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...highly regulated production economy,” he said adding that Israel was largely unable to import goods so local products were primarily utilized in food production. Couscous, another dish served at the dinner, and pita bread, a popular item in Israel, are both made of wheat, a crop that is abundant in the region. “You were told what to grow,” Ben-Yehoyada said, noting that during this period, any food produced in surplus was used in cooking, occasionally to extremes. “If during a season you made too much lettuce, everybody...

Author: By Laura M. Fontanills, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Eat, Discuss Jewish History | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...succeed, Davis believes he must take several key lessons from Obama's campaign strategy of attracting a new crop of voters. "It's people like the young professionals - black and white - who come to me and say, 'I haven't felt that politics in this state spoke to me.'" Like Obama, Davis has overcome initial skepticism among many African-Americans. So he will certainly galvanize Alabama's black voters in much the way Obama did in last November's elections. Historically, Democrats running for statewide Alabama office needed roughly 90% of black voters, and about 40% of white voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Alabama Spark a Democratic Revival in the South? | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...Singaporeans just flipping the pages of the glossy property brochures or sadly gazing at the architectural models, wishing they were one of the frolicking toy figures in the miniature pool. They're buying too. Property developers sold 1,332 units of new private homes in February, a bumper sales crop that was the highest since August 2007, when the economy was booming. (See 10 things to do in Singapore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riding Out the Economic Storm in Singapore | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...couple really quality football teams, they’re hungry, they’ve got a little bit of a chip on their shoulder.”Jake Dombrowski, a recruited punter from Gaylord, Mich. is one freshman who could compete immediately for playing time. With a solid crop of homegrown talent rising up, Murphy’s not counting on his incoming class to fill any immediate holes.“Overall, I guess we’re a lot like a lot of Ivy teams,” Murphy said. “We have a chance...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Questions Remain After Spring Game | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

FlyBy asked you to submit your most attractive TFs to flyby@thecrimson.com. We have taken your votes into consideration, culled the classrooms of Harvard, stalked the far reaches of Facebook , and have triumphantly emerged with the cream of the crop, the genetically blessed, the ultimate combination of physical perfection and mental stamina, the perfect pizzazz to spice up any dry section...

Author: By Linda M. Lian | Title: Beauty and the Brain | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

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