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Grant Wood
American, 1891–1942
American Gothic, 1930
Oil on Beaver Board
78 × 65.3 cm (30 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)
Signed and dated lower right on overalls: GRANT / WOOD / 1930
Friends of American Art Collection, 1930.934
This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning a three-hundred-dollar prize and instant fame for Grant Wood. The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa. There he spotted a little wood farmhouse, with a single oversized window, made in a style called Carpenter Gothic. "I imagined American Gothic people with their faces stretched out long to go with this American Gothic house," he said. He used his sister and his dentist as models for a farmer and his daughter, dressing them as if they were "tintypes from my old family album." The highly detailed, polished style and the rigid frontality of the two figures were inspired by Flemish Renaissance art, which Wood studied during his travels to Europe between 1920 and 1928. After returning to settle in Iowa, he became increasingly appreciative of midwestern traditions and culture, which he celebrated in works such as this. American Gothic, often understood as a satirical comment on the midwestern character, quickly became one of America's most famous paintings and is now firmly entrenched in the nation's popular culture. Yet Wood intended it to be a positive statement about rural American values, an image of reassurance at a time of great dislocation and disillusionment. The man and woman, in their solid and well-crafted world, with all their strengths and weaknesses, represent survivors.
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Art Institute of Chicago, The Forty-third Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, October 30-December 14, 1930, cat. 207, ill.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 1931.
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Twenty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, April 26-June 22, 1931, cat. 139, ill. p. 26.
San Diego Fine Art Gallery, Show of Contemporary Eastern Painting [probably], c. June 1932, no cat.; traveled to Santa Barbara, Calif., Faulkner Memorial Art Gallery, c. August 1932.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Paintings and Prints by Chicago Artists, February 28-March 30, 1933, cat. 37, ill. frontispiece.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-November 1, 1933, cat. 666, pl. 92.
Washington, DC., Phillips Collection, November 1933-February 1934.
Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Mus of Art, March 31-April 10, 1934.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-November 1, 1934, cat. 716.
Chicago, Lakeside Press Galleries, Loan Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings by Grant Wood, February-March 1935, cat. 33, ill. p. 23.
New York, Ferargil Galleries, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Grant Wood, March-April 1935, cat. 15.
Kansas City, Mo., William R. Nelson Gallery, October 2-November 8, 1935.
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Centennial Exposition, June 6-November 29, 1936, cat. 15, ill. p. 64.
Chicago, Ill., Chicago Woman's Club, Jan 20, 1937.
Bloomington, Ill., Central Illinois Art Exposition, March 19-April 8, 1939, cat. 106, ill. p. 29.
Iowa City, Fine Arts Festival, Iowa Union Lounge, University of Iowa, Exhibition of Paintings by Grant Wood and Marvin D. Cone, July 16-23, 1939, cat. 23.
Art Institute of Chicago, Half a Century of American Art, November 16, 1939-January 7, 1940, cat. 178, pl. 46.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cranbrook Academy of Art, May 17-June 6, 1940.
Northampton, Mass., Smith College Museum of Art, American Art: Aspects of American Painting, 1900-1940, June 12-22, 1940, cat. 33.
Worcester, Mass., Worcester Art Museum, A Decade of American Painting 1930-1940, February 18-March 22, 1942, ill. p. 23.
Cedar Rapids Art Association, Grant Wood Memorial Exhibition, September 1-October 1, 1942, no cat. See Cedar Rapids Gazette, 9/6/1942.
Art Institute of Chicago, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Grant Wood, included in the Fifty-third Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, October 29-December 12, 1942, cat. 2, color ill. frontispiece.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, 20th Century Portraits, December 8, 1942-January 24, 1943, p. 145, ill. p. 99.
Baltimore, Md., February 12-March 7, 1943.
Worcester Art Museum, March 17-April 19, 1943.
Boston, The Institute of Modern Art, Ten Americans, October 20-November 21, 1943, cat. 29, ill.
Saginaw, Mich., Saginaw Museum of Art, An Exhibition of American Painting from Colonial Times until Today, January 10-February 15, 1948, cat. 71, pl. 13.
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Famous American Paintings, October 9-31, 1948, n.pag., ill.
Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, Milestones of American Painting in Our Century, c. January 2-c. March 3, 1949, cat. 21.
Montreal, Canada, March 18-April 20, 1949.
Canadian National Exhibition Art Exhibit, August 26-September 10, 1949.
Beloit, Wisc., Beloit College, October 11-November 11, 1949.
Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, The Artist and His Family, March 3-April 1950, cat. 40.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, Centennial Exhibition, May 15-June 9, 1952, cat. 24.
New York, Wildenstein, Landmarks in American Art, 1670-1950, Feb 26-Mar 28, 1953, cat. 50, ill.
Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, 125 Years of American Art, September 15-October 11, 1953, cat. 59, ill. p. 18.
Dubuque, Iowa, Dubuque Art Association, Thirty Years of Grant Wood, Feb 15-Feb 23, 1955, cat. 9.
Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Art Center, Communicating Art from Midwest Collections: American and European Paintings and Sculpture, 1835-1955, October 13-November 6, 1955, cat. 20, ill.
Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Grant Wood and the American Scene, February 3-24, 1957, cat. 5, ill. p. 5.
Lake Forest, Ill., Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, A Century Of American Painting: Masterpieces Loaned by The Art Institute of Chicago, June 10-16, 1957, cat. 24.
Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Face of America: The History of Portraiture in the United States, November 13, 1957-January 26, 1958, cat. 92, fig. 41.
Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, The American Muse: Parallel Trends in Literature and Art, April 4-May 17, 1959, cat. 130.
Art Institute of Chicago, Art in Illinois, In Honor of the Illinois Sesquicentennial, June 15-September 8, 1968, p. 10.
Art Institute of Chicago, 100 Artists, 100 Years: Alumni of the SAIC, Centennial Exhibition, November 23, 1979-January 20, 1980, cat. 112, ill. p. 35.
New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Grant Wood: The Regionalist Vision, June 16-September 4, 1983, cat. 25, pl. 32, traveled to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, September 25, 1983-January 1, 1984, Art Institute of Chicago, January 21-April 15, 1984; San Francisco, M. H. DeYoung Memorial Museum, May 12-August 12, 1984.
Omaha, Neb., Joslyn Art Museum, Grant Wood: An American Master Revealed, December 10, 1995-February 25, 1996, cat. 14, pl. 16, traveled to Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Museum of Art, March 23-September 8, 1996; Worcester, Mass., Worcester Art Museum, October 6-December 31, 1996.
New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950, April 23-August 22, 1999, cat. 435, color ill. p. 225.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley, September 10-December 4, 2005.
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Grant Wood's Studio: Birthplace of "American Gothic," March 10-June 11, 2006.
Des Moines Art Center, After Many Springs: Art in the Midwest in the 1930s, January 30-March 30, 2009.
Art Institute of Chicago, "America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s," June 5-September 18, 2016; travels to Paris, Musee de l'Orangerie, October 15, 2016-January 30, 2017; London, Royal Academy, February 25-June 4, 2017, cat. 47.
Publication History
Anita Brenner, "Is There An American Art?," The New York Times Magazine (November 23, 1941), ill. p. 13.
Frederick S. Wight, Milestones of American Painting in Our Century, introduction by Lloyd Goodrich (Boston: The Institute of Contemporary Art with Chanticleer Press, New York, 1949), pp. 30, 74, ill. pl. 21, p. 75.
Henri Dorra, The American Muse (Viking Press, 1961), p. 124, ill. p. 156.
Matthew Baigell, The American Scene: American Painting of the 1930's (Praeger Publishers, 1974), pp. 18, 109, 110, 111, ill. 1, p. 12.
Wanda Corn, "The painting that became a symbol of a nation's spirit," Smithsonian 11, 8 (November 1980), pp. 84-96, ill. p. 85.
Wanda M. Corn, Grant Wood: The Regionalist Vision, exh. cat. (Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Yale University Press, 1982), pp. 3, 25-26, 33, 35, 60, 128-142, pl. 32.
Wanda M. Corn, "The Birth of a National Icon: Grant Wood's American Gothic," The Art Institute of Chicago Centennial Lectures, Museum Studies 10 (Art Institute of Chicago/Contemporary Books, Inc., 1983), pp. 253-275, fig. 1.
Davenport Museum of Art, Iowa, Grant Wood: An American Master Revealed (Davenport Museum of Art/Pomegranate Books, 1995), pp. 24, 69-73, 96-98, cat. 16, pl. 16.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: Twentieth-Century Painting and Sculpture, selected by James N. Wood and Teri J. Edelstein (Art Institute of Chicago, 1996), p. 67, ill.
James M. Dennis, Renegade Regionalists: The Modern Independence of Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998), pp. 14, 19-20, 100-02, fig. 7.
Lea Rosson DeLong, Grant Wood's Main Street: Art, Literature and the American Midwest, exh. cat. (Ames, Iowa: Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, 2004), pp. 17-18, 24, 27-29, 39, 97, 104, 106, 159, 203, 205, 207, fig. 12.
Thomas Hoving, American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece (Chamberlain Bros., 2005).
Stephen Biel, American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting (W.W. Norton & Co., 2005).
Sue Taylor, "Grant Wood's Family Album," American Art 19, 2 (Summer 2005): 48-67.
Judith A. Barter et al., "American Modernism at the Art Institute of Chicago, From World War I to 1955," (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2009), cat. 79.
Laura Hoptman, "Wyeth: Christina's World," One on One (The Museum of Modern Art, 2012), p. 4 (ill.).
Duane Preble Emeritus et al., Prebles' Artforms (Pearson, 2013), 11th ed., p. 428. (ill.).
Chantal Georgel, "Millet," (Citadelles et Mazenod, 2014), (ill.).
"Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago, Highlights of the Collection," (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2017) p. 123.
Ownership History
The artist; sold to the Art Institute, November 1930.


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Shares of The Boeing Company (BA - Free Boeing Stock Report) have been standouts over the past year, despite a somewhat stretched valuation by historical standards. (The stock trades at a forward P/E multiple of around 22, which is slightly higher than the Value Line median.) In fact, the stock has been among the Dow's best performers of late, rising roughly 80% since the start of 2013, thanks to strong industry fundamentals, including a major up-cycle in the commercial aerospace sector. But what should investors do now? Are these quality large-cap shares still worth purchasing? Or are greener pastures best found elsewhere? In this article, we'll take a brief look at Boeing's business and perform an easy-to-follow SWOT analysis of the company, evaluating its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
The Business
The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace outfit and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined, with over 174,000 employees and revenues fast approaching $85 billion annually. The Chicago, Illinois-based company also designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. And it provides various support services to NASA, the military, and the commercial airline industry. There are three principal business segments, including Commercial Airplanes (about 60% of the top-line mix), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (40%), and Boeing Capital, the company's small financial solutions wing (less than 1%).
Robust Commercial Order Book: Part of this is due to brisk demand for new airplanes, such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and its variants, coming out of the last recession. Aircraft are now being upgraded more frequently than ever before, it seems, which is helping the company and Airbus (a subsidiary of EADS), its primary European rival, to rack up new business wins. (Boeing's backlog stood at 4,800 jets and a record $345 billion at the end of the September interim.) And we expect this trend to persist well into the future, given the intense competition, low interest rate environment, and heightened emphasis on light, fuel-efficient designs. This, in turn, should encourage Boeing to further increase its planned production rates, a move that would be good news for both earnings and cash flow.
The KC-46 Tanker Program: The success of this platform, based on the 767 jet liner, is supporting results throughout Boeing's otherwise-sluggish Defense, Space & Security segment, along with cost cuts and gains in fast-growing emerging markets. Notably, in 2011, the KC-46 won a key competition and was selected by the U.S. Air Force to replace aging KC-135 Stratotankers.
Financially Sound & Shareholder Friendly: Boeing, which maintains a healthy balance sheet (Financial Strength: A++), is committed to returning most of its cash from operations to shareholders in the form of either quarterly dividends or stock buybacks. Management's preference, we believe, is for repurchases (they are set to exceed $2 billion this year alone), since they would likely afford the company a bit more financial flexibility. We still anticipate a dividend hike in 2014 (to an annual rate of $2.00 a share or more), however, and expect the shares to trade at a decent yield in the 1.5%-2% range going forward.
High R&D Spending: While Boeing is trying to keep investment spending in check, R&D expenditures remain quite high ($3.3 billion, or 4% of sales, in 2012), which is squeezing margins and penalizing the bottom line. Moreover, while the pressures may ease somewhat over the next few quarters, we envision even higher spending levels later in the decade, as the company endeavors to leverage its popular 737 and 777 platforms.
Pension Costs: Boeing's pension load stood at a hefty $75 billion-plus at the end of last year, far more than the fair value of its plan's assets. This is forcing the company to continuously dip into its earnings to meet its obligations to retired workers. The profit drain is bound to persist, too, notwithstanding the likelihood of better investment returns and efforts to negotiate less-taxing pension plans with its labor unions.
Execution: Execution has been spotty at times, especially with regard to the important 787 program, which has gotten off to a rough start. Things seem to be getting better, however, and Boeing remains committed to resolving any operating glitches in a timely manner.
Industry Fundamentals: After crashing during the financial crisis and recession, the airline industry has been in a powerful recovery mode over the past few years, buoyed by pent-up demand, stable fuel prices, and an improved macroeconomic backdrop. In fact, carriers, by and large, are looking to secure new planes as quickly as possible these days, rather than, as has been the historical norm, defer a bulk of their deliveries. This suggests that the company will continue to have the wind at its back for some time to come.
The 787 Dreamliner: This platform, as we've indicated, has been plagued by its share of delays and execution problems, and was even grounded briefly in the United States and several other countries earlier this year because of fire hazards related to its lithium-ion batteries. Yet, orders for the revolutionary long-range, fuel-efficient jet airliner -- it's the first commercial jet to use mostly composite materials -- continue to pile up. And we expect the 787 to become far more profitable in the years to come (ramp-up costs are now quite high) and emerge as a leading driver of free cash flow. By the second half of the decade, 787 production rates should reach 14 per month, up from a rate of closer to 10 per month today.
Stepped-Up Competition: Orders are ramping for Bombardier's new CSeries jets (Bombardier Aerospace is a Canadian manufacturer) and for the C919 family of airliners produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). This, along with an ongoing market-share battle with Airbus, could take a toll on Boeing's own order book over time, and compel the company to further boost R&D spending and upgrade its product lines with greater regularity.
Defense Spending: Though operating conditions are rather favorable for the core commercial business, this is not the case for Boeing's smaller defense unit. In fact, reductions in U.S. defense spending continue to hamper results across the Defense, Space & Security division. And we don't see this situation reversing anytime soon, especially considering the push in Washington for more budgetary cuts.
That said, we think that the company will be able to offset the top-line headwinds, at least partially, by making inroads abroad and streamlining its overhead. Boeing has already made strides beefing up its international business (overseas sales tend to be pretty high-margined), which currently accounts for about 23% of the defense segment's total revenues and 40% of its work backlog. What's more, the company maintains its goal of eventually shedding $2.5 billion from the cost structure.
In sum, while these shares appear to be on the expensive side, there's a lot to like about the Boeing story, from the company's good finances and rising free cash flow to its booming commercial business and reasonably stable defense unit. Indeed, Boeing's strengths and opportunities look to easily outweigh its weaknesses and threats at present. Consequently, we believe that this Dow component still has a place in diversified equity portfolios.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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According to the Washington Post, Marco Rubio's team has promoted an attack on conservative opponents of comprehensive immigration reform. The attack is actually a smear — namely, that Rubio's conservative adversaries in the immigration debate oppose reform as part of an anti-life agenda. Indeed, those pushing the smear, such as Mario Lopez, deny that their conservative adversaries in the debate actually are conservatives. I addressed this smear here and here.
The Post reported that Rubio staffers brought Lopez to a meeting of GOP Senate staffers. At the meeting he peddled his smear by distributing literature containing attacks on leading immigration hawks such as Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
I opined that Rubio should disavow Lopez's smear, acknowledge the good faith of conservatives who disagree with his views on comprehensive immigration reform, and accept that there are two legitimate conservative positions — one pro, the other con — on this issue. If Rubio fails to do so, I added, he should be deemed to have embraced the smear. In that event, it seemed to me, many of those who disagree Rubio's position on immigration reform may find him an unacceptable candidate for the presidency.
The Rubio camp has now addressed the smear, but has not disavowed it. According to Neil Munro of the Daily Caller, Team Rubio is responding "cautiously." Rather than denying the Post's reporting or disavowing the Lopez smear, it is "downplaying" the story. Thus, Rubio's spokesman Alex Conant told the Daily Caller, "We are not focused on these groups whatsoever; our focus is on passing an immigration reform plan that secures the border and modernizes our legal immigration system."
This is a non-denial denial, and not a particularly deft one. To be sure, Rubio's focus is on passing immigration reform that will grant amnesty and a path to citizenship for more than 10 million illegal immigrants. But Rubio does not deny that in furtherance of passing such reform, he has, behind closed doors, sponsored an unconscionable smear against fellow conservatives. And now that the smear is in the open, Rubio doesn't express disagreement with its contents. He merely says it's not the focus.
When Rubio came under ridiculous criticism for taking a drink of water during a televised speech, he tackled the matter head on. Caught sponsoring a smear against fellow conservatives, he hides behind cutesy Washington double-talk.
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UPDATED: Dover man identified in Route 125 Lee crash
April 02. 2013 10:00AM
LEE - A 37-year-old Dover man was critically injured Monday after he crashed his car into a crane being driven by a New Boston man on Route 125, a quarter-mile south of the Lee Traffic Circle.
Around 1:15 p.m. Monday, Justin Mills was driving his Subaru north on Route 125 when he crossed the center line and collided with a crane heading south and being driven by Brian Daigle, 24, of New Boston. The crane is owned by American Crane Co. Inc. in Hooksett.
Mills suffered serious injuries and was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Daigle was not injured in the crash.
The accident, which happened about 1:15 p.m. Monday, is still under investigation.
A third vehicle, a Nissan behind the Subaru, swerved off the road to avoid the collision.
Police said Daigle tried to avoid the crash and, as a result, the crane went across Route 125, down an embankment and crashed into nearby woods.
Route 125 was closed for several hours while emergency personnel removed the wreckage and police investigated.
Lee police and fire were assisted at the scene by New Hampshire State Police and officers from Barrington and Durham. Also at the scene were McGregor Ambulance Co., Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advance Response Team (DHART) and members of the Strafford County Regional Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team.
Previous story follows:
LEE - A 35-year-old man sustained serious injuries after he was involved in a three-vehicle crash which closed down part of Route 125 Monday afternoon.
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded around 1 p.m. after a southbound American Crane, based in Hooksett, collided with a northbound Subaru.
A Nissan following the Subaru swerved off the road to avoid an accident.
After the crane attempted to avoid the crash, it drove across Route 125, went down an embankment and crashed into the nearby woods.
Sgt. Thomas Dronsfield said the man was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital from the scene. He said the man's condition was still not available.
The identities of the drivers have not been released.
Members of New Hampshire State Police and officers from Barrington, Durham, Rochester and members of the Strafford County Regional Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team responded to assist local crews.
Route 125 was closed for several hours while emergency personnel and investigators worked at the scene. Police established detours at the Lee Traffic Circle to Steppingstone Road.


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To honor the life of Elanna M. Zuller, a Pilgrim student who passed away at the young age of 17 last year in a car accident, the Zullers have planned a motorcycle run through Rhode Island this Saturday.
Participants will meet at noon at Biki's Gathering Spot at 2077 West Shore Road, with kickstands going up at 1 p.m. For a $15 donation, participants will ride from Warwick, through West Warwick, Coventry and West Greenwich, stopping at Dan's Place at 880 Victory Highway for a break. They'll then ride to Exeter and back to Coventry to the Rock Junction at 731 Centre of New England Boulevard before returning to Biki's at approximately 4:45 p.m. There will be raffles, food and live entertainment from local musicians, such as an acoustic set by Mike Flanagan and Tim Sullivan; the rock band Jam Sandwich; and Jay and the Jay Walkers, with DJ Papadopolis providing entertainment in between sets.
Also, 100 special guests will get the opportunity to qualify for a billiards tournament in which they will be challenged to sink the eight ball on the break for a chance to win $10,000.
Tickets for the event can be purchased by visiting elannazuller.com or at Biki's. Additionally, tickets are available at the Rock Junction. Proceeds will be donated to the Elanna M. Zuller Memorial Sports Fund, which is annually awarded to a Warwick high school senior.


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Canucks' Ryan Kesler declares 'hopefully I can stay'
VANCOUVER - After a sensational week, things were eerily quiet Tuesday around the Vancouver Canucks as new president of hockey operations Trevor Linden continued exit interviews with players.
Soon Linden will get back to head coach John Tortorella and his future with the National Hockey League team. Eventually, he'll have to get to what Tortorella said Monday in his bombshell press conference: that the Canucks and their core players are stale, too old and must change.
Everyone knows this, but Tortorella was the first in the organization to state it so emphatically. The question is the extent of the renovation and, more importantly, which players the Canucks can move to achieve it.
Overshadowed Monday was Ryan Kesler's latest declaration that he wants to stay in Vancouver, yet he remains the lynchpin to any impactful turnover.
With his 30th birthday in August and two more years under contract at a $5-million-US salary attractive to potential bidders, the centre from Livonia, Mich., is the one piece Linden and his not-yet-hired general manager can trade that would dynamically change the Canucks. If Kesler, who has a no-trade clause, agrees to go. And that's the rub.
The NHL was still chattering about near-deals the Canucks had with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks at the March 5 trade deadline when Kesler, who had made it clear to former general manager Mike Gillis that he would work with the team on a move, insisted on radio that he hoped to spend his entire career in Vancouver.
"This has been my home since my adulthood," Kesler reiterated Monday in the press conference that followed the Canucks' worst season in 15 years. "This is really the only city I know besides Michigan. I love it here and hopefully I can stay."
He repeated again that he hadn't asked for a trade, and when pressed on the issue said: "I think what goes on for the organization, I think that's best to keep that in house."
But whether Kesler is sincere in now wishing to stay, the Canucks need to make the best deal they can with him, which should bring to Vancouver a younger NHL centre still getting better, a blue-chip prospect and possibly a draft pick.
And if Kesler balks, it could be pointed out that the Canucks are rebuilding and he'd have better chances to win a Stanley Cup elsewhere. Or that his last assist this season was on Jan. 31, and there's a good chance he'd be wearing his Canuck uniform next season on right wing.
Yes, it's a nasty business sometimes. Ask Tortorella.
• Or you could ask Jannik Hansen, who may not get to start as a Canuck the four-year, $10-million-US contract extension he signed in September. The no-trade clause that came with that deal goes into effect on July 1, which is why management, encumbered by nine other NTCs on the books, must decide whether to move Hansen, 28, while it can for a younger asset.
But apart from the Dane's deflated trade value – he had only three goals and eight points the last half of the season – there is a lot of risk to trading him. Other than defenceman Alex Edler, Hansen is the Canuck who wilted the most under Tortorella, and a coaching change could restore a career trajectory that had the winger projected to become a 20-goal scorer in this league. If that happens, that $2.5-million salary becomes a bargain.
• One of Linden's problems this spring is that the natural order of hiring and firing has been disrupted. Ideally, it should be Linden's general manager who chooses the coach. But the Canucks' superboss may not be able to wait until his first choice of GM, believed to be Boston Bruins' assistant GM Jim Benning, is available after the playoffs. Linden mentioned this is his introductory press conference last week.
The Nashville Predators just made one of the more highly-regarded NHL coaches available by firing Barry Trotz. The 51-year-old, who has a house in the Okanagan, will be on everyone's short list if he decides to pursue another head coaching job rather than take a hockey-ops position with the Predators.
Linden may not want Trotz. But the Canucks may not be able to wait until they have a GM to hire a coach they like.
• Benning checks off a lot of boxes for Linden. The former Canuck has management experience with a Stanley Cup-winning organization, helped shape the "Boston model" for teams and rose through management on the amateur scouting side of hockey operations. He was also one of Linden's original teammates in Vancouver.
• The NHL's buyout window opens June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup ends, whichever comes first. The Canucks have one salary-cap-free buyout to spend and are expected to use it on winger David Booth, scheduled to make $4.75 million next season in the final year of a $25.5-million contract Gillis took on when he acquired Booth from the Florida Panthers 30 months ago.
Given the player's amiability and earnestness, as well as Tortorella's recent praise, it's understandable there is some sentiment from fans and media for keeping Booth after he had four goals and six points in his final 10 games. What makes no sense is that people would look at three decent weeks instead of three disappointing years. In 134 games for the Canucks, the often-injured Booth produced 26 goals and 51 points and was paid about $11.4 million.
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Burger review: Buzz Burgers, Barrels & Beer
1935 W. Irving Park Road 773-880-9810
Rating: !! (out of four)
The Great Burgerelli is, if nothing else, a certifiable sojourner. I have traveled all corners of Earth in my quest for the most scrumptious of burgers. I've eaten gourmet ground beef in Tokyo and sunk my teeth into sliders in St. Paul. As a wise soul once said, there is nowhere a mountain high enough and nowhere a river wide enough to keep me from getting to you, you delectable meat patty. So yes, fellow bun lovers, I have been to New York and have heard tell of its fads.
So it was with guarded enthusiasm that I visited Buzz Burgers, Barrels & Beer in North Center to try its version of the ramen burger—you know, the curious specimen featuring a bun fashioned out of noodles that made a fleeting appearance at Brooklyn's Smorgasburg this past summer.
The burger: In a crowded burger landscape, the purveyors of Buzz, which opened last month, seem to be seeking to balance gourmet sensibilities with good, old-fashioned Midwestern approachability. To wit, the marquee ramen burger ($13) is made with kobe beef, while other arrangements are built on foundations of pure angus beef, or other meats such as ground lamb or pork. My wonderful server informed me and my fellow burger-loving companions that all patties come cooked medium unless otherwise specified. At a half-pound apiece, these patties were just the right size for me—not too monstrous and not too minuscule. Despite being a bit too done, mine was relatively juicy and devoid of grease.
The bun: Let us begin with that which has garnered so much attention: The bun made of ramen. Crispy and flavorful, this is not the noodle you remember from university. The flat burger support is made by forming the noodle into a wafer-like bun and frying it up, with egg as the bonding agent. The result is an almost hashbrown-like fiber that marries wonderfully with the beef and fresh veggies. As you might imagine, the structural integrity of a bun made of noodles is not, shall we say, the most supreme, so I did find myself in need of a napkin quite frequently. As for the potato buns on the burgers of my companions (the stroganoff burger, $10, with braised short ribs, for example), they were fresh and spongy but nothing to write home about (at least not for a sojourner such as myself).
The fixings: The Wisconsin aged cheddar on the ramen burger was masterfully melted and played well against sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and a perfectly runny fried egg; however, I must note that I did not find the sriracha sauce particularly notable. On the stroganoff specimen, the cremini mushroom and sauvignon blanc gravy with egg noodles that swaddled my braised beef short ribs tied the creation together beautifully.
The fries: I cannot in good faith make a declaration here on the quality of fry at Buzz, as when I dined the kitchen was having some sort of equipment malfunction resulting in all fries being hand-fried. For what it is worth, however, I will say that the hand-cut Idaho potato fries ($3) were neither the star nor the snag of the meal, as what was good about the good burgers far outshined what was mediocre about the fries.
Everything else: The Great Burgerelli does love a clever name, so it was impossible to resist ordering the Hipster Poutine (house-made frites, smoked bacon, tasso ham, aged cheddar, aged pepper jack, provolone, scallions and spicy sauce, $8). Buzz named its poutine so because, I'm told, the young generation just loves the Canadian export. The spice factor was excellent, although my dining companions lamented its soggy state.
Bottom line: While not everything at Buzz was perfect, I do see potential. Perhaps once this establishment secures its liquor license, chucks its current BYOB policy and lives up to its moniker of serving not only burgers but also barrels (of whiskey, natch) and beer, The Great Burgerelli will be more inclined to venture back.
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One developer that may build in downtown Ocala and another that may renovate the former Sprint building into condominiums both laid out an array of conditions that they would expect in order for the projects to move forward.
One developer that is considering building a boutique hotel and convention center in downtown Ocala and another that may renovate the former Sprint building downtown into condominiums both laid out an array of conditions on Tuesday that they would expect in order for the projects to move forward.
Both developers issued preliminary reports to the City Council on Tuesday. Ocala Development is looking at building the hotel and convention center, while McBride Land and Development Co. is considering renovating the former Sprint building.
Nathan Garcia of McBride Development said they would like the city to pay the cost of removing the asbestos from the building and bringing the infrastructure — water, sewer and electric — to the entire Sprint site, which is the block just north of City Hall.
In addition, McBride would want the city to do the storm water relocation as well as removing certain existing structures such as a retaining wall, water well and underground water tank and concrete steps.
McBride also would like the city to waive the permitting fees.
The Sprint building, which McBride is assessing to determine whether it would make financial sense to renovate into about 13 condominiums, is located at 302 SE Broadway St. But Garcia said McBride also would like the option of perhaps developing the south portion of that block.
That land has been set aside for the Ocala Development project. The two companies have a business relationship, and allowing McBride to develop that portion of the property likely would be acceptable to Ocala Development.
"There's going to be continued discussions about the partnership and how that piece might be developed and even the western portion they are looking at," Garcia said.
According to Astrida Trupovnieks, the city's senior manager of redevelopment, the total cost of the improvements McBride is asking the city to consider is about $403,000.
Some of McBride's request would change an existing agreement with the city. Marc Mondell, the city's executive director of community development, said an amendment that would include not only the changes but also the additional costs to the city would be brought to the council on Sept. 3 for consideration.
McBride has also requested an additional 90 days to assess the project because they are waiting for a more comprehensive structural engineering study to be completed.
"We will be able to make a decision in 90 days because we will have the final study completed," Garcia told the Council.
Both McBride and Ocala Development were given until Sept. 1 to assess their respective projects to determine if they are feasible.
Like McBride, Ocala Development would like additional time to continue the assessment of the project and asked for an additional six months.
Ocala Development is asking the city to participate in applying for new market tax credits and a Department of Housing and Urban Development 108 loan, which would require the city to pledge its Community Development Block Grant dollars as security.
Councilwoman Suzy Heinbockel asked who would be on the hook if the project was not successful.
"Both the developer and the city," said Bryce Peek, one of Ocala Development's principals.
Ocala Development also is asking for fee waivers and infrastructure relocation costs. In addition, they are asking the city to use Tax Increment Finance funds from the Community Redevelopment Area to cover the costs — and provide funding to bridge the financial gap — for development of a 380-space garage with a specified amount allocated to the hotel, as well as the construction and maintenance of roughly 5,000 square feet of conference space that the city would own. In addition, Ocala Development would like a 99-year low-cost lease.
Peek said there would be a roughly $20 million investment from the private sector. He offered no figures as to what the cost would be to the city, but said the hotel's utility consumption is estimated at $150,000 a year for 20 years at a 2 percent escalator, which would amount to $2.4 million to the city's coffers along with an estimated property tax of $100,000.
Peek said they have local investors with experience in the hotel business and that they have had discussions with a hotel group, which he declined to name.
Because it was a workshop meeting, the City Council made no decisions. The council will be asked at its Sept. 3 meeting to weigh in on the proposals and to extend the amount of time the developers requested.
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The Northrop report [1] states that "the sheer scale of ULS systems will change everything. ULS systems will necessarily be decentralized in a variety of ways, developed and used by a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting needs, evolving continuously, and constructed from heterogeneous parts. People will not just be users of a ULS system; they will be elements of the system. The realities of software and hardware failures will be fundamentally integrated into the design and operation of ULS systems. The acquisition of a ULS system will be simultaneous with its operation and will require new methods for control. In ULS systems, these characteristics will dominate. Consequently, ULS systems will place unprecedented demands on software acquisition, production, deployment, management, documentation, usage, and evolution practices."
In Asia, the U.S. and its key allies (South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia) are to face China across a line extending from the Korean peninsula to the waters of the East and South China Seas and the Indian Ocean. In Europe, the U.S. and its NATO allies will do the same for Russia on a front extending from Scandinavia and the Baltic Republics south to Romania and then east across the Black Sea to the Caucasus. Between these two theaters of contention lies the ever-turbulent Greater Middle East, with the United States and its two crucial allies there, Israel and Saudi Arabia, facing a Russian foothold in Syria and an increasingly assertive Iran, itself drawing closer to China and Russia.
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The Indo-Pacific Front
Commanding PACOM is Admiral Harry Harris Jr., a long-time naval aviator. In his annual posture statement , delivered to the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 15th, Harris painted a grim picture of America's strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to the dangers posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea, he argued, China was emerging as a formidable threat to America's vital interests. "The People's Liberation Army's rapid evolution into a modern, high-tech fighting force continues to be both impressive and concerning," he asserted. "PLA capabilities are progressing faster than any other nation in the world, benefitting from robust resourcing and prioritization."
Most threatening, in his view, is Chinese progress in developing intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) and advanced warships. Such missiles, he explained, could strike U.S. bases in Japan or on the island of Guam, while the expanding Chinese navy could challenge the U.S. Navy in seas off China's coast and someday perhaps America's command of the western Pacific. "If this [shipbuilding] program continues," he said, "China will surpass Russia as the world's second largest navy by 2020, when measured in terms of submarines and frigate-class ships or larger."
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SOURCE: xG Technology
December 27, 2012 12:07 ET
SARASOTA, FL--(Marketwire - Dec 27, 2012) - xG® Technology, Inc. ("xG" or the "Company") (AIM: XGTU.L) (AIM: XGT.L), the developer of a portfolio of wireless communications technologies, including cognitive radio networks, announces that the Directors of the Company have decided to consider a listing of the shares in the Company on The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") and, subject to favorable market conditions, a public offering of new shares in the United States. The Directors believe this would be the most appropriate and beneficial route for the Company to pursue in order to deliver long term value for its shareholders, having regard to the Company's incorporation and operation in the US, the large number of US technology companies listed on the US capital markets, the broader financial analyst coverage of the industry in the United States and the potential for higher liquidity on NASDAQ. The Company has, accordingly, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a first draft registration statement for confidential non-public review pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act enacted on April 5, 2012.
In connection with such contemplated listing, the Company is also in discussions with its parent company, MB Technology Holdings, LLC ("MBTH"), regarding the strengthening of the Company's balance sheet, including conversion of the shareholder loan MBTH currently provides to the Company, details of which were announced on May 20, 2011.
The Directors are considering whether, in the longer term, it would be appropriate and cost effective for the Company to maintain a dual listing on both AIM as well as NASDAQ if a listing on the latter proceeds. Further announcements will be made in due course.
Commenting on the announcement, Rick Mooers, Executive Chairman, said: "As xG moves to commercialization of its xMax cognitive radio system and to production of equipment to fulfill the growing number of orders that we have already received, it is an ideal time to increase our public profile in our major domestic market with a listing on NASDAQ. Our strong and growing intellectual property portfolio, most recently boosted by the granting of two new patents on Self-Organizing Networks, provides a valuable asset base for the Company that we believe will be recognized by NASDAQ investors."
The Company will update the market and give further details as the Company progresses towards such a NASDAQ listing.
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xG Technology is a leading developer of innovative and disruptive communications technologies for wireless networks. Its patented intellectual property portfolio covers a broad range of applications, including smart wireless networks that can help address the global wireless spectrum crisis through advanced technology. xG is commercializing some of these technologies to create xMax, the world's first carrier-class cognitive (i.e. smart) radio network. The Company's technology provides ways to significantly increase the efficient use of spectrum, allowing network operators to offload existing voice or data traffic, reduce dropped calls, and enhance network capacity for their customers. xMax's standards-based IP architecture minimizes network deployment, management and operational costs while simplifying the delivery of high quality fixed and mobile voice and data services. xMax can enhance and extend any wireless network, and provides an economical last mile solution for hard to reach customers and devices. Using field-proven technology, xMax enables the delivery of mobile broadband services to consumers, agencies and enterprises worldwide in both licensed and free unlicensed bands. Based in the USA, xG has over 60 US and more than 140 international patents and pending patent applications. xG's intellectual property is available for licensing in domestic and international markets. For more information, please visit www.xgtechnology.com.
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As recently as 75 years ago the majority of the world's population were using mostly herbs to heal themselves. Even now the majority of people in third world countries depend on indigenous plants for medicine and many of this medicinal plants are very effective. Some times we forget food is also a healer and not just something that provides nutrition to our body. In many developing countries the practice of herbs and foods to boost the immune system and to heal is used widely.
Now a days we eat overly processed food full of chemicals that has lost its vital nutrient. We eat to much fast food that is full of unhealthy fat. Our fruits and vegetable are not usually fresh. No wonder chronic disease has risen to epidemic proportions and our children are obese and some even have type 2 diabetes already.
We need to return to a more natural and holistic way of life. The trend towards small local farms to grow our food is a step in the right direction. We can get fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables right off the farm. It is good to know where our food comes from and to connect to the land and nature.
We have also forgotten herbs can heal and keep us strong and healthy. they do not work as the modern pharmaceutical medicine which usually targets certain part of the body and has side effects. Herbs work in holistic manner and that is hard to prove scientifically because there are too many variables. But thousands of years of experience with them tell us they do work and we should use them. But we do need to be knowledgeable about them and know how and when to use them.
Twelve Immune system boosters
1. Get outdoors and into the sun. For twenty to thirty minutes daily, get direct and/or indirect sunlight.
The best times are before 9:00am and after 3:00pm in the winter, or after 6:00pm in the summer. Allow the full-spectrum sunlight to enter your eyes by not wearing sunglasses during this time. The sun is most powerful immune system builder.
Antibody Response
2. Consume adequate oxygen. Put yourself in or neat oxygen-rich environments-oceans, forests, running streams, greenhouses-and learn to breathe deeply. Eat plenty of oxygen-rich green foods. If you are indoors for most of the day, purchase an oxygen – producing air purifier.
3. Drink pure water. The best water purification processes are distilled or molecule organized. Consume in ounces the amount equal to one – half your weight in pounds. Add safe, oxygen – enhancing products to your drinking water.
4. Eat a totally vegan diet that is comprised of 75 percent or more raw food by volume. Sprouts and green vegetables are the most balanced and nourishing choices.
5. Drink freshly made beverages form sprouted green vegetables twice a day.
6. Use "regular" blue-green algae. Super blue-green algae or Hawaiian spirulina, along with chlorella, are high-concentrated foods that enhance immunity.
7. Stop using immune – suppressing ingredients. These include salt, refined sugars and flowers, dairy products, vinegars, heated oils, and food preservatives, additives, stabilizers, and colorings.
8. Avoid microwaved and fried foods, which can suppress the immune system and lead to cancers and heart and circulatory disease.
9. Eliminate alcohol and drugs. Unless your prescriptions are absolutely essential to your survival, stop taking them. Alcohol and drugs do not mix, except to undermine our immune system.
10. Exercise moderately. Engage in stretching, aerobics, and resistance exercises at least five times a week for thirty to sixty minutes a day.
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11. Get adequate rest. Sleep and rest helps to recharge the immune system. As part of this strategy, rest the entire body once a week on a juice – and –water fast. This enables the immune system to do a weekly cleanup.
12. Keep a smile on your face. Maintaining a positive attitude is a key to having a belief system that supports immunity, read a book anatomy of an illness by Norman Cousins for a primer on how laughter and humor can enhance the human immune system. Nature, color, sound, and laughter can positively affect the immune system
Foods to Stregthen the Immune System
Feeding your body with immune system boosting foods helps its natural fighting and resisting powers. Immune boosting foods increase the number of white cells in the blood and immune system.
All foods high in Vitamin C, A, B1, B3, B6, B9 B12 and Vitamins D and E help to boost the body's immune system, as well as foods high in zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese, iron, beta-carotene, Omega-3 fats and sulphur, carotenoids, bioflavenoids and selenium.
Anti-oxidants and the Immune System
Anti-oxidants are nutrients that minimize the damaging effects of free radicals, which are molecules that cause cellular damage. Anti-oxidants stabilize free radicals, protect the body from free radical damage, and boosts the immune system.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A has excellent anti-oxidant properties, and foods high in Vitamin A helps to rebuild and strengthen the immune system. Foods high in Vitamin A content are: cabbages, broccoli, spinach and al dark green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a powerful anti-oxidant that empowers the immune system. Vitamin C rich foods increase the immune systems ability to combat bacterial and viral infections. The immune system uses Vitamin C to produce antibodies that are essential in order to fight infections effectively. Foods high in Vitamin C content are: cauliflowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums (bell peppers), brussel sprouts, citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins etc) kiwi fruit, strawberries, blueberries and guava.
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B complex includes Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12. These vitamins are potent and powerful immune system boosters. Foods high in Vitamin B Complex are: tuna, avocadoes, brazil nuts, bananas, legumes and oats.
Vitamin E
Foods containing Vitamin E have high antioxidant activity. High Vitamin E content foods are: sunflower oil, walnuts, popcorn and sweet potatoes.
Protein helps to support the immune system. Protein rich foods enhance and boost the immune system function and include: tuna, salmon, almonds, peanut butter, skinless chicken breast, eggs, dairy products such as milk and yoghurt.
Minerals contribute to boosting the immune system. The two most important minerals are selenium and zinc.
Selenium is found in crab meat and shellfish (crabs, lobsters, oysters) and is also present in whole wheat bread, brown rice, barley, cashew nuts and onions.
Zinc exhibits anti-oxidant properties which promotes proper immune function. Zinc is found in pecan nuts, sunflower seeds, wheat bran and raw peas.
Almonds contain Vitamin E which is a natural immune system booster.
The Camu Camu fruit has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin C in comparison to any other food. As Vitamin C assists with the formation of collagen it stimulates the body's natural defences and the absorption of iron.
Broccoli is super-charged with Vitamins and Minerals. It is packed with Vitamins A, C and E and contains numerous anti-oxidants.
common weed you find growing everywhere is dandelion. Dandelion leaves can be eaten raw as a salad or cooked. It is very delicious as well as very nutritious with a high amount of potassium among other nutrients. Another common plant nettle is also great for our immune system. It is usually thought of as an herb but It can be eaten cooked as any green leafy vegetable or the dried version can be made into tea. Both nettle and dandelion have plenty of folate and the B vitamins which are needed to make neurotransmitters such as serotonin.This helps lift our mood and energize us when we are overtired and under stress. Our immune system becomes compromised when we are overtired or in a sad. Just by lifting our energy level and our mood, these foods strengthen our immunity to disease. Both plants contain plenty of vitamin A, C, and Iron. All these aid in antioxidant activity.
Green Tea is packed with flavonoids which is a type of anti-oxidant. Green Tea also contains another powerful anti-oxidant called epigallocatechin gallate.
Green Tea is also a good source of the amino acid L-theanine which aids in the production of germ fighting compounds.
Honey is rejuvenating, revitalizing and invigorating and contains natural anti-biotic substances, and contains immune boosting compounds.
Honey contains a complex assortment of enzymes, anti-microbial compounds, organic acids, minerals such as iron, phosphorus, copper, sulphur, manganese, magnesium, potassium, sodium, calcium, silicon, iodine, zinc, chlorine, formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
Honey contains Vitamin C, all the Vitamin B complexes, Vitamins D, E and K, pantothenic acid, niacin, folic acid, amino acids, hormones, alcohols and essential oils.
MUSHROOMS – SHITAKE and REISHI
Shitake and Reishi mushrooms are an immune system activating fungi. The body receives nourishment from fungi as the nutrients and medicinal properties of mushrooms penetrate deep into the bone marrow and throughout the entire body.
Shitake and Reishi mushrooms mobilize the immune system to fight off disease. An immuno- stimulant, Shtake mushrooms increase activity of the human immune system against any invading organisms. They have anti-viral and anti-tumour properties and have been used effectively to treat viral infections, parasites and cancer, and one of the most important constituents, 'lintinan' has been shown to stimulate immune competent cells, stimulates T-cell production and increases macrophage activity.
Oats in all its various forms are all medicinal as well as nutritive. It has plenty of fiber that helps in lowering cholesterol. It has anti oxidant properties and plays an important part in lowering the chances of getting certain kinds of cancers such as prostate and breast cancer. Oates is also a central nervous system relaxant and lowers nervous tension and stress.
Red Capsicums (or Red bell Peppers) contain high amounts of Vitamin C and beta-carotene, making them an ideal immune boosting food.
Royal Jelly is a natural food concentrate that stimulates the body and cellular activity. Royal Jelly is beneficial to the immune system due to the protein content of biological values in Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12 and Vitamins A, C, D, E and M. it also contains a series of minerals such as Calcium, Copper, Sulfur, iron, Phosphorus, Potassium and Silicon.
Royal Jelly is a nutritious tonic that stimulates the functioning of the endocrine glands and the immune system. It contains anti-bacterial compouns the stimulate the production of anti-bodies which enhances collagen production and the repair of damaged tissues. Royal Jelly also increases the flow of blood to the tissues.
Spinach is rich in Vitamin C and is packed with numerous anti-oxidants and beta-carotene, which increases the infection-fighting cells of the body's immune system.
Yoghurts with live and active cultures stimulate the immune system.
Common Kitchen Herbs and Spices
- Cinnamon is an antiviral. Use it extensively to cook and use it to spice up your tea
- Turmeric is antioxidant and an antibacterial. Use it in your soups and cooking.
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The Seacoast Mavericks of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League continued a busy off-season by naming David Adam as manager on Monday. Adam, a former minor league pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, has served in many coaching roles throughout the Seacoast for the past dozen years.
The Berwick, Maine, resident has served as head coach at Newmarket High School and pitching coach at Oyster River of Durham, in addition to youth baseball coaching, guiding the Rye Little League all-stars to a state championship in 2003. He has also coached at Hesser College.
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A novelist still pines for his wife three years after she left him for another man, while their collegiate daughter publishes her first book and their teen son (also a writer) gets involved with a troubled girl. With Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins and Logan Lerman. Written and directed by Josh Boone. Millennium Entertainment
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Lance Tucker, an incarcerated juvenile offender and talented hacker in his own right, is set on fire one night and severely burned while hanging Christmas decorations in a lockup rec room. B. Simpson, Ali Reynolds's fiancé and the man who helped put Lance in jail, feels obliged to get to the bottom of what happened. With Ali off in England to help Leland Brooks at a reunion with his long-estranged family, B. turns to someone else to help out—Ali's good friend and Taser-carrying nun, Sister Anselm.
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Ali Reynolds and her infamous gang are at it again in Moving Target, this time solving two cases in two different countries simultaneously. While Ali and Leland Brooks visit England to reconnect with Leland's long estranged family, unfortunate details about the death of Leland's father decades earlier are brought to light, details Ali's past has taught her not to ignore. Meanwhile, stateside, B. Simpson gets word that a young hacker whom he helped put in jail—Lance Tucker—is brutally attacked in his detention center. B. feels guilty about his role in imprisoning Lance and decides to help protect him from another attack B. believes to be imminent. As the story unfolds, the cases become more complicated and increasingly dangerous on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
No Promises
First, we considered learning a series of back-flipping, triple-twisting acrobatics in our backyard, but found that our health insurance does not cover mid-life gymnastics injuries.
So we started running for 30 seconds.
And we pretty much thought we would die.
But we didn't.
We worked our way up to 3 miles, and while we were quite proud of ourselves, we pretty much thought we would die the few times we attempted 3.2 or even 3.5 miles. We stuck at 3 difficult miles every day, figuring we had met our limit. Every run was hard, but ultimately fulfilling in that I-guess-this-is-an-accomplishment-considering-where-we-started way.
Months later our friend Marianne asked us to do a half marathon with her in March, and we trepidatiously agreed to try it and begin training. When I looked at the training schedule climbing slowly up to 8, 9, 10 miles and beyond, I felt panic down in my toes. I couldn't imagine this future version of myself who would be able to do this. I questioned her existence as much as I had once questioned Santa's.
Here's the crazy thing: I really love the long runs. And though it makes very little sense, the 3-mile runs are still tougher for me than the 8's, 9's, and even the 10-mile run I had on Saturday. Here's another crazy thing: it's possible that I could have stuck at 3 miserable miles forever, if I hadn't taken that scary leap into something bigger.
Of course, all of this running has made me think about writing. My writing. For many, many reasons (some consciously explored, some probably unconsciously hidden), I sort of shut down my writing shop. Here on the blog. In the novel I started many moons ago. Pretty much everywhere except for the paid work I do copywriting.
I tried to explore the possibility that maybe I don't need to constantly feel the push to accomplish something bigger. Maybe I should just be content with my little copywriting jobs and the life around me. Maybe I'm not good enough or smart enough to do anything bigger than that, and maybe that's perfectly okay.
I've tried to adopt that way of thinking, but could never really get past temporary foster status. It might be time to let that idea go to another home. I can't get over this nagging suspicion that I'd been stuck at 3 miserable miles without realizing it.
"No promises," I'd said to Marianne when I agreed to start training. Let's see what I can do. She told me I would surprise myself.
No promises I say today.
16 comments:
- marialuigi said...
I was JUST wishing that you would write again. You are, by far, my favorite blogger! And, frankly, I'm a consummate blog stalker...so, I have several [read: 100's] that I read.
Just a lovely post and whatever makes you happy...so, no pressure from THIS reader!
- February 6, 2013 at 3:44 PM
- Jenny said...
I have ALWAYS loved reading your blog. You have an AMAZING talent for writing.
I hope to read more!!!
- February 6, 2013 at 5:15 PM
- Kim said...
So happy to read a post! I too am at the 3 mile mark, or in truth, 2.5. I've run a couple of 5ks but that's it. Perhaps I need to push myself a little more. Thanks!
- February 6, 2013 at 7:02 PM
Ahh...I just wrote a big long comment and now it is gone. I will try to recreate:
First, I am so happy that you like running. I totally agree that the first 3 miles are the hardest. My person feeling is that it takes 3 miles to truly warm up your body. I know it isn't the point of your post, but I just had to say that I am glad that you are running and enjoying it!
Second, I am so glad you are at least entertaining the idea of returning to blogging and writing. You are beyond talented, witty and awesome. Your posts were always the highlight of my day!
- February 6, 2013 at 10:31 PM
- Kelly S. said...
This is awesome. I've always wanted to be a runner. Never have I really done any running. Half marathon? YOU are awesome!!!
- February 7, 2013 at 12:25 AM
- Kate said...
I'm so happy right now.
- February 10, 2013 at 9:08 PM
- Miss M said...
I agree with Dede.
- February 11, 2013 at 9:57 AM
- Christy said...
I had no idea it could get better after 3 miles. That's really good to know! My body started to fall apart at mile 3. I might have to get brave and try it again.
So happy to see that you might (no pressure here), start writing again. I have always LOVED reading your thoughts. When I saw that you had a new post, I devoured it like a piece of chocolate cake.
It was you who inspired me to start writing. As small as I felt, you taught me that I had a voice. Somehow writing about my life has helped me to make sense of it. For you I will always be grateful!
- February 12, 2013 at 7:08 PM
- lizzie said...
i stopped by today to look for your mac & cheese recipe. as much as i hate running (and sometimes runners) i am glad for you! perhaps someday i will get past the three mile mark in my life.
until then, i will keep checking back. i miss you, my friend!
- February 12, 2013 at 7:17 PM
- Shannon Cheney said...
I soooo get this! For both the running and the writing. I'm on a writing hiatus right now. Thanks for the inspiration to stop it.
- February 15, 2013 at 11:13 AM
- Katy {and Kahler} said...
yayyyy!! for running AND blogging! I've kept you on my reader list because "one day that lady's gonna blog again and when she does, i want to be there!"
after 2 major back surgeries, i was not certain i'd ever walk a mile again... and now i've run 2 half marathons and continue to run regularly. like you said, its amazing what the human body was created to do! praise the Lord! :)
i know you aren't promising anything, but it's good to hear from you again!
- February 26, 2013 at 12:35 AM
- Becky said...
A runner! I remember the mornings when you would stumble down the sidewalk- with one eye opened, and your curls bobbing with each sleepy step you took. It always makes me chuckle to think about those walking days so many years ago. And now look at you! So impressed!
- February 27, 2013 at 4:02 PM
- Donna Bardsley said...
Been meaning to comment for a while. You've been missed in the blogosphere, is the main thing I wanted to say. Sincerely and truly.
- March 19, 2013 at 7:31 AM
- Meredith said...
I just came across your blog today and felt so moved by this post. I too am a blogger and an aspiring writer. My husband presented me today with a bound copy of the unfinished manuscript that I was once fervently working on and have no abandoned. He wants me to finish it, and theoretically, I, too, want to finish it. But, something keeps stopping me. Anyway, I have had many of the same thoughts you have about my writing (and blogging) life. Thanks for articulating it.
- June 25, 2013 at 11:28 PM
- Meredith said...
I just came across your blog today and as both a blogger and aspiring writer, your words spoke straight to where I am right now: stymied, particularly in the novel writing department. I am looking at a printed copy of the unfinished manuscript I've been putting off finishing for two years now. I know I need to push beyond the proverbial three mile mark. Thank you for reminding me.
- June 25, 2013 at 11:30 PM
This. My life right now is so so this. Maybe I'm stuck at 3 miles, too. Maybe I can get unstuck. No promises.
- July 3, 2013 at 3:26 PM