'Hitler salute' garden gnomes invade German townA German town was bracing Wednesday for a rally by 1,250 garden gnomes Gnomes The 15-year pass-through securities offered under Freddie Mac's cash program. Notes: Investors sell their mortgages through Freddie Mac's cash program. The 15-year mortgages sold to Freddie Mac form the pool of mortgages that back the securities referred to as with their stubby stub·by adj. stub·bi·er, stub·bi·est 1. a. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness: stubby fingers and toes. b. right arms raised in a Hitler salute The Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß, also known during World War II as the Deutscher Gruß, literally: German Greeting), or the Nazi salute -- all in the name of art. Artist Ottmar Hoerl, who has already displayed his provocative gnomes in Belgium, Italy and two German art galleries, said the display in Straubing in Bavaria was the first one in public in Germany. "It is a work that is meant to get people to think, to react," he told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . The German artist found himself in hot water with his gnomes in July after prosecutors in Nuremberg launched an enquiry into whether displaying one of the diminutive di·min·u·tive adj. 1. Extremely small in size; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or figures in an art gallery was against the law. Hitler salutes and Nazi symbols have been illegal in Germany since the end of World War II End of World War II can refer to:
Hoerl, who has designed other, less controversial, public art exhibitions and permanent installations, insisted that had a serious point to make, namely to draw attention to the rise of the far right in Europe. Hans Lohmeier, Straubing's mayor, told AFP that the gnomes would be guarded around the clock after some "critical voices" about the exhibition, which runs from Thursday until Monday in the town's main square. The gnomes are also for sale on Hoerl's website -- priced at 45 euros (67 dollars) or signed by Hoerl for 120 euros. 
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