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Why I Ride: Dan Burke
I originally signed up for my first AIDS Ride back in 2000 from Amsterdam to Paris. At the time, I wanted to do the ride for the challenge and to see the European countryside, all while supporting a good cause. Although circumstances prevented me from fulfilling my goal, my desire to see it through has never wavered.


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The Travel Channel came to town last year to eat and make haggis and participate in Celtic Classic's Highland games, and you can see what happened at 9 p.m. Tuesday on an episode of the new show "Edge of America."
Star Geoff Edgers, with crew in tow, joined in the annual Haggis Eating Contest at the 2012 Celtic Classic festival in Bethlehem and learned how haggis is made from chef Alex Moccia of the Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown. He also tossed a caber and threw a hammer with the athletes.

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Call it a message to the New York Mets. Terry Bross, the agent for Cincinnati free agent Bronson Arroyo said his client would be interested in talking to the Mets.
"Bronson is an East Coast guy and would definitely consider the Mets,'' Terry Bross told the New York Post. "But we're going to take our time with this.''
Reading between the scant lines, nowhere can it be found where Arroyo said he would sign with the Mets, or even if he favored them over any other team.
Arroyo will be 37 this spring, and has averaged 211 innings a season since 2005, perfect for a team in desperate need of a veteran to eat innings. Since then, Arroyo (1,895.2 innings) ranks third behind the Yankees' C.C. Sabathia (1,999.1) and Washington's Dan Haren (1,927.2).
In a post earlier today, I suggested Haren as a possibility for the Mets.
TUNING IN: As expected, the Mets announced a five-year marketing partnership with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's WOR 710-AM station.
WOR is one one of six area radio stations in the syndicate in which the Mets will be heard, beginning with their spring training games. The list includes: Z100 (100.3 WHTZ-FM), KTU (103.5 WKTU-FM), LITE FM (106.7 WLTW-FM), Q104.3 (104.3 WAXQ-FM), Power 105.1 (105.1 WWPR-FM) and WOR 710 AM.


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LG Display: Macquarie Cuts to Hold on AAPL Worries; iPad, iPhone Yield to 'Phablets'?
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Shares of LG Display (LPL) are down 47 cents, or 3.5%, at $13.12 after Macquarie Equities Research's Daniel Kim cut his rating on the ordinary shares traded in Seoul to Neutral from Outperform, and cut his estimates, to reflect the risk of production cuts in Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, which surfaced yesterday following articles over the weekend in The Wall Street Journal and Japan's Nikkei News Service that said orders for displays for the device had been reduced by as much as half by Apple.
Kim is inclined to give credence to the idea that Apple has sharply cut panel orders for the iPhone from LG this quarter, leaving the company with less room to make up for the fixed costs of its plants:
Profit margin on iPhone 5 in-cell touch screen should be disappointing in 1H13. We expect iPhone 5 panel orders to fall 40% QoQ in 1Q13 at LGD. This should be mostly driven by Apple's broad-based order cut, not LGD's relative vendor share loss within Apple. This poses a serious issue for LGD, since its newly built LTPS fab (AP2 in Paju) should suffer from circa 60% utilization rate. This growing fixed cost burden should lead the small size application segment to fall into losses compared to a double digit positive operating margin up until 4Q12. Order pick-up in 2Q12 should be minimal, since Samsung is scheduled to introduce its Galaxy S IV (GS4) in April with improved spec and user experience.
But Kim also goes further, opining that the iPhone and the regular-size iPad may lose ground to Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) more competitive "phablets," the combination phone-tablet devices, such as the "Galaxy Note" series:
Our channel checks indicate that the 9.7" iPad model will not be refreshed in 2013. This raises a fundamental question: is tablet PC taking after notebook PC amidst threat from 'phablet'? That is, innovation pace slows and the replacement cycle becomes longer from 1-2 year to 4-5 years. The iPad Mini business helps little to LGD due to its low price points and razor-thin margins […] The most worrying scenario is that iPad innovation cycle comes to an end. Moreover, the potential addressable market for iPad has been eroded by the proliferation of 'phablet', over 5" size screen smartphone such as Galaxy Note II. Without any new compelling reason to upgrade or refresh, the iPad is poised to take after the notebook, resulting in a much longer replacement cycle (from 1-2 years to 4-5 years). Then, LGD should feel much more pricing pressure […] We are afraid that Apple has lost its ground in the smartphone arms race against Samsung Electronics. This is especially after we saw the impressive next-generation Galaxy phones form factor of Samsung Electronics, at 2013 CES. We understand that Samsung is close to the mass production of plastic unbreakable substrate screen. In addition, larger size screen is critical to LTE smartphone, since the main purpose of a smartphone is migrating from communication (calling and SMS) to video consumption and web surfing. Then, iPhone's 4" screen is likely to remain a drag versus popular phablet like Galaxy Note II. The worst case scenario would be that Apple exerts pricing pressure on LCD screen, when iPhone unit growth plateaus and LGD had sizeable idle capacity from order cuts.
Kim maintains his estimate for last year's revenue at roughly ₩29.07 trillion, while slightly trimming his EPS estimate to ₩1,016 from ₩1,018. For 2013, he is modeling ₩30.78 trillion and ₩2,115 per share, down from a prior ₩33.34 trillion and ₩4,412 per share.
LG Display's ordinary shares (034220KS) today fell 3.5% in Seoul trading, to ₩27,900.
Today's worries over Apple and the iPhone and Samsung, of course, follow a raft of presentations on competing display technologies at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where LG Electronics (066570KS) talked about the work LPL is doing for various kinds of touch screens, only to be followed hours later by a presentation from Sharp Electronics (6753JP), who some believe could displace LPL for some display supplies.
LG is among several suppliers to Apple feeling the heat today, including Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Qualcomm (QCOM), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), as I mentioned earlier.


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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year
Hope everyone prospers in this New Year.
65 comments:
- Naveed Pasha said...
Hi Superstar,
Wish you a wonderful and a very happy new year.
Year 2007 was good with almost every single stock recommended by you performed exceptionally well. Thanks a lot for helping small time investors like me.
Going by your message which you posted on the blog for this new year, I have a suggestion:
As you are suggesting that the sensex will touch 25K by end of this year and stocks under select sectors will do good. It would be great if you can point out few of the stocks that we can buy at current levels and hold it for a year.
I also have a personal request from my end which is about the LML stock. Can you let me know if I can enter it at this level and if yes what will be the target for ST,MT <.
All the best. God bless you
Best Regards,
Naveed Pasha.
- January 1, 2008 at 7:04 AM
- Prativa Satpathy said...
Dear Superstar.
Wish same to you and your family. Your suggestion for the year 2008 is highly apprciated.I youir your prediction will be 100% correct.Till date I am unable to buy Cyber Info.What is your view on DishTV
Thanks again and wish you Happy New Year.
- January 1, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Tushar said...
Hi Superstar,
Thanks for your wishes.
Wish you a Healthy, Wealthy and prosperous New Year.
And whatever index goes, we do not worry, when your super recos are at work.
- January 1, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- siva said...
hai super star thanks for your greetings
wish you the same bright 2008
we pray god for your bright future
- January 1, 2008 at 9:58 AM
- Superstar said...
In Pharma sector, I would pick Unichem Labs and Aurobindo Pharma. In Metals & Mining, it would be Jayaswal Neco, Tata Steel. In Energy, PTC (on dips), NTPC, Tata Power (on dips). In telecom, Tata Teleservices and HFCL may be dark horses.
For all those who had asked me about GMR Infra, I finally found out why the stock is being touted by many brokerages and analysts despite looking overpriced in light of its meagre earnings figures. The buzz in the market is that they might be coming out with an IPO of GMR Energy.
Some dark horses in 2008 could be Videocon Industries, HFCL, Su-raj Diamonds besides the stocks I have already posted as my picks on this site.
While the year 2008 may be overall positive, there might be two big dips happening during the year which you should be careful about.
- January 1, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- Pawan said...
Wish you happy new year too and thanks for all your hard work for small investors
- January 1, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- siva said...
happy2008 -superstar
- January 1, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- siva said...
dear superstar, thanks for your greeting we the family of superstar gems wish you a happy happy year 2008.
also we pray god to give you all blessings for your prosperous business
- January 1, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- siva said...
dear superstar thanks for your greeting and we the family of superstar gems wish you a proesperous new year 2008
also pls tell whats hapening to gpil holding 1050@ 355
- January 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- Prashant said...
Wish everbody here a peaceful and retunrnful 2008.As usual, looking forward to more of good picks from Superstar.
- January 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM
- siva said...
hai superstar wish you the same a happy 2008
- January 1, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- siva said...
wish you the same superstar
a better and happy 2008
- January 1, 2008 at 10:25 AM
- tan said...
hi superstar,
Wish you a very prosperous new year
Thanks a lot for your great recommendations.
i have a question regarding the siemens stockn wheather to hold it or not. Your expert advice will help me a lot in this regard
- January 1, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- tan said...
hi superstar,
Wish you a very prosperous new year
Thanks a lot for your great recommendations.
i have a question regarding the siemens stockn wheather to hold it or not. Your expert advice will help me a lot in this regard
- January 1, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Devang said...
Dear Superstar,
I'd like to Wish you a great new year ahead and take this opportunity to thank you for all your recommendations which you have been giving from time to time.
Your expert comments from you have surely brought benefits to newcomers like us with a very limited knowledge in stocks.
Thanks once again and keep up your good work buddy !
Best Regards.
- January 1, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- MANISH said...
wishing you a great healthy and prosperous NEW YEAR TO YOU NAVIN BHAI.
manish sanghavi
- January 1, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Maverick said...
New year 2008 wishes. Wishing you and everybody in this forum a happy, peaceful, prosperous year ahead.
- January 1, 2008 at 1:16 PM
- Maverick said...
I want your opinion on HUL which I hold for the past 3 months (400 @ Rs.221). FMCG and HUL in particular has been the worst performing sector/stock in the last 2 quarters. I am still holding HUL hoping that I would break even soon and see some profits on a long run in 2008. I want your inputs on HUL and the kind of targets one could expect on this for 2008 April and beyond.
- January 1, 2008 at 1:18 PM
- real value said...
Dear Superstar
Wish u very very happy new year to u and to yr family and to all visitors/investors.
Market,sensex even go any where but u r with us we have no problem at all in this market suck kind of feeling we do have.
I sincerely thank u for helping , advising us.May u overcome all obstacles in yr life.
- January 1, 2008 at 1:58 PM
- ashuu said...
wish u the same
- January 1, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- Gaurav said...
Hi Superstar
Wish you a very Happy New Year....
I need your advice on following stocks for 3-6 months perspective
1. Prakash Industries
2. Ageis Logistics
Also the reason for Su-raj Diamonds to perform well next year...
- January 1, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Nadim said...
Hi Superstar,
Wish you a very very Happy New Year.
I am very new to the stock market. I consider myself very lucky that I got to see your expert tips on stocks like GPIL and Gufic Bio...Thanx a lot for that. In a very short span of time, I have become a fan of yours. Way to go bro :-).
I would like to take this opportunity to ask you about Agro Dutch Industries. I have seen that you also track this stock. I would like to know if this stock is gud at CMP of around 48 and is it gud for short term as well as long term?? Also, if you can say something about Kirloskar ferrous Industries.
Thanx & Regards,
- January 1, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Suresh said...
Dear Superstar,
I met "Peace", "Wealth", and "Joy"last night, they wanted a permanent place to stay. I gave tem ur address. Hope they have arrived safely...
- January 1, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- Ramesh said...
Hi Superstar,
Happy & prosperous new year 2008. Eversince I started investing in stocks had I heard about you till yesterday when I accidently went into the message board of Unichem labs.
Your research and views are very farsighted and useful to us small investors. From now on I will definitely use your expertise before investing.
Thanks a lot.
Ramesh Bhat.
- January 1, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- Hanyo said...
Hi Navin,
Wish you a very happy new year.
Though I ve personally not yet bought any stocks that you recommended so far(trying to buy Cybermate now), your recommendations have been bang on target, I take this place to thank you for your generous efforts to the small time investors.
Wishing you a very happy New Year.
- January 1, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Tan,
Siemens has recently declared a Dividend as well as a 1:1 bonus. The company has been doing quite well. If you are a long term investor, you can hold it.
Hi Maverick,
Action might return in Hindustan Unilever and one can look at targets of 246-250 technically.
Hi Gaurav,
I was the one who discovered Prakash Industries when it was trading at Rs.20. It is now trading at 340 and some analysts and brokerage houses are pushing the stock with a Buy rating now. I would recommend a hold only and not a fresh buy at current level.
My view on Aegis Logistics is similar. Would recommend a Hold but for fresh buying there are better stocks available in the market.
Hi Nadim,
Agrodutch was recommended by me just a couple of months back at 25-26 levels. Today's high was 48.10. I think it may go to 60 levels where it can find some resistence.
I would not be comfortable buying Kirloskar Ferrous at current levels. Avoid.
- January 1, 2008 at 8:18 PM
- sujoy said...
Hi Superstar,
Wish you a wonderful and a very happy new year.
Can you please tell me whether i should buy Yashraj Securities.
- January 1, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- subrata said...
Dear Navin bhai
Wish you and your family ANNUS MIRABILIS 2008.
Thanks & Regards
- January 1, 2008 at 8:55 PM
- vipin said...
hi superstar,
wish you a very happy and prosperous new year 2008.
you are doing a good job keep it up
- January 1, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- Yours truly said...
Superstar, I got into the market just a few months ago and I want to build my portfolio in 2008. While browsing I found your blog and what amazed me is the selflessness with which you share your findings and research. In my 9-5 world, it would be difficult to invest in the right shares because I need to earn my daily bread and save something to put in the share market.
I thank the heavens for an angel like you who is willing to bring light into the hopeful dreams of those like me who are just born in the big world of stock markets.
May you be blessed abundantly through the year and may all your insights bloom :)
- January 1, 2008 at 9:53 PM
- Raja said...
Dear Super star,
Wish you and your family a very happy and profitable new year...Hope you had a blast last night...
Could you please express your view on Walchandnagar industries,STC and Assam company? I had bought 500 Assam cmpy shares @57 yest and it went down to 55.25..
- January 1, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Saran said...
Hi Superstar... Wish you and your family a very Happy and Healthy New Year. I am new to this blog. Currently holding TCS @ 1010 and LML @ Rs.20.9 . Would like to know what would be the price target in another 3 months (ST). Are there any attractive IT Stocks.
- January 1, 2008 at 11:33 PM
- Shankar said...
Hi Superstar,
Here's wishing you a prosperous & successful New Year. Im an avid fan of yours
- January 1, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Raghu said...
Dear Navin,
Good day!
May this new year brings,
H ours of happy times with friends and family
A bundant time for relaxation & to help people like us – small investors
P rosperity
P lenty of love when you need it the most
Y outhful excitement at life's simple pleasures
N ights of restful slumber
E verything you need
W ishing you love and light
Y ears and years of good health
E njoyment and mirth
A angels to watch over you
R emembrances of a happy years!
- January 2, 2008 at 5:52 AM
- fruit_mortgages_wales_uk said...
hi, liked your site and thought maybe you would like to visit my blog on property and finance http://mortgageswalesukfruitmortgages.blogspot.com/. Ive not been doing it for long so any advice would be most welcome.
- January 2, 2008 at 7:02 AM
- Srini847 said...
Hi Superstar,
Good Day!!!
I wish u a happy new year :)...
- January 2, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- inthegallows said...
Dear Navin
A Very happy new year and million thanks to the wonderful work you do, It has been so kind of you.
- January 2, 2008 at 10:50 AM
- KALPY'S said...
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ...AND HAPPY INVESTING FOR YEAR 2008..Thanks Superstar for great tips
- January 2, 2008 at 2:15 PM
- Ramesh said...
Hi Superstar,
Based on your research I entered into Cybermate Infotek today by purchasing 2000 shares at 14.75. How long should I hold this stock from this level?
- January 2, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Ramesh said...
Hi Superstar,
What is your view on IEC software? I have taken 1000 shares in it at 30.35.
- January 2, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Sujoy,
I would stay miles away from Yashraj Securities at cmp.
Hi Raja,
Walchand is at a crucial stage, technically. It can either breakout upwards or it may fall also from here. You can buy with a stop loss of 8000.
STC is a stock which moves in circuits....either up or down. A very risky stock. Something like double or quits.
Assam Co I don't track at all and at the time of giving this reply, its charts were not opening. I wouldn't buy it at fundamentals.
Hi Saran,
You can keep holding TCS and convert your LML into Cybermate Infotek.
PS: I am very thankful for all your good wishes and blessings. I warmly reciprocate. :)
- January 2, 2008 at 10:44 PM
- Devang said...
Hi Superstar,
As suggested, i have added Unichem in my portfolio, would you pl.l advise me on HCC ? What is the future target of HCC ? Why HCC shooted up in 5-6 days.
Awaiting your valuable feedback.
Wish you a happpy new year and mega success for 2008.
With Kind Regards,
- January 3, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Devang,
We are entering a phase in this rally in mid-small caps where irrationality is creeping in. So we must be very cautious now. I would not buy HCC at current price. The risk-reward ratio is not in favor of reward here.
Thanks for your wishes and wish you the same.
- January 3, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Ramesh,
As I said in my post that I expect the IT sector to do well in 2008, the prediction has already started coming true. You are already witnessing a rally in many of the forgotten IT stocks. IEC Software has turned around in the last two quarters, but the price run up has already been very steep. If I was in your place, at the first sign of weakness in IEC, I would switch from it to Cybermate Infotek.
- January 3, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Ramesh said...
Hi superstar,
What are your views on power sector especially REL. How far can this stock go further in maybe another year? I bought this stock at 700 level and still holding it.
Thanks for your comments on IEC Software.
- January 4, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- Akky said...
Dear Superstar
Wish you a very happy 2008
On your advice I have added Gufic at ~19.50 in mah portfolio and as a result its roaming around 24.25. Should u suggest me to hold it even now and if it is yes, please get me the target.
It would be very fruitful for us if you can put your valuable opinion on Bellary.
I have some 25000 to invest. Get me some idea on which counter should i invest.
Anticipating your precious suggestions.
- January 4, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Ramesh,
I have already said in my blog that I expect select Power stocks to do well in 2008 but not the entire sector as a whole. While the Euphoria in this sector can last till the Rel Power IPO, the valuations are stretched. I would have booked profit in Rel Energy at or even slightly less than 2700 if I was in your place.
Hi Akky,
I had already advised on the Gufic Bio board to book profit and buy Cybermate Infotek instead. I would book profit in Bellary as well.
- January 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM
- MANOJ said...
Dear Superstar,
Whats your take on Supreme Infrastructures
- January 6, 2008 at 5:16 PM
- MANOJ said...
Dear Navin,
Whats your take on Supreme Infrastructures.
- January 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Manoj,
Supreme Infra is a recently listed share and no data is available on its financial performance on the exchanges so far. In absence of any historic data, I cannot comment on this stock.
- January 7, 2008 at 9:43 PM
- bhagat said...
Hi Superstar
What you think about garware offshopre shipping
i purchase it around 255/-
Please suggest me hold or sale
- January 9, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi Bhagat,
You can hold Garware Off with a Stop loss of 225.
- January 11, 2008 at 3:12 PM
- smjain said...
Hi Superstar I purchased shares of cybermate at 18.9. from then on its going down.
I know you have said a lot about its future. Does it still looks positive.
Is low PE the criteria for this stock to be a multibagger.
- January 12, 2008 at 12:56 PM
- smjain said...
I have shares of Kolte Patil and MRPL. Whats your take on them
- January 12, 2008 at 1:02 PM
- Superstar said...
Hi SMJain,
You could add more of Cybermate Info on corrections to bring down your cost price. It always helps to buy a stock while it is still quoting at a low PE because it increases your margin of safety and also your chances of earning a profit.
Kolte Patil is a new listing and not much data is available on its financial history. Still, I would say that at current price it is a hold.
MRPL has run up quite a lot in the recent past and one must be cautious on it now. I would keep a Profit Lock on it at 125. You can book profit if it goes below that, to be on the safe side.
- January 13, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- sun said...
Hi Navin,
I am following up you post in MC and in this blob for a while.I am impress by your analysis and unbiased attitude.Let me introduce my self, I am Barkat and stay in CA, USA. I am interested in talking with you. I would appreciate if you can drop me a mail at barkat80(at rate)gmail(dot)com.
Thanks & Regards,
- January 14, 2008 at 4:29 AM
- smjain said...
Thx for the info Superstar.
Since I have MRPL at 140 and Kolte at 232 I think I should book losses in MRPL. What do u say.
There is another stock I am looking into is Interworld Digital.
Its trading at Rs 4 right now..
Pls suggest
In case of Cybernate
I am still not sure of the low PE funda since we also need to see the management and the growth prospects of the company. When I visited the cybermate site they didnt have a client list .
Low PE can be an indicator but what I feel we would be better off measuring it against the growth(may be the PEG can give a better idea.). I just want to know from you that apart from low PE what makes it a company with good fundamentals.
As per your advice I will still go ahead and purchase more of Cybermate though as I have a lot of faith in your tips
- January 14, 2008 at 8:28 AM
- smjain said...
Hi Superstar,
Whats your take on Rohit Ferro.
Is it a recommended buy at this level.
- January 14, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Superstar said...
Hi Sun/Barkat,
Welcome to the site. A mail has been sent to you.
Hi SMJain,
I had yesterday advised you to hold both Kolte Patil and MRPL (with SL of 125) and both have gone up today. You may recover your cost price in MRPL soon.
I had a look at Interworld and though I was not too impressed with its fundamentals, chartically it can become a buy if it trades above 5.05 for a few days with good volumes.
Ofcourse, the quality of management and future growth prospects are very important factors while making an investment. I never said that Low PE is the only factor. PEG is anyday a better criteria than just PE. In the case of Cybermate Info, the company showed a 152% jump in Net Profit in June quarter and 203% jump in Net Profit in Sept quarter. It is very important that they maintain this trend of high growth for its stock price to make new highs.
Yes, Rohit Ferro is a good stock to buy as the company is on a high growth trajectory presently.
- January 14, 2008 at 11:10 PM
- smjain said...
Thx Superstar,
Thx for the updates. It really helps.
I had Ashok Lyeland @50.. Shall i get out of it right now and buy Unichem Labs instead
- January 15, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- smjain said...
Today Cybermate Hit an UC..Hope it continues for long...Great going superstar
- January 15, 2008 at 11:47 AM
- Superstar said...
Hi SMJain,
Unichem Labs looks comparitively better investment than Ashok Leyland at current prices.
- January 15, 2008 at 11:46 PM
- smjain said...
Hi Superstar,
Shall we go for SBI as its coming up with a rights issue. What do you see the future of the stock.
Also I took Allahabad bank@130 . It seems to be an undervalued stock to me .Whats your take on it.
- January 16, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- Superstar said...
Hi SMJain,
I am bullish on public sector banks and you can Hold both your stocks.
- January 18, 2008 at 12:28 AM
- ravi said...
HI superstar this is ravikanth.You are our lighthouse in this high vlolatile market.i bought some stocks when the market is doing good.
Alps industries(80rs),kic metalicks(80rs),southasian petro(25rs),prime securities(300rs) after the fall you know the story. I can hold for one to one&half year.so please suggest me you want me to me to book loss or stay for long time.
- March 18, 2008 at 11:39 AM


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The Warriors are throwing their name in the hat for just about every guard in the NBA, if you believe reports. They definitely have interest in Denver's Andre Miller, Toronto's Kyle Lowry and Chicago's Kirk Hinrich.
Of these names, only Lowry seems capable of making a real difference. Miller and Hinrich can help in some ways — and the Warriors' bench desperately needs help — but neither of them solve the major problem with the Warriors' bench.
The need is greater than a ball-handler and facilitator. Mark Jackson likes to run a full second unit, allowing his top-notch starting five to play as many minutes together as possible, so what the Warriors need is a legit sixth man.
They need someone who can come off the bench and change the game, usually with scoring and aggressiveness. That's what made Jarrett Jack work so well. He regularly came in and made an impact. Usually such a player is a veteran with a certain make-up.
Harrison Barnes doesn't appear to have it. Perhaps he needs more experience and to develop his skill set. But it is clear he is best with other threats around him to open things up. If he's not going to start, the Warriors need to give him someone to play with on offense who commands the respect of the defense.
So if the Warriors are looking to bolster the bench, which they are, they need someone with the following qualities.
And when I say scorer, I don't mean someone who can get you a bucket in certain situations. I mean someone who can score against good defense and even take over games occasionally.
When Klay Thompson is not clicking, the Warriors lose of his production because nobody on the bench can come in and give you 20 points. When Stephen Curry and Thompson are off, which happens since they rely on jumpers, it's practically curtains for Golden State.
In Jack and Carl Landry, Golden State had reserves who could, on certain nights for sure, replace the production of a starter having a bad night. Jack had 29 games of at least 15 points. He scored 19 or more in six, including a 30-point game. Landry had 21 games of at least 15 points.
The Warriors don't have one player on the bench who can produce like that now.
Andre Miller is not it. He's down to a career-low 5.9 points per game and has been steadily dipping. He can score in certain situations, but to fall in love with him because of how he played against the Warriors in the playoffs is a mistake.
Hinrich isn't a fit in this regard, either. His field goal percentage has dropped each year in Chicago. He's currently averaging 7.8 points on 7.4 shots. Even with the green light, not sure he can score anymore.
Lowry, however, does fit this role. He's averaging nearly 16 points per game and his offensive rating is 118 — higher than Curry, Thompson and David Lee. He has been around long enough to know how to be effective but at 27 is still young and can keep up with the core. He's also experienced coming off the bench (his career offensive rating as a reserve is 111) though he might not be too fond of going that route.
The last thing the Warriors need is another jump shooter. They need someone who can get in the lane. Someone who lives in the lane, preferably. Barnes, Toney Douglas, Kent Bazemore — none has the ball-handling skills to create off the dribble.
Golden State could really use a player who can get to the free throw line (and then convert at a high rate) to provide a different look from the streakiness of jump shooting. When jumpers aren't falling, such manufactured offense becomes vital. (One of the reasons I like Ramon Sessions).
Miller scarcely shoots unless he's near the basket, he just can't get there like he once did. He's a situational scorer, needing the right match-up to be effective. Hinrich has never been the type.
Lowry is a lot like Jack in that he can get inside despite being a respectable outside shooter. He's a 79.4 percent free throw shooter and his free throw rate (.333) is higher than any Warriors starter.
This is not most important, since the Warriors have one of the better starting fives. But it's pretty significant when you talk about matching up with the league's best. You just can't throw one look at a team and have sustained success, especially in the postseason.
As it is now, Barnes comes in as sixth man. The only way he changes the pace when he comes into the game is if he comes in for Andrew Bogut and the Warriors go small. If he replaces Andre Iguodala, that doesn't really give the defense another look. It might even make it easier as its one fewer ball-handler on the court.
The Warriors need someone who can come in for Thompson, the team leader in minutes per game (37.5) and total minutes (1,388). He plays so much because the options alongside Curry are not strong.. No matter who comes in for Thompson, the Warriors lose too much on offense. And they certainly can't afford to go with a poor defender. That was the knock, legitimately, against the Curry/Jack combination Jackson loved. That rules out Miller, who is the worst perimeter defender when he steps on the court. Hinrich can defend but doesn't have the offense.
Lowry is a solid defender when he wants to be. But at 6-foot, he has his defensive shortcomings. The real question with Lowry is when he's playing with Curry and Iguodala and Lee, is he a scorer or a point guard? Can he get buckets off the ball, or will his presence prompt Jackson to move Curry off the ball as he did with Jack? The fact that Jack relegated Curry to shooting guard was one reason the Warriors didn't break the bank to keep Jack.
Lowry could work. But the aforementioned reasons are why the Warriors need a ball-handling shooting guard more than another point guard. They're usually called combo guards. For my money, perfect fits would be Detroit's Rodney Stuckey, Philadelphia's Evan Turner and Houston's Jeremy Lin.
Of course, all of them are as perfect as they are difficult to get. But they all have big contract, which could work to the Warriors' advantage.
The Warriors want to retain their assets. And their draft picks are limited since they gave several away to Utah in the salary dump that landed Iguodala. The Warriors' biggest trade chip is their traded-player exception, which allows them to absorb a contract from a team looking to cut money. They could probably throw in a young piece such as Nemanja Nedovic or Bazemore. If the Warriors hold off long enough, Festus Ezeli and Jermaine O'Neal can come back and perhaps play themselves into commodity status. But mostly, the Warriors' best play is to tell teams: "I can eat that contract for you." That only carries weight on sizable contracts.
Plus, there is this: the Warriors are likely going into the tax with this move. They are within $3 million of hitting the tax. To spend less than that, the pickings are even slimmer. (Some options that fit: Boston's Jordan Crawford, Philadelphia's Tony Wroten, Lakers' Xavier Henry, Utah's Alec Burks. All are young and would be difficult gets, and will need some development.)
If the Warriors are going into the tax, they might as well get someone who could potentially stick around and grow with the team, someone with some upside to tap into.
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A sweepstakes company owner at the center of a national illegal gambling operation gave about $2,500 to a Davidson County legislator's campaign, a group said this week.
A sweepstakes company owner at the center of a national illegal gambling operation gave about $2,500 to a Davidson County legislator's campaign, a group said this week.
Republican Rep. Jerry Dockham was one of more than 60 legislators who received campaign contributions attributed to Chase Burns of Anadarko, Okla., during the 2011-12 election cycle, according to new research by election reform and advocacy group Democracy North Carolina.
Burns, the owner of International Internet Technologies LLC, was arrested last week on racketeering and conspiracy charges in Florida for his leading role in an alleged illegal gambling operation that spanned across several states.
According to DNC's research, Burns gave more than $230,000 to North Carolina political campaigns, including to 26 current state senators and 37 active House representatives, according to the group's research.
Dockham confirmed Tuesday that he did receive a campaign check attributed to Burns.
"I did not know the man or know anything about him," Dockham said, adding that he did research Burns to find out what industry he was in.
Dockham said he put the check in his campaign account and filed it appropriately in his campaign report. He said it's not uncommon to receive contributions from individuals in a variety of different businesses.
"Over the course of the campaign, I probably got 75 checks, and a lot of people I knew and a lot of people I did not know," Dockham said, adding that he filed each contribution with the help of state board of elections officials.
Dockham said he's still pondering whether or not to donate the amount to charity.
"Right now, I'm going to leave it in the campaign account and will use it for a reelection bid next election," Dockham said. "That's what it was given for, and it was a legitimate campaign contribution and perfectly legal. I had no idea who he was and that he was in that kind of trouble, but everything was done above board."
Burns, 37, and his wife, Kristin, 38, are accused of owning parlors operated by a purported Florida-based charity called Allied Veterans of the World that Florida officials say had earned about $300 million from illegal gambling. However, only a small percentage of the earnings went to veterans, according to authorities.
Alcohol Law Enforcement authorities criminally charged an employee of an Allied Veterans post outside of Lexington last month for possessing illegal gambling devices and selling alcohol without a permit.
The campaign contributions DNC linked to Burns are at least $60,000 more than the amount previous media stories reported recently, said Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina.
"We went through the legislators' disclosure reports, one by one, to determine how much he donated," Hall said in a press release.
Other legislators who received contributions included Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, among others, according to the group. Both representatives said their campaigns will donate identical amounts of the original donation received to charities.
Gov. Pat McCrory used to work for a Charlotte law firm called Moore & Van Allen that lobbied for Burns' company, IIT, until last week, when news of the arrests of Burns and others were disclosed.
McCrory, who is not a lawyer and has never filed as a lobbyist, said late last week he had no contact with Burns, didn't know who he was and never performed work for Burns' company. Moore & Van Allen said it had worked for IIT on legislative strategy and media outreach.
McCrory's campaign received $8,000 from Burns and his wife last year. The campaign disgorged itself of the money last week by donating it to a Durham homeless ministry. House Democrats said they would donate amounts equal to Burns' donations to charities that help North Carolina veterans.
IIT provides licenses software to many video sweepstakes businesses throughout North Carolina, including at least one business in Davidson County.
Video sweepstakes companies and parlor operators in North Carolina have been trying to keep their industry legal in the state despite the General Assembly passing several laws to ban the games.
IIT was a plaintiff in a case before the state Supreme Court in which it challenged the constitutionality of a recent ban. The justices upheld the ban in December.
Representatives of IIT and the Hickory Tree Business Center, near Midway, filed a complaint against local authorities and the state after the Davidson County Sheriff's Office cited the business for operating illegally. A Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit in February.
While at least five businesses have been cited for operating sweepstakes in Davidson County, most remain open for business.
Law enforcement officials say they are investigating the businesses.
Nash Dunn can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 227, or at firstname.lastname@example.com. The Associated Press contributed to this article.


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We're more than halfway through the allotted time Governor Nathan Deal has to act on bills passed by the General Assembly. He has 40 consecutive days to sign, veto or do nothing to each bill and we're currently on Day 28. Listed below are a few of the major bills Governor Deal has already signed.
HB 958: Extends and creates 5 tax breaks. The back-to-school sales tax holiday will be in effect two more years (this year it will be on August 1-2) with no sales tax on clothes, school supplies, shoes and some computer and software programs. The Energy-Efficient Sales Tax will also take place for two more years (this year will be October 3-5) with no sale tax on ENERGY STAR and WaterSense appliances. Thirdly, there will be a sales tax break for construction materials on projects that have "regional significance," such as the building of the Braves and Falcons stadiums. This bill also gives a tax break for video game developers and companies to keep computer science students in Georgia instead of migrating to San Francisco or Seattle. Lastly, this bill extends a tax break to food banks in order to keep charitable services alive in Georgia.
HB 348: Tax credit for the purchase of alternative fuel commercial trucks or buses. As another tax credit bill, this law aims to encourage companies to purchase new alternative fuel trucks to help improve the air we breathe. However, there are certain specifications:
- The vehicle must be considered heavy-duty or medium duty
- It must operate on electricity, liquid petroleum gas, natural gas or hydrogen fuel
- The vehicle must be new and an original equipment manufacture (not converted)
- At least 75% of vehicle mileage must be driven in Georgia
- Vehicles must be registered in Georgia for at least 5 years
- The tax credit will apply only to vehicles purchased between July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017
You will be able to apply for the tax credit through the Georgia Department of Revenue.
SB 365: Helps rehabilitated offenders re-enter society. This is Phase 3 in Governor Deal's reform on crime repercussions in Georgia. Phase 1 focused on getting the nonviolent offenders into treatment facilities. Phase 2 made changes to the juvenile justice system. And now, Phase 3 helps prepare inmates for the workforce, requiring the Board of Corrections to create and implement treatment plans and vocational training for adult offenders to complete while in prison. They will then be awarded a certificate that they can present to potential employers after their release.
This bill's ultimate aim is to remove barriers for employment, housing and education that currently block ex-offenders.
In addition, this bill also changes the child fatality review process and includes revisions to the management of juvenile delinquents in foster care.
SB 320: Establishes a mechanism for creating a veterans court division for criminal court cases. Veterans courts would provide veterans an alternative to our traditional justice system, especially when circumstances (usually concerning situations beyond their control) impede in their transition back into the life as a civilian.
SB 391: Requires all medical facilities in Georgia apply for the TRICARE network. TRICARE is the health insurance program for military members. Medical facilities still don't have to form a contract or participate in TRICARE, but they have to show an effort of good faith during the application process. SB 391 also creates tax deductions for physicians hosting medical students from Georgia schools.
Check the Georgia General Assembly's website for a full list of bills the governor has signed every year since 2001. Sort by year with the Session dropdown menu near the top of the page.
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I have a friend who is Finnish and lives in Finland. He wants to
learn English but the problem is that he has no knowledge on English.
He is totally uninitiated so it has become very difficult for him to start
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I can't find one either but I had an idea. Google Translate can translate whole websites. If you go to translate.google.com and enter the URL of a beginner's English site in the box, then click on the new URL which pops up under the other language (ie you set it to translate from English to Finnish), it will give you a translation of the whole page. Of course, that means the parts in English will also be in Finnish. However, if your friend has 2 computers, or a computer and an iPad, he could have the site open in English on one screen and in Finnish on another screen and use the two together.
Here is what I did as a test run. I found a beginner's English site: English for Everybody - Beginners English Course
I entered that URL into Google Translate and asked it to translate the site into Finnish.
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"To a people who tend to believe that God either settles for less, or, on the other hand, is merciless, God's voice calls out and offers a life-giving alternative," Rev. John Ohmer '84 told graduating seniors as he delivered Sunday's Baccalaureate sermon at Wabash College's 169th Commencement.
Ohmer, the rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg, VA, began his sermon recalling his misadventures as he approached his own graduation from Wabash in 1984. He told of spending the night in the Montgomery County Jail when, "after doing a good bit of celebrating," he and three classmates decided to go to New Orleans.
"A bad decision in and of itself, but a spectacularly bad decision when you decide the way you are going to get there is by canoe," Ohmer said as the audience laughed. (Read Rev. Ohmer's sermon here. See a photo album from the service here.)
After describing the response of then-Dean of the College Norman Moore to Ohmer's late night request to be picked up from jail, the priest referred to the first paper he turned in as a Wabash freshman.
"I got it back with an 'F' at the top, and below the 'F' was the comment, 'John, this is not a paper but a collection of loosely related quotes, most of them cliches.'"
He was saying, as so many professors before and after him said, "John, you're better than this." Which is another way of saying, 'I believe in you. I believe you can do better.'
"In a world that, on the one hand either settles for less, pretending that higher standards do not exist—or on the other hand is merciless, hammering us or shaming us when we fall short—Wabash professors strike an artful balance, saying, in effect, 'This is unacceptable…It is unacceptable because you can do better than this, because you are better than this.'
"I hear in those voices the echo of another Voice," Ohmer told the students. "There is a mysterious hunger inside of each of us—a God-shaped hole that only God can fill.
"We spend so much time trying to fill that god-shaped hole with all kinds of things…constantly searching for the latest thing that will make us happy. All these things are good, or can be, but they make terrible gods."
Ohmer then focused on "three good things we settle for that keep us from true joy, true happiness, true and lasting fulfillment": work, wealth, and religion.
"We as a people have trouble slowing down," Ohmer said. "Work is a good thing, a god-given thing. But work is a terrible god, it is a terrible center. The antidote to making work the center of our life is through the commandment to rest, really rest, trusting in God's care one day out of seven.
"A second good thing that makes a terrible god is wealth," Ohmer said. "Alcoholics have a slogan: 'First you have the drink, then the drink has you.' If we're honest about it, it's the same with money. First we have the money—the car, the house—then the money, the car, the house, has us.
"The antidote to making wealth the center of our life is through the commandment to give away a percentage of it."
The priest encouraged graduates to "get in the habit of giving away 10 percent of your money—pick a charity, any charity—for the sole purpose of breaking money's stranglehold on you."
The third good thing that can become a terrible god, Ohmer said, is religion.
"You are living in an extraordinary time. There is, going on in this country and around the world, a convergence of two massive historical trends: a great spiritual hunger; and an almost complete indifference to denominational affiliations. Your generation is spiritually hungry, and yet is impatient with religion that has lost its focus.
"You're in good company. Because the antidote to religion-as-a-false-god is God himself, working through the broad scope of salvation history.
"Seek the Lord, and you will find him," Ohmer said. "Call upon him, for he is near. Forsake the way of false gods: remember to rest in the Lord one day in seven; remember to let go of one-tenth of what you've been given; seek a faith community that has loving God and loving one's neighbor at its center.
"Those waters will quench your thirst. That bread will satisfy your hunger. With God at your center, your God-shaped hole filled with him, life in its fullest awaits you."


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Another one of the three men accused of beating a raccoon to death with a baseball bat and machete on University Hill in November has accepted a plea deal.
Lucas Holton, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor cruelty to animals Friday. He was sentenced to one year of probation and community service as part of his plea bargain.
Witnesses said Holton, along with Nicholas Foti, 20, and August Quinn Noble, 19, beat a raccoon to death in the 1000 block of 11th Street on Nov. 7, 2011.
Foti told police he hit the animal with a baseball bat to scare it, then decided to "put it out of its misery" when he saw that it was seriously injured, according to a police report. However, witnesses said the men were yelling "Get it!" in excited tones.
All three were initially charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony.
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CRESTVIEW � Area students will get a hands-on opportunity to learn and hone their stage and art skills in youth productions of William Shakespeare classics.
CRESTVIEW � Area students will get a hands-on opportunity to learn and hone their stage skills in youth productions of William Shakespeare classics.
KidzAct acting classes begin the first week of February at Journey Java Connection on Main Street under experienced adult actors and instructors' tutelage.
Budding thespians, many of whom have learned acting techniques in previous classes, will now undertake actual productions, Journey Java owner and theatre arts instructor Sandra Peters said.
"This is a performance class," she said. "It's like an introduction to Shakespeare."
The classes will use a program called "Shakespeare Can be Fun," which introduces young actors to works of the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon in a fun way, Peters said.
The junior class of 6- to 9-year-olds will perform an abridged production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The 10- to 15-year-old students in the senior class will perform a shortened version of "Twelfth Night."
Journey Java's KidzArt classes, taught 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, will help design and construct sets and scenery for both productions.
A cookies-and-punch reception will follow the March 29 performances.
"It's going to be fun," Peters said. "I think they're ready to perform."
WHAT: KidzAct theatre performance and KidzArt art classes
WHEN: Beginning the first week of February as follows:
� KidzAct Junior Class, 6-9 years old, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. Saturdays
� KidzAct Senior Class, 10-15 years old, 3:30-5 p.m. Fridays, 1-3 p.m. Saturdays
� KidzArt Class: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays
PERFORMANCES: Juniors, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," 5 p.m. March 29; Seniors, "Twelfth Night," 6:30 p.m. March 29. Reception follows.
WHERE: Journey Java Connection, 269 N. Main St., Crestview
DETAILS: KidzAct tuition: Juniors, $100; Seniors, $125; includes materials and performance fees. Junior class members must be able to read. Space is limited; students must commit to attending all classes and performances. KidzArt tuition is $48 for eight classes, including materials.
CONTACT: Sandra Peters, 420-6723.
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Black Rock's magnificent rainforest location on the banks of the Macal River in the Maya Mountains enables our guests to experience the best in outdoor activities and adventures. Black Rock activities vary from thrilling, high adventure options to tranquil and accessible choices. Activities include canoeing, tubing, hiking, birding, mountain biking, swimming, night hiking, and caving.
Black Rock's 242 acre location along the banks of the Macal River, with over 1100 feet of elevation change from the Macal River to the various mountain peaks and canyon ridges, lends itself to viewing nearly 300 species of spectacular resident and migratory birds. The diversity of the Lodge's geological and habitat surroundings affords guests the ability to easily see a vast variety of both common and extremely rare species.
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Definitely In The Top Three
Recently I saw an online discussion about the question, "If you had to get rid of all but 10 cookbooks, which would you keep?"
Seriously? How would I even begin to answer that question? It would be easier to pick which child to keep. Some days that would be really easy choice, depending on who's annoying me the most that day.
My cookbook collection has spilled out of the kitchen, overflown the bookshelf into the dining room, taken over a bookshelf in the living room, and has satellite locations in the guest room (which, technically, is the Lego room). The cookbooks are a chronicle of my kitchen adventures, starting with the Joy of Cooking, the first cookbook I got as a newlywed. The tomes span the years of beginning cookery, my forays into Chinese cuisine, my excursion into low-fat land, and my decadent rebound phase when I embraced the butter. Since beginning blogging, the collection has grown quickly. When I saw three or more bloggers enthusing about the same cookbook, it went onto my Amazon wishlist, and I was just a click away from owning it. It made gift-giving occasions really easy for my husband.
Although he enjoys gifting me with cookbooks, husband has suggested many times that perhaps I could do a little judicious whittling. Nothing drastic, just get rid of a couple of cookbooks that I haven't opened in years. What? That's crazy talk! I might need that one recipe I have bookmarked or that one cool chart on substitutions or cooking times as related to altitude.
Although it would be a Herculean struggle to whittle it down to only 10, I might be able to do it. But I agreed with one of the discussion commenters who said, "You can have my copy of Baking when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers."
Baking, From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is a classic. It's beautifully laid out, covers a huge range of baking categories, has fabulous recipes, and is sprinkled with charming anecdotes from Dorie. I have given it as a gift several times, and I know it would definitely make my 10 To Keep list.
Why the unpaid advertisement for Baking? Because I heart Dorie and I was reminded again of how great her recipes are when my husband asked for some cookies to take to work. I hadn't tried this recipe before (astoundingly!), but Dorie didn't fail. They're amazing cookies. Half cookie, half candy bar, all delicious! One of the co-workers exclaimed (with mouth full), "Oh my gosh, these are so good! They're like food bars, only tasty." And another, who has recently lost a lot of weight, asked for a very small sliver to taste. After savoring that morsel he asked politely that the pan be moved out of his reach, so his hand wouldn't wander over and snag a few bars on its own.
So if you ever see a copy of Baking at a yard sale or the thrift store, buy it. But you won't find one there. Because anyone who owns Baking loves it and is going to hang onto it!
Chocolate Oatmeal Decadence Bars
- adapted from Baking: From My Home To Yours by Dorie Greenspan
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (you can sub out 1-1/4 cups with white whole wheat flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups (firmly packed) light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped*
Chocolate layer:
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup moist raisins**
3/4 cup coarsely chopped peanuts, preferably salted
*I didn't have salted nuts, so I used plain, raw peanuts and added 1/4 tsp. salt to the batter. If you use a chunky sea salt, if will give hits of salt, rather than an all-over salty flavor.
**If your raisins are not moist, place them in a small bowl, cover them with very hot water, and let them soak for 15-20 minutes. Drain briefly on a paper towel to remove excess water.
1- Preheat oven to 350 deg. F with a rack in the center of the oven. Butter and 9 x 13-inch baking pan and put it on a baking sheet.
2- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
3- In the large bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until it is soft and creamy. Add the brown sugar and beat for 2 minutes, then add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4- Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients, mixing just until they disappear. With a rubber spatula, stir in the oats and chopped peanuts.
5- Remove 2 cups of the batter to a bowl and set aside. Put the remaining dough into the buttered pan. Gently and evenly press the dough over the bottom of the pan. Set aside while you prepare the next layer.
6- In a heatproof bowl combine the condensed milk, chocolate chips, butter and salt. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the milk is warm and the chocolate and butter are melted. Remove the bowl from the pan of water and stir in the vanilla, raisins and peanuts.
7- Pour the warm chocolate over the oatmeal crust, then crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over the top. There will be gaps between the oatmeal clumps, and that's OK.
8- Bake for 25 to 30 min, or until the topping is golden brown and the chocolate layer is dull and starting to come away from the sides of the pan. Place the pan on a cooking rack and cool for about 2 hours.
9- Refrigerate the pan for at least one hour before cutting. You can either cut them in the pan or remove the whole block of goodness to a cutting board to cut.
Cut into 32 rectangles, about 2-1/4 by 1-1/2-inches.
12 comments:
- Jennifurla said...
Sounds like a book I need! I just hate spending money on cookbooks, they are pricey these days.
- July 20, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- Natalie said...
This is definitely one of my all-time favorite bar cookie recipes! I love Dorie's book!
- July 20, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Baking Ribbons said...
Saw your comment on Adam's Baker's nuts and noticed you live where I grew up. I grew up in East Town Estates in the 1960s and 1970s. Went to Sammamish Sr. and Odle Jr. high. Oh, and BTW, these bars look rich and delicious! With oatmeal and peanuts they have healthy attributes too!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
10 cookbooks ... my problem has been which cookbooks am I going to want in Michigan and what happens when the one I want is in the other house ... high level problems yes.
Love those bars. The co-worker worried about his hand wandering, I worry now about your idea of baking these wandering over to my kitchen ...
- July 20, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Adam said...
I love Baking, it's the only cook book I've ever asked for as a gift and really the only one I have used. Unfortunately I don't really bake out of it. It's too easy to search my computer for bookmarked recipes (that's what I tell myself, it has nothing to do with being lazy :)). Your pictures are a good reminder to open it up again.
Oh and Gloria (Baking Ribbons) meet Lynn, Lynn meet Gloria. Look at me, bringing people together one insane-long winded-rambling-blog post at a time :)
- July 20, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- Baking Ribbons said...
Adam, thanks for the intro!!! Great to meet both of you! I purchased 10 bags of CC for my brownies and CCC to enter into the fair. They were on clearance at Target! Yippee!
- July 20, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Shannon Riley said...
Oh my gosh, those looks good. :D I want them right now.
- July 20, 2011 at 10:30 PM
- görel said...
I SO want to nmake this, but exactly how much is "2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature" ?
And don't you add any salt to compensate for the unsalted butter? Sorry for the comment bombing!
- July 21, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
Jennifurla - I agree. That's why I love getting a book that covers a lot of material and is widely approved.
Natalie - How did I miss it for so long?
Baking Ribbon - Fancy that! Howdy and welcome!
My Kitchen in Half Cups - Inevitably you'll find yourself missing a book in Michigan. That's what food blogs are for!
Adam - Thanks for the introduction! You crack me up.
Shannon - Bake them up, dear, and enjoy!
Görel - 2 sticks = 1 cup = 8 oz. Does that help? There's salt in the salted nuts, but you can add more, if you think it needs it.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Barbara said...
Choose cookbooks to get rid of??? Isn't going to happen in my house!
Dorie's book is fabulous; it takes pride of place in my kitchen (or it could be because it's the most recently used!).
Great recipe; but then, I just have to read condensed milk and I'm all over it.
- July 22, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- Anh said...
This looks like a winner! I reslly should try to make this bar.
- July 22, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- grace said...
there are really only 3 or 4 that i use with any regularity, and dorie's definitely in the mix. tasty bars, these. even with the presence of those pesky raisins. :)
- July 23, 2011 at 1:03 AM


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When faced with a surgical decision, who better to be than a physician? You would be among the best informed consumers. You would be well aware of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to the proposed procedure. And, according to the results of a new study, you would be less likely to have surgery at all.
Researchers compared surgical rates for physicians, lawyers, and their families to the general public in a large population in Switzerland. They looked at rates for the surgical removal of tonsils, gallbladder, uterus, hemorrhoids, appendix as well as repair of hernias and D&C (dilatation and curettage of the uterus).
For all of the operations except appendectomy, the general public went under the knife much more frequently than physicians or their families. For example, if you don't have a physician in the family you are 50% more likely to have had a tonsillectomy, hysterectomy, or hernia repair and 80% more likely to undergo removal of hemorrhoids or gall bladder. If you want to avoid surgery, it also helps to have a lawyer in the family. Their surgical rates were almost identical to physicians!
These differences don't seem to be due to financial barriers since all patients were covered by the public insurance programs and even the poorest had access to needed surgical services. Nor does it appear to be differences in how sick the general public was compared to physicians and lawyers. While some disease rates do vary by level of income and occupation, there is little evidence of variation in the specific types of disease for which these surgical procedures are indicated.
It appears that the more informed you are, the less likely you are to ask for or agree to elective surgery. Lawyers seem to have a special immunity to surgery. Lawyers may be more likely to challenge the surgeon's authority and have greater potential for causing legal problems. Physicians may tend to be more cautious and prudent about recommending elective surgery to these "risky" patients.
We don't know for sure the optimal rate of these surgical procedures that yields the best overall outcomes for patients. Nor do we know whether the reversal of financial incentives from fee-for-service to prepaid, managed care will lead us closer to optimal surgical rates. Nevertheless, we suspect that more operations are performed than are needed and that we would all do well to more closely follow the example of the most informed consumer, the physician-patient.
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Sobel D, Ornstein R: Preparing for Surgery, Mind/Body Health Newsletter, Volume V, Number 2, 1996.
Domenighetti G, et al: Revisiting the most informed consumer of surgical services: The physician-patient. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 1993;9(4):505-513.
Domenighetti G, Casabianca A: Rate of hysterectomy is lower among female doctors and lawyers' wives. British Medical Journal 1997 May 10;314(7091):1417.
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Le Cap, a port city in northern Haiti, was claimed by the Spanish in the fifteenth century but seized in 1670 by French buccaneers and named Le Cap Français. For the next century, it remained the capital of the French colony until it was replaced in 1770 by Port-au-Prince. Locally known as Le Cap, the city had an excellent harbor and strategic location, which made it central to the sweeping events of the Haitian Revolution. The French army sent by Napoleon in 1802 to regain the colony and reestablish slavery seized Le Cap and deported a constant stream of "troublesome" men, women, and children of African descent to France between June 1802 and the summer of 1803. With Haiti's independence in 1804, the city was renamed Cap Haïtien.


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