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...however, the dispute may be for naught, as the French seem to be drifting away from eating horsemeat of their own volition. Consumption of horsemeat in France has fallen steadily over the past two decades and by a whopping 12% since 2007. The 20,000 tons of viande chevaline eaten in 2008 represents less than 1% of all meat consumed in the country. That's half of what horse-hungry nations like Italy and Argentina eat, and just one-tenth of China's annual intake...
...that the high level of corruption and inefficiency in the state security apparatus cancels out whatever inroads the school has made. "Only a fraction of those that go through the college's training are later used for what they are being trained for, so the effort is often for naught," Sahni laments, comparing the police commandos to students trained in neurosurgery who go on to become store clerks. Only half of the college's graduates from Chhattisgarh are deployed in areas with substantial Maoist activity and, according to Sahni, police corruption and grasping politicians are to blame...
...comic relief throughout Act I. More than just funny, Kass fills the role of the unappreciated lover with darling and panache. During Athamas’ aria about Semele’s insensitivity, for instance, Kass checks her makeup and bats her eyes lovingly. Her attempts are not for naught, as she and Athamas become engaged by the end of the opera...
...divided, the reality is that poorer nations like India will sacrifice disproportionately in a warmer world. It's up to rich nations like the U.S. to move first and move most - and the good news is that Obama seems ready to do so. Still, those efforts will come to naught unless countries like India do their part as well - with a lot of help from the developed world. It's not fair, but it is true...
...Destito belted a two-run shot to center.The Crimson came back to even the score in the top of the seventh, this time taking advantage of a few BC miscues. Vertovez drew a leadoff walk and came around on a pair of Eagles errors. But the comeback was for naught, as Kooistra ended the game in the bottom of the inning with her longball.“It’s never fun to lose on a walkoff home run and have to walk off their field,” Vertovez said. “We wanted to get back...