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Arabs, Turks, & The Language Of Cultural Genocide
Arabs, Turks, & The Language Of Cultural
By Gerald A. Honigman
Special to
31, 2012
The week of May 21st proved to be quite eventful
regarding the subject of the sinister use of
language. Let me explain…
Even with Arabs continuously murdering each other by
the tens of thousands in the region, the attempt by
many--both in and out of the so-called "Arab"
world--to redirect the focus of scrutiny onto the
Jews remains ever vigilant. The Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions movement and Apartheid Israel Week
especially come to mind. But, for a good portion of
the last century (not to mention the earlier
atrocities), literally millions of native, non-Arab
peoples fell victim to Arabs the same way fellow
Arabs are now doing today. The fear that some
fifteen million native, pre-Arab/non-Arab Egyptian
Copts now feel over what bodes for the future of
their country is shared by many others as well.
Besides the sword, there are other methods used to
insure victory to the cause, and both Arabs and
those who succeeded them as Muslim rulers in the
neighborhood became ardent proponents of such
tactics. While it's hard to find any human society
which is blame-free, certainly some examples stand
out more than others…or, at least should.
It is thus beyond ironic that the society which, at
least in the Middle East and its environs, has tried
the most to make fair accommodations with its
national competitors and enemies is the one which is
constantly the most criticized.
I am speaking about Israel, of course. No doubt,
there are also things there that could be improved
upon regarding relations with the one-fifth of the
country which is Arab. The same could also be said
regarding relations between the various Jewish
communities and others as well.
But, in the greater perspective (which is too often
ignored by Israel's numerous duplicitous critics),
Arabic is the second national language of the land,
and Arabs who side with Fatah and Hamas (both which
aim and/or openly call for Israel's destruction)
serve in Israel's Parliament, teach in its schools,
freely protest against "nasty Zionists" on campuses
and elsewhere, intimidate their Jewish neighbors,
etc. and so forth. And when there are alleged
problems, Arabs take Israel to court and frequently
win their cases.
To any truly objective observer, there is simply no
comparison between what an Arab can expect living in
Israel and what a non-Arab usually experiences
living in an Arab country. That Israeli Arabs are
having a fit fearing that they may fall under Arab
rule instead of Israel's in any future land swap
also speaks volumes.
It is no mere accident that the Foreword to my book
on the quest for justice in the region
(http://q4j-middle-east.com) is written by a Kurd,
and some of the major jacket comments are written by
an Amazigh ("Berber") publisher. Together, these two
gentlemen alone represent about eighty million
non-Arab people in the region (which Arabs routinely
refer to as "purely Arab patrimony") who have had
their cultures and languages periodically outlawed
by their Arab and other Islamic conquerors--notably
Turks. And this does not include scores of millions
of other subjugated, non-Arab peoples living nearby
as well. That brings me back to the two news
articles mentioned above…
Let's start out with the story in The New York Times
by Jodi Rudoren on May 22nd,
It seems that Hamas has decided that the Arabs of
Gaza should once again learn Hebrew and will, after
a long hiatus, begin offering it as an elective in
its schools. Here's the reasoning…
"Through the Hebrew language we can understand the
structure of the Israeli society, the way they
think," explained Mahmoud Matar, director general of
the Hamas-run Ministry of Education here.
"The Arabic language is a basic thing for the
Israelis, and they use it to achieve what they
want," Dr. Matar added. "We look at Israel as an
enemy. We teach our students the language of the
Hey--whatever the reasons, on the balance sheet, I
see this as a good thing.
Sure, some will probably use their new knowledge of
Hebrew to carry out Hamas' overtly genocidal agenda
towards their Jewish neighbors. More Israeli
soldiers may wind up being kidnapped, other Jews
will become even more vulnerable and victimized,
etc., etc., etc.
But, the more Arabs learn about those nasty
Zionists, the more at least some of them may indulge
in some serious soul-searching.
While the Muslim Brotherhood clone Hamasniks have an
Islamist agenda, who knows what unexpected
consequences may yet result in the process of
expanding some minds? There are Arabs right now who
started out as Israel's sworn enemies who can now be
counted among its friends.
Contrast the above story, again, to that regarding
how Arabs have routinely dealt with their own
enemies--and not only Jews…Kurds, Berbers, Copts,
native Jews (one half in Israel who were Jewish
refugees from "Arab"/Muslim lands and many other
such Jewish refugees who now live elsewhere),
Assyrians, native Semitic but pre-Arab Lebanese,
black Africans in the Sudan, and so forth.
Frequently, as part of the forced Arabization
process, the conquered native peoples' own languages
and cultures were declared illegal--to the point
where parents were/are even forced to name their own
children with approved Arab names. Do not bother,
however, to search for such information in your
typical college text, in the typical college
classroom, written by your typical allegedly
objective expert.
While these disturbing facts are well-documented
elsewhere, more often than not if the alleged sins
were/are not Israel's, they have not been worthy of
inclusion for debate,www.ekurd.net
discussion , or inclusion on academic syllabi--and
not by accident, either. There is no doubt that too
often one set of lenses has been used to judge and
study the sole, minuscule, and
yes--imperfect--Jewish State, and quite a different
set--if any at all--used to study the rest of the
neighborhood in which it lives.
As a card-carrying member of the London-based
Anti-Slavery Society decades ago, I knew quite well
what Arabs were doing in black Africa--and not only
in the Sudan, where millions of blacks were being
murdered, raped, maimed, enslaved, turned into
refugees, and so forth…without a peep out of the
mouths of the same scholars who never missed a
chance to dissect and take Israel to task.
Moving on to the second Article…
On May 26th, there was an interesting op-ed written
by Mustafa Akyol in the Turkish publication,
Hurriyet, "Kurdish As Official Language For Turkey"
On an official visit to Finland, Mr. Akyol
discovered that even though Swedish-speakers account
for a mere 7 % of the population, Finland has made
Swedish the second official language of the nation.
Follow him…
This, inevitably, reminded me of the debates around
the status of Turkey's Kurdish citizens, which make
up some 15 percent (actually, at least 20%--there
are 15 to 18 million Kurds in Turkey) of the
population. For decades, our paranoid state, whose
fear of "division" overshadowed its already-fragile
commitments to human rights, had banned the use of
the Kurdish language. There were times that
Kurdish-speakers on the street were fined and
harassed, and Kurdish-language songs were
criminalized as "separatist propaganda."
Indeed, the stench of the hypocrisy of the Turks on
such matters is as at least as bad as that of the
Turkey has the same mix of Turks to Kurds in a
Turkey geographically almost forty times the size of
Israel as there are Jews to Arabs in the latter.
Turkey's total population is about ten times that of
Israel is surrounded by Arab and non-Arab enemies
sworn to its total demise. The Turks have no such
existential enemies, and besides Turkey, there are
another half dozen Asiatic Turkic states in
Despite this, while the Jews and Israel have
respected the culture and language of the very folks
who want them dead and repeatedly act on those
wishes, the Turks have engaged in cultural genocide
against the one fifth of their own nation's
population who are Kurds (and others as well).
Notice, please, that I'm only focusing upon the
cultural and linguistic aspects of this genocide.
Unfortunately, history adds another more bloody
dimension to this story as well…and not only
involving Kurds.
Let's check out a few more excerpts from Mr. Akyol.
While speaking of some progress in recent years, he
then went on to say…
However, none of these moves are enough, at least
for the millions of Kurds who are proud of their
language and want to see it even more established.
So, here is my heretical idea: Why does not the
Turkish government take a bold step and consider
making Kurdish a second official language for
Turkey? Why don't we use Kurdish in official
documents and street signs, restaurant menus and TV
channels, and courthouses and Parliament sessions?
I call this a heretical idea for I am sure that many
Turkish nationalists – the bulk of Turkish society –
will find it disturbing and dangerous. And their
reaction will come from not only an emotional
distaste for anything other than Turkish, but also a
fear that more Kurdishness will divide Turkey and
pave the way for an independent Kurdistan in the
But I think that this fear is based on a totally
mistaken notion: that a more Kurdish-friendly Turkey
will end up being torn into two. The truth, I
believe, is quite the opposite: Turkey will be saved
from ethnic partition only when it becomes more
This is the case, because, besides the totalitarian
ambitions of the PKK (the outlawed and terrorist
Kurdistan Workers' Party), the real Kurdish
political aspiration in Turkey is to have a
homeland. The Turkish Republic as we know it has
never been this homeland, for it always suppressed
Kurdish identity. So, either the Kurds will keep on
hoping (and fighting) for a Kurdistan in the
southeast, or the rest of Turkey will become a bit
Turkish nationalists, in other words, need to
understand that they can't have their cake and eat
it too. They can't keep Turkey fully Turkish and
intact at the same time. They need to make a
decision, and they had better make it soon.
It is very refreshing to hear a Turk speaking such
language. I've been writing and spouting such stuff
for over four decades now, as have some (but not
enough) others as well. Too often, even leading
specialists on Turkey in academia barely mentioned
or wrote of the plight of the Kurdish people--and,
again, this was no accident.
For far too long, too much of the world, for one
reason or another, the hypocrisy practiced by Ankara
regarding Israel and the Arabs in contrast to its
own dealings with native Kurds who pre-date them in
the land by millennia and whom they renamed
"Mountain Turks" has been given a free pass.
It is time for this to end because it's also long
overdue that the same standards of morality
routinely used to critique Israel also be applied to
Arabs, Turks, Iranians, and others whose sins in the
region in reality dwarf those of the Jews.
Gerald A. Honigman is a Florida educator who has
done extensive doctoral studies in Middle Eastern
Affairs. He has created and conducted counter-Arab
propaganda programs for college youth, has lectured
on numerous campuses and other platforms, and has
publicly debated many Arab spokesmen. His articles
and op-eds have been published in dozens of
newspapers, magazines, academic journals and
websites all around the world. Visit his
website at
Gerald A. Honigman, a longtime contributing writer
and columnist
for ekurd.net. Honigman has published a major book,
Quest For Justice In The Middle East--The
Arab-Israeli Conflict In Greater Perspective."
By Gerald A. Honigman for EKurd.net, May 31, 2012. You may reach the
author via email at: honigman6 (at) msn.com.
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TOPS is flawed. What kind of land acquisition program fails to consider future maintenance and upkeep? Time to take TOPS back to the drawing board before it bankrupts us all to pay for its own shortcomings.
"Let's establish a funding mechanism for permanent dedicated sustainable funding for our parks system."
That's code for more taxes, y'all.
"Colorado Springs ranks in the bottom third of Front Range cities for parks land per person."
Acreage per person is irrelevant. Colorado Springs has a jeweled necklace of great parks: Palmer Park, Ute Valley Park, Bear Creek, Red Rock Canyon, Monument Valley, and of course Garden of the Gods, with plenty of smaller and pocket parks all over town.
If the goal is to preserve and protect our parks, then the Council simply needs to address it in the budget better. That's on them, not on the taxpayers.
Once again, Morse simply doesn't understand why he was fired--twice.
Once again, Morse blames the firearm.
Once again, he's wrong.
Morse tries to engage in political skullduggery by claiming that Scalia wrote that there is no right to have what Morse repeatedly and incorrectly calls "military-style assault" rifles (which is NOT a semi-auto rifle, despite what Morse thinks, and he should know better since he was a cop before he got fired from that job, too!). To quote the actual Heller ruling in Holding 3:
"The District's total ban on handgun possession in the home amounts to a prohibition on an entire class of "arms" that Americans overwhelmingly choose for the lawful purpose of self-defense. Under any of the standards of scrutiny the Court has applied to enumerated constitutional rights, this prohibition—in the place where the importance of the lawful defense of self, family, and property is most acute—would fail constitutional muster."
In short, because a semi-auto rifle is a class of arms, it can't be banned, and we have a right to them, both under the Second AND Fourth Amendments. Morse seems to forget that the peaceable acquisition, possession, use, and disposal of private property, including firearms, is not only a fundamental right, but protected by both Amendments and is none of government's (or his!) damned business.
Instead he wants to hold third parties, gun sellers responsible for the actions people take with the products that people buy once they buy them, as if the sellers are somehow mind readers and can act like Radar O'Reilly. Sorry, Johnny, but that's crap. By your standard, I should hold YOU responsible for laws that you passed that criminals ignored that harmed me and violated my rights--like the magazine ban that violated my property rights and the background checks that violated my privacy rights.
No, you can't sue gun makers for their products working correctly, even if the user was a deranged nut case, or a flaming liberal (but I repeat myself), or a hyper-religious conservative (again, I repeat myself). When will you learn, Johnny, that the responsibility for one's actions lie with the individual alone and not someone else? I'm sure that was taught to you in pre-Kindergarten. Were you absent that day?
You were fired from at least two jobs because you have been repeatedly shown to be unable to cope with adult reality, as most liberals are similarly unable to do so. When you decide to join the adults in the real world, then maybe you'll be listened to, but you've got a long, long road to travel before then.
Right on gentlemen! Improved funding for our parks, trails and open space is something we can all support.
We trusted this attorney with a video of a city bus accident. when we asked for it back it had been edited. He kept it for two weeks and led us to believe he would represent us. He took sides with the city instead. DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN
Oh, you fricking hack!! You committed permanent political suicide and now you keep squawking. Why don't you just run for office again and see whether or not you get elected!!
No. We must fix the US hating foreigner and self-identifying foreigners who represent a danger to our country. We Are Americans.
Let's face it, folks, loons on the left want to get rid of ALL guns. They won't say that up front just like their president wouldn't say we could keep our doctors. They use incrementalism as a tactic. Yell and scream over this and that. Two steps forward, one step back. Lie, come to wrong conclusions, whatever it takes to achieve their goal. The John Morses in the world might get recalled, but like a bad penny and the Eveready bunny they just keep coming back and back and back. They beat the same old drum again and again because it's the only instrument they can play. Sooooo predictable.
Happyfew, you said: "The most common .223 caliber is not suggested for most hunting."
The .223 comes in a variety of loads, all easily available. The .223 is suitable for hunting: Rats, sand/sage rats, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, marmots, foxes, coyotes, bobcats and deer.
"looking at the links provided, the most common .223 caliber is not suggested for most hunting."
It is not suggested for most larger game like elk and such and in this state cannot be used for deer, though in several other states it can be. It is suggested for a lot of hunting including varmints, predators, and pigs.
" the links do specify that the recoil is less with the AR which lead to quicker follow up shots."
When used with the smaller calibers.
"I don't think any legitimate hunter is going to take an assault rifle into the woods.."
Many legitimate hunters take AR-15s and AR-10s into the woods and they are NOT assault rifles. Assault rifles are a type of machine gun, meaning they fire multiple shots per trigger pull. The hunting ARs I showed you are all semi-auto only, meaning one trigger pull fires only one shot. Semi-auto hunting rifles have been sold commercially in the US for over a century.
It is pretty clear you have very limited knowledge of firearms or of hunting.
looking at the links provided, the most common .223 caliber is not suggested for most hunting. the links do specify that the recoil is less with the AR which lead to quicker follow up shots. this is the benefit listed by YOUR link. most of the people buying the AR are not spending the $2500 for the bigger caliber units that are necessary for most hunting. the one I shot was a .223 like the vast majority of people shooting these. sorry, but only the gun manufacturers are trying to get these into the hunting market. I don't think any legitimate hunter is going to take an assault rifle into the woods.
Happyfew, you've demonstrated a lack of knowledge and experience concerning firearms.
You said: "They are easier to use at close range and have much less 'kick' than hunting rifles."
1.) Recoil.. "Kick"... is a function of caliber size and the weight of the firearm. Hunting rifles are available in the same caliber as 'assault rifles', and are almost always heavier than the lightweight assault rifle. Therefore, recoil is usually less in a hunting rifle of the same caliber used in 'assault rifles'.
2.) Hunting rifles are just as easy to fire at close range, if you hold them at your hip and fire like the mass murderers do.
You admitted your lack of experience when you said; "At least the 'ONE' I shot". Shooting ONE 'assault rifle' doesn't qualify you to generalize about 'assault' and hunting rifles.
I could go on, but I think you will get the picture.
A comment has been posted claiming that Assault weapons " are easier to use at close range and have much less kick than hunting rifles and are very accurate... AT LEAST THE ONE I SHOT. This makes them much more effective at multiple quick accurate shots at close range."
This is all wrong and the result of little knowledge of, or experience with, firearms.
1.) "Much less kick than hunting rifles". WRONG! Felt recoil is the result of the caliber of the cartridge, and the weight of the gun. Hunting rifles can be bought in any number of calibers, including the caliber the 'assault rifles' use. Hunting rifles are almost always heavier than the lightweight assault rifle. Therefore, felt recoil in a hunting rifle would be less than in an assault rifle. You would know this if you had any experience with firearms.
2.) "They are easier to use at close range, "at least the ONE I shot". WRONG! Many hunting and sporting semi-auto rifles are almost the same length as assault rifles and just as easy to fire at close range. It all depends on how you hold the gun.
happyfew, the previous AWB was a failure in reducing the number of deaths via firearms. Study after study has shown this. The only place where it was a success was in creating a demand for these firearms. They were NOT used at Ft Hood. And yes, they are the same as a hunting rifle and many are used for exactly that. The low recoil is due to the small caliber, low power of the cartridge.
The assault weapon ban was not a failure. How many of these type weapons have been sold since the ban was lifted? How many were sold before? How many more mass shootings will involve these weapons? sandy hook, fort hood, Orlando and many others have used them with horrific results. they are easier to use at close range and have much less kick than hunting rifles and are very accurate... at least the one I shot. this makes them much more effective at multiple quick accurate shots at close range. they are fun to shoot but don't say they are the same as a hunting rifle, they are not.
The article misinforms you. The AR15 and other Assault Rifles sold to the public shoot no faster or better than almost every semi-auto hunting/sporting rifle or pistol made since 1903. They shoot one bullet each time you pull the trigger, and only one bullet.
Some Assault Rifles and pistols sold to the public come with large capacity magazines. Large capacity magazines have been available for hundreds of semi-auto hunting/sporting rifles/pistols for decades. If a rifle is not designed to accept large capacity magazines, kits have been widely available for decades that will convert a rifle to accept large capacity magazines. All it takes is a screwdriver and 10 minutes.
Legal kits have also been on the market for decades that allow you to convert a semi-auto hunting/sporting rifle to look and feel exactly like the "Assault Rifles" sold to the public. All you need is a screwdriver and 30 minutes.
The lunatics who have used AR15s and other publicly sold "Assault Rifles" to commit their mass murders, could have accomplished the same results just as efficiently with almost any semi-auto hunting/sporting rifle or pistol.
And, the Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) was a FAILURE according the the Justice Department. A 2004 Justice Department-funded evaluation found NO CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THE BAN SAVED ANY LIVES. The guns categorized as "assault weapons" had only been used in about 2 percent of gun crimes before the ban. "Should it be renewed," the report concluded, "the ban's effects on gun violence are likely to be small at best and perhaps too small for reliable measurement."
"We must fix the assault weapon problem" - John Morse
The "assault weapon problem" is that people like you have no clue what they are talking about.
"military-style weapons" - John Morse
You know, when I was in the military, we carried .38 caliber revolvers. So I supposed in your mind that makes them "military style".
"We will hear that this isn't about guns." - John Morse
And it isn't. Whenever these things happen, people like you make it about the guns. You are obsessed about the object used and completely ignore the behavior, the causes of the behavior, and the person's responsibility. This is the problem.
"When we fall short, as even the best of people do, the person we miss can go to the local Cabela's, purchase an AR-15 and more ammunition than will ever be needed. He/she will be required to wait three days. " - John Morse
Not in this state. No waiting period. And waiting periods are pretty useless as it is pretty uncommon for a firearm to be used in a crime within 15 days of purchase -- the average time of possession to criminal use is over a year.
"Americans have the right to a handgun in their home for their own protection. They don't have the "right" to military-style assault rifles. Scalia says so, right in the opinion." - John Morse
You misread the opinion. He doesn't say that they don't have a right to them, he says that is a separate question from the one being decided.
"Can we hold bars responsible for drunk-driving accidents? Yes." - John Morse
Only if they know the person was impaired. And the same holds true for firearm dealers -- by federal law they can be held responsible if they sell a firearm to someone they think is impaired or intends to use them in a crime. So you are barking at the moon with this argument.
"Knives serve many very useful purposes in everyday life. Military-style assault weapons don't. " - John Morse
The firearms you speak of are very popular for recreational shooting, competition, personal/home defense, and hunting.
"Military-style assault weapons don't. They belong on the battlefield, " - John Morse
Then please explain why the military does not use the semi-auto AR-15 or the semi-auto version of the AK-47.
"It is illegal to sue a gun manufacturer or gun seller for any shooting involving their gun. It shouldn't be." - John Morse
Yes, it should be.
And switching back to knives for a minute, are you aware that you are more than 5 times as likely to be killed by an attacker using a knife or other stabbing/cutting instrument than to be killed by an attacker using one of these so-called "assault weapons".
Also, multiple studies have shown that the previous AWB had no demonstrable reduction on deaths involving firearms. In fact, it had the unintended consequence of people buying more effective calibers, higher power ammo, and more effective bullets.
In short, you continue to show the same ignorance that cost you your Senate seat.
The left just doesn't get it. For crying out loud, use some logic. Looks aside, there's little difference between a (so-called) assault rifle and a semi-automatic hunting rifle. Both fire when the trigger is pulled. Both have magazines that can be replaced quickly. True, some magazines hold 30 rounds and no hunter needs 30 rounds to kill animals, but if so-called assault rifles are banned, how long will it be before the left goes after all rifles?
Final question and I quote from this article: what does a "deranged man (in Orlando who) declared his allegiance to ISIS and (hates) gays" have to do with millions of Americans here and elsewhere, who own one or more (so-called) assault rifles? Do these millions of law-abiding citizens constitute a danger to society? Do their rifles suddenly jump out of the safes and mow down innocent people? The problem isn't guns; it's who owns or gets possession of them.
Loons like John Morse won't agree with me because they are after guns. If it were not guns they would be after something else because that's what loons do -- they look for solutions in all the wrong places. The logical answer lies in identifying crackpots and having a better system to keep guns out of their hands.


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Today's high temperature here in Arizona was 96 degrees F. Sadly, in comparison to the previous weeks today was cool. While I'm positively ecstatic to wear cardigans and boots and eat all types of luscious gourds and things sprinkled with endless amounts of cinnamon, it just doesn't feel appropriate yet. In a vain attempt to coax Phoenix into some semblance of autumn, I thought I'd make a mildly autumn-y treat. When I stumbled upon this recipe for Maple Cinnamon-Sugar Baked Donuts over at Cooking with my Kid I intermediately saved it to my favorites, bought a donut pan at work, and made these not-so-sinful treats the very next day. I'm glad I didn't let this recipe get lost in the endless list of recipes I have saved to my favorites because it is a keeper. In fact, I've already made two batches in one week. Its perfect for the summer-heat reality but fall dreaming state that defines Arizona this time of the year.
Recipe Rundown
Taste: These donuts have a lovely warm sweetness thanks to the cinnamon and maple, unlike some donuts (cough, Krispy Kreme, cough) that just taste sickly sweet.
Texture: Despite being baked from a batter, these donuts still manage to be light and fluffy with small, airy holes.
Ease: VERY simple, much more simple than even the first step of any yeast-based donut recipe that requires deep frying.
Appearance: Who doesn't love food that is geometrically perfect and sparkling with sugar?
Pros: Way easier, healthier, and just as tasty as fried donuts.
Cons: They are best eaten the day they are baked, so no leftovers. Also, I would have liked the maple flavor to be stronger.
Would I make this again? I've already made these donuts twice!
How to make Maple Cinnamon Sugar Baked Donuts
Yield: 6 donuts
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- 1 6 oz container of non fat organic vanilla bean yogurt
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 1/2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Toss the cinnamon and sugar together in a shallow dish and set aside. In a large bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients. In another bowl stir together oil, lemon juice, maple syrup, egg and yogurt.
Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the hole. Gently fold everything together until combined. The batter will be thick.
Scoop batter into a piping bag or ziploc bag, snip a bottom corner with scissors, and squeeze out the batter evenly into a donut pan (I got mine from Sur la Table).
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for a few moments and then flip over onto a cooling rack while still warm.
Use a pastry brush the melted butter over your donuts and then dip each donut in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Serve immediately after coating with cinnamon sugar mixture for best texture.
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30 Responses to "Maple Cinnamon Sugar Baked Donuts"
What a great pic of the donuts. Glad you like them. Don't be afraid to add more maple syrup!
Doughnuts are an all time favourite. I have never baked them before but they sure do look good. I am bookmarking this fro sure. Lovely post….
in our home, we LOVE doughnuts! and just yesterday, I received two mini doughnut pans. This recipe comes just in time for Sunday morning breakfast!
Oh how I love donuts, especially maple-flavored ones! And I can't agree more about *some* being way too sweet. Gotta make these!
This is reason number ONE why I need a donut pan. To ring in fall with these beautiful donuts! Delicious.
Sorry to be the first to give you a bad comment but, cinnamon and maple? Are you insane? You are killing the maple flavor with the cinnamon. Nice photos though.
These look really yummy. I had no idea making donuts was so easy! (at least, you make it look easy enough…) We are definitely going to try this. I also love any excuse to buy a new kind of pan. And for the record, maple and cinnamon are a pretty classic, delicious flavor combination…
Cornelius- Thank you for your sweet comment 🙂 I agree about the flavor combination! But then again… everyone has different taste preferences!
These look incredible! Two of my favourite flavours – maple & cinnamon. I love that they're baked – much healthier. Yay! Cant wait to make these 🙂
Heidi xo
mine look awful, looks like a half of a donut
just tried one and they are really mushy
is there sugar in the batter and the cinnamon sugar mix?
i must have done something wrong?
Amanda – I just took a look at your blog post about these donuts. It looks like you accidentally overfilled the donut pans. Too much batter could also be the reason why your donuts where mushy. Did you use a ziploc bag to distribute the batter like the recipe suggests? You have to be careful to not overfill and to wipe the edges around the donut pan clean so that there is a distinct donut-hole when they bake. Also, there is no sugar in the donuts themselves since the recipe calls for vanilla yogurt which is already sweetened. Hopefully this helps you out because I really enjoyed my donuts and they were anything but mushy!
I just discovered your wonderful blog! I happened across it via Tastespotting, looking for baked donut recipes!
I made these the other day and they came out beautifully! AND didn't last long at all =)
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Carly.
Donut pans were on my Christmas list and Santa delivered :)I had been wanting to use them, so I did an online search for a good recipe. I came upon your Blog in my search and tried making these the same night. My 3 1/2 year old helped me and they were quite the hit. We loved them…thanks for sharing!
Hi! Found you on tastespotting – I want to make baked donuts for work, but I get to work by 6:30 AM (yay nursing). What do you think about making the donuts the night before, but warming them in the morning/putting the topping on? Will the donuts themselves keep well as long as the topping isn't put on until the last minute?
I just found this recipe through a Google search. I have tried numerous baked donut recipes and have always been disappointed. NOT TODAY! These were truly delicious and acceptable as a fried donut replacement. (obviously not the same, but delicious) I added a little extra maple syrup. They were tender and I think the cinnamon sugar added the perfect texture. Thanks
i'd love to make these but i don't have a donut pan… do you think the dough is stiff enough to hold it's shape on a baking sheet?
Which donut pan (brand) did you use? I am deciding between buying a norpro or wilton. Your donuts look delicious!
I didn't have a donut pan and did not want to wait so I made them using tin foil donut cups = ) They were not as pretty as these, but still very delicious. I have now added a donut pan to my long list of cooking gear I need!! Thank you for posting these recipes they are wonderful!
Jennifer – So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! 🙂
I'm so happy to find your recipe – just bought my Wilton donut pans yesterday and can't wait to try them out! Thx 🙂
Ph great! I need to learn how to handle my new convection oven to bake now? Any hints?
I'm going to have to make these for my mom. She'll love them!
I love this recipe! Last Christmas I made a huge batch of these and included it in a special gift box of baked goods for my in-laws and my brother and his family. My sister-in-law would not stop raving about these donuts. She couldn't believe they were baked, thank you so much for this recipe. I plan on making it this evening for dessert.
I made your maple syrup donuts, they were yummy, but was now quite sure if I used the correct amount of yoghurt.
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On 10 Aug. 2016 there was a fight between Palestinian and settler children in Hebron. After Israeli Border Police forces broke it up, they brought in five Palestinian boys - at least two below the age of criminal responsibility - for an improvised lineup by a settler boy. This was partially captured on video by an ISM volunteer. The Border Police also took an 8-year-old from his home in the middle of the night and the police sought to interrogate him alone. The immense efforts to locate Palestinians suspected of harming settlers contrast sharply with the near absence of action to protect Palestinians from violence by settlers, or to uphold the rights of Palestinian children.
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B'Tselem complains to Israel Police about its conduct in three attempts made by B'Tselem volunteer, 'Imad Abu Shamsieyh, who filmed an Israeli soldier killing a Palestinian, to file a complaint regarding threats he has received on Facebook. Abu Shamsiyeh got sent back and forth and on the last time, threatened with arrest if he did not leave the station. Adv. Gaby Lasky wrote to the police on behalf of B'Tselem and Abu Shamsiyeh, saying the officers had committed disciplinary offenses and abused their power.
In September 2012, Israeli security forces put up a chain-link fence along al-Ibrahimi Street in Hebron, separating the paved road from a narrow, rough walkway. Since then, B'Tselem has twice documented security forces denying Palestinians access to the paved road, despite official claims that there is no such prohibition. On 25 July 2016, B'Tselem volunteer Raed Abu Ramileh filmed a Border Police officer seizing the bicycle of 8-year-old Anwar Burqan and throwing it in the bushes for riding it down the paved road, which is reserved for settlers.
On 1 July 2016, a Border Police officer shot and killed Sarah Hajuj, a 27-year-old Palestinian woman from Bani Nai'm, at a checkpoint at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The Israel Police said the woman had tried to stab a policewoman. B'Tselem's investigation and video footage indicate that the shooting was unjustified, as Hajuj - whose face had been pepper-sprayed - was alone in a room with armed policemen at the door. The shooting is part of a broadly-backed policy that permits lethal fire not only as a last resort, and grants the shooters immunity.
Testimonies to B'Tselem indicate that during the Mar. 24 incident in which a soldier executed 'Abd al-Fatah a-Sharif, an action for which he is now standing trial, Ramzi al-Qasrawi was also executed. The two men had stabbed a soldier, who was lightly injured. Since the recent wave of violence began in Oct., a good number of cases were captured on video showing executions of Palestinians who stabbed or were suspected of stabbing Israeli security personnel or civilians. The trial currently underway is an exception to the rule, as law enforcement agencies usually willfully turn a blind eye to this reality.
On 24 May 2016, dozens of soldiers went through Jaber neighborhood, Hebron. They assembled about 20 children and teens against a wall, asked them about a stone-throwing incident earlier that day, photographed each and let them go. At least 14 were minors, incl. 7 under the age of criminal liability. This questionably legal conduct, in blatant disregard of the duty to safeguard the rights of minors, appears to have been meant to intimidate the children so as to deter them from throwing stones. The military cannot treat civilians, let alone minors, as potential lawbreakers.
Yesterday (4 May) Raed Abu a-Rmeileh, a former B'Tselem camera volunteer, and two friends were assaulted by settlers when Abu a-Rmeileh tried to film them harassing two girls with a dog. He was hit on the head with a drink can and knocked to the ground. The settlers then assaulted his friends and fled. Soldiers present did nothing to stop the attack or help Abu a-Rmeileh, who was later taken to hospital with a light head injury. After his release today, he filed a police complaint, provided the footage and identified the assailants' photos.
B'Tselem director wrote yesterday to OC Central Command and Chief of Police informing them of death threats made against 'Imad Abu Shamsiyeh, the B'Tselem volunteer who filmed the incident in which a soldier shot and killed 'Abd al-Fatah a-Sharif in Hebron. El-Ad requested assurance that the military and police commanders are aware of the danger to which Abu Shamsiyeh and his family are exposed. Since the footage was released, Abu Shamsiyeh and his family have been subjected to threats of murder, stones thrown at their home, and hateful posts on Facebook. Most of this violence was instigated by settlers.
According to the media, two Palestinians were shot dead this morning after stabbing a soldier in Hebron. The soldier sustained medium-level injuries. Video footage shows one of the attackers lying on the road injured, with none of the soldiers or medics present attending to him. A soldier is then seen shooting him dead from close range. Extrajudicial killings are the direct result of inflammatory remarks by politicians and a public atmosphere of dehumanization. The message is clear: attempting to injure an Israeli means a death sentence.
Since early October 2015, the military has imposed broad restrictions on Palestinian movement in central Hebron, preventing residents from maintaining a reasonable routine. The military has blocked the entrances to some streets in the Old City, closed the Tel Rumeidah neighborhood to non-residents, introduced stricter inspections at 16 existing checkpoints, and established new checkpoints. Passersby are subjected to repeated and lengthy inspections and residents report that they feel imprisoned, leaving home only for work and studies.
Today is International Human Rights Day, marking the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that states all people deserve life, security, liberty, equality and dignity. On the other side of the Green Line, a line essentially invisible to Israelis, millions of people – Palestinian residents of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip - are being deprived of their rights, a deprivation particularly blatant in Hebron. To mark the day, we made a clip on the background to current events in Hebron, and the daily oppression in a city that has become a flashpoint for violent flare-ups.
Hebron residents are under increased travel restrictions since 29 Oct. Tel Rumeidah has been particularly affected: it was made off-limits to anyone not a neighborhood resident; locals may enter and exit only subject to strict screening. Palestinian stores in Hebron's Old City are closed by military orders. These steps, alleged by the military to serve security, constitute collective punishment of Hebron residents, who are suspected of no wrongdoing, and must suffer serious disruptions to their daily lives, simply because of where they happen to live.
On 27 Oct. B'Tselem's Hebron researcher Manal al-Ja'bri was injured documenting a protest. A rubber-coated metal bullet fired by Israeli security forces fractured a finger in her left hand. She was filming clashes between security forces and Palestinian youth near the Bab a-Zawiya Checkpoint, Hebron. Al-Ja'bri, in a blue B'Tselem vest, was standing with a group of journalists across the street and at a distance from the Palestinian stone throwers. There was no apparent reason for security forces to fire at her or at other journalists there.
B'Tselem documented a five-day (6-10 Oct. 2015) campaign of violence by settlers against Palestinians in Hebron. Settlers repeatedly threw stones and bottles at Palestinian homes near the Kiryat Arba settlement fence, while Israeli security forces looked on. Settler violence intensified after two attacks by Palestinians in Hebron: a settler sustained serious injuries and a Border Police officer was slightly injured; one perpetrator fled, the other was shot to death. In another incident, a confrontation developed with settlers and Palestinians throwing stones at each other. Soldiers stood by the former and fired tear-gas at the latter. This glimpse of daily life in Hebron is an extreme example of the imbalance of power throughout the West Bank, in which Israeli forces back settler violence targeting Palestinians.
On Tues. Sep. 22, soldiers shot and fatally wounded Hadil al-Hashlamun, 18, at a Hebron checkpoint. B'Tselem's investigation indicates she had concealed a knife in her cloths and did not obey the soldiers' orders, but that she did not try to stab them. After she was shot in both legs, there was no justification to aim at her torso. The military's knee-jerk defense of the soldiers sends a message that there are few limits on the use of force against Palestinians, including lethal force.
In early April 2015 the Abu Haya family were subjected to repeated threats and harassment by Israeli security forces in Hebron. Among other things, soldiers detaining Maher Abu Haya (14) for alleged involvement in a stone-throwing incident near his home. After the boy denied the allegations, soldiers threatened to arrest him if he is seen once more in the vicinity of a stone-throwing incident, regardless of his involvement. For a week, soldiers came time and again to the family's home and harassed them. The family, volunteers in B'Tselem's camera project, filmed some of the incidents.
The severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the vicinity of the settlements in Hebron encourage the arbitrary and regular harassment of the residents. B'Tselem volunteer Raed Abu a-Rmeileh filmed a video showing what happened to an ice cream delivery intended for a grocery store owned by Anwar Maswdeh.
On 10 March '15, soldiers entered the home of 'Imad and Fayzeh Abu Shamsiyeh, B'Tselem volunteers in Hebron. They awoke the children, photographed them, viewed footage filmed by the couple of life in Hebron and of Israeli security forces, and confiscated a hard disk and a memory card with data. Photographing and documentation are permitted in the West Bank, including of soldiers. B'Tselem urges the army to immediately return the confiscated property unharmed, and refrain from harassing its volunteers or hampering the work of photographers.
The military resumed its segregation on the main street of a-Salaimeh neighborhood, in force from Sep. 2012 to Mar. 2013 when it was abandoned following to the airing of footage by B'Tselem. The military again bans Palestinians from the main part of the street, directing them to a narrow side road. This is part of the military's overall policy of severe restrictions on Palestinian movement in downtown Hebron, implemented ever since the 1994 massacre of Muslim worshippers at the Tomb of the Patriarchs perpetrated by settler Baruch Goldstein.
Late at night on 23 Feb. 2015 Israeli troops entered 10 neighboring apartments in Hebron. They demanded that the children be awakened, asked their names and photographed them. B'Tselem volunteers who live there filmed the incident. The military cannot treat civilians–and certainly not children–as potential criminals. Not only is this policy of entering Palestinian homes by night unjust and terrifying. It illustrates how casually and arbitrarily the lives of Palestinians under occupation are disrupted and their rights violated. B'Tselem calls on the military to discontinue this policy without delay.


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Strawberries & Cream Dessert Bars
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Thanks for the Yummy recipe. Pinning it! Happy Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
This looks delicious! =)ReplyDelete
Pinning to my dessert board.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I was just think about making a strawberry dessert for Mother's Day…looks delicious!ReplyDelete
Perfectly beautiful..no doubt it has to taste as good as it looks!!! Thanks to both of you sweet ladies!ReplyDelete
Yum - How good does this look!!!ReplyDelete
Just made this to take to Mother's Day brunch!! Thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2014 at 3:22 PM
I made this on Mother's day! So yummy and I am really not a strawber ry fan. I cheated and used store bought glaze and just chopped up the strawberries, added a little sugar then the glaze.ReplyDelete
just wondering if anyone has tried this with the roll of cookie dough already mixed together??? just thinking that would be easier but maybe there is a reason I haven't thought of as to why it might not work???ReplyDelete
thanks, sounds so yummy
- SuzanneMay 21, 2014 at 5:52 PM
I have a similar recipe using roll of cookie dough, so that should work. It might take two, though. SuzanneReplyDelete
I make a lower calorie/sugar version of this. Use Graham cracker or chopped granola with melted I can't believe it's not butter for the crust. For the filling I use the lower fat cream cheese and mix with a box of sugar free cheesecake or white chocolate pudding made with 1 1/4 cup of 2% milk. I do the topping the same but you could use agave syrup or honey in place of sugar.ReplyDelete
This is superb. Love your blog.
Pinned! What a beautiful Strawberry recipe, I am going to make this with my daughters tomorrow morning and will put it on the strawberry diet.ReplyDelete
- Colleen SipesMay 25, 2014 at 11:31 PM
I love, Love, Love your recipes and stories. I like easy recipes and yours mostly have a shortcut somewhere! Thank you so much! I made this recipe two ways. Well not really. Just made two of them and changed the topping on the second one. I didn't have fresh strawberries so I used canned pie filling! Strawberry on first one and Lemon curd on the second one. Oh! my! goodness! So good! Will be making this over and over. Next I'm going to figure out a topping with Nutella! Thank you for helping me look good in the kitchen!!!ReplyDelete
Yay! So happy y'all love this one! It just screams summer to me. :) Colleen, oh my, that lemon curd sounds awesome too!!ReplyDelete
Yum! I actually have all of these ingredients and I am going to make this for a pot luck lunch at work on Friday. Do you think this can be made the night before? I am thinking it would be fine because I have made those layered tortes with the crust, cream cheese layer, pudding and whipped cream and it actually is fine over night.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2014 at 4:33 PM
Made this last weekend and it was a hit. Light and refreshing, but oh so good. I used a pound of fresh strawberries. Cooked the crust about 20 min. in a jelly roll pan. I may add to the filling next time.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 28, 2016 at 7:42 AM
I agree I thought the filling should be doubled...pretty thin spreadingDelete
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2015 at 2:50 PM
Can you make it the day before and refrigerate it overnight?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2016 at 8:10 PM
Sounds so good! And simple! As a mother of 5 and fostering 2 more, I look forward to trying these recipes! Thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Bless your heart! I hope all the kiddos love it!Delete


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The Ex Factor
So my obsession with the Lush Kitchen doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast and at the end of February I made a little order as they had my absolute favourite soap Holy Cacao in the Kitchen and I couldn't resist adding this adorable little bomb to my order as well.
The Ex Factor was a Valentine's Day special bomb back in 2011, shaped like a little blue ginger bread man with a pink heart but he was far from romantic, The Ex Factor is supposed to represent an ex so you just pop him in the bath and let him fizzle away. I think this is such a cute idea for a bath bomb and it certainly looks adorable but I wasn't overly impressed by the scent. The Ex Factor is scented with synthetic musk and ylang ylang which is the same fragrance as their Butterball bath bomb which I know is a favourite for a lot of Lush fans. Personally whilst I like the scent of Butterball I can't stand how oily it makes my skin feel so in theory this should have been perfect for me but without all of the cocoa butter that Butterball has The Ex Factor lacked the creaminess in it's fragrance and I just felt that it was a bit lack lustre.
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The finalists were determined in voting by Division I men's coaches who are members of the NSCAA and will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis on Jan. 9 for a news conference, where the winner of the award will be revealed.
A banquet at the Club that evening will feature the formal presentation of the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy to the winner.
Cronin scored 10 goals and added four assists in helping the Demon Deacons to a third consecutive College Cup appearance. He started every game of his career at Wake, setting the school record for most starts.
Tracy scored 13 goals and added 10 assists for 36 points, including three game-winners for Wake. Tracy and Cronin are the first teammates to be MAC finalists since University of Virginia's Mike Fisher and Damian Silvera in 1995.
Zakuani, who hails from London, was the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and led the nation in goals (20) and points (47).


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SunDevil77 4 years ago#2
They aren't the regular covenant.
Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.
Why doesn't the Infinity send out and eliminate all covenant forces on requiem?? I am pretty sure they have the firepower, send in the fleet and take the dumb planet. The Spartan Ops narrative treats me like an idiot and I don't like it.
zetsuhimoze 4 years ago#4
I found a plot hole(spoilers)
So you know how spartans dies from bullet wounds and beat downs well why is therie armer not damaged cause its not realistic the armer shoild be damaged and til they fix it this game sux.....
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metroidman92 4 years ago#5
Covies take no prisoners?
Except they took Captain Keyes prisoner in Halo 1. Took Miranda and Johnson prisoner in Halo 2, took an entire Marine squad in Halo 2. Took Allers prisoner in Wars. Took Johnson AGAIN in 3 while still on earth, plus his squad of marines. Used human shields in Reach (not technically prisoners, but still.) Took Glassman in SpOps, as well as Thorne.
Yeah, they never take prisoners.
Be cool.
Don't be an a******.
TheIastspartan 4 years ago#6
metroidman92 posted...
Covies take no prisoners?
Well this topic just got owned.
MoeLester518 4 years ago#7
metroidman92 posted...
Covies take no prisoners?
For captain keyes, the covenant probably wondered how humans found Halo since to them its a holy relic.As for miranda and Johnson in Halo 2 they know that they need a reclaimer to activate halos through the monitor. Never played wars, and glassman was part of the plan to get a human scientist to help awaken the librarian.
Johnson in 3 and Thorne are bullsh*t though. Especially Thorne.
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RAGEface14 4 years ago#8
SunDevil77 posted...
They aren't the regular covenant.
The regular Covenant also took Marines hostage in Halo 2 AND 3. This is no new plot hole.
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The_87_Reaper 4 years ago#9
In Spartan Ops it's all about keeping the gifts given to them by the relic.
The future does not exist, because by the the time you're there it's already the present.
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BlindDeadeye 4 years ago#10
MoeLester518 posted...
For captain keyes, the covenant probably wondered how humans found Halo since to them its a holy relic.As for miranda and Johnson in Halo 2 they know that they need a reclaimer to activate halos through the monitor. Never played wars, and glassman was part of the plan to get a human scientist to help awaken the librarian.
Captain Keyes was mainly because he was the leader of the humans on Halo and was a valuable target. You are correct about Miranda, Johnson and Glassman, and the reasoning for Halo Wars was the same reason: A human was needed to activate a Forerunner installation.
Johnson in Halo 3 was most likely for captured for food. Brutes in particular have been noted to keep humans as livestock for the pack to feast on.
Spartan Thorne was probably captured as a backup in case Glassman was killed.
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Shane Mosley Views Canelo Fight as "Golden Opportunity"
Sugar Shane Mosley plans to roll back the years and dethrone WBC light-middleweight champion Saul Alvarez at the weekend in Las Vegas.
The 40-year-old, a six-time and three-division world champion, has it all to do against a fighter almost half his age who is unbeaten in 40 contests.
Last time out, in May last year, Mosley was knocked down and ultimately outpointed by Manny Pacquiao - with only one of the three judges even scoring him a round.
The same had happened a year previously, when Mosley was unanimously outpointed by Floyd Mayweather.
So the recent omens do not look good, even though the losses were against the best opposition.
But Mosley (46-7-1 39KOs) insists it is a battle he can win against Alvarez.
"This is going to be a great fight. I'm in great shape and I'm ready to rock and roll," he said.
"Saul wants to test himself and see if he is among the elite fighters. This is a golden opportunity for me, so I'm very, very happy.
"My plan is to do what I do, be Sugar Shane Mosley, get the punches in and win the fight.
"This is a no nonsense fight for me. I'm in there to win.
"Saul is a good young fighter, but he probably shouldn't be in the ring with me. It should have been somebody else. Hopefully he can learn from it and become a better fighter. He seems like a good young kid.
"I think my experience is going to make a difference, but I also think that my speed and power are going to make a bigger difference.
"The motivation is fighting the right fight. The type of fight I know I can fight. That's the motivation and showing the people the way Sugar Shane really fights."
At 21, Mexican Alvarez, routine conqueror of British pair Matthew Hatton and Ryan Rhodes, should have too much for Mosley, whose last meaningful win was an admittedly excellent one over Antonio Margarito in January 2009.
Having made his professional at just 15, Alvarez has secured 39 wins in the paid ranks - 29 inside the distance - with an early draw back in 2006 the only blot on an otherwise blemish-free copybook.
Yet he has plenty of respect for Mosley, whose career in the paid ranks started when Alvarez was aged just two.
I can only say good things about Sugar Shane Mosley," said Alvarez.
"He is a great champion, but I have trained hard for this fight and I feel that I am going to win it. It's going to be a victory for all of Mexico.
"Mosley is a great fighter and despite his age, he has taken very good care of his body.
"Even though Mosley is a veteran fighter, he can still beat a lot of young guys. I'm prepared for the best Mosley ever.
"You really can't compare him [Mosley] to anybody. He is a complete fighter. He's fast, he's strong ... he's everything. I have never faced anybody like him.
"The key in this fight for me is not to get desperate. I have to take my time and stick to my game plan.
"This is just another test, another gate that I have to walk through. With Mosley being who he is, I feel that I have entered the big leagues."
Unless you only read 1 article on this site you goobers wld already know why he got "white washed" in those Pacroid/mayweather fights, HE WAS INJURED, Duh, dont know if he would have been victorious, but like the man said,…Comment by spoonwars on 05-05-2012
[QUOTE=Mr. Fantastic;12079691][I]S[/I]hit not getting punished for using steroids was his real golden opportunity. He's been getting good paydays since.[/QUOTE] Mosley and Margarito livin' the good life in this modern era of boxing.Comment by Mr. Fantastic on 05-04-2012
[I]S[/I]hit not getting punished for using steroids was his real golden opportunity. He's been getting good paydays since.Comment by Snake... on 05-04-2012
why didn't you take advantages of the other golden opportunity's like vs Floyd or Mora or Pac? hope you get hattonized ped userPost a Comment - View More User Comments (4)


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Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) has announced that it will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring bluegrass bands JD Crowe and the New South and Balsam Range. Sponsored by Toyota and G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc., the Bluegrass Concert for Bluegrass PRIDE will be held Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall on the University of Kentucky campus. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.bgPRIDE.org.
A stabbing on Allen Pike ended with six stitches and a severed tendon.
According to the sheriff's report, filed by Deputy Robert Peak, he arrived at 1262 Allen Pike around 3:05 a.m. on Monday, and was greeted by an intoxicated man armed with a knife.
"When I arrived at the scene there were three men outside the home and all three were armed with weapons," said Peak. "Two men had knives and one was armed with a lead pipe."
Buel D. Wilson Jr., 45, according to Peak, was heavily intoxicated.
eono's Restaurant may be the new home for Kentucky's Strongest Man Competition.
Thirty competitors, including one female, gathered in the parking lot of Leono's Saturday, July 30, for the Kentucky's Strongest Man Competition.
At stake was not just a cool trophy, but a qualifying spot in the national competition held in November.
Cynthiana Country Club grounds keeper Billy Eals arrived at work Sunday morning to find that the 9-hole golf course had been vandalized, a utility cart stolen and the swimming pool trashed.
According to Mike Aldridge, club president, the club had just purchased a 2007 Easy Go utility cart that was stolen from the barn that houses not only maintenance equipment but also golf carts.
The sliding barn door was torn from its track on the barn.
Harrison Memorial Hospital has moved one step further toward providing seamless health care within the community by opening The Clinic at Walmart inside the Walmart store in Cynthiana. The walk-in clinic, which is operated by the professionals at Harrison Memorial Hospital, will provide basic healthcare services seven days a week, with no appointment necessary. The walk-in health clinic is the first-owned and operated by Harrison Memorial Hospital in a Walmart.
The Fellowship of Faithful Outdoorsman of Leesburg Christian Church, Cynthiana residents of Parkside Manor and Shady Lawn Personal Care Homes enjoyed a day of fishing on June 11 at the farm of Wally and Karen Barnes on Wornall Lane, Cynthiana.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) is tapping into Cyberspace through social media sites like YouTube©, Facebook©, and Twitter© to entice new recruits to join the agency. KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer announced today that the agency launched its first of several recruiting videos via YouTube.
Beth Thompson of Harrison County Schools was among 30 educators from across the state that gathered in Berea to participate in Arts across the Curriculum, a two-day innovative professional development workshop co-sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Collaborative of Eastern Kentucky University and Berea Tourism.
"I never realized how much math and science are used in art," commented one teacher in Arts across the Curriculum.
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Is happiness worth the risk of addiction?
by Michael Hoffman
You'll have heard this story before, in one form or another. "Mr. B," 66, is a pachinko addict. Hard core. Until a certain fateful day 10 years ago there were no premonitory signs, unless straight-arrow conventionality to the point of dullness is one. Company ...


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We've been hooked on Bluefly Closet Confessions since its inception and we're beyond impressed by Moxsie's use of Badgeville for its #Buyerchat series, so naturally we're excited that Bluefly has partnered with Badgeville to stake its claim as the first fashion retailer to launch a social game platform. Sugar's Retail Therapy has some retail competition!
Shopping + tech + fun is right up our alley, and we know we're not alone…
What fashionable techie wouldn't love to add a little gaming spin to her designer purchases?
"At Bluefly, our customers are highly engaged in the world of fashion. They vote on celebrity styles and products; and passionately discuss our products on Bluefly and our Facebook and Twitter profiles. Our goal is to look for innovative ways to foster that passion and create even more opportunities for the interaction our customers enjoy," said Melissa Payner, CEO, Bluefly.
How The Bluefly + Badgeville Partnership Will Work
Bluefly, a leading online leader of designer fashion and accessories, is incorporating Badgeville, a white label social loyalty, rewards and analytics platform, into its ecommerce website and blog. The partnership's goal is to enhance Bluefly customers' online shopping experience and encourage customer interactions. More specifically, the Bluefly + Badgeville collaboration will reward fashion-savvy Bluefly shoppers for watching videos, creating wishlists, writing reviews, and reading blog posts, as they explore and interact with various elements of the site. Bluefly social shopping gamers will receive badges that highlight their status and draw attention to their fashion credentials within the Bluefly community. As players earn higher badges, they will receive rewards such as early access to products and special deals and discount.
Our Prediction About The Partnership
We obviously like it, and based on the fact that Bluefly has already formed a tight-knit fashion community, we believe that the Bluefly + Badgeville partnership will be successful. At this point in time, consumers want to engage with and be entertained by their favorite brands. With the popularity of mobile apps like Groupon and flash sale sites like Gilt, we know consumers also appreciate saving money (who doesn't?). You know how we feel about our coveted Foursquare and Whrrl badges. Put it all together? We think this partnership is pure genius, and will likely benefit all parties involved. Simply put, this is one fantastic example of how brands should approach social commerce.


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I'm a Graduate Gemologist and a very prolific jewelry designer. I have always loved the color and sparkle that Nature offers us in the form of gems, diamonds and pearls. I lovel rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds, but my interest goes well beyond these "staple" gems: Look through our pages and discover variety you may have never seen before. Contra Luz opal, abalone pearls, Paraiba tourmalines, Fireball pearls...there's so much to discover, and all hand-picked for exceptional quality and value. And then the fun begins: we get to design your setting!
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Settlement deal between St. Martin Center, fired employee ends criminal theft probe
A local nonprofit that fired one of its employees after more than $6,000 was stolen from the agency has recovered its money and is no longer pursuing criminal charges in the case.
Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri said his office will not file charges in relation to the employee theft, which was reported in late December at St. Martin Center's Early Learning Center, 1305 French St., because the social service agency and its former employee entered into a written, notarized contract to settle the issue without a criminal prosecution.
According to Daneri, the contract was drawn up by lawyers and stipulates that St. Martin Center would not seek prosecution of the former employee -- whom neither police nor the social-service agency have identified -- if the fired worker agreed to repay the stolen money.
The fact that the contract exists, Daneri said, makes criminal prosecution difficult. Daneri said his office did not know about the settlement deal when the case was forwarded to the office by Erie police for review.
"So here we have the injured party, or victim, making a deal with the potential defendant," Daneri said. "Does it 100 percent prevent us from prosecuting? No. But from a prosecution standpoint, it makes it extremely difficult for the commonwealth to present this case at trial."
David Gonzalez, executive director of St. Martin Center, said in a statement e-mailed to the Erie Times-News on Wednesday that "St. Martin Center took appropriate action, conducted an investigation and turned the findings over to the police department and district attorney. Full restitution was made and the situation was resolved to our satisfaction."
Gonzalez has declined to comment on other details, including how the settlement was reached, how the money was repaid or details about how officials believe the theft might have happened
Gonzalez, in a previous interview, said discrepancies in the program's financial records were discovered "in September or October" during a routine financial review, and the agency conducted an extensive investigation that led to the employee's firing.
Gonzalez had recently become the agency's executive director when he reported the theft to police Dec. 28. Gonzalez did not respond to questions about why he reported the incident to police despite the settlement agreement.
The agency's Early Learning Center provides day care for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years, preschool curriculum and after-school care for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, according to St. Martin Center's website.
The Early Learning Center handles direct payments from parents.
Erie police Lt. Ken Merchant said Detective Sgt. Julie Kemling finished her work on the case several weeks ago and referred it to Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri's office for review.
Both Daneri and Merchant said they have seen cases in which victims try to pursue such civil remedies for restitution, but it usually does not happen at the same time a criminal case is being pursued.
Gonzalez previously said that "new financial controls were immediately implemented" at St. Martin Center after the employee theft was discovered.
He also said that the theft did not have an effect on "the Early Learning Center's financial stability or on the provision of services."
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