Word: shaked
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...anyone who has not yet visited Poland, the country can conjure up grainy images of World War II, Nazi occupation and drab, communist-era decay. Though it's 15 years since the Soviet tanks left, the country has yet to shake that reputation. That's a shame: Poland may be the most underappreciated destination in Europe. From the meticulously reconstructed old square in Warsaw to medieval Cracow and the white sand beaches of the Baltic, the country boasts some of Central Europe's most unexpected pleasures. Poland is preparing to join the European Union in May, and Poles hope...
...wherever we can," vows Stephen Johnson of Indigo Partners, an investment company based in Phoenix, Ariz., that owns 24% of Tiger. But for all those grandiose dreams, executives believe that not all the budget carriers can survive. "There is going to have to be a consolidation or shake-out," warns Tiger's chairman, William Franke, a former CEO of America West...
...northern Uganda. But 70-year old Abonyo is in a forgiving mood. She attended a steamy, overcrowded town-hall meeting to see, on better terms this time, one of the world's most terrifying rebel groups, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). After a dialogue, she went over to shake the hand of a former LRA fighter. He held her hand, but refused to have his picture taken with the disfigured woman. "I will still forgive," Abonyo explains. "They are embarrassed of what they have done...
...Millennials shake off their reputation for apathy and create environmental change on a national level? Last weekend suggests they might be on their way. At the Power Shift conference, student activists gave testimony to members of Congress and demanded a slew of aggressive measures on climate change, including a 30% cut in carbon emissions by 2020 and 80% cuts by 2050. While students marched on Washington, activists from around the country launched Step It Up 2 on Nov. 3, a nationwide, single-day campaign to kickstart political movement on climate change. (The first Step It Up day of action happened...
...between the pipes. Quinnipiac pelted the net with 21 shots in the first two periods, only two of which got past the Harvard netminder, who flashed the glove to make a few nice saves in the opening frame. After Ryabkina evened the score for the Crimson, Stone decided to shake up the top lines, moving sophomore Anna McDonald up to the first line in place of Chute, and using Chute to center the second line. The change worked, and Harvard returned to the ice reinvigorated for the final period. After the game, Stone was happy to have come away with...