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Zeev Sternhell : « En Israël pousse un racisme proche du nazisme à ses débuts »
Promo touristique: ne visitez plus les anciens camps d'Auschwitz ou de Treblinka, visitez plutôt Gaza!
Le droit au retour des réfugiés reste sacré pour l'AP
Instrumentaliser l'Holocauste pour « relooker » le sionisme
La Palestine à la croisée des chemins
This is a SATIRE of Jewish lies. Its target is zionism. Jews used Qassam rockets as an excuse to bottle up Gaza.
The savage brutality of Hamas
Jews claim they created the Gaza death camp to control a continuous barrage of rockets fired at innocent Israelis.
We don't know how many of these rockets (if any) are actually fired, or how many are false-flag operations, or how many Jews (if any) are actually injured. All we have is the word of the Chosen People, who are famous for their love, their truthfulness, and their desire for peace.
Now we have PHOTOS of the Hamas weapons program!
Clearly we must protect Israel against these weapons of hate...
I just noticed there are some misspellings in the image.
Oh well.
You get the idea.
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Everyone say "King of satire!!!"
One after the other, with great artwork;
worth infinite words.
have you seen there latest weapon...
the israelis are taking this one to the UN to ban it.people are just jumpin out of there cars at high speeds as soon as they look thur the rearview mirrors.
its called the dlb(dont look back) missile
AAZ.. are you sure this is a satire???
Frankly AAZ, I find this 'satire' a quite strange. First of all, its timing is really bad as undoubtedly Israel is not happy at Hamas's success in getting into Egypt… because no matter how you look at it, Hamas succeeded in more ways than one and Israel and was given a royal slap on the face with Egypt's blessings. Second, I noticed that your 'satire' of Hamas highlights Iran and Syria… Is it coincidental that you are in this 'satire' grouping Hamas with Iran and Syria which is something Hamas definitely doesn't need right now?? I would imagine that you out of all people would know this well... So why go through all the trouble of creating this 'satirical' post at such a strategic time?? Your post also goes on to associate Hamas with very destructive weapons… (satire?)… and those weapons happen to belong to Iran (??) which is top on Israel and the US's "terror" list. You know very well that Hamas has no weapons… so why even introduce such an idea via a 'satire'?? Then you speak of WMD and chemical weapons (??). Where is all this coming from?? You involve Hamas's name in things it has nothing to do with… but by so doing you are opening other files… and they are not satirical. Nerve gas and ebola? Hmmm… this is better than any Hollywood or Washington rant. You created pictures and posted them on the web in full knowledge that they are quite damning for Hamas and the Palestinians in general. One picture has nerve gas and ebola bombs with the Palestinian flag as their background?!
Finally you conclude your 'satire' with a picture or Iranian missiles being tested…
Why is your "satirical post" referring only to the destructive power of the East? Why is there nothing about the destructive power of the West especially that this is the one that the world has seen used over and over again? Why does your 'satire' point to Ariel Sharon's and George Bush's "axis of Evil" as though it needed more finger pointing especially now??
No offense Abdul, but I seem not to have any humor at all. I frankly fail to see the element of 'satire' in this post and I find its timing and content very strange.
Jews say they clamped down on Gaza because of (alleged) Qassam rockets.
The satire is an attack on Jewish lies and exaggerations about these alleged rockets.
Also, apparently you have never read any of my previous posts or comments. I have always maintained that, statistically, the USA has killed more people (including Arabs) than Israel ever dreamed of.
Although I can understand why people wouldn't be able to laugh or cry!
These images depict what 'THE WEST' is doing, and satirically point the finger at Muslims! (as usual, as satire!)
..replace the word 'Muslim' with 'enemies of israel'.
Apparently some people didn't look at the "source" of the photos -- the Israeli Ministry of Information.
Zionists claim that Hamas is a "terrorist" group with deadly rockets. Satire exaggerates this claim in order to expose its absurdity.
I did this satire now because Qassam rockets was the excuse the Jews used to bottle up Gaza.
In the meantime we have an economic recession in the USA. The gloom and pain is only beginning. We need humor once in a while.
(Notice by the way, that I never have -- and never will -- do anything satirical with images of murdered Arabs. That WOULD be sacrilege.)
Besides, it wouldn't even be funny!
We definately have to keep touch with our humanity, be it with art, humour, pure=love=truth, or whatever action The=Doctor=Orders! =D
S_T_R_A_N_G_E_ _F_E_E_L_i_N_G
Say what you may.. I still don't think it's the right time to poke fun at Hamas. For a supporter of the Palestinian cause, your timing (other than your content) is certainly strange (in my humble opinion).
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today regarding the Gaza/Rafah border:
"The blame for this problem can be laid squarely at the feet of Hamas"
Great timing AAZ to create a 'satire' about Hamas pulling in big momma Iran…
You and Dana (in your different ways...?)shine the light on the same victim...
I don't know who "Dana" is, and I was NOT making fun of Hamas. Apparently you cannot understand that. Either you are stuck in an emotional loop, or I have greatly overestimated your intelligence.
You may now have the last word.
Truth Seeker- I think this is awesome and to think that Israel formed hamas, and gave Iran weapons (from US) during the banker funded war with Iraq!!
It didn't even occur to me that any of these assertions could be taken as true. But, I can understand your concern, Cherifa.
I think the "Satire" label at the very beginning clarifies it.
"Money" has no value - people do.
..are freakin' hilarious WMD!!!
AAZ, you are the one who doesn't seem to read: I clearly wrote that Dana Perino is the White House's spokes person. It's written right there near her name… so I don't see why you ask me who she is.
By the way, I also hate to be the one to point to you that "the Israeli Ministry of Information" is not the only devious source of info in the Middle East…
I know Abdul that you are not making fun at Hamas (after all, this is not supposed to be a Zionist blog)… and I know what a satire is… I am not stuck in any 'emotional loop"… and I still believe in everything that I wrote in my first comment regarding this post. Nothing you have said could make me reconsider on this… unless you have a double personality. There is the one that I meet on this site and it is very intelligent… and wouldn't out of all times in History make such a post today. Then there is the other you who created today's post.
The helium rockets were great, but they were not posted by you.
I asked you also questions which you conveniently ignored. Tell me this however: Why did you trouble yourself in creating a picture with bombs of nerve gas and ebola using the Palestinian background as a flag??? Why did you include Iranian weapons in your "satire". You can have a satire on Qassams, but you can't have a satire on Iranian weapons… WHY IS YOUR SATIRE INCLUDING IRANIAN WMD???
Sorry AAZ… I can't understand at all…
I am a little astonished that I am the only one that was literally hit by this post. Since you Qrs expressed some understanding, please do have another look… and keep in mind the 1.5 million Hamas who broke forcefully out of the gaza siege today to Israel's furry. I just don't think it's the appropriate time to add to their burdens a "satire" which steps on all the sensitive points that Israel doesn't miss to mention: Iran, wmd, chemical weapons and the association of Iran with all Arab resistance movements.
I would have imagined AAZ coming out with something of real significance to help the Palestinians as such at sensitive stage…
but this is the way my mind operates…
Calm down! You just spent-all-day watching half-a-million starving=people Finally make_it out-of-the zionite-concentration-camp!!!
Actually, scream all ya want! =D
I think there's a misunderstanding here...thats all.
Only one person (I don't mean you) doesn't "get it."
Whenever that happens, there are only two possible alternatives…
1. That person is right
2. The group is right.
Put another way...
1. That person is the only intelligent person in a group of stupid persons
2. That person is locked in a mental warp, cut off from reality
You may decide which applies in this case.
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Have you taken the Maharajah Jungle Trek in Disney's Animal Kingdom? Have you seen the tigers? It's been our experience that they do an extraordinary amount of sleeping. On our last visit, though, something was decidedly different…
Maharajah Jungle Trek – Tiger's AWAKE!
It started off as expected. Don't get me wrong…I LOVE the two trails in Animal Kingdom and can spend quite a bit of time checking out both the incredible theming and landscaping along with all the amazing animals on both Gorilla Falls AND the Jungle Trek. What I mean by "expected" is that the adorable and mostly stationary Komodo Dragon was just where he should be. The bats, fascinating as they are, were y'know, just hanging around. We were in no hurry as we strolled along taking in the much loved scenery on they way to the tiger enclosure.
There was a cast member in the middle of the pathway. She was crouching down and cranking what looked like a large wrench attached to something in the ground. I wanted to take a picture, but could tell this was one of those backstage things Disney really likes to keep secret. It turns out, she was opening a gate inside the tiger area that would allow the male tiger to change enclosures. Hopefully, being a good tiger, he'd do what was expected of him by moving to the newly opened area and be rewarded for his efforts.
There he was! So used to seeing the tigers napping, we were completely enthralled by how gorgeous this one was as he strutted around, sniffing the special perfumes sprayed around the enclosure for his enjoyment. Then it was treat time and he waited patiently as chunks of meat were tossed to him as a reward for doing exactly want was wanted.
Even asleep, the tigers in Animal Kingdom are fantastic. Awake? Incredible!!! What a great moment – in the right place at the right time – to see that big, beautiful creature in all his feline glory.
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Good news. Not only are we having to fend off Spurs to retain Shay Given but now Giovanni Trappatoni has been allegedly recommending our number one to various Serie A clubs. Joe Kinnear was not a happy man indeed as he raged at the OAP:
I think it's a little bit disrespectful. Shay, I think, has got another three years here on his contract. Why on earth Giovanni would want to bring out a statement like that I don't know - maybe he was just getting on the good side of Shay.'


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I understand how concerning that it is that your cell phone broke especially with it being the number on the order for the delivery techinicians to call. I do have good news for you however, the delivery teams will still attempt to make the delivery even if you are unable to answer the phone. Typically the phone numbers are used for an automated call the night before the scheduled delivery date as a reminder for you that we will be coming out and the time frame for the delivery, and then again on the day of the delivery our teams give a courtesy call about 30 min prior to their arrival to let you know they are on their way. Either way though, whether the phone calls are answered or not the teams still will come to the home and attempt to make the delivery. With that said I hope you enjoy your new washer and dryer, we do greatly appreciate your business.
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Stopped by the body shop today to see how things were coming along on my Vespa scooter. I didn't expect anything yet and was not disappointed. The scooter sat among other parts, pieces and vehicles awaiting transformation, much like droids in the original Star Wars where we first met R2D2.
As I looked around the shop I could see that body work is nothing like mechanical repair. It's more of an art where the craftsman must find the path that best suits the situation. It's sort of inspiring to see all the custom metal work, fabrication, welding and other activities going on to restore old vehicles. And brand new ones too.
I was told that they have a plan to do the work without pulling the steering column. The scooter would be hoisted into the air on the lift and they think they can access everything without any disassembly. That would save a few dollars.
Not being able to ride has led me to surf Craigslist and eBay for a used scooter. Found one exactly like mine with less than 3000 miles on the clock for $3000.oo. Same color too. As much as I daydream about motorcycles I should probably just buy a backup machine. With that in place maybe I can entertain some repair and maintenance myself when I retire.
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|Subject Content
|Chapter : 1
|Information Systems Concepts
|Topic: 1.1
|Systems, Information, Information Systems and CBIS
|Topic: 1.2
|Different Types of Information systems
|Topic: 1.3
|Information as a Key Business Asset
|Topic: 1.4
|Application of Information Systems in Enterprise Processes
|Chapter : 2
|Acquisition, Development and Implementation of Information Systems (SDLC)
|Topic: 2.1
|Basic Concepts
|Topic: 2.2
|Traditional Approach/ Water Fall Approach/ Sequential Approach
|Topic: 2.3
|Prototyping Model
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|Incremental Model
|Topic: 2.5
|Spiral Model
|Topic: 2.6
|Rapid Application Development
|Topic: 2.7
|Agile Methodologies
|Topic: 2.8
|Other Aspects of Systems Development
|Chapter : 3
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|Topic: 3.1
|Information Systems Controls
|Topic: 3.2
|Other Aspects of Information Systems Control
|Topic: 3.3
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A week or so ago, Dr. Hot Read's Andy Serwin stumbled across a familiar face in an old Thor issue from back in 1972…MINE!
Prepare yourselves, this may blow your mind!
Here's the issue for reference (Check your collection! Perhaps you can see this oddity in your own home!):
So, flipping through the comic, Andy came to this ad spread on pages 24 and 25…
Keen-eyed readers will spy this incredible spectacle immediately, but there at the top of the page in the center is what appears to be an illustration of me, Jim Gibbons—The Loudest Monkey himself!
Let me give you a quick comparison of some pictures, just in case you haven't been shocked enough at this point…
Are you minds not blown?!
So, this means one of three things…
1) At some point in the future, I will travel back in time and become the inspiration for a series of fake facial hair because my 'stache and burns are so "exciting" and "romantic."
2) I've inadvertently become a living homage to 1970s facial hair fashion.
3) I am, in fact, exciting and romantic.
I'm pretty sure the correct answer is Choice 3, though I'd be pretty okay with Choice 1 as well! Either way, get a fake mustache, a van dyke and some sideburns and you can look as impressive as I do at any time!
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My idea is to have drive through (the cart style) protein hubs. Each cart will have a wide menu with the options of different protein shakes for different purposes. Consumers can choose which level they want (meal replacement/weight loss, lean muscle, muscle building, maintain gains, etc). They can also request the level of their protein -think top shelf liquor but in protein form, their mix-ins, and if they want it blended with ice. This allows for total customization and satisfaction. This will serve a variety of people, not just the gym based group. Being a powerlifter, this is something I wish they would have everywhere. It can also be sponsored by companies trying to put out new products, and workers will be knowledgeable about each protein.


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I am having a problem with the saving of information to a CCK "select list" text field. I am using Drupal 5.6 and CCK 5.x-1.6-1.
I am doing the following:
I have written a module that gets external information through a RSS feed, splits that information to several parts (Country, City, Description, Title, ...) and then puts these parts in different CCK fields of newly created nodes.
Most of these parts are written to Text – Textfield CCK fields. In this case I use the following code in PHP:
$node = array('type' => 'jobs', 'iid' => $iid);
$values['fieldname'] [0]['value'] = "data";
drupal_execute('jobs_node_form', $values, $node);
In this case all works perfectly and I can see the data in the CCK -Text – Textfield- fields of the created nodes.
The part "Country" is written to a Text – Select List CCK field that has an allowed values list (all countries in the world). In this case I was not successful to store any information to this CCK field. In the created nodes, the CCK field Country is always empty. I use the same PHP code as above.
I already checked the following:
- The incoming country names are in the allowed values list and are written identically
- The problem still exits if I delete the information in the allowed values list
- The problem is only there if I use a Text – Select List CCK field. If I use a Text – Textfield CCK field instead, the country name is shown correctly in the nodes.
So the problem must be the way in which data is written to Text – Select List CCK fields. Perhaps someone can help me an give me a sample PHP code of how this is done?
bypass form execution?
Hi there,
I don't have that much experience with CCK or the Forms API but I did have a somewhat similar problem when trying to use hook_form_alter() to add a hidden field as a nodereference field value. My understanding of the reason why such things are not possible is as follows:
- when you do drupal_execute('xxx_node_form'), CCK's hook_form_alter() gets invoked
- this in turn invokes all of CCK's various hooks for processing form values, according to the field types that have been defined for that particular content type
-the 'select' field type is defined in optionwidgets.module and the widget hook defines how form values for this field are to be handled. It is expecting a value to be passed from a select field
Bottom line, I'm pretty sure you need to bypass drupal_execute('jobs_node_form', $values, $node). Maybe you can use node_save(), but not sure how that works with CCK.
Anyway, hope you get it figured out. Good luck,
I had the same problem.
I had the same problem. Here is what worked for me:
$values['field_tracking_id'][0]['value'] = $tracking_id;
$values['field_timestamp'][0]['value'] = $timestamp->iso8601;
$values['field_status']['key'] = $status; // use 'key' and omit array index for select list input
$node->type = 'tracking_status';
drupal_execute('tracking_status_node_form', $values, $node);
for nodereference select
It took me a while to get the correct syntax to set a nodereference field (configured to use a dropdown list) with drupal_execute. In case it's helpful to others, here's a (rough) example:
function foo_bar_form_submit ($form_id, $form_values) {
$node = array('type' => 'your_node_type');
$values = array();
$values['title'] = 'set title here';
$values['field_parent']['nids'] = $form_values['form_field_with_nid_of_desired_parent_node'];
drupal_execute('your_node_type_node_form', $values, $node);
The important point is that you need to use nids. That is, use
$values['field_parent']['nids'] = ... ;
rather than
// $values['field_parent'][0]['nid'] = ... ; or
// $values['field_parent'][0]['value'] = ... ;
Using drupal_execute for nodereference cck field
For me, just using drupal_execute, I found that I had to create the nodereference value like so:
$node = array('type' => 'user_website_profile');
$values = array(
'name' => $author->name,
$values['field_refers_to_project']['nids'][$project_nid] = $project_nid;
drupal_execute('user_website_profile_node_form', $values, $node);
In this case, the crucial bit being: $values['field_refers_to_project']['nids'][$project_nid] = $project_nid;
Figured this out by using this post (http://drupal.org/node/99837) which shows how the form submit handler receives nodereference data:
[field_related_blog_posts] => Array
[nids] => Array
[93] => 93
[7] => 7
[20] => 20
Any luck using node
Any luck using node save?
I'm trying to do it like this, and I've tried dozens of variations (field[nids][nid], field[]['value'], field[0][nid], etc)
//create a new patient-study-record node
$studyRecordNode = new stdClass();
$studyRecordNode->title = $nTitle . ' - ' . $patientNode->title;
$studyRecordNode->field_site_reference[]['nid'] = $siteNid;
$studyRecordNode->field_study_reference[]['nid'] = $studyNid;
$studyRecordNode->field_status_reference[]['nid'] = 360;
$studyRecordNode->field_date_enrolled[]['value'] = date('m/d/Y');
$studyRecordNode->uid = 1;
$studyRecordNode->type = 'patient_study_record';
$studyRecordNode->status = 1;
$studyRecordNode->promote = 0;
$node = node_submit($studyRecordNode);
I've used this technique for inserting other CCK node types, but the Noderefernce nodes, select lists, radio buttons, etc NEVER get imported - only CCK text fields import fine.
some hints
I'm not sure exactly what your arrays need to look like. But a great way to hunt this down is with the devel module. Try installing that, and then put something like this in your module code (replace hook_, of course, with your module name).
dpm() will show the data structure in the message area, so you can examine in detail. Try manually submitting or viewing a node, and that should trigger this code. (Sometimes this output can be huge... so you may need to increase max_allowed_packet in mysql).
function hook_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
dev render
actually, now that I think of it, you probably don't even need dpm() for this. That's basically what the "dev render" tab does (provided by devel module).
Wanted to confirm this solution
I too had this problem and can confirm that a select list must be referenced by the key, not the value. If you have a text select list of allowed values and only write the allowed value, not key|value pair, then the allowed value is the key and also the label. This means to access a select list of text entry programmatically, it must be done as follows:
$node->field_status['key'] = 'Transferred';
do not use
$node->field_status[0]['value'] = 'Transferred';
as this will not store (using node_submit or even just node_save)
A bit more help
I have a similar problem to this.
I just want to know if this should work:
$node->field_image[0]['value'] = 'http://imageurl.jpg';
I've been trying this approach with my custom module but it doesn't seem to work


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Well first off you switch it to 12 volts or staying with 6 volts??? If staying with 6 volts just take the resister that is on the dash area off and hook the 2 wires to each other problem fixed. The round coils on 6 volts do not need the resister the square coil needs to as long as staying with 6 volts just as easy as I said
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text: I have given Gnome Shell and Unity a try. I didn't mind them but something kept holding me back from using them in a productive manner. Both Gnome Shell and Unity want to maximize the working area by reducing the homepage clutter (no pun intended) by: removing desktop launchers, replacing them with a launcher overlay supporting maximized applications better, through default maximized modes, removal of minimize button and global menus separating the task management from the desktop by delegating it to the dock/launcher being minimalistic on the desktop I think they ought to do one more thing to really achieve their aim – become tiling window managers. They do support tiling windows, but not the automatic management of window layouts like the organic tiling window managers. This will make it easy for users to manage different windows in different layouts, handle not minimizing windows much better and make it easy to maximize or rearrange the windows depending on what the applications are. [Continue]


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Jacobine Kennel and Martin Linder
Hello Everyone,
I am looking to see if there are any other researchers out there who may have a connection to my one great, great, great grandmother Jacobine Kennel who married a certain Martin Linder. Let me give a little run down of how I relate to Martin Linder born in 1824(Bavaria) and Jacobine Linder(maiden name Kennel) born in 1825(Bavaria).
I found an 1880 US NY Census for Martin and Jacobine Linder. Two children listed are Daniel Linder born in 1862(New York) and Caroline Linder born in 1856(New York). They have another daughter, a certain Katharina Linder born in 1848(New York). It is Katharina Linder who married a Charles Wannemacher. Charles Wannemacher was born in 1844(New York). The parents of Charles Wannemacher were Adam Wannemacher and Maria Wannemacher (maiden name Held).
I found a marriage record for Charles Wannemacher and Katharina Linder, that states that they were married on August 4th, 1867 in Manhattan.
I've also found an 1880 US NY Census that has two children listed for Charles and Katharina Wannemacher. A daughter Elizabeth Lillian Wannemacher born in 1868 in New York(my great grandmother) and a son Charles Wannemacher born in 1870 in New York.
My great grandmother Elizabeth Lillian Wannemacher (Jan. 29, 1868 to Nov. 9, 1946) maried my great grandfather Adam Wannemacher (Nov. 29, 1866 to Apr. 23, 1948) on March 31, 1890 in New York. My great grandparents' children are as follows: Ruth, Cornelius, Lillian(my grandmother), Florence, Minerva, Charles, Harold, Adam and Arthur Wannamaker.
If anyone sees any connection to any of my Kennel, Linder, Wannemacher, or Held ancestors, I would love to hear from you.


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The zucchini love affair continues.
This was the best thing to come out of my kitchen in a few months. I saw this zucchini and ricotta galette last June on smitten kitchen, and it just looked so pretty. And then I read the recipe, and it actually looked like it tastes good too. And despite the fact that it involves making and rolling out your own dough from scratch, it was not difficult. Pretty + Tastes Good + Not Difficult = Winner.
What is a galette? A galette is a rustic, free-form tart or pie, with a crisp crust. I had never made one before this recipe, and I'm glad I did because it turned out to be surprisingly simple. It was nice to get the rolling pin out and work the dough – especially since this dough was not sticky, did not break, and was all around easy to work with. It made a nice dinner, paired with a big green salad, but would also be really great cut into smaller slices and served as an appetizer. Zucchinis are starting to pile up in the grocery stores and farmers markets, so I encourage you to get out and try this! I won't say this is diet food, because it's not – the crust tastes delicious and buttery because there is butter in it. But it's not terrible for you … just don't eat half of it in one sitting.
Zucchini and Ricotta Galette
Adapted from smitten kitchen
Serves 6-8 hungry people, or more if serving as an appetizer
Total time: 1.5 hours
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, chilled in the freezer for 30 minutes
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces and chill again
1/4 cup sour cream (I used low-fat)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup ice water
1 large or 2 small zucchinis, sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup (about 1 ounce) grated Parmesan cheese
1 ounce goat cheese or 1 ounce mozzarella (I had goat cheese in my fridge, and did not feel like buying 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese to only use 1 ounce)
1 tablespoon slivered basil leaves
1 egg yolk beaten with 1 teaspoon water
1. Make the pastry dough: Whisk together the flour and salt in a large bowl. Sprinkle bits of butter over dough and using a pastry blender, cut it in until the mixture resembles coarse meal, with the biggest pieces of butter the size of tiny peas. In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, lemon juice and water and add this to the butter-flour mixture. With your fingertips or a wooden spoon, mix in the liquid until large lumps form. Pat the lumps into a ball; do not overwork the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. I made this in the morning before work and left it in the fridge all day.
2. Make the filling: Spread the sliced zucchini out over several layers of paper towels. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let drain for 30 minutes; blot the tops of the zucchini dry with paper towels before using. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil and the garlic together; set aside. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, Parmesan, goat cheese (or mozzarella), and 1 1 tablespoon of the garlicky olive oil together and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a floured work surface, roll the dough out into a 12-inch round. Transfer to a baking sheet lined line it with parchment paper. If you need help transferring the dough, roll the dough onto your rolling pin, then move the rolling pin over to the baking sheet, and unroll. Spread the ricotta mixture evenly over the bottom of the galette dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Shingle the zucchini on top of the ricotta in concentric circles, starting at the outside edge. Drizzle the remaining tablespoon of the garlic and olive oil mixture evenly over the zucchini. Fold the border over the filling, pleating the edge to make it fit. Brush crust with egg yolk glaze.
4. Bake the galette until the cheese is puffed, the zucchini is slightly wilted and the galette is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes (I think I took mine out around the 33 minute mark). Remove from the oven, sprinkle with basil, let stand for 5 minutes, then slide the galette onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges (a pizza cutter is great for this) and serve hot, warm or at room temperature.


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By Andrew Wolf
Lost in the tidal wave of news surrounding the election was the announcement that State Education Commissioner Richard Mills will be leaving his post after thirteen years.
Mr. Mills began his tenure as a fresh breeze of reform, attempting to impose high academic standards on a sinking system. But he has morphed into a leading apologist for systematic test inflation that undermines educational policy at all levels.
First Published in the Riverdale Review, November 6, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
Residents of a certain age may remember the administration of the late Mayor Abraham D. Beame. Abe Beame was an accountant, who worked as Budget Director under Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., before being tapped to run for Comptroller as Wagner's running mate during his last term.
In 1965, Beame won a hard fought primary battle and won the nomination to become the Democratic candidate for mayor against Republican John V. Lindsay. He lost.
First Published on the Public Advocate's Corner October 29, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
Shortly after I began writing a regular column for The New York Sun six-and-a-half years ago, the mayor was given control of the New York City public schools. During that period I have written around two hundred columns on the schools, most of which discuss various aspects of mayoral control.
I am by nature a skeptical fellow, and the story of the educational "reform" that has taken place since then has given me much to be skeptical about. Unfortunately, last month the Sun published its final issue, so now is as good a time as any to reflect on this remarkable story that I have followed since the beginning.
By Andrew Wolf
New York City is about to become a "banana republic," ruled not by the will of the people, but rather by the will of one man, our "benevolent" dictator, King Michael Bloomberg.
Twice the voters mandated term limits for city elected officials. They spoke clearly and their desires were respected. As a result, some very fine public officials were forced to step down. And it must be pointed out that the current crop of City Council members, beneficiaries of the law and the mayor knew exactly the terms of their employment.
First Published in The New York Sun, September 29, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
For the past six-and-a-half years I have frequently occupied space on these pages sounding off on everything from nepotism in Bronx politics to politically induced fear of eating French fries or Frosted Flakes. Most often I have written about our schools.
I came to this task with a point of view, influenced by the events of 1968 and 1969, turbulent years for society, but particularly for New York's schools.
First Published in The New York Sun, September 22, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
The last game of Major League baseball has been played at Yankee Stadium, following an incredible outpouring of nostalgia and reminiscences. Now the vultures are swooping down to sell off the great coliseum, piece by piece. Seats will fetch about a $1,000 each, someone is ready to package the dirt from the field, holy ground to millions of baseball fans throughout the world, and even the urinals will be sold for their "historic" value.
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
First Published in The New York Sun, September 15, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
Michael Phelps, the Olympic champion, is understandably trying to capitalize on his remarkable athletic achievements. In reality, there is little money to be made from swimming. There are no pro swim teams, or other professional competition for which he could be compensated.
So in time-honored tradition, Mr. Phelps is seeking his fortune through endorsements. Last month he delivered endorsements for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and McDonalds Restaurants. He might as well have endorsed firearms for toddlers or condoms for six-year-olds, such was the venom and antagonism of the backlash.
Originally Published in The New York Sun, September 11, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
The defeat suffered by the Bronx County Democratic organization, which lost every race in which it supported a candidate in Tuesday's primary, may mean new leadership for the county party.
The organization was opposed by a so-called rainbow coalition of legislators, which includes prominent black, white, and Hispanic lawmakers from throughout the borough. That coalition is expected by political observers and activists to move quickly to depose the current Democratic leader, Assemblyman Jose Rivera, as soon as Monday night.
Published in The New York Sun. September 5, 2008
By Andrew Wolf
A commission, appointed by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, has recommended a revision in the State Education law, putting restrictions on the power of the mayor to run the city's public schools. Lurking in the background is the 800-pound gorilla in the room, the issue of term limits.
The two issues are intertwined, and indeed the mayor's inflexibility, rejecting any proposal for change in school governance, suggests that he will indeed move to end or modify term limits, to allow him to run for a third term.
First Published in The New York Sun, August 29, 2008
It is now just 10 months before the expensive experiment that is mayoral control of Gotham's public schools is set to expire. And as parents ready their children for the start of classes Tuesday, the news has been released that the average S.A.T. scores have declined here once again.
There was no press extravaganza. No Power Point presentations, no top officials, union leaders at their side, beaming as the results were outlined. No, troubling test results turn out to be an orphan.


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Over the last year I wanted to share with you the cultural differences and challenges you may encounter during international travel. Visiting other countries can be eye-opening and broaden your views on day-to-day life. Vacation is all about enjoying those experiences we do not usually have. My own adventure will see me moving out of […]
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Abroad Perspective: Going the Distance
When I moved to the Midwest several years ago, I had to quickly get used to using miles instead of kilometers and understand that there are many miles to be found in this vast land.
Abroad Perspective: Tune in to Summer
Now that the Dog Days of summer are behind us, it's a great time to look back or rather, listen back, to your songs of summer and relive those precious vacations. I have selected a few of the sunniest tunes from the last 27 years. These songs were big hits in Europe (and the USA […]
Abroad Perspective: Mind Your Vacation Manners
The moment we get off the plane and set foot in our vacation destination, we leave our worries behind, just as we should. However, according to the BoardingArea blog, it seems that our worries are not the only things left behind. We often leave our manners and good behavior at home, too.
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Did you know most sayings are hundreds of years old, and usually come from real life situations? For example, the expression "to fly off the handle" refers to a loose axe head flying of its handle uncontrollably. Every country has its own way to describe situations, so it should come as no surprise that expressions […]


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"The F-35 is the fighter plane of the future that will allow Israel to maintain its aerial superiority and its technological advantage in the region… The F-35 will give the IAF better capabilities, both near and far, to help strengthen Israel's national security."
– Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
On December 12th, the Israeli Air Force will take delivery of its first pair of Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, which will then be operated from the Nevatim Airbase, near Beershba, in Israel's Negev Desert. The Israeli version will be a modified "A" variant and, as customary with the IAF, will carry its own name to distinguish it from the same aircraft flown by other air forces. The "Adir" or "Mighty One" represents a significant departure for the IAF, who will, for the first time, possess a low-observable fighter/attack aircraft that can penetrate enemy air defense networks with little fear of retaliation.
Thus far, 50 aircraft have been ordered by Israel, and perhaps more will be necessary since they are replacing 326 aging F-16 fighters flown by the IAF, as well as several dozen F-15 Eagles.
Unique adaptations have been made to facilitate the integration of Adir with the IAF operational fleet. One of the most critical elements was the introduction of command, control and communications applications necessary to operate the new fighter within the IAF indigenous Command and Control environment. The development of this application has been completed at IAI's labs and is now in production for the aircraft destined for Israel.
A first batch of 19 aircraft Israel is expected to receive will be the standard model operated by the US Air Force and other partner nations, it is expected to carry a limited weapon's load comprising of two Boeing GBU-31s (JDAM) and two Lockheed Martin GBU-12s (Paveway laser guided bombs) or two Raytheon AMRAAM beyond visual range (BVR) air/air missiles. All will be carried internally.
Further adaptations expected to mature for the second batch will include the integration of certain ordnance types operated by the IAF, such as the Rafael Spice 1000 guided weapons. The more complex task is the integration of weapons carried in the internal weapon bay, thus maintaining full stealth capability of the aircraft. Other types can be taken as external stores, must also go through the lengthy integration process.
Hobby Master's upcoming look at the IAF F-35A "Adir" Joint Strike Fighter (HA4410) is expected in May 2017, and we will post pictures of it just as soon as they are made available.


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Look! Dresser with One Patterned Drawer
Lining the inside of an chest of drawers is a great update to an old piece, providing a pleasant surprise when putting away or retrieving the contents of each drawer. But here's an idea if you don't want the pretty paper hidden all the time.
This look works because it's only one small drawer, and not the entire face. We also like how the pretty, flowery pattern contrasts with the rock 'n roll painting.
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Academic boycotts, science and hypocrisy
By Steve Caplan, Occam's corner, hosted by the Guardian
September 12, 2012
Science is an international affair – the attempt to boycott Israeli academics and scientists is both hypocritical and counterproductive
I am a scientist and a citizen of the world. Born in the US, raised in Canada, trained in Israel and back again in the US. Now this is not a particularly unusual story. Even in Israel, as a graduate student, I encountered other graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and principal investigators from around the globe. In my own graduate lab in Israel, there was a Chinese-born woman who trained in the US and had been living and working as a senior investigator in Israel since the mid-1970s. Science is an international affair.
During the nine years that I've managed my own humble laboratory in Omaha, Nebraska, here in the heartland of the US, my lab has employed atheist Jews (yes, me), Chinese atheists and Christians, Hindus, Greek Orthodox and other denominations of Christians, Muslims and more – in all, people from over half a dozen countries and four different continents. To the best of my knowledge, there has never been anything but mutual respect for different cultures, religions, races etc in my lab.
I therefore feel compelled to comment on the attempts, largely based in the UK, to inflict a so-called "academic boycott" on universities in Israel. As a scientist, I like to get my facts straight, so that I can make proper interpretations and conclusions. In reading about the history of the word "boycott", I learned that it is named after one Charles Boycott, a land agent in Ireland who managed an estate and evicted tenants who demanded a reduction in rent during a year with a poor harvest. The community then began to shun Mr Boycott, and thus the term was coined.
To the best of my knowledge, aside from the attempts to isolate and boycott Israeli academics in recent years, the only other academic boycott was initiated on South African academics in the 1960s.
Publicly, the idea to boycott Israeli academics was first put forth in 2002 in a letter to the Guardian initiated by two British academics:
Despite widespread international condemnation for its policy of violent repression against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Territories, the Israeli government appears impervious to moral appeals from world leaders. The major potential source of effective criticism, the United States, seems reluctant to act. However there are ways of exerting pressure from within Europe. Odd though it may appear, many national and European cultural and research institutions, including especially those funded from the EU and the European Science Foundation, regard Israel as a European state for the purposes of awarding grants and contracts. (No other Middle Eastern state is so regarded). Would it not therefore be timely if at both national and European level a moratorium was called upon any further such support unless and until Israel abide by UN resolutions and open serious peace negotiations with the Palestinians, along the lines proposed in many peace plans including most recently that sponsored by the Saudis and the Arab League. [Steven and Hilary Rose, 6 April 2002]
So why is this wrong, hypocritical, and completely contrary to the stated purpose?
Far be it from me, a long-time proponent of peace and compromise in the Middle East, to be satisfied with the current 2012 Israeli government. As an admirer of the late Israeli prime minister Itzhak Rabin – who so courageously fought for the Oslo accords and a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – I mourned his assassination but continued to believe that a peaceful outcome was near.
Many Israelis were justifiably horrified when Palestinian leader and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize together with Rabin on the White House lawn. Despite my own misgivings – seeing Arafat, a terrorist who took pride in acts of murder on women, children and civilians being awarded a prize for peace – I nevertheless thought that the intention was good. Would a Nobel Prize winner ever abandon his newly found prestige and return to use terror as a weapon? No, I thought – but I was wrong.
While I do not want to dwell incessantly on the history of this long and convoluted conflict, it's impossible to fairly appraise today's situation without even a cursory glance in the rear-view mirror. After all, the call for the boycott mentions UN resolutions that Israel has violated. So let us briefly examine the context of these resolutions.
The modern state of Israel was created following the 1947 vote at the UN for partitioning the land into two parcels: Israel and an Arab state. What happened after the UN vote? Both sides, Arabs and Jews, were unhappy about the UN decision. However, the fledgling Israeli entity accepted the deal, whereas the Arab side vowed to push the Jews into the sea.
Since this time, the conflict has been extremely complex. As Israel grew into a stronger entity, making poor choices about settling largely Palestinian-populated lands conquered after the 1967 war, Europeans began to view the Palestinians as victims. While this is certainly true, it is not a simple black-white/aggressor-victim situation. There have been serious attempts by Israeli leaders to arrive at a solution, most notably prime minister Rabin in the 1990s prior to his assassination. The Palestinian return to the use of terror (rather than more effectively taking up civil disobedience) demonstrates that they are as much victims of their own failed leadership, as they are of Israeli transgressors.
I promised not to dwell too deeply on historical claims, but suffice to say that this conflict is no simple matter. At the very least both sides bear a good degree of responsibility for the current situation. So what of the boycott? Why is it wrong and harmful?
First, the boycott is aimed at the very segment of the population that is most supportive of the two-state solution. Israeli academics, scientists and non-scientists, have always been overwhelmingly in favor of peace and compromise with the Palestinians. Leaders of the Peace Now movement, a group that consists of Israelis who are determined to arrive at a peaceful two-state solution through compromise and the return of land conquered in the 1967 war, come from Israeli academia and include a large number of academic scientists.
Moreover, Israeli universities are entirely independent of the Israeli government, and do not serve as government mouthpieces. Just as the Israeli judiciary has had many run-ins with the Netanyahu (Israel's prime minister) and current Israeli administration – striving to maintain its independence – such has been the case with Israeli universities who find themselves facing off against the government and consistently being attacked by the latter for left-wing elitism. Almost every day brings new examples to light, as when only this past weekend, it was reported that the government tried to close Ben Gurion University's department of political science for being too left wing.
Perhaps the icing on the cake comes from the following anecdote: the complete academic freedom given to Israeli academics has ironically led to a situation where a small number of Israeli professors have actually voiced their own support for being boycotted! If that's not the best reason why such a boycott is ridiculous, then I must be missing something.
As for hypocrisy, have academic boycotts been leveled at Syria? At Saudi Arabia for its treatment of women? At countries run by brutal dictators? Why not? I'm not implying support for any academic boycott, but if one were to support such a mechanism, wouldn't these clearcut cases of oppression rate these countries higher up on the boycott list than Israel?
As a scientist, I belong to an international community of researchers with common interests and goals across the globe. Excluding someone because of his or her government's views is both wrong and counterproductive.
Steve Caplan is a principal investigator and associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Why a boycott of Israeli academics is fully justified
The majority of Israeli academics do little to support the rights of Palestinians, and their institutions are complicit in the occupation
By Ben White, Notes and theories, dispatches from the science desk, Guardian
September 12, 2012
Steve Caplan believes that calls for the academic boycott of Israel, part of the wider Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign, are hypocritical and counterproductive. Leaving aside his Israel advocacy "talking points" version of history, Caplan's argument has three significant flaws.
First, his only really substantive case against the boycott as a tactic is the claim that it is "aimed at the very segment of the population" – those in academia – who back Palestinian statehood and "compromise".
But the assertion that Israeli professors are particularly supportive of Palestinian rights is made with scant evidence. Emphasising that "as individuals they are not being boycotted", Israeli activist Ofer Neiman tells me that "the overwhelming majority of university professors do not act as dissidents. The best they will do is opine, and very softly. Very few of them use their enormous privileges – those that do are the exceptions."
Indeed, as an article in Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz last month reported, even self-defining "leftist" academics who vote for Labor or Meretz are happy to teach at the college in Ariel, an illegal West Bank settlement.
These are the "progressives" who apparently support Palestinian rights, a distortion of reality similar to Caplan's praise for Yitzhak Rabin. In fact, the former Israeli PM's "permanent solution" – as he told the Knesset shortly before he was assassinated – meant giving Palestinians "an entity which is less than a state", with "united Jerusalem" as Israel's capital and "the establishment of blocs of settlements" in the West Bank.
A second problem with Caplan's piece is the omission of a key part of the argument for a boycott: the complicity of Israeli academic institutions in an occupation where violations of international law and human rights are routine.
A 2009 report, "Academic boycott of Israel and the complicity of Israeli academic institutions in occupation of Palestinian territories" did an excellent job of documenting ways in which "Israeli academic institutions have not opted to take a neutral, apolitical position toward the Israeli occupation but to fully support the Israeli security forces and policies toward the Palestinians."
As Sara Hirschhorn, who is actually an opponent of the boycott, put it in an op-ed for The Times of Israel:
"The entire nation is complicit in the occupation, and there is no safe haven in the libraries and laboratories within the Green Line … Israel's educational network – regardless of the political persuasions of faculty – is already entrenched in the occupation."
One example is the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, a university with an international reputation for research – and strong ties with the Israeli military and arms manufacturers.
Technion's scientists have developed a remote-controlled bulldozer used to demolish Palestinian homes, with the university offering "tailored" programmes to the "IDF [Israel Defence Forces] and Ministry of Defense".
Technion also has a close relationship with companies like Elbit Systems – a drone manufacturer targeted for divestment around the world due to its involvement in "violations of international humanitarian law".
Finally, it is revealing that Caplan also omits to mention that it is occupied and colonised Palestinians who are asking for a boycott as one tactic in a campaign for basic rights.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel was launched in 2004, and helped to start the BDS campaign the year after. PACBI urges a boycott to be applied in ways such as refraining from "collaboration or joint projects with Israeli institutions". It is nothing to do with, as Caplan incorrectly claims, "excluding someone because of his or her government's views".
As with South Africa, those suffering under policies of segregation and forced displacement are urging boycott campaigns as a means of ending Israel's impunity and realising their basic rights.
BDS makes the link between Israeli crimes and a response to them: the kind of nonviolent, grassroots campaign that has long been used to challenge injustice. Academia is not exempt.
Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer, and human rights activist, specialising in Palestine/Israel. His new book, with a foreword by MK Haneen Zoabi, is 'Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy'. His website is Ben White .


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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
An estimated 50,000 individuals become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States annually. A new prevention strategy, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), is intended for high-risk populations to reduce their risk of becoming infected with HIV. PrEP includes daily medication and routine follow-up. When used consistently, PrEP is shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection. If delivered effectively and used in combination with other proven prevention methods, PrEP may play a significant role in helping to address the HIV epidemic in the United States.
This session of Grand Rounds will explore the opportunities for using PrEP as another tool to prevent the transmission of HIV and discuss the challenges to effective implementation that must be addressed to make PrEP a success.
Beyond the Data Beyond brings you "take home" messages for you to use in your practice, in your classroom and in your home.
Dr. John Iskander sits down with Dr. Dawn Smith and Dr. Melanie Thompson to discuss Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention tool. When taken consistently, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 92%.
Patients should know that
- PrEP is very well tolerated
- No serious side effects were observed and
- When taken as directed, PrEP is effective
Practitioners should be aware that
- PrEP is approved for use in populations with substantial risk of ongoing exposure
- Several resources are available to aid in learning about and prescribing PrEP and
- Talking to patients about medication adherence and risk reduction is key to efficacy
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Walid Heneine, PhD
Surveillance, Antiretroviral Prophylaxis and Drug Resistance Team Lead
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
"HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Preclinical Research in Animal Models"
Melanie Thompson, MD
Founder and Principal Investigator
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
"Evolving Evidence from Clinical Trials of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis"
Dawn Smith, MD, MS, MPH
Biomedical Interventions Activity Lead, Prevention with Negatives Team
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
"Program and Policy Challenges for Delivery of PrEP"
Facilitated By
John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Manager, Public Health Grand Rounds
Additional Resources
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- Page last updated: April 24, 2014
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Two of three Renton men convicted by a federal jury in a fraudulent tax-elimination scheme were sentenced Thursday to federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
Arnold Ray Manansala was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit wire fraud alongside Renton residents Arthur Ramirez Merino and Dover Eugene Perry and five others. Manansala and Perry were also convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The scheme revolved around Pinnacle Quest International, an umbrella for several tax schemes that sold strategies for creating sham business entities and legal arguments for denying the legitimacy of the tax system. Fees for the schemes started at $10,000.
The group was indicted in September 2008.
The most successful of the schemes, according the Justice Department, was Financial Solutions, run by Merino. Financial Solutions charged thousands of dollars to customers for letters they could send to credit card companies to dispute their debt. The letters had no effect and customers were often forced into bankruptcy.
All three Renton men were on the executive council of PQI and guided the day-to-day operations.
On March 31, 2010, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts the eight defendants following a month-long trial in Pensacola, Fla.
On Thursday, Manansala was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Perry received a 10-year sentence.
"Today's sentencings serve as a reminder that IRS is committed to ensuring all taxpayers pay their fair share of taxes," said Victor S. O. Song, chief of the IRS criminal investigation division, according to a statement. "There is no secret formula that can eliminate an individual's tax obligations, and those who create elaborate schemes that have no purpose other than to mislead others and defraud the Internal Revenue Service will be prosecuted."
The remaining defendants are expected to be sentenced in coming months.


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* 2008/03/18 update * winners announced!
Thanks to our partnership with the Sony World Photography Awards, we are proud to offer the ipernity community access to the (beautiful) shortlisted images for the 2009 Amateur competition.
We invite you to explore the pages that ipernity has dedicated to SWPA. You will come across outstanding images!
Play with us & have you say!
For each category, vote for your favorite image adding this comment: "My choice" or "My vote"... We will count your votes and compare the result with the official one. A PRO account will be given to ipernity members whose choice will match the Judging Committee judgment.
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About the SWPA 2009 Amateur competition
The Sony World Photography Awards are entirely international, welcoming people from across the globe to submit their photographs into an exciting amateur competition, which is run alongside the Professional Awards.
Amateur photographers have the opportunity to be judged by the World Photographic Academy in the hopes of taking the stage in Cannes to receive one of the most sought after prizes in the competition: The Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year.
Each photographer may submit up to a total of 3 photographs into the competition for free. The 3 photographs can be submitted into any one amateur category or spread across two - three different categories.
The Judging Process: images will go through various pre-selection rounds by SWPA officially selected 2009 Pre-Selection Committee, iStock.
A shortlist of top ten amateur photographers per category was announced on 24th of February, 2009.
The 8 Category Winners, will be showcased as part of the official 2009 Finalists exhibitions in Cannes and announced to the worldwide press as Sony World Photography Awards Category Winners on 17th of March, 2009. These winners will also have the opportunity to be part of an annual SWPA Global Tour and showcased on the SWPA website for all of 2009.
One grand prize winner will be selected from the 8 category winners by the 2009 Judging Committee and be awarded The Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year.


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Experience A Birthday To Remember
Let your son or daughter experience a birthday to remember at the Athenry Arts & Heritage Centre. We provide a unique service for parents looking for something different which is both fun and educational.
We provide a safe and secure environment where children can enjoy our activities and parents can relax and have fun too!
Birthday Parties Athenry Heritage Centre Galway
Our admission price is €8.50 per child with a minimum of 10 children to a maximum of 18 children for each party.
This price includes:
* Exclusive use of the Heritage Center for 2 hours
* Dressing up in Medieval costume
* Have-a-go-Archery with competitions
* Face-painting
* A Banqueting Table is laid out for your feast – you can bring in your own food or have it delivered by Supermacs
* Games in the Medieval Maze
* Tug-o-War
* Try on armour
* Visit the " Dungeon Of Horror"
* Bring in your own music and create you own medieval disco or dance to ours
* Our Parties are suitable from 3 to 10yrs
St. Mary's
The Square
Co. Galway
Email : firstname.lastname@example.com
Web : www.athenryheritagecentre.com


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Cecilware GIANT2 FrigoGranita Frozen Drink Dispenser
This granita machine has a stainless steel base and two large clear bowls. The capacity of each bowl is four gallons. If high volume dispensing and a quick freeze down time are essential to your everyday operation, then this granita machine will meet your needs.
Uses of the Frozen Drink Dispenser or Cold Drink Dispenser
This granita machine has a cool beverage mode that allows you to sell frozen or cold drinks. Since there is 2 bowls you could even sell one of each. This granita machine can be used for granitas, frozen smoothies, frozen lemonade or just cold refreshing lemonade, frozen or iced cappuccinos, and more. There is a thermostat for each bowl and the thermostat is used only when the bowl is in cold drink mode. The freezing chamber will make sure that the frozen drinks are kept frozen when in the granita mode.
Features of the Granita Machine
The four gallon bowls have a freeze zone dispensing system that works in conjunction with the faucet piston to allow the mix to freely circulate around the piston, which eliminates the potential of bacteria from building up. This frozen drink dispenser has a refrigeration system with two ½ H.P. compressors each working independently, which allows for balanced freezing, a faster pull down time, and a quick recovery time. The lids and faucets on this cold drink dispenser lock to prevent any tampering with the product. The patented magnetic drive system eliminates the need for front or rear seals. The magnetic drive system lowers maintenance costs and decreases motor burnouts. On this granita machine there is a magnetic drive slippage system that eliminates damage to the auger motor if the mix happens to freeze up. A programmable defrost timer can be set for any time in a 24 hour period. The defrost timer will keep the mix chilled and turns back to the frozen mode automatically, which is set by the operator. If the slush consistency of your frozen drinks isn't right there is an adjustable slush mode to achieve the perfect consistency. Graphics on this granita machine wrap all the around the lid and light up, which can be seen from any angle, resulting in additional sales.
Accessories for the Granita Machine
No need to shop elsewhere for supplies for the granita machine. Rapids has glassware available in different sizes and styles, which is also available in plastic. Rapids carries straw dispensers, as well as dispensers for cups, lids, and napkins.
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Praia Sol is located 300 m from the sandy beach. The closest city to the hotel is Loulé (15 km). To make your stay more comfortable a reception, air conditioning, a lobby and an elevator are available. The staff in this hotel speaks English, German, Spanish and French. For guests who wish to be mobile, car rental and bicycle rental can be arranged. The hotel features a fresh water swimming pool with a separate children's pool. Sunshades and sunbeds are available free of charge at the pool. The hotel is within easy reach of supermarkets, city centre, bus stops, cinema, bars and restaurants and tourist information.
Faro (25 km), Aqua Show Water Park (4 km), train station (5 km), Albufeira (22 km), horse riding (5 km), airport FAO (15 km), disco (3 km) and Casino De Vilamoura (3 km). Vehicles may be parked in the parking lot.
For convenience the hotel offers wake-up service, laundry service, room service and babysitting. Internet access is provided at wifi-hotspots. This family friendly hotel offers a children's pool to ensure a comfortable stay for parents as well as young guests. Reception hours: 24h Service.
The breakfast type is Buffet. Guests are welcome to enjoy their meals at the restaurant.
A variety of activities are provided by the hotel such as billiards. Golfers have the opportunity to play at the nearest golf course which is 3 km from the hotel. Additional Information: The following payments are accepted: Visa Card and Euro/Master Card. Additional fees may apply for certain facilities, amenities or activities.


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25th Anniversary Tour : Deacon Blue
2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Deacon Blue's debut album 'Raintown'. To celebrate, the band are reuniting to record a new studio album (released September 2012 by Demon Music) and head out on a full UK tour in October.
The band have enjoyed five top five albums and 18 top 40 singles over the course of their career. Now, 25 years on, Deacon Blue's enduring success can be measured by six million album sales and an almost peerless live reputation.
This event takes place at Cambridge Corn Exchange, which has achieved Bronze Status for disabled access from Attitude Is Everything.
Deacon Blue
Their name was inspired by a Steely Dan song, their music influenced by the artfulness of Bruce Springsteen channelled through a distinctly Scottish upbringing. The end product is Deacon Blue. Fronted by singer/songwriter Ricky Ross, Deacon Blue have enjoyed five top five albums and 18 top 40 singles over the last 25 years, achieving massive chart success in the '80s with tracks including Real Gone Kid and Fergus Sings The Blues. They have continued to release new material, with critically acclaimed albums trilogy The Hipsters (2012), A New House (2014) and Believers (2016) all reaching the UK top 20 album chart.
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A minute with… Onyedikachi Udeoji '12
Onyedikachi ("Kachi") Udeoji spent 10 weeks working for Opera Cleveland last summer as a Nancy Porter Fellow. CURTAIN UP: "It was one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. I worked as both a finance and productions intern in preparation for the first performance of the new season, Bizet's The Pearl Fishers." ROLE PLAYING: "I, fortunately and unfortunately, am one of those people who believes they can do it all and still sleep. So when I was looking for a summer internship I was looking for a way to combine all my interests. At Wheaton I am an economics and music double major, with a minor in statistics. I also have a love affair with fashion. When I visited the Filene Center and an advisor directed me toward the fellowship and the opera, I knew I was in for a good experience." BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: "Given that I am majoring in economics and music, being a finance and productions intern for an opera company was just amazing. I got to observe, firsthand, how a nonprofit arts organization raises funds through grants and fundraisers. I also got to see how organizations are forced to restructure to deal with economic difficulty. The finance part helped me observe what I learned in my micro economics classes, while helping with auditions for the orchestra helped train my musical ear. My French classes even came in handy when I had to translate some instructions in the score of The Pearl Fishers." PERFECT SCORE: "Ideally, I would like to become an international trade law economist. My experience at the opera helped remind me of the reasons I want to be a part of trade negotiations. I want to help make the process of trading more fair and beneficial to underdeveloped countries (specifically, African countries). It may be a lofty goal, but when the world approaches actual 'fair trade' I want to be part of that process."
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Métro Bastille
Here's an old view of the Bastille Station in Paris as designed by Hector Guimard. I just can't get enough of these constructions...
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R.R. Kirk
Joel Dorn R.I.P.
Word on Jazz Programmers List, an email list of radio folks, is that Joel
Dorn has passed away. Philadelphians will remember him for his work on
WHAT-FM, before he became a respected recordings producer.
Horace Silver
Blue Note records will release in february 2008 a live recording by Horace Silver made at the Newport Jazz Festival 1958. No more details that i could obtain but you can have a look at the cover already.
Mix, remix....
Nostalgia, remixed
Billie Holiday unstuck in time
By JON GARELICK
December 7, 2007 10:40:08 AM
The Boston Phoenix
ABUSE YOUR ILLUSION: Rather than bringing Billie Holiday up to date, the
remixes make her feel farther away.
On the new Billie Holiday: Remixed and Reimagined (Columbia/Legacy), the
diva's voice flits and twitters among hissing, lumbering trip-hop beats,
overlaid modern trumpet, guitar, and organ riffs, and the swelling
synths and four-square bass-drum thump and hi-hat afterbeat of disco.
Her vocal phrases are cut up, sampled, and sequenced. She's made to
repeat title phrases like "more than you know" over and over. Or she'll
fade down to the repeated echo of a single word: "know . . . know . . .
know." In these vocal snippets, she's a reanimated corpse, a robot
responding to the manipulations of that man behind the curtain.
Sometimes her vocal is reduced to a fraction of a syllable — a note that
the producer happens to like. She's sprinkled like fairy dust among the
It's not that I think Billie Holiday: Remixed and Reimagined is some
kind of unforgivable desecration. In fact, I find a lot of it rather
pleasant. "Spreadin' Rhythm Around (Lady Bug vs. Lady Day RR Remix)"
concocts a hubbub of handclaps, newly recorded acoustic piano riffs,
Lady Bug's raps, and fractions of Tom Mace's original clarinet and
Richard Clarke's muted trumpet that brings present and past together in
an after-hours club of the imagination. And "Travelin' Alone" uses
Lester Young's loping, descending tenor-sax riff as a mantra, the piece
clacking along on beats like a train down the track — Lady Day alone, on
the train to the next gig, dreaming to herself. The Billie
Holiday–reissue business feeds our nostalgia for a time we never knew.
At its best, Remixed and Reimagined is about nostalgia — Billie's tinny
voice emerging in the din of modern beats as if out of an old radio.
No, what was disheartening about hearing the Billie remix was that it
methodically dismantled my last cherished jazz fantasy. For me, part of
the whole aura of Billie Holiday has to do with her being in the same
room at the same time with Mace, Clarke, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Jo
Jones, and Teddy Wilson. Yes, jazz production has changed just like
everything else — and I even like some remixes. Verve did some good ones
a few years ago, and Nina Simone — recording 30 years after Billie — fit
in well on her own Remixed and Reimagined volume last year, her rock-era
productions comporting with the producers' retro stylings. And the
current Miles Davis remix EP Evolution of the Groove (Columbia/Legacy)
is in keeping with the Master's late electric experiments.
But sometimes I just get sick of hearing everything turned into
"information" and "signifiers" ("OH! brushes on a snare drum! jazz!")
and would at least like the illusion of a documented performance, of
musicians responding to one another in real time. The great,
transcendent Billie Holiday — now just another postmodern experience. Fuck.
Whatever "live" recording remains in the music business, most of it is
probably done by jazz and classical musicians. Individual instrumental
or vocal performances might be edited from one version to another, but
those bits are drawn from separate takes that were recorded with the
entire ensemble — overdubs are frowned upon. In jazz — and in classical
music, too — time is flexible. It's always rubato. We listen to the
Busch String Quartet or the Miles Davis Quintet because of the way they
play together, the way they respond to one another in the moment. When
Clint Eastwood filmed his Charlie Parker bio, Bird, Parker's widow,
Chan, was said to be furious that Eastwood had re-recorded the rhythm
section to give it more presence. It didn't matter that the new rhythm
section was re-creating that music as faithfully as possible — the
music, she said, wasn't about Bird's solos with an interchangeable
backdrop but about the way he responded to and related with those
particular musicians.
Of course, many "live" jazz recordings are as much an illusion as pop
concert records. Most of Duke Ellington's famous 1956 live-at-Newport
session was originally released in a form that had been re-recorded in
the studio. And Miles was editing solo sections from one performance to
another as far back as the '50s. But in Miles's marathon recordings for
Prestige (in which the band had to lay down six albums' worth of
material in three days to fulfill his contract obligation and move on to
the greener pastures of Columbia Records), he tried to simulate a live
club date by leaving in studio chatter. Granted, his hoarse exchanges
with the engineer aren't typical of clubs, but the effect was the same:
they create the sense of an experience unfolding in real time. (You can
hear some of that chatter on Evolution of the Groove.) Charles Mingus
went so far as to re-create his admonishments to an audience in order to
simulate a live show ("No applause, no cash registers ringing,
etcetera"). The result was comically transparent.
And there is exciting jazz that's even more blatantly synthetic. The
recent Floratone (Nonesuch) is as heavily produced a jazz album as
you're likely to get, Bill Frisell and drummer/percussionist Matt
Chamberlain trading files with producers Lee Townsend and Tucker
Martine, who subjected the long jams to "extreme editing" before Frisell
overdubbed with new string and horn parts. A few years ago, Kurt
Rosenwinkel, with Heartcore (Verve), and Brad Mehldau, with Largo
(Warner Bros.), also went in for heavily produced records. I'm happy
that these albums were made. But I'd hate for them to supplant old-style
"live" recording.
Part of my resentment about the way recordings are made is that I feel
bullied — by changing the way the music is made, someone is trying to
change the way I listen. Which has made me even more reactionary in my
tastes. I always found a romance in those old '30s recordings of Billie,
Basie, and Ellington, with their limited fidelity. But I think that's
tied in to how we experience music in our imagination — these old
recordings take us to another time and place. It's one of the reasons I
don't get much enjoyment from DVDs of musical performances. After the
first glimpse of a man who's been dead for decades, and whom I never saw
in life — Coltrane, Monk — I want to go back to the audio recordings.
Unless I'm seeing a great filmed narrative documentary, a video
performance forces my attention on the screen when I'd rather let my
imagination roam with the music in the air. So, too, I'm drawn these
days to old classical recordings — the Busch Quartet with Rudolf Serkin
(transferred from 78s made in the 30s), Walter Gieseking playing a
broadcast performance of a Brahms intermezzo in 1933, Wilhelm
Furtwängler conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a live performance of
Brahms's Second Symphony from January 1945.
One of the things I like best about the Furtwängler Brahms is not just
the performance — by turns elegiac and electric — but the audience's
coughing, which is quite pronounced during quiet passages. It's evidence
of the mortal human presence beyond the immortality of the music itself,
connecting our time to theirs (Vienna, the final months of World War II).
You can hear that presence, too, on a new five-CD set, Billie Holiday:
Rare Live Recordings: 1934–1959 (ESP-Disk) — the chatter and screams of
live audiences in small clubs and big concert halls, when Billie was a
hit maker. (Listen to those screams as she sings the opening phrase of
"Fine and Mellow.") On Remixed and Reimagined, Billie all but vanishes
on the last few, house-heavy tracks. On a noisy "All of Me," the beats
and the synths fade for a few moments, applause and Billie's voice fade
in for nearly a verse, then Lester Young, before the beats rush in
again. As the music fades under Eddie Heywood's endlessly repeated
sampled piano riff, there's finally nothing but the crackle of surface
noise — a signifier of something that actually happened once, somewhere.
Playback, no not that Playback but the digital music magazine. You don't know about it? Here it is with a Keith Jarrett interview to start with. Enjoy!!
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Sonny Rollins
We went to Paris to see and listen at Sonny Rolins, saturday december 1st. I was wondering how old Mr. Rollins has become, last time when i saw him (2004/2005) he was walking still straight. Saturday he didn't give the impression at all that he was still having good legs.
But as soon as he had the tenor sax at his mouth oh boy! He always took the last solo except for the last piece of the set where he started and blew one of his unique solo's where he's known for.
Since apparently no recording by radio or television was made we have to be happy with we can get. Here's an interview from BBC radio 4 which took place around november 25.