To be powerful, an anti-foreclosure effort must include both carrots, like interest-rate subsidies that would make it easier for lenders and borrowers to agree on modified loan terms, and sticks, including the option for a bankruptcy court judge to impose a settlement on lenders who aren't doing enough to prevent unnecessary foreclosures.
During this period, Maliki would persuade Sadr to stop the Mahdi Army from fomenting violence, using a combination of carrots and sticks, including the threat of force, said the advisers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
With the PDP delegates assembled in one place -- Eagle Square in central Abuja -- his operatives mixed carrots, such as promises of immunity from prosecution, with sticks, including the threat of prosecution to those who remained recalcitrant or who reneged after accepting a bribe.
Slice the meat sticks, including the fat, into bite sizes, pour a beer and enjoy.
Examples of policies that are stuck include the STI policy (presented to Cabinet in 2006 and as of May 2009, has been passed in Cabinet but not in Parliament), the Traditional Medicines Bill (presented to Cabinet in 2000 but not yet passed),and the Bill to enact UNHRO (presented to Cabinet in 2001 and finally approved by Cabinet and Parliament in 2009).
Nothing stuck, including the eggs, and it was quite easy to roll up omelets.
About 10 minutes later, a mini-banquet was served on mismatched plates: a bowl of fiery fish soup; a mountain of rice; just-fried peanuts; spicy green beans with shredded coconut; and the main dish, a variation of fish on a stick, including the lilit.
Other woods that make good walking sticks include: Vine maple.
Sticking points include the scope and objective of the inspections, as well as the United States' role, officials said.
Key sticking points include the timing of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the mandate of a new international force for the south.
