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Culinary-themed hotel opens in Tampa

TravelDec 20, 2013

TAMPA, Florida (AP) ― In the past, the Tampa Bay region hasn’t been high on a foodie’s travel bucket list. Sure, there are some tasty Cuban sandwiches in Tampa and fresh grouper in restaurants along the Gulf of Mexico. But cutting-edge culinary trends haven’t surfaced here ― until now. The Epicurean Hotel, a $35 million, 137-room hotel, opened on Tuesday. The entire concept revolves around food: There’s an 80-seat restaurant, patisserie, culinary theater, wine store, rooftop bar and cooking clas
Around the hotels

Food&BeverageDec 20, 2013

New Year’s party at J.J. Mahoney’sGrand Hyatt Seoul’s J.J. Mahoney’s is holding year-end party “6IX SNOW NIGHTS AT JJ’S” the last week of December. The party will invite guests to the club hall decorated with a winter theme to enjoy a variety of events, including live performances by J.J.’s house band Storm and a guest DJ, and a dance contest. A lucky draw will be held during the party, offering coupons to use facilities at Grand Hyatt Seoul. On Dec. 31, guests will get to countdown to 2014 on t
Kkaegangjeong (sesame crunch)

Food&BeverageDec 20, 2013

Variations of sesame crunch are eaten all over the world. Korean sesame crunch is called kkaegangjeong. It’s a sweet treat that’s served during traditional holidays in Korea. Kkaegangjeong also makes a great Christmas gift. Add some nuts to create different textures and flavors. You can use any of your favorite nuts (peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, etc.). I used a combination of pumpkin seeds and pine nuts in this recipe. You’ll be very surprised how quick and easy it is to make. It’s nutty, crunc
Salmon, salt-cured, smoked and raw, for a bargain

Food&BeverageDec 20, 2013

House-cured gravlax and other salmon-centric eats at Salmone Kitchen
Jury says portrait of Fawcett belongs to O’Neal

PeopleDec 20, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett belongs to actor Ryan O’Neal, a jury determined Thursday.The ownership of the artwork has been fiercely contested during a three-week trial in which Fawcett’s final wishes and her relationship with O’Neal were dissected.The verdict will allow O’Neal to keep the portrait in his beachside home, where he has said it remains a powerful reminder of his decades-long relationship with Fawcett.The “Charlie’s Angels’’ star died in June 2009 and
GE Healthcare to launch mammography center in Korea

HealthDec 19, 2013

GE Healthcare, the world’s largest medical equipment developer, will invest 200 billion won ($189 million) to build an R&D center for mammography in Korea by 2022.GE’s new Mammography Global Center of Excellence will serve as an R&D and supply hub to meet the growing global demand, with technology to be developed and manufactured in Korea. The demand for mammography in the global market is estimated at about $1 billion. Mammography is a technique for making X-ray images of the breast. GE Healthc
Doctors protest telemedicine, for-profit operations

HealthDec 19, 2013

The government’s plans to allow telemedicine and for-profit hospital subsidiaries have riled the medical sector as doctors are concerned that the moves would pave the way for the privatization of medical services and hurt their business. Thousands of medical doctors took to the streets last weekend in protest of the government’s latest medical service development plans.In October, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released a final plan to start telemedicine in 2015. Last week, the government an
Seasonal affective disorder

HealthDec 19, 2013

A middle-aged housewife surnamed Kim becomes a different person during the winter. When the weather gets cold, she avoids meeting people and likes to be alone. However, when spring comes, she is lively and enthusiastic. People often feel depressed during the autumn. Many people think that they are sad and lonely due to the cold weather, and because the falling leaves make them feel emotional. Of course, such things can contribute to these emotions, but, in fact, the more direct cause is the decr
James McBride tells how he resurrected John Brown in ‘Good Lord Bird’

BooksDec 19, 2013

Conjure the image of John Brown in your head and you see the fearsome emancipator, a righteous prophet who gave his life to fight slavery with the Harpers Ferry raid of 1859. The Union turned his death into a rallying cry with the anthem “John Brown’s Body.” His soul is marching on.Brown’s story might have moved from history to legend, but it still contains some truth. It’s also ripe for mischievous revision, which is exactly what James McBride provides in his National Book Award-winning novel “
A ‘downstairs’ history of England

BooksDec 19, 2013

Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern TimesBy Lucy Lethbridge(W.W. Norton & Company)Fictional Downton Abbey is supposed to be one of the grandest houses in England, inhabited by the distinguished Crawley family; but on this smash television hit, it’s the servants who steal the show. From Mr. Carson, the butler with the bushy eyebrows that practically dare you to defy him, to the earthy Mrs. Patmore, who rules over the kitchen with a stern hand, the staff
There’s nothing cute about this ELF

BooksDec 19, 2013

Going DarkBy James W. Hall(Minotaur)Fatherhood has not come easily to Thorn, the taciturn hero making his 13th appearance in James W. Hall’s series.Still, it’s easy to cut the Key Largo loner a break. Thorn only recently discovered he even had a grown son and while he can never make up for lost time, he wants to at least hope for a future. But Hall isn’t after a touchy-feely father-and-son reunion between Thorn and Miami actor Flynn Moss, especially considering how their first meeting in 2011’s
Jackpot nets one ticket seller $1m

PeopleDec 19, 2013

ATLANTA (AP) ― Two lucky winning tickets have been sold in the near-record $636 million U.S. Mega Millions drawing: one at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, and the other at a gift shop in California. A Georgia woman, Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, bought just one ticket and used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers in the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, lottery officials said. “She has not decided how she’ll spend those winnings,” Georgia Lottery chief executive Debbie Alfor
[Photo News] Deal on medical tourism

PeopleDec 19, 2013
Baucus to be named ambassador to China

PeopleDec 19, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama intends to nominate Sen. Max Baucus as ambassador to China, Democratic officials said Wednesday, turning to a lawmaker well-versed in trade issues to fill one of the nation’s most sensitive diplomatic posts. If confirmed by the Senate, Baucus would replace Ambassador Gary Locke, who announced last month he was stepping down. The Montanan’s departure from the Senate would have an instant impact on one of Congress’ most powerful committees and on the 2014 e
‘Great Train Robber’ Ronnie Biggs dies

PeopleDec 19, 2013

LONDON (AFP) ― Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, whose audacious escape from jail and decades spent on the run made him one of Britain’s most notorious criminals, died on Wednesday aged 84.Biggs, who was unable to speak and could barely walk after a series of strokes, was being cared for at a nursing home in north London at the time of his death, reports said.He was part of the gang that robbed a night mail train traveling from Glasgow to London on Aug. 8, 1963, seizing 2.6 million pounds ― a rec