19 Sep 2014

8 Healthy Habits for Weight Loss

By Everyday Health
Losing weight is not just about dieting. More important are making lifestyle changes that can be helpful for losing weight and keeping the weight off. Here are some simple strategies.

Losing weight and keeping it off is a matter of cutting back what you eat and increasing your amount of exercise. "The simplest equation in the world, calories in and calories out, determines your weight loss," says Christine Gerbstadt, MD, RD, of Sarasota, Fla., spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

But if that's all you do, you may find yourself ultimately regaining the weight you worked so hard to lose. The reason: Weight loss is a matter of lifestyle and, if you don't adopt the healthy habits necessary to sustain your weight loss, you could backslide into overweight and obesity.

Here are some tips aimed at helping you create a healthy lifestyle that will improve your chances for successful weight loss. They might seem like common sense, but many people committed to losing weight neglect these healthy habits and end up struggling to succeed.

1. Watch Your Portions

Portion control is a key challenge to Americans pursuing weight loss. "The best way to control the calories is to go with portion control," says Dr. Gerbstadt. Piling food onto your plate can make you feel pressured to eat it all. Start with small portions, and go back for (a little) more if you're still hungry. Keep in mind that your stomach will grumble early on, until it has shrunk to adapt to the smaller meals you're now eating.

Portion control is doubly important when eating out. "Most people are catching on to the fact that when you eat out at a restaurant, the calories are two to three times what you really need for that meal," says Gerbstadt. "You might get a salad and an appetizer and call it a meal, rather than get a salad and an entrée."

2. Eat Slowly

It takes a little while for your body to realize that you've eaten and to stop sending signals of hunger. If you slow down and savor your food, you probably will eat less before your body acknowledges that you're full.

3. Eat Your Vegetables First

Vegetables contain plenty of fiber and bulk but few calories. By eating them first, you might eat less of any fatty or high-calorie items on your plate.

4. Don't Skip Meals

Skipping meals sounds like a good idea, but it actually undermines your weight-loss plan. Your body thinks it is being starved and starts building body fat in an attempt to store energy away for later. On top of that, you're likely to be even hungrier for your next meal and eat far more than you would have otherwise. The best course is to eat three small meals, with two or three small snacks in between.

5. Drink Plenty of Water

Water helps you feel full throughout your day, aiding your weight-loss efforts. Water also provides innumerable health benefits to your skin and your digestive and circulatory systems.

6. Switch to Healthy Snacks

Swap out the high-calorie or high-fat snacks in your diet for healthier alternatives. Fruits, low-fat string cheese, peanut butter, and whole-grain crackers are some good options. Create snacks that combine carbohydrates and proteins, like peanut butter on apple slices, as they will make you feel full longer.

7. Exercise as Often as You Can

Burning calories through physical activity is essential to weight loss. If you don't burn more calories than you eat, you won't lose weight. "People think they're too busy to walk 20 minutes a day or do a little weight training or ride a bike, and then they wonder why they can't lose weight," Gerbstadt says. "If you try to diet without exercise, it just takes that much more effort." Any physical activity, even long walks, will help.

8. Keep a Record

Food diaries are a proven aid to people pursing weight loss. Keep track of what you've eaten and how many calories the food contained. If you also keep a record of your exercise, you can compare how many calories you're burning to how many calories you're consuming.

Healthy and sustainable weight loss does not occur overnight, despite the promises of fad diets. Losing a pound or two a week is normal, and shows that you are adopting weight-loss habits as a part of your lifestyle.

19 Sep 2014

Hometown Teams Programming Starts with the History of Auto Racing, Sept. 16

By Lisa Lockheart

Events continue with programs on women in baseball, professional football in Rock Island, stadium tours, and Quad City golf

 

Rock Island, IL: Hometown Teams, a touring exhibit on how sports affects American culture, kicked off this morning at the Rock Island Main Library with an opening day ceremony involving 150 participants, including athletes from Rock Island, Moline, and United Township High Schools, the Moline High School marching band, members of the Rock Island High School varsity cheerleading squad, local committee members and program partners.

The traveling Hometown Teams exhibit, which is a collaboration of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street and the Illinois Humanities Council, is supported by local sports history displays and programs at the Rock Island Main Library and other community sites.. The first program in the six-week program series is Tuesday. It features the history of local auto racing. "Start Your Engines: Motorsports in the Quad Cities," will be presented by racing writer and organizer Roger Ruthhart at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street. The free program covers the rich history of auto racing in the Quad Cities, including what many believe to be the site of the first automobile race in Iowa.

Additional free history programs in September include :

Women Who Played Baseball: Monday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. Illinois Humanities Council road scholar Barbara Gregovich presents the story of three teenage girls who played hardball on the last traveling "bloomer girl" baseball team in 1934. For 60 years prior to the formation of the All American Girls Professional League, women played in these national and international barnstorming leagues. This human-interest story touches on the Great Depression, barnstorming baseball teams, and the heroic women who wanted to play hardball.

Small Stadium, Big Time Football; RI Independents of the NFL: Thursday, Sept. 25:, 6:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. Retired Rock Island High School coach Vic Boblett brings us the story of the Rock Island Independents, one of the first 14 teams of the National Football League. The Independents are prominently featured in the library's local display. Boblett will expand upon their role in local and national football history, and on the differences in football, then and now.

Places Where We Play Stadium Bus Tour: Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9:30 am to noon. Tour embarks and returns to Rock Island Main Library. The stadiums where we watch and play for Hometown Teams are sources of great memories and community spirit. Learn more about the history of Rock Island High School's Almquist Field, Moline High School's Wharton Field House and Browning Field, and Augustana College's Ericson Field. Each stop includes a presentation, with additional bus commentary by Thom Cornelis. Reservations needed for bus arrangements. Please call 309-732-7345 or register via the library's online calendar. Reservations requested no later than Wednesday, Sept. 24. The tour is free and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

From the Quad Cities Open to the John Deere Classic - Big-time Professional Golf in the Quad Cities, Tuesday, Sept. 30: 6:30 pm, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Street. Hometown Teams local project partner Moline Library hosts a golf exhibit and program by longtime tournament volunteer John Wetzel.

October programs include an Oct. 4 program on a local game changer in integrating professional football, Frederick "Duke" Slater, along with presentations on Three-I League baseball,  Tri-Cities Blackhawks  professional basketball, amateur softball tournaments at Douglas Park, and a panel discussion on how Title 9 changed sports nationally and locally.

Additional Hometown Team displays are offered at Rock Island County Historical Society, and the Karpeles Manuscript Museum. Evenings at Butterworth, at the Butterworth Center, Moline, has also dedicated three fall programs to sports topics.

"Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America, will be on view during library hours from  Saturday, Sept. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at the Rock Island Library's Main Branch, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. "Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America" is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Illinois Humanities Council.

Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. Local sponsors include the Rock Island Community Foundation, Illinois Humanities Council, Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island Public Library Foundation, and Sedona Staffing, along with media sponsorships from WHBF TV/CBS 4, Townsquare Media  (ESPN Quad Cities 93.5, The HAWK 104.9, 97X WXLP, and B100 ), Mickle Communications, The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus and the River Cities Reader. In kind support has been received from Bill's Moving and Storage, Victory Enterprises, and Midwest Graphics Management.

All events are free and open to the public. Free Hometown Teams program brochures are available, or contact the library at 309-732-READ or www.rockislandlibrary.org for more details.

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Exhibit Venue: Rock Island Main Library: 401 19th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, 309-732-READ (7323),www.rockislandlibrary.org. Second- floor exhibit space open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, during all scheduled library programs, and by contacting the first floor service desk at other times. Exhibits close one-half hour before library closing. Group tours are available. General library hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.

19 Sep 2014

Quad Cities Ambient Trio - Album Release and Upcoming Show

By Tom Janikowski
The Quad Cities trio, the Kinoslav Studio Orchestra will be performing live on Friday, 24 October at Trinity Anglican Church, 1818 6th Avenue in Rock Island. Come and enjoy an evening of ambient music in a breathtaking setting. The Orchestra invites you to be their guest for a couple of hours of meditative music - feel free to bring a pillow, cushion, or blankets, and settle in for a truly relaxing and psybient experience. There is no cover charge, but you are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry. The evening begins at about 8 PM, and you should feel free to come and go (quietly) as you please.
The Kinoslav Studio Orchestra is based in Rock Island and Davenport, and have just recently released their first album, "ICON", on the Silent Flow Netlabel from Chisinau, Moldova.  Their music is both organic and electronic, and is grounded in the ambient and classical avant-garde traditions.  The Orchestra is composed of Sergei Czerewko on violin, Thomas Wakeland on bass, and Tom Janikowski on guitar and keyboards.  For more information, please see their website, www.kinoslava.blogspot.com
http://silent.com.md/the-kinoslav-studio-orchestra-icon-slnt070/
19 Sep 2014

Big Apple Circus: METAMORPHOSIS' Brings the Big Top to Big Screens Nationwide on Nov. 8

By Rick Martin
Fathom Events and BY Experience are ecstatic to bring New York's original one-ring circus to select cinemas nationwide for a special LIVE event for the first time in its 37 year history. "Big Apple Circus: METAMORPHOSIS" will broadcast LIVE from the circus' big top tent in New York's Lincoln Center on Saturday, November 8 at 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. MT and tape delayed to 12:30 p.m. PT.
A show for all ages, audiences will enjoy an array of classical circus artistry such as clowning, juggling and acrobatics plus the merriment of camels, horses, playful pooches and more.
"Big Apple Circus: METAMORPHOSIS" will be shown at the following cinemas in your area on November 8:
Cinemark Davenport 18 with IMAX 3601 E 53RD ST DAVENPORT IA 52807
Tickets are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theaters, click here.
Feel free to contact us for review tickets, more information on "Big Apple Circus: METAMORPHOSIS," or any of Fathom's upcoming events. For artwork/photos, click here.
19 Sep 2014

FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT JAM Roosevelt Community Center

By Davenport Parks & Recreation

Come on out to Roosevelt Community Center for our Friday Night Jam!! On the Fourth Friday of each month (Sept - March), your family can join us for pizza, lemonade, board games, karaoke, and Wii games! Best of all, it is
ONLY $4/person! 6:00 - 9:00 pm (must arrive by 6:30 pm to order dinner) All Ages!!! $4 at the door or $10/family for a family of 4! Includes 2 slices of pizza and lemonade for each person.

Dates: 
9/26/14
10/24/14
1/23/15
2/27/15
3/27/15

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

 

Roosevelt Community Center, 1220 Minnie Ave, Davenport IA 52802
19 Sep 2014

DAVENPORT JUNIOR THEATRE & SCHOOL OF DANCE

By Davenport Junior Theatre
This fall and winter we have Dance and Theatre classes for kids ages 3 - 18.  Theatre classes include Acting, Improv, Broadway, Creative Theatre Fun (3-4 year olds), and more!  Dance classes include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Poms Dance Team and Lyrical.  For more information, visit the JT website at: www.DavenportJuniorTheatre.org or call 563-326-7862
19 Sep 2014

Registration for Fall courses are happening now!

By Davenport Parks & Recreation
Sports Leagues & Tournaments!  Theatre & Dance!  Adaptive and Inclusive programs!  Ice Skating!  Environmental Education!  We've got it all and more this fall at Davenport Parks and Recreation.  Fall programs are starting now, so be sure to register for your favorite classes. 
Online Catalog and Registration
To view more information on any course, or to register online, click the link below for our website:


Hard copies of our catalog are available at the following locations:
  • The River's Edge
  • Vander Veer Conservatory
  • Davenport Public Libraries
  • Junior Theatre
  • Roosevelt Community Center
  • Davenport City Hall
  • Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Union Station
  • Davenport School offices or common areas*

(*Due to a change in school policy, catalogs are no longer being sent home with students. But they are available at the locations listed above.)

FOOTGOLF HALF PRICE ON WEEKDAYS

It's soccer fun on the golf course!  If you haven't tried it, now is the perfect time to try our newest sport - Footgolf. From now until the end of the season, Footgolf rates are half price during the week - only $5 per person.

Weekday rate:   $5.00 per person

Weekend rate:   $10.00 per person

Location:   Red Hawk Golf Course, 6364 Northwest Blvd Davenport IA 52806

SKATING LESSONS

Offering classes for kids ages 3 years and up, our learn to skate program is the best around.  We have an Olympic size sheet of ice where students learn their moves!  Skating also develops balance, coordination and socialization. Our next session starts November 6. Register now before it fills up!

More information go to our Online Catalog.

19 Sep 2014

Cinderella Opens Tomorrow On the Old Creamery's Main Stage

By Junior Theatre

The Old Creamery Theatre presents Cinderella, the 2014 Fall Theatre For Young Audiences show. Cinderella hits the Main Stage on September 20 and runs through October 4. Performances are on September 20, September 27, and October 4 at 1:00 pm and September 27 at 10:00 am. Book and lyrics by Jim Eiler and Music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy.

All of the fantasy of the classic Cinderella story, with a few twists and turns. Sure to tickle your funny bone, this musical version will keep you laughing from the first wave of the Fairy Godmother's magic wand up until the last stroke of midnight.

The cast includes Katie Coletta, Keegan Christopher, Jeff Haffner, Joshua Jones, Jackie McCall, Natalie Schmit, Michael Sheridan, Clark Skaggs, and Jim Vogt.

Tickets are $9 and everyone gets the opportunity to meet the cast after the show! Cinderella is sponsored by Scheels and the media sponsor is 96.5 Kiss Country. Call the box office for tickets and information 319-622-6262 or visit us online at www.oldcreamery.com. Cinderella is rated G.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. In 2014, the company is celebrating 43 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.
19 Sep 2014

TICKETS FOR DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS WORLDS OF FANTASY PRESENTED BY STONYFIELD YOKIDS ORGANIC YOGURT

By Lindsey Lobur

On SALE NOW at the iWireless Center

Moline, IL, 9/12/14 - Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories when Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt comes to your hometown!  This one-of-a-kind production visits Moline from Thursday, Dec. 4 to Sunday, Dec 7 for seven performances at the iWireless Center. Tickets are on sale now and are available at the iWireless Box Office.

Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney*Pixar's Cars race across the ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid's enchanting undersea kingdom and enter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies as they reveal the magic that lies within! The toys are back in town with heroic action when Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie, and the Toy Story gang escape from the rambunctious tots of Sunnyside Daycare and race for home, in their most daring adventure ever!

From wheels to waves, playtime to pixie dust, your family's favorite Disney moments come to life at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy with dazzling skating, special effects and beloved characters certain to create a lifetime of memories.

Tickets for Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy start at the iWireless Center, located at 1201 River Drive in Moline. Tickets are $17.00, $23.00, 36.00 VIP or 53.00 Ice Side. For ticket information please see iwirelesscenter.com or  ticketmaster.com. For group rates and information,call Lindsey at 309.277.1356 or email llobur@iwirelesscenter.com.

Worlds of Fantasy: Performance Schedule:

*No Discounts on VIP or Ice Side Seating

*All seats are reserved, and tickets are available at the iWireless Center box office, and by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.

To learn more about Disney On Ice Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt, log on to www.disneyonice.com, or visit us on Facebook and YouTube.

 

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About Feld Entertainment:

Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared in more than 75 countries and on six continents to date and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, NuclearCowboyz®, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt, Disney Live! Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurtand Marvel Universe LIVE! More information on Feld Entertainment is available online at www.feldentertainment.com.

19 Sep 2014

Illinois National Guard generals receive Gold Polish Army Medal

By Illinois National Guard PAO

WASHINGTON, D.C. (09/12/2014)(readMedia)-- Senior Illinois National Guard leaders were awarded the Gold Polish Army Award and celebrated Polish Armed Forces Day at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9.

Maj. Gen. Daniel Krumrei of Springfield, Illinois, the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard along with Maj. Gen. William Cobetto of Hillsboro, Illinois, the Illinois National Guard Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and retired Maj. Gen. Dennis Celletti of Springfield, Illinois, received the Gold Polish Army Award for their support of Polish-American military cooperation.

"I accept this award on behalf of the 13,000 Soldier and Airmen of the Illinois National Guard who have been cooperating with the Polish Armed Forces for over 21 years and who have deployed with the Polish Armed Forces on every rotation to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003," said Krumrei.

The Polish Army Medal was established in September 1999 to recognize service to the Polish Army by foreign civilians and military personnel. The medal is presented in three grades Gold, Silver and Bronze by the Polish Minister of National Defence.

This year the Illinois National Guard conducted more than 30 separate engagements with the Polish military, strengthening collective defenses. In June, Soldiers participated in a biological response exercise in Poland. In October, 75 Soldiers and Airmen will participate in an exercise in Poland known as Anaconda Saber. Also in October, C130s from the 182nd Airlift Wing will deploy to Poland where they will fly side by side with the Polish C130s in support of NATO operations in Poland.

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