Polak

In honor of those first brave Poles-don't ever call us Polacks; that's a mangling of the Polish word Polak, which means a Polish male person, and is considered an ethnic slur-my family and Polish Americans everywhere, here are eight things you should know about us.

mental_floss Blog 2008

Benjamin Polak, professor of economics, Yale University

USATODAY.com - Pros/cons to adjusting length of pro seasons 2004

One approach to the Balance of Payments called the Polak-IMF Model, which we just covered in class today, examines how trade deficits can be created by excess spending at home.

Economic Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Here and there a house surrendered by its former Anglo-Saxon owner to the "Polak" invasion, falls into the hands of an enterprising foreigner, and becomes to the happy possessor a veritable gold mine.

The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan Ralph Connor 1898

D Roman Polak (shoulder) sat out of the final two games of the regular season. —

St. Louis Blues Team Report 2010

"Fantastic lies were told to the members of the commission that day," survivor Joseph Polak remembers in "Terezín: Voices From the Holocaust" Candlewick, 64 pages, $18.99 , a varied and fascinating account—for readers over age 8—of what was, in truth, a brutal transit camp.

Danger And Daring Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

Jan Polak , 36 years old, a tourist from Slovakia, paused to take pictures of the bats, just yards from a sign warning tourists not to touch them.

In Sydney, Unwanted Guests Urged to Find New Belfry David Winning 2011

The Detroit Red Wings aren't expected to do anything major today, and the news has been good on Marian Hossa, who was carried off the ice on a stretcher Tuesday night after being sent headfirst into the boards on a check from St. Louis Blues defenseman Roman Polak.

NHL trade deadline: Guerin joins Pens, Jokinen to Flames 2009

I recently read a remarkable book on ending poverty aptly titled Out of Poverty by Paul Polak, a man who dedicated 25 years of his life to serving the poor through providing market opportunities for them to increase their income.

Auren Kaplan: A Revolution of Attention Auren Kaplan 2012

I recently read a remarkable book on ending poverty aptly titled Out of Poverty by Paul Polak, a man who dedicated 25 years of his life to serving the poor through providing market opportunities for them to increase their income.

Auren Kaplan: A Revolution of Attention Auren Kaplan 2012