News lifestyle 2008-05-26 Andanh.com

Travel briefs Sat, 24 May 2008 19:42 EDT

They're not Niagaras, but they'll do

If you're visiting New York City this summer, don't be surprised to find a waterfall next to the Brooklyn Bridge.

The spectacle will be one of four man-made waterfalls built on the shores of the city's East River by Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson. The water will course over scaffolding 90 to 120 feet high, from late June to Oct. 15, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and will be illuminated after sunset.

The locations will be the Brooklyn base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Governor's Island, Pier 35 in Lower Manhattan, and between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn.

Male side of fertility getting noticed Mon, 26 May 2008 02:04 EDT
When Barbora Bell wanted to have kids, she ditched the birth control pills, popped prenatal vitamins, and got more iron and calcium. Her husband's pre-conception regimen was much easier: "He had a glass of wine," Bell said, laughing.

The Los Gatos, Calif., couple didn't hear a single dietary suggestion to help prospective fathers have healthy kids. If they had, Bell said, "we would have been doing it."

Women contribute just half their children's genes, yet would-be dads are rarely bombarded with pre-pregnancy tips on diet missteps and toxic exposures, even though sperm DNA is vulnerable to defects that can cause health problems for their children.

There's a growing push to better understand the male half of reproductive health. New technologies are allowing scientists to delve further into male fertility. Dads' role in birth defects was the focus of a symposium this year at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. And a recent University of California-Berkeley study was the first to link men's diets to sperm DNA errors.

But much of this information never makes it to men.

Eggplant is more like meat than eggs Sun, 25 May 2008 09:54 EDT

Eggplant is a versatile, healthy vegetable that combines so well with so many seasonings, it's a shame that it so often ends up breaded, fried and loaded with cheese.

But the summer grilling season is the perfect time to take advantage of cooking with eggplant without adding gobs of unhealthy saturated fats.

A grilled eggplant sandwich with olive and sun-dried tomato tapenade makes an excellent vegetarian meal, yet it is substantial and .meaty. enough to satisfy even the most voracious carnivores. Plus, it is bursting with flavor and rich in nutrients and healthy fats.

Narnia has a growing following Fri, 23 May 2008 19:42 EDT

The highly anticipated movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, sequel to the 2005 blockbuster The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has created another intense wave of interest in C.S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, on which the movies are based.

.There's certainly more interest now because of the movies,. Devin Brown, English professor and Lewis scholar at Asbury College, said. .It will probably send many new readers to discover the books, and the books are always better than the movie. Whether they are believers or not, there are great stories there for them to enjoy..

Brown said the writer's power as a storyteller is one reason his books have never gone out of print in the 58 years since the first tale came out.

.I'll be curious how the Harry Potter books will be doing in 58 years. The fact that Lewis' books are more popular today than ever says a lot about him..

State program provides help at local level; Ashland girl shares her story
Life was troublesome for Shamae White when she was 6. Things just went downhill from there.

Raceland teen gains control of disorder, now helping agencies to serve others
Allie Caleb Rigsby was just 7 years old the first time he tried to kill himself.

Working out to Zumba
Seniors who attend the Ashland Senior Center’s Zumba Gold class enjoy Wednesday afternoons with a Latin theme.

WaldenBooks to host signing Saturday
The boy who rode the bull is now the man who writes the novels, just like his Uncle Jesse did.

Rock and roll legend
The V Club will present Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles, Saturday night.

Relay ride set for next weekend
The fourth annual Kentucky Rails to Trails Council bicycle relay ride from Ashland to Lexington will be May 31.

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