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...President continues high-level meetings, devising a plan to respond to this week's deadly attacks. Bush told Americans to prepare for a protracted battle, and urged patience and faith. "I will not settle for a token act," he said. "Our response must be sweeping, sustained and effective. We have much to do and much to ask of the American people. You will be asked for your patience, for the conflict will not be short. You will be asked for resolve, because the conflict will not be easy. You will be asked for your strength because the course to victory...
...Sometimes, it's simply a token nod - such as President Bush-senior's offering of California Beluga Sturgeon to President Boris Yeltsin in 1992, in a menu that was otherwise more French than anything else. Similarly when the Reagan White House faced the challenge of coming up with something distinctly Canadian to entertain Brian Mulroney in 1988: Smoked salmon and shrimp mousse with dilled cucumber sauce, before an otherwise distinctly Californian fest of roast loin of veal, tarragon sauce, puree of sweet red peppers, spring asparagus, watercress and radicchio salad...
...predictably proclaiming victory over the truce, with the Palestinians claiming to have driven the Israelis out by force of arms, while the Israelis insist their incursion had achieved its aim by ending shooting on Gilo. In truth, however, the Israelis didn't leave until firing stopped. By the same token, their incursion hadn't ended the firing on Gilo, it had actually intensified the attacks as Palestinian fighters streamed into the village to join the battle, adding mortars and heavy machine guns to the fray. The cease-fire was achieved less by the force of arms deployed by either side...
...rhino horns sells for $60,000. No wonder there are only 2,500 of the shy creatures left in the wild. More than 80% of all ivory, which commands an impressive $300 per kg in China, comes from illegally poached animals, according to environmental group Save the Elephants. Although token efforts have been made - so far this year, officials at Shanghai's Pudong Airport have confiscated 1,533 tusks or ivory products - many customs authorities quietly take a cut of the profits and let the contraband through. "There is no sense that these animals should be saved," says a Beijing...
...UCLA’s famous “dining restaurants” for some nourishment, located for your convenience inside each residence hall. There, you will be welcomed by a cashier who informs you that backpacks are not allowed inside, but you can obtain a free token (which makes no sense to anyone) and stash your stuff in a locker. Be prepared to spend at least five minutes trying to jam your backpack into a tiny, five-square-inch space. And if you can’t fit it? Leave it sitting outside and hope for the best, wallet...