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Red wine may reduce breast cancer risk

HealthJan 9, 2012

Red wine may reduce one risk factor for breast cancer, challenging the widely-held belief that alcohol increases breast cancer, U.S. researchers say.Bottles of wine are displayed on a shelf at the Capercaillie Wine Co. cellar in Lovedale, in the Hunter Valley region of Australia, on Tuesday, O
Woman says receipt at Papa John's racist

CultureJan 9, 2012

A 24-year-old woman said she was surprised to find she was referred to as "lady chinky eyes" on a receipt at a New York City Papa John's Pizza."I wasn't super angry about it," Minhee Cho said. "I [just] can't believe this happened in this day and age."When Cho saw the receipt, she posted about it on
For France’s People’s University, knowledge is power

CultureJan 8, 2012

CAEN, France (AFP) ― The People’s University in the northern French town of Caen is no ivory tower for the elite. Radical philosopher Michel Onfray set it up for those who were “programmed” to let education pass them by.The lectures regularly attract about 1,000 students, among them the jobless and employed, youngsters just getting started in life and those already retired.What they have in common is a thirst for knowledge for its own sake since there is no recognized degree or qualification on
Bosnia’s top cultural institutions shutting down

CultureJan 8, 2012

SARAJEVO (AP) ― Bosnia’s oldest and most prestigious cultural institutions have begun closing their doors one after another, thanks to long-standing disputes among politicians from its three ethnic groups and dwindling state funding.In 2011, the seven institutions ― among them the 125-year-old National Museum whose collection includes the famed 600-year-old Jewish manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah ― received virtually no funding from authorities in the Balkan nation and can no longer fin
30-something CEO named for Sidus FNH

PeopleJan 8, 2012

KT Corp. said Friday that it has named Rhee Han-dae, 34, the new CEO of the company’s film and media business unit Sidus FNH.After working at CJ Entertainment and consulting firm nPlatform, Rhee joined the group’s media strategy department at the nation’s largest fixed-line carrier in September 2010.The company explained that he is a specialist in film investment and distribution who also has experiences in the U.S. “My goal is making Korean films appeal to the global market based on the popular
Book depicts tensions between first lady, aides

BooksJan 8, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama is a behind-the-scenes force in the White House whose opinions on policy and politics drew her into conflict with presidential advisers and who bristled at some of the demands and constraints of life as the president's wife, according to a detailed accoun
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died

PeopleJan 8, 2012

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, California (AP) -- A 12-year-old Southern California girl who became a nationally recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against brain tumors has died. Jessica Joy Rees was 12 years old. (AP)Jessica's family announced her death on her Facebook p
Biggest New Year’s resolution: to make it last a year

CultureJan 6, 2012

Experts advise making specific reasons to achieve goalsKitty BankThough only a week of 2012 has passed so far, 27-year-old office worker Kim Jun-young has given up on some of his New Year’s resolutions already. “My New Year’s resolution was to return home earlier and spend my evenings working out, but it ended up in smoke because of all the New Year parties. With more events coming up, including the Lunar New Year holidays, I am thinking maybe I should just postpone the plan until next year,” he
Like walking? Try the Himalayan range, all of it

TravelJan 6, 2012

In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped alternative to the bucket-list trek to base camp on the world’s highest mountain.Trekking this trail is an odyssey, not a routine vacation, and even promoters admit that it’s more a theory or consumer product for an untested market than a continuous path. Instead, it’s a web of paths, many unmapped and barely connecting, that meander east to
Plunging into Paradise at Atlantis Island resort

TravelJan 6, 2012

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas ― My daughter circled the sun, bobbing around the yellow mosaic tile work at the bottom of the pool. Everywhere in the Royal Baths, the water was no deeper than 3 feet, which meant that my 9-year-old could touch the bottom wherever she happened to float.I felt no need to play lifeguard. My iced coffee was within arm’s reach. A newspaper, unopened, lay at the foot of the lounge chair. I closed my eyes, preparing to take my own dive, not into water but deep relaxation, the
Author struggles to accept daughter’s death

BooksJan 6, 2012

Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats By Roger Rosenblatt(Ecco)A year after his only daughter died at age 38 of an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt wrote an essay in The New Yorker titled, “Making Toast.” He describes how he and his wife moved into Amy’s house in Bethesda, Md., to help their son-in-law care for the couple’s three small children, and how the myriad, mundane activities of child-rearing provided a measure of solace for his inconsolable grief.His l
‘Karaoke Culture’: An original essay on unoriginality

BooksJan 6, 2012

Dubravka Ugresic does not like karaoke. That doesn’t stop her from trying it, just as her resistance to celebrity doesn’t stop her from putting her head through a cutout on a Hollywood studio tour so that she can be photographed with Clark Gable. Ugresic, a game and inquisitive critic, looks at culture from all angles, which sometimes means picking up the mic.Karaoke recycles rather than creates, she argues in “Karaoke Culture,” the 100-page essay that lends its name to the title of her new coll
Wine of the Week: 2009 Langmeil Barossa ‘Three Gardens’

Food&BeverageJan 6, 2012

It’s the time of year for rich, full-bodied reds, and this week that would be the Langmeil Barossa “Three Gardens.” A blend of Shiraz, Mourvedre and Grenache, the 2009 has an understated elegance and a beautiful, silky texture. The fruit is bright with a touch of sweet spice and smooth tannins.Bring it to a holiday dinner party or give some lucky red wine lover a bottle as a gift. At about $18, it’s a bargain.Drink it with prime rib, braised lamb shanks, roasts and stews.● Region: Barossa, Aust
Hobakjeon (pan-fried summer squash)

Food&BeverageJan 6, 2012

Hobakjeon is a dish of marinated summer squash that is coated with wheat flour and egg wash then pan-fried. It may also be fried with meat stuffing. In the olden days, hobakjeon was fried with no coating or only the wheat flour coating. Ingredients ● 1 medium summer squash, 1/2 tsp salt● 1/3 green pepper, 1/4 red pepper ● 4 tbsp wheat flour, 2 egg, 1/8 tsp salt ● 3 tbsp edible oil ● vinegar soy sauce: 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp waterWash the summer squash, slice it into thin pieces
Meet the coffee professor

Food&BeverageJan 6, 2012

FORT WORTH, Texas ― Some days, the thought of that first cup of coffee is the only thing that gets Tom Vincent out of bed.In that way, of course, he’s no different from plenty of other people who like a morning caffeine jolt.What sets him apart? For the rest of the day, he never stops thinking about coffee. How to brew the perfect cup. How to teach pros and amateurs alike to do the same. How to create the kind of coffee culture in North Texas that one can find in Austin or Vancouver.This month,