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It is our position that it is both a right and a responsibility to cast an informed vote each Election Day. Government office holders serve at the pleasure of us citizens. If, after becoming thoroughly familiar with the issues, one concludes that the affairs of government are being conducted in accordance with our wishes, we should give serious consideration to vote to reelect those in power. If we decide that the current direction of our democracy necessitates a correction, we might search out qualified candidates to replace those public officials responsible for the errors of the past. Regardless of any previous political party affiliation, we voters must educate ourselves on important issues and structures. Isn’t it our individual responsibility to decide how to vote and to not be overly influenced by vocal advocates such as political action committees, big business, union officials, clergy, relatives and most of all political endorsements? As Nov. 2, 2010 approaches as eligible voters we must make plans to cast our ballot and see to it and that we are as informed as possible to exercise our right to help select public officials for the next two to six years.

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It is our position that, as a community, we must remain vigilant with how our pets affect our good neighbors. Certainly, dogs bark and cats roam. Yet, can it be fair to require those close to pets to endure such natural behaviors unfettered? As pet owners, we carry a heightened responsibility to attend to the potential inconveniences our domesticated animals bring into the lives of others. Basic needs like the cleanup and disposal of waste must be taken seriously and treated as personal obligations. While Hamilton County’s extensive trail system is attractive to many recreational users, pet owners must attend to the waste created by their pets. In fact, the Monon Trail even provides plastic bags and trashcans. Unfortunately, many fail to take advantage of these provisions leaving behind an unpleasant surprise for someone else. While we are fans of our furry friends, we feel compelled to remind our fellow pet owners that they, not their neighbors, chose to add Fido to the family. Therefore, the neighbor should not be extensively affected by your pets’ habits. If unable to care for one’s own pet or if negatively affected by a neighbor’s, help can be found at www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/services. asp?id=7160.

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the Indiana Constitution. ARTICLE 1. Section 35. The General Assembly shall not grant any title of nobility, nor confer hereditary distinctions. Section 36. Emigration from the State shall not be prohibited. Section 37. There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, within the State, otherwise than for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984).

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ARTICLE 2. Suffrage and Election. Section 1. All elections shall be free and equal. Section 2. (a) A citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has been a resident of a precinct thirty (30) days immediately preceding an election may vote in that precinct at the election. (b) A citizen may not be disenfranchised under subsection (a), if the citizen is entitled to vote in a precinct under subsection (c) or federal law. (c) The General Assembly may provide that a citizen who ceases to be a resident of a precinct before an election may vote in a precinct where the citizen previously resided if, on the date of the election, the citizen's name appears on the registration rolls for the precinct.

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From the backshop Reality: Tough cuts could reach the tiniest agency We have stated this before with regard to painful personnel cuts by Hamilton County government, and now we must revisit the subject on the heels of the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District’s public plea to leave it unscathed in budget cuts by the Hamilton County Council. The council deemed SWCD as being “non-essential,” and that means it’s likely one of the three positions it currently holds will be eliminated in the 2011 budget year. We assume the pressure of gutting a budget in order to make everything balance is no easy chore. Something has to give. This is yet another case where the council seems to have taken more of a private-sector approach – long overdue in government at any level – and it may well mean a 25-percent staff reduction at the agency. We appreciate the council’s diligence in making the bottom lines come together. It should be noted and understood that the SWCD also has pledged to make a difference, were it able to retain the position, by eliminating funding the next two years for program expenses, mileage, vehicle expense, and part-time workers for a budget reduction of 11 percent. In the end, it may not be enough. •••

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg I know we’re all shocked, absolutely stunned, by this revelation: “Audit cites ‘unethical’ hiring of former postal employees.” That was the headline in The Washington Post last week. Let’s take a look, shall we? The recent study found that some former Postal Service executives who returned as contract workers made twice what they earned as employees. The report found other problems, such as poor record keeping of no-bid contracts, and that the Postal Service pays more for employee health and life insurance benefits than other federal agencies do. It’s simply ludicrous that they’re able to get away with this nonsense.

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Commentary By Terry Anker A long-time acquaintance who has become a successful attorney and a law professor also fancies himself a blogger and commentator. His strident political and religious ideologies are often incongruent with mine, yet I always find his perspective to be insightful and thoughtful. While his posts often include hand-grenadelike prose designed to shock and offend, or delight, the reader, we regularly discuss his field of expertise: the emerging areas of hate crimes and hate speech. One such post led me to ask if his phrase “tea bagger crackers” (presumably in reference to Caucasian Americans who support a movement towards a more restrained federal government) in itself constituted hate speech. His response postulated that hate speech would only occur if he had specifically suggested that the individuals to which he referred should be summarily executed or otherwise harmed. And, he continued, that calling people names is a perfectly suited application for our constitutional right to freedom of speech. Could this be a suitable definition? And,

would such language coming from a less erudite and well-educated individual be tolerated – especially if it were directed towards a different subclass of our culture? While I tend to concur with this take on freedom, I doubt that many would apply such a freedom universally. Yet, it is a tragedy that so many have surrendered freedom of speech so as to avoid retribution from one or another lofty (and self-appointed) arbiter of who gets to say which words. Perhaps more direct (even if more inflammatory) language would lead to enhanced public discourse. But while in central Indiana promoting his Civility Tour, National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jim Leach urged us to seek common ground and avoid rhetorical incendiaries. Sticks and stones, they say, may break bones, but, names are great tools to frame and win political advantage. A broken arm might be better! Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmell.com.

Would such language coming from a less erudite and well-educated individual be tolerated?

READER'S VIEW Now's the time to pay it forward Editor: Historically, Westfield has been a community that supports education. We are now at a point in time when we have an opportunity to help our schools maintain the excellence that they have achieved and to move to an even higher degree of excellence. Of course, this not only helps our children, but it also helps our community and us. Education impacts the economic activity and the value of our real estate. The opportunity mentioned is the privilege to vote yes for the School Referendum! The Westfield Washington School Board and Superintendent have been sensitive to the taxpayers’ pocketbooks as our growing population increased the need for more buildings and services. The Administrative team researches and evaluates programs before setting goals that have a positive effect on our children. They know

the teacher/student ratio needs to be lowered. They know that although the graduating percentage rate is high, we must keep striving for 100 percent. Goals like these are where you can make a difference by voting yes for the School Referendum. For those of you who have no children in school now and think you should not be asked to help, just think back to those people who were in your situation and yet they helped to pay for your education. It’s called paying it forward. It does take a village, a good community, to raise a child. Please join me on November 2 to exercise our privilege, our right, and our duty to vote, and to vote yes for the School Referendum. Submitted by Helen Bray Retired Westfield Washington Schools Teacher

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DISPATCHES » Prevail receives $46,000 grant – Prevail, Inc. was recently awarded a $46,000 grant from Women’s Fund of Central Indiana to help serve victims of crime and abuse in Hamilton County. The grant is the single largest grant Women’s Fund has made in Hamilton County. The funds will be used to provide education on safe relationships to students throughout Hamilton County and ongoing support for teens who have been sexually assaulted. » New park to open – Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. marks the opening of United Way’s Born Learning Trail in Quaker Park, Westfield. Mayor Andy Cook will preside during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch this special new opportunity for Hamilton County residents and the surrounding area to learn from this hands-on experience, designed for early childhood education. The 10-station trail will be installed from 10 a.m. to noon (with posts erected prior). The ceremony at 2 p.m. will open the trail officially for parents, children, educators, childcare providers, etc. to enjoy the trail’s unique experiences.

Mom needs her fantasy football COMMENTARY By Danielle Wilson I’m sad. For the last several years my husband and I have been in a fantasy football league together. My team never finished higher than third, but I learned a ton about football and enjoyed putting the hurt on Doo’s pathetic team. Due to a lack of interest this year, however, we decided to disband the Wilson X League, may she rest in peace. I didn’t think it would bother me: I mean, seriously, I’ve got enough on my plate right now without worrying about getting my line-up set in time. But to my surprise, I actually miss the darn thing. I feel like a small, shoddy raft adrift on the vast NFL ocean come Sunday (and Monday night and Thursday night and the occasional Saturday). I no longer have interest in what my boy Brees is up to or whether my go-to running back is off the IR. It doesn’t really matter if the 49’ers are on a bye or if my defense is going up against the Colts.

Who cares that my bench outscored my starters by forty points? Not me, because I don’t have a bench or an IR list or even a defense to lead to a Manning slaughter. Doo and my football-crazed son, who interestingly enough hates to play football but suffers pigskin withdraw symptoms every February, participate in another league and so still chat stats 24/7. Point in fact: as I’m writing this column on a Sunday morning they are already discussing the possible repercussions of the Monday night game. I want to jump in, but I don’t really know whom they are talking about. Sigh. So what to do? Sure, I’ll still follow the Colts, but they are but one team in a colorful and fascinating football nation of thirty-two. They don’t have an Ocho Cinco or a T.O. or even a player with a cool name like Jericho Crotchery. And it’s too late to start my own league this fall. I have commandeered by husband’s attention somewhat by suggesting that we watch every

movie on the 2007 American Film Institute’s Top 100 Films of All Times. So we’ve spent several evenings since Labor Day with Orson Wells “Citizen Kane”, Dustin Hoffman “The Graduate”, Peter O’Toole “Lawrence of Arabia”, and Humphrey Bogart “Casablanca”. But honestly, with the exception of maybe Bogart and the very dreamy Paul Newman in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (by the way, it is not on the list) which I’d accidentally confused with “Some Like It Hot” (number 22 on the list), I’d rather be watching Mark Sanchez, Aaron Rodgers, and though it pains me to say this, gulp, Tom Brady. So it’s decided, next year I’m back. This Mom needs a fantasy! Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

But to my surprise, I actually miss the darn thing. I feel like a small, shoddy raft adrift on the vast NFL ocean come Sunday (and Monday night and Thursday night and the occasional Saturday).

» WPD joins 'FOP Cops' program – Westfield Police Department (WPD) will be joining FOP Lodge 103 in its “FOP COPS and KIDS” holiday event on Saturday, December 4. With the help of donations, the WPD will brighten the holiday season for several needy families in Westfield by taking children shopping and purchasing winter clothing items and gifts. WPD is working with Westfield Schools and the Westfield Youth Assistance Program to choose children for the event. All families participating are carefully pre-screened and accepted based on their needs and current family situations. » Craft Bazaar and Silent Auction – The Friends of the Westfield Library are holding their seventh annual Craft Bazaar and Silent Auction at the library on this Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The Friends of the Westfield Library is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for the library to use for things beyond the library’s regular budget, and this is their primary fundraising event. There are two portions to the event, and the Silent Auction is the portion that benefits the library. The Craft Bazaar provides shoppers the opportunity to purchase handmade items. Free refreshments will also be available.

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Hispanic outreach kickoff successful By Lauren Burdick Current in Westfield On Sept. 18, 2010, Westfield presented the community’s first Hispanic Outreach Program, providing a veritable welcome wagon for the city’s Hispanic community. The event’s level of success prompted Event Planner Jo Ann Weiker and others to consider more for the future. “Everyone was very pleased. Attendees enjoyed themselves, and walked away with a better understanding of what is available to them, who to contact, as well as received handouts from the exhibitors,” Weiker said. According to Weiker, the next Hispanic Outreach Program may be held in May of 2011, and patrons can expect them once or twice times annually, although nothing has been finalized. The Programs are held at CrossRoads Church at 191st St. and Grassy Branch Road in Westfield, with breakfast kicking off the day at 8 a.m. In addition to breakfast, activities include a welcoming by Westfield’s mayor Andy Cook and a presentation by the Mexican Consul, Juan M. Solana Morales. Interpreters were present at the first event, as

were exhibitors from the Westfield-Washington Public Library, Sentry Insurance, Heart and Soul Clinic and Trinity Free Clinic, and are expected to participate in future Hispanic Outreach Programs. The safety and awareness aspect of the first Hispanic Outreach Program, which included a demonstration by local fire fighters, was, according to Weiker, an important part of the event. “Children and adults alike took advantage of seeing the life-saving equipment up close. The police department gave away and installed two infant/children’s car seats,” she said. Looking forward, Weiker hopes to expand on the success of the program and make it more conducive to the needs of Westfield’s Hispanic population. “A follow-up meeting will be held with all exhibitors of the initial Hispanic Outreach Program to determine the next steps.” Weiker said. “I have already been approached by an attendee about the possibility of a forum wherein there can be an open dialogue between Hispanic residents and the educational, government, church, and business sectors of our community.”

Attendees enjoyed themselves, and walked away with a better understanding of what is available to them, who to contact, as well as received handouts from the exhibitors.

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Estridge changes plans for Symphony Current in Westfield Symphony may still become a massive development in Westfield, but it won’t become so all at once. The Estridge Companies announced last week it will approach the Symphony development in phases by pursuing zoning approval for various parcels of land instead of one 1,400-acre site. The company stated that its vision for the project has not changed but cited a weak economy and feedback from Westfield residents as reasons for the new approach. “We think it’s prudent to take smaller steps to

achieve great things,” said Estridge Cos. President Paul Estridge in a statement. “Because of the weak economic climate and feedback we’ve received from members of the community, we’ve decided to significantly reduce the proposed PUD size and scope of Symphony, so that rather than 1,400 acres it’s closer to the size of our successful Centennial development, which is 436 acres.” Estridge will reevaluate his plans for the $990 million, mixed-use development and will return to the Plan Commission with a new proposal in the coming weeks.

Hilbert mansion sells for $3 million By Brandon Bowman and Kevin Kane Current in Westfield Lucas Oil Products founders Forrest and Charlotte Lucas are the new owners of Conseco founder Stephen Hilbert’s former home. A press conference was held last Wednesday introducing the estate’s new owners. The couple purchased the 36-room mansion on 33.6 acres for $3 million through a sealed-bid auction. The property had once been valued at $30 before the asking price was recently cut to $9.9 million. “They said they had another offer that was better and then they came back to us saying that it wasn’t,” Forrest Lucas said. The deal was finalized Sept. 12. “While it’s a sound investment, it

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Local filmmakers premiere at Heartland By Margaret Sutherlin Current in Westfield Mozel Sanders’s name and gospel music are as familiar as the Thanksgiving Dinner for the needy he started almost 40 years ago. The story of Mozel’s impact and life will be the subject of a locally produced and filmed documentary at the Heartland Film Festival, named “MozeL”. Directed by local independent film maker Kim Stephens and produced by Carmel resident, Michael Ruggiero, the documentary explores Mozel as an everyday man who accomplished extraordinary things. “The story of Mozel reads like a novel, and at the end it’s so nice to get there and be able to say that there are good people and good thing in our world,” said Ruggiero. Mozel Sanders was an Indianapolis fixture until his death in 1988. The pastor of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church and local radio DJ, Mozel was a gospel singer, Civil Rights activist and established the first city-wide charitable Thanksgiving Dinner in 1974. The film “MozeL” focuses on a motto surrounding his life: “do not look down on a man unless you’re willing to pick him up.” The idea for the film came out of a lunch between Ruggiero and Sanders’s son, Roosevelt. During the lunch Ruggiero felt so compelled by the story, he and Roosevelt Sanders agreed

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to make the film then and there. Afterwards Ruggiero sought to find a local filmmaker who could, on a small budget, could really tell the story of Mozel. He found Kim Stephens through Mozel’s daughter. “I love telling people stories,” said Stephens. An IPS teacher and Indianapolis resident, she said she knew well about the extraordinary Thanksgiving dinner, and was even more impressed to learn about Mozel throughout the process. “Even though he’s no longer here, what he started and his legacy are. As I worked on this film I was so surprised to find out how everyday he was, even though he was rebellious and active in the community.” Nearly three and a half years later of hunting for interviews, seeking out rare footage of Mozel, editing and writing, and a scare that the film had been lost, the project is complete and ready for its premiere during the Heartland Film Festival. “We can all learn from Mozel,” said Stephens. “He didn’t care about race. When one person struggled, he was there to extend his hand and give back to others.” MozeL premieres Oct. 17th at 4:45 p.m. at the Castleton AMC Theatre and will also be shown Oct. 20 at 2:30pm at Showplace AMC 17 Theatre. Tickets are available at www.trulymovingpictures.org

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How will you vote? Westfield Washington Schools’ $4.6 million referendum will be up for a vote Nov. 2

By Brandie Bohney Current in Westfield On Nov. 2, residents of Westfield will cast votes for more than just elected representatives. The day’s ballots also will ask voters to approve or reject a proposed $4.6 million referendum for Westfield Washington Schools. WWS announced in April that it would freeze salaries and seek support for a referendum in November, as changes in the state’s funding formula have negatively impacted the budgets of school districts across the state. Still, some community members aren’t convinced that a referendum is the best way to tackle the district’s more than $5 million deficit. To better prepare you as Election Day nears, Current in Westfield sought input from individuals on both sides of the issue. A list of questions was presented to WWS Supt. Mark Keen and Duane Lutz, a father of three WWS students and citizen co-

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chair of the referendum committee, on the “pro-referendum” side. Additionally, Westfield Washington Public Library Community Liaison Paula Hull and Jose Beyer, whose son attends a school in the district, answered for the “against,” or “uncertain” side. Current also spoke to a WWS parent, referred to as Mr. Smith, who requested not to be named for fear that speaking publicly against the levy could create negative repercussions for his children in WWS. Other parents asked to share their opinions expressed similar concerns.

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tax impact of the referendum Below is an estimation chart provided by www wwsreferendum.com, based on tax rate of 23 cents per $100.00, and on raising $4.6 million. Calculate your own projected costs at the same site. Home value Annual cost Monthly cost $350,000 $449.07 $37.42 $250,000 $299.57 $24.96 $200,000 $224.82 $18.73 $150,000 $150.07 $12.50

how can voters learn more The referendum website, www.wwsreferendum.com. Two public forums sponsored by school PTOs and open to all residents will be held next week to discuss the referendum: • Monday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. at Carey Ridge Elementary (16231 Carey Road) • Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. at Maple Glen Elementary (17171 Ditch Road0

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The funding formula for school general funds has changed in recent years and is now funded through sales and income taxes rather than property taxes. Because of the recession, both income and sales tax revenues are down significantly. Lutz adds, “Out of the 349 Indiana school districts, Westfield ranks 330 in the amount of money they get per student, yet achieves on ISTEP number 10 out of those 349, so if there was ever a case for doing more with less, Westfield has been able to do that historically. But the time has come that there’s going to need to be a few dollars put into the pot to continue that level of achievement.”

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Hull said she attends the State of the Schools addresses each year, and she found it particularly interesting that in 2009 – when the economy was showing few signs of recovery – the address focused on several new technology purchases for the school, and then the 2010 address focused on the financial hardship the school is now facing. “I wonder if those purchases were really necessary,” she said. During a time in which most businesses and families were tightening nearly every aspect of their budgets, Hull wonders if the schools’ decision to make what appeared to be significant purchases, when budget cuts were certainly looming, was a prudent one.

Keen said that few reductions or eliminations currently in place will be reinstituted. “We’ll sit down and assess where the needs are and where there are other sources of revenue,” he said. “Anything that we bring back will be ones that impact student learning.”

Where specifically will funds collected from the referendum go?

This was initially Beyer’s biggest concern. He felt the answers online were incomplete and vague. He’s since had some questions answered by WWS, but said he’s still undecided in his vote. “I still believe the school (district) needs to tighten its belt.”

What cuts have already been made?

Hull, an 18-year Westfield resident, said that while she knows WWS has made cuts, she feels that the cuts made have so far been first-line reductions that show little creativity on the part of the school district in terms of budgeting. “In this economy, everybody’s budget is cut,” she said. “There has to be a better way to cut costs [than cutting teachers]. If the school system can really dig deep to find inventive ways to cut costs and show me that they have tried everything and still need money, I will reconsider my position.”

Can it be guaranteed that the referendum will end in seven years as promised?

Smith questions both the ability of WWS to limit itself to seven years and its decision to request the fund for the full length of time: “I think [the sevenyear limit] is a dangerous assumption ... When will they learn to live on less? What assurances are we given that there won’t be a new tax seven years from now, or perhaps even sooner if they don’t learn how to reduce expenses and operate within their means? Also, why does it need to be seven years?

What will happen if the referendum doesn’t pass? (If the referendum doesn’t pass, it may be brought forward again for another vote in one year.)

Smith again has questions about the assertion that teacher cuts are the only remaining option: “The only area to reduce expenditures is staff reduction? I find that hard to believe. Staff reductions may indeed be necessary, but could it be because they have been staffed heavier than needed in previous years? [Take the] analogy of a family trying to make ends meet: I’m not going to reduce the number of children in my family. I’m going to look at my family budget and reassess which expenditures are truly necessary, and which ones can be reduced or eliminated.”

“We reduced a lot of the support in our maintenance and custodial services, restricted a lot of travel, we have cut all administrator benefits … [and] we’ve reduced a lot of technology purchases,” Keen said. Thirteen positions have been cut entirely: nine instructional assistants, two technical support personnel, and two administrators. Keen said WWS’ budget cuts have totaled between $2.8 and $2.9 million in savings. Indiana Code 20-46-1-11 reads: “The voters in a referendum may not approve a levy that is imposed for more than seven (7) years. However, a levy may be reimposed or extended under this chapter.” Reimposition or extension requires an additional vote by taxpayers. “There’s a serious commitment made – I know at the school board level and from Dr. Keen – to make every effort to not request the full [amount] in any given year,” Lutz said. “If less is necessary, then [the intention is to] use less than what is approved.” Lutz said that certified personnel cuts – elimination of teacher jobs – are the last resort, and that the school will be faced with that end-of-the-line decision should the referendum not pass. “About the only thing the school hasn’t done is reduce teachers. The district has been very sensitive to maintain the size of classrooms and the programs they have,” he says. “The last significant change that could be made would be personnel, and in lieu of that, the referendum is being requested to bridge the gap.”

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DISPATCHES » For book lovers only – Come join other book lovers at a once-a-month discussion group which meets at the Westfield Washington Public Library. The regular group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m., and this is a great way to chat with others who have read the book. You are invited even if you haven’t read the book. “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova will be the topic for this month, and the discussion will be in the Sumner Room on Wednesday, October 20, at 1 p.m. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of one of the books and participating in this free program, contact Information/ Reference Services at 896-9391. Talented kids don’t achieve potential? – Exceptionally talented children are just as likely to fail in life as succeed according to a new study. In one of the most extensive studies carried out, Professor Joan Freeman tracked the development of children who had exceptional abilities in math, art or music from 1974 to today and said that of 210 children in her study, “maybe only half a dozen might have been what we might consider conventionally successful.” Freeman says most gifted children fail to live up to their potential because they are trapped in

handicapping situations, which often are a result of pushy parents and the lack of a true childhood. -www.educationnews.org ACT passes SAT – The ACT officially caught up with the SAT in popularity nationwide for the class of 2010 test takers, although California students still prefer the SAT two to one. In the class of 2010, 1,568,835 students nationwide took the ACT, while 1,547,990 students took the SAT. Twenty years ago, 817,000 students across the country took the ACT, while 1,093,833 took the SAT. Every college that requires a college admissions test accepts the SAT or ACT. -www.sacbee.com Left/right brain theory is bunk – An article was published this week in the venerable (and reliable) psychology journal Psychological Bulletin, which synthesized 67 brain imaging studies of creativity. Among other things, it showed that creativity is not especially a right-brain function. In fact, two of three broad classes of creative thought that have been studied seem not to depend on a single set of brain structures. What we call “creativity” is so diverse that it can’t be localized in the brain very well. -Washington Post

Oh! My aching back COMMENTARY By Becky Kapsalis Have you picked up your high school kid’s backpack lately? Oh my gosh! My husband picked up our high school granddaughter’s backpack and was astounded at its heaviness. He also offered to carry her friend’s book bag and was equally astounded at the weight. He guessed each bag easily weighed close to 40 pounds. Do we need to put warning signs on book back packs? Warnings such as: “Carry at your own risk”, or “Carrying half your body weight is bad for your health”. These questions come to mind: 1. Has anyone checked to see what health effect carrying these heavy book bags has on the backs of these kids? 2. How much homework is being given to these kids making it necessary to carry that many books home? 3. Are teachers aware of their colleagues’ homework assignments causing students to carry books from multiple classes?

When I was a young girl my mom would say to me “Take care of your health during your young years so that you can enjoy a health filled old age.” Well I’m in that old age category now and while I didn’t have to carry 40 pounds of books when I was younger, I do know how important my back is to me today. Following my mother’s wisdom, I think I can safely assume that kids who are carrying the heavy weight of books on their backs now, will have major back problems as they get older. These kids are in their developmental years. Anything to excess can be detrimental to their health, certainly carrying very heavy book bags on their backs falls into this excess category. Check the weight of the books your kids are carrying on their backs. Let me hear from you. Hugs!

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DISPATCHES » CCP announces cast for 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' – The Carmel Community Players announced the cast for their upcoming production of Sarah Ruhl’s comedy, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” The show is an imaginative new comedy which opens with and incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. An irritated patron who tries to stop the ringing discovers the cell phone’s owner is dead. Cast members include Susie Mohr and Gregory Howard of Indianapolis as the leads in addition to John Murray, Diann Ryan and Kara Coleman of Carmel. Learn more at carmelplayers.org. » Steir comes to Garvey Simon – Garvey Simon Art Access is presenting an exhibition of prints by Pat Steir at its Carmel location, 27 East Main St. The exhibition began Oct. 9 and runs through Nov. 27. An important American painter and printmaker, Steir has been a working artist for more than 40 years. Since her first New York exhibition in 1964, the artist has created a broad spectrum of work emanating from her pouring technique, which has been refined to the point of virtuosity. » Fashion and Art Show – PrimeLife Enrichment will hold its 2010 Fashion and Art Show Oct. 27 at the PrimeLife Center, 1078 Third Avenue SW, Carmel. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and the event will feature wearable art clothing hand painted by the Indiana Decorative Artists Association as well as original jewelry designed by Katherine Kemp. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and must be purchased on or before Oct.21. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, call 815-7000. » Get comfy in coach – On domestic flights, coach seats vary in width from 16.5 to 18 inches and in pitch (the distance between two rows of seats) from 30 to 36 inches. Internationally, they usually range from 17 to 20 inches in width and from 31 to 42 inches in pitch. Charts on SeatGuru let you compare seat dimensions on a slew of carriers. Remember that you can pay a few extra dollars for more legroom on JetBlue and United. -www.concierge.com

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Lambert's to celebrate anniversary with concert By Ashley Wilson Current in Westfield Lambert’s Music Center of Noblesville will be celebrating its first anniversary on Thursday, October 14th. Starting at 1 p.m. guests are welcome to come and enjoy family friendly festivities as well as two concerts, starting at one and six-thirty p.m. Open since October 15th 2009, Lambert’s Music Center has become the county center for L.I.F.E., Lowery Is Fun and Exciting, a program designed to spread music in assisted living and the elderly community. Their Anderson store, which has been open since October 2, 2006, has been named the largest L.I.F.E. club in the United States, in addition, they also have began promoting Lowery Quick Start Program, which encourages patrons to learn their favorite songs and share with friends. Accompanying snacks and door prizes, Seth Rye, who travels across the United States for Lowery Organ Co., will be the featured artist for the festivities. Rye is an accomplished organist, as well as comedian, with over 30 albums to his credit including Disney’s Electric Light Parade. As a self-taught musician, Seth has been playing the Organ since age five, all due to his father’s career in ministry. He’s also adapted some new-age ideals for his shows, including the use of video cameras on both his hands and his feet. “It’s completely different with me then any-

Lambert's Lowrey Music Center will celebrate its first anniversary with a performance by accomplished organist and comedian Seth Rye. one else. I carry tiny video cameras. I show my hands, my feet, everything to the audience. It’s a complete AV show that accompanies my show. You’ll see it all!” laughs Rye. As a self-described comedian, Rye warns, “ I do not tell jokes. I play and I have fun with the audience. It’s not a church concert, so I won’t make it one.” In fact, Rye stressed that playing the organ does not go hand in hand with a church or a funeral. Instead, he prefers to play popular songs by artists such as Michael Buble. Each of his concerts begins with an opener of his choice, but from there he let’s the audience decide. “ I try and let different types of people

request a song. Normally my audiences are so mixed I can play just about anything, but I try to please as many as I can in a single performance,” said Rye. Rye encourages everyone to come out and help Phil and Judy Lambert celebrate their first successful year at the Noblesville Store. “I have known Judy since her first month in the music business, she’s done so well for herself, she’s worked for it. She bought the store. You’ve got to give her credit for all her accomplishments.” The festivities begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 14th with a free concert and will conclude with a second concert at 6:30 p.m.

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multiply. Bamboo doesn’t absorb moisture, making it perfect for dipping oils and juicy foods. It looks beautiful and is wonderful to serve up chips, cookies and muffins as well. Cooking utensils such as spoons and spatulas made from this earth-friendly resource will not scratch your cookware and resist staining, so feel free to grab for a bamboo spoon the next time you are stirring your spaghetti sauce in your non-stick or stainless cookware. Noblesville resident Jennifer Jacobi is a Pampered Chef Consultant and Director. You may contact her at www.pamperedchef.biz/ jenniferjacobi

River cruises offer variety in sights, tastes at a base fare TRAVEL By Tracy Line For me, the hardest part of my job is containing myself as I search vacation destinations for clients. There are so many places I long to see … trips I want to take. Currently topping my list? A European river cruise. Apparently I’m not alone. A recent article in Budget Travel noted sailings by river cruise have increased 60 percent since 2004. This year over 215,000 Americans will board a riverboat, the majority sailing through Europe. River cruises offer a unique way to see beautiful scenery, sample gourmet cuisine and explore foreign cultures. If a river cruise is on your vacations-to-take list, consider the following: • Intimate atmosphere. Riverboats accommodate anywhere from 50 to 250 passengers. Service is more personalized, and the staff is likely to call you by name. Passengers tend to get to know one another quickly. • All-inclusive prices. Unlike cruise ships, river cruises include excursions, expert travel guides and alcoholic beverages in the base price. Once you’ve paid your fare, you can close your wallet and enjoy. • Limited entertainment. Riverboats

don’t have the bells and whistles of the mega ships. There are no casinos, disco lounges or Vegas-type shows. Instead entertainment may include dancing, singing performances or movies. Most one-week cruises include 7-10 stops. You’ll see a great deal onshore and relax while onboard. • Close quarters. Cabins are tiny, but welldesigned. Many have floor-to-ceiling glass doors for optimal viewing of the scenery. Not all have television, so, if it’s important, check deck plans before you book. • Prices vary. The larger riverboats tend to be the most affordable. Fares run around $200 per person per day. Travel in the off-season (late autumn-spring) and you might get a two-for-one excursion rate. Popular riverboat cruise operators include Viking, Uniworld, Avalon Waterways and AMA Waterways. For details on river cruising, contact a travel agent or river cruise operator directly. Tracy Line is a travel agent for Family Vacations in Noblesville, and also a travel writer. Contact her at 317-770-2211, ext 312, or Tracy@familyvacations.com.

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The scoop: Brothers Rotisserie Chicken and Grill is a family restaurant serving lunch and dinner seven days a week. They offer many deals convenient for feeding a hungry group, including full chickens and racks of ribs. Type of food: rotisserie chicken, ribs, and corn bread Price: $22 for a full rack of ribs, $18 for a whole chicken, and many smaller options Specialty menu items: rotisserie chicken, corn bread, baby back ribs Dress: casual Reservations: accepted Smoking: none Hours: 11a.m. -9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Address: 5643 Pebble Village Lane, Noblesville. Phone: (317) 867-1241

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Ingredients Aioli: • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese • 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons plain fat-free yogurt • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper • 1 garlic clove, minced Burgers: • 5 (1/2-inch-thick) slices red onion • Cooking spray • 1 pound lean ground round • 2/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs • 1/3 cup chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley • 1 teaspoon dried oregano • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry • 1 large egg, lightly beaten • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 5 (1 1/2-ounce) sourdough sandwich buns Preparation To prepare aioli, combine first 5 ingredients in a food processor; pulse 1 minute or until smooth. Cover and chill. Prepare grill or broiler. To prepare the burgers, place onion slices on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and cook 2 minutes on each side. Set aside. Combine the beef and the next 9 ingredients (beef through crushed garlic) in a large bowl. Divide the beef mixture into 5 equal portions, shaping each portion into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Place patties on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and cook for 6 minutes on each side or until burgers are done. Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons aioli over top half of each bun. Place patties on bottom halves of buns, and top each with 1 onion slice and top half of bun. -www.myrecipes.com

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THEATRE The Little Mermaid

The Pyramid Players presentation of the stage adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, “The Little Mermaid,” continues through Nov. 6 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Performances are for all ages, but offered particularly for children in preschool through sixth grade. Tickets are $12.50 and include a snack. Performances are at 10 a.m. on Fridays and at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturdays, except Oct. 15 and 16. For reservations, contact the box office at 317.872.9664 or visit the theater’s web site, www.beefandboards.com.

Schoolhouse Rock

Indianapolis Children’s Theatre will revive its wildly successful production of”Schoolhouse Rock Live!” a staged adaptation of the ABC cartoon series, “Schoolhouse Rock!” Performances for school groups are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. daily. All performances are open to the public, including two shows on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $ for school groups. Purchase tickets at www.civictheatre.org.

LIVE MUSIC Mickey’s Irish Pub

The following performances and events will take place this week at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N. Meridian Street. For more information call 573-9746. Wednesday - Texas Holdem Poker Friday – Soul Street Saturday – Kyxx

Verizon Wireless Music Center

The following musical acts will be playing at Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville. Oct. 30—Insane Clown Posse, 7 p.m. $34.50 general admission.

Mo’s Irish Pub

The following musical acts will be playing live at Mo’s Irish Pub, 13193 Levinson Lane in the Hamilton Town Center, Noblesville. For more information, call (317) 770-9020. Oct. 15 – Lemon Wheel. Oct. 16 – Blonde Sonja. Oct. 22 – Cari Ray Band.

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THEATRE Your Guests Are Ghosts

The 2010-2011 Season at Westfield Playhouse opens on Oct. 15 with “Your Guests Are Ghosts” by John Vornholt. First-year law students Lin Fletcher and Jim Stoddard apply for a job at the Peaceful Rest Retirement Home, and quickly discover that the retirees are not elderly humans, but displaced ghosts. Show dates are Oct. 16, 21, 22, 29 and 30 at 7.30 p.m., and Oct. 24 and 31 at 2.30 pm. Tickets are $12, and $10 for seniors. For reservations, call 317-896-2707.

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Heartland Film Festival

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Come in costume and enjoy games, treats, hayrides and more at the annual Community Halloween Party Oct. 12. The free party will be in the Exhibition Center at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville, from 6-8 p.m. Youth ages 10 and younger are invited to come in costume and enjoy games, prizes, candy and refreshments, a haunted barn and a hayride. There will be a costume contest according to age beginning at 7:30 p.m. Hayrides begin at 6 p.m. Contact the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service at (317) 776-0854 or visit our website at www. ag.purdue.edu/counties/hamilton.

Headless Horseman

The 27th annual Headless Horseman event opens Oct. 15 and continues on weekends through Oct. 30 at Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers. The event features a spooky hayride, campfire storytelling, puppet shows, glow in the dark activities, scary-o-ke and the Disney movie “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Hugabug make-up lessons and Animalia. Gates open 6-9 p.m. Tickets: Thursday and Sunday tickets are $8 presale (at participating Marsh and O’Malia stores) and $10 at the gate. Friday and Saturday tickets are $12 presale and $14 at the gate. Info: www.connerprairie.org, 317.776.6006

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DISPATCHES » Revamp old jewelry – Is your jewelry box full of sentimental items that are just too out of date to wear? Helzberg Diamonds at Castleton Square Mall will hold a one-day event on Oct. 27 entitled Restyle & Diamond during which jewelry design experts will be available to help you create a fashionable new piece for your old jewelry. Appointments are recommended, so call 841-0041 to reserve a spot. » Need to remove wallpaper? – Mix one capful of fabric softener into one quart of water. Using a sponge, wipe the solution onto the wallpaper. Let it soak for 20 to 30 minutes, then you should be able to easily scrape the wallpaper from the wall. -The Costco Connection » Wales determine how you wear corduroy – Corduroy's vertical stripes are called wales, from the Anglo-Saxon “walu,” meaning “to mark with stripes,” and their thickness can determine how you wear the cloth. Sixteen ribs to an inch is known as pinwale, and it's great for suits. Eight ribs to an inch is a wide wale and is good for casual trousers. Also of note: The more wales to an inch, the louder the characteristic “thwummp” noise they make when rubbing together. -Esquire

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First impressions do count

INTERIORS By Vicky Earley I accompanied a client recently as he toured potential homes with a real estate agent. The experience was, literally, the definition of you only get one first impression. The first house looked as if we arrived unexpectedly. The last visit of the day made up for the first: the landscaping was manicured, the door hardware was new, and the floors were spotless. The mood was set for an offer! When was the last time you actually entered your house at the front door? If it has been a while, try entering as if it were the first time. The real entrance to a home starts on the outside. Besides the obvious landscaping, look at the door mat. If your mat is coir or rubber and has deteriorated from the elements, it is time for an update. Next item to be scrutinized was the hardware on the front door. My storm door’s broken handle was not going to undergo a miracle restoration on its own. New hardware was number one on my list. I would like to point out that I understand and forgive a few toe scuffs on a front door. After all, how else would kids get in the door other than with a swift kick? But scuffs halfway up the door meant my front door really was going to be painted.

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Furniture in the foyer can be tricky. A console table or small chest really is perfect in most foyers. I use such a piece for creative storage of keys and mail. If you have a foyer is large enough, invest in area rug that introduces the colors and the style that are found in the remainder of the home. If the foyer is a square, I like to soften it with a round rug. Rectangle foyers are often limited to rectangular rugs. My foyer is long and narrow so, as much as I would love a large rug, this space can only hold a runner. Consider a bench if your foyer can fit it, to hold shoes and such. Next it was time to assess the overhead lighting. Consider how outdated, bright or dim your lighting is. It makes the space more inviting. Remember, the entry to your home provides the first impression and it only gets once chance. Make it a good one.

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Elevated insulin precursor to weight gain, diabetes COMMENTARY By Dr. Angela LaSalle “Doc, I don’t have diabetes, in fact, I have low blood sugar. My energy drops in the afternoon and I’m gaining weight even though I haven’t changed my diet.” Sound familiar? If so, you may want to talk to your doctor about checking your insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone that opens the gates to allow glucose into your cells to produce energy. It is made by the pancreas, and is present even when you are fasting. With eating, more insulin is released from the beta cells of the pancreas to prevent the rise in blood sugar and to keep a constant stream of energy available for the body. Because of aging, genetics and overeating, cells can become resistant to insulin’s signal making it more difficult for the glucose to enter the cell and cause the body to produce higher levels of insulin to get the same job accomplished. The higher insulin levels result in weight gain and instability of the blood sugar, often causing low sugars and fatigue to occur between meals. Higher insulin means more

inflammation in the body that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol abnormalities. Since insulin levels can be high years before the blood sugar starts to elevate, someone who has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes may have had high insulin for more than a decade, as many as half may already have cardiovascular disease or suffered other cell damage. Gaining weight around the middle is a good clue, but the best way to know if you have insulin resistance is to check both a fasting insulin and glucose level. If your fasting blood sugar is close to 100 or above and your insulin levels are more than 7 to10, your doctor can guide you toward a diet and exercise plan and medications to help you reduce your insulin levels and prevent more serious health issues. Angela LaSalle, M.D. practices integrative medicine with the Indiana Health Group in Carmel and is board certified in family medicine. For more information, visit, www. angelalasallemd.com.

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Plastic surgery research BODY BEAUTY By Barry Eppley With today’s ease of information gathering, photo acquisition, and methods of presentation, contemporary plastic surgery qualifiers are much different and more defining. New questions include photographic demonstration, recent patient experiences, and educational information. Historically, patients were advised to ask a basic list of questions to their plastic surgeon to be certain they were qualified to perform the surgery. This included board certification, in what specialty was their certification, society membership and hospital privileges. While these are still good questions, they are so simple to find and don’t have the significance that they once did. Photographic publication surrounds us at every corner today. Whether it is on Facebook or other social media, even the most basic cell phone can take a pretty good picture. Plastic surgeons are the most advanced and proficient of all medical specialties in photography on average. Therefore, one should come to expect a good demonstration of a plastic surgeon’s most valued asset, before and after patient photographs. While it is true that any business is going to put out its best results, at the least you need to see a handful of actual patient before and after photographs. The more, the better. A past customer’s experience is a good barometer of service and results for any business.

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DISPATCHES » Invest in BlackBerry producer – Canada's Research In Motion (RIMM) has done well as a firm in the past several years but badly as a stock. The shares are no higher than they were in early 2007 but should move soon. The smartphone world is breaking into two camps, Apple and BlackBerry. The former is bigger but business users get addicted to the latter. You should think of it as a rapidly growing firm with a strong committed franchise selling at only 12 times the earnings likely for the fiscal year that ends next February. -Forbes » Medicare workshop – Joel Harris of Amicus Financial will hold a free workshop on Medicare tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Monon Community Center. Harris will be joined by Jim Chesterfield, who has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. With the rising costs of health care, this seminar will help you build a foundation towards a better financial future. E-mail joel@goamicus.com to register for the event. » Stop pre-rinsing – According to Consumer Reports, you can easily save money by not washing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. This practice, the magazine says, wastes up to 6,500 gallons of water per year, plus the costs to heat that water. CR's tests also showed that this step is unnecessary, and eliminating it could save you about $75 each year. -Consumer Reports » Pickett launches communications firm – With more than 25 years of experience in the communications industry, Patricia Pickett recently launched Pickett & Associates, specializing in strategic public relations counsel including media relations, social media and editorial content management. Pickett’s previous experience includes leadership positions with several local publications as well as public relations firms. Contact her at pat@pickettandassociates.com. » Need help with the small stuff? – If you need help with administrative tasks but can't afford to hire an assistant, try using the virtual assistant service, TimeSvr. The service, which charges $69 per month, provides you a part-time assistant who you share with other users. The assistant can handle tasks from contacting prospective clients to making dinner reservations. -Inc.

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Lessons from the field COMMENTARY By David Cain Business is like football. For that matter, business is like any sport. You draw up a plan, field a team, and play the best game you can. You have an owner, you’ve got coaches, you have fans, you have days off, and you have a playbook for the season. You’ve got an offensive strategy and a defensive one. You’ve got people betting on you. You compete against other teams and you are always working to keep your fans engaged and happy. And, you’ve got to make money by winning. I’m not a fanatic about drawing comparisons between sports and business, but I do enjoy stacking them side-by-side occasionally. There’s a lot to be learned off the field from the similarities with the game on the field. One of my favorite sayings is, “we need more offense.” Offense is the points; it’s the score, what’s on the board at the end of the game. It’s who wins. And, in business, it’s often one of the hardest parts. It’s easier to be defensive, benchmarking against competitors and working a safe strategy as you evaluate and mitigate your risks. While defense might win football games, offense in business gets you paid. Innovation, relentless

pursuit of goals, more sales, and great customer service to secure renewal business is all a part of the offense. It’s the points on the board. Someone in my office got a phone call and they answered it with an email. The person was a bit snippy in their response to the email. You need more offense, if someone calls you call them back, don’t email. I have five great relationships that like to send me business. I call them once a week to check in, because I need more offense. My friend has a customer that is high maintenance. She feels like this relationship is draining. She needs more offense, get face-to-face once a week and they’ll feel like they are your only relationship. With economic pressures, it’s easy to become too defensive. You’ve got to have a defensive strategy, but offense scores the points and you have to have points to win. And it’s easy to create offense without being offensive; it’s a state of mind. David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your questions or comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

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Leo’s Pet Care recently opened its doors as a full service veterinary hospital in Carmel. Focused on a variety of pets, Dr. Gregory Magnusson of Carmel offers different forms of care for his animal patients. From dental cleaning, annual checkups and vaccinations, and also fully equipped for diagnosis testing and surgery, Dr. Magnusson hopes that his new practice will gain many patients and visitors. He also is able to address the needs of aging pets, as their health changes. Dr. Magnusson described his approach to animal health as one that is honest to pet owners, and also caring towards pets. In addition to being a very busy veterinarian, Dr. Magnusson writes a column for Current Publishing, and named his business for his two year old son, Leo. Saturday, Oct. 16 is the Grand Opening of Leo’s Pet Care. Visit www. leospetcare.com for more information and hours. 10598 North College Ave Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46280 Phone: 317-721-PETS Email: DrM@leospetcare.com

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Malicious mobile apps TECHNOLOGY By Gary Hubbard Question: is it true that iPhone apps are safer than Android apps because Apple is so careful about developers allowed to offer apps to iPhone users? The explosion of mobile applications is happening so fast that issues of safety and security seem to be taking a back seat. A big contributor to this lacking security is confusion and a poor understanding of just what exposure a mobile app can be to private information. Your smartphone has a lot of very valuable data to marketers and those with malicious intent: location, call history, text messages, e-mail, contacts, browsing history, your phone number. Once an application is loaded on your smartphone, it can do whatever the programmer has instructed it to do, with or without your ongoing permission. With these two platforms, Google’s Android and Apple’s IOS, there are some significant differences in how apps are distributed and what users are told when they install the apps. Google’s Android platform is a more open system for app developers, so users don’t have to download all their apps from the Android Marketplace. The benefit in openness is that over time, more developers are apt to build apps for the Android platform because they know that they can get it to market without getting Google’s approval, which can lower the overall costs & eliminates

the uncertainty of getting the app approved. Right now, there are several hundred thousand apps for the iPhone and less than 100,000 for Android phones, and nearly 64 percent of Android applications are free, compared to the only 28 percent for the iPhone applications. Bearing in mind malicious apps are likely to be free apps, Android apps alert the user during the install on what will be accessed on their phone by using the app and must get the user’s approval. Think like a hacker: one platform requires the submission for approval of every application (iPhone) and the other simply requires that you tell the user in a somewhat technical manner, what will happen when the app is installed (Android) but no one is confirming this. The reality as of this writing is that neither platform has experienced massive exposure to malicious applications, but you can be assured that this will change in the future. My recommendation is to just use the same rules as you should with your home computer; if you don’t need it, don’t install it and if you aren’t sure of the source, steer clear!

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Build your project, reap the benefits COMMENTARY By Randy Sorrell Did you know that now is absolutely the best time in a decade to complete just about any home improvement project? Think back five years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana. Simultaneous with that disaster, China and Saudi Arabia were charging ahead with massive development and Americans had just embraced the taste of Faith Popcorn’s cocooning sensation. Those factors created an insatiable appetite on basic construction materials from dimensional lumber, plywood, asphalt and all things metal (think nails, screws, joist hangers). Tested lessons from Econ 101 prove that when demand exceeds supply, the cost of those goods heads up. And rise furiously they did. Those popular boom times were famous for generous pay raises, healthy employee benefit packages and respectable corporate profits. As imagined, home improvement projects were confidently priced. Note: profit is not a four letter word. NEW REALITY Most teams in our field have not received a raise for a few years, have fewer benefits and are

quite pleased to just have a job to wear a loaded tool belt to. Material costs have plummeted and are at a decade low. Only this time, supply exceeds demand creating the perfect time for happy homeowners to take advantage of contractors and suppliers nervous disposition as margins evaporate. Fortunately for those of us in the home improvement business, the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, LIRA, projects that remodeling spending will likely increase on an annual basis by the end of the year and will of-

Sole-pleasing bathroom floor heat REMODELING By David Decker The average human foot has 75,000 nerve endings which, per family member, adds up to 150,000 good mid-winter reasons to put electric, controllable radiant heat under a ceramic tile or stone bathroom floor. Autumn is a great time to make the installation. While that “tile chill” feels great when the weather is warm, cold feet on a cold hard floor in winter is the opposite of cozy. As a unique home improvement, it is relatively easy to install sole-pleasing warmth in the room where most people have the highest likelihood of being barefoot on a bare floor. Electric radiant heat works well under tile or stone and is considered a supplemental heat, different from the primary hydronic, or water tube, floor heating which would be installed throughout a home. It was briefly fashionable some years ago to put carpet in bathrooms, but homeowners rapidly discovered that an absorbent material in an area prone to water, chemicals, hair, mold, mildew, etc., is difficult to clean and maintain. A hard bathroom floor surface makes more sense, and a heated hard surface provides not only additional comfort but actually fights mold and mildew. Upgrading to a heated bathroom floor in-

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volves both electrical and flooring work. Floor heat material can be put in for $10 per square foot and up, and considering the ongoing, daily proximity of water and wiring, the install, especially the electrical, should be done by professionals. The project involves removing the existing floor covering, prepping and installing proper subfloor, laying the custom-fit heating element, which looks like one of those foam under-rug anti-slip mats but with wiring like an electric blanket, liquid leveler, some wall wiring, a wallmounted digital thermostat, and choosing new bathroom ceramic, tile, slate or stone flooring. The job doesn’t take appreciably longer than just redoing the floor, and with 150,000 reasons to keep our feet happy, this is a crowd pleasing, sole satisfying improvement. David Decker is president of Affordable Kitchens and Bathrooms, based in Carmel (877-252-1420, www. affordablekandb.com). Have a home improvement question? E-mail David at david.decker@affordablekandb. com, and he will answer in an upcoming column.

fer a double digit rise in first quarter of 2011. This Harvard based study finds that homeowner optimism is fueling this trend towards investing in our homes again and that it is moving beyond simple replacements and energy retrofits. SOCIAL TRENDS My hopeful projection is that we will soon be reading about those edgy social trends we were experiencing a few stubborn years ago that created the nesting, cocooning and hiving buzz. Those of us who have built cool projects around these experiences know that fantastic living spaces, outside or inside, have the capacity to positively impact how our family and friends live. If Econ 101 patterns prevail, expect to spend considerably more next year on home improvement projects. Smart consumers are building dream spaces, finishing basements, installing landscapes and patios now, and realizing huge value. Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by NatureWorks+, a Carmel home improvement firm. He may be reached at 317-679-2565, randy@choosesurroundings.com or www.choosesurroundings.com.

Forget about fall; hurry up winter GARDENING By Holly Lindzy All things good are entering into dormancy these days of fall…including me. You see, though most people think I’m crazy, I absolutely adore the winter. Hot, humid days and frizzy hair behind me, I look forward to bare trees and frosty windows. It won’t be long. Now, you think I’m crazy too, right? Well… There’s just something about a cozy fire and a legitimate reason to lie around. Coffee and a good book. Plus, I love how quiet the town becomes once the road is covered with snow. With birds flitting through the flakes and the animal tracks left behind…how can you not love winter? Besides that, I can be a totally lazy gardener during the winter. No watering chores or weeding to hassle with. Instead, I can flip through catalogs and dream of a better spring

than last year. Sounds better all the time, huh? And you know there are some birds that only show up in the winter, too. So, that’s something to look forward to as well. And you know how you can see houses in the winter that you can’t see normally because of the leaves? I love that! So, you see winter isn’t so bad, especially if you like a slower pace. And like most creatures, slowing down for the cold, we can relax a little, without the hustle and bustle of the warmer months. Just hope I don’t put on the winter weight of a squirrel or I’m going to have a busy spring. Holly Lindzy is an Indiana accredited horticulturalist and advanced master gardener residing in Noblesville. Email your gardening woes (or wisdom) to info@ currentnoblesville.com (write attn: Holly Lindzy in the subject line).

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Look, I’m embarrassed just repeating this stuff. Plus, I wasn’t happy with the survey results, although my beagle laughed. I couldn’t get that survey off my page. Whenever I ask someone for help editing Facebook stuff, I always get the same answer: “I don’t know how to do that; you just have to mess around with the settings.” Now let’s talk about Lauren Rosenberg. On my profile page there’s a bio of her and a nice little ad about her PR firm, in Arizona. I didn’t put her there. I don’t want her there. I don’t even know who she is. But she is obviously very good at PR. I tried for two hours this morning to remove her from my profile. I don’t want my wife seeing this attractive young lady right in the middle of my homepage! The bottom line here is I really need to remove myself from Facebook. I’m spending too much time with my friends and not nearly enough time with my friends. If you want to convince me to change my mind, I look forward to your input.

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Halloween isn’t what it used to be HUMOR By Mike Redmond Mr. Calendar has turned another page and we now find ourselves careening headlong toward Halloween, or the Halloween Season. I like Halloween. I really do. We’re talking a nearly unlimited supply of fun-size Milky Way bars. What’s not to like? I’m not sure however, that Halloween as it is practiced today is an improvement over the Halloweens of the Golden Age of Kidhood, the 1950s and 1960s. It was a Total Kid Holiday then, maybe the only one on the calendar. Christmas and the Fourth of July were good, but you had to share them with grown-ups. Halloween, however, was all about kids, or to be more specific: kids, costumes and loot. Back in the day, it was all about gangs of costumed kids roaming from house to house and extorting candy from the neighbors, and more. Before the razors in the apples panic, the bounty might include homemade cookies, fresh peanut brittle and caramel apples, and my favorite, popcorn balls. A good night’s take would fill a grocery bag and would contain examples of every item on your dentist’s most-hated list: the entire product lines of the Hershey, Mars, Hollywood, Peter Paul and Nestle companies, Tootsie Rolls in all sizes, taffy, licorice and lollypops, caramels and Cracker Jack, bubble gum cigars and candy cig-

arettes. Properly hoarded and rationed, a good Halloween haul could carry you past Thanksgiving, in time for Christmas. And then there were costumes. Costumes were actually kind of problematic for me. As Mom lectured to us every Halloween, we weren’t one of those rich families that could afford to buy those Ben Cooper or Collegeville costumes-in-boxes every year. Mom made our costumes; apparently a hand-sewn Batman suit was superior to some flimsy store bought thing. Obviously, Mom did not know a thing about Halloween costumes. We also handed down our costumes. My first time trick-or-treating I had to wear my big sister’s old witch costume, complete with a skirt. I was so embarrassed I refused to lift my mask or even speak, lest anyone find out who I was. My sister took care of it, though, by informing one and all that her brother was wearing a girl costume. I accidentally got even with her, though. I peed my pants and she had to take me home early. She was furious. For that reason I still count it among the better Halloweens of my life. Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244.

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DISPATCHES » Pet food bank opens in Hamilton County – Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County has established a new Hamilton County Pet Food Bank in collaboration with the Hamilton County Humane Society to serve senior citizens, and families or individuals who are struggling to feed their pets due to a loss of employment or income. Requests for pet food assistance must be made in person at the Meals on Wheels office in Noblesville. Donations of pet food from generous pet lovers are needed for the Pet Food Bank. For assistance or to donate pet food, call Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County at 776-7159. » Skip pet insurance? – Insuring your pet against accidents or illness is becoming popular. There's no doubt an ill pet can cost thousands while also causing emotional grief to your family. Depending on your pet (cat or dog), plans can range from $10 per month for limited accident coverage to $50 per month covering illnesses and accidents. But before spending money on pet insurance, run the numbers to see if your pet's insurance premium would be better off invested in a high interest savings account. -Yahoo

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To board or carry along: What to do with kitty? FELINES By Dr. Gregory Magnusson Here’s a recent question from our Leo’s Pet Care Facebook page: “My wife and I are planning a trip and we’re in a quandary about what to do with our cat. We’re thinking of taking her along with us, assuming we’ll probably need to give her some kind of drug to calm her. The other alternative, of course, is to board her, which isn’t very appealing, since we rescued her from the Humane Society, and we don’t wish to lock her up in a cage again. Which leads me to my question: Which is more stressful for a pet, the air travel, drugs, strange hotel room, etc, or being caged for a week? We want her with us during the trip; however we want to do what’s best for her.” Probably the least stressful option for any cat is to have someone come into your house and take care of her there. Cats don’t really care if it’s their owner cleaning their box and filling their bowl, or some stranger, as long as it gets done. The second option is to take her on the airplane, drug-free. Despite the common public perception that pets require sedation to board planes, that’s not my common practice anymore. In fact, many airlines prohibit pets that have been sedated because of liability issues. Consider this: as soon as your plane touches down and you get settled into your hotel, set up a litter box and some food and water, and let kitty out to explore, the stress is mostly gone. A cat free to explore her environment is a relatively happy cat, especially if she can locate her people, her familiarly scented litter box and her

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Childhood isn’t childproof. While he’s growing That’s we’re ready like awhy weed, for anything.

we’re making sure his cancer isn’t.

Not only ready, but right in your own backyard. Having Riley North close by means immediate attention for any mishap. And should you need it, convenient access to all the special services at Riley Hospital for Children. Our doctors have seen just about everything — even if you haven’t. Because the unexpected happens. And kids will be kids. Need us? Call us: 688-DOCS (3627).

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