Through the ages of time, there is one thing that has taken everyone outside of the box. The one act of creativity that has made everyone better who did it. The one thing that means anything: It is the ability to think outside of "labels", "the box", "the stereotype", whatever.
A good self-esteem is like good water that is clean, pure and needed by the body to survive. Like a body is mostly made of water, a mind and thoughts are made mostly of their intrinsic self-esteem, self-concept, self-worth and beneficial actions.
How to start the day on the right note?
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There is a famous saying by Eleanor Roosevelt ,"Great minds discuss ideas.Average minds discuss events and Small minds discuss people." This is what I am going to discuss about which may help us live better lives and use time judiciously.
Every one of us has a unique physique and personality traits needing equally and matching unique prescriptions for personality development. Still, it is worth to investigate, understand and adopt some general issues of personality development.
Many people are tortured with different kinds of fears without knowing how to deal with them.The following article attempts to help by providing a practical guide.
Many people want to be more productive but don't know how. This article offers some helpful tips.
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You know Roomba, that robot vacuum cleaner you keep seeing at Wal-Mart? It scares the crap out of us. Because if there's one thing sci-fi has taught us, it's that any intelligent device or creature we create and force into servitude will someday come to life and enslave us. The latest evidence of this? Enchanted Arms, a niche-y role-playing game that takes place in a world filled with man-made beings called "golems." They come in a zillion shapes and sizes, but every last one has decided - you guessed it - that the human race would be much easier to care for if we were all dead.
It's up to you, as an average (yet, of course supernaturally gifted) student at Magically Kicking the Crap Out of Stuff University and your variously talented friends to fix it all by bashing the golems' rebellious teeth in - and if they don't have teeth, by just pounding your wrath into whatever body part is closest to you.
Battles are the meat and potatoes of Enchanted Arms. The two opposing forces are plopped onto two connected 4x3 checkerboard-like grids and take turns casting, bashing, and blasting the stuffing out of one another. It's not quite as simple as rock 'em, sock 'em, though. Various elements are stronger against certain foes, and different attacks have different shapes - a spear stab strikes forward for three squares, but a magical tidal storm might strike in an X-shaped pattern, and a gatling gun blast could perforate an entire nine-square area. Characters can also help shield one another, so maneuvering is critical as well.
The question is this: what were some of these crazy golems originally used for? There are more than 125 in the PS3 Enchanted Arms (up from around 100 in the 360 version), and they run the full gamut. Within the first two hours, we encountered a giant stone knight, a hyper-cute pink-haired maid (with giant gun), a green salamander kinda thing, and a flat dude with a pizza for a head. More importantly, we not only met them, we collected them. Sort of. You see, golems you've defeated can often be reconstituted to fight for you. In fact, recruiting them to your army is a huge part of the game.
Thus, Enchanted Arms materializes as a sort of Pokemon in Final Fantasy clothes. It doesn't look mind-blowingly next-gen, but it's artistically gorgeous, full of elaborate spell effects and lavish environments that aren't nearly as wide-open as they first appear. And there's a ton of the usual RPG linear exploring, talking heads, looking for items, and random battling.
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation retained Kideney Architects (in association with IKM, Inc.) to replace a former skilled nursing unit with an all new orthopaedic unit. The existing unit was completely gutted and rebuilt into 22 single rooms, four of which include ceiling lifts and toilet rooms with extra space to accommodate staff assistance, two nursing stations, clean rooms, resident work room and associated support spaces. Adjacent to the unit is a new physical medicine and rehabilitation gym.


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The Effect of Autogenous Peritoneal Graft Augmented with Platelets- Plasma Rich Protein on the Healing of Induced Achilles Tendon Rupture, in Dogs
Layth Mahmud Alkattan
Asma Alawi
Osama Al-Iraqi
Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
BACKGROUND: In dogs, Achilles tendon rupture is an important clinical issue. Treatment of the ruptured tendon remains a controversial problem. However, surgical intervention, by the using of different biological scaffolds, has been recognized as the most effective approach for the repair of such cases.
The current study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of platelets-plasma rich protein (PRP) and autogenous peritoneal scaffold to improve the healing process of ruptured Achilles tendon in dogs.
Eighteen healthy dogs of the local breed were randomly allocated into three equal groups. Achilles tendon of the hind limbs were prepared aseptically and transected transversely. In the control group, the tendon was reconstructed with the traditional suture using modified Kessler techniques. In the peritoneal scaffold group, a combination of traditional suture and the autogenous peritoneal scaffold was used to augment the defected tendon. In the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, the induced rupture was treated as similar to the peritoneal scaffold group and supported by a topical application of PRP. In addition to the gross observation, the healing process was evaluated with histopathological and sonographic investigations at 15, 30, and 60 days post-operative.
By comparison with control, the utilizing of autologous peritoneum scaffold augmented with PRP revealed a valuable impact on Achilles tendon healing. This impact was manifested by improved fibroblastic proliferation, reduced adhesion, and improved mechanical function of the tendon. Also, the sonographic examination of the fibrosis site demonstrated the presence of hyperechoic spots.
We concluded that utilizing both the peritoneal scaffold augmented and PRP along with the traditional suture revealed remarkable optimistic effects on healing of the ruptured Achilles tendon in dogs.
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تاثیر پیوند صفاقی اتوژن تقویت شده با پروتئین غنی از پلاسما-پلاکت ها بر ترمیم پارگی تاندون آشیل القا شده در سگ
لیت محمود الکتان
اسما حسین علاوی
اسامه موفق العراقی
گروه جراحی و مامایی ،دانشکده دامپزشکی موصل،موصل ،عراق
ترمیم تاندون آشیل؛ سگ ها؛ ارزیابی؛ صفاق
داربست
Tendon injuries commonly occur and constitute one of the greatest challenges for orthopedic surgery. The healing process of such cases is slow and treatment might require prolonged rehabilitation (Denitsa et al., 2015). In dogs, both partial and total rupture of Achilles tendon is not an uncommon traumatic problem (Taniguchil et al., 2018). Several therapeutic choices have been used to repair the ruptured tendons; these included traditional suturing, autografting, allografting, and synthetic prostheses (Denitsa et al., 2015). Treatment of the ruptured Achilles tendon is continued to be controversial; however, the most frequently applied methods are conservative, percutaneous, and surgical repair (Greca et al., 2005). Re-rupture after treatment is the major problem; Thus, surgical intervention is advisable to restore tendon integrity, strength, and functional (Spinella et al., 2010). Various studies have assessed the efficacy of utilizing several materials that have the potential to improve
the healing process and tendon regeneration without the development of fibrotic tissue. For instance, polypropylene mesh, collagen fiber implantation, pericardium, small intestine submucosa, dermal patch, mesenchymal stem cells, vein graft, platelet-rich plasma and omentum (Jahani et al., 2015; Canapp et al., 2016; Bellenger, 2003). The peritoneum is a serous membrane covered by mesothelial cells and supported by a stromal layer. The stromal layer is composed of elastic and collagen fiber, mast cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, adipose cells, and glycosaminoglycans (Konig et al., 2004). The utilization of the peritoneum is based on the capacity of its relative cells to release growth factors such as transforming growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and epidermal growth factor, which demonstrated a positive effect on the healing process (Hosgood, 2003). The application of PRP enables tendon lesions to recuperate and eliminate signs of inflammation (Bellido et al., 2018). Ultrasonographic evaluation of the normal Achilles tendon was firstly reported in 1997, where a report investigated the effectiveness of ultrasonography as a diagnostic imaging procedure in orthopedic problems in small animals (Kramer et al., 1997). Based on the sonographic echotexture pattern, a previous study on canine Achilles tendon injury demonstrated that ultrasonographic examination is insufficient for differentiation between the partial and complete rupture of the Achilles tendon (Rivers, 1997). However, another relevant study indicated that ultrasonography can be employed to categorize the partial ruptures into deep or superficial ruptures (Kramer et al., 2001). Additionally, a considerable amount of literature has been published on the using of ultrasounds as a diagnostic tool of Achilles tendon affections in dogs (Baltzer and Rist, 2009; Case et al., 2013; Spinella et al., 2010). Therefore, the present study was directed to investigate the role of PRP with peritoneum in the healing process of experimental Achilles tendon rupture in dogs.
Healthy local breed dogs (n=18) were randomly allocated into three equal groups (6 animals each). A uniform protocol of general anesthesia consisting of Ketamine 5% (10 mg/kg) and Xylazine 2% (3 mg/kg) intramuscularly (IM) was followed. The site of operation directly over the tendon was prepared under standard sterilization procedures. In the control group, Achilles ten
don was transversely sectioned and repaired with a modified Kessler method only and the leg was fixed with Gipson. In the peritoneal scaffold group, peritoneum graft was harvested directly by making an incision at the lower abdomen near to the umbilicus from the same dog, isolated segment (approximately 3×3 cm) was preserved in ringer solution containing 10% gentamicin. The tendon repaired as mentioned in the control group and augmented with peritoneum graft. In the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, the tendon was repaired by tenorrhaphy, augmented with peritoneum graft, and PRP was applied directly on the site of the ruptured area.
The platelet-rich plasma protein (PRP) was prepared at the time of operation where blood samples (20 ml) were collected from the jugular vein and separated into two test tubes (10 ml) containing 0.5 ml of 3.2% sodium citrate. Following centrifugation at 1500 rpm for 10 min, the supernatant aspired and the remaining part of blood represents the PRP (2 ml). This portion was centrifuged again at 1500 rpm for 15 min, then PRP was activated with two drops of 10% calcium chloride (Malik et al., 2013). The site of operation was prepared for surgical operation starting just 5cm proximal to the calcaneus on the lateral aspect of the limb. Then, the surgical site was closed routinely and covered with a non-adhesive dressing bandage. The operated limb immobilized using Gipson (with window) for 2-weeks. Postoperatively, the site of surgery was evaluated clinically at 15, 30, and 60 days. Lameness was categorized according to the lameness scoring (I to VI scale) system (Millis et al., 2004). To determine the gross pathological changes, biopsies were collected from two dogs at each period and the site of the collected specimen was repaired routinely without killing the animal. Ultrasonographic examination was performed at the longitudinal axis (Lamb and Duvernois, 2005). Tissue sections were stained with Harri's hematoxylin and alcoholic eosin (Suvana et al., 2013), and the stained slides were examined at 100X.
Postoperatively, clinical parameters indicated that all operated animals were healthy, alert, and showed normal activity with a good appetite. There was no evidence of serious complications such as infection or wound dehiscence at the operative leg. However, in all groups, animals exhibited lameness a few days post-operation. Lameness was classified according to the lameness score system as grade I. In the control group, the symptoms of lameness persisted for 15 days and 8 days in the peritoneal scaffold group. Interestingly, in the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, less severe lameness was reported which lasts for 6 days. Grossly, there was thickening at the area of operation which persisted for 20, 26, and 27 days in control, peritoneal scaffold, and peritoneal scaffold with PRP groups, respectively. In all groups, lameness was subsided gradually. Grossly, in the control group, there was massive adhesion between the tendon and neighboring tissues with incomplete healing at the two ends of the tendon. In the peritoneal scaffold group, there was moderate adhesion with an earlier healing process than the control group (Figure 1). In the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, there was mild adhesion with complete healing (Figure 2). Interestingly, in all operated animals, there was no change in the total tendon lenth.
. The peritoneal scaffold group, moderate adhesion with adequate healing (15 days post-surgery).
. The peritoneal scaffold with PRP group mild adhesion with complete healing.
Histopathologically, in the control group, results revealed the presence of maturation of the granulation tissue which character
ized by dense collagen fiber with a moderate proliferation of active fibroblast after 30 days post-surgery. However, after 60 days of operation, mature connective tissue was presented and characterized by the organization of collagen fiber (Figure 3). In the peritoneal scaffold group, at 15 days, there was a severe proliferation of active fibroblasts with a little number of blood vessels. Additionally, there was a reduction in the density of collagen fiber with a mild inflammatory response. At day 60, there was a decrease in the number of spindle fibroblast cells, collagen fiber organization and vascularity were qualitatively similar to those of normal tendon tissue. There were no signs of cartilage or bone formation within the tendon (Figure 4). In the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, at 30 days, the presence of connective tissue with collagen fibers formation accompanied by a reduction in the number of fibroblast cells and no inflammatory reaction. At 60 days, sections revealed the presence of new collagen fibers with further decreases in the number of fibroblasts. Besides, edema was noted between collagen fibers (Figure 5).
. Control groups at day 60 post-operation. The section displays the presence of mature connective tissue and the organization of collagen fiber. HandE, 100X.
. The peritoneal scaffold group at 60 days showed a decreased number of spindle fibroblast cells and collagen fiber organization HandE, 100x.
. The peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group at 60 days showed new collagen fibers formation with a decreased number of fibroblast cells. The presence of edema between collagen fibers. HandE, 100X.
In the control group, the sonographic investigation revealed a mottled heterogeneous fiber pattern with an area of hypoechogenicity at 15 days; however, hyperechogenicity was the main feature at 30 days with homogenous fiber pattern (Figure 6). In the peritoneal scaffold group, at 15 days, hyperechogenic with a hypoechogenic area were recognized at the center of the tissue. Moreover, sections showed a small hypoechoic area at 30 days and hyperechogenic at 60 days (Figure 7). In the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, at 15 days, the hyperechogenic area was determined at the center. In the 30 and 60 days, there was hyperechogenic hypoechogenicity at the site of operation (Figure 8).
. Longitudinal ultrasound image of a lateral aspect of the calcaneal tendon in the control group at 60 days. Homogenous fiber pattern with an area of hyperechogenic.
. Longitudinal ultrasound image of a lateral aspect of the calcaneal tendon in the peritoneal scaffold group at 60 days. Homogenous fiber pattern with a hyperechoic area.
. Longitudinal ultrasound image of a lateral aspect of the calcaneal tendon in the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group at 60 days. Homogenous fiber pattern with a smallhypoechogenic area.
Tendon regeneration is a complex and very slow process. Several biologic or synthetic scaffold devices for tendon augmentation were used to provide more effective management and increased healing rates (Walden et al., 2016). A successful restoration with a good outcome should have suitable durability, tension, and strength to meet the dynamic workload (Jahani et al., 2015). In the current trial, results showed that treatment with the scaffold of autologous peritoneum has positively accelerated the healing of the ruptured tendon. This outcome might provide evidence that scaffold can serve as temporary supportive materials for the host tissue in the processes of growth and repairing. Furthermore, the using of PRP for augmentation of the transected tendon might provide advantageous effects on the mechanical properties of the tendon. Clinical observation reveals improvement in the gait and gradual decreases of lameness especially at day sex post-surgery in peritoneal scaffold and PRP group. This may be attributed to the role of the peritoneal scaffold as a protective shield, which decreases the adhesion between the tendon and the surrounding region (Castillo et al., 2019). Also, the peritoneal scaffold might have a curative effect due to the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts. For instance, in addition to the extracellular matrix synthesis, rapid degradation of the implanted scaffold was determined; thus, in treated groups, there was an early improvement in the mechanical function of tendon and the signs of lameness subsided rapidly (Bellenger, 2003). Moreover, the addition of PRP acts as a fibrin tissue adhesive, which increases the tensile strength of the tendon and improved gait (Sarrafian et al., 2010). Similarly, a recent study indicated the effective role of using the PRP for repairing digital flexor tendons in rabbits (Sara et al., 2017). Grossly, adhesion is the most important clinical concerns in tendon repair, which is mainly related to unsuccessful functional outcome (Fahie, 2005). The autologous peritoneum scaffold augmented with PRP acts as a protective shield and contribute to overcome adhesion with the neighboring tissue; consequently, keeping the gliding property of the tendon (Kewa et al., 2011; Elenes et al., 2012). By comparison with the control group, the detected degree of adhesion was lesser in the peritoneal scaffold group, which allows to earlier return to the functional activity of the treated leg (Hajipour, 2016).
In all groups, histopathological examination revealed the presence of matured granulation tissue and inflammatory response in the first 15 days with a complete remodeling of injured edges. Besides, there was an extension of the fibrous extracellular matrix between the wound edges; furthermore, a complete maturation of collagen sheets with strength and stretching of wound borders. The previously described processes indicating a completed healing process is evident at the extracellular and cellular levels. The healing process might be enhanced by growth factors that present in PRP; for instance, tumor necrosis factor alfa (Moshiri and Oryan, 2013). Our results in the peritoneal scaffold group demonstrated physiological inflammatory reactions rather than inflammatory processes against pathogens. This observation might be attributed to the positive impact of PRP by in
itiating the healing process through activation of the inflammatory reaction mediating by interleukin-6 (IL-6). Furthermore, the PRP promotes inflammatory reaction by activation of oxygen free radicals that plays an import
ant role in the elimination of pathogens from the contaminated surgical wound (Sample et al., 2018). The effect of PRP might be referred to its content of numerous growth factors including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF). These factors have the
potency to initiate and accelerate the healing phases through the enhances of angiogenesis, cellular mitosis, and formation of new sheets of collagen fibers (Najafbeygi et al., 2017). In this study, PRP treatment demonstrated complete healing and the affected tissue returned to its normal feature. PRP contains factors, such as IL-6 and IL-12, where these factors found to be influencing the transforming of a tendenocyte into a fibroblast, which is responsible for remolding precursors of collagen fibers into type I collagen fibers (Moshiri and Oryan, 2013). Therefore, our results indicated that regeneration with the using of PRP is much more effective than using peritoneal scaffold alone. The using of PRP along with peritoneal graft might contribute in the remodeling of extracellular matrix components, increase collagen fiber production and deposition, earlier granulation tissue maturation and organization (Cai et al., 2019; Sarafian et al., 2010; Hosgood, 2003).
In all groups, the ultrasonographic examination exhibited thickening of the treated tendon in which continued to be detectable to the end of the study. However, thickening in the control group was much more than the treatment groups, a similar observation was previously reported Fredberg and Bolvig (2002). Another previous work stated that the increased tendon thickness is a consequence of the local inflammation, which is usually accompanied by edema (Rumack et al., 2005). Recent work suggested that the increased tendon size, in both acute and chronic tendinopathies, favor sonography at the affected site. For instance, the increased tendon size in acute tendinitis is a consequence of haemorrhage and edema; however, in chronic tendinitis, the presence of fibrous tissue, intra-tendinous calcification, and degenerative changes, including increased proteoglycan content, loss of collagen organization and bundling, and myxomatous degeneration tend to cause a permanent thickening in the affected tendon (Macdugall et al., 2018).
Sonographic examination in both the control group (15 and 30 days post-surgery) and in the first and second treated group (15 days post-surgery) showed a heterogeneous fiber pattern in the course of the tendon. It has been suggested that the mottled or heterogenous fiber pattern might be associated with several disorders such as fiber disruption, intra-tendinous haemorrhage, disorganization of collagen fibers after surgery (Rumack et al., 2005; Macdugall et al., 2018). Whereas, the improved tendon pattern occurs early (30 days) in the peritoneal scaffold with the PRP group, which indicates that PRP improved the healing process. However, in the peritoneal scaffold group, the inflammation persisted, evident as small hypoechoic areas, even at the 30 days post-surgery. These results are similar to those reported in a previous study specified that the injured Achilles tendon might return to its normal echogenicity after 29 days of treatment (Chamberlain et al., 2013).
The utilizing of peritoneum graft supported with platelets-plasma rich protein (PRP) has a positive impact on acceleration
and improvement of Achilles tendon repair.
We would like to thank the College of Veterinary Medicine, Assistant professor Dr. Hana Ismail, Dept. of Pathology; Dr. Isam Sharum for his support during the research period.
The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.
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June 9 (UPI) -- Several Hollywood stars gathered in Los Angeles to honor actress Diane Keaton with an American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
Keaton sat in the main dais in the Dolby Theatre on Thursday night as Woody Allen made a rare appearance in Los Angeles to present the award to Keaton who won best actress for her starring role in 1977's Annie Hall.
"We go back a long way, Diane and I," Allen said.
He then began to roast a delighted Keaton about her dating past and compared her younger self to fictional character Eve Harrington in All About Eve, joking that she made a Freudian slip when referring to Allen as a talented young director and "instead she called me a stepping stone."
Keaton, 71, became the 45th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award and the ninth female honoree after Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine and Jane Fonda.
Fonda was present at the ceremony to comment on Keaton's fashion style, including her love of hats, and provide some political commentary.
"This award is going to make a great hat stand," she said. "She absolutely owns the color white. So tonight, in her honor, I'm wearing white. It's not just the color of Donald Trump's cabinet. It's a special white, suffragette white. Women wear white as a symbol of strength."
Rachel McAdams appeared alongside Emma Stone, Reese Witherspoon and Lisa Kudrow to discuss Keaton's role as a mentor and reflect on three pieces of advice Keaton offered her.
"Get an assistant, don't be too picky with men and always wear your nicest underwear," McAdams said. "I did, I'm working on it, and I'm wearing Spanx, I failed you there.
Sarah Silverman praised Keaton for her iconic work as an actress, director, photographer, home designer and philanthropist.
"She's one of the few women in Hollywood who has always been defined by her work and her character and not the men she's been associated with — and by the way those men are nothing to sneeze at," Silverman said.


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Walmart Is Jumping on the Gig Economy Bandwagon
That Walmart delivery driver might just be an employee on the way home from work.
By Peter EconomyThe Leadership Guy@bizzwriter
According to a recent article in The Washington Post, Walmart is trying out a new strategy to compete with online retail giant Amazon: "enlisting its employees to deliver online orders on their way home from work." By creating an on-demand network of drivers, Walmart is taking a page from such gig economy pioneers as Lyft and Uber.
While the program is currently limited to two stores in New Jersey and one in Arkansas, the hope is that it will be rolled out nationwide. According to the company's executives, by leveraging Walmart's 1.2 million employees and 4,700 US-based stores, this initiative (dubbed "associate delivery") will enable the company to cut shipping costs while speeding delivery -- making customers happier and Walmart more competitive.
In a blog post, Marc Lore -- chief executive of Walmart's e-commerce business -- explains, "It just makes sense: We already have trucks moving orders from fulfillment centers to stores for pickup. Those same trucks could be used to bring ship-to-home orders to a store close to their final destination, where a participating associate can sign up to deliver them to the customer's house."
The good news for Walmart employees who decide to sign up for the associate delivery program is that they will be compensated for their trouble. Using a smartphone app, employees are able to sign up for up to 10 deliveries a day -- specifying limits for package size and weight. And while it's not yet clear exactly how employees will be paid for this new task, Walmart spokesman Ravi Jariwala says that they will be paid extra, including overtime if necessary.
So don't be surprised if the next delivery you get from Walmart is by way of an employee, maybe a neighbor -- on the way home from work.
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The road to 'Transparent': A history of transgender characters on TV
Image: Donte Neal/Mashable
By Jim Halterman 2015-12-11 21:45:51 UTC
A transgender woman dressed elegantly in her wedding dress is about to marry her cisgender fiancé. A loving crowd surrounds them as the pastor begins the ceremony.
There's no dissension, no frowning on-lookers and nobody protesting what's in front of them — not that there ever should be. But this TV wedding isn't taking place in 2015. It's 1977.
See also: Transgender representation on TV: A timeline
The show was All That Glitters, a five-night-a-week series from Norman Lear that debuted in April of that year and would go on to last only 13 weeks before cancelation. The short-lived show has a special place in history for the transgender community, as it featured the first transgender series regular on a television series.
Jeffrey Tambor plays Maura on Amazon's 'Transparent,' which recently released its second season.
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Since then, though, the transgender community's quest for visibility on television has been a rocky road. Even the shows that tried to include transgender charcters in the years that followed didn't always do it right.
But as the second season of the much-lauded Amazon series Transparent debuts, it's worth looking back — from the time when the T in LGBT was predominantly silent (or poorly represented) to now, when people like Chaz Bono, Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner have given a voice to the trans community on the small screen.
In GLAAD's 2015 "Where We Are On TV" report, which annually chronicles LGBT representation, the organization found that an "overwhelming majority" of Americans — 84% of respondents, in fact — "learn about trans people through what they see in the media."
And while Transparent focuses primarily on the transitional journey of Jeffrey Tambor's Maura and her family, the report points out that a shift is happening as more series — like Netflix's Orange is the New Black and Sense8 — begin to present trans characters just living their lives — going "beyond the 'transition narrative,'" as GLAAD says.
Given the strides made over the past few years, it's easy to forget that TV didn't always get it right. The shows that did worked really, really hard to do so.
And they're still working on it.
In 1971, Norman Lear created All in the Family and soon became the king of the television sitcoms. His shows were as smart and socially-conscious as they were funny, breaking down stereotypes and offering new perspectives.
Whether Lear's series' were depicting an unsuspecting, bigoted Archie Bunker giving mouth-to-mouth to cross-dresser Beverly LaSalle or The Jeffersons' close-minded George Jefferson meeting a former Army buddy who had transitioned from Eddie to Edie, the TV titan insists that he wasn't trying to be controversial. Instead, he says, he had one simple intention.
"That's the part that I loved the most, that people talked," Lear, 93, says. "[The shows] caused people to talk about the things that needed to be talked about."
Lori Shannon played female impersonator Beverly LaSalle on 'All in the Family.'
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In fact, the writer/producer didn't think he was doing anything out of the ordinary by presenting LGBT characters. "It wasn't like it was strange to Americans, to people who lived normal lives. We all knew gay people. We all knew the world," he explains.
In 1977, Lear brought that universe to the forefront with All That Glitters, a show that flipped gender roles on their heads — where women ruled the world, and men were the subservient objects of desire. Of course, this gave a golden opportunity to include a transgender character among the show's regulars.
"[Norman] was so far ahead of his time in everything he did," says Linda Gray, who played Glitters' trans fashion model Linda Murkland the year before she started playing Sue Ellen Ewing on megahit Dallas.
Before taking on the role, Gray remembers sitting down with a trans woman in a chat set up by Lear. She wanted to get the full story — "who they are and how did this happen and what did they go through," as Gray puts it.
"We sat in a room together, and I thought that was the most generous thing to do because I had a list of questions as an actor," she says. "I thought, 'I want to respect the transgender community.'"
Unfortunately, All That Glitters received negative reviews and low ratings and was cancelled after its initial thirteen weeks.
For all of TV's positive and carefully constructed portrayals of transgender characters — before and after Lear's trailblazing — not everyone always got it (or gets it) right.
Similar to early portrayals of gay and lesbian characters, the first trans characters on TV were often stereotyped as prostitutes, murderers and/or victims. Some writers didn't seem to know that being transgender and being gay were different, as was the case with one hot new sitcom in the fall of 1977.
Billy Crystal, seen here in the 'Soap' pilot, played openly gay character Jodie Dallas on the program. The character ended up entangled in some controversial plotlines over the years, including one that had him seeking a sex change. The character is seen here with Richard Mulligan and Cathryn Damon.
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Soap, a half-hour sitcom lampooning soap operas, pushed buttons for a lot of reasons. One was the inclusion of Billy Crystal's Jodie Dallas, a flamboyantly gay man who goaded his homophobic stepfather and took joy in wearing his mother's ultra-feminine clothing.
In the series' first season, Jodie wanted a sex change operation so that he could marry his closeted pro football player boyfriend. This would've been a groundbreaking storyline, had Jodie actually been transgender. Instead, the show's writers assumed that being a gay man meant you'd also want to be a woman. Wrong.
Eventually, Jodie did realize that he was a gay man — not transgender — and the character stopped wearing women's clothes. But even some 20 years later, TV still had a troublesome relationship with trans characters and storylines.
In a December 1997 episode of Ally McBeal, a transgender woman named Stephanie (played by Wilson Cruz, who would later become GLAAD's National Spokesperson and Strategic Giving Officer) played a fashion designer who turns to prostitution to pay the bills. Throughout the episode, Stephanie is misidentified as "confused" about her gender. Upon returning to prostitution, she ends up murdered.
Shortly after the episode aired, then-GLAAD Publications Manager Don Romesburg wrote a scathing response, blasting the show for multiple "insensitive remarks" directed toward the character and for failing to "address the larger issues of societal transphobia."
Lisa Edelstein played a trans woman in a 2000 episode of 'Ally McBeal,' but portrayals have come a long way since then.
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Unfortunately, time didn't change how Ally McBeal approached the subject. In a 2000 episode, Lisa Edelstein played a trans client who had been fired from her job when she refused to take a mandatory physical, which would have revealed her hidden status to her employer. When Edelstein's distraught character tells her lawyers — played by Greg Germann and Lucy Liu — "I'm really a man," they both spit-take their drinks. Liu's character then says, in shock, "I can spot a he/she a mile away. There's no way."
Would that same reaction and dialogue fly on TV today? There's no way.
Trace Lysette (left) and Alexandra Billings (right) play Maura's (Tambor's) friends on Amazon's 'Transparent.'
Image: Jennifer Clasen/Amazon Studios
Transparent's impact
It's no surprise that Lear gushes about his love for Transparent. Much as he did decades ago with All in the Family, The Jeffersons and All That Glitters, Jill Soloway's series sparked a new, necessary conversation for the trans community when it premiered in February of 2014.
"Jill Soloway gets, for me, full credit for the uniqueness and the stunning way she executed [Transparent], electing to do it in the middle of a family where there were other problems that from a family standpoint were equally important," says Lear. "It's a wonderful show, and she is brilliant."
For Soloway, who now has an Emmy to her name, focusing the story on the entire Pfefferman family was a way to show that this was only meant to be Maura's journey.
"There is a misconception that 'coming out' is a singular experience," she says. "Transparent aims to de-myth this trope. Maura's coming out created an identity Jenga that literally pulled the foundation of each Pfefferman's identity out from under them."
A family wedding comes with a lot of drama in Season 2 of 'Transparent.'
Going into Season 1, though, Tambor — who won both the Golden Globe and the Emmy this year for bringing Maura to life — didn't have time to worry about how the audience would react to the series.
"We put our heads down, we went to work, and when we lifted our heads again, there were people talking about this show the same way we were talking about the show," he says. "Jill is a tremendous conductor and a tremendous director...I had great scripts and a great storyline, and [it was] basically just finding the breadcrumbs."
If viewers feel close to Maura, that's because Tambor himself feels close to her. "Maura's very real to me. I'm chasing her, and she's like a friend who keeps beckoning me, and she changes," he explains. "This year [in the second season], we've sort of taken the bubble wrap off of her, and she's searching for a home. She's searching for friends. She's searching for a trusting relationship. She's searching for her politics. She's searching."
How Can Television Help?
Despite massive gains in recent years, the trans community's search for equal and fair representation is certainly not over. Those involved will say that there's still much room for improvement — especially when it comes to trans roles being played by trans actors, an especially loaded issue.
But all parties agree that trans representation can have only a positive effect — and can help curtail the all-too-frequent violence against trans people.
"It's shocking and it's horrible and it's disgusting that it's happening in such large numbers," says Tatiana Maslany, who plays a trans character, among others, on BBC America's Orphan Black. "I think the only way for that to change is for more characters to be representing trans people on television."
Candis Cayne, seen here on 'Dirty Sexy Money,' the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in primetime.
Super-producer Greg Berlanti, whose ABC series Dirty Sexy Money featured a trans character played by trans actress Candis Cayne, is also hopeful that we'll see more conversation that will, in turn, prompt even more change.
"I think there's definitely been a tipping point," he says. "Obviously whenever that happens, the floodgates kind of open. The more that television, especially network television, looks and feels like the conversations that are happening in America, the more important and better off that is."
While we are seeing more representation on television, statistically, there's still a ways to go. GLAAD's "Where We Are on TV" report states that there aren't currently any transgender characters on primetime broadcast programming, and just three recurring trans characters on cable.
The numbers are better online, with streaming series boasting "the highest percentage of trans characters at 7% (4) with two notably being series leads." But of those seven trans characters, only one is a transgender man.
The hope, of course, is that while shows will continue to set the standard for bringing about understanding for the trans community and broaden the scope of exploring their lives by moving outside the trans journey, they will also show that these characters — like others — are just another part of our world.
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What does LGBTQ+ stand for?
LGBTQ+ or the full anacronym LGBTQQIP2SAA, stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit (2S), androgynous, and asexual. These categories represent the range of gender and sexual orientations outside of the "binary", "straight" or "heterosexual" orientations.
What is Sexual Orientation?
Sexual orientation refers to the emotional, romantic, and sexual manner in which people are oriented towards others. It involves five different components: Thoughts, feelings, fantasies, behaviour, and identity.
You may find that how you relate to each component is not consistent across the board. For example, you may have fantasies that you'd never care to act out, or you might have thoughts and feelings but not behaviour due to lack of opportunity or experience.
You might also identify as one way, such as "straight" but have had same-sex behavior out of curiosity.
Identity refers to how you think about yourself, and the words that you use to communicate this aspect of yourself to others.
Identity is based on how you relate to the other 4 components (thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and behaviour).
Additionally, sexual orientation is relatively stable and enduring over time, but you may feel more certain about it as you get to know yourself better, and as stigma in society decreases and becomes more accepting.
Sexual orientation is rarely black or white, but more of a continuum, and your place on that continuum is relatively stable over time.
Sexual orientation is generally viewed as something that people are born with, and not something that they "choose". It is therefore best to accept the sexual orientation of oneself and others.
Thankfully, discriminatory and harmful practices such as conversion therapy are being replaced by social, political, and legal movements that support things like gay pride, love is love, and legalization of gay marriage.
How do I know if I need therapy for LGBTQ+ concerns?
Therapy can help you sort out complicated, confusing, or distressing thoughts, feelings, fantasies, or behaviours so that you can cultivate clarity, compassion, and self-acceptance.
Therapy may be helpful if you're…
Feeling distressed or confused about your sexual orientation
Coping with judgment, discrimination, or internalized homophobia
Wanting to discuss emotional, romantic, or sexual concerns in a safe environment
Thinking of coming out to others and you have fears about doing so
Feeling distressed or unsure about how to support a loved one who is LBGTQ+
Seeking therapy services for any concern, and would like to do so in an environment that is welcoming and accepting towards people of all sexual and gender orientations
For additional information, a glossary of some relevant terms is presented below:
Asexual:
Someone who does not experience romantic or sexual desire for others.
Androgenous:
A gender identity (not a sexual orientation) that is not clearly masculine or feminine. It is listed here, because sexual orientation rests on gender identity, and as an androgynous person may not clearly identify as male or female, it can influence how they view their sexual orientation.
Biphobia:
Fear or hatred towards those who are bisexual. It may include denying the existence of bisexuality, viewing it as a "stepping stone" towards being gay.
Bisexual:
Someone who is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to male and female genders. This attraction may not be split equally, and may vary over time.
The process by which someone discloses their sexual orientation to others. This is not a one-time event, but happens many times with many people. It should be done by the person themselves, no one should "out" anyone else, as this can violate consent and safety.
D Low or Down Low:
This term refers to men who identify as heterosexual, often in relationships with women, who engage in sexual acts with other men.
Gay:
Generally refers to men who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to other men, but may also refer to anyone who is attracted to members of the same sex.
Heterosexual:
People who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
Homophobia:
Fear or hatred towards sexual minorities (towards people who do not identify as straight or heterosexual).
Homosexual:
It is better not to use this term, as it has negative connotations. It is considered to be a medicalized (illness-based) way to refer to people who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to members of the same sex.
Intersex:
People who are born with both male and female genetic material, which can make their biological sex, gender identification, and therefore their sexual orientation difficult to categorize according to Western society's categories.
Lesbian:
Refers to women who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to other women.
Sexual minority:
Someone who is not heterosexual or "straight".
Queer:
This term used to be pejorative, but has since been reclaimed, and is therefore usually used by people who are themselves a member of the queer community. It is a term that encompasses all types of non-heterosexual sexual orientations, in an inclusive manner.
Questioning:
When someone feels uncertain about their sexual orientation, and they start to wonder who they are emotionally, romantically, and sexually interested in.
Transgender:
People whose gender identity does not match the gender that they were assigned at birth. Transgender is not a sexual orientation, but a gender identity.
However, it is included in the LGBTQ+ for social and political reasons. However, it is worthwhile to note that when transitioning from one gender identity to another (e.g., from male to female or from female to male) the resulting category of sexual orientation may change.
For example, if a male is attracted to females he may identify as heterosexual, but if he transitions towards becoming a female he will go from being "heterosexual" to "lesbian" as the gender identity changes but the focus of sexual attraction does not.
Two-spirit (2S):
In Indigenous cultures, two-spirit refers to people who embody both male and female spirits, which can be reflected in sexual orientation, gender roles, gender identity, and spirituality. These community members are viewed as having a gift, and may serve as spiritual leaders or healers.


Hilary Farr, international home designer and co-host of HGTV's Love It or List It, rarely gets to showcase outdoor rooms in the television show. That said, she still has plenty of opinions on how to go about decorating outdoor spaces.
Farr has teamed up with Art Van Furniture, which entered the outdoor market in 2009 when it launched Art's Backyard, a division that specializes in outdoor furniture and accessories.
Big or small, she suggests homeowners walk through the outdoor area when designing the layout. "How will it feel? It should be comfortable to walk in over the summer. You don't want to burn your bare feet and women's heels shouldn't be sinking into the turf. You want to be user friendly. Put down a permeable material. Outdoor rugs are fantastic," she suggests.
Yet, she does admit she still has clients who want very traditional gas or wood burning fireplaces, "so it really does run the gamut," she adds.
With so many choices to make on home design, indoors and out, Farr says she is there to help. Art Van customers have the chance to win an in-home consultation with Farr, lunch with Farr in an Art Van showroom followed by a $5,000 shopping spree where Farr will choose furniture or accessories for the winner based upon their specific lifestyle and needs. Customers can enter at any Art Van location in Michigan, Chicago, Toledo or online at artvan.com. The deadline to enter is October 14, 2013.
When asked if investing in an outdoor room resonates with potential home buyers, Farr's answer is quick and to the point. "I don't design to sell." Her statement echoes the theme of her show; she wants homeowners to love their home and she designs rooms with that in mind.


During MAC's 2014 AGM in June, the Quebec Mining Association (QMA) announced that its members will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a program designed to improve environmental and social practices in the Canadian mining industry, over a phased-in four-year period.
MAC and its members launched the TSM initiative in 2004. This announcement marks the second provincial mining association to commit to formally implement the initiative, following the Mining Association of British Columbia's (MABC) adoption of TSM in 2011.
Quebec's new Minister for Mines, Luc Blanchette, was in attendance for the announcement in Montreal on June 17 and welcomed the news. In a press release issued by his office, Minister Blanchette commended the QMA for its adoption of TSM, indicating that it will help make the province a world leader in sustainable mining.
MAC commends the QMA's adoption of the TSM initiative, which reflects the Quebec mining industry's commitment to raising the bar for corporate responsibility and to provide communities with a transparent view of their performance in critical environmental and social practices. This is a milestone for the TSM initiative, helping to expand its reach within Canada and adds to its credibility as an effective mining standard. MAC members operating in Quebec already report their performance annually.
In 2014, the TSM initiative is celebrating 10 years of driving performance for mining operations across Canada and beyond. TSM has been successful in pushing for continuous progress in the mining sector as evidenced by the results that have seen steady improvement over the duration of the program. For a detailed look at facility-level results of participating mining companies, download the latest TSM Progress Report here.
Quebec has become the first province to publicly support the federal government in its efforts to promote transparent and responsible resource revenue management. The announcement represents a significant step forward in aligning Canadian disclosure standards with those in the US and EU.
In its June 4 budget, the Government of Quebec committed to working with the Autorité des marches financiers to implement the initiative in the province. Quebec's announcement follows a Canadian government commitment to enhance extractive sector payment transparency, announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the June 2013 run-up to the G8 Summit.
This announcement was celebrated by the Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group (RRTWG)—comprised of MAC, the PDAC, Publish What You Pay-Canada and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (formerly the Revenue Watch Institute)—which is promoting the implementation of payment disclosure through provincial securities regulators. The Working Group developed and finalized recommendations for Canada's mining sector on the reporting of payments to governments in January 2014. These recommendations are the result of more than a year of multi-stakeholder consultations across Canada, and take into account expert guidance and a substantial public comment process.
The RRTWG would like to acknowledge and thank the Quebec Mining Association, in particular the QMA's President and CEO, Ms. Josée Méthot, for her efforts in support of the RRTWG, and Quebec civil society, who have been actively promoting increased transparency in the resource sector.
Government implementation of the RRTWG recommendations would help provide citizens around the world with valuable information about payments from companies to governments in countries that produce minerals. Increased transparency will allow citizens and media to hold their governments to account for the revenues generated from mining activities and will help to ensure that these revenues contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction. For example, the Africa Progress Panel stated that Africa is home to 30 percent of the world's mineral reserves, yet resource-rich African states still lag in almost all development indicators. Enhanced payment transparency is critical to ensuring that governments mobilize natural resource revenues to fight poverty and promote development.
For the full text of the recommendations, visit our website.
For their work pushing for greater resource revenue transparency within the Canadian mining industry, Ben Chalmers, MAC's Vice President of Sustainability, and Ross Gallinger, former Executive Director at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), were recognized as CIM Distinguished Lecturers at the CIM Awards Gala in Vancouver in May.
MAC and the PDAC's groundbreaking collaboration with Publish What You Pay-Canada and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (formerly the Revenue Watch Institute) – in what's known as the Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group – was highlighted for its success in cultivating broad support from the mining sector and from civil society to bring Canada in line with the global transparency effort.
CIM Distinguished Lecturers are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in scientific, technical, management or educational activities related to the minerals industry.
Four MAC members, Suncor Energy Inc., Teck Resources Limited, IAMGOLD Corporation, and New Gold, have made the sixth annual Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies list, produced by Maclean's Magazine and Sustainalytics. Companies are evaluated by Sustainalytics—a global leader in sustainability analysis—on their performance across a broad range of environmental, social and governance indicators.
Suncor was recognized for its investment of $1.3 billion in developing and implementing a new tailings-reclamation management process. This innovation allows the company to dry mine tailings into a soil-like deposit that can then be re-vegetated, ultimately helping to speed the pace of land reclamation. Suncor was also recognized for its commitment to promoting best environmental practices within the boreal zone as evidenced by its boreal-forest action plan, its membership in the Boreal Leadership Council and as a signatory to the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework.
Teck Resources was acknowledged for embedding its core sustainability principles throughout the company by integrating social and environmental considerations into their employees' training programs and goal-setting initiatives. Teck's mine smelter in Trail, BC was also recognized for recycling electronic waste such as batteries and televisions, and reusing the gas produced from the waste for fuel.
IAMGOLD's work with communities internationally was highlighted, and its strong community consultation and human rights programs were commended in Sustainalytics' analysis. IAMGOLD's Rosebel mine in Suriname was called out for its practice of engaging community members to participate in environmental monitoring processes at the site. As part of the program, two local representatives assist in quarterly environmental assessments to identify non-compliance and corrective actions.
New Gold was recognized for its environmental achievements, and for its engagement with and employment of Aboriginal peoples. At its sites, no water is discharged to the surrounding environment as all of New Gold's mines operate in a closed circuit. This allowed the company to recycle 27.3 million cubic metres of water in 2012—almost five times the amount of raw water that the company withdrew from natural sources. New Gold's exploration agreements with First Nations communities, and its strong employment record of Aboriginal people were also highlighted. At its New Afton mine and its Blackwater project, New Gold's workforce is almost one-quarter Aboriginal.
For their innovative projects that raise the bar for corporate responsibility in the Canadian mining sector, Syncrude Canada and IAMGOLD Corporation were recognized with inaugural TSM Awards at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Awards Gala in Vancouver in May.
In the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, home to IAMGOLD's Essakane gold mine, the climate is desert-like, often reaching 45 ̊ C with very little rainfall. Populations largely rely on livestock breeding and gold mining for their livelihoods. To improve security and combat poverty in the region, IAMGOLD committed to develop alternate revenue sources for communities living near the mine site. Working with communities of interest, market gardening emerged as an opportunity to broaden revenue sources, while at the same time improve food security and nutrition.
In 2009, 100 women from the relocated 500-member Marganta community adopted the practice using a solar-powered well and water storage system provided by IAMGOLD. This innovation has greatly lightened the women's workload and has allowed them to water garden beds without worrying about a lack of water. Two years later, drip irrigation technology was added, which has helped increase production without increasing water use. Vegetables can now be cultivated year-round, increasing the number of harvests to two to three per year instead of just one.
A total of 25 nominations were submitted by mining companies that participate in the TSM initiative. The selection committee, comprised of members from MAC's independent national community of interest (i.e. stakeholder) advisory panel, selected the finalists based on criteria such as innovation, involvement of and engagement with communities, and project outcomes. TSM performance was also considered as an indicator of the company's ongoing commitment to corporate responsibility. For more information about TSM or about the TSM Awards, visit our website.


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With the holidays coming up, there will be lots of parties, get-togethers and dinners with friends. If you're in need of a hostess gift, we have a few ideas that might be better than the traditional bottle of wine or potted plant.
Fill a small bag or basket with oranges, grapefruits and limes and gift it alongside this affordable FreshMix™ 2 Cup Citrus Juicer (66333). Your hostess will be able to make fresh juice cocktails or serve juice with breakfast the next day.
Optional: add on Mason Jar sipper cups, a glass carafe or colored paper straws.
Optional: if your host or hostess isn't a coffee drinker, gift the grinder with whole spices. It works equally well as a spice grinder!
Single-serve blenders are very popular right now as people are on-the-go, but want a healthy breakfast. This great gift offers your hostess a way to make that happen. It's also great for making sauces, mayonnaise and dressings.
Optional: include some smoothie ingredients so your hostess has breakfast ready to go the next morning.
We've mentioned how much we love slow cooker gift baskets before, and we had to show you again. (Don't forget, it's a whole month of slow cookers!) Soup is very easy to make in a slow cooker, so offer one for the hostess as a gift that keeps on giving. It will get tons of use and the modern leaf design will compliment every kitchen.
We are giving one of these wonderful hostess gifts away this week. The 3-Quart Slow Cooker is filled with great soup ingredients, a cookbook and more! Scroll down to enter and check back on Friday to see if you're this week's lucky winner!
See last week's winner here.
I love my slow cooker, I need to win one for my son and his girlfriend!
Cutest gift basket ever. Love making Autumn Soups in a slow cooker.
I would like to make soup, or chilli.
I would make a nice soup or stew. With the colder weather, I am ready for it!
Thanks, Joy! We love our patterned slow cookers. Thanks for stopping by!
I want to learn to do desserts in a slow cooker!
Hi Debra, I hope you got a chance to see our guest post from Completely Delicious. She did a fantastic brownie recipe!
crock pot cooking time is here!
I use my crock pot so much it has worn out. I make dinner (sopu,chili, roast beef, pulled pork) in it all the time.
chili, lasagna, beef roast, chicken roast, gravy and minute steak, and i would try new recipes in my crock pot.
I would make chili or beef stew.
Slow cookers mean stew at my house!
I love these ideas, such good ones!
These are great ideas! Thanks!
I would love to win a new Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker, I would like to get more involved with cooking in one for my busy family!!
I'd make pinto beans to go with mexicorn bread. This is a good cool weather meal.
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I'd love to make homemade applesauce with all the apples we just picked!
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The Mortlake Palace of Contemporary Arts. A project to convert existing buildings into a contemporary centre of art. Connecting East London's White Chapel Art Gallery with West London's Mortlake Palace of Arts, by number 9 bus and barge to the South Bank. Project in collaboration with Mel Gooding, Will Alsop and Nick Serota – 1983.
What would the Centre do?
01. It would arrange temporary exhibitions of a consistently high standard involving artists of national and international reputation. Usually these would not last for more than ten days (i.e. taking in two weekends). These events would be of such a kind as to attract substantial media attention. (See appendix 1).
02. It would provide a venue for performance works and installations involving light, movement and dance, poetry and modern music, and for lectures, demonstrations and master-classes.
03. It would provide a base for an audio-visual art archive, including comprehensive documentation of the activities of the centre itself. (see appendix 2).
04. It would be a centre for art activities involving local schools and colleges: these would be served by professional artists of high standing and could involve print-making, painting, sculpture, sound works and performance.
Note (a). Mortlake Palace of Arts will be an active studio space, not a conventional museum or art gallery: the centre should be thought of as a medium in itself, a material resource for the artists who use it. It will be a place of making, a stimulus to the production of creative work.
All works Copyright © Bruce McLean


The A-side is "Megamix 2001", a collage of many different parts of songs made to seem like one big song, put together by Breakin' Records boss Ed DMX. You may recognize some of the sampled sources, but the only one I know is G.D. Luxxe's "Geisha Girl", which features guest vocals from Chicks On Speed. It's really not such a stretch to find that song blended in here, as Gerhard Potuznik and Ed DMX are friends, and the G.D. Luxxe record 'Submission' came out on Breakin' Records. The B-side has 2 new DMX Krew songs. "Night Visions" is sharp electro with robotic male vocals. The special bonus track "Blimp Beats" is an instrumental that is completely artificial sounding (no natural sounds) and makes you want to dance like a robot. DMX Krew have perfected their sound over 3 full lengths and many singles. They have a really together sound that probably influenced many songs I like, including the Hi-Posi song "We Love You".
Honeyrider are a San Diego band who carry on the type of summery roughly hewn pop that bands like Further or The Summer Hits used to excel at. They have 2 full lengths and 4 singles on Damaged Goods. This 7" has two new songs. "California Dreams" is an original that has melody and optimism in a Beach Boys styled rock song. The B-side is a cover of the Beach Boys song "Surfin' Safari".
Bent are Nail Tolliday and Simon Mills. 'Music For Barbecues' has 4 songs, none of which are on the 'Programmed To Love' LP. "k.i.s.s.e.s" (A1) is a downbeat number with female vocals sung in German, sounding quite exotic. The second song "Exercise 2" (A2) is a musically unrelated companion piece to "Exercise 1", the opening song from the LP. "Exercise 2" is an instrumental that has electronic sounds in a somewhat OMD setting. I like this song and the second song on the other side best on this 12" because they are perky, happy, and sound very distinctive. "Duke Thing" (B1) samples piano and strings records which it spins into a Tim 'Love' Lee styled collage of easybeat with one verse of torch-like female vocals singing "good morning heartache". "People" (B2) uses the sound of dial up modems (done much better than I've heard before) as the source tone for a melody that backs up this percussive track with a child saying "I hate people" really slowly and clearly (as if she was being taught) in the background. Faves: A2,B2.
Easy to write about this CD - I don't have to remember what I liked about it: Song 1. "Clearcut" (#1) is an incredible cut that blends together many different ideas seamlessly and wonderfully. To me this sounds like a 'post-Chicks On Speed' type song. The vocal has the same type of delivery that makes COS "Eurotrash Girl" sound so right even after hundreds of listenings. But the song doesn't stop there. It also has a very different styled female vocal within it, and modern sounding electronics in a song based structure. It is just a jewel of a song. To me it stands out as the best cut on this 5 song EP. The 4 other songs are remixes of "Clearcut". Herrmann & Kleine accent the electronic percussion and spacey aspects of the song, completely leaving out the COS styled vocal and making it a more IDM styled piece. Opiate makes the song sound very Donna Regina. The vocal is clear in it and up front enough that you can even hear her accent. The COS styled vocal is left in, but is mixed very low and even echoed, further de-emphasizing it. This mix again focuses on the skittery percussion, but keeps the vocal right up front as the anchor. Arovane's mix is light and completely passes by any percussion trickery. It is an almost trip hop type sound that uses all parts of the original track, though the vocal is chopped up into mono syllable chucks which flow quite smoothly, thank you. The last mix is by half of Herrmann & Kleine, Christian Kleine. This is the mellowest of the mixes, a few steps down from Arovane's. Effect is applied to the voice to make it sound like a keyboard sound itself, and echo is given to the drumbeat. Fave: 1.