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Looking for traction, Clinton locked two negotiators from each side in his private office for 12 hours "to think courageously, openly, without any restrictions." According to the Palestinian notes, the Israelis insisted on keeping at least 11% of the West Bank for most of the estimated 140 Jewish settlements and on maintaining military access to the territory. On U.N. Resolution 194 of 1948, which stipulated that the refugees who fled during Israel's war of independence "should be permitted" to return to their former homes, Israel rejected any "right of return" that would be suicide for the Jewish state...
Entering and leaving the house is a particularly high-risk activity, which is why some experts suggest removing any doorsills higher than 1/2 in. If the steps are bare wood, you can increase traction by applying nonslip treads...
...seizure-assist pigs and monkey helpers for quadriplegics, it should come as no surprise that miniature horses are being trained to guide the blind. Lilliputian creatures, roughly 2 ft. tall at the shoulder, they come equipped with a good memory, excellent night vision and absurdly cute sneakers to provide traction indoors. But perhaps the greatest advantage is the ponies' 25- to 35-year life span. Says Dan Shaw, 44, of Ellsworth, Maine, who will receive the world's first guide horse, Cuddles, in May: "Instead of going through three or four guide dogs in my lifetime...
...which make it more stable and, by the way, earned it three rollover stars in the NHTSA calculations. By the end of this year, the Explorer will be available with a battery of safety systems, from electronic tire-pressure monitors to "AdvanceTrac," which automatically corrects for a loss of traction or stability...
...regime in Kinshasa has finally admitted that President Laurent Kabila is dead, and they've installed his son, Joseph, as head of state. But nobody believes there's much traction in that outcome, since the 31-year-old military commander is viewed as simply another inept family appointee of the slain strongman, with no greater support base than his widely reviled father. Rebel movements backed by Rwanda and Uganda control half of the country, and they're urging Kabila the younger to return to a peace agreement consistently sabotaged by his father. The U.S. and other Western powers are scrambling...