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...told reporters after a meeting with Cedras that the general had given only ''vacant excuses.'' Later, though, Cedras offered a compromise under which they would after all quit and be replaced by people named by Aristide. That was not acceptable to the U.S., which feared Cedras was concocting a formula under which Aristide would return only as a figurehead and the military leaders would retain the real power. But the conciliatory noises indicated the Haitian leaders were beginning to weaken under pressure and might bend further. In the meantime, events in Haiti continued to get uglier. Thugs called attaches -- officially...
...Kentucky Derby, America's greatest horse race, the city of Louisville has developed a tradition of hospitality ranging from white-glove genteel for the mint-julep set to gutbucket honky-tonk for the infield mob. Yet the city's most intriguing hotel has built its off-track winning formula around a thoroughbred collection of contemporary art. (See 10 things to do in New York City...
...themselves. Poor-quality feed equals poor animal health as well as higher methane production. Also, even when Western firms are willing to share technology or when Western products are available, these options are often unaffordable for the majority in India. For instance, Monensin, an antibiotic whose slow-release formula reduces methane emission by cows, proved too expensive for widespread use in India. So the emphasis for Indian scientists is on indigenous solutions. "We know we cannot count on high-quality feed and fodder," says Singhal. "No one will be able to afford it. What we have done instead is develop...
...Seth Rogen Cinematic Formula is usually pretty reliable—he gets into ridiculous situations through some indirect fault of his own, he gets high, he finds love by being himself, and in the end, his good-natured smirk ensures that everything works out and he can go on being a slob or slacker or some variation of the lazy man’s dream. It’s easy and effective, the movies are funny (in a witty way that is both naïve and worldly at the same time), and the formula has worked for him thus...
...brief history in photos of Formula 1 racing...