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|In vitro assessment of the chemotherapeutic action of a specific hydrogen peroxide, peracetic, acetic, and peroctanoic acid-based formulation against the free-living stages of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora).
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|Traditionally, malachite green administrated as in-bath treatment was the most effective and common strategy used in freshwater aquaculture systems to control infections of the ciliate protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis Fouquet, 1876. After the ban of malachite green in the USA and Europe to be used in fish for human consumption, there has been extensive research destined to find efficacious replacements. Recently, peracetic acid-based compounds have demonstrated a strong cytotoxic effect in vitro and in vivo against I. multifiliis. In the present study, we tested the efficacy of a hydrogen peroxide, peracetic, acetic and peroctanoic acid-based formulation (HPPAPA) to eliminate the free-living stages of I. multifiliis (tomonts, cysts and theronts). The results obtained showed that the administration of low doses (8, 12 or 15 mg/l) of a specific HPPAPA-based product during a short window of exposure (60 min) kills nearly all free-living stages of I. multifiliis (theronts, tomonts and cysts) within the window of treatment (∼100% mortality for all the stages; one-way ANOVA, P ≤ 0.001). Of note, even the lowest concentration of HPPAPA tested (8 mg/l) was able to disrupt normal cyst development and therefore theront release. The demonstrated in vitro efficacy of the peracetic acid-based product tested on the present study suggests its great potential to control I. multifiliis infections in commercial aquacultural systems.
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Bob was my husband's best friend for years and was at our house all the time. I had a secret lust for Bob. He was tall dark and handsome. Bob was at our house for my b-day. We were all just sitting around and drinking. I got up and went to the kitchen to make myself a new drink. While in the kitchen Bob grabbed me and tried to kiss me, I told his to stop it. He looked at me and said, "I want to fuck the hell out of you." I said, "Bob stop this I am your best friend wife." Bob answered with, "he can watch." I told Bob that, "you are bad." Bob said, "I know you want me to." I jokingly said, "You can fuck me but, you have to fuck Jeff first." Jeff is my husband. Then Bob said, "You got a deal." I thought that Bob was joking. Jeff called from the living room, "Deedee can you bring me a drink please."
Therefore, I got Jeff's and my drink and went to the living room. Bob came back in the living room to. About an hour later, Bob got me in the hall and, said, "If Jeff lets me fuck him you will have to do the same, ok." I said, "Yes, ok." Nevertheless, Jeff will not let you fuck him. I was getting horny just thinking about Bob doing Jeff in the rosebud. We went back in the living room Bob sat by Jeff. Bob asked Jeff, "Do you want to help me give Deedee a birthday present." Jeff being drunk said, "Ok." Bob said, "You promise." "Ok, I promise," said Jeff. Jeff asked, "What do you want me to do." Bob said, "Pull down your pants." Therefore, Jeff pulled down his pants. Bob got on the floor in front of Jeff, grabbed Jeff's soft shaft, and stuck it in his mouth. I was staring at them; my eyes were glued to Bob sucking Jeff's shaft. Jeff's shaft was getting hard Bobs head was bobbing up and down. I was getting wet I can feel that my lower lips was tingling. I was getting very aroused watching Bob blowing Jeff. Then Bob told Jeff to lie on his belly on the floor.
Then Bob pulled his pants off. Bobs rod was as hard as a rock and about 9 inches long. Bob told me to come over and sit on the floor beside Jeff. Therefore, I did. Then Bob told me to stick my hand under Jeff and to stroke him. Therefore, I did. Then Bob got on top of Jeff and slowly started to stick his erection in Jeff's rosebud. Jeff wiggled as Bobs started in his rosebud I was getting very excited. I was watching Bob's erection going into Jeff's rosebud more and more. Then Bob had all of himself inside Jeff. Bob started to pump up and down. Jeff was moaning like a woman. I had never seen a guy on a guy before and it was getting me very excited. Bob was pounding Jeff's rosebud hard now. I still had Jeff's shaft in my hand. I started to stroke him. Jeff shot his hot load all over my hand and the floor. It was more then I had ever seen him done before. Bob pulled himself out of Jeff's rosebud and said, "Happy birthday Deedee." I looked down at the floor under myself there was a little puddle. I had come just from watching the guys going at it. Jeff got back up his shaft was limp. I looked at Bob's hard erection. Bob looked at me.
Then Bob picked me up and sat me on the couch. Bob got on his knees in front of me. He grabbed my legs and lifted then up over his shoulders. He started to lick my swollen lower lips; he got my nub in his mouth and sucked it hard. This sent shivers all over my body. Bob was sucking my nub in and out. I grabbed Jeff's rod and stuck it in my mouth. I sucked Jeff's shaft in deeper and deeper. Bob stuck a finger in my canal and started to wiggle it on my g-spot. I was having a hard time sucking on Jeff because Bob was making my juices flow with every orgasm. Then Bob stopped and got up Jeff went down to his knees and started to finger and lick my swollen lower lips. Bob stuck his erection in my face; I stuck Bobs in my mouth and took it down my throat. Bob grabbed my hair and bobbed my head with himself in my mouth. Bob was pulling my hair hard and I liked it. With three fingers inside of me, Jeff was rubbing my g-spot very hard. Jeff was still licking my swollen nub too. I was letting my juices flow all over Jeff's face. Bob was still pumping my face hard. Bobs whole body got stiff and he shoved himself deeper down my throat as he shot his load of hot steaming manly juices down my throat. Bob pulled himself out of my mouth and sat in a chair on the other side of the room.
Jeff stood up and put my feet on his chest. Then he stuck the head of his erection in my swollen lower lips and started to shake himself. The head of his erection was hitting my g-spot. My juices started to flow and squirt all over Jeff erection and down his legs. Then Jeff thrusting himself into me hard, his hard shaft head was hitting the back of my canal so hard it made my juices flowed instantly. My juices flowed out of my velvet pink lips over his balls and down his legs. I looked over to see Bob was whacking himself hard. Jeff went in deeper and harder than before. I know he was shooting his hot load of juices deep inside of me. Jeff pulled himself out of my swollen lower lips. I felt Jeff's juices leaking out of me and down pass my rosebud. Bob got up and came over to me. Bob started to clean up the juices that were coming out of my swollen lips. He started licking at my rosebud and stopped at my swollen nub. Bob eat all the juices out of my swollen lower lips. Then he got up and stuck his very hard erection in my canal. Bob pounded me hard for a long time. Then Jeff stuck his head down between Bob's legs and started to lick both Bob's jewels and my rosebud. Jeff was sticking his tongue up in the back of my canal and licking Bob's erection at the same time. My juices were gushing out of my swollen canal. My legs were now like jell-o, Bob shot his hot load of manly juices deep inside of me. And Jeff licked it all out. Then Jeff licked Bob clean too. Jeff then sucked Bob's rod hard again. I just watched him suck Bob's shaft hard. It was so hot to me to see my husband sucking a guy's erection.
Then Bob had me get on his lap facing him. With Bob's erection in of my canal, Jeff got behind me and stuck his shaft in my rosebud. As Jeff pumped in and out, I could feel their shafts rubbing inside of me. My juices flowed and squirted all over Bob's lap. Jeff shot his hot load hard, fast and pulled out. Bob then bounced me up and down hard on his rod until his manly juices shot deep in my canal. I fell off Bobs lap on to the floor like a limp rag doll. I could not move, my whole body felt like jell-o. Jeff went and licked Bob clean. I was thinking it was over. Then Bob grabbed Jeff by the hair bent him over and stuck his shaft in Jeff's rosebud one more time. Bob pumped Jeff rosebud long and hard. As I watch them, Jeff was moaning and screaming like a woman in heat. Then I seen Jeff shot his hot load all over the place. Bobs body got stiff and he shoved himself deeper and harder in Jeff rosebud. Bob was shooting his hot steaming load too.
We all then past out, the next morning Bob was gone. We have Bob over a lot still. We play with him all the time now. In addition, it is still hot to me to see the guys playing with each other.
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When: Monday, June 23, at noon. Presentation takes place at 12:30 p.m.
Where: The Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills
For more: www.michigancelebrates.biz
Nine Oakland County companies recently named some of the top in the state will be honored Monday by county officials in Bloomfield Hills.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and the Department of Economic Development and Community Affairs will recognize the companies, which recently won a place among "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch," at the Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Avenue.
The program, sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and organized by small business entity Michigan Celebrates Small Business, spans across the state and identifies companies with a history of growth and potential as significant drivers of the state's economy.
Among the companies is Farmington Hills' A Pass Educational Group, LLC, which offers customized education materials for the academic and training industries.
The company's CEO Andrew Pass said his company, which was established in 2009, was nominated by Oakland's small business development professionals.
He thinks his company was nominated because of the growth it's seen. A Pass Educational Group had 14 full-time employees in 2013, but expect to reach 20 this year. It's also a virtual company, giving it a global reach, with 800 freelance workers.
Pass said the secret to his company's success — it has also been named the best small business in Oakland County — is simple: "Finding the right people."
Many of his employees are local, but several hail from out of state, as well.
In the future, Pass said he's considering creating a company to create original materials that his educational content company would use.
Here's a list of the rest of the honored companies, which range in region and specialty:
• 365 Retail Markets of Troy
• Advenovation of Rochester Hills
• Carbon Media Group of Bingham Farms
• DASI Solutions of Pontiac
• Green Electrical Supply of Auburn Hills
• MCM Staffing LLC of Southfield
• Rankin Biomedical Corporation of Holly
• SCTools of Auburn Hills.


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Current Solutions US-1000 Portable Ultrasound Therapy Machine
ITEM#: 13701239Relieve aches and pains using this portable ultrasound therapy machine from Current Solutions. The machine uses sonic stimulation to provide relief to soft tissue cells such as joints and features a head warming treatment. The kit comes complete with a carrying case, adaptor and water-soluble ultrasound gel. Auto shutoff on this portable ultrasound therapy machine occurs after 10 minutes of non-use.
- Brand: Current Solutions
- US 1000 Portable Ultrasound
- Advance pain relief using sonic stimulation of soft tissue cells
- Power source: AC Adaptor 110 Volts AC (DC 15V)
- Frequency: 1.0 MHz plus or minus 10-percent
- Three power output settings
- Output power: Low 1.6W (0.11 W/cm2), Medium 2.6W (0.24 W/cm2), High 4.6W (0.47 W/cm2)
- ERA treatment area: 3.8 cm
- Mode Pulsed
- Switch On/Off
- Feature: Treatment Head warming
- Times Selling: 10 minutes - then AUTO-oft
- Ultrasound Gel Water soluble
- Dimensions 190(L) x 50(W) x 45(H) mm
- Temporal Maximum Power: 8W +-10-percent
- Duty Cycle: Low 7-percent ,Med 15-percent, Hi 30-percent
- Output Mode: Pulse
- Pulse Width: 5.4ms +-10-percent
- Repetition Rate: 150Hz +-10-pecent
- Timer Setting: 30 minutes auto-off +-1-percent
- Instructions: Manual included
- Model: DQ8104
- Dimensions: 2 inches high x 10 inches wide x 9 inches long
- Includes: Full Kit, which includes Ultrasound, carrying case, manual, adapter and ultrasound gel
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Miracle worker
Wonderful product. Does what it's supposed toRead More
Easy to use home ultrasound machine. Portable and easy to clean.Read More
Worse product ever
My mother has a lot of pain i ordered this product with high expectation. The machine doesn't work. My mother couldn't feel nothing coming out of the machine. I live in Florida my mother lives in Connecticut. We are stuck with a machine that doesn't work. i don't recommend this product. i rate this product a zero!!!!!!Read More
works great lend it to a friend have not seen it sinceRead More
Wish it was stonger
Not very intense could be strongerRead More
Fantastic Portable Ultrasound Unit
I am surprisingly satisfied with this product. Its better than expected. Im a Massage Therapist for a therapeutic clinic so Im quite accustomed to using various high quality ultrasound units. Originally, was a bit apprehensive about the preset 3 stages being so use to adjustable units, but they work quite well for a portable unit. In reality, much more isnt needed. And for $$$, you cant ask for much more. Its very light weight and decently durable, though I wouldnt take my chances dropping it repeatedly. All in all, a great investment for anyone looking to take advantage of this type of therapy or for the mobile therapist looking to expand their range of providable treatment. The included ultrasound gel shouldnt last more than 15-20 usages depending on the size of the treatment area, but aloe vera gel (not cream!) is a suitable replacement and virtually the same. Solid carrying case, although the inner casing is a bit cheap. Thats about the only complaint I could have for this unit.Read More
Better than 4 months of physical therapy
I have had a bad case of achilles tendonitis for over 8 months. I was recently discharged from physical therapy after 4 months of treatment because I hadn't made any improvement over the last 6 weeks. My doctor suggested the next form of treatment would be a laser shock type procedure which would cost $1200 and is not covered by any insurance plan. I decided to first try applying ultrasound everyday (sometimes twice a day) via this hand held device. Much to my surprise I seem to be improving significantly. Since there is really no sound or feeling that comes from the device it is hard to imagine it is doing anything, but results don't lie. I use the highest setting and rub it around my ankle for 5-10 minutes. I only wish I had used this months ago! I appreciated the suggestion to use aloe vera gel once the gel that comes with the unit runs out. It has been an excellent investment for me.Read More
very portable, compact good design
The only instruction that was missing was to tell you that there is a protective film on the wand. It was hard to see so it could be removed.Read More
Good Buy for the Price
I read the reviews on this product and they were what influenced me to make this purchase. I have been suffering with sciatica and a pinched nerve and needed relief badly. I am going to the chiropractor, however she suggested I use this treatment daily as well. I am somewhat satisfied with it. However, it does say the head is heated, but it doesn't feel warm at all unless I use it for at least a half hour. The gel that it comes with is really not enough for even a few treatments because the size is so small. I took the advise of various reviewers and purchased Alo Vera Gel and I heat it up before using. It works GREAT! All in all, I'm quite satisfied with the product and the results. I would recommend it to anyone having pain.Read More
You Get What You Pay For
The price of this ultrasound was great but sometimes you get what you pay for. This ultrasound does not have a warming head..if I would have realized that I would not have purchased it. I didn't even know they made ultrasound machines without a warming head. The ultrasound machine is very simple it only has options of low, medium, and high. I am used to an ultrasound machine that has frequency levels to choose from so just having low, medium, and high is a bit odd but it works ok. Also you this ultrasound only pulses & doesn't have other treatment options so if that it the type of ultrasound you want, this machine would work fine for you. However, I would not purchase another one.Read More
Questions & Answers
Reviews and price were highly acceptable. Details provided information that this product would work the way I wanted it to.
my doctor recommend it .
My massage therapist recommended it.
Physician recommended
Checked the specs for strength. Good product details. Reviews were very helpful as well.
Recently bad knee surgery and was recommended by a friend.
Already have one. Need new cord, and its cheaper to buy a full unit again.
Equipment needed for physician prescribed medical treatment.
Achilles Tendonitis
Have similar unit that is no longer working due to AC adaptor cord.
Can I use this 0n the face?
Hello NickyBe, this item is not recommended to be used in the facial area. Thank you for shopping with us.
Does this machine have a heat feature?
Hello JonnyMc24, unfortunately this item is out of stock. We currently do not have inventory to check, and cannot guarantee the item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
what is the exact specification for the AC adapter, I mean what is the allowed input voltage, because I have here 220 Volt only. Thanks Dr. Amr
Hello drmeero, this has a power source of approximately 110 volts. Thanks for shopping with us!
How big is the ultrasound head? And what are the parameters available in the machine? is this free shipping worldwide?
Thank you for contacting us. The only information I could find was that it has three settings. Output power: Low 1.6W (0.11 W/cm2), Medium 2.6W (0.24 W/cm2), High 4.6W (0.47 W/cm2) Have a great day. Depending on which country you are in there may be a shipping cost. When you go to check out you will be able to see the estimated shipping cost before submitting the order.
What is the weight of this package? and the weight of the package, shipped?
Hi gobi4, The shipping weight of the Current Solutions US-1000 Portable Ultrasound Therapy Machine is approximately 1 pound and 200 Grams package weight. Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
Actually i live in a place where the voltage specification is "220V AC", and i have already purchased this product so i am looking for the step down adapter which will take input of 220V and provide output of 110V, but there are different kind of step down adapters are available which provide output of like "110V, 80 watt", "110V, 100 watt", "110V, 200 Watt" "110V, 350 watt" and so on. My question was specific to the adapter provided with this device, like what is the *watt/amps* specification along with input voltage of the adapter supplied with this device?. Even if you can tell me the *amps* specification then it will be sufficient for me, so that i can calculate the watts, for example ( 1.5 apms with 110 V - 1.5 *110 = 165Watts).
Hello rajpandey, The only information I was able to get was Input: AC100~240V, 50/60Hz Output: DC24V. Thank you for shopping with us!
Hello rajpandey, The input range of the US 1000 3rd Edition AC adapter is 100-240V 50/60Hz and 0.2A. The output is 24V and 0.2A. Have a great day!
What is the input source specification along with 110v like in watts or amps. Please specify?
Thank you for shopping with us rajpandey. Power source: AC Adaptor 110 Volts AC (DC 15V) Output power: Low 1.6W (0.11 W/cm2), Medium 2.6W (0.24 W/cm2), High 4.6W (0.47 W/cm2) Have a great day.
Can you tell me how the Current Solutions US-1000 Portable Ultrasound Therapy Machine compares with the PM2000 Premium Portable Ultrasound Therapy Machine? Is one more powerful, or have more functions?
Thank you for shopping with us Katt413. If I looked at this correctly the duty cycles on the 2000 operate at a higher level. Have a great day.
is this US-1000 a 2nd or 3rd edition?
#rd edition
Where is this item made at?
Hello orthotech64! This machine is made in China. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for shopping with us.
What are the basic differences between this US 1000 model and the US PRO 2000 model?
Thank you for the question. This item has 3 power output settings unlike the 200 series that does not. Have a great day!
Hi, In the product detail, it is stated that the AC adaptor is for 110V. Can it be used for country with power source of 240V? Thanks.
We do not know for sure if this item can be used with a power source of 240V. We will try to find out and post a reply as soon as possible.
Does this unit omit heat?
It does not produce heat.
Can this be used in the Uk with the mains voltage?
probably not. Don't think the UK runs on the same voltage/circuity as the U.S. It would probably work with an adapter.
Is this product FDA approved?
The content on this site is not intended to substitute for the advice of a qualified physician, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. The products may have additional information and instructions on or inside the packaging that you should carefully read and follow. Contact your health-care provider immediately if you suspect that you have a medical problem. This product may not have been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.
How many minutes are you supposed to use it? How many times daily?
Treatment duration is determined by the medical practitioner and may range from 2-5 minutes depending on the conditions treated and anatomic target site.
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This time one of our TeamSugar members needs your help! Wakeupandora recently had a scary encounter with a pooch she's never seen before – while walking her leashed, vaccinated pup, a loose dog came after them barking and snarling! She panicked and starting yelling to scare the dog away but she wanted to know what you would do to help or prevent this situation in the future. Has it ever happened to you? Please share suggestions for us in your comments below!
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batchweb1 6 years
I think that what happened is terrible. People should really keep their dogs on a leash and pay attention to what is going on. Now, if it was a stray then it is what it is. In that case, like mentioned above you need to be prepared and carry some type of pepper spray or maybe a stun gun (As you can see by my avatar, I live by the stun gun). Just make sure you are prepared and ready for anything that comes your way. I have a small bull dog puppy and I don't go anywhere without having a pepper spray or stun gun with me. I don't want my little baby to get hurt, i'm prepared!
MandyJoBo 7 years
Linda, I don't know if you're liable or not, but I'm just so sorry you experienced that. What a rude man. I understand where he's coming from, but that dog attacked YOUR dog...it just didn't win. I hope it all works out.
linda-lou 7 years
Hello I'm very scared and do not know what to do. Please help. I was walking my 3yr old emglish lab through a very busy park. He was a little nervous cause, our first time there and there were lots of dogs. Well, while going thru a crowd of people this UNLEASHED poodle jumps off the owners lap under a chair and in Barneys face yapping like crazy... Barney grab the poodle and held him down. A guy came running over and took the poodle from Barney's mouth. Poodle had definite cuts from the bite. The man, (not even the poodle's owner) stood there and yelled at me for not controlling my dog and yelled "YOU WILL PAY FOR ALL THE POODLES MEDICAL BILLS"!!! By then I was shaking and crying and verbally agreed. The owner has since called me, but I have not called her back. I cannot afford to pay anything. Am I liable? So completely worried. linda
CJaneTyp 7 years
My biggest peeve is when people walk around with their dogs unleashed and then say "oh my dog is nice!". Well... what if the dog it comes up to isn't nice? Or what if on that particular occasion the "nice" dog doesn't feel like being nice? Or what if I just don't want my dog interacting with that dog? I have a nice dog now but my former dog (now sadly deceased from old age) did not like other dogs at all, and going on a walk was such a nightmare that I just had to stop doing it!! One time I was out walking my current dog in my old neighborhood and my neighbor lost hold of her two nasty yapping schnauzers, who came running right over, barking. She's yelling "oh they are harmless" but why should I trust her judgment with my baby? My dog is three times the size of those schnauzers was calmly standing there but they were barking so viciously and getting closer and closer and from their attitude I just knew that biting was next, so I tried to kick at them so they would go away. The lady had the nerve to yell at me not to touch her dogs! It was NOT a pleasant experience, I never got along with her after that, and I felt stressed every time I left my house to walk my dog- I lived in a town house then and had to pass right by her house to get to the sidewalk. Thankfully now I live in a single family home with a huge yard in a nice neighborhood... buuuuuut here again, my neighbor never puts his lab on leash! sigh.
MarinerMandy 7 years
Wow, I can't believe so many people care so irresponsible! My dog is like my child and I can't imagine having a dog and not doing everything I could to keep it safe!
wakeupandora 7 years
Wow. Some of these stories are insane! I have tried the ceasar millan approach but i think that man is just extra-human to do all that he does. I am a calm assertive person with my dogs but other dogs don't seem to get it. Either way - i'm protecting my furbabies!!
LesleyP825 7 years
I used to have a neighbor that had 3 labs that were, believe it or not, very vicious. The guy was a weirdo anyway and for whatever reason used to ride his bike around at 3:00 AM. Well, the first night we were living in our house it was hot out and we had the windows open. He rode his bike past our house at 3:00 AM and of course my Stanley jumped in the window and barked at him. The next day I was outside with Stanley and he drove by in his truck. He stopped and rolled down his window. I thought he was going to welcome me to the neighborhood but he points at me and says, "Was that the dog that was barking at me the other night?" When I replied yes he said to me, "You better never have that dog out because my dogs will kill it." BTW....Stanley is a 7 lb Chihuahua. I had numerous problems with his dogs after that. They would barge into my yard and come right up to the glass sliding door and start barking at me. I had to call the dog officer several times on him. Also, he let the dogs mess EVERYWHERE. He moved out of the neighborhood about a year later and thank God that he did. A few months after the dog officer came to my house and asked if I knew where the guy had moved. I said I had no idea and he showed me some photos of a person that was practically mauled and said, "Look at what his dogs did to this person." Very scary! Thank God I never let Stanley out or my Gretchen after I got her.
mgc14 7 years
I have a greyhound who is small dog and cat safe. However many greyhounds have too strong of a predatory drive to get used to being around smaller animals, especially white ones. My neighbor has a white chihuahua mix who is never on a leash. The first encounter with this dog was when I was coming back from a walk with my leashed hound and I was preoccupied with looking through my mail. I heard my neighbor call her dog's name but by the time I looked up her dog was already running between my legs. My greyhound wasn't paying much attention either but he did not react. If any dog is startled it can react unexpectedly and in my case, could have killed her dog. She still doesn't put her dog on a leash but she does look to see if I am out with my hound before she lets her dog out.
CaterpillarGirl 7 years
I dont have a dog, but there are pet owners in my complex that just let thier dogs run wild, they let them out to go to the bathroom and these dogs run into the streets, up to other dogs, or come after people. I had one such dog, a mix breed, come after me growling, teeth bared, so i kicked the da*mn thing in the face and it ran back off, the owner then proceeded to come out yelling at me (she saw it from across the parking lot) and i told her that if it comes out again like that it will get kicked again. People are just lazy sometimes and think "my pet is harmless!" when they arent. They are animals first, pets second and instinct is to attack and protect.
Zero_Cool 7 years
My boyfriend and I were once walking our two year old boxer, Zero, on a leash when out of no where, this little dog (like a chihuahua mix) came running up to us. As we are yelling at this dog to go away, this child (probably around 5-6) runs out into the middle of the street (there were no sidewalks) and a passing car has to swerve to miss hitting her. So I went and gave Zero's leash to my boyfriend and went to the house where the girl and dog lived. I knock on the door and this old man (the girls grandfather) answers. I'm like your dog is terrorizing us and your granddaughter just about got hit by a car. Then I tell him off for leaving both of them outside unattended (they didn't have a fenced in yard) and he starts yelling at me to mind my own business and starts calling me horrible names. So I go home (I lived like 4 houses down) and called the cops. The cops came and gave him a ticket for not have a leash on the dog, and told him to watch his grandchild. By the way, my dog is a little leash aggressive with other dogs, especially little ones, which just goes to show that you don't know the other dog so you should make sure the dog is ok with other dogs before you let your dog come up and sniff other dogs. That's happened to us numerous times with owners thinking that all dogs get along. And then when my dog starts growling at their dog, they get mad at me. It's ridiculous!
JessNess 7 years
If you know where the dog lives then talk to the owner and let them know that their dog is being aggressive and the dog needs to be kept on a leash and supervised at all times. If it happens again then call Animal Control and/or the police because an aggressive unleashed dog should not be tolerated. Also in the future as a measure of protection you can always carry Pepper Spray for dogs with you. I once had a neighbor that carried a bat with them when they walked their dogs because they had been attacked before but I think the pepper spray is a better alternative.
DreaAST 7 years
I get so scared of some dogs. They should be on leashes!
Pets 7 years
Wow! I never would have guessed so many of you have had this problem! I agree that encountering strange, unleashed dogs happens more often in smaller towns where pets are allowed to roam freely. Luckily North has only encountered an offleash dog once. His owners were apparently about to load him into the car across the street but he spotted us and dashed over. I just picked North up and held him above my head as he gets very protective of me on leash. A very dangerous situation (for that dog) at night at a corner with only a two way stop! Oh, and the picture is just the only stock photo I could find – it is no means meant to discriminate against Dobermans... wait 'til you hear about North's dobie BFF, Maximus!
Jillz1128 7 years
There is a man down the street who does not put his dog on a leash for walks and we are in downtown Chicago, which is just plain crazy!!! So much could happen in the blink of an eye here. It seems to be a lab mix and is very friendly, but I just feel that is so irresponsible.
BShax 7 years
ashcwebb, we have a rottie too, and he's always on leash and he's a doll. unfortunately other people suck and they have their small unleashed aggressive dogs off leash in our park. Harry, our Rottie, could kill one of those dogs, but when he gets into an altercation when he is on leash, guess who gets blamed? The big scary black dog. If your dog is small, you aren't less responsible for good behavior. A small aggressive dog is still an aggressive dog and needs to be on-leash. Standing still has never worked for us, and in fact makes it more possible for my dog to engage with the aggressive dog. In my experience the best way to deal with any incoming dogs is to move forward, keeping your dog on a short but not tense leash. Do not react or engage the other dog unless the other dog is so close that it is "engage or be engaged" at which time a loud NO sometimes works. For those of you who yell out "he's really friendly" that is complete BS. I'm sure you think your dog is really friendly but unless you have complete vocal recall (meaning when you say come, your dog does it, that second) an offleash dog around leashed dogs is a recipe for disaster. Dogs on leash are naturally more insecure when confronting an unleashed dog -- they are missing their primary defense tactic, running away. Dogs don't want to engage, by and large. Also, consider a water gun with a little lemon juice+water in it. A quick spray is harmless and smells funky and stops a lot of dogs. We got our UPS guy to replace his horrible pepper spray with a water gun for some of the more unsavory dogs in the hood!
ufshutterbabe 7 years
According to Cesar Milan, you need to remain calm & assertive. Mentally stand your ground and claim your space with your body language and energy. Stand tall, put your hands on your hips and make yourself look as big as possible (using a walking/hiking stick also helps). Don't let the unleashed dog circle or get behind you, that is a classic "just about to attack" sign. Milan says not to yell at the strange dog, because you are returning their aggressive barks with more "aggressive barking" and thus escalating the energy. I have found, however, that a loud, stern (but calm assertive) "NO!" will usually stop the unleashed dog from approaching. Remember to stick with a simple word that most dogs know - like "NO". Some dogs are not familiar with "Stop" or "Go Home," etc. And remember to keep control over your dog during this interaction as well, keep the leash short and don't allow them to instigate any further action from the unleashed dog.
fuzzles 7 years
I think wackdoodle has given some excellent advice. And let me clarify that I am a huge animal lover before I say what I am about to say! I would check with your local police department about the possibility/legality of carrying a small can of pepper spray with you on your walks for use ONLY if a strange dog is in full on attack mode and your options to get yourself and your dog to safety are restricted. I would also look into any risk of liability on your behalf if this is a legally kosher last resort option. If it is legal, and you feel comfortable in carrying the spray, also realize that you will need to muster the composure to evaluate the wind direction and adjust your position accordingly so that you don't spray yourself or your dog. Far from an ideal solution, but if it was this option or the life or well-being of my baby, I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
wackdoodle 7 years
Aww..why'd you have to use a picture of a dobie? Dobermans are sweethearts and intelligent. My Brother-in-law had a Dobie and his sister raises Dobermans for show and for companion dogs for the disabled. They bare theie teeth and bark when their afraid hoping to frighten people away. But Dobie's also bare their teeth and wiggle when they are extremely happy. The difference is watching the ears and fur and tail. Anyway, I was briefly a mail carrier and ALWAYS came upon unleashed dogs who were on their home territory. The mail must get through - and newbie mail carriers are fired if they get bitten by a dog before probabtion ends. So you have to learn to deal with unleased dogs. Since I grew up with multiple dogs in our household and on a street where every neighbor had a dog - I knew to stop moving first. Never turn my back to the dog. Look the dog in the eye but protect my neck. Then either let the dog approach me (so long as s/he was not showing signs of being in attack mode -hair on the back raised, ear flat against the head, tail tucked between their legs). I'd let my arms dangle by my sides but be prepared to whomp the dog on the muzzle should it try to attack. I let the dog smell me without moving and without speaking. Once the dog had had a smell I would watch for the dog to relax and I would either back away or speak to the dog in an even but firm tone. And I'd always say "Good boy or Good girl" after the contact. I have never been attacked or bit by a strange dog (only crazy family animals have bit me). I was rammed by a hyper over excited Rott and by my S-I-L's pitbull but both were harmless. They didn't know their own strength and I don't think they meant to knock me down, but once I was down I was then covered head to toe in dog slobber. So hmm...maybe the Rott and the Pit meant to knock me down so they could lick me to death.
Bettyesque 7 years
You know its funny because I just got a puppy and I almost scared to walk him around here because it seems like everyone around here lets their dogs loose. A real farm community and most folks keep there dogs outdoors regularly and they get out from time to time. Most of them are large breeds.. rotts, pits, mastiffs etc. I am not sure what I would I do, but in reading the above I now have some tips. I would probably just pick up Brody and run lol which is probably the worst thing you could do.. but he's a baby :)
Phasekitty 7 years
This happened to us as well! My boyfriend and I were walking our leashed, vaccinated pup of about 7 months. It was around 8PM and dark outside and I saw the owner and dog walking down the other side of the sidewalk. The dog was so close to it's owner and because it was dark, it looked to be leashed, but it bounded over and started sniffing. I started to gently tug Brando away to leave, but the dog snarled and attacked. Brando was scared to death and got all tangled up in his leash and was unable to get away. My boyfriend kicked the dog away and started screaming at the owner who was calmly ambling up behind his leashless dog. He completely ignored us and moved on while poor Brando was crying. I quickly checked him out and he was fine, just scared. My boyfriend tried to chase after the guy and dog, but I just wanted to get Brando home. We found out a lot of the neighbors have had the same problem and there's clearly something wrong with the owner who won't listen to anyone and continues to walk his dog offleash.
MandyJoBo 7 years
Wow, people are so irresponsible. Besides the obvious liability not leashing a dog proposes, it's as much for its own safety as other dogs' safety. Don't people care? I don't have a dog, though, so I'm not sure of the whole dynamic. A neighborhood outside/stray kitty was on my roof once, peering down into my atrium which I often let my cats out in when the weather permits. In a split second, I imagined my cats coming out and that cat coming to hurt them, or trying to get in while we were gone (which would have been a futile attempt, but would scare my cats nonetheless). In my fiercest, mean mommy voice, I said: if you ever come down here I'll kill you. I squinted in its eyes and it ran off. I love cats, and all animals and I'm not sure what came over me!! I never saw that kitty on my roof again, though. My point is that I would do whatever it took to save my dog from any attacker.
colormesticky 7 years
This happened to me once. I pushed the dog so hard it went into the middle of the street (right in front of its irresponsible owner) and picked my dog up as fast as I could. Luckily my dog was fine, but that damn golden retriever bit the crap out of my finger. I'm actually glad my hand was between its teeth and my dog's neck though. If Auggie had been bitten I might've bitten the owner.


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Until recently, one of my favorite "Sound Offs!" was one that opined that I would likely move downward from Earth, rather than upward, after death, because of my views on same-sex marriage.
Recently a SoundOff! delighted me. It read:
"In Sunday's Sun-News, Their View, Peter Goodman sounds like a person who is always learning but never comes to a knowledge of the truth."
I read it two or three times. It was thoughtful, in an interesting way. I decided that if I were planning to have a tombstone, I'd like this chiseled on it. "Here lies a man who always kept learning but never reached the truth."
Although "truth" wasn't capitalized, I'm guessing the paragraph wasn't intended as a compliment. It might have been; but my last column, "Opponents of marriage equality seek governmental support for intolerance," probably offended some people.
Whatever the author's intention, I decided that if I were planning to have a tombstone, I'd like that chiseled on it. "Here lies Peter Goodman — who always kept learning but never reached the truth."
I certainly hope I'm always learning. I feel as if I am. Albert Einstein wrote, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
I assume the reference to my inability to come to a knowledge of the truth was meant to chide me in some way — though the neat thing about this particular SoundOff! was that it might have been a kindred spirit's gentle praise. Either way, it's a keen observation.
I do believe in truth-telling. Or, rather, I have a taste for telling truths, or what seem to me to be truths, particularly those that aren't recognized as such by the world around me.
Yet even when I'm passionately involved in telling what I see as "truths," I do not forget to doubt. I keep in mind that great line from F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."
Whatever I believe I immediately challenge. The woman I love has an old VW bug with a bumper sticker that reads, "Don't believe everything you think."
"The Truth" as a concept troubles me. There are so many conflicting truths!
I know many people who believe they know "The Truth" and are virtuous, strong, happy, and committed people who do a lot of good in the world.
There are also people who bomb abortion clinics or Boston Marathons in the name of The Truth.
Many of both the do-gooders and the bombers would say that faith or religion or God makes them do what they do. I tend to doubt it's God's doing at all. I tend to think the people who do good are built that way, wanting to do good, and that the particular religion or system they follow is rather like a language they use to express their goodness. The twisted folks who bomb and shoot people do so out of some sad inner need, and Jesus or Mohammed or patriotism is how they rationalize their actions.
The less dramatic problem is that people settle on "the truth" and stop thinking.
Sometimes I envy them. It must be relaxing to believe one central thing so deeply.
But from a very early age I understood life's central challenge to be recognizing how futile most everything is and yet continuing to struggle as if one had no idea of that futility. (The Fitzgerald quote, I learned the other day, continues, "One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.")
In my view, one ought to face without flinching the world's cruel absurdity, and our own insignificance in the universe, neither denying reality nor becoming embittered by it. Yeah, without a comprehensive code of conduct, deciding what's right can be troublesome; but even with some religious or legal code, individual cases have a nasty way of being difficult anyway. Often stray facts make it unjust in a particular case to apply the rules of justice.
We are curiously resilient creatures. Knowing full well that we face a potentially disastrous drought and woefully insufficient water, we can still take joy in the blooming and breeding flora and fauna of our corner of the desert. (Researchers we know unwittingly echo the Fitzgerald quote, explaining the desperate nature of our situation while choosing hope.) On the point of death, we can laugh and joke.
I criticize no one who chooses to take refuge in a particular creed or practice or belief system. Part of "never coming to a knowledge of the truth" is never being so proud or condescending as to suppose my way is somehow best for everyone, that it is necessarily "the right way" for someone else.
Somehow I can't take any such refuge.
Anyway, my heartfelt thanks to the "SoundOff" contributor, for helping me continue the journey.
Peter Goodman is an attorney. He and his wife Dael live in Doña Ana County. He blogs at www.soledadcanyon.blogspot.com.


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"Deep indiscriminate cuts to things like education and training, energy and national security will cost us jobs, and it will slow down our recovery," Obama said at the White House.
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On September 19, 2005, I had a phone interview with Mark Waid, writer of various comics such as Empire and the famous Kingdom Come mini-series with Alex Ross. He has worked on Marvel titles such as Captain America, DC Comics titles such as JLA and The Flash, and created the character Bart Allen, the hero originally called Impulse. Much of this interview concerns comic book film adaptations and Superman: Birthright, a 12-issue series in which Mark Waid revised the origin and early days of the Man of Steel. We also discuss his complete relaunching/re-imagining of Legion of Super-Heroes, a comic series about teenage heroes in the 31st century.
ALAN KISTLER: "In the past few years, there's been a surge in comic book movies, roughly three or four a year now. Why the sudden interest from Hollywood? Is it just because of better special effects now or what?"
MARK WAID: "Sure, with the advent of special effects, it's just become easier to shoot stuff. We could do stuff in comics you could never do in movies with budgets. The moment P2 technology came out, everyone I know in comics got an uneasy feeling. This is the future and there's going to be a point where there's nothing they can't do. [Fantasy novelist and comic writer] Neil Gaiman just told me the other day how he was talking to [Back to the Future screenwriter and Batman: No Man's Land comic writer] Bob Gale about the Beowulf movie he's working on. It was originally envisioned as live-action, but now it's going to be motion-capture or some sort of weird hybrid. And the quote from Gale was, 'There's nothing I can't shoot for a million dollars a minute.' If you figure, a 90 minute movie, 90 million dollars . . . not a huge a budget for an action film.
"So that's part of it. Another thing is Watchmen was '86, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns was '86. It's now twenty years later and what happened is that a lot of the guys who grew up reading that stuff are now studio executives. So they're still jazzed about stuff that they read, they're not working off the assumption that their predecessors were, that comics were all Pow!/Zap!/Wham! kids stuff.
"I can't tell you how many meetings I've had out here as a writer with studio heads and execs who want to meet me, partly to talk about things I can do for them, but they also just want to meet me because I wrote Kingdom Come or I created Impulse or whatever, and they're like, 'I wanna meet that guy, I'm a fan of his work.' Which is very flattering, don't get me wrong, but it seems like a weird Twilight Zone moment when I go to these meetings and they're talking about how much they enjoy my work and I'm like, 'Dude, you make 100 million dollar movies.' It's a long answer to your question, but I think it's a fair answer."
AK: "So what's essential to making the translation a good one? What did Batman Begins do right that Daredevil and Hulk didn't seem to grasp?"
MW: "It seems to me like it's just real simple. You better have guys in there who love the material. If you look at the X-Men movies, they were faithful in parts, they weren't as faithful in parts, but there's no question when you look at those movies that Bryan Singer and his crew love the comics and that love translates. That seems to be the elusive x-factor. I mean, David Goyer [screenwriter for Blade and Batman Begins] is a huge comics fan.
"Whereas, and this is my favorite example to your question, take Catwoman, which is the worst movie I've ever paid to see in my life. The first few early drafts of that script were written by a good friend of mine named John Rogers [screenwriter for American Outlaws and The Core, who is an accomplished screenwriter and very good, and I'm here to tell you those drafts are great. These were great scripts. And John stayed on the project way past the point where he should have because he knew the movie was being made by morons (my words, not his). And his position suddenly became, 'I'm the only guy here who cares about Catwoman, I'm the only guy here who loves comics and I'm not giving up that fight.'
"So he stayed and fought the good fight as long as he could and then realized he was surrounded by chimpanzees, guys who didn't give a rat's ass about the comics, and he finally threw up his hands and walked away. And his scripts went through like 85 revisions by monkeys and became crap. So as John could tell you from being on ground zero of one of those projects, if you're surrounded by people who don't get it, then there's just no hope."
AK: "For yourself, what is your favorite comic book movie and which one do you think was the best adaptation?"
MW: "Yeah, two different answers. My favorite is still the first Superman movie. Because I still think that – at least the Christopher Reeve parts, not so much the campy parts and the Gene Hackman chewing scenery parts that don't hold up as well upon repeated viewings, but the early stuff up through Superman's first night out – that was certainly the most successful translation of comics in any medium up to that point, because of the sense of wonder and verisimilitude which was so strong there. You just couldn't help but buy into it and there was no laughing at Superman, you really did believe a man could fly. And that still to this day is my favorite because I was at exactly the right age to be hit by that.
"The most faithful . . . I'm torn. I think I wanna say Sin City probably. You don't get much closer than having [Frank Miller] who created it also co-directing it. Spider-Man 2 also I think is very faithful to the spirit if not the letter of the law."
AK: "Have you or any writers you know of been asked to consult on the new Superman movie or the script being written for the Flash movie?"
MW: "A little bit here and there, not that official. We're called in every once in a while to talk to Cartoon Network about what they're doing. Keith Giffen for instance, who worked on Legion of Super-Heroes for years, may be helping them out with a pitch for a Legion cartoon series. I don't know if that will go anywhere. They're not averse to picking our brains and we're not averse to talking with them, because we all love these characters."
AK: "What do you think about what you've heard of Superman Returns so far?"
MW: "I think it's going to be amazing. From what I've seen of the raw footage, they just get it. I mean, I really had goosebumps."
AK: "You recently did Superman: Birthright as an updated look on Superman's origin and early days. How did you approach it in terms of what had to be different from the last such story, John Byrne's Man of Steel mini-series?"
MW: "DC Comics has become like Batman comics. 'What do we publish? We publish Batman and, oh, yeah, what else?' So what do you do to get people's attention [back on Superman]? You take the best of every element of the Superman mythos and you put it together and really give it some drive and some verve. It's not about cleaning up continuity, it's just there was no book to really put in the hands of general audience members and say, 'okay, here's the origin of Superman, here's the supporting cast, here's why he does what he does.'
"Yes, John's Man of Steel is still in print after 20 years, but it feels a little dated. Let's spit-polish it and bring in Luthor's [motivation and origins] too and there you go. The idea was to write it as Superman: the TV mini-series."
AK: "One major change was how Superman debuts to the public. Instead of saving a space-plane, he now saves Lois from a helicopter attacked by terrorists, somewhat similar to the Christopher Reeve movie."
MW: "I sat down with [DC Comics editor] Dan Didio and said, you know, with all due respect to what's come before, I don't think a space-shuttle is the way to go for Superman's big debut, because nothing says 80's to me like a space-shuttle. It was very cool in 1986 because it was timely, unfortunately too timely as you'll recall, with Challenger . . . to me it read as dated as the George Reeves show where his first big mission is he saves a guy from a dirigible. And that's not to slam. Twenty years from now, someone's going to do an origin that's different than what I gave them.
"One thing I will swear up and down and I will take this to my grave . . . I don't care what medium you're in, I don't care what kind of story you're telling, I don't care what the circumstances are, he has got to make his first appearance flying. He has got to appear to people for the first time in mid-air, because that is his coolest power and he is an angel come from above to save us. That led me to attack helicopters, to terrorist attacks from the sky.
AK: "DC had you write Birthright and months into it they announced that this was now the new canon Superman origin, the SUPERMAN: Year One of sorts. Why was that announcement made later?"
MW: "The decision was made earlier but announced later because, and I've been apologized by DC over and over again, we were just the victims of timing and nothing else. Because the big story that year was [popular artist] Jim Lee on the Superman title and had we tied into that somehow, had we come out the same month, had we been a direct prologue, it would have been okay. Instead, we were thrown out there and people weren't sure what to make of us. Were we the new origin of Superman? Were we not?
"I'm very proud of that story. It kills me that I feel like I played Carnegie Hall and no one showed up. [laughter] I mean, for years and years, this is the story I've been wanting to tell since I was 9-years-old and I feel like nobody paid attention, but it sold reasonably well and it will certainly last. It's out in hardcover and the trade is coming out in a few weeks and that'll be in print forever so great. And Grant Morrison and some other Superman writers are picking up elements of it, so terrific!"
AK: "I personally thought it was fantastic."
MW: "Well, thanks. And I mean, it's not about ego, it's not about 'Geez, I hope MY Superman is the one that people pay attention to,' don't get me wrong. I don't care about that, it's just that I love these characters and I want to show you [the readers] why I think they're cool."
AK: "You also emphasized that Clark, at least when he's grown up, was the disguise and not "Superman," which is a different view than what's been done for the past few years."
MW: "The moment you make Clark so completely the real guy and make Superman so completely the disguise, then you've taken away one of the things that makes Superman unique . . . He was always created by Siegel and Shuster as an alien among us . . . Zeus and the gods coming down to live among the common folk, to get a sense of what their real problems were and to get in touch with humanity. And once you lose that, once you make him just like every other super-hero who grows up and decides to put on a cape, you've lost something essential. And I think we got that back."
AK: "A while ago, I did an article about the old movie and specifically Christopher Reeve's portrayal. And reading Birthright, there was a similar thing where, in my mind, Clark was a disguise but at the same time very honest. Meek but not cowardly, which I found refreshing because at first when I heard about the emphasis on the disguise, I was afraid for a moment, thinking, uh-oh, are we going back to stories I've seen in the '50s where he's so inept and cowardly I have to wonder, why are Lois and Jimmy even friends with him?"
MW: "Sure, and why's he a reporter for that matter? No, I agree, I think that's an important thing to think of. And when we meet him as the 'Metropolis version' of Clark Kent in that series, he's only been doing this disguise in front of people for like 8 minutes. So, he's kind of all over the map, he can be at any given moment a little ballsy and then in the next second a little over-apologetic, and he's still trying to get a handle on it. But yeah, mild-mannered doesn't mean completely cowardly."
AK: "Exactly. And it really felt like the Christopher Reeve's take to me where it was a disguise but I actually liked both characters/identities."
MW: "Right. And also, 'mild-mannered' does not mean 'weak-willed.' And another thing is, and this is probably because I'm too young to have watched George Reeves's show, but that never resonated with me because he [acted and spoke the same way] in both identities. He's exactly the same guy and that makes my head hurt. These are reporters, how stupid are these people? It needs to be a disguise. But it doesn't mean he has to be the mealy-mouthed, 'gee, my stomach hurts, I can't stand violence' type either. He's a reporter, he'll get in there."
AK: "So what do you think is the central theme of Birthright and, as an aside, what do you think the central theme of Superman as a character is?"
MW: "Wow . . . that's a great question . . . You know what, I'm gonna put it back on you. You tell me and then we'll debate."
AK: [laughter] "Okay, um . . . I think Superman is altruism, essentially what the human spirit is supposed to achieve, the fact that you can help others and that can be its own reward. There doesn't have to be an ulterior motive, there doesn't have to be a revenge theme. Much as I love Batman, and I do, there doesn't have to be a tragedy to spur the action [of Superman]. It's 'I can help. Let me.' "
MW: "Yeah, Batman's about fear and anger and I understand those are very primal and important emotions. But Superman's about hope and about nobility and [in Birthright] it's about that you do not serve humanity by hiding your light under a bushel, you serve humanity by doing everything you can to the best of your abilities. If that means you're Einstein, you do what Einstein does. If you're Superman, you do what Superman does."
AK: "Part of what I picked up from Birthright is he's sort of trying to become okay with that attitude, which I found very relevant. Being a guy in my twenties in this world, people are so cynical that you become a little self-conscious about helping someone and not asking for reward. I thought it went so well with his theme of coming to grips with his identity, that it was a double identity but didn't mean he had to deny either heritage and he was trying to get a grip with the fact that it's okay to want to help people."
MW: "I'm totally with you on that. And there's the question of how do you reconcile the healthy self-interest of wanting your own life and wanting to be who you are but at the same time helping other people? A lot of people took the wrong message when I kept saying this was the story of why Superman does what he does. I got a lot of flack from people who quoted my own words back to me mockingly, 'Well, you do the right thing because it's the right thing to do and you don't need to go further than that.' Well, that's still true, I believe that, but the unexamined life is not worth living and is not relevant in this world."
AK: "I thought it was great to counter that with aspects of Luthor. One of my favorite scenes was when Luthor asks why Clark got a birthday present. I thought that was so effective."
MW: "Exactly. Luthor doesn't 'get' presents. Thank you. I like that scene and you're the first person who's actually picked up on that, no one else has pointed that out to me."
AK: "Aw, great! Now, in Birthright, you mentioned Lana Lang hadn't been seen in years but you never resolved that. And in your story Silver Age from a couple years before, you basically brought back the Pre-Crisis Brainiac. So I was wondering, are you planning at any point to do other stories that take place during Superman's early days? Will there be a sequel to Birthright where Brainiac shows up?"
MW: "I would love for there to be, but there's just no chance right now because they're full up with that kind of stuff. Also, I want to be careful, I don't just wanna be 'the Silver Age guy' or 'the retro guy.' And besides, [writer Grant Morrison] is taking care of that territory so beautifully in his All-Star Superman story that is so jaw-droppingly good. Oh my God, I can't even explain. Anything I can do, he can do better, so go Grant!"
AK: "Now, the Legion of Super-Heroes reboot was done because there basically wasn't an audience anymore?"
MW: "Yeah, that was the biggest part of it. And it's in no way meant to be a criticism of any of the fine people who worked on the series. It's just that there was no audience anymore, we tried everything we could and it didn't seem to make a difference. When Abnett and Lanning relaunched the book as Legion, Wizard Magazine did a big feature on it. There was a lot of press on it, lot of advertising, and it still didn't do anything big in sales or readership. Which is a crime, because it was a great read. So if that much doesn't help, you need to do something drastic to get people's attention."
AK: "It might be a little early in the game for this, but is there any plan for the new Legion's eventual meeting with the rest of the DCU? Is Impulse [or Kid Flash II as he's now known] going to find out about this new future and wonder what the Hell happened to his cousin XS?"
MW: "We're still ironing this stuff out and figuring out how to honor the cast of characters and keep things consistent without undoing anything that's coming out of the new Infinite Crisis series and without creating more questions. So I don't know. We are trying to figure out how the LSH will meet the DCU, because when it happens it should be big. It's just not the right time yet. We're still focusing on setting up the status quo. There's been no pressure for it, which is nice, and if it happens it'll probably happen in the upcoming The Brave and the Bold. We'll figure it out."
AK: "You, Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb, Grant Morrison, you've all been bringing back Pre-Crisis elements, updating them and letting readers know you can have fun without being lame."
MW: Let me interrupt you for a second and go on my rant about this. Not that you think like this, but speaking of people who do think this way. People who complain 'aw, they're bringing that back! They're bringing this back!' It makes me nuts when that's said with such disdain. We're not just old fanboys! Bringing back the Bottle City of Kandor and complaining about it is, to me, like saying 'You're using the Batcave? Again?!'
"This is not an unfailing litmus test, but I think if it's an element from the series that some people who don't read comics know, like Commissioner Gordon, don't really screw that up. Am I making any sense?"
AK: "Yeah. Basically, if there are things that are so part of cannon, don't mess with the core of it. Jim Gordon shouldn't become a cyborg suddenly."
MW: "Exactly. Don't feel like anything created before you started reading comics, the generic 'you,' is nostalgic fanboy wank stuff. You're gonna get yours in twenty years when younger fans ask you why you're into 'old stuff.' It comes around."
AK: "Right. Well, my question was, with writers like you and those I've mentioned and your emphasis on fun and wonder, is there any fear that we're going back to the grim and gritty 80's with stories like Identity Crisis where a super-hero's wife was raped, War Games where [Batman's surrogate mother] Leslie Thompkins is a killer, and where half of Infinite Crisis looks like it's about Batman being betrayed? What do you think of that?"
MW: "The good new is, and I garauntee you this, when we're on the other side of the Crisis, those days are gone. Just gone. We're sick to death of heroes who are not heroes, we're sick to death of darkness. Not that there's no room, not that Batman should act like Adam West, but that won't be the overall feeling. After all this stuff, after everything shakes down, we're done with heroes being dicks. No more 'we screwed each other and now we must pay the consequences.' No, we're super-heroes and that's what we do.
"Batman's broken. Through no one person's fault, but he's a dick now. And we've been told we can fix that."
AK: "Well thanks for this interview, I really appreciate it."
MW: "No problem. Take care!"
Thanks to Mark Waid for agreeing to this interview and for his help on my History of Superman essay.