GSA set to announce new federal cafeteria contracts - Washington Post
The General Service Administration will announce this week the winner of the first in a series of new federal cafeteria contracts that encourage the use of healthier food, organic and locally procured food, and advanced recycling and waste management ...
Loan watch - Tottenham Football Club
Jamie O'Hara played 75 minutes as Portsmouth lost 5-0 at Manchester United in the Premier League, while Alan Hutton made his debut for Sunderland in a 1-1 draw against Wigan. In Turkey, Giovani played 86 minute of Galatasaray's 0-0 draw at ...
William 'Bill' Binder dies at 94; ran Philippe's eatery - Los Angeles Times
William "Bill" Binder, who for years ran Philippe's, the Los Angeles eating institution famous for its sawdust-covered floors and trademark French dip sandwiches, has died. He was 94. Binder, who retired in 1985, died Jan. 28 of natural causes at a ...
Soccer / Europa League / A time to play, a time to pray - Haaretz.com
Southern Turkey, late January 2010. Russian champion Rubin Kazan is holding a training camp, its first of the season. The packed European competition schedule demands the camp be intensive. Rubin's iron-willed coach, Kurban Berdyev of Turkmenistan ...
Cyprus president says will press on with talks - Washington Post
The talks, seeking to end decades of division and a conflict harming Turkey's ambitions of joining the European Union, started in September 2008. "We are not so close to a solution as some would suggest both here and abroad, but we are working for a ...
Observatory: A Complicated History for the Humble Turkey - New York Times
The commercial breeds that grace the Thanksgiving table trace their roots to southern Mexico, where a wild variety was domesticated 2,000 years ago. Mexican turkeys were transported to Europe in the 1500s, more varieties were developed, and in the ...
China Armco Metals Approved for Listing on NYSE Amex - Earthtimes
SAN MATEO, CA -- 02/09/10 -- China Armco Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: CNAM), a distributor of imported metal ore with plans to launch a new state of the art scrap metal recycling facility in China, today announced that it has received approval to list its ...
List of A-Z love bites! - Real Bollywood
W is for WINE- A 1994 study from the scientific journal Nature claimed that booze ... Z is for ZINC- Foods that contain plenty of zinc include strawberries, turkey, red meat, beans and pistachios, can boost sex drive among men. (ANI)
Winter wonderland - Spectrum
I do manage to get a few shots of what I believe are turkey vultures. When I entered the park they told me there was a snowslide at checkerboard mesa that had closed the road. By the time I reach the landmark crews have cut a path through but the ...
St. Maroun's Day, History & Lessons - American Chronicle
On the ninth of February for the past 1600 years, Maronites in Lebanon and all over the world have been celebrating the annual commemoration of St. Maroun, the founder of their Catholic denomination. Every year, on the ninth of February, more than ...
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Mexico troops find 12 tons of pot in truck
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of drug gang
Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons
 Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.
Observation deck of world’s tallest tower closed
 Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.
17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche
 A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.
Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500
Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
Heavy snow paralyzes parts of Bulgaria, Romania
Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow.
Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors
 In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.
N. Korea’s Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
China's Xinhua News Agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reiterated his country's promise to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico
A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City.
Chinese police shut down hacker training op
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Haiti awash in Christian aid, evangelism
 The drama on the sidelines of Haiti's earthquake, in which 10 American missionaries were arrested trying to take children out of the country, was a fiasco waiting to happen. By Kari Huus.
Wild West motif lightens mood at Afghan base
 The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness
Political ally: Sri Lankan presidential candidate arrested on sedition charges
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.
Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.
Tel Aviv man accused of enslaving women
 An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.
Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow
 Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
Bad malaria pills raise drug resistance fears
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality raising fears of increased drug resistance to a killer disease.
Yanukovych apparent victor in Ukrainian vote
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.
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