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Zucchini are finally coming into season and we're indulging in ALL THE ZUCCHINI! Husband took the lead on this meal again, cooked on the grill, and we dined al fresco. It's been so nice that the weather has been compliant for outdoor cooking and eating – we've had a relatively nice spring/summer so far. On that plate is a Maple Apple sausage which really was something incredible. The outside was glazed in maple syrup and just perfectly sweet while the inside was savory. Really just the perfect combination. The grilled vegetables at the bottom of the plate are Zucchini, Broccoli, and Turnips, and the salad at the top is Lettuce, Turnips, Garlic Scapes, Spring Onion, and Blue Cheese, tossed with non local Balsamic Vinegar. There is a glass of wine along with the meal as well, a Gewurztraminer from the Mount Hope winery. And, if you notice there, the vegetables take up over half the plate and were oh so delicious. We have a pan for the grill that looks like someone took a hole puncher to a sheet of aluminum and went wild, and it works great for grilling vegetables – everything mixes together and comes out just right. This could also be attributed to husband's chefly abilities. We did inadvertently agitate the Robin who is nesting under our deck and sitting on some eggs, but apologized profusely to her and allowed her to nest undisturbed for the rest of the evening.
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Maple Apple Sausage: Mt View Organics
Zucchini – Jack's Farm
Turnips – Jack's Farm
Garlic Scapes – Jack's Farm
Spring Onion – Jack's Farm
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Romaine Lettuce – Charlestown Farm
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Have you ever done a can drive? A coin drive? How about a lid drive? Didn't think so.
Kids love to collect things and this activity takes that love and turns it into a great way to practice sorting, counting, matching, and other early math skills--- on the fly. No need to break the piggy bank for this one, you'll be using something you'd normally toss in the recycling bin—lids
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It's been a banner year for Public Transit in Pinellas County.
An all-time record number of riders boarded PSTA buses last year – the most in the 93-year history of public transportation in the county.
"We've set monthly ridership records for 11 months, so we were pretty confident we'd break the annual mark, but to break it by such a strong margin is really impressive," said PSTA CEO Brad Miller.
From Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2012, an estimated 14,015,818 rides were taken on PSTA vehicles. That's an increase of more than 912,000 over the previous record which was set last year.
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Agency leaders attribute the gains to several factors including a new Central Avenue Trolley - launched in October 2011. That route now offers a one-seat, non-transfer ride from Pass-a-Grille to the St. Petersburg Pier and quickly became one of the agency's highest ridership routes.
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"The record transit ridership indicates a change in the way our community wants to travel. What we have to do, in order to get the resources needed to provide improved transportation is make sure we can present a well-thought-out, comprehensive transit plan that the entire community can be proud of," Miller said.
If you'd like to take advantage of PSTA's safe, convenient, and affordable transportation, visit www.PSTA.net or call the PSTA InfoLine at (727) 540-1900 to plan your trip. Then, before you head out, be sure to check PSTA's new Real Time Bus Information site at RidePSTA.net to find out exactly when your next bus will depart.
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Shuttle-UM will not provide on Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, May 19th. A reduced intersemester service schedule will run Starting Monday, May 20th - Tuesday, May 28th. Click HERE for a complete update on service.
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Image Comics has announced that its two May 2 debut issues, MIND THE GAP #1 and EPIC KILL #1 have sold out at the distributor level. Both issues will return immediately to press and second printings will be in stores on May 23.
MIND THE GAP, a new series by Jim McCann (Return of the Dapper Men), Rodin Esquejo (MORNING GLORIES), and Sonia Oback, tells the story of Elle Petersen, a young woman attacked and left for dead on a subway platform. In a coma, Elle finds that her consciousness can travel both within the "real" world and another realm called "The Garden." Without a body or memories of her life, Elle must piece together the mystery — who tried to kill her, and why?
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The second printings of MIND THE GAP #1 (MAR128267) and EPIC KILL #1 (MAR128258) are available for order from Diamond Comics now.
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May 13, 2013 – Azure meeting
For this month, ADNUG will partner with a newly formed Azure Austin group. The information on the kickoff talk is below:
Azure and Your Datacenter Getting the Hook up
One of the key functions of Windows Azure is its ability to connect your datacenter to it. This can provide a strategic and cost advantages for your infrastructure. Also being able to connect to the cloud can provide your datacenter with an offsite location for your data. Additionally with Windows Server 2012 you can even automate these processes as well. In this meeting we will take a look at how you can back up your data to the cloud, as well as take advantage of the new point to site services in Windows Azure.
Meeting will be in the Microsoft Austin office 5:30 – 8:00
April 8, 2013 – WebApi Design Quick Start
Session Topic
Web API Design Quick Start
This session will cover the basics of Web API but dig deeper and take attendees past basic CRUD operations on resources and dive into how to create a robust API using Web API. We will learn best practices for how to organize non-CRUD operations allowing for creating maintainable APIs that embrace the spirit of Web API and not just the semantics allowing for maximizing the ROI of the technology. We will also look at advanced topics like how to bridge the conventions gap that exists between Javascript and C#.
Ryan Vice is an independent consultant with 12 years of experience building enterprise solutions using Microsoft technologies. He's an MSDN Moderator, has been Microsoft MVP for Connected Systems since 2010 and his first book, "MVVM Survival Guide" was published in November of 2012. His areas of focus are software quality, increasing developer productivity and architecture best practices.
The talk will take place at Microsoft Austin office from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 4/8/2013.
March 11, 2013 – Polymorphism in C#
- Polymporhism in C#: Introductory material on the mechanics of the concept in C#.
- Refactoring to Polymorphism: Intermediate level topic on refactoring procedural code to be more polymorphic.
- Patterns and Practices: Patterns and practices to help organize and manage your application.
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February 20, 2013 – Sensor and Sensing for Continuous Monitoring in Healthcare
February 11, 2013 – Azure 101
Unless you've been developing under a rock for the last year you've no doubt heard the deafening buzz in the development community around "the cloud." But what is it? How can you take full advantage of it? Where do you begin? The cloud is more than a clever marketing buzzword. Much more. In this session, Casey begins by guiding the audience on a high-level tour of general cloud-related concepts then takes a deep dive into Microsoft's Azure platform through a series of interactive exercises. In this session you will learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing including the range of execution models that Azure supports. You will also learn how to easily access Azure's cloud services using the development platform and language of your choosing using Azure SDKs. The session will conclude with an audience-driven discussion covering special architectural considerations that should be taken when designing software for the cloud. By the end of the session you should know all that you need to hit the ground running creating massively scalable applications on the Azure platform. If you're curious about the cloud and, more specifically, Microsoft's Azure platform, then you owe it to yourself to attend this session.
Casey Watson is CTO at Excolo Group, a passionate software architect, dedicated husband and proud father. Casey believes that is the responsibility of every serious developer to constantly "sharpen their saw" through both reading and community involvement and is a strong advocate of SOLID development practices. Over the last eight years, he has been focused primarily on the .NET platform but has recently taken a keen interest in cloud development both on Amazon's EC2 and Microsoft's Azure platform. Casey is heavily involved in the local development community having spoken at several user groups and conferences across the South Central region of the United States including Agile.NET, Dallas Days of .NET and TechX20. When not learning about, speaking on, writing about or building software, he can be found spending time with his family, updating his Twitter status (@_caseywatson), or enjoying an ice cold bottle of Blue Moon.
The talk will take place at Microsoft Austin office from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 2/11/2013.
January 26, 2013 – DevUnleashed
Windows 8 Unleashed
Full Day of Hands On Programming, B.Y.O. Laptop!
Windows 8 is the single biggest opportunity for developers EVER! Come to a "Windows 8 Unleashed" event to kick-start your Windows 8 Metro Style development. "Windows 8 Unleashed" is a series of FREE events run by your local community friends and leaders, and are great whether you are an experienced .NET developer, or even if you are just getting started. We'll spend the morning of each Unleashed event in lecture and hands on labs. Half way through, you'll get a chance to take what you learned in the morning and compete in a hackathon with a chance to win some great prizes!
Build an App and Win Money and Prizes!
Our sponsors have stepped up with some awesome prizes. Not only do you get a ton of information for FREE, but you have an opportunity to win some awesome stuff! You can't afford to miss this! (Full Agenda at the bottom of this page)
"Day of" prizes will be awarded at each Unleashed event (sponsored by PDSA):
- 1st Place: $500 Gift Card
- 2nd Place: $200 Gift Card
- 3rd Place: $100 Gift Card
"Best Overall App" Prizes will be awarded to the best app from ALL unleashed events:
- $10,000 from ComponentArt
- Windows 8 Tablet from PDSA, Inc.
In addition all attendees will receive a FREE eBook from O'Reilly
The event will be held at New Horizons. Please register here.
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January 14, 2013 – Real-timeWeb Programming with SignalR
Web programming has always been a one-way conversation; a client calls a server and the server sends a response. But what if you could go the other direction? What if your server could call your client directly? No more inefficient polling. No more waiting for the next server poll to get your data; the server sends it as soon as it has it. Using a variety of techniques behind the scenes to smooth over the rough edges of dealing with variously capable browsers and web servers, SignalR makes real-time client-server communication ridiculously easy.
Come see how this new library opens up a ton of possibilities for interactive and collaborative web applications.
Brian Sullivan is a senior consultant for Improving Enterprises in Dallas. He got his start in programming maintaining legacy mainframe applications in COBOL at a large trucking company, but quickly realized he needed to find a more productive environment in order to stay sane. He jumped at the opportunity to help transition some of those COBOL applications to .NET, and he hasn't looked back since. He has been working with Microsoft technologies for about 7 years, and is interested in increasing the exposure of agile techniques and methodologies in the Microsoft developer community. Brian is a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and a graduate of Harding University.
December 10, 2012 – Volunteer meeting at NXNW
There will be no presentation this month.
Instead, we would like to invite everyone who wants to help out ADNUG to join us at North by Northwest restaurant for a happy hour at 5:30 on 12/10/2012. If you have ideas of how we can make this user group the best in town and/or would like to dedicate some of your time to join ADNUG volunteers, please join us!
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If you don't know if it's true, why assume it is? If Cortez made all that shit up, how is he any different to Arcane? Nobody reacted to Arcane saying that shit about Pesci and his sister because, by then, we were all yawning with his true stories.
Cortez brought it, though. I gave him the 2nd round decisively, but the 3rd just depends on how in love with personals you are. I don't know if they're true, so I can't assume either way. Personals are meant to be that, personal. You can stand there and go at my family or dead friends all you want. If the shit you say isn't true, it's not gonna bother me. The same should apply to anyone else.


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I think she looks tired ! And what is up with her wearing black clother head to toes ?
Angelina Jolie Has a Barnes & Noble Baby Bump
Mom-to-be Angelina Jolie shows off her burgeoning belly as she picks up a few good reads at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Austin, Texas on Monday.
Earlier in the morning, the 32-year-old expectant mom was seen dropping off son Maddox, 6, at school.
Angie and longtime partner Brad Pitt are expecting their fifth child later this summer. Brad, 44, has been busy at work shooting his latest film, Tree of Life.
So exciting!
I think she looks tired ! And what is up with her wearing black clother head to toes ?
Live - Laugh - Love
How often do her kids change schools?
No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world
seems like all the time. I was surprised when I read that she brought Maddox to school. seems like he hasn't been in school since new york but maybe I am wrong.
She looks beat.
Mischief. Mayhem. Tattoos. Soap.
Too bad I wasnt there. NOT.
Maddox must be a pro at being the new kid at school....a friend of mine who moved a lot says it get really hard in high school.
i feel sorry for the kids. school after school. like being a military kid.
All the best,
Gossip Rocks Forum. *eyeroll*
Yes, she's pregnant, I've got it.
Are they going to write a news story about it everytime she leaves the house? Probably.
She looks like a bag lady. yuk.
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She looks bad.
ITA^^^I don't think she is aging well at all. It doesn't look like she is gaining that much weight with this pregnancy.
seriously...you know those kids would love to be able to keep the same friends and school for more than 3 freaking months.
Oh, and get the fuck out of my town you posers!
They care so much about their kids, that is why they move them every other day.
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50 Social Media Stats from #Commentz (Part 2)
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For all of you stat and number junkies out there…
Kristin Piombino, Sevans Strategy intern, has compiled the latest and greatest of #Commentz stats for your viewing pleasure:
- Online media at fashion week has grown 20 percent in the past six months, and now accounts for about 40 percent of the 3,600 members of the press covering the event. (Source)
- 35 percent of the companies hurt by social-media malware suffered financial losses, with more than a third losing in excess of $5,000. Further, a quarter of the businesses said they lost sensitive data due to employees who violated company policy by revealing certain information via a social network. (Source)
- 78% of companies said they use Facebook, Twitter, and other sites to conduct research, improve customer service, push marketing and PR initiatives, and ultimately boost sales. (Source)
- Among all social networks, Facebook took the dubious honor of being the top spot for malware infections (71%) and privacy violations (73%). Next on the list was YouTube followed by Twitter. (Source)
- To address the malware and privacy risks from social networks, 57% of those surveyed have social media policies in place. And most said they use staff to actively enforce those policies. And most said they use staff to actively enforce those policies. Further, 64% have formal training classes to teach employees the risks and rewards of social networks. Most don't allow social media on the jobto be used for personal reasons, while 25% reported that they block Facebook and other popular sites. (Source)
- 78% of active users turn to Twitter.com to access the service rather than using one of the many third-party applications available on mobile and desktop environments. (Source)
- Twitter is adding about 370,000 new accounts per day, of which about 16% are done via mobile devices. (Source)
- About one-in-three adults has a cell phone with apps, The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and The Nielsen Company found in recent surveys. (Source)
- Just 68% of those who do have a phone with apps—about a quarter of all adults—actively use them. (Source)
- In less than two years, PitchEngine users created and shared more than 90-thousand social media releases, which is more than all other services combined. (client) (Source)
- Small and midsize businesses with 100 or fewer employees spent $35 billion to $40 billion on local advertising in the USA last year, estimates media consultant BIA/Kelsey. (Source)
- The mobile-advertising market for North America is expected to be $450 million this year, up 50% from 2009. (Source)
- One-third of 1,000 Facebook users polled this month said that they have heard of Places. Of those, half said it is the first check-in app they are aware of. (Source)
- Only 16% of local merchants nationwide said they are familiar with Foursquare, according to a survey of more than 10,000 during the second quarter of this year by MerchantCircle, the largest online network for local business owners. (Source)
- By 2014, Android will be second only to Symbian in mobile operating system marketshare worldwide, with the two platforms accounting for nearly 60% of the mobile OS market within the next four years. (Source)
- A full 72% of Congressional Republicans have at least one Twitter account, compared to 55% of Congressional Democrats. (Source)
- Republicans also had 38% more followers on their congressional accounts than Democrats, where they tweeted about legislation. (Source)
- 40% of Americans would be willing to pay for a remote monitoring device and a monthly subscription that would send data automatically to their doctor health information such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar and weight. (Source)
- Another 40% of consumers said they would be willing to pay for a device and a monthly subscription fee for a mobile phone application that would send text and email reminders to take their medications, refill prescriptions or to access their medical records and track their health. (Source)
- 57% of physicians said they would like to use remote devices to monitor the patients outside of the hospital. (Source)
- 61.1% of web users visit social networks. This represents a 4.3% increase on the results in January 2009, when 56.8% of respondents said they use social networking. (Source)
- 38.9% of people don't use any social network. (Source)
- Founder and "caretaker" of Craigslist, Craig Newmark's listing services in several cities are estimated to generate $122 million in 2010, and Adult Services makes up about 30%, or around $36 million, of that amount. (Source)
- Social game creators like Zynga, which said it made some $100 million last year, mostly from purchases of its virtual goods and game currency, are cashing in on a phenomenon that has flourished in Asia and is growing in South America and the Middle East. (Source)
- Snoop Dogg made about $250,000 since mid-2008 selling items like virtual Dobermans, according to a spokesman for his virtual goods business. (Source)
- In order to drum up viewership for its 2010 Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, MTV gave away virtual replicas of celebrity accessories and fashion items, like the singer Beyonce's diamond ring on Mall World, a style and fashion-oriented Facebook application for women. Some 4.75 million users visit the site monthly. (Source)
- About two-thirds of Internet users globally and nearly three-quarters of Web surfers in the U.S. have been victims of online crime. (Source)
- One-quarter of Internet users expect to be victimized by online crime, and only half would change their behavior is they became a victim. Of those who have been victimized, 44% reported the crime to the police. (Source)
- It takes an average of 28 days to resolve a cybercrime and costs on average $334. (Source)
- Computer viruses and malware are the most common types of online attacks, with 51% reporting being impacted by them, followed by 10% hit by "online scams", 9% by phishing and 7% each for social network profile hacking, online credit card fraud and sexual predation. (Source)
- "Compared with other industries, the travel and hospitality sector is ahead of the curve in engaging social media." (Source)
- Third-party Twitter apps have seen a 50% decline in early-stage investment over the past year. (Source)
- Between June 2008 and May 2009, a total of $21.6 million was pumped into Twitter-based startups. However, between June 2009 and this May, that number had dropped to just $10.4 million. (Source)
- Facebook has 500 million users, which is just under the population of the United States. (Source)
- Google was the most visited site on the Internet with 170,000 or so unique visits in July. (Source)
- Twitter has 145 million registered users, up almost 40 percent from the number it had four months ago. (Source)
- Mobile use of Twitter has climbed by more than 60% since April, when the company introduced its official iPhone client. (Source)
- 16% of all new users to Twitter start using the service via a mobile device now. (Source)
- 64% of all U.S. online consumers (and three-quarters of Millenials) have created a profile on Facebook. (Source)
- 70% of consumers who "fanned" a brand on Facebook didn't feel they'd given this company permission to market to them. (Source)
- Only 17% of consumers say they're more likely to buy after becoming a fan on Facebook. (Source)
- The average value a Facebook fan provides a brand is $136.38. (Source)
- Nearly one third of all cellphones in the U.S. are now so-called smartphones—Web-enabled devices that make surfing the Internet for information easy for people on the go. (Source)
- Nearly 20% of U.S. travelers have downloaded one or more travel-related applications for their smartphones. (Source)
- Of those travelers who downloaded travel-related applications to their smartphones, 47% used GPS functionality to find their way to a destination, and 46% searched for flight updates. (Source)
- Between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older groups's social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame. (Source)
- Young people's use of social networking sites grew only 13% between April 2009 and May 2010.(Source)
- Weather.com is the third-most popular mobile site after Yahoo!Mail and Google. (Source)
- One-third of respondents in a Gallup poll voiced a positive view of the advertising/pr industry (6% "very", 27% "somewhat"). (Source)
- 25% of respondents in a Gallup poll expressed a "somewhat negative" view of advertising/pr, while 11% were "very negative"). (Source)
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wow, this are great stats
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Thanks for sharing these Kristin. Nice to see Snoop Dogg making money off of virtual Dobermans ( w/e those are lol ). Some interesting stats indeed.
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Amazing list. Interesting stats!
September 24th, 2010 at 4:32 am -
Bryan Jones said:
Thanks for putting in all of the time to pull this list together. Very, very helpful. Cheers!
September 24th, 2010 at 9:11 am -
Kirsten Miller said:
These are great. So easy to digest — and listing a link to the source is quite helpful so I can dive into the stats I'm most interested in!
September 24th, 2010 at 10:06 am -
Debbie Harris said:
This is terrific and fun. Some are surprising and its great to be able to go to the source and research further.
Thanks for sharing this – look forward to future updates. Things change so quickly.
Most interesting, the move now to everything "mobile". Guess us 50+ will need our glasses to see everything. LOL
September 24th, 2010 at 3:44 pm -
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This is fab, thanks so much!
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My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!
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Thanks for sharing all this stats with us.
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Rent A Car said:
I love twitter.<3
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Web Development said:
Twitter and Facebook are very popular and good social networking sites. Many of organization are use these social networking sites.
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Just in time for the aptly named "Dump GoDaddy" day, our favorite PR piñata GoDaddy just emailed a number of press, with a fresh statement from new CEO Warren Adelman.
From the email …
The statement is from our newly appointed CEO, who makes it clear, we don't just 'not support SOPA,' Go Daddy OPPOSES SOPA.
"We have observed a spike in domain name transfers, which are running above normal rates and which we attribute to GoDaddy's prior support for SOPA, which was reversed," said Go Daddy CEO Warren Adelman. "Go Daddy opposes SOPA because the legislation has not fulfilled its basic requirement to build a consensus among stake-holders in the technology and Internet communities. Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority, and we hope to repair those relationships and win back their business over time."
In the statement GoDaddy admits to seeing a "spike" in domain transfers due to its SOPA support — I've emailed them to put an actual number to the spike and have yet to hear back. For those that haven't been following along, domain registrar GoDaddy removed itself from the official list of SOPA supporting companies over the weekend after ambiguously saying it "didn't support" SOPA the week prior.
Because its support eventually led to a mass exodus of customers, the company faced accusations of purposefully slowing down domain transfers, and even got to the point where it had representatives call users transferring domains, begging them to stay.
Not the most amazing situation, for any business. So now GoDaddy straight up "OPPOSES" SOPA (ALL CAPS theirs) – But is a statement like that enough to bring customers back? Or is this another case of too little/too late?
To read more of our in-depth SOPA coverage click here.
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Super Candy Cookies
Prep time:
20 mins.Bake Time:
6-8 minutes"Everyone's favorite cookie…all in one! This irresistible cookie boasts oats, peanut butter, nuts and two kinds of chocolate candy."
- 11/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 11/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/3 cups peanut butter
- 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup candy-coated chocolate candies
- 1/2 cup chopped mini chocolate peanut butter cup candies
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine the oats, flour and baking soda in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Place the peanut butter, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute.
Reduce speed to low. Beat in the flour mixture until just blended, about 1 minute. Stir in the candies and peanuts.
Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until the edges are lightly browned, 6–8 minutes. Cool for 1 minute on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Serve.
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There's nothing better for an after-school snack with a big glass of milk, or for a treatafter a picnic lunch.
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Back in 1992, the Die Hard franchise was only at two installments, with John McClane (Bruce Willis) having successfully defending the Nakatomi building and stopped a rogue counter-terrorist unit from an airport — both on Christmas Eve. Also in 1992, Ben Stiller had yet to break out as a movie star and was working on his own show, The Ben Stiller Show, which was canceled by Fox after 12 episodes yet went on to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing the following year. To say the show was before its time would be an understatement, one that is underlined by the re-discovery of a Die Hard 12 sketch (via The Playlist), which sees Stiller stopping terrorists during a regular visit to the grocery store. It may have seemed ridiculous at the time, yet, years later, Willis would surf a military jet in 2007's Live Free or Die Hard and fight terrorists in Moscow in this month's A Good Day to Die Hard.
This week has already brought a new international trailer for the upcoming comedy The Watch (formerly Neighborhood Watch), and now the first preview clip is also online via Yahoo!. The Watch follows four guys (Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, Vince Vaughn) who start a Neighborhood Watch group to help protect their suburban community and end up discovering an aline plot to take over the world.
In this first preview clip, the guys are on a nighttime stakeout in front of a CostCo and quickly learn that one of the biggest issues of a stakeout is having to use the bathroom. No surprise that it's Vaughn's character with the urge and, luckily, a soda can.
With each consecutive trailer, more is being revealed about what kind of movie the upcoming The Watch (formerly Neighborhood Watch) is hoping to be. The teaser trailer released in March seemed to set up a comedy about suburban dads playing tough in their Neighborhood watch group, while the subsequent red band and green band trailers revealed that the four guys (Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, Vince Vaughn) would also encounter a potential alien invasion.
The latest trailer is easily the funniest trailer yet, showing Evan (Stiller) bringing the group together. It also offers more looks at the other members of the group (surprise, Vaughn's character, Bob, is the obnoxiously enthusiastic one). Once the group runs over an alien with Stiller's minivan, the unlikely saviors of the planet have to find a way to stop the invasion. That's when the laughs really begin.
In March, the teaser trailer for the upcoming comedy The Watch (back when it was called Neighborhood Watch) was a simple affair, showing Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, and Vince Vaughn driving around their neighborhood in a minivan trying to look like badasses in their matching jackets. The teaser did little to promote the fact that the group would eventually stumble across a possible alien invasion, something that the work-unfriendly red band trailer released earlier this month addressed almost entirely.
Clearly, the alien subplot is a selling point of the movie. The latest, work-friendly trailer for The Watch further explores the alien invasion, even revealing what the aliens look like when Stiller, Hill, and Vaughn fight one in a CostCo and later take pictures with it.
20th Century Fox dropped a new red-band trailer for the Ben Stiller comedy Neighborhood Watch but also announced it's renaming the movie to simply The Watch (the change is undoubtedly related to the controversial Trayvon Martin case).
Here's the official synopsis for The Watch:
Four everyday suburban guys come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood — and the world — from total extermination.
20th Century Fox has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming comedy Neighborhood Watch, which stars Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, and Vince Vaughn as suburban dads who form a group to protect the neighborhood. While their intent is actually a thinly disguised excuse to hang out together, they inadvertently discover a plot to take over the world. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express) wrote the script for the movie.
None of the alien conspiracy is in the teaser, however, which instead shows the three leads and Richard Ayoade rolling through the streets in their mini-van and matching jackets and tackling some of the pressing issues of suburban life.
Will Ferrell's next two roles will see him play rancher Armando Alvarez in the telenovela parody Casa de Mi Padre (opening March 16) and then North Carolina politician Cam Brady in the political comedy Dog Fight (opening Aug. 10th), but his next role will see him play a man who steals flamingos.
Variety reports that Ferrell is attached to star in Flamingo Thief, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Susan Trott. Ferrell will play lawyer Tim Forrester, who, after his wife leaves him, becomes obsessed with stealing flamingo figurines.
No director is currently attached though the search has just begun. Ben Stiller will produce through his Red Hour production company, and Michael LeSieur (You, Me and Dupree) will adapt the screenplay.
While she has declared she isn't working on Bridesmaids 2, Wiig has been selecting her next projects to shoot over the SNL hiatus this summer and has settled on two: a remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Comedian.
Starting in April, THR reports that Wiig will co-star with Ben Stiller in Walter Mitty, which Stiller will also direct. The remake has been in the works for years, and, at one point, had Mike Myers in the lead role.
Like the 1947 original, the movie will follow Stiller as a daydreaming magazine photo editor who finds himself wrapped up in an adventure when trying to find a missing negative. Wiig will play Stiller's co-worker and the girl of his dreams.
Six years ago, Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippopotamus (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) were safely on their way from the Central Park Zoo to a wildlife preserve in Kenya when a botched penguin hijacking found them washed up on the shores of an island off the coast of Africa in Madagascar.
In the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the gang decided that it was time that they return to New York City, but their plane crash-landed in the heart of Africa and, of course, trouble ensued. Now, everyone's favorite animal entourage returns in their first 3D adventure, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, in which they once again try to return to their home at the Central Park Zoo only to end up getting stranded in Europe, hooked up with a traveling circus and pursued by the police (led by Frances McDormand).
Let's face it, Universal Pictures is very interested in you seeing its upcoming comedy, Tower Heist. And you can watch it in the comfort of your own home, for a price.
The LA Times reports that Universal is planning to use Tower Heist as a test for its video-on-demand service, making the comedy available on VOD just three weeks after its November 4th debut. While VOD is nothing new exactly, it is for major studios, who apparently don't know the going rate for a VOD movie since Tower Heist is going to cost consumers $59.99 to purchase on VOD. That's right — just $59.99 and you can avoid having to drive to a theater or wait for the DVD. Think of the savings!
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WTO talks hang on a thread: Developing countries must not be blamed
As negotiations continued at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, international agency Oxfam said that developing countries must not be blamed for delay or possible breakdown of the talks.
At lunchtime on Tuesday (29 July), discussions were continuing between key players on a number of controversial issues. Chief among them, the details of a mechanism designed to allow poor countries to protect their small farmers against agricultural import surges.
Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International, said: "Developing countries gained some ground in the last few hours around flexibility to defend their smallest farmers, however the overall package is still very imbalanced, with poor countries being asked to give up much more than they would gain.
"It is outrageous to imply that poor countries are in some way to blame for the failure till now to get a deal. If the EU and US actually came forward and made meaningful offers that lived up to their promises, we would see progress. Instead, they continue to demand harsh concessions from developing countries in exchange for largely illusory reforms. Until there is a better deal on the table, developing countries are perfectly right to hold their ground."
Oxfam said the issue of US cotton subsidies should be addressed urgently as a symbol of the inequity of global trade. The US lost a case at the WTO against its subsidies, and promised to reform them more ambitiously and faster than other agricultural support. However, meaningful proposals have not been forthcoming, and the US has largely failed to engage with the African countries affected.
Oxfam said that Ministers needed to remember that the current round of negotiations, launched 7 years ago in Doha, was meant to reform trade rules to benefit developing countries. Since then the talks have lost their way and rich countries have pursued self-interest and made unreasonable demands.
Hobbs: "This is not just about trading off a few billion dollars in agriculture for a few billion dollars in industrial goods. It is about addressing the damage done by decades of rich countries' farm subsidies and protectionism on one hand, and ensuring that developing countries have the right to industrialize their way out of poverty on the other."
The current meeting was meant to finish last Saturday. Talks are tentatively scheduled to wrap up tomorrow but all deadlines are shifting and there is a lot of uncertainty around process and likely outcome.
Oxfam warned against pushing a bad deal through to meet deadlines or restore political credibility. "If it takes time to do a deal that is good for development then so be it. No deadline or political reputation is worth sacrificing the opportunity for genuine reform or jeopardizing the livelihoods of poor people," said Hobbs.
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When considering the phrase "stolen moments," I've always thought of two young lovers stealing away for a little private time. But lately, I've come to realize it can simply refer to any precious moment in which one person is filled — or rather, overcome — with love for another.
Let me explain.
When my girls were little, I could scoop them into my arms and shower them with kisses, only to have them giggle with glee – regardless of whether anyone else caught a glimpse. Now that they are older, attempting such an overt display of affection, particularly in the presence of any other human being, could be considered an act of treason.
So at this point, there seems to be more of a need for me to steal these private moments.
But how? With teens and tweens, parenting can be tough. In fact, with all those pesky hormones floating around, it can sometimes feel next to impossible to even think about gazing at my child with sweet devotion. (Come on, if you have ever lived with a teenager, you know what I mean…)
But then… just when you least expect it, an opportunity to steal a moment comes.
Just in case you haven't yet lived through this, consider this little scenario:
The birds are chirping as the warm sun waves good morning and you start to stir out of a dream-filled slumber. Then the door cracks and the smell of pancakes and bacon wafts through the room, just before your beloved daughter brings you breakfast in bed.
Then the alarm goes off abruptly, ending any dreams of sleeping in late and having anyone actually make breakfast for you. (Sorry, but you are a mom to a teen who needs help getting up in the morning, remember?!)
You trudge to the bottom of the steps to see if she's up yet. Hearing nothing, you head upstairs to wake the dead. She's late (as usual), which means your shower must wait until after her's (in my scenario, you have a pretty terrible hot water heater). She needs her gym uniform for school today, so you go back down the stairs to retrieve it from the dryer.
You fold the laundry, put her gym uniform in her backpack, feed the dog, empty the dishwasher, and then return upstairs to see if she's out yet. After reminding her she's late and that everyone else would like some hot water this morning, she yells to ask if her favorite pair of jeans is out of the dryer yet. So you go back downstairs for the laundry basket. By the time you have climbed the stairs for the third or fourth time before 7am, it's time to start making lunches and then get child #2 up for the day.
As the bus goes by and you realize you'll be driving to school in your pajamas again (and you can't believe you're *that* mom), she screams down the stairs, "Mom! Could you dry my hair so I can put my makeup on at the same time?"
You sigh and think, "Really?! Is this what my life has come to?"
But… you do it… because you love her.
And as you're standing there in your robe, holding the hairbrush in one hand and the blow dryer in the other, that's when it hits you. These might be the most special, most private ten minutes you have with your daughter all day.
She takes a break from applying eye liner to tell you a funny story about a boy in her class and then giggles. You find yourself smiling and staring at your beautiful, wonderful child, wondering how you ever got blessed with her presence in your life. She doesn't know it, but you're throwing your arms around her and showering her with kisses in your mind. You're praying for her, and thanking God for her, and just loving her.
You're stealing the moment with your daughter, and it feels great. It also makes you realize how you need to look harder for moments like this, even when you're busy… and she's being annoying… and [insert a million other excuses here].
Because, as it turns out, you can't find what you don't look for.


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Perimenopause Symptoms - S
Symptoms of perimenopause that begin with S are:
Skin that feels itchy, crawly, tingling in the extremities
During perimenopause your estrogen levels drop, which slows down collagen production. Collagen is responsible resilient skin. Collagen loss is most rapid at the beginning of menopause, and it's effects manifest themselves as itchy, dry, flaky skin.
The crawling feeling experienced during perimenopause can be described as if bugs were walking all over you, or a burning sensation like an insect bite. Your skin may also be unusually sensitive. In most cases, tingling is harmless. However, tingling of the skin can also be a symptom of anxiety, poor blood circulation, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or a tumor. Always get unexplained tingling checked out by your doctor, especially if it affects an entire side of your body or is accompanied by muscle weakness.
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This gorgeous 24" x 30" lithograph by UM graduate Terrence Sweeney '90 captures all the vivid, nostalgic beauty that fall brings to The University of Montana campus.
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This beautiful print by Trudy Evenson shows the iconic Grizzly statue on the Oval at the heart of The University of Montana campus. Available as a 24"x30" print.
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This stunning 24" x 30" print by renowned artist R. Dorman depicts a fearsome Grizzly bear on all fours.
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The UM Alumni Association and Planetary Design of Missoula have joined together to offer a terrific mug and press for Griz coffee and tea drinkers! This patented French Press coffee product is available for a limited time.
This 2" diameter ornament is crafted in silver plate with maroon and black detailing. Boxed for gift giving.
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Enjoy this limited edition bronze statue designed by Coby Johnson of Glacier Bronze Works. The Grizzly head is mounted on a walnut base and measures 11" tall and weighs approximately 10 pounds. "Go Griz" is engraved on a plaque in front.
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Made entirely of solid maple hardwood with The University of Montana seal engraved with up to three lines of personalization, this commemorative chair adds elegance to any room. Hand painted gold beading with a comfortable scooped and saddled seat. Also available in a Boston rocker.
Choose from two different UM designs to show off your UM pride to everyone you mail.
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The Great Monte Mystery by Jennifer Newbold (BA '98, JD '03) hit local bookstore shelves in 2008 and is still a best-seller.
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Release Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 MPAA Rating: PG Rating Reason: For some fantasy action and mild rude rumor Genre: Fantasy Starring:
Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Robert Emms, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner
Written By: Melisa Wallack, Jason Keller Director: Tarsem Singh Official Site: Mirror, Mirror (2012) Synopsis:
Rescued by a band of diminutive highway robbers, Snow White grows into an indomitable young woman determined to take back her realm from the treacherous Queen. With the support of her subjects, she roars into action in an epic battle that blends spectacle, magic and contemporary humor in Singh's signature, jaw-dropping visual style.
Mirror, Mirror (2012) | Review
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CoachZ While I have to admit, my intuition was mostly right, I will say the film still surprised me. I mean the main character, Snow White, did go to fight the beast by herself saying something like, "I've read all those tales where the man saves the woman. Isn't it time to change all that?" This is just normal in these types films these days. I will say that they didn't make the male lead wimpy and they did work together in the end to save the kingdom. In fact, other than the Queen's spineless assistant most of the men were strong characters. So that takes care of my prejudice for the film, but that isn't what surprised me. I honestly believe it is difficult to completely ruin fairy tales. In my opinion, they will always come back to good vanquishing evil against seemingly all odds. Which at its essence is the gospel.Mirror, Mirroris no exception. This adaptation has the evil Queen taking over the kingdom after Snow White's mother has died and her father mysteriously disappears and is presumed dead also. The Queen actually keeps Snow White locked up in her room all the way up to her eighteenth birthday. The Queen has Snow believing that she is weak, frail, and unable to rule. It takes Snow's eighteenth birthday and a little push from one of the kitchen staff for her to venture off and see what has become of her beloved father's kingdom. She doesn't find anything good and is devastated by what she witnesses in town. In the meantime, a very cunning and handsome prince (Alcott) arrives in the realm. He is robbed by dwarves and ends up in the Queen's palace. At first Snow tries to get him to help her in rebelling against the Queen, but the Queen finds out and has Snow killed or so she thinks. Instead Snow ends up with the dwarves, where she leads them to become heroes of the people rather than thieves. She learns that she is stronger than she was led to believe by the Queen. The final showdown is with the Beast, who happens to be Snow's father under the Queen's spell. Snow, Alcott and the dwarves valiantly fight the beast, but are no match for it. Snow realizes that it is her father under a spell, because of a necklace it is wearing that matches the Queen's. Snow cuts off the necklace, breaking the spell, and her father reappears, simultaneously defeating the Queen who shrivels up into the old witch she really is. Alcott and Snow marry and there is prosperity in the land again. I hope you saw the gospel in that. We are just like Snow White. We and our world are under an evil spell. Our enemy (Satan) wants us to believe that our messed up world/life is just the way it is and will be forever and we cannot do anything to stop it. We are too weak and feeble. The thing is Jesus has already defeated our enemy. He died on a cross, rose from the grave and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. In that time, he defeated the enemy. It is just a matter of time until we see the completion of that defeat. In the meantime, Jesus offers us abundant life. Continue: 1 2 Copyright © 2012 Hollywood Jesus. All rights reserved.
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1) New safety email list - We've created a new CP safety email list and you can sign up here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/candlerparksafety/
The main purpose will be to ensure everyone can get the word out quickly to residents when a crime has been committed in our neighborhood. It can also be used to share safety tips, and discuss any other safety related topics.
2) New Facebook page - CPNO finally has a Facebook page. Please go here: http://www.facebook.com/CandlerPark and "like" it so you'll get updates in your friend feed. Also, spread the word to others.
As a sidenote, we're a bit late to the FB page party because a commercial entity created FB pages for all the intown neighborhoods, got big fan bases, and then abandoned them; they have been unwilling to hand over the admin credentials. So now we're starting from scratch. Not ideal but we'll make the new page great! :)