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...Syria, which has a strategic alliance with Iran, backs Hizballah, and serves as the logistical bridge between Tehran and the Lebanese group. Syria is in a position to put considerable pressure on Hizballah to cooperate. But unless Syria is either put under unbearable pressure, or is offered the carrot of a resumption of negotiations aimed at the return to Syria of the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since 1967, President Bashar Assad is unlikely to make a deal with Washington, especially at the expense of Hizballah and Iran...
...error occurred while processing this directive] in line, and to complain that Putin's government "has unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of her people." Privately, the other G-8 leaders regret giving Russia the nod four years ago to host this year's gathering. Instead of a carrot to induce improved behavior, the venue has become a spectacular stage for Putin to proclaim his rather different message: Russia is back, and I'm in charge. That's why the St. Petersburg summit may be more significant than most such gabfests. It will focus the world's attention...
...peak of their nutritional value and flavor, and you'll cook, because you won't find anything processed or microwavable. You'll also be supporting farmers in your community, helping defend the countryside from sprawl, saving oil by eating food produced nearby and teaching your children that a carrot is a root, not a machine-lathed orange bullet that comes in a plastic bag. A lot more is going on at the farmers' market than the exchange of money for food...
What may accelerate the trend is that some pioneering U.S. corporations, swamped by rising health-care costs, are taking a serious look at medical outsourcing. Blue Ridge Paper Products of Canton, N.C., a manufacturing company, may soon offer employees outsourcing as a health-care option. The carrot? The patient would get to pocket some of the firm's substantial savings...
Next fall in Lamont, expect to see students sipping espresso and munching on carrot cake as they print off those last-minute essays. The third floor will have a whole new look, when the as-yet-unnamed café opens in the current Reference Room...