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The Forgotten Refugees from Iraq: One Story Tells It AllWritten by BuzzFlash
A Conversation with Firas Majeed, Refugee from Iraq, of "Native Without a Nation"
Joshua: Welcome to our listeners out there. This is Joshua Brollier with Voices for Creative Nonviolence. I'm here in Syria with Firas Majeed, the founder of the Native Without A Nation project. Firas is a 34-year-old Iraqi refugee living in the Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview with me, Firas.
Firas: You are welcome.
Joshua: First off, tell us a little bit of your story.
Where are you from in Iraq and how did you end up in Syria?
Firas: I'm from Baghdad. I was living quiet life. Which is, like always, I was going to work. From eight o'clock to eleven o'clock. Sometimes it takes a long time, but I'm happy with my job, and I cannot stop my job, because it's just like continual life. And when I stop and one day I feel something is different. I missed something. So I was just like my job and the regular thing I am doing everyday. And one time my sister was working as a journalist, in translation and as a fixer and stuff like that. And she asked me to go with her to Jordan because that was the first time for her to go to Jordan. On that time, I have never been outside of Iraq. I have never been outside of my country, and she asked me to be with her just for like five days. And, just do her job. You know, in Iraq if the girls want to travel, you have to get someone from her family...
Joshua: To take a male with her...
Firas: Yeah, that's it. We call it "mahram." Yeah, and it's not just that. She is afraid to be alone. Yeah, and I did. I went with her, and I have never think before that "I am going to leave my country. I am going to travel outside of my country." I was just focused on my job, on caring for my family and my parents and just that. And when I went to Jordan for the first time, I saw the security there. That was in 2005, in the end of 2005. I saw that life is different... the security and the walking in the street over nights. We did not been in the streets in Iraq since 2003. Until now, people did not be in the streets after one o'clock, after one a.m.
Joshua: People are afraid to be outside...
Firas: Yes. And I saw all of that. I am walking the streets after two o'clock with safe place. No explosions, no shootings, no fear. And I went back to Iraq after five days, after eight days. And I keep thinking that there is something different. I keep interest in the life in Jordan. And I think I start to make balance between life in Iraq and Jordan. I tried to look at the difference between Iraq and Jordan. For everything; for the food, for the life, for the streets, for the families, people and children... all of that. I was looking for the difference between here and here. And then after two months, I was just like thinking "should I leave my country or not?" I do the looking for the difference, and in that time, it was very dangerous. I was have shop in a area, which is a very dangerous area.
Joshua: You were working in a shop?
Firas: It's my shop. It's mini-market and I am working on it. It's mine. And on that time, I was going to my shop at like eight a.m. and I saw bodies behind my shop; bodies of people who was killed. And there became danger day by day. Then someone, the militias, killed the shop near my shop... 50 meters... and they killed the owner while he working on it and the militias just kill her. And then I start to think more by reality and forced to think about myself. And it was like terrible and I felt terrible that, to decide to leave my country because I'm thinking of my parents. I'm caring for them. How can I leave them? And they're thinking about myself. And the danger became more of the people who is my age. Because in my neighborhood and in my area is a different area than my shop. Also they start to make sectarians there. Like the people who is Shias try to collect together. They did not ask people to come with them, but they did not ask directly for people to come with them. But if you don't be with them...
Joshua: They will intimidate you...
Firas: Yeah, they will just ask you, "Why you did not like us?" or "Why you did not come with us to have fun, to walking, to play dominoes..." or something like that. So by that way the threaten people who are not with us, then you are...
Joshua: Then you are against us.
Firas: Yeah, and then my friends who are Sunnis in the area they killed already by militias, by people we don't know. My mother advised me to just leave the home. You know the way, in our culture, the family is very close from each other. The mothers, they want the sons being with them even if it's danger. But on that time, it were really danger and she advised me to leave.
Joshua: So this was in 2005 and you decided to leave. Did you go to Jordan or did you go straight to Syria?
Firas: Yeah, I did go to Jordan because I have been there and I like the life there. It's the first time for me to travel and I did not see any other country, just Jordan. And I did like it because I did not stay for a long time. I stayed for eight days. And then I went to Jordan to stay. I sell my shop and give it to someone and sell it to someone. And then collect some money to live in Jordan while the situation... At that time, I was thinking the situation will be better. Like in six months... I don't know... maybe it will be okay. Then I went to Jordan to stay there. I did stay for six months in the beginning. And then my visa become expired. Then I need to go back to Iraq. I was think it's okay to visit my family and stay with them and visit them for like five or ten days and then come back to Jordan. And I did. I went to my family and stayed about ten days with them and then I went back to Jordan. But, on that time, I did not register as a refugee. It were... they were open. The UNHCR were open for the Iraqis to register as a refugees, and my friends did register, but I did not do that because I did not feel that I am a refugee here. I mean... I mean I was think that my country will be better after six months. I don't need to be a refugee.
Joshua: So how long did you end up staying in Jordan and, from there, how did you make it to Damascus or Syria?
Firas: Yeah. After I spent six months, then they said after every three months the visa will be expired. It's a new decision. And after three months, I went back to Iraq and to visit my family. And I went back to Jordan. And on the fourth one, the Jordan... the Jordanian border stopped allowing Iraqis to enter because a lot of people was enter Jordan.
Joshua: Hundreds of thousands of refugees...
Firas: It's just a small country and they care for their jobs... and I don't know... And anyway, on the fourth one, they did not let me enter. I tried many times. When they reject me, I just spend one hour and then come back to ask to enter again. And they stamped my passport by a red stamp. And they just wrote "Karama" on the red stamp, which is nothing. Just "Karama" with the name of the border, but they did not put "Karama border," the name of the border or any official stamp. It's not official.
Joshua: It wasn't an entry stamp, basically. So form there, after they rejected you at the border, is that when you left and came to Syria?
Firas: Yeah, then I made a decision on that time to not go back to Iraq because it become very danger. And on the way the car was broken, and on the way we stopped to fix it. And while we stopped to fix it, the terrorists came to us and asked each one; "Your are from where, you are from where, you are from where?" I was just think about how they are going to kill us. Because everyone they talk to them, they will kill them. But the good thing was that one of the people who was with us in the car was from the Fallujah area. Which is on the neighborhood that the car stopped in, broken. And he was just looking on their eyes like he know them, or they know him. And they leave us, but it was very danger and I felt really they are going to kill us.
Joshua: Yeah, that's very fortunate.
Firas: Yeah, and after some time, after a half hour, a car come to take our car to a safe area. And we did fix it, and we continued to go to Jordan. And that story happened to us when the Jordanians did not allow Iraqis and they sent us back. And I take a cab from Jordanian border to Syrian border, which is close, one hour or one hour and a half, not very far away. And then I entered Syria. When I just met with the first one who was at they Syrian borders, they were just smile to us and welcomed us. And we don't need to pay visa. We don't need to pay anything. They just welcome us, and they give us to enter Syria.
Joshua: So after you entered Syria, how long did it take you to receive the official refugee status... after you entered Syria?
Firas: I entered Syria in 2006 and it's around the ninth month, tenth month, 2006. And... what's you question?
Joshua: My question is once you entered the country, how long did it take you to receive the official refugee status from the United Nations.
Firas: On the 2006, the ninth month, I made the decision to be a refugee, to not going back to my country. On that time, I really feel that I'm going to be a refugee.
Joshua: This is different than the first time going to Jordan.
Firas: Yes, yes. This is different than when I went to Jordan. And, I just asked in the beginning how to get the protection letter... in the UNHCR... and how to get the refugee certificate. And then, in 2007, in the beginning of 2007, in February, I registered as a refugee in the UNHCR. I was really happy to do that; that I have protection letter. They wrote that you have our protection. And I felt, "I'm safe. I am okay here." In the beginning, that's inn the beginning. The on the time that I... every three months... in the beginning it was every six months that I had to go to the Iraqi border and take around and then come back to Syria to renew the visa. And they did write that it's tourist visa. Then I start to think why the UNHCR says that you're a refugee and the Syrians say that you're a tourist visa. I was think a lot about that. Why? Why was that? There ws a problem between the UNHCR and the Syrian government. I did went to the UNHCR after six months or something like that to ask the UNHCR, "What's my situation here?" ... to be clear. They said, "What's your question?" And I said, "What's my situation here? Am I a refugee or a tourist?" They said, "You are a refugee." And I said "but, my visa says, when I take a round the border, that I'm a tourist."
Joshua: And this is the situation that a lot of people are in right? Because there are approximately 150,000 Iraqi refugees that are registered with the UN. So this is a 150,000 registered with the UN that are living here in Syria. And some have estimated the total number of refugees, including those not registered, may be as high as 500,000 to 800,000. So, this many Iraqis living in Syria... and from what I've heard from you and what I've heard from others, that even when you get the actual refugee status, that you're not able to actually work. You're not able to travel freely. Is this true? And what is some of the difficulties you've faced and that the other refugees have faced? And how have you managed to survive here in Syria being kind of in between the status of a refugee and a tourist here in Syria.
Firas: And that's also... I did not ask the UNHCR just about my situation on that time. I asked them to have a tent. I went to them and I think it's the first Iraqi that asked them about a tent. Because, people know that the UNHCR did not give Iraqis tents. But I wanted to ask that question just to be clear. I wanted to ask that question so I can talk about it. I did went into the reception at the UNHCR, and I told the women who was under the counter to have a tent. "I have no home. I have no money. My money is finished. And I have red big stamp in passport that says 'don't allow to work.' And I can not be illegal." I like legal ways. I don't like to be illegal.
How Saving Pigeons Who Were Bred to Die Turned a Hunter Into an Animal Rights Activist: An Interview with Steve HindiWritten by Anonumous
by Martha Rosenberg
When I was shark hunting, my overarching goal was to find, subdue and kill a great white shark. The NRA, pigeon shoots, corrupt politicians and corrupt corporations are my great white sharks today.
-- Steve Hindi, founding president of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)
Eighteen years ago, Steve Hindi would have been more likely to be behind the barrel of gun instead of in front of it.
After hunting for most of his life, Hindi turned around when he witnessed a horrific example of live pigeon shooting. From that point on, compassion, not killing, became his life goal. Martha Rosenberg interviewed Hindi about protesting, getting shot at by hunters and the cruelty of "canned hunting."
Should Women Take Hormone Therapy? We Asked An ExpertWritten by Anonumous
by Martha Rosenberg
Dr. Rowan Chlebowski is a lead investigator of the Women's Health Initiative. BuzzFlash contributor Martha Rosenberg spoke with him about the physical and mental costs of hormone therapy for women and the influence of Big Pharma on doctors and researchers.
Rosenberg: The Women's Heath Initiative findings about hormone therapy (HT) were definitive enough that both the estrogen and estrogen plus progestin arms of the study were terminated. Yet claims of heart and memory benefits for women, if HT is started early enough, continue in the media. Is there new information that has changed the risk/benefit ratio?
Chlebowski: The new information was a secondary analysis of WHI data which ran in JAMA in 2007 and found HT may not be as detrimental for coronary heart disease as previously thought, if started in early menopause. Risk for stroke did not change, however, and there are indications that breast cancers appeared earlier, when hormones were started earlier.
Dolls and Drudges Don Pants: Interview with New York Times Columnist Gail CollinsWritten by Anonumous
by Martha Rosenberg
Martha Rosenberg: Your new book, When Everything Changed (Little, Brown) covers the cascade of rights women won between 1964 and 1972 from equal pay and the right to their own credit rating to the right to wear pants and to be called by the honorific "Ms." Why was this second women's rights movement necessary fifty years after women won the right to vote?
Gail Collins: While the suffragists succeeded in getting the Nineteenth Amendment ratified in 1920, they also believed that women's role should be at home as mothers and wives. Without the economic power of participating in the workplace and positions of influence in society, women's status after getting the vote could really not change much.
Bob Kincaid: Last Man Standing in Liberal Radio Network LandWritten by Anonumous
Head On Radio Network's Bob Kincaid Talks to BuzzFlash About What Air America's Failure Can Teach Us About Progressive Success.
by Meg White
With the demise of liberal talk radio station Air America last month, liberals lost their voice in commercial radio. But is that really such a huge loss?
Bob Kincaid, a progressive radio host based in rural West Virginia and co-founder of The Head On Radio Network (HORN), will be the first to tell you he's not happy Air America is gone.
"It's a sad thing," Kincaid told me in a telephone interview Wednesday. "I don't want less liberal radio; I want more liberal radio."
As the host of Head On with Bob Kincaid, he welcomed left-wing competition against his online radio show, which has outlasted the recently-defunct liberal experiment of the AM airwaves. But he does have a strong opinion as to how we got to this barren landscape in progressive radio.
"I think part of the reason Air America failed was because it was set up to work on a right-wing business model," Kincaid said. "I think it's highly unlikely that [model] is going to be successful down the road."
Economic Hit Man John Perkins Talks to BuzzFlash About Global Corporate Control and How We Can Stop the Coming Economic MeltdownWritten by Anonumous
We're headed for disaster. You'd have to be totally blind not to recognize that. So if we don't change -- if this crisis doesn't force us to change -- there will be more and more and more and more. And who knows what the ultimate outcome will be? If we continue to resist, we'll disappear. I mean, you have to be sustainable at some point don't you, by definition?
-- John Perkins
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Initially, John Perkins seems to be a character you'd love to hate. His tales of spreading exploitation and pushing World Bank loans across the planet as an "economic hit man" make him easy fodder. Perkins has been a member of a group that finds itself more and more unpopular every day since the implosion of Wall Street last year.
In his latest book, he introduces himself as one of the "'hired guns' who promote the interests of big corporations and certain sectors of the U.S. government." He adds that though he had a "fancy title" his "real job was to plunder the Third World."
This was Perkins' basic narrative in his wildly popular book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. But in his latest book, Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded -- and What We Need to Do to Remake Them, he connects the plundering of the last three decades to the roots of today's economic crisis.
"We were so successful in the Third World that our bosses directed us to implement similar strategies in the United States and across the rest of the planet," he writes. This is where the global economic crisis came from, and we can only fix it if we understand that.
And that's why BuzzFlash had to talk to the economic hit man himself. Turns out, the H-word that came to mind was not hate, but hope.
In this interview, Perkins explains why "economic recovery," in the mainstream sense of the word, is not desirable for our country, and that such a "return to normal" will only precipitate the next looming crisis. He also told us what he thinks about the supposed "change" as represented by the Obama Administration a year after inauguration and what it's going to take to transition from toxic, predatory capitalism to a sustainable, fair-market society.
Adbusters Talks to BuzzFlash About Who Funds (and Pollutes) Our Culture: The Advertising IndustryWritten by Anonumous
by Meg White
The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that Americans are exposed to 3,000 advertising messages a day. No one wants to believe that those messages have an effect on them, as we're much too savvy for that. Such assertions are part of the reason ads work so well, and also the reason Adbusters is still around after 20 years.
Adbusters Media Foundation was formed in 1989 in British Columbia, Canada by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz as a non-profit organization questioning the wisdom of a culture based on consumerism. They publish three versions of their ad-free magazine, Adbusters, every two months. The group also supports or runs a large number of campaigns, from Buy Nothing Day to spoof ads to Digital Detox Week (formerly known as TV Turnoff Week).
Just think of them as Greenpeace for your brain.
"Just like a physical environment can be polluted, so can the mental environment," Adbusters contributing editor Micah White (no relation) told me. "The mental environment can be polluted by advertising."
Adbusters is credited as leading the "culture jamming movement," one that seeks to expose modern consumerism as unnatural and damaging. They have educational programs contesting the wisdom of established economic and design principles. They even, somewhat paradoxically, have their own brand of shoe.
The Blackspot Shoe is made of "hemp, recycled tires and vegan leather and produced in fair-trade or unionized factories." It's only available through Adbusters and independent retailers.
Starting at $75, the shoes represent a buy-in diametrically opposed to Nike; Adbusters says they give members a chance to "unswoosh." Yet, is this not a form of branding in and of itself? Do promotions for the shoe in their magazine count as advertising?
Joe Lieberman's Former Roommate Talks to BuzzFlash About the Healthcare Bill, 2012 and the Senator's Journey 'to the Dark Side'Written by Anonumous
by Meg White
There are a lot of wild theories about what is driving Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to oppose healthcare reform. Why would a man who has recently expressed support for health insurance reform, universal healthcare, expanding Medicare and SCHIP turn around and oppose those things once they had a chance at becoming law?
Many think he's been bought off by Big Pharma and the powerful health insurance companies in his home state. Others point to his bitterness over being abandoned by the Democratic Party in his 2006 bid to keep his Senate seat, or just to his ego. Some of the wilder theories revolve around Israel, blackmail and White House involvement.
Honestly, I don't know what to think. So when I got a chance to talk to Lieberman's former roommate at Yale, writer David Wyles, I had to ask.
"I wish I knew. I think there are aspects of those theories that are true," Wyles told me (though he agreed with me that the Israel motive is far-fetched). "Certainly he holds a grudge against the Democratic Party."
And though the idea of Lieberman taking a job in the insurance or pharmaceutical industries amounts to the type of quid pro quo that would repel most of us, Wyles is pretty certain of that possibility.
"They can offer him a big job as a lobbyist or as an executive," he said. And Lieberman will take it: "He has become shameless."
Republicans Slouching Toward Gomorrah: A BuzzFlash Interview With Max BlumenthalWritten by Anonumous
I would call the GOP the ZOP -- instead of the Grand Old Party, it's the Zombie Occupied Party. It has no ideas. It has no capacity for maneuvering on constituent concerns. It's just like a zombie that's lurching towards Obama and towards all the moderate Republicans and yelling, "Brains!" And eventually, it'll eat itself alive. However, and at the end of George Romerez' Land of the Dead, the zombies figure out how to use guns.
-- Max Blumenthal
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Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and blogger whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. He is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and a writing fellow for the Nation Institute.
But we know Max as a former night editor for BuzzFlash.com and for his fearless work in taking on right-wing zealots -- religious and otherwise -- by going to their events and challenging them.
Ever since we talked to Max last year about the hate and racial politics emanating from the 'angry white men' of talk radio, we've been looking forward to the 2009 release of his new book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party.
Taking the Lid Off of the Tea Party Movement, One Family Finds 'It's Just Hate'Written by Anonumous
by Meg White
Originally, Midge and Dan Hough only went to Rep. Dan Lipinski's town hall meeting on Nov. 14 to thank him. As a somewhat conservative Democrat representing a blue-collar district in south Chicago, Lipinski had been cautious about supporting healthcare reform efforts in the House, but ultimately came out in support of the bill.
"He has a hard time there because he has these people to deal with," Midge said of Lipinski. "We went there to thank him."
Little did Midge know, it would be her and her husband having to deal with the anger of the town hall attendees. At the town hall meeting, Lipinski asked Midge to tell the heart-wrenching story of her daughter-in-law Jenny. Jenny was a healthy 24-year-old pregnant mother this summer. Now she was dead, along with her unborn child, both symbols of the failure of our country's healthcare system.
But when Midge told the story to the people gathered at the town hall meeting, she was jeered, mocked and laughed at. They didn't believe her, or didn't care.
Midge still told Jenny's story, and her bravery shines in a YouTube video of the event, which now clocks in at well over 100,000 views and functions as a symbol of what the tea party movement has become.
Telling Jenny's story
When Jenny was about seven months pregnant, she came down with severe cold/flu symptoms. Because she didn't have healthcare insurance, her husband Sean brought her to a hospital emergency room. After four hours of waiting to be seen, they told Jenny she had a cold and sent her away with a couple of prescriptions.
The next morning she was much worse, so they went to a different emergency room. Worried about being turned away, Sean lied about their insurance situation and said they forgot their card. By that night, Jenny was in an intensive care unit [ICU], diagnosed with double pneumonia, respiratory failure and septic shock.
Midge said that the medical staff at the second hospital told her there is no way Jenny could have deteriorated to such a degree in a mere 24 hours. In their cursory exam of Jenny the day before, the first hospital must have missed something.
Jenny spent the next 55 days on a respirator. She suffered through a heart attack, two collapsed lungs, partial paralysis, and the delivery of a stillborn daughter. Yet she still fought to survive, trying to talk and smile and get better. She died on Aug. 26, 2009.
Telling this story of horrifying loss was hard enough for Midge, but she was mostly astonished by the group's total lack of compassion:
"How they could not know I was devastated, I'll never know."
The Politics of the Crayon: How a Coloring Book Might Be the Best Medium to Tell the Story of Sarah PalinWritten by Anonumous
by Meg White
With the holidays coming up, you may be asking yourself, "What do I get for the mavericky, million-dollar mom who has everything?" And I'd like to submit that a coloring book would satisfy her need to scribble outside the lines.
A coloring book may sound like a strange way to approach telling the story of the Momma Bear of Alaska Sarah Palin, but once you hear the reasoning behind Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book, everything falls into place.
As a former editorial artist and political cartoonist at a number of newspapers across Arizona who has worked with Jerry Scott of "Zits" and "Baby Blues" fame, Julie Sigwart turned the jokes she was hearing about Palin's upcoming memoir coming with a free pack of crayons into a parody everyone can enjoy.
"It's an editorial statement about Palin's policies and approach to politics," she said. "We didn't want to tell a narrative like a comic book and instead put together a collection of editorial cartoons disguised as a kids' coloring book."
40 Pound Rats, Injustice by the Ton, and the Tortured Continuation of GuantanamoWritten by BuzzFlash
One of the realities of new progressive journalism is that some writers play it safe; they stay on the side of D.C. insider acceptability, so that they can still be television pundits and be on panels and get invited to parties in D.C., New York and LA. And, of course, so that they can get paid for their work by corporate mainstream journalism who know that they won't upset the entrenched powers. In short, they know how to play the game and advance their careers and incomes.
Populist Jim Hightower Slams Big Oil Astroturfing, But Tells BuzzFlash the Blame for Mob Rule Lies With the Media and the DNCWritten by Anonumous
by Meg White
When I heard that the American Petroleum Institute (API), the lobby group for Big Oil, was taking a cues from the healthcare debate by endeavoring to recreate the vicious rallies we've been seeing in an effort to defeat the Waxman-Markey bill, I was worried. Not only am I just plain sick of the frightening vitriol being spewed at these events under the guise of populism, I'm also afraid of any further compromises to the already watered-down cap-and-trade legislation as it moves through the Senate.
What to do? Well, I had a chat with America's No. 1 populist. Author and commentator Jim Hightower assured me he is not worried, despite the fact that the very first rally by API's front group, Energy Citizens, was held in his home state of Texas last Tuesday.
"These protests have been popping up like mushrooms on moldy Astroturf, and this might just be the moldiest," Hightower said. "Energy Citizens is nothing but a Big Oil front and a PR stunt," noting that oil companies around Houston rented the space for the rally, provided entertainment, printed placards and t-shirts and provided food for the event.
The thing that really got him was that these companies gave time off to their employees and encouraged them to attend the rally. Hightower speculated that, had employees tried to take off work to meet with their kid's teacher for example, the situation would have been quite different.
"Here they are in a very philanthropic mood," Hightower said with what sounded over the phone like a wry grin. But what was really a "hoot" were the people who were complaining about "big government intruding" on the industry by giving subsidies to alternative energy companies.
"Big Oil is just gobbling billions of dollars of subsidies," Hightower said. "It's beyond ludicrous."
'Coal Country': Can You Make a Balanced Documentary on the Explosive Topic of America's Most Toxic Fuel? One Filmmaker Found OutWritten by Anonumous
by Meg White
Phylis Geller -- the writer, producer and director of the new documentary film Coal Country -- sees her latest work as something of an attempt at conflict resolution. But when the mere definition of neutrality is at stake, it's hard to appear evenhanded.
Such is the case with coal in West Virginia. Geller says "the topic is in the air" after a flurry of lawsuits, demonstrations, conflicts and lobbying surrounding the coal-producing region in Appalachia. "Then there's this film that purports to be fair, but if it doesn't just support your side, you don't think it's fair."
She's no stranger to the area. Geller and the film's executive producer (and native Appalachian) Mari-Lynn Evans also collaborated to create the three-part television series Appalachia. But Geller called the film's premier in West Virginia "an event unlike any other."
I had the pleasure of interviewing Geller over the phone Tuesday evening about the controversy surrounding the film and its debut in West Virginia this past Saturday.
Though they had booked the premier with the South Charleston Museum's LaBelle Theater months in advance, the event was canceled last minute. The Wednesday before the Saturday of the event, museum representatives called and said that, due to security concerns, they were going to cancel the showing.
What may sound like an overreaction to a couple of protesters and some unwanted controversy was much more than that. Protests and demonstrations have recently rocked coal country, and miners are already on edge. The industry is also worried about possible changes from the Obama Administration, according to Geller.
"They had a good friend in the Bush Administration," she said.
Geller was worried about the possibility of violence herself. After a fracas between miners and environmentalists over the recent July 4 weekend, she wasn't taking any chances either. They had hired private security and had tried to convince state troopers to be on hand for the premier.


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(Our numbers tell us that many people want to learn about conditional formatting in Outlook–a clear explanation is below–so we're moving this post back into the top spot to better share it with all of you.)
Last month I wrote about how to quickly create rules to help rid your Inbox of so-called graymail. This week I wanted to share another tool for making sure the right email messages stick out when you're reading down the message list in your Inbox. This advice comes straight out of the Outlook Best Practices – a series of guidelines to help you be as productive as possible with Outlook.
Conditional Formatting allows you to customize how different messages appear in your Inbox message list based on criteria that you set. By default, conditional formatting makes unread messages bold. By adding your own customizations, you can highlight the messages that are most important to you.
For example, when you are at work, emails that are sent directly to you and no one else are probably some of the more important messages for you to review. For that reason you might want to set these messages to appear larger than others in your Inbox.
To set up Conditional Formatting from your Inbox, on the View tab, in the Current View group, click View Settings, and then click Conditional Formatting. Click Add to create a conditional formatting rule.
Let me take you through an example. I first created a formatting rule for mail that is sent only to me, so after clicking Add, I named it "Only You."
Next, I clicked Condition and then specified that I want this to apply for messages where I am the only person on the To line.
After clicking OK, I clicked Font and then selected how I want the text to appear in the message list. Because these are the most important messages, I chose a red color and a larger, bold font.
I repeated these steps to create conditional formatting for mail where I am on the To line with other people, mail that I was on the CC line, and mail that was sent to a specific distribution list (DL) instead of directly to me. Here are the results of what these look like in my Inbox.
The different sizes and colors help me see the most important emails and leave the others for later. I recommend that you try conditional formatting rules that help you keep your Inbox more organized. For some people that might mean using a specific color for messages from family members, or making messages from your boss larger than others. We love to hear what works for you, so leave a comment below.
Josh Meisels
Outlook Program Manager
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Cincinnati USA to bid on 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials
Bid effort led by Flying Pig Marathon
Cincinnati could become the place where Olympic hopefuls find out if they've made the cut for Team USA.
That's because the folks behind the Flying Pig Marathon are making a bid to become the host city of the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials.
If Cincinnati wins, about 200 of the top marathon runners in the US would compete here to find out if they've secured a spot in the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
After 15 years of working to make the Flying Pig a success every year, the team that organizes the race is working to submit a bid for the trials.
If that bid is successful, Cincinnati would host a race in October 2015 that could bring thousands of visitors to town. The race would be broadcast to a national TV audience.
Iris Simpson Bush, the executive director of the Flying Pig Marathon, says her team has considered hosting a big event like this for a while, and finally decided that it's time.
They're already in discussions with potential sponsors like Cincinnati-based companies Procter and Gamble and Western and Southern to help underwrite the event. Not only would the city host the runners, but also Olympic officials and spectators too.
The course would follow a different route than the Flying Pig. Iris Simpson Bush says it would follow a loop.
"They would do three loops, of just over 8 miles for each loop – you want it to be flat and fast," Simpson Bush said.
Potential routes being considered would start downtown and stretch across the river into northern Kentucky. Olympic marathon runner Ryan Hall is coming to Cincinnati later this week to help tweak the route and give other advice before the bid is submitted.
The success of the Pig and the enthusiastic crowds that the race brings out every May are important contributions to the bid too.
Simpson Bush says she knows Cincinnati would come out in a big way for the Olympic trials.
"We just need to be sure that others, outside of our city know that we do have the infrastructure, we do have the support," she said.


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'Women of Vail' serialization: The pioneer spirit
Women of Vail
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Women of Vail," by Elaine Kelton and Carolyn Pope. The Vail Daily is serializing the book as Vail celebrates its 50th anniversary. Books are available for purchase at http://www.bookwormofedwards.com, the Colorado Ski Museum, Pepi's, Gorsuch, Annie's and the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens.
My introduction to Vail was with my uncle, Bud Palmer, a few days into the new year of 1965. We bunked at Pepi's, where we met Rod Slifer and Sheika and Pepi Gramshammer. Palmer was so enamored with the skiing and the beginnings of an alpine village in the Colorado Rockies that he bought one of the first condominiums in All Seasons. Since he lived in New York City at the time, his family could only travel to Vail during school holidays. If the condo wasn't rented — which rarely happened in those days — my two daughters, some friends and I could crash there most weekends. Living in Colorado Springs and then in Boulder, where I completed my teaching degree, we packed ski gear in my Volkswagen bug, traveled the two-lane winding roads through Loveland and Vail passes (no interstate) and quickly became hooked on Vail as "weekend locals."
The exceptional skiing, with so few people on the slopes, meant a fresh powder dump lasted days. I had been skiing since the late '40s at Ski Cooper, Winter Park, Arapahoe, Pikes Peak, Climax and Aspen. Vail's slopes, with the Back Bowls, certainly trumped my earlier ski experiences. Besides, it was such a safe place for my daughters, Mary Catherine and Barbara, to learn to ski. A Poma lift at Mid-Vail allowed them to practice their turns without Mom's constant attention. I could then enjoy more challenging slopes accessed by Chairs 3 and 4, checking in with them after each run. One afternoon as I took off for some final turns, the lift broke down. It took a couple of hours to repair, and by the time I skied into Mid-Vail, it was dark. In those days, there was no need to worry about unattended 4- and 6-year-old girls. They were in good hands, drinking hot chocolate and eating sandwiches with a ski patrolman they knew.
My daughters loved "working" with George Knox at his Mug Shop on Bridge Street, which had a handy back hall connection to Donovan's Copper Bar. My friends and I could join in the raucous, weekend apres ski at the bar, while George looked after the kids. With no radio, TV or movie theater in Vail, the bars (Red Lion, Lodge at Vail, Pepi's, the Casino, Nu Gnu and the Vail Village Inn) were the gathering spots for everyone from shop owners and ski execs to ski school instructors and patrol, lift operators and trail packers. For a day of foot packing the slopes, you could earn a free lift ticket.
After graduating with teaching credentials, I searched for a way to move to Vail, but there were no openings in area schools. When I met Kris Moser, he was interviewing for a job with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. After we married in 1969, he signed on as a wildlife officer in the Minturn area. We moved permanently in 1970 to one of the first condominiums in the valley developed and constructed by locals. Dave and Rob Garton sold us our first home in Buffehr Creek West Condominiums, with Steve Boyd and Carl Nelson (Closer Than Most Construction) building the project. Sons Michael and Matthew were born there.
The outdoors served as our playground. My family and I all look back at this time as some of the happiest of our lives. We played games, hiked, backpacked, camped, picnicked, inner-tubed down Gore Creek, skied and skated together and in tandem with other families. On Sunday afternoons in the fall, you could find avid football fans seeking a radio signal from Denver to listen to the game. The top of Davos became an accessible and popular hangout. We danced with the Bavailians, skied and coached with Buddy Werner League, and skated and played hockey on the outdoor rinks. Add to that the nonprofit organizations that began with this group of pioneers and remain today: Buddy Werner League, The Eagle Valley Rummage Sale, Ski Club Vail, Skating Club of Vail and Vail Junior Hockey Club.
The memories, the stories, the friendships continue to enrich our lives. What a magical time it was to be living in this fledgling resort. We all experienced firsthand that pioneering spirit — everyone pulling together to survive. There were dirt streets in town, no grocery or clothing stores, television or radio. We lacked many amenities that we had taken for granted where we lived before. But we had the basics and each other. We helped build homes, raise kids, start businesses and we worked as one, big family, while skiing and partying together. Those friendships are treasures that have endured. I'm still in contact with many women who have moved away, but still come to visit, such as Jane Langmaid Smith (we crashed a few times in Bunny and Joe Langmaid's home), Betty Stiles Stoner, Dorothy Orlosky, Pam Garton, Shirley Ward, Kasey Stanish, Barbara Parker and June Simonton. I mourn those pioneers who have departed too soon – Marge Burdick, Celine Krueger, Judy Nelson, Betsy Robinson, Judy Nicholls, Patty Steinle Grubb, Imogene Doll and Cindy Brennan.
I value the friendships that have survived. They are a treasure trove of support, hilarious stories, memories and love. We fought fiercely to save our water, wilderness areas and to build a hospital, a church, schools and a community in which to raise our families. Our children grew up with wings to launch out on their own but with solid Vail roots. Many have returned after living and working in other places. It's been said that Vail's an easy place to leave, but it's a hard place to stay away from. Vail's changed, but that pioneer spirit lives deep in our hearts.
"Women of Vail" was produced by a team that includes Elaine Kelton and Carolyn Pope, publishers; Joanne Morgan, designer and production; and Rosalie Hill Isom, writer-editor.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers today selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Onelki Garcia (#98) from Triple-A Albuquerque and, in a corresponding move, transferred right-handed reliever Shawn Tolleson to the 60-day disabled list.
Garcia, who turned 24 on Aug. 2, combined to go 2-4 with a 2.90 ERA (20 ER/62.0 IP) in 35 games (six starts) with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Albuquerque this season. Overall, Garcia combined to limit opposing hitters to a .209 batting average, including a .149 mark (11-for-74) with 30 strikeouts against left-handers. After opening the season as a starter with the Lookouts, the Guantanamo, Cuba native went 2-0 with one save and a 1.39 ERA (5 ER/32.1 IP), while limiting opponents to a .175 batting average (20-for-114) with 36 strikeouts in 19 relief appearances to earn an Aug. 11 promotion to Albuquerque. Garcia, who was originally selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, tossed scoreless relief in seven of 10 outings as an Isotope, limiting opponents to a .176 average (6-for-34) with 14 strikeouts in 9.2 innings.
Tolleson made just one appearance for the Dodgers this season before going on the DL on April 15 to repair a herniated disc in his low back.
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What do Chicago restaurants Spiaggia, Table Fifty-Two, Girl and the Goat and Topolobampo have in common? They all feature former "Top Chef" and "Top Chef Masters" contestants in their kitchens. And, not coincidentally, they've all been visited by Lady Gaga this year.
Gaga is a big fan of the Bravo cooking competition shows, as evidenced by her trips to Spiaggia. While dining at the Michigan Avenue restaurant Aug. 5, the mega pop star told Spiaggia chef and "Masters" Season 2 contestant Tony Mantuano she'd been rooting for him on TV; when she dropped in back in March, Gaga sought out Spiaggia executive chef Sarah Grueneberg, a finalist on "Top Chef" Season 9.
Gaga (real name: Stefani Germanotta) met Table Fifty-Two chef Art Smith at an "Oprah Winfrey Show" taping and told Winfrey's former personal chef she was upset he didn't win the first season of "Masters" (Rick Bayless, who posed for a photo with Gaga when she visited Topolobampo in March, won that season). Smith now calls Gaga a close friend and earlier this year opened a restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, with her father in New York.
"Gaga I so love you for coming (to Table Fifty-Two) tonight for dinner," Smith tweeted Friday (the restaurant confirmed the visit). "So sorry I wasn't there but my LOVE was:-) I hope you tasted it?"
Gaga — who has been in town visiting rumored boyfriend Taylor Kinney while he films NBC's "Chicago Fire" — visited Girl and the Goat, which is co-owned by "Top Chef" Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard — Aug. 3. The "Poker Face" singer ate pig face, among other items.
The list of places Gaga has been spotted in Chicago in recent years is long, and includes Delilah's, Whole Foods in the Gold Coast, Kuma's Corner, The Chicago Diner, Karyn's Cooked, Lou Malnati's Pizzeria in the River North neighborhood and, more recently, Pizano's Pizza in the Loop with Kinney in the early hours of Aug. 5. Noticeably absent from this list?
Gaga performed at Enclave and the now-closed Manor in 2008 but has seemed to shy away from Chicago's trendy clubs, for the most part, since then. It appears she didn't even hit the clubs during Lollapalooza last weekend, when her fellow celebrities were out in full force. Instead, I'm told Gaga attended a small "Chicago Fire" cast get-together Aug. 4 at a private residence. And in case you're wondering, she went by "Stefani" that night.
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Our high-quality range of signal generators includes numerous types of test equipment and accessories.
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Used to inject waveforms into a DUT (device under test) for tracking/analysis testing.
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Milk reception in cheese making
Raw milk is received from the dairy farm in road tankers that are weighed at the entrance to the cheese processing facility and then tested for quality and temperature.
During unloading the milk passes through an air-eliminator, coarse filter and is metered into a raw milk silo. Most cheese facilities have sufficient storage for up to one day's production to ensure uninterrupted processing. The raw milk silos are sometimes fitted with chilled jackets to help keep the milk at below 40°F or 4.5°C, and agitators to keep the milk thoroughly mixed.
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What are the differences betwen using xtypes and the Ext.create() way?
I am asking, because, i was trying to build an app based on ST 2.1. In develop mode all worked fine. But after using sencha cmd to build (minfier) the app
i was facing the fact, that nearly no view was working. e.g. jsonp requests were successful, but the corresponding lists show nothingCode:sencha app build production
after some tests, i recognized the problem has something to do with using multiple view files. if i was putting the whole view stuff in one file, all worked fine in developmode and also after builds.
the comments in the docs gave me the needed hint. here (go down to comments) the user talwinder is posting a solution
I was using Ext.create() to instantiate a class/view. After using xtypes all works.
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Why police shot injured wallaby 6 times with Glock
A SOUTHERN Downs police officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing after firing six bullets to euthanise an injured wallaby in front of children.
Official Right to Information documents reveal the steps taken by Stanthorpe Senior Constable James Ellis the afternoon of December 19 last year was justified in an effort to destroy a wallaby maimed by a car..
The RTI request had called for the official Queensland Police policy on destroying sick or wounded animals with handguns.
It revealed the QPS had conducted trials in 2000 using a Glock semiautomatic pistol fired at a range of two to seven metres.
By firing rounds into a cattle head sourced from an abattoir, the study found the Glock "performed exceptionally well in all instances" and "would cause instantaneous loss of consciousness and rapid death" at all distances.
Section 148 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities act gives officers the power to destroy an animal if they believe the animal to be in pain.
The policy mandates officers aim for the brain or heart of the animal in an effort to destroy the animal in the most humane manner possible.
The RTI documents reveal Snr Const. Ellis had been called to a suburban street the afternoon of December 19 last year.
The report stated the wallaby had been hit by a car outside the home and had been injured.
After failing to make contact with the RSPCA, Snr Const. Ellis found the wallaby which had suffered a smashed leg.
Noting the terrain on which the wallaby was found, Stanthorpe police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Mark Ireland noted the Snr Const. Ellis had "difficulties in disposing of the animal".
"Hence the six shots being discharged due to the landscape resulting in the officer taking great care not to discharge the weapon towards any fence line," the RTI documents stated.
"The injured animal continued to move locations through sparse bush and rock requiring the officer to relocate to an appropriate location before discharging the firearm on each location.
"Despite the requirement for a number of shots to be discharged in order to euthanase the badly injured animal, I am satisfied that the officer/s involved acted appropriately under difficult circumstances."


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Quick & Painful Video Wrap-up
Check out the Quick & Painful wrap up video done by The Beast Brothers. Do you see your tattoo in the mix?
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Quick & Painful Miami Details Announced!
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Artist Greg "Craola" Simkins is Back to Black
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Over the last year, country star Thomas Rhett has experienced many Life Changes -- hence the title of his most recent album -- and his life is about to change again, because for the second year in a row, the 27-year-old has won the iHeartRadio Music Award for Country Artist of the Year.
This year, Thomas was nominated in the category along with country superstars including Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Sam Hunt.
In his acceptance speech, Thomas explained of winning Country Artist of the Year:
"Wow, Country Artist of the Year. That is insane. Thank you guys so much for voting for that and voting me in there, because there's so many great country artists out there that also just deserve this completely. And so I'm blown away that you have given this to me. Thank you so much to the iHeart team, you guys have become great friends of mine, and also great supporters of my music. Thank you so much to my Valory squad who represents all my songs and gets my songs played on the radio. And thank you so much to the fans who come out to the shows and support us day in, day out. To my wife, who helps me pick these songs that go on the records, and tell me when I'm doing something dumb in a show and how I can fix it on the next one. And thank you to the Lord for allowing me to do this crazy career and this life. It's been a real honor. Thank you guys so much, this is really cool."
In 2017, Thomas released his latest album Life Changes, which became his first number one album. Back in September, during his iHeartCountry Album Release Party, Rhett called Life Changes the "most fun" he's ever had making a record, and his most autobiographical. He said, "It was just fun. I think when you start making records out of fear, or out of pressure to to meet a certain standard, I think that's when records get strange. But when you make them, and it's actually fun for everybody, if I'm having fun, I would hope that you have fun listening to it as well."
In addition to releasing a new album, Thomas also had some other life changes happening. He welcomed two new additions into his family, after his wife gave birth to their daughter Ada James, and adopting Willa Gray from Uganda just a few months earlier.
Thomas is also up for country song of the year for his hit "Unforgettable." He is nominated along with Sam Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road," Jon Pardi's "Dirt On My Boots," Luke Combs's "Hurricane," and Dustin Lynch's "Small Town Boy."
Fans can tune in to the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11th, live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8pm ET/5pm PT, as well as on iHeartMedia radio stations across the country and on the iHeartRadio app. Hosted by Hailey Baldwin and DJ Khaled, the show will feature live performances from Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Bon Jovi Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, and Charlie Puth, with more to be announced.
Also, print out the nominee ballot to play along at home. Make your predictions and then watch the show live at 8PM ET / 5PM PT on TBS, TNT or truTV. See the ballot HERE.
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A mobile music platform only distracts the user and damage their hearings.
John, Let's continue some conversation about teaching Teachers and Parents how to enable young people to encounter Arduino, STEM and technology in general in a positive way. Any other opinions, anyone??
One other thing I thought of... Who's going to help the absolute beginner ?One can of course ask questions on this forum, I must say support in general is great,but answers can sometimes also be a little intimidating...
QuoteA mobile music platform only distracts the user and damage their hearings.On the whole I have to agree but I think when students get to the age where they might want to be motivated by arduino, I would suggest that there are many who would understand the benefits of music. I personally listen to music quite a lot (obviously not at the volume level many kids listen to it at) but it can really make a difference in how you feel/how productive you are. So music in moderation (whether a portable device or not) can have major benefits.On another note, I saw an elderly lady on a bus I was travelling on the other day listening to an ipod. You could tell she was happy listening to whatever it was and it was improving her mood. Travelling around on buses by yourself doesn't normally do good things to people's moods.


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With the terrible destruction in Oklahoma this week, we�ll offer a THUMBS UPto the Burlington City Council for considering a plan for hauling, dumping and monitoring debris generated from natural or man-made disasters. Hurricanes, tornadoes and the like can rip apart the things we pass each day, leaving heaps of rubble to clear away. Knowing how to handle it before an emergency is priceless.
THUMBS DOWN to some short-sightedness on the part of the state Highway Patrol. Several church members of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church have questioned the timing of a driver�s license checkpoint on May 3 along Hanford Road near the church. There are varying stories about whether some people were waved through or whether the checkpoint was set up to take advantage of increased traffic at a special mass at the church, which has a large Hispanic membership. Patrol officials claim there was no intent to target Hispanics and claims of discrimination and profiling were a misunderstanding. But since the patrol station is within a stone�s throw of the church, it might be wise to do a little more inquiry.
THUMBS UP to Alamance County Meals On Wheels, which celebrated 40 years of service to the community this week at its Burlington office. A new sign made by Beechwood Metalworks, Inc., was unveiled, a gift in memory of Bill Ingold by his family. Ingold was heavily involved with Meals on Wheels, the YMCA, Alamance Community College, Baptist Children�s Homes and many more local organizations. Meals on Wheels was founded in 1973 and has grown to where its 600-plus volunteers now deliver more than 100,000 meals per year to homebound individuals along 32 routes throughout Alamance County.
THUMBS UP to what we hope will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship between Kernodle Clinic and Duke Medicine. The new affiliation promises better purchasing power and physician recruitment for the Alamance County medical provider, as well as broader coverage from the Triad to the Triangle when ARMC�s merger with Cone Health is factored in. The local medical landscape is shifting, folks.
THUMBS UP to Benjamin Lowe and Ronnie Lee Swanson, two young men who have been named recipients of prestigious scholarships through Copland Fabrics. Benjamin Lowe, a graduating senior at Williams High School, was awarded the James R. Copland Jr. and Lillian G. Copland Scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The total value of the scholarship is $35,000. Ronnie Lee Swanson, a senior at Bartlett Yancey High School, was awarded the $10,000 Copland College Bound Scholarship for 2013. The Copland family has presented these scholarships for many years, recognizing and assisting students as they make their way through college.
THUMBS UP to the many volunteers and veterans organizations which will join forces Monday morning to honor the memory of local military veterans at the Alamance County War Memorial. American flags and event programs will be handed out by local Boy Scout troops, veterans and active military personnel will turn out to remember their brothers and sisters, and wreaths will be placed at the memorial site. The Western Alamance High School Band will perform patriotic music at 10:30 a.m., which will be followed by the Memorial Day program. And don�t forget to buy a poppy.
And in the Last Word Department, we offer nod to a reader who phoned on Friday after hearing a remedy for getting attached ticks to release. She said a nurse told her to simply put a dab of dishwashing liquid on the offending insect and it�ll let go without hesitation.
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Ripe's Cucumber Halloumi Salad with Licorice Notes
Crunchy slices of cucumber provide the background for this Cucumber Halloumi Salad with Licorice Notes from Cheryl Sternman Rule's Ripe, but it's really all about the cheese.
Halloumi advertises itself as the cheese that grills, and man, does it grill. Sliced and briefly seared, it browns and crisps on the surface and gets soft and squeaky in the center. And while it's great on its own, it's better when matched up with cucumbers and anise-y fennel seeds and tarragon leaves.
What Worked: The cooling and licoricey notes of this salad set of the saltiness of the Halloumi in a way that's really quite wonderful.
What Didn't: All clear, nothing to change here.
Suggested Tweaks: We could easily see tossing a few slices of honeydew or watermelon into this salad for a bit of complementary sweetness.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices Halloumi cheese, blotted dry
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 1/2 medium garlic clove, smashed and minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 English cucumber, unpeeled, halved lengthwise
- 1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh tarragon leaves
In a small, dry nonstick skillet, toast the fennel seeds over medium heat, shaking the skillet a few times, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small dish. Crank the heat to medium high, add the Halloumi, and brown on both sides, turning once, about 4 minutes total. Set aside to cool slightly.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, and garlic in a medium serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Run a small spoon (a serrated grapefruit spoon works well) along the length of each cucumber half, making a tunnel and scraping out the seedless membrane. Slice the cucumber into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons. Add to the vinaigrette along with the tarragon and toasted fennel seeds. Tear the cheese into irregular pieces and toss on top.
Toss gently to coat. Adjust seasonings to taste, and serve immediately.
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We're midway between New York and Miami on the I-95 Corridor, within an eight-hour drive of two-thirds of the nation's population, and just hours from the east coast's largest ports. We're surrounded by North Carolina's picturesque Sand Hills, close to both beautiful beaches and breathtaking mountain ranges, with quiet country living on every side.
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Baltimore's longest-running weekly poetry workshop.
We write. We talk. Sundays at 7:00pm (or so, Standard Poet Time), now at The Fells Grind, 1720 Thames Street in Fells Point. Free!
What, you want details? A couple of people sit around. Usually, we do a writing exercise for about 20 minutes. We share what we wrote. We talk about it. We share and discuss other pieces people bring in. We maybe do another exercise. We drink coffee. We go off on wild tangents.
Contact Tom Swiss at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Novices welcome. All you need is a notebook and your imagination. In a pinch you can do without the notebook. Write on coasters, napkins, the back of your hand, the surface of your brain, whatever.
"We didn't just read poetry, we let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared, women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh?" -- Dead Poets Society


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The Melbourne man dubbed ''Prisoner X'' received no consular assistance from Australian officials despite the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade having been told of his detention by Israeli authorities nearly 10 months before he killed himself in jail.
And Australia's forgiving response to Israel's failure to formally advise that it had jailed dual-citizen Ben Zygier could imperil other dual citizens arrested in other countries, a top international law expert says.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr revealed on Thursday that ASIO informed the department in February 2010 that Israeli authorities were holding Mr Zygier because of ''serious offences under Israeli national security legislation''.
He told a Senate estimates hearing the government had ''relied on'' assurances by Israel that Mr Zygier was being well treated, that his family knew of his detention and that he was getting legal representation.
Asked by Greens senator Christine Milne why no embassy official had gone to visit Mr Zygier in jail, department secretary Peter Varghese said communications had been between intelligence agencies, not the respective governments.
Mr Varghese said because Mr Zygier was a dual national, he was ''not under the relevant conventions'' and there was ''no obligation on the Israeli government to commit to prison visits''.
But Australian National University international law professor Don Rothwell said Israel had broken the international convention on consular relations - and Mr Varghese's response could imperil other dual citizens.
''If Mr Varghese is making that concession, it's a very significant concession with respect to every other country where Australia has dealings with dual nationals at the moment, and, in particular, China,'' he said.
Senator Milne asked: ''My question is just why did the Australian government hand over the welfare of one of our citizens to the spooks? Why?''
David Hicks' former lawyer, Dan Mori, now with the Australian firm Shine Lawyers, said Australia had failed in its basic duty to look out for one of its citizens.
''It boggles my mind that they sit back and not say, 'He's one of our citizens and we're not going to have a consular visit?' '' he said. ''You would want them to at least put eyes on them. It's that basic service.''
In several developments on the case, senators grilled the minister and secretary over what the government knew and when.
Senator Carr's office admitted the Minister's incorrect statements to the ABC and Fairfax Media that his department knew nothing of the case until after Mr Zygier had died in December 2010 had been based on written advice from DFAT.
The ABC's Foreign Correspondent sent Senator Carr's office written questions before his interview for the program, which had been forwarded on to the department. Yet the department replied with incorrect answers.
David Wroe is defence and national security correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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VANCOUVER -- Educators need to address the rampant use of prescription stimulants among students cramming for exams and decide whether it's cheating, says an expert in Vancouver for an international conference on child health.
Nearly one in five elite college students misuse ADHD medication for academic reasons, and a third of those don't consider that cheating, according to research presented Saturday by Dr. Andrew Adesman to the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research joint meeting.
RELATED LINK: One in 30 B.C. university students admit to drug use during crunch time
The four-day conference runs through Tuesday at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Adesman, the study's lead researcher at the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, surveyed 616 students at an Ivy League university in 2012 and found that 18 per cent were misusing prescription stimulants to write an essay or cram for an exam.
Of those, 24 per cent said they had done so on eight or more occasions. Thirty-three per cent of those surveyed didn't think taking stimulants was a form of cheating, while 41 per cent thought it was and 25 per cent were unsure.
Doping among athletes is widely considered cheating, so Adesman said the question is: Should high schools, colleges and universities have repercussions for those who take ADHD medication without a prescription to give them a competitive edge over other students?
Stimulant drugs for ADHD are in the same class as cocaine and methamphetamine, and increase alertness, energy and attention, according to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. Their use in Canada is legal only when they are prescribed and used by the person for whom they are prescribed.
"In my mind, yes. It is cheating," said Adesman, adding he thinks universities should include misusing stimulants into their honour codes as cheating. "If students are doing something illegal to give them an academic advantage or help them perform better, I think that's the wrong message to be sending."
As the number of students taking these drugs grows, experts worry students will feel pressure to take them to give themselves that competitive edge.
"It's grossly unacceptable. Students are breaking the law when they take stimulants in a non-prescribed manner." And, he said, there are significant health risks.
ADHD stimulants can increase heart rate, blood pressure and in severe cases can start an arrhythmia, or a change in heart rhythm, which can lead to a blood clot or a stroke. ADHD is primarily diagnosed in children who behave impulsively and cannot concentrate or stay still. Medications that are commonly prescribed include Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Biphentin and Dexedrine.
Adesman recommends educators begin raising awareness of the legal issues at the high school level, as the phenomenon is also happening among teenagers, although he noted it's half as prevalent at high schools as colleges.
"This is not just a phenomenon at Ivy League schools. It's in high schools and everywhere. The fact that there is a significant desire to use stimulants to help them focus, you know, I think that is unfortunate."
Expecting schools to conduct blood tests on students before an exam is unrealistic, he said, but schools could define the practice as a form of cheating to deter students on a moral level.
Also, he said, doctors could visit schools and educate students about the health risks and legal ramifications.
"Students need to know they are playing Russian Roulette in terms of health consequences by giving their medication, which is safe for them, to their friends for whom it may not necessarily be that safe."
There is also a concern that students who don't have ADHD are taking too high a dose when they first try the drug, causing a shock to the body. "At the right dose, yes, the medication would probably improve our mental focus and our ability to study, but there are safety and legal issues," said Adesman.
Meantime, a separate study from the University of B.C. suggests about 3.3 per cent of the study body are taking these medications ahead of crunch time. Last week, The Vancouver Sun interviewed several students who admitted taking ADHD pills as so called "study drugs." One student said the drug helps her concentrate for long periods of time without becoming distracted, while another said it helps motivate her and gets her excited about the subject matter.
During the four-day conference, pediatricians and other health professionals will present more than 3,000 scientific papers on a range of topics, from prematurity and infancy, through adolescence and diseases that carry into adulthood. Other topics include poverty, bullying, firearms, safe sleep, obesity, autism and vaccine hesitancy.
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NEW YORK (AP) - In retrospect, the bombshell with which 'Mad Men' concluded last season was inevitable.
With a busted marriage behind him and a romance in high gear with a self-assured psychologist, Don Draper pulled a fast one in the finale, proposing to his twentysomething secretary just days after they first slept together.
This was classic Don. He was seizing what appeared to be a quick fix - the devotion of a sexy younger woman he said 'got' him - after he had spent a season lonely and lost, in a tailspin. He needed the recovery, the structure, the renewed sense of identity she seemed able to provide. And (though only time will tell for sure about this) maybe Don, facing middle age, felt the need to illustrate that durable truism: There's no fool like an old fool.
'He's smiling like a fool, like he's the first man who ever married his secretary,' scoffed one of his ad-agency colleagues in the finale, which was set in October 1965 and aired what seems almost that long ago (though it was actually October 2010).
Now - glorioski! - 'Mad Men' begins its fifth season on Sunday, March 25, at 9 p.m. EDT on AMC. Viewers who want to keep the re-entry experience pure are duly warned: Below are a few tiny spoilers.
For one thing, Don (series star Jon Hamm) seems still happy with Megan (Jessica Pare). And why not? His bride is an ooh-lah-lah French-Canadian who channels the glamour of Jackie Kennedy by way of Jean Shrimpton. She has Don glowing.
'I don't recognize that man,' frets Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) to another agency co-worker. 'He's kind. And patient.'
'And it galls you.' 'No,' she says. 'It concerns me.'
The two-hour premiere, which picks up during Memorial Day weekend 1966, soon reveals the Drapers' marital dynamics are spicier than Don (or the audience) might have guessed - particularly after Megan surprises him with a party for his 40th birthday at their swanky high-rise apartment.
In the days beforehand, she voices high hopes for the celebration.
'You've never seen me throw a party,' she tells Peggy. 'Everyone's gonna go home from this, and they're gonna have sex.'
Anyone but the love-struck couple might have predicted from the outset: Megan's continued employment at the Manhattan agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (where, naturally, the former secretary landed a promotion) has not been without awkwardness and resentment.
'I don't think those people like me,' she says to Don.
'That's not true,' he insists. 'Well, I'm not sure I like them,' she declares.
Any 'Mad Men' devotee could relate to not liking them. While the show's characters remain delicious to watch, with most of them lovable in their authenticity, no one is what you might call warm-and-fuzzy.
Indeed, they seem to be getting on one another's nerves more than ever as the episode plays catch-up after all these months away.
Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) has a new home and a baby with his wife, Trudy, but, as usual, he feels under-valued at the office as he manages the bulk of the accounts.
Joan (Christina Hendricks) is on leave from the agency with her new baby, as she holds on to the secret that the father isn't Greg, her military-surgeon husband now in Vietnam, but instead Roger (John Slattery), the sardonic, gin-soaked agency partner whose glad-handing function at SCDP now seems questionable.
Even hardworking Peggy seems to have lost her creative mojo - at least with one client, Heinz, whose baked beans she proposes showing animated in a commercial, dancing into their can.
'You ever see beans up close?' asks the client as he nixes that idea. 'They look like a bunch of bloody organs. And it's not just for fellas like me that saw things in Korea.'
Only stiff-upper-lip British partner Lane (Jared Harris) apparently has made peace with lowered expectations for his life. But in the premiere he allows himself a flicker of hope that his life might still take a naughty turn.
The episode is book-ended with glimpses of the civil rights movement, which has spread to a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. And at Don's birthday party, arguments arise about the wisdom of the nation's involvement in Vietnam.
Clearly, things have kept on changing since the start of the 'Mad Men' saga, initially set in 1960. It will continue at least two more seasons, fulfilling series creator Matthew Weiner's original vision of covering that full, tumultuous decade.
But the changes 'Mad Men' tracks so vividly aren't national in scope, but the changes its characters undergo. This season's premiere continues the rich 'Mad Men' narrative style - a purposeful meandering, an uneasy drift of the characters' lives where time is always threatening to get away from them.
Just consider Don Draper, the charismatic but tormented hero, who now, more than ever, appears to have it all. In the bathroom slathering his Hollywood-handsome face with shaving cream, he peers at himself in the mirror. There's a flash of dread in his eyes, and a not-so-young-man's bags apparent under his eyes.
What is he thinking? Viewers can't be sure. But that's why they keep watching. They can't be sure they aren't thinking the same thing.
--- Online: http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men
--- EDITOR'S NOTE - Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier


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Here you will find a list of the questions our visitors most frequently ask.
Should you desire to inquire about anything that is not on this list, feel free to do so. We will reply as soon as possible.
What is IREA-AII and when was it founded?
IREA-AII is a business enterprise that specializes in international real estate marketing through Internet. The enterprise started providing its services in the year 2000.
Click here to read more about IREA-AII >>
Is IREA-AII an international real estate enterprise on the Internet?
IREA-AII´s portal network is a Network of real estate advertising websites franchises. These websites focus on the advertising of houses, apartments and all sorts of properties.
Is there a commission charged by IREA-AII when a property is sold? If so, what is the commission percentage?
None of the IREA-AII webpages charge commission for any sale. In other words, there is no commission to be paid. The only fee to be paid is a small one for advertising during 12 months on all the 1122 websites. Only 40 Euros.
You can see the complete list of the 1122 IREA-AII portals >>
When a property is advertised on the 1122 real estate websites, IREA-AII makes sure all potential buyers will contact the seller directly, without any third parties participation in the process.
Which services does the International Real Estate Alliance offer?
If you wish to learn about all of IREA-AII´s services, click here >>
Nowadays the majority of IREA-AII´s real estate portals are franchised, thus making it possible for an advertisement published on one site, to be published on all of the 1122 IREA-AII´s websites.
In which countries will the advertised properties on IREA-AII be seen?
Our 1122 websites cover the 180 countries of the world.
Amongst the website list we can highlight:
EstateAgents-Uk.info , PropertyExhibitionsUk. info
U.S.A and Canada:
MiamiRealEstateDirectory.info , Real-Estate-in-United-States.com
InmobiliariasMadrid.org , InmobiliariasBarcelona.org , ApartmentsCostadelSol.info
Nordic countries:
IREA-AII.com , National-Association-of-Estate-Agents.org
How many pictures will I be able to upload on my property's ad?
You can upload up to 8 pictures for each property. You can change these pictures as many times as you want to.
Our system also automatically shows a satellite picture of the map location of the area where your property is situated. If you wish, you can also specify the exact location of your property.
How many changes am I allowed to make on the Ad once it is published?
You can make as many changes as you want to once your Ad is published. You will always have access to a user-friendly Control Panel where you will find all the tools to make updates and changes on pictures, details, etc.
What happens once the property is sold?
Once the property is sold, you can remove the Ad if you wish to do so.
What sort of information am I supposed to put on the Ad?
The Ad will show the following information:
Type of property: i.e. house, apartment, etc
Type of transaction: i.e. sale or rent.
Price: in Dollars, Euros or Pounds.
Location: Country, region, area and specific zone
Number of bedrooms in case this applies.
You will also be asked to add a description of the property you wish to sale or rent. We suggest you include the following details:
Property description, rooms measurements, state and condition of the property, location and zone description (many potential buyers might not know the zone where your property is situated, hence it is important to give a good description of the area's characteristics and to mention the principal attractions you can find close to it: museums, theatres, malls, train stations, airports, etc – You can give them an idea of the distances by referring to "minutes by car" or "walking distance").
It is very important to highlight the unique special qualities of your property. For example: a panoramic view, if it is close to the beach or close to a school, or to shopping centers.
You may also add a link to another webpage where the potential buyer can find more information about your real estate.
Which payment methods are available to pay for the service and how can I be sure they are secure?
Ads of properties belonging to individuals are paid for through credit card or PayPal.
For all advertising services involving a big amount of properties, bank transfer payments are accepted.
Credit card payments are secure thanks to 2Checkout.com (2CO.com 1785 O'Brien Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43228 | Copyright © 2010 2Checkout.com, Inc.), the world's leader company in Internet payments, through which all IREA-AII´s payments are processed. This company offers the highest levels of security, in accordance to current European and North American norms.
We are often asked whether it is safe to make a payment through the Internet. The most important thing to remember if you doubt a webpage is to check if it starts with https before providing any credit card information. Https generally confirm that you are under a secure connection.
Our sites also count with an SSL certification. All transactions made through our sites are protected and encrypted with SSL 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption. This has all been verified by Starfiel.
For all VISA Credit card payments, 2Checkout uses VISA´s protection program, called Verified by Visa. For MasterCard payments the system uses the MasterCard secure code.
In accordance to your bank's norms, you might find yourself redirected to your bank's webpage when making the payment. You might be asked for some information just to check that you are really wishing to make the transaction.
Since August 2001, 2Checkout has a BBB accreditation and an A+ qualification. More information >>
2Checkout is also certified by McAfee.
It is hence, 100% secure to make a payment through 2Checkout.
How do potential buyers see my Ad on the Internet?
All 1122 IREA-AII´s portals are very well positioned on Google, Yahoo and Bing.
Your Ad can be accessed through any of the 1122 portals, it will be exposed during the 12 months of the service to MILLIONS of visitors.
Each portal has a search engine that enables all visitors to make searches by specifying location, type of property, price, etc. If these details match the ones of your property, the potential buyer will see your Ad with all the descriptions, pictures and your contact details (e-mail, telephone number, etc) through which they will contact you.
How can I get in touch with the potential buyers?
All potential buyers that visit our portals are able to see your contact details in your Ad. All details that you have added will be there: telephone number, e-mail, Skype, msn, etc. Consequently, potential buyers will get in touch with you first (not the other way round).
How can I advertise a property on IREA-AII´s 1122 portals?
In order to advertise on all the portals, you must follow the following steps:
1-Select the amount of properties you wish to advertise (30 secs)
2-Specify all contact information and property details (you may upload the pictures in this step or do so later, once the Ad is already published) (5 mins.)
3-Confirm the details (10 secs.)
4-Select a payment method (10 secs.)
5-Provide the details to enable the processing of the payment (2 minutes)
How long does the Ad take to be published on all the portals?
Once the service request is sent, it is manually checked for your security, and the payment is processed within the next 24 hours.
You will then receive a welcome email, informing you about the successful publishing of your Advertisement on the 1122 portals. In this same email, you will also receive a username and password that will enable you to make changes to your Ad.
The whole process might take from 2 to 24 hours.
For more information please contact us >>


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Introducing new tools for Carrotmob organizers
Today, we're excited to announce a new set of tools to make it easier for organizers to put together new Carrotmob campaigns and promote them on the Carrotmob platform: an organizer resources library, a new organizer worksheet and commitment document, the campaign dashboard and updated campaign pages.
Organizer Resources
Organizing a Carrotmob campaign is a big commitment, but we're here to help! Check out the in-depth description of the steps and best practices for putting together a successful campaign as well as links to community discussion on Quora.
Organizer Worksheet and Commitment Agreement
One of the most common requests we've received from organizers has been for help with accountability and follow-through with businesses. To help with this, we've developed a worksheet and commitment agreement that clearly outlines the responsibilities of the organizer and the business. As part of the campaign creation process you will upload a signed commitment document to your campaign page so anyone can see what the business has agreed to do.
Campaign Dashboard
The campaign creation dashboard walks you through the three major steps of a campaign: Design, Promotion and Follow-up. Now, you can create a new Carrotmob campaign, upload your signed commitment document, and once it has been approved by Carrotmob HQ, promote the event to your friends and community. And once your event is over, share the results of your campaign with Carrotmob users and organizers around the world!
Upgraded Campaign Pages
The most important update of all is to the campaign pages themselves. The campaign page is now a dynamic hub for promoting your events and posting updates and information. Now attendees can RSVP, read updates you post, and help spread the word by inviting others to attend.
So if you've been waiting for the right time to organize a campaign, it just got a whole lot easier! Get started at carrotmob.org/organize.
For a more detailed look at the new tools, including screenshots, read this post. This is just the beginning, we have many more features planned. In the meantime, we'd love to get your opinion on what we're launching today — just click the 'Feedback' tab on any page!
Posted by Anna-Christina Douglas, Director of Product, Carrotmob.org


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Skyrim: Special Edition is free to play on Steam and Xbox One all weekend
If you've yet to try the juggernaut that's The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim – Special Edition, you can do so for free all weekend.
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The Elder Scrolls Anthology out today on PC in North America
The Elder Scrolls Anthology has landed in the US on PC. Announced back in August, the bundle comes with all five Elder Scrolls games and expansions.
Skyrim: Legendary Edition hits Europe, details inside
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition has launched in Europe. We've got details and pricing inside.
Skyrim Legendary Edition is real, out in June
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition has been announced by Bethesda, after a retailer listed the title last week.
Skyrim title update 1.8 released on PSN ahead of Dragonborn release
To prepare your PS3 for today's launch of Dragonborn on the PS Store, Bethesda has released title update 1.8 – listed as 1.08 in the US and 2.08 in Europe. The update provides general memory and stability improvements, fixes a crash when using vampiric grip, an issue related to duplicate NPCs, Arnleif and Sons Trading […]
Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC now available on Steam
Skryim players on PC can now visit Solstheim, thanks to the Dragonborn add-on which arrived on Steam today for $19.99. PS3 users in North America can pick up Dragonborn February 12; Hearthfire on February 19; and Dawguard on February 26. Those in the UK can pick Dragonborn February 13, Hearthfire on February 20 and Dawnguard […]
Skyrim's Dragonborn, Dawnguard, Hearthfire DLC dated for PS3 in North America
Skyrim's Dragonborn, Dawnguard, and Hearthfire DLC have been dated for PS3.
Skyrim DLC hitting PS3 in February, 50% off at launch
Skyrim's Dragonborn, Hearthfire and Dawnguard DLC will be released in February for PS3. The Dragonborn DLC will also be released on PC.
Skyrim DLC still headed to PlayStation 3
Bethesda hasn't given up on bringing Dawnguard and Hearthfire to PlayStation 3, although Dragonborn is its first priority.
Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC now available for Xbox 360
Dragonborn, the latest add-on for Skyrim, is now available on Xbox 360. The content takes you off the coast of Morrowind to the island of Solstheim where you will traverse new towns, dungeons, and participate in quests. You will learn new shouts which can tame even the most cranky dragon and come face-to-face with the […]
Skyrim: Dragonborn shots take us off the coast of Morrowind
Dragonborn, the upcoming DLC for Skyrim lands next month, and Bethesda has sent over some screenshots of the content.
Skyrim 'Dragonborn' DLC contains dragon mounts, Morrowind area - report
Skyrim: Dragonborn is the next DLC pack from Bethesda, according to players who have accessed the game's update files. The files point to a Morrowind location, dragon mounts and more.
Trademark for Dragonborn filed by ZeniMax
ZeniMax has filed another trademark pertaining to Skyrim, and where as last month it was the shout Fus Ro Dah, this time it's the term Dragonborn. It was filed on May 15 under goods and services, meaning it could pertain to anything gaming related or it was filed to stop people cashing in on unsanctioned […]
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Skyrim: Special Edition is free to play on Steam and Xbox One all weekend
The Elder Scrolls Anthology out today on PC in North America
Skyrim title update 1.8 released on PSN ahead of Dragonborn release
Skyrim's Dragonborn, Dawnguard, Hearthfire DLC dated for PS3 in North America
Skyrim 'Dragonborn' DLC contains dragon mounts, Morrowind area – report