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BY KURT EICHENWALD | WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP

HowDarkMoney boomerangedonthe GOP

When the political history of the Obama years is unlimited cash into political organizations known servatives want to end abortion, gay marriage and in-
written, one important element will be how conser- as super PACs, 501(c)4s and 527s, with one restric- still Christian values in schools. Then there are those
vative overreach led to the collapse of the Repub- tion: The group couldn’t coordinate its efforts with focused on single issues – fossil fuels development,
lican Party. And it all started with a Supreme Court the campaign it supported. So an advertisement that support of Israel, tearing down consumer financial
case that proved to be poison that Republicans ea- said “Vote for Joe” and was paid for by a cash-laden protections.
gerly swallowed, thinking it was cake. outside entity was OK, so long as it didn’t ask Joe for
permission. With Citizens United, these different moneyed in-
That January 2010 ruling was the infamous Citi- terests could each become major players in the po-
zens United v. Federal Election Commission, which Following the ruling, most conservatives fell over litical process by writing a check, forcing candidates
declared that associations of people (read: rich folk in delight, believing that their partners in crime on to make pilgrimages to kiss the rings of billionaires.
and businesses) have free speech rights, and that the Supreme Court – by twisting the Constitution GOP leaders were unaware of the coming insidious
not-for-profit entities are constitutionally allowed to beyond recognition – had just delivered a glorious consequences in this new political landscape: The
collect and spend as much money as they want for present to the Republican Party. The decision “struck party was about to split into well-financed factions;
political purposes, so long as they don’t coordinate a blow for the First Amendment,’’ said Republican a candidate who otherwise would never consider
those efforts with their candidates. Senator Mitch McConnell. “The floodgates for mon- running for the Republican presidential nomination
ey will obviously be opened by the court’s decision,’’ could be transformed into a contender with one bil-
For a bunch of purported constitutional literal- said Ed Rollins, a prominent Republican political lionaire’s backing.
ists, the decision was nonsense – the conservatives consultant.
on the court granted First Amendment rights to cor- The numbers tell the tale. Before Citizens United,
porations, a legal construct never mentioned by the But for all their excited panting, Republicans the Republican nomination process was fairly pre-
Founding Fathers. In fact, the 200 or so U.S. corpora- failed to consider one important fact: Not all mil- dictable. Candidates would test the waters; only a
tions that existed by 1800 were chartered by the states lionaires and billionaires support the same things. few would receive enough in contributions to keep
and forbidden from participating in politics, and if Establishment Republicans focus on lower taxes and their campaigns going; everyone else would quickly
they engaged in any activities deemed inappropriate, decreased government regulation. Evangelical con- drop out.
they could have been immediately dissolved.
In 2000, for example, out of 12 GOP candidates,
But the conservative justices made up a differ- seven withdrew before the primaries because they
ent history, reading into the Constitution what they couldn’t raise enough money, having brought in
wanted to find rather than what the founders clearly only between $1.7 million and $5 million, according
intended. And what they “discovered” was that mon- to Democracy in Action, a political analysis group
ey is speech and corporations are people, with the run through George Washington University.
same constitutional rights of free expression as any
human. Of the remaining five, one – Steve Forbes, the
multimillionaire businessman – was largely self-
That created a new political world. Billionaires financed, while two others were almost exclusively
and their companies could now anonymously dump
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SENATOR RICK SANTORUM HERMAN CAIN GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER

GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL GOVERNOR RICK PERRY FORMER GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY

GOVERNOR JEB BUSH GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SENATOR JOHN McCAIN

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supported by evangelical and anti-abortion activ- DONALD TRUMP its problem had been the primary race had lasted
ists, who through their campaign organizations too long, making it too easy for longshot candidates
raised contributions just over $7.5 million that they two Republican primary ballots. Mitt Romney did not to drag out the race. So, in a dreadful political error,
could directly control. The only two financially viable secure enough delegates to win the nomination until the party decided to shorten its primary schedule so
candidates, former Texas Governor George W. Bush almost June because so many candidates had the out- that one candidate could grab enough delegates to
and Senator John McCain, brought in $91 million and side money to keep going, and they kept cutting into win quickly.
$28 million, respectively, during the primary season. the former Massachusetts governor’s totals.
Unfortunately for the Republicans, the Citizens
The result? Only Bush and McCain won any elec- At least 49 super PACs supported individual can- United problem may well destroy the party this elec-
toral contests. The total amount contributed by po- didates, including businessman Herman Cain, for- tion cycle. There were once again 17 presidential
litical action committees to every candidate – Re- mer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov- candidates at the start of the race, all of them ma-
publican and Democrat – was just $2.8 million in the ernor Rick Perry, former Senator Rick Santorum and jor politicians and businesspeople, and all but a few
primary season. many others, according to the Center for Responsive backed by many millions of dollars from super PACs
Politics. and other outside groups.
With Bush running for re-election in 2004, the
next competitive primary season was 2008, and the Every time Romney seemed on the verge of secur- Even former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal,
story was the same. Twelve GOP candidates toed the ing the nomination, someone else supported by a who ranked next to nothing in the polls, received
starting line. Four withdrew before the primaries, few billionaires would become the flavor of the week $4.5 million in support from outside entities, com-
and three more dropped out in the first month of to compete with him. For example, Gingrich’s cam- pared with $1.4 million contributed to him the old-
the election year, all for lack of funds. Another three paign wouldn’t die because one billionaire, casino fashioned way – real people giving money. Perry got
dropped out soon after for the same reasons. McCain mogul Sheldon Adelson, backed him with $15 mil- $15 million in outside backing this time thanks to
had raised about $54 million by the time he secured lion in outside expenditures. Citizens United but could only raise $1.4 million in
the nomination on April 15. And again, PACs contrib- traditional campaign contributions.
uted little in the primaries. After its 2012 loss in the general election, the Re-
publican Party came to the wrong conclusion that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker received $24
Then came 2012, the first primary season after million in independent backing (but only $8 million
the Citizens United decision, and with it, one of the from individual contributions), New Jersey Gover-
most ridiculous sights in political history: Republi- nor Chris Christie got $23 million (compared with
can debates with so many candidates that the stage $8 million), and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
seemed to groan under their weight. Unlike in the received $118.7 million (compared with $33.5 mil-
past, no one needed to go hat in hand to hundreds lion), numbers that led establishment Republicans
or thousands of potential donors – they just needed to deem him the presumptive nominee.
backing from one of those not-for-profit entities sup-
ported by a few billionaires. And all that again left the party in a situation in
which Republican voters could not coalesce around
With money sloshing around inside and outside of a single candidate. There were too many to choose
every campaign, no one dropped out before the pri- from.
maries. Seventeen candidates appeared on at least
No one came close to a majority in the early polls,

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meaning a candidate could become the front-run- marching toward the nomination. And party leaders apparent and unavoidable, with the Republican
ner with a plurality much smaller than historically seem incapable of understanding what happened. Party being decimated by the decision, perhaps the
required. Thus, with the establishment candidates Democrats will drop their multiyear effort to pass
divvying up the support of traditional Republican Now, with many Republican politicians wailing laws that would mitigate the court’s ruling. Instead,
voters into small slivers, Donald Trump – the only that a Trump nomination could destroy the party, they may wait until the Republicans come knock-
candidate receiving almost no support from in- perhaps someone will realize that the splintering of ing on their doors seeking campaign finance reform.
dependent groups created by Citizens United – is the GOP is in part traceable to Citizens United. And then make them beg. 

With the real consequences starting to become

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Stop bashing Wall Street. Times have changed.

The following column by Bloomberg editor-in- ble measure of 157 banks worldwide for the first time the risk-embracing juggernauts of a decade ago. The 24
chief emeritus Matthew A. Winkler provides a useful since President George W. Bush was re-elected. big banks in the KBW index had the lowest total debt
antidote to the negative drumbeat being heard from as a proportion of their assets since the data became
virtually all presidential candidates. Home mortgages now total $9.95 trillion after bot- available in 2002: 15.9 percent compared to 34 percent
toming in 2014 after the recession. That amount is in 2004 and 30.6 percent in 2008. Estimated tangible
There's a perverse competition among some U.S. comparable to the easy-credit days of 2006, before common equity, the most conservative measure of a
presidential candidates: Who can most loudly blame the financial crisis. Today, in contrast, the mortgage bank's capital, climbed to a record in 2015, says Alison
Wall Street for the problems of Main Street. market shows no signs of the leveraged lending that Williams, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.
precipitated the housing bust and, if anything, is
They've got it wrong. Financial firms are doing poised to keep growing. The convergence of U.S. banks' propensity to
more to help consumers, business and industry in keep lending and global investors favoring them as
America than they have in decades. And for the first The average home price, up 30 percent since 2012, best bets is reflected in the average ratio of nonper-
time since the early years of the 21st century, global reflects an increasingly robust outlook for hous- forming loans to total loans among the KBW Index
investors consider U.S. banks among the world's best. ing, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. U.S. banks. By the end of 2015, the ratio was 0.66 percent,
homeowner equity now amounts to 93 percent of the the lowest since 2007 and a minuscule fraction of the
One of the reasons the American economy is per- 2006 peak, which means Americans from coast to 2.96 percent ratio reached in 2009.
forming better than any of the largest in Asia and coast and North to South can look forward to recov-
Europe is that its regulators have repaired the dam- ering value lost from their homes when the market Banks also have reined in most of the proprietary
age of the financial crisis and the worst recession collapsed during the recession, Bloomberg data show. trading in derivatives that brought them into con-
since the Great Depression. flict with their depositors. Their share of credit de-
If one excludes the period comprising the height fault swaps, for example, is down 75 percent to $14.6
Led by the Federal Reserve, they replaced incen- of subprime lending, the financial crisis and ensuing trillion since 2007.
tives for reckless speculation with catalysts for old- recession, financing for consumers to homeowners
fashioned credit creation backed by levels of capi- is as good as it's ever been and getting better. If anyone wonders what all this has to do with
tal that are unprecedented in modern times. Banks Main Street, the answer is revealed in the success
today are most willing to lend money since at least Credit-card lines are increasing steadily while of companies selling consumer products to Ameri-
1990. Perhaps the best measure of restored confi- household debt payments as a percentage of dispos- cans. Sales per share of U.S. consumer discretion-
dence in the financial system is the 63 percent of able income have plummeted to 10.02 percent from ary and consumer staples companies are at a record
Americans who are within 7 percentage points of the 13.22 percent in 2007. The combination of healthier since data became available in 1990.
all-time-high valuation of their homes in 2006. debtors while credit is expanding shows why banks
are so willing to keep lending. The additional sales of consumer discretionary firms
All but ignored in the presidential debates this such as Amazon, Nike and Netflix, compared to con-
year is the record $1.06 trillion of loans to commer- The biggest banks today bear little resemblance to sumer staple companies including Coca-Cola, Procter
cial and industrial firms by the largest U.S. banks, an & Gamble and Wal-Mart, is the widest since 2008, ac-
amount that has increased for 21 consecutive quar- cording to data compiled by Bloomberg. That suggests
ters. That's a streak unequaled since 1985, when Ron- American consumers are healthy and getting healthier.
ald Reagan occupied the White House.
Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway has
In its quarterly survey of senior loan officers, the increased its holdings of Wells Fargo, Visa and U.S.
Fed in January reported that banks have been will- Bancorp the past several years, recently told his
ing lenders for 25 consecutive quarters, the longest shareholders that they should ignore much of what
period of commitment since President George H.W. they're hearing from presidential candidates.
Bush was president 26 years ago, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg. “As a result of this negative drumbeat, many Ameri-
cans now believe that their children will not live as
That helps explain why investors for the first time well as they themselves do,” Buffett wrote. “That view
since 2004 are paying a premium to purchase the is dead wrong: The babies being born in America to-
shares of U.S. banks compared with their global peers day are the luckiest crop in history.”
on a price-to-book-value basis, according to Bloom-
berg data. The price-to-book ratio of the 24 major U.S. Buffett should know. It can only happen when Wall
banks in the KBW Bank Index exceeded the compara- Street is backing Main Street. 

PATIENT SAFETY, PART I healthcare providers, that’s not usually the case. Many errors are not due to
poor judgement or recklessness, but a result of normal human slips or lapses.
In modern times, the focus on patient safety goes back to the 1990s when the
Likewise, while it seems logical that high-risk procedures and medical spe-
World Health Organization first reported a staggering statistic: 1 out of 10 patients cialties would be responsible for most avoidable adverse events, that’s also not
true. Even though complex procedures entail more risk, adverse outcomes are
around the world experienced an avoidable adverse patient event (medical error). more related to the severity of the condition being treated, not due to error.
Furthermore, complications or side effects are not always due to an error, but
Today patient safety is a distinct healthcare discipline focused on improv- are more often a result of the underlying condition or treatment itself.

ing efforts such as: NATIONAL EFFORTS TO MEASURE PATIENT SAFETY
 Adopting innovative technologies A milestone article entitled To Err is Human, published in 1999 by the Insti-
 Educating providers and consumers tute of Medicine (IOM), reported a stunning finding: 44,000 to 98,000 deaths
 Enhancing error reporting systems, and in hospitals each year are due to preventable medical errors. The report laid
 Producing higher quality outcomes out a comprehensive strategy for government, healthcare providers, industry
and consumers to use to reduce preventable medical errors.
Some of the causes of healthcare errors reported in medical journals by Since then hospitals have made great progress toward implementing patient-
safety initiatives. The Joint Commission and others have developed meaningful
professional medical organizations include: safety standards. And the federal government and private companies have cre-
 Human factors ated measurement tools and ratings that can be accessed by the public.
o Variations in providers’ training and experience RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC
o Time pressures The most standardized resource for the public is compiled by the Centers for
 Medical complexities Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) at www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare. All hos-
o Complicated technology; powerful drugs pitals that receive reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid must report spe-
o Sicker patients requiring prolonged hospital stays cific information to CMS on a timely basis that is then entered into their national
 System failures database to help hospitals – and the public – benchmark safety outcomes.
o Names of medications sounding similar or looking alike Another good resource for patient safety ratings is The Leapfrog Group at
o Relying on automated systems to prevent errors www.leapfroggroup.org. 
o Systems not in place to share information about errors Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always welcome.
According to The Joint Commission, the nation’s leading healthcare ac- Email us at [email protected].

crediting organization, the cause of over half the serious adverse events is © 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media, all rights reserved

ineffective communication between healthcare providers, or between pro-

viders and patients and family members.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ADVERSE EVENTS
While one might think medical errors are the result of incompetent

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Sometimes the infrastructure of the clear eye, a mellifluous prose style and lights, road stripes, Jersey barriers. The not take care of itself,” he writes. “Infra-
United States seems to be hanging by a a knack for spicing deep research with first painted pedestrian crosswalk, he structure demands vigilance.”
thread — or by a much-neglected gird- personal anecdotes (including some believes, dates back to 1911. The pres-
er. Average citizens, looking to Europe obsessing about the shortcomings of ent form of the traffic light, with red at The trouble, he says, is that we’re
or Japan, can’t help but marvel at the the streets and drainage systems in his the top, yellow in the middle and green usually oblivious to infrastructure un-
bullet trains, the sleek transit systems Durham, N.C., neighborhood). at the bottom, wasn’t introduced until til something goes wrong with it. And
and the bridges and highways that don’t 1928 — and wasn’t standardized until even when we’re aware of the prob-
seem to be crumbling quite the way Our national dilemma, Petroski says, 1930. Stop signs were ruled illegal in Il- lems, the political will and the neces-
ours are. is that the United States now has 4 mil- linois in 1922 because they were seen as sary funding to fix them can be difficult
lion-plus miles of increasingly congest- “a violation of the right of individuals to raise.
They also can’t help wondering: What ed roads and bridges, many of them to cross streets,” and their iconic white
are we doing wrong? built for an earlier time and in a poor lettering on an octagonal red back- Petroski highlights the tangled na-
state of repair. “Potholed and traffic- ground didn’t become standard until ture of the interactions between gov-
Henry Petroski provides welcome jammed roads mean that it takes com- 1954. More amusing, the concrete road ernment agencies and public-works
background to our problems and a muters longer to drive to and from work; dividers known as Jersey barriers were projects without providing any clear
prognosis in “The Road Taken.” As it takes truckers longer to deliver raw — despite their name — first developed remedy for their sometimes counter-
the title suggests, he frames his book materials and goods from mine to plant in California in the mid-1940s. productive results. He’s more optimistic
around lines from Robert Frost’s poem to supplier to factory to warehouse to about technical advances that may im-
“The Road Not Taken,” concerning store; and it takes everyone longer to For the non-engineers among us, prove matters.
the choice an uncertain traveler has pay off repair bills for wheel alignment Petroski offers lucid explanations of
to make about the route he will take. and damaged suspension systems.” As why roads, bridges and other infrastruc- Want to cross that rusty bridge with-
Petroski’s chapter on “public-private far back as 1988, the National Council ture essentials eventually wear down. out a driver at the wheel or any traffic
partnerships: pluses and minuses,” on Public Works Improvement stated, His insight on what triggers and accel- lights to guide you?
for instance, is captioned with Frost’s “Our infrastructure is inadequate to erates the development of a pothole is
words, “Telling This With a Sigh.” sustain a stable and growing economy.” helpful. His take on the traffic beatings It may be a brave new world, in
that bridges undergo is sobering: “Ev- more senses than one, that’s coming
A professor of civil engineering and Not much has changed since then. ery vehicle, and especially a heavy bus our way. 
history at Duke University, Petroski Over the past two decades, Petroski or truck, that crosses any bridge causes
has written books on engineering feats notes, the American Society of Civil the structure’s fabric to flex and creates THE ROAD TAKEN: THE HISTORY AND
that range from the minuscule (“The Engineers has given our infrastructure a situation in which so-called fatigue FUTURE OF AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE
Pencil”) to the magnificent (“Engineers (roads, bridges, rail corridors, water cracks can be initiated and grow.”
of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and supply, energy grid, etc.) an average D BY HENRY PETROSKI
the Spanning of America”). He has a or D+ rating. Headline-making struc- If anything, he slightly understates Bloomsbury. 322 pp. $28.
tural failures — Petroski focuses par- how frequently structural collapses Review by Michael Upchurch,
ticularly on the Interstate 35 bridge col- occur in the United States when he
lapse in Minneapolis in 2007 — haven’t speaks of “one major failure every thir- The Washington Post
been quite the wake-up call you’d think ty years.” Along with the I-35 collapse,
they would be. he mentions the crumbling of a por-
While Petroski sounds Cassandra- tion of New York’s West Side Highway
like alarms, he also offers informative in 1973, the destruction of the Tacoma
pleasures. He gives a terrific account Narrows Bridge in a 1940 storm, the
of a cross-country road trip young Lt. failure of an Interstate 5 bridge north of
Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower made with Seattle in 2013 when a truck grazed its
the military in 1919. It took 62 days overhead braces and the earthquake-
and left the future president painfully induced collapse of a span of the San
aware of the nation’s lack of a decent Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 1989.
road network — an awareness height-
ened later by his experience of German Several biggies are missing, including
autobahns during World War II. Hence the 1983 failure of the Interstate 95 Mia-
his strong push for the creation of our nus River Bridge in Connecticut (three
interstate highway system after he was people were killed, three injured) and
elected president in 1952. the sinking of two floating bridges in
More surprising are Petroski’s his- Washington state in 1979 and 1990 dur-
tories of certain “tools” of the road ing storms (no casualties).
we take for granted: stop signs, traffic
To Petroski, the source of these prob-
lems is obvious. “Infrastructure does

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It’s a shame that John Lawton has lapsed the pub where she sought “Had Kennedy ever met a listening for eternity.”) By 1963 Nell
ended — or at least suspended — his solace in gin. Joe, at 13, went to man like Khrushchev before? has risen to prominence in West Berlin
brilliant series about Inspector Freder- live with his grandfather, “a com- A Ukrainian peasant, illiterate politics and plays a role in Kennedy’s
ick Troy of Scotland Yard. Luckily, how- plete rogue and a habitual crimi- until well into his twenties, who celebrated “Ich bin ein Berliner” (“I am
ever, Lawton has started another about nal,” who taught the boy the finer had survived in a political pit a Berliner”) speech.
a British spy known as Joe Wilderness. points of robbery and safecrack- that had seen many of his con-
Lawton’s fans may find these books as ing. After he died while fleeing temporaries eaten by the bear. All these adventures arrive gift-
essential as the Troy books. police, his girlfriend, an amiable He was certain Khrushchev had wrapped in writing variously rich, in-
prostitute, introduced Joe to sex. met rich aristocrats before — ventive, surprising, informed, bawdy,
Both series benefit from the excel- but only to shoot them.” cynical, heartbreaking and hilarious.
lence of Lawton’s writing, but they offer Throughout his youth, Joe re- However much you know about post-
different protagonists and locales. Troy mained an avid reader, and in Soon after the war ends, Joe war Berlin, Lawton will take you deeper
came from a prominent London family 1945, when he was called into the joins a Russian officer and an into its people, conflicts and courage.
and — despite his rather hectic love life Royal Air Force, his life changed American officer to carry out a Both novels — and they should be read
— was an upstanding citizen, as a Scot- forever because he scored 169 on huge black-market operation that in order — are spy fiction at its best. 
land Yard official should be. However, an IQ test. An aristocratic intelli- steals scarce goods such as cof-
his job largely confined his adventures gence officer named Alec Burne- fee, cigarettes and whiskey from THE UNFORTUNATE ENGLISHMAN:
to England. Jones, seeing Joe’s potential, sent U.S. stockpiles and sells them A JOE WILDERNESS NOVEL
him to Cambridge to learn Rus- to the highest bidder. (“Smug- BY JOHN LAWTON
Joe Wilderness, by contrast, was sian and German and channeled gling became like adultery. A se-
born into poverty. His father, when he his smarts and criminal skills into cret that would never trouble the Atlantic Monthly. 349 pp. $26.
turned up, beat him. His mother died the life of a spy. Joe’s good looks conscience, but which required Review by Patrick Anderson,
during the Blitz when a bomb col- and charm caused women to a strategy to avoid detection.”) The Washington Post
play an increasingly central role Later, Joe applies his illicit skills to
in his life. His real name was Joe the dangerous task of spiriting an
Holderness, but an early lover atomic scientist out of East Berlin
thought Wilderness better captured his and on to Israel, using the same tunnel
wayward ways, and that stuck. he had once used to smuggle goods to
The two Wilderness novels — “Then East Berlin.
We Take Berlin” and “The Unfortunate
Englishman” — allow Lawton to shift In “The Unfortunate Englishman,”
his geographic focus. The books have Lawton introduces a brilliant Russian
scenes in London, Paris, Moscow, New spy who rises high in the British intelli-
York and Vienna, but their primary lo- gence agency MI5 but is finally caught.
cale is Berlin, a city of endless conflict He is contrasted with a feckless British
and intrigue in the postwar years. Joe spy in Moscow who blunders into a
is there as the city is divided into Brit- “honey trap” involving two sisters who
ish, U.S., French and Russian zones, bed him and then turn him over to the
and for the 1948 Russian blockade authorities. It falls to Joe to arrange a
that sought to isolate the city — and swap of the jailed spies.
the U.S. airlift that defeated that ef-
fort. He returns in the 1960s when the Both novels portray Joe’s romance
Berlin Wall goes up, and he witnesses with Nell, a young German first seen
the tense 1961 meeting in Vienna ministering to survivors of the liberat-
between President John F. Kennedy ed Bergen-Belsen death camp, people
and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, often incapable of speech until teen-
about which he reflects: age Nell talks, listens and wins their
trust. (“She would go on listening for
over three months. She would go on

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INSIGHT ST. EDWARD'S

Players' input key part of St. Ed’s tennis coach's equation

BY RON HOLUB
Correspondent

Francisco “Paco” Munoz began his Left to right: Nashant Chalasani, Jasmine Jafee, Juan Torres and Sienna Bespolka. PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
first year as head coach of St. Ed’s boys
and girls tennis teams with a rather We decided on one through five for season and that was the time for the you will learn lessons about how to
unconventional plan to familiarize singles with six and seven playing with coach to make some decisions,” Munoz handle various situations that will last
himself with his new players and build the top two in doubles. continued. “I think the teams are doing a lifetime.”
a competitive program as the season very well. They should feel no pressure
progressed. “Then we got into the middle of the at all because as their coach all I’m do- Munoz knows about that all too well.
ing is making little adjustments. That’s Now just shy of his 40th birthday, he
The new coach allowed the kids to tell all part of getting to know each other.” was critically injured in a two-car crash
him what they knew about each other a year ago and has yet to fully recover
before he gradually took charge in shap- Going into spring break last week (see Feb. 25 issue of Vero Beach 32963).
ing the singles and doubles lineups. the boys were 4-4 and had a three He is thankful to be back doing what he
match winning streak. The girls were loves.
“I wanted to use the first four match- 3-6 after handling district opponent
es to get to know the players,” Munoz Jupiter Christian with relative ease for “I was the coach at Master’s Academy
said. “I let the girls tell me who the best the second time. for three years and that’s how I met Alet
players were. Then we did a little round Filmalter. She was the tennis coach at
robin to determine one through five for The boys one through five singles St. Edward’s and she invited me over to
singles. We decided the doubles teams rotation vs. Jupiter Christian was John Orchid Island – and that’s where I work
would be six and seven together, and Atwater, Juan Torres, Jonathan Tem- now. She said she wanted to go in a dif-
eight and nine together. So actually ple, Nicholas Bespolka and Shayhaan ferent direction and introduced me to
from the top 10 we had a full team. Shaikh. The doubles teams were Torres- (St. Ed’s) athletic director Jeff Lamscha.
Temple and Shaikh-Alex Harper. We had an interview, he liked my re-
“I told the boys that as long as you sume, and offered me the job.
are going to tell me who the top play- The girls one through five was Jas-
ers are, just prove it to me during the mine Jaffe, Sienna Bespolka, Caitlin Car- “This has been a fun transition for
round robin – where you are going to rick, Ryan Deri and Olivia Oriaku. The me and one with adventure. I’m work-
fight and earn your spots in matches. doubles teams were Nicole Alden-Katie ing with seniors and teenagers at the
Deri and Clara Masseau-Sophia Oriaku. same time. I’m from Cozumel, Mexico,
and when I was 15 years old I earned a
Those were the most recent lineups as scholarship in swimming – nothing to
the teams headed into the home stretch do with tennis. Then I decided I wanted
this week. A Senior Night match with to be a teacher, do physical therapy, and
Vero Beach High this Friday concludes I started working with tennis players.
the regular season. The district playoffs
are scheduled for March 29 and 30. “I went to Barcelona, Spain, to get
my master’s degree and stayed there for
“This is a learning process and now seven years. I worked with tennis pro-
we have to think about how to com- fessionals for ten years and traveled all
pete the rest of the way,” Munoz told over with them. I eventually said that’s
us. “The other schools have some very enough for me. I was in Naples, Florida,
good players. I want our players to be for two years, went to San Antonio, Tex-
able to learn how to solve problems as, and wound up in Vero Beach.
and have a Plan A and Plan B during
the matches – instead of saying they “This is my fourth year in Vero
didn’t know what to do. Beach. I love it here. I always wanted
to be in a place near the ocean, and be
“If they show me they can learn those around a bunch of happy people. The
things, I will be satisfied. Whether you people are great here and I like it here
win or lose, it’s more about learning very much.” 
how to solve problems. If you do that

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

NORTH

RIGHT THOUGHTS BEGAT RIGHT PLAYS Q652

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 8743

Most of the time at the bridge table, if you think the right thought at the appropriate 9
moment, you will make the best call or play.
6542
Today’s deal is an example of that. How did South plan the play in five clubs after West
led the heart king? WEST EAST
A ? 10 8 7
South’s bidding left something to be desired. Ideally, North-South would have ended KQJ9 ?
in three no-trump, which would have made with at least one overtrick. Over two hearts, QJ4
South should have cue-bid two spades to show a very strong hand. Then, when North 3 10 6 5 2
in desperation rebid three clubs, South could have cue-bid three spades to ask for a
spade stopper. North, if a trusting partner, would have bid three no-trump — mission 10 8 7 6 5 3 2
accomplished.
7
South starts with 10 top tricks: one heart, two diamonds and seven clubs. He must take
a spade trick — but how? SOUTH

Declarer wins with his heart ace, draws trumps, and pauses to consider the spade 943
situation. He knows from the bidding that the suit is either 5-1 or 6-0. If it is 6-0, playing
low to dummy’s queen works fine. If the split is 5-1, that is also successful if East’s A
singleton spade is at best the jack. But if East has the spade ace or king, South must
duck the first spade trick. Which is the right play, and why? AK

Remember the opening lead: If West had started with the spade ace-king and heart A K Q J 10 9 8
king-queen, he would have led the spade ace, not the heart king. So South should lead
a spade from his hand and play low from the dummy. Dealer: West; Vulnerable: East-West

The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Spades Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass 2 Hearts Pass LEAD:
5 Clubs Pass Pass Pass K Hearts

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INSIGHT GAMES & CO.

SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (MARCH 10) ON PAGE 88

ACROSS DOWN
1 Dilemma (11) 1 Carafe (8)
7 Hallucination (6) 2 Freedom (7)
8 Skill (6) 3 Briefs (5)
9 Groups of seven (7) 4 Experience (4)
10 Acknowledge (5) 5 Dignity (5)
13 Courage (5) 6 Uptight (5)
15 Equilibrium (7) 11 Logical (8)
18 Get (6) 12 Corridor (7)
20 Short spell of rain (6) 14 Arm joint (5)
21 Bureau (7,4) 16 Inspect (5)
17 Release (5)
19 Related (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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INSIGHT GAMES & CO.

ACROSS spawner 122 1960s pitcher 47 Mideast strip The Washington Post
62 Comment about McLain 49 Academy city
8 ___ Michael 51 Undoer of Cleo MUMMIE DEAREST By Merl Reagle
Jackson’s a cheap hotel 123 Mailing courtesy: 55 Exclamation of
self-assessment room in Egypt? abbr.
65 Castle Rock trouble
4 Ben on the or Touchstone 124 Closes 56 Code or colony
Ponderosa product, 125 362-41-7805,
in Variety preceder
9 Ambler of fiction 66 “___ been had!” e.g. 58 Lovers’ quarrel
13 Gardener’s 67 As right ___ 60 Indicate
goulash 68 Fresh Egyptian DOWN 61 Bookkeeping
18 Canton on Lake veggie? 1 Roadside-stand
Lucerne 70 Burning book
72 Conquest of container 63 “For all” partner
19 Unidentified Space author 2 Esoteric 64 To laugh, in Paris
Egyptian 73 Sgt. Bilko, e.g. 3 Rigg and Ross 69 Vancouver Island
curmudgeon? 75 Sexy Egyptian 4 Bellflower
bestseller? 5 Contemporary of Indians
21 Accustom 77 Tarzan creator’s 71 Meg of IQ
22 Do some initials George and 74 Mighty Mel
78 Reach Dwight 76 Advertised ad
campaigning in 80 Director Mervyn 6 Game judge
Egypt? 81 Carter’s busted 7 With ___ in sight nauseam
24 First U.S. budget man 8 Harvey’s Dowd 79 Sweet, rich wine
president to visit 82 Black belt? and 83 Face Foreman
Moscow 84 Was a ratfink a Blues brother 85 Finish a j
25 Queen Victoria’s 86 Andy’s additive 9 Mental factors 88 Entrained
house 87 Irish state? 10 Baptism or frat 89 Vacationing,
26 Necktie-party 88 Type of type initiation
need 91 Newsstand 11 U.S. verb ending perhaps
27 Pickup weight 94 Karen Silkwood’s that’s different in 90 Girder
29 Protector of the employer, Britain 92 Nuñez’s nap
crown? ___-McGee 12 Regal digs 93 Bowling alley
30 Airwick or 96 Chalcedony 13 King of Crete
Renuzit target 97 Hamster, e.g. 14 Per item, as habitués
31 “Twas not to be” 99 Citrus drink pricing 95 Field broadcasts
preceder 100 Ketch kin 15 Egyptian adage 98 Builds
32 Varig Airlines 104 In the style of about facades? 100 Ox connector
stop 105 Richards of 16 Chums 101 Egyptian god of
33 ___ majesté station WJM 17 Muppeteering
34 Electrovalent 106 You can’t use family tombs
midget them till they’re 19 “Don’t erase this 102 Squeegees
36 Benin, formerly broken blackboard” 103 Cut down on
39 Garden spot 108 Unification 20 Composer 105 Little girl
40 Spelunking spot Church member, Antonin 107 Hebrew weight
41 “... way to ___ casually 23 Apple variety
cat” 110 Get some air? 28 Avenues or coin
42 On-the-job 112 Usher’s way 30 Paltry poker hand 109 Name in N.Y.
straining 114 Jails 31 Radarange
44 Fish oil in the 115 Coolidge’s VP manufacturer Times lore
news, ___ 3 116 Certain ripoff 35 Public 111 Arthur, Sean, or
48 Dump-site reg. artists of Egypt? 37 Move swiftly
agcy. 119 George Eliot, 38 Rest ___ (take it William
50 Sicilian hothead? really easy) 112 Gore-adoring god
52 Richard Boone 120 Team that Vince 39 Before 113 Wight, for one
TV role, ___ 40 Swapping for 114 Confused
Ramsey Pharaoh-gamo money 117 Revealing
53 Relatives of red once played for? 43 Last place
giants 121 Vex 44 Discounted comment?
54 Amassed, as a 45 Cat that’s good at 118 Puzzle bird
tab catching
57 Undue celerity 46 Why noses are
59 Sargasso Sea like excuses, in
Egypt?

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

No easy solution when it comes to ‘awful’ gifts

BY CAROLYN HAX especially those who express affection through gifts,
Washington Post will either get offended or just ignore you and get gifts
anyway.
Dear Carolyn,
It makes the most sense simply to expect that this
My mother AND mother-in-law will never be fixed and do your best with what you re-
ceive. For example, maybe you can take the restaurant
are both awful at gift-giving, for card and treat your mother-in-law and give your kid
the cash. Be resigned, be resourceful, be grateful for
me, my children and my husband. even misguided generosity. Good luck.

Wrong size (after asking and being told the correct siz-

es), awful choices on color, style — most of their gifts are

promptly donated to charity, after profuse appreciation Re: Gifts: Whatever happened to the saying, “Don’t

and thanks, of course. My mother-in-law has given my look a gift horse in the mouth”? If someone gives you

college kid a gift certificate for a restaurant that her col- a gift, just say thank you. Now, people complain about

lege town, where she lives year-round, does not have! the gifts they get and feel entitled to demand that they

How can we delicately tell them our preferences so get only exactly the gifts that they want. Listen: No

as not to have them waste their money, or get them to one is compelled to even give you anything. It’s nice of

stop giving items; cash, especially for the young-adult them to give you something, and even if you don’t like

children, is best! I’d rather NOT receive a gift than go it, just be gracious.

through the fake, “Oh, it’s great!” dance every Christ- – Anonymous

mas, birthday, etc. HELP!! Stomaching that with gratitude is hard — harder,
I’d argue, than having to summon thank-yous for
– Not Gifted Dear Anonymous, clothes that won’t fit
This is a response I get every time the gift issue
Dear 'Not Gifted': comes up, and I agree with it as far as it goes. But it’s Re: Gifts: It can be really fun to repurpose those
I’d love to say there’s some perfect wording you can only half of a story that isn’t as greedy and entitled as
use to correct this and spare everyone the wasteful you make it out to be. weird gifts. My husband and I received a large gift card
dance, but your question says it’s not going to happen. Seeing someone waste their money is the other
They ASK you sizes and still buy the wrong ones. How half. Often, it’s money people can’t easily spare, to a grocery chain whose closest store was three hours
can you possibly fix that? blown on things you only give away, by people who
It does sound as if your kids aren’t little anymore, may turn to you when they go broke. The letter is from where we lived. Guess who had a road trip to buy
which might make it easier for you to put the idea to about a mother and mother-in-law; the letter-writer
the whole family of just suspending the gift exchanges could be profoundly affected if they mishandle their cases and cases of wine?
now that kids are on their own. Some people, though, money.
– Anonymous 2

Dear Anonymous 2,
That covers the “resourceful” — well played. 

‘SILENT’ HEART DISEASE
UPS THE RISK
FOR STROKE VICTIMS

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HEALTH

‘Silent’ heart disease ups risk for stroke victims

BY MARIA CANFIELD
Correspondent

A new study from the University of
Royal Holloway in London finds that
more than a third of stroke patients
with no medical history of heart
problems actually have significant
tightening of the arteries around the
heart, putting them at risk for a future
heart attack.

These results underscore the fact
that heart disease can be “silent” – it
can exist without any symptoms. As
a result, it can go undiagnosed and
untreated, increasing the risk of a
future heart attack. The researchers
recommend that following a stroke,
all patients should be assessed by a
cardiologist and screened for silent
heart disease.

Vero Beach cardiologist Dr. Arley
Peter says he strongly agrees with
this recommendation: “The risk fac-
tors for both conditions are similar. If
a person has a stroke, they often have
exposure to a set of risks that can
cause heart disease.”

Coronary stenosis occurs when

Dr. Arley Peter with patient Tom Shackett. PHOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE

a coronary artery (a blood vessel in anyone. Smoking is a risk factor for
the heart that carries blood to heart coronary stenosis, as the nicotine in
tissue) becomes tapered due to a cigarettes can make blood vessels be-
build-up of materials like fat or cho- come tapered and more susceptible
lesterol. If the artery becomes too to becoming blocked. Other risk fac-
constricted, it can severely affect the tors are a sedentary lifestyle, being
heart’s functioning and may lead to overweight and having a diet high in
a heart attack. saturated fats.

The likeliness of coronary steno- Vero’s Dr. Peter says, “Some risk
sis increases with age; it can also be factors are not modifiable, like ag-
hereditary. It is more common in ing and family history. But some can
males than females, but can occur in be modified by controlling blood

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HEALTH

pressure and cholesterol, and by not Medications are often prescribed
smoking.” Dr. Peter is also a big pro- to treat coronary stenosis or prevent
ponent of exercise, saying that keep- it from worsening – including blood
ing the body moving is good for the thinners that allow blood to flow
cardiovascular system and also an more freely through a constricted
effective stress-reliever. coronary artery, cholesterol-lowering
medication (statins), and medication
In the study, which was published to lower blood pressure. Dr. Peter is
in the medical journal BMJ Open, re- also an advocate of aspirin therapy,
cords of more than 50,000 stroke pa- as a way to reduce the risk of heart
tients were reviewed, making it the disease, and to help prevent a second
largest study of its kind ever conduct- heart attack should one occur.
ed. The researchers looked for signs
of “coronary stenosis” of 50 percent or Coronary stenosis can also be
more, meaning that plaque build-up treated with surgery. One of the most
was constricting the inner diameter common procedures is angioplasty
of the artery by half, restricting the – a surgeon inserts a collapsed “bal-
flow of blood and oxygen to the heart. loon” into the clogged area and then
They found it in more than a third uses an instrument to fill the balloon
of the cases, and in 3 percent of the with air. This forces the built-up fat or
cases the patient experienced a heart cholesterol closer to the walls of the
attack within a year of their stroke. artery, freeing up space for blood to
While it may sound low, that percent- pump through to the heart. In more
age is higher than previously thought. serious cases, as when more than one
artery is clogged, bypass surgery may
Mild instances of coronary stenosis be needed. A surgeon cuts a piece of a
may not have any symptoms (the “si- vein from another body part and at-
lent” heart disease discussed in the taches it to the blocked area to redi-
study). If the condition worsens and rect blood around the narrowed coro-
the artery becomes constricted, there nary arteries.
can be a tight feeling in the chest as
the artery fights against the clogged Dr. Peter holds four board certifica-
materials to pass blood to the heart. tions in the areas of Cardiovascular
Difficulty in breathing can also oc- Disease, Adult Comprehensive Echo-
cur, especially after physical activity, cardiography, Nuclear Cardiology
because the heart isn’t receiving as and Internal Medicine. His office is
much oxygen as it normally would or located at 787 37th Street, Suite E140
providing as much oxygenated blood in Vero Beach; the office phone is 772-
to the rest of the body. 778-8687. 

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HEALTH

Helping patients ‘shoulder’ the art of aging

BY TOM LLOYD River Medical Center has about as
Staff Writer much experience doing that as any-
one, anywhere.
It’s just a fact of life: As we age, parts
of our bodies can simply wear out. Nichols, who earned his medical
Hips, knees and shoulders are prime degree at the University of Maryland
examples. and later served as a clinical instruc-
tor for the department of orthopedic
Fortunately, it’s another fact of surgery at the Yale School of Medi-
modern life that all three of those cine, says, “I’ve probably done 6,000
essential joints can be replaced, and knees and about 5,000 hips and I don’t
Dr. George Nichols at the Indian even know how many shoulders.”

Dr George Nichols. P HOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE

The former section chief of IRMC’s there’s not as many shoulders that
orthopedic department, Nichols just are done. Number-wise, I probably
opened new offices here inside the do 100 shoulders a year compared
hospital’s “patient pavilion.” After 31 to probably 300 knees and probably
years in Vero, he is still going strong, 150-200 hips.”
running in marathons and partici-
pating in ironman competitions. Those shoulder numbers, however,
That’s not bad for a man who has had appear to be trending upward.
both hip and shoulder replacement
surgery himself. “For some reason,” Nichols inter-
jects, “I’m seeing a whole lot more
According to the Agency for people with shoulder problems now.
Healthcare Research and Quality, I’m just seeing more and more.”
about 53,000 people in the U.S. now
have shoulder replacement surgery The most likely culprit, according
each year. to Nichols and The American Acad-
emy of Orthopedic Surgeons, is os-
“The shoulder,” Nichols explains, teoarthritis which Nichols says “is the
“unlike the hip or the knee, is not a most common form of arthritis.”
weight-bearing joint, so you don’t
use your shoulder as much . . . so Leaning forward in one of his exam
rooms, Nichols puts his dry sense of
humor on display. When patients ask

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him why they got osteoarthritis in HEALTH
the first place, he tells them, “It’s be-
cause they just picked some bad par- ways concerned with possible post-
ents,” meaning genetic susceptibility surgical complications including
plays a big role. infections but happily reports that,
statistically, “shoulder surgery is
The shoulder is made up of three much less likely” to see infections
bones: the upper arm bone or humer- than either hip or knee procedures.”
us; the shoulder blade or scapula; and He adds that “patient satisfaction is
the collarbone or clavicle. much higher with shoulder replace-
ments as opposed to hip or knee
The shoulder joint is a ball-and- su rger y.”
socket structure. The ball at the top
of the upper arm fits into a shallow Dr. George Nichols’ offices are lo-
socket in the shoulder blade. cated in the Patient Pavilion at IRMC,
right next to the hospital’s Emergency
Ideally, the surfaces of these bones Room entrance at 1000 36th Street
are covered with cartilage that en- Vero Beach. The phone number is
ables them to glide and move easily. 772-794-1444. 
A thin, smooth membrane covers all
the remaining surfaces inside the
joint, further reducing friction.

“This,” says the AAOS, “allows the
shoulder to rotate through a greater
range of motion than any other joint
in the body.”

When it’s healthy.
Osteoarthritis, however, deterio-
rates and wears away the cartilage
that cushions those bones, causing
stiffness at first and then severe pain
throughout the entire shoulder. It is
most common in people over 50 and
tends to get worse with age.
Other diseases and conditions that
can cause a need for surgical shoulder
replacement include rheumatoid ar-
thritis, rotator cuff tears and trauma
from severe fractures – all of which
can lead to severe loss of mobility in
the shoulder and excruciating pain.
Says Nichols: “Rheumatoid arthri-
tis is the second most common type
of arthritis that we see. That is be-
cause the cartilage gets eaten away,”
and again creates the kind of friction
and pain caused by osteoarthritis.
In a shoulder replacement surgery,
doctors remove the damaged ends of
the bones affected and, using plastic
or metallic parts, create a new fric-
tion-free joint.
The new parts may be held in
place with bone cement, a sub-
stance remarkably similar to fiber-
glass, or the surgeon may opt to use
a “porous coating” material which
allows new bone to grow over time
and hold the new pieces in place
without the cement.
A newer procedure, known as “re-
verse total shoulder replacement,”
takes a slightly different route.
Nichols says “I was one of the first
people on the east coast of Florida
to do a reverse shoulder, probably
15 years ago.”
The reverse shoulder procedure,
Nichols explains, “is where we put the
ball where the socket is and we put
the socket where the ball is.” Under
certain circumstances, Nichols says,
this procedure holds the new joint in
place better.
Like any surgeon, Nichols is al-

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HEALTH

What everyone should know about men and depression

BY ELAHE IZADI professional help. They actually saw
Washington Post non-mental health providers, such as
primary-care doctors, at much higher
Struggling with clinical depres- rates than women. And when it comes
sion can be especially challenging for to non-mental health services, the
people who don’t have strong support dynamic between friends and seek-
from loved ones. ing help reversed for men: Depressed
men with good social support were
But having that kind of social sup- more likely to go to such doctors than
port may end up discouraging some those without good support.
men from seeking out professional
help, according to a study published That means primary-care doctors
have “a big window of opportunity to
this month in the journal General reach many of these folks who have
Hospital Psychiatry. That’s a dynamic untreated depression,” Teo said.
that doesn’t appear to play out for de-
pressed women, the study found. There’s also a gender difference
when it comes to general use of
“Social support is, generally speak- health care. The study shows that
ing, a good thing. In many ways, it overall, women more consistently
buffers against depression in the use mental health services than
first place. You have a confidant — men, regardless of how much social
someone to reach out and talk to is support they had.
really helpful for all different aspects
of your health, depression or other- But why is it that having adequate
wise,” said study author Alan Teo, bonds with friends and family means
an assistant psychiatry professor at it’s less likely depressed men will get
Oregon Health and Science Univer- mental-health help? Social support
sity and researcher at the VA Portland can mean a lot of things, including
Health Care System. an emotional confidant. Sometimes
that’s the person who can encourage
“What’s suggested in this study is you to seek professional help — or
there might be areas where social the person you turn to in place of a
support inadvertently works against professional.
treatment for those who have clinical
depression,” Teo said. Some men may view such support
as a substitute for professional help,
Researchers analyzed data from or maybe men have a more “unfavor-
1,379 adults with depression symp- able attitude toward using mental
toms who participated in the Nation- health services if they feel like they
al Health and Nutrition Examination have social support in their lives,”
Survey. Teo said.

They found that good social sup- The study focused on adults over
port for moderately and severely de- 40.
pressed men meant they were less
likely to use any professional mental “A lot of them are going to be part-
health services. On the flip side, de- nered or married men,” Teo said. Such
pressed men who said they had in- men may believe, “Oh, I have sup-
adequate social support were more port from my wife. I talk to her about
likely to get that professional help. things. I might have this depression
going on, but I still have my wife.”
For example, 26 percent of de-
pressed men who felt supported by He added: “They end up not seek-
family or friends used some mental ing treatment, thinking, ‘I don’t need
health service, while 47 percent of help.’ ”
depressed men lacking social sup-
port did the same. Now, all of this doesn’t mean peo-
ple with depression shouldn’t seek
But moderately to severely de- out the company of good friends and
pressed women in the study, regard- family. Teo said he encourages his pa-
less of how much social support they tients, especially those with mild de-
had, more or less sought out profes- pression symptoms, to seek that out
sional mental health services at simi- in their lives.
lar rates.
“But if it gets past that point to
“One of the key conclusions here is moderate or severe, it just doesn’t cut
gender seems to be a driving factor in it,” he said. “Those folks need to be
whether these patients . . . actually getting professional treatment.”
seek treatment from a mental health
professional,” Teo said. “Men seem to And that’s where the friends and
be on the losing end of that stick.” family of men with severe depression
can really step in. “One of the best
Now, it’s not that men with mod- ways to support your family or friend
erate and severe depression aren’t with depression is to encourage seek-
going to the doctor or seeking any ing out a mental health care profes-
sional,” Teo said. 



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What Paris thinks you’ll buy this fall, but will you wear it?

BY ROBIN GIVHAN
The Washington Post

As the fall 2016 collections wrapped Givenchy Stella McCartney Louis Vuitton
up here, designers made clear what
they are hoping shoppers will buy next rooms and hotel particuliers. They what retailers will stock in the fall, con- shirts will be oversized, too, and so will
season. But only a few tried to articu- even dropped guests into a wood- sumers will find a glut of leopard print your coat. There are also bomber jack-
late new ways of thinking about beauty, walled maze that had them wishing for and snakeskin. There will, in fact, be ets and puffer coats galore — and most
power and status — which gets to the a trail of bread crumbs to guide them all sorts of prints, ranging from Egyp- of them are quite enticing. In particu-
heart of why we buy anything at all. to their seat. tian references at Givenchy to swans at lar, there are excellent feather-free vel-
Stella McCartney. vet parkas from Stella McCartney that
Instead, they made declarations If the shows are a fair indication of could go to a formal dinner and easily
about trends and styling to editors and Shoes will be covered in fur and fit in with all the cashmere and fur.
retailers who had just had their body eventually you will stop thinking that
scanned and their bags inspected to they look like bedroom slippers, or at If you should decide that a blazer
see their collections. The security, in least cease to care. Platforms will once is your thing, consumers have been
the wake of the November terrorists at- again be in vogue, which doesn’t re- instructed by the likes of Balenciaga
tacks, served as a reminder that fashion ally matter because most women nev- and Off-White to wear it with one half
shows may be filled with champagne er stopped wearing them in the first yanked off your shoulder like you just
toasts, dainty hors d’oeuvres and over- place. And there will be lug-soled boots barely escaped a mugging. Your lipstick
dressed women, but fashion itself — and shoes to wear with everything. is likely to be nearly black, by the way,
Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Balenciaga, which will make you look as though
Saint Laurent, Hermès, Louis Vuitton Skirts are pleated and mostly long, you did not escape a mugging but rath-
— is serious business, part of the cul- except when they are short, and then er stood your ground and lost the fight.
tural identity of France and the person- they are very short and unforgiving.
al identity for much of the world. I shop Dresses are deliberately big and a little The contorting of frocks is one of the
for luxury goods; therefore I am. dowdy, so you’ll probably want to stick most notable developments to emerge
with skirts. If you venture to trousers, as a trend over nine days of fashion
Designers invited guests into dark they will be oversized and, at Céline, shows. It’s part of a broader argument
grottoes, empty lofts, 17th century were shown dragging across the floor against fashion as a rarefied craft. The
mansions, opera houses, hotel ball- in a manner that will make a dry clean- designers who espouse it are not cre-
er smirk in anticipation. Sweaters and ating stodgy, old-fashioned clothes.

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Courreges Celine Miu Miu Valentino

Instead, they are applying all the tech- derous and dreadful. But then, they French have, as an industry, voted to here, rain blew sideways and the path-
niques of the past to the silhouettes of showed an elegant ode to dance. make the customer wait. French fash- ways to his black tents, on the grounds
today. Many of these design houses, ion is worth your patience, they say. of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in the
such as Givenchy, Saint Laurent, Miu A single pianist provided the Bois du Boulogne, had turned to gloppy
Miu and Chanel, mounted runway soundtrack, the music crescendoing And, perhaps, in justifying that de- rivers of mud. But Ghesquière’s collec-
productions that put viewers as close as the collection became more lavish cision, there were collections that tion sparked with color. He stitched up
as possible — front row for all — to the and exuberant, the music drifting into seemed to offer consumers an abun- color-blocked sweaters and dresses,
clothes. The point was not just to get a sweet pianissimo when the garments dance of — what? Excess. molded peplums and brightly colored
whiff of an idea but to really lean in and were their most fragile. There were tulle leathers. It was a bit like looking towards
inhale deeply. The details mattered skirts and feathered dresses that re- At Givenchy, designer Riccardo Tisci the future through a kaleidoscope.
more than the silhouettes. called “Swan Lake” and ankle-grazing, gave his audience a cacophonous me-
body-conscious dresses that evoked lange of Egyptian-inspired prints, Other houses were more focused on
And, in fact, it is something to see one Martha Graham. The leggings and snakeskin and leopard spots. The suggesting authenticity — which in
of these collections from only a few feet oversize coats that resembled the going- many patterns and textures gave the fashion means street style, quotidian
away. No matter how one might feel to-studio style of off-duty dancers. eyes no respite, leaving one dizzy and style. Designers such as Vetements’
about the aesthetics of the clothes — exhausted. Demna Gvasalia, who showed his de-
the shapes, the colors, the length of a These were clothes worth taking the but collection at Balenciaga, bring a
hemline — the undeniable fact is that time to study. They were familiar and Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière,
they are crafted with breathtaking skill. inspiring. however, got the balance right. On the CONTINUED ON PAGE 76
The technique may not fully account final, dreariest day of fashion shows
for why these clothes are so expensive The conversation about when to
but they surely explain why they are of show a collection and when that col-
greater worth than something churned lection should be available to consum-
out by the thousands-a-day. ers traveled over from New York where
it was last month. Some designers, such
Miu Miu, the collection designed by as the team at Courrèges — Sébastien
Miuccia Prada, was an extravagance of Meyer and Arnaud Valiant — have
fur trimmed coats, denim and velvet, decided consumers should not have
and brocade coats — many of them be- to wait and their show was filled with
jeweled. It was a collection of eccentric items immediately available. Their col-
strokes and jarring combinations, but lection consisted of separates in a vari-
it also looked rich. Each piece had its ety of colors and fabrics, each strutted
own little bit of magic. past the audience like a conveyor belt
of bonbons ready for the plucking.
At Valentino, designers Maria Grazia
Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli offered Who wouldn’t want one of Cour-
up pretentious, long-winded show règes’s overcoats with a built-in body
notes promising something “emotion- warmer that activates with a push of a
al tangibility,” which sounded pon- button on the sleeve or a colorful parka?

Courréges ignores the fact that the

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Off-White Sacai

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 75 once existed. They aim to whip up
something entirely new.
sense of preciousness to the banal. In
doing so, they eschew the traditional That fresh idea does not necessarily
rules of fashion and what we value. mean trying to reinvent the shirt — al-
Good for them. though Chitose Abe at Sacai certainly
makes an effort to do so. She produces
Virgil Abloh’s Off-White collection clothes that combine the elements
has developed that reputation. His of a jacket, a fur and shirt in a single
show was called “You Don’t Belong garment that seems more like an illu-
Here,” referencing a scene from the sion than anything else. With patterns
film “Pretty Woman” when haughty drawn from traditional Japanese cal-
boutique clerks dismiss star Julia Rob- ligraphy — that to a Western eye looks
erts because of her tarty appearance. a bit like rococo swirls — and shapes
that are as familiar as bomber jackets,
But too many influences from other she bridges the divide between past
houses — Maison Margiela, Céline and present, formality and leisure. The
— had seeped into Abloh’s collection clothes exist on their own terms; they
and muddied his point-of-view. He aren’t tethered to any assumptions
spent too much time self-consciously about when and where they — and we
manipulating jackets and coats. Does — might be welcome.
anyone truly want a blazer that hangs
off the body with one sleeve wrapped This was a season when a host of
around the torso in an embrace? It’s trends bubbled up. But that’s just the
an odd flourish that fails to further the fashion industry coming up with new
fashion conversation. products for customers to buy. The
greater challenge is nudging us to
But Abloh at least deserves ap- think about what it is that we really
plause for his desire to be among the want. That didn’t happen, but a few
handful of designers who aim high. designers here at least provided a few
They don’t want to create the best answers to consider. 
version of what already exists; they’re
not trying to revive something that

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Who is Bouchra Jarrar, Lanvin's new creative director?

BY EMMA SPEDDING
The Telegraph

After much speculation, French Yves Saint Laurent show on TV, I un- the red carpet from a number of Hol- The Telegraph's Fashion Director Lisa
fashion house Lanvin has confirmed derstood that which I loved the most lywood stars, such as Jennifer Aniston Armstrong on the news. "Alber is a
that Haute Couture designer Bouchra could be my profession.” and Jennifer Lawrence. tough act to follow but we'll be watch-
Jarrar has been named artistic director ing with interest and high hopes for
of its womenswear collections. Jarrar Her first break in the industry was "We're excited – a woman who makes our wardrobes." 
is taking over from Alber Elbaz, who working on Jean Paul Gaultier's jewelry chic, wearable, modern clothes," said
exited the fashion house last October line in 1994, after graduating from Dup-
after 14 years at the helm. erré School of Applied Arts in Paris.

The 45-year-old designer is expect- Her couture collections are focused
ed to present her first collection for on practical luxury and tailoring. Jarrar
SS17 during next Paris Fashion Week. said to Business of Fashion of founding
In a statement about her appointment her label: “During the last four years,
she said: “It is a huge honor to contin- I didn’t want to rush. I didn’t want to
ue promoting the Lanvin style, with accept just any partner. I could have
designs created in the company’s ‘ate- accepted a creative director post at a
liers’ by teams who possess extraordi- house to finance my own label, but I
nary expertise. Joining Lanvin meets a chose not to do that. Instead, I wanted
desire to expend my creation to wider to concentrate on my business and set
fields of expression. It is my intention into place a very strong organization in
to bring to Lanvin the harmony and terms of production and delivery. And
consistency of a fashion designed for I needed to establish my signature first
women, a fashion of our time”. — the codes and silhouette my label
stands for.”
"Her timeless style is in keeping with
the style and values of our company," Jarrar may not be a household name
Lanvin chief executive officer Michèle just yet, but she has had support on
Huiban said of the hire. "Her talent,
her high standards and her mastery
of cuts and fabrics will bring a breath
of freshness and modernity into the
house, while respecting its soul as the
oldest Paris couture house, a symbol of
French elegance."

Jarrar created her own couture
house in 2010 after 20 years at a num-
ber of Parisian houses, including work-
ing as head of haute couture design at
Christian Lacroix and as studio direc-
tor at Balenciaga, under the direction
of Nicolas Ghesquière.

The Cannes-born designer was
taught to sew by her mother and only
realized she could have a future as a
designer when she saw a Yves Saint
Laurent show on television. She said to
Business of Fashion: “When I saw that

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Caitlyn Jenner is the new face of H&M

BY EMMA SPEDDING
The Telegraph

Caitlyn Jenner is following in the a collection of performance sports- The Swedish retailer has been campaign last year.
footsteps of pop superstars Beyoncé wear made to celebrate individuality praised for its emphasis on diverse Jenner has been firmly welcomed
and Katy Perry by landing her own and self-belief." casting. Transgender models Andreja
H&M campaign. Pejic and Hari Nef walked in the H&M into the fashion world, as she is launch-
Caitlyn Jenner's daughter Kendall Studio show at Paris Fashion Week ing a lipstick called Finally Free with
The 66-year-old Olympic gold med- Jenner has an ongoing relationship earlier this month and sister label & M.A.C cosmetics and attended her first
alist announced that she is working with H&M. She has walked in the H&M Other Stories cast Nef and transgen- New York Fashion Week show in Feb-
with H&M on a sportswear project on Studio show and was the face of the der model Valentijn De Hingh in a ruary, wearing the same dress as her
Twitter, writing: "Backstage with@hm! Balmain x H&M collaboration. 20-year-old daughter Kendall. 
So proud to be part of their inspiring
#HMSport campaign.#MoreIsComing
#StayTuned."

The athlete and reality star, for-
merly known as Bruce, transitioned
from male to female last year, and
the world was introduced to Caitlyn
for the first time on the cover of Van-
ity Fair.

A spokesperson for H&M said: “For
H&M it is important to show diver-
sity and a range of personalities in
everything we do. We have picked
Caitlyn Jenner, one of the world’s
most celebrated athletes, as part of
this H&M Sports campaign because
we want to illustrate that everything
is possible – in sports, and in life. It is

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Head-to-toe knitwear? It's a thing

BY KATE FINNIGAN
The Telegraph

A knitted dress. A knitted skirt. A At London Fashion Week last month, Perhaps it’s the success of lounge- than a sweater.
knitted suit. Not long ago, such things it showcased its latest contempo- wear that has led to a renewed love Regard your knitted look as a new
would have been deemed dowdy to the rary fashion range for next autumn: of all things woolly. All those sales of
max. But now knitwear is de rigeur and streamlined ribbed trousers worn with cashmere jogging bottoms probably suit crossed with your new nightie and
it’s about more than a mere sweater. long tunics in a rich shade of red wine. got retailers thinking – and perhaps pajamas. Because knitwear, as I see it,
Layering tone-on-tone wool has such a reacquainted us all with the idea is the happy winter compromise be-
As we discussed the other week luxurious, tranquil effect. of wearing wool in garments other tween not leaving the house and actu-
(which is to say, I discussed by myself ally having to leave the house. 
in writing and if I was very lucky you
might have read it while stirring the
gravy for the roast) cardigans are "com-
ing back" after a long hiatus. And it
doesn’t stop there. A "full knitted look"
– a dress or a pair of co-ordinates, say,
a skirt and a top, or a tunic and some
trousers – is where it’s at.

If you’re thinking, ‘Ugh, too hot, too
bulky, too itchy,’ don’t. Or at least try it
on first. As technology has improved,
so has knitwear. Amazing things can
be done with a machine. Just ask Stella
McCartney, whose knitted polo shirt
and mid-length skirt sets (above right)
are sporty and light for spring. The
250-year-old British brand John Smed-
ley is also living proof that knitwear has
moved on.

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DINING REVIEW

Italian Cousin: Delicious Italian fare in North County

BY TINA RONDEAU
Columnist

It had been more than a year since Cowboy Marsala. Gus’ Famous Linguine with White Clam sauce.
we had visited the Italian Cousin, a P.E.I. Mussles
neighborhood Italian restaurant that PHOTOS BY LEAH DUBOIS Appetizer.
replaced chef Michele Hennessey’s
widely acclaimed River Grille on U.S. dish ($18.95) created by chef Michele. Prices are very rea- Limoncello Mascarpone.
1 just south of the Sebastian business My husband was wildly enthusias- sonable, with many en-
district. trées priced from $13.95 Italian Cousin
tic about his entrée, saying the egg- to $19.95 (including soup
Hennessey, a former Vero Top Chef, plant and spinach parm had all the or salad). Dinner for two Hours: Monday through
wanted to spend more time with her deliciousness of eggplant parmesan with a couple of glasses Saturday, 4 pm to 9pm
kids, and turned the space over to her – but was far lighter. Our companion of beer or wine should Adult Beverages: Full bar
chef husband Gus. With many Italian was also very high on her linguini. run in the $70 to $80 area
options in Vero, we simply don’t get up before tax and tip. Address:
there too often. But we made a reser- But the vegetarian gnocchi – hand- 480 U.S. Hwy 1,
vation for last Friday to see how the made dumplings in a lemon white This isn’t fancy Italian
Italian Cousin was faring. wine sauce accompanied by roasted dining. It’s more your Sebastian
red peppers, onions, tomatoes, spin- neighborhood Italian place – the kind Phone: 772-589-1412
The tip-off came when we pulled ach and zucchini – was a triumph. of place many of us remember from
into the parking lot at 7:45, and saw Server Amy told me I could add mush- up north.
people with wine glasses in hand rooms or artichokes to that, and I said,
waiting outside the restaurant door. “Go for it.” The entire dish was then But it is clearly the best neighbor-
The Italian Cousin was slammed. sprinkled with feta cheese. hood Italian place in North County,
and if you haven’t checked it out yet,
As it turned out, the wait for those Chef Michele feels strongly about you are way overdue for a visit with
with reservations (highly recom- creating tasty vegetarian dishes, and your Italian Cousin.
mended) was only a matter of min- this one – a hearty stew – would have
utes, and soon we were seated in a been savored by vegetarians and non- I welcome your comments, and en-
packed dining room humming (well, vegetarians alike. courage you to send feedback to me at
actually roaring) with the sounds of [email protected].
people enjoying themselves. While we normally pass on des-
serts, on this visit we sampled an ex- The reviewer dines anonymously at
The restaurant has a warm feel – an tremely light tiramisu. A great way to restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
Italian vibe – and with Gus popping end a great dinner. 32963. 
in and out of the kitchen, and Michele
hugging and kissing regulars, the at-
mosphere makes you feel like part of
a family.

Our very attentive waiter, Amy,
quickly brought a basket of wonderful
warm, crispy Italian bread and a dish
of delicious dipping sauce with shaved
parmesan cheese, and took our order
for wine.

For appetizers, I decided to pass up
the wonderful Prince Edward Island
mussels served in a chardonnay-lem-
on-basil broth ($8.95) which I enjoyed
on my last visit, and try the flash-fried
petite calamari ($7.95). My husband
opted for the stuffed clams with ba-
con, spinach, artichokes and cheese
($7.95).

The calamari, served with a slightly
spicy pink sauce, were very good. The
stuffed clams were even better.

Following the appetizers, my hus-
band and I had salads – the Cousin sal-
ad tossed with gorgonzola vinaigrette
for me, and the Caesar salad with an-
chovies for him – and our companion
opted for a bowl of the Italian wedding
soup.

Then, for entrées, my husband
chose the eggplant and spinach par-
mesan ($16.95), our companion chose
the linguini in a white clam sauce
($19.95), and I went with the evening’s
specialty, a new vegetarian gnocchi

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WINE COLUMN

Bored, oh? Sample these modest Bordeaux

BY DAVE MCINTYRE gion produces wines labeled Bor- entirely one or the other.) White Bor- and admire the labels while waiting
deaux or Bordeaux Supérieur, accord- deaux from the Graves appellation for some mythical window of matu-
The Washington Post ing to Planet Bordeaux, the winery can be among the world’s most deli- rity to open. These are Bordeaux for
association representing those levels. cious and age-worthy wines. immediate gratification. 
When we think of the world’s best And with the wines typically costing
bargain wines, we seldom think of $20 or less, Bordeaux and Bordeaux Most white Bordeaux, however, are
Bordeaux. Bordeaux is the elite, ex- Supérieur can be terrific values. light, crisp and refreshing, as well as
pensive wine, with prices in the inexpensive. You will see the desig-
three digits or higher. We talk of first “At the restaurants I buy for, we nation “Entre-Deux-Mers” on many
growths and historic chateaux, the sell a lot of expensive Bordeaux,” labels, marking wines grown in the
history of the wine trade and the says Michael Madrigale, who is the region between the Garonne and
glamour that is luxury wine. U.S. brand ambassador for Planet Dordogne rivers. (Reds from this area
Bordeaux and oversees the wine pro- are simply labeled Bordeaux.)
The Bordeaux we see written about grams for three of Daniel Boulud’s
in wine magazines is what we might restaurants in New York. “We think of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur
today call wines for “the 1-percent- Haut-Brion and Château Margaux,” are easy to drink when young and
ers” — or at least the upper-upper Madrigale says, naming two of the can improve for a few years. But they
middle class. The famous Bordeaux five first growths of Bordeaux. are not collector’s items for you to
classification of 1855 established a hi- store in expensive wine racks, pulling
erarchy of quality in a region that set “But the wines of Bordeaux and them out once a year to dust them off
the worldwide benchmark for wines Bordeaux Supérieur have an under-
blended from cabernet sauvignon, dog appeal, and this huge region is
merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot not understood. I’m always looking
and malbec. for values, and these wines often taste
better than their price.”
Bordeaux is stratified into several
rankings based mostly on geography. Madrigale then turns all somm.
The Cru Classé wines of the Médoc “The wines have a sense of place,” he
on the left bank of the Gironde River says. “Taste one blind” — meaning
(cabernet country) give us the famil- you don’t know what it is — “and you
iar appellation names of Pauillac, St- can tell it’s Bordeaux.”
Estèphe, Margaux, St-Julien, Graves
and Pessac-Léognan, along with the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur
lesser Médoc and Haut-Médoc. are two broad AOCs, or appellations,
designating wines that don’t qualify
On the right bank, we have Pomerol for Bordeaux’s smaller, more presti-
and St-Émilion and other “satellite” gious and pricier appellations. Reds
appellations, their wines dominated typically are blends with a majority of
by merlot and cabernet franc. merlot, along with varying amounts
of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc
Even for those who can afford to and malbec. Bordeaux Supérieur reds
buy these wines by the bottle or by the are made with lower grape yields in
case, price consigns them to special the vineyards and longer aging in the
occasions. Yet Bordeaux can be an cellar before bottling.
everyday style of wine, if you’re will-
ing and adventurous enough to sift Bordeaux white wines usually are
through the lower appellations. blends of Sémillon and various clones
of sauvignon blanc. (Some may be
Just over half of the Bordeaux re-

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PETS

Bonzo meets a Colorado cat with a great story

Hi Dog Buddies! me in the barn because belt, and nap on Mom’s or Dad’s
I went nuts in the house.
This week I again ventured into the I’d never seen a house. shoes. I use to play with Cass’s tail,
mysterious – and somewhat unnerv- Finally, little by little,
ing – realm of the feline. Max Shepherd we warmed up to each it was long with a feathery plume
is a 16-year-old rescue who spent most other. I loved that barn.
of his life on a ranch in Colorado, and, And when I finally got the at the end. She’d wag it and I’d bat
Dog! did he have a story to tell. nerve to go outside it was
like another world – 70 it. I miss that.”
Max lives in Indian River Shores with acres to run and hunt in.
his humans, Gail and Dan. Soon as me Dogs and horses to play That’s IT!! I’d realized what I’d
and my assistant knocked, the door with, especially Mom’s
opened and there he was, next to his horse, Crystal. But my been trying to put my paw on:
Mom, greeting us, not hanging behind very best pal was Mom’s
her, like most cats do. He was slim, with and Dad’s dog, Cassan- something different about Max.
short, thick fur, dark gray and white, dra.
and a mostly white face, with black No tail! Zero. Nada. He’s a Manx!
splotches that gave him a very friendly “Mom wanted a big
look, surprisingly spry for his age. dog for when Dad was “Mom and Dad’re pretty well
away. Cass was a rescue
“Hello, young fella! I’m Maximus Ca- like me, a Great Pyrenees/ trained,” he continued, “and when
tus Shepherd, but everybody calls me Anatolian Shepherd mix.
Max. Come’on in!” He led the way into BIG. Just a pup when we got her. She they do something I don’t care for,
his living room. “This is my Mom and was even shyer than I’d been. She’d
Dad. Take a load off!” likely been abused, would cringe when I give them what I call The Stink
humans came near. But not with me.
He was totally NOT mysterious, I Cass’d stay in the barn, and I’d pat her Eye. Quite effective. But we re-
thought, surprised. “Can’t wait to hear face (with a softpaw) and lick her real
your story, Mr. Max,” I told him, open- gently. Then she let me curl up with her ally love each other. Every day,
ing my notebook. to nap. We became best friends, never
thought about being different species.” Dad holds me and we take a walk,
“Let me know if I’m going too fast,”
he said. “When I was a young tomcat, I was fascinated with Max’s story. look at the lake, watch birds, have
about 3, I’d say, I lived with several oth- Talking about Cass, he got a faraway
er animals in a horse trailer near Pagosa look in his eyes. deep conversations. At night, we
Springs, Colorado. It was a bad situa-
tion. We were almost wild and most of “Finally, she was comfortable enough Max. PHOTO BY LEAH DUBOIS all snuggle together watching TV.
us were sick. It was so bad the Humane to come in the house. But she’d never Special times! I’m a fortunate fe-
Society had to bust in and rescue us. seen stairs. She’d stand at the top or
bottom and just look. Didn’t know what line! But to tell you the truth, I’ve
“Mom and Dad had a ranch nearby, to do. So I’d pat her feet, go up a couple
and Dad worked in Chicago and com- stairs, come back down, pat her again. and growl. Then I’d crouch low and always felt more like a dog than a cat. I
muted, so Mom adopted me. I could I coaxed her to take a step, then more,
never figure out what she saw in me ‘til she got it. And we’d hunt together. pounce. Ah, we were a fine team. We relate more to you pooches.”
but I’m glad she did. I was a mess. Ratty Dad put a chalkboard in the barn la-
fur, sick. Pretty wild. Scared – when Dad belled “Known Kills.” There were mice, handled the critters for the farm, and Amazed, I replied, “All during the
came home and Mom brought me out, rabbits, voles, moles, chipmunks, even
all he could say was, ‘What IS that?’ bats on that list. Cass’d smell a rodent watched out for each other.” interview, I’ve been forgetting you’re a

“They had to shave me, and keep I’m pretty sure I saw tears in his eyes. cat.”

“What happened,” I asked quietly. “Cass always said that, too,” Max

“She went to Animal Heaven. I sighed.

mourned for years. Still have my mo- Heading home, I thought about

ments. Then a couple years back, we Max and his best friend Cass. I never

moved to Florida and I can tell you thought I’d say it but, I think he and I

THAT was HARD. No barn, No fields could become good friends.

to roam in. No cows or horses. And no

Cass. I yowled that whole first year, kept Till next time,

trying to slip out the patio door, con- The Bonz
vinced if I could just get out, I’d be back
in Colorado. I’d never seen streets. Or

cars. But since then, I’ve adjusted. Love Don’t Be Shy
to travel, been all over: California, Bos- We are always looking for pets with
ton, Sedona – flown, too.”

“What do you down here, then?”

“Well, I’m no kitten. I mostly nap. interesting stories.
And I love company: cats, big dogs, hu- To set up an interview, email
mans, especially youngsters. Not into [email protected].
toys, although I play with Dad’s braided

We ask our clients all the time, “How to follow. Education at our hospital is a eyes, and let you see what we see. We your practitioner is getting you in and out
can we be of service to your pet, and your priority. We schedule our appointments look into the ear canals and you see what in 15 minutes, your pet is not being fully
pet’s family.” Generally, we are told they in a manner that allows a minimum of 30 we see on a large monitor. If we run blood represented.
have come to our office so we can provide minutes for a comprehensive examination work or urinalysis, we print the informa-
the information and services needed to of your pet, and as much time as necessary tion and explanation for you to take home, Wellness examinations, senior examina-
give their pet a happy and quality life for as to consult with you about findings. Any ultrasound or radiology testing is put tions and everything in between is part of
long as possible. on a DVD for you to see at home after the our life treatment plan. We know your pet
People new to our facility say that their Doctors have shown it to you here. If we can’t plan to only need medical services in
It is a HUGE responsibility and we do not pet has never had a blood pressure reading do a scoping, you are sent home with the the convenient hours of the day. We have
take that lightly. Typically, we are involved before. We do an E.C.G. with every exam- entire video, not a small picture. your pet’s records and history, and are
with our clients for many, many years. Our ination, and send you home with the print ready to receive you any time of the day
goal is to help establish a life plan for you out. We dim the lights, look into your pet’s If you are NOT a client at our facility and and night that your pet needs us.

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Much to be learned from our elders, including courage

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT grandparents in their mid-60s, who being referred to as “that new young which we hope to learn from them, is
Columnists have been attending various church- couple.” They hadn’t heard them- courage. Courage takes a variety of
es, looking for a new church home. selves described as a young couple shapes and forms throughout life, of
Here in Vero Beach we live within They decided, they said, to join the for quite some time and it felt good. course. In the young, it can be brash
a human community whose charac- church they attended last Sunday, And what’s more, they told us, they and heedless of self-protection’s dic-
teristics are unusual. For one thing, because they overheard themselves realized they had a lot to learn from tates. It may even take on the heroic
our average age tends to run a bit their elders. dimensions of personal sacrifice.
higher than elsewhere. This leads But in our elders we often witness a
to some delightful incidents, like Being able to learn a lot from those type of courage that is more subtle.
the one that happened last week to in our midst is something that we It is the sort of courage that grows
friends of ours who recently moved have come to treasure about Vero in facing one’s mortality, which be-
here. They are a lively couple, Beach. Among the qualities and comes across the years, harder and
characteristics of our elders in Vero harder to ignore.
Beach we frequently observe humil-
ity, patience, optimism, generos- The wonderful poet, Anne Sexton,
ity and compassion. Maybe all such describes this sort of elder wisdom
virtues are best acquired over a long this way in her poem, “Courage”:
lifetime where experience slowly “Later, when you face old age and its
molds and shapes lives. The people natural conclusion, your courage
that emerge from that process with will still be shown in the little ways
these characteristics are often well … you’ll bargain with the calendar,
worth emulating. and at the last moment, when death
opens the back door, you’ll put on
A particularly admirable char- your carpet slippers, and stride out.”
acteristic that we have had the
privilege of noting again and again None of us has a choice about
among our Vero Beach elders, and reaching the natural conclusion of
life. We will all die. But most of us
will have some choices to make in
how we will face our end. Will we
raise a fist to the sky in anger, be-
lieving we were owed more? Will we
fret and worry and fuss, fearing that
the best of existence is passing away
and we have nothing to anticipate?
Or, as Sexton puts it, when death
opens the back door, will we coura-
geously put on our carpet slippers
and stride out?

The image of carpet slippers con-
jures up comfort, hominess, famil-
iarity and peace, doesn’t it? Deciding
to face the end in “carpet slippers”
implies that because we have found
life to be a phenomenal gift of God,
we might anticipate death, too, will
be a gift to stride forward confidently
to receive, when the time comes.

Thanks to the elders – who teach us
how to dress at the end! 

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ONGOING Friends, 5 to 7 p.m. at Vero Beach Museum of 19 Operation Prom IRC, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 19 St. Baldrick’s Signature Head Shaving
Art. $10 & 12. 772-231-0707 at Vero Beach Community Center of- Event, Noon at Captain Hiram’s to watch
Vero Beach Theatre Guild: The King and I thru fers free prom attire to teens, along with gift cer- or join others who Brave the Shave to raise mon-
March 20. 772-562-8300 18 Sebastian Chamber’s free Concerts in tificates from local businesses. 772-321-5444 ey for childhood cancer research. 772-643-2893
the Park series, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Riverside Theatre: Hello, Dolly! on the Stark Riverview Park in Sebastian, featuring Heart of 19 39th annual Antique Automobile 19 Jazz at Noon presented by Treasure
Stage thru March 27. 772-231-6990 Oak. BYO chair Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside Coast Jazz Society featuring Doc Grob-
Park sponsored by Antique Automobile Club of er and his Mudcats, 12:30 p.m. at Vero Beach
Indian River County Firefighters Fair, with 19 Princess Breakfast at Riverside Chil- America Indian River Region, with roughly 300 Yacht Club. 772-234-4600
games, rides, entertainment, 4-H competitions dren’s Theatre, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 cars, a car-related flea market and car corral for
and carny food at the Indian River County Fair- a.m.; costumes and tiaras welcomed. $16 buying/selling collector cars. Free; non-perish- 19 Indian River County St. Patrick’s Day
grounds thru March 20. adults, $10 children. 772-231-6990 able food items for Drive out Hunger campaign Parade presented by Vero Beach Elks,
appreciated. 772-770-6339 with five Pipe and Drum bands, 1 p.m. from Vero
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Oscar Bluem- 19 City of Vero Beach Recreation Depart- Beach High School, marching up 14th Avenue
ner: Selection from the Vera Bluemnar Kouba ment’s 57th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, 19 Falasiri Lecture Series presents Zoro- and ending at the Heritage Center, followed by
Collection thru May 22, John Baeder’s Ameri- 10 a.m. at Mulligan’s Beach House for children aster and the Religions of the Silk Road, post-parade open house party at Elks Lodge with
can Roadside thru May 15 and Nature Illumi- up to 9 years old. BYO basket and a donation of the celebration of the Persian New Year, 11 a.m. entertainment by Rowan the Wanderer and pa-
nated: Landscapes and Still Lifes by Heade 6 empty plastic eggs. 772-567-2144. at Falasiri Oriental Rugs. Free. 772-562-0150 rade bands.
and his Contemporaries thru June 5. 772-
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in March 10, 2016 Edition 1 BEAU 2 ESPY
McKee Botanical Garden: Roar of the Dino- 4 DEAR 3 UNABLE
saur exhibit thru May 1. 772-794-0601 8 SEER 4 DRAINS
9 APPARATUS 5 AMULET
Polo Sundays at BG Polo, gates open at 1 11 LUSTRE 6 TESTIMONY
p.m. for 2 p.m. matches thru May 1. 772-999- 13 SLENDER 7 FREE
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19 Charity Golf Tournament at Bent Pine sion between Dr. Sigmund Freud and author C.S. at Vero Beach Country Club to benefit Literacy 6 Oceanside Business Association Taste of
Golf Club to benefit the Live Like Cole Lewis, on the Waxlax Stage. $40. 772-231-6990 Services of Indian River. $60. 772-778-2223 Vero, 5:30 p.m. along Ocean Drive. $40.
Foundation toward the design and construction
of a local fishing pier, 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. 23 Distinguished Professor Series pres- APRIL 7 Hats off to Hibiscus Blue Ribbon Luncheon
$125. 772-559-5907 ents Paul Sattler, Skidmore College on and Fashion Show, 11 a.m. at Oak Harbor
Sources & Subjects: Meaningful uses of Influ- 1|2 Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ & Club to benefit Hibiscus Children’s Center, with
19 Emerson Center Celebrated Speak- ences, 2 p.m. at Vero Beach Museum of Art. $15 Cookoff at IRC Fairgrounds, with champagne reception, luncheon, signature fash-
ers Series presents Michael Tou- - $35. 772-231-0707 entertainment and BBQ competitions for best ion show and silent auction. $150. 772-299-
gias, researcher and co-author of the best- chicken, ribs, pork and beef brisket to ben- 6011, ext. 313
seller The Finest Hours, just released as a 24 Emerson Center Florida Humanities efit charities supported by Rotary Club of Vero
Disney movie, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with Series presents Russian pianist Sergey Beach, Fri. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 7 Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Master-
5:15 p.m. VIP reception, at the Emerson Cen- Belyavskiy performing pieces by Chopin, Mozart, p.m. $5 parking per vehicle; free admission. works Guest Conductor Series, with David
ter. 772-778-5249 Debussy, Liszt Kapustin and Gershwin, 7 p.m. at 772-231-4200 Handel, Principal Guest Conductor, Moscow
the Emerson Center at Unitarian Universalist Fel- Symphony- Russian Philharmonic, 6:40 lecture;
19 Ms. Senior Florida Pageant presented lowship. Free; no tickets required. 772-778-5249 2 Runners Depot Citrus Classic 5K Run/Walk, 7:30 7:30 concert at St. Edward’s Waxlax PAC, featur-
by VNA of the Treasure Coast, 7 p.m. at a.m. from Pocahontas Park to benefit elemen- ing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with violinist,
Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center. 26 HabiTrot to Higher Education 5K & tary school mileage club programs. 772-569-7364 Giora Schmidt. $50 & $60; students $5. Meet
$12.50. 772-564-5537 Bunny Hop, 7:30 a.m. at South Beach the Maestro Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. at Northern
Park to benefit Habitat for Humanity. 5K $30; 2 Lunafest Film Festival hosted by Center for Trust Bank, $30. 772-460-0850
19|20 Turn of the Century, Gar- Bunny Hop $10. 772-562-9860 ext. 209 Spiritual Care, Friends after Diagnosis and
dens to Groves Flower the Treasure Coast Ovarian Cancer Alliance, fea- 7 Miss Hibiscus Pageant hosted by Main
Show presented by the Garden Club of IRC at 26 Eggstravanza, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at turing award-winning short films by, for and about Street Vero Beach, 7 p.m. at the Heritage
the IRC Historical Society Hallstrom Farmstead, First United Methodist Church, an Eas- women, and a talk by Judge Cynthia Cox on Ending Center. 772-643-6782
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., Noon to 5 p.m. Sun. $10. ter egg hunt, multiple bounce houses, pony rides, Domestic Violence: A Community Effort, 1 p.m. at
772-567-4602 a petting zoo, photos with the Easter bunny, crafts IRSC Richardson Center. $25. 772-567-1233 8 Sebastian Chamber’s free Concerts in the
and refreshments. 772-562-1900 ext. 50 Park series, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at River-
20 Concert by quintessential folk singer 2 Bella Notte Hope Gala, 6 p.m. at Oak Har- view Park in Sebastian, featuring the SRHS Jazz
John Flynn, 2 p.m. at the Emerson Cen- 26 An Easter Cantata, 4:30 p.m. and 7 bor Club, with cocktails, dinner, enter- Ensemble & Steel Drum Band. BYO chair.
ter. Suggested donation $15. p.m. at Christ by the Sea with Matt tainment and dancing to benefit the American
Stott on violin, 50 voice choir, 30 piece orches- Cancer Society. $200; $125 for 35 and younger. 8|9 Ballet Vero Beach Finch Program 3,
20 Space Coast Symphony joined by Space tra, liturgical dancers and narration. Donations 772-562-2272 featuring Pas de Cinq Russe, choreo-
Coast Symphony Women’s Chorus appreciated. 772-231-1661 graphed by Adam Schnell; Hang On, No Need to
presents Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with 3 Lagoon Fest, Noon to 4 p.m. hosted by be Lonely, choreographed by Camilo Rodriguez;
soloist Tomas Lopez, Danny Elfman’s Serenada 26|27 Easter Eco-Egg Hunt, Youth Sailing Foundation at its facility near and Finch Concerto, choreographed by Schnell, 8
Schizophrana, and a new Chamber Symphony by searching for eco-eggs, a Water Treatment Facility. Free admission; $5 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sat. at Vero Beach High
conductor Aaron Collins, 3 p.m. at Vero Beach biodegradable alternative to plastic eggs, to re- kayak rides. 772-925-2521 School Performing Arts Center. 772-905-2651
High School Performing Arts Center. $25; 18 and deem for treats, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Archie
under free. 855-252-7276 Carr National Wildlife Refuge Barrier Island Cen- 3 Two Classical Guitars and a Piano Concert, 8|9 Comedy Zone Experience on Wax-
ter. 321-723-3556 featuring Miguel Bonachea, Iván Rijos, and lax Stage at Riverside Theatre, 7:30
21 Cause for Paws to benefit Humane So- Marcos Flores, 3 p.m. at Christ by the Sea. $25 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $16 -$18. Free music at Live
ciety of Vero Beach and Indian River 29 Spring Luncheon and Designer Show- adults; $10 students. 772-231-1661 in the Loop. 772-231-6990
County, 6 p.m. at Oak Harbor Club House. $225. case, 11:30 a.m. at Oak Harbor Club to
772-571-6413 benefit Homeless Family Center. 772-567-5537 3 Vero Beach Choral Society Spring Concert, 10Laura Riding Jackson BBQ & Poetry, 3
If Music be the Food of Love, 4 p.m. at p.m. at Laura Riding Jackson House at
22 Through April 3 - Riverside Theatre 31 Love of Literacy lunch featuring poet/ Community Church. $15. 772-469-2320 Environmental Learning Center campus. $25.
presents Freud’s Last Session, a discus- artist/rancher Sean Sexton, 11:30 a.m. 772-569-6718

DREAMY OCEANFRONT ESTATE OFFERS
THE BEST IN BARRIER ISLAND LIVING

776 Reef Road in Floralton Beach: 5-bedroom; 5.5-bath, 5,294-square-foot oceanfront estate offered
for $4,275,000 by Matilde Sorensen of Dale Sorensen Real Estate: 772-532-0010

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A dreamy oceanfront estate on the barrier island

BY SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH 5,294-square-foot, two-story home,
Staff Writer which wraps its warmth around you,
the elements of nature taking on the
Making your way up the driveway role of chief soother.
of 776 Reef Road in the Floralton
Beach neighborhood, a sprawling The stunning view of the ocean
emerald green lawn, tennis court through numerous sliding glass
and handsome-looking house cast doors on the east side of the home de-
the most sumptuous and inviting fines this oceanfront property as the
feeling. That welcoming sensation epitome in coastal living.
continues when stepping inside the
Enjoying the breath-taking ocean
views and refreshing breezes from

almost anywhere in the casually el- One of the appealing aspects of
egant 5-bedroom, 5.5 bath house or this property is the serenity of it all,
else on its smartly groomed grounds, while it also has much to offer in the
it suddenly occurs to the lucky person way of full-blown entertaining for
standing on the premises that this is family and friends. With a sprawl-
about as dreamy a house as there is – ing living room, two wet bars, dining
a perfect slice of paradise on the bar- room, kitchen, guest suites, family
rier island. room, covered lanai, pool, patio and

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tennis court, what better a place is social spots to cook, watch television
there to entertain than this one? Still, and have a conversation.
the host or hosts can retreat to their
master bedroom suite and catch their “The unobstructed views of the
breath, regrouping for the next round ocean buffed by a beautiful green
of socializing. lawn that we get to experience from
our dining room, living room and
The home sits on an expansive 1.32- master bedroom is totally the high-
acre lot with 150 lineal feet of ocean light of this house,” said Robert
frontage. It masterfully transplants Grammen, who owns the house with
you not only physically but mentally, wife, Scheri. “It’s a private little piece
emotionally and spiritually to a heav- of paradise in this gem of a town.”
enly spot. There are many retreats
on the property to get just what you Set among coconut palms, ole-
need: quiet spaces to read and day- ander, hibiscus and other lovely
dream, private areas to exercise and plantings, the landscaping is lush
yet calm in areas where nothing is

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meant to distract from the beauty of rensen Real Estate, who has the estate
the Atlantic Ocean. The lawn spills listed for $4,275,000.” There are these
out from a large patio area behind wonderful walls of glass that give one
the house, and a private access to the sense of being outdoors while sit-
the beach makes dips in the ocean ting in the comfort of indoors. And
and sandy sojourns possible within there is plenty of entertaining space
just a few footsteps. inside the home, including a second-
floor family area.”
“We love that we feel like we’re on
vacation every day,” Grammen said. The master suite is truly remark-
“The unobstructed views of the ocean able with dark wood floors, a spa-
and 42 coconut palms create a private cious en suite and a private balcony
resort feeling.” with panoramic views.

“This beautiful home is light-filled, “One of the best features of this
warm and inviting,” said Matilde So- home is the outdoor living space,” So-
rensen, broker/co-owner of Dale So- rensen said. “It’s easy to relax and un-

VITAL STATISTICS
776 REEF ROAD IN FLORALTON BEACH

Lot size: 1.32 acres
Ocean frontage: 150 lineal feet

Home size: 5,294 square feet
Bedrooms: 5

Bathrooms: 5.5
Additional features: Guest wing, wood-burning fireplaces, pool with

electric heater, tennis court, expansive lawn, 3-car garage
Listing agency: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.
Listing agent: Matilde Sorensen, 772-532-0010
Listing price: $4,275,000

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wind when you’re sitting by the pool, recently. The addition provides for ing fireplace and sitting room that floors. The heated swimming pool,
listening to the sounds of the ocean, two guest suites with ocean views can double as an office. tennis court and abundant lawn
smelling the salt in the air and feeling and private baths, and an upstairs space provide great areas to enjoy
the breeze on your face. Or you can family room with more of those Between these two major living various activities. The neighborhood
enjoy a game of tennis on your own stunning vistas, a wet bar and kitch- quarters is the first-floor living room also has a lot to offer.
private court, which is not common enette, bathroom and balcony. This with wood-burning fireplace, the is-
in Vero. This oceanfront residence is very fresh and private part of the land kitchen, dining room and an- “The neighborhood is very private
Florida living at its best.” house is on the opposite side of an- other wet bar. and quiet with almost no traffic,”
other downstairs guest room with Grammen said. “But many year-round
The house was built in 1954; sev- ocean views and bathroom, and up- The home has vaulted/cathedral residents have recently been buying in
eral updates and a lovely substantial stairs master suite with wood-burn- ceilings, crown moldings and oth- the neighborhood, providing an active
wing of the home were added more er fine finishes throughout. There lifestyle on a year-round basis.” 
are wood, terrazzo, marble and tile

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impact windows and doors, Hardy siding. Steps from the beach and restaurants.
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Timing can be everything when selling your home

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY
Washington Post

If you’re looking to sell your home, is Huh? That didn’t make sense to me,
there an optimal window of time dur- but Zillow says it has the hard statis-
ing the year when your listing is likely tics to back it up. Just in case I needed
to sell faster and at a higher price? Put guidance on any of this, though, the
another way, could the ideal time for “Best Time to List” tool comes with
listing your house be a specific month a handy “Contact an agent” button
or even a two-week period? right below the bar graph.

One group of researchers says yes. In an interview, Zillow’s chief
After sorting through the sales of economist, Svenja Gudell, main-
more than 20 million single-family tained that this “is not meant to be
homes, condos and cooperatives that a lead producer” for realty agents
occurred between 2008 and 2015, who pay money to advertise on Zil-
researchers at Zillow, the real estate low, even though that’s precisely
marketing company, concluded that whom you’ll hear from if you hit the
listing times do indeed matter. List button.
at the wrong time and you might take
longer to sell, and you might sell for So back to the original question: Is
less. Choose the optimal two-week there any magic window of time to
period and you may do better. list your home for sale? Mary Bayat,
principal broker at Bayat Realty in
Nationwide, researchers found that Northern Virginia, agrees that “when
“homes listed in the late spring (May the weather is good and flowers are
1 through May 15) sell around 18.5 blooming” – that would be the spring
days faster and for 1 percent more months – properties look better, If
than the average listing.” they’re in good condition, show well
and are priced and marketed right,
Optimal times can vary by loca- it’s an excellent time to sell.
tion, however. In the Washington
and Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro- But she told me that trying to pin-
politan areas, April 16 through April point ideal two-week periods “is the
30 produces faster selling times and wrong idea,” because houses can sell
higher prices, according to Zillow. In fast and for solid premiums through-
San Diego, the best two weeks come out the year.
earlier: March 16 through March 31.
In Boston, Los Angeles and San Fran- Alexis Eldorrado, founder and
cisco, they’re considerably later: May managing broker of Eldorrado Chi-
16 through May 31. Other major mar- cago Real Estate, says many fac-
kets, such as Chicago, Seattle, Phoe- tors can affect rapidity of sale more
nix and New York, track the national than the timing of the listing. For
sweet spot, May 1 through May 15. example, she put a luxury high-rise
It’s a little hard to figure – Boston and condo unit on the market in the
Los Angeles don’t match up well on frigid depths of Chicago’s winter last
climate – but researchers insist that’s month and it sold in 11 days “close
what the numbers say. to list” after 10 showings. One key to
that quick sale: The owner did a pre-
Zillow, best known for its popular listing upgrading of the kitchen to
but sometimes controversial online bring it up to the standards expected
“Zestimates” of the value of millions in the price range.
of homes on and off the market, has
pinpointed ideal listing times down Kary Krismer, managing broker at
to the Zip-code level. Individual John L. Scott/KMS Renton in the Se-
Zestimates now include a “Best Time attle area, where Zillow is based, says
to List” feature that displays a bar the dominant factor in his market is
graph showing the estimated selling the shortage of houses listed for sale.
price differences month by month. As a result, “the listing date is not cur-
rently a significant factor. Buyers are
I checked the Zestimate on my own scrambling for properties” – it’s a sell-
home outside Washington and found er’s market – so the week or month of
that, according to Zillow’s calcula- the year is no big deal. 
tions, I’d get $15,000 to nearly $20,000
more than the average over the full
year by listing in March or April, and
$35,000 to $40,000 more than if I list-
ed in October or November. Curious-
ly, if I listed in January or February –
that’s when we get blizzards here – I’d
do better than listing in June, July or
anytime through December.

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Overpricing your home can be a costly mistake

BY JUSTIN PIERCE
Washington Post

If you want to sell your home then
you have a lot of decisions to make.
One of the most important of all those
decisions is the list price. Figuring out
the best price for any home is much
more art than science but it requires
a very scientific approach and evalu-
ation of things that are hard to quan-
tify. It becomes even more difficult
when you’ve become emotionally at-
tached to your home.

Putting the right price tag on your
home right out of the gate gives you
the best opportunity to maximize
your investment. A new listing cre-
ates a certain excitement. Agents have
a limited number of tools available to
them to get that buzz going around
your home, and price is an important
factor that can either feed the buzz or
squash it.

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flyers she puts out or how many plac-
es your home is listed on the Internet;
if your home is overpriced, it is not
going to sell.

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Buyers may not realize it but they ment (they wanted to move into the pictures looked terrible and that his mission between a sales price of
are getting an immersion course home before they actually owned it) agent needed to spend a couple hun- $430,000 and $415,000 is only about
in micro economics when they go and a significant amount of the sell- dred dollars and get a professional $450. This ended up being a huge
house hunting. They pore through er’s furniture, which is a nightmare photographer in there. But that’s a win for the agent given the fact that
the Internet listings and tour to negotiate and would have left my separate issue. he probably would not have captured
home after home. They are quickly clients with very little furniture. the listing if he’d been honest about
equipped with the most up-to-date He talked to his agent. They lowered the sales price.
local market data. They are compar- Those buyers ended up withdraw- the price to $419,000, and they ended
ing your home to the dozens they’ve ing their offer. Luckily, we had an- up selling the home for $415,000 nine Sometimes the sales data is not
already seen. other offer come in that we accepted, months after he originally listed the clear, and you may choose to test
but it was still significantly below property. I’m confident that the pric- the market. I’m all for that. But you
Many times I’ve seen this lesson in list price. A day later, the first buyers ing on this home cost the buyer at have to be able to take in the feed-
action. I just listed a home for a cli- came back and said they wanted to least $15,000 but it only cost the agent back, continue to evaluate the mar-
ent. My initial analysis said the home resubmit an offer. I think they were a small difference in his commission ket and quickly adjust your price
would sell for around $550,000. My clearly playing games. They believed and some time, but he got months of if needed. Letting your home lan-
clients keyed in on the two top sales we were desperate. They gambled free advertising out of the deal. guish on the market is almost al-
prices in the neighborhood that sold that if they withdrew their offer, we’d ways a costly mistake. 
at or around $590,000. They were come crawling back to them, and The difference in an agent’s com-
convinced they could get $585,000 for they’d have all the leverage.
their home. The client is the boss, so
that’s where we listed the home. Had we listed the home at the right
price early on I believe that my clients
There were a couple factors in would have gotten $20,000 more than
their favor. Their home model was they did, and they would have saved a
fairly rare and not many were avail- month or more in holding costs.
able and overall housing inventory in
their subdivision was low, but time Overpricing a home is not just the
was working against them. My clients fault of the homeowner. Realtors of-
were pressed to sell, and we really ten lead their clients down the path of
only had a couple months to get the false hope. It’s a fairly common prac-
home sold. Their home also needed tice for an agent to make lofty prom-
carpet, paint and cosmetic repairs. ises to a prospective client during the
I advised my clients that it was okay listing presentation. The agent may
to test the market, but if the buyers know or should know that a home
weren’t showing interest, and the will sell for say $500,000 based on
feedback wasn’t positive, then we’d the market data. But he’ll promise to
need to adjust quickly. sell the home for $525,000 just to get
the listing. Sure, the home probably
After several weeks on the market won’t sell, but they’ve got the listing,
and a lot of negative feedback on the and now they get to put a sign up in
home’s shortcomings and high price, your yard and take calls from pro-
I urged my clients to lower the price. spective buyer clients. Eventually,
They lowered the price but only by the agent will advise his seller client
$10,000. After the small price change, to lower the price to something more
showings remained light and feed- realistic, and the agent will still get
back negative. After several more the selling commission.
weeks, I urged my clients to again re-
duce their price. They wanted to do One of my neighbors recently asked
a small price change, but I told them me to evaluate his home because he
that the home was not going to get the was getting ready to sell. After looking
desired level of interest unless we got at the comparable sales and the active
down to at least $555,000. listings I told him he could get about
$430,000 for his home. Another agent
They finally agreed, and we moved came in and told him he could sell the
the price down to $555,000, but now home with no problem for $450,000.
the buyers smelled desperation. We He hired the other agent. The agent
had an offer come in at $40,000 under came over with a cheap camera took
the new low list price. Another buyer some poor quality pictures, threw the
had looked at the home four times home up on the multiple-listing ser-
and said he’d probably submit an of- vice and planted a sign in the yard.
fer, but there was no urgency and that About six months later, my neighbor
offer never came. came over to me and asked why his
home wasn’t selling.
Lack of urgency is a common prob-
lem for homes that have been on the I took another look at the market
market for too long. Buyers may re- and noticed that things had changed
ally like a home but if it’s been on the for the worse. I told him that homes
market too long they wonder what similar to his have recently sold at
others have seen that they’re missing. around $430,000, but we’re in a small
And they almost always feel like there subdivision, and there are now two
is no rush to make an offer. The home comparable active listings that are
has been on the market for months so priced around $415,000. I told him he
it’s not going anywhere. needed to get his price down to com-
pete with those low-priced listings or
We negotiated back and forth with be prepared to wait until they sell and
the offer we had in hand and got them hope no more low-priced listings hit
to come up $20,000 but for that price the market. I also told him his home’s
they wanted a pre-occupancy agree-

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: March 3 to March 9

For the barrier island real estate market, March came in like a lamb, with only seven real estate
transactions closing on the barrier island, including one for more than $1 million.

Our top sale this week was of a home in John’s Island.

The property at 181 Oleander Way was placed on the market Nov. 15, 2015 for $1.685 million. The
home was sold on March 3 for $1.575 million.

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

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$262,500
$300,000
VERO BEACH ESTATES 820 DAHLIA LANE 12/9/2015 $300,000 3/8/2016 $390,000

OLD ORCHID 9640 W MAIDEN COURT 12/15/2015 $399,000 $409,000 3/8/2016 $345,000

CASTAWAY COVE 1025 CLIPPER ROAD 10/8/2015 $414,900 $354,900 3/8/2016 $530,000

BETHEL BY THE SEA 700 HOLLY ROAD 2/16/2015 $650,000 $569,900 3/7/2016 $735,000

OCEAN PEARL 11 S WHITE JEWEL COURT 9/1/2015 $769,000 $769,000 3/4/2016 $350,000

OLD ORCHID 9585 W MAIDEN COURT 1/27/2016 $350,000 $350,000 3/4/2016