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osh Neimark is an agent of change.

Four years ago, Neimark was a 246-pound smoker who ate to the point that he wanted to throw up. He was short of breath, and outbreaks of hives all over his body were debilitating. A trip to the Mayo Clinic found a tumor the size of a softball in his chest. Something needed to be done.

So Neimark took charge of his life. And he feels like it’s time for everyone to take charge and change their lives. Through a blog at joshneimark.blogspot.com, Neimark, 33, has started to reach out to other people.

Here’s his story.

During February 2003, Neimark was experiencing strange symptoms at all times of the day.

“My chest would start to hurt and shortly after I would start to get a shortness of breath until hives covered my whole body,” Neimark said.

Co-workers were alarmed by his condition. Michael Husain works with Neimark at Pathway Productions.

“It was pretty shocking to watch the outbreaks. The hives looked like he had been stung by a whole bunch of bees. Josh would come into work sometimes and look like he was up all night because of his outbreaks,” Husain said.

Neimark was spending a lot of time awake because of his symptoms. He often would take up to 200 milligrams of Benadryl a day to help quell the outbreaks.

After submitting to a restricted diet in an effort to find an allergic reaction, Neimark was referred to Dr. Gary Ayres by his sister, Tanya. Ayres, a general practitioner, was the second doctor Neimark consulted before he was referred by Ayres to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where he spent four days.

“When I was there, I literally had somewho trained Mr. Universes thing stuck in every part of my body. It was in the 1980s. But the extremely uncomfortable,” Neimark said. transformation wasn’t the When at Mayo, Neimark found out that he had end of his journey.

Josh shows off his ne w abs. a thymoma in his chest the size of a softball. A “I want to use my own thymoma is a rare tumor of the thymus gland. success with my weight The thymus gland is a small gland that rests loss to provide the desire that people need to did was born out of frustration. It was frustraunder the breastbone and is involved with the save the world,” Neimark said. He’s reaching tion with his own problems and the answers immune system. The benign thymoma was all out to people through his blog. he was getting. Medicine has many positives that Neimark knew about his strange illness.

And his story is attracting attention on the and failures,” Dr. Ayres said.

After four days, in his mind Neimark had been Internet. “People make posts asking me how Neimark’s story is being spread through through enough. The Mayo Clinic suggested I did it and I help support them through their his blog, which he updates as often as he can. that Neimark take more pills and get another own challenges,” Neimark said. He plans to set The blog isn’t sponsored by any company or cat scan of his thymoma when he informed up a challenge of his own and document it on organization, so he is in complete control of them he was leaving. “I think he should have the blog. his story. stayed longer at the Mayo Clinic. Josh is a “I want people to see how I get through a “I feel like my mind is clearer and my purpretty take-charge guy though, so it didn’t large cycling trip, and hopefully it will inspire pose in life is more distinct,” Neimark said. His surprise me,” Ayres said. people. I would kind of want to be the every next step is to help everyone else realize they Neimark left the Mayo Clinic and man’s Lance Armstrong,” Neimark said. He can achieve that state mentally and become an headed home to be with his baby son, would try to ride to help certain causes agent of change.

Jack. He experienced some outbreaks and hopefully turn people onto the on the 10 1/2-hour drive home. It causes he feels he can help change. was during this drive that Neimark “There’s no doubt that Josh is not decided to take charge of his life. an elite athlete. He’s just a pretty normal Josh Neimark “I started eating organic foods and guy that took some bold steps,” Age: 33 stopped smoking,” Neimark Husain said.

Family: Susie (wife) 32; Jack, 4; Lucy 12 weeks said. Exercise also became Neimark has called Occupation: Vice president of sales an obsession. himself an agent of at Pathway Productions “I saw my bike in the change.

Home: Carmel garage and decided to “An agent Mission: To help elicit change in dust it off and start of change is others riding,” Neimark said. someone that Goals: Be able to complete a 300His first ride wasn’t intentionally mile bike ride. fun, but he bit down or indirectly acQuote: “Never, never, never, never and kept riding. celerates cultural, give up.” - Winston Churchill Neimark lost 80 behavioral or Josh’s diet: pounds as a result social change,” Where he once ate a diet of mainly of his robust lifeNeimark said. fast food and junk, Niemark now style change.

Through the blog eats a high-protein diet suggested Neimark and his own actions, Neiby his trainer. Neimark eats organic started losing mark is recruiting more food as much as he can. The only weight on his agents of change. sugar he consumes comes from own. Now, he “People in the public fruit, and he snacks on Cliff Bars Josh and the pants he used is working with a need to know that things are between meals. to wear in his XXL days. trainer, Mark Severn, gray in medicine. What Josh

OUR TAKES It is our position that we should be working hard to keep our Carmel tax borders open and free from tariff. Last week, Indianapolis approved a 65 percent increase in its County Option Income Tax. Much of the discourse surrounding the tax increase, purported to be in support of preventing crime, revolved around making sure that “outsiders” paid their fair share of protecting Indiana’s largest city. That roughly translates into “we need to make sure the suburban masses pay.” It is too bad that the conversation didn’t focus on the unnecessary and expensive projects approved by that same council that have kept the basic

bills from being paid.

We encourage Carmel city leaders to avoid the easy trap of taxing the other guy. We want to keep our borders free and our business booming. Moreover, staggering property tax increases in Marion County are prompting many to consider relocation.

The low tax rate and high quality of life are attracting many to consider joining us here. We welcome them. Whether business or residential prospect, if you come to contribute, join us.

Carmel is open for business. We like it that way.

SCORN-WORTHY It is our position that we are right to be outraged at the recent destruction at Coxhall Gardens caused by vandals. While you’d think that we can all agree that vandalism is a bad thing, some have argued that graffiti is a uniquely urban art form that offers expression to an otherwise voiceless artist.

We don’t buy that hogwash. Others claim that crime in Carmel is a good thing because it awakens us from our otherwise false sense of security that we are immune to the bad behavior plaguing other communities. We don’t follow that logic either.

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vandals are criminals – and perhaps the worst kind. They are not stealing to feed a family or even a drug habit. They are not protesting to overthrow a bad government or civil injustice. These are people that destroy the hopes, dreams and pleasures of others – just for the “fun” of it. These are the kinds of folks who talk to small children about Santa. They steal from the collection plate. And they blame others for their failings. We are right to be angry. We are right to expect that the idiots that committed these crimes be identified and held accountable.

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By Diana Grogg Amid the gray hair and wrinkles that often accompany parenthood, I was catapulted into one of those experiences recently that leave you with the feeling that those are merely the Nerf balls of parenting and that you are now being shot at by a source that you once considered friendly.

Last Tuesday, I sent my 17-year-old daughter to Verizon Wireless Music Center to the annual Jimmy Buffett concert with one of her classmates and her classmate’s parents. Having been to the venue several times, I am aware of almost everything that goes on during a concert of this type – much of it amplified by the huge crowd.

As a mom, I always have the same reservations and the same worries, and I also have the same prayers that the night will go on without incident and that my child will be safely tucked into her bed several hours later. With every ring of the phone, however, your first thought is that something has gone wrong. Well, the phone rang, and something had, indeed, gone wrong. Terribly wrong.

On the line was the father of my daughter’s classmate, telling me that she had been arrested and that the Indiana State Police excise officer told him I may have to come and get her or that she could be released to his custody with my permission. ( What they told him turned out to be partly true; they had absolutely no intention of releasing her to his and his wife’s custody.)

The pathetic and dismal facts: My daughter, all 110 pounds of her, was thrown to the ground and handcuffed for holding an unlit cigarette in the palm of her hand. She is not a smoker; she merely was handed the cigarette — “Here, hold this.” — while one of the women with her fished through a purse for a lighter. The three ISP excise officers swarmed quickly. When they forced her to the ground, the gravel in the parking lot caused abrasions on both of her legs. On the way down, my daughter’s head hit the side of a car. Frightened, she asked if she could stand, and then she was told she was resisting arrest. The excise officers asked her date of birth and accused her of lying when she gave the same information that was on her ID that she had just handed to the same officers.

When her classmate’s mother asked the officers what was happening, she was told to “back off ” and if she refused that she would “be next.” She explained that it was her vehicle that my daughter

had come in, but when she could not say that she was the parent or guardian, she was intimidated into leaving. Adding to the nightmare, the officers said they smelled alcohol on my daughter’s breath and accused her of being intoxicated. I’m not sure there is any way NOT to smell alcohol at a concert; as soon as you get out of your vehicle you smell it. This, however, was the unfortunate accusation.

My child was taken to a temporary booking area on the VWMC property, but the officers wouldn’t let her classmate’s father or mother accompany her. Both tried to softly defuse the situation, but the Kojaks were having none of it. Eventually, the father was allowed to approach the booking area. When he got there, he found my daughter in tears, frightened beyond words and — you guessed it — sick to her stomach. The officers commanded her not to make herself vomit. (They assumed she was intoxicated. WRONG!) If she had made herself heave, they said they would secure her to a bench.

It’s interesting to note that as two of the officers were completing their paperwork, they had to continually huddle and refer to a criminal code book; apparently, they don’t understand the letter of the law.

So, what am I left with? My husband and I have always followed the law and taught our children to respect the law. My father-in-law sat on the bench as a judge for 30 years, and my parents taught me the same respect for doing what was expected of you. How can I teach them to respect the law after what my daughter was shown during this incident?

I am not sure who is being protected; it certainly is not my daughter or me. However, it is now my burden to hire an attorney and to be present as my daughter is accused and be made to feel like a common criminal for holding an unlit cigarette.

The officers showed my daughter in five minutes I was wrong all these years and that the law is only to show aggression and that you may get in trouble even if you have done nothing wrong.

Perhaps officers Torres and Minor do not have children. If and when they do, my wish is that those kids do not have to witness the wretched way in which their parents treated my child, and when they try to teach those children right from wrong they have studied what the difference is.

Diana Grogg is a Carmel resident and a mother of four. You may contact her at info@ currentincarmel.com

Random thoughts while wondering if a clear-cut presidential candidate will surface before the conventions in 2008: • It’s called rain, Hoosiers! Get over it. Is it just us, or do many of you find yourselves in traffic behind the brake-stomping fool each time it begins to rain? Look, we admit we’re imports from the Great State of Ohio®, but we have lived here a combined 22 years, and we still can’t get over the fact that seemingly everyone freaks out whenever it rains. When it snows? Don’t even get us going on that one.

• Did you notice? There’s a new Indianapolis International Airport growing up out of the midfield dirt, and guess what? It’s going to be run by Americans. Really. The British concern that “managed” the joint until recently is fourth down and long gone! The airport board of directors done good on that one.

• Man, it sure is quiet on the local election front.

• Who made George Bush do it?

• We don’t know about you, but (feel the chills here) going to Terre Haute to see the Colts sweat all over each other in training camp is about as exciting as watching paint dry and a haircut at the same time.

• Dunkin’ (urp!) Donuts is coming to town.

(No police jokes here, but Fridays in the newsroom will be a bit more, um, interesting.)

• Jimmy Buffett came, he played, we dug it.

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BAD TIMING FOR COVER STORY? Editor: From the picture on the cover of the Current (7/17/07), I thought it was going to be an article about the recent apartment fire at Mohawk Hills. Instead it’s an article about some very wealthy people who are not only able to buy a house but burn it down and build a bigger one. That’s quite a contrast to the people who lost their homes to a fire just one week ago.

I don’t have a problem with people doing what they want with their own house or you writing about it. I just question the timing of the article and the striking cover photo.

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Steve Greenberg & Brian Kelly Again. ( We saw you in that grass skirt and coconut bra! Wait until your boss and wife find out!)

• Shall we guess here about Michael Vick’s legal woes? He says he’s innocent. We say he’s guilty until proven innocent. Poor dogs! *** Well, those wonderful politicians are at it again; they just can’t call a day a success without raising a tax. This time it’s the usual “let’s soak the smokers” again. An easy target.

The House proposes adding 45 cents in taxes; the Senate, 61 cents. They’re doing this with a grin, of course, under the guise of “providing health insurance for more children.” Sounds great, doesn’t it? Of course, does anyone out there believe this money will actually make its way to these kids? Let’s face it; the money will probably go to erect another statue of Robert Byrd in West Virginia. Just remember, today it’s tobacco, next, who knows? But the only thing we can count on is this money will be wasted.

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CORRECTIONS Jeremy Efroymson’s name was incorrect in an editorial in the July 17 issue of Current in Carmel. *** A phone number for St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana was incorrect in the July 17 issue.

The correct number is (866) 432.7830. *** Michiru Kikuchi’s name was misspelled in a story in the July 24 issue.

We regret the errors.

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GET READY FOR FISH: The Carmel Lions are having their 69th Annual Fish Fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 18 at 41 E. Main St. Hot dogs are also available.

There will be carry-out, door prizes and hot dogs if you don’t like fish.

All proceeds go to local and Lions charities.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARTY: Carmel Clay Parks will host a Family Back-to-School Party at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 3, at the Monon Center, 1195 Central Park Drive W. Pre-registration is required (Activity #17600401) by calling 573.5247 or e-mailing khopkins@carmelclayparks.com.

Fee per family is $8 for residents and $12 for nonresidents.

or the energy to delve into serious affairs, nor do I want to.

With kids, a husband, and a mortgage, I have enough things to worry about; things I can actually control and work on like how my 3-year-old isn’t potty-trained and my 6-year old dances like a future stripper. If I find the time for a book or TV, then I choose to be entertained, not informed. That’s why I am currently reading “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” (It’s soooooo good!!!) and watching “Age of Love” (Me-ow!) It’s also why I will never rent “An Inconvenient Truth” or “Blood Diamond” over a romantic comedy or sci-fi. Most times I just want to escape from the world I live in, not dive deeper into it.

I understand that many of you, like my husband, feel incomplete when you don’t get your nightly dose of Brian Williams. But for me, no news is good news. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

for us to expect our children to have manners, be respectful, be helpful and happy, but we can’t be disappointed if we don’t practice what we preach. We know, for example that: 1) Most behaviors are learned behaviors.

Although we may feel we are acting in a manner that we want our children to behave in; how we behave, is how we are teaching our children to behave. Expecting them to behave differently becomes tantamount to our disappointment.

2) All behavior is needdriven Children’s behaviors are acted out from an emotional need that is not being fulfilled.

Even though they might not have a clue as to what their emotional needs are, they are trying to let us know through their behavior.

It’s up to us to help them describe and feel what to expect

of themselves.

Without expecting, we could say, “Your room is a mess. I need you to clean it before you leave the house.” If it doesn’t get done then the child must feel he has “disappointed himself ” and we find consequences for that.

We want to teach our children to accept responsibility for their behavior; not because we expect them to, rather because disappointment doesn’t “feel” good.

Here’s a post-it note for the ’fridge: “Expectations of our children parallel our disappointments.”

- BK I’d love to hear from you.

Ask Yiayia (grandmother in Greek), aka Becky Kapsalis, is a mom, grandmother and certified parent coach. She can be reached by phone at 810.9358 or e-mail at askyiayia@indy. rr.com

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CORVETTES AT CLAY TERRACE: Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with the more than 100 Corvettes that will line Clay Terrace Boulevard. Coming on Aug. 18 to the mall at 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd. Watch for information at www.clayterrace.com.

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of several onlookers. Isn’t that just precious?

But wait, there’s more! Next up was a delightful little clip on 200 charred bodies being pulled from a Brazilian plane crash, followed immediately by a live feed from Iraq with a reporter pontificating on the joys of being four months car-bomb free. Oh happy days!

So now, what should have been a few minutes spent cursing the cellulite gods was, instead, spent feeling angry that yet another professional athlete and role model was heading to jail, sad about the family members of the crash victims, and frustrated that our country is still at war. What good, at all, did those 10 minutes of news do me? None whatsoever, and what’s worse is, I’ll be replaying those stories over and over again for the rest of the day. Talk about a buzz kill!

Before you go getting your underwear in a bunch over this, I will tell you that I scan the headlines daily and am at least subconsciously aware of local, national and international goings-on. My point is, I can’t afford the time

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reader asks, “What to do when parents and grandparents expect their children to behave in a manner that they want and are disappointed when they don’t?”

I’m reminded of my own mother’s wise statement: “Expectations can bring disappointments.” This statement is applicable to today’s question.

Children process our example more than our expectation. We expect a particular behavior; and they behave according to our disappointment.

Children, typically, do not choose to disappoint us but may find it difficult to live Becky Kapsalis up to our expectaAsk YiaYia tions. It’s reasonable

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ASSIGNED TO CAMP LEJEUNE: Pfc. Stephen J. Barr graduated from Marine Corps Boot Camp in San Diego, Calif., on June 8. He completed combat training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in late June, and now is assigned to Camp Lejeune N.C. Barr graduated from Carmel High School in 2000 and I.U. Kelley School of Business in 2004. After completion of combat engineer training at Camp Lejeune, Barr will return to his career with National City Corp. and continue service with his Marine Corps Reserve Unit in South Bend.

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don’t watch the news, and it drives my husband bonkers.

“How can you live in this day and age and not be up on current events?” he asks weekly.

“Because,” I reply, “It bums me out.” My decision to live in blissful ignorance is a little more complex than that, but not much. This morning was a perfect example.

I was early for my Body Sculpting class, so after seeing the kids safely into their childcare rooms, I sauntered into the free weights and equipment room and hopped onto a stair master (I have some “junk in the trunk” as they say and can never do too much for that area).

I punched in my “10 minutes” and glanced at the seven TV’s lined up along the wall, “for my viewing Danielle pleasure.”

Wilson A bit on Atlanta Falcons (soon-tobe ex) quarterback Michael Vick caught my attention first, one because I actually follow NFL football (go Colts!) and, two, because I’m still in a lather that the University of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino just ditched us for the Falcons, even though he’d sworn to stay in the “Ville.” Whatever.

It seemed that Vick had just been indicted for his alleged participation in dogfighting, an illegal “sport” that has aggressive breeds fight to the death. A minute into the story, I noticed that CNN Headline News was airing the same story, in addition to actual footage showing two pit bulls mauling each other to the cheers

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KIWANIS HOSTS SENATOR: State Sen. Mike Delph will speak on new legislation passed this year at the Carmel-Clay Kiwanis Club’s meeting at 7 a.m. on Aug. 6 at the Life and Learning Center, 515 E. Main St.

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f you ask anyone that knows him personally, words like success, leader, teacher and character will be used to describe him. The athletic motivator who taught young men at Carmel High School how to wrestle for the last 14 years has made the tough choice to hang up his singlet and step down as the head coach.

Upon hearing of his decision to turn over the reins to his son, John, I was reminded of the time I had the privilege of meeting Coach Bob Kopnisky and some of the young men he Jeff Worrell mentored.

CarmelCan! It must have been at least five or six years ago that I received a phone call. The voice on the other end of the line was Coach Kopnisky. He wanted to know if there was anything that his team could do to contribute to CarmelFest. “Did you say ANYTHING?” I asked.

Sitting on my left shoulder was an angel and on my right shoulder the devil, both

whispering in my ear. After careful contemplation and deep thought I accepted the advice of the devil and blurted out, “I sure could Bob Kopnisky use someone to handle the trash at CarmelFest.”

I expected to hear a click and dial tone.

Instead, the response from one of the best examples of a man I have ever met was, “I think my boys and I can handle that.”

For the next three July Fourth holidays, the trash at CarmelFest was no match for the Carmel High School wrestling team. They grappled with sticky, gooey, melted messes and always came out on top. After the first year, I did not expect to see them again. But they returned as a team, in force, with Coach Kopnisky leading the way.

I know the team was not practicing take downs, headlocks or pins while managing the refuse at CarmelFest. Seems strange to think a coach would find the experience beneficial to his team, unless you are Coach Kopnisky, who understands a team that represents a community must be a part of the community.

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When Carmel artist Nancy Laatz heard about the death of an Indianapolis police dog, she was inspired to do something special for the grieving officer.

On July 25, she presented Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Scott Johnson with portraits of his new dog, Tex, and his former dog, Bo. Bo was killed while trying to apprehend a suspect after a car chase. Laatz was touch by the story and decided to recreate Bo’s image for Johnson, who worked and lived with Bo. “Since I’m a huge dog lover I was very affected,” Laatz said.

“I had Bo for six years and he really was like a child to me. My new dog, Tex, has just been certified for service,” Johnson said. Both dogs are Malinois.

“The bad guy hasn’t stood trial for what happened that night yet, but the date is coming up soon,” Johnson said.

Before he had to go back on duty, the officer hugged the artist.

“This was the most fulfilling thing I’ve done,” Laatz said.

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‘ROBOT’ SURGEON MAKES DEBUT infection and quick recovery time.

Clarian North Medical Center debuted the “A woman getting a hysterectomy with the 3D HD da Vinci S Surgical System on July 19. da Vinci can be out of here in half the time as The da Vinci S Surgical System provides a normal hysterectomy. She would only need minimally invasive surgery and cuts recovery to take Tylenol and doesn’t have to take any time in half by making incisions only a cenmajor pain medication,” McKnuckles said. timeter long. The da Vinci S Surgical System Whenever muscle is cut by surgery, the stancan operate with four component arms at one dard time for recovery is six weeks. The bigger time. The arms can cauterize and cut by wrist the incision the longer the recovery becomes. movements of the surgeon at a console away The doctor views the operation through a from the patient. scope at an adjacent console.

“The da Vinci has a full range of motion.

“If the doctor were to move his head Every movement of the hands is done by the out of the console the whole thing freezes,” tool,” surgical technologist Johnnie McKnuckMcKnuckles said. les said. The foot pedals allow the doctor to work with both hands to control any two of the four arms of the da Vinci through the small incisions.

“Cauterization and zoom of the video lens is controlled by foot pedals,” McKnuckles said. Surgery is done through the incisions with the help of medical personnel at the operating table.

The advantages of smaller incisions are less chance of An operator controls the robot arms from a console.

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CARMEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Third Avenue SW/Fourth Avenue SW Realignment Project: Crosswalk treatments were completed on July 18. The contractor will be making some pavement repairs and installing an additional curb ramp in the project.

This work will be completed in the next few weeks and will be completed under traffic.

116th Street, College Avenue to Range Line Road: Work will continue on the remaining portion of the east bound lanes from Ralston to Range Line. Work is nearing completion for the project and work should be completed around mid August, weather dependent.

136th Street and Oakridge Road Roundabout: The closure remains in effect as work progresses. The roundabout is expected to be completed and opened to traffic on August 2nd with any remaining items to be finished under traffic.

Towne Road from 116th Street to 126th Street including a roundabout at 126th Street: The closure of the intersection of 126th Street and Towne Road took place on June 6 for intersection improvements and the construction of a roundabout intersection.

The anticipated length of the project and closure will be 45 days from the start of the closure.

Grand Boulevard: Construction of the roundabout at the Old Meridian intersection has begun; road construction is scheduled to begin late this summer. Completion is anticipated in the fall of 2007.

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LEGAL BRIEFS

By Douglas Haney, Esq. ITEM: Stop and Go With hundreds of new drivers on the road, the city has seen an increase in traffic tickets for speeding, stop sign/red light and failure to stop violations. On several occasions, I have talked to drivers who honestly seemed unaware of their obligations in this area. Since motor vehicle accidents are the No. 1 killer of young Americans, a short refresher might help ensure that we all arrive at our destinations safe and sound.

SPEEDING: Although widely believed, there is no five mile per hour “over the limit cushion” built into our speed limits. While police officers do exercise discretion and rarely issue tickets for traveling a mile or two over the limit, the speed limit is as posted. Moreover, even traveling at the posted speed may result in a ticket if that speed is “too fast for conditions,” such as snow and fog.

STOP SIGNS: Observe any stop sign and you will see vehicles pass it after merely slowing down. A vehicle must

come to a complete stop at a stop sign.

STOP LIGHTS: A yellow light does not mean “floor it and honk your horn.”

Some of the most tragic traffic accidents in Carmel have resulted from vehicles failing to safely get through an intersection. Intersections are marked by solid white lines across each intersecting street, forming a “box.” If your traffic light turns yellow before you enter the “box,” your vehicle must completely clear the “box” before the light turns red. On dry pavement that takes about 175 feet if you are traveling at 50 mph.

On wet pavement, it can take an entire football field!

RESOURCES: I.C. 9-21-3; 9-21-5; 921-8; www.driveandstayalive.com Douglas C. Haney is the Carmel City Attorney.

The views expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the City of Carmel.

Haney’s views should not be relied upon as legal advice applicable to a specific factual situation.

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Old Meridian Street, Pennsylvania Street to Guilford Road: Construction continues under traffic on the project.

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136th Street: The closure from the west side of Spring Mill to Six Points Road remains in place at this time. This closure should be completed and open to traffic around mid-August.

The road closure is in place and construction progresses from Oak Ridge Road to the east side of Spring Mill. The closure is for through traffic and access to destinations within the closure is being maintained. The road project is to be completed in November.

Traffic will still be able to go north and south through the intersection of Spring Mill Road and 136th Street.

The east half of the Grande Boulevard Roundabout, located within the limits of this project, is currently under construction and should be completed by Aug. 1.

Ongoing work may require lane restrictions on Carmel Drive at the Old Meridian intersection, so please anticipate this to happen.

FOR THE RECORD GOVERNMENT

Here are some of the road projects going on in Carmel. For full details, visit the city’s Web site at http://ci.carmel.in.us/services/roadconstruction.htm.

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THE NAKED TRUTH IS SOMETIMES HARD TO BEAR

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’m going to tell you a little secret and parasailing, but there’s a limit to how many XI hope you will keep it between us. If treme sports shows I can watch on cable. Plus, my neighbors find out, I might lose I’m just too lazy to put on my pants. my position as Neighborhood Watch My wife looked out the bedroom window Commander, a post I sought and Sunday morning, a day when it takes a little would like to retain for my remaining years in longer for me to scoop up the entire paper; our cul-de-sac. then I had to venture out onto the OK, here goes: In the front lawn to retrieve the Kmart mornings, real early, I run out in and Lowe’s inserts that had blown nothing but my sleeping shorts away. Needless to say, I got a firm to grab the morning paper. I say lecture from Mary Ellen. sleeping shorts, but let’s call them “You are never, ever to go out what they are: underwear. They on the driveway again in your do come in some lovely designer underwear.” colors and patterns and I think you “Sleeping shorts.” could make a very good argument “OK, sleeping shorts. You are in court that they are no more never to go out to get the paper in revealing than a bathing suit or your sleeping shorts again. Ever. Is a pair of Bermudas. Plus, I am that clear?”

Dick Wolfsie inclined to continue this behavior “But I don’t want to have Humor because I have never seen a case to get dressed to get the paper. like this on “Law and Order” or It takes me out of my relaxed “Judge Judy.” mode. What’s the difference if I’m caught in I carefully time this 40-second dash every my under ... I mean my sleeping shorts? And morning based on when my neighbors anyway, I have this timed perfectly. No one has — Norm, Mark and Jeff — leave for work. I also ever seen me.” know when their wives head for the office or “Oh, fine, then why wear anything at all? drop the kids off at school. By the way, I time Oh dear, did I actually say that? Look, Dick, this so they do NOT see me. I don’t want you this discussion is over. Hey, why not teach the to think I’m a total weirdo. dog to get the paper?”

I perform this ritual 12 months a year “Teach the dog to get the paper? After four — yes, even in the dead of winter. The only years we’re still working on the ‘gimme your difference is that when the driveway is paw’ thing.” covered with snow, I tend to I must admit, Mary make a Three Stooges Ellen did have a good woo-woo-woo sound idea. So this past as I scoot back into week I’ve been the house on my quite successful tippy toes. in teaching Toby When you are to fetch the my age, there newspaper. are not a lot But he sure of exhilarating looks silly in my things to look sleeping shorts. forward to.

Dick Wolfsie is a Oh, I know that columnist, author many people in and speaker. Contheir 50s and 60s tact him at wolfsie@ are into skydiving, aol.com. motorcycling and

WHEN DO JUNIOR MOMENTS BECOME SENIOR MOMENTS?

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ately I have been having … remember it. well, I’m not quite old enough • As I write, I estimate there is a 50/50 to call them Senior Moments. chance that, as we used to say, the barn door Maybe I should call them Junior is open. However, this might not be a function Moments. of memory so much as it is a function of Anyway, I find them interesting because buying pants with cheap zippers. they’re annoying and funny at the same time.

• Did I feed the dog?

Mostly funny. This is a good sign. I’d consider • Where did I park? it a serious problem if I couldn’t laugh at • I’m sorry, what were we talking about? myself when standing in the middle of the • The To-Do list I typed into my computer Mommy Products aisle at Target without a clue has disappeared. I’m not ruling out the as to how I got there. Which happened last possibilities that (a.) I only THOUGHT I wrote week. it up, (b.) I wrote it up and deleted it, or (c.) it And it was no mere isolated incident. No was the victim of black magic (that old To-Do sirree. I’ve been keeping a list. (I VooDoo). However, I’m pretty sure have to; otherwise I’d forget.) the answer is (a.)

Here’s what we have so far: So these are my Junior • The other day I prepared a Moments. As I said, I’m laughing bank deposit, putting several at them – or more accurately, checks into an envelope, driving at myself for getting into this to the bank, walking up to the situation. I’ve been checked out automatic teller, putting in my medically, and I’m still firing on card, remembering my PIN code most of my cylinders. That means without having to look for it in my Junior Moments are probably the secret compartment of my because I simply haven’t been wallet where I keep the 27 other paying attention. I get distracted PIN codes and passwords I need and sidetracked, or I try to do Mike Redmond to get through the day, followed too many things at once, and Humor the on-screen instructions, put inevitably something falls through my envelope in the slot, watched the cracks. it disappear into the machine, and only then And let’s not forget I have a brain crammed realized that I had neglected to sign the with 50 years’ worth of trivia. I find a lot of checks. people my age who are just like me. We can’t • I spent most of a morning last week remember what we had for breakfast, but we retracing my footsteps to make sure I had can recall word-for-word a cereal commercial started the day properly by taking one of my we saw 45 years ago and lyrics from songs prescriptions, and not the dog’s. we haven’t heard in ages. Oh, and jokes. I • In a move that was frighteningly remember kidhood jokes, too, really bad ones. reminiscent of my mother’s behavior, I have They stick around forever because bad jokes occasionally found myself standing in a room are exempt from Junior Moments. and wondering what I went there for.

Why? Because they’re Sophomoric.

• In a move that is even MORE frighteningly Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, reminiscent of my mother’s behavior, I have humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ done this wondering out loud. With no one mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, else in the room.

Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on • I had another one here, but I didn’t get speaking fees and availability, visit www. it written down fast enough and now I can’t spotlightwww.com.

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TALK TO GOD … THEN LISTEN to ask for something in prayer, why not ask for grace, understanding and wisdom to help us understand what He wants?

A great way to start a prayer is with praise for God, then thanks to God, and if you can work it in, confession before God. And then … OK Bob Walters … go ahead and ask Spirituality God. You can ask Him for anything, talk to Him about anything, laugh with Him, cry to Him, shout at Him … all the while knowing that there is no way you can surprise Him. Pray when you are happy, sad or scared.

But when you are finished – however you pray – don’t forget the most important part: listening for God’s voice with heart, mind and soul.

The key to prayer isn’t what you say … it’s what God says.

Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com) believes the quality of our prayer life can’t be measured by our words, but by how God’s words return to our heart. His views do not represent those of this newspaper.

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o we pray properly?

We pray for physical comfort, which Jesus never promised; worldly prosperity, which Jesus never had; and removal of challenges that Jesus assured us would never – in this life – be absent.

“Dear Lord … give me something” is an all too common prayer outline. I do it way too often.

We all tend to the see the world through the lens of our physical needs, yet the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are far more interested in our spiritual well-being.

With the Spirit (Romans 8:26) and Jesus (Hebrews 7:25) interceding for each of us ceaselessly with the Father, why do we need to pray anyway? The Holy Trinity already knows what we need.

We pray because it is part of our personal communion with God; communion that is unique to Christianity among all recognized theology. Other religions have laws and rites.

Christ insists on faith and craves communion; prayer expresses both.

Prayer as an earthly shopping list is not in divine sync with God’s promise of eternal joy. If we are going

WHERE WE WORSHIP (and why) Meet the Nalins

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Location: 10655 Haverstick Road Carmel, IN 46033 Phone: 846,3850 Web site: www.seas-carmel.org Family Members: Lucy and Peter Nalin, M.D.; Ansel, 15, and Emma, 12 Residence: Prairie View, Carmel Why we worship at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church: Arriving in Indiana during the summer of 2001, we attended Setonfest. Setonfest is our church’s annual festival, and we enjoyed the fireworks there. At Mass, we found a parish family of founding parishioners since 1985,

When Carmel’s Football Coach, Mo Moriarity, suffered a heart attack during the sectional championship game, his team trainer told him there was only one place to go... St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. “The staff was exceptional. The doctors are world-class. And the care I received couldn’t have been better. I’m very fortunate St. Vincent Heart Center is here, and that I live here.”

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plus many recent members. People make friends here quickly among all ages. We participate in numerous ministries, including music, religious education, retreats and social events such as parish dinners and lively auctions. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church is blessed with three dedicated priests, our pastor Fr. Ted Rothrock, Fr. Brendan Mbagwu, and Fr. Mel Bennett. Our parish supports an entire church and school in Haiti with educational, medical and dental missions. We love St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church as part of our family.

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DISPATCHES STUDIO HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR: Local professional photographers Jim and Lois Wyant recently hosted the summer regional seminar for the Indiana and Illinois professional photographer associations. The seminar July 22 and 23 was attended by 91 photographers. Jim Wyant is the current president of Professional Photographers of Indiana, an organization that gives professionals a way to continue learning, improve their skills, and share vision and marketing ability.

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CARMEL CHAMBER EVENTS: To reserve your spot for any of these events, e-mail the chamber at ln@carmelchamber.org or call 846.1049. Or register online at www.carmelchamber.com.

Chamber Luncheon: noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8, Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for guests. Reservations are required.

Business After Hours: Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16, Clay Terrace, 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd. Reservations are requested.

Networking Breakfast: Thursday, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Aug. 23, Mitchell’s Fish Market, Clay Terrace. Cost is $10 for members and $20 for guests. Reservations are required.

FINDING YOUR CUSTOMER: The Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative and the Central Indiana Women’s Business Center will offer Who Is Your Customer? It All Starts With a Target from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the English Foundation Building, 615 N. Alabama St., in Indianapolis. Preregistration is required. The cost of each workshop is $10. For more information or to register, please call (317) 9173266 ext. 10, e-mail information@ nsibiz.org or visit online at www. nsibiz.org.

TRANSITIONS: Cripe Architects + Engineers has promoted Graham Lewis to project manager. Lewis has a bachelor of science degree in construction engineering technology from Purdue University.

LEWIS Cripe has offices in Indianapolis, Carmel and Fort Wayne.

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AVOID THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF ONLINE CONTENT

hy do you choose to read something? What is the decision process that leads you to watch something – television, a car wreck, an online video? If you think about it, we are generally drawn to things that are informative or entertaining. In this growing online, digital world, the same principles apply on the Web. To get someone interested in your Web site or other online content, generally, it must be educational or entertaining. And there’s really a fine line between the two.

Consider the seven David Cain deadly sins of most On Marketing sites.

1. Stale Content: A Web site that hasn’t been updated in years is a sure sign that you don’t care about your visitors.

2. No Relevant Content: How about a site that doesn’t offer any information the visitor would care about? With access to more and more information, you must stay relevant – even if it is just to your niche audience.

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3. Dated Design: Most sites are boring. They were built for a 1990s platform and don’t incorporate today’s look and feel.

4. Too Much Selling: People don’t want to be sold to, they want to better understand. A site slanted toward “selling” and not better understanding is poised to under perform.

5. Poor Navigation: Ever been to a site and you can’t find what you want?

Many sites are developed without the user in mind. Navigation must be convenient for the user.

6. Too Much Text: No one wants to read about your company, they want to be entertained and enlightened. When it comes to text, less is better.

7. Reasons to Leave: Does your site have links to other sites that you think your audience might want to visit? It’s a great strategy if you want visitors to leave your site.

In today’s online world, you have to think like a publisher or a television producer. You have to find content that is relevant and make it interesting to your audience. Current in Carmel wouldn’t have a paper if they just thought about adding filler.

They think of their audience – and if you have a Web site, you should too.

David Cain is president of MediaSauce, a digital marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

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WHAT’S IT WORTH?

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• Type: Investment property, duplex, townhouse • Age: New construction • Location: Near 106th Street and College Avenue • Neighborhood: Primarily single family area backs to Monon Trail • Square footage: 1,262 each unit • Rooms: This two-bedroom and two and a half bath townhouse offers a formal dining room, upstairs laundry room and two-car attached garage.

The vaulted ceiling in the living room provides a spacious feel and modern look.

• Strengths: It’s all about the location.

This townhouse is located right on the popular Monon Trail about half a mile from the new Central Park. Cost for one of the two units is less than half of the average price point in Car-

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10540 Jessup Blvd., Carmel Phone: 580.0299 Owner: Deb Randol Opened: July 5 Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday A Ribbon of Glass is a one-stop shop for anyone who works with stained glass, heated glass, copper foil, mosaics and bead making. Owner Deb Randol has been working with glass for most of her life. “I took some time off to have a family and

mel, yet still falls within the Carmel schools, in walking distance from Orchard Park elementary. Nice backyard trees. With 2 units in 3 separate buildings, this investment opportunity could be a nice cash flow generator.

• Challenges: Though some homes nearby require exterior updates, the trail is driving improvements and development especially for those who can see long-term investment opportunity.

John Pacilio and his team specialize in Carmel real estate with RE/MAX Ability Plus. Contact him at 216.8500 or John@JohnPacilio.com.

raise my kids. Since then I’ve had four years working with glass,” Randol said. After another local shop closed, Randol wants to be the place where local artists can find their materials. “Aside from selling the materials, I’m planning on having classes in September that teach a number of techniques,” Randol said. Randol is looking to gauge what her customers are involved in and teach classes to suit what is most popular. Customers can suggest ideas for pieces to be crafted for them. “If they come in with some dimensions, we can come up with some ideas for a great piece for their home,” Randol said. A Ribbon of Glass offers antique glass as well.

MONEY MATTERS How much money did you make at your first job, and what was it?

“My first job was landscaping, and I made $2,000 in one summer.”

Dan Conder, Carmel

“My first real job was teaching. I made $20,000 to $22,000 a year in 1971.”

Sandy Kirkwood, Carmel

“I worked at the Railers IGA and made $6.25 an hour.”

Megan Rushton, Carmel

DISPATCHES

WELLNESS CLASSES: King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2201 E. 106th St.,will offer wellness classes ($72 for a nine-session course) starting the week of Aug.13, including Yoga, Chair Yoga for Seniors, Pilates, and Body Sculpture.

Registration is open until Aug.12. Contact Hans Loyda at 575.029 or hloyda@indy. rr.com for days and times. Free trial classes include Pilates at 5:30 p.m. and Yoga at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, and Body Sculpture at 5:30 p.m., Pilates at 6:15 p.m. and Yoga at 7 p.m., on Aug. 9.

healthier foods out of some people’s diet, encouraging obesity and diabetes.

Meanwhile, America is not eating a sensible diet and opts to consume 20 teaspoons per day of the vile stuff or about 180 pounds per year. Visualize 36 five-pound bags on your kitchen counter at home. (Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (1994-1996).

Traditional die-hards (and they will) defend to their death their right to eat sugar. But they obtain less calcium, fiber, folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, magnesium, iron and other nutrients from their food and leave themselves fertile for sickness to enter their internal ecology; so there is a risky, conscious trade-off that must be considered.

A Cinnabon provides 123 percent of USDA’s recommended target, a large McDonald’s shake 120 percent, a large Mr. Misty Slush at Dairy Queen 280 percent, and Burger King’s Cini-minis with icing 95 percent. Cynically speaking, if you want diabetes, this is how to speed it up. Sugar’s major drawbacks are that it raises the insulin level, which inhibits the release of growth hormones, which in turn blunts the immune system. Plain and simple, eating too much refined sugar puts out the welcome mat for disease.

Now that you’re conscious that sugar and HFCS are in just about everything and should be avoided like Paris Hilton, are you smellin’ what I’m cookin’?

One ore sugar tidbit: Did you know...sugar

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BACK PAIN? Make sure your office chair can roll, says Dr. Robert Winter. “Wheels encourage you to move around more and constantly shift your weight.” And according to a study from UCLA, chronic lower-back-pain sufferers who are active are 30 percent less likely to experience an increase in pain than their sedentary counterparts.

Heat helps too.

New research from Johns Hopkins reveals that wearing a portable heat wrap can reduce the intensity of chronic back pain by up to 60 percent.

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ugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime? Me thinks I must protest.

Much to the delight of the sugar lobbyists, humans are sugar junkies. Unfortunately, as you must have read in your New York Times, sugary foods in excess can do a number on the health of your family, especially with diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

The Karolinska Institute in Sweden showed that people who drink soft drinks or add sugar to their coffee or tea amplify their odds of Wendell Fowler developing pancreatic cancer. Sugar puts a load on the pancreas where insulin is made; it freaks it out, causing cellular flare-ups, which lead to cancer. Switch to Sweet Leaf brand Stevia, Xylitol or Sucanat instead.

Sip on this while sucking the sugar slush from the bottom of your State Fair lemon shake up. USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise us to “limit our intake of added sugars.” Eating High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and sugar-laden foods squeeze

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DEFINE YOURSELF: For Her perfume, whose fans include Lindsay Lohan, Keira Knightley and Claire Danes, now has a counterpart in a scented firming body lotion. It contains caffeine, yerba mate and green coffee to decrease bloating and tighten skin. Her Body Defining Lotion is available at saksfifthavenue.com for $52.

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ARE YOU IN A FITNESS RUT? Three signs that you’re missing your best fat-burning chances are below, along with ways to shake things up again.

1. You don’t sweat: Increase your weight load or length of work-out.

2. You can do your routine blindfolded: Try a new sport or sign up for a group class.

3. You find yourself slacking-off: Schedule your work-outs at the same time every week and stick to it.

— prevention.com

SUGAR: IS IT CANCER FERTILIZER?

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DIET TIPS FOR A GREAT SMILE

By Prevention magazine

You brush, you floss, you see your dentist, but do you eat with your oral health in mind?

“We all know excellent nutrition helps build an excellent body,” says Paula Shannon Jones, DDS, spokeswoman for the Academy of General Dentistry. “So it follows that whatever you eat affects your teeth and gums, too.”

And it’s not just the usual suspects like sugar that may be harmful. Some healthy foods can cause cavities, while others can help protect you from decay, gum disease, and even bad breath. Here’s how to tailor your diet for optimal dental health.

Eat 800 mg of calcium a day People who do are less likely to develop severe gum disease, says a recent study by the Buffalo researchers. The reason: About 99 percent of the calcium in your body is in your bones and teeth. Dietary calcium available in foods like cheese, milk, and yogurt strengthens the alveolar bone in the jaw, which helps hold your teeth in place. The recommended amount is 1,000 mg per day for women younger than 50 and 1,200 mg for those older.

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Sip with a straw Most sodas, sports drinks, and juices contain acids, such as citric and phosphoric, that can erode dental enamel even if they’re diet or sugar-free versions. Sipping acidic drinks through a straw positioned toward the back of your mouth limits their contact with your teeth and helps preserve the enamel, says a study in the British Dental Journal.

Increase your C intake “Vitamin C is the cement that holds all of your cells together, so just as it’s vital for your skin, it’s important for the health of your gum tissue,” says Jones. People who consumed less than 60 mg per day of C (8 ounces of orange juice or one orange contains more than 80 mg) were 25 percent more likely to have gum disease than people who took in 180 mg or more, according to a study of over 12,000 U.S. adults conducted at the State University of New York University at Buffalo.

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By Gary Hubbard

hen it comes to making decisions about your business network, the “what do I need from my network” question will generally help to clarify whether you would benefit from installing a “dedicated” server.

Anything that “serves” files or other resources to others can be considered a server (file server, print server, fax server, etc.) but a dedicated server is dedicated to the specific task of serving users on the network.

The most common reasons for installing a dedicated server include better security, consolidation of critical data, increased network performance, overall network/user management or the purchase of a new software package that requires one (for performance reasons).

If you find that you are constantly scrambling to find a file that could be saved on any number of local desktop computers or you have constant issues with computers discon-

necting from one another or your networked software applications (accounting, database, etc.) are beginning to run very slow, you would likely benefit greatly from a dedicated server.

There is no “formula” per se that you can run to figure out whether it’s time for a server, but generally once you get past three to four concurrent users of any shared applications, you should look into adding a dedicated server.

Being proactive with your company’s technology can have a huge impact on productivity, but most small businesses are reactive and wait until they have a significant issue (or a network crash that exposes a weakness) to make a change.

Unless you have calculated what downtime costs you, it’s hard to see the actual cost in productivity when your network runs slow or shuts down. (I’ve posted a simple calculator at www.datadoctors.com/downtime for anyone who wants to evaluate their own business.)

The most important thing is to not rush

into the decision just because you got a slick sales presentation.

Check with other business owners to learn from their mistakes about when they installed their first server. Business networking groups, chamber events or getting to know the other businesses around you are a great way to get info from a source that has no stake in your decision.

Once you feel like you have a good handle on what you want to accomplish (and don’t worry about all of the technology, just focus on the business processes that you want to improve) you can proceed to evaluating technology that will provide you with the solutions.

Never install technology for the sake of having it…make sure you know what business problem it is going to solve or don’t buy it.

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BUT WAIT, SONY SAYS: In response to the latest console hardware sales numbers reported by NPD Group, Sony released with its own internal data on PlayStation 3 sales. According to Sony’s data, PS3 sales have increased by more than 135 percent at the company’s top five retailers since the new $499 price was announced two weeks ago on July 9.

The surge in PS3 sales helped to send total PlayStation hardware up 161 percent, software up 15 percent and peripherals by 60 percent.

— dailytech.com

TO SERVER OR NOT TO SERVER

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NINTENDO OUTSELLS PS3 AGAIN: It’s no longer a big surprise, but Nintendo’s console once again sold more units than the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 combined, during the month of June. According to NPD’s latest data, the Wii was the top selling nextgen home console system, with 380,000 units sold. The Xbox 360 was No. 2 with 198,000 units and the PS3 lagged behind once again with only 98,000. The Playstation 2, however, continues to sell very well. Around 270,000 units of the seven-year-old system were sold during the month of June, putting it ahead of the Xbox 360.

— tgdaily.com

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NICK GETS INTO ONLINE GAMES: MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group will drop a cool $100 million into its online casual games venture, the Viacom business unit announced at the Casual Connect gaming conference in Seattle. Twentyfive percent of Web users frequent gaming sites. The average online gamer visits a gaming

SAFEGUARD YOUR iPHONE: Hackers could take control of your iPhone through its Web connection, according to researchers at Independent Security Evaluators. The problem occurs if the user can be tricked into going to a fake web page controlled by the hacker. The company suggests users only visit sites and use wireless networks they trust, and also not to open web links from e-mails.

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FOR THE RECORD PUZZLES

Use logic to fill in the boxes so every row, column and 2 x 3 box contains the letters C-A-R-M-E-L. Answer below.

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St. Vincent Carmel July 20 boys — Dorsch, James and Debra Ann; Wilkerson, Anthony and Tammy; Friedman, Jody and Christy; Rohrer, Shad and Kristi girls — Mounts, Alexander and Whitney; Lewis, Joshua and Staci July 21 boys — Shirmeyer, Patrick; Manship, Keith and Renee; Curin, Matthew and Kelly July 23 boy — Churchman, Curt and Katherine girl — Scurlock, Brandy July 24 boys — Krishnan, Sunil and Muraleedhavan, Vrinda; Boezeman, Brett and Brittany; Huebner, Edward and Mary; Dennett, Benjamin and Susan; Burns, Jason and Roxanne girls — Nguyen, Bill and Le, Nuong; Mercer, Michael and

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he opened Don Thornberry’s Steak Place in Carmel. In 1976, he became a real estate broker, and sold real estate for 30 years.

Mr. Thornberry and his wife helped more than 2,000 families find a home. Throughout his life, Mr. Thornberry enjoyed a variety of hobbies. He was an avid golfer and bridge player, pilot and sailboat racer. Mr. Thornberry is survived by his wife, Marilyn “Lyn” Thornberry; children Cindy Bushey, Phil Thornberry, Kathy Patterson, Doug Thornberry and Judy Julian; stepchildren Rob Stiehl and Kimberly Pasalich; grandchildren Nathan, Chris, Patrick, Kristen, Courtney, Jeff, Jessica, Michael, Kelly, Jeremy, Alec, Aleah, Dane and Derek; greatgrandchildren Ethan and Logan; brother, Vaughn Thornberry; sister-in-law Edith Thornberry; seven nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Mable Dickens Thornberry; father Virgil V. Thornberry; stepmother Rachel Thornberry; and brother Bill Thornberry. Funeral services were July 25 in Carmel United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Realtor Foundation, 1912 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Don Thornberry, 75, Carmel, passed away on July 18, 2007.

He was born April 25, 1932, in Anderson. He graduated from Howe Military School and attended Purdue University. In 1966, he opened his first restaurant, The Bonanza Sirloin Pit, at 55th Street and Keystone Avenue, after which

July 18 1:11 a.m., Accident with property damage, N. Meridian St. / W. 136th St. 1:27 a.m., Accident with personal injury, Advanced life support, E. 116th St. / Olio Rd.

July 25 boy — Kreitenstein, Ian and Emily twin girl — Stone, Danielle July 26 twin boy — Stone, Danielle boys — McGee, Kyla; Kirtley, Kevin and Christina; Robinson, I’mon and Charlotte girls — Fryling, Jon and Kellie; Land, Chris and Ann Thomas D. Chapman, 77, Carmel, passed away July 18, 2007. He was born to the late Clifford and Thelma Clemens Chapman on April 14, 1930, in Bellevue, Ohio.

Mr. Chapman served his country in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the Carmel VFW Post #10003 and the Carmel American Legion Post # 155. Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Lloyd; son Thomas D. Chapman Jr.; grandchildren Austin and Aubrey Lloyd, Nate, Thomas, Emma and Clare Chapman; and his fiancée, Gail Winsmore.

Friends visited July 22 at Leppert Mortuary, Smith Carmel Chapel.

Contributions may be made to the Carmel Clay Public Library, 55 Fourth Ave. SE, Carmel, IN 46032

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1:11 a.m., Accident with property damage, Hancock St. / W. Carmel Dr. 7:59 a.m., Theft, 1255 Claridge Way N. 10:17 a.m., Theft, 14002 Old Mill Circle 10:51 a.m., Theft, 3724 Shafer Circle 12:15 p.m., Accident with property damage, 3230 E. 96th St. 1:17 p.m., Theft, 1111 AAA Way 1:58 p.m., Theft, 1230 S. Range Line Rd. 2:18 p.m., Theft, 313 E. Carmel

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9:38 p.m., Animal complaint, 3rd Ave. SW / City Center Dr. 11:03 p.m., Juvenile complaint, 1935 Madison Ct. 11:18 p.m., Accident with property damage, 1284 Claridge Way N. 11:38 p.m., Theft, 1425 W. Carmel Dr. 11:56 p.m., Fight, 2316 E. 116th St. July 21 2:47 a.m., Disturbance, 703 E. 106th St. 2:51 a.m., Disturbance, 812 Schoen Ct. 4:12 a.m., Theft, 13830 Wellesley Ln. 8:24 a.m., Theft, 10544 Shafer Circle 11:08 a.m., Animal complaint, 11776 Eden Estates Pl. 11:59 a.m., Accident with property damage, W. Carmel Dr. / N. Meridian St. 1:07 p.m., Accident with property damage, 13841 Riverwood Way 2:18 p.m., Accident with property damage, E. 116th St. / N. Meridian St. 4:41 p.m., Accident with property damage, S.R. 431 N. / E. 106th St.

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So what will our cool xeriscaping habits resemble? Certainly our plant palates will be strikingly adjusted with few thirsty plants making the preferred list. Irrigation systems will quickly evolve to drip or subsurface with even more intense micro/smart systems being developed. Like the idea of gravel for mulch or synthetic turf alternatives? And hanging baskets of annuals, surely you jest (and quit calling me Shirley). Are you ready for it? Me neither.

Regardless of our perspective, it just makes sense to be gracious stewards of our delicate resources.

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Landscaping with native plants such as Columbine (left) and purple coneflower can help reduce water needs. pests.

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relationship with the hose? Not me. Our Southern friends are appalled at are generous watering habits and seemingly thoughtless plant selection.

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espite the buzz of “global warming” and nuisance rolling drought conditions, we continue to plant trees, shrubs and perennials that consume more than their fair share of our most precious resource … water.

Hydrangeas, dogwoods, azaleas and rhododendrons are such thirsty guys, but look so fantastic that we just can’t resist their spectacular bloom cycles. Couple that with retailers’ coercive marketing efforts and their demand is soaring, especially for hydrangeas.

Prediction: I believe in 10 years we will wake up to radically different landscaping habits.

In fact, local trends are already forwarding that premise. Consumers Randy Sorrell are requesting, even Outdoors demanding, that a portion of their updated landscape include native plants, or those indigenous to our region. Their presumption is that these hardy natives are less prone to disease and

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NATURAL BEAUTY SECRET! If you’ve notices a few hairs popping up on your chin or upper lip, try sipping spearmint tea. A study published in Phytotherapy Research found that drinking two cups of the minty brew each day can reduce the levels of hormones that lead to excess hair on the face, stomach and breasts. And it hurts a lot less than plucking, too!

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FLY BABY? When is it safe for pregnant mothers to fly? “When there are no medical or obstetrical complications, it’s generally agreed that women can travel by air safely up to 36 weeks of gestation,” says Penelope Bosarge, M.S.N., a women’s health nurse practitioner at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “However, women who have significant obstetrical factors such as placental abnormalities or who are at risk for preterm labor should not travel by air. And it’s always a good idea to check with you doctor first.”

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WHAT’S CORNHOLE? Widely known as “cornhole” and wildly popular in the Midwest, it’s a game some say is “a lot like golf , except it doesn’t require the time, the money and the wardrobe,” reports David Kesmodel in The Wall Street Journal. Baggo, as it’s sometimes called, now has two rival leagues — the American Cornhole Association and the American Cornhole Organization — and a national competition, the Windy City Cornhole Classic, held July 28. And, in perhaps the most telling sign of baggo-mania, indie filmmakers recently completed “Cornhole: the Movie.”

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HARD NUT TO CRACK: When a nutcracker isn’t working, try putting your walnuts on ice.

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Sticking walnuts in the freezer causes the shells to become extra-brittle, making them much easier to crack open.

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DON’T SWEAT PAINT COLOR – IT’S EASY TO CHANGE

brand new box of crayons is probably one of childhood’s purest memories. Four-yearold fingers dance over the waxy tips of new crayons to select the color to have the honor of inaugurating the familiar green and yellow box.

That memory is lost when the box of color is traded for a display of paint chips that offer hundreds of additional options.

Once those tiny fingers are adult fingers, the idea of selecting a color from a paint chip display is a daunting task.

Unfortunately, the Vicky Earley issue at hand is no Decor longer the wonder of the colors. Now fear looms large. What if a mistake is made?

The good news is...it is just paint. It is the easiest mistake to correct.

The color selection process is really simple when tackled methodically.

The first step is to simply select a pleasing color swatch. My emphasis is on the right color rather than brand, so start with your brand loyalty swatches.

After the color has been selected based on

room elements, look at it with the swatches that represent the other colors on the main floor. If it does not flow, throw it out and find another.

If you see flow, pick up four of your swatches and tape them into a larger sample. Secure this color swatch “collage” to the wall and consider it with the room elements.

If the color still passes inspection, it is time for a test quart.

It is important to get the quart in the same type of paint and the same sheen that will be used in the actual room, even if the cost is a few dollars more. The base of one paint can differ substantially from another, even when it is the same brand.

Roll the candidate color out on large poster board with at least two coats. This is the sample that needs to be considered by daylight and artificial light.

If the color is still a good blend for your home, it is time to gather supplies or call a painter.

On thing to consider at this point is that even the best color is a poor addition to a room if not painted well.

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July 31, 2007 would have been Milton Friedman’s 95th birthday.

To honor the vision and the impact the Nobel Laureate economist and free-market champion has had on our society, the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation celebrated the Friedman Legacy for Freedom on July 31.

This Indianapolis event was part of a national campaign to introduce more people to Dr. Friedman and the principles of individual liberty that he dedicated his life to defending. This event was one of over 50 events taking place in 47 states and the District of Columbia.

The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1996 in Indianapolis, Indiana, was founded upon the ideals and theories of Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman and economist Rose D. Friedman.

Milton and Rose Friedman have long been associated with the worldwide revolution in favor of free markets and liberty that has done so much to transform international politics and economics. But the education of America’s children was uppermost in their minds for many years. Friedman first articulated and applied his idea of liberty and free markets to our education system in 1955. As he pointed out numerous times, this was not merely a reaction to a perceived deficiency in schooling, but rather an interest in a free society.

The Foundation builds upon the Friedmans’ vision, clarifies its meaning to the public and amplifies the national call for true education reform through school choice.

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DISPATCHES PUTT FOR SERTOMA: The Sertoma Club of Carmel is hosting a fundraiser Aug. 4 at Pirate’s Cove Miniature Golf Course at 3421 E. 96th St. (next to Woodland Bowl).

“Putt Away for TherAplay” begins at 10:30 a.m. and includes 18 holes of putting, lunch and raffle tickets for only $60 for each team of four.

Call 888.705.2304 or go to www. carmelsertoma.org.

NOW SHOWING: The Carmel Library will show “The Astronaut Farmer” (PG) at 7 p.m. on Aug. 17, in the Program Room. Free tickets for this event will be available at the AV Desk beginning Friday.

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ALL ABOARD! The Indiana Transportation Museum has openings for coach attendants for the 2007 WFMS FairTrain, Aug. 9-18. Coach attendants assist passengers in loading, seating, during the excursion and unloading.

Greeters also are needed. To learn more, go to www.itm.org and click on the Volunteer button or call 773.6000.

GOLF FOR GOOD CAUSES: The 9th annual Woody’s Golf Outing to benefit the Children’s Wish Foundation starts at 9 a.m.

Aug. 13 at the Brookshire Golf Club. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. There will be a scramble, longest drive, closest to the pin contest and much more. Cost is $100 per person and guests are $25. The cost to sponsor a hole is $250.

All checks should be payable to Woody’s Library Restaurant at team registration.

Food and draft beer are available after the tournament.

The 2007 Swing for a Cure Golf tournament to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be Friday at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville.

Tee-off is 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact Liz Ries at eries@jdrf.org or 202.0357.

The Tom Ewald Memorial Golf Outing benefiting the American Lung Association of Indiana will be at Sagamore Golf Course in Noblesville on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Registration is at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. For more information or to register, visit www.lungin.org or call 819.1181.

cherished tradition in Hamilton County, will continue.

The current gallery exhibition, called “Summerfest,” runs through Aug. 31, when it will be replaced with an exhibition of plein air, or landscape, paintings in September and October. All of the works are for sale, and additional works of pottery, fiber

in Carmel, is a landscape painter who also exhibits with the Indiana Watercolor Society, The nine artists who started the Hamilton among other groups. Johnson, who moved to County Artists’ Association in 1950 would be Noblesville from southern California two years pleased with the organization’s current health. ago, is currently HCAA’s public relations chair.

Today the group counts at least 62 active artist Other works on view include paintings, members, plus honorary, aswatercolors and prints by members Kenna sociate and patron members, Al-Sayed, Robert L. Bratton, Dorothy Chase, and they have opened the Karen Fehr, Kathy Garnes, Marian O’Haver Hamilton County Art Center Greene, Pat Herring, Julie Houck, Mary Jane in the former First Colored Keys, Bruce Moore, Shaomin Qian, Connie Missionary Baptist Church of Sands and Paula Smith, all of Carmel.

Noblesville.

In addition to the upcoming “Before the gallery landscape exhibition at the Art Center, opened in April, we had the group will hold its fall exhibition no permanent exhibition at the Carmel Clay Public Library in space,” said Karen Fehr, a November and will assist the Riverview member artist and immediMemorial Foundation with an art ate past president of the show/fundraiser on Sept. 15 and 16. group. “Now, career doors Hamilton County residents are are opening for the artists. invited to join HCAA’s mailing list by “Surfer Girls” by Lori Johnson People just didn’t know calling in or coming by the gallery at Karen Fehr, Carmel, in the we existed outside our fall 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville.

Art Center’s gift shop library shows, which we held For information about workshops, associain alternate years in Carmel tion meetings and gallery hours, call (317) and Noblesville.” art, jewelry, notecards, prints, drawings and 776-2ART or visit www.HCAA-IN.org.

Members show in their own studios and paintings can be purchased in the gallery’s gift Barbara E. Cohen is a freelance writer who covers through a host of local and national gallershop. the arts for Current in Carmel and teaches art ies, but the permanent exhibition space a “Summerfest” celebrates art filled with appreciation at Ivy Tech Community College. You few blocks south of Noblesville’s courthouse summer memories, from Rosemarie Southcan reach her with comments or story ideas at square means their works can be constantly worth’s bright watercolor of farm produce, barbara@i-writersstudio.com. before the public. Six group shows a year are “Farm Fresh,” to Lori Johnson’s acrylic-onplanned, while the fall library exhibition, a canvas “Surfer Girls.” Southworth, who resides

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HAMILTON COUNTY ARTISTS OPEN gallery IN NOBLESVILLE

What: Bigger Than Elvis When: Saturday; doors open at 8 p.m.

Where: Radio Radio Night Club, 1119 E. Prospect St., Indianapolis (in historic Fountain Square) Cost: $4 Details: On the first Saturday of every month, Indy music community veterans Mark, Danny and Tufty (known as Bigger Than Elvis) crank out rockabilly tunes along with a choice selection of other tunes injected with a dose of rockabilly swagger.

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With cities across the country requiring restaurants to eliminate trans fats from their foods, American restaurateurs and consumers alike are discovering an alternative oil widely used by the rest of the world – red palm oil.

You can use it at home, too.

Instructions: In a large cast iron or frying skillet, melt the red palm oil. Heat the oil over high heat until you notice the typical “burn off” that is the result of not filtering the oil. You will notice a small amount of smoke followed by the oil darkening several shades. Reduce heat to medium.

In a small bowl, mix the salt and spices. Dust the chicken with the spice mixture. Place the chicken in the skillet and cover with a lid.

Cook each side of the chicken until it is well browned and thoroughly cooked. Drain and serve.

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Sing in 1938. Dates: Through Aug. 12.

Location: Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Road, Indianapolis. Cost: $32.50 to $52.50. Phone: 872.9664. Web: beefandboards.com.

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The Carmel Farmers Market Date: Saturdays. Time: 8 to 11:30 a.m.

Nearly 50 vendors offer a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants and perennials, and farm-raised meats.

Price: Free. Web: carmelfarmersmarket. org.

Culture

Big River — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Carmel Community Players production of Mark Twain story.

Dates: Friday-Sunday and Aug. 10-12.

Location: Clay Middle School, 5150 E. 126th St. Time: 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Price: $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and children. Phone: 815.9387. Web: carmelplayers.org.

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Smoke on the Mountain Step back to a simpler time and pull up a pew as the congregation of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church hosts its first Saturday Night

Doug Lawson & Middle of the Road Date: Wednesday. Location: Gazebo at Carmel Civic Square. Time: 7 p.m. Price: Free. Phone: 898.1123.

Vera Sanders (Pam Pendleton, center) with her twins Denise (Jennie Malone) and Dennis (Andrew M. Ross) at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre.

Tin Can Island Date: Thursday.

Location: Red Star Tavern in Clay Terrace.

Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Featuring half-priced bottled wine. Phone: 843.1200. Web: redstartavern.net.

Jennifer Kirk and Friends Date: Thursday and Friday. Location: Kincaid’s at Clay Terrace. Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Featuring half-priced appetizers and drink specials for

Mickey’s Irish Pub The Woomblies — Friday; The Late Show — Saturday.

Location: 13644 N. Meridian St. Phone: 573.9746. Web: mickeysirishpub.com.

Songs for a New World A musical review by Jason Robert Brown. Dates: 8 p.m. Aug. 9-11, 2 p.m. Aug. 12. Location: Studio 15, 15 First Ave. NE. Cost: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students. Phone: 815-9387.

Trilogy +1 Date: Wednesday. Location: The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis.

Price: $5. Time: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Phone: 253.4900. Web: jazzkitchen.com.

Autovaughn, Bang Bang Bang, The Effects Date: Tuesday. Location: Birdy’s, 2131 E. 71st St., Indianapolis. Time: 8:30 p.m.

Phone: 254.8971. Web: birdyslive.com/ July2007.html.

Karaoke

Nippers Bar & Grill Date: Friday and Saturday. Time: 9 p.m. to close. Location: 1772 E. 116th St. Phone: 818.9980. Web: nippers2.com.

Majors Sports Café Date: Fridays. Time: 9 p.m. to midnight.

Location: 2293 E. 116th St. Special: Budweiser buckets of beer special,

five for $9.95. Phone: 566.8482. Web: majorssportscafe.com.

Dance

Indy Dancers Dance Dance a variety of social dances to DJ music.

Date: Tuesday. Location: Moose Lodge #17, 7055 E. 16th St., Indianapolis. Time: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Price: Members $5, nonmembers $10. Phone: 767.5665. Web: indydancers.com.

Comedy

Costaki Economopoulus Dates: 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 7:30 and 10:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Location: Morty’s Comedy Joint, 3625 E. 96th St., Indianapolis. Price: $8 to $18. Web: mortyscomedy.com.

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cpp ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON Current In Carmel

The Carmel Community Players have announced their lineup for the 2007-2008 season.

The troupe will present “Of Mice and Men”

by John Steinbeck, “Art” by Yasmina Reza, “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue, “Rumors” by Neil Simon and “Seussical the Musical” by Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaherty.

• “Of Mice and Men” is about the relationship of two farm hands and the death of the ranch boss’s wife. Dates are Oct. 26-28, Nov. 2-4 and 9-11.

• “Art” won the 1998 Tony Award for best play. This comedy forces the characters and the audience to address the world of art and how it’s judged. Dates are Feb. 1517, 22-24 and Feb. 29-March 2.

• “The Foreigner” demonstrates what can happen when a group of devious characters must deal with a stranger who they

think speaks no English. Dates are April 18-20, 25-27 and May 2-4.

• “Rumors” is the story of four couples celebrating the 10th wedding anniversary of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife. Everything goes crazy when the host accidentally shoots himself and his wife is missing. Dates are June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29.

• “Seussical The Musical” takes the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss and brings it to the stage. The dates for “Seussical the Musical” are July 25-27, Aug. 1-3 and 8-10.

“Seussical the Musical” will be performed at Clay Middle School. The rest of the performances will be at Studio 15 at 15 First Ave. NE. Five-show packages for adults are $55 and $45 for seniors and students. Four-show packages are $45 for adults and $37 for seniors and kids. All dates are subject to change.

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