Word: mediterraneans
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...restaurant Oleana is a kind of cozy and warm—yet decidedly grown-up—paradise. Nestled in a residential neighborhood a few blocks away from Inman Square proper, Oleana is a glowing oasis that beckons to passersby on Hampshire Street to sample its cuisine—Mediterranean fusion with Spanish, French, Turkish, Armenian and Greek influences. Head chef Ana Sortun (given name: Oleana), an alumna of Harvard Square’s Casablanca, has been cooking and creating to accolades from the likes of Bon Appetit and The James Beard Foundation since she opened Oleana with co-owner...
...peer into the world of modern terrorism. Above all, his tale reveals the global nature of the al-Qaeda threat, as disparate groups and individuals form coalitions to fight a common, faraway foe. Islamic terrorist groups are not new; in one form or another and in countries from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, they have existed for decades. But until recently, the groups conducted local campaigns against local targets. Algerian organizations like the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), for example, focused their operations on the hated, secular Algerian government. In a similar vein, terrorist organizations in Pakistan concentrated on pressing...
...only a matter of time until someone else gets his chance to be saved. OIL A Pipe Dream Comes True Sometimes a pipe is just a pipe. A few years ago, the planned Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and into the Mediterranean was touted by the U.S. as a way to get the Caspian's rich oil reserves without going through Russia. But there was a hitch: oil companies weren't terribly interested. With prices and demand still growing and U.S.-Russia relations improved, Cambridge Energy Research analyst Laurent Ruseckas says, commercial factors...
DIET The guidelines smile on diets from low-fat Asian to high-fat Mediterranean but frown on Atkins. Aim for 10% to 35% protein, 45% to 65% carbs and 20% to 35% fats (with emphasis on good fats...
...people died and eight people were missing after floods raged through villages and towns in the south of France. Five of the dead were from the village of Aramon, which was inundated when a dam gave way following torrential rain. The d é partement of the Gard, between the Mediterranean and the hills of the Massif Central, got the worst of the floods, with 19 dead and 3,000 people forced from their homes. Provence has suffered five such disasters since 1988. Jacques Thorette, a drainage expert, said: "Everywhere in France, we have paved rural roads; we have built...