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  • The Landings at Moody: New homes available

    This time last year, 50 families moved into 50 newly-completed homes in the Magnolia Grove neighborhood, which is part of The Landings at Moody. Magnolia Grove also celebrated the addition of a new park and soccer field. Of the first 50 homes in Magnolia Grove, 38 three- and four- bedroom homes were

  • Healthy recipes: Low-fat cream of broccoli soup

    The Health and Wellness Center dietician provides a series of seasonal recipes for each month. November's recipes are based on broccoli.Ingredients:1 tablespoon butter4 leeks, chopped1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon ground coriander2 heads fresh broccoli, chopped1

  • Carbohydrates: Busting the sugar myth

    People continue to believe that carbohydrates will make them gain weight when in reality, it is not carbohydrates that increase waistlines, but our daily caloric intake.Both sugars and starches fall into the carbohydrate category and it is important to make healthy carbohydrate choices. Foods that

  • 30 ways your unit can save energy

    - Discuss ways to save energy with your co-workers.- Create an energy committee to brainstorm energy saving tips. - Turn off all the office and building lights at the end of the day. - Install automatic room lighting controls that will turn lights on or off depending on occupancy or time of day. -

  • Chocotaws: The other code talkers

    Most Americans only recently became of the role that Native American code talkers played in military history. Films such as "Windtalkers" have opened our eyes to the role of Navajo code talkers. In actuality, the use of code talkers began more than 20 years before, during another war.In October

  • Healthy recipes: Fresh broccoli salad

    The Health and Wellness Center dietician provides a series of seasonal recipes for each month. November's recipes are based on broccoli.Ingredients:2 heads fresh broccoli1 red onion1/2 pound lean turkey bacon3/4 cup raisins3/4 cup sliced almonds 1 cup light mayonnaise or miracle whip 1/2 cup sugar

  • I think I pulled a G or something

    It wasn't until the moment that he fastened the parachute hooks around my thighs that I became super nervous. I looked down at him said, "Gary, I think I might crap my pants." "Trust me," he said grinning, "you'll be fine." His wife Gwen must have heard my comment, because she immediately brought me

  • Stabilize building temperatures during fall

    After the hot summer, we are now approaching the "shoulder" months, the ones where the temperatures are sometimes cold and sometimes warm.During these months, there are many calls and complaints from people whose buildings are "too hot" or "too cold." Unfortunately, these large buildings aren't like

  • Healthy recipes: Chicken and broccoli Alfredo

    The Health and Wellness Center dietician provides a series of seasonal recipes for each month. November's recipes are based on broccoli.Ingredients:1/2 (16-ounce) package whole-wheat linguine or spaghetti 1 cup fresh or frozen broccoli florets2 tablespoons butter1 pound boneless, skinless chicken in

  • In the middle of history: South Georgia and the Seminole Wars

    Perhaps like many of you, when I hear the word Seminoles, I think of the Natives Americans located on reservations in Florida. Having been stationed at MacDill in the 1980s, I visited their cultural areas and witnessed alligator wrestling. What I didn't know was that these people were not indigenous