Try making this yummy Indian snack at home today. All you need is bread and some paneer.
* Crumble paneer. Preheat oil in a pan. When oil is sufficiently hot, add green peas and capsicum into it and saute for a while. Now add ginger, green chilly, paneer, salt, chaat masala and saute for 2 more minutes. Keep stirring. Add green coriander. Stuffing is ready, turn off the flame.
* Take out stuffing in a plate and allow it to cool down. Cut corners of a bread slice. Likewise, prepare all bread slices. Take some water in a bowl and dip one bread slice into it. Take out the bread slice immediately and place it over your palms. Now squeeze out the excess water from it. Place 2 to 2.5 tsp stuffing over the bread slice and make it as a roll. Likewise, place stuffing in each bread slice, fold and make rolls. Now place them over a plate.
* Preheat oil in a pan. Take rolls and place them in oil for frying. Keep flipping the sides and fry until rolls turn golden brown in colour. Take out fried bread rolls from the oil and place it on a paper napkin. Similarly, fry rest of the bread rolls as well.
* Serve piping hot paneer bread rolls with green chutney or tomato sauce.
A homemaker in Noida, and passionate about cooking, Nisha Madhulika at 54 started http://www.nishamadhulika.com in 2007. She started her YouTube channel in mid 2011. She is known for making recipes with easily available ingredients. She has posted more than 1100 videos on her channel so far. She is one of the most popular chefs online and was recently featured in YouTube Top Chefs coffee table book.


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There's just something magical about feeling the mist of the water, a refreshing coastal breeze, and the warmth of the sun as you stare out over the water and hear the crashing waves. There are many beautiful coasts on this planet of ours, and cities tend to be built in these advantageous and impressive locations.
Coastal cities have always had an important role in trade, transportation, the economy, and the environment. And they also tend to make lovely places to live and visit for vacation. These are some of the most beautiful coastal cities in the world to spend some relaxing time by the shore.
If you're looking to flaunt your tan and snap selfies, Sydney's Bondi Beach and the heavily Instagrammed infinity pool at Bondi Icebergs Club is the place to be. If you're seeking a more laid-back scene in a truly spectacular natural setting, however, head to the sugar-sand beaches of Jervis Bay, located a scenic drive down the coast of New South Wales.
Huskisson, a friendly oceanside village, is the ideal place to grab a beer at the local pub before booking a boat tour to spy humpback whales.
Matala, Crete
Experience the allure of Homer's "wine-dark sea" in Matala. (Photo: Getty Images)
The peach-pink sands of Crete's Elafonissi Beach are a big hit on IG feeds, but travelers in the know go to Matala, a bijou beach town where singer Joni Mitchell wrote her hit song "Carey" in 1970.
Explore the caves above Matala's horseshoe-shaped beach where Mitchell and folk-singing pals camped out, and then shop for handcrafted jewelry in narrow lanes behind the seafront.
As sunset spills scarlet over Homer's "wine-dark sea," sup on rice-stuffed zucchini flowers and other home-cooked mezeat Sunset, a family-owned tavern with spectacular views over Matala's sheltered bay.
Orhaniye, Turkey
Swim in Orhaniye's sheltered coves. (Photo: Getty Images)
Although only a short hop from Bodrum, Orhaniye's sheltered coves and sapphire waters are rarely on tourists' radars.
After wallowing in Orhaniye's bath-warm waters, be sure to "walk on water" at Kızkumu, dubbed "Jesus Beach" because of its walkable shallow sandbar heading far out to sea.
When the sun sinks over Orhaniye's mirror-clear waters, bag a brine-side table at Zuzu Beach Club and enjoy breathtaking bay views from this beachside hangout. Succulent must-try Turkish culinary treats include Izgara kofte meatballs served with fluffy rice and succulent grilled red peppers.
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Blissful beaches await in Manuel Antonio National Park. (Photo: Getty Images)
If you're a repeat visitor to Costa Rica, chances are you've already stayed at one of the beautiful beaches in the Guanacaste Province. But if you're looking to get the experience of a practically deserted beach on your next trip, head 2.5 hours south of San José to Manuel Antonio National Park instead.
Manuel Antonio is not necessarily off the beaten path, but while the main beach will always be dotted with bathers, the two beaches inside the national park are infinitely more beautiful and almost empty given that you'll need to hike for half an hour or so to reach them.
Keep an eye out for howler monkeys, sloths and flocks of colorful macaws — they're not shy, so you're bound to spot a few.
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Find a secluded spot in Aguadilla. (Photo: Getty Images)
If you're looking to escape the crowds in San Juan, Aguadilla, on Puerto Rico's northwest shore, may just be the answer. While not exactly a small beach town, Aguadilla has plenty of secluded beaches to help you enjoy a relaxing vacation on this extremely popular island.
Playa Borinquen is an expansive sandy cove with interesting sights to explore, like the ruins of an old lighthouse or the remnants of Air Force planes. Note that the tides can come in quite strong, so this beach is best enjoyed in the summer when the current is weaker. Nearby Playa Peña Blanca, on the other hand, is perfect for snorkeling — and you may even spot a sea turtle or two.
Kamouraska, Quebec
Experience the absolute charm of Kamouraska. (Photo: Getty Images)
Several charming villages dot the coastline of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, less than a two-hour drive from Quebec City. One standout is the resortlike village of Kamouraska.
Start your day at Boulangerie Niemand for fresh pastries. Then head to La Fée Gourmande to tour a chocolate factory and try indulgent chocolates and caramels.
Spend some time along the coast relaxing and taking in views of the St. Lawrence River, islands and the wharf. If you're feeling active, you can cycle along the St. Lawrence River or go mountain climbing or kayaking.
Back in town, shop in the local boutiques and visit the Kamouraska Regional Museum to learn the history of the area.
Queenworthy Swimming at Cleopatra's Beach, Egypt
Discover why the famed queen loved it here. (Photo: Getty Images)
Fancy a photo at Cleopatra's Bath for the 'Gram? The village of Marsa Matrouh, Egypt, is the home of Cleopatra's Beach, which was once overshadowed by the Egyptian queen's palace.
Tucked into this rock-lined lagoon is a spot named Cleopatra's Bath, which is said to have been the bathing destination of Cleopatra and her paramour, Mark Antony. (You can't swim in the Bath, as the water is too rough and there are rocks offshore, but the beach is swim-friendly.)
A 3.5-hour drive from Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh's powder-fine sand, sapphire blue Mediterranean beaches and otherworldly rock formations make the region photogenic, even without an empress. Enjoy a bracing coffee at friendly downtown Lux Cafe to round out your day.
Laid-Back Vibes in Coffee Bay, South Africa
Coffee Bay is a photographer's darling. (Photo: Getty Images)
The laid back village of Coffee Bay, South Africa, earned its name from Xhosa lore that a coffee barge crashed ashore and the beans germinated into coffee trees. The district surrounding Coffee Bay is also proudly the birthplace of Nelson Mandela.
Near enough to Durban for a day trip, Coffee Bay is on eastern South Africa's Wild Coast. Stop at Friends Sea View Café for fresh coffee and baked goods with a backdrop of cliffs, hills dotted with wildlife and a white sand beach.
Post brunch, surf the south side of this Indian Ocean bay (lessons available) or simply soak up some sun, with toes in the sand, at the edge of the bright blue sea.
Shimoda, Japan
At dusk, the shores of Shimoda, Japan offer a warm welcome. (Photo: Getty Images)
When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Japanese waters for the second time, in 1854, one of his landings was this harbor on the tip of the Izu Peninsula. Nowadays this coastal town is a favored weekend getaway for locals in Tokyo, who either road trip or opt for a 2.5-hour rail journey to get here.
Once in Shimoda, make a beeline for Shirahamacho Beach, where the waters are serene enough for the tiniest of tots to swim, or Shirahama Ohama Beach, a blindingly white, 700-meter stretch of sand beloved by surfers.
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida is a little slice of beach town heaven. (Photo: Getty Images)
Just an hour north of Miami, this quirky beach town and surrounding area is a favorite for art galleries, upscale shopping and culture. Stroll Atlantic Avenue (the longest Main Street in Florida) all the way east to Delray Beach Municipal Beach, where you'll find cabana rentals, volleyball courts and water sports.
Post-sun, explore the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a wildlife habitat housing alligators, otters, turtles and more than 175 different species of bird. Come evening, check out the town's dialed-up dining scene, starting with rum-driven drams at Death or Glory.
Manzanita, Oregon
Take in epic views along the Manzanita coastline. (Photo: Getty Images)
This coastal city is home to just under 600 inhabitants, but its world-class offerings suggest otherwise. Find them in international dining choices, a center for the arts and a beloved beach, with seven miles of prized Neahkahnie Mountain views.
Explore that stretch of coastline any number of ways, be it walking, horseback riding or kite-flying — then continue your adventures with a hike to Cape Falcon at Oswald West State Park or a boat cruise around Nehalem Bay.
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The first flying club I ever came across was in Winter Haven, Florida. I was a newly minted flight instructor back then and moved to town for my first flying job.
The club was based on a taildragger, a Champ as I recall, although time may have affected my memory on that point. It might have been a Cub. No matter. There was a club. It was successful.
Eventually that club disbanded. I'm sure there were multiple reasons, certainly one of those reasons that many of the members had purchased aircraft of their own.
What could be better than that? Well, frankly I can only think of one thing that could beat it. What if you started a flying club in your neighborhood? Imagine the possibilities.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a member of the newly formed club in Winter Haven. I'm also a die-hard advocate who spends part of nearly every day helping someone, somewhere pull a flying club together. Currently I'm working with the Winter Haven club, as well as clubs in various states of formation in Lakeland, Plant City, Deland, Vero Beach, and Panama City, Florida.
Let's just say the idea is catching on.
If the concept of a flying club whets your appetite, then this is your lucky day. Because while starting a flying club does require some work and dedication to details, the process can literally be broken down into a series of relatively simple steps. When you've completed the last step, you'll find yourself involved with a flying club that not only lowers the cost of flying, but one that also provides important social interaction among its members.
You can do this. And you can get help if you need it, too. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) offers considerable resources, which are available online to provide easy access to a a wealth of information.
Better yet, there are a handful of AOPA Ambassadors out there across America who are tasked with the mission of helping you to get the most out of aviation. I'm one of those ambassadors. So is Kay Sundaram in Southern California. We can help you if you need us, and so can a talented crew of aviation professionals back at AOPA HQ in Frederick, Maryland.
The important take-away is this: You're not alone. If you want to fly more, spend less, and have fun…well, you can make that happen.
Truthfully, you don't need all that many people to get a club started. In fact, if you've got enough drive and a clear direction, you can get the whole thing going on your own. But in general terms, the more the merrier. If you've got a handful of folks who have a similar desire to start a club, the process is that much easier. Like grandma said, many hands make light work.
A successful flying club needs to fill a need for its members. The club best suited for you might be a recreational club built around an inexpensive classic airframe. Or it might focus on high-performance aircraft, or IFR flight, or taildraggers.
You can create a club that does whatever you want it to do, but you'll find success most frequently when the club you found or join specializes in activities that best serve the desires of the membership. Write a mission statement, then refer to it occasionally to keep yourself and your club on course.
A flying club can be as simple as a handful of individuals who simply agree to share the use and costs of a leased airplane. Or it can be as complex as hundreds of individuals who own, maintain, and use multiple aircraft. Whether you choose to pursue tax exempt status or not is a consideration, as well.
Clubs are non-profit social organizations, so they can be structured to fit into the 501(C)(7) status offered by the IRS. You may want to consult an attorney and an accountant to help guide you to the best structure for your particular situation, but you can form a club fairly quickly and without spending a fortune. It's been done, and it's being done right now.
When it comes to aircraft, there are two basic club categories. Equity clubs own the aircraft they fly. Non-equity clubs lease them. Neither model is superior to the other. They both have pros and cons, depending on your situation.
Often, the non-equity model offers the lowest start-up cost, since the membership doesn't have to produce the full purchase price of the aircraft up-front. You might even decide to mix and match. A non-equity club can, over time, transition into an equity club, if the membership chooses to do so.
Every club needs rules to operate effectively. And they have costs that must be covered. Your fledgling club can use readily available templates that can be modified to your own best use. And with a headcount of potential members, you can take a reasonably accurate stab at what the final cost of membership will be.
This can be an exciting time as you realize that all the fixed costs that go into operating and maintaining an aircraft will now be shared by more than one person, effectively lowering the cost of flying for all involved.
Those are the basics in five simple steps. As you can see, none of them are particularly hard, or expensive, or mysterious. In fact, almost anyone can pull together a viable flying club if they really want to. They question is, do you want to?
If you do, let me know. I'd be happy to point you to some great resources that will help you get rolling. You can do this. AOPA and I would be happy to help.


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Wrongful death lawsuit filed after fatal Los Gatos truck accident
A fatal truck accident in July has led to a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver and his employers.
Family alleges trucker was inexperienced and trucking companies were negligent
The family of a man who was killed after a big-rig truck plowed into 10 cars on Highway 17 in Los Gatos in July has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver and the trucking companies, according to KION News. The fatal truck accident occurred when the truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into numerous cars which were stuck in traffic. The family of the deceased man claims that the driver was inexperienced and that the trucking companies should not have allowed him to navigate the highway, which is known for producing other large and deadly crashes.
Negligence alleged
According to KSBW News, a number of trucking companies connected with the big rig are named in the lawsuit. The suit alleges that the companies were negligent in hiring, supervising, and training the driver. At the time of the crash, the driver only had three months of driving experience.
Additionally, the lawsuit claims that the truck's brakes were not working properly. Tragically, this is the second time the family has lost a son in a motor vehicle accident. Their eldest son died six years ago on Highway 5.
Highway safety questioned
Highway 17 is known as a particularly dangerous highway that has produced a number of large wrecks. According to the victim's family, they want their lawsuit to send a message to trucking companies to only start using experienced drivers on this notorious stretch of highway and on other similarly dangerous roads.
Although Caltrans has made a number of safety improvements to the highway in recent years, the family believes that more should be done. They are pushing for more inspections, a grading system for truck drivers, and an improved training program.
Accident lawsuits
As this case shows, motor vehicle accidents, especially when they involve large trucks, can lead to catastrophic and at times fatal results for innocent victims. For the victims of such accidents, the emotional and physical pain can be almost unbearable. Furthermore, the financial burden created by such accidents, such as medical expenses and loss of income, can end up making a terrible situation even worse.
Victims of such accidents need not suffer alone. While legal action can never undo the physical and emotional damage caused by a wreck, it can ease the financial toll created by a negligent driver. Anybody injured in a motor vehicle accident should contact an experienced personal injury attorney right away. Such an attorney can help victims hold a negligent party accountable and fight for compensation.


That's who National Review's Mark Krikorian is blaming for Washington Mutual's failing. Blaming minorities for the screwed up economy is now an official Republican/conservative talking point. Heck of a job, guys.


That pop of floral color in everyone's home means the holidays are right around the corner. National Poinsettia Day on December 12 also forms a cultural bridge between the U.S. and Mexico. Poinsettias, known as Euphorbia Pulcherrima, come in hundreds of beautiful colors. Even if you have a limited holiday decorating budget, strategically placed poinsettias can enhance your home in a variety of ways. Bottom line: What's a holiday party without a gorgeous poinsettia plant on the mantle?
The House passed a measure recognizing National Poinsettia Day and the contributions of Paul Ecke, the founder of America's poinsettia industry.
Spanish botanist Juan Balme referenced the poinsettia plant in his writings, calling them by their Aztec name, Cuitlaxochitl — meaning "star flower."
Poinsettia plants were prized by Aztecs who produced a vibrant red dye.
Yes, there is such a thing as Poinsettia Punch, and what's more, it's delicious and easy to make. Blend together 14 ounces of cranberry juice with 20 ounces of ginger ale. Throw in a dash of lemon juice for some citrus zing. Then, it's glasses all around and a toast to National Poinsettia Day.
Bring out your hidden DIY side and use poinsettias to inspire holiday designs throughout your home. Assemble your children and friends to make unusual poinsettia-themed cutouts for your Christmas tree. Make poinsettias out of stained glass, sand dollars, or other unusual materials. You're only limited by your imagination.
Visit your local botanical gardens.
It's a perfectly lovely way to celebrate National Poinsettia Day. Not only will you be bowled over by the amazing varieties of your favorite holiday flower, but the peaceful environment will do wonders for your blood pressure. Let poinsettias show off for you at holiday time.
The legendary Aztec king believed that poinsettia sap reduced fevers so he had caravans deliver the flowers to him in what is now modern Mexico City.
Given that the most popular poinsettia color is red, you may be surprised to learn that among the current 100 varieties of poinsettias, Gold Rush and Christmas Beauty Marble are the latest hot new colors.
Contrary to popular opinion, poinsettias are not poisonous, but it's still a good idea to keep them away from pets because the plants might cause stomach upset and in some cases, vomiting.
The poinsettia industry gushes over their plants because they are the best-selling potted plant in both the U.S. and Canada.
Poinsettias are able to bloom after the holidays, but you have to do a ton of work during the spring and summer to get them to do it.
What we refer to as National Poinsettia Day is called "La Flor de la Nochebuena" — or Flower of the Holy Night in Mexico. Poinsettias are revered there because of a legend that recounts the story of a poor little girl who despaired of having no gift for Jesus' birthday. When an angel appears to tell the child that the most important thing is to give a gift with love, the child gathers weeds from the side of a road to place in the baby's manger. Miraculously, the weeds bloomed into gorgeous red star flowers.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Poinsett was also an enthusiastic botanist who sent poinsettia cuttings home to Charleston, South Carolina in 1828. When the plant first arrived, early botanists considered it to be a weed. National Poinsettia Day marks the passing of Joel Roberts Poinsett and pays tribute to his love of a spectacular flower.
Paul Ecke, Jr., a farmer in California, became the father of the modern-day poinsettia industry. He is celebrated for discovering a grafting technique which caused the seedlings to branch. Eventually, the flower bloomed into one of the largest and most profitable American businesses. Today, poinsettias contribute about $250 million annually to the U.S. economy.


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Abingdon : Hodder & Stoughton, 2000.
By combining various aspects of the vampire phenomenon and its history, this book tackles the question as to whether or not vampires exist. It examines historical examples of the undead and the symbology of the vampire, and retells familiar vampire tales.


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Defiant Protestors Explode With Rage in Iran; Obama Calls on Iran's Leaders to Stop the Violence Against Iranians.
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN GUEST HOST: Tonight, breaking news. The turmoil in Iran takes a deadly turn as tear gas, clubs and water cannons are used against defiant protesters exploding with rage. Some of the images even carried on Iranian state TV. Many more have made it out of the country and onto the worldwide television screens.
And America's president calls on Iran's leaders to stop the violence against their own people.
We'll have the very latest next on "LARRY KING LIVE."
(on camera): Good evening. I'm Christiane Amanpour, sitting in for Larry King tonight.
There is chaos and death and that marked a large protest in Iran today. And there are reports of violence ongoing even at this hour.
Let's get the very latest in this update from ITN Channel 4 News' Lindsay Hilsom who's just returned from Iran.
LINDSAY HILSOM, ITN CHANNEL R NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Riot police lined up from early morning. Paramilitarists had also been deployed. The city's main squares were heavily guarded. The penalty for taking photographs like this would be severe.
State television showed the police beating some protesters. Others were arrested. The government wants to play down the scale, but make sure everyone knows the cost of protests.
Mobile phone footage shows burning and what sounds like shooting. We've received video too distressing to broadcast, which shows a young woman dying. We can't verify what happened. But reports suggest she was watching the protests when Basij Militia allegedly shot her.
The protesters threw stones at the Basij and at the riot police, who responded with tear gas. When forced to disperse, protesters ran and regrouped. The question now is will they brave the police day after day.
While skirmishes continued on the streets, the defeated presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, addressed a crowd in south Tehran saying, "we've learned from our fathers that the blood of the innocent will drown the oppressors." He says that if he's arrested, his followers should call a general strike, and he's ready for martyrdom. (END VIDEOTAPE)
AMANPOUR: Lindsay joins me here in our London studio, and Roger Cohen, columnist for the "New York Times" is on the phone from Tehran.
Let me ask you first, Lindsay, you had to leave because, like many reporters, visas expired. How difficult is it for you to have been able to work under the restrictions which were imposed in Iran over the last couple of days?
HILSOM: Well, as of Tuesday, we were told that our visas would continue until their date was up but our press accreditation was being withdrawn. We were told in no uncertain terms that we should not go to demonstrations.
Now I did go to demonstrations to have a look but we did not film because their cameramen were being arrested the whole time. And also there was a danger of being beaten ourselves. So it was extremely difficult. We were just able to get information as we could by ringing people when the phones were still working, which they weren't all the time, and just going to demonstrations and glimpsing what we could.
AMANPOUR: Roger, in Tehran, what did you see today? You know, a lot of the story we've seen coming out on images that have come through social networks, but what did you see today?
ROGER COHEN, COLUMNIST, NEW YORK TIMES: I saw thousands of protesters, supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi in the streets around Revolution Street in central Iran. There were continuous clashes with the police who were using batons, sticks, water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse people. The crowds were eddying back and forth. A great deal of violence. Did not myself hear any shots fired. Although, I did, as night fell, hear some gunfire.
This was very different from demonstrations, say, last Monday when there were two to three million people perhaps in the street, and people wearing the color of the Mousavi campaign, and marched silently through the street. After the extreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had raised the stakes, used his supreme authority to in effect say, if you take to the street, are you now confronting the Islamic Republic itself. Clearly, it was a much greater challenge to supporters of Mousavi to go out. but thousands, I would say tens of thousands, did.
AMANPOUR: You said tens of thousands. That sounds like a very large number and would really be a line of "defiance" against Ayatollah Khamenei. You said on the program last night to Larry that things were tense and it looked like a high noon looming there. I mean, is that what you witnessed today and do you think there's any going back?
COHEN: Well, it was extraordinary "defiance" from the people on the street. The forces arrayed against them were enormous. There were militia of various kinds, police, and the tension continues to rise. Last night, as I said, there was gunfire in the distance. Tehran today is an extremely tense city. And it's very hard to say how this is going to evolve. Clearly, as each day goes by, the tension gets greater and the confrontation more severe.
AMANPOUR: Uh-huh.
Lindsay, you basically said a couple of days ago, I went to sleep in one country and woke up in another in this pre-election and post- election drama. It's -- nobody expected this to happen.
HILSOM: Nobody expected this had to happen. And I think the person who expected it least of all is Mir Hossein Mousavi, who now finds himself almost al accidental leader of this protest. Because the reason he was allowed to run -- there were four candidates allowed to run for president -- was that none of them were seen as a danger to the state. And the supreme leader said this at Friday prayers that all of these men who ran for president were part of the revolution.
Now, there were people on the streets today shouting death to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, death to the supreme leader. That's a direct challenge to the Islamic Republic to the revolution, to the supreme leader.
And Mir Hossein Mousavi, a man in his early 70s, he used to be prime minister back in the old days in the '80s. He now finds himself the leader, but in fact, the protesters are the leader. They're leading him. And he said today that if necessary, he would achieve martyrdom. That's an extraordinary statement from him.
AMANPOUR: Let me ask Roger, a lot has been attributed to Mir Hossein Khamenei today, statements like Lindsay just said, and others. Was he seen or heard from today?
COHEN: He was not seen by me. He is said to have addressed a crowd in south Tehran. I don't know exactly where that took place. And as I said, I did not myself see him. I did hear his name, of course, being chanted.
And as I said, the "defiance" is pretty extraordinary. As night fell, these cries of Allah, God is great, rose across Tehran, I would say with greater vehemence than in any recent day. And nobody on either side at this point is standing down.
As I was making my way through the streets, protesters fell into me, racing backward from tear gas. We tumbled into people's homes. Everybody in those apartment buildings seemed determined, even if they weren't themselves out on the streets, determined to help those who were in distress. And there seems to me to be a great deal of solidarity through much of Tehran with the protesters. That's sometimes expressed by honking horns, sometimes expressed by people flashing the "V" for victory sign that has become the symbol of the Mousavi campaign.
In all kinds of ways, people are communicating their solidarity with the protesters even, if the number of those protesters, of course, has declined. People are risking their lives if they go out. They are very seriously putting their lives on the line.
AMANPOUR: So what did you notice in terms of pushing back the protesters? What methods? We've heard tear gas canisters, maybe some smoke grenades, water cannons. And particularly, what did you notice from the police? Because there have been many instances where police just don't want to confront their own people.
COHEN: Well, the most extraordinary incident I witnessed was at about 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon. I was in an alley off Revolution Street and this small unit of police stepped forward, perhaps a dozen of them. The commander was at the front. They'd all raised their hands, and the commander was shouting at the protesters, one of whom threw a stone, a rock at him. And what he was saying was, "I have a family. I have children. I have a wife, and I don't want to beat you. So please, please, please go home." He did not want to confront people. I saw other police units just standing around, some police chatting.
The most violent people out on the street are the elite Black Cloud riot police, the police unit I just described, dressed in green, and the plain-clothes Basij. I saw them repeatedly beating protesters, including women, with sticks, with truncheons. I saw women staggering off the main street clutching their faces. I saw a young man who had been hit with what he said was a baton with an electricity shock, carrying an electricity shock. And he was collapsed on the floor being massaged on his leg by a friend. So, that was the main method being used against the protesters. Large fallanks (ph) of police coming forward and beating people.
I also saw units retreating before the rock and stone-throwing crowds. This was eddying back and forth. It wasn't one-way traffic. And my own feeling was that the police in general, to some degree, at least some units of them, were wavering.
AMANPOUR: Roger, thank you.
And Lindsay here in the studio, thank you.
That is what everybody's going to keep their eye on. Much of what we know about the situation in Iran is coming from those social networking sites. We'll talk about that when "LARRY KING LIVE" returns.
AMANPOUR: When we were there and able to report, we were able to bring you the credible and verifiable news of what was going on in Iran. And now, with the increasing restrictions on international journalists, a lot of what we know from inside is coming from the social networking sites.
And CNN Correspondent Ivan Watson, who has reported from Iran numerous times, has been manning our Iran desk in Atlanta to try to tell us there how people are getting the word out.
Ivan, what have you been monitoring all day?
IVAN WATSON, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: We've been watching all the web sites. We've been watching Iranian state TV as well, Christiane. I can run you through some of the video that we've pulled out on this day of turmoil and violence in Tehran.
First, a piece of YouTube video that came out, a long section of video. Let's take a look at that right now. First, to see these demonstrators in streets and let's listen to the gunshots here.
WATSON: And you hear the crowd there chanting, "Death to the dictator." That's a real defiant statement against the Islamic regime. And this video goes on to show, Christiane, the crowd gathering -- confronting security forces in the distance. And then what we see is a wounded man being carried out from the melee. You can see him on the ground here. We've seen a number of images like this throughout the course of the day coming over these social networking sites. And then the crowd yelling, some of the people in the background yelling, "They are killing our brothers." Very disturbing images, just to give you a sense of the turmoil in the streets today.
I want to bring you to another piece of video that we saw from Facebook. Now, this is from a different location, a different city, Shiraz. This is outside Shiraz University. And here you see police beating these women dressed in black shador. And take a listen to the man yelling in the background for a minute here, Christiane.
WATSON: He's yelling, "You bastards. Don't hit her. Don't hit the old woman." Those images coming from Shiraz, a city outside of the Iranian capital. And we had reports of unrest in the city of Isfahan and in the northwest province of Azerbaijan as well.
And take a look at this. This coming from Iranian state TV, a woman trying to protect what appears to be a pro-government militia man. A pro-government militia man has been knocked off his motorcycle by the crowd, which are just running in to beat this man.
We have seen other images like this over the course of the past week. These are just some of the images that we've seen over the course of the day today coming from Iran over the social networking sites and even from Iranian state TV, Christiane.
AMANPOUR: Ivan, I mean, you and I know that this is one of the most frustrating things to have to rely on other people's videos, their pictures, their words and not be able to verify it. And there certainly has been a lot that's been attributed to Mir Hossein Mousavi on Facebook sites and other web sites. How are we able to be sure that some of the things attributed to him are true? Can you give us any insight into that?
WATSON: We can't. We haven't been able to confirm that. We haven't been able to get through to his aides the way we have been able to in the past. Our reporting team on the ground, their hands are tied right now, Christiane. They've been given the order from the Iranian authorities today not to do any reporting without prior permission. As a result, we can't do the normal work that we would do, especially when a country as important and as big as this is facing such a historic series of events. It's incredibly frustrating.
I know that you and I would trade places in a heartbeat, leave the safety of the studio to try to be there on the ground, but the fact is, the Iranian regime does not want journalists like us in there. They've been sending journalists out, revoking their visas.
I haven't been able to go back in since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected. I've made at least eight applications to get in there. So we're trying to get information.
I talked to an Iranian-American friend in New York today. He's convinced, according to these social networking sites, that Mir Hossein Mousavi addressed the crowd. That gives you a sense of how this information is spreading out and disseminating. We still can't confirm it, Christiane.
AMANPOUR: Ivan, what is state television been showing because you'd think they wouldn't show any of this and yet they have. I've seen some pictures on there. What's the extent that they've shown?
WATSON: They have shown the Basiji and the police detaining protesters, clubbing them even. And then another very important point, an event that seems to have taken place today. This explosion -- what has been described in the state media as a suicide bomb at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. This is a huge deal in a country like Iran, with reports of injuries and deaths, as well. A huge deal, as you well know. Is he revered as a saint in that country? And Iranian state TV showed images of that as well. Of course, our reporters couldn't go to the scene.
AMANPOUR: Ivan, thank you very much.
President Obama weighed in today on the violence in Iran. We'll have his remarks in 60 seconds from now.
AMANPOUR: President Obama has measured his words very carefully when it comes to the crisis in Iran. Here's a look at how his position has evolved beginning with the campaign. Take a look.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We should not just talk to our friends. We should be willing to engage our enemies as well. That's what diplomacy is all about. (APPLAUSE).
We should take an approach with Iran that employs all of the resource at the United States' disposal and that includes diplomacy.
The question now is not what Iran is against, but rather what future it wants to build.
I think it would be wrong for me to be silent about what we've seen on the television over the last few days. And what I would say to those people who put so much hope and energy and optimism into the political process, I would say to them that the world is watching and inspired by their participation.
It's not productive, given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, to be seen as meddling, the U.S. president meddling in Iranian elections.
How they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard will, I think, send a pretty clear signal to the international community about what Iran is and is not.
AMANPOUR: The White House released a statement on Iran from President Obama earlier today. The statement says in part, that "The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected. And the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights."
We'll have more on the crisis in Iran after this.
AMANPOUR: You're watching "LARRY KING LIVE." I'm Christiane Amanpour.
We asked the Obama administration and the Iranian government to take part in tonight's program. Those invitations were declined.
But joining us in London is Jamie Ruben, who served as assistant secretary of state for public affairs during the Clinton administration.
And also joining us in Washington is Representative Ed Royce, Republican of California. He's with us, and he's a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. On Friday, he voted in favor of a House resolution which expresses support for the Iranian protesters and condemns the Iranian government's crackdown.
Quick disclaimer, that Mr. Ruben is also my husband.
Let me ask you this since you were in the Clinton administration, which before President Obama, had the most direct reach-out to Iran back in 2000. How do you think President Obama is dealing with this right now? Is it wise, his method right now?
JAMIE RUBEN, FORMER CLINTON ADMIN. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE: Well, so far, I think he's handle it had about right. You have to remember that, on the subject of Iran, the U.S. government is at a disadvantage compared to its western allies. All of whom who have embassies there, diplomats who served there in and out, can get a feel for a place on the ground. And as we've seen today and as we've seen all week, this is a place where getting a feel for the politics of Iran -- there is no substitute for that.
And we have other capabilities. We have intelligence capabilities. Perhaps the U.S. government would know precisely or more or less how many people are on the ground today during these demonstrations. But when it comes to the politics of Iran, there's a real disadvantage. That was true back in the Clinton administration. It's been worried by the Bush administration. Now they've brought in some new people in the Obama administration. That's a help, but it's very, very hard when you really don't have the normal workings of government at your advantage of capabilities, technology and knowledge.
AMANPOUR: Congressman Royce, you supported that resolution. And you've seen the measured tones of President Obama. Given what he said, which is the history of U.S. meddling in Iran, and that it's wise not to do that right now, would you not agree with that?
REP. ED ROYCE, (R), CALIFORNIA: Well, I think our concern with the comment that the president made, and had he some criticism from the press for what he told "The New York Times," the comment he made that there would be very little difference from the standpoint of either the election of Ahmadinejad or his opponent in terms of U.S. national security. That was perceived as undercutting the opposition in Iran. And I think that's -- that was ill advised and the president was criticized for that.
I think that the reason he's been reticent is because of his desire to engage the regime in Iran. But I think, at this point in time, it's necessary to take a stronger position. And that is what the House of Representatives did. And we did it specifically because, at this point, it's clear that the people in Iran are seeking international support. It's also clear we need to do more right now in terms of Internet and public diplomacy, broadcasting to get information into Iran because the Iran state media is attempting to shut off all forms of information in the country.
So the United States needs to be decisive now as Reagan was in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in broadcasting in to the country and allowing surrogate television and surrogate information.
AMANPOUR: Is this Eastern Europe, 1980?
RUBIN: I think one of the mistakes that the last administration made was to think that Iraq was Rumania, that Saddam Hussein was Ceausescu, that if he just fell, democracy would sweep in. We fought a long war for six long years, going still in Iraq, because people misunderstood the differences between the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
And I think there is some good news for the United States here. The good news is that just 18 months ago, people thought Iran was on the ascendency in Lebanon, in Iraq, in terms of Ahmadinejad traveling around the region getting support and applause. Now we have a new president in the White House, Barack Obama. He's the one getting the applause around the world. He's the one bringing the United States the advantages and the pluses of public diplomacy. While I think after today's events and all the events of the last week, Ahmadinejad is not going to get the reception that he's got innocent past.
AMANPOUR: Congressman Royce talked about President Obama's desire to have ties with Iran and that may cause some reticence. Is it possible under these circumstances to pursue ties, diplomatic ties with Iran?
RUBIN: Well, let me say the congressman speculated as to what was behind President Obama's statements. And I don't know the answer to why President Obama made that statement about Mousavi and Ahmadinejad having the same -- I think his aides have recollected it since and made clear that obviously they have both said Iran should be able to enrich its uranium and have nuclear energy. But not necessarily I think since that time suggested that the overall foreign policy effect would be different. So I don't know the answer to that.
As far as engagement with Iran is concerned, look, it's going to be a lot harder. The argument for engagement was a national security argument. It's going to be a lot harder to make because of what we've seen today.
CHRISTIANE ARMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Congressman Royce, that argument for engagement, being a national security argument, would you agree with that if you hadn't seen any of this -- what was going on?
REP. ED ROYCE (R) CALIFORNIA: Well, the point that I think could be made, if we did contrast this with our attempts in the past to affect situations and totalitarian governments, was that Reagan certainly was engaged with Eastern Europe, was engaged with the former Soviet Union, but at the same time, we attempted to speak out forcefully.
He spoke out forcefully as president, and we attempted to broadcast information into the country, into the society, and, in this particular case, I think there is a very real need for us to ramp up, a, the criticism, point out the obvious, make it clear to the students and the women and the -- those who are having their rights violated as we watch it -- that we are in their corner.
The United States is a democratic country and has always stood for individual liberty, and I think it is very, very important that the international community right now be forcefully speaking out. And that is the reason the House of Representatives took this position, and that is the reason that I am advocating, more in the way of Internet, more in the way of broadcasting into the country around the clock to get information to offset state-run radio and television.
Very, very important right now that we reach the average Iranian and that Persians learn about what the Basaji (ph) Youth - they are behaving like Hitler Youth, pulling students out of university and beating them, beating them virtually to death, and it is very, very important that this information be understood by every Iranian so they get a true picture.
AMANPOUR: Congressman, we will be back with you and Jamie when we come back, also two guests who know Iran and its people well. You are watching LARRY KING LIVE.
AMANPOUR: We are joined now by journalist Robin Wright in Washington. She has traveled to Iran almost every year since 1979, the revolution there, and she has interviewed President Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, I think, back when he was president of Iran. Her latest book is "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East."
And from Dubai joining us is Jim Sciutto, the senior foreign correspondent for ABC News. Jim was in Iran, like all of us, until Wednesday covering the elections and their aftermath, and he is the author of "Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World."
Jim, let me go to you first in Dubai there. You left, I guess, when your visa, your work permit expired, and you were doing quite a lot of social networking, weren't you? What happened with your site out there?
JIM SCIUTTO, SENIOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, ABC NEWS: Well, particularly on Twitter, both in terms of getting the news out from there just a great tool, but also learning what was going on in and around Tehran and other cities in the country.
And what happened earlier in the week was that someone, a pro- government Twitter page, in effect hijacked my Twitter page, "re- Tweeting" things, saying that I said, that when in fact I didn't say them, things like "MoussaviMoussaviMousavi is giving up," or that the protests are over, they're useless - real propaganda, obvious propaganda, and I didn't know that it was happening because the page changes so quickly, as you know -- so many updates -- but a few of my followers on the page noticed this and said this doesn't sound like what would come out of Jim's Twitter page.
So we looked at it, and it was one of the users - his name was "Persian Guy" -- and he turned out to be on a list of users who were acting like opposition Twitter pages when in fact they were pro- government, possibly tied to the government.
So I was hijacked for a moment, but we found them out.
AMANPOUR: Let me turn to Robin Wright in Washington. Robin, you have covered Iran and know it extensively. We all know that there was a red line -- no matter how much people wanted to protest or complain about the government or whatever, that the Ayatollah Khamenei was untouchable. And yet now we see defiance in the streets, direct defiance against him and even people calling out against him.
Is this the point of no return, or how do you see it now?
ROBIN WRIGHT, JOURNALIST: Oh, the Supreme Leader is now fighting for his political life. This is a crisis that is no longer centered just on who the next president in Iran will be. It is about the system of government, and whether God's law or man's law is supreme -- and "God's law" being represented by the Supreme Leader, who has ultimate veto power.
He is the infallible political pope, and by putting his name, his reputation, his powers on the line, he now becomes the focus -- and we've seen the evolution of the chants today where it is no longer about Pro Mousavi. It is increasingly about "Death to the dictator," "Death to Khamenei," challenges to the Supreme Leader. AMANPOUR: So, you have been there a lot. You have analyzed it, you have felt it. What does your gut tell you about where this is going in the next day, weeks?
WRIGHT: I think the first week we saw the political confrontation. Today it became a physical confrontation. And this is going to polarize Iranians much more deeply. They are going to be angry about the way brutality has been used, and for those of us who covered the revolution, many of the things that happened today mirror the early stages of the revolution.
Now, this is not a counter-revolution. We have to remember that they are not calling for an end of the Islamic Republic. They're actually trying to put in power one of the original revolutionaries. But it is about something that is much broader, and I think that it will be very hard -- change has begun to happen. It is only a question now of how long it takes.
We may see the New Right prevail. We may see Ahmadinejad manage to hold on for a second term. We may even see four very tough years as the theocracy becomes a "thugocracy," but it is clear that the Iranian will has been publicized by every media outlet in the world, and we now know what Iranians really want.
AMANPOUR: So, Jim, for the final question this segment, what -- do you agree we have now seen what Iranians really want and this is going to be impossible to put back into the bottle?
SCIUTTO: Well, I think what we are seeing on the streets is really a reflection of a deep division in the upper political classes. You have the Rafsanjani-Mousavi camp against the Khamenei-Ahmadinejad camp.
I was interviewing Mehdi Karroubi, one of the presidential candidates, earlier in the week, and the way he put it is that on their side, they are the people who want to keep the republic in the Islamic Republic, keep democracy as part of this government -- and that's what you are seeing expressed on the streets.
I think that there are people on the other side. There are certainly still people in Iran who believe in Ahmadinejad. I met them while I was there in this last week, and they feel equally fervent. You see them in the streets, certainly on Tuesday, other times when there were pro-Ahmadinejad protests.
So you have your people who think that way. So there is a real division, and I think that is what you are seeing expressed in the streets right now.
AMANPOUR: We are going to talk about that point, the pro-Ahmadinejad folk and more, when we are back with our guests right after this.
AMANPOUR: We are back with our guests, Representative Ed Royce in Washington and also Robin Wright, author and journalist, in Washington, D.C. In Dubai, Jim Schiutto, the senior foreign correspondent for ABC News just out of Iran, and here in London, Jamie Rubin, former assistant secretary of state under the Clinton Administration.
Representative Royce, what would happen if President Obama got muddled up in all of this as you are suggesting? Wouldn't it just simply make it much more untenable for the United States and for the administration to conduct its foreign policy?
ROYCE: Well, I think that is the position that the president is advancing -- that because he wants to be a broker with Ahmadinejad on the nuclear weapons issue, that hence his reticence on speaking out about this issue. The point I would make - it's - it's...
AMANPOUR: But isn't that the most important issue that America is concerned about?...
ROYCE: ... But he is very...
AMANPOUR: ... It's only about the nuclear issue?
ROYCE: But I don't think anyone really believes that Ahmadinejad is going to cut a deal with the president and give up developing his nuclear weapons. So, in a way, I think we are off on a subject which is no longer germane.
I think that the issue at hand is really the human rights issue. It was, in some ways -- you know, if we remember President Carter speaking out about human rights and opposing the shah and calling -- basically pushing for the removal of the shah, you contrast now that with the president's position, you know, where he has been very reticent to move forward. That was an oddity, I think. But I think the bottom line...
AMANPOUR: But let me ask you --
ROYCE: ... the international community clearly now is coming together and speaking out, and one of the things the Iranian people have been asking for is for support worldwide from the international community. I think that is now forthcoming. The president was forthcoming today.
AMANPOUR: Robin, Representative Royce reminds us of what happened under Jimmy Carter's rule, which in fact ushered in the Islamic Republic. There is obviously a dilemma, and that is standing up for human rights and people's freedom fights and trying not to meddle in other governments' internal affairs.
From the best of your knowledge, what are Iranians saying about that?
WRIGHT: I think the Iranians have sent the United States many messages over the years, as you know better than anyone -- that because of our intervention in 1953 in ousting a democratically elected government and putting the shah back on the throne, there is deep suspicion about what American intentions are. And I think the president has taken a very wise stand, very cautious, letting it play out at home and not allowing what is a domestic crisis to become redefined as one between the United States and the Islamic Republic, which would be, I think, very dangerous and would make those taking -- putting their lives on the line in the streets even more vulnerable because then the regime can pick them up and charge them with being agents or spies or whatever of the United States.
AMANPOUR: Jamie, what would be the consequence? Again, Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, was the first to acknowledge and practically apologize -- but not quite -- for the '53 coup that got rid of the elected or referendumed Mosaddeq (ph) prime minister.
What would be the consequence for the U.S. today if the president followed Congressman Royce's advice?
RUBIN: Well, I think, number one, the congressman has made a judgment that there is nothing to negotiate with Iran. There is no engagement that can serve any purpose.
I think the president has made a different judgment, and it is a judgment that he made very clear to the American people before the election -- that he was going to pursue the nuclear engagement with Iran, and he was elected on that basis when that was a big issue. So I think the public has given him the benefit...
AMANPOUR: But isn't it more difficult now with this contested election?
RUBIN: ... of the doubt.
It is absolutely more difficult. But I think, secondly, one standard we used to have was "Don't be holier than the pope," whether it is Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma or dissidents in Eastern Europe.
The Iranian people who are leading these demonstrations are not calling for the United States to do more, and today President Obama stated very clearly that human rights must be respected and the world is watching.
But I think this idea that the Iranian leaders of the revolution, or whatever it is going to be there, the opposition, are calling for the president to engage the way they were in those other cases that the congressman mentioned just isn't true. We need to learn to look at specific countries with their own context and not have a uniform solution to every problem. Iraq taught us that.
AMANPOUR: Unfortunately, we are running out of time. I just want to quickly ask Jim Schiutto, what impression did you get of the Iranians during the election in terms of what they were looking for from the U.S., if anything?
SCHIUTTO: Well, I think this is an important point.
Opposition groups - I have been talking to them for a number of years - they are very sensitive to explicit expressions of American support because they know that that makes it very easy for the Iranian government to portray them as tools of Western powers, and that is a line that the Iranian government has been pursuing this week, trying to portray these protests as being influenced from outside, being influenced by the Western media. So it is something that we have to be very conscious of, and certainly this week a number of opposition leaders have told me the same thing. They are still concerned about that association.
AMANPOUR: Congressman, Robin, Jim and Jamie, thank you very much indeed for joining us.
And next, the Iranian ex-pat community -- their point of view after the break.
AMANPOUR: According to the most recent census data, the United States is home to some 414,000 Iranians - and joining us are some of them.
Rudi Bakhtiar is the director of public relations for the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans.
Azita Shirazi is the Iranian-born host of "Until We Meet Again," which airs in the United States and internationally on the Iranian Television Network, and Hossein Hedjazi is the Iranian-born host of "Golgash,"(ph) a political news show which is on Pars Television.
Mr. Hedjazi, how are you reporting this to the world? Clearly you come from, along with all our guests there, the Iranian exile community, which has its own political view about the Islamic Republic. How are you reporting, or what is the kind of viewer feedback that you are getting?
HOSSEIN HEDJAZI, PARS TV HOST: Well, what I am reporting on, I have been trying to report it when I was on the radio, but now that I'm in this TV station, to just inform the people about the real happenings and whatever we see and we have confirmed that they are coming through very reliable resources.
And right now what we see is something that all the world are seeing, and what is concerning me too much is this division that has been created between our people here and in Iran. That is a big concern to us, and we are trying to unify the people and show them that --
AMANPOUR: What do you mean, "division"?
HEDJAZI: Division as far as the, you know, making the people group of monarchist group, of communist group, all kind of ideological issues that have made a big division between us.
And as far as I have been witnessing in Iran, the division between the people, as far as they are Shiites or Sunnis and also Bahajis (ph), Zoroastrians, all those religious people who -- this government, and this regime has been so --
AMANPOUR: Azita?
AZITA SHIRAZI, IRANIAN-BORN TV HOST : Yes, dear? AMANPOUR: Sorry to interrupt. Azita, how difficult is it to get reliable information out of Tehran? What sort of resources are you trying to plumb?
SHIRAZI: Well, of course, we are trying to get from Reuters and other big news agencies, but at the same time, the way that it is going - and, as you know, they don't let the right news come out of the country -- we try to rely on whatever we can get from inside the country via e-mail, via telephone, cell phone, however they can give us information.
I guess that's the only way we can have the same thing that you guys are doing at the moment.
AMANPOUR: And, Rudi, who also used to work for CNN some years ago, what is it that you are looking to and the community is looking to in the United States from the administration?
RUDI BAKHTIAR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALLIANCE OF IRANIAN AMERICANS: Well, Christiane, obviously, the community is horrified at the pictures that are coming out from inside of Iran.
Yesterday we heard the Ayatollah Khamenei say that if anybody goes to the streets, there will be blood. He has delivered on that promise, and we are getting images that are just heartbreaking of our youth, 22, 23-year-olds who are going out to protest peacefully, being shot at, being stabbed randomly. The tear gas is just a minor thing compared to everything else that we are seeing.
And what is important to note here is that this is not something that has started in the past two weeks. This is something that the Islamic Republic has been doing for the past 30 years.
They have been basically taking away, stripping Iranians of human rights for 30 years, ever since they took power in '79. They have been imprisoning people because they are speaking out against the government, they have been killing them, they have been assassinating them.
And now they have quite a conundrum on their hands because for the first time in this 30-year history, they are actually challenging the Ayatollah Supreme Leader himself. This has never happened. I have never seen such a thing. I have never seen the crowd so united.
And we here as Iranian-Americans are just trying to support the people back home. We understand that here in the United States...
AMANPOUR: We'll be back.
BAKHTIAR: ... there's not much we can do.
AMANPOUR: We will be back right after this. You are watching LARRY KING LIVE.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) AMANPOUR: This has been the most extraordinary two weeks in Iran's recent history. Hundreds of foreign journalists were invited into Iran and given work permits to cover these elections -- and the pre- election campaigning and the debates were unprecedented, vigorous and robust, happening on street corners and in people's homes and all the way to the historic outpouring at the polls last Friday.
And then came the disputed election, and people taking their political protests onto the streets. We are going to be watching to see how this all turns out.
Thank you for joining us. Now CNN's continuing coverage of the situation in Iran on the news. Here's Don Lemon in Atlanta.


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Louisville-metro plan at a press conference.
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. – "Finally, we can take down that sign that says, 'No Bridge to Kentucky,' " said Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon (D), standing on the banks of the Ohio River.
"Building two bridges and rebuilding Spaghetti Junction is the only option that provides adequately for long-term traffic volumes and that results in an efficient transportation system for the region," said Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton (D), with the Louisville skyline rising in the background. "Gov. O'Bannon and I are united in this recommendation and confident that it is the right decision."
In a show of cross-state collaboration, the two governors had come together to build bridges over Bluegrass-Hoosier waters. Standing abreast, O'Bannon and Patton were unveiling a joint US$1.4-billion proposal to build two bridges linking Kentucky and Indiana.
The Jefferson Bridge (pictured) that carries I-65 traffic is already over capacity, and the metro's two other bi-state bridges will soon follow suit, transportation officials say.
The two governors symbolize a bi-state coalition that's working to unclog the sluggish transportation flow between the two states that comprise the Louisville, Ky., metro (www.greaterlouisville.com). Of the metro's three connecting bridges, the Kennedy Bridge (which carries I-65 traffic) is already well over capacity, transportation officials report. And the two other bridges linking Indiana and Kentucky are expected to exceed capacity by 2015, they say.
If implemented, the proposed $1.4-billion solution would be the largest transportation project that Indiana (www.state.in.us) and Kentucky (www.kydirect.net) have ever jointly undertaken.
But many smaller bridges must still be crossed before the ambitious plan becomes reality. Money and politics will likely be the most tricky to traverse.
A new downtown bridge immediately upstream from the Kennedy Bridge: The new bridge would carry six northbound lanes across the Ohio, freeing up the Kennedy Bridge to carry six southbound lanes.
A second bridge some eight miles (12.8 km.) to the east, linking Kentucky State Highway 841 to Indiana's Lee Hamilton Highway (a.k.a., State Road 265): Currently, there is no bi-state bridge connection east of downtown, a hotspot in recent years for residential and commercial growth.
The rebuilding of "Spaghetti Junction," where I-65, I-64 and I-71 converge downtown near the Kennedy Bridge's base: The often congested intersection's accident rate is nearly twice the norm on Kentucky's interstates, transportation officials said. The proposed plan would totally rebuild the interchange farther south. Planners analyzed rebuilding the junction at its present location, but abandoned the idea to provide "a permanent fix," said Patton, who chairs the National Governors Association.
The easternmost proposed bridge across the Ohio (pictured at the top of the map above) would most benefit Indiana, while Kentucky has the most to gain from the downtown bridge (pictured lower left in map).
Significantly, the proposal has the strong support of both U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) and U.S. Rep. Baron Hill (D-Southern Indiana), whose constituencies will be affected. Both have been vocal proponents. Local legislative backing will be critical in trying to secure funding on Capitol Hill. Northup, in fact, is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
Politics, however, could create a stern test for the cooperation and diplomacy underpinning the plan.
Jack Conway, Northup's Democratic challenger, recently said the downtown bridge should be the first priority, The Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Conway's rationale, according to the report, was the improbability of securing funding to build both bridges simultaneously. Conway, who's endorsed by the Greater Louisville Group Sierra Club, was later criticized in a Courier editorial.
Conway quickly responded in letter to the editor, saying, "I support constructing both bridges simultaneously, and as a member of Congress, I will work diligently to ensure both are funded and built." His quoted comments were "a result of my being forthright with your reporter and answering hypothetical questions," said Conway, who earlier served as Patton's deputy cabinet secretary.
Even without political squabbling, though, getting full federal funding could still be tough. So far, $42 million of the projected $1.4-billion cost has been secured.
Moreover, officials from both states will face a sizable quandary if Congress decides that the federal coffer can only initially fund one of the bridges. Simultaneous building was integral in generating broad support, since each bridge would better serve one of the two states' needs.
The easternmost bridge, for example, would benefit Indiana more, creating an economic development catalyst for the Hoosier side. Kentucky, in contrast, is much more interested in the downtown bridge to ease traffic woes.
Both governors stressed the need for simultaneous construction.
"Two bridges have been part of the transportation plans for this region for many years. We want them to be built as one project," O'Bannon said.
The project also faces some opposition from conservation and anti-sprawl groups.
One of them, Louisville-based River Fields Inc. (www.riverfields.org), backs downtown bridge and connector construction. But the group, one of the oldest U.S. river conservation organizations, questions the need for the eastern bridge.
Eastern bridge construction along Kentucky's river banks would run through Drumanard Estate, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The planned construction, Patton explained, would build an 1,800-foot (546-meter) tunnel under the historic property. The eastern bridge, other groups charge, would create development-driven sprawl, particularly on the Indiana side.
A final project environmental impact statement will be published this fall.
The project planning team - which includes officials from both state transportation departments and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - said that it had solicited broad public input. Planners said they've held a number of large public meetings, as well as another 300 meetings with specific individuals and groups. State transportation agencies have also reviewed the nearly 5,000 public comments submitted on the plan.
The proposal includes some elements designed to reduce auto travel, O'Bannon and Patton pointed out. The governors recommended a cross-river bike and pedestrian path on the eastern bridge, as well as additional cross-river bus service.
The proposal still has miles of time to go before it sleeps.
The states must still make their recommendation, which will include the environmental impact statement, to the FHWA. The agency is expected to make its final decision by year's end on what and where to build.
And Congress must still fund the FHWA's decision. Once funding is secured, final design and right-of-way acquisition will likely take two to three years. Construction would take 10 another years, project planners estimated.
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Q: Responsive images in CKEditor? Is there a way to set an image width to 100% of its parent?
At the minute I'm using Enhanced Image with a nicely styled figure tag for captions, but until the image fits the width of the figure it's pretty much useless!
Thanks!

A: Add this in your CSS file:
img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto !important;
}

Or, try this gist.

A: After trying for so long I got a manual solution for making the image responsive in the CKEditor Django. After a adding the image in editor, put "style width:100%" manual in Image Properties

This work in my case but we have to manually add this field.

A: Thank you for providing details and sorry for late reply.
In order to make the image 100% width of the figure please open ckeditor\contents.css file, find the selector for figure element and remove the padding: 10px; declaration. Next refresh your page and you should be good to go.

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// LUCENENET specific - not used. This was to specify what directory the files
// were in in Lucene. But we went the route of zipping the files and adding them
// as an embedded resource, and then unpacking them to a known location for the test.

//namespace Lucene.Net.Benchmarks.Conf
//{
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//    public class ConfLoader
//    {
//        // don't mind me, I load .alg files
//    }
//}

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Doctor Who – Thin Ice Review
"History's a whitewash"
By: Stanyo Zhelev | TV Reviews | April 30, 2017
"Thin Ice," the third episode of Doctor Who's tenth season, has The Doctor and Bill visit the last Thames Frost Fair in 1814 - only to find out there's a giant creature lurking beneath the icy surface of the river. It seems that the theme of the tenth season of Who so far is "great characterization, lackluster monsters/plots." "Thin Ice" excels when it comes to The Doctor/Bill relationship, with plenty of fun banter as well as some truly great character moments. When Bill sees someone die for the very first time, she's understandably shocked and upset, whereas Capaldi's Twelve is his usual pragmatic, bordering on callous, self. Naturally, she calls him out on it. It's easily the best scene of the episode, highlighting Bill's humanity without belittling The Doctor. Granted, at this point Bill has seen her fair share of death, including what was essentially a walking, talking corpse being possessed by an alien puddle in "The Pilot". However, she points out that seeing dead people isn't the same as seeing someone die, which is fair - plus, it's a child that dies in this one, which is understandably more upsetting. Before that dramatic punch to the gut, the episode spends some time with The Doctor and Bill simply enjoying themselves at the Frost Fair. The Doctor delights in spotting con-men and tricksters and ends up obsessing over a coin trick which has a pretty neat payoff towards the end. Bill, having never traveled back in time, is worried about racists and the classic "step on a butterfly" scenario (doubles as callback to when Martha asked Ten the same thing in season three's "The Shakespeare Code"). Both of them run around in era-appropriate clothing and even bust out some diving gear for a few scenes, which is fun. It's the main plot and the monster-of-the-week that fails to impress. Essentially, it's a rehash of season five's "The Beast Below," but with less stakes and the addition of an uninteresting, one-dimensional villain. The presence and backstory of the creature are given a hand wave explanation so curt it makes me wonder if it will be a plot point in future episodes. The premise is interesting and the special effects and such are fairly well done, but the creature segments never really generate much excitement. The villain, Lord Sutcliffe (Nicholas Burns) comes in too late, is too cartoonish to be a real threat, and too boring to be entertaining. That being said, his first encounter with The Doctor and Bill contains two pretty awesome moments - one where The Doctor gives him a speech about the importance of human life and another that I won't spoil here. Matt Lucas pops back up at the end of the episode, bringing the tea he promised at the start of "Smile." He quickly realizes The Doctor's been away and once again reminds him of his Oath, before bookending the episode with a new bit of information regarding the mysterious Vault. On the back of great characterization, good pacing, lots of entertaining moments as well a fair share of pretty serious ones, "Thin Ice" emerges as the best episode of the season so far. There's definitely room for improvement, but it succeeds where it counts the most - it makes you care about the characters.
'Cool' setting
Great characterization
Good balance of entertaining and dramatic moments
The plot and the monster-of-the-week are not as exciting as they could be
Stanyo Zhelev
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Greg Isaac
Sebastian Norén
NHL: Blackhawks off-season moves
By: Chris Avino
This season should be a very interesting one for the Chicago Blackhawks. Stan Bowman, the general manager, isn't too worried about the salary cap due to last season's high revenue. This being said, two of Chicago's key players have been re-signed. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were both signed to eight year, eighty-four million dollar contracts which comes out to be about 10.5 million dollars per season. The hawks have also signed Brad Richards, the center from the New York Rangers to a one-year deal worth two million dollars. Chicago was in need of a new center to allow them to switch up the lines more. Now that they are getting much more publicity, they have landed 20 games that will be broadcast as "game of the week." This will account for nearly one-fourth of the games they will play this season. Stan and Scotty Bowman are two of the most well respected men in hockey. Scotty made his claim to fame as a great coach and more recently of course the work he had done with the Detroit Red Wings. Scotty helped build and maintain a great Wings squad in a state that doesn't view losing as an option when it comes to their hockey team. Stan has brought his knowledge and vision to the Blackhawks where he has already lived up to the stellar Bowman reputation.
Chris Avino
Christopher Avino is an Arizona Native and has lived here the last 22 years of his life. Currently enrolled at Arizona State University, he is getting his major in Urban Planning and a minor in Communications. Even though Chris is an Arizona native, he is a huge Chicago Blackhawks fan. Some of his favorite players on the team consist of Andrew Shaw, Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. If Chris isn't working he is either snowboarding, camping or playing a mean game of ping pong with some buddies.
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Renaissance Men
The orators helping Kerala fight against religious revivalism
Leena Gita Reghunath
sameer raichur for the caravan
ON THE BRIGHT, SUNNY EVENING OF 24 OCTOBER 2018, in downtown Kochi, close to two hundred men and women, most of them employed in the banking and insurance sectors, gathered after office hours to listen to a speech. They huddled inside a Victorian-era auditorium, owned by the Young Men's Christian Association, on the busy Chittoor road. On the two-foot stage at one end of the hall stood a slender, bespectacled man, dressed modestly in a white mundu and a faded green handloom kurta. Leaning against a wooden podium, he spoke firmly for the next hour, his teeth flashing, as he smiled with every pause.
Behind him, an ivory-coloured curtain bore the name of the organisers, and the title of his public lecture—"Sabarimala: The Court Verdict and Kerala Renaissance." The nearly one-hour speech was recorded, and the video was uploaded on YouTube. Within the next three months, it had been viewed 1.5 million times. Short clips from the speech were shared countless times on Facebook and WhatsApp. The man on the podium, Sunil P Elayidom, is a professor of Malayalam at the state-run Sree Sankaracharya University at Kalady. In recent times, the 50-year-old Elayidom has become a household name among Malayalis around the world.
"What is the idea of religion?" Elayidom asked, many times, in his speech. "Should religion be a set of rituals? Or should religion be seen as a collection of values?" He brought up the many indignities Hinduism had imposed on the oppressed castes, who were not allowed to be seen in public, and had to crawl through bushes to get around. "This was not centuries back," he said, "but until the first half of the twentieth century—people who were not supposed to hold their head high in daylight, people who were not allowed to wear their mundus below their knees, people who could be lynched to death if they were to walk into a shop and ask for salt." Whatever progress that was made was not an act of anyone's largesse, he added, but achieved through constant struggles against discriminatory practices. "And the name of that was navodhanam"—renaissance.
Leena Gita Reghunath was formerly the editorial manager at The Caravan. She received the Mumbai Press Club's Red Ink award for her reporting in 2015 and 2018 and the Population First's Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity in 2018.
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"Lesbians in the Twentieth Century" was created by Professor Esther Newton and the graduate and undergraduate students in the seminar on "Lesbian History" that she taught in fall of 2006 at the University of Michigan.
Newton and her students agreed to contribute an extended version of the site to OutHistory.org and to develop it further in the fall of 2008, the second time that Newton taught her lesbian history course.
Newton's original "Lesbians in the Twentieth Century" site is preserved at http://queerhistory.womens.lsa.umich.edu/
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When the United States entered World War II on December 7, 1941 Americans faced a new military threat on the home front. Unprecedented numbers of women emerged from the private sphere of the home or low end jobs into areas of the public realm previously only reserved for men.[1] This economic shift necessitated a dramatic reassessment of women's role in American life and had a direct, multifaceted impact on the experiences of lesbian women.[2]
The Impact of World War II on Women
For the first time in history, the military began actively recruiting and integrating women into the armed services. In 1942, Congress passed a law allowing women into the Army, which in turn created the Women's Army Corps (WAC).[4] The military had a vested interest in the work women could provide during war times. According to one Army official, "We have found difficulty in getting enlisted men to perform tedious duties anywhere nearly as well as women will do it."[5] The promise of active participation into military life in reality meant that many women found themselves serving in traditionally feminine jobs such as clerical and technical work.[6] This was particularly true for black WACs who were assigned the most menial jobs such as kitchen, housekeeping, and laundry duties and were confined stateside until 1945.[7]
The prolific entrance of some women into the army paralleled the movements of other women into nontraditional jobs in the civilian labor force. Women contributed more than one-third of the labor force during the war, and in 1944 nearly half of all adult women worked at one time or another.[8]
The need for full utilization of all resources during World War II brought large numbers of white, married women into the labor force and created opportunities for working class women and women of color to enter jobs previously denied to them.[10] Despite media campaigns showing middle class women turning in their aprons for overalls, the majority of women who entered the war production industry were working class women who had extensive pre-war work experience. For working class women the war drained the labor force of male laborers in fields that paid higher wages and offered more stimulating work than traditional female occupations and for many woman, had the potential for union representation.[11] Black women's employment became slightly more diversified as many managed to leave domestic service for commercial service or factory work that paid more and had greater job stability.[12]
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Lesbian Women on the Home Front
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, written by Elizabeth Kennedy and Madeline Davis in 1994, is perhaps the most significant piece of work available that describes the experiences of lesbian women during World War II. The book is a result of 14 years of collaborative research and interviews between the authors and the 45 "narrators" of the story. Narrators remember World War II as having a tremendous impact on lesbian life by offering lesbians more opportunities for socializing and meeting other women.[13] This was not because lesbians suddenly gained access to the job market; many had been working since their teens.
The narrators of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold felt that the important effect of the war was that it gave more independence to all women, thereby making lesbians more like other women and less easy to identify. Since all women were able to wear pants to work and to purchase them in stores off the rack, butches who only wore pants in the privacy of their home in the 1930s could now wear them on the streets.[15] For most of the narrators, who live in Buffalo , the army had little to offer. Buffalo was a thriving industrial center made even more so by the presence of war production and lesbians had ample opportunities for high-paying jobs. They had active social lives and with the men away in the war, they had more opportunity to be with women in the public world.[16]
World War II Factory Workers[14]
The changes associated with World War II for women in general and specifically for lesbians manifested themselves in the proliferation of lesbian bars and the extensive social life that developed around them. Many straight women even went out to the bars for an evening of fun; some of who became regulars and developed temporary lesbian relationships until their husbands returned from the war.[17] While the gay bars began to proliferate during World War II, in the 1940s the mere presence of homosexuals was interpreted by the State Liquor Authority as constituting disorderly conduct. Gay bars, therefore, had to walk a fine line between allowing their gay patrons to express themselves enough to feel comfortable and continue patronizing the bar and not allowing so much gay behavior that it would attract attention from the public and the police.[18] However, in the 1940s, gay bars were opened primarily as business enterprises rather than with sympathy or concern for gay clientele and the owners were experienced business owners who were able to walk that line successfully leading to very few raids by the mid 1940s.[19]
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Let's talk real estate. Here's a scenario. I will have a buyer enter into a transaction in good faith and make a reasonable repair request after inspections. The seller will respond with a no on all the request or will do very minimal things, tighten a screw, etc…. This is one of the most aggravating situations I see today. And I have told listing agents "if the seller intended to sell the home "as is" then they should have marketed it that way." I've even been in situations where the seller is getting close to what they asked for the home and they still won't make repairs. Yes they are entitled and the buyer can decide what to do based on that, but in many cases it is a seller trying to take advantage of a buyer who has time, effort, expense in the deal and the seller is trying to leverage up. Because folks, sellers really have nothing in the deal.
Well some listings agents and some of you would say "well it's time off the market". Just not true. I'll bet 90% of the pending transactions in the MLS are marked contingent. So what does that mean? The biggest thing it means is that even though the home is under contract it still shows active on most all realtor web sites. That's right contingent sales, on financing, inspection, etc. show active on most all web sites. So in reality it's still being marketed.
Back to my point though, if a seller is going to sell a home "as is" then market it "as is", then buyer knows what they are getting into. Many a deal will fall apart because the seller makes very little effort to repair.
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HE-WHO-DOES-NOT-SING
J. R. Lindermuth
The bear rose up before him and the boy fell back on his rump. For a long terrifying moment, the grizzly stared down on him with its small, red-rimmed eyes and He-Who-Does-Not-Sing thought his pounding heart would tear out through the flesh of his chest.
Then, after what seemed an hour but must have been no more than seconds, the bear grunted, shook its head as though saying you are not worth eating, sank down on its forepaws, turned and was gone into the tall grass from which it had erupted. He-Who-Does-Not-Sing didn't move. He sat, smelling the musky odor the beast had left behind, feeling the wet of the slaver it had flung against his face and body when it shook its head. Slowly, his breath returned to a normal rhythm as his heart slowed its palpitation. Perspiration mingled with the bear's slaver, dripping off his face and running down his bare chest.
More time passed before he was finally able to rise and cut a trail away from the direction the grizzly had gone. He moved at a quick pace, moving higher and higher until he was certain he'd left the bear's territory behind. Only then did he stop to rest, climbing atop a boulder from which he had a good view of the valley below. He harbored a fear the beast might be following him, though he told himself it had already shown it had no interest in a skinny boy who hadn't yet earned a man's name.
He was a boy, just entering his teens. His people were called Issiometaniu, Ridge Men, because they preferred to live in the mountains unlike the other bands of those who later became known to the world as Cheyenne and roamed the great grasslands to the south.
He-Who-Does-Not-Sing. His grandfather had given him the ridiculous name. He wrinkled his nose and snorted. He didn't like people calling him this. Everyone used it now. It had replaced his childhood name. Of course he didn't sing. When he did, his voice cracked and people stared at him with amusement. The girls laughed, and that was worse.
He'd complained to his grandfather. The old man told him to be patient. When he joined his first war party he would have opportunity to earn a man's name.
The boy had been told his father had been a great warrior. He-Who-Does-Not-Sing didn't remember his father, who had been killed by the Pawnee when he was still a baby. His mother had married another man who often beat her and the boy. He preferred to spend as much time as possible with his grandfather, who told him good stories and assured him one day he would be a warrior to make his father proud.
It embarrassed him, but he had begged Dog's Brother to let him join the small band he was leading into Ute territory. Dog's Brother was only a few years older than He-Who-Does-Not-Sing yet he had already been admitted into the Hoof-Rattle society after counting coup against a Pawnee on his first raid. At first Dog's Brother had laughed at him and called him a baby. Then Scabby-Face spoke up for him, saying even children deserved a chance to prove themselves. Dog's Brother relented. He had his chance.
Dog's Brother had organized the war party in the proper manner. First he'd invited those he wanted to join him. He fed them and outlined his plan. He'd taken a pipe to the medicine man and got his blessing. They'd readied their gear, painted and stripped for action, sang wolf songs and received gifts from those who wished them well. It had been exciting and He-Who-Does-Not-Sing had been proud to be included. He thought one girl in particular had even smiled at him.
But things had not gone as they hoped.
There were only seven of them, none out of his teens, and they'd set off on foot. Some had questioned Dog's Brother on the wisdom of this. He promised they would have Ute ponies to ride home. Maheo was with them. If they brought back many horses they too might be invited to join the Hoof-Rattle or, at least, the Coyote society.
They proceeded cautiously, Dog's Brother sending out scouts every morning in search of sign--people, horse dung, campfire smoke, anything to say they were near their quarry. Every night in their camps along the way, Dog's Brother encouraged them. They smoked, prayed and sang war songs. Even He-Who-Does-Not-Sing joined in. He was too happy to worry about his crackling voice.
But it was a long and exhausting journey and they had used up most of their arrows before they encountered the Ute. Rather than a settled camp, they stumbled onto a Ute war party. They were outnumbered and when the boy saw his friends being slaughtered, he ran.
And now he was alone, lost and ashamed.
For the next few days, the boy hid--dirty, scared, consumed with guilt--and prayed Maheo would protect him from pursuers and show him the way home. He still carried his bow, but had no arrows.
One morning he awoke and saw the sun rising in the east. This helped him decide the way he needed to go and it made him happy. He felt confident he would soon be home and safe, though he still didn't know how he would bare his cowardice when he faced his grandfather again.
Mid-afternoon on that day, He-Who-Does-Not-Sing caught the scent of wood fire on the air. Could he be near home, or might it be an enemy?
He crept on hands and knees and then on his belly like a snake as near as he could to the source of the smoke. A creature sat by the fireside, roasting deer meat on a spit. He-Who-Does-Not-Sing had never seen a creature such as this. It was huge, like nahkohe. But it was not a bear. Nor was it the monster called Two-Face, for as far as he could tell this creature had only one face. The lower part of its pale face was covered in hair. On its head was a cap made of a skunk's hide. The monster's body was cloaked in the skins of other animals. And the creature was singing, singing in a guttural tongue the boy could not understand.
His stomach rumbled with the pleasant scent of the roasting meat. The monster must have heard this faint sound, for it rose now, bending and peering with red little eyes like those of a bear, trying to find the source of the noise it had detected. The boy gulped air. The creature strode toward him. With a cry, He-Who-Does-Not-Sing leaped up, ran forward, smacked the creature on the chest with his bow, darted around it and kept running.
Behind him he heard the creature bellow with laughter that sounded almost human.
He ran until he could run no farther. He didn't know if the creature followed, but he didn't wait to find out. As soon as he'd recovered his breath, he continued on.
The next morning he entered territory which seemed familiar. In the near distance, smoke rose above the trees. He was focused on that smoke and the thought of home or he might have noticed another figure hurrying to catch up to him. So it was a shock when he heard his name called. He swung around. "Rabbit?"
The other boy ran up and flung his arms around He-Who-Does-Not-Sing. "I thought I was the only one they didn't kill," he whispered.
"Did you see the monster?"
Rabbit wrinkled his brow. "Monster? I saw no one until I came down the hill and saw you."
Thinking it might have only been a dream inspired by his fear, the boy said nothing more about his experience as he and Rabbit proceeded home.
It was only later, in the warm comfort of the family teepee and after several bowls of his mother's bison stew, thickened with succulent slices of red turnip and milkweed buds, that he told grandfather of his encounter with the creature.
The boy was puzzled when his grandfather began to laugh after hearing the tale.
"That was no monster you saw," the grandfather said, patting him on the knee. "though it is a creature we try to avoid. What you saw was a ve'hoe'e, and you were very brave to have counted coup on him. You have earned a man's name."
And this was how Strikes-The-Whiteman earned his warrior name.
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