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Some turkey-making tidbits from the experts at Butterball’s Turkey Talk-Line:

_ Don’t let turkey juices spill onto other things, like countertops, to prevent contamination. Clean it and anything it touches, quickly.

_ Use separate cutting boards for vegetables and raw meat, and another one just for cooked food.

_ Buy a pound and a half of turkey per person, if you want leftovers.

_ Make sure to leave enough time for thawing, which can take days depending on bird size and thawing method. You can keep a thawed turkey in the fridge for up to four days before cooking.

_ Put vegetables like onions and carrots in the pan while you roast.

_ Use a meat thermometer to determine when your turkey is done. Thigh temperatures must measure at least 180 degrees. Even if the meat is slightly pink, that’s fine as long as the temperature measures up.

_ Store your cooked turkey in the fridge when the meal is done. Don’t keep it at room temperature for longer than two hours.

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WQMX loyal listener Faylene gave us a great “go green” tip that is easy, inexpensive and “green”. Instead of buying gift wrapping or expensive gift bags…buy reusable shopping bag (available at your favorite grocery or other stores) and wrap gifts in these. The bag actually becomes part of the gift

Thanks Faylene! If you you a tip email it to Sue@wqmx.com

Packing on pounds is easy to do during the holidays. So here are 10 suggestions to help you keep the weight off from nutrition and health expert Dr. James D. Krystosik:

1. Get plenty of sleep. Being tired often triggers eating pangs.

2. Drink plenty of water. If you don’t take in liquid, the body retains it, increasing body weight by 10 to 15 pounds.

3. Curb appetite by loading up on “good carbs” - high fiber veggies like beans, whole grains such as oats and brown rice and fruits.

4. Limit your intake of proteins.

5. Keep stress levels down by walking, exercising and meditation. Stress can spark the appetite.

6. Avoid “bad carbs” like high-starch potatoes, breads and desserts.

7. Vinegar reduces the body’s absorption of “bad carbs” so use a variety of vinegar with olive oil for salad dressings.

8. Stay away from foods with hydrogenated oils and the sweetener aspartame. These substances do not aid in weight loss.

9. Choose foods with “good fats” like soy beans, avocado, nuts and seeds, fish like salmon, tuna and halibut and leafy green veggies.

10. Keep in touch with a pal who has similar diet and health goals to boost your willpower during the holiday food feast.

(Source: National Examiner)

Adam Lambert’s raunchy performance at the American Music Awards Sunday night had people talking…and complaining.

Oops. Jennifer Lopez took a tumble during a high-energy performance of her latest single “Louboutins” at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday.

Prince William and Prince Harry have set up a grant-giving foundation to help young people, wounded servicemen and women, and help sustainable development at home and abroad. William, 27, and Harry, 25, kicked-started it with some of the money they inherited from their mother, Princess Diana, who died in August 1997

Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz broke free in Spain and slightly injured two people. Cruise and Diaz were not on the set at the time.

The white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was sold at an auction for $350,000!

Paula Dean took a ham to the face in Atlanta. She was hosting a charity food load when the frozen ham was tossed her way hit her in the face

No details have been given, but a “family matter” has put the brakes on production of Courtney Cox’s series, “Cougar Town.”

The 5 Oldest English words are “I,” “we,” “two,” “three” and “five.” Biologists at England’s University of Reading created a computer model to analyze the rate of change of words in English and other languages.

Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson were the big winners at the American Music Awards. No surprise for Taylor. Sadly death resurrected Michael Jackson’s career.

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth straight Sprint Cup-the championships in NASCAR’s highest racing division.

“Lost” will return for it’s final season February 2.

Wynonna Judd will perform on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” Tuesday

Twilight lights up the Box Office…New Moon earned 140 million. Sandra Bullock’s feel-good drama Blind Side came in second, followed by 2012, Planet 51 and A Christmas Carol in at #5.

Dr. Conrad Murray will not be arrested this year in the Michael Jackson death. A decision whether or not to prosecute him will be made in 2010.

One of Miley Cyrus’s tour busses crashed in Virginia Friday, killing the driver and sending a member of the production crew to the hospital. Miley was not on the bus.

According to TMZ Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps owes the state of California more than 20 thousand in back taxes.

In the what ever happened to category. Prison has been very good for O-J Simpson. He works out every day, has lost a lot of weight and is in great physical shape. He even is preaching racial harmony to his fellow inmates. He said its one of the benefits of not being able to go out and party all the time like he used to. OJ is 62, and is serving a 33 year sentence.

Thanksgiving Quote #1
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. — John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Thanksgiving Quote #2
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. — Edward Sandford Martin

Thanksgiving Quote #3
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. — Erma Bombeck

Thanksgiving Quote #4
Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings. –
J. Robert Moskin

Thanksgiving Quote #5
It is delightfully easy to thank God for the grace we ourselves have received, but it requires great grace to thank God always for the grace given to others. — James Smith

Thanksgiving Quote #6
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. — W.T. Purkiser

Thanksgiving Quote #7
Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in. — Phillips Brooks

Thanksgiving Quote #8
Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home. — Wilbur D. Nesbit

Thanksgiving Quote #9
There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. — O. Henry

Thanksgiving Quote #10
Ah! on Thanksgiving day…. When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more, And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before. What moistens the lips and what brightens the eye? What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie? — John Greenleaf Whittier

Arby’s restaurants are donating 15% of their profits from any customer mentioning the Alan Watt Family when placing their orders THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.

A benevolent fund has been established for one of our neighbors in need , Alan Watt. His wife Teresa is battling Stage 4 ovarian cancer and they are in need of financial help. She is 38 and they have 3 young girls. Jewell Cardwell featured their story in her column this week and so many wonderful people are stepping up with offers to help. Just wanted to pass along some information regarding what Arby’s is doing.

The following Arby’s stores involved. THE IMPORTANT PART: Customers need to mention the Alan Watt Family when placing their orders.

1636 West Market Street, Akron
1231 East Tallmadge Avenue, Akron
2510 Romig Road, Akron
2073 East Market Street, Akron
1000 East Waterloo Road, Akron
40 East State Street, Alliance
4620 Tuscarawas St, W, Canton
4850 Everhard Road NW, Canton
2543 Cleveland Ave SW, Canton
1630 N Main Street, North Canton
3030 Atlantic Blvd NE, Canton
3302 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton
3193 Greenwich Road, Norton
1540 Norton Rd, Stow
30 East Avenue, Tallmadge
964 High Street, Wadsworth

You can also mail a donation payable to The Alan Watt Family Benevolent Fund can be dropped off at any First Merit Branch or mailed to First Merit Bank, 30 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333

To learn more about the Watt family you can go to this website and watch the video http://moshermedia.com
http://moshermedia.com

94.9 WQMX presents another in our Concert Series for Charity with Capitol recording artist Luke Bryan
and Big Kenny from Big & Rich, Monday December 7th in Sultan’s Cabaret at the Tangier
General Admission tickets are $15 and on sale now at WQMX during business hours. A limited amount of VIP tickets which include a meet and greet are $30. It’s a Tree Of Lights charity concert featuring Luke Bryan and Big Kenny with net proceeds benefiting Haven Of Rest Ministries. Details at www. wqmx.com

Today, Tuesday is Homemade Bread Day: A day for the family to remember and enjoy the making, baking, and eating of homemade bread. You know, there is nothing like the smell and taste of fresh, hot homemade bread coming out of the oven.

Poor hygiene, oversized carry-on luggage and boisterous children rank high on the list of top travel peeves, according to the 2009 Rudeness Poll conducted by Travelocity. Here are the top 10 rudest travel behaviors:

1. When flying, our least favorite seatmate is someone who has poor hygiene (45%) or is coughing or sneezing (30%).

2. The most irritating on-board behavior is the passenger who kicks our seat (50%).

3. The most bothersome fellow travelers to encounter during a vacation are arguing families (31%), boisterous kids (28%) and rowdy college students (24%).

4. More than 80% of respondents feel that large passengers should be seated in two seats. While more than one-third of respondents believe that the large customer should be required to pay for that second seat, fully 44% think an obese passenger should be accommodated at no extra cost.

5. Getting on the plane: Passengers who wrestle with larger-than-allowed carry-on luggage topped the list of irritations when boarding a plane, according to 29% of all poll respondents.

6. Getting off the plane: Overwhelmingly, travelers who rush to deplane before those ahead of them are the most annoying, according to 57% of respondents.

7. Boisterous kids are a common annoyance for travelers, but people traveling without children are twice as likely to be bothered by them (30%) as those traveling with children in tow (15%).

8. Respondents say children running in restaurants (35%) and touching food at a buffet (33%) are their biggest pet peeves when it comes to kid travelers.

9. More than half of respondents think parents should remove a misbehaving child from a public setting and a significant one-third feel that such children should be reprimanded.

10. Travelers with children have different complaints. They are more likely to be bothered by topless sunbathers, men in Speedos and unattended kids at the pool.

Tuesday November 17th is “Take A Hike Day.” Doctors say walking is the most important part of a healthy life! If you could manage to take 10,000 steps a day — and you’re most likely taking 5,000 steps already — you will lower your blood pressure and significantly improve your overall health. And get this — if you take a brisk 30-minute walk several times a week and your memory will improve even as you get older. Regular cardiovascular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight actually reduce the amount of brain tissue that is lost as we age. And losing less tissue may mean keeping more memories.