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By Lily Tsay Current in Carmel

While recession, construction and competition continually challenge the ever-shrinking number of businesses in Merchants’ Square, nothing is more drastic to one tenant than when the Colts lose.

“That’s much more devastating to us than road construction,” said Steve Hecox, general manager of the Party Tree party-supply store in Merchants’ Square. “We see double-digit increases (in profits) with the Colts performing.”

The number of vacancies in the Merchants’ Square shopping center, HECOX nestled between Carmel Drive and 116th Street, is attributable to a number of factors.

Mellow Mushroom owner Charles Braswell opened his restaurant in 2003, when Merchants’ Square was Carmel’s only shopping center. And as the Arts & Design District and Clay Terrace have grown over the past four years, he estimates about 30 percent of the center’s businesses have closed or relocated – many to the Arts & Design District and Clay Terrace.

Artisan Masterpiece owner Cherie Piebes said she left Merchants’ Square for the A&D District for a number of reasons. After her store’s two-year lease ended, she had the option to renew or move.

“Our store is more suited to the Arts & Design District,” she said.

“The business we’re in is better in this locale, and we needed to expand our business.”

Piebes said she has noticed her new location has more foot traffic and more camaraderie among local PIEBES owners. Piebes said there was no venue to discuss issues or resolve problems when she was at Merchants’ Square, whose property owners, RamcoGershenson Properties Trust, are based in Michigan.

“We didn’t have anybody watching our backs,” she said.

“We never saw them, never talked to them.”

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Brent Rice and his wife, Gina, who ran a cosmetics store called Avon in Merchants’ Square for about a year, closed their doors last November. Rice said the business started deteriorating when Old Navy, once an anchor store for the center, relocated to Clay Terrace and construction on Keystone Avenue began.

“Recession, access (to stores), anchor stores heading out,” Rice said. “We came to the point we weren’t making any money at all except for paying our rent.”

Before shutting down, Rice said, he contacted RamcoGershenson numerous times to ask whether he could relo-

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cate to a storefront with more visibility.

“We’ve not heard one iota of anything from them,” he said.

Ramco-Gershenson officials did not return numerous calls for this story.

Brent Edstrom, vice president of engineering and real estate for Marsh Supermarkets, serves with Braswell on the CarmelLink Business Advisory Committee. He said the committee attempts to keep Merchants’ Square active and vital, helping customers find ways to continue shopping during construction. The committee also works with American Structurepoint, the firm responsible for the Keystone construction project, as well as city engineers, Mayor Jim Brainard’s office and the Carmel Chamber of Commerce.

Ramco-Gershenson has also agreed to participate.

Economy a factor

Edstrom says the concerns of Merchants’ Square storeowners are a reflection of the economic situation across the country.

“It’s not just Merchants’ Square right now,” he said.

“The economy puts a damper on retail development.

Timing is against us right now.”

And despite uncertainty about the center’s future, many storeowners remain optimistic. If anything, it has inspired

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some to become more creative and customer-friendly. Hecox said Party Tree, for example, is showing customers how to cut corners while still throwing a great celebration. And Mellow Mushroom has added evening delivery to its once lunch-only delivery services.

“Merchants’ Square is still a great location,” Braswell said. “It’ll be hard to open a new business while there’s major construction. At the same time, we’ve dealt with construction before.”

Braswell said the restaurant hasn’t been affected by the center’s decline.

“The last two years we’ve seen the most growth since we’ve been here, and Merchants’ Square has lost the most tenants,” he said. “We really just attribute that to continuing to do the best we can in delivering the best product at the best price.”

OUR TAKES It is our position that President Obama’s decision to redirect control and oversight over the 2010 census to the White House is, sadly, a partisan power grab. The decision reflects an unstated desire to have a left-leaning impact on the creation of new House of Representatives districts.

Accounting for our citizenry must be a fair and accurate process, as stated in the U.S. Constitution. And perhaps more importantly, it must be perceived as being free from political meddling.

Specifically, the Constitution calls for an “actual enumeration,” with the duties to be performed by the rightly appointed and approved Secretary of Commerce.

President Obama, citing the spirit of bipartisanship, originally named Republican

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Senator Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary, but Democrats protested that Gregg might not be impartial. They pushed a shift in jurisdiction to the White House Chief of Staff, Raum Emmanuel, the man who replaced the GOP’s Karl Rove.

Clearly, the census is an important instrument of our democracy. The information gained from its results determines how federal dollars are spent and how members of Congress are apportioned.

In turn, states use the information for redrawing state legislative and congressional districts. Allowing the White House jurisdiction is an invitation to an unprecedented national gerrymandering.

It is our position that the proposed law requiring teens to wait until they are 15 ½ to register for a driving learner’s permit is unnecessary. The additional six months will have little effect on the teen driver in terms of maturity. In fact, Americans routinely prolong adolescence and limit the development of teens’ sense of accountability. This law would only add to that.

Additional language in the bill would prohibit drivers from using cellular telephones until their 19th birthday. While such restrictions should be debated, the application of an arbitrary age limit illustrates a mistrust of our youth and their ability to apply common sense.

We do believe the driving privilege is

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unique and should be considered as such.

(If abused, it should be removed.) But it is the duty of parents to educate young drivers on the responsibilities of driving. Government oversight will not (and cannot) lead to responsible behavior.

Instead of increasing age limits for driving and other adult behaviors, we as a community should step up and illustrate the importance of appropriate behavior.

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gathered with me and we enjoyed each ike many of us, I look back on other’s company. my halcyon days as a college Across the room, I spied a fellow alumundergrad in a romantic light.

And of late, service to a board for nus in town to visit one of his sons. They were drinking beer and playing pool, just my alma mater and a business as I had done years ago with my own interest in its small town have brought father – God rest his soul. And while the me back to those memories with more smell of the place was deeply regularity. disturbing, the continuity was Recently, a fellow alumnus reassuring.

– apparently feeling a need to At the end of the day, “be young again” – persuaded don’t we all look to repeat me to visit a local watering the happy experiences of our hole, which he assured was youth? But isn’t the trick to “almost entirely unchanged enjoy them anew and not from our day.” To be fair, regress into them? Citizen he was entirely correct. This Kane longed for Rosebud. I place had not been painted sometimes wax poetic about (or even washed down) since Mayberry. Regardless, the moits inauguration in the early ments in our lives are fleeting.

1980s. The residue sticking to They are meant to be lived, my feet might well have been enjoyed, even savored. But from the beer I spilled listenTerry one cannot preserve them in ing to Rick Astley during a Anker time. And I’d argue that we rather lame attempt to woo shouldn’t try. my would-be mate.

The drinking habits have changed.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current (I am still unsure what exactly a Jager bomb is or why I’d want one.) But just as Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@currentincarmell.com. we did in our heyday, my fellow alumni

FROM THE BACKSHOP state gop protects dough from ‘theft’ Legislators on the Republican side of the fence never quite jumped for joy over Indiana House of Representatives Democrats’ design on grabbing up $500 million from a trust fund – courtesy of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ 2006 lease of the Indiana Toll Road - and spending the cash on local road construction and refurbishment. Last week, the Republicandominated Indiana Senate fired a serious shot across the bow and voted in a plan to shield the fund by putting it into the Indiana constitution. Bravo! This is exactly what we, your eagle-eyed taxpayer watchdogs, recommended some time ago. We didn’t want any “theft” of the fund occurring at any time.

••• Rhetoric inside the Beltway: Peter Orszag, head of the federal Office of Management and Budget, talked last week about the deficit: “The first step in addressing this very deep fiscal hole is honesty.

This budget will not play the games that are typically played, in which you assume that there will never again be a hurricane or disaster; that the alternative minimum tax, which is a second tax system resting

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self-esteem? always try to remember that people …interested in the dinner special, or really aren’t interested in my seeds. spending quality time with family after a They’re interested in their gardens, particularly hectic work day? their tomatoes, and their lawns.” …interested in the Keystone Avenue or Those compelling words were U.S. 31 projects, or the legacy spoken by David Burpee, son of they will leave to their children? the founder of the Burpee Seed In this flat economic time, Company. it’s very easy to become selfThe W. Atlee Burpee absorbed as profits fall short Company was founded in 1878 of hopes and margins grow by 20-year-old W. Atlee Burpee. increasingly smaller. Looking Having sold mail-order chickinward is certainly important ens for two years, Burpee startas you tighten your belt and ed a retail operation selling corn improve efficiencies, but don’t feed. Soon, customers began to forget about your customers. request vegetable seeds, and the There are too many choices future Burpee Seed Company out there to assume you can was born. By 1915, when retain customers if your service Burpee died, the company was Sue plummets or your offerings are mailing more than 1 million Finkam depleted because you focused catalogues to homes each year, primarily on your own needs. receiving 10,000 orders a day What made Burpee so successful? and employing 300 people.

Perhaps it was the realization that if his Burpee’s son, David, took the company customers’ goals weren’t met, the company to even greater heights, focusing on flower could not prosper. It’s not about the seeds, seeds and horticulture throughout the but the harvest.

Great Depression. He eventually sold to a large conglomerate.

Sue Finkam is interested in making a difference Burpee’s success is laudable. Managers in the community through healthy conversaand business owners take note: It’s all tion. You can participate in the conversation about perspective. Are your customers or by posting a comment on her blog at www. constituents… youarecurrent.com. …interested in clothes or improved

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alongside the regular income tax, would be allowed to gradually take over the tax code; that the cost of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan will magically disappear overnight.” Enough, already, with the shots at George Bush and his administration!

Deserved or otherwise, it’s time to move on and fix this joint!

••• Show us the green: The Indiana House of Representatives sickeningly approved a bill to remove voter referendums on public projects such as those involving schools.

Of course, they’re using this as an excuse to grab “green project” money from the Spendulus Package.

We’ve told you before: Be skeptical of the “green movement,” as it is becoming the liberalism of the new millennium.

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HAMILTON COUNTY READS - The libraries of Hamilton County have joined together for a countywide reading program for which participants will read the same book at the same time and have opportunities to discuss the book, attend programs based on its theme, and learn something new. The kickoff celebration will be March 9 at 3 p.m. in the main lobby of the Carmel Clay

Public Library (55 4th Ave. SE). During the celebration, the adult and children’s titles will both be revealed, and you will have the first opportunity to check out the books.

The special guest will be Carmel Mayor James Brainard. For more information, call 317-571-4292.

MONTHLY CHAMBER LUNCHEON The next monthly Carmel Chamber of Commerce Luncheon will be March 11 from 12-3 p.m. at The Fountains (502 E. Carmel Dr.) Registration is required, and the cost is $17, $20, or $25, depending on membership and pre-payment. Visit www. carmelchamber.com or call 317-846-1049 to make a reservation.

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t’s only 5:30 a.m., and I’m not the Kindergarten least bit tired thanks my husband’s registration DATEs high-octane coffee (lots of grounds, little water). What’s even more energizing is my topic for today: kinderWestfield-Washington: garten registration. Last year, at this exact March 12 time, I was discussing preschools. But Carmel-Clay: alas, my friends, I have moved on to the March 17 Promised Land and kissed that craziness a big fat goodbye. That’s right, my baby will time birthdays who will be perhaps 8-10 be starting kindergarten in the fall and I months younger than their classmates? … AM … PUMPED! That’s a tricky one, and I feel your pain.

But I digress. It has come to My boy/girl twins were born in my attention that many parents July, and my daughter was far throughout the Indy ‘burbs are more mature when it came time choosing to ignore the statefor them to start kindergarten. recommended starting age for My husband and I were burkindergarten and hold their childened not only with the prosdren back another year. Having pect of one child being successlooked forward to this time for ful and the other not, but also many months, I honestly cannot with the possibility of having to understand why. And frankly, decide in a year’s time whether in most cases, I think it’s a bad to split them up, hold them idea. both back, or send them both Let me get the exemption out on. We were all but guaranteed of the way first. If your child has a parenting miss on that one. So a developmental delay – speech, Danielle we considered postponing kinauditory processing, hearing, etc.

Wilson dergarten (for perhaps a whole – then of course they might be minute; I couldn’t bear the better served by waiting another thought of another year with twins!) but year. Talk to you child’s doctors, therapists then thought, “Nah, let’s just send them.” and teachers to decide if that would help.

And ya know what? They did fine. In But I don’t agree with holding a child fact, my son excelled in math, and after back because you want them to have an some remedial phonics, both kids became athletic advantage over their peers (in decent readers and writers. By May, they boys especially, an extra year can make them bigger, stronger and faster by middle were on par with their classmates and ready to move on to first grade. Maybe school) or because you aren’t ready to take we got lucky, but I like to think they were that first step towards an empty nest. successful because we didn’t underestimate That being said, you have to do what’s their abilities. Five is the age they are supbest for your child and family, regardless posed to start kindergarten, so that’s when of what I say. But if you are considering holding you child back, I encourage you to I think they should go.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going think hard about your reasons for this. Are to daydream about the back-to-school they for your benefit or your child’s? Will mimosa party I’ll be throwing in the culyou truly be helping your child become de-sac come August. Peace out. a better student, learner and friend by keeping her at home another year, or are Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and conyou just trying to maintain some sense of tributing columnist. You may e-mail her at control?

Now, what about the kids with summer- danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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By Chelsie Lanning Current in Carmel

Internationally known author Roland Smith visited Creekside and Carmel middle schools last week, speaking to students at both schools.

Smith’s young adult and children’s books have received many accolades, including multiple Young Hoosier Award nominations and a spot on the American Library Association’s SMITH Best Books for Young Adults list.

Smith, author of the Carmel Clay Schools’ sixth-grade core title “Jaguar,” told the story of his switch from research biology to writing. He said he reads 2-3 books per week and encouraged students by repeating, “If you can read, you can do anything.”

In Smith’s teen years, he worked for the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., where he fell in love with animals. He said this love turned into a career as a research biologist, explaining the “animal” theme in many of his books. (Titles include “Elephant Run,” “The Captain’s Dog,” “Sea Otter Rescue,” “Journey of the Red Wolf ” and “Vultures.”)

Smith’s first book, “Sea Otter Rescue,” is about an oil spill. In the presentation, he told his story of rescuing 400 sea otters from a spill and saving 300.

“Here’s what’s important to me about oil spills: I hate them,” he said. “Write about what’s important to you.”

Smith encouraged the students to keep reading and revise their writing. He made the audience repeat his secret to writing: “Writing is revision.” He said writing a novel is akin to problemsolving because you don’t know where you’ll end up. Smith wrote “Sasquatch” in three weeks. “Elephant Run” took him 10 years.

“My job is no different than your parents’ jobs,” he said. “It just so happens I write for a living.”

Indianapolis Colts Defensive Captain Gary Brackett launched his “Gary’s Locker” program at Clarian North Medical Center last week. The program, one of many in Brackett’s IMPACT Foundation, provides family members and children access to computers, movies and video games.

“Gary’s Locker” is an actual locker placed in the Riley Hospital North Center for Children’s Cancer & Blood Diseases.

Hospital officials expect it to impact the lives of nearly 8,000 children and family members in 2009.

Brackett said he learned what it’s like to sit in hospitals for hours in 2003, when his brother, Greg, was diagnosed with T-cell leukemia. Because Brackett was the only sibling who matched his brother’s bone marrow, he became his donor.

Greg died in 2005, within 17 months of his father’s death from a heart attack and his mother’s death from a stroke after a routine hysterectomy.

“I saw a lot of children wait a long time in the waiting rooms,” he said. “We want to put a locker at Clarian North so the children will have fun items to help occupy their time while they are in the hospital.”

Jonathan Goble, president and CEO of Clarian North Medical Center (11700 N. Meridian St. in Carmel), said he is thrilled and honored to receive the gift and ongoing support from Brackett.

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“Being in a hospital and being treated for cancer isn’t a very comfortable thing,” he said. “Sometimes we need to treat our spirits too. A gift that comes from a role model such as Gary will lift the spirits of those patients, remind them they are special, and ease the hospital stay.”

Since 2007, Brackett said, his IMPACT Foundation has helped more than 10,000 Indiana children and families affected by pediatric cancer.

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ment’s money, the people’s money, to start the greatest highway system in the world.

How much did it cost the people of the United States to build our highway system?

Government investing in the life of the people who own the government is not spending. It’s investing in the American Dream.

We already have enough customers in place to buy everything we can produce.

Now is the time to get up, quit crying, and get back to work – and to OBAMA quit worrying about the national debt. If we the people owe the debt, we can work to pay ourselves the money we owe us.

What is happening right now is not new to us. “We did it before, and we will do it again.”

Times have never been better for Americas. We are united in trade with the world. Even trade already in place throughout all of the Americas is big enough to assure our future.

But only if we can get back to work.

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Dr. Robert Montgomery is an occasional contributor to Current in Carmel. You may e-mail him at info@currentincarmel.com.

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The second team from Troop 131 was not as welve key words comprise Boy Scout successful, experiencing transportation challengLaw, and every scout is supposed to es en route. However, Connor Powell and Nick understand their meaning and do his Metken received moral support and encouragebest to live by them. Two local scout ment from moms Helen Metken and Kimberly troops are obviously doing a good job Powell and still participated in the of abiding by the law, as I recently weather event. In the right place at heard about their helpfulness. the right time, they were able to push Helpfulness, as stated in Scout out an airport limo driver whose Law, means, “A Scout is concerned vehicle had succumbed to deepening about other people. He does things snow. Not only by being helpful, but willingly for others without pay or by following the scout slogan of “a reward.” When Nancy Heck, director good turn daily,” Boy Scout Troop of community relations for the city 131 made a difference. of Carmel, sent out a plea for able Troop 180, depending on your bodies to help shovel snow for senior point of view, got off easy, as it did citizens, guess who responded? That’s not get any calls for help. But it was right, Boy Scout Troops 131 and 180. still the first organization to respond Knowing there would be no pay or to the Heck’s plea. Kudos to Tom reward, Scoutmasters Ken Steppe and Jeff Barnett, Alan Hill, Paul Schiffman, Ed Laehle made sure their boys were Will Curdes, Bradley Sale, Mac ready with hats, gloves, boots and Worrell Bannon, Paul Rusticus, Eric Laehle, shovels – ready to attack the dreaded Ben Burdick, Adam Wishon, Cole Knopp and white chaos should the city sound the alarm.

Thomas Booth, who were willing to stand by for As Old Man Winter roared into Carmel with a generous dose of snow, Troop 131 sprung into the call that never came.

The snow has been properly removed for anaction. Garen and Gustan Gibbs, Jack Semler, other season. It is nice to know Boy Scout helpTJ Pyburn and Joe and Kyle Schultz formed fulness is with us all year long.. the first snow removal team, with moms Lauren Gibbs and Pepper Schultz providing the transJeff Worrell is a local business owner. He recognizes portation. They made it to their destination volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” on cable safely and helped seniors escape their snowchannel 16. Contact him at jworrell@advantagebound homes for important doctors’ appointmedical.com ments and other necessary errands.

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It’s a big year for the Carmel Dads’ Club. In addition to the recent hire of Jack Beery as executive director, the club is celebrating its 50th year of operation – quite a feat for a local athletic club.

Beery and the board have already organized quite a few events, and they have a few more in mind for the year. The first is the CDC Kids Day March 11, for which athletes involved in the club – pre-K through high school – are encouraged to wear their jerseys to school, and coaches, where possible, are encouraged to do the same at work.

In addition, Carmel Elementary – the CDC’s BEERY original site for football and baseball events – will host a kickoff event that day. Mayor James Brainard will be in attendance, as will Carmel Clay Superintendant Dr. Barb Underwood and several CDC families.

The next planned event will be CarmelFest. The club will have a float in the CarmelFest parade, and plans are in the works for additional participatory roles, as well.

“We’re trying to work through what capacity … but we are going to play a role in CarmelFest,” Beery said.

Beery says the club’s usual “major event of the year,” the annual golf outing, will be Sept. 28, at Woodland Country Club (100 Woodland Lane in Carmel).

Possibly upstaging the golf outing, however, will be the club’s 50th Anniversary Gala Nov.7 at the Monon Center. The theme is “Bring a Ball, Have a Ball.” Guests will be asked to bring any kind of ball, which will be donated to charity. Further details for the gala are still in the works, but Beery says, “It’s going to be a very special night; I can tell you that.”

ployment. Employment is and will remain the foundation of our free-enterprise system. As long as we are creating new jobs, America will have prosperity.

The Keynes theory was first presented by President Franklin Roosevelt, followed by President Dwight Eisenhower two decades later. First a Democrat, then a Republican, tried a stimulus package even before Obama was born.

Government debt is not real. It is the people of the United States borrowing money from the people of the United States on behalf of the people of the United States.

It’s like taking blood from the right side of your body and transferring it to the left side of your body while the left side of your body is sending blood to the right side of your body. You only lose what you spill along the way.

But there is more to Keynes’ theory.

Once government makes the investment, normally there is profit. That will easily pay back the money. The more government invests in human growth, the faster the money can be returned.

In 1956, Eisenhower spent the govern-

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United States for good wool suits. re we in a depression, a recesI was in Santiago, Chile, in one of sion, or a time of national the most modern malls on earth. I saw bankruptcy?

McDonald’s, Levi’s, 3 Sisters, Kentucky Will unemployment conFried Chicken, and many other retail tinue to increase? stores and companies from Will fear continue to ripple the United States, Canada through our homes? and Mexico. And there was a Will Democrats continue to Chevrolet dealer attached to the blame Republicans? mall.

Will Republicans continue to Businesses across the world blame 9/11? are in a position to carry and OR ... sell U.S. goods. Our job is to Will we build up our emosee that they – the sellers – get tional systems’ bipartisanship the Obama Stimulus Package, and get back to work? so they can continue to sell We need only to be proud of these goods. being Americans. (That includes Ushuaia, Argentina, is the Canada, Mexico, and all of southernmost city on this South America – and now we Dr. Robert planet. On Jan. 29, I went have to add Greenland.)

We Americans are leading the Montgomery into a store there to buy a sweater. On TV was a CNN world in human progress, and that’s what I believe is most important. We report about a labor dispute between a union and a janitorial supply company in have the room and the natural resources.

Indianapolis.

We have the schools and freedom, and John Maynard Keynes, a British econowe have an imperfect government that mist who died in 1946, said, “To avoid still works better than any government on private enterprise, the economic theory Earth. that maintains government should not I was in the Falkland Islands, a prointerfere in economic affairs, but to shift tectorate of Britain. This little nation is emphasis over to government spending.” off the coast of Argentina. The Falkland Only government spending and easy Islands raise 3 million sheep every year, money (access to credit) will increase emand one-third of the wool is sold to the

LOCAL STUDENT IN VALPARAISO BAND - Matthew Gillihan of Carmel is performing with the Valparaiso University Luce Concert Band and the Valparaiso Community/University Band this year. The Luce Concert Band is an auditioned symphonic band focusing on the development of skills. It forms the core of the University/Community Band and also rehearses as a separate ensemble. The bands are directed by Dr. Jeffrey Doebler, associate professor of music and an award-winning music educator. Gillihan is a senior finance major.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS - Thirtyone Carmel High School seniors have been named National Merit Finalists as a result of their exemplary scores on the PSAT college admissions test, references and other supporting material submitted to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They are Kevin D. Carlson, Andrew S. Carter, Miranda E. Cascione, Cathy K. Chen, Alicia L. Cousins, Rohan K. Dharan, Hitesh T. Dube, Katherine L. Fang, Curtis R. Ginder, Fatimah T. Hameed, Jane S. Han, Anthony O. Haslett, Jonathan N. Hourmozdi, Yifan Hua, Stephanie X. Huang, Matthew J. Johnston, Sean M. Kearney, Steve M. Lakin, Peter M. Li, Yingxue Li, Jade R. Luo, Sydney A. Miller, Amanda L. Moon, Daniel T. Piedmonte, Kirby A. Pruis, Katherine C. Teal, Kevin C. Wang, David D. Yang, Michael J. Ye, Duke Yin and Tianyi Zhang.

CHS GRAD MAKES DUKE DEAN’S LIST - Grace Baranowski, a 2008 Carmel High School Graduate, was named to the dean’s list at Duke University for the fall 2008 semester. Grace is a freshman at Duke enrolled in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke’s undergraduate liberal arts college. To make the dean’s list, students must rank in the top third of their college.

CMS CHOIR HONORED - Carmel Middle School’s “Class Act” choir, under the direction of Trisha Scheidies, earned middle school grand champion honors at the Ben Davis Giant Spectacular choir show last week. The award-winning choir, along with the sixth-grade choir, will present a free concert March 18 at 6 p.m. Class Act also will perform at the 7:30 p.m. concert on the same evening with the seventh- and eighth-grade choirs. Both concerts will be in the Carmel Middle School auditorium, 300 S. Guilford Road.

By Brandie Bohney Current in Carmel

the grammar guru

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don’t abuse apostrophes

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There are two big, fully functioning malls in Fort Wayne, Ind., my former hometown. One is a lovely, sprawling outdoor mall, and the other is a lovely, sprawling indoor mall that used to be the biggest in the nation. Both are nearly surrounded by car dealerships. And because I am a lover of shopping, I often drove past those dealerships en route to the malls.

You may wonder what driving past auto dealerships has to do with grammar. Well, one of the dealerships – a very large domestic dealership – consistently used apostrophes incorrectly on its cars. The last two digits of the vehicles’ years were prominently displayed on their windshields, and they all looked like this: 04’, 07’, 98’, etc.

What? Really?

How can a company so enormous – with scores of employees and thousands of customers – make such a glaring error over and over again, year after year? And why did I never stop to correct them?

Apostrophes often function as an indicator that something has been omitted from a word or group of words.

In the case of the car dealership, the first two digits of the vehicle production years were removed, so the apostrophe should have preceded the remaining digits. (A 1998 vehicle would be abbreviated ’98, not 98’.)

The same goes for any other elimination of part of a word: ’em for them (as in, “Go get ’em, tiger!”), or thinkin‘ for thinking, ’bout for about, goin‘ for going, and t‘ for to (as

in “I’m thinkin‘ ’bout goin‘ t‘ lunch. How ’bout you?”). In all of those cases, a certain informality of speech is being achieved; this use is not for the average professional or formal document.

This particular apostrophe use is also the reason apostrophes pop up in contractions: They show that something has been removed from the full-length word combinations.

Most people know where to put the apostrophes in don’t, can’t, they’ve, he’s, it’s (but only when it is actually a contraction, not a possessive pronoun) and other contractions, but believe it or not, I’ve even seen contractions with the apostrophes in the wrong place.

My favorite example: do’nt. Apparently, the space between do and not is more important to some people than an actual letter. It’s just as heartbreaking as the dealership blunder.

When the apostrophe is in the wrong place, it’s obvious the writer doesn’t understand the purpose of apostrophes.

Thankfully, now that I live in Central Indiana, I don’t have to drive past that particular dealership on my way to the mall anymore.

And none of the car dealerships between my house and any of the malls I frequent make the apostrophe mistake.

What a relief!

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher who developed a mastery-learning system of teaching grammar to high school seniors. If you have a grammar-related question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

When the apostrophe is in the wrong place, it’s obvious the writer doesn’t understand the purpose of apostrophes.

Dilemma – Mutual Disagreement

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the bud and that bullying for any reason is realize the phrase “mutual disagreement” is an oxymoron, but how often unacceptable.

Mr. X says Mrs. X is overreacting and have you and your partner mutually disagreed on the best course of action dismisses the urgency, claiming, “Girls will be girls. I’m sure others have been unkind regarding your child’s behavioral to Sarah, but Sarah doesn’t indiscretions? This week’s dicomplain about it.” lemma focuses on just that.

They both agree something Dilemma: Ten-year-old needs to be done, but they are Sarah comes home from school at odds as to which course of and announces to her mom, action to take. How would Mrs. ‘X,’ “I got in trouble for you handle this? Have you had bullying another girl in my similar experiences? Would you class. No one likes Electra but be willing to share them? no one has the guts to tell her With your permission I’d like to her face, so I did.” to (confidentially) publish apMrs. X asks Sarah whether propriate answers in future arshe would like somebody to say ticles. I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. X similar things about her. “No,” are not the only parents facing she replies. “It was mean.”

Becky Kapsalis this dilemma. Please let me hear Mrs. X says Sarah should apolAsk YiaYia from you. ogize either by note, by phone or Hugs! in person. But when Mr. X comes home from work, he suggests that she never Have a parenting topic or question? Submit do it again because it wasn’t nice. it to Ask Yiayia, aka Becky Kapsalis, Certified Mrs. X feels Mr. X is not treating the Parent Coach, at askyiayia@indy.rr.com or call incident with the sense of urgency neces810.9358. sary. She thinks they need to nip this in

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PRE-NATAL PILATES – Perfect Pilates Studio (100 Union St. in Westfield) will host a pre-natal Pilates workshop March 7 at 11 a.m. The cost is $15. In this one-hour workshop, you will learn the contraindications for all stages of a woman’s pregnancy in detail and discuss in depth the many different ways to modify exercises as your body changes throughout pregnancy. You will also learn exercises you can do at home.

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describe all the pain variables. Therefore, Editor’s note: There is no branch of medicine that does not deal with pain. Pain is the we still cannot identify different types of pain and come up with different treatNo. 1 reason patients visit their physicians.

In spite of that, pain remains one of the most ments for each.

But we need to start somemysterious and poorly understood where. First, we need to disphenomena. This column launches tinguish clearly between acute an occasional series on the topic of and chronic pain. These two chronic pain. All columns will be pains are so different. They inposted at www.currentincarmel. volve different neuro-chemicals com for future reference. and different pathways. If You know very well that physicians try to treat chronic before you can deal with a probpain the same way they treat lem, you need to first recognize acute pain, it may cause grave it as a problem. Humans still are consequences. not good at recognizing pain.

Acute pain involves the deThe fact that we have only struction of tissue. Examples one word for “pain” shows how might include a broken leg, an much we lump together comDmitry Arbuck inflamed tooth, or chest pain in pletely different categories. In Pain Management myocardial infarction. It may be northern languages, there are pain with an acute spinal disc many words for different forms herniation or the pain of a brain infection. of ice and snow. We get by with just the That is the “simple stuff” and primarword “snow” or “ice” and feel pretty good ily what people associate with the word about it. Well, if your life depends on recognizing differences in ice’s color, strength, “pain”. At the same time, it is only a tip of the iceberg. We are going to navigate the thickness and other variables, you want to whole iceberg trying to see what it is all define it well enough not to be mistaken. about.

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HEALTH WATCH

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WORST FOODS OF 2009 If you’re headed out to eat, here are a few foods you’ll want to avoid. They were named the worst foods of the year by Eat This, Not That!.

• Worst “healthy” food: Blimpie Veggie Supreme (12 inches). This healthy-sounding sandwich has more fat and calories than two Big Macs.

• Worst kids meal: Chili’s Pepper Pals Country-Fried Chicken Crispers with Ranch Dressing and Homestyle Fries.

This meal contains 75 percent of the suggested daily allotment of calories for an 8-year-old.

• Worst dessert: Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s Dessert Ravioli. Would you eat four Quarter Pounders for dessert?

• Worst burger: Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple-the-Cheese Big Mouth Burger with Jalapeno Ranch Dressing.

Two and a half days’ worth of fat lurk in this one burger.

• Worst starter: Uno Chicago Grill Pizza Skins (full order). This appetizer has even more calories than the burger above.

• Worst food (overall): Baskin Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake.

It’s soiled with more than a day’s worth of calories and three days worth of saturated fat, and, worst of all, it usually takes less than 10 minutes to sip through a straw.

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HEALTHIEST PLANTS Chemicals from building materials, furniture and even air fresheners can make indoor air toxic, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, but getting some greenery can help, and some plants help more than others. Here are five great picks available at most nurseries.

• English Ivy: This climbing vine helps clear out formaldehyde.

• Peace lily: This flowering plant is a pro at removing a laundry list of toxins, including acetone, benzene, alcohols and ammonia.

• Bamboo palm: Like English ivy, it removes formaldehyde, but it’s also very low maintenance.

• Lady palm: Highly resistant to insects, the lady palm is great at clearing chemicals like ammonia.

• Rubber plant: Got a black thumb? The hearty rubber plant eradicates formaldehyde and is easy to care for.

-Health

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear, KeyBank District President Gary Hentschel, and ambassadors from the Fishers and Noblesville chambers of commerce look on.

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lessons from the pigs

he “three little pigs” had a secret.

They each lived in their neatly prepared homes and said that only the brick house was built to withstand the big bad breath of the big bad wolf. But what the pigs wouldn’t tell you was the brick house was only a metaphor.

The perception is that a brick house is the best – it’s sturdier and statelier.

But is that just a perception? Why all the fuss about the brick house?

David Cain Did the story of Marketing the pigs create this perception, or was it the bricklayers union or the marketplace – you know, the buyers and sellers? Does it matter?

Metaphor or not, perception is all that matters. Perceptions create value. If something costs more, we deem it superior to its cheaper alternative. This might not be the sanest path, but it is human nature.

We like things that look and feel better. And the brick house delivered it.

Even though the brick house was only a metaphor, it does reflect the world. You have to believe you have the best product, price it to say so, and always make your superiority known in your marketing.

Price to attract customers looking for low price, and soon you’ll find that’s all you are delivering.

The lesson from the pigs is simple: The brick house isn’t always the best, and sometimes the straw house works just fine.

But none of that matters if buyers don’t believe the same.

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.

The brick house isn’t always the best, and sometimes the straw house works just fine.

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BUSINESS NETWORKING – The Carmel Alumni Business Networking group will meet March 4 (and again March 18) at noon at Dooley O’Tooles, 160 E. Carmel Dr. The group offers shared business contacts to expand your cliental, an ideaexchange to enhance your sales, and opportunities to reunite with your fellow classmates. It meets every first and third Wednesday. For more information, visit www.carmelalumnibusinessnetwork. com or contact Brian Borshoff at 317846-1005 or bborshoff@aol.com.

SUPER LAWYERS - Ten Carmel residents practicing at Baker & Daniels LLP have been named Indiana Super Lawyers for 2009: Donald P. Bennett in tax; J. Jeffrey Brown in securities and corporate finance; Stephen A. Claffey in bankruptcy & creditor/debtor rights; Mary Beth Claus in health care; John A. Gardner in estate planning & probate; David A. Given in employment litigation: defense; Stephen H. Paul in tax; Joseph M. Scimia in real estate; Kevin M. Toner in civil litigation defense; and Gregory J. Utken in employment & labor.

Three others have been selected “rising stars” (a new distinction to recognize the top up-and-coming lawyers in Indiana): Trevor J. Belden in securities and corporate finance; Michelle Kaiser Bray in intellectual property; and Adrienne Franco Busby in personal injury defense: products.

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Return phone calls. Even if you deliberately wait until some odd time of day so you don’t have to actually talk to the person who called you. At least return the call.

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Be on time. Why is it OK to waste people’s time by being five or 10 minutes late?

We used to have an employee who was habitually five minutes late to meetings.

Kent Burns is a Carmel resident, investor and cofounder of CrossConfirm. He is also a professional speaker and author of What’s Your Why? He can be reached at kent@currentincarmel.com.

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You could set your watch by it. If you can hy is it that so many be that precise in lateness, why can’t you people tolerate mediocjust be on time? rity in their lives? Wait a minute … tolerate it?

Smile at everyone. You’ll be amazed at Some folks, it appears, how that smile gets returned. must celebrate it.

Sometimes by people who really Granted, every one of us looked pissed five seconds prior. can do things better. It’s pretty Say thank you. Even to the tough to be “excellent” at evwaiter who refills your iced tea. erything, all the time. Billy Joel Others will start doing it, withonce said, “I am merely compeout even realizing it. tent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraorEncourage other people. dinary.” Although I wouldn’t Everyone’s looking for faults categorize Billy as “merely comthese days. People are getting petent,” his point is well taken. ripped to shreds by the media, Why are so many are OK with coworkers, enemies, even incompetence? What can you their own family members. Be and I do? How about some of known as a person who always Kent Burns these for starters: lifts others up.

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A New Adventure

improve the food. This venture into the he capital markets are broken.

We are like Magellan – we do not remote areas of Eastern Africa will be something completely new for me. But it know what is on the other side of is hard to tell Joe Mamlin “no.” the horizon. The cost to America We are going to a city of more than will take 10 years to solve, assum150,000 that has internet and ing the government keeps its cell phones, but lacks in sanitafingers out of the pot. We will tion and basic amenities. They probably have a 30-50 percent cook most of their food over gain back to 9,500-10,000 in the fires, and there are no workmarket, and then the grizzly will ing ovens. My staff has been be back. reviewing ancient Jewish cookAs most of you read this aring to apply our heritage with ticle, I will be on a plane with a native Kenyan foods. The diet couple staff members to Eldoret, is very poor with very little proKenya to help Dr. Joe Mamlin tein. As Rabbi Jonathan Adland with his medical school program (of the Indianapolis Hebrew in Western Kenya. Dr. Mamlin Congregation) said, “Hopefully has been nominated for this a little chicken soup (game year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his Brian bird) can cure the needs of the work with health care in Kenya.

Shapiro people.” (See: www.iukenya.

He was chairman of internal org) medicine at Indiana University And by the way, to keep my employfor many years, and he has become pasees busy in Carmel while I am gone, sionate for improving the quality of life in Kenya. He can deliver excellent health care we are having a special on corned-beef sandwiches. in Kenya more effectivly and efficiently than in America.

Mamlin has been a frequent customer at Brian Shapiro is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. He owns Shapiro’s Deli and is Shapiro’s Deli forever, and last November a non-practicing CPA/JD. You may e-mail him he came to Carmel in search of me. He at brian@shapiros.com. convinced me to come to Eldoret to help

What’s it Worth

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Details: This is a great value for a 3,000-square-foot home sitting on a wooded lot in the heart of Carmel! Its hard-to-find wooded lot, two-story great

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Keith Albrecht is a Carmel resident and realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate Groups.

Contact him at 317-819-3388 or Keith@ KeithsHomes.com.

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MONEY MATTERS How close are you to paying off your mortgage?

“We don’t have a mortgage because we don’t own a house.”

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A new State Farm Insurance Company location opened in Westfield Feb. 2. After working in computer sales and management for years, agent Greg Nowak switched to insurance sales and landed with State Farm. What attracted him the most about the company was the warm, generous vibe he felt from its employees. “Every State Farm person is really focused on service,” NOWAK he said. “They all have this ‘what can I do to of cross traffic here, and it’s close to a resihelp?’ attitude, and it really drew me into the organization.” Nowak said he is pleased dential area,” he said. “It’s a great location.”

Nowak said he looks forward to getting with the new location because it’s in a plaza close to local restaurants, Kroger, and involved in the community and counseling people about their financial situations. a variety of other businesses. “There’s a lot

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on together, even though many Christian ow’s this for great advice? churches don’t implore their congregaRead the Gospels. tions to read the Bible, and many other Recently, I heard a sermon Christian churches do not celebrate Lent. about another topic entirely, The good news is … well, the Good but the pastor made the corolNews is the Gospel of Jesus lary point, “If you haven’t read Christ. But for the purposes of them lately, read the Gospels.” this particular plea, the good What a capital idea. news is all Christian churches Over the remaining five weeks celebrate the resurrection of Lent, which started last week of Christ. It’s what we call with Ash Wednesday and ends common ground, and that’s the April 12 with Easter, why not message of the Gospels. take the time (daily if you can) This is a good season to put to grab a Bible, sit down and away sectarian disputes about read – or re-read – the books of Biblical origins, versions, translaMatthew, Mark, Luke and John? tions and interpretations, and just Read one book a week – 28 read. Let’s not fight about “The chapters of Matthew, 16 chapBible.” What we want as Christians ters of Mark, 24 chapters of Bob Walters – regardless of doctrine – is for Luke and 21 chapters of John.

Spirituality everyone to know the Gospel mesThat’s what I’m going to do, sage and read the Bible. and write about them weekly.

So, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John I’m “in” the Gospels all the time, but I haven’t read them end-to-end in five years. over the next four weeks.

Know the best way to start? Pray. Get If you’re not a regular Bible reader, they the Holy Spirit involved. say habits form over a period of 21 days. I Need a prayer? Try, “Lord Jesus Christ, don’t know of a better habit spending time help me understand what I’m about to read, daily with God’s word, reading the Bible. that it may bring Glory to You. Amen.”

We make lots of attempts to break bad Need a Bible? Let me know. habits at the start of each New Year. Why not resolve to create one good habit at the Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com), who reads the start of this season of renewed life?

NIV Bible because it’s easy, will find you a Bible This is a “habit” we – Christians or if you don’t have one. anyone interested in Christ – could work

Great March activities at 4 Kids Books & Toys:

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results – even in the most difficult circumastor, how can I increase stances. Thankfully, the author and susmy level of faith?” Whether tainer of our faith provides a precise definipreaching halfway across tion. In Hebrews 11:1, Scripture declares, the country or right here in Carmel, this question presents “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not itself to me with astounding seen.” frequency.

After receiving a definition The desire to boost one’s of true faith, one must learn faith level certainly remains how to obtain such faith. In a ferociously valuable quest. today’s religious culture, a After all, Scripture itself tells nearly endless parade of talkus, “Without faith, it is imposing heads boldly proclaim sible to please God” (Hebrews how to gain more faith.

11:6). Jesus gave numerous Thankfully, Scripture provides examples of this eternal prinan answer that proves both ciple. When encountering the profoundly simple and simply Son of God, some received profound. One does not pray glorious miracles and others for more faith; “Faith comes stinging rebukes. What made Keith Trump II by hearing the Word of God” the difference?

Faith (Romans 10:17).

Thankfully, we do not have Whether through preachto guess. Jesus gave the answer. ing, religious broadcasting or personal To those receiving blessings, he restudy, the secret to increasing one’s level marked, “according your faith be it unto of Bible faith is ingesting the Bible itself. you” (Matt 9:29). Conversely, to those missing the boat, Christ asked, “Do you Keith Trump II is the lead pastor of Carmel still have no faith?”(Mark 4:40).

Assembly of God. You may email him at Before answering the above question, pastor@carmelassembly.com or visit Carmel I always ask, “What kind of faith do you Assembly’s Web site at www.carmelassemwant?” One must define the object one seeks before knowing how to obtain it. As bly.com. a Bible-believing pastor, I have a vested in- This column brought to you by Shapiro’s terest in teaching what I call “Bible faith.” Delicatessen, 918 S. Range Line Rd. in Carmel.

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Prices include the opportunity to taste more than 30 of the finest wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres to please your palate. A silent auction will be held with specialty wines available for sale. Call David Landau to reserve your tickets at 317-219-3324 or e-mail him at dlandau@ hamiltonhumane.com.

YAPPY HOUR - Club Canine (457 3rd Ave SW in Carmel) hosts Yappy Hour every first and third Friday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m., allowing dogs to get some exercise at their indoor facility no matter what the weather. The event is free to Club Canine customers, and a small donation is asked of non-customers to help replace chew toys used during Yappy Hour. Your dog’s vaccination records and a Yappy Hour registration form are required. Check out www.clubcanine.info for the form and more information.

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SUFFERING FROM NEW-TANK SyNDROME? For Current in Carmel

Cycling a new aquarium could be compared to learning to ride a bicycle.

Chances are if you don’t do either of these things right the first time, you’ll hesitate before trying again. It helps, though, if you know the mechanics before placing yourself in the driver’s seat.

It takes about five weeks to get through the nitrogen cycle with a new tank. Once fish are added to the aquarium, the cycle begins.

• Fish take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide and ammonia into the water.

Ammonia is toxic to fish. It irritates their gills – the organ that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide.

• More ammonia is released into the water as fish eat and produce natural bodily waste. A high concentration of ammonia will make gills dysfunctional.

• In new aquariums, the water’s pH is typically too alkaline. This becomes a serious

health concern only when ammonia levels increase. The ammonia buildup problem is compounded if too many fish are added to the tank in the beginning.

Overfeeding also contributes greatly.

One small pinch of food every other day is recommended to start.

• Bacterial bloom (cloudy water) will occur two to four days after fish are added to the tank. The cloudiness, caused by initial bacterial growth, is not harmful to tank inhabitants and will clear on its own.

• During the first week of this biological process, bacteria will begin to grow in various placed in the aquarium. This is “good” bacteria, as it will consume the toxic ammonia and convert it to nitrite.

However, the buildup of this bacterium will take some time (one to three weeks) before it is abundant enough to completely detoxify the ammonia in the tank.

• There will be a significant drop in the

ammonia level once the bacteria population is hefty. But don’t be satisfied.

Nitrite, too, is toxic to fish. It hampers their red blood cells from absorbing needed oxygen.

• A second type of bacteria will develop in your tank to convert toxic nitrites into non-toxic nitrates. However, this bacterium multiplies slowly: It may take up to five weeks for it to gain control over the nitrites in the water.

Once your tank is established (after five weeks), partial water changes may be necessary every three to four weeks. An established aquarium – one operating six months or more – may need to have its gravel siphoned occasionally to free solid wastes from the filter bed, keeping it from becoming clogged and ineffective.

Article courtesy of Petland, Carmel. For more information, contact Juan Lopez at 317-569-PETS.

pets of the week Toby is a 3-year-old male black and tan Rottweiler/shepherd mix.

He is a very energetic and outgoing, outspoken boy. He loves to meet new people and shows his excitement by barking when someone new walks by his kennel. Toby is a very intelligent boy, and he already knows the commands “sit” and “down,” and in the hands of an experienced owner, he can continue learning obedience commands.

Noah is a 5-year-old male gray and white DSH. Noah is a big boy, weighing 16 lbs., but that just means there is more of him to love. He is neutered, and his front claws have been removed. Noah arrived at the shelter July 12 when his previous family no longer wanted him. They said he is good with other cats but uncomfortable around children, so he would do best in a home with adults. Noah loves attention and would make a great lap cat.

For more information on these and other animals at the Humane Society, call 317-773-4974 or go to www.hamiltonhumane.com.

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And you’re almost certainly not getting even 50 percent Kona coffee. Bruce Corker, president of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association, explains that because state law permits roasters to slap a Kona sticker on any bag containing at least 10 percent of its beans from the region, some roasters mislead consumers by burying the Kona content in the fine print or leaving it off altogether.

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Pastel doesn’t always get the respect it deserves as an artist’s medium, and Pam Newell is out to make amends.

“As far as learning to paint with pastels, it’s easy to pick up, it isn’t messy, and pastels have low toxicity – unlike some of the chemicals used with oil paints,” Newell said. “Plus, pastels are portable, pre-mixed and offer a lot of latitude as far as techniques.”

Unfortunately, not a lot of schools teach the art of pastels, so artists generally take workshops to learn how to use the colorful crayons, which make images Newell describes as “halfway between a drawing and a painting.”

Newell herself has become a selfappointed cheerleader for pastels, mentoring artists through workshops and classes starting in March. A four-week workshop at the Hamilton County Art Center (5th

For more information Workshop or Classes Visit www.pnewellart.com or www.indplsartcenter.org “Pastels Chicago” Directions to Oakton College are available at www.oakton.edu/ museum.

BOOK SIGNING – Join Simply Sweet Shoppe (30 N. Range Line Rd. in Carmel) for a special book-signing event with Dick Wolfsie March 7 from 2-4 p.m.

Wolfsie is celebrating the release of his new book, “Mornings with Barney: The True Story of an Extraordinary Beagle.”

He will also be at Shapiro’s Delicatessen (918 S. Range Line Rd.) that day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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What: Music of Course Gala & Auction When: 6:30-10 p.m. March 6 Where: Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. in Carmel Cost: $100 per person Details: Join boosters of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra for an elegant evening of music and dining.

Music of Course pairs composers and cuisine from four countries, while a performance by CSO is the centerpiece of the memorable evening. Jeweler Mark Grosser donated a signature piece for the silent auction.

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juror Doug Dawson, a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America.

“It’s my passion to pass on information about pastels,” Newell said. “I like to give students the tools to express their inner voice, as I do, through pastels.”

Barbara E. Cohen covers the arts for the Current community newspapers. Please send comments or story ideas to barbara@i-writersstudio.com.

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HELIOS REOPENS - Helios Gifts & Tea Room, a longtime mainstay of Carmel’s Art and Design District, reopened earlier this week. The store, located at 220 E. Main St., closed briefly to allow owner Kathy Kraft to recuperate from a recent illness. Both the gift store and tea room resume normal business hours (Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.). The tea room serves lunch Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

and Cherry streets in Noblesville) begins March 4, while a seven-week class begins March 10 at the Indianapolis Art Center (820 East 67th St. in Indianapolis). She will also teach a weekend workshop at the Indianapolis Art Center March 14-15.

Classes are geared for people with intermediate to advanced art skills, not beginners.

Each class begins with a look at master paintings by artists as diverse as Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Eugene Delacroix, Childe Hassam and Odilon Redon – all fans of pastels. Newell explains how to use color, line and composition to get the student’s intended effect.

Newell’s own pastel work is on view through March 27 at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton College in Des Plaines, Ill. It is part of “Pastels Chicago,” the second biennial national juried exhibition of Chicago Pastel Painters. She’ll also attend a workshop in March conducted by

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POETRY IN MOTION – Gallery One36 (136 E. Main St. in Westfield) will host a poetry reading March 14 from 7-10 p.m.

The gallery invites all to attend, bringing along an instrument, poetry, a bottle of wine and a blanket to sit on. For more information, visit www.galleryone36. com or call 317-867-4139.

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Since teaming up in the early 1970s, Bill McCormick and Doug Schmick have established more than 80 restaurants throughout the country. The combination of an open imagination and a respect for tradition is what makes McCormick & Schmick’s the classic and successful business it is today. Each McCormick & Schmick’s restaurant is uniquely designed to create an inviting, original and relaxed atmosphere, where guests can enjoy the highest quality dining experience. Each McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant’s menu is printed twice daily, featuring the signature “Fresh List,” highlighting an impressive number of fresh seafood varieties in addition to aged steaks, poultry, entrée salads and pasta.

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n the winter months, we prefer to consume foods that are thick, rich and spicy. It is a physiological phenomenon in which our brain tricks us to believe these food types actually enable us to stay warm.

Of the three, spicy is generally the biggest fallacy of all. When foods make us stomp our feet, put tears in our eyes, and hit our sinus cavities, we truly believe our body temperature is more than 100 degrees. The funny Chef Michael thing is we enjoy Vlasich slapping the table Culinary Explorer and fanning our mouths.

Cayenne pepper is one of the oldest original spices, and it is used in many cuisines to give food that pizzazz and zip we anticipate and desire. At one point, cayenne was as prevalent as salt in American and European cupboards.

The name originated from the Cayenne River or city of Cayenne in French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America.

Throughout the centuries, the spice has been cultivated in many continents. It grows in both tropical and moderate northern climates. Due to its hardiness, many settlers grew their own, including George Washington at Mount Vernon. In recent history, cayenne has become less favored than jalapenos and habanero peppers to produce that painful bliss.

During its heyday, cayenne traveled on the trade routes first explored

by Columbus from Central and South America across to Europe, Turkey and all corners of the Orient. Once in Europe, it traveled with the European superpowers to Africa, India and Australia. As it traveled the world, it gained exposure, adding another dimension to all ethnic cuisines.

It is a base ingredient in many traditional recipes, such as Bengalese Curry, Dusky

Sambal, Korean Kimchi, and Szechuan Orange.

Contrary to popular belief, pure cayenne does have flavor, even though many would swear it does not. The heat, measured on a scale of 1 to 10, usually will fall between a 7 and 8, which is palatable. It is also slightly pungent, tart and smoky.

The trick is to get past the burn and let the subtle nuances take hold of your tastebuds.

The following recipe is one of the most requested at the Circle City Bar & Grille.

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More than 900 students turned up for the Carmel High School Dance Marathon Feb. 21, pledging a minimum of $75 to benefit the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center at Riley Hospital for Children. The event raised a record $159,000 this year.

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Local artist Jayne Moore will exhibit her work on the art wall at the Carmel Clay Public Library, 55 4th Ave. SE in Carmel, during regular library hours. Moore is a member of the Hoosier Salon, the Indiana Watercolor Society and the Indiana Artists’ Club. For more information about the exhibit, call the library at 317-846-3118.

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Beef & Boards’ Dinner Theatre presents the 2009 “Live Theatre for Kids” series, featuring “Sleeping Beauty.” Tickets are $12, including a juice box and snack. For more information, call 317-872-9664.

MARCH 6

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present its “Music of Course Gala and Auction” 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. in Carmel. The event is $100 per person, and it features live and silent auctions, a cash bar and wine with dinner. Call 317-844-9717 or e-mail info@carmelsymphony.org for more information.

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The World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery (according to the Guinness Book of World Records), 40 W. Main St., Carmel, will feature art from the students of Mohawk Trails Elementary School. For more information, call 317-844-4989.

MARCH 27

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church will present J.S. Bach’s “St. John Passion” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students.

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THROUGH APRIL 5 Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis, will present “Cats.” For more information, call 317-872-9664.

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‘Great American Popular Songs’ Enjoy the vocal talents of Steve Lippia as he performs timeless standards at the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “Great American Popular Songs” concert March Lippia 14 at 7:30 pm at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center (1000 Mulberry Street, Zionsville). The program, sponsored by Clarian North Medical Center, will feature the music of Gershwin, Carmichael, Porter, Arlen, Gordon, Kern and more! Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (65 and older), and $5 for students (high school & college). Younger students and children are free. Tickets may be available at the door. To reserve tickets in advance, call 317-844-9717 or visit www.carmelsymphony.org.

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‘Mauritius’ at Phoenix Theatre The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will show the Indiana premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s mystery drama “Mauritius” in its Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre through April 4. Rebeck has produced numerous off-Broadway shows, but “Mauritius” was her first play to be produced on Broadway. She has also worked as a television writer and producer.

‘Cats’ at Beef & Boards America’s favorite musical sensation is playing at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre (9301 N. Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis) through April 5. Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece won seven Tony Awards including best musical, best book of a musical and best original score. For reservations, call the box office at 317-872-9664 any day between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. For more information or a complete show schedule, visit www. beefandboards.com.

Live Music The following musical acts will be playing live at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N. Meridian, Carmel. For more information, call 317-573-9746: March 6: Endless Summer Band March 7: Big Daddy Caddy March 13: Cousin Roger March 14: The Late Show March 20: The Aberdeen Project

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The process I described for creating audio CDs is actually the first step to stripping off the DRM, as once the songs are converted to an analog format (by being burned to CD), you can immediately copy (or rip) the CD back into iTunes, and the songs will show up as traditional MP3 files.

For this to work, you must change the default import setting in iTunes to “MP3.”

Click on the “edit” menu, then on “preferences” (or Ctrl+,) then on the “import settings” button.

Select the MP3-encoder option in the “import using” menu, then choose your desired quality setting. The 160 kbps default choice is adequate for almost everyone, aside from strict audiophiles.

Finally, if the AAC songs in your library came from CDs you previously ripped yourself, you can simply right-click on them (individually or as a group) and select “create MP3 version.”

This will put copies of the songs in the default “import” folder, which is generally where most of your music is kept.

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Why do women obsess about their looks? Because all our lives, we have heard male family members and friends talk about women and pick apart every aspect of their appearance.

Why do women (She’s too fat. She’s too skinny. like shopping? For many She wears too much makeup. women, the desire to shop is She needs more makeup.) By part of our genetic makeup. It is nature, we women want to the equivalent of a man’s desire please our men and we take to hunt. We hunt and gather mental note of everything men clothing, furniture and draperies say about women. It is always for ourselves, our homes and our in the back of our minds that children. We must nurture. We our man could leave us for a must clothe. We cannot help it. younger or prettier woman. I’ve But just like society dictates that seen the most confident women a man mustn’t hunt a woman, afraid of this very thing. So grab her by the hair and drag don’t judge us too harshly when her to his cave, we women must Rachael Noble we spend some time in front of learn to tame our wild, beastly DATING the mirror. It isn’t always about shopping tendencies. being high maintenance. We may actually be trying to please you.

Why do women push men away?

We do this for a couple reasons. One, we Who knows why we humans do many might not really be interested. Two, beof the things we do. I’m sure much of it cause we like him and want to test to see has to do with Mother Nature’s intent. if he’ll come back. We want to know we Too bad she didn’t give us a rulebook. Of are wanted. If we like him, we want him course, if life posed no mysteries, it might to show he likes us by chasing after us (not not be so interesting. much has changed since kindergarten).

Men, don’t forget women actually like a Rachael Noble is a single Carmel resident and chase too. So once you have begun your contributing columnist. She can be reached at pursuit, at some point you may even want nobleadvice@yahoo.com. to back off a little to give her a chance to pursue you as well. uys, do you ever wonder what in the world is going on in the ever-complex minds of gals?

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In addition to relaxation, water features also provide a couple other outstanding benefits: they reduce water run-off and do a great job of supporting local wildlife.

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wind and fire must make an appearance.

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Consider the path of the sun, flow of the wind and texture of the landscape. Try to include some sort of water feature or fire element. They can make all the difference, and they don’t have to be complex or expensive.

You: Imagine a cool deck or brick patio surrounded by the fragrance of native perennials and your favorite flowering shrubs. An arched cedar pergola adds dimension to the space, but something is missing. What is it? You! Your personality needs to come through. The Barbie jeep is missing, or bird feeders are not in place. Maybe your favorite yard ornament is still asleep in the garage and the decorator’s touch is missing. Have fun and “bling” it out with colorful cushions, fantastic urns and an outdoor rug!

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We think there are four critical elements for such an escape, and it starts with open communication and an exploration of your inner self. Call it psychology 101. Most guys are not good at this.

Intent: Let’s start with the intent of the space. What do you want it to feel like upon completion, and how will you enjoy the space? Is it a small, private escape where mysteries are read, the Journal consumed and intimate conversations shared?

Or is it a big party space full of Randy coolers, iPods and fun lawn furniSorrell ture, with margaritas flowing? Both are great … we just need to know which.

Design: Next, forward these visions to a formal design.

Designs are like wine (not really): They can be intimidating until you remove the cork and randomly pour a glass.

Computer-aided designs are easily manipulated, but they are perhaps not as warm as the old-fashioned pencil on paper. A scaled drawing with material labels will help steer the project to completion. It will also answer traffic flow and privacy issues, develop focal points and create drama where needed. Expect to pay for a quality design, and expect a fluid vision as the project develops.

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ime again for another oddity I much in Indiana.) uncovered in my travels around Work on the structure continues to this Indiana for the third edition of day, including completion of a carriage “Indiana Curiosities.” This trip house they will soon attach to the main takes us to Miami County… castle.

A man’s home is his castle.

“We build it separately first,” In Chris Borse’s case, a castle admits Chris, “just to be sure we is his home. The distinctive know what we’re doing. Then structure, just 10 miles north we’ll connect them.” of Peru in Denver, Ind., Inside, the Borses have features three gothic towers. decorated their home like most The edifice was originally middle-age couples. Or rather, built by Chris’ grandfather, a couple from the Middle Ages.

Wilbur, as a tribute to his The great room showcases a wife, Jan. Wilbur began seknight in full armor and a seleclecting huge limestone blocks tion of weapons from that time from a nearby quarry in l966, period. part of his dream to create a “These are not priceless anmedieval edifice not unlike tiques,” Chris said, “but it does the strongholds of William give the place the appropriate Dick Wolfsie the Conqueror in the 11th ambience.”

Humor century.

The Borse kids – Vyvian, Alex In true Tom Sawyer fashand Bella – love their home, but ion, he cajoled the help of neighbors who they have grown so accustomed to it that they thought building a castle was cool. Even are perplexed when it wows new friends.

Jan helped stack the stones using a system “Sometimes I think the kids wish they somewhat reminiscent of the process had a real front yard with a lawn instead of behind the original pyramids. Wilbur had the woods that pretty much envelops the no real blueprints, just a vision. After the entire house,” Chris said. stones sat for a few weeks – and Wilbur The castle, by the way, is called Vyvyn, was convinced things were rock solid – pronounced like Vivian. only then would he apply the mortar. The “Wilbur had a great story about the 200-pound limestone pieces were always name and why he spelled it that way,” carefully picked.

Chris said, “but Wilbur had a great story “Grandpa Wilbur could spin a story for about everything.” each of the limestone blocks … and why I could tell you that story, but there he chose each one,” Chris said. wasn’t room for both that and a photo.

Initially, the couple did not live in the Enjoy the picture. castle, but when Wilbur discovered beer Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist, and cans and funny cigarettes strewn about in speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. the morning, he realized locals were using his grounds to party at night. That’s when he and Jan moved in and continued tinkering and reshaping the home.

Wilbur’s annual Christmas cards were decorated sketches reflecting each year’s progress on the castle.

As the couple aged, negotiating the narrow staircases and breezy tunnels became a problem, so Wilbur and Jan passed the deed on to their grandson Chris and his wife, Deborah.

“We knew it would be a lot of work,” Chris said, “but we really wanted to keep the castle in the family.” (You don’t hear that sentence

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y endless quest to lose my parade-balloon body has led me to do some pretty weird things.

There was the egg diet of the early 1970s, for which just about all you ate was eggs.

You lost weight, all right. You also sprouted pinfeathers and started scratching in the yard.

This was followed by the grapefruit diet, which was just like the egg diet, only with grapefruit.

The bad thing was Mike Redmond after a while you Humor never wanted to eat grapefruit again. The good thing was you re-acquired your taste for eggs.

Of course I tried the cabbage-soup diet of a few years back, forgetting cabbage gives me gas something awful. Boy, there was an idea that backfired.

I lost a bunch of weight once by limiting myself to about 1,500 calories a day.

Talk about a strict diet. If you licked an envelope you’d be over your limit.

I have Atkinsed and South Beached. I have dieted according to my personality and my blood type. I have counted calories and followed intuitive eating.

And I am here to tell you that it’s all pretty much bushwa.

The only diet with which I have had any real success is the Dr. Shecky diet, named after my retired (and greatly missed) physician Dr. Shecky, the world’s funniest (he thinks) physician. It’s simple, too: Don’t eat anything with a label on it.

In other words, load up on fresh fruits and vegetables, eat lean meats only, and keep everything else at a minimum. Labels mean processed and processed means sugar, salt and fat.

But you also have to throw in the mantra of my friend Cheryl Silich, the nicest woman I know who can also bend me into a pretzel, whose advice is as simple as Shecky’s: Eat less, move more.

You’ll notice there are no calculations, no weigh-ins, no malarkey. Just common sense. Which, as those who know me will attest, is often not mentioned in a sentence with my name. But that is exactly what it is: Eat better and get some exercise.

Here’s the kicker: It’s working. I’m slimming down.

Thanks to Silich, I am on what is to me a punishing workout routine. For her it’s called “warming up.” Thanks to Shecky, I’m actually eating like an adult. And

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No cabbage, no eggs, no grapefruit, no labels

thanks to both of them, I’m losing weight.

Of course, it’s not easy. I have to lift weights every other day, no matter what, or Silich will hurt me. That’s what she says, anyway, and I for one am not brave enough to see if she’s kidding. And on the off days I have to do cardio. Which, I will admit, is far better than having a cardiac.

And I have given up many of the foods I love. I haven’t seen fried chicken in months. Or pie. Or cheeseburgers. Or

pizza.

Wait. I take that back. I did have some pizza the other night, sort of. I just scraped the stuff off the top and fed the crust to my very happy dog. That was a first for me. Never in my life have I sat down to a meal of rubber cheese and tomato glop.

I TOLD you I’ve done some weird things to lose weight.

I think I’ll go see if there’s anything healthy in the fridge. I know I have

eggs. Maybe there’s some grapefruit. Or cabbage.

No. No cabbage.

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Beauty is in the eye the beholder.

Don’t put everything you own on display at once.

Editing – the art of choosing and placing – ensures your collections won’t overwhelm your space with clutter.

Vicky Earley Also, you don’t have Design to use everything at once. You can rotate furniture and accessories in your home so they’re not all on display at once.

Be afraid ... very afraid of color.

Beige, taupe, off-white and ivory are the perceived safe havens of design. There are thousands of variations of beige and white from which to select. But why?

Color is most direct route to changing a room. The right color pulls a room together more than any fabric, accessory or piece of furniture.

Forgetting to laugh. Don’t take interior decorating too seriously. Have fun and have a sense of humor with your home.

This structure is a reflection of you, so make sure your house is as personable as you are! Don’t make it so serious there’s no room for real people.

Forgoing good design for trendy looks. Styles like minimalism or monochromatic looks aren’t for everyone.

Don’t fall for design clichés because they seem to be fashionable.

sure everyone has a piece of furniture that “fits.” And if you have a dog, don’t buy any furniture that doesn’t coordinate well with “contemporary dog hair.”

Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in downtown Carmel. If you have an interior design question, please contact artichokedesigns@aol. com.

Forgetting to tell a story. The style of your home should reflect your personality. Don’t allow styles you’ve seen in a magazine or at a friend’s home dictate what you do.

These can be wonderful inspirations, but chances are they won’t tell the story of you and your family. Think about how you live and how you want to live in a particular room.

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Ignoring what the space is begging to be. Don’t fall into the trap of following a trend or style of decor regardless of whether it suits the space. A Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house will not wear French Country furnishings with grace.

PANACHE

SHOE SHOPPING - Maybe shoe shopping for men is a little easier than the same for women – there are fewer choices, anyway – but there are still a couple guidelines guys need to heed: • Bend the shoe to simulate walking. If the leather is still wrinkled after the shoe has returned to the flat position, that’s a sign of shoddy leather.

• Never buy shoes in the afternoon – your feet expand throughout the day, and you may buy shoes that are a little too large.

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