their adornment and security is but a fitting tribute to the memory...
...there was even considerable speculation that Giuliani wouldn't run. Then in the first few months of 2007, McCain lost about a third of his support as Giuliani entered the race and took a commanding lead in the polls, approaching 40% a couple of months ago. Now he's fallen back. Today Giuliani is in the lead at about 27%, with McCain at about 21%, followed by Romney and the two not-yet-candidates, Thompson and Gingrich, at about...