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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Notice27April 13, 2021Current in Carmelcurrentincarmel.comLIFESTYLE 950 N. Rangeline Rd., Ste. E, Carmel, IN 46032 • (317) 867-0900 • www.ctcarmel.com • M-F 9:00-4:00 and Weekends/After Hours by Appt. ONE OF THOSE DAYS? CALL ON US AT ANY TIMEFOR SERVICES INCLUDING: Hardware Troubleshooting Software Troubleshooting Internet/Email Setup and Assistance Networking Wired & Wireless Application Setup and Support Regular Computer Maintenance Virus Protection & Removal Internet Security Troubleshooting Remote Access & Diagnostics Managed I/T Service Plans Residential and Business Services PC and Mac Service and Sales HELP IS JUSTAROUND THE CORNER. SCAN FORSPECIAL OFFER! FREE IN-SHOPDIAGNOSIS UP TO $60 VALUE! WE ARE YOUR APPLE SUPPORT EXPERTS! 317.867.0900 TRAVEL History of world’s busiest canal Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com. Commentary by Don Knebel Germany’s Kiel Canal is the world’s bus- iest artificial waterway, accommodating more ships than the Suez and Panama Canals combined. The waters north of Germany are divided into the North and Baltic seas by the Jutland Peninsula, jutting about 270 miles into those waters. Denmark occupies the northern three quarters of the peninsu- la and the German state of Schleswig-Hol- stein occupies the southern quarter. In 1871, Schleswig-Holstein became part of the German Empire, ruled by Kaiser (Emper- or) Wilhelm I. With Germany now united, it became important that German commercial and military vessels could go between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea without going around Denmark. As a result, the German government decided to construct a canal near the base of the Jutland Peninsula, running southwest from Kiel to Brunsbüttel, with locks at both ends. Construction of the canal began in 1887, with 9,000 workers moving 100 million cubic yards of dirt. In 1895, Kaiser Wilhelm II offi- cially opened the 61-mile-long canal, 10 miles longer than the Panama Canal, and named it the Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal in honor of his grandfather. Using the canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula cut the travel distance of ships going between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by about 450 nautical miles. Between 1907 and 1914, Ger- many enlarged the canal to accommodate its largest battleships. Although the Treaty of Versailles opened the canal to international shipping, Adolf Hitler closed it in 1936. The canal was re- opened after World War II and renamed the Kiel Canal. The canal is spanned by 11 fixed bridges, each providing at least 138 feet of clearance. The canal can accommodate ships as long as 772 feet and as wide as 106 feet, dimensions excluding the largest container and cruise ships. Despite the lim- itations, up to 130 ships travel through the Kiel Canal each day. Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com. A cutesy look at pet names GRAMMAR GUY Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Remember that episode of “Seinfeld” where Jerry and Sheila (Jerry’s girlfriend for one episode) call each other “schmoop- ie”? This schmaltzy, saccharine show of cutesy nicknaming made the rest of the gang sick. Most peo- ple remember this episode for the “Soup Nazi” yelling “No soup for you!” I, however, can’t get the baby-talk nicknames out of my mind. Did you know there’s a term for these pet names? It’s called “hypocorism.” We get the term from the Greek word “hypo- korizesthai,” which means “to call by pet names.” In general, the term applies to whenever adults talk like babies, create diminutive nicknames for other words or names, or use another fond term to re- place someone’s name. When researching this topic, I found that hypocorisms are all over the place in Australia. Some believe this is because the Aussies are generally welcoming and friendly people, and these sorts of fond nicknames flow naturally out of that interpersonal warmth. Have you ever noticed people adding “-y” to the end of a word to make it sound cuter? That’s a hypocorism. My daughter (who is 3) calls her blanket a “blanky.” The “blanky” is fuzzy and “comfy.” Of course, the rest of our family follows suit with this kind of talk because it’s just so darn cute. A “kitten” becomes a “kitty.” “Bird” turns into “birdy.” In the 1920s, the term “chamber pot” gave us the word “potty.” In our family, we’ve gone so far down the hypocorism rab- bit hole that koalas have become “koalies.” Think about when you’re talking to someone dear to you. Instead of saying “Agnes” (if Agnes is the focus of your endearment), you say “honey.” I’m sure you have a dating or married couple who calls each other “babe.” While “babe” is a far cry from “sugar pie” or “honeybunch,” it counts as a form of hypocorism, or as I like to call it, a precious wittle hypycory. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/ BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2020-00120 SE Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 26th day of April 2021 at 6:00p.m. will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Special Exemption Application to allow short term residential rental of up to three bedrooms of the four bedroom house at property being known as 131 Beechmont Drive, Carmel, IN 46032. The real estate being affected by said application is described as Tax I.D. parcel no. 16-10-30-02-07-018.000. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00120 SE. The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische. This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via Carmelspeaks.org. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00pm the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak, administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. Karen (Lukovic) Kedanis, Petitioner Western end of Kiel Canal. (Photo by Don Knebel) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/ BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2020-00086 SE Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 26th day of April 2021 at 6:00p.m. will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Special Exemption Application to allow short term residential rental of up to three bedrooms of the four bedroom house at property being known as 131 Beechmont Drive, Carmel, IN 46032. The real estate being affected by said application is described as Tax I.D. parcel no. 16-10-30-02-07-018.000. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00086 SE. The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische. This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via Carmelspeaks.org. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00pm the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak, administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. Karen (Lukovic) Kedanis, Petitioner