Go against the grains, diet study suggests: low-carb beats low-fat in weight loss, cholesterol.
Talk about taking a hit in the breadbasket. A new study finds that a low-carb diet results in greater weight loss and better cholesterol than a low-fat regimen that promotes a lot of grains and fruits. A Mediterranean diet yielded results between the two, researchers in Israel report in...

Grocery store to close; owners shift to cooking.
Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Pomegranates Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Grocery, which has operated since December 2006 in a 500-square-foot storefront near Eugene's Southtowne Shoppes, has informed its customers that the store will close as soon as its inventory and fixtures are sold. Owners Julie...

Jean Geometre; poemes en hexametres et en distiques elegiaques.
9789004164444 Jean Geometre; poemes en hexametres et en distiques elegiaques. Geometre, Jean. Ed. and trans. by Emilie Marlene van Opstall. BRILL 2008 606 pages $234.00 Hardcover The medieval Mediterranean peoples, economies and cultures;...

SYRIA - July 11 - Assad Makes Remarkable Comeback.
After years of isolation Bashar al-Assad stages a diplomatic comeback, courtesy of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Still boycotted by some of his Arab neighbours and shunned by the US, the controversial Syrian president will be in the company of European leaders at the union for the Mediterranean summit in...

Company Watch - MSC Cruises.
Aug 31, 2008 MSC Cruises[sup.1] two newest ships, MSC Fantasia and MSC Poesia, will sail in the Mediterranean this winter. MSC Fantasia, which debuts in December, is the largest ship in the line[sup.1]s fleet. In addition to five dining venues (including a Tex-Mex option), the Aurea Spa...

Mothers raising children with sickle cell disease at the intersection of race, gender, and illness stigma.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most prevalent genetic hematological disorder worldwide (Baskin et al., 2000), predominantly affecting populations of West African and African Caribbean descent, as well as populations of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean origins (Ahmad & Atkin, 1996). SCD affects one in 400 to 500 African...

Taking a trip to Morocco.
Byline: Jan Gottesman WORCESTER - With a Mediterranean vacation looming, my husband and I spent a weekend day doing Internet research. When it was time to choose dinner, we both had a craving for food from that region. Morocco fit the bill. Nestled on a...

Washington's war guarantee.
A YEAR AFTER taking power, in June 1934, Adolf Hitler made his first visit abroad--to his idol Benito Mussolini in Venice. Babbling on incessantly about Mein Kampf and the Negroid strain in Mediterranean peoples, the Fuhrer made a dismal impression. "What a clown this Hitler is," Mussolini...

Alcatel-Lucent to Build Segment of Submarine Cable Network.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-31 July 2008-Alcatel-Lucent to Build Segment of Submarine Cable Network(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000 km (9,000 mile), Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. EIG is the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber...

Inspired flavor. Creations beyond your imagination.
An elegantly earthy flavor, McCormick(N) Gourmet Collection[TM] Black Sesame Seeds add the perfect nutty taste and texture to Asian and Mediterranean inspired dishes Known as the "benne seed," our black sesame seeds thrive in Asia, North Africa, and Central America and help you dream up an endless amount of...