The Healthiest Companies to Work For
Looking for a new gig with optimum health benefits? Greatist.com has ranked 44 companies that go above and beyond to make employee health and wellness a number-one priority. Here are the Top 5:
- General Electric: GE offers a company-wide HealthAhead program, which includes services for smoking cessation and stress reduction. The company also launched the Go for the Gold initiative for the 2012 Olympics, encouraging employees all over the world to walk and run to reach a million kilometers. Additionally, the GE Aviation employees helped break the world record for the most people doing a fitness band workout.
- Accenture: The high-tech consulting company offers discounted gym memberships, mental health support and an online health coach for personalized care.
- Google: The company headquarters has a giant slide, bikes, volleyball courts and swimming pools. Plus, there are health professionals on-site and the company considered behavioral economics when designing the cafeteria to offer healthy lunch choices.
- Wegmans: The supermarket chain has a 24/7 health hotline and offers employees free flu vaccines plus regular health screenings. The smoking cessation program helped 2,000 employees quit the habit.
- Nationwide Insurance: They’re definitely on your side when it comes to health. There are on-site fitness centers. Parents get a daycare spending account. The company also lets employees play brain-training games during the workday to help reduce stress.
Five Signs Your Relationship Is Going Stale
If you've been with someone for a while, it's easy to go into "maintenance mode" and become lazy. But there are some things you shouldn't slack off with . . . guys especially. Here are five ways your relationship could be going stale.
#1.) You're Lax About Your Appearance. Sure, you can be more relaxed around someone when you've been together for a while. But don't forget that looking good, smelling fresh, and keeping in shape all help keep the attraction alive.
#2.) You're Too Comfortable. Most couples in long-term relationships get to a point where they no longer hide their bodily functions from each other. And while that kind of, um . . . intimacy . . . is inevitable, it can also make the romance disappear FAST.
#3.) Forgetting Birthdays and Anniversaries. From a woman's perspective, blanking on her birthday shows that you're putting less effort into the relationship . . . and HER.
#4.) You Stop Complimenting Her. Women love attention and being told how beautiful they are. So if you never compliment her, especially on things like her hair or her clothing, she's going to feel like you've stopped noticing her altogether.
#5.) You Don't Compromise Anymore. This is a big one, guys. Women tend to be more likely to compromise by nature. But don't take it for granted. If you don't reciprocate, you might get shown the door.
(COMING SOON)
-More local firefighters are heading downstate.
-Maggie Brooks talks about her future.
-The Pittsford supervisor is leaving.
NFL
Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck ran for two touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 27-10 victory on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Darius Butler returned an interception for a score as the Colts won their fourth straight game and snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. The Jaguars are 1-8 and have lost six straight.
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Buffalo Bills defensive end Chris Kelsay has hurt his neck in practice, leaving his status uncertain for this weekend's game at New England....Coach Chan Gailey provided few details Thursday except to say Kelsay was undergoing tests, and he'd know more on Friday. ...Starter Mark Anderson will miss his fourth game with a left knee injury.
Backup defensive end Shawne Merriman was also added to Buffalo's injury report with a chest injury.
Receiver Stevie Johnson (bruised thigh) and defensive tackle Kyle Williams (ankle) returned to practice, and both are expected to play.
With their starting safeties hurt, the New England Patriots have shifted Devin McCourty from cornerback to safety to help the Pats' secondary. He's started the last two games at that position, and could be there again on Sunday when the Patriots face the Buffalo Bills.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
E.J. Manuel hit Rashad Greene with a slant pass that Greene took 39 yards for a touchdown with 40 seconds to play and No. 8 Florida State survived a scare on the road to beat Virginia Tech 28-22.
TONIGHT:
PITT IS AT UCONN...8:00 KICKOFF
NHL
After more than five hours together on the third straight day of negotiating, the NHL and players' association agreed to meet again tomorrow to try to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Buffalo Sabres center Cody Hodgson is out indefinitely after breaking a bone in his right hand ..He has a goal and nine assists in nine games with Rochester.
THE AMERKS HOST ADIRDONDACK TONIGHT...7:05 tonight...
THE ALBANY DEVILS VISIT PROVIDENCE.....
college hockey
The RIT men’s hockey team is back in action with a pair of early season Atlantic Hockey Association games this weekend. On Friday, the Tigers host Mercyhurst at 7:05 p.m., then battle Canisius on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m.
Union men's ice hockey (5-1-1, 2-0-0 ECAC Hockey) returns to action this weekend with a difficult test this weekend at No. 13/14 Harvard (2-1-0, 1-1-0 ECAC Hockey) on Friday night before traveling to Dartmouth (3-0-1, 2-0-0 ECAC Hockey) on Saturday.
RPI IS AT DARTMOUTH TONIGHT THEN HARVARD ON SATURDAY NIGHT
COLLEGE HOOPS
THE SIENNA MENS BASEKTBALL TEAM TIPS OF THEIR SEASON TONIGHT VS VERMONT
UALBANY OPENS AT HOME AGAINST DUQUESNE........
NBA
CARMELLO ANTHONY took a break from basketball Thursday and went back to the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, one of many areas hit hard by last week's hurricane, to hand out boxes of food and housing supplies to those in need...Anthony delivered 500 boxes filled with food and cleaning supplies to a housing project on Columbia Avenue, a block away from where he lived as a child in Red Hook.
TONIGHT THE KNICKS HOST THE DALLAS MAVS AT 7:30
CELTICS ENTERTAIN THE SIXERS
BROOKLYN VISITS ORLANDO
MIAMI IS AT ATLANTA
Kevin Durant scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 97-91.
MLB
The Miami Marlins have hired Tino Martinez as hitting coach under new manager Mike Redmond
LPGA
Michelle Wie shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the first-round lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational with Angela Stanford and Candie Kung.
