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Designed by a doctor, this weighted pencil is an OT favorite and is great for reducing hand fatigue and helping writing clarity. Use it to help those who grip their pencils too tightly or suffer from shaky hands. It is designed with a built in grip to help students hold it properly. The grip works for both left and right handed writers. 4.0 oz. of weight is balanced across the hand further reducing hand fatigue.
You don't have to worry about the frustration of the lead constantly breaking with this pencil. It uses a 2mm size lead that will not break easily while writing. Both the grip and pencil are designed by Dr. Lois Provda, an educational therapist with over 20 years of University research and clinical experience. This set includes an eraser and six lead refills.
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Ordered for a 66yo male with right hand tremor.The weighted pencil did somewhat help in reducing the hand tremor, however the finger gripper is too far up away from the tip that reduces controlled movement for effective smooth writing. This is a high quality expensive pencil so it seems like the company should have tested it to make the metal part under the finger gripper adjustable to make it more usable. Some more weight may also help decrease the tremor more.
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Mexican Spinach Salad with Salsa Baked Tofu Recipe
I just might need a very pretty picture to knock me out of a bloggers block. A simple recipe, I really only gave directions for the salsa baked tofu and told you what else I included in my salad. No measuring, just plating and eating.
I tried a bit harder to make this salad pretty.
It is kind of a cross between my quick and easy salsa chickpea tacos and my older Mexican salad with a creamy tomato saucy dressing with a little old school baked tofu. Yum!
I am sharing this with Bookmarked Recipes and Souper Sundays.
Mushroom Ginger Congee & Oatrageous Oatmeals Cookbook Giveaway
Nothing like a blog tour from a fabulous cookbook, to get me moving in the kitchen again. It also helped that the recipes are super easy and still delicious. I already told you all about OATrageous Oatmeals earlier but I am back for Kathy's blog tour. This time sharing her recipe for Mushroom Ginger Congee.
Traditionally congee is made with rice to make a porridge-like consistency and flavoured and garnished with as much or as little as you want. I noticed Kate Lewis' photo in the book had additional mushrooms and green onions as garnishes, so I added that to mine. Not merely photogenic, it added a nice depth of flavour, too. I think a bit of toasted sesame oil would be lovely, too. I was never super convinced oats could hold savoury flavours so well, but this was delicious. I used Bob's Red Mill Extra Thick Rolled Oats because I knew I wanted them to have a bit more texture. They were delicious here.
Thankfully, the publisher is letting me share the recipe AND give a cookbook to one reader living in the United States or Canada. To be entered, please leave a comment here, telling me what you like to do with oats. I will randomly select a winner on September 28, 2014. Good luck!
I am sharing this with Souper Sundays. (more…)
Laotian Larb Tofu Lettuce Wraps
I told my friend in Houston that I had reached the height of my vegan eats here. There were no new restaurants I wanted to try. She assured me there were so.many.more to try and convinced me to try a nearby Thai restaurant. Oddly enough, Rob has spotted it earlier that week and was amused by its billboard that announced it was MANGO SEASON!
I was apprehensive but she assured me I would love it. She told me they had vegan ice cream. I was sold.
She did not lie. I loved it. So much so, that I quickly tried to figure out how to recreate the dishes.
This is a spin on Laotian larb. Of note, Rob tells me this is nothing like the original and in fact, if you pronounce the r in larb, that is wrong, too. Make no mistake about its simplicity, this salad wrap was GREAT!
A few fun points: This was the first time I have steamed tofu. I LOVED it. It made it nice and fluffy and once crumbled, it absorbed the flavours of the marinade incredibly well. Lime juice, cilantro, in a salty-hot-sweet background, it was nice, fresh and light. After an overnight soak, it was absolutely perfect and lasted for a few days of lovely leftovers for lunch.
I took inspiration from the restaurant to serve it next to a quarter of an iceberg. Its solid leaves make for excellent wraps, more sturdy than most lettuces and is rather mild on the green scale. Besides, it is always good to rotate your greens. :)
Do you have a favourite green wrap? I thought collards were my favourite but I was rather smitten by the iceberg lettuce. ;)
I am sharing this with Souper Sundays, Eat Your Greens, No Croutons Required and Extra Veg.
Colourful Veggie Tahini Noodles
Desserts and salads, that's just the way we're rolling here these days.
There is just something so pretty about colourful vegetables, I had to share this fun twist on salad. Vegetable noodles, either created with a spiralizer, a shredder, or careful knife skills, can totally change your view on salad.
Rob cheers every time we finish something. I actually apologized when I finished the balsamic vinegar but Rob gave me a high five. I am a bit antsy about the lack of smoked paprika in the house, too, but pretty confident we'll replenish it before we return to Canada (because: PENZEY'S!).
The tahini may be dwindling but I have lots of sesame seeds. I haven't resorted to making my own homemade tahini yet, but it could be fun to try. Until then, my sesame seeds are usually garnishes.
This salad dressing is a fun twist on a creamy sauce, since it is made with tahini with accents from the rice vinegar, mustard and lemon pepper seasoning. As I said, the salad was fun to create, too: spiralized zucchini is tossed with shredded carrots, thinly sliced red cabbage and instead of edamame (which would be good, too), I added sweet sugar snap peas. A bit different but fun for a change. And nice when you do not feel like cooking.
Note: I am pleading fifth amendment about the coconut flour. Some things were just meant to return to Canada. ;)
PS. This is my submission to Definition Magazine Summer Salad Redux Recipe Contest, Souper Sundays, Extra Veg and Four Seasons Food.
Asian Kale Salad with Edamame
We reached critical mass last weekend.
I am not joking.
We ran out of room in the refrigerator.
Who knew greens could take up so much space?
I loaded up at our favourite market. $7 got us heaps of produce along with our $5 case of mangoes. The mangoes and bananas didn't go into the fridge, but it was hard enough to get my bag of 9 leeks ($1!) and 3 heads of Boston lettuce ($1!) in there.
But then, I went to the potluck. How could I not support buying some freshly picked organic kale grown by school children from a nearby elementary school? And that is how I also ended up with a good 3-4 bunches worth of kale and could barely close my fridge.
Thank goodness Rob hasn't strangled me just yet.
With prices so low, we don't feel as guilty if I don't eat through everything. But I try!!
Instead of tackling all the leeks and my new produce, I decided to dig through my vegetable bins to find the older vegetables. Finish off the snap peas, carrots and bell peppers, and the last of the scraggly cilantro and scallions. For protein, I quick-thawed some edamame.
This combination reminded me of my vegetable buddha salad bowl but since we're low on miso, I went with a dressing more reminiscent of my (other) raw Asian kale salad with edamame. With so many colourful vegetables and an Asian dressing, how could you go wrong?
Please share with me your favourite kale and leek recipes! Also, for fresh chickpeas since I scored those too! :)
PS. This is my submission to Definition Magazine Summer Salad Redux Recipe Contest and this week's Souper Sundays.
Thai Chickpea & Kale Salad Rolls with Peanut Dressing
My lovely friend, Dawn, recently asked me to share my tips for food blogging.
As you know, I have a demanding full-time job and this is my hobby. After a few years, I think I have a great balance between managing the blog and the rest of my life. Mainly, the blog does not take over my life.
Some people wonder how I make and share so many different recipes without losing my mind.
I try to keep things low-key. I only take photos once. New recipe, snap a photo. If I come back and the photos suck, oh well… I will still post the subpar photos if the recipe is good.
This also means that I may make a recipe one way but find a better use for it afterwards as leftovers. Then my photos might not look like my recipe!
That is how this recipe evolved. It started out as a Thai Kale Salad with Chickpeas and a Peanut Dressing. I made it, I ate it. However, the next day, I thought rice paper rolls would be better. So I wrapped them up… and decided I didn't want to bother with new photographs and munched away. Of course, the wrap was better. There is something sensational when all the components of the dish hit your palate at the exact same time: the lemony kale, the sweet red pepper, the crunchy carrots and the chickpeas are not rolling around everywhere…. and how could I forget the delicious peanut sauce? It is light, thinned with vinegar but flavourful with the ginger and orange. Drizzled into the salad roll, it was delicious. So delicious, I gobbled up the rest of the salad before rethinking about a new photo shoot.
Want more advice on how to be an awesome food blogger? Check out Dawn's round-up with tips from Joanne at Eats Well With Others, Alissa from Connoisseurus Veg, Susan Voisin from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen, Cara Lyons from Cara's Cravings and Alyssa from Queen of Quinoa.
PS. I am sharing this with Deb for this week's Souper Sundays, No Croutons Required and Bookmarked Recipes.
Bahn Mi Collard Wraps with Star Anise Pickled Daikon and Carrots
We traded hills for wind this weekend.
Blustery wind. Gusty winds.
It was kind of humbling to cycle 100-km hilly routes outside Houston, and then find ourselves so pooped we could barely finish our rides.
Even though we're aiming for 160 km, our odometers have been stuck at 100-km for a while. This weekend, we decided to shun the hills (and the 2-hour commute to get to them) and opt for distance. The wind was a pleasant (or unpleasant), unplanned surprise. A flat tire was also a surprise and likely cost us an hour of cycling time. We pushed through 127 km of city-riding on Saturday.
On Sunday, we aimed to add hills to our windy resistance. We did an "urban hill" loop where we tried to climb as many highway overpasses as possible. The wind was relentless. If we thought Saturday was windy, it was even windier on Sunday. Southeast winds of 30km/h with gusts over 50 km/h. Rob rerouted it to include a stopover at Mi Tienda #2, our favourite Mexican grocer. We weren't going to skip out on our aguas fresca ritual! This week they had mamey, which was a hard choice over the guanabana.
Even though we were out and about on our bikes most of the weekend, we actually had more energy. I guess we're better at tackling wind than hills.
We ended up (ok, just me) stockpiling veggies when we finally ended up at an Asian market for our weekly grocery run. We put them to great use in this vegan spin on bahn mi sandwiches. Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich, which I associate with the pickled vegetables and cilantro. Here, tofu and mushrooms are scrambled as the base. The veggies, with Terry's spin of adding star anise, make this a nice and bright wrap.
Rob thought it was his best sandwich ever. I thought it nice, too, and opted to eat it in a collard wrap.
Maybe everything tastes better after biking 180 km?
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Rob's Tamarind-Sweet Chile Vegetables with Soy Curls
After nearly 10 months in Houston, you'd think we have settled in.
I (only slightly) notice when people say "y'all". The humidity is slowly building up past my Toronto summer thresholds. All in a regular Texan day.
And then, a few months ago, we spotted a new-to-us animal. Half-turkey, half-duck, we had no way to ask locals about it other than "Have you seen the turkey duck?".
I have a feeling I am getting the same look from you right now. Turkey duck??
Rob snapped this photo. Tell me you do not agree:
The crazy Canadian Canucks following the ducks.
My googling suggests these are Muscovy Ducks and are rather invasive, almost pest-like. Probably similar to Canadian geese. I don't get excited about them, either, but I am sure tourists love feeding them.
Rob and I are also starting our purging of the pantry/fridge/freezer.
Rob is better at experimenting but he ran with my crazy idea. He wanted a veggie-centric stir-fry and I helped him with the sauce.
He wanted tamarind, obviously.
And for some reason, it hit me. What better pair for sour than a sweet chili sauce for a spicy-sweet kick? YES! Rob added lemon pepper seasoning, too.
Even though this was a crazy-fun kitchen experiment, I obviously wouldn't be telling you unless it was a crazy-good experiment. The sauce ingredients are a guesstimate of what Rob added so feel free to adjust it along with your own tastes. We always go heavy on the tamarind compared to most people. :)
Have you seen a Muscovy duck before? Do you have any exotic pests where you live?
Caramelized Cabbage Soup
Even though Rob was away, in the end, it didn't stop me from a) cooking some delicious meals and b) going out to cycle.
Going out for a bike ride by myself doesn't seem like a big accomplishment, but I always save my long rides to do with friends. Of course, I commute by myself, but I always want to do my longer, harder challenges with someone else in case we get into trouble (flat tire, accident, get lost, etc).
This weekend, though, I took matters into my own hands. It was cold and windy but I circumvented the rain. I still managed to pedal 100 km over the weekend. Baby steps, as we haven't done more than 30 km within the past few months. I stayed with a well-travelled and well-loved route.
I even had a flat tire. A slow leak I discovered Sunday morning and took out my commuter instead. I didn't want to waste time and lose motivation changing my tire.
Because I split my ride over 2 days, I still had enough time to do my weekend batch cooking. One of my favourites was this soup. All.things.caramelized: caramelized cabbage, caramelized onions and caramelized leeks. If I had roasted the carrots, it may have turned into a sweetness overload. Just kidding. While you dirty a bunch of dishes, everything cooks or roasts in parallel so it doesn't take as long as you might fear. Combining the sweet vegetables with celeriac and white beans countered with a bit of bitterness, but the broth was spiked with dill that brought everything together.
I liked how the soup was made with winter vegetable staples (carrot, cabbage, celeriac, leeks) but I find fresh dill has a spring feel. Granted we have no snow, but the warmer weather will definitely be appreciated.
This is my submission to this week's Souper Sundays.
Roasted Broccoli and Quinoa Salad with Quick-Pickled Raisins
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Hopefully I haven't beaten roasted cauliflower to death yet as it is my favourite way to eat it. But, have you tried roasting broccoli yet?
Because, this was so revolutionary that a stranger came up to me at a grocery store, as I was picking out a head of broccoli. Have you tried roasting broccoli? OH MY GOSH. SO GOOD!
In my head, I was thinking: Yes, of course, I have tried it. Broccoli is great roasted! While you could just roast the head, I have got you covered with more creative options: a delicious Forty Clove Chickpeas and Broccoli and even atop a Roasted Veggie and Kale Pizza (with a quinoa-bean crust).
But it is true. Roasting broccoli doesn't happen nearly enough. We usually opt to steam it so I decided to roast this newest head. While you can simply roast broccoli with nothing more than a touch of oil with some salt and pepper, I dusted it with curry powder first and then broiled it until it was slightly charred and tender. I then added it to some pan-roasted tomatoes and carrots, quinoa, fresh arugula and toasted cashews topped with the piece de resistance: quick-pickled raisins conferring a salty-sweet-acidy tang, nicely balancing the whole dish. The recipe inspiration came from Joe Yonan's Eat Your Vegetables and his original recipe is for a single serving. This would be way too much work for a single meal, so I doubled it. Furthermore, I recommend doubling it again to last a few more meals as you'll love the mix of flavours.
Have you ever tried roasted broccoli?
This is my submission to this week's Souper Sundays and this month's No Croutons Required.
Black Bean Soup with Roasted Red Peppers, Lime and Cilantro
First of all, you guys are awesome. You guys are word wizards! I love it!
(And yes, I realize there is a selection bias based on who chooses to write a comment, but still…)
Second of all, did you catch the recent posts all about beans? Like "5 Reasons You Shouldn't Avoid Eating Beans" on Breaking Muscle? Or Ginny's recent post on The Vegan RD called "Plant Protein: Why Vegans Need Beans"? Both are very well done posts about beans. Bucking the paleo trend, Jeff points out common (or quite uncommon) misconceptions about beans and why you should be eating them. Ginny makes a great case why beans are the best source of protein that is relevant for vegans and non-vegans alike.
You know it. Beans are my fuel, too. Oftentimes, I get stuck in the land of chickpeas and lentils when there are actually a lot more beans out there. With the Mexican slant in Houston, I have been gobbling up black beans with much gusto as of late. Mexican black bean dip, black bean tostadas, Mexican zucchini lasagna, black bean and sweet potato tamales and even black bean tortilla soup. And here we go with another Mexican-inspired black bean soup.
This is an absolutely delicious soup. However, there is an asterisk. It tastes good because you coax all the goodness out of each ingredient individually. Translation: it is a bit labour-intensive but so worth it.
Caramelize your onions and carrots. Roast your red bell pepper. Make your own Ancho chile puree. Freshly toast your cumin seeds. If you have the time, prepare your beans from scratch. Squirt on some lime juice and scatter cilantro throughout. Yeah.
Take the time to tend to this soup and you will not be disappointed. In fact, I recommend you double the recipe so that you can freeze your bounty.
Want to take the short cuts? I am sure this will still be a delicious soup: soften your onion and carrot with the red pepper, throw in your pre-cooked/canned beans, swap Ancho chile powder for the puree, forego the cumin toasting. It can all be done and will still be delicious.
Here's to more more beans! :)
This is my submission to this week's Souper Sundays. (more…)
Lemon-Mustard Glazed Carrots and Chickpeas (aka Yassa Chickpeas)
Based on my review of vegan nutrition books, you can tell why I always try to eat a lot of beans. So much so, that when I travel and people want to know what I eat, I tell them that something as simple as vegetables and a can of chickpeas would suffice. My family is actually really good about making sure there is food for me, but I still have fun cooking in the kitchen while travelling.
During our trip back home during the holidays, not only did I make a delicious dark chocolate peanut butter pie (delicious, definitely check it out), but I made this dish a few times. Basically, it is a simple dish of mustard/lemon-glazed root vegetables and chickpeas but I experimented each time I made it. While I could count on everyone having mustard available, every time was a bit different depending on what was in the kitchen. I learned that this is definitely better with garlic, tamari/soy sauce is preferred and while this is nice with carrots, the addition of parsnip is a fun twist. This is a great comforting dish for anyone looking to warm their kitchen with your oven. ;)
What did you think of the nutritional recommendations from the review? Do you feel like you eat enough of the different areas?
This is my submission to this month's Bookmarked Recipes.
PS. The winners for the nutrition books are: Rachel with Vegan For Her and Moo with Becoming Vegan Express. Congratulations!
Tomato Red Lentil Soup with Dill
I love it when Houston behaves itself.
Rob and I had another Canadian visitor recently. In between Polar Vortex 1 and Polar Vortex 2, Houstonians enjoyed balmy (normal) summery weather at its finest. You know, summer how it is meant to be: around 25ºC. None of that feels like 38ºC with 90% humidity forecast. None of that below freezing business (that's tonight, by the way).
Together, we did more touristy things than we had ever done before: hiking next to alligators, admiring the Museum of Fine Art's impressive gold collection, watching Americana in our backyard via the Martin Luther King Jr Parade. However, I still skipped out on the stereotypical NASA Space Center visit. We still shared our favourite haunts but explored new restaurants as well. Nearly every meal was pre-planned. My friend had so many restaurants she wanted to try!
After the whirlwind of a visit (if you knew my friend, you would know this is no overstatement), both Rob and my friend parted for Canada. One to Toronto and the other to Winnipeg. Both returned to temperatures around -20ºC (-4F). Yesterday, my friend in Winnipeg told me it was -40ºC with the windshield. For those that need a conversion to Fahrenheit, at -40, both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales collide. Collide and freeze. They are the same. Both, really, really cold.
With the imminent cold weather, I am sharing another warming soup. Red lentils are a perfect blank canvas for a hearty meal. Pureed tomatoes and red lentils are combined with cauliflower and brown rice in a broth spiced with cumin, mustard and dill. I never would have thought to combine those flavours together but the dill really brightened the dish. This is an excellent soup!
How have you been keeping warm lately?
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays and to this month's Bookmarked Recipes.
PS. The winner of Balanced Raw is Marquis. Congratulations! (more…)
Parsnip Rice Sushi with Sweet Tamarind Dipping Sauce & Cookbook Giveaway!
I have been very fortunate to grow up in an environment where brains were valued over beauty. None of my friends were ever on diets. If I made New Year's Resolutions (I doubt I did; my last decade has been more of a daily self-evaluation), they were short-lived vow to be nicer to my brother. My mother (and brother) may not believe me.
It was only after I started reading food blogs, did I encounter the dizzying world of detoxes, cleanses and diets. Not that I have ever condoned detoxes. Barring liver disease or overdoses, our liver does a great job "detoxifying" our body every.single.day. Imagine my surprise when not one, but two of my friends in Houston told me they were eating 100% raw shortly after New Year's, spurred by Kristina's 21-Day Raw Challenge. I love the creativity that comes from cooking/uncooking/eating raw foods, but they complement my cooked vegan eats. Let's be honest, even in Houston, winter is not the ideal time to go all raw.
My friend hosted a potluck to kickstart her first day on her raw diet and this is what I brought to share. I used it as an opportunity to make something from a new cookbook, Balanced Raw. Raw sushi is easy to share at a party, so I tried the new recipe. I have made raw sushi before, and the recipes are quite similar, but I decided to share this version, too, mainly because Rob took some impromptu sushi rolling action shots. Using a placemat makes sushi rolling very easy. Parsnip rice is spiced with a bit of chile powder and filled with an assortment of vegetables.
A note about the cookbook, though. The recipes are built around a 3-week vegan "cleanse" with a meal plan for every day. The recipes span both raw and cooked meals, but they seem to follow a low-fat 80/10/10 vegan diet. While Kristina is good about mentioning the need to eat enough calories, the meal plans in this book look woefully inadequate calorically. However, the recipes are interesting and would be a useful adjunct to whatever your typical eats may be. There are ideas for vegetables beyond salads. I use raw foods to enhance my vegan diet. It is a great way to eat more vegetables and fruits.
The publisher is letting me give a cookbook to one reader living in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom (YES!). To be entered, please leave a comment here, telling me what you think about cleanses and detoxes. Have you done one? Are you doing one? I will randomly select a winner on January 20, 2014. Good luck!
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This is my submission to this month's I Am Vegetarian – Hear Me Raw, and this week's Raw Foods Thursdays.
PS. There is still time to enter my giveaway for Superfood Smoothies here.
Holy Moley Veggie and Rice Soup
I am no stranger to mole, but our recent trip to Mexico City, gave me an appreciation for Mexican food like no other. Fresh, soft and supple corn tortillas that blew my mind. An assortment of flavourful vegetables. Spicy salsa on the side, to add as much or as little heat as I could tolerate. Vegan eats were a bit hard to find, but after scoping out the right restaurants, we had unearthed some gems. My two favourite restaurants served an abundance of tacos. One of them served a delicious chocolate-infused mole sauce. Rob did a double-take after I ordered another taco and did not share. I had to savour another one!
Chocolate in savoury meals can be a bit tricky. A bit heavy handed, and it can sink in your tummy. A good balance of sweet, spicy and salty are necessary to balance the flavours well. This is an unusual spin on mole, in soup form, bulked up with vegetables and brown rice. The tomato-chocolate backdrop was a delicious spin without being heavy (and the initial puree prior to adding the stock would be a delicious sauce on its own). While this wasn't in a taco, we served this with tortillas on the side.
Like mole, tamales are also a Mexican comfort food. Our next Mexican culinary adventures will be tamales. We were planning to have a tamalada (a tamale-making party) prior to Christmas, as tamales are usually eaten around holidays, such as Christmas and New Year's. However, it is harder to schedule a large gathering of fellows than you might think. It means the tamalada will happen in the new year. With my recent chocolate themed eats, I will likely be proposing chocolate tamales for dessert.
What is your favourite Mexican comfort food?
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By Curt firstname.lastname@example.com The roof of the Clayton County Performing Arts Center sometimes leaks when it rains, according to school system officials. The building's alarm system often malfunctions, and goes off without reason. Maintenance workers had to do an emergency repair job a few months ago after a lightening bolt hit the building. And, to make matters worse, the air conditioning system cuts out occasionally. School officials say it is time for the 19-year-old facility, which has not been renovated since it opened in 1990, to get more than a patch-up job. "It's the crown jewel of the school system," Performing Arts Center Coordinator Anita Lloyd said. "Some people never see it, though, but the little lady is starting to show some wrinkles." District leaders said the facility will close in July and August so substantial renovations can be made, makeovers of the air conditioning and alarm systems, and the installation of a chandelier and tile flooring in the lobby area. School System Spokesman John Lyles said the district will spend $288,767 of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) III funds to pay for the renovations to the facility, which was built in the late 1980's at a cost of $7.5 million. Hogan Construction of Norcross has been hired to do the work, according to School System Acting Chief Operations Officer Cephus Jackson. Jackson and Lloyd said the alarm and air conditioning systems are the most pressing issues which must be addressed. When lightening struck the Performing Arts Center a few months ago, it temporarily knocked the alarm system off-line. While maintenance workers were repairing the system, they evaluated it's condition and decided it was time to replace it. "Those systems typically tend to last 10 to 15 years, so it was due to be replaced," Jackson said. "We were able to repair the alarm system after the lightening hit it, but it was determined that it needed to be replaced." In addition to the school system's "little lady" showing some signs of age, "she" has also been taxed by thousands of performances since opening "her" doors nearly two decades ago, according to Lloyd. Lloyd said the Performing Arts Center is home to more than 1,000 events per year, meaning "she" has hosted scores of plays, concerts, festivals, musicals, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meetings, and student performances over the last 19 years. "Since we are having so many events here, it needed to be upgraded," Lloyd said. Lloyd said a terrazzo-style tile will be installed on the ground-level floor of the lobby, and the carpet will be replaced on the stairs, and the upper-level floor of the entrance. She said the county's "crown jewel" also will receive a jewel of a different kind in its lobby - a chandelier. "It's going to look a lot more 2009, than 1990," Lloyd said. The tile, she said, is being installed in the lobby to not only give the entrance a more modern look, but to also make cleaning easier. The Performing Arts Center staff recently began selling refreshments in the lobby, and having a tile floor would make it easier to clean up drink spills and food crumbs, Lloyd said. In addition to the new tile and the chandelier, there will also be four Ficus trees - donated by Conner's Florist in Morrow - in the lobby. Jackson said more renovations for the Performing Arts Center may be in the facility's future. School officials are considering using money from a proposed SPLOST IV to continue upgrading the dressing rooms, he said. Jackson quickly added, however, that the school system has not yet decided what projects will be in the new SPLOST proposal, or when it might go before voters for approval.
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Heat oil in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add sage and sauté until crisp, about 7 minutes. Cool.
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon water and 1/2 teaspoon yeast in small bowl; stir to blend. Let stand 10 minutes to dissolve yeast. Transfer to processor.
Add remaining 2 cups flour, hazelnuts, milk and salt to yeast mixture in processor. Using on/off turns, process until small moist clumps form. Add sage-oil mixture and starter. Process just until large moist clumps form. Transfer dough to clean work surface. Gather dough into ball. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Form dough into ball.
Lightly oil another large bowl. Add dough; turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Punch down dough. Cover. Let dough rest 15 minutes.
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Boston committed 21 turnovers, leading to 20 points for the Knicks.
"I think, you know, at this point, regardless of we haven't played together for a long period of time, it's about our offensive concept and that's what we preach each and every day," Pierce said. "Ball movement, make the extra pass. It doesn't matter who you put out there on the court or how long they've been here, that's our system. We know when we play that way, we're successful."
Garnett shot only 4 of 12 in the opener, and the Celtics said they must find a way to get him more involved. That won't be easy without a point guard who knows how to set up his teammates in the right spots.
They could use a player like Kidd, instead of having to go against him.
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That's what Woodson wanted when he sat down with general manager Glen Grunwald last summer. His wish list included "guys that had a defensive attitude and a little edge about them," and for at least one game it appeared he has more of them than the Celtics do.
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Quick Take: In July I alerted you that the nominee to replace Jon Wellinghoff as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Ron Binz, was likely to be good for smart grid and renewables but tough on coal.
Now we're learning that his nomination has "generated unprecedented interest and controversy" according to Brent Franzel of Cardinal Point Partners writing in the Black & Veatch blog. Use the Comment form to express your opinion of Binz.- By Jesse Berst
Ron Binz is the former chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. his nomination as FERC chairman has brought out vocal supporters and detractors. For instance, the normally conservative Forbes magazine ran a blog post titled, "Why Ron Binz Is a Good Choice for Running FERC."
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal has run two editorials charging that Binz is a radical who will oppose the use of coal and natural gas for power generation. One of them, titled "The Friends of Ron Binz," uses sarcasm and mean-spirited language to accuse him of being in the pocket of "activists and crony capitalists."
When I read Binz's remarks on natural gas, they seemed quite reasonable. He pointed out that natural gas was a bridge strategy - that by 2035 or so we'd need to wean ourselves away. That's radical? To suggest that we might want to gradually increase our use of renewables over the next 20+ years? The Comment form awaits your viewpoint.
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TORONTO - NOVEMBER 20: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins warms up as he prepares to play in his first ever NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre November 20, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask had a wonderful year. However, it wasn't quite good enough for him to win goaltending's biggest prize. In fact, it wasn't even enough to get him nominated. The NHL announced its three finalists for the Vezina Trophy awarded the league's best goaltender on Wednesday. Rask was not one of the finalists. The three finalists are New York's Henrik Lundqvist, San Jose's Antti Niemi and Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky. Rask's numbers were certainly good enough to make a case. He went 19-10-5 with a 2.00 goals against average and a .929 save percentage. The Boston goalie also tied for the league lead in shutouts. Where Rask likely fell short, though, was in games played. Lundqvist and Niemi were tied for second in the league in starts with 43, while Borbrovsky made 38 starts. Rask "only" started 36.
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1804 Draped Bust Dime Rarity, VF301804 10C 13 Stars on Reverse VF30 PCGS. JR-1, R.5. The 1804 dime is known in two varieties, one with thirteen stars on the reverse and one with fourteen, each of which has its own Guide Book listing. This coin shows the light to moderate wear expected of the grade, with the vast majority of detail remaining very clear except for a softly struck area near 1 o'clock on the reverse, as is normal for the variety. A few marks are noted on the slate-gray surfaces, yet they are completely consistent with a coin that spent a short time in circulation. An excellent circulated example for the specialist.
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Last week we ventured out to the farmers market where we received some tasty produce from Black Sheep Farms. We came home with a sack filled with baby bok choy, heirloom radishes, and Tom Thumb lettuce. I made a warm spring salad with grilled baby bok choy and radishes using a recipe I found at [...]
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A Local CSA: Black Sheep Farms
You may be wondering what a CSA is; it stands for community supported agriculture. It is a way for you to develop a relationship with the farmer, the land, and the produce, with the end result being farm fresh fruits and veggies. You make a financial commitment and a small time commitment to the farm, [...]
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After successfully playing various sports as a college athlete, Mississippi University for Women alumna Wanda McPhail has shifted those skills into a 30-year, award-winning coaching career.
McPhail received the Wilson/ITA Junior College Women's Coach of the Year Award in December. She was presented this award during the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Coaching Convention held in Naples, Fla. She currently serves as the head coach of the men's and women's tennis teams at Meridian Community College (MCC), which has won a combined total of 18 Region XXXIII championships and nine Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College state titles.
Before McPhail gained her success as a coach at Meridian Community College, she began her career on the court as a basketball and tennis player at East Central Community College.
At The W, she became involved in volleyball and badminton. She credits many of her former coaches, including Dr. Barbara Garrett, for seeing her potential and being instrumental in her life. McPhail graduated summa cum laude in 1973 with a degree in physical education and a minor in science. In 1978, she received her master's degree in physical education at Mississippi State University.
For several more years, she coached at schools in Mississippi, gaining a reputation for being a hardworking and successful coach. Immediately after graduating from MUW, she became the head basketball coach at Kate Griffin Junior High School. After taking a 14-year break from coaching to raise her three children, she returned to her first love, coaching at West Lauderdale High School. She was the basketball, volleyball, tennis and cheerleading coach there from 1991-2000. In volleyball, she delivered a 78-25 career mark, and in tennis she coached two state champions and a Class 3-A state runner-up team. In fall 2000, she became the head tennis coach at Meridian Community College.
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You just can't have any fun these days; a Massachusetts man was arrested for driving a black and white Maserati GranTurismo decorated to look like a police car.
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Unique paint finishes, rim designs and logos are what set the GranTurismo MC Centennial Edition models apart from regular versions of Maserati's attractive two-door. The President and CEO of Maserati North America, Peter M. Grady, says these "coupes and convertibles are for those who desire inspired automobiles."
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In a way, I understand why this Dubai resident chose to apply a gold wrap to his Maserati GranTurismo and to adorn it with Swarovski crystals; it's because no one would have ever noticed his car if he had it how it left the Modena assembly plant…
Heidi Klum Makes Maserati's 2014 Lineup Look Even Better in Pictorial FeaturePosted
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Maserati GranTurismo Sovrano Fettled by DMCPosted
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The GranTurismo may have started showing its age as it has been on the market since 2007, but Maserati's coupe remains one of the more unique choices in a segment that's mainly populated by German offerings. If you're looking to give it a more bespoke styling, the tuners at DMC have crafted the Sovrano package.
Maserati Announces V6 Diesel for European Market Quattroporte in FrankfurtPosted
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Having recently made two highly publicized world premieres, the new Quattroprote and Ghibli sedans, Maserati brought along its refreshed portfolio of luxury sports cars to the Frankfurt Motor Show along with a pre-production special edition and engine news for European consumers.
Beginning with the latter, the Italians announced that they are expanding the European lineup of their Quattroprote full-size sedan with the addition of a 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel unit sourced from from VM Motori.
Camal Studio Presents Tributo Concept Based on the Maserati GranTurismoPosted
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Italy's mainstream car industry isn't experiencing the best of times lately, but its top class brands like Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini are actually faring quite well. The country's famed design studios and coachbuilders are somewhere in the middle, and we even have new members in the club, like Camal, which this year celebrates its fifth anniversary of activities with a new project named Tributo.
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Maserati has seen that there is room in its future lineup for two distinct two-door models. One will continue in the mold of the current GranTurismo and GranCabrio models as GT cruisers with seating for four, while the other, dubbed the Gran Sport, will be a lighter, smaller and strictly two-seater model.
Recall for Alfa 8C, Maserati Quattroporte and GranTurismo, and Subaru Outback and LegacyPosted
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The beginning of the week brings two separate and unrelated recall actions, the first from Alfa Romeo and Maserati, and the second from Subaru.
Maserati's North American division issued the recall for certain model year 2005-2008 Quattroporte, 2008 Granturismo, and 2008 Alfa Romeo 8C vehicles, because rear tie rod assemblies on these cars may have insufficient anti-corrosion material applied and could rust and weaken, leading to a possible fail.
Maserati's New 4-Seater GT MC Stradale and Quattroporte Are an Exercise in Style [w/Video]Posted
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The 83rd edition of the Geneva Motor Show hosted the world debut of Maserati's new four-seater GranTurismo MC Stradale and the European premiere of the Italian luxury brand's next generation Quattroporte sedan that we first saw at the Detroit auto show in January.
Geneva Preview: Maserati Adds Two-More Seats to GranTurismo MC StradalePosted
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When Maserati launched the GranTurismo MC Stradale back in 2010 at the Paris Motor Show, its goal was to create a more performance-orientated version of the Pininfarina-designed coupe, with more power, less weight and a stiffer suspension, which is why the Italians dropped the rear seats.
Now, Maserati is getting ready to premiere a new sub-version of the GranTurismo MC Stradale that keeps the regular model's four-seat configuration at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
EVO Reviews the Aston Martin Rapide, Compares it to the Maserati Gran TurismoPosted
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If Aston Martin's Rapide strikes you as an elongated DB9 with two extra doors and seats, that is because, well, it is.
Designed as a more practical alternative to the British luxury automaker's line-up, which otherwise consists only of two-door models, the truth is that the Rapide may be the one of the sexiest four-door models on sale, but it hasn't managed to achieve the kind of sales Aston was hoping for.
Maserati Product Plan Sheet Confirms New Models Including Sports Car SeriesPosted
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According to a new Fiat Group document that outlines the company's European plans through 2016, the Italian carmaker has decided to change its strategy and rely much less on mainstream products like the Punto and Bravo and more on premium and special vehicles, be that the Fiat 500 family, or the re-born Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands.
We've already told you about Alfa Romeo in a previous article (see here), so let's see what the future holds for Maserati.
Maserati Smashes Into a Porsche 356, a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Mini Cooper Countryman in MiamiPosted
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In one way, the Epic Hotel in Downtown Miami justified its name on Friday night when the driver of a Maserati GranTurismo crashed into a host of cars including a latest generation Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Mini Cooper Countryman and a classic Porsche 356 speedster – though we don't know if the latter is original or one of the many replicas.
There are many conflicting reports about the incident circulating around the web, including that the Maserati driver was a valet and not the owner, but nothing that we can confirm.


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Caldwell crash sees woman taken to hospital
Posted: July 19, 2014|
A WOMAN had to be taken to hospital following a crash on a South Derbyshire road.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called at just after 2pm yesterday to an incident in Cadley Lane, Caldwell.
The crash involved a green Rover and a skip lorry.
The female driver of the car was hurt and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A spokesman for Derbyshire Police said: "We were called to an incident along Cadley Lane at just after 2pm.
"Officers arrived at the scene to find that a Rover had come off the road and ended up in a ditch following an incident involving a skip lorry.
"The driver of the lorry was not hurt but the female driver of the car had to be taken to hospital for her injuries to be assessed.
"The car also had another adult and a child in it.The road did not have to be closed."
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Is the MacBook Air getting the Penryn processor?
PhoneNews has the scoop that Apple is going to update the MacBook Air with a Penryn processor.
As the chaps at Engadget have pointed out, this would make a great deal of sense, following on from the update of the iMacs in April.
But PhoneNews says it also has the specs.
And here they are...
Apparently the outward appearance of the MacBook Air isn't going to change much, but inside, the computer will get a Penryn-class Core 2 Duo processor.
And, to counter power drain, Apple is allegedly going to add a higher-capacity battery, but will use a 60W power to charge.
PhoneNews also suggests that there will be a hard drive update, taking the capacity up to 120GB or 160GB.
Keep watching this space...