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First of all I'd like to thank all the experienced hounds for their postings.
I have never been to Japan before and knowing that business casual is acceptable in most (Japanese) restaurants was something I had been trying to find out but only got confirmed here.
I'm also not that experienced as a chow hound, but I like good food and have had some good sushi and other Japanese meals before (in LA and LV in the US, sadly nothing good in the UK) so decided to make food one of my primary focusses on this 'trip of a lifetime'.
I am travelling during Golden Week, so Sushi Saito was booked solid even two months out. Here's what I *have* got booked, starting in Tokyo.
Sushi Yoshitake. Was glad to hear that Yahitake-san has some English as this will be my first high end dining experience in Japan. I don't know any Japanese but have learnt that the phrases itadakimasu (I humbly recieve) as the first dish is served and gochisosama deshta (thanks for the meal) as you leave are appreciated.
I will be travelling with my Michellin Guide, Sushi dictionary and Japanese food dictionary, and taking a notebook to write down my impressions. If I can pluck up the courage I may well ask for the '5 tastes of tuna' as described elsewhere on this site to slightly supplement the omakase. Do you think he would mind if I took some no flash photos of the food? Is this generally acceptable/unacceptable?
Hagazumi in Minato-ku
Seems to have an interesting menu. MIchellin advises the Udon omakase. Any hound tips on this one?
Like All the restaurants I will be visiting I have matched the google maps street view to the pictures of entrances in the Michellin guide or on the website to make sure I can find the place! This one is a bit more off the beaten track than most and has a particularly anonymous entrance :)
Uchiyama, Ginza
I wanted to have a kaiseki meal in Tokyo and this one looked like it was good value (I can't afford 300k Y for all my meals)
Chanko Tomoegata, Ryogoku
Not a Michellin starred restaurant this time, but it's a chanko-nabe restaurant. I will be at the sumo all day and then visit this restaurant within easy walking distance of the Kogukikan afterwards. I'm not the smallest of fellows, so I will fantasise that I too am a mighty sumo warrior as I tuck in to (what I am currently minded to go for) a kobe beef hot pot.
Now to Kyoto.
Not got long in Kyoto, staying at the Hotel Granvia in Kyoto station for one night. Was hoping to maybe pick up one of their bento lunches there as they look very good, but maybe other hounds have a better value for money option for lunch?
For the evening meal I have gone for Fujiwara in Gion. It looked to have a contemporary twist on Kyoto style cuisine and had a reasonably priced omakase (I've gone for the pricier of the two offerings). As a plus, it's easy walking distance from Gion Corner.
I will update this post in a month or so when I am back from travelling, but would be very interested to hear any hound tips in the meantime.
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We've had a few days of spring-like weather and I'm champing at the bit, ready to start gardening as soon as the snow disappears. There's not too much we can do as yet. One thing I've been doing recently is trying to get rid of invasive trees, specifically the common buckthorn. That's a long process, so it's a good thing to work on now, before planting season.
Common buckthorn and glossy buckthorn are two species of small trees that arrived here from Europe or Asia, where they are native, and that have found the new world (more than) suitable for their needs. They are understory plants that will grow in sun or shade, wet or dry, good soil or bad. And they are very hard to get rid of. Like many invasives, if you cut down one, many new shoots will sprout up.
I don't use herbicides, but there is a way to kill buckthorns without using herbicides. Several years ago I was told about "double girdling" them as way to slowly kill them – without generating root sprouts. Now, while they are dormant, is a good time to begin.
Take a pruning saw and cut through the outer bark and the green cambium layer, but do not cut into the hard core of the trunk. Go all the way around the tree, so that you have girdled the tree. Be sure to connect the beginning and end of your cut (which requires that you keep your saw blade level as you cut). Then do it again 12 inches above the initial cut.
If you girdle the tree this year, it will leaf out and act as if nothing bad had occurred. Next year, it will leaf out, but may start to show signs of decline. In the third year, the tree will die. And best of all, no root sprouts will pop up. (Or they didn't for me, anyhow, when I tried it a few years ago).
One problem: common buckthorn's growth habit is to start off as a single trunk, and then immediately split off into 6-12 smaller trunks. Since I couldn't double girdle the tree down low, I had to do so on each of the many upward-growing shoots. And another thing: buckthorns commonly have depressions or dimples in their stems. So when cutting through the bark, it is easy to miss a section because your saw can go over a dimple and leave the job incomplete.
Norway maples (Acer platanoides) are on the list of invasive species in most New England states, and also need to be weeded out. They are on the list because they can out-compete our native maples (and other trees) for water, sunlight and nutrients, and because they seed into the woods whenever present. I have not tried the double girdling technique on them because I have none on my property. But if you have some, I suggest you try it – and then please email me in 3 years if the technique works.
'Crimson King' is a cultivar of Norway maple that is very attractive, with nice dark purple leaves. It was sold in huge numbers up until recently. It is a hybrid, and the numerous seedlings it produces are mostly green-leaved – which means that most gardeners just assume that the maple seedlings they see in their woods are native maples. There is a way to test a maple to see if it is a Norway. Once summer comes, snap off a leaf and look at the base of the petiole (leaf stem). If it oozes white sap, it's a Norway maple.
Other trees and shrubs that can be invasive include bush honeysuckle, tree of heaven, barberry , Russian olive, autumn olive, burning bush, border privet, princess tree (Powlownia tomentosa), and multiflora rose. Most share these characteristics: they are tough trees, produce lots of seeds, and will out-compete native species – they have been introduced from abroad.
I recently spoke to Blaine Moore of Maverick Farm in Sharon, VT about a technique he has used on invasives. He cuts them off close to ground level, and then covers the cut stem with a tin can so that no light gets to the stem – light can stimulate cut stems to grow or to send up root sprouts. He told me he has used this technique successfully for a number of years on a variety of types of invasives and he swears by it. I have not tried this yet, but I have lots of honeysuckle, and I will try it this spring – it's much less work than digging them out. He sometimes uses tuna cans and nails the can onto a stump to keep it in place.
I have written in the past about a nifty tool for pulling young woody invasives, the weed wrench (www.weedwrench.com). This is a very sturdy hand tool that allows you to grab onto a tree or shrub with a self-tightening jaw, and pull them out with the leverage of a steel arm. They come in four sizes and are a good investment for garden clubs. Of course you will have to wait until the soil thaws to start pulling out culprits. Meanwhile, go try some double-girdling.
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1. There's that Sports Illustrated cover of the college football issue that came out in late August, picturing the Trojans' returning quarterback with the headline: "USC's Matt Barkley Is Back – and He Didn't Stay To Play in the Holiday Bowl." If your educated guess is that the Trojans make it to the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27, consider the AP preseason No. 1 team to be pretty fortunate. How 'bout a hookup with the Longhorns of Texas in San Diego two days after Christmas? We'll even let the Longhorn Network air it exclusively. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The first of a possible four games to end the season starts with a homecoming Saturday against Arizona State that has now gone off the radar with the Pac-12 Network picking it up and forcing a noon kickoff. The week after is USC-UCLA, and the Bruins are now ranked higher than the Trojans in the BCS (18, vs. 19).
2. "Bam! Mizdirection!!!" That's what Jim Rome tweeted out moments after the horse he owns a majority stake in through Jungle Racing LLC came down the mountain and outlasted a field of 13 other boys to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint race at Santa Anita on Sunday. No matter what happened in all other events – including the $5 mil Classic – Rome's connection to the sport, and his ability to talk it up whenever he wants on both a syndicated radio and TV show, could have a reverberating effect for those who consider thoroughbred racing a thing of the past. Rome joked that his listeners weren't capable of taking the early-morning 20-1 odds down to 6-1 by post time by simply betting heavily on the 4-year-old gray filly. He shouldn't underestimate their power.
3. The Numbskull Hockey League's latest decision to cancel the outdoor Winter Classic is a public pronouncement that it can't get out of its own bad way at this point. Nor are the players helping themselves by letting Donald Fehr stand up for them and prevent them from playing. Kings captain Dustin Brown sees the writing on the wall – he'll be leaving for Switzerland on Tuesday to play for a team headed by former Kings coach Mark Crawford. According to a simulated season being played out on ESPN.com via EA Sports NHL 13, the Kings started this virtual season 4-6, 13 th in the Western Conference, while the Anaheim Ducks are last in the whole league at 2-7-2 because of early injuries. Maybe it's best we're not playing for real.
4.The cancelation of the New York City Marathon was about the smartest thing that could have happened in the world of sports all weekend. Those who descended on Central Park to run anyway did so with a purpose – to help those in need, especially elderly residents trapped in their higher-rise apartments and unable to receive help after the blackouts caused by Hurricane Sandy. Everyone who entered is guaranteed a spot in next year's race, but Ruben Arredondo of L.A. wasn't sure that'll happen. "I'm in the military, and I could be deployed," the 36-year-old told the Associated Press, showing up at Central Park at 6:45 a.m. to join a group called the Replacement Marathon, which had been organized online just hours before.
5. The Lakers may never win again this season. Wait, they did? Sorry, didn't see it on DirecTV. The next 12 games in a row are exclusive to Time Warner Cable SportsNet and the Spanish-language Deportes. But if you're a dish customer, it may take a very long time for there to be a compelling reason for those two companies to pick it up.


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For this experiment, we need to find a deserving person who has had both of his legs amputated. For example, find a sincere, devout veteran of the Iraqi war, or a person who was involved in a tragic automobile accident. Now create a prayer circle like the one created for Jeanna Giese.
The one difference is this – we've observed all the things in the ambiguous group. An ambiguous healing is one that's been observed. An unambiguous healing is one that we've never observed.Now let's recall the author's charge: What we find is that whenever we create an unambiguous situation like this and look at the results of prayer, prayer never works. God never "answers prayers" if there is no possibility of coincidence. In short, we never observe an answer to prayer for an unambiguous healing.We never observe an answer to prayer for an unambiguous healing. But what's an unambiguous healing?An unambiguous healing is one that we've never observed.That's worth repeating.
"What we find is that whenever we create an clear,precise situation like this and look at the results of prayer, prayer never works. God never "answers prayers" if there is no possibility of coincidence. In short, we never observe an answer to prayer for a healing that we know the clear,precise reasons for."
Imagine that you pray for something -- It does not really matter what it is. Let's imagine that you have cancer, you pray to God to cure the cancer, and the cancer actually does go away. The interesting thing to recognize is that there is the possibility of understanding how you were cured in two or more possible senses or ways. God might have miraculously cured the disease, as many people believe. But God might also be imaginary, and the chemotherapy drugs and surgery are the things that cured your cancer. Or your body might have cured the cancer itself. The human body does have a powerful immune system, and this immune system has the ability to eliminate cancer in many cases. When your tumor dissappeared, it might be a coincidence that you happened to pray. Drugs, an immune response or a combination of the two might have been the thing the cured you.
The topic is "Current healing of amputees would be an unambiguous miracle which can be expected if the God of the Christian Bible exists."Voter claims that claiming this is circular reasoning. Circular reasoning, aka begging the question, is defined as "Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true." (http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/begging-the-question.html). The proposition here in the above claim is that a healing of amputees would be an unambiguous miracle performed by the Bible god. The problem with Voter's claim is that there is no assumption of the proposition in the premise, that the Bible god exists. This argument postulates, that from the evidence we have, the bible in this case which purports to describe this "god", one can expect healings of anything, including amputees, *if* the Bible god exists as defined by the bible.
In Brain's essay that Voter cites, Brain says that a cure for cancer or rabies is can be considered ambiguous "capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways" (Merriam-webster.com). In Brain's example, he cites the cancer sufferer as also going to chemo/ having surgery and also mentions that the immune system which can also make tumors disappear. This is happening in conjunction with the prayers that the sufferer is having. So, in this instance, there is no way to determine what caused the "cure", it is "ambiguous". The patient claims it was from God but there is no way to know. As Brain said, the prayer, in these instances cannot be known to have had any effect.
Since we do not know of any mechanism that can regrow a limb in humans, a miracle healing an amputee would be unambiguous (clear,precise) because, at this point in time, there is no other way to regenerate a limb. So, Voter's claim that Brain did not clarify how the tumor's cure could be "ambiguous"( capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways) and how an amputation would "unambiguous"(clear, precise) is false.
Healing amputees has been demonstrated as one way to have an unambiguous miracle in that there is no known mechanism for that to work in humans at this time.
Well, no it's not worth repeating since it's patently untrue. We know what causes healings of cancer, of fingertips, of starfish. We know the mechanisms. This fits well with the definition of unambiguous, clear, precise (Merriam-webster.com) And let's put those words into the claims, you, Voter, have made (I'll have to do some grammar tweaks for this to make sense):
Well, no it's not worth repeating since it's patently untrue. We know what causes healings of cancer, of fingertips, of starfish. We know the mechanisms. This fits well with the definition of unambiguous, clear, precise (Merriam-webster.com)
Further, your assertion fails on the facts. From the wiki on spontaneous remission: Everson and Cole offered as explanation for spontaneous regression from cancer: "In many of the collected cases ... it must be acknowledged that the factors or mechanisms responsible for spontaneous regression are obscure or unknown in the light of present knowledge. However, in some of the cases, available knowledge permits one to infer that hormonal influences probably were important. ... In other cases, the protocols strongly suggest that an immune mechanism was responsible" [4]. Challis and Stam in 1989, even more at a loss, survey "In summary, we are left to conclude that, although a great number of interesting and unusual cases continue to be published annually, there is still little conclusive data that explains the occurrence of spontaneous regression."
In my first post I brought in cases of regeneration in other animals to show that regeneration does not violate the laws of nature. Apparently I need to spell out the ramification of that fact more clearly. From an evolutionist view, we know that the ability to regenerate has evolved at least once. If regeneration occurs in a human, there's nothing that would stop you from speculating that it was happening again. Some evolutionists might even trumpet it as proof that we're evolving. There wouldn't be conclusive evidence of this at first, but as I've shown above, we don't have conclusive evidence of the mechanisms for spontaneous remission of cancer or rabies cures, so firm understanding is not necessary for a phenomenon to be included in the ambiguous category.
In order to succeed on that line, you would need to prove that it would be impossible for humans to ever develop regeneration ability.
Matthew 17: 20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 "Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'" 5 Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.' 7 And suppose the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. 9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me'? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Here, God further gives a reason that he may deny such requests. He wants us to rely on His spiritual strength, not our own physical strength. A mature and sincere Christian understands these principles when he prays.
Ephesians 6: 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Moving on, let's note that, while God occasionally performed unambiguous miracles, he directly says that, in general, we shouldn't demand such miracles
I noticed that some in the peanut gallery said things like, "Is Voter saying all miracles..."
Let's consider whether, from reading the Bible, we should expect unambiguous miracles to result from prayer.
Voter, we don't have a time limit on our discussion but I do expect you to respond in a timely manner. IF you have a reason why you cannot, have the courtesy to say so. If you are indeed done with the debate, have the courtesy to say so. I'm waiting for evidence to support your claims for the stated topic of this debate. As Screwtape has noted, I did answer your attempt to change the topic. I am willing to even proceed with that one, if Screwtape would split it off. You claimed to know much about debating. From your performance here, I would have to doubt that claim. You need to address my points, Voter, not just make vague accusations about them or ignore them.
Current healing of amputees would be an unambiguous miracle which can be expected if the God of the Christian Bible exists.
I am willing to even proceed with that one, if Screwtape would split it off.


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A unified, comprehensive history of 20th century music is the philosopher's stone of modern criticism: How to transmute such vast, maddening complexity into conceptual gold? It's like trying to nail quicksilver to the wall: What do you even call the stuff? The term "classical music" was obsolete before the century began, with the eccentric sound palaces of Strauss and Mahler. By the contemporary era, with the likes of John Adams and Philip Glass, the "classical" label had become ludicrously inapt.
Whatever you call it, music in the 20th century exploded into a dazzling, perplexing array of styles that far outran the audience's ability to keep up. There is a deep connection between Strauss' cacophonous "Elektra" and John Cage's experiments in silent composition, but it would take a brave man to attempt such a bold synthesis.
Alex Ross is the man. In "The Rest Is Noise," the music critic of the New Yorker attempts to embrace the full range of 20th century music: to describe its sounds; to trace its evolution; and , to elucidate the profound impact of music on modern history, and vice versa. What powers this amazingly ambitious book and endows it with authority are the author's expansive curiosity and refined openness of mind.
Ross begins in 1906 with the first performance of "Salome" in Graz, conducted by Strauss, a historic evening that brought under one roof Puccini, Mahler, Schoenberg and (so he would later claim) the adolescent Adolf Hitler. The book concludes with the 1987 premiere of Adams' "Nixon in China" in Houston. Ross provides engrossing, authoritative accounts of the emergence of atonality and 12-tone music; the interlock between the rise of modernism in music and dance, in the ballets of Debussy and Stravinsky; and Shostakovich's tormented relationship with Stalin. Like any good encyclopedist, he draws on the best existing expertise. Yet many of his most fascinating pages arise from the author's far-ranging primary research into subjects previously known primarily to academic specialists.
A biographical sketch of 19th century African American violinist and composer Will Marion Cook is as moving as that of many better-known composers. The debut of Cook's opera based on "Uncle Tom's Cabin," planned for the 1893 World's Fair , was canceled because the female lead didn't have train fare to Chicago. After Cook's Carnegie Hall debut, when a well-meaning critic gave him left-handed praise, Cook stormed into his office and proclaimed, "I am not the world's greatest Negro violinist. I am the greatest violinist in the world!"
Combing through the archives of the American occupation of postwar Germany, Ross spins a surprising narrative about the Psychological Warfare Division's attempts to denazify the musical scene there. One early memo states, "It is above all essential that we should not give the impression of trying to regiment culture in the Nazi manner," while successive documents describe a "democratic" musical canon almost as strict as the National Socialists'. Even Sibelius, then probably the world's most popular living composer, was suspect, Ross writes, because his works might "reawaken feelings of Nordic supremacy."
Ross digs up fascinating material about the many European composers who expatriated to L.A. during the 1930s. Schoenberg, the pontifex maximus of atonality, lived in Brentwood, a few miles from the other giant of musical modernism, Stravinsky. Rachmaninov was on North Elm Drive; conductor Otto Klemperer was a neighbor of Otto Preminger's. The images of Schoenberg are unforgettable, whether playing tennis with the Gershwins or matching wits with Fanny Brice, the brassy star of the Ziegfeld Follies. She cornered the composer of "Moses und Aron" at a party and said, "C'mon, Professor, play us a tune."
Paradoxically, "The Rest Is Noise" gains much of its intellectual authority from the fearless attitude of its author toward popular culture. Ross' erudition and grasp of the highbrow curriculum is unquestionable, but what sets him apart from most music critics is the familiar ease with which he also addresses jazz and rock, film and television. His is a sweet and generous voice. He has no grand theory to prove, no idols to smash.
Obviously, there is a strong element of taste evident in his book, but he is never pretentious or dismissive of artists. His rare bursts of outright disapproval are reserved for excessively disapproving critics, as when he slams the diatribes of Virgil Thomson and Theodor Adorno as "revoltingly snooty" -- mild language for the modernist wars.
After nearly 500 pages of brilliant synthesis, Ross meanders and turns a bit flabby in describing the latter 20th century. It's not entirely his fault: With the splendid exception of Adams, by century's end the music itself was frequently meandering and flabby. The most salient fact of contemporary musical life is the mass flight of the audience, an issue Ross raises only reluctantly: "To the cynical onlooker, orchestras and opera houses are stuck in a museum culture, playing to a dwindling cohort of aging subscribers and would-be elitists. . . ." In answer, he offers a hopeful view that falls far short of the tough-minded standard governing the rest of his book: "Confusion is often a prelude to consolidation; we may even be on the verge of a new golden age."
It hardly takes a cynic to doubt this sunny outlook; the composers he invokes to support it are names scarcely known even to regular concertgoers. Yet a grateful reader is inclined to grant a thinker of such lively learning and imagination his parting burst of optimism: Nowadays, it's in short supply.


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As mentioned within an official blog post on Time Warner Cable Untangled, the cable provider is launching a beta test of a streaming application called TWC TV that allows subscribers to access live TV at a desktop or laptop computer. After logging into TWCTV.com, the user can browser through channel listings organized by network and includes both the show name as well as the episode name. The user interface includes a search function that allows subscribers to find content by a person's name, show's title or episode name. Similar to a TiVo interface, the guide contains up to seven days of data and users can organize content by HD quality or setting up a group of favorite channels.
While the guide contains all channels included in the subscriber's current cable package, not all channels can be viewed over the PC. Time Warner has included all channels within the guide to allow users to schedule recordings on a DVR located at home. For instance, if a user forgets to record the next new episode of Parks and Recreation, they can use the PC interface to record a single instance of the show or all future new episodes just like TiVo's season pass. Subscribers can alter all DVR programming on the device including deleting future recordings. In addition, users can filter channels within the PC interface to eliminate channel listings that cannot be watched on the computer.
The PC interface also acts as an advanced remote control, ideal if the current remote is lost in the couch again. Within the user interface, the subscriber can select "Watch on TV" on a specific program to automatically change the channel on the main television. However, this feature is only available to users with a digital set-top box and have the device connected into the Internet. The PC application also includes closed captioning support for hearing impaired users. The app currently runs in Google Chrome 17, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and up, Safari 5 and up for both Mac and Windows as well as Firefox 4 and up. The app does requires Silverlight version 4 though.
With this aggressive move to push more content out to platforms that have previously been dominated by services like Netflix, Time Warner Cable likely hopes to offer the consumer more reasons to sign up for a monthly cable package. Prior to the announcement of TWC TV's PC service, the company launched a TWC TV iPhone application for anyone running iOS 4.3 or higher. Working only within the home, the app allows users to watch live TV as well as access many of the functions offered with the PC version of TWC TV. The company has also released a TWC TV app for Android phones and tablets, but it does not include the ability to watch live TV within the home. Time Warner Cable is expected to update the Android version of the app when more devices get Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0).
When Time Warner Cable released the TWC TV iPad app March 2011, the company ran into resistance from Viacom. Viacom ended up taking Time Warner Cable to court over the streaming video application forcing TWC to remove eleven Viacom channels from the application. The case was temporarily put on hiatus until November 2011 when the companies started fighting over the right to stream content yet again during a contract renewal argument.
During December 2011, the company announced a deal with HBO to provide access to the HBO GO streaming service for all subscribers during January 2012. Time Warner Cable was one of the few cable services without HBO GO service until recently. Time Warner subscribers that pay for access to HBO each month can use the application on game consoles, smartphones, tablets, computers and third part set-top boxes.


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Sutton (Quebec)
Sutton is a village in the Eastern Townships located in the south-east of Quebec.
Get In
Sutton is located on Route 139 about 90 minutes south-east of Montreal via Highway 10, or 80 minutes north of Burlington, Vermont via Interstate 89. Veolia (1 877 348 5599)[2] provides a 110 minute bus service to and from Montreal which runs twice a day, dropping off passengers at the gas station in the center of the village.
Get around
The village is small enough to walk around, there is no public transport. Maple Street leads to Mont Sutton, a 5 minute drive uphill. The ski resort provides a shuttle service during the winter on weekends and school break weeks. There is a taxi service - inquire at the Tourist Office on Main Street for details.
For downhill skiing and snowboarding Mont Sutton, My Mountain Resort [6] offers beautiful glade skiing at Quebec's third largest snow resort. Cross country ski and snowboard enthusiasts are well catered for at Sutton en Haut[7]located half way between the village and mountain. This is also the location for d'Arbre En Arbre[8], a tree top adventure park. There are many back roads for cyclists and La Route Vert, a Quebec-wide cycle route, passes through Sutton.
Rue Principal, the main road running through Sutton's center, is lined with shops of all kinds, including clothing stores, art stores, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
For a small village there is an excellent selection of restaurants and foodie outlets all located on Main Street. Food tends to be of a high quality and reasonably priced.
Casual dining
More formal dining
In the village there are two bars - The Lounge St-Patrick with a DJ on weekends, contests and après ski snack food, but Pub Mocador is more cozy with a nice atmosphere. In addition many of the restaurants also have bars where you can have a drink without eating notably Le Pleasant and Auberge des Appalaches.
There is also a wide selection of chalets for rental:
The Tourist Office has a complete listing of all Sutton lodgings[15]
Get out
While in town you can access the internet at the local internet café, Net Connect. Open 6 days a week 11AM-5:30PM, with very reasonable rates. Wifi service is also available.


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Genetic CounselingThe Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program will prepare you to work with patients and families who are learning about and coping with the risk genetic disease may have for themselves and their relatives. These include medical and emotional needs that affect their healthcare and their daily lives. You will be able to promote informed choices and adaptation to a genetic risk or genetic diagnosis. The UAB Genetic Counseling Program combines scientific and clinical education to prepare you for the evolving field of genetic counseling and to work with a variety of patients.
Current Job Opportunities
UAB is a hub for genetics and genomics in the Southeast. With a culture of collaboration, genetic counselors at UAB are involved in patient care, laboratory services, research and education. No matter where you want your genetic counseling journey to take you, UAB can get you there.
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, we celebrated National Genetic Counselor Awareness Day. In honor of the first-ever event, we shared videos from our alumni, faculty and clinicians talking about why they love being a Genetic Counselor - click here to see all our videos. We hope you will watch, enjoy and share our videos. You can also join the national conversation on social media using #IAmaGeneticCounselor.
AdmissionsAll applications to the Genetic Counseling Program are done online through the UAB Graduate School. Please select this link for additional information concerning the specific admissions requirements for the Genetic Counseling program as well to the UAB Graduate School.
CurriculumThe UAB Genetic Counseling program has incorporated a unique curriculum designed to prepare students to be competitive and successful genetic counselors. In addition to core classes designed to teach genetic counseling skills and medical genetics, our curriculum includes unique opportunities to learn phlebotomy skills, Spanish for medical professionals, research and laboratory genetic counseling skills, and much more. Our students all complete a plan II project where they are able to design and implement a project of interest and contribute to the field. Our setting is also designed with access to many facilities at UAB, including options for on-site and off-site rotation sites and laboratory experiences.
FAQ'sCurious? Want to know more about the UAB Genetic Counseling Program? You might find the answers you're looking for in our "Frequently Asked Questions." If you do have a question not listed here, please email it to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Clinical Education SitesUAB genetic counseling students have the opportunity to train in a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional clinical settings. All clinics are supervised by a board certified genetic counselor and/or geneticist. Clinical opportunities include the core areas of genetic counseling (pediatric, prenatal, cancer, and adult) as well as a multitude of specialty and multidisciplinary clinics (cleft clinic, muscular dystrophy clinic, neurofibromatosis clinic, and more).
StudentsThe strength of our program is a direct reflection of the quality of our students and alumni. They make a difference in the world. Please explore this site and see some of the projects our students are working on, as well as where our alumni are working.
Faculty and StaffOur faculty create a culture of innovation and collaboration that embraces social responsibility and entrepreneurial principles. UAB faculty are teachers, scholars, researchers, clinicians and entrepreneurs who earn the highest honors in their fields, lead professional societies and provide exceptional mentoring and training.
Program AccreditationThe Genetic Counseling program at UAB is fully accredited by ACGC.
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The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 2008 Writing Competition rules
Topic: The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of public or private labor or employment law. Students are encouraged to present a (a) public policy issue, (b) critique of a leading case or doctrine, (c) comment on a statute or the need for a statutory modification, or (d) comment on a common law doctrine.
Eligibility: All currently enrolled law students attending accredited law schools in the United States.
Guidelines: There are formatting guidelines that must be followed. For information, visit http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/plel/record.html. Hard copies are also available at Sharon Wyatt-Jordan's desk, room 803.
First prize - $1,500.00
Second prize - $1,000.00
Third prize - $500.00
In addition to a monetary award, the winner will have his/her article published in a future issue of the college newsletter and posted on the college's Web site. The Labor Lawyer, a journal of ideas and developments in labor and employment law, published by the American Bar Association and the Section of Labor and Employment Law, has indicated a strong desire to publish the winning entry, if it meets their publication standards. Winners will also be invited guests at the annual induction dinner of the college, where they will be recognized and honored during the evening program. Deadline for submission is Thursday, May 15, 2008.
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International Cell Medicine Society Publishes National Guidelines for Medical Use of Stem Cells in Mexico
PORTLAND, OREGON Friday, March 2, 2012. The International Cellular Medicine Society (ICMS), a professional medical association dedicated to patient safety through the strict evaluation of cell-based therapies and the rigorous oversight of medical facilities and clinics has published an overview of the regulations for the medical use of stem cells in the United States of Mexico.
In Mexico, as in much of the rest of the world, the topic of progenitor cells or stem cells is still under review. Recent congressional actions in Mexico have introduced the issue of stem cells into our national health laws. Although it has been given full recommendation by the Senate Health Committee, it is scheduled for a full vote early March, 2012.
From those Health Committee recommendations we get the following:
The use of embryonic progenitor cells is strictly forbidden for therapeutic, educational or research use, regardless of its origin.
In the case of the therapeutic use of hematopoietic progenitor cells derived from placental blood or bone marrow, use will be limited to hematological (blood) diseases.
All cases of use of hematopoietic progenitor cells derived from placental blood or bone marrow, other than therapeutic or educational, shall be considered for research purposes.
Those cases considered for research purposes must be subjected to the established rules set by the General Health Code as it pertains to health research, under the sanitary supervision of COFEPRIS in coordination with the National Center for Blood Transfusion (CNTS).
Sections 41 Bis, 98, and 315 of the General Health Code stipulates that all establishments must possess the following authorizations and/or permits:
Sanitary license and responsible physician.
Organ, tissue and cell bank license.
Bioethics, Biosafety and Research committees.
Transplant committee.
In the case of research use, the head researcher must submit the research protocol to consideration by hospital committees, in accordance with the General Health Code as it pertains to the matter of health research.
The internment or export of organs, tissues, blood, its components or derivatives to and from the national territory without the express permission of the National Health Authority, through COFEPRIS, is strictly forbidden.
In the cases where allogeneic placental blood-derived progenitor cells are used, they must only be requested from the Cord Blood Bank of the CNTS.
The use of any manner or form of progenitor or stem cells of animal origin is strictly forbidden.
The ICMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional medical organization that is focused on the development of standards for the evaluation of point-of-care, cell-based therapeutics worldwide. With over 3,500 members from over 35 countries, the ICMS is a global leader in patient safety through strict evaluation of therapies and rigorous oversight of clinics and facilities providing cell-based medical therapies. The ICMS maintains an independent Institutional review Board and manages a comprehensive Treatment Registry that tracks patient outcomes. More information can be found at www.cellmedicinesociety.org,


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AT&T insources 2,000 jobs
Takes one for the union
AT&T is to return 2,000 outsourced DSL broadband support jobs, based in the US and overseas, to its payroll, following a union agreement over pay rates.
The telco does not say where those call center jobs are currently based or who is losing the outsourcing gigs. And it hasn't decided where in the US it will locate a presumably humungous call center to house its new hires. But we imagine it will be in a low-wage region offering the biggest tax breaks and juiciest construction subsidies.
AT&T's Bill Blase, executive veep in charge of labor relations, hailed the company's working relationship with the Communications Workers of America, which has "recognized the mutual importance of creating these jobs with competitive wages and benefits that enhance the company's ability to compete while creating good jobs".
AT&T says the jobs will be created by the end of 2008.
Press release here. ®


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Most USC fans already consider 2012 a grain in the sand, ready for the cleansing tide.
Saturday is the 2013 opener, a free shot, with a fresh prince to replace last Saturday's silent, rainy drive home from Pasadena.
Max Wittek has just washed in.
"I've been ready all season for this to happen, if it did," Wittek said, beaming in the sunshine Tuesday. "I'm looking forward to having fun out there."
Notre Dame is out there, ranked No. 1, with a defense that allows 10.1 points per game.
Notre Dame is also a road team in November, with a BCS championship game within its grasp and, consequently, a lot to lose.
Kansas State and Oklahoma State were in that position in 2011-12 and both lost, as did USC in 2006. Home losses bounced Oregon in 2011 and 2012, and West Virginia in 2007.
Those of us who have spent a generation screaming for a conventional playoff tournament have to admit that this weekly knockout round can be addictive.
On Saturday, Stanford's Zach Ertz either did or didn't possess a touchdown pass before his shoulder landed on the end line. During the tick-tock of the replay, several American precincts forgot to breathe.
When Stanford wound up winning, Alabama erupted – the Crimson Tide, losers only last week, were No. 2 again.
Another No. 2 was The Birmingham market, when the TV ratings were tabulated. It might not be a fair system, but there's guilty pleasure there.
The Irish will be carrying that weight Saturday. But Wittek won't be protecting anything.
"He's played in big games before," Matt Barkley said. "I don't think Max will be nervous or afraid of anything. I think he'll let it rip."
He already has. "We're going to win this ballgame," Wittek told a radio talk show on Tuesday.
Wittek was Barkley's successor at Mater Dei, in 2009, and took care of the final two USC drives after UCLA's Anthony Barr injured Barkley's shoulder in the fourth quarter. Wittek did not have to look for his helmet.
"I always have it in hand," he said, "with the new helmet rule (if a player loses his helmet, he must leave for at least one play). You know Matt always gets up slow, so I was expecting him to get up. I said, 'All right, Matt, here we go.' But then he stayed down.
"There was obviously a little bit of a shock factor. Matt's such a great leader. When he realized the situation, he texted me and said, 'Get ready. Let's go beat the Irish.' I've been watching him intently all season."
Obviously Barkley envisioned a resounding run down the tunnel, a 12th regular-season victory, one final baton in front of the band, and the Biggest Game. But it might be constructive for Wittek to have witnessed that, too, to see that a football life rarely adheres to the screenplay.
Wittek already has won his interior game. He edged Cody Kessler to the right to be No. 2.
"Sometimes it's good to be so young," Lane Kiffin said. "The team's been great. Robert (Woods) and Marqise (Lee) practiced as hard as they ever practiced today. Robert was making diving catches out there, even in the drills.
"He's a prototype pro-style quarterback. He's probably more comparable to Carson (Palmer), with the big arm and the size. He's already 240 pounds (and 6-foot-4) as a redshirt freshman."
All of these players are older, in football years, than they look. Barkley won at Ohio State when he was a true freshman. Wittek was a junior at Mater Dei that year, competing with Jack Doll for the starting job, when he darted 46 yards at the end of a 99-yard drive to save Mater Dei against Cypress.
"He started the next week against Corona Centennial," said Mater Dei offensive coordinator Dave Money. "So it's kind of like this week."
Centennial of Corona had Division I talent bursting from every yard line. Wittek and the Monarchs still won, 31-13, with Wittek hitting Victor Blackwell on a 78-yard touchdown.
As a senior Wittek took the Monarchs to the Pac-5 semifinals but lost to Mission Viejo.
"He has nothing to lose in this one," Monarchs coach Bruce Rollinson said. "And he has a little extra dimension with how well he can run. They ought to tell Woods and Lee just to keep running. This kid can throw it 70 yards easy."
"I think it will be an advantage," Wittek said, "that they don't know anything about me. They have a great defense, with playmakers all over the field. But they have soft spots like any defense, and it's our job to find them."
Kiffin admitted the Trojans are winding up a "disaster month." Saturday is their New Year's Day, and Max Wittek their latest bouncy bundle.
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My question is complex. First, during the first Ramadan that my wife
and I were married, we did something that we are ashamed of and have sincerely repented for; and that is have intercourse while fasting. Unfortunately, this occured 2 or 3 times.
I have come to know that the correct action for this is to: first free a slave or second, fast for 60 days continuously. The first option of freeing a slave is not possible, so my question is about fasting.
I could fast for sixty days but since it is continuous, I believe that I would not be able to provide for my family (fasting weakens me, and my job is a physical one, without energy, It becomes unbelievably difficult). It is hard enough to make it through Ramadan and earn enough money ( with Allah's will) to provide for my family. What options are left to me. I am aware of the hadith were a poor man came to the prophet (pbuh) and he was given the options free a slave, fast, and he couldn't do either, so he was given dates to give to the poorest family, which was his, so he took them to his family. How does this apply to me? I alhamdulilah, am not rich, but am not poor either (mostly pay check to pay check) - my wife and I feel tremendous guilt about this. Please help! Also, if one is to fast is that 60 days for each time one had intercourse during Ramadans fast?
Praise be to Allaah.
Our advice is that you should try to fast the two consecutive months during cold or temperate days when the days will be shorter and it will be less difficult for you, or during the annual leave which your employer gives you, and other opportunities which you can make use of for this purpose. If you really and truly cannot fast, then it is permissible for you to feed sixty poor persons. You could give them food in stages according to what you are able to do until you have fed the complete number. Your wife also has to make a similar expiation if she was a willing partner in the act of intercourse during the day in Ramadan. If the number of times that intercourse took place happened on different days, then you have to offer expiation for each day on which the sanctity of the sacred month was broken. The author of Kifaayat al-Taalib said: The number of expiations corresponds to the number of days, not to the number of times the act was repeated on one day before the payment of any expiation. This is by consensus (of the scholars). It was said in Haashiyat al-Dasooqi: It is not counted by the number of times a person ate or had intercourse in one day. The author of Mughni al-Muhtaaj said: Expiation is counted by the number of misdeeds (whoever had intercourse on two different days must pay expiation twice) because each day is a separate, independent act of worship, so the expiation for both cannot be combined If the act of intercourse happened several times in one day, the separate acts are not counted [i.e. one expiation is sufficient]. Allaah burdens not any person, but that which he can bear.
The hadeeth to which you refer in your question was narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: Whilst we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man came to him and said: O Messenger of Allaah, I am doomed! He said, What happened to you? He said: I had intercourse with my wife whilst I was fasting. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked: Could you find a slave you could set free? He said, No. He asked, Are you able to fast for two consecutive months? He said, No. He asked, Can you feed sixty poor persons? He said, No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fell silent. Whilst we were (sitting) like that, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was brought a container of dates. He said, Where is the one who was asking? The man said, I (am here). He said, Take these and give them in charity. The man said, Who is poorer than I, O Messenger of Allaah? There is no household between the two lava fields (i.e., in Madeenah) that is poorer than my household. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) smiled until his back teeth could be seen, then he said: Feed it to your family. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Fath, 1936).
According to a report narrated by Ahmad from Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), whilst the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was sitting in the shade of the fortress of Hassaan, a man came to him and said, I have been burnt, O Messenger of Allaah! He asked, What is wrong with you? He said, I had intercourse with my wife whilst I was fasting. She [Aaishah] said: that was in Ramadaan. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him, Sit down, so he sat down at the back of the gathering. Then a man came with a donkey on whose back was a basket of dates, and said: This is my sadaqah (charity) O Messenger of Allaah. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, Where is the burnt one who just came? He said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allaah. He said: Take this and give it in charity. He said, Where should it go except to me and my family, O Messenger of Allaah? By Him Who sent you with the truth, I cannot find anything for me and my family. He said: Take it. So he took it. (al-Musnad 6/276).
We ask Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, to forgive us our sins and transgressions and to accept our repentance, for He is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful.


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February 06. 2013 9:10PM
Fuel oil cost, electric bill help available
MANCHESTER - Funds are available to help residents of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties pay their heat and electric bills, according to the Southern New Hampshire Services.
Fuel Assistance is available to both renters and homeowners, and the funds are available to renters whose rent includes heat. Electric Assistance provides a discount to monthly electric bills.
Eligibility for both programs is determined by family size and gross household income.
"The recent cold snap has made access to these programs all the more essential. We urge vulnerable residents to start the paperwork before their bills reach a crisis point," said Louise Bergeron, director of energy programs at Southern New Hampshire Services.
Offices are in Manchester, 647-4470; Nashua, 889-3440; Derry, 965-3029; Salem, 893-9172 and other communities in the two counties. More information is available at


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It's been said that the steel-toothed dump rake was first introduced in the 1860s. Of course, the process back then was to rake hay into piles, which were then pitched onto a wagon for transport to a haystack or the barn loft. To make windrows for the balers that came later, the operator simply spaced the "dumps" equally so they lined up in the field.
The irony is that until they recently purchased a Vermeer VR2040 High-Capacity Wheel Rake, Butch and Matt McGinn, who own a ranch between Anselmo and Dunning, Nebraska, have been using a dump rake on approximately 3,000 acres of grass hay since the day Butch became the third generation operator.
"We did buy a smaller wheel rake about 10 years ago," says Butch. "But, we mainly used it to go around the low, wet areas so we had room to turn around with the dump rake. Until we traded for the VR2040 this past year, we were using both a wheel rake and a dump rake because nobody was building a wheel rake that was big enough to make a good windrow."
"Now, the VR2040 makes a windrow big enough to work for us and lets us rake with the lay of the land," Matt adds, noting that they are using a Vermeer 605 Super M Baler to package the crop. "That brings up another advantage of the VR2040. With the dump rake, we used to have to give the guy on the rake an hour head start so he would have a few windrows ready.
Now, the minute the rake starts, the baler can start. It's meant a big change for us. I'd never go back to the way we were doing it."
Butch explains that even though a windrower or mower conditioner might be faster than a sicklebar mower and rake, field conditions simply don't allow it. "If you use a swather, the windrow never gets dry," he says. "There's always just enough moisture on the bottom of a windrow that, even if you turn it, it wouldn't be dry enough by the end of the day. And by the next morning, it's wet on the bottom again."
Hence, despite new equipment and technology, the McGinns have had to rely on older, tried-and-true methods. That is until the VR2040 came along, allowing them to at least park the dump rake and replace two rakes with just one.
"That's part of the reason we introduced the VR2040 and smaller VR1428," says Lucas Graham, Senior Product Engineer for rakes and bale processors at Vermeer. "In some of the prairie crop areas and because of the recent droughts, it sometimes takes 40 feet of coverage to make a good windrow. So we were seeing more demand for a rake of this size.
"Of course, if the crop is heavier in a particular area, the operator can easily narrow the raking width to as little as 25 feet without changing the windrow width," he adds, pointing out another unique feature of Vermeer rakes.
While the McGinns may use a rake just six to eight weeks out of the year, Grant Breitkreutz, who, along with his wife, Dawn, and his brother and sister-in-law, Seth and Kelly Breitkreutz, own and operate Circle B Custom Company near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. They use a Vermeer VR2040 wheel rake almost daily in the summer and fall. Even though he did not take delivery of the machine until this past August, they have already used it on 2,000 acres of irrigated grass hay and more than 2,000 acres of corn stalks that are baled with three Vermeer 605 Super M Cornstalk Special Balers and two 605 Super M Balers.
The greatest benefit from buying the VR2040, Breitkreutz says, is it has allowed them to increase productivity by an estimated 30 percent compared to a 28-foot rake from a competitive brand. However, he says it has also made it easier for them to hire and train employees, especially since they seldom have the same crew from week to week, due to the part-time and seasonal nature of the job.
"If they can drive a tractor, they can make a bale behind this rake," he says. "I don't have to teach them to weave back and forth or show them how to make a bale anymore. With the adjustment built into the VR2040, we're making a 5½ to 6-foot windrow, so all they have to do is stay centered over that windrow and they'll kick out a perfect bale every time."
Breitkreutz notes that the wider raking width also allows the rake operator to slow down and make a better windrow – although he has had it up to 14 miles per hour to keep ahead of 3 balers in a corn field. While most of the corn stalks are custom baled as bedding, they have several customers who want to use them as feed. That's when he most appreciates the hydraulic suspension and independent wheel flotation.
"For those customers, we'll set the down pressure at 950 to 1,000 pounds so it just skims the stubble," he says. "That lets us pick up the majority of the residue without getting any dirt or debris in the bales," he adds, noting that it even leaves the root balls behind. "We actually put up separate bales for those clients and they tell us they just love them."
The VR2040 has also proven beneficial on the grass hay that Circle B mows and bales up to three times a year. The land actually belongs to the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op and is used as a disposal site for wastewater from beet processing.
"Not only is there a lot of hay per cutting, but we have a small window of time to get it cut and baled so they can get the water back on it," he relates. "Since we bought the VR2040 and a Vermeer TE330 Tedder, we're getting hay put up a lot faster than we were a year ago, which is making the plant a lot happier too. If the guy on the rake can get a head start, he can stay ahead of three balers."
Breitkreutz says five inches of water, which contains a two percent sugar solution, applied every week makes for a thick, lush crop. That means they have to ted it a minimum of two times before raking it ahead of the balers. This past summer, following some untimely rains, they had to ted one portion of the field five times before it could be baled. Still, he has nothing but praise for his Vermeer equipment.
"It would be a challenge to find a tedder that has as many miles on it as the TE330, especially on ground that's as rough as some of this is," he says. "In fact, the last time we had both the Vermeer VR2040 and our old wheel rake in the same field, the tool bar on both of them was just 'hammerin' up and down. Yet, the wheels on the VR2040 were just floating over the contours, while the wheels on the old one were just bouncing all over the place."
"The other thing is we've already covered about 2,000 acres of grass hay and at least 2,000 acres of corn stalks since we got it," he continues. "Yet, we haven't replaced a single
tooth on it."
"Having a high-capacity rake of this size and durability has definitely saved us money and made us a lot more productive," he concludes. "We're already looking at trading for another one next year."
"The role of the hay rake will never go away," insists Mike Kindley. "We've seen rakes evolve into different styles with new advanced features, but there's always going to be a place for rakes in quality forage production."
As technical service support specialist for Vermeer, Kindley has seen plenty of examples. While some producers continue to mow hay without a conditioner and use a rake to form a windrow, he says others use a rake for other cost– or quality-saving purposes.
"It all depends on the climate, drying conditions, baler capacity, etc.," he says. "However, the role of a rake these days primarily revolves around moisture control and/or baler capacity, which involves pulling two or more windrows together so a high capacity baler can make fewer trips over the field. With proper adjustment of the raking width and windrow width, you can produce a windrow that perfectly fits the bale chamber," he adds.
While Vermeer and its competitors offer a number of different rake styles and models, Kindley notes that, in general, basket rakes, like the Vermeer R Series Rakes, and rotary rakes are best for high-volume crops like irrigated alfalfa and haylage. That is especially true of dairy quality alfalfa, since PTO or hydraulic motors, and do not require contact with the ground or stubble. Hence, there's less chance of getting rocks, dirt or ash in the crop and a reduced chance of broken teeth.
Wheel rakes, on the other hand, are ideal for grass hay, thinner crops and corn stover.
However, when properly adjusted, they can also be very gentle on legumes, since the wheels and teeth move slower than they do with other rake designs. Vermeer models range from the simple, value-priced Rebel RB20 Rake, on which the wheels float in pairs, to the VR820, VR1022 and VR1224 Carted Wheel Rakes, which allows one-pin adjustment of wheel down-pressure.
Kindley is perhaps most impressed, though, with the VR1428/VR2040 High-Capacity Wheel Rakes, which he sees as being a good compromise between the two types.
"For one thing, these models provide a wide range of raking widths for light crops and heavy crops alike," he says. "However, the best feature is the hydraulic suspension and the independent flotation on each wheel. Thanks to the precise control, the operator can actually adjust the suspension pressure to the point where the wheels will leave any dirt and ash behind. The rake can even be set to leave a desired portion of residue in a corn field, while the remainder is raked into a windrow," he adds. "Plus, with a range of motion of over eight
feet and a suspension cylinder on each wheel, backed by a nitrogen-charged accumulator, the VR1428 and VR2040 provide far more flexibility than a basket rake in uneven terrain."
No matter the rake type, though, Kindley insists the moisture level at raking is the most important factor. That is why he also recommends the use of the center splitter attachment, which is optional on all models. By lifting and turning the center of the swath, the entire crop is mixed and the full windrow is allowed to dry evenly.


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Stocks could stay in low gear in the week ahead, as traders look for clarity on the Federal Reserve's policy, the housing recovery and especially — the consumer.
Merger activity could also be a factor as reports of talks between two retailers carry last week's merger boomlet into this week. CNBC has reported that Office Depot and Office Max are in discussions to merge, citing to people familiar with the matter.
Homebuilder sentiment Tuesday, housing starts Wednesday and existing-home sales Thursday could provide a good look at how the housing market is faring. The Fed also releases minutes of its last meeting Wednesday, and there is much interest in what officials will say about their extraordinary easing policies.
At the December meeting, several Fed members said they wanted to stop quantitative easing by the end of this year but the Fed is still expected to continue the program into next year. The Fed is currently buying $85 billion in Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities monthly, under the program. But since the December meeting minutes were released in January, Treasury rates have risen and the 10-year note yield has moved to a higher range around 2 percent.
"I can't imagine that conversation got any less pertinent since December, given the fact we avoided the 'fiscal cliff' and the economic numbers got better," said Deutsche Bank chief U.S. economist Joseph LaVorgna. The makeup of the Fed changed in January, with new voting members, but it is still not expected to take on a more hawkish tone.


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Pictured above is former Dancing With The Stars pro Julianne Hough in her new movie, "Rock Of Ages". Who plans to see this little gem this weekend or sometime there after? Also, and in case you don't know, Dancing With The Stars Pro Derek Hough has a small cameo in a Pole Dancing scene with his sister Julianne. If you plan to see this movie, be sure to give us your review and/or let us know what you think in the comments section below. Below is more on Derek's cameo from E Online.
It's Julianne's Dancing With the Stars brother Derek Hough!
And you won't believe the scene he's in—the one that features Julianne pole-dancing.
"In the strip club, of all places, which is really weird," Derek, 27, told us at the Rock of Ages premiere in Hollywood. "I was just there visiting, and I walked in and Adam was like, 'Sit down there.'"
However, it wasn't long before Derek had enough of Julianne's stripper moves.
He laughed, "It was just funny because once she started dancing and doing the whole thing, I was like, 'I think I'm going to go now.'"
Speaking of Julianne and Pole Dancing, be sure to pick up a copy of Glamour Magazine. She's gracing the July cover as well as interviewed about "Rock Of Ages, what it was like working with Tom Cruise, her boyfriend Ryan Seacrest, and a bit on dancing.
GLAMOUR: Do you miss dancing?
JULIANNE HOUGH: Oh my gosh, yes, just for the sheer fact that I could eat whatever I wanted and didn't have to go to the gym.
GLAMOUR: You've been working pretty much nonstop since you landed Dancing With the Stars.
JULIANNE HOUGH: I'm a very anxious person. If I'm not working, I go crazy. I've been lucky in my career. But if I lost everything tomorrow—and had no money—I would somehow make it work. I have that survivor mentality because of a lot of stuff that went on in a previous life. I feel like I've had four lives.
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Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: Well-seasoned Sabo's returns to Queen CityMIKE COTE
July 12. 2013 11:18PM
Twinkies fans have waited since November for the MIA sponge cake to return to store shelves. That's nothing compared to how many years Queen City residents have waited for their next Sabo's sandwich fix.
Back in the '70s, the family-run business operated two shops, one on the east side of town and one on the west, where they popularized sandwiches rolled up in Syrian bread. That was long before wraps made with flour tortillas - a chewy, second-rate substitute - became a restaurant staple.
Sabo's and their popular seasoned French fries vanished in the early '90s, several years after the original owners sold the business. The name lived on only in Hampton Beach, where a Sabo's shop that has changed hands several times continues to operate.
Lisa Keating, whose uncles and late mother ran the original Sabo's, revived the brand in Manchester last month at 12 Lake Ave., just east of Elm Street and across the road from the Verizon Wireless Arena.
"Please welcome back Sabo's to the Manchester area. Yes, we are the original owners from back in the 70's with an added twist," the takeout menu says.
Part of that added twist is that Sabo's now also sells pizza because, well, because it can.
"The pizza confuses people. I've had people argue with me, 'You didn't do pizza, so you're not the real Sabo's,'" Keating says. "No, truly we are. I just bought the place with the pizza oven."
The Sabo's menu features hot and cold subs (most popular is the Italian), salads and "this and that," which includes fried pickles, chicken wings - and the aforementioned fries, listed on the menu as "Sabo's famous seasoned fries." Like Col. Sanders' 11 herbs and spices, the recipe for that seasoning remains a secret, and it's the memory of Sabo's that generates the most nostalgia, Keating says.
"There are two of us alive that know it," Keating says. "There are a couple of people who say they know the recipe, but when we sold the Sabo's (on Bridge Street) originally it was an altered recipe so it's not quite the same."
Sabo's Syrian subs, which are more than a foot long and come in only one size, are also a throwback to the '70s.
"Back then it was something that nobody ever did. Wraps weren't around then. Now a wrap is a tortilla, but we still use Syrian bread, and we still get it from the same place we got it back then before we had the bakery," Keating says, referring to a bakery her family once operated on Lake Avenue.
And while Syrian bread these days has been rechristened "pita" bread, it's not quite the same.
"Syrian bread is larger and thinner than the pita bread you see now in the stores. And if you go into a pizza shop where they have 'pita pockets,' it's pizza dough. It's different."
From the modest space the revived Sabo's now occupies, Keating has big dreams - to create a chain of them.
"It's probably a little bit far-fetched, but what we plan on doing is five in five years," says the Concord resident, who grew up on Manchester's east side. "We're talking to some other locations in New Hampshire."
In addition to the Granite State, she and her uncle, Richard George, one of the former owners, are also looking at Newport, R.I., and Provincetown, Mass., on Cape Cod.
Back in 1968 when Sabo's opened the original three stores, at Bridge and Union streets (now home to Julien's Corner Kitchen) and on 288 South Main St. (most recently occupied by Dickie Boy Subs) in Manchester, and at Hampton Beach, sandwich shops were mom-and-pop operations. Asked how the revived Sabo's will compete in the age of franchised sub shops, Keating displayed a matter-of-fact confidence.
"If you come here and you order chicken tenders, we're not grabbing them out of a bag. You're going to watch us dip them, batter them and fry them," she says. "Our meatballs aren't frozen. We make them here. "Everything is made here so you know you're truly getting good quality. We get our chicken daily so it's not something that is sitting in the cooler."
Keating, 44, has spent most of her career managing convenience stores and doughnut shops. After selling off Sabo's, her family operated sandwich stores under other names in various locales in Massachusetts. She had been itching to get back in the business when she learned from a friend about the empty Lake Avenue storefront. And after being locked up legally for many years, the Sabo's name was once again available.
"We saw it and within four days we signed the lease, and in a month later opened," Keating says. "It was quick. There wasn't any hesitation.
As for the name, there's no one named Sabo - pronounced SAY-BO - and never has been. The name combined elements of the original founders' last names: Saide and Boisvert.
Richard George, Keating's uncle, joined the company a year after its founding. He prefers to stay in the background these days, and said he helped revive Sabo's because his niece wanted to. "This place kind of fell into our hands. It was almost like a walk-in place."
Sabo's is open seven days a week at 10 a.m., closing at 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, at 8 p.m. on Sunday and at 10 p.m. - "or later" as the homespun menu says - on Friday and Saturday.
"If people are coming until midnight," Keating says. "I'll stay open until midnight."
Mike Cote is business editor at the Union Leader. Contact him at 668-4321, ext. 324 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Katie Holmes may have skipped one day but she's back to sporting the rolled-up jeans fashion trend!
The 29-year-old actress, who sported a cute polka dot scarf, was seen arriving for rehearsals in New York City on Tuesday morning for her Broadway play debut in All My Sons.
According to OK!, Katie was back in L.A. as recently as Monday (yesterday). She, her daughter Suri and husband Tom Cruise were seen boarding Tom's private jet Monday afternoon at the Burbank Airport.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Long-term Treasury yields sank on Monday while short-term yields rose, with the differential between them plumbing fresh five-year lows, in one indication of the multiple forces shaping the market.
The 30-year bond US:30_YEAR yield, which falls as prices rise, was down 3 basis points on Monday at 3.264%. The 5-year note US:5_YEAR yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.680%. The difference, or spread, between them shrank to 1.58 percentage points, its least since February 2009. That trade, known as a flattening yield curve, continues to mark fresh five-year lows this year.
Shorter-term yields react most sharply to indications about Federal Reserve monetary policy as investors brace for the first hike to the central bank's key lending rate. Steadily improving U.S. economic data have been gently pushing forward expectations for the first rate hike in recent sessions.
"Since the yield curve is upward sloping on the front end, the rates markets are already pricing in rate hikes," said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Capital Markets, in a Friday note.
Traders who use fed funds futures contracts to project rate hikes expect the Fed to begin lifting rates in June 2015, according to CME FedWatch. Nonetheless, market rate-hike forecasts are still more subdued than the consensus estimates by Fed officials.
Long-term yields are reflecting forecasts for slower growth globally as major developed economies continue to muddle through a sluggish economic rebound, investors say. Given those expectations, higher U.S. yields look comparatively attractive, and have seen a spillover in demand, investors say.
Nonetheless, some wonder whether the curve can get much flatter from here.
"The curve flattening trade has been a one way street because forward rate structure was too cheap. My concern is that any down trade from here may begin to test the bid in 10-year sector at these valuations," said Tom Tucci, managing director and head of Treasury trading at CIBC World Markets Corp., in a Monday note.
Treasurys were boosted on Monday by continued concerns about geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Other markets took a risk-off tone, with stocks falling and gold rising.
The benchmark 10-year note US:10_YEAR yield fell 1.5 basis point to 2.471%, its lowest since the end of May
"I think there's still an underpinning of uncertainty about what's happening geopolitically. In general the market continues to flatten due to Fed's optionality," Tucci added, by telephone.
No economic data is scheduled for release on Monday. See the full economic calendar.
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With a shape that contours to your body, high-contrast geometric pattern and soft comfy stretch, this bebe pencil skirt is sure to give workweek and going-out pieces an undeniably-chic punch. Try it with a tucked in blouse in a bold color, accent it with a short statement necklace and finish with a pair of classic black pumps.
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Rated 2 out of 5 by AMRPHL from Cheap Material I was unfortunately disappointed in this skirt. I loved the pattern and was looking forward to receiving it. Overally, it looked nice on, but the material was so cheap - definitely not an $80 skirt. Either Bebe needs to use higher quality materials or they need to lower their prices. I wouldn't pay more than $40 for this - its just spandex. Again, very cute, but very cheap material.
Date published: 2013-06-11
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Date published: 2013-05-05
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Date published: 2013-05-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by ShoppinShay from I LOVE this skirt As usual, Bebe stops the show. I bought this skirt a few months ago and by the time I attempted to leave a review, they were sold out. The skirt is great to pair up with a black tank & black pumps for a night out, and a blazer for work. Ladies, this is your second chance to own this skirt, trust me its a hot piece and it sells fast. Get it while you can.
Date published: 2013-04-28