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The Trip To Greece – Marketing Recap
One last excursion with food and passive-aggressive friendship.
In the annals of cinema, director Michael Winterbottom's decade-long The Trip series stands alongside Richard Linklater's Before films as an incredible example of improvised yet structured collaboration between filmmaker and talent. Both sets of movies use the conceit of occasional check-ins with a couple characters to see how their relationship has evolved since we last saw them, while the actors themselves are responsible for knowing their characters so completely that the directors just point the camera and let them do their thing.
This week, Winterbottom's series continues with The Trip To Greece. This fourth time around once more features slightly fictionalized versions of stars Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan setting out on a road trip, ostensibly so Coogan can write about the food and culture they experience in a given European location.
Both stars are funny in and of themselves, but the humor of the films comes from seeing just how competitive they become while spending so much time together. They enjoy the food and locations along the way but also spend much of their trip sniping at each other or maintaining a thin veneer of friendship as they try to one-up the other in some manner.
As with the previous three films, this one is being sold based on the ability of Coogan and Brydon to riff off each other against some of the most beautiful backdrops a country has to offer.
Anyone familiar with the previous films will recognize the looks on Coogan and Brydon's faces on the poster, released in April, as indicative of their personalities throughout the series. Brydon looks like he's having a great time while Coogan looks more weary and resigned, but those expressions run counter to which of the comedy/tragedy masks they're holding. The Greek cityscape can be seen behind them as food from the country is placed on the table in front of them.
Two different elements convey to audiences that this is intended to be the last film in the series. At the top a pull quote praises it as "A beautiful note to end on" while below the title we're told this is "The final course."
The one trailer (115,000 views on YouTube), which came out in early April, has everything fans have enjoyed about the series to date. We see the pair of travelers eating and driving their way through Greece as they engage in Roger Moore impersonation battles, make pointed comments about each other's careers and lots more. Everything here is in-line with what's come before and is therefore assumed to be attractive to the target audience.
Just the basic information on IFC's page for the film.
It wasn't surprising when, in late 2019, the film was acquired by IFC Films, the same distributor that had handled the previous three entries in the series. It was scheduled to screen at April's Tribeca Film Festival as well as the SF Film Festival.
The first clip was released in mid-March showing Brydon and Coogan engaged in some of their trademark banter.
Short spots like this were released on social media and were likely used in limited TV advertising as well.
Not surprising that another clip from the movie featured even more bickering as well as an attempt to see who has the better Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.
An interview with Winterbottom had him talking about how despite the potential for ongoing trips this one felt like the last to all involved.
The two stars were interviewed jointly about working together, this recent movie and reaching the end of the road for the franchise. Those same topics were the focus of many other interviews and profiles either of the pair or one of the stars on their own.
The campaign, like that of several recent films, clearly communicates to the audience that this might very well be the last time we encounter these two, so let's savor it.
As with the previous three films, this one looks like the same kind of fun and silliness. Brydon and Coogan are such talented performers that asking them to play off each other is like asking the wind to blow. And I'm admittedly a sucker for just sitting back and watching a couple guys yank each other's chains for 90-odd minutes, so this is right in my wheelhouse.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2020-05-22 2020-05-22 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags ifc films, michael winterbottom, rob brydon, steve coogan, the trip to greeceLeave a comment on The Trip To Greece – Marketing Recap
Greed – Marketing Recap
How Sony Pictures Classics is selling a story of hubris among the obscenely rich.
Director Michael Winterbottom has worked with Steve Coogan on a number of occasions, notably The Trip series, which has a fourth entry coming later in the year. This week sees the release of Greed. In the movie Coogan stars as Sir Richard McCreadie, a billionaire who made his fortune in the fashion industry. McCreadle is about to celebrate his 60th birthday and wants to do so in a suitably opulent manner.
Part of that includes a profile being written about him by Nick (David Mitchell), who has been assigned the story by his editor. Nick is then witness to both the disaster that is the planning of the party, much of which is supervised by Richard's wife Samantha (Isla Fisher) and to the fact that such gaudy displays of wealth are in stark contrast to the conditions of the workers in McCreadle's empire.
The marketing for the movie has been relatively short but certainly sells a dry comedy of class warfare and the bubble that comes with success.
"The devil is in the retail" says the copy on the one poster, hoping to emphasize the story's setting in the retail industry as well as the fact that McCreadle isn't a good guy. He's shown smiling broadly, his golden tanned skin and sunglasses making it clear he's lounging somewhere luxurious. It's an utterly ridiculous picture of someone blissfully unaware of how he looks.
January's first trailer (4,300 views on YouTube) opens by introducing us to McCreadie, an obscenely rich individual who is having his life chronicled by Nick. McCreadie's fortune, we see, wasn't made in what could be considered consistently ethical ways, though, and he and his family are preparing for some image rehabilitation. Some bad press means that isn't going to go according to plan, but he thinks the bigger the show the less such things will matter. It's a clear satire of the super-rich and looks hilarious.
The page for the movie on Sony Classics' site is just a placeholder, a place for the studio to have the trailer, since that's about it.
The movie was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics in September, right around the time it was debuting at last year's Toronto Film Festival.
There were some interviews with Coogan where he talked about the story of the movie and more, but many of those went off-topic and started getting into updates on The Trip and so on.
Exclusive clips offered to Empire and Yahoo Entertainment provided looks at select scenes to show more of the story.
I want more. That's my main takeaway from the campaign: that it's not enough.
What is there, though, is clearly designed to appeal to fans of Coogan's, especially his previous collaborations with Winterbottom. The story is relevant to today's news as we debate income inequality and other topics, but viewed through the lens of dry satire.
That's going to be very attractive for some in the audience, myself included.
Missed this clip of the family at the center of the story having a very privileged conversation.
An interview with Coogan had him dismissing concerns that the real life subject being parodied might be offended by his portrayal. An appearance on "The Tonight Show" covered the movie as well as Coogan's knack for impressions.
Additional online ads have been run that use the key art image of Coogan's bronzed and smiling face.
Sony put out an extended preview shortly after the movie was in theaters.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2020-02-18 2020-06-24 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags greed, isla fisher, michael winterbottom, sony pictures classics, steve cooganLeave a comment on Greed – Marketing Recap
The Trip to Spain – Marketing Recap
It's hard to believe that an unassuming, largely unscripted movie that started out as a BBC mini-series about two frenemies eating good food across Great Britain would spawn a legitimate comedic franchise. But that's where we are as we look to this week's release of The Trip To Spain.
Once more Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, both playing slightly fictionalized versions of themselves, are pairing up and heading out for a road trip. After first tackling England and then Italy, they now take their bit to Spain. Once more Coogan has been asked to review restaurants as part of the publicity for an upcoming movie and recruits Brydon into that trip. And so they set out for long drives, incredible food and conversations that include their careers, sniping at each other in a (mostly) friendly way and sharing their dueling impressions of other celebrities.
The poster doesn't do a whole lot, but it doesn't need to. Coogan and Brydon are shown at a big oak table with a handful of exquisitely-crafted food dishes in front of them, Brydon pouring a bottle of wine. That's it, that's the entire premise and the entire message that needs to be sent to the audience. There's a quote at the top that praises the movie and copy making it clear "The two amigos are back" but otherwise the image of the pair is all we really need.
The first teaser didn't show much but it presented everything audiences might be wondering about. It's just Brydon and Coogan in a car driving along the Spanish coast while beatboxing and freestyle singing. That's it. There are some title cards that place this in the context of the first two movies as well as positive pull quotes from critics, but that's about it.
The first official trailer starts off by immediately setting the premise, which is that Coogan wants Brydon to engage in a trip to Spain. We see them engaging in their usual banter, including their dueling impressions, as they eat incredible food against amazing backdrops.
What else needs to be said? It's fantastic, promising just what we love about this series of movies only in a different section of the world. Perfect.
Not much on the web for the movie. IFC has a page on its site that has a synopsis, the cast and crew list and the studio gave the movie some promotion on its own social channels but that's about it.
Advertising and Cross-Promotions
Nothing I've come across. It's likely there's been some advertising done overseas for the BBC series, but I don't think anything happened on the paid front in the U.S.
The studio knew exactly what it was doing, starting off the campaign by releasing a clip featuring Brydon and Coogan doing impressions, including another excuse to do their dueling Michael Caines.
The movie was one of those announced as screening at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. There doesn't appear to have been a big round of press or anything else, though, meaning the studio is relying mostly on word of mouth and familiarity with the first two movies to get people motivated.
It's absolutely understandable that this marketing campaign doesn't rise to the level of other summer releases. It's about as small-scale as a film can be, with just two stars that U.S. audiences will mostly tag as "Oh, that guy who died in the opening 10 minutes of Tropic Thunder" and "The other one." The story revolves completely around food and conversation and, if the previous two movies are indicative, very low stakes.
But it succeeds by very specifically telling the audiences that have enjoyed those other two movies that this is more of the same, just slightly evolved. The premise is the same but the characters have changed a bit since we first met them. Not so much, though, that we're not going to get more cracks about Coogan needing the best room and making his career seem bigger than it actually is. And Brydon will be there insisting his impressions are better and more than happy to take his friend down a peg. That's the formula that's worked so far, so the existing fanbase is being told it won't be tinkered with too much here.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2017-08-08 2017-08-07 Categories Marketing RecapTags ifc films, michael winterbottom, rob brydon, steve coogan, the trip to spain1 Comment on The Trip to Spain – Marketing Recap

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Put the pasta in boiling water and cook for 8 minutes. In the meantime, saute all but 2 anchovy fillets on low heat with a bit of olive oil. Add the olives, chopped in thick pieces. As soon as the anchovies start softening add the white wine. Once the alcohol is evaporated, add the pasta and one cup of the water they were boiled in. Then add the cherry tomatoes sliced in half, together with some butter. Once the pasta absorbs the juices, remove from the heat and sprinkle with parsley and cheese. Serve in a large platter, placing the 2 remaining anchovy fillets in the center.
A Greek version of the famous "Spaghetti alla puttanesca".
Do not mash the olives in the blender together with the Feta cheese, because they will produce a rather salty result. An easy way to slice the sun-dried tomatoes is with a pair of scissors.
Blanch the asparagus in boiling water for 1 minute. Then place them directly in a bowl with cold water, to preserve their color and keep them crunchy. Pin each olive on each asparagus. This will create a better visual result, but you can also roast the olives and the asparagus separately. Sprinkle with olive oil and grill for 5 minutes on each side, or over a hot fire grill for 2 minutes on each side. Spread the asparagus on a platter and sprinkle them with lemon juice, a bit of olive oil and black pepper.
This delicious recipe is ideal for fasting, but it can be a lovely side dish for chicken fillet or salmon.
Put all the sauce ingredients –except from the lemon zest- in the blender and beat at medium speed. When the mixture is homogeneous, add the zest and beat for another 2 seconds (otherwise it will have a bitter taste). In a deep bowl add the ingredients and most of the sauce, except from the mackerel. Stir gently to preserve the shape of the potatoes and until the sauce is absorbed. Put the salad in a platter or a big shallow dish. Place the grilled mackerel on top and pour the rest of the sauce over the fish.
This salad is perfect for many smoked foods (i.e. salmon, eel, etc.).
Soak the chick peas in half a liter of water overnight. Drain and put them in a pot with 6 cups of cold water and then turn on the heat. When the water starts boiling, lower the heat and simmer for approximately 1 hour. Drain them and keep aside half a cup from the water they were boiled in. Mash the chick peas, the garlic and the black pepper directly in the pot. If the puree is too thick, add some of the water you kept aside. Once the puree is smooth, add the olives and continue to mix for about 30 seconds. Gradually add the lemon juice and the olive oil and beat for a little while longer until the texture is velvety, without however completely mashing all the olive pieces.
Serve in a shallow dish or bowl, placing the bread slices or the pita bread triangles around the platter and creating space for the hummus. Sprinkle some olive oil in the centre and the red pepper and parsley around the edge.
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Cut the octopus into strips. In a pot add all the ingredients -except from the olive oil, the olives and half of the quantity of the wine. Simmer with the lid on for approximately 40 minutes. Remove the strips, drain the juice and set it aside. Place the octopus strips in a pan, add the olive oil, the olives and the rest of the wine and cover with the olive bread's dough (contact us for the recipe), making sure it's neatly pressed on the sides of the pan. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius until the olive bread is done. Serve, by removing the olive bread from the sides of the pan, placing the octopus and the olives on the bottom of the olive bread. Sprinkle with olive oil and a bit of the juice you used to boil the octopus.
We can chop the mantle of the octopus and serve it in the juice that was left in the pan. It is an excellent snack for ouzo. Remember that the octopus does not require any water to be thoroughly cooked. It should simmer in low heat in its own juices.
Drain the olives on an absorbent paper towel and then carefully stuff them with the diced pork. Pour the beer in a bowl and add the pepper. Gradually add the flour and whisk the mix until homogenous. Dip the olives in the batter one at a time and fry in high heat for 1 minute until golden brown. Drain the excess oil and serve sprinkled with lemon zest.
The remaining batter is excellent for making pancakes.


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Q: Rails and Utf-8 encoding I know this is the most common problem in the history of programming but I reallu believe I have tried it all now but I still get: incompatible character encodings: UTF-8 and ASCII-8BIT in my pages#index.html file.
I am running Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 3.1.1.
This is what I have verified / tested / set:

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*In database.yml, set encoding: utf8
development:
  adapter: mysql
  encoding: utf8
  reconnect: false
  database: kopa_development
  pool: 5
  username: root
  password:
  host: localhost

*Checked with Notepad++ that the textfile(s) in term is encoded to utf-8

*Checked with mysql query browser that the database is set to utf-8, so are the columns

*I have tried with # coding: utf-8 in the controller related to the view I am trying to look at.

*I have put SET NAMES utf8 in mysql

*I have tried Encoding.default_internal = Encoding::UTF_8 in environment.rb as well as Encoding.default_external = Encoding::UTF_8

*I have config.encoding = "utf-8" in application.rb

*I have Googled

*I have read http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html

*I have tried both Notepad++ and RubyMine

*Adding .force_encoding works but is very inconvenient to do

A funny thing is that if I set the index.html.erb to ANSI it will complain that application.html.erb does not have the correct encoding (rather than index.html.erb). I don't know what this means but it makes me think that there is something fishy with the editor.
I remember when using e text editor that there were two things I could set (with reference to encoding) the encoding and something else. That "else" I don't remember what it was though and I don't have e anymore.
Regarding the error-message, do I understand it correctly that the first mentioned means the database encoding and the second the Rails(?) encoding? I have seen the opposite error message as well (ASCII first and UTF-8 after).
Edit: I Googled some more this morning and found there is something wrong with the mysql-gem. The articles were a bit old and I tried the solutions there (such as trying mysql2 & ruby-mysql) with no better luck.
I am all out of ideas. How about you?

A: I couldn't fix this problem. I "solved" it by purchasing a Mac and continue to develop my Rails apps on it instead...
Encoding - me: 1-0

A: I was able to overcome that error but unfortunately I got the same error in yield statement (application.html.erb). After an half hour I gave up.
I saved some erb files from utf-8 with BOM to utf-8 without BOM. Mixing encoding is not good and I think it's the reason for your errors.
I also found files with different line ending: lf or crlf.
If you are developing in Windows, I recommend you the installation of virtual box to setup a linux virtual machine. You can access file system through samba, it works pretty good for me.
Also, configure your text editor for using utf-8 without BOM and lf end of line.

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Susan Renee Thompson
Susan "Sue" Renee Thompson, 64, of Kansas City, MO, daughter of Dick and Marge Nielsen passed away Thursday, Feb 24, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Sue was born February 19, 1957 in Blair, Nebraska. Sue attended Blair High School and enjoyed being a cheerleader and hanging out with family and friends. Sue married Don Kohler in 1972 in Blair and had two daughters. After her marriage with Don, Sue married Jeff Thompson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1986 and they wed in Las Vegas in 2003 surrounded by family and friends. Sue worked most of her life as a customer service representative. She especially enjoyed working at Lifetouch Publishing in Kansas City, Missouri and made many friends throughout her years of service there. She enjoyed going to rock concerts and hosting the family events. She loved being around her family and traveled to see them as often as possible. She is survived by her husband and friend of 35 years, Jeff Thompson, daughter Tammy (Joe) Perkins, daughter Jenny (Mike) Weigand; grandchildren Samantha Weigand, Colin Weigand, Mason Mindrup and Morgan Mindrup; great grandchildren Dante Brandkamp and Marcus Brandkamp. Her siblings Rick and Sue Nielsen, Mary Donner, and Dan Nielsen. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dick and Marge Nielsen. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 11am-1:00pm with funeral services immediately following. Luncheon will follow the services at the American Legion.
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Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools changing gifted education
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is rethinking how it identifies students for its academically gifted programs.
The district's staff is revising the criteria for the Learning Environment for Advanced Programming, or LEAP, program, a curriculum for the most gifted students in grades 4 through 8.
Kerry Moore, the district's director of Head Start and pre-K, told the school board last week that just adding an interview portion to the LEAP selection process bumped up the percentage of African Americans in fourth and fifth grades from zero to 5.6% and 4.2%.
"A more holistic process got us an increase," Moore said.
The district is now looking at adding such criteria as motivation and task commitment, social and emotional needs, creativity and problem solving, among others. Moore noted that some are "teacher pleasing" and some are not.
"Imagine if you got a phone call from your teacher because your student was baseball sliding into the reading circle, and it became a celebration of his strengths and his intensity and excitement," Moore said. "That would probably be a better conversation than, 'I need to talk to you about your student's behavior.' Yes, you need to behave, and what's that behavior telling us? It tells you you've got a lot of energy and a lot going on and you know all the answers."
Universal screening
The district is also considering universal screening for all third-graders so that students can be identified without a teacher flagging them.
Administrators might look for the top 10% across all student groups, Moore said, so they would consider the top 10 percent among races, genders, English proficiency and socioeconomic status, as well as the top 10% from each school.
Plans also include reviewing all referred students using a trained interdisciplinary team to consider quantitative and qualitative data.
The goal is to select the top 5% for LEAP.
To engage stakeholders, the staff has completed collaborative planning sessions with gifted education specialists, equity specialists, principals, parent representatives and teachers. There have also been community discussions. A focus group with LEAP parents of color is planned, as well as more community meetings.
Summer camp possible
Board member Rani Dasi asked how teacher capacity for LEAP would change with the new guidelines. Jessica O'Donovan, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction said the district was not looking to substantially expand the program over the long term.
"While that might happen initially as we adjust to this new process … if we are identifying large numbers then we're really not doing something right," O'Donovan said.
That would go against what research says about how many students need to be separated from their classmates for special instruction, she said.
"We're not looking to keep anyone out who needs the specialized environment," O'Donovan said. "We've never kept a student out of a program that needs it, and we can't. The law says that we provide the services that students need."
The district is also considering starting a kindergarten-second grade summer camp for underrepresented populations to develop students who may be candidates for gifted services.
The curriculum focus would be science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM.
Referrals would be based on reading and math indicators of performance combined with collaborative observations and documentation.
The camp would run for five weeks with meals and transportation included.
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This project was created as a departure from the images I was creating for the project Invisible Boundaries (shot between 1999 and 2002). The images in The Garden Manifesto (04.11.2000) reveal a concentration on a specific object, at a specific moment in time. The images show the momentous power of the moment, and its temporary passing, recorded and captured photographically. The emotional nature of being present at these moments passing is what I was trying to visualise. The bed is abandoned both literally and physically, as it passes from the here now, its real and experiential existence to the recorded future now and its loss recorded between this its past present and its now existing future. Here merely as image and an irreducible fact of recorded existence.
Absence of individuals is a major tenet of this work in what I call the 'just left' images. In The Garden Manifesto (04.11.2000) I was trying to photograph something and somebody who was no longer there. They are imaged and imaginary at the same time in the real time recording and in real time existence. Many of my photographs are of moments where the images occupiers have just departed the scene. A visual recording of an abandonment of their/my story and the images are a pursuit of their shadows. Forgetting is biologically and intrinsically a status of being human, yet these intimate spaces and our homes reveal some common and transcending themes.


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'Don't die on me, I need you!' 911 calls offer no reason why St. Johns man shot his neighbor, then himself
Three 911 calls on a May 14 afternoon are each distressing chapters in the same sad story.
One comes from Anthony Carl Chavez's son as he frantically performs CPR on him in front of their Servia Drive home in St. Johns County.
"Tony, Tony, don't die on me," he is heard saying as the 911 dispatcher is typing and sirens are heard. "They're coming. Don't die on me, I need you!"
The second 911 call is from a frightened neighbor who has just locked herself indoors after seeing an older man waving a gun, once at her, as he walks from the cul-de-sac.
"He's been known to, like, pull his gun out before multiple times," she told a dispatcher. "There's some people in the cul-de-sac, and he was walking from the cul-de-sac back toward his house. And he had the gun in his hand."
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And the third is the closing chapter as a man tells a dispatcher that a neighbor is dead in a backyard.
"My neighbor just shot himself," the caller immediately says, with approaching sirens wailing in the background. "It looks that way. He's in the back, on the back lawn."
'Senseless violence'
The incident report doesn't say much about what led up to the shootings at about 3:30 p.m. that Saturday on the suburban road off St. Johns Parkway.
The report said a handgun was found near 74-year-old Jose Alberto Melendez's body behind his home.
A search of court records shows no local criminal pasts for either man. And Chavez family members told Action News Jax he didn't even know him.
Melendez was walking his dog as Chavez and son Gabriel Thoma worked on a car in the cul-de-sac. He was staring them down, but it was brief and Thoma told Action News he didn't think much about it.
A short while later the older man walked over and said something to Chavez, and pulled out the gun. Chavez only had time to say "Whoa" before he was shot twice, Thoma told the TV news station. Melendez started shooting at Thoma, who ran behind a car and then called 911 as he tried to save his father.
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Another Servia Drive neighbor told First Coast News there has been "drama over there," some kind of arguments, but he didn't know specifics.
In a GoFundMe plea for funeral expenses, Jessica Chavez wrote that her husband was such a loving person and "Everyone who knew him knows that he had a big heart. This horrible incident was not expected in any way. Senseless violence."
Despair and mortality on 911 calls
The 911 calls depict a gripping scene after the gunshots that hit Chavez and the one that killed Melendez minutes later.
Performing CPR on Chavez, Thoma immediately tells the dispatcher he has been shot twice. He says he's an EMT student trying to save him.
"I just need you to get here ASAP, please!" he says.
He identifies the shooter as "a man that lives down the street. It looks like we are past his house," he says, then returns his attention to Chavez.
He says he is not breathing after being shot in the back and side,
"Stay alive Tony, you're with me," he is heard saying, then addresses the dispatcher. "Please come, please."
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The dispatcher tells him help "is coming as fast as they can" as she reassures him, telling him to continue CPR.
"I got this, I got this," he responds, telling the dispatcher the gunman went back to his house. He tells the dispatcher again that he is an EMT student and just graduated.
"He's trying to breathe, he's trying to breathe," the young man relays, then talks to Chavez again, urging him to stay alive.
"You are not going to die on me. I am not going to let them kill you," the call ending as he says "the cops just got here."
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office investigators gather behind Jose Melendez's home on Servia Drive after his body was discovered there.
The woman neighbor fills in some more of what happened, telling the dispatcher she went outside after hearing "some loud noises." That's when she saw the man who "lives a few doors down" with a gun that he's displayed before.
The caller describes the gunman as older, wearing a hat and gray T-shirt, who "made eye contact" with her, then began walking her way. So she ran into her home and called 911.
"I guess somebody in the cul-de-sac p****ed him off or something," she says.
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She says she also saw a man believed to have been the first 911 caller "on the phone, freaking out" as he was also apparently calling police for help.
As first responders arrive following the first two callers, the third neighbor calls 911 about the body in Melendez's backyard.
No one else is there, the neighbor says as he tells the dispatcher it doesn't appear the man is breathing. Someone else is then heard speaking with the caller, and they both say "Oh, he's shot himself."
"There's the gun," the caller says to whoever has come into the yard with him, followed by lots of talking as the dispatcher tries to get more information.
"Oh, the cops are here. I'm going to go," the caller says before that call ends.
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: 911 calls released in St. Johns murder-suicide between neighbors
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Seven Minutes or 58 Days — Contrasts in Presidential Leadership
by Clio
September 11, 2001: President George W. Bush waited seven minutes before excusing himself from a classroom full of school children – and the liberal media excoriated him for not rushing out of the room to take command of the crisis.
58 Days after the oil rig explosion, Mr. Obama, in the wake of public criticism, reluctantly meets with BP's Chief Executive Officer… for 20 minutes.
9:05am, September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was in Sarasota, Florida at the Emma Booker Elementary School visiting a class of second graders when Andrew Card, the White House Chief of Staff, approached the president and whispered in his ear that a second plane struck one of the World Trade Center Towers (he was informed by Card that a plane had crashed into one of the towers at 9:00am, but, at that time, no one knew whether it was an intentional act or an accident).
The media covered the visit to the grade school and the nation watched as the president, sitting in a chair next to a podium, absorbed the reality of Card's news and waited for an appropriate moment to leave without alarming the children. His visage is grave. Still and stoic, he sat for seven minutes …
Seven minutes…
9:30am, the President meets with his National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice.
9:57am, per pre-existing Secret Service protocol, the President boarded Air Force One, en route to Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana. Vice President Dick Cheney puts America's military on high alert. An hour later, he speaks with Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld and New York Senator Charles Schumer.
1:04pm, three hours and fifty-nine minutes after learning of the second plane crash, President Bush placed our military on world-wide high alert status and asserts: "Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts."
1:14pm, the President telephones New York's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani and Governor George Pataki and assures them "I know your heart is broken and your city is strained and anything we can do, let me know."
During the next few hours, the President has a number of telephone conversations and conferences with his national security staff, the vice president and administration staff while en route to Washington, D.C.
8:30pm, 12 and half hours after the first attack, President George W. Bush addressed the nation. He told us what happened, what was learned within the past 12 and a half hours and the actions taken within this time frame:
"Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans. Our military is powerful, and it's prepared. Our emergency teams are working in New York City and Washington, D.C. to help with local rescue efforts.
Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks…"
"The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice…"
Twenty-six days after the terrorist attacks, October 7, 2001, President Bush addressed the nation and announced that military strikes were underway in Afghanistan against the Taliban, identified as linked to and headquarters for Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the September 11th attacks. Below are excerpts from the president's speech:
"More than two weeks ago, I gave Taliban leaders a series of clear and specific demands: Close terrorist training camps. Hand over leaders of the Al Qaeda network. And return all foreign nationals, including American citizens, unjustly detained in their country…"
"None of these demands was met. And now, the Taliban will pay a price.
The president closed his speech with the following statement:
"The battle is now joined on many fronts. We will not waiver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and freedom will prevail.
"Thank you. May God continue to bless America."
Oil Rig Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, April 20, 2010
On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on an oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig, owned by Transocean Ltd. and operated by BP, collapsed, killing 11 people and spewing over 42,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf. The flow of oil continues at approximately that rate each day since the explosion. (Some experts disagree on the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf – most estimates are much higher than 42,000 gallons per day.)
April 22, two days later, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is questioned about the explosion by the press aboard Air Force One…"Has [the president] reached out to anyone in Louisiana over the oil rig explosion?" Gibbs responded, "Let me check on that. I don't believe so . . .
April 26, six days after the explosion of the rig, Mr. Obama tasked Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with investigating the cause of the accident and proposing new regulations within 30 days.
April 28, Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said, "The president is very closely monitoring the situation . . .
April 30, Obama placed a moratorium on permits for new offshore drilling sites until after the BP spill investigation is concluded.
May 3, thirteen days after the explosion and spill, the media asks White House press secretary Robert Gibbs if Mr. Obama has spoken to BP. His answer: "I don't believe the president has spoken with anybody at BP."
May 11, twenty-one days later: Mr. Gibbs said, "I would say the president is deeply frustrated that we have not plugged this leak. Secretary [of Energy Steven] Chu is heading to the area to work with the response team to make sure that we have some of the best and brightest minds down there trying to think through next steps for doing so."
May 22, twenty-two days after the event, with over 40,000 gallons of oil continuing to befoul the Gulf waters each day, the president announced the creation of a national commission, led by former Sen. Bob Graham and former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly, to investigate the government's response to the spill.
May 28, Mr. Obama makes a second trip to the Gulf.
June 8, Mr. Obama appears on NBC's "Today," and tells host Matt Lauer, "I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers – so I know whose ass to kick."
(Thuggish language from the inhabitant of the Oval Office – did you cringe upon hearing this lame attempt at taking a strong position on the issue?)
What else was on Mr. Obama's agenda during this crisis?
April 20: attended fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer, California
April 22, hosts Rose Garden reception to honor Earth Day
April 23, vacations in Asheville, NC: has lunch, hike and a round of golf
April 24, golf, dinner at the Biltmore
April 25, brunch at Grove Park Resort
April 26, hosts NY Yankees at White House reception
April 28, visits Iowa for pie
April 29, attends DNC fundraiser at private residence
May 1, joins Jay Leno for comedy routine at WHCD
May 2, visits Louisiana — first trip
May 3, hosts Navy football team
May 4, private lunch with Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel
May 5, Cinco de Mayo party at White House
May 8, more golf at Fort Belvoir
May 9, commencement speech Hampton University
May 11, golf with the vice president
May 12, private reception for President Karzai
May 13, flies to Buffalo for Duff's hot wings
May 14, makes a speech in the Rose Garden regarding the oil spill
May 15, golf, May 16, golf
May 17, hosts University of Connecticut Women's basketball team
May 18, tours factory in Ohio
May 19, hosts state dinner
May 20, meets with rock star/activist, Bono
May 21, visits Pittsburgh Steelers
… golf, golf, party, fundraiser, golf, hosts party, golf, weekend vacation, golf, basketball, barbecue, skips Arlington wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington, hosts part for Paul McCartney at the White House.
June 1, day 43 after leak begins, Mr. Obama meets with Bob Graham regarding the oil spill … more parties, events, golf, fundraisers
June 16, Mr. Obama finally meets with BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward for 20 minutes. Mr. Obama obtains a compensation guarantee of 20 billion dollars, placed in an escrow account.
58 Days … later.
In fairness, all presidents have long days of meetings, special events (including meeting sports teams and rock stars), bestowing awards and visiting various private and public affairs.
Nevertheless, when a disaster strikes and the country suffers, it is incumbent on the nation's leader to prioritize his agenda, attend to his people, ensure that his administration meets with state or local leaders, coordinates efforts with federal agencies, as well as offer aid and comfort to those in distress.
Contrasts in Leadership: Action and Accountability
President Bush's actions in response to the September 11th attacks are measured in minutes, hours and days. Within three weeks of the terrorist acts, military strikes began in Afghanistan where the terrorist group was based.
Barack Obama compared the BP oil leak to the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (perhaps a more apt comparison is with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 – see note below).
There is no doubt that the BP oil spill is a disaster of undetermined magnitude, with over 7 million barrels of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico thus far and endangering its ecosystem including Bluefin tuna, brown pelicans, shrimp, dolphins, sea turtles and plankton.
The Gulf region's economic outlook is precarious: per the National Ocean Economics Program, approximately $1 billion of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is attributed to fishing; $13 billion in tourism and $11 billion in oil. Furthermore, this region yields about 20 percent of America's oyster production and 75 percent of the domestic shrimp output. As the oil sullies the waters and beaches, the effect on tourism for both Louisiana and Florida, may be catastrophic.
The reality in the Gulf is indisputable; this is an extraordinary ecological and economic disaster that demands immediate and effective efforts. The White House has failed to meet the challenge. It appears that its attempts to manage the situation are a consequence of public and media disapproval.
Real leadership requires immediate, decisive action in response to calamitous events. As president, reassuring constituents that you are in charge, concerned and responding appropriately is a vital element of the job.
Clearly, the timelines shown above highlight a sharp contrast in leadership styles (or lack thereof) between Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama.
America needs a leader who will arrange his priorities according to their significance: pushing fair work compensation for illegal aliens; summoning a general, in the midst of prosecuting a war, to the White House to account for unflattering statements made to Rolling Stone magazine or summoning all assets and experts to a devastating domestic disaster, already in progress.
Recent reports indicate that the situation may have repercussions that span beyond the noted and predicted effects on the Gulf coast area. Scientists are evaluating scenarios, but only time will tell if this oil spill ranks as one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
Time will also tell if the current president failed to act promptly and effectively on behalf of his country, perhaps Mr. Obama's greatest "ego"-logical disaster.
One more note about presidential timelines: General Stanley McChrystal, in August 2009, asked Mr. Obama for the deployment of 40,000 additional troops (some reports indicate that the number was as high as 80,000) to Afghanistan. Mr. Obama launched a three-month review: December 2009, the Commander-in-Chief finally decided to send 30,000 troops.
Approximately, 116 troops died in Afghanistan between August and December, while Mr. Obama "dithered," and delayed his response to General McChyrstal's request for soldiers.
President Bush was soundly criticized for his lack of action as Hurricane Katrina approached the Louisiana coastline. While some of the criticism may have been warranted, it should be noted that on Saturday, Aug 27, 2005 – two days prior to Katrina's landfall, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare a State of Emergency for the state of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina – Bush complied, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA "to coordinate all disaster relief efforts…" and freeing up federal money for the state.
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Bravo!! This is one of the most comprehensive and detailed articles I have read on this topic to date. Outstanding. I consider myself well educated about the disparity between former President Bush and our current CIC, but now fully appreciate the depth and breadth of it because of your precise examples and time tables of former President Bush's actions following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, as well as our current CIC's. As for your editorial opinions, you "are" my voice and I suspect, the voice of many.Susan Larson-Buckley
Thank you, Susan, for your very kind remarks. I am delighted that you found my blog noteworthy.
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Buster Kincaid says:
Very well written comparison of two totally different people. Both with big ego's, but yet We The People are seeing now who actually has the biggest ego of the two and it's far from being the previous president. Obama will continue to take his time responding to Americans, but will hope right to his parties, golf and weekend getaways that cost Tax Paying Americans millions of dollars by themselves when he fires up those planes to go here and there. I personally do NOT understand why this president AND vice president along with their radical anti-american staff are not already fired. There is such thing as a "Special Election" were as 2/3 majority vote RULES and right now, if there was a special election held the American People would vote this administration OUT. Plain and simple they are more interested in jet setting around to places to get some bbg chicken wings or playing gold than they are The United States. I mean I've never been to Washington D.C., but I could probably bet they have a golf course AND some bbg chicken wings that he could visit locally. He is spending money like it is going out of style and all because he didn't have to earn it. He wants to spend as much as he can and put the United States in the hole as much as he can before someone else comes in and takes over, because it is obvious the Dems. will not have anyone in the White House next go round. This way after 6 months to a year after the new admins come into office the dems will start bashing on them about things not being fixed and the United States still being so deep in dept. It's a very viscous cycle and I can see what they are up to as clear as day. What they are doing to America is about as UN-American as it comes~! Just my opinion about it all~! ;~)
Robert W. Franson says:
A nicely sharpened Parallel Lives contrast.
@Robert: Thank you. I appreciate your remarks
Jim Campbell says:
What an amazing read CC. You scooped me big time. I've just about completed Decision Points. The world has no idea what a compassionate, determined, caring no nonsense man President George W. Bush is. It's a must read for those wanting to understand the Bush Presidency. This was so well done my friend thanks for comparing the two situations. i've written at length on Obama's abject failure to do his lawful duty according to an amendment of the Clean Water ACT the wording could not be more clear. Any time their is an accident in the ocean involving spilling of oil the president "SHALL" not can, or might, but SHALL use all sources local, county and state at his disposal to stop the problem. Another incidence of failing to protect and defend, but hey he needed a couple of vacations an had to golf dontchknow?Thanks, J.C.
Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your comments and kind words about this article — really, high praise coming from someone whose work is a staple on the examiner.com, as well as your successful websites. Jim, there were many reasons why I needed to write this piece — at the very least to emphasize media bias.
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Welcome Home, Helene Campbell!
Welcome Home, Hélène Campbell!
Harper Government Announces Organ Transplant Investment
OTTAWA – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, joined by Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton, today welcomed double-lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell home to Ottawa, and praised her achievements in raising awareness about organ transplant donations in Canada and around the world.
"Hélène's remarkable story has helped to shine the light on organ donation," said the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health. "She looked beyond her own difficult situation, and chose to use it to help others. She has inspired many as her journey became public over the past year."
"Hélène is a shining example for our country," said Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton. "Lung disease affects Canadians of all ages, cultures and backgrounds, and Hélène has shown how we can come together to save lives."
Minister Aglukkaq presented Ms. Campbell with an authentic Inuit ulu from the Minister's home territory of Nunavut. In Inuit culture, the ulu represents strength.
"Hélène has embodied the idea of strength in the hearts and minds of Canadians, and for many around the world," said Minister Aglukkaq in her address to those gathered to welcome Ms. Campbell home.
Minister Aglukkaq also announced today funding from the Harper Government to support a national transplant research program.
Funding for this program is being provided through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its partners – the Kidney Foundation of Canada, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Canadian Blood Services, Genome British Columbia and Fonds de Recherche du Quebec.
The process to select a team to lead the program is currently underway through CIHR. Funding for the program is anticipated to start in spring 2013.
Photo Caption: Mauler (Hot899), Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, MP Pierre Poilievre, Helene Campbell and family.
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15 kindergarteners fall ill after visiting Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - About 15 kindergarteners from a Chicago Catholic school became sick after visiting the Shedd Aquarium in April, several days before over 100 suburban students got sick after holding their prom at the same location.
About 15 of the 52 students from Saint Clement School who visited the Shedd April 17 became ill that evening or the next day, according to Susan Thomas, manager of public relations for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The kindergarteners did not eat at the Shedd, Thomas said. They only visited the aquarium itself.
School officials immediately alerted the Shedd and the bus company of the student's illnesses, Thomas said.
After the school learned that Andrew High School prom students fell ill after visiting the Shedd April 27, the school contacted the Illinois Department of Public Health, Thomas said.
The school was working with the Shedd Aquarium and the Illinois Department of Health in their investigation, Thomas said.


Before we know better, the wise eyes make us learn to share. Sharing in the form of bits of food to the snaps of autobiographical memories. But do we really have to do it often? Does frequency triumphs the intensity of care?
So I start counting as it becomes really difficult for me to make them understand. But the downside is I can't even count properly for me to hop my nerves out of the conversation and into the numbers.
So, what is it really that arrest our hands? For the fulfilment of my agenda, I would like to gather an army of low maintenance people. Just like cars which require less fuel, people can be like them too. They not only display shiftiness in the lane of friendship but also throughout the day.
1. Yes! They communicate rarely. But no! They don't forget. They care.
What would you better have in this world than a friend who doesn't require much to maintain? You can call them anytime after heaps of time and slaps of emotions and they will be the same.
They will not only tell you that "You deserve better", but also find ways to overcome hurdles and move on quickly.
We solemnly swear to stick on a countable number of things.
A favourite pair of jeans and monochrome t-shirts is the most outdoor theme. And to define our foot touching threshold, a lip colour or some mascara is all required to dress up.
Some might call it a true form of carelessness while in our parallel world, comfort is the underlying lane. An old piece of clothing is way more easy to fit in.
Opinions matter, only if they are being heard. And most of the troubles vanish as soon as they touch some ears. So if you are really hoping for a thorough listener, the door is always open.
Do not worry meeting them for the first time, they are too lazy to make you anxious. They can't guarantee to provide best time ever but a time of utter comfort. So you can remain silent or blabber your cramps with the extra benefit of skipping to feel awkward.
Low maintenance people are not too picky. They live in a stimulation where everyone is like that. So if you are looking for a friend to walk you through the stores and have delicate choices, they will be the worst partner. Come on, that's like the only negative point.
If you are going to date somebody who is low maintenance, I can assure you a life free of "Where are yous". They leave the matter in the hands of old gods and the new.
Personality is like cytoskeleton, it can be modified to a bunch of levels. But the true fabric never really changes.
Quotation- "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players".
In a passive-aggressive tone, a request to relieve us from all the charges and let us play our role. A role unequited from chanting sonnets to occupying a space below for mere scrutiny, we can prove to be worthy in full circle.
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