Word: mediterranean
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...amazing cheese cart), I felt as pampered as a Parisian lapdog. At a fraction of the price but still a good value, Chez Paul (13, Rue de Charonne) delivers lace-curtained, cassoulet-slinging bistro fare. Georges, the whimsical Philippe Starck-- designed restaurant atop the Pompidou Centre, offers simple Mediterranean selections and one of the truly spectacular views of the city...
After living in their two-story, Mediterranean-style house in Orange County, Calif., for almost 18 years, Norm Bour, 51, and his wife Peggy, 57, are refinancing for the fourth time. Not only will they lower their house payments by $200, but the Bours will also tap into their equity to the tune of $135,000 to redo their wood floors, pay for Norm's Lexus (now that the lease is up) and pay off their time share in Maui. Their latest loan: a 30-year, $350,000 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) for a home valued at slightly less than...
...performers may show less personality than the swords, but that doesn't hold the movie back too much?we're not here for character development. Tsui will be taking Swords to the Venice Film Festival, where it earned the prestigious opening spot. Don't expect the Mediterranean atmosphere to change him. Tsui can go to France and he can shoot in China, but he's still a Hong Kong filmmaker at heart...
...towers of Gaza City emerge from the blue Mediterranean haze as our chopper glides down from Tel Aviv. The red and white striped communications tower of an Israeli military post marks the northeast corner of the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip. Beyond, where 1.5 million Palestinians live in the dull concrete of densely-packed apartment blocks. The gray is punctuated with blazing strips of sand - these are the open spaces farmed by Israeli settlers who raise crops in greenhouses to counter the barrenness of the dunes...
...political battles could intensify, since experts warn that drier conditions are here to stay. Earlier this year European Commission researchers reported that while precipitation has increased in northern Europe over the past 100 years, it has decreased by as much as 20% in parts of southern Europe and the Mediterranean countries. The combination of diminished supply and increased demand for water is already causing scraps over who gets what. Last week the environment ministers of Spain and Portugal agreed on how to mete out scarce supplies. Portugal said it would use 15% less water from the Douro River, which flows...