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PETA would never approve: This grisly 1840 doll-sized butcher shop with miniature animal carcasses and a floor covered in sawdust and blood would be shockingly graphic to our modern sensibilities. After all, here in the 21st century, we like to remain cheerfully oblivious about where our meat products come from.

But in Victorian times, such detailed model butcher shops were not uncommon, says Sarah Louise Wood, a curator at the Museum of Childhood at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The real question is: Why exactly do such things exist?
--Baby’s First Butcher Shop, Circa 1900, Collector's Weekly, Lisa Hix

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Chandra Wilson and Kevin McKidd are to direct new episodes of Grey's Anatomy, it has been announced.

The duo are set to helm upcoming episodes of the ABC medical drama's ninth season, reports TV Line

Wilson will mark her seventh time in the directing chair, while it will be the fourth time for McKidd, who voiced Lord MacGuffin in Pixar's latest animated film Brave.

The last episodes directed by the stars aired during season eight - McKidd helming episode 21 and Wilson overseeing episode 22.

Grey's Anatomy's ninth season will see the return of its series regulars with the exception of Eric Dane, Chyler Leigh and Kim Raver.

Grey's Anatomy will return on Thursday, September 27 on ABC.

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Editor's Choice Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 07 Aug 2012 - 22:00 PDT

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The word anatomy comes from the Greek ana- meaning "up", and tome- meaning "a cutting". Anatomy, especially in the past, has depended heavily on dissection. In Greek and Latin the words "anatomy" and "dissection" have virtually the same meanings. Although both words have similar origins, anatomy has evolved to become a broad discipline of its own, while dissection remains a technique of anatomical science.

Anatomy can be divided into Gross Anatomy (macroscopic anatomy) and Microscopic Anatomy.

Gross anatomy may involve dissection or noninvasive methods; the aim is to acquire data about the larger structures of organs and organ systems.

In dissection, the human or animal cadaver is cut open and its organs are studied. Endoscopy, inserting a tube with a camera at the end, might be used to study structures within living animals. There are non-invasive way of studying, for example, the blood vessels of living animals or humans; an opaque dye may be inserted into the animal to observe the circulatory system (angiography). Live beings may also be studied using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or X-ray.

Medical and dental students, as part of their course, will have to perform some kind of practical work in gross human anatomy, this will involve dissection. In many cases, the students dissect human corpses (cadavers).

Sectioning - is cutting tissue into very thin slices so they can be examined. Histological stains are added to biological structures (such as tissues) to add colors or to enhance their colors so they can be more easily distinguished when they are examined, especially if different structures are next to each other. Histology is a discipline that is vital for the understanding and advancement of medicine, veterinary medicine, biology, and some other sub-disciplines of the life sciences.

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By William Bias - August 7, 2012 | Tickers: HAS, MAT | 0 Comments

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In a previous article I discussed the Perils of Nostalgic Investing in which affinity for a product such as Hasbros (NASDAQ: HAS) Transformers or Mattels (NASDAQ: MAT) Matchbox cars can lead to faulty assumptions that the company that makes these products must be a good investment. I noted that it is important to do ones research before taking the plunge.

I also noted that there were some opportunities for Hasbro with the then up and coming Battleship movie based on the popular game Battleship and the future release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which is based on the G.I. Joe toy line. When researching for this story, I decided that Hasbro and Mattel are suffering a slump brought on basically by being in between popular movies and the stronger dollar.

The Inter-Movie Slump

The first movie opportunity, Battleship, was not a blockbuster hit compared to The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. Hasbros consolidated net revenue declined 8% for the six months ending July 1, 2012. Hasbro did note an up-tick in the Battleship portion of its revenue during that time frame so the movie did some good in promoting sales of the game but probably not as well as anticipated.

The second opportunity I saw for Hasbro is the anticipated release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation. I thought this would generate interest in their G.I. Joe product line and thus boost consolidated revenues. However, at the last minute Paramount pictures decided to delay the release of the movie from June 2012 until March 2013 in order to convert the movie to 3D. This will extend a delay in the spike of interest in G.I. Joe products to well past the holiday season. The release of the latest Joe movie before the holidays would have created interest in the product in the summer season in addition to boosting the all important holiday sales.

Transformers sales have also declined as we move further away from Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) and wait for a new sequel to be made. Animated series such as Transformers Prime and Transformers: Animated do generate interim interest in the products, but dont do justice to going to a movie theater and seeing live action robots in 3D.

Mattel also saw a 1% decline in its consolidated revenue for the first half of 2012, mostly due to a decline in sales ofCars 2 revenue. As we move further from the Cars 2 release date the products associated with this movie are going to experience a natural decline. Mattel will need more movie licenses to boost its revenue.

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Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen is returning to Grey's Anatomy!

Allen, who portrays Jackson Avery's (Jesse Williams) mother Catherine on the ABC medical series, will be directing the third episode of the upcoming season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

The ninth season picks up two to three months after the Stranded Six Five (RIP Lexie!) were rescued after a plane crash. "You see the aftermath of what happened," executive producer Shonda Rhimes recently told us. "You're left with some questions as to how this happened and 'Why is this the way it is?' and 'Why is that the way it is?'"

Grey's Anatomy's Shonda Rhimes talks Season 9: Time jumps, new locations and new docs!

The second episode will jump back in time to answer those questions, while the Allen-directed episode will jump back to the present timeline, which will find some doctors outside of Seattle Grace with new jobs.

This is Allen's fifth time stepping behind the camera on Grey's Anatomy. There's no word on whether Catherine Avery, who was last seen having a fling with Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) will also appear in the episode.

Grey's Anatomy returns Thursday, Sept. 27 at 9/8c on ABC.

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Our wonderful friend and cake curator extrodinaire, Miss Cakehead is putting on another extreme cake shop following the success of last years Eat Your Heart Out, the world’s first 18+ cake shop.  Because cakes shouldn’t just be nice and sweet.

This year the event will be held in St Bartholomew’s Pathology Museum in West Smithfield, London, with mission to educate people about Pathology while also selling some very unique anatomically correct baked goods. A series of pathology based lectures will also take place in the space, examining relevant conditions such as icing sugar spleen, nutmeg liver and maple syrup urine disease. How cool and gross is that!?

‘Eat Your Heart Out’ is currently on the lookout for the most creative bakers, cake artists & food artists around the UK to come up with some anatomically correct treats.

Miss Cakehead says, “If you have a steady hand and a strong stomach for making delicious yet gory cakes or horrifically anatomical sugary sculptures and treats then please get in touch!”

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