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TIMBUKTU (Reuters) - Under a broiling midday sun, dozens of young men from Timbuktu in northern Mali dig with shovels and pails to clear a sand-choked well, in a desperate attempt to find water. Once a tourist hotspot known for its holy sites and an annual music festival that only months ago drew U2 lead singer Bono, Timbuktu is now facing a growing humanitarian crisis since al Qaeda-linked ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:26 -0700 -
Broiling Mojave Spawns 'Angry Buddhist'
Novelist Seth Greenland takes readers on a heat-blasted sojourn into the Mojave Desert, an unforgiving place where only the heartless recover from their own mistakes. Click here for the rest of the article...
Wed, 16 May 2012 02:01:22 -0700 -
Vail's Colorful Cooking colum
Some people set goals, while some people go with the flow. I am a goal-oriented gal that longs to be the cool and calm chic. It's not going to happen, so I need goals that I can attain. A five year plan is as important as the qu Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail's Colorful Cooking column ...
Tue, 01 May 2012 12:03:12 -0700 -
Summer forecast sparks concern
As the nation swelters through its warmest year on record, a new forecast for a broiling summer is raising concern about wildfires and water shortages, especially across parts of the Western and Southern U.S.
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:42:10 -0700 -
Martin's dream comes tru
With the euphoria of the draft behind him, Doug Martin got down to business Friday in the broiling heat at One Buc Place.
Fri, 04 May 2012 21:00:00 -0700 -
Wellness plan in school
Homewood, Ala. (WIAT) - The Homewood City School system is committed to providing school environments that enhances learning and developing lifelong wellness practices. They are helping children become aware of the obesity epidemic in this country, and finding ways to fight it. Serving fruit and veggies, baking and broiling, instead of frying foods. Partnering with healthy eating, comes physical ...
Wed, 09 May 2012 17:05:38 -0700 -
Fired sumo wrestler opens eater
Former ozeki Kotomitsuki is taking up a new profession: instead of pounding flesh, he'll be broiling it. The 36-year-old Keiji Tamiya, who was fired and banished for life from sumo in July 2010 for betting on professional baseball games, told the media Friday he will be opening a Korean-style barbecue restaurant in Nagoya's Nishi Ward.
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:47:13 -0700 -
Mercado: The only thin
HEADLINES over the weekend caromed from politics, the run on Export-Import bank to the broiling summer heat. Rep. Tomas Osmeņa badmouthed Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia?s plan to run for the Senate. Garcia clinched with Ayala Inc. a long-range Cebu water project that Osmeņa failed to craft. ?The fathers have eaten sour grapes,? an old saying goes.
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:52:22 -0700 -
USF St. Petersburg bringing food trucks to campus on May
By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Sunday, April 29, 2012 The University of South Florida St. Petersburg brings in downtown St. Petersburg's first food truck rally Saturday, rising above the broiling dispute about whether city regulations allow for food trucks. The campus sits on state property, so it doesn't fall under city regulations. University officials see it as a way to celebrate the end ...
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:48:49 -0700 -
Locavore Butcher Goes Beyond Burgers for National Grilling Mont
NEW YORK -- Whether it's spelled barbecue, BBQ or barbeque, May's designation as National Grilling Month is a great excuse to chuck the ground chuck and celebrate grilling by your own rules. Pit masters ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:49:09 -0700 -