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Here we go, another month has passed!!!!!!!! We are 10 years old as of Nov 21st. Thank you all for making our anniversary week a great week. We appreciate every one of you and want to thank you all for choosing to play here. Also, please pay attention to the right side of the main page, as this is where our weekly and monthly specials are posted. 2 vs 2 is still going strong. We hope you find your partner and join us on Mondays at 2 PM EST with lil_gizmoe, and Wed at 9 PM EST with jan0527. The Battle of the Sexes was on Dec 1 this month, but keep an eye out on the main page as it normally falls the first weekend of the month with Jan and Ray as your lovely hosts..... The overall winner in our tourneys for the month of November was AIM_Omid won 35 tourneys last month. Runners up with JimmyConway with 24, Scarlett243 with 21, and love with 20. We are still holding strong as the biggest league on SHG with the most active players. As of today, we have 97 active and 144 in our league.
Poem Ten years of laughter, ten years of light A decade of memories shining so bright On your birthday today, we celebrate you For all that you are and all that you do Here’s to the next years, even better than before
Happy birthday—cheers to ten years more! By tenderheart
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Marathon will be Saturday December 13th. Here are the winners of the memberships given away during our anniversary week. TOC winners of the memberships. meilbowitz won the TOC and received a diamond membership good for 2 months. chefboyrd1_2011 runner up in TOC received a platinum membership also good for 2 months
They played in our tourneys and are not premium members on cases. iainandrews1983 played in 51 tourneys willem5 played in 39 tourneys clodite played in 21 tourneys AIM_Omid played in 20 tourneys Blind_Squirrel played in 17 tourneys These 5 players received yearly gold memberships In the Sunday progressive AIM_Medusa95 won the yacht club membership.
BATTLE OF LEAGUES Hats off to AIM winners of the November BOL. WE had a great team and we came in second place, thanks for playing on our team mleibowitz, chefboyrd1_2011, Dusty2046, J_R_wins, and lil_gizmoe(me). Battles were fought and we came up just short of the number one spot. We will get them this month!!! ;) December BOL will be December 27th as long as we have a host due to the Holidays!!!!!!!!
TOC is always the qualifying tourney for BOL and is done the week before. On December 20th, there will be two TOC tournaments so we can offer our members from around the world a chance to play for the Rank and status. If, for any reason, they all cannot play in BOL admin will find a replacement. TOC times are as follows: Daytime TOC will be at 11 AM EST, hosted by lil_gizmoe on December 20th. Nighttime TOC will be at 9 PM, hosted by jan0527, also on December 20th. You are only allowed to play in one TOC, so if you played in the daytime TOC, then you will not be allowed to play again in the nighttime TOC. We will then take the winner from each and use each member's skill rating to determine who is ranked 1 and 2, and then we will do the same for the runners-up to determine who is ranked 3 and 4. We will also use the semifinals to determine ranks 5 through 8 by using the skill ratings. Please read the rules on the TOC pages because they will be more detailed there. Our league is growing with more competitive players, so this is a way for all of us to climb the ladder to the top!!!! Congrats to mleibowitz for winning the Daytime TOC in November. Congrats to chefboyrd1_2011 for winning the nighttime TOC in November. Rankings after both TOCs were combined. #1 mleibowitz daytime winner skill rating 1688 #2 chefboyrd1_2011 nighttime winner skill rating 1596 #3 _Boxer_ daytime runner-up skill rating 1661 #4 jan0527 nighttime runner-up skill rating 1560 #5 JimmyConway skill rating 1829 #6 Dusty2046 skill rating 1726 #7 J_R_wins skill rating 1762 #8 tm7_gammon skill rating 1634
Everyone, remember to ask the TD if you do not see your name listed to play; they can always add you. You are all great!!!!
ALSO A BIG WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to our new members!!!!!!! We are still growing, tell all of your friends about our league. It is nice to see the new members come and play. We are all members of most of the leagues here on SHG and we appreciate your choosing to play in our league. We are a great group with highly skilled players. We enjoy the friendships of those we have known for years and we also love the new friendships we make along the way. We are the biggest league on SHG, so remember if you have any questions please ask you tds or admins, we are always in the room.
We are also always looking for TDs so if you are interested fill out an application and talk to us we will let you know what is involved, we have loads of fun and enjoy the fun atmosphere we have going on in MAG7. I have noticed new players who were TDS in the past at other places so please ask about joining our team we welcome you and if we will train you if you have never hosted and you want to give us a try!!!!!!! we need daytime tds most of all.........
 
Chefboyrd1_2011 Corner
Oven Roasted Salmon
Ingredients
2 lemons, thinly sliced 1 large skin-on salmon fillet (about 3 lb.) Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 2 Tbsp. honey 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. dried Dill 1 tsp. finely chopped fresh thyme Finely chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Directions Step 1 Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil, then line foil with parchment to prevent any interaction of lemon slices with foil. In center of parchment, arrange lemon slices in an even layer. Step 2 Season salmon with salt and pepper and arrange on top of lemon slices. Step 3 In a small bowl, whisk garlic, butter, honey, oregano, dill, and thyme. Pour over salmon, add 1 oz. of white wine, then fold up parchment and foil around salmon to seal. Step 4 Bake salmon until opaque, cooked through, and flesh easily flakes with a fork, about 20 minutes. Step 5 Turn on broiler. Open parchment paper. Broil salmon, watching closely, until browned in spots, 4 to 6 minutes. Step 6 Transfer lemons and salmon to a platter. Top with parsley.
White Christmas Margaritas
Ingredients 1/2 oz. agave, plus more for glass rim Angel flake coconut 2 oz. tequila 1 oz. fresh lime juice 1 oz. unsweetened coconut cream
Directions
Step 1 Place agave on a small plate. Place coconut on a second small plate. Dip the rim of a rocks glass in the agave then in the coconut. Step 2
Combine agave, tequila, lime juice, coconut cream, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until very cold, about 1 minute. Pour into prepared glass. Serve immediately.
Final thoughts from lil_gizmoe (me) To think this year is at an end, it has gone by so fast. I find that as I get older, the days, weeks, and months seem to fly by. I would like to take this time to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year, as we will soon be in 2026. I thank you all for playing in our league. Always remember to be humble and kind, as you never know if it's your simple smile or hug, it just may make someone smile, or lift someone's spirits and brighten up their life. We are all human after all, and remember there is a real person on the other end of the computer screen and in our lobby and at our tables. So just food for thought there. Hugs all and good luck in your matches!!!!!!!!!!! Cya soon then. From lil_gizmoe
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