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Well, this surely has been a “summery” summer, hasn’t it? Th ere has been enough heat and humidity lately that I

want to remind our residents to be careful of overexertion, and to remember to stay well-hydrated on the hot and humid days that have been so plentiful of late. I urge everyone to pay special attention to our young children and our elderly in weather like this. A visit or a call to check in on some of our more fragile residents at this time of year is a neighborly gesture.

I encourage all our residents to make use of Guilderland’s park facilities during summertime. We have a lot of diff erent things for people to do in our extensive network. You could choose to walk to the playground areas in one of our neighborhood-scale pocket parks, or take a longer hike on the 5-mile trail network in Tawasentha Park and the Winter Recreation Area. If there’s a dog in your household, you and your pet might enjoy a visit to the dog park at Nott Road Park. A visit to Tawasentha Park off ers the opportunity for picnicking, basketball, tennis, or softball, along with a visit to the Town Pool for a swim. We still have a few Th ursday evening concerts coming up in August at the Guilderland Performing Arts Center as well. I hope that many of you will take advantage of the recreational opportunities these facilities off er.

Our local golfi ng community has enjoyed a very good season so far at Western Turnpike Golf Course. Generally favorable weather conditions and the work our groundskeeping crew puts in on the course have made the golfers pretty happy this season. As a reminder, greens fees are always discounted for Guilderland residents. Call the Pro Shop at 456-0786 for more information or for tee time reservations.

Please travel with care as you move around our community during these busy days of summer, whether you are going by car, by bicycle, or on foot. Enjoy the season to the fullest.

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Many of us know or have at least heard of the Rodino Family over the past three years since the tragic passing of 8 year

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It is this outlook on life that rings with strength, perseverance, and ultimately hope that has impacted my own life. Like many, when I fi rst heard the story of Rachel three years ago, my heart broke for the family. I have since had Gianna as a student in class and have learned through her and her family, that even when faced with horrible tragedy, smiles and laughter can still be part of your life. Th e inner strength that rings through the entire family has motivated me to not only get involved with fundraising for the family, but also to always keep a positive outlook, no matter what trials may come my way. Maybe it is the Rodino’s story that could serve as a spark to help spur Huntington’s awareness and research, bringing about a cure in time to save Gianna, Anthony, and Rick. Lori believes it and so do I….but this cannot be achieved by sitting by and continuing life as normal.

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The fair is geared toward boys, girls, men and women of all ages looking to spend a day in the sun with theirfamily and friends. No matter whatyou like to do, whether it is hop ontothe carnival rides, participate incontests, visit the various vendors orlearn from the history-rich exhibits,a day spent at the fair is the perfect getaway from your workday routineand everyday errands.

This year, the Altamont Fair will feature livemusic from local bands playing everything fromcountry music and rock to the oldies. The famous Circus Hollywood, sponsored by National Grid, will be at the fair entertaining visitors everyday, and there are plenty of activities for all fairgoers to participate in, such as Miss Altamont Fair, the Ugliest Cake Contest and the opportunity to learn about sustainable living.

The Altamont Fair provides a number of family-friendly shows. For animal lovers, there is the Two by Two Zoo, which educates children about animals, a petting zoo and Disc-Connected K9s, the worldfamous Frisbee dogs. For those interested in magic tricks, Sylvia’s Magic Trunk provides spectacular entertainment, and for families looking for a laugh,they should see Vic and Sticks, the musical comedy group that allows kids to participate in its shows.

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Armed Services Day follows Senior Day, occurringThursday, Aug. 16. On Armed Services Day, all active and retired members of the military will be admitted free of charge until 4 p.m. (free admission does not include rides). Armed Services Day events include a World War II radio re-enactment as well as exhibits of military vehicles. Budweiser andSaratoga Eagle will be raising funds to benefit VA Homeless Veterans Programs in the Capital Region,and to cap off a great day, the US Army Color guard will lead off a flag-raising ceremony followed by anamazing Alonzo Fireworks display, sponsored by Quick Response Restoration.

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I would like to start off to say thank you to the community and patients for such a warm welcome to the Spinal Wellness Center. It has been a very busy couple of months with the transition but we have settled in smoothly. It has been such a

pleasure meeting so many new patients who have been fi lling me in about all the local hot spots and sights to see. Hopefully over time I can get to them all but for now I’ll be busy in the clinic.

I can’t tell you how many nights I’ve stayed awake thinking of what I should write for my fi rst article. Back injuries, headaches, sports injuries, ankle sprains, sports nutrition, how to pick out running shoes, taping techniques, picking pillows and mattresses and the list goes on and on. I couldn’t take another sleepless night so I left it up to the patients to decide. Th e fi nal vote left me writing about natural ways to manage infl ammation. I hope you enjoy this article and fi nd some useful information.

When most people think of infl ammation they may think of a time when an injury occurred and the body reacted by causing redness, swelling, decreased motion and pain. Infl ammation can be an acute reaction or a chronic ongoing daily battle of sleepless nights and painful joints.

Excessive infl ammation can become systemic, aff ect every cell in the body and negatively impact your health. Cardiovascular disease, allergies, asthma, fi bromyalgia, auto-immune disease like rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis are characterized by chronic infl ammation. Infl ammation is caused by the immune system reacting to a stimulus. It could be a twisted ankle or years of wear and tear. Regardless, there are a few things you can do to speed up recovery. I like to incorporate nature’s best medicine: FOOD.

First let’s look at foods that can cause infl ammation. Of course these are going to be all the foods that we love. Refi ned sugar found in candy, chocolate, desserts, soda and white fl our. Trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils) are fats that the body cannot easily recognize or breakdown. Th ese are found in almost all packaged food products. Alcohol, artifi cial sweeteners, high fat dairy and red meat are also big culprits that can cause systemic infl ammation. Ok, so what is left to eat? Th e answer is real food.

Oft en when a patient comes in with an acute injury, I will make recommendations to follow an anti-infl ammatory nutrition plan for one week. It may seem drastic for some individuals; however, in reality it is how we should eat on a daily basis anyway. You would be amazed how your body heals quicker without having to process all the heavy fatty and sugary foods. Th e daily plan is as follows:

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MANAGING INFLAMMATION NATURALLYBy Dr. Kim Keeling

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• Heart disease: Gum disease is associated with atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), heart attack and heart disease.

• Diabetes: Inflammation that starts in the mouth seems to weaken the body’s ability to control blood sugar. High blood sugar provides ideal conditions for infection to grow, including gum infections.

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Prenuptial Agreement - A Tool For Planning Your Financial Life TogetherYou are in love and about to be married. As you think about your future together perhaps you envision owning a home, starting a family, and (eventually) retirement. It is an exciting time with many things going on at once.

While many people often think about the emotional aspects of marriage, often times they fail to consider that marriage is a fi nancial partnership. Over the course of your marriage you will make many fi nancial decisions with your spouse. While you are planning for your wedding day, you should also consider using a prenuptial agreement to plan for your future together.

The problem with prenuptial agreements is people tend to only talk about them within the context of a divorce. And usually only when there is a lot of money involved. The media buzz about the divorce of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is a recent example. As a result, people tend to form a conclusion that creating a prenuptial agreement presumes you will be divorced or that they are only necessary if there is signifi cant money involved. This conclusion is not accurate.

As a wise colleague once said to me, “You don’t put Fix-a-Flat in your trunk because you presume you will get a fl at tire on the way to the store.” A prenuptial agreement should be viewed as a tool to help you plan your fi nancial life together as a married couple in addition to providing a level of security if (not when!) you and your spouse decide to part ways.

Prenuptial agreements off er a myriad of benefi ts. Here are a few:

1. An Understanding of the Financial Picture: In order for a prenuptial agreement to be properly prepared, each party must share information about his/her fi nances (such as income, assets, and debts). Sharing this information will help each party understand more about each other and communicate about future fi nancial matters. Often times this will help strengthen the relationship between the parties.

2. Future Planning: The beginning of the marriage is the best time to address expectations for both individuals and the plans you both have for the future. For example, will both spouses work during the marriage? If one spouse plans to stay home to care for children, then the agreement should discuss how the family will be fi nancially supported.

3. Handling Debts: People may have debt when they enter into a marriage. For example, with the rising cost of higher education it is not uncommon anymore for two young people to have student loans in the six-fi gures. A prenuptial agreement can address how these and other debts will be paid during the marriage or upon a divorce.

4. Protection of Current Assets: Pre-nuptial agreements can be used to ensure that separate property (e.g. property you owned prior to your marriage) remains the separate property of the person that owns it.

5. Estate Planning: New York State law does not allow one spouse to disinherit the other (this law is known as the Elective Share Statute). However, each party to a prenuptial agreement can waive the application of that law, so that in the event of your passing you will be able to distribute your assets according to your wishes. This is often extremely important to someone who is remarrying and has children and/or support obligations from a prior marriage.

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CHAMPIONSHIP READING @ YOUR LIBRARYBy Barbara Nichols Randall, Director, Guilderland Public Library

The topic for this month’s book column is the Olympic Games. Below are just a few of the interesting items available at the Library for you to borrow.

ADULT FICTIONRunning the Rift by Naomi Benaron is an American author. With this novel she won the 2010 Bellwether Prize for fi ction. Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must fi nd a way back to a better life.

The Games by Ted Kosmatka This stunning fi rst novel from Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award fi nalist Ted Kosmatka is a riveting tale of science cut loose from ethics. Set in an amoral future where genetically engineered monstrosities fi ght each other to the death in an Olympic event, The Games envisions a harrowing world that may arrive sooner than you think.

No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie When an Olympic rowing hopeful and a detective with the Met is found dead in the Thames, Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, along with his wife and his team, is submerged in a complex case involving political and ethical issues that put both his career and reputation on the line

Private Games by James Patterson The 2012 Olympics are hours away when a high-ranking member of the games’ organizing committee and his mistress are killed. A man calling himself Cronius writes a letter to newspaper reporter Karen Pope, claiming responsibility for the murders and threatening that more will die unless he can restore the Olympics to their ancient glory. Now, with private investigator Nigel Steele, Pope sets out to uncover the madman’s real identity before more die.

ADULT TRUE STORIESRunning with the Kenyans Adharanan Finn Part travelogue, part memoir, this mesmerizing quest to uncover the secrets of the world’s greatest runners, and put them to the test,combines practical advice, a fresh look at barefoot running, and hard-won spiritual insights. Running with the Kenyans is more than one man’s pursuit of a lifelong dream. It’s a fascinating portrait of a magical country, and an extraordinary people seemingly born to run

Dream Team Jack McCallumThey were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation.The NBA is now fl ush with international stars, many of them inspired by the exuberant spirit of ‘92.

Dream Team vividly re-creates the moment when a once-in-a-millennium group of athletes came together, outperformed the hype, and changed the future of sports--one perfectly executed fast break at a time.

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Munich; screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

And last but not least, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic games a videogame for Wii.

Enjoy the rest of the summer! Barbara


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Q & A with Bryan McLachlanLOCAL AUTHOR www.Bryan-McLachlan.com

Q. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?A. I’ve written three and they are all thrillers. My fi rst was Shadows and Deceptions followed by Triangle of Stars and my latest is The Bear Hunter. As to which is my favorite, that’s a tough one. I’m partial to Shadows and Deceptions because it was my fi rst, but I think The Bear Hunter is my best. Triangle of Stars is pretty good too!

Q. What do you like to do when you are not writing?A. I enjoy spending time with my family. I’ve been married to Lisa for twenty-three years and have two children. Our daughter, Kayla just graduated from Keuka College and our son, Connor, just graduated from Guilderland and will be attending Mercy College in the fall. Also, I have a few hobbies that I enjoy. Skiing and the world of wine is another. I fi nd it amazing what fl avors are produced by a simple grape and where they are grown. I’m a member of a Burgundy wine society called the Confrerie des Chevailier du Tastevin where we hold tastings in local restaurants. Another hobby is building military dioramas. I’ve been doing them since I was a kid and I’m fi nally at the stage with painting techniques where the models look lifelike.

Q. What do you love most about the business?A. Besides seeing your name on a book cover, holding book signings was a lot of fun. I had over one hundred in ten states and was able to meet a lot of interesting people, including other authors who were holding signings as well. I would have to say the best encounter I had was when I was at a signing for Triangle of Stars and a guy ran up to my table and said “I read your fi rst book and I have to get this one!” That made my day!

Q. What do you think is your biggest challenge with the business?A. Competition and the subjectivity of the book business. The entire business is based on an agents or publishers opinion and whether they think your book is marketable or not. Sometimes that’s hard to deal with. It’s very easy to get discouraged when the rejection letters and e-mails keep coming in. If you make it to the point of publication, then you have to get the consumer to notice and buy your book.

Q. What do you want the community to know about you?A. Besides being an author, I work security at Farnsworth Middle School and coach Modifi ed football and boys lacrosse.

For the future, I still plan on writing. The ideas are forming for another novel. Traveling around the country is planned for the future. We have a few destinations in the mountain west we want to get to and another trip to the Virgin Islands.

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Q. How and why did you start writing?A. I always enjoyed reading stories and writing papers in college. One day I decided to take a course in writing to see if I had what it took to write a short story. Well the fi rst story I submitted to a magazine was accepted and published. At this time, I read an article that Tom Clancy bought part ownership in the Baltimore Orioles. I thought that if a guy can write a few books and buy a baseball team, I had to try writing my own books. I turned one of my short stories into my fi rst novel, Shadows and Deceptions. One of the things I learned about writing was to write about what you know so it would make the story as realistic as possible. Living in the Capital District, I decided to make that the main setting for all three books.

Q. Where can we fi nd your books? Are they available in digital format?A. Some book stores will have the fi rst two. All three books can be ordered on Amazon.com. And yes, all three are available in digital format.

Q. Do you have a website?A. I do. It’s www.Bryan-McLachlan.com


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The cost for this event is $125 per player. This price includes 18holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, chicken and ribs Awards Dinnerand various awards. For an additional $20 you may purchase a“Mulligan” package. This will allow you one Mulligan plus severaladditional opportunities to win prizes. Awards Dinner onlytickets are available for $35 per person.

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Want to succeed in life? Burn your boats! It is a story I have heard often, but it never gets old. Legend has it that when

Cortes landed his invading forces on the Mexican coast in 1519 he ordered his troops to burn their boats. Th is prevented retreat and gave his men two choices, succeed with the invasion or die. Retreat or quitting is easy when you have the option. In the face of fear he acted decisively and was victorious. His actions assured his men’s commitment to the goal of invading Mexico. How often do we let our fears get in the way of taking decisive action? What could you accomplish if you made a commitment where failure wasn’t an option?

One of my biggest fears has always been the freefall in skydiving. Just watching skydivers would make me sweat. I guess everyone has fears, heights, snakes, confi ned spaces, crowds, you name it and I think there is a phobia. For me it was skydiving. It irritated me that just the thought of skydiving scared me. I became committed to making a skydiving jump. I booked a date with a friend last summer and put a non refundable deposit down. I was committed. However, when they cramped me in an archaic, stripped down Cessna with even the pilot wearing a chute, I felt my commitment waning. A small plane like that takes about 20 minutes of circling to attain a 10,000 foot jump height. It is an eternity, and I remember having fears and doubts creeping in my mind the entire fl ight. I thought I was committed before I got

in the plane. It dawned on me about half

way up that the real commitment comes when they open the door, you get hit in the face with a cold 80 MPH wind, and you decide to throw your body towards the earth at 120 MPH. That is when you burn your boats. Once you step through the door there is no turning back. Funny thing happened. Once we started plummeting to the earth, all the fear and anxiety disappeared. Th e decision had been made and there was nothing to do but enjoy the ride. When I got down I did a little research and found my experience was typical. In one study I read, they found skydiver’s heart rates max out immediately before the jump. As soon as they jump their heart rates actually declined, likely because they have become committed to the jump. I think life is the same way. Indecisiveness leads to fear and anxiety. Make a commitment to burn your boats or “take the plunge” and you become focused. Th e anxiety and fear disappear and are replaced with your vision.

What boats or “crutches” do you need to burn to become committed to your goals?

BURN YOUR BOATS TO FIND SUCCESS!

Kevin Clancy has been providing real estate appraisal and brokerage services in the Capital District for the past 18 years. A NYS real estate broker, general certifi ed real estate appraiser, and best selling author, Kevin received an undergraduate degree in marketing from Siena College and an MBA from the University at Albany.

He resides in Altamont with his wife and two daughters. Kevin can be reached in the offi ce at 518-861-7016.

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from GUILDERLAND MARTIAL ARTS2563 Western Ave, Guilderland • (518) 690-1269 • www.guilderlandmartialarts.com

Master Rice owns Guilderland Martial Arts and holds a 5th degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Master Rice is also a Math teacher at Guilderland High School. Guilderland Martial Arts off ers classes starting at age 4 as well as an afterschool program and summer camps. For more information please call 690-1269.

Outside the Comfort Zone

On July 14th many of our students at Guilderland Martial Arts attended the North East Open tournament at the Marriott

Hotel on Wolf Road. When a student performs at this tournament they must formally approach a panel of judges, confi dently and strongly introduce themselves, explain what they are going to perform and after fi nding their starting point that will keep their routine in the ring, begin their performance. After their performance the student must endure a period during which they stand at attention and are graded. Then comes the waiting to see if they score high enough to place. There are any number of things that can go wrong that make the situation a rough one for anyone.

Certainly you recognize this process since you have in some form been watching some or all of the Olympics. The Olympics represent the pinnacle of international competition in sports. Like gymnastics, basketball, track and fi eld, swimming and a host of other sports, World Taekwondo Federation Taekwondo has within its structure a clear path to the Olympics. For many of the participants even a small local tournament feels like the Olympics and achieving the completion of their routine feels like a victory. If they can come away with the added victory of a prize then the feeling is even better.

As I have said before it is not solely about winning, though that is indeed the driving force. It is mostly about the development of character. The students that achieve participation in tournaments gain experience in being outside of their comfort zone. When they are asked to give a presentation at school or at work it will be easy. They will be used to being a little, if not very, uncomfortable and they will be successful.

I am in front of a class of students most of the time. I ask people all the time to be out of their comfort zone because I know it is good for them. Very few of them sincerely want to electively be in the spotlight. Think about how you would feel if you were asked to get up in front of a crowd and talk about some topic or do something. 90% of you would probably feel at least a little

sense of panic. But if you were to do it and pull it off , you would be happy about it and better for the experience. We need a push to excel in life and we need to get out of our comfort zone to live and become stronger.

At the end of the school year, I put some of my fabulous teaching friends at Guilderland High School outside of their comfort zone by having them break boards. They overcame every aspect of leaving their comfort zone. They loved it and I was thrilled to provide the experience.

Find a way to make it happen, even though you worry about it. I intend to keep doing it to myself at tournaments and I have another plan for something big, but until I complete the training and sign up, that will remain a secret that hopefully I can report to you next year.

My congratulations to all of our students that participated in the tournament by performing or supporting those that did. None of us can be successful without the support of our family and friends for the training necessary to succeed.


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