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Brazilians Pass on Turkey, Buy Pumped-Up Chester for Holidays 
Bloomberg.com - Dec 27 6:20 PM
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lia Marcia Fragoso, 29, a maid who lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, isn't eating turkey over the holidays. Like many Brazilians, she opted for Chester instead.Computer glitch affects ID cards at Air Force bases in England, Turkey Stars and Stripes - Dec 27 3:25 PM
A computer glitch is forcing Air Force bases in England and in Turkey to use temporary identification card paperwork and three-day passes for dependents and spouses until proper ID cards can be produced again.Strengthening ties between Iran-Turkey's political parties undelined Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 27 6:17 PM
Iran - Turkey - Political Parties Ways of strengthening ties among Iran and Turkey's political parties were discussed in a meeting between Iran's acting Ambassador to Ankara Gholam-Reza Baqeri Moqaddam and the leader of Turkish Right Path Party Muhammad Aghaz.Turkey Never Thinks Of Intervening In Iraq's Domestic Affairs, Tan TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:08 PM
ANKARA - Turkey never thinks of intervening in Iraq`s domestic affairs, said Namik Tan, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In his weekly press briefing today, Tan said, "but regional developments closely concern Turkey, and Turkey cannot remain a spectator."Turkey Feels Regret Over Efforts Of Armenian Lobbies To Exploit Political Developments, Tan TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:08 PM
ANKARA - "Turkey follows with regret the efforts of the Armenian lobbies (seeking to win votes) to exploit political developments in the United States," Turkish Foreign Affairs spokesman Namik Tan told a weekly news conference in Ankara on Wednesday.Turkey - Israel Military Dialogue Meetings TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:09 PM
JERUSALEM - Turkish Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Ergin Saygun and accompanying delegation comprising officials from General Staff Headquarters, National Defense Ministry and Defense Industry are continuing to hold meetings in Israel where they came for Turkey-Israel military dialogue meetings.Turkey looking to nuclear energy for electricity needs Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:08 PM
Turkey s available energy needs to grow by eight percent every year. Believing that Turkey s present energy-producing facilities will fall short, officials say capacity must be increased to cope with the problem.Verheugen: Negotiation Process Continues With Turkey TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:08 PM
HANBURG - Vice President of the European Commission Günter Verhuegen stated that the negotiation process with Turkey would continue during Germany`s term presidency of EU, starting as of January 1st.Rehn: A Train Crash In Turkey - E.U. Negotiations Has Been Avoided TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:07 PM
BRUSSELS - EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn stated that a possible train crash in Turkey-EU negotiations has been avoided. In an article published in Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat, Rehn indicated that EU's door was open to southeastern European countries, including Turkey.Energy Ministers Of Turkey, Azerbaijan & Georgia To Meet TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:13 PM
ANKARA - Energy ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia will meet in Istanbul regarding sharing of natural gas which will be transferred through Shah Sea project, Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler told reporters on Tuesday.Concern Over Globalization In Netherlands Has Negative Impact On Turkey - E.U. Relations, Ildem TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:08 PM
AMSTERDAM - "Some concerns in the Netherlands over globalization fail to present positive conditions for Turkey-EU relations for near future," Tacan Ildem, Turkey`s Ambassador in The Hague, said on Wednesday.Northampton acquires conservation rights for part of Turkey Hill Road land The Daily Hampshire Gazette - Dec 27 12:36 PM
NORTHAMPTON - The city's quest to preserve 150 acres off Turkey Hill Road took a leap forward Tuesday when it acquired a public right-of-way and permanent conservation restriction on 30 acres of land over the Westhampton line.Azerbaijani MFA: Turkey sent no note to Azerbaijan Baku Today - Dec 27 7:35 AM
Turkey sent no note to Azerbaijan concerning the nonadmission of the pianist Burak Bedikyan, Turkish citizen of Armenian origin , MFA information policy department Chief Tahir Tagizade told APA.Turkey hunter shot in head Daily and Sunday Jeffersonian - Dec 27 9:25 AM
A Port Washington man was treated at Southeastern Med in Cambridge and released Tuesday evening after he was reportedly shot by his brother while both were turkey hunting.GARY BOGUE: Rooftop turkey trot arouses cat's curiosity Contra Costa Times - Dec 27 3:04 AM
A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. Dear Gary: I was awakened last Friday morning by my cat Larry running around the house and hearing loud noises coming from my roof.TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN TO SIGN SHAH DENIZ GAS PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT AzerTag - Dec 27 7:36 AM
'Azerigas' of Azerbaijan and 'Botash' of Turkey are scheduled to sign Shah Deniz gas production sharing agreement (PSA), in Istanbul, next week, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Hilmi Guler told journalists.Turkey and Baku "Squabbled" over an Armenian PanARMENIAN.Net - Dec 27 5:32 AM
"Azerbaijan finds it hard to ensure security of an Armenian-born musician," the Azerbaijani Embassy in Turkey said.Harut Sassounian: Ahmet Ertegun Knew What Was Good For Turkey: Genocide Recognition HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Ahmet Ertegun, the Founder and CEO of Atlantic Records passed away on Dec. 14, 2006 at the age of 83. He was the most famous Turkish American. His death was announced in newspapers and TV networks throughout the world. He was the son of Mehmet Ertegun, the former Turkish Ambassador to the United States who had played a key role in pressuring the State Department in the 1930's to prevent MGM from ...Turkey pledges to stick with pro-EU reforms Euro Observer - Dec 27 12:32 AM
27.12.2006 - 09:20 CET | By Lucia Kubosova Turkey has announced it will stick to a pro-active EU strategy despite the bloc's move to partially freeze Ankara's membership talks over the Cyprus dispute, suggesting it would introduce reforms even in areas under the chapters to be temporarily shelved by the EU.ASK THE CPA: Holiday turkey is tax free Macon Telegraph - Dec 27 12:08 AM
QUESTION: I gave each of my employees a turkey for the holidays. Do I have to include the cost on their W-2s since I considered this a gift?Lockheed Martin gets $635M contract to upgrade Turkey's F-16s KTRE-TV East Texas - Dec 26 10:22 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas Lockheed Martin says today it's won a 635 (m) million dollar contract to upgrade Turkey's fleet of F-16 fighter jets.AZERBAIJAN FUTSAL TEAM DOWNS TURKEY 4-2 AzerTag - Dec 27 1:36 AM
Azerbaijan national futsal team posted a 4-2 win over Turkey in a friendly match in Baku yesterday. The first half began with a welcome flurry of attacks as both sides tried to force the advantage, but it was Turkey, which celebrated the first goal.Lockheed Martin Gets $635M Contract To Upgrade Turkey's F-16s NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth - Dec 26 7:42 PM
Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation's largest military contractor, said Tuesday it won a $635 million contract to upgrade Turkey's fleet of F-16 fighter jets.Lockheed Martin gets $635M contract to upgrade Turkey's F-16s KLTV Texas - Dec 26 4:17 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas Lockheed Martin says today it's won a 635 (m) million dollar contract to upgrade Turkey's fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The U.S.Fall turkey harvest nets nearly 12,000 birds Green Bay Press-Gazette - Dec 26 10:31 AM
MADISON - Wisconsins 2006 fall turkey hunting season produced the states second highest fall turkey harvest on record.Deep fat turkey fryer boils over and catches fire on Christmas Day, home heavily damaged WWMT 3 Kalamazoo - Dec 26 3:48 PM
STURGIS (NEWS 3) - A deep fat turkey fryer boiled over on Christmas morning and caught fire, severely damaging the Vick Swafford family home in Sturgis.No Turkey-Georgia gas deal yet: Turkish official Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 8:43 AM
Turkey has not yet reached a deal with Georgia to supply the ex-Soviet republic with much-needed gas next year but expects talks to be concluded in one week, a senior Turkish Energy Ministry official told Reuters on Monday.Turkey to open plant in Bahrain Gulf Daily News - Dec 26 3:07 PM
MANAMA: Turkey has reiterated its plan to set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bahrain, its Health Minister said yesterday.Turkey confirms no Georgia gas supply deal yet Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 4:10 AM
ANKARA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Turkey's Energy Minister Hilmi Guler confirmed on Tuesday his country had not reached a deal with Georgia to supply the ex-Soviet republic with gas next year but expects talks to be concluded in one week.Georgia and Turkey Reach Gas Deal Rigzone - Dec 26 8:27 AM
Turkey has agreed to give up some of its share of a giant Caspian gas field to Georgia, allowing the small Caucasus nation to reduce its need for expensive Russian gas, the Georgian energy minister said Sunday.Turkey Fryer Sparks X-mas Fire for Kansas City Family WIBW-TV Topeka - Dec 26 7:56 AM
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) _ A family's Christmas Day gathering went up in flames after cooking oil in a turkey fryer sparked a fire. A family member was using the fryer in the garage of the Kansas City, Kansas, home. He left the fryer unattended for a moment and returned to find the blaze.Turkey Fryer Causes Christmas Day Fire The Kansas City Channel - Dec 26 8:17 AM
A family's Christmas Day gathering went up in flames after cooking oil in a turkey fryer sparked a fire.Turkey Not Satisfied With E.U.'s Invitation Letter TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:08 PM
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan said on Wednesday that Ankara received EU`s invitation letter regarding the start of negotiations in enterprises and industrial policy chapter.Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan to hold more talks on sharing of Caspian gas KYIV Post - Dec 26 6:53 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Energy ministers from Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan will hold more talks in Istanbul to discuss the sharing of gas from the giant Shah Deniz field off Azerbaijan's Caspian coast, the Turkish minister said Tuesday.Turkey's "Cave Inventory" On Internet TurkishPress.com - Dec 26 3:53 AM
ADANA - The inventory, prepared within the framework of "The Archeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY)" project, comprising of information on 2,327 caves located in Turkey, is ready for use on the internet.Figures On Turkey's Foreign Trade TurkishPress.com - Dec 26 4:13 AM
ANKARA - There are 40,936 exporter and 49,903 importer companies in Turkey as of October, 2006, officials of Foreign Trade Undersecretariat told A.A on Monday.Turkey's Tupras stock seen higher in quiet market Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 25 11:17 PM
ISTANBUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Shares in oil refiner Tupras were expected to rise in Turkey on Tuesday, after it announced an acquisition, in otherwise quiet holiday-season trade.Atalay Says Tika Will Grow Stronger As Turkey Grows TurkishPress.com - Dec 26 3:52 AM
ANKARA - "Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TIKA) will grow stronger as Turkey grows. TIKA's sphere of activity will extend as Turkey's sphere of influence extends," said Turkish State Minister Besir Atalay on Tuesday.Tuzmen: Trade Volume Between Turkey And The U.S.A. Is Only 10 Billion Usd TurkishPress.com - Dec 26 4:13 AM
GAZIANTEP - "Trade volume between Turkey and the USA is only 10 billion USD. There can`t be such a strategic partnership," said Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen.Survey On Turkey's Distribution Of Income In 2005 TurkishPress.com - Dec 26 3:58 AM
ANKARA - The share of lowest income group was 6.05 percent while the highest income group was 44.4 percent from Turkey`s general income in 2005. Turkish Board of Statistics (TUIK) announced on Monday the results of a research on "Income Distribution of 2005".PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF TURKEY TO AZERBAIJAN TURAN MORALY AzerTag - Dec 26 5:22 AM
On December 26, President Ilham Aliyev received at the Presidential Palace Mr. Turan Moraly, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of Turkey to Azerbaijan, as the latter has completed his diplomatic mission in the country.After all that turkey, dire warning on a bulging waistline The Scotsman - Dec 27 4:46 PM
A BULGING waistline means a dramatically increased risk of a heart attack, a new study has revealed.OSCE MG: "We Call Turkey and Armenia Overcome Existing Contradictions" PanARMENIAN.Net - Dec 26 1:48 AM
Turkey will have to play an important role from the point of view of providing regional support to fair and long-term settlement of the conflict, stated Matthew Bryza.Turkish Gay Rights Leader Faces Court Today 365Gay.com - 36 minutes ago
(Ankara) A trial begins today for the publisher of Turkey's only LGBT newspaper on charge of printing ad distributing obscene matter - material on gay issues.Annual Roast Goose Run held in Berlin NDTV - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Roast goose, turkey, pudding, alcohol are some of the culprits of the few extra pounds people put on during the festive season. But a Berlin sports club has found a way to address this problem, with its annual "Roast Goose Run."Knights wake up, stop unbeaten Warriors Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
The glass slipper of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic fit Turkey Run beautifully for more than a half Wednesday afternoon.Turkey reforms spaghetti and meatballs' roly-poly reputation The Morning Call - Dec 27 3:17 AM
Meatballs have an image problem.Snowfall Paralyzes Daily Life In Turkey TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:09 PM
ANKARA - Schools have been recessed in Black Sea cities of Duzce and Trabzon, and southeastern cities of Batman and Sirnak due to heavy snowfall and severe winter conditions.Tbilisi Tries to Soften Gas Price Hike, as Gas-Sharing Deal with Turkey Questionable Civil Georgia - Dec 27 2:17 AM
Russia will provide at least 80% of Georgia s gas needs in 2007 at USD 235 per 1000 cubic meters after Gazprom has signed a contract with a fourth company in Georgia.New Year's Brunch: Randy's Turkey Chili Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 25 6:21 PM
Heat oil in a large skillet until hot. Add onions and cook until starting to get transparent. Add ground turkey, stirring until all turkey is broken up and mixed well with onions. When turkey is no longer pink, after about 10 minutes, add salt to taste and garlic and stir well.Georgia in gas deal with Turkey BBC News - Dec 24 10:54 PM
Georgia plans to buy 800 million cubic metres of gas from Turkey next year, almost half of its needs.No Turkey-Georgia gas deal yet Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Dec 25 7:37 AM
Turkey has not yet reached a deal with Georgia to supply the country with gas next year but expects talks to be concluded in one week, a senior Turkish Energy Ministry official told Reuters on Monday.Turkey's Akbank interested in Halkbank sale -paper Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 27 4:42 AM
ISTANBUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Akbank , in which Citigroup has a 20 percent stake, is interested in the privatisation of Halkbank, Akbank Chairman Erol Sabanci told newspaper Hurriyet.Pension Reform Key Role in Turkey's Economy Zaman Online - Dec 25 2:08 PM
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has emphasized the importance of pension reform for Turkey s unregistered and registered economy.Christmas turkey in Peru for Emma BBC News - Dec 26 6:39 AM
Emma Flynn describes the prospect of spending her Christmas thousands of miles away from her family.13 acquitted in attack on US troops China Daily - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Thirteen villagers were acquitted Wednesday of attacking US troops with stones and eggs after an errant US Tomahawk missile fell near their village three years ago.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:09 PM
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. released a statement on Tuesday, having won a contract worth $635 million to upgrade Turkey's fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The agreement includes upgrading of 216 F-16 fighters operated by Turkish Air Forces.SELCUK GULTASLI Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:10 PM
While the European Union was making a decision to slow down accession talks with Turkey, the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) was coincidentally publishing its report on Islamophobia.Barzani accuses Ankara Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:07 PM
Allawi underlined that Turkey should contact Massoud Barzani, president of the regional administration in Northern Iraq. Allawi further noted that the Kirkuk referendum scheduled to be held at the end of 2007 was very unlikely to take place.MUMTAZER TURKONE Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:11 PM
In Turkey, political higher-ups and bureaucratic elites generally live in separate worlds. Those who have top positions in the judiciary, armed forces, and higher education often become disappointed when they enter politics.Agar Receives Maaruf And Moghaddam TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:07 PM
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet Agar received Palestinian Ambassador to Turkey Nabil Maaruf and Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam on Wednesday.Washington Times: The E.U. Did Itself A Disservice TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:12 PM
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Washington Times, one of the leading dailies in the United States, criticized the European Union (EU) which decided to suspend eight of the 35 chapters of Turkey`s accession negotiations, adding that the EU did itself a disservice.Virginia Mason Halifax Today - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Why is it that as soon as the last morsel of turkey is picked off the bones and the few remaining crumbs of mince pie cleared from the plate, it's assumed that we are all hell bent on booking a holiday?Holiday Tournaments Tip Off Today RedNova - Dec 27 2:05 PM
By Tina Harbuck, Destin Log, Fla. Dec. 27--If you're tired of the holiday turkey and want to get out of the house, there is plenty of high school basketball planned the next few days. In Freeport, the Walton Sun Basketball Blowout tips off at 10 a.m.Opposition MPs may boycott election process if Erdogan runs for president The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 27 1:33 PM
Turkey's main opposition party threatened Wednesday to boycott next year's vote by Parliament to elect the country's new president if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan runs for the post. "I cannot yet say with certainty ... but it is highly likely that we will not be a party to the presidential election scenario.A few ham and turkey leftover recipes About.com - Dec 25 2:36 PM
Still have a bit of turkey and ham left from your Christmas feasts? I've got a few recipes to help you use it all up. . .là voilà: Salade de ravioles...Massillon man crafts holiday turkey bones into ornaments The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 25 4:27 AM
MASSILLON, Ohio Tom Roseman s imagination can turn turkey bones into an angel. "In a split second, you can be inspired by anything," he said. His most-unique creation, turkey bone angels, started this way. Turkey bone, what?Turkey to end FRN-linked ref bill auctions -bankers Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 25 4:46 AM
ISTANBUL, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's Treasury will stop issuing reference bills to determine the value of coupons on new floating rate notes (FRNs), using instead an average rate from the last three months' discount bond auctions, bankers told Reuters on Monday.Iraq's Former P.M. Says Iraq Needs Regional And International Assistance For Stability TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:12 PM
ANKARA - Iraq`s former PM Iyad Allavi said on Tuesday that regional and international assistance was needed to secure stability in Iraq. Allavi, who is currently in Turkey for a regional tour, held a press conference accompanied by Iraqi MP Adnan Pacaci, in Swissotel Ankara.UW men's basketball: Badgers' play raised by Cain Wisconsin State Journal - Dec 27 2:52 PM
Morris Cain burst back onto the Kohl Center floor a few minutes after the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team concluded practice Christmas night. In hot pursuit was a shoeless Marcus Landry, determined not to fall for the roast beef-for-last turkey sandwich switcheroo Cain was attempting.Turkey approves TuranAlem's Sekerbank stake buy Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 25 4:56 AM
ISTANBUL, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's banking regulator has approved the sale of a 33.98 percent stake in lender Sekerbank to Kazakhstan's Bank TuranAlem , the Turkish lender said on Monday.turkey, eu : Ankara to pursue EU reforms despite partial talks freeze Monday Morning - Dec 25 1:15 PM
Turkey is committed to its EU target. There is no deviation from this target after the latest EU decision , Gül told a news conference in Ankara. The importance we attach to reforms has not decreased -- on the contrary it has increased , he said.New World Order TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 1:51 PM
STAR- Two moves made by Turkey show that it wants to take its place on the frontlines of an international struggle.Turkey approves austerity budget Sunday Times - Dec 26 11:33 PM
Ankara - The Turkish parliament passed its 2007 budget, vowing to stick to the austerity measures encouraged by the IMF that have brought about spectacular economic recovery.Better to give than receipt The Daily Iberian - Dec 27 10:24 AM
Not long after the Christmas turkey digested, shoppers who rushed through shopping malls purchasing gifts for friends and family before the holiday, returned to those same stores Tuesday to handle their after-Christmas business.Ambassador Bilman To Replace M.F.A. Spokesman Tan TurkishPress.com - Dec 27 2:07 PM
ANKARA - Ambassador Levent Bilman will replace Namik Tan, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) who has been appointed as Turkey`s new Ambassador to Israel.Post yours here Alibi - Dec 27 2:20 PM
One Hell Of A Lineup... Kwanzaa! You've had your pumpkin pie and roast turkey. You've hung ornaments on the tree and lit the menorah. You've eaten enough cookies to kill a horse. But you still have a little holiday spirit left ... enough to celebrate Kwanzaa tonight at The Sawmill Lofts.How to Carve a Turkey Vancouver Province - Dec 25 6:13 AM
Waiting - That's me when I was a kid, waiting by the oven for the big Christmas feast. In a week I'll be sick of turkey, but right now it smells like heaven. This is where I learned to carve a turkey.Iran, Switzerland reach preliminary gas transfer agreement Payvand Iran News - Dec 27 9:28 AM
"We have agreed on gas transfer via a pipeline passing through Turkey three weeks ago," Nosratollah Seifi, the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) noted. -MNAIslamic Turkiye Finans eyes partnership, not IPO Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 27 3:57 AM
ISTANBUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's leading Islamic lender Turkiye Finans plans to seek a strategic partner and has shelved plans for an initial public offering in 2007, the bank's Chairman Mustafa Boydak said on Wednesday.Sharon Stone stuffed in 2006 movie turkey list The Register - Dec 27 3:08 AM
The Wicker Man also roasted Sharon Stone's legendary charms failed to wow the movie crowds during 2006, with Basic Instinct 2 taking just $5m at the domestic box office, Variety reports. Given that the movie cost $70m to make, it rated as the biggest flop of the year. Time 'to get back on track' Slam! Sports - Dec 27 6:57 AM
The Christmas presents have been opened and the turkey eaten and now reality, like heavy wet snow on Boxing Day, has settled back on the Senators. Reality can be a cruel opponent when your name is on the wrong side of the ledger.Lockheed Martin gets contract to upgrade F-16s The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 27 4:42 AM
Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation s largest military contractor, said yesterday that it won a $635 million contract to upgrade Turkey s fleet of F-16 fighter jets.Poinsettias can be restored to re-bloom another year Morning Sentinel - Dec 27 1:38 PM
Leftovers will be a treasured part of the holiday season as long as Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas goose continue to headline family menus. And return fare need not be confined to the dining room. Take potted poinsettias, for example. They can be restored from dormancy to vibrant color for many celebrations to come.Bil Mar founder loved work, family The Grand Rapids Press - Dec 27 7:52 AM
ZEELAND -- While the small company he co-founded with his brother grew into a turkey empire, Bill DeWitt still could be found where it all started -- in the barns tending to toms and hens.Shopping season II Waxahachie Daily Light - Dec 27 11:09 AM
The stockings have been rifled through, the turkey has been eaten, the gifts opened and Christmas is officially over, (cue the Dragnet theme) ... or is it?WEEK 3: Can our shopaholic really manage to go cold turkey? The Evening Telegraph - Dec 27 3:55 AM
Could you survive for a month without buying any clothes, CDs, books, shop-bought sandwiches or takeaway coffees. Would you be able to forego fancy meals out, trips to the cinema and nights in the pub. Self-confessed shopoholic Ann Molyneux decided to see if she could by giving up spending for a month.ARMENIA WANTS TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND OPEN BORDERS WITH TURKEY AzerTag - Dec 25 8:51 AM
Turkey has received offers from the government of Armenia which has remained outside of the important projects, carried out in region, on establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of borders, correspondent of AzerTAc to Turkey reported.Christmas Quiz RainbowNetwork.com - Dec 27 8:40 AM
The turkey roast with all the trimmings has been devoured and the mince pies are a thing of the past. As life briefly gets back to normal before the onslaught of New Year and even more days off (hurrah!), it s time to ask just how ho-ho-homosexual was your Christmas?Retiring Boise Cop Makes Christmas Volunteerism Last Official Duty KBCI Boise - Dec 27 7:39 AM
BOISE -- On his last day in uniform, Deputy Police Chief Mike Webb continued to protect and serve the community of Boise. And serve -- on this Christmas Day -- meant literally dishing out steaming plates of ham and turkey with all the trimmings as a volunteer with the Miracle On Idaho Street, a benefit for the area's needy sponsored by the Old Chicago pizza and pasta restaurant.EnBW, Ciner to bid in Turkish power grid tender Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 27 1:27 AM
ISTANBUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - German utility EnBW and unlisted Turkish group Ciner will bid together in Turkey's electricity grid privatisation, the German company said in a statement on Wednesday.Lights, turkey and shopping, must be the holidays The Kentucky Standard - Dec 26 12:14 PM
In my opinion, you can t get into Christmas until Thanksgiving has come and gone. As such, I helped plan and execute a meal for eight adults and four kids last week with my lovely wife, Donna.Wall Street's big holiday gifts hint at nation's wealth gap USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 5:04 AM
For workers lucky to get a turkey as a Christmas bonus, the year-end payouts to top Wall Street executives must seem unimaginable. Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack took home $40 million, a record bonus for a single year's performance.Lack of action on road concerns residents Bedford Bulletin - Dec 27 7:28 AM
Turkey Mountain Road, which branches off Va. 43 a few miles north of the city of Bedford, has been around for a long time.2007 to be year of beef, 'feel-good fish' and more The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 27 5:58 AM
Serving up pomegranate spritzers anytime soon? Prepare for some serious eye-rolling from hipster foodies. They will inform you that anything pomegranate is so 2006. Bury it alongside the long-dead turkey fryers, chocolate fountains and wineglass charms.Thoughts already turning to Chrismas leftovers The Robesonian - Dec 27 7:08 AM
While some folks may be dreaming of a white Christmas, I'm dreaming of Christmas leftovers. Nothing beats turkey and ham sandwiches (separate, never mixed) on plain white bread slathered with mayo.Turducken: A three-meat wonder The Robesonian - Dec 27 7:07 AM
LUMBERTON - Mike DeCinti carries a pocket-full of one-liners, jokes and anecdotes. His latest teaser asks: What do you get when you cross a turkey with duck and a chicken?Turkish Historian Describes Accusations of Assyrian and Armenian Genocides as "Bogus" PanARMENIAN.Net - Dec 27 6:33 AM
Bulent Ozdemir: compared to the Armenian genocide claims the statements about Assyrians can not trouble Turkey.30 acres preserved for hiking The Republican - Dec 27 1:26 AM
NORTHAMPTON - Thirty acres of land off Turkey Hill Road in Westhampton officially became conservation land yesterday, and the City of Northampton plans to buy and preserve an adjoining 120 acres in the city next month.Party puts airport officials in hot oil Orlando Sentinel - Dec 27 1:30 AM
-Add deep-fried turkey to the list of banned substances at Dulles International Airport.