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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Glorious Green Food - Éirinn Go Brách
Fresh Mint Ice Cream
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Limeade Concentrate
Key Lime Sherbet
Sweet Pickles
Green Gazpacho
Lemon Coleslaw
Thai Fresh Pea Soup with Green Curry
Cold Lime Souffle
Thai Cucumber Relish
Asparagus Soup
Double Celery Soup
63 comments :
All the recipes look amazing especially the fresh mint ice cream and the key lime sherbert! Yum!
- March 17, 2011 at 1:27 AM
- muppy said...
Hahaha, it certainly is a green day :)
- March 17, 2011 at 2:01 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
That mint ice!! I want some.
- March 17, 2011 at 3:34 AM
- Lifewithspices said...
wow that minty ice hv never heard of need them..
- March 17, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- Diane said...
What a selection of green recipes for St Patrick's day. Diane
- March 17, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Lynn said...
I'm hoping we have rain this year and the cukes do well in the garden, I have a couple of your refrigerator pickles I want to try:@) Happy St. Patty's Day Mary!
- March 17, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- Martha said...
What lovely green food!!!! And that lemon coleslaw is really very good -- our favorite coleslaw now!!!!
- March 17, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Kim said...
Mary - What a beautiful collection of green recipes! I'm loving that green gazpacho.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! - March 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- Big Dude said...
Very nice.
- March 17, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- Suman singh said...
Wow, everything looks so refreshing and beauitful..yum!
Happy St.Patrick's day to you and to your family, Mary! - March 17, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Ana Rita Marreiros said...
Green of hope!!!!Lovelly dishes!!!Happy st. Patrick day Mary!!
Rita - March 17, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful! Your mint ice cream certainly caught my eye!
- March 17, 2011 at 7:20 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, my goodness, your pictures are amazing! I will be checking out some of these recipes, for sure!
- March 17, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- Linda Starr said...
You and I were thinking alike to day with green goodness. Have a good one.
- March 17, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Tanna said...
Ooooh... such a visual treat... all the beautiful shades of green! Happy St. Patrick's Day, Mary! Blessings ~ Tanna
- March 17, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Pickles! Now I'm craving pickles!
- March 17, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Have a wonderful St. Paddy's Day Mary!!!!
- March 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Kim said...
What a lovely idea to display all these green meals. I like all of these, they are gorgeous! Happy St-Patrick!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Happy St. Patrick's day Mary! I love the green theme today!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Reshmi Mahesh said...
All recipes are superb..especially the mint ice cream...
FunWidFud - March 17, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- PeggyR said...
WOW everything looks good! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- The JR said...
I LUV all the green things. I guess I'm gonna get pinched today, forgot to wear green.
Thanks so much for your comment. I luv your header picture too! - March 17, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Green recipes collections looks absolutely stunning..
- March 17, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Emily Malloy said...
Absolutely DARLING!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- cocoa and coconut said...
Happy St Patty's Day Mary!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- Harika baratam said...
Wow actually greeny food is good for health and u r presentation and recipes looks awesome.
- March 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Cooking Creation said...
So many wonderful, festive recipes to choose from! The key lime sherbet and fresh mint ice cream sound so refreshing and I can't wait to try them.
- March 17, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Bossy Chef said...
I'll take one of each please.
- March 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Claudia said...
I don't know where to begin. At the beginning? Green never looked more beautiful.
- March 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Adam said...
Not going to lie, haven't tried any of these yet, but I just had to comment on the images (again)... they just "feel" like St. Patricks Day, amazing.
- March 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- lena said...
wow, so green and so healthy!
- March 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Clint said...
Hoot mon! The time has come for eating and drinking. What better excuse than St Paddy's day! Great post!
- March 17, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Lovin the green!! Happy St. Patrick's Day :)
- March 17, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Lauren Hairston said...
The homemade limeade concentrate is such a fabulous idea! I need to go get some limes right now. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- March 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Sue said...
Decisions, decisions...:)
Happy St. Patrick's day! - March 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- That Girl said...
And the best, is that these are all foods that can be enjoyed year round, long after St. Patrick's Day.
- March 17, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Who said anything about cooking? I could look at these all day!!! But I may have to try that celery soup!
- March 17, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- The Quintessential Magpie said...
All I can say is, "YUM!"
I would gladly dive into any of those items, Mary.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and
Éirinn Go Brách!
Sheila :-) - March 17, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Beverly said...
You've tempted me green - especially the Cold Lime Souffle.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Mary. - March 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- Momo said...
great clicks selection!
- March 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Jocie's Mom said...
Cold Lime Souffle?! Ohmigosh!
- March 17, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Wendy Irene said...
I forgot about the pickles! Thanks so much for the reminder. It is lots of fun to have a day dedicated to the color green. Really brings out the kid in me :) Happy St. Patty's Day!
- March 17, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Caroline Taylor said...
That mint ice cream looks great and I love asparagus although never tried it in soup. We shall have to see what Spring brings...
- March 17, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I'm green with envy - everything looks so lovely! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- March 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Joanne said...
So much beautiful green! Happy st. patrick's day, Mary!
- March 17, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- Kiran said...
Thanks for visiting my blog. I love your collections too. Happy St. Patricks Day :)
- March 17, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- FOODESSA said...
Mary...the cold lime soufflé has my lips tagging it...mumm.
Happy St. Patrick's Day my dear.
Ciao for now,
Claudia - March 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- From the Kitchen said...
Green, my favorite color in nature, clothing and food!
Today I'm wearing purple.
Bonnie - March 17, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- Ryan said...
I'll take one of each, please! All of these sound so wonderful and refreshing and your photography is so beautiful. I need a snack now.
- March 17, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
Dear Mary, Happy San Patrick day, your recipes look absolutely beautiful! gloria
- March 17, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
Very cute! Love them all especially the pickles :)
- March 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM
- Buttercup said...
What a great post for St. Patrick's Day. I'm totally stuck on the lime souffle.
- March 17, 2011 at 7:51 PM
- MaryBeth said...
I will have a scoop of the mint ice-cream please...
- March 17, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- mia xara said...
My goodness, so many tasty and colorful choices!!!Everything looks soooo yummy!!! Happy St. Patrick's day!
- March 17, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Viv said...
Gotta love the green in every shade and forms! your photos are simply elegant, Mary!
Thanks for visiting my blog - you have such a lovely space here with a HUGE library of recipes! - March 17, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake said...
Wow, so many fabulous green foods...I think I'll go for your coleslaw first :)
- March 17, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Green is such a calming colour! love your selection of greens food :)
- March 17, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- Katarina said...
What lovely green food :)
- March 18, 2011 at 2:49 AM
- Plateful said...
Is this some kinda gree theme?!! All dishes look perfect and very tempting, indeed!
- March 18, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Becky said...
Well I am loving all the green food. The green gazpacho looks especially appealing as we are supposed to be up the 80s today! Thanks for collecting all of these together.
Becky - March 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Haddock said...
Definitely glorious and healthy too.
- March 18, 2011 at 2:09 PM
- Kristen said...
You are awesome. I kind of forgot about St. Patricks Day today.. But Happy St. Josephs! I'm hoping to make Zeppoli today to celebrate. We'll see if my kids can handle me being in the kitchen for awhile today!
Smiles! - March 19, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- A Canadian Foodie said...
What a fantastic post - and only with your vast collection could one have so much to choose from "green food wise". All look incredible - but, the ice cream rocks!
You have been on a huge peanut spree I see, as I have skimmed by your gorgeous posts. Still far too deep into the throws of planning a local food conference... Peanut everything seems to be a huge US thing. Nowhere else in the world is there such intense interest and so many foods slathered in and including peanuts and peanut butter. We do eat it on toast here, and feed our kids peanut butter and banana sandwiches - ane Reeces Pieces are sold in the stores, but that is about it, in Canada. So many allergies and bans on peanuts everywhere that even sending your child to school with a peanut butter sandwich is forbidden nowadays. It is pretty much thought of as not a good idea to serve or eat in any public place. I love peanut sauces and savoury dishes with peanuts - but sweet ones - only the good old fashioned peanut butter cookies with milk. And no one makes them any more here.
Valerie - March 29, 2011 at 2:24 PM


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This photo could make you think twice before you make a run for the border.
The picture of a Taco Bell employee getting just a wee bit too close to some taco shells was posted on the restaurant's Facebook page with the comment, "This sure says a lot about your employees, food treatment and what they post on the internet." It sparked an intense discussion, too, about whether or not this guy acted properly on the job.
It's unknown which Taco Bell was the scene of this gross Kodak moment, although you know this image will forever be stuck in your head. Just remember that the next time you stop in for a Cheesy Gordita Crunch.

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Farghadani's lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, said she was violently arrested on April 12 by intelligence officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and sustained facial injuries that were visible during her arrest.
Moghimi said in a post on social media that Farghadani refused bail in protest against her violent arrest and was initially transferred to Qarchak prison, only to be moved to Evin prison due to the refusal of Qarchak to accept her because of her injuries.
A statement issued jointly on April 22 by PEN America, Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, and the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation expressed outrage over the treatment of Farghadani by Iranian authorities, noting her work in support of human rights and democratic values.
"We call on the Iranian authorities to immediately and permanently cease their deliberate and brutal campaign against artistic freedom, and artists like Farghadani, and for the charges against her to be dropped immediately," Julie Trebault, managing director of Artists at Risk Connection, said in the statement.
The groups highlighted Farghadani's courage in upholding democratic values under "severe repression" and called for her "unconditional and immediate release."
At a recent United Nations Human Rights Council meeting, PEN America joined an international coalition that urged the extension of a mandate of a commission that is investigating human rights abuses in Iran, underscoring ongoing concerns about the suppression of free expression in the country.
In 2022, the association reported that Iran was responsible for imprisoning over one-third of all female writers jailed worldwide, emphasizing the systemic suppression of women's voices amid their struggle for full human rights.
Farghadani was previously detained in 2015 and served 18 months on various charges including "propaganda against the regime."
Written by Ardeshir Tayebi based on an original story in Persian by RFE/RL's Radio Farda
Five Suspects Named In Deadly Attack On Police In Russia's Karachai-Cherkessia
Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Karachai-Cherkessia on April 23 identified five men suspected of opening fire on a police patrol a day earlier, killing two officers and wounding another. Ruslan Semyonov, Vladimir Averyanov, Kazbek Dzhazayev, Akhmat Elkanov, and Ruslan Elkanov were added to the wanted list, the regional Investigative Committee said. The committee said earlier that it launched an investigation into "a deadly attack against law enforcement officers and illegal firearms possession." The assailants managed to take a pistol, an AK-47, and ammunition from the officers during the attack. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.
Sister Of Iranian Teen Killed In Anti-Government Protests Released From Prison
The sister of a 16-year-old killed in 2022 in anti-government protests has been freed from an Iranian jail. Aida Shakarami, sister of Nika Shakarami, was released on April 23 after about a week of detention for violating Iran's hijab law. Shakarami was arrested by the morality police during the government's attempt to reimpose the compulsory head scarf. Nasrin Shakarami, the mother of Nika and Aida, said the judge in the case had insulted and threatened her daughter, including accusations of promoting corruption and prostitution. Pictures of Aida Shakarami on social media after her release showed her without a hijab. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Farda, click here.
- By RFE/RL
U.S. Journalist Gershkovich's Appeal Against Russian Detention Denied
A Moscow court on April 23 rejected an appeal by jailed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich against the extension of his pretrial detention until June 30.
The judge in the case said a ruling on March 26, which extended Gershkovich's pretrial detention until June 30, "should be left unchanged."
The Wall Street Journal reporter, who has spent more than a year behind bars on espionage charges, has lost multiple appeals seeking to end his pretrial detention.
The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 in Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip.
Russian authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges, which The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government have vehemently rejected. They say Gershkovich was merely doing his job as an accredited reporter when he was arrested.
U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy said in March after Gershkovich's detention was extended that his case "is about using American citizens as pawns to achieve political ends."
The U.S. State Department said in December that Moscow rejected a significant offer it made to secure the release of Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges.
Another U.S. citizen currently held by Russian authorities is Alsu Kurmasheva, an RFE/RL journalist who was arrested in Kazan in October 2023 and charged with failing to register as a "foreign agent" and spreading falsehoods about the Russian military.
Prior to her arrest, Kurmasheva, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, had her passport confiscated following a visit to care for her elderly mother. RFE/RL and the U.S. government say the charges against her are reprisals for her work.
Russian officials have kept mum about any talks to win the release of the Americans. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly said that while "certain contacts" on swaps continue, "they must be carried out in absolute silence."
Russia is believed to be seeking the release of Vadim Krasikov, who was given a life sentence in Germany in 2021 for the killing of Zelimkhan "Tornike" Khangoshvili, a Georgian citizen of Chechen descent who had fought Russian troops in Chechnya and later claimed asylum in Germany.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, asked in February about releasing Gershkovich, appeared to refer to Krasikov by pointing to a man imprisoned by a U.S. ally for "liquidating a bandit" who had allegedly killed Russian soldiers during separatist fighting in Chechnya.
With reporting by AFP, Reuters, and AP
- By AFP
No Russian Fencers At Paris Olympics, European Fencing Says
No fencers from Russia or Belarus will take part in the Paris Olympics after those eligible under a neutral banner did not enter European qualifiers, according to the European Fencing Confederation (EFC). "There are unfortunately no Russian or Belarusian athletes," EFC President Giorgio Scarso told reporters on April 23. "The reason for their absence is not known, there was no official declaration of letter to explain it," Scarso added. Russia's fencers last year rejected the format set out by the International Olympic Committee to come back to international competition, raising the possibility they would boycott Olympic qualifying events.
RFE/RL, Kazakh Foreign Ministry Reach Agreement On Accreditation
ASTANA -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has reached agreement with the Kazakh Foreign Ministry over the accreditation of dozens of its journalists in the Central Asian country amid fears the government was trying to stifle independent media.
Details of the agreement, reached on April 23, were not immediately available.
"We welcome the agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," RFE/RL President Stephen Capus said in response to the deal.
"Throughout this process, all we have wanted was for our journalists to be able to continue their vital work in Kazakhstan safely, without compromise. We remain committed to serving our audiences with independent, trusted reporting and I am confident that this agreement will enable us to do just that."
In January 2023, the ministry denied accreditation to 36 journalists of RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, known locally as Radio Azattyq. Some of the correspondents had not been able to extend their accreditation since late 2022.
The situation around the accreditation of RFE/RL correspondents turned into a hot topic in January after a group of Kazakh lawmakers approved a draft bill that would allow the tightly controlled former Soviet republic's authorities to refuse accreditation to foreign media outlets and their reporters on grounds of national security.
According to the draft legislation, the Foreign Ministry could refuse accreditation to foreign media outlets and their reporters "in case of a threat to the national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan."
The bill states that any activities of foreign media and their journalists without accreditation are banned, and the decision to suspend the activities of foreign media in the country can be made by the ministry without a court ruling.
In accordance with current legislation, the Foreign Ministry must make decisions on accreditation within two months of receiving an application. In case of refusal, the ministry must provide an explanation for its decision.
Ukraine Restricts Consular Services For Conscription-Age Men Living Abroad
Ukraine has moved to restrict consular services at its diplomatic missions for men of conscription age (18-60) who live abroad as Kyiv tries to increase troop levels in its fight to repel invading Russian forces.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on April 23 that he ordered the restrictions because "staying abroad does not relieve a citizen of his or her duties to the Homeland."
"As it looks like now, a man of conscription age goes abroad and shows his state that he does not care about its survival. He then comes back and wants to receive services from this state. It does not work this way. Our country is at war," Kuleba wrote.
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Kuleba added that he will clarify in the coming days the process of legally obtaining consular services in Ukraine's foreign diplomatic missions by men of conscription age as the law on mobilization signed by President Zelenskiy last week will come into force.
According to the law that Zelenskiy signed on April 16, all men between 18 and 60 years of age must update their draft data with military conscription centers across the country.
Though lawmakers watered down some amendments to draft dodging, the law does allow for the punishment of those convicted of avoiding service.
An unknown number of Ukrainian men fled the country after Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 despite Kyiv's move to ban men of conscription age from leaving the country.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men working abroad as migrant laborers have also not returned to Ukraine as Russia continues its full-scale aggression against its neighbor.
"The obligation to update one's documents with the conscription centers existed even before the new law on mobilization was passed. If anyone believes that while one person is fighting far away at the frontline and risking his or her life for this state, another can stay abroad and receive services from this state, well, this is not how it works," Kuleba added.
Torture Conviction Of Five Russian Prison Officers Canceled, Sent Back For Retrial
A court of appeals in Siberia has canceled the conviction of five former prison officials who were sentenced in a high-profile case involving the torture and rape of an inmate.
In August 2023, Maksim Volf, the former head of the operative department of the detention center No. 1 in Irkutsk, was handed five years in prison, while his former subordinates, Andrei Melentyev, Maksim Danchinov, Yevgeny Shadayev, and Andrei Moskvitin, were sentenced to four years in prison each for organizing the torture and rape of Kezhik Ondar, who was left disabled after the ordeal.
Ondar's lawyers said at the time that the sentences were too lenient and that they would appeal the ruling.
The Court of Appeals No. 5 in the city of Novosibirsk on April 22 sent the case back to prosecutors for additional investigation. It is not clear if the court considered the sentences too lenient or too harsh, since the whole case is now starting again from the beginning.
The five men accused of torturing Ondar were arrested in March 2021 along with the former warden of the IK-6 prison in Irkutsk, Aleksei Agapov, and his former subordinates, Aleksandr Mednikov and Anton Yerokhin.
Agapov, Mednikov, and Yerokhin were sentenced to five years in prison each in February 2023 on the same charge after a court in Irkutsk found them guilty of involvement in the separate beating, torture, and rape of Tahirjon Bakiev, an inmate with Central Asian roots, in January 2021.
In all, three probes were launched in the Irkutsk region in late May 2022 into allegations of the torture and rape of three inmates -- Kezhik Ondar, Tahirjon Bakiev, and Yevgeny Yurchenko -- while they were held in a detention center in Irkutsk and a prison in the nearby city of Angarsk.
Bakiev died in prison in February this year, a day before a hearing that would decide financial compensation he had demanded from his abusers. The prison administration called the death a suicide, while Bakiev's family insists he was murdered or forced to commit suicide while in custody.
In April 2020, inmates at the IK-15 prison in Angarsk started a mass riot, protesting what they claimed were incidents of torture.
Afterward, many of them were transferred to other prisons in the region.
Human rights groups have quoted some of the inmates as saying that they faced beatings and torture after they were transferred to other prisons, where guards used other inmates who agreed to "cooperate" with the administration to force them to confess to organizing the riot.
In May 2022, courts in Irkutsk sentenced several inmates who agreed to "cooperate" with the guards to prison terms between five and 11 years on charges of rape, premeditated HIV infection, and inflicting serious bodily damage.
Bosnian Police Officials Arrested In Large-Scale Drug Operation
Bosnian police have raided multiple locations in Sarajevo in a large-scale antidrug operation that led to the arrest of 23 people, including several high-ranking Bosnian law enforcement officials suspected of close links with Edin Gacanin, a drug kingpin arrested in November 2022.
The raids were conducted on April 22 with the backing of EU and U.S. law enforcement agencies.
Those arrested are suspected of involvement in organized crime, money laundering, influence peddling, abuse of office, bribe taking, and the disclosure of classified information, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry of Sarajevo Canton -- one of the 10 cantons of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, one of the two entities of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Vahidin Munjic, the acting director of Bosnia's federal police, and Mustafa Selmanovic, the commander of a police special unit, were among those arrested during the raids, the interior minister of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, Ramo Isak, confirmed to RFE/RL.
The raids were conducted in more than 30 Sarajevo locations with support from the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the FBI.
The two police officials are suspected of being close associates of Gacanin, nicknamed "Tito," who since March last year has been on the sanctions list of the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which has described him as "one of the world's most prolific drug traffickers."
Raids were also conducted in Zenica and Mostar.
Europol described the raid as a "milestone in the fight against the so-called 'super cartel,' an alliance of criminal networks that controlled much of Europe's cocaine trade."
"The primary objective of operation codenamed 'Black Tie' was to indict and prosecute a Bosnian-Herzegovinian/Dutch national considered a High Value Target by Europol and the Netherlands," Europol said in a statement, without mentioning Gacanin by name.
Europol said that, despite his arrest in 2022, the individual "continued to steer drug trafficking from source countries in South America such as Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, to Europe, and Australia from his base in Dubai, United Arab Emirates."
Europol added that those arrested include "not only accomplices, but also corrupt officials identified as facilitators of the network's criminal activities."
One of the agencies involved in the operation, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), said several bank accounts were checked and transactions of more than 300,000 euros ($320,000) were blocked.
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U.S. Report Highlights Worsening Human Rights Abuses In Russia, Iran, Afghanistan
Russia has continued to show blatant disregard for human rights both in its unprovoked war against Ukraine and in the treatment of its own citizens over the past year, the U.S. State Department has said in its latest annual report on human rights around the globe, which also highlights the abuses committed by Iran's theocratic regime and the Taliban's mistreatment of Afghans -- especially its discrimination against women and girls.
Russian troops continued to commit numerous abuses and atrocities, some amounting to war crimes, the report says, highlighting the issuance by the International Criminal Court of arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, for their role in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
"There were credible reports of summary execution, torture, rape, and attacks killing and injuring civilians and damaging or destroying civilian infrastructure by Russia's forces in Ukraine, as well as war crimes, including those involving forced deportation or transfer of civilians, and the forced placement in foster care or adoption of Ukrainian children," the report notes.
At home, Russian authorities continued to step up the pressure on dissent and independent expression, imprisoning political opponents and anti-war protesters, clamping down on the media, prosecuting numerous people for expressing their opinions online, and forcibly closing down nongovernmental organizations.
More moves were made to persecute opposition politicians such as the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on charges including treason and the slapping of an extra 19 years for "extremism" on the already imprisoned Aleksei Navalny, who subsequently died under suspicious circumstances in February in a penitentiary in Russia's Arctic region.
"Tragically, as we saw with Aleksei Navalny's unjust imprisonment in a Russian penal colony, incarceration can come with horrific conditions -- with abuse, even death," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 22 while presenting the report.
The report also highlights a multitude of other human rights abuses committed by Russian authorities on Russia's territory and abroad, such as, but not limited to, arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearances; pervasive torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary arrest or detention; and serious problems with the independence of the judiciary.
Harsh Punishments Meted Out In Iran
Brutal human rights abuses continue to take place and even worsen in Iran, where women and members of marginalized communities bear the brunt of the regime's human rights violations and abuses, the report says, highlighting the harsh punishment meted out to prisoners, including executions, for bogus or unjust reasons.
"Women continued to face discrimination, including through enhanced means for enforcing the mandatory dress code, which led to acts of civil disobedience," the report says, adding that many people have reportedly disappeared during extended protests that were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police in September 2022.
The number of executions was up by more than one-third last year compared to 2022, with 798 people being put to death, some of them political dissidents.
"The government often charged political dissidents with vague crimes, some of which carried the death penalty, such as 'antirevolutionary behavior,' 'corruption on earth,' 'siding with global arrogance,' 'waging war against God,' and 'crimes against Islam,'" the report notes.
The Iranian regime is also guilty of serious violations outside its borders, which include enabling abuses by terrorist groups throughout the region by the Syrian government, Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq, and Yemeni Huthi militants, as well as the unlawful recruitment or use of child soldiers, the document said.
Systemic Mistreatment, Discrimination In Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has resorted to systemic mistreatment of and discrimination against Afghanistan's women and girls since it returned to power in August 2021 following the hasty withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
"In Afghanistan, the Taliban have limited work opportunities for women, shuttered institutions found educating girls, and increasing floggings for women and men accused of, quote, 'immoral behavior,' end quote," Blinken said.
The report says Taliban authorities have issued more than 50 pieces of legislation "that effectively erase women from public life."
The Taliban authorities have shown continuous and widespread "disregard for the rule of law and official impunity for those responsible for human rights abuses," the document says, adding that both the Taliban and their current arch-foe, the Islamic State group, have been using child soldiers.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on April 23 pushed back against the criticism, emphasizing the Taliban's commitment to upholding Shari'a law, which he argued defines and guarantees the rights of Afghan citizens based on their wishes.
"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has a Shari'a and Islamic obligation to give the rights of its citizens," Mujahid said on state-controlled RTA Radio. "When America or other Western countries talk about rights, they should not impose Western culture on other countries. What is defined as rights in America may not be the same in Afghanistan."
Referring to the ongoing war in Gaza that was triggered by an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, the report notes "serious abuses...by Hamas and Israel."
It says those abuses include unlawful or widespread civilian deaths and harm, enforced disappearances or abductions, torture, as well as "violence or threats against journalists."
British Foreign Secretary Holds Talks With Uzbek Counterpart In Tashkent
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron held talks with his Uzbek counterpart Baxtiyor Saidov in Tashkent on April 23, focusing on regional security, education, climate change, bilateral trade, and the development of business relations, according to official Uzbek media reports. Cameron held similar talks with top officials in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan earlier this week before making his way to the region's most populous nation of 37 million. Cameron will also visit Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia during his tour of Central Asia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
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2014 College Invitational
The seventh annual 2014 College Invitational features artwork by college students from nine area colleges and universities, including: Ashford University, Augustana College, Black Hawk College, Knox College, Monmouth College, Scott Community College, St. Ambrose University, Western Illinois University and University of Iowa. These students represent the talent and creativity at campuses throughout the region, and are a testament to the positive impact of arts education on today's youth.
A closing reception and awards ceremony was held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 5.
College Invitational Award Recipients
1st: Emma Lister, Knox College
2nd: Ashley VanDeCasteele, Western Illinois University
3rd: Leah deMatta, University of Iowa
HM: Crystal Kepple, Western Illinois University
HM: Jacqueline Nowosielski, St. Ambrose University
This year's exhibition is again sponsored by Barbara Leidenfrost in loving memory of her husband, Oscar. Thanks to this generous sponsorship, the Figge awarded cash prizes for first, second and third place winners.
The 2014 College Invitational will be installed in the Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery November 8, 2014-February 8, 2015.


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During the 2008 season, we excavated rooms 15 and 19. Room 15 had an opening on the east side, a window on the west, and two niches on the south wall. In one of the niches, we found three chalices with floral motifs and high stems, each of which has a hole at its base, meaning they were used as rhyta.
The presence of these vessels may indicate the Central Building's double use—as a worship and crafts center—an interpretation that is reinforced by site's location on the route that leads to the Idaean Cave. Very instresting. Keep on updating Comments are closed.
On the paved floor, we unearthed a great number of vessels: handle-less cups, cylindrical and spouted cups, cooking pots, kalathoi, jars, lamps, beaked jugs, vessels' lids, pithoi, etc., all of which date to the Late Minoan IA period. Due to the number and variety of vessels, their positioning, and the discovery of grinders and obsidian, we believe room 15 was used as a workshop.
We also found a large quantity of quartz crystals, which may show that this was the area where the processing of such minerals was undertaken. Quartz crystals and offerings made of quartz have been discovered in the Idaean Cave and in some peak sanctuaries, which indicates that they may have been used in Minoan rituals. In addition, we unearthed several pieces of pyroluzit (manganese oxide), which has a semi-metallic shine and is mainly found in Lavrio (Attica) and the island of Melos. With the appropriate processing, it can be used to produce colors and porcelain. We also discovered bones, stone tools, pieces of carbonized wood, and a bead made of chlorite.
During the excavation of room 19, we uncovered many large stones and identified a wall with three courses of stones. In addition, we found four handle-less cups, sherds of various types, cooking pots, and pithoi, as well as beads made of sard and agate. At the same time, Professor Sakellarakis took steps to protect the landscape and to preserve and grow vegetation in the wider area.


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Long lines for the Roosevelt Island Tram at Manhattan Station this afternoon.
Crazy long line for Roosevelt Island Tram stretching to 2nd Avenue https://t.co/Th1BanPnGm— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) April 21, 2018
— LJ Rader (@LJ_Rader) April 21, 2018Also, car traffic was backed up from the Motorgate Ramp Helix to Blackwell House.
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Thrilled to have so many visitors at the annual Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸! pic.twitter.com/EdThjceSwR— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 21, 2018
Also, the Riverwalk Commons area was packed with crowds leaving trash on the sidewalkThe only time when New Yorkers don't shit on #RooseveltIsland. In order to take their girlfriends to see a bunch of #cherryblossoms. Signs of #Spring. #Sakura pic.twitter.com/xz54zRMy1Z— Roland Lizares (@rlizares) April 21, 2018
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Chapter 10
Jesus calls, empowers, and instructs the Seventy—They preach and heal—Those who receive Christ's disciples receive Christ—The Father is revealed by the Son—Jesus gives the parable of the good Samaritan.
1 After these things the Lord aappointed other bseventy also, and sent them ctwo and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
2 Therefore said he unto them, The aharvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as alambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither apurse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and bsalute no man by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, aPeace be to this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the alabourer is worthy of his bhire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they areceive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The akingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the very adust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
16 aHe that bheareth you heareth me; and he that cdespiseth you ddespiseth me; and he that edespiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
17 ¶ And the aseventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld aSatan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you apower to btread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means churt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this arejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather brejoice, because your names are cwritten in heaven.
21 ¶ In that hour Jesus arejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things bfrom the wise and cprudent, and hast revealed them unto dbabes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things are adelivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth bwho the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will creveal him.
23 ¶ And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the aeyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many aprophets and bkings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25 ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit aeternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy aheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt alive.
29 But he, willing to ajustify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my bneighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and awounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain aSamaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had bcompassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took acare of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the ahost, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 ¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named aMartha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art acareful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath achosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.


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I think I said something calm and collected like, "What the crap are you doing?!!! JACKSON! Take that out of here! Why? Why? Why would you scoop up a dead animal and bring it into the house?!?!?!!!!! OH! MY! GOSH! Use your brain, boy!"
As he turned to leave, he wavered a bit and the shovel started to tip. Oh great, he's going to drop a nasty, dead bunny on the floor, I thought. I think I yelled at him in another language at this point. It's really all a blur though.
What goes on in the head's of boys? Seriously, what on earth are they thinking when they do something like this? After I had calmed down (you know, like 5 hours later), I asked Jackson, "Why did you bring that rabbit into the house?"
"I wanted to show it to you," he answered.
"Did you really think I would like seeing a dead rabbit in the house???"
"I dunno," he replied.
"Seriously, WHY did you do that?" I asked. I really wanted to know what makes his brain tick.
Again came his reply of, "I dunno."
I give up.


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January 2017
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Wishlist/LiveUSB distro
From Openmoko
Wishes warning! This article or section documents one or more OpenMoko Wish List items, the features described here may or may not be implemented in the future. |
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NOTE: this page may be renamed: portable desktop
An openmoko device could act as the perfect geeky swiss knive: go anywhere with your Linux desktop and tools.
YES, there are tons of liveCDs out there, but CDs/DVDs:
- get easily damaged
- don't fit in a pocket (except for businesscard-sized ones ; too exotic...)
- don't update or save settings/personal data without a supplementary USB device
YES, there are LiveUSB distros but:
- a Neo/Openmoko device IS sort of an USB stick; one object is better than two
- you may carry my cellphone everywhere, what about usb sticks or cds ?
The biggest argument against these ones is that you'd have to carry an USB cable with you... But it's a standard one, which is good news :) An integrated zippable plug could be an interesting add-on...
Similar functionality can be found in the Wizpy portable media player, but relies on different methods for working under Windows (cd-rom emulation).
When the openmoko device is in mass storage mode, a host computer should be able to boot on it, presenting a grub menu offering to boot into several images / partitions (payloads) on the transflash: memtest, UBCD (the ultimate boot cd), a lightweight security oriented livecd distro, you name it...
It's sometimes called Live USB: from Wikipedia LiveUSB definition, A live USB is a USB flash drive containing a full operating system which can be booted from. Live USBs are closely related to Live CDs, and are sometimes used interchangeably. Like Live CDs, Live USBs can be used for system administration, data recovery, or the testing of operating system distributions without committing to a permanent installation on the local hard drive. Many of the smaller Linux distributions can also be used from a USB flash drive.
Usually, all you need for this with an USB storage device (flash USB stick or external drive) is a partition, flagged "bootable" (see fdisk), containing a boot loader (say grub). But the problem is that specifications vary between motherboards, so there are variants and mandatory requirements to define (here would be a good idea), so that one can optimize/maximize the compatibility.
The perfect geek knife
We may want to start our own distro with the following constraints:
- Multiboot: small utilities/compilations + bull blown light OS
- Aiming at maximum hardware compatibility, possibly using liveCD technology (knoppix-based distros)
- Aiming at minimum resource+system footprint, and boot speed
- Being able to install software temporary (for the session) or permanently, upgradable
- Being able to use the phone features at the same time (access pim, data & calls)
Optimally, being able to charge the device while plugged in would be great too.
About USB Booting
From DSL Wiki:
Older computer BIOS usually do not support direct booting from a USB device. Around 2001, PC motherboard manufacturers started to add USB boot support.
There are two common BIOS methods for direct USB booting:
- One method is called the "USBHDD" method and it is used to support the booting of standard USB mass storage devices that are configured like a normal PC hard drive.
- The other method is called the "USBZIP" method and it supports booting from a USB storage device that behaves like the original IOMEGA ZIP drive with USB support.
Most computers (just about all Dells, for example) made today have a BIOS that supports the USBHDD method so I expect that this will eventually become the standard way to boot a USB device. However, many motherboards will support BOTH methods, and many older motherboards have USBZIP support.
Some newer BIOSs which support USB 2.0 will not boot from an older pen drive. Using a USB 2.0 compliant one usually solves this problem. Also, some older BIOSs which only support USB 1.1 will not boot from newer drives which support USB 2.0!
Some USB keys don't boot. If this is the case, it may be possible to fix them by installing a new master boot record. (Most keys boot OK by default; some cannot be fixed even by doing this. However, it helps in some cases). Run the command:
lilo -M /dev/$usbdevice
(where usbdevice is the key, ex: /dev/sdb, checking dmesg shall give the appropriate one when plugging the neo in mass storage mode)
USB Booting in Neo1973's kernel
Although there is very little information about it, the g_storage kernel module is responsible for the Neo's mass storage mode. The boot-or-not criteria might rely on this very module.
Testing/further research has to be conducted to determine:
- if a bootable-flagged partition / grub doesn't mess openmoko up
- if the phone can still act as a phone, or if the booted os can use the gprs functions
- if the phone can recharge on mass storage mode (from the usb cable)
- if a dedicated partition for each payload is needed (see memtest example...)
- if multi-boot is possible: grub?
Linux distro Howto's: liveUSB creation
In short:
- Mount USB drive, with e.g. mount /dev/sda1 /flash - can be either FAT16 or FAT32!
- Mount ISO image, with e.g. mount /tmp/dsl-3.2.iso /tmp/iso -o loop
- Copy all contents from ISO to USB drive: cp -vr /tmp/iso/* /flash/
- Rename and move syslinux files to root directory: mv /flash/boot/isolinux/* /flash/
- Rename isolinux.cfg: mv /flash/isolinux.cfg /flash/syslinux.cfg
- Unmount USB drive: umount /flash
- Install syslinux: syslinux /dev/sda1 and eventually set the MBR boot flag for this partition (with fdisk).
- Fedora Core's Revisor enables easy GUI-driven ISO customization, allowing to choose the output medium (CD/DVD/USB)
- Installing DSL to USB device - using grub
- Debian BootUSB - using Lilo
- Howto install ubuntu (or any other distro) on usb stick
- Gentoo on usb stick
- Windows & Linux tutorials & resources:
* Flash installation via Windows: XUbuntu, DSL, Knoppix, Slax, MiniMe * Flash installation via Linux: Ubuntu Edgy, Knoppix, PCLinuxOS
Transflash partitioning schema example
- 2 Gb: /dev/sd? (where N is the transflash's number)
- 700 Mb: /dev/sd?1 : containing bootable iso, FAT16
- 1300 Mb: /dev/sd?2 : openmoko & bootable os home partition, EXT3?
- + eventually a swap
The limitation of this method is that the booted OS is static (not-self modifiable). There's the option to install linux using the partition, but it's not really mobility-oriented (liveCDs are optimized for maximum autoconfiguration).
Alternative methods
Booting ISO files ?
- Grub? From How to install grub on an usb pendrive:
If you want to boot from a iso file on a harddisk, do something in menu.lst like title Boot from iso on a harddisk map (hdX,Y)/your.iso (hdZ) map --rehook chainloader (hdZ)+1 rootnoverify (hdZ) boot
Grub & memdisk can boot floppy images, but (AFAIK) not isos. Example from the stock /boot/grub/menu.lst ubuntu:
title Ubuntu, memtest86+ root (hd0,2) kernel /memtest86+.bin quiet boot
Using the memdisk kernel from the syslinux package, you can load disk images and execute them in a non-emulated environment.
Bootfrom needs access to a running Knoppix-System with the same Kernel as the Bootkernel, before it is able to mount the partition / ISO-Image.
- Maybe there's a way to achieve a boot cd iso selecter see (this post)
- virtualization-oriented distro... ex Xenoppix Cons: would work best only on modern VT-capable computers. What about a very minimal distribution (say DSL without X) kqemu-enblaed, booting into an ncurses iso-loader? The delicate part would be on the networking side.
Zero-Install / Networked systems
- Klik with more than 1000 packages ported. See comparison chart.
- The Zero Install System, with automatic dependancies, upgrading. See [1] comparison chart.
- Why not rolling a Conary/RPath-based distro, based on rPath linux reference distribution ? Or choose within the available ones...
- The FUSE httpfs may allow pure http net booting, downloading files from a distant livecd only when needed (this image may be very minimal though).
- some people are thinking of using Amazon S3 as virtual disk
Using Qemu to boot Linux from a flash drive within Windows
The following tutorial explains how to use Qemu to boot Linux from a portable USB flash device while still working within Windows. This Enables the user to have both systems running at the same time eliminating the need to restart the PC and set your BIOS options to boot Linux.
Putting a vnc server on openmoko + IP over USB or BlueTooth/Wifi
That's another alternative :) Will bring a VGA-sized capture screen. However, given the current animated behaviour in openmoko, performance will be poor.
The BlackDog project
"When plugged into the host computer's USB port, BlackDog starts up, automatically launching the X Window system for Windows Xming and a software NAT router via an autorun application that the BlackDog presents to the host through a virtual USB CD-ROM. Once those applications are running, the virtual USB CD-ROM drive disconnects, and a virtual USB-to-Ethernet adapter is connected to provide the communications link.
The host machine's monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Internet connection are used by the BlackDog for the duration of the session."
The BlackDog server project has lots of interesting concepts (and software). Could personal servers change the face of computing ? Together with biometry, they open up the possibility of carrying your personal server, or an extension of it, with you on your physical person. The reason this is so exciting is because it enables biometric authentication that doesn't require shipping your biometric data to a third party'.
Interesting distros/payloads
System diagnostics / recovery
- Memtest86+ Very small
- The Ultimate Boot CD
- System Rescue CD
- Recovery IS Possible < 80 MB
General purpose
- jinx-linux < 50 MB
- Knoppix 700 MB CD-ROM
- PuppyLinux < 100 MB
- TinyGentoo 5 MB
Security-oriented: pentesting, forensics, anonymous webbrowsing
- List of Security distros
- Backtrack Livecd
- Anonym.OS: browse the web anonymously
- Darik's Boot and Nuke: dangerous
- Byzantine OS is a webkiosk appliance (32/48 MB)
The SabayonLinux distro offers a lot of boot cheatcodes, such as booting onto GeexBox. We should take a look at the method used.
List of live distros @ livecdlist.com Includes sizes
List of live distros @ wikipedia