Word: shaken
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...While wayward monks have shaken the faith of many, Sanitsuda draws consolation from several encouraging trends. Modern, socially engaged monks, such as noted author and Sangha member Phra Paisan Visalo, serve as role models for some, working with civic groups to try and steer Thailand's often greed-driven development onto a more just, equitable and environmentally friendly path. Among the middle class, there has been a remarkable rise in the popularity of meditation retreats. And Professor Sunthorn Narangsri of Chulalongkorn University's Buddhist Studies Center says the monk police have also proved surprisingly effective...
...Shaken by last-minute changes in line-ups, the Radcliffe heavyweight crew lost all but two races to Yale this weekend on the Housatonic River in Derby, Conn. The Black and White emerged victorious from the second novice and varsity four ‘B’ events...
...Promising two nubile pre-frosh he would “show them a good time” Saturday night, Harold G. Penninger ’02 instead got staggeringly high and left the pair in a dark, sweaty hellhole. The girls escaped the Owl basement shaken, unhurt and planning to attend Yale...
...deeply saddened by the reports of child abuse by Catholic priests, but my faith has not been shaken. My faith is not based on the idea that every priest is perfect. My faith is in God and in a church that does far more good than evil. And my faith remains strong. I continue to pray for the victims of the abuse, for the abusers and for the church as a whole. EMILY ENGEL Gainesville...
...restive populace that sees little opportunity in a sclerotic oil-based economy. Without a steady flow of oil money, the totalitarian governments in the Middle East would be forced to reform themselves or risk popular revolt. The recent anti-Israel demonstrations in countries such as Egypt and Jordan have shaken the leaders of those countries and shown just how fragile their grip on power is. Without oil dollars flowing into the national treasury, the governments will have to give their people the freedom to create wealth that can be taxed...