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In my current client engagement I've been working on a MySite implementation, so naturally I've had to mess with the Shared Services Provider quite a bit. For reasons unknown to me, the SSP/MySites got messed up and I had to delete them. The problem was that you can't easily delete a SSP from the central admin, so once again STSADM to the rescue....
stsadm -o deletessp -title <YourSSPTitleHere> -force
The key here is -force, depending on the situation, if you don't add -force, your SSP won't be fully deleted.
Ran across this issue the other day at a client. I was setting up Forms Based Authentication for a SharePoint site collection and naturally created another Zone for it like I had a multiple times in the past. Problem was, it turns out that we didn't want it to be like the typical multiple site collection (one with Windows Auth, and the other with FBA), so I was left with an extra zone DOH!
If there is a way to delete it through central admin then I must have missed it. Below is the only command to my knowledge that will let you delete an extra Zone from your site collection.
stsadm.exe -o unextendvs -url http://yoursite:portNo -deleteiissites
Once again, stsadm.exe saves the day and gives me another reason to despise the Central Admin UI.


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Goof: When Didi got to the ATM machine and inserted her ATM card, Tommy pushes the buttons at random, which causes the ATM to spit out her card in shredded pieces. Normally, if ANYTHING suspicious happens to a card, like delinquent payments, or too many invalid PIN numbers in a single session, the ATM just "impounds" the card by not returning it to the customer; it's usually stored intact in a special hold area of the ATM.
Goof: In a flashback, Tommy recalls a time (probably when he was only a few weeks old) when Didi carried him to the refrigerator in the middle of the night, so he can have milk. Before she turns to open the fridge, we see her cat clock on the wall. However, she did not get that clock until the "Mirrorland" episode, which at the time, Tommy is already one. (Special thanks to Brian Carlson)
Goof: In "Let There Be Light", they find out it's in the fridge so they try to open it. Spike comes and bites Chuckies pants and pulls him. The pants rip and the fridge opens. Stu finds the babies and gives Chuckie to Didi and you can see that the pants are perfectly fine.
Officer: Not so fast, you two!
Mr. Loew: (as the "examiners" are being arrested) But-but-but officer, what's the meaning of this? These men are bank examiners!
Officer: Bank examiners? HA! These two are the most notorious bank robbers in the whole country! We've been after 'em for years! (Mr. Loew gasps) Thank goodness someone had the foresight to trip the alarm, or we might never have caught them.
Mr. Loew: (takes the briefcases full of money back)> You!
Stu: And Stu said, let there be light!
Bank Robber: I don't know where we went wrong. Should have been as easy as taking candy from a baby. (Scene shows Tommy and Chuckie eating lollipops)
Didi: Stu, all the lights in the house are off.
Stu: I'm aware of that, Deed.
Mrs. Throckmorton: I don't keep my savings in cockamamie stocks and bonds, but in diamonds and rubies that will last forever!
Title: The Bank Trick is a take on the movie, "The Bank Dick", starring W.C. Fields.
Stu: And Stu said, "Let there be light!"
This is a reference to the Bible. When "God created" the sun, it says, "And God said, 'Let there be light.'"
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Willie Nelson has just made an announcement that has his fans all over the country praying for him.
According to Q Political, Nelson's former guitarist Jackie King passed away on January 24 after suffering a heart attack. He was 71 years-old.
The two performed together on the road for years, and King appeared in multiple albums of Nelson's including The Gypsy, The Great Divide, and, Angel Eyes. Nelson in turn appeared on King's 1986 album Knight Bird.
"I think of myself more now as a songwriter than I do a guitar player because of guys like Jackie King," Nelson once said. "It's humbling to be in the presence of that kind of talent."
Just last week, Nelson recorded the song Someone To Watch Over Me, which is featured above this story. We get the feeling it was likely written about King.
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In 1906, Cavalieri Florio
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Option 2 is to send him to a different classroom. They're over capacity for 1st grade. They're shifting some things so that beginning in 1-2 weeks, there will be a new first-grade class. Because of the way this is working, that class will have no IEP students. All of the students will not be at the same ability level, but the idea is that there wouldn't be any individual children who require significant resources because of cognitive or behavioral concerns. The downside is that we would be starting over as far as advocating for DS because the idea is that everyone in this class would be doing the same work.
We have to email her by the end of the weekend. Thoughts?
He needs a move... if they are overcapacity and are moving students then some would be moving from the other class. If he has to go to the new class I'd submit a written request for an IEP meeting after the move if you feel his needs aren't being met. I'm pretty sure they can't legally refuse him an IEP because they want an IEP-free class.
How Can I Fight for a Gifted Child? - Wrightslaw
The school knows the situation isn't working -- they are offering a fix. Try it and see what happens.
but everything has pros and cons
I would move him. His current class does NOT sound like a normal 1st grade. Neither of my sons have ever had a classmate who couldn't speak in complete sentences, except brand new immigrants (who could speak fine in their first language and learn English quick). Not even in preschool. I just don't think that would be a good situation for your son.
The new class sounds like it could work well. My youngest son is in 1st grade. They are in ability groups in math, reading, and spelling. In math his class is counting money, adding, subtracting, and telling time. In reading he gets level "V" books for homework and works with another boy who also reads at a ~5th grade level. His spelling words last week included pleasure, civilized, and opposition. I don't think differentiating takes a lot of his teacher's time.
Between my two (older one is suspected ADHD and dysgraphic, younger is gifted) I have already met with both teachers this year. I was able to get in within two days each time.
I lean toward Option 2, moving, as well, but do you know anything about the "new" teacher? I would probably try to get a little information about her/him first - personality, teaching style, preferred methods etc. I'm also wondering whether you couldn't convince the school's math coach to continue identifying appropriate materials and resources for him, since s/he is already familiar with your ds and his level of work. Even if he changes classes, he shouldn't have to start over entirely as far as differentiation goes.
I hope the transition goes well and things improve quickly . Over the years, my dc have had to make several changes - moving homes, classes, schools and so on. I once worried a lot about how it would affect them, but they've become resilient, flexible, socially adept people. They are unafraid to take on new challenges because they know that they can manage. Hopefully, your ds will also develop some "survival skills", as we've come to call them.
Over the years, my dc have had to make several changes - moving homes, classes, schools and so on. I once worried a lot about how it would affect them, but they've become resilient, flexible, socially adept people. They are unafraid to take on new challenges because they know that they can manage.
This has been our experience too. Some of the transitions have been rough -- we've lived all over US and in two provinces of Canada. At times, it was hard on the kids. But ultimately those were the experiences that helped shape our children.
It's character building!
but everything has pros and cons
I think that you made the right decision. Yes, the change might throw your ds for a little bit, but ultimately, if he's getting his needs met in a better way, the change will be positive. I don't think that it's fair for kids to be put in the role of "helper" when their own needs aren't being met.
I didn't bother writing move him, as it seemed like overkill. Yes, maybe there is a bit of chaos in his life right now, but the situation he was in seemed so unhealthy, that a little more short-term chaos would be worth it. Please keep us updated on how it goes with the new class and the new teacher.
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Also Alan Moore's few-but-canonically-significant ''Series/DoctorWho'' comics for ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'', because of Moore's strained relations with Marvel UK.* Jon Muth's gorgeous graphic novel "Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares", published by Marvel Graphic Novels in the early 90's, hasn't seen the light of day for years, despite it being one of the best and more unique adaptations of Stoker's novel and would be of great interest to Dracula fans. ** For that matter, a majority of the works published under Marvel Graphic Novels have lacked reprints, the exceptions being most of the ones featuring Marvel characters that have been reprinted or included in other collections.* ''Comicbook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'' fans have long suffered due to politics involving the comic's most famous writer-turned-head of DC Comics Paul Levitz. Levitz, known for vetoing the collection of stories whose writers and artists are out of favor with DC Comics for various reasons, has long refused to collect his ''Legion'' run in TPB format, going so far as even stopping the popular and commercially-successful LOSH Hardcover Archive series due to it having reached the point where his first issues on the book were published, just so that he could use the lack of his books released to justify his corrupt policies of who gets their work collected. This has had a detrimental effect upon the ''Legion'' franchise as, save for the Great Darkness Saga (which was out of print for over a decade), the only way to buy the Legion was to pay $50 a volume for the DC Archives, which while being a comprehensive collection of all Legion stories, consists mainly of the Adventure Comics era, which are at best a mixed bag qualitywise. The Legion's 1980s run, where Levitz took over the franchise and made it into a hit series, remained uncollected and unseen until two years ago when Levitz (to tie into the return of the Pre-Zero Hour Legion) released two volumes collecting the first 13 issues of Legion V3, ironically even as "The Great Darkness Saga" has once again fallen out of print.** The post-Levitz ''Legion'' also suffers this and then some. The controversial V4 run by Keith Giffen and the Bierbaums remains uncollected. The 1994 reboot had its first eight issues and a later storyline involving a retread of the Great Darkness Saga collected, but nothing else. Part of this was due to artist Oliver Coipel, who drew four and half years of the reboot leaving DC to go work for Marvel, leading to Levitz blacklisting him and refusing to collect any of the ''Legion'' stories he drew in TPB. Also, when the last 1994 ''Legion'' reboot story (a crossover special with the 2002 ''Teen Titans'' relaunch) finally see the light of day as part of a ''Teen Titans'' TPB, the collection '''omitted''' the final pages of the story, where the Legion rally together as their world is destroyed and they are cast outside of the known universe to rot for all time. To add insult to injury, the critically-panned 2004 reboot has, save for a single issue, been completely collected with the last year of the book seeing print not just in softcover but also '''hardcover'''.* ''Comicbook/SwampThing'' suffered this for years with several major issues (the last four issues of Len Wein's original run on the title, the first Alan Moore ''Swamp Thing'' story) uncollected until most recently as DC began re-releasing the [=TPBs=] in hardcover. Still, stuff like Nancy Collins' back-to-basics run and Grant Morrison and Mark Millar's controversial runs on the title remain uncollected, as does the Marty Pasko run (''Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #1-19), the last 4-5 issues of which are crucial for setting up the bulk of Alan Moore's plotlines in the book.** As of 2017 all of the mentioned comics (yes, all of them) are available on [=ComiXology=]. You're still out of luck if you want a physical copy, though.* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' suffers this as well — Marvel has done a lousy job collecting and keeping in print most of the character's defining storylines. While both Essential Spider-Man and Essential Spider-Man have now reached Roger Stern and Peter David's legendary runs (and the first third of David Micheline's legendary run on Amazing Spider-Man released as an omnibus), good luck if you are wanting to find most of Spidey's stuff like [=DeMatteis=] and Gerry Conway's Spectacular Spider-Man or Tom [=DeFalco's=] Amazing Spider-Man.** An omnibus of Roger Stern's run is now pending for release in April 2014. ** Mark Bagley did a Spider-Man web-comic around the 2000s that seems to have mysteriously dropped off the face of the Earth, with nothing being reprinted and the comic not appearing on Marvel's website.* The bulk of Creator/BillMantlo's work as a comic creator remain uncollected. While Marvel has recently announced two oversized [=TPBs=] collecting the first 40 issues of his Hulk run and most of his Spider-Man stuff is available in the Essential line, his Micronauts and Rom work remains in legal limbo hell while his Alpha Flight run (featuring early pre-fame artwork from Mike Mignola and Jim Lee) is still not collected. * Any Daredevil that isn't Frank Miller's or part of the 2000s Marvel Knights reboot. In particular, Ann Nocenti's run has only ever received two collections (One, out-of-print, Daredevil Visionaries collection of Typhoid Mary and one more recent collection of Lone Stranger) despite running far longer than either of Miller's runs and featuring artwork not only by fan favourites John Romita Jr and Lee Weeks, but art from Creator/SteveDitko, Mark Bagley, amongst others. * A lot of 1990s Marvel stuff remains uncollected, even with Marvel recently making headway in collecting it via their "Marvel Classics" line. The 1990s ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' series; ''Nightstalkers'' (which brought ComicBook/{{Blade}} back after fading away into comic limbo and resolved several major dangling plotlines from the 1970s ''Comicbook/TheTombOfDracula'' series); Thunderbolts, ''Generation X''; and ''X-Man'' has yet to be collected.*** Thunderbolts, Generation X, and X-Man are now being collected and while the 90s series has yet to be collected, all of the Guardians of the Galaxy material from the various anthology comics Marvel originally published them in have finally been collected.*** Marvel has announced that the Creator/JimValentino run on the 1990s GOTG series (ie the first 26 issues or so) is being released in TPB format in 2014, most likely to capitalise on the release of the film.* DC has its own 1990s stuff that has yet to be collected, be it obscure cult favorites (''Major Bummer''; ''Darkstars''; ''Young Heroes In Love'') to major books that are a no-brainer for collecting (the 1990s ''Robin'' series; the Kyle Rayner ''Green Lantern'' run of Ron Marz; ''L.E.G.I.O.N.''; Mark Waid's ''Flash'' run; Peter David's ''Aquaman'', ''Supergirl'' and ''Young Justice'' runs). While DC has released "Best Of" volumes of the early Rayner ''Green Lantern'' stories, their attempt to do a comprehensive collecting of Kyle's ''Green Lantern'' run failed to sell enough to justify further volumes. And the ''Robin'' thing is even more insulting, given that ''Nightwing'' and ''Birds of Prey'' (other Batman spin-offs) have received numerous [=TPBs=] over the years collecting the bulk of those two series.** ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' only had one TPB released. The book ran for six years and over 50 issues, and saw strong sales throughout that time, but DC has never seen fit to put any real effort into collecting it -- not even after the success of the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' cartoon!*** Finally seems that DC has taken notice of this, as a new release of the Young Justice series was recently announced. This may have something to do with the announced renewal of the television show as well.** David's ''Supergirl'' run eventually started seeing release in 2016.* Stormwatch Team Achilles and Wildcats V3.0 only had the first year's worth of stories collected, as both comics were critical darlings with poor sales, leading to them being put down and replaced with more traditional versions of the concepts that have been largely panned by fans of the "Eye of the Storm" books.** Wildcats 3.0, at least, is finally being collected in full in two large trade paperbacks - just in time for Wildstorm's shuttering.* Joe Casey's non-crossover ''Adventures Of Superman'' run remains uncollected, even though his book was widely praised to be the best of the early-2000s Superman books.* While DC has begun to make a serious effort to collect the Giffen/[=DeMatteis=]/[=McGuire=] [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational JLI/JLA]] run, fans still hold onto the first JLI TPB ("A New Beginning") and not the most recent printing, based off of the first edition hardcover re-release. The original TPB contains a lengthy introduction where Giffen discusses in graphic detail how he got the job writing the book, how the roster came about, the politics that determined that he could only use Batman and Martian Manhunter as far as founding Big Seven members, and the overall tone of the book. This fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes making of this beloved incarnation of the franchise was replaced with a one-page "intro" that is extremely brief and barely mentions the behind-the-scenes stuff except in a brief aside.* ''[[Comicbook/TeenTitans New Teen Titans]]'' suffers this — vague, often butchered [=TPBs=] have been released of random stories (with the only common theme being that they are drawn by George Perez), while the only way to read the stories in chronological order is the uber-expensive "Archive" Hardcovers, with DC recently announcing that the Hardcover collecting will stop now that they've reached the point where the earliest issue number TPB would be the next volume.** DC eventually released The New Teen Titans in omnibus format, but the first volume is out-of-print and the third volume has been widely panned for both not collecting the issues DC solicited (this happens often) and for containing huge gaps in continuity between the issues that were collected. * The ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' [[ComicBook/TheTransformers UK comic]] stories featuring Death's Head cannot be reprinted in the US, since Marvel owns the character. Luckily, prior to IDW getting the UDS reprint rights, they were collected in the UK via Titan (who distributes Marvel's trade paperbacks in England) with Titan scoring global distribution rights, meaning that they could be grey-market imported to the States.** Similarly, a complete collection of ''ComicBook/DeathsHead'' issues is very difficult, since many of his stories involve crossovers with ''Transformers'' and ''Doctor Who,'' and reprinting them would require straightening out the license rights. The situation may have been recently resolved, as an old Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine comics story featuring Death's Head as an antagonist was reprinted by IDW.* While it's predecessor [[ComicBook/TheTransformers The Transformers]] has had the lions share of reprints over the last 30+ years good luck if you want to find the sequel series [[ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2 Generation 2]] as the only option for finding it today are the original print run or the releases that were [[NoExportForYou UK exclusive]] done by Titan books during the early 2000s.* ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' for years suffered this, especially after Marvel attempted to reprint the books only to stop after reaching #50. Luckily, IDW has picked up the ball and is now reprinting the entire series.* Matt Howarth included several real people as characters in his various Bugtown comic book series. He asked their permission to do so, but did not anticipate any future reprint market. So Howarth feels the permission only covered the original publication of the books and he would need new assent to republish the books in collected form. As he has been unable to contact several of the people involved, some of whom have since passed away, these series have never been collected.* Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo's mind-bendingly experimental Creator/VertigoComics revamp of ComicBook/ShadeTheChangingMan remains unavailable for purchase, except for a 2004 TPB of the first six issues. DC likely planned to use this as a test for future [=TPBs=], but since the first arc is the weakest of the 70-issue series, it failed to garner significant interest.** This is slowly being changing. The first volume of the series was re-released with a second in December 2009, and a third in July 2010.*** Unfortunately DC has published no further [=TPBs=] since the third volume was released in 2010, so the rest of the series still remains in this category.** Many of Peter Milligan's other mindblowing comics, such as Human Target, Enigma and his Batman/Detective stories (bar the one story that was part of the Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul) have not been collected or are out-of-print, or else suffer from the same fate as Shade, the Changing Man.* DVD pack-in comics, specifically those that are only packaged with [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition special edition]] [=DVD=]s (bonus points if its only sold by a certain chain of stores) or ones [[NoExportForYou that are only released in certain regions]].* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' issues 9 and 10 have a history of coming in and out of limbo in reprint volumes. #9, held up due to the legal battles with Creator/NeilGaiman, the co-author of the issue who claims partial ownership of the (continuity-important) characters he introduced (Medieval Spawn, Angela and Cagliostro), and #10 because it was a ''ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark'' CrossOver issue that Dave Sim has not authorized for reprints.** This seems to be resolved, as both issues were included in the oversized ''Spawn Origins Collection: Book 1'' hardcover book, with a letter by Dave Sim explaining the story behind the making and reprinting troubles of issue #10 included as a forward to that issue.* If you want to collect the comic stories that ran in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'', you're pretty much gonna have to go to [=eBay=] and try to win auctions on the issues, or their reprints in ''Disney's Colossal Comics Collection''. However, Boom! Studios is now reprinting the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' stories.** ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfTheChaosGod'', a five part CrossThrough story which is widely regarded as one of the greatest stories ever printed in the magazine, has ''never'' been reprinted. The only way to read it is to buy all five of the original issues online, or find page scans on the internet.* For countries that still publish [[ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics Disney Comics]], Brazil sometimes suffers from this despite publisher Editora Abril being prone to republish old stories instead of new, imported ones (as locally produced are sporadic ever since they closed their studio in 2001). Some comics are heavily sought, be they old magazines or recent ones (as their distribution is sometimes cumbersome, and the online store doesn't warn when they'll stop selling certain comics), particularly collections such as ''The Complete Works of Creator/CarlBarks''.* Creator/ArchieComics seems to rarely reprint stuff involving their (Non-Pureheart) superhero output: They themselves put out three trade paperbacks in the early 2000s on certain characters.** Archie is offering many of the stories as part of its ''ComicBook/NewCrusaders'' digital subscription service starting Spring 2012. * The pulp style comic series ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starblazer Starblazer]]'' books, despite some incredibly good stories and a small but very loyal fandom, is doomed to obscurity by the refusal to reprint any stories even as a collection. The old books themselves are getting increasingly hard to come by as time takes its toll.* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', while an excellent series, hasn't been reprinted since 2003, its quarter-centennial, and the only full-ish reprints--the Father Tree Press 20th anniversary Readers Collections--are getting harder and harder to find as time goes on. On the plus side, all of it--and even never-printed material from aborted series--is available on the official website.** Some of the original chapter pages got redesigned without chapter titles for later editions, and the original versions aren't available on line. The website also omits miscellaneous cartoons, promotional art, artwork for editorial page borders, and even one editorial that's lettered in the shape of a wolf's head.** The original ''ComicBook/ElfQuest: Wavedancers'' series was withdrawn because of a dispute between the Pinis and its creators and cannot be legally reproduced.** The first in what is proposed to be a complete series of {{Doorstopper}} collections emerged in 2014, although it's unclear if it will include '''everything'''.* The issues of ''Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' written and illustrated by RickVeitch (issues #24-26 and 30 of Volume One of the original Mirage run, plus the story "North by Downeast" initially serialized in Plastron Cafe #1-4 and later colorized and given a conclusion in the two-part ''Casey Jones'' mini-series) face problems when it comes to reprints as Veitch never signed away those rights. Possibly the TMNT stories by RickArthur (who did TMNT Vol. 1 #41 and a short story called "Lucindra" in Turtle Soup (vol. 2) #1) fall into the same trap, though there's no confirmation from anyone involved with the franchise (though see below). FrankBella, who did the two-page gag story "Pesticide" in Turtle Soup (vol. 1) #1, also never signed away reprint rights, which leads this troper to believe that the same thing happened with the other story in that special (save for one done by Mirage regular EricTalbot which was later reprinted, a crossover story with StanSakai's ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' which has been reprinted times, and one by SteveBissette who did sell the rights to his TMNT-related work). Some of the other TMNT short stories and Vol. 1 issues done by freelance writers and artists during the late 1980s and early 1990s may also have legal problems, but in some cases it's hard to tell since Mirage's contracts could be a bit loose regarding reprint rights at the time.** Update: Rick Arthur has told this troper that the only intellectual property he owns from TMNT Vol. 1 #44 is the character of Lucindra and nothing else. Also, veteran comics writer Creator/PaulJenkins never signed away the rights to his contributions to TMNT Vol. 1 #43, but doesn't really mind it being reprinted. ComicBook/MegatonMan DonSimpson still owns the rights to his TMNT parody short stories, "Teen Techno Turtle Trio Plus One!' from Shell Shock and "Alternative Turtles on the Moon" from the color Turtle Soup series (I assume that Mirage didn't buy out those stories since they're just parodies), same with Creator/FredHembeck's TMNT back-up strip from the third printing of TMNT Vol. 1 #2. Most other TMNT stories should face no legal problems from being reprinted, although IDW may go the extra mile in getting permission from and compensating the owners of guest characters such as ErikLarsen's ComicBook/SavageDragon and BobBurden's ''ComicBook/FlamingCarrot'' (since Dave Sim has no problem with anyone else using his character ComicBook/{{Cerebus}}, yet IDW still got Sim's permission and paid him in order to reprint the TMNT issue that guest stars Cerebus).* Unlike its popular [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog American cousin]], ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' has yet to be collected into volumes. The series is extremely hard to find (as everytime you search for it the Archie's comics come up instead), though there are sites specifically made for buying issues of the comic. It's still hard to get certain issues though. It's possible the lack of an archive is due to legal issues involving the several {{Canon Foreigner}}s.* Entire companies suffer from this trope. If you like First Comics in the 80s, only ''ComicBook/{{American Flagg}}'' has seen a reprint: books like ''ComicBook/JonSableFreelance'', ''Nexus'', ''ComicBook/TheBadger'', ''Grimjack'', ''Dynamo Joe'', and ''Mars'' languish in obscurity. A lot of the output of companies like Malibu, Eclipse, and Comico are similar. For more obscure companies, like Neal Adams's Continuity Comics, not even graphic novels exist.** Actually, most of the First Comics books mentioned has been reprinted in some form. The exception is ''ComicBook/DynamoJoe''.* Marvel's current policy is to not maintain any inventory. Once they print a trade or hardcover and send it out you'd better hope it doesn't sell out because unless it's a really popular series it's not going to get a second printing. This means that there are trades just two years old that are already out-of-print. Some of them are trades released to replace older out-of-print collections, which is as ridiculous as it sounds.** The 2008 run of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' was a good example of this. Due to the series suffering low sales at the time, compounded by the announcement of [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy the movie]], what copies DO exist have shot up in price.** DC has a similar policy. The first Teen Titans omnibus was out of print by about mid-2012 despite having come out in September of the previous year. Their much-panned, oversized hardcover reissue of Batman: Year One is now out-of-print (although that may be because it was widely panned, especially by David Mazzuchelli himself). ''Absolute ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' is out-of-print, and there are many others. * None of the volumes of ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'', the original FurryComic, were ever re-issued. Unlike its sequel, ''Birthright'', which is currently slowly being put out as a WebComic.* Until recently, the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' only had two of its three acts collected as a trade paperback - ''Knightfall'' and ''[=KnightsEnd=]'', but not ''[=KnightQuest=]''. However, on May 29, 2012, one part of the ''[=KnightQuest=]'' storyline, "The Crusade" - which chronicled Jean-Paul Valley's stint as Batman - was finally released. However, "The Search" - which had Bruce Wayne hunting down the kidnapped father of Robin Tim Drake - has yet to be released collected. In addition DC also omitted a few stories from the first volume that serve as build-up to the main Knightfall arc, The Sword of Azrael (which was previously collected elsewhere, but is now out-of-print) and the Troika arc, a four issue arc that more-or-less finishes the [=KnightSaga=].** DC also declined to reprint Contagion, Legacy and Cataclysm. All three are big Batman arcs, all three somewhat lead into No Man's Land, and Legacy contains appearances by Bane, Talia and Catwoman, three characters you'd think DC would want to reprint stories of, [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises considering]]*** DC has since not only reprinted Contagion and Cataclysm, it is also getting ready to release Legacy again as well, along with Knightfall in a new Omnibus format, which might, hopefully, finally see the entire event collected properly.* ''The Lost Ones'', a comic book by former [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie Sonic]] writer Ken Penders, only saw one issue printed, and it sold very poorly. As a result, even if you use the internet to help you, you're ''very'' unlikely to find it. The closest it got to a rerelease was being put up on Ken Penders' website, and even then, it's only the first few pages. That said, it has such a poor reputation that, like ''Ricky 1'', in the off chance you ''do'' find a copy, it won't cost very much to buy.* ''ComicBook/FishPolice'', which was independently released for its first 11 issues, has had several reprints of the early issues. Comico reprited issues 1-4 in a colorized trade, and then reissued 5-11 (with some new material thrown in), but went bankrupt after printing issues 12-17. The series was picked up for Apple Comics for issues 18-26, after which Marvel did bowdlerized colorized reprints of issues 1-6 to capitalize on the short-lived AnimatedAdaptation. Issues 1-4 were ''again'' reprinted in a black-and-white trade by IDW in 2011, but so far, everything afterward remains hard to find. There was also a six-issue LighterAndSofter spinoff called ''Fish Shticks'' that was only printed once by Comico.* Marvel's satirical comics ''ComicBook/NotBrandEcch'' and ''ComicBook/WhatThe'' have never been reprinted, despite being popular titles and often requested.** A possible reason for no reprints of ''ComicBook/WhatThe'' is that it often took (affectionate) jabs at then-current writers, artists, and other Marvel staffers. Since many of these people no longer work for Marvel, it would likely confuse some readers, and look like they're taking shots at their former employees.* When ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' concluded, it got harder to find the Papercutz reprints of the comic series, let alone the originals from LEGO Magazine or the Lunchables comics. Luckily, reproductions on the Internet are available with a bit of digging.* Almost none of the hundreds of GoldenAge ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' stories have ever been reprinted; as far as DC Comics are concerned the character apparently began with Jack Kirby in 1958. ** A handful of GoldenAge ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' stories can be found in the three ComicBook/SevenSoldiers of Victory archives, since he was a part of that team.* The comic portion of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse suffers from this.** The pre-1996 ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' comic strips are being very slowly reprinted by Panini in [=TPBs=], but given the [=TPBs=]' marketing focus on single Doctors, it's unclear if they'll ever reprint the short run of multi-Doctor strips between their ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' Seventh Doctor strips and their Eighth Doctor comics, a run best known for breaking with ''New Adventures'' continuity in the story "Ground Zero".** An even less ambiguous example is the 1960s and 1970s ''TV Comics'' ''Doctor Who'' comic strips, which are unlikely ever to be reprinted because of their sometimes-dubious quality and uncertainty over who, if anyone, owns the copyright. ** The much more highly regarded 1960s "The Daleks" VillainProtagonist strips published in ''TV Century 21'' got a couple of short-print-run collections years ago, but are not currently available. This is despite the fact that some other less popular ''TV Century 21'' strips do have collections out. Although nothing's been made public, the notoriously hardball attitudes of the Creator/TerryNation estate may have something to do with that.* The short-lived Creator/MarvelMAX series ''[[ComicBook/TheEternals The Eternal]]'', will probably never get collected, owing to it being a Chuck Austen miniseries loaded with sex and nudity.* While ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' mostly averts this trope, there are exceptions:** The main story of ''Sonic Live!'' remains without reprint. This might have something to do with likeness rights, as it features caricatures of Ken Penders' children. ** Issue #50 hasn't seen a reprint, as all collections prefer to reprint the extended version seen in ''Super Sonic Special'' #6.** ''Sonic Super Special'' #7 probably won't see a reprint due to it being a crossover with several Creator/ImageComics characters, leaving the rights tangled. ** The final story in ''Super Sonic Special'' #8, an adaptation of a cartoon episode, hasn't seen a reprint, notable for having very poor artwork.** ''Sonic Super Special'' #15's main story is also off the table for some particularly bad artwork (several panels are literally just snow or darkness with word balloons over them). The story was retold and retconned in the Free Comic Book Day issue for 2011.** 10 issues of ''Knuckles the Echidna'' (#22-#28, #30-#32) are suspects. While the final two Knuckles Archives were announced and even had cover art released, they seem to be in limbo for unknown reasons. Amazon de-listed Volume 5 for pre-order in early 2015. They also aren't available on the Sonic app. Issue #29 made it into ''Sonic Select Book 7''. It was most likely due to the lawsuit with Ken Penders as, in the height of the lawsuit, Penders actually contacted distributors and slapped C&D notices on, at the very least, Volume 4 of the Archives.** The ''ComicBook/SonicX'' comic that Archie published hasn't seen a trade reprint, and Ian Flynn has confirmed that Creator/{{SEGA}} doesn't want it republished. This is likely due to legal matters, as the rights to ''Sonic X'' are a bit of a mess. This ends up affecting the final issue of the series, as it is a crossover with the main comic when that universe's Shadow and Metal Sonic drop into that universe briefly before disappearing and heading to Blaze's universe.* Anything to do with Valiant Comics is a bit of a tangled mess - when Valiant went under, they sold off all their properties to video game company Acclaim. When Acclaim folded, the comic rights were sold to a new company - however, some of the Valiant books were based on old Gold Key Comics characters, and those rights reverted to Gold Key, not to mention that the Acclaim video games went to another rights holder which further strained things dealing with the tie-in comics. When Jim Shooter finally purchased back the properties he'd originally started, rather than mess with attempted reprints that may not even be legally possible(coupled with a lot of backlash at the franchises, as his original plans did not mesh with what the later owners of Valiant did with the titles), he merely rebooted the Valiant universe. ** Separately, the video game adaptation of Shadow Man(based on the Acclaim sequel to the original Valiant title) has seen release on Steam, though the 3 console ports are in limbo.* ComicBook/NintendoComicsSystem has yet to receive a reprint, probably due to a combination of OldShame and TooSoon (two storylines in the ''Game Boy'' comics series dealt with both the World Trade Center and the space shuttle ''Columbia''.)** While on the subject of Nintendo, many of the old Magazine/NintendoPower comics count as this too. The only ones to get modern re-releases are ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast and ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures which have gotten new edition graphic novels by Creator/VizMedia. Others such as StarFox & Super Metroid on the other hand are a lot more easier to find off of unofficial internet scans.* In general, the vast bulk of [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age comics]] have simply never been reprinted in any form. Want to read stuff like the various 1940s Comicbook/{{Shazam}} series, the first appearance of Comicbook/VandalSavage, or pretty much ''anything'' that isn't selected Superman, Batman, or Captain America stories? Your best bet is torrent sites with image files often shot from ''university microfilm'' collections. ** And then there's anything that isn't a superhero genre story. * ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' has ran into this twice. Surfin' The Highway, a compilation of all the comics up to that point, was printed in 1995 and went out of print. For years, second-hand copies were going for a substantial amount of money. Then, in 2008, following the success of Telltale's VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice games, the company re-released a greatly expanded version. Then ''that'' went out of print, and and as of this writing neither version is easily obtainable.! NewspaperComics* While ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' will hardly get reprinted, the strips [[http://www.garfield.com/usacres/todayscomic.html are available, in color, on the official Garfield website]] - though they're releasing one per day, and only started in August 2010.** ''Gnorm Gnat'', Jim Davis's [[OldShame first comic]], has never been published, not even on the Garfield site. A few strips have appeared here and there, but to see the rest one would probably have to find old copies of ''The Pendleton Times'' from the 70s.** Speaking of Jim Davis' work, ''ComicBook/GarfieldHis9Lives'' has also been out of print for several years and the Garfield website barely acknowledges the book's existence, if at all. What's really weird though is that if you search in the site's store you can actually find the animated special version of Garfield: His 9 Lives still in print. ** A 1986 book of original ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' gags, ''The Unabridged Uncensored Unbelievable Garfield'', has been out of print for a very long time.** Also, the 2000-2003 comic based on ''Mr. Potato Head'' that Davis worked on with longtime assistant Brett Koth. There's only been one printed collection.* ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'' has few reprints available and in the case of the Max Collins era strips (which were critically acclaimed) few have ever been reprinted, save the various sequences collected in the Anniversary editions. Fantagraphics is releasing ''The Complete Chester Gould Dick Tracy'' archive editions however, and ''The Collins Case Files'' are currently on its third volume.* ''ComicStrip/ThePerishers'' was only ever reprinted in paperback collections. Worse, the early volumes didn't reprint the strips in chronological order. Classic 60s strips are currently being reprinted in the ''Daily Mirror'', resized somewhat to fit, with new colour, and occasional textual revisions for topicality. One can only hope the original versions are being safely preserved somewhere.* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' comic books from Marvel UK are one of the rarest comic books one can find, as not only have they've been out of print for decades, but the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers complicated legal problems]][[note]]''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is owned by Creator/WarnerBrothers, parent of Marvel competitor Creator/DCComics, while the comics are property of Marvel, owned by Time Warner competitor Creator/{{Disney}}[[/note]] are actively keeping the comics from getting reprinted. This is not the case with the US ''Tiny Toons'' magazines, though, as DC owned those rights.* In the late 80's children's book author Creator/DanielPinkwater and editorial cartoonist Tony Auth collaborated on a newspaper comic called ''Norb'', concerning the lighthearted adventures of a scientist, his dwarf woolly mammoth (who can destroy things by trumpeting his trunk and loves pizza) and an unkempt teenage girl. It ran for 52 weeks before getting canned due to low readership, and the one collected edition has been out of print since the early 90's and is ridiculously expensive online.* The earlier strips of ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' are falling into this. The [=GoComics=] website only goes back to March 11, 1996 (the strip began in April 1988), so the only way to read any comics from before that year is to buy the first five treasuries. These books are becoming harder to find. ----


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Three years of experience. Just about enough time to start calling on about equal numbers
Posted by mbperrin | Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:53 AM (1 replies)
Yes, four years of college should be included in free and appropriate education
Posted by mbperrin | Mon Dec 24, 2012, 04:18 PM (0 replies)
Hmmm, all they paid was a fine of puny proportions? They weren't forced to fight to the death
Posted by mbperrin | Sun Dec 23, 2012, 05:38 PM (0 replies)
Thank you. Correct. The fuckers on the payroll keep anything from happening.
Posted by mbperrin | Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:01 PM (1 replies)
Thank you. Very well said. My dad and granddad were both veterans as well,
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The Wiseman hypothesis, sometimes called the tablet theory, is a third theory of the authorship and composition of the Book of Genesis, occupying a medial position between traditional Dictation Theory (that God dictated Genesis to Moses on Mount Sinai) and the Graf–Wellhausen or documentary hypothesis, popularly known as JEDP. The theory suggests that many passages used by Moses or other authors to compose Genesis originated as histories and genealogies recorded in Mesopotamian cuneiform script on baked clay tablets, handed down through Abraham to later Hebrews.
Subsequent studies
Wiseman hypothesis
Air Commodore P. J. Wiseman, a British officer who visited many active archaeological sites during his career, proposed that the key to separating the original tablets could be found in the ending colophon (publishing) of each. In his forward to the revised edition of Wiseman's book, his son, Donald Wiseman, wrote the following concerning subsequent research that has elucidated the place of colophons in ancient literature from the second millennium BC and before:
Since this book was first written there have been many more colophons discovered among the cuneiform texts which have been found in Babylonia. They have been published by H. Hunger, Babylonische und Assyrische Kolophone (1968) and by E. Leichty, "The Colophon" in Studies Presented to A. L. Oppenheim (1964), pp. 147–54. These substantiate the references to this scribal device which is the "key" to the elucidation of the documents which were composed in Genesis.
Recent discoveries of Semitic literature from Syria and Mesopotamia, among them many dated texts ca. 2300 BC – notably the finds in 1975–76 from Tell Mardih (Ebla) and, from a millennium later, the Akkadian texts from Ras Shamra (Ugarit) – show the continuity in tradition both of scribal education and literary practices. In many instances tablets show them to have continued virtually unchanged for a further two millenniums. Unlike the Wellhausen theories, based on subjective assessment of the Hebrew text alone, these extra-biblical documents give us fixed and dated points along this stream of tradition . . . To the present writer the particular value of this theory in relation to Genesis is the implication of the early use of writing, with the possibility that Genesis 1–37 could be a transcript from the oldest series of written records.[1]
In essence the Wiseman Hypothesis is that the phrase "these are the generations of ...", which is found repeatedly in Genesis (Genesis 2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10; 11:27; 25:12; 25:19; 36:1; 36:9; 37:2)is a typical colophon found at the end – not the beginning – of a tablet containing family history. The name which follows the colophon is that of the author or the owner of the tablet, not necessarily the subject of the tablet. Thus the first of these toledoth (Hebrew for "generations") passages, Genesis 2:4, refers to the preceding account of creation rather than being the introduction to the succeeding account.
Although most passages can be conformed to this pattern, there are several that do not appear to follow it. It is difficult to see Genesis 36:1 as referring to the preceding passage regarding the activities of Esau's rival, Jacob and even less likely that Jacob would own a tablet listing the rulers of Edom (37:2) apparently long after his time! On the other hand, if we consider that 36:1 and 36:9 introduce the tablets that follow, we would have to consider them clumsily interpolated into the account of Jacob's life story to which 37:2 forms the colophon.
Support for the Wiseman Hypothesis is found in the works on textual criticism and literary analysis of the Hebrew Bible by R. K. Harrison, notably in his massive Introduction to the Old Testament, where he wrote, "His [Wiseman's] approach had the distinct advantage of relating the ancient Mesopotamian sources underlying Genesis to an authentic Mesopotamian life-situation, unlike the attempts of the Graf–Wellhausen school, and showed that the methods of writing and compilation employed in Genesis were in essential harmony with the processes current among the scribes of ancient Babylonia."[2]
These examples are discounted by scholars who follow Wellhausen and the Documentary hypothesis, since the central basis of the Documentary hypothesis is that the Pentateuch is mostly a work composed by unknown editors and authors who lived much later than the time of Moses. R. K. Harrison asserts that this approach means these scholars often miss valuable information, as derived from archaeology and a knowledge of literary conventions in the ancient Near East, which helps explain the Biblical text.[3]
See also
- ↑ D. J. Wiseman, preface to Ancient Records and the Structure of Genesis, pp. 8,9.
- ↑ R. K. Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1969) p. 64. See also Harrison's elucidation of the use of colophons in Genesis, and their archaeological background, on pp. 543–552.
- ↑ Harrison, Introduction p. 545.
- Ancient Records and the Structure of Genesis: A Case for Literary Unity by Wiseman, P. J., Wiseman, D. J., Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1985, ISBN 9780840775023.
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Target: Maureen McGuire, Chief Marketing Officer
Goal: End the exploitation of live wild animals in commercials and advertisements.
Kmart, one of the largest American chain stores, recently shot a commercial featuring a 5-foot long white-tipped shark. After showing signs of distress, the shark died shortly after production. In an age where computer-generated imagery (CGI) is widely incorporated into films and television shows, live animals should not be used. Demand that Kmart pledge to not use wild animals for future advertisements and commercials.
The white-tipped shark was flown from New York to Los Angeles for the commercial shoot. It was then placed in a backyard pool during filming, where it began to show visible signs of distress. The shark then died shortly after being transported to Long Beach, CA for medical care. Although representatives from the film unit claim that no abuse or neglect was involved, the fact remains that a wild animal was taken from its habitat 3,000 miles away, put on a plane for a 5 hour flight, and then placed in a pool. Sharks are sensitive creatures that can detect changes in low-frequency sounds, vibrations, and electrical currents surrounding them. It is highly likely that the noise and chaos from the commercial shoot, as well as from transportation, was stressful and alarming for the shark.
In captivity, sharks require a highly specialized and controlled environment. The water temperature, filtration, and salinity must be maintained at specific levels at all times. Because of the amount of detail and attention that goes into caring for sharks and due to sharks' sensitivity to environmental changes, they should not be used in any type of filming. After the death of the shark, Kmart requested a second shark but was denied, and replaced it with a hippopotamus instead. With modern technology improving the television and film industry with animatronics and CGI, there is no excuse for exploiting wild animals.
Sign the petition below to urge Kmart to stop using wild animals in their advertisements and commercials.
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I was outraged to hear about the recent death of a white-tipped shark during a Kmart commercial shoot. The shark started showing signs of distress during the shoot and died immediately after production. Wild animals should not be used for filming purposes, as they are unaccustomed to loud noises and unfamiliar settings. I would like to urge you to stop approving the use of wild animals in Kmart marketing and advertising strategies.
The shark that was used for the commercial was flown from New York to Los Angeles. This 3,000 mile cross-country trip is already a giant ordeal for an animal accustomed to living in a specific type of environment. The shark was then placed in a backyard pool for filming. Although representatives from the film unit claim that no abuse or neglect was involved, the fact remains that a wild animal was taken from its habitat, put on a 5-hour plane ride, and then placed in a pool. For wild animals, this is enough stress to cause panic and health issues. In captivity, sharks require a highly specialized and controlled environment. Sharks are also very sensitive creatures and can detect changes in noise, vibrations, and electrical currents.
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Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, all year I have been coming to the floor to urge Senate Democrats to work with us to help the middle class. So far they haven't seemed too serious about it. We saw that last week when they insisted on pushing legislation that could cost--not create but cost--up to 1 million jobs. Seventeen thousand of those jobs would be lost in Kentucky alone.
I am hoping Senate Democrats are finally willing to turn the page. I am hoping they are finally willing to get serious about helping the middle class, because if they are, here is the energy debate we should be having right here this week: We should be having a debate about how to develop policies that can actually lead to lower utility bills for squeezed families, policies that can put people back to work in America's coal country, policies that can help the kind of well-paying jobs our constituents want and deserve, and policies that can lead to a more effective use of North American energy supplies, that can help stabilize the world at a time when energy has become a weapon of states that do not hold our interests at heart.
Middle-class Americans struggle every day just to make ends meet. For many, the rising cost of energy is a big part of that. The price of electricity has been rising over the last decade, jumping by double digits in many States, and that is even after adjusting for inflation.
So it is unacceptable that it has been 7 years since we have had a real debate about energy jobs, energy independence, and energy security in the Democratically led Senate.
Republicans have a lot of good ideas about ways to help alleviate pressure on the middle class, and we have good ideas about how to create new opportunities through the use of our country's abundant energy supplies. I am sure our Democratic friends have some good ideas, too, and we would all love to hear them because these days we haven't heard a lot of serious energy talk from our friends on the other side.
We haven't heard many concrete Democratic proposals that would effectively alleviate the real concerns and anxieties and stresses that my constituents and theirs deal with on an everyday basis. That is what we would like to hear from them this week, and that is what the American people deserve to hear.
We know Washington Democrats tried and failed to push a national energy tax--cap and trade--through Congress back when they had complete control of Washington. We know President Obama hasn't given up on that idea, even after the people's representatives refused to go along with it--in a Congress that was controlled entirely by his party.
That is why we see the Obama administration trying to do an end run around Congress to get what it wants: to impose through the bureaucracy massive new regulations that would make things even harder for already squeezed middle-class families.
So what Republicans are saying is this: Our constituents deserve a voice in what Washington Democrats are planning to do up because they are the ones whose lives and livelihoods will be most affected by these decisions, and through legislation this very week our constituents should be able to weigh in on these kinds of Democratic plans.
For instance, my constituents in Kentucky should be able to weigh in on an EPA rule that would negatively impact existing and future coal plants. Kentuckians deserve a say on ongoing regulatory efforts to tie up mining permits and the redtape that is stifling the creation of good jobs in the coal industry and coal country.
The American people deserve a debate on how we can best tap our own extraordinary natural resources to achieve energy independence here at home and how we can help our allies overseas through increased exports of American energy too.
These are what we should be voting on this very week--serious energy policy proposals that can jolt our economy, boost middle-class incomes and jobs, and improve America's energy security in the world.
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Dr. Raymond Dominick MD Patient Reviews
- Emergency Medicine Leesburg, FL
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38 Patient Reviews
- Friendly Staff
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- Wait Time 30.5 minutes
- Appropriate Followup
- Spends Time With Patients
- Bedside Manner
- Fair and Accurate Diagnosis
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5.0 of 5
November 7th, 2016
Patient and kind staff, doctors are informative, and listen to you about your concerns. I feel comfortable and cared for. Very satisfied. I strongly recommend!
1.0 of 5
September 15th, 2016
Worst facility ever!! Dr. Dominck is horrible and rude!
1.0 of 5
July 10th, 2016
Dangerous Doctor
This doctor gets vulnerable people looking for help hooked on pain killers and steroids, so that they have no choice but to come back to him. I have several friends that started to go to him and now can not get off the pain meds and steroids he has over prescribed for them. I feel that only reason for any of the good reviews on here are because they are coming from patient's who enjoy the easy access to pain meds and steroids. He is making loads of money off these now addicted men and women. So sad.
1.0 of 5
April 14th, 2016
Not As Good As These Other Reviews Would Have You Think...
I have been a patient ( now former) for a little over a year now. I have never had a wait of less than 1 hour and the last straw was when I arrived for my appt. and heard other patients complaining that they had been sitting in the waiting room for over 2 hours. The front desk staff said that Dr. Dominick triple and quadruple books appointments, which to me says he has absolutely NO RESPECT FOR OTHERS TIME! I just left and won't look back. As far as his overall professionalism as a doctor I feel there is a bit to be desired as well. He doesn't really take the time to see how you are doing, probably because he is already behind and needs to get to the next patient, so I can't give him any credit there either. His nurse is not friendly either. I think they treat you very sternly, almost condescendingly. If your looking for a doctor that won't take up your entire day and really listens or even cares, I would look elsewhere.
3.0 of 5
March 7th, 2016
great man and Doctor
Great doctor is just great with me and I'm a hard patient do deal with! He's always helpfully
5.0 of 5
April 15th, 2015
Excellent doctor.
I have been seeing Dr. Dominick for several years for pain management. He takes the time to listen and is very knowledgable in the latest medications. I would not go to another doctor. He is kind and courteous towards me. If you are seeking a great doctor, Dr. Dominick is the one.
5.0 of 5
April 20th, 2012
The BEST
Dr. Dominick is the best Dr and I will never go to anyone else but him. I've been going to him for 3/4 years now; he is the only Dr for me. I can count on getting in to see him in a timely manner. He makes sure all my questions an concerns are answered and taken care of. He is an outstanding Dr all the way around!!
5.0 of 5
August 24th, 2011
He is one of the BEST Dr's I have ever been to. He helps me with pain management. Very easy to talk to. Gives me the best care. I have been seeing him for over a year now and would NEVER go to anyone else. His staff is the best too and are super good with my kids when I have them with me. They are all like family to me now. just an AWESOME Dr all around. As for over medicating he has NEVER tried to give me something I do not need.
5.0 of 5
June 21st, 2011
Great doctor
I needed major surgery but didn't have down payment for it for "entrance fee" to hospital. Was in great pain. Dr,Dominick immediately helped me w/pain mgmt until my surgery could be done. Extremely knowledgeable about pain, monitors medications meticulously. Follow-up is mandatory. Very clean facility, busy office, busy staff. He can be curt at times, but does listen, explain condition, reasons for meds, especially if you go in prepared w/questions. Don't know what I'd done w/o him.
1.0 of 5
November 15th, 2010
What a choad!
Overprescibed pain meds.Counts the meds @ then makes you live in fear of getting cut off.Condecending in attitude and you get the feeling he has a casting couch for the girls there.Wish I could find my girl a Dr. who could help with the pain yet be moderate and nice.You have to wonder how he got a rating so good yet no other comments here.
5.0 of 5
June 2nd, 2010
Fantastic physician!
If you are looking for a doctor who is knowledgeable, efficient, empathetic and straightforward, Dr. Dominick is for you.
2.0 of 5
June 17th, 2017
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MOUNTAIN LAKES - In the end, it was just too much Monica Johnson.
Wildwood's junior guard scored 33 points, including 10 of her team's last 13 points, to spark Wildwood past Mountain Lakes, 55-51, in the NJSIAA Girls Group 1 championship game this past Sunday at the Dunn Center in Elizabeth.
It was the second straight group title for Wildwood (28-1) and the first time Mountain Lakes (22-4) had ever reached the girls group championship game.
Valerie Krah scored a season-high 25 points to win the game's team MVP award for the Lady Lakers.
She was 5-for-10 on 3-point shots and sank 4-of-6 free throws.While the Lady Lakers' defenses made the 5-foot-4 Johnson work for her points by taking 29 shots from the field (she was 10-for-23, including 2-for-6 from 3-point range), it was her fourth-period exploits that sealed Wildwood's victory.
"She was amazing," Mountain Lakes coach Mike Killingsworth was saying late Sunday night. "She could drive, work herself loose for jumpers, shoot free throws … and one of her 3s came from about six feet beyond the NBA line."
With the Lakers holding a three-point lead with 4:01 to play, Johnson scored on a layup, was fouled and hit the free throw to tie it a 45.
Two more free throws by Johnson at 3:13 gave Wildwood a 47-45 lead and, after Michelle Berna-Silva scored on a free throw to cut the lead to one, Johnson scored again to make it 49-46.
A free throw by Katie Kennedy put Mountain Lakes within two points at 49-47 but Aubree Fennessy hit a 3-point shot with 2:38 left to put Wildwood ahead by 5 points at 52-47.
"That was the back-breaker," Killingsworth says. "We keep Johnson from touching the ball one time down the court and somebody else nails us with a 3-pointer."
Jen Foth came back to score a field goal to make it 52-49 but Johnson was fouled and made two free throws to restore the 5-point lead.
After a Mountain Lakes miss and another free throw by Johnson, Michelle Berna-Silva scored a field goal as time was running out to forge the final scored of 55-51.
The Lady Lakers opened the game with their usual man-to-man defense but switched to a matchup zone when Johnson's driving put the Lakers in foul trouble.
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"We kept rotating people in on her," Killingsworth says. "But shewould find ways to score."
Both teams opened the game a bit on the tentative side, with Wildwood taking an 8-6 lead after the first period of play.
The score was tied at 21 at the half and Mountain Lakes took a 34-32 lead into the final period that the Lady Lakers quickly made 37-33 for their biggest lead of the game.
Wildwood got the lead down to 3 points at 45-42 with 4:01 to play and then Johnson took over.
"It was a good game, close all the way," Killingsworth says. "Once both teams got over their jitters from playing in a bigger arena, they shot better."
Valerie Krah scored a season-high 25 points to win the game's team MVP award for the Lady Lakers.
She was 5-for-10 on 3-point shots and sank 4-of-6 free throws.
Michelle Berna-Silva scored 9 points and Jen Foth added 6 for the Lakers.
"Lindsey Munday did a great job of handling the pressure that they put on us," Killingsworth says. "And Michelle was solid off the boards."
The 5-foot-10 Berna-Silva ended up with a team-high 12 rebounds despite going up against a Wildwood front wall that measured 6-1, 5-11 and 5-10.
"The girls are disappointed … we all are," Killingsworth was saying after the game. "But once the realization sinks in on what they did this year and how well they played, they will understand what a great year they had."
Mountain Lakes had reached the final by rolling past North Arlington, 51-24, in the group semifinal and beating Butler, 47-41, at Butler for the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 championship.
"The North Arlington game became a non-game right from the start," Killingsworth says. "They came out very tired and shot less than 20 percent against us in the first quarter when we took a 16-4 lead."
Killingsworth went to his bench in the second quarter and the teams played to a 9-9 tie. But with the starter back in for the third period, the Lady Lakers outscored North Arlington (20-7) by 12-2 in the quarter to put the game out of reach.
Diana Bernal-Silva led the team in score with 15 points while Valerie Krah added 13 and Michelle Bernal-Silva scored 10 points.
Against Butler (22-3), Mountain Lakes fell behind 12-8 after one quarter but came back to take a 22-21 lead at the half and stayed on top the rest of the way.
"Lindsey controlled the game with her ball handling and her defense," Killingsworth says. "Once we started playing our man better, we came back to take the lead.
"We were also forcing our shots early on and, once we stopped that and started to run our offense better and getting the ball inside to Diana, we were OK."
Diana Bernal-Silva had a team-high 14 points.
Valerie Krah added 10 points (she would score doulbe figures in all five of Mountain Lakes state games), and Michelle Bernal-Silva and Foth each scored 8 points in a balanced scoring attack.


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A Look at NASCAR's Villain?
Believe it or not, a list has hit the internet regarding the most 'disliked' people in sports. Seems when it comes to the world of racing, Kurt Busch arrives on the list in the number ten spot. Of course, when you look back, Busch does have several strikes against him. From profanity-laced tirades he's given on team radio communications, to cursing a television reporter at Homestead in November, to coming head-to-head with Roger Penske, Kurt Busch has made sure to get on a great deal of bad-guy lists.
For those of you who don't know, Kurt Thomas Busch drives the No. 51 TAG Heuer Chevrolet Impala for Phoenix Racing in the Spring Cup Series. He has also driven for Penske Racing and Roush Fenway Racing throughout his career.
Beginning in 2001, Busch has been the winner of twenty-four Cup races and the 2004 championship, also giving his talents in the Pro Stock division of NHRA. A third-generation race car driver, his father won several NASCAR events, and he is the older brother of Kyle Busch – also a NASCAR driver.
His racing life has been filled with ups and downs. It was during the 2000 season that Busch was being promoted to the Winston Cup series as a replacement for Chad Little for the upcoming 2001 season. Little was released near the end of the season and Busch ran several races, finishing 48th in the points with no top fives, top tens, or even any wins under his name.
Running for 'Rookie of the Year' in 2001, Busch did start 35 of 36 races with no wins, although he finally scored three top fives and six top tens that year. Running his first several races in an un-sponsored car which was due to John Deere pulling its sponsorship from Newell Rubbermaid before he signed with them, one of the most interesting occurrences was when he and Dale Earnhardt crossed paths in the Daytona 500 – only to have Dale give him a one-finger salute out his window. This was the same day that Dale experienced his final fatal crash at the end of the race. Busch finished in 27th place in the championship standings, did come in as the runner-up for Rookie of the Year, and earned more than $2 million in winnings.
But it was in 2002 when the world watched Busch break away from the pack in the Winston Cup Series. He won his first race in Bristol that spring, added a second win at Martinsville in October, won at Atlanta the next week and Homestead in the season finale. Scoring four wins, twelve top fives and twenty top tens – with one pole – and finishing third in the final standings, he was beyond strong. Finishing third brought his winnings to over $5 million. 2003 and 2004 came along as positive, yet up-and-down seasons when it came to wins and financial gain, but soon 2005 was once again glowing as Busch won three races, along with nine top five and eighteen top ten finishes out of thirty-four runs.
Roush Racing was left behind when Kurt joined Penske Racing South in 2006. He'd actually asked the team owner, Jack Roush, to let him out of his contract but Roush initially refused. However, times soon changed and after Ganassi was released from his 2006 contract, Roush decided to release Busch. In the 2006 season, driving for Penske, Busch scored one win at Bristol Motor Speedway – his fifth win at the track – and actually celebrated by getting out of his car and making a snow angel right there in front of all the fans. Winning six poles and having seven top fives and twelve top ten finishes, he still finished only 16th in the final standings.
It wasn't until the beginning of the 2009 season at the Daytona 500 that Busch was involved in a wreck on lap 124, when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. swerved into Brian Vickers, sending Vickers shooting up the track and into the wall. Busch made numerous pit stops to repair his car, and was able to finish tenth. When it came to sibling versus sibling, Busch picked up another win at the 2009 Dickies 500 when his brother, Kyle, simply ran out of fuel with only two laps to go. In 2011, Kurt would meet a similar fate when racing in the Daytona 500. Busch won the pole and led most of the race, but a fuel pickup issue late in the race ended his chances of winning.
Something else ended in 2011, which was Busch's employment with Penske Racing – terminated on December 5th. Although many sport's insiders said that he was fired, Busch claimed that the parting was absolutely mutual, and that he was grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years of his career.
Controversies have plagued the driver throughout his career thus far. Everything from the 2005 Phoenix incident, where his season was cut short after a confrontation during the race weekend with Sheriff's deputies. He was pulled over for suspicion of drunken driving and cited for reckless driving, and Roush Racing suspended Busch for the remainder of the season. It was the team president, Geoff Smith, who declared quite loudly that they were "officially retiring as Kurt Busch's apologists."
But that wasn't all. In the final race of the 2011 season, Busch finished forty-seven laps behind the leaders, after spending a great deal of time in the garage for mechanical issues. While turning into the garage, Busch made an obscene hand gesture, and while his car was undergoing repairs, he verbally abused Dr. Jerry Punch while waiting to be interviewed by Punch for ESPN. In this never-ending day of technology, this embarrassing incident was captured by a fan and posted on YouTube for everyone to see. Fined by NASCAR in the amount of $50,000 for his actions during the race, Penske Racing did try to stop the backlash and issued an apology for Busch's "inappropriate actions." Something this driver seems to be quite good at.
The feuds with rival drivers also made the cover of many a magazine. In fact, in the February 2006 edition of GQ, Kurt was noted on the top ten 'most hated athletes' list (although that time he made number three, so apparently he's getting more well-liked as time goes on.)
Busch has had notable screaming-matches and run-ins with everyone from Greg Biffle to Jimmie Johnson to Kevin Harvick. It was on June 4, 2007, at the Autism Speaks 400 being held at Dover International Speedway that he actually drove beside a fellow racecar on the pit road and yet again waved his familiar 'salute' through his window netting. Not only was he penalized 100 championship points and fined another $100,000, but he was also placed on probation until the end of the year.
That same race car driver would later take his revenge during practice for the 2008 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, by clipping the back end of Busch's car and sending him into the wall. After sustaining major damage, Busch drove towards his enemy and proceeded to ram his car three times before trying to return to the garage after the practice was called.
As Busch heads into the 2012 season with Phoenix Racing, a team that leans heavily on Hendrick Motorsports for support, the owner, James Finch, has brought Busch on board…happily. Publicly, Busch says he now realizes that his bad behavior stemmed from being too tightly wound, too sponsor conscious and having no ability to relax and just be himself.
We'll see, but one thing is for sure – as everyone heads to the track and gets ready to witness the 'best of the best,' they will certainly get an eyeful of the worst, as Kurt gears up to take on any enemy that's out there on the track.
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Time to boogie down with Gervais and friends
October 16, 2012
Lorraine Gervais returns to the Center for the Arts with another in her series of dance concert extravaganzas — this time with 13 great players onstage, with a horn section, five singers and, of course, vintage '70s cocktails. The music is full of classic funky soul rhythms, soaring melodies, tight harmonies and great dance beats — a disco party at its very best!
Donna Summer and Robin Gibb both passed away this year, and in honor of their music and the era that made them famous, Gervais and the group have thrown themselves into tribute party mode to perform everything from Donna Summer to the Bee Gees to Sister Sledge and Evelyn "Champagne" King to Barry White and the Rolling Stones and everybody in between.
And yes — it will be a "Ladies Night" in every sense of the word as every lady over 21 will receive a drink on the house — just like back in those '70s party days. For anyone wishing to dress up in disco wear, there will be costume prizes awarded by the band for the "best and yet worst" outfit. It's also just fine to come as you are to listen or to get down on the dance floor.
In addition to singers Lorraine Gervais, Kate Haight and Kris Stepanian, there will be special guest vocalists Danny McCammon and Brielle Morgan Neilson adding their talents to the lineup. Morgan Neilson and Gervais' production company, Sierra Sirens, produced many great shows at the Center before Morgan Neilson's move to San Francisco to pursue her master's degree in music and voice.
Musical support from the band includes Bob Villwock, who will be flying in again from Austin, Texas, Craig Thomas, Steve Wall, Charlie Faber, Mark McCartney, Ty Smith and the Allnite Horn Section — Doug Davies and Doug Thorley.
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