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SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) -- Two F-4 Phantom jet fighters under NATO control streaked off the runway at a former Soviet air base in Lithuania this week in response to a report that an aircraft had lost communications as it neared Finnish airspace.

It was all an exercise a simulation but one with a point beyond mere rehearsal: NATO officials hope that, at a summit in Chicago this May, member nations will put aside concerns over sovereignty and agree in principle to create joint defense capabilities.

The idea is that, in a time of dwindling defense budgets, it makes sense to have coordinated programs in which specific countries agree to buy certain weapons systems and forgo others to create a coherent whole.

The economic arguments are strong. Twenty of NATO's 28 member countries cut their defense budgets between 2008 and 2011. And greater military integration in Europe would be of a piece with the greater economic integration that is emerging as a response to the continent's financial crisis.

But defense is a closely guarded national prerogative, and the outcome is far from certain. A NATO official said earlier this week that no specifics would emerge from the summit in Chicago.

Instead, he said, NATO officials hope for a "public declaration of how far we're prepared to go as an alliance." He spoke on condition of anonymity because of NATO rules.

The exercise in Lithuania involved German F-4 Phantom fighter planes at a Lithuanian air base cooperating with F-18 Hornet fighters from Finland a country that cooperates with NATO but is not a member.

Since 2004, different NATO countries have been policing the airspace over the Baltic countries, all three of which Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are small former Soviet republics that are now members of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In microcosm, the security arrangements for the Baltics are similar to what NATO officials wish for the entire alliance. The three Baltic countries cannot do their own air policing. Lithuania, for example, used to have six L-39 training jets. But four have been grounded, one has crashed, and now the country's air force is down to just one jet.

The defense budget is shrinking, and fighter planes cost many millions of dollars each.

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Lots of seniors who have arthritis believe that exercise will worsen their condition, but thats not true. Study after study has shown that exercise is actually one of the best treatments for osteoarthritis.

Proper and careful exercises can help reduce joint pain and stiffness, strengthen muscles around the joints and increase flexibility. It also helps manage other chronic conditions that are common among seniors with arthritis, such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Here are some tips to help you get moving.

Exercises for arthritis

Determining exactly which types of exercises are best for you, depends on the form and severity of your arthritis, and which joints are involved. Its best to work with your doctor or a physical therapist to help you develop an exercise program that works for you. The different types of exercises that are most often recommended to seniors with arthritis include:

Range-of-motion exercises: These are gentle stretching exercises that can relieve stiffness as well as improve your ability to move your joints through their normal range of motion. These exercises should be done daily.

Strengthening exercise: Calisthenics, weight training and working with resistance bands are recommended (two or more days a week) to maintain and improve your muscle strength, which helps support and protect your joints.

Aerobic exercises: Low-impact activities like walking, cycling, swimming or water aerobics are all recommended three to five times per week to help improve cardiovascular health, control weight, and improve your overall function.

Its also important to keep in mind that when you first start exercising, you need to go slow to give your body time to adjust. If you push yourself too hard you can aggravate your joint pain, however, some muscle soreness or joint achiness in the beginning is normal.

To help you manage your pain start by warming up with some simple stretches or range of motion exercises for five to 10 minutes before you move on to strengthening or aerobic exercises. Another tip is to apply heat to the joints youll be working before you exercise, and use cold packs after exercising to reduce inflammation.

If youre experiencing a lot of pain while you exercise, you may need to modify the frequency, duration, or intensity of your exercises until the pain improves. Or you may need to try a different activity for example switching from walking to water aerobics. But it youre having severe, sharp or constant pain, or large increases in swelling or your joints feel hot or red, you need to stop and see your doctor.

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Students at Southwest Miami-Dades Archimedean Middle Conservatory now have an extra $10,000 to spend on exercise and wellness programs, thanks to the NFL Play 60 Grant.

Students at Southwest Miami-Dades Archimedean Middle Conservatory now have an extra $10,000 to spend on exercise and wellness programs, thanks to the NFL Play 60 Grant.

Archimedean is one of only 32 schools nationwide to earn the honor, which was handed out Thursday morning by Miami Dolphins Defensive Back Nolan Carroll.

The conservatorys successful Back to Football Friday health and wellness rally organized by students and teachers earlier this school year is what put the Archimedean over the top. The NFLs Play 60 program aims to get students active for at least an hour a day, which even Carroll admits can be difficult in the age of the Internet and cell phones. "I had some of those things growing up, but at the same time, I told myself, I want to get outside," Nolan said. "It's something you've gotta tell yourself to go outside, have fun, even if it's just walking down the street." Students told NBC 6 they already know where they want the money to go. "We would like to buy more footballs, soccer balls, nets for the soccer goals, and paint for the fields," said eighth grader Adrian Molta. Carrolls mother, Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, was also on hand to present the P&G Super Parent award, which not only honors parents who motivate students to be physically active, but also provides $1,000 for health and recreation programs. The defensive back said his mom is the who made sure he got his workouts in growing up. "My mom, she's the one, my parents actually who encouraged me to go outside, and just do activities and play around and be active," Carroll said.

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- A new charity that supports cancer survivors has scheduled a 100-mile fundraising bike ride July 14 that will start in Skaneateles and take cyclists around Otisco, Skaneateles and Owasco lakes.

The Ride for Alive! also will include shorter distances of 10, 25 and 50 miles.

The event is being sponsored by the Alive! Foundation, a charity recently established by Julia and Michael Wamp of Skaneateles. The foundations goal is to fund exercise, nutrition and other programs that can help cancer survivors maintain healthy lifestyles, said Julia Wamp, the foundations president who survived a bout with breast cancer seven years ago.

After being diagnosed with cancer and going through treatment there is no going back to life as normal, she said.

We want to help people say, I will do all I can with my life to prevent a recurrence by living well, Wamp said. Thats the only thing you can control.

Wamp has always been active. Shes run marathons and started cycling five years ago in triathlons.

She emphasized that the event is a non-competitive ride, not a race, and it offers different distances for riders of all abilities.

Gazella Performance & Wellness Studio in Skaneateles is offering a 12-week training program for people interested in participating in either the 100-mile century ride or 50-mile ride. Gazella will hold an information session about the training program 4 p.m. Saturday at its studio at 3986 Jordan Road in Skaneateles. Another information session will be held 7:30 p.m. April 16 at Johnny Angels, 22 Jordan St., Skaneateles.

Most people cant pick up their bike and ride 100 miles the next day, said Reem Jishi, co-owner of Gazella and a cyclist who has raced professionally. You definitely need to put some training time in before you show up the day of the event.

Jishi said the course has some challenging hills. During the training program, cyclists will ride every section of the course in increments so there wont be any surprises on the day of the event, she said.

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MANILA, Philippines The following are excerpts from a speech I wrote and delivered last Tuesday, March 20, during my colleges annual testimonial dinner, which serves as both as a mini-graduation and send-off for its graduating seniors. In it, I attempted to contemplate what my business education was for: how it has molded me, what it tried to teach me, and how my college, the John Gokongwei School of Management, integrated if it did the values that my university tried to espouse.

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It is truly a great honor to have been selected to speak in front of all of you tonight, and to have been invited to this occasion. Tonight is perhaps the perfect time to reflect upon the four years that have passed, and the 40 years that are to follow. Tonight is not only a celebration of our collective achievements as a batch, but also of its place in the larger tradition of excellence that the John Gokongwei School of Management (SOM) has espoused.

I think all of us [my batchmates] have, at some point or another, heard from professors, peers, and other members of the Ateneo community that there is always something different about SOM students. Supposedly, SOM students are more competitive, less chill, and extremely grade-conscious.

I believe the one thing that really marks SOM students is the desire to perform and perform well.

The fact that we are competitive, stressed, and always anxious to get an A really testifies to that basic fact. This is because SOM students are constantly surrounded by pressure: every Accounting exam, every panel presentation, and every peso earned by our businesses is potentially a make-or-break.

If we have imbibed the spirit of magis, or the pursuit of excellence, then it is due not only to our individual merit, but also in large part to the environment we have found ourselves in. Perhaps it is fair to say that all of us, whether we are aware of it or not, owe a lot to our respective teachers and curricula for molding us into the persons we have become.

In fact, none of us have made it here solely on the basis of individual talent, skill, or achievement. A large part of what we are graded for are group works such as business presentations and group reports, so that even if many of us are here on the basis of individual distinctions, we would not have been able to attain them without others.

This is why we can speak of our batchs achievements as collective; all of us have helped each other to get to where we are today. All of us are being honored, in some way, for our achievements with our respective groups in marketing, operations management, organizational behavior and other majors.

Along with our teachers and course curricula, we owe no small gratitude to our teammates, groupmates, and blockmates for equipping us with the skills and mindset necessary to make it in the world outside of school.

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SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The countdown to summer has begun, and many are flocking to the gym to get back into bathing suit shape. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) reminds excercise enthusiasts of the importance of safety when starting a new fitness program or ramping up a workout regimen. To help fitness seekers workout safely and efficiently, ACE has released its list of the top three most common mistakes, and how to avoid them. ACE is America's leading authority on fitness and the world's largest nonprofit fitness and personal trainer certification, continuing education and training organization.

"As America's Workout Watchdog, at ACE we are constantly evaluating the latest fitness trends, techniques and routines to determine both the benefits and dangers presented to fitness seekers," said ACE exercise physiologist, Jessica Matthews. "While these three training modalities are highly effective when done properly, using incorrect form can increase risk of injury. For the most effective and safe workout, we recommend enlisting the aid of a certified personal trainer, who can provide guidance on how to be safe while getting the most out of a workout."

The following are the top three errors most commonly made with popular workout trends, and tips from Matthews on how to correct these mistakes:

1. Plyometrics: Quick, powerful movements, known as plyometrics, include exercises such as depth jumps, multidirectional drills, and cone jumps, and are designed to increase muscular power and explosiveness. Appropriate strength, flexibility and postural mechanics are necessary in order to avoid injury. Incorrectly landing on the heel or the ball of the foot, however, can increase impacting forces and make participants prone to injury.

How to correct: Master the art of landing correctly, before moving into more advanced moves like full jumps and hops. Focus on landing softly on the mid-foot and then roll forward to push off the ball of the foot avoiding excessive side-to-side motion at the knee in the process. To further reduce the risk of injury, it is important to complete a dynamic warm-up before performing plyometric exercises.

2. Kettlebells: Research confirms that kettlebell workouts are an extremely effective form of training that can be performed in a relatively short period of time. The problem lies in that many people who use kettlebells do not understand the proper mechanics for the exercises. For example, many incorrectly perceive the kettlebell single arm swing as a shoulder exercise when, it should be working the core.

How to correct: When performing the kettlebell single arm swing, avoid lifting with the back or the shoulders. Like in many kettlebell exercises, the hips should always drive the movement. To execute this movement correctly, contract the abdominal muscles and hinge at the hips. While exhaling, initiate an explosive upward movement to swing the kettlebell upward coming to a standing position. The momentum generated through the lower body should allow the arm to become parallel with the floor with neutral alignment maintained through the wrists. If it is too difficult to achieve the desired arm position, attempt to generate more power from the lower body by thrusting harder with the gluteal muscles from the lowered position.

3. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): HIIT is being used by exercise enthusiasts to add new challenges and variety to workouts. It is a cardiorespiratory training technique that increases the intensity of a workout by alternating between brief speed and recovery intervals to maximize training sessions in a short amount of time. Carelessly overlooking the active recovery intervals that are integral to HIIT is what can make fitness fans more prone to injury.

How to correct: While there isn't one single best way to structure sessions, when getting started with HIIT after completing a five minute warm-up, begin with a 1:2 or 1:3 ratio of speed intervals to active recovery intervals. This means one minute of speed work to every two or three minutes of active recovery. Avoid the temptation to shorten the recovery intervals, or to let the recovery periods be less than active. These recovery intervals are when the body produces more energy for the next bout of high-intensity exercise andalso removes metabolic waste from the muscles. Remember, active recovery periods should always be as long if not longer than the high-intensity intervals. In terms of perceived exertion, high-intensity intervals should be about a seven or higher (on a scale of 0-10) while active recovery intervals should be at about a four or five.

For more workout recommendations, fitness technique tips and expert advice, please visit http://www.acefitness.org.

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The Harper government is looking to brand its coming budget as an exercise in long-term employment creation rather than an austerity effort that will balance the books.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver a budget Thursday that is expected to make significant cuts to government departments and agencies, reducing public-sector jobs across the country. But he insists the cuts will be moderate.

The government wants Canadians to see the budget as a growth plan, and not simply a slashing exercise aimed at eliminating the deficit.

If you concentrate on savings, you are going to miss out on what this budget is all about; its about long-term sustainability for jobs, growth and prosperity, a senior government official said Sunday.

The government will lay out five broad themes in the budget: support for innovation and research; overhauling regulation for resource development; investing in training and opportunity; support for families and communities; and ensuring the long-term sustainability of major social programs like Old Age Security.

During a stop in Tokyo, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised new spending in key areas to promote job growth, even as Mr. Flaherty plans to cut billions of dollars from the overall budget.

Well also be making some very significant investments and changes to ensure the growth of the Canadian economy in the future, to ensure that we continue to create jobs, and that we have long-term prosperity and sustainability of our social programs, the Prime Minister said Sunday.

Canadas labour market has gone into reverse in the past five months losing an average of 7,400 jobs a month since October even as the U.S. economy has begun to show signs of vigour.

In response, Ottawa is emphasizing measures that it says will boost the economy and job creation over the long term, including streamlining environmental review for major projects and funding training programs so that Canadians can fill the demand for skilled labour in the resource sector.

Canadians can also expect a post-budget advertising campaign promoting the Conservative governments economic action plan, which will tout measures to boost job growth rather than the cuts needed to balance the budget.

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The Harper government is looking to brand its coming budget as an exercise in long-term employment creation rather than an austerity effort that will balance the books.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver a budget Thursday that is expected to make significant cuts to government departments and agencies, reducing public-sector jobs across the country. But he insists the cuts will be moderate.

The government wants Canadians to see the budget as a growth plan, and not simply a slashing exercise aimed at eliminating the deficit.

If you concentrate on savings, you are going to miss out on what this budget is all about; its about long-term sustainability for jobs, growth and prosperity, a senior government official said Sunday.

The government will lay out five broad themes in the budget: support for innovation and research; overhauling regulation for resource development; investing in training and opportunity; support for families and communities; and ensuring the long-term sustainability of major social programs like Old Age Security.

During a stop in Tokyo, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised new spending in key areas to promote job growth, even as Mr. Flaherty plans to cut billions of dollars from the overall budget.

Well also be making some very significant investments and changes to ensure the growth of the Canadian economy in the future, to ensure that we continue to create jobs, and that we have long-term prosperity and sustainability of our social programs, the Prime Minister said Sunday.

Canadas labour market has gone into reverse in the past five months losing an average of 7,400 jobs a month since October even as the U.S. economy has begun to show signs of vigour.

In response, Ottawa is emphasizing measures that it says will boost the economy and job creation over the long term, including streamlining environmental review for major projects and funding training programs so that Canadians can fill the demand for skilled labour in the resource sector.

Canadians can also expect a post-budget advertising campaign promoting the Conservative governments economic action plan, which will tout measures to boost job growth rather than the cuts needed to balance the budget.

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Budget cuts are the road to growth, Conservatives say

The Harper government is looking to brand its coming budget as an exercise in long-term employment creation rather than an austerity effort that will balance the books.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver a budget Thursday that is expected to make significant cuts to government departments and agencies, reducing public-sector jobs across the country. But he insists the cuts will be moderate.

The government wants Canadians to see the budget as a growth plan, and not simply a slashing exercise aimed at eliminating the deficit.

If you concentrate on savings, you are going to miss out on what this budget is all about; its about long-term sustainability for jobs, growth and prosperity, a senior government official said Sunday.

The government will lay out five broad themes in the budget: support for innovation and research; overhauling regulation for resource development; investing in training and opportunity; support for families and communities; and ensuring the long-term sustainability of major social programs like Old Age Security.

During a stop in Tokyo, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised new spending in key areas to promote job growth, even as Mr. Flaherty plans to cut billions of dollars from the overall budget.

Well also be making some very significant investments and changes to ensure the growth of the Canadian economy in the future, to ensure that we continue to create jobs, and that we have long-term prosperity and sustainability of our social programs, the Prime Minister said Sunday.

Canadas labour market has gone into reverse in the past five months losing an average of 7,400 jobs a month since October even as the U.S. economy has begun to show signs of vigour.

In response, Ottawa is emphasizing measures that it says will boost the economy and job creation over the long term, including streamlining environmental review for major projects and funding training programs so that Canadians can fill the demand for skilled labour in the resource sector.

Canadians can also expect a post-budget advertising campaign promoting the Conservative governments economic action plan, which will tout measures to boost job growth rather than the cuts needed to balance the budget.

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Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 1:38 am, Sat Mar 24, 2012.

This week, I would like to address a great question that I was recently asked. "What exercise programs or fitness regimens are safe for people with special circumstances or special needs?"

When it comes to fitness and exercise, people with special circumstances or special needs usually require a more customized approach to setting up an appropriate program to fit their goals and needs.

Examples of special circumstances or needs would include diabetes, cardiac care patients, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, folks being treated for cancer and people recovering from severe injury.

In recent years, there have been a number of new programs and or approaches developed for the fitness industry which addresses special health conditions. One very good example is the 15-minute workout. A few months ago, I did a column on the 15-minute workout and reviewed the various factors that make it a perfect fit for many people with special circumstances or special health conditions. We have a number of gyms in our area that specialize in this specific program.

Another area to consider when setting up a customized fitness program for special health conditions is to use a certified fitness trainer. Most fitness trainers must complete an extensive course from a reputable, accreditation organization that requires them to have detailed knowledge of special needs clients.

I would recommend you interview any perspective trainer and do the research on his or her certifications. As with most things, not every fitness trainer or certification program is qualified to address special needs clients.

Do the research and be comfortable with the person you're putting your future fitness goals with. A capable qualified fitness professional will be able to guide you, adjust for and correct for your specific musculature, conditioning imbalances and making sure it fits you for optimum levels to meet your fitness goals.

Fitness and exercise is very important for each and every one of us. Fitness is one of the biggest factors when it comes to our health. Nutrition is the other area that needs to be included in any fitness program. Eating correctly and managing how much nutritious food we eat and limiting poor food choices is critical to any program.

One other critical aspect to developing a successful program is the mental and emotional portion. Set realistic goals with yourself and your trainer on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Be prepared for setbacks, but pace your progress. Adjust your program when needed and be mindful of these points. Create a support group with friends and family. Understand and truly believe failure is Not An Option. Stay positive and be patient and you will see benefits over time. See your doctors, get them on board and be sure they understand and approve your goals so they match your special circumstances or needs.

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