Word: mediterraneanize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...adult chorus, whose vocals are also complemented by a children’s chorus.While the opera is based on the Shakespearean play, LHO’s “Otello” has bypassed the traditional convention of featuring 16th century English dress styles for a 15th century Mediterranean aesthetic. Stage director Anna Fisher, who works at the Huntington Theatre Company, refers to the set, which is modeled after actual ruins from the island of Cyprus, as having an “earthly aesthetic.” “‘Otello’ is a story driven...
...amount of calories, the study reveals that it is the number of calories that matters most. “I think that people can really pick whatever healthy diet they like,” said Frank M. Sacks, a professor at HSPH and lead author of the study, naming Mediterranean, low-fat, and vegan diets as examples. “Our results say that these diets would work the same.” The researchers said that these findings do not invalidate the effectiveness of any commercial diets, only that no one diet is better than another...
...have acquired traumas of their own. Nahr al-Bared was once the most pleasant Palestinian camp in Lebanon, located near the northern city of Tripoli where a cold mountain stream meets the sea, and surrounded by orange orchards and banana plantations. Now it is a miniature Stalingrad on the Mediterranean. An uprising in the summer of 2007 by an insurgent jihadist group, Fatah al-Islam, reduced Nahr al-Bared to rubble and made its 31,000 residents homeless. Though most Fatah al-Islam members were not Palestinians but foreign Arabs from places such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the lawlessness...
...JULIA S. CHENSwimming in the Mediterranean; hiking through Israel’s deserts, mountains, and valleys; hanging out with young Israeli soldiers—sounds like a fantasy vacation. If you’re lucky enough to be Jewish, you can have all this for free just by going on a Birthright trip.Taglit-Birthright is the organization which provides 10-day, all-expense paid trips to Israel for Jewish youth ages 18 to 26. This umbrella organization funds trips that are designed and led by more than 20 trip organizers. These trips must all follow the Taglit-Birthright guidelines...
...three squares: Plazas Bolivar, Herrera and Independencia, the site of the city's dramatic 17th century cathedral. Moments away you'll find numerous Casco newcomers - places like Indigo (www.indigopanama.com), a North African?inspired restaurant and lounge, and Ego Café, tel: (507) 262 2045, with its adventurous Panamanian-Mediterranean menu. You can sample rich ice creams and sorbets - from basil to Earl Grey - at Granclement, tel: (507) 228 0737; browse through intricately carved wooden crafts at Karavan Gallery, tel: (507) 228 5161; and take home one-of-a-kind pieces by local artists from Casa Gongora...