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Generational Cooking and Tips for Some of Todays Recipesby appabuc494 This cookbook has recipes that cross several generations of my family and some tips and tricks for todays recipes. A ..
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Cooking with Alisaby SparkleGirl03 I have always loved to cook, but quite recently realized it has become a passion of mine. I enjoy creating meals that ar..
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Cooking with Crystalby CrystalLe I am your average bonus mom residing in Houston, Texas that is a self taught cook. This may seem a bit biased, but out o..
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Love Food,Love Photographyby iyanev94 Love Food, Love Photography includes over 30 delicious, succulent, easy and quick recipes that can be made at home. It h..
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Cooking for a family in Korea: notes of an ex-pat wifeby innaozerova Three years ago we came to South Korea with our then two months old daughter. My husband's assignment was supposed to ..
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CustomFit Clean & Tastyby jschager Healthy food does not need to be boring and tasteless! These recipes are a compilation of the recipes that I have broug..
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Science 8 is Cooking with Chemistry 2014by sjbrooksct As a culminating activity for an 8th grade science unit on classifying matter, students adapted favorite recipes to incl..
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Sauce du Jour Culinary Institution: where every crazy chef g..by tamaralittrell The Sauce du Jour Culinary Institution is a fun kitchen where cooking classes take place at a monthly gathering for a gr..
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20 Recipes for Athletes on a Budgetby litz902 It's difficult to persue your goals athletically in todays day and age, let alone lead a generally healthy lifestyle. In..
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Food, Music & Fitness w/ Tarah D.by Physical Vitality I am a specialist in fitness nutrition and the owner of Physical Vitality health & wellness. I wanted to create a series..
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The Best of Brock: Celebrating 85 Years of Cookingby socrtwo This is the 5th in a series of cookbooks published by Claudie Brock on 5 year anniversaries (quinquennial) of Brock and ..
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The Cookbook to Defy Disease and Decay - Your Prescription t..by Dr. Thaddeus Gala This cookbook was created to support our mission of combating and reversing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart dis..
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Cooking a L'Amlandaiseby amyboursiquot Dear readers, Welcome to my kitchen painted in lime green, and clean as a whisk energizing me, and i..
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C'mon a my house! (Metric and American measurements for mos..by Wasabi Spice This cookbook is dedicated to all of my friends and family. This year, instead of making handmade gifts I give you all ..
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Process Engineering White Papers
Applying ISA-S88 to Software Migration Engineering
Dow Chemical maintains thousands of batch control systems world-wide built on its proprietary MOD 5 computer system. Over decades, they have been meticulous to preserve and enhance these systems. Dow intends to preserve and reap the rewards of this diligence by developing reverse engineering best practices and tools to migrate this intellectual property to next-generation platforms.07/12/2006
Managing Complex Equipment Status in a GMP Environment
Batch manufacturing systems must maintain the status of equipment, including which are available, dirty, out of service, etc. In industries that enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), additional status types and values for process equipment must be maintained. Rules associated with the equipment status can be complex and involve the equipment class, current equipment state and time in the current state. This paper covers the operator interface used to review the equipment status and the interlocking requirements between the recipe and batch phases based on multiple status types.06/13/2006
Choosing the best filter | Chemical Processing
This white paper assists in helping you find the largest filter to use in the control loop without degrading response and robustness.03/14/2006
Fieldbus and remote I/O system comparison
Nine manufacturers participated in the FuRIOS study, which was conduced under the lead of an end user company that compared its use of fieldbus and remote I/O in full detail.02/10/2006
Process Control Network Security - Reference Architecture
This document describes best practices for the reference architecture for a process control system network and its interfaces to a corporate network. The papers objective is to give the reader an understanding of the techniques utilized to securely connect these networks.01/11/2006
Improve Plant Safety and Availability through Advanced Measurement Diagnostics
Advanced diagnostics, some of which are available today, will go beyond alarming transmitter failures to actually predict impending failures in the complete measurement system. This will significantly reduce unscheduled shutdowns, and also reduce the risk of onscale failure.12/21/2005
Specifying industrial fieldbus networks for automation
Automation designers face many challenges and tradeoffs in the development of a successful network solution. This white paper discusses the necessary choices in selecting a network technology appropriate for various specific applications.10/12/2005
Measurement Best Practices
This 9-page PDF discusses way in which you can ensure your measurements are accurate, repeatable and reliable.10/05/2005
Energy Efficiency - The Other Alternative Fuel
Proven methods for industry to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact are already at hand. These cost-effective solutions promise substantial return-on-investment now and in the future, without sacrificing performance or quality. For most companies and organizations, the answers to maintaining a competitive edge in this era of rising energy costs are readily available. By applying a suite of cost-effective power and automation solutions from technology leaders like ABB, these facilities can achieve substantial energy savings today without waiting for the "alternative fuels" of the future.09/27/2005
Implementing Six Sigma: Are you getting results fast enough?
Six Sigma focuses on high return projects that will maximize customer satisfaction. Is every part of your Six Sigma effort providing a maximum return, including your software?04/29/2005
Technical handbook from Magnetrol
This technical handbook from Magnetrol gives important conversions, chemical properties, equivalents and pipe data.04/04/2005
Derivative Action - The Good, Bad and Ugly
Should you use derivative action with your controllers? This whitepaper discusses the positives and negatives of derivative action.02/16/2005
How to control a process with long dead time
A process with a large dead time presents a special challenge for a controller -- any controller. This short paper explains how to get the best control of large dead time processes.01/11/2005
Theory and practice of pH measurement
This 43-page guide covers the basic mechanism of pH measurement, the structure of the sensor and its fundamental limitations, and also provides installation, maintenance and troubleshooting guidance.01/04/2005
Tracing the accuracy of calibration gases
Calibrating your instruments using specialty gas will only yield results as accurate as your gas mixture. This three-page white paper discusses analytic traceability and how it relates to gas mixture accuracy.12/29/2004
Ziegler-Nichols Tuning Rules And Limitations
The standard reference for PID tuning seems to be the Ziegler-Nichols tuning rules developed in 1942 on a pneumatic controller. Here is how to tune a controller using these rules.11/19/2004
Digital Fieldbus Installations use EDDL Technology for Simplicity
In this paper, Martin Zielinski of Emerson Process Management examines the reasons for the improvements and expansion of IEC 61804-2 Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL).10/21/2004
Achieve 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
This technical white paper discusses Yokogawas CENTUM CS 3000 R3 DCS (Distributed Control System) product and the extent of its compliance with Part 11 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR Part 11), the Electronic Records/Electronic Signatures Rule.10/12/2004
Succeed at Alarm Management
Today's control system make it easy to add alarms. The result has been a proliferation of alarms that can overwhelm an operator and actually obscure situations that really require immediate attention. This paper provides practical guidance on effective procedures that can significantly reduce nuisance alarms and improve operator effectiveness.10/11/2004
Selecting Transmitters for Safety Instrumented Systems
This paper presents best practices that allow the user to quantify the impact of real-world failure causes and to take credit for improvements in system design. Besides selection, it also covers installation and maintenance.08/27/2004


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James Wisniewski has a broken bone in his foot and will be out "an extended period of time," according to coach Todd Richards.
Rickard Rakell scored two goals for the Ducks in Wednesday night's 5-3 win over the Bruins.
Matt Niskanen exited Wednesday's game against Philadelphia because of a lower-body injury.
Braden Holtby stopped 33 of 34 shots in Washington's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Evgeni Kuznetsov scored a pair of goals in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
John Gibson is out Wednesday night with a lower-body injury.
Kris Russell scored his first goal of the season in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers.
Ryan Callahan had a follow-up procedure on his ailing hip Tuesday and he is out indefinitely.
James Reimer will get the nod again for the Panthers on Wednesday against Edmonton.
Erik Johnson (broken fibula) expects to return to the lineup on Saturday.
Jeff Zatkoff has been placed on waivers.
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MAB E-Book: Novice Workouts First 4-6 months+
Recommend a novice workout for at least the first 4-6 months of training.
Assume that the novice has spent a couple months getting used to the basic lifts, working on form, and has established a good habit of not missing sessions.
What workout should the novice use for the next 4-6 months (or longer) to start the muscle building process? This workout can be something you created, or a workout crated by someone else.
Please provide as much detail as possible.
Notes to participants:
1) Participants should ignoring how others respond and not just chime in with "what he said", if this makes sense. This doesn't mean answers have to be long. I would just prefer them to be independent of what others are saying.
2) Answers can be as long or short as you desire. I want this e-book to be organic and not something that becomes a burden for those responding.
The Routine:
A/B split to be completed 3 days a week...
Example: Do 'A' on Mon, 'B' on Wed, 'A' on Friday, then 'B' on Mon, 'A' on Wed, 'B' on Fri; Repeat
Workout A:
20 Rep Squats
Light Db Pull Overs
rest 10 min.
Chin-ups (do as many as possible)
1 Arm Db Rows
Barbell Shrugs
Workout B:
Deadlift (every other "B" workout)
Bench Press or Bar Dips
Overhead Press
Bent-over Rear Laterals
On everything except Squats and Pull-overs...
Start with a light weight that you can use to complete 12 easy reps.
This may take a few sessions to figure out, but you don't want to be straining.
Every time you do the lift again, add 5 lbs to the bar. You should still be getting 12 reps fairly easy for a few weeks. If not, you started too heavy.
Soon the weight will get heavy enough and you will be straining to get all 12 reps. That's okay, keep adding the 5 lbs.
One day you will add the 5 lbs and FAiL to get all 12 reps. That's okay, just keep adding 5 lbs.
The weight will keep getting heavier and one day you will fail at 10 reps, then 9 reps, then 8 reps. But that's okay, just keep adding 5 lbs.
When you fail at 5 reps, hold the weight steady and stop adding the five lbs. Keep using the same weight until all your lifts have stalled at 5 reps.
Once all your lifts have stalled at 5 reps go ahead and take a full week off from training. Let the body relax and compensate and grow. Look back through your training log and find the weight where you last hit all 12 reps.
When you start your second round you will start with the last 12 rep weight you used. You will find that you can hit 12 reps easily with that weight now.
Progression on Squats and Pull-overs:
For Pull-overs, only use a light weight; 10 lbs should be enough. Focus on breathing deep and holding a your lungs full when starting the lift. Hold that breath throughout the entire rep and exhale forcibly at the end. Get as much stretch as you can at the bottom of the lift. The focus of this exercise is to stretch the rib cage (if possible).
The 20 rep Squats are the driving force of this routine. Done alone the Squats themselves will bring about rapid change in the physique, making it strong and muscular. As always, start with a weight that is easy to perform all your reps. Starting with just an empty bar will be enough of a challenge for most beginners. Add 10 lbs to the weight EVERY time you squat again!
Always, I mean ALWAYS get all 20 reps.
Start each rep with your lungs full of air. Hold this air in your lungs throughout the entire rep. Only exhale at the very top of the lift. The forced breathing and holding your breath during the rep will have a big growth effect on your entire body and will also help to expand the rib cage.
The first 5 reps will be in a traditional manner; one breath between each rep. For reps 6 through 10 you'll take 2 lung filling breaths between each rep. For reps 11 through 15 you'll take 3 lung filling breaths between each rep. For the final 5 reps (16 through 20) you'll take as many breaths as you need betwen reps to ensure that you finish the whole set. Stand there with weight on your back as long as you need to while huffing and puffing. When you feel ready, complete another rep. Don't quit until you've got all 20 reps completed.
Your body needs a reason to grow. 20 rep squats send this message loud and clear.
Further Notes:
You may notice there is no direct arm exercises in this routine. The arms will be getting plenty of work through the presses and back work. It is very important to fully recover between sessions on this routine. Adding extra work will only slow down your progress.
If you put in a good effort, don't deviate from the routine, and eat like it's your last day on Earth, you will see rapid gains with this routine. For best results; Run this routine twice through, meaning you should get all reps down to 5, take a week off, and then run through it again. You'll have to start a little heavier the second time through because you will be a lot stronger.
Finally, start shopping for bigger shirts :mh:
The first thing you need to know about exercises are the different types. You have several, but generally they're categorized into four.
1) Compound exercises- require multiple joints to perform
2) Isolation exercises - works a single joint at a time
3) Accessory Compounds - work multiple joints, but are used as a tool
4) Olympic lifts - used by Olympic lifters for increased speed strength and working your power fibers
Workout A
Bench Press
Bent Over Row
Incline press
Workout B
Power Cleans
Strict Press
Weighted Dips
The training method involves antagonistic exercise placement. If you would go straight from a pressing movement to another pressing movement, the synergists, stabilizers and agonist muscles would potentially be fatigued.
For example, bench pressing places the shoulder into the position of flexion, and strict pressing involves the same shoulder muscles to be places into extension. The chest, triceps and anterior deltoids are both depended on heavily. If you would do one after the other, it would potentially get cheated on progression.
That's where antagonistic comes in. Antagonist refers to a muscle that opposes the action of its opposite (chest, upper back; triceps, biceps). You work the bench press, then you turn around and work the opposite (the row).
Progression on this routine should be kept simple. With every push, there's an opposing pull to balance. Add 5-10lbs per workout on this routine. When you can no longer make linear progression, find the weak points and adjust as necessary. For example, if your bench stalls and you can press it over your chest but can't lockout, then you can add an additional movement for the triceps.
The use of isolations and their benefits I often refer to in a snow dog analogy. Think of it as snow dogs. If you have eight snow dogs pulling a sled and one snow dog starts to get weak while the other snow dogs are still getting stronger, by keeping that snow dog in the ground by itself, you're just going to hold the others back. What do you do in this situation? Take out the weak snow dog and strengthen him up. You do this by working him individually and then the snow dogs are all free to progress together and continue getting stronger.
Power cleans has been added. I know not many people do them, but they hit the type II fibers very well.
Studies have shown a movement plateaus, hitting the muscle at a different angle can sometimes increase further motor unit activity in the muscle (ACSM). If you use this logic to incorporate cleans, your squat and deadlift progression will benefit from them greatly...and you'll build explosive strength as well.
Nutrition is key. Make sure you're getting enough calories to grow. If you're gaining too much fat, then cut calories or increase activity. Make sure you are increasing your calories as you grow. You'll need more calories at 198lbs than you did at 194lbs.
Linear progression is very possible in novice trainees. This is because with each workout, your CNS starts activating previously inactivity motor units in the muscles. A motor unit is a single motor nerve cell and the muscle fibers it stimulates.
The key is to add progressive resistance, linearly. If you fail to increase the weight each workout, then you've failed to give your body new reason to grow. The exception is you increased reps, sets, tempo, decreased rest between sets. The best way to do it though is just add weight. Each workout, add 5-10lbs. If you're eating enough calories to support the growth you should make great progression this way.
Get lifting. Good luck.
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Follow MeDavid Platt, Francis Chan
David Platt, author of the New York Times bestselling book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, wants to know: "What did Jesus really mean when He said, 'Follow me'?" For many Christians, following Jesus is seen as best done from a distance. We want to ... Read More
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For many Christians, following Jesus is seen as best done from a distance. We want to be disciples as long as doing so does not intrude on our lifestyles, our preferences, our comforts and even our religion. But what if we really took the time to look Jesus in the eye and see who He truly is? What if we really listened to Jesus' words and heard what He is truly saying? Jesus' invitation to follow Him was - and still is - an invitation into a relationship marked by self-denial, personal intimacy, single-minded ambition and ultimate joy. When people truly engage with Jesus' personal invitation to follow Him, everything changes, for He is worthy of all our trust and all our affections.
Building on the lessons in Radical, Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live. will motivate all of us to experience the grand purpose for which we have been created: to exalt the glory of God by spreading the gospel of Christ.
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- Call to "Follow Me" is Costly Call by discplemomLL on 6/26/2013
David Platt's book "Follow Me" literally follows on the heels of his book "Radical," once again challenging the very core of what many Jesus followers believe.
Platt argues that salvation isn't merely "professing Jesus as personal Lord and Savior," but instead, is a personal relationship that evidences itself in obedience to God's Word. Following Jesus, is a call to die to self, to let Christ live through you, Platt says.
In this scripturally based book (just take a peek at the footnotes if you don't believe me), Platt purports that it's God's will for every disciple to make disciples. He challenges every disciple to be a disciplemaker, and he encourages readers to ask hard questions of themselves.
This it not a book to read quickly in one sitting. I guess you can, but then you'll be missing the point. "Follow Me" is a book to spend time with, to chew on, to pray over. It's a challenging read, as many books are. But the best part is when Platt asks you to do something with what you've learned. He asks you to write and then live out a personal disciplemaking plan. Because after all, what good is knowledge if you don't put it into action?
Followers of Jesus don't make disciples by learning more and more, but by doing something about what they've learned -- by passing it on -- by discipling another. That's what I like about this book. You're challenged to do apply biblical principles of disicplemaking.
It makes me wonder. What would truly happen if each follower of Jesus discipled one person each year? What kind of multiplication would we see?
Two things to note: There's a "Follow Me" simulcast scheduled for August 14 that you might enjoy after reading this book. You may want to check out www.multiplymovement.com to find out more about disciplemaking.
* Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for this review. However, the opinions expressed in the review are my own.


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|Release Date: 01/21/14
Federal Crude Helium Sale Nets Over $38 Million for American Taxpayers
Federal Agency Begins Implementing Helium Stewardship Act
Washington, DC – As part of President Obama's commitment to ensure a fair return to American taxpayers for federally-managed natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has sold 400 million cubic feet of crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve, generating $38 million in revenue. The January 17 sale implements the initial phase of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (HSA).
Two firms received the bulk of the helium: Air Products was awarded the largest amount at 129,600 million cubic feet (Mcf) while Praxair, Inc. was awarded 122,400 Mcf. The full results of the sale are available at the BLM Amarillo Field Office website at http://www.blm.gov/nm/amarillo.
"We're pleased with the results of this helium sale," BLM Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze said. "It's critical that we get a fair return on this national resource that is so important for health care innovation and technology development. We are also proud to have cleared the debt on this program in 2013, two years ahead of schedule."
The helium was offered at a price of $95 per Mcf, which is up from $84 per Mcf in 2013, reflecting a change in methodology designed to more closely match market forces, encourage industry conservation and provide a higher return for American taxpayers.
In September 2013, Congress passed the HSA to continue the Federal helium program. The HSA succeeds the Helium Privatization Act and allows for continued operation of the federally managed helium reservoir and pipeline near Amarillo, Texas, which supplies about 42 percent of domestic demand for crude helium and about 35 percent of the world's demand. The intent of the HSA is to allow for a smooth transition to private means of helium sourcing as the reserve is steadily drawn down. The passage of the legislation allowed the BLM to continue funding the helium operations. The BLM had spent an initial $272 million to buy helium and then stockpile it in federal storage. The BLM has now paid off this debt, which totaled about $1.4 billion of principal and interest, to the U.S. Treasury two years in advance of the 2015 timeline.
Helium is an essential resource for the aerospace industry, optical fiber manufacturing and medical use, including lung tissue visualization, heart catheterization methods and medical lasers. The lighter than air gas is also used in aluminum helium arc welding, scuba diving mixtures and national defense applications such as rocket engine testing, scientific balloons and blimps. Surveillance devices and air to air missile are additional military uses for helium.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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Kaytee® CLEAN & COZY™ Birthday Cake Small Animal Bedding
Keep your small pet clean and cozy in the super-soft, high absorbency, birthday cake bedding. KAYTEE Clean & Cozy Birthday Cake Bedding is uniquely suited to meet your pet's needs. This colorfast bedding is made from ingredients that are free of harmful chemicals or by-products, safe for your pet and won't stain their cage. It's his birthday, let him have his cake and burrow in it too!
Features: Birthday Cake Bedding
Environment Type: Small pet bedding
Species: Rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs and gerbils
Color: Pink, blue, yellow and purple
Package Weight: 500 cu in (8.2 L), Expands to 1700 cu in (27.9 L)
Caution: When used for baby birds, monitor babies to ensure bedding is not accidentally consumed. Animal consumption of any bedding product should be avoided. If you believe your pet is experiencing health concerns related to this bedding, discontinue use, clean the cage and change the bedding type. Ifthe problem persists, contact your veterinarian.
Warning: This product contains wood dust. A chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer.
Important Usage Instructions
Cover floor with loose product to a depth of 1 to 3 inches.
1. At least once a week, remove all bedding and wash enclosure with a mild soap solution. Rinse cage thoroughly with clean water to ensure the removal of soap residue.
2. Frequency of cage cleaning depends on the size of your pet's home and number of animals.
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The Philadelphia Soul along with Sierra McCormick, who plays Olive on Disney Channel's A.N.T. Farm, have teamed up to help support one of today's biggest in-school issues – bullying.
Using the star power of Sierra, who is world famous and resonates strongly with school age children, conveys the message that it is "cool" to NOT be a bully, and that students CAN make a difference.
Sierra and the Philadelphia Soul ask students to TAKE THE PLEDGE that they will NOT be a bully, but also help students that are being bullied.
Every kid that takes the pledge and is at the game on June 1 will be recognized, in-game, by Sierra for their bravery. To add even more excitement, winners will be randomly selected to receive VIP tickets to the meet other Disney stars on hand for our Daddy Daughter post-concert.


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The saying goes that it's hard to beat a team three times.
The Harrisburg High School girls' basketball team had two previous victories over Eldorado coming into Wednesday night's semifinal action of the Hamilton County Class 2A Regional.
Eldorado did what they could to prevent the trifecta, having a shot at tying the game or coming away with the game winner in the last 55.2 seconds Wednesday, but ultimately fell to Harrisburg 48-46.
On a night when nothing seemed to go right for the Bulldogs, Shelby Boer was the one who could do no wrong.
The senior shouldered the load and stepped up, scoring 10 points in a critical third quarter that helped erase a seven-point Eldorado halftime lead and give the Bulldogs a one-point 36-35 advantage going into the game's final eight minutes.
The see-saw battle continued into the fourth with a couple of quick buckets by Boer that gave Harrisburg a 40-37 lead.
Turnovers, which costed Harrisburg in the first half, nearly became the death as a miscue with 1:41 left led to an Ashton Unthank breakaway bucket that gave Eldorado a 46-45.
As big as Boer was for Harrisburg, Kelsey Hobbs played the role of unsung hero as the freshman came out of no where to knock down a 3-pointer with 1:15 to play, giving the Bulldogs the 48-46 lead.
Eldorado had three straight possessions in the last minute, but couldn't manufacture any type of shot, giving Harrisburg the win where they will meet Mt. Carmel in tonight's regional championship at 7:30 p.m.
Boer finished with a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs, while Ashton Unthank and Erica Graczyk finished in double figures for Eldorado as Unthank went out with 13 and Graczyk finished with 11.
Lindsey Murray had nine for Harrisburg, while Ashley Ferrell and Hanna Jones finished with four. Devan Jones and Hobbs each tacked on three points.
Kourtney Phillips and Taylor Goodley each added eight points and Jacqlyn Artman finished with four points. Paige Zertuche had two points for Eldorado.
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Skip to comments.The Best and Worst Christmas Movies?
Posted on 12/07/2012 4:42:03 PM PST by MNDude
What is your favorite Christmas movie and which do you hate the most?
3 year old girl on drugs was funny?
Not in my wildest imagination would I consider any of that movie funny
"I love Jingle All The Way starring the idiot from CA"
You are going to have to be WAY more specific.
There was a Roy Rogers western that involved the rustling of Christmas trees. I think it was called "Trail of Robin Hood." No, it's not necessarily my favorite. Just thought I'd mention it. My favorite is probably the Alistair Sim version (1951) of "A Christmas Carol," followed by "It's a Wonderful Life."
I never really cottoned to "Christmas Story." It had some good moments, but I found it way, way too cyncial, and not really reflective of the Christmas spirit. Too acidic.
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Not funny in the way intended. Funny in the irony of just how awful it was.
Best are White Christmas and The Bishops Wife, Worst are Christmas Story and Bad Santa.
Christmas in Connecticut is pretty good.
Least Favorite- Those stop-motion animations like Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer from the 70s and 80s. (at least that is when I saw them, I think they are much older). I remember they creeped me out when I was a kid.
I love them and they are from the sixties.
It's my favorite, a Christmas TV tradition at my house.
Worst: 'Jingle All the Way' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jake Lloyd and Sinbad. Awful movie, with exactly one funny joke in it.
Not a movie but does anyone remember the episode of "Dragnet" where the orphan kid sells his revolver to buy a present for his little brother?
I haven't seen it in probably over 50 years and those which seem so good when I was a kid sometimes turn out not to be but that one really affected me.
Eight Crazy Nights is surprisingly good.
The Snow Miser rocked!
There was a Roy Rogers western that involved the rustling of Christmas trees.
I am going to have to find that since I was the pretend adopted daughter of Roy and Dale as I watched all their slows sitting on my rocking horse wearing my cowboygirl clothes and my six shooters and red cowboygirl hat and real leather cowboygirl boots when I was six.
Worst movie...here.
Best..A CHRISTMAS STORY and CHRISTMAS VACATION.
Holy crap, nobody has mentioned my favorite BY FAR, which is "Scrooged" with Bill Murray. Loosely based on "A Christmas Carol", but HILARIOUS!
Also, not sure why all the hate for "It's a Wonderful Life"...I wonder if it's because the bad guy is the rich businessman? It's okay to hate Lionel Barrymore's character in this case, because HE WAS DISHONEST when he found the money, knew who lost it, and didn't turn it over. A great classic.
Also agree with another poster on "The Bishop's Wife" with Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young. Awesome.
They cast porn stars (judging by the mustache) in a Christmas movie. That's tough to beat for worst.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Michael Caine)
I couldn't agree more. Merry Christmas, everyone!
"The Bishop's Wife," "Miracle on 34th St.", "Elf", "It's a Wonderful Life", "The Fourth Wiseman", "Tokyo Godfathers", original "A Christmas Carol", Stewart's "A Christmas Carol", Diane Cannon's "Christmas in Connecticut", Twilight Zone's "Night of the Meek," Stanwych's "Christmas in Connecticut", "The Muppet's Christmas Carol", "Mickey's Christmas Carol."
Worst: ?? Maybe "Nightmare Before Christmas."
Mrs. Esopman
I don't remember that episode, but I vaguely remember a Dragnet involving a stolen Baby Jesus from a church Nativity display and a poor little boy who took it. I'm fuzzy about why he took it though.
The best for me
It's a Wonderful Life
The Bishop's Wife
White Christmas
end of list all others pale in comparison
I think that may be the same episode but it has been so long I am not really sure about anything.
IBTPLCSP? (In Before The Predictable Lame Christmas Story Post?)
That's right. Frank Capra intentionally set up Henry F. Potter as an evil guy yet there's a lot to like about that character in terms of thrift and self-reliance. His planned takeover of the broken-down Building and Loan seemed to be based on sound business principles, which was not the case under the slipshod management of Peter Bailey and the dim-witted Uncle Billy. George's protest about these people deserving a decent standard of living isn't a very good argument and Potter rightly rebuffs it, in my opinion.
Probably the part I dislike most about "It's a Wonderful Life" is when George Bailey (at the behest of his wife) parts with his own honeymoon money to give to those storming the BB&L. Sure, it was his own decision and not done under the strong arm of the government but he made it too easy on those people who should have abided by the rules when they deposited their money there. I think this is the kind of charity (borderline welfare?) that Ayn Rand was against.
All that said, if I just watch the film for sheer enjoyment, ignoring some of the sketchy economic lessons, it's an entertaining yarn. And George's telephone scene with Mary is a classic.
...and on a lighter note, a few years back, we had so give and take here on FR about whether Pottersville (a Las Vegas of sorts) was actually a better place than Bedford Falls. :-)
"Debbie Does Christmas"
"Santa Claus" (1959), a low-budget Mexican film dubbed in English, tells of a plot by Satan to sabotage Santa's annual Christmas Eve mission to bring gifts to the world's children. Satan warns the demon assigned to the task that if he fails, he will have to eat chocolate ice cream instead of hot coals. The film probably didn't win much acclaim from the critics, but when I saw it as a kid, I loved it.
I liked "It's a Wonderful Life" but never understood why it was considered so great. I would rate it about average tho.
Worst - Bad Santa is disgusting
Best - Prancer, Christmas Story, Family Man, Polar Express, White Christmas
My wife and I watch two movies every Christmas - "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Blazing Saddles".
One of my personal favorites. This is the one where the kids takes the baby Jesus from the Church right?
Great reply...I agree with your points on Potter's attempted takeover being based on sound principles (given the limited info offered in the movie). I don't mind how George saved the business with his own money...lots of people determined to save their businesses pump more money in, and after all, it was his dad's business and he's a loyal community & family guy throughout the flick.
SO many memorable scenes...I love the guy at the bridge who falls out of his chair hearing Clarence talk about being an angel. Or how about "...you like ALL the boys" - "What's wrong with that?" LOL
I know what you mean. The color series ran from 1966 to 1970. There was an old black & white version of Dragnet which ran during the 1950s. The 1960s version shows up sometimes on classic tv channels, but I haven't seen it lately. I miss it; it was fun to watch.
Trading Places
I think that is the one.
There have been so many Dragnet series that it is hard to remember them all.
Also the movie was really funny to me especially the scene where they are dancing in their goat leggings trying to explain what was going on.
How about the very un-PC Sheldon Leonard (as the bartender, Nick): "That's it! Out you two pixies go...through the door, or out the window!"
There's an interesting link here titled Its A Socialist Life? with some choice quotes from Boston talk show host Michael Graham who characterizes "It's a Wonderful Life" as "...the worst movie ever made, but basically anti-American." I've got to think that Graham's analysis is at least partly tongue in cheek but there are parts that ring true:
Smart, ambitious George gets stuck at the modest Building and Loan back in Hickville when his brother marries into a cushy corporate gig and his father dies. After years of dreaming of going off to college, traveling the world and becoming a top engineer or architect, his life is spent scraping by, and helping others do the same.
Somehow the movie like the Occupiers of today tries to turn that into a virtue. Despite his wife and kids, George turns down $20,000 a year so he wont have to work for that evil banker, Mr. Potter.
Occupy Bedford Falls!
A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life.
Least Favorite:
A Christmas Story. (I think it demeans the meaning of Christmas.)
"It's A Wonderful Life"
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"The Little Drummer Boy" (haven't seen it in ages, but it was my favorite as a child)
Also, "Elf" is wonderful. I don't know how Will Ferrell pulled that out of his usual horrible choices, but Elf was really funny, clean, and although devoid of any Christian message about the reason for the season, quite sweet.
Hate: All the animated "we must save Christmas!" themed movies, there are like 100 of them, each one more banal than the last.
Holiday Inn, preceding White Christmas.
That is an interesting take on George's life. Sliced either way, it's a feel-good movie for me. As you mentioned, sometimes you just have to watch a movie without picking the hell out of it. :)
Worst: Elf (I hate Will Ferrell anyway, and this movie simply ENRAGES me)
A Shrek Christmas. Fart jokes have their place, but this special is just gross.
A very rare special: A Cosmic Christmas. Came out in the '70s. Creeped me out as a kid.
Two choices for best: "SCROOGE" starring Albert Finney, and "WHITE CHRISTMAS" with Bing, Danny, Rosemary and that girl with legs clear up to her butt.
"We'll follow the Old Man wherever he wants to go, long as he wants to go, opposite to the foe; we'll stay with the Old Man......."
"Gee! I wish I was back in the Army! The Army wasn't really bad at all. 3 squares a day, for which you didn't pay......"
Agreed. Many did a good job as Scrooge. Sim was truly great; 61 years later Scrooge is the best of the best.
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Coming into the season, Jason Roper knew how special and what kind of team he was going to have prior to kicking off Week 1.
After 10 weeks, the Harrisburg High School head football coach is one of three teams alive in southern Illinois, but the lone school in Class 4A.
Not since 2000 has a Bulldog football team made it this far in the playoffs. In six years, Roper himself hadn't even won a playoff game.
Now, Harrisburg is just three weeks away from playing for a state title.
After hanging on to beat Columbia 14-7 at Taylor Field over the weekend, Harrisburg now has their eyes set on Alton-Marquette this Saturday at 2 p.m.
Still, the seventh-year head coach feels blessed to be where his team is at today, considering the Bulldogs played all season long as a 3A team and were designated 4A for the playoffs. Harrisburg is the second smallest school in 4A with 576 kids, while Macomb is the smallest school with 574 students.
"We've been pretty fortunate for the bracket to be set up the way it is and for us to get the draws that we've had," Roper said. "For us to be playing at home three weeks in a row, I think is just tremendous. In that aspect, I would say that we have probably exceeded expectations.
"At this point though, we take them one game at a time and Alton-Marquette is who we're looking at. We're not worried about who we could have been playing (if we were in 3A) or who we could be playing next. Our kids are doing a good job of staying on the task at hand. We have been blessed to have been in a 4A bracket that is comparable to schools that our size."
The Bulldogs are still relishing in their second round playoff game, the first for the school, since 2005 and extracted some revenge on the Eagles who knocked Harrisburg out of the postseason in 2003.
While Harrisburg appeared to be gassed in the second half Saturday, Roper acknowledged a lot of that had to do with the speed that Columbia played at. However, he expects much of the same Saturday against Alton-Marquette.
"We had some long drives early and when you're driving the ball like that on offense, getting three or four yards a pop that can be tiring in itself. Again, conditioning is probably something that you — this late in the year — you're not concerned about. But, it can be a factor. Marquette has some running backs that are extremely good and extremely fast that we're going to have to contain. I see it being the same kind of game plan as far as keeping their offense off the field."
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Page 2 of 2 - "The X-factor was our offense was able to run the ball, control the clock and keep Columbia's offense off the field. That was one of the big differences in our offense, it acted like a defense for us."
There was no denying Harrisburg's defensive dominance Saturday. Time after time, the Bulldogs made crucial, critical stops, giving up the lone touchdown off a blocked punt in the third quarter that was recovered by the Eagles at their own 15-yard line.
"One of the keys was for most of the day they were in three-down territory, instead of four-down," Roper said. "Our defensive stand right before halftime, keeping them out of the endzone and going into halftime 14-0 was huge. That might have been the game winner right there. We got the ball coming out of the break, but they really caught momentum there in the second half, so to me, that stand was really huge."
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Canadian women's volleyball team launches season at Pan Am Cup June 18-26 in Tijuana, Mexico.
WINNIPEG – The world championship-bound Canadian women's volleyball team launch their competitive season at the Pan Am Cup June 18-26 in Tijuana, Mexico. The tournament features five of the top-15 teams in the world including number-one Brazil.
The Canadian team went through an intense selection camp in early May and selected a 30-player roster for the A and B national teams. Since then there's been a lot of training and practicing and national team head coach Arnd Ludwig says the players are anxious to play for real.
"We've been working a lot and now we need some games," said Ludwig. "The selection was very competitive and because the girls were so well prepared we moved right away onto a higher level of practice. So we're ahead of last year's pace."
The 12-member team for the Pan Am Cup features key veterans such as team captain Tammy Mahon of Holland, Man., in her ninth season on the national team, fifth-year member Ashley Voth of Winnipeg and fourth-year members Marisa Field of Kelowna, B.C., and Jennifer Hinze of Vancouver.
One of the most talked about players on the squad is 23-year-old Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont. Pavan is starting her second season on the team. Her first was seven years ago at age 16 when she was the youngest player to be on the national squad.
The 6'5" right side had a standout career with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NCAA winning the 2006 national title and was named the NCAA's female athlete of the year (all sports combined) in 2007. She has also played professionally in Italy.
"Sarah is an impact player for us," said Ludwig. "She has a lot of experience and is making a big difference. But the whole team is solid and we are in a way better situation than we were last year."
The other team members for the Pan Am Cup are: Tonya Mokelki of Weyburn, Sask., Kyla Richey of Roberts Creek, B.C., Tasha Holness of Calgary, Carla Bradstock of Richmond, B.C., Janie Guimond of Bécancour, Que., Julie Young of Red Deer, Alta., and Lauren O'Reilly, Langley, B.C.
The 12-country tournament is split into two pools of six teams for the round robin. Canada, ranked 24th in the world, opens June 18 against world number-six Cuba, followed by number-30 Venezuela on June 19, number-13 the Dominican Republic on June 20, number-one Brazil on June 21 and number-19 Argentina on June 22. The playoffs are June 24-26.
The fourth-ranked Americans are the top seeds in the other pool and are joined by Peru, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia.
"We have a very strong pool and there is no easy opponent," said Ludwig. "But our preparation has been excellent and we are expecting to do very well."
The Canadian women are ultimately preparing for the world championships set for October 29-November 14 in Japan.
Canadian roster for the Pan Am Cup women's volleyball tournament June 19-26 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Players; Tammy Mahon, Holland, Man.; Tonya Mokelki, Weyburn, Sask.; Ashley Voth, Winnipeg; Kyla Richey, Roberts Creek, B.C.; Jennifer Hinze, Vancouver; Marisa Field, Kelowna, B.C.; Tasha Holness, Calgary; Sarah Pavan, Kitchener, Ont.; Carla Bradstock, Richmond, B.C.; Janie Guimond, Bécancour, Que.; Julie Young, Red Deer, Alta.; Lauren O'Reilly, Langley, B.C.
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The Holiday Season is finally upon us, but it feels for us as though we have been in it for months. As you all know by now we have been planning, cooking, and photographing full menu spreads for special occasions for our new book, Gather The Art of Paleo Entertaining. This book has been an incredible challenge, but the success with how it has turned out has made the hard work more than worth it.
Bill and I have both been under a lot of stress lately, which is why you really haven't seen much of us on here. We are working day and night to perfect this book, for which we have spent months begging friends and family to let us photograph our menus in their beautiful homes, and leading up to each shoot we spend weeks preparing the menus, prop shopping, and of course cooking. Then we pack our cars, and head off to wherever we may be shooting that week. We are down to the wire, and unfortunately for us, our deadline falls at the same time as the Christmas season and the time we need to finish our wedding guest list and get our save-the-dates out. You can probably imagine that we haven't been able to do much holiday shopping, or think one bit about our wedding right now.
This project has literally been back breaking work, that is sooo mentally taxing, but the feeling of success that sweeps over us as we finish each shoot and look back on the amazing photos, and remember the wonderful flavors, really keeps us inspired for the next one. It's almost euphoric, the feeling. Although I have yet to have a baby and give birth, that is probably the closest example I can give to what this process has been like. Sweat, tears, and pain for hours and hours, and then when it's all done the beauty of what we have created together makes us forget all the work that went into it so we are more than ready to go through it all again. Yes, that is exactly what this book has been like–child birth every single week for months. Okay maybe I have exaggerated slightly, but I'm not that far off. We have really enjoyed this project and we have a huge a attachment to our "new baby".
Even though we are up to our eyeballs in work for this book (and the thought of holiday shopping and wedding save-the-dates are gnawing at me inside), we still wanted to celebrate the Holidays with all of you! We have perfected an oldie, but goodie, recipe for grain free gingerbread cookies. This recipe is two years old, and based off of Bill's mom's favorite gingerbread cookie recipe. The first time we made this recipe we baked the cookies in Bill's parents home with his mom there and we were able to share them with her. It was a really nice moment. It's sad to say, but we really haven't made them since, so I was really looking forward to trying this recipe again with a few tweaks.
I have become very fond of a new baking ingredient since starting to work on Gather. Well, it's not a "new" ingredient per se, but it was new to me. Arrowroot flour. I didn't understand what it was before, and thought that if it wasn't made from almond or coconut it was a Paleo sin. I have found a new love for arrowroot flour. It really adds something special to grain free baking, and seems to be that "magic ingredient" that takes an "okay" grain free baked good to the next level of "Oh Emm Gee this is like, totally the real deal!" I have always loved baking, not just because I love sweets (which I do), but because desserts are beautiful. I am a makeup artist. I love enhancing or creating beauty, and there is something absolutely exhilarating about creating a beautiful baked good. It takes time, effort, and skill, and when you can make something that special happen in your kitchen–WITHOUT gluten and conventional ingredients it's that much more rewarding.
Now here is were we really take a walk on the wild side. A week or so ago I was staring at the wall of baking ingredients in Whole Foods. I think I have touched on this before, but I can be horrible to shop with because I will just stare off into retail space not really knowing what I want, just kind of soaking things in. Often I do the whole "get in and get out" with groceries, but sometimes I just have to stand there and look. I'm always looking for new ingredients to play with for grain free baking, and sometimes I will look even though I know I'm not going to find anything new and "safe" to cook with. We have really taken an approach to writing Gather that it is a book for people who love food, and want to enjoy food with friends and family. It's not your typical 3o day challenge book, it's a lifestyle book. (And we have NOTHING against doing a month of strict paleo – we're even writing our next cookbook around that very concept!) With life comes celebrations and dessert, and our feelings on this is that as long as ingredients are ones that you can purchase with integrity, and stay grain free, then it's all good. A grain free dessert is NOT Paleo, and is never going to be a health food. It is always going to be a dessert, so if you think you are really doing your body a good service by munching down on some "Paleo" brownies, you are fooling yourself. Grain free treats need to be treated as such, and eaten in serious moderation, and in our minds, they are best left as celebratory treats with friends and family. We never make grain free cookies at home just so we can eat them. We only ever bake for a holiday, party, event, or work. But that's what makes it so special.
My reasoning for this explanation is to now tell you that I purchased powdered sugar at Whole Foods. I know, stop the presses! But wait… I picked up the bag, in hopes of some miracle that would tell me I could make real homemade frosting for some grain free desserts, and well, the ingredients were "cane sugar" and "tapioca starch." …I'll take it! Sugar is sugar people, whether it's honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, coconut syrup, or unrefined cane sugar. It's all sugar! Tapioca starch is derived from cassava, which is a great starch source, and is often sold in whole food form and known as Yuca, a root vegetable that is similar in flavor and texture to white potatoes. Cane sugar and yuca…that's all I needed to see to know that I was going to purchase that ingredient and make some real deal grass fed buttercream frosting, and last night that is exactly what I did. I whipped up a homemade buttercream frosting in our KitchenAid mixer, and once our cute little gingerbread people cooled down enough, I decorated their outfits with piped frosting. YAY!
I had a great time baking these cookies. It was fun, relaxing, rewarding, and delicious. The new recipe is simpler than our original one, and makes an easy-to-cut cookie batter. No gooey, runny dough that is tough to move around for baking. This dough was firm, yet mobile enough to roll out, and baked up beautifully. When I had used all the dough except the last little bit which wasn't worth rolling out for more cut outs, I made a few little gingersnap cookies. The gingersnap cookies are a great alternative for this cookie dough if you do not have cookie cutters on hand but want to make a festive cookie for a Holiday party.
Gingerbread Cookies – Revised
- 2 cup 2 cup 2 cup Blanched Almond Flour
- 2/3 cup 2/3 cup 2/3 cup Arrowroot Flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp ground Cloves
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp ground Ginger
- 4 Tbsp 4 Tbsp 4 Tbsp Maple Sugar
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Molasses
- 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine blanched almond flour, arrowroot flour, salt, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and maple sugar. Stir ingredients with a wooden spoon to combine.
- In a small sauce pan, bring molasses to a boil over medium heat.
- Add coconut oil to the sauce pan, and stir until combined with the molasses.
- Remove sauce pan from heat and pour into the dry ingredients.
- Mix batter with a wooden spoon until you have formed a dark golden cookie dough, and all the dry ingredients are combined withe the molasses and coconut oil.
- Place a sheet of parchment paper onto a flat cooking surface, and dust parchment with arrowroot flour.
- Form dough into a ball, and place on the parchment paper. Lightly press dough down to flatten, and sprinkle with a small amount of arrowroot flour. Place another sheet of parchment paper on top of the dough, and roll into a thin sheet with a rolling pin (about 1/4 inch thick).
- Sprinkle arrowroot on a small plate, and place cookie cutters into the arrowroot to coat the bottom for cutting. This will keep the cookie dough from sticking to the batter for an easy release after cutting.
- Once you have made cuts throughout the entire sheet of cookie dough, carefully peel away the excess dough, and lightly transfer the cut out cookies to a parchment lined baking sheet. Form dough into another ball, and roll out again to repeat until all the dough is used.
- Bake gingerbread people at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a cookie rack before frosting.
** Maple sure is a tough ingredient to find. We often find it at our local Whole foods. If you cannot find maple sugar near you, you can use granulated coconut sugar in the same amount, or you can use maple syrup added to the molasses in the sauce pan instead of to the dry ingredients. ** If you do not want to make cut out cookies, or if you do not have cookie cutters, you can alternately form dough into 1 inch balls, and press flat with the palm of your hand on a parchment lined baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes to make gingersnap cookies.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp Organic Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 cup 2 cup 2 cup 365 Organic Powdered Sugar, sifted
- Add softened grass fed butter to the bowl of a standing mixer, and using the beater attachment, whip the butter for 5 minutes.
- Add the vanilla extract and heavy cream, and continue to whip until incorporated.
- Add the powdered sugar, a little bit at a time, beating the sugar into the butter after each addition. Whip until light and fluffy.
- You can use the buttercream like this, or add natural food coloring or cocoa powder (to make chocolate frosting) as variations for decorative cupcakes and cakes.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until use.


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Each week leading up to President Obama's second inauguration, which will take place on January 21, 2013, RTT is featuring an inaugural address by a president from the Miller Center's archives. Rutherford Birchard Hayes is perhaps one of the most underappreciated presidents (CSPAN Historians rank him 33rd). Although he ascended to the presidency in one of the most contested and controversial elections, "Rud" was an intelligent man and honest man who sought to reform the federal government even the face of a hostile Congress and in an era of Congressional dominance. One of the priorities of President Hayes was to reform the system of civil service appointments, which had been based on a spoils system since the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Rather than doling out federal jobs to political supporters, Hayes called for awarding jobs based on merit. Hayes' civil service reform success, even if it was limited, was significant for a couple reasons. 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Choose and cut your own Christmas tree. Handmade wreaths and other seasonal gifts are also available.
An amazing tribute to America's most famous Hollywood icons, features life-size figures, wardrobes, costumes, movie props, posters, dolls, statues and celebrity collectibles from around the world. Americana Hollywood is a museum dedicated to Hollywood of yesterday and today. Located 2 blocks from Harrah's Casino you will find collections from Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Pamela Anderson and Angelina Jolie, just to name a few. Come stroll through the outdoor statues and have your picture taken with the Blues Brothers or on the set of a Western ghost town. There is so much to see and do at this museum!
46-room motel across from Fort Massac State Park. Restaurants are within walking distance.
America's Best Value Inn - Cheekwood Inn
Located at exit #18 off I-57, offering 40 modern rooms with inside corridors and an indoor swimming pool.
Cabin sleeps 4, kitchen, bath. Fishing at front door, remote location, joins Goose Pond on North.
Angie's Originals is the place to shop for All-Things-Original, featuring creations by area artists and alpaca items from Massac County and Peru. Originals offers handcrafted items including Pottery, Jewelry, Wood Vessels, Cutting Board and Spoons, Soaps & Lotions and Alpaca Yarns, Scarves, Gloves, Hats & Apparrel. They also have Unique Photography, Paintings, Wooden Ink Pens and More. You just have to stop in and experience it! A unique shop devoted to showcasing the talents of area artists. Open Fridays and Saturdays, and, anytime you see the flag flying!
16-room motel, restaurants within walking distance. Credit cards accepted. Pets allowed. Free local calls. Cable TV with remotes.
Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities
Anthill productions is home to the photography of rare images' Bob Hageman and the stained-glass work of Firelight Studio's Linda Austin. For well over 20 years, Linda and Bob have been making and displaying their unique artworks throughout the Midwest, and they are now for the first time making them available to a broader audience.
Apple Knocker is an Illinois-based craft cider house that combines their expertise in modern small-lot wine production, and the creativity of craft beer techniques, to produce a new breed of American ciders. They partner with century-old local orchards to grow the highest quality apples for our beverages.
Archery Tournaments & Festival
Tournaments for men and women in several categories, with targets designed to simulate a variety of hunting situations for archery enthusiasts. An archery festival with archery and outdoor manufacturers showing their newest and latest products, special seminars and presentations, youth programs and bow hunting activities for young and old. It also features a practice range and a chance to watch and meet some of the sport's top professionals. These events will provide bow hunters the opportunity to talk and share experience with fellow archers, learn about the newest equipment and improve shooting skills. Mermet Lake Fish & Wildlife Area off Hwy. 45 in Massac County.
Archery Shooters Association's Illinois Championship 3-D Archery Tournament for men, women and Children. Archers from all over North America visit Metropolis for one week in June to compete for cash and prizes and the title of Illinois Champion.
Bald Eagle Watching in the Cache River Wetlands
The Cache River Wetlands offers great opportunities for eagle watching, as well as spotting other birds. The Cache River Wetland Center provides resource and identification materials to help you spot eagles and other birds in the area and along the rivers. They will provide maps and directions to the viewing station for the nest just off Illinois Route 37 off Perks road and south of the visitor's center.
Located along the Ohio River and walking distance to Harrah's, indoor pool, continental breakfast, in room coffee, free local calls, credit cards accepted and meeting room available.
On a hill in Union County, Illinois, just outside of Cobden, stands a historic mansion with 5 guest rooms available. Bell Hill is the perfect place for large and small outdoor weddings or, if you prefer, a more intimate setting indoors is available for smaller weddings. Catering services are available.
Big Creek Cabins is the perfect place for a romantic weekend or quick getaway from the busy rush of daily life. The moment you check-in to our fully furnished luxury log cabin, you can't help but to slow down and relax. Unwind and get chin deep in the hot tub on the large cover decks overlooking a private pond all situated on 20 very secluded acres. Perhaps enjoy a game a pool on the executive pool table by the fireplace with family or good friends. There are many reasons why Big Creek Cabins is quickly becoming the most popular cabin retreat in Southern Illinois, but we want to personally invite you to a place where memories are made and experience them first hand.
Visit this Metropolis icon for barbecue done the old fashion way! In business since 1965 and located just 2 blocks from Ft. Massac State Park, you will enjoy some of the best breakfast sandwiches and BBQ in town! Open 4:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday - Saturday.
U-pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries in Season. May-July 8am to 8pm
Located close to most of the award winning wineries of Southern Illinois, the Boars Nest will be off the beaten path yet still close to town in a peaceful atmosphere. All non-smoking cabins with packages available, including meals, drinks, transportation.
Located at Cache River Basin Winery, the Boondocks Cabin is attractively finished, in a fantastic location tucked up in the woods and is, of course, pet friendly. The cabin has two bedrooms, each complete with a queen size bed with Eurotop for your sleeping comfort, very nice bathroom and a completely furnished kitchen (which includes coffee and tea). Each bedroom has an LED type TV and there is also one in the kitchen. The area is 4G capable, local TV stations only. There is an infrared sauna on the enclosed back deck and a hot tub for your use.
The menu includes a variety of salads, sandwiches and entrees like grilled salmon, cashew-crushed chicken and filet of beef served with seasonal vegetables. Music is part of the dining experience.
Bruce Goff Castle Bed & Breakfast
The Castle is a premiere architectural delight atop a forested bluff in the area of the Shawnee National Forest. Accommodations for up to three acquainted couples. The Castle has a sunken tub and is a great 'outdoors' experience.
The Cabin boasts a vaulted great room with fireplace, full kitchen, a luxurious main floor master bedroom and bath with a custom 2 person shower and Jaccuzi tub. The huge second floor lofted bedroom and 1/2 bath overlooks 20 acres of pasture and wildlife.
Cache River Basin Vineyard and Winery
Located in beautiful southern Illinois just south of the Cache River. We have a very nice restaurant next to the winery called Wineaux's Restaurant. We also have a cabin on site tucked away at the edge of the woods. Can sleep six, has a hot tub and sauna.
Cache River State Natural Area
Renowned for its ancient cypress-tupelo swamp, this natural area has been named one of America's 10 Most Beautiful Hidden Gems by Budget Travel. This sprawling area contains 100 threatened or endangered plant and animal species, and 11 state champion trees that have stood for centuries. Visitors enjoy birding, hunting, wildlife watching, canoeing and hiking. Bikers can access the Cache River via the Tunnel Hill State Trail.


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Christmas tree permits for the Ferron/Price Ranger District will be sold to the public beginning Nov. 17. The tags will be sold for $5 each. There is a limited quantity of tags available; tags will be sold on a first-come first-served basis. A family may purchase only one permit in their name. Tags will not be available by mail.
You can obtain your permit at the following offices: Ferron/Price Ranger District, 115 West Canyon Road, Ferron, 435-384-2372; or the Price Supervisor's Office, 599 West Price River Drive, Price, 435-637-2817.
A tree may be cut anywhere on the Ferron/Price Ranger District, except for Huntington Canyon and Straight Canyon, in campgrounds, and timber sale areas. Trees may not be cut within 100 feet of roads.
Many aspen stands are being replaced by conifers. To slow this process, conifer removal from within aspen stands is encouraged. People must be familiar with tree species because it is illegal to cut a spruce or ponderosa pine.
The public is cautioned that the roads may be snow packed and slick, and may not be maintained at all. Depending on snowfall, some areas may only be accessible by snow machines, ATVs, skis, or on foot.
The Forest Service had proposed to increase the cost of tree permits from $5 to $10 this year, however, the proposed increase has been delayed until November 2009. The official comment period for this fee increase proposal is November 3, 2008 through December 15, 2008. If you would like to comment on the proposed fee increase, please address your comment to: Christmas Tree Fee Proposal, attn: E. Alexander, 599 W. Price River Drive, Price, UT 84501.
Cutting a Christmas tree is a holiday tradition for most people. Please follow safety rules for cold weather and make your tree cutting a wonderful adventure.


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For a short time each spring the shoreline shallows lose their ice lid first while the deeper water is still ice covered. This is a prime time for foraging fish. They are drawn to the ice free shallows because of warmer
temperatures and can cruise the ice shelf juncture in safety. Cast to the ice edge and retrieve parallel to it. The only disadvantage is that a short lived condition. Montana's Hebgen Lake provides exciting action by casting streamers parallel to its shoreline ice lid. Lunker browns and rainbows charge your flies from underneath the ice cover. At this time, large fish can be taken.
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