• Huaconada synthesizes distinctive elements from the Andes and Spain while incorporating new, modern elements.

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  • "In the old days, I used to hide modern elements behind traditional structures, " he says, citing a project where he put a gabled roof on a house to help minimize the conspicuousness of large, modern windows.

    WSJ: Washington, D.C.: The New Boomtown

  • Correspondents say the dispute over the wall has become a symbol of the greater tensions in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews, who abide by a very strict interpretation of Jewish law, and more modern elements of Judaism.

    BBC: Arrests as women pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall

  • The United States once led the way in the development or advancement of all the elements of modern infrastructure.

    FORBES: What the Superdome Blackout Says About American Competitiveness

  • One of the most notable elements in modern war is the generally lower level of its own casualties that a state will tolerate (the other side too, at least if there is a camera around).

    FORBES: Wikileaks is an Ad for America

  • Following other popular L-Series phones, such as the Optimus L3, L5 and L7 that were released globally earlier this year, all L-Series phones are designed around five primary aesthetic elements: Modern Square Style for comfortable grip, Floating Mass Technology for a slimmer look, Seamless Layout for a more intuitive arrangement of keys, Harmonized Design Contrast utilizing metallic accents and Sensuous Slim Shape that naturally draws the user's attention.

    ENGADGET: T-Mobile makes LG Optimus L9 official, carries big-yet-budget Android this fall

  • Globalisation is usually blamed, but some elements of the "modern world", especially digital technology, are pushing back against the tide.

    BBC: Digital tools 'to save languages'

  • But it seems a tough way to recapture childhood thrills and besides, many modern stagings sternly eschew the fairy-tale elements.

    ECONOMIST: Richard Wagner��s ��Ring��

  • "Floribbean" cooking mixes elements of traditional Caribbean cookery with modern techniques and an emphasis on fresh produce, while the style known as "Nuevo Latino" revisits classic recipes from all over Latin America, using choicer cuts of meats, healthier ingredients and an added an North American sensibility.

    CNN: Sample the culinary treats of Miami

  • You cannot understand the Cuban Revolution, with its elements from the Age of Enlightenment and modern thought, only from the perspective of Marxist thought, or from the European revolutionary thought.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN HAVANA

  • Such a state would inevitably appeal to Jordan's Palestinian population to reunite under a single flag, government and army -- turning over to very dangerous elements the small but well-equipped and modern Jordanian military.

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  • In his biography of the Czech president, Keane explores the lesser-known complexities and failings of Havel -- such as his habit of womanizing -- and molds the elements of Havel's life into a modern political tragedy.

    CNN: Review: Havel biography flawed, like its subject

  • And though the city's monumental examples of the beaux arts and art deco movements are well documented in civic buildings dressed up in a mixed bag of Classical Roman and Greek elements, the city actually received its greatest modern architectural contribution in the years after WWII, when Ludwig Mies van der Rohe pioneered the new "International Style".

    BBC: The infamous architecture of Chicago

  • It has its own theatrical touches, such as a performance space and a restaurant with the kitchen in the centre, and an airy open design with earthy elements such as old timber beams incorporated within the modern architecture.

    BBC: A theatrical journey into Canada��s Charlevoix

  • Like a modern-day Prospero, Mr Cai uses gunpowder to harness the elements.

    ECONOMIST: Firework chaos theory from a latterday Prospero

  • This finding is in line with modern thinking that a lot of evolutionary change is connected with regulatory elements rather than actual protein structure.

    ECONOMIST: Evolution

  • Modern business leaders must think about how they cope with and control these disruptive elements, how they manage the change this will bring across their business and how best to leverage the changes to accelerate the growth of their business.

    FORBES: Consumerization of Enterprise: Are You Ready? We Are.

  • In the modern world, some hope to use green rust to remove toxic metals and radioactive elements from the environment.

    MSN: What green rust did long ago to the big blue ocean

  • William Beveridge - father of the modern welfare state - was a Liberal politician, after all, and there are elements in our system today historians agree he would not recognise.

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  • And while homes from the 1950s and '60s are enjoying renewed interest from admirers of the "Mad Men" midcentury-modern style, the same isn't true for '70s homes, even though they share common elements.

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  • Art Deco's simplified, streamlined forms, thrusting vertical elements and geometric ornamentation captured the spirit of a rising city determined to secure its place in the modern world.

    WSJ: Touring Asia's Art Deco Gems in Shanghai and Napier, New Zealand

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