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at the NSA decoded and mined for intelligence, ac- 209s were built at the Smith Corona typewriter fac- The United States also had a more crucial asset:
cording to the documents. tory in Syracuse, N.Y., under a U.S. Army contract William Friedman. Widely regarded as the father of
worth $8.6 million to Crypto. After the war, Hagelin American cryptology, Friedman had known Hagelin
All the while, Crypto generated millions of dollars returned to Sweden to reopen his factory, bringing since the 1930s. They had forged a lifelong friendship
in profits that the CIA and BND split and plowed with him a personal fortune and a lifelong sense of over their shared backgrounds and interests, includ-
into other operations. loyalty to the United States. ing their Russian heritage and fascination with the
complexities of encryption.
Crypto’s products are still in use in more than a Even so, American spies kept a wary eye on his
dozen countries around the world, and its orange- postwar operations. In the early 1950s, he devel- There might never have been an Operation Ru-
and-white sign still looms atop the company’s long- oped a more advanced version of his war-era ma- bicon if the two men had not shaken hands on the
time headquarters building near Zug, Switzerland. chine with a new, “irregular” mechanical sequence very first secret agreement between Hagelin and
But the company was dismembered in 2018, liqui- that briefly stumped American code-breakers. U.S. intelligence over dinner at the Cosmos Club in
dated by shareholders whose identities have been Washington in 1951.
permanently shielded by the byzantine laws of Alarmed by the capabilities of the new CX-52 and
Liechtenstein, a tiny European nation with a Cayman other devices Crypto envisioned, U.S. officials began The deal called for Hagelin, who had moved his
Islands-like reputation for financial secrecy. to discuss what they called the “Hagelin problem.” company to Switzerland, to restrict sales of his most
sophisticated models to countries approved by the
The histories, which do not address when or These were “the Dark Ages of American cryptolo- United States. Nations not on that list would get old-
whether the CIA ended its involvement, carry the in- gy,” according to the CIA history. The Soviets, Chinese er, weaker systems. Hagelin would be compensated
evitable biases of documents written from the per- and North Koreans were using code-making systems for his lost sales, as much as $700,000 up front.
spectives of the operation’s architects. They depict that were all but impenetrable. U.S. spy agencies wor-
Rubicon as a triumph of espionage, one that helped ried that the rest of the world would also go dark if It took years for the United States to live up to its
the United States prevail in the Cold War, keep tabs countries could buy secure machines from Hagelin. end of the deal, as top officials at the CIA and the
on dozens of authoritarian regimes and protect the predecessor to the NSA bickered over the terms and
interests of the United States and its allies. The Americans had several points of leverage wisdom of the scheme. But Hagelin abided by the
with Hagelin: his ideological affinity for the coun- agreement from the outset, and over the next two
The papers largely avoid more unsettling questions, try, his hope that the United States would remain decades, his secret relationship with U.S. intelli-
including what the United States knew – and what it a major customer and the veiled threat that they gence agencies deepened.
did or didn’t do – about countries that used Crypto could damage his prospects by flooding the market
machines while engaged in assassination plots, eth- with surplus M-209s from the war. In 1960, the CIA and Hagelin entered into a “li-
nic cleansing campaigns and human rights abuses. censing agreement” that paid him $855,000 to renew
his commitment to the handshake deal. The agency
The revelations in the documents may provide paid him $70,000 a year in retainer and started giving
reason to revisit whether the United States was in his company cash infusions of $10,000 for “market-
position to intervene in, or at least expose, inter- ing” expenses to ensure that Crypto – and not other
national atrocities, and whether it opted against upstarts in the encryption business – locked down
doing so at times to preserve its access to valuable contracts with most of the world’s governments.
streams of intelligence.
It was a classic “denial operation” in the parlance
Those who ran the clandestine program remain of intelligence, a scheme designed to prevent adver-
unapologetic. saries from acquiring weapons or technology that
would give them an advantage. But it was only the
“Do I have any qualms? Zero,” said Bobby Ray beginning of Crypto’s collaboration with U.S. intel-
Inman, who served as director of the NSA and dep- ligence. Within a decade, the whole operation be-
uty director of the CIA in the late 1970s and early longed to the CIA and BND.
1980s. “It was a very valuable source of commu-
nications on significantly large parts of the world U.S. officials had toyed since the outset with the
important to U.S. policymakers.” idea of asking Hagelin whether he would be willing to
let U.S. cryptologists doctor his machines. But Fried-
Boris Hagelin, Crypto’s founder, was an entre- man overruled them, convinced that Hagelin would
preneur and inventor who was born in Russia but see that as a step too far.
fled to Sweden as the Bolsheviks took power. He
fled again to the United States when the Nazis oc- The CIA and NSA saw a new opening in the mid-
cupied Norway in 1940. 1960s, as the spread of electronic circuits forced
Hagelin to accept outside help adapting to the new
He brought with him an encryption machine technology, or face extinction clinging to the manu-
that looked like a fortified music box, with a sturdy facturing of mechanical machines.
crank on the side and an assembly of metal gears
and pinwheels under a hard metal case. NSA cryptologists were equally concerned about
the potential impact of integrated circuits, which
It wasn’t nearly as elaborate, or secure, as the Enig- seemed poised to enable a new era of unbreakable
ma machines being used by the Nazis. But Hagelin’s encryption. But one of the agency’s senior analysts,
M-209, as it became known, was portable, hand- Peter Jenks, identified a potential vulnerability.
powered and perfect for troops on the move. Photos
show soldiers with the eight-pound boxes – about the If “carefully designed by a clever crypto-math-
size of a thick book – strapped to their knees. Many ematician,” he said, a circuit-based system could
of Hagelin’s devices have been preserved at a private be made to appear that it was producing endless
museum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. streams of randomly generated characters, while
in reality it would repeat itself at short enough in-
Sending a secure message with the device was tervals for NSA experts – and their powerful com-
tedious. The user would rotate a dial, letter by let- puters – to crack the pattern.
ter, and thrust down the crank. The hidden gears
would turn and spit out an enciphered message on Two years later, in 1967, Crypto rolled out a new,
a strip of paper. A signals officer then had to trans- all-electronic model, the H-460, whose inner work-
mit that scrambled message by Morse code to a re- ings were completely designed by the NSA.
cipient who would reverse the sequence.
The CIA history all but gloats about crossing
Security was so weak that it was assumed that this threshold. “Imagine the idea of the American
nearly any adversary could break the code with government convincing a foreign manufacturer
enough time. But doing so took hours. And since to jimmy equipment in its favor,” the history says.
these were used mainly for tactical messages about “Talk about a brave new world.”
troop movements, by the time the Nazis decoded a
signal its value had probably perished. The NSA didn’t install crude “back doors” or se-

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cretly program the devices to cough up their encryp- buying Crypto for years, but squabbling between buy out Hagelin for approximately $5.75 million,
tion keys. And the agency still faced the difficult task the CIA and NSA prevented them from acting until but the CIA left it largely to the Germans to figure
of intercepting other governments’ communica- two other spy agencies entered the fray. out how to prevent any trace of the transaction
tions, whether plucking signals out of the air or, in from ever becoming public.
later years, tapping into fiber optic cables. The French, West German and other European
intelligence services had either been told about the A Liechtenstein law firm, Marxer and Goop,
But the manipulation of Crypto’s algorithms United States’ arrangement with Crypto or figured helped hide the identities of the new owners of
streamlined the code-breaking process, at times it out on their own. Some were understandably Crypto through a series of shells and “bearer” shares
reducing to seconds a task that might otherwise jealous and probed for ways to secure a similar that required no names in registration documents.
have taken months. The company always made at deal for themselves.
least two versions of its products – secure models A new board of directors was set up to oversee the
that would be sold to friendly governments, and In 1967, Hagelin was approached by the French company. Only one member of the board, Sture Ny-
rigged systems for the rest of the world. intelligence service with an offer to buy the com- berg, to whom Hagelin had turned over day-to-day
pany in partnership with German intelligence. management, knew of CIA involvement. “It was
In so doing, the U.S.-Hagelin partnership had Hagelin rebuffed the offer and reported it to his through this mechanism,” the CIA history notes, “that
evolved from denial to “active measures.” No lon- CIA handlers. But two years later, the Germans BND and CIA controlled the activities” of Crypto. Ny-
ger was Crypto merely restricting sales of its best came back seeking to make a follow-up bid with berg left the company in 1976. The Post and ZDF could
equipment but actively selling devices that were the blessing of the United States. not locate him or determine whether he is still alive.
engineered to betray their buyers.
In a meeting in early 1969 at the West German The two spy agencies agreed on a series of code
The payoff went beyond the penetration of the Embassy in Washington, the head of that country’s names for the program and its various compo-
devices. Foreign governments clamored for sys- cipher service, Wilhelm Goeing, outlined the pro- nents. Crypto was called “Minerva,” which is also
tems that seemed clearly superior to the old clunky posal and asked whether the Americans “were in- the title of the CIA history. The operation was at
mechanical devices but in fact were easier for U.S. terested in becoming partners too.” first code-named “Thesaurus,” though in the 1980s
spies to read. it was changed to “Rubicon.”
Months later, CIA Director Richard Helms ap-
By the end of the 1960s, Hagelin was nearing 80 and proved the idea of buying Crypto and dispatched a Each year, the CIA and BND split any profits
anxious to secure the future for his company, which subordinate to Bonn, the West German capital, to Crypto had made, according to the German his-
had grown to more than 180 employees. CIA officials negotiate terms with one major caveat: the French, tory, which says the BND handled the accounting
were similarly anxious about what would happen to CIA officials told Goeing, would have to be “shut and delivered the cash owed to the CIA in an un-
the operation if Hagelin were to suddenly sell or die. out.” derground parking garage.

Hagelin had once hoped to turn control over to West Germany acquiesced to this American From the outset, the partnership was beset by
his son, Bo. But U.S. intelligence officials regarded power play, and a deal between the two spy agen- petty disagreements and tensions. To CIA operatives,
him as a “wild card” and worked to conceal the cies was recorded in a June 1970 memo carrying the BND often seemed preoccupied with turning a
partnership from him. Bo Hagelin was killed in a the shaky signature of a CIA case officer in Munich profit, and the Americans “constantly reminded the
car crash on Washington’s Beltway in 1970. There who was in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease Germans that this was an intelligence operation, not
were no indications of foul play. and the illegible scrawl of his BND counterpart. a money-making enterprise.” The Germans were tak-
en aback by the Americans’ willingness to spy on all
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but their closest allies, with targets including NATO later brought in Motorola to fix balky products. Sie- A table in the CIA history shows that sales surged
members Spain, Greece, Turkey and Italy. mens declined to comment. Motorola officials did from 15 million Swiss francs in 1970 to more than 51
not respond to a request for comment. million in 1975, or $19 million. The company’s pay-
Mindful of the limitations to their abilities to run roll expanded to more than 250 employees.
a high-tech company, the two agencies brought in With the secret backing of two of the world’s pre-
corporate outsiders. The Germans enlisted Siemens, mier intelligence agencies and the support of two of “The Minerva purchase had yielded a bonanza,”
a Munich-based conglomerate, to advise Crypto on the world’s largest corporations, Crypto’s business the CIA history says of this period. The operation en-
business and technical issues. The United States flourished.
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Our sun is such an enduring presence in our sky that NASA deputy project scientist for Solar Orbiter and rushing away from our star, can rip atmospheres from
it can feel like an old friend. But, with a blinding light director of the Heliophysics Science Division at NA- planets. Earth’s magnetic field deflects much of the solar
that confounds traditional telescopes and scorches SA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. But Solar Orbiter’s wind, protecting our atmosphere, but the same might
most space probes, much about it remains a mystery. path will take it over the sun’s top and bottom. “This not be the case for similar planets orbiting other stars.
allows us to look at the entire sun itself.”
That could soon change, with a trio of new solar The new observatories are built to glean more infor-
observatories poised to revolutionize our view of our We know from observing other stars that our sun mation about the solar wind and the mechanisms that
solar companion, its relationship to our world, and is fairly tame – at least at the moment. Astronomers drive it. Scientists hope these missions will reveal indi-
perhaps even other star systems. have spotted stars exploding violently, likely dousing rect ways to infer the flow of stellar winds in other star
planets in their orbit with radiation. Could our star be systems. That knowledge, in turn, could help improve
Two weeks ago, the newest solar observer rocketed capable of that, too? models to identify potentially habitable distant worlds.
into space by the light of a nearly full moon. The Solar
Orbiter spacecraft – a collaboration between the Eu- “We’re desperate to know if other stars are like our “The sun is basically the star in our backyard,” says
ropean Space Agency and NASA – is designed to ex- sun, if our sun is normal, or what our sun might have David Alexander, a solar physicist at Rice University.
amine the sun from new angles, including taking the looked like in its past or in its future,” says James Daven- So it becomes a laboratory for astrophysics, he says.
first ever look at its poles. port, a stellar astronomer at University of Washington. “We’re taking that knowledge of the sun and then ap-
plying it to other stars.”
It joins NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which launched If researchers can figure out what mechanisms
in 2018 and has recently taken its deepest dive into drive the sun’s activity, it could help put it in a cosmo- Parker, Orbiter, and DKIST weren’t planned to be a
the sun’s atmosphere to sample the solar wind di- logical context among other stars. And that knowl- team. All three observatories were designed separate-
rectly. Also coming online later this year is a 4-meter edge, in turn, could help scientists piece together a ly, and it was a coincidence that they will all begin to
ground-based observatory, the Daniel K. Inouye So- more precise picture of how solar systems form – as operate around the same time.
lar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawaii, which will be able to well as what might make a planet habitable.
study the fainter parts of the sun. But that’s a coincidence scientists are eager to har-
“All of life on the Earth comes from the energy that ness. The three observatories will work together in
Late last month, DKIST released its first test im- the sun produces,” says Jeff Kuhn, an astronomer at many ways, using their unique sets of instruments
ages of the sun’s surface, depicting turbulent cell-like the University of Hawaii. “And without a complete and paths to study regions of the sun from different
structures the size of Texas and dazzling the public. understanding of how that energy fluctuates, we don’t angles, both literally and figuratively.
really understand our future.”
“These three together, they basically will define the “It’s a really good synergy with these different ob-
future of the field,” says Nour Raouafi, project scien- Earth’s atmosphere allows just enough of the sun’s servatories,” Dr. Gilbert says. “Heliophysics is pretty
tist of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission. “The next light through while keeping the most harmful rays out. difficult because it’s really a system science, and we
decade, I believe, will be the golden age of solar and But scientists say the solar wind, the stream of plasma have to understand how these different parts of the
heliophysics research.” system are coupled,” from the solar atmosphere to
the magnetic field, and how that interacts with the
The sun is continually producing “space weather” Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field.
– coronal mass ejections, geomagnetic storms, and
solar flares that can disrupt satellites and the power Together, astrophysicists expect this trio to revolu-
grid on Earth. tionize our view of the sun, resolving long-standing
questions about stars and planets, and revealing sur-
Researchers have long observed that these solar prises about our constant companion.
storms seem to wax and wane regularly, a phenom-
enon thought to be linked to the sun’s magnetic poles “The sun is right there in front of us,” Dr. Kuhn says.
“flipping” every 11 years. But scientists haven’t been It’s been “there in front of us forever, since civilization
able to take a good look at the poles. All images of the started. And yet now, only now in our lifetime are we
sun have largely been from the same angle, roughly in looking at it and seeing as much detail that’s there.” 
line with the solar equator.
This column by Eva Botkin-Kowacki first appeared
“It’s like trying to study a three-dimensional ball in the Christian Science Monitor. It does not necessar-
with only looking at part of it,” says Holly Gilbert, ily reflect the views of Vero Beach 32963.

© 2020 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Shoulder Pain,PartX corticosteroid injections and counterirritants like capsaicin
or menthol, may also be prescribed.
Diagnosing and Treating Ask your doctor before starting dietary supplements
Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder chondroitin and glucosamine. There is conflicting evidence
about their efficacy and they, too, may interact with
Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is medications you take.
the most common type of arthritis found in the shoulder.  Surgical treatment
Usually the result of past trauma and/or wear and tear as one If osteoarthritis pain becomes so intense it affects your
ages, OA develops when cartilage that acts as cushioning be- lifestyle, surgery may be required.
tween the bones in the shoulder erodes, causing bones to Surgical treatments include:
rub against each other.
o Arthroscopy
DIAGNOSING OSTEOARTHRITIS
A tiny camera and small surgical instruments are in-
Your doctor will perform a physical exam to assess pain, serted into the shoulder through small incisions in
range of motion and tenderness. Tests may include: your skin. While looking at real time video images
 X-ray projected onto a TV monitor, the orthopedic surgeon
 MRI removes and cleans damaged cartilage from around
 Blood tests to rule out rheumatoid arthritis or other the joint and repairs surrounding tissues.
diseases
 Removal of synovial fluid, the lubricating fluid in the o Shoulder joint replacement
lining (synovium) of the shoulder joint, for analysis
(total shoulder arthroplasty [TSA])
TREATING OSTEOARTHRITIS This surgery replaces the diseased or damaged ball-
and-socket main (glenohumeral) shoulder joint with
Although OA is a chronic disease that has no cure, various an artificial ceramic, plastic or metal implant.
treatment modalities can ease pain, preserve mobility and
help you stay active. o Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA)
 Non-surgical treatment
When symptoms first occur, conservative therapy is If you have arthritis of the shoulder joint – and your
recommended. Rest your shoulder. For example, wear rotator cuff tendons are torn or gone – reverse total
clothing that zips up the front. shoulder arthroplasty, in which the surgeon switches
Medicines to ease OA symptoms are available as pills, the locations of the ball and socket components, may
syrups, creams, lotions or injections. NSAIDs (nonsteroidal be an option.
anti-inflammatory drugs), such as ibuprofen or aspirin,
can reduce pain and inflammation. Check with your doctor o Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
before starting them as they may interact with other
medications and have potential side effects themselves. Shoulder hemiarthroplasty, in which the upper arm
Your doctor will likely prescribe physical therapy, which bone (the humerus) is replaced with a prosthetic metal
will include range-of-motion, weight and/or strengthening implant and the other half of the shoulder joint (the
exercises. You’ll be advised about applying moist heat socket) is left intact, is used to treat arthritis of the
and ice to the shoulder. Other medications, including main shoulder joint.

o Resection arthroplasty

(removal of a small piece of the end of the collarbone)
For osteoarthritis of the acromioclavicular (AC) joint
(not the main shoulder joint) and its associated rotator
cuff tears, shoulder resection arthroplasty will likely
be recommended. 

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tered a two-decade stretch of unprecedented access rael, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom – Wagner jumped at the chance to hire her. But NSA
to foreign governments’ communications. were aware of the operation or were provided intelli- officials immediately raised concerns that she was
gence from it by the United States or West Germany. “too bright to remain unwitting.”
The NSA’s eavesdropping empire was for many
years organized around three main geographic tar- After the CIA and BND acquisition, one of the The warning proved prescient as Caflisch soon be-
gets, each with its own alphabetic code: A for the So- most vexing problems for the secret partners was gan probing the vulnerabilities of the company’s prod-
viets, B for Asia and G for virtually everywhere else. ensuring that Crypto’s workforce remained compli- ucts. At one point, she designed an algorithm so strong
ant and unsuspecting. that NSA officials worried it would be unreadable. The
By the early 1980s, more than half of the intel- design made its way into 50 HC-740 machines rolling
ligence gathered by G group was flowing through Even while hidden from view, the agencies went to off the factory floor before company executives dis-
Crypto machines, a capability that U.S. officials re- significant lengths to maintain Hagelin’s benevolent covered the development and stopped it.
lied on in crisis after crisis. approach to ownership. Employees were well paid
The company restored the rigged algorithm
In 1978, as the leaders of Egypt, Israel and the and had abundant perks including access to a small to the rest of the production run and sold the 50
United States gathered at Camp David for negotia- sailboat on Lake Zug near company headquarters. secure models to banks to keep them out of the
tions on a peace accord, the NSA was secretly mon- hands of foreign governments.
itoring the communications of Egyptian President And yet, those who worked most closely with the
Anwar Sadat with Cairo. encryption designs seemed constantly to be getting In 1979, Kjell-Ove Widman, a mathematics pro-
closer to uncovering the operation’s core secret. fessor in Stockholm who had made a name for
A year later, after Iranian militants stormed the himself in European academic circles with his re-
U.S. Embassy and took 52 American hostages, the U.S. officials were alarmed when Wagner hired search on cryptology, was brought to Munich for
Carter administration sought their release in back- a gifted electrical engineer in 1978 named Mengia what purported to be a round of interviews with
channel communications through Algeria. Inman, Caflisch. She had spent several years in the United executives from Crypto and Siemens.
who served as NSA director at the time, said he rou- States working as a radio-astronomy researcher for
tinely got calls from President Jimmy Carter asking the University of Maryland before returning to her The fiction was maintained as Widman faced
how the Ayatollah Khomeini regime was reacting native Switzerland and applying for a job at Crypto. questions from a half-dozen men seated around
to the latest messages. a table in a hotel conference room. As the group
broke for lunch, two men asked Widman to stay
“We were able to respond to his questions about 85 behind for a private conversation.
percent of the time,” Inman said. That was because
the Iranians and Algerians were using Crypto devices. “Do you know what ZfCh is?” asked Jelto Bur-
meister, a BND case officer, using the acronym for
Throughout the 1980s, the list of Crypto’s leading the German cipher service. When Widman replied
clients read like a catalogue of global trouble spots. that he did, Burmeister said, “Now, do you under-
In 1981, Saudi Arabia was Crypto’s biggest customer, stand who really owns Crypto AG?”
followed by Iran, Italy, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Jordan
and South Korea. At that point, Widman was introduced to Rich-
ard Schroeder, a CIA officer stationed in Munich to
To protect its market position, Crypto and its se- manage the agency’s involvement in Crypto. Wid-
cret owners plied government officials with bribes. man would later claim to agency historians that his
“world fell apart completely” in that moment.
At times, the incentives led to sales to countries
ill-equipped to use the complicated systems. Nige- If so, he did not hesitate to enlist in the operation.
ria bought a large shipment of Crypto machines, Crypto installed Widman as a “scientific advisor”
but two years later, when there was still no corre- reporting directly to Wagner. He became the spies’
sponding payoff in intelligence, a company rep- hidden inside agent, departing Zug every six weeks for
resentative was sent to investigate. “He found the clandestine meetings with representatives of the NSA
equipment in a warehouse still in its original pack- and ZfCh. Schroeder, the CIA officer, would attend but
aging,” according to the German document. tune out their technical babble.
They would agree on modifications and work up
In 1982, the Reagan administration took advan- new encryption schemes. Then Widman would de-
tage of Argentina’s reliance on Crypto equipment, liver the blueprints to Crypto engineers. The CIA his-
funneling intelligence to Britain during the two tory calls him the “irreplaceable man,” and the “most
countries’ brief war over the Falkland Islands, ac- important recruitment in the history of the Minerva
cording to the CIA history. program.”
His stature cowed subordinates, investing him
Reagan appears to have jeopardized the Crypto “with a technical prominence that no one in CAG
operation after Libya was implicated in the 1986 could challenge.”
bombing of a West Berlin disco popular with In 1982, when Argentina became convinced that
American troops stationed in West Germany. Two its Crypto equipment had betrayed secret messages
U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman were killed as a and helped British forces in the Falklands War, Wid-
result of the attack. man was dispatched to Buenos Aires. Widman told
them the NSA had probably cracked an outdated
Reagan ordered retaliatory strikes against Libya speech-scrambling device that Argentina was using,
10 days later. Among the reported victims was one but that the main product they bought from Crypto,
of Gaddafi’s daughters. In an address to the coun- the CAG 500, remained “unbreakable.”
try announcing the strikes, Reagan said the United “The bluff worked,” the CIA history says. “The
States had evidence of Libya’s complicity that “is Argentines swallowed hard, but kept buying CAG
direct, it is precise, it is irrefutable.” equipment.”
Crypto endured several money-losing years in the
The evidence, Reagan said, showed that Libya’s 1980s, but the intelligence flowed in torrents. U.S.
embassy in East Berlin received orders to carry out spy agencies intercepted more than 19,000 Iranian
the attack a week before it happened. Then, the communications sent via Crypto machines dur-
day after the bombing, “they reported back to Trip- ing that nation’s decade-long war with Iraq, mining
oli on the great success of their mission.” them for reports on subjects such as Tehran’s terror-
ist links and attempts to target dissidents.
Reagan’s words made clear that Tripoli’s commu- Iran’s communications were “80 to 90 percent
nications with its station in East Berlin had been readable” to U.S. spies, according to the CIA docu-
intercepted and decrypted. But Libya wasn’t the ment, a figure that would probably have plunged
only government that took note of the clues Rea-
gan had provided.

Iran, which knew that Libya also used Crypto
machines, became increasingly concerned about
the security of its equipment.

The records show that at least four countries – Is-

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into the single digits had Tehran not used Crypto’s to Swiss news organizations about his ordeal and “the most serious security breach in the history of
compromised devices. mounting suspicions. the program” but wasn’t fatal. “It did not cause its
demise,” the history says, “and at the turn of the
In 1989, the Vatican’s use of Crypto devices proved Amid the publicity onslaught, at least a half-dozen century Minerva was still alive and well.”
crucial in the U.S. manhunt for Panamanian leader countries – including Argentina, Italy, Saudi Arabia,
Manuel Antonio Noriega. When the dictator sought Egypt and Indonesia – either canceled or suspended In reality, the operation appears to have entered
refuge in the Apostolic Nunciature – the equivalent of their Crypto contracts. Astonishingly, Iran was not a protracted period of decline. By the mid-1990s,
a papal embassy – his whereabouts were exposed by among them, according to the CIA file, and “resumed “the days of profit were long past,” and Crypto
the mission’s messages back to Vatican City. its purchase of CAG equipment almost immediately.” “would have gone out of business but for infusions
from the U.S. government.”
In 1992, however, the Crypto operation faced its The main casualty of the “Hydra” crisis, the code
first major crisis: Iran, belatedly acting on its long- name given to the Buehler case, was the CIA-BND As a result, the CIA appears to have spent years
standing suspicions, detained a company salesman. partnership. propping up an operation that was more viable
as an intelligence platform than a business enter-
Hans Buehler, then 51, had traveled in and out For years, BND officials had recoiled at their prise. Its product line dwindled and its revenue
of Tehran for years. There were tense moments, American counterpart’s refusal to distinguish ad- and customer base shrank.
including when he was questioned extensively in versaries from allies, with U.S. officials frequently
1986 by Iranian officials after the disco bombing insisting that the rigged equipment be sent to al- But the intelligence kept coming, and Crypto it-
and U.S. missile strikes on Libya. most anyone – ally or not – who could be deceived self hobbled along. It had survived the transitions
into buying it. from metal boxes to electronic circuits, going from
Six years later, he boarded a Swissair flight to teletype machines to enciphered voice systems.
Tehran but failed to return on schedule. When he The Cold War had ended, the Berlin Wall was But it struggled to maintain its footing as the en-
didn’t show, Crypto turned for help to Swiss au- down and the reunified Germany saw themselves cryption market moved from hardware to software.
thorities and were told he had been arrested by the as far more directly exposed to the risks of the
Iranians. Swiss consular officials allowed to visit Crypto operation. In 2017, Crypto’s longtime headquarters build-
Buehler reported that he was in “bad shape men- ing near Zug was sold to a commercial real estate
tally,” according to the CIA history. In 1993, Konrad Porzner, the chief of the BND, made company. In 2018, the company’s remaining assets
clear to CIA Director JamesWoolsey that support in the – the core pieces of the encryption business started
Buehler was finally released nine months later upper ranks of the German government was waning nearly a century earlier – were split and sold.
after Crypto agreed to pay the Iranians $1 million, and that the Germans might want out of the Crypto
a sum that was secretly provided by the BND, ac- partnership. On Sept. 9, the CIA station chief in Ger- The company’s liquidation was handled by the
cording to the documents. The CIA refused to chip many, Milton Bearden, reached an agreement with same Liechtenstein law firm that provided cover
in, citing the U.S. policy against succumbing to BND officials for the CIA to purchase Germany’s shares for Hagelin’s sale to the CIA and BND 48 years ear-
ransom demands for hostages. for $17 million, according to the CIA history. lier. The terms of the 2018 transactions have not
been disclosed, but current and former officials es-
Buehler knew nothing about Crypto’s relation- The CIA history essentially concludes with Ger- timated their aggregate value at $50 million to $70
ship to the CIA and BND or the vulnerabilities in many’s departure from the program, though it was million.
its devices. But he returned traumatized and suspi- finished in 2004 and contains clear indications
cious that Iran knew more about the company he that the operation was still underway. For the CIA, the money would have been one final
worked for than he did. Buehler began speaking payoff from Minerva. 
It notes, for example, that the Buehler case was

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INSIGHT BOOKS

When George Washington arrived in Philadelphia in and interesting biographical the noble virtues of duty, cour-
1787 to attend the Constitutional Convention, his first narratives that occasionally in- age, honor, fidelity and disci-
ceremonial visit was to the newly expanded home of tertwine. pline. With his aristocratic bear-
Benjamin Franklin. In his joint biography of the men ing, he seemed to be made of
he calls “the two most celebrated heroes” and “the two There were three great projects marble and standing on a ped-
indispensable authors of American independence,” that Franklin and Washington estal. At one point during the
historian Edward J. Larson speculates that Washington worked on together, or at least in convention, a reward was of-
walked rather than rode in his carriage from the house parallel. The first was in forging a fered if a member would have
where he was staying, because riding would have en- unified army out of a ragtag col-
tailed bringing his enslaved coachman and groom into lection of state militias. The Con- the temerity to patWashington
the courtyard of the man who had months earlier be- tinental Congress sent Franklin in on the shoulder. Gouverneur
come president of the Society for Promoting the Aboli- 1775 to Cambridge, Mass., where Morris took the wager and got
tion of Slavery. he stayed with Washington and such a cold stare that he later
“produced the framework for a said, “Nothing could induce
As America’s founding shows, leadership requires new Continental Army.” They had me to repeat it.”
collaboration. Franklin and Washington were the two one area of disagreement: Wash-
founders best at forging teams. Franklin wrote an auto- ington insisted that his army not While Washington was
biography around the theme of how to win friends and include any slaves or free blacks, the beneficiary of inherited
influence people, and Washington won a revolution by even those who had been serving in and married wealth, Frank-
doing so. They each made more friends than rivals, un- the militias. lin was a self-made trades-
like Hamilton and Jefferson and Adams. man who proudly portrayed
Their second great dual endeav- himself as a “middling” or
Larson laudably tries to counter the tendency of his- or was one they worked on from middle-class man of humble origin. His virtues were
torians, especially biographers, to focus on individuals afar, with little coordination. As envoy in France, not the noble ones but the practical ones he listed in
rather than teams. There have, or course, been many Franklin wrote letters of recommendation for Euro- his autobiography, such as industry, frugality, humil-
notable exceptions, such as Doris Kearns Goodwin’s pean officers seeking commissions, secured loans ity and moderation. Into his 80s, he was boyish, play-
“Team of Rivals” and “The Bully Pulpit,” and Tom Chaf- and other military funding, and enlisted the French ful, approachable, sly, humorous and earthy, with a
fin’s recent “Revolutionary Brothers,” about Thomas navy and army in helping the colonial cause. After a wink in his eye, relishing a common touch and es-
Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. In “Franklin while, Washington felt inundated and annoyed by all chewing all pretenses of nobility,
& Washington,” Larson’s approach is to create not a the letters of recommendation, but they did produce Their greatest difference was on slavery, and Larson
buddy narrative but instead a leadership study show- for him Count Pulaski, Baron von Steuben and the confronts that issue with unflinching directness. As a
ing how two different personalities can forge a partner- Marquis de Lafayette. young man, Franklin owned two or three household
ship. “To explore their historic collaboration, this book slaves, and he had allowed the advertising of slave sales
traces their shared history in a dual biography that Their third endeavor together was serving as the two in his newspaper. But as he reached middle age he saw
looks for overlaps and stresses connections,” he writes. lions at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. There his error, let his slaves wander off, became a supporter
the main traits that they shared proved invaluable. Both of black education, wrote essays decrying the effect of
One problem that Larson admittedly faces is that believed that the fledgling nation needed to become a slavery on society and eventually became president of
Franklin and the 25-years-younger Washington had strong national union rather than a mere confedera- Pennsylvania’s abolition society.
a lot of mutual respect, but they rarely spent time to- tion of states. They were also brave enough to believe Washington not only retained 300 slaves, he was
gether. Although they used words like “respect” and in compromise. Great leadership teams generally are known for his harshness. He clothed and housed his
“esteem” and even “veneration” when they signed not composed of people with matching personalities. slaves poorly, had them whipped regularly, and pur-
their letters to each other, the contents were usually Instead, they are forged by people who bring different sued them vigorously when any tried to escape. 
businesslike rather than intimate or personal. There strengths and traits to the table. America’s founding
is no evidence that Franklin ever deeply engaged needed people who were brilliant, such as Jefferson FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON
with Washington intellectually (as he did with Jo- and James Madison, and those who were passionate,
seph Priestley) or emotionally (as he did with fellow such as John Adams and Samuel Adams. Likewise, as THE FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP
printer William Strahan). So try as he may, Larson has Larson shows, Franklin and Washington brought two
produced a book that is not as much a tale of team- different sets of traits. BY EDWARD J. LARSON | 335 PP. $29.99
work and friendship but instead two well-written REVIEW BY WALTER ISAACSON, THE WASHINGTON POST
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DOES ONE ALWAYS CUE WITH 12-PLUS POINTS? WEST NORTH EAST
AK3 J854 762
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 7 AKJ3 86542
KQ4 A 10 9 J65
Lenin said, “One fool can ask more questions in a minute than 12 wise men can answer in J 10 9 8 7 6 52 43
an hour.”
SOUTH
A few weeks ago, we learned that after an opening bid, a takeout double and a pass, if Q 10 9
fourth hand cue-bids the opener’s suit, it shows 12 points or more. But is that the only bid Q 10 9
the advancer can make when this strong? 8732
AKQ
Of course not! Look at the South hand. What should he bid after one club - double - pass
around to him? Dealer: West; Vulnerable: Neither

With a balanced hand, a good holding in the opener’s suit (remember, partner is short in that The Bidding:
suit) and no length in a major suit, the advancer may bid in no-trump. One no-trump shows
6-9 points, two no-trump 10-12 and three no-trump a surprising 13-15. Here, South should SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
leap to three no-trump. ?? 1 Clubs Dbl. Pass
LEAD:
After this is passed out and West has led the club jack, how should South proceed? J Clubs

If South has a four-card major, he might well start with a cue-bid, planning to fall back on
three no-trump if a 4-4 fit in that suit does not exist.

Declarer starts with eight top tricks: four hearts, one diamond and three clubs. Two more
winners can be established in spades. South should take the first trick and immediately play
a spade.

West does best to capture that trick and shift to the diamond king, but declarer can win and
persevere in spades. The defenders cannot take more than two spades and two diamonds.

When in no-trump, immediately play on the suit where you wish to establish winners.

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ACROSS DOWN
1 Large black bird (4) 1 Salad ingredient (8)
3 Danny --, US entertainer (4) 2 Hindrance (8)
9 Square Scottish sausage (5) 4 To be played slowly (6)
10 Criticise severely (9) 5 Ingredient (7)
11 Motorcycle (5) 6 Outing; stumble (4)
12 At the same time (9) 7 Vendetta (4)
15 Funeral speech (6) 8 Opinion; watch (4)
17 Free from anxiety (2,4) 13 Nocturnal anteater (8)
19 Californian wine (9) 14 Recklessly determined (4-4)
21 Arbiter (5) 16 Journal (7)
23 Tickle (9) 18 Grab (6)
24 Deserve (5) 20 Supporter (4)
25 Reverberate (4) 21 Leap (4)
26 Satirical sketch (4) 22 Small dagger (4)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

Fill in the grid so the
numbers one through
nine appear just once
in every column, row
and three-by-three
square.

The Telegraph

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ACROSS 93 Goofy 44 Filmmaker Riefenstahl The Washington Post
1 Wooden pin 94 Talks preceder 46 Steno notes
4 Palindromic literature 97 “___ was just terrific ... I miss 47 Bombay-born maestro THE OTHER CONCERT OF ’69 By Merl Reagle
9 Cry of disgust 50 Much-bombed German
12 ___ the occasion him ...”
18 Sub OK 100 Born region
19 Fabric pattern 101 ___ speak of WWII
20 Bard baddie 102 Cry of discovery 51 Helmut’s 3
21 Model Kim 103 Patty Heart’s grabbers: abbr. 53 Lake attraction?
22 “Ah, thinking of that concert 104 “Of course, the Byrds played 55 Common possessive
56 Query twice
in ’69 fills me ___ ...” 58 Lamprey wrangler
with ___ ...” 107 Dr. Zhivago character et al. 59 60 Minutes network
24 “It was the year ___ won an 110 Liberal conclusion 60 Grand Canyon Suite penner
Oscar ...” 112 Press conclusion 61 “I’ve ___!”
26 Work the cauldron 113 Where Waimea is 62 Not now
27 Day break? 114 “Best of all, tickets were ___! 63 Erorr?
29 Wine rating 68 Football period: abbr.
30 Usher’s way ...” 69 Not new
31 “___ was in the White 117 “Yep, I’ll never 70 Word 2 of a fairy tale
House ...” 71 Smears
36 Cinematographer Fujimoto forget ___” 72 Sticky, as labels
38 Lapsang souchong, e.g. 122 Damaged 73 Sinatra standard, “All ___”
39 Opera opening? 123 Sources of shade 75 Takes the wheel
40 Was gullible 124 Pyle of correspondence 77 Bell ringer
41 “Newspapers were 125 “I had a flat,” perhaps 79 Poise or lateral preceder
full of ___ about the war ...” 126 Accounts receivable, e.g. 80 Dines
45 Mighty Mel 127 Name that aligns 81 Movie-theater pioneer
46 Palindromic note 82 “Understand?”
48 N.Y.C. deli guru Zabar alphabetically 83 Art buy
49 Wound (up) 128 Breaks in cases 88 Joy
50 Did a shoe repair 129 Time in the sun 89 They act unblinkingly
52 MD’s neighbor 90 Dusty keepsake
54 Sloth, for one DOWN 92 Tops
55 Strong suit 1 Oil-draining need 94 Footing minimum
57 “At the concert, ___ was 2 Peacock-tail feature 95 Tuscany, way back when
really great ...” 3 Type of therapy 96 Henley of the Eagles
63 “So was ___ ...” 4 A Beatle 97 Tara belle et al.
64 Prop for Juli Inkster 5 Piercing tool 98 Colon relatives
65 Fruitful at-bat, briefly 6 Concert job 99 “I could just scream!”
66 Encouraging word 7 Fictional Baba 101 Pronto, to a nurse
67 Quite a spell 8 Colorful talk 102 Type of radioactive particle
68 “I heard that some ___ 9 Watcher of the skies: abbr. 105 Staircase post
were going around ...” 10 Early birds? 106 Facial features
72 Rock ’n’ roll’s 11 “... my heart 108 “Don’t look ___!”
Johnny B. 109 “Leave as is”
74 Greek letters and ___ die” 111 Liquefy
75 D.C. has lettered ones 12 Norma ___ 115 Fabric meas.
76 Dump regulator: abbr. 13 Visitor to Rick’s 116 Big bird
77 “But mostly people were just 14 Partly, as a prefix 118 Galena, for one
___ ...” 15 Was available 119 ___ whim
78 “Which is probably why even 16 Duke and duchess, e.g. 120 Experienced
some ___ got applause ...” 17 Milo or Tessie 121 South Florida feature
84 Actor M. ___ Walsh 20 Block
85 Canadian prov. 23 Lose energy
86 She’s such a deer 25 “See if ___!”
87 Lakers broadcast, e.g. 28 But finish
89 Excellent 31 Sellout sign
91 WWII theater 32 San Luis ___
33 Big tippler
34 On an incline
35 Reading Gaol occupant
37 Actress Nastassja
42 Busy (with “up”)
43 Norse god

The Telegraph

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They’re OK having just one child – their friends are not

BY CAROLYN HAX repeat – verbatim – as needed: “I’m not asking for
Washington Post advice.”

Dear Carolyn: My partner and As needed, either till they leave you alone or you re-
place them with less clue-challenged friends.

I have a wonderful (and wild)

3-year-old girl. We both work full Hi, Carolyn: My boyfriend has made a habit out of

time, and she attends a loving pre- using birthdays and holidays as an opportunity to up-

school. We live four to five hours grade his lifestyle under the guise of generous gift-giv-

away from any family. ing. He recently gifted me his used laptop – which he

Lately, other friends have had a second or third did spend money on, getting it cleaned up – for Christ-

child. That’s great for them. mas, after buying himself the latest upgraded laptop.

But what I don’t appreciate is the pressure we get My last birthday he gave me his used scuba gear and

from our friends to have more kids. We have decided took that opportunity to upgrade his own set.

not to for a variety of reasons, with the No. 1 reason The thing is, I’m not a big diver, and my current lap-

being the prohibitively expensive child care and the top is perfectly adequate and better suited for my needs.

financial inability for one parent to stay home. Yet we However, he gets upset if I politely decline, so these pres-

are constantly hammered by friends to “go for the sec- ents are really just taking up valuable closet space.

ond.” Friends have said our daughter will be an en- brush smear of every only child who ever existed, Am I ungrateful or am I justified in feeling a bit stuck
and all their parents – “far from family” is a red her-
titled weirdo if she’s an only child, particularly since ring – just because … what, your friends can’t think in an ungrateful-recipient position? I’m also not able to
of anything more interesting to talk about than their
we live far from family. own validation? I’m otherwise at a loss to explain it. figure out why exactly this irks me, and it seems disin-

This has led us to second-guess our decision. Is hav- Do make it clear what they’re really saying: “You genuous to fake enthusiasm as I’m walking gifts over to
do realize you just called every only child on Earth
ing an only child when you live far from family a bad ‘entitled’ and ‘weird,’ and blamed their parents for it? the closet.
Please tell me you didn’t mean to.”
thing? –Anonymous
If they try to defend themselves: “You’re my friend,
–Pressured yes? Then don’t judge us or pressure us to be like
you.”
Pressured: Having a second child just to shut your Anonymous: Your boyfriend is generous primarily
friends up is a bad thing. If they’re as obtuse as they are judgy and maintain to himself, and really, really doesn’t care to have that
the breed-more pressure, then keep this handy and pointed out to him.
Pressuring people about their family planning is
also a bad thing. Idiots. This is none of your friends’ You are likely irked by this because self-centered
business. people are irksome.

But the worst thing here is the mindless, broad- He is not even trying to hide this information from
you. See him for who he is and act accordingly. 

TREATMENT OF
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

NOW FASTER, SAFER

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HEALTH

Treatment of pelvic organ prolapse now faster, safer

BY TOM LLOYD That said, Dr. R. Carrington Mason, a
Staff Writer urologist with Cleveland Clinic Indian
River Hospital, quashes any fears that
According to Johns Hopkins Wom- this is a sudden or urgent epidemic.
en’s Center for Pelvic Health, “about 95
percent of women walk around with “You don’t have to treat it,” Mason
some form of pelvic organ prolapse.” quietly explains, “just because it’s
there. It has to have some symptom
“Most of the time,” Hopkins contin- and ‘bother’ factor to it.” And, he adds,
ues, “the condition is mild, but up to 50 “what bothers some women doesn’t
percent have symptoms that can sig- bother others at all.”
nificantly affect their quality of life.”
For the record, the American College

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‘The most common lead to a “reservoir effect” where the to open the bowels, very little bowel they go home the same day, as op-
bladder is not completely emptied when motion is likely to occur, as the reflex- posed to having hospitalization and
and most effective the urine is passed. The remaining es tend to be lost due to this pouch ef- that sort of thing.”
urine then irritates the bladder, leading fect. Constipation and irritable bowel
diagnostic tool for to bladder spasms, which causes ur- syndrome may also result from this. “In my prior life before I moved here
gency and is sometimes severe enough [from] the teaching hospital Methodist
pelvic organ prolapse to produce an involuntary leakage (in- The good news, according to Mason, Dallas Medical Center,” he adds, “we
continence). A lax and irritable bladder is newer robotic techniques and skin had an OB-GYN residency program
is a good physical may also leak during intercourse, due grafts have made fixing these problems and all the OB-GYN residents rotated
to the pressure exerted upon it. faster and safer than they were before with me to learn how to do all this, so
examination and good and he is clearly eager to explain to his I’ve been involved with teaching at
Women suffering from rectal pro- patients in detail how he does that be- that level” for some considerable time.
chat with a patient ...’ lapse complain of a sensation of bulg- fore they consent to any procedure.
ing in the vagina when they strain to Dr. R. Carrington Mason is an ac-
- Dr. R. Carrington Mason open their bowels. There is in effect an The much-maligned “mesh” prod- complished urologist with the Cleve-
“S-bend” effect in the vagina, where ucts are now gone and, as Mason puts land Clinic Indian River Hospital. His
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists de- feces move into the reservoir created it, with skin grafts and robotic tech- office is at 3450 11th Court, Suite 303.
fines the pelvic organs as “the vagina, by the prolapse. Despite the urgency niques, he can perform the needed The phone number is 772-794-9771. 
uterus, bladder, urethra and rectum. procedures “in an hour and a half and
These organs are held in place by mus-
cles of the pelvic floor. Layers of con-
nective tissue also give support. Pelvic
organ prolapse occurs when those tis-
sue and muscles can no longer support
the pelvic organs and they drop down.”

This can be – at least in part – a re-
sult of pregnancy or childbirth, but
women who’ve never had children can
also experience prolapse.

“The question,” according to Mason,
“is how much of it is symptomatic and
how much of it is actually causing func-
tional change in what people are doing.

“Just because someone has an ana-
tomic sag of the bladder or the rectum
doesn’t mean that they have to have
something done with it. But is it causing
constipation? Is it causing retention of
urine? Do they get urinary tract infec-
tions? Is there something that is altering
their lifestyle in terms of what they do,”
are among the questions Mason asks.

Asking the right questions is, it
seems, Mason’s raison d’être.

“The most common and most effec-
tive diagnostic tool for pelvic organ
prolapse,” he says, “is a good physical
examination and a good chat with a
patient because [that’s where] you can
hear what’s going on.”

For example, Mason points out,
“there are some ladies who leak two
drops [of urine] and they think they’re
going to die. And then there’s other
ladies who leak through diapers and
they just think they’re wasting my
time. Everybody has different bother
levels as far as what would drive them
to go get something done.”

And, of course, different pelvic organs
affect different systems, and that means
there are multiple types of prolapse.

Women suffering from uterine pro-
lapse often report a sensation of drag-
ging, heaviness or pulling in the pelvis,
with a feeling of “sitting on a small ball.”
It can also be accompanied by low back-
ache and, in moderate to severe cases,
protrusion from the vaginal opening.
Uterine prolapse may also cause diffi-
cult or painful sexual intercourse.

Lower levels of bladder support can

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Strength training vital to avoid injuries as you age

BY AMANDA LOUDIN nent of a healthy future. Willie Murphy, 82-year-old “In most cases, what people think of
The Washington Post Beginning about age 30, men and powerlifter. as strength training really isn’t,” says
Chris Nentarz, a Buffalo-based physi-
When an intruder broke into the women lose muscle mass at about the like osteoporosis. So, if you fall you cal therapist. “If you want to offset
Rochester, N.Y., home of 82-year-old Wil- rate of 10 percent per decade until about have stronger bone density. It may age-related muscle loss, you need to be
lie Murphy a few months ago, he was met 50, when that loss accelerates to 15 per- also lead to more cushioning when working at an intensity of 60 percent
with a big surprise. Murphy, a diminu- cent per decade, according to research. you do fall.” to 80 percent of your maximum load
tive but powerlifting woman, quickly [meaning the highest amount you can
jumped into action, using her strength By the eighth decade, the loss of Building strength can also help with lift]. You can’t recruit your muscles if
to pummel the intruder with a broom muscle mass – known as sarcopenia – the ability to stay independent as some- you aren’t working hard enough.”
and send him running for the door. and strength can be severe, greatly af- one ages. “Strength declines rapidly if
fecting quality of life by increasing the it’s not maintained,” says Seth Larsen, Before embarking on a program of
Not surprisingly, the story went vi- odds of falls and bone breaks that can a Fort Worth-based primary care physi- heavier weight training, however, it’s im-
ral as people embraced the images of cascade into other medical problems. cian and certified strength and condi- portant to get a medical checkup, par-
the elderly Murphy flexing her mus- tioning coach. “Without it, daily activi- ticularly if the person is middle aged or
cles for the cameras. “When we talk about bone health ties like picking up a bag of groceries, older, with a focus on heart health to en-
and falls, we talk about three factors: opening a kitchen cabinet or getting in sure it can handle the demands, Larsen
While older men and women fall, fragility and force,” says Matt and out of a chair can become difficult.” says. And it’s important to assess wheth-
needn’t become powerlifters, athletes Sedgley, sports medicine physician er there are any muscular problems or
like Murphy who lift massive weights, with the MedStar Orthopaedic Insti- Resistance training can be part of bone issues that need to be worked with
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may help treat fragility conditions be, Larsen says. there’s not much off limits, but you need
to start simple and progress.”
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HEALTH

jury and obtain guidance for progres- taxes you with body weight. fall. This is what saves lives.” The good news is that to make the
sion to heavier loads. At the heart of a good strength rou- Developing good balance is also strength and balance gains you need;
you won’t have to invest a massive
Many gyms offer basic weightlift- tine, says Larsen, are several moves. important, and something you can amount of time.
ing classes using everything from “You need to be able to push, pull, work on with your strength routine.
barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells, hinge at the hips, carry and squat,” Mortality rates within a year of a hip “Three to four sessions a week that
or, in larger gyms, even a TRX system, he says. “And as you age, you must be fracture in populations over 60 range include 20 to 30 minutes of intense
a suspension system of straps that able to get up off the floor in case you between 14 percent and 58 percent. training does it,” Nentarz says. 

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Designers have a new-found obsession with trench coats

BY ROBIN GIVHAN he cut away the backs of trench coats and holding it all together with giant
The Washington Post and inserted yards of flowing bright- safety pins. It was a gentle form of
ly patterned fabric, juxtaposing the subversiveness – nothing too jarring.
The classic trench coat is being angular tailoring of the jacket, which All of the shapes and ideas were rec-
ripped apart, chopped in half, blown has its roots in menswear, with the ognizable; they were just conjoined
up – and then put back together. fluidity of a dress. in unique ways.
Don’t try this at home.
At Monse the previous week, the And a newcomer, Wei Ge, used the
Last Monday at Fashion Week, designers Fernando Garcia and Lau- trench coat as a way of exploring gen-
designer Jonathan Simkhai, who ra Kim used trenches in their explo- der traditions and blurring the lines
founded his self-named brand in ration of punk, splicing their hacked- that still separate them. The formal
2010, showed a collection in which up bits with swaths of nubby plaid debut of his brand KEH, in a gallery

Jonathan
Simkhai

Jonathan
Simkhai

Monse

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space in Chelsea, showed his skillful Monse Monse KEH lapels, epaulets, belt – were mis-
execution of roomy tailoring, his qui- Junya placed and reworked. And as filtered
et use of color and a well-edited point KEH Junya Watanabe through Watanabe’s imagination,
of view. The graduate of Parsons had Watanabe the trench coat became the equiva-
a theme that was clear and succinct: lent of a singular melody that was
menswear with just enough sensual- transformed into an endless stream
ity and experimentation to excite the of remixes.
senses.
The classic coat’s history dates to
All this attention on the trench World War I – and really even beyond
coat is not so much a trend as a new- that once you start parsing exactly
found obsession. A trend would sug- what counts as a trench. It’s a reflec-
gest that a look – or a technique – is tion of tradition, technical ingenu-
brand new or at least that it has not ity, patriotism and classism. Thomas
been seen for a good long time. Japa- Burberry is typically given credit for
nese designer Chitose Abe has spent creating the modern version of the
years separating basics into their style thanks to his creation of gab-
various pieces and then splicing ardine, a fabric that was water repel-
those elements back together with lent and that allowed the fabric to
bits of contrasting fabrics stitched in. breathe so that the wearer wasn’t left
The trench coat is a favorite foil. roasting in their own sweat.

Designer Kunihiko Morinaga ex- The style exists in countless itera-
plored proportions of various classic tions in a host of brands, but it’s also
garments – including blazers, crew an irresistible point of experimenta-
neck sweaters and trench coats – in tion. It’s a recognizable symbol of the
his spring 2020 collection for Anreal- Establishment, a key element in the
age. And most notably, Junya Wata- masculine vocabulary and a paean
nabe dedicated his entire spring to practicality. To reinvent it, is not
2020 collection to the khaki-colored just a bit of fashion slight-of-hand –
coat. He turned it into skirts and it’s a stress test of cultural traditions.
dresses. Its various elements – the Designers can’t resist. 

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Adeam Anna Sui Badgley Brandon Brock Carolina Christian
Mischka Maxwell Collection Herrera Siriano

Coach Gabriela Jason Wu Jonathan Longchamp Marc Michael
1941 Hearst Simkhai Jacobs Kors

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Nicole Noon by Oscar de Pamella Prabal Proenza Rodarte
Miller Noor la Renta Roland Gurung Schouler

Self Sies Tom Tory Ulla Vera Zimmerman
Portrait Marjan Ford Burch Johnson Wang

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Designer Christopher John Rogers is determined to be heard

BY ROBIN GIVHAN vaulted into the spotlight in the past
The Washington Post two years thanks to his bold color
sense and oversize silhouettes. His
Christopher John Rogers performs work is defined by neon colors, vo-
fashion. luminous skirts, broad shoulders, a
monsoon of sparkles and sky-high
His work is boisterous, deafening heels. He brings drama to the run-
and dramatic. Sometimes it’s extraor- way in a manner that, at this early
dinarily, proudly gaudy. He is the stage in his career, isn’t so much pol-
fashion industry’s latest obsession. ished as it is earnest.

The recent graduate from the Sa- Unless you follow fashion the way
vannah College of Art and Design

some baseball fans dig into the nu- the street and foyer outside his show
ances of spring training or basketball venue at Spring Studios downtown
fans indulge in the foreplay leading up was clogged with scenesters.
to the NBA draft, you probably have
never heard of Rogers. But the indus- To the unsuspecting consumer,
try has positioned him as an up-and- Rogers represents what the fashion in-
comer, as major. Last year he won the dustry thinks you will want in the near
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, which future: loud, self-reverential drama.
is this country’s most substantive
prize for young designers. The award Last Saturday evening, Rogers
comes with $400,000, mentoring with models strutted down the runway
an industry veteran and a big heaping with their hands planted on their hips
helping of buzz, which means that and their shoulders thrown back.
They wore giant wedge-shaped Af-
ros or shoulder-length wash-and-set

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waves that looked as though they’d Rogers uses his runway shows as a
been cemented into place with a blast stage for models to perform fashion’s
of Aqua Net. Most of the models were kookiest and most beloved cliches
wearing heels so high that they were about working a runway, giving good
essentially walking en pointe. face and looking fierce

They paused dramatically at the But is it good fashion? There’s a
foot of the runway and glared into thick, sometimes impenetrable gloss
the bank of cameras. Their clothes to Rogers’s work. It can be void of emo-
were bright: orange, safety green tion. The best fashion is more than a
and fuchsia. Suits were bedazzled performance. It’s rooted in humanity
with thousands of Swarovski crys- – beautiful, painful, powerful, raw.
tals. Evening gowns were so long and
voluminous that models had to hike The best clothes are also founded
them up in front just to avoid trip- on impeccable technique and glori-
ping over them on the runway. ous fabrics. Rogers’ materials often
look flimsy – as if they are little more
Rogers is a technically trained de- than sheen and wishful thinking.
signer, steeped in fashion history. His construction often falters when
But his collection doesn’t tell the he moves away from tailoring, which
story of fashion as written by famed is his forte. His ideas overflow an au-
editor Diana Vreeland, iconic pho- dience’s attention span.
tographer George Hoyningen-Huene
or the 1960s model Twiggy. He was Rogers gives his audience the
influenced, he said in his show notes, glamour and attitude and strutting
by Madame Grès, but his collection confidence that makes fashion such
was more evocative of a version of an enticing industry to those who
fashion formed by “Mahogany,” Ebo- seek solace in fantasies, who view
ny Fashion Fair, drag balls and Insta- their personal regalia as a form of ar-
gram selfie filters. mor, who use fashion to define them-
selves because the public so often
Rogers’ creativity has come of age gets that definition wrong.
at a time of gender fluidity and per-
sonal declarations of fabulousness – At a time when everyone is jockey-
a time when judging something good ing to be seen and heard in the town
or bad is cause for being canceled square – whether the virtual one or the
if you happen to come down on the old-fashioned one – Rogers counsels
shouting loudest and longest of all. 

wrong side of the social media ma- the plumes and waves of fabric.
jority. Quality of taste doesn’t matter Rogers performs fashion as an act
as much as personal agency: Did you
own that look? of cultural inclusion. He performs it
like a rebel leading a charge against
Rogers’ work is self-consciously assumptions about elegance. He
over-the-top. It demands to be no- performs it as a counterargument to
ticed. It can overshadow the person today’s pessimism about the viabil-
wearing it to such a degree that he or ity of the fashion industry as a place
she or they become little more than where crazy dreams are nurtured
a kind of substructure that supports and can ultimately thrive.

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DINING REVIEW

Blue Star: Lovely choice for Valentine’s – or any other day

BY TINA RONDEAU Lobster Risotto.

Columnist

Last Thursday night, my husband and
I had a wonderful Valentine’s dinner
at the Blue Star Brasserie in Vero’s old
downtown.

Thursday night, you ask. Wasn’t Val-
entine’s Day Friday?

Well, a few years ago, a chef friend
suggested we consider celebrating the
night before the official Valentine’s
Day. Less crowded, better service, pos-
sibly better food (no overpriced prix fixe
menu) – give restaurants and yourself a
break, he urged, and dine out with your
loved one on Valentine’s Eve.

We’ve now tried this a few times,
and have concluded that he was on to
something.

So this Valentine’s Eve, we made a res-
ervation at the Blue Star for 7:30. When
we arrived at this sleek upscale bistro
toward the north end of 14th Avenue, we
were ushered to a very nice table. Seated
just far enough from the piano for easy
conversation, our very attentive server
quickly took our wine order.

For appetizers, I decided to
try the heirloom
tomato

Chargrilled Swordfish. Sweetbreads.

salad ($14) and my husband agonized giving them a crunchy exterior and a mesan and white wine risotto. Hours:
over whether to start with the sweet- soft, creamy interior. They were served For dessert on this most recent visit, Tuesday through Saturday,
breads ($18) or the Blue Star escargot atop a tomato and whole grain mustard
sautee ($16). sauce. An absolutely indulgent appetizer. we shared an order of the Blue Star’s de- 5 p.m. until late
licious homemade warm blueberry rhu- Beverages: Full Bar
My husband loves Chef Kitty Wag- Then for entrées, I ordered the lobster barb crisp ($9), topped with vanilla bean
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which are not always on the menu. plemented by toasted pistachio and of an excellent pianist made this anoth-
wild rice pilaf, tender spears of grilled er Valentine’s to remember.
My salad was delightful with chunks asparagus and topped with a tarragon
of tomato set among a bed of aru- hollandaise. I welcome your comments, and encour-
gula, adorned with shaved red onion, age you to send feedback to me at tina@
and topped with crumbled bacon and But my lobster risotto was superb verobeach32963.com.
homemade blue cheese dressing. – chunks of sweet tender meat from a
pound-and-a-half Maine lobster, re- The reviewer dines anonymously at
My husband’s sweetbreads had been moved from the shell, and served on restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
lightly dusted in flour and pan-seared, top of a shitake, leek, tarragon, par- 32963. 

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WINE COLUMN

WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER WINE? FIRST OF ALL, RELAX

BY DAVE MCINTYRE your opened wine, in- without removing the cork from the ity wine will stay fresh for several days
cluding special gizmos bottle. The wine is extracted through in a Savino, longer than just leaving
The Washington Post you can buy, with a dis- a needle that punctures the cork and it re-corked in the bottle. The Savino
cussion of their advan- then inserts argon gas to protect the also fits more conveniently in the
“Can we do something about these tages and pitfalls. remaining wines, for months if not door of your fridge.
bottles?” longer, because the cork’s seal has not
The simplest thing to been broken. If you like to start your evening with
My wife asks me this, with implied do is shove the cork back a glass of champagne or other bubbly,
irritation, at least once a week. The in the bottle as far as you The Coravin debuted at about $300 a you can stretch that bottle with a cham-
question is usually punctuated by the can (or refasten the screw few years ago, but there are models now pagne stopper, available at most wine
sound of bottles sliding across a gran- cap) and leave the wine online for about $150. You will need to stores or online for anywhere from $6 to
ite countertop and clinking loudly to- on the counter. A re-cork- buy replacement argon cartridges, so more than $20, depending on how fancy
gether. I bristle at the question. ed wine should be fine there’s a recurring investment. Coravin they are. You shove the stopper on the
for a day or two, or three. does have a good – if still short – track top of the bottle and clamp two wings
There’s a section of our counter that I have found screw caps record on preserving wine remaining around the bottle neck to hold the seal.
seems to organically collect partially can keep good wine fresh in the bottle. Pop up the wings and there’s a pop al-
emptied wine bottles, the detritus of for weeks, even without most as satisfying as when you twisted
my tastings as I look for wines to rec- refrigeration. Savino (about $30 online) is a carafe the cork out of the bottle the first time.
ommend. Some have a cork stuffed designed to preserve your red or white
back in the bottle, or a screw cap re- That said, the refrigera- wine from oxygen over several days. The goal is to protect your wine from
affixed. Others are closed with rubber tor is always a good idea, A floating stopper protects the wine spoilage, so it can live to let you drink
stoppers, pumped free of air to protect for white or red wines. from at least most of the oxygen in the another day. And if all you want is to
the wine. Cold slows oxidation. Dis- carafe, while a cap creates a good seal save some wine for tomorrow, often the
advantages: You’ll need against outside air. I’ve found a qual- simplest solutions are the best. 
A few may have glass tops plucked to let reds warm up a bit the next day,
from the collection in my kitchen draw- and the bottles will need to stand up in
er, offering an imperfect seal against the door of your fridge – a resealed cork
oxidation. And some are just left open, may not be a total seal to prevent leak-
because what the heck. There are still age if you lay the bottle on its side.
more in the refrigerator door, and of
course, the instant rejects that were There are numerous gadgets to avoid
emptied into the sink and tossed un- oxidation. The Vacu Vin is a pump that
ceremoniously into the recycling bin. supposedly sucks oxygen out of the
bottle, leaving a vacuum over the wine
All this has left me a bit jaded to until you release the rubber stopper.
the question of what to do with left- The pump and two stoppers cost about
over wine, but it also has given me a $13 and last forever, assuming you don’t
more relaxed perspective: Don’t worry lose the stoppers. I’ve always had good
about it. Your wine will be fine, for a luck with this – even after a few weeks,
few days, at least. squeezing the stopper releases a reas-
suring “poof” as the vacuum is broken.
Almost everyone knows that wine The Vacu Vin has its skeptics, though,
will turn to vinegar with exposure to who don’t believe the pump actually
oxygen. That is true, eventually. But protects the wine.
the process does not happen quickly.
Good, young wine will even improve Wine collectors have become in-
with exposure to air – “Let it breathe” fatuated with the Coravin, a device
– and may taste better the second or designed to let us enjoy a glass of wine
third day after you open it.

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ST. EDWARD’S

St. Ed’s boys soccer highly motivated after bitter end

Jack Zoltak.

Constantin Andres, Drew Sternberg
and Angelo Andrew up against Pine School.

PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES

Nikita Meinel.

BY RON HOLUB last year. We were all very intent on not ing the net minder as an example. “We had to change the system a little bit and
letting that happen again. were lucky enough to have four different go away from the 4-3-3. We used the 4-3-
Correspondent possibilities in goal this year. They are 2-1 most of the year – and it worked for
“We had two years of experience to- young, have lots of energy and are very us. It’s all about the personnel.
For the second year in a row St. Ed’s gether,” Seye said. “We had five seniors good. We worked all year long on how
varsity boys soccer team was elimi- and they were very good leaders. Most to juggle them depending on the game. “That made my life much easier. I was
nated from postseason play by district were starters last year, and some of the They needed the experience as well. able to focus mostly on the little tactical
rival Pine School. The visiting Knights mistakes they made then were eliminat- Everything starts from the back – the and technical stuff for sure, but that was
broke free from a 1-1 halftime tie en ed. They also did a very good job with the goalie is the first defender, and also the just a bonus for them. When push came
route to a 5-2 regional semifinal victory younger kids. Overall, many of the boys first forward.” to shove these kids fought for each other.
last Saturday night. The Pirates fin- on the team were returnees. We all had a Knowing that your teammates are going
ished at 16-3-1. chance to basically learn and build from Allowing one goal or less 11 times this to win the 50-50’s, and give 100 percent,
last year. I believe that we were a stronger season indicated that everyone mas- makes everyone likely to do that.”
The outcome was eerily similar to team, but also a more poised team. tered the defensive juggling act. Seye
what transpired a year ago when a fa- also tweaked the formation on the pitch, Seye took a group of obviously talent-
vored St. Ed’s team was upset in a dis- “The most important strength on but only slightly from a season ago. ed, energetic and determined players
trict semifinal by Pine School. For the this team was our camaraderie. The deep into the postseason this year, one
returning players and coaches, that bond between these kids was unbreak- “We were still playing with four de- step from the regional final and, after
disappointment was hard to accept, or able. They knew exactly how much fenders and three strong midfielders,” that, the Final Four. Pining about what
forget. Redemption was partially real- I asked of them. The practices were Seye said. “Up front we had two strong might have been aside, the motivation
ized in the 2020 District 8-2A champi- hard. The beautiful thing was seeing outside guys and one strong striker. So for next year is clear. 
onship match against Pine School. how they picked each other up. our system was basically 4-3-2-1. We lost
some wonderful players from last year
The Pirates’ 5-4 victory for the title “And to see them together off the that we could not replace skill-wise. We
erased some of the year-long sting and field shows real friendships. This was
certainly turned out to be the high point much more than a team; it was more like
of the season. The Pirates built a 4-1 lead they created a little family. That is what
in the second half before regrouping to pushed these kids to go above and be-
net the game-winning goal in the first yond.”
10-minute overtime. A regional quarter-
final victory a few days later set up the Drew Sternberg, Jack Zoltak and Leon
season-ender against Pine School. Main attacked the opposing net for 65
goals this season. Forwards Andrew
The two playoff setbacks will never Angelo and BT Termidor were regular
overshadow the 29-5-3 record and 2020 starters. The defense in front of keep-
district title resume already compiled er Alex Lee was a group effort. Aidan
by second-year head coach Pape Seye. Burdick, Jack Dobson, Edgar Chavez,
Rian Tull, Nikita Meinel and Liam Kavo-
“During training camp, and even be- lius, among others, all contributed. Ros-
fore, we saw these kids gearing up for the ter flexibility was a big advantage, and
season to start,” Seye told us. “The pace, personnel changes were often game-to-
the strength, the skill level and the dis- game decisions.
cipline were still very much where they
were last year – and even more, mainly “It was a matter of considering what
because this group of seniors still held players we might need or use in that
on to the memory of that semifinal loss particular game,” Seye explained, cit-

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Bonzo hails good fellows Murphy and Walley

Hi Dog Buddies! “Huh?” Murphy & Walley. PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES
“Well, full disclosure, I was what
Murphy an Wallace Kasper are ad- humans call ob-KNOCK-shus. Very, older an not thrilled about sharing Mom “Me, I mostly nap,” said Walley. “That’s
opted brothers. Murphy’s 6. He’s a trim very ob-KNOCK-shus. Us Boston Terri- an Dad. At first, the liddle pupster pretty cuz I’m too short to see out. I think maybe
an tidy, black-an-white purebred Bos- ers are really smart an frenly, but we can much just hid under the barstools, an I I’m a cat at heart. I mean, I love nappin’.
ton Terrier with bright boogly eyes. He be a tad, well, stubborn. See, Mom and ignored him. After about three days, I An loungin’ on the couch an watchin’ the
has PAYpers an everything. But he’s not Dad had agreed with the breeder that I guessed he got tired of hidin’, an I figured world.”
a Snobnose. Wallace (call him Walley) is could work as an Official Pooch Daddy out he wasn’t goin’ anywhere. Now we’re
somewhere around 5. He’s a Mix or, as cuzza my excellent bloodline. But I was fine. We sometimes squabble like broth- “I can’t buh-leeve you just said that,”
he puts it, “I’m a Mutt, an proud of it!” such a Total Pain in the Kazoo when ers do, but not that much. Mom an Dad exclaimed Murphy, smiling. “I mean,
Mom an Dad were raisin’ me an tryin’ get us both the same toys. Here, I’ll show when you let go with that big bay of
They were both at the door for wag- to train me, they finally gave up an got you my favrite.” yours, NOBODY’D think you were a cat.
an-sniffs, an Murphy introduced him- me the No Puppies Procedure. I think Show Bonzo what I mean.”
self an Walley, then, “This is our Dad potty training was what humans call Murphy dashed out an dashed back
Michael. Our Mom Sherri’s restin’.” the Last Straw. I don’t remember seeing with this liddle black tire. It was Super Well, laid back, chilled-out Walley sat
any straws, but they seemed pretty sure Crispy Dog Biscuits. Nice an chewy, I fig- up, lifted his chin an let go with the big-
“Delighted to meet you,” I told them. that was the Last One. ured. gest, most resounding bay I’ve ever heard.
Murphy made snorty sounds when “Now, I’m wa-ay better (except for
he talked, which was a LOT. At first ripping up palm fronds). But I have a “Here’s mine,” added Walley, hop- “Pawsome!” I told him, re-fluffing my
I thought he was growlin’, but he ex- feeling I’m Super Lucky they didn’t give ping down to retrieve a well-munched ears.
plained Boston Terriers sometimes up on me.” red an white sorta bone-on-a-rope.
snuffle cuzza their short noses. “Me too,” chimed in Walley, from the He plopped back down. “I don’t have
We got all situated, but Murphy re- couch. “Or I would of never had such a “Nice,” I commented. “Whaddya do much reason to use it anymore, but it’s
mained standin’ and movin’ around. cool kibbles big bro.” for exercise?” nice to know it’s there if I ever need it.”
Walley, on the other paw, curled up on the “I’m happy things worked out for you.
couch. He was mostly white with a nice So what’s your story, Walley?” “The yard is scary cuzza the bobcats “No kiddin’,” I agreed.
brown head anna pleasant face, which “I was real young when some humans an gaders an raccoons,” said Walley. Headin’ home, I was thinkin’ about
looked very Beagle-y. I wouldda thought – might have been the Pooch Pleece – “They LURK. We usually hang out on Walley’s amazin’ voice, an tryin’ to
he WAS one ’cept for his real short legs. picked me up wanderin’ around inna the screen porch. We can run around remember the last time I’d barked. I
“It’s way cool kibbles you’re gonna field near Lake O.” an get fresh air, an we don’t hafta worry couldn’t. Maybe I should practice.
write about us, Mr. B.,” he said. “I’m a “What’s that?” I asked. about gettin’ eaten. We have nap mats
REScue. Everybody figgers I’m about 5, “It’s this huge buncha water, you out there, too. But we usually sleep with Till next time,
an that I’m a mix of Beagle an Corgi.” know, a lake, but big as an OH-shun, Mom an Dad. Murphy’s a Daddy’s boy.”
That explained the legs. in the middle of the state. Its ackshull The Bonz
“Ready when you are,” I told them. name is really long (I can’t even say it) “That’s true,” said Murphy. “I often
“I’ll begin,” said Murphy. “I am from but it’s got a lotta ‘ee’s.’ Anyway I was fall asleep in his lap. It’s comforting.” Don’t Be Shy
Deerfield Beach. I was the biggest puppy adopted by my human brother, Shawn, He sighed. “When I was younger, I used
of my litter, an the only one left when who I love. But I was alone a lot cuzza to dance. Up on my back legs. Just twir- We are always looking for pets
Mom an Dad found out about us. They his work, so he brought me here to live lin’ an twirlin’. Now, not so much.” with interesting stories.
were ‘between dogs’ at the time, and with Mom an Dad an Murphy. I love
weren’t really lookin’ for another pooch. it now, but at first I cried an cried cuz “Do you do car rides?” To set up an interview, email
But the litter lady knew ’em and offered I missed Shawn. Now I get to see him “Yep. We love car rides. Even long ones. [email protected].
’em a DEAL. I was On Special for a bar- when he visits, so it’s OK.” I always look at all the cool stuff goin’ by.”
gain price, plus I was super cute, so they “How did you two pooches get along
said OK.” at first?”
“You got lucky,” I observed. “Well,” said Murphy, “we both like our
“Bet your dog biscuits I did,” he own space, you know. I was bigger an
agreed, “but Mom an Dad, ummm, not
so much.”

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Fear not! Be a ‘sparrow-saver’ and attend to others’ needs

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT fear. “Fear not” (and related phrases) and much more compassionate than We wonder, could our fears be less-
Columnists is found over 150 times in the Bible – ourselves. ened if we, too, focused less upon
making it one of the most frequently the uncertainties of our own lives
There is a good bit of fear-induc- offered commands. And the com- When Jesus offers the reflection and more upon the prospect of be-
ing uncertainty in our lives these mand to “fear not” is undergirded about God’s care of the sparrows, ing sparrow-savers ourselves? Maybe
days, isn’t there? The stock market is with reasoning meant to quell every he is instructing his followers about attending to the needs of others is
bouncing up and down like a 4-year- doubt. Sometimes the reason the how to go out into the fearsome and the best antidote to our own fears.
old on a trampoline. Political rheto- Bible offers for a fearless facing of uncertain world. Although hardship, And caring widely and well for oth-
ric is peppered with dire predictions. the future is that God will intervene, betrayal and rejection may lie ahead ers is made possible when we recog-
North Korea, Syria and Russia are overcome or prevent the dreaded for them, their mission is neverthe- nize that we are loved in a way, and
in the news and raising concerns. A outcome. But often, the reason for less to fearlessly do their best to heal, at a depth, and by a God who sees a
dangerous new virus has the world fearlessness is more subtle and more to teach, to care, and to uplift. In oth- future beyond our sight and protec-
on alert. And you may have your own profound. Sometimes we are told not er words, they are sent out to tend all tively takes us there. So fear not! 
personal uncertainties as well, con- to fear simply because we are loved. the other fragile sparrows.
cerning health issues, or relation-
ships, or financial interests or busi- In one of the most beautiful and
ness matters. memorable Gospel passages related
to soothing fears, Jesus notes that
So yes, uncertainty for our future is even the sparrows are watched and
fairly likely, and fear can be the out- maintained aloft by God. If God
come of all that uncertainty. But must watches over the tiny sparrows, will
fear inevitably be the result of uncer- He not also, because you are so deep-
tainty? Is it possible to engage the un- ly valued, watch over you?
certainties, worries and dilemmas of
life with some other frame of mind? It’s interesting to be compared to a
sparrow, isn’t it? A sparrow, after all,
The Bible would encourage us to is small, fragile and vulnerable. But
face whatever is before us without perhaps we are, too. And acknowl-
the debilitating encumbrance of edging that human condition may
actually be a soother of our fears,
rather than a multiplier, if we also ac-
knowledge that we fragile, sparrow-
like folks are in the care of one much
more capable, much more powerful

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Renovated Baytree courtyard home has irresistible L.A. vibe

BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA faces and fixtures, 13- to 18-foot ceil-
Staff Writer ings, and light-filled open spaces.

It is no stretch to say there is nothing The homeowners, two architect
else on the market in Vero Beach like brothers, designed the renovation.
the striking home at 8341 Calaman- Of Spanish descent, they grew up in
dren Way in Baytree on the north is- Vero Beach and currently live and
land. Resplendent with a total, down- work in L.A.
to-the-studs renovation in 2019, this
sophisticated, one-of-a-kind beauty As soon as they saw the house, they
will wow you with its crisp, clean sur- knew how they wanted to transform
it. They say the style they created in
this residence has elements of tropi-

cal, modern and contemporary ar- broad paver drive, flanking a high gar-
chitecture, with nods to their native den wall and arched entranceway. Step
Spain and to Vero Beach. Altogether, through and you find yourself in the
it has an irresistible L.A. vibe. heart of this welcoming home and its
lovely centerpiece – a splendid court-
Bordered by graceful palms and low yard, lushly landscaped with sweeps
tropical green-scape, a pair of 2-bay of lawn, trees and low plantings.
garages extend from either side of the

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Each element – plants, soil, stone, are crisp white. The floors are wide-
concrete and the shimmering, asym- planked floating hardwood in gray/
metrical pool with waterfall foun- taupe hues. Subtle recessed lighting
tain, each curve and angle – fits to- complements the wealth of ambient
gether with all the others to create a light flowing in through windows,
residential work of art, a resort-like skylights and glass doors.

retreat where you’ll want to spend Before renovation work began, the
hours relaxing, swimming and enter- brothers considered how light and
taining friends. shadow moved across the structure,
dawn to dusk, and how the ocean
The brothers worked closely with breezes played through the open
Rock City Gardens to create the land- spaces, affecting shapes and col-
scape design, including the court- ors. Each structural element was
yard, which they envisioned as func- designed and placed based on this
tional and beautiful. careful contemplation, right down to
the guava trees planted in the court-
Inside, the walls, ceilings, win-
dows, doors, molding and drapery

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VITAL STATISTICS
8341 CALAMANDREN WAY

yard, whose silky trunks are a beau- moments – the big, bright formal Another wide-open space is the Neighborhood: Baytree
tiful mix of continuously changing living room/dining room with its kitchen/family room, a seamless, Year built: 1993; to-the studs-
browns, reds and golds. soaring ceilings, tall clear doors and light-filled gathering place with won-
windows and, in elegant contrast, derful courtyard views. renovation in 2019
There is a charming powder room exposed, dark wood beams and Construction: Frame/stucco
off the entranceway; then comes the drapery rods. The kitchen is a chef’s dream-come-
first of this home’s many “Wow!” true, with tons of storage, sleek white Lot size: Approx. ¼-acre
Home size: 3,782 square feet

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3.5
Additional features: Only steps
to the beach; two 2-bay garages;
gourmet chef’s kitchen; wine
cooler; butler’s pantry; central
vac; resort-like pool courtyard;
gate-staffed; tile roof; commu-
nity clubhouse, pool, exercise/
fitness room, game room, gas
BBQ, tennis courts; association
fee includes lawn care/irriga-
tion, security, sewer, trash col-
lection and water
Listing agency:
Premier Estate Properties
Listing agent:
Cindy O’Dare, 772-713-5899
Listing price: $1,595,000

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cabinetry topped with decorative positioned below a trio of windows other with small secondary sink and
molding, and high-end appliances, between glass-front cabinets. The cooktop.
including cabinet-front side-by-side chic Rubi designer fixtures are them-
fridge/freezer, wall oven, microwave, selves small works of art. White Bar- Off the kitchen are a butler’s pantry
dishwasher and wine cooler. celona quartz glows from all coun- and a large laundry room with wash-
tertops and both large islands – one er/dryer, utility sink and window.
Here, dishwashing drudgery is mit- with storage and breakfast bar, the
igated by a great view, the large sink The family room features sleek,
seamless, lighted display shelving,

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centered by a wall TV outlet. (Against morning swim, or bring that first cup
its white background, even the black of fragrant coffee out to terrace.
rectangle of a large TV becomes a de-
sign element.) The master bath is another resort-
like experience: a spacious room
You will most certainly feel with tawny wood-plank floor, square
wrapped in the luxury of a resort in recessed lights, and plenty of open
your master suite. The bedroom fea- space for a comfy chaise. On either
tures white chair rail and wainscot- side of the white French entry doors
ing beneath rich honey-hued grass are a pair of large vanities, each with
cloth. There are two walk-in closets, quartz countertop and elegant Rubi
one with a roomy bureau and mirror. fixtures. A large, rectangular gold-
framed mirror is positioned between
Picture awakening to a view of your glowing sconces.
magical courtyard through the bed-
room’s glass wall. Allow this sunny The piece de resistance in this fabu-
green haven to ease you into the lous haven is the big, sumptuous oval
day: Take an invigorating, greet-the- tub, a gleaming white, stand-alone

beauty. From this room, too, you can formed into a den or library.
step right out into the courtyard if Also with courtyard access, the two
you wish.
en suite guest bedrooms are welcom-
Also looking out upon the court- ing, restful havens.
yard and currently used as an office
is a room that could easily be trans- From Baytree, it’s a short drive
south to Vero’s charming island vil-
lage with its many shops and bou-
tiques, resorts, fine restaurants and
pubs. Also on the Island are Riverside
Park, home to the nationally known
Riverside Theatre, the renowned Vero
Beach Museum of Art and the city
tennis center. The city marina and
a large riverside dog park are other
amenities. 

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How to combine a home office and guest room into one space

BY MICHELE LERNER Add multiple lighting sources: We into a chic oasis. When creating a bud- of a bedroom and an office squished
The Washington Post typically gravitate toward soft, warm get for your office/guest room, be sure into one room. To do so, gather your
lighting for a bedroom and brighter to allocate enough money for high- ideas on one page to make sure they
Many people who work from home light for an office. Selecting a variety of quality bedding, pillows and a mat- make sense together.
and occasionally host family staying lighting sources for a multifunctional tress. A soft rug under the bed is not
overnight probably would prefer a sep- room is key. Floor lamps and sconces only aesthetically pleasing but also Details to make your guests feel at
arate room for each function. But the are also a great way to add style and helps separate the bedroom from the home: Small details such as providing
problem is a lot of those people have varied light. office. a phone charging cord, a glass for water
only one extra room instead of two. and the Wi-Fi password are examples
Budget for high-quality bedding Create a unified color and mate- of things that make your guests feel
So, they must combine a home office and accessories: Luxurious bedding rial palette: It’s important to make the comfortable. Those thoughtful details
and a guest room into one space. and a cozy rug can help turn any room room feel like a holistic space, instead go a long way! 

We asked Gabriela Gargano, owner
of Grisoro Designs in New York, for tips
on how to design and decorate a room
so that it works equally well as a guest
room and as a functional workspace.
Here’s what Gargano had to offer:

Start with a list of requirements for
the office: What type of storage do you
need for the office? Is it filing cabinets
or bookcases? Do you need space for a
printer and other technology? Having
a good grasp of the functionality you
require will allow you to design a space
that’s optimal for you.

Play around with different layouts:
Ideally, the bed will face the entry to
the room, so that your guests have a
warm welcome into the space. Howev-
er, if your room has an unusual layout,
it’s worth exploring other options. As
they say, measure twice, cut (or design)
once.

Get creative with multifunctional
pieces: If you don’t have room for night-
stands and a dresser, consider using a
low chest of drawers as a nightstand
instead. If you don’t have the width for
standard 24-inch-wide nightstands,
consider small side tables with wall-
mounted sconces or pendants.

Hidden storage for your office: Con-
sider furnishings that offer closed or
hidden storage. A roll-top desk, book-
cases with doors or wall-mounted
cabinets can all provide an array of
functional storage while allowing you
to hide a mess when your guests ar-
rive. Companies such as String or USM
also provide modular components that
are easy to repurpose as your needs
change over time. Finally, if you have
a large enough closet, you can also
modify that into a great workspace
with built-ins and then easily close the
doors when guests arrive.

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15 years on, homes finally complete at ‘The Strand’

BY STEVEN M. THOMAS
Staff Writer

It’s been a long and winding road
from concept to completion for the
prime Indian River Shores property
now known as The Strand, but the
goal finally is in sight.

Fifteen years after the land was ini-
tially platted as a luxury subdivision,
the first homes are complete, accord-
ing to Shari Goodner, director of sales
for The Beach Cottages at the Strand.

The Beach Cottages – a five-build-
ing, 21-unit, Key West-style townhouse
community that can be seen from
Highway A1A – occupies the front 4.7
acres of the 34-acre development.
A single-family subdivision with 47
homes sits behind the townhouses, ex-
tending to the Indian River Lagoon.

Those homes will be built by Len-
nar, which has 44 finished lots and a
model home under construction, and
GHO Homes, which has three lots
the company snagged before Lennar
swooped in and bought the rest.

Infrastructure is complete in the
single-family home section and GHO

East of A1A 1344 Riverside Lane, president Bill Handler says he expects sign is by Masterpiece Design Group.
NEW LISTING Vero Beach FL 32963 to begin construction by the end of Two furnished models will be open
• Spacious 4/4 Home April. Lennar executives were unable
• 3-4 bedrooms • 2700 SQ. FT. to provide a construction timeline for later this month, Goodner says, and
• 2.5 Baths • Situated on 167’ of Water Front their homes. there will be a grand opening to show
• Courtyard Patio w/ Heated Pool them off on Feb. 27, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30
• Fenced Yard $625,000 • MLS 23006 Meanwhile, the action is all up- p.m. Handler says GHO plans to build
• Freshly Painted front, where Phoenix Custom Homes 2,900-square-foot homes with three
1289 Island Club Square West, has completed one four-unit town- bedrooms and a den, four bathrooms
$425,000 Vero Beach FL 32963 house building and erected the con- and a three-car garage on its single-
• $325,000 Under Market crete block shell for a second four- family lots. Pricing has not been fi-
• 4 Bed + Den, 3.5 Bath, Pool & Spa unit structure. Foundation work is nalized.
• Intracoastal Views underway for the third of five build-
• Stunning White Kitchen ings and Goodner says work will start Lennar is building its Windjam-
$825,000 • MLS 227530 on the fourth building in March. mer model as a display home. A Len-
nar executive told Vero Beach 32963
[email protected] Goodner says two units in the com- a year ago that prices for the com-
pleted building are under contract pany’s homes in The Strand would
Gene Billero, Broker and ready to close. Two more units likely range from about $1 million to
772.532.0011 have been reserved. $2 million, with the most expensive
homes on riverfront lots. No update
“You can reserve a unit with a was available at press time.
$10,000 deposit,” says Goodner. “That
takes it off the market and we work Back at the start of the winding road,
with the buyer to finalize details and a 41.5-acre ocean-to-river parcel that
finishes with the goal of going to con- included The Strand property was as-
tract quickly. sembled in 2004 from grove land north
of Palm Island Plantation. The tract was
“Contracts are structured with a sold to McGough, a construction and
10-percent down payment at signing, development company headquartered
another 10 percent down when foun- in St. Paul, Minn., for $16.5 million.
dation work is complete, and a third
10-percent payment when the roof is McGough planned a high-end com-
on. The balance is settled at closing.” munity called Providence that would
take full advantage of the gold-plated
Townhouse developers Fred Ber- barrier-island location. Plans for the
nstein and Joseph Ravenhorst hired development were approved and buy-
Atelier d’ Architecture to design the ers put down deposits on new homes,
project and Phoenix Custom Homes but the real estate market began to
to build it. Engineering was by Knight, slow before construction began and
McGuire & Associates and Schulke, McGough put the project on hold.
Bittle & Stoddard, LLC; interior de-

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PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES

The land lost value during the Great
Recession and Beachlen Development,
a company owned by Philadelphia bil-
lionaire Brook Lenfest, snapped it up in
2012 for $10.95 million. Beachlen talk-
ed about building large estate homes
priced at more than $5 million on the
property but never firmed up those
plans. When Lenfest’s development
focus shifted back to Philadelphia, the
property went back on the market.

In October 2014, island business-
woman Katherine McConvey bought
the oceanfront part of the tract, pay-
ing $7,250,000 for seven acres on the
east side of A1A where she hoped to
build an ultra-luxurious modernist
condo complex with 18 homes priced
around $3 million each. When that
project faltered, developer Yane
Zana bought the oceanfront tract,
where he is building the Blue at 8050
condominiums.

That left the western portion, where
The Strand is now platted, which ex-
tends from A1A to the Indian River
and has 620 linear feet of water front-
age along the historic Jungle Trail.

The Patten Company, a national
real estate development firm with
offices in Naples and Boca Raton,
closed on the tract in 2017, pay-
ing $5 million, and installed roads,
sewers, water features and other in-
frastructure.

The Strand Beach Cottages LLC
signed a contract to purchase the fin-
ished lots in the townhome section of
the project two years ago.

One- and two-story townhouses
are available, priced from the high
$800s to $1.1 million. The three-bed-
room, one-story Model A units have
2,335 square feet of air-conditioned
living space and 2,872 square feet
under roof. Two-story Model B units
have 2,994 square feet under air and
4,121 under roof. Both units have
two-car attached garages and loads
of luxury features and finishes.

GHO bought its finished lots from
Patten in 2018. Shortly afterward,
Lennar signed a contract with Pat-
ten to purchase the rest of the single-
family lots. 

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REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Feb. 7 to Feb. 13

The barrier island real estate market had another solid week with 10 transactions reported, including two
for more than $2 million.

The top sale of the week was of a home set on a prominent corner in Windsor’s Central Village. The
residence at 10602 Charleston Drive was listed March 5, 2019, for $2.75 million. The sale closed on Feb. 12
for $2.5 million.

The seller of the property was represented by Betsy Hanley and Laurin Pohl of Windsor Properties. Pohl
also represented the purchaser in the transaction.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$2,350,000
$2,500,000 $799,000
CASTAWAY COVE 1371 INDIAN MOUND TRL 12/5/2019 $799,000 $2,500,000 2/11/2020 $540,000
SEAGROVE 1780 CYPRESS LN 11/6/2019 $575,000 $799,000 2/7/2020 $485,000
$549,900
SEASONS 2050 AUTUMN LN 11/29/2017 $549,000 2/7/2020 $325,000
$280,000
CACHE CAY 85 CACHE CAY DR 7/15/2019 $549,900 2/12/2020 $250,000
$220,000
TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT $215,000

VERO BEACH HOTEL AND CLUB 3500 OCEAN DR, #314 1/16/2020 $350,000 $350,000 2/10/2020
ROBLES DEL MAR 5601 HWY A1A, #S304 10/30/2019 $289,000 $289,000 2/10/2020
CORALSTONE CONDO 1370 CORAL PARK LN, #801 1/2/2020 $255,000 $255,000 2/7/2020
VISTA DEL MAR 5400 HIGHWAY A1A, #G18 12/26/2019 $235,900 $235,900 2/10/2020
VISTA DEL MAR 5400 HIGHWAY A1A, #H19 12/12/2019 $239,999 $219,000 2/10/2020

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Castaway Cove, Address: 1371 Indian Mound Trl Subdivision: Seasons, Address: 2050 Autumn Ln

Listing Date: 12/5/2019 Listing Date: 11/29/2017
Original Price: $2,500,000 Original Price: $575,000
Recent Price: $2,500,000 Recent Price: $549,000
Sold: 2/11/2020 Sold: 2/7/2020
Selling Price: $2,350,000 Selling Price: $540,000
Listing Agent: Charlotte Terry & Kate Weeks Listing Agent: David & Linda Riley

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Not Provided Mary Harrigan

Not Provided Keller Williams Realty

Subdivision: Seagrove, Address: 1780 Cypress Ln Subdivision: Robles Del Mar, Address: 5601 Hwy A1A, #S304

Listing Date: 11/6/2019 Listing Date: 10/30/2019
Original Price: $799,000 Original Price: $289,000
Recent Price: $799,000 Recent Price: $289,000
Sold: 2/7/2020 Sold: 2/10/2020
Selling Price: $799,000 Selling Price: $280,000
Listing Agent: Claudia Johnson Listing Agent: Dustin Haynes

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

Cliff Lamb Sven Frisell

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Vista Del Mar, Address: 5400 Highway A1A, #G18 Subdivision: Vero Beach Hotel and Club, Address: 3500 Ocean Dr, #314

Listing Date: 12/26/2019 Listing Date: 1/16/2020
Original Price: $235,900 Original Price: $350,000
Recent Price: $235,900 Recent Price: $350,000
Sold: 2/10/2020 Sold: 2/10/2020
Selling Price: $220,000 Selling Price: $325,000
Listing Agent: Robin Burgarella Listing Agent: Martha Argue

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Billero & Billero

Denise Lazaris Martha Argue

Coldwell Banker Paradise Billero & Billero

Subdivision: Coralstone Condo, Address: 1370 Coral Park Ln, #801 Subdivision: Vista Del Mar, Address: 5400 Highway A1A, #H19

Listing Date: 1/2/2020 Listing Date: 12/12/2019
Original Price: $255,000 Original Price: $239,999
Recent Price: $255,000 Recent Price: $219,000
Sold: 2/7/2020 Sold: 2/10/2020
Selling Price: $250,000 Selling Price: $215,000
Listing Agent: Kitty Rossetti Listing Agent: LuAnn Donnelly-Willemen
& Holly Gorman
Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise Selling Agent:
Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC
Andrew Waterman
Nancy Marquez
Waterman Real Estate Inc.
Coldwell Banker Paradise

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