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August 2009 Volume 3, Issue 8

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National Night Out!On August 4th we will be joining the rest of the nation in

observance of 26th Annual National Night Out . National Night Out is the nation’s night out against crime. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, residents are encouraged to join with their neighbors to have a neighborhood block party, ice cream social or other outdoor event to build neighborhood spirit and unity - which is the first defense against crime. Research shows that when neighbors know each other and look out for each other crime goes down.

We will be gathering at the Park from 6-8pm for an evening of fun, festivity, and camaraderie. The EPC will be providing Hot dogs, chips, lemonade, and snow cones for everyone and a Junpy House for the kids! The Round Rock Fire Dept. will be there from 6:30-7pm and a Neighborhood Crime Watch booth will be set up with information on block divisions and a sign-up sheet for Block Captains. A Bicycle, Tricycle, and Carriage Parade will be held at 6pm to kick off the celebration so have your kids crank up their creativity and decorate their wheels for a fun time! A bin will be available for donations of non-perishable food items for The Round Rock Serving Center.

Back To School Pool Party! Yes folks, in a few short weeks the little Darlings will be headed

back to School and it will be time for the annual back to school bash! Fun and Games will abound on Sunday August 23rd from 3-5pm as the kids revel in the last golden hours of freedom while parents rejoice at the thought of having a normal schedule again! We will have water slides, Snow cones, and games in the park and music, dancing and swimming at the pool. Hopefully the splash area will be open by then! The BOD apologizes for the delay in the opening of that phase of the project due to a problem with the pump! Well, better late than never and everyone seems to be enjoying the new bathhouse! A Special Thanks to everyone on the board who volunteered their time to make this project possible, especially Kieth Chandler who practically lived at the pool overseeing and orchestrating everything as it was being done (at least his wife knew where to find him.

“One Breath at a Time” (a Letter from the Editor)

As I was putting this newsletter together, I received a call from my Husband informing me that his father had taken a turn for the worse and was not expected to make it through the evening. His Dad lived to be 85 and led a very full life, but I reminded my darling that we weren’t many years behind and how short life really is! We are given not one day at a time, but one breath at a time and sometimes we forget just how precious each breath is. We get so caught up in life that we forget to “Live”! Take a moment right now to think about some of the things you would do and the people you would want to see or talk to if this was your last day and then ask yourself………What am I waiting for?

Peace

Save the Dates! Next Events Planning Committee meeting

August 12th, 512-514-1858 for info

Adult Social; September 12thTime and Place TBA

Movies in the ParkSeptember 25th @ dusk

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CONTaCT INfOboard of directors/commuNity coNtacts

President Tom Vaughan ....................... [email protected] Vice-President ........................................................................ Chris Gaidsick ................ [email protected]/Amenities ................................................................ Keith Chandler ...................... [email protected] ................................................................................. Steve Magnusson ................... [email protected]/Landscaping ........................................................ Alan Aguais [email protected] Contact ...................................................................... Angel Donato .............................. [email protected]

ProPerty maNagemeNt coNtact

Kerri HebertCenTex Association Management

Office: 512-759-3734 • Fax: [email protected]

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Classified AdsPersonal classifieds (one time sell items, such as a used bike...) run at no charge to Forest Creek residents, limit 30 words, please e-mail [email protected] classifieds (offering a service or product line for profit) are $50, limit 40 words, please contact Peel, Inc. Sales Office @ 512-263-9181 or [email protected].

haNdymaN residing in Forest Creek available to fit within your busy work schedule. Hire a talented “Honeydoer” and enjoy your valuable off time. I’ll treat your home as if it were mine with quality craftmanship, respect and service. Decks, fans, fencing, window treatments, shelving, painting, custom woodwork, light plumbing and more! All my work is guaranteed. Contact Curtis @ home 436-8896, cell 934-0959 or e-mail [email protected].

little learNers Preschool Part time preschool in a State registered childcare home close to your neighborhood. 3 Year old class Monday and Wednesday 9-1. 4 Year old class Tuesday and Thursday 9-1:30. State of Texas Certified Teacher. Maximum of 6 students in each class. Call Jeneffer Allen at 246-8151.

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Property Manager’s CornerI would like to focus this month’s article on the street parking in

Forest Creek. Although it is not a violation to park on the street per your CC&R’s, it can be a violation per the City of Round Rock. Last month during a routine inspection, I met a police officer whose main focus is Forest Creek HOA. He saw me stopped taking pictures and wanted to see what I was up too. We had a lengthy discussion about the street parking, and during our conversation he stated that “Forest Creek had more street parking violations than any other community that he patrolled.” I was very disappointed to hear this yet I see cars on the street every time I come through. In fact there have been many cul-de-sacs that I cannot turn around on due to the multiple cars parked there. Since it is not a violation to your CC&R’s to park on the street during the day, I am unable to address this growing issue. I would like to request that all of you be considerate of your neighbors, your friends, and your first responders. If there were an emergency on one of your streets and a fire truck or ambulance has trouble getting through the narrow road due to cars parked on either side of the street, or blocking the cul-de-sac, it could be a disaster, it could be deadly!

YOUR CC&R’S STATE 3.15 each single family residential structure constructed

within the Property shall have garage space sufficient to house all vehicles to be kept on the lot. owners shall not keep more than two automobiles in such manner as to be visible from any other portion of the Property for any period in excess of seventy two hours.

you have the garage space, you have the driveway, please use them. it is beneficial to all who reside in forest creek hoa

Thank you all for your patience in the transition of the new Pool Pump house, bathroom and splash pad. I hope that you are all enjoying the new area. Please remember you must exchange your old pool key for your new pool key at the CenTex office.

We are located at 204 E Hwy 79 Suite 102 Hutto TX, “Hutto Executive Building”. We are on the Left side of Hwy 79 just past FM1660 in a large Red Rock Building. You will need to bring your old key, and a photo ID. Please be patient with the transition of the new E Key system, we are currently working out all of the glitches and hope to have it up and running successfully very soon.

SincerelyKerri HebertCenTex Association Management512-759-3734

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Dear Mrs. Green,Neither Forest Creek Elementary nor Ridgeview Middle School has recycling bins in their

cafeterias. How do I pack Earth Friendly school lunches for my kids?

Signed, The Jolly Green Mom

Dear Jolly,Start with a good insulating lunch kit or bag. First put in a reusable water container (www.

kleankanteen.com). Next line the remaining space with a sturdy gallon ziplock bag. Add small re-freezable pack, juice box and whatever needs to be cold (sandwich, fruit, vegetable sticks, cheese cubes, yogurt, etc…) Then seal that bag. In the remaining lunch kit space, you can add things that do not have to be chilled such as chips, nuts, granola bars or crackers.

Make sure your children do not throw away that gallon ziplock bag (it will be used every day until it is worn out). You can wrap the sandwich in wax paper, or you can first wrap the sandwich in a paper towel and then put it in a ziplock sandwich bag (that bag can also be used repeatedly and not thrown away).

Or reusable plastic containers can be used for the sandwich, fruit, cheese, etc.When your children get home, take out the gallon ziplock bag containing the freezer pack

and put the whole thing in your freezer. Rinse out the canteen, fill with water and put it in the refrigerator. Then you will be ready for the next day!

Happy Back-to-School, Mrs. Green

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Everyone could use a helping hand at some point in their lives. There are times when you hear about a neighbor down the road who has been ill, or lost a loved one, or maybe just dealing with more than they can juggle. Or, frequently in Forest Creek, there is a new mom with her bundle of joy who is trying to make it through the day with only 4 hours of sleep!

Circumstances like those mentioned above provide our community with a great opportunity to come together and demonstrate what it means to be a good neighbor. We are re-instituting a former service-oriented group in Forest Creek and we’d love for you to join us! The Forest Creek Helping Hands is recruiting volunteers to help prepare meals for Forest Creek neighbors during a time of need.

If you wish to volunteer:If you wish to volunteer to prepare a meal as needs arise, just email your name and contact

information to [email protected]. We will compile a list of people who have volunteered to help. Whenever a need is brought to our attention we will create an online care calendar, email the pertinent information to the group, and then you can sign up online to prepare and deliver a meal on a day that is convenient for you.

If you know a Forest Creek neighbor who could benefit from a Helping Hand:If you know of a neighbor who could benefit from a Helping Hand – (example: they’ve

recently lost a loved one, been ill, or welcomed a new baby into their family) -- just email their contact information to [email protected]. One of the group members will contact them and let them know that their neighbors would like to lend a helping hand by bringing meals to their family.

July 2009 forest Creek Yard of the

Month Susan and Keith Hendrickson

3240 Bay Hill Lane

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Most children are out of sight or missing for less than 5 minutes and usually in the presence of 1 or both parents.

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A majority of people overestimate their own and their child’s ability to swim, especially in a panic event.

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a Sensible Plan for College fundingSubmitted by Rich Keith

As a parent, you may feel a moral obligation to fund your children’s education, but you don’t want to sacrifice your current lifestyle or rob your future retirement in order to fund education costs. Well, to make funding both their education and your retirement a non-issue, you must consider how to:

- Maximize your cash flow so that you can invest funds in education and retirement accounts. This includes both reducing debt and lowering expenses.

- Utilize the numerous education tax incentives provided by the IRS to reduce taxes and produce so-called “tax scholarships” for your family.

- Qualify for merit and need-based financial aid offered by colleges

If you can maximize the benefits produced by the above strategies, you may not have to compromise your education and retirement goals. Historically, we see that college costs have risen at 2 to 3 times the inflation rate of the Consumer Price Index. And college really costs you more than you think because it is paid with after-tax dollars. Depending on which tax bracket you are in, the amount you must

earn to pay for college is a good deal more because you must first pay the IRS…before you pay the college.

How old will you be when your last child graduates from college? Assume that you are 45 years old and you plan to retire in 20 years and that a public college costs $60,000 for 4 years. You take the money out of your retirement savings today. The money you give to a public college for four years will cost your retirement fund about $280,000 at an 8% return. Elite colleges cost more, but there is a hidden benefit which we will get to later. And remember, these numbers are for just one child’s college education.

Clearly this presents a funding dilemma shared by parents everywhere: how to fund college and retirement? Experts agree there are two methods to make this work:

The first method is by using your money through: (A) paying out of your current income, (B) paying with withdrawals from your savings accounts, or (C) borrowing. Most people use some combination of all three. The second method is to use money from others. This comes in the following forms: (A) financial aid, (B) by using special education tax strategies, (C) gifts from relatives, or (D) your child’s resources (his/her income and assets). We will explore this topic in future columns, how to make a sensible, methodical plan for funding college expenses.


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THE ASSOCIATE BY JOHN GRISHAMI am a positive person and I feel bad about putting negativity

out there, especially in a book review. I must say, however, that The Associate by John Grisham was a terrible book. I hadn’t read anything by Grisham since The Firm and The Pelican Brief while in high school. At the time, they seemed like somewhat smart novels. I came across The Associate at Half Price Books and thought “why not?” Boy, has time changed the author—and not for the better. My mom put it best, “he has a formula to his books.” Meaning, he doesn’t put much thought into the books other than to get them on the bookshelves as quickly as possible. Do lawyers even read these books or find them even mildly entertaining?

In the book, a hotshot law student has two great job offers and a bright future, but a blackmailing expert team has found a skeleton in his closet and exploits it to the fullest in order to obtain highly confidential information. Only in the last 50 or so

pages does the law student finally realize that he should just come clean and face the issue. Wouldn’t a Yale law student know how to resolve the situation without having to work with the blackmailers? I have absolutely no law background, but I saw no evidence to even convict him!

Character development was poor and the book was loaded with cliché after cliché and stereotypes (i.e. the hot law student who dressed really great and showed off her perfect body to the enjoyment of her male colleagues). The ending was horrifically lazy and unfinished.

Looking at the bright side, I hope this review saved you a worthless read.

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In the McDermott Learning Center

held over—texas society of sculPtors exhibit - Through August 31This popular exhibit features additional sculptures in the gardens.

august is butterfly moNth! - Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2A 15 percent discount on butterfly books, gift or apparel.

Pre-fall seed sale - Saturday and Sunday, August 15 and 16Save 20 percent on all wildflower seed purchases this weekend in the store.

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He has been diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder which requires therapy. He is not able to communicate as easily as other children his age, which can be very frustrating for him. He has made tremendous progress in foster care and has a strong desire to please the adults around him. Johnathan requires a high level of supervision due to his activity level and his social skills. Johnathan’s foster mom describes him as a “lovable child” and a “good kid.”

For more information about adoption in general or Johnathon, please contact the Adoption Coalition of Texas at [email protected].

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Nature watch - Webs of Intrigueby Jim and Lynne Weber

Spending summer days in the fields, woods, and even our own suburban gardens can yield many

interesting sights, but few are more curious than that of the spider web. Formed out of protein-rich silk extruded from

a spider’s spinnerets (or silk-producing organs located at their abdomens), webs can take many forms, including spiral orbs, tangles, funnels, tubes, sheets, domes, and tents. While most spiders can use both sticky and fluffy silk to construct a web, they can also position the web horizontally or vertically or at any angle in between, depending on its specific purpose.

Web construction is unique and delicate process, with the spider using its own body for measurements. Starting with the most difficult part, the first thread, spiders use the wind (and a bit of luck) to carry it to an adhesive surface. Once caught, the spider will carefully walk over the thread while strengthening it with another thread, repeating this action until this primary thread is strong enough to support the finished web. Step two involves the process of making many radials, making sure that

the distance between each radial is small enough to cross. Ergonomically speaking, this means that the number of radials in a web depends directly on the size of the spider and helps to determine the final size of the web.

Once the radials are complete, the spider will fortify the center of the web with several circular threads, and move outward, continuing a spiral of non-sticky, evenly-spaced threads made so the spider can easily move around its own web. Then, beginning from the outside edge and moving toward the center, it adds sticky spiral threads by utilizing the radials and non-sticky spirals as guidelines. Once again using its body as a measuring device, the spaces between each of the sticky spirals is directly proportional to the distance from the tips of its back legs to its spinnerets. After the sticky spirals are complete, the spider consumes the non-sticky spirals as they are no longer needed, chews off the initial center spiral threads and sits and waits for prey.

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Webs are literally extensions of a spider’s ability to feel, and they allow them to catch their prey without having to expend the energy to run it down. Some spiders will decorate their webs with loose, irregular tangles of silk to disorient and knock down flying insects and to warn birds and other flying predators of the presence of the web. Constructing a web is energetically costly for a spider due to the large amount of protein required, so broken webs, especially if they are still structurally sound, are not always repaired. It is not uncommon, however, for spiders to eat their own web daily to recoup some of the energy used in spinning and recycle the protein by spinning a new web. Normally, a spider’s web will remain in one location for the entire summer, but spiders can change locations usually early in the season, if they find a place with better protection or better hunting.

Commonly, webs are about twenty times larger than the spider building it. Rich in vitamin K, which can be effective in clotting blood, spider webs were used several hundred years ago as gause pads to stop an injured person’s bleeding. Today, we know that the tensile strength of spider silk is greater that the same weight of steel and has a much improved elasticity. Research into its microstructure is being performed for potential and surprising applications such as bullet-proof vests and artificial tendons!

The next time you are out in your garden in the early morning hours and you come across a delicate spider web glistening with drops of dew like strings of tiny diamonds, appreciate what you are seeing for its natural beauty, strength, and purpose!

Send your nature-related questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to answer them.

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The “four awareness” Points when Playing TennisSubmitted by Fernando M. Velasco

In past issues, I have written about how to choose proper tennis equipment and efficient ways to practice. This issue offers advice on how to tackle the “critical points” in your matches.

In every match, you will find critical points that can determine whether a player wins or losses. At these critical points, I suggest reviewing what I call the

“four awareness” points:

FIRST AWARENESS: SELFEvery player possesses

certain shots that they feel more comfortable hitting on a critical

point. For example, it could be a forehand topspin, or a slice one. When choosing which shot to hit on a critical point, decisively utilize the shot that comes more naturally without changing your mind. That is when mistakes are made.

SECOND AWARENESS: OPPONENTWhen the players decide on a shot at a critical

point, they need to consider their opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. During the match, they should notice the shots the opponent has less success with than others. On a critical point, players should use the shot they feel more comfortable with but also they will aim towards their opponent’s weaknesses.

THIRD AWARENESS: COURTOnce you decide on your most consistent

shot, consider the opponent’s weakness, you also need to take into account the court conditions. Factors such as the sun, wind, and surface will make a difference on the shot executed. When in doubt, you should either choose a shot toward an opening on the court, or directly at your opponent’s feet; open spaces or shoe laces.

FOURTH AWARENESS: SCOREWhen you decide on your shot, the

placement and being aware of the court challenges, a good player should also remember the score in hand. Players will be aggressive when the score is in their favor, and be more conservative when tied, or behind. For example, when a player is serving at 40-15, the serve should be a powerful and assertive. In contrast, if the score is 15-40, the player should serve the first serve with some power, but with more placement.

Over time, these four awareness points will become both automatic and reactionary as players become more experienced in playing and competing. After the shot has been properly executed, they will sometimes give themselves a pat on the back for doing the right thing at the right time, and remind themselves that they followed the “four awareness” points.

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(It might be and you don’t even know it)Submitted by Laurie Scott

plant a virus or lock them out of their own network.The two levels of security that are usually displayed with a

padlock symbol are WEP and WPA. WEP falls into the “poor” category of security. WEP will keep honest people out of your network, and will prevent someone from accidentally getting connected to your network, but WEP was “cracked” several years ago, and nowadays it only takes a laptop and 60 seconds to break into a network secured with WEP.

What you should be using is WPA (or WPA2) to provides a connection that (with a good password) can’t be cracked in a comfortable lifetime. Log into your router (usually at http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1), go to the wireless security settings and set it for WPA. Then change your laptops and other wireless devices to match.

There are many different routers on the market, but there are a few standard rules to follow: Changing the security settings on your router should always be done with the computer attached to the router via a network cable - don’t change it over a wireless connection. If you make a mistake, you won’t be able to get back in to fix it. In the wireless security settings on your router, you will see WEP and SHOULD see WPA as options. If you don’t see WPA as an option, your router is probably several years old. Go to the manufacturer’s support page on their web site and look for updated “firmware” to download. Download the firmware and update the router per the instructions provided by the manufacturer. If the latest firmware doesn’t provide WPA encryption, then it’s time for a trip to Best Buy or Fry’s for a new router. ANY new router will provide WPA encryption. Next use a strong password. A strong password should be at least 12 characters long, feel free to make it a lot longer - the longer the better. Be sure to use upper and lower case letters, use numbers AND use special characters like # * ( \ } [ @ ! &. Write it down and put it in a safe place. If it helps, use 2 or 3

non-related words or numbers that you know but no one is likely to guess. Something like maybe the city you got married in with the year of your first car and the name of your

brother’s daughter. It might look something like Dallas@1989!Samantha#. Even people you know you won’t guess this. Be creative and have fun, but MAKE IT STRONG!

Next month I’ll talk about keeping your information secure when you’re online both at home and away.

Laptop computers have made computing mobile and very convenient. Wireless routers in our homes have made it possible to use our computers anywhere in the home, and not just where the connection comes into your home.

If you have a wireless router at home, then you are using one of three possible levels of security, 1) none, 2) poor and 3) what you SHOULD be using. “None” is real simple, open the box, plug in the router, connect to the Internet. With this connection, ANYONE within range, meaning your neighbors, passersby and that annoying teen-age kid down the who likes to hang around your house in the evening can use your wireless network to access the internet or worse, access your computers at home. Also, any illegal activity over the Internet is going to be traced back to your home, not to the person or computer that may have done it.

I often tell the story of the time I moved to Austin from Sacramento 4 1/2 years ago over the Thanksgiving holiday. I stayed overnight with a friend in Flagstaff, Arizona at her parents’ home. Lots of relatives were there and they all smoked (and smoked a lot). Even though it was 35 degrees outside, I went and sat in my car for an hour just to breath fresh air. While in my car I powered up my laptop and discovered a completely unsecured network within range. I connected to it and took the opportunity to check my email and do some web surfing. Then the good Samaritan in me decided to do them a favor. I figured they hadn’t changed the default password on their router, and sure enough I was right. I logged onto their router and took a screen shot of it. Since they were also using the default name for their computer network, I changed mine to match and could see that they had a computer turned on with one of their hard drives shared (no, I didn’t peek at it.) I also saw that they had an Epson printer connected to it, so I downloaded the printer driver and installed it on my laptop, opened Microsoft Word and pasted the screen shot of their router into it. I also included instructions on how to keep prying eyes out of their network, thanked them that I was able to check my email, and then I PRINTED the document out on their printer. Keep in mind I have no idea which house I had connected to. I imagine if they were home that they were a little shocked to have their printer start all by itself and print a note from a complete stranger. Lucky for them I wasn’t someone who wanted to copy their files,

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