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New Books

BooksOct 7, 2011

Dinner without a recipeThe Kitchen Counter Cooking SchoolBy Kathleen Flinn(Viking)If you are going to read one book to change your diet and your life, “The Kitchen Counter Cooking School” is it.The second book by Le Cordon Bleu graduate Kathleen Flinn starts with her stalking a woman in the grocery
Author gives an insider’s guide to publishing

BooksOct 7, 2011

Jennifer Basye Sander has forgotten more about the publishing business than most of us will ever know.The New York Times best-selling author has written and co-written more than 50 books, including “The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Getting Published” (Alpha, $19.95, 400 pages; the fifth edition goes on
Grand Canyon’s majestic echoes

BooksOct 7, 2011

The vicarious pleasure of armchair travel is a well-explored genre for books, transporting the reader without ever opening a door. What such books do, when they are thoughtfully presented, is to share the excitement and immediacy of exploration while sparing the reader the discomfort.In “The Grand C
Wine of the Week: 2010 Famille Brechet Lirac ‘Plateau des Chenes’

Food&BeverageOct 7, 2011

The minute I poured this 2010 Lirac, the scent of dried wild herbs, ripe blackberries, olives and earth leapt out of the glass. It’s so rich and intense, it comes on like a baby Chteauneuf. In fact, the Brechet family that produces this wine, a blend of 60 percent Syrah and 40 percent Grenache, is r
Curry casualties turn up heat on British restaurant

Food&BeverageOct 7, 2011

LONDON (AFP) ― A British curry house was in hot water Wednesday after a competition to find out who could stomach most of its infamous “Kismot Killer” curry ended up with two participants hospitalized.Emergency services are demanding a review into the tournament after they were called to the Kismot
Soe-galbijjim (Braised beef ribs)

Food&BeverageOct 7, 2011

Soe-galbijjim (Institute of Traditional Korean Food)Soe-galbijjim is braised beef ribs with Korean radish or brown oak mushrooms, vegetables and seasonings. This is a typical Korean dish, loved by people of all ages. Jjim is a popular cooking method that simmers or braises seasoned ingredients with
Gochujang burger lands Iowa native for a South Korean bite

Food&BeverageOct 7, 2011

Jim Calhoun’s grand prizewinning glazed gochujang burger with ginger-lime aioli (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Contest winner on how the Korean condiment perfectly compliments the classic American dishSome people are just born to cook. Take burger contest winner Jim Calhoun, for instance. The Iowa
Yu Jung-geun nominated as first female leader of Red Cross

PeopleOct 6, 2011

The Korean Red Cross on Thursday said that it has nominated Yu Jung-keun as its next president.Yu, 66, has been vice president of the organization since January.If confirmed by President Lee Myung-bak, Yu will be the first woman president in the Korean Red Cross’ 62-year history. Yu Jung-keun“Yu was
‘Creative Korea’ is the future

Arts&DesignOct 6, 2011

“Creative Korea is a slogan that I have thought of for the future of Korea,” said Kim Young-se, who is regarded as a rock star of design in Korea.Speaking with The Korea Herald at iDEA Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Thursday, chief of Inno Design Kim said that the conference had a deeper meaning th
Brain disease treatment through technology

HealthOct 6, 2011

We live in an era of technology innovation when many things only seen before in science fiction come true. Treatment of brain disease by delivering electrical pulses through an implanted device is one of those examples.Currently its application in clinical medicine, so-called neuromodulation, is bec
More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids’ vaccinations

HealthOct 6, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly because of safety concerns, a national survey found.Worries about va
COPD just as deadly as lung cancer

HealthOct 6, 2011

Best prevention is to avoid lung irritants, get ongoing careChronic obstructive pulmonary disease could be just as threatening as lung cancer or any other lung-related disease.According to Statistics Korea, 5,190 people died of COPD in 2010, an almost fourfold increase from 1991. The U.S. National H
Inquisitive audience shower design gurus with questions

Arts&DesignOct 6, 2011

Interesting questions were followed by thought-provoking answers. The finale of the Herald Design Forum 2011 was a special session titled “Design and Dream” which enabled the 800-member audience of diverse backgrounds and also those who could not attend the forum in person all over the world to fulf
Creative leaders tell how their designs changed the world

Arts&DesignOct 6, 2011

The third session of iDEA Herald Design Forum 2011, “Culture and Design,” kicked off with a keynote speech by Chung Joon-mo, curator and general director of the Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2011. He discussed the roles of curators and critics, and the role of art museums, galleries and exhi
Cervical cancer virus fuels oral cancer

HealthOct 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer.The HPV virus is best known for causing cervical cancer. But it can cause cancer in the upper throat