Mtn Sept 2009 Issue

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September 2009

Contents Help! I’m Shrinking Dr. Steve Olivas

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Honor Flight Network

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Calendar of Events

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Sudoku

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Councilman’s Corner Charlie Tygard

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Tech Talk

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Non-Profit of the Week 5 Boost Your Life

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Recipe

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Volunteer of the Week

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Boomer’s

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Take Your Best Shot Kaye Ivanoff, RN

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COUPONS!!!

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Proposed New Convention Center Fiasco By Eric Crafton, Councilman 22nd District If you were negotiating to buy a home or other property, would you tell the seller what your maximum acceptable price was before negotiations had even started? Would you begin your project without a guaranteed maximum price and without bank financing in place? That’s what the Mayor and the Metro Council voted to do when they approved $75 million for the purchase of the 16 acres in SoBro for this deal. The property has recently been generously appraised at around $35-40 Continued on page 7

11th annual Football Jamboree Hosted by the Bellevue Exchange Club, helping to raise awareness for prevention of child abuse The Exchange Club of Bellevue will be hosting its 11th annual Middle School Football Jamboree at McGavock High School in Hermitage on Saturday, Sept 5th, 2009. Twelve area schools, including Bellevue Middle School, participate in the event for a 40 minute scrimmage for each team, leading them into their regular season. These Davidson County schools will start playing at 9:30 and finish up with the last game being played by Bellevue Middle School Owls against the Haynes Middle School Wildcats at 12:50pm. All gate receipts and program sales go to help support area non-profits. In addition, a Student Athlete award is given to an outstanding athlete from each team by Author’s Corner, a Nashville Book Self- Publisher. This event is one of several fund raising activities for the Exchange Club Foundation and the Bellevue Exchange Club. The Exchange Club’s main goal is the prevention of Child Abuse but they also reach out within their own community for other initiatives such as Clean-up days as well as helping other non-profits and individuals with needs that might have gone unanswered. For more information, you can visit their website at www.bellevueexchangeclub.com or join them on Tuesday mornings at 7a.m. for breakfast at Shoney’s in Bellevue.

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Help! I’m Shrinkin’

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In a few months, we hit a momentous date in Psychological lore. November 4th is the anniversary of the first printing of Sigmund Freud’s book, The Interpretation of Dreams. Hitting the Austrian “Barnes and Noble” in 1900, only 600 copies were pressed - and it took an amazing eight years to sell them! In fact, Freud was paid a whopping $209 for the two-years he put into the manuscript. Of course, Freud went on to fame and fortune, and this book remains the watershed in dream interpretation. Today, after several decades of examination and scrutiny, the best we can do is identify the specific brain patterns involved with dreaming, and then shoot in the dark (pardon the pun) as to their real purpose. To begin, most of us have heard that we dream during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. In fact, this is sometimes called “false sleep,” because our brains act almost like they do when we are awake. Our eyes move rapidly beneath their lids (hence the name), and we are actually in the lightest level of sleep. On an average night, a person goes through five REM cycles that increase in length as the night wears on – increasing from about 20 to about 90 minutes each. In fact, we also know dreaming occurs most intensely during REM cycles because people remember dreams most vividly when they wake up during these times. During deeper sleep, we’re not able to recall dreams. This would explain why it’s more likely you remember dreams when your alarm clock goes off: the morning is when you spend most of your time dreaming (longer REM cycles). Earlier in the night, you spend more time in deeper sleep as your body and brain go through the necessary physiological sleep functions (repair, restoration, etc.). Biologically, it has been found that a chemical in the brain called acetylcholine stimulates REM sleep. A side effect of this chemical is that it stimulates brain cells in our information processing centers, thereby creating thoughts and

images that are not governed by logic or formal thought. It’s “anything goes” in dreamland! But just because we’ve found the chemical link to dreaming, we cannot completely dispense of the notion that they have meaning. From the spiritual to the neuropsychological, we seek purpose. Along this front, a number of theories exist. Freudians say dreams are disguised messages from your unconscious, presented this way so your conscious mind can absorb the information without feeling threatened by their darker, true meaning. So when you dream you’re riding a motorcycle naked backwards up a mountain, it may really mean you shouldn’t have bought that life-sized poster of Jon Bon Jovi. Or maybe Heather Locklear? I’m not sure… Using Freud’s vocabulary, the part of the dream you actually see is the “manifest” content, and the underlying meaning is the “latent” content. There is some evidence to support this notion, as dreams of flying, falling, or being chased are common to many people, and are clear indicators of stress. Other folks think that dreaming is a way of your brain purging itself of unnecessary information put into it during your day. Like defragmenting your computer’s hard drive, the mind also needs periodic cleaning. Still other folks believe dreams are your brain’s way of reorganizing the information gathered during the day. Making sense of the hodge-podge, so to speak. Another theory is that dreams are your brain’s way to solve problems that have puzzled it throughout the day. When you’re asleep, the brain uses the down time to do some thinkin’ of its own. Freud would be so proud! You may email Steve for questions or comments at d r. s t e v e . o @ hotmail.com

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Honor Flight Network helps WWII vets visit Washington D.C. Memorial by Dave Morris 1,000 per day. That is rate at which we are losing our WWII Veterans. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization conceived by Earl Morse, a physician assistant and Retired Air Force Captain. Earl wanted to honor the veterans he had taken care of for the past 27 years and believes that these veterans have given so much it was time to honor them by making sure they were able to see the memorial built on their behalf. Honor Fight Network transports our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorial at no cost to the veteran. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation—and as a culturally diverse, free society. Now, with over one thousand World War II veterans dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out. Based on recent 2008 statistics, we are losing World War II veterans at the rate of approximately1,000 per day. Honor Flight Network will continue do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and help our senior heroes travel absolutely free. On August 11th, 351 WWII veterans arrived at Dulles Airport from Iowa and were met by cheering crowds. Most were overwhelmed by the reception they received and with tears in their eyes, our veterans began a long day of visiting the war memorials, beginning with the

WWII Memorial. For many it was a day of remembering and sharing stories. While visiting Arlington National Cemetery, these veterans honored those they called the “real” heroes, those that didn’t make it home to start a new life. With the continued support of grateful Americans, by the end of the 2009 flying season in November, Honor Flight Network will have transported more than 42,165 veterans of World War II, Korea and Viet Nam to see the memorials built to honor their suffering and sacrifice to keep this great nation free and a world leader. In the future, Honor Flight Network will also pay tribute to America’s other heroes who served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, followed by veterans of more current wars. They, too, have given so much and

it’s time we show them that their efforts are not forgotten. Honor Flight Network has learned a lot over these last four years and one point that stands out is that our veteran heroes aren’t asking for recognition. It is the Honor Flight’s position that they deserve it. Do you know a WWII veteran who would like to see the WWII memorial? For more information and an application, go to http:// www.honorflight.org/index.cfm For pictures of a recent Honor Flight Network trip to D.C., go to the Bellevue Exchange Club website at: http://bellevueexchangeclub. com/honorFlight

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Calendar of Events Health-care reform is topic of Nashville Republican Women’s September 9th Meeting The Nashville Republican Women begins their series of 2009-2010 regular meetings on Wednesday, September 9, 11 a.m., at the Richland Country Club, Brentwood, TN, with guest speaker Mary Anne Carter, Executive Director for Conservatives for Patients’ Rights (CPR). Carter will address the topic of health-care reform which will be followed by a time for questions and answers. Complimentary coffee will be served at 10:45 a.m. and an optional $20 lunch, (available with an advance reservation) is offered following the 11 a.m. meeting. Visit www.nashvillerepublicanwomen. org to pay by credit card or send a check payable to NRW to: Kathleen Starnes, Treasurer, NRW, P.O. Box 150176, Nashville, TN 37215. For more information, please contact Lynda Hayes at (215) 757-2501 (c) or via email: lhayespr@ gmail.com

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CONCERTS Sept 12 Taylor Swift Sept 14 Metallica Sept 19 Wyonna Go to ticketmaster.com for more information.

September 4 NASHVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL : MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY : BABYFACE 8:00 pm Nashville Municipal Auditorium, 417 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208

September 5 - 7 Wave Country Weekend Wave Country, 2320 Two Rivers Parkway, Nashville. Please note: Open Saturdays and Sundays only and Labor Day. 10:00am - 7:00pm. Closed for the season after Labor Day. Cost: $10/Adults ages 13 and older, $8/Children ages 12 and under, Free/Children ages 2 and under

September 7 Youth Inc. Inline Hockey Leagues Fall Registration Registration Fee: $145 - includes game jersey, 8-10 game schedule & 1 ticket to a Nashville Predators game. Youth Inc. Inline Hockey Leagues is still accepting playeregistration for the 2009 Fall Season. The rinks are located in Spring Hill, Bellevue & Lavergne. Recreational inline hockey is for boys and girls ages 4-17. Youth Inc. leagues are fully sanctioned by U.S.A. Hockey. Our focus is on sportsmanship, and kids having fun. Come be a part of the fastest sport on wheels! For more info, call Gary at 397-1947 or email Hockeycat77@bellsouth. netThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Threadfest September 25th FiftyForward Knowles Center is holding Threadfest Friday, September 25th from 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Hundreds of yards of fabric and skeins of yarn will be available at yard-sale prices. Items include vintage buttons, piece goods, quilt scraps, batting, kits and notions. Home décor items such as trims, fringe, tassels and tie-backs may be purchased as well. Knowles is located at 174 Rains Ave. at the Wedgewood Avenue entrance to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Proceeds benefit FiftyForward Knowles. Cash, checks, Visa/MC accepted. For more information call 743-3400.

Clay Harris Theatre presents MEAT AND THREE - a comedy. A favorite from season’s past, it has been requested and so we are bringing it back! Running Sept 10-12 and an additional matinee on Sat. at 1:00 pm. The evening show start with the meal at 6:30pm and the play follows at 7:30pm. Call for RSVP to 931-729-5130 as this popular Hickman County show sold out fast in previous seasons. You can also find more details at www. clayharristheatre.org

Fourth Annual Hickman County Quilt Show Remembering Hearth and Home First Baptist Church 123 Church Street , Centerville, Tennessee, 37033 Friday, October 2 - 12 noon until 5 pm Saturday, October 3 - 9 am until 4 pm Please come and enjoy the beauty and history of Hickman County 200 Hickman County quilts will be displayed Facilities are air-conditioned and wheel chairaccessible Call (931) 729-5437 for more information

Habitat for Humanity Golf CLassic 11:00 am The Golf Club of Tennessee 1000 Golf Club Drive, Kingston Springs, TN 37082 Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity will hold its fifth annual Golf Classic at the Golf Club of Tennessee. Cost: $1,250/Player $5,000/Team for this fund/friendraising event

September 8 - November 17 Tuesdays in the Chapel 12:30 pm - 1:05 pm Scarritt-Bennett Center 1008 Nineteenth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212 Tuesdays in the Chapel is a series of inspirational lunchtime spiritual services featuring 35 minutes of preaching, scripture, prayer and music. Guest preachers from a variety of backgrounds and faiths will lead each service. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy it outside on Scarritt-Bennett’s peaceful campus before or after the service.

September 10 Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Vanderbilt University 2201 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37235 Medical Center Plaza -- across from Langford Auditorium Contact: Jennifer Rice Health Plus, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital and the Nashville Farmers’ Market are proud to offer faculty and staff a weekly farmers’ market, including a wonderful variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers beginning May 21st through October 29th. Visit this link each week to see what’s fresh this week! http://www.vanderbiltchildrens.org/interior. php?mid=4286 Be Green! Please bring your own bags. For more information, please contact jennifer. [email protected].

September 12 The Local Food and Organics Festival 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Shelby Bottoms Nature Center 1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TN 37206 Come learn about the health and environmental benefits of eating locally and going organic; discover community gardens in Nashville; meet people that grow their own food and get information about food security. CostFree Admission -----------------------------The Mad Hatter 7:30 pm Centennial Park Bandshell 2600 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 The Parthenon lights up each September to host the Sexual Assault Center in its 19th annual Mad Hatter fundraising event. Enjoy dining, drinks and a silent auction at one of Nashville’s premiere parties. This year will feature an after-dinner lounge with live music and the chance to bid on big-ticket auction items. This is one event you won’t want to miss. Join co-chairs Nancy

Benskin and Diana Day-Cartee and others on September 12. Cost $175/person -----------------------------Cards & Collectibles Show by Collectors EXPO 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Radisson Hotel @ Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive Nashville’s Biggest & Best All Collectibles Events “By Collectors, For Collectors”. Our next all collectibles event will be on Saturday September 12th, 2009 (8am4pm) at the Radisson Hotel Opryland. Come by and browse the inventories of our great dealers carrying current & vintage: Sports Trading Cards & Memorabilia, Entertainment Trading Cards & Memorabilia, Comics, Action Figures & Toys, NASCAR Die-cast & Collectibles, Hobby Supplies & MORE! A little something for everyone! Door Prizes! Always FREE Admission! $$ Buy & Sell $$. Experienced and knowledgable dealers will be in attendance to make you an offer! For more info call: Dan (615) 824-0698 or Ron (615) 347-0564 Or e-mail Travis: [email protected]

September 14 Therapeutic Yoga for Fibromyalgia and Arthritis Pain 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Vanderbilt University, 2201 West End Avenue, Nashville. Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health. Contact: Emily Epstein

September 18 A Fine Wine Affair 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Oaklands Historic House Museum 900 North Maney Avenue, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Oaklands presents the third annual A Fine Wine Affair, a wine-tasting fundraiser to be held at the historic site. The evening’s offerings will showcase a variety of fine wines and include an alfresco dinner provided by local restaurants. Everyone age 21 and over is invited to attend. For reservations, which are recommended as seating is limited, please contact Oaklands Historic House Museum.

September 19 Honeysuckle Hill Farm Bluegrass Festival and Antique Tractor Show Sep 19, 2009 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Vanderbilt University 2201 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37235 Bring the whole family and enjoy a day of music, food and fun! Honeysuckle Hill Farms offers corn mazes, petting farm, wagon rides, wood forts, a 40 foot monster slide and the famous Tennessee twister. September 19, Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Bluegrass festival and Antique Tractor Show. All proceeds on this special day of Bluegrass and Antique Tractor Show goes to help children in our community

September 26 Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee’s Fashion for EveryBODY 2009 7:00 pm Student Life Center @ Vanderbilt University 310 25th Avenue South, Nashville http //www vanderbilt.edu/ studentlifecenter/ Email: [email protected] From Event details at nowplayingnashville. com!: The evening benefits the programs and services of the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee, a non-profit dedicated to educating Tennessee about disordered eating and its prevention. Eating disorders are more than disorders about food. They are complex mental and physical health illnesses that demand

professional intervention. EDCT is dedicated to raising this awareness. Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee. Changing the Conversation. Changing Lives. From Event details at nowplayingnashville.com!:We are more than the shape of our bodies. We are spirit, mind and body. We are “ROLE Models” who express ourselves through clothes we wear. Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee is looking for ROLE models to walk the runway in the 2009 Fashion for EveryBODY fashion show -----------------------------Funny Card & Fundraiser Crop 9:00 am Silver Springs Baptist Church Saturday Sept 26th 9am to 4pm We will create a card that will make you smile $5 includes ALL day crop, making card, coffee (reg. & flavored) light snack Your $5 fee will go directly to Hope’s Haven Pet Rescue. Write a check. It is TAX DEDUCTIBLE I will have Silent Auction items from The Angel Company & Stampin’ Up! 100% going directly to the rescue~again Bring your checkbook for a tax write-off -----------------------------2009 Heart Walk 8:00 am Vanderbilt University 2201 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37235 Sports Club Field, Corner of 25th Ave. & Children’s Way. Contact: Ed Higgins Festivities at 8:00 am ~ Walk at 10:00 am 2009 Team Vanderbilt Goal = $370,000 More than 200 Team Captains are needed to reach our goal! Role of the Team Captain: - Register yourself online at Nashville Heart Walk- VUMC. - Recruit 10 or more fundraising walkers. Set your team’s fundraising dollar goal at $1,000. Have your walkers register on-line and monitor their success at Nashville Heart WalkVUMC.. - Encourage each walker to raise a minimum

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Sudoku

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Councilman’s Corner By Charlie Tygard Since Diane Neighbors was elected Vice-Mayor of Nashville two years ago, she has placed considerable importance on the Metro Council’s use of the committee system as a means to conduct business. I commend her for these efforts. Many Nashville residents who follow the Metro Council on public access television remember how long and tedious many Council meetings used to be – often lasting past midnight to complete our agenda. But with the emphasis on conducting business before the Council meeting in our committee meetings, meetings now are much more concise and on-point. That doesn’t mean there is any less discussion, it just means that more and more deliberation occur in these earlier meetings. In fact, the ViceMayor has been known to ask some Councilmembers if they had attended the committee meeting on the subject where the same questions had been asked and answered by department heads and other experts in a particular field. This can be a sobering question for a Councilmember if they have not attended the committee meeting yet are asking redundant questions. I bring this subject up in this week’s column since Vice-Mayor Neighbors has recently appointed new committees and committee chairs to the Council’s committees. Vice Mayor Neighbors appointed me to serve as Chair of the Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee. I am honored to serve as a Chair (this is the 5th committee I have chaired during my tenure on Council, having previously served on the Parks, Library & Recreation Committee, the Traffic and Parking Committee

(elected by my Council peers), the Transportation & Aviation Committee (35th District Councilman Bo Mitchell is chair this year), and the Convention, Tourism & Public Entertainment Facilities Committee). Because this is widely considered to be a tough budget year, based on the tight economic conditions and housing market, the Health and Hospitals Committee will be an especially critical committee as the community struggles with the business plan and model of Metro General Hospital. I plan to hold periodic meetings to get regular updates from the leadership at General Hospital to insure the city is on the right path. I have always laughed and said that if Council meetings weren’t televised, our meetings would be much shorter because at times it seems we (myself included) are all guilty of acting outof-character when the TV camera is rolling. While I think there is some truth to this, I believe the real reason Council meetings are shorter are a combination of several factors, including lack of experience from many members means one is less likely to ask a question, the fact that there are many fewer zoning issues before the Council due to the lack of development occurring in Nashville and finally, Vice Mayor Neighbors’ leadership and preparation in keeping the Council “on task.” As always, please feel free to contact me at P. O. Box 210945, Nashville 37221 or 256-7146 (work) or 243-3295 (cell) if I can be of service.

Davidson County Non-Profit of the Week The Bellevue Exchange Club has done much for the Bellevue community as well as reaching outside of its area on a number of occasions. This month they are sponsoring the 11th Annual Football Jamboree (see front page) which helps fund raise for the Family Center of Nashville, a nonprofit that helps families in need. You can visit their website at www.xcfc.org. For more on the Bellevue Exchange Club: www.bellevueexchangeclub.com

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Tech Talk

Leveraging Technology by Kathy Diaz In the field of electronic components, often one hears “Moore’s Law”, attributed to the Intel co-founder, Gordon E. Moore who, in 1965 in a paper, predicted the doubling of capacity of electronics chips every two year. The electronic chips being at the heart of the communications and computing device and infrastructure has caused the information revolution which we are witnessing. This revolution is impacting not just people, but the whole planet. Remembering that electronic control and monitoring systems are at the heart of the many nuclear plants throughout the world, the dire consequences of failures are obvious. I would like to touch on a number of tools and capabilities, which leveraged properly, significantly increase our productivity, indeed improving our quality of life. 1. Learning how to get to the information we need quickly, especially in business, means competitive advantage. Search Engines, such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, or Copernic provide instantaneous access to millions of pages of information on a particular topic. Learning what to ask, how to ask, and what combination of key words to use can only come through research or a lot of practice. 2. Using devices which augment memory and recall are becoming indispensable. Whether it is a simple mobile telephone, with the memory for a few hundred names and telephone numbers, or a miniaturized computer such an IPhone, or Blackberry, with several “gig” of storage, and mobile high speed connection. 3. People networking (Facebook, Tw i t t e r, Yo u Tu b e , P l a x o … ) , which is moving quickly from

the domain of social networks for personal interactions to powerful communities and markets, where information can “virally” be shared and broadcast. With the price per bit dropping by 50% every two years, these technologies and capabilities are becoming very affordable, finding their way into our educational system. The Next generation can’t do without these.

Kathy Diaz is both a mother and an owner of a full service IT firm. She fell in love with technology in 1989 when her children attended one of five elementary schools in the nation that used computers for 50% of their school work, had children video-tape plays, and transfer the film to the computer to edit the final product. It was then she was “wowed” by the amazing capabilities of technology. Kathy Diaz received the Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals, was responsible for introducing 21st century technology into a middle school, is a founding member of Attachment Parenting International, and serves as an IT consultant for several non-profit organizations. She is proudest of having her three children live close by and is actively involved as a grandmother. She built a computer for her granddaughter when she was eighteen months old, and continues to build a new one every few years to help her keep up with the pace of new technology. Of the many custom services her firm provides, she enjoys personalized instruction the most because she gets to see the shine in people’s eyes as they grasp the techniques necessary to make technology work for them.

6 A book signing for US Congressman Marsha Blackburn’s book, “Life Equity” was held on August 18 by the Nashville Republican Women at the home of Carolyn Amiot (left). Approximately 60 women attended the event to meet her and hear about her book.

BOOST Your Life

The Best Cardio Workout for Weight Loss By Tarik Ramusovic

exercises.

We already know that you lose weight when you burn more calories than you eat. The best way to do that is with a combination of cardio, strength training and a healthy nutrition. Don’t forget, cardio isn’t just for weight loss. It also helps condition the heart and lungs and promotes health and well-being

That said, there are some tips for setting up an effective cardio program:

So cardio is important for weight loss, but which exercises are best and how much do you really need for weight loss? The truth is, there really is no best cardio exercise. The best activity is the one you’ll do on a regular basis. So, finding something you like is critical to reaching your weight loss goals. That said, some exercises offer more intensity than others. If you’re trying to lose weight, cardio exercise is just one of the things you need in your weight loss toolbox. The trouble is figuring out how much you need, how hard to work and the best cardio

• If you’re a beginner, start with 3 to 4 days of the cardio exercise of your choice, working at a level you can handle. • Add time each week to work your way up to 30 to 45 minutes of continuous exercise. • As you get stronger, try interval training once a week to help boost endurance and burn more calories. • Work your way up to 5 to 6 days of cardio and try to vary what you do and how hard you work. You can learn more about different levels of intensity cardio and experience great creative high intensity, fun GroupFit Cardio Classes, including 30 Minutes Xpress Classes, Combust it !, Spin, TurboKick, Zumba etc, at BoostFitClub in Bellevue!

For more information or questions about this article visit www.boostfitclub.com or call 615.662.8989.

Attention Readers!! Hey Parents, check out our brand new—Mother’s Day Out Dance Program! Fridays, beginning in September, Dance in Bloom will offer a Mother’s Day Out Dance Program from 9:30am - 2:30pm for pre-school-age children (ages 3-5) whose birth dates fall on or beforeSeptember 30, 2006. Each week, the children will spend fun-filled day participating in creative movement activities, crafts, stories, and learning different styles of dance including, but not limited to: ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and pom. Students will also learn basic tumbling skills.

will also receive a 25% discount off said dance class tuition! The Student-to-Teacher Ratio will not exceed 12:2. The first twelve eligible applicants to send in a completed registration form and $115 will make up our first class. Please contact the studio at 615/662-4819 for additional information or to request a registration form. Applications are also available online at danceinbloom.com. Dance in Bloom is located at 7982 Coley Davis Road (in Bellevue— just past the Harpeth Soccer Fields) in the Harpeth Springs Business Park.

The cost of the program will be $115/month. Students who also wish to enroll in mainstream dance classes at Dance in Bloom (e.g. Daisy Level Combo Classes)

Recipe

A peanut butter sandwich could help a creative kid chef pay for college With back-to-school season right around the corner, there’s no better way to spend time with your kids and encourage them to use their imagination than to create something with them in the kitchen. Over the past seven years, thousands of kid chefs from across the country have taken on the challenge of making the most creative peanut butter sandwich, coming up with peanut butter kabobs, peanut butter fruit pockets and even “Happy Hedgehogs” using Jif (R) peanut butter and their imaginations. From Aug. 7 through Nov. 13, 2009, the makers of Jif peanut butter are accepting entries for the 8th Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest(TM). Five finalists will win a trip to New York City for the live judging event and a chance to win the grand prize of a $25,000 scholarship fund. Four runners-up will be awarded a $2,500 scholarship fund. The contest is open to children ages 6 to 12. Last year’s most creative peanut butter sandwich was inspired by a Louisiana po’boy sandwich and a Philly cheesesteak. Ten-yearold Jordyn Boyer of Lebanon, Pa. wowed the judges with her Po’Boy Peanut Butter Chicken Cheesesteak, made with Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, chicken, peppers, onions, apples and mozzarella cheese. To compliment

the fresh peanutty taste of her sandwich, Jordyn created a sauce of Jif creamy peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, honey and honey mustard, perfect for dipping her savory sandwich. For decades, choosy moms have made Jif their No. 1 choice of peanut butter and the makers of Jif would like to give choosy moms the recognition they deserve. The Jif Moms Voice Their Choice Contest (TM) is asking moms (or those inspired by one) to submit their stories - in 250 words or less - of how they make the best choices for their families. One grand prize winner will win a trip to New York City to serve as a judge at the 8th Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest final live judging event in March 2010. Last year’s winner, Judy Detter, from Clark Summit, Pa. talked about wearing many different hats in her family, one of them being the family chef. “As a choosy mom of two kids, peanut butter is something we pack in their lunches daily,” she says. “As my family’s cook, I choose to prepare healthy snacks and creative meals and look forward to recreating these recipes with my daughters.” For official rules, entry form, recipes or to learn more about the contests, visit www.jif. com. Courtesy of ARAcontent

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million. Obviously the owners will hold out for the higher price, now that they know what Metro is willing to pay. As a point of clarification, I voted against the land acquisition bill that authorized the $75 million. Just for comparison, the proposed new convention center will be the cost equivalent of two Titans Stadiums, one Sommet Center, the downtown public library and the Frist Center all rolled into one and will raise Nashville’s general obligation debt from $1.7 Billion to $2.7 Billion, a 58% increase. Last week, the Council, at the Mayor’s urging, continued putting the cart before the horse when it voted to establish a Convention Center Authority (CCA) that would take over the construction management of this project. In my opinion, the reason Mayor Dean and his cronies are doing this is simple, but no one understands. We are being told, “it is for the purpose of managing the CCA.” But, until one is built, the CCA is not needed. We already have a Convention Center Board and MDHA, which built the Titans Stadium, Sommet Center and the Downtown Library among other major projects. The real reason is that once a CCA

is established, it will have the authority to offer the bonds to finance this project. But the state law was written so that the authority could only offer revenue bonds, not general obligation bonds (GO). The reason this is important is because if GO bonds are used, the Mayor is afraid there will be a referendum on the project. You can’t do referenda on revenue bonds, only GO bonds. Imagine - a government that doesn’t want to hear from the people. Of course, revenue bonds sound better than GO bonds. We all want the project to be paid for strictly by the revenues generated, and not by the taxpayers. But, using revenue bonds could make the project cost about $10 million more per year, due to higher interest costs. And, if revenue bonds are used, Metro will still be forced to guarantee the loans with moral obligation clauses or assumption pledges, which requires Nashville to put up any and all revenue sources other than property taxes as a guarantee. That means sales taxes can and will be used to meet the short fall if convention center revenues don’t live up to projections, which is a distinct possibility because the projections are based on an economic picture 3 years old! KPMG did a study last year that said the CCA project wouldn’t break even for

17-20 years! The Chamber crowd and the Convention Visitors’ Bureau are all touting 1 million new visitors will be created, but a study completed by former finance director, David Manning, in 2007 estimates an additional 150,000 new visitors per year. The Mayor’s predictions seem to be based on fairy tales rather than hard data. MDHA has already paid a consultant $500,000 to do another feasibility study, and he still has produced no work product other than a glorified spreadsheet! Property Taxes are about 41% of Metro’s total revenue, with the rest, about $800 million, mostly coming from sales tax. 2/3 of all sales tax collections go to Metro schools funding. If the project has a shortfall, it will be made up from that sales tax pool. Another interesting fact about the CCA that the Council voted to establish is that the Council can pledge all revenues other than property taxes NOT WITHSTANDING AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER LAW WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE to make up short falls in debt service, which could be about $70 million per year, or short falls in operations. And, making up these shortfalls must take precedence over all other government obligations. These shortfalls would be paid for by taxes that are pledged to fund education and items like pensions and healthcare. The difference would then have to be made up by raising property taxes to make up

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the sales tax/education funding shortfalls. Since the CCA would legally be able to use those sales tax revenues, it could literally raise our property taxes without going to the people! By the way, I was one of three council members that voted against forming the CCA. So, by using revenue bonds, the cost is about $10 million more per year and the metro taxpayer gets to guarantee the project with education dollars and ultimately property taxes. And the administration gets to avoid a referendum. I am NOT for this project, but not even considering the use of GO bonds to do the deal if you are for it is fiscally irresponsible. One other interesting point is that a Tourist Development Zone (TDZ) to raise revenue to pay for the convention center was created by the Mayor and approved by the Council; again, I voted against this. Why? Because this TDZ is artificially large. A tourist development zone was established in a 3 square mile area of downtown. We had originally been told it would just occupy the area around the convention center itself. The Mayor stretched it across the East Bank, West to 21st Avenue, South to the interstate and North to Jefferson Street. You know that the new CC will not affect business on Jefferson Street. The idea with a TDZ is that you can use the incremental increase in sales taxes that result from the operation of a convention center and pledge those monies to operations and debt service. But there is a really funny thing about a TDZ for a public facility - all incremental increases in sales taxes including those previously earmarked for education can be redirected to the convention center. So, any benefit that the convention center might bring will not benefit education or the general fund. Furthermore, any increase in retail activity that occurs that is not a result of the convention center will get used for the convention center, and thus will not benefit education or the general fund. So any future increases in education or other items like pensions and healthcare will be funded with higher property taxes. If the project is funded only with revenue bonds that aren’t back by the full faith and credit of the government, I can support this project. If our tax dollars have to be used to guarantee this project then I am left no other option than to oppose it. I hope banks will believe in this project and loan the city the money to build the convention center without taxpayer guarantees. But I don’t think that will happen. The real question is, “based on the revenue projections of this project, current convention business trends and the economy’s current weakness, would you invest your personal savings or borrow money to invest in this project, without a guarantee from Nashville’s government?” My Answer is NO.

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2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37201 The Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation and Scarritt-Bennett Center are partnering to bring the annual Celebration of Cultures festival to Nashville for its 13th year. This year’s festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Centennial Park. Celebration of Cultures, a free event that aims to bring people together to celebrate the cultural diversity of our community, was named by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the top 20 events in the Southeast for fall 2009. Last year, 28,000 people attended the festival, making it the largest one-day attendance number in the event’s history. This year’s festival will showcase the dance, music, visual arts, cuisine and traditions of more than 40 cultures through the Global Village, World Market, children’s area and food area. Entertainment will be provided on five different stages throughout the park. New to the festival this year will be an area exclusively for teens called TEENS UNITED!. In partnership with Oasis Center, TEENS UNITED! is being organized by a group of local teens from 10 different countries, including Palestine, Ethiopia, Haiti and Sudan. Free Admission

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Influenza and Other Vaccines Can Save Your Life! By Kaye Ivanoff, R.N. SHOTS, etc. Vaccines play a vital role in the prevention of some potentially deadly diseases. Many in the fifty plus age group remember stories of friends or family members contracting diseases such as Influenza, polio, measles, diphtheria and rubella and being forever disabled or even killed by these devastating diseases. Since 1955 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared “safe, effective and potent”, great strides have been made in reducing and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Today, there are few reminders of the suffering, disabilities, and premature deaths caused by more than twenty diseases that are now preventable with vaccines. In the United States, only 25% of all Americans are fully vaccinated, and adults are much more likely to die from vaccine preventable diseases than are children. The reasons for this gap are that many adults do not have a primary care doctor, they may not see their doctor regularly, or they change doctors frequently causing their immunization status to simply fall through the cracks. Many patients in high-risk groups with chronic medical conditions often see several different specialists, with none of them taking primary responsibility for keeping up with immunizations. In addition, many adults mistakenly think vaccines are only for children and therefore never think about vaccine-preventable diseases which may affect them. In a report by the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), the public health burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among adults is stated as follows: “Approximately 45,000 adults in the United States die annually of complications from influenza, pneumococcal infections, and Hepatitis B—the primary vaccinepreventable diseases affecting adults. Although effective vaccines to prevent these diseases are available, they are widely underutilized.” (Adult

Immunization Action Plan: Report of the Workgroup on Adult Immunization. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 1998). Probably the most well-known vaccine recommended today for people of all ages is the Influenza or Flu vaccine. Although the Flu vaccine is recommended for most individuals, including everyone aged fifty and older, many people in this age group still refuse to take it. When the Flu vaccine was first developed, it was made using live virus, causing many people to actually get the Flu after taking the vaccine. It is now impossible to get the Flu from the Flu shot because only “killed” or “inactivated” virus is now used to make the vaccine. People of all ages die each year from complications of having the Flu. But because increasing age and the presence of chronic medical conditions cause our immune systems to be less effective, many of us aged fifty and older are considered to be at the highest risk for death due to complications of the Flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following groups for seasonal Influenza vaccination during the 2009-2010 flu season: • Children aged six months to nineteen years • Pregnant women • People fifty years of age and older • People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions • People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities • Anyone who desires protection from the seasonal flu • People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including: • Health care workers • Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu • Household contacts and out of home

caregivers of children less than six months of age because these children are too young to be vaccinated. The H1N1 swine flu vaccine should be ready for public distribution sometime in October. Although the number of deaths in the United States from H1N1 swine flu has been nowhere near the number of deaths that occur every year from the seasonal flu, there is heightened awareness of the health risk of this new strain that has jumped from simply animal infection to now being human to human transmission. It is because this is a novel strain that infectious disease specialists are so concerned. It is advised that anyone who wishes to be protected from this potentially life-threatening new influenza strain be vaccinated as soon as the H1N1 swine flu vaccine becomes available.* In addition to a yearly Flu shot, many people should consider taking the Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine. The current vaccine, Pneumovax 23, prevents illness from twentythree different strains of bacterial pneumonia for the rest of your life if you are healthy and have no other risk factors! It can be given to people of all ages, not just the elderly, although persons aged sixty-five and older and those who reside in nursing homes are among the highest risk. It is also recommended that all persons ages fifty and older, all smokers and people of all ages with asthma take the pneumonia vaccine once before they are age 65. For those with certain health conditions, their physician may recommend taking the Pneumococcal vaccine every five years. Hepatitis B is a sexually transmitted disease that is drastically on the rise in the fifty and above age group. Many seniors do not think they have to worry about the diseases traditionally associated with the younger age groups, when in reality their risk is much higher. This increased risk is in part due to the advent of Viagra and the fact that many people are engaging in sexual relations with multiple sex partners and are not using protection such as condoms. Just because you

think you are past worrying about pregnancy does not mean you have nothing else to worry about! There are more new cases of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and other STD’s in the fifty plus age group than in many of the other groups. So although many people do not think about these issues, vaccination against Hepatitis B and the practice of safe sex are both very important for all of us, including sexually active seniors. There are other important vaccines recommended for adults, such as Tetanus/diphtheria, Hepatitis A and Shingles. But the most important vaccines that all seniors should consider are the vaccines for Influenza and Pneumonia. Every adult should talk with their primary care physician to determine the best plan for themselves and each family member for staying healthy and safe from vaccine-preventable diseases. * Seasonal flu vaccine (flu shots, Flu Mist nasal spray and preservativefree flu vaccine) is available now at SHOTS, etc. and can be scheduled for your office, church or school, as well. H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be available when it is released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for public use. This article was written by Kaye I v a n o ff , R N o f S H O T S , e t c . , a Nashville-based provider of all vaccinations needed by adolescents and adults to stay healthy for work or school requirements, world travel and everyday life. For more information, please call 615-469-7413 or visit www.SHOTSetc.com Kaye Ivanoff, RN is President and CEO of SHOTS, etc., a Nashvillebased provider of vaccines and other wellness services that keep children, adolescents and adults healthy for work or school requirements, world travel and everyday life! Walk-in service is available at 7648 Hwy 70 So. suite 15 at I40 exit 196. Call 615.469.7413 or visit www.SHOTSetc.com for details of services and pricing.

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