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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) to sleep in his comfy crate right next to our bed. We hear him when he cries, and he lets us know when he needs to go out, when he’s hungry, when he needs a frozen washcloth to soothe his aching jaws from the teething. And we’ve had no housebreaking accidents at all, which makes me think I’ve still got it! I actually do know what I’m talking about! Whenever Happy’s inside, he’s either on a leash or in his crate. We’ll maintain this rule for months, and all new puppy parents would be wise to, as well. Last night at sunset, I was sitting on the back deck with Happy. There was a broom propped up against a wall behind us. Happy wanted to eat that broom. The leash and the crate help you to prevent destruction and to quietly set boundaries on behaviors such as chewing. That said, as I look down right now, I can’t see the floor under my feet for the dog toys all around. With some things, boundaries are totally overrated. Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is coauthor of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all of Uncle Matty’s columns at www.creators.com, and visit him at www.unclematty.com. Send your questions to dearuncle.gazette@unclematty.com or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.

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Law Firms That Specialize in Social Security Disability Q:

You recently wrote a column in which you said it is ver y difficult to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. I think just the opposite is true. It is so easy to get on the government disability dole. After all, you see so many commercials on TV from lawyers who tell people that they can get anyone on Social Security disability. They must somehow be in cahoots with the government. I’ll bet they have their own doctors who automatically get people enrolled in the program. Isn’t that a big scam?

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No, it’s not a big scam. And you are missing the point if you think the fact that many law firms specialize in Social Security disability law proves that I was wrong when I said that it is very difficult to qualify for disability benefits from Social Security. Just the opposite is true. Why do you think an entire cottage industry of private legal specialists has grown up around the Social Security disability program? It’s because the Social Security disability eligibility rules are so stringent. Or to put that another way, if it was easy to qualify for disability benefits, why would people need to hire lawyers to get those benefits? In the world of disability benefit programs, including those from other government agencies and the private sector, Social Security is known for having the strictest definition of disability. Essentially, the law says you must have an impairment that prevents you from doing ANY kind of work for at least 12 months. Or you must have a condition that is terminal. Despite this rather simple-sounding definition of “disability,” it can be such a complicated and such a personal issue. As I always point out, one person’s disabling condition may be another person’s minor inconvenience. For example, I have a friend who is a paraplegic and must use a wheelchair. If you were to see him, you would say, “There is a disabled guy.” Yet he works full time and gets upset when people refer to him as disabled. On the other hand, I’ve helped hundreds of people file for Social Security disability benefits because they had conditions as relatively minor as bad knees or a sore back. That’s one of the reasons why it is so difficult to administer a disability program. Here is another. Think of the hundreds of different kinds of possible disabling conditions: heart trouble, kidney disease, brain damage, cancer, nervous disorders, muscular and skeletal issues, mental health problems, etc. The list goes on and on. How do you decide how badly damaged a heart must be before someone can get disability? How dysfunctional must a kidney be to keep someone from working? How much pain must a person endure to make him teasers or herlog unemployable For more on to and eligible for benefits? The Social Security Adminwww.TriviaGuy.com istration has established guidelines to help its disability claims evaluators make that decision for each potential condition. Yet no matter how much they try to objectify that process, the decision is still ultimately a subjective one. And that’s what leads to so much disagreement. And that’s why sometimes lawyers get involved. But despite your allegations, the legal and

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other firms who specialize in disability law are definitely not “in cahoots” with the government. Instead, it is very much an adversarial relationship. And they certainly don’t “automatically get people on the program.” Having said that, I will point out that they do have a high degree of success helping folks qualify for Social Security disability. Why is that? Remember those disability guidelines I mentioned earlier? The folks who work at these law firms have those guidelines memorized backwards and forwards. And when they are representing a disability claimant at a hearing before one of Social Security’s “administrative law judges,” they can “talk the talk” and “walk the walk.” They know exactly how to present a case convincingly. That is not to say that lawyers or other specialists are always needed to help a disability claimant get his or her Social Security benefits. Let me back up a few steps. No one needs a lawyer to file his or her first claim for disability benefits. That’s a relatively simple process of filling out a bunch of forms and then sitting back and waiting (usually about three months) for a decision. I have written past columns offering folks tips on filing for Social Security disability benefits. About 35 percent of first-time claims are approved. Of course, that means 65 percent are denied. The reason a high percentage of first time claims are denied is because many folks file for disability benefits out of desperation. Most of them are simply unemployed and not really “disabled.” If your disability claim is denied, the first appeal is what SSA calls a reconsideration. And that is merely a matter of filling out a few more forms and waiting a couple more months for a decision. A reconsideration is just an internal review of the disability claim by SSA personnel. The last statistics I saw showed that between 10 and 20 percent of disability claims are approved at this level. But if your claim is turned down again, then the next step in the appeals process is a hearing before the aforementioned SSA judge. You don’t

need legal help for this process. But many people feel more comfortable having an attorney represent them at the hearing. And if you use such help, you’ve got about a 70 percent chance of getting your disability claim approved. That’s the good news. The bad news is it will cost you. Most of these firms will take 25 percent of any back pay benefits you receive. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM

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Like many of my neighbors, I get extremely frustrated when I make a purchase and find it doesn’t meet my expectations. Recently, I purchased a yellow dress that was on sale at a major department store for my 3-yearold granddaughter. After I got it home I found a button missing and a stitching mistake. Naturally I was disappointed, and although the price was right, I attempted to return it for either cash or a gift card. The clerk was extremely unfriendly and flatly refused to accept the return. She pointed at a sign on the register that said sale items were not returnable. In my rush to make the purchase, I did not even see the sign. Is there anything I can do?

It is helpful when parents caution the children that their grandparents are not able to move around as easily as they are. If grandparents are using canes and other support devices, parents should let the kids know that those items are not toys and that they should not be played with. Move cautiously when visiting at the kids’ house, and keep your eyes alert for items on the floor before you start walking from room to room. This simple precaution can avoid a nasty fall. In most cases, our grandchildren are the joy of our lives. But we must learn to be careful!

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 On Aug. 11, 1856, a hurricane hits Isle Derniere, a resort community on the Louisiana coast, killing more than 400 people. The storm first brought blinding and torrential rain, then storm surges and finally a tidal wave. Upward of 150 people were carried off with the wave, with some bodies ending up 6 miles away.  On Aug. 6, 1890, at Auburn Prison in New York, the first execution in history by electrocution is carried out against William Kemmler. It didn’t go as planned. With the first charge, the current failed. A second charge was required for two minutes before Kemmler was declared deceased.  On Aug. 7, 1944, under the threat of Allied bombing during World War II, the German car manufacturer Volkswagen halts production of the “Beetle.” Volkswagen, under the control of the British military, began turning out Beetles again in December 1945.

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Even though the dress was a sale item, the attitude of the clerk was not in the best interest of the store in keeping you as a customer. Even a courtesy response and apology could have helped minimize your anger. Do not accept the clerk’s response, but return to the store and ask to speak to a supervisor. If he/she does not resolve your request, your next step is to call or write the company’s president and express your complaint. Senior managers do not like these types of customer reports and expect their employees to resolve these kinds of issues before they reach upper management. While employees are usually given stringent guidelines about returns, they should also be given some leeway in order to quickly satisfy unhappy customers. There are several chain stores that will accept returns without questioning reasons for doing so. These stores are always gaining new customers because of that flexible policy. In the tough economy that we are now experiencing, wise store managers would do well to remember the old adage: The customer is always right! * * *

 On Aug. 5, 1957, rock ‘n’ roll television show “American Bandstand” goes national with teens dancing and rating records on a scale from 35 to 98. The show was broadcast from Philadelphia to 67 ABC affiliates across the country. Dick Clark was host, a slot he held for 27 years.  On Aug. 9, 1969, members of Charles Manson’s cult kill five people in movie director Roman Polanski’s Beverly Hills, Calif., home, including Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate. Polanski was not the cult leader’s intended target. Manson, an aspiring musician, chose the Polanski house because he had once unsuccessfully tried to get a recording deal from a producer who used to live there.

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As the grandparent of a child who has just learned to walk, I recently fell when I stumbled over one of his plastic toys. Fortunately, I was not hurt and all is well. You should advise your older readers to be aware of these “toy dangers” when visiting their grandkids.

 On Aug. 10, 1978, three teenage girls die after their 1973 Ford Pinto is rammed from behind by a van and bursts into flames. It was known as far back as 1972 that the Pinto’s gas tank, which sat behind the rear axle, was particularly vulnerable to damage by rear-end collisions.

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You are right. Toys are dangerous and are known to have caused major injuries. Other concerns that require being alert in grandchildren’s homes are loose rugs, children playing aggressively, slippery wet floors and children running around.

 On Aug. 8, 1986, actor, writer and director Spike Lee’s first feature-length movie, “She’s Gotta Have It,” opens in theaters around the United States. The movie launched Lee’s career and established his reputation as an outspoken filmmaker who often tackled controversial subjects.

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I am enclosing a photo of a clock I received from an older relative. This information is on the clock: “Made June 14, 1881, New York, New York, USA -- Made by Ansonia Clock Co. -- Patented June 14, 1881, June 13, 1882.” The clock is ver y ornate and decorated with car vings of images of women’s heads, handles on each side of the clock and the figure of a man holding a book and standing next to a stack of books. The clock is quite heavy and made of metal. Does this clock have any value?

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I have a Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Memor y Album. It is dated 1979 and contains the best of Norman Rockwell art from the archives of the Curtis Publishing Company. It is in the form of a magazine, and I found it at a garage sale in Palm Springs. I am wondering if it is valuable.

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I have sent the mark that is on a set of porcelain dishes that I have. Each piece is signed “Remy.” The set includes a ser ving platter, 12 dinner plates and a matching sauce dish with under plate, and they are in perfect condition They are all decorated with fish against a white background and trimmed in gold. Could you please tell who made my set, where it was made and the vintage and value?

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Have you ever stood over the ball at address, looked out to the distant target and thought, “OK, now what?” Many golfers face this dilemma simply because they don’t know how to trigger their takeaway. Sometimes just starting the swing can be the most difficult part of the process! Here are my key steps in getting your swing started to create a great shot: The first key is to work it from the ground up; feet, knees, hips, shoulders and then the arms and hands. All too often I see high handicappers swing Initiate Your Swing with a Trigger in the Legs too much with their arms Have you ever stood overand the ball looked the out tomore the notandutilize target in the distance and thought “ok now what”? Many powerful muscles of the golfers’ face this dilemma of standing over their ball at lower address and have no idea how tobody. trigger their takeaway. Sometimes starting the swing can most difficult thing It be isthe my Empowered to do! Here are my keys to getting the swing started to Golf Strategy to have the create a great shot. I think the key to a great swing is to workof it from groundbe strength thethelegs up; feet, knees, hips, shoulders and then into the arms and the power source. Start hands. To often I see higher handicappers swing too much with their arms and not utilize muscles of the tall the at stronger address and then legs. Trigger your swing by relaxing your legs softly down let your legs flex down and allow the arms to drift straight back along the target line (as seen in the photo).slightly as you begin the The two things that you are trying to do inas the shown takeaway in backswing, which leads into the backswing is to 1) store up power for This is much the forward swing throughthe the photo. ball 2) direct the golf club along the target line with alike square clubface. tension in a loading It my Empowered Golf strategy to have the legs be the spring power source in the golf swing, sincemechanism. they are the strongest muscles in the body. I think it isAs key that legsthis, triggerbring the youthedo swing by starting tall at address, which will allow them to the clubhead back in the flex, or load downward, to begin the motion of the and backswing, this in turn willtakeaway be like loading motion up a spring for power in the forward swing. guide it along the target The next thing you need to do is to get the golf club moving in the correct path backline away(white from theline ball.in It the is myphoto). The clubhead, the diEmpowered Golf strategy rectional to have the golf club control the swing, is controlled through source of the directional motion of the ball. This is controlled through the theto shoulders, arms shoulders, arms and hands reference the club to theand hands. Once your backtarget line in the takeaway.swing Notice inhas the picture how I have reached its limit, the legs are now loadthe golf club moving straight back along the target line ed and ready to supply the power you need for the (white line) as my legs are loading downward to store up forward swing and a great fairway shot! power for the forward swing.

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