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It is our position that the SecureID program, initiated by the Real ID Act and set as a priority

by Governor Daniels to the Indiana BMV, will prove a giant step in keeping Hoosiers safe from identity theft. SecureID is the Indiana BMV's effort to fully comply with the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and state and federal regulations. With more than 5.5 million active driver's licenses and ID cards in Indiana, and more than one million renewed or updated each year, security from identity theft is among the fastest growing of crimes.

Indiana motorists will have the option now to take advantage of obtaining a SecureID conveniently when their current license expires. The state of the art digital facial recognition technology and electronically monitored SS methods are just parts of an extensive verification process that can put Hoosiers worries to ease. SecureID will also be helpful in controlling illegal immigration.

Thirty-eight percent of Hoosiers are taking advantage of the one time registration program announced in July 2009.With the many ways our Indiana BMV has strived to make the BMV experience less stressful, it's time we put forth the effort to help Indiana stay ahead of the curve!

Pay to play

It is our position that the trend towards “pay to play” policies in schools, requiring kids to pay out of pocket for extracurricular activities, is one of many fiscally responsible steps the schools must consider to earn the respect of taxpayers. As schools cry out for additional funds to retain teachers and offer quality academic programming, we must demand assurance that funds are being fairly distributed. Tax dollars must first align with academic programming.

We embrace the value of football, basketball, band, cheerleading, and many others in rounding out the school experience. And, the value of these programs in child development has been routinely proven. But, academic funding should be foremost directed to learning that applies equally to all students and not just to those in uniform.

No doubt, there are many important resource needs in our schools including the extracurricular (note that 14 IPS schools still operate without air conditioning). But at its very core, the classroom is a place of learning – not sport. Yet as we seek to offer these important benefits to our children, isn’t it fair that we work to help support them? Those kids excluded from participation could be awarded merit “scholarships” to continue involvement.

The views in these editorials are of reader participants. They do not represent those of Current Publishing ownership and management.

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Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you.

In Hawaii, it is illegal to annoy a bird in a public park.

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the Indiana Constitution.

ARTICLE 1.

Bill of Rights.

Section 13. (a) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to a public trial, by an impartial jury, in the county in which the offense shall have been committed; to be heard by himself and counsel; to

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(History: As Amended November 5, 1996).

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A death in the family

From the backshop CCS needs Reynolds in the role We know half of the households in Carmel have no one 18 years old or younger under the roofs, but we believe it is important to know how your tax dollars are spent … and that includes the Carmel Clay Schools. Inasmuch as we were opposed to the referendum, we’re pleased to have met and begun a relationship with Tricia Reynolds, the district’s community relations director. Please understand, she’s not in the role to write press releases and mediate news conferences. Reynolds’ task is to build as many bridges between the varied sectors of the community and the schools. Our take: She is off to a wonderful start.

••• Missing link? Some members of Congress must have missed this in the 28th Amendment of the Constitution: “Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States.” If you truly want to take back America, consider those words when you enter the voting booth in two months.

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Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg Word power? We consider this to be among the most frightening sentences ever uttered in the Oval Office: “My economic team is hard at work in identifying additional measures that could make a difference in both promoting growth and hiring in the short term and increasing our economy’s competitiveness in the long term.” – President Barack Obama. (Our suggestion: Duck and cover, and/or do the right thing at the polls.)

••• Dumb American Voter Update: This is brilliant! Breathtaking, even. U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), a supporter of President Barack Obama’s job-killing agenda, recently spent his time, and our tax dollars, on a job fair. How can this make sense?

COMMENTARY

By Terry Anker We were captivated by news from downtown Indianapolis of the armed man perched atop a parking garage. Perhaps it is the nature of the instant news cycle, but we all seem more connected, in real time, to the events of the day.

One alert after another crossed our phones, computers, radios and televisions. First a man was sitting, then shooting. Then, that man fell to his death from suicide. Reports and updates continued to flow until I stepped away from all things electronic to go into a lengthy afternoon Board meeting.

Shortly, I was interrupted with an urgent message, scrawled on a very low-tech piece of paper was news that the man at the center of the crisis was a personal acquaintance. Over these past several years we would see him and his wife socially. Soon even more disturbing news followed: before his urban meltdown he had murdered the charming woman we had come to know.

What level and degree of stress or psychological disorder leads to such an outcome? And, had it always been lurking only to be released by the present shift in his family’s situation? Many have discussed how divorce destroys the family, but we rarely consider that it could be destroyed in so permanent a fashion. A man who had lived years as husband and raised a family, including a disabled daughter, could simply not adjust.

There is so much unhappiness in this story.

Just as the Internet amplifies the voice of the lunatic fringe, it gave the crumbling man a platform to wrongly attack coworkers and others in his downward spiral. In an ultimate move of narcissism, or desperation, he took a life and attempted to destroy many others. My heart aches for us all.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmell.com.

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DISPATCHES » Girl’s night out – Join Busby Eye Care on Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. for an evening of food, wine, shopping and fun. The event will also include a free massage or eye makeover for those in attendance as well as various special offers and door prizes. Call 896-5005 for details. » CSO league meeting today – The Carmel Symphony Orchestra league’s first meeting will be held today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the John W, Hensel Government Building, 10701 N. College Avenue.

Bring a sack lunch and a canned good to donate. All new members are welcome. » Family Justice Center to open – It was announced last week that Hamilton County will soon be home to Central Indiana’s new Family Justice Center, which will offer victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and elder abuse a convenient and safe, multi-agency location for community services. Currently, victims of these types of crimes must visit an average of 25 different locations to get the help that they need. The center is expected to open next year, but an exact location is not yet known. » Community walk – The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will hold its Out of the Darkness Community Walk September 11 at the White River State Park Canal. The event is one of 220 community walks raising funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Funds will support vital research, education, advocacy, suicide prevention initiatives and programs to support those impacted by suicide. Visit www.outofthedarkness.org for more information. » Weekly Rotary meeting – The Carmel Rotary Club will meet Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Mansion at Oak Hill, 5801 E. 116th Street. For more information about Rotary Club or its weekly meetings, contact Bill Schnell at 319-1758. » Local students to serve as IHSAA role models – Seven student-athletes from Hamilton County have been selected to represent their respective high schools during the fall 2010 sports season as anti-tobacco role models for the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The student-athletes are: Jake Bates from Noblesville High School, Mackenzie Dietz and Tyler Humer from Sheridan High School, Kierra Jones from Hamilton Southeastern High School, Conner Love from Westfield High School, Koby Orris from Fishers High School and Chris Walden from Carmel High School.

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Work time and play time, balancing both COMMENTARY

By Danielle Wilson I just spent a delightful weekend at my husband’s family lake cottage, and I must say, I’m proud of myself for actually putting work aside and simply enjoying some downtime. Though I probably should have been working on some projects and certainly could have been, I took the advice of my boss who said, “I expect you to give 110 percent while you are here, but when you get home, I want you to have fun.”

Twist my arm! Two of my four sisters were there too, along with my British brother-in-law, who believe it or not, is even paler than I am.

We went antique shopping (I purchased a “Webster’s Encyclopedia” from 1889 for only $12!), drank booze at lunch (Who orders a Jack and ginger at noon? My BIL!), attempted to water ski (Sisters: 3, Doo & Pale Face: 0. Girl Power!) and topped off the weekend with a three quarters of a mile lake swim, shore to shore.

That last bit certainly wasn’t all that relaxing or enjoyable, but once the ordeal was over, I felt fantastic. Not so much physically, as I was cold and tired, but mentally, it was such a boost to my self-confidence.

I’m almost 40 and managed to swim and tread water for nearly an hour without a life jacket or a single rescue attempt! And both of my sisters did the same. We were so excited: we’ve already committed to beating our time next year.

Anyway, the point of my story is two-fold.

The first, technology makes it so easy to take work with you that you really need to make a concerted and deliberate effort not to. I could easily have spent Saturday and Sunday perfecting my Power Point presentations and participating in online professional development. As a perfectionist, zeroing in on my job and forgetting about everything and everyone else would have been a piece of cake. But it’s critical to success, both at work and at home, that I maintain a boundary between the two and understand which side I’m on. “Work hard, play hard” isn’t just a trivial catchphrase to me: they’re truly words to live by.

My second point is that siblings are sometimes the best medicine for stress. They understand where you’re coming from, they share your history, and they aren’t bogged down with your kid and marriage issues. They offer a safe place to just be you. They help you remember funny stories you’ve forgotten and give you another viewpoint of a shared memory. They love

Attorney General backs CRC’s actions Current in Carmel Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller concluded this week that the Carmel Redevelopment Commission acted within the law when it approved multi-million-dollar contracts without first seeking the City Council’s approval.

In 2008 the CRC approved $45 million in installment-purchase contracts to supplement funding for the construction of The Center for the Performing Arts. The State Board of Accounts requested a formal legal opinion from Zoeller on whether city redevelopment commissions and redevelopment authorities have the legal ability to incur loans or issue bonds or notes without city council approval. Zoeller determined that, in most instances, they do.

“As a general rule, redevelopment commissions and redevelopment authorities have statutory authority to incur financial obligations related to local redevelopment projects without the approval of the city common council,” Zoeller stated in his opinion summary. “Approval of the common council is required only for those transactions enumerated in the statutes as requiring such approval.”

Mayor Jim Brainard said he was pleased that Zoeller agreed with what he has been saying for months.

“We’ve worked very hard to make certain that all the state laws are followed,” he said.

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Now that I’m working full-time, finding ways to decompress are going to be essential to my mental well-being. I think as long as I can do as my boss says, and leave my job at the office, I’ll be okay. If not, I can always count on my sisters to pull me back from the ledge. Or at least keep me from drowning. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist.

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CHS athletes, parents supportive school’s hazing policy

By Lauren Burdick Current in Carmel For Beth Reimbold, Carmel High School volleyball player and senior, life as a high school athlete has always been a supervised event. According to Reimbold, the volleyball team is used to adult supervision, and all teammates are cognizant of the prodding eyes that examine their every move.

“We aren’t allowed in the locker room unless a coach unlocks it, and we have a coach in the front, middle, and back of the bus on away game trips,” she said.

While this is the norm for the volleyball team, in the wake of the 2010 CHS basketball team incident, CHS has revamped its stance on hazing. In separate convocations given to each grade during the first week of classes, school administrators outlined a “zero tolerance” hazing policy, stating that no amount of bullying of any sort will be tolerated in the halls of CHS. A CHS swimmer’s parent, who chose to remain anonymous, said the policy changes are positive “The easy answer is yes, it should have been policy previous to now. The better answer is how the school will work with coaches, administrators and athletes to provide a safer environment from here on out.”

The swim team is no stranger to the dangers

of hazing, as it was the subject of scrutiny earlier in the decade for a bullying incident. However, according to the source, “The swim club has addressed the hazing incident and has taken steps to provide for adequate supervision in and out of the pool at the high school level.”

For Reimbold, while bullying remains only a minor issue for athletes, the allegations surrounding four members of last year’s basketball team have a lingering effect.

“The school is definitely a lot stricter this year in its policies,” she said. “We have hall monitors that make sure kids have passes when they are in the hall which is weird. We aren’t allowed to get into the locker room before or after school without a coach, so sometimes we have to wait 10 minutes after school before we can change.

And we have to keep most of our athletic stuff in our school lockers.”

For the swim team parent, only positive actions can come from the new bullying policy at the high school.

“Hazing and camaraderie are not associated or synonymous. A line is certainly crossed from one to the other, and hopefully the new policy and discussions about what actually constitutes hazing will foster a better understanding of that.”

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Feinstein records with CSO Current in Carmel Michael Feinstein and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra joined forces over two days to record a collection of American standards.

The album will be released later this year in anticipation of the Palladium concert hall’s grand opening in late January. Proceeds from sales of the CD will benefit the Center for the Performing Arts.

“A big part of The Center’s mission is to create new works of art,” said the arts center’s President and CEO Steven Libman in a release.

“Pairing our Artistic Director (Feinstein) with one of our resident organizations is exactly the type of collaboration we want to nurture and encourage. In the coming months and years we will work not only with local artists but with performers from around the world. We want to commission original symphonies, dance, theater, jazz and chamber pieces.”

Feinstein and the 95-member CSO, conducted by David Bowden, recorded 20 songs on Aug. 20 and 21. The recording sessions were held in the auditorium at Westfield High School, CSO’s current home. The song list included “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Dream A Little Dream of Me” and “No One is Alone.”

The recording session marked the second time Feinstein and the CSO performed together, first playing at a fundraising concert in October 2009.

Feinstein Feinstein, dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” was named the Center’s first artistic director in 2009. The singer, songwriter and pianist is a five-time Grammy nominee. The CSO, a resident arts organization at the Center, has earned a regional reputation for excellence in artistry and community service and is comprised of professional and formally trained musicians.

CSO and Feinstein are slated to perform together at the Palladium’s grand opening gala on Jan. 29. The gala concert will include jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti and musical icon Neil Sedaka. The festivities will be produced

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Upcoming event will support teens in need

By Kevin Kane Current in Carmel A Noblesville-based organization relies on help from the community to impact local youth and families, and an upcoming fundraiser will provide an easy way to get involved.

Promising Futures of Central Indiana, formerly known as Hamilton Centers Youth Service Bureau, offers an array of programs and services designed to develop healthy relationships and create positive changes for youth and families. The private, not-for-profit agency has been helping local teens and families to overcome an assortment of different obstacles since 1973, but this would not have been possible without the donations and volunteer efforts of people in the community.

“With recent cuts in state funding, we are more reliant now on donor support,” said Promising Futures Executive Director Stephanie Lyons.

Promising Futures uses its resources to offer services such as anger management, safe place host homes, counseling and pregnant and parenting teen assistance. Through its various programs, Lyons said the organization directly impacts the lives of about 500 individuals per year.

The number is not greater, she said, because the types of services provided require one-on-one

assistance for a longer duration of time. Some individuals, she said, stay at the organization’s facilities for up to 18 months.

“We’re serving fewer girls but we’re making a bigger impact in their lives,” Lyons said.

To help fund such services, Promising Futures hosts two major fundraising events per year, and its biggest is scheduled for the end of this month. The Shaken, Not Stirred Martini Party will focus on Promising Futures’ pregnant and parenting teen services, which helps teen with or expecting a child to graduate from high school, raise a healthy baby, develop their parenting skills and plan for their children’s futures.

The martini party will offer community members an entertaining way to support Promising Futures and the local teens and families it assists. The event will be held Sept. 30 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Ritz Charles in Carmel.

The event will include live and silent auctions, voting for the best martini and appetizer and much more. To learn more about the event, call Michele Whelchel at 773-6342.

For a complete list of services provided by Promising Futures of Central Indiana or to learn more about getting involved with the organization through donations or volunteerism, visit www.promisingfutures.org.

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Walking to fight cancer VOLUNTEERS

By Jeff Worrell Organizer Kris Fuller could barely hold back the tears as she remembered the parade last year.

Each of the “walkers” in the opening ceremony carried a pair of tennis shoes in memory of someone that died from cancer. Her reason to get involved in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer is to raise money for research and programs.

Hopefully, more research means fewer female cancer deaths.

Unlike many of the walks, runs, swims and dance-a-thons I write about, this 2nd annual event to benefit the St. Vincent Foundation includes a fun overnight at the Blue Village at Coxhall Gardens. The blue referenced in the name refers to the fine blue nylon which form the tents. What a great girl’s weekend it would be, except men are welcome too. Fighting breast cancer and gynecologic cancer is a job for all of us, so men are just as welcome as the ladies to create a team, generate money, raise awareness and improve outcomes for survivors confronted with the dreaded diagnosis. Even with men walking, it’s still the best kind of girl’s weekend.

Jennifer and Leo Dierckman both participated last year and Jennifer is dedicated to organize walkers into teams for the event on Sept. 25-26. Although there are other famous foundations that raise money for breast cancer research, Jennifer emphasized that this event

does not distribute the donations to other charities not serving breast cancer directly. All of the funds will be used exclusively for the St. Vincent Breast Center and the St. Vincent Center for Cancer Care, and each participant can designate where the money should be directed.

Starting and ending at Coxhall Gardens on the West side of Carmel, the walkers will enjoy a casual stroll out of Hamilton County into Marion County long enough to pass by St. Vincent Hospital on 86th Street. Organizers promise plenty of food, pit stops, medical services and entertainment to guarantee a safe, fun and comfortable experience. Medical Director Kris Fuller says, “We will have experts on site for foot care, EMS and even massage therapists.”

Many are pushing hard to make the weekend of September 25th the last weekend needed to end breast cancer. For my Mom, a survivor and Lynn with a new diagnosis, thank goodness.

The Weekend to End Breast Cancer is Sept.

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A learing experience Carmel students partner with IPS school for a new kind of education

By Margaret Sutherlin Current in Carmel The city blocks around IPS School 19 Frederick Douglas Elementary are tightly packed with cracker box houses that have similar versions of a hard aluminum porch and cement steps out front. Immediately off Interstate 65, the roads become gray and faded, snaked with tar lines where cracks have been filled.

Gringo’s Grill and an electronics repair shop are the last buildings before a sudden break in the density of the block.

IPS 19 is surprisingly well manicured and orderly, with several large trees out front and a clean, bright entrance. As a caravan of Carmel minivans pulled around the back of the school, elementary students in khaki pants and polo shirts file onto yellow buses in the front.

In March 2009, Lisa Duncan, a secretary at College Wood Elementary School in Carmel, was like many other area residents, closely following a series of articles about the status the Indianapolis Public School system.

Duncan not long after reading about the needs in IPS approached her principal to propose a partnership with an IPS school. She connected early on with Jackie Lee, a teacher at IPS, and the two women met to plan and identify the greatest needs of IPS 19. Last May, the partnership was announced between IPS 19 and College Wood.

“I just hope that our kids realize that there really are kids less fortunate than themselves. We are from such a wealthy county that sometimes they forget that not everyone is like them,” said Duncan of her Hamilton countians. “It’s one of those things though, that once you ask for help, it’s amazing what people can and will do.”

On Tuesday, students and staff at College Wood made the first trip of several planned for this year to deliver the donations. The nearly 40-minute ride only emphasized the distance between the disparate parts of central Indiana, though the excitement of College Woods’ students and staff, and IPS 19’s enthusiastic faculty and students, barely could be differentiated.

IPS 19 is an English-as-a-second-language school, since about 50 percent of students are Hispanic, and the entire school receives free lunches and breakfasts since more than 75 percent of students qualify for the program. In 2011, the school will be completely renovated and will receive air conditioning, new technology and other important updates.

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As College Wood students unloaded cars packed with boxes of jump ropes, playground balls, sidewalk chalk, pens and pencils, school supplies, and boxes of Kleenex, several teachers from IPS 19 burst through the back door with a mixture of smiles and tears.

IPS 19 third-grade teacher April Juengel was overwhelmed.

“I’m so speechless,” Juengel said. “Sometimes it’s hard for our students to really have a sense of ownership and urgency in their education, but hopefully by seeing that other kids care about them and their education it will provide them a sense of ownership and an understanding of the opportunities available to them.”

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Jennifer Wendel, an IPS teacher, leads Kristi Ebbinghaus and College Wood students through IPS 19’s cafeteria.

L to R Principal of IPS 19 Aleicha Oster, IPS teacher Jackie Lee and IPS student Colin McGhehey; Carmel students and faculty Cade Parkhurst, Lisa Duncan, Keegan Parkhurst, Logan Parkhurst, Abigail Murphy Students and faculty from each school show off a few of the items brought in the donations.

Colin McGhehey, an IPS 19 student, inspects the new playground equipment and school supplies collected

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A yearlong commitment

One of the unique parts of the partnership between College Wood and IPS 19 is that the yearlong commitment isn’t just in goods, but a promise of communication and community involvement. Classrooms at each school will be paired for a pen pal program, which Duncan and other teachers hope will support a wider perspective of the world for Carmel and IPS students, and foster important relationships and life experiences. The emphasis in this particular program is community support.

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College Wood fourth-grader Abigail Murphy marveled at the trip to IPS 19. “I can’t believe they have lockers,” she said. “And I want those big shade trees they have out front! We have no shade!”

As College Wood visitors packed up to leave for the afternoon, IPS fifth grade student Colin McGhehey lingered in the classroom where the new supplies were being kept. He mustered a shy smile he tossed the football between his hands and ran his fingers down the seaming. “This is a great football,” he said. “I can’t wait for recess tomorrow.”

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By Vicky Earley Bookshelves that flank a fireplace are too often the final resting place for photos of the unrecognizable familial masses lined up under duress. One can almost hear the discordant photographer pleading, “Someday you will thank me for taking this picture!”

With the help of computer programs that remove the mystique from photo modification, there are countless ways to utilize family photos as art.

Here are some simple things to try the next time you take the typical digital family photo: Crop the photo to go in close. Identify an element of a photo that is beyond just a smiling face. Sisters holding hands could provide the perfect source for a cropped photo close up. Two small hands, tightly interlocked convey the idea of protection of the younger, dimpled hand. The faces might be absent from the final product but the meaning and the emotion are far more visible than if the entire image were displayed. Elements such as chipped nail polish or smudges of dirt convey volumes about the personality of the subjects.

Take the photo to black and white. Black and white photography refuses the noise and distraction inherent in color. It encourages emotion to spring from the subject. Contours and shadows become the star. Candid shots of elderly relatives in quiet moments almost allow the viewer to read the heart and mind of a life well lived.

Less is more in framing. Frame photography in a manner that does not compete with the subject manner. Solid black frames with simple lines are frequently the best choice. Try the “squint test”: if you look at a framed photo and squint, it is properly

framed if your eyes go to the subject. If your eyes go to the frame, consider a quick change.

Arranging photos. Try arranging photos in a cluster with a larger vertical image in back. Work forward with various sizes ending with a small horizontal image. In the case of one special image in the collection, leave it in color and surround it with supporting black and white images. This allows the primary photo to shine but the arrangement still tells a story. This is perfect for a display of wedding photos.

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DISPATCHES » Backer Memorial endowed to teacher award – It was announced last week that the Stephen A. Backer Memorial, starting this school year, will endow the Carmel Clays Schools’ Teacher of the Year award. Stephen A. Backer Teacher of the Year nominations are made by students, parents and other staff members to the Carmel Clay School administration starting in January. » Free homework help – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers a free Homework Hotline to assist Indiana students in grades 6-12 needing help in the areas of math and science. The tutors, who are Rose-Hulman students, answer calls between 7 and 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday from Septmeber through May. Before calling (1-877-ASKROSE), students should have the following items handy: their homework assignment, textbook (if available), paper, pencil and calculator. » CHS yearbook to sell archives - Selected archives of the Carmel High School Pinnacle yearbook are on sale, effective immediately. Archive yearbook availability is limited to 1972-2007, and there are limited quantities of each available volume. Archive books cost $20, cash only, and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Books will be available for purchase and pick-up after school until 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday throughout the school year. » States inch ahead on reporting graduation data – More than eight years after the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law, some states still aren’t complying with its requirement that they report graduation rates for subgroups of students, such as English-language learners or economically disadvantaged children.But officials from some of those states now say they’ve gained the capacity to report those numbers and will be ready when the federal government requires graduation rates for subgroups of students to be used to judge adequate yearly progress under the law in the 201112 school year.

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-Ralph Waldo Emerson How do we measure success in ourselves and our children? Have we won the respect of our children? Have we won the affection of our children and have our children won our affection?

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Concert makes U.S. premiere in Carmel

By Margaret Sutherlin Current in Carmel Jazz, gospel, and funk come together next week to create a contemporary African musical experience in the Carmel Repertory Theater’s production of "Zimbe".

The September performance is the North American premiere of the concert by acclaimed composer Alexander L’Estrange and director of the show, Darren Herring, is highly anticipating the production. “‘Zimbe’ translated, means ‘sing them’, as in, ‘sing the songs’”, said Darren. “It’s a performance about community, and singing together the songs of Africa.”

Unlike other typical musical productions, "Zimbe" is a concert that invites listeners to experience a life in Africa. Songs in the performance reflect different parts of the day, from sunrise to sunset, and life, from birth to mortality. There are lullabies, playground songs from children, sacred music and invitational songs.

"Zimbe" the performance is meant to be collection of languages, tribes and communities throughout Africa which come together in unifying experiences for the audience.

Alexander L’Estrange is arriving from London to help with preparations for the event, and will join the jazz band in the performances throughout the weekend.

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most excited to meet the composer, and have quickly picked up the music with unusual enthusiasm.

While the music might be enough to inspire dancing and singing, the Carmel Repertory Theater hopes it also inspires viewers to get involved in their communities. "Zimbe" performances elsewhere have been an opportunity to give back, and Carmel’s production is no different.

An opening gala on Sept. 9 at the Indiana Design Center will kick off the weekend performances and weekend of charity. The proceeds from the gala fundraiser will help raise money for a scholarship for the Arts and Design District Business Association of Carmel, and also support the Carmel Repertory Theater.

“Because we receive public funding, the Carmel Repertory Theater stresses to its participants the need to always give back to the community,” said Darren. “This time we can give back in more than just a great performance and low ticket prices, but in very real service.”

Zimbe Black Tie Gala Fundraiser Thursday, Sept. 9 at the Indiana Design Center 7-10 p.m. Tickets $100 Call (317) 787-3973 for details Zimbe!

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Sept. 11: St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: Clay Middle School 4 p.m.

Performances throughout the weekend also are dedicated to philanthropy. Half of each ticket price funds the charity selected by the performance site. Some sites have selected schools in Sierra Leone, the Clay Middle School drama club, and the Good Samaritan Network.

Overall however, Darren hopes that the musical experience is the thing audiences most remember. “I hope people take away a real sense of world music. Our ears are very westernized and comfortable with certain things: certain rhythms and music. I hope people can open their ears and eyes to something different in world music, have a great time, and experience something of real quality.”

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By Tracy Line Time and time again, I‘ve come home from a trip disappointed in my pictures. I’ve learned the hard way if I want great photos, I need to do more than point and shoot. Here are a few tips from photographers for taking better pictures: Think before you shoot. Consider the angle of your image. Would the photo be more interesting from a different point of view? Can you shoot it higher, lower, closer or further away?

Also, review the frame of the shot for anything that doesn’t belong (the guy next to you, a trash can, etc.).

Push Grandma aside. People often take pictures of a loved one standing in front of a monument, statue or site. Instead place your person to the side. This will enhance your photo’s overall composition.

No posers. Candid photos offer something posed shots cannot: life in action. Instead of Mickey Mouse, snap a photo of your child’s face as he sees him. Ditch the typical shot of your travel party and get creative. Can you take

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Consider the sun. When it comes to photos, lighting is everything. Photographers recommend the natural light of early morning or late afternoon. Midday sun flattens your subject.

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Don’t be shy. Go ahead, ask a stranger to take a picture for you; you’ll be glad you did. One of my favorite photos is one of my mother and I with the owners of a pizzeria in Little Italy. Another is of husband and me in Mexico, pretending to sail a sailboat.

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Bootlegger’s Daughter

By Margaret Maron In the first installment of Maron’s awardwinning series, attorney Deborah Knott is running for district judge in Colleton County, N.C., while also looking into an unsolved murder. Gayle, a local, was only four months old when she was found alongside her dead mother in an abandoned mill seventeen years earlier. Desperate to come to terms with what happened, Gayle convinces Deborah to start investigating the murder again. But new murders take place soon after Deborah starts asking questions.

This well-written book is the winner of four major mystery awards. It introduces the smart and capable attorney who has to overcome the stigma of her father’s past as the biggest bootlegger in Colleton County in order to win the race for district judge. Bootlegger’s Daughter is a densely written mystery with a smart plot, likeable characters, and humorous dialog. Knott’s large network of family and friends and the prominent southern setting lighten the tone, and the violence, though strongly felt, takes place mostly “off-screen.”

Reviewed by Katie Buck CCPL Readers’ Advisory Librarian Visit the Carmel Clay Public Library’s Web site at www.carmel.lib.in.us for more book reviews.

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THEATRE Camelot

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre celebrates the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s classic “Camelot,” based on the T.H. White Arthurian fantasy novel “The Once and Future King,” through Oct. 10. “Camelot” tells the famous tale of King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere, Merlyn the magician, the gallant Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table. Theater owner and artistic director Douglas E. Stark stars as the legendary King Arthur; Krista Severeid plays Queen Guenevere with her real-life husband, Tony Lawson, in the role of the gallant Lancelot. Tickets range from $35 to $58. Price includes a buffet, with a fruit and salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade. For reservations and show times, call the box office at 317.872.9664 or visit www. beefandboards.com. The theater is located at 9301 N. Michigan Road on the northwest side of Indianapolis, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Noblesville.

Rounding Third

What happens when you take two coaches with opposing philosophies and stick them together running their sons' team? You've got a recipe for bad baseball - and great comedy! Actors Theatre of Indiana is presenting “Rounding Third” through Sept. 26 at the Carmel Community Playhouse in Clay Terrace.

Performances run Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information about the show or to buy tickets, call 6697983 or visit www.actorstheatreofindiana.org.

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The Hamilton County Artists’ Association’s “Critters,” showcasing domestic and wild animals by more than 40 local artists, will be up through Oct. 29 at the Hamilton County Art Center & Birdie Gallery, 195 S. 5th St., Noblesville. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be an artists’ reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 3. It is free and open to the public. For more information call 317. 776.2278 or visit. www.hcaa-in.org.

The following musical acts will be playing live at Mo’s Irish Pub, 13193 Levinson Lane in the Hamilton Town Center, Noblesville. For more information, call (317) 770-9020.

Sept. 10 – Common Ground Sept. 11 – Greta Speaks Sept. 17 – Flying Toasters (8 p.m. outside) and Something Rather Naughty (10 p.m. inside)

Noble Coffee and Tea Co. Movies in the Park

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation will present Movies in the Park the next two Fridays, Sept. 10 and 17, at Cool Creek Park. This Friday, the movie “Monsters vs. Aliens” will be shown at 9 p.m. “The Blind Side” will be the following week’s feature. Admission is free.

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The following musical acts will be playing at Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville.

Tickets are available at the venue box office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or www.LiveNation.com.

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The following musical acts will be playing at 7 p.m. at Noble Coffee and Tea Co., 933 Logan St., Noblesville.

For more information, call (317) 773-0339.

Sept. 23 – Traveler’s Dream, $10 and $5.

Jazz Squared

The following musical acts will be playing for free at Jazz Squared from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the Historic Square in Noblesville: Sept. 17 – Blue Dorian Jazz Combo For more information, call 317.776.0205.

Mickey’s Irish Pub

The following performances and events will take place this week at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N. Meridian Street. For more information call 573-9746.

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DISPATCHES » Get tax cap questions answered – League of Women Voters Hamilton County will help you with the question you need to answer this fall on Election Day. Should the Indiana Constitution be changed to add the 1-2-3 Property Tax Cap Amendment? You will have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists so that you may give this serious consideration. The event will be held September 14, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Noblesville Public Library. » Buying a 2010 vs. 2011 model – A “new” 2010 car is a year old the moment it leaves the lot. Still, if you don't change cars every few years this could be a great way to save money. Research also shows that new or redesigned models have more problems on average than those on sale for a year or more, so the 2010 model may be more reliable and still comes with a full warranty. Still, 2011 models have the latest features and powertrain updates to boost fuel mileage.

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by Conseco Inc. co-founder Stephen Hilbert has attracted a half-dozen potential buyers. It has been estimated that it could take a week to announce successful bidder. The property was originally listed for $20 million before the asking price was eventually dropped to $9.9 million.

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Farther and faster by being smarter COMMENTARY

By David Cain The alarm rings and I leap to my feet at the speed of sound. I’ve learned over the years that if I don’t act fast when I hear the alarm, there are four snoozes on the horizon. And, like winning an eating contest, speed is important in my morning game plan. My game plan always includes exercise, which is frequently foiled by the multiple snoozes. Therefore, my overarching strategy is to act so fast that, while in a complete daze, I get out of the bed and into a workout.

Some mornings I’m actually running along the road and think, “How’d I get out here?” Even though I’m surprised to find I’m running along with the gate of a lumbering bear, I don’t ever go back. That means speed is critical to the plan.

Lollygagging leads to inaction.

About five months ago I downloaded an application on my phone that tracks my run stats using GPS. It allows me to time my run and compete with myself. It even calls out my time during the run. Imagine running along listening to your favorite song, thinking you are doing so well, only to be interrupted by the application telling you that you’re running slower than you think? It’s all too familiar for me.

Like my job and life, I run the same path

each day. I trot along and compete with the voice in my headset. I established my best time back in June and since then I’ve been trying to beat that time. The GPS measurement is not an exact science, but today I finally put that time to rest. And, I had a real plan to make it happen.

I always thought beating a time was only about speed. Up to now, I felt like I just needed to dig deeper and run harder. Today, however, I learned that I don’t have to work any harder. Today I learned that if I just took a longer stride I could go farther faster. It did make me a bit more tired after a while and I could see from my shadow that I looked less like a lumbering bear and more like a struggling person. So I started to think about my form as I took these longer strides. Better posture, better breathing, and better energy.

Soon I was running at the speed of a puma.

Had I been mistaken all along? Maybe it doesn’t matter how fast you run. Maybe how you use your strengths dictates your success more than working harder?

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MONEY MATTERS Do you and your friends and family help each other find jobs?

I’ve had jobs because of recommendations. All of them have been close personal friends of mine.

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I have helped a friend of mine get a job, and I think he has been there for three years.

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New stores coming to Clay Terrace this fall Escapades – A posh boutique for ladies featuring designer favorites; opening: fall, TBA Crazy 8 – Gymboree brings another concept store to Clay Terrace featuring more pre-teen selections; opening: fall, TBA The Yoga Center – This business will offer yoga classes and is expected to open in mid-to-late October.

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DISPATCHES » Riverview offers prostate screening – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men.

The bright side of this statistic is that early detection of prostate cancer can help save lives. This is why the Riverview Cancer Center is offering $25 prostate cancer screenings – including a PSA blood test and a quick digital rectal exam – to all men over 40 on Sept.

18. Screenings will take place in the Riverview Cancer Center from 8 to 10 a.m by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 776-7247. » Consequences of low vitamin D – Experts say many people are vitamin D deficient and the consequences may go beyond bone health, because every tissue in the body has receptors for the vitamin.

Since many people don't get enough sunlight, and it usually is not possible to get enough vitamin D through the diet, supplements containing up to 2,000 units per day are recommended by some experts.

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Don’t be fooled by food labels touting reduced sodium. Reduced sodium only means that there is 25 percent less per serving as compared to the reference food. Sodium Free denotes less than 5 mg per serving, but be sure to pay attention to the portion sizes on the label. The best bet is to reduce intake of processed foods, read food labels closely to choose lower sodium items and to decrease the use of table salt.

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By Angela LaSalle Osteoporosis is on the rise in women and men, and though it is associated with the age-related drop in hormones, there are other contributing factors to the loss of bone density. While we think about lack of exercise, vitamin D deficiency, and low magnesium as contributing factors, we often don’t think about high sodium intake as a factor in the loss of calcium from the body.

Sodium plays an important role in nerve and muscle function and water balance in the body.

Under normal conditions, the kidney maintains a tight balance of sodium, however, if sodium intake exceeds more than about one teaspoon or 2,000 mg of sodium, then calcium may also be lost. The recommended daily intake of sodium is about 2,400 mg; however, studies have shown that on the average American intakes between 2,300 and 4,700 mg of sodium per day.

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There’s no such thing as free plastic surgery BODY BEAUTY

By Barry Eppley It is one of those headlines that attract a lot of attention: Free and Plastic Surgery. One of the not infrequent requests that I get as a plastic surgeon is about this very issue. On my practice website and numerous blog sites, requests come in every week for some form of plastic surgery donation. Many of the requests go into great detail about why they want a certain procedure and they are often quite moving. While the idea of performing surgery for free seems fairly simple, it actually is not.

This can best be explained by my response to a recent request for a free breast augmentation with a heart-felt plea for an improved perception of herself.

“I have great empathy for the concerns you have about your breasts, and wish that providing you with a free procedure were an easy choice. Providing surgery for free may seem like a simple and straightforward thing to do, but there are many factors involved that make the concept of ‘donated’ surgery not exactly free.

While any plastic surgeon can give away his time to perform the operation, a surgeon’s fee represents just a fraction of the total costs of surgery. The cost of the breast implants, use of the operating room, and the fee for the anesthesiologist expertise are other cost factors that must be accounted for and paid.”

One of the hidden costs of any donated surgery in this country is the potential medicallegal responsibility. Unfortunately, donating surgery does not waive any responsibility on the plastic surgeon for the outcome. Should any untoward events happen, such as a rare but possible complication, the surgeon is still liable and responsible. A revisional surgery after the initial procedure might be necessary should the result not be perfect.

It is wonder then, how free makeover surgery contests happen, either done locally or even on TV? The answer is whoever is doing it most likely is not a board-certified plastic surgeon.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons strictly forbids providing any free surgery as a result of a contest, promotion, or any other method of inducement which encourages a patient to undergo surgery based on an economic incentive.

Doing so is an ethical violation of its membership and could be grounds for dismissal from the Society.

The legal and ethical issues surrounding donated plastic surgery, an invasive procedure, makes it not quite the same as giving away a more traditional retail product.

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Managing multi-joint arthritis COMMENTARY

By Dr. Pattanam Srinivasan, M.D. Multi-joint arthritis often affects adults. Unlike the common perception that joint pain is frequently associated with larger joints such as the hip, shoulder or the knees, but a number of smaller joints also can be a frequent cause of pain.

It is important to understand how joints function to know how to manage arthritis pain and get an accurate diagnosis. Joints are areas in our body that provide movement for bones. Bones come together in a joint, which is cushioned with fluid and softer tissue to lubricate movement.

Joints like any other mechanical structure wear out as time passes, if used frequently or incorrectly. High intensity gymnasts suffer joint pain much earlier in their life than non-participants.

High impact sports affect the joints more so for those involved in lighter activity. Old joints can no longer take the activity and endurance that

they had decades ago as in a young person.

The aged population has increased tremendously due to improved healthcare and preventive medicine. Our elderly want to stay physically active and sometimes take part in activities that may increase their arthritic pain levels. This extreme activity is not advised for the elderly. Such activity will frequently result in severe pain from many joints, some of which can never be replaced even with surgical treatments.

For joints to be pain free and serve us for a long time, moderation is required. By resting between activities, our joints will be helped and remain pain free and serve us for a long time.

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Men’s top turn-offs RELATIONSHIPS

By Rachael Noble I think we would all agree that men and women are vastly different. Over the years I’ve realized I have so much to learn in my relationships. I recently asked a dude friend of mine to tell me what it is that we women do that turn men off most. Some of his answers made me think, some made me laugh and some made me well…frustrated. But ladies, if we put down our defenses and listen, perhaps we can learn how to improve ourselves!

In random order, here are this guy’s top turn-offs: • It turns me off when a woman smokes. She can be the most beautiful lady in the world but seeing her smoke, especially in this day and age of a health conscious world, makes me want to walk away.

• I don’t like it when you meet a woman who appears to be a clean, tidy person, and then you see inside of their car or home and it’s totally trashed.

• A woman’s obsession with their pet is a deal breaker for sure. I once dated a girl who couldn’t go anywhere without her dog. To make matters worse, her dog was horribly behaved. It went to the bathroom all over my house. Gross.

• I prefer when a woman is intelligent and can make conversation (being pretty isn’t everything). I once went on a date with a woman who hardly said a word during our date and when she did, she only talked about herself, never once asking me questions about me. It was like talking to a fence post.

• It’s a turn-off when some women are name droppers as if they’re bragging that “I know so-and-so and they make ‘x’ amount of dollars” and so on. If all you care about is who you know, then maybe you should take a look at your self-esteem.

• Tell me this. Why can’t some girls get deodorant that’s clear? I hate that white residue all over a woman’s underarms when she raises her arms up!

• My number one turn-off is a woman who is always asking if they look fat. I can’t win in this situation! In many cases they’ve already decided they look fat so nothing I say is going to change what they think.

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Research shows that the snake, called Titanoboa cerrejonensis, lived no less than 60 million years ago.

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By John Mikesell You may think feeding your dog is a simple matter of dumping food in his bowl and plopping it down on the floor in front of him. You may be wrong.

Mealtime is fraught with significance for your dog, and loaded with opportunities for you to influence his health and behavior. Failure to take advantage of these could actually contribute to the development and/or escalation of problems that might otherwise be averted. A few deliberate decisions and choices on your part can go far to create harmony in your home.

What to Feed I won’t go into detail here. Suffice it to say that there is no substitute for a top quality diet for your dog, for both good health and good behavior. Check with your local food provider or vet for information on the best food for your dog.

When to Feed I feed my dog twice a day on a regular basis.

My dog and my partner’s two dogs are fed regularly in the morning between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., and regularly in the evening between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. Puppies, of course, need to be fed more often, and all my feeding suggestions go out the window if your dog needs a particular diet or

feeding schedule due to health reasons.

I am opposed to “free feeding”, where food is left down for the dog all of the time. You lose a lot of information about your dog’s eating habits and health if you just refill the bowl every time you notice it’s dropped a few inches, and you miss great training and relationship opportunities if your dog has free access to food. Controlling your dog’s food-when and where he gets it is just one more way of gently reminding him that you are in charge, and monitoring the food bowl allows you to recognize potential problems if a pet’s eating habits change. Monitoring mealtime also helps manage your dog’s weight.

What You Can Do Use your dogs mealtimes as training sessions and practice his good manners and deference behaviors Manage the location of your dog (or dogs) food bowls to encourage and reinforce desirable behaviors.

Use your dog’s meal to improve your relationship with her, and/or with family members whose relationship with your dog needs enhancement.

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Trey is a four-year-old male tabby with white DSH. Trey is a very friendly and gentle boy who thrives on human companionship. His claws have been removed from his front paws and he is neutered. Trey wants a home with a family who will play with him, let him be a lap cat and have a big window with a spot for him to sun himself and watch the day go by. He would do well in any loving home.

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Monitoring a child's text messages TECHNOLOGY

By Gary Hubbard First of all, if you wish to monitor your child’s text messages, then the first piece of advice I have is: be careful what you wish for!

Text messages can easily be misconstrued by a third party, and once your child knows that their text messages are being monitored, they likely will simply resort to another method of communication.

I’ve helped parents in the past install monitoring software on their home computers to track their child’s instant messaging conversations and many regretted doing it. There is the possibility of damaging your relationship depending upon the age of the child and how you go about incorporating these tools. But consider this a how to on the technology, not whether or not to monitor.

There are plenty of reasons (i.e. cyber-bullying, etc.) that you may want to monitor everything that goes to and from your child’s cell phone. Most programs that allow you to monitor your child’s phone requires your child to have a pretty sophisticated phone with a higher level operating system, which most parents wouldn’t dream of giving their child because of the expense of the phone and data plans.

Unless your child has a Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone or Symbian OS based phone, the software that’s available is of no use.

Since there are so many variables involved, including the type of phone your child has and the network that the phone is on, you should start by checking with your cell service provider for options. Some providers have special phones and/or special services that allow parents some measure of control.

If your child does have one of the smartphones listed above or you are willing to get them one, there are a number of companies that sell software and annual services to allow you to monitor everything your child does with their phone.

I have not reviewed any of them, so I can’t make any specific recommendations but a Google search “monitor cell phones” will get you started on the research. Make sure you thoroughly research any solution that you think you’d like to use by checking Twitter and discussion forums (use the same search phrase) to learn from those that are already using them.

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

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By Dick Wolfsie No polling data is offered. No experts are quoted. No international study referenced. The people at Dentyne just come flat out and say it in their newest TV commercial: the average person spends 20,000 minutes in their lifetime kissing. Again, this is simply an average. Your smooching may vary depending on whether you attend a lot of Greek weddings or have more than 15 grandchildren.

I assume I’ve been rolling along at an acceptable rate up until now, but why not increase my output so my obit can read: Exceeded the standard kissing time by 2,000 minutes. Even my harshest critics would be forced to concede that when it came to lips, I was successful at putting two and two together.

When Mary Ellen came home the other night, I gave her the customary hello, but I realized that if I lingered a few seconds longer in the osculation and then multiplied that time by my predicted life span, I could increase my total production by 20 percent. Osculation, by the way, is the scientific name for kissing. Don’t use that word during romantic encounters. It’ll have a negative impact on your lifetime total.

After 30 years of marriage, my wife became instantly aware that I had breached the unwritten rule for time spent on the customary “Hi, S P A T A U R A E M I R P A P A P S E T T E A R E A I N D I A R L S D I S T Y A D A S S E C O A T S I N L E T B E E R

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“Your kiss. There was this delay. You were loitering on my cheek. You do know it’s only Thursday.”

The question, of course, is how they ever came up with 20,000 minutes. I did a little math and it looks like if your kissing career spans 75 years, you need to kiss about 47.4 seconds a day to reach this goal. I’m a happily married guy, but there are a couple of days a week that to reach this number I would have to count my relationship with the dog (we’re just best friends, I assure you) and my new Big Bertha driver that gets a little extra lovin’ whenever I don’t hit a ball out of bounds.

But, in order for my wife and me to someday reach the national average, I’m really going to need her full cooperation. Last night I told Mary Ellen how beautiful she is and how great dinner was. I think I have a chance of reaching that 20,000 mark, as long as kissing up counts.

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New car decoration brings out the ‘sissy’, not sassy something like this to hit the market.

Car fronts have long resembled faces, and not just in the cartoons. I had a great-uncle who drove a Plymouth that looked exactly like Edward G. Robinson, if Edward G. Robinson had four eyes and chrome lips.

I see carlashes as mostly a girl item. I base this on my experience with one particular girl who always gave her cars cutesy-poo names like Violet and Annabelle, who moved her decorations (graduation tassel, stuffed animals, chrome accelerator pedal shaped like a foot) from her old car to the new, and who tended to choose her automobiles based not on mileage or horsepower, but on how well the radio worked and if it had well-placed cup-holders.

I’m sure there are lots of people who will follow the same path. I suppose we all see our vehicles as extensions of themselves (I can certainly make that argument for my truck) and some folks just want to gussy up a bit. I guess it’s okay, as long as they stay on the face end of the car. The time to start worrying will be when they begin putting makeup on their tailpipes.

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I’m trying to remember who said it, and where. It could have been my father, which means we were probably in the Mongo Tavern enjoying the spécialité de maison, ham sandwiches and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Then again, it could have been when I was a reporter in Columbus, which means I probably got it from my editor Stu, at a different tavern.

Anyway, it’s good advice, which I herewith plan to ignore, for now I believe I have seen everything: I have seen eyelashes for cars.

They’re on the Internet, so you know they’re for real. I mean, who would go onto the Internet to lie about such a thing?

What we’re talking about are rather large appliqués that go over the headlights of whatever you are driving, giving it what the mascara commercials call long beautiful lashes for any occasion. And, it should be added to the descriptions, that it turns any vehicle they are applied to into a sissy.

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Front portico renovation creates curb appeal REMODELING

By Larry Greene INITIAL SITUATION: This home in the Claybridge subdivision in Carmel included the original portico with mature landscaping that had started to block the view of the front door from the street. The goal of the project was to increase curb appeal by removing trees/landscaping and building a new larger portico that would be in better proportion with the front elevation of the home.

DESIGN PHASE: The word portico is an architectural term which refers to a covered porch roof that is supported by columns. The initial design schemes looked at new roof designs to replace the existing copper standing-seam roof. The decision was made to widen the footprint of the stoop and build an upper rail portico which is a flat roof with a decorative railing. The widened stoop allowed the decorative columns to be spread out more which gave a more prominent look from the curb.

PROJECT SCHEDULE: The design phase included the creation of several proposed 3-D design schemes and the submission of drawings to the City for permits. The design phase lasted four weeks while the construction phase spread out over approximately eight weeks.

FINAL PRODUCT: The existing porch roof, posts, steps, foundation, concrete slab and brick pavers were all removed and hauled away. A new foundation was poured and new brick was used to cover the vertical face of the front stoop. New stamped concrete made to look like bluestone was used for the steps, sur-

Before face of the front stoop and the sidewalk connecting to the driveway. The new porch finishes include a stained, beaded ceiling, wrapped posts and wrapped beams and a new rubber membrane flat roof. Some of the final details include new cedar trim with dentil strip, crown and poplar moldings. The decorative posts were wrapped with fiber-cement material and cedar trim. Finally, the decorative metal handrail on the roof and around the stoop was custom designed and built to accent the colors of the home.

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They may drive you ‘batty,’ but they keep bugs at bay GARDENING

By Holly Lindzy So, I woke up the other night with a bat flying around my bedroom. That was a good time.

Oh, and it was Friday the 13th.

And while some people might have lost consciousness, I didn’t really panic. The bat can’t help it that he’s totally creepy. Poor thing.

Bats are intriguing creatures. Dracula stories aside, they’re beneficial mammals, eating thousands of night-flying pests daily.

Even better, bats are solely responsible for the reproduction of some plants; they are omnivorous and will eat berries and then, you know, excrete the seeds.

They’re important pollinators, visiting flowers for nectar and even the occasional hummingbird feeder.

But what they really dig are the bugs. They circle and circle – like that night in my room – flapping ever so gracefully to our advantage.

They eat tons of mosquitoes.

Since mosquito bites keep me up at night scratching incessantly, I don’t mind coexisting

with the bats. The property I live on along the White River is the perfect habitat for bats. Bats will hang out in a cave during the day or in the trees, especially trees by water. I’ll bet that’s why this is the second one I’ve had in my house.

So, I’m guessing I haven’t seen the end of them. I’m okay with that.

All of that brings to light the fact that we need to protect our natural areas to keep things in check. If we tear down the habitat for the bats, we’ll have more and more irritating mosquitoes to pass the West Nile virus around. Ugh! It’s a fascinating world and every piece of the puzzle is necessary for the whole picture.

Without everything else, we all wouldn’t be here. Take some time to appreciate the unique creatures around you, and maybe suffer fewer mosquito bites, too.

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2010 Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship announced Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is now accepting applications for contemporary visual artists that reside in select cities and counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Applications are due September 24.

The Efroymson Family Fund, a donor-advised fund of CICF, will be awarding five $20,000 unrestricted awards to contemporary visual artists age 25 and older that work in the following mediums or disciplines: ceramics, installation art (materials used can include glass, video, metal, wood or textile), new media (computer generated still image or 3-D art), painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture (materials used can include glass, video, metal, wood or textile). Applicants must provide proof of age and residency in select cities and counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio.

Eligibility Requirements • Contemporary visual artists age 25 and over by September 24.

• Must be a resident of select cities and counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio and present documentation proving fulltime residency as of September 2009.

• Recipients must reside in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky during the duration of the one year fellowship.

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The Carmel F.O.P. Lodge #185 will once again be distributing HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS for the 30th consecutive year.

This is a county wide effort to provide a substantial amount of food during the holiday to as many needy families as possible. Representatives for the organization will be calling community members and business owners which started Monday, Aug. 2, requesting contributions to assure the success of the project.

Contact Sam at 581-9433 AS ALWAYS YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

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Remembering good times Family members, ex-campers recall the adventures and impact of Westfield’s Acorn Farm Camp

By Kevin Kane Current in Carmel A 40-acre plot in Westfield once was home to the nation’s first-ever day camp, and a recently published book aims to give new life to its long history and the childhood memories belonging to the more than 15,000 area campers who remember it fondly.

Becky Bowles is the granddaughter of Herb and Dee Sweet, who founded Acorn Farm Camp in 1933. Bowles, with her mother Jill Sweet Mead and aunt Judee Sweet, have written “Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: The Story of Herb and Dee Sweet and Acorn Farm Camp.” Thanks to her grandfather’s interest in recordkeeping, Browles said it took only nine months to put Herb’s charisma and personality and the camp’s success story into words.

With little more than an old station wagon, a lot of land and a new idea, Herb and Dee started Acorn Farm Camp during the height of the Great Depression. Not only was this camp the first of its kind, but its registration was not free, meaning families would have to pay for the summer activity at a time when there was little money to spare. Still, the camp quickly grew under the couple’s direction. Acorn’s first summer session only had eight campers, but in its later years the Sweet’s property saw up to 160 children each day. While the first groups of campers could all fit into one station wagon, eventually three full school buses were needed to bring them all up to Westfield each day.

“In spite of the fact that there wasn’t a lake, it didn’t have mountains or sailing, it worked for 45 years because of Herb’s personality,” said Mic Mead. “I don’t know of another camp that had someone like that.”

Mead spent two years as a camper and later returned as a counselor. He officially became part of the Sweet family 18 years ago with his

about the book “Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: The Story of Herb and Dee Sweet and Acorn Farm Camp” was published by Westfield-based Hawthorne Publishing. Copies are available for $25 on the company’s Web site, www. hawthornepub.com, and in the antique store at Acorn Farm. A book signing will be held September 18 and 19 at the farm from 1 to 5 p.m., rain or shine.

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Preserving the memories The building that housed the first store on S.R. 32 in Westfield sits on the Acorn Farm property. During the camp years, the building was used as a tool to teach children about local history. Now, the building is being converted into an Acorn Farm Camp museum. It will hold trophies presented to campers throughout the years, records in various camp challenges, numerous items used and created at camp and much more.

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Becky Bowles (front) is the granddaughter of Herb and Dee Sweet, who founded Acorn Farm Camp in 1933. Bowles, with her mother Jill Sweet Mead and aunt Judee Sweet, have written “Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: The Story of Herb and Dee Sweet and Acorn Farm Camp.” Mic Mead (back) was a camper and longtime counselor at Acorn Farm Camp.

marriage to Jill, but he claims in the book that Herb was his lifelong mentor. The two shared a common interest in nature but Mead said he was always impressed by Herb’s leadership and teaching methods.

Jill agreed, adding that her father’s charisma allowed him to reach children in a way that other adults couldn’t.

“He had the personality to do anything,” she said. “He could hold a pine cone up in front of a group of kids and they’d all be fascinated by what he had to say.”

Acorn Farm Camp was strictly for children ages 5 to 12, and Bowles said that was another of her grandparents’ innovative ideas. She said Herb realized that kids in this age range had very few options for summer activities. The couple took on the challenge of entertaining these younger children while teaching them a series of valuable lessons.

“This wasn’t daycare,” Mead said. “Some parents may have sent their kids here to get them out of the house, but this was real activities.

And you learned something.”

The book details how Herb and his counselors encouraged campers to take pleasure in

Herb and Dee Sweet with daughters Jill and Judee

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That hands-on learning, coupled with the constant exposure to Herb’s leadership and teaching played a part in many campers going on to successful careers in their adult years.

Mead, for example, started a number of successful business in California. Later, he served on the Westfield Town Council from 2000 to 2003. Others went on to become professors, writers, or successful in other fields.

The property’s trees are now fully grown and two smaller buildings no longer are standing, but Acorn Farm looks almost identical to the site shown in pictures taken 50 years ago. The site so strongly resembles its appearance during the camp days that, when former campers return, they can’t help but remember the good times spent there years ago.

“For many of them, by the time they drive up they’re in tears,” Jill said. “All of their childhood memories come back.”

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In religious and philosophical writings, there is no shortage of lists of virtues, those earthly/ divine constructs we pursue to try to find, know and share God. We have the Four Cardinal Virtues from antiquity – prudence, justice, courage and temperance. We have the Gospel’s three theological virtues – faith, hope and charity. We have the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:16 - “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

Better not leave off mercy, forgiveness, humility, modesty, wisdom, religious devotion and fear of the Lord.

It’s easy to come up with a long list of virtuous human aspirations, but patience is a specific attribute of Jesus Christ that teaches us much about God’s love for mankind.

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Patience. When you are patient, you are being Crucified with Christ. Tertullian taught that patience is not merely endurance or fortitude, but hope in the Resurrection. Patience is a sign of longing for the good things to come: things that are promised in heaven.

History tells us Tertullian was not an especially patient man, yet “On Patience” was among his master works. He wrote: “When God’s Spirit descends, patience is always at his side.”

Patience, Tertullian redefined, is what it means to be “like God.” This discussion of Christian patience, plus rich, accessible information on many other doctrinal basics, is included in church historian Robert Louis Wilken’s 2005 book, “The Spirit of Early Christian Thought.” It landed in my mailbox last year as a gift for renewing my subscription to First Things magazine. It’s a good thing Wilken’s study is so thoughtful, else I might not have had the patience to get through the classics.

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