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Article: Discordant responses on starting highly active antiretroviral therapy: suboptimal CD4 increases despite early viral suppression in the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (UK CHIC) Study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Patients starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may have a suboptimal CD4 increase despite rapid virological suppression. The frequency and the significance for patient care of this discordant response are uncertain. This study was designed to determine the incidence of a discordant response at two time-points, soon after 6 months and at 12 months, and to determine the relationship with clinical outcomes. Data obtained in the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort Study were analysed. A total of 2584 treatment-naïve patients starting HAART with HIV viral load (VL) > 1000 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL at baseline and < 50 copies/mL within 6 months were included in the analysis. Patients were classified at either 6-10 (midpoint 8) months or 10-14 (midpoint 12) months as having a discordant (CD4 count increase < 100 cells/microL from baseline) or concordant response (CD4 count increase >or= 100 cells/microL). Discordant responses occurred in 32.1% of patients at 8 months and in 24.2% at 12 months; 35% of those discordant at 8 months were concordant at 12 months. A discordant response was associated with older age, lower baseline VL, and (at 12 months) higher baseline CD4 cell count. In a multivariate analysis it was associated with an increased risk of death, more strongly at 12 months [incidence rate ratio (IRR) 3.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.73-6.47, P < 0.001] than at 8 months (IRR 2.08, 95% CI 1.19-3.64, P = 0.010), but not with new AIDS events. Discordant responders have a worse outcome, but assessment at 12 months may be preferred, given the number of 'slow' responders. Management strategies to improve outcomes for discordant responders need to be investigated.HIV Medicine 10/2009; 11(2):152-60. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00755.x · 3.45 Impact Factor
Article: Long term probability of detection of HIV-1 drug resistance after starting antiretroviral therapy in routine clinical practice[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background: Little is known about the long term risk of development of HIV-1 drug resistance for patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with three or four drug regimens in routine clinical practice. Methods: We analysed a large cohort study of patients seen in one of six large HIV clinics in and around London, UK. The focus of this analysis was on patients who started ART with two nucleosides plus either a single protease inhibitor (PI), a PI with ritonavir, abacavir or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). Results: 4306 patients were followed; 1436 (33%) started with a single PI, 279 (6%) with a PI plus ritonavir, 156 (4%) with triple nucleosides and 2435 (57%) with an NNRTI. The overall cumulative risk of viral load failure was 38% by 6 years. Risk of >= 1 major IAS-USA mutation was 27% by 6 years; risk of mutations from at least two of the three main drug classes was 20% over the same period. These are lower limit estimates as test results were not available for many with viral load failure. Risk of PI mutations being detected in people who started ART with regimens containing a PI with ritonavir was significantly lower than the risk of NNRTI mutations being detected in those starting with NNRTI-containing regimens (relative hazard, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.15-0.61; p = 0.0008). Conclusion: In routine practice, rates of viral load failure and of resistance detection in patients who started ART with three or four drugs are appreciable. (c) 2005 Lippincott Williams C Wilkins.AIDS 03/2005; 19(5):487-494. · 6.56 Impact Factor
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The Syrian government has condemned Egypt's decision to cut ties with Damascus and back the armed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's government, terming it an "irresponsible" move.
"The Syrian Arab Republic condemns this irresponsible position," an unnamed Syrian official told state news agency SANA on Sunday.
The official said Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had joined the "conspiracy and incitement led by the United States and Israel against Syria by announcing the cutting of ties yesterday".
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A day earlier, Morsi had announced the "definitive" severing of ties with war-torn Syria, and the recall of Egypt's charge d'affaires in Damascus.
He also called for the international community to impose a no-fly zone and denounced the role of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in Syria, where its members are helping the army battle rebels.
Meanwhile, Syria's neighbour Jordan also expressed concern at the rising violence in the country and possible repercussions on its own territory,
Jordan's King Abdullah II told graduating military cadets on Sunday that his country, a key US ally, was ready to fend off any Syrian threats.
Abdullah said Jordan, which hosts more than 500,000 Syrian refugees, "will emerge victorious in the face of all challenges, the way we always have in the past".
Abdullah's country is currently hosting multinational military exercises involving thousands of US troops. The US has also agreed to install Patriot missiles along Jordan's 375-kilometer border with Syria and is allowing a squadron of 12 to 24 F-16 fighter jets to remain after the exercises.
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Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron held talks on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria's civil war, a meeting which could set the tone for the G8 summit, with the West at odds with Moscow over how to handle the conflict.
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Ahead of his talks at Downing Street with Putin, Cameron said it was essential to assist the moderate rebels prepared to work with the West before fighters linked to al-Qaeda gained the upper hand in the opposition.
"I want to help the Syrian opposition to succeed and my argument is this: yes, there are elements of the Syrian opposition that are deeply unsavoury, that are very dangerous, very extremist, and I want nothing to do with them," he said.
"But there are elements of the Syrian opposition who want to see a free, democratic, pluralistic Syria that respects the rights of minorities, including Christians, and we should be working with them."
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In Syria itself, the fighting is continuing, with Syrian state television and residents reporting that an explosion had shaken a Damascus neighbourhood housing several embassies and a military airport on Sunday night.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an anti-government rights watchdog, said a car omb detonated at a checkpoint near the military airport in the western neighbourhood of Mezze. There were reports of casualties, but not confirmation on the number of those affected.
The media office of the Free Syrian Army, an umbrella group of armed rebels, confirmed that an explosion had targeted the military airport.
Earlier on Sunday, government forces shelled Ghouta, on the eastern outskirts of the capital. Activist videos also showed the Syrian army bombing the al-Asali district of Damascus, and intense fighting in al-Rastan in Homs.
In the village of Hatla, in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, amatuer video that emerged on Sunday showed armed fighters blowing up a Shia mosque. In a battle last week, more than 60 Shia fighters and civilians had been killed in violence between rebels and pro-government militias.
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Adding in Egypt's move, and with the US and Russia remaining at odds on how to help solve the conflict, there is also "a diplomatic escalation," too, Simmons said.
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Kane was close to signing overseas, now holding off: "We'll see what happens with the negotiations"
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A week ago, Patrick Kane was close to signing overseas.
Now, he's taking a wait-and-see approach.
"I would say I was close maybe a week or two ago to going over," Kane told the Chicago Sun-Times."But it was just kind of wait for the right situation and things like that. You hear about this game and you hear the negotiations are going better and you don't want to make any rush to get over there and have to come back in a couple weeks.
"We'll see what happens with the negotiations."
The game Kane's referring to is Champs for Charity, a benefit contest organized by ex-'Hawk Adam Burish that will reunite many members of Chicago's 2010 Stanley Cup-winning team. Kane was in attendance at a Chicago-area Ronald McDonald house on Wednesday to promote the event.
The 23-year-old had been linked to teams in Sweden, Russia and Switzerland, but feels there's a good chance the latest NHL offer will kickstart serious negotiations.
"It's a good stepping stone," Kane said of the offer. "It's something you can build off of."
- islesjb - Oct 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM
This has to be a good sign. If the underlying sentiment among the players after hearing the NHL's latest proposal was that it is still completely bogus and far from acceptable, Kane would not have put a halt to his search for a European club.
This seems to point to the notion that the latest offer is in the ballpark and that the players are now more optimistic that a deal can be reached. Hopefully we hear some more encouraging news by day's end.
- jernster21 - Oct 18, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Nice to see Kane acting like a professional and supporting the process instead of Teows mouthing off like an entitled child.
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Ko, who shared the first-round lead with American Jessica Korda on five-under par, shot a three-under 70 this morning at the Ocean Club Golf Course in the Bahamas.
Eight-under par after 36 holes, Ko enters tomorrow's third round well placed, just three shots back of Korda who is now the sole leader of the event after carding an excellent, seven-under par 66.
Birdies at the second, 10th, 11th and 12th holes had Ko four under this morning, only for bogeys on the 14th and 16th to hold her back before managing to recover one of those dropped shots with birdie on the 18th.
Statistically, Ko played better today than yesterday, with a more aggressive strategy off the tee increasing her average driving distance by 28 metres, while still managing to hit 12 fairways, the same as yesterday.
While taking one more putt than yesterday's round (29), Ko only missed three greens all day.
The best round of the day belonged to American Paula Creamer, who posted an eight-under par 65 to jump from tied 24th into second, one stroke behind Korda.
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Commission officials however were at pains to point out that most of the 47,860 cases processed in 1995 - up 11 per cent on the previous year - still involved women. Yet the figures that dominated the publication of the commission's annual report yesterday were those referring to complaints from men over growing bias by employers and of overtly discriminatory job advertisements.
While some sources within the commission believe the raw data does not entirely support the contention, official EOC figures showed that there were 820 complaints about job recruitment from men in 1995, compared with 805 from women.
The commission believes the decline of male-dominated heavy industry has forced men to look for "women's work", a trend which has accelerated over the last two years. Many complainants are in their fifties and have been recently made redundant.
Officials believe the difficulties faced by men could increase in future because of the under-achievement of boys at school and while men are increasingly the victims of discrimination, the figures may also be the result of male assertiveness and their readiness to seek redress.
The report also reveals that more than one in ten inquiries about equal pay and three in ten concerning employment issues come from men. The latter involve promotion, dismissal, conditions of work and a small number of sexual harassment cases. Some 43 per cent of inquiries concerning "consumer affairs" also come from male applicants. These complaints involve women- only clubs and training courses. A number concerned the growing practice of clubs offering free drinks to women. However, the bread and butter issues still involve women who "faced considerable discrimination at work", the report points out.
Patrick Butler, 50, has become one of the new male victims of sexual discrimination. Last year the recession put paid to his painting and decorating business and he began to look for work. He applied for a job as resident manager at an old people's home.
The first and second interviews went well and the area manager of Goldsborough Retirement Property Services said the job was as good as his. There was the formality of a chat with the residential committee at the home concerned.
A week later he received a call from the manager saying the committee wanted a woman to replace the incumbent, also a woman.
"There was no doubt about it. I was the victim of sexual discrimination," said Mr Butler. His wife attended the final interview because the job involved accommodation for both of them. The committee asked her if she wanted the job instead. Acas, the conciliation service, got involved in the case and Mr Butler was awarded pounds 8,000 in an out-of-court settlement. The company has since been helped by the EOC to train recruitment staff to avoid bias in future.
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Apr 01, 2013 Pam rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition
I think many people would find the AIQ quiz helpful in terms of pinpointing particular issues (if they are honest with the answers!) They also give some concrete ideas for how to address the issues that you determine from the quiz. However, I felt like I already had a good idea of the issues (from reading other books), so the quiz results were not a surprise to me and I didn't feel like I got a huge amount of new knowledge from this book. I think this would be a good book for someone who is unha ...more
Jul 02, 2012 Lynecia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition
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Highly recommended for anyone who sincerely wants to take their lifestyle to the next level. The authors here give us a strategy for using our strengths and developing our vulnerabilities to gain more ease and effectiveness with money, and also capitalizing on the attitudes and behaviors that will enable you to live a more affluent life - that is, a life that is in line with your values and priorities.
Jun 17, 2012 Alexandrea rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition
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This book is a good springboard for getting you to reflect on what you value in your life and where you want to take your life. It can give you an idea of how to refocus your goals, and will hopefully motivate to make some changes. It is intended for the adult who already has an established financial life, but can be used to give young adults an idea of a possible 'big picture' as well.
Full of practical advice, broken down into manageable steps. Clearly written with accessible client examples. If you're willing to put in the work (and this book tells you quite frankly that this is work), this seems like a very useful guide.
Aug 28, 2013 Fernando rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition
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I was okey, similar to all the related books. I didn't learn new things.
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So yeah, the Husbands are progressive, if a trio of ladies who go by the moniker "the Husbands" strikes you as forwardthinking (and they hail from San Francisco, natch). In their hearts, tho, our gals—- singer/guitarist Sarah Reed, guitarist Sadie Shaw and percussionist/bassist Casey Ward—are rock and roll primitives. Their sophomore album, There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You Dead is a raw blast of old-school gawk that will fill your primal garage needs. Nearly every song checks in at two minutes long and sounds like it was recorded in an empty storage locker. Reed can scream with the best of 'em, as she proves on tracks like the opening demand "Tell Me Your Love Is Only Mine" and the good-dumb "Monster Party". As much fun as the garage numbers are, they also show some flashes of nuance and growth, too, essential in the reductive garage genre. There's the late-night blues vibe of "Much Too Late", the '60s girl group of "Never Again" and the poor-girl's Wall of Sound takes "Just Ain't Right For Me" and "Running Scared". These tweaks may not seem like much, but it's more than enough to set the Husbands apart from the 500 other garage bands that've released an album this year.
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Unelected, with a big stick
The behind-the-scenes powers in Salem
By Oakley Brooks
Oregonians hear a lot about the activities of the governor, the Senate president and the House speaker in the Oregon Legislature, but rarely do we hear much about those working behind the scenes. Here's a short list of those little-seen power players who command respect in Salem and will figure prominently in the upcoming session.
Mark Nelson — Lobbyist
As Oregon's most powerful lobbyist, Nelson's big-ticket clients are RJ Reynolds and Anheuser-Busch, for whom he wards off increases in cigarette and beer taxes. He defends them by deftly turning the focus away from the mega conglomerates that pay him to the little guy who drinks beer and smokes. "Tobacco and beer companies don't pay taxes. Oregonians pay taxes," Nelson said of drinkers and smokers during the 2002 special legislative sessions, when tobacco taxes were threatened. "That's what this is all about." A clear sign of his clout, however, is the range of organizations that have tapped him to carry water, from the Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities (ICNU) to Oregon Head Start Association and Association of Oregon Faculties. Nelson's long list of customers nearly doubled back and bit him during those acrimonious special sessions in 2002, when several college professors argued for tobacco tax money to go toward education. But luckily for Nelson, the faculty association's board didn't agree that Nelson should lobby for that specific funding. A staff member for the state treasurer and attorney general before turning to lobbying in 1980, Nelson, 59, says his biggest recent win came in the 2005 session, when, working for ICNU, he went up against the giants of Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp and argued in favor of a law that barred utilities from collecting money for taxes they didn't pay. (It passed and other business lobbies also claim that victory.) This fall, Nelson is taking on a new challenge. He's organizing a fight against ballot Measure 45, which imposes term limits on legislators. The knee-jerk response is that Nelson is merely protecting the status quo in which he reigns supreme. But many Salem-watchers of all political persuasions have said fewer seasoned, independent-minded lawmakers (resulting from an experiment with term limits from 1992- 2002) have turned the Legislature into the partisan slugfest it is today. New term limits would only make it worse. In this case, Nelson may be doing the state, in addition to his clients, a favor.
Mike McCallum — President, Oregon Restaurant Association
McCallum, 49, is a different sort of lobbyist. He's at the head of a powerful organization that was one of only eight groups to contribute more than $300,000 to candidates in legislative and statewide races in 2004 (ORA spreads its contributions to both parties). With 3,000 members, the restaurant association spends about half a million dollars a year on a four-person lobby led by McCallum and his right-hand man Bill Perry. Backed by that substantial cash flow, McCallum, a 20-year veteran in Salem, has the ear of Legislative leadership on crucial issues of minimum wage and lottery receipts for restaurateurs. In last year's session, the Oregonian reported that McCallum convinced House majority leader Wayne Scott (R-Canby) and House speaker Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) to sign a letter authored by McCallum and send it on to the lottery chief on the eve of a crucial lottery commission vote. Restaurateurs' take of earnings on lottery games in their establishments was diminished but with added games their revenue has remained steady. While the Oregon minimum wage rose to $7.25, McCallum and the ORA convinced legislators to carve out exceptions in minimum wage bills for tipped employees to lower the food industry's payroll. But the exception has never made it into law. This year, they hired a Washington lobbyist and succeeded in getting tipped employees exemptions into the federal minimum wage bill that would have trumped Oregon law. It, too, stalled out this summer. Look for McCallum and ORA to again push the issue in 2007.
Pat Egan — The governor's chief of staff
The governor's point person is such a crucial role that you'd have to substitute Republican Ron Saxton's chief as a power player if he can pull off a win as the challenger. In Egan, 37, the Kulongoski camp says they have a bright, young political mind that can once again steer the Legislature in their favor. They have seen what an ineffective point person can mean to a governor's agenda. Kulongoski shook up his staff just before the 2005 Legislative session, putting budget guru Teresa McHugh in as chief of staff and Team K had a hard time passing much in their agenda. Many Salem experts chided the governor's team for being too insular. Egan spent several years as the Port of Portland's lobbyist after serving as the legislative adviser for Gov. John Kitzhaber and then Kulongoski briefly in 2003. Many say he knows the ins and outs of the Salem scene. He wrote the $100 million Connect Oregon transportation program early in the Kulongoski administration and then lobbied on the part of the Port of Portland to get it passed — $16.8 million of the grants went to the port. Kulongoski is promising an energy package and a children's health care initiative funded by tobacco taxes in '07. Those will go nowhere without the deft maneuvering of Egan.
Paul Warner — Legislative revenue officer
Few individuals have the ability to turn ideas into numbers like Warner, an economist who explains the impact of new legislation on state revenue as bills come forward in the Legislature. Legislators also turn to him for his sense of how the economy is doing and how close he thinks revenue projections (which come first from the governor's office) will be to reality. "When he talks, we all listen," says one legislator of Warner, 52, who served as the state economist for 10 years before moving over to the Legislature in 1999. Warner will be central, as always, in the upcoming legislative session for the added reason that he'll assist lawmakers in coping with the "kicker," Oregon's tax rebate system that this year will be returning $1.3 billion to businesses and individuals. Recession is also when Warner becomes critical as legislators search for ways to raise more money. He was often turned to during the hellish budget balancing in 2001-03, when state revenue suffered its most precipitous decline since the Great Depression. As crucial as Warner's information is, he takes pains to make sure it's consistent no matter who requests it. "Those who get it can go and couch it in how they view the world," Warner says. "You just want to make sure that if people with different philosophies ask one question you give them the same answer."
Also in the mix…
Dave Barrows, a lobbyist whose heavy-hitting clients — Nike and the Grand Ronde Tribes — speak volumes about his influence…Connie Seeley, senate president Peter Courtney's chief of staff, puts the endgame budget together for the Democrat-dominated senate…Gary Wilhelms, a veteran staffer whose daughter is helping run Ron Saxton's campaign, returns to head House speaker Karen Minnis' office (provided she wins re-election)…Associated Oregon Industries may have a new face with Jay Clemens from Oklahoma replacing Richard Butrick as its chief, but its small army of lobbyists still commands a lot of attention in Salem…Ken Rocco, legislative fiscal officer, breaks down the state budget for legislators: What does each program cost and how are well are state agencies spending and managing their money?
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Adidas has teamed up with Spotify for tailored training playlists.
A new website now creates a tracklist based on the route runners take, their taste in music, and how much they want to 'feel the burn'.
Now runners can visit a special website and create a tracklist based on the route they're taking, their taste in music and just how much they want to feel the burn.
The Boost Your Run site is simple to use, offering a selection of well-known existing running routes to choose from, based on your location, and the playlist is created by entering your ultimate running song.
All you need to get started is a Spotify account. The created playlist will show up in it marked as #boostyourrun: then it's just a matter of saving it for later use.
Unfortunately, the created playlist, which can be saved, won't reflect the relief of the road or track in question – it's more about motivation, staying upbeat and keeping a rhythm.
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Fletcher Building's share price has rebounded in the last six months as the company gains traction on Christchurch earthquake repair work.
Subsidiary Fletcher EQR has paid out more than $1 billion to contractors, with $72 million worth of repair work paid for in December alone.
Fletcher chief communications manager Barry Akers said for most of the year, the company was putting between $60m and $70m a month into the Canterbury economy in payments to contractors to fix houses.
By the end of 2012 the running payout total had reached $995.8m. In the first week of this month that figure crossed the $1b mark - roughly a third of the way through the repair programme that will fix nearly 31,000 homes.
Fletcher EQR, which works for the Earthquake Commission, is part of NZX-giant Fletcher Building, which has seen its share price trend up since the middle of 2012. Yesterday the shares closed 1c higher at $9.21. At their highest, in 2007, the shares reached $13.42.
Hamilton Hindin Greene broker Grant Williamson said investors viewed Fletcher Building "as probably the No 1 stock if you want to get exposure to the Christchurch rebuild".
The company would be receiving a clip of the ticket all the way through the rebuild process, which would likely continue for quite some time.
"What we're seeing already [in Christchurch] is drawing plans for a number of commercial buildings. That's obviously where a lot of future growth is going to come from for Fletcher Building."
Akers said the company was working under a contract with EQC for the residential rebuild, giving it a 3.5 per cent project fee.
Based on a back of the envelope calculation, that fee on a project worth $3 billion would be worth more than $100m to the company.
Fletcher general manager investor and media relations Philip King said shares spiked after the September 2010 earthquake, but then slumped before a recent surge that was related to the Christchurch rebuild, but also to better residential housing approvals in Auckland and better performances by Australian construction peers.
After the first big quake, in September 2010, Fletcher was appointed to manage repairs for about 60,000 homes with between $10,000 (now $15,000) and $100,000 in damage.
Since then the job has grown to around 90,000 homes. The total residential rebuild, including the $3b of Fletcher work plus new residential homes to replace those demolished as a result of the earthquakes, is put at $13b.
Fletcher plans to finish 80 per cent of its work on the residential repairs by December 2014 and the bulk of the work by the end of 2015.
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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said the $1b of work equated to the completion of 30,748 full scope repairs on homes.
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This is a wonderful roast It is so tender. It leaves a wonderful gravy, I thickened it with 2 T of four mixed with water. I served it with mashed potatoes. This is a recipe that I will make many times because it is so quick and easy.
best roast i've ever had. i added a lot more water because i cooked it longer while i was away at workg.
This is a super crockpot recipe. We enjoyed this very much and it was very easy to prepare before leaving for work and what a wonderful aroma when I came home. Thank you! Margie Brock
Yum. This started cooking pretty quickly since I have a rather large crock so I added about 1/2 c. water. The meat just fell apart and everyone loved it! So glad I had some left over. I saved all the juices and I will thicken them to serve with the leftovers. Would be great over buttered egg noodles...hmmm with some sour cream I'm thinking a really easy stroganoff. What a treat!!
I have been making this recipe for as long as I can remember! Every now and then I decide to try another recipe and none are as good as this one in my opinion!! I cook it without vegetables most of the time and sometimes I cook it with potatoes, carrots and onions like I am doing today because I need an easy one pot meal. I would like to give a several hints that work well for me. #1 brown your meat well before putting it in the crock pot, I was told this by a butcher and it really boosts the flavor of everything. #2 Use the Campbell's Healthy Request soup if you are looking for lower sodium, it is lower in salt than their Low Sodium soup. #3 If you are adding veggies it takes longer to cook. #4 Do not add any salt the soups have all the salt you will need! # 5 I like to use a rump roast also known as bottom round, it's leaner. #6 When your roast is just tender enought to slice take it out, slice it and put it back in and continue to cook it till really tender and the slices will absorb a lot of juice and flavor. You will still have plenty of juice for gravy. #7 I like my gravy thicked a little so while I have the roast out to slice it I sprinkle in a little tapioca and it thickens as it continues to cook. No need to mix it in cold water or anything first so super easy trick.
Love these easy recipes for when I don't feel like fussing. I used a FROZEN chuck roast and cooked it on high for 4-5 hours. Instead of mushroom soup I used cream of celery soup. Thanks PMP!
This is a crock pot recipe I have been using for quite a while. In addition to rubbing the mix on the meat and pouring the soup over, I also slice an onion and put it in the pot with the roast. Instead of water, sometimes a 1/4 cup of wine adds a good flavor When making the gravy, add a can of mushrooms for added flavor.
Delicious and easy -- what more could you ask for? I also needed to add a little water, but this is a wonderful meal.
this is the same roast my mom makes and I have made it before as well. It has a great taste but I find the gravy a little too runny, other than that its good:)!
Simple to make, yummy to eat. My roast (6 lb rump roast, so I doubled the recipe) was a football -watching crowd-pleaser, from 15 months to 65 years old. I made exactly as directed. The gravy was thick and rich, and the roast was tender.


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