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Back in November I pointed to an article in the Japan Times on the recent ascent of a politically oriented brand of Shinto, the indigenous faith of that island nation. Because of the role Shinto played in Japan during World War II, this has made some people very nervous, despite protestations from organizations like the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership that their mission is merely "renewing spiritual values" in their homeland.
"In the past, Ise Jingu (shrine) was the fountainhead for unifying politics and religion and national polity fundamentalism," author Hisashi Yamanaka recently told the Asahi newspaper. "Abe's act is clearly a return to the ways before World War II."
After I linked to that article, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, a polytheist who has participated in many Shinto ceremonies at a local temple in Washington state, warned against engaging in "Shinto-y slope arguments."
"I don't think that a better understanding of Japan's Shinto cultural and religious heritage being given to students in modern Japan is a bad thing at all–in fact, they would greatly benefit from knowing more about the symbols and phenomena which their parents revere but are often at a loss to explain, particularly in the post-World War II period for the reasons described above. There is no "Shinto-y slope" involved in knowing more about this religion, which could provide an important corrective to corporate greed and environmental degradation not only worldwide, but also within Japan specifically (especially in the aftermath of the earthquake/tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster), which is sorely needed in the world today. The people who advocate such a return to their indigenous values do so in a context in which the questions of religious and cultural separation are not as clear as they are in Western contexts, nor are they as relevant. And, I really don't think that the people involved, no matter how stern and formal they may be, are foolish enough to suggest some of the excesses that occurred in earlier State Shinto contexts be replicated today–or, at least, let's hope they aren't thinking in those directions, and attempt to assume the best of intentions meanwhile until proven otherwise rather than resorting to the fallacious "slippery slope" arguments, no matter how tempting and popular they may be."
So, with the qualification that we shouldn't rush to judgment, it's time to revisit the issue of politics and Shinto, this time involving our own Vice President, and the issue of diplomatic relations between Japan and other Asian powers like South Korea and China. It all revolves around a visit to the politically volatile (even in Japan) Yasukuni Shrine.
"U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spent nearly an hour trying to persuade Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, two weeks before a trip there sparked a furor in Asia, diplomatic sources said. Abe visited the Shinto shrine, where convicted wartime leaders are honored along with war dead, on Dec. 26, triggering fierce criticism from China and South Korea, and leading Washington to express disappointment at his decision in an unusually explicit manner. With U.S. President Barack Obama expected to visit in April for talks with Abe, the rising tensions between Japan and the two neighboring nations will likely be high on the agenda. The turmoil, which undermines American interests in the region, could dash Abe's hopes of boosting Japan's U.S. security alliance."
As noted in the Japan Times piece, Prime Minister Abe is deeply invested in the revitalization of Shinto within Japan, and sees Shinto as a way of restoring an essential "Japanese-ness."
"This group is dedicated to "restoring Japanese-ness" by promoting Shinto values. They oppose female imperial succession, promote official visits by prime ministers to Yasukuni Shrine, and oppose the construction of a non-religious site of war commemoration and the 'removal' of the spirits of war criminals from Yasukuni, push for constitutional revision and patriotic and moral education, oppose free trade of agricultural products because of what they describe as traditional ties between rice cultivation and Shinto, oppose giving permanent residents the right to vote in local elections and the sale of forest land, water resources, or 'important property' to foreigners, and oppose separate family names for married couples and "gender free education" which they see as examples of support for equality between the sexes gone too far." – Matthew Penney, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Concordia University, Montreal
In short, they're the rough Shinto equivalent of culturally conservative Christians here in America. But why is Joe Biden interfering? Why would the American embassy in Japan make plain their disappointment in Abe's visit to this controversial shrine? Because it is destabilizing relations with other Asian powers, who see these moves as overtly political, a return to a Japan that once invaded their territory. The Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspapers, issued an editorial advocating for a secular war shrine, noting the ramifications of having political leaders visit Yasukuni Shrine.
"The world is feeling uneasy as Cabinet members and other senior government officials of Japan and China trade barbs at international conferences over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's views about history-related issues. Abe has stressed his willingness to hold talks with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, repeating, "The door is always open for dialogue." But such overtures alone cannot make a difference. It is time for the Japanese leader to start taking concrete action to treat the festering sores in Japan's relations with these countries. […] We also ask people who support the prime minister's visits to the shrine, especially young generations, to listen to our thoughts about the matter. The feeling of mourning over the deaths of war victims should be respected. But Yasukuni Shrine cannot be described as a simple place for praying for the spirits of the war dead. It is a religious facility burdened by its past links with Japan's wartime militarism. If the prime minister or other Japanese political leaders visit the shrine, their acts hurt the feelings of many people in Japan as well. Yasukuni is fundamentally different in nature from the Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. Those who don't learn from history will suffer reprisals from history. And young people with hopes for a bright future will suffer the most from such reprisals. We hope this will not be forgotten."
Meanwhile, the United State's involvement in this issue has not gone unnoticed here at home. Tez M. Clark at The Harvard Crimson advocates a "hands-off" diplomatic strategy, saying the government went too far in publicly chiding the Prime Minister for his visit to the shrine.
"What makes Abe's most recent visit unique is the fact that the Ambassador Caroline B. Kennedy '80, newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Japan, issued a statement condemning the visit, stressing that "the United States is disappointed." Personally, I agree with the U.S.—and with the 69 percent of Japanese who said Abe should have considered diplomatic relations—that Abe's decision to visit Yasukuni shrine was rash and insensitive, given the current political climate in East Asia. Unlike Germany, the other major Axis power, Japan has not sincerely made an effort to apologize for its brutality during the war. Despite numerous apologies by the central government over the decades, Japanese politicians have been consistently insensitive to the countries harmed by the Japanese Imperial Army—one of the more recent examples being a Japanese mayor who referred to the wartime rapes of thousands of East Asian women as "necessary." But while Abe's actions were not optimal, the U.S. overstepped its bounds by issuing a reprimand for his conduct. Kennedy's statement was especially impolitic in tone, treating a head of state as though he were a petulant child."
The intersection of religion and politics will never be simple, especially when something as seemingly simple as a temple visit can ripple out into damaging international relations. This story about the politics of Shinto in Japan should be sign that we all need to understand religions that fall outside the monotheistic norm far better, especially for those who engage in religious journalism. Most of the time, Shinto is presented an entertaining cultural sideline for foreign reporters in Japan. Focusing on the dances, movements, music, and spectacle, with very little understanding of the context. This needs to change. Shinto is as important a topic in Japan as Christianity is here in America. It is a faith that helps define the nation, and is key to understanding motivations that can seem baffling to an outsider.
"A survey by the Asahi Shimbun last week showed that 46 per cent of Japanese thought that he should not go there, while 40 per cent said it was not a big deal. What mattered most for Abe was quite simple — 56 per cent of those who voted for the Abe administration supported the visit, while for 35 per cent it was a no-no. For Japan's domestic consumption, Abe's visit has given him a much-needed boost as he continues to struggle to beef up the country's economic growth. He has added a new arrow — the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games stimulus — to the three-arrows package of fiscal incentives, monetary loosening and structural reforms. Unsettling mood However, the mood is unsettling within the region. The further deterioration in Japan's relations with China and South Korea could have far-reaching economic repercussions for economic integration in Asean and East Asia."
For modern Pagans, a deeper understanding of Shinto is also beneficial, not just as a study of a non-Christian indigenous faith that has survived into the post-Christian modern era, but in understanding what a revival of modern Paganisms (and polytheisms) could mean. What will the beliefs and religious structures we endorse translate into once we have a taste of real power? Are we ready not just for infrastructure, but for the way shifting beliefs shifts a culture? Japan is a nation wrestling with how best to engage with Shinto in the modern world, and different factions have different ideas of how that should happen. This diplomatic incident gives us an opportunity for deeper thought and study, calling us to pay closer attention to faith outside our own borders.


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ALBANY, N.Y. - When Dr. Rene Joyeuse's request for burial at Arlington National Cemetery was rejected, the family of the decorated Swiss-born World War II spy launched a campaign to get the decision reversed. Months later, Joyeuse is getting his wish, thanks in part to the involvement of the nation's top covert operators, including CIA Director David Petraeus.
Before resigning amid a sex scandal last November, Petraeus played a key role in convincing Pentagon officials that Joyeuse, a retired doctor from upstate New York, deserved to lie in rest among some of America's greatest military heroes, people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
"It got attention at the highest levels, very high up. That's how important he (Joyeuse) was," said Charles Pinck, president of the OSS Society, whose membership includes a dwindling number of veterans of the Office of Strategic Services, the nation's World War II intelligence agency and forerunner of the CIA.
Petraeus, Pinck added, "took a lead role to get this approved."
A memorial service and inurnment of Joyeuse's cremated remains will be held Friday afternoon at Arlington. It will be a final tribute for a warrior spy-turned-surgeon who spent his post-war years pioneering heart research and emergency trauma care from New York to Hawaii.
"We're finally putting him somewhere he belongs," said Marc Joyeuse, the veteran's oldest of two sons. "Being a soldier, that's where he wanted to be."
It almost didn't happen. After Joyeuse died in June at 92 in Saranac Lake, N.Y., his family's request for his inurnment at Arlington was rejected because he hadn't served in the U.S. military. According to military records, Joyeuse worked for the OSS but was officially a member of the Free French Forces, enlisting after France's surrender to Germany in 1940.
Marc, his brother, Remi, and their mother, Suzanne, started an effort to have the decision reversed by the Department of the Army, which runs Arlington. They contacted Patrick K. O'Donnell, a military historian who had interviewed Joyeuse a decade earlier for a book on World War II espionage.
O'Donnell had met Petraeus several years earlier at a Wounded Warriors event when the four-star Army general was commanding American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two weeks after Joyeuse's death, O'Donnell emailed Petraeus, describing the family's quest and the veteran's wartime heroics.
The exploits are straight out of a Hollywood movie: nighttime parachute drops behind enemy lines before the D-Day invasion in France, shootouts with SS troops, dodging Nazi collaborators, helping hundreds of downed American airmen elude capture. His actions earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor, pinned on him by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme command of Allied forces in Europe.
"Someone once said the ideal OSS candidate was a Ph.D. who could handle himself in a bar fight," said Pinck, a private-sector security consultant whose father was an OSS agent. "I think Rene Joyeuse typified that."
Petraeus' emailed responses to O'Donnell in late June, copies of which the author shared with the AP, show the CIA director was "checking into it." On July 20, Petraeus wrote a letter to Secretary of the Army John McHugh, highlighting Joyeuse's accomplishments and supporting his family's request for a review of Arlington's decision.
At the bottom of the letter, a copy of which was also provided to the AP, Petraeus wrote: "The situation seems very unique and the rationale quite exceptional. It would mean a great deal to the agency family and its forerunner, the OSS. Many thanks - Dave."
Other military members and intelligence operatives wrote letters in support of Joyeuse, including Adm. William McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command. McRaven's letter referred to Joyeuse, who became a U.S. citizen in 1975, as "a true American patriot."
Asked whether the Petraeus and McRaven letters helped the family's cause, Maj. Chris Kasker, a spokesman for McHugh, responded in an email: "The letters were certainly appreciated and a testimony to the extraordinary contributions of Dr. Joyeuse to the United States military. But exceptions to policy are based on a variety of factors that look at the totality of one's service. Because of this, they are extremely rare."
On Nov. 9, a letter from the executive director of the Army National Military Cemeteries to Suzanne Joyeuse notified her that the family's request for burial at Arlington had been approved. It was the same day Petraeus resigned as director of CIA, acknowledging an extramarital affair with his biographer.
Messages left with Robert B. Barnett, Petraeus' lawyer, weren't returned.
While it might seem unusual for a CIA director to take interest in a veteran's burial dispute, in Joyeuse's case, Petraeus was paying homage to a fellow soldier-spy, said O'Donnell, whose latest book, "Dog Company," tells the story of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II.
"He is a soldier's soldier," O'Donnell said. "That was his motivation."


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PORTSMOUTH — Harbour Place Condominium residents will spend another night outside of their homes after a five-alarm fire displaced them Friday night, causing more than $1 million worth of damages to the waterfront property.
"No one is allowed in tonight," Fire Captain Todd Germain said. "As of this morning, insurance companies, clean up companies, moving companies and building representatives were there assessing the damage."
The 18 units in the condominium building at 135 Bow Street cost well over a half a million dollars each, and Germain said over half of them saw damages.
"Three units (12, 13 and 14) are totally destroyed and another six are heavily damaged with smoke and water," he said.
Germain said the units with smoke and water damage can be repaired.
"The $1 million damage number, I'd say, is on the low-end," he said.
Unit 13 saw the worst of the fire, with the flames actually coming through that residence.
"The fire started in a chimney in a unit below unit thirteen's fireplace," Germain said. "The chimney fire started and eventually got away from the chimney at some point and got into unit thirteen's ceiling and up through the roof of the building."
The owners of unit 13 were not in the building at the time of the fire.
All residents were evacuated safely on Friday night.
After crews arrived on scene, firefighters from departments all across the region were continuously called in, until eventually the fire went to five-alarms shortly before 10 p.m.
Portsmouth, Greenland, Dover, Newington, New Castle, Exeter, Rye, Hampton, Pease, Durham, Stratham, Rochester, Hampton Falls and Kittery, Eliot and York, Maine were all on scene.
The wind and the freezing temperatures hindered the firefighter's battle the blaze until the early morning hours on Saturday.
"Everything is just harder to do with the ice, the conditions, the weather," Germain said.
No crew members were injured, which Germain said he was happy to hear.
"We're extremely proud that a fire like last night's didn't cause any injuries," he said of the amount of crew on scene.
One elderly woman did slip on Bow Street on ice that may have been from the water used by the firefighters.
Germain said the fire was difficult, but not because of its size, but because of its location.
"It was a sizable fire, but it was not very big, it was just difficult to access because of the river on one side and it being several hundred feet from the street," he said.
Portsmouth used their water truck to fight the flames and Germain said they had to stretch far more hoses than they normally do for fires because of the location of the condominiums.
"Accessing the roof was hard," he said.
Crews were getting to the roof from skylights on the building next door.
"We also had to extend our hoses several hundred feet from the trucks into the building and pulled our hand lines from there because of the stand pipe," he said.
From 6:30 p.m. through 11 p.m., billowing smoke and high orange flames could be seen at different times coming from the roof.
There was also a partial roof collapse as the roof began to burn away and the HVAC units on the top of the building were too heavy for the remainder of the roof to bear.
"The entire roof membrane sunk in and fell into a unit," Germain said, adding that crews had anticipated that it would happen and stayed clear of the area.
The fire department stayed on scene until 11 a.m. Saturday morning, watching for hot spots.
None were reported as of late Saturday afternoon.
"We cleared and most crews went home around 1:30 a.m. or 2 a.m., but we kept a crew on scene for fire watch."


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LESSONS FROM TV: If "Downton Abbey" has taught us anything it is this: Some really dishy stuff goes on in the kitchen, and we don't mean dishy as in dishes. But isn't that always the way? Everyone everywhere gravitates toward the place in the house that holds the food and the warm stoves and the beverage cart and the pantry. This is the case even grand houses (on "Downton Abbey" it sometimes feels as if Branson and Lady Mary are downstairs as much as they're up). Take Hearst Castle, for example. William Randolph Hearst wasn't just your everyday tycoon who liked to oversee lavish parties but never venture near the larder. He would in fact lead his flapper-fied, tuxedo'd guests to his grand kitchen for a snack of Welsh Rarebit, a cheesy concoction that he himself would cook. You just wonder what the staff made of this, or if they expected it when the house was full of revelers. Look no further than the docents of the San Simeon landmark for stories about this, and more tales, on the Hearst Castle Cottages and Kitchen Tour.
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SACRAMENTO — Amid a relentless barrage of attack ads, support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-hike initiative has dipped below 50 percent for the first time in a statewide poll, putting the measure in a precarious position with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.
In a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California, 48 percent of likely voters supported and 44 percent opposed Proposition 30, which would raise income taxes on the wealthy and increase the state sales tax by a quarter-cent.
Because voters tend to mistrust initiatives and tend to vote "no" on most of them — particularly those hiking taxes — ballot measures have historically needed the support of well over 50 percent heading into an election to survive.
A defeat of Proposition 30 would trigger $5.4 billion in cuts in January to K-12 schools and community colleges, and an additional $250 million each to the University of California and California State University. It could also complicate Brown's ability to govern for the remainder of his term — with battles over deeper cuts with Democratic legislators looming — and even dent his legacy, political observers said.
"He's put so much energy into it," said Larry Gerston, a political science professor at San Jose State. "He's done everything you can do; he's been extremely proactive, laid out his case as clearly as you can. It can't help but impact his legacy if it loses because he's made it the cornerstone of this term."
Brown has been crisscrossing the state in recent weeks in a rush of Proposition 30 campaign events, visiting college campuses, public schools, business gatherings, editorial boardrooms and churches. He has tens of millions of dollars of ads on television and radio.
"I'm not sleeping late," Brown told this newspaper. "I'm getting up early. I'm doing everything I can between now and Election Day to make sure people know the facts. We're looking for new opportunities, both on the campaign trail and in the media. We're looking at every trail, every avenue. I will leave no stone unturned.
"I just want to make sure people are able to make an informed choice so that they vote yes or no and they know what they're going to get."
Proposition 30 has come under a heavy television advertising blitz, first from wealthy civil rights lawyer Molly Munger, who is bankrolling a rival measure, Proposition 38, which seeks to raise taxes on all but the poor to finance $10 billion in new school funding for 12 years. In the PPIC poll, her measure garnered only 39 percent support, with 53 percent opposed.
Even after Munger pulled an ad that education advocates said was too harsh, Brown's initiative has continued to take on-air hits from the Small Business Action Committee and a separate but linked No on 30 campaign — both of which benefited from an $11 million contribution from a shadowy Arizona group that is under investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission for failing to disclose who its donors are.
"It never helps when you're attacked with false and deceptive attacks," said Dan Newman, a spokesman for Proposition 30. "We don't have $11 million dropping on our doorsteps out of the sky. But we will use all our resources to get the word out."
As of Oct. 14, Proposition 30 proponents had raised $51.8 million, compared with the opponents' $30.8 million. But that was before the secret $11 million contribution.
Opponents of the measure said the poll vindicates their ad campaign.
"This shows that once voters learn none of Proposition 30's tax hike is guaranteed to go to the classroom, they don't support it," said Aaron McLear, spokesman for the No on 30 campaign.
In the poll, Brown's measure is losing support from independent voters. A month ago, they favored the initiative 53 percent to 44 percent. Now that's essentially been reversed: Only 43 percent of independents support it, while 50 percent oppose it.
"That's a significant change," said Mark Baldassare, PPIC's president and CEO. "As we've gotten closer to the election, the underlying distrust in government that independents have may be giving them pause for thought."
What Brown must hope happens, Baldassare said, is that he gets a turnout boost from the presidential race. More than two-thirds of Latinos, young and Democratic voters — President Barack Obama's core constituencies — support Proposition 30. Only 40 percent of whites favor the measure.
Though Obama holds a 12-point lead in California over Mitt Romney, the GOP standard-bearer, it's Republicans who are showing more enthusiasm, Baldassare said. Seventy percent of Romney's supporters say they are more enthusiastic than usual, compared with 60 percent of Obama's supporters. In 2008, Obama had the enthusiasm edge over John McCain, 76 percent to 59 percent.
"The enthusiasm of voters about the presidential election will affect who turns out to vote," Baldassare said. "And that may well make a difference in the outcomes of the statewide propositions."
So far, the Obama enthusiasm gap has not hurt labor's campaign against Proposition 32, the measure that would curb unions' ability to collect dues and prohibit direct contributions to campaigns from unions and corporations.
Only 39 percent favor Proposition 32, while 53 percent said they would vote no.
The poll, taken Oct. 14-21, surveyed 993 likely voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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Yes: 24 percent
No: 48 percent
Undecided: 28 percent
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Despite current economic uncertainty, the employees and management of Exelon and its ComEd subsidiary showed leadership in their roles as corporate citizens by increasing their 2008 United Way campaign contribution by an extraordinary 13 percent over 2007
Chicago (May 29, 2009) - Despite current economic uncertainty, the employees and management of Exelon and its ComEd subsidiary showed leadership in their roles as corporate citizens by increasing their 2008 United Way campaign contribution by an extraordinary 13 percent over 2007. United Way recognized four Exelon and ComEd campaign team leaders with the Frances Wisebart Jacobs award for outstanding campaign leadership during the annual United Way Community Celebration at the Chicago Hilton on May 8.
Exelon employee leads Meg Amato, Tawana Brady, Porfirio Ibarra and Kevin Manson developed new strategies to engage employees and raise funds for United Way. This included organizing more than 60 service projects, fundraisers, receptions, leadership meetings and recognition efforts, which raised more than $2.6 million for United Way and achieved an employee participation rate of 68 percent in Illinois.
"The Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award is given to campaign leaders who demonstrate an exceptional level of commitment in the company's United Way campaign," said Ray McCaskey, United Way 2008 Campaign Chair and retired CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. "This team of IBEW Local 15 and Exelon corporate employees increased the number of $1,000-and-above donors by 37 percent over last year. This is a remarkable achievement and will help people move beyond crisis to independence."
Exelon also sponsors the Exelon-United Way Stay in School Initiative, an after-school program that has stemmed truancy rates and raised graduation rates in 10 schools in Chicago's Austin, Bronzeville/Grand Boulevard and Humboldt Park/West Town communities. Now in its fourth year, the program has served more than 6,200 students ages 10-20, and has helped participating schools raise graduation rates to 93 percent from 62 percent.
In addition to the Frances Wisebart Jacobs award, Exelon and ComEd were honored at the May celebration as a United Way Million Dollar Company. The companies ranked as the seventh-highest contributor in the Chicago metropolitan region for 2008.
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago improves lives by mobilizing caring people to invest in the community where it's needed most. People engage with United Way to give, advocate and volunteer in their community to advance the common good. Spanning 238 communities across six counties, United Way is the largest non-governmental funder of health and human service programs in the region. By promoting education, income and health, United Way creates opportunities for people to live stable, healthy and independent lives. To learn more, visit uw-mc.org.


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Wag is an American canine adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hooch Huffner and his associates, which has grown into Wag Enterprises, Inc., reaching into every form of media. Wag is one of the world's best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Wag are published worldwide. Wag also delivers hardcore canine pornography through its television entity, Spicybone Digital Networks.
The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude dogs, along with various articles on doggie fashion, sports, consumer goods, and canine celebrities. It also has short fiction by top literary writers, such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladmir Nabokov, and Margaret Atwood. The magazine has been known to express liberal opinions on most major political issues. Wag's use of "tasteful" nude photos is classified as "softcore" in contrast to the more "hardcore" canine pornography magazines that started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of Wag's more explicit rival, Doghouse. Today, Wag is actually one of the nation's largest producers of hardcore canine pornography via its 2006 acquisition of ClubLassie, the company founded by canine porn star Lassie Jameson.
Wag's original title was to be "Pooch Party," but an unrelated outdoor magazine, Pooch, contacted Huffner and informed him that they would legally protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name. Huffner and co-founder and executive vice president Eldon Sellers met to discuss the problem and to seek a new name. Sellers, whose mother had worked for the short-lived Wag 'n' Wank Pet Sperm Bank in Chicago, suggested the name "Wag".
The first issue, published in December 1953, did not carry a date, as Huffner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. The first centerfold was Mimi Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar, rather than for Wag. The first issue was an immediate sensation; it sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Wag Collector's Association Wag Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition sold for over $5,000 in 2002.
The famous logo, depicting the stylized profile of a Doberman wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Ralph Raoul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since. A running joke in the magazine involves hiding a bone somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Huffner said that he chose the Doberman as a mascot for its "humorous connotation", and because the image was "frisky and playful".
An urban legend started about Huffner and the Playpooch of the Month because of markings on the front covers of the magazine. From 1955 to 1979 (except for a six month gap in 1976), the "W" in Wag had a number of stars printed in or around the letter. The legend stated that this was either a rating that Huffner gave to the Playpooch according to how attractive she was, the number of times that Huffner had mated with her, or how good she was in the kennel. The stars, which ranged in number between zero and twelve, actually indicated the number of times that Huffner attempted to mount the Playpooch's leg.
Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, Wag has seen a decline in circulation and cultural relevance because of increased competition in the field it founded — first from Doghouse, then |Woof!, and Hot Hounds in the 1970s; later from canine pornographic videos; and more recently from lad mags such as ARF, and Stuffed Toys. In response, Wag has attempted to get its teeth into the 3–12-year-old male canine demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focusing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as sheepdog trials and sniffer-dog exposés being featured in the Wag Interview.
Fifi Huffner, a pup of Hooch Huffner, became the topdog of Wag in 1988 and is now also the Chairdog of the Board.
The magazine celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the January 2004 issue. Celebrations were held at Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and Moscow during conformation shows to commemorate this event.
Today, Wag is still the largest selling dogs' magazine, selling about three million copies a month in the U.S.[1]
In 1986, the American chain Pet Valu removed the magazine from its stores. The store returned Wag to its shelves in late 2003. Curiously, Pet Valu stores had also been selling "Doghouse" and other more extreme magazines before the ban.
In stores throughout the world, it is common for Wag, as well as other adult publications, to be put on a higher shelf than other magazines, thus keeping them out of the reach of most chihuahuas. They are also often wrapped in opaque plastic bags so as not to incite impromptu leg humping.
Modeling payouts[edit]
|$5 Pet Valu voucher plus a packet of Happy Chews
|$1,000, a week at a doggy spa, and a luxury squeaky toy.
During the 1960s and 1970s all PPOY's received pink flea collars, the hue of pink used was known as "Playpooch Pink", the same shade as awarded to Mary Ka]'s independent sales force, a frequent source of confusion.
Photo editing[edit]
There is some controversy over airbrushing (or, in recent times, editing using Adobe® Photoshop® Software) that is done on the photos featured in the magazine. Some readers say that this kind of photo-editing takes away from authenticity and makes photographs look unnatural.
One example was the case of Pamela Dal Mationi and the "disappearing spots". In Pamela's original Wag appearance in the issue of February 1990, there was a photo with her spots plainly visible. In reprints in later "Newsstand Specials" as well as a poster-sized print, Pamela had been "despotted," and painted over to look more like a labrador retriever.
- First issue with a Playpooch showing docked tail: February 1956
- First issue with a fox on the cover: April 1964
- First issue with a litter of 8 in centerfold: October 1970
- First issue with a double sided centerfold (the reverse side was a tail view). January 1974
- First issue with paw-printed centerfold: October 1975
- First issue without staple in the centerfold: October 1985
- First national magazine with Web site: August 1994: WWWag
- First issue with a Playpooch without a leash: September 2001


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Clinical Trials
The Effect of Low-Dose Human Growth Hormone Therapy in HIV Infected Patients
Hvidovre University Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
Hvidovre University Hospital
First received: July 7, 2005
Last updated: August 26, 2008
Last Verified: August 2008
History of Changes
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of low-dose human growth hormone therapy on immune status and fat morphology.
HIV Infections
Drug : Placebo
Drug : Genotropin (human recombinant Growth hormone)
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Effect of Low-Dose Human Growth Hormone Therapy in HIV Infected Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
Further study details as provided by Hvidovre University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day on number of mature and naïve CD4 cells in HIV patients at 9 months [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on thymic size [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on fat distribution as measured with CT and DEXA scans [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on glucose metabolism i.e.glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and beta cell function as measured by OGTT [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on insulin sensitivity as measured by hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on lipid profile [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on quality of life and adherence to HAART [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on cytokines [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Impact of hGH 0.7 mg/day at 9 months on safety parameters [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator:
Placebo, 0.7 mg/day injected subcutaneously
Active Comparator:
Genotropin (human recombinant Growth hormone)
Genotropin, 0.7 mg/day injected subcutaneously
Detailed Description:
Following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the
mid-nineties, the improvement in the clinical course of HIV has lead to a dramatic reduction
in morbidity and mortality. However, a growing concern has been the emergence of an
increasing number of drug therapy failure, mainly caused by rebounding virus. This effect in
turn is prompted respectively by developing resistance and failing compliance mainly due to
early or late adverse reactions. These adverse reactions mainly consists of a number of
metabolic and morphologic changes, known as HIV associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS) and
affects approximately 40 % of HIV infected patients on HAART. HALS is characterized by
lipoatrophy on extremities, gluteal and facial regions combined with intraabdominal
lipoaccumulation, "buffalo hump" and lipomas.
Thus, despite progress in the development of new drugs with new targets and resistance profiles the need for agents with immune modulating properties is evident, both as a way to overcome the problems of resistance and hopefully modify treatment regimens in order to reduce the exposure to late adverse reactions caused by HAART. A number of studies have addressed the problems of modulating the immune response during HIV infection. Results are promising but a major obstacle seems to be adverse effects. In the pre-HAART era high dose human growth hormone (hGH) therapy has been used for HIV wasting and in the HAART era the impact on fat distribution in HIV infected patients have been investigated based on the lipolytic properties of hGH. However high dosage of hGH has been associated with severe adverse effects limiting the usefulness in daily clinical practice. One recent study demonstrated increments in thymic mass and a rise in the number of circulating naïve CD4 T cells upon treatment with high dose hGH. Our group has conducted a 60 week pilot study with daily injection of 0.7 mg genotropin, demonstrating an immune stimulating effect as well as an increased limb fat/truncal fat ratio, without metabolic and clinically recognizable side effects. Based on these findings we plan to perform a randomized, double blind, prospective, interventional study including 50 HIV infected patients on HAART, investigating the effect of low dose hGH on immune status and fat distribution.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 60 Years
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male
- Caucasian race
- Age >21 years, <60 years
- HIV-1 infection
- HAART treated > 12 months
- HIV-RNA < 100 copies/ml
- CD4 count > 200
- Fasting plasma glucose < 6.1 mM
- Stable weight
Exclusion Criteria:
- BMI > 28 kg/m2 and BMI < 18.5 kg/m2
- Wasting or AIDS defining disease
- Severe chronic diseases other than HIV
- Cancer, previous transplantation
- Previous AMI
- Diabetes
- Hormonal substitution therapy
- Lipid lowering or antidiabetic therapy within 3 months
- Abuse of narcotics or alcohol
- Major psychiatric disorders
- Adverse reactions towards Genotropin
- Calcium-ion < 1.15 or > 1.35 mM
- D-vitamin < 19 nM
- TSH < 0.1 or > 10 mIU/l
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00119769
Locations Show More
|Clinical Research Unit, Hvidovre University Hospital
|Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650
Sponsors and CollaboratorsHvidovre University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Birgitte R Hansen, MD
More Information
|Responsible Party:
|Ove Andersen, Clinical Research Center, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00119769 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 7, 2005
|Last Updated:
|August 26, 2008
Keywords provided by Hvidovre University Hospital:HIV
immune stimulation
growth hormone
recombinant growth hormone
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on May 29, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.


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'Christmas miracle' saves two local teens
Teen fights for life with metabolic problem until liver transplant
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – For the Simon family, it all began last September, when their 15-year-old son Scott started feeling sick.
"I'd be tired and dizzy, and I wouldn't be able to say what I was thinking," said Scott. "I just thought I had a flu or something."
But when the Fowler freshman started acting strange, his parents became concerned.
"He was almost disoriented, wasn't aware. I mean he wasn't himself," said Denise Simon, Scott's mom.
Tests revealed Scott had high levels of ammonia in his blood, a potentially life-threatening metabolic problem called hyperammonemia. It had happened before, when Scott was born. Back then, he spent two weeks in the hospital, and the problem went away.
But this time was different. Over the next three months, Scott, a three-sport athlete, went from playing football to fighting for his life.
"He just seemed to get worse and worse. He ended up on dialysis. Spent a lot of time being sedated. It ended up that there was really nothing else they could do but put him on a list for a liver transplant," said Denise.
That same September, another 15-year-old boy was also getting sick.
Jacob Brancheau of Monroe was born with a spinal birth defect called sacral agenesis and just one kidney. In 2001, his kidney failed.
After 18 months on dialysis, then 5-year-old Jacob received a kidney transplant.
It worked well for 8 years, but in September, Jacob had to go back on dialysis and on the wait list for a new kidney.
Two teenagers waiting. Two families hoping. And on Christmas morning, the call they had both been waiting for.
A nurse delivered the news to Scott's hospital room.
"She just said, 'We got a liver,'" said Denise.
Meanwhile in Monroe, the Brancheau family's Christmas plans were about to change.
"I woke up and my parents were frantic. They told me, 'We got a call, so we have to go up,'" said Jacob.
Somewhere, a family had decided to donate their loved one's organs. The liver would go to Scott. The kidney to Jacob.
As both families prepared for their son's second chance at life, they couldn't help but think about the donor's family.
"We kept remembering there was another family that was going through a whole different process. And planning a funeral," said Denise.
"You know someone had to pass away," said Kelly Brancheau, Jacob's mom. "I had a hard time that day."
It's a sadness and joy that's all too familiar for University of Michigan transplant surgeon Dr. John Magee. Magee was quickly changing his holiday plans with his wife and two young daughters to rush to the hospital.
"It certainly is a Christmas miracle. It certainly made an impression on my kids too, thinking about the spirit of Christmas and giving and helping other people," said Magee.
Both Scott's and Jacob's transplant surgeries were successful, and as it turned out, extra special.
The boys were the 999th and 1000th pediatric transplant patients at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. It's a major milestone unmatched in Michigan.
Magee estimates he has performed about a quarter of those transplants.
"Each one is its own miracle, so it's kind of amazing how over time they add up," said Magee.
For Scott and Jacob and their families, it's a Christmas gift they'll never forget.
"It's hard to express how much we're grateful," said Kelly.
"I don't know if you can ever fully realize what you do for another family," said Denise.
Both boys are recovering well. Doctors said Scott can return to sports as soon as he's ready, even football. If all goes well, his new liver could last the rest of his life. Scott wants to encourage other people to consider becoming organ donors.
"I think more people should sign up to do that because it helps a lot of people," said Scott.
Transplanted kidneys don't last as long as some other organs, so Jacob will likely need another transplant in the future.
Jacob said he is sorry for the donor family's loss and wants them to know.
"I'm incredibly grateful since I got this wonderful gift," said Jacob.
Magee said that single donor likely saved many more people in addition to Scott and Jacob. Counting organs and tissue donation, anywhere from 7 to 30 patients may have been helped.
"Both Jacob and Scott are living proof of how big a difference it makes," said Magee.
To join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, click here.
To visit the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital website, click here.
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Trade secrets from the wizard of wood!!
Here's a detailed process on how I chemically strip wood. I like to remove all the finish and most if not all of the original stain from my stock sets. This process will show you how to get them back to bare wood and ready for stain and finish of your choice.
There may be easier ways and different methods but this is how I do it.
When your done you can go from this....
To this.....
You'll need.
BIX paint stripper.
This is a potent chemical paint stripper and will remove paint and grease. and Read the directions on the can. Use good rubber gloves and a wear a long sleeve shirt. This stuff burns skin but is easily diluted with water if you splash some on you accidentally. Use safety glasses. Try to use it outdoors in a well ventilated area. Dispose the used stripper in a safe place and try not to breath the fumes too long, you will get dizzy if you do. A respirator is a good thing.
Rubber gloves, various nylon brushes & scotch-brite pads & disposable aluminum roasting pans. There are lots of pan sizes. Just make sure they are deep enough.
Gather up your stock sets and remove all the metal from them. Remove the butt plate and remember to pull out the big spring from inside the rear stock under the butt plate and all the sling mounts and screws.
Put the parts in the pan. I don't pre-clean much other than wipe off the really heavy grease. BIX will dissolve most everything. Pour the stripper direct from the can. Pour slowly. Don't brush it on. It works better if you just coat the pieces uniformly.
Once you have all the pieces coated.
Cover the pan with some tin foil (it helps to stop evaporation and fumes). Let the coated pieces soak for about an hour.
After about 1/2 hour check the pieces. I will sometimes re-coat the parts with the run off at the bottom of the pan with a old brush. Don't paint them just pick up the run off and spread it on the pieces.
Just before the hour is up I use a nylon brush to break up the stripper a little.
Now the really messy part of the process starts.
Use old newspapers and wipe down the parts to get a lot of the stripper off the pieces. Then put them in a clean pan and using running water start scrubbing with the nylon brushes and scotch-brite to remove the stripper. BIX turns milky colored when in contact with water. So you will see if any stripper remains. Use lots of water. Keep using the brushes and get all the stripper off. I don't use scrapers. They have a tendency to gouge and scratch the wood.
After all the BIX is off rinse the parts with clean running water. When your done the pieces should look like this.
Rinse the wash pan out and mix a 1 part bleach 2 parts water solution. Put the pieces in the pan and weight them down. I'm using some brick veneer to hold the pieces under the solution.
I leave the pieces in the bleach solution for 2 to 3 hrs. After the time is up rinse the pieces real good again with clean running water and then blot them dry with clean rags or paper towels. Let the pieces air dry for a couple of days and they should be ready to sand, stain and finish.
(As you can see the Romanian butt stock still has a shadow of the black band showing....at this point you can either re-strip using BIX or just sand it off.)
These parts had only had 12 hrs to dry. They will lighten even more after a few days drying time and the yellow cast will disappear.
I hope I explained the stripping process clearly enough....
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Benjamin Franklin
Thanks for the info. I really want to refinish the romy kit i have. Now I know how.
My pleasure......Originally Posted by pirate56
Oh Great Master Manipulator of Metal !
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Benjamin Franklin
Something I've found out the hard way, photochemically active paint strippers are corrosive and given time will eat their way through the metal cans they come in. Buy the small cans, use them up and throw them away. Otherwise you'll end up with a hell of a mess once they start leaking.
Quite informative! I might try the do it yourself method. Youv'e got it do pat.
Praise the LORD and pass the ammunition!!!
Thanks for the info. I have a Russian RPK stock set on order and want to put them on a Yugo M72. I didn't figure my past efforts at stripping oil-soaked mauser stocks would work, so your info was great.
Your welcome.....Originally Posted by jsc
Some oil soaked wood never gets really clean...it just adds to the character when you refinish them, You can try rubbing them down with acetone or mineral spirits first before you strip them.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Benjamin Franklin
Back when I was fooling with old, cheap mausers, I made a 5"wX4"dX36'l tray out of valley tin. Most of the mausers came with 1/4" of filthy causmoline coating. Strip them down completely, lay them in the tray, cover with gas. (I know, I know!........) After an hour or so, scrub down with brass brush. Stock, too, since they were greased up also. Wipe off, then set in the sun. Stinking oil and black bore cleaner in stock weep out. Wipe off, then wipe with acetone (I know, I know!.....) Repeat many, many times. Never in any sort of enclosure, so the amblulance could get to the body easily. When it looks like it is as good as it will get, a very light coat of boiled linseed oil, and rub with a clean cloth until happy. If the stock was roughly machine sanded, as many were, linseed oil in with an ultrafine scothbrite-type pad with very light pressure, watching any marks or cartouches. Not too bad, but not for collector-type rifles.
I use painters grade alcohol, paper towels,tooth brush's and the old tried and true OLD T-SHIRTS! I wrap the wood with paper towels and soak with alcohol for about 15 to 20 min. to soften old finnish and then start rubbing down the finnish with alcohol soaked rag's and tooth brush in crevice's till all the finnish is removed. This way you do not remove the original pigment's in the lamenate's! Works great and when you re-finnish it look's original and new again!
This is just a way to remove the finnish and keep it looking millitary when you are done.
Paint stripper use as above gives you a way to start with fresh wood and get creative with your stain's ( very cool!)


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PopCrush Mini-Mix 13: Featuring Pharrell, Black Eyed Peas + More [LISTEN]by Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
It's finally the weekend, PopCrushers! And what better way to kick it off than with the newest installment of the PopCrush Mini-Mix? PopCrush Mini-Mix 13 features remixed tracks from artists like Pharrell, Paramore and even a little old-school Black Eyed Peas. What are you waiting for? Let's turn it up!
The playlist starts off with Neon Trees and their ridiculously catchy, perfect-for-summer anthem, 'Sleeping With a Friend.' There are plenty of addictive beats in this remixed track, but we also love how clear frontman Tyler Glenn's vocals sound on this version, making his voice totally stand out.
The mix then shifts genres a little, switching into more mid-tempo, R&B-flavored ballads like Nico and Vinz's 'Am I Wrong?' and Naughty Boy's 'La La La' featuring Sam Smith — a PopCrush Mini-Mix staple.
Pharrell's smooth 'Come Get it Bae' is up next, a tune so catchy we can't stop singing its chorus — that is, until we hear the next track and start kickin' it old-school with the Black Eyed Peas' 'Boom Boom Pow.' Gotta love a throwback!
The playlist concludes with Paramore's upbeat and funky 'Ain't It Fun,' giving PopCrush Mini-Mix 13 a jazzy-punk feel that we can't get enough of. It's the perfect tune to lead into your weekend!
Check out the tracklist below, then listen to PopCrush Mini-Mix 13 above. And don't forget to crank it up loud!
Neon Trees, 'Sleeping with a Friend'
Nico & Vinz, 'Am I Wrong?'
Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith, 'La La La'
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Charlottesville, VA -- Rebel Records is proud to announce the release of "The Story Of The Day That I Died", a brand new single from award winning bluegrass music artists Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice. The new song is available to radio programmers today and the complete project, Story Of The Day That I Died, will be released March 12th. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice won the Song of the Year and the Album of the Year at the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards.
When Junior Sisk heard his name called as the winner of Song Of The Year for "A Far Cry From Lester And Earl" from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee during the recent International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, he could hardly believe it and could barely speak through his tears of joy. Sisk and his co-writers, Tim Massey and Rick Pardue hugged each other in disbelief and excitement as the sold-out crowd rose to their feet and cheered them on. It wasn't until later in the evening, when Sisk again heard his name called as winner of Album Of The Year for his band's latest Rebel Records CD, The Heart Of A Song, that he managed to gain composure and express appreciation for his colleagues, friends and fans. It was a big night for a man who has been regarded as being one of bluegrass music's most honest voices in the genre's history.
Throughout his music career, Sisk has performed with a plethora of topnotch bands: his family's band - Dreamin' Creek, Wyatt Rice And Santa Cruz, The Lost And Found and then eventually with Blueridge where Sisk partnered with mandolinist Alan Bibey from 2001 to 2006. In 2007, he re-formed Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (a band that had a short but successful run in the mid 90's) and has been going strong ever since. Over the years, his haunting, almost lonesome vocals have earned him the devotion of countless traditional bluegrass fans from all over the world so it comes as no surprise that his peers would recognize his contributions and honor him on what has become known as bluegrass music's biggest night. But with the accolades of Song of The Year and Album of the Year, comes a certain amount of expectancy from those same peers as well as Sisk's fans as to what he and Ramblers Choice will present next.
Rebel Records is excited to present the next chapter in the career of Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice in the form of a brand new single, "The Story Of The Day That I Died", a tongue in cheek tune about a man who faked his own death in an effort to keep his unfaithful wife from taking half of his possessions upon an impending divorce. Written by fellow musician Ashby Frank, "The Story Of The Day That I Died" has been a song in the making for quite some time. "I wrote most of this song about nine years ago on a paper bag while sitting in my car during a snow storm in a McDonald's parking lot in Pikeville, Kentucky," states Frank. "I played what I had of the song for Junior and his wife, Susan, at their home one night shortly after I wrote it. He liked it and even suggested the theme for the ending of the song." According to Frank, Sisk kept asking him about it, resulting in Frank giving the song another work-over, and ultimately pitching it to Sisk again. The song not only landed on the record, but is the title cut of the new project due for release next Spring. "I'm so proud that he decided to recorded it," continues Frank. "Junior Sisk is not just one of my favorite singers and writers alive, but he's also one of my favorite people in the world and I couldn't be happier with the way he and Rambler's Choice performed it on the album."
"The Story Of The Day That I Died" is the first single from the new CD and is available to radio programmers today via digital download at Airplay Direct and also through a special email download from Rebel Records. Radio programmers interested in receiving the single via an email link, may do so by sending their request to email@example.com. The complete CD titled Story Of The Day That I Died is slated for release on March 12, 2013. For more information on Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, including upcoming appearances and photos from the IBMA Awards, please visit www.juniorsisk.us or www.rebelrecords.com
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The Kenmore Senior Center, located at Rhododendron Park, is a branch of the Northshore Senior Center and is partially funded by the City of Kenmore. The Kenmore Senior Center along with the Northshore Senior Center offers health clinics, classes, clubs, a computer lab, special events, Wellness Project, Adult Day Centers, social services and trips galore. The Northshore Senior Center coffee bar and lounges offer great opportunities for meeting old friends and making new ones. The facility is completely handicapped accessible. A listing of regularly scheduled activities, classes, and services of the Kenmore Senior Center, special events, trips, support groups and general announcements are available for free. Pick up your copy of the quarterly newsletter at the reception desk of the senior center.
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Funeral for Ron Fraser scheduled
Funeral mass for 'Wizard of College Baseball' will be held at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Funeral arrangements for Ron Fraser, who coached baseball at the University of Miami for 30 seasons, have been set.
The visitation will be held at Stanfill Funeral Homes, located at 10545 S. Dixie Highway in Miami, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The funeral mass will be held at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, located at 5601 S. Flamingo Road in Southwest Ranches, at 10 a.m. Monday.
"A Celebration of the Life of Ron Fraser" will be held Sat., Feb. 23 on the University of Miami campus. Details will be announced at a later date.
Fraser, who led the Hurricanes to the 1982 and 1985 College World Series titles, coached Miami from 1963-92, amassing a 1,271-438-9 record and ended his career as the third-winningest coach in NCAA history.
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Study urges added effort to inform all patients about comparative data
MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Minority patients in New York City receive less specialized surgical care than white patients, according to a new study.
Specifically, Yale University researchers found that minorities were less likely to have an operation performed by surgeons, and were less prone to getting cared for at facilities that performed a large number of similar procedures.
The study included almost 134,000 people who had one of 10 procedures in which the number of such surgeries performed by a surgeon or at a hospital is known to influence patients' short-term risk of death. Procedures included cancer, cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeries.
People in the study, who had their surgeries between 2001 and 2004, included almost 101,000 whites and17,500 blacks, over 4,200 Asians and more close to 11,300 Hispanics. For all 10 types of surgeries included in the study, white patients were more frequently treated by high-volume surgeons and at high-volume facilities than were minority patients.
"Even after adjusting for a broad range of relevant factors, compared with white patients, treatment at high-volume hospitals by high-volume surgeons was lower by 11.8 percentage points for black patients, 8 percentage points for Asian patients and 7 percentage points for Hispanic patients, on average, across the 10 study procedures," wrote Andrew J. Epstein, of Yale's School of Public Health, and colleagues.
One possible reason for the racial and ethnic differences could be that minority patients don't have access to or are not familiar with information about surgeon/hospital quality, the researchers suggested.
"In addition to efforts to improve the quality of care among providers serving minority patients, policymakers and clinicians may be able to improve outcomes by encouraging minority patients and their surrogates to consider comparative performance information when choosing hospitals and surgeons," the researchers concluded.
The study is published in the February issue of the Archives of Surgery.
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Hours ago at the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, Halo 4 was unveiled, along with the news of an entirely new trilogy of Halo games, confirming Halo 5 and 6 as well. Check out the trailer above, and below we'll break it down for you.
The trailer starts with a beating heart. Cortana's muffled voice can be heard in the background, urging the Chief to get up. The camera pans to his brain – he wakes up, realizes what's happening, and jumps out of the cryo-chamber. For one of the only times in the series, Cortana calls the Chief by his first name, John, suggesting that their relationship is a lot closer considering the loneliness they faced at the end of Halo 3. The ship they're on is exploding, presumably under attack, but from what? The Covenant are largely gone, with most of their religious drive gone after the events of Halo 3, and the Elites and Grunts have partnered with the humans. Then the Chief makes his escape, grabbing what looks to be a pistol – but then fires a grenade, blasting the door in front of him open. As he looks out, we see a closer view of the gun, which looks similar to the Halo 1 pistol but with a grenade attachment on the barrel of the gun. When the camera pans back, we see what is most likely the ship the Chief and Cortana were on at the end of Halo 3, and then – in the background – an enormous artifact (ship? the planet at the end of Halo 3?), whose center (loading bay?) opens up, and the trailer ends abruptly.
There are a number of questions this trailer raises, but most importantly: What will we fight in Halo 4? Since the Covenant have nothing to fight for and the Gravemind has been defeated, Halo 4 has to introduce a new enemy, a new plot arc, and answer deeper questions about the Forerunners and mythos of the Halo universe.


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Is It Possible to Donate Blood After Having Hepatitis B?
Is it possible to donate blood after having hepatitis B?
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Hepatitis B is one of the viruses that cause hepatitis, which is an inflammation of the liver that also can be caused by medication, drugs, alcohol, or actual physical injury to the liver. One of the ways people become infected with the hepatitis B virus is through blood.
People who have been infected with hepatitis B at some point may carry the virus without even knowing it. They can pass hepatitis B to others through blood or sexual contact. Because of this, a person who has tested positive for hepatitis B at any point in his or her lifetime isn't allowed to donate blood.
It's not just hepatitis B that affects eligibility to donate blood. Other types of viral hepatitis, HIV, and some other infections can affect that person's ability to give blood.
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I interrupt my sequence of Holy Paladin Guide posts to whip out a boss healing strat. You see, since my last post, a number of people have sent me healing logs to look at (which is totally fine, I love analyzing logs, they make me happy) and too often the healing strat used on Garalon has made me yell out "NOOOOOOOOOooooooOOOOO!"
Curious as to how I would it?
I hope so.
Here's how I would distribute healers for this fight:
Kiters (and backup tanks): Holy Paladin
Tanks: Disc Priest or second Holy Paladin
Raid: Everyone else
I've yet to try the fight on 10, but my instinct would say have the Holy Paladin on Kiters and Tanks and the second (and third, if applicable) healer on the entire raid.
Why a Holy Pally to heal Kiters?
So far, Garalon is my absolute favorite fight to heal. The mechanics of a kiter taking huge amounts of damage and two tanks taking sporadic damage play into our strengths with so much precision that it's almost as if the fight itself were designed to pay tribute to our class.
My guild at the time first tried using a Druid on the Kiters (where they got THAT idea, I have not a clue). It was quite disastrous, with both the Kiter and the Druid dying frequently. Then I started pitching in despite being assigned to the tanks (I'm a pally dammit, I can handle a Kiter and two tanks). While I wasn't even the official Kiter healer, I still ended up doing most of the healing. By next raid I was begging to be the official Kiter healer. Garalon bit the dust a few attempts later.
With a proper healing technique, keeping the Kiters alive (while still doing significant healing on the tanks) is totally possible, and actually pretty easy. Which is why I encourage you Holy Pallies out there to campaign for your right to heal Garalon kiters.
Recommended Talents and Glyphs
Level 15: Doesn't matter
Level 30: Doesn't matter
Level 45: Eternal Flame (if you are healing the kiters, don't even try anything else)
Level 60: Unbreakable Spirit or Clemency (Purity won't work on this fight. I tend to side with Clemency because Hand of Sacrifice is so good here, but there could be use for US as well.)
Level 75: Divine Purpose (any could work here, but there will be a lot of use for Divine Purpose)
Level 90: Light's Hammer if you want an AoE or Execution Sentence if you want to boost your single target healing (I originally thought Holy Prism cast on the boss every 20 seconds would do a lot more healing overall, but testing revealed otherwise.)
Glyphs: Beacon of Light. (The rest is up to you, though I find Protector of the Innocent especially useful on this fight because of the constant raid damage. I tried Battle Healer since I like to melee for mana but it does very little actual healing. Another option would be Glyph of Divinity for the extra mana.)
Debuffs to track on your raid frame
Pungency. (Make sure that you can see the number of stacks.)
Assuming Garalon will be moving in a clockwise position, stand to the right of his front right leg.
In this position, you should be in range of the Kiter and both tanks and close enough to melee for mana (and Battle Healer) on the front right leg. You can possibly reach Garalon himself. As our big bug turns, keeping a proper position should only take minimal movement, giving you plenty of time to cast to your little heart's content.
Pre-Pull Prep
Have a Beacon of Light on your first Kiter (generally this will be one of your tanks). If you have time, get a maxed out Mastery bubble on your Beacon target, then toss a 3 Holy Power Eternal Flame on them to keep your Mastery from falling off.
If your guild takes forever to pull, use that time to put maxed out Mastery bubbles with 3 Holy Power Eternal Flames on both tanks.
If you still haven't pulled yet, dump Eternal Flame on yourself, then on everyone else.
During the Fight
Keep Beacon on the current Kiter. Have 3 Holy Power Eternal Flames rolling on the Kiter and both tanks. If you have some wiggle-room, get an Eternal Flame up on yourself. If you're bored, put as many Eternal Flames as you can on people in range, but be careful to not let it fall off the Kiter or the tanks.
To build up Holy Power, use Holy Shock on CD. You should be in range of the front right leg (and sometimes of the boss) so you can use Crusader Strike too. There's a lot of raid damage going on so Holy Radiance is never a waste (use it on a non-tank, non-kiting melee if possible) but it can use up your mana bar pretty fast. And since your Kiter will be taking a lot of damage, a Divine Light will also be helpful to charge your Holy Power.
Hand of Sacrifice is to be used a lot on this fight. You can choose to use it on cooldown, or time it to help out on Kiter transitions. (When I was learning the fight, we had a Warlock who was squishier than the rest. I always made sure I timed my Sacrifice for it to be available to keep him alive during his transitions.)
Handling Transitions
Watch the stacks on the Kiter. When it is almost time to change Kiters (most guilds aim for a transition at 20 stacks, in which case you'd begin your process at about 16 stacks), get a 3 Holy Power Eternal Flame on the receiving Kiter, and transfer your Beacon. Make sure Eternal Flame doesn't fall off your original Kiter until the transition is completely over and they are safely back in range of the raid healers.
By the time the new Kiter gets his first stack of Pungency, he should have Beacon and a 3 HP Eternal Flame on him.
If a transition is difficult, time your Hand of Sacrifice and Aura Mastery to be available for it.
Keeping yourself alive
If you are positioned right, you should in be in range of the raid healers. But to help them out, keep an Eternal Flame going on yourself whenever you can, and use Divine Shield and Divine Protection whenever they're off CD.
Staying alive should be easy.
Now go out to play!
Like any fight use your CDs right and use them often, follow the strat and you should have a blast on Garalon!
EDIT: I made some changes to the post in light of some of the points raised in the comments. Huge thanks to everyone who left some input. It's players like you guys who make it so much fun to be a holy pally.


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Ross Rebagliati, the Canadian Olympic gold medallist and bad boy of snowboarding, plans to open up a franchise of medical marijuana shops that trades on his fame.
Cheekily called Ross's Gold, the company expects to set up a flagship store in Whistler this spring once the federal government privatizes the medical marijuana production industry.
And Mr. Rebagliati projects his business will be doing more than $50-million a year after the third year, once it opens satellite stores in Vancouver and Toronto.
Mr. Rebagliati shot to fame in 1998 when the International Olympic Committee tried to strip him of the men's snowboarding gold medal at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.
In the last decade the number of patients with authorized access to Canada's Marijuana Medical Access Program has grown from 500 to more than 21,000, he said.
But Health Canada suggests that number will grow to more than 300,000 in the next decade.