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The first ever scene of You're the Worst introduces us to Becca and Vernon, on the day of their wedding. These are characters that we've seen before, that we know intimately. She's a neurotic well-meaning control freak; he's the breadwinner, who can be a bit of a douche. But hey, here they are — they've made it to the altar, surrounded by their friends and family. Against the odds, this any couple have managed to make it work.
However, there's just one fly in the ointment — and that fly is Jimmy Shive-Overly, a caustic failed writer and casual alcoholic. He is also the bride's ex, and he decides to tell her exactly what he thinks of her & her holy matrimony. He tells the blushing bride he was glad to be invited, because "Sometimes, you just want to witness the beginning of a disaster" — and he's right. In the real world, this pair would not work. They're the fodder of sitcom land, and Jimmy is here to point out how doomed and implausible their union is. Jimmy — along with his partner-in-crime-to-be Gretchen, who's outside clutching a blender she stole from the gift table — is the star of this show.
The 'opposites attract' couple is not the only sitcom trope this pair will lambast — hell, it's not the only one they explode in the first episode. As it enters into its third season, You're the Worst has proven itself to be one of the smartest sitcoms on television; and just broke FXX's premier ratings record to prove it.
We've seen some great, off the wall comedies on television in recent years — Broad City and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia spring to mind. But what sets You're the Worst apart is the fact that works from firmly inside the genre of sitcom and romcom. It's both a loving ode to the medium, and a rallying cry against it. It takes everything we love about the sitcom, and course-corrects everything we've grown tired of. It's the anti-rom-com, but also the greatest and most realistic romcom perhaps ever seen on television.
Here are some of the cardinal sins of the modern sitcom that You're the Worst has more than atoned for.
The RomCom Plots
We've seen characters like Jimmy and Gretchen before. They're commitment phobics; surly, damaged wild things, who just might be able to find solace in each other. The main peril of shows of this ilk is that as soon as the commitment-shy pair finally capitalize on the 'will-they-won't-they' tension, the show runs out of steam (think the slump in New Girl when Nick & Jess finally succumbed to their feelings). Jimmy and Gretchen, however, bonk in the first five minutes.
In the first episode, they go through your standard romcom arc — the promising start, the separation, the reunion. The first episode ends with Jimmy telling Gretchen 'You're amazing' — albeit during some foot fetish-based phone sex. As Chris Geere recently said in an interview, "To be honest, I think he's loved her ever since he saw her at the wedding in the pilot." They may be damaged, but they know a good thing when they see it.
The romcom storyline is essentially taken care of in the first episode, so the writers can get past the cliche and get down to the business of giving us some of the freshest stories on TV.
Jimmy and Gretchen really are the worst- they're selfish, f***ed up, maladjusted people. But between the hijinks, they wrestle with a lot of questions that people in their twenties actually face; what does modern love look like? Is there a way to build commitment without compromising, and falling into the conventional pitfalls of young relationships? Am I ready to be truly vulnerable with someone, and let them see my ugly 'baggage'? Can I deal with someone else's baggage? If the guy I'm seeing sleeps with an internationally renowned actress, should I bump uglies with a bouncer in an alleyway to get back at him? That last one is perhaps a touch specific, but in spite of their acerbic tongues, heavy drinking, grand theft auto, casual drug habits, career ambivalence and shocking selfishness, the gang in You're the Worst are wholly empathetic- and wholly real.
Although the central arc serves as the cool, edgier cousin to most sitcom plots, the show avoids sticking its nose up at traditional models of commitment. The casual, label-less fling of Gretchen and Jimmy is counterbalanced throughout by the marriage of Lindsay, played magnificently by Kether Donohue.
Lindsay is Gretchen's best friend, and Becca's sister; much like her older sister, she finds herself in an 'opposites attract' marriage. Lindsay is the party girl, shackled to the 'nice guy' Paul, whose nerdy hobbies include astronomy and recumbent bikes. The first episode sees her lamenting the good ole days of yore, and how she felated 4 guys at her and Gretchens' 5-year reunion. We think we know how this goes — the nice guy finishes first, taming his wild child wife; against the odds, this pair will make it work. Except they don't — Season One ended with Paul dumping Lindsay for a girl he met on a craft beer forum online. The two reconcile in a touching karaoke scene in the Season Two finale, but two episodes into Season Three, and things have taken a turn for the worse- the much, much worse.
Although he's willing to give away the trappings of his weird, nerdy hobbies, Paul selfishly decides that it's time for Lindsay to cut out her partying entirely, and coerces her into a night of cooking together. This 'compromise' suits Paul just fine, but is hell on Earth for Lindsay. The first episode of the third season exposes just how selfish this trope of 'taming' the wild child actually is — but Lindsay gets the last laugh. After scenes brimming with gut-wrenching tension between the pair, the episode ends with her plunging a culinary knife into Paul's back — and stabbing a very tired and slightly sexist sitcom trope right in the heart.
Our fourth protagonist comes in the form of Edgar, an army vet, PTSD sufferer and former drug addict, who lives at Jimmy's. His romcom arc doesn't begin until the second season, where he falls in love with an improv comedy enthusiast (which provides as many gags as you think it does). She finds her dream apartment, but it's out of her price range, and she pitches the idea of Edgar moving in with her. We've been inundated with sitcoms where nearly-main characters become implausibly loved-up in a short space of time, and commit with an expediency which would worry their loved ones in real life (see: Phoebe and Mike getting married in Friends — Mike appeared in 18 episodes, total). Ultimately though, Edgar declines, electing instead to stay with Jimmy for the time being.
It may not be literally plunging a knife into his lover, but Edgar is also doing his part to overthrow lazy romcom stereotypes.
The Side Characters
The side characters of YtW aren't as fleshed out and plausible as our protagonists — but they too course correct one of the sins of the modern sitcom. Too often, side characters fall into one of two polar opposite camps- either they're a walking one-dimensional gag, or they're just not funny at all. You're either Beverly from The Mindy Project, or you're just there to set up the punchlines for the main guys.
Sam, Honey Nutz and Shitstain in You're the Worst looked set to be the former; they're a rap group who Gretchen (very half-heartedly) does PR for. But they got their own 'rap beef' arc in the second season; we know what Sam's house looks like, and about his casual homosexual experimentation. Shitstain's love woes over Jacqueline are one of the greatest running gags of the series.
More than that, the boys consistently get some of the best lines in every episode. They're not there to act as fluffers for the big dogs; they're there to talk to the girl in the booty jorts who looks hella hydrated, and watch Wes Anderson movies in Beverly Hills (they like it when white people clap for Bill Murray).
And as for Becca and Vernon who I mentioned above? Becca gets a really effective scene where she finally tells Jimmy to leave her alone once and for all, proving she is not just a secondary character in his life who he can pick up and drop off whenever. And Vernon gets an arc in the second season where he ruins himself financially through giving all his money to a dom on a phone sex hotline. It's as funny and disturbing as you think it is.
The Party Animal & The Garbage Friend
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good buddy sitcom must have a party animal. They must get into implausible shenanigans nigh on every episode, and may — if they're lucky — get some motivation, usually involving a negligent parent or a broken heart. These are the Barney Stinsons, if you will.
You're the Worst has not one party animal, but three, and their outlandish nighttime behaviours never tell their whole story. Nor are their motivations for partying like they have no morals or livers simple. For the most part, these characters seem to really enjoy anonymous sex, binge drinking and social smoking. Their self-reflection never undermines or condemns their partying ways; like most actual people in their 20s, they do have moments where they take it too far, feel ashamed and vow to be more subdued and all-round better adults. But, like most people in their 20s, they also do it all again with abandon and little reflexive thought, and have an awesome time doing it.
Their deeper motivations and traumas —Jimmy's terrible family, Gretchen's mental illness — don't serve as the sole motivation for their coke binges and ill-conceived threesomes. In spite of their deeper emotional issues, these guys also really, really like having a good time.
Another mainstay of any friendship group is The Garbage Friend. This friend is slovenly to the point of repulsiveness, lives in a chaotic apartment and/or is unemployed. Think Henry Zebrowski's character in A to Z, John Gemberling in Marry Me, John Gemberling in Broad City (pretty much John Gemberling in anything ever, poor guy). At first glance, You're the Worst's garabge friend is Edgar. However, Edgar is profoundly more domesticated that any of the other protagonists — he basically keeps Jimmy's apartment from descending into hoveldom and keeps him fed.
All of the protagonists qualify for Garabage Friend status, and their domestic- & self-neglect is explored in multi-faceted ways. There are lighthearted gags, like the fact Gretchen never washes her legs, or her rarely-seen squalid apartment which wouldn't look out of place on Hoarders. But also, Garbage Friend-dom can be quite poignant; a recently separated Lindsay realized she didn't know how to pay bills without Paul in the second season. Although this is played for laughs initially, it ends with her abandoning her home after the power is shut off and crashing at her sister's, setting up a sombering moment where she reflects upon her failed marriage.
Like all good Garbage People, the YtW crew also try to change their ways —and although sometimes it doesn't pan out (see: Gretchen puking mid-run after trying and failing to make an edible smoothie), the character's work on themselves, particularly emotionally, provides much of the show's progression.
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The Brit
Okay, this nowhere as big of a deal as other topics in this article, but as a Brit, it's wonderful to see an actual British person portrayed accurately in an American sitcom. The UK, believe it or not, is not just London, and it's not all well-to-do middle class people drinking tea. Arrested Development riffed brilliantly on the weird portrayal of English people in comedies, by having Charlize Theron's mental handicap disguised for several episodes by her ostenisble 'British kookiness'.
Jimmy and his family feel really British — and really Mancunian. They feel like the evil version of the leading family from popular British sitcom The Royle Family. They watch too much TV, are astounded by American supermarkets and are pretty horrible to each other.
It's also infinitely plausible that Jimmy's British working class family would continue to refer to him as 'stinky Jimmy' at least a decade after his adolescence. I once gave my entire British working class family flu over the holidays, and am still made to apologize annually for "the year Eileen ruined Christmas". National stereotypes may not always be true, but bloody hell do we love to hold a grudge.
Mental Illness- It's No a Laughing Matter
At least from my subjective perspective, 2015 felt like a landmark year for the depiction of mental illness on TV. Over on Netflix, Jessica Jones gave us the most realistic portrayal of PTSD ever seen on TV. You're the Worst tackled clinical depression with the same realism and gravity — which is doubly impressive when you consider You're the Worst is a comedy, and never lets us forget it. The only other depiction of mental illness in recent sitcoms which springs to mind is sex addiction in The League, which resulted in said addict humping a cheese plate at his wine bar opening — the less said about that, the better.
More widely, sitcoms often aren't afraid to tackle taboos- but it tends to be in a one-episode arc, with the tension neatly forgotten by the next episode.
You're the Worst wasn't afraid to let Gretchen's depressive episode play out across a whole season, capturing the relentless and exhaustive nature of particularly nasty bouts of depression. Much like real-life sufferers, we didn't know when Gretchen's anhedonic period would end, or if it would end, or how it would end.
Neither was there a quick fix, something which was keenly felt by Jimmy on the show. Nothing he could say or do would improve Gretchen's mental state, leading him into a period of frustration where he nearly cheated on Gretchen with an Olympian-turned-bartender. Depression made a bad guy out of Jimmy, as it often does to those of us who have loved ones with depression. We do the wrong things, say the wrong things, and act selfishly and irresponsibly because frankly, we have no idea what to do.
However, You're the Worst is still a sitcom, and it gave us some redemption — Jimmy didn't cheat, and that episode ended with him holding Gretchen in a pillow fort as she sobbed endlessly. I'm not ashamed to say that this scene had me in floods of tears.
The depression storyline also gave us some of our tenderest moments between Gretchen and Lindsay, and really hammered home how true the depiction of female friendship is on this show. Female friendships are complicated beasts; we don't always think our female friends are beautiful unicorns whose hair smells like sunshine (see: Parks and Recreation), but nor do we spend our time incessantly bitching about our nearest and dearest (see: Girls). More realistically, we love each other, our greatest stories involve each other, but we're sometimes not around when our friends need us most, or too wrapped up in our own stuff to truly be there for them. But sometimes, we come through when we need to. During her depression, Gretchen first found solace not in Jimmy, but in Lindsay, who already knew about her illness. Lindsay told her 'That sucks', and was physically present for her friend- because, sometimes, that's all we can do.
Season 3 seems to taking the gauntlet from Jessica Jones on the portryal of PTSD. The first episode saw PTSD sufferer Edgar come off his meds, having grown tired of constantly being heavily medicated, and not being able to perform sexually. I hope that the YtW team do Edgar as much justice as they did Gretchen- I'm confident they will.
The Special Episode
To put it frankly, sitcom's 'special episodes' are responsible for some of the laziest and worst episodes on television. Sometimes, special episodes are inspired (Buffy's musical number almost begs no mention at this point), but often, they're lazy ways to 'freshen up' a tired season which often throw character development out of the window. Jane the Virgin is almost above reproach, but even they did a whole episode in Wal Mart.
You're the Worst's 'special episode' - Season Two's 'LCD Soundsystem' - only loosely qualifies, but did what every good special episode should do. It showed us our favorite characters from a whole new perspective, and surpassed what the show could achieve in a standard-format episode.
The episode opened with a sex scene between a couple we hadn't seen before. The next five minutes showed them juggling raising a daughter and a pug called Sandwiches, whilst also talking about their pot intake and reminiscing about the time the woman flashed Gnarls Barkley at a Fiona Apple concert. It's a clear take on what Jimmy and Gretchen could feasibly be heading towards.
The twist, though, is that these characters' primary MO was not to be Gretchen's future- they were Gretchen's suppressed desire. She stalked them. She stole their dog and pretended to be them. She saw the kind of happy, normal, slightly-off-kilter family that she desired, and she tried to become it. The episode ends with her befriending this dream couple — and, of course, discovering the illusion isn't all its cracked up to be. Of his young daughter, the guy says: 'I'm not gonna say she stole my life... but c'mon!'
It seems that grass is mutually greener for Gretchen and the young couple. For the viewers — who are always hoping against hope that Gretchen and co. can get their shit together, that they're capable of true happiness — this episode was just as devastating as it was for her.
Of course, we're not just hoping that these guys can get it together- we're hoping we can get it together too. We're hoping that we and everyone we love can 'adult', can 'hustle', can work hard and build true and lasting happiness for ourselves. You're the Worst constantly resists telling us that such a thing is possible.
The denial of this myth of domestic bliss provides You're the Worst with its most heartbreaking moments. But the glimpses of happiness it provides — the Sunday Fundays, the improbable moments of lightness and laughter — are all the more powerful for it. They keep us coming back for more. The standard weekly sitcom format tries to tell us that in spite of a slew of 20-minute setbacks, there'll always be a happy conclusion at the end of the day. By blasting this format and examining the impermanence of happiness, You're the Worst makes us laugh and smile more than those formulaic sitcoms ever could.
This is where the true brilliance of You're the Worst lies - in its heart. It may be the only sitcom on television to give us a scene of a woman artificially inseminating herself with a microwaved sample of her estranged husband's semen, but it's also the only sitcom on television to make me honest-to-God weep. It never abandons its roots in fun and humor, in spite of its deceptively ambitious scope. As witty and outrageous as it is, the wit and shenanigans are never the stars of the show. The star is always the undercurrent of real humanity which runs through the witty one-liners and the nights out us mere mortals can only dream of.
The stars are a band of party animals and garbage people, of commitment phobics and unhappily married twentysomethings, who resist easy laughs and easy life lessons. The perma-happiness and domestic bliss of modern sitcoms is an unattainable myth. Happiness is a fickle beast, and life throws us a lot of muck that we can't wrap up in 20 minutes. It's a heartbreaking reality — but You're the Worst teaches us how to laugh about it.


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Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has praised Lionel Messi after the Catalan side's tight 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Sunday evening.
Vilanova's men were a goal down to the hosts for the majority of the game, but it was the Argentine's two goals that eventually won the day.
Speaking after the match, the Barca coach said of his talisman: "Messi always gives us a 10, but even when is a nine, he still scores goals. I think he played well."
Vilanova also praised the performance of the home side, who proved to be a stern test until Messi took centre stage.
He continued: "Osasuna are a tough opponent. The crowd were what we expected. They played well into the second half, and made it complicated, but we still had enough chances to win the game."
The referee handed Vilanova his marching orders after apparently taking offence to some of the comments being made on the touchline, and the coach remarked:"I told the linesman it was a clear foul, apparently that's a reason to send someone off. The other coaches are warned."
Barca's next outing is the second leg of their Supercopa clash against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening.


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South Australia's Strategic Plan is comprised of 100 targets. These targets are specific and measurable and enable us to measure our progress towards achieving the Plan's visions and goals.
Each target is reported on through this section of the website. Data is analysed and uploaded as it becomes available.
Target:82. Healthy weight:
Increase by five percentage points the proportion of South Australian adults and children at a healthy body weight by 2017
Key Measure
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The proportion of South Australian adults who are a healthy weight has declined to 36.8% in 2015 from 39.4% in 2009 (the baseline year).
In 2015, 43.3% of females and 30.2% of males were a healthy weight, continuing the trend of females having higher levels of healthy weight. This gap of 13.1% is the largest since 2012. The recently commenced men's health strategy reaching over 72,000 men will embed healthy behaviours into the long term culture of the manufacturing, civil construction; defence and farming industries and will also target new apprentices across the state.
The Get Healthy coaching service provides one:one coaching to support adults to eat well and be active. These programs are underpinned by the creation of cross sector partnerships to improve the social, environmental and economic determinants of obesity, which largely lie outside the influence of health sector.
The proportion of South Australian children who are a healthy weight has increased to 76.1% in 2015 from 75.2% in 2009. This is the highest rate of healthy weight among children since 2010 which coincides with South Australia's substantial investment in the Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Program.
The Healthy Kid's Menu Taskforce, collaboration between industry, health experts and government is working to increase the number of food venues that provide healthy eating options to families when they are dining out.
Achieving the target - to increase by five percentage points the proportion of adults and children at a healthy weight by 2017 - is challenging.
South Australia has the worst rates of obesity in Australia; the scale of the challenge requires widespread, coordinated and sustained action across government, the non-government and private sector. SA Health continues to work to identify, implement and monitor best practice strategies to arrest this trend.


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Horseshoe Casino's Final Rooftop Party of 2012
Here are the pictures I took of the party that went down with the awesome party band the Chee Weez at Horseshoe Casino's 4th of July Rooftop Party!
Here are the pictures I took of the party that went down with the awesome party band the Chee Weez at Horseshoe Casino's 4th of July Rooftop Party!
Well I was once again at Horseshoe Casino's rooftop party. Front cover was on stage and sounding good the crowd was there as well ... here are my party pics!
The Horseshoe Casino's Rooftop Parties are coming to an end. There are only a couple left. I was there this past Thursday 6/21 and I was a picture taking ninja. If you were there look and see if I got you before my camera battery died.
Curse you camera battery! Your charge only lasted like a month! How dare you lull me into a false sense of security!
Once again Stifler was on the scene at Horseshoe Casino's Rooftop party. He took some pictures and some videos so he could practice his sweet sweet dance moves.
The Space Rockers from Austin, TX were on the roof. Last night .... here are the pictures!
The Chee Wees were on hand and rocking out last night at the Horseshoe. Check out the pictures and (SUPER SHORT) video I took!
Shout out to the beautiful Maegan Morace for taking the majority of the pictures and letting me steal her camera to take a couple more shots.
Stifler MC's Horseshoe Casino's Rooftop Party every week. If you've never been ... it's live music, dancing, prizes, and drinks. If you've never been you're really missing out! Here's pictures from last weeks party.
The Molly Ringwalds were in the house ... as was most of the SBC. Here's a few pictures!
With a Justin Bieber appearance.
Pictures from the most recent Rooftop party at Horseshoe.
Here's the pictures from the Rooftop Party!!
No, not like at the Horseshoe, except for it was on her roof;) Lindsay Lohan is confined to her house during her home-arrest stint, but she can have people over for a rooftop party!
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September 21st, 2004, 02:47 PM #1
by Dave Barry
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and
a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and
never will achieve, its full potential,
that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe
daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she is pregnant
unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings,
regardless of age, gender, religion,
economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep
down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
(This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
FINAL Thought for the day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
I like the final though....Getting There Is Half The Fun! Staying There Is Half The Battle!
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Good one.
Dave's one of my favs.
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10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she is pregnant
unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
AMEN Brother!!!! I got in mega-trouble over that one!
Rick K."Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't...You're right!" -Henry Ford-
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The challenge is one of giving things for 30 days to unexpected peoples. It's like Christmas, but not. It's a concept based upon Acts 20:35, the famous "it is more blessed to give than to receive" tagline that comes directly from Jesus Himself. In Acts, the verse talks about working hard, you can help the weak. So therefore, we work hard at finding things we can do for others, we'll in turned be blessed without having that as our goal. The goal is to bless others, always.
However, we're taking it up a notch at Jen and her MARINE. We're adding to the giving challenge and adding in Thanks. How often do these items go hand in hand? Like 96% of the time, right? I thought so too. Therefore when I am giving, I can add gratitude to the people as well.
For example, today I am sending off Christmas cards to unsponsored children of Compassion. I am signing them with "thanking God for putting you in my life" and placing plenty of shiny sparkly stickers on them that these children may have NEVER seen in their lives. These children may have never been told that they're loved. Can you imagine that for a little bit. Never been told "I love you" or "I thank God for YOU!" Breaks my heart.. So I am sending them Christ's love in a card.
You can do the same, just fill out Christmas cards, no attachments (like sheets of stickers, photos, etc) and send them to Compassion before November 4th.
Send "general cards" that would be well received by boy or girl, young or old.
-Include a cover letter explaining that the letters are for unsponsored children.
-You may direct the cards to be sent to a specific country, otherwise they will be split between countries.
-Mail the letters to
Attn: Laverne, Sponsor Correspondence Team
Colorado Springs, CO 80997
Let's make this Christmas special for every child in Compassion's program!
SO, let's say THANKS and GIVING with each day of November.


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Throughout the 1860s the entire 588-square-mile area that now makes up St. Louis County and St. Louis City was ruled as one by the St. Louis County Court. Back then more than 300,000 people occupied the land east of Grand Avenue (the city's boundary at the time), while the vast space beyond was home to barely 31,000 people. Older towns such as Florissant and small train stops such as Kirkwood and Ferguson sat in a sea of undeveloped land and farm fields. Read more »
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Unanswered: Need Advice/Suggestions on multiuser environment
Hi all,
I have just started a new job a few days back. The firm has developed an inhouse Access application by a person, who is basically an engineer but since he had some knowledge of Access, he built the thing, which is quite haphazard, and serioulsy lacks any structure. I have been called in to troubleshoot the probs and restructure the whole thing. First some background. My firm basically employs around 40-50 people. What happens is there is a main Access database used as a template, which is empty i.e. contains no data. As soon as any new project commences, the engineers working on that project make a copy of that blank template and use that new copy for the project. Each new project and a new copy is created, which means each copy contains data about the particular project only. There is also no central database wherein all the data would be collected. Instead they r just archiving the individual copies. What I want from you expert guys out there is that is this really a good way to do the work? I know, it is not, so what coudl be a better way to do it using Access? Since too many users are also not good for working on MS Access simultaneously, what do u Gurus suggest should I do? Any help on the matter would be really appreciated. Currently the platform in my office is windows NT but shortly planning to move to Windows XP. Thank you all for your time and effort. Cheers.
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Okay I'm not a guru, and I wouldn't go by me directly. {Half the time I'm hitting or missing} but what if you created one database and each project would be assigned its own id number?
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Create one central back-end--and a front-end for Users to enter their data....on the back-end each project should have a project id; reports/forms etc should give the User the option to choose the project their network ID was previously associated with (this would need to be coded before distribution)
This method will eliminate multiple databases, and allow a multi-user environment without conflict of locking records.
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Re: Need Advice/Suggestions on multiuser environment
Access can support 40,50 users easily. Create a multi-user environment. Best thing to do this is by following any access book. I did this using Using Access 97 book. They have detailed steps on how to create multi-user environment.
Put your database on the server. Go to tools -> security -> workgroup Administrator. then follow the wizard. Don't do it on the main database. Copy the database or create one more test database and do this. The wizard will walk you through creating users and creates a System.mdw file. Once you create users, create a shortcut to the database. right click on the shortcut, click properties and in the properties do the following steps.
1)In the target:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Msaccess.exe" "u:\test.mdb" /Wrkgrp "u:\System.mdw"
2)In the Start In:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10"
click ok.
NOTE: In the above properties for office 2000 it will be just Office not Office10.
then copy the shortcut to the client computers. then you are ready to go.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you all for the reply. What you all have suggested is veyr much similar to what I had in mind, however now I have a more exact idea of how to go about. I really appreciate all you guys for the feedback, and its gonna help me a lot. If you have anything more to share, plz do so. I would be more than happy to implement those suggestions here. Cheers all.


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EADS Socata TBM 700C1, N700GY, 27 March 2008
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- Date of occurrence:
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- Aircraft category:
- Commercial - fixed wing
- Report type:
- Bulletin - Field investigation
- Aircraft type:
- EADS Socata TBM 700C1
- Location:
- Alderney Airport, Channel Islands
- Registration:
EADS Socata TBM 700C1, N700GY
The pilot of a TBM 700 landed with three green lights and a red light showing on the landing gear control and indication panel; the nose gear subsequently collapsed during the rollout. He had interpreted the three greens as indicating that the landing gear was locked down, however the red light signifies that the gear is unlocked and takes precedence over the three greens. Although the correct procedure required the landing gear to be operated manually using the hand pump, it was dependent on the pilot recognising that a red warning light signifies that the landing gear is unlocked, even if three greens are displayed concurrently. The lack of clarity in the TBM 700 Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) regarding the significance of the red warning light was considered to be a causal factor in this accident. One Safety Recommendation is made to improve the clarity of the Emergency Procedures in the TBM 700 POH.
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013
IRS acting chief Danny Werfel vows to fix 'trust' in agency
I'm not holding my breath while a Democrat is president.
Werfel belabors the obvious. Crimes were committed and people need to be prosecuted, not just put on paid administrative leave or fired.
The new Internal Revenue Service chief said Monday that his agency broke trust with the American people, and he vowed a speedy investigation to expose who approved the program that led to conservative groups being subjected to unwarranted questions while finding out if any other offices have engaged in similar political targeting.As Congress began another week of hearings on the IRS scandal, more details emerged, including that the employees at the key office in Cincinnati refused to tell investigators who made the decision to put tea party groups under the microscope.Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel, who President Obama moved from the White House budget office over to the IRS to clean house, said he will push to have the agency finish deciding on applications from dozens of groups still waiting to hear whether they will be granted tax-exempt status — including some that have been waiting for three years.
Werfel belabors the obvious. Crimes were committed and people need to be prosecuted, not just put on paid administrative leave or fired.
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Gurgaon, India (PressExposure) July 10, 2009 -- July has kicked with fresh rounds of investment action. The government has cleared a Rs 11,000-crore foreign direct investment proposal of French tyre giant Michelin to set up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB) had cleared the proposal under which Compagnie Financiere Michelin (CFM) plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to make radial tyres, tubes and ancillary tyre related products at the plant, according to an official release.
Meanwhile, Naresh Trehan's Global Health has raised Rs 500 crore debt. Four PSU Banks - have participated in the debt syndication, which was completed within 60 days of its launch. The project envisages construction of a 1,250 bed facility in Gurgaon at a total cost of Rs 932 crore to be funded at a debt-equity ratio of 1:10. The hospital is at an advanced stage of completion, which is expected to commence operations from October 1, 2009.
Siemens Venture Capital has also said that it has acquired stake in Transparent Energy Systems, a Pune based provider of energy and waste heat recovery system.
Siva Ventures (SVL), the investment arm of the NRI businessman C Sivasankaran promoted Sterling Infotech Group owns a 49% stake in Sahara Group's Aamby Valley, which was floated to develop the Aamby Valley City, reports The Economic Times.
Overall, June also saw signs of recovery with The Economic Times reporting that propelled by a recovery in the stock market, private equity investment into the country shot up to $1.03 billion in the June quarter, an increase of 17 per cent sequentially. The PE firms have invested $1.03 billion across 54 deals during the quarter ended June 2009, a 17 per cent surge over the previous quarter, which saw 42 deals worth $883.97 million, according to data compiled by SMC Capitals.
According to a report by research firm Venture Intelligence, the single-largest investment in Q2 was IDFC PE and Oman Investment Fund's Rs 600 crore commitment to QuippoTelecom. This was followed by Norwest Venture Fund's acquisition of 2.1 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange for Rs 250 crore. In the June quarter, the IT &ITeS sector registered 12 deals worth $67 million, followed by healthcare and life sciences (six deals worth $129 million) and BFSI (six deals worth $116 million).


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INDIO, Calif., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Security camera footage from a California YMCA shows a burglar break into a playroom through a ceiling and steal money from a toy cash register.
The surveillance footage, recorded Sept. 10 at the YMCA Doris Mechanick Child Development Center in Indio, shows a man drop into the playroom through the ventilation system in the ceiling and immediately target what may have appeared in the dark to be a real cash register.
The cash register was a plastic toy, however, and the cash the man fled with was worthless play money.
The YMCA said repairs have been made to the ceiling and air conditioner.
Indio Police Sgt. Dan Marshall said the thief may have been behind previous, more successful burglaries.
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Yup, oh hi, yup. I'm good, yeah. Sorry, you say this latest panel of experts has just decided there is no evidence linking mobile phones to cancer and other health problems? Great. Can you just hang on a minute?
That's better. Can you still hear me? That was me rolling down a railway embankment a bit faster than I expected and I hit this tree stump at the bottom. Anyway, I hunched into a ball, the way you're supposed to, so there's no damage to the Nokia. You just rang me as I was sitting on the 9.16 and there was no way I was going to say "I'm on the train". Cliche or what? So I jumped out. Misjudged the speed of the train. I'm in a ditch, so I hope the signal is OK.
Great news about the health problems thing. We ought to meet up and celebrate. Ouch. Sorry, my ankle is sort of folded under my body in a peculiar way. I'm just going to roll over if I can. Say 'gain? No, there's not all that much blood. Not sure where it's coming from. Yeah, I'm good.
Have you heard from Clive? I'm worried about him. No, I said I'm worried about him. I texted him to warn him that Nick was looking for him, vowing to kill him. It seems he sent someone an unflattering picture message of Nick's girlfriend.
Clive had this fantastic new Panasonic. State of the art. Really tiny. Then he swallowed it by mistake. In that new Italian place, Alberto's. It's a bit dark there and anyway he mistook the Panasonic for a raviolo and ate it.
Are you getting this? The problem is, he hasn't seen my text message because it's in his stomach. Sorry, I can't talk any louder because there's this bull thing staring at me and it's making me self-conscious. Did you get the last bit? Obviously, we've got to let nature and Clive's digestive system take their course before Clive gets my text message. I'm afraid Nick might get to him first.
Say 'gain? No, I can't call up Caroline and get her to warn him. Didn't you hear? She got a new ringtone for her phone. Very discreet - cooing doves effect. Then a farmer shot her. What was that? Yeah, it was sad. Easy mistake to make. Yeah, dead. You might as well delete her from your stored numbers.
It was a terrible shock when I heard about it. I got the call from Mike when I was in All Bar One. I ran out into the street so I could have a bit of privacy and I was knocked down by a BT van. So it was a double shock, really. What was that? No, not too bad - just a couple of cracked ribs. Sorry, I thought you meant me. No, the phone's fine. These Nokias are tough cookies. Sorry, I can't speak up. There are three bulls now. Or heifers, or steers. Whatever. They're staring.
Dumped you? Who, Barbara? Just because you've rung her five times and her phone is always switched off doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't love you any more. Maybe she's still in Casualty and she has had to switch it off because it interferes with the X-rays and stuff. It's her eye. She was charging up her Samsung and she tripped over the wire, fell on top of her new DAB digital radio and the aerial stuck straight in her eye. They're fantastic. Really clear and you can get all these amazing channels. You really ought to.
The reason I'm whispering is that I'm walking past these staring bulls. Well, limping. Do they get enraged if they smell blood? Like crocodiles and things? There's a tree here and I'm going to climb it because I think I'll get a better signal up there. Then you can tell me properly about this report on mobiles and health.
Just while I climb, I'm gripping my phone between my teeth, so phrerrg I wnt snd vry dstnct fr a bt. Thts bttr. Nrly ther. Grrrung. Jst abt. Ah, I've made it. Phone's a bit damp, but the signal's better. There's a lovely view from up here. Can you hear me OK? I'm just going to edge my way a little bit further along this branch, very carefully . . .


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SWOG has a long history of leadership retreats, often aimed at solving knotty administrative problems, such as suboptimal federal funding. For some time now, we have been discussing the possibility of holding a Translational Medicine retreat, to help advance our plan to further develop pathway-driven research in the cooperative groups. I am pleased to announce we now have a date and agenda (speakers still being identified and invited) for this conference. Our retreat, which will take place immediately following the close of SWOG's fall group meeting, is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, October 25, and the morning of Sunday, October 26, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Attendance itself is still to be determined, based on funding, and space available, but we intend to make this opportunity more available to members than were prior, focused assemblies.
Working with Vice-Chair for Translational Medicine Lee Ellis, we surveyed SWOG Committee Chairs about what they would find useful, and their suggestions have gone into the topic list below. As a whole this list has met with general enthusiasm. One or several SWOG experts will lead most sessions, though we will also bring in outside experts. There will be significant time for interaction among members and Committee Leadership, as well as between Committee Chairs. There will likely be chances to meet with our industry partners.
Topics include:
A common request in the survey responses was to have time for interaction as well as pure educational sessions, and the final block will allow leadership to break into small groups, to identify specific TM issues and problems, which the Group can work on over the next year.
We'll be sending full details on the event and how to register, so keep an eye out for more information.


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terminate( ) and unexpected ( ) functions: If there is any problem in the exception or error handling then terminate and unexpected are called. A header <exception> must be included to call these functions. A terminate function acts as a last process to avoid issues in an exception handling program. A terminate function automatically calls an abort() function. Terminate function is called when: 1) catch statement is missing; 2) program is rethrowing an exception when there was initially no exception thrown. Unexpected function is called when an unexpected throw happens in a program. Unexpected function automatically calls a terminate function.
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Alex Builds his Farm: A game for children 7-10 in which the player helps Alex on his farm.
Source: Wikipedia, "Playmobil", available under the CC-BY-SA License.
From the game manual:
Alex is a lively and cheerful little boy who loves nature and animals. He often goes running along the forest paths with his dog Oscar. All the animals in the forest know him. Alex is also a great dreamer. Sometimes he sits under a tree and turns the pages of his favourite book: The Big Farming Book.
He sits there enjoying the sun, cooled by a gentle breeze. On such occasions Alex sometimes falls asleep and dreams of a magnificent farm with cows, funny little hens and affectionate horses. One day, Alex and Oscar went running in a field at the edge of the forest. In the middle of the field stood
a scarecrow to keep the crows away. When Oscar and Alex passed close to the scarecrow they heard a strange noise. Alex was surprised and looked all around, but couldn't see anything strange or unusual. Just as Alex and Oscar were about to continue their race, Alex heard the noise again. It was as if someone was calling him: - Psst! Pssst! Alex, it's me!
It was the scarecrow! Alex couldn't believe his eyes.
- But...! You can speak! said Alex in surprise.
-Yes, of course I can speak, said the scarecrow. But I only speak to children who like animals and nature. Like you, Alex!
The scarecrow had a big smile. He looked nice and funny at the same time. He spoke again:
-You know what Alex? I often see you sleeping under a tree in the forest. Did you know that when you dream in the middle of the forest, your dreams can come true?
- Er... No, I didn't know that, said Alex.
-Well, because you're a good little boy and you love nature so much, I'm going to tell you a secret: when you wake up, all you have to do is concentrate very intensely on your dream and do everything you canto make it come true!
- That's easy! said Alex.
- Yes! But above all, you mustn't forget to have fun! Other
wise, it's no longer a dream!
- Thanks, Mr Scarecrow! That's a great secret!
- Bye, bye!
As soon as Alex had finished talking with the scarecrow, he and Miro ran faster than ever in the direction of a large oak tree, the most majestic tree in the forest. Alex was keen to see if the scarecrow had been telling the truth. He sat down under the tree and shut his eyes. He listened to the birds sing
ing and the sound of the wind in the trees, but Alex couldn't manage to fall asleep. He was far too excited by the
scarecrow's secret! So he picked up his favourite book, the Good Farmer's Handbook and started to look at the pictures one after the other. Little by little, his eyelids shut and he fell asleep. And dreamt... He dreamt of his family, and a magnificent farm.
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Ah yes…it's that time of year again, when DU students are out for their 6-week winter break, and none of their friends are around. I was supposed to be volunteering 5 days a week at my church, but that fell through, and well…what's a girl to do? Sure, I could work on that abroad application…I really should be catching up on my reading list. Oh wait. I AM doing those things. Alas, it is not enough to occupy this vast void I suddenly find in my life! This, my friends, is where we turn to that fulfiller of dreams, that filler of tummies, that bandager of hearts…PIZZA.
Making pizza at home is always a blast. Admittedly, I've never made dough from scratch before (because TJ's makes pretty bomb pizza dough). But spreading the sauce, sprinkling the cheese, choosing your toppings…something about this simple project feels at once like an elementary school craft and the making of a Van Gogh. It is hard to make pizza and not make a MASTERPIECE (masterpizza?), and yet it is so comfortingly easy, and creative, like fingerpainting, or drawing with chalk in the driveway. Thus: pizza, healer of all wounds.
This pizza may gross some of you out. A crust made out of cauliflower? Ew. Ok, but I was excited when I heard about this. I freakin love vegetables. I also love cheese, and darn it, this pizza is basically made OUT of cheese. It's a score in my book.
And let me defend cauliflower for a moment. To me, cauliflower is like the blank canvas on which you may paint your flavors as you like (here with the artistry again). It really has very little taste. And, might I add, going great with cheese. Have you ever had cauliflower mac 'n' cheese? In this pizza, though, the cauliflower falls even more quietly into the background. It is literally ground to a pulp and mixed with a host of yummy other things. Think of it like the flour in this recipe. The cauliflour. (Wow, I'm on fire…or should I say, caulifire OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH).
Anyway, my cousin's wife first made this recipe (I have heard of other variations of it, too, so she easily may have been inspired by them; for all I know she got this whole thing online!), and my aunt shared it with me. I simply copied the recipe, and my comments are in italics.
Cauliflower Pizza
- 1 head Cauliflower
- ¼ cups Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ cups Mozzarella Cheese
- ¼ teaspoons Kosher Salt
- ½ teaspoons Dried Basil
- ½ teaspoons Dried Oregano
- ½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1 egg white
Place a pizza stone in the oven, or baking sheet if you don't have a pizza stone. Preheat oven to 450ºF. On a cutting board, place a large piece of parchment paper and spray it with nonstick cooking oil.
Wash and thoroughly dry a small head of cauliflower. Don't get one the size of your head unless you are planning on making 2 pizzas. Cut off the florets—you don't need much stem, just stick with the florets. Pulse in your food processor for about 30 seconds until you get powdery snow-like cauliflower. You should end up with 2 to 3 cups cauliflower "snow". Place the cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and cover. Cook for 4 minutes. Dump cooked cauliflower onto a clean tea towel and allow it to cool for a bit before attempting the next step.
Once cauliflower is cool enough to handle, wrap it up in the dish towel and wring the heck out of it. You want to squeeze out as much water as possible. This will ensure you get a chewy pizza like crust instead of a crumbly mess.
Dumped squeezed cauliflower into a bowl. Now add Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, kosher salt, dried basil (crush up the leaves even more between your fingers before adding), dried oregano (crush up the leaves even more between your fingers before adding), garlic powder (not garlic salt), and a dash of red pepper if you want. I also added 1 tablespoon almond meal because my cauliflower yielded closer to 2 cups of cauliflower snow; this is optional and I would not add the almond meal if you have closer to 3 cups of cauliflower snow. Now add the egg and mix away. Hands tend to work best.
Once mixed together, use your hands to form the dough into a crust on your oiled parchment paper. Pat it down thoroughly; you want it nice and tightly formed together. Don't make it too thick or thin either.
Using a cutting board, slide the parchment paper onto your hot pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 8-11 minutes, until it starts to turn golden brown. Remove from oven. I cooked my pizza for about 13 minutes, since it was large, but I really should have cooked it longer to make it crispier.
Add however much sauce, cheese, and toppings you want. I used tomato paste, and mushrooms and bell peppers sauteed in butter, garlic, lemon juice, pepper, and balsamic vinegar. Slide parchment with topped pizza back in the hot oven and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and slightly golden.
Test your patience and allow it to cool for a minute or two -.probably closer to two. Then using a pizza cutter and a spatula, serve up your delicious grain-free cauliflower crust pizza!
Being home for the end of my summer break and having been cooking up some quite wonderful things in my kitchen and those of my friends, I thought it would be fun to come back to this lovely blog and share with you some of my recent culinary adventures. My meals of the last week or so have been highlighted by: avocado mac 'n' cheese and a fruit and honey roasted pecan salad with Michelle, and spaghetti squash and black bean tacos and a nectarine and blackberry pie with Audrey. Oh, you WISH I were posting those recipes here!
Alas, no. When cooking with friends I prefer not to go out of my way to take nice pictures of food, and instead enjoy their company and the delectable things we cook up. Instead, today I'll be sharing two simple, irreplaceable staples in my diet: guacamole and hummus.
Now, I decided to become vegetarian in March. This came as a result of me having too much free time over spring break and practically OD'ing on documentaries about vegetarianism and veganism (go look on Netflix if you're curious – they can explain the reasoning for it much better than I!). I ate some meat while I was away in Spain, but always felt better on those days when I went veg. I really enjoy being vegetarian, and I love, love, love the food I feel justified gorging myself on without consequence. Guacamole and hummus happen to be two of those. I could eat both of them by the bowlful. I don't usually…because, of course, everything in moderation, kids. Even vegetables.
Also, this coming school year, I'll be living in a suite with a kitchen. I'm so stoked to be able to cook, so I figure I've got to learn how to make my favorite things. After travelling through Spain for two months, the idea of having OPTIONS for what I eat is exhilarating, and darn it, I'm taking advantage.
Ok. Srsly tho. Enough about me. Let's talk about the reasons we're all here: guacamole and hummus.
Guacamole is oh-so-simple. So is hummus, That's half the beauty of it.
2 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled
1 roma tomato, diced
1 small onion, or quarter of a large one, diced
two cloves garlic, pressed or diced
tablespoon lime juice
teaspoon salt
Mash the avocados to desired mash-ness (go chunky! It's the best!) with a potato masher or fork. Mix in everything else! The great thing is, you can totally fudge the amounts of your ingredients til you find the ratios you like. Honestly, why did I even give you a recipe? I mean, please.
It's best, though, if you leave it in the fridge for an hour to meld all the flavors together.
And now, how I had my guac (but there are oh-so many ways to have it!): In a grilled cheese sandwich. There are few things I love better than melted cheese, but guac has to be one of them. And together? The dream team. Guys. Try this magnificence, I kid you not. Cheddar cheese and good wheat bread gets you places.
2 cans garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas)
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
a little less than 1/4 cup water
about a tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash ground black pepper
dash dried red pepper
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (or more…what the heck)
1/4 teaspoon cumin
The hard part about this puppy is that you have to peel the garbanzo beans, which takes days. Unless you have a super amazing food processor, this is key to getting a smooth hummus. But heck, if you're lazy, or a college student (both?), than you can probably forgo this step. Just be warned that your hummus will not be texturally optimal.
Anyway, toss all those ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add more spices if you so desire (like guac, hummus has a thousand tasty variations). Then eat. Like cereal, if you like (guilty). I thought mine would be nicely supplemented by fresh veggies and toasted blue corn tortillas (which, by the way, I substituted for the pita bread I didn't have, and it turned out to be BETTER – try it).
Peas, lavacados, and happy cooking!
It's certainly been a while since I've done anything on here, but watch out! I have great excuses. First of all, I went to college and pursued other adventures. Second and most importantly, I have no access to a kitchen at college. My greatest culinary endeavors involved microwaving cookie dough in a mug to make single-serving nutella or chocolate chip cookies; while successful, I never took good pictures of them, and food blogging is just so much darn work! Although, of course, great fun.
At school, I recently started working in the kitchen of the hospitality building. So far, I have learned that I know nothing about cooking, and that being a professional chef is actually not that great. It's much better to keep these things casual in one's home.
And who is home for spring break right now? THIS KID. I have free time on my hands, warm weather that feels like summer (my prime cooking season), a million Pinterest recipes to try, and…no food in the house. Thus, culinary escapades await. I am back in my element, and if I do say so myself, my comeback cooking was pretty kick-butt.
For a super-late lunch, I made myself baked zucchini fries and a brie and apple grilled cheese. Major, major noms. The zucchini fries are easy, healthy, and addicting. And the grilled cheese…how can I describe it? I was transported to my own little world of crunchy sweet and gooey savory paradise, a magical land in which there were no exams, 8ams, negative temperatures, or drunk noisy neighbors at 2am…only awesome food in my mouth. This was my kind of meal. Simple. Fun and quick. Freaking delicious-amazing.
Apple and Brie Grilled Cheese
2 slices whole wheat French bread
a lot of brie (seriously, pile it on)
thin apple slices
Butter one side of each piece of bread, and place one piece butter-side down on a skillet on medium heat. Top with brie, apple slices, and more brie, then finish with the second slice of bread, butter-side up. Let it grill for about a minute, then flip it and grill the other side so a nice golden-brown. Just make sure the bread is golden and crunchy and the cheese is melty and gooey. (But really, did I have to tell you how to make a grilled cheese?? Come on, you know what to do.)
This recipe was inspire by this awesome article, which I have bookmarked for eternity.
Baked Zucchini Fries
2-3 small zucchinis, cut into French fry-size pieces
¼ cup flour
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
½ cup bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place cooling racks on top of a baking tray and set aside (this makes the fries bake evenly all around and not burn). Mix the flour, garlic, and salt in a bowl. Set out an assembly line of 3 bowls, one with the flour mixture, one with milk, and one with the bread crumbs. Dip each zucchini slice into the flour, then milk, then bread crumbs, and place on the cooling rack. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until "desired crispness is reached".
The original recipe can be found at Chocolate-Covered Katie, which is an AWESOME healthy food blog site. This girl turns your favorite comfort foods into just-as-delicious healthy and natural alternatives! Check her out.
I am back after spending two and a half weeks in Brazil! Of course, I can't come back from an epic international adventure like World Youth Day and not be culinarily inspired. To show my family what a traditional Brazilian meal would be, I decided to cook them the most common Brazilian dish, feijoada, for dinner the other day. Feijoada is a black bean soup with sausage and bacon, always served with rice and often with collared greens and a grain dish called farofa. If fact, this is the exact meal we had at a party at my host family's house!
The beans and rice are so simple, but magically delicious, and the farofa was probably the most interesting and tasty things I ate on my whole trip. It is usually made from yucca flour, cooked with onions, bacon, and eggs, and it tastes like couscous with a finer texture. It absorbs moisture and seems to melt in your mouth! I love it. Unfortunately, I can't same the same for collared greens, to I omitted them from my meal, and made a kind of salsa/salad that I found online instead.
I have to give pretty much all the credit for these recipes to The Daring Kitchen. I changed a few things (I didn't use any meat that had to soak overnight, and I didn't cook the beans quite as long because they were already soft and we were hungry, although the flavor also ended up being weaker), but since I had no experience with cooking this food I relied almost entirely on these instructions. Therefore, I won't bother to retype everything, since that would clearly be redundant…
My family really liked the meal, especially the farofa, which had always been my favorite as well. There are a few other Brazilian foods I really want to try: pão de queijo (cheese bread), paçoca (a crumbly sweet that tastes like peanut butter), and some of the many salgados (savory stuffed buns) that we bought on the street. I miss Brazil a lot, but cooking their food is one way to not miss it quite so much.
After several batches of experimentation, I can proudly say that I've developed a satisfactory recipe for granola bars, in three different flavors. The difficulty is in getting the texture right – they need to be crunchy and stick together, not crumbly, dry, or burnt. But the great thing about making granola bars is that you can pretty much make any flavor you want, depending on the "tasty additives" you put in. The way I made my flavors was by going through my kitchen, seeing what dry tasties we had, and deciding which ones would go well together. You can of course do the same!
By the way, these are all really good if you keep them in the fridge, or even the freezer. It makes them crunchier, neater (like, no melted chocolate), and cool for a hot summer day. Careful, though, cuz it also makes them more brittle…but, a broken bar tastes the same as a whole bar, so no worries.
For all bars:
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup honey
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the oats with the oil, spread out on a cookie tray, and toast in the oven for 6 minutes. Stir up the oats again, and toast for another 6 minutes. They should come out a dark golden-brown. Reduce the oven's temperature to 300 degrees.
Let the oats cool, then mix them with the honey and the additives of your choice. The mixture should be very thick and sticky. Spread it out on the cookie tray, and press it down very firmly, from the corners out. Make sure there are no big gaps, and it's best if you can make the edge as straight as possible for more normal-shaped bars (the mixture will only cover about 2/3 of the tray, or less).
Bake the bars in the oven for 15 minutes. Take them out, score them along the lines you will cut them (a serrated knife works well), then let them cool completely. Once they're cool, cut them up, and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
2-3 oz semi-sweet chocolate (either chips, or cut into chunks)
2 large handfuls of pretzels, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup peanut butter
Chocolate Banana Almond Bars
~1 cup banana chips, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup whole almonds, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup Nutella
(These are probably my favorite, because of their consistent success in crunchy texture.)
White Chocolate Fruit Bars
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried blueberries (or any dried fruit of your choice, preferably pea-sized or smaller)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
additional 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
I would bake these for an extra 2 minutes, after the first 15 from the base recipe.
This will be my last post for a while, as I leave on Monday for World Youth Day in Brazil! Hopefully I will come back inspired by some Latin American cuisine…(in addition, of course, to all the spiritual rejuvenation).
Happy cooking!
There are some pairings in this world that were simply meant to be. Blankets and hot cocoa. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Pools and barbecues. Call it destiny, call it providence, call it what you like, but these complimentary items (or people) are like puzzle pieces, that, while pretty and interesting apart, make so much more sense and are so much more beautiful when joined. And today I indulged in what I believe is possibly the most divine pairing in the culinary world – peanut butter and Nutella. If you have never experienced this heavenly match, I question your zeal for life. (Just kidding…kinda.)
But anyway. I felt like making ice cream because two of my friends, independent of one another, had been talking about ice cream with me on the 4th. And of course, talking about food makes me want to make it. Thus, I found an easy recipe for Nutella ice cream for which I had all the ingredients, and set to work. Michelle and I had been wanting to make cookie cups for ice cream for a while as well, and I figured, heck, today is the day. Instead of the chocolate chip cookie cups we had thought of, though, I made peanut butter cookie cups. Because, well…match made in heaven.
The ice cream took a lot longer to harden than it should have, and truthfully, it didn't harden fully until it was in the freezer for a few hours (after I had already eaten my soupy share). But boy, was it worth the wait. Imagine Nutella, turned blissfully smooth, soft, creamy and cool, not as rich and more mousse-like. Yes. That is what I indulged in for a few minutes in the afternoon heat. Then, of course, I got to eat the "bowl," which just added pleasure on pleasure. It was delicious, of course, but to be honest, by then it was a bit much. I would rather skip the peanut butter bowl and eat two helpings of that ice cream. Or I might break the cookie into chunks and mix it in the ice cream, so I really get the two flavors at once, instead of one then the other. But really…find your own way to make this match come alive for you! And seriously, make this ice cream. You won't regret it…unless its creamy goodness torments you in your dreams 'til the day you die.
Nutella Nirvana (yes that is correct)
1 cup nutella
1 can coconut milk
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
Mix all the ingredients together until smooth, then put it in your ice cream maker and follow its instructions. It may need to churn for 30-40 minutes, and may still be soft. Put it in the freezer to harden more.
I got this recipe from My Whole Food Life.
Use your favorite peanut butter cookie recipe for the cups. Turn a cupcake tin upside-down and spray the upside-down cups with cooking spray. Mold the dough around the cups, and make sure you check it frequently since the bake time may change. Let it cool, then de-mold and scoop your ice cream inside. Happy cooking!
Let me inform you of the perfect way to start the day (well, there are a few, but here is one): wake up and make a pastry with the ingredients you prepared the night before, take a shower while it cools down, and then take it out into your garden and happily munch on it for breakfast. This is precisely what I did yesterday, and it was indeed the kick-off to one of the best days I've had all summer. I spent the rest of the day with my best friends: playing ultimate Frisbee and soccer, going to In-n-Out for lunch, going swimming, playing cards, going to a great pasta restaurant downtown for dinner, and taking advantage of Monday night deals for both mini-golf and bowling. It was a little crazy how much we fit into a span of about 13 hours, and it was awesome. Certainly, I could not ask for better company.
I originally found this recipe on Pinterest, and was delighted to find that I already had all the ingredients at my fingertips. Granted, the pastry was actually supposed to be a Danish, but I had puff pastry dough left over from the time I made the tomato tart for a picnic. I left out the sugar in the cream, and used sweet apples instead of tart ones, which I think led to the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavor. Truly, the tanginess of the cream cheese, the fresh crunch of the apples, the earthy chew of the walnuts, and the buttery, flakey crust harmonized into a most beautiful composition. It was like a celestial song in my mouth. I shared it with my parents and friends, and all of them said the same thing (although not necessarily in those words…)
So, if you want to have the perfect day…why not start things off right with a little slice of heaven?
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Pastry
prepared puff pastry dough
8 ounces cream cheese
1 egg
3 ounces white chocolate (either chips, or you will need to chop it into small, even pieces)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 apple
~1/3 cup crushed walnuts
1. If you kept the puff pastry dough in the freezer, put it in the fridge to thaw overnight. When you're ready to make the pastry, take it out of the fridge to soften a bit more. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, dice the apple, and crush the walnuts if they have not been crushed already.
2. Soften the cream cheese by microwaving it for about 30 seconds.
3. Melt the white chocolate either in a double boiler or by microwaving it for about 30 seconds at a time. Be very careful not to overdo it, as white chocolate is finicky and can seize up easily. Stir thoroughly after each interval, since it often retains its shape even when melted.
4. Beat the cream cheese, white chocolate, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth.
5. Roll out the puff pastry dough into a large rectangle, about 12"x18".
6. Before you put the filling on the dough, lay your dough on the cookie tray you will bake it on. Otherwise, transporting it is a struggle (trust me…).
7. Spread the cream filling down the center of the dough, length-wise, leaving about 4 inches on each side. Top with the diced apple and walnuts. Cut strips of dough about ½ inch wide down the sides.
8. "Braid" the dough over the filling by alternating the strips from the left or right.
9. Bake the pastry for 10 minutes, then rotate it and bake for about 15-20, until the top is a crispy golden-brown. There may be a lot of juice leaking out from the filling and the buttery dough, but it shouldn't be an issue. Let it cool for at least 10 minutes before eating and experiencing heaven.
The original recipe can be found here. Happy cooking!


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Build trade with the COMMONWEALTH now we're FREE from EU, urges MP in new report
BRITAIN missed out on key opportunities to trade with Commonwealth countries while it was a member of the EU, and must now seek to do trade with the regions, says an MP.
Prime Minister Theresa May is being urged to explore rebuilding UK links with Commonwealth countries
James Cleverly, co author of Reconnecting with the Commonwealth: the UK's free trade opportunities blames our link to the EU for stalling potentially lucrative trade deals with the historic partners.
In a pamphlet that he co-wrote with Tim Hewish from the Royal Commonwealth Society, Mr Cleverly argues the vote to leave the EU offers the country a chance to begin new talks that could strengthen links with its old trading partners.
He said: "[Here is a] roadmap to ensure we prioritise agreements with the economies most ready do so, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore.
"It also highlights that a trade deal with traditionally more protectionist India could increase two-way trade by 26 per cent.
"An important part of our plan is an explicit commitment not to ignore the smaller and less developed economies of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Commonwealth countries."
He harks back to the time when these countries changed from the British Empire to commonwealth nations and says they have enjoyed rapid economic success since then.
He believes the multi-cultural countries scattered accross the globe which have a combined population of 2.3 billion people could be an untapped resource of income.
The commonwealth's share of GDP overtook the EU in 2004, and he argues that these nations offer scope to do business that the British government must now tap into.
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the Brexit vote showed Britain is "great"
Mr Cleverly wants Liam Fox and the Department for International Trade to take on board his recommendations and launch new business partnerships.
He is calling on the Government to produce a white paper to explore his ideas on international trade.
And he is not the first to encourage Britain to adopt this idea.
In the foreword to the pamphlet he wrote, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said that the Brexit vote showed that Britain is a "great country" that is ready to become a global leader.
Cleverly wants Liam Fox to take on board his recommendations
He urged Prime Minister Theresa May to explore rebuilding UK links with Commonwealth countries like his own to maximise the potential benefits from new trading links outside the EU.
Mr Abbott wrote in the foreword: "Brexit means that Britain is back."
"The country that gave the world the English language, common law and the Mother of Parliaments is once more to seize its destiny as a global leader.
"This is an exciting time for Britain and an exhilarating one for the countless millions elsewhere who appreciate Britain's unique contribution to western civilisation."


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In Learning to Sing, Clay details what his astonishing success has meant to him. He writes from the heart about his life before and since his instant stardom on American Idol, how he has changed, and how he struggles to adapt to life in the public eye. He speaks candidly about his lonely childhood: the father who abandoned him, the school bullies who tormented him, the mother who taught him to be strong, and the friends and teachers who, more than they ever knew, kept him going. He describes his new high-profile life in Los Angeles; the awards shows, the free clothes, the unfortunate presence of avocado on all the food. More significantly, he reveals what he has discovered from diving into the white-hot center of pop culture: what it takes for him to stay true to himself and remember the lessons he learned growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Clay shares his struggle to remain a man his mother can be proud of, and writes about the faith that sustains him today just as it did when he was an awkward, unpopular outsider. "I believe God has a direction for me. He did not give me this life just so I could buy a big house and an SUV. My job is to give back and to be a decent human being no matter how many people cheer my name."
Clay's friends, the old ones from North Carolina and the millions of new ones who love his voice, will hold this inspiring memoir as close to their hearts as they do his music. Learning to Sing reminds you that anything is possible. Like a perfect song, it will send your spirit soaring.
©2004 Clay Aiken; (P)2004 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
"Must read for every young person"
This book is very encouraging and uplifting. Mr Aiken is the best influence a young person can have. He is a very decent and moral person which in today's world is a very rare thing. This book is very entertaining and interesting. I hope at a future date Mr Aiken shares more of his writing ability.
"Quite a surprise"
I got hooked on this kid from the moment I heard him on American Idol. He was a mirror of the geek I have always been but with a voice that was so powerful and emotional. As I heard Randy Jackson ask, "Where is that voice coming from?", I, too wondered. I have my answer now.
We all are creatures of our history and Clayton has managed to pick the key moments of his history for this book. He is unashamed of any of it and ties it all together perfectly to let us understand who he is.
This is not some 'pop' version of how stardom feels. You'd be disappointed if you want it for that. It's a fine story about a real person who overcame much and won.
My only disappointment is that he did not narrate his own book.
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