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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
a spot of brown
it is worth the wait in a line that stretches through the back lot of the CVS parking lot, and that just gives you a good reason to talk to a neighbor you have yet to meet. it is also a pretty good place to watch a homicide.
they are sitting at the second table to the left, she eating a sundae, he a chocolate dipped cone, which he is mashing into his five year old face as if he could capture the taste through any orifice. this is how the spot of brown chocolate found its way to the oasis of skin right beneath the dimples on his cheek, prompting her like many a mother to spit on a napkin and try to achieve flawless perfection in his face.
"now sit still and let me get this," her two lumps of sugar voice prompts him.
he is having none of this though, as he understands each second you take your tongue from the tasty treat, lines of gooey goodness drain down your fingers onto the table leaking through to the asphalt below. he does what any sugar crazed boy would do and tries to keep the cone in his mouth.
"just stop it! why do you have to..." the sugar has been replaced with bullhorn authority.
desperately she pins his cone gripping arm with her left while swooping in with the spit soaked napkin on the right, but he leans into her stretching his lips over her shoulder, dragging his chin across her shirt, leaving a three inch skid mark, on what must be her favorite blouse or at least one that was relatively clean.
"now look what you have done, don't you know...," really what she has to do this evening is of no importance to anyone but her, and we are all trying not to look as she sets in on the nature of his heredity that she was so stupid to sleep with, though it seems his father comes from the canine variety and the apple has not fallen too far from the tree.
his arm still pinned behind her, gravity is beginning to do its work on the once frozen mass of frozen chocolate, though he has retreated his lip quivering, the spot of brown on his cheek dancing up and down, while her crimson face keeps blowing steam, adding humidity to the already hot day. this is the moment that with a great sucking release the whole mass of ice cream tumbles out of his cone, rolling down her back, settling on the waistband of her pants, which are slightly distended from her leaning over to get the spot of brown.
i must say i have never quite heard some of the words, which i will assuredly look up online just in case i ever need to eviscerate someone, pinning them like a butterfly behind a glass case. no one is talking at this point, except her, but she doesn't really notice because she is busy trying to drag the "ungrateful whelp" across the parking lot to their four door beater. it's obviously all his fault, he should understand this of course, being all of five and having the audacity to ruin a perfectly good summer evening.
as they squeal out of the parking lot, we all recover at once from the shell shock of what just happened, though most of our cones have melted in wet, sticky rivulets down our fingers and now taste of battery acid. a line forms at the trashcan, no one saying much as we head to our cars, hugging our children, saying silent prayers for the boy with the little spot of brown...
...hoping not to see our reflection in her tail lights.
This is a Theme Thursday post.
97 comments:
- Austin said...
This started off so great, with Mr. Goodies and all, then it turned to far too often. I loathe this. Extremely well written as I ran through two emotions very quickly in the read.
- August 4, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- n. davis rosback said...
sometimes i get all looking at the spot of brown too. i think i will go and hug my kid. i hope she understands.
- August 4, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Kat Mortensen said...
Oh, I find it very hard to keep my composure in a situation like that - I'd be the first one to actually confront someone who treats their child in that way. (Not good, I know.)
What a powerful piece you have produced here, Brian. With hope, someone who may be inclined to react in such a way, may read this and see themselves in time.
- August 4, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Eva Gallant said...
You've captured an incident completely; you haven't missed a thing! We can see it all.
- August 4, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- LadyCat said...
So sad. Children will make messes, that's part of the fun. It's a shame some "adults"
have to take the joy out of their childhood. It makes you want to give the little boy a hug : )
- August 4, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Becky said...
Great I felt like I was there.Im kinda feeling like Kat up there though.As I get older I would be tempted to confront, but I say WOULD be.I wouldnt ever.
Happy Thursday ahead Brian!
- August 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- RA said...
Aha! Managed to make it here before the rush hour, didn't I. LOL
Such a witty tale! A brilliant take on TT. Thanks. :)
- August 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- JStar said...
Your story Brian is so vivid..Like I was there...tasting the ice cream...Watching the occurances...
- August 4, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- drybottomgirl said...
I wish I could say there weren't spots of brown in my past but I'm sure there were- they show up too often when we think only of ourselves. Excellent writing though, you made me feel mad, sad, and guilty in a matter of seconds but also grateful that my program has taught me I have a choice, to choose a better reaction than I did before.......
- August 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- Susan Deborah said...
I expected an ice-cream treat but it was a treat of a different order. Sometimes it gets rather too much -- the spot of brown and other colours but it is part of the treat. Maybe she had a bad day. Forgive her. Maybe she was thinking of the washing and all that. One never knows. How about giving her a hug and patting her back saying: "Chill darling. It happens."
Joy always,
- August 4, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- California Girl said...
My husband and I lived in Richmond for 8 yrs and he had stores in Lynchburg & Roanoke. It isn't indigenous to the South; it's just a sad tale of someone who has no business being a parent going down the same path she may have trod with her own parent(s). Sounds like the 5 year old already knows how to push her buttons.
- August 4, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Kathy's Klothesline said...
As hard as it is to hold your tongue in these situations, it is better not to confront that kind of anger ...... she would have taken that out on the little boy, too. Let's hope that he encounters a caring adult to be his advocate in the future and get him and his mom some help.
Not long ago we encountered similar behaviour here. The man was loud and abusive. Told us our campground was the nastiest place he had ever been and that he wanted his money back. He had his little granddaughters with him and was in such a rage that he tried to take off before one of the girls had gotten in the truck and shut the door. He ended up slamming the brakes and hitting her with the door. Since we had all the necessary info, we contacted the local authorities.
They did nothing ........ said since she didn't need a hospital, "No harm, no foul." Even when you try to do the right thing you sometimes hit a brick wall. The real reason for the man's fury was his Camp Club USA card. He wanted 50% off and it clearly states in our ad that we only give that during the off-season. He was given a 10% discount, but was not happy.......
- August 4, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Pop and Ice said...
So heartbreaking. It's the number one reason I don't grocery shop, rarely go to the mall and buy almost everything online. I can't stand seeing/hearing kids cry due to a parent's unrealistic expectations.
- August 4, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Meeko Fabulous said...
This is SO true. Parents sometimes have the stupidest reactions to something their kids do innocently or without thinking, because, well . . . They're kids. I hope to never be this kind of parent.
- August 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Aoife.Troxel said...
I felt like I was there too. The poor little boy, but what can you do? It might make it worse, that's what is so sad about situations like that. You captured it well without being overly emotional. :)
- August 4, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Claudia said...
...always feel sorry for the children when parents behave like this...but also for the parents because they are often so overstrained and some (not all) would be shocked if you would record them and play it in a quiet moment..
excellent - i guess real-life story brian - and you know what - my favorite color is brown - really love brown in all shades and think about even giving theme thursday a try now that i have holidays...let's see
- August 4, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- AngelMay said...
Poor kiddo.
- August 4, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- william said...
great post mate I agree with you re the parents... thanks for the comment re the poets alliance, take care pal..
- August 4, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- tony said...
She Deserves a good Whippin'
- August 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- sheri said...
oh yeah, been on both sides of the fence with this one, brian...and neither of them is pretty! your style of writing never fails to move something within me, and this beauty is no exception! i'm with the crowd...aching for that little fella and praying he'll get through the night unharmed!
- August 4, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- TechnoBabe said...
We ought to be able to take a video of things like that and send them in the mail to the people who treat children like that.
- August 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Hilary said...
I could feel this lovely summer day deflate around me. So depressing. There's nothing happier than a messy little face.. dirty clothes and sticky hair. That's how I knew my kids had a great time by the end of a summer day. Sigh.
- August 4, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Tabor said...
Whether real or not you certainly took us there and mashed our little open mouths into the cold chocolate. Don't you wish you could stop time and take him away?
- August 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- Mighty M said...
Feel bad for this child too....just wait until the cone is completely gone, then clean up.
- August 4, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- DJan said...
Life is tough for that little guy, and for her, too. I cannot help but feel for them, and for the audience. More and more of these kinds of incidents are occurring, it seems to me, because of the stress so many of us are experiencing during this terrible economy. Who knows what the whole story is of these two?
Extremely well written, a real gem of a post, Brian.
- August 4, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- CherylK said...
A very compelling story, Brian. I've got this all pictured in my mind and I'm so sorry for that little boy.
But then I thought, "Well, she did buy him an ice cream cone...maybe she has some little soft spot somewhere." I hope so.
- August 4, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Tina said...
Oh, the poor kid. You told the story so well I could see it all, in it's ugly reality. I find it so hard to stand by in situations like that. I want to throttle the asinine parent and rescue the kid.
- August 4, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Prayer Girl said...
I know, I know, my comment will be way too harsh, but what comes to mind is "May that mother rot in hell and may the person(s) who made her this way rot in hell too."
Now I must say a prayer for forgiveness and release from these thoughts.
- August 4, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Baino said...
GAH I hate the spit and wipe thing. Ugh. The whole point of eating ice cream is to spread it as liberally as possible when you're five years old and if mine were anything to go by, managed to do it very successfully. Some parents require a license I swear.
- August 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- mouse (aka kimy) said...
your last line is very heavy and fraught with layers of meaning....wekk tiy oysged kits if buttons.
- August 4, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- TALON said...
It seems bad parenting is abounding these days which is heartbreaking. It does make you hold your own children close and send up a prayer for those poor innocents who are so less fortunate.
- August 4, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- Bonnie said...
Too bad someone didn't speak up when the evisceration (emotional abuse) began.
All too common isn't it. Please, no reflections!
- August 4, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- sagirl said...
Sometimes I'm so ashamed of the human race. I used to wonder how sweet, innocent children could grow up to be such devils - now I know. And she was also a sweet innocent kid once.
- August 4, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- justsomethoughts... said...
you are guilty of something, for writing that
- August 4, 2010 at 5:34 PM
- Syd said...
I can't tolerate such mistreatment of children. A bit of enjoyment in a morbid life and then that too is smashed. Sad what we do to children when it's our own rage about ourselves that is the issue.
- August 4, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Mama Zen said...
Wouldn't you love to have the nerve to say something to her?
- August 4, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- ModernMom said...
Seems to me she had it coming. Hope at the end of that ride she cools off and offers up a hug and an apology.
- August 4, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- emily wierenga said...
this is so well written. i am your newest fan.i love the advice you gave me on my blog, the reminder that i must lay down my life... thank you.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Daniel said...
This episode kind of left me deflated. Why couldn't she just let him have his moment of enjoyment before she took things from him that were not hers to take.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Lori said...
Oh Brian, this is so beauifully written. Wow. Makes me extremely sad for all the little one's in this world with "a spot of brown" and their mothers and fathers that act in this way because they either don't know any better/differently or are so over stressed that they repond in such a way that all of us parents are guilty of on oaccasion or is it because they really don't care?
I have had my little one's out for icecream and have witnessed such parents that expected their children to eat their icecream without getting messy. I have witnessed parents punishing children for something they couldn't help. Sad. The fun of eating icecream is enjoying it so much that it's joy is evident on face, hands and everywhere else. :) I have learned that some parents cannot allow children to simple pleasure of just being children. So sad.
Great post Brian.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- kkrige said...
my mouth has gone sour :(
love chocolate ice cream
but need a napkin,
versus the delightful finger-licking that could have been
on a warm, summer's eve
gone wrong...
- August 4, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- CM said...
The last line says it all. We all get frustrated with our children now and then, but no matter what, we have to keep it together or else we will see ourselves in those tail lights.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
So sad but so well written. My folks owned an old fashioned soda fountain and we've seen those moments a few too many times.
Nice job,
- August 4, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- C.M. Jackson said...
given the blankin' humidity that ice cream was tasting so good and I didn't even care it was melting down my arm..so sorry for the child that just wanted to be in the moment--hated his mom for ruining the moment--great work-happy tt-c
- August 4, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Cloudia said...
Aloha from Honolulu :)
Comfort Spiral
- August 4, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- The Urban Cowboy said...
I'm feeling for the little boy. I wonder if I could have kept myself in check witnessing such a display.
- August 4, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- The Urban Cowboy said...
I'm feeling for the little boy. I wonder if I could have kept myself in check witnessing such a display.
- August 4, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- Kay said...
ha! you know, at the beginning I was thinking "ah, Brian, you don't have to pretend you're a 5 year old..." ha! as if you were really the boy...
but I know your lovely wife would never be on the receiving end of that story...
:( poor little boy... ice cream so much more enjoyable when allowed to enjoy it!
- August 4, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- LadyFi said...
Oh, how terribly sad!
- August 4, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- Francisca said...
You have a gift for exquisite descriptive and evocative writing, Brian. Kudos.
- August 5, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- anthonynorth said...
I'm all for families, but sometimes the parents don't deserve it.
Excellently portrayed.
- August 5, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- Zuzana said...
What a sad tale about something that should only bring happiness and joy. Terrible what some children go through...
A truly poignant post, with so much depth and images painted by words.
Have a great day Brian,
- August 5, 2010 at 1:02 AM
- A Daft Scots Lass said...
awwww - what a rollercoaster for me.
- August 5, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Birdie said...
this is so sad, poor little boy, what was supposed to be a moment of joy and relaxation turned into something he doesn't even understand why his mom is like that ... his mother must be a very unhappy woman ... very well written Brian
- August 5, 2010 at 3:36 AM
- Gabriela Abalo said...
a very sad-real tale...
a good eye opener!
Great take on the theme.
- August 5, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- natalee said...
wow... my heart just broke for this kid.....whew i am praying that this wasnt based on reality....
- August 5, 2010 at 3:49 AM
- the walking man said...
Why did no one step in? Was this broad that fearsome? Shit some of you all need a taste of Detroit realism. No one gets that far with a kid who one day may be the thug I have to kill because they are stealing my shit. Better to step in and let moms know she is an asshole right then and there. and if she swings on the kid she gets to be an asshole in handcuffs.
I loathe parents as you have described here Brian and NEVER hesitate to put the brakes on their bullshit.
I hope she was cleaning hardened ice cream out of the crack of her ass for three hours.
- August 5, 2010 at 4:09 AM
- Valerie said...
You met my mother, Brian! I remember similar scenes so well. It's only in later years that I came to realise that there is always an underlying 'reason' for such behavour. In my mom's case, she was taking out her various frustrations on me. Yes, I still hate her for such harsh treatment, both mental and physical!
- August 5, 2010 at 4:09 AM
- Barb said...
man, you really know how to touch someone's heart. If they weren't all sleeping, I'd go hug them all right now.
- August 5, 2010 at 4:22 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
Nice ending too!
- August 5, 2010 at 4:42 AM
- Goofball said...
poor poor boy. I can't help enjoying a bit that her shirt got ruined, I hope it doesn't wash out.
Just read a post from someone who spent a long train ride across from a bully dad and his kid. You feel so helpless when you see/hear such things
- August 5, 2010 at 5:05 AM
- croneandbearit said...
oh my - and that child will no doubt grow up to be a serial killer or some such thing due to the loving influence of his mother, the sweet-mouthed lady. How horrid for the poor tyke. Nice take on the theme, though! Enjoyed it. Like Lynchburg area too - I grew up in No Va - hubs went to Va Tech. Ahhh Virginia...
- August 5, 2010 at 5:06 AM
- sweetmango said...
that was brilliant brian, really one of my favorites so far. Loved it!
"i must say i have never quite heard some of the words, which i will assuredly look up online just in case i ever need to eviscerate someone, pinning them like a butterfly behind a glass case."
There are too many in here to quote them all. I really like this.
- August 5, 2010 at 5:42 AM
- Monique@Mommyhood Exposed said...
That was SO beautifully written. Have you thought about writing books? I would be the first to buy one!
That poor child. That's just part of the whole parenting "thing". Messes and all.
- August 5, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- Betsy said...
Awww... I always witness this stuff at the grocery store. Makes me sick.
- August 5, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- Brian Miller said...
PG, i know how you feel and mark brings up a great question...when and how do you step in...this one happened so quick it came and went before we even could take a breath it seemed...
- August 5, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- AmyLK said...
What a disappointing evening. I was looking forward to a description of the creamy goodness.
But I understand why it had to go there. Poor little one!
- August 5, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- VE said...
Apparently ice cream can't resolve everything!
And yes...see...I DID stop by!
- August 5, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- dustus said...
Some "adults" are just awful... great write. Can picture your words clearly.
- August 5, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- Magpie said...
Wow...a cloud sure came over the day. We felt the fall as surely as if we were there with you. What a roller coaster ride. Wonderfully written.
- August 5, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- slommler said...
Oh my gosh! I could see this scene so vividly and feel the heat of the day. I have seen this happen and it isn't a pretty sight. A emotionally battered mother with a love starved child. Nothing good comes from this.
Well captured Brian.
- August 5, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- moondustwriter said...
Too bad such a small thing can put some people over the edge. Moms all know that getting dirty is part of life.
Nicely done Bri
- August 5, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- PattiKen said...
I knew when I read that there were seven inches of ice cream standing menacingly above that small cone, and knowing you are in Virginia in August, oh, yes, i knew that this was not going to come to a good end. It must be a mommy thing.
Been there, done that, but not anywhere nearly as entertaining. Excellent as always.
BTW, bulldog or golden retriever?
- August 5, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Raven said...
I agree with Lady Cat, some adults take all the fun out of being a child. It's a shame really. Kids get dirty, that's part of their job description.
- August 5, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- BlueMist said...
Free flowing words and very gripping. Very well written brian :-)
- August 5, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Alan Smithee said...
On the 4th of July, I once saw a father say to his son, after his son had ran into the house to escape the sound of fireworks, "You need to NOT be afraid of the fireworks!"
- August 5, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Jessie said...
i've witnessed similar incidents--i have yet to understand them. it's sad...so very sad.
smiles to your writing and
tears with a hug for the boy,
- August 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- otin said...
Some people just shouldn't breed!!!
- August 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Mona said...
You saw ice cream becoming gutter water? :)
And sugar lump becoming bitter gourd?
That is magic! :D
- August 5, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Mona said...
Sorry, nothing of that kind irks me. i see this all too often in India. They sometimes kill their kids in rage at a small thing!
- August 5, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- The Girl from Cherry Blossom Street said...
The scary part is how the kid gets treated when they are not in public!
- August 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- The Girl from Cherry Blossom Street said...
The scary part is how the kid gets treated when they are not in public!
- August 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Sam Liu said...
Transporting words, Brian, truly transporting. I agree with Eva Gallant's comment - your beautifully crafted words allow one to see the scene completely. You are a writer of the highest degree :)
- August 5, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Greyscale Territory said...
Seeing a situation like this makes you feel so helpless! It is all wrong and yet we feel we can do nothing! So unfair all round! And loved you last reflective line about the tal lights! A great piece of writing!
- August 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- joanny said...
Sending prayers healing energy to help diffuse the negative energy.
I would have gone over and given her a bottle of or cup of water to help wash his little face. and tried to talk her down to gentle. I have tried it and sometimes it works, understanding and calm. It is hard to stay unaffected by seeing this sort of stuff in our daily lives.
Thanks for sharing,
My post for #35 shows the wrong entry know not how it happened, how do I remove it? -- I re-entered the correct link #54.
- August 5, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Calli said...
A trying moment for sure. As I feel for the boy I also wonder what happened to the woman sadly to make her that way. I have this fault, maybe not? of seeing the big picture; every angle and I truly feel for both of them.
Great writing as always, Brian. You have completely engaged with your story.
- August 5, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Betty said...
Sad. I'm not sure whom I pity more ...
Well written, Brian.
- August 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Debbie said...
You made me feel like I was right there. Excellent writing.
- August 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Who Is Afraid of Alfred Hitchcock? said...
Hi! Brian...
Wow! your post did take a turn from what started out as a nice visit to an ice cream shoppe...and eventually, descending into a "nightmare" for the child, the onlookers, and even the (your)readers.
Unfortunately, the mother set the ball in motion and hopefully, she just sent him to bed without dinner.
Thanks, for sharing...
DeeDee ;-D
- August 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Sophia said...
Coming from someone who always wanted children but unable to carry- it breaks my heart when I see a child mistreated like that. I realize that no one is perfect and we all may tend to fall into the position of being too focused on the "brown spot" for one reason or another, but the difference is those who catch themselves and make it right and do their best not to repeat it. I can only imagine the horror and disappointment that child felt (and will never forget). May we all remember that each day is a precious gift. Let us not waste it on petty little things like "brown spots".
- August 5, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Timoteo said...
Nicely done. Even though this mother's actions may have been done in the heat of the moment--they exist for all time and cannot be erased.
- August 5, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- only a movie said...
I spend most of my school year trying to undo this sort of thing. I know you do too.
I wonder how that mom is feeling today. Hope that is a snapshot and not her default. I know that kid very very well.
And ice cream shacks are my favorite.
- August 6, 2010 at 3:50 AM
- secret agent woman said...
My first thought was, "Oh, poor kid." And then a wave of sympathy for the mother who is so clearly lacking in skills and resources. Somehow, I suspect that her life is not an easy one and so I hate to judge.
- August 6, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Cheryl said...
Another emotionally wild ride through the world of insanity and priorities gone awry.
- August 6, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- ds said...
Wow. So hopeful at the beginning, so...sour...at the end (battery acid--wonderful). You describe this so well I can feel the little boy's excitement gone to fear. And I tremble for him.
(And then every quick, frustrated thing ever said to one's own child hits the ears and you hope, please god, i wasn't like that!)
- August 6, 2010 at 8:57 PM
- Pat said...
Well damn it all to hell! I was enjoying my cone and then THAT had to happen. How sad. Hard not to say anything. I would have wanted to shove my cone in her face but a) I am a wuss, and b) violence begets violence.
- August 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Marla said...
...hoping not to see our reflection in her tail lights.
- August 11, 2010 at 10:26 PM


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This 5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. 11 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, a health club, and a spa tub. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Badamdar Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 280
- Number of floors - 14
- ATM/banking
- Number of bars/lounges - 4
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 11
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Outdoor tennis court
- Number of meeting rooms - 11
- Tennis on site
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub only
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Individually decorated
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
Badamdar - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a spa tub and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Basketball on site
Spa Services
The SPA has 26 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 26
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets stay free
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Pets allowed (no fees)
24-hour check-in
- A tax is imposed by the city: AZN 1.10 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: AZN 30 for adults and AZN 15 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: AZN 80,00 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Hotel Name
- Badamdar Hotel
- Hotel Badamdar
- Badamdar Hotel Baku
- Badamdar Baku
- Badamdar
We should mention
If you require a visa to enter the country, your property may be able to help with the supporting documents needed to obtain one. To learn more, you can reach out to the property via the contact details included on your booking confirmation. The property may charge for this assistance, even if you end up cancelling your reservation. All arrangements are solely between the property and yourself. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Sudeep in slapping controversy
By: Shekhar Hooli
Sudeep"s longtime associate Suresh began to shout at him in Sagar"s defence. Sudeep admits that shouting on the sets makes him angry and he didn"t think it was nice of Suresh to start screaming. However, Suresh is now apologizing for what happened.
Sudeep reveals that he tries to keep his calm and remain quiet even when he"s angry. He feels that there are very few people in India who can act, direct and produce. He being one of them has to ensure that he keeps a check on everything happening on the sets and yet look fresh for the shots.
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The Detroit Lions are picking up the pace on Thursday, hosting three free agents. Defensive end Darryl Tapp will be at the facility, along with fullback Henry Hynoski and safety James Ihedigbo.
Tapp's visit was reported by the team's official website.
A second-round pick by Seattle in 2006, Tapp spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks before he was shipped to Philadelphia in exchange for defensive end Chris Clemons.
A rotational end with the Eagles, Tapp averaged just two sacks during his three years with the team. He signed a one-year deal with the Redskins last year, appearing in 11 games and making just 10 tackles.
The 6-foot-1, 265-pound Tapp has some familiarity with Lions defensive line coach Jim Washburn, who was with the Eagles from 2011-12.
Tapp, 29, also contributes on special teams. He's averaged more than 100 special teams snaps the past two seasons.
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Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- As organizers of Duluth's first ever Hot Air Balloon Festival put the final touches on this weekend's event, they are also searching for dozens of volunteers to help out in the booths.
"We are short volunteers and in order to make the event run smoothly and cover the necessary jobs, we still need about 50 volunteers to help work some of the booths," says event founder Ryan Kern of Kernz & Kompany. "My hope is that we could get individuals, groups, or civic organizations to answer the call today and help."
Volunteers are needed at Bayfront Park in Duluth during the following days:
- Friday, September 20th from 2pm-9pm
- Saturday, September 21st from 8am-6pm
- Sunday, September 22nd from 8am-3pm
If you are a member of a civic or non-profit group and your organization is willing to help as a group, the festival will provide a revenue source and make a donation to those organizations for helping. Individual volunteers will get fed and be assigned with other volunteers.
If you are interested in helping out during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, you can call 218-722-7488.
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JACKSON, MI – The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to rebuild one of the oldest sections of I-94 in the country — that stretch is located in Jackson County.
MDOT hosted an open-house style meeting Thursday, April 18 at Blackman Township Hall, 1900 Parnall Road, in an attempt to gather public input on the proposed 2016 improvements to the highway and bridge.
The I-94 at Cooper Street reconstruction includes relocating entrance and exit ramps, building new roundabouts at the ramp intersections and reconstructing the bridge over I-94.
The project also includes the reconstruction of the I-94 Bridge over the Grand River, which will accommodate the future construction of additional lanes on I-94, and resurfacing nine miles of freeway through Jackson.
"This is an area of highway that needs much improvement and we feel we have a plan that will make the area much safer and more functional," MDOT Senior Engineer Warren D'Souza said. "We have a lot of different stake holders involved in this. Property owners, businesses … We want to make sure everyone is happy by the time the project is complete."
The Cooper Street interchange project is expected to cost $18 million according to a 2012 article.
Resident John Driscoll said he has lived in Jackson his entire life and "dreads" driving through the area.
"It was a very flawed design when they first built that interchange and it has been like that forever," Driscoll said. "It's just one of those things you know is coming. You know how bad it is. I'm glad they are talking about doing something about it. Anything they could do would help at this point."
MDOT officials said the installment of a roundabout at the interchange is an attempt to cut down on rear-ends collisions and traffic backups.
Scott TenBrink is the Director of the Jackson Fitness Council and attended the open house to gain information on the project that would be of interest to pedestrians and bikers.
"It is never a pleasant or easy experience biking or walking through that area," TenBrink said. "This is just one example of a much larger problem in Jackson County. This does help, however. It's good to see they have put forth some initiative and are taking non-motorists into account."
The project is expected to take place during typical construction season in 2016, starting in the spring and ending in the fall.
Michigan Department of Transportation University Region Planner Kari Martin said MDOT anticipates the project will be completed within two construction seasons.
D'Souza said engaging the community is a vital part of having a smooth reconstruction process.
"The department wants to hear from everyone and get as many opinions on our plans as possible," he said. "We are providing a service for this community and we want to make sure we do it the right way."


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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldiva, The Associated Press
Repealing President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul would add billions to government red ink and leave millions without coverage, Congress' nonpartisan budget referees said Thursday ahead of a politically charged vote in the House.
House Speaker John Boehner brushed off the Congressional Budget Office analysis as emboldened Republicans, now in the majority in the House, issued their own report arguing that Obama's coverage expansion would cost jobs and increase budget deficits.
But Democrats seized on the CBO analysis, calling it a game changer in the battle for public opinion.
In a letter to Boehner, budget office director Douglas Elmendorf estimated repeal would increase the deficit by $230 billion from 2012 to 2021, the 10-year estimating period for budget projections. Moreover, Elmendorf said about 32 million more people would be uninsured in 2019 as a consequence.
But Boehner told reporters: "I do not believe that repealing the job-killing health care law will increase the deficit."
The budget experts are "entitled to their opinion," added Boehner, R-Ohio, saying that the analysts had to rely on information selectively supplied by Democrats who wrote the legislation. Not so, said the Democrats; adverse rulings by the budget office repeatedly forced them to go back and revise the bill as they were writing it.
The budget director's verdict gave Democrats a new counterattack against Republicans elected on a promise to cut government debt. Until now, the main Democratic argument has been that repealing the law would eliminate benefits people are already receiving, from seniors facing high drug costs, to young adults who can stay on their parents' coverage, to those in poor health who can now get insurance.


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Today....the Linebacker watch. This is always a strong group in the Mid-Penn and as I've said in the past couple of days, I might be missing a few players. I've seen most, but I haven't seen everybody. So help me fill in the blanks with the missing players at email@example.com. In the meantime..here we go..
Dan Flynn - Cumberland Valley
Lance Windish - Carlisle
Austin Durham - Trinity
Brock Dean - Bishop McDevitt
Shawn Simmons - Harrisburg
Jordan Reid - Central Dauphin East
Kevin Snyder - Cumberland Valley
Brandon Baltimore - Susquehanna Township
Nick Rounceville - Waynesboro
Nkemija Rajis - Central Dauphin
Scott Reeder - Northern
Matt Brinser - Middletown
Colton Kirkpatrick - Cumberland Valley
Jon Hicks- Palmyra
Sean Barowski - Bishop McDevitt
Taylor Paul - Lower Dauphin
Jack Miller- Trinity
Colin Rigney - Trinity
Shane Dorner - State College
Matt Baney - State College
Rodney Ramsey - Middletown
Matt Kirchner - Central Dauphin
Jordan Fletcher - Central Dauphin
Derek Burkhard - Chambersburg
Bryton Barr - Mechanicsburg
Zac McMullen - Shippensburg
Matt Lepore - Milton Hershey
Tyler Unger - Boiling Springs
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50 day. This is an absolutely beautiful little daikon radish. It's a miniature daikon, fast to maturity, perfectly formed, and beautifully white.
Minimum of 200 seeds per packet.
Posted by Joyce Stellema on 12th Jan 2015
Another I should have done it sooner! What a surprise as these grew in my fall garden. Under the pretty green foliage where the white radishes popped half way up out of the ground! Everyone loved crunching on them. Being fall, no trouble with snails and bugs. We ate them, put them in salads and fermented them. They will have reserved space in our fall garden.


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Help with Textures
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Posted 13 July 2001 - 08:50 PM
Hi, I was wondering if instead of making the normal 256x256 texture (or some other square), if there is a way to use textures that are of irregular shape, such as 200x75 or such. In particular, I would like to simulate a billboard (like the ones on the side of the highway) by simply drawing a rectangular quad and texture mapping it with a rectangular texture (some picture or photo) that fits the billboard perfectly. How can I do something like this? Any help is appreciated; thank you.
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Posted 13 July 2001 - 09:24 PM
well if you have a 200x75 texture you can use a 256x256 texture and fit there 3 of your 200x75 textures (which will take then 200x225) and you can also try to fit some small textures into the space that''s left. That''s how it''s getting done.
hope it helps.
With best regards,
Mirek Czerwiñski
hope it helps.
With best regards,
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Posted 14 July 2001 - 10:31 PM
Your texture dimensions have to be powers of 2. If you want it to be otherwise, load the texture as a 256x256 (or whatever) and use the proper texture coordinates to actually use the part of the texture that you want.
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Posted 15 July 2001 - 01:39 AM
I got the impression that you think that textures has to be square, that is not a requriment.
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Posted 15 July 2001 - 10:57 AM
as others have said textures must be powers of 2 thus u need a 256x128 texture. some cards eg geforce can handle non power of 2 textures


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FROM ACCUWEATHER IN STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Sept. 29, 2008 - The dry weather in the Northeast today will be short-lived.
Today, the remains of Hurricane Kyle are moving through eastern Canada. By Tuesday, a cold front and unsettled air mass will be pushing into the region.
Following the dry spell today, the cold front will bring showers and storms back to the East on Tuesday. Strong storms will erupt from the Ohio Valley into western New York, with hail and gusty winds the primary threats today.
Much cooler air will follow the front into the Midwest and the East for the rest of the week.
AccuWeather.com expert senior meteorologist Joe Lundberg writes in his blog, "So while the East was muggy this weekend... there are winds of change a blowin'. This front means business, and once it gets to the East Coast on Wednesday, the coolest air so far this fall will move in behind it across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, even into the Tennessee Valley and the Deep South."


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Pandora Adding 40 Hour A Month Streaming Limit For Mobile Users
For those of you who are heavy Pandora streamers, the founder of Pandora has brought some less than ideal news. This week, they are introducing a 40 hour a month streaming limit on mobile devices. The streaming limit will not affect desktop users (thank god), but you mobile users will be cut off past the 40 hour mark. This decision was made because royalty rates have gotten really high, increasing 25% over the last three years and will continue increasing. This has forced them to limit streaming for less than 4% of users, as the average listening time is 20 hours a month.
If you can't live without Pandora, you're not left helpless. You can pay $0.99 to gain unlimited listening for the rest of the month, or sign up for Pandora One. Pandora One will grant you unlimited listening and no advertising. This might be sad for some of you, but it's a free service that will continue to be free. They have to earn money somehow, and if this is the reality, we should accept it.


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Detroit is back in the news, and the story is one readers in the Birmingham area and in other metropolitan areas--big or small--should be watching. According to the Associated Press, Detroit's balance sheet is showing a negative cash flow of $162 million as of April 26; in other words, the city no longer has enough money to keep paying the bills. Their annual budget deficit could close in on $400 million by July, and they've accumulated more than $14 billion in debt.
Many economists have provided commentary on Detroit's problems (and here are some jaw-dropping images from Detroit). According to Veronique de Rugy, for example, Detroit's taxes are ninth-highest for large American cities. Ed Glaeser attributes some of Detroit's problems to investments in infrastructure and big white elephants, such as The People Mover, instead of investing in people. Richard Florida has a fascinating five-part video series on Detroit's decline and potential for a rebirth.
We should all be interested in the Detroit story because there are similarities between Detroit's decline and the declines occurring in many other American cities. The difference, perhaps, is in the scale of Detroit's decline relative to the declines we've seen in places like Buffalo, NY, Cleveland, OH, and...Birmingham, AL. The similarities across cities are noteworthy and include the following:
(1) A general inability to respond nimbly to an economic crisis. When inefficiencies occur in the private sector, streamlining and downsizing tend to occur. To a large extent, municipalities lack the same kind of dynamism;
(2) A tendency to go big with projects at a time when going small is more crucial than ever. Municipalities are often cursed with "If you build it, they will come" thinking. Major public projects like sports stadiums, museums, and mass transit are leveraged up as "job creators" at a time when the city is broke and should be scaling back services and projects. The visible public investments make sense, of course, when politics is thrown into the mix: they are visible and garner votes. But, the returns on big public municipal investments are almost always overestimated by planners and often end up being negative;
(3) Municipalities also react to declining revenues by going in the wrong direction with policy. Commissioners fuss about the suburbs sucking tax dollars away, but they then respond by raising taxes in the urban core. They push for annexation when, in fact, the city should be downsizing and splintering into smaller units. They missed out on the principles of the Laffer Curve, which highlights the potential for more revenues with lower tax rates;
(4) Most important of all, and the most consistent theme one finds when they look at cities in decline, is a complete lack of freedom, property rights, and incentives to be entrepreneurial. Turning around the blighted urban housing projects probably requires letting people own their public housing and then getting out of the way; municipalities instead try to keep doing the same (and sometimes more) with less resources. Getting entrepreneurs back to a place like Detroit requires radical tax reform and simplification, favorable zoning laws, and credible commitments by municipal governments to protect investors against future predation. City planners, instead of being entrepreneurial with policy and potential investors, think of the short-term money there for the taking if someone can be coaxed into coming to their city;
The answers to economic development at the national level and at the city level are pretty straightforward, and Adam Smith--the father of economics--did much of the work for us in advancing our understanding of development about 250 years ago when he said not much else is required for development than a predictable taxes, free exchange, and a system of natural liberty (i.e., a system where people are left alone). Knowing the right thing to do in cases like Detroit and Birmingham is the easy part, and we have people like Adam Smith and Ed Glaeser to turn to for the formula; it's the political dynamics, which interact with mostly bad ideas, guaranteeing the slow and steady death of great cities like Detroit.
Scott Beaulier is Chair of the Economics and Finance Division and Director of the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University. Email Scott at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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GRAND RAPIDS — Gasoline prices, immigration and the moral decay of the nation's youth were on the minds of constituents at U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers' town hall meeting Saturday.
The first questions posed to the Grand Rapids Republican during the more than one-hour meeting dealt with skyrocketing energy costs, which have pinched people's budgets hard in recent months.
Ehlers said prices are rising because of higher demand from China and India, and are not a conspiracy on the part of energy companies, despite their record profits.
"The quickest, easiest and cheapest solution is conserving energy," Ehlers told about 100 people at the Gerald. R. Ford Presidential Museum. "It's quick, it's easy and it's not very expensive."


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Former Syracuse Crunch enforcer Brandon Sugden will soon firm up plans to go to the training camp of an NHL team.
If that doesn't work out, a return to the Crunch could be in the works.
Sugden left Syracuse during the season two years ago to play in the fight-filled Quebec League. Now, he wants to come back and play in the NHL or AHL again.
He can't announce the team yet because of a technicality. Because he said he retired, then played pro hockey again within a year, every other NHL team must give a thumbs up to him returning. The deadline for any objections was Monday, and so far Sugden has heard no objections.
If the NHL tryout doesn't work out, Sugden and Crunch owner Howard Dolgon have chatted about maybe bringing him back to Syracuse.
"If I had to choose where to play in the American League, I'd play in Syracuse,'' he said. "He (Dolgon) wants to get me back there. I don't know if it's wishful thinking on his part.''
It might be. Columbus would have to approve Sugden's return to the Crunch, and who knows if it would want another enforcer in Syracuse to possibly go along with Jon Mirasty. Then again, Sugden and Mike Sgroi played together with the Crunch, so it's not unthinkable.
The organization does need a pair of enforcers right now, one in Columbus and one in Syracuse. So it might not be an outlandish idea to bring in two quality heavyweights and see which one wins which job. The other, of course, could play in Syracuse.
A bigger issue might be the circumstances of Sugden leaving the Crunch two seasons ago. He left in large part because head coach Ross Yates was making him a frequent healthy scratch.
"I think a lot of it was my pride getting hurt a little bit,'' he Sugden admits now.
Sugden said he has no problem with Yates, and chatted with him this summer at the Crunch golf tournament. He attributed his fall from grace to former Blue Jackets assistant general manager Jim Clark, whom he said wanted to phase him out.
"I think (things will be different) because of different management,'' he said.
I asked Sugden if the thought the organization or any of the players might have hard feelings about the way he departed. He acknowledged that, but said if he explains the circumstances of his departure - a lack of playing time, a chance to make some big money in the Quebec League - they'd probably understand.
All this might be a long shot, but it's sure interesting to mull.
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WYOMING -- A proposed Family Fare Quick Stop that led Wyoming officials to change the zoning law on 28th Street SW now will not be built in front of Rogers Plaza Town Center.
A former Meijer C-Stop less than a mile to the west at 28th and Burlingame Avenue has been converted a Family Fare gas station "and that is meeting our current needs," said Jeanne Norcross, vice president of corporate affairs for Spartan Stores.
Wyoming previously prohibited gas stations downtown, but last year OK'd them when associated with a supermarket in order to accommodate Spartan's plans at Rogers Plaza, which includes a Family Fare store.
Downtown business leaders, including Klingman's owner Bob Israels, pushed for the change. Spartan's decision not to build is disappointing, said Megan Sall, director of Wyoming's Downtown Development Authority. But it opens up the site to other opportunities.
"We would love to see some outbuildings there," she said.
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"Guardians of Luna" is a new anime movie coming out in 2013 starring the voices of Kellan Lutz & Boo Boo Stewart. The film makers have partnered with a company called Spirithoods to launch a collection of "Guardians of Luna" inspired Spirithoods and a portion of the proceeds goes to protection of endangered wolves:
SpiritHoods Launches "Guardians of Luna" Limited Edition Movie Collection to Benefit Predator Defense Wolf Protection Program
(Los Angeles, CA – June 7, 2012) SpiritHoods, an animal-inspired faux-fur accessories company and Guardians of Luna Productions announce today the launch of the first collection of Guardians of Luna SpiritHoods. This limited edition SpiritHoods, now on sale exclusively via SpiritHoods website, is inspired by the anime characters of the Guardians of Luna film, in theatres in 2013, starring Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga), Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga), John Noble (The Lord of the Rings), Bruce Boxleitner (How The West Was Won) and Xzibit (rapper/producer).
"What makes this collaboration so unique is the pairing of this product to ProBlue—our program dedicated to raising money and awareness for endangered species," said SpiritHoods Co-Founder, Alexander Mendeluk. "We are constantly looking for ways to collaborate with other animal-inspired brands and franchises who can help build awareness in support of this great cause."
Guardians of Luna Productions will match all donations from the sale of the limited edition GOL SpiritHoods to Predator Defense, SpiritHoods' non-profit partner dedicated to the protection of endangered wolfs.
"Guardians of Luna Productions has been amazing in their efforts to help spread our ProBlue message. Not only will they be matching donations, they will also be featuring a Public Service Announcement on the official DVD—all in an effort to raise awareness for the endangered animals that inspired their films," said Mendeluk.
This limited-edition collection will be sold exclusively on the Official SpiritHoods website, spirithoods.com
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By Sean Deveney
Sporting News
What if the Boston Celtics, so intensely mired in rumors surrounding Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, are actually buyers at the trade deadline?
It's possible.
There has been talk of Boston shipping Pierce to the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Smith, or sending Garnett to the Los Angeles Clippers for DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe, but there has been less talk about the Celtics, who have gone 8-1 since Rajon Rondo tore his ACL, seeking to acquire players to bolster what they have.
That speaks to the challenge Danny Ainge is facing—it would have been easier on him if the Celtics had gone 1-8 and he had justification for a fire sale.
The Celtics' first preference would be a frontcourt upgrade. Rondo isn't the only guy out for the year after all—Boston's big-man contingent took a serious hit when rookie Jared Sullinger went out because of back surgery.
The frontcourt is thin behind Garnett and Brandon Bass (like, Jason Collins- and Chris Wilcox-thin), and the Celtics would like to address that issue. Problem is, they don't have the assets to get a guy like the Utah Jazz's Paul Millsap, so the Celtics frontcourt probably isn't changing.
But keep an eye on Boston making a play for Charlotte guard Ramon Sessions. Sessions plays terrible defense, but he is a solid and versatile offensive guard, and with Leandro Barbosa also on the not-coming-back list, the Celtics could use Sessions.


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"The Lone Ranger" arrived in theaters this week. Here are five fun facts about the masked lawman.
– He first appeared in a 1933 radio series on WXYZ-AM in Detroit.
– The radio show's success led to a TV series starring Clayton Moore, which ran from 1949 to 1957.
– Moore made public appearances as the Lone Ranger for 40 years. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame reads "Clayton Moore – The Lone Ranger."
– Kemosabe, the name Tonto gives to the Lone Ranger, is a Central Algonquian Indian phraise meaning faithful friend.
– The radio series inspired a spin-off, "The Green Hornet," which depicts the son of the Lone Ranger's nephew as a crimefighter.


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Here's another recipe I borrowed from my Aunt's recipe box when I was home from Thanksgiving. This Snickerdoodles recipe is scribbled on a stained, yellowed piece of paper and was copied from who knows where. It even has a missing ingredient penciled in with a question mark at the end. Sounds like a winner to me!
We all have these stained, well-used scraps of paper tucked into our recipe box, right? They're the recipes that get used all the time but for some reason never make it onto a real recipe card. Well this one will finally be copied onto a real recipe card, because I need to return the original to my Aunt's recipe box at Christmas!
I've written about a variation on Snickerdoodles before, but I've never posted a recipe for the classic cookie. In my mind, Snickerdoodles have always seemed a bit boring. I know I liked them when I was young, but as an adult, I just haven't given them much of a chance. But after testing this recipe a few days ago, I realized once again how much I love this cinnamon-sugar cookie! I'm still not a big fan of the name (how did they end up with such a silly name?), but these have certainly moved onto my list of favorite cookies!
The only change I made to the hand-written recipe was to add some vanilla extract. I added one teaspoon, but I think they could even take a bit more if you prefer. Although the recipe directs you to make one-inch balls of dough, you can make the cookies as big as you like! I made some giant ones and some medium-sized ones, because I can never bring myself to make tiny cookies. Just make sure you leave lots of space between the cookies, because they really spread out.
If you want to add a little zing to your Snickerdoodles, you can use pumpkin or apple pie spice in place of the cinnamon. I made half of my cookies with plain cinnamon and half of them with pumpkin pie spice. They were both really good, but my husband actually preferred the ones made with pumpkin pie spice (I thought it was a toss-up). It's a tasty experiment and a good way to use up the pumpkin pie spice that will be sitting around unused all year long!
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice (or more)
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then beat in vanilla. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture (or stir in by hand) until well combined.
4. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon (or pumpkin/apple pie spice).
5. Shape spoonfuls of cookie dough into 1″ balls, then roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place 2″ apart on ungreased (parchment-lined, if you prefer) cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove to a wire cooling rack. They will be slightly puffed when removed from oven but will flatten completely as they cool. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: 5 dozen cookies
Recipe Notes: For softer, chewy cookies, take the cookies out of the oven at 8 minutes (or maybe earlier depending on your oven). For crisp cookies, allow them to bake longer. If you like an extra spicy cookie, add extra cinnamon to the sugar mixture (some recipes call for a ratio of 2 tablespoons sugar to 2 teaspoons cinnamon). Save the leftover cinnamon/sugar and try adding it to your coffee or hot chocolate!
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- Basic Cookie Cutter Sugar Cookies
- Cinnamon Swirl Bread
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll
- Pumpkin Spice Scones
- Spiked Egg Nog French Toast
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- Chai Snickerdoodles from Baking Bites
- Snickerdoodles (vegan) from Vegan Yum Yum
- Snickerdoodles from Simply Recipes
- Snickerdoodle Muffins from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
- Amish Snickerdoodles from Frantic Home Cook
My all time fave! Perfect for a cloudy baking day 🙂12:25 pm Dec 7th, 2008
Snickerdoodles are one of my fav's! I need to make some to include in my gift baskets this year.12:40 pm Dec 7th, 2008
I just made these a couple of days ago and they were perfect. They are totally the underappreciated cookie of the season. I normally turn to the extra rich peanut butter, or toffee chocolate kind. But snickerdoodles remind me of being a kid, and they taste wonderful. I used vanilla in my recipe and it really helped the cookie, although I didn't use shortening.1:00 pm Dec 7th, 2008
I have forgotten about snickerdoodles.. I am making these for xmas… thanks1:42 pm Dec 7th, 2008
Those look pretty similar to my wife's snickerdoodles. I love cinnamon, and these are some of my faves. I want to try a snickerdoodle/choc chip combo cookie!
Great looking cookies, as usual!2:49 pm Dec 7th, 2008
I think snickerdoodles are my favorite…though they are in a close running with chocolate chip cookies (which I am still trying to perfect). I prefer using the half shortening/ half butter recipe for snickerdoodles. I think the texture is perfect and they hold their moisture/crisp edges well. Check out my fun post on snickerdoodles.
Love your site!4:12 pm Dec 7th, 2008
such a classic! easy to overlook, but also easy to enjoy 🙂4:45 pm Dec 7th, 2008
Thanks for posting this recipe; it brought back many happy memories. My mom made these cookies often.5:15 pm Dec 7th, 2008
What a coincidence, I just made snickerdoodles for the first time today! I wish I tried them out earlier. I love how yours look uniform 🙂 Mine were puffy, but my friend who tried the same recipe got flat ones like yours. Would you have any idea why?7:31 am Dec 8th, 2008
My mom used to call me "snickerdoodle," though I'm not exactly sure why. These were one of my favorite types of cookies as a kid, though. I like that their light and sweet. You can eat a whole bunch of 'em! I found some other tasty cookie recipes that might be of interest to you and your readers. One recipe with banana (and chocolate) chips. Another made from ginger. Some great baking tips, too!
http://www.whgmag.com/index.php/403-recipe-of-the-day-cookies9:27 am Dec 8th, 2008
Oh yay! I've been looking for a good chocolate-free dessert for one of my coworkers who doesn't like chocolate (I know, he's nuts). These sound great! I can't wait to try them!11:06 am Dec 8th, 2008
I just pulled my recipe out to compare and mine is EXACTLY the same as yours. Mine also calls for no vanilla, and they are wonderful that way. You and I even coat the dough balls with the cinnamon /sugar the same…by putting a few balls into a bowl and shaking the bowl to coat.
My recipe came from my husband's high school /college buddy, who got it from another buddy's mom.
Our kids really want to make snickerdoodles for Santa this year. Of course, we all get to do some quality testing before leaving some for St. Nick. I'm so looking forward to it. Yum!!1:38 pm Dec 8th, 2008
Oops! I just noticed one difference on our recipes…the oven temp. My recipe states 350 degrees, and it's perfect. My cookies might not spread as much as yours at the lower temp.1:43 pm Dec 8th, 2008
You can never beat a good snickerdoodle, and these look extra good!1:55 pm Dec 8th, 2008
I'm usually a snob about non-chocolate cookies but snickerdoodles have a special place in my heart. My German aunt makes the best ones and always says, "Would you like some snick-air-DOODLES?" Classic.5:56 pm Dec 8th, 2008
I'm excited that you posted this! I want to include snickerdoodles in my cookie lineup this year but I've never made them before. What makes them spread so much?9:46 pm Dec 8th, 2008
ooooh I love snickerdoodles and those look perfect!6:20 am Dec 9th, 2008
Snickerdoodles are actually one of my favorite cookies – so I don't find them boring at all! Delicious!9:59 am Dec 9th, 2008
I can't decide whether I prefer my snickerdoodles to be soft or crisp. All I know is I really, really want to grab that entire stack of 'em in that first pic! It's the only thing I've ever made with cream of tartar…wonder what else it's ever used for??10:05 pm Dec 9th, 2008
My daughter had to use cream of tartar as an ingredient in her home made volcano batter for school! LOL2:39 am Dec 10th, 2008
These look so light! Just calling me to make some.10:46 am Dec 10th, 2008
I love anything with cinnamon in it at Christmas.
Last week I made Apple & Cinnamon Swirl with filo pastry. I'll be a cinnamon addict soon!
Hey, congrats on making it into the Bon Apetit blog envy thing! Yay!1:12 pm Dec 10th, 2008
You just can't go wrong with Snickerdoodles 🙂3:58 pm Dec 10th, 2008
Those look gorgeous! And I love the idea of using pumpkin pie spice.6:37 pm Dec 10th, 2008
Snickerdoodles are my all time favorite cookies…I might have to try them with the pumpkin pie spice though.10:34 pm Dec 10th, 2008
I just made these and they were delish – just like I remembered from my childhood! Thank you!7:14 pm Dec 12th, 2008
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Those snickerdoole cookies look fantastic. I have got to make these, and will be opting for chewy baked goodness, instead of crunchy. Yum. Thanks so much for sharing.5:24 pm Dec 18th, 2008
Yum. I've been looking for a snickerdoodle recipe and these look great. Can't wait to try and make them12:51 am Dec 19th, 2008
I tried making snickerdoodles once because I love them, but the next day they were hard as a rock! I will give this recipe a try.10:03 am Dec 23rd, 2008
This is my favorite cookie. I have my grandmothers recipe for snickerdoodles. The difference is mine calls for 1 cup shortening and yours is 1/2 cup shortening, 1/2 cup butter. I am going to try your recipe the next time I make snickerdoodles!9:01 pm Dec 26th, 2008
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The next time my grandsons are over, we are making these! Thanks so much for posting this wonderful recipe. Your photos and hints are so helpful!3:06 pm Jan 17th, 2009
I've only made snickerdoodles once, though I must confess they were made entirely out of curiosity – My friends and I started calling each other "Snickerdoodle" as a term of endearment, but had never actually had any! I cannot for the life of me remember why I've only made them once as they were delicious… I suppose this weekend is as good a time as any to make them again!4:26 pm Feb 20th, 2009
i made these last night and they were soo delicious!8:56 pm Jun 1st, 2009
my cookies didn't flatten out to that size though but it might've been because i made the balls a bit too fat
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Oh my goodness I baked these today thanks they turned out lovely…an easy recipe for a beginner baker! Howver, they didn't spread at all 🙁 They were really small…I suppose that's not exactly bad but I do wonder why tey didnt' spread?10:35 pm Aug 4th, 2011
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These were favs in my family before I was born in the early 50's. My grandmother would make them softer or crunchier by substituting butter for shortening-I can't recall which for which, but I'm making them for Christmas so am trying both! She also did that for her molasses cookies but never gave me her recipe (I lost a ring she gave me at 5 years old and she never gave me anything she felt was hers again!)10:58 pm Nov 14th, 2011
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I make Snicker Doodles all the time. They are a favorite of my Husband and son. But, recently I began substituting Coconut Oil for the shortening. AMAZING difference in flavor and the consistency of the cookies. Highly recommend the change, it's also much more healthy! Happy snacking!2:23 pm Dec 29th, 2012
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By Elizabeth Sauchelli
Contributing writer
The calls and messages started coming when firefighters were still on the scene of the Sportplx fire in Utica Feb. 9. Words of support and offers of donations crowded the Central New York Roller Derby League's Facebook page after the fire destroyed its practice space and training equipment.
"We found out about it at 6 a.m. after the fire had been going for a few hours," said Molly Domenico, a founding member of the league. "Phone calls, email and Facebook messages started coming in almost immediately. It was really pretty incredible how fast people came to the rescue and offered their help."
Donations from as far as Australia and as close as Syracuse poured in. A roller derby team from New York City, the Gotham Girls, is sending gear collected from their members. They've been offered practice space in New Jersey and Oneonta.
"It's very encouraging and really, at first, overwhelming how amazing the derby community is," Domenico said.
Black Mamba Skate Park in Syracuse is collecting donations for the league and offering free skating.
"Any CNY skater that needs a place to skate can come and skate here free of charge," said Scott Irving, owner of the shop. "Anything we can do to help. They're such a wonderful organization."
Black Mamba also offered the team practice space.
"If they need a place, then they have a place," Irving said.
It can be difficult to find practice space that meets the requirements for roller derby, Domenico said. The space must be a minimum 100 by 65 feet with enough room for a crash zone. The league had begun renting the Sportplx in October, on a month-by-month basis, because the building is for sale.
"That was the perfect space for us," Domenico said. "It was our intention to buy the building." At the time of the fire, the league had been looking into applying for grants to buy it.
The Assault City Girls, Syracuse's roller derby team, offered practice space.
"It's an amazing community and very supportive of each other," Irving said.
The Syracuse Crunch is holding a ticket fundraiser for the league on Friday.
"A portion of the tickets will go to the CNY Roller Derby teams to help them recover from the fire," said Maggie Walters, director of communications and marketing for the Crunch. The Crunch already had a community night for Mohawk Valley planned for that day. "When the fire occurred, it seemed like a natural fit to make the night benefit a member of the community."
Graham Espe, a founding member of the league, was amazed at how far away the support was coming in from.
"It kind of took us all by surprise," he said. The Central New York Roller Derby league was formed in 2007 and began competing in 2008. It currently has three teams and more than 80 members.
How to help
- The Syracuse Crunch will help raise money to benefit the Central New York Roller Derby League at Friday's game against the Albany Devils. $3 of the $10 tickets will go toward the CNY derby.
- To order tickets online, use code word "derby" to make a donation.
- You also can donate at indiegogo.com/CNY-Relief-Effort, or at the group's website, cnyrollerderby.com. See the donate button at the bottom of the page.


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jenn, I know what you mean. I do not have grad classes, thanks goodness, but scheduling is a big thing & eliminating the things that do not need to be done.
[quote]My ideal morning would be for me to get up early enough to get showered and ready (probably looking at 5 or 5:30), get my son up and dressed (ideally, 6:00), make him breakfast (ideally eggs and bacon and ready by 6:15-6:30), and be out the door by 6:45, ideally... of course, since my cortisol is all jacked up and all I want to do is hit the snooze button in the morning, it's impossible to make this ideal schedule work. And of course, if breakfast is ready and eaten by 6:30 he can watch cartoons without me yelling at him to get dressed every 2 minutes as he zones out at the tube, which is how things work now. He wakes up about 6:30, tries to watch cartoons and get dressed/eat breakfast all at once and it's non productive at best. The cartoons are on for my daughter who is usually already dressed and just waiting to leave. And heck, maybe I could even eat breakfast WITH him in the morning... It would certainly beat sitting my son down with a bowl of rice chex every morning, and I'm sure he'd approve of a different breakfast as well. [/quote]
I second PB's suggestion that TV does not go on in the morning. TV does phase people out. He can't multitask. Stress level is too high.
In addition I would have the table set up in the evening. When you get up, wake the kids and tell them to get dressed. While they get dressed, make eggs. Put aprons on them so they don't stain clothes. If they do, don't worry about it. They can wear a stain to school, nobody died from it as far as I know. Eat the breakky together... relax.
And, uhm, I am reluctant to bring it up, but a human being doesn't really need to shower every day. Once a week is plenty. I know it is a an odd concept for a Westerner, but yeah... if you can accept it, it will save you some time and aggravation.


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Just four years after the then-governor of New Jersey, James McGreevey, resigned amid revelations of an affair with his Israeli-born ex-homeland security chief, Golan Cipel, Americans again were treated to the spectacle of the governor of a large Northeastern state standing alongside a grim-looking wife and admitting he had erred.
The New York Times broke the news that the anti-crime crusader was allegedly involved in a prostitution ring.
"I have acted in a way that violated the obligations to my family and that violates my -- or any -- sense of right and wrong," said New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, 48, in a short statement to reporters on Monday afternoon. "I apologize first, and most importantly, to my family. I apologize to the public, to whom I promised better."
Mark Brener, the alleged pimp at the center of the prostitution scandal engulfing Spitzer, is an Israeli.
It was not immediately clear if Spitzer would resign.
Spitzer, a Jewish lawyer, built his career as an anti-crime, anti-corruption crusader. Most of his cases were high-profile Wall Street targets, but during his eight-year stint as state attorney general, Spitzer's office also investigated at least two Jewish organizations, the National Council of Young Israel and the World Jewish Congress.
In both cases, Spitzer's office found what it deemed examples of misused funds and reached an agreement limiting the future involvement of a longtime leader of the organization in question.
What will happen to Spitzer is unclear, but the scene Monday had echoes of McGreevey's downfall -- not least because of the coincidence of an Israeli connection. In fact, Brener's nationality reportedly accounts for why he remains in jail.
Of the four charged in the federal prostitution case brought last week, only Brener was denied bail. U.S. Magistrate Michael Dolinger cited the $600,000 in cash and the Israeli passport found in Brener's home as proof of his flight risk.
Brener's lawyer told the Associated Press that he has been a U.S. citizen for 20 years.
Brener allegedly ran the Emperors VIP Club, described by police as a high-priced prostitution ring in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and London. Clients rated the prostitutes with diamonds on the club's Web site. Top-rated prostitutes could demand thousands, with the club taking more than 50 percent in commission fees.
In the case described in the warrant involving "Client 9" -- reported by The New York Times to be Spitzer -- the client requested a prostitute on Feb. 12. He was in Washington at a hotel; the service would send a prostitute down from New York.
Client 9's account was low on cash -- down to about $400, according to wiretaps cited in the warrant -- suggesting that he had used the service before. He would pay an additional $2,600 for his time with "Kristen," an amount that apparently included her train fare and travel time, and give her some extra cash toward the next encounter.
According to the warrant, they met at the hotel the next night, Feb. 13. Sometime after midnight -- in the first minutes of Valentine's Day -- Kristen called Temeka Rachelle Lewis, Brener's alleged co-conspirator, to tell her the encounter had gone "very well."
Republicans already are calling on Spitzer, once touted as presidential material, to resign. Whether he does so depends on what Democrats say and whether he is charged in the case.
Two Republican U.S. senators recently embroiled in sex scandals have not resigned. David Vitter of Louisiana allegedly frequented a prostitute but was never charged. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty last year to soliciting gay sex in a bathroom but is now trying to reverse the plea.
McGreevey did resign and wrote a book about his experiences, aimed partly at encouraging other gays to come out. Cipel still denies that he is gay or that he was McGreevey's lover; he claims the governor harassed him.
Based on the warrant, it doesn't seem as if the Spitzer controversy will go away: Recorded comments by Kristen and Lewis suggest there is more sordid information to come.
During a conversation in which Kristen insisted that she liked Client 9, Lewis said she had heard that he "would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe."
Kristen responded, "I have a way of dealing with that," adding later, "I'd be like, listen dude, you really want the sex?.... You know what I mean."
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"We want to thank the Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Transportation and everyone else involved in expediting the flow of traffic following Sunday's race," said Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark. "The cooperation of fans made the exit traffic plan execution operate like clockwork and we applaud them and those implementing the plan for a tremendous job."
The record time exceeded last October's exit time of two hours and seven minutes. More than 200 individuals assisted in the event traffic operation.