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When executives step into Dr. Robert Gleeson's exam room, they get a whole lot more than a standard blood pressure reading and a slight tap to the knee.

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Gleeson, a physician at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa and a guest speaker at the 2012 BizTimes Milwaukee Fittest Execs program, specializes in executive health, preventive health care, adult health maintenance and prevention, and lipid and preventive cardiology.

As a member of the medical team for the past four years, Gleeson directs the Executive Health Program and also spearheads the preventive cardiology and lipid management under the medical center's cardiology unit.

In overseeing the Executive Health Program, he evaluates the health of corporate management teams both members who are in shape and others who are struggling and anyone interested in his extensive physical exam and consultation services. For each patient, Gleeson offers individualized advice on lifestyle changes to promote fitness and nutrition. To him, lifestyle makes all the difference in the world.

Most of Gleeson's patients are men, each of whom he meets with face-to-face for 75 to 90 minutes.

"I go into a lot of detail," Gleeson said. "Companies that really understand how much money they have invested in their key executives understand the value of finding and preventing disease."

Preventive health care is particularly important in today's market, when many companies have trimmed their staffs so that the management teams vital to their success consist of as few executives as possible, Gleeson said. These executives need to maintain their health in order to continue contributing to their companies' progress.

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Top executives are tasked with leading their companies by example, and that can be crucial when it comes to making time for fitness.

Cathy Buck, president of Froedtert Hospital, was a finalist in the Fittest Execs competition.

While the finalists in the 2012 BizTimes Media Fittest Execs competition all lead busy lives, they find time in the morning, evening, or even between meetings to squeeze in workouts.

The Fittest Execs program recognizes executives who are leading the charge in encouraging wellness in the workplace.

"It's a celebration of a commitment to fitness for not only the participants, but really the companies who they represent," said Dan Meyer, owner of BizTimes Media. "What you do with fitness is one of the few things you can control with your health."

The competition included both individual and team entries. Individual qualifiers had to work as a CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, president, executive vice president, owner, partner, executive director, mayor, city manager, or city council member at a company or government organization with at least 20 employees in southeastern Wisconsin. Retired executives could also participate.

Teams were made up of four people, with an executive team leader and no other title limits. Companies could enter more than one team, and member scores were tabulated cumulatively.

Participants, who could be from any fitness level, were divided into categories based on gender and age and underwent fitness testing at the Wisconsin Athletic Club.

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Jack Bauerle was recently appointed as Chancellor of Wexford University. Wexford offers 100 percent online associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness and nutrition fields.

An Orange County native and current resident of Yorba Linda, CA, Bauerle has more than 25 years of progressive healthcare leadership experience. In addition, he is recognized as an engaging educator, tapped to regularly present at a variety of sports medicine and performance-based seminars and symposiums.

Bauerle has both a bachelors and a masters degree in Sports Medicine from Chapman University. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), he is currently an adjunct professor at Chapman, teaching theoretical performance training courses for the universitys sports medicine curriculum. Likewise, he previously served as athletic training program director, head athletic trainer and head strength and conditioning coach for Chapman, while teaching a variety of courses in the Movement and Exercise Science department.

As a coach, teacher, mentor and expert in so many areas of sports medicine and kinesiology who is known for his energy, intelligence and inspiration, Jack has the practical and academic background that made him the ideal candidate for this position, said John Spencer Ellis, founder of the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), which includes Wexford University as its higher education division. As Wexford continues to grow across the globe, we are thrilled to have Jacks experience, expertise and passion for wellness guide the university and its students.

Wexford University offers degree programs including an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, a bachelor of science degree in Health and Fitness, a master of science degree in Nutrition and Exercise, a master of arts in Applied Sports Psychology and a doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Registration for classes beginning in January starts on Sept. 15.

About Wexford University Wexford University is dedicated to providing world-class education through cutting-edge technology, offering direct application degree programs in an accelerated format with 100 percent online learning to save time and money. Programs include an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, bachelors degree in Health and Fitness, masters degree in Nutrition and Exercise as well as masters degree and doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Wexford University is the higher education division of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association). For more information, please visit http://wexford.edu/.

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The Shelby Fit app is customized for Shelby residents. It can help them meet fitness goals, and provide information about health and fitness-related events.

Baptist Memorial Health Care and the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy share a common goal for the residents of Shelby County to promote the health and well-being of its citizens.

"The park is all about health and nutrition, and we're right next door to Baptist, who shares the same goal, so we have a really natural partnership," said Jen Andrews, director of development and communications for the park.

As a way to facilitate that goal, the two recently collaborated to create the ShelbyFit app.

The free downloadable mobile app, customized for Shelby County residents, was launched by the partners in early July. Go to baptistonline.org/shelbyfit for more information, download from there, or go to the Apple App Store at bpt.st/ShelbyFit.

"We are celebrating our centennial this year and are working with several community partners, like Shelby Farms, who is our neighbor and gives us a lot of information," said Ashley Compton, public relations coordinator for Baptist. "We were trying to think of products that would benefit people in our community and promote wellness."

"We are a nonprofit, and we raise 75 percent of our operating costs privately every year," the park's Andrews said. "We count on strong community partners like Baptist, who have shown their support from early on."

As of last week, 1,600 Shelby County residents have downloaded the app.

And so far, 1,215 hours of exercise have been logged by these users.

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Before Mitt Romney retired from Bain Capital, the enormously profitable investment firm he founded, he made sure to lock in his gains, both realized and expected, for years to come.

He did so, in part, the way millions of other Americans do with the tax benefits of an individual retirement account. But he was able to turbocharge the impact of those advantages and other tax breaks in his severance package from Bain in a way that few but the countrys super-rich can ever hope to do.

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(MoneyWatch) If you're a boomer approaching retirement who's been keeping abreast of retirement planning issues, you're probably already aware of several common retirement planning mistakes that many people make, such as starting Social Security too early, drawing down your retirement savings too rapidly, or panicking and selling your stock investments when the market tanks. If these sound familiar to you, pat yourself on the back since you've been keeping an eye on your retirement money ball.

But planning for a retirement and rest of life that could easily last 20 years or more is an ambitious undertaking, and you'll need to keep your eye on many different balls, not just the money ball. So let's take a look at some common retirement planning mistakes that don't directly involve your money.

Mistake #1: Maintaining the status quo at work Many boomers are beginning to accept that they'll need to postpone their retirement because they don't have sufficient financial resources available to fully retire in their early to mid 60s. And most likely they're right: The majority of boomers don't have sufficient 401(k) balances or pension income to retire any time soon.

But that doesn't mean that you should simply suck it up and continue slogging away at the same old job for a few more years. One of the biggest threats to retirement for people currently in their 50s and 60s is the loss of their job. As a result, you should be doing everything in your power to secure that stream of wage income for many more years to come. Moves you can make include:

- Taking on new responsibilities - Learning new skills - Signing up for new training courses - Obtaining new credentials or updating your current credentials, and/or - Nurturing your network of both internal and external business contacts.

And don't overlook other actions you can take that can make your job and your life more enjoyable, thereby postponing boredom or frustration that can diminish your job performance. This can include:

- Easing your commute by moving closer to work, taking public transportation, or car-pooling - Taking all your vacation time (and maybe a little more), either all at once or little by little so you can enjoy time off from your job, or - Pursuing activities and hobbies you've always wanted to do in your spare time.

Another strategy to consider is working part time while you delay full retirement. It may be that all you need to do is to work enough to cover your living expenses, thereby allowing the continued growth of all your other retirement resources, such as Social Security, retirement savings, and a pension if you have one. By working just part time, you'll still have more time for yourself -- compared with working 40-plus hours per week -- so you'll be able to realize some of the advantages of being retired. Some advisors call this "practice retirement," and it's an idea that deserves your consideration.

Mistake #2: Complacency with living expenses According to a recent survey by the Society of Actuaries, reducing your living expenses is the number-one financial coping strategy named by retirees, yet many people wait until their backs are to the wall before taking a hard look at their living expenses. Instead of waiting until you have no choice, now is the time to consider downsizing your home, managing with just one car, doing all you can to cut back on your monthly utility bills, and postponing major, discretionary purchases, like a new flat screen TV.

Now is also the time to consider whether you should move to a less expensive area of the country or share housing to dramatically cut your living expenses. Now is also the time to consider what is "just enough" to meet your needs and make you happy.

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The veteran rap stars still proved to have the chemistry that brought them together in the '80s as they performed "Do You Really Want Me?" "Shake Your Thing," "I Take Your Man" and "My Mic Sounds Nice."

Two male backup dancers in white T-shirts, New York Yankee baseball caps and blue jeans danced along with the duo, adding to the energy of their set.

During their show, Salt-n-Pepa did a call and response, "complete the lyrics" quiz with the crowd. "Hotel, motel..." Salt said to the audience as they rapped along effortlessly from Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight."

Pepa added a little shock value when it was her turn to give a song, rapping "Hip Hop Hooray." She was then interrupted by Salt, who stated, "You know your baby daddy was just on stage. He already did that one."

"Oh that's right," said Pep.

The fun continued with "Let's Talk About Sex" and "What a Man," which Salt brought her husband of 21 years out to serenade and rap to during the song.

Now it was Pepa's time to let Salt offer some interesting banter. "That's very nice, but see I ain't married," Salt said. "I got a baby daddy. I'ma keep it 100, I gotta a couple of baby daddies. So I'm looking for a good man to come up on the stage right now."

Two willing men answered the call and got on stage and sandwiched Pep as she and Salt finished the rest of the song.

The iconic duo closed out their show with "Push It" while ladies and men alike in the crowd danced and sung along to the 1987 classic.

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(AP) BERLIN - Jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova says she regrets nothing about the band's anti-government performance in a cathedral that got them convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to two years behind bars.

Tolokonnikova told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine in an interview released Sunday that her conviction with her two band mates were Russian President Vladimir "Putin's personal revenge" which served to put a global spotlight on his government.

She said, "I think the bottom line is that the trial against us was important because it showed the true face of Putin's system."

Der Spiegel said the performer's answers to the magazine's questions were provided through her lawyer, who is allowed to visit her in prison.

She says Pussy Riot's goal remains "a revolution in Russia."

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"I'd done my best and I know I couldn't have done any more than that."

Baker, who contracted traverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spine that affects nerve endings, when she was 14 months old, was riding horses before she could walk, tucked into a basket saddle on her mother's pony.

She was encouraged to continue riding in order to relieve the constant pain in her back and at the age of ten, declared that she wanted to go to the Paralympics and win a gold medal after watching her teammate Lee Pearson compete in Sydney.

Asked if she had a message for any ten-year-olds who might have been inspired by her success this week, she said: "Go for it, just do it. Follow your heart and follow your dreams and don't let anything hold you back."

Baker, from Uxbridge, Middlesex, claimed that she and Cabral, her Polish-bred horse who is nicknamed JP after the late Pope John-Paul II, had been so far behind the music that she had to "completely improvise".

She clearly did an excellent job because no one, not least the judges, appeared to notice as she glided across the arena with the 11-year-old Gelding, controlling him with her voice and upper body movements.

As Baker completed her event, the crowd, who had been warned not to cheer or clap the competitors to avoid scaring the horses and causing a fall, were initially unsure how to react and just a faint ripple of applause rang out.

But realising she had done well, Baker threw her arms in the air, indicating to them to make some noise. No one needed to be told twice and the arena was soon filled with deafening cheers.

"I'm never going to get that again," she said. "I'm never going to get that with JP again so why not make the most of it?"

Baker's mother Lorraine, who now coaches her daughter, was in the arena to witness her come full circle and achieve her dreams.

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.Anthony Gemma made his fortune at the helm of his family's plumbing business, but he's making his name in Rhode Island by waging what sometimes seems to be a one-man mission to take down U.S. Rep. David Cicilline.

Gemma, 42, is making his second run for Congress against the one-term Cicilline, a fellow Democrat he's been accusing since 2010 of being "unfit to serve" in Congress. They face each other in the Sept. 11 primary.

Gemma (pronounced JEM'-uh) has rarely let up on his scathing criticism of the former Providence mayor since he came in a distant second to Cicilline in a four-way primary in 2010. In recent weeks, and offering no hard evidence, he acknowledged spending $40,000 on a private investigation into Cicilline and accused him of orchestrating massive voter fraud going back to 2002, including paying people to vote, paying campaign workers under the table and other misdeeds. Cicilline has disputed all of it, saying Gemma is waging a smear campaign.

The accusations have overshadowed Gemma's personal story of success in businesses and service to the community with a cancer charity he started.

Cicilline has a huge cash edge over Gemma, who is largely self-funding his campaign. Cicilline had $483,000 cash on hand to Gemma's $25,000, as of Aug. 22, although Gemma has since given himself $150,000, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. The winner will face Republican Brendan Doherty, former head of the state police, on Nov. 6.

Gemma grew up poor, the youngest of nine children. His family lived four or five children to a bedroom, he told an audience at a senior housing complex in East Providence last month. He was 10 when he began to learn plumbing at his father's knee.

"I understand how hard it is to earn a dollar," he told the crowd, which nodded in agreement.

Gemma worked his way through college at Suffolk University, where he graduated cum laude, and then went to Roger Williams Law School. He returned to the family business in 1999 and built Gem Plumbing & Heating into the most well-recognized plumbing company in the state.

One trick to getting there was its phone number: 867-5309. Familiar from the 1982 Tommy Tutone hit "867-5309/Jenny," the number has helped business because potential customers didn't have to search for a number when looking for a plumber, Gemma has said. The company trademarked the number in 2005.

Gemma was president and CEO of Gem until 2009, when he launched a marketing firm.

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