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-Winston Churchill
Doktor Frogg threw himself into the trivial task Voltar burdened him with, spending hours and hours of wasted time in libraries, used book stores, and on the internet. Precious time that could have been better spent in the pursuit of world domination.
At first most of the literature on the subject was useless. A lot of drippy new-age twaddle designed to evoke soothing emotions and coddle the reader. An open mind is one thing, but open it too much and all of one's commonsense and judgment falls out.
Around the time he started thinking that he should report to Voltar that the whole thing was a dead end, he came across more substantial information. Such documents as results from tests conducted by Joseph Banks Rhine, who founded the parapsychology lab at Duke University.
There were also experiments conducted on Uri Gellar at the Stanford Research Institute. Nobel laureate physicist Brian Josephson tested Matthew Manning in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University. Respected institutions such as the University in Edinburg, Scotland; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; St. John's University in Jamaica, New York; Lund University in Sweden, and even Princeton University have all participated in some form of parapsychology investigation. Some with very intriguing results.
Still not satisfied, Frogg had to see it for himself. He bought a pack of Zener cards at a metaphysical book store. The man who sold it to him had hair that was too long, a paisley shirt that was too loud, and wore enough patchouly oil to make Frogg gag.
Armed with the cards and a couple of bags of candy purchased at a discount store, Frogg began to conduct his own tests. He invited some of the neighborhood kids to play a "game" then rewarded them each with a piece of candy. He wasn't quite as popular with the local children as Red, so the candy was a bit of a necessity.
After running the tests with Rob, the boy happily accepted the chocolate. As he was tearing open the wrapper he said, "Hey, they're almost done repairing the park's basketball court. Whatta ya say you and Red come over some time and we can do the slam-dunk contest. You never got to finish your turn."
"I'm sure Red will be glad to," said Frogg as he made a few notes on his clip-board. "But I'm going to be busy on a new project for a while." He was not very eager to try that again. The last slam-dunk contest at the park had a whole lot of slam and not enough dunk.
"All right," said the boy. He took a bite of his chocolate, "Just don't tell Voltar about it, okay?" He waved to Red as he walked down the driveway, his yellow jersey with the purple number eleven shining in the afternoon sun.
"Bye Rob," Red waved back from the dying garden he was trying to save. "Tell your folks I said hi."
Frogg was busy with his notes when Voltar's voice startled him. "Don't tell Voltar what?"
"That I'm..." Frogg trailed off as he prepared to lie, "...almost out of chocolate." He gestured to the half empty plastic bag he had set out atop a rickety card table he was using.
"You're bribing them?" Voltar was astonished. He grabbed one of the individually wrapped sweets for himself. "You shouldn't be offering those snot noses rewards. They should be forced into submission. Bent to our will."
"Well, in a perfect world yes," started Frogg. "But in this case, coercion would corrupt the test results."
"Test, what kind of test?" Voltar looked at the cards Frogg had stacked on the table.
"These are Zener cards." Frogg gestured to the small stack of blue cards dotted with tiny white stars. "They are used to measure psychic ability." He turned over the deck and spread it to reveal that there were only five different kinds of cards. A square, a circle, a five pointed star, three wavy lines and a plus sign. "Pull up a chair Voltar, it's your turn."
"Eh, whaa
?" Voltar tried to say with his mouth full of chocolate.
"To be tested. You take a chocolate, you do the test. That's the rule."
Voltar never cared much about following rules. It was his curiosity that led to cooperation. Frogg shuffled the cards, "I'm going to look at each of these cards one at a time. When you get an image or impression of which of the shapes you think it is, tell me." He picked the top card and kept his eyes focused on it. "Let's begin."
Frogg tried to keep his attention on the card but was distracted by grunting and shuffling from across the table. His gaze darted to Voltar. He had his hands to his helmet and appeared to be holding his breath as he trembled with strained effort.
"Uh, Voltar," Frogg said softly, "they say this works best if the subject is relaxed."
Voltar thrust a splayed hand towards Frogg's face. "Don't jam my frequencies Frogg." He squeezed his eyes shut. With his other hand he placed two fingers to his forehead. "I'm getting something. It's coming to me. It's....it's....A STAR!"
Frogg set the card face down, picked up another and said, "Next."
"Well," said Voltar with slightly annoyed expectation.
"Well, what?" Frogg returned.
"Did I get it right or not?"
"No results are to be revealed until the end of the test."
"Oh all right," a disgruntled Voltar sighed. "Let's get on with it then." The two of them continued on. Voltar strained and posed while Frogg silently placed each "read" card onto one of two stacks. One stack for the hits, the other for missed.
"How did I do?" Voltar asked eagerly once the test was completed.
"Just a minute." Frogg counted the cards from one stack, then the other. He picked up his clipboard and scribbled a bit. "The test results reveal that you are a null-hypothesis."
"Did you hear that Red?" Voltar called triumphantly to his burly minion. "Docktor Frogg says that I am a null-hypothesis." Red flashed Voltar a smiling thumbs up then went back to tending his pitiful garden. "So what does that mean, anyway?" Voltar asked of the scientist.
"No psychic ability," he replied as he studied his notes from the clipboard.
Later that evening Doktor Frogg emerged from his room and just stood at the doorway of the living-room. Voltar had been watching some bizarre television program featuring wrestling slugs while Red and Doomageddon played tug of war. The two of them happily lurching back and forth with a chewed up piece of leather that used to be somebody's shoe. Frogg hesitated there a few moments before Voltar noticed and muted the volume of the television set.
"I'm um," Frogg shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "I'm ready to make a report."
"Better get a knife and fork, Red. Doktor Frogg's about to eat some crow." Voltar grinned.
"All right I admit it," Frogg crossed his arms in front of himself. He continued a bit defensively, "It looks as though there might be something to all this psychic phenomena stuff."
"Ha! Told you," gloated Voltar. "Now that you've cleared up any muddled misconceptions you've had, you can move onto the next phase."
"What next phase?"
Voltar shook his head disappointedly. "Oh Frogg, you should know this better than I do. It's research, then development, and finally application. Don't you remember? The whole point was to have a super-psychic member in the League."
"Voltar, do you really think that would be an asset, or are you just on some kind of kick?"
"Of course it's an asset. Moving things telekinetically. Obtaining important information with mind reading. Don't you see?"
"If you want something moved it's more efficient to just get up and do so physically. And if I really need information from someone, there's always torture."
"But it's not as cool." Voltar protested.
"Torture is very cool," he disagreed, "as long as it isn't inflicted on me." Frogg realized he couldn't change Voltar's mind with that line of argument. "Besides, we don't have a good candidate."
"Candidate?" Red paused from play-roughhousing with Doomie. "Is it an election year already?"
"Candidate as in test subject or volunteer." Frogg clarified.
"Or," Voltar smiled as he savored the word, "Victim."
"Perhaps..." mused Frogg. The 'V' word stirred in him more interest in the prospect. "The obstacle though, is finding someone with enough psychic ability to make it worth boosting. As far as using one of us, well that's out of the question. You," he indicated towards his leader, "have no psychic ability whatsoever. Red does, but it's only marginal."
"How about you, Frogg?" Red suggested.
"That isn't feasible," he answered. "The way the tests are conducted, it's impossible to perform one on one's-self . Aside from that I'm pretty sure that I'm about as psychic as a doorknob."
"So if we could find someone with enough psychic power it could be done?" asked Voltar.
"Theoretically, yes. In some of the earlier experiments, psionic ability has been enhanced through hypnosis. Alpha waves seem to have a stimulating effect on the areas of the brain engaged in psychic activity. A very slow process, unless..." Frogg's eyes wandered away from his allies as he became more focused on his thoughts. "A device could be designed to electronically synchronize the subjects brain-waves. It would be quicker and more effective."
"Then get busy building that brain-wave thingy-bobber-jigger and use it on whoever you tested that got the best results." Voltar suggested flippantly.
Thingy-bobber-jigger! Frogg sighed, "That's no good either. Most of the test subjects were neighborhood kids and even the highest scoring of them wasn't nearly enough."
"Then we'll find someone more suitable." Voltar returned.
"Don't ask me to hang around any more of those metaphysical book stores. If one more middle-aged hippie tells me I need to cleanse my aura, I'm gonna lose it!" Frogg spun his claws in agitation.
"Leave that to me. I'll think of something."
"Even so, what makes you think this person would co-operate?"
"That's easy enough. Use mind control," offered Voltar.
"No good. Mind control works by inhibiting brain function, specifically the frontal lobe. That would also shut down psionic activity. Unless..." Frogg lifted a claw to his chin-cup and gazed off in contemplation, "... the brain-wave synchronizer could be adjusted to draw the subject into deeper states." He began to pace. "Then post hypnotic suggestion could be used." Frogg started towards his room, "Why, this could even prove to be most effective for brainwashing."
His companions knew that the last few sentences were not in conversation. Frogg was thinking out loud again. Once he was out of sight Red said, "Well, there he goes."
Voltar smiled with satisfaction. "Just throw enough ideas at him and he's off and running." Just then a sinister, maniacal laugh came from Frogg's laboratory. "Yep, like flipping a switch."


text: Henckel vs. WusthofJul 31, 2001 The Bottom Line Henckel has better handles Wusthof has a better chef's knife shape As I went through my knife options before plunking down several hundred bucks I really found myself stuck on the big two... Wusthof and Henckel... Kitchenaid makes a nice forged set as well as Chicago Cutlery and Sabatier but I didn't find them in the same league. I own(ed) Henckel, Sabatier, Chicago Cutlery but not KitchenAid. Maybe I was attracted to the variety the lines offered as well as styling options and the company histories. For example Wusthof has been around since 1814. KitchenAid 1908... keep in mind folks Stand Mixers (I have one and it's indispensible). In any case I looked at the 8" Chef's for comparison (the knife I use most) and there are two differences between Wusthof and Henckel: 1. Knife shape 2. Handle shape They split: I think Henckel makes a better handle for my hand. The Wusthof is wither a classic riveted handle, or one with a bulbous end and a big silver rivet at the bottom. Not super tactile and pretty plain looking. The Henckel 4-star and 5-star knives both have in my opinion better handles. The 5 star didn't strike me as better than the 4 and was costlier so I went with the 4 star. I really didn't have enough time with the knives to determine the blade shape. The Wusthof blade is rounder in the edge and rocks better. The edge of the knife is sharp at the handle as opposed to the Henckel which comes to a flared end that I actually prefer... go figure. Knife sharpeners will want to grind it down for you... The Henckel has more of a point to it and seems to want to slice better. I have no problems mincing or dicing or chopping. My Sabatier has a riveted classic handle and has a noticeably tougher job with effortless slicing, my Chicago Cutlery knife needs sharpening badly but in it's heyday was on par with the Sabatier. I waver between loving my Henckels and loving them unconditionally. It is a good comparison in excellent products. I think they both do the same job but I find the handles of the Henckels better and the blade shape of the Wusthof chef's knife better. The forged Sabatier Elite knives are the best for the money. At TJMaxx I've found paring knives for $5.99-- totally terrific quality as well and easily worth $17.99. The Chicago Cutlery chef's I will not get resharpened and I don' t plan on getting KitchenAid knives ever. Next time I might get a Wusthof set for comparisons sake knowing full well that I will not be disappointed in either set at all. Or maybe a Kyocera ceramic set if I win the lottery. |

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We are barely 24 hours removed from quite probably the biggest and most shocking moment in WWE history. You may say the Montreal Screwjob is more significant due to its real-life consequences; the end of the Monday Night Wars ended the WWE's competition (possibly forever) or even something else.
But last night Brock Lesnar put an end to a run spanning 23 years; Taker didn't compete at Wrestlemania 2000. I quite literally sat staring at the TV with my mouth wide open in absolute shock for a good 5 minutes.
It was ground-breaking and the deafening silence of 75,000 people said it all. But the WWE did it so well. Vince obviously anticipated the reaction of the fans and by not playing Brock's music upon victory, it let us a) savour the extraordinary atmosphere b) it just left a seed of doubt in our minds as to whether someone would come out and restart the match or SOMETHING. Alas, nothing happened and everyone had to try and comprehend that the Streak was finally over.
Just a little disclaimer to say that I haven't read Casey Pelsinger's article about the Streak, but I will once I finished my own article. These are the genuine thoughts from a passionate wrestling fan with lots of thoughts.
First of all, the ridiculous conspiracy theories plaguing the internet right now need to be addressed. How on earth could Lesnar have changed the script by himself? It would have taken 4 people to change the script; Brock being the first.
Do you think Brock would jeopardise his obscenely lucrative contract by changing the course of wrestling history? Not a chance.
Secondly, the referee would NEVER have made the 3-count if it was only Brock trying to change things. Go back to No Way Out 2001 and watch Earl Hebner mess up in the main event as he forgets the ending to The Rock vs Kurt angle match. He counts 2 and a half, even though Kurt Angle's shoulders are down for the count and the fans know it. Even if Brock and Undertaker had conspired to end the streak, the ref still wouldn't count the 3.
As I alluded to above, The Undertaker himself would likely have a problem with Lesnar trying to change the script, before or during the match. So there's another kick in the teeth for this theory.
Lastly, Paul Heyman is the final part of the puzzle. You go back and watch, as soon as the 3 count is made, Heyman IMMEDIATELY gets into the ring. If any of the other 3 had tried to change the ending unbeknownst to everyone then Heyman wouldn't have reacted like that. Surprise and a lack of direction would be evident instead of the immediate adulation and celebration he displays.
Now that that theory is debunked, let's analyse things further.
A few months back, Paul Heyman came out and proclaimed his client, Brock Lesnar, to be the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. I'm guessing a few of you are going "Oh yeah". Randy Orton obviously has a re-match clause as per championship standard regulations. But I can't see Orton getting the belt back. This leaves Batista and someone else to go for the title; surely the Beast Incarnate himself.
Who else has the best momentum to go for the title right now? Roman Reigns is still with The Shield, Cesaro still has a programme with Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger to come; whereas Brock Lesnar has just ended the Streak.
Many people never wanted the Streak to end and thought that it had become an untouchable and an intangible holy grail. But in my eyes, all good things must come to an end. I agree with Mark Calaway; for those of you who don't know that that is the real name of The Undertaker. He said that he didn't want the Streak to become bigger than wrestling itself; and that is noble of him.
As I said in my Wrestlemania article from Saturday, he has offered the Streak to both Randy Orton and Kurt Angle. Taker is not a man to bask in his own glory and his willingness to offer the Streak establishes this.
But I NEVER thought for one second Brock Lesnar would be the one to finally end the illustrious winning run. However if you use logic you can understand why he won last night as I think it would have been too improbable for Undertaker to win. Undertaker is 49, his body is very worn down, he has a lot less mass compared to what he used to and his time is nearly up in the ring. Brock Lesnar is 36, arguably in his prime and is a monster of a man; it just wouldn't be feasible to have Undertaker win.
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The number of people claiming the dole in Northern Ireland has fallen for an 11th month in a row.
Figures for December show a drop of 600 in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits. The total now stands at 59,500.
The NI jobless rate remains unchanged at 7.3%. The UK average is now 7.1%.
Other economic data published on Wednesday shows increased output in the services, production and construction sectors in NI.
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These figures are unambiguously positive and confirm that the Northern Ireland economy got back on its feet during the summer.
They show strong performances in retail and manufacturing. Even the construction sector managed some growth, driven by house building.
Some manufacturing sectors show particularly strong growth - the pharmaceutical industry grew by more than 14% over the year and has never been stronger.
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Figures from the Index of Services showed an increase of 1.4% over the third quarter of last year, while the increase in the production sector output was 4.3%.
Northern Ireland's beleaguered construction sector grew by 2.4% but is still much smaller than it was as far back as 2005.
Economy minister Arlene Foster said: "We have consistently been seeing positive signs of growth in the local economy from a range of economic data, including from recent research by the Danske Bank which suggested that consumer confidence locally is now at a record high."
"Undoubtedly this increase in consumer sentiment is linked to the wider improvement seen across the economy, with many people in employment now less apprehensive about their financial future."
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The angry man was waiting for me as I parked my car in front of my physical therapist's office building. He was pissed because I had honked at him. He had been having an argument with his teenage son in the crosswalk of a busy thoroughfare, and the kid bolted to the opposite side of the street. The older guy started to follow more slowly, right into oncoming traffic. I tapped my horn. He stood in front of my car, mouthing angry words and waving his arms, forcing traffic to a halt in my lane.
He finally gave up and stepped out of the street. I wasn't going far, just a few feet to the parking lot of my physical therapist's building. When he saw where I was going, he stalked after me and stood waiting while I parked in the convenient handicapped parking space and hung my placard with the icon of a wheelchair on the mirror. He was spoiling for a fight, and as the real source of his annoyance had taken to his heels, I would do.
He blocked my path. "Who the hell do think you're honking at?" he demanded.
"It looked like you were about to step into oncoming traffic, so I tried to warn you," I said as tolerantly as possible. This guy as the hapless father of a rebellious son and I felt no need to put him down for his foolish behavior in the street.
The guy looked frustrated. The argument was not developing satisfactorily. He said the meanest, most irrelevant thing he could think of. "You're not even disabled! You probably borrowed that placard!"
I replied with the look that used to quell a classroom full of rowdy teenagers, the one that was a study in demonic possession, the change from bland to evil was so startling. He turned and fled.
I don't know what I would have said to him if he had stayed.
"Not every person with a disability has a wheelchair, regardless of the picture on the placard. I have arthritis in my hips and knees. I have degenerative disc disease. My spine is deformed and without discs, every step on cement hurts. That's why I have a placard."
No way was I sharing my medical problems with an asshole. Nor with the rest of the population of San Francisco, some of whom, no doubt, also believed I borrowed the placard. I practice not caring what other people think. One day, I'll be really good at it.
I went to the doctor yesterday. In the handicapped zone, a guy was sitting in his car. He did not have a placard. I pulled in behind him, assuming he had dropped someone off and was leaving. He didn't, so I drove up next to him and asked if he was going soon.
"No!" he replied, in a tone that said, "What are you, stupid?"
I was shocked at his rudeness in hogging the parking spot. It showed on my face.
"Do you have a handicapped placard?" he sneered.
"Yes!" My tone implied, "What are you, stupid?"
"Lemme see it!"
I showed him the damn placard, and he had the grace not to question my credentials, but explained that some people pretended to be handicapped. Did that make sense? He didn't have any right to be there himself.
I hate it. I hate having a disability. I hate having constraints. I hate not being able to do things that I love. I used to lift weights. I used to dance in our Carnaval and Cinco de Mayo parades. I learned to ride horses at 49. There wasn't anything I couldn't do, other than hit a ball with a stick, but I could live with that.
I can't stand for more than 10 minutes without the possibility of sudden pain so severe that I can't walk. That means I can't do my own errands. I was a world-class shopper, but now I can't wander and look at things in a store. Shopping for groceries with my husband the other day, I got hit by the pain and had to sit on the floor while he went back to the car to fetch my cane. Leaning on the cane, with my husband holding me up, I was able to get out of there.
I don't go to galleries and museums. I don't go to anything with a line, unless I know I can find somewhere to sit while someone else holds my place in line. I have yet to try flying, but flying is about standing in line. I pass on most parties, because while my friends have chairs, I don't want to sit in one waiting for people to come to me. What if they don't?
I exercised for years and I'm still in good shape, although my torso shows the signs of my spinal deformity in the form of love handles created by the collapse of my lumbar spine. I make myself stand up straight (most of the time), suck in the gut and walk gracefully, if slowly. I try not to bend forward from the waist, the hallmark of a bad spine.
There are still things I can do. They confuse me and make me feel not disabled and, by extension, not deserving of my placard. I can walk for a couple of hours on hiking trails because dirt doesn't transmit the same shock as concrete. I have no trouble with hills or stairs. I can dance for longer than I can stand because my knees stay bent. I can swim. I can have sex. Now there's something I don't want the other drivers to know about. Sex and parking? Nobody deserves that.
Having a bad back is a continual embarrassment. If I'm not collapsing in a store, I'm pissing off somebody who thinks I look fine. I don't look like someone who has to sit down right now. I have an absurd inner conflict. I try not to look disabled, but sometimes I need concessions. I hate announcing my disability or asking for help. I'm hyper-aware of looking odd because my disability is not obvious. It's almost a relief when my back gets so bad that I need a cane. "There, see, I have an old lady cane," I say mentally to those appraising competitors for parking spaces who think I'm cheating with my placard.
The cane is a passport. I've learned to appreciate its power to legitimize my parking placard and excuse my gimpy behavior. I got the cane from my aunt years ago when I tore my ACL. My husband and I had a vacation planned and didn't want to cancel it, so I borrowed the cane and we took a plane to New York.
Flying with a cane is tough. As I was going through airport security, the guard snatched the cane from my hand and sent it down the conveyor belt. As an afterthought, she asked, "You didn't need that, did you?"
"No," I mumbled, painfully limping through the metal detector. I didn't add "it's a fashion statement" because those guys are cranky.
On the airplane, the attendant again took my cane. "I'll just put that away for you during the flight," as though I would have no need to stand between San Francisco and New York. The flight attendant reckoned without my bladder. Halfway through the flight, I got up to use the rest room. On the way back, the seat belt light came on. We hit sudden, horrendous turbulence and the plane bucked like a pissed off horse. The flight attendants fled to their seats and left the drinks tray blocking the aisle between me and my seat. And me without my cane. After the initial shock of pain, I rode out the turmoil on one leg, like a loopy one-legged surfer. Without a cane in my hand, no one realized that I was injured.
That trip was a lesson in the value of the cane for explaining what I'd rather not, heartless airline staff notwithstanding. I was determined to enjoy New York. As a concession to my injured status, we took a lot of cabs, but back then, before I became generally discouraged, I was willing to venture some risky activities. Once we even decided to take the subway. We climbed into a full car. The only seat available was the front bench, the one with the sign that says to let the elderly and disabled have the seat. Sprawled in the middle of it, taking up the whole thing, was a teenager in full thug regalia, a rag knotted around his head and a look of bored and contemptuous abstraction on his face.
Kids don't scare me. I was a teacher. I scare them. I went up to the kid and said, "Could I slide in next to you?"
He swung his head around and his eyes widened at the cane. He jumped up. "I'm sorry, ma'am. Please, you sit down." In the years since I have become a government-certified gimp, I have never seen a clearer example of the power of the cane. Folks don't believe the placard, but they believe the cane.
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When did people (in general) become so callous?
Flying is pretty tough, too. There was always the question if I could walk through the scanner without my cane. Just pull me the fuck out, wand me and frisk me. It's better than falling and getting hurt even worse.
Rated for damn right!
spotted, what I want to know is when did we become so presumptuous that we think we know everybody's story on first glance? Whether it's the disabled parking, or somebody's kid crying, or a scary looking teenager, we do not reserve judgment.
dolores, thanks for coming by, buddy.
Rainee, what's more, there really aren't even that many handicapped parking spots. In San Francisco, most neighborhoods don't have them. University of California Medical Center has about 6 spaces out of dozens on a floor of the parking lot. It's a freaking hospital!
I mention this only because the scooter and the van have given her freedom. They weren't cheap, but how does one put a price on freedoom ?
Ric, jesus, just...jesus. What do you bust a guy like that down to, since he's already in Traffic. Records, I guess.
My mother is 80 and has had a quadruple and many other ailments over the year. Two years ago she was returning to her car from Foodtown when a cop was giving her a ticket. She had forgotten her Placard and didn't have it with her. (when she feels she can walk more she parks farther from the store, but that is rare these days) The cop gave her a ticket anyway! She had to go to court and pay only court costs, but WTF was the matter with that cop? Same shit. Just another rude asshole. (she has since gotten the license plate)
I know that there are some really lowlife's that get fake Placards and they are the worst of the worst, but I doubt they are more than a spattering of the folks that have and need their cards. I just hate bullies of any kind.
"I practice not caring what other people think. One day, I'll be really good at it."
Hehehe. Keep that cane handy and don't be afraid to use it!
I"m off for an hour to get physical therapized. Maybe he can do something about my headache. I get some fearsome ones from back and neck tension, plus a head injury I had at 26. A story for another time--how my penchant for risk ended up with my head smashing into a windshield.
She really needs her handicapped sticker, but she looks perfectly fit and able bodied.
My father has a collapsable traveling cane. He has no problems with it on airplanes. Of course, he's silver-haired, in his 80s and has trouble standing straight, so he looks like someone who really needs the cane.
One look at him and the cane and the docents at the museums in Moscow switched from snarl-at-the-tourist mode to ushering us to the staff-only elevator so he didn't have to walk up the stairs.
Owl, I'm carrying the cane a lot more these days. One alternative is one of those back braces. I ordered one, hoping it gives me a wasp waist.
Chuck, let's form an army of cane-carrying avengers.
Malusinka, there's a perfect example of someone who has a hidden disability and demonstrates why people should withhold judgment. I should look into the collapsible cane. Would be great to have it go into a purse or something and have a hand free.
your experience with the teenager in full thug regalia is a reminder that a lot of these youngsters are just putting on the style, scratch the surface and you often find the sweet kids hungry for approval
We were teachers too so aren't scared of kids or speaking up for ourselves, but what sort of a world is it where people only acknowledge what they see and cannot hink beyond that. A sad one indeed.
Mamoore, I would love to see your granddad's collection of canes. I really need to get something other than the wooden one from my aunt, but it really fits my hand. I saw some cool canes on that trip to NY on the Upper East Side. Lucite, very arty.
Patie, bless your heart, two knee replacements? Wow. I've had one hip, but the hip is considered easier. My brother-in-law got a gag gift some years ago, a cane with a flashing red light. Wouldn't mind having that now.
Teddy, yes, I finally overcame my writing constipation and shit out a post. I gave myself performance anxiety thinking I have to write steamy blockbusters each time. Re: service dogs. Nothing would be more delightful, but I doubt the cats would approve, especially Miracle I, the Feline Pope in Exile, known to his friends as Milagrito, the blogging cat. He would say something very, very sharp if I got a dog.
Roy, that is exactly what I think about the scary looking kids. They're kids first, and they want adult attention and approval.
My daughter said to me on Wednesday "Sometimes I just hate people." She was kidding, of course, but the part that gets me is what inconsiderate, callous people sometimes cause me to become.
Do they make handicapped tags for motorcycles?
Have fun!
Sharon, I think they do. I heard about someone who was disabled and rode. I mean, they make those scooters for gimps, right? A motorcycle is actually more comfortable than a car in some ways. I wondered how I was going to hang my placard from my fantasy motorcycle ;-)
I'm sorry people are so quick to judge.
fuck those cats. I LOVE CATS. so i can say that. this would make your life so great. and you meet the best people. the animal lovers. i know this could work. i just know it. you remember? how i know stuff? sorry, im' a huge nag. but, no, i'm not sorry.
Teddy, you're so sweet. The cats do their job, although they can't go anywhere with me. There are very attached to me. Sometimes when I sit in front of the computer I end up with one on my shoulder and one on my lap. They are very demonstrative cats and sooth my heart.
This post makes me dislike many people for many reasons. You mentioned most of them.
I have the same problem. Can walk for a couple of miles, but standing means death to smoochy.
In 3 1/2 years, I have never had anyone give me a hard time over my handicapped placard. Actually, people have been very kind. Maybe I look too ready to nuke someone.
The cane is good for hooking the stuff on the high shelves in the grocery store. I let other short people use it, too!
O'Really, that was positively biblical.
Kathy, wow. That's very difficult. I hope he is still mobile. Polio hits people so many different ways. I knew a woman who was a polio survivor and had the use of her legs most of her life but we becoming disabled in her 50s. Before I met her, I had no idea people did not recover completely.
Likewise, but then I don't have to deal with assholes who think I don't deserve a handicap spot. And like Trig, I'm picturing your evil stare. I've never been able to pull that one off; I just look like I'm squinting.
My husband teaches a form in martial arts that uses a cane as a weapon - so I consider you armed and dangerous ;)
Nana, sometimes a squint can be deadly. It has to be combined with an avid, psychopathic expression that says "I want to eat your liver."
patricia, thanks, and don't we learn a lot of stuff here on OS? Reading about people who have worse disabilities and pain that intrudes on their consciousness all day long makes me feel grateful that I'm lucky in many ways.
And I have noticed it's always the people who have NO business in handicapped parking spaces who are always questioning the placard. I've periodically had temporary placards (after surgeries) and I can't believe how people come over to study them and look carefully at me because I'm not unloading a wheelchair. Unbelievable.
People would do well to remember they too may be in this position, sooner than they think. Compassion and understanding that not every disability is visible. Be well dear, keep the cane handy!
I love that you have this weapon!
What a lot of assholes you encounter, from those who challenge your placard to those who have no shame about using handicap parking when they have no right. There is a huge lack of civility common these days.
I'm amazed at "the power of the can", but I certainly understand why you don't want to use it if you don't absolutely have to.
Sex and parking, hehe, you are my idol!
That said, I yelled at an asshole in a red Hummer the other day who just about ran over me in his haste to get into a handicapped spot. All of 18, there was definitely nothing wrong with him except testosterone poisoning and a bad attitude.
Nikki, I wish your hip and back issues would just go! Those folks are judging by themselves, knowing that they would cheat if they could.
Buffy, thank you. You really get it. My dad died when i was a child and at 9 years old, I became the man of the house. I did anything requiring strength or a strong stomach. It's a blow to your pride to wear a sign that says "I'm a gimp."
Suzn, now that you mention it, I do have a lot of weapons! I'm keeping that cane handy, for sure.
Cat, you bet I'm getting that motorcycle, as soon (and if ever) I can learn. Nothing wrong with riding. A motorcycle is just an elaboration on those little scooters they make for gimps.
Marcela, corazon, I'm so sorry to hear about the arthroses. I loved hiking myself. I can still do an hour or two, instead of the five or six hour hikes I used to take. Just being outdoors cannot be taken for granted anymore. It's interesting there there are a few teachers among us who have "the look."
sweetfeet, thank you so much. Now can I have your feet? Mine are hideous ;-)
Trey, great minds think alike. I think it is a waste not to have a sword or a derringer or even a poison vial in the cane. Of course, the airport knows all about weaponized canes, which is why they take them away from gimps.
Scupper, thank you.
Your spirit shines above everything. Your grit. Your love of life. Your good, kind self.
I just realized that I mentioned "sex and parking" as if these didn't naturally go together ;-)
Excellent post! I can totally relate. In my case, my main difficulties are related to climbing stairs. Thus, I need to use the elevator to go from one floor to the next in multi-floors buildings. In the past, my disability was not that obvious. Thus, I often had a lot of intense looks when I was only going up or down one floor. It used to bother me a lot, but not anymore. I was never challenged for parking in a disabled parking spot though.
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I can't drive so when others drive me to my destination I make them drop me off in the front and then they go park. During the time I am being dropped off people get real impatient but I don't care. :)
I didn't have my hips replaced. I have AVN and they did FVFGs on my hips to try to save them. It's been a few years now. The pain is there if I walk to far. The other thing is when I get out of the truck after sitting for a long period of time, I kind of have to walk my legs under the rest of my body to stand up straight. Sometimes I limp, normally, I'm just in pain.
Mac Aldridge, you are my hero, and surgeon.
Chris, I don't understand what the hurry is. Why do those fools think they have a car radio for?
Rut, that sounds rough. I don't even know what those are but I'll look it up. I know what you mean about moving slow. I hate telling folks to slow down for me. I just say, "I'll meet you there."
Catnlion, you exemplify my point that you can be tough and in shape and able to do some things requiring strength, and still not be able to walk very far. Isn't it great to have a star surgeon? I have a whole damn collection of surgeons. I got lucky and got hooked up with some very eminent guys, who work on professional athletes and such, so after 10 surgeries, my brain is fried, but my body still has a few miles on it.
cartouche, you see the best and the worst when you have a disabled parking placard.
Cindy, thanks. I feel for your friend.
Great post. It needs to be widely read. I don't want to see that look you give that can make a grown man run away, but I admire it. That's an admirable skill! Rated.
I say it is. When he was doing my pre-op he got a phone call he had to take. It was from a doctor in Norway that had a guy flying over here to get the procedure done.
And unfortunately, if you live in Los Angeles, there is a decent chance the person with the placard doesn't actually own it. I believe it was UCLA did a bust a few years ago of college students "borrowing" their grandparents' placards so they could avoid parking charges. Pathetic.
CK, the look just comes naturally to teachers--the ones that survive.
Catnlion, wow, that's what you want, a guy with an international reputation.
zookeeper, you're a good person. It's shocking to me that anyone would use another person's placard, and stupid, too. It's a large fine.
Thank you so much for writing about your experiences from your heart. You need to understand that you are educating folks, baby!
Thank you for speaking out so artfully in this entry. Disabled people of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your... canes!
Ah yes- when you perfect this art please tell me how to do it. ;-) This is a wonderful post, Sirenita.
I broke my leg a few years back (left one luckily, so I could still drive an automatic). I'll never forget parking in the handicapped spot at the grocery store, putting up the placard my doctor gave me, heaving myself and my crutches out of the car, to a full audience of about eight people. Checking me out to see if I was legit. No one offered to help, they just stood and watched me struggle, then wandered off.
I wondered if I should have put a "freak show" sign on my head, or perhaps "Nothing to see here, move along."
I feel your pain.
Unfortunately, there is no subtle way (like a cane) to communicate to people that his behavior is a manifestation of his mental illness, and not a result of my bad parenting or some sort of bratyness on his part.
Maybe I just need to learn your stare, Sirenita.
Thanks for the post. It's always helpful to remember that people can be very sick, even when they don't look like it.
that last story - the thuggish looking kid who quickly and sweetly gave you the seat - it's easy to forget that even kids who are successful at looking scary are just kids who want to look scary b/c they have no other power. Real danger/evil hardly ever announces itself with do-rags and the like.
Carolina, thanks. I'm surprised at how many of us have the same experience. These illnesses find so many ways to get you.
junk! Good to see you. Thanks for reading.
L&P, hope you're off the cane now. Sometimes when I don't have the cane with me, a little voice says "limp!" but so far, I've ignored it ;-)
McKenzie, thanks so much!
LadyM, I'm working on it! By next week, I don't give much of a damn what they think ;-)
Juli, I was hoping you could tell *me*.
rose, lol, thanks for the tip!
Sally, you're so right. My physical therapist showed me on his office skeleton how certain yoga moves wear out your discs. Who knew?
froggy, good lord. I get the occasional individual jerk but I've never been met by a committee of assholes. Too bad someone in a uniform didn't say, "move along, nothing to see!"
Karin, I know what you mean. I'm glad you're on our side. With my stare and your force field, we're unstoppable.
noah, you hit the nail on the head.
Sandra, exactly. Those kids are just kids, and the poor kids particularly are often quite courtly to women.
Kate, thanks. I'd be happy to lend you mine ;-)
Pamela, thank you, it comes in handy.
Elven, "mostly used" to it resonates with me. I get used to stuff, but I doubt I'll ever totally accept it. I know I'll develop the same assertiveness in time, when the shock wears off.
Bitch, love, I try.
I felt your piece - the pain through moments of humor and insight. I want you to be well and whole and able-bodied again. I know there are ways to bring you closer.
Also, like you, my disability is hidden. Though not yet on supplemental oxygen, the range of my walking limited, somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 yards before I have to stop to catch my breath...depending on the weather. On the more humid days, which is mighty moist on Gulf Coast, that distance lessens.
I've received the rebukes and stares for using my placard to pull into handicapped slots and it it indeed angering. I wish I didn't have this, I wish I could do the things I love with no further consideration and the last thing I need is to ward off someone else's suspicions.
I'll gladly give up the parking spot if they can cure my need for it.
I too have a friend with something like CFS (she has variously gotten the diagnoses of that, Fibromyalgia, and Lupus), and it's eye-opening to see how much pain and fatigue rule her life. I'm so sorry that you have to explain yourself on top of your handicap.
Lonnie, I think I'll adapt that comment into a toast for special occasions.
Kevin, that says it all. Your spine for my parking place. Think we'd get any takers?
madcelt, I'm afraid you're right.
Lainey, it happens, but I think the few cases make a big splash and get everyone's attention. I understand the fatigue. I have Hepatitis C and I get patches of fatigue, too. It's not constant, but boy, can it limit your life. It can make it hard to even drive a car, because your brain and your reactions slow down. Sometimes you can't lift your damn head to watch TV, even if there was something on.
I'm not much on the wonders of alternative therapies and I'm a big western rationalist, but acupuncture helped my fatigue. I know it really worked rather than being a placebo effect because it had already failed to help my carpal tunnel, so I had no faith in it. I just went along because the guy was my friend. It's worth trying.
The way you turn trauma to humor is just wonderful.. and I love you
and look here--me the first comment in 2009
I always assume someone is needing that spot if they say they are, I've had too many gimpy people in my family. You write wonderfully well.
When my brother, who was intellectually disabled, developed very severe osteoporosis from Cushings, which lifts his spine badly curved, I remember telling a friend of mine I feared he would soon not be able to walk.
"He's a advanced spirit." she replied. "Maybe he doesn't need his legs..."
Maybe you didn't either Sirenita. But I like the thought of a gurl swingin' her cane. ; )
How 'bout the way people pull through crosswalks looking left and then without looking right again like anyone who's read the driver's manual knows to, punch it to enter a hole the size of krill eggs in traffic.
I witnessed a guy in a chair (wheeled) who had the right-of-way be mowed down in the cross-walk just that way several months ago.
The lunch crowd at Starbucks saw it happen across the street but in this state he'll probably plead SYG and get off.
All the best and my prayers too for grace and strength to face the future, whatever it holds for you, and ultimately even all of us as well.
I used to look funny at people who came out of cars with handicapped stickers because I used those spaces - not for myself, but for my son because he was in a wheelchair. Particularly in lousy weather, having a shorter walk sure helped.
You think a cane gets you funny looks. I once had my back go out, really badly, while staying with my wife's cousin in Philadelphia on business. They didn't have a cane, so I borrowed the next best thing: their kid's pogo stick. Black stick, one handle bright green, the other hot pink, the pedals the same colors in reverse. There I was, calling on customers in a business suit leaning on a pogo stick. The next day, I tried to fly with it. Any idea how airport security reacts to a pogo stick? "I'm using it as a cane, my back's out." "But it's a pogo stick. Check it."
I had to, but my back wasn't awful when I deplaned. Luckily.
Thanks for this OS, and for you Sirenita you shine through your writing.
I have a handicapped car tag (no placard to hang in a different car in Georgia) and have had the stares (glares) thrown my way. I use a white cane most of the time now. It lets people know that I have a problem (i have two problems in a store; running into people coming out of a crossing aisle, and those damn "cuidado piso mojado" (caution wet floor) signs that only come to about knee level and are outside the field of the little bit of vision I have left. Even a white cane doesn't completely solve either of those problems.
The worst thing is that I feel guilty about using the handicapped spot much of the time. If my wife can park close we don't take it; someone in a wheelchair of persistent pain, like you, may need it worse. But, there are times when we do use it. There aren't many perks for being blind.
The problem for you and me is that we don't have a visible deformity, so without the cane we are suspect as fakes.


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8:00 PM ET, June 1, 2011
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Raffi Torres nets Game 1 winner with 18.5 left as Canucks go up 1-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Through 59½ scoreless minutes in their Stanley Cup finals opener, the high-flying Canucks were profoundly frustrated. The superstar Sedin twins couldn't get around Boston's formidable defense, and Vancouver's vaunted power play was punchless.
Raffi Torres and Jannik Hansen still had one last trick to try -- and Vancouver's third-line wings only needed an instant to connect on a goal that gave the Canucks an early edge in their chase for their first Stanley Cup title.
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Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and Vancouver stunned the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Torres put a slick redirection past Tim Thomas to score the latest go-ahead goal in a finals game since 1992, when Mario Lemieux connected with 13 seconds left in Pittsburgh's series-opening win over Chicago.
"I heard Raffi yelling," Hansen said with a grin. "It was easy to hear him."
Roberto Luongo made 36 saves in his third shutout of the postseason for the Canucks, but Thomas matched him until Torres -- the only Vancouver player with previous finals experience -- slipped through the Bruins' defense for an eye-popping goal that launched a wild celebration at Rogers Arena.
"Just got to get open," Torres remembered thinking. "(Hansen) made a great play there to get it over. I was fortunate enough to get it in the back of the net."
Game 2 is Saturday night in Vancouver.
Vancouver has won all four series openers in its postseason, with Luongo also posting shutouts against Chicago and Nashville.
"I thought we were going to play all night the way it was going," Luongo said. "It was an exciting way to start the series. It was such a close game. It could have gone either way, a flip of the coin."
Thomas stopped 33 shots for the Bruins, who went scoreless on six power plays. Boston also killed six Vancouver power plays in an outstanding defensive game against the NHL's highest-scoring team until the final minute.
The winning sequence started with Ryan Kesler, who corralled a Boston turnover along the boards and eventually slipped the puck across the ice to Hansen. The Danish forward spotted Torres streaking toward the net and floated a pass right to him, setting up Torres' third goal of the postseason.
Better Late Than Never
Raffi Torres' goal not only gave the Canucks a 1-0 series lead, but it was the latest regulation goal in a 1-0 final score in Stanley Cup finals history.
Latest Regulation Goal in a 1-0 Game
Stanley Cup Finals History
Year | Player | Time left | Team |
2011 | Raffi Torres | 0:19 | Canucks |
2007 | Samuel Pahlsson | 5:44 | Ducks* |
1937 | Marty Barry | 7:17 | Red Wings* |
1986 | Claude Lemieux | 8:50 | Canadiens* |
* - Won Stanley Cup |
— from Elias Sports Bureau
The redheaded forward lost the 2006 Stanley Cup finals with Edmonton, but was out of a job this summer until Vancouver took a chance on him.
"We brought him in because he was an emotional, physical player," Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said. "He's had nothing but a great attitude and a great work ethic with us all year long. He comes to play, prepares himself real well. We need him to play the way he does. You know, he's a little bit sometimes outside the box, but you've got to let him be who he is."
Torres' goal ended the 37-year-old Thomas' shutout streak at just under 129 minutes. He hadn't allowed a goal since Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, shutting out Tampa Bay in Game 7.
"It's a nice goal by them," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "I thought for the first two periods we played a pretty even game. In the third, we just seemed to lack some energy and lost our legs. They just seemed to come at us pretty hard. They kind of took the game over in the third period and obviously found a way to win it with a late goal."
The first 59 minutes featured stellar defense and bad-tempered play by both clubs. Canucks forward Alex Burrows even appeared to bite the gloved finger of Boston's Patrice Bergeron after the first-period buzzer, raising the possibility of a suspension for the Canucks' rambunctious first-line wing.
"I don't mind the rough play and those scrums at the end, as long as it's just pushing and shoving and all that," Bergeron said. "But biting? I mean, come on."
Both teams entered their first playoff meeting looking to end lengthy Stanley Cup droughts. Vancouver has never won the NHL title in four decades of existence, losing its only two trips to the finals in 1982 and 1994. Boston has lost five straight finals since winning in 1972.
After a full week off, the Canucks came out with palpable energy from a crowd that shook the arena violently enough to dislodge a bit of confetti left over from the Western Conference finals onto the ice before the game.
But the officials kept both teams on a steady parade to the penalty box in the first two periods, a big change from the Bruins' penalty-free Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals against Tampa Bay.
The Bruins again were hurt by their terrible power play, which managed just five goals in 61 chances in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Boston got nine shots without a goal during an early four-minute power play against Vancouver before failing to convert a two-man advantage for 1:32 early in the second period. Luongo was outstanding in the opener of his attempt to win the Stanley Cup on the same ice where he backstopped Canada to the gold medal in last year's Olympics.
Vancouver defenseman Dan Hamhuis skated off in obvious pain during the second period after delivering a low hit on Milan Lucic, who fell head over skates to the ice. Hamhuis, a shutdown defenseman enjoying a strong playoff run, had to crawl over the Vancouver bench to get to the locker room.
The Canucks started to turn the game in their favor in the third period.
Christian Ehrhoff's pinpoint pass set up Hansen for a breakaway early in the third, but Thomas coolly stopped his low shot, prompting Hansen to slam his stick into the glass in frustration. Maxim Lapierre had a point-blank chance with 81/2 minutes left, but Thomas stopped his deflection.
Alexander Edler then made a slick move for quick shot with 51/2 minutes to play, but the puck rang off the crossbar above Thomas' right shoulder.
Game notes
Teams winning Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals have gone on to hoist the trophy 77 percent of the time (55 for 71) since the league went to a best-of-seven format in 1939. ... Vancouver scratched C Manny Malhotra, who isn't ready to return from a career-threatening eye injury. Malhotra hasn't played since getting hit in the left eye with a deflected puck March 16, but he returned to practice two weeks ago after at least two surgeries. Alex Bolduc replaced Malhotra in the lineup, but barely played. ... The Canucks hadn't gone into the third period of a scoreless playoff game this spring. Boston had done it three previous times. ... Former Maple Leafs captain and Canucks forward Mats Sundin attended the game, as did Vancouver resident Michael J. Fox.
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Game Information
Arena: Rogers Arena Location: Vancouver, British Columbia |
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Steve Miller |
Attendance: 18,860 (100.3% full) |
Team Stat Comparison
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0 | Goals | 1 | |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 | |
6 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 | |
0 | Shorthanded Goals | 0 | |
7 | Penalties | 6 | |
14 | Penalty Minutes | 14 | |
36 | Shots on Goal | 34 | |
31 | Hits | 30 | |
36 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
Scoring Summary
1st Period | BOS | VAN | ||
No scoring this period | 0 | 0 | ||
2nd Period | BOS | VAN | ||
No scoring this period | 0 | 0 | ||
3rd Period | BOS | VAN | ||
19:41 | Raffi Torres (3)
Assists: Jannik Hansen, Ryan Kesler |
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Courage is inner power to make you fight for your very existence and trying, when you know you may lose. Courage and determination makes a fighter.
The official start of the Lenten season began this past week and we have heard many of our friends and colleagues talking about what they were going to give up for the 40 days leading up to the celebration of Christ's resurrection.
This year The Covington News is celebrating our 150th birthday.
Our elected officials must retake control of Newton County's affairs and finances and stop relying on appointed employees to make decisions and oversee their implementation.
It is really a sad sign of our times to read about the uproar about whether vaccinations should be mandatory for children or whether vaccines for certain diseases cause abnormalities like autism.
The camera crews and on-air personality from Atlanta's Channel 11 were in Newton County last week for some in-your-face television journalism aimed at revealing to the world the sorry state of affairs in our local county government.
This week the Newton County Water Authority said it wants to sit down with the county and work on a solution to a problem before taking on a new venture. We believe this meeting should happen.
Last week in our editorial about the reappointment for a year of county Attorney Tommy Craig we said that none of the commissioners gave a reason for voting for Craig.
The Covington-Newton County Chamber of Commerce held its annual year-end banquet this past week.
The Newton County BOC held their first meeting of 2015 last week and among its agenda items was its annual appointments. One of those appointments was that of county attorney, and the reappointment was Tommy Craig.
Last week we were shocked by the violent attack on the office of a French satirical newspaper called Charlie Hebdo.
As we start the New Year we have a major dilemma facing us in in Newton County and that is the future of the Newton Medical Center.
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It's now more than apparent that the headlong rush by the Obama administration to push our country into socialism is in full swing and apparently unstoppable. The spending bills that have been approved and are in the works are just about ready to break the backs of the hard-working Americans and their families, who have struggled to keep this country afloat during the current economic crisis.
There is a point though where one can take presumed power and go too far with it. The Obama administration is at the threshold of that point as it recently revealed a plan ...
This week President Barack Obama signed a massive $410 billion Omnibus spending bill.
Recently we were seeking some information from different counties around the state that would help us add useful information to our Web site CovNews.com.
In doing so, we realized again how efficient our own Newton County agencies are.
We feel the Newton County Library and the W. H. Stanton Memorial Library in Social Circle are the best-run libraries in the state.
For the majority of us, the first official card we ever received was our library card.
For the last few months we have been promoting the first Remembering Lewis Grizzard Weekend, which will be held this weekend March 14 and 15.
We have been pleased to do this and we are proud of the efforts of our partners The Covington Rotary, The Social Circle Rotary, The Rockdale Citizen and radio station Q92.3 FM.
Speaking of our representatives not paying taxes, Senator Robert Brown, a Democrat representing Macon, wondered whether he was on the list of senators not paying his back taxes. He claimed to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution that he has filed an extension for his 2006-2007 taxes.
This week the Newton County Commissioners voted not to help fund the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. It's hard to say no to anything patriotic, but with the current budget constraints that the county is facing, it was the right and courageous thing to do. The vote was 3-2 not to share the costs of the event with the city of Covington this year.
A pat on the back again goes to the Newton County Sheriff's Office. The department's efforts with the cooperation of Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, the Ketchikan (Alaska) police force and the Anchorage (Alaska) police department, have taken another pervert off of the streets.
The spirit of the people who settled in this area and over the years contributed to the growth of Newton County never ceases to amaze us.
Durwood Fincher is one of the few people who actually loves telemarketing calls. One of his friends asked if his telephone number was on the "do not call" list.
One of my favorite British comedies is "Good Neighbors." The basic story line concerns a couple where the husband had resigned his job so they could live the "simple" life in a suburban area. He had no experience with livestock, gardening, etc., so you can imagine the situations. Their next door
We think that a dedication to the arts is a dynamic plus for a community like ours; supporting programs that support the arts is essential to keeping our culture alive and vibrant for future generations of the families of Newton County.
When we are invited to speak at different community forums, one of the questions always asked is "will our paper survive?"
If you were around during the Vietnam era you will remember the daily depiction of flag-draped coffins returning from that country to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
It became a regular occurrence to see anti-war activists prey on these images, which should have been those of honor, and vilified these brave soldiers who had given their lives serving their country.
Throughout Black History Month we have been proud to feature African-American leaders of our community, who by their actions and perseverance, have made our community a great place to live.
Friday we were honored to print the story and philosophy of Ezell Brown, our newly elected sheriff.


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BEIRUT — Syrian rebels scored one of their biggest strategic victories Monday since the country's crisis began two years ago, capturing the nation's largest dam and iconic industrial symbol of the Assad family's four-decade rule.
Rebels led by the al-Qaida-linked militant group Jabhat al-Nusra now control much of the water flow in the country's north and east, eliciting warnings from experts that any mistake in managing the dam may drown wide areas in Syria and Iraq.
A Syrian government official denied that the rebels captured the dam, saying "heavy clashes are taking place around it." The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. But amateur video released by activists showed gunmen walking around the facility's operations rooms and employees apparently carrying on with their work as usual.
In the capital, Damascus, the rebels kept the battle going mostly in northeastern and southern neighborhoods as the fighting gets closer to the heart of President Bashar Assad's seat of power.
The capture of the al-Furat dam came after rebels seized two smaller dams on the Euphrates river, which flows from Turkey through Syria and into Iraq. Behind al-Furat dam lies Lake Assad, which at 247 square miles is the country's largest water reservoir.
The dam produces 880 megawatts of electricity, a small amount of the country's production. Syria's electricity production relies on plants powered by natural gas and fuel oil.
Still, the capture handed the rebels control over water and electricity supplies for both government-held areas and large swaths of land the opposition has captured over the past 22 months of fighting.
"This is the most important dam in Syria. It is a strategic dam, and Lake Assad is one of the largest artificial lakes in the region," said Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"It supplies many areas around Syria with electricity," Abdul-Rahman said, citing the provinces of Raqqa, Hassaka and Aleppo in the north, as well as Deir el-Zour in the east near the Iraqi border.
The dam, constructed in the late 1960s in cooperation with the Soviet Union, is located in a northeastern town once called Tabqa. After the dam was built, the town's name changed to Thawra, Arabic for revolution, to mark the March 8, 1963, coup that brought Assad's ruling Baath party to power.


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