http://www.kentucky.com/living/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Kentucky.com en-us Copyright 2008 Kentucky.com Living 60 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:43:07 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's Workbench webmaster@kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/601/story/106513.html http://www.kentucky.com/601/story/106513.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:48 EDT herald-leader.com (it should be in JPEG format, at least 3 MB in size and the full image file; no camera phone photos, please), or mail original photos to: Vacation Photos, Lexington Herald-Leader/Features, 100 Midland Avenue, Lexington, Ky. 40508. Photographs cannot be returned, and publication in the paper or on Kentucky.com is not guaranteed.]]> http://www.kentucky.com/163/story/401307.html http://www.kentucky.com/163/story/401307.html Sat, 10 May 2008 19:46 EDT
Missouri Twain sites safe from floodwaters

Historic sites in Mark Twain's hometown of .Hannibal, Mo., are open and safe despite reports of some flooding.

The Mississippi River was a few feet above flood stage, and some low-lying streets were flooded as of early May, according to The Hannibal Courier-Post, but downtown is protected by a flood levee.

The eight properties that belong to the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and .Museum . including the Becky Thatcher House, .Huckleberry Finn House and Grant's Drug Store . are operating .normally. Even the Mark Twain Riverboat is taking cruises. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/140/story/405833.html http://www.kentucky.com/140/story/405833.html Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53 EDT
Wayne Masterman has done it again. He's pulled all the right people together to open another upscale restaurant.

Summit, 1097 Duval Street, is in the converted farmhouse that Emmett Coons built in 1912. In 1996, descendant Joe Coons turned it into Emmett's restaurant.

Masterman, who owns .Portofino downtown and Serafini in Frankfort, describes the menu as .classic fare with a modern flair.. The motif is fine dining, but the dress is casual, he said. The menu features steak and seafood, with a sandwich, salad and small-plate menu for lighter meals. Nat Tate is the chef.

Summit opens at 5 p.m. daily for dinner, and the bar and patio open at 4 p.m. Call (859) 271-1400. Duval Street is off Tates Creek Road, south of Man o' War Boulevard. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/139/story/405121.html http://www.kentucky.com/139/story/405121.html Wed, 14 May 2008 19:42 EDT
During the summer of 2006, .Lexington's Adam Rector traveled to Kenya and spent two months living in a mud, stick and dung hut .without the luxuries of running water and electricity.

He loved it so much, he left .Monday to return to the area.

This time around, though, instead of focusing on teaching math to Masai sixth-graders in Kimuka, Kenya, Rector, 22, will be studying Swahili in Zanzibar and working with a non-governmental .organization to improve the lives of residents there.

.You appreciate what you have and want to give more, but more in a sustainable way,. he said. .Don't think you can go to Africa and not be touched if you see the cities and the actual people and not just the safaris.. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/148/story/406514.html http://www.kentucky.com/148/story/406514.html Fri, 16 May 2008 02:05 EDT
People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending.

There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the cost, $160 per dose.

Caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, shingles is a blistering skin rash most common in older people. It usually ends after four weeks, but one in five victims develops long-term nerve pain. Other complications include scarring and loss of vision or hearing.

As many as one in three infected people develop shingles later in life.]]> http://www.kentucky.com/food/story/401747.html http://www.kentucky.com/food/story/401747.html Sun, 11 May 2008 11:11 EDT
When you make desserts on a smaller scale, both your sweet tooth and your waistline will give thanks. Plus, these tiny treats can be a great fit for parties, group meetings or church potlucks.

Looking for an alternative to pie dough or graham cracker crust, I decided to experiment with some mini phyllo dough shells. You can find them in the freezer section near the pie dough or bread dough, and these shells helped me turn high-calorie pies into bite-size delights.

To lighten up the toffee-bar crunch filling, I chose fat-free half-and-half, sugar-free pudding mix and Cool Whip Lite. The original recipe called for a cupful of crushed candy bars, but I slash the fat and calorie count by using a mixture of crushed chocolate graham crackers and candy bar crumbs.

My alterations to this filling cut the calories by 47 percent and the fat by 58 percent. You can have four of my mini toffee bar crunch pastries for 104 calories and 5.4 grams of fat. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/150/story/400571.html http://www.kentucky.com/150/story/400571.html Sat, 10 May 2008 07:23 EDT
Just three years ago, Betty Hall didn't even know what a rain garden was.

Next Saturday, she will be held up as one of several examples of the cool new thing to do in your yard to make it prettier while helping the environment.

A new group called the Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is having what apparently is Lexington's first rain garden tour.

It will start at The Arboretum on Alumni Drive, where a giant rain garden-retention basin structure has been built to keep runoff from flooding houses on Glendover Road. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/158/story/400561.html http://www.kentucky.com/158/story/400561.html Sat, 10 May 2008 07:41 EDT
It's great to have friends when you are sick. But it's not so great for the phone to ring all day long when you feel lousy.

As a friend, you want to help, but don't know how. Call? Drop off a casserole? Send a card?

In stressful times, caregivers must figure out how to share information with lots of people and friends must figure out how best to help without being invasive. One possible solution: Check the internet.

Web sites are available to offer those in need a manageable and convenient way to communicate with those who want to help. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/156/story/405830.html http://www.kentucky.com/156/story/405830.html Fri, 16 May 2008 08:36 EDT
The High Hope Steeplechase is going to the dogs.

To be precise, canine events are gaining a higher profile at the Kentucky Horse Park's annual equestrian competition.

One of the big attractions is terrier races on a course adjacent to the track for .steeplechase races.

.Horse people tend to be Jack .Russell terrier people, too,. says Elizabeth Collier, spokeswoman for the High Hope .Steeplechase, which takes place Sunday. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/403925.html http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/403925.html Tue, 13 May 2008 19:50 EDT
When Harry Sykes attended a speech in the late 1960s at the University of Kentucky by national Urban League executive director Whitney Young, he heard Young talk about an organization that sounded like a good fit for Lexington.

As an extension of the civil sit-ins and marches that brought public awareness to the plight of blacks during that era, the Urban League, formed on the national level in 1910, was presented in Young's speech as an organization that focused on economic improvements.

.It was clear in the beginning that it wasn't just another protest organization,. Sykes said. .It had very sound ideas of what was appropriate for the people: education, housing and .employment..

Sykes used his considerable influence as Lexington's first African-American city commissioner to line up the necessary funds from corporations and individuals within a few weeks, and Lexington's Urban League received its charter on May 17, 1968. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/149/story/396447.html http://www.kentucky.com/149/story/396447.html Tue, 06 May 2008 09:26 EDT
Pitch a tent, invite 1,500 or so of your friends, and voil.: Derby party. That's the way Bill Morgan has been doing it since 1972. But it didn't start out quite so big.

While Morgan was a student at the University of Kentucky, he decided to throw a party for his friends who couldn't afford the exclusive Derby parties. The Poor Man's Harlan County Derby Eve Party was born.

Now it's the biggest party of them all.

And just like the more expensive parties, this bash is for .charity. .Morgan, wife Elizabeth Morgan, brother Bryan Morgan and friend James .Smitty. Jones . a onetime maitre'd at Columbia's Steak House on North Limestone . were the hosts. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/147/story/402867.html http://www.kentucky.com/147/story/402867.html Mon, 12 May 2008 19:36 EDT
Deborah Morris does not want to hear your wailing and gnashing of teeth about which gas station has petrol for 3 cents cheaper on the gallon. If you're not using your coupons and rebates and drugstore saver clubs, she figures you've already wasted far greater savings.

Morris is a deal-maker, but not in the high-flying sort of jet-setter way. She lives on a farm next door to .Keeneland with her husband, Joe, .publisher of the Thoroughbred Times. The couple have two sons; the farm houses horses, alpacas, cats and dogs.

These are the kind of deals Deborah Morris gets:

. She has not bought .shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, toothpaste or toothbrushes for the past 3 years. ]]>