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Find a new home for your unwanted items......................... 4 Discover unclaimed money from the U.S. government. ... 8 Retire on your own terms. ......................................................... 9 A humorous look at wanting what you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have.......... 10 Can we go home again? ........................................................... 11 6 quick tips for health. .............................................................. 12 Jazz up whole-wheat penne with greens and sausage... 13 Restaurant profile: Roscoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar & Tap Room....... 14 Rose garden offers summer fun............................................. 15 Events calendar filled with activities..................................... 16 Hollywood is hot to trot out films for boomers. ............... 18 New tech items: Fitness system includes heart monitor.. 20 What you need to know about Web browsers. ................ 21 A deeper look at overcoming previous life challenges... 22

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Matthew Borges, right, and others organize donated items at Abilities Richmond during Make a Difference Day. The U.S. 40 West thrift store provides opportunities for those with disabilities to learn skills. JOSHUA SMITH / PALLADIUM-ITEM FILE

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Time to clear out the clutter YARD SALES, CONSIGNMENT SHOPS, THRIFT STORES AND CHARITIES CAN FIND A HOME FOR YOUR STUFF

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pring cleaning has long been a rite of passage from winter to summer, but it has a somewhat different meaning today.

Our mothers and grandmothers tackled their homes with rags and scrub buckets when the strong, spring light came through dirty windows, revealing the grime left behind by coal- or wood-fired furnaces.

Spring cleaning is now more focused on reducing the stuff that’s accumulated over time, much of it usable but no longer needed by its owners.

Baby boomers aren’t responsible for some of the stuff clogging their closets. It’s a known fact that when children go off to college, what they leave behind stays behind.

Trophys, letter jackets, prom formals, old personal computers, books and boom boxes are among the debris gathering dust in parents’ homes.

When children move out, assuming they do, parental belongings also seem to expand to fill any open space. We save it because we can.

Do you really need four winter coats? How long has it been since you wore those shoes tucked in the back corner of the closet?

You can throw it all away, but one person’s trash is often another person’s treasure.

There are other ways besides yard sales to put your

excess baggage in the hands of those who will either reuse or recycle it.

Richmond has several consignment stores that will re-sell your gently used clothing.

Most area libraries accept books, magazines, puzzles, games, DVDs and CDs, which their friends’ groups sell as a fundraiser. The Friends of Morrisson-Reeves Library has a red wagon inside the front door to accept donations year-round.

Area thrift shops are also eager for your castoffs, but they don’t all have the same rules, so give them a call before you load up the encyclopedias. Those obsolete volumes aren’t popular at the Salvation Army Thrift Store unless they pre-date 1972, manager Pam Craven said.

Reader’s Digest condensed books are no-no’s too, along with old bowling balls.

“We don’t need toys either,” Craven said. “The federal rules are picky about safety and there are recalls. We get so many toys we have to pitch.”

Old computers, console stereos and big, old televisions are difficult to give away, let alone sell. Refrigerators must be running and cold, Craven said. A pickup service for working appliances also is available, she said.

Usable clothing and shoes are always needed, along with kitchen equipment.

“We sell what we get and 100 percent stays in Wayne County to help those with needs all year long,” Craven said. “Our job is to make money.”

The Helping Hand Thrift Store doesn’t want bed bugs, but otherwise it will pretty much take anything, said

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SOME AREA THRIFT SHOPS, SHELTERS AND CHARITIES » Helping Hands Thrift Store, 808 Liberty Avenue, Richmond. (765) 962-3119 » Abilities Thrift Store, 1813 National Road W., Richmond.

(765) 966-0066 » Salvation Army Thrift Store, 520 S. Fifth St., Richmond.

(765) 966-2925 » Goodwill, 3791 National Road E., Richmond. (765) 9664108 » Hagerstown Thrift Shop Inc., 449 E. Main St., Hagerstown, Ind. (765) 489-4372 » Hellfighters Christian Ministries, operates Rhino House and a thrift store, 1018 S. E St., Richmond. (765) 960-7158 » Northside Church of Christ, 1962 Chester Blvd., gives away free clothing, 1-3 p.m., first Saturday of each month. (765) 962-4910 » Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1004 N. A St., gives away free clothing, 5-7 p.m., third Tuesday of each month. (765) 966-7618 » Birthright, 303 S. Sixth St., Richmond, gives away baby/ maternity clothes and supplies to pregnant women. (765) 962-7439 » Open Arms Ministries, Respite Place, 2010 Chester Blvd. (at First Friends Meeting): 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdays.

Shelter during the day, shower access, referral to local resources. (765) 962-9100. » Hope House, 275 Grove Road, Richmond State Hospital, men’s homeless shelter/drug and alcohol treatment center. Needs basic hygiene products and clothing. (765) 935-3000. » Genesis Women’s Shelter, 15 S. 11th St., Richmond. A battered persons shelter for victims of domestic violence and homelessness. (765) 966-0538 » Special Olympics clothing bins are located at several Richmond locations, including South Ninth and E streets, South Eighth and A streets, and at South 16th and Main streets. » Muncie Mission’s Attic Window Thift Store, 120 S. Merid-

ian St., Winchester. (765) 584-9805. For pickup or delivery, call (765) 288-9122 ext. 442 » Preble County’s Habitat for Humanity Re-Store, 131 N. Barron St., Eaton, Ohio, (937) 472-0002 Non-profit animal shelters » Help the Animals, 2101 W. Main St., Richmond. Can use old towels, blankets, rubberized pads, and cleaning supplies, especially bleach. (765) 962-6811 » Animal Welfare Shelter, 1825 Chester Blvd., Richmond.

Needs old towels, blankets and rugs.(765) 962-8393 Consignment or sales » Cheryl’s Home Fashion & Décor Consignment, 925 E. Main St., Richmond. (765) 966-1500 » Cradle and All, 931 E. Main St., Richmond. (765) 939-2505 » Designer Consignor, 211 S. Fifth St. Suite 103, Richmond.

(765) 935-5851 » Fabulous Finds, 935 E. Main St., Richmond. (765) 993-5865 » Sassy Seconds and Thompson’s Used Appliances, 809 E. Main St., Richmond. Clothing, (765) 935-3334; furniture and appliances (765) 373-8314 » 2nd Chance Consignments, 214 N. Commerce St., Lewisburg, Ohio, (937) 962-9046. » Just Between Friends, consignment sale of maternity/ children’s items twice a year at Wayne County Fairgrounds.

Register to be a consignor at www.richmond.jbfsale.com Electronics » E-waste recycling and shredding program, 9 a.m. to noon, third Saturday of each month. Rosa’s Office Plus, 20 S. 11th St., hosts an e-waste recycling and shredding program on the third Saturday of the month. Electronics may be recycled free; paper shredding is $5 per box. » Richmond Computer Hardware Co-op at Richmond Church of the Brethren, 1 S.W. 17th St., Richmond, accepts donations of working and non-working e-waste on most Sundays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. (765) 277-1916 or mark@stosberg.com » Earlham College and Ivy Tech also have periodic electronics recycling events.

Abilities Thrift Store at 1813 National Road W. is just one of Wayne County’s thrift shops. JOSHUA SMITH / P-I FILE

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Shoppers browse items at Abilities Richmond. A Make a Difference Day grant helped the store create an organized storage space for the piles of donations they receive. JOSHUA SMITH / PALLADIUM-ITEM FILE

WAYS TO MAKE ORGANIZING EASIER Too overwhelmed to even start organizing?

Here are some tips from Deniece Schofield, national organizing expert: » Store infrequently used objects. People tend to place things they rarely use in easily accessible spots, then complain that they have no space. » Organize a room using four boxes labeled “Trash,” “Donate,” “Belongs in Another Room” and “Don’t Know.” Place everything you don’t use or look at into one of those boxes. Then toss the trash, place the donation box in your car, return items to their rightful place and put the “Don’t Know” box in the attic or garage or another out of the way place. If you don’t open that box in a year or six months, get rid of it. » Stop perfectionism. Don’t let an imperfect situation be an excuse to do nothing. Even if you don’t have time to wash all the windows, you might have time to wash one. Learn to be happy with doing things in incremental bits of time. Large blocks of time are too hard to come by. » Follow a daily planner. Eliminate floating bits of paper by writing down everything you need to remember, including appointments and your to-do list, in a planner. Use it to transfer information from incoming paper, too, such as invitations, meetings, parties, etc. » Organize with a buddy. A friend can be objective about your belongings and help you be more realistic. » Use drawer dividers in your kitchen, bathroom and desk, and your space will multiply. Don’t forget to use containers on shelves. You can handle several things as one unit and convert your shelves into drawers making the items in the back as visible as those in the front. » Label all containers. That way, everyone knows where things belong. » Whenever possible, store things where they’re used. Do so even if that means duplicating some items. » Maintenance is the key to keeping things organized. Once the room is clean, spend five minutes a day keeping it that way. » Limit toys. If toys are a problem, perhaps there are too many. Toss broken toys, then donate the extras. Or place some of the toys in a box and store for awhile.

Every so often, rotate them back in. Voila — new toys! » Don’t become too organized. You can make home a place people leave when they want to enjoy themselves.

The goal is to make home a place people want to be, where they can relax and feel welcomed.

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Even ripped clothing or items with broken zippers have a use because many thrift stores have sources that will recycle the material.

“Household items, electronics, dishes, baby items, furniture and clothes are all things we need,” Singleton said.

Richmond’s Goodwill store will take everything exceptt mattresses and box springs, major appliances or automotive parts, store manager Chris Mathews said.

Console TVs go to Goodwill’s outlet stores, where items are sold by the pound. That’s what happens to old encyclopedias too, he said.

“It’s amazing what people will buy by the pound,” Mathew said. “All we ask is that things be in salable shape. There’s not much demand for a three-legged couch.”

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If the government owes people money, and they don’t collect it, it’s considered unclaimed money.

You can find this money for free yourself without having to pay a third-party company to do it for you.

The following resources from USA.gov can help you find money owed to you: » While the federal government doesn’t have one general site for you to input your information to find all sources of unclaimed money, you can get the official links to individual sites on USA.gov’s popular “Unclaimed Money from the Government” page. Search for retirement pensions, tax refunds, mortgage insurance refunds and much more. And you can find out about benefits and federal aid if you’re looking for financial assistance.

Search at www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/ Government-Unclaimed-Money.shtml. » Individual states can also owe you unclaimed money.

The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) suggests you search in each state you have lived. NAUPA provides an interactive map at www.unclaimed.org to connect you directly to each state’s website for unclaimed money. In Indiana, go to www.indianaunclaimed.gov. In Ohio, search at www.com.ohio.gov/unfd/TreasureHunt.aspx » According to TreasuryDirect.gov, every year 25,000 interest payments are returned to the Department of the Treasury as undeliverable and billions of dollars in mature savings bonds remain uncashed. Treasury Hunt (www.treasuryhunt.gov) can help you find out if your savings bonds are no longer earning interest so you can

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cash them in or reinvest the money. » You can also find unclaimed money through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If a company you bought stocks, bonds or other investments from committed misconduct that caused you a financial loss, and the SEC conducted an enforcement action against the company, there might be an investors claims fund set up to help pay you back. Search at www.sec.gov/divisions/ enforce/claims.htm Source: USA.gov

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ost Americans are aware they need to save for retirement. But the longer you put off some basic retirement planning, the harder it will be to catch up later.

We’d like to share with you a few important items about Social Security retirement benefits. When you decide to retire, the easiest and most convenient way to do it is right from the comfort of your home or office computer.

Go to www.socialsecurity.gov where you can apply for retirement benefits in as little as 15 minutes. In most cases, there are no forms to sign or documents to send; once you submit your electronic application, that’s it.

In addition to using our award-winning website, you can call us toll-free at 1-800772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visit the Social Security office nearest you.

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Your age when you start to receive Social Security makes a difference in your benefit amount. The full retirement age (the age at which 100 percent of retirement benefits are payable) has been gradually rising from age 65 to age 67.

You can retire as early as age 62, but if benefits start before you reach your full retirement age, your monthly payment is reduced.

Find out what your full retirement age is by typing in your year of birth at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/ ageincrease.htm.

You also can choose to keep working beyond your full retirement age to take advantage of a larger payment.

Your benefit will increase automatically each year from the time you reach your full retirement age until you start receiving your benefits or until you reach age 70.

The decision of when to retire is personal and depends on a number of factors. To help, we suggest you read our online fact sheet, When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs/10147.html.

You may want to consider your options by using our Retirement Estimator to get instant, personalized estimates of future benefits. You can plug in different retirement ages and scenarios to help you make a more informed retirement decision. Try it out at www.social security.gov/estimator.

You’ll also want to take advantage of our latest and extremely popular service by setting up an online my Social Security account.

You can use my Social Security to obtain a copy of

your Social Security Statement to check your earnings record and see estimates of the retirement, disability and survivor benefits you and your family may receive. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

Another great website for financial planning — whether for retirement or other financial goals — can be found at www.mymoney.gov. The website features information about how to plan for a host of life events, such as the birth or adoption of a child, home ownership, or retirement. The site also provides money management tools, including a financial savings calculator.

To learn more about Social Security retirement benefits and options, please read our publication, Retirement Benefits, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10035.html.

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WANTING WHAT YOU CAN’T HAVE T

he oven had a conniption fit and quit working four weeks ago. Charred, smoking calzone is not a pretty sight.

You know what happens when you don’t have a working oven? All you can think of are things to cook in the oven: lasagna, chicken pot pie, a roast and vegetables. Or maybe green rice, baked salmon or a chicken with 40 cloves of garlic.

It’s like I have never cooked a single thing on the stovetop in my entire life. Why, no, I’ve never made pork chops in a skillet, sautéed chicken breasts or LORI whipped up a stir fry.

BORGMAN The oven; all I can think of is the oven. I only want what I can’t have. But I have reason to want what I can’t have.

I always do.

My reason for fixating on the oven is that I know sick people who could use a pick me up. A coffee cake, brownies, homemade bread. Sick people, nothing; I could use a pick me up.

Do you know what determination is? It is when a woman without an oven finds frozen balls of cookie dough in her freezer and wonders if she can bake them in a waffle maker. Who’s to say you can’t? I’ll say you can’t. You can’t get cookies from a waffle maker. You can get a few browned cookie crumbs, but not cookies.

Of course, this fixation on the non-working oven isn’t as much about the oven as it is human nature and forbidden fruit.

It is the server bringing your food to the table and saying the dish is hot. “It’s very hot. Don’t touch the plate.” He turns away and you touch the plate. Ouch. It’s hot.

It is the sign that says wet paint. Really? How wet?

Maybe the sign is old. Maybe the paint is dry. Why can’t I touch it? You look around to see if anyone is looking and slyly touch the wall. The paint is wet.

It is about the man next to me on the plane who has been told to turn off his cell phone. He bends his large frame forward and hides the phone between his legs, still texting. The flight attendant said that he can’t; he’ll prove that he can.

This innate streak of defiance courses through us all.

Sometimes the singular focus on getting what we want is the impetus for mastery, achievement, discovery and success.

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I spoke with a young woman who held a graduate degree in engineering. When she was little, her father told her she’d never be any good at math. He said that she couldn’t; she spent the next 14 years proving that she could.

Other times, our wanting what we want has starkly different results. By hook and by crook, we go for what we want with no thought of others or the consequences. It is a short path to self-destruction.

The antidote is self-discipline, the willingness to delay my desires and redirect my focus. This, too, is the impetus to mastery, achievement, discovery and success.

Voltaire wrote, “Our labour preserves us from three great evils — weariness, vice, and want.”

I wonder if Voltaire had a working oven.

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Do you know what you are drinking?

Calories can add up quickly in some of the flavored coffee drinks found at Starbucks and other coffee shops.

Make sure you know what is in your drink. At Starbucks the largest size peppermint white hot chocolate with whipped cream contains 730 calories.

Shred your stress Sometimes it can be helpful to symbolically rid yourself of stress. Write down a specific problem or situation that is causing you stress. Then put the paper through the paper shredder to “shred your stress.”

Face time Pharmacy Use If at all possible, use only one pharmacy for filling your prescriptions. By using the same pharmacy each time your pharmacist can check for potential drug interactions.

In a world of texts, emails, Facebook, Twitter and instant messages it is possible to go for several days without having a face-to-face conversation. Make sure that you don’t let the ease of electronic communication replace talking to someone in person. We all need human contact.

Viral vs. bacterial Why aren’t antibiotics prescribed for a cold? Antibiotics only work to fight bacteria and a cold is caused by a virus. When treating a viral illness it is best to treat the symptoms: if you have a fever take Tylenol, if you have a cough take cough medicine, etc. Over time your symptoms will improve.

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Sit down for a meal Sit at the table, not in front of the television when eating. You will likely pay more attention to the program than what you are eating. By not paying attention to your food and your body you might miss signals that you are getting full and end up overeating.

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HOMEWARD BOUND

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he home I left more than three decades ago is no more. The houses I lived in are still there, but my childhood is long past.

My trips to my hometown are for funerals, wakes or cemetery visits.

Living in a small town has good and bad points. When I was 18, I wanted to be anywhere else. Seeing more of the world helped me figure something out.

For me, childrearing in a small town has more good than bad. My husband and I moved away after college and came back to Indiana, to another small town on the opposite end of the state. Our child grew up in the wonderful town of Newburgh, and hopefully will have beloved memories. He also left the nest when he AMY ABBOTT was 18 for those greener pastures.

My trip brought back good memories, and somehow I forget or ignore those that are not so pleasant. Anyone who tells you they had a perfect childhood has a bad memory.

What makes good memories remain alive are the people who carved them, those friends still on terra firma who bring a smile to my face just by the mention of their names. On Saturday, we had lunch with four of them, lifelong friends of my family.

The old cliché says there are no friends like old friends. Though we were in town for just a few hours, we talked and laughed with these beloved people. While my grandmother and grandfather and mother are now gone, spending time with people who knew and loved them is a wonderful way to honor their memories.

The American writer Thomas Wolfe believed “You Can Never Go Home again.” I chose to repeat the entire

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quote here because it is worthy of thought, “You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood, back home to romantic love, back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame, back home to exile, to escape to Europe and some foreign land, back home to lyricism, to singing just for singing’s sake, back home to aestheticism, to one’s youthful idea of ‘the artist’ and the all-sufficiency of ‘art’ and ‘beauty’ and ‘love,’ back home to the ivory tower, back home to places in the country, to the cottage in Bermuda, away from all the strife and conflict of the world, back home to the father you have lost and have been looking for, back home to someone who can help you, save you, ease the burden for you, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are changing all the time —back home to the escapes of Time and Memory.”

— Thomas Wolfe, “You Can’t Go Home Again,” 1940, published after his death Wolfe certainly had experiences I did not, and he grew up in Asheville, N.C., and I grew up in northeastern Indiana.

I chose another analogy, and I’ll stick with mine. Our lives are much like a garden, or a rich Indiana farm field. We nurture and care for our garden or farm, and are wary of what the seasons bring. We often remove weeds to enjoy the beautiful flowers or reap the richness of harvest.

For me, the people in my hometown are the richness of the harvest, in its fullest sense.

Amy Abbott is an Indiana writer whose column runs in a dozen Indiana newspapers. She is the author of “The Luxury of Daydreams” available on amazon.com, and likes to hear from readers at amy@amyabbottwrites.com.

WHOLE-WHEAT PENNE WITH SPRING GREENS AND SAUSAGE If you have trouble finding Swiss chard, you can substitute spinach. Discard any tough spinach stems and use the leaves as directed.

START TO FINISH: 45 MINUTES (15 MINUTES ACTIVE) SERVINGS: 4

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Several brands recently have developed very respectable lines of 100 percent whole-wheat pasta. Taste a few of them to decide which is your favorite. Once you’ve settled on a winner, finish cooking the pasta in the sauce. This produces a more flavorful dish than the more traditional method — cooking the sauce and pasta separately, then combining them only at the last minute. If you also add a little of the pasta cooking liquid to the sauce, it will work to glue together the pasta and sauce in a most satisfyingly connubial fashion.

And let’s not forget our Swiss chard. A spring vegetable, this tangy Mediterranean member of the beet family comes in several colors. And it’s edible from tip to toe, too, stems included. Just slice the stems and put them in the pan before the greens, because they take a little longer to soften.

By the way, if you’re wondering how the heck you’re going to persuade a full pound of greens to cook down within the confines of a single skillet, don’t worry; the water that clings to the greens after you wash them will help them to wilt. Just add them a handful at a time. Besides chard, this dish also would provide a happy home for spinach, beet greens or any other greens.

8 ounces whole-wheat penne 1 pound Swiss chard 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 ounces chicken sausages, halved lengthwise, then sliced 1⁄2-inch-thick crosswise 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion 2 cloves garlic, minced Kosher salt 15-ounce can (about 1 3⁄4cups) chopped tomatoes, preferably fire roasted 1 ⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) 1 1⁄2 ounces grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for a few minutes less than the recommended time on the box.

Meanwhile, cut off and reserve the Swiss chard stems. Chop the Swiss chard leaves coarsely.

Cut the stems into 1⁄2-inch lengths.

In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the oil.

Add the sausages and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausages to a bowl.

Return the skillet to medium heat and add the onion. Cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Add the Swiss chard stems to the skillet, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Remove the lid and add half the Swiss chard greens. Stir and cook, stirring occasionally, until the greens are slightly wilted. Add the remaining greens, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until completely wilted. Add the tomatoes, a hefty pinch of salt and the red pepper flakes, if using.

When the pasta is almost done but not quite al dente, drain it, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Add the pasta and 3⁄4 cup of the cooking liquid to the skillet and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, adding more cooking liquid if necessary, until the pasta is al dente and most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the sausages, then season with salt. Divide the mixture among 4 shallow bowls and top each portion with some of the cheese.

Nutrition information per serving: 380 calories; 110 calories from fat (29 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 55 g carbohydrate; 8 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 19 g protein; 950 mg sodium.

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While waiting on your order at Roscoe’s, sit and relax or browse local art and jewelry offered for sale. MILLICENT MARTIN EMERY

ROSCOE’S ADDS FLAVOR TO DEPOT

By Millicent Martin Emery Even if you’re like me and don’t drink coffee or beer, give Roscoe’s Coffee Bar & Tap Room a try. The fun new Depot District hangout offers sandwiches, sweet treats and quick refreshing soft drinks.

The Fort Wayne Avenue eatery, which is open from breakfast until bedtime, offers paninis for a variety of tastes. On the traditional side, there are ham and cheddar on pretzel bread and BLTs. They also offer specialty sandwiches such as The Roscoe Melt (grilled chicken with avocado slices, bacon, ranch, and melted colby jack on sour dough) to the Buffalo Chicken Ranch, The Texan and The Mediterranean (grilled chicken with basil pesto, tomatoes, spinach, feta and mozzarella on sour dough).

There are also several veggie/vegan options. My husband, who likes meat, really enjoyed his Edward Mueller sandwich, with ingredients including grilled portabella mushrooms, spinach and tomato.

Our two sandwiches and sides and two waters came to $14.71 plus a tip we put in the container on the counter.

Paninis come with your choice of kettle cooked chips and a pickle, homemade hummus with blue corn tortilla chips or the soup of the day.

Breakfast paninis feature everything from avocados to bacon, tomatoes, spinach and ham.

You can even find dessert paninis with peanut butter and Nutella; peanut butter and raspberry jam with Ghirardelli chocolate sauce; or even peanut butter, raspberry jam and bacon. And cakes, cookies and muffins in the

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IF YOU GO Roscoe’s Coffee Bar and Tap Room

185 Fort Wayne Ave., Richmond

(765) 962-3019 roscoescoffee.com (also on Facebook and Twitter)

Hours:

Mondays-Wednesdays, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursdays-Saturdays, 7 a.m.-midnight

case are tempting as well.

If you just want something to drink, options include hot beverages, such as Raspberry White Mocha and Turtle Cheesecake Latte; frozen frappucinos such as Oreo Cookie Crumble; organic, fair trade, specialty coffees and teas, hot chocolate and hot caramel apple cider.

Soft drinks in glass bottles and cans are available, as well as wine and a variety of Indiana beers, which are rotated. Richmond’s New Boswell is among the offerings.

Roscoe’s website says it has “Art in Liquid Form.”

Local jewelry and art offerings also add to the decor, and entertainment is offered, including open mic at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Concerts, art shows and children’s story readings are also part of Roscoe’s online calendar.

CHECK OUT ROSE GARDEN

O

ne of the Whitewater Valley’s most unique and relaxing places to visit doesn’t have four walls.

The Richmond Rose Garden has been a beautiful (and fragrant, if you take time to get up close and smell the roses) site for 26 years along U.S. 40.

It’s not all just red roses. There are many shades of pink, white, yellow, orange and even multicolored blooms — more than 100 varieties of All American Selections Roses are featured. In addition, blooming annuals, perennials and ornamental trees MILLIE add texture to the garden.

MARTIN I’ve always enjoyed visiting the garEMERY den each summer. Now, it’s an even more special place to me because my boyfriend and I took several strolls through the park while we were dating, and under a shade tree by the deep pink Knock Out roses, I received my engagement ring two years ago in May. We tossed coins in the fountain and made wishes too.

This is the time of year when the roses really begin to pop out, so volunteers have planned an event on June

IF YOU GO » What: 1st Bloom and Glow » Where: Richmond Rose Garden and former Glen Miller golf course, 2500 block East Main Street, Richmond » When: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4.

Food will be available from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at stations around the garden. Wayne County musician Pat O’Neal will play music throughout the evening. Balloon glow will be at about 9 p.m. » Cost: Tickets for gourmet hors d’oeuvres from Jen Ferrell’s catering business, Taste, plus coffee and soft drinks, will be $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets are available at the Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau’s Welcome Center, 5701 National Road E., and The Secret Ingredient, 720 E. Main St., both in Richmond.

Advance purchase strongly encouraged. No cost to attend balloon glow. » Info: (765) 962-8914, aherrman@frontier.com or richmondrosegarden.com

HOW TO HELP

Donations are accepted throughout the year for the rose garden’s maintenance, such as buying roses for planting, improving lighting and upgrading irrigation. Contributions may be sent in care of Wayne County Foundation marked for the Rose Garden Fund, 33 S. Seventh St., Richmond, IN 47374. Volunteers are also needed to take care of the garden. For more information about the fund or volunteering, call (765) 962-1638.

4 called the 1st Bloom and Glow to get folks excited about the garden for summer and raise some money.

(My high school journalism teacher, Ann Herrman, recently recruited me to help plan the event. Who could say no to helping such a special place and an influential teacher?)

The 1st Bloom refers to the beginning of the rose blooming season and visitors will be invited to stroll the Richmond Rose Garden as the sun prepares to set.

Tickets are on sale to enjoy hors d’oeuvres at stations around the garden.

The glow refers to a hot air balloon glow that will also take place that evening adjacent to the garden on the former golf course at Glen Miller Park. Six hot air balloons, including a giant scarecrow, will be glowing at dusk, which is approximately 9 p.m. Admission is free to the balloon glow.

If you have to miss the 1st Bloom event, you’ll still be able to see the rose garden this summer. It is open all year long during park hours, and no admission is charged. The garden is wheelchair accessible and handicapped parking is available, so everyone can enjoy the beauty of this local treasure.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Fitness and nutrition » Richmond’s Farmers’ Market, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at South Seventh and A streets and 3-6 p.m.

Tuesdays in the 900 block of North E Street, Richmond.

Crafts, produce and plants. (765) 373-9065 or richmond infarmersmarket.com » Huddleston Farmhouse Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays through September, Huddleston Farmhouse & National Road Interpretive Center, 838 National Road, just west of Cambridge City, Ind. Locally grown honey, mushrooms vegetables and crafts. (765) 478-3172 or east@indianalandmarks.org » Richmond American Discovery Hiking Club, Hike various woods and parks with a group. Call for schedule.

(765) 966-2523 » Farm to Table Dinners, Gennett Mansion, 1829 E. Main St., Richmond. Served every Friday through the end of August. Dinners are $38 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. Arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. to settle in, enjoy a drink, and browse the first and second floors of The Gennett Mansion. If you would like a historic tour, call in advance to schedule one; or questions can be answered after dinner. Reservations are required.

(765) 935-0055 or gennettmansion.com » Food for Fuel: An Athlete’s Palette, 6-8 p.m., June 19, Quaker Hill Conference Center, 10 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond. Chef Jen Ferrell will direct this cooking class for runners and athletes who are interested in eating healthy. Cost is $20. (765) 962-5741 or www.qhcc.org » “Baby Steps” Birthright Walk, 9 a.m.-noon, June 22, Eaton Courthouse Plaza, 101 E. Main St., Eaton, Ohio. » Reid Ride, July 20, Reid Hospital & Health Care, 1100 Reid Parkway, Richmond. Info: Reid Foundation, (765) 983-3102 » Golf, Elks Lodge, 2100 U.S. 27 S., Richmond. Public golf available Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays after 1 p.m. for $40/18 holes with cart. » Running Wayne County, an informal group of runners that meets at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday at various sites around Wayne County. Short, medium and long routes. Email runningwaynecounty@gmail.com or visit its Facebook page. » Horseback Riding Lessons, Sycamore Streams Equestrian, 7145 Salem Road, Lewisburg, Ohio. Horseback riding lessons for all ages and experience levels.

Learn how to saddle and groom as well as ride. (937) 248-7104 or www.sycamorestreamsridinglessons.com

Music and art » Gospel concerts, The Browns, 7 p.m., June 20, First Baptist Church, 1601 S. A St., Richmond. Other concerts in the series: The Collingsworth Family, (two shows 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.) Sept. 7; Dino Kartsonakis, Oct. 18; and Triumphant Quartet, Nov. 21. Tickets are $15 each per concert. Tickets: Church office at (765) 962-3074, Jan Clark at (765) 977-3001, or Trinity Gifts & Books in the

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Gateway Mall, 4623 National Road E., Richmond. » Face to Face: Portraits from the Permanent Collection, Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond. Open from June 16-Sept. 29. Free. Works from the 19th and 20th centuries, including many selfportraits by Indiana artists. Artists include Wayman Adams, John Elwood Bundy, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, John King, Marcus Mote and Carl Zimmerman. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. » Paint Out, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., with cookout from 4-6 p.m., July 6, Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond. Relaxed event for Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA) and the Ohio Plein Air Society (OPAS) to come to Richmond. RSVP at (765) 966-0256. » Free adult painting sessions, 2-6 p.m., Saturdays Hagerstown Museum, 96 1⁄2 E. Main St., Hagerstown. Arts Place art gallery is open from 1-6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Members of the Hagerstown Museum & Arts Place can paint anytime during open hours. (765) 489-4005 or tom@hagerstownmuseum.comcastbiz.net » Piano lessons for all ages, Preble County Fine Arts Center, 601 Hillcrest Dr., Eaton, Ohio. $52 for four weekly half-hour classes. Music book costs extra. (937) 456-3999 » Free violin lessons for kids and adults, 4-5 p.m.

Wednesdays, Hagerstown Museum & Arts Place, 96 1/2 E. Main St., Hagerstown, Ind. (765) 489-4005

Recreation » Historic National Road Yard Sales, dawn to dusk, May 29-June 2. Just travel U.S. Highway 40, anywhere

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

CALENDAR OF EVENTS from Terre Haute to Richmond, and look for the sales.

(765) 478-4809 » Not-So-Young Adults Book Discussion, 5:30-7 p.m., June 12, Two Sisters: Books and More, 193 Ft. Wayne Ave., Richmond. Are you an adult who loves to read teen and young adult novels? Do you find yourself browsing the library shelves in the YA section? This book discussion group is for those of us in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond who enjoy getting lost in stories of dystopian futures, first loves, and family dynamics. Discussion: “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman. (765) 277-3053 » Cruise- In, 1-4 p.m., June 16, Wayne County Historical Museum, 1150 N. A St., Richmond. See vintage cars from around the area and enjoy fellowship. Other dates: July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15.(765) 962-5756 or www.waynecountyhistoricalmuseum.com » Toddler Times, Cope Environmental Center, 4910 Shoemaker Road, Centerville. Introduce your little one to nature with a story, hike and a craft. 10-11 a.m. Fee: $3 per toddler. Registration required. Dates and themes: June 19: “From Egg to Robin”; July 17: “Who am I? Insects” Aug. 21: “Animals at Night”; Sept. 18: “Count Down to Fall”; Oct. 16: “Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek.” (765) 855-3188 » Wayne County 4-H Fair, June 22-29, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Road N, Richmond. Livestock shows, live music, Poor Jack’s Amusements rides, food vendors and much more. Parking: Main gate fee $5 per vehicle/walk-in fee $2 per person. (765) 886-5400 or www.wayneco4hfair.com » Richmond Art Museum’s Secret Garden Tour, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 22 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 23. The tour will include a garden boutique featuring unique iron works, baskets, containers and a variety of garden accessories. The tour will feature a few familiar favorites and some newly found discoveries. $10 each in advance or $12 on the days of the tour. Tickets on sale in advance at RAM and all First Bank Richmond locations, and available at museum during the tours. » Senior travel opportunities, Preble County Senior Center, 800 E. St. Clair St., Eaton, Ohio. One-day trips: June 27, Beef & Boards Dinner Theater, Indianapolis, $71; July 25, Scioto Downs Racino, Columbus, Ohio, $30; Aug. 21, Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, $51; Sept.

26, LaComedia Dinner Theatre, Springboro, Ohio, $62; overnight trips also available. (937) 456-4947 or (800) 238-5146. More information available at www.preble seniorcenter.org and on Facebook. » Connersville Bicentennial Celebration, June 28July 7. More information is available at www.connersville200years.com or (765) 825-3245 » Blast at the Overpass Independence Day Celebration, Historic Depot District, Fort Wayne Avenue, Richmond, before and after the Richmond fireworks.

(765) 966-5654 or http://inconcertrichmond.com/ » Historic Centerville Garden Tour, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July

13 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 14. Tickets are $7 each and can be purchased at the Mansion House, 214 E. Main St., Centerville, Ind. There will also be an ice cream social with pie, ice cream, and a drink for $4.50. A map for the tour will be provided at the time of ticket purchase. » Spirit Academy and Paranormal Investigation, July 20, Wayne County Historical Museum, 1150 N. A St., Richmond. A rare opportunity to experience first-hand a ghost hunt just like the ones you see on TV. (765) 962-5756 or www.waynecountyhistoricalmuseum.com » Indiana Reptile Breeders Expo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., July 21, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Road N., Richmond. Upcoming dates: Sept. 15 and Nov. 17. More than a thousand exotic species to choose from including but not limited to; frogs, turtles, snakes, spiders, geckos, and more. (937) 313-2436 or irbexpo.weebly.com/ index.html » Interaction Singles Dance, Fridays at Eagles Lodge, 75 S. 12th St., Richmond. Must be 21 or older and single.

Social hour from 6-7 p.m., discussion from 7-8 p.m. and dance from 8-11 p.m. Eagles membership not required.

Cost: $6. Info: (765) 966-8893 or (937) 456-9598. » Meet and Eat, 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, MCL Restaurant & Bakery, 3801 National Road E., Richmond. Organized

by Widowed Persons Service. Speakers begin at 4 p.m.

(765) 983-7307. » Whitewater Valley Railroad rides, 455 Market St., Connersville. Many special events offered. Tickets are on sale online at http://tickets.whitewatervalleyrr.org or by calling the Grand Central Station at (765) 825-2054.

Networking » 30th Annual Networking Together Regional Conference, Aug. 24-26, Holiday Inn, 6000 National Road E., Richmond. Conference hosted by the Richmond Minority Women’s Network features local and nationally recognized speakers who focus on employment and career advancement, education, small business/entrepreneurship, family, personal development, health and wellness, personal finance and youth. http://networkingtogether regionalconference.eventbrite.com.

Technology » Free computer classes, Morrisson-Reeves Library, 80 N. Sixth St., Richmond. Various classes offered on introduction to computers, Internet usage, Microsoft software, electronic books and other topics. Schedule varies. Call (765) 966-8291 or go to www.mrlinfo.org for reservations. » Interactive Workshops, 8 a.m., June 21, Uptown Innovation Center, 814 E. Main St., Richmond. 8 a.m. third Friday of each month. Center City Development Corp. and the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce are hosts of these workshops on technology-based topics relevant to small business owners and professionals.

Reservations at www.mycentercity.com.

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Katherine Heigl, left, and Susan Sarandon appear in "The Big Wedding." BARRY WETCHER/ LIONSGATE FILE PHOTO FOR GANNETT

HOLLYWOOD TROTS OUT

FILMS FOR BOOMERS

W

Staff and wire reports

hen it comes to movies, “adult” is no longer a dirty word.

Instead, films that cater to grownup tastes are becoming a valuable commodity for studios looking to tap into a growing demographic: ticket-buyers age 50 and up who still adhere to the ritual of seeing the latest releases on the big screen rather than streaming via Netflix or renting from services such as Redbox.

For years, teens and 20-somethings fond of 3-D spectacle and comic-book action have topped the film industry’s most-wanted list of customers. But with increasing competition for entertainment dollars from gadgets, video games and online outlets, Hollywood is courting a more

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reliable group: the 76 million or so Americans born during the Baby Boom years of 1946 to 1964.

A just-released Motion Picture Association of America study reveals that the number of frequent filmgoers (those who attend once a month or more) rose among those age 50 and above, from 7.2 million in 2011 to 7.9 million last year. While the report noted that attendance was up in every demographic category, the increase among older moviegoers “seems more driven by 2012 box-office titles.”

Translation: Studios are catering more to elder tastes.

Consider that six of the nine most recent Oscar bestpicture nominees, all dealing with mature themes, collected more than $100 million domestically for the first time ever. And, together, the contenders grossed nearly $1 billion.

As movie-industry researcher Catherine Paura told theater operators at CinemaCon recently, “We have not

stopped going to the movies.” However, “Young people — because of technology, because of the different ways they can entertain themselves — are not as habituated to going to the movies as the older generation.”

Mark Phillips of Richmond says he and his wife, Janet, go to the theater about once every three months or so, “but hate the cost of the snacks.” They sometimes choose to rent a movie rather than going to the theater.

Kathy and Steve Martin of Richmond go to a movie theater about every other month or so, usually for superhero movies or for blockbusters without violence, which Steve says are “becoming more rare.” They’ll occasionally drive to Muncie for an art-house flick.

Evidence of the graying of the multiplex: This spring, the old-fashioned Jackie Robinson baseball biopic “42” hit a homer at the box office while its main rival that weekend, the youth-targeted horror spoof “Scary Movie 5,” struck out.

‘Wedding’ vs. ‘Pain’ A recent weekend offered a similar showdown. In one corner is “The Big Wedding,” a racy nuptial farce packed with Oscar-toting veterans Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams that is likely to resonate with the senior set. Standing in the way: Those 40-ish kids Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg in the muscle-bound crime comedy “Pain & Gain.”

“We are always looking for movies that have a defined audience, and that absolutely includes Boomers,” says Jason Constantine, president of acquisitions and co-productions at Lionsgate, which is releasing The Big Wedding. “Last year, we released Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere, which performed really well to that audience.”

As a result, seasoned performers such as Sarandon, 66, suddenly find themselves in high demand. “Statistically, Baby Boomers are movie buffs but more discriminating than teenagers,” says the Academy Award winner for 1995’s “Dead Man Walking.” “The industry is more fueled by economics than imagination. If these films are making money, then there will be more of them.”

founded Miramax Films in 1979, delivering such Oscar winners as “The English Patient,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Chicago.” And they continue to do so at The Weinstein Co., including recent best-picture recipients “The King’s Speech” and “The Artist.”

Even when the company markets a title with multigenerational appeal, such as the Oscar-nominated comedy “Silver Linings Playbook,” it tends to go after the older crowd first.

“They are more apt to see a quality film in a theater,” says Erik Loomis, head of distribution for Weinstein.

One organization that is benefiting from Hollywood’s focus on the 50-plus moviegoer is the AARP. Suddenly, its 38 million-plus members are being recruited to attend previews in multiple cities.

“When I first started, occasionally studios would come to us for a one-off screening — “Secretariat,” for instance,” says Meg Grant, West Coast editor for AARP The Magazine. “But that changed with “Hope Springs” last year. Sony Pictures came to me and said, ‘This movie speaks to your demo. We want to reach your people.’”

AARP ended up arranging screenings in more than a dozen markets for the comedy-drama starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. Now, she says, “We are getting more requests than we can handle.”

She recalls how Summit didn’t want any tie-in with AARP for 2010’s “Red,” its action thriller about retired CIA agents called back to duty starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.

But now that the sequel RED 2 is on its way on July 19, Grant says, “They were very enthusiastic about doing an upfront piece in the magazine and screening for our members.”

Elders know what will stick Justin Zackham, the writer and first-time director behind “The Big Wedding” who coined the now-ubiquitous term “bucket list,” is sort of a pioneer of the senior cinema trend. He used “The Bucket List” as the title of his script that was turned into a 2007 sleeper hit featuring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminal cancer patients. The pair set out to fulfill a wish list of adventures before they “kick the bucket.”

“Older people have a better understanding of what is important,” says Zackham, 42. “They know what is a waste of time and what is worth doing.”

Part of the reason he said “I do” to “The Big Wedding” was what he heard after “The Bucket List” came out. “So many people said, ‘Why not make more movies for us?’”

Zackham says.

Brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein have been keen on serving the underfed adult audience ever since they

Chadwick Boseman, left, and Harrison Ford appear in a scene from the motion picture "42." Boseman portrays baseball legend Jackie Robinson. (Gannett, D. Stevens/Warner Brothers Pictures/File) GANNETT

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FITNESS SYSTEM INCLUDES

HEART MONITOR

By Deborah Porterfield Gannett

It’s not every day that you come across a personal fitness tracker that almost doubles as a GPS device, but that’s what you get with the Pear Mobile Training Intelligence System for the iPhone.

In addition to tracking your heart rate and the distance covered in a walk or run, the included app also displays the route you covered. That can certainly come in handy the next time you decide to jog in a new city and want to make it back to your hotel.

Better yet, the easy-to-use coaching app can announce your mileage, or if you need an extra push, coax you to pick up the pace. Designed to interact with an iPhone, it can also deliver your favorite tunes in between providing fitness updates.

Priced at about $100, the system from Pear Sports includes a Bluetooth heart rate monitor with an adjustable chest band and sweat-resistant earphones with a built-in microphone and control buttons. An optional iPhone armband costs $24. pearsports.com

Able to lock in signals, even in challenging GPS environments, the device can track your whereabouts in intervals ranging from 10 minutes to four hours. Equipped with a color screen, a virtual keyboard and an internal lithium battery, it will be available in May for $300. Monthly subscriptions will start at $9.95. inreachdelorme.com

Protect your iPhone and give it a boost If you’ve plunked down hard-earned money for an iPhone 5, surely you want to protect it from getting DeLorme’s inReach banged up. But what if you SE Two-Way could also enhance its Wi-Fi Satellite signals at the same time?

Communicator That’s the idea behind the starts at $300.

LINKASE from Absolute GANNETT Technology.

Designed to fit the iPhone 5, the case has a built-in antenna that can boost your Wi-Fi signal up to 50 percent.

Available in black, gray, white, red or blue, the case costs about $50. absolute.com.tw

Empower yourself without getting tangled up

In addition to tracking your heart rate and the distance covered in a walk or run, Pear Mobile Training’s Intelligence System includes an app that displays the route you covered. GANNETT

Connect even when you can’t Trekking through the woods is great — until you sprain an ankle and can’t get a signal on your cellphone. One solution for folks who are often out of cellphone range is DeLorme’s inReach SE Two-Way Satellite Communicator.

Capable of delivering text messages to and from any cellphone or email address, the device lets you explore out-of-the-way terrain without losing touch.

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The last thing you want to do after wrapping up some sort of project that requires a lengthy extension cord is to try to roll it back up into one neat package.

That’s where the RoboReel Power Cord Reel comes into the picture. By just pushing a button, you can retract its power cord for easy storage. Especially handy for folks who work with power tools, the device’s heavy duty 12-gauge extension cord extends 50 feet and has three outlets.

About the size of a beach ball but considerably heavier, the orb-shaped device can be toted from room to room or house to garage. When the unit is plugged in, it’s smart enough to turn itself off if it overheats or someone accidentally cuts the power cord.

When you’re finished working, unplug your equipment, press a button and the motor-driven reel will wind the cord back in. The RoboReel Power Cord Reel costs about $280. roboreel.com Email new product suggestions to techporterfield@gmail.com.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

WEB BROWSERS T

he World Wide Web is so ingrained in our digital lives that it’s easy to forget how awe-inspiring it really is.

We know that there were 634 million active websites at the end of 2012 — 51 million more than 2011.

That’s probably why the world’s 2.4 billion Internet users needed to run 1.2 trillion Google searches last year.

Of course, none of this surfing and searching would be possible without something else that often gets taken for granted: the humble Web browser. Many people have misconceptions about browsers. Let’s clear them up. » 1. A browser is a search provider.

When asked what a browser is, it’s common for people to start rattling off names like Google, Bing and Yahoo. In the nondigital world, browsing and searching are KIM similar activities. When you’re shopping in KOMANDO a store, you “browse” the aisles “searchFOR ing” for items.

GANNETT In the digital sense, however, they are two very different things. A search provider is a company, like Google or Yahoo, with a website. When you search, your activity is done on one site.

A browser, on the other hand, is the program you use to access the entire Internet. You can access millions of sites, not just search providers.

Think of your browser like a TV and websites like channels. If someone asks you what kind of TV you have, you would say Sony or Samsung, not Discovery or Disney.

So, what browser names should you know? There are more than a dozen browsers around, but only a few major ones. These are: Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Opera. » 2. Web browsers are all the same. A browser is transparent technology. For the most part, you don’t really think about your browser; you just use it. That’s how more technology should be.

Of course, at some point you do need to think about your browser. Just like older TVs can’t display the newest movies and shows correctly, older browsers have trouble with newer Web standards, like HTML5. That means you aren’t seeing newer websites the way you should. In some cases, they won’t even show up.

Then there’s the security issue. Every day hackers create thousands of new threats that target your computer, and your browser is a doorway that could let any of them in.

If a hacker can get you to click on the wrong thing or visit the wrong page while you’re browsing, your personal information is theirs.

Obviously, you want security software installed as

defense. However, an up-to-date browser is also a good defense. Newer browsers have security features that older browsers don’t, like sandboxing and integration with Windows’ latest security systems.

So, for those running Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8, Firefox 3, or older versions of Chrome, it’s time to upgrade. If you don’t know what version of your browser you’re using, it’s usually under Help>>About.

So, newer browsers are better than older browsers, but are browser brands different? For example, Windows and OS X come with Internet Explorer and Safari, respectively, installed by default. Is there any reason to replace Internet Explorer with Firefox, Chrome or Opera?

If you’re running Windows XP, the answer is a resounding YES! XP can’t run any IE version newer than 8, and IE8 is terrible for browsing speed and security.

If you’re still using IE8, I strongly recommend you switch to another browser. The latest, safest, fastest versions of Chrome, Firefox and Opera will work in XP. For those running Windows Vista, 7, 8 or Mac OS X, the difference between browsers isn’t so great. If you have the latest version of your browser, they’re all similar in performance and security. However, they do have different focuses.

Firefox is great for people who love to have lots of tabs open at once and like to customize their experience with add-ons. Chrome is geared toward speed and staying out of the way. Opera is a solid all-around browser for speed and features, plus it works the same on every gadget.

Internet Explorer 10 is fine for people who don’t want to mess around with a third-party browser. » 3. You’re stuck with your default mobile browser. On the whole, the default mobile browsers on smartphones and tablets are less than stellar. iOS users get a mobile version of Safari. Android uses a generic Android browser. Windows Phone 8 smartphones and Windows RT tablets have a mobile version of Internet Explorer 10.

As far as speed and features go, these aren’t on par with desktop browsers. Fortunately, there are plenty of third-party alternatives that improve speed, security and features.

For example, there’s a mobile version of Opera called Opera Mini that is very popular. Google and Mozilla make mobile versions of Chrome and Firefox respectively. If you use the desktop version of the browser, you can even sync your bookmarks.

Then there are browsers that aren’t from one of the major companies. Dolphin is a popular Android alternative. There are even browsers like BSecure that offer content filtering for kids.

Most of these browsers are free, so you can try them out and see which one you like best.

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Overcoming substance abuse can depend on understanding trauma We hear a lot these days about trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Often we discover that many people who abuse drugs or alcohol also have a history of violence and trauma.

Addiction often becomes one of the ways people deny or suppress their feelings and memories of past or ongoing present traumas.

An estimated 30 to 90 percent of women in substance abuse treatment programs have experienced physical or sexual abuse.

Alcohol and drug problems have been shown to increase womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vulnerability to violence through exposure to unsafe situations. We also find that many military personnel suffering from PTSD use subBECKY stances to cope when they return from war ALEXANDER zones.

Trauma is experiencing, witnessing or being threatened with an event that might involve serious injury or death. Trauma also can mean a threat to the safety of others, such as oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, siblings or friends.

Many children are traumatized by being witness to domestic violence in their home.

Traumas can be caused by many situations, including the effect of natural disasters, accidents and even medical events, such as a heart attack or surgery. The responses to traumatic events as stated, are complex, and can include intense fear, helplessness or horror.

Both children and adults can experience trauma and its impacts may vary depending upon the threat and the age of the victim. The coping behaviors from a trauma can develop into a dysfunctional style of personality characteristics over the long term.

There is a critical need to address trauma as part of substance abuse treatment.

Avoidance is a primary symptom of post traumatic stress disorder. Many people who come to treatment with other concerns or complaints, such as depression or anxiety or substance abuse, have actually detached from memories that are related to trauma.

Misidentified or misdiagnosed trauma-related symptoms can interfere with a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willingness to seek help for their substance abuse or hamper his or her engagement in treatment. If underlying trauma is not addressed, it can also lead to early dropout from treatment and make relapse more likely.

Trauma-informed treatment systems and services take into account knowledge about trauma and incorporate this knowledge in all aspects of addiction treatment.

The focus is on creating a collaborative relationship with the treatment provider and placing priority on safety, choice and control. Programs designed with these goals

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minimize the possibility of re-victimization and support empowerment for the individual as well as skill development that assists in long-term recovery efforts.

The treatment environment should ensure physical and emotional safety by creating an atmosphere that is engaging and supportive as well as avoiding practices or environments that are re-traumatizing or shame inducing.

This comprehensive approach recognizes the need for whole person interventions that may include helping an individual in areas of vocation, education, safe housing, parenting, life skills training, health care and legal services.

While working through such programs, it is critical for the individual to become free of substances as well as to work toward ensuring safety from threatening environments and people. Overall, helping people understand the possible connections between trauma and substance abuse is vital.

Becky Alexander is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed clinical addiction counselor at Centerstone.

Centerstone offers clinical staff with expertise in providing trauma informed care. If you or someone you know has experienced trauma, Centerstone provides both individual and group trauma informed therapy, including addictions treatment. For more information or to schedule an initial appointment, contact Centerstone at (800) 344-8802.

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