A recent crossfire between Mexican marines and members of an organized criminal group in Nuevo Laredo killed two young girls, a woman and marine.
A woman and two girls died in the crossfire between Mexican marines and members of an organized criminal group in Nuevo Laredo, authorities have confirmed.
Mexican media outlets reported that marines shot at the family's vehicle from a helicopter, killing Nellely Aide Ruiz Martínez, 28, and her daughters Chelsea Abril Rojas Ruiz, 6, and Kenia Azul Rojas Ruiz, 4. But the navy said in a statement that the bystanders were hit from the ground — not the air — and their wounds were caused by a type of bullet not used by the helicopter crew.
The husband and father was identified as Efrain Rojas Santos, 25. He was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. Media reports claimed that the marines denied the family medical attention.
The navy disputed the claim, saying marines rendered aid to those wounded during Sunday's firefight.
"This naval institution regrets the events where civilians lost their lives and were injured, and reaffirms its commitment for citizen's safety.
The navy did not say how many civilians died during the clashes, which left a marine and four suspected gunmen dead and 12 marines wounded. Authorities identified the fallen marine as Capt. Mauro Hernandez, an 18-year veteran.
Suspected members of the Northeast Cartel, an offshoot of the Zetas cartel, circulated a message on social media warning the citizens about a curfew. The group, which operates in Nuevo Laredo, also took responsibility for Sunday's ambush.
"Did you all like how we f**k you up?" the criminal group wrote.
Authorities said marines were ambushed three separate times late Saturday and early Sunday.
Marines returned fire and killed one gunman in the first attack, but suffered three wounded. Another patrol was sent to help the wounded when it also came under fire; that ambush killed one marine and wounded several others.
A third patrol was ambushed just outside the marine base as it responded to the first two attacks. In that shootout, three gunmen were killed. Finally, a helicopter gunship was called in.
Mexico's navy said in a statement that the gunmen had fake marine uniforms and markings on their vehicles.
Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Javier Garcia Cabeza de Vaca posted on Twitter that the government will continue to support the actions of the marines in his state.
"We will continue to work in conjunction with federal forces for the family's safety. We won't back down from the enemies of peace who threat the citizens," he said.
The Associated Press contribution to this report.


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Edit Did You Know? Meanwhile, Ling-Ling is busy with a load of dirty dishes. At the end of the episode, the housemates read a letter telling them they have been cancelled and walk into a room marked "Unemployment", ending the series. Use the HTML below. The story also explains how the housemates, originally polar opposites of what they are in the actual series, settled into their present-day personalities. You're a Jewish, conservative, pro-life, born-again, overweight, Asian Lesbian broad who cuts herself. Inside, however, they find a review of their own show, which receives a grade of "F".
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! The series finale aired on November 14, Captain Hero is disciplined by a reality show nanny. Meanwhile, Toot finds all five UPCs with the help of Foxxy and stops the company from enslaving kids. All the jokes were timed great and the obscure references and parodies were perfect. But as soon as I saw the short bus, my heart sank. Trivia This is the first time in the series that there are no confessional segments. Continuing from the last episode, as the helicopter plummets from the sky, Toot is swept out of it and is beached on an island, where the local natives, thinking she is a whale, feed her offerings.
If you have ever experimented with some quality mood and perception altering street pharmaceuticals or made fun of the handicapped this episode is for you.
Meanwhile, the other housemates start a suicide hotline, although Foxxy initially objects to this. Continuing from the last episode, as the helicopter plummets from the sky, Toot is swept out of it and is beached on an island, where the local natives, thinking she is a whale, feed her offerings.
Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree…
He then returns to the forest, unknowingly followed by the other housemates, and finds the live-action cow, but he and the other housemates are attacked by the most feared animal in the forest, a live-action squirrel with big balls, but the live-action cow saves them in a battle, but catches rabies from the squirrel, meaning she must be shot, leaving Wooldoor distraught. Wooldoor is comforted by Clara and her woodland friends, although Spanky, on the epksode of starvation, devours the woodland creatures, unknown to Xandig.
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Captain Hero falls in love with Clara, but fails to impress her, until he discovers Clara has a sexual fetish for car crashes. Captain Hero is desperate to hang out with the Cool Kids, but cannot until Foxxy, who is one of them, gives him a chance to join episoee. Trivia This is the first time in the series that there are no confessional segments.
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Captain Hero voice Abbey McBride No wonder you hate the xanir. Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree Clara reveals that she has a tentacled monster living in her vagina, which, after Toot angers it, eats Wooldoor and causes the other housemates except for Foxxy to attempt to destroy the monster. The housemates, as baby versions of themselvesaccidentally kill their baby sitter and try to cover it up from the babysitter's rich boyfriend Chad, their carers, and the infant Captain Hero.
Edit Storyline After watching a badly-written TV show, the house-mates talk about how wonderful it would be if they had some way of knowing beforehand what shows are worth watching.
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By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Clara keeps Wooldoor sick to receive attention for taking care of himalthough Foxxy is onto her.
But people should know you're not our audience, asshole! Xandir has a romantic encounter with Captain Hero's alter ego Tim Tommerson; the other housemates plot their vengeance on an Entertainment Weekly writer who panned the show for being offensive and tasteless, which caused Spanky to believe he was the problem and leave the house. Season 3, which consists of fourteen eisode, began airing on October 5, Raymie MuzquizPeter Avanzino.
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Captain Hero voice Abbey McBride Meanwhile, in order to earn his driver's license, Ling-Ling is advised by Spanky to sell out his Asian heritage by getting cheap surgery to fix his slanted eyes, which he actually does.
I especially like the nod to Trainspotting. Toot becomes a mother to a baby from Nicaragua; Wooldoor becomes Captain Hero's sidekick. While this is happening, Ling-Ling reveals his tragic backstory and crushed dreams of becoming a dancer to an anger management club, before going out to pursue his dream, and winds up getting a part in the stage production 'Drawn Together: Foxxy competes in spelling bees, with Spanky as her agent.
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Meanwhile, a starving and infuriated Spanky bullies Wooldoor, believing that he is the reason for his starvation.
Full Cast and Crew. Toot must come to terms with the fact that she is no longer a sex symbol when she falls for the gay Xandir, who is on a never-ending quest to save his girlfriend. Toot, on the other hand, overindulges and soon has to undergo weight loss as advised by Xandir with disturbing psychological results.
Captain Hero sets up his own fraternity, with Wooldoor and Xandir as pledges, to compete with the new Greek family next door, whom Captain Hero believes also has a fraternity. Due to the large number of cameras watching them, the housemates grow agitated, realizing that they are not receiving any prize for starring on the show.
I only wish I could find the credits because there was a music clip at the beginning of the pool scene that I am sure was taken from a previous movie or TV show and summarily used as a reference but I just can't place it and can't seem to find out what the clip is from.
Meanwhile, Xandir is upset when Captain Hero keeps canceling their plans together due to Captain Hero's heroic duties.
Does anyone know where that music clip originated? When an Indian casino opens up next door, Foxxy opens a strip club and ends up competing with Clara for her father's lovewhile Captain Hero takes part in fixed aand at the casino so that he and Spanky can make a profit, until he betrays Spanky by going it alone to make a profit by himself. Toot pursues the mythical Wienermobile, although Foxxy and Ling-Ling, believing it is just a myth, seal her in the closet to prevent her from searching for it.
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Scholarships currently range in value starting from $500 and may range upward to $1,500. Scholarships assist athletes who are committed to pursuing a competitive Alpine racing program. Scholarship funds may be used to offset training expenses and competition entrance fees, but may not be used for personal travel or equipment. Grants are made to the teams on which they compete, not to individuals.
The competitor must apply for a scholarship according to the schedule published by FWSA, usually end June. Scholarships are awarded by September 30. Any competitor who is currently a United States Ski Association (USSA) licensed U21, U18 or second year U16 (15 years old) athlete, competing in a USSA affiliated Alpine Ski Racing program is eligible to apply for a scholarship. Athletes who have previously applied, but not awarded a scholarship, and previous scholarship recipients are all encouraged to apply.
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Molly Leavens, age (2015) 17, attends Park City High School and is a member of the USSA Elite Team. Her interests include math, science, and art. She was a member of the varsity track team at her school from her freshman through junior years'. Her goal for the coming season is to win at least one event at the U18 Nationals and compete in the U.S. Nationals. Last year, she was ranked #1 in downhill and #10 in Super G in her age group. She finished the season with 3 podiums and 1 top 10. Awarded scholarship by FWSA Video courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WED-2wVlsbQ
Elyse Burandt,(2015) age 17, attends Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, WA whereshe is a member of the varsity soccer team. As a member of the Schweitzer SkiTeam, her objective for this season is to make the U18 Nationals. Last season Elyseplaced #13 in downhill and #16 in Super G in her age group. She had 2 podiumfinishes and placed in the top 10 seven times. Awarded scholarship bySkiyente Ski Club, Portland, OR. Video courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuEwFtWy8Lk
Erin Maidman, (2015) age 17, is from Ventura, California and pursues her academics through Stanford University's Online High School program. One of her main interests is making films which she has been doing now for 6 years. She played volleyball in past years both in high school and club leagues but now focuses primarily on ski racing. As a member of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team, she received the U16 Female Skier of the Year in both 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Last season, Erin had 3 top 10 finishes. Awarded scholarship by FWSA. Video courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8ihsZOlUc
Addison Dvoracek scored 10th in Giant Slalom and 7th in Slalom for his age group during the 2012-2013 competition season. He reached the podium once out of five top ten finishes. His coach Bradford Saxe reported that Addison worked hard throughout the season to firm up his fundamental skiing and the effort paid off. He qualified for the U18 Nationals and was 11th in the Slalom and 13th in Giant Slalom. At the U.S. Alpine National Championships, he placed 40th in Giant Slalom and 20th in Slalom. Both of these results came from start positions deep in the field. He finished standing top two in his age group Awarded FWSA scholarship. Video courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFZz6M1OJfo
In 2013, Lila Lapanja continued to compete at a World Cup level of performance culminating in her successful defense of her junior combined title at the U.S. Nationals. By the end of the season, she stood 2nd in Super G, 4th in Giant Slalom, and 2nd in Slalom in her year group. Lila contemplates a busy and difficult season in 2013-2014. She will have in excess of 45 FIS starts traveling with the U.S. Ski Team in Canada, Europe, and the U.S. Her focus is to excel in the NORAM race series and to take advantage , if given the chance, in some World Cup races for the ultimate learning experience. Coach Seth McCadam praises her as one of the top technical skiers in the U.S. "She also has proven to be a take-charge person who is able to successfully implement strategies to maximize her potential."Awarded scholarship sponsored by the Sierra League and Council. Video courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_r7mMbEgw
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Aren't long weekends the best? This one is bitter sweet, though, because it's the unofficial end of Summer... and the official end of Summer Fridays. Don't let that blow your mood, though. Instead, pay homage to your favorite season in a pair of ultra bright heels like these neon pink patent leather gladiator sandals from Kathryn Amberliegh. The contrast of the dark fabric on the straps reflects the tiny bit of angst you feel at the approach of the cool and cold seasons. Their 4.5 inch heel say you're ready to party, and the lace-up closure at the back says you're not easily undone.
You're probably getting out of the office early today. That means you can get the party started early. To toast the sunny season, order an X-Rated Summer at the bar this evening. If your bartender doesn't know how to make one, ask him or her to combine X-Rated Fusion Liqueur (premium French vodka and infusions of passion fruit, mango, blood orange and other fruits), watermelon juice, basil leaves, lemon juice and Prosecco. The result will be a sweet, refreshing cocktail perfect for sipping on an outdoor patio while you people watch with your girls. (Yes she DID wear THAT outside). Careful, though... while this drink tastes yummy and innocent (despite its name), keep in mind you're drinking vodka. Too many X-Rated cocktails may lead to an embarrassing R-rated night if you're not careful.
Totally into paying homage to summer with a bad pair of pumps!!!! I want them to scream, "Wait summer, come back!!!!" Any more suggestions?
I'll post a "Work" inspired pair on Monday... and maybe a surprise or two over the weekend. Oh, and if you're not already following me on twitter (@stylescrybe), do so... I often post shoes there that I don't post here.


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Although initial cell culture experiments were performed using natural media obtained from tissue extracts and body fluids, the need for standardization, media quality, and increased demand led to the development of defined media. The three basic classes of media are basal media, reduced-serum media, and serum-free media, which differ in their requirement for supplementation with serum.
Serum is vitally important as a source of growth and adhesion factors, hormones, lipids and minerals for the culture of cells in basal media. In addition, serum also regulates cell membrane permeability and serves as a carrier for lipids, enzymes, micronutrients, and trace elements into the cell. However, using serum in media has a number of disadvantages including high cost, problems with standardization, specificity, variability, and unwanted effects such as stimulation or inhibition of growth and/or cellular function on certain cell cultures. If the serum is not obtained from reputable source, contamination can also pose a serious threat to successful cell culture experiments. To address this threat, all Invitrogen and Gibco® products, including sera, are tested for contamination and guaranteed for their quality, safety, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
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Communities that participates in their own development gain a sense of ownership of their future.
Participants in a training programme map information in the sand. Mapping is one of a number of participatory tools used by TerraCircle trainers. The techniques TerraCircle uses to design and implement project work are chosen to encourage the participation of members of the commuity. They can be described as Participatory Action and Learning. TerraCircle encourages the attitude among project partners that development requires a committment by the community, that aid is not something that is simply 'given' by organisations in developing countries - that is, aid is not charity but is a cooperative endeavour that shapes the future of communities.
involve the community in making desicions, assessing trials and putting development strategies into action.
PRA offers a selection of techniques that encourage the participation of community members, clans and families in their own development.
PTD involves village farmers in the trialing and assessment of new techniques and technologies.
decision-making by farmers as to whether or not they want to adopt new ideas; the decision is based on their experience during field trials.
Community foods security assessment is a participatory approach to assessing the capability of a community to continue to provide its own food needs.
Using this information, a program of training and agricultural improvement is developed.
The experience of TerraCircle trainers has led to the adoption of the LEISA approach to small scale agricultural development.
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John Kenneth Galbraith, ameriški ekonomist, * 15. oktober 1908, zaselek Iona Station, Ontario, Kanada, † 29. april 2006, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Združene države Amerike.

Glabraith je bil vpliven ameriški ekonomist 20. stoletja. Bil je znan kot Keynesov zagovornik in institucionalist, vodilni zagovornik stila političnega liberalizma ZDA v 20. stoletju. Njegove knjige so postale uspešnice ekonomske literature v poznih 1950-tih in 1960. letih dvajsetega stoletja v ZDA in svetu. Poleg knjig je napisal in objavil preko tisoč člankov z različnih področij. Pisal je zelo poljudna vsem razumljiva znanstvena dela in večkrat kritiziral akademsko sfero. Njegova najbolj znana dela so knjige - trilogija Ameriški kapitalizem -(American Capitalism, 1952), Bogata družba (The Affluent Society, 1958) in Industrijska država (The New Industrial State, 1967). Bil je dolgoletni predavatelj na Univerzi Harvard. Zelo aktiven je bil tudi v politiki ZDA, kjer je svetoval predsednikom Franklinu D. Rooseveltu, Harryju S. Trumanu, Johnu F. Kennedyju,  Lyndonu B. Johnsonu in Billu Clintonu. Pisal je tudi govore demokratskim predsedniškim kandidatom in vladi pošiljal protestna pisma. V času Kennedyjeve vlade je bil tudi dve leti veleposlanik ZDA v Indiji.

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John K. Galbraith se je rodil leta 1908 v kanadskem Ontariu kot sin kmečkih staršev, škotskih priseljencev. Diplomiral je v Torontu, potem je nadaljeval študij v ZDA, kjer je obiskoval več pomembnih univerz - Harvard, Cambridge, Princeton in veliko pisal. Leta 1941 se je pridružil Uradu za cene, kjer je dosegel da so v dveh letih spravili pod nadzor skoraj vse cene nafte. O politični eliti je izjavil da »obrača vedno iste puhle misli«, ki jih je imenoval »konvencionalna modrost«, ZDA pa je primerjal z delniško družbo. Leta 1958 je izdal knjigo z naslovom Družba, ki živi v izobilju v kateri trdi, da so ZDA dosegle materialno blaginjo, zapostavile pa socialo. To je bila več let najbolj brana strokovna knjiga.

Leta 1937. se je J.K.Galbraith poročil z Meriam Atwater in v njunem zakonu so se rodili štirje sinovi, starejši J. Alan Galbraith je partner prominentne pravne pisarne Williams & Connolly, Douglas Galbraith je umrl že v otroštvu za levkemijo, Peter W. Galbraith je diplomat ZDA in ambasador na Hrvaškem ter je zelo publiciran komentator zunanje politijke v ZDA, deloma pa tudi na Balkanu in srednjem vzhodu. James K. Galbraith, najmlajši sin, je znan progresivni ekonomist. Poleg sinov ima J.K. Galbraith tudi deset vnukov.

Bil je dopisni član Hrvaške akademije znanosti in umetnosti.

Bibliografija

Neavtorizirani naslovi knjig v slovenščini:
 Moderna konkurenca in gospodarska politika, 1938.
 Teorija kontrole cen, 1952.
 Ameriški kapitalizem, 1952.
 Veliki zlom,1929, 1954.
 Bogata družba, 1958.
 Perspektive v ohranjanju, 1958.
 Ura Liberalizma, 1960.
 Ekonomski razvoj v perspektivi, 1962.
 Viski, 1963.
 Galbraitova knjiga -Ekonomski razvoj, 1964.
 Nova industrijska država, 1967.
 Ameriške študije-priročnik za začetnike, 1967.
 Kako oditi iz Vietnama, 1967.
 Triumf-(novela), 1968.
 Ambasadorjev žurnal, 1969.
 Kako kontrolirati vojsko, 1969.
 Indijske slike(z Mohindra Singh Radhawa), 1969.
 Kdo potrebuje demokrate, 1970.
 Ameriška levica in nekaj britanskih primerjav, 1071.
 Ekonomika,mir in smeh, 1972.
 Moč in uporabni ekonomist, 1973, (AER)
 Ekonomika in javne namere, 1973.
 Kitajski prehod, 1973.
 John Kenneth Galbraith predstavi Indijo, 1974.
 Denar: Kakor pride, tako odide, 1975.
 Socializem v bogatih deželah in revni, 1975.
 Ekonomski efekti izdatkov za zvezna javna dela 1933-38, (z G.Johnson) 1975.
 Doba negotovosti, (v BBC-13.del TV serije), 1977.
 Bralec Galbraita. 1977.
 Anali pravovernega liberalca, 1979.
 Narava masovne revščine, 1979.
 Vodič k ekonomiji za vsakogar, 1979.
 Življenje v našem času, 1981.
 Glas revnih, 1983.
 Anatomija moči, 1883.
 Eseji od revnih k bogatim, 1983.
 Reaganomika: Pomen, sredstva in cilji, 1983.
 Pogled iz stojišč, 1986.
 Perspektiva ekonomije: Kritika zgodovine, 1987.
 Kapitalizem, Komunizem in sobivanje, (z Stanislavom Menšikovim), 1988.
 Nekonvencionalna modrost: Eseji o ekonomiji v počastitev J.K.Galbraita, 1989.-(Editor)
 Profesor s stažem,1990.
 Zgodovine ekonomije: Preteklost kot sedanjost, 1991.
 Kultura zadovoljstva, 1992.
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Avtorizirani naslovi knjig v angleščini:
 Modern Competitition and Business Policy, 1938.
 A Theory of Price Control, 1952.
 American Capitalism: The concept of countervailing power, 1952.
 The Great Crash, 1929, 1954.
 Economics and the Art of Controversy, 1955.
 The Affluent Society, 1958.
 The Liberal Hour, 1960.
 Economic Development in Perspective, 1962.
 The Scotch, 1963.
 (Galbraith book)-Economic Development, 1964.
 The New Industrial State, 1967.
 Beginner's Guide to American Studies, 1967.
 How to get out of Vietnam, 1967.
 The Triumph, (novela)-1968.
 Ambassador's Journal, 1969.
 How to control the military, 1969.
 Indian Painting, (with Mohinder Singh Randhawa), 1969.
 Who needs democrats,(and what it takes to be needed, 1970.
 American Left and Some British Comparisons, 1971.
 Economics, Peace and Laughter, 1972.
 Power and the Useful Economist, 1973,(AER),
 Economics and the Public Purpose, 1973.
 A China Passage, 1973.
 John Kenneth Galbraith introdnees India, 1974.-(Editor)
 Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went, 1975.
 Socialism in rich countries and poor, 1975.
 The Economic effects of the Federal public works expenditures, 1933-38, (with G.Johnson) 1975.
 The Age of Uneertainity, (also a BBC 13 part television series), 1977.
 The Galbraith Reader, 1977.
 Annals of an Abiding Liberal, 1979.
 The Nature of Mass Poverty, 1979.
 Almost Everyone's Guide to Economics, 1979.
 A Life in Our Times, 1981.
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 Essays from the Poor to the Rich, 1983.
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 A View from the Stands, 1986.
 Economies in Perspective: A Critical History, 1987.
 Capitalism, Communism and Coexsistence, (with Stanislav Menshikov), 1988.
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 A History of Economics: The Past as the Present, 1991.
 The Culture of Contentment, 1992.
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 The socially concerned today, 1998.
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The General Motors – or GM – diet has been making plenty of headlines recently but it's been around since the 1980s. It's said that the unconventional eating plan was used by the car company to encourage its employees to stay in shape (but GM has since disputed those origins).
The content and quantity of the eating planning varies from day to day, but one thing remains consistent – it is simple and it is strict.
Day 1: Fruit. Just fruit. As much as you want. But no bananas. They recommend watermelon or rockmelon.
Day 2: As much raw or cooked vegetables as you want. You can also start the day with a baked potato with oil or butter.
Day 3: Fruit AND vegetables today but no bananas or potatoes.
Day 4: NOW you can have bananas, eight in fact. And three glasses of milk.
Day 5: Two, 280 gram portions of lean beef and six whole tomatoes.
Day 6: Unlimited amounts of lean protein and vegetables.
Day 7: Vegetables, fresh fruit juice and brown rice.
Some versions of the diet also note a signature cabbage soup that can be consumed as much as you'd like throughout the entire week.
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She says that you may well see quick and dramatic results, but it's not a realistic long term option.
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Towards the end of Camera Lucida (1980) Roland Barthes wonders if the little boy Ernest, the subject of an André Kertesz photograph from 1931, could still be alive. In considering this question Barthes is led to ponder his own existence: 'Why is it that I am alive here and now?', he asks. Yuki Kimura's photographs take this question, which lies beneath all photography, and bring it to the surface. Her subjects, caught in the present moment, break the illusion of their stillness, their assuredness, to remind us, with sly humour, that they were born and will die. Life-size Lives (Resemblance) #1-3 (1998) is a triptych of portraits of three young men. Dressed identically in jeans, T-shirts and blue felt hats, the men gaze confidently into the camera. Yet despite their youthful vitality we immediately leap ahead in time and consider their inevitable deaths. Why? Because the texts on their shirts read, sequentially: 'One of the three is to die first', 'One of the three is to die second', 'One of the three is to die third.' As they were taken five years ago, I wonder if perhaps one has already died, and by extension I must ponder, like Barthes, my own place in the continuum of things, my own death.
With or without us everything continues. This is the theme underlying all of Kimura's photographs. She places both her subjects and the viewer in the midst of the wide network of historical, social and biological forces that form and inform us. Looking both forwards and back, her photographs not only confront the inevitability of our own death but also marvel at the continuation of life. In her slide-projection piece Will Children Have Children? (1999) we are shown a series of 40 images, all pairs of young Japanese boys and girls. Each image appears almost identical. The people wear the same clothes, have the same hairstyles and are posed similarly against the same background. Yet as we look from image to image it quickly becomes apparent that no two couples are quite alike. Kimura defies our desire to distinguish and to be distinguished. Further complicating the matter is the fact that of the eight individuals Kimura used in combinations for the series three pairs are actual siblings. Directly challenging the viewer, the shirt worn by the person on the right in each of the photos bears the text: 'How many real brothers and sisters do you reckon there are? And anyway, we were born because our parents had sex!'
Returning us to the primal scene, Kimura asks us to stop and consider the mystery of our origins, how it is we became who we are. In doing so she places herself firmly in a genealogy that stretches from Diane Arbus to Cindy Sherman to Jennifer Bornstein. Like Arbus, Kimura's photographs reveal a fascination with genetics, with how two people can be so alike yet so different. Couples and the act of coupling, copulation and procreation come up time and again in her work. Indeed, Arbus' own recurrent images of twins and triplets are echoed in works such as Will Children Have Children? while her photographs of expectant mothers and babies become, in Kimura's hands, a series of diptychs of apparently pregnant Japanese women whose bulging stomachs are revealed, in the second image, to be basketballs placed under their dresses and sweatshirts. Making literal sport of the dark 'flaw' Arbus saw in her subjects, Kimura's models are infused with lightness and beauty, even in the face of death.
Self-reflexive and charming, funny and perplexing, Kimura's photographs, on a further level, interrogate the very way we perceive images. This is true both of the portraits and of her lesser-known series of landscape and travel photos, which were the subject of this small show in Los Angeles entitled 'Deep-Take'. Playing off the word 'diptych' as well as the filmic techniques of deep-focus and long-take, Kimura presented pairs of images that compelled the viewer to look twice. On separate walls were similar photographs of a man in a red sweatshirt fishing on a beach, taken just seconds apart; only the waves crashing over the jetty reveal the passage of the brief moment of time. This rupture between the two images, the absent space-time sliver, becomes Kimura's point of focus. Her strategy of repetition and doubling emphasizes the photograph's place in a continuum and makes it but a single step in a greater voyage. Which is why the docked ship in Passing Backgrounds (1999) is significant. Awaiting the start of its voyage, Kimura reveals its stillness to be deceptive. Looking from one image to the next, we cannot help but be struck by the simple truth that, while the ship may not be moving, everything around it is.
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A Beginner's Guide to Animated DC Superhero Flicks
So there's this weakness of mine that some will call a little…asinine. Cheesy, even. Maybe in some circles I wouldn't be considered a "true nerd" because of it.
I will watch *anything* spearheaded by Bruce Timm. Bonus: Paul Dini, Andrea Romano, and a few select voice actors. Better yet as cartoon-ified members of the Justice League.
Growing up, my brother was the one who read all the comics. Being much younger than he, I wasn't to be trusted with such prized possessions. Consequently, I settled for the cartoons. It all began with Batman: The Animated Series. From then on, the '90s were a glorious trip into superheroes for kids like me. You know, the ones who didn't have the money to support a comic habit.
There will never be another era of cartoons quite like the '90s, and I'm not just saying that because I grew up in them. No other decade had such stunning animation, with perfect blends of adult humor targeted toward kids, complete with themes fit for any English teacher to foster critical thinking skills.
That said, there has been some pretty exhaustive research (read: superamazingholycrapthatwasfun watched ALL the things) to compile this special list of my Top 5 (in no ranking order) DC animated movies you should see, if you haven't followed the comics for the past twenty years and are fairly new to the world of the Justice League. (I see you over there, wearing a Batman shirt and having no idea why he always wins. *ahem*)
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
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1. Superman: Doomsday (2007)
Folks, this one's important. Not just fun to watch, not just an action-packed thrill ride, but honestly crucial to the understanding of Superman and what makes him one of the most ubiquitous icons in American mythology and fandom. Adapted from the 1992 DC Comics storyline The Death of Superman, the film opens with the mind of Lex Luthor, Superman's oldest enemy. Superman is seen as the guy who always saves the day, and people worship him for it. Meanwhile, his relationship with Lois Lane strengthens as the two attempt to deal with his "secret identity." Suddenly, a wild Doomsday alien killing machine appears! Superman does what he always does, and fights to the last breath to stop the monster. The fight is powerful and lengthy, but is there specifically to teach you just what it takes to kill the Man of Steel without using kryptonite. Canonically, he hasn't yet met Batman, and therefore doesn't automatically try to find Doomsday's weakness. Lex takes the beating as a stab to his ego, and devises a way to use Metropolis's grief to his advantage. Abruptly we see a city without Superman; who will help others in a world without a safety net? Superman returns just in time, but of course he's not the same. While we know the son the Kents raised, we meet the opposite in Luthor's creation—a boyscout turned tyrant. There's something to be said, thematically, about the way Luthor treats the first clone. He's a bad parent, and uses lines abusive guardians would use, like "I'm only doing this because I care," and "I brought you into this world. I can take you out of it." The clone is a perfect example of how Superman could have turned out if he hadn't been raised by good people, and an outward reflection of what may already be within him should the world turn sour (his perpetual inner conflict). Scene to keep an eye out for: Superman poignantly falls into his own memorial. It's a statement on the difference between his ego and idealogy vs. Luthor's.
The entire film keeps you on the edge of your seat and gives you a rapid synopsis of the much larger storyline from the '92 comics and subsequent novel by Roger Stern. Anne Heche plays a brilliant Lois Lane opposite Adam Baldwin's Superman. Ultimately the story is a great braintease: Who are we, as a people? Where do we look for hope, and who do we become when no one is watching? "It's what I'm here for."~Superman
2. Wonder Woman (2009)
Another crucial film. Long after Batman and Superman get their due respect in various animated series, Wonder Woman finally gets a standalone film (history is currently repeating itself with the live-action theatrical releases). While we saw in Justice League and Justice League: Unlimited the character's development and strength, the 'toons merely dipped their toes in the water with her. As the third larger-than-life hero in the Justice League Trinity, we finally get to see her origins and society's history.
We open with Ares, the god of war, in a massive battle with the Amazons led by Hippolyta. Hippolyta's pretty pissed at him not only for waging war, but for forcing himself on her to create a child she didn't consent to. As she's about to make the killing stroke, Zeus intervenes (because how dare a woman kill one of his spawns), but not before Hera has a word. Hera promises Hippolyta a sanctuary, complete with immortality and a utopian island free from men, that also serves as a prison for Ares. There, she creates her daughter, Diana. Themyscira is shown as a place of enchanting peace and enlightenment, but for all its perfection, some of the Amazons are growing restless and yearn for the outside world. A perfect example of peacocking masculinity in Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, and soon Diana wins the right to bring him back to his country. He's a womanizing, sexist, all-heart-and-no-brains pilot, and is instantly enamored by his female polar opposite. Her second mission, however, brings the two closer to an understanding. They work together to find the escaped Ares, all the while engaging in a verbal battle of the sexes. Steve (unwittingly) admits he's a pig, and Diana admits she could use more than a day's worth of education on men before forming more opinions.
This is one for your women's studies class. Wonder Woman may have been conceived at a time of rampant sexism and misogyny (1941), but has always been seen as a powerful feminist icon. In this movie, she illustrates the need for communication between men and women about what it is we do to each other. There is also a touching dynamic between Alexa and Artemis as Amazonian sisters, proving that there is no one way to be female or feminine. Persephone, the traitor, gives Hippolyta a great piece of her mind: "Yes, Hippolyta, the Amazons are warriors. But we are women, too."
Oh, and by the way…the story is by the incomparable Gail Simone. If you don't know who she is, go read. NOW.
3. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Kind of a misnomer, to be honest. Wonder Woman had just as much a part to play in the plot as Batman and Superman. BUT. We get introduced to the refreshing Supergirl! Yay!
And that's pretty much the point. Supergirl's origin story is tweaked slightly to have her land in Gotham, alone and afraid, and having to learn American English in a short span of time. Luckily in this canon, there's a Justice League, so the heroes are in contact with each other. While Kara Zor-El is busy adjusting to life on Earth with Clark's help, Darkseid learns that she's more physically powerful than Superman. He becomes determined to capture her and groom her to lead his armies. The Trinity starts acting like concerned parents, trying to find the best place for Kara. Wonder Woman ensures Kara's combat training, much to the chagrin of Superman. Of course, as soon as Kara starts asserting her independence to them, she gets yanked onto Apocalypse, Darkseid's world of living hell. We get a peek into Batman's character, as he likes Krypto's assessment of Kara but fights another, more evil dog on Apocalypse. Every step of the way, he tries to advise caution to Superman in regards to the teen cousin, but naturally Clark doesn't listen. Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman enlist Barda's aid to get Kara back, and once on the other planet they all fight their way to Darkseid. In the end, it's more about a power play/chess game rather than physical prowess. (Although Wonder Woman and Barda battling the Furies is a great match.) Ultimately, we see just how great Supergirl could be, if given good guidance and training to control her powers. This is the part where I add the cliche: Her greatest strength is her heart, evoked by "Did he influence me, or bring out a darkness that was already there?"
Thematically, what we have is a fable on the subject of free will. Darkseid is the worst tyrant—the kind that convinces you he cares, yet uses you till you're dried up. And even though the "parents" of the Justice League exercise a lot of control, they usually stick to having people find their own paths (closely monitored). Also, Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, and Tim Daly. Because of reasons.
4. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
By now you might be wondering why I haven't listed any Green Lantern films. That's because they're not yet good enough to make this list. I'm attempting to give you the cream of the crop for a new watcher. That said, I give you the best of the bunch regarding The Flash. Warning: This film is not for anyone under age 12.
Adapted from the 2011 Flashpoint comic series, we are given a key insight into Barry Allen's character and willingness to help others. His nemesis, the Reverse-Flash, drops him into a world where his mother never dies. The result is a nonexistent Justice League, where instead Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war with each other at the expense of entire countries. Some villains from the world we know are instead resistance fighters. Hal Jordan is no more than a pilot. Cyborg is an employee of the US Government, sent to devise a way to end the war. And most chilling of all: Batman is not Bruce, but Thomas Wayne, his father. Thomas' form of justice comes without the anti-gun, anti-killing code of honor, and at the bottom of a flask. Yet Barry is able to convince him, through sheer force of optimism, that he needs to be The Flash to make things right. Where is the Man of Steel, you may ask? Well, a world without Flash's perky do-gooder attitude also means a world without a larger-than-life Kryptonian. His visage is among the saddest you'll see in the gritty, Sin City meets 1984-esque world. "Suicide Squad" even gets a shout-out, an homage to how closely alike the governments of both worlds would operate, perhaps illustrating the delicate balance each decision impacts life.
Worst of all to think about is that at his core, The Flash is one of the most selfless of the heroes. Sure, he likes the glory and appreciation, but usually he doesn't actually care if someone says Thank You. At the end of the day, he can sleep at night knowing he helped someone in need, even if it was in the smallest of ways. His methods are more kindness-driven than strategy or brawn. What the Reverse-Flash does is play on said quality here. Selfishly, he could save his mother. But that same selfishness would create the world he could never want or live in, and in fact fights every day to prevent.
Most touching moment award: Flash as middleman between the two Batmans. I'll let you watch to find out how. Which brings me to…
5. Justice League: Doom (2012)
Honestly, I could have listed a host of Batman films to fill the No. 5 spot. But none of them are for a beginner.
To get the best wide-angle lens on Batman and who he is, look no further than Justice League: Doom. This is among my favorites of all time. And it's not just because it features the absolute best casting in Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, and Nathan Fillion. Don't let anyone tell you these aren't the best voices for their characters; you don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Presented with a well-functioning, new-ishly formed Justice League, a basic mystery of higher-than-high tech given to the Royal Flush Gang unfolds as a larger plot by Vandal Savage, the immortal conqueror. In the process, he calls together a team of villains typically pitted against each hero: Cheetah to Wonder Woman, Mirror Master to The Flash, Bane to Batman, Metallo to Superman, Star Sapphire to Green Lantern, and Ma'alefa'ak to Martian Manhunter. Each villain laments that s/he had tried for years to take down their counterparts, so how is Savage going to succeed? His plan involves careful strategy and manipulation based off of a key Leaguer's intel—Batman's. The villains do their part to take down the heroes, but the plans are warped a bit to involve killing, a corruption Batman would never use. Of course, Batman may never have included a contingency to subdue himself, yet nevertheless, Savage's knowledge of his secret identity may have been all Bane needed. Though the plans for the other heroes outline effective ways to play on psyches and physical weaknesses, the plan to kill Batman was much less thought-out. The attempt was there, but Bane points out, "I buried you alive." Batman coolly replies, "That was your first mistake." As the League works together to foil Savage's typical destroy-the-world ploy, older fans are treated to the Hall of Doom of Super Friends fame. A wild dichotomy appears as the oldest guy in the room, who should be the wisest, aims to stop the youngest dude in the room, whose intelligence is largely based in technology.
At the end, the League is left wondering if they can trust Batman. Batman doesn't quite defend himself so much as the reasoning behind his contingencies. Superman mentions that he would never do that to him, and Batman snaps, "Then you're a damned fool."
You can re-watch all of the '90s TV cartoons in which Batman is featured, but never come close to as condensed a package of Bruce Wayne's Brain 101. There will never be another hero with his tireless work ethic (screw you, Alfred, for tending his injuries and making him eat), his simple code of not killing (which even Wonder Woman and Superman have come close to doing), his sheer force of will rivalling that of Green Lantern (see: how he survives burial), his mastery of strategy (he knows how his plans work and exactly how to save everyone), and his near-flawless "I don't GAF what you think because I'm getting the job done" attitude.
He likes to work alone for a reason. He is a legend not because of his genius or prowess, but because he operates with neverending self-evolution and adaptability. Every move he makes, he learns. He is the best of us, and the worst of us. And he truly doesn't GAF if you appreciate it.
And there you have it! But before you go, I'd like to enter a wonderfully honorable mention: World's Finest. Watch it as either the movie or the three-part Superman episode. It's key to understanding the dynamic between Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. Let me tell you, fans EVERYWHERE were squeeing over almost everything about it when it first aired in 1997. From then on, we were allowed to see the two banter and save each other, and even call each other friends. Go see it. It's necessary.
Further recommendations:
Son of Batman (2014) and Batman v. Robin (2015). Little pipsqueek newbie Robin gives Batman a run for his money.
Justice League: War (2014). Awesome look into why the heroes are better when they're fighting together, and how each personality learns to appreciate working with a team.
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010). There's a glorious further peek into Batman's psyche: he mentions a "hell of [his] own making." At the end, there's a perfect exchange between Batman and the Red Hood that exposes why Batman has yet to kill the Joker. Joker's character is brilliantly executed.
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010). I thought this would take the Doom spot, but nope. It's beautifully done, and offers a world where our heroes are the worst versions of themselves. Best line naturally comes from Batman: "We both looked into the abyss. But when it looked back at us, you blinked."
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1&2 (2012-2013). Frank Miller's imagined take on the retired hero. What does he do when he's a workaholic and forced into inaction? Can there be a world without Batman? Gritty, vengeful, wise, and exceptional. Plays with the "who created whom" psychological conundrum. Also, V for Vendetta gets a cameo in a drug store!
Go forth, and enjoy!
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"You have reached the 911 center for the city of St. Louis. All operators are busy at this time. Please do not hang up. Your call will be answered in the order received."
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ST. LOUIS — On a recent afternoon, just two dispatchers were tasked with answering all St. Louis 911 and nonemergency police calls for their full eight-hour shifts.
The 911 wait time about 3:30 p.m. that day was eight minutes, with the longest hold time glaring at the dispatchers under a red line on their computer screens.
Waiting St. Louis 911 callers got the same message on repeat: "You have reached the 911 center for the city of St. Louis. All operators are busy at this time. Please do not hang up. Your call will be answered in the order received." (Photo/Getty Images)
Waiting callers got the same message on repeat: "You have reached the 911 center for the city of St. Louis. All operators are busy at this time. Please do not hang up. Your call will be answered in the order received."
Employees at the 911 center say little has changed with operations despite city promises earlier this year to improve staffing after months of critical news coverage about long wait times.
St. Louis police in February announced a series of technology upgrades to improve city 911 in response to coverage by the Post-Dispatch and other media. Five months have since passed and the city has ushered in a new mayor, Tishaura O. Jones, but 911 call data and interviews with dispatchers show the situation has not improved. Both short-term and long-term efforts to improve 911 service have so far stalled, including proposals to merge the city's separate police and fire 911 centers.
The Post-Dispatch reported in February that the city was far below national standards that recommend 90% of 911 calls be answered within 10 seconds. This year from February through May, the city placed about 36% of calls on holds of 10 seconds or more, according to police department data. In that same four-month period, 21% of callers waited at least 40 seconds and about 5%, some 6,000 callers, were on hold at least two minutes waiting to reach a dispatcher.
Staffing also has not improved. Police last week said about 30% of its dispatcher jobs, 28 positions, remain vacant, three more vacancies than the Post-Dispatch reported in April when retiring 911 manager Maureen Ramsey told the newspaper of severe staff shortages.
"We're the lifeline for the department, for the officers, but they forget that," Ramsey said at the time. "They haven't treated us equal and now the people in St. Louis aren't getting what they're expecting when they call 911."
St. Louis interim Public Safety Director Dan Isom, who oversees both the police and fire departments for the Jones administration, said the city has been focused on hiring to improve delays, but it's been a case of taking one step forward and two steps back.
"Unfortunately it's a numbers game and right now we're approaching the most active part of the summer and we've hired people, but at the same time people are leaving and retiring," Isom said.
He said he's continuing to push for pay raises and more hiring, but the 911 system also has a larger structural problem — the separate 911 centers for police and for St. Louis fire and EMS.
It was a system set up when the police force was under state control and the fire department was run by the city, but the two centers have resulted in delays for years, according to city records.
All 911 calls come into police and many have to be transferred to fire and EMS, while the understaffed police dispatchers still have to stay on the line through the duration of a call.
Documents obtained this month show plans to address the situation have been pushed off or blocked by administrative constraints within the last year, but Isom and Jones said they are committed to addressing the inefficiencies.
"My goal in the next budget year is ultimately to figure out how to combine them," Isom said. "We need to get it done."
Jones said in a statement that she considers 911 service a priority and has supported combining police and fire dispatch centers.
"The people of St. Louis want to know they'll get a rapid response when they call 911," she said. "We are exploring new avenues to ensure that calls for emergencies are answered quickly and dispatched to the right professionals."
Stopgap blocked
Isom had a plan to improve wait times.
As public safety director and a former St. Louis police chief from 2008 through 2012, he had long heard proposals to combine police and fire 911, but knew a consolidation would take months or years.
As an emergency stopgap measure, Isom decided to have fire dispatchers train to work police dispatch on overtime to prevent dramatically understaffed shifts.
A group of fire dispatchers started the training this spring, but the program was ended after only a few days because fire and police employees are members of separate unions and city departments, according to police 911 center staff. City and union contract rules prohibit fire and police employees from working and getting overtime pay in departments outside their own, though 911 calls into the center are for both departments.
"It would've solved the immediate problem," Isom said of the proposal.
With that idea on hold, Isom said he's considering installing a new call filtering service that would have 911 callers press one number for police and another for the fire department to ease the burden on police dispatchers and curb delays, but those plans have not been solidified.
There's another fix Isom is considering this year: Higher pay.
Isom said he hopes to evaluate the pay schedule but it "takes some time" to get approved through the city.
Letters obtained by the Post-Dispatch this spring show that police Chief John Hayden has been appealing to the city personnel director for dispatcher pay raises since at least November 2018, when he wrote that understaffing already made it "difficult to maintain public safety standards that are critical to our accreditation."
Dispatchers got a substantial raise in February 2020 when then-Mayor Lyda Krewson raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour for all city employees, bringing the starting salary up to $31,200 from $25,870.
The city in February then approved another pay bump to raise the starting salary to about $38,000 from $31,200.
But the latest wage increase applied only to new employees. While entry-level salaries jumped by thousands, many dispatchers with five to 10 years on the job still make about $40,000, not much more than those going through the 11-month training period.
In part because of this and the increasing demands, several experienced dispatchers have quit or retired in recent months, according to two dispatchers who asked for anonymity in speaking with the Post-Dispatch for fear of disciplinary action.
Isom said he's optimistic there's a way to combine police and fire 911 staffs to ease the burden.
The union representing police dispatchers, the St. Louis Police Officers' Association, also voiced some support for the idea.
"There are some union representation issues that would have to be worked out," the union's business manager Jeff Roorda said. "But we'd find a way to make it work because ensuring that there's someone on the other end of the phone when a citizen calls 911 or on the other end of the radio when a cop screams for help is our No. 1 priority."
Roorda added, "We just wish the police administration and City Hall shared that priority and started treating 911 understaffing like the urgent crisis it is."
Long-term plans stalled
For at least 14 years the city has debated a larger, multimillion-dollar project of fully merging police and fire 911 centers in a new facility.
That project on the city's list of capital improvements is estimated to cost about $32 million.
Some work has started on the proposal. In November 2019, the city hired FGM Architects to create a design for a combined center, known as a Public Safety Answering Point.
The firm was paid about $115,000 before the contract was paused by the city when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and has not restarted, St. Louis Budget Director Paul Payne said.
From design to completion, the project would likely take about three years, St. Louis Board of Public Service President Richard Bradley said in a March capital improvements meeting.
It's not the first time the city has considered acting on plans to combine 911.
The city in 2008 hired a different architecture firm, L. Robert Kimball & Associates, to do its own design review. The firm's report said the aging 911 technology and separate dispatch operations needed to be merged. The separate operations created "huge economic and public safety issues for the city," including unnecessary dispatch delays.
"Transfers need to be eliminated and time needs to be saved," the report concluded, recommending that combining 911 centers and employing all dispatchers in a single city department would also make transitioning to new technology easier and less expensive, including the ability for callers to text 911, which the city has still not introduced.
The 2008 report acknowledged barriers, including the high cost and labor issues that "may require protracted negotiations before a resolution can be reached."
Todd Waelterman, the previous director of operations for the city under Krewson and current commissioner of refuse, voiced concern in a March public meeting that the city does not have proper backup 911 facilities.
"Things got to be built," said Waelterman of a new 911 center. "You know in our phone systems and our 911 systems, there's not a lot of redundancy there and it's kind of scary if we have a disaster the way we are now."
Waiting in a crisis
As plans inch forward, 911 callers in St. Louis are still waiting — often in the middle of a crisis.
A witness to a triple shooting was on hold more than 10 minutes in May, KTVI reported. Alderman John Collins Muhammad Jr., 21st Ward, posted on social media that same month that he was "livid" when he couldn't reach police or firefighters to report a building engulfed in flames in his ward. Alderman Cara Spencer, 20th Ward, told the Post-Dispatch last month she was on hold 10 minutes after witnessing a serious car wreck.
Scott Bouchard, who lives in the Gravois Park neighborhood, was among more than 6,000 callers who have been on hold for at least two minutes after calling 911 this year.
Bouchard called on May 6 to report a woman having a mental health crisis in the middle of his residential street about 10:30 p.m. The woman was yelling for help and screaming that someone was after her. Bouchard was also concerned she could be run over.
He sat on hold for six minutes, before the woman eventually left the street on her own. He hung up before connecting with a dispatcher.
"Every minute counts in so many situations, and after that I just worry for myself and for other people because sometimes you don't have much more time than to dial 911," Bouchard said. "What happens then?"
On the other end of the line, the remaining dispatchers are also feeling the strain.
Just about every day in recent weeks, at least one dispatcher is assigned to manage police radio calls for two police districts at once.
And one of the lowest priority calls into the center, alarm calls, have had to wait so long that some security companies have taken to calling dispatch supervisors directly in an effort to get help faster.
"When you pick up calls when it's busy, the very first thing they all say is 'I've been waiting 10 minutes,' and it takes even more time," a dispatcher told the Post-Dispatch this week. "The workload and treatment is horrible. Honestly, I'm thinking of leaving."
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The British Airways Winter sale ends tomorrow. As I will remind you, the short-haul deals are pretty good and the long-haul deals are pretty average. You can also double up with the American Express cashback or bonus Avios deal currently available to many of us.
British Airways and American Express have a cashback or points bonus which is generous, especially as it can be combined with the current sale deals.
The offer only appears to be added to British Airways American Express cards, either free or Premium Plus, although it is worth checking any other cards you have.
Both offers were only valid for the first 20,000 people to save them to their card. This target appears to have been reached so you may no longer see it as available. You need to look under the 'Offers' tab of your online BA Amex statement page at the Amex website here.
Remember that the offer will pay out on redemption bookings as long as the taxes are over £100. I imagine that it will also trigger if you pay £100 towards any BA Holidays package you have booked. It will NOT work if you buy £100 of Avios via ba.com. This is because 'buy Avios' transactions are purchased by points.com and you will see their name on your Amex statement.
If your booking is very close to £100, remember that you can make a small charitable donation to Flying Start or to offset your CO2 emissions. This is worth doing if your ticket is more than £85 but below £100. I imagine the Flying Start donation can also be treated as gift aid.
The highlight of the entire British Airways sale is the incredibly low Club Europe fares out of London Gatwick.
In fact, these are the cheapest Club Europe fares I have ever seen. Back in October 2015 BA ran a flash sale offering seats at £150 return, but some of these deals beat that. The lowest fare was to Nurmberg for £114 but that was for early January only.
More mainstream destinations are also very cheap. Barcelona is £160 return in Club Europe from London Gatwick.
You get 80 tier points for the flight, so at well under £2 per tier point this is worth considering for no other reason than it is a cheap way to earn or retain status. As I note below, Catania is £215 return for 160 tier points.
The best way to look at the available routes is via the Low Fare Finder tool on ba.com. Click here, select 'Europe' and select 'Business'.
If you are after tier points, you should take a look at Catania in Sicily. This is a 160 tier points route and is selling for as low as £215 return in May, June and July. My article listing all of the 160 tier point Club Europe routes is here.
You should also have a look at the BA Holidays website here and do a dummy booking with a hotel or car hire added. You might find it gets even cheaper.
The long-haul sale deals are less interesting. The home page is here. Remember that tomorrow is the last day to book.
Travel dates vary by route so take a look at the small print at the bottom of the sale website. In general, you can book until early December 2018. There seem to be fewer date restrictions than usual.
The easiest way to check out the best prices to a specific destination is with the British Airways Low Fare Finder tool on ba.com. This will show you the cheapest price on any route, in any class, on month by month basis. If you can be flexible with dates, there are some decent fares available.
In general, the premium deals are more expensive than the last sale, but some First Class deals are attractive.
As usual I strongly recommend also getting a price via the BA Holidays website here. Packaging a hotel and flight, or a car and a flight, can sometimes cost less than the flight itself.
Remember that World Traveller Plus fares can be upgraded to Club World with Avios, either during the booking process (use 'Book and Upgrade') or later. There must be Avios availability for redemption seats in Club World for you to do this.
The cost is the difference between a Club World and World Traveller Plus redemption. You can look up Avios pricing by route in this article.
As I said above, the deals are not as good as they were in the Summer sale. However, there are some excellent First Class offers. In general, these are priced at roughly £400 above the equivalent Club World fare.
In general, Asia prices are not too attractive – even Bangkok, widely discounted by everyone at the moment, is still £1698 in Club World. South Africa is also very high (£2854 Club World to Jo'burg, more to Cape Town).
If you were looking at Dubai, remember that Abu Dhabi is cheaper and it is a £40 / 1 hour taxi ride from the airport to Jumeirah. That is only a little longer and a little more expensive than the ride from Dubai International. It is worth taking a serious look at Muscat, however, as the fares are even cheaper and Oman has some good hotels.
Remember that 'Part Pay With Avios' can be used with these fares. The maximum discount at present is £250 for 45,500 Avios points per return flight in Club World and £300 for 55,000 Avios in First – which is pretty terrible, to be honest. You can learn more about 'Part Pay With Avios', including the rates for other cabins, on this special page of ba.com.
Don't forget to compare pricing with BA Holidays too. Their home page is here.
The best thing to do if you are interested is to pop over to ba.com and have a look around, starting with the Low Fare Finder. The full sale details are here. The sale ends tomorrow, Tuesday 30th January.
Slightly O/T, however since WTP and Club are mentioned here, I thought I'd mention it: for any HFP readers who happen to be BAEC Gold members thinking of redeeming a "Gold upgrade for 2" voucher during this sale and checking for WTP->Club deals, be "warned": If you book and redeem the voucher on BA.com, the website will incorrectly reprice the BASE fare of your ticket , whereas all it's meant to do is calculate a slightly different tax (approximately + £103 BA imposes fres). I had to book a dummy reservation using my voucher to allow BAEC to forward the details to their sales team to confirm this a "known issue between WTP and Club) and pending a fix. Summary: if you have the GUF2 voucher, make sure you get a cash quote first, then check for upgrade availability and try and redeem the voucher. If you see the BASE fare of your quote had increased as well, call BAEC, get them to re-quote you (and remove the £10 booking fee!) and redeem the voucher over the phone. You may find it saves you in the region of £200!
Had 2 x GUF1 that I used to book travel for later this year. The base fare difference between the cash WTP fare on ba.com and the GUF1 upgrade fare (WTP->CW) is about £300 per person. I thought that this is because not all fare classes can be upgraded and went ahead to book the upgrade via the website, but it seems you are saying this is not the case.
So is it true that all WTP cash fares can be upgraded to CW (if availability permits)? If true, I must have also wasted hundreds on my GUF2 I redeemed last year! Is there a way for BA to fix this on my booked ticket for later this year?
A few years ago some deeply discounted WTO tickets could not be upgraded but this was clearly flagged at booking. BA then stopped it, presumably due to customer confusion.
Nothing you can do about a ticket already booked. Some difference will be BA surcharges though.
BA put my £100 spend through as two lots of £50, so it didn't register for the 1500 Avios deal.
A quick call to AmEx with their usual superb customer service got it sorted though.
Odd, I thought it would trigger anyway as BA always charges each ticket separately.
Would the bonus points be credited if it's an ex E.U flight, so charged in euros but then converted to £ on the statement?
Check the small print – these offers are often restricted to £ purchases.
My flights from Spain priced in Euros did not trigger the bonus. I resorted to plan B and paid £100 off a BA holiday which did.
I have also triggered my £200 of £600 Amex travel deal but not had the credit back thus far – has anyone got their's?
BA Hols balance payment worked for £15 off £100.
The Amex Travel "£200 back on £600" offer did work for me but the statement credit took about 10 days to appear.
Yes, I got both £200 of £600 on Platinum and £50 of £200 on Gold, in around a week from the moment of booking.
Been 6 working days and not had my £200 credit back on platinum yet, going to call them as wanted to cancel ASAP. Partner has had £50 back off £200 on Gold card from same day.
Used ours on hotel bookings, all separate but hit the thresholds.
Got mine on a hotel booking – took around 7 days to register.
The £200 Amex Travel one was used for flights in the summer, no mention of a May cutoff in the offer I had.
Just to confirm, paying off part of a BA holiday balance did trigger the bonus for me.
Will selecting and paying for seats for a CW fare trigger this?
Other comments in the past have suggested so.
A bit off topic and sorry if it's a silly question.
I'm booking a flight via Qatar.com and I'm going to credit the miles to BA.
I believe I'm getting 160 Tier points. And the reason I'm not booking it via Ba is because it comes as £1000, but only £500 via Qatar.
There is a Ba coded flight and a Qr coded flight. Which is better if I'm crediting the miles to Ba?
If this is in economy and you don't have any status with BA then it'll be the same. If you have BA status and/or it is Business then you are better with BA coded flights.
As a lowly Blue, I used my BA amex offer to reserve seats in CW Upper Deck. 1500 points triggered straight away.
We had intended to book WTP LHR-SFO in the sale, but found it was 'only' double the price to go out in F and back in CW. I found it was easy to convince myself it was a good idea 🙂 The only thing I resent is having to pay for a seat selection in CW as I don't have BA status.
Def worth it esp if you get good location in aircraft in J. F is oftenbworth the difference in avios spend. We did it coming back from NYC. Bummer having to pay tho.
Saying that we are in F 241 now about to take off for KUL with new J layout. It looks really good l can say right now. Wouldn't mind going J LH now seeing this tonight..
Does anyone know if Palermo (Sicily) counts as a 160 tier point route??
Alas no, it does not. However, do not allow yourself to be dissuaded from visiting PMO for that reason. My Senior Management and I spent a delightful week there before Christmas and there is a lot to see and do. Did you know that Palermo has the third largest opera house in the whole of Europe? Having travelled around much of mainland Italy, we were distinctly impressed with the place and with its native cuisine and wines: simply glorious. Thoroughly recommended.
Would a part payment on an ex-EU holiday tigger the payment? Would be in Euros.
Doubt that would work, T&Cs say £ and it's very easy to track that one.
I saved the 1,500 Avios offer to my Ba Amex and purchased a one way ba flight on ba.com – Hamburg to LHR costing €130.
I didn't use my Amex gold card despite it giving triple MR on that transaction (1MR + 1 bonus MR for foreign spend + 1 bonus MR for airline spend) and instead used my BA Amex to trigger the 1,500 Avios.
After querying the missing 1,500 Avios with the Amex chat online I was told eventually that I wasn't eligible because the offer was only for BA flights purchased in GBP.
Always read the small print on these offers!!!
This is detailed in term 1 of the T&Cs. It pays to read the small print on every (new) offer.
I'm c10k points short of booking a NYC trip as an anniversary surprise for my wife in the autumn using the BA companion voucher that I have earned with my BA AMEX. I wish to book sooner than later so I don't loose the available slots for the weekend I'd like to take her. What are my best options for cheapest purchase of the avios balance, or otherwise earning c10k avios quickly?
On a related point, we are currently living at the same address as my parents due to a build project. Our resi address is therefore the same and my father has registered for his avios / BA EC. I wondered about using his to points to top up our balance, but I think this would require us breaking his HHA (my father and mother), and us breaking ours (my wife, kids and I), then all of us joining as one, booking the ticket (once my father has done a transfer of all of his BA Avios points, except the 10k we require, out to his avios account) then doing the same in reverse! Quite a mission!
Any thoughts or comments most welcome! Thanks in advance.


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Il ferro da stiro è il sesto romanzo di Gianni Simoni (2012), con protagonisti il commissario di polizia Miceli, prossimo alla pensione, ed il suo amico Petri ex giudice (che come l'autore ha deciso di prepensionarsi dal mondo giudiziario che non riusciva più a sopportare).

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I due ultrasessantenni Petri e Miceli sono bistrattati dalle rispettive mogli a causa del fastidioso senile risveglio d'interesse per l'altro sesso.
I due cercheranno di ricostruire la loro vita coniugale; sarà così che Petri si ritroverà tra le mani un ferro da stiro che potrebbe essere stato usato per commettere un omicidio.

Romanzi di Gianni Simoni


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Malian Youth Show Entrepreneurial Spirit
Fatoumata Fomba (22) has radically changed course since she attended an EJOM training in Mali. "I discovered that I don't like the corporate world," she says from behind her hip black glasses. Her words illustrate the mismatch between the skills of young people and the needs of the Malian labor market. The project EJOM contributes to the solution of this problem, in this case by providing a training in waste management.
The EJOM project, funded by the EU, trains 8,620 young people to run their own business. EJOM stands for "L'Emploi des Jeunes cres des Opportunities ici au Mali". ICCO has been active around this issue since 2017 in collaboration with SNV, APEJ and WASTE.
Everyone has a talent
"Everyone has a talent," says Aminata Samounou (34), while showing her storeroom: "But sometimes it takes a while to find it." She points to a large plastic bowl that is filled to the brim with packaged cookies: "I was already selling cookies in high school when I graduated in 2010 as a lawyer. Finding no work in her field, she started walking by the offices in her hometown Koulikoro to sell homemade cookies. She made almost no money until she was selected as a participant in EJOM and able to professionalize her passion for cookies. "I have expanded my range a lot," says Samounou. "In addition to biscuits, cakes and cookies, I make popcorn and sweetened peanuts too. And my clientele has increased. I no longer focus exclusively on office workers. I offer my wares to retailers as well now. "
Photo: Aminata Samounou
Meanwhile, Samounou, married and the mother of three, earns enough to make a livelihood. "In fact, anyone who has learned to use their head should also be trained to start a practical career," the lawyer says. "It will surely increase job opportunities. I myself intend to purchase a better oven and to do a pastry training."
Organic waste
Fomba and her coworker Sissoko are both from the city and met each other at the EJOM training. They weren't familiar with working conditions in the countryside, but decided to join their forces to start a business in waste management. They now together produce compost. Fomba: "There are not many people who opt for waste. It is filthy and it stinks, so people tend to pick their noses up at it. But I am convinced that there is more to earn in compost than in an office."
Fatoumata Fomba, single mother of a five-year-old daughter, is enthusiastic: "We only work with organic waste. This has many advantages over chemical fertilizer. It is better for the environment, it is better for your health and it also yields better crops." However, composting is not a final destination for Fomba. "In the future I hope to start a small horticultural business, based on my own compost," she says self-confidently.
Entrepreneurial spirit at micro level
Since the political and economic situation in Mali is highly unstable, unemployment has increased massively. At the macro level, the future prospects of young people are worrying, but at the micro level, an unexpected entrepreneurial spirit is manifesting itself. Despite the complex circumstances, everything indicates that EJOM's approach is successful.
Of 2,500 young people who were trained in 2018, almost everyone started their own business. The 3,000 participants who were selected for the 2019 trajectory have started the training program in April. Four sectors are central to the EJOM program: food processing, handicrafts, horticulture and waste management.


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The number of tickets sold for films in the French language and the productions are majority French amounted to 40 million, twice less than in the previous year, and revenues have also been divided by two to 237 million euros. Result: the French cinema found at the export level of 2016 and is now better in the country (77 million tickets sold) than outside.
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In 2018, the biggest success of attendance abroad is Taxi 5 , with $ 2.44 million tickets sold. But the film that generated the most revenue is the feast , Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, the duo d' the Untouchables rewarded for their contribution to the influence of the French cinema. Their film has achieved 1.67 million entries in the world, followed by The Ch'tite family Dany Boon, Belle and Sebastian 3 and White Fang . These five films have represented just over a quarter of admissions (27%) in 2018, according to the figures of Unifrance.
The comedy is the genre of fetish to export, but the animation and the documentary do well, as evidenced by the success of Faces the Villages of JR and Agnes Varda or the interest across the Atlantic to Maria by Callas . The balance sheet overall disappointing had been anticipated by Unifrance, the agency in charge of promoting French cinema abroad.
suites expected in 2019
"The movies that take the attendance to the top are often films Europacorp, made, or produced by, Luc Besson", recalls its president, Serge Toubiana. Without Taken , Lucy or Valérian (30 million entries in the world for this film out in 2017) – movies of the pot Besson – "one returns to a figure corresponding to the base of attendance of French films abroad".
The lack of action films in the English language, has also influenced the attendance figures in Asia, which falls into the 5th largest export zones, far behind, in order, western Europe, Latin America, central and eastern Europe and the North America. Added to this is a difficult environment in China, a country yet with great potential. Outside of success of Young Karl Marx (450.000 entries against 176.000 in France), now is the time restriction for movies, non-chinese, who have a regulation in their favour.
according To UniFrance, the frequentation of the cinema hexagonal in cinemas abroad has fallen from 52% in 2018. UniFrance
Despite these hazards, "the demand for French cinema is as strong as ever," said Serge Toubiana, with some 665 films sold abroad in 2018, including six films that have collected more than a million spectators (up from seven last year). The year 2019 looks very promising, with comedies very expected: the result of What is made to God? , Small handkerchiefs ( We will all ) and the return of Tanguy , the eternal teenager who lives at home with his parents. The careers of several films released at the end of 2018 is expected to also thrive abroad, such as Asterix – the secret of the magic potion or The Emperor of Paris with Vincent Cassel in the role of Vidocq. This is in addition to the return of authors popular festivals such as Olivier Assayas with Double lives , released on Wednesday in France, and François Ozon with Thanks to God , presented in February at the Berlinale.
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She asked me at the front desk as I was wheeling in my suitcase and fumbling with my fleece blanket I won't go anywhere without, "Did you come here for the blog conference?" I could tell she was hoping I would say yes or she might melt into an embarrassed puddle. She seemed relieved when I extended my hand and told her I was the photographer for the conference.
"I'm just a blogger," she said.
The point is – you are more than one thing. And that is what's so wonderful about people – and life… there are so many open doors in case you decide to close one… or just walk through a few because you want to.
What are your things? Are you a Christian? A spouse? A parent? A writer? An artist? A blogger? A musician? A student? A seeker? A collector? A creator? A fashionista? A coffee drinker? A computer whiz? A cook?
Embrace your things – your WHY. Whatever they are. Embrace your YOU.
Never apologize for it. Even if it's different and weird. Like my homeschool mom notebook that looks like the 1980's threw up all over it.
Do you think you can lend me some stickers?
So I guess that was my little pep talk for myself for this crazy weekend where I get to briefly set aside being the thing I am most (a busy homeschool mama) and be the other things I love being – a photographer and a… blogger.
I told my lovely new blogging friend I just made in the lobby that I was a photographer, but I was a blogger first. Blogging was just one of those doors that opened up to another door – one with a camera behind it. It's wonderful when your passions collide and your "whys" go together.
But if they don't, never fear. God has a plan for each of us… and has given us the talents he wants each of us to possess. Because someone has to do it. Might as well be you.
I hope you find lots of whys you are good at!
Thank you for reminding me I am more than a Blogger and to be proud of it.


The ultraviolet stellar wind lines of the photometrically periodic variable early B-type star σ Lupi were found to behave very similarly to what has been observed in known magnetic B stars, although no periodicity could be determined. AAT spectropolarimetric measurements with SEMPOL were obtained. We detected a longitudinal magnetic field with varying strength and amplitude of about 100 G with error bars of typically 20 G. This type of variability supports an oblique magnetic rotator model. We fold the equivalent width of the 4 usable UV spectra in phase with the well-known photometric period of 3.019 days, which we identify with the rotation period of the star. The magnetic field variations are consistent with this period. Additional observations with ESPaDOnS attached to the CFHT strongly confirmed this discovery, and allowed to determine a precise magnetic period. Like in the other magnetic B stars the wind emission likely originates in the magnetic equatorial plane, with maximum emission occurring when a magnetic pole points towards the Earth. The 3.0182 d magnetic rotation period is consistent with the photometric period, with maximum light corresponding to maximum magnetic field. No helium or other chemical peculiarity is known for this object.
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We are not supposed to focus on the past and make statements such as, 'I should have…, I could have…, I would have….,' but every once in a while we reflect on what the disease has taken from us. Singer and songwriter Elton John was quoted in the British newspaper The Telegraph that he wished he had gotten sober sooner to enjoy his early career. How much have we given up because of our substance abuse? Some of us have lost relationships, jobs, health and opportunities as a result of addiction.
It may be important to keep the thought of 'what we have lost due to the disease' fresh in our minds. This is not to beat ourselves up, but to keep us from thinking alcohol and drugs are a viable option. Viewing what we have lost in comparison to what we have gained in recovery should help us remain sober in our thinking and help reduce the chances of relapse. But for some who have completed drug rehab, things are not going well just yet. What should you do if you haven't begun to see the fruits of sobriety?
Give it some time. We all end up with tremendous consequences from our addiction, which take time to resolve. Elton John has more than 20 years in recovery and we publicly see additional fruits of his sobriety, evident in his relationship and with his son. Even after we decide to get sober we still have consequences of our addiction to address, which can sometimes be unpleasant. One way to counteract being negative is to say 'If I continued to use drugs and alcohol, my consequences would be much worse,' and be grateful that you are not in your active addiction any longer.
What are some ways you stay positive when dealing with the consequences of addiction?