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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicko SiCKO is the title of a political documentary film by Michael Moore, scheduled for release on June 29, 2007.[1] It will investigate health care with a focus on large American pharmaceutical companies and of corruption in the Food and Drug Administration. The film's taglines are:- "Get Well Soon." "This Might Hurt A Little." "What Seems To Be The Problem?" Via his blog, Moore requested "Health Care Horror Stories" from the public in an effort to share his view on the health care industry.[2] When asked about this movie, Michael Moore said, "If people ask, we tell them 'Sicko' is a comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on Earth." On April 19, 2007, Moore announced on his website that Sicko had been selected for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival where it had its world premiere on May 19, 2007. Moore also announced a June 29, 2007 release date for the U.S. and Canada. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Treasury Department probe 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links [edit] Plot Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Michael Moore accompanies a number of rescue workers injured after the World Trade Center attacks of 2001 to the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detainment camp (an American territory) to ask for health care for the 9/11 responders. When unable to receive care there, they move on to Havana, Cuba, so that they can receive medical treatment they would otherwise not be able to afford.[3] Although trip participants signed confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from talking about the trip, some thought the trip a success, with The New York Post quoting John Feal, head of the Fealgood Foundation which raises money for 9/11 first responders, that “From what I hear through the grapevine those people who went [to Cuba with Moore] are utterly happy."[4] In an interview with Time Magazine, Moore states "I’m not trumpeting Castro or his regime. I just want to say to fellow Americans, "C’mon, we’re the United States! If they can [provide high quality care for all] we can do it."[5] The film includes what Moore hopes is an example of generosity of spirit. When the director found out that the Moore-bashing Web site moorewatch.com would have to close because webmaster Jim Kenefick needed money to pay his sick wife's medical bills, he sent an anonymous check for US$12,000.[6] The film also covers Moore's travels to Canada, France and the United Kingdom, investigating their health care systems and comparing them to those provided in the United States. [edit] Treasury Department probe In a May 2, 2007 letter, the Office of Foreign Assets Control informed Moore that he was the subject of a civil investigation stemming from the filmmaker's March trip to Cuba. In the letter to Moore, a Treasury official noted that the department had no record of Moore obtaining a license that authorized him to "engage in travel-related transactions involving Cuba," alleging that Moore violated the United States embargo against Cuba.[7][8] A master copy of the film is being held outside the U.S. in case American authorities attempt to seize the film as part of the criminal investigation against Moore that arose from taking American 9/11 rescue workers to Cuba for medical treatment.[9][10] [edit] Reception The documentary has received positive reviews: following early viewings at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety described Sicko "an affecting and entertaining dissection of the American health care industry,"[11] concluding it should play well internationally. British film magazine Empire commented that "Sicko is the film that truly reveals Moore as an auteur."[12] Fox News called Sicko "brilliant and uplifting" with Moore showing a heightened "maturity" in a film that "never talks down or baits the audience." [9] On May 19, 2007 more than 2,000 people applauded loudly after the film's first Cannes screening at the packed Grand Theatre Lumiere, the main festival auditorium.[13] Moore was quoted as saying: "I know the storm awaits me back in the United States." Not all audience members were pleased. Some Canadian critics did not like Michael Moore's glamorizing the Canadian health care system.[14] Many British viewers may also doubt his comments on the National Health Service, and may not be as complimentary as he is. [edit] References ^ An Update from Michael Moore (and an invitation to his film festival). www.michaelmoore.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-05. ^ Moore, Michael (February 3rd 2006). "Send Me Your Health Care Horror Stories... an appeal from Michael Moore". michaelmoore.com. ^ "Moore unveils Sicko at Cannes", InTheNews.co.uk, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. ^ "Controversial Michael Moore Flick "Sicko" Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's", pnhp.org, 2007-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. ^ "Moore in The E.R.", pnhp.org, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. ^ Sciretta, Peter. "Michael Moore Helps His Biggest Nemesis", Slash Film, 2007-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. ^ Uncle Sam Probes Michael Moore (Treasury Department investigating director's unauthorized Cuba trip). thesmokinggun.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. ^ Michael Moore In Trouble For Cuba Trip (Treasury Investigation; Moore Took Sept. 11 Workers To Banned Island For Treatment). www.michaelmoore.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. ^ a b Roger Friedman. "Sicko" Shows Michael Moore's Maturity as a Filmmaker. Fox News. Fox. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. ^ "Sicko" is Completed and We're Off to Cannes!. www.michaelmoore.com. Michael Moore. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. ^ Alissa Simon. Review: Sicko. Variety. Reed. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. ^ No Country For Old Men and Sicko. Empire. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. ^ Michael Moore's Sicko gets audience thumbs-up at Cannes. CBC Arts. CBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. ^ Canadian media needle Sicko. The Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. [edit] External links Sicko Official movie website trailer Movie preview SiCKO Trivia Sicko at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicko" Categories

Does witnessing heart attacks count?

Bali.

The Armenian Church is one of five Oriental Orthodox Churches, the others being the Syrian, Coptic, Abyssian, and Malabar (India). These Churches are seperate from the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Apostolic signifies that it was founded by the Apostles Thaddeus and and Bartholomew.

11 May 2007, 16:18 Yerevan mayor’s office tries to appropriate local synagogue - Jewish community Yerevan, May 11, Interfax - Yerevan mayor’s office decided to appropriate the land of the local Jewish community center, Mordechai Navi. A few days ago Armenian Jewish community received a letter from the city council, according to which the community building was to be appropriated by the state, the Jewish News Agency reported on Friday. ‘Taking into consideration that synagogues are very important for Jewish communities as centers or their revival and existence, the government’s effort to rob the community of its heart is not the best decision,’ Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gersh Meir-Burshtein said in his letter to the Armenian Government and Yerevan mayor’s office. He noted that Armenian Jews had already had their synagogue and cemetery stolen by the Soviet regime, ant this loss had not been compensated under the new democratic Armenia. However the Jewish community demonstrated their ‘citizens’ understanding’ by raising funds to buy a small community center building ‘without awaiting for compensations from the Yerevan city council.’ Armenian Jewish community center is located in Yerevan includes a prayer room, a charitable refectory and a weekend school.

Well, well a ges-oo-ges!! My neices and nephews will be the next generatrion of half-Jewish Armenians to fight for the Armenian Cause. Perhaps Kasparov will also rise in Russia Roger Karoutchi | Sarkozy finds his Armenian Sarkozy finds his Armenian. Roger Karoutchi as a minister will be responsible for the relations between the Fillon cabinet and French Parliament. Mavi Boncuk | Roger Karoutchi, who is of Megorashim ( Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492) and Armenian heritage, was born on 26 August 1951, Casablanca (Maroc). Mr. Karoutchi is a former History professor. He belongs to Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats in European Parliament. On the French front, he-as (sénateur et président du groupe UMP du Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France)- works with Le Comité de Défense de la Cause Arménienne (CDCA) and brought the Armenian Genocide action to the floor

Zoravor Hyastan!!!

No way in hell will we allow this to happen. If Safarov gets to Azerbaijan he will be made a national hero and given his own private dacha.

Most of the members of that profession have sexual proclivites that are diametrically opposed to the majority population or are "sitting the fence" as was Paradjanov.

Highly accomplished, but most probably another Paradjanov. I wonder whether he frequents Armenian events.

I laugh whenever Armenians state that we are a cut above, that none of the moral ills of humanity enters our midst. What planet are some of you folks living on???

Two days before President Kennedy was shot my grandmother was hysterically telling eveyone (in Armenian) that he was going to be shot. We didn't listen to her as she had been plagued with post-traumatic stress syndrome since 1915 and we knew that she was somewhat unhinged. I have had very unusual experiences with this type of thing as well, but I do not have control of it.

We Welcome You Anait, First a question for you. Is not The UK farther, distance-wise, from Russia or Armenia than Italy? I believe that it is. Where do you consider to be home? Great idea for all to answer this list, Thank you. Here are my answers: 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE: Yes, my grandfather who was disemboweled alive by the personal security forces of the Ottoman Vilayet's governor. 2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAL? Brown rice with tofu, broccoli, carrots and Bragg's seasoning. 3. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Sadly no, but there is still time. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? Oatmeal, plain. 5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Rice dream vanilla with carob coating. 6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their weight. 7. RED OR PINK? Neither! 8. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Dried Goji berries. 9. EYE COLOUR? Irridescent Green ring with Brown center (I was born that way). 10. FAVOURITE FOOD? Vegan Lentil soup. 11. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings. 12. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Ararat. 13. HUGS OR KISSES? Both. 14. FAVOURITE DESSERT? Fresh pineapple. 15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOUND? Bee humming. 16. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles. 17. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Lake Sevan. (wrong word you used-the word should be "farthest," as furthest is for academic degrees etc., not distance) 18. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Sixth sense.

Nicholas Sarkozy is now at the helm in France. His right-hand man is Patrick Devejian. A lot of Pepto-bismol will be selling in Ankara. Does this make you Li-banana Hyes uncomfortable? (yes banana! you are monkeys - I was married to one)

I guess that I am a very "washed-out" Armenian. The only numbers that are true for me are: 4,5,6,12,13,14,20,23,33,39 and 44. ONLY 11 of 47 makes me more of an odar than an Armenian.

Nancy Pelosi is the ultimate diplomat. She knows how to deal with others with finesse. She even treats our nincompoop incompetent US President with the respect that he does not deserve. Not meeting with the Turkish delegation sends them a strong message that she is very aware of the circumstances of 1915. You guys are more interested in agitating the Turks that furthering our cause. Same way you go "out of your way" to agigtate me about matters that are 25 years in the past. Get a life!!!!!!!!!

Pressure grows on Wolfowitz to resign By Krishna Guha and Eoin Callan in Washington Published: April 12 2007 19:03 | Last updated: April 13 2007 10:23 Paul Wolfowitz was under pressure to resign as president of the World Bank on Thursday after admitting he was personally involved in securing a large pay rise and promotion for a Bank official with whom he was romantically involved. The Bank president issued a public apology, saying: “I made a mistake for which I am sorry”. The apology came after the Financial Times revealed that Mr Wolfowitz ordered the World Bank’s head of human resources to offer Shaha Riza the pay rise and promotion as part of a secondment package. The instructions were set out in a memorandum dated August 11 2005, according to two sources who have seen the document. The Bank’s board of directors, who represent its shareholder governments, met late into the night in an emergency session to review the findings of their own investigation into the Riza assignment and decide on the next step. The board adjourned the meeting early on Friday but said in a statement that it would act promptly. ”The executive directors will move expeditiously to reach a conclusion on possible actions to take,” the board said. ”In their consideration of the matter the executive directors will focus on all relevant governance implications for the bank,” it added. The board also released the report of the ad hoc group that investigated the contract agreed with Ms Riza and also included communications between Mr Wolfowitz, the board and other bank officials. Editorial comment: Wolfowitz must be told to resign now Pressed at the opening press conference of the Bank’s spring meeting on Thursday as to whether he would resign over his handling of the Riza case, Mr Wolfowitz said he would “accept any remedies” the board proposes. He did not comment on the specifics of the memo. Moments later, amid chaotic scenes in the lobby of the Bank’s headquarters in Washington, the Bank president made an impromptu address to staff who had gathered to call for his resignation. Analysis: How Wolfowitz fell foul of his own high standards An emotional Mr Wolfowitz told staff the controversy had been “very painful” and apologised to them in person for his handling of the affair. Alison Cave, the chair of the staff association, welcomed the apology but said Mr Wolfowitz must “act honourably and resign”. Mr Wolfowitz said he acted as he did in order to shield the Bank from the threat of a lawsuit if Ms Riza was forced to leave because of staff rules that prohibit its employees from working for anyone with whom they are romantically involved. He denied charges of an attempted cover-up, declaring: “I did not attempt to hide my actions nor make anyone else responsible.” The Bank president made a plea for “understanding” saying he faced a “painful personal dilemma” at a time when he was new to the Bank and “trying to navigate in uncharted waters”. Ms Cave said Mr Wolfowitz had “broken the staff’s trust on this and many other issues” and if the board failed to ask him to step down, the staff association would call a vote of no confidence in him. In the August 11 2005 memorandum, two sources told the Financial Times, Mr Wolfowitz directed Xavier Coll, the Bank’s vice-president for human resources, to offer Ms Riza specific terms as part of a secondment package to the US State department. These included a promotion, a pay rise above that normally associated with the promotion, and arrangements to ensure Ms Riza received exceptional annual pay increases. Only the promotion had been recommended by the board’s ethics committee, two sources told the FT. The terms and conditions were not approved by the Bank’s ethics committee or its senior legal officer, then general counsel Roberto Danino. A copy of the memorandum has been seen by the subcommittee of the bank’s board of executive directors who were charged with investigating the Riza assignment, two sources said. Mr Wolfowitz went to the board on Thursday morning and proposed that it should “establish some mechanism to judge whether the agreement reached was a reasonable outcome.” Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007 Here is information on his concubine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaha_Riza Shaha Riza Born Tripoli, Libya Other names Shaha Ali Riza Salary 193,590 USD Partner Paul Wolfowitz Shaha Ali Riza worked for the World Bank. She was born in Tripoli, Libya, to a Libyan father and Syrian-Saudi mother. She grew up in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. She moved to the United States after her marriage to Bulent Ali Riza in the late-1980s. Riza studied at the London School of Economics before taking a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Oxford, where she studied at St Antony's College. She specializes in the Middle East and has carried out field research in a number of Arab countries. Immediately before joining the World Bank, she worked at the National Endowment for Democracy, where she set up and led the endowment’s Middle East programs. Since joining the World Bank in 1997, she has worked with the Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development Group as the senior gender and civil society coordinator in the Office of the MENA Chief Economist. In July 2002, she became the acting manager ( never confirmed in that position ) for external affairs and outreach for the World Bank’s MENA region. She is presently working for Dick Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, in the State Department. Promotion scandal Riza has been romantically linked to the current head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, since the time when he was an undersecretary for defense in the Bush Administration.[1] To avoid conflicts of interests from her relationship with Wolfowitz, Shaha Riza was placed on an external secondment. However, Wolfowitz personally directed that she should be promoted to management just before leaving (receiving a substantial pay raise) and that she has to have further salary increases at rates above the rate ceiling in the Bank.[2] This raised Riza's salary from $132,660 to $193,590 per year, tax-exempt.[3] The affair is currently under investigation from the World Bank's board of directors. On April 12, 2007, Wolfowitz apologized for what he called a "mistake", but would not comment about resigning as the World Bank's board of governors met to discuss the row: "I'm not going to preempt their deliberations. I will accept any remedies they propose."[4] References ^ "World Bank meets over Wolfowitz", BBC NEWS, April 13, 2007. ^ Krishna Guha. "Wolfowitz partner’s pay rise sparks protest", Financial Times, April 5, 2007. ^ Al Kamen. "Where the Money Is", The Washington Post, March 28, 2007. ^ "Wolfowitz sorry for 'mistake'", Finance24, April 12, 2007. A New York Times article (April 13, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/world/13...fowitz.html?hp) says the State Department reports that Ms. Riza now serves as a consultant to the foundation, the Foundation for the Future, while drawing her World Bank salary. The Foundation For the Future was established with the mission to increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity. Ms. Riza's connection to the Foundation For the Future appears to be the Foundation's mission to "... contribute to an appropriate independent and specific funding mechanism for civil society activities to support democracy and reform, reflecting a commitment to the principles of civic engagement and democracy. The mechanism would provide technical and financial support for civil society programs, in the transitional or aspiring democracies in the whole of the BMENA [broader Middle East North Africa] region . . . ." (--Final Declaration, Democracy Assistance Dialogue Workshop on Political Pluralism and Electoral Processes, Venice, Italy, July 23, 2005). The Foundation For the Future's mission is described at the following State Department's: webpage http://bmena.state.gov/c16716.htm The Foundation For the Future's own webpage is at: http://www.futurefoundation.org/

Armenak, Yours is the most probable answer. Many Persian Jews took Armenian surnames because Armenians were less discriminated against in Iran. Or perhaps some Iranian-Armenian named Nazarian married a Jewish woman some generations ago and the children were raised as Jews. Given Nazarian's very Armenian looks, this possibility should also be considered.

Ottomanist wants to elicit some more negative remarks about Jews to use as fodder against us. Just look at his timing. Agitate hotheaded Armenians to do and say some drastic things to lose credibility. I am on to his game.

We have discussed the Doenmeh in this Forum numerous times before. So you listen to what someone told you about Ataturk instead of reading history? He was from a renegade sect of Judaism. Read up on the Doenmeh. In any case, there are numerous Jews supporting our cause now. Do you want to look at the cup as half-empty or half-full? The tide is turning in our favour all around the world. It is only a matter of time now. Count our supporters, included those Jews who support us and disregard the Jews who are still supporting the Turkish regime. What is now becomng very clear is that the Jews in Turkey are on shaky ground. Their days are numbered. Mein Kampf is a best-seller in Turkey and movies are being produced there depicting Jews like they were depicted in Nazi Germany. Tom Lantos is using this to find cover to support the Genocide resolution. The long-running Turkish game is starting to unravel. You are fixated on Homos and Jews instead of looking toward the Armenian Cause.

Now where did you pull that comment from? Ataturk is revered like a God in Turkey. There are statues of him on almost every streetcorner. One can be arrested for "insulting Ataturk (whatever that means), a man who died 70 years ago. Ataturk's family was from a sect that was not considered Jewish by the Jewish authorities.

Best programs are Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, New York University. Also look into Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (but no JD degree offered).

Thanks to the peaceful ones here. Zartonk, as usual, is a true philisopher. Mad Armo undertands gathering of the "troops." I totally respect Arpa for the depths of his knowledge. Yet to heap abuse on someone who has been exclusively intimate with only his ex-wife and one other woman for the last 25 years shows that he is among a large group of people for whom the opposition to alternative sexuality is an obsession. He is not alone. He is among company of many in the US and the ROA. Avetisyan has not achieved a foothold of power in the ROA, but in the USA this entourage is in control of the executive branch and has only recently lost control of the legislative branch of government. Interesting, isn't it, that the most vociferous opponents of establishing justice for the Armenian Christian martyrs are the government officials who loudly proclaim themselves to be Christians!

If the situation in Turkey was not so horrible, as it caused the death of Hrant Dink, it would be laughable. This is truly " The Theatre of the Absurd."