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2013: Ray Harryhausen, the animator, director and producer known for his stop-motion model animation technique, dies at age 92 in London, England. Some of Harryhausen's most memorable work can be seen in the movies "Mighty Joe Young," "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Clash of the Titans." [ + - ]
2007: South of Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great, the Roman-era monarch also known as the "King of the Jews." The tomb contained a broken sarcophagus but no remains of a body. [ + - ]
2002: Seattle Slew, the American Thoroughbred race horse who won the Triple Crown in 1977, dies in his sleep at age 28. Seattle Slew was the 10th of 11 horses to accomplish the feat and remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. [ + - ]
2000: Vladimir Putin is inaugurated for his first term as president of Russia. [ + - ]
1998: Mercedes-Benz announces plans to buy Chrysler for $40 billion and form DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. [ + - ]
1994: Edvard Munch's iconic painting "The Scream" is recovered undamaged after having been stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. Four men were eventually convicted in connection with the theft, but were later released on an appeal thanks to a legal technicality. [ + - ]
1992: Michigan becomes the 38th state to ratify a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. [ + - ]
1992: The space shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. [ + - ]
1974: Actor Breckin Meyer, best known for movies such as "Clueless," "Road Trip" and "Garfield: The Movie," is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [ + - ]
1968: Actress Traci Lords, who started in adult film before breaking through into the mainstream in television and B-movies, is born Nora Louise Kuzma in Steubenville, Ohio. Her post-porn roles include parts in the movies "Cry-Baby," "Serial Mom" and "Blade," the TV miniseries "The Tommyknockers" and recurring roles in the shows "Profiler," "Melrose Place" and "Roseanne." [ + - ]
1954: Film director Amy Heckerling, best known for movies like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "National Lampoon's European Vacation," "Look Who's Talking" and "Clueless," is born in The Bronx, New York. [ + - ]
1952: The concept of the integrated circuit or microchip, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. [ + - ]
1951: Actor Warner Baxter, best known for his role as The Cisco Kid in the 1929 movie "In Old Arizona," for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor, dies of pneumonia at the age of 62 in Beverly Hills, California. Baxter got his start starring in silent films, including "The Great Gatsby" and "The Awful Truth," before transitioning to talkies, including "42nd Street," "Slave Ship" and "Kidnapped." [ + - ]
1950: Broadcast journalist and lawyer Tim Russert, who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of "Meet the Press," is born in Buffalo, New York. He died from sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 58 on June 13, 2008. [ + - ]
1946: Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, which would later be renamed Sony, is founded with around 20 employees. [ + - ]
1945: As a representative for German president Karl Dönitz, Gen. Alfred Jodl (center) signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in World War II. The document takes effect the next day. After the war, Jodl would be tried, sentenced to death and hanged as a war criminal at Nuremberg. [ + - ]
1942: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy planes launched from an aircraft carrier sink the Japanese Imperial Navy light aircraft carrier Sh?h?. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fought without visual contact between warring ships. [ + - ]
1940: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later. The debate, ostensibly on the progress of the Norwegian campaign during World War II, brought to a head widespread dissatisfaction with the existing government, led by Chamberlain, and its abilities to handle the challenges of the war. [ + - ]
1933: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas, who won a Super Bowl and two NFL championships in a 18-year career, is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Unitas, seen here signing an autograph in 1964, was the National Football League's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967, the first quarterback to throw for 40,000 career yards, the first to throw 30 touchdowns in a season and still holds the record of throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games. He died of a heart attack at age 69 on Sept. 11, 2002. [ + - ]
1923: Actress Anne Baxter, best known for movies such as "The Magnificent Ambersons," "The Razor's Edge," "All About Eve" and "The Ten Commandments," is born in Michigan City, Indiana. Baxter won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Razor's Edge" and was also nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for "All About Eve." She died from a brain aneurysm on Dec. 12, 1985, at age 62. [ + - ]
1919: Eva Perón, Argentine first lady and the subject of the musical "Evita," is born Eva María Ibarguren in Los Toldos, Argentina. Perón, seen here in October 1951, would die from cervical cancer at age 33 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [ + - ]
1915: The German submarine U-20 torpedoes the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland during World War I. The ship sunk in 18 minutes, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. The sinking helped turn sentiment against Germany in many countries and contributed to the American entry into World War I. [ + - ]
1901: Actor Gary Cooper, best known for movies such as "High Noon," "City Streets," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," "The Pride of the Yankees" and "Sergeant York," is born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana. Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning for "High Noon" and "Sergeant York." He died from prostate cancer on May 13, 1961, at age 60. [ + - ]
1840: Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose works are among the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, is born in Votkinsk, Russian Empire. [ + - ]
1840: The Great Natchez Tornado touches down in eastern Louisiana and crosses the Mississippi River into Natchez, Mississippi, killing 317 people. The majority of deaths attributed to the tornado was from people on boats in the river. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. [ + - ]
1833: Composer Johannes Brahms, one of the giants of classical music whose works have become staples of the modern concert repertoire, is born in Hamburg, Germany. [ + - ]
1824: Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has its world premiere in Vienna, Austria. The performance was conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision. [ + - ]
1812: Robert Browning, one of the foremost Victorian poets best known for his two-volume "Men and Women" and the poem "The Ring and the Book," is born in London, England. [ + - ]
1429: Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the French soldiers on a final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. [ + - ]
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CHICAGO – Impatience with Derrick Rose's injury is one thing.
Impatience with Derrick Rose himself, that's quite another.
It's also a new and potentially unnerving chapter in this city's unabashed love affair with the Chicago Bulls' All-Star point guard and humble native son.
The long wait for Rose to return from surgery in May on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee had ground along uneventfully for most of the past nine months. But if Rose's comments in a couple of interviews last week cracked open the door that something other than his physical condition might dictate his return – or whether he plays at all in 2012-13 – his brother Reggie kicked that particular door down Thursday.
Expressing frustration that the Bulls haven't significantly upgraded their roster since before his brother went down in Game 1 of the playoffs last spring, Reggie Rose told ESPNChicago.com that the team's roster could be a "big factor" in Rose's decision whether to return this season. "It's frustrating to see my brother play his heart and soul out for the team and them not put anything around him," Reggie Rose said. He said he was speaking for himself, not his younger brother, but the two are tight and Reggie is known as the Bulls guard's "manager."
Reggie Rose acknowledged the All-Star seasons that forward Luol Deng and center Joakim Noah have had. "But you need more than that," he said. "You have to put together pieces to your main piece. The players can only do so much. It's up to the organization to make them better."
The older brother was frustrated too that the Bulls made no moves at the NBA trade deadline Thursday, though truth be told, had they done anything, they might have shipped out veteran shooting guard Richard Hamilton to reduce their payroll. The Bulls are carrying salaries of about $74 million, which puts them both beyond the salary cap and into luxury-tax territory.
Many Bulls fans have bemoaned management's apparent priority of finances over basketball – letting center Omer Asik leave as a restricted free agent last summer, for example, or their overhaul of the bench. They still see Rose having to carry too much of the burden, and drawing too much defensive attention, when he does come back.
Still, what made Reggie Rose's comments so incendiary in Chicago Thursday, lighting up sports-talk radio phone lines and dominating pregame chatter at United Center prior to tipoff of the Bulls' TNT game against Miami, was the notion that Rose might not play even if cleared physically.
That sense has been floating around for 10 days now, and it works against everything Rose – and his adidas shoe campaign, "The Return" – purport to be about. If he were to hold himself out because he – or worse, his manager, agents or marketers – don't like the roster or the team's chances of pursuing an NBA championship this spring, he might be headed down a prima donna path normally reserved in recent times Dwight Howard or Carmelo Anthony.
Very un-Derrick Rose-like, in other words.
Bulls VP John Paxson, about 90 minutes prior to the game, said: "We've had great communication with Derrick. Derrick has never expressed anything like that to us. That's what we know."
A few minutes later, Paxson and GM Gar Forman met with Rose for about five minutes. The team then released a statement from its injured star. It read:
"I have always felt that the Bulls organization's goals have been the same as mine and that is to bring another championship to this city."
Notice any absence of when.
Rose raised eyebrows initially when he told USA Today on Feb. 11 that he needs to be more than fully recovered to play this season. "I'm not coming back until I'm 110%," he said. "Who knows when that can be? It can be within a couple of weeks. It could be next year." He echoed those comments two nights later to Bulls reporters in Boston.
So maybe Rose's return wouldn't hinge solely on his recuperative powers. Or even on the Bulls' record, their competitiveness in the Eastern Conference or even Rose's $16.4 million salary for this season.
Those who have undergone and returned from ACL surgery, such as Minnesota's Ricky Rubio and New York's Iman Schumpert most recently, have found that "110 percent" – besides being bad math – is unrealistic. Doctors will tell you that once a player no longer is in danger of re-injury, only time and work in live competition can get a player from 70 or 80 percent to 90, on up to 100.
Like the others, Rose would return with a minutes limit, gradually increasing his workload and almost necessarily being less than the player he was when he got hurt. He might follow good games with poor ones, for no apparent reason. So now folks have to winder: Do his agents or sponsors want Rose back only at Superman level, to fulfill the drama of those sneaker commercials?
Or might this be a way to hold Paxson's and Forman's feet to the fire this summer, leveraging some offseason moves in hopes that Rose and his business partners will approve and be ready for training camp?
This sort of suspicion and doubt previously was unheard of with the soft-spoken Bulls star.
For now, he and his bosses are sticking to the original script: Rose will play again when he's capable, no sooner. Presumably no later.
"His body is going to tell him when he's ready," Paxson said. "The fact that he's on the floor now [practicing 5-on-5], that's the logical progression to all this. When he's ready, we'll know. I've been around enough, having played, to know you never tell a player when he should play off of an injury, especially a significant one."
Coach Tom Thibodeau was asked if Reggie Rose's comments would be disruptive or a slight to other Bulls players.
"Not really," Thibodeau said. "Obviously Reggie and Derrick are very close. We share the same concerns about Derrick's health. So it's not a big deal. Reggie's entitled to his own opinion. We all want the same things. We want Derrick's health and obviously we're trying to pursue winning a championship."
The we just seems a little strained from what it once was. The lines of it – Rose and the Bulls or Rose and Rose Inc. – suddenly are hard to discern, for the first time.


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When start playing badminton, almost all of us find it very difficult to hit shuttlecocks from rearcourt to rearcourt in backhand position. A lot of badminton players are very impressed by Taufik's backhand techniques. He uses his backhand almost like his forehand to clear, drop and smash. He is the best player in badminton backhand smash. Watch the video and be amazed.
So what is the right tricks/techniques in playing badminton backhand shots? Well, have a go with the following steps.
Position behind the shuttlecock: starting from the centre of the badminton court, use 2 or 3 steps to reach behind the shuttlecock. 2 steps: turn to the left and start from left foot with a small step. 3 steps: turn to the left and start from the right foot.
Preparation: relax your right arm and shoulder, use pronation to withdraw badminton racket close to your waist in order to create maximum space for racket movement before hitting the shuttlecock.
Hitting: move your elbow upward first, then use supination (forearm rotating outward) to swing racket behind shuttlecock when the shuttlecock is just on the top right position. Your right foot should land the court when hitting while holding racket tightly. This would help generating the power, the balance and also in retreating back to the centre of badminton court. The hitting force is generated mainly by
- Swing of forearm
- Supination of forearm
- Squeezing of fingers
Key elements: position behind the badminton shuttlecock, racket speed created by the above three parts, and land your right foot when hitting the shuttlecock.
Training: use a tennis racket to train your backhand swing. Or you could use your badminton racket with a racket top case. If possible, hang a badminton shuttlecock in around 2.5 meters high and try footwork together with backhand shots.
Watch the video coaching session by Xiao Jie for more details. The rest is to try out the above steps. It may take sometime for you to get the timing right. I am sure that your friends would be amazed by how much you have improved your backhand shots.
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One Response to "Badminton backhand tricks & techniques in rearcourt"
Very helpful tips and easy to understand especially with the video. Would be better if able to see many other advise such as standing postion, smash, etc.
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Letterwinners on spring sports teams at Hope College have been announced by men's athletic director Ray Smith and women's athletic director Eva Dean Folkert.
Letterwinners on spring sports teams at Hope College have been announced by men's athletic director Ray Smith and women's athletic director Eva Dean Folkert.
The spring season culminated a successful year of intercollegiate athletics as Hope College won the Commisioner's Cup for having the best cumulative men's and women's program in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Hope also finished first in the MIAA men's and women's all-sports standings.
It marked the 31st time in school history that Hope has won the coveted MIAA Commissioner's Cup, the most of any member school.
Sixteen athletes lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year. They are Robert Bailey (track), Sean Bergsma (track), Kelli Duimstra (softball), Forrest Gordon (track), Brian Guerriero (baseball), Zachary Huber (tennis), Nora Kuiper (track), Sarah Multer (track), Paul Neumann (baseball), Matthew Richardson (baseball), John Schlotz (tennis), Samantha Stille (tennis), Emily VanderMeer (track), Matthew VanderVelde (baseball), Paul VanderVelde (track), Dustin Wuis (baseball).
Baseball Letterwinners
Jake Bajema**, sophomore from Grandville (Grandville)
Colton Bodrie**, sophomore from Fremont (Fremont)
Drew Carmody**, sophomore from Grandville (Grandville)
Adam Clements*, freshman from Saline (Saline)
Wyatt Curry**, sophomore from Sault Ste. Marie (Sault Area)
Michael Dekker***, junior from Hamilton (Hamilton)
Danny Detmar*, freshman from Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
Steven Esbin*, freshman from Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)
Derek Fairchild**, sophomore from Saline (Saline)
Alex Fryer***, junior from Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater)
Cory Gowman*, sophomore from Rochester (Adams)
Shawn Grose***, senior from Fairless Hills, Pa. (Pennsbury)
Brian Guerriero****, senior from Clare (Clare)
Andrew Klinkman*, sophomore from Dexter (Dexter)
Steve Lewis**, sophomore from Ada (Forest Hills)
Chris Mattson*, freshman from Muskegon (MonaShores)
Paul Neumann****, senior from Holland (West Ottawa)
Robby Poll***, junior from Grandville (Grandville)
Jon Ponte*, freshman from Novi (Divine Child)
Alex Reuter*, freshman from Brighton (Brighton)
Matthew Richardson****, senior from Niles (Niles)
Scotty Snyder***, junior from Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs)
Steve Tompkins***, junior from Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)
Matthew VanderVelde****, senior from Grandville (Grandville)
Zach VanNoord*, freshman from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)
David Winters*, freshman from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)
Dustin Wuis****, senior from Kalamazoo (Comstock)
Pete Zessin***, junior from Holland (Holland)
Softball Letterwinners
Andie Brower**, sophomore from Hudsonville (Unity Christian)
Kelli Duimstra****, senior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)
Deidra Enochs***, junior from Summerfield, Fla. (Belleview)
Stephanie Faber*, freshman from Byron Center (South Christian)
Maddie Garcia***, senior from Reno, Nev. (Reno)
Anne Henrichs*, freshman from Waterford, Wisc. (Burlington Catholic Central)
Krista Liverance***, junior from Williamston (Williamston)
Michelle Marra**, sophomore from Waldwick, N.J. (Waldwick)
Kelly Mulcahy*, freshman from Long Valley, N.J. (West Morris Central)
Kori Niewsma**, sophomore from Lakeville, Minn. (Bethany Christian Academy)
Kylie Padgett*, freshman from Byron, Minn. (Byron)
Abby Phillips**, sophomore from Wayland (Wayland)
Kali Pierson**, sophomore from Wilmington, Ohio (Wilmington)
Andrea Reinecke**, sophomore from Eaton Rapids (Eaton Rapids)
Kirstin Robinson*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City West)
Hannah Schouten*, (freshman from Oostburg, Wisc. (Oostburg)
Erica Smith*, junior from Muskegon (Reeths-Puffer)
Suzy Stevenson**, sophomore from Granger, Ind. (Penn)
Ashley Vander Laan*, freshman from ByronCenter (South Christian)
Beth Yahraus***, junior from Bryan, Ohio (Bryan)
Men's Tennis Letterwinners
Tyler Depke**, senior from Grayslake, Ill. (Grayslake Community)
John Gardner***, junior from Granville, Ohio (Granville)
Michael Garland***, junior from Kohler, Wisc. (Kohler)
Zach Hoernschmeyer***, senior from Plymouth (Canton)
Zachary Huber****, senior from Holland (West Ottawa)
Alex Hughes*, freshman from Hudson, Ohio (Hudson)
Scott Jungling*, junior from Zeeland (Zeeland West)
John Pelton**, senior from Rock Hill, S.C. (Midland)
John Schlotz****, senior from Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood)
Jeff Vredenburg***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Northern)
Women's Tennis Letterwinners
Katherine Garcia**, sophomore from Battle Creek (Battle Creek Central)
Lucy Himes***, junior from Grand Blanc (L.M. Powers Catholic)
Marissa Kooyers***, junior from Holland (Holland Christian)
Kristen Marsh*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City St. Francis)
Elizabeth Olson***, junior from Ankeny, Ia. (Ankeny)
Mia Savagian*, freshman from Bloomfield Hills (Lahser)
Kathryn Sawyer**, sophomore from Batavia, Ill. (Batavia)
Audrey Schultz*, freshman from Grand Haven (Grand Haven)
Nicole Spagnuolo**, sophomore from Okemos (Okemos)
Samantha Stille****, senior from Holland (Holland)
Danielle Werley***, junior from Holland (Holland)
Men's Track Letterwinners
Robert Bailey****, senior from Ogden Dunes, Ind. (Portage)
Sean Bergsma****, senior from Grand Haven (Grand Haven)
Brandon Bosch**, senior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)
Christian Calyore*, freshman from Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier)
Matthew Clark**, junior from Holland (Holland)
James Colten**, sophomore from Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North)
Bryan Dekoekkoek**, junior from Martin (Kalamazoo Christian)
John Donkersloot**, sophomore from Zeeland (Zeeland East)
Josh Echtinaw*, freshman from Caledonia (Caledonia)
Dezmon Fulton**, sophomore from Southfield (Dearborn Robiehaud)
Forrest Gordon****, senior from Rockford (Rockford)
Brian Hernandez*, freshman from Tecumseh (Saline)
Alex Hull*, freshman from Okemos (Okemos)
Jordan Kelly*, freshman from Cedar Springs (Cedar Springs)
Collin Kooy***, junior from Metamora (Flint Powers Catholic)
Cameron Lampkin**, sophomore from Oak Park (Berkley)
Nathan Love*, freshman from Midland (Midland)
Jake Manning*, senior from Schoolcraft (Schoolcraft)
Emery Max*, freshman from Okemos (Okemos)
Andrew McKeachie*, freshman from Milford (Milford)
Jeffrey Minkus***, junior from Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)
Michael Paas*, senior from Dorr (Wayland)
Preston Pierson**, junior from Traverse City (Traversity City Central)
Frank Previch***, junior from Adrian (Onsted)
Nicholas Rinck**, sophomore from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)
Jonathan Rodriguez**, junior from Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs)
Carl Scholten*, sophomore from Petoskey (Petoskey)
Chaz Shelton***, senior from Tucson, Ariz. (Holland)
Aaron Treiber***, junior from Auburn (Valley Lutheran)
Kyle VanderVeen*, freshman from Alto (Caledonia)
Paul VanderVelde****, senior from Lawrence, Kan. (LawrenceFree State)
Zachary Vossen*, freshman from Belmont (Northview)
Matthew Wiersum**, junior from Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka)
Women's Track Letterwinners
Alyssa Ambrose*, freshman from Okemos (Okemos)
Claire Bird**, sophomore from New Paltz, N.Y. (New Paltz)
Anna Brandes***, senior from Hillsdale (Hillsdale)
Tracy Dekoekkoek*, freshman from Martin (Kalamazoo Christian)
Salome Emmanuel*, freshman from Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Northern)
Emily Fischer**, sophomore from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)
Lisa Geurink*, freshman from Zeeland (Allendale)
Katrina Gobrogge*, freshman from Napoleon, Ohio (Archbold)
Haleigh Gokey***, junior from Mattawan (Paw Paw)
Leonie Grosse*, freshman from Everswinkel, Germany
Jolene Jeske**, sophomore from Beulah (Benzie Central)
Jacqueline Kirsch*, freshman from HarborBeach (HarborBeach)
Courtney Knox***, senior from Mattawan (Mattawan)
Emily Kreichelt**, sophomore from Northville (Northville)
Nora Kuiper****, senior from Parchment (Parchment)
Rachael Kutney**, sophomore from St. Clair Shores (Lakeshore)
Emma Lucas*, junior from Boon (Cadillac)
Kelly Lufkin*, freshman from Houghton (Houghton)
Sarah Multer****, senior from Plainwell (Plainwell)
Kate Nelson*, freshman from Williamston (Williamston)
Kristen Reschke*, freshman from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)
Susan Savasky**, sophomore from Berkley (Marian)
Karly Sikma*, freshman from Grand Rapids (North Pointe Christian)
Emily Streelman*, freshman from Jenison (Unity Christian)
Ashley Tufnell*, freshman from East Lansing (Okemos)
Kara VandeGuchte**, sophomore from Hamilton (Hamilton)
Emily VanderMeer****, senior from Holland (Holland)
Sarah VanderMeer**, sophomore from Holland (Holland)
Rachel Walton*, freshman from Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian)
Kristen Warriner*, freshman from Eaton Rapids (Eaton Rapids)


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You don't have to be Elvis Presley to eat like the King.
The rock 'n' roll legend's love for food was well-known, and the infamous peanut butter and banana sandwich he adored, dubbed the "Elvis," is the stuff of food excess lore. Here's how it was rumored to be made: two slices of white bread were slathered with peanut butter, layered with bananas (mashed or sliced, per different accounts), sometimes drizzled with honey, and then the whole sandwich would be pan-fried in butter. More horrifying versions (if that's possible) say the sandwich contained bacon, one of the most unhealthy foods you can possibly eat because it literally drips with cholesterol and sodium.
Whew! Leaves you all shook up just to read that, doesn't it? No wonder a medical examiner is famously quoted as saying that the King died of a "terminal event on the commode."
But take heart. My Elvis cake — a wholesome but melt-in-the-mouth tender banana cake with a peanut-butter frosting– is nowhere near as fattening or scary. In fact, it's a pretty low-on-guilt cake, especially if you make it with whole-wheat pastry flour.
I recycled my basic banana cake recipe for the base, and it was perfect. This Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting, eggless and vegan of course, has a very moist, airy crumb and every bite bursts with startling banana flavor. I made just enough peanut butter frosting to get a nice, satisfying layer between the two tiers and on top, but if you are the sort who likes gobs and gobs of frosting on their cake, double the recipe. Do keep in mind that peanut butter– although healthy– is high in fat.
I fought off one of my own food quirks when I made this banana cake, or rather the frosting. I absolutely love peanut butter and can eat it out of the jar by the spoonful (I do.). But I hate it vigorously and vehemently when it's combined with anything sweet. I cannot stand peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, I don't dare go near a peanut butter cup, and if you're my friend you would know better than to buy me peanut-butter candy
I know I am in a minority (perhaps of one) because everyone else I've ever met just loves peanut-butter-based sweets. So I'm really excited to share this recipe with you because it really, really worked. Maybe it was because the flavors of the peanut butter and bananas marry so well together. Elvis, you old hound dog, you sure knew what you were doing.
As for me, I'm a new woman. Now bring on those peanut butter cups…maybe!
Vegan Banana Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting
Vegan Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
For the cake (makes two tiers):
- 2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour (all-purpose flour is a good substitute-- it makes for an even more tender cake)
- 1/2 cup canola or other vegetable oil
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 medium, very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup soy or any non-dairy milk, like almond, cashew, hemp, or pumpkin-seed milk + 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar (set aside five minutes to curdle)
For the peanut butter frosting:
- 1/2 cup smooth and creamy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup vegan cream cheese
- 1 1/2 tbsp vegan "butter", like Earth Balance
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
Make the vegan banana cake:
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Beat together the oil and sugar with a handheld mixer for about two minutes.
- Add the soymilk mixture and beat until just mixed.
- Add the mashed bananas and beat in. Make sure there are no big lumps remaining.
- Add the flour to the banana-soymilk-oil mixture in 2 batches, beating in after each addition until the mixture is smooth. Do not overbeat, though.
- Line the bottom of two 9-inch cake pans with parchment or wax paper. Oil and flour the pans.
- Divide the batter equally between the two pans and bake 25-30 minutes in a 350-degree oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean.
- Place on a rack to cool, about 10 minutes. Unmold, peel off the parchment paper, and leave on the rack to cool thoroughly before frosting.
Make the vegan peanut butter frosting:
- Have the peanut butter and Earth Balance at room temperature, and the cream cheese cold. Place the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a wisk or with a handheld or stand mixer until everything's combined.
- Add the sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating in well after each addition. I use less sugar than most peanut butter frosting recipes would, but if you want a stiffer frosting add more confectioners sugar.
- Place the frosting in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before frosting.
Assemble the cake:
- Place one cake on a cake stand or flat dish. Put about 1/3rd of the frosting (recipe follows) in the center of the cake and using a spatula spread it evenly across the surface.
- Carefully place the second cake on top of the first one. Put the remaining icing in the center of the cake and evenly frost the top and sides.
- Garnish with some chopped, roasted peanuts. In fact, if you have the time and the peanuts, sprinkle nuts all over the surface of the cake and press some into the sides.
- Cut yourself a hunka cake love, and enjoy!
Some of you have asked me how my other animals, especially Pie, have been reacting to Pubm's death. The answer is, not significantly. Over the past six months, we have come down from a family of three dogs and two cats to one with two dogs and one cat. Freddie's passing did not seem to make a huge impact on Lucy and Opie, largely perhaps because he stopped interacting with the other dogs during his long illness and — being the smallest and oldest guy in the house– had hardly ever interacted with them much before, when he was in good health. Pubm and Pie came to our home together at the age of six, and the shelter told us they had lived together in a home all their lives and were sisters. But they weren't terribly close in the eight years we've had them, and the only times they did interact, really, was to quarrel.
While it might work differently for dogs and cats who are really close, like Lucy and Opie are, I like to think that animals have better instincts than we humans do when it comes to death. They are not aware of their own mortality, they do not worry about those closest to them dying, and when someone does pass on they take it in their stride without obsessing over it, like we humans do. They don't think of going to a better place, or being condemned to a bad one. Rather, they just live in the moment– something we all could learn to do.


text: Cattle Futures Reaching Record Signal Higher U.S. Steak Prices July 23, 2014 09:38 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Cattle futures surged to a record, signaling Americans will have to keeping paying more for burgers and steaks in the midst of barbecue season. Shrinking U.S. livestock supplies have pushed meat prices to all-time highs. Ground beef reached a record $3.88 a pound in June, and boneless-sirloin steak climbed to a peak of $7.689 a pound, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed today. Futures climbed 17 percent this year after the U.S. cattle herd on Jan. 1 reached the smallest since 1951 as ranchers struggled to recover from years of drought. Prices for wholesale beef jumped 26 percent in 2014. Consumers have yet to balk at higher grocery bills, said Mark Schultz, chief market analyst at Northstar Commodity Investment Co. in Minneapolis. Supplies are "much tighter than we expected," Schultz said in a telephone interview. "The bigger surprise has been the ongoing demand, which just continues to be much higher than I would have expected at these price levels. I just don't see it falling off." Cattle futures for October delivery climbed 1.7 percent to close at $1.57875 a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and touched a record $1.582. Consumers will pay as much as 6.5 percent more for beef and veal this year than in 2013, the biggest gain of any food group, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts. Costs will "remain elevated for the foreseeable future," prompting Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. to increase prices of steak-based menu items by about 9 percent at its restaurants, Chief Financial Officer John Hartung said in an earnings call yesterday. Fatburger Costs Cattle slaughter through July 19 was down 6.8 percent in 2014 from a year earlier, USDA data show. Prolonged drought has parched pastures in Texas, the top U.S. producer. Beef costs at the Beverly Hills, California-based Fatburger chain have risen by about 25 cents a pound this year, leading the restaurant to raise menu prices 3 percent to 5 percent, Chief Executive Officer Andy Wiederhorn said in an interview last month. Expanding the cattle herd to boost beef output is a slow process. The gestation time for calves is nine months, and animals take as long as 22 months to reach slaughter weight. Placements of animals into feedlots in June probably dropped 3.8 percent compared with a year earlier, a Bloomberg survey of 15 analysts showed. "People are anticipating we're going to have tight supplies of cattle all the way into the end of the calendar year," Northstar's Schultz said. Feeder-cattle futures for August settlement gained 1.4 percent to $2.16025 a pound on the CME. Hog futures for October settlement climbed 0.7 percent to $1.1345 a pound. Back to news


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cerebral[ser´ĕ-bral, sĕ-re´bral]
pertaining to the cerebrum.
cerebral palsy a diagnostic term used to describe a type of nonprogressive neuromotor dysfunction; it is a disorder of movement and posture resulting from an insult to the immature brain. Cerebral dysfunction can occur because the central nervous system has not developed properly from the start (a developmental anomaly); or it can be the consequence of an injury to a previously normally developing nervous system. The insult of cerebral palsy is always static and nonprogressive; the lesion itself will not get worse. What often do change over time are the manifestations of the motor disorder and the emergence or recognition of associated deficits as the child grows and the nervous system matures. There is no universally accepted age-of-onset criterion for making the diagnosis. The upper age limit is often set at seven or eight years old for an acquired insult to be classified as cerebral palsy; this is the age when motor areas in the nervous system have largely reached maturation and therefore the potential for motor plasticity significantly diminishes. Prior to this age, function lost by damage to one area of the brain may be partially taken over by another area. However, there is not universal agreement on this age criterion.
The child with cerebral palsy is at high risk for having associated deficits in neurological, cognitive, and perceptual abilities. Motor deficits are generally identified before delays in language or perceptual abilities are evident.
The child with cerebral palsy is at high risk for having associated deficits in neurological, cognitive, and perceptual abilities. Motor deficits are generally identified before delays in language or perceptual abilities are evident.
Etiology. Cerebral palsy is relatively common, affecting 1 in 200 children. This number takes into account the full spectrum of the disorder, including milder cases, a broad definition of age of insult, and more complete case ascertainment. The exact cause cannot always be determined, but it usually develops before the age of three. The percentage due to prenatal anomalies and insults is usually considered to be 40 to 60 per cent. Damage to the fetal brain can occur as a result of maternal infections, drug or alcohol abuse, other teratogenic exposures, and genetic syndromes. Cerebral palsy is associated with preterm birth between 30 and 50 per cent of the time, but it is not clear whether or not this association is causal in nature. Thirty years ago, the belief was that most cerebral palsy was a consequence of birth-related injury to the brain, and obstetricians often took blame for "causing" the condition. More recently, there has been a shift in emphasis to unknown prenatal events as the causative factors, such as preterm birth, difficult deliveries, and prenatal or perinatal brain injuries. Any situation that interferes with the fetal oxygen supply can produce brain damage and cerebral palsy. These include premature separation of the placenta, prolapsed cord, and chronic placental insufficiency. Other potential causes during the perinatal and early postnatal period include hypoglycemia, which can lead to cell death; hypernatremia, which results in cellular hyperosmolality, vascular lesions, and intracranial hemorrhage; and hyperbilirubinemia. Postnatally acquired cerebral palsy is usually considered to be around 10 per cent of cases. Damage to the brain in childhood can result from infections of the meninges or brain cells; near-drowning or similar anoxic insults; cancers that although successfully treated leave permanent brain damage; head injury; or any of various stroke syndromes.
Classification. The most common classification for cerebral palsy, based on the predominant clinical manifestations, distinguishes three major types: (1) spastic, in which there are exaggerated stretch reflexes, muscle spasticity, and a strong tendency to develop contractures; (2) athetoid, with purposeless, uncontrollable movements and muscle tension; and (3) atactic, in which the child has poor balance, poor coordination, and a staggering gait.
Treatment. This varies according to the nature and extent of brain damage. Muscle relaxants and other medications may help reduce spasms. Orthopedic surgery, casts, braces, and traction can be used to correct or prevent associated deformities. Early muscle training and special exercises may also promote function, prevent deformity, and help the child lead a useful, productive life. If muscle training is not begun early, extensive rehabilitation may be necessary to correct faulty habits and poor muscle patterns the child has established. However, it is never too late for a complete evaluation of the condition of a patient with cerebral palsy. A rehabilitation program can produce good results later in life, not only in childhood. Anticonvulsant drugs are necessary when seizures are among the associated symptoms. Special education is important for children with cognitive impairments, as is attention to the other associated problems.
ce·re·bral(ser'ĕ-brăl, se-rē'brăl), Although the pronunciation of this word with stress on the first syllable is classically correct, the second syllable is often stressed in the U.S.
Relating to the cerebrum.
cerebral/cer·e·bral/ (sĕ-re´bral) (ser´ĕ-bral) pertaining to the cerebrum.
cerebral(sĕr′ə-brəl, sə-rē′-)
1. Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum.
2. Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional: "His approach is cerebral, analytical, cautious" (Helen Dewar).
cer·e′bral·ly adv.
[ser′əbrəl, sərē′brəl]
pertaining to the cerebrum.
hypertensionHigh blood pressure Cardiovascular disease An abnormal ↑ systemic arterial pressure, corresponding to a systolic BP of > 160 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP of 95 mm Hg and graded according to intensity of ↑ diastolic BP; HTN affects ± 60 million in the US Workup Evaluation of HTN requires clinical Hx for Pt, family Hx, 2 BP determinations, funduscopy, ID of bruits in neck & abdominal aorta, evaluation of peripheral edema, peripheral pulses and residual neurologic defects in stroke victims, chest films to determine cardiac size and lab parameters to rule out causes of secondary HTN Risk factors Race–blacks more common, ♂, family history of HTN, obesity, defects of lipid metabolism, DM, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking, electrolyte imbalance–eg, ↑ sodium, phosphorus, ↓ potassium, tin Treatment Diet–eg, sodium restriction, ↓ calories, alcohol and cigarettes–the weight gain accompanying smoking cessation tends to offset the minimal ↓ in BP, calcium supplements, lifestyle manipulation–eg, biofeedback, ↑ exercise; antihypertensives–eg, diuretics–benzothiadiazines, loop diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, sympatholytic agents–central and peripheral-acting α-adrenergics, β-adrenergics, mixed α- and β-blockers, direct vasodilators, ACE inhibitors–the preferred agent to use ab initio, dihydropiridine CCBs. See ACCT, ACE inhibitor, Borderline hypertension, Borderline isolated systolic hypertension, Calcium channel blocker, Drug-induced hypertension, Essential hypertension, Exercise hypertension, Familial dyslipemic hypertension, Gestational hypertension, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Isolated systolic hypertension, Malignant hypertension, MRC, Obetension, Paradoxic hypertension, Pill hypertension, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Pseudohypertension, Pulmonary hypertension, Refractory hypertension, Renovascular hypertension, SHEP, STOP-Hypertension, TAIM, TOHP-1, TOMHSTyramine hypertension, White coat hypertension.
Class I–mild Diastolic pressure 90-104 mm Hg
Class II–moderate Diastolic pressure 105-119 mm Hg
Class III–severe Diastolic pressure > than 120 mm Hg
Hypertension types
Essential hypertension Idiopathic HTN The major form comprising 90% of all HTN
Malignant hypertension A sustained BP > 200/140 mm Hg, resulting in arteriolar necrosis, most marked in the brain, eg. cerebral hemorrhage, infarcts, and hypertensive encephalopathy, eyes, eg papilledema and hypertensive retinopathy and kidneys, eg acute renal failure and hypertensive nephropathy; if malignant HTN is uncorrected or therapy refractory, Pts may suffer a hypertensive crisis in which prolonged high BP causes left ventricular hypertrophy and CHF
Paroxysmal hypertension Transient or episodic waves of ↑ BP of any etiology, punctuated by periods of normotension, typical of pheochromocytoma
Portal hypertension ↑ portal vein pressure caused by a backflow of blood through splenic arteries, resulting in splenomegaly and collateral circulation, resulting in esophageal varices and/or hemorrhoids; PH may be intra- or extrahepatic, and is often due to cirrhosis, or rarely portal vein disease, venous thrombosis, tumors or abscesses
Pulmonary hypertension A condition defined as a 'wedge' systolic/diastolic pressure > 30/20 mm Hg–Normal: 18-25/12-16 mm Hg, often secondary to blood stasis in peripheral circulation, divided into passive, hyperkinetic, vasoocclusive, vasoconstrictive and secondary forms. See Pulmonary HTN.
Renovascular hypertension see there.
Secondary hypertension
• Aging
• Cardiovascular Open heart surgery, coarctation of aorta, ↑ cardiac output–anemia, thyrotoxicosis, aortic valve insufficiency
• Cerebral ↑ Intracranial pressure
• Endocrine Mineralocorticoid excess, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, glucocorticoid excess, eg Cushing syndrome, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly
• Gynecologic Pregnancy, oral contraceptives
• Neoplasia Renin-secreting tumors, pheochromocytoma
• ↓ Peripheral vascular resistance AV shunts, Paget's disease of bone, beri-beri
• Renal disease Vascular, parenchymal
Relating to the cerebrum.
1. Pertaining to the cerebrum or brain.
2. Having the quality of intellectualism.
Pertaining to the brain.
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pertaining to the cerebrum. See also brain.
cerebral circulation
arterial blood supply reaches the anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries via the circle of Willis, in some species originating directly from the internal carotid and basilar arteries, in others via an interposed rete mirabile. See also blood-brain barrier, blood-CSF barrier, cerebrospinal fluid.
cerebral contusion
contusion of the brain following a head injury. See also cerebral contusion.
cerebral cortex
the convoluted layer of gray matter covering the cerebral hemispheres, which governs thought, memory, sensation and voluntary movement. See also brain, pyramidal tracts, extrapyramidal system.
cerebral cortical dysplasia
encompasses a range of disorders including neuronal heterotopia, microgyria, ulegyria, lissencephaly, pachygyria.
cerebral diencephalic syndrome
the clinical signs associated with lesions of the cerebral cortex and diencephalon. They include behavioral or mental change, abnormal movements such as circling and head pressing, deficits in contralateral postural responses and sometimes visual impairment.
cerebral dura mater
the membranous cover around the brain. Endosteal and meningeal layers are separated only by the cranial venous sinuses. Continuous with the spinal cord dura and the sheaths of the spinal nerves. Has three internal folds which separate sections of the brain. See falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, sella turcica.
cerebral edema, cytotoxic
caused by neurotoxins, this edema is intracellular.
cerebral edema, generalized
when all cerebral tissues are affected as in disturbances which create marked differences from normal of sodium and potassium ion concentration in tissues.
cerebral edema, interstitial
edema of the central white matter as in hydrocephalus affecting the brain and hydromyelia affecting the spinal cord.
cerebral edema, vasogenic
when the edema is intercellular and due usually to damage to the vascular endothelium.
cerebral flush
the congestion of the cerebral vessels causing a pink coloration; of infections by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina it is the former in which the cerebral flush occurs.
cerebral gyri
convolutions on the surface of the cerebrum.
cerebral hemisphere
symmetrical right and left halves of the cerebrum divided by the longitudinal fissure.
cerebral peduncle
see cerebral peduncle.
cerebral pia mater
thin connective tissue membrane that lies closely against the cerebral surface and carries blood vessels into the tissues of the brain.
cerebral piriform lobe
on the floor of the brain medial to the lateral olfactory tract.
cerebral pole
frontal (rostral) and occipital (caudal) poles of the cerebrum.
cerebral substantia nigra
occupies the interior of the cerebral peduncles.
cerebral syndrome
characterized by abnormal mental state, abnormal movements such as pacing or head pressing, visual impairment and seizures.
cerebral theileriosis
infection with Theileria parva or aberrant forms of T. taurotragi originating from the eland. Called also turning sickness.
cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
a disorder of the blood vessels serving the cerebrum, resulting from an impaired blood supply to parts of the brain. Called stroke in humans.
cerebral ventriculography
see ventriculography.


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Al Qaida fighters in Syria withdraw from Aleppo base; 70 prisoners found slain
Syrian rebels on Wednesday ousted the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria from its last major base in the city of Aleppo, freeing 300 mostly civilian prisoners and dealing an enormous setback to the al Qaida-affiliated group.
Fighters who raised the flags of both the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army and the recently formed Islamic Front over the base found the bodies of 70 people who'd been detained and killed by ISIS at the Aleppo Eye Hospital, which the group had seized and turned into a base, Syrian television journalist Hazem Dakel told McClatchy.
The dead included nine media activists, a number of medical personnel and several fighters from Jabhat al Nusra, the other Syrian rebel force allied with al Qaida, he said. The rest were Free Syria Army fighters, he said.
The endgame for ISIS in Aleppo began Tuesday evening, when its forces attacked the main base of the Liwa al Tawhid brigade. Tawhid, one of Syria's largest rebel groups, had led the assault that wrested Aleppo from government control more than a year ago. Tawhid called in reinforcements and threatened a massive attack on ISIS.
Under an agreement negotiated by Nusra early Wednesday, several hundred ISIS troops were allowed to withdraw with their weapons in return for not killing the 300 hostages at the base, according to Ahmad al Ukda, another Syrian journalist
Ukda told McClatchy that Tawhid is now pursuing ISIS and is determined to force it out of the Aleppo region.
ISIS' retreat came just hours after its top spokesman issued a bloodcurdling call to fight to the end and to show no mercy to anyone connected with the Free Syrian Army.
Fighting continued in Raqqa, a provincial capital east of Aleppo that ISIS controls, in Saraqeb, a crossroads town to the southeast, and in Ad Dana, ISIS' headquarters due west of Aleppo.
In a message broadcast Tuesday, ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al Adnani told the group's fighters to "show no mercy" to the Syrian rebel forces that have attacked ISIS since the offensive began Friday. "We have armies in Iraq and Syria full of hungry lions, who drink their blood and consume their flesh, and they find nothing tastier than the blood," of the groups opposing it, he said.
The statement singled out the FSA as biggest foe and made no mention of the Syrian government, whose ouster has been the goal of Syrian rebels forces for nearly three years. ISIS propaganda said its aim in Syria is to establish an Islamic caliphate, but rebel groups now charge that its actions effectively supported the cause of the government of President Bashar Assad.
Hundreds of Syrians have been released as rebel forces drove ISIS from more than a dozen of its strongholds in northern Syria. At least one non-Syrian, Bunyamin Aygun, a Turkish photo journalist with the newspaper Milliyet, also was rescued.
Aygun, who'd been in detention for 40 days, told reporters in Istanbul that ISIS members accused him of being an Israeli spy. He said he was interrogated for almost three weeks, blindfolded and his hands cuffed.
"They thought the Milliyet newspaper is not Muslim, that we in Turkey are working for Israel and the U.S. and that I was a spy," he told reporters.
At one point he was threatened with execution. "We are going to slit your throat. This will be more honorable for you. Say your last words," he quoted his captors as saying. "Of course that was very hard."
Conditions then eased, he said, but on some days he had only a single piece of bread, no water and no access to the toilet.
Aygun said he was continually moved from place to place until the weekend, when Ahrar al Sham, an Islamist fighting force, raided the house in which he was held, freed him and arrested his captors.
McClatchy special correspondent Joel Thomas contributed from Istanbul.


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This roundtable discussion focuses on UV inkjet printing and the emergence and impact of UV LED technology.
By Gail Flower
Technology changes many industries eventually. Though UV curing has been in the printing industry for more than 20 years, LED curing technology for UV printers is a modern technological twist in digital imaging. For a new technology to take hold, users have to feel a compelling need to accept it.
How is the technology taking hold? We talked to some printers about UV inkjet printing and UV LED inkjet systems and their experiences. We also interviewed industry professionals whose companies supply UV LED printers to get their perspectives. Our particpants in the conversation are: Emily Williamson, president of Columbus, OH-based Franklin Imaging; John Dziak, owner and CEO of Printscape Imaging and Graphics, Pittsburgh, PA; Paul Meek, VP of operations at Indianapolis, IN-based Firehouse; Steve Cutler, marketing product manager, mid-range inkjet, at Fujifilm; and Paul McGovern, sales manager, USA, at Mimaki.
Is UV LED curing more effective than alternative curing methods for inkjet printing?
Williamson: For us, the only lamp curing we do is UV, and [conventional] UV printing is very effective. As the prints come out of the machine, they are cured and require no additional dry time. We can move on immediately to finishing steps, such as lamination, cutting, and mounting.
Meek: I think that curing is more consistent with LED. With LED curing, it's on or off. When you are using UV, the consistency can change due to the fact that each time the light flashes, the bulb gets less intense. Therefore, the curing can change over time. With LED, that is not an issue. Temperature makes a difference. Whereas the standard mercury lamp is hot when curing, the UV LED is not. Therefore, the latter gives more consistent, cooler curing. Figure 1 shows an example of a retail display his shop produced on a UV LED inkjet printer.
Is it a growing trend to use UV LED curing in inkjet printing?
Dziak: I believe so. It is more convenient and can be used on a wider array of materials.
Meek: We've seen an increase in the industry. A year ago, I only knew of four or five printers using LED; now I know at least 15 printers using it. There are certainly more LED machines in the field now than at this time last year.
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A newly released publication, "Renewable Natural Gas (RNG): The Solution to a Major Transportation Challenge," reports that the use of renewable natural gas as a vehicle fuel is a technologically viable alternative to relying exclusively on petroleum-based fuels for transportation. The new publication was prepared by Energy Vision, a national, New York-based energy research organization, and CALSTART, a California-based leader in clean transportation technologies.
"Today we can turn this country's expensive organic waste burden into a clean vehicle fuel solution," said Energy Vision President Joanna Underwood. "Waste biogases can also be used to generate power and heat homes; but other renewable energy sources can meet those needs. Fossil-based and renewable natural gas used as vehicle fuels are the only options for displacing significant amounts of oil. By aggressively embracing this strategy as part of an overall energy plan, the new Obama Administration and the 113th Congress can achieve measurable progress in moving toward this country's key clean air, climate change, energy, national security, economic, and job creation goals. For many reasons, RNG is just what the doctor ordered."
RNG is made from organic wastes discarded by homes, industries and agricultural operations. Deposited in oxygen-free environments including landfills or specially built tanks called "anaerobic digesters," these organics decompose and emit biogases that can be collected and refined into a fuel similar to fossil natural gas. RNG can be blended with fossil natural gas or it can replace it.
The eight RNG projects cited in the report show what can be done on this "green fuel" frontier.
Three examples:
- At the Fair Oaks Dairy in Indiana, biogases from liquid manure are harnessed into RNG fuel equal to 1.5 million diesel gallons a year, which is used to power 42 large tanker trucks hauling Fair Oaks' milk to Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. Estimated fuel cost savings from this fuel switch total more than $2.5 million a year.
- At a large California landfill owned by Waste Management, biogases from decomposing wastes are refined by Linde N.A. into a clean fuel equal to 13,500 diesel gallons a day which is trucked to refueling stations where it powers almost 400 refuse trucks a day.
- In St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, the community just opened a fueling station to supply 15 municipal vehicles with clean landfill-derived RNG fuel. The waste from 40,000 households is estimated to be able to power up to 50 vehicles, and the costs of the system will be fully recouped in four to five years.
Underwood said, "Communities of 40,000 or more may generate enough organics to produce fuel for their bus and truck fleets and more. But smaller communities, which have neighboring towns and nearby dairies, hotels, food processing plants or other organic waste sources, should begin to join together and explore pooling their wastes and investing in production of the fuel."
The Energy Vision/CALSTART report summarizes nine major obstacles to communities and companies that want to produce RNG for vehicle fuel. These range from the up-front costs of constructing anaerobic digesters in which the biogases from wastes form, and installing the technology needed to refine these biogases, to existing standards that make it difficult to transport RNG through natural gas pipelines and provisions in the U.S. Tax Code rewarding production of biogas for power generation but not for vehicle fuel.
Why Renewable Natural Gas? Why Now?
- Producing RNG fuel requires no drilling and avoids the environmental impacts of other fuel choices. Communities and companies need fuel for their essential bus and truck fleets, and the diesel fuel they have used for decades is now problematic. It is largely made from risky imported oil. It has volatile price swings, and diesel emissions have recently been labeled a "known carcinogen" by the World Health Organization. While fossil natural gas is a domestic resource, is 80% cleaner than diesel, and is 20%-25% lower in greenhouse gases, there is heated debate about the possible environmental and health impacts of obtaining this gas using the drilling technique known as horizontal hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking"). RNG, produced from waste, has no environmental downsides.
- Use of RNG can have a huge impact on U.S. security by significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil: The 10 million diesel-powered buses and trucks for which natural gas engines are a fully commercial option deserve to be the priority target for RNG use. While they make up just 4% of all vehicles, they consume a whopping 23% of all vehicle fuel – 38 billion gallons a year. The recently released national Future Transportation Fuels Study commissioned by the Secretary of Energy, estimated that with today's technologies, RNG could displace 16% of diesel vehicle fuel used annually or some 6.4 billion gallons; when "thermal gasification" technologies for processing tough woody materials (now on the horizon) become commercially viable, production of RNG could displace 45% of U.S. diesel consumption, some 17.9 billion gallons a year. State and federal incentives could greatly accelerate the pace of this shift.
- Using RNG as a vehicle fuel can strengthen the U.S. economy: Using domestically-produced RNG with today's technologies can eliminate the need to send almost $18 million abroad each day ($6.4 billion a year) for diesel oil. In addition, according to a 2011 American Gas Foundation study, the scaling up of RNG production in the U.S. has the potential to create at least 250,000 sustainable energy jobs.
- RNG can help meet U.S. climate change goals: As measured on a life cycle basis, from production and transport to use of this fuel, RNG's carbon footprint is reduced by 88% or more, as compared to pre-2009 gasoline and diesel vehicles, according to the California Air Resources Board.
- RNG also addresses this country's expensive solid waste disposal challenge. The 28% of our municipal waste stream made up of food wastes and yard trimmings, (some 68 million metric tons a year) drains municipal budgets to collect and dispose of. However, it can be shipped off at lower cost if it is going to a site where it will be used as a feedstock for fuel production. In addition, the biosolids left after the gas is extracted from wastes processed in anaerobic digesters, can be recycled into fertilizers and soil amendments.
To read the Energy Vision's report, visit http://energy-vision.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/EV-RNG-Facts-and-Case-Studies.pdf


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Two new exhibitions
The exhibitions team is in the middle of an amazingly busy and exciting period - two new exhibitions opening inside a fortnight!
Last week saw the opening of Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture, at two venues - here at the Australian Museum and at Object Gallery in Surry Hills. The Menagerie collection, a diverse array of contemporary indigenous animal sculptures, is simply amazing – full or drama and character, and demonstrating the tremendous ingenuity and skill of the artists.
I'm a little biased but, for me, Menagerie looks stunning at both places, even though the exhibition spaces that house the show are as different as can be imagined. We have a rectangular, low-ceilinged and relatively dark space at College St, where spotlights create a theatrical presentation of the artworks, while over at Object, they have an airy high-ceilinged cylindrical space, flooded with light. The simplicity and elegance of both the design and the colour scheme really show the artworks off brilliantly in both spaces.
Meanwhile, downstairs in our large temporary exhibition gallery, the team are going flat-out to install Egyptian Treasures: Art of the Pharaohs ahead of its opening this weekend. The 'set' is built, and the objects have now arrived at the Museum. It's a huge task, with over 200 objects to be put in place, some of them weighing up to 1.5 tonnes, and all of them unique, priceless and absolutely not droppable! Hopefully we'll be able to post up some 'behind-the-scenes' photos from the installation shortly...
The Egyptian Treasures collection has come to us from the Kunsthistorisches Museum ('Museum of Art History') in Vienna, as part of an Asian tour. We're the only Australian venue for this show – it's off to Singapore in December. We have reinterpreted the collection, and our team has designed and built a new set, unlike any Egyptian exhibition I've seen before. The team has set out to show off the artefects to best effect, while also telling the stories of those who made them and exploring the ways in which Egyptian designs are still relevant today.
Both of these projects are the result of a huge amount of work, going back well over a year. We hope you can come along and see these exhibitions - if you do, feedback is most welcome, so please feel free to leave your comments here!


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Sandwiched: Cuban Medianoche
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Miami's sunny landscape is dotted with palm trees and just as many Cuban cafés like La Carreta, Oasis, and Versailles. These are establishments where you can have a seated meal, but what's more charming is the invitation to walk up to an outdoor counter and order a quick breakfast of café con leche and tostadas, an afternoon caffeine lightning bolt of concentrated cortadito or café cubano, and late at night, a medianoche sandwich.
This habit of eating on your feet among a friendly crowd, where everyone seems to know each other, and melodious Spanish is spoken almost exclusively, has its roots in Havana. Cubans who fled to Miami brought with them their unmistakable accent, their food, and their gregarious eating customs.
I've heard that after a long night of dancing, people would stop for a medianoche, so named as an allusion to the time it was often eaten. At midnight. The pressed, toasted sandwich is made with pan suave, a sweet egg bread similar to challah or Hawaiian bread. The filling is lechón, slow-cooked marinated pork, ham, cheese, pickles, butter and mustard.
Sweet, salty, and deeply satisfying, it's a sandwich you'll crave at all times of the day.
For this recipe, I took a slight shortcut, given that I don't have a whole pig on hand. Quick-cooking pork tenderloin is marinated with mojo, a mixture of orange juice, lime juice, lots of garlic, oregano, and a dash of cumin, then roasted. Make sure to press the sandwich either with a spatula or panini press to for the signature compact, crisp look.


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Since the retirement of the RS road bike with more "relaxed" geometry, Cervelo has unified its stack-reach schedule, creating a single geometry shared between the R and S series. This geometry is fairly close to the Trek H2 geometry, the more relaxed of the two geometries Trek supports. The logic used by Cervelo is that the vast majority of riders can be fit with a stem ranging from +6 degrees to -17 degrees using this more relaxed geometry.
And it's true, but many riders object to a bike like the S5 being touted as an "aero" frame had the longest head tubes. This was especially problematic when using the bike with full time trial bars. Indeed the S5 is sufficiently aero that with time trial bars, it's a competitive time trial/triathlon frame. So a lower stack provides more adjustability and allows more reach for the same stack and a shorter stem for most male riders (small women often benefit from a small reach). Riders claim to prefer the feel of stems in the 9-10 cm range over 12-14 cm (although I'm skeptical the difference can be perceived at the hoods or drops).
Here's the geometry data:
I plot it here, comparing to Trek:
So the new S5 is basically middle-of-the-road compared to Trek. A lot of bikes are in this range. So nothing extreme about the new S5.
One interpretation of the results is a 2 cm increase in spacers. But there's others. If you're running a -6 deg stem, which is typical, you can now up to the next frame size and shorten your stem by around 2 cm. If you're running a -17 deg stem you can probably swap to a -6 deg stem. So no hideous spacer stacks required here unless you want an fairly upright position or your arms are exceptionally short. But then you may want to stick with the S2-3, which is still an excellent bike.


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ATLANTA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Forty-five percent of deployed U.S. service members drank at least one energy drink daily, with 14 percent drinking three or more a day, health officials say.
A report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report determined the extent of energy drink use and the association with sleep problems and sleepiness during combat operations. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research analyzed data collected by Joint Mental Health Advisory Team 7 to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2010.
The report said there were differences by age or rank but service members who drank three or more energy drinks a day were significantly more likely to report sleeping 4 hours or less a night on average than those consuming two drinks or fewer.
"Those who drank three or more drinks a day also were more likely to report sleep disruption related to stress and illness and were more likely to fall asleep during briefings or on guard duty," the report said. "Service members should be educated regarding the potential adverse effects of excessive energy drink consumption on sleep and mission performance and should be encouraged to moderate their energy drink consumption in combat environments."
Beverages marketed as energy drinks -- caffeine is the main active ingredient -- have become a popular form of caffeine consumption targeted at young males, with some brands containing the caffeine equivalent of 1 to 3 cups of coffee or cans of soda, the report said.


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La Mesa is a Spanish word for table. It suggests a way of coming together in mutual acceptance, respect, and service. It reminds us of the life and message of Jesus - who used a table to tell the story of God's welcoming and reconciling love.
To embody and articulate what we perceive to be an emerging ethos amongst diverse groups of followers of Jesus, and to help that ethos be expressed as a global spiritual movement.
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From here you will see Atwood Student Center, The Performing Arts Center, Centennial Hall and some of the SCSU Residence Halls. Atwood Center serves as the center for student activities. There are offices for student organizations, rooms for meetings and events, a food court, recreation facilities, shops and lounge areas. The Performing Arts Center is home to the Music, Theatre and Dance programs at SCSU. Centennial Hall is currently undergoing a transformation from old library to new classrooms, University Bookstore and student services.


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After the personal tragedies that marked Vui Mark Gosche's 12 years in politics, he was due for some good news - and since he quit politics in 2008 there have been some bittersweet and surprising reasons to celebrate.
The former Labour MP, who had held the Maungakiekie electorate, quit to care for his wife Carol after a cerebral haemorrhage in 2002 left her requiring 24-hour care.
Mr Gosche stood down from Cabinet in 2003 but stayed on as an MP for the next five years before deciding the travel and working hours were taking too much time away from her.
Then in 2007 his son, Kristian, committed suicide.
Like many MPs, Mr Gosche, 57, quietly got on with his life after leaving. But when the Herald called for a catch-up, he was on his way back from Hamilton where his fourth grandson had just been born - arriving on a very special day.
"Life has its twists and turns - the little boy my daughter has just had arrived on Kristian's birthday. He would have been 30. It's quite wonderful how things work out.
"You just never know, do you?"
There had also been good news a few years earlier, when out of the blue Carol was contacted by Bede - the son she adopted out when she was 16, almost 40 years ago. Adoption reforms in 1985 allowed adult adopted children to access their original birth certificates unless the parent had vetoed it.
"One of the joys of the last few years was him finding her, and finding out that he and his wife had just had a baby. That was one of those things we never expected to happen.
"And out of the blue it happened, and it was lovely. So now, having lost our son, we've found another. Carol had thought she'd never set eyes on him because in those days you didn't know where they went."
Mr Gosche said Bede found out most of the details thanks to Google delivering links to a story on TV One's disability issues Attitude programme featuring the Gosches, and information in other media. They now see Bede - who works in adventure tourism in the South Island - and his family about twice a year.
"My son and daughter have suddenly got a brother, and the family likeness is amazing. So having had our share of tragedy, the last two or three years has been a nice change for our family. Instead of having all those things to grieve about, you've got some nice things around."
Mr Gosche has busied himself in the Pacific community he comes from - choosing to take a different path after 15 years in the Service and Food Workers' Union and 12 years in politics.
His house reflects his Pacific roots - tapa cloths hang on the walls and tivaevae cushions sit on the chairs.
It is an open, airy home on the bank of the Panmure Basin where the Gosches moved in 2000 after living in Otahuhu for 20 years - two years before Carol's "bleed".
An occasional loud screech comes from outside, which Mr Gosche explains comes from the shag colony.
"There's about 50 of the damn things in the tree there. They're all protected. You can hear them at night - it sometimes sounds like a person."
Mr Gosche - a New Zealand-born Samoan - was the first person of Pacific Island descent to become a Cabinet minister. He was once Minister of Pacific Island Affairs and now works for the ministry he once led - a job he took up after a year as a consultant.
"That was unplanned. I hadn't envisaged becoming a public servant. What I had envisaged was working in the Pacific community. So it worked out quite well."
His minister now is National's Hekia Parata, who has faced problems in her education portfolio, but Mr Gosche cites the public servant's apolitical creed when asked for his views on anything remotely political.
His current work mainly relates to early childhood education for Pacific children, and involves cajoling the Ministry of Education, other government agencies, the Auckland Council and community organisations.
He also serves as a director on four boards, mostly unpaid and relating to Pacific organisations.
One highlight was his three-year stint on the board of the NZ Rugby League, the sport he played in his younger years and still follows avidly. That was from 2009 to 2012 - a turbulent, but interesting time including a major restructure of the sport.
"It was the game that I played since I was 5, and the game that I love."
Mr Gosche did not seek re-election because of the time commitment. But he said he was pleased his place went to Iva Ropati, another Pacific Islander who had played league.
"When you think about who plays sport, especially at a higher level, most codes ... are very reliant on Maori and Pacific Island talent, but there hasn't been a bringing through of people into governance roles."
Mr Gosche doesn't pretend he has no regrets about his exit from politics. He does now get the one thing few politicians enjoy: time.
He occasionally checks his former colleagues' Facebook pages with their constant updates as they attend the plethora of meetings, hearings and events MPs are duty-bound to go to.
"The terrible lifestyle that goes with politics is something you don't miss at all.
"You have regrets about what you left behind in terms of the things you could have done.
"Power is the wrong word, but you do have the ability to make some enormous changes in politics that you can't in any other job or profession. So you miss that, but you gain an enormous amount of time that you never realised you were missing out on."
He is still confident it was the only decision he could have made. Carol, he says, is "just the same" although she has regained limited speech.
Mr Gosche has always been open about aspects of his home life and the impact of Carol's haemorrhage. He is still open, talking honestly about what life is like, the challenges and social isolation that comes with it. He is matter of fact rather than resentful about this.
"Life is very much constrained by the hours of the caregivers we can get. Over time, you just disconnect from so many people in your life - friends and family that drift away because it's difficult to keep a social life going.
"It's also difficult for a lot of people to really handle Carol's disability. Some of her best friends just can't handle it, and some people in the family as well. I think the grief and upset gets too much. But others have been phenomenal and come regularly."
He says he gets satisfaction from his current life. There is one other consolation, and he laughs when he says it. Mr Gosche's "planned exit" was at least a lot more dignified than the summary ejection some of his colleagues were subjected to in 2008.
Vui Mark Gosche
*A New Zealand-born Samoan, he was given the matai title Vui in 2007 by the village of Lano, where his father was born.
*Labour Party MP from 1996 to 2008. Was MP for Maungakiekie from 1999 to 2008.
*Stepped down in 2008 to care for his wife Carol, who had a cerebral haemorrhage in 2002.
*Was NZ's first Cabinet minister of Pacific Island descent, including time as Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Transport, Housing, Civil Aviation, Corrections and Racing.
*After leaving politics in 2008, he worked as a consultant for a year before taking full-time employment as an adviser at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs.
*Labour Party member since 1981, he was given life membership in 2010.
*A former trade unionist.


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It may not be coincidental that soon after NBA Knicks' Jeremy Lin dazzled the nation with a seemingly infallible jump-shot, China's vice president, heir apparent and avid basketball fan Xi Jinping made an official U.S. visit.
But while Lin -- a Harvard graduate raised with Chinese and American values by a "Tiger Mom" -- has proven remarkable on the court, China and the U.S. as players in the environmental arena have performed more like junior-varsity playground scrappers.
This year's Environmental Performance Index, produced with my colleagues at Yale and Columbia Universities, revealed the U.S. and China respectively ranked at 49th and 116th place out of 132 countries. The U.S. and China fare even worse if we look at their performance trend index numbers across the last decade: 77th and 100th, respectively. While both countries have made some progress in a few environmental categories, notably environmental health conditions, their showing on climate change - often considered one of the world's greatest environmental threats -- is paltry: Out of 132 countries, China ranks 93rd; the U.S. ranks 121st -- firmly in the bottom decile.
These are frightful scores for two countries that collectively emit more than 40 percent of the world's carbon dioxide. To make matters worse, any mention of climate change -- or, more broadly, environmental concerns in general -- was noticeably absent last week when Xi met with top U.S. officials in Washington D.C. to discuss a range of "greatest concerns" for both countries.
These are consequential omissions that could set the wrong precedent for China's leadership transition. Particularly at a time when U.S.-China cooperation on climate and energy under a new Xi leadership is uncertain, this recent trip missed an opportunity to set key messages for Xi to consider in the coming months.
One of the most straightforward aims must be U.S.-China cooperation on technology innovation. Although China's carbon intensity (emissions of CO2 per unit of GDP) decreased last year, its overall emissions increased. China was able to achieve easy efficiency gains in the last five-year policy period through elimination of small manufacturing facilities in energy-intensive sectors and by targeting its greatest energy consuming enterprises. For China to meet the carbon intensity reduction goals outlined in its next Five-Year Plan -- a national reduction of 16 percent -- will almost certainly demand research and development collaboration in emerging technologies like carbon capture and storage.
Xi's meeting with President Obama could have also advanced mutual understanding of domestic clean energy policies in both countries, helping to ease tensions over issues like subsidies - a sticking point offered small remedy last January when Presidents Obama and Hu Jintao met. In that meeting, President Hu agreed to end domestic subsidies for China's wind industry, a move seen by U.S. trade representatives as hugely progressive due to the controversial nature of China's seemingly protective domestic policies. The U.S. and China must continue to resolve differences in national economic policies that inhibit joint innovation and advancement of renewable energy technologies.
Finally, both countries must redefine their roles as leaders in global climate negotiations.
In light of its obstinacy this past December in Durban, the U.S. must act more aggressively and positively as a leader of climate change policy if it expects China to follow suit; U.S. stubbornness legitimizes the excuses of other countries that shy away from effective action. First and foremost, U.S. leadership must sidestep partisan politics on climate change and willingly contribute to a legally-binding deal to be decided by 2015. (Admittedly, we must wait until November to see whether we experience our own Executive transition.)
Regardless, weak U.S. leadership in global negotiations could tip China the same way under a new Xi presidency. Although China demonstrated new and considerable leadership in Durban last year, its recent opposition to the E.U. airline tax on carbon emissions demonstrates an uneasiness to fully accept the responsibilities implied in such a global leadership position. This slipperiness portends a China that, while more constructive than the U.S. in the global climate regime, still plays largely to its own domestic interests.
If China and the U.S. aim to bring their own version of "Linsanity" to climate and energy policy under new leadership, then both countries must pursue active and open dialogue and seek middle ground in the current race of self-interest.


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Republicans were jockeying for position to move up on the ladder before Eric Cantor (R-VA), who lost his primary bid in a shocking upset on Tuesday night, announced that he would step down from his post as House Majority Leader at the end of July.
But with the leadership election scheduled for Thursday, June 19, several names are being kicked around to replace Cantor, among them is current Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
Yeah, no. That's a terrible idea.
McCarthy has been in lock-step with Cantor, who endorsed him yesterday, and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). He's essentially the status quo. Nothing will change in the House if McCarthy becomes the next Majority Leader. It would be a politically tone deaf move for House Republicans to choose a carbon copy of Cantor to lead their conference.
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Social Security starts its downward slide this year. Because of the recession and 10 percent unemployment, payroll tax receipts will fall below pensions paid out for the first time.
Today's retirees need not worry. The imbalance will not affect the program until 2037, or thereabouts. Because income has exceeded expenses for decades, the Social Security trust fund has a balance of about $2.5 trillion invested in Treasury bills. The interest on those notes added to payroll tax receipts will keep pension checks flowing for a few years.


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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have listed their Encino home for sale at $3,199,000.
The six-bedroom, 61/2-bathroom Tuscan-style villa, built in 2001, sits behind gates on a tree-lined street. The 6,718-square-foot home features a two-story entry, a silver-leafed coffered ceiling in the dining room, an office, a den and a master bedroom suite with a sitting area, a fireplace and a balcony. The kitchen opens to a family room. French doors from the public rooms lead to landscaped grounds with a saline pool and spa, a putting green, an outdoor living room, an organic garden and a small vineyard.
The house was featured in their reality show "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" (2007-present).
Spelling, 37, made a name for herself in primetime television playing Donna Martin in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) and reprised the role in "90210" (2009). McDermott, 44, played Constable Turnbull on "Due South" (1997-99) and appeared on the crime drama "1-800-Missing" (2003-04).
The couple's new eight-episode show, which started earlier this month, is called "Tori & Dean: Storibook Weddings."
Public records show the pair bought the property in 2008 for $2,945,000.
Amy Colvin of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, and Sara Berger of Westside Estates Agency, Beverly Hills, are the listing agents.


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Church. Dated 1623. Local stone rubble, rendered, with Doulting stone dressings; cedar shingle roof between coped
gables. Single- cell plan, 3 bays, with projecting North porch of 2 storeys. East elevation has a 3-light window in
slight almost semi-circular arched recess with label; South elevation has two 3-light hollow chamfered mullioned
windows with flat heads and labels over; North elevation has two similar windows, the lights having trefoil cusped
heads; bay 3 has the porch, with cambered arched moulded doorway under square label, with small shields in the
spandrils marked "S/HE" and "1623", and above a 2-light mullioned window to match; inside the porch a similar but more
elaborate doorway with original panelled and boarded door; West end abuts the Manor House (qv); it is crowned by a
small bell turret detailed like a full church tower, two stages above ridge with offset corner buttresses and
battlements, and crowned with a windvane. The interior totally of C17, with a 3-centre arched plaster vault with
timber ribs and bosses with shields, with painted timber tympanum between nave and chancel bearing coats of arms; some
old stained glass in the East window, and below and on return walls of chancel boarded dado panels; altar rail with
simple turned balusters - which could be C19 - a reredos with the Commandments behind a later crucifix, all crowned
with strapwork decoration; set high in East wall two painted stone panels with heavy frames inscribed "Domus mea" and
"Domus orationis": the Nave has good box pews, with hat pegs on walls, and fine stone pulpit in Classical style, with
panelled pilasters, strapwork decoration, foliage decorated frieze and cornice; octagonal font on stand dated 1945, but
ogee cupula cover and suspension gear is C17. Fine monument in Classical style in chancel, black and white marble with
colouring, Corinthian columns carrying broken segmental pediment with achievement of arms, commemorating Henry
Southworth, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Wyke, who "at his owne charge builte and adorned this Chappell", died 1625.
A chapel "built in the time of the war" was recorded in Bruton Priory archives in the third quarter of C12. (Couzens
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The Spaulding Outpatient Center Braintree is an outpatient rehabilitation center where patients receive expert and friendly care for a wide range of injuries, illnesses, post-surgical and other rehabilitation needs, all within the convenience of a suburban setting. Whether we're treating someone for carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, or the loss of a limb, our goal is always the same: Get people back to living and enjoying life again.
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