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Throwing one ball wasn’t enough fun for Jack Denger, who is Global champ of all beginner jugglers. P2

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TUESDAYS WEEKLY, 10:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Toddler Time Class meets at Clarian North Medical Center at 11700 North Meridian Street, Carmel.

For more information about Toddler Time Class or any other parenting classes, visit clariannorth.com/classes or call 317-688-2465.

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Throwing one ball wasn’t enough fun for Jack Denger, who is Global champ of all beginner jugglers.

Story by Michelle Browning Photos by Shane Rodimel

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hree years ago, then 7-year-old Jack Denger got a juggling kit for Christmas.

The gift sat in Jack’s closet for a while until one day, bored, he decided to give it a try.

“I just started reading (the instructions),” he says. “It was pretty easy. It took me about two weeks to figure it out.”

Fast forward three years and Jack has now joined the ranks of some of the top up-andcoming jugglers in the world. The West Clay Elementary fifth-grader took home first place in July in the beginner’s competition at the 2007 World Juggling Federation convention in Connecticut.

The event drew jugglers from Russia, Germany, Canada and England.

Jack won with a score of 8.4 out of 10. The next closest competitor got a 5.6.

“It was pretty cool,” he says of winning, and the bragging rights that come with it.

Jack’s interest in juggling was sparked after seeing a Cirque du Soleil show. After the Christmas gift piqued his interest even more, he began searching the Internet and came across the World Juggling Federation’s Web site. That’s when he really got into the sport, mom Margot Denger says. He ordered DVDs of past WJF conventions and how-to videos from WJF founder Jason Garfield. He e-mailed other jugglers for their advice and tips.

There are two schools of thought when it comes to juggling, Jack says. There are those who do it for fun, and those who do it for sport and competition. Jack prefers the latter.

Margot Denger said Jack had tried more traditional sports like basketball or baseball in the past, but never really seemed to enjoy them as much. She says she’s amazed watching him.

“I’m just glad he’s found something he likes to do that he’s good at,” she said.

Jack can juggle balls, clubs and rings. Balls (actually small, round beanbags) are the easiest, he says. He can juggle up to eight of them at a time. His record is 47 rounds juggling five balls. He easily rattles off the juggling patterns — which, with arrangements like 4 4 1 and 9 6 6, sound a lot like mathematical equations. He does this while several balls fly above his head.

Occasionally, he’ll throw in a trick, maybe a quick spin, in mid- juggle.

He’s working on a few new tricks, including juggling five clubs at a time and six rings.

It can get frustrating sometimes, he says.

“Sometimes there’s a trick I’m trying to do,

and I get it, and then drop the last ball,” he says.

“Then I get mad.”

Jack says his friends think his juggling is pretty cool, but most of the time when they come over they do what all 10-year-old boys like to do — ride bikes and play video games. Jack also likes to play with his family’s chocolate Labrador, Annie, swim and travel.

About 14 months ago, Jack joined the Indy Jugglers Club. Every Sunday, a dozen or so members meet at the Indiana War Memorial to juggle and share advice. Larry Patterson, club organizer, says Jack is not only the youngest club member, but one of the best.

“I think he is probably the best 10-year-old juggler in the country, maybe the world,” he said.

Patterson said he’s especially amazed at what Jack has taught himself in such a short time.

Glenn McDonald, senior pastor at Zionsville Presbyterian Church, is impressed with Jack’s talent, too.

McDonald recently

invited Jack to juggle during a service in which the pastor’s sermon talked about people who are too critical of others. As Jack performed, McDonald — to prove his point — began to pick on him, telling him his juggling was sub-par and so on. McDonald says the congregation “went wild with applause” after Jack’s juggling.

McDonald calls Jack’s commitment to juggling “remarkable.”

During the summer, Jack practiced up to six hours a day. Now that he’s in school, he tries to get in an hour or two.

While most parents have to remind their kids to practice, Margot Denger doesn’t.

“I have to tell him to stop,” she says.

Jack’s fifth-grade teacher, Suzi Butz, isn’t surprised at his enthusiasm for juggling.

Jack Denger, 10, practices with the Indy Jugglers Club.

Jack is in the gifted and talented program.

Butz says he’s a diligent student and applies himself 100 percent most of the time. The class has talked about Jack’s juggling, and Butz says she hopes to incorporate it in science class when they discuss the — Larry Patterson laws of physics.

Margot Denger says tried to get a juggling club started at Jack’s the hardest thing about school, but there wasn’t much interest.

Jack’s juggling is the lack of For now, Jack is keeping in touch with the opportunities. There fellow jugglers he met at the WJF convention aren’t many other in July. young jugglers And he’s already looking forward to going in the area, back next year and defending his title. she says.

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“I think he is probably the best 10-year-old juggler in the country, maybe the world.”

Jack Denger

Age: 10 School: Fifth grade at West Clay Elementary School Family: Parents, Margot and the late Don Denger; sister, Geri, 11.

Claim to fame: Winner, 2007 beginners’ competition, World Juggling Federation.

OUR TAKES It is our position that the recent affirmation that Carmel has one of the lowest costs of living in America is cause for both celebration and concern.

Last week, the National Association of Home Builders declared in its quarterly report the eight-time most affordable major housing market – the Indianapolis-Carmel metropolitan area. Our neighbor to the north, Kokomo, dominated the smaller market (less than 500,000 citizens). This news is certainly no surprise to newcomers arriving here over the last decade, driven away from coastal markets to the relatively improved quality of life achieved by more reasonable living costs.

In fact, 87 percent of the area’s housing

stock is available to folks earning our median household income. That said, we continue to be perplexed by politicos and want-to-be politicos squawking about gentrification in our fine community and elsewhere. If we find our home unaffordable for whatever personal reason, isn’t it time to move into a lessexpensive one? If the payments on the Caddy are too high, Chevy makes a fine product.

Affordable housing is out there. Just make sure not to leave this market, or cash becomes a much more important factor.

We want and need all income strata in our community, and, confirmed by this data, we ought to be able to make that happen.

SAT – Sliding Attitude toward Testing It is our position that the state’s move to push the incoming freshman requirements higher at its major public four-year college programs is a good one.

With the growth and increased focus on the burgeoning Ivy Tech Community College system, institutions like Purdue and Indiana universities have made concerted efforts to attract both in- and out-of-state students of higher admission caliber. This week, Indiana University announced that its 2007 entry class boasted a SAT score of 1,146 (up a surprising 25 points from the previous class and 142 points above the statewide average).

Such news inevitably leads to the teeth

gnashing from some of our fellow Hoosiers, who immediately decry the increasing watermark as elitist and unattainable.

Perhaps, but the real issue of note is the low overall level of SAT (and other standardized tests) success of Indiana educated high school graduates. Kudos to Carmel/Clay Superintendent Barb Underwood and her team; at 1,110 Carmel beat the national average by 93 points and our state’s by 106.

That said, Carmel scores fell from last year even as entrance scores for IU shot up. Much attention should be paid to this indicator of concern.

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regularly get to meet with corporate leaders who are considering Carmel for their business. At receptions I meet mayors from around the country who are astonished by the success of our little burg. But I wonder about the future. What kind of sustainable institutions is Carmel building?

What kind of resources can it create?

I think about how Indianapolis has transformed itself from IndiaTerry no-place into a major convention town with a Super Bowl championship. What kind of effort lured the Colts away from their cozy home on the harbor in Baltimore? How much has Indiana benefited from it? I bought Peyton Manning nesting dolls in Moscow (yes, in Russia) in May. Wow! During the last several weeks, an opportunity has appeared that would make Carmel home to the leading institute on leadership, business and economic development.

Theodore Roosevelt Malloch (yes, he’s related) came to town to see his old friend, Gov. Mitch Daniels, and to meet Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard.

He was accompanied by his sidekick and co-author (“Renewing American Culture” and a new PBS documentary by that same title), Scott Massey — local success story and former head of the Indiana Humanities Council. It turns out these two are now working to headquarter Malloch’s extensive business and not-for-profit interests in a research and retreat center aimed at becoming the world’s foremost thought center on leadership. I count myself among a group of local folks who would love to see the institute call Carmel home.

In meetings at the statehouse, Daniels said not since the coming of the Hudson Institute has there been so important a move here.

Importantly, the Carmel Institute (as I’d like to see it named) would be focused not so much as a think tank but more upon real corporate activities. Malloch’s operation, The Roosevelt Group, is the country’s most coveted thought leadership and executive development firm with a Who’s Who list of Fortune 1000 clients.

For instance he co-founded the PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Learning Partnership, which has brought hundreds of CEOs together in more than 20 industries to contemplate and invent the future. His not-for-profit institute,

started three years ago with significant funding from the Templeton Foundation, is endowed with $50 million and focuses on virtuous companies and corporate governance. I can think of little that would add more to the robust business climate of Carmel than this kind of a center.

After meeting and touring Carmel with Brainard, Malloch remarked, “There are only a handful of places all over America where this kind of fusion of industry and Anker culture is developing.” I think his assessment is spot-on. The doctors Massey and Malloch have focused their considerable brainpower on a plan that would bring many CEOs and corporate leaders to the state to interact with fellow Hoosiers from all sectors.

They are presently shopping for an executive retreat center or estate in the area that would let them fulfill this mission. At a reception for Malloch, a local bank chairman and longtime acquaintance of Malloch and Massey noted their interest in locating the institute in Carmel would be the best news for Indiana in some time and could be a real asset to bring business relationships at the CEO level to our doorstep.

It strikes me that the best place for this activity might be the Conseco-owned former Hilbert Chateau Renaissance. While the property languishes with proposed uses generally related to high density real estate, the institute’s plan for small group meetings with CEOs and researchers would both preserve and maintain the property and avoid traffic and other negative impacts. Mike Dubes at Conseco has been contacted.

From my perspective, the goodwill to Conseco is significant. The asset to Carmel is invaluable. And the thought that the CEOs of IBM, GE, and Pfizer might all be in town on a Tuesday in July is very appealing. This is an idea that deserves all the support that we can give it.

Who knows, we may get the next CEO Super Bowl right here in the middle of Indiana.

Stranger things have happened.

Terry Anker is a Carmel resident and businessman. He is a member of Current In Carmel’s Editorial Advisory Board. E-mail him at terry@ currentincarmel.com.

Random thoughts to consider while you recover from your holiday weekend ( We know, you now need a vacation.): Candidates for public office in the November general election will start showing up at your front door in the not-to-distant future.

Listen to what they have to say and ask them questions about issues that matter to you.

That way, when you go to the polls, you’ll have been informed “right from the horse’s mouth.” Please remember what the candidates tell you, and help hold each accountable for his or her promises. If you don’t, and they don’t do as they say they will, it becomes your responsibility, too. One thing to keep in mind: We do and will always have the government we deserve. Think about it. And one more other thing: If you’re not registered to vote, get after that detail. Today would be soon enough. *** Yo, candidate! About that message on your Web site. Are you sure? *** The possibility of a vacant second floor in the Lurie Building, set to open soon, is not a good thing for the Arts & Design District.

We can’t think of an uglier scenario for that edifice. For whatever reason, Evan Lurie and Jeremy Efroymson, whose Midwest Museum of Contemporary Art was to locate on Floor 2, couldn’t connect the dots on a lease. Efroymson is closer to snagging another location. No word on who might be filling the second floor of Lurie’s, but if you know of a good candidate, he would like to be told about

WRITERS’ RULES

Wanna write us a letter? You can do it a couple ways. The easiest is to e-mail it to info@currentincarmel.com. The old-fashioned way is to snail mail it

STAY ABOVE THE NECK Editor: Is there nothing Danielle Wilson will not write about? I started out enjoying her column. Even though I’m not a mom, I could enjoy her “mommy perspective” and it gave me a chuckle. Then she starts in on her sister’s breast augmentation, moves down to her hemorrhoids, and this latest one — the post-partum poo — has managed to achieve a new gross-out low. My suggestion is stick to what she started with — clever stories even a professional, non-mom can appreciate. The other stuff might better serve her mommy buddies at Gymboree. Don’t gross the rest of us out — we don’t care to hear about your bowel habits, or anything below your neck, for that matter.

Dawn Archer 46033

Steve Greenberg & Brian Kelly it – and we’d like you to tell him, because it would contribute to the general health of the district. *** We’re approaching our one-year anniversary. And they said it wouldn’t last. Pass the White Star! *** Home Place annexed by Carmel? It’s only a matter of time. Check the history. *** Do you find it interesting, as we do, that the opposition candidates don’t seem to care about Current in Carmel readers? They always send their letters to Brand X, which, as we’ve stated here before, reaches almost a third of the households we do. So, perhaps the opposition’s foes can rest easy. Let us reiterate: This newspaper is open to each and every Carmel citizen. *** Great news! Dunkin’ Donuts’ Carmel store at Carmel Drive and Range Line Road will be open 24/7. Is this a great country, or what? to Current in Carmel, 1 South Range Line Road, Carmel, IN 46032. Keep letters to 100 words max (we may make exceptions), and be sure to include your home zip code and a daytime number for verification.

READER ‘POOH-POOHS’ COLUMN Editor: First of all, I DO enjoy Current In Carmel and read it all. I especially enjoy columns of Dick Wolfsie and Bob Walters. BUT, Danielle Wilson’s column of Aug. 21 went over the line.

Perhaps that was more suited to a booklet one would pick up in a doctor’s office, but please, not in a paper for the general public. It wasn’t funny, it wasn’t informative — please, no more.

Jeannie Fredrickson 46033

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VOLUNTEER FAIR: The Carmel Clay Public Library will host a Volunteer Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the Program Room. Anyone looking for volunteer opportunities is invited to attend this event. Talk to representatives of many local organizations needing help. You will find out exactly what their volunteer needs are and how best you can fit in.

MEET THE KIWANIS CLUB: Sept.

10 will be Special Guest Day at the Carmel Clay Kiwanis Club’s meeting at 7 a.m. at 515 E. Main St., Visitors are welcome. The speaker will be Jim Palecek. For more information, call Don Moehn 873.1956.

or whatever else their little hearts desire just so we can have a conversation that doesn’t include idle threats, bribery or swear words.

But my husband and I are determined not to cater to the kids’ dinner preferences, and with four children, we are certainly not going to make them each a separate meal. Plus, research shows that sit-down family dinners prevent kids from turning into serial killers (or something like that; I wouldn’t know; I don’t read the news!)

So I guess for the time being, we won’t be needing tickets to the Carmel Community Players’ upcoming play ... we’ve got outstanding nightly dinner-time theater right in our very own kitchen. And with tuna casserole on tap for tonight, this evening’s performance should prove exceptionally entertaining.

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

REMEMBERING: RICHARD JEWELL, 1963 – 2007

atching the national news last Wednesday, I was shocked to learn that Richard Jewell, the security guard falsely accused of the Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, had died of natural causes.

He was on duty that summer night and spotted a suspicious backpack and began clearing people away 17 minutes before it exploded, killing one person and wounding 111. Immediately he was hailed as a hero for keeping the number affected by the blast to a minimum. However, just 72 hours later, he was named as a suspect Jeff Worrell CarmelCan! and primary focus of

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the investigation which turned him. During the three days that he him from hero to dastardly was here, he made many friends and villain. endeared himself to those he met.

After enduring 88 days of He was warmly greeted by the parade intense public scrutiny, he spectators, as Carmel became the first Jewell visited eventually was cleared of all place to honor him as a hero. Many Carmel in 2001 charges and received a rare others later followed. apology from Attorney General I wish you could have spent oneJanet Reno and the U.S. government. He told on-one time with Richard Jewell. You would me later, that even with the apologies and the have found him warm, averse to the spotlight, fact that the real bomber, Eric Rudolph, actuvery humble and unusually generous. You ally was caught, he never was able to successmay have found yourself wondering, as I did, fully repair his damaged reputation. how a man that had been so wronged, could In 2001, the theme for the CarmelFest paremain so very positive and fiercely loyal to his rade was Unsung Heroes, and we decided to country. Richard set the example for others invite Richard to be our grand marshall. Many to follow of how when knocked down, it is doubted the wisdom or popularity of such better to get back up, brush off, and get on a controversial choice. As you can imagine, with living.

Richard was extremely skeptical of the strange For three days in July 2001, we helped one letters and phone calls coming from Carmel, man forget. May he rest in peace. but he eventually agreed to join us, bringing Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He recwith him his mom and fiancée. ognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” I remember him asking — only half-joking on Cable Channel 16. Contact him at jworrell@ — if I thought people might throw things at advantagemedical.com.

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LIBRARY OFFERS REFERENCE HELP: The Carmel Clay Public Library recently launched its personal reference service for business people. From demographic information to researching your competition, finding answers to these types of questions can be time consuming when you don’t know where or how to look. The library’s new personal reference service can help you find the right information in a fraction of the time. To arrange for your personal reference service, call librarian David Dyer at 814.3958.

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stupidity of the rules, which are as follows: 1. You must eat three bites of the entrée to leave the table.

2. If you only eat three bites, you get nothing else to eat until morning.

3. If you refuse to eat three bites, you must sit at the table until bedtime.

4. You must eat all of your meal to get dessert.

5. If the cooking is so bad that even Mom cannot abide by the rules, you can have whatever you want provided it has some protein.

Reasonable, right? And yet, by the way our boys in particular behave, you’d think I was feeding them arsenic-laced dog food. Most nights they eat their requisite three bites (after much whining, harrumphing and considerable stalling) and then hold out until breakfast the next day. They’d actually rather starve than eat tacos, barbecue ribs, or God forbid, ovenlemon chicken.

My mother-in-law keeps telling me that eventually they will eat; just keep putting the food in front of them and encouraging them to try it all. (Apparently one of my brothersin-law ate nothing but scrambled eggs for five years when he was a kid, and apart from his receding hairline, he turned out just fine.)

We do give ourselves two nights off a week and let them eat cereal, cheese bagels

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BARNELL WORKS DISPLAYED: The Artist of the Month for September at Carmel Clay Public Library is Ann Greenman Barnell. Her work will be displayed on the art wall in the main library lobby, and will be available for sale through the Friends Bookstore.

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nd the award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role goes to ... Corinne Wilson, age 6!

Congratulations!

“Thank you, Reese. Gosh, what a surprise! OK, well, I’d like to first thank my brothers and sister; their incessant complaining really helped to define my motivation. Also, my dad, for occasionally coming home late and missing out on the family meals. His absence allowed me to forget my inhibitions and manners, and really go for it. And finally, to my mom. If it ... weren’t ... for ... Oh, I’m sorry ... I promised myself I wouldn’t cry! But if it weren’t for her sub-par Danielle meatloaf and burned Wilson peas, her stingy rules about not leaving the dinner table, and her unfaltering inability to maintain control by 6 p.m. every night, well, let’s just say I’d still be sitting in the audience right now, watching Helen Mirren accept this award; I loved you in “The Queen”!

Dinnertime ... ahh the drama! In my house, what starts off as a lovely family get-together more often than not degrades into a beauty parlor scene from “Steel Magnolias,” except with more tears and an additional fit or two.

“I hate chicken!” “He put a booger on my plate!” “She’s looook-iinngg at me!” Unless we’re eating pizza (delivery, not DiGiorno) or pancakes, my children spend the 20 minutes they’re forced to be at the table either complaining about the meal or debating the

COMMUNITY

GIRLS CAN BE SCOUTS: Girls in Carmel interested in joining Girl Scouts can sign up during registration nights held at the following Carmel Clay elementary schools: Cherry Tree, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; and West Clay Friday, 7 p.m. Registration nights have already taken place at the elementary schools not listed. Girls who attend those schools who want to join or learn more about Girl Scouts and adults who wish to volunteer should contact Christy Barlow at 924.3450 or cbarlow@girlscoutsindiana.org.

WELCOME TO ‘DINNERTIME THEATER’

CARMEL’S THIRD MAYOR GOES BACK TO BUSINESS

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work for the Metropolitan Airport in Fishers. And they’re bidding on two other “public” projects.

Dottie Hancock — from Carmel She lists the following accomto the U.N. to the airport … with plishments for her administration: a few stops in between. That sums Establishing the Carmel Clay up the career of Carmel Mayor No. parks board: “It wasn’t easy get3, Dottie Hancock, since she left ting the city, county and township office in 1991. to sign off. When the City Council After arriving in Carmel in gave the final approval, I lost all 1972, Hancock became a legal secdecorum and yelled ‘YEAH!’ with retary at Campbell, Kyle & Proffitt. arms raised and fists clenched!”

She also earned her G.E.D. Her Establshing the Carmel/Clay educational path “was not what Danny Community Foundation (now one would expect for a Carmel O’Malia the Legacy Fund). mayor!”

Getting the “Dare” program Dottie served as clerk-treasurer into the Carmel schools: “Police Chief Gary during Jane Reiman’s two terms as mayor.

Barney and elementary school Principal Bill She then defeated Carmel Police Department York took the lead.”

Chief Jerry Lowe for the Carrying on nomination when ReiReiman’s Civic Square man took a job with the project: “Look what governor’s office. has sprung from that After losing her today!” second primary to the CarmelFest: late Ted Johnson (mayor “Thanks forever to No. 4), she worked at Nancy Blondin and Schneider Engineering dozens more!” before starting her own Her biggest disapcompany, P.R. Perspecpointment? “The Monon tives, which she ran for Trail. We wanted it to be eight years. the signature of the park Next stop — a year Carmel’s third mayor, Dottie department, but the as a consultant to Jim Hancock, today works as a public adjacent property ownMorris for the United relations consultant and enjoys ers were afraid of crime Nations World Food Protimed with her grandchildren. and lowered property gram. She “researched values. It took a while to organizations whose determine the railroad philanthropic history still owned most of the mirrored our mission.” land. But at least we got the ball rolling!”

She was set to move to the nation’s capital As with all other mayors, Hancock left when she ran headlong into the U.N.’s mandaCarmel a better place than it had been. And, tory retirement age — 62! judging from what’s she’d done since, she Today Hancock enjoys her six grandchilhasn’t stopped! dren (and four children), not to mention one great-grandchild — and one on the way.

Danny O’Malia is a Carmel resident. Contact him She and her partner, Paula Eaton, are also at dannyo@thetrustpointe.com. busy doing document management for the new Midfield Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport. They’re also doing some P.R. Third in a series

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SKATEBOARDERS FLIP FOR BOWL AT PARK

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Having a place to call their own to skate keeps them off the properties of other people.

Maj. Lee Goodman of the Carmel Police Department sees instances where skating leads to property damage.

“There are signs at establishments that request that these kids don’t skate there. Their acts chip away at railings and scuff up the concrete,” Goodman said. When a skater is caught skating on private property, the punishment is usually a ticket for trespassing, but Goodman knows some of the kids are not going to comply.

“Some of the kids just don’t care after the ticket and come back,” Goodman said.

Most skaters have a police story to tell, and Hill is no different.

“There was a time we were skating in my neighborhood and a cop came by to tell us we couldn’t do it anymore. He ticketed us and then followed everyone home to make sure they actually went there. Having this park avoids that kind of hassle,” Hill said. Many skaters still skate on the street because of the need of innovation.

“It makes you a better skater when you skate street, but the park is cool, too,” Hill said.

The skate park at the Monon Center offers every skater a great chance skate in an area that was made specifically for them. “I haven’t seen any increase in skateboarding complaints since the park opened,” Goodman said. There haven’t been any complaints from the skaters since the park as opened either.

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When the Monon Center opened, skateboarders weren’t interested in doing flip turns in the pool – they were psyched for doing tricks in the bowl of the skate park.

With help from local skate shop Rise and input from local skaters, the new skate park at the Monon Center is being well received by many skaters in the area. And it’s helping skaters from having run-ins with the police.

To local boarders, one of the big reasons of their attraction to the skate park is avoiding law enforcement.

Brad Hill, 17, has been skating for six years.

“I think skaters get a real bad rap. We’re all kinda labeled as vandals and druggies, when that’s only a small number of skaters,” Hill said. The skate park at the Monon Center has everything a skater could want who just wants to skate, which is what Hill and his friends do every free day they have.

The skate park has two features that skaters praised, according to Carmel Clay Parks Sports Coordinator Mark Hesse.

“There is a bowl that kids can skate in and a professional drop in for the more advanced riders,” Hesse said. He said that skaters in the area have traveled to other skate parks outside of Carmel in the past, so it was fitting to have one in the area.

“The park stays busy all the time, and the kids seem to love it. I think it’s nice that skaters in the area have something that’s their own,” Hesse said.

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DISPATCHES TEEN ARTISTS SOUGHT: The Carmel Clay Public Library is looking for teen artists in grades 6-12. Be a featured artist on the Teen Art Wall in the YA lounge and let the world see your creations!

Pick up an application at the YA Desk or call 814.3983 for more information.

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JOIN THE BOOSTERS: The Greyhound Booster Club invites Carmel fans to become patrons in the organization for the 2007-2008 school year. To join, e-mail Assistant Athletic Director Bruce Wolf at bwolf@ ccs.k12.in.us. The Greyhound Booster Club provides support to the athletic department, including the presentation of scholarships, helping fund team requests, purchasing state championship and runnerup plaques, and assisting with student-run radio station WHJE. Membership is $35.

ORGANIZE YOUR STUDENT: A workshop titled “The Organized Student” aimed at helping parents get their kids organized for school success will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Monon Center West at Central Park. Janet Nusbaum, organizing consultant and owner of Simplified Spaces, will present the workshop. The cost

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PARENTS, YOU’RE DOING WELL with the kids

ood news! In spite of all the wondering, questioning and second-guessing that can exist with today’s parents, you might be pleasantly surprised to hear the results of a recent poll.

The Associated Press and MTV conducted a survey of 1,280 people between the ages of 13 - 24. More than 100 open-ended questions were asked — one of which was “What makes you happy?” Open-ended means they could have said anything from rags to riches.

The No. 1 answer from the 13- to 24Becky Kapsalis year-olds was, Ask YiaYia “Spending time with my family.”

Spending time with friends was No. 2 and spending time with a significant other was No. 3.

Congratulations, moms and dads.

It isn’t by chance that this was the No. 1 answer. The experts have known all along that we are the most important people in the world to our children. Ever more so, our children have known all along we are the

No. 1 criteria for their happiness, it reinforces the impact our emotional influences have over them — obviously more than our material influences.

I’ve been quoted, “We are the cornerstone for shaping the life of another human being.

How we raise our children determines the shape of the world.”

That said and based on the recent poll: We’re shaping the world, big time!

Pats on the back are in order here!

Hugs!

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.

Habitat for Humanity Hamilton County Golf Tournament at The Bridgewater Club

is $10 for Carmel residents, $15 for nonresidents. Register through the Carmel Clay Parks Department at 848.7275 or online at http:// www.carmelclayparks.com/index. asp?action=programs_overview.

SCHOOL’S HELP RECOGNIZED: Carmel Middle School has been recognized for its participation in Project Harmony, an international effort to aid schools in Armenia.

French teacher Sylvia Hyde said she and several of her students used an online forum to discuss the benefits of learning another language. As a result, CMS was named one of the top 10 partnerships in the Armenian School Creativity Program.

most important people in the world to them.

Even though there is no set of instructions on how to raise children, the poll indicates, to me at least, that we, unconditionally, are raising our children with the very best skills and tools we have within us along with our desire to continue to grow and improve on our relationship with them.

It’s not rocket science. It’s purely having their best interest at heart.

When children and young adults choose spending time with their families as the

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That’s why Habitat’s house-building, hope-building work is so urgent and important to the community.

harles Darwin and truth in the Biblical story, may have failed to but our secular world has arrived accurately explain at a place in history where the how we all got Bible is largely dismissed, God is here, but his easily ignored, Christ is routinely theories succeeded in creating a ridiculed, and the Holy Spirit has secular religion – naturalism. been morphed into a spirit of Naturalism is the accurate man rather than God. “ism” to describe the opposite of What is the difference? And “creationism,” where the Bible what does it matter? tells us God created the world, This: man, morality and relationNaturalism rejects a personal ships. Naturalism tells us that God, rejects absolutes, rejects moBob Walters the creation is all there is, and rality and ridicules faith. It gives Spirituality that, essentially, creation created us nothing and explains nothing. creation. God isn’t there, morality Instead of faith, hope and charity, is a figment of our imagination, and love is a the natural order is survival of the fittest. collection of brain waves.

We have a great gift in God’s love and the Not a Creator? Darwin’s “Origin of Species” transforming grace of Jesus. left even the author unsure as to whether his Why, in God’s name, would anyone give theories were accurate (read Lee Stroebel’s that up?

“Case for Creation”). Though Darwin’s P.S. You don’t really think we crawled out science, true to his own suspicions, was of the slime and started thinking, by ourselves, dreadfully flawed, it was the best alternative do you? God created science, too. yet to God’s story of Creation told in Genesis Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com) has made plenty 1 and 2. of mistakes, but knows God doesn’t look at him Darwin obviated a need for “God” in the as a mistake. That’s true of everyone. God wants grand scheme of things. Hence we become, us all. His views do not represent those of this if not creators ourselves, masters of our own newspaper or its staff. morality. We decide what is good and evil; and it doesn’t matter, because we are all just accidents of nature anyway. I think there is way more mystery, drama, magnificence

WHERE WE WORSHIP (and why) Meet the Swensons

Family Members: Erik, Heather and Samuel Swenson Residence: Westfield Where we worship: Hazel Dell Christian Church Why we worship at Hazel Dell Christian Church: Hazel Dell Christian Church is aware of the trials real people encounter.

It is evident that the Bible stands as the foundation upon which the teaching of this church is based. Hazel Dell states that all people matter to God. This verbal proclamation is solidified by the actions of its members. We spoke to the Head Pastor, Mark Wright, before moving to Indiana from Virginia as we were in search of a new church home. Motivated only by a heart to serve, the pastor and several members of the church gathered on a Saturday morning to help us unload our moving truck. They didn’t know us and

yet they welcomed us. Since that time, we have built relationships with several young families navigating through similar seasons of life. We appreciate how many opportunities are available to participate in. We do not feel like a number, but rather like members of a family.

Hazel Dell Christian Church

14501 Hazel Dell Parkway, Carmel Worship services: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Phone: 846.9828 Web: www.hdchristian.org Tell us your story: Send your story of worship to Brandon@currentincarmel.com.

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Greetings, Carmel!

by Brian McFarland

www.carmelartsfestival.org

On Sept. 22 and 23, one of the truly remarkable gems of Carmel, and all of Hamilton County, will be taking place in the Carmel Arts and Design District. The Carmel International Arts Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. This is our second year of holding the festival in the district, and it has been a tremendously wonderful move for our event.

Since that first year around the fountain at Carmel Civic Square, our festival has steadily grown into the signature event it is today. We have grown from 65 artists that first year to almost 200 juried artists this year, with a waiting list to get in. We have artists coming from all over the nation, plus we have all your favorite local and regional artists returning.

The Carmel International Art Festival is unique to central Indiana in that it is a free festival. Last year, in spite of a rainy weekend, we had a record crowd of more than 20,000 people. We have evolved into a oneof-a-kind juried art show, because we share the streets with the district’s outstanding restaurants, and unique locally owned shops, boutiques and art galleries. In addition, in keeping with the “international” portion of our name, we will have visiting artists from Carmel’s sister city, Kawachinagano, Japan. We will also have food and entertainment with an international flair, including our Beer and Wine Garten.’

You may get up-to-date information by visiting www.carmelartsfestival.org. While you are there, consider volunteering for a few hours on Saturday or Sunday.

Oh, and don’t forget, when you come to the festival, bring your checkbooks, and your credit cards, and support these wonderful artists. They will love it for a weekend, and you will love it for a lifetime.

Rosemary Waters CIAF President

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HAMILTON JOINS THOMPSON THRIFT: Mike Hamilton recently joined Thompson Thrift as a construction project manager. He will be responsible for managing commercial construction projects from start to finish with accountability for schedule, budget and quality.

interest (or relevance) for later consumption.

Tagging systems also can be shared by multiple users. You can search by common “tags” and find information that interests you.

What do all of these examples of using the masses have in common? They engage people in the process. They create interaction by involving the end user or audience. When was the last time you enjoyed a conversation where you didn’t get to talk? If your answer is never, you aren’t alone. That is reason enough for businesses to consider how they can engage and entertain their audience — it’s what the future will demand.

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That’s one reason he believes 3M will be a haven stock as uncertainties about the credit markets continue. The company has a “pristine” balance sheet and operating profit margins well north of 20 percent, Coats says.

— msn.com

generated media is simply the use of content that is generated by the end user. It is similar to crowdsourcing except that user generated content doesn’t have to be something that would have been traditionally performed by an employee or contractor. Think YouTube.

It is populated with user generated content.

There aren’t many business problems being solved, but there is plenty of consumer generated media at work. Most user-created content takes the shape of discussion boards, customer reviews, podcasting, blogging, social networking sites, photo or video share sites or wikis.

“Folksonomy” refers to the use of tagging systems created within Internet communities. Tagging systems allow users to classify information for easy retrieval and use. The world continues to get more cluttered. Tagging systems allow users to identify items of

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VIRAL FUNDRAISING: Those who might never respond to a direct-mail or telephone pitch for a charity are “turning to ‘viral fundraising’” on social networking Web sites, reports The Wall Street Journal. Donating online appeals mostly to young people who trash direct-mail and hang up on telemarketers (and who do not have the cash to donate.) But those on MySpace or Facebook are finding it fun to make small donations and encourage their friends to do the same.

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re you familiar with the term “crowdsourcing?” Ever heard of user-generated content?

How about “folksonomy?”

These terms are recognizable to tech-savvy business Internet users and are known terms to Internet marketers because they can have a role in a company’s marketing strategy.

“Crowdsourcing” is the process of taking a job commonly performed by an employee or subcontractor and outsourcing it by using an open call to a large, undefined group of people. That open call is performed on David Cain the Internet and it On Marketing allows companies to seek solutions from non-employees. There are many successful examples of the process — where a company retrieved better solutions from an open call than from employees or paid consultants.

Some publishers are now using crowdsourcing to get their readers involved in the writing process — by crowdsourcing an article topic.

User-generated content or consumer-

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On Success children Recruiting challenges that • 9 percent is single with children. employers are facing, in order of Why are these statistics severity: important? It indicates that each worker has a • Competition with other companies different set of needs and requirements when • Lack of qualiďŹ ed candidates it comes to careers. • Cost-of-living/housing issues Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are gener- • Undesirable location ally empty nesters, have an average income • Dual career/family issues of $74.9K. Their common values: competi• Inadequate compensation/beneďŹ ts tive, indulgent, work focused, empowered, What does it mean? If you are a candidate, conďŹ dent and goal-oriented. Sample concerns: it’s a good time to be looking for a job. If selling/buying home, retirement location, you’re an employer, you better wake up. It’s a family roots. buyer’s market, and good candidates have lots Generation Xers (born 1965-1978) are of choices. commonly settling down and starting a famKent Burns is a Carmel resident, partner at MRIily, have an average income of $60.3K. Their common values: independent, family focused, NETWORK, a professional speaker and author of “What’s Your Why?â€? He can be reached at kent@ active, entrepreneurial in spirit, balanced currentincarmel.com and hard working. Sample concerns: spousal

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it easier for customers to find the printer cartridges they need and also help the environment. Millions of computer cartridges end up in landfills. Computer cartridges take about 450 years to decompose. At Cartridge World, customers can save up to 50 percent when they bring in their empty cartridges to be refilled.

Cartridge World also offers business-tobusiness services for toner cartridges.

Cartridge World cleans and refills toner cartridges for a discounted price.

Cartridge World is located in the Cool Creek Commons behind the Regal 17 Cinemas on 146th Street.

Bryan Weese is a partner with the law firm of Bingham McHale LLP. This article is intended for general information purposes only, and does not (and is not intended to) constitute legal advice. Readers must consult with legal counsel to determine how matters discussed herein apply to their specific circumstances. You may reach him at info@currentincarmel.com.

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a new HVAC, windows, kitchen, wiring and duct work.

• Challenges: Many improvements have been made to this property in the past 10 years with substantial cost to the owner. Continued improvements will likely be necessary for the future upkeep of the property and owner-occupant modifications.

incorrectly view the inspection process as a way to re-negotiate the purchase price. Since it almost never makes financial sense to get a court involved, sellers and buyers usually either terminate the purchase agreement or agree to a buyer credit at closing.

One solution is to clarify that: (A) only those items that are actually defective (that are inoperable or not performing their intended function) can serve as the basis for an objection, and (B) buyers can only object if the cost of all repairs for defective items exceed a monetary threshold (for example, $10,000, or 2 percent of the purchase price).

In this market, you just can’t afford to lose a qualified buyer. By planning, you can take guesswork out of the inspection and be more confident that you have really sold your house.

FOR THE RECORD DOUGH

By John Pacilio, RE/MAX Ability Plus IN MY OPINION:

You and the buyers have signed the purchase agreement. You have a copy of their loan pre-approval letter. Your real estate agent has delivered all the documents. Time to party!

Then, about two weeks later, you receive the inspection letter. You come apart at the seams. You inform the buyers that: (1) you resent the implication there is something wrong with your home; (2) you have spent years making your home just right; and (3) they are evil and immoral for suggesting otherwise.

You threaten to terminate the purchase agreement and keep the earnest money. The buyers threaten to walk away and keep the earnest money.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

The standard form of residential purchase agreement includes a provision permitting buyers to perform inspections. This provision commonly includes a major defects clause, which basically says that if there is a major defect that the sellers are unable or unwilling to correct, the buyers can terminate the purchase agreement and recover their earnest money.

The problem is that many buyers

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DISPATCHES EWW, I’M NOT EATING THAT: UK researchers have provided an explanation for why some children hate to try new foods — it’s in the genes. In a large study of fraternal and identical twins, Dr. Lucy J. Cooke of University College London found that nearly 80 percent of children’s tendency to avoid unfamiliar foods was inherited. “Parents can be reassured that their child’s reluctance to try new foods is not simply the result of poor parental feeding practices, but it is partly in the genes,” Cooke writes.

— msnbc.msn.com

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WALK FOR YOUR HEART: The American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at White River Park.

Sponsors include Delta Dental of Indiana, J.D. Byrider, The Indiana Heart Hospital, WTHR-Channel 13, The Soft Rock Station B105.7 and WIBC News Radio. Proceeds will help fund lifesaving cardiovascular and stroke research and advocacy and educational programs. For more information, call 873.3640 or go to americanheart.org/start.indy.

GET OUT AND MOVE: Washington Township Parks is offering You Can, a 12-week program for adults 40 and older who want to eat better and move more. The class will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Sept. 17 at the park office (1549 E. Greyhound Pass) and at various locations around town for walks. Cost is $15. To register, go to www.washingtontownship-hc.us or call 574.1074.

BICEPS FACTOID: The visibility of your cephalic vein, which crosses your biceps, has nothing to do with how many curls you can perform. To make this vein pop, you need to drop your body fat below 15 percent. Don’t be surprised if the vein is more pronounced on one arm than the other: Genetics also play a key role in determining its prominence.

— Menshealth.com

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JEWISH DOUGHNUTS, OR CHEERIOS ON STEROIDS

s a deli-man in Boston, my favorite breakfast was a bagel toasted in butter, cream cheese, fresh onion and a slice of tomato.

Jewish doughnuts, as we called them in the kosher delicatessens, are a bread product made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring, which is boiled in water and then baked. They’re tough and durable; pack easily for school or office and don’t get mashed in a book bag.

Today’s 5-6 ounce bagels are just too overpowering. A typical bagel (4 to 5 ounces) can contain 500 calories — without Wendell Fowler toppings. A chocolate frosted donut has just 200 calories — and only 2 grams of saturated fat (Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter).

White flour is nutritionally vacuous. It’s what’s left after stripping all the nutrients and fiber out of a grain of wheat. So what you’re left with is a dead, lifeless powder that no longer goes rancid. Ummmmm, delicious?

They’re high in carbs and have a high

glycemic index, meaning that they aggravate diabetes. Half a plain bagel increases blood sugar as much as a 2-ounce Snickers bar.

Since white flour breaks down into sugar, it too can lead to blood sugar problems.

Wholewheat bagels?

Just slightly better. You are not getting much nutrition from the meal, just empty calories. Try Ezekiel bread.

The public has been programmed by misleading advertising to believe that white flour products are “healthy” because they are low in fat, cholesterol and calories.

Take the 50 percent less fat cream cheese on the side rather than directly on the bagel or try jam, honey, apple butter, peanut butter or

hummus.

One 3.5-inch, plain bagel with 2 ounces cream cheese has about 375 calories. If eaten once a week would be an extra 19,500 calorie per year.

Steer clear of fast-food and restaurant sandwiches that pile on the cheese and eggs. Whether they’re built on bagels, biscuits or croissants, they’re loaded with calories, sodium and naughty fats.

Try replacing white bread and pasta with hearty whole grain bread from Rudi’s Bakery, or protein rich Quinoa pasta.

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Passion aside, our obsession has its perils, Conversely, there are plenty of edible landalthough most people are somewhat aware of scape plants and many that are intentionally the poisons that lurk outside. Sure, there are planted to create a friendly wildlife habitat. My organic substitutes to herbicides, fungicides, favorite is the berry from the serviceberry tree, disturbing Indy crime rates and pesky ingredi- which taste like a blueberry and strawberry ents from China. But I’m actually referring to combined. WARNING: Birds and squirrels are some berries and foliage that might cause unoften able to consume edibles that we are not! pleasant side affects, even death, when eaten.

Keep the passion and enjoy the therapy, Don’t hyperventilate and please resist the but don’t eat the berries. paranoid temptation to develop an exhaustive Happy trails. list of all trees, shrubs and perennials that may Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by have caused someone to perish somewhere NatureWorks+, a Carmel design, landscape and in the world. Gardening is a healthy extreme remodeling firm. He may be reached at 679.2565, sport and there is no reason to avoid the randy@choosesurroundings.com or www. adrenaline buzz from a good mulching. But choosesurroundings.com. information is always good to have, and edu-

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painting instead of the contractor.

• Do you need design/feasibility help?

This comes down to deciding if the current “footprint” of the bathroom is adequate, or whether moving walls makes sense. A contractor will first need to investigate the feasibility of expanding or moving walls, which may involve electrical, plumbing, mechanical and structural issues. The next step is to design the space. This will involve the layout and space planning of the new bathroom. If the footprint of the bathroom is not changing, you will still need to have drawings done of the new layout. The final level of design is fixture and finish selections such as faucets, cabinets, tub and shower details, paint colors, etc.

This level of detail comes into play after the overall room dimensions, feasibility and layout are determined.

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Answer: Before you dive into all the product details like selecting faucets, tile etc., it’s important to focus on your answers to these big-picture questions: • How long do you plan to live in the home? Your answer will affect the level of investment you should make. For example, if you may move in the next few years, you will want to think more about resale. You may want to avoid over-improving your home and consider spending an amount that will give you a good return on your investment. Most Realtors can guide you on this. If you plan to stay in your home longer than three years, it may make sense to design more for your personal taste.

• What is your realistic budget? Remodeling contractors can assist you with ballpark estimates for various options, but you will need to know in advance what you are comfortable spending.

Many homeowners are afraid to discuss budget with a contractor for fear the contractor will “spend it all.” However, most professionals can guide the client by estimating the project appropriately.

• What if the project cost exceeds your budget? There are three ways to reduce the project cost if the initial estimate exceeds your budget. The first is to reduce the project scope. For example, you could eliminate moving walls and stick to the existing room size. The second option to consider is to reduce the quality of the materials. This could mean choosing a ceramic tile instead of a higher priced stone tile. The last option would be to include the involvement of the homeowner. This could include having the homeowner do the

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DISPATCHES HALO 3 BY THE NUMBERS: More than one million people have pre-ordered Xbox 360 game Halo 3 from Microsoft, which releases on Sept. 25.

— Xbox.com

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THEY HAVE THE FORCE: When the space shuttle Discovery launches the STS-120 astronaut crew on Oct. 23, the force will be with them. Stowed on-board the orbiter, in addition to a new module for the International Space Station, will be the original prop lightsaber used by actor Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the 1977 film “Star Wars.” The laserlike Jedi weapon is being flown to the orbiting outpost and back in honor of the 30th anniversary of director George Lucas’ franchise.

— space.com

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AN EASY – AND FREE – SLIDE SHOW PROGRAM

ringing digital images to life has never been easier or cheaper, but wading through the clutter of programs that claim to be “the ultimate tool for creating slide shows” can get a bit arduous.

I highly recommend that you skip the software that was included with your camera and disregard anything that you see on the shelves of your local office supply or computer software store.

The reason is that there are a couple of great programs you can download online for free and they are about as easy as it can Gary Hubbard get.

Technology There’s a learning curve with all software, but when even the most novice of users can slap together a pretty cool slide show inside of 10 minutes, we are on to something.

And the name of the company that has created this simple, easy-to-learn and free program for the digital photography slide show neophyte may surprise you. It’s MICROSOFT! The name of the program is Photo Story 3 and it can be downloaded at www.microsoft.

com/photostory.

The simple Wizard interface walks you through each step of the process and it limits the number of choices you have at each step to help keep you on track.

For instance, your first screen gives you three choices: Begin a new story, Edit a Project or Play a story. Once you select Begin a new story and click on the Next button, you have one big button that says “Import Pictures…,” which is how you tell the program what pictures you want in the slideshow.

It doesn’t matter what order you choose the pictures because you can simply click and drag them into the order you want once they have been imported.

Once you have all your images imported, you can play with the order and do some basic editing of each image or even add effects.

Adding title text, customizing motion, recording voice annotations for each image

and adding a background music track (from any MP3 or WMA files) are all simple options within the wizard interface.

Once you have a finished product, you can save the story for playback on any computer in various resolutions and then burn it to a CD or DVD. This format would be too big for e-mail, so if you want to send the slideshow to someone on the Internet, use a free large file sending site such as TransferBigFiles.com.

The option to “Send the story in an e-mail message” will create a very low resolution presentation that I don’t recommend you use unless you don’t care that the viewer will have to look at a really small slideshow.

Gary Hubbard is owner of Data Doctors Computer Services - www.datadoctors.com. Have a technology question? Send it to CurrentInCarmel@ datadoctors.com

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ith gas prices on the rise and other financial challenges, summer is an ideal time to entertain on a budget. You do not have to prepare all the menu and décor items yourself. Instead, let your favorite wholesale store help you.

Pick up prepared hors d’oeuvres, choosing from an array of items, such as shrimp with cocktail sauce, mixed nuts, chips and salsa, cheese and crackers, or a veggie tray. You can also purchase sliced cheesecake for dessert. Or, simply provide the entrée to be cooked on the Sally Cooksey grill and ask guests Entertaining to bring their favorite salad or vegetable.

As for beverages, purchase bottled soft drinks and juices in economy sizes, which are often a good bargain. Instead of bottled water, consider pitchers of iced tea with lemon slices for a light, refreshing flavor to quench your guests’ thirst. By shopping carefully, you can find reasonably priced wines at wholesale stores, too. Or, consider stretching the wine

budget by adding a sparkling beverage, creating sangria and serving it with sliced fruit in pitchers.

For fun décor items, stop by your local party store and select inexpensive matching plastic tablecloths, high-end plastic plates, cups and cutlery. This will help you to establish the color theme for your party economically. While at the party store, you can also find inexpensive centerpieces to fit your theme, such as baskets, seashells, or paper pineapples, depending on the type of party you are hosting.

Or, for those bargain shoppers who enjoy the hunt, why not shop at the dollar stores for more dramatic bargains.

Last of all, relax and be ready to greet your guests, putting your best hospitality foot forward. Greeting guests warmly sets the tone for the success of the party.

Be sure to read this column next time

when we escalate from these basics to discussing entertaining “wows” that make you look good.

Sally Cooksey is a certified professional party, event and meeting planner. She can be reached at 258.1008 or by e-mail at sac46032@yahoo.com.

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MORE BEAUTIFUL SKIN: There is a way to make your skin look instantly fresher and more radiant; it’s inexpensive, easy to work into your daily skincare routine, and widely available. It’s exfoliation — the removal of dead cells from the epidermis to uncover smoother, fresher-looking skin beneath. Massaging with light pressure removes dead cells. For the face, try a soft washcloth or a Buf-Puf. As for granular scrubs, the gentler the better. Soft synthetic beads should be plentiful in the formula (look for “polyethylene” near the top of the ingredients list). For the body, coarser scrubs and loofahs are fine as long as skin is not dry, irritated, or cracked. Exfoliating manually is safe once a day or a couple of times a week, but scrub only for about a minute, apply light pressure, and use a good moisturizer afterward. Cost: $4 to $60.

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FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH SURGERY PROVES TO BE EYE-OPENING

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his is my first thalmologist, Dr. Raj Maturi, day back at brought me back to consciouswork — well, ness for the actual surgery. back at my And apparently the nurses and desk, anyway I had quite a Laff Riot going — after a week’s recuperation on. I can’t remember what it from eye surgery. I’m still not was about, though. All I DO completely out of the woods remember is that Dr. Maturi of convalescence, but the trees told us to knock it off for a are thinning and there’s a lot couple of minutes while he less undergrowth today. did something that required (As you can see, a week of the patient to be in nonlying around gave me WAY too chuckle mode, the killjoy.

Mike Redmond much time to think up ridicuI remember being fasciHumor lous ways to say “My eyesight nated watching, inside my is improving.”) eyeball, a little nozzle sucking Here’s what happened: My left retina all the blood out of my eye, and then a lacame loose. Why? Who knows? I didn’t ser patching the bleeding vessel. Trust me. suffer any blunt force trauma to the head.

This is NOT something you see every day.

I wasn’t subjected to extreme G-forces.

It was AMAZING. Then again, let us not I had a couple of pretty big sneezes last forget that I was on drugs, and evidently month — it’s hay fever season, you know lots of them.

— but I don’t think they were violent A bubble of air was injected into the enough to rattle my eyeballs. eye to hold things in place, and I was No, my retina just came loose of its sent home to rest and heal, which meant own accord. And when that happened, it spending 20 hours of every day lying on popped a blood vessel and before long, my side (either one, my choice). Which my eye was full of big, dark floaters — so got real old after about one day. Even with big that I couldn’t see. So off to the ophTurner Classic Movies and a big collection thalmologist I went to get it cleaned up, of DVDs I was half out of my gourd with patched and re-inflated. boredom by the end of the week. So much Which turned out to be one of the for lying around, doing nothing as my more educational experiences of my life. dream vacation.

For starters, I learned that it was Oh, well. Things are quickly improving. unusual for me to get all the way to age I can see again, the bubble in my eye is 52 without ever having surgery. At least, getting smaller, and I’m getting back to the that’s the impression I got from the nurses serious business of making fun of things, in the OR, who greeted me first with mostly myself, so Doc, in case you read astonishment, and then with glee. “You’ve this: Just kidding about the killjoy thing. never had surgery? How did you get to And if you nurses read this, give me a call, be 52 years old and not have surgery?” will ya? I’d love to know just what was so very quickly became “You’ve never had funny. I think. surgery? Heh heh heh.” They’re comediMike Redmond is an author, journalist, ans, those nurses. humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ Actually, they might be. After a brief period in which I was completely knocked mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on out so that my eye could be anesthetized speaking fees and availability, visit www. with a hypodermic I most definitely did spotlightwww.com. not want to see coming at me, the oph-

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WHAT I LEARNED AT THE STATE FAIR

he Indiana State Fair to perfect strangers (that’s what made is but a memory now. them perfect). Dozens of friends came Not that I remember by, too, but only to chat. much. As I mentioned I called a buddy and fellow author a couple of weeks ago, in D.C. who told me that friends never I had planned to spend 120 hours in buy a book. “They know you too well,” the Old National Bank Grand Hall, or said Mark. “They think you are going was it The Grand Old Indiana Bank to give them a book for free.”

Hall, or maybe the Grand National “Well, if they knew me that well, Old Bank Hall? As you can see, I’m they’d know I was too cheap to do still feeling the effects. that.”

My brain is fried. And so was evI also received lots ideas for my erything I ate at the fair. Several years next book of curiosities. I heard about Dick Wolfsie ago I wrote a column about fair food brain sandwiches, a city named Alice Humor and kidded that someday they’d find that’s only a hundred yards on each a way to deep-fry Pepsi. I didn’t really side of a railroad track, and a crying think what I wrote was that funny because it was basketball. Also, in French Lick, a cave where you so far-fetched. Until this year, when they actually can detect a human profile in the rock and house started doing it. shaped like a space ship. I didn’t write any of this Wait a second, maybe they stole the idea from down because I figured I’d remember all of the me! details of these oddities when I got home each Looking back on my 12-day marathon, I realnight after 10 hours. Yeah, right. ized that I learned a great deal this year and I So, please drop me an e-mail if you know any would like to share with more about this stuff. you some of my observaI also learned tions. you can eat a g yros There is no way sandwich, talk on your for me to eat a giant cell phone and hold turkey leg and not a baby at the same be stared at. The first time. And some of those day, when I sat with the people even waved to me drumstick in my greasy from the top of the Ferris mitts and gnawed away, wheel. people gaped at me Finally, I learned like I was a prehistoric what honest people cave dweller. So, I tried Hoosiers are. Even pulling the meat off with my fingers, though I can be a hardwhich only prompted remarks like, “Oh, there’s edged, mistrustful New Yorker, I happily gave Dick Wolfsie. I guess he doesn’t know they’ve books to folks who had blown their money on invented utensils. Then, I tried a knife and fork. elephant ears and wanted to save some cash for “Oh, look at Dick. I bet that’s how people also eat deep-fried sauerkraut balls. pizza in the fancy part of town.”

“Why not take the books,” I said, “and mail me Most guys do not look very good in shorts a check tomorrow?”

(I’m a good example), and when it’s 95 degrees men also look really dumb in jeans, or worse, I made that offer 25 times. All 25 checks overalls. In New York City, men can get away with reached my house this week. I’m not sure I’d capri pants, but that just doesn’t fly in the Pig make that offer at the New York State Fair.

Barn.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker.

I’m pleased to say that while at the Fair, I sold Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. many copies of my book, “Indiana Curiosities,”

DISPATCHES

MEET THE AUTHOR: Zoe Sharp, author of “First Drop” featuring body guard Charlie Fox, will be speaking and signing books at 7 p.m. Sept.

21 at The Mystery Company, 233 Second Ave. SW. The much-anticipated next in the series, “Second Shot” will be available. For more information, call 705.9711 or go to www.themysterycompany. com.

READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? The annual Carmel High School Homecoming Football Game will be played at 7 p.m. on Sept. 28, against Warren Central at the CHS Stadium. Tickets are $5 at the gate.

World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery The youngest artists in town take center stage at the World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery at 40 W. Main St. Work by students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School kick-starts the season. Artwork by students of Carmel’s sister city, Kawachinagano, Japan, are also on display throughout September.

The public can view these paintings from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 and 16 and all day during the International Arts Festival on Sept. 22 and 23. Admission is free, and the gallery is also open by appointment by calling Doreen Squire Ficara, executive director, at 844.4989.

Charles Emery Ross — “Moonrise”

Zionsville Fall Festival For a change of pace, head to the 54th annual Zionsville Fall Festival at the Lions Club Park on Sept. 8 and 9 to see the charming paintings of Carmel folk artist Walt Thacker, among others. A part-time artist who paints in oils, Thacker’s nostalgic scenes evoke a time and place fast disappearing from the Indiana landscape.

In addition to arts, crafts and antiques,

Magdalena Gallery of Art A exhibition of contemporary landscapes and abstracts by Charles Emery Ross opens on Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Magdalena Gallery of Art, 27 E. Main St. After a career in advertising, where he was everything from a copywriter, TV producer to art director and business partner, Ross now paints full time.

“In my work, I’m constantly experimenting and exploring,” said Ross, an award-winning artist with studios in Cincinnati and Venice Beach, Fla. “Each painting becomes an adventure, a kind of journey. My hope is to take the viewer somewhere as well.”

Although his pieces may not take you to the exact place they took the artist, Ross hopes you will be reminded of a place you’ve been or imagined.

Barbara E. Cohen is a freelance writer who covers the arts for Current in Carmel and teaches art history at Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI and Ivy Tech Community College. You can reach her with comments or story ideas at barbara@i-writersstudio.com.

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GET YOUR DANCIN’ SHOES: Learn ballroom dancing (fox trot and salsa) with the Washington Township Parks Department. The fourweek session will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 25, at the parks office, 1549 E. Greyhound Pass. Cost is $47 per person.

Register by Sept. 17 at 574.1074 or www.washingtontownship-hc.us and using code 3203.301.

With the dog days of summer behind us, it’s time to get out of your air-conditioned house and enjoy looking at art. The variety of Carmel art offerings continues to astonish and delight — and the opening of fall exhibitions and the start of the fall festival season provide rich opportunities for viewing work by artists of all ages and avocations.

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HELP AIDS FOUNDATION: The 2007 CWA Golf Outing to benefit the Pediatric Aids Foundation will be Sept. 30 at Ironwood Golf Club in Fishers. Cost is $65 per player, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, adult beverages, lunch, door prizes for each player, contests, and an exciting awards banquet.

Pre-register by Sept. 15 by calling Rob LaPlante at 440.3848 or Thom Gamble at 908.5768.

Zionsville Lions Club plans a parade on Saturday morning, live entertainment throughout the day, carnival rides, a kids’ area and local food vendors. A Pet Pavilion is new to the festival this year.

By Barbara E. Cohen

FOR THE RECORD DIVERSIONS

BIG MINIATURES SHOW: The 7th Annual Museum of Miniatures Show at Sale will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Sept. 14 and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sept. 15 at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St. There will be dealers, exhibits, workshops, and a silent auction. All the proceeds will benefit the Museum of Miniature Houses, Carmel.

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POTATO SALAD Ingredients:

Jeff Heaviland Sous chef at Peterson’s

Where he eats: It depends on what I’m in the mood for. For a casual meal, I would probably go to Bravo Italian Kitchen.

What he eats there: Their sauces are made from scratch, including the Alfredo.

• 2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces • 1 cup mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons white vinegar • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt • 1 teaspoon sugar • 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper • 1 cup celery, thinly sliced • 1 cup yellow onion, chopped • 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped

Instructions: Place the potatoes in a 4-quart stockpot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and

What he likes about Bravo: It always tastes the same, in a good way. They are always consistent. It has a good atmosphere; it’s not too loud or too quiet.

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Bravo Italian Kitchen 8651 Castle Creek Parkway East Drive, Indianapolis Phone: 577.2211 Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Web site: www.bravoitalian.com

A GOODNIGHT KISS Ingredients • 4 ounces champagne • 1 splash Campari • 1 cube sugar • 1 drop Angostura bitters

simmer until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.

Whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper together in a large mixing bowl. Add the potatoes, celery, onion and eggs to the bowl and gently toss.

Transfer to a serving dish and chill until ready to serve.

— country living

Mixing instructions: Put one drop of Angostura bitter on sugar cube and drop in champagne flute. Add champagne and splash of Campari.

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Thai Castle 19 E. 126th St., Carmel Phone: 575.8421 Fax: 575.8476 Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch) and 5 to 9 p.m. (dinner) Monday through Friday, noon to 9 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

If you ask the owner of Thai Castle his name, he’ll tell you that it’s Unknown.

He’s not pulling your leg. Nikone Unknown got his unusual name when he came to this country from Laos in 1978 and immigration officials couldn’t understand his name.

He and his Thai wife, Ratchanee, opened Thai Castle Aug. 27 at the corner of 126th Street and Range Line Road, across from Carmel United Methodist Church.

Nikone Unknown learned to cook Thai food during the five years he lived there as a refugee after the Vietnam War. Unknown says Thai food is similar to Chinese food, but uses no MSG, less oil and lots of fresh vegetables. Thai Castle offers dine in and carryout service. If you do dine in, the portrait over the entry to the kitchen depicts the nine kings of Thailand’s ruling family. Other portraits show the current king and his queen.

Don’t be misled by the construction going on next door where a fire consumed a beauty shop. Thai Castle is open and ready to take your order.

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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

World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery Work by students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School and by students of Carmel’s sister city, Kawachinagano, Japan.

Location: 40 W. Main St. Dates: 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 and 16 and all day during the International Arts Festival on Sept. 22 and 23. Free.

From Field to Finish Date: Through Oct. 27. Location: Hamilton County Artists Association Art Center, 195 S. Cherry St., Noblesville. Phone: 776.2ART (2278) Web: www.hcaa-in.org.

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

Special Events

Fourth Annual Tour De Carmel 10-20 mile bike ride spotlights Carmel’s parks. Date: Saturday. Time: 7:30 a.m.

Phone: 848.7275. Web: carmelclayparks. com Pork Festival Special Train Ride the train Sept. 8 to Tipton for its annual pork festival. Departs Hobbs Station in Noblesville at 1 and 4 p.m. Return trips depart Tipton at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Roundtrip fare is $10 for adults, $8 for children ages 3-12. Web: www.ITM.org.

Park Birthday Party Date: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 15.

Location: Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000 E. 151st St. Cake, popcorn, games,

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J.R. Brow Date: Wednesday-Sunday. Location: Morty’s Comedy Joint, 3625 E. 96th St., Indianapolis. Price: $8 to $18. Web: mortyscomedy.com.

Live Music

Jennifer Kirk and Friends Date: Thursday and Friday. Location: Kincaid’s at Clay Terrace, 14159 Clay Terrace Blvd. Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Featuring half-priced appetizers and drink specials for beer wine and cocktails, everyday from 4 to 7 p.m. and from 9 p.m. until closing. Phone: 575.9005 Web: kincaids.com.

Kinda Blue: A Tribute To Miles Davis Alto saxophonist Gene Walker, trumpeter Marcus Belegrave and tenor saxophonist Rob Dixon pay tribute to the great Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” album.

Date: Friday and Saturday. Location: The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. Price: $15. Time: 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Phone: 253.4900. Web: jazzkitchen.com.

Jason Michael Thomas Band Date: Wednesday. Location: Birdy’s, 2131 E. 71st St., Indianapolis. Time: 8:30 p.m.

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

Penrod Arts Fair

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Where: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis Cost: $12 advance purchase, $15 day of show; free for kids 10 and under Details: Billed as “Indiana’s Nicest Day,” the Penrod Art Fair is certainly one of the city’s most cultured events. Approximately 350 artists will be on hand for the one-day fair, which features a children’s area, displays where you can learn more about local non-profit cultural organizations, local food vendors and entertainment on six stages throughout the day. The Colts’ Championship Trophy will also be on display.

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Charles Emery Ross Opening Reception Opening reception of contemporary landscapes and abstracts.

Date: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday; show runs noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday until Sept. 30.

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Rice-Ashford Jennifer Ann Rice and John Wesson Ashford III were married on June 16, 2007, at East 91st Street Christian

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Fraiz and Laura Sears. The guestbook attendants were friends Jennifer Malone and Iliana Medina, and the greeters were friends Laura Donaldson and Sarah Jones. Ushers were cousins Alexander Antony, Philip Ashford, and William Ashford.

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The wedding festivities began on Thursday evening with a dinner at the home of the bride’s parents. On Friday, a dinner was held at Woodland Country Club.

After the wedding ceremony, the reception at Meridian Hills Country Club included dinner and dancing.

The maid of honor was California friend Amy Balavance. The bridesmaids were sister-in-law Jennifer Rice, sisters of the groom MaryJane Ashford and Suzanne Ashford, cousin Susan Halvorson, and college friends Kristen

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