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The former prisoner turned American ally, known as Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu, was captured in Pakistan after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. He was then sent to Guantanamo Bay, where, according to classified documents released by WikiLeaks, U.S. analysts determined in 2005 that he was a "former member of the [al Qaeda-linked] Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), [a] probable member of al Qaeda and a member of the North African Extremist Network."
In addition to admittedly working for al Qaeda front groups in Afghanistan, bin Qumu "has a long-term association with Islamic extremist jihad and members of al-Qaeda and other extremist groups," the document explained. During his time working for an al Qaeda organization in Kabul, bin Qumu "used his employment … as a front for extremist activities." Also, while in Pakistan's tribal region, bin Qumu "communicated with likely extremist element[s] in Afghanistan via radio ..., indicating a position of leadership."
Citing intelligence obtained from the Libyan regime when it was still a U.S. ally several years ago, the secret report said bin Qumu was considered a "dangerous man with no qualms about committing terrorist acts." The document also said the prisoner was known as one of the "extremist commanders of the Afghan Arabs," referring to jihadists in Afghanistan who were funded, armed, and trained by the U.S. government before apparently turning against it.
But even though American officials believed bin Qumu represented a "medium-to-high risk" and that "he is likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies," he was sent to Libya in 2007 following six years in Guantanamo. The next year, he was set free under an amnesty program.
Now, a 51-year-old bin Qumu — with U.S. and international military support — is reportedly leading a band of anti-Gadhafi rebels known as the "Darnah Brigade." He had promised to do an interview with the New York Times last week but never showed up, according to the paper.
"The former enemy and prisoner of the United States is now an ally of sorts, a remarkable turnabout resulting from shifting American policies rather than any obvious change in Mr. Qumu," the Times wrote in a piece about the jihadist.
Prior to being sent to Guantanamo, bin Qumu already had a long, documented history of problems with the law. According to the leaked report, he was sentenced to 10 years in a Libyan prison for "murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics" after serving in the Gadhafi regime's military.
He eventually escaped from the Libyan prison in 1993 and fled through Egypt to Afghanistan. There, he trained in at least two al Qaeda terror camps, according to news reports.
The U.K. Telegraph reported that bin Qumu eventually moved to Sudan, where he went to work for a company owned by al Qaeda boss Osama bin Laden. Finally he returned to the Afganistan-Pakistan region to help in the battle against U.S. forces before being captured by Pakistani police and shipped to Guantanamo.
Another former Guantanamo detainee who was arrested fighting U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Abdul-Hakim al-Hasidi, is also a prominent leader in the Libyan rebellion. In an interview with an Italian newspaper, he admitted that many of his fighters had been battling American troops in Iraq not long ago. He even praised al Qaeda, a group of Islamic terrorists originally supported by the U.S. government, calling them "good Muslims" who were "fighting against the invader."
Al-Hasidi's organization, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), represents the second largest contingent of foreign fighters in Iraq currently battling U.S. and coalition forces. And according to the U.S. government, the LIFG officially merged with al Qaeda in 2007.
The Libyan group is still on the U.S. State Department's terror list. And prominent American officials including then-CIA boss George Tenet have warned that organizations such as LIFG represent "one of the most immediate threats" to U.S. security. But after the U.S. government provided air support, weapons, and money for the Libyan rebellion, al-Hasidi said his fighters don't hate America quite as much anymore.
"Our view is starting to change of the U.S.," he told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. "If we hated the Americans 100 percent, today it is less than 50 percent. They have started to redeem themselves for their past mistakes by helping us to preserve the blood of our children." It is unclear whether a 50-percent level of hatred would still justify attacks against Americans using the weapons the U.S. government is providing.
As The New American reported and U.S. officials have since acknowledged, numerous leading figures in the rebellion are known to be affiliated with terror groups including al Qaeda and related organizations. Some are apparently well connected to the international establishment too, according to analysts commenting on the rebels' seemingly strange decision to create a central bank amidst the revolutionary chaos.
Meanwhile, U.S. Senator John McCain just visited the rebels in Libya and said the American government should immediately step up its efforts to aid the anti-Gadhafi cause. He claimed that failure to do so could lead to a stalemate.
"And if you're worried about al-Qaeda entering into this fight, nothing would bring al-Qaeda in more rapidly and more dangerously than a stalemate," McCain told NBC's Meet the Press. Ironically, this is the same U.S. Senator who, according to another leaked document, visited the Gadhafi regime in 2009 and "assured [Gadhafi's son] Mutassim that the United States wanted to provide Libya with the [military] equipment it needs for its security." Of course, that was two years ago, when, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman, Libya was still "an important [U.S.] ally in the war on terrorism."
The Obama administration has already made clear that it does not care what Congress thinks about its most recent war, but Sen. McCain's statements are certainly revealing.
More than anything else, however, critics charge that the unconstitutional U.S. attack against Libya illustrates the absurdity of America's current foreign policy. By supporting dictators and terrorists across the globe — and later turning against some of them — the U.S. government has created a fiasco of unimaginable proportions.
Now the FBI says it is "on guard" for a possible terror attack emanating from Libya — perhaps from the rebels America is supporting; or maybe from Gadhafi's increasingly desperate government that is rapidly running out of options as NATO warplanes bomb his compounds in the capital city of Tripoli. But as long the U.S. government's apparent madness continues, critics say, America will never really be safe.
Photo: Libyan rebels atop the vehicle of General Abdel-Fattah Younis, the former interior minister in the Gadhafi regime who defected and who paid a visit to the front line near Brega, Libya: AP Images


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Most jewelry doesn't really enthuse me. So I thought I'd try my hand at making some that does. After all, if all art is collecting and arranging and rearranging the arrangements, who says I can't clew my talents, throw the output at the wall and see what sticks. This wall turns out, is the interweb. Here it is in stage one of production, the conceptually driven...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
PHYLUM KINGDOM {giveaway!}
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I vote for the poppy earrings! (Annie Webb)ReplyDelete
Those poppies are calling my name!ReplyDelete
I love it all!ReplyDelete
Shannon P
I'm loving the Terrus pyrita. Simple and beautiful.ReplyDelete
Love it all. Poppie earrings included.ReplyDelete
Aurae pollen. Awesome.ReplyDelete
I am really loving Terrus pyrita. It is just so natural and calming. I really like that. jinglesells at gmail dot comReplyDelete
This is a very difficult decision!ReplyDelete
Nature inspired jewelry is my favorite! It is a toss up between the Siccus Hortas Press Flower Earrings and the Rami Auriem Brown and Gold Necklace. Many thanks, Cindi
Love it!!!!!
I'm diggin' the Terrus pyrita necklace! I love the orginality behind these pieces.ReplyDelete
the earrings are inspiring to me... they remind me that spring will come again!ReplyDelete
I'm not entering because I won a phylum kingdom giveaway on a room somewhere right before Christmas--the red poppy earrings--and they are the cutest things EVER. I feel so cute in them. Love Phylum Kingdom.ReplyDelete
I love the Brundisinium filum earrings. So gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete
-Megan R.
The Astrum explodere earrings are so fun.ReplyDelete
Wow, thanks for sharing! Amazing!! I love ALL the necklaces, esp. Terrus pyrita and Aphelion Vitrum...ReplyDelete
The Pinctada albina is simply gorgeous!ReplyDelete
These pieces are so fashion forward. This artist is very current with the bold statements that are on the runway right now. I especially like the Pinctada albina necklace and the Sericum sepala bracelet. Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Aphelion vitrum is my favorite, very pretty stuff and the model is just right for the piecesReplyDelete
As a bio major in college I am totally digging all the pieces but especially Altocumulus Tempestae - so cool.ReplyDelete
oh my gosh, that Rami aurum necklace is breathtaking! i'm pretty sure i just HAVE to buy that.ReplyDelete
- CelesteJanuary 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Love this:ReplyDelete
Pinctada albina
The Terrus pyrita necklace is really unique - love it.ReplyDelete
These are great earrings...ReplyDelete
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca
what great, unique jewelry... i love it!!!!ReplyDelete
Fun little things. Very creative.ReplyDelete
I really like the necklace terrus pyrita... it was my fav!ReplyDelete
I love all the earrings.ReplyDelete
love the earrings!ReplyDelete
I love the cuprum cerule earrings. Very unique and cool. What awesome jewelrey!!ReplyDelete
The red poppy earings are SO cute! I love them!ReplyDelete
love the Cuprum cerule. so unique and one of a kind!ReplyDelete
Very unique! I like the aphelion vitrum necklace... if I spelled that right...ReplyDelete
castanea frutex, terrus pyrita, aphelion vitrum are all so cool.ReplyDelete
erin g
Thank you so much for introducing this amazing etsy shop! I absolutely love the Pinctada albina it is so natural yet so elegant!ReplyDelete
love the Terrus pyritaReplyDelete
i love pinctada albina. phylum kingdom has amazing stuff!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Celeste, Chloe, and Gloria are all the same person and should be disqualified for cheating.ReplyDelete
Orae pollen earings are cute!ReplyDelete
Wow. How awesome. I think my fave are the earrings in the bottom right corner. I can't quite see the name on that one, either way, they are the little white ones. They're gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Aphelion vitrum, please! What fabulous pieces!!ReplyDelete
Love it! Love the Cuprum cerule! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Nakole S
I love the Aurae Pollen earrings -- simply beautiful.ReplyDelete
Acerglabrium orbis.. very coolReplyDelete
I think everything is sweet. I really like the poppy earrings though. Great giveaway, Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love the vegrandis vigeo, the details are so lovely.ReplyDelete
I love the Cuprum cerule earings. Love the copper!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2009 at 2:25 PM
I really like the earrings. joiceReplyDelete
I love the Aphelion vitrum necklace!ReplyDelete
The red flower earings are lovely.ReplyDelete
I love the Pyrrhia umbra. really its just so hard to choose because I like most of them.ReplyDelete
I'm not sure this is my style, but I'd LOVE to try it! I'm diggin the Aurae pollen!!ReplyDelete
i love the grndis vigeo!!!ReplyDelete
Very Hip. The Rami Aurum necklace is stunning.ReplyDelete
the Terrus Pyrita is just my style- perfection!ReplyDelete
oh, wow. i *heart* Cuprum cerule. what a statement. love the fact that they are a slightly mismatched pair. they would certainly brighten up my dark winter days!!!ReplyDelete
Just gorgeous. My favorite is the Rami Aurum necklace. I think it might attract squirrels.ReplyDelete
beautiful stuffReplyDelete
I LOVE the Astrum explodere earrings, I think I would wear them every single day. Thanks for the fun site!ReplyDelete
I need the poppy please!ReplyDelete
I love the Aphelion vitrum necklace - just beautiful!ReplyDelete
These pieces are super!
I really liked them all and it was hard to find just one that inspired me.
I really did like the Altocumulus Tempestae necklace. It is so dramatic and can dress up even the plainest of t-shrits or tank tops.
I love it!
WOW - so neat and new! I love (among others) the Pyrrhia umbra !ReplyDelete
I've never heard of Phylum Kingdom but I am loving it all. Thank you for the introduction.ReplyDelete
Merremia rivea earrings get my vote...ReplyDelete
This would be so fun to win!!ReplyDelete
I seriously love the Castanea-Frutex necklace! It is too yummy!ReplyDelete
Michele Ondra
I love the oxidized earrings that go from teal to gold. Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I was lucky enough to be a part f Adirenne's vision and shot the photos in the taxidermy museum! I love her work!
So Many beautiful pieces it's hard to decide! But, I'll have to vote for Castanea-Frutex.ReplyDelete
Diane Jones
Wow - such unusual jewelry. I love the Acerglabrium orbis necklace - thanks for the chance! alicedemske at hotmail.comReplyDelete
Simply beautiful and creative..WOW!ReplyDelete
Ha ha, this one really stretches my spelling skills! I really like the Pyrrhia umbra---lovely color!ReplyDelete
Acerglabrium orbis gorgeous!ReplyDelete
So many gorgeous pieces! I love the Pyrrhia umbra--so elegant! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love the Rami aurum! I looked over these all twice and tres and still its the Rami aurum.ReplyDelete
i think the orbis necklace is my fave...ReplyDelete
Aphelion vitrum is my favourite.ReplyDelete
Holy smokes! I had an idea like this in high school with all the genus/phylum. I love it! The Pinctada albina is my fav. Love it!ReplyDelete
Rockapink [at] aol.com
pretty! love the photography on the etsy page... i'm really digging the Castanea-Frutex necklace. it reminds me of upscale pieces like marni!ReplyDelete
Terrus pyritaReplyDelete
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Narcissus poeticusReplyDelete
I like the Altocumulus Tempestae best! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the Aphelion vitrum necklace. With it's bold sunburst colors it makes a statement all on it's own. Very unique and stylish jewelry. Thanks for the chance =)ReplyDelete
My favorite is Aphelion vitrum its gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Pyrrhia umbra necklace.ReplyDelete
I like the Castanea-Frutex necklace for the same reason I like the "tree ring" thing you are giving away - the wood natural look appeals to me. I was a child in the sixties with a pink bedroom just dying to have earthtones - ha! Now I have earthtones in my whole house.ReplyDelete
Thanks for having the giveaway.
I love how interesting and unique-looking Terrus pyrita is, it's definitely my favorite.ReplyDelete
man I'd love to win this!!ReplyDelete
I just love the Aquila chrysaetosReplyDelete
earrings. Eagles are so beautiful. Thank you so much!
Omgosh, I adore the Pinctada albina!ReplyDelete
Absolutely stunning!
I'm obsessed with the albina necklace and the pollen earrings! Wow!ReplyDelete
i like the Aurae pollen earrings! thanks,ReplyDelete
i love all of the earrings! oh wait...and the necklaces.ReplyDelete
ooo-so amazingly different! I'm going with thePinctada albina...ooooReplyDelete
I love the Rami aurum!ReplyDelete
I like the jewelry with the look of movement or suspension, the giveaway is my favorite, which I love, and also Castanea Frutex caught my eye...ReplyDelete
I can hear Victoria Falls in the background, as I view this very exquisite jewelry-art!
Thanks for the memories!
I like Kyla Jane, but then again I just love Butterflies.ReplyDelete
This jewelry is so unique and fun. I love all the earrings.ReplyDelete
I am so indecisive.. everything is so wonderful! I love the cuprum cerule earrings the most though, I think. I must start dropping hints as well! ;)ReplyDelete
(Lauren B)
I like the cocus loxondonta!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I love the earrings, maybe the poppy...ReplyDelete
Barbro Vigeant
it's hard to choose a favorite they are all great!!!ReplyDelete
Amazing styling on every single image! Do I really have to choose 1 favorite?!? Then I choose the Acerglabrium Orbis. Can't go wrong with anything inspired by nature.ReplyDelete
I admire Phylum Kingdom's "Malacosoma Disstria." I love the nifty texture and shapes.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shopping tip!
Earrings tend to be my favorite. So I really love Lactis solum, Papaver somnifera, Narcissus poeticus, & Merremia rivea. (Haha, basically all of them.) But the most INSPIRING piece, for me, is the Rami aurum! It looks like it was picked in some magical forest where bears aren't scary & branches are golden! Thanks for such a cool contest.ReplyDelete
Morgan W.
I am so inspired by the the Siccus Hortas Press Flower Earrings! So aesthetically beautiful!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
Wonderful shop!ReplyDelete

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1932 Ford Highboy Five-Window - One of One
George Poteet's '32 Ford Highboy Five-Window Is The Real Deal
The term "hot rod" has been used for decades to describe a car that epitomizes individual performance. Whether it be acceleration, braking, or handling, it's all part of one hot rodder's dream. The ultimate hot rod blends aspects of performance and good looks to create one of one.
Performance and aesthetics are indeed a rare combination but when it happens you know it. Think back to the saying, "I can't explain it but I will know it when I see it." Such is the case with the '32 Ford highboy five-window belonging to George Poteet of Collierville, Tennessee.
No doubt the highboy has the looks of a hot rod and all that remains would be for each of us to take a hot lap to fully appreciate its performance. (Well, that isn't going to happen. However, for those who made it to the Grand National Roadster Show or the Detroit Autorama in early 2009 you had the opportunity to get an up-close look.) But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Oftentimes, "too many builders can spoil the hot rod." Not so in this case.
Some of the extensive bodywork included raised wheelwells, a large supply of aluminum used in the making of the decklid, rolled pans, frame covers, and the hood. A stainless steel piano hinge was used in the Moal crafted hood, accented by the one-off aluminum grille with a steel insert. Other subtle yet uniquely crafted Moal components include nerf bars, door handles, and mirrors. The bright finish was applied by Sherm's Custom Plating while Ricks Glass supplied, what else, the glass! The sheetmetal received liberal amounts of PPG British Racing Green paint applied by Al Aguayo and Mike Faccini from Moal. Forward lighting comes from OTB Gear in the vintage-style 682-J ("J" meant no parking light) Guide (or BLC) early headlights in the paintable case with chromed trim ring. The popular '37 Ford taillights are held in position with a nifty surround utilizing eight polished Allen button-head bolts. (Look closely and you will note that the nerf bars feature the same style of surround.
All good hot rods need a motor with a little 'tude to get them down the road. Keeping with the Ford-in-a-Ford theme, George opted for a Ford Racing Performance 351-inch, 415-plus horsepower V-8 with plenty of custom appointments. Readily visible is the Price Motorsport Engineering (Hope, Indiana) intake topped with a pair of Holley 1848 four-barrel carbs dressed with fabricated air cleaners from the Moal workbench, all resting between a pair of Blue Thunder valve covers. Other performance parts include an MSD ignition, Taylor wires, Powermaster alternator, Moal custom headers (2 1/2-inch exhaust pipe running under the chassis), and Turbo Tone mufflers. Shifting this power to the rearend is a Tremec TKO 500 box with a Centerforce clutch, Moal custom-made shifter, and a driveshaft from Drive Line Service.
We mentioned the rearend, what would you expect in a Ford? Yep, a Ford 9-inch with 3.89 gears, Trac-Lok diff, and Strange S/S axles fill up the housing. Holding everything in position are a Moal-fabricated four-link and Panhard bar, Schroder Racing torsion bar with Moal arms, Strange adjustable shocks with Moal shaft covers, Wilwood Dynalite calipers and 12-inch rotors.
The Moal Roadchamp suspension in front is based on a drilled and chromed I-beam axle with Schroeder torsion bars, Magnum (early Ford style) spindles, more Wilwood Dynalite calipers, and 12-inch rotors, again Strange-adjustable and Moal-covered shocks, plus a Moal center guide Panhard bar. Other Moal frontend appointments include hairpins, batwings, and torsion arms. Finishing out the brake system is a Moal master cylinder, pedal assembly, and bias bar (brake proportioning).
All of this suspension needs a true hot rod steering to keep pace. How about a Tommy Lee-built 12:1 power steering box operated through an ididit steering column twisted via a Moal custom wheel? We would be remiss if we didn't mention that the Moal Roadchamp chassis is configured as a tube space frame fabricated from 4130 chromoly with 1 5/8-inch main tubes supporting a 110-inch wheelbase. Holding the Roadchamp up are Blondel wheels, 15s in front and 16s in back wrapped with BFGoodrich Radial T/A rubber measuring 155/80R15 and 245/75R16.
For all the "eye candy," what may be the single most attention-grabbing feature of the Deuce is the interior. It has a distinctive feel, something you may have seen in a military aircraft. The headliner, overhead console, and the Moal Bomber gauges by Classic Instruments go a long way toward supporting this feel. Did we mention the aircraft seatbelts? Tom Sewell of Cambria, California, stitched the green leather and custom gray carpeting over the Moal-designed seat and custom panels. Dynamat is used for insulation while Vintage Air supplies plenty of cool (or warm) air. The overhead Moal fabbed console houses a Moal mirror, ignition, and fuel toggle switches, start button, a complement of A/C switches and four Moal Bomber gauges (oil, temp, fuel, volts). A Moal modified '32 dash is retained and encompasses a pair of Moal Bomber gauges (200-mph speedo and 10,000-rpm tach) by Classic Instruments.
Oftentimes the most exciting aspects of a hot rod can't be seen. It's true that while a hot rod looks great once painted and upholstered often the real "beauty and craftsmanship" lies beneath the smooth paint, bright chrome, and all those well-placed stitches. Please visit www.streetrodderweb.com and view numerous construction photos that will give you an even greater appreciation for all the talent that went into constructing this Deuce coupe. It's worth starting up the ol' computer to enjoy the making of this one-of-a-kind hot rod.


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Every business owner wants to know the way to maximize their revenue and profitability and reduce the risks they are at. Leading companies, in the supply chain industry, have identified risks to their own supply chains and have created strong mitigation strategies to offset any negative effects.
Natural events can have a huge impact on the supply chain and this cannot always be considered when creating strategies to avoid negative effects. In the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake in 2011, there was a global part shortage – this was due to factories being destroyed. These events seriously disrupted their supply chain – leading to delays in taking products to the market. This then had a knock on effect and damaged sales and increased costs in worldwide markets.
It is not just the environment that can cause havoc with the supply chain, economic crisis, political unrest, demanding customers, technology changes, terrorism, short product lifecycles and the interest can all affect the way businesses operate across the globe.
Through utilising intelligent data from your supply chain, in combination with external market information, it is possible to advance your business' ability to plan for the future wisely.
You first need to identify your risks:
1. Inventory Risk
Inventory risk is often the biggest risk that any business can face – it is the result of a mismatch in projections and actual market demand. Maintaining excess inventory can become a liability and can hugely affect your finances. If you fail to predict an accurate probability of internal and external triggers of disruption – you will not be predicting the future correctly.
2. Procurement Risk
A procurement risk is to include unpredictable natural events which can affect the supply chain. Natural events can create shortages of materials and products and increase prices quite dramatically.
What are your financial risks? Is your capital tied up in business investments? Or do you have slow incoming capital? If so, this will be identified as a financial risk. By making yourself aware of the security of your finances – you can be sure to have a secure financial future.
Technology Lowering the Risks
The ability of the technology available today is tremendous; business owners are able to practically foresee the future of their supply chain when entering appropriate data. Further technology in the form of analytics can also be used to feed data from their existing risk management systems into analytics and dash boarding applications. Analytical information can be used to spot key trends, patterns and potential future disruptions.
Leading freight company, CC Freight, has been providing European freight services since 1925. They understand the importance of using technology to reduce supply chain risks.


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"Carly, you're seriously gonna fight Shelby Marx?"
iFight Shelby Marx is the 24th-25th episodes of iCarly and the 49th and 50th episode overall. It is the season finale of Season 2.
PlotAfter seeing MMA-fighter, Shelby Marx, win the female CFC-title as the youngest person ever, Carly jokingly challenges her to a fight, through the web show, "iCarly." Much to her surprise, Shelby agrees to an exhibition match for publicity and charity. Although she is deeply worried about it, she agrees when Shelby and Sam assure her that she won't be hurt.
At a press conference before the fight, Sam starts a riot by trash-talking Shelby, and Carly is pushed onto Shelby's grandmother. Shelby, thinking that Carly has purposely attacked her, is furious and wants to seriously hurt Carly. Carly cancels the fight out of fear, but afterwards, she is ridiculed by her classmates and Nevel. She manages to calm Shelby down and they agree to the exhibition fight again.
Nevel, seeing a chance to cause trouble for iCarly again, manipulates a video of the press conference to make it seem like Carly and Sam planned to push down Shelby's grandmother. Shelby is furious again and attacks Carly for real during the fight. Carly manages to get over the scheduled three-minute round by holding onto Shelby's leg and flees as soon as the door to the cage is opened.
When Shelby finds and confronts Carly, Shelby tells her about the kid who showed her the video of the press conference and the iCarly team comes to the conclusion that it is Nevel. After Freddie and Gibby find him, they pull him into the ring, where the girls, Carly, Sam, and Shelby, beat him up (off-screen).
In the end, Shelby appears on an iCarly webcast to do a spontaneous spit take.
Meanwhile, Spencer decides to take experimental allergy pills that have numerous side effects such as itching, sweating, constant thirst, short term memory loss, and muscle spasms. His spasms make him whip spaghetti around, hit Gibby's popcorn bucket, and accidentally smack Shelby which makes her hit him back.
- Victoria Justice appears as herself later on in the actual iCarly website videos. In the videos Freddie often comments that she looks like Shelby Marx, to which she replies "Yeah, I get that a lot."
- In the first scene, Spencer walks in and says, "Hola, muchachas y muchacho" (which is Spanish for "Hello, girls and boy"), and all three of the kids say "Hello" back. Later, in the editing bay, Dan Schneider noticed that Sam said something else in addition, which he couldn't quite make out. He played the tape for Jennette McCurdy, who thinks she said "Heyyy, skillet-biscuit." On his blog, Schneider said, "I don't know why she said that, and, surprisingly, neither does Jennette."
- The Shays' pay-per view password is 123.
- CFC is a parody of UFC.
- Fred appears in the crowd
- When Spencer brought Carly downstairs (carrying her over his shoulder) to see Shelby, the girl Jerry Trainor was carrying was actually a stunt double, not Miranda Cosgrove. Because Jerry's body was covered in lotion (and therefore slippery), it was judged too dangerous for him to carry Miranda down the wooden stairs over his shoulder. The footage of Jerry carrying the stunt double was later cut together with a shot of Jerry setting Miranda down on the floor in the living room.
- This is the first time we actually see Sam at her house.
- This is the first time we hear Freddie say 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 when the audience is counting down the last seconds of the round.
- In this episode, Nevel says that he is afraid of Sam, but in iRue the Day, he said Sam doesn't scare him. This is mainly because Sam couldn't harm him as he was on the internet and not directly in front of her.
- Despite the fact that Shelby Marx is one of the strongest fighters she does not have any visible muscle that a real fighter would have.
- If you listen closely to the crowd in the scene where Shelby punches Carly, you can hear someone shouting "You're a great puncher, Victoria!"
- This was the second episode (after iKiss) to hit #1 on iTunes.
- Victoria Justice appears later in a future iCarly episode iParty with Victorious, as Tori Vega.
- Nevel would not appear again until season 4 episode iPity The Nevel.
- The side effects of the pills Spencer took (shown in the episode) included: itching (when Shelby arrived at their apartment), sweating (while watching TV), extreme thirst (during the interview), memory loss (when Carly and Freddie came home), and muscle spasms (before and after the fight)
- Deleted Scene: There was a deleted scene where Shelby bodyslams Carly. Also, another deleted scene was when Carly tried to hide behind the referee.
- There is another deleted piece of dialogue in this episode, as evidenced at least in iBloop, where Freddie describes how he made the raisin-bread toast. For unknown reasons, this line was cut from the actual episode.
- This and Season 5, the final season, are the only seasons that end with a 1-Hour Finale.
- Up to now, this is the last episode where Wendy appears on-screen; she was mentioned, but not seen again in iLove You.
- This was the Season 2 finale.
- The names of the news anchors are Jack Schneider and Marvin Lillien. (reference to the creator of iCarly, Dan Schneider and his wife Lisa Lillien aka Hungry Girl)
- The amount of popcorn in the bowl Carly is using at the start changes in each shot.
- When Nevel is making the fake video in his hideout, Carly and Sam's mouths don't move when they say "Push her grandmother down" and "I'll do it!", but when he shows it to Shelby, Carly and Sam's motions are perfectly synched with the voice clips.
- When Nevel is making the fake video in his hideout, we see a straight-on camera shot that includes Freddie's full torso, whereas when he shows the video to Shelby we see an angled camera shot that only includes part of Freddie.
- After Shelby hits Carly, Carly takes out her mouthpiece. When the referee admonishes her that she can´t call a time-out she has it on again. Likewise, when she starts talking to Spencer, Sam and Freddie, her mouthpiece is off again.
- When Shelby describes Nevel, she says that Nevel is "[about] their age." However, Nevel is actually 2 years younger than the iCarly trio and Shelby.
- If you look closely when Carly was falling on Shelby's grandmother, Shelby was actually the one who pushed her.
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Carly: Has everyone heard of this girl but me?
Freddie and Sam: Yes.
[everyone is watching the Shelby Marx fight on TV]
Freddie: Okay, how do I make that girl my future wife?
Carly: I thought you wanted me to be your future wife?
Freddie: Could that happen?
Carly: Could not happen…
Freddie: [reading the comments on SplashFace] "That Carly chick is out of her mind. Bring on the fight. Shelby would destroy that twig."
Sam: "Twig?"
Carly: I'm not a twig…and I'm getting curvier every day!
Freddie: I know.
Carly: Eyes up, dude.
Sam: Calm down, Pay-Per-View only costs, like 80 bucks.
Spencer: EIGHTY!
Sam: Unless you order it in hi-def, which I did, so it's actually a hundred bucks.
Spencer: A HUNDRED BU-
Sam: Shhhhh!
Shelby: Carly, Hi, I'm Shelby Marx. I saw your video about me...
Carly: Oh, you did? Wow, that's so cool 'cause--[terrified] AAAAAHHHHHHHH!! [Runs away]
Freddie: [to Shelby] I made you some raisin bread toast.
Shelby: What?
Sam: Oooh, this is pathetic.
Shelby: Ah thanks, but raisins kinda creeps me out.
Freddie: Oh, well, I can get rid of the raisins...
[Freddies uses his teeth to remove the raisins]
Freddie: There you go, raisin-free.
Shelby: You also creep me out.
Wendy: Carly, you're seriously gonna fight Shelby Marx?
Carly: Well yeah, but it's just for fun...
Wendy: Do you know how hard she can punch and kick? I heard that Shelby once knocked this Russian girl's teeth out with just a kick to the jaw.
Sam: Yeah! And now she talks like 'mlah, mlah, mlah, mlah'!
Carly: I'm gonna fix this.
Freddie: How?
Carly: I'm gonna fight Shelby.
Freddie: You can't. You smooshed her grandmother, she's gonna kill you.
Carly: Maybe not if I talk to her.
Spencer: So how's school today?
Carly: IT BLEW UP, OKAY?!
Spencer: Geez!
[Carly dodges Shelby's punches and clamps herself tightly around Shelby's leg.]
Shelby: Let go of my leg!
Carly: Never!
Shelby: Will someone pry this girl off my leg so I can punch her?!
Sam: You were awesome. You didn't throw one punch or kick, and you looked like a total spaz out there, but you lasted a whole round with a top-notch professional fighter. Way to be, kid!
[Everyone talks, and gets silent as Shelby approaches them]
Carly: Anyway, why is everyone getting all-- [turns around] AAHHHH!! [hides behind Sam and Freddie]
Sam: What do you want?
Shelby: To talk to Carly; I wanna ask her why--
Spencer: [Accidentally Slaps Shelby] [QUIETLY] I'm so sorry.
[Shelby kicks Spencer in the face]
Spencer: Ow. I'm gonna go wait in the car. [Spencer leaves]
Carly: What happened tonight? You promised you were gonna go easy on me.
Shelby: You promised it was an accident when you tackled my grandmother
Carly: It was.
Shelby: Don't lie, I saw a video and heard you Sam planning to do it.
Sam: What video?
Carly: We never planned it.
Freddie: Are you dating anyone? [Sam hits him]
Carly: Nevel's head is kinda round.
Sam: Like a melon.
Carly: Yeah.
Nevel: I'm not scared of you, Freddie Benson!
[Nevel gets shoved into octagon]
Freddie: That´s cool.
Carly: [steps out of the shadows] Hello, Nevel.
Nevel: I'm not scared of you either.
Sam: [steps out of the shadows] What´s up, Nevel?
Nevel: Okay, you, I'm scared of…
[Sam steps closer to Nevel, causing him to flinch]
Shelby: Hi Nevel.
[Shelby steps into the spotlight]]
Nevel: Oh dear…[girls approach him] Oh…Okay…[nervously] What are you gonna do? Ladies, my pants are very expensive…[the girls beat him up and he screams like a girl] Ahhhhhhh!!


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I shall be heading down to Chicago to meet up with the Donkey Puncher and then invade Wrigley to watch the Milwaukee Brewers beat up on the Chicago Cubs. I can say that only because the Brewers won last night, making today's game a big one. I can't think of how totally insufferable Cub fans would have been today had the Crew lost last night and was facing a sweep. Yost said coming in that they needed to win the series. A sweep would be nice but 2 of 3 is what mattered. Now they have a chance.


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Listing and Listening For Change
Wow…all I can say is WOW! I've been away for a little while, and as my last post stated I've been recovering from surgery. BUT…I am back, and without sounding, I don't know, conceited…I'm WAY BETTER! Physically, I'm back on my game..working out again with a lot of yoga and long walks on the beach! Mentally, however….well, that's another story! My writing mind has been on a bit of a binge, so please forgive my lack of staying on one subject for very long, at least for a few posts!
So, this dark and twisty mind of mine is going a lot of places, but today it wants to focus on listening to our life lists. Why? Well, because when you spend weeks on a couch/in bed and you're drugged out of your mind (as I recently was), you tend to go to some pretty wicked places in your mind. I find that my thoughts never rest…and I mean that literally! It's a curse of sorts, at least for me it is. I have recently found myself making lists…grocery lists, lists of goals for the day, week, month, year, and the ultimate bucket list! I think everyone should have one. I've heard a lot of people say that bucket lists are a negative thing to take on. They think that it's like putting an "end of life" stamp on them (which, by the way, I think is absolutely WRONG!). I think it's a way to actually start a goal (whether that be groceries or bucket lists!). Sometimes we just need a starting point and actually writing something down gives us that "ready, set, go(al) for whatever it is we have in mind.
Personally, I'm into writing in journals. Pretty much, every single day for the past 10 years, I have written in a journal. I write about my day, I say prayers, I put down my goals and aspirations….all the usual things that people who write in journals do. But in my recent down time I've taken the opportunity to go back through all of these journals (which, by the way, come in an array of styles and colors!). I immediately noticed a central theme to every single one of them…all of the things that I WANT out of life. And then I realized that I haven't reached very many of those goals and had to really start asking myself the age old question..WHY? Why haven't I done even the simplest of things that I had ask of myself. The unfortunate part to all of this is that I didn't have an answer. Not a satisfying one anyway. I had a lot of excuses…husband had cancer (at 34), I had cancer, family members had issues, jobs changed…and the excuses go on.
I am now on a quest. Actually, I'm on many QUESTS! I have a lot of soul searching to do to find out which of these things were just "I would like to" and which of them were "I WANT to". I've discovered there's a big difference in the two, but I've also discovered that in these ten years I have changed! Yep, hard to believe for most people and even more difficult to admit, but I have most definitely changed! Therefore, it was a no brainer for me to say that I need to re-evaluate all of "lists" I've made and make one BIG list! But I also had to make a deal with myself that the list could indeed CHANGE! I mean geeze, didn't I just admit that I have changed (and quite a bit, might I add). So I'm coming to grips with the fact that my plans can change..it's okay to change. It's okay to listen to ourselves and most of all our hearts to find the changes that we need to make. I've always had the motto "I am who I am…love me or hate me…I ain't changing for nobody!" (please keep in mind, grammar-wise anyway, I am originally a girl from the South…). And it wasn't until recently that I realized I needed to change that motto. Things change, people change, life changes, we change….I've changed!
So, as I end this newest post, this newest journey I'm taking on to share with the world (and hoping that there are people out there that are like me!), I vow for this blog to be my new journal…good, bad, ugly…Letters2TheDead….and the living, as we all take on change!
Thanks for reading!
Breaking On The Break
Short break…well, sort of a long break, in my blog. Why? So many reasons, but the main one is called surgery. Yes, surgery…it sucks, actually, truth be known, the surgery part is the easy part, I slept right through that, it's been the recovery that sucks.
For example…cancer is ugly, it causes ugly things to happen to you…physically, mentally, emotionally…and you would think that being in health care it would be easier to deal with, but it's not. Actually, it's just the opposite…it's worse…way, way, way worse. When you work or have worked in medicine you have the tendency to self-diagnose, over-think and think of the worst possible scenarios first, but for some reason you only think that way when it's you! When we are treating patients…strangers…it's easy to tell them the "likely" process of a disease or diagnosis in the most positive way, but when it's you..you're not nearly as kind. In fact, your down right hardcore on yourself, which is precisely what has happened in my case. No matter who it is, yourself or your own family, these things are harder to deal with because, as I've already said above, you look at things differently when it applies to you.
So I will write…and write…and write to deal with this particular "season" of my life. So…let no door be unopened and let no page be left unturned..that's my approach. So get ready for some good stuff…some really good, deep, crazy, funny, sad, awesome stuff! It's coming soon….very soon.
Thanks for reading….Breathe.
He Said What To Me?
Just so you don't get confused, this post does have a purpose in the end….if you make it that far, hopefully you will see where I'm coming from.
I always wanted to work in the entertainment industry or to be a newspaper reporter….yes, I wanted to work as a news anchor (or maybe even be an actress). That was my dream, to be some local towns (it didn't matter where, as long as it was far, far away from where I was from!) morning breakfast or evening news anchor. I wanted to deliver the facts to the town, city, or even world if I could work my way up to the top! Whether it was via my face in front of a camera or by putting pen to paper, I knew I had the communication skills, I mean, after all, my grandmother used to tell me that I could sell ice water to the devil if I wanted to, which to me was the gift of persuasion and gab! So what better career path to take, right? I was convinced this is what I would be…this was my calling, but oh how WRONG I was!
When I started college, I took some classes my first semester related to TV/News Communication (taught by someone described as having "years" of time and experience in the field) and was told straight in front of at least 200 other students, "You, in the fifth row, you will make the perfect SHORT term news girl!" At first I was delighted, I had been spotted, I knew I had the look and the drive….until the next few things came out of his mouth, "You are obviously a very attractive young lady, assuming you can speak well, (and he had me repeat some corny line like I was ending a broadcast), and you have that look in your blue eyes that you want to say something, but stand up please…(I give him an awkward look)…yes, stand up!" I stood up, ever so slowly, and really sort of cringed at the entire room looking at me, but at the same time it has to be good, I'm thinking, because he noticed me!) "And THAT'S your problem!" I'm thinking to myself, "what's my problem?" Did I not stand correctly, is my back not straight, am I hunching at my shoulders, I know I'm super fit, that can't be it? "You're entirely too short, change your major, trust me dear, petite people (at least he wasn't discriminating on a gender basis) do not make it in the world of News and Television, especially not television, change your major dear." I was CRUSHED….CRUSHED to the very soul that held me together…I saw every eyebrow in the room raise, all of the tall people release their held breaths in relief, and some more awkward people's eyes grow as big as saucers in disbelief at what was just said. I wanted to run out of the room. I wanted to cry. I wanted to kick the old geezer straight in his balls, but I held it together, and I stayed to hear the rest of his how's and why's of the TV world, which I now know were crap! I walked out saying softly to myself "Asshole!", and a couple of people I had never seen or spoken to in my life came up to me and were giving me advice that I was most definitely not interested in hearing…not right then anyway. Could this be true? Is the world that I want so much to be a part of so shallow and so, so….stupid and pre-judgmental?
The very next day, I walked into my adviser's office and changed my major to nursing….something that I never wanted to really do, never really even thought about, except for a few times because one of my classmates mother's was a nurse and I thought it was cool she got to wear scrubs and "help" people, but I had never once in my childhood thought…."I want to be a nurse when I grow up! I want to put up with the top to bottom of society asking for help and complaining half the time you give it to them, I want to work 12 and 16 hour night shifts and be governed by a board that doesn't advocate for me, yet advocates for the public against you." No, I never wanted to be a nurse, but that's the path I chose because of the gray headed ass-face that made me feel a half-inch tall in a room full of what seemed like giants. It took me a long time to get over what he said to me, it did. But my point is, that WHAT he said to me changed my life course. There were many good and many bad things that came out of my choosing the path that I did, but I still had that seed of working in TV/Entertainment industry, I always signed up to be in the underground theater, did lots of leads in some plays, always sang and performed in my churches choir and plays, wrote scripts in my journal, song lyrics… took my little bitty bits of my once big dream and I dabbled in it when I could, but all in all…it was still just a dream.
My point to this weeks rant post is this…..I let ONE person, one person that I didn't even know and who most definitely didn't know me, demolish my dream. The biggest point is this…I LET HIM…I CHOSE TO COWER DOWN….I CHOSE TO DEMOLISH MY OWN DREAM based on what what someone else said…based on how I was judged, and unfairly at that.
I think that in all of my changing I'm doing lately and all of the new self discovery, it is this that has really stood out to me. Some of you may think, get over it…your too old now to do anything about it, you suck at it, you can't write, but that's just it, I don't care what anyone else says about it now. If I fail, it's ok, at least I've tried, because up until now, I never got the chance. Hell, I've been thinking, at the very least with all of the medical shows out there I know I could find some place to use what I KNOW from the wrong choice I made (which by the way, I've got stories from my years in medicine that would rock Shonda Rhymes' world! 😎 I lucked into doing some stand-in work about three years ago and was Blessed to work on a hit show and get loads of set time and learn tons from the leads that I worked with. Some of them were very gracious and very helpful, others…well…they were honestly typical movie star attitude types, but for the most part they treated me just like I was one of them, which was fantastic. I've made some great friends and done some small acting gigs and a lot of stand-in and "featured" extra work (yes, extra's can be featured". I've taken acting classes, voice over classes, I have an agent and I'm writing this blog. I've actually found a new passion for it that didn't even exist when I put my dream of entertainment in the grave before it was even born! So NEVER let someone stop your dreams in their tracks without some serious soul searching first, because trust me, it will come back to haunt you…it will…like a freaking ghost in a closet or monster under the bed…it will find its way back into your mind and your heart and you may not be able to get it back…ever, but if you're like I was and it happened to you too…take it back…take back your dream and decide what to do with it. Decide whether or not it was just a silly wishful thinking type dream (and we all have those…it's ok), or if it really entered into your soul of souls and still dwells in the very blood that flows through your heart.
I will end with this…."He said what to me?"
Thanks for reading my dream…remember to breathe.
Permission To Change…Please
"When we say things like "people don't change", it drives scientist crazy because change is literally the only constant in all of science. Energy, matter, it's always changing, morphing, merging, growing, dying. It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural. The way we cling to what things were instead of letting things be what they are. The way we cling to old memories instead of forming new ones. The way we insist on believing despite every scientific indication that anything in this lifetime is permanent. Change is constant. How we experience change that's up to us. It can feel like death or it can feel like a second chance at life. If we open our fingers, loosen our grips, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline. Like at any moment we can have another chance at life. Like at any moment, we can be born all over again." Grey's Anatomy (Shonda Rhymes, phenom writer!).
This quote struck me like a bolt of lightening! Yes, jolted me, helped me breathe for a second to think that this is how we tend to think about CHANGE. After all, this is what I've been stuck on…making changes in my own life, which lead me to share it as some posts on my blog. I thought that others may be going through some of the same emotions and pain that I'm currently going through as I take on this "born again" process.
I've been having a bit of a "writers block" after my last post (so please forgive my bouncing all over the place in this post), but recently, I've been reading all I can get my hands on about changing my life and having the courage to make BIG CHANGES this late in the game (ok, sharing my age, 38). I mean, can I really change at this point? It's interesting what I've found out there…it really is, but a lot of what I've found, once again, is a lot of "professional guru's" giving their "professional" opinions and thoughts on the how's and why's of making a change in life. Some of them make some sense, but I have such a hard time (again) buying any of it because I have to wonder just how much they themselves have made changes, life changing changes, and if they had any disadvantages before them when they made them. I mean, most of us regular old, run of the mill people here on earth have some major obstacles to overcome before we can make any big changes in our lives. I think this is why I like the quotes I find from GA, they are straight forward and pretty much hit the nail on the head. I know, I know, it's a t.v. show, but it still makes sense (far more sense than some of this other stuff I've been reading from the "pro's").
Sometimes we are not given the choice of making a change because it happens without notice or our permission. This is the change that scares everyone the most, it's a scary thought and can cause major life shake-ups. What I do know is this, if we make a plan….even set a goal to deal with whatever change life has forced upon us, we can shape it into something that we do actually want. Mistakes are expected, detours are almost a certainty, but the end results if we dedicate ourselves to finding the good in the changes we are making, well, that's what life's all about…giving ourselves PERMISSION to make or allow a change in ourselves, our vision for our lives. It's a process, and most of the time it doesn't happen over night. Sometimes it can take weeks, months, even years for changes to occur, but in the end it's all worth the millions of emotions that it took us to get there. It's worth all of those bumps in the road and roller coasters to be "born again".
Thanks for reading! Remember to….BREATHE!
Do you ever feel like you just can't breathe? I mean that overwhelming feeling of neurotransmitter overload and you just can't take a deep breath? I've recently been (unfortunately) privy to one of these moments…actually many of them, but that's beside the point, the point is that it happened. It happened and I didn't like it, at all. All of this renewing and finding my voice has put me in sensory overload and honestly, I've questioned it like I've never questioned anything in my life before. I think I may be afraid of what I might find.
Fear, it can stop us in our tracks. It can cause all hope to be lost and it can cause great suffering at our own hands, but the interesting thing about fear is that we have a choice with it. I know, I know, many have written on the subject of fear, it's consequences and how to overcome it…but haven't you wondered if any of these people, who seem obviously stable, wealthy and comfortable have really ever faced a fear like you've faced. It comes in all forms, fear, it rears its ugly head in the most troubling of times and it can, in fact, manifest itself in a physical manner. Now, when I talk about a physical manner, I'm not talking about screaming because someone said BOO! I'm talking about the kind of fear that takes your breath away. The kind of fear that makes you feel that your very life is in danger (and I say that because without breath….well, there is no life). I'm no expert on fear or how to prevent or deal with it, but I am experienced in it. I've had my fair share of fears, but making a life change, a REAL CHANGE and sticking to it, that has surpassed many of the fears that I've ever had, and that includes my fear of flying, which is one of my biggest fears! There's something about change that brings out the fear in all of us. Sometimes it passes, it does, but sometimes it doesn't and when fear sticks around for very long…it's a deal breaker for most of us. For most of us (normal humans) it sends us running for the hills, running to something familiar, whether that familiar is good or bad for us. Familiarity calms fear, but if you think about it, it doesn't help for long if there's a true change that needs to be made. Examples I can think of are: addictions, though they are bad (and by the way, addiction doesn't just relate to the term drugs), they are familiar and comfortable and the thought of being without them, whatever they may be, can send us into sensory overload. Relationships, boy, that's a bit of a big one for most people. Do I dare to take that chance with being in another relationship after being so badly hurt in the last? Do I look at what I want in a person or what I've been familiar with in the past, which ultimately leads to self-destruction!
I will close today's "rant" on being able to breathe with another quote from my favorite writer of wit and life Shonda Rhymes, "Sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibilities under tomorrow's rug…until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves that knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying." So, I am taking this t.v. writer's advice on life and I'm going to do my best to keep breathing. I will keep breathing and stop sweeping. I will make more mistakes on my journey, of course I will, but I will never stop trying….trying like hell to keep breathing.
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Asoka Halwa
Yellow (split) Mung Beans (paasi paruppu) - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 to 2.5 cups
Ghee - 1 cup (upto 1.5 cups)
Whole wheat flour (atta) - 0.5 cup
All purpose flour (maida) - 0.5 cup
Milk - 1 tbsp
Red food coloring - few drops
Saffron - a big pinch
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
1) Pressure cook mung beans with about 3 cups of water till soft. Mash till smooth. To this, add the sugar and mix well.
2) Meanwhile soak saffron in the milk, add food colouring and cardamom powder. Keep aside.
3) Heat ghee in a pan and add the atta and maida. Stir until there are no lumps. Keep stirring on a low-medium flame until there's a nice aroma and it turns golden.
4) Now add the mung dhal + sugar mixture and stir well until well cooked and the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Add the milk mixture and stir well and cook for a few more minutes before removing from stove. Ashoka Halwa is now ready to serve.
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A young woman was charged Thursday after a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a man.
The crash happened Sunday at Brady Street and North Arlington Place.
A viewer told WISN-TV that a speed board was up. Police said the board was already placed there as part of an effort to slow traffic on the street.
"We, as the police, we're doing a lot to try to combat this," Milwaukee Police Department Capt. Aaron Raap said.
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Google Maps has ventured everywhere from the Swiss Alps and Antarctica to the rugged terrains of the Grand Canyon. With its latest map of North Korea, the web-mapping application offers a glimpse into one the most isolated countries on the world.
Google released mapping data of North Korea on Monday, revealing restaurants, hotels, and other signs of industrialized life in the capital city of Pyongyang, as well as many prison labor camps within the nation's borders.
"For a long time, one of the largest places with limited map data has been North Korea. But today we are changing that," writes Jayanth Mysore, senior product manager for Google Map Maker, in the Google Maps blog.
The map is the product of Google Map Maker and its community of "citizen cartographers," according to the blog.
The crowd-sourced mapping system has had access to the data since 2009, according to a Google spokesman. The submissions had to be refined before going live on Google Maps.
North Korea was one of the last countries with almost no previous data on Google Maps, the spokesman says. Before Monday, the country was completely blank on Google Maps, except for a few labels of major cities.
The developments come three weeks after Google Executive Eric Schmidt's humanitarian trip to North Korea. However, the map has no connection to Mr. Schmidt's visit, according to a Google spokesman.
Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Security Studies Program, says the new data could provide crucial insight to those studying North Korea.
"It's going to be very helpful moving forward," Mr. Walsh says.
In Pyongyang, Google Maps outlines everything from city streets and markets to the Kim Man-yu Hospital and the North Korean Workers Party Monument.
The map highlights a number of other details, such as armories and North Korea's notorious prison labor camps. One gulag, known as Camp 22, appears near the North Korean and Chinese border.
This is not the first map of North Korea that's available online. Curtis Melvin, editor of the North Korean Economic Watch Blog, says on his website that he has spent several years compiling public maps, interviews, innovative analysis, and other data for a Google Earth representation of North Korea. The Google Map Maker, however, is the first official crowd-sourcing project to take on the mysterious North Korean peninsula.
Walsh says the map not only casts a spotlight on North Korea, but also provides information that could dispel misconceptions about the country.
"What's really useful about a project like this is it allows you to see change over time," Walsh says. "It's not just a snapshot most people in their heads have a notion of."
The North Korea that many imagine is not the North Korea that exists today, Walsh says. The country has experienced some economic gains with more restaurants, cars, and people in the capital. Meanwhile, the nation's economy continues to deteriorate in the countryside and in the industrial cities to the north.
"Elites are getting wealthier and the rest of the country appears to be as poor or getting poorer," Walsh says. "That's an important dynamic. That's not the fixed image we have in our mind that North Korea is always poor."
How does Google Maps play into this? The more data that becomes available to the public, the easier it is for people in the United States and in South Korea to understand the economic and cultural developments in North Korea, Walsh says. More information could mean less conflict down the line.
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No detailing story would be complete without a vehicle, and for that we are going to use Sam Head's '56. The car was painted a couple of years ago, but has been in storage since completion. There isn't any oxidation to remove, but the paint needs to be protected to maintain that shine. Also, along the way a few things have found their way onto the paint job like minor scratches and some fall out.
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I'm writing this rather late, but Jonaki, I've kept my promise! 2008 has been a year of changes for me—I started the year by joining Pearson, changed houses thrice during the year, and got married at the end of the year. So, on the personal front, I'd look forward to stability more than any more changes this year! But when I reflect on the year that has just gone by, there's one difference I wish the coming year will bring us…
The bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, and scores of other places; the Mumbai terrorist attacks; and the increasing number of murders, rapes, and road rage in the city make me look forward to a year when there won't be such utter failure of intelligence, alertness, and tolerance in the country. The Mumbai attacks were so horrific that they seemed to be out of a
Violence is always meaningless, but what strikes me most that ordinary people—not just terrorists—seem to be becoming increasingly unfeeling too. TOI's list of ridiculous reasons for murders in 2008 bears witness to this fact. So, as we step into a new year, the biggest change I look forward to is that the coming year will be a safer one for us. I hope we'll become more alert and tolerant of others!
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
Monthly Update - May 2004
May has seen the animal release program advance more than I could have thought possible. We have been operating the program for over two years now and have had some great successes with the release of unwanted pets and confiscated animals but over the last six weeks we have had to work quickly to accommodate our latest arrivals. Perhaps the most exciting new resident at the centre is Preciosa, a 5 month-old female jaguar cub!! She was orphaned when her mother was shot and the young cub was taken to the local vet in Puerto Maldonado.
When I was approached and asked if I would like to receive her it was with great excitement but also a little trepidation that I said yes. Even at this young age she is a formidable size and has tremendous force which means that we shall have to adopt a different form of animal management as the majority of our rescued animals allow staff and volunteers alike to enter the cages to clean and check their health. Thus I have received the cub on the condition that the vet visits on a monthly basis to check its health and if necessary put her to sleep temporarily should any medical attention be needed. Preciosa's new enclosure is almost completed and she will have a large and comfortable area in which to live until she completes her first 18 months and then she will be anaesthetised and released in a secure location away from the threat of trophy hunters after her magnificent pelt. Preciosa is being fed a mixture of dead meat and live chickens so, like the margay, when she is released she will be an adept hunter more than capable of looking after herself.
I was very happy indeed to receive five brilliantly coloured macaws in May also. Our first ever resident at Taricaya was a scarlet macaw called Leonela and it was truly rewarding to see her grow new flight feathers and when released eventually she was always to be seen flying around the centre appearing at the kitchen when food was a little scarce! Volunteers have completed a spacious aviary for the five birds and they have plenty of space to exercise their wings as their flight feathers slowly regenerate over the next 8 months or so. We have two Red-and-Green Macaws (Ara chloroptera), see left, two Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) and one Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna). These are the three biggest macaws in the area and it will be fantastic to watch them recuperate and regain the ability to fly before releasing them together. We also received a Yellow-Crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) in a similar condition. Our experience with macaws, parrots and parakeets is that they will gradually broaden their territory when released but will always be seen flying around at some point during the day which will enable us to monitor their progress even after release. During their rehabilitation we shall be investigating the speed of regeneration of the flight feathers and hence we shall have a good data-base on times of recovery for when we receive more macaws and parrots.
The other two new residents at the centre are a male South American Coati cub (Nasua nasua) and a baby Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu). The male coati has already formed a strong pair bond with Achu, our female coati cub of similar age, and they are now inseparable in their mischief as they roam the centre terrorising unsuspecting volunteers! The obvious hope for the pair is that they will grow closer and closer and so when released they will mate and increase the local population of coatis under the protection of our private reserve. The baby peccary is currently in an enclosure but after a month we will release it and our experience previously with peccaries is that he will remain around the centre foraging and gradually getting to know the area. Peccaries are incredibly resourceful and being omnivorous feed on almost anything. In 2002 we had a collared peccary, Sah, who became so accustomed to the area he would follow the volunteers along the trails, find something of interest, disappear (presumed lost!) only to pop up a couple of days later before repeating the whole procedure again.
The margay, Imba, is nearing the end of his time with us. His reintroduction will be in our reserve and he has developed into a more than capable hunter. He is almost a year old and whilst he accepts the presence of humans he will not be threatened for his pelt as he will make his new territory in our reserved area.
The other projects at the centre continue to function well with the canopy walkway providing some great sightings this month. Not least of those was a Plum-Throated Cotinga (Cotinga maynana), which is a canopy species with wonderful iridescent turquoise plumage and due to its habitat in the high tree-tops previously unseen at Taricaya.
The caiman enclosure and pool are now almost completed and ready for when the young caiman appear towards the end of the dry season in July/August.
June will see us working hard at the New Farm, the transfer of Preciosa to her new enclosure and much more as the beaches start to appear in the main river and the turtle project begins its preparations.
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Last week, on-again-off-again GOP front-runner Mitt Romney christened himself an "unofficial Southerner" during a speech in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The former Massachusetts governor joked, "I'm learning to say 'y'all' and I like grits. Strange things are happening to me."
At another campaign event, Romney affected a Southern twang ("Morning y'all!") and touted his Dixie-style breakfast. "I got started right this morning with a biscuit and some cheesy grits," he said. "I'll tell you! Delicious."
On the eve of the primary battle in Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, Stewart knocked Romney's "Southern Strategy" and not-to-subtle "Southern-fried pandering" to Dixie sensibilities.
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"This poor guy—figuratively speaking—contorting himself just to win a few votes," Stewart said.
Stewart began the segment with a primer on the notorious Southern Strategy by which Richard Nixon, playing on "racial fears" in the former Confederacy, won the White House in 1968 and effectively reshaped American electoral politics.
But according to Stewart, Romney's "Southern Strategy" owes less to Machiavellian political calculation and more to Jeff Foxworthy's stand-up schtick — a likely possibility, since the popular Georgia-born comic endorsed Romney and campaigned with him in Alabama.
Riffing on Foxworthy's well-known "You Might Be A Redneck" routine, Stewart donned a Foxworthy-style bushy mustache and put a Blue Collar Comedy spin on Romney's deep-pocket Rockefeller Republican roots.
"If you have a car on your front lawn 'cause your garage only holds five cars, if you go to the diner and order your eggs fabergé, if you think 'Cloverfield' was a movie about your butler — you might be a Romney," Stewart joked.
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A year ago councillor David Potts was a rising star in the Conservative party after being selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate to stand against the Chancellor, Alistair Darling at the next general election.
Many Scottish Conservatives reckoned that he was destined for great things and even councillor David Potts believed that he would – at the very least become a minister in the new Conservative administration – that was until Mr Monkey revealed his antics here in South Tyneside to the world.
Within months of exposing the 'real David Potts' any ambitions he had to make it to Westminster were over. The Scottish Conservatives took the unusual step of effectively sacking him by removing him as their candidate and replacing him with Edinburgh councillor, Jason Rust who ironically had been pictured with David Potts on a number of occasions.
Councillor Potts found it difficult to come to terms with this rejection and his life quickly spiralled downwards.
Publicly he tried to convince the world that he had 'resigned' because of his father's ill health and when it was pointed out to him by people who knew his father that this wasn'ttrue, he changed his story and claimed that the real reason he resigned was so that he could return to South Tyneside to fight the far right threat posed by the BNP.
He attended one meeting hosted by the leader of South Tyneside Council and to date no further meetings have been held.
Those close to councillor Potts feared for his safety and mental wellbeing as his behaviour became more erratic. They noticed that his drink problem had became more profound, he started to talk to imaginary beings and became increasing paranoid – he thought he was being followed by monkeys and started to see chimps everywhere.
This paranoia was coupled with depression, something he had suffered from as a child. He found it difficult to cope with and eventually retreated into his own world, he refused to answer his telephone, speak to anyone and then disappeared.
Some people thought he'd gone on holiday but Mr Monkey can now reveal that he returned to Scotland in an attempt to tackle his Edinburgh demons, but bottled it at the last minute and ended up in Glasgow.
He thought he was safe there where he could hide amongst the down and outs, tramps, alcoholics and drug addicts – that was until a jogger spotted him in the infamous Glasgow Green on the banks of the Clyde and called the police.
Apparently when the police arrived they found him unconscious on a park bench dressed in khaki shorts, a beige tshirt and a pith helmet. He was surrounded by a dozen toy monkeys, some of which had been mutilated and a fluffy chimp hanging from the tree above him in what appeared to have been a mock execution.
When the police roused him he refused to acknowledge their presence, pulled out a water pistol and started to 'shoot' the toy monkeys. He even tried to kiss and cuddle 2 blue monkeys which he kept referring to us Maggie and Smeagol.
At this point the police decided to 'protect' him and took him to the Gartnavel Royal Hospital where he was detained under section 4 of the Mental Health Act.
Mr Monkey can reveal that councillor Potts – who has a history of mental illness – is now hoping he can use his own experiences to change people's perception of menal health and is campaigning for the law to be changed.