Word: focused
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...support could further jolt some life into next month's annual U.N. summit on climate change in Poznan, Poland. The summit is a victim of awkward timing - Obama has been elected, but representatives from President George W. Bush's Administration will still be in charge - thus the real focus will be on next year's summit, in Copenhagen, when Obama will hold the reins and the world will face its self-imposed deadline to pass a new Kyoto Protocol. Green activists hope that Obama's plans for a national carbon cap will help break the logjam that has kept global...
...Three auto giant, any such failure could plunge the economy as a whole into depression in the current economic environment. In order to prevent this from happening, Congress needs to extend a loan to these companies. The automakers should certainly be held responsible for their own poor choices. Their focus on the production of SUVs and trucks instead of more fuel-efficient cars has caused major profit losses, as consumers have turned away from these gas-guzzling vehicles. Union support for these strategies—while politically helpful to their constituents in the short term—has also made...
...Caputo says. “It was devastating to be plagued with injuries after sophomore year, but I realize now that my time left competing in college is coming to an end, and I want to make the most of it.”With characteristic focus, Caputo (184 lbs.) has done just that, tearing into his third campaign without a hint of lingering problems, much to the delight of his teammates.“It’s great having him back,” junior heavyweight Andrew Knapp says. “Everyone on the team looks...
...inside.“I think one of the things we feel really confident in is our big men and their post game,” Pusar said. “They have the ability to be strong down low and pass out, that’s what our focus will be: an inside-outside attack. The freshman big men have all done a great job. From an interior scoring standpoint, Keith [Wright] has asserted himself. We want him to get more touches down low.”If all goes well for the visitors today, even with injury uncertainty...
...Activists will need to lure some opponents into their corner in order to advance their cause. In light of this, the gay rights movement should focus on building acceptance, rather than falling back on divisive politics. They should seek to demonstrate that they are reasonable, that their cause is reasonable, and that they hope to achieve it through popular democratic processes...