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House of the Dead (2003)
House of the Dead is Uwe Boll's first foray into the video game-to-movie niche he's carved himself. It's based on a first-person-shooter by Sega that lets players blast their way through a haunted house and its undead tenants. There's not much to the game. In interviews Boll has remarked at how he hated the film's jokey script and rewrote much of it on the fly, trapping the film between the genres of horror and action. In the DVD jacket, executive producer/co-writer Mark A. Altman says, "House of the Dead is no Citizen Kane." This may be the understatement of the millennium, comparable only to Napoleon saying Russia might be a tad cold.
Matt (Steve Byers), Greg (Will Sanderson), Simon (Tyron Leitso) are meeting with fellow college students Alicia (Ona Grauer), Karma (Enuka Okuma), and Cynthia (Sonya Salomaa). They're ready to party at the rave of the century. This rave of raves takes place on the ominously named Isle del Muerte (The Island of the Dead). I suppose this proves that no one on the rave planning board speaks Spanish. The kids eventually hitch a ride to the island from Captain Kirk (Jurgen Prochnow) and his first mate (Clint Howard). Hot on Kirk's heels is Casper (Ellie Kornell), a border agent after Kirk for gunrunning. Once they arrive at the island, the kids are shocked to find the rave site vacated, destroyed, and swarming with zombies. Everyone makes a run for it and regroups with some of the rave's survivors, led by Rudy (Jonathon Cherry). The groups team up, armed by Kirk, and set out to shoot their way home. But there's also a very evil figure roaming about that has more sinister plans for the island's fresh meat.
House of the Dead isn't a horror movie at all. Boll has no idea how to stage scenes with tension. He has no feel for mood or atmosphere, which are the foundations of a good horror flick. So instead, House of the Dead is a riotously dumb action movie. But under Boll's direction, it's not even good at that. The action is repetitious and pedestrian. Boll's big melee sequence becomes boring because it doesn't progress. There's just ten minutes of wall-to-wall shooting zombies, but there isn't any order to it, no rhyme or reason. If you want a perfect example of Boll's inept staging, skim to 47:20 into the DVD and watch. You'll see a zombie leap onto a jumping platform and launch himself into the air. House of the Dead actually has scenes where we see exposed jumping pads and landing mats.
Boll gets drunk on special effects very easily. He loves the bullet time effect and throws it in at odd points. Every single character gets a tiresome slow-mo camera spin as they fire a gun. After the ninth and tenth time, the thing gets old. The characters don't even have the same weapons in the shots before the slow-mo jazz. Boll doesn't use flashy effects to benefit his narrative, unlike The Matrix. Boll actually thinks using clips from the actual video game is a good device to transition between scenes. There will be moments where screen shots of the game just pop up. Boll is a kid with toys and no clue when to put them back into the box.
This movie's silliness is jaw dropping. The so-called rave of the century seems to be poorly attended, and the better for it since it takes place on the Island of the Dead (Isle del Muerte). Is that really the best place to host a social gathering? Perhaps everyone gets what they deserve for being stupid. Kirk, after shooting several zombies, limply remarks, "Now I know why they call this the Island of the Dead." The line should be accompanied by a rim shot. The movie doesn't even live up to the lofty ambitions of its title.
By far the most ludicrous story element is the film's villain, Castillo (David Palffy). It seems that before he stalked the island in a hooded cloak, looking like Robert DeNiro in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, he was a Spanish pirate/doctor. He tried to experiment on living tissue in order to unlock the secret of how to be immortal. He was imprisoned on a Spanish ship and was shipwrecked on the Island of the Dead (what are the odds?). He's concocted a special Kool-Aid that will bring the dead back to life, though I don't know why he's still stuck on an island if he can't drown. I guess he's been biding his time and waiting for stupid college students so he can see some T&A.
The characters are made up of people interested in attending a rave, but when the action hits they're all instantly adept at weaponry and kung-fu. That's not the typical raver I know, and these people must be super ravers if they're going to the rave of the century. Simon is described as "the biggest underwear model in America," and for all I know underwear models encounter a lot of gunfire on the runway. The DVD jacket has character profiles where it lists their name, age, weapon of choice, and skill. After having watched House of the Dead, the skills are laughable at best. Simon the runway model's skill is "tactical planning." I also seriously question Rudy's "leadership" skills since he gets everyone killed.
Of course everyone in the movie is profoundly stupid. While trapped in the island's only house, Rudy says the kegs of gunpowder are useless without a charge, and then he walks past a series of lit candles. The whole house upon arrival is filled with lit candles (who has the time for that, by the way?). Alicia is convinced that the rave site being deserted, destroyed, and zombie-infested is all a practical joke, as if Ashton Kutcher is just around a tree poised to yell, "You suckas just got punk'd!" There are numerous moments where a character will wander into the dark and say, "[Insert name], is that you?" Kirk takes the last stick of dynamite and plans to sacrifice himself by blowing up some zombies good. He lights the stick, wanders outside their barricaded stronghold, and blows himself sky high. What Kirk failed to do was move far enough from the house, because he also blows the front door wide open and the zombies filter inside.
The acting doesn't even rise to the level of camp. The actors feel unrestrained and marooned, typical of a Uwe Boll film. The man has no feel for actors and this explains why his films have some of the worst line readings I've ever heard (2000's Dungeons and Dragons is still the worst). Casper acts like a crabby fitness instructor. The dialogue is bad as is, but when added with the poor line readings it turns every spoken sentence into something of unintentional hilarity. Take this nugget from Simon: "We got to the boat but it wasn't there." Well, then did you actually get to it?
House of the Dead can be enjoyed for the depths it plumbs. The dialogue is cheesy and leaden. The movie is bad enough that if you have some friends over, drink steadily, you'll have a blast laughing and hurling popcorn at the screen. The movie does have a decent amount of blood and gore and the make-up effects are good but limited. You can enjoy House of the Dead in a fun derisive way, and it's hard to argue with the price some retailers charge (I bought it on Amazon.com for 75 cents plus shipping). The DVD commentary is also good for a laugh, that is, if Boll's self-flagellating remarks are serious. At one point he compares his zombie action movie to Schindler's List. Boll also marvels at an actor's ability to carry objects and make them seem heavy. I'm not sure if Boll is serious or just making fun of the movie like everyone else.
House of the Dead is a dull action movie within the framework of a horror flick. The characters are powerfully stupid, the action is redundant, the effects are chintzy and overused, and the direction is lackluster. Boll has added little in transitioning a game about poppin' zombies onto the silver screen. The video game is flimsy and the movie based upon it manages to be even flimsier. House of the Dead is incredibly dumb entertainment and the fact that a sequel is well underway cannot be a good sign for human existence. I never thought I'd utter these words but . . . Clint Howard, you're too good for this.
Nate's Grade: D
Note: Boll re-released a recut House of the Dead as a comedy. I haven't seen "the funny version" but I can't imagine that it could possibly be any funnier than the original.
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How do you test files upload?
That API is reasonable, if you have a patch, I would accept it (preferably including full test coverage).
Another thing that was talked about for a while is our intention to have req.FILES or similar which would include just the file uploads. So setting it / passing it to .blank(..) would accomplish the same thing. I don't have time to implement it for now, so it's hard to tell when it will be available.
It's a decent implementation, but it lasks the setter. Also, we will probably will stop depending on cgi.FieldStorage and parse the stream ourselves.
I've forked project and implemented this issue in a new branch (parent commit is 1.0.8). What branch do I `pull request` to? `default` or new branch?
First, pull and merge the changes from the main repo, then file a request to default branch.
One more thing. As you can see in tests, we can post data with `put` method. So is it normal to use argument name `POST` in `BaseRequest.blank`? May be rename it to `data` or something else?
We have to keep backwards compat and if we consider the deprecation process I don't think it's worth it.
Are you sure this issue is not resolved?
That was UX bug of bitbucket, sorry.


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How Talking Heads Avoided the Sophomore Jinx on 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'
As the saying goes, artists have their entire life to make a debut album, but only a year to record the follow-up. But Talking Heads managed to avoid the dreaded sophomore jinx on their second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, which was released in July 1978.
The New York quartet had come out of the box a year earlier with Talking Heads: 77 with a mixture of funk, pop and art-school abstractions, all shot through with a dose of downtown-punk energy. Though it impressed critics, the record failed to chart, and its single, "Psycho Killer," reached only No. 92 on the Hot 100.
But More Songs About Buildings and Food reached the public, in part thanks to a cover of Al Green's soul classic "Take Me to the River." The single got as far as No. 26, showing the world that the bridge between Memphis and CGBG takes a detour through the Rhode Island School of Design.
Just as importantly for its long-term prospects, the album began the band's association with producer Brian Eno, a former member of Roxy Music who was concurrently working with David Bowie on what would be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Eno pushed Tina Weymouth's bass, which drove many of the songs against David Byrne's scratchy electric guitar, to the front of the mix.
Listen to Talking Heads' 'Take Me to the River'
Given the disco backlash at the time, it was a risky decision to emphasize the funk in their sound, but it worked, particularly on the "Found a Job" and "Artists Only." Eno would go on to produce the next two Talking Heads albums.
The album's cover, a photo mosaic of the band comprised of 529 Polaroids, showed their art-school training hadn't gone to waste. Neither the band's name nor the album's title appear on the cover – another risky decision, especially given the poor commercial showing of the debut. But people were still able to find the record: It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold.
A year later, Talking Heads would begin their exploration of world rhythms that exposed them to an even wider audience. But on More Songs About Buildings and Food, they proved themselves to be a band that was in it for the long haul.
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By: Rebecca Royce
Narrated by: Jack Calihan
Anomalies. Abnormals. Curiosities. Freaks. Threats. The Conditioned bear many labels, heavy restrictions, intolerable scorn, and unforgiving laws. For 30 years, they have been consigned to regulation behind the walls of safe houses and camps. The Conditioned have no rights. They are not people. They are the damned.
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Unconventional (A Reverse Harem Love Story)
Reverse Harem Story, Book 1
Narrated by: Jessica Hazard
As an English major and the editor of the Literary Magazine at Denberg University, I'm fully focused on school. Struggling with being the utter disappointment of my parents - who happen to be two amazing academics - I'm doing my best to prove myself. Stranded on campus with nowhere to go this holiday season, I'm determined to stay on task. But then, Maven Stone calls my name, and everything changes.... Suddenly, I'm on a whirlwind vacation with Maven and his two fraternity brothers, Chance Montgomery and Banyan Iburgess, chasing dreams I never knew I had.
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In a futuristic world where women are scarce and only the wealthy can afford a wife, Melissa Alexander is trapped in a prison rehabilitation center with no memory of who she is. The unborn child growing inside her is all that keeps them from making her pay for the sins she's committed - sins she cannot recall. But when five sexy strangers, claiming to be her husbands, kidnap her and bring her to safety, Melissa fears she can't trust them.
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Everything has to end some time, even dreams coming true on vacation. We all knew, you know. We knew we had to go back to school - the guys to their frat and me? Well, I had my dorm, my friends, and...well, math and science waiting for me. It will be just like it was before, and I did all right then. Before. Before the fire. Before New York. Before laughing together. Before Maven, Chance, and Banyan.
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Narrated by: Devon Grace
Saved from a life of suffering, Paloma Delacroix is determined to make the best life possible - for herself and for the four men she loves. Loving them is a challenge she never dreamed she'd be up for and one she refuses to fail. Before they can kickstart the life they all dream of, Thomas, Clay, Keith, and Quinn McQueen will take Paloma back to Mars Station. They have the whole of the Sandler armada to defeat.
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I'm Everly Marrs, and I'll be damned before I lose myself to the men that kidnapped me. I had plans...big plans. I had my pretty little life outlined: graduate school, then get a job in social work, and maybe, one day, marry a nice man who actually knew what he was doing in bed. But everything changed when I woke up in a strange place with five men who insisted I call them D, W, J, K, and T. The Letters.
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When a crazed-woman wants to take control of the universe, destroying all that defies her, it's up to Melissa Alexander to retrieve her memories and save those she loves the most. As the bonds of love tighten and the danger increases, Melissa must find the strength to fight in a world that threatens to take everything she's ever loved or needed away from her.
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Reclaiming Their Love
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Narrated by: L.W. Salinas
Diana Mallory lost everything when her five husbands were taken from her on the other side of the galaxy. Back on the Milky Way side of the black hole, she's deep into the war for Mars Station. Diana will do anything for her family, but every day is a living hell without the loves of her life. She assumes she'll never see them again. But Damian, Sterling, Cash, Lewis, and Judge are on their way to her. When they find her they won't let war, allegiance, or time differentials keep them from reclaiming their love.
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Paloma Delacroix has suffered greatly for a mistake in her youth. She dreams of a future she wonders if she can ever have. But for all her imagination, Paloma can't predict what is about to happen. Thomas, Clay, Keith, and Quinn McQueen are men with secrets and a past that keeps them on the run. But when life explodes around Paloma, the McQueens will be all that stands between Paloma and death.
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Alone, devastated, and on the run, McKenzie Harper is crossing the country with her brother, the only ally left to her after losing not only her mates but their entire family to some mad corporate scheme. When those same corporations send her mates after her, she will have to fight to save them before they slaughter her, or worse, capture her.
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Her Wolf
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Ashlee Morrison has a secret obsession with a dark and mysterious male. The only problem is that he's a wolf, and she's becoming convinced that she's insane. But Ashlee's wolf is no ordinary canine. He is Tristan Kane, third son in the royal family of the Westervelt wolf pack. Trapped in his wolf form by his evil father's men, Tristan has desperately sought a way out of the predicament.
Series: The Westervelt Wolves, Book 1
Lost, groggy, and utterly devastated, MacKenzie Harper woke in the back of a truck with a kind man giving her a ride to safety. Her memory fuzzy, her senses on high alert, and her world teetering precariously on chaos, she has no idea who to trust, but her nose says she can trust him. When her savior delivers her to Ranier, Preston, Jarret, and Anton Lejeune, Kenzie recognizes them as the sons of the most famous werewolf family in Louisiana. They have to hide her because Kenzie did the forbidden - she shifted.
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Saved from a wife auction that would have left her at the mercy of a madman, Priscilla wakes up married to three space pirates on a ship called Malice. They are rough but honorable men who carry secrets and years of pain. Priscilla isn't sure how she will fit in their life. River, Jordan, and Bo have made their way alone in the universe for 20 years. They know the young woman with them now is new to their world so they offer her an option - three weeks to get to know them and to want to stay, or they will let her go.
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When one man can't steal her heart, she gives it to five of them. Restless and uncertain, Diana Mallory has no idea what path in life she wants to take. Unable to choose between marriage, pursuing a career, or spending her life praying with the sisters of the universe, Diana struggles with the course of her future. But when she's thrown through a black hole, her choices all vanish. Suddenly, her only focus is surviving life on the ice planet. Life on a strange planet isn't as it seems. With five men vying for her heart and body, Diana grapples with her feelings for each of them.
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Amber Delacroix Chen survived the hellish Evander bombing of Oceania to escape to The Farm. On the run from a miserable, unloved, and abused existence, she starts over. Safe amongst friends and family, she studies to be a doctor and to help in the war effort. Life at The Farm is often fraught with danger, but she's faced worse. The need to reclaim one part of her past brings a fleet to their doorstep. Her husbands have come to claim their wife and they will not let anything stand in their way, even if it means confronting their own failures.
MacKenzie Harper did the impossible. She recovered her stolen mates and a host of wolves, taken, tortured, and turned by the mad Loup haunting them all. But in saving her mates and all the other wolves, she falls. As the last omega, her loss would devastate more than just her mates. Ranier, Preston, Jarret, and Anton will move heaven and earth to save their mate. It's been a long time since the brothers were allowed to live as wolves. Old instincts war with old habits, and prickly personalities threaten to turn the swamp into an even more dangerous environment than it already is.
A Paranormal Romance (Westervelt Wolves, Book 5)
Michael Kane arrives in New Orleans in search of his missing sister. Although he does not find her, he does, in fact, find his mate. She is a shifter, a member of the pack of wolf shifters who, until recently, hid his sister from Michael's father, Kendrick Kane. But Scarlett Knoll is not like any other wolf-shifter Michael has ever met, and Michael realizes quickly that it won't be a fast courtship to win the heart of the lady he has waited more than 200 years to meet.
Wolf's Magic
Always different from his siblings, Azriel prefers to spend his time underground in a lab than out fighting battles to save the pack from destruction. In his own way, he feels he is contributing to the pack's success. However, when fate plants his destined mate in a cage where he can't ignore her, Az will be forced to face up the demons that have plagued him since childhood and be the shifter she needs him to be.
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Home This Week in Haiti News & Analysis The Story of How Colombian Mercenaries Machine-Gunned Jovenel Moïse, Then Were Captured...
The Story of How Colombian Mercenaries Machine-Gunned Jovenel Moïse, Then Were Captured or Killed
Kim Ives
President Jovenel Moïse with his wife Martine were both shot by the Colombian mercenaries who invaded their home on Jul. 7, not by their Haitian security detail as some have speculated, according to a source who spoke to Ms. Moïse in the hospital.
Colombian mercenaries shot to death Haitian President Jovenel Moïse with automatic weapon fire after first shooting his wife, Haïti Liberté has learned from a reliable source who spoke directly to Martine Moïse in Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, to which she was medevaced after the attack on the Moïse's Pèlerin 5 home in the predawn hours of Wed., Jul. 7.
Ms. Moïse was struck by three bullets, one in an arm, and two in one leg (in the thigh and calf), our source said. Although the bullets hit no internal organs, they may have struck an artery or two because she was "losing a great deal of blood," Ms. Moise related. She has undergone two surgeries at Jackson and was scheduled to have another on Jul. 13.
After wounding her, the Colombians turned their guns on Jovenel Moïse, who was then executed with a close-range machine-gun burst, Ms. Moïse told our source. A coroner's report, along with forensic photos and X-rays of Jovenel's cadaver, which have circulated on social media, appear to be consistent with this account. His corpse was riddled by 12 bullets.
After the attack, Haitian police blocked the bottom of the Kenscoff Road from Pèlerin with pick-ups, thereby forcing the mercenaries to abandon their vehicles and seek cover in a vacant two-story storefront. Photo: David Von Blohnzonn
The autopsy photographs and coroner's report show that Jovenel's left eyeball is missing. This fact has been erroneously interpreted by many as evidence of torture or ritualistic mutilation, which some analysts surmise that Haitians (possibly members of his own security detail) performed out of hatred or mystical beliefs.
Even interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said that Jovenel Moïse was "tortured" before his death.
Other trauma to Jovenel Moïse's body, such as shattered arm and leg bones, was consistent with the damage bullets can do, according to a pathologist who reviewed the pictures and X-rays for Haïti Liberté.
Our source also verified that the audio recording released through Martine Moïse's Twitter account was indeed genuine. Many Haitians and other analysts had doubted its authenticity.
According to a highly placed diplomatic source, the Colombians opened a safe in the house with explosives during the attack. From it, they extracted sensitive documents which Jovenel Moïse had secured there.
Before leaving, one of the Colombian mercenaries shown a flashlight on the face of Martine Moïse, she told our source. Bathed in her own blood, she continued to play dead, and the assailants left without harming her further.
The mercenaries try to escape
On Jul. 13, CNN released a report, based on a "source with knowledge of the operation," about how the chase following the murder unfolded.
Haitian "law enforcement teams arriving on the scene in the dark hours of the morning observed a suspicious five-car convoy near the President's home," begins the report. "Fearing that Moise or others may be being held hostage inside, they avoided a confrontation and allowed the convoy to leave," the report continued.
But further down the narrow, winding Kenscoff Road, hundreds of Haitian cops stood ready for a fight behind a blockade of vehicles.
"Unable to turn their cars around in the narrow road between a walled-off ravine and a steep green hillside, the convoy's occupants fled, abandoning firearms inside their vehicles," the report continues. "Desperate for cover, some leaped into the polluted muck of a deep roadside drainage canal; others scattered [to] the surrounding buildings on foot… The majority found shelter in an empty two-story storefront" with "thick concrete walls [which] could serve as a shield from gunfire. Still, some would not make it out alive."
The bullet-pocked facade of the building from which the Colombian mercenaries hid from Haitian police. Photo: Jean Marc Hervé Abelard
Before dawn on Jul. 7, the Haitian cops learned that Moïse was dead and that "the suspects trapped by their roadblock had at least two hostages with them, both members of the President's guard, the National Palace General Security Unit (USGPN)," the report continues.
The cops also learned that they were facing Spanish-speaking adversaries, against whom they decided to establish a siege.
After a stand-off that lasted until 3 p.m., "Haitian forces threw three tear gas canisters into the road in front of the shop, allowing plumes of the acrid gas to spread inside," the report continued. "Negotiating began via one of the USGPN hostages' phones soon after that.
The first of the suspected attackers to emerge from the building were Haitian-Americans [James Solages, 35, and Vincent Joseph, 55] – one man, followed by another. The pair identified themselves as translators, according to the source. Next down the hill came the two USGPN hostages, who told Haitian security forces that dozens of people — armed with 5.56 mm assault rifles — were still inside the concrete building."
Now knowing the size of their opponents, "a small vanguard of Haitian forces began an assault to seize the occupied storefront. According to CNN's source, the alleged mercenaries were well-armed, and even threw a grenade at the Haitian security forces, though it did not detonate."
Haitian police guarding seven of the captured Colombian mercenaries who killed Jovenel Moïse.
In the firefight, the Haitian cops killed three of the mercenaries, but the remainder escaped up the mountain to the embassy of Taiwan, a short distance away. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told CNN that security guards said "a group of armed suspects" had entered the mostly empty embassy grounds without permission.
On Jul. 8, Taiwan allowed Haitian authorities to enter the embassy and arrest 11 of the mercenaries, with six others captured in the surrounding area, two of them by the residents of the nearby densely-packed Pétionville slum of Jalousie. At this time, five mercenaries remain on the run.
Of the 28 now known to be involved in the killing, 26 are Colombian, two are Haitian-American. Many of the Colombians were informants who had worked with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to CBS News.
As a part of their investigation, Haitian police have also arrested Dr. Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Miami-based doctor, pastor, and presidential aspirant, who had flown on a private jet to Haiti in late June. He is being presented by Haitian authorities as the "mastermind" of the assassination plot, although this is patently unlikely given that he has filed for bankruptcy, according to the Daily Mail, and the mercenary operation was very costly.
"He said he was sent by God," Michel Plancher, a civil engineering professor at Port-au-Prince's Quisqueya University, told the New York Times. "He was sent on a mission of God to replace Moïse."
This leaves open the question of who actually did mastermind, commission, and finance the sophisticated operation. The FBI and Colombian government investigators are in Haiti conducting the investigation with Haitian cops.
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7221st Medical Support Unit conducts training with Marine helicopter unit
A recent training event at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst saw the 772nd Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron train with the 7221st Medical Support Unit
A recent training event at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst saw the 772nd Marine Heavy Helicopter (HMH) Squadron train with the 7221st Medical Support Unit (MSU).
The 7221st MSU was able to train on loading and offloading of patients on a heavy lift helicopter by co-ordinating training with the local Marine unit. Sergeant Mark Benz, a crew chief assigned to the 772nd HMH, trained the medical unit on how to properly enter and exit the aircraft during the exercise. He also explained what hand signals are used during the operation of the aircraft as the noise level prevents verbal directions during the operation of this helicopter. The training was especially valuable to the combat medics with the 7221st MSU, as the training included a discussion on how to properly load and secure litters for patient transport.
Lieutenant Colonel Katherine Marr, commander of the 7221st MSU, said she was grateful to the Marine unit for the opportunity to learn new skills, and solidify others that hadn't been practiced in a while. While many Army Soldiers are familiar with the CASEVAC processes using Army Black Hawk helicopters, most are not familiar with the nuances of working with Marine missions, she added: "It was a fantastic opportunity for our Soldiers to see other evacuation vehicles and capabilities. It was very exciting to work with the Marines."
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Smith Tips - Six Reasons Why Your Facebook Ad Tanked
Hey everyone, welcome to another Edition of Smith Tips. Today we're going to talk about the six reasons why your Facebook ad tanked.
Here are our reasons at a glance
Bad/No Landing Page
Perfecting the Ad
Audience Targeting: Demographics
Audience Targeting: Custom/ Lookalike Audiences
No Brand Awareness
No Offer Bueno!
Lets look into these reasons further
REASON 1: Bad/No Landing Page
Having a bad or no landing page ready for the traffic that will be directed from your ad can cause issues. It's all about alignment when we're driving traffic from the Facebook ad to our landing page. You've got to make sure firstly that you're not driving people to a page that has too many options.
Most of the time people are driving traffic from a Facebook ad to the homepage of their website. When pages are too broad, listing all the services, products and information it can be confusing. That's not what people are looking for when they've clicked on an ad or an offer. They want exactly what you've told them about in the advert. Make sure your landing page is directly aligned and giving the person exactly what they've clicked on.
REASON 2: Perfecting the Ad
There are many types of ads you can run on Facebook, but at all times you need to make sure that all aspects of that ad are just right.
The copy's needs to be clear and articulate. Make sure there are no spelling or grammatical mistakes and always get someone else to check it first. Make sure it's relevant, offering and telling people exactly what you want to tell them.
The graphic, whether it's a video or an image, make sure it's high quality and targeted correctly. If you're targeting an older demographic, make sure there's older people in the video or the ad. One thing with video ads is that subtitles are a must. There's a huge percentage of videos watched on Facebook with no sound on. Subtitles are essential, so people can see what you're saying. Finally, a key feature of the ad is to make sure all the links that have been set up are working.
REASON 3: Audience Targeting: Demographics
We're talking about demographics and size of audience. Something that is very obvious but can be missed when you're setting up ads. Are you looking for an older demographic? Make sure you've set that up. Are you looking for just men? Make sure you click that button. Obviously if our ads are being served to people that aren't in our target market, then they're not going to be effective.
REASON 4: Audience Targeting: Custom/Lookalike Audience
Here we're talking about custom audiences and lookalike audiences. Think about where you are targeting people in the customer journey. You can target them on demographic (age, sex, where they live), but have they engaged with your brand? Have they seen your page, or have they been to your website? These can all be targeted on Facebook. By going into the audiences tab and you can set up custom audiences and lookalike audiences. The options are incredible. Get in there, Google and investigate because it's a really powerful tool and will help your ads perform so much better.
REASON 5: No Brand Awareness
Your Facebook ads might be tanking is nobody knows who you are. It's brand awareness we're talking about. People, especially small businesses are running ads with their offer, their product or service straight away and blasting out everyone. People don't buy things straight away from someone they've never heard of or ever seen before. If you're going to put money behind ads and boosting posts on Facebook, think about approaching the customers first and building a rapport with them before you do the offer. What I'm saying is push the offer further down your sales journey and get the customer to know you first. Maybe it's more about you, about your business, who you are, where you are and what kinds of things that you do. Then give the offer to those people who've engaged with your ad further down the sales journey.
REASON 6: Offer No Bueno!
The offer isn't good. Do your research folks. You've got to make sure that you know what your competitors are offering, what's out there in the market place, and make sure that you're just as good if not better value. People are researching the heck out of everything whether it's a $50,000 car or a $120 carpet cleaning job. People know what's out there, so you need to provide something that's good or else the ad will not perform.
Thanks for watching our Six Reasons Why Your Facebook Ads Are Tanking. We'll see you next time on Smith Tips for more digital and social media marketing.
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Human rights report accuses CIA-trained Afghan paramilitaries of atrocities
November 1, 2019 · 5:45 PM EDT
By The World staff
Afghan Special Forces participate in a night raid training exercise in Kabul in 2012. Editor's note: The forces pictured here are not those accused in the report.
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Afghan security units backed by the US Central Intelligence Agency have carried out extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, indiscriminate airstrikes and other rights abuses and should be disbanded, a rights group said on Thursday.
Human Rights Watch said it investigated 14 cases in which CIA-backed Afghan counterinsurgency forces committed serious abuses in Afghanistan between late 2017 and mid-2019.
"They are illustrative of a larger pattern of serious laws-of-war violations — some amounting to war crimes — that extends to all provinces in Afghanistan where these paramilitary forces operate with impunity," the group said in a report.
Related: Baghdadi's death is a huge blow to ISIS, but history suggests it won't guarantee a safer world
A CIA spokesman said the agency conducts its operations "in accordance with law and under a robust system of oversight."
"The Taliban does not operate with any similar rules and — even worse — conducts an extensive propaganda campaign to discredit those who support the legitimate Afghanistan government," said CIA spokesman, Timothy Barrett.
The Afghan government declined to comment until after publication of the report, but a military official acknowledged that the Afghan special units at times make mistakes.
"Because they carry out the most complicated operations, but we are not assassins and there is oversight and accountability," said the official, who declined to be identified.
The CIA-backed paramilitary forces are notorious in Afghanistan, often drawing complaints from villagers and district authorities for their brutal raids, often under the cover of night.
But the rights group said the Afghan government lacked the capacity and the political will to investigate incidents involving the forces. The group cited a diplomat referring to them as "death squads."
While Afghan paramilitary forces nominally belong to the main National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence service, the CIA-backed forces do not fall under the agency's normal chain of command, nor those of the Afghan or US militaries.
Related: 'Peace is the highest desire,' says Afghan ambassador to US
"They largely have been recruited, trained, equipped, and overseen by the CIA," Human Rights Watch said.
"They often have US special forces personnel deployed alongside them during kill-or-capture operations; these US forces, primarily Army Rangers, have been seconded to the CIA."
Patricia Gossman, the author of the report, spoke to The World's Carol Hills about her investigation and findings.
"It's important to understand that the CIA has been running essentially a parallel counterinsurgency operation in Afghanistan since 2001," Gossman explained. "And in that, they have enabled, armed, trained, supplied, worked with these paramilitary forces initially to hunt al-Qaeda. But what we've seen in the last, especially two years ... is of expansion of that. And there's now several new units that are designed to go after Islamic State groups and increasingly, the Taliban."
Carol Hills: And these are Afghans, these are Afghan troops trained by the CIA?
Patricia Gossman: Yes. These are Afghans who are working outside the normal chains of command of the Afghan defense forces and also outside of the US military normal chains of command.
Related: What's next in Afghanistan? The Taliban answer.
And the kinds of things you found evidence of are?
Essentially, these are night raids. They go to villages — mostly this happens in rural areas of Afghanistan — come in the middle of the night, usually between midnight and 3 a.m., and summarily shoot people and detain some of them without informing the family where they're being held, which is an enforced disappearance.
Give us an example because that's pretty dramatic.
The first case I came across was out in Nangarhar Province, which is to the east. And it was an old man who came to talk to me about this incident that happened in this village when these forces arrived by helicopter, were dropped in the village, blew up the gate of his compound, came in, shot two of his brothers, shot a nephew and then detained his son. No explanation. He's been searching for his son ever since. The other incidents that we've included in the report are attacks on medical care, basically clinics that are accused of treating Taliban fighters and are subjected to attacks. Medical staff have been beaten and in some cases, killed. Even if they were fighters in some cases, you cannot shoot a prisoner in custody. They can take them, they can detain them, they can question them. You can't just shoot somebody in your custody. That's a war crime.
"You can't just shoot somebody in your custody. That's a war crime."
I guess one thing I want to clarify: Is it the CIA who is directing these Afghan military who are operating under them on what operations to undertake or are these CIA-trained Afghan soldiers making those decisions themselves?
I think that's a very good question, and the problem is there's not enough transparency about these operations to know. What we'd like to see is more accountability so that that question becomes clear, particularly those people who are affected by these night raids.
Now, the CIA says it takes these allegations seriously and they're going to thoroughly review what you've written. But in a statement, the agency says your claims are likely false or exaggerated. They point to past reviews of similar allegations, and they kind of suggest you've been played by the Taliban propaganda machine.
Well, yeah. They say they've investigated these in the past. We've seen no evidence that they've ever held anyone accountable and some of these incidents have been investigated by other groups other than ourselves, including media. And, you know, they have also corroborated these accounts. Some of these clinics, you know, the clinic staff, they're run by international nongovernmental organizations, and they know that these raids have happened to their staff, have been beaten up or in some cases, killed, and these are international NGOs who vouch for their own staff and yet, even in those cases, no investigations have taken place.
The CIA statement that I mentioned also affirms the US commitment to the rule of law and says it doesn't condone or knowingly participate in illegal activities. What do you want the US to do in response to your report?
Well, we know that some groups, including the UN and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, have been trying to investigate these incidents to get to the bottom, to give some redress to the victims. We would like the US to cooperate with these investigations so that the truth comes out. They say they want to hold their forces accountable and abide by the rule of law. This is the way they can do it.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Reuters contributed to this report.
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LPN to BSN programs allow licensed nurses to earn their bachelors degree in nursing.
Nurses are key members of the healthcare team. These healthcare professionals provide any number of medical procedures, including administering injections, proscribing drugs, taking vial signs, consulting with patients, and providing a host of other medical assistance. The job description of each nursing position has a lot to do with the education and license of the individual. Registered nurses are employed by insurance companies, governmental agencies, community/public health agencies, private industry, school districts, and ambulatory surgery centers, among others.
What are the Requirements for Earning an BSN Degree?
Curricula include courses on Transition from LPN to BSN, Nursing Care for Adults, Comprehensive Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, Population-Focused Community Health Nursing, and Nursing in Mental Illness. A variety of programs are self-paced, module driven systems of learning that offer one-on-one mentorship and counseling. Clinical components can be completed near your home with an approved preceptor, who will further your educational path towards your bachelors in nursing degree. Application requirements include a minimum GPA, current licensure as a practical nurse, and completion of practical nurse degree requirements. Graduates are found throughout the healthcare system, working in small clinics, hospitals, and regional medical centers.


E-Verify is being used by employers to ensure that they do not hire undocumented workers. The Delaware Contractors Association is hosting an informational seminar about this important topic on November 19, 2008. Young Conaway attorney Teresa Cheek will describe the ins and outs of the federal government's E-Verify system, which allows employers to quickly check the employment eligibility of newly hired employees and avoid civil and criminal prosecution. She will also discuss the current status of the E-Verify system and new efforts by the government to force federal contractors to use it.
This informational seminar, sponsored by the Human Resources Committee, is open to all DCA members, and will be held in the DCA Boardroom at 572 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, DE 19713. The session is expected to run about an hour, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Members who would like to attend should call Nancy Handlin at (302) 994-7442 , or e-mail nhandlin@e-dca.org. Non-members should email tcheek@ycst.com for more information.


Whenever someone comes to see us here at Shirck Orthodontics, one of the biggest concerns they usually have is cost. While orthodontic treatment is certainly an investment, it's most often a very smart one, as it's able to improve someone's long-term health, appearance, and overall wellbeing at the same time. Many wonder if they can use their insurance to help pay for their treatment, and today, that's exactly what we're going to talk about. Read on below to learn more about how insurance can help you save when you visit your orthodontist in Powell.
When talking about insurance and orthodontics, you first have to determine which kind of insurance you're referring to. Most medical insurance plans do NOT typically include dental coverage—it's usually something you need to purchase separately. Dental insurance benefits can also vary quite a bit from plan to plan depending on your provider. Most dental insurance plans are designed to help patients afford basic preventive care such as checkups and cleanings and may not necessarily have coverage for orthodontics. But at the same time, many do.
In some states, dental insurance must offer orthodontic coverage for children under 18, but it may not cover every situation. For example, some plans may only cover braces if they're needed to help a child chew their food properly. On the other hand, many plans are willing to cover braces no matter why they are needed (including any exams, retainers, as well as any pre and post-treatments needed).
Dental insurance may cover orthodontics for an adult as well, but if a treatment is purely for a cosmetic reason, it probably will not be.
And, for patients interested in Invisalign, some insurance policies are willing to contribute a fixed amount of money to the treatment.
Many private individual, family, and employer-sponsored dental insurance plans offer orthodontic benefits for children and adults. It really depends on the specifics of your plan. If your current policy does not cover orthodontics, you can supplement it with a more inclusive plan, which will likely be more affordable than simply paying for a treatment out-of-pocket.
In the end, yes, dental insurance can be used to cover braces in Powell, but it really depends on the ins-and-outs of your particular plan. At Shirck Orthodontics, we are happy to work with patients with insurance and make sure they know exactly what is and isn't covered before treatment begins. That way, there are never any unpleasant surprises at checkout! And, if insurance doesn't quite cover all of a specific treatment, we have interest-free financing options as well.
Our ultimate goal is to make your life nice and easy when it comes to getting a straighter smile. If you're interested in orthodontic care for either you or your child, and you want to know if you could use your insurance to help pay for it, then we invite you to give us a call today. We'll be able to give you all the answers you need!


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Will Lusail City open a new chapter for Qatar's post-oil era?
This new coastal city is partly the result of Qatar's desire seeking to diversify the Qatari economy and remove its oil-dependency.
Qatar makes legislative reforms to strengthen and promote human rights
Qatar has confirmed that it has made major legislative reforms in recent years, pointing out to the widespread developments made in the legislative towards strengthening and promoting human rights infrastructure.
Qatar announced $3 billion worth investments in Pakistan
This comes as a huge relief for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been facing acute crisis of payment imbalance.
The Qatar crisis continues with no end in sight
As various attempts by intermediaries have failed to end the Qatar crisis, the international community is now viewing this as new normal for dealing with GCC countries.
Barcelona great Xavi is the new Head Coach for Al Sadd Qatar
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi, has been named Head Coach of Qatari Club Al Sadd SC, having played for the Qatari Club since 2015.
First Arab on Mount Everest is Qatari youth Fahad Badar
Fahad recently became the first Arab to climb the dangerous peak of Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse in one single trip.
Saudi invites Qatar for GCC Summit on 30th May, first time in two years
Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has been invited by the Saudi King Salman to attend the emergency GCC summit on 30th May.
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup will follow 32-team format
After a comprehensive analysis, the FIFA council decided to limit the number of teams to 32 itself, considering certain key FIFA requirements.
Felix Sanchez to lead Qatar to 2022 World Cup
Felix Sanchez will be the coach of Qatar's national team through the 2022 world cup. QFA said that they extended his contract as head coach.
Qatar Hamad Airport Ranked The World's Best Airport
HIA has been popular not just because of its incredible customer services, but also for its ultramodern facility.
Qatar Offers Visa-Free Entry during 'Summer in Qatar' Festival
Qatar eased its visa policies allowing citizens of 80 countries wishing to visit Qatar, will no longer need to apply or pay for visa.
Doha Metro Red Line South opened for public
The Doha Metro Red Line South project is part Doha Metro project developed by Qatar Rail. The Red line is a 40 km rail track that runs between Al Qassar and Al Wakra.
Ramadan Market Opened at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center
The 21-day Ramadan Market at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center will provide an entertaining, shopping and dining experience for residents and visitors.
Qatar-Bahrain Causeway
Qatar Bahrain Causeway, also known as the 'Qatar Bahrain Friendship Bridge' is a 40-km (25mi) long causeway that connects Qatar and Bahrain.
Ramadan Market to open in Doha from 10th to 30th May
The event is sure to provide an entertaining shopping experience for local residents, serving as a solid platform for local and international traders and visitors..
New Desert Park with Mini Zoo opens in Al Shahaniya
The mini zoo comprises 8 different types of animals including oryx and gazelle.
Iconic Desert Rose Museum set to bloom this week
Located along the Doha's waterfront corniche, the vast Qatar National Museum, built in the shape of a 'Desert Rose' is all set to open door this week.
QIFF 2019 all set to open doors on 20th March 2019
The visitors and residents in Qatar will get the golden opportunity to savour a diverse range of local and international dishes, as QIFF 2019 opened doors on Wednesday, the 20th March 2019.
Qatar International Boat Show 2019 set to open on 12th March
The sixth edition of Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS) will be held at The Pearl Qatar from 12th to 16th March.
New Application Centre for Schengen Visas in Doha
A new visa application centre, jointly launched by the Embassy of Czech Republic and VFS Global has opened in Qatar, for citizens and expat residents in Qatar seeking to apply for Schengen visas to Czech Republic.
Third edition of Aspire International Kite Festival kick-starts
The third edition of Aspire International Kite Festival was unveiled yesterday wat the Aspire Park, involving the participation of professional kite flyers from 18 nations.
New National Authentication Service 'Tawtheeq' launched
The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Qatar has launched 'Tawtheeq', the National Authentication Service that acts as the national identity provider for all the online services offered by the government.
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Der Name Prié Blanc ist ein Synonym für die beiden Weißweinsorten Aglianico und Agostenga. Letztere gilt als autochthone Sorte im alpinen Aostatal in Norditalien. Sie ist identisch mit der von Victor Pulliat (1888) beschriebenen Sorte Agostenga des Piedmont (syn. Précoce vert de Madère). Die Sorte wurde gemäß Andreas Jung auch als Früher Leipziger, Grüne Seidentraube und Kilianer in Assoziation mit Luglienga Bianca (auch Gelbe Seidentraube genannt) in Deutschland (→ Weinbau in Deutschland) angebaut. Rezente Funde stammen aus Radebeul, wo ein geschätzt 250 (350) Jahre alter Rebstock in der Weinlage Radebeuler Goldener Wagen steht, Könnern (Saale), Potsdam und Rüdesheim (Mittelrhein). Beide Sorten gehören zur spätmittelalterlichen Gruppe der Frühen Blanckwelschen, in Sachsen, am Bodensee und im Elsass auch als Frühe Leipziger bekannt. In Franken hießen sie Frühtrauben, bei Heidelberg Seidentrauben, im Tirol Silltrauben und in Österreich Rosinentrauben.

Die Sorte passt sehr gut in Gebiete mit kurzen Vegetationsperioden wie die Hochlagen der Alpentäler oder die Nordgrenze des Weinbaus in Nordeuropa. Historisch ist sie aus der Mark Brandenburg beschrieben, wo sie in Potsdam im Weinberg der preußischen Könige bis heute überlebt hat.

An einer Trockenmauer im Goldenen Wagen, einem Weinberg der Radebeuler Lößnitz in Sachsen, steht der mit einem geschätzten Alter von 250 bis 350 Jahren viertälteste Rebstock der Welt und zweitälteste Hausrebstock Deutschlands. Er wird dort als Frühe(r) Leipziger angesprochen.

Prié Blanc im Aostatal

"Vallée d'Aoste Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle" ist eine der Unterzonen der Denomination
Die Weinberge bei Morgex und La Salle liegen auf einer Höhe von 900 bis zu 1.200 m über NN. Seit dem Jahr 1970 ist die Sorte in die italienische Sortenliste Catalogo nazionale delle varietà di viti eingetragen. Im Zensus des Jahres 2000 wurde die bestockte Rebfläche mit 39 Hektar angegeben.

Durch kulturelle Auslese wurde eine Rebsorte favorisiert, die sehr spät austreibt und früh reift. Dadurch werden negative Einflüsse durch späte Frühjahrsfröste im April sowie Anfang Mai vermieden und die kurze Vegetationsperiode in der montanen Gebirgsstufe ausgeglichen. Zumeist kann sie noch vor den ersten einsetzenden Schneefällen geerntet werden. Letzte Totalausfälle der Ernte durch Schneefall gab es in den Jahren 1968 und 1981.

Gezogen wird die Prié Blanc auf niedrigen Pergolen. Dadurch ist die Rebe vor heftigen Stürmen besser geschützt und die Beeren sind bodennah und profitieren vom durch die Sonne gewärmten Boden, der die gespeicherte Wärme nachts oder bei kurzen Kälteeinbrüchen langsam abgibt.

Die Rebstöcke sind noch wurzelecht. Die Weine der Prié blanc sind säurebetont und meist leicht schäumend. Sie besitzen eine große Frische. In wärmeren kontinentalen Gebieten wurden die Rosinen als Süßreserve verwendet.

Im Laufe der Zeit haben sich Klone herausgebildet, von denen der Prié Blanc biotipo Blanc de Morgex der geläufigste ist. Die von Calo et al. 2006 aus dem Aosta-Tal beschriebene Sorte Blanc de Morgex ist eine selbständige Rebsorte, die sich von Agostenga durch stark wollige Blätter unterscheidet.

Herkunft
Prié Blanc stammt von der Rebsorte Lignan Blanc ab. Der zweite Kreuzungspartner ist bislang unbekannt. Bei umfangreichen DNA-Tests stellte man fest, dass die Sorte seit langer Zeit in der spanischen Provinz Ávila unter der Bezeichnung Legiruela kultiviert wurde. Die in der nördlich von Ávila gelegenen Provinz Valladolid verbreitete Rebsorte Albillo entstand ihrerseits aus einer Kreuzung zwischen Prié Blanc und einer noch nicht identifizierten Sorte. Die Rebsorten Prëmetta und Mayolet sind ebenfalls verwandt mit Prié Blanc.

Prié Blanc gehört heute zu einer Gruppe von Rebsorten, die sich in der geographischen Insellage der Alpenregionen Italiens und des Wallis in der Schweiz halten konnten. Zu dieser Gruppe gehören die folgenden Sorten:

 Rotweinsorten: Bonda, Cornalin d'Aoste, Cornalin du Valais, Crovassa, Durize, Eyholzer, Fumin, Goron de Bovernier, Mayolet, Ner d'Ala, Petit-Rouge, Prëmetta/Prié rouge, Roussin, Roussin de Morgex, Vien de Nus, Vuillermin.
 Weißweinsorten: Completer, Himbertscha, Humagne Blanche, Lafnetscha, Petite Arvine, Planscher, Prié Blanc, Resi.

Literatur
 Antonio Calò, Attilio Scienza, Angelo Costacurta: Vitigni d'Italia. 2a edizione. Calderini Edagricole, Bologna 2006, ISBN 88-506-5173-2.
 Pierre Galet: Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8.
 Andreas Jung: Erfassung rebengenetischer Ressourcen in Deutschland. In: Hans R. Schultz, Manfred Stoll: Deutsches Weinbaujahrbuch 2009. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5673-3, S. 88–103.
 Giulio Moriondo: Vini e Vitigni Autoctoni della Valle d'Aosta. Institut Agricole Régional, Aosta 1999.
 Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes. A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours. Ecco, New York NY 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7.

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Times Observer photo by Josh Cotton The grave of John Owen – potentially the last surviving veteran of the French and Indian War – at Oakland Cemetery in Pleasant Township.
You read that headline correctly – it's possible that the last living veteran of the French & Indian War is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Warren.
The French and Indian war – 1754 to 1763 – was, essentially, a European conflict settled on colonial North American soil.
While the British can rightly claim victory, the ensuing decades would result in that victory coming at an ever-increasing cost.
We received an email in our Virtual Newsroom earlier this year from Joshua Nieters, an amateur genealogist from Minnesota.
He introduced us to John Owen, one of over 50,000 who served in the war.
Owen lived until potentially until the age of 107 and died in 1843.
The commonly accepted last veteran of the French and Indian War is Jonathan Benjamin, who died in 1841.
How did Nieters come across Owen?
"I am an amateur genealogist and have an interest in military history," he told the Times Observer. "The last surviving veteran of the French and Indian War is generally regarded as Jonathan Benjamin, who died in 1841. I thought that seemed too early, especially since the war ended only 78 years before. Wars with fewer soldiers that took place that long ago generally have their last veteran die around 80 years later, but the last veteran of most conflicts die about 90-95 years after.
Nieters shared his research with us, which serves as the basis for this story.
Military record keeping in the 1700s was less than precise so it's entirely possible that Owen – because of a lack of research – was the last surviving veteran.
As much as we hate to admit it, though, it's equally possible that he isn't. We can't say with absolute certainty.
But his life makes a great story nonetheless.
Owen was born in Lebanon, Connecticut.
The "when" isn't quite so clear.
Given that he died in 1843, that would put his birthday back to April 16, 1735.
His advanced age and military service resulted in his death being picked up by some distant newspapers.
Other records point to a 1741 birth year for Owen.
An 1840 veteran's census of Revolutionary War pensioners lists Owen as 100 years old.
Further, membership geneaology work completed for admission to the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution concludes the likelihood of an 1741 birthday.
Either way, colonial church records show that Owen was baptized at the First Congressional Church in Lebanon, Connecticut on September 2, 1744.
A 1934 book compiled and edited by E.J.P. Sage with a lengthy title – Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants, with a brief sketch of John Owen, 1741-1843, of Carroll township, Chautauqua county, New York and his descendants – is a good resource for information on Owen.
Sage concluded that Owen likely moved from Lebanon to Salisbury, Connecticut before 1750.
He enlisted on April 15, 1758 in the Second Company under Lieut. Colonel Benjamin Hinman of Woodbury and served until October 9 during what amounted to an unsuccessful attempt to drive the French from New York.
The 1921 History of Chautauqua County, New York and Its People by John Downs and Fenwick Henley indicates possible service with the British in 1759.
Sage claimed that Owen also appears on a military roster of the Fourth Company under Captain Elmer of Sharon serving from 16 April 1761 to 4 December 1761.
Rolls of Connecticut men serving in the Conflict indicate that he served in Whiting's Regiment in the 10th company in the northern colonies and Montreal.
Owen then fell back into civilian life.
Sage's text notes that his first marriage was to Joanna Phelps of Windsor, Connecticut. They were married in Salisbury on May 31, 1768 and had five children – Ebenezer (born 16 May 1769), John (23 December 1771), Ethan (10 June 1774), Aaron (23 October 1776) and Herman (8 December 1779).
In 1775, the calls to arms went out and Owen responded, joining colonial forces in the American Revolution.
Sage's record details his Revolutionary service.
With his first wife evidently passing away, Owen married a second time – this time to "Lydia Gilson who was born 30 January 1773 at Sunderland Massachusetts daughter of John Gilson 4th of Sunderland by his only wife Patience Graves," according to Sage.
They had six children – Elizabeth (born 23 March 1788), Elsie (8 July 1790), Ira (16 February 1793), Phoebe (23 July 1795), Reuben (12 July 1800), and Sally (20 October 1802).
Owen was listed as a taxable inhabitant of Conewango Township from 1806-1809 and is identified as "gone" in the 1810 record.
Multiple accounts of Owen's later years reveal a mythic story-teller and a very active centenarian.
"He was a stranger to sickness and at the age of 100 years walked from Carroll township to the home of his grandchildren in Conewango township. The last years of his life were passed in the house of his son Reuben," Sage wrote.
Owen died in Carroll on February 6, 1843, potentially at the age of 107 – depending on where you place his birth year – and two years after the death of Jonathan Benjamin, the accepted last survivor of the French and Indian War.
He was initially buried in the Fifth Street cemetery in Warren. The people buried there were exhumed and reburied at Oakland Cemetery once it opened in the 1860s. The stone on his grave at Oakland, though, is original to the Fifth Street cemetery, sources confirm.
His wife, continuing to collect his Revolutionary War pension, lived another eight years and died in 1851 in Pine Grove Township. She was buried near her husband.
"The family surname is Owen and not Owens. This is clearly established by the existing records of the family found at its early Connecticut seats. The corrupted form Owens has been adopted by some descendants of the John Owen traced herein," Sage wrote.


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The Atlantic City Blackjacks went on to sign their first kicker, Mark Lewis. Lewis comes to the Blackjacks from the Baltimore Brigade after receiving the title of Kicker of the Year and First Team All-Arena in 2018. Prior to his time with the Brigade, Lewis kicked for the Tampa Bay Storm under Atlantic City Blackjacks Head Coach, Ron James. Originally from Florida, Mark began as a college soccer player and began playing professional football in 2003.
Wide Receiver, LaMark Brown comes to the Blackjacks as a seasoned veteran. Having played for the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and the Arena Football League, Brown's experience will contribute to Atlantic City Blackjacks success in the inaugural season. Brown was originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons and played briefly with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings in 2012. He made his AFL debut in 2013 with the Utah Blaze as well as spent some time in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In this past season, LaMark Brown played for the Baltimore Brigade where he caught nine passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
The Atlantic City Blackjacks will definitely be making waves this season with the signing of Defensive Lineman, Tyriq McCord. McCord hails from Tampa, Florida where he played football for the University of Miami from 2013 to 2015. Following college, he spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2016 and the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2017. McCord's experience will make him unstoppable on the Atlantic City Blackjacks' D-Line!
The AC Blackjacks open the season April 27 against the Philadelphia Soul at the Wells Fargo Center and will have their first home game at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on May 4 against the Columbus Destroyers. Both season and individual game tickets for the inaugural season are on sale now. For tickets, contact the Atlantic City Blackjacks sales department at (609) 783-9494 or by going to ACBlackjacks.com. Follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @AFLBlackjacks.


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Zombies at the CDC
It's that time again: Spring Weird Season. You can't make this stuff up.
The Centers for Disease Control, perhaps tired of having its factual, health-based bulletins ignored, on Monday posted on its website an article on how to cope with a zombie attack. By Tuesday, it had gotten so many hits that it crashed the server. The report was put together by the CDC Zombie Task Force, and I'm sure you'll want this valuable information.
In an unusual sting operation, a woman was accused of trying to sell a fraudulent and tightly controlled substance to an undercover agent, for 1.7 million dollars. She was detained by authorities. The substance was a moon rock and the agent was "an undercover NASA investigator" -- something I didn't even know existed.
And the biggie, of course -- today is the Rapture. If you're still here at midnight, that means you're among the damned. I'm sure you'll have plenty of company.
TheOFloinn said...
1. Zombies. Aim for the knees and run like hell. If the dead start walking, we can assume that the brains are not really necessary, so a head shot won't do. But the mechanics of levers still apply.
2. Rapture. Not only that but we'll get our pick of TVs and stereos and smart phones, not to mention all the empty houses and cars that are Left Behind.
Gary Gibson, science fiction writer said...
An undercover NASA investigator? Man, there is so a story in that.
I didn't expect a whole lot of New York City souls to ascend to Heaven...
I didn't expect to see a whole lot of New York City souls ascending into the sky...
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Synergy Pharmaceuticals Announces New Clinical Development Plan for Plecanatide
Jan 7, 2011 8:20am
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB:SGYP), a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases, today announced that the next clinical trial of plecanatide to treat chronic idiopathic constipation patients, planned to begin in the second quarter of 2011, has been designed as a Phase II/III trial. The trial, a 90-day repeat oral dose ranging, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, will utilize approximately 800 chronic constipation patients, and will have as its primary objective the measure of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM's) using a responder analysis. The trial will also evaluate spontaneous bowel movements (SBM's) and daily constipation symptoms including straining, stool consistency, abdominal discomfort, plus impact of plecanatide on disease specific quality of life measures.
Synergy recently announced positive results in a Phase IIa clinical trial of plecanatide in patients with chronic constipation. Oral plecanatide given once daily, over 14 consecutive days, at doses of 0.3, 1.0, 3.0 and 9.0 mg improved bowel function in patients with chronic constipation. Benefits were observed in increased frequency of bowel movements, decreased straining and abdominal discomfort, and improvement in other associated clinical measures. Plecanatide treatment exhibited an excellent safety profile. No severe adverse events were observed, and notably no patients receiving plecanatide reported drug-related diarrhea. Additionally, no systemic absorption of plecanatide was detected in patients at any of the dose levels studied.
"Based on recent discussions we have had with FDA plus our analysis of the overall results of our Phase IIa trial of plecanatide, we believe that plecanatide offers us a unique opportunity to accelerate the drug's development by designing the next clinical trial of plecanatide to meet the key endpoint for an approval in chronic constipation, namely, a CSBM responder analysis over a 90-day treatment period in chronic constipation patients," said Gary S. Jacob, President & CEO.
About Plecanatide
Plecanatide (formerly called SP-304) is a member of a new class of non-systemic drugs for treatment of CC, constipation-predominant-irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and other functional GI disorders. Plecanatide is a synthetic analog of uroguanylin, a natriuretic hormone that regulates ion and fluid transport in the GI tract. Orally-administered plecanatide binds to and activates guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) expressed on epithelial cells lining the GI mucosa, resulting in activation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), and leading to augmented flow of chloride and water into the lumen of the gut, facilitating bowel movement. In animal models, oral administration of plecanatide promotes intestinal secretion as well as ameliorating gastrointestinal inflammation.
About Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
CIC is a very common gastrointestinal disorder. Up to 26 million Americans suffer from the disorder, and of this population about 5 million have a severe condition necessitating intervention. The prevalence of the disorder is similar in other developed countries. Patients with CIC often experience hard stools, straining during bowel movements and not enough bowel movements during the week. People with CIC can experience serious discomfort which adversely affects their ability to work and their quality of life.
About Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Up to one sixth of adults experience irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition marked by disturbed bowel function and abdominal pain. IBS patients can have three different sets of symptoms; diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C) and mixed or alternating disorder (IBS-M). The split in prevalence between the forms is about 1/3rd each. In addition, most patients suffering from the mixed form of IBS (IBS-M) are believed to mainly have constipation. An estimated 10 million people in the US and an additional 10 million people in the EU suffer from IBS-C. IBS (all forms) accounts for 12% of adult visits to primary care physicians in the US.
About Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Synergy is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases. Synergy's proprietary drug candidate plecanatide is a synthetic analog of the human gastrointestinal hormone uroguanylin, and functions by activating the guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) receptor on epithelial cells of the GI tract. Plecanatide has recently completed a Phase IIa clinical trial in patients to treat CC. The Company plans to initiate a Phase II/III 90-day repeated-oral-dose, placebo-controlled clinical trial of plecanatide in CC patients in the second quarter of 2011. Plecanatide is also being developed to treat IBS-C, with the first trial in IBS-C patients planned for 2011. More information is available at http://www.synergypharma.com.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend," among others. These forward-looking statements, including Synergy's plan to initiate a Phase II/III 90-day repeated-oral-dose, placebo-controlled clinical trial of plecanatide in CC patients in the second quarter of 2011, are based on Synergy's current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, substantial competition; our ability to continue as a going concern; our need for additional financing; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; uncertainties of government or third party payer reimbursement; limited sales and marketing efforts and dependence upon third parties; and risks related to failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations. As with any pharmaceutical under development, there are significant risks in the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of new products. There are no guarantees that future clinical trials discussed in this press release will be completed or successful or that any product will receive regulatory approval for any indication or prove to be commercially successful. Synergy does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in Synergy's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D., +1-212-297-0020
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