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Orono Weekly Ttmeu~ Wedneaday, May 17, 1995 - 7 World Traveller Passes through Clarîngton Hossein Nikzaban was a polio victim at age 3 and lost the function for both his legs. In spite of bis handicap, ho bas continued to strive towards helping others and himself lead a life with opportunities similar to those who do not have such a problem. By engaging hirnself ini activities often difficult to imagine by some, he bas reversed the doubt of many into a solid and heartfelt beief. Hossein was born in 1957 in Tebran to a riddle-class faxily and be now enjoys a commendable life with bis wife (who is also bandicapped) and is four cbildren. After completing bis tour of Europe and Asia, which included passing tbrough 36 capital cities, he has returned to is native Iran and established the Khod-Baavari (Self Belief) institute and bas continued bis social, sports, and bumanitarian activities. Nikzaban says: *"I amrn ot trying to set a record, but I want to sbow to my fellow peers (in order that tbey may feel more responsible and flot wait for thc charity of others) that one must How's your bearing? A comment made last week reminded me of an incident last year that I might pass along for a chuckle or two. The story begins to unfoîd wiUi an invitation to attend Kirby Public Sehool and bc one of tbree judges to pick the winners in their annual public speaking contest. There were something like seven or eight contestants involved. Bob Bolton, a former principal in Uic local public school system was one of Uic judges along with another former teacher whose narne at thii time escapes me. 1Bob is one that bas always been keen on detail as was the othcr member of the judging panel. We were supplied with marking sheets with a schedule of.marking always struggle and open the road for onescîf so that, at least, success over many of the dilemmas faced by the bandicapped can be achieved. One sbould not fear failure." The North Arnerican tour will en able Khod-Baavarz to become even more familiar with other handicapped persons and relevant officiaIs worîdwide. The encouraging and valuable experiences gained and offered along the way, as welIl as the financial and moral support will allow them to belp handicapped individuals around Uic world. ,Hossein b opes to raise awareness to people, bandicapped or not, tbat thc bandicapped are able to do wbat many believe impossible. He hopes to inspire those wbo are bandicapped to achieve greater things Uian they thought they could. He proves that with thec proper motivation, anything is possible. 1 ' A Toronto number is available for anyone wbo is interested in learning more about tbis organization. The number is 416- 445-2466. for story content, delivery, knowledge of subject and one or two other categories ro mark, Wîi Bob much in control 1 was given Uic low down on Uic marking system and how at the end of the program we would total our scores and declare the wmnners. As usual the panel of three judges took up a position at the back of Uic room and we prepared ourselves for the first speaker- Our marking sheets are neatly laid infront of us and pencils are at Uic ready. As is the case with most assemblies there is a spinoff of background sound. There is no one to blame it is something that just exists. 'Me first speaker is introduced and it doesn't take too long for me to realize that l'mn not hearing a thing that is being said. Even Letter to the Editor Dear Sir Regarding the article written with input from Randy Porter in last week's paper - A mistake bas been made bere of linking the situation wbere dogs have killed livestock witb the incident involving Linda and Herb Gasser's dogs. It has not, so far, been established that there is such a link. It bas neyer been establisbed Uiat the Gasser dogs killed any Iivestock. The facts are not "so muddled" as you put it. The facts have flot yet been made known. There bas been speculation and assumptions made as to wbat happenied but Uic trutb may be very different. Randy Porter's opinions are bis own, but tbey sbould flot be purported to be the opinions of all farmers. Let's bave some responsible journalism in our local newspaper. Yours sincerely Trudie Reid Letters to the Editor We regret that due to Uic amount of letters we bave received regarding Mrs. Gasser's dogs Uiat not aIl could bave been included this week in Uic paper. We bave tried to include a wide range of opinions. For those people wbose articles we did flot include Uiank you for Uiem, and please continue to write, in to us. with a most concentrated effort Fim flot hearing. I found it as bad as being at coundil but I was going to bave to do sometbing to corne to a decision at the end of the contest. Do I move to the front and disrupt the whole affair? After ail I arn going to bave to face the other two adjudicators foîlowing Uic final speaker. I ar nfot sure I asked myseif but the thought carne that public speaking was a matter' of communication wiUi Uic audience and Uiat an audience reacts to a good speaker with an interesting and well composed subject differently Uian it reacts to a poor speaker with a duli subject. For Uic next hour or so I kept a keen eye on Uic young audience and there was lots of reaction to record depicting an interesting story or not, humour and the body language of Uic speaker also was a key 1 tbought wortb recording. It appeared to me that my system was working but the proof of it ail would be wben the judges compared their markings. To tell Uic truUi I tbink 1Ionly caught one title naine. It came to Uic final judgement for the judges and much to my surprise we had all placed the samne three speakers in the top three positions and my first choîce ended up as the first choice. I know it was the first choîce of the audience because it was through their reaction that 1 had placed Uic boy first. I was invited back agamn this year but feit I was lucky once don't push it any further. Correction Gasser was flot paid anything for In last week's article on the the loss of her dogs. We shooting of Linda Gasser's dogs, apologize for the incorrect it was reported, that she was paid statemnent and for any problemis to look the other way. Mrs. that this causcd. Our water supply system must be ready to meet daily water demands. while keeping enough water in storag-e for emergency needs. such as ire fighting. Twice a day our water demands reach a peak level, usually during the early morning and early evening hours. In the warm weatheî months, outdoor water uses, especially lawn watering, cause our wateî demands to reach even higher peaks during those samne time periods. The water we use for lawn and garden care, filling swimming pools and doing other outdoor tasks, can add many millions of litres a day to oui demand for drinking water. ~ Oudoor13 lect To understand just how much additional water our system must pump. let's focus on the effect lawn watering can have on the demand. If only 5,,000 residents watered their front and back lawns for 1/2 hour, they could use more than 5 million litres (or more than 1 million gallons) of drinkingy water. Imagine the strain that level of demand puts on our water system! Don orPar t We need the help and co-operation of every water user to avoid the iemnand that outdoor water use can put on our drinking water supply system. When watering your lawns please water according to these guidelines. Lam, at ngtuieils In addition, if the systemn faces critical shortages, lawn watering use wil be restricted during the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Check your next water bill for our "Efficient By Nature" information piece. It includes valuable tips and techniquesi for lawn and garden care with lesswatr wate.Water Efficient Durham Tee hraM., It's flot fair that too many Durham residents have to travel outside the region for hospital-care. An Educational Program of WOSPITAL COUNCIL 0F DURHAM REQION Your Hospîtals Working Together i