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Here are a few highlights from today’s players’ press conference featuring Brad Redford and Dez Wells. Wells had the room laughing with his extended descriptions of how he has had to pay in practice for his defensive lapses in games, and why he was proud of executing those assignments in Memphis. Those questions precede a [...]

Nigel Slater's citrus recipes

Whether it's roasts or tarts, the easiest way to add some zest to your evening meal is to give it a citrus twist For someone who is not fond of the colour orange, there is an awful lot of it in my kitchen at the moment: chubby little navels, heavy with juice; tiny blood oranges with ruby and tangerine flesh; knobbly Sevilles, the fruit for marmalade and Caneton à la orange. There are pink ...

We are not getting enough nutrients in our food

Comox Valley columnist discusses why Canadian's are not getting enough nutrients from food, including fruits and vegetables

MYSTERY PLANT: Flowers of this small tree are associated with 'floral' buds

Here's a cold winter moon, slowly rising and bathing the trees below with its pale gold light. Winter is a good time to remember that in the world around us, natural processes are still very much occurring, although often slowed down a good bit.

On Miami’s Lincoln Road, variety spices the life - The Boston Globe

Take a walking tour of the shopping-eating-drinking strip.