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https://youtu.be/-pID0c6LpSg INGREDIENTS I cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar, tightly packed 1 large egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract or 3 teaspoons peach schnapps 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1...

Processes and Procedures The more moving parts your organization has, the more processes you have and the greater the need for procedures to ensure precision, minimize risk and prevent error. In an artillery battery, there were many moving...

It’s Christmas Eve and the rabbits have moved to a new home in the forest. Fletcher is very excited about celebrating the holiday with them until he realizes Santa won’t know where to deliver their Christmas presents. Fletcher...

Christmas Eve December 24 Traditionally in the Christian tradition, the celebration of Christ’s birth begins at sunset the day before Christmas and is known as Christmas Eve. Beginning on the Eve, there are many activities ranging from opening of...

May Day May 1 According to History.com, May Day is a celebration with a long and varied history, dating back millennia. Throughout the years, there have been many different events and festivities worldwide, most with the express purpose of...

Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day March 29 This day celebrates when Niagara Falls went dry. In an attempt to get rid of the unsightly boulders which had built up at the base of the falls, engineers built a...

https://youtu.be/6_1GUEA_0FM In the Marines, we refer to many activities as training when they aren't. We spent much time in the artillery, maintaining vehicles, communications equipment, and howitzers. Then, we had mandatory classes on topics that were more education...

The most empowering decision you can make in your life is accepting responsibility.  When I was a midshipman at the Naval Academy learning to be an officer, we learned a lot about the triangle of responsibility, authority,...

Earth Day 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. It was established by some people who were concerned that the earth’s environment was being harmed by things that we were doing like wasting water,...

Leaders hold themselves and their people accountable. We are all accountable for what we do and fail to do. Modifying behavior and improving performance begins with accountability, usually in the form of punishment or reward. It must...