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ONE OF CAPE TOWNS RESERVOIRS IS SEEN AT LOWER LEVELS.
A PROTRACTED DROUGHT AND A GOVERNMENT FAILURE TO
PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE HAVE RESIDENTS
SCRAMBLING TO FIND THEIR OWN PRIVATE SOLUTIONS.

Boreholes. The company now puts A BOREHOLE IS DRILLED AT A HOME IN CONSTANTIA, A cause of the shortages, the city has im-
new clients on a waiting list and says it WEALTHY SUBURB OF CAPE TOWN, BY DE WET’S WELLPOINTS posed a daily consumption limit of 50
may not get to their requests until Sep- liters per person.
tember. “People are taking things into AND BOREHOLES, A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN SO OVER-
their own hands.” WHELMED BY JOBS THAT IT HAD TO STOP TAKING ON NEW “The city is very aware of the need
to be sensitive to the vulnerable and
Last year, the World Bank surveyed WORK UNTIL THEY CAN CATCH UP WITH THEIR LIST. poor,” said Xanthea Limberg, the
154 countries and determined the member of Cape Town’s city coun-
South Africa had the world’s highest PEOPLE WAIT IN LINE TO REFILL WATER cil in charge of water and waste ser-
Gini coefficient, a common measure BOTTLES. CAPE TOWN RESIDENTS HAVE vices. Under the city’s disaster plan,
of inequality. According to Anna Or- BEEN REDUCING THEIR WATER USAGE she added, informal settlements will
thofer, a professor at South Africa’s AHEAD OF A POTENTIAL DAY ZERO. receive water as long it is available,
Stellenbosch University, 10 percent to prevent disease from spreading
of the population owns more than 90 through densely populated areas.
percent of the country’s wealth.
Cape Town was originally expect-
Cape Town is a remarkable illus- ed to run out of water in April; now,
tration of those statistics. Last year, a thanks to conservation, that poten-
handful of homes overlooking the At- tial “Day Zero” has been pushed back
lantic Ocean sold for around $10 mil- to July, officials say.
lion each. A new luxury hotel opened
in a renovated grain silo, offering its In the United States and Europe,
penthouse suite for $10,000 a night. until the early 20th century, clean
Fifteen minutes away, in the settlement water was largely supplied to homes
of Khayelitsha, the per capita income is by private wells or utilities, and poor
less than $2,000 per year. residents often had less access to it.
The result was frequent outbreaks of
Inequality here is often racialized, disease, such as cholera, in places with
with whites concentrated in the city’s poor sanitation. In the early 1900s, ur-
wealthiest enclaves. The government ban planners began to consider water
says the poor, informal settlements will as a public good, distributed without
be prioritized in its emergency water regard for economic status and funded
distribution plan, making them among by a broad tax base. When water runs
the last places to lose water. So far, be-
STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 52

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out, that system and its underlying up natural springs at the base of Table equality relates to the way water is point installed in his back yard, next
philosophy could be weakened. Mountain to anyone with a water jug. used. When Andiswa Maxakata, an un- to his swimming pool.
On a recent afternoon, people of differ- employed resident of Gugulethu, trav-
The water shortage is far from the ent races and economic backgrounds els through the city’s wealthy suburbs, It cost $700.
only example of how Cape Town’s formed lines to fill up. she sees pools and golf courses. “Actually pretty cheap,” he remarked.
poorest communities have struggled Hensel wasn’t sure yet whether he
for basic services. Just over half of the But those springs are miles away “They’re using water to fill their would use the water to fill the pool or
homes in Gugulethu, for example, from the city’s informal settlements, pools!” she exclaimed. “That’s why we to water his garden. Mostly, it was a
have toilets, according to the coun- and there is no available public trans- don’t have any left.” fail-safe in case the water situation de-
try’s census. But the current crisis has portation. teriorated.
underscored the stakes of the city’s Still, she added: “If I had a pool, I “In the long term, there’s no other
wealth gap. “How are we going to get there?” guess I’d be filling it, too.” solution,” he said.
Ndabezitha asked. Doug Cloete, a 48-year-old IT con-
Cape Town officials have tried to re- About 10 miles away from Gugu- sultant, grew up in a poor family, cau-
spond in a democratic way, opening For some of the city’s poorest resi- lethu, in the suburb of Table View,
dents, the other stark reminder of in- Carsten Hensel, 31, was having a well-

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tious enough about the cost of water es that most people don’t. Now, we’re about $65, filling a room in his home crisis looming, that awareness grew
that he and his two brothers took able to stockpile water.” in the Bothasig suburb. He also in- more acute.
turns bathing in the same bath water stalled a wellpoint to extract water
before draining it. As the drought deepened last year, from deep underground. “There’s a massive section of the
and people began to talk about the community that doesn’t have this dis-
“Now I would categorize us as mid- possibility of a water shortage, Cloete He had always been conscious of posable income,” he said. “They can’t
dle-class,” he said. “We have resourc- bought 250 liters of bottled water for his relative privilege. With the water afford to prepare for the worst.” 

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IS ANYONE OUT THERE PAYING ATTENTION TO CHINA?

BY FAREED ZAKARIA | WASHINGTON POST product has grown at an astounding are abolished, which is now almost cer- He has been reluctant to pursue tough,
average annual rate of almost 10 per- tain, Xi Jinping could stay China’s presi- unpopular measures, but so are most
Amid all the ups and downs, and cent, which the World Bank calls “the dent, general secretary of the Commu- governments everywhere, democratic
comings and goings in Washington, it fastest sustained expansion by a major nist Party and chairman of the Central or dictatorial.
would be easy to miss what’s happen- economy in history.” Military Commission for the rest of his
ing in China. But it is huge and conse- life. And he is just 64. The real danger is that China is elimi-
quential. For decades, China seemed to be nating perhaps the central restraint
getting more institutionalized. Deng Xi has been a strong leader for China. in a system that provides staggering
China is making the most significant had ruled as a supreme leader, wielding He has tackled two of the nation’s most amounts of power to the country’s lead-
change to its political system in 35 years. power more from behind the scenes pressing problems, the corruption ers. What will that do, over time, to the
What impact will this have on China than from any offices he held. His suc- within the Communist Party and the ambitions and appetites of leaders?
and the world? That’s the question that cessor, Jiang Zemin , held all the key pollution caused by China’s fast growth. “Power tends to corrupt,” Lord Acton
every policymaker, business executive posts when he was in power. After his These efforts have been very popular famously wrote in 1887, “and absolute
and investor should be asking. two terms as president, he continued to within the country at large. He has not, power corrupts absolutely.” Perhaps
lead the Central Military Commission however, tackled other crucial chal- China will avoid this tendency, but it has
Deng Xiaoping is generally remem- for two more years and even after that lenges for China: long-stalled econom- been widespread throughout history.
bered as the man who began China’s remained influential informally. ic reforms and reduction of its rising
economic reforms. But perhaps more debt levels. Xi’s supporters argue that China under Xi has also become more
important were his political reforms. When Jiang’s successor, Hu Jintao his consolidation of power will now al- ambitious internationally. It is now the
He took a system that had been utterly , finished his two terms as president, low him to take these difficult steps and world’s second-largest economy, the
dominated by one man, Mao Zedong, he simultaneously relinquished the begin the next stage of reforms. third-largest funder of the United Na-
and institutionalized it. top military position and lost nearly all tions and the supplier of more peace-
power at once. But that trend has now The real challenge for China, howev- keepers than the other four permanent
Perhaps the single most significant been turned on its head. If term limits er, is not about Xi’s economic policies. Security Council members combined.
transformation was in 1982, when the
Chinese Communist Party wrote into The country has been bulking up its
the country’s constitution that its presi- military while devoting significant re-
dent and vice president could serve no sources to far-flung cultural arms such
more than two consecutive terms. This as the Confucius Institute. It has an-
made China unique: a dictatorship nounced loans and investment spend-
with term limits. ing – the Belt and Road Initiative – that
will be about 10 times the size of the
In most authoritarian regimes, the Marshall Plan, by some estimates. It is
ruler accumulates power and over the determined to lead the world in fields
years becomes more arrogant, corrupt such as solar and wind power, electric
and unaccountable. This wasn’t pos- cars and artificial intelligence.
sible in the Chinese system, which lim-
ited any individual’s power and focused Chinese scholars say China is enter-
instead on the collective, the party. ing a new era with a new system. After
the Communist Party took power in
China’s unique model also produced 1949, it had roughly 30 years of Mao’s
an economic miracle. The country has rule. That was followed by roughly 30
had three decades of merit-based se- years of Deng and his system. It is now
lection and promotion within the Com- clear that we are in the third era, which
munist Party, wise long-range planning might be 30 years of Xi.
and smart pro-growth economic poli-
cies. Since 1978, China’s gross domestic Is anybody in Washington paying at-
tention? 

PANCREATITIS, PART I The bulk of the pancreas is composed of exocrine cells that pro- © 2018 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
duce enzymes to help with digestion of food (as opposed to endo-
The pancreas is an integral part of the digestive system. crine cells that create insulin and glucagon). These exocrine cells
QUICK REVIEW: release enzymes into a series of progressively larger ducts (tubes)
HOW FOOD IS PROCESSED BY THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM that eventually join together to form the main pancreatic duct.
Once food enters the mouth and is swallowed, it passes into The main pancreatic duct runs the length of the pancreas and
the esophagus. From the esophagus, it empties into the stom- drains fluid produced by the exocrine cells into the duodenum.
ach where digestive acids break the food down. The partially PANCREATITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS
digested food then flows directly into the first part of the small Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas becomes inflamed. If and
intestine, the duodenum, where bile from the liver and diges- when pancreatic digestive enzymes activate prematurely, before
tive enzymes from the pancreas enter the digestive system. A being released into the small intestine, they attack and damage
normally functioning pancreas releases about 8 cups of pan- the pancreas.
creatic juice into the duodenum, daily. There are two types of pancreatitis:
From the duodenum, digestion continues on to the other parts  Acute pancreatitis, a sudden inflammation that lasts a short
of the small intestine, the jejunum and ileum. Once digestion time, can cause mild discomfort or develop into a serious, life-
is completed, the ileum pushes waste products into the large threatening illness. With proper treatment, most people with
intestine. acute pancreatitis experience total recovery. In critical cases,
THE ROLE OF THE PANCREAS however, acute pancreatitis causes bleeding in the pancreas that
The pancreas is two glands (the exocrine and endocrine glands) results in significant tissue damage, infection and/or cyst forma-
mixed together in one organ. This long, flat organ is located tion. Severe pancreatitis can also harm vital organs such as the
behind the stomach in the upper abdomen, next to the small heart, lungs and kidneys.
intestine.  Chronic pancreatitis is long-lasting inflammation of the pan-
The pancreas has two major functions: creas that most often occurs after an episode of acute pancreati-
 To produce and secrete powerful digestive enzymes and re- tis. Another major cause of chronic pancreatitis is heavy alcohol
lease them into the small intestine to help digest food use. In many cases damage to the pancreas related to alcohol
 To manufacture and release the hormones insulin and gluca- abuse may be symptom-free for many years, with onset of dan-
gon into the bloodstream to help the body control how it uses gerous symptoms appearing suddenly.
food for energy Future columns will explain symptoms, causes, risk factors, com-
Today we’ll focus on the role the pancreas plays in digestion. plications, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute and
chronic pancreatitis.
Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always wel-
come. Email us at [email protected].

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INSIGHT BOOK REVIEW

The nation’s founders were readers. They relied racy.” Poet Archibald MacLeish, appointed librarian posited his father’s papers with the Library in 1923,
on books to an extraordinary degree when creat- on the eve of the Second World War, took custody of asking that they remain sealed for 21 years after his
ing a new government. Yet talk of a national library the Lincoln Cathedral copy of the Magna Carta from death, leading scholars to anticipate prodigious rev-
started only after the 1790 agreement to locate the the British during the Battle of Britain. Just days after elations (none were forthcoming). V. Valta Parma, the
nation’s new capital in an unremarkable town on the Pearl Harbor, MacLeish secretly moved it, along with first rare-book curator at the Library, set about pre-
Potomac, a place without libraries or bookstores. Ac- the United States Constitution, Declaration of Inde- serving dime novels and children’s literature, while
cordingly, a Library of Congress was proposed. In the pendence and other treasures, to Fort Knox for safe- also taking the trouble to acquire a Gutenberg Bible.
sumptuously illustrated “America’s Greatest Library,” keeping during the war. MacLeish roused his fellow In 1937, Rockwell Kent designed the Library’s stately
John Y. Cole, the official historian of the Library of librarians by telling them they “must become active bookplate, and in 1946, Mary Pickford donated her
Congress, offers a new look at its inspiring but some- and not passive agents of the democratic process.” personal collection of films to the Library, adding
times troubled history. to its growing store of them. In return, Hollywood
Amid sober timetables and budget figures, stories lovingly portrayed the Library’s opulent interiors in
Like many American institutions, the Library claims of individual librarians and donors shine out in this movies such as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “All
modest beginnings. In 1800, John Adams, then Amer- book. African American historian Daniel Alexander the President’s Men” and “National Treasure.”
ica’s second president, saw to it that an allowance was Payne Murray, an assistant librarian at the Library of
made for a library for use by congressmen, basically Congress, published his “Preliminary List of books The Library continued to add programs and ser-
a law library. After British soldiers burned the Capi- and Pamphlets by Negro Authors for Paris Exposition vices: In 1897, a reading room for the blind; in 1928
tol along with its library during the War of 1812 – an and Library of Congress” in 1900, believing that “the the Archive of American Folk Song (later directed by
act fiercely denounced by Thomas Jefferson as “Brit- true test of the progress of a people is to be found in renowned folklorist Alan Lomax); in 1938, the posi-
ish Vandalism” – Congress agreed to make a new start their literature.” Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert de- tion of Consultant in Poetry (later Poet Laureate). In
with the purchase of Jefferson’s polymathic library on 1944, the Library’s Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Fund
the grounds that “there is in fact no subject to which a commissioned Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian
member of Congress may not have occasion to refer.” Spring,” composed by Aaron Copland. In 2001, the
Cole explains that this decision would have a lasting Library launched its enormously popular National
effect on the identity of the fledgling institution, as Book Festival, which now draws more than 100,000
Jefferson’s “concept of universality” became the ratio- participants each year. Beginning in 1980, the library
nale for its “comprehensive collecting policies.” introduced a computer filing system, and in the 1990s
became an early adopter of the Internet. It boasts
While the Library was first meant to serve at the popular Twitter and YouTube accounts and keeps an
pleasure of Congress – its access limited to members eye fully trained on future technological expansions.
along with the president and vice president – in time
it came to broaden its role as a “repository of knowl- In 2016, Carla Hayden became the 14th Librarian
edge for the entire country.” For the first half of the of Congress, the first woman and the first African
19th century, that role was severely limited. Fund- American to hold the post. In her foreword to this
ing was likewise tentative, being frequently subject volume, she assures us that “there never has been a
to congressional indifference. It is only in the Gilded library – or an institution – quite like it.” Indeed, from
Age that the Library undertook a growth that paral- meager beginnings with only 152 titles, the Library
leled that of the rest of the nation. This was accom- has grown to a collection of 110 million items of all
plished under the guiding hand of Ainsworth Rand kinds today, and it has survived fires and wars, fights
Spofford, whose ambition to transform it into a truly for funding and a severe identity crisis to assume its
national library was fulfilled in 1897, when the collec- place, as Teddy Roosevelt optimistically promised, as
tion moved into its own building, which he proudly “the one national library of the United States.” 
christened “the book Palace of the American People.”
AMERICA’S GREATEST LIBRARY
The Library continued to expand its mission and re-
ported for duty in times of war, too. Librarian of Con- AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
gress Herbert Putnam furnished books for Dough- BY JOHN Y. COLE | GILES. 256 PP. $39.95
boys in the First World War, firmly committed, as he
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TRAVELERS CHEER NEW TRACKING TECH

BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT LOST THEN can use your phone to locate any item immediately.
FOUND When a tracked item goes missing, you can consult
Washington Post the in-app map for the last place you were within
based company Fetch Eyewear is launching its “Find” Bluetooth range (about 100 feet), or you can engage
As a 6-year-old, Josh Lippiner’s daughter, Emma, line embedded with a Bluetooth tracking device. The every open TrackR app to anonymously search for
played hide-and-seek to win. So one day, when she frames pair with your smartphone, and if you venture your lost item. TrackR uses crowdsourcing to find
vanished for more than a few minutes, her parents more than about 20 yards from your frames, you’ll items through a network of owners around the world.
panicked. receive an alert on your device. Prices start at $185.
“Many people struggle to keep track of their glasses,” Not all tracking solutions rely exclusively on tech-
“My wife and I couldn’t find her,” Lippiner remem- says company founder Ann Sacks, “even at home.” nology. Consider Okoban, a system that allows you
bers. “We completely freaked out.” to tag property with a unique identification code and
Interestingly, the technology to track glasses has then register it online. Some baggage, such as Cabi-
Then came an idea that changed Lippiner’s life and, been around for years. But the technology to track nZero, tags all of its luggage that way. Okoban inte-
maybe, your next trip: “I thought, ‘What if there was them in style, without a bulky addition to the frame, grates into WorldTracer, a central lost and found sys-
a very small, super-simple device that can locate any- has only recently become available. tem used by airlines, and if a tagged bag is found, can
thing or anyone quickly and easily, anywhere in the easily be reunited. But you’re not limited to luggage.
world? And what if I can attach it to Emma’s shoes?’” Of course, tracking valuables, part of a trend to Okoban’s small labels will attach to almost anything,
connect everything in our lives to the Internet, including computers, passports and carry-on bags.
Lippiner’s company, Ping GPS, is at the vanguard isn’t limited to eyewear. A start-up company called The WorldTracer system is used by more than 400
of an exciting new phase in locating technology that Woolet.co has developed a $149 wallet that “can’t be airlines, airport companies and baggage handlers,
might end everything from lost car keys to missing lost.” How does it work? Small, Bluetooth-powered so if your belongings get lost en route, there’s a good
luggage. The $99 Ping, debuting just in time for the sensors connect to your smartphone and alert you chance they’ll be recovered.
summer travel season, promises to help reduce your when the wallet goes out of range. The Woolet app
losses on vacation. Think of it like Tile, only smaller also shows the last known location of your wallet. Even shoes are plugged in these days. The new
and with a near unlimited range that works in almost “connected” shoe from Under Armour, HOVR Phan-
every country, thanks to cellular technology. The miniature tracking technology can be at- tom, includes an accelerometer and records your
tached to anything. The $74 TrackR pixel is a coin- distance, stride length and cadence using an embed-
The ability to track a valuable item is being inte- size tracker that attaches to any item, including your ded chip. But it’s not marketed as a shoe for monitor-
grated into new products, too. It all points to a future keys, laptop or camera. The device, which also uses ing your location and – sorry, parents – it won’t track
in which side trips to the lost and found are unnec- Bluetooth technology, pairs to a smartphone app.You your teenagers at the mall. At least not yet. Instead,
essary. As the absent-minded father of three forget- it’s meant to record the owner’s athletic performance.
ful kids, I’m a regular there. Sometimes we’re lucky.
I recovered a pair of sunglasses on a recent visit to Oh, before I forget: Lippiner found his daughter a
California. How many phones have I permanently few minutes after losing her. She’s now 10 and “even
lost because the device had run out of battery power? more active and independent than she was when we
More than one. And that pricey Apple charger we left started down this path,” says Lippiner, a start-up spe-
at the airport in Orlando is still missing in action. cialist based in Charlotte. And he’s used Ping GPS to
keep tabs on her, although he doesn’t attach it to her
Travelers like Carol Stratford are excited about shoes. Instead, she clips it into her pocket.
the prospect of a lossless travel future. She recently
misplaced her iPhone on a United Airlines flight and This second wave of tracking technology could put
used the “Find My Phone” app to track it. the Unclaimed Baggage Center out of business. Then
again, it’s up to travelers to buy and activate the new
“I found it in the airline’s lost and found on the way technology. If you’re as absent-minded as I am, I proba-
home,” recalls Stratford, who owns a marketing com- bly don’t have to tell you how this one is going to end. 
pany in Crestwood, Ky. But what if everything had a
“Find My Phone” feature built in?

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INSIGHT ON FAITH

Doing something to make things a bit better for others

BY REV. DRS. CASEY & BOB BAGGOTT and a clutch in our throats, we pre- the years ahead for these little ones, all such good boys, and one of them is
Columnists pared to leave for the trip home to and we shared our dreams of who actually my godson.”
Florida. We loaded our car and waved they might become.
Several months ago we visited our goodbye to a set of little noses pressed Thinking ahead to the day when our
families in Minneapolis and enjoyed to the window pane by the front door. On our way to the airport that af- little grandchildren might be seated
time with our little grandchildren by As we drove off, we speculated about ternoon we stopped at a pancake res- in a restaurant under similar circum-
reading books composed entirely of taurant for a preflight dinner, still full stances, we came up with an idea. We
words of two syllables or less, building of thoughts of our splendid grandchil- told the waitress that we wanted to pay
forts out of blankets, pushing swings, dren and their futures. We watched the tab for the table of boys, anony-
cutting up food, pouring milk, dia- as, directly across from our booth, a mously; and then we watched as the
loguing with various stuffed animals, table filled with six teenage boys in boys got up to leave, suddenly aware
and becoming particularly skilled at soccer gear. As they called back and that they owed nothing for their din-
moving car seats from one vehicle to forth across the table to one another, ner. They looked around and smiled
another. Then, with a tug at our hearts we couldn’t help but overhear the con- happily to themselves. All but one of
versation. One of the boys had enough the boys grabbed sweatshirts and hats,
money for a two egg special, while the and quickly left.
other five had just enough cash for
pancakes with eggs. After much discus- Now, it goes without saying that a
sion they concluded that if they pooled group of teenagers often leaves a res-
their money and everyone skipped so- taurant table in less than ideal con-
das, this meal just might work out for dition. Everything on the boys’ table
them all. When they ordered and their that evening looked rumpled, sticky,
food arrived, the boys dove in with ob- and disordered. But the boy who had
vious relish and finished inhaling the remained behind worked for several
meal in record time. minutes to set it all right. He piled the
crushed paper napkins at one end of
We commented to their waitress, the table, organized the silverware on
who was also waiting on our table, that the plates, and returned all the con-
the boys seemed to be enjoying them- diments to their rightful positions in
selves. “Yes,” she said, “the boys come the middle of the table before he, too,
in here once a week after soccer prac- took his leave.
tice, although they don’t have much in
the way of spending money. They are When we spoke to the waitress
about that boy, she proudly admitted
that he was her godson. She said that
when he and his soccer buddies came
to eat there each week, he never left
the restaurant without ensuring that
he had done something to make her
job just a little easier.

We cannot foresee our grandchil-
dren’s futures, of course, but when
blanket forts, stuffed animals, and
swings give way to more indepen-
dence in a bigger world, we can only
hope that they will never leave any
situation without trying to make it
just a bit better for someone else: to
be sources of goodness, compassion,
and kindness. Nothing could make
us prouder. 

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NORTH

WHEN THE LIE IS BAD, THE PLAY GETS BETTER 83

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist AQ54

We have all heard the expression: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. 98632
But I did not know that this is an example of antimetabole: a repetition of words in
successive clauses, but in transposed order. WEST Q7
K4 EAST
In this week’s deal, South is in four spades. What should declarer do after West leads 863
the diamond king to South’s bare ace? K Q J 10 7
A952
South starts with nine top tricks: seven spades, one heart and one diamond. There are K J 10 9 7
four chances for a 10th winner: no spade loser, the heart finesse working, a club trick
being established, or a club ruff on the board. 754

The major-suit finesses are unlikely to be winning. If West had the club ace and king, K 10 6 4
surely he would have led that suit in preference to the diamond king. So, the best shot is
a club ruff in the dummy. SOUTH

Anyone who went only that far would immediately lead a low club to dummy’s queen. A Q J 10 9 6 5 2
But East would take that trick and shift to his trump. South could win with his ace and
play another club, but West would win with his nine and cash the spade king. The 2
contract would have to fail.
A
Declarer must either keep East off the lead (to avoid that spade switch) or make it too
expensive for him to win a trick. J83

South plays a heart to dummy’s ace, then leads the club seven. If East rises with his Dealer: West; Vulnerable: East-West
king, declarer will get a club trick. If East plays low, West takes South’s jack with his ace
but cannot safely lead a trump. Declarer ruffs the second diamond and plays another The Bidding:
club. East wins and leads his trump, but South wins and ruffs his last club on the board.
Tough! SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
4 Spades 1 Diamonds Pass 1 Hearts
Pass Pass Pass LEAD:
K Diamonds

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ACROSS DOWN
1 Inquisitive (7) 1 Weather (7)
5 Salad plant (5) 2 Bridle straps (5)
8 Cake topping (5) 3 Societies (13)
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21 Say that again album won four tale beings
22 Say good night to Lee’s sleuth Grammys 67 On ___ with
81 Charles in 8 Beethoven’s one 70 Fashion I.D.s
her 9 Would-be 27th 72 Took off
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82 Fails, in a leveled 10 Vacation location a noted singer-
sci-fi film? 11 In an unkind way actor’s first
25 Anna’s adopted way? 12 African nation name)
84 Contemptible 13 Certain 74 Zip, to Zapata
land assignments 75 God, to Godard
26 S.F. player ones 14 Man’s shoe 76 Bust out laughing
27 Chi players 85 Golden Fleece 15 Te Kanawa 78 Airplane!, e.g.
28 Faces in the ring recordings 79 Type of test
29 Leveled co-conspirator 16 Mardi Gras 80 Type of test
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32 Peer group? 88 It holds water hardliner 85 Passover food
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regulars, once 29 .38s and .45s flour
34 Leveled Cooper Malaysia? 30 On the brisk side 89 African coffee
character? 91 Utah park 31 Handles the 90 Helpless
37 Took off 92 Gerald or Patrick wheel 91 African country
38 Kachina doll 32 Taunt 92 ___ Attraction
maker preceder 34 Almost here 93 Like Mr. Spock’s
39 A gender: abbr. 93 Word on a john 35 Paris landmark blood
42 Lake Indians 36 Get ideas, to 94 Love god
43 1976 pop hit, door Muggsy? 95 Domesticate
“___ Gone” 94 In level terms, 37 “Stop pouring 96 Type of test
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46 Teen tormentor problems of three 39 Phony 99 Bakker’s Jessica
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49 Prolix do “in this crazy 40 Piano pieces 101 Charon’s river
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How to approach your square peg from the right angle

BY CAROLYN HAX charming/fortunate people out there somewhere,
Washington Post but it can torment us to feel nth-best in our own
home.
Dear Carolyn: One of my
That is, if we think about it that way.
children has a challenging The healthiest way to teach your son not to think
that way is for you not to think that way.
personality. Within my fami- That’s why I reeled off those other challenges.
Maybe this son has the hardest path relative to
ly, we are aware of it, and deal your other children, but your sample size doesn’t
have to be that small and might not serve your son
with it, and love him oh-so- that way. Instead, look around at how normal his
challenges are. We all have ours; he has his. Treat-
much. As he is getting older, I ing him as typical is itself a form of support and
validation.
can see how the outside world Typical kids have areas where they need extra
help. Make sure he gets what he needs – screen-
(teachers, coaches, neighbors) ings, tutoring, social-skills training, etc. His teach-
ers might have ideas.
favors him less than my others. He’s not as socially Once any needs are being met, then consciously
shift to his strengths. Society might fawn over X
adept, athletic, comfortable around adults, etc. I and Y, but he’s got Z. Z is interesting. Identify Z,
support it, play to it, celebrate it. Teach him to cul-
don’t even know what my question is, really … but tivate it. Think of ways you’re better for having Z in
the family. Even if Z itself is challenging, be mind-
suggestions on how to support him? I know he will ful of how Z makes you … less complacent? More
empathetic? Slower to judge?
become aware of this, if he isn’t already. Kids who are by nature socially adept, athletic
and comfortable around adults can make you look
– Anonymous like a great parent, but the ones who aren’t are
where great parents are made.
Anonymous: He knows it, or will soon – just as I’m not reeling these off to minimize the chal- Your son will see himself through your eyes, not
everyone does who has traits outside the favored lenge your son faces or you face in raising him to just society’s. The warmth you reflect will warm
bounds. Ask a poor student in a wealthy district, or be comfortable in his own skin. To be emotionally him to the task of finding his way. 
a person of color where the color of power is white. well-adjusted can be an adult’s most precious as-
Ask short men about the humanity-negating effect set, and building confidence in childhood is where
of women who cite “I can’t wear heels!” as grounds that starts.
to reject them. Ask a beanstalky kid what it’s like in
the fifth-grade hallways where disappearing into the And, yes, the biggest obstacles to it are often
crowd is a sacred mission. Ask fat people how warm- next to us at the dinner table. We accept that there
ly embraced they feel by 21st-century America. Ask are smarter, prettier and more athletic/talented/
people on the autism spectrum, or their families.

People who don’t check some preferred box can
make a childhood’s work – a life’s work, even – of
navigating an outside world that “favors them less
than others.”

IN TREATING HEART FAILURE,
HARD TO BEAT ‘TEAM’ APPROACH

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In treating heart failure, hard to beat ‘team’ approach

BY TOM LLOYD country,” the CDC continues, “in- Dr. Richard Moore.
Staff Writer cludes heart failure as a contributing
cause,” and the financial burden is PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
If you had taken a snapshot of heart estimated to exceed $31 billion an-
failure in America just a couple of nually.
years ago, it wouldn’t have been a
pretty picture. But those figures represent the past
and Moore is barely able to contain his
But according to Indian River Medi- enthusiasm about the present – and
cal Center cardiologist Dr. Richard the future – as he talks first about the
Moore, a snapshot taken today would pharmaceutical good news for those
offer a much brighter image. at risk for heart failure.

He cites a new “blockbuster” heart “In terms of treatment,” Moore says
drug, a new emphasis on early pre- excitedly, “there has been the devel-
vention, a less-than-one-month-old opment of one drug – which I would
discovery of a previously unrecog- call a blockbuster – called Entresto.”
nized cause-and-effect relationship
between heart disease and certain According to Moore, Entresto re-
cancer treatments, and – here in Vero duces the need for hospitalization due
Beach – a “team” approach to treating to heart failure and, as he puts it, “will
heart failure. actually improve overall survival.”

The Centers for Disease Control The gregarious Moore then stops
says 5.2 million U.S. adults have con- himself before getting too techni-
gestive heart failure resulting in more cal about “neprilysin inhibitors” and
than 610,000 deaths annually. Anoth- “the renin-angiotensin system,” and
er 500,000 new cases are diagnosed points, instead, to what he sees as
each year. It is the leading cause of perhaps the sole drawback to Entres-
hospitalization in people over 65 na- to. “The only thing that has slowed
tionwide. its penetration into the market is
that it’s not generic, so it does have a
“One in every nine deaths in this [high] cost.”

Skipping ahead to that previously 5.2 million U.S. adults have
unrecognized cause-and-effect rela- congestive heart failure
tionship between heart disease and resulting in more than
certain cancer treatments, Moore 610,000 deaths annually.
cites a study released in February by Another 500,000 cases are
the American Heart Association.
diagnosed each year ... One
In summary, the study found that in every nine deaths in this
lifesaving therapies for breast and country includesheart failure
other cancers – including chemo-
therapy and radiation – can cause as a contributing cause.
heart failure and other serious cardiac – The Centers for
problems long after the initial cancer Disease Control

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treatments are completed. HEALTH
The report says breast cancer sur-
ing hypertension in “30-, 40- and 50- to see us transform the treatment of
vivors age 65 and older are now far year olds,” says Moore, “would make heart failure. I want to bring a more
more likely to die from cardiovascular the greatest impact in dealing with contemporary approach. I think
disease than from cancer, and it urges heart failure in later years.” we’re seeing that this is where medi-
cancer patients to “discuss the poten- cine is evolving.
tial effects on the heart of any cancer In a brief flash of frustration,
treatments they’re considering.” Moore bemoans a phenomenon to- “To be honest, we want to be on the
day that’s most easily explained as front end of this. We want this sleepy
Moore understands the dilemma “statin-bashing” on various online little Vero Beach community to be of-
this information presents to patients. blogs and web posts. fered the absolutely latest in cardiac
care.”
“If I told you I had something for Moore insists those claims are
breast cancer but it had side effects, false. “History,” he says, “will prove Dr. Richard Moore is with Indian
[most people] wouldn’t care. There’s that statins are much like penicillin in River Medical Center Cardiology. His
something about cancer that gets terms of how they can change the pro- offices are at 3450 11th Court in Vero
people’s attention that cardiovascular gression of coronary disease.” Beach. The phone number is 772-778-
disease does not,” yet the AHA report 8687. 
points out that radiation treatments Still, Moore’s enthusiasm returns
can narrow a patient’s arteries, lead- as he concludes by saying, “I want
ing to blockages later in life, while
some cancer drugs can lead to abnor-
mal heart rhythms and artery spasms
which can induce heart attacks.

That’s where the new, innovative
team approach comes into play.

Moore is now heading a new IRMC
cardio-oncology group. “Cardiolo-
gists,” he explains, “have to learn to
understand the mechanisms of these
various [cancer] drugs and under-
stand how the heart is affected or
damaged and we have to learn how
to collaborate with the oncologists to
allow patients to get their treatment
– which is lifesaving – and yet work
through these issues to try to protect
the heart as best we can.”

And while the cardio-oncology
group is new, for Moore, collaboration
is not.

For his “several hundred” patients
Moore might enlist an electrophysi-
ologist to deal with arrhythmias, a
surgeon to implant a defibrillator, a
nephrologist to deal with kidney func-
tion, a pharmacist to guide the patient
through drug interactions and side
effects, an endocrinologist if diabe-
tes is a problem, and even a dietician
to help the patient better understand
“what food stuffs to stay away from.”

Finally, Moore calls the treatment
of unrecognized hypertension the
biggest “bang for our buck” possible
in today’s cardio care.

Better detecting and properly treat-

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HEALTH

Doc sounds alarm on risk of overmedication for seniors

BY TOM LLOYD Dr. Raman Ashta.
Staff Writer
PHOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE
Dr. Raman Ashta is hardly the first
person to move south to Vero Beach
in order to spend her time doing what
she loves. Retirees have been doing it
for a century.

That said, Ashta didn’t move all that
far south and she’s still very much
working full time.

A family practice physician who
has an office in Vero Beach but works
for Sebastian River Medical Center,
her southward trek only took her from
Melbay Healthcare in Melbourne to a
fountain-facing office on 11th Circle,
off 37th Street.

The move has not changed the fact
that Ashta is, as she says, “passionate
about health maintenance and the pre-
vention of lifestyle-related diseases such
as obesity, hypertension and diabetes.

“I want to do primary care,” she says.
“I’ve experimented a little bit with dif-
ferent styles of practice and this is what
I started with, this is what I’m good at,
and this is what I’m going to stick to.”

Ashta says she has no intention of

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“running around seeing 100 patients with polypharmacy and multiple pre- ter drugs or supplements. – especially one with a dedication to
a day,” in her new location. Instead scribing physicians.” Failure to do so can be catastrophic, getting to know the patient as a per-
she prefers to focus intently on each son as well as regularly reviewing that
patient, getting to really know what In fact, NIH insists that – at a mini- even fatal. patient’s prescriptions – is getting
makes them tick. mum – seniors should have an annu- Ashta says she undertakes just that harder all the time.
al review of the medications they’re
And that’s not always easy. taking. And that should also include kind of review of her patients’ medica- Just last year the Association of
“I look at what cultural backgrounds drugs prescribed by dentists, derma- tions to see what’s really necessary, what American Medical Colleges projected
patients are from; what is going on tologists and any other healthcare can be used on an “as needed basis,” and a shortage of almost 36,000 primary
psychologically around them; what provider as well as any over-the-coun- what can be gotten rid of altogether. care physicians in this country over
medications they’re on because medi- the next five to seven years, noting
cation – a lot of time – can also cause Finding a primary care physician that, “as the U.S. population ages, so
problems. Then I make my recommen- too does the physician workforce.”
dations that are individualized to that
patient, instead of one size fits all.” According to the AAMC, more than
Medications, by the way, are one of one-third of today’s primary care phy-
Ashta’s chief concerns. And for good sicians are now rapidly approaching
reason. their own retirement years.
Saying she regularly meets patients
who are taking 20 or more different Still, Ashta is not a “seniors only” doc-
drugs, she points out that most of tor. As she puts it, “I see everybody, from
them “are sick of that.” ages 5 and up, and every age has its own
And sometimes even sick because charm. When I’m here in the room with
of that. kids, it just reminds me of my own kids
Many patients, according to Ashta, and it’s mostly a fun encounter.
tell her “I don’t want to be taking these
pills for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I “I guess I can relate to people at all
want less pills.” ages. A lot of the patient population
The excessive use of prescription here is 50 and older and they have rich
drugs – especially among seniors – is experiences and fun stories.”
as hot a topic with the National Insti-
tutes of Health as it is with Ashta. “I want to do what I love to do, and
According to NIH, “older patients I’m excited to be here,” Ashta says.
are particularly susceptible to med-
ication-related problems associated Dr. Raman Ashta is with Steward
Healthcare’s Sebastian River Medical
Center. Her offices are directly across
the street from the Indian River Medi-
cal Center’s campus at 3745 11th Circle.
The phone number is 772-564-2485. 

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Florida teen’s ‘flu’ was actually late-stage cancer

BY LINDSEY BEVER “Everybody else’s support helped me chemotherapy and had surgeries to sometimes vomiting and diarrhea
The Washington Post get this far. Without them, I don’t know drain the fluid from his chest, accord- Although the most common symp-
where I’d be,” Hunter said last month. ing to WFTS. “I had chest tubes, and
With the number of influenza cases they took out all the liquid,” he said. “I tom of Hodgkin Lymphoma is a swol-
high and continuing to climb across “I just know I’ve got to keep staying feel a lot better now.” len lymph node, which typically
the country, the teenager was told he strong,” he added … I got this far. I’m do- appears as a lump under the skin, pa-
likely had the virus, too. ing good. I’m going to beat it. I ain’t giv- According to the Centers for Disease tients with type B lymphoma may be-
ing up.” Control and Prevention, symptoms of gin to lose weight, develop a fever or
Hunter Brady, from the Tampa area, the flu can include: fever, cough, sore experience night sweats, according to
started to feel tired and weak late last Since the diagnosis earlier this year, throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or the American Cancer Society.
year, then he developed aches and Hunter has undergone a bone marrow body aches, headaches, fatigue, and
pains and a low-grade fever, according biopsy and blood transfusion, started The organization defines stage 4
to a YouCaring page set up for the boy. Hodgkin Lymphoma as having “spread
widely into at least one organ outside
He was told to “let the virus run its of the lymph system, such as the liver,
course,” his cousin wrote on the fund- bone marrow, or lungs.” A “B” added to
raising page. the diagnosis (such as stage 4B) “usu-
ally means the lymphoma is more ad-
“I just kept sweating a lot, like night vanced, and more intensive treatment
sweats,” Hunter recently told ABC affili- is often recommended,” it states.
ate WFTS, which said he is 16 years old.
Hunter’s mother, Cheryl Brady, said
“As it carried on, I felt worse,” he the family is trying to raise awareness
added. about what happened to her son as he
started fighting cancer.
When the youth didn’t get better,
his family took him to a nearby hospi- Many have shown support for
tal. Doctors soon discovered that one Hunter. The teenager posted a picture
of his lungs had collapsed and was on Facebook showing him and his
filled with fluid, and his lymph nodes father with bald heads. The caption
were badly swollen. read: “Dad shaved my head. Then dad
got his head shaved for me. Thank you
It turned out Hunter did not have the dad.” 
flu.

He had stage 4B Hodgkin Lymphoma.

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‘Free’ spirit: St. Ed’s swim star
trains hard for S.C.

PHOTO BY
GORDON RADFORD

BY RON HOLUB would be next. That would occur over thinking about when I get to college.” What motivates me to do
the summer and it would be huge. But if I Kramer has already mastered the that much training is getting
Correspondent don’t do well I will be going to Anaheim, better. Every day is tough, but
California. for the Junior Nationals.” proper time management techniques you’ve just got to keep pushing
On Nov. 8, 2017, St. Ed’s senior Cole- with the dawn-to-dusk days at St. Ed’s. yourself. That is what got me
man Kramer made it official when he Other meets and plenty of pool exer- That will come in handy when he arrives
signed a letter of intent to enroll at the cise will be sprinkled in until it is time in Columbia, South Carolina. to where I am right now.
University of South Carolina. The com- for the transition to college. The game – Coleman Kramer
mitment was a natural springboard for plan is a little unsettled at the moment, “What motivates me to do that much
one of the best swimmers in St. Ed’s his- but the goals academically and athleti- training is getting better. Every day is “I just plan on being the best swim-
tory, and it meant that he would take his cally remain firm. tough, but you’ve just got to keep push- mer I can be by the time I leave college.
obvious passion for that sport to a Divi- ing yourself. That is what got me to Then I will see where I am after I gradu-
sion 1 college program. “I’m not quite sure when I will be leav- where I am right now. ate. You never know.” 
ing for college just yet,” Kramer told us.
Now you might think that Kramer “I may want to go up there early, train “Making the NCAAs and the Olym-
would, at least for the time being, ease with the team over the summer, and pic trials after that would be nice. The
off the rigorous training regimen that take a course to get some credits early dream would be the Olympics, but
got him to this point. But you would on. Or I may want to stay here for my last there are so many good swimmers that
be completely wrong. There will be summer and spend some time with my I will just have to see where I am later
few if any casual afternoons lounging friends. I will probably just stay here, but on for that. No doubt that’s what I’m
by the pool. you never know. working toward.

Under the guidance of St. Ed’s Aquat- “I’m excited to finally move on to
ics Director Stephen Fenning, Kramer is something bigger, live on my own, and
in the pool six days a week. His special- learn how to deal with real life. It will
ties in college will be the 200 and 500 be a change of scenery and completely
freestyle. There are morning and after- different environment. I’ve been at St.
noon sessions on Monday, Wednesday Edward’s since pre-K and South Caro-
and Friday. The day isn’t necessarily lina has 30,000 students or something
over when he dries off after two hours crazy like that. It’s going to take some
of laps in the pool after school. An hour getting used to, but I’m looking for-
of weight training may follow if Fenning ward to the change.
doesn’t have him shaving or tapering in
preparation for an upcoming meet. “I will be majoring in marketing be-
cause business is a go-to when you re-
“I have a big meet this month called ally don’t have a clear idea. My original
the NCSA (National Club Swimming As- thought was writing, but I think market-
sociation age group championships) in ing would be good because I would be
Orlando,” Kramer explained. “What I do able to add a creative spin to advertis-
over the summer depends on how I do at ing products or whatever I need to. So
that meet. I do well there the U.S. Open marketing and advertising is what I am

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The Oscars 2018: Best and Worst Dressed

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Ashley Judd Laura Dern Lupita Nyong’o Sandra Bullock Helen Mirren Leslie Bibb

WORST
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Can a male designer really know what women want to wear?

BY EMILY CRONIN “But people don’t want to be constricted
The Telegraph and handicapped by their footwear – or
their ready-to-wear, for that matter. We
Paul Andrew wants you to know that want to empower women, not cripple
comfort is not a dirty word in fashion. them. We want women to stand strong
“When I started my own brand I talked and be powerful … looking good and
about how I was using all these innova- feeling good at the same time.”
tions to make shoes comfortable, and ev-
eryone looked at me like I was nuts,” says To Andrew, comfortable fashion
Andrew, the new creative director for means grown-up elegance with a mens-
womenswear at Salvatore Ferragamo. wear dash. For his first outing at Milan
Fashion Week, he showed a collection

Paul Andrew.

full of autumnal hues, tailoring and for Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein
standout boots. “I didn’t really know and Donna Karan before launching his
whether people were going to like it or own brand in 2012, joining Ferragamo
not, in truth,” he says the morning after as its first women’s footwear design di-
his debut, still dazed to find himself the rector in 2016. One year into the job, the
talk of fashion week, let alone the cre- house’s leaders approached him about
ative director of an Italian fashion house. expanding his remit to cover womens-
wear. “I thought, design is design, and
Born in Berkshire, Andrew, a boyish I have this very clear understanding of
39, studied ready-to-wear and footwear who this woman should be.”
design at Berkshire College of Art and
Design. Yasmin Sewell bought his grad- Andrew began his research by looking
uate collection for her influential Yasmin at photographs in Ferragamo’s archives,
Cho boutique (“I definitely saw in him gravitating toward images of Katharine
a rare combination of talent, elegance Hepburn in her signature suits. Then he
and drive, even at that age,” says Sewell, started watching The Crown, Netflix’s
now the vice-president of style and cre- award-winning series about the life of
ative at e-tail giant Farfetch), but after Queen Elizabeth II, and became “abso-
Andrew won an award for shoes during lutely obsessed” with Vanessa Kirby’s
Graduate Fashion Week, he set ready-to- Princess Margaret. He felt a personal
wear aside. He went on to design shoes connection to the material – his father

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was an upholsterer at Windsor Castle flyaway sleeves and long, Balmoral- old brand, there aren’t many names left born in footwear, so the idea was to build
– and a new Ferragamo woman began style trench coats with printed silk lin- to use,” he says with a shrug, “so I went the wardrobe from toe to head.” Pull-on
to take shape: “I loved the idea of creat- ings. Although the show opened with a little bit wild.” equestrian-style boots with square toes
ing a wardrobe around the idea of this khakis and grays, color soon came into came with an angular metallic block
woman of pedigree who has gone a little the frame with deep greens, wine reds He worked in tandem with menswear heel (based on a Salvatore Ferragamo
bit off the rails.” He envisaged her com- and petrol blues. Not that those greens designer Guillaume Meilland to make design from 1930, but made of plastic
ing home to her country estate from a were ever simply “green”: “the coat sure there was a strong connection be- and galvanized with brass in an Italian
night out at 7 a.m., throwing a cape and is ‘juniper,’ the knitted dress and the tween the collections, so the women also car factory) or a nearly flat gold wafer.
boots on over her velvet dress before she clutch bag are ‘parakeet’ and the calf- wore crisp shirts and single-button blaz- Rarely have flat boots looked so elegant.
rushed outside to feed the chickens. leather boots are ‘army,’” he says, indi- ers. Trousers were particularly strong – Thanks to Andrew’s new lasts and mem-
cating elements of the 10th look. And the best could be buttoned at the ankle ory-foam insoles, he insists they’re as
Andrew designed shoes for Alexan- no, this isn’t a bid to join Farrow & Ball’s to create a carrot shape, or worn unbut- comfortable as trainers. “I’ve made it my
der McQueen, Calvin Klein and Donna paint-naming team – it’s a Ferragamo toned for a wide-legged look. mandate to ensure that every shoe we
Karan before launching his own brand tradition. “Internally there’s a strange create is the most comfortable that it can
in 2012. rule that you can’t use the same color Every outfit seemed to taper to or possibly be.” Katharine Hepburn would
name twice. Given that this is a 90-year- draw the eye to the shoes, almost like an most certainly approve. 
Cue a range of supple leather trou- exclamation point. “Everything began
sers, asymmetrical velvet dresses with with the shoe,” he says. “This brand was

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DINING REVIEW

Rib City: Some of the best ribs and pulled pork around

BY TINA RONDEAU PHOTOS BY GORDON RADFORD
Columnist

Driving home to Vero from Mel-
bourne on U.S. 1, we have remarked
several times on how a new restaurant
has taken over the old Grant general
store – a historic landmark which had
been there since the 1890s.

Last week, we decided to stop at what
is now called Historic Grant Station and
give Rib City, a 70-seat barbecue restau-
rant, a try.

The first surprise we had was that
at 7:45 on a Tuesday night, the foyer
of the restaurant was still filled with
people waiting for a table. Hmm.

Fortunately, there was room for
two at the bar, and we only had a
15-minute wait over wine before a
table opened up for us on the far side
of the eclectic room. (During season,
you are probably always looking at a
wait; Rib City does not take reserva-
tions.)

While sipping wine, however, we
studied the menu and were struck by
the promise: “If you have to pick up a
knife to eat our baby back ribs, we will
pick up your meal.”

Pulled Pork
Sandwich.

Grandmother’s Baby Back Ribs.
Southern Pecan Pie.

So when we were seated, my husband This place – which turns out to be well – ranging from beef brisket to Hours:
and I both ordered Rib City combos. I the lone East Coast outpost of a group BBQ beef and pork and smoked turkey 11 am to 9 pm (10 pm on
chose the rib and rib combo ($17.99) – a of family owned rib joints by the same breast – and we will definitely be stop-
plate of baby backs and St. Louis ribs – name over on the Gulf Coast of Florida ping by again to see if these measure Fridays and Saturdays)
and my husband went for Tony’s com- – serves great flavorful ribs, and my up to the pulled pork and ribs.
bo ($17.99), a full rack of baby backs and husband’s pulled pork was sensational Beverages: Beer & Wine
a ¼ pound of pulled pork. as well. In the meantime, if you are disin-
clined to drive there and wait for a ta- Address:
All of the entrées are served with While the garlic toast was nothing ble at night, they open each day at 11 5390 S. U.S. 1,
garlic toast and a choice of two sides, to write home about, the BBQ beans for lunch – and their next-door neigh- Grant-Valkaria, FL 32949
so I picked the sliced tomatoes and were delicious and the French fries bor, the Old Grant Creamery, serves
the BBQ beans, and my husband opt- also a hit; the corn cobette, alas, at homemade ice cream! Time to head Phone:
ed for the corn cobette and French that hour of the night was simply for Historic Grant Station. (321) 241-6510
fries. tired.
I welcome your comments, and en-
Let me take any mystery out of By the time we finished our ribs, there courage you to send feedback to me at
whether we scored a free meal under was no room left for dessert – though [email protected].
Rib City’s offer. The baby backs were several looked mighty tempting as they
just falling off the bone, and the St. passed our table. The reviewer dines anonymously at
Louis ribs – while meatier – were darn restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
near as tender. No knives necessary. Rib City has a variety of other items 32963. 
on the menu that we would like to try as

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WINE COLUMN

Wine-crazy New Zealand’s new big thing is pinot noir

Marlborough

BY ELIN MCCOY lets in more ultraviolet rays) translate Martinborough and Wairarapa yard land now devoted to this red,
Bloomberg into pinots with lush fruit, charm, An hour’s drive north of the coun- “Central,” as locals call it, is betting
complexity, silky textures, and way try’s capital of Wellington, this region big on the grape. The short growing
When it comes to wine, New Zea- more sophistication than they had a is where pinot first hit the big time. season of hot days and cool nights
land is on a roll. According to a just- decade ago. The cafés and green square in the gives wines a seductive, exuberant
released Vinexpo study, it’s now town of Martinborough remind me fruitiness, with sweet cherry and
the fastest-growing wine-exporting With prices of Burgundy at record of Sonoma’s Healdsburg, with wine plum flavors.
country to the U.S. By 2021, it’s pre- highs – sure to soar even higher, be- lovers bicycling from one charm-
dicted to become the No. 4 exporter to cause frost and hail have blighted ing small tasting room to another on Waipara and North Canterbury
the U.S., right behind Italy, Australia, recent vintages – it’s time to turn to weekends. This very cool, sheltered, hilly val-
and France – which is pretty remark- this South Pacific sweet spot for your In the ’70s, soil scientists identified ley 40 miles north of Christchurch
able, considering that the country pinot fix. conditions here as closely resembling (which suffered a powerful earth-
makes barely 1 percent of the world’s those in Burgundy. The wine style is quake in 2016) is better known for
wines. For years, strict agricultural regula- complex and earthy, and pinots show riesling, but pinot thrives, too, espe-
tions made it tough to import the best lots of dark, plummy, savory aromas, cially on patches of limestone. The
Most of them are New Zealand’s vine clones to New Zealand. In the damp forest floor flavors, and rich style is lighter than those from Mar-
whistle-clean, distinctive sauvignon 1970s, a cutting from Domaine de la structures. tinborough, with spicy, dark berry
blancs, which smell like fresh-cut Romanée-Conti’s La Tâche vineyard fruit and savory earth flavors.
grass and wake up your palate with arrived hidden in the gumboot of a Central Otago
citrus-y zing. The ultimate white rugby player. Luckily, the customs of- New Zealand’s pinot-centric adven- Marlborough
wines for parties, they’re driving ficer who confiscated it knew about ture capital (bungee jumping, zip lin- New Zealand’s largest wine region
much of that growth in the U.S. wine and, after quarantine, the vines ing, and so forth) is the world’s south- is best-known as the place that made
found their way to Martinborough. ernmost wine region, with vineyards the country’s grassy, racy, bracing
But the real excitement in the off- That was just the beginning. In the carved into rocky hills, planted next style of sauvignon blanc famous.
ing centers on the country’s stellar past 15 years, vineyard acreage has to deep gorges, and clinging to slopes
pinot noirs. more than doubled, to about 14,000 with a backdrop of jagged mountains. Until recently, pinot noir was an
acres. (Remember the scenery in The Lord afterthought, but serious winemak-
Forty years ago, this finicky grape of the Rings? Much of it was filmed ers have finally found the right sites
was a curiosity in New Zealand; now As everywhere else, regions matter. here.) for pinot on the hillsides and the cool
it’s the second-most-planted vari- Those below are turning out serious- Pioneers planted pinot in the late southern valleys. The style is fresh
ety. And, as I discovered during two ly interesting pinots of consistently ’70s, but the first wine was made in and subtle, with bright cherry-rasp-
weeks of tasting in four regions, the high quality, though different in style. 1987. With three-quarters of its vine- berry flavors. 
top bottles are undiscovered gems. Here are the New Zealand regions
and wines (there are many more) you
The country’s cool climate and in- need to know:
tense light (a hole in the ozone layer

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PETS

Bonz says Stella barks (and runs) up the right tree

Hi Dog Buddies! I looked up and there, standin’ way PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER Stella
out on a high branch of that big ol’ oak
This week I saw something I’ve never tree like it was solid ground, was Stella! Any pooch pals?” they hang out by the pool an bop on the
seen before. I’d always thought it was “In North Carolina, I run all over the slider. I chase ’em in the morning, an
an Old Dog’s Tail. Stella Bologna (buh- “Wha-aat? How did you …? Are you the squirrels in the afternoon. Great ex-
LONE-yuh) is a rescue pooch with an WOOOFIN’?” mountains. Mom an Dad think I started ercise. See, here’s a pickshure of Vinnie.”
innersting story and an uh-MAZ-ing climbin’ trees cuz there’s not as much
talent. I couldn’t buhlieve my eyes. I looked space down here, so I hadda ‘go verti- Yep. There he was. A vulture, sittin’ on
at Stella’s Mom to see if she was freakin’ cal.’” a pole by the pool.
Me an my assistant drove up the out. She wasn’t.
coast to meet Stella. We pulled up un- “An inneresting theory,” I mused. “Mom an Dad think I’m stubborn,”
der a buncha oaks, in the nice, big yard. “I love chasin’ squirrels,” Stella called, “I also usta chase geese, but I didn’t Stella continued. “I say I’m an Inde-
Her Mom was standing there, holdin’ a blithely leaping around that tree like it demonstrate sufficient self-control, an pendent Thinker. I do what I want
leash. With no pooch attached. was the most normal thing in the world. it got a liddle feathery. Now I hafta wear when I’m In The Mood. I’m just Not
I was getting Shaky Paws just watching. a bell, so they can get a head start.” Motivated By Food, like other pooches.
She waved, then hollared, “STELLLL- “Makes sense,” I observed, absently I don’t wanna always eat, eat, eat, like
UH!” She jumped gracefully down, sans petooie-ing imaginary feathers out of most dogs do, like they’re never going
squirrel, an trotted up as I was pickin’ my mouth. to see another dog biscuit ever again!
Well, from I don’t know where, this my notebook off the ground. “I have lotsa pooch pals: We go to the I do enjoy the occasional bagel, an,
golden flash zoomed up an gave my as- beach; an to the The Wetlands Wildlife from time to time, a plain McDonald’s
sistant several waggy, wiggly nose bumps “Woof, they’re quick,” she comment- Preserve, where there’s lotsa birds. An cheeseburger. All in all, I’m an outdoor
and kisses. Then she zipped right past ed. alligators. One time Dixie Weller got girl. I sleep outside, in my liddle gar-
me, stood behind her Mom, an peeped in trouble cuz she was concentratin’ den. I love Mom an Dad, but I’m not
out. No wags or wiggles for me. “How do you even DO that?” on chasin’ a bird, and ran smack into super snuggly, you know? I guess I’m a
“I dunno. When I first got here, there the water with the alligators. That was Free Spirit.”
“Good morning. I’m Bonzo the Col- were all these nice trees, and mobs of a close one. Then there’s Marley Carr;
umnist an this is my Assistant. We’re squirrels. Then one day I was chasin’ Marley Erwin; an Sophie Banghart. We “I believe you are, Miss Stella.”
happy to make your acquaintance.” one, an I REE-lized – I was up inna all grew up together. They attended my
TREE, onna BRANCH. The squirrel was first birthday party last May. It was Cool The Bonz
Stella was about my height, but slen- as surprised as me.” Dog Biscuits!
der. Long legs, pretty face. Wearin’ a “I’ll bet,” I said. “So, let’s start at the “There’s a couple more, I guess you Don’t Be Shy
pink collar with a big pink flower. She beginning.” We got comftubble in the could call ’em Frenemies, like the squir-
scowled at me, looked up at her Mom, grass, an Stella began. rels: Vinnie an Little Mo, they’re vul- We are always looking for pets with
then back at me, still scowlin.’ “It was in North Carolina. I was a tures. They …” interesting stories.
puppy, only 3 pounds, alone in a ditch. “Um, ’scuse me. Vultures?”
“It’s OK, Stella,” her Mom said. “He’s a Terrified. Then this big car stopped, an “Yep. Been here since they were To set up an interview, email
journalist.” a liddle human got out an gently picked hatchlings. They get fed, so, every day, [email protected].
me up. Her an her Mom an Dad drove
Stella pawsed, then stepped carefully to the place they were stayin,’ with lotsa
forward. “Well, I guess you look OK. A boats, a muh-REEN-uh, an they put a
girl can’t be too careful.” pickshure of me on the muh-REEN-uh
website. My human sister Cathryn saw
“I totally unnerstand, Miss Stella. I’m it an convinced Mom an Dad to adopt
looking forward to hearing your story.” me. (They go up there every year.) When
I got over bein’ scared, they took me to
“This is my Mom, Lisa. My Dad’s the vet to get all spiffed up. If that liddle
Sal. My step-cats are Midnight, Simba, girl hadn’t spotted me in that ditch, I
Madeline, Misty an Sabrina. I really am woulda been a GONER.”
excited you’re gonna write my …” I nodded.
“Then,” Stella continued, “they did a
Just then, there was rustling in the DNA test, an found out I was a Shar-Pei
tree branches, an Stella took off like she (but without those big wrinkly wrin-
was shot out of a cannon. I looked all kles), with some terrier stirred in.”
around the yard. Where’d she go? “Cool Kibbles! Whaddya do for fun?

“Hey, Mr. Bonzo!”
“Miss Stella?”
“Up here!”

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ONGOING 8 Screening of the documentary, ‘A Walk to 9-11 Under the Oaks Fine Arts & raffles and craft beers. $40 per two person
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March 25. 772-231-6990 erside Park. Free. turer Series presents Christopher Hill,
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May 6, Paul Outerbridge: New Color Photo- Fairgrounds, with carnival rides and food, 4-H
graphs from Mexico and California, 1948-1955 8-25 Vero Beach Theatre Guild pres- Club competitions and live entertainment. fire- 12 University of Notre Dame Glee Club
thru June 3 and Shadow & Light: The Etchings of ents “To Kill a Mockingbird” fightersfair.org Concert, 7 p.m. at Vero Beach High
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HISTORIC CHARM, MODERN FEATURES
IN OLD RIOMAR HOME

946 Painted Bunting Lane in Old Riomar: 4-bedroom, 5-full bath, 1-half-bath, 5,742-square-foot
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REAL ESTATE

Historic charm, modern features in Old Riomar home

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF
Staff Writer

Driving along the sandy lanes of “Everything about this home is ex-
Old Riomar is like traveling back in traordinary, from the massive wood
time. The historical architecture ceiling beams and French antique
glimpsed among the live oaks and stone fireplaces to the hand-painted
lush landscaping is reminiscent of Cuban floor and vintage chande-
a bygone era. One almost expects liers,” says Dale Sorensen Real Es-
Waldo E. Sexton or Winchester Fitch tate Broker-Owner Matilde Sorensen.
to come strolling out the front door “This home is uniquely unlike any
of the walled estate at 946 Painted other in Vero Beach.”
Bunting.
“The minute you enter the front
The four-bedroom Mediterranean- lawn and see the beautiful old vines
style house, sitting on nearly an over- growing up the exterior walls, the
size lot, appears as if it were built dur- handmade clay-tile roof and the in-
ing the 1920s when the seaside golf dividually placed tiles on the steps,
village became a haven for wealthy you’re taken back to an old-world
Midwestern golfers. style of craftsmanship,” continues

“The architecture makes it look
like this is an older house,” explains
the owner, Dr. Berta Fernandez, who
moved to Vero Beach from Key Bis-
cayne with her husband, Aurelio Fer-
nandez, several years ago.

“I love old houses, but without all
the bother and headaches. You have
the best of both worlds with this
house,” says Fernandez of the house
built in 2005.

Designed by Vero Beach architect
Scott Merrill and built by Huryn Con-
struction, the property has abundant
old world charm with all modern
conveniences. The red-clay, hand-
made, Ludowici barrel tiles topping
the multi-level roof with a tower and
a number of recesses, highlight a
charming asymmetrical roofline and
give the roughly textured stuccoed
house character.

“The best rooflines are studiously
haphazard,” explains Merrill. “Hope-
fully, you can see all of these attri-
butes in the Painted Bunting house.
It looks large because it is thin. The
roofline is varied so that no one roof
is very large.”

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Sorensen. A path of Dominican shell
stone cuts through the low, perimeter
wall at the street, leading the way to
the front door, which is surrounded
by an ornately carved recess central
to the symmetrical façade, a typical
characteristic of Mediterranean ar-
chitecture.

“The tradition is some blend of
Mediterranean and Moorish. It is
less about Spain or North Africa than
about the climate they had in com-
mon. Certain traditions migrate nat-
urally along similar latitudes and cli-
mates. That may be why Florida was
so taken at one point by this tradition,
despite its remoteness,” according to
Merrill.

The high-ceilinged foyer has dark
wood floors inset with custom tiles
from Mexico that enhance the stark
white walls accented with deep
baseboards and custom millwork in
ebony.

Several dramatic chandeliers high-
light the view through double French
doors giving way to the rear veranda
and courtyard beyond.

“It’s a well-built house. The archi-
tect did a great job and the original
owners didn’t cut corners,” notes
John Huryn, president of Huryn Con-
struction. “They picked high-quality
materials; the trusses were hand-
made onsite. This is an old home built
with the latest technology.”

The western wing of the house
opens into a living room with a vault-
ed, beamed ceiling. A massive, re-
claimed limestone fireplace situated
at the far end of the room accentuates
the spaciousness of the room.

“The whole house is just one room
deep,” explains Huryn. “The L-shape
means there are no dark spots in the
house. You get a lot of fantastic light
because of the layout.”

Merrill adds, “the Spanish tradition
is more of a planning tradition than it
is anything else. The plans were usu-
ally thin; often one room wide; they
get great light and cross ventilation
as a result. Relatively small houses
could form courtyards which were a
lot more effective for getting privacy

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than large setbacks. The tradition in with a golf-cart garage can be reached.
its best form is rustic and simple.” A flight of stairs leads to the mas-

Clerestory windows and a series of ter bedroom, resplendent with an
French doors across the rear of the antique fireplace and charming bal-
room let in ambient light while pro- cony. His and her bathrooms and ma-
viding an unobstructed view of the hogany walk-in closets complete the
courtyard area. suite. With separate access points,
the bathrooms offer a genuinely in-
A pair of ornate, wrought-iron gates dependent space, with a glassed-in
provides an aesthetic barrier between shower connecting the two areas.
the living room and an anteroom, Both bathrooms have balconies and
from which a half-bath, well-appoint- water closets; his is fitted with a re-
ed library and two-car garage along

frigerator and television while hers try kitchen with glass-fronted cabi-
offers a footed tub and bidet. nets, iconic range hood and high-end
appliances.
The eastern wing of the house
opens into the formal dining room. With guest comfort in mind, two
A long hallway beyond the butler’s bedrooms with full baths lie be-
pantry leads to the laundry room fit- yond the kitchen. Tucked away in the
ted with a cedar closet. The kitchen is southeast corner, guests can access
situated on the southern side of the the courtyard and pool down the ter-
hall. A large, granite-topped butcher race steps.
block ties together the French coun-
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randa has a long view of the lap pool The trickle of the fountain and a bedroom, bathroom and mini canopy of live oak trees. It’s just
drawing attention to the fountain sit- the sound of waves carried from the kitchen, which is perfect for guests, a a short walk, bike or golf cart ride
uated under a trellis covered with an nearby ocean create a tranquil oasis workout room, office or studio. to Quail Valley River Club, Riomar
explosion of fuchsia bougainvillea. to take a swim, soak in the hot tub, or Country Club, Riomar Beach access,
admire the ivy-covered walls and ex- Old Riomar is located between the the City Marina, Riverside Park,
The courtyard is an integral feature pansive yard beyond. bridges with easy access to beachside Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach Mu-
in Mediterranean design with the in- and mainland locations. seum of Art, Vero Beach Dog Park,
tent of creating a seamless transition Speaking of private spaces, a mys- and shopping and dining on Ocean
for outdoor living with access from terious staircase with hand-painted One of the first areas settled along Drive. 
nearly every room in the house. The tiles on each riser branches off the the ocean in Vero, the neighborhood
veranda stretches across the length front of the house and leads the way is rich in history and known for its
of the house with retractable, electric to the second-floor tower with its own
screens allowing the wall of doors to patio and fountain, a place for quiet VITAL STATISTICS
be open any time of the year. contemplation. The tower includes 946 PAINTED BUNTING LANE

Neighborhood: Old Riomar
Year built: 2005

Lot size: 164’x175’
Home size: 5,742 square feet
Construction: Concrete block with stucco

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 5 full baths and 1 half-bath
Additional features: Oak-canopied double lot, 2-car garage, golf-cart
garage, chef’s kitchen, butler’s pantry, bidet, guest wing, wet bar, guest
house, propane tank, two fountains, loggia, pool, spa, Mexican tile, Do-
minican shell stone and wood flooring
Listing agency: Dale Sorensen Real Estate
Listing agent: Matilde Sorensen, 772-532-0010

Listing price: $3,950,000

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Fixed mortgage rates keep
rising – with no end in sight

BY KATHY ORTON Investor expectations tend to have a
Washington Post greater effect on home loan rates. Good
economic news tends to be bad for
According to the latest data re- mortgage rates because a strong econo-
leased last Thursday by Freddie my raises fears about inflation.
Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average
climbed to 4.43 percent with an aver- Higher mortgage rates combined
age 0.5 point. (Points are fees paid to with rising home prices and the loss
a lender equal to 1 percent of the loan of tax breaks for some homeowners
amount.) It was 4.40 percent a week are having a damping effect on the
ago and 4.10 percent a year ago. housing market. New-home sales
and pending home sales slumped in
The 15-year fixed-rate average rose January.
to 3.90 percent with an average 0.5
point. It was 3.85 percent a week ago It doesn’t appear mortgage rates’
and 3.32 percent a year ago. The five- ascent will soon abate. Bankrate.
year adjustable rate average slipped com, which puts out a weekly mort-
to 3.62 percent with an average 0.4 gage rate trend index, found almost
point. It was 3.65 percent a week ago half of the experts it surveyed say
and 3.14 percent a year ago. rates will rise in the coming week.

“Until inflation concerns subside,

“The 30-year rate has been on a there will be an upward bias to bond
tear in 2018, climbing 48 basis points yields and mortgage rates,” said Greg
since the start of the year and increas- McBride, chief financial analyst at
ing for eight consecutive weeks,” Len Bankrate.com.
Kiefer, deputy chief economist at
Freddie Mac, said in a statement. A Meanwhile, mortgage applications
basis point is 0.01 percentage point. picked up last week, according to the
latest data from the Mortgage Bank-
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ers Association (MBA). The market
H. Powell appeared before Congress composite index – a measure of total
this week, painting an optimistic pic- loan application volume – increased
ture of the U.S. economy. He reiter- 2.7 percent from a week earlier. The
ated that the central bank will con- refinance index slipped 1 percent,
tinue to raise interest rates at a slow while the purchase index grew 6 per-
and steady pace. Most observers ex- cent.
pect the next increase to come later
this month. The refinance share of mortgage
activity accounted for 41.8 percent of
“The new Fed Chairperson Je- all applications.
rome H. Powell’s first testimony to
the Congress was more bullish than “After accounting for the [Presi-
expected,” said Shashank Shephard, dents’ Day] holiday, purchase appli-
chief executive of Arcus Lending. “He cations increased 6 percent last week,
was very upbeat about the economy while refinance activity decreased
and concerned about the rising infla- over 1 percent,” said Joel Kan, an MBA
tion, both of which will trigger more economist. “The refinance share of
Fed rate hikes this year.” all applications dropped to 41.8 per-
cent, its lowest share since May 2017
Although the Fed doesn’t set mort- as we move further into a purchase-
gage rates, its decisions influence them. dominated market.” 

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New technology supports those who want to age in place

BY TIM SAVOY However, as this population ages
Washington Post in homes that were not designed for
their lifestyles, there are considerable
According to AARP, almost 90 per- risks to elderly people’s health and
cent of seniors would like to stay in safety. Accidents and falls are a major
their home as they age. This idea concern for people living alone, and
of aging in place – growing older many seniors aging in place may not
where you already live, instead of in a have access to caretakers or health-
healthcare environment – continues care professionals on a day-to-day
to be a popular choice among seniors basis.
able to live without a lot of assistance.
Happily, a new technology trend
PHASE called gerotechnology can help se-
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and safety.
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 Healthy technologies bring the
doctor to you: One of the big advan-
tages of aging in place is living within
the same community that you are
used to. Many who choose to age in
place want to keep an active lifestyle
for as long as possible.

As mobility becomes difficult, it
may be tedious to make it to the doc-
tor’s office. Many doctor’s offices now
offer video consultation for those who
cannot come in for an appointment.
This technology is ideal for those ag-
ing in place and suffering from minor
ailments that do not require an in-
person visit.

Moreover, medication regimens
can be difficult to follow and misuse
of a prescription can lead to negative
health outcomes. One technology on
the rise, especially for seniors without
assistance in the home, are pill coun-
ters designed to alert and properly
dispense all medications that need to
be taken at once.

 Sensors and design: Many se-
niors who are aging in place do not

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have the ability to completely rede- taker or a loved one. If these sensors  Traditional smart home tech- al lighting; smart security cameras that
sign their existing home to properly haven’t tracked movement in several nology: Finally, the technology can be placed in the home for moni-
fit the best recommendations for ag- days, alerts can be set up to ensure boom for seniors and aging in place toring by caregivers; and personal as-
ing in place. However, there are tech- the proper person is notified to check isn’t limited only to the market that sistance devices like Amazon Alexa
nologies designed for the home that in on the elderly person. specializes in older living. With and Google Home that have features
can enhance aging in place. smart home systems, which are helpful to seniors, such as reminders
The bedroom is another place popular with all age groups, most to take medications. These emerging
Activity sensors through the house where small tweaks can be made for devices and systems in the home technologies retrofit around existing
are becoming more and more popu- comfort. Adjustable beds and mat- can be run through applications on finishes to create a more comfortable
lar to monitor loved ones who are tresses can provide comfort but also a phone, and while there may be a living environment.
living unassisted at home. These reduce symptoms of many pains. slight learning curve, this technol-
sensors can be placed in many dis- For arthritis, firm beds and memo- ogy should be embraced to enhance As the population continues to age,
creet locations around the house: ry foam can provide comfort while aging in place. these technologies will continue to
doors, cabinets, windows, beds, etc. sleeping. Sleep apnea, acid reflux and evolve and be even more helpful and
They can track movement around circulation can be improved with an Common smart-home technologies important to older Americans who
the house and report back to a care- adjustable bed. that can be used by seniors include want to continue living independent-
smart lights for hassle-free profession- ly in their own homes. 

Your mortgage application could
trigger tempting offers by competitors

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY represents who he is, where he is call-
ing from and even the purpose of the
Washington Post call,” Meridian said. He identifies him-
self as “an underwriter” rather than a
You’ve probably never heard of a telemarketer and “falsely claims to be
“mortgage trigger lead.” But as a con- calling from Fannie Mae,” the govern-
sumer, you might be shocked to learn ment-backed home-loan investor. The
that in an era of massive data breaches caller then says he’s following up on a
and hacks – witness the Equifax deba- “loan application” made to “our agency
cle – they even exist. yesterday,” implying falsely that he al-
ready has the borrower’s basic infor-
So what’s a trigger lead? mation and simply needs to follow up
When you apply for a home mort- with some additional questions.
gage or a preapproval, the loan officer
pulls information about you from the “The sole purpose of trigger calls like
national credit bureaus. One or more this is to trick consumers into apply-
of the bureaus then convert the fact ing with their company,” according to
that you are shopping for a mortgage Meridian. “Many [people] have been
into a commercial product – a trigger duped into allowing these lenders to
lead – for immediate sale to competing pull credit and review their financial
lenders. This allows those competitors information. It’s only after speaking
to contact you and solicit your business with their original lender that they re-
before you get locked in to the lender to alize they have inadvertently opened
whom you’ve applied. a credit file with an unknown entity.”
Trigger leads are created and sold su- (You can listen to the trigger pitch
perfast, often within 24 hours of your at meridianhm.com/resource/blog/
loan application. Out of the blue, your abusing-trigger-leads.)
phone might ring and suddenly you’re
the target of a pitch from a competitor The credit bureaus aggressively mar-
offering a deal that may be real, decep- ket trigger leads online to lenders and
tive or no better than the one you’ve al- third-party brokers. TransUnion, one
ready been quoted. of the three major bureaus, claims
Enough of these lead-driven offers it offers the “hottest leads,” allowing
are deceptive that an industry group, purchasers to “reach out” to borrow-
the National Association of Mortgage ers “right when they are shopping” and
Brokers, last week began pushing a “ready to act.”
campaign on Capitol Hill for an out-
right ban. John G. Stevens, president Stevens’s group hopes to amend the
of the association, which represents Protect Act, a credit-bureau bill spon-
midsize and small mortgage compa- sored in the House by Rep. Patrick T.
nies, told me that trigger leads sold by McHenry (R-N.C.) and in the Senate
the national credit bureaus inevitably by Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), to elimi-
“expose borrowers to identity theft,” nate the use of mortgage trigger leads
disrupt ongoing mortgage transactions in connection with loan applications.
and open the door to a wide range of The credit industry opposes the effort.
“unscrupulous” come-ons. Eric J. Ellman, senior vice president for
To illustrate the problem, Meridian public policy and legal affairs for the
Home Mortgage, a Maryland lender, Consumer Data Industry Association,
recently posted a recording of a voice which represents the credit bureaus,
mail that it says was an actual trigger- told me that “mortgage trigger leads
lead call to a borrower. The caller “mis- are a valuable tool” that can help “con-

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Feb. 23 to March 1

The real estate market on the barrier island surged back to life after a Presidents Day breather with 16
transactions reported, including three for more than $1 million.

The top sale of the week was of an oceanfront home in Seaview. The residence at 11800 Seaview Drive
was placed on the market Dec. 8 with an asking price of $2.75 million. The sale closed on Feb. 28 for $2.1
million.

Both the seller and the purchaser in the transaction were represented by Matilde Sorensen of Dale
Sorensen Real Estate.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$998,000
$1,095,000 $1,650,000
SUMMERPLACE 1820 E BAREFOOT PLACE 2/8/2017 $1,875,000 $998,000 3/1/2018 $1,800,000
WINDSOR 3120 POND LANE 4/26/2017 $2,250,000 $1,875,000 3/1/2018 $450,000
$460,000 $796,000
BETHEL BY THE SEA 319 LIVE OAK ROAD 1/8/2016 $796,000 $1,999,000 2/28/2018 $850,000
$875,000 $720,000
VEROMAR 627 EUGENIA ROAD 1/4/2018 $729,500 $460,000 2/28/2018
$599,000
BETHEL BY THE SEA 416 CONN WAY 12/8/2017 $796,000 2/28/2018 $330,000
$350,000
MOORINGS 2075 MOORINGLINE DRIVE 1/3/2018 $875,000 2/28/2018

RIVER CLUB AT CARLTON 1612 WEYBRIDGE CIRCLE 3/9/2017 $749,500 2/27/2018

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

SEAQUAY CONDO 4800 HIGHWAY A1A, #317 1/12/2018 $625,000 $625,000 3/1/2018
HARBOR INN 2115 WINDWARD WAY, #204 11/21/2017 $350,000 $350,000 3/1/2018
HARBOUR ISLAND CLUB 5101 HIGHWAY A1A, #102 1/23/2018 $359,900 $359,900 2/28/2018

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Windsor, Address: 3120 Pond Lane Subdivision: Bethel By the Sea, Address: 319 Live Oak Road

Listing Date: 4/26/2017 Listing Date: 1/8/2016
Original Price: $1,875,000 Original Price: $2,250,000
Recent Price: $1,875,000 Recent Price: $1,999,000
Sold: 3/1/2018 Sold: 2/28/2018
Selling Price: $1,650,000 Selling Price: $1,800,000
Listing Agent: Betsy Hanley & Laurin Pohl Listing Agent: Jane Schwiering & Lucy Hendricks

Selling Agent: Windsor Properties Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Laurin Pohl Lucy Hendricks & Jane Schwiering

Windsor Properties Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Subdivision: Moorings, Address: 2075 Mooringline Drive Subdivision: River Club at Carlton, Address: 1612 Weybridge Circle

Listing Date: 1/3/2018 Listing Date: 3/9/2017
Original Price: $875,000 Original Price: $729,500
Recent Price: $875,000 Recent Price: $749,500
Sold: 2/28/2018 Sold: 2/27/2018
Selling Price: $850,000 Selling Price: $720,000
Listing Agent: Terri McConnell Listing Agent: Janyne Kenworthy

Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Summerplace, Address: 1820 E Barefoot Place

Listing Date: 2/8/2017
Original Price: $1,095,000
Recent Price: $998,000
Sold: 3/1/2018
Selling Price: $998,000
Listing Agent: Janet Lawrence

Selling Agent: North Beach Realty, Inc.

IDEAL FOR FAMILY OR RETIREMENT Janyne Kenworthy

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

3BR/3BA Pool Home Subdivision: Bethel By the Sea, Address: 416 Conn Way
Castaway Cove Wave IV
Completely Renovated 2017 Listing Date: 12/8/2017
Original Price: $796,000
Eat in Kitchen Recent Price: $796,000
1st Floor Master Suite Sold: 2/28/2018
Generous Closet Space Selling Price: $796,000
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sumers save money,” especially those guardrails in place” to protect unsus- Consumers who feel misled by mar- sumer program director for the advo-
“who might not be as savvy a shopper” pecting consumers. These protections keters using trigger leads can file com- cacy group U.S. PIRG and an expert on
as others. already exist, according to Ellman: plaints with their state attorney general credit practices, argues that “it’s usual-
federal and state laws on unfair and de- or the Consumer Financial Protection ly the bad guys who buy this stuff” and
As to abuses, Ellman said, “there are ceptive trade practices that make it ille- Bureau, he said. that borrowers tend to be in the dark
abuses in everything,” but you “don’t gal for marketers to “lie, cheat or steal” about the existence of trigger leads and
ban the practice” simply for that rea- or to charge usurious interest rates. Consumer advocates scoff at that how they get used. 
son. Instead, “you make sure there are defense. Ed Mierzwinski, federal con-