Word: lifting
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Every year we like to lift our eyes from the toil of the present and peer further ahead, at the trends on the horizon. Our exploration this time raised a lively debate on the merits of digital moviemaking, as well as keen observations that underscored the human element of our technology-driven world...
...domestic policies." Sober - and accurate. Merkel heads up a grand coalition with her former adversaries, the Social Democratic Party (spd), and must find consensus on ways to revitalize the economy, repair the health system and boost employment. Victories in three state elections on March 26 gave her coalition a lift, but now, for the first time since it won power four months ago, the German government is set to grasp the nettle of domestic policy. Reforms to reduce joblessness and find new money for health care are due as early as June. As her supporters celebrated their election gains, Merkel...
After roughly five hours, we were finally escorted to the baggage security check area. Soldiers searched every receipt, shoe, and toiletry in our bags. We were then individually asked to lift our shirts and remove our pants while being patted-down by security personnel. I did not even have time to feel embarrassed or violated before I was whisked away with a man named Ari from the Ministry of Defense. Ari was very interested in my family, where they came from, if I had relatives in the West Bank, why Harvard endorsed such a trip, and what I was studying...
...Holidays are meant to lift the soul, but the tacky realities of package travel all too often keep one earthbound. Geneva-based hiking company A Different View transports its customers closer to heaven with its tours through the high-altitude areas around Geneva, and the neighboring Haute-Savoie region of France, pictured. "We customize our hikes and meals to suit guests' wishes, and focus on local points of interest: plant and animal life, as well as culinary delights," says owner Trish Thalman. Her business partner, local Pierre Zuppiroli, guides hikers up mountain paths, through hidden valleys and down winding country...
...freshman Jenny Brine beat a couple of UNH defenders with a mix of touch and strength, and even deked the Wildcats’ goalie, Melissa Bourdon. But after Brine had faked out Bourdon and had an open net beside the outstretched leg of the goalie, she could not quite lift the puck and missed capitalizing on the opportunity. “They didn’t generate, but they had situations that were potentially dangerous,” UNH coach Brian McCloskey said. “They did walk through us a couple of times...