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Publisher Michelle Noga [email protected] The Great Drone Panic Editor And this is the first objection to the their crops. The market for drones, now Betty Wells use of drones domestically: They are almost $6 billion, is expected to double [email protected] weapons of war! About to be deployed in the next 10 years, according to The richLOWRY here at home! Not exactly. We don’t kill New York Times. Special to Florida Weekly people with drones; we kill them with As drones proliferate for commercial Reporters & Columnists Hellfire missiles. The drone is just the and other private uses, it is foolish to Scott Simmons platform. By this standard, we would expect law enforcement to forgo them. Athena Ponushis The Great Drone Panic of 2012 is have no police helicopters because Already, the Border Patrol Tim Norris upon us. helicopters are weapons uses drones along the Jan Norris Congress recently instructed the Fed- of war. border. One day we eral Aviation Administration to open will marvel Mary Jane Fine up the skies to more domestic use of that Artis Henderson the pilotless aircraft by private citizens Linda Lipshutz and law enforcement. This, we’re told Roger Williams in the urgent tones of Paul Revere on Jim McCracken his famous ride, is the first step toward Randall P. Lieberman a dystopian surveillance state overseen by a ubiquitous drone air force. Nothing will be hidden from the watchful eye of As Presentation Editor the drones. for Eric Raddatz The influential conservative colum- police [email protected] nist Charles Krauthammer wants drones drones Principal Designer banned domestically and thinks the first randomly there was a time when a Scott Simmons American to shoot one down will be watching us police drone wasn’t first [email protected] declared a national hero. Sen. Rand Paul as we innocent- on the scene of a shooting. considers them a clear-and-present dan- ly go about our busi- Or a time when we had high-speed ger to American freedom and is offering ness, this is not a novel phenomenon. car chases, endangering everyone else Graphic Designers legislation to require a warrant every Police do it all the time. It is called a on the road, instead of a drone following CJ Gray time one takes flight, except to patrol patrol. They do it utilizing all manner of the suspect from the air. Paul Heinrich the border or in extraordinary circum- technology — on foot, on horseback, on Ultimately, it is not the technology Natalie Zellers stances. The drone is to our liberty what bikes, in cars and even on Segway scoot- that matters, but the use to which it is Nick Bear the wolf is to sheep, a natural enemy. ers. So long as they are looking at us in put. A can of pepper spray is techno- Hannah Arnone It is understandable that drones don’t public areas where we have no reason- logically unsophisticated. Yet it can be Chris Andruskiewicz have a warm-and-fuzzy image. Over- able expectation of privacy, our liberty an instrument of cruelty if wielded arbi- seas, the drone attack has become the survives intact. trarily by a cop. The drone is potentially signature tactic in the war against terror. Drones are coming no matter what. a powerful tool. Vigilance is advisable; Spectacularly precise strikes take out They will be too inexpensive and too panic is silly. ■ Circulation Supervisor people who had no idea it was coming, useful to ignore. FedEx and UPS are Kelly Lamons in notably antiseptic (for the operator of interested in using drones to fly cargo. — Rich Lowry is editor of the Nation- [email protected] the drone, at least) acts of warfare. Farmers have used drones to monitor al Review. Circulation Rachel Hickey Dean Medeiros The pain in Spain falls mainly on the plain (folk) Account Executive Barbara Shafer us out, and so we came back. And then marched to Madrid, some walking 240 [email protected] this thing began to multiply in other cit- miles from Asturias, on Spain’s northern ies in Spain. In three, four days’ time, we coast. When the miners arrived, accord- Business Office Manager amyGOODMAN Kelli Carico were like tens of thousands of people in ing to the online publication ElDiario.es, [email protected] Special to Florida Weekly dozens of cities in Spain, camped in the they chanted “somos el 99 percent” (“we middle of the city — a little bit like we are the 99 percent”) and were greeted saw in Tahrir in Egypt.” like heroes. Prime Minister Mariano As Spain’s prime minister announced The occupation of Puerta del Sol and Rajoy, of the right-wing Partido Popular, Published by deep austerity cuts in order to secure other plazas around Spain continued, made his latest pronouncement on aus- Florida Media Group LLC funds from the European Union to bail but, as with Occupy Wall Street encamp- terity measures: an increase in the sales Pason Gaddis out Spain’s failing banks, the people of ments around the U.S., they were even- tax, cuts to the public-sector payroll, and [email protected] Spain have taken to the streets once tually broken up. The organizing contin- shortening the period of unemployment Jeffrey Cull again for what they call “Real Democracy ued, though, with issue-oriented work- support to six months. [email protected] Now.” This comes after the government ing groups and neighborhood assem- As Rajoy was making his announce- Jim Dickerson announced it was launching a crimi- blies. One M-15 working group decided ment in parliament, the miners were in [email protected] nal investigation into the former CEO to sue Rodrigo Rato, and recruited pro the streets, joined by thousands of regu- of Spain’s fourth-largest bank, Bankia. bono lawyers and identified more than lar citizens, all demanding that govern- Street Address: Rodrigo Rato is no small fish: Before 50 plaintiffs, people who felt they’d been ment cuts be halted. The marchers were FLORIDA WEEKLY running Bankia he was head of the Inter- personally defrauded by Bankia. While met by riot police, who fired rubber- 11380 Prosperity Farms Road, Suite 103 national Monetary Fund. What the U.S. the lawyers were volunteers, a massive coated steel balls and tear gas at them. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 Phone 561.904.6470 • Fax: 561.904.6456 media don’t tell you is that this official lawsuit costs money, so this movement, Some protesters returned with volleys of government investigation was initiated driven by social media, turned to “crowd firecrackers and other projectiles, and, by grass-roots action. funding,” to the masses of supporters in in the ensuing melee, at least 76 were The Occupy movement in Spain is their movement for small donations. In injured and eight arrested. called M-15, for the day it began, May 15, less than a day, they raised more than Stephane Grueso sums up the move- 2011. I met with one of the key organizers $25,000. The lawsuit was filed in June of ment: “We are not a party. We are not in Madrid last week on the day the Rato this year. a union. We are not an association. We Subscriptions: investigation was announced. He smiled, Olmo Galvez is another M-15 orga- are people. 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We felt we were losing our democracy, tors, since sophisticated investors were Giving credit we were losing our country, we were los- not buying it. Some who invested in The A1 photo in the July 12 edition, of Artist Pablo ing our way of life. ... We had one slogan: Bankia’s scheme had to sign the contract Cano, was contributed by Liam Crotty Photogra- ‘Democracia real YA!’ — we want a ‘real with a fingerprint because they couldn’t phy, as was the photo of Mr. Cano performing with democracy, now!’ Fifty people stayed write, let alone understand, what they Copyright: The contents of the Florida Weekly his puppets. The photo of Mr. Cano at the museum are copyright 2012 by Florida Media Group, LLC. overnight in Puerta del Sol, this public were sinking their savings into. No portion may be reproduced without the express with his bins was taken by Monique de St. Croix. written consent of Florida Media Group, LLC. square. 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When she was housed at Peggy canine sports are organized and televised, water has been team to run without errors wins. Adams she didn’t seem to enjoy being around and top competitors have fans like any channeled into Speedy dogs and dogs who love to other dogs, so a volunteer adopted her. When she encountered other dogs on her walks she top athlete. Agility, dock diving, flyball, competition. retrieve excel at this game, but any dog It’s called dock can play, as long as he can learn to jump would go nose-to-nose while on her leash and freestyle, obedience, tracking, hunt tests seemed to be okay. The volunteer can no longer and more — there’s an activity for every diving, and it’s a hurdle and retrieve a tennis ball. Large keep her, but loves her so much that he is willing dog. I’ve tried almost all of them, and not one of the wet- or small, dogs of all breeds and mixes can to keep her at his home until she ﬁ nds a forever been good at any one of them. (I’m not test, wildest dog compete together. home. Bailey is available for the Senior to Senior very athletic!) But my dogs and I have games around. Freestyle: Nicknamed “the tail-wagging program; adoptees 55 and over pay no adoption always had a great time. Here’s a look at Dogs in the sport,” canine freestyle (also known as fee. four of the dog sports that are most wel- Big Air event musical freestyle or heelwork to music) is Agility competitors com- go for distance. a choreographed routine set to music that >> Cami is a coming to newbies: 9-month-old spayed Agility: A canine obstacle course with pete for speed over a chal- The dog with incorporates elements of traditional canine lenging course of jumps, domestic. She has jumps, A-frames, teeter-totters, open and the longest obedience exercises and the equine sport tunnels, teeter-totters and the ability to adjust closed tunnels, weave poles and dog walks jump off the of dressage. elevated dog walks. to new situations (like the balance beam in a gymnastics end of a dock Almost any dog with a love of the lime- rather easily. Her photo competition). Agility trials test physical is the winner. light can do freestyle. Freestyle builds on highlights her striking skill, control, patience and teamwork, and In heats known as waves, each dog runs a dog’s natural moves such as spins, rolls, tabby markings and demonstrate canine athleticism, versatility down the dock, the owner throws a toy jumps and bows. Dogs learn to spin in intelligent, jade-green and speed. out over the water, and the dog jumps in different directions, to jump through or eyes. She is currently Racing against the clock, dogs directed after it. The distance he jumps is mea- into their partner’s arms, to bow before a at an off-property adoption location. If you’d like further sured at the point where the base of his waltz, to place their paws on an arm or on information on Cami, please contact the client services by their handlers must navigate a challeng- team. You can view her video at HSPB.Org. ing course. In each of five height divisions, tail hits the water. their partner’s back. For two-legged team the winner is the dog with the fastest time If you say “Jump!” and your dog asks members, it helps to have rhythm and an To adopt a pet “How high?” Extreme Vertical might be his and a run free of faults, such as knock- understanding of choreography. But even The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, ing over the bar of a jump or missing the game. In this event, the dog races down the if you don’t, freestyle is a great way to have Humane Society of the Palm Beaches, was contact zone when coming off an obstacle. dock, then leaps up to grab a bumper sus- fun with a dog right in your own backyard, founded in 1925 and is a limited admission Any breed or mix can compete in agility, pended 10 feet above the water. The winner or to find a better dance partner than your non-proﬁ t humane society providing services to but medium-size dogs who are quick and is the dog with the highest measured jump. spouse. more than 10,000 animals each year. It is located nimble usually do best. Flyball: This simple relay race involves A simple Internet search will hook you at 3100/3200 Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Dock Diving: Splash! For some dogs, four hurdles and a tennis ball. 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BY ROGER WILLIAMS of bumper stickers in bulk). The ques- rwilliams@ﬂ oridaweekly.com In the case of each store, merchandise tion of money may prove as much a visual speech- becomes more There’s a reason to sell merchandise for maker — a typecasting model — as a Obama important for the a would-be American president, whether fundraiser for its respective campaign. incumbent, how- he’s black, white, red-state or blue-state. Are the items advertised under tube ever. Pres. Obama And the reason is not just a healthy state “Ann’s Collection” or “Vintage” in the faces the prospect of of green (in the form of large cash con- Romney online store characteristic of socks becoming the first sit- tributions.) the country-clubbing, churchy, faux- ting president in history Instead, the reason may be the color 1950s values of Republicans in general to seek a second term of attention in whatever hue it votes, a and Republican women in particular, with less money than his notion suggested in the book, “The Eco- for example? $15 challenger. nomics of Attention,” by Richard Lanham. And do items advertised under In the midst of troubling “The center of gravity (may) lie not in designer names in the Obama store questions about money, both objects that artists create but in the atten- characterize the showy, “I’m OK, You’re personal and corporate — Mr. tion that the beholder brings to them,” OK” narcissism of post-’60s Democrats? Romney, for example, still has he wrote, defining Andy Warhol as an While you’re deciding, here’s a better not released more than a year or “attention economist.” question: Are these items as meaningless two of his tax records, and corpo- But he might just as well have been as Warhol claimed his own art to be, or do rations and super PACs continue describing artful campaign T-shirts or they suggest that money and attention are to weigh in with millions — staffers bumper stickers in the 2012 race for more powerful than ideas or character? for both campaigns chose not to talk the White House. Or describing hand- “There’s a difference in both quan- about merchandise revenue. bags, tote-bags, hoodies, hats, cups, pins, tity and quality in these two campaign Romney staffers did not bother to and other baubles of political art, many stores,” notes David Foote, an advertising call back in response to questions as striking and vivid, as breathtaking- design faculty member at the Ringling about merchandising their campaign. ly cheesy, or as smug, playful and self- College of Art and Design in Sarasota And Obama staffers, including the assured as anything in the Andy Warhol (www.ringling.edu). deputy press secretary for the Obama vernacular. “The Obama store has something for campaign in Florida, Shira Kramer, Here, Florida Weekly takes a quick everybody, it has message,” he says. “But said they would not even glance at what the candidates (and some the Romney store, it’s like, ‘We gotta put speak off the record about something up, so here are some things fundraising activity in the others) are selling this summer and fall. “Obama’s people can buy.’ From an aesthetic stand- campaign. First, Jim Messina, the president’s cam- choices in the store are his point, that’s not very appealing. But money — fundrais- paign adviser, enlisted the help of such choices in the election: He’s “But who’s buying ing — is at the heart of this race, savvy communicators and tech wizards going after all people, he’s trying to appeal it and what are they something no T-shirt or bumper stick- as Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs and Eric to many ideas,” adds Ms. Gleason. buying? You’re not er suggests. Late last week, the Obama Schmidt at Google before he geared up “Romney’s choices are conservative — going to get Romney campaign released a statement from the the 2012 campaign. Then he embraced he offers something standard, something voters to buy from president and a plea for more that was Ann Wintour, according to a recent story familiar. He invokes that kind of iconic the Obama store no only about money. in Bloomberg Businessweek. “Madmen” time, a getting back to the matter how much “I will be the first president in modern Ms. Wintour, editor of Vogue maga- good ol’ days, and that kind of energy. So they like the design. history to be outspent in his re-election zine, sold Mr. Messina on the idea that people who are attracted to the surface, These stores want campaign,” the president wrote. fashions, even T-shirt and tote-bag fash- not to the subjective part of someone — to press their views, “I’m not just talking about super PAC ions sponsored by name designers, could FOOTE they might embrace that.” their choices. And and anonymous outside groups … The bring in significant money. But outside of the official campaign I don’t think it really Romney campaign and Republicans have “Those designers you see in the Obama stores, designers appear to embrace the matters to voters what it looks like — as raised more than us, and the math isn’t store — they’re her buddies. She helps light-hearted. long as it says what they want it to say.” hard to understand: Through the prima- promote them a lot,” says Gwendolyn The herobuilders.com political action ries, we raised almost three-quarters of Gleason, owner of Eco-chic Couture, a figures, for example, with a pair of Rom- The collections themselves our money from donors giving less than fashion design consultant and couturier ney-versus-Obama fighting dolls ready to There are similarities and differences $1,000, while Mitt Romney’s campaign based in New York, New England and slug it out in a yellow ring, goes for $99.99. in the official merchandise of each party, raised three-quarters of its money from Naples, Fla. “So she was probably, ‘Here, T-shirts with slogans like, “Rosa sat which may come as no surprise. donors giving more than $1,000.” here’s a little project to do. I feel Vera so Martin could walk, Martin walked Similarly, each store claims that every- He concluded on this note: “We can Wang, in particular, did an excellent job.” so Barack could run, Barack ran so our thing it sells is made in the U.S.A. be outspent and still win, but we can’t be Mr. Messina’s children could fly,” can run you $32.50 at Shoppers will see a lot of red, white and outspent 10 to 1 and still win.” Obama campaign www.cafepress.com/, $8 to $10 more than blue, plenty of slogans, and no high-ticket Maybe the Obama store needs one store suggests he T-shirts in the official stores. items. The costliest piece of gear Obama more T-shirt, something that appeals to believes the same Or you can get “2 Legit 2 Mitt,” for offers is a tote bag under a designer label, financial underdogs: Cut the odds. ■ thing. somewhere on the order of $18 to $28 for $95 (there are several in this range). Although Mr. Mes- from Urban Outfitters. Romney’s prices jump to $300, but that’s sina would not speak Outside the official venue, you can also only for a couple hundred bumper stick- to Florida Weekly find the less reverent and decidedly more ers, a bulk item, as they call it. about the store and brash items that official store organizers There is free shipping from both cam- GLEASON has refused to tell wouldn’t be caught dead selling, such as paigns. any media how much “The Pootin’ Tootin’ President Doll,” for When it comes to the differences, the merchandise has $14.92 at www.yoyo.com. Presidential Campaign though, the list gets longer, or at least brought in, he had this to say to a Bloom- The item is described this way: “Pull more distinct. Finance Reports from the berg reporter: “Raise money, register vot- his finger and Bam will lets them rip, The Obama merchandise makes direct Federal Election Commission ers, and persuade voters. Everything has while farting, he sometimes raps, cracks appeals to singular demographic slic- Donations for each candidate by zip code, as to feed into those three things.” a joke, and often insults his Republican es of the American pie, with specific of May 31: And especially in the Obama store, it adversaries.” may. T-shirts for each group: Hispanic voters. 341: Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs: Romney, $824,321; Obama, $292,427 From President Obama, you can choose Latino voters. African American voters. The (unanswered) money question Asian American & Pacific Islander vot- 339: Estero and Fort Myers, Punta Gorda/ among 286 items ranging from $5 to $95 Discovering just how important these at store.barackobama.com. Some of it ers. Women voters. Nurses who vote. Port Charlotte, Venus: Romney, $194,533; items are as money-makers — not to Obama: $221,365 appears under the signatures of such Veterans who vote. Dog-loving voters (“I mention as attention getters — is dif- 329: Melbourne, Cape Canaveral and the glamorous designers as Alexander Wang, bark for Obama,” a $10 car magnet). Envi- ficult. Space Coast: Romney, $756,447; Obama, ronmentalist voters, and others. Joseph Altuzzara, Vera Wang, Beyonce & “Knowing the cost of producing most of $181,366. There is none of that; it seems, in the Tina Knowles, Derek Lam or Diane Von this stuff, I’d say there’s roughly a 400 per- 334: Palm Beach Gardens, Boca Raton, Lake Romney store, except a single appeal to Furstenberg, to name a few. cent mark-up,” observes Mr. Foote, ana- Worth, Boynton and Delray Beaches, Jupiter: mothers evident in an $8 window decal From Mr. Romney, on the other hand, lyzing the most common items — shirts. Romney, $2,083,628; Obama, $998,593. that says, “I’m a mom for Mitt.” campaigners appear not to have taken “At what point do they break even, and Romney from Florida: $9,836, 711 Among the T-shirts and hats sold by merchandising as seriously. There how much could they make on top of it? Obama from Florida: $7,989, 810 Mr. Romney, other than his name the only are 71 items in the online store at Potentially a great deal.” (Federal Election Commission website: word that appears prominently anywhere store.mittromney.com. That’s about one- If, for example, the Obama store sells www.fec.gov/disclosurep/PState.do) is “Believe.” quarter of the Obama store selections. 1 million T-shirts at a $25 profit, the store “What does ‘Believe in America’ None are signature designs, and they has just earned $25 million for the cam- mean?” asks Mr. Foote, bluntly? range in price from $3 to $300 (for a box paign. Ditto for the Romney store. 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person is deliberately acting obstinate. couraged that they are burdening their the time, bringing up suicidal thoughts Over time, resentments may increase families. They may feel ashamed that is a plea for help, which must be taken because spouses may feel like they are they are not able to let go of their seriously. If the family doctor or mental lindaLIPSHUTZ carrying too much weight, and cannot pessimistic worrying. If the depressed health professionals are not available, [email protected] lean on their partners for emotional sup- person is irritable, make every effort to you can either take the family member to port. As the family member feels more refrain from retorting back and escalat- the emergency room or call 911 for imme- isolated, and unsupported, marriages ing the confrontation. If possible, avoid diate intervention. The loved one should The house was dark when Lois walked become more estranged. taking the criticism personally. Now is not be left alone until they are safely in, even though Jeff’s car was in the If family members aren’t careful to the time to gather restraint and to keep under medical care. On some occasions, driveway. The television was on, but Jeff maintain self-care, the negativity and conversations neutral. Obviously, post- the seriously ill become quite hostile was clearly in his own world and not pessimism that so many depressed peo- poning controversial topics to a later when family members seek professional paying attention to the show. He looked ple feel can become all pervasive. Learn- time would be advisable, if at all pos- interventions against their wishes. This so despondent and lost. ing as much as you can about the insidi- sible. Gently encourage your partner is obviously a painful position for the She wondered if he had gone to work, ous effects of depression should help to engage in shared activities. Actively entire family, but in these emergency or if he had bothered to call in sick. She you be the most effective in not only participating in enjoyable endeavors can situations the acutely suicidal person wasn’t even sure what to say to him any supporting your loved one, but to main- jump start positive feelings. needs protective measures to stay safe. more. She was tired of lecturing him tain your own peace of mind. When family members gather as much It is important to recognize that this or giving pep talks. Lately, they argued It’s not uncommon for family mem- information as they can about this medi- experience can be quite draining and about the stupidest things. Everything bers to be uncertain about the best way cal condition, they will be much better frightening, taking its toll on the entire had become a struggle. And he was to speak to their loved one or how to act. able to assist and offer helpful support. family. Know that frustrated, lonely or refusing more and more to go out, and They may worry that asking too many Importantly, they will also be better angry feelings are quite natural in these had been avoiding their closest friends. questions, or being solicitous will come able to deal with their own feelings and circumstances. Recognizing your own It’s natural for the family members across as patronizing. They may hold to explain the situation to the extended limits and making time for yourself is of a person suffering with depression back their own feelings, if they believe network of relatives and friends. key. Reaching out to your own network to struggle with their own feelings of opening up about their own problems There are some very effective forms of trusted friends and family may be a worry, anxiety and frustration. They will be an additional burden. 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area. I always say that it only takes “one” and this is true with any property. It is not about the quantity of showings, but heather the quality. PURUCKER We are now in the midst of summer and I have been busy with numerous BRETZLAFF buyers. I do feel that anyone willing to visit Florida in the summer months and look at properties is a serious buyer. Sellers are always questioning, “When Since June, there have been three more is the best time to put my home on the offers on this same home and just this market?” The perception in the Palm past week, we were able to put the home Beach area is to wait until what we all under contract with a 30-day closing. consider “season.” Season refers to the So when is the best time to list your months between January and May when home if you are a seller? The answer I the snowbirds come to our area for would give is when you are ready to sell. warmer weather, sunshine and relax- Yes, season does have many perks — ation. The area itself has thousands more more people in the area; people who are residents, visitors and vacationers dur- looking, referring friends, researching ing this time. For this reason alone, most properties and most importantly, buying. sellers believe this is the time to list their On the other hand, summer can offer properties to get the most exposure and advantages as well. There typically is not the highest price in the least amount of as much inventory available. time. Most buyers are giving up their vaca- This thought is true to an extent. tion time in The Hamptons, Nantucket, There is definitely more urgency from the mountains and other spots to search some buyers, knowing there are other for the perfect real estate opportunity. buyers looking at properties, but many European buyers also make up a large of these buyers use the season to do their part of the buyers since the summer is research and then buy at the end of the decided to assess the decision again in sellers a positive outlook that the home their primary vacation season. season — closer to April and May. May if the home had not sold. was priced correctly and that we would These buyers are serious and very This past February, I listed a home As soon as the home came on the mar- have another offer within the season. likely to purchase. There will not be offered for $6.75 million. During the dis- ket, I had several showings within the Although I continued to have regular nearly as many showings in the summer cussions, the owner asked me if I thought first two weeks. In addition to my other showings on the home, it was still avail- months, which could be pleasant for the it was the right time to list his property. marketing efforts, I also had a broker able in May. The seller and I discussed sellers who are full-time residents, as Of course it was, right in the middle of open house, which brought many bro- the options. He agreed to keep it on they do not always have to be ready to season. He also told me that if his home kers working with clients who met the the market through the summer months show the home. And remember: “It only did not sell by May, he would most criteria of a potential buyer. I was quite because we still had buyers looking at takes one.” ■ likely take it off the market so it looked confident that one of the brokers would the property. It certainly was not an like a new listing for the season in 2013. bring a buyer sooner rather than later. inconvenience to the owners, as they — Heather Purucker Bretzlaff is a bro- I am hesitant of this strategy because In less than a month, the owners had had gone back up north for the summer ker and Realtor Associate at Fite Shavell during the last two years, the “off-sea- an offer presented by one of the brokers months. & Associates. She can be reached at 722- son” months have been very active for from the open house. Unfortunately, they The showings would certainly slow 6136, or at [email protected]. me, especially in the luxury market. We could not come to terms, but it gave the as there were not as many people in the

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SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY They’re talented. They’re all ages. And they’re set to appear on the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s stage. Yes, you guessed it. It’s time for Palm Beach Idols. The Maltz’s guild auditioned nearly 100 local performers and selected 26 to appear at the annual talent show, set for 7:30 p.m. July 21. The audience will hear country singers, a rock band and an opera singer, and see dancers perform. The winners will take home cash prizes in this show, which is reminiscent of BY NANCY STETSON “American Idol.” nstetson@ﬂ oridaweekly.com There will be three categories: James W. youth, teen and adult. Each category WHAT MAKES A NOVEL A BESTSELLER? will have three finalists decided by a What makes millions of people buy panel of local celebrity judges, with Hall looks one book and not another? the final winners determined by an Writers, literary agents and pub- audience vote. lishers have grappled with these ques- “The auditions were incredible, at what tions for decades, often mystified by and I am absolutely amazed each the titles that succeed. year that we have so many talented Even the most experienced in the people here in South Florida,” Eileen industry can’t predict what will be a Weissmann, the event’s producer makes a bestseller. HALL and guild board member, said in “If there were a formula, it would a statement. “It’s going to be an make my life easier,” says novelist interesting show. The contestants bestseller are fantastic, and the guild loves SEE HIT LIT, A26 w this opportunity to bring the best of South Florida talent to our stage.” Contestants from other years have gone on to star in Broadway shows such as “Beauty and the Beast” and “Mary Poppins,” and previous teen winner Anthony Espina, now 23, has gone on to a successful career as a movie composer. WJTV-FM radio host Kathy Greene and radio veteran Tim Byrd will emcee the event. The show is an annual fundraiser for the guild, which raises money to support the theater and its Paul and Sandra Goldner Conservatory of Performing Arts, which offers classes in dance, voice, acting and musical theater for students of all ages. ■

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■ Characters who are “rebels, loners actually say interesting and thoughtful HIT LIT and mavericks.” things and discover things about our And of course, sex, sex and more sex. culture by reading books that were liter- From page 23 That bestsellers include a healthy arily not up to snuff,” he says. “I didn’t dose of sex scenes didn’t surprise him, try to make an argument that these especially in books such as “Peyton books are literarily valuable …There and writing professor James W. Hall. Place” and “Valley of the Dolls.” (With is nothing in the prose or the depth But, he adds, as much as some writers his typical humor, he calls Jacqueline or complexity or characterization that might wish for its existence, a formula Susann’s “Valley of the Dolls” “an early would set these books on the high cul- for Instant Bestseller (mix A and B with incarnation of ‘Sex and the City,’” and tural consideration. They wouldn’t be two-thirds of X) simply doesn’t exist. says it “follows in the tradition of Har- considered valid novels worth academic Though Dr. Hall’s mysteries have yet old Robbins, whose ‘Carpetbaggers’ was time to study in a classroom. to hit the New York Times Bestseller once described by a reviewer as ‘a col- “But we found … using the critical List, they’ve made lists in South Florida, lection of monotonous episodes about language they had developed in reading Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco normal and abnormal sex.’”) Faulkner, Hemingway, Edith Wharton … and in Europe. They’ve also won Edgar “I was surprised to see that each of that there was stuff in these books that and Shamus awards. the books had not just a sexual incident, was interesting to talk about in class.” but one that was pivotal,” he says. “That ‘Pretend this is equal...’ without it, none of the events would’ve There is no formula More than 20 years ago, Dr. Hall hap- occurred.” Dr. Hall was studying bestsellers for pened upon a reference book that listed For example, he adds, “Jaws” starts personal reasons too. bestsellers year-by-year. He was so with a couple having sex on a beach. “I’m a Ph.D. in lit, and I’m supposed intrigued by it that he became inspired The woman then goes for a swim, and to revere a certain set of books,” he to teach a class at Florida International the shark, attracted by her scent, attacks says. “And yet I’m writing these thrillers University called Bestselling Fiction. her. that are frequently looked down upon The idea was to have students exam- ■ “The DaVinci Code” Though Dr. Hall only writes about a by people in the academic life. I was ine bestsellers with the same academic Each has a factor of 10 times greater dozen traits the mega-bestsellers share, trying to heal the split.” vigor with which they studied Henry sales than the average bestseller on the he says he and his students found “an But, like the novels of authors such as James or Virginia Woolf. list this week, he says. “That means abundance” of commonalities among Benjamin Black and James Lee Burke, “There’s stuff to be learned in these these books sold 10 million instead the books. One not included in “Hit Lit” his own books are more literary than books, if you get over that initial hurdle: of 200,000. And any writer would be is the concept of a sacrificial lamb, a the average thriller. Oooh, this is like drinking Thunderbird happy to sell 100,000.” character that has to die in order for the “Increasingly, a lot of these books are wine. The prose is rough on the palate Sales of these titles have been astro- book to work. getting a lot more literary respect,” he and doesn’t go down smoothly.” nomical. For example, since its release “I was surprised by the whole pro- says. After all, what could “The Godfather” in 1936, “Gone With the Wind” has sold cess, that He acknowledges that plenty of best- or “Jaws” possibly have in common more than 30 million copies worldwide, you could sellers don’t possess the 12 characteris- with “Gone With the Wind”? and “The DaVinci Code,” released in tics he discusses in his book and that After a lot of resistance at first, he 2003, has sold 81 million copies world- the converse is true as well: Plenty says, he was able to get his students to wide. of books do possess those qualities “pretend that this is equal to Faulkner” “I think there’s some kind of qualita- yet never reach bestseller status. as they dissected contemporary best- tive difference, some other thing that People who read “Hit Lit” looking sellers to figure out what made them so works in these books that put them in for a formula for a guaranteed best- appealing. the stratosphere,” he says. “What I was seller will be disappointed. “It’s not that their standards dropped trying to understand was, is “It’s still very difficult to write a or they dumbed themselves down to there something that huge novel that’s any good at all, that will appreciate these books,” he explains. numbers of readers are con- attract readers,” says Dr. Hall. “(They discovered that applying) liter- sistently drawn to, and if so, “The study I’ve made is not ary criticism could help them see stuff what does that tell us about really about finding a formula. (in these bestsellers) they wouldn’t have the culture at large? Why do I don’t think it exists. There are imagined.” readers love these books?” trends — vampires and what have you. I’m sure there’s going Cracking the code The commonalities to be a spate of ‘50 Shades of Over the years, Dr. Hall has taught At first glance, the “Hit Lit” Grey’ soft-porn novels now.” about a dozen sessions of Bestselling books don’t seem to have very And usually, by the time a Fiction at FIU. much in common. What does a trend is evident, it’s too late to Earlier this year, he released “Hit Lit: book about a killer shark have write a book to try to cash in Cracking the Code of The Twentieth to do with a short love affair in on it. Century’s Biggest Bestsellers” ($16, Iowa between a photographer “That’s not the way anybody should Random House), in which he looks at a and a housewife? What could be writing books,” he says. dozen of the biggest bestselling novels be similar in a story about He doubts Margaret Mitchell, from 1936 to 2003. the Mafia and one about a Harper Lee, Jacqueline Susann or The list, of course, includes works spoiled Southern girl during any of the other authors he writes by Stephen King, John Grisham and the Civil War? about were consciously aware of the Tom Clancy, authors who consistently Dr. Hall and his students common characteristics their books appear on the New York Times Best- found a number of common- shared, save for one: They were try- seller List. alities in these mega-bestselling to write the best book they The books he discusses in “Hit Lit” ers. In “Hit Lit,” he discusses could write. are what he calls “a unique sampling of a dozen of them, including: “They were trying to find a bestsellers, the biggest of the big.” They ■ A celebration or critique thematic issue that was rele- are: of some of America’s most vant to the time, a hot-button ■ “Gone With the Wind” cherished myths. issue of the day. I’m certain ■ “Peyton Place” ■ A divisive or controver- that was true. All of them ■ “To Kill a Mockingbird” sial issue of the day that also were writing as weather- ■ “Valley of the Dolls” has deeper roots. vanes of their particular ■ “The Godfather” ■ Simple prose with a high con- moment. They picked up ■ “The Exorcist” cept and a minimum of backstory the vibrations of their ■ “Jaws” or psychological introspection. time and expressed them, ■ “The Dead Zone” ■ A threat of danger that grows encapsulated them, and worked ■ “The Hunt for Red October” in intensity as the story progress- them out in an interesting way.” ■ ■ “The Firm” es. ■ “The Bridges of Madison County” ■ Broken or dysfunctional families.

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BY NANCY STETSON dropped him off at the local library He read on and discovered it was a what the book was. It was only when he nstetson@ﬂ oridaweekly.com while she ran some errands. He was nude woman — a dead nude woman. had to write about his own evolution as horrified, scared one of his friends He’d picked up a mystery book. a writer that he even remembered the Author James W. Hall begins “Hit would see him there. He kept reading. incident. Lit” by recalling how he transformed But when he randomly picked up a He was hooked. “It was British,” he says. “It may have from a non-reader into a reader. book and feigned interest in order to That boy grew up to be not only a been a kind of Agatha Christie-era book “My love affair with books began as look “legitimate” to the librarians, the voracious reader, but a writer of thrill- … It deposited this fascination in my most serious romances do, when I was word “nude” jumped out at him from ers, creating plenty of fictional dead memory banks. least expecting to fall in love,” he writes. the first page, captivating him as it bodies himself. “It was a watershed moment in my When he was 10 or 11, his mother would any boy. To this day, Dr. Hall doesn’t know life.” ■ FLORIDA WEEKLY www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF JULY 19-25, 2012 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT A27 KOVELS: ANTIQUES Famous-maker antiques are highly prized IIn the 1950s his furniture was considered designed by Folke Arstrom, the artistic and Jeff” is generally accepted to be the ggarish and in poor taste. But by the 1960s director at Gense from 1940 to 1960. The first daily comic strip. A pair of Mark ccollectors started to realize his furni- company became part of the K.A. Ras- Hampton Co. “Mutt and Jeff” figurines in terryKOVEL tture is very well made and his designs mussen Group in 1995. Herschede is the excellent condition recently sold at auc- [email protected] aare the best of name of the store tion for $40. tthe late Victorian that sold your Q: My husband and I attended a sur- pperiod. It became tableware. Frank prise party for a friend’s 70th birthday. Collectors prize furniture that is cre- an expensive col- Herschede had a He was a Roy Rogers fan. He was given a ated by a famous maker, but antique fur- lector favorite. But jewelry store in Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lunchbox. I’d niture is often not identified with a label. all antique furni- business in Cin- like to know what it’s worth. Experts can “attribute” a piece to a maker ture is selling for cinnati from 1877 A: The first Roy Rogers lunchboxes by comparing it to other known furniture less than it did to 1995. Gense debuted in 1953. “The King of Cowboys” that has a label or a history of ownership. before 2008. There still makes stain- was winding up his film career and mov- John Henry Belter was one of the is renewed inter- less steel flatware, ing into television with “The Roy Rogers most famous American furniture makers est in Belter. At but your pattern Show.” Lunchboxes were made by the working in the late 1800s. He invented a recent auction, has been discon- American Thermos Co, and became an a way to glue six to eight thin layers of a 40-inch-wide tinued. It is very instant hit with children. More than 2.5 rosewood (with the grain going in dif- table, made about COURTESY PHOTO collectible today, million units sold the first year. Original ferent directions) into a large strong 1850 attributed to This table sold at a Neal Auction in New and pieces have metal lunch boxes are collectible, with piece that could be curved. It was a type Belter, sold for Orleans in April 2012, for $27,060. The heads been displayed in price determined by condition and rar- of plywood that he patented in 1858. He $27,060. It fea- carved into the wooden edge of the table top the Victoria and ity. A complete box came with match- was a talented carver and added piercings tured carved were the clue to the maker. It is attributed to Albert Museum ing thermos. Your lunchbox, with Roy and carvings of roses, busts of impor- heads like those John Henry Belter. in London. It is a mounted on a rearing Trigger in front, tant people, grapes and grapevines, and on other labeled famous flatware and eight scenes from Double R Bar scrolls. Mr. Belter was born in Germany Belter tables. set, listed as one of 100 best designed Ranch on back, was made in 1955 and in 1804, came to New York City in 1833, Ms. Kovel answers your questions products in modern times. Your set 1956. It originally sold for $2.89. Value and made furniture for the wealthy from Q: I have a 22-piece set of Frank Her- would sell for about $250. today: $40-$100, depending on condi- 1844 until he died in 1863. He special- schede silverware. It has black, non-met- Q: I have two figurines with “Gold 2Y, tion. ■ ized in furniture for the parlor, including al handles. It’s marked Gense Extrastain- Mark Hampton Co. Inc. Marridge Bldg. sofas, armchairs, side chairs and a center less Sweden on the backs. The set was a 1909-1910, New York City, Regfitt HC — Terry Kovel answers as many ques- table. All were made of rosewood. The gift from our uncle in the 1960s. Can you Fisher” printed on bottom. “Mutt” and tions as possible through the column. By chairs had no upholstery on the back give me any information about this? “Jeff” are engraved into the bases. Any sending a letter with a question, you give just rosewood. He favored the Rococo A: Your set was made by Gense (Gus- information you can give will be greatly full permission for use in the column or Revival style with curved legs, arms and taf Eriksson NySilverfabriken), a compa- appreciated. any other Kovel forum. Names, addresses tops of backs. Pieces were varnished to ny founded by Gustav Erikson in Eskils- A: “Mutt and Jeff” was a long-running or email addresses will not be published. look shiny, new and well-cared-for. Few tuna, Sweden, in 1856. 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Ten years ago, when the first “Ice Age” was released, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary were B+ stars who deserved above-the-title billing. Now the fourth film in the franchise is the only way their names can get anywhere near a title. Hollywood can be a cruel, cruel place. Thankfully, Romano, Leguiza- mo and Leary bring the same wit and charm we’ve come to expect in “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” a moderately funny and amus- ing animated money grab (when you’re on the third sequel after various video games and TV specials, there’s nothing else to call it) that again eschews history for the sake of our entertainment. Historical integrity didn’t stop us when the last movie found dinosaurs in the Ice Age, so don’t start complaining when the continents break apart in a matter of seconds. This time around, Manny (Romano), Sid (Leguizamo) and Diego As for the 3D, there are many things (Leary) are separated from Manny’s that stick out of the screen, but it’s not very dynamic or engaging. By compar- MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE GUILD family when the continents divide and Presents leave them adrift atop an iceberg. Join- ison, the colors and 3D in “Madagascar ing them on their ocean journey is 3” were bright and lively and popped; Sid’s Granny, a new character voiced here they almost feel muted, as if the by Wanda Sykes with the type of sass filmmakers want an old school anima- and energy all sequels need to stay tion feel to a 2012 release. fresh. Clearly, Fox Animation has a long On their adventure they encounter a way to go before it catches up with pirate ship led by an ape named Cap- Dreamworks and Pixar. tain Gutt (Peter Dinklage) and his sec- “Ice Age: Continental Drift” is harm- ond in command, a female saber-tooth less, it will make you laugh and smile, tiger named Shira (Jennifer Lopez). and the kids will probably enjoy it. They provide convenient foils to But don’t say I didn’t warn you about ALL Manny and crew and set up some nice the underwhelmed feeling you’ll have action sequences. But still, everything when you leave. ■ TICKETS about their storyline is predictable. $ Meanwhile, back home a moun- 25 tain is moving in on Manny’s wife Ellie (Queen Latifah) and daughter Peaches (Keke Palmer), who is deal- ing with adolescent angst. Will Manny >> A new short for “The Simpsons” called ฀฀฀฀฀ get home in time to save the day? Will “The Longest Daycare” plays before the “Ice Scrat, who only occasionally interacts Age” feature. In it, Maggie and another baby with the main characters, finally get ﬁ ght for supremacy in their daycare center. his acorn? Take a wild guess. CAPSULES Don’tDD’on’tt mmississ PPalmm BBeacheach CCounty’sounty’s’ by a spider, which allows him to develop To Rome With Love spider-like powers that come in handy OriginalOriginal Talentlent SSearchearch ★★★ against a gigantic lizard (Ifans). The story (Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Ellen takes far too long to develop, but the thisthis wweekendkend onlonly!y! Page) Writer/director Woody Allen’s lat- performances and action are solid. Rated est comedy follows different love stories PG-13. FOR TICKETS CALL: in Rome, some with happier endings than others. It’s not consistently funny, but the Ted ★★½ story, which is pure fantasy, is creative (Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, voice of 561.575.2223 and engaging. Rated R. 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The children are proud to see their During the school year, many of the work on display in the “Picture My children from Place of Hope, a faith- World 2012 Exhibition” at The Palm based, family-style child welfare organi- Beach Photographic Centre in West zation located in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, open through Aug. 18. participated in a Each child at Place of Hope has a special program story, and although part of their story called “Picture consists of abuse and neglect from their My World,” pro- past, participating in the program gives vided by The them an opportunity to experience hope Palm Beach Pho- and healing in a new way. tographic Centre. The Photographic Centre is at 415 Bring this coupon for Through Clematis. Hours are 10 a.m-6 p.m. Mon- photography day through Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ONE FREE CLASS exploration and introspective journal- Friday and Saturday; closed Sunday. for ﬁrst time riders writing, the program teaches under- Call 253-2600. 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