Your week
YOUR HEALTH
Ear infections may be a common part of childhood, but there are ways to reduce the risk:
• Breastfeed your baby. Nursing for six to 12 months significantly lowers the risk of infection.
• Avoid cigarette smoke. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are twice as likely to suffer from chronic ear infections.
• Keep up on immunizations, including vaccinations against flu and pneumonia.
• Dust and vacuum regularly and get an allergy test if your child seems sensitive to certain foods.
• Consider surgery. Small, temporary ear tubes can help drain fluid that serves as a breeding ground for bacteria.
» Find more health and fitness tips in Tuesday’s Today section.
YOUR HOME
Can’t find the right color of tile? Imagine Tile has it covered.
The company lets you custom-order ceramic tile in any color, in a variety of sizes and finishes.
It uses color-matching technology to formulate a tile glaze that exactly matches the hue of a paint chip, fabric swatch, team logo or anything else you supply.
Tiles can be ordered at www.imaginetile.com. Typical prices range from $22 to $30 per square foot for an order of 100 square feet.
» Find more home and garden ideas in Sunday’s Today section.
YOUR FOOD
“Diavolo” may mean “devil” in Italian, but there’s nothing to fear from Chicken Diavolo, a quick dinner of chicken breasts cooked in a spicy tomato sauce. For the recipe, see Page C5.
» Find more recipes and restaurant news in Wednesday’s Food section.
YOUR FUN
Here’s what’s on the schedule for this week:
On CD (Tuesday)
Emmylou Harris, “Hard Bargain”
Steve Earle, “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”
Tab Benoit, “Medicine”
Todd Rundgren, “Todd Rundgren’s Johnson”
On DVD (Tuesday)
“Upstairs Downstairs”
“Human Planet”
“South Park: Complete Fourteenth Season”
In theaters (Friday)
“Dylan Dog: Dead of Night” (horror comedy)
“Fast Five” (action)
“Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil” (animated)
“Prom” (comedy/drama)
On TV
“Glee”: The series celebrates Lady Gaga for a second time in an extended 90-minute episode. (Tuesday, 8 p.m., Fox)
“South Park”: The foul-mouthed cartoon kiddies come back for a 15th season. (Wednesday, 10 p.m., Comedy Central)
“The Office”: Michael Scott (Steve Carell) bids farewell to Dunder Mifflin in a special 50-minute episode. (Thursday, 9 p.m., NBC)
The royal wedding: Early birds can get a live look at the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, with coverage beginning Friday at 1 a.m. Pacific time. (Various networks)
On stage
Seeking the Elephant: Friday, Bing Crosby Theater
Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Spokane Symphony SuperPops: Saturday, The Fox
Opera Coeur d’Alene, “A Grand Night for Singing”: Saturday, Coeur d’Alene Resort
Around town
Custer’s Antique and Collectors Sale: Friday-Sunday, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center
Scout-O-Rama: Saturday, Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Coeur d’Alene
Moscow Renaissance Fair: Saturday-Sunday, Moscow, Idaho
Lilac Bloomsday Run: Sunday, downtown Spokane
» Find a full arts and entertainment roundup in the Thursday and Friday Today sections.