02/22/2018 ISSUE 08

CAMPBELL EXPLAINS A MAP OF THE TREES
IN THE AREA. KNOWING A TREE’S GENETIC
MAKEUP WILL HELP THEM MAKE BETTER
CHOICES TO RESTORE THE FORESTS.

known is to make stands such as this RICHARD CAMPBELL, FORESTRY PROGRAM The redwood genome project be-
one in the lush Santa Cruz Mountains MANAGER FOR SAVE THE REDWOODS gan in April 2017, when a sample was
more resilient. The best way to accom- taken from an old-growth redwood
plish that is to ensure that these forests LEAGUE, AND EMILY BURNS, DIRECTOR in Butano State Park, about an hour’s
are genetically diverse. OF SCIENCE FOR THE LEAGUE, EXAMINE drive north in San Mateo County. The
REDWOODS IN DEADMAN GULCH IN SAN tree’s exact location is kept secret to
Knowing a tree’s genetic makeup, VICENTE REDWOODS LAST MONTH NEAR prevent overzealous tourism.
and how those traits fit into a larger
stand of trees, will allow Burns and SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. Two labs – one at the University of
Richard Campbell, the league’s for- California at Davis, the other at Johns
estry program manager, to trust the A LINE OF BLUE SPRAY PAINT INDICATES Hopkins University in Baltimore – be-
choices they make in protecting and A TREE THAT RICHARD CAMPBELL HAS gan work on identifying the tree’s ge-
restoring redwood forests. MARKED TO BE TAKEN DOWN. netic makeup. The science is complex
and time-consuming. A human has 3
“It’s going to be like speaking a new billion “base pairs” of DNA on its chro-
language,” said Burns, 37, who grew mosomes; a redwood has 38 billion.
up in a redwood house north of San
Francisco and, for her doctorate at the The lead scientist is David Neale, a
University of California at Berkeley, professor of population biology and
studied the effects of climate on the plant sciences at UC-Davis who has
coastal redwood forests. spent 40 years in the field developing
and refining the technology being used
Restoration work in “second growth” in this project.
redwood forests – those that have
been harvested at least once before – While examining the initial redwood
is sometimes counterintuitive. As the sample, Neale and his team have gath-
forests reemerge, they do so in ways ered genetic material from 10 other
that often stifle growth, as young trees old-growth redwoods across a variety
compete for root and branch space. of climates and altitudes. This is the
second stage of the project: expanding
The “fairy rings” around the old- the genetic library available to forest
growth stumps, while signs of vitality, managers.
also routinely need to be cut back to al-
low the most promising trees to thrive. “It begins to give you an estimate of
the kind of genetic variation that can
Which trees should be felled and be found in specific stands of these
which kept is now largely guesswork trees,” he said, describing how the in-
based, in this case, on Campbell’s ex- formation will be used in terms similar
perience, including his time as the to how genetic material is applied in
director of Yale’s research and demon- human health care. “Once the patient
stration forests in New England. is determined to be at some genetic
risk, you apply treatment and prescribe
“Thinning works,” Campbell said. medicine.”
“It’s about choosing the trees we want
to see carry into the future. Knowing The redwood’s genetic code can
the genetics will make sure that I don’t
screw that choice up.” STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 54

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 51 BURNS HOLDS A live a fantastically long life, and it would
REDWOOD CONE. SAVE be fascinating to discover why.”
only be “read” in Neale’s lab 150 letters THE REDWOODS LEAGUE
at a time (each piece of genetic infor- IS PAYING FOR THE EFFORT The restoration project here is gated
mation is assigned a letter). At Steven TO MAP THE GIANT off and patrolled, protection against
Salzberg’s lab at Johns Hopkins, a more TREE’S GENOME. off-road enthusiasts, hikers and, as
expensive process can read strings of Campbell put it, “the odd dope grow.”
up to 10,000 letters.
The path slopes down toward Dead-
Salzberg is a professor of biomedi- man Gulch, where a trickling creek
cal engineering, computer science and runs past old-growth stumps and new,
biostatistics. Like Neale, he has mapped looming redwoods, their ropy reddish
a tree’s genome before but never one bark distinguishing them from Doug-
the size of the redwood’s. las firs. The ground is spongy, thick with
needles and the leathery brown tanoak
The identification of the genome’s leaves that Campbell fears might be
composition is one challenge. The se- keeping new trees from emerging. A
quencing and assembly – putting the heavy ground coat can suppress new
various strands of letters back together growth, and it is often burned off in the
in the right order – is another equally natural course of a forest’s life.
daunting one.
“The problem here has been not
The work is done by matching up enough fire,” he said, aware that deadly
overlapping strings of gene sequences. wildfires to the north and south made last
“The longer the strands, the easier to year the worst fire season in state history.
do,” he said.
Blue rings have been painted around
Salzberg has a number of questions some of the redwoods, meaning Camp-
about what he is finding, including, in bell has approved them for removal.
his words, “Why is there no penalty for
having a genome as large as the red- “If Richard knew that tree was genet-
wood’s?” ically different in some significant way
from others in this stand, he wouldn’t
The bigger the genetic code, the more take it down,” Burns said, looking at
can go wrong, and much of what the one blue-ringed redwood. “Right now,
genome contains, Salzberg said, is un- we don’t know.”
necessary. The same is true of humans.
The air is cool, especially low in the
“On a pretty routine basis, we learn gulch. No other tree comes close to
about our own biology by studying the absorbing more carbon than the red-
genetics of others,” he said. “I’m not say-
ing we will in this case, but redwoods do

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wood, making these forests invaluable eight female mountain lions live with the moss and leaves that settle into the that protection extends to the redwood
in reducing greenhouse gases. “Saving cubs. The animals have been known to redwoods’ high branches. stands where it is found.
them seems like a better investment make their homes in the hollowed-out
than ever,” Burns said. stumps of the old-growth giants. Also at risk is the marbled murrelet, “New redwoods are gaining a foot-
a sea bird that dwells high on heavy hold here,” Burns said. “Within 100
The quiet beneath the canopy belies The wandering salamander, a spe- branches above the canopy, flying years, we can grow really large red-
the life in this forest. On the 8,500-acre cies now at risk because of a dwin- each day to the Pacific to hunt fish. woods. One aspect of this restoration
SanVicente Redwoods preserve, at least dling habitat, thrives on bugs living in The bird is on the protected list, and is that it is possible in our lifetime.” 

56 Vero Beach 32963 / February 22, 2018 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

INSIGHT WORLD

BY THE ECONOMIST

ABIR, 17, HOLDS BESHAYER, A 1-YEAR-OLD since the 1940s has been bloodier, yet Mobutu and his underlings looted
WHO SURVIVED THE FREEZING JOURNEY IN few have been more completely ignored. the Congolese state until it could bare-
THE MOUNTAINS. SHE SUFFERS FROSTBITE ly stand. When a shock struck, it col-
ON HER FACE. Estimates of the death toll in Congo lapsed.
between 1998 and 2003 range from
roughly 1 million to more than 5 mil- The shock was the Rwandan geno-
lion – no one counted the corpses. cide of 1994. The perpetrators of that
Taking the midpoint, the cost in lives abomination, defeated at home, fled
was higher than that in Syria, Iraq, into Congo. Rwanda invaded Congo to
Vietnam or Korea. eliminate them. Meeting almost no re-
sistance, since no one wanted to die for
Yet scarcely any outsider has a clue Mobutu, the highly disciplined Rwan-
what the fighting was about or who dans overthrew him and replaced him
was killing whom. Which is a tragedy, with their local ally, Laurent Kabila.
because the great war at the heart of
Africa might be about to start again. Then Kabila switched sides and
armed the génocidaires, so Rwanda tried
To understand the original war, con- to overthrow him, too. Angola and Zim-
sider this outrageously oversimplified babwe saved him. The war degenerated
analogy. Imagine a giant house whose into a bloody tussle for plunder. Eight
timbers are rotten. That was the Con- foreign countries became embroiled,
golese state under Mobutu Sese Seko, along with dozens of local militias.
the kleptocratic tyrant who ruled from
1965 to 1997. Next, imagine a can- Congo’s mineral wealth fueled the
nonball that brings the house crash- mayhem, as men with guns grabbed
ing down. That cannonball was fired diamond, gold and coltan mines. War-
from Rwanda, Congo’s tiny, turbulent lords stoked ethnic divisions, urging
neighbor. young men to take up arms to defend
their tribe – and rob the one next door
Now imagine that every local gang – because the state could not protect
of armed criminals comes rushing in anyone. Rape spread like a forest fire.
to steal the family jewels, and the loot-
ing turns violent. Finally, imagine that The war ended eventually when all
you are a young, unarmed woman sides were exhausted, and under pres-
who lives alone in the shattered house. sure from donors on the governments
It is not a pleasant thought, is it? involved. The world’s biggest force of
UN blue helmets arrived.

Kabila’s son, Joseph, has been presi-
dent since his father was shot in 2001.

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He has failed to build a state that does Beyond Africa, why should the world and deserve better. It also matters to war may yet be held in check. First,
not prey on its people. Bigwigs still em- care? Congo is far away and has no dis- because it is huge – two-thirds the cuts to the U.N. peacekeepers’ budget
bezzle; soldiers mug peasants; public cernible effect on global stock markets. size of India – and when it burns, the should be reversed. The blue helmets
services barely exist. The law counts Besides, its woes seem too complex flames spread. Violence has raged are not perfect, and cannot protect re-
for little. When a judge recently refused and intractable for outsiders to fix. back and forth across its borders with mote villages. But they can protect cities
to rule against an opposition leader, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, South Su- and are the only force that Congolese
thugs broke into his home and raped It has long had predatory rulers, from dan and the Central African Republic. trust not to slaughter and pillage.
his wife and daughter. the slave-dealing pre-colonial kings of
Kongo to the Kabila family. Intrusive Studies find that civil wars cause Second, President Trump’s welcome
Kabila was elected for a final five- outsiders have often made matters grave economic harm to neighboring sanctions against Kabila’s money-
year term in 2011. His mandate ran out worse, from the rapacious Belgian King states, which in Congo’s case are home men – building on earlier embargoes
in 2016, but he clings to the throne. He Leopold II in the 19th century to the to 200 million people. Put another way, on conflict minerals – should be ex-
is pathetically unpopular – no more American cold warriors who propped if Congo were peaceful and functional, tended. Donors should press Kabila to
than 10% of Congolese back him. His up Mobutu for being anti-Soviet. it could be the crossroads of an entire keep his promise to hold elections by
authority is fading. He can still scatter continent, and power every country the end of the year, and not to flout the
protests in the capital, Kinshasa, with Nonetheless, the world should south of it with dams on its mighty river. constitution by running again. In this,
tear gas and live bullets. And few Con- care and it can help. Congo matters they should make common cause with
golese can afford to take a whole day mainly because its people are people, If outsiders engage now, the slide back sensible African leaders. The Congo-
off to protest, in any case. lese opposition should take part in the
vote, instead of boycotting it.
But in the rest of this vast country,
Kabila is losing control. Ten of 26 prov- The omens are not all bad. South
inces are suffering armed conflict. Doz- Africa has just dumped Jacob Zuma,
ens of militias are once again spilling who indulged Kabila’s claim that West-
blood. Some 2 million Congolese fled ern pleas to uphold Congolese law
their homes last year, bringing the total were imperialism. Cyril Ramaphosa,
still displaced to around 4.3 million. Zuma’s successor, is honest and prag-
matic. Just as Nelson Mandela was re-
The state is tottering, the president pelled by Mobutu, and hastened his
is illegitimate, ethnic militias are pro- departure, so Ramaphosa is surely re-
liferating and one of the world’s rich- pelled by Kabila.
est supplies of minerals is available
to loot. There is ample evidence that Ramaphosa has experience negoti-
countries which have suffered a recent ating the end of bad things, including
civil war are more likely to suffer an- apartheid, Northern Ireland’s troubles
other. In Congo the slide back to car- and Zuma’s presidency. He must not
nage has already begun. let Congo go back to hell. 

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?DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICITS ANYMORE

BY PETER COY AND SAHIL KAPUR in Congress to oppose Obama’s infra- 3.1 percent in Obama’s last year in of- the director of Trump’s Office of Man-
structure-spending proposals. fice, estimates JPMorgan Chase & Co. agement and Budget. Pressed on that
Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator, in October on Fox News Sunday, Mul-
made a nuisance of himself the night By this January, reducing the budget The political problem for would-be vaney said he’d come around to the idea
of Feb. 8 when he tried to shame fellow deficit had tumbled to 14th on the list, deficit hawks is that members of the that tax cuts that expand deficits in the
Republicans into voting down a $300 between immigration and drug addic- public tend to perceive the danger of short run would stimulate growth and
billion spending increase. He asked, tion, according to Pew. The decline in deficits exactly backward: Because raise tax revenue in the long run, thus
“If you were against President Obama’s concern crossed party lines. families have to tighten their belts eventually shrinking deficits. “We need
deficits and now you’re for the Repub- when times are hard, many voters be- to have new deficits because of that,”
lican deficits, isn’t that the very defini- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCo- lieve that the government should do he said. “We need to have the growth.”
tion of hypocrisy?” nnell of Kentucky and House Speaker the same – even though that’s when the
Paul Ryan of Wisconsin seem to have government needs to spend money to Mulvaney’s contention – in essence,
He put up a series of posters of alleg- absorbed the pollster’s message. They mitigate the downturn. that tax cuts pay for themselves – has
edly wasteful federal spending, includ- vowed repeatedly last year that any been discredited by real-world experi-
ing a $356,000 scientific study that he change in tax laws would be revenue- Voters’ instincts are wrong on the ence. As recently as May the University
said was designed to determine “wheth- neutral. Nope. On a party-line vote in upside, too. Because families can af- of Chicago Booth School of Business’s
er Japanese quail were more promiscu- December, Republicans pushed through ford to spend more when times are Initiative on Global Markets asked 42
ous on cocaine.” And he refused to al- a bill increasing deficits by $1.5 trillion good, as now, they tend to forgive gov- economists from across the political
low a vote before the midnight deadline over a decade. They followed it in Febru- ernment red ink – even though now is spectrum whether Trump’s tax cut pro-
for budget extension, forcing a techni- ary with the two-year, $300 billion spend- precisely when the government should posal “would likely pay for itself through
cal shutdown of the federal government ing package that Paul railed against. be tightening its belt to keep the econ- higher growth.” Only one said yes, and it
that lasted several hours. omy from overheating and to prepare turned out he had meant to say no.
If that higher spending isn’t allowed for the inevitable bad times ahead.
Senate colleagues of the sleepy-eyed to phase out, it could add more than As owner of the world’s principal re-
physician-politician were unimpressed. $2 trillion to the national debt over a Groups opposed to deficits argue serve currency, the U.S. can borrow for
John Thune of South Dakota, the Sen- decade, including interest expense, the that the public really does care. “People years to come before creditors balk. Still,
ate’s second-ranking Republican, called nonprofit Committee for a Responsi- are concerned about these issues and interest expenses are rising. Some Dem-
Paul’s jeremiad “a colossal waste of ev- ble Federal Budget estimates. want them to be a priority,” says Mi- ocrats fear that the tax cuts will be paid
erybody’s time.” chael Peterson, chief executive officer for by massive cuts in social spending.
Budgeting is about making difficult of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. As if to validate their fears, the Trump
Paul’s peers could afford to tune him choices. The desire for lower taxes is in- The group goes to college campuses budget released on Feb. 12 called for a
out for one simple reason: Voters no compatible with the desire to strength- to remind young people that they’ll be 42 percent reduction in nondefense dis-
longer seem to care about federal bud- en the military while also spending saddled with paying their elders’ debts. cretionary spending over 10 years.
get deficits. And that, in a nutshell, is more on an aging population. Trouble
why the deficit hawk is an endangered is, politicians don’t get reelected by forc- If voters don’t put a stop to deficits, Even Republicans won’t vote for
species in the environs of Washington. ing medicine down their constituents’ bond investors might. Concerns about those cuts, though. “Deficit concern ex-
throats. Huge deficits are the result. over stimulus of the economy and in- ists solely as a political weapon for Re-
Voters used to care about deficits. In creased debt issuance by the U.S. De- publicans to use against Democrats,”
2013, when Obama was trying to get The latest tax cuts and spending partment of the Treasury have driven says Bruce Bartlett, a former domestic
the economy out of its post-recession hikes threaten to overheat an econo- the yield on 10-year Treasuries to 2.9 policy adviser to Reagan who’s turned
doldrums, reducing the budget defi- my that’s already close to full employ- percent, from just over 2 percent, as re- into a critic of the GOP.
cit ranked third on the public’s list of ment. The January jobless rate was cently as September.
priorities, behind only the economy only 4.1 percent, and inflation is (fi- Deficit hawks are indeed a dying breed.
and jobs, according to polling by Pew nally) picking up. Tax receipts from in- For now, Washington is blasé. Ex-
Research Center. The public’s fear of dividuals and businesses are as strong hibit A is Mick Mulvaney, who was a The views in this column,which comes
red ink made it easy for Republicans as they ever get. Despite that, the gov- fierce enemy of deficit spending as a from Bloomberg, do not necessarily re-
ernment is on track to run deficits of congressman from South Carolina but flect the views of Vero Beach 32963. 
5.4 percent of GDP this year, up from has negotiated huge deficit increases as

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causing GERD. They are questioning if acidic foods such as onions,
Understanding and Prevention of GERD spicy foods and soda drive up stomach acid levels. The amount of
acid in food is minute compared to what’s already in the stomach.
The major cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) – a With the stomach making about two liters of hydrochloric acid a day
condition where you experience acid reflux and/or heartburn more to break down what a person eats, consuming high-acid foods may
than twice a week over a prolonged period – is a weakened or re- not contribute as much to the problem as was formerly thought.
laxed circular band of muscle around the bottom of the esophagus
called the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) valve. If it weakens or Specific foods may trigger heartburn for some people; for others
relaxes when it’s not supposed to, food, liquid and stomach acids they don’t. Keep a diary of your meals and episodes of intolerance
regurgitate back into the esophagus, and that can potentially cause and avoid foods or drinks that exacerbate your symptoms. Also, a
all sorts of medical issues. diet that includes lots of fiber, legumes and vegetables, as well as
olive oil and other components of Mediterranean-style diets, seems
WHAT CAUSES THE LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER to help protect patients from GERD and heartburn. Less soda and
TO WEAKEN OR RELAX? more water seems to help too.
Weakening/relaxing of the LES valve can be caused by:
 Increased pressure on the abdomen from being overweight, MAYBE IT’S MORE ABOUT HOW YOU EAT
obese or pregnant  Don’t eat too close to bedtime or naptime.
 Certain medicines  Don’t eat large or too-frequent meals.
o Antidepressants  Limit your alcohol consumption, especially just before bedtime.
o Antihistamines
o Asthma medications OTHER SUGGESTED LIFESTYLE CHANGES
o Calcium channel blockers  Quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoke.
o Painkillers  Lose weight, if needed.
o Sedatives  Wear loose-fitting clothes around your abdomen. Tight clothes
 Smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke can squeeze your stomach area and push acid back up into your
 Hiatal hernia esophagus.
 Other and unknown reasons  Stay upright for three hours after meal – don’t recline or slouch
when sitting.
THE FOOD CONNECTION  Sleep on a slight angle; raise the head of your bed 6 to 8 inches
GERD sufferers are encouraged to avoid chocolate, peppermint, by putting blocks under the bedposts.
alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages because they may in-  Switch to acetaminophen in place of aspirin, ibuprofen and other
terfere with the proper function of the LES valve. In addition, citrus over-the-counter painkillers.
fruits and juices, tomato products, chili, mustard and raw onions are
thought to irritate the lining of the esophagus. Some physicians en- Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always welcome.
courage their patients to avoid fatty or fried meals. Email us at [email protected].

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INSIGHT BOOK REVIEW

Actor Nick Nolte’s memoir, “Rebel: My Life Out- gional theater, his big break came in 1976 when he he enrolled in Phoenix College to study photogra-
side the Lines,” would make a good movie, but only starred in the ABC miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man.” phy with Allen Dutton, who taught him not to “dis-
if he starred in it. “Nick the weirdo,” as he calls him- After that, Hollywood. miss anyone or any idea.” Nolte loves the women in
self, has the blond good looks, the distinctive voice, his life, even after divorcing them, and he knows no
the acting chops and, as “Rebel” makes clear, the “Rebel’s” tone is clean, inviting and forthright; the greater love than that of his children, son Brawley
willingness to go deep inside his character. memoir is cumulative instead of meditative. Nolte and daughter Sophie. He even thanks his gardener,
likes facts, and likes to work; if he’s not doing a film, Gerardo Resendiz, who for 40 years has been his
How weird is Nick Nolte? Weird enough that on he’s reading, or gardening, or lining up another film. “Rock of Gibraltar, and dear and steadfast friend.”
a 1991 “Good Morning America” segment he an- We learn a lot along the way. Though known for his Such consideration for others is touching.
nounced that he had scheduled a “testicle tuck.” This excesses, Nolte likes to be in control, but he also
lie cut short his interview, but Nolte chose to repeat it comes across as modest and generous. But when someone angers Nolte, he doesn’t hold
in the first sentence of “Rebel.” “I’ve tried not to fudge,” back. When a teacher wanted to put Brawley on Rit-
he writes, attributing his lying to shyness and the “false The book is full of thank-yous, beginning with alin, for instance, Nolte drew on the lesson of his own
high” of fame. Or, “maybe I just rebel with a little lie.” Nolte’s appreciation for his first acting teacher, Bry- youthful Dexedrine days and decided to pull his son
an O’Byrne. He’s grateful for the directors he worked from school and hire private tutors. He also rages at
Whatever the reason, Nolte has our attention, and with in regional theater who made him read the en- the “aggressive” Harvey Weinstein, who he says had
he wants very much to tell his story. tire canon of noted American playwrights. To learn “a long-standing reputation as a producer who would
his lines and understand his character, Nolte would ruthlessly edit films directors and editors had worked
Postwar America was full of lies. For example, World transcribe entire plays in longhand, which helped painstakingly to create.” As executive producer of
War II was the “good” war, a lie Nolte’s father demol- with his dyslexia. While with Phoenix’s Little Theatre, “The Golden Bowl,” Nolte writes, Weinstein reduced
ished when he returned from the Pacific theater“a shell the film “to shreds” in his ruthless post-production
of a man” damaged by“the horrors of what humankind editing before it was salvaged by director Merchant
is capable of.” It’s a transformation that has haunted Ivory, who bought back the film.
Nolte all his life. Nolte’s independent and imaginative
mother rebelled against the lie of the happy housewife Many know Nolte only through his 2002 mug shot
by working as a buyer for department stores. But at after he was arrested for driving under the influence,
home she raged against the sexism she suffered. She in this instance not of alcohol but the substance GHB.
also drank and took pills and didn’t hesitate to give her In 10 years, he had gone from being People magazine’s
young son “a vitamin” that was actually the upper Dex- Sexiest Man Alive to looking like king of the dumpster
edrine on those mornings when he didn’t want to go divers. Dwelling on this image is a mistake consider-
to school. This might help explain Nolte’s later trouble ing all the great Nolte movies we could be watching:
with drugs and alcohol. Nolte’s mother fed his rebel- “Down and Out in Beverly Hills,” “48 Hours,” “Q&A,”
liousness, and his father’s deep silences and secluding “Jefferson in Paris,” “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “The Thin
habits formed a real-life model for many of the male Red Line” and especially “Affliction,” in which Nolte
characters Nolte would later play in films. plays Wade Whitehouse, a man who, like Nolte, was
“afflicted by his father.” For that role, Nolte received
Nolte loved his parents, but life in Nebraska stifled his second Academy Award nomination for best actor,
his craving for “every kind of experience.” By 1962 he losing to Roberto Benigni for “Life Is Beautiful.” And
was playing college football at Pasadena City Col- now we have “Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines,” play-
lege, but that didn’t last long. Though he considered ing at a bookstore near you. Touching, funny in parts,
himself an athlete, Nolte preferred hanging with full of the excesses postwar America readily supplied,
musicians, painters and druggies. He flunked out of and, hopefully, truthful. Pick it up. 
college, then, while working construction, was dis-
covered in true Hollywood fashion by agent Henry REBEL
Willson, later notorious for interviewing the hand-
some men he had discovered while “wearing only a MY LIFE OUTSIDE THE LINES
silk dressing gown.” When this happened to Nolte, he BY NICK NOLTE | MORROW. 256 PP. $28.99
“awkwardly excused” himself and put aside his mov- REVIEW BY SIBBIE O’SULLIVAN, THE WASHINGTON POST
ie-star dreams. Nolte, though, had discovered acting,
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INSIGHT BOOK REVIEW

Valentine’s Day celebrates romance, but it’s easy to attractive: “Look where I would, I saw nothing that Before the switch can be made, Duke Michael
forget that “romance” can refer to more than court- made life sweet to me, and I took my life in my hand spirits the king away to Zenda castle, making him a
ship and sweet nothings. Up until the 20th century, and carried it carelessly as a man dangles an old glove.” hostage and pawn in a deadly political chess game.
and sometimes still, fiction was regularly divided into As it is, only a handful of people know about the sub-
two categories: Novels were realistic accounts of con- The day before the coronation, Rudolf goes for a stitution scheme, and that number doesn’t include
temporary life and manner, often focusing on love walk in the woods, takes a bucolic nap and is awak- Princess Flavia. In the end, Rudolf undertakes a
and marriage, while romances were adventure sto- ened by three amazed gentlemen, Colonel Sapt, perilous, one-man guerrilla operation to rescue the
ries, characterized by heroic exploits, derring-do and, Fritz von Tarlenheim and the future King Rudolf true king. Love, politics, honor, duty – all contend
usually, a certain amount of fantasy. “Pride and Preju- the Fifth, who looks almost exactly like Rudolf Ras- violently in the hearts of the book’s major characters,
dice” and “Madame Bovary” are novels; “King Solo- sendyll. Blood and red hair will tell. The four spend a as Hope leads the reader from one excitement to the
mon’s Mines” and “The Time Machine” are romances. merry evening in the royal hunting lodge. next, before a well-prepared surprise finale. Adven-
ture and romance don’t come any better.
However, such genre divisions have always been That night Duke Michael drugs his hated brother so
extremely porous, and one of the world’s greatest ro- that he will be unable to attend his own coronation.Yet Plus, there’s a pretty good sequel. In “The Prisoner
mances – Anthony Hope’s “The Prisoner of Zenda” if the king fails to be crowned at the appointed time, of Zenda,” Rudolf Rassendyll looks physically like the
(1894) – is also the story of a great romance. It makes Ruritania might suffer a coup d’état. But wait! What if? king but in personality he resembles his own dark-
for perfect reading in the afterglow of Valentine’s Day. – no, it would never work, but, then again, maybe it side double, the dashing Rupert of Hentzau. A mem-
would. Could Mr. Rassendyll take the place of the king, ber of the Six, as Duke Michael’s henchmen are called,
The book opens like an Oscar Wilde comedy, with if only for the ceremony? After a moment’s hesitation, Rupert is impulsive, untrustworthy, murderous, a
Rudolf Rassendyll being verbally assailed at the our hero agrees to play this risky, larky game. Don Juan who doesn’t take no for an answer and ut-
breakfast table by his brother’s wife. When, asks the terly charismatic. At one point, trying to escape im-
pert Lady Bursledon, is he going to make something However, that game soon grows more complicated, minent capture, he commandeers a horse being rid-
of himself? In the course of their repartee, we learn and troubling, when the Englishman and Princess Fla- den by a peasant’s little girl. He “lifted her down amid
that the cheerful, easygoing Rudolf has red hair, the via finally meet. The princess suddenly finds that her her shrieks – the sight of him frightened her; but he
visible reminder of a great-grandmother’s indiscre- royal cousin now seems indefinably more manly, pos- treated her gently, laughed, kissed her, and gave her
tion with a member of the royal house of Ruritania. sibly even lovable. Rudolf, for his part, is immediately money.” Rupert then pauses to banter with Rudolf
smitten – and hopelessly so, for the next day he must before galloping off: “And I watched him go down the
Ruritania! Located somewhere near Germany and trade places with Ruritania’s rightful ruler and the long avenue, riding as though he rode for his pleasure
Bohemia, connected by railroad with Dresden, Ruri- beautiful Flavia will then be just a sweet memory. Ha! and singing as he went. … Thus he vanished – reckless
tania is on the surface the sort of country you might and wary, graceful and graceless, handsome, debo-
associate with a Viennese operetta. The capital is Strel- nair, vile and unconquered.”
sau; there’s a formidable castle called Zenda, affairs of
honor are settled with duels, and everything feels faint- Significantly, Rupert bids Rudolf “Au revoir.” True
ly medieval. Gentleman carry swords as well as pistols. to those words, the two adversaries face off again
when the daring scoundrel returns to seek ven-
On a whim, Rudolf – who narrates the story – de- geance in “Rupert of Hentzau” (1898). An injudi-
cides to visit this land of his distaff ancestor, intend- cious letter, races against time, renewed impostures,
ing to watch the coronation of its new king. At an fights to the finish, a single red rose and the words
inn, though, he learns that many people view the “Rudolf – Flavia – always.” What more could you want
future sovereign as just a boar-hunting, heavy-drink- for a Valentine’s Day weekend? Yet, good as it is, the
ing good ol’ boy. Little wonder that Princess Flavia later, darker-toned sequel can’t match the exuberant
doesn’t much care for him, though everyone expects springtime brio of “The Prisoner of Zenda” itself, the
that she is her royal cousin’s destined bride. In fact, nonpareil masterpiece of romance. 
quite a few people would much rather see his half-
brother, Duke Michael, on the throne. Those people THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
include the ruthless Michael himself.
BY ANTHONY HOPE | PENGUIN. 199 PP. $15
Hope conveys all this background information in REVIEW BY MICHAEL DIRDA, THE WASHINGTON POST
just his first two chapters. Unlike many 19th-century
novels, “The Prisoner of Zenda” zips right along, the
reader’s attention never flags, and the prose is quietly

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INSIGHT TRAVEL

Holy Pluto! DisneyWorld sets aside dog-friendly rooms

On a January evening, I walked my dog along the BY JEN A. MILLER | WASHINGTON POST While Disney doesn’t set weight limits for canine
edge of a man-made lake at Walt Disney World’s Art going to be considered part of the family, and peo- guests, only two dogs are allowed per room.
of Animation Resort. Six months ago, this would ple want to travel with their family members.”
have been impossible. Annie Oakley Tater Tot is Dogs cannot be left unaccompanied for more
not a service dog. She’s my pet, and for the first The most dog-friendly accommodations are bud- than seven hours, and guests are expected to come
time, my room could be her room while visiting the get hotels, 70 percent of which are pet friendly, the back to their rooms if their dog is barking or oth-
Magic Kingdom. American Hotel & Lodging Association says. (That erwise being disruptive. You should be prepared to
number is bolstered by chains such as La Quinta show your dog’s vaccination records, too.
In September, Walt Disney World allowed guests Inn and Red Roof Inn that, with few exceptions, al-
evacuating inland from Hurricane Irma to bring And you’ll pay extra: $50 more per night at Art of
their pets with them. That experience prompted the THE AUTHOR’S DOG PREPARES FOR A SNOOZE IN THE “LITTLE MERMAID” Animation, Port Orleans – Riverside, and Fort Wil-
company to pilot a one-year program that desig- THEMED BED AT WALT DISNEY WORLD’S ART OF ANIMATION RESORT. derness resorts. At Yacht Club Resort, it’s $75 more.
nates as dog-friendly 250 rooms at four properties
– Art of Animation, Port Orleans – Riverside, Fort low pets.) But luxury hotels aren’t far behind, with Bringing Annie along cost more than that extra Dis-
Wilderness (in the cabins) and Yacht Club. 43 percent of them being pet-friendly. Many now go ney fee: opting to leave her at Best Friends Pet Care
above and beyond in offering amenities for pups. while in the Magic Kingdom. It’s a 27,000-square-foot
If anything, Disney is somewhat late on accom- facility on Disney property (about an eight-minute
modating pet owners. Thirty-seven percent of them At my Disney check-in, I was given a “Pluto Wel- drive from the parks) that cares for dogs, cats and what
travel with their companions, up from 19 percent come Kit,” which included a new food and water it calls “pocket pets” – animals such as hamsters, guin-
from a decade ago, and more than half of U.S. hotels bowl, a place mat, a roll of pickup bags and a scarf ea pigs, rabbits and ferrets. The company has part-
are already pet-friendly, according to the American for Annie. Disney’s pilot program will run through nered with Walt Disney World for over a decade and
Hotel & Lodging Association. October. There are some limits and additional costs. once was guests’ only option if they traveled with pets.

“We’ve been around for almost 12 years, and pet For dogs, Best Friends offers overnight boarding
travel is certainly much easier today than it was a (ranging from a 4-by-7-foot, climate-controlled space
decade ago,” said Jason Halliburton, chief operating to a 16-by-9-foot VIP luxury suite with a platform bed
officer of the Bring Fido website. His wife, Melissa and flat-screen TV), doggy day care and grooming. I
Halliburton, started the website to help people find opted for grooming and daytime boarding for Annie,
places to bring their pets while traveling. While our which included one walk; I added an extra walk and
grandparents may have had a dog that they kept one-on-one playtime.
outside, he added, “Millennials have grown up with
pets inside their homes, so their first pets are also My park ticket for the day cost $107. (The price for
that type of ticket has risen to $109.) Annie’s day at Best
Friends cost $78, which included a tip for her groomer. 

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INSIGHT ST. ED’S

St. Ed’s Cleveland to tackle the future at Florida Tech

BY RON HOLUB has a really good system set up that ST. ED’S SENIOR Cleveland also played varsity basket-
will enable me to succeed academi- PAYTON CLEVELAND ball, but gave it up this year to focus on
Correspondent cally and athletically.” PHOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE weight training for his future in football.
His last chapter in high school sports is
St. Ed’s senior Payton Cleveland did The heavily recruited dual lineman/ Conference on offense and Academic playing out currently with coach Les
not choose the path of least resistance long snapper is listed at 6-feet-5 and All-State District 19 Player of the Year. Rogers on the weightlifting team.
when he announced his college choice 270 pounds. His “statistical football
at a signing ceremony on Feb. 7. As a data” improved year-by-year to the That’s just to name a few of his foot- St. Ed’s football coach Bill Motta will
matter of fact, he did just the opposite point that on defense he was credited ball-related accomplishments. For his probably have to find several players to
and opted to take on a challenge that with 33 solo tackles, 12 tackles for a work in the classroom and extracur- plug the enormous gap that Cleveland
many advise against. loss, and 23 passes broken-up this ricular matters, recognition also came will leave behind.
past season. His offensive blocking ef- in variety of ways. Impressive creden-
“I was very blessed,” Cleveland ficiency was put at 82 percent. Further, tials across the academic spectrum “Payton has played with me for five
told us. “I ended up narrowing my in 2017 he was SSAC first team All- included his high GPA as well as ACT years,” said Motta. “That’s very unique.
top three choices down to Carnegie and SAT scores. He is the senior Class He came in as an eighth-grader and was
Mellon, Jacksonville University and President and member of the National on the varsity from day one. I was able
Florida Tech. I made official visits to Honor Society. He amassed 220 hours to establish a really good relationship
Jacksonville and Florida Tech and liked of community service. with him and his parents. I watched
the coaching staffs for both. I really him develop physically from eighth
enjoyed the campus at Florida Tech, grade all the way up to his senior year.
though. A lot of the guys I met there
were really good guys and I really en- “God blessed him with an awesome
joyed my time there.” frame. His athleticism has also de-
veloped throughout those five years.
The 18-year-old, two-way lineman Along with that he really embraced
for the Pirates will spend a lot more the full concept of what we are trying
time at Florida Tech in Melbourne after to do here at St. Edward’s, which is to
signing a letter of intent to play football achieve academic excellence, athletic
for the Panthers. He will face a rigorous excellence and spiritual excellence.
test on two fronts from the very start in
college – coping with football practice “He became a very well-balanced
and an engineering curriculum. How- individual. That was a big part of the
ever, being double-teamed like that is reason for his success on and off the
old hat for Cleveland. Everything about field, as well as for elevating his status
this young man tells us that no one as a national football recruit.”
could possibly be better prepared.
That respect was mutual. Cleveland
“All-around I think it’s the right specifically praised Motta and his staff,
fit, not only for me but for my fam- the administration at the school, and
ily,” Cleveland said. “They will be a his teachers for contributing to his de-
little closer and I’m excited for them to velopment in all aspects.
come up and see games.
“When I started in eighth grade on
“I’m going to study engineering, I the varsity it was really tough,” Cleve-
believe mechanical, but we’ll see how land recalled. “There is a pattern of
that pans out. But it will be engineer- people coming here and then leaving
ing for sure. That’s a tough combina- (for other high schools). But I just love
tion, but I’m ready for it. the school, the people, the community.
I could never see myself anywhere else
“One of the things that sets Florida but here. I’m glad that I got a chance to
Tech apart is that it’s a STEM (Science, not only come here, but to finish here,
Technology, Engineering, Math) ma- and graduate from here. It’s just a very
jor school. There will be a lot of other close community and I have really en-
guys doing the same thing. The school joyed my time here.” 

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INSIGHT ON FAITH

God chooses improbable people to do unlikely things

BY REV. DRS. CASEY & BOB BAGGOTT of bumblebee flight has now been ex- capable of fulfilling the job. Moses
Columnists plained. These busy little flyers don’t considered himself too poor an ora-
obtain lift the way an airplane does, tor to successfully represent God to
Bumblebees shouldn’t be able to nor the way a bird would. Instead, the people. Isaiah believed he wasn’t
fly, or so we thought. Apparently in holy enough for serving God. Jere-
the 1930’s, a French scientist named miah argued that he was too young.
August Magnan declared bumblebee Sarah laughed out loud, thinking that
flight impossible, and the idea has she was too old. Gideon believed he
stuck with us. After all, as Magnan was too weak. Other stories tell us of
noted, the short wings and wide fluffy people who were issued an invitation
bodies of these creatures defy the to follow God’s summons but claimed
usual calculations about flight-wor- they were too busy with business mat-
thiness. But according to Joseph Ca- ters or personal concerns. On and on
lamia (livescience.com) the mystery the excuses go. But as someone once
noted: “Excuses are the nails used to
bumblebee wings move in a partial build a house of failure.”
spin pattern, something like an awk-
ward helicopter propeller. It may not If you were asked to serve God in a
be pretty, but it works. meaningful and significant way right
now, would you have an excuse ready
We’ve been wondering. Could it for resisting the call? Something like:
be that we presume other things in “Who me? I couldn’t possibly. I’m too
our lives to be impossible, when that flawed. I’m not brave enough. I’m not
conclusion is based on only slim or religious enough. I’m no one impor-
partial evidence? For example, what tant. I’m not ready. I couldn’t possibly
might we ourselves be capable of ac- change the world for you, God. You’d
complishing, if we stopped telling better find someone else.” Those are
ourselves that we couldn’t possible just nails in a house of failure, aren’t
do it? they?

It’s curious how many biblical sto- Maybe it’s time to reconsider the
ries there are about people who ini- excuses we muster to limit our lives’
tially resisted a call from God because responsiveness to God. Can’t we all
they insisted they were unworthy, see aspects of life that need the at-
unready, unskilled, or otherwise in- tention God would ask us to offer?
People who need compassion? In-
justices that need rectifying? Waning
hope that needs renewing? Is it really
impossible that we might be the very
people God needs to perform these
important tasks?

Over and over again, we see that God
chooses the most improbable people
to do the most unlikely things in the
most impossible ways at the most im-
practical times. Why not us? We may
feel ill-prepared and unready, but with
God’s help, who knows? If bumblebees
can fly, we’ve got no excuse not to try
our wings. 

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / February 22, 2018 65

INSIGHT GAMES

THE WINNING PLAY IS HARD TO HIGHLIGHT NORTH
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the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.” AJ965 KJ54 84
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point. What happened in three no-trump after West led his fourth-highest spade? J8 SOUTH 10 9 7 5 4
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The auction was straightforward. Yes, North would have preferred a fourth heart for his QJ5
takeout double, but his hand was too strong to pass. Then South’s advance of three no- Q863
trump promised 13-15 points with spades well held. AQ

When the dummy came down, declarer saw 26 points between his hand and the Dealer: West; Vulnerable: Both
dummy’s. Maybe East had a jack or two, but West had to have the three missing aces.
The Bidding:
South made the normal-looking play of running the opening lead around to his holding,
taking East’s eight with his 10. He then led a low diamond, but West won with his ace, SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
cashed the spade ace and continued with the spade jack. Declarer took eight tricks 3 NT 1 Spades Dbl. Pass
(two spades, three diamonds and three clubs), but as soon as he tried to establish a Pass Pass Pass LEAD:
heart winner, West won that trick and cashed his spades. Down one cost $25. 6 Spades

North was not amused. He had noticed that if South had played second hand high,
winning the first trick with dummy’s spade king, the contract would have made. Declarer
would then play a diamond to his queen. West wins with his ace, but cannot continue
spades without conceding two more tricks in the suit. Whatever he does, South has
time to drive out the heart ace to claim plus 600 and $150.

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 English composer (6) 2 Show feelings (5)
5 Fanciful story (4) 3 Whole number (7)
8 Sudden impact (4) 4 Debonair (5)
9 Lawyer (8) 5 Hilarity (5)
10 Hunting dog (6) 6 Latticework (7)
11 For a short time (6) 7 Narrow channel (6)
12 Delicious (11) 12 Binge (7)
15 Dank (6) 13 Havoc (6)
17 Small stone (6) 14 Satellite (7)
19 Broken piece (8) 16 Strength (5)
20 Military vehicle (4) 17 Throw; tar (5)
21 Throw; skin (4) 18 Long spear (5)
22 Stinging insect (6)

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ACROSS movie, with The Little Man ___ 84 German pastry
75 Squeezing, in a 14 Empty 86 Mo or Coopers
1 Wood file 15 Reflection
5 “Hasta la vista, way 16 Broach again ending
77 Girls 17 Not finished, as a 87 Fairy of Persian
baby” 78 Thing-um add-on
9 Mach’s first name 82 Composer- bathroom, myth
14 Coxsackie, for perhaps 89 Suppresses
conductor Lukas 18 Marvel Comics 90 Like a
one 85 Some Politburo founder
19 Emilio’s 8 28 Booty Doberman’s ears
20 Man ___ votes 29 Algerian city 93 Bettelheim or
86 Leno quip, part 5 30 Kick out
(racehorse) 88 Hard-working 31 “I never ___ man Ganz
21 She said, “Little ...” 94 Little lizard
hexapod 32 Ken Burns’s The 95 1970 World’s Fair
people pay taxes” 89 Type of tactics Civil War, e.g.
22 Arm or firm 90 Office betting 36 Sutter stuff city
91 KP need 38 Entertained 98 Big party
ending 92 Belgrade’s region 39 Fill with desire 99 ___ breve
23 Down-home 94 South African hot 40 Sine’s reciprocal: 100 Big family
abbr. 101 Appear
cookin’ spot of 1976 43 Like a glove 106 Out ___ clear
24 Straw or Supper 96 Nutmeg State 44 Call back, as an
order blue sky
modifier Republican, 45 Soft-shell 107 Hoffa’s nemesis:
25 Child’s retort in newspaper delicacies
26 Magna ___ shorthand 48 Powwow The Washington Post
27 Start of a Jay 97 End of the Leno 49 ___-Lorraine
quip 51 Church key THEY’RE BA-A-ACK By Merl Reagle
Leno quip 102 Mohenjo-Daro’s 52 Medicine men
31 Division of MGM river 54 Hazel, for one BRADLEY H. REINER, DMD
33 Video game from 103 Exhausted 55 Bill of Rights
104 Old Roman wrath watchdog. HAGEN V. HASTINGS, DMD
Russia 105 Young familiarly
34 Tip of the Hill, Frankenstein 56 Scottish isle Family, Cosmetic & Laser Dentistry
assistant 57 A revelation Caring Dentistry for the Entire Family
once 108 Ofc. worker 58 Illegal baseball
35 Closing 109 Writer’s approach catch
110 Bible prophet, 59 It’s on the cutting-
commentary familiarly? room floor
37 U, for one 111 Actress 61 Pine pest
38 Edited anew, as a Hildegarde 62 Matches the
112 Claw Joneses
film 113 Something up her 64 Leftover recipes
41 Comprehend sleeve? 65 Corporate get-
42 Leno quip, part 2 114 Cracker cheese together
44 Cole Porter’s 115 Wounded Knee 68 Chekhov uncle
st. 69 Regrets
Sweeney and 73 Word found in the
others DOWN definition of “alee”
45 Surrender 1 Bird for Sinbad 74 Nummular finds
formally 2 “Sheesh,” to 76 Atahualpa’s
46 They’re tops people
47 Silver streak Schmidt 77 EEEEE, e.g.
48 Madonna is one 3 HBO competitor 79 Fit in
50 Fountain faves 4 Weak 80 Foreshadowing
52 Baba’s byword 5 Crossing charge 81 Swiss capital
53 He looked 6 Lie ahead of 82 Mussolini was
mahvelous 7 Flavor bumps one
57 Last in a series? 8 Easel outlet 83 City on the
60 Slow cooker 9 Stimulate Susquehanna
61 Leno quip, part 3 10 Halts a hike, e.g.
63 School tool 11 Donut, to a dieter
65 More substantial 12 Type of appeal
66 Hands down 13 Jodie Foster film,
67 Leno quip, part 4
69 Tape: abbr.
70 Outstanding
71 Carefree outing
72 Heavy Hammer,
once
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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

She’s not into housework – or trying to read hubby’s

BY CAROLYN HAX it out only after you (1) just assumed she’d parlay
Washington Post underemployment into more housework, and (2)
got annoyed when she didn’t?
Dear Carolyn: My wife has
Has she ever put things away?
been a freelance consultant Did you marry her just for the pleasure of her
company? Or also to share the load a bit, to have her
whose work has dried up. I there for you and likewise be there for her when the
uphills start to feel steep? Or was it more transac-
have a good-paying job and I tional than even you’d like to think?
On this last question I don’t judge, since there isn’t
figured with her work having one right answer (besides mutuality, perhaps). But it
helps to know your answer – wants vs. needs – before
dried up, she’d take care of deciding how to respond to not getting either of these.
It could be your marriage is suffering from an im-
the house, bills, paperwork, balance in its ratio of assumptions to communica-
tion. It could, too, be suffering from something so
etc. with her time. Instead, simple as a poor delegation of responsibilities; why
divorce a problem that outsourcing could solve, ex-
I don’t know what she does, but things are not put cept perhaps to self-vindicate.
And, of course, you could be right about being used.
away, and if she spent as much time taking care of There are certainly differences not worth reconciling.
So: Swap out the topic of conversation from what
our house – for which I just paid for a hefty remodel, you expect to what you feel, and ask her to sug-
gest what household contribution she thinks is fair;
by the way – as she does defending herself and how switch up the chores so you each get less of what
you’re bad at; reframe her presence in your life as
busy she is, then there would be no problem. (She companionship first and gauge whether it helps.
As in, apply solutions to the more easily solved
is busy with her hobby, when she does it, or seeing problems and see whether that is enough.
If it doesn’t, then you’re approaching a cross-
friends during the day.) roads in your marriage, and she needs to know that.
Should you get there, all I can advise is to choose the
She cooks, and on weekends I do the wash. But it’s direction that brings you peace. 

becoming an issue for me and she knows it but noth-

ing changes. I feel used.

– Used

Used: I’d be angry, too. Seething. A household in- liked or accepted for X, embraced as X, and then
volves a lot of work and I could not trust a partner because someone’s needs have changed I’m ex-
who was comfortable leaving most of that work to pected to be Y.
me.
And I don’t like bean-counted remodels.
But that’s not all I find irksome. I also don’t like it So. Did your wife “know this” because you dis-
when someone “figures” I’ll assume this or that re- cussed divisions of labor upfront? Or did she find
sponsibility without checking with me first.

And I don’t like it when the person then gets an-
gry at me for not doing it.

And I don’t like it when I’ve always been X, am



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HEALTH

Versatile surgeon has appetite for weight-loss surgery

BY TOM LLOYD Vickie Boles, Dr. Ted Perry
Staff Writer and Linda Sullivan.

As a general surgeon with Indian Riv- PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
er Medical Center, Dr. Theodore (Ted)
Perry’s catalogue raisonné includes ap-
pendectomies, bladder surgeries, colon
and rectal surgeries, gallbladder remov-
als, head and neck surgeries, hernia re-
pairs, lung surgery, lymph node exci-
sions, mastectomies, Mohs surgery and
dozens of other procedures.

“What I enjoy the most,” says this
Healthgrades.com 4-star-rated sur-
geon, “is the diversity of the things that
I do, rather than just strictly one thing.”

“That’s part of what I find rewarding
and kind of keeps me refreshed. So on
any given day, I might do a bariatric sur-
gery to start the day, and then a colon
resection and then a mastectomy and a
gallbladder and a hernia and a thyroid
all in one day. Which is kind of nice.”

Despite the satisfaction Perry derives
from his wide-ranging practice, he puts
bariatric weight-loss procedures at the
top of his workday wish list.

Pointing to the myriad health dan-
gers America’s national obesity epi-

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And, before you ask, there simply And then there are the side-effects.
isn’t a pill for that. The drug fen-phen was at one time
considered something of a “wonder
“I hear that question at every patient drug” for weight loss but was later or-
information seminar: ‘Isn’t there a new dered off the market by the Food and
pill coming up that will do the same Drug Administration when studies
thing?’” Perry says. “The answer,” he showed it also caused serious heart
flatly states, “is no.” valve problems in those who took it.

“The average weight-loss pill,” he Perry is eager to put his years of ex-
continues, “is considered a success if perience to work explaining the entire
it has a 10 percent effect. Our [sleeve] process to those who seek a safer, faster
patients are losing 75-to-85 percent of solution to their own individual weight
their excess body weight routinely. Not problems.
10 percent. And the problem with these
pills is that they only work as long as Dr. Theodore Perry’s office is at 920
you stay on them; as soon as you come 37th Place, Suite 104 in Vero Beach. The
off them, then they stop.” phone number is 772-562-9899. 

demic poses – including diabetes, “We do mostly gastric sleeves,” Perry
hypertension, sleep apnea, fatty infil- says, “and I’ve have been doing them a
trations of the liver and other parts of long time.”
the body, osteoporosis and the ever-
growing need for knee and hip replace- The Cleveland Clinic where – inci-
ments – Perry is working hard to add dentally – Perry served as chief resi-
“fence-builder” to his resume. dent 25 years ago, describes the gastric
sleeve as “a laparoscopic procedure
Wait a minute. A fence-building sur- that involves making five or six small
geon? incisions in the abdomen and per-
forming the procedure using a video
The current situation, Perry explains, camera (a laparoscope) and long in-
“is like having a fleet of ambulances at struments that are placed through
the bottom of the cliff … as opposed to these small incisions.”
putting up a fence at the top.
During the procedure a large portion
“Weight-loss surgery,” he said, “is of the patient’s stomach is removed,
the equivalent of that fence at the top leaving only a narrow gastric tube or
of the cliff. It stops everything else.” “sleeve.”

That “everything else” includes the WebMD puts it even more simply.
health dangers mentioned above as “In this operation,” it says, “surgeons
well as heart disease, stroke, kidney remove part of your stomach and join
damage and nerve damage. the remaining portions together to
make a new banana-sized stomach
In Perry’s eyes, weight-loss surgery is or sleeve. You won’t be able to eat as
the very essence of preventive medicine. much as you used to, which helps you
lose weight. Plus, the surgery removes
The American Heart Association re- the part of your stomach that makes a
ports “nearly 70 percent of American hormone that boosts your appetite.”
adults are either overweight or obese,”
and dealing with all those excess By greatly reducing the size of the
pounds – and the problems they cause stomach and suppressing the appe-
– is one of the nation’s greatest health tite, the procedure limits the amount
challenges. of food that can be eaten at one time.
Patients simply feel fuller faster and
The good news? There are several therefore eat less.
well-proven and minimally-invasive
laparoscopic surgical options available
to aid in weight loss.

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HEALTH

Better roadmap emerges for treating prostate cancer

BY TOM LLOYD Dr. Christopher Tardif and
Dr. Marc Rose.
Staff Writer
PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
Medicine is such a fast-changing
field, with so many important advances
happening all the time, that it is hard for
doctors and patients to keep up with the
latest best techniques and treatments.

For example, less than two years ago,
Biomedical Engineering and Compu-
tational Biology, a highly-respected
source of clinical health data, wrote
on the National Institutes of Health
website that “the only definitive way
to confirm prostate cancer is through
a prostate biopsy, wherein a physician
samples prostate tissue from a few loca-
tions within the gland using a spring-
loaded biopsy gun,” with ultrasound
imaging for guidance.

But that has changed, and there is
now, according to Drs. Marc Rose and
Chris Tardif at Indian River Medical
Center Urology, a better way.

That better way, says Rose, is the Uro-
Nav Fusion Biopsy System, a procedure
that uses magnetic resonance imaging,
or MRIs, in addition to ultrasound im-
aging to give physicians a far superior

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way to areas of the prostate be and makes them show up on the fields generated by a 3.0 Tesla MRI could
see inside the that may be in ques- screen.” cause serious problems for those with
prostate and collect tissue tion. Then the per- various implantable medical devices
samples from clearly targeted areas of son comes here to Then the ultrasound images are such as pacemakers, some types of
the gland. added to the digital mix and the fusion stents and even certain hip or knee re-
“I went to a meeting about it in Balti- Scully-Welsh where equipment takes the two pictures and placements, so be sure to let your physi-
more,” Rose explains, “at the headquar- we have the new- molds them into one and, as Rose puts cian know about any such implants.
ters of the AUA, the American Urologi- est ultrasound it, “the worrisome or questionable area
cal Association. That was in early 2017. equipment. [of the prostate] that was marked on the Dr. Marc Rose and Dr. Chris Tardif are
And I came back and said to my wife, MRI shows up in the proper spot on the with Indian River Medical Center Urol-
‘I haven’t been this excited about any- “The MRI pic- ultrasound, so you have a much better ogy with offices at the Health and Well-
thing in urology in years.’ ture is sent over target and then you do the biopsy,” us- ness Center located at 3450 11th Court,
“I think it’s going to just revolution- the Internet and ing these ultrasound/MRI hybrid com- suite 303 in Vero Beach. Tardif’s phone
ize things. It’s still early, but I think it’s it goes to the fu- puter-generated images. number is 772-794-9771. Rose’s phone
great.” sion equipment, which takes number is 772-567-3003. 
That’s a rare outburst of enthusiasm the MRI pictures with the markings of There is, however, a caveat. The FDA
for the normally stoic Rose – enthusi- where any questionable areas might does warn that the powerful magnetic
asm that is understandable consid-
ering that prostate cancer is the sec-
ond most common cancer in men in
this country and that this potentially
deadly disease is often missed in rou-
tine examinations.
That in no small part is because the
prostate is not an easily accessible
gland. Located inside the pelvic area
and surrounded by the rectum and
the bladder, the gland itself surrounds
part of the urethral sphincter. It’s not
easy to see.
For decades, PSA or “prostate-spe-
cific antigen” tests – basically a simple
blood test – had been one of primary
diagnostic tools used by urologists to
detect prostate cancer. But in more re-
cent studies, PSA tests were shown to
yield far too many false-positive results
which, in turn, led to unnecessary pros-
tatectomies or surgeries to remove the
prostate gland.
So while Biomedical Engineering
and Computational Biology’s reference
to ultrasound guidance as the “only de-
finitive way” to confirm prostate cancer
was correct two years ago, research-
ers, clinicians and medical equipment
manufacturers – including Gainesville-
based Invivo Corporation, creator of the
UroNav Fusion technology – were bus-
ily looking for a better way.
By combining ultrasound and MRI
imaging, Invivo’s system gives urolo-
gists a far more accurate roadmap to
follow.
As Rose explains, “What happens
now is the person has the MRI done.
The radiologist reads it and, using soft-
ware called Dynacad, they mark the

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HEALTH

High blood pressure? Adding potassium to diet may help

BY JAE BERMAN

The Washington Post

High blood pressure has received a
good amount of press in recent months.
New guidelines have lowered the defini-
tion of hypertension to a blood pressure
of 130/80 instead of 140/90. In addition,
the DASH diet, Dietary Approaches to
Stop Hypertension, a well-studied, evi-
dence-based plan, continues to be effec-
tive decades after its first release.

High blood pressure relates to the
quality of the arteries and veins that
transport blood through our body, and
to overall cardiovascular health. Hav-
ing normal blood pressure is critical
to quality of life. Think of traffic on a
freeway. If a city has bumper-to-bum-
per traffic, the entire system works in-
efficiently. Healthy vasculature and
normal blood pressure means traffic is
smooth with no stops.

People usually associate a heart-
healthy diet with eating less sodium,
or salt. Then they taste low-sodium
foods and quickly give up because of
their blandness. But why not flip the
perspective and consider eating more

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potassium, rather than only focusing ing more than 2,300 mg of sodium per While focusing on adding potas- juice rather than a soda. Eat a salad with
on avoiding salt? Potassium can be a day, which is the Institute of Medicine’s sium to your diet, consider eating more beans, spinach and beets rather than a
secret weapon when thinking of heart tolerable upper limit level. whole foods rather than the packaged frozen or prepackaged dinner. Add avo-
health, managing blood pressure and version. Try a snack of yogurt topped cado to a meal instead of salted butter.
improving systems in the body. The The most obvious difference between with sliced banana and dried apricots
DASH diet not only supports decreas- foods that are high in potassium and instead of a bag of salted nuts or crack- Focusing on incorporating high po-
ing sodium intake, but specifically foods that are high in sodium is potassi- ers. Eat a baked or roasted potato rather tassium foods in a daily eating plan,
supports increasing potassium as an um sources are whole foods, often found than salty French fries or potato chips. while decreasing overall sodium in-
essential part of the plan. in fruits and vegetables, while sodium- Drink a cup of coconut water or carrot take can improve this important bal-
rich sources are often in packaged foods. ance between these two key nutrients.
Why potassium? Sodium seems to get Below is a list of foods that have potas-
all the attention, but sodium and potassi- sium to get started.
um work closely together and potassium
is just as important. In a process known •● Avocado
as the sodium potassium pump, the •● Winter squash such as acorn squash
body moves sodium out of the cell and or butternut squash
potassium into the cell. This “pump,” •● Greens such as spinach and Swiss
the moving back and forth of these two chard
electrolytes, is an essential part of how • Potatoes with the skin such as yams
our cells function. It plays a critical role and Idaho potatoes
in nerve conduction, fluid, acid and base •● Fish such as salmon and sardines
balance, and energy production An im- •● Dried fruits such as apricots and
balance starts to occur because many prunes
diets are typically much higher in so- •● Beverages such as coconut water
dium than potassium, which causes an and carrot juice
inefficiency in our system. Ideally these •● Legumes such as white beans, lima
two electrolytes work hand in hand, but beans and black beans
we overload ourselves with sodium and •● Fruits such as banana and grape-
don’t balance it with potassium. fruit
•● Vegetables such as beets and broc-
Adequate intake for potassium is 4,700 coli
mg per day, but less than 2 percent of Remember to picture a freeway
Americans achieve that, according to with cars moving and no traffic. Eat-
the National Health and Nutrition Ex- ing more potassium-rich foods and
amination Survey. On the other hand, creating more balance in the system
it’s estimated that 90.7 percent are eat- allows that to happen. 

76 Vero Beach 32963 / February 22, 2018 Style Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

7 style lessons from New York fashion week

BY BETHAN HOLT of the show, reflecting on why now was
The Telegraph the right time to move on.

1. End of an era She made sure to offer a vision of
75 years after its inception, there is beauty and graceful style which could
a sense that New York fashion week is be tantalizing enough to tempt at least a
at a make-or-break juncture. Some of few of said women out of their frumpy-
its most promising new establishment fabulous Balenciaga trainers. Light-as-
names, like Proenza Schouler, Altuzar- clouds tulle dresses in panels of scar-
ra and Rodarte, have made the decision let and lilac and metallic tinsel pencil
to show in Paris instead in recent sea- skirts and coats looked just modern
sons. Victoria Beckham won’t be back enough. The show’s finale was an ode
for at least a year as she is bringing her to Herrera’s own personal style, with
collection to London in September. 20 models parading in different col-
It is the giants of American style ored floor-length skirts and crisp white
which still give the event some sense shirts, each one with a flipped-up collar
of gravitas, but their number will also and several buttons undone: her signa-
be reduced by one as Carolina Herrera ture look- the very antithesis of ugly.
presented her swan-song collection
last Monday evening. She announced 2. Welcome to Gen Z yellow
last week that 31-year-old Wes Gordon If you have only just got your head
would be taking over as creative direc- around millennial pink (that’s the soft
tor while she will become a roving glob- blush shade which has been identified
al ambassador, striving to inspire wom- as catnip to the 20- and 30-something
en around the world with her label’s generation, but which actually looks
classically elegant look. “What they like great on everyone), then you may feel
now is ugliness. Women dress in a very despair when you learn that the latest
strange way,” the 79-year-old doyenne buzz color is ‘Gen Z yellow,’ the favored
observed to the New York Times ahead hue of digital-native teens. Touted for
its strikingly acidic look-at-me tone, the

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shade could be traced through a range
of shows catering for entirely different
tastes, from a ladylike coat at Carolina
Herrera to a lightweight mac at Man-
sur Gavriel and disco-ready jumpsuit at
Brandon Maxwell.

At Tibi, the color palette was star-
tlingly refreshing as the aforementioned
yellow popped against ochre on a cricket
sweater, tomato red clashed with baby
pink and Cadbury purple fizzed against
burgundy. “We always challenge our-
selves to think about how people can
wear strong colors in their everyday
lives,” said the label’s founder and cre-
ative director Amy Smilovic. “We don’t
want it to feel overwhelming, just fresh
and right. I can’t explain why, but I’ve
been craving something bright and opti-
mistic.” When you know, you just know.

3. Little updates, big impact
No matter how much I try to con-
centrate on the clothes, it can be all
the extra trinkets which steal my at-
tention. I was transfixed by the use of
butterfly clips in the models’ hair at Al-
exander Wang and whether they could
ever really be rehabilitated from their
almost-as-lowly-as-a-scrunchie status
as a practical lazy day hair solution.
At 3.1 Phillip Lim, the jangle of shell
necklaces and the organic look of the

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 77 New York’s most creative who played
on their idiosyncrasies to experiment
matching earrings held as much ap- with the faux stuff. It is only thanks
peal as the eclecticism of the clothes. to ever-advancing technology, said
And Oscar de la Renta was a costume Smilovic, that Tibi decided to incor-
jewelry addict’s paradise with its over- porate a luxuriously soft fake fur fab-
sized teardrop pearls, giant diamante ric into its collection in the form of
spray brooches used as coat clasps and colorful relaxed bomber jackets.
mismatched bird and serpent earrings.
Sies Marjan designer Sander Lak cre-
4. To fur or not to fur? ated a shaggy watercolor-effect finish
When Gucci announced that it on one his coats which blended per-
would be banning fur from its collec- fectly with the shirt dress it was layered
tions last December, CEO Marco Biz- over. Victoria Beckham avoided the
zarri said that it just didn’t feel “mod- fake stuff altogether, developing a print
ern” any more. That statement was which she worked up into skirts and
taken up as a challenge by some of dresses. “It [real fur] isn’t right for me

and my brand, so this is a new and mod- it prevents further abuse, particular-
ern take,” she said. It might not keep you ly of models, from happening on its
warm, but it certainly looked tactile. watch. One area where designers did
deliver, though, was in the creation
5. Romancing decadence of beautiful pieces in black, the color
It poured with rain in New York chosen by the Time’s Up campaign to
over the weekend, making umbrel- create moments of sartorial symbol-
las and practical boots the requisite ism at both the Golden Globes and last
order of the day. But on the catwalks, Sunday’s BAFTA awards.
decadence and romance reigned. Per-
haps it was all the pre-Valentine’s love In New York, iterations of black
in the air, maybe it was a response to velvet dresses appeared again and
recent preoccupations with how men again in what began to feel like a so-
and women interact. phisticatedly subtle, apolitical nod
“There is an ever-shifting ambience to Time’s Up. At Bottega Veneta, Gigi
informing the term [romance]’, wrote Hadid closed the show wearing a lace-
designers Kristopher Brock and Laura trimmed, floor sweeping take, Tom
Vassal of Brock Collection. “Romance Ford offered two mini-length ver-
can be full of glory and theatre … or sions, Rosetta Getty created a louche,
less fantastical and routine.” If we’re all layered crushed velvet dress and the
familiar enough with the routine, they Oscar de la Renta finale comprised
sought to reinvigorate the fantastical three long black velvet gowns.
with antique floral prints on ruffled
pencil skirts, trailing ribbon trims and 7. An ode to sailing club chic
excessively pretty lace dresses. Zimmer- Be assured, all is as happy, bright
mann’s draped and ruched botanical- and glossily perfect as ever in Ralph
printed silk dresses looked as if they Lauren land. The reigning emperor of
might have been adapted from Marie American fashion had steered his sail-
Antoinette’s curtains, while Self Portrait boat away from domestic shores and
showed a modest liquid-silk pale blue instead looked to his Jamaican holiday
caped dress. It all seemed too lovely to home for inspiration in a seafaring ode
ever take off, which may rather defeat to the preppy off-duty dressing which
the point. has made him a billionaire. Vintage
illustration sweaters, gold-buttoned
6. The Time’s Up gesture blazers and rope-tied canvas culottes
The fashion industry still seems to combined novelty with the classic look
be grappling with its response to the of the yacht club. It was the collection’s
#MeToo movement, both in terms of first looks – ditsy florals and tie-dye
whether it affects how we think about patterns in shades of true blue – which
clothes (maybe it shouldn’t?) and how were worth looking to for timeless sum-
mer vacation staples. 

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3.1 Phillip Anna Brandon Carolina Christian Coach Jason
Lim Sui Maxwelll Herrera Siriano 1941 Wu

Marc Michael Oscar de Ralph Tibi Tory Victoria
Jacobs Kors la Renta Lauren Burch Beckham

Collection

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DINING REVIEW

Joey’s Seafood Shack: The best choice for fresh fish

Seafood Marinara.

PHOTOS BY GORDON RADFORD

BY TINA RONDEAU SBaralmndoyn Cwrietahm. TeArihyiaTkui nGalaze. SJutumffbeodSwhirtihmCprab.
Columnist
On our most recent visit, we ordered a heaping bowl of little neck clams, mus- sometimes also sings.
Why would a great seafood restaurant bottle of wine (Broken Dreams chardon- sels, shrimp and scallops, served in ei- On weekend nights, Joey’s is a most
only be open for dinner two days a week? nay; my husband’s a sucker for these fun ther a white wine garlic butter sauce or
names) from a reasonably priced wine a very light marinara sauce over lingui- enjoyable place to have a wonderful
That’s a question we have pondered list, and a basket of tasty bread made it ni. I absolutely love this dish. My hus- seafood dinner. Which brings us back to
more than once when savoring some of to the table even before the wine. band’s entrée consisted of a gorgeous the question – why is it not open in the
the freshest fish around at Joey’s Sea- piece of swordfish – perfectly prepared. evening five or six nights a week?
food Shack, which only serves dinner on This time, I decided to start with the
Fridays and Saturdays. Manhattan clam chowder – a relatively On previous visits, we have enjoyed Our theory: to give other restaurants
light version of this tomato-based chow- the broiled grouper, a beautiful piece serving seafood a chance.
Even though packed with in-the- der – and my husband went with the of fish, again expertly prepared. We
know diners on those two nights during lobster bisque, which was very flavor- also gave high marks to the Scottish I welcome your comments, and en-
season, Joey’s has chosen to remain first ful with a dash of brandy instead of the salmon, which came to the table with courage you to send feedback to me at
and foremost a seafood market – the more customary sherry. sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and [email protected].
best place in Vero (every day but Sun- artichokes, along with wild rice and
day) to buy beautiful fresh fish and take We next were served the large Greek seaweed. The artichokes and seaweed The reviewer dines anonymously at
them home for grilling. I stop in there for salads that come with all entrées. The played perfectly off the brandy cream restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
fish most every week. salads included strawberries, which go sauce – a very successful dish. 32963. 
surprisingly well with feta cheese.
But it’s only on those two end-of- Beyond the great food, this restaurant Joey’s
week evenings that proprietors Kim For entrées, I had the seafood special has the homey feel of an Italian family Seafood
Coveny and Joey Fenyak dim the lights, ($39), my husband ordered the sword- kitchen. Twice on the night we visited, Shack
the place takes on an entirely different fish ($29). Kimmy took a seat at the piano – and she
vibe, and those fortunate enough to nail
down a dinner reservation get to enjoy The seafood special at Joey’s is a
the great seafood without preparing it
themselves.

In addition to greeting customers,
Kimmy shares culinary responsibili-
ties with Joey. He prepares the sea-
food, and she whips up wonderful
soups and pastas from old Long Island
family recipes.

Hours:
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Reservations strongly

recommended

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Address:
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WINE COLUMN

Beer-wine hybrids: A boon for indecisive drinkers

BY SPIKE CARTER Mikkeller – Ries-

Bloomberg ling People (6.7%

“It takes a lot of beer to make great ABV)
wine.”
Here’s probably
Or so the old winemaking chestnut
goes. These days, the inverse is be- the most accessible
coming true, with wine making in-
roads into beer recipes themselves. beer-wine hybrid

“The profile of the beer will usually available right now:
be tailored to match the qualities of
the [grape varieties] involved,” says a new IPA brewed
Brian Strumke, who founded Still-
water Artisanal Ales in 2010 with a with riesling juice
mission to brew beer unique enough
to compete with wine at the dinner from Danish
table. “The mash bill, yeast strains,
whether we oak-age or dry-hop – it’s g y ps y-brew i ng
all dependent upon the things we’re
combining.” global power

For Stillwater a pinot noir beer was Mikkeller. This
the perfect candidate for oak-aging,
while riesling and sauvignon blanc hoppy brew
beers ended up getting dry-hopped.
(As for which wine Strumke likes on starts tropi-
its own? “Anything bubbly, almost
always something with skin contact, cal-fruity and
and the less filtered the better.”)
finishes with
These beer-wine hybrids often
start with a saison farmhouse or sour a sweet blast
ale as a base recipe – something that
already has a bit of heft to stand up to of grape.
those grapes. Sometimes the beer is
co-fermented with them at the out- Holy Moun- Upright – Oregon Native (8% ABV) beautiful red fruit aroma
set; other times it’ll get racked onto tain – Sacra- Anyone who’s had a chance to try typical of pinot, with a
the fruit for extended fermentation ment (8.5% beer from the Pacific Northwest’s musty wood periphery.
and aging. The results are wildly ABV) jewel Upright knows the singular, (Under its Sole Compo-
unique, sometimes odd, and usually jazzy pleasure its creations elicit. Or- sition series, Upright
a delicious blurring of the lines. Seatt le’s egon Native is one such truly brilliant has even released a
Holy Moun- offering. Barrel-fermented in col- version sans carbon-
Here are some bottles for your next tain produces laboration with Patton Valley Vine- ation, which enhances
cheese board situation. some of the yard, it uses pinot noir grapes and the winy qualities of
most reliably indigenous wine yeasts: Think the this hybrid gem.) 
Stillwater – Oude Bae (6.5% ABV) worthwhile
A particularly successful Stillwater farmhouse
hybrid, Oude Bae is a sour amber ale brews in the
aged on French oak with pinot noir country. With Sacrament, it’s be-
grapes. Nicely tart and beautifully gun a foray into aging beer in oak
vinous, first sips reveal an appealing on wine grapes. The first batch is a
funk and richness atop a drinkable, wheat-based ale aged and fermented
tangy body. This one now comes in on Carménère grapes and skins from
cans, making it the perfect grab for the Walla Walla Valley. The result has
your next picnic. a fruity wine nose that’s balanced by
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Cantillon – Saint Lamvinus (5% start tasting.
ABV)
Jester King – Bière de Blanc du
Brasserie Cantillon produces Bois (6.7% ABV)
what’s likely the most sought-after
traditional Belgian lambic out there, Bucolic Texas farmhouse Jester
but its Saint Lamvinus has a cult fol- King’s recent output has been partic-
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akin to that of fine wine, so infusion rietals among others. Bière de Blanc
with grapes is only logical.) Here, a du Bois is an especially acclaimed ex-
blend of lambics are barrel-aged for ample. This barrel-aged sour is refer-
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PETS

This perky pouch is not your average Giuseppe

Hi Dog Buddies! fin’ the breeze an pon- Inna TENT. Mom an Dad call it PRIM-
uh-tive Campin.’ I have my crate in
This week we innerviewed Gi- derin’ stuff. It’s so Zen. But there, an one or two squeaky toys. Dog,
useppe Nelson, an 8-month-old is it fun! When we were campin’ last
Pomeranian, black with white when I see other humans November, a gang of rowdy raccoons
rear sox. Giuseppe’s one of the lid- raided our camp site. I really wanted to
dlest (almost 7 pounds), bounci- or dogs on MY beach, I go out there an give ’em What For, but
est poocheroos I’ve ever met. And Mom an Dad said NO. Those poop-
CUTE? He’s one of those spunky, admit I get a liddle terri- faced raccoons ate a hole in our cooler;
bright-eyed, curly-tailed fluff-muf- even worse, they stole Mom’s an Dad’s
fins who take cute to a whole new torial an start yapping. (I steaks, an even more worse, MY dog
level: the Creme de la Cute. biscuits. They even took the top off the
wish I had one of those catchup bottle an slurped all the catch-
He lives at the top of a wind- up out. So rude!”
ing staircase, an his Mom and him Serious German Shep-
came bouncing down it to greet “Got any pooch pals?”
me an my assistant. Well, Giuseppe herd Barks, but what are “Our neighbor Bob’ pooches are
was bouncing. An twirling, an do- cool. I usta play with Lexie, but she
ing liddle dance steps on his back you gonna do?) went to Dog Heaven. Now there’s just
feet. Dexter an Pixie. Me and Dex hang out,
“Mom an Dad love the but Pixie’s too shy. An there’s Cat an
“BONzo! WELcome! I am total- Nancy. They’re humans, an they al-
ly stoked to meet you In The Fur! water, an so do I. When ways paws their joggin’ to talk to me
Come’on UP! This is my Mom, Lee. My when I’m havin’ my walk. Hey, would-
Dad Steve’s upstairs!” I was only 8 weeks old, ja like a liddle snack? They’re ginger
pumpkin grain-free!”
And up he bounded like a fluffy they took me out in a “Well, maybe just one for the road.
liddle guhZELLE, even though the Thanks!”
steps were taller than him. I followed PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER Giuseppe speed boat, an it was Heading home I was smiling,’ pic-
at a more conservative pace, an only PAWsome! I have my turing Giuseppe in his hoodie, an how
dropped my notebook once. Gi- own floatation vest, of enthusiastic he was about pretty much
useppe’s place was Super Cool Dog everything. Except raccoons. By the
Biscuits, lotsa space an a big window course. Me an Mom kay- time I got home, the Ginger Pumpkin
an a balcony that looked right out on snack was history. I’m, for sure, gon-
the ocean. ak on the river, an I sit na tell Grandma and Grandpa about
those.
“Woof, that’s some staircase!” I “How so?” I inquired. in our boat an watch Mom water ski. Till next time,
puffed.
“Well, I look all cuddly and wuddly, I wanna learn how to do that, but I’m The Bonz
“I KNOW! At first Dad hadda carry
me up an down ’em when I hadda go an I do like snuggles, but you won’t not sure how I’d hold the rope. I also Don’t Be Shy
Do My Doodie, which was a lot at first.
Now I’m great at the stairs an I don’t find me in a Puppy Purse any time love playin’ on the beach.” We are always looking for pets with
hafta Do My Doodie as much cuz I’m interesting stories.
gettin’ to be a Big Boy.” soon. I consider myself a Big Dog in a “Oh, and SOX! I take ’em to a quiet
To set up an interview, email
Big bein’ a relative term, I thought to Liddle Dog suit. Anyway, bein’ Super spot and chew ’em. But only one atta [email protected].
myself. After meeting Giuseppe’s dad,
I got out my notebook. “Can’t wait to Cute is mostly a PLUS. Oh, an, I’m Re- time. Sometimes Dad has to wear one
hear your story,” I told him.
ally Smart. I just graduated FIRST in black an one white sock. I think it’s
“OK. I’m ready. First off, just so you
know, being this cute is sometimes a my class from PetCo Puppy Training cool, but I’m not sure he does.”
BURden.”
1 and 2. They all call me The Boss. I’m “I notice you’ve got a lotta energy,” I

great with My Fellow Dogs.” stated the obvious.

“Dude! Pawsome!” I said. As Gi- “Oh, Woof, yes! I get, like, four walks

useppe talked about his life, he a day. I have this cool kibbles hoodie

munched onna raspberry-colored for when it’s chilly.”

squeaky ball, (which looked great His Mom brought it out an put it on

against his black fur). The squeaks Giuseppe. Well, I thought my ears’d

punctuated his story. pop off, tryin’ to keep from laughin.’

“So, I was born inna kennel called It was hilarious an cool at the same

Liddle Town of Pomeranians, which time. An TEENY. Looked liked a size

Mom an Dad found On Line. Just me XXXXS. It hadda gray hood. The rest

an my sister were left, an it was a close was a black an white cat-skull-and-

one for a minute. The Kennel Man crossbones pattern.

wanted to keep me, but the Kennel “Rock on! But what’s up with the cat

Lady say NO! Thank Lassie, she won, skulls?”

so Mom an Dad got me. An Dog! was “Oh, yeah, that. The dog hoodies were

I lucky! too big for me, so Dad hadda get a cat

“Indoors, I often sit on the back of hoodie. But, hey, I got nothing against

the couch an gaze out at the ocean. I cats. Not that I ever met one. You know

also spend time on the balcony, snif- what I really, really like doin’? CAMPIN’!

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ONGOING 23 Purses with a Purpose, 5:30 p.m. at 24 Save the Chimps Member Day, 11 Lampert performing Hue’s Fantaisie for Flute and
Varietals and More to benefit Live a.m. to 3 p.m. sanctuary tours. sa- Orchestra. Donations appreciated. 772-562-6125
Vero Beach Museum of Art - Medieval To Like Cole Foundation – wine tasting, appetizers vethechimps.org or 772-429-2225.
Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar thru and handbag auction. $35; $25 if under 21. 25 Concert by members of Treasure Coast
May 6, Paul Outerbridge: New Color Photo- 24 Reach For the Stars Gala, 6 p.m. at Cor- Chapter of American Guild of Organ-
graphs from Mexico and California, 1948-1955 23 Sebastian River Area Chamber of porate Air Hangar to benefit Children’s ists, 4 p.m. at St. Augustine of Canterbury Epis-
thru June 3 and Shadow & Light: The Etchings of Commerce Concerts in the Park pres- Home Society, with cocktails, dinner, music and copal Church, to benefit citizens of Puerto Rico
Martin Lewis thru May 13. ents Sharkbait, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Riverview auctions. $200. 772-344-4020 x 224 devastated by Hurricane Maria. 772-770-3494
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24 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra pres- 25 Indian River Symphonic Association
FEBRUARY 23 Main Street Vero Beach’s Downtown ents Trieste musicians performing Mu- presents the Staatskapelle Weimar
Friday Street Party, 6 to 9 p.m. on 14th sic Becomes Elixir, featuring pianist Roberta Bor- Orchestra and conductor Kiril Karabits, featuring
22 Live from Vero Beach presents the Avenue. Free. 772-643-6782 tolin and recorder virtuoso Stefano Casaccia , 7 soprano Catherine Foster performing Wesend-
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lunch. 772-563-0505 Treasure Coast Community Health Foundation. Anniversary Opening Concert, 2 p.m. at 589-5050 x 103
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Southern charm radiates from ev- coastal Waterway.
ery corner of the 3,233-square-foot
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Beach while visiting a friend at The

Moorings. She owned a home in you could see the beach.”
Palm Beach at the time but had be- The current owner had her eye on
come disillusioned by the unchecked
growth of the area. the property and just happened to be
standing next to the realtor when the
“I loved that there were no high call came in that the previous owners
rises in Vero Beach,” notes the owner. wanted to sell.
“It was the single feature that stood
out in my mind. I wasn’t concerned “He looked at me and said, ‘I think
about anything else. I just loved the I’ve found your house.’ It was a done
fact that there were so many places deal,” recalls the homeowner.

“This lot does not exist anywhere



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else,” agrees Moorings Realty broker lows sunlight to permeate the house glassed rear wall draws one’s eye to It’s a lovely spot that’s a little different
Marsha Sherry. and opens the space up to unob- the river. from the rest of the house,” notes the
structed views of the bay, golf course owner.
Stepping through the double front and river that lies beyond. A variety of window features domi-
doors of the elegantly appointed nate the house, making the most of The guest wing is situated off the
house, you are immediately envel- Architectural features clearly de- the views and natural light through central living area at the front of the
oped in a feeling of warmth. The front fine each of the spaces. A gas fireplace transoms, sliding French doors and house with a wet bar conveniently lo-
entry flows flawlessly into an open- provides a cozy sense of contentment arched windows. cated for dinner parties or as a snack
plan, communal living area, which in the formal living area, while a deep station for overnight visitors. Three
encompasses the formal dining and tray ceiling designates a seating area Off the solarium is a walled patio guest rooms with en-suite baths pro-
living room, and another seating that is perfect for a music room or so- in a secluded courtyard. “I just love vide plenty of private space.
area. The elimination of barriers al- larium. And in the dining room the the patio. It is really wonderful to sit
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the house as you want,” explains the
owner. “You can see how much plan-
ning went into the design. It’s nice for
a guest not to feel like they’re on top
of you. They’re tucked into the guest
wing completely by themselves.”

“When she doesn’t have guests,
that wing doesn’t even exist to her. As
spacious and as gracious as the house
is, it doesn’t feel like too much space,”
remarks Sherry.

According to the owner, the most
enchanting aspects of the home are
the property’s seclusion, the view
and the floor plan. “This is probably
the most workable floor plan I’ve ever
seen. You can be here with two people
and have everything you want, or you
can have a houseful of guests without
stumbling over each other.”

At the rear of the house, the den of-
fers pocket doors, dark wood built-ins
and a fireplace – a private area for the
owner to snuggle up with a book and
watch the weather on stormy after-
noons. The entry for the master suite
is hidden at the rear of the den and
opens into an antechamber that can
serve as a dressing room or private
office and leads to the master suite
with an elegant bathroom and walk-
in closet.

Perched on the window seat in
the generously appointed bedroom,
you have a front row seat of the river
from which to watch dolphins frol-
icking, manatees grazing on seagrass
and birds gliding through the air in
search of flashing schools of fish.

“I absolutely love that you can walk
right out to the pool from the master
bedroom. It’s what I do every morn-
ing,” admits the owner.

The northern end of the house fea-
tures a gourmet kitchen, breakfast
nook, laundry room, powder room
and two-car garage. Corian coun-
tertops add a bit of contrast to the
pristine, white cabinetry, and dual
islands allow for plenty of space to
prepare meals with enough room for
children to do homework while en-
joying an afternoon snack.

The wrap-around screened porch
is also accessible from the kitchen,

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offering yet another area in which to allow for privacy and views on this the owner. “I’m somebody who re- land – tennis and croquet courts, a
dine. A cathedral ceiling delineates deep-water property,” points out ally loves a house that you can redo, state-of-the-art fitness center with
the space creating a division between Sherry. The pie-shaped lot allows for but there is not one single thing that I pool and spa, yacht club, and fine and
the summer kitchen, outdoor dining a secluded front entry and expands would change in this house,” she de- casual dining.
and lounging areas. to 154 feet of deep water seawall. The clares.
house was designed to take full ad- The Moorings is a short drive from
From the patio, it’s just a few steps vantage of the panoramic view. Originally designed as a boating Vero’s Ocean Drive, for shopping and
out to the freeform pool with unob- community, The Moorings Yacht & dining. The nearby Riverside The-
structed views of the river. The dock With an open, beautiful flow out Country Club offers a private ocean atre and Vero Beach Museum of Art
and boat lift are situated at the north to the screened porch and the pool beach, two 18-hole golf courses – a offer world-class cultural outings.
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VITAL STATISTICS
1840 CUTLASS COVE DRIVE

Neighborhood: The Moorings
Year built: 1998

Lot size: 184’ x 210’
Home size: 3,233 sq. ft.

Construction:
frame, with siding and stucco

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms:
4 full baths and 1 half-bath
Waterfront:
154 linear feet of frontage on
the Indian River Lagoon
Additional features: Wide
river views, two gas fireplaces,
summer kitchen, den, wet bar,
storm shutters, heated pool,
dock with lift, seawall, granted
beach and waterway access.
Listing agency:
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Listing price: $2,850,000

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Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Brevard office zooms in Year 2

BY STEVEN M. THOMAS by’s International Realty company.
Staff Writer Elon Musk’s visionary rocket man-

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and his wife Kim Thorpe caught a SpaceX was fueling a major resur-
perfect wave when they expanded gence at Cape Canaveral and just
their Vero Beach real estate business months before, in October 2015, the
into Brevard County in February United States Air Force had awarded
2016, buying a successful Melbourne Northrup Grumman a $20 billion
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as part of their Treasure Coast Sothe- long-range strike bomber that would
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Thorpes’ business has grown

along with them.

In the past 12 months, sales con- a 5 percent increase in sales and a

tracts at the Sotheby’s office on A1A 23 percent increase in dollar volume

in the heart of downtown Melbourne during the same period, according to

Beach are up 94 percent compared to figures from the MLS.

the prior 12 months and dollar vol- The Thorpes’ success as they cel-

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Luxury island homes in Melbourne Beach listed by
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

however. They bought market domi- just regional but national and inter-
nance and a lot of goodwill when national reach through our websites
they purchased 30-year-old South and marketing.
Island Real Estate from founder
Wendy Murray. “Our agents are our clients, too, and
they are happy to have more market-
“We had the opportunity to start ing and administrative assistance
at a very high level. Wendy built an – drafting contracts and entering
excellent reputation over the past listings in MLS, designing brochures
30 years and this office is, inargu- and postcards – that they didn’t real-
ably, the top brokerage in Melbourne ly have before. We hired a marketing
Beach, whether you look at one year, specialist, an MLS coordinator and a
five years, or 10 years,” says Mike concierge for this office.”
Thorpe.
Kim Thorpe attributes much of the
Adding to the local cache, the So- office’s success to a tight-knit group
theby’s brand brought value along of agents who have a collective 447
with a suite of real estate marketing years of local real estate experience.
and selling tools that have empow- “They motivate each other and cel-
ered the office’s 28 agents, says Kim ebrate their successes together, and
Thorpe. “We professionally photo- share information with each other
graph all of our listings and have not regarding listings and rentals,” she
says. “We have 90 percent attendance
at our sales meetings, which is un-
heard of.”

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s agents
in Brevard have had their proper-
ties featured on HGTV shows such as
“Beachfront Bargain Hunt,” and the
company recently joined the Orlando
MLS, grabbing additional exposure

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Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty’s Melbourne Beach office. PHOTO PROVIDED for agents’ listings throughout central
Florida, including in Sarasota and the
LUXURY HAS A NEW ADDRESS FROM THE MID $400S Tampa-St. Petersburg area.

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cess of the Melbourne Beach office,
Located at the intersection of 41st Street and Indian River Boulevard, Lily’s Cay is just minutes which now accounts for about a third
from five-star restaurants, trendy beachside boutiques, golf courses, medical care, theaters, of the company’s revenue, adding
museums, galleries and more! some economic shock-resistance to
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advertisement and to the documents required by section 718.503, Florida Statutes, to be furnished by a developer to a buyer or lessee. Images displayed may not be the actual property for sale, but may be rier island is a bedroom community
model or other homes built of similar design. where the affluent come to recreate
and retire. There is very little eco-
nomic growth. In difficult times that
can be a little tough, because no one
needs to have that second or third
home in a beach community.”

Conversely, Brevard has a much
more flexible, dynamic and diversi-
fied economy where thousands of
people moving in to take jobs have to
find housing, and Thorpe believes it
provides a hedge in the sense it may
be more resilient, or at least have a
different trajectory, during an eco-
nomic downturn.

Brevard is also much larger than
Indian River County, with four
times the population, approximately
600,000 compared to 150,000, and
Melbourne is five times as big as Vero,
so there are many more homes to buy
and sell, including many luxury prop-
erties.

The new office, which already dom-
inates sales on the south island, pro-
vides a gateway to other parts of the
thriving Melbourne/Brevard County
market, such as fast-growing Viera.

With Port Canaveral in the middle
of a $500 million upgrade and expan-
sion as it closes in on becoming the
busiest cruise-ship port in the world,
and Musk preparing to move his en-
tire Hawthorne, California, head-
quarters and rocket-making divi-
sion to Brevard, the future looks very
bright for Brevard – and for Treasure
Coast Sotheby’s, which has 82 agents
in three offices who sold more than
$400 million in real estate in the past
12 months. 

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Designing a new home? Hire an experienced architect

BY TIM CARTER They’ll quickly discover the chal- six inches beyond the face of the wall rotted. She sided with the architect.
Washington Post lenges faced by builders when trying plane. I told the architect that rain wa- I’m sure the beam has rotted by now.
to work from plans that contain flaws ter would pond on the pier and satu-
Someone recently asked me, a or oversights. rate the concrete block. This moisture All of these things lead to misunder-
builder, what books I’d recommend would wick back to the wood, causing standings, drama, blown budgets and,
about building and construction for About halfway through my career it to rot. in the worst cases, expensive lawsuits
young architecture students. You as a custom builder and remodeler, I in which only the attorneys win. If
might think my first reaction would had a confrontation with an architect He disagreed and demanded the you know a person who expresses an
be to provide a few links to one or two who was about my age. He had drawn top of the block pier to be flat for a par- interest in being an architect, please
top books. But my answer was that, the plans for a room addition I was ticular look and feel. I protected my- tell them to go get muddy, sweaty and
instead of reading about how to build, building. I knew this architect had no self with a written note to the owner dusty for two years.
aspiring architects should go work full field experience at all because it had so I would not be held liable when it
time on construction sites for a mini- come up in previous conversation. They’ll forever thank you! 
mum of a year. Two years would be an
even better investment of time. As I reviewed the plans before start-
ing the job, I uncovered a design flaw
The hands-on construction experi- that would no doubt cause a massive
ence gained in that way would pay off wood beam to rot years down the
in spades later in their careers, allow- road. The wood beam held up one end
ing them to better serve their clients. of the addition over a new garage be-
low the addition.
I went on to mention how young
women and men studying architec- The architect called for a flat con-
ture should work for both remodel- crete block pier to be built for one end
ing and new construction builders. of the wood beam to rest upon. The
top of the block pier extended about

IMPACT OF NEW TAX LAW ON
HOUSING PRICES SEEN MUTED

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY by the likely fact that most households
will actually have more money in their
Washington Post bank accounts at the end of the year
because of the tax plan.”
Were fears overblown that changes
to the federal tax law would trigger That, plus the ongoing shortage of
plunging home values? homes for sale, strong buyer demand,
low unemployment and growth in
You might recall the scary predic- wages, may offset any whatever tax-
tions that began coming last fall from deduction concerns. Cheryl Young,
the realty industry and some indepen- senior economist at Trulia, cited the
dent economists: Cutting tax benefits latest Standard & Poor’s Case Shiller in-
for homeowners would inevitably lead dex, which documented steadily rising
to declines of 4 percent to 10 percent in prices in most markets.
home prices, and maybe even more for
upper-bracket properties in high-tax “Early versions of the tax-reform bill
areas. So how are those dire warnings in November threatened to put down-
holding up? It’s still early in the game ward pressure on prices in expensive
for hard statistical answers. But it’s not and high-tax areas as proposals on caps
too early to gather anecdotal evidence to the mortgage-interest tax deduction
on whether buyers – citing higher tax and state and local tax deductions ding
burdens – are pushing asking prices demand,” according to Young. “But the
downward and whether sellers are cav- proposals didn’t cause a ripple in No-
ing or resisting. vember home prices.” In fact, prices in
San Francisco, considered one of the
To get answers, I contacted realty most vulnerable cities for price declines
agents and economists who keep a because of its high taxes and large pro-
close eye on consumer behavior in portion of super-jumbo-size mortgages
markets around the country. The con- and high taxes, rose by 9.1 percent year-
sensus was summed up best by Ralph over-year. Case Shiller’s 10-city index
McLaughlin, chief economist of Trulia, rose by 6.2 percent in November.
a San Francisco company that tracks
prices and local market trends in hun- None of this is to suggest that the fi-
dreds of communities. nancial impacts of the tax law are be-
ing ignored by buyers and sellers. To
Price declines are nowhere in sight the contrary, realty agents say clients,
yet but cannot be totally ruled out, he especially those preparing to enter the
said. “We think the potential negative
impacts [of the tax bill] will be muted CONTINUED ON PAGE 103

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Feb. 9 to Feb. 15

The real estate market on the barrier island had an active week with 9 transactions reported, including two
for more than $4 million.

Our featured sale this week is of a direct riverfront home in the Gem Island neighborhood of John’s Island.
The property at 21 Marker Way was placed on the market Oct. 27 with an asking price of $8.5 million. The
sale closed on Feb. 7 for $8.125 million.

Both the seller and the purchaser in the transaction were represented by John’s Island Real Estate.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$519,900 $500,000
$695,000
ISLAND CLUB OF VERO 945 ISLAND CLUB PLACE 11/27/2017 $695,000 $519,900 2/15/2018 $1,200,000
$4,257,500
SEA OAKS 8770 W ORCHID ISLAND CIRCLE 12/4/2017 $695,000 2/12/2018 $610,000

PALM ISL PLANTATION 204 COCONUT CREEK COURT 11/15/2017 $1,295,000 $1,295,000 2/14/2018 $680,000
RIOMAR BAY 529 BAY DRIVE 11/22/2017 $4,750,000 $625,000
$4,750,000 2/9/2018 $450,000

ORCHID ISLAND 345 CATHEDRAL OAKS DRIVE 11/30/2017 $649,000 $649,000 2/9/2018

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

SEA OAKS 8866 N SEA OAKS WAY, #202 12/12/2017 $739,000 $739,000 2/15/2018
BAYTREE OCEAN VILLAS 8426 POINCIANA PLACE, #5 1/2/2018 $599,000 $599,000 2/13/2018
RACQUET CLUB OF VERO 3939 OCEAN C-313 DRIVE, #313C 12/4/2017 $450,000 $450,000 2/9/2018