Word: lift
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...problem with smashing the whole system, however, is that it's a lazy answer to a fierce challenge. Modern capitalism has created unprecedented wealth in our lifetime, shown its power to lift people out of poverty and spread a culture of competitive genius. So we make a case for who got us here, and who might have saved us and didn't. Even faith itself can be faulted when it turns into blind optimism that sees no risk, hears no sirens. There are plenty of prosecutors who will have a chance to make their case against anyone who crossed...
...lady, I hope that Mrs. Obama can make the pragmatism that she had on the campaign trail contagious, reminding all Americans, as she does Barack, that high-flying oratory can only take us so far. The president is a powerful symbol, but he will not be the one to lift us out of the recession. To do that, we will need talent and shrewd leadership in thousands of places that are far from the spotlight...
...fourth in the Ivy League. “That’s the strength of our team, our guys inside,” Jones said. “We need to go inside to those guys, and they need to finish for us.” Harvard got a lift from senior forward Evan Harris, who made his return after missing eight games with a knee injury. Despite this effort to stop Yale’s frontcourt, however, the Bulldogs owned the paint en route to a 87-66 victory. Morin scored 15 points, hitting five of nine shots...
...Season. Canada's Fairmont hotels - Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge, Banff Springs, Mont Tremblant and others - have a flurry of ski packages, with breakfast and daily lift tickets, starting at $239 per night. See the Fairmont's ski website for details...
...think of ways they can help. Students, at Harvard and elsewhere, should view the budget shortfalls as a call to serve their communities by volunteering at schools. Private foundations should also look inward and begin working to rebuild the American education system. It will take more than government to lift our schools out of this slump, and everyone must begin to do their share...