Word: mediterraneans
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Transportation of oil has also long hindered Russian oil from reaching the United States, which imports eight million barrels a day, primarily from the Middle East. Until now, most Russian oil has reached Western Europe—whether through Ukraine and Belorus, Northern Europe, or Turkey and the Mediterranean. But after Sept. 11, the United States has become increasingly concerned that dependence on Middle Eastern oil could jeopardize national security. As a result, Russia’s five largest oil companies have been looking into constructing a pipeline from Western Siberia to Murmansk on the Arctic Ocean. From there...
...little over a month ago, red-eyed from an 18-hour flight but bright-eyed about starting four years in Cambridge. “It’s great here!” says Veljkovik, throwing up his hands with the sort of colorful body language characteristic of his Mediterranean heritage. “To Macedonians, Harvard and Oxford are the most famous universities in the world,” says Veljkovik. “I am really impressed with the opportunities here, by all the pamphlets handed out for everything—I think Harvard must be the biggest...
What about the Mediterranean diet? you ask. Researchers have long been fascinated by the traditional Greek and Italian diets of the 1960s, which contained as much as 40% fat but didn't trigger a lot of heart attacks. Don't assume that what worked for Greeks and Italians 40 years ago will work for you. After all, they typically ate a pound of fruit a day (equal to four medium apples) and little red meat, and many of them got lots of exercise tilling fields and tending livestock. "The Mediterranean diet works well in the Mediterranean," says Yale's Katz...
...battleground over how much fat is good for you. On one side are those like Dr. Dean Ornish of the University of California, San Francisco, who want you to slash fat intake to 10% of daily calories. On the other is Harvard's Dr. Walter Willett, who favors the Mediterranean diet, which permits as much as 40% of calories to come from fat as long as they are from a healthy fat such as olive...
...Chances are you won't, of course?not if you've supped and drank well at the Metropolitan's restaurants the night before. Chief among these is the Mediterranean-inspired Cy'an, with Australian chef Amanda Gale at the skillet. There's also the 48-seat Glow, which will be dishing up organic food...