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Dr. Robert Baker

Awareness that heart disease is the leading killer among women is higher than it has ever been. Still, 80 percent of women between ages 40 and 60 have one or more risk factors that they have the power to modify, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes and inactivity.

Dr. Robert Baker, vice president of medical affairs at Managed Health Services in Indianapolis recommends Hoosier women follow these five tips to build heart-healthy homes for themselves and their loved ones:

Stop smoking and don’t start. Tobacco smoke increases the likelihood that arteries will harden, which restricts blood flow to the heart. Smokers are at least twice as likely to develop heart disease as non-smokers. Women who smoke and use birth control pills are at even greater risk. Exercise regularly. Regular exercise improves heart function and lowers both blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels. Women who maintain an active lifestyle have a significantly lower risk of developing heart disease and diabetes than those who do not.

Eat a heart-healthy diet. Diets low in fat, cholesterol and salt can help prevent heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers. For healthier eating, women should choose foods that are high in fiber, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Maintain a healthy weight. Excess body fat greatly increases risk of heart disease, even if other risk factors don’t exist. Know the numbers. Abnormal blood pressure, blood cholesterol and blood sugar (glucose) ranges can be red flags for diabetes and heart disease. Women of all ages should have regular screenings and ask their health care provider what numbers are normal for their age.

“By making lifestyle changes themselves, women can lower their risk of heart disease and improve their overall physical and mental health,” Baker said. “Women have the power to reduce their risk of heart disease. The late 20s and early 30s is a critical time for women to take action to either reduce or eliminate their risk factors and set themselves up for a long, heart-healthy life.”

Area charities and nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to thank their dedicated volunteers in a special way.

The Indianapolis Home & Flower Show is offering passes to interested, local not-for-profit organizations to hand out to their volunteers to enjoy the show for free. The new, annual show coming to Lucas Oil Stadium is scheduled for Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, 2010.

The show is produced by Marketplace Events, the same company that produces the Indianapolis Home Show. The international exhibition company was selected by Lucas Oil Stadium to organize the Home & Flower Show as the first consumer show of its kind and the only annual spring home and flower show at the stadium. It offers exhibitors a high-quality 3-day show as an additional option to its companion show, the 10-day Indianapolis Home Show, the nation’s oldest and the Midwest’s largest home-focused extravaganza.

A large area for feature flowers and gardens will be the Home & Flower Show’s centerpiece, which will be enhanced by the surroundings of Lucas Oil Stadium. Both shows are endorsed by Marketplace Events’ Spokesperson Ty Pennington, host of ABC-TV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Interested local charities should call the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show office at 317-705-8719. And for more information, visit www.indyhomeandflowershow.com.

A new major annual show is coming to Lucas Oil Stadium in just a few short weeks — the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show! It takes place Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, offering exhibitors a high-quality 3-day show as an additional option to its companion show, the 10-day Indianapolis Home Show, the nation’s oldest and the Midwest’s largest home-focused extravaganza.

It is the first consumer show of its kind and the only annual spring home and flower show at the stadium! The show will have 25,000 sq. ft. of gardens and more than 250 exhibitors.

A large area for feature flowers and gardens will be the Show’s centerpiece, which will be enhanced by the surroundings of Lucas Oil Stadium. If there’s a flower you fancy, or greenery that grabs you, the Home & Flower Show will be springing into action with plenty of plants to pick from!

Also, if you want to dig in and lend a hand as a volunteer at the Home & Flower Show, you will receive two free passes to come back and enjoy the exhibits and gardens at your leisure!

Call the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show office at 317-705-8719 for more information, and also visit www.indyhomeandflowershow.com.

Make sure to mark the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show on your calendar, and also become a Facebook fan! It’s two green thumbs up!

Dr. Eugene G. White, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, has been named the recipient of the fifth annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education sponsored by the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and partner Bright House Networks.

The honor will be awarded Thursday (Feb. 11) at the general session of the American Association of School Administrator’s (AASA) National Conference on Education in Phoenix.

White was chosen for his commitment to ensuring that music education is part of the core curriculum in all 64 IPS schools. He became superintendent of IPS with the goal of the district becoming a model urban school district. He implemented many groundbreaking changes to the system, including his vision that a model urban school district would include instrumental, choral and general music programs in all schools by 2010. White made the commitment to ensure all schools had certified music teachers and that the district was staffed with music supervisor positions to coordinate and foster quality music education in the district. In August 2009, that goal was met and all students in IPS have access to the benefits of music education.

Since 2000, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and partner Bright House Networks have provided 42 IPS schools with $1.13 million of new musical instruments to jumpstart the district’s elementary instrumental music programs and the success has been maintained by the continued support of both White and the IPS Board of School Commissioners. Instrumental music, including band and strings programs, are offered to students in elementary, middle and high schools. Under White’s leadership, the district has revived the All City Choir, district music festivals and in 2009 a summer music camp that included transportation, breakfast and lunch free to IPS students.

When Bright House Networks first joined VH1 Save The Music Foundation to re-create music education programs throughout IPS, music programs were virtually non-existent in the elementary schools and suffering in the higher grades because of budgetary constraints and the high cost of musical instruments, said Wayde Klein, vice president of marketing and customer operations for Bright House Networks Indiana.

“We at Bright House Networks believe it is critically important to help keep music alive in our schools and for children at early ages and beyond to have the opportunity to express and challenge themselves with music,” Klein said. “Today, these schools have dedicated and talented teachers leading vibrant musical exploration instructions that are equipped with free instruments for students. This far-reaching and high-impact initiative would not have been possible without Dr. White’s devotion to each school that IPS serves and his dedication to keeping music alive for IPS students.”

One of the nation’s top specialty tax firms that specializes in research and experimentation tax credits and cost segregation analysis has relocated its offices to downtown Indianapolis. McGuire Sponsel recently completed a successful move from the firm’s previous Carmel offices to its new, 4,200-square-foot office suite on the 17th floor of the Capital Center building, located at 201 N. Illinois St. in downtown Indianapolis.

The new space provides McGuire Sponsel the opportunity to better serve its clients from a more centralized location, said director David McGuire. “Relocating our firm to downtown Indianapolis was the right thing to do at this time that we’re experiencing exceptional growth and success as a national specialty tax firm,” McGuire said. “In the past year, we expanded McGuire Sponsel’s reach to more than 70 CPA firms in 19 states and added strong, professional staff members who serve as the foundation of our firm.”

Currently, McGuire Sponsel employs nine and has definite plans of expanding its staff in 2010. The new office space can accommodate up to 20 employees. “Our move helps with the firm’s overall identity and stature and allows us ample room for future expansion and planned additions to our professional staff. Client service is the No. 1 focus of the entire McGuire Sponsel team,” added director TJ Sponsel. “Being in a centralized, convenient and expansive location in the heart of Indianapolis will increase our capabilities to comprehensively meet all client needs and exponentially increase our accessibility to our clients.”

McGuire Sponsel also maintains offices in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2007, McGuire Sponsel is a specialty tax firm that specializes in research and experimentation tax credits, cost segregation, fixed asset review, rehabilitation tax credit, energy-efficient building deduction and construction cost audits.

The firm’s research and experimentation tax credit practice conducts retroactive studies, current year engagements and risk advisory services. McGuire Sponsel’s professionals combine an understanding of tax law with engineering disciplines to maximize companies’ research credits and reduce their overall tax burdens. The firm’s unique approach to cost segregation employs civil, structural and architectural engineering knowledge to identify components that qualify for accelerated depreciation. All actual and estimated asset costs, along with their classifications, are then documented to withstand IRS scrutiny.

Bright House Networks will launch two new services designed to bring even greater value to its customers’ TV and Internet viewing experience beginning next week.

Customers will now have more control of their TV schedules with the introduction of “Start Over,” a popular and exclusive enhanced TV feature that allows viewers to restart a live program from the beginning at any time during its scheduled broadcast. Bright House Networks will also increase the speed of Road Runner Turbo High Speed Internet service by up to 33 percent next week. http://tinyurl.com/yhpm233

Win tickets to the 2010 Indianapolis Home Show!

We have question #7 ready. The first person to answer wins a pair (2) of Indianapolis Home Show tickets.

Visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indianapolis-IN/Indianapolis-Home-Show/119350166735 for question #7.

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RULES: Adult admission only, no refunds/no dollar value, a (one) ticket is valid for one admission.
Tickets can be picked up at Will Call starting January 29 through February 7.

Photo ID must be shown at the time of pickup.
Name must be included with your answer. (Answer must be posted on Facebook Fan Page)
One winner per question.

**ALSO: One pair of tickets per person maximum.

Check back often, new questions may appear often today!!

To help busy teachers out, Bright House Networks has extended the deadline for submitting entries to its national Star Teacher Award competition and enabled teachers to submit entries online. The deadline for teachers to submit entries this year has been pushed back to April 2.

To be eligible for a Star Teacher Award, teachers must demonstrate how they’ve utilized cable TV programming to develop curriculum, cross-curricular studies, classroom-to-community activities and more. Classroom projects must have been taught between September 2009 and March 2010. Teachers must also work in a state-accredited public or private school in grades kindergarten through 12 within a Bright House Networks service area, which in Indiana includes Marion, Hamilton, Hancock and Grant counties.

Teachers can visit the official Bright House Networks Star Teacher Award Web site to submit their entries online. See the Indianapolis Star for more about the new deadline.

It’s a trend that is taking over the local news in every market–going interactive. No longer is that anchorman or anchorwoman such an unreachable star. It seems that every person you see on the air these days broadcasts their e-mail, Twitter information and more.

Facebook and Twitter are now helping local stations connect with their audience and tap into new viewers. And not only is social media being used as a way to interact with on-air talent but also as a way for viewers to help shape the news content for the day. “Tweet in your opinion on this topic.” “E-mail us about what’s going on in your neighborhood.” “Send us in your pictures.”

According to an article in the Boston Globe, “As local stations lose viewers and advertising revenue, they are turning to social networking Web sites for help. In recent months, news directors have used such sites as Facebook and Twitter to generate stories and, hopefully, boost ratings.”

Eventually — will the news become only what we make and want it to be?

Best known as the carpenter with attitude on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” Paul DiMeo is also an established actor, a man’s man and the first to cry on this hit show. With boundless warmth and his genuine nature, DiMeo is particularly renowned for his imaginative work on children’s bedrooms. He also pioneered the Loft Living project, working on the renovation of lofts and brownstones, and as master carpenter, renovated the Landmark Brownstone of Aaron Burr. DiMeo will appear at the Home Show on Saturday, Feb. 6! Presented by Indy’s MomsLikeMe.com.

The Indianapolis Home Show is the nation’s oldest and the Midwest’s largest home-focused extravaganza with more than 900 exhibits. Now in its 88^th year, the Indianapolis Home Show offers thousands of products, decorating, construction and remodeling ideas for visitors to gather and compare.

The show runs for 10 days: Friday, January 29 through Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ Indiana State Fairgrounds – West Pavilion & Exposition

NEED COUPONS:          Coupons for $3 off adult admission, good Monday through Thursday ONLY, are available at participating Central Indiana Marsh Supermarket Or Check out the Indianapolis Home Show Web site at www.IndianapolisHomeShow.com and get $3 off admission—good every day! Make sure to go online and save

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 317.705.8719 OR VISIT THE INDIANAPOLIS HOME SHOW WEB SITE AT www.IndianapolisHomeShow.com.