12/7 It's Almost, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

'Tis the season for gift giving, holiday parties, tree decorating, champagne drinking and pure holiday bliss! Join Kimball Office in spreading the holiday cheer...be thankful for what you have, give to others who don't and always remember you don't want to end up on Santa's naughty list!

All joking aside, this month enjoy your families, friends, and fun, but please be safe for the rest of 2012!

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In The News!

Steve Schultz, Kimball Office

This past Thursday, December 6th Steve Schultz, Kimball Office Market Sales Manager, attended the 2012 IFMA Chesapeake Chapter Annual Holiday Gala. This year the Gala was held at Gertrude's at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Each attendee was asked to bring a hat, scarf or mittens for their holiday Mitten Tree.  Just as last year all Donations went to Arlington Elementary-Middle School again this year. 

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Marnique Heath, STUDIOS Architecture/Jeffrey Gay & Staci Wilson, Kimball Office

Jeffrey Gay and Staci Wilson, both Market Sales Managers with Kimball Office attended the Washington DC Economic Partnership's Annual Meeting and Development Showcase. AMDS12 provided an overview of real estate development activities in the District including proposed, planned, projects under construction, and newly completed projects. The DC area’s finest developers, brokers, architects, and nonprofit institutions were in attendance.

This years event was located at the Washington Convention Center. Exhibitors and sponsors at the Development Showcase included Miller and Long, PN Hoffman, Boston Properties, Akridge, William C. Smith, DCBIA, DMPED, GSA and many more. Kimball Office was the sole furniture manufacturer in attendance. Our dealer partner, WorkSpaces, were also in attendance and had their own booth. This year, they were able to secure former DC mayor Anthony Williams as well as Doug Miller from LivingSocial as Keynote Speakers.

Jeffrey Gay & Staci Wilson, Kimball Office

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Case Study
Villa - Best of Year Awards 2012

This year, Kimball Office's Villa Lounge product made it's way into the heart of the Interior Design world by being named and honoree in the 7th Annual Interior Design Best of Year Awards. Check out more on Villa here!

Designed by Keith Metcalf, Villa is lounge seating with a building block approach. Villa components can be connected to form small, medium, or large seating arrangements that work great in freeform lounge spaces or smaller niches. According to Metcalf, an additional design component was the ability to use varied upholstery and leather options on Villa backs, arms, and seats. By using a mix of colors and patterns, it is easy to delineate a space with Villa lounge seating. 

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Product Of The Week!
Scenario Product Line

Training room with Event mobile seating and Scenario tables, marker board, and lectern

Be ready for anything with Scenario tables. Make quick changes to training or teaming environments with mobile, static, nesting, and height adjustable tables.

Scenario lets you add privacy screens where discretion is needed, and outfit training rooms with matching pieces:

• Marker boards
• Training carts
• Podiums

Scenario Ganging Bracket

Scenario Nesting

 Plug in, power up, and move around:

• Simple to understand electrical system
• Undersurface channels hide cords
• Nest and stow away tables without disconnecting power or unganging

Villa sectional lounge seating with Scenario Round Height Adjustable tables

 For more information on Scenario, click here.

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Mid Atlantic Sports

Washington Redskins & Baltimore Ravens

Joe Flacco #5 Quarterback for Baltimore Ravens

With the Washington Redskins winning their past 3 divisional games I think it's an understatement to say that we are all riding the burgundy and gold wave right now.

This Sunday, December 9th, the Redskins and Ravens will be facing off for a 1:00pm game. Since VA & MD are such mixing bowls we at Kimball Office wish both teams as much luck as they need! Are you ready for some football..?!?

Robert Griffin III #10 Quarterback for Washington Redskins

For the entire Ravens schedule, click here.

For the entire Redskins schedule, click here.

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Golden Triangle Events:

Check out these fun events happening near the Kimball Office D.C. Showroom, and in the Metro Area!

December 11 - Freaks and Creeps: Africa's Freaky Five- FREE

December 11 - What Makes a Society Successful: Human and Chimp Communities

December 12 - Cheetahs: Survivors on the Run

December 13 - December 16 - Alonzo Bodden from "Last Comic Standing" & Comedy Central

December 15 - Irish Christmas in America

For more information on the Golden Triangle and what is around the Kimball Office D.C. Showroom, click here.

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Recipe Of The Week!

Homemade Apple Cider

The temperature is dropping and the drinks are rising! 

Enjoy easy homemade apple cider with this simple, yet outstanding recipe for cider. Apples, Oranges, All-Spice and Cinnamon blend together beautifully to create a wonderful, aromatic taste!

Ingredients:

• 12 or so small-to-medium-sized apples, assorted types (I used mostly Gala, Granny Smith & Red Delicious)
• 1 orange
• 1/2-1 cup brown sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 whole nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp. whole cloves
• 1 tsp. whole allspice (optional)
• water to cover

Method:

Wash apples and the orange, and then roughly cut into quarters. (Don’t worry about removing peels, seeds, or stems.) Place in a large stock pot.

Add sugar (start with 1/2 cup, you can always add more later), cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Then cover with water, filling the pot until it is nearly full. (leave about 2 inches of space at the top of the pot.) Bring to a boil and boil uncovered for at least an hour, stirring occasionally. Then cover and reduce to a simmer, and allow juice to simmer for at least another two hours.

Periodically during the three hours, use a potato masher (or tongs, or you could just use the side of a spoon) to begin mashing the apple and orange slices once they are soft. Feel free to also add more sugar or spices to taste.

When cider is ready allow to cool then strain apple pieces and whole spices into a clean pitcher or pot. If you feel like it you can strain everything through a cheesecloth and twist and squeeze to get every last drop.

Serve hot, and garnish with a cinnamon stick, fresh orange slice, or dried apples if you’d like. Store in the fridge and reheat as desired.

If you're feeling really festive...add a little rum!

Enjoy!

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Upcoming Events:

Come check out The Kimball Office Mid Atlantic Blog again next week to hear more exciting news about our industry.

Until next time, stay green.

Thanks for reading..!

Kimball Office Mid Atlantic 

11/21 Give Thanks!

In case you missed our holiday blog enjoying time with friends and family...

Finally, the Holiday that we all know and love as Thanksgiving is here! A day for us to completely relax and enjoy doing absolutely nothing besides being thankful for our graces and eating like there is no tomorrow...but in fact there is a tomorrow, and we will continue to eat our way through that day too! 

In actuality this day should be remembered for us taking the time to remember why we are where we are in life and what got us there. With all the natural disasters and unfortunate situations, please take the time this year to remember what you are truly thankful for in your own life. Check out what Kimball Office is thankful for below...

From our Kimball Office Family to yours...Happy Thanksgiving!

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In The News! 

Sepia

Jeffrey Gay with Kimball Office, founder of Sepia, hosting his guest.

Sepia is a networking group formed to promote professional connections for people of color in the Architecture, Design, Real Estate and Construction industries. It's byline is "Us Knowing Us." The group meets every 2-3 months at various venues in the downtown D.C. area. Since it's inception, Sepia has grown to include over 80 members and is about to expand to other cities throughout the US.

For more information on Sepia, please contact Jeffrey Gay.

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Case Study

The 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

For 86 years, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been the official kick-off to the holiday season! Every year this Emmy-Award winning tradition is seen by more than 3 million people in New York and 50 million people at home, all tuned in to see giant balloons, one-of-a-kind floats, amazing performances and much much more.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store business Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. This three-hour event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day. The parade is televised for three hours on NBC everywhere at 9:00 a.m. local time, and live everywhere on CBS at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day.

To get in the spirit of things, Kimball Office had their D.C. Team post a few things they were thankful for:

"My family, lots of laughter, and sunshiny days! (It's hard to pick just three)"

"I am thankful for every morning, my incredible husband and family and for the opportunity to work in a culture that truly cares about your well-being."

"Family, Friends, and Good Health!"

"I am thankful for a team that makes coming to work a pleasure and a family that makes coming home the best part of each and every day!"

"Family, Friends, and Money!"

"My family, my friends, and my special team, which makes each day worth working!"

For more information on the Macy's Day Parade, click here.

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Mid Atlantic Sports

Thanksgiving Day Games

The Washington Redskins

This year, the Washington Redskins are scheduled to play the Dallas Cowboys for the ultimate match up on Thanksgiving Day. The Redskins will play @ Dallas at 4:15pm on Thursday, November 22nd. We here in the Mid-Atlantic area are pushing for another win and a repeat of last Sunday..!

The Eagles were no match for the Skins on Sunday, November 18th, losing the game 31-6! Go Skins!

The Baltimore Ravens

"Ravens top Steelers in hard-hitting game"

The Ravens also scored a Win last Sunday beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 13-10, with the home field advantage. Go Ravens!

For the entire Ravens schedule, click here.

For the entire Redskins schedule, click here.

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Golden Triangle Events:

Check out these fun events happening near the Kimball Office D.C. Showroom, and in the Metro Area!

November 20th - Alien Deep

November 23rd - November 25th - Donnell Rawlings from "Chappelle's Show," & TBS

November 26th - Return to Pitcairn Island

November 27th - Desert Air: The World’s Deserts From Above

November 27th - Brain Games: Remember This- FREE

For more information on the Golden Triangle and what is around the Kimball Office D.C. Showroom, click here.

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Recipe Of The Week!

Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!

Every Thanksgiving people around the world boast about their very own special way of making Turkey! Some recipes are made up, some are passed down, and some are flat out "googled." Whichever way you come about making your turkey is great, and I am sure they are all delicious...however IF you are in the market for a new Turkey recipe, check this gem out! It is absolutely delectable and probably one of the prettiest turkeys I have ever seen...(sorry Mom!)

Ingredients

• 2 gallons water
• 2 cups apple juice
• 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 5 bay leaves
• 4 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons dried rosemary
• 3 oranges, peeled, white pith removed, skin roughly chopped
• 1 (20-pound) fresh turkey
• 1 1/2 sticks softened butter
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
• 3 tablespoons chopped orange zest
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Directions

• Combine the water, apple juice, salt, sugar, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, dried rosemary, and orange peel in a large pot and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat immediately, cover, and allow mixture to come to room temperature. Cool mixture in the fridge until you're ready.
• To brine the turkey, remove the turkey from wrapper, remove interior bags (set aside; refrigerate), and rinse turkey thoroughly under cool water.
• Place the turkey into a plastic brining bag or a very large pot.
• Pour the cooled brine mixture over the top, adding extra cold water if you need more to completely cover the turkey. Seal the bag or cover the pot and allow the turkey to brine in the refrigerator for 16 to 24 hours before roasting.
• Before roasting, remove the turkey from brine and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Then soak in a sink full of fresh water for 15 to 20 minutes. Pat dry. Discard brine. (This soaking process will decrease the likelihood of too-salty gravy).
• Preheat the oven 275 degrees F.
• Truss the bird and place it breast side up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Cover the turkey tightly with heavy-duty foil. Make sure it's entirely covered (cover over the bottom edges of the pan). Place in the oven and roast for about 10 minutes per pound (a 20 pound turkey will roast for about 3 1/2 hours).
• Remove the turkey from the oven and increase the temperature to 375 degrees F. Remove the aluminum foil and set aside. Mix the softened butter with the rosemary and orange peel and rub all over the skin of the turkey, covering every single inch of the skin. Insert a meat thermometer into the thigh, near the hip joint. Place the turkey, uncovered, back into the oven. Continue roasting the turkey, basting with butter every 30 minutes, until the thermometer registers 170 degrees F and until the juices are no longer pink.
• Remove from the oven and cover with foil until you are ready to carve and serve. Reserve pan juices to make gravy.
• *Cook's Note: This is enough for a 20 pound fresh turkey. You can decrease the quantity for a smaller bird.

• For more information on this delicious Bird, click here.

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Upcoming Events:

Come check out The Kimball Office Mid Atlantic Blog again next week to hear more exciting news about our industry.

Until next time, Stay green!

Kimball Office Mid Atlantic