News lifestyle 2008-06-13 Andanh.com

Elegant meets over the top in tiny Nonesuch Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:29 EDT

Imagine a place where staid Victorian drawing room meets 1930s Hollywood over-the-top glamour; where New England blue-blood Brahmin rubs elbows with Appalachian mountain folk; where elegant French provincial coexists with cozy English cottage chic.

Where would you find such a place? London? New York? Paris? New Orleans?

Would you believe .Nonesuch?

This tiny hamlet is 20 minutes from Lexington, in Thoroughbred country. With little more than a gas station, a country store and a few scattered houses, it is the last place you might expect to discover a world-class antiques shop and restaurant.

Gains continue in life expectancy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:03 EDT
For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday, although the United States continues to lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span.

The increase is because of falling rates in almost all the leading causes of death, federal health officials said. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2006 was about four months greater than for children born in 2005.

Japan has the longest life expectancy -- 83 years for children born in 2006, according to World Health Organization data. Switzerland and Australia were also near the top of the list.

"The international comparisons are not that appealing, but we may be in the process of catching up," said Samuel Preston, a University of Pennsylvania demographer. He is co-chairman of a National Research Council panel looking at why America's life expectancy is lower than other nations'.

The new U.S. data, released Wednesday, come from the National Center for Health Statistics. It's a preliminary report of 2006 numbers, based on data from more than 95 percent of the death certificates collected that year.

Summer suits you Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:36 EDT

There's no need for style to take a summer vacation. With just a few key pieces, you can look fresh and cool for weeks.

Here's a quick list of must-haves.

The suit: The mere mention of swimsuit can make most women flinch: too many memories of .unflattering dressing-room lights and exposing pasty body parts.

But the right suit can be the center of a summer wardrobe. And now, with so many designs available, there is truly a style out there for everyone.

Students renovate Mount Sterling depot Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:07 EDT

One day about three years ago, Katie Bowles and her mother were driving through downtown Mount Sterling when Katie took notice of the town's dilapidated train station, once the hub of Montgomery County activity.

.It was nasty,. she said. .I said that someone ought to do something about that building since the rest of downtown has been renovated and looks beautiful..

Her mother, Ronda Bowles, a teacher at the Area Technology Center on the Montgomery County High School campus, where Katie was a sophomore at the time, said: .That would be a good project for you..

And so it was.

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