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...University in Fairfax, Va., is at the fore of the sustainable-dining-hall campaign. In September, it will open Southside, a $10 million 40,000-sq.-ft., 95%-sustainable dining hall. Southside isn't a cafeteria; it's a full-service food court with takeout meals and indoor and outdoor seating - and no trays. There are several food stations to choose from - including the "Spaghettaboutit" pizza-and-pasta station and the "After All" dessert bar - and each offers its own silverware, dishes and seating area. "Without the tray, it just doesn't give you that 'I need to go everywhere...
...according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 1.1 million women were employed in it, accounting for about 9% of the total in the United States. "Signs such as 'Men at Work' unintentionally reinforce the idea that only men are suited for - and are capable of - doing outdoor physical jobs," Sherryl Kleinman, sociology professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, wrote in an email...
...Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said this week that al-Qaeda is "in disarray" in northern Iraq and largely out of Baghdad. "There is a sense of normalcy that's returning to Iraq," he told Pentagon reporters. Austin spoke of a recent visit to a major outdoor market in Mosul that was "overflowing" with Iraqis, something he said "would not have been possible just a couple of months...
...does its part for China's environment with air-conditioned outdoor studios...
Since the introduction of Olympic beach volleyball in 1996 the American teams have made the podium at every Games. China has played indoor volleyball competitively for decades, but it's only recently that they've focused on the outdoor game. On the men's side, the top-seeded Chinese squad of Wu Penggen and Xu "Tiny" Linyin lost to a German pair in the round of 16. So it was up to the women to make history. In addition to the silver for Tian and Wang, the Chinese team of Zhang Xi, 23, and Xue Chen, 19, beat Brazilians Renata...