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Aperitif is a civilized way to end hectic day, begin your evening

Food&BeverageSept 30, 2011

As life gets ever more hectic, I rely more and more on the civilized custom of a before-dinner aperitif. Sometimes it’s all I can do to make it to that magical hour when I’m handed a Campari and soda or a glass of rose and take a first bite of dusky olive tapenade on toast.An aperitif can be as simp
Wine of the Week: 2009 Walter Hansel Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Food&BeverageSept 30, 2011

From Hansel Family Vineyards comes this fine expression of Russian River Pinot. Round and silky, with a beautiful balance and taste of red plums and black cherries, the 2009 is a splurge, but worth it for a California Pinot of this quality.Save it for a special dinner party to have with roasted or b
Baechu kimchi (Cabbage kimchi)

Food&BeverageSept 30, 2011

Baechu-kimchi is made by fermenting brined Korean cabbage with Korean radish, vegetables, salt-fermented seafood, ground red pepper and various seasonings. Kimchi is a quintessential side dish that is served without fail on dining tables in Korea. Kimchi was approved as an International Standard Foo
Kimchi’s new chapter: Korea’s traditional condiment blurs culinary borders

Food&BeverageSept 30, 2011

Marja Vongerichten’s new cookbook and public television travel/culture/cooking series share the same name: “The Kimchi Chronicles.” The choice of kimchi in both titles was easy.“Kimchi is so distinct to Korea,” Vongerichten says. “It’s the first thing people think of. It’s a great attention-grabber.
Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail

TravelSept 30, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) ― Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday.Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s t
If you're happy and you know it, did you tweet?

HealthSept 30, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter confirms it: People tend to wake up in a good mood and are happiest on weekends.The fast-paced forum is offering scientists a peek at real-time, presumably little-filtered human behavior and thoughts. Cornell University researchers turned to the microblog to study moo
Scientists warn of carcinogens in fruit juice

HealthSept 29, 2011

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen warned that fruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, the Daily Mail newspaper quoted Tuesday. Researchers have found high levels of antimony ― which can be lethal in large doses ― in many popul
Dads less likely to die of heart problems

HealthSept 29, 2011

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study ― by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fer
How to eat just the right amount

HealthSept 29, 2011

Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
Build resistance to flu-type illnesses

HealthSept 29, 2011

Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Suicide more common in smokers, short people

HealthSept 29, 2011

Smokers, short people those with light builds are more likely to die by suicide, research suggested Tuesday. According to professor Ji Sun-ha of Yonsei University and the National Health Insurance Corporation which tracked 1,329,525 people from 1992, 389 men and 83 women committed suicide.Men shorte
French feminists fight to give ‘mademoiselle’ a miss

CultureSept 29, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― French feminists have launched a campaign to abolish the use of “mademoiselle,“ a term for an unmarried woman still used on official papers which they say demeans and enshrines sexism.France has no equivalent to the ambiguous “Ms” used in English, and French feminists do not see the ne
Russian Orthodox Church slams 2 acclaimed authors

BooksSept 29, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) ― A senior Russian Orthodox official claimed Wednesday that novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez justify pedophilia and said they should be banned in the nation’s high schools.Father Vsevolod Chaplin’s demand that Russia’s government investigate and limit the use of the
Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough

HealthSept 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day after
Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems

HealthSept 29, 2011

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study -- by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fe