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WILLIAMSON -Local law enforcement officers are requesting the public's assistance in putting a halt to counterfeit money that is circulating in the Tug Valley area, saying that bills have been passed to businesses and individuals in both Mingo and Pike counties.
According to Mingo County Sheriff's Department Cpl. Norman Mines, the Matewan, Delbarton and Williamson areas seem to be where the counterfeit bills are turning up, including two in Matewan that led to the arrest of an individual.
Dennis Graham Gearles, 21, of North Matewan, allegedly used a counterfeit $100 bill to pay a Giovanni's Pizza delivery person for a food order that amounted to approximately $30, receiving $70 cash as change. Upon arrival back at the business, the cashier used a marker that will identify counterfeit currency, which produced a positive result. Gearles is also accused of attempting to pay for items he intended to purchase from Hatfield's Carry-Out with a counterfeit $20 bill, but it was marked and identified as fake at the time and was refused.
Upon questioning, the defendant is said to have admitted that he had knowledge the bills were counterfeit when he used them for payment for goods.
Gearles was charged with a felony count of counterfeiting and a misdemeanor charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses, and was arraigned before Mingo County Senior Status Magistrate Kim Blair. He was taken to the Southwestern Regional Jail, where he remains on a $12,000 bond.
"We are asking anyone that has knowledge of who may be distributing this counterfeit currency to contact us and provide the information," Mines said. "We don't need your name. All we are interested in is what you may know that can lead to the arrest of those responsible."
So far, the sheriff's department (Mines or Chief Field Deputy Sgt. Joe Smith), the West Virginia State Police (Trooper Douglas) and the Williamson Police Department (Police Chief Barry Blair and Patrolman Marcum) are investigating cases that involve counterfeit cash.
The Secret Service has been contacted concerning the flow of fake cash circulating in the local area and, according to Mines, have offered their services. Mines said he was informed that a counterfeit $50 bill had been accepted at a restaurant in Pikeville, Ky., and was identified as fake by the bank, after the nightly deposit was made.
"Be alert when you make a purchase anywhere," Mines said. "If a bill looks fake, ask that it be checked before you leave the business. Not all counterfeit bills are marked and identified, and once you leave the premises, it becomes your problem, especially if you attempt to use it elsewhere."
Mines said he is hopeful that the public will step up and help solve this crime.
Contact the sheriff's department by calling 304-235-0300; the Williamson Detachment of the state police at 304-235-6000 or the Williamson Police Department at 304-235-2570.


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Most anyone 20 years old or older will remember Sept. 11, 2001 as a life-changing day.
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The day itself began with listening to Radio Reader on SC Public Radio. The book was by Robert Fulghum, also author of 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.'
News broadcasters broke in with a story of a plane hitting the World Trade Center. I was a self-employed photographer at the time, having left the news business for a 14-year hiatus. There was no need for me to report on the events as they unfolded. I was grateful for that.
I found it incomprehensible, however, that CBS News commentator Dan Rather said one tower had collapsed. "You had better check that fact, Dan," I thought, running my reporter training through my head. "That cannot be." But it was true, and many more tragedies became true.
In the span of years since then I have had opportunities to cringe at the site of people wearing Arab dress on airplanes and in public places. This is an honest report on fears.
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I had to remind myself of my original concerns about Arab terrorism in the case of the Oklahoma City bombing. Many thought in the early minutes following that tragedy that Middle Eastern terrorists were the instigators. No, the Oklahoma City affair was the act of a Caucasian American.
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Abdullah was a foreign exchange student at Clemson when I knew him, until prejudice there drove him away. We shared dinners. He talked about his family, his education, his friends, his conflict with his father over the way his father treated his mother. He loves his mother. He called her at least every week.
He was concerned about his grandmother who suffered from diabetes. He called his grandmother at least every week.
He worked hard. Before coming to the United States he managed an apartment complex, bought the family groceries and provided transportation for his mother and sisters.
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|Belmont, NC---The third-seeded Belmont Abbey men's lacrosse team defeated the sixth-seeded Pfeiffer Falcons 12-8 in the opening round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament Tuesday evening. The Crusaders improve to 7-4, while the Falcons end their season with a 3-9 mark.
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MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly Business Day column, says this has been a desperate end-of-year tour for the Springboks, and to criticise them does not make one unpatriotic.
From a distance this Springbok tour has only depressed me. Does that mean the Springboks depress me? No. Does this mean there is no hope? No.
Forget what next year could hold. Let's deal in real time with the considerable disappointment for those of us who appreciate the potential within South African rugby and the quality of player that makes up South African rugby.
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Why is there such irrational and ignorant investment of energy? I can't explain the conservatism of the Springboks' approach — and I am referring to the coaching staff.
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I know the Bok players have character and that they take seriously the responsibility of playing for South Africa and excelling as national players. If you have to applaud them for this then they're in the wrong profession. It's a given.
I understand that among the goals of the Boks between this year and 2015 is to concede the least points in world rugby and to concede the least tries. Nowhere is there talk of scoring the most points and scoring the most tries.
Christmas can't come soon enough, and I hope the gift of introspection comes wrapped with whatever else makes its way to the home of Bok coach Heyneke Meyer and his support staff. Nothing has been gained from this tour. The Boks can tackle. The Boks can maul. The Boks have character.
I don't want South Africa to be New Zealand. I want them to be South Africa. Good Springbok teams have always played rugby. The good ones have had more than just character, a desire to tackle and an effective mauling technique.
The good, very good and great Bok teams have trusted their basic skills and believed that the true expression of their talent is in scoring tries and points — and not in how few are conceded.
I have never understood the flippancy with which the words 'negative' and 'positive' are used within the Bok context. To condemn the Springboks' performance in Dublin and Edinburgh is apparently a negative. To applaud the win is to be patriotic, passionate and positive. Again, each to their own.
I prefer 'accurate' and 'inaccurate' when assessing the Boks. Is it accurate to laud a win fashioned by an intercept try and supposedly brutal defence in the last 20 minutes against a side ranked 10 in the world who a week earlier conceded 50 points against the All Blacks?
To talk of being the best requires more than a PowerPoint presentation and a Vince Lombardi quote.
Heyneke Meyer, my preferred choice as Bok coach, seems convinced 2012 was always going to be a struggle and survival was a more appropriate 'go to' than sensation. I haven't been floored by this defeatist attitude but I have been dazed and deflated.
Apparently to tackle is to care if you are a Bok. Apparently to attack is to risk despair.
Where's the cheer been in this tour? Where's the evolution?
A week ago I wrote of the fear of failure within the Boks and the restrictive approach that rewards no risk and the possibility of a mistake.
The Boks, regardless of who coaches them, should have beaten Ireland and Scotland. Both teams are inferior in every aspect. Both teams currently don't have the pedigree of player to threaten a side with the player resource of South Africa.
I will always have an expectation of a nation with two World Cup titles. To demand anything less is to not care; alternatively not to know.
The players know it has been an awful tour in performance and quality. Perhaps more applicably it has been a desperate tour.
I won't apologise for demanding more from the coach and the players.
A week ago I said the players should embrace the adventure. Some pounced on this as results not meaning anything. Of course they mean everything, otherwise there wouldn't be a score and there wouldn't be a winner. But to accept the post-match virtues of character and player pride for the Bok jersey is to accept being second best.
I won't, and the optimist in me thinks neither will those who assess the Bok performance instead of excusing the lack of performance.


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My nephew who is in his early thirties wears and likes it a lot. I think the fragrance is great.
Drakkar Noir was my first fragrance, and I wore it a lot in the late 80s when I was in college. The smell was everywhere, and it seemed to be THE fragrance for any guy in the age 16-23 bracket back then. Is this still the case?
I'm in my early 40s now, and I've started wearing Drakkar like crazy again. I just love it. I'm probably dating myself by asking this question, but I'm curious as to what younger guys think of Drakkar these days. Is it considered an old fart's fragrance, or is it still somewhat cool? (I'm assuming it's the former ).
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My nephew who is in his early thirties wears and likes it a lot. I think the fragrance is great.
popular? imho no.
edit: but that doesn't mean it's not a good frag!
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I think it's one of those "acquired taste" fragrances, kind of like Joop!. I don't see age being a factor with DN, I've smelled this one older folks and younger. I even used to wear the older formula when I was in like middle school, I would steal a couple sprays from my dad's. I was in middle school in like 96, and even though I was no "cologneist" then, I surly remember it being A LOT stronger, mostly sharper.. it's smoother now I believe. All that aside though lol, to answer your question, I am 26 now, and I wear this when the mood is right.. but if going out, I tend to try to put it on at least 30 minutes before leaving, because it's still pretty powerful.
Short answer: NO.
Only 'cuz its scarcity make it less popular. But if they were to stock Drakkar Noir in Sephoras, I think it will sell pretty well as there are many boys out there who 'wanna smell like a real man'. Honestly I don't know which men they want to smell like. But the plastic showergel bottle design has gotta go.
Actually it was quite popular when I was in high school, which was only about two or three years ago.
I wore Drakkar Noir for a bit, and then found it better alternatives. It's not the same Drakkar Noir that my dad wore, I will say that.
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Ditto on the it was popular when I was in high school as well (mid 90's). I have been seeing it make a bit of a comeback within the YouTube video reviews.
To me, it was and I wore it during my late teens which coincided pretty much with the late 90s and early 2000s way after the powerhouse hype was gone, nevertheless, I wore it with great enjoyment at that age
I like it and remember it being popular back in the late 80's as well. Is it still popular amongst that age grouping? Probably not. You have to take into consideration the market is FLOODED with new scents fighting for shelf space and a lot of these depend heavily on marketing. The good news is, it came from an era where it is seen as something of a classic now and can be readily found in various stores. In short, it's stood the test of time because it didn't have as much competition. The chances of scents that have been released in the last five years to have the same longevity is pretty slim because of the sheer number of them.
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However for some reason Sephora doesn't sell Drakkar online via their website.
Around here, the under-30s with whom it seems prominent are cholos/gangsters. It's most likely by default: the bottle is both recognizable and easy to steal. Azzaro Chrome follows.
Well I've just discovered this at 30 and I think it's a nice semi-powerhouse and enjoy it very much. It's not popular though.
In certain parts of the South.
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I believe it's not a popular scent for the under 30 crowd, no.
Anything that has been released before these past 5 years is deemed old specially by the teens and even 20somethings.
Maybe some of the 25-30 somethings can appreciate more any kind of scent released years ago, but it's still very much an "80's cologne" for many.
Drakkar Noir is collecting dust nowadays in the fragrance shops here. If you look at sales figures for the younger crowd my guess it's flooded with 1 Million, aquatics or the latest Diesel and Hugo Boss offerings.
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Don't seem to smell it too much around here. I'm 30 and I'll wear it every so often. My friend, who just got into cologne, is a few years younger and he wears it. So yes younger people can wear it.
Does it work on younger people? I've never received any comments, probably because it was so popular back in the day. However if I smell it once or twice a week I'm surprised. My wife who is either a vocal lover or hater of cologne, doesn't mention anything when I wear it.
If you want to throw things for a loop, try English Blazer, it is very very similar to Drakkar but has a citrusy opening and is more refreshing but otherwise across the board smells almost exactly the same. On occasion you can get some cheap (ignore the "Aftershave" on the lable, its strong stuff and lasts all day, though you can find an EDT from time to time).
Drakkar is one of my favorites, and was my signature in high school(I am 25). We are kind of behind the times here I seriously doubt anyone in a 50 mile radius even knows what 1 Million is. Curve, and Aqua Di Gio are still the shit here. I would say Drakkar still sells alright here, but probably with the over 30 crowd.
I can say that Drakkar Noir is coming back in the 30 and under crowd for sure. It is not widespread yet, but when I smell it and ask someone about it they are almost always a fragrance buff.
As a matter of fact, I think the whole aromatic fougere genre is gaining strength again since men and women have grown tired of aquatics and super fruity fragrances. I wear Azzaro Pour Homme regularly and have never gotten so many compliments in my life.
Drakkar Noir is a classic that everyone can appreciate (when not oversprayed). I think the problem was that the super-strong formulations of the 80s, combined with the tendency of young people to overapply it killed what is a beautiful fragrance.
Now that a younger generation is approaching it without the emotional baggage of having gotten tired of it in the 80s and 90s it is in serious comeback mode. So wear Drakkar Noir with pride!
It is making a comeback as are many scents from the 1970's. I see it for sale on the Target fragrance wall and even at my local grocery. Drakkar Noir is a greener predecessor of Tom Ford Extreme but is about one tenth the price. Also making a comeback are many other scents from the 60's and 70's. Drakkar Noir was a top seller for years so its not surprising it might comeback - people like the way it smells. Bold, Powerful? Yes it is, so use it wisely my friend!
I'm a high school senior and I have a bottle of Drakkar Noir in my cycle. I'm not sure if it's popular or not because most of my friends and even classmates don't have any interest in colognes (out side of probably the typical high school scents), but I find it masculine and enjoyable to wear. Gotta' watch the trigger on that thing though. I usually go one or two sprays and I think it's great.
Some days it seems perfect. Other times it makes me think of Quagmire.
Is there anything from the modern era, ie; this decade, that smells anythign like it or was inspired by it?
I'm 26 and wear it, but only for memories. It's almost too weak to be usable anymore.
Just an aside: I was in a Boscov's Department Store (a regional chain roughly equivalent to Macy's) and some guy (30 something) went to the fragrance counter and picked up the Drakkar Noir and doused his body in the stuff. I never saw a guy spray his legs in a department store (or anywhere for that matter) before!
Tom Ford Extreme smells kind of like Drakkar, but has an earthy mushroom fragranced moss note instead of Drakkar Noir's pure green moss. I prefer TF Extreme, but it is quite a bit more costly and I'm not sure it is worth the upgrade in price. Pascal Morabito has an aquatic version of Drakkar Noir called Yachting that smells mossy like DN but is lighter and fresher but I prefer Yachting as well to DN. Pascal Morabito fragrances can only be gotten through the mail from their Paris store - so they are kind of awkward to source. Also like Drakkar Noir is Bond No.9 Riverside Drive bears some slight resemblence to Drakkar Noir but it has fresher citrus and the moss base is basil + moss in Riverside instead of pine + moss in Drakkar Noir. Bond's Riverside is more sophisticated and not as potent but has a similar green mossy feeling to it. Riverside's moss base is more like a nighttime garden in the suburbs, whereas Drakkar Noir is deep in a pine woods "moss" or possibly deep in the cargo bay of a viking cargo vessel sailing off into the night.
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I'm 27, and i love it.
About popularity, i don't think so.
But it's still in best sellers in some websites...!!
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I don't smell it around me at all, on other people that is.
I used to wear it in the very late '80s too, and loved it. It made me feel great. I've still got a bottle from then, but I can't bring myself to wear it. It takes me back too strongly to that time in my life. I've worn Houbigant's Duc de Vervins and Francesco Smalto PH when I've wanted the Drakkar Noir vibe with out actually giving myself memories.
It used to be that I would smell Drakkar Noir in office building elevators all over DC; that and the smell of gin after lunches.
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
Recently been trying this out whenever I pass by Shoppers at night. I love its pine-fresh smell on spring nights.
My age is under 30 and I think I'll buy DN if I can find a 100mL for a cheaper price.
I've been trying it here in singapore (which seems dominted by hugo boss or clinique happy) and the number of compliments I've gotten from the (much younger than I am) girls was astounding - especially as they will normally never talk to any stranger no matter what. :P
When I first bought my little bottle of DN at a local discounter the big department store fragrance departments did carry it, but it was only in small boxes stored on back shelves that you practically had to be hunting for. They didn't even have a tester of the stuff. I don't even think my locacl Sephora had a tester out. A few months later (present day), as I browse stores I've noticed the opposite. They've now displayed DN prominantly in big 3.4 oz testers alongside every other designer bottle at both department stores and Sephora. To me this is a sign that it is gaining popularity amongst the masses again or shortly may.
IMO, to be honest, it seems super dated, and yes, old-manish. My gf hated it when I tested and I wasn't impressed either.
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Not even a little bit. It has redeeming qualities, but overall it's extremely dated and no one under 30 wears it. I remember first getting a free half used 50ml bottle from my Dad's Greek friend when I was in junior high, and prefferred Polo Sport, Nautica Competition, Hugo, XS, Platinum Egoiste at that time, and passed it along to another friend.
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Nope, not popular at all with people under 30. It's a great fragrance, but smells dated on younger people, granted you ever get to smell it on a younger person.
A friend of mine who doesn't know any better put on a few sprays before meeting with some girls in their early twenties and they all couldn't get over how he smelled like a creepy old man. It reallly sucked to hear, 'cuz I love me some Drakkar Noir and I'm 25.
It's not somewhat cool, it's VERY cool! I'm 27 (so in the under 30 crowd) and love it. I did some fragrance research and discovered it that way - I was looking for a fragrance very similar to the first one that I ever owned (Yardley's English Blazer, and discovered Drakkar by reading that it was very similar, and it is). I love the drydown, but to be honest I find myself having to ride-out the slightly unpleasant opening. But the drydown's amazing! Seems chicks respond as well to it now as I imagine they did back when you wore it aswell? I'll keep this one in my rotation as long as they keep making it!
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Oh and I definitely don't think it's old man-ish purely because it smells so bloody verile and tough qualities associated with youth, though, as everyone knows, you get loads of cool tough older badasses out there!
I wore this in high school in 1984. I remember getting a compliment on it from a very popular girl, who unfortunately got wrapped up in drugs and has passed away since then. I took it to college with me and a guy who was chatting with me in my dorm room went ga-ga over it and I just gave it to him...I remember him saying "Oh, Man...this stuff is sweet!" He is now a prominent surgeon!
All that said, my faves from the period were Polo, Aramis and Kouros...all hairy-chested beasts!
Still popular here because:
1) it smells good
2) you can pick it up cheap at Walmart, CVS, and the like
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Oh no, I don't like very common smells. The sole reason I don't own Paco 1 mill.
Too common = less interesting.
Too bad I never tried Drakkar Noir, it seems that it's one those must try scents even though one might not like it at all.
Fragrance has no age limits - wear what you like.
if $40 for 100ml of DN is not cheap then I'm off to Xerjoff diet. also there are so many DN rip-offs and smellalikes so you could measure popularity using those too.
I'm 28 and am not a fan at all. Really not my thing.
When I tested RD, I was immediately drawn to it and it's currently in my top 5 b/c of it's base. Maybe now I can understand why...
Is DRAKKAR NOIR still popular with the UNDER 30 crowd?
Hell naw.
A friend of mine put it on one day before getting in car with a bunch of ladies in their 20s and they were all like "OMG you smell like an old man." A huge exaggeration, but it reveals the truth.
I still think it's an amazing fragrance and a classic though.
It's interesting, I reckon aquatics will be an old mans scent for my generation when we get old (I'm in my 20s). The reason I say this is because older guys generally wear what they wore as young men, which I reckon is pretty cool. How many 70+ year olds wear Old Spice/Brut/Blue Stratos - lots of them - because it's what they grew up on from their teen years (to be honest though, I like those 3 scents too so I'm not poking fun at the taste of older men). By the time I'm about 80 (lets hope I get there), things like Old Spice and Acqua Di Gio and hell, maybe even Only The Brave, will all probably be equally old-manish to the teenagers...
Nope, not really. It's still called the "sexiest date fragrance" from time to time, but I don't see it. I wear it when I just want to spray something, or trigger the ol' "good memory" receptors.
I've been thinking a bit more on the topic, and I've come to a conclusion. Drakkar Noir is a fragrance equivilant of a Corvette Stingray, sure it's old, but it's powerful and timeless. For a young man to wear it it's no different to a young man driving a Stingray - and most people would think that was really cool rather than lame. This is my oppinion. Apparently some women think differently as mentioned above and that's cool too. But, like a classic car (it's a classic fragrance for sure) I don't see it as something that can date too easily. I mean, it could even be mistaken to a non-fragrance-enthusiast as generic deodrant marketed to teenage boys (it does have a similar general smell to those types of deodrants for sure)!


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Eastern Guilford wrestlers won three titles helping the Wildcats place second in the team competition with 158 points. Perennial state power Eden Morehead's 239 points topped the eight-team field in Eastern Alamance's gym.
Eastern Guilford coach Kevin Bowman said he was satisfied with the Wildcats' progress, particularly with the rapid-fire individual championships coming as the meet wound down.
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Johnson went against Ty-shawn Olverson for the first time and it took until the second period before his big move. Johnson led 2-1 when he sent Olverson to the mat with what he called a "cement mixer." The pin came at 2:26.
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"I thought once I got him on the side, I could turn him," Edgerton said.
Eastern Guilford's only senior lost to Barnes by a 4-2 decision earlier in the season. It's Edgerton's first conference championship.
Saunders of Eastern Alamance was his school's lone finalist and he put a dent in Eastern Guilford's upper-weight success. Saunders overpowered Eastern Guilford's Corbin Revels for the 220 crown, winning 12-4.
Saunders, a junior, has competed as an undersized heavyweight this season. So the junior shed about four pounds to meet the 220-pound requirement and showed that he might be a force in the postseason.
"Coming down my body doesn't seem to feel as strong, but hopefully in a couple of weeks (for Class 3-A regionals) it will," said Saunders, who improved to 33-5.
Saunders looked plenty powerful in the conference event, if anything perhaps a little overanxious.
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Western Alamance's Cole Johnson reached the 138 final, but he was stymied by Eden Morehead's Will Dabbs. Dabbs scored a first-period takedown and that held up in a 2-0 decision after Johnson was unable to turn his opponent from the top position in the final period.
Western Alamance's top wrestler, 160-pounder Ross Scott, didn't participate because of a shoulder injury suffered in practice, coach Jim Giannotti said. Scott (26-1), a 2012 fifth-place state finisher, should be ready for regionals, Giannotti said.
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JON CARDINELLI writes the Stormers' campaign was compromised by a high injury count rather than a characteristic lack of composure.
The manner of defeat was disappointing, but was the result really that unexpected? This is the question Stormers fans should be asking following Saturday's semi-final defeat.
It is usually the case that a team's success is determined by how far it progresses in a particular tournament. For a regular play-off contender like the Stormers, a Super Rugby title win should denote success.
The Cape side has lost two finals and three semi-finals in the space of three seasons. Their title drought has spanned 11 long years. These are the numbers that critics and fans care about, and these are the facts that will be cited when most deliver their damning post-season reviews.
But to accept this view is to subscribe to a perception that is simplistic, narrow and more than a little hysterical.
I don't believe the Stormers' game plan and selections have been flawless, but I do believe the 2012 season has been different to those of the past.
It's unfair to marvel at the manner in which the Stormers have responded to the challenges of the past five months and then denounce a play-off failure as just another in a long line of mental mishaps.
Indeed, what the Stormers have succeeded in doing this year is convincing a lot of people that they could survive without several key players. In reality, how can a team be expected to go on and win a championship when they've lost the quality of Schalk Burger and Duane Vermeulen? The Crusaders are always a less daunting prospect when Richie McCaw and Dan Carter are unavailable, and as the recent season will confirm, the Bulls are easier to beat now that Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez have moved on.
Every team must cope with injuries and losses, but the Stormers' loose forward stocks were depleted to the point where they had lost their capable reserves as well as their stars.
Nick Koster and Nizaam Carr were ruled out, forcing Rynhardt Elstadt to move from lock to flank. Sanzar turned down the Stormers' request to include Canadian Jebb Sinclair in the play-offs, necessitating Deon Fourie's shift from hooker to No 8. Club players like Don Armand and Tyrone Holmes were also promoted to the greater squad.
The Stormers' results may have convinced the rugby public that they were capable of absorbing the losses, and credit must go to the coaching staff as well as the youngsters for fueling that belief.
Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Siya Kolisi… these are the rookies who made it look so easy during the regular season; they convinced everybody that the gap between junior rugby and Super Rugby was really not that big. On Saturday, however, we were reminded exactly why experience is crucial in play-off matches.
Etzebeth was the exception in the semi-final, showing a temperament and attitude that belied his years, but the other youngsters in the Stormers side didn't rise for the big occasion. As a result, the Stormers weren't successful as a collective.
I'm not suggesting that the Stormers are absolutely without fault. I maintain that their kicking game is inadequate, and it was certainly a weakness in their most recent defeat.
Peter Grant has proved a match-winner in front of goal, but his line-kicking is not up to standard. Coach Allister Coetzee complained that the Stormers couldn't get out of their half in Saturday's semi-final, and Grant's boot was partially to blame.
Usually this weakness is offset by the contributions of Dewaldt Duvenage and Joe Pietersen, but when those players don't come to the party, the Stormers struggle to win the territorial battle.
The set piece is still an area of concern. Kitshoff has emerged as one of the finds of the season, but as a unit, that Stormers scrum has been too inconsistent. The lineout is not the force it was in 2010, as the hookers are struggling to find their jumpers. The much vaunted maul has also delivered an underwhelming showing.
While these shortcomings and areas of concern need to be addressed, there should also be some perspective. The injury situation has forced many forwards to play out of position, and the changes in personnel has often prevented the pack from settling, even if that lack of synergy has rarely been reflected in the results.
Somehow the Stormers managed to top the log with what they had, somehow they managed to convince many people that they had a shot at winning the title. And who knows, if they had won through to a home final, it may have been possible.
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While there should never have been an expectation to win the 2012 trophy following the loss of so many key players, there will be great expectations for the Stormers to go all the way in 2013.
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Dawn Eckhart's career revolves around the youngest members of our community: infants who come to the Child Development Center on the New River Air Station. For Eckhart, taking care of children has long been a passion.
"It's a blessing taking care of them," Eckhart said. "I've always enjoyed taking care of babies. They've been a comfort for me."
Eckhart said her work was especially important to her after the passing of her middle child John in April 2012. John was 17 when a heart arrhythmia killed him in his sleep in the early hours of the morning. He was sleeping over at a friend's house and Eckhart said by the time they found him, he had already gone cold.
"(John's friend's father) came by the house and jumped out of his truck saying 'It's John … he's not moving and he's not breathing,' Eckhart said. "Part of me froze up, but I ran to the truck, rushed into the house and went into the room where he was. I didn't want to let go of him, but at one point, reality set and I knew he was gone."
According to Eckhart, the world lost an outgoing and intelligent young man who loved life and knew what he wanted out of life. At a memorial service at White Oak High School, where John attended school, Eckhart said about 500 people came to mourn the passing of a classmate, student and friend.
Later that year, Eckhart learned through a letter she received that a support group for parents who have lost children before reaching adulthood would start up in November called Empty Arms.*
The Eckhart's were still reeling from their loss. They believed being around people who have been through the same experience could help.
"We felt that … we were coping," Eckhart said. "We needed to be around people who understand what we're going through."
The couple regularly attends the twice-monthly support group at Trinity United Methodist Church on 301 Marine Blvd. The group is headed up by Kathleen Holbrook, an Onslow County Social Worker.
Holbrook said there was a version of Empty Arms in the 1990s that disbanded in 2000, leaving a void for parents in Onslow County to voice their grief.
"There are a lot of families suffering privately," Holbrook said.
The group allows parents who have lost children under the age of 18 to express their grief and share how they've been living with it from day to day. The group's meetings usually revolve around a topic where related material is prepared and distributed and guest speakers are brought to address the questions and concerns of the participants.
Holbrook, a licensed therapist, serves as one of the group's facilitators, helping members through the physiological side of their grief. Holbrook said members of the group, old and new are welcome to share their experiences, though they respect anyone's decision to simply sit and listen. Holbrook also said that it's important for those grieving to remember to take care of themselves as well as those around them.
"Grief affects everyone differently," said Holbrook. "People need to be gentle with themselves. It's OK to look after yourself during times like these.
According to the Onslow County Health Department, there were 40 child fatalities in Onslow County in 2012, leaving parents in a club that group members say "no one wants to join, but once you're in, you're in for life."
One of the club's members is Jenny P., who lost her 15 ½ month old, Sean, in October 2011 to a combination of heart failure and complications from a cold. Jenny P. said her husband found a flyer for the group a couple days before its first meeting.
The timing was everything.
"I was hiding under a rock and I was figuring out whether I wanted to come or not," Jenny P said.
Ann and Chad, a married couple, were in a similar place when they joined the group. Though they lost their child, Christian (stillborn), a decade before the group started, they said the hurt was just as present as it was all those years ago.
"We weren't in a good spot," Ann said.
"It's an ongoing void that's always there," Chad added. "There's no time frame as far as healing is concerned.
Ann and Chad said the group has allowed them to show those who have lost children recently that they can keep going, despite their loss.
"We bring a reality that you'll pull through," Chad said. "You'll always have the void, but you can thrive off each other and keep each other from going off the map."
That sentiment is shared by Katie Tallman, a member of the Onslow County Partnership for Children and one of the group's organizers, who lost her infant son Barrett in March 2012 to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Tallman said she and her colleagues at the Partnership agreed there was a need for a group that reaches out to parents who have lost their children at young ages.
According to Tallman, privacy is a high priority, especially since talking about it with people who haven't been there is often difficult.
"People are often scared to talk to us," Tallman said. "They say they don't know what to say or do … sometimes there just aren't words."
The group meets on the first and third Thursday of every month, and according to Chad, attending a meeting might not make the pain go away, but the experience is still worth the effort.
"We understand the apprehension about coming out," Chad said. "It's something so personal and precious. We want them to know we understand it isn't easy, but if they come out for even one night, it will feel like a weight is taken off you."
That sentiment was echoed by Jenny P., who said the group allowed her to share her feelings openly and honestly.
"I felt safe … I was allowed to get everything out," Jenny P said. "I learned to find a new normal. I've developed close friendships here and I hope this experience can be a good stepping stone to someone else who won't spend as long hiding from the world."
Christopher Thomas is a staff writer for the Jacksonville Daily News. To contact him, call 910-219-8473 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"For them to come out and say they've been carrying us all this time, I resent that," said Bessemer City Mayor Becky Smith, who said her town has been made to look "like a bunch of freeloaders."
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The contract has been renewed on an annual basis, with no one ever questioning the exchange of value.
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The county also compared its costs on a per capita basis, as well as per incident of crime in
Representatives of the two local governments met in September and discussed the matter. The county asked the city to develop its own numbers and come up with a phased-in plan for paying a more fair amount.
In a memo on the subject, Winters explained the county subsidy needed to be removed "before other cities enter and ask for the same treatment that
On Nov. 30, County Commission Chairman Donnie Loftis sent a formal letter to Smith, giving her a required 90-day notice of the plan to terminate the agreement. While the county won't terminate the deal until July, it has asked for a response about the city's plans by the end of January.
"It is unfortunate that we need to deal with cleaning up an old agreement that neither of us wrote or approved," Loftis wrote.
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Inman said he is most bothered by the way the county has gone about pressuring the city for a more lucrative annual payment. He compared it to the way the county "unfairly" restructured the percentage of sales tax revenue it keeps from its cities and towns two years ago.
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Smith said the electronic upgrades the county has made for its police vehicles and officers over the years were never things
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Smith said the county's track record, dating back to the sales tax controversy, also bothers her.
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Winters said the county is willing to negotiate.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine if your aldosterone and renin levels are abnormal, to help diagnose a hormonal (endocrine) disorder such as primary aldosteronism (PA, Conn syndrome)
When to Get Tested?
When you develop symptoms or signs associated with increased aldosterone production, such as elevated blood pressure, muscle weakness, and low potassium, or low aldosterone production, such as low blood pressure, high potassium, and low sodium
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or a 24-hour urine sample; sometimes blood from the kidney (renal) or adrenal veins is also collected.
Test Preparation Needed?
For a blood aldosterone and renin measurement, your doctor may ask you to be upright or lying down (e.g., for 15-30 minutes) prior to drawing blood. You may also be instructed to avoid certain foods, beverages, or medications before the test. Follow any instructions you are given.
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What is being tested?
Aldosterone is a hormone that plays an important role in maintaining normal sodium and potassium concentrations in blood and in controlling blood volume and blood pressure. Renin is an enzyme that controls aldosterone production. These tests measure the levels of aldosterone and renin in the blood and/or the level of aldosterone in urine.
Aldosterone is produced by the adrenal glands located at the top of each kidney, in their outer portion (called the adrenal cortex). Aldosterone stimulates the retention of sodium (salt) and the excretion of potassium by the kidneys. Renin is produced by the kidneys and controls the activation of the hormone angiotensin, which stimulates the adrenal glands to produce aldosterone.
The kidneys release renin when there is a drop in blood pressure or a decrease in sodium chloride concentration in the tubules in the kidney. Renin cleaves the blood protein angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I, which is then converted by a second enzyme to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II causes blood vessels to constrict, and it stimulates aldosterone production. Overall, this raises blood pressure and keeps sodium and potassium at normal levels.
A variety of conditions can lead to aldosterone overproduction (hyperaldosteronism, usually just called aldosteronism) or underproduction (hypoaldosteronism). Since renin and aldosterone are so closely related, both substances are often tested together to identify the cause of an abnormal aldosterone.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is taken by needle from a vein in the arm to measure blood aldosterone and/or renin. Some doctors prefer 24-hour urine collection for aldosterone since blood aldosterone levels vary throughout the day and are affected by position. In some cases, blood is collected from the renal (for renin) or adrenal (for aldosterone) veins by insertion of a catheter; this is done in the hospital by a radiologist.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
For a blood aldosterone and renin measurement, the doctor may ask you to be upright or lying down for a period of time (e.g., 15-30 minutes) prior to sample collection. You may also be instructed to avoid certain beverages, foods, or medications before the test. Follow any instructions you are given. (For more, see the section "Is there anything else I should know?")
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