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Fremont health center receives grant to fight childhood obesity
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FREMONT -- A Fremont-based organization dedicated to improving the health of Tri-City area residents has received a grant from Safeway's charity arm.
The Safeway Foundation, a nonprofit associated with the Pleasanton-based supermarket chain, last week donated $54,568 to the Tri-City Health Center.
The grant will help fund the center's child nutrition and fitness programs, which are being conducted in partnership with the YMCA. About 60 children between the ages 9 and 13 participate in the programs, whose goal is to prevent child obesity.
The Tri-City Health Center is a not-for-profit community organization that strives to promote optimal health, eliminate preventable diseases and improve the quality of life for every person and family in southern Alameda County.
The donation is part of $2 million in grants the Safeway Foundation is providing to community health programs and hospitals nationwide.
"Our commitment is to strengthen communities, create pioneering programs, expand services and implement new strategies to support the health of children and teens," said Larree Renda, Safeway executive vice president and chair of the Safeway Foundation.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.
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Life Health
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Health and fitness can be a scary topic for anyone. No matter where you are on your health and fitness journey you will be required to go where you are uncomfortable, on purpose, for a pay off that you may not even immediately see! This is the cost of improving your quality of life. Purposely stressing the body to prove its capabilities; embracing the changes that, in the long run, are good for you. Geesh, that sounds way too intense.
For this reason I find our health culture more likely to market the magical tricks and quick fixes; avoiding the lesson that learning to thrive in those uncomfortable spaces will, in the long run, leave you feeling more energized, refreshed, and capable of coping with your daily challenges. Time has proven this to me, and so I have acquired a list of healthy habit creating pointers to help make those uncomfortable spaces easier to thrive through. It is important to keep change as simple as it can be. That being said I will start with one small step, giving you a direction to take until I can share more with you next week.
Start small
Slowly build up your courage. Going too big too fast decreases your chance at success. It is much harder to continually feel that you have to start over, than to accept and maintain small gains, building courageous confidence along the way. Look at your lifestyle and identify your needs. Answer these questions: How much time/energy/money do I have for this need right now? What are my obstacles that I can control? What resources do I have handy? Where and who do I have for support? Use these questions to determine how much change you can realistically cope with each week.
For example, I would like to be a great and flexible yogi by the end of this year. Starting from scratch, I could go broke, be injured, and burn myself out trying to master all the moves on top of my current lifestyle. For right now I have my early mornings free, and an experienced friend that has given me simple poses to do each morning before my day takes off. I might not be bending like Bikram any time soon, but each day I am noticing small differences that remind me why my ultimate goal is important to me. It is a start. Most importantly, no matter how big my goal, I give myself credit the small start I make every day. Through this I will build up enough courage to take on more.
I challenge you all to think big enough this week to give up your excuses. Let yourself be confident in one small step instead of not starting at all. Allow yourself to become unstuck from all or nothing thinking. I hope that you all learn something about yourself and your health habits that will start you on a greater journey.
Eat a piece of fruit with your current breakfast, instead of feeling guilty about your daily bacon intake. Have a glass of water before every meal, instead of trying to squeeze in the 4 litres milk jug of water you always forget somewhere anyway. Go for a walk around the block after supper, counting each one of those steps toward that marathon you want to run someday. Tune in next week, ready with your new found courage, to take on more healthy habit forming pointers.
Health and fitness enthusiasm is contagious around Lynda. Obtaining her degree in Kinesiology from UBC in 2008 was her first step toward making her passion her career! After extensive experience in personal training and coaching, five years of varsity ice hockey, and competing in bodybuilding figure she decided to challenge herself with the business side of health and fitness; local business Target Fitness. To contact Lynda with questions or feedback please email targetfitness@hotmail.com.
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Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association
FLU SHOTS: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association, 600 52nd St., Kenosha (third floor). The fee is $32 and payable by cash, check or charge. Medicare Part B, WEA and Select Humana Plans accepted. For more information, call (262) 656-8400.
Waterford Public Library
Nourishing Life & Recovering Health: Learn about the general principles of nutrition from Maureen McNulty, a licensed acupuncturist, certified herbalist and licensed massage therapist. Nutrition advice will be from both a Western and Eastern perspective. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and 15. Free. Advance registration is required, call (262) 534-3988. Waterford Public Library, 101 N. River St., Waterford.
Western Racine County
IMMUNIZATIONS AND FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS:
Childrens vaccines include: Chicken pox, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hib meningitis, HPV, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus.
Adult vaccines include: Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), hepatitis A (severe food poisoning) and hepatitis B. TB skin test (must call 24 hours in advance to schedule), $10 plus the following administration fees.
Resident fees: Administration fee is $10 for one immunization, $15 for two and $20 for three or more. Non-resident fees: Administration fee is $20 for one immunization, $25 for two and $30 for three or more. Payment must be made by check or cash only. Badger Care and Medicaid fees are exempt with card.
n Oct. 10, Western Racine County Health Department, 156 E. State St., Burlington, 4-6 p.m.
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Health & Fitness Calendar for Oct. 3 to 9
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CLINIC Saturday Free Vein Screening. Brazos Vein Institute, 2605 Osler Boulevard, Bryan. Identify the cause of leg problems originating from vein disease. Appointments are required: 776-WALK.
Tuesday Free Medical Clinic, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Bridge Ministries, 1002 E. 29th St., Bryan.
Ongoing Brazos County Health Department immunization clinics. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays; 10:30 a.m. (19 and older) and 2 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 10 a.m. to noon Fridays. 201 N. Texas Ave., Bryan. $5 per child, $30 per adult. http://www.brazoshealth.org, 361-4440.
Move Wednesday Seniors Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m. Bryan Municipal Golf Course, 206 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan. $5 entry.
Brazos Valley Laughter Yoga Circle, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Unity Church, 4016 Stillmeadow Drive. Combination of laughter exercises, deep breathing and relaxation. Good for seniors, but open to everyone. No mats required. $5 suggested donation. laughwithangelika@yahoo.com or 693-0402.
Thursday Sit and Fit Chair Exercise Class, noon to 12:45 p.m. Southwood Community Center. mrodgers@cstx.gov or 764-6371.
Friday Senior Ladies Tennis, 8 a.m. Gordons Tennis at Aerofit, 4455 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan. 846-8925.
Line Dancing for Senior Adults, 10 to 11 a.m. Southwood Community Center. No partners needed. mrodgers@cstx.gov or 764-6371.
Line Dancing/Stretching for Senior Adults, 10 a.m. Lincoln Recreation Center. 764-3779.
Saturday 4th Annual Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon and 5K, 7:30 a.m. http://www.brazosvalleymuseum.org or 776-2195.
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8 Long-Term Retirement Planning Realities
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As we get closer to an election that is "all about the economy," polls show that maybe that's not so true. Americans think the economy is getting better. Consumer confidence, the stock market, and home values are all up. Credit and debt problems are down. Unemployment remains unacceptably high but there are more jobs today than when President Obama took office.
Perhaps it's more accurate to say that this election is all about the government and how it deals with the economy. Neither political party has distinguished itself here, but at least voters will be provided with clear differences. Of course, these differences have produced mostly gridlock in recent years, and even the approaching fiscal cliff may not bring Congress to its senses.
[See Obama or Romney: Who's Better for Your Portfolio?]
With so much uncertainty in the short run, it's more important than ever for retirement plans to be based on longer-term trends. Many of these trends are cautionary, if not downright negative. But ignoring them or wishing things were different is a strategy only an ostrich could love. Here are eight key trends for people in or nearing retirement:
1. Real investment returns are staying low. The American consumer will not resume being the engine of growth for the domestic economy. There simply won't be enough people in their prime consumption years--their 30s to 50s--to buy enough material goods to provide us sustained annual growth rates of 4 to 5 percent. On the financial side, interest rates are not likely to rise for some time, and yield-sensitive investments will be hurt by low rates. So don't count on sizable investment gains to make your retirement dreams come true. Assume real returns of 1 or 2 percent and adjust your spending plans accordingly.
2. The public pension system is broken. If you work for state or local government, your pension will face growing pressures. Governments simply cannot deliver on the pension promises they have made to employees. Expect to see more multiple-tier plans as governments try to protect the pensions of existing employees by trimming plans for newly hired workers. This will not be enough to protect employees in many states, and their benefits will be under attack. So will retiree health benefits. If your employer retirement benefits were cut by 10 or 20 percent, how would you adjust?
[See 10 Essential Sources of Retirement Income.]
3. Governments have no money. In the short run, economic weakness and powerful anti-tax sentiments may extend the life of the Bush tax cuts, which are set to expire at the end of this year. If tax rates stay low (and they are very low today in historical terms), they will be credited for any improvement in the economy. But make no mistake, there are not enough eggs left in the golden goose to close the country's enormous budget gap. Some combination of spending cuts and tax increases is in the cards. Seniors may be spared the brunt of any cuts, but they are likely to face at least a flattening in future benefits.
4. You will live longer and longer. The biggest money story for many seniors will be just how long their nest eggs need to last. If you're healthy and 65, you should plan on living another 30 years. That's 10 to 12 years longer than the average life span. But if you take care of yourself, that shouldn't be a surprising outcome. This raises the possibility that you would need to live more frugally than you'd like for a long time. One tool worth considering is longevity insurance--an annuity that doesn't begin payments until you're 85. Because the odds favor you dying before then, you can get attractive terms from insurance companies selling these products. With such an annuity, you can spend down your nest egg by the time you reach 85, and then the annuity payments will begin. You can live better now and, if you're lucky, continue living better when you're 85.
5. You will work longer and longer. Because of poor retirement planning and longer life spans, millions of us will need to find encore careers. Each year we delay retirement can increase the size of our investment savings, raise our Social Security benefits, and shave a year off the funding workload of our nest eggs. For many baby boomers, continuing to work will also be a preferred lifestyle.
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Sourcefire Announces Retirement of CEO John Burris
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COLUMBIA, MD--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Sourcefire, Inc. ( NASDAQ : FIRE ), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced the retirement of the Company's chief executive officer John C. Burris, effective immediately. Mr. Burris had been on medical leave from the Company. Martin F. Roesch, founder, chief technology officer and member of the Board of Directors, will continue to serve as the interim chief executive officer while the Board of Directors conducts a search for Mr. Burris' successor. Mr. Burris remains a member of the Board of Directors and will participate as his health permits.
Lt. Gen. Steven R. Polk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, commented, "John is a great leader and friend, and we are sad to see him retire from his day-to-day responsibilities at Sourcefire. We wish him the best as he continues to focus on his health.
"Upon becoming CEO in 2008, John laid out a clear vision for Sourcefire's next phase of development and during his tenure Sourcefire has achieved sustained profitability, expanded its relationship with the indirect sales channel to increase reach and drive revenue growth and become a multi-product company. These initiatives have positioned Sourcefire for sustained long-term growth and we are confident in the foundation and team John helped to build," continued Lt. Gen. Polk.
John Burris, retiring Chief Executive Officer, stated, "While I am sad to announce my retirement, I am excited and confident about the Company's Agile Security vision and the strong team we have assembled to execute on the growing opportunity in front of Sourcefire. I feel that a dynamic company like Sourcefire deserves a CEO that can solely dedicate his or her efforts to the future of the company and therefore, I believe my retirement at this time is in the best interest of our shareholders, customers and employees."
The Board has retained Chartwell Partners to assist in the search for Mr. Burris' successor.
The Company today also announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company currently expects revenue and adjusted net income per share to be slightly above the high end of the guidance ranges given on July 31, 2012. These financial results are preliminary in nature, are subject to the Company completing its third quarter review process, and are subject to change. The Company expects to release its third quarter 2012 financial results after the market closes on October 30, 2012.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve risks and uncertainties.
Management cautions the reader that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to a number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results, performance, and/or achievements of Sourcefire, Inc. may differ materially from the future results, performance, and/or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. These factors include, that the preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 are subject to the Company completing its third quarter review process and may be revised, that expectations of future growth could change, and also include, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the reports filed by Sourcefire, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sourcefire, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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Swim trio powers Newsome to success in meet after meet
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By BEN HENDERSON | The Tampa Tribune Published: October 03, 2012 Updated: October 03, 2012 - 12:00 AM
The High School Newsome girls swim team has gotten off to a great start this year winning the City Relays meet and meets against Academy of the Holy Names and Plant, two of the county's top teams.
First-year head coach Erin Yonkee has relied on the success of senior Barbara Caraballo, junior Merrill Wilson and sophomore Maddie Hess to lead the way for the Wolves.
"Without those girls, we wouldn't have the strength to win some of these meets," Yonkee said.
The life of a competitive swimmer requires long hours and personal sacrifice. Like many swimmers, these three are in the pool grinding out laps every morning, sometimes as early as 4:45 a.m. After a full day of classes, they return to the pool for an afternoon session.
"It's tiring, but you get used to it," said Hess, 15.
Hess and Caraballo started swimming when they were 5 years old; Wilson started when she was 7. Caraballo got into it to burn off excess energy.
"My mom says it was because of ADHD. I had trouble being still in the blocks," said Caraballo, 16.
The swimmers' hard work paid off this summer when both Caraballo and Hess qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.
"It was incredible to be racing," said Hess, who qualified for the meet in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. "I don't think there will be any meets like that."
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