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Wheatland, MO (August 28th, 2010) - The Lucas Oil MLRA invaded Lucas Oil Speedway for the final time in 2010 on Saturday night as Oxford, Iowa's Dave Eckrich held off a hard charging Brandon McCormick out of Lebanon, Missouri to score his first ever MLRA win. Shawn Nations returned to the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" after a short layoff to score the Pitt's Homes A-Modified win over Galena, Missouri's Jesse Stovall, as Nations drove the #19 car normally campaigned by Kelby Taylor. Warrensburg, Missouri's Mark Carter made his second appearance of the season at Lucas Oil Speedway a good one as he drove his #10 to his first career Lucas Oil Speedway Win.
Oxford, Iowa's Dave Eckrich scored his first ever Lucas Oil MLRA win on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway as he fought off a hard charging Brandon McCormick for the win by less than a car length at the finish. Tucson, Arizona modified ace R.C. Whitwell made an impressive showing with the Late Models to take third at the finish. Quincy, Illinois' Mark Burgtorf came across the AAA Finish line in fourth while 15th starting Billy Moyer Jr. advanced 10 positions to finish in the fifth spot. Giltner, Nebraska veteran Al Humphrey was sixth at the finish followed by Republic, Missouri's Brad Looney in seventh. Alan Vaughn rallied to finish in eighth with Mendon, Illinois' Denny Woodworth taking the ninth spot. Walnut Grove, Missouri's Jeremy Kelley drove his all-steel ULMA powered GRT to tenth.
6-Time Champion Al Purkey made contact with an infield tractor tire while leading at the halfway point damaging the front suspension on his Larry Shaw Race Car ultimately finishing in the 22nd spot. Brad Looney held on for a 7th place finish despite running the last 15 laps with a quickly deflating left front tire. The caution free 40 lap main event was worth $3,000 to win.
Complete and updated Lucas Oil MLRA Points standings are available at www.mlraracing.com.
Thirty-Six Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds were on hand on Saturday but in the end, it was Macks Creek, Missouri's Shawn Nations working his way from his outside second row starting spot to score the win over a charging Jesse Stovall out of Galena, Missouri. Stovall increased his point lead to 130 points securing the 2010 Lucas Oil Speedway Season Championship for the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds. Nations has jumped back up to the second spot leading Wheatland's Jason Pursley by just one point going into the season finale next Saturday night, September 4th. Appleton City, Missouri's Johnny Fennewald drove his GRT to the third spot at the finish after starting back in the tenth spot. Lebanon, Missouri's Jamie Ragland was fourth as he crossed the stripe just ahead of Mickey Burrell from Fair Grove, Missouri. Burrell blasted through the field from his 18th starting spot to take home the final spot in the top-5.
Warrensburg, Missouri's Mark Carter started outside the front row and held off all challengers to score his first career win in the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks. Another new face late in the season, Tim Jones out of Rich Hill, Missouri worked his way from sixth to follow Carter across the finish line. Springfield, Missouri's Ben Solberg started ninth working his way to the front only to have a spin force him to the rear of the field. Solberg rebounded to rocket all the way back up to third in the final rundown. Highlandville, Missouri's Keith Webster was fourth with Urich, Missouri's Troy Reasoner Jr. in fifth. Point leaders Randy Gilmore and Chris Hawkins battled throughout the main event as Gilmore finished one spot ahead of Hawkins heading into the final night of points racing action next weekend. Gilmore increased his lead to 43 points over Hawkins who can still mathematically overtake Gilmore on Saturday night as it is possible to earn 55 points per night under the Lucas Oil Speedway points system.
Complete and Updated Lucas Oil Speedway Points Standings can be found at www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.
This Saturday, September 4th, the Lucas Oil Speedway Rockstar Energy Drink Season Championships conclude in the TNT Quick Shop Late Models, Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds and Carson' Corner Napa Factory Stocks. Visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for details on this upcoming event and all remaining events on the 2010 schedule at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks".
Lucas Oil MLRA Latemodels 8/28/2010
A Feature:1. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 2. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 3. RC Whitwell (Tucson, AZ), 4. Mark Burgtorf (Quincy, IL), 5. Billy Moyer, JR (Batesville, AR), 6. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 7. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 8. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 9. Denny Woodworth (Mendon, IL), 10. Jeremy Kelley (Walnut Grove, MO), 11. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 12. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 13. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 14. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 15. Evan Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 16. Chris Spieker (Massena, IA), 17. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 18. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO), 19. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 20. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 21. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 22. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 23. Justin Asplin (Willow Springs, MO), 24. Aaron Seabaugh (Freeman, MO),
B Feature 1:1. Billy Moyer, JR (Batesville, AR), 2. Evan Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 3. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 4. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO), 5. Johnny Fennewald (Butler, MO), 6. Justin Asplin (Willow Springs, MO), 7. R.D. Peterson (Springfield, MO), 8. Toby Ott (Weaubleau, MO), 9. Bob Cummings (Sedalia, MO), 10. Andy Kennedy (Wheatland, MO),
B Feature 2:1. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 2. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 3. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 4. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 5. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 6. Patrick Johnson (Ash Grove, Mo), 7. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 8. Aaron Seabaugh (Freeman, MO), 9. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 10. Bobby Goulden (Gladstone, M),
Heat 1:1. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 2. RC Whitwell (Tucson, AZ), 3. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 4. Billy Moyer, JR (Batesville, AR), 5. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 6. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 7. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 8. Johnny Fennewald (Butler, MO), 9. Toby Ott (Weaubleau, MO),
Heat 2:1. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 2. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 3. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 4. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 5. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 6. Evan Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 7. Justin Asplin (Willow Springs, MO), 8. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 9. Bobby Goulden (Gladstone, M),
Heat 3:1. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 2. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 3. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 4. Chris Spieker (Massena, IA), 5. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO), 6. R.D. Peterson (Springfield, MO), 7. Andy Kennedy (Wheatland, MO), 8. Bob Cummings (Sedalia, MO),
Heat 4:1. Mark Burgtorf (Quincy, IL), 2. Jeremy Kelley (Walnut Grove, MO), 3. Denny Woodworth (Mendon, IL), 4. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 5. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 6. Aaron Seabaugh (Freeman, MO), 7. Patrick Johnson (Ash Grove, Mo), 8. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO),
Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds 8/28/2010
A-Feature:1. Shawn Nations (Macks Creek, MO), 2. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 3. Johnny Fennewald (Appleton City, Mo), 4. Jamie Ragland (Lebanon, MO), 5. Mickey Burrell (Fair Grove, MO), 6. Ronald Whitwell (Tucson, AZ), 7. Jon Sheets (Nevada, MO), 8. Kyle Covert (Topeka, KS), 9. Colson Kirk (Urbana, MO), 10. Terry Kirk (Urbana, MO), 11. Jeremy Kelley (Walnut Grove, MO), 12. Justin Moon (Sedalia, MO), 13. Christopher Moon, 14. Jason Pursley (Wheatland, MO), 15. Eric Lampe (Nixa, MO), 16. Chase Jones (Eldorado Springs, MO), 17. Joe Bradshaw (Sedalia, MO), 18. Daulton Greven (Bolivar, MO), 19. Tracy Wolf (Buffalo, Mo), 20. Chase Domer (Nevada, MO), 21. John Fellers (Flemington, MO), 22. Mike Streigel (Wheatland, MO), 23. Lyle Dietrich (Urbana, MO), 24. Rusty Weir (Warsaw, MO),
B-Feature 1:1. Lyle Dietrich (Urbana, MO), 2. Jason Pursley (Wheatland, MO), 3. Jeremy Kelley (Walnut Grove, MO), 4. John Fellers (Flemington, MO), 5. Charles Bryant (Walnut Grove, Mo), 6. Jonathan Romesburg (RIch Hill, MO), 7. Jordan McCrimmon (Bolivar, MO), 8. Scotty Wheeler (Joplin, MO), 9. Danney Atkinson (Lebanon, MO), 10. John Oneal (Platte City, Mo), 11. Tim Bostwick (Urbana, MO),
B-Feature 2:1. Mickey Burrell (Fair Grove, MO), 2. Chase Domer (Nevada, MO), 3. Tracy Wolf (Buffalo, Mo), 4. Mike Streigel (Wheatland, MO), 5. Donnie Fellers (Wheatland, MO), 6. Paul Snyder (Wellsville, Ks), 7. Jim Cihy (Warsaw, MO), 8. Chad Staus, 9. Jesse Bunger (Harrisonville, MO), 10. Andy Anderson (Hermitage, MO),
Heat 1:1. Colson Kirk (Urbana, MO), 2. Christopher Moon, 3. Ronald Whitwell (Tucson, AZ), 4. Eric Lampe (Nixa, MO), 5. Paul Snyder (Wellsville, Ks), 6. Tracy Wolf (Buffalo, Mo), 7. Jason Pursley (Wheatland, MO), 8. Mike Streigel (Wheatland, MO), 9. Charles Bryant (Walnut Grove, Mo),
Heat 2:1. Jon Sheets (Nevada, MO), 2. Justin Moon (Sedalia, MO), 3. Chase Jones (Eldorado Springs, MO), 4. Danney Atkinson (Lebanon, MO), 5. Chase Domer (Nevada, MO), 6. John Oneal (Platte City, Mo), 7. John Fellers (Flemington, MO), 8. Jordan McCrimmon (Bolivar, MO), 9. Chad Staus,
Heat 3:1. Jamie Ragland (Lebanon, MO), 2. Kyle Covert (Topeka, KS), 3. Rusty Weir (Warsaw, MO), 4. Joe Bradshaw (Sedalia, MO), 5. Jeremy Kelley (Walnut Grove, MO), 6. Lyle Dietrich (Urbana, MO), 7. Jim Cihy (Warsaw, MO), 8. Jonathan Romesburg (RIch Hill, MO), 9. Scotty Wheeler (Joplin, MO), 10. Tim Bostwick (Urbana, MO),
Heat 4:1. Shawn Nations (Macks Creek, MO), 2. Johnny Fennewald (Appleton City, Mo), 3. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 4. Terry Kirk (Urbana, MO), 5. Daulton Greven (Bolivar, MO), 6. Mickey Burrell (Fair Grove, MO), 7. Donnie Fellers (Wheatland, MO), 8. Andy Anderson (Hermitage, MO), 9. Jesse Bunger (Harrisonville, MO),
Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stock 8/28/2010
A-Feature:1. Mark Carter (Warrensburg, MO), 2. Tim Jones (Rich Hill, MO), 3. Ben Solberg (Springfield, MO), 4. Keith Webster (Highlandville, MO), 5. Troy Reasoner Jr (Urich, MO), 6. Randy Gilmore (Wheatland, MO), 7. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 8. Bradley Gideon (Nixa, MO), 9. Mike Bitner (Frontenac, KS), 10. Chip Shaddox (Wheatland, MO), 11. Timothy McMurtry (Warsaw, MO), 12. Brent Bartgis (Bolivar, MO), 13. Michael Plummer, 14. Chris Tonoli (Hermitage, MO), 15. Brian Eckhoff (Higginsville, MO), 16. Eddie Barnes (Warsaw, MO), 17. Steve Morton (Clever, MO), 18. Lucas Mason (Verona, MO),
Heat 1:1. Randy Gilmore (Wheatland, MO), 2. Keith Webster (Highlandville, MO), 3. Chris Tonoli (Hermitage, MO), 4. Eddie Barnes (Warsaw, MO), 5. Brent Bartgis (Bolivar, MO), 6. Steve Morton (Clever, MO),
Heat 2:1. Mark Carter (Warrensburg, MO), 2. Tim Jones (Rich Hill, MO), 3. Ben Solberg (Springfield, MO), 4. Troy Reasoner Jr (Urich, MO), 5. Mike Bitner (Frontenac, KS), 6. Timothy McMurtry (Warsaw, MO),
Heat 3:1. Chip Shaddox (Wheatland, MO), 2. Brian Eckhoff (Higginsville, MO), 3. Bradley Gideon (Nixa, MO), 4. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 5. Michael Plummer, 6. Lucas Mason (Verona, MO),


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Girvin: Protect Breckenridge's Peak 8 from Vail Resorts' summer expansion plans
How many readers have an image of Peak 8 in their collection? I'm willing to bet that most Breckenridge residents, many Summit County people, and thousands of vacationers own a photo or two of that beautiful and iconic peak that forms a backdrop to the Town of Breckenridge and the Upper Blue River Valley. Painters, photographers and other artists have captured its sublime image for years.
Now imagine what Peak 8 will look like with 50-60 platforms and towers for canopy tours, zip lines, challenge courses, and an observation tower. Imagine miles of cable strung between platforms gleaming in the sun like holiday lights strewn across the mountain. Picture the penetrations of the forest canopy for platforms and towers. Visualize the miles of new roads across Peak 8 to service these activities and the 15 miles of downhill mountain biking trails that will be 6' wide with bermed and banked turns zig-zagging down Peak 8.
Is this what you want for your visual experience when you look up at Peak 8? This is what you will get if Vail Resorts and the Breckenridge Ski Area have their way with the proposed new summer activities.
There are a myriad of other impacts from the proposed summer activities as well, including 50-60 concrete pads to support those platforms and towers, disturbance to the ground and wildlife habitat, significant opportunities for introduction of noxious weeds on our public lands…the list goes on.
It is not too late to voice your concerns about the proposed summer activities at the Breckenridge Ski Area. It is more important to make a comment now during the scoping period than when the draft EIS comes out. By then it will be almost too late.
Please don't let this opportunity pass by to file a comment about the use of your public lands. Email your comments to email@example.com and be sure to put "BSR summer use proposal" in the subject line.
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A prisoner who escaped police custody while at a hospital in Jersey City was caught in a vent less than an hour after he tried to break free from the building, authorities said.
The suspect, who had warrants for shoplifting, was found lying on an air-conditioning vent not far from the bathroom where he escaped inside Jersey City Medical Center at 355 Grand St., police said.
"We found him in a section of the ER that was cornered off," said Charmaine Ifill, assistant director of nursing. "He wasn't able to go to the second floor or leave that area at all. It was blocked by two firewalls, so he wasn't able to leave the room at all."
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Luis Torres was being cleared for incarceration at the hospital late Monday afternoon when he said he had to use the bathroom, according to authorities. He made his escape there, climbing through the ceiling and going up through a vent.
Torres was allowed to go to the bathroom alone because he wasn't a violent criminal, police said.
He was gone for about 45 minutes as police searched for him.
Patients and employees reported hearing the suspect crawl in the ceiling above them.
"You could hear him struggling, moving spot from spot to find a place to hide," said Ifill. "It was a little scary."
Patients were moved away from the two bays where he was believed to be, creating a small backlog in the emergency room as a result. Visitors were not allowed in the hospital as police searched for the prisoner.
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He was finally found lying on the vent less than an hour later.
Hospital staffers said they were equipped to handle the situation, which had never before occurred there.
"We're trained for this," said Ifill. "We take care of a lot of prisoners. We are trained to handle emergencies and situations like this."
Still, patients and visitors were rattled by the brief escape.
"What if someone was really hurt from this situation?" said Pedro Sanchez of Jersey City. "It's not just a hospital. There's an elementary and middle school right around the corner."
It's not clear if Torres had an attorney.
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Rain, Lightning Batters Kankakee County; Football Game Postponed
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The National Weather Service (NWS) reported 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in parts of Kankakee County Saturday night. Doppler radar indicated up seven inches hit areas of Momence, prompting Flash Flood Warnings and forcing barricades to be put in place.
Law enforcement officials reported extensive flash flooding that affected parts of Bradley, Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Momence, Aroma Park and Grant Park. Several roads were impassable.
The lighting that preceded the heavy rain forced the delay and then postponement of the 2nd Annual River Valley Senior Bowl football game at Olivet Nazarene University. The 7 pm contest, featuring area high school seniors, is re-set for this evening at Olivet's Ward Field. WGFA radio, 94.1 FM, will be there for tonight's action.


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To the Editor:
I was home for a family visit this weekend and read with interest the recent headline and opinion piece about "closing the door" on the East Rochester School open concept environment. The articles brought to mind many fond memories of my early days at the school from First grade through sixth (1969-1975). Even though I was very young I can still recall being aware of how lucky we were to be attending such a special school where the needs of the children were always the top priority.
Many of my classmates were bussed in from far away to attend our experimental school. We had the latest in technology, new textbooks, "tote trays" to carry our belongings from class to class and teachers who were excited to be there each day. We were challenged, encouraged and motivated to learn. We were taught to respect each others space and when to be quiet so other students could concentrate. The concept of openness applied to much more than the lack of walls.
These early experiences at the "New" East Rochester School instilled and nurtured a life long curiosity in me and a desire to dream big with no limits or boundaries. The parents and teachers showed their love for us through their commitment to give us the best learning environment. I had no idea at the time how lucky and valued we were. It is probably not a coincidence that when my class graduated from Spaulding High in 1981 many of the top ranked students had spent their formative years at the New ERS.
It is my hope that the current parents, teachers and administrators will recognize that this little experimental school was more than just a passing fad or fashionable philosophy. It was a place where children were given the tools to succeed and grow to become positive contributors to society. Valuing education and wanting the best for our kids should never go out of style.
Michael P. Rainboth, Esq.
Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown
To the Editor:
In regards to Mr. Boros' "vision" of Oct. 16 (and why did it take him this long to write about it?)...
Goodness knows I'm not exactly a fan of Mr. Obama, but for Mr. Boros to group him with Osama Bin laden is on the same league as Mr. Rhodes lumping Mother Theresa, the Revs. John Wesley and MLK, and even Jesus Christ (!!) with OBL in his letter to the editor shortly after 9/11 — in his view they were all the same... he's just being a radical in his time, the same as they'd been in theirs. (!!)
And while I cannot speak about what the Rev. MLK would've said, should've been done about, or with OBL, I do know what Edmund of East Anglia (d. 870), Edward the Confessor (1003-66), Canute of Denmark (XI century), Good King Wenceslas (903-29), Ferdinand of Castille (1199-1252) and Louis of France (1214-70), officially declared saints, would've done: the moment it became clear to them that the man was a rabid dog with whom no compromise, negotiation or conciliation was possible, they would've strapped on a sword and waged unrelenting war against him!
Do I have to mention how the British general "Chinese" Gordon, whose Christian credentials were impeccable, willingly sacrificed himself to ensure that the Sudan's Mahdi (OBL's XIX century predecessor) was brought down? Or the circumstances of Jesus' own return (Rev. 19: 11-21)? We honor honorable foes — the Mexican cadets at Chapultepec, Geronimo, Rommel — but a snake we stomp to death.
And if the statue of MLK were to drip blood, it would very likely be from its eyes, over the way his dreams have been portrayed, not by those opposed to him, but by the very ones who were supposed to benefit from it.
It is enough to make you weep.
B.J. Figueredo
To the Editor:
President Obama receives a whopping, humongous, jaw-dropping, outrageous, and luxurious $400,000 annual salary, which doesn't even include extravagant bonuses like an annual expense account, a travel account, and an entertainment stipend. All those fringe benefits bring Obama's total annual salary to over $550,000! Those numbers are based on information obtained from the website http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-much-money-does-the-president-make. I, on the other hand, receive a meager $790 per month, and that includes a less-than-generous $53 per month in food stamps. My total annual income is a paltry $9,490. In fact, that's below the federal poverty level. Talk about division of wealth in America!
Of course, such income disparity and conspicuous consumption is nothing new under the sun. Today in the Rochester Public Library I read from a book titled, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents that, "George Washington demonstrated just how big a spender the chief executive could be. His salary was $25,000 (equivalent to about a million dollars today), of which an incredible seven percent was spent on alcohol."
I, myself, don't drink alcohol. And I don't do drugs. I am frugal when I grocery shop, yet I must routinely eat at soup kitchens and depend on food pantries in order to survive. Somehow that seems a little unfair to me in such a wealthy, civilized nation where $5 billion dollars annually are spent on just wine alone.
Therefore, I hereby promise and declare that when I'm elected U.S. president I will do what's called a "reverse tithe" of my annual presidential salary. A reverse tithe is when you donate 90 percent of your income, rather than only 10 percent, to a charitable cause, and you keep only 10 percent for yourself. That would still leave me with a quite comfortable $55,000 a year to live on — enough to avoid the long lines at the local soup kitchens.
But you're going to have to help me, America. And that includes news editors and reporters, too. For this to work, we must believe the common good is good common sense.
Alex J. Boros
To the Editor:
Cyclist Lance Armstrong, stripped of his seven Tour-de-France titles and an Olympic medal, finally came semi-clean regarding his use of performance enhancing drugs, which undeniably gave him an unfair advantage. Meanwhile, the Texas native Armstrong managed to amass around $100,000,000 in personal wealth (prize money, endorsements, enterprises and books). En-route, Lance and his lawyers discredited, humiliated and bullied anyone that had the audacity to tell the truth about how Lance achieved his success. He even berated, like another Texan named George W. Bush (over Iraq), the French for questioning the veracity of his performances in their prestigious world-class event. France must feel vindication on both accounts.
It must be the dangerous "Don't mess with Texas" mindset that serves as the common denominator between Lance Armstrong, George W. Bush and Roger Clemens. These Texans have caused a lot of hearts and heads to ache over the past decade.
Why should Lance's reprehensible behavior matter to a woefully imperfect, middle-aged and mediocre endurance athlete (Triathlete) like me, who just wants to stay fit and healthy? Well, I was frankly inspired by Lance's story of surviving an extremely aggressive form of cancer and becoming the best in his field. I admire anyone that could qualify for, let alone win, an athletic event as grueling as the Tour-de-France. I was in awe of Lance's superhuman ability to climb the mountain pasture, L'Alpe d'Huez (4,100-10,930' for 8 miles) at a pace of 18 MPH.
To add insult to injury, I purchased, read and recommended two of Lance's "nonfiction" books. I even bought a "Live-Strong" T-Shirt and frequently replaced my yellow "Live-Strong" bracelets. I'm not that disappointed about the latter two since the proceeds supposedly went to Lance's worthwhile foundation. As for the books, I'd be happy to join a class action suit to receive a refund from Lance's personal empire and donate it to the Special Olympics.
Anyhow, while Bush will never confess about costly Iraq not being about WMDs or 9/11/2001, at least Lance did tell the truth with the title of his first autobiography, "It's Not About the Bike."
Wayne H. Merritt
To the Editor:
After the tragedy in Newtown, it has become very clear to me that we need to do more to protect our children and families from the catastrophic effects of gun violence. Recently, I was surprised to learn that any NH resident can legally purchase a handgun without undergoing a criminal and mental health background check, so long as the transaction is made through a private sale (the so-called "gun show loophole").
I was even more disturbed to find out that, as long as a firearm is purchased legally, the owner has a right to carry that weapon, loaded and unconcealed, on any street, in any neighborhood, in every community in New Hampshire. Is that really the culture we want our children and grandchildren growing up in?
In New Hampshire, it's perfectly legal for someone who would fail a routine background check by a licensed firearms dealer to buy a gun, load it up with bullets, and carry it around where you and your loved ones live, work, shop, and play. While guns are banned in some public buildings, I also learned that NH law prohibits cities and towns from passing stronger ordinances to limit public areas where "open carry" of firearms is allowed.
As responsible citizens, we must find a way to balance respect for 2nd Amendment rights with the right of all Granite Staters — gun-owners and non-gun-owners alike — to feel reasonably safe from lethal violence in our own communities. Wouldn't passing laws requiring criminal and mental health background checks for all firearm sales be a good place to start?


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The Story Begins…
Found on a battlefield as a baby, Marie has been brought up among a regiment of French soldiers as their daughter. When she falls for a young Tyrolean, Tonio (who is not in the fiercely patriotic regiment), it seems that she may have to choose between love and her adopted family. But that's not the end of it: just who were her real parents?
A Comic Opera for Paris
Donizetti wrote La Fille du régiment during his extended stay in Paris in the late 1830s. His music had become extremely popular with French audiences, and he received several opera commissions. La Fille du régiment, commissioned by Paris's second opera house, the Opéra-Comique, had its premiere on 11 February 1840. After an initially mixed reception it became very popular. The opera was performed across Europe in the 1840s and reached London in 1847.
A Popular Theme
La Fille du régiment is set during the Napoleonic Wars of 1803–15. The opera's subject would have been relished by 1840s Parisian audiences, among whom the days of the First Empire had become the stuff of legend. The story is in many ways historically accurate, particularly as regards the duties performed by Marie for her regiment: vivandières played a crucial part in army life by caring and catering for the soldiers.
Larger than Life
Laurent Pelly's production draws attention to the larger-than-life aspects of Donizetti's opera. The set is partly constructed out of vast maps that chart the army's progress across the Alps; Marie's tasks in looking after the army include ironing huge numbers of clothes and peeling sacks of potatoes; and Tonio comes to her rescue in Act II in a very dramatic and military way!
A Show for Stars
La Fille du régiment is known both for its catchy melodies, such as the regimental song 'Il est là, morbleu, le beau Vingt-et-unième' and the chorus 'Salut à la France!' and for the extreme difficulty of the two lead roles, both very high-flying and flamboyant in style. The hero, Tonio, has a particularly challenging time: his Act I aria 'Ah! mes amis' contains nine top Cs!
La Fille du régiment runs 3–18 March. Tickets are still available.
The production is staged with generous support from Judith Portrait.


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Unsold iPhones Pile Up at Leap Wireless
For Leap Wireless, a big bet on the iPhone is becoming a big headache, Anton Troianovski reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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The internet ate our homework
Borders, Angus & Robertson were already struggling
Part 2 What went wrong with Borders? The story so far is that a mouse is eating an elephant.
According to my own back-of-the-envelope calculations as well as a more serious report from Frost & Sullivan, online shopping accounts for about five per cent of the Australian consumer's retail dollar.
That's enough to cause private equity firm REDgroup to put its bookstore chains, Angus & Robertson and the Australian Borders brand (dumped by Borders US some years ago, but eerily synchronized with Borders' Chapter 11 back in America) into "voluntary administration" (the Australian equivalent of Chapter 11).
At this point, neither have stopped trading, with administrators Ferrier Hodgson hoping to sell the two brands – including both house-owned and franchise stores – as going concerns.
Nobody doubts that Australian book retailing has been under competitive pressure from international operations. Because of absurd territorial copyright laws, Amazon in America is able to get books to Australia before local publication, and because of publishers' price-fixing powers (which in most industries would be illegal), Amazon ships books from America cheaper than the local store can get them.
So it's all down to the internet, right? Look a little deeper.
Ever since the "global financial crisis", two other factors have put the large chains under pressure.
The first is a simple retail squeeze. Even though most Australians would think our economy "dodged a bullet" after 2007 – we avoided the bank collapses seen in the UK, and managed to keep big companies afloat without the huge bailouts pursued by the US government – most consumers have remained extremely wary. For whatever reason, retail spending was extremely soft in 2010.
For bookstores, this was unexpected: they had a long run of growth up to 2009.
The second is a simple question of management. "Private equity" deals were once all the rage in Australian financial markets. The model was simple: make a takeover offer for a stock exchange-listed company, take it "private" (ie, delist the company from the stock exchange), load the company with debt, and whack on a metaphorical coat of paint before floating the company to gullible investors.
It only works, however, if you've got a bubble to ride on. When interest rates are rising and stock exchange investors are wary, the private equity model fails.
Management was also behind the conversion of a former powerhouse brand – Angus & Robertson – into a sad imitation of "big box" retailing.
Angus & Robertson stores under REDGroup looked like remainder dump bins. Instead of being able to browse for anything and everything, customers were offered whatever happened to be available in bulk and at a discount – but not enough of a discount to challenge the supermarket bookshelves. When Woolworths could squeeze a publisher down to $15 retail for a Harry Potter, why would customers go to a bookshop to buy it at $20?
In other words, the discount strategy forced on Angus & Robertson was neither fish nor fowl: not quite enough discount for the biggest bestsellers, sold in stores that had nothing of the former bookshop experience.
Australian journalists and analysts have been quick to accept the excuse that "the internet ate my homework" to account for Angus & Robertson and Borders (Australia) being placed into administration.
In doing so, they give the owners a chance to avoid a microscope being put on their own decisions and management. Competition from the Internet is only part of the story. ®
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I've never liked doing year-end best-of lists for a number of reasons. I don't feel qualified, for one. As a part-time critic I don't see or even sample every show. I also find that I enjoy shows that definitely aren't "the best" technically, but are so fun and entertaining, like Fox's silly "Sleepy Hollow," that they have me coming back week after week. If a show brings so much joy to one making a list, doesn't it deserve to be on said list?
Anyway, the powers that be at RedEye tell me people love lists, and shut up and make yours. So here goes.
I'll start with the also-rans that on any given day might had made the top 10, but today land right here in my list of shows to thank for a good time this year: "Game of Thrones" on HBO, "Foyle's War" and "Downton Abbey" on PBS, "Strike Back" on Cinemax, "A Young Doctor's Notebook" on Ovation, "The Fall" and "Derek" on Netflix, "The Walking Dead" on AMC, "The Americans" on FX, "Scandal" on ABC, "Broadchurch" and "Doctor Who" on BBC America, "Raising Hope," "Fringe" and "Sleepy Hollow" on Fox, "Veep" on HBO, "Wilfred" and "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" on FXX, "The Wrong Mans" on Hulu, "Vikings" on History and "Top of the Lake" on Sundance.
I'm probably forgetting something, so all apologies. Here's my top 10, in no particular order. Worth noting is how many shows from Netflix and smaller cable channels made the list. You can find quality all over the place these days. Orange Is the New Black
Wacth now: Netflix
I have to admit that when I first heard about this "women's prison story," I thought of those tacky 1970s movies set in women's prisons—or the infamous "Charlie's Angels" episode. So it took me awhile to get to Jenji Kohan's scathing comedy, but I'm glad I did. With humor, heart and great drama, Kohan captures the fascinating stories of black, Hispanic and LGBT inmates. Oh, and white, upper-middle-class Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), who is in the joint with them. Kohan and her actors of various ages and races pulled off a real surprise: They proved viewers want stories that cut across racial, class, gender, sexuality and national lines.
House of Cards
Watch now: Netflix
I didn't expect David Fincher's riveting redo of the British miniseries to be anything other than great, but it still surprised me. Kevin Spacey's silver-tongued, slippery Rep. Frank Underwood broke the fourth wall and spoke directly to viewers, forcing them to be co-conspirators in his psychopathic schemes. It's a cynical depiction of Washington politics that suggests Americans allow such shenanigans to happen by blissfully ignoring them. Spacey was chilling as a man who has sold his soul for power, but Robin Wright's stirring performance as Frank's conniving partner-wife was downright icy. That's a power couple I wouldn't want to cross, but can't wait to see more.
Arrested Development
Watch now: Netflix
After seven years of hopes, hype and high anticipation, "Arrested Development" returned with a fourth season to Netflix. And then the bitching began. Where's the funny? Its there, just spread out over several seemingly disconnected episodes that focused on individual characters. Big events are replayed from different viewpoints to reveal parallel, overlapping stories involving the crazy Bluth family members, the University of Phoenix, an ostrich farm, Fakeblock and many clever Easter eggs. Sure, Mitch Hurwitz and company altered the cult classic to fit the binge-watching medium, but viewers should take another look at what remains a deliriously unique show.
Breaking Bad
Where to watch it: Final season on iTunes, Amazon; earlier seasons on Netflix.
What is there to say that hasn't already been said? Walter White, and "Breaking Bad" fans, got the ending they longed for and deserved. Vince Gilligan finished his deservedly praised series with a set of searing episodes that people still are talking about. Bryan Cranston also delivered, making us care about Walt even more when he admitted the truth about his reasons for building a meth empire to his wife and himself. "I did it for me," he said. "I liked it. I was good at it, and I was, really—I was alive." Everything about this show was as great as your friends say.
Watch now: iTunes, Amazon, DVD; Season 5 begins Jan. 7
In its stellar fourth season, perennial favorite "Justified" tweaked its game by having Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) take on a D. B. Cooper–inspired cold case that involved the father he reviles and eventually his friend turned nemesis Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). It was a treat watching Olyphant go head-to-head with William J. Barry, who plays Raylan's dad Arlo, and with Goggins, who one the most underrated actors on TV. The season rewarded long-time viewers by using tying events or revelations to those in past seasons as Raylan's search to learn about the man who fell to earth dug up three decades' worth of Harlan County (criminal) history. This show is so layered I watch episodes multiple times and still discover nuances previously missed.
Watch now: iTunes
Sundance's first original series is an achievement in a couple ways. Rare is the TV drama that takes its time with meticulous storytelling. In this tale of Daniel Holden (Aden Young), who is released after 19 years on death row for a murder that DNA techniques have proved he didn't commit, creator Ray McKinnon takes the time to show Daniel's every new discovery, conflicted emotion and the shocks to his prison-dulled senses as he tries to adjust to a hometown and a world he hasn't seen since he was 18. Young's delicate, searing performance is the other achievement.
Orphan Black
BBC America
Watch now: VOD, DVD, iTunes, Amazon; Season 2 premieres April 19.
I'm going to pat myself on the back for a second here: I was an early fan of this drama about a woman who learns she's a clone. I'm happy y'all are onboard now, too. The biggest reason for the show's success is Tatiana Maslany, who played seven clones in the first season and gave each character her own ticks, accent, attitudes and personality. She was rarely off screen, often playing opposite herself in a seamless trick of filmmaking. In one crazy episode, she played one clone pretending to be another who was masquerading as yet another clone. It's one of the year's best performances.
American Horror Story: Coven
Watch now: fxnetworks.com, iTunes, Amazon; Season continues beginning Jan. 8.
After two seasons of stories so disturbing I had to watch through my fingers or delay completely, "American Horror Story" returned this fall with less frightening "Coven." What it lacks in actual horror it makes up for in humor, glamour and a delicious plot twist in each episode. The strong, almost all-female cast lead by the peerless Jessica Lange is refreshing on TV, as are the show's themes about society's fixation on youth and beauty. And with Minotaur sex, talking heads, a Stevie Nicks-loving necromancer and myriad other lunacies, it's about as deliriously bonkers as TV gets. I love that.
The Returned
Watch now: iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Google Play; DVD out Jan. 21.
All apologies to "The Walking Dead" and TV's vampire horde, but the best show about reanimated dead folks is this unsettling French import about previously dead people who pop up in a small Alpine village without any memory of what has happened to them. There's a mystery here—why and how have these miracles occurred—but the eight-episode series is most interested in the impact the resurrections have on the returned and their loved ones. What happens when everything we thought we knew about life and death is upended? And how can the returned fit back into the lives of people who have moved on? Feelings of grief and loss give way to confusion and pain that can be just as frightening as any brain-eating walker.
Please Like Me
Watch now: iTunes, Amazon, Pivot repeats
This wry, down-to-Earth and often-moving comedy from Australian Josh Thomas follows 20-year-old Josh, who slowly realizes he's gay in the six-episode season. But "Please Like Me" is more coming-of-age story than coming-out tale, giving us a charming account of how relationships with friends and family evolve as we grow into adulthood. It has clumsy hookups, awkward first dates and hilarious conversations between friends as well as crushing moments, like when Josh must deal with his suicidal mother. Through poignant writing, watching Josh make sense of his life as it falls apart was one of the year's most rewarding experiences.
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1 Samuel 13-14 New International Version (NIV)
Samuel Rebukes Saul
13 Saul was thirty[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-[b] two years.
2 Saul chose three thousand men from Israel; two thousand were with him at Mikmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. The rest of the men he sent back to their homes.
3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul had the trumpet blown throughout the land and said, "Let the Hebrews hear!" 4 So all Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel has become obnoxious to the Philistines." And the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand[c] chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven. 6 When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns. 7 Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking with fear. 8 He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul's men began to scatter. 9 So he said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings." And Saul offered up the burnt offering. 10 Just as he finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
11 "What have you done?" asked Samuel.
Saul replied, "When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, 12 I thought, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord's favor.' So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering."
13 "You have done a foolish thing," Samuel said. "You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. 14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord's command."
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal[d] and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin, and Saul counted the men who were with him. They numbered about six hundred.
Israel Without Weapons
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah[e] in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash. 17 Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three detachments. One turned toward Ophrah in the vicinity of Shual, 18 another toward Beth Horon, and the third toward the borderland overlooking the Valley of Zeboyim facing the wilderness.
19 Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!" 20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles[f] sharpened. 21 The price was two-thirds of a shekel[g] for sharpening plow points and mattocks, and a third of a shekel[h] for sharpening forks and axes and for repointing goads.
22 So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
Jonathan Attacks the Philistines
23 Now a detachment of Philistines had gone out to the pass at Mikmash. 14 1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron. With him were about six hundred men, 3 among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod's brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh. No one was aware that Jonathan had left.
4 On each side of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez and the other Seneh. 5 One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba.
6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few."
7 "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."
8 Jonathan said, "Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. 9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands."
11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. "Look!" said the Philistines. "The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in." 12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, "Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson."
So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel."
13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. 14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.
Israel Routs the Philistines
15 Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.[i]
16 Saul's lookouts at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions. 17 Then Saul said to the men who were with him, "Muster the forces and see who has left us." When they did, it was Jonathan and his armor-bearer who were not there.
18 Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God." (At that time it was with the Israelites.)[j] 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle. They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords. 21 Those Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit. 23 So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.
Jonathan Eats Honey
24 Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, "Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!" So none of the troops tasted food.
25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. 26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[k] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, "Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, 'Cursed be anyone who eats food today!' That is why the men are faint."
29 Jonathan said, "My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?"
31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted. 32 They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood. 33 Then someone said to Saul, "Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood in it."
"You have broken faith," he said. "Roll a large stone over here at once." 34 Then he said, "Go out among the men and tell them, 'Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.'"
So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there. 35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this.
36 Saul said, "Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive."
"Do whatever seems best to you," they replied.
But the priest said, "Let us inquire of God here."
37 So Saul asked God, "Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel's hand?" But God did not answer him that day.
38 Saul therefore said, "Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today. 39 As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die." But not one of them said a word.
40 Saul then said to all the Israelites, "You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here."
"Do what seems best to you," they replied.
41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, "Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,[l] respond with Thummim." Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, "Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son." And Jonathan was taken.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done."
So Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!"
44 Saul said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan."
45 But the men said to Saul, "Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God's help." So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.
47 After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings[m] of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.[n] 48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
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49 Saul's sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua. The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal. 50 His wife's name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of Saul's army was Abner son of Ner, and Ner was Saul's uncle. 51 Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
52 All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
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10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
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13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[b]
16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."
18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
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I had a huge bag of carrots that had been sitting in the refrigerator for a good 2 weeks before I decided that something needed to be done with it. I decided to make one of my favorite Indian sweets- Gajar Ka Halwa.
This dessert is a bit time-consuming and takes a little over an hour to prepare, but it is a delicious treat that is well worth the time spent making it.
I followed the basic steps in Manjula's recipe video while making the halwa.
4 cups grated carrots
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups milk (I used 2 %)
3 Tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp powdered cardamom
A handful of raisins
A pinch of saffron
Heat the ghee in a large saucepan. Toss in the raisins and fry them. They will absorb the ghee and plump up. Remove and set aside. Next, add the grated carrots. Cook for about 5 minutes till the carrots are coated well with the ghee.
Pour the heavy cream and milk into the saucepan, add the saffron strands and cook till the milk-cream mixture comes to a boil, about 3-5 minutes. Turn down the heat, add the raisins back and continue to cook, stirring constantly, till the carrots absorb all the liquid, about 45-50 minutes.
Add the powdered cardamom and sugar. Mix well, stir continuously and continue cooking till all the sugar melts and the carrot mixture is almost dry, 5-7 minutes.
Serve hot or cold. I like to have this warm with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Carrot Halwa
Cooked by TBC on Sunday, August 30, 2009
Labels: Carrots, desserts, Indian, Sweet Treats
19 Burps:
- Divya Kudua said...
Carrot halwa reminds me of Diwali since that was the time we made this sinful halwa.:)Looks mouthwatering:)
- August 30, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- Priti said...
Oh my that is soo tempting...wow...nice click
- August 30, 2009 at 5:28 AM
- RAKS KITCHEN said...
I have started mouthwatering,already!!
- August 31, 2009 at 12:17 AM
- Aparna said...
Looks lovely. We just had some yesterday too. I had made some 6 months back and frozen it!
- August 31, 2009 at 2:32 AM
- Parita said...
Looks fantastic!
- September 1, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- TBC said...
Divya- yeah, I don't make it very often either. But it is alright to indulge every now and then.:)
Priti & Raks- thank you for your comments.:)
Aparna- I made a large batch fully intending to freeze some, but we finished every single bit of it in 2 days!! :-D
Parita- thank you.:)
- September 1, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
This looks absolutely gorgeous! Totally droolworthy!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM
- TBC said...
Thanks, homecooked. :D
- September 4, 2009 at 11:42 PM
- Supriya Nair said...
The halwa looks so delectable...wish I could taste it...lovely color
- September 7, 2009 at 3:36 AM
- Bhavani said...
So going to make this one day soon :) looks amazing.
- September 12, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- TBC said...
Supriya- go ahead and make it then- it's pretty simple, really! :D
Bhavani- thank you. I hope you like it as much as I did.:)
- September 18, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Jaya Wagle said...
I too like carrot halwa with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. But I have to admit, I haven't made it in years because T doesn't have a sweet tooth. It seems too much trouble to make it just for me. I just eat it when I go to India or take delight in recipes like yours.
You raised a very good point in your comment on my blog and I totally agree. I do not mind the language as much if the passion for cooking or what is written about comes through. But I do object when words are used for the sake of using them or basic words like your and you're are mixed up.
- September 18, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- Velva said...
This looks absolutely delicious! I would never have thought to use carrots to make a halva. Thank you! I learned something today.
- September 20, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- s said...
great presentation
- September 22, 2009 at 3:16 AM
- TBC said...
Jaya- I recently discovered your blog and I stop by every now and then. :)
Velva- thank you for visitng.
Actually, this happens to be a very popular dessert in certain parts of India. :)
S- thank you. :)
- September 23, 2009 at 10:50 PM
- Bedazzled said...
burp !!! first time here ... lovely pics and yum recipies..will b back for more !!
- September 28, 2009 at 11:47 AM
- Srivalli said...
Thats a lovely halwa!..looks like you are not in action??
- September 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
How many servings does this, and the pineapple halwa yield?
- November 30, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- TBC said...
Anon- I'm going to say 3-4 small servings, but I haven't made this recently so I can't be sure.
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from the it's-that-time-again deptFor the last couple years, we've done a post soon after the new year looking at some of "the numbers" from the past year. Here are the reports from 2010 and 2011. With this being another short week, we figured it might make more sense to use the Saturday slot we normally reserve for a community member's "favorites of the week" to look more closely at 2012 by the numbers. Once again, it was a fantastic year where the community continued to grow nicely. We jumped up to 24.2 million visits, up from 14.7 million the year before -- so a big, big jump. Thank you, everyone! We had a huge bump early in the year due to SOPA and a bunch of you (though, not everyone) stuck around.
We had 3,758 posts during the year, which generated 203,476 comments -- or an average of about 54 comments per post. That actually represents over 20% of all the comments on the site ever (we're still just slightly under one million total comments on the site). Yes, so even though we've been at this for 15 years, you guys really kept up your end of the discussion this year!
We had visitors from 225 different countries in 2012, which is actually down from the 230 from the two previous years. In both of the past years, we noted a single visitor from Christmas Island, but this year, whoever that was decided not to come back. Oh well! As far as I can tell, beyond various microstates in the Pacific Islands that are too small to count, the countries this year that sent no visitors were basically all central African nations, North Korea (again!) and... Turkmenistan. Uzbekistan sent 286 visitors, Tajikistan sent 59, Kazakhstan sent 1,280 and Iran sent 5,265... but no one from Turkmenistan. Maybe next year.
As in past years, the top countries for visitors were pretty much the same. The US contributed 66% of our visitors. Canada was in second with the UK right behind them. Australia came in fourth. Then there was Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, India, France and New Zealand. The only change from last year is that India ever so slightly crawled ahead of France (by less than 8,000 visits). Last year, China had leapt ahead of Japan, but this year Japan sent nearly twice as much traffic as China. Perhaps we were blocked by the Great Firewall. Last year, South Korea was in third place in Asia, but this year Singapore leapfrogged into that position, ahead of both South Korea and China. Once again Brazil was the top country from South American and South Africa was tops in Africa -- same as both of the past two years.
Once again, as was true last year, visitors from Gibraltar stuck around the longest, by far, which is probably an anomaly due to PaulT skewing the results. We should probably toss that out as an outlier. If we go by continent, the numbers are pretty close, but folks from Oceania stick around on the site slightly longer than those from the US and Europe who are tied for second. Oddly, despite staying on the site longer, people from Oceania visit fewer pages per visit. Perhaps they just like to take it slow down under.
If we drop down to the city level, New York dominates, with London coming in second, then Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and LA. DC actually comes in 10th, after Seattle and Sydney. Of course, given the population differences in those cities, that's not all that meaningful. If I had more time, I'd try to normalize it per capita, but that seems like a lot of effort for something that would really only interest me.
Lots of you visited the site many times, which we love! Over 8% of our page views came from people who visited the site more than 200 times (or maybe that's all just from me!). Thank you to the loyal "daily" crew!
In terms of technology, Chrome continued its march to the top. In 2010 it was third, after Firefox and IE. Last year it jumped into second place. This year Chrome took 37% of our visits. Firefox got knocked down to 28%. Safari jumped over IE to take 11% and IE came in fourth at 10%. As in the past, Windows machines still dominated, with Macs in second and Linux behind them. On the mobile side, Android finally beat out iOS, but it's really close. In terms of mobile devices, though, the iPhone and iPad clearly top the list, way, way, way ahead of any other devices. The top Android phone is a bit of a surprise to me: the SonyEricsson Xperia Arc. Followed up by the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Samsung SII. After that there's the Motorola DroidX. The top HTC phone is the Incredible.
The top three search terms that brought people here... were the identical top three that brought people here in 2011:
- techdirt
- sopa
- tech dirt
Our biggest source of traffic, even beating out Google, was Reddit (thank you Redditors!). Part of the antitrust argument against Google was that everyone had to rely on them for traffic, but I think that's becoming less and less true these days. Next on the referral list was StumbleUpon, followed by Twitter, Facebook and HackerNews (go HackerNews!). Slashdot continues to send less and less traffic, however, which is too bad. Remember the days of "The Slashdot Effect"?
So what were our most popular stories this year? The full list is below, but one bit that struck me as interesting (and awesome) was that none of the top four most popular stories are by me. Hopefully we're finally past the point where people insist that Techdirt is all "Mike Masnick" by now, even if some commenters still assume that every post is written by me. My most trafficked post doesn't show up until the fifth spot. The most popular post will probably surprise some folks. It's Tim Cushing's post about the Razer mouse (which he recently posted an update about). That story really went viral in a crazy way. The next two posts are by Leigh, and the fourth post is by Glyn. It's been really fun to have such great writers on the site these days, and it's great to see that our community likes them too. Maybe I should take the hint and write less.
Top Ten Stories, by Unique Pageviews, on Techdirt for 2012:
- When A Mouse Requires An Internet Connection, You're Doing 'Cloud' Wrong
- HBO Decides It Still Isn't Difficult Enough To Watch HBO Shows
- Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote
- Psy Makes $8.1 Million By Ignoring Copyright Infringements Of Gangnam Style
- MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
- Draconian Downloading Law In Japan Goes Into Effect... Music Sales Drop
- Feds Wait Until Late Friday To Admit That, Yeah, They Ignored The 4th Amendment
- The DVD Is Dying. Hollywood's Plan? Do Nothing And Cede Ground To File Sharing
- SimCity Developers' Reddit AMA Swiftly Turns Into WTF With The Online-Only DRM?
- FBI & DEA Warn That IPv6 May Be Too Damn Anonymous
2012's Top Ten Stories, by comment volume
- Asking Fans For Support Isn't Begging, It's Solidifying Our Relationship (514 comments)
- Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt (For September 2 - 8) (499 comments)
- That Was Fast: Hollywood Already Browbeat The Republicans Into Retracting Report On Copyright Reform (449 comments)
- Guess What? Copying Still Isn't Stealing (417 comments)
- The Difference Between Nuanced Discussion And The Evil Underbelly Of The Internet Is Apparently A Fine Line Indeed (404 comments)
- Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote (395 comments)
- US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.com Over User Generated Forms; Censorship Regime Expands (373 comments)
- Legit Ebook Lending Site Taken Down By An Angry Twitmob Of Writers [UPDATED] (373 comments)
- Congress Begins To Wonder Why ICE & DOJ Censored A Popular Hip Hop Blog For A Year (356 comments)
- Some Facts & Insights Into The Whole Discussion Of 'Ethics' And Music Business Models (352 comments)
2012's Top Commenters, by comment volume
- John Fenderson: 2448 comments
- Ninja: 2312 comments
- The eejit: 2238 comments
- That Anonymous Coward: 2205 comments
- PaulT: 2091 comments
- Wally: 1612 comments
- Mike Masnick: 1314 comments (apparently, I slacked in 2012)
- Richard: 1283 comments
- Rikuo: 1252 comments
- Leigh Beadon: 1237 comments.
Top 10 Most Insightful Commenters, based on how many times they got the lightbulb icon:
- PaulT: 189 comments (9.0%)
- Leigh Beadon: 175 comments (14.1%)
- Karl: 171 comments (22.1%)
- John Fenderson: 124 comments (5.1%)
- That Anonymous Coward: 116 comments (5.2%)
- Mike Masnick: 112 comments (8.5%)
- E. Zachary Knight: 109 comments (14.6%)
- Richard: 103 comments (8.0%)
- Josh in CharlotteNC: 94 comments (13.5%)
- Rikuo: 91 comments (7.3%)
- Leigh Beadon: 86 comments (7.0%)
- Dark Helmet: 82 comments (15.9%)
- :Lobo Santo: 77 comments (6.6%)
- Capitalist Lion Tamer: 48 comments (16.9%)
- Gwiz: 34 comments (3.3%)
- Chosen Reject: 33 comments (6.2%)
- DannyB: 31 comments (4.1%)
- The Groove Tiger: 29 comments (4.7%)
- Torg: 28 comments (4.6%)
- Ninja: 27 comments (1.2%)
Either way, thank you once again for an awesome 2012, and we look forward to seeing what happens in 2013!


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