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Auburn firefighter hailed in Vegas massacre: 'You saved my daughter's life'
AUBURN, Wash. -- An off-duty firefighter from Auburn is being credited with saving the life of a teen girl who was wounded among the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night.
Dean McAuley with Valley Regional Fire Authority was at the Route 91 concert with several friends enjoying the Jason Aldean concert.
"We started moving toward the center of the stage. Jason Aldean was out, and the crowd was just having a really good time," McAuley said during a 30-minute news conference Wednesday recounting the horror of the night.
"Then pops started happening, and it sounded like fireworks," he said. "It took me about 3-4 seconds to know it wasn't fireworks."
He put his arms around his friends and told them to get down.
"So we got down and a lot of people started getting down and we started to hear some screaming," he said. "As soon as (Aldean) pulled his guitar off and was scrambling to get off stage, you could see sparks hitting the stage as well. Bullets were ricocheting. It was very clear it was an automatic weapon, and we could not determine where it was coming from."
At first it sounded like there were three active shooters from above, in the middle of the crowd and behind the stage. Many were aimed at the walk out area, "and they were just ricocheting off and hitting people."
He said people were trying to move in groups. "Just chaos and you could see people dropping, and you could hear people screaming," he said.
'Thousands of heroes there'
While on the ground, Dean McAuley reached for his phone and called a close friend who was a retired FBI agent and a trained U.S. marshal to ask for help.
"I said: 'We're on the ground, we have an active shooter and it sounds like it's getting closer to us,' " McAuley said. His friend replied to stay down and, knowing there would be a break in the gunfire, to seek shelter once the shooting stopped.
"As soon as there were was a break, we got up, but the break was very minimal. Knowing what we know now, (the gunman) was probably switching guns and started (shooting) again and we went down.
"We could still see people coming our direction trying to get out, and you could see people dropping."
At the next break, he and his friends make a break for a semi truck parked alongside the stage, grabbed some large garbage cans and hid between the two.
"He continued to shoot, we could hear people screaming for medics; screaming for help. People were trying to get up over fences and there was nowhere to go -- these fences were so high and kids were climbing up on these fences and just getting picked off by bullets because they were just falling off the other side. You could hear what was going on," he said. "We pulled one girl into our group and we kept hearing: 'I need help, I need help!' "
But his friend on the phone urged him to not go with his instinct, told him to stay calm, stay put, take care of your friends.
"That was probably the hardest things I've ever experienced," McAuley said. "We're designed to help immediately."
They waited for another break and at that point, police were able to open up one side of fence. McAuley sent his friends with police toward the MGM hotel, and they called for him to go with them.
"I told him I can't, I have to go to work. I get to go to work, because I want to," McAuley said. "There's not a first responder there...that didn't want to go to work. If you want a title of a hero, there were thousands of heroes there."
'Let's Go'
McAuley went back to help even as tactical police officers at the scene made it clear the scene wasn't safe, as at the time it was believed there were multiple shooters.
But McAuley found the EMS tent, asked for gloves, then he and another off-duty firefighter went back out to help victims.
They found one girl on the ground, created a makeshift backboard out of particle board and got her back to the tent, where they were by now separating the dead from those still alive.
They were warned again there were multiple shooters believed out there and scene wasn't safe.
"It's a moment there I will never forget; looking at this off-duty firefighter -- I don't know his name -- and we just both looked at each other and said, 'Let's go.' "
"We went out and emptied a big garbage wheelbarrow and came across another wounded victim. We loaded her into it; she had a pulse so we felt she was saveable, and raced her back to the tent," he said. "At that point, the floor in the tent was something out of a war movie; lots of blood and lots of bodies."
He heard a medic yell that she needed help with an IV line. He went over to find a wounded 17-year-old girl Natalia Baca and help get her IV line in.
"Her pulse was racing, but she was extremely calm," he said.
He determined she had been shot and there was no exit wound.
"I became concerned about internal bleeding and she was having a hard time breathing -- and as calm as she was she was in shock," McAuley said. "So I asked her to trust me and that I wouldn't let anything happen to her."
But she needed to get to a hospital. He was told by someone in the tent to head to a parking lot where there would be ambulances. The teen was able to walk so they made the journey together, IV still in her arm, only to find the parking lot was devoid of ambulances. Only a locked up police wagon and EMS Suburban was to be found. He set her up on an abandoned lawn chair, and she asked him to call her parents.
"So I pulled my phone out and said 'give me a number,' " McAuley said. "Her dad answered, and she was so calm and cool and said that 'I've been shot and I'm with a firefighter and I'm going to be OK.' So I grabbed the phone and I said: 'Sir, I've got to go, I will text you once I know what hospital we're going to.' and hung up."
At that point, a man in a cowboy hat came up to them and said: "What can I do for you?"
"I told him I need a car. There was one car out in the parking lot way out by itself and I see this gentlemen running toward it," McAuley said. It turned out to be one of the concert stage hands.
"I told (the cowboy): 'I need that man, I need that car and I need him over here. I don't care what you have to do but I need him!' "
The man sprinted over to the driver and the car came over. They loaded the teen into the backseat and raced to the hospital.
"I asked (the driver) to find an ambulance and chase it. Travel in left lane so we can break the lights," McAuley said.
They were diverted en route because the main trauma center was overwhelmed so they headed to nearby private hospital instead.
"We had bodies, lots of bodies"
"Natalia started saying she was going numb and tired and IV was coming out," he said, noting that it was understandable at the high rate of speed they were traveling. "I held on to IV as best I could."
He pulled out his phone and began showing her pictures of him and his family, and talked about Jason Aldean and their other favorite country singers to keep her mind off the her injuries.
"We developed this remarkable bond in the back of this car," he said.
When they arrived at the hospital, they found it overwhelmed.
"Best way I could describe it was just like a blood bath," he said.
They got her to a wheelchair and handed her off to a nurse. Then it was time to get back to work. He went back to the front to help with the stream of victims coming in via ambulance, Ubers, taxi cabs, and private vehicles.
"We had bodies, a lot of bodies,"' he said. They had to figure out who could be saved because a number had already died en route.
"One pickup truck, I'll never forget two people.... A husband who was handing me his wife saying 'She's fine, she's fine, you just have to get her in there.' I had to check pulses and she didn't have a pulse. That was the moment...that was really tough."
He spent the next few hours working with others getting patients out of private cars and getting patients off ambulance gurneys onto hospital gurneys so they could send the ambulances back out for another run. While there, he ran into a retired Seattle Fire Department medic and they decided to head back to the shooting scene to try and help more.
Once they arrived, police told him there were no more viable patients out there and they needed to get to a locked down hotel as they feared shooters were still on the loose.
McAuley eventually flew home to Seattle and made sure to give a big hug to his wife. Soon after, he got a text from a Las Vegas area code.
It was Natalia's father.
"The text said: 'You saved my daughter's life, can you please call me?' In that moment, there was a bright spot for me because I had been thinking about her -- we had a connection obviously...to hear she was alive and that she made it was everything to me. That could have been my daughter, my son, my loved one and to hear that from her father, it makes you feel like you did your job because at the time I was having a hard time that I wasn't doing enough, that I couldn't go back in."
He called the father back and he asked that McAuley send him a video to show to his daughter.
McAuley has yet to meet Natalia. "I hope someday I can wrap my arms around her and give her a hug, probably cry with her a little bit," he said.
But Natalia was able to talk to an ABC News crew from her hospital bed about her firefighter hero.
"Dean was an amazing guy. He stuck with me the whole night and I just give him full props for actually saving my life," she told ABC's Good Morning America. "He could have not acknowledged me in that tent, he was just a volunteer that was taking his time out of that night and saving people's lives and he didn't have to but he is a very strong man and his family should be very proud of what he's doing."
According to ABC, doctors said Natalia is stable but she has a tube draining blood from her rib cage. The bullet shattered inside her body near the shoulder, and doctors said they are concerned because it punctured her lung and she will likely need surgery. Her twin sister Gianna was also wounded but survived.
Meanwhile, McAuley says he hopes people can focus on those who came together.
"I really hope that people get out of this is... there was one bad person, there were 30,000-plus amazing human beings, incredible human beings," he said. "There's so much negativity in this world; and I hope that's not what people get out of this -- there were some remarkable people working together doing things -- total strangers helping each other; people with no training wanting to help each other. We all became one that night.
"There's a lot of love in his world and a I got to see humanity in action. I got to see one person at their worst, but I got to see humanity at its best. We had hundreds of people willing to put their life on the line and get out there and help."


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Chris Soules, 35, was allegedly involved in a fatal car accident that killed fellow farmer Kenneth Mosher, 66, on April 24. Now, police have obtained a search warrant that allows them to locate the red Chevy which took the Bachelor star away from the scene of the fatal car crash, according to TMZ. Chris allegedly checked the man's pulse and called 911, but he supposedly fled the scene and was arrested at his home five hours later.
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The end is here — both of the year, and of CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2014!
Each year, CBR takes stock of the comic book industry's multitude of offerings and polls the site's passionate and thoughtful staff — including editors, reporters, reviewers, columnists and bloggers — for their picks of the top comics of the year. Every publisher putting out new comics material, regardless of genre or format, is fair game; and each individual list is then factored in (thank you, spreadsheets!) to determine the overall Top 100 that's being unveiled on CBR this week.
2014 was another record year for the Top 100, with more than 50 contributors to the list, and more than 200 comics nominated. The end result is as diverse of a list as you'd expect, with superhero mainstays standing alongside creator-owned favorites; publishing giants sharing space with self-published digital works. While no list can be an exhaustive collection of every noteworthy piece of work released in a year, the end result of the CBR Top 100 is a wide smattering of eclectic choices worthy of attention.
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Written by Charles Soule
Art by Javier Pulido, Ronald Wimberly
Published by Marvel Comics
"She-Hulk is a character that tends to bring out the best in every creator that works with her. Charles Soule somehow managed to top downright legendary runs by John Byrne and Dan Slott by combining every element that makes Jen work — her job, her fashion, her smarts, her wit, her biceps — into the best pop art legal procedural that has ever been published and will ever be published. Javier Pulido turned in career-defining visuals on this book, leaping onto a new level of storytelling with hulk-grade gusto. And Kevin Wada's star-making turn as cover artist; no book in 2014 looked as good as this one."
— CBR Assistant Editor/Columnist Brett White
"This is a book that screams confidence, from the personality of the main character to the bold art style. 'She-Hulk' is a relevant complement to the female empowerment narrative shaped by the Sheryl Sandbergs, Shonda Rhimeses, and Lisa Blooms of the world, balanced with a comedic way of seeing the continuity-driven labyrinth of the Marvel Universe. A breath of fresh air, in relation to many other superhero comics of bleak tone and enslavement to events."
— CBR Columnist Joseph Phillip Illidge
"Leaving us too soon were some fun and fascinating tales of law and order, She-Hulk style. I love the character and the way she works within the wide world of the Marvel Universe. She's a different kind of lawyer than Daredevil, tells a different kind of story than Captain Marvel and has a level of clout within her contemporaries that makes for great stories. I hope Soule gets a chance in the future to write She-Hulk again."
— Robot 6 Writer Carla Hoffman
"We're all onboard with 'She-Hulk,' aren't we?"
— CBR Contributing Writer Steve Morris
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art by Jamie McKelvie
Published by Image Comics
"'The Wicked + The Divine' is good in that read-the-whole-issue-in-the-store kind of way. Snappy, sly, and utterly unapologetic, it captivates with Gillen's signature repartee, McKelvie's stunning ingenuity, and [Matthew] Wilson's sharp colors. It's no wonder, then, that this book sends its readers into a religious fervor; between its brilliant designs, vivid characterizations, and jaw dropping twists, 'The Wicked + The Divine' is daring and innovative in all the right ways. Gillen and McKelvie continue to make true believers of us all with one of the most enthralling debuts of 2014."
— CBR Reviewer Meagan Damore
"In Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's series, gods are real, to a point. They reincarnate every 90 years, inhabit the bodies of young, beautiful people, wield amazing power, and then they die. In the world of 'The Wicked + The Divine,' deities are literal and metaphorical rock stars, walking among mortals for a short span, awing the masses, accumulating adulation and worship, and then burning out before they fade away. The central metaphor of gods as the Cobains, Morrisons, and Winehouses of the world is not subtle, but then again these are deities we're talking about. The whole thing suggest a mythical universe fully-formed from issue one, a cosmos and world that is immediately apparent to the reader as soon they dive in."
— CBR Contributing Writer Joe Streckert
"Cool as anything. Smart. Beautiful. It's achingly rare to see a story about celebrity and media culture that isn't obvious, ugly, and stupid, and 'The Wicked and the Divine' is tops among that heap. Love it. And do listen to the 200+ song Spotify playlist Kieron's compiled, it's not only a great companion to the comic but does much to get one through the workday. "
— CBR Staff Writer Shaun Manning
"The Gods are real, they're bitchy and in two years they're gonna die! The art's fantastic, the characters are compelling and the book is nothing short of a celebration of the mantra 'live fast and die young,' so naturally I never want it to end. Live fast and die after multiple volumes, 'The Wicked + The Divine!'"
— CBR Staff Writer Josie Campbell
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art by Francesco Francavilla
Published by Archie Comics
"Whenever someone wants to know what mainstream comics are capable of, I hand them 'Afterlife With Archie.' Easily among the best ongoing series of the year, the creative team of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla wrapped up the first arc of their incredible horror series in grand fashion, extending their reach beyond the undead to Lovecraftian mythos and a horrifying fate for Sabrina. The second arc is already underway and promises to be at least as good — if not better — than the opening salvo."
— CBR Staff Writer/Reviews Editor Steve Sunu
"Sure, at first you look at something which asks, 'what if the Riverdale gang had to flee a zombie apocalypse?' with a kind of morbid bemusement. Â Depending on how you feel about Archie and pals' eternal optimism, you might even root for the zombies. Â However, Aguirre-Sacasa and Francavilla have grounded their story so firmly in these characters that it's impossible not to share in their terrors and triumphs."
— Robot 6 Columnist Tom Bondurant
"The idea of the gang from Riverdale facing a zombie apocalypse, in a story that's meant to be taken seriously, was one of the most scoffed-at ideas in recent memory — that is, until the scoffers actually read it. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa uses Archie and friends as protagonists, and around them builds one of the best modern stories of the zombie genre. Knowing that the Archie house style of art couldn't convey a story like this, Francesco Francavilla adds his own take that uses the characters' look but is otherwise all his unmistakable noir-ish style. The two creators combine for scares aplenty, telling a genuinely horrific tale that's makes an Archie comic the unlikely candidate as best horror title of the year."
— CBR Reviewer Jim Johnson
"'Afterlife with Archie' crept into 2013 as an unexpected surprise, and reigned in 2014 as one of the most consistent ongoing series (quality-wise — who wouldn't have liked to have seen more issues?). No matter how many times Aguirre-Sacasa and Francavilla 'go there' in this series — do something you'd never expect to see in an Archie comic, whether it's hints of incest or a character beating his father to death — it's shocking, it works, and it somehow still feels true to the past several decades of Archie history."
— CBR Managing Editor Albert Ching
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Michael Lark, Brian Level, Tyler Boss
Published by Image Comics
"'Lazarus' serves as a great model for taking themes of the present and extending them forward into a possible future that is horrifying in its plausibility. Greg, Michael and crew have succeeded in building a fascinating world of economic and social disparity, bleeding-edge science, and complex characters. The final element of writer Eric Trautmann's backmatter content and faux ads, showing the detailed corporate history of the future of 'Lazarus,' is worth the cover price alone, and sets the series apart from the competition."
— CBR Columnist Joseph Phillip Illidge
"'Lazarus' continues its reach toward being Rucka's best comics work to date, as he effortlessly builds a magnificent and terrifyingly realistic world, and a heroine the likes of which we rarely see. Complex and fascinating, powerful but also vulnerable, Rucka's Forever Carlyle is poised to become one of the great female comic characters of our time, and his 'Lazarus 'is headed toward being one of the great comic books of our time. Beloved and yet underrated at once, if you love comics and you're not reading Lazarus, you're simply doing it wrong."
— Comics Should Be Good Writer Kelly Thompson
"In just over a year, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark have crafted one of the most fascinating, complex and fully realized science fiction worlds the comics medium has ever seen, and — in the best tradition of the genre — one rich with allegorical resonance. But the most astounding thing about the environment they've constructed is Forever Carlyle, the equally complicated bioengineered leading lady we're following, deeply invested, through it all."
— CBR Contributing Writer Scott Huver
"'Lazarus,' Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's tale of a world dominated by the 1% gets richer with each issue. The characterization of the main character, Forever Carlyle, depends greatly on Lark's excellent facial expressions. Rucka's research into economics and history pays off in the world-building."
— CBR Reviewer Jennifer Cheng
Written by Grace Ellis & Noelle Stevenson
Art by Brooke A. Allen
Published by BOOM! Studios
"It's entirely possible that no comic has ever made me feel as gleeful as 'Lumberjanes.' Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen infuse the pages with vivacious characters, larger than life personalities, and top it all off with a hefty serving of monsters. 'Lumberjanes' makes me want to revisit my childhood in hopes of finding pals like Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley."
— CBR Contributor Amy Ratcliffe
"This is the book that my friends who 'don't read comics' are reading. Our intrepid group of heroes, five girls diverse in appearance, personality, and skills, face down all kinds of crazy monsters at a very strange summer camp. The all-female creative team behind this one is taking 'All-Ages' seriously. Super accessible and a great time."
— CBR Contributor Cardner Clark
"I'm not sure where 'Lumberjanes' will land on CBR's Top Comics list, but if you try to argue with me that it's not the No. 1 entry on the most buzzworthy book of 2014, you're crazy. The runaway hit about a team of summer camp scouts traversing the weirds of the wild is so much more than its admirable girl power mission statement. 'Lumberjanes' is a funny, surprising and fantastic piece of comics whose power only increases with each issue. And with its world brimming full of madcap merit badges and monster mountain mythology, the series has the kind of unique language and feel that provides a great entry point to the medium for young readers of any background. Editor Shannon Watters and her team deserve all the praise possible for producing comics that don't just appeal to new fans but will likely become their all-time favorites."
— CBR Staff Writer Kiel Phegley
"Though it may be an all-ages comic, 'Lumberjanes' has a rare mass appeal. Approachable but never patronizing, Stevenson, Ellis, and Allen spin yarns about Hipster Yetis and Holy Kittens, but their characters remain wholly relatable and distinct. The series is chock full of genuine laughs, electric chemistry, and sharp wit. With a spoonful of charm and a dollop of ass kicking, 'Lumberjanes' is the kind of book I needed as a kid."
— CBR Reviewer Meagan Damore
"Mixing the fun and action of 'Adventure Time' with the mystery and mythology of 'Buffy,' 'Lumberjanes' not only gives an awesome platform for creators Noelle Stevenosn, Grace Ellis and Brooke A. Allen to do their thing, but also to showcase the quirky, rawness of the amazing lady leads. Bringing in more talent like Shannon Watters, Emily Carroll and Faith Erin Hicks just adds to the variety and wild entertainment value that makes 'Lumberjanes' a must read every time it comes out.
— CBR Staff Writer TJ Dietsch
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Chip Zdarsky
Published by Image Comics
"This isn't just a comic about people who can freeze time when they achieve orgasm, though that's certainly part of it. And it's not just a refreshing exploration of human sexuality, and how it shapes our lives from a very early age — though that's part of it, too. At its core, 'Sex Criminals' is simply about a girl who meets a boy. Their relationship starts with fireworks, but before long real life sets in — and writer Matt Fraction deftly peels back the layers to reveal some brutally honest truths."
— CBR Contributor Blake Northcott
"The second year of 'Sex Criminals' was even better than the strong first year, as Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky have now moved the story past the initial (extremely clever) conceit and are now forced to make the story work based on the strength of the characters they've developed and they have done such a strong job in their character development that that shift in the driving force of the comic is not a problem at all. "
— Comics Should Be Good Editor Brian Cronin
"'Sex Criminals' sounds like a joke — a comic where two characters can stop time when they have sex, and decide to rob banks to try and save the local library — but in the hands of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, it's more than just a funny story. Infused with quiet beats of how people view sex, relationships, depression, and fighting the system in general, 'Sex Criminals' is the perfect example of how a book can't be judged solely by its cover. Fortunately, the covers for 'Sex Criminals' are also pretty fantastic.
— CBR Reviewer Greg McElhatton
"What could have been a one-note punchline of a comic, 'Sex Criminals' is a brilliant coming-of-age story that handles adult themes with a master's touch of dignity and class. Just as tender as it is titillating; sex has never been handled with more honesty in mainstream comics. This book is worth the cover price for the letters page alone."
— CBR Contributing Writer Marc Buxton
"I had never felt sexy a day in my life before reading this comic. When I told Chip Zdarsky that, he gave me a really inappropriate hug and told me a filthy story about his parents. I haven't stopped feeling sexy since."
— CBR Staff Writer Casey Gilly
Written by Warren Ellis, Brian Wood
Art by Declan Shalvey, Greg Smallwood
Published by Marvel Comics
"'Moon Knight' wasn't just one of the best comics of the year, it was one of the most perfectly crafted books I've ever read, period. This is minimalist storytelling at it" finest, so I'll be brief: it's phenomenal. Read it!"
— CBR Staff Writer Josie Campbell
"Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey created Marvel's best title of the year doing what Warren Ellis does best: simple, one-and-done stories with more ideas in a single issue than most books have in a year. It was Marc Spector's finest moment ever. Unfortunately, Ellis and Shalvey's run only lasted six issues. Hopefully, Khonshu brings this creative team back to life next."
— CBR Staff Writer Karl Keily
"Every year there's a new formerly forgotten hero that gets elevated to a new playing field thanks to a brilliant creative team. This was Moon Knight's year, but it was really Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire's year. Each one of their six issues was like a masterclass in comic book storytelling. From elaborate yet clear fight scenes to horrifically trippy drug sequences, this creative team rewrote the book on how to make a top notch comic — and they did it all with the help of the certifiable Marc Spector and his array of Moon gadgets."
— CBR Assistant Editor/Columnist Brett White
"Six quasi-self-contained stories from Warren Ellis, Declan Shaleey, and Jordie Bellaire that were a master class in the economics of comic book storytelling. Everything served the issue: every page, every panel, every part of the panel. Nothing was extraneous, everything was essential. And it was damn fun to read."
— Comics Should Be Good Writer Chad Nevett
"This was one of the strongest debuts of the year, with Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey reintroducing a Moon Knight who's closer to his roots, and more sharply dressed than ever. Their six issues were a series of related standalone issues that also reintroduced many of MK's long-unseen former supporting cast, and each one was a unique and tightly constructed issue that were some of the best stories told since Doug Moench's run over 30 years ago. Brian Wood and Greg Smallwood have taken over using the same M.O., but delivering a series of issues each with a decidedly distinctive feel and storytelling method. Rarely does a creative team follow up such a stellar run with another strong run with such consistent quality, but that's exactly what has happened here."
— CBR Reviewer Jim Johnson
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Ivan Reis, Chris Sprouse, Ben Oliver, Frank Quitely, Cameron Stewart
Published by DC Comics
"Grant Morrison's 'The Multiversity' really covers a huge series of one-shots exploring the DC multiverse — and despite the length of time it took for the project to see the light of day, it absolutely lived up to expectations, bringing back the feel of DC Elseworlds stories told through Morrison's expert hand. With a veritable cornucopia of artistic talent along for the ride, 'The Multiversity' was one of the strongest series to debut in 2014, and hopes are high as the series continues into the New Year."
— CBR Staff Writer/Reviews Editor Steve Sunu
"Grant Morrison takes his meta-themes for another spin in the most epic way possible, pushing the limits of the DCU and showing multiple worlds under threat of a single comic book. The highlight of 'Multiversity' so far has been Morrison re-teaming with Quitely on the meticulous mobius strip, Watchmen-riff 'Pax Americana,' a comic book that will likely be dissected for years to come."
— CBR Contributing Writer Ryan Ingram
"Morrison takes all that is good about DC's multiverse and turns it into something absolutely amazing, with this series of one-shots that have been nothing but pure fanboy fun, peeking into unseen corners of The New 52 multiverse. Top tier artists have all enhanced the excitement, giving each one-shot a unique flavor where half the fun is scrutinizing each panel."
— CBR Reviewer Jim Johnson
"Grant Morrision, with free rein over the vast DC Comics cataloge, creating a canonical multiverse with metatextual threads, drawn by a multitude of great artists with variant covers that include comic legends? Yeah, it's not terrible."
— CBR Contributor Tamara Brooks
"['The Multiversity: Pax Americana'] is the very best single issue of the year. Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely are showing all of us what comics can offer. That, indeed, they are magic when you let them be. With subtle hands they play with time, they manipulate framing, they adjust and control perspective. Both creators are laureates in the field, and everything they do together yields a new form of study on the medium. But it's 'Pax Americana' that demands the greatest attention, and yields the greatest reward."
— CBR Contributing Writer Ryan Burton
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Fiona Staples
Published by Image Comics
"A comic that somehow keeps getting better 24 issues in, 'Saga' showed no signs of slowing down in 2014. Vaughn and Staples threw readers a curveball by jumping forward in the narrative, then threw another one immediately after by revealing that we were also watching the end of Marko and Alana's marriage. Minimal yet detailed art and a rich world filled with unique characters, 'Saga' is more than living up to its name."
— CBR Reviewer Matt Little
"'Saga' continuously delivers on the promise of everything the creative, collaborative nature of comics can offer. In Brian K. Vaughan, there's a writer at the peak of his power crafting an epic story on a startlingly intimate scale, tightly plotted yet unafraid to meander into interesting corners, set in a wild, fantastic intergalactic landscape yet utterly human through-and-through. In Fiona Staples, there's an artist with a seemingly boundless imagination creating characters and images never seen before, while exercising an unparalleled storytelling clarity. Best of all, it's clear each creator is giddily inspired by the contributions of the other, eager to veer outside their own comfort zones to provide fresh, innovative material for the other to run with."
— CBR Contributing Writer Scott Huver
'Saga' continues to be great for Vaughn's depiction of human relationships and for Staples' art, which is almost in a class by itself for its confident linework, pleasing panel compositions and the wild, vivid colors."
— CBR Reviewer Jennifer Cheng
"In 'Saga,' world-building masters Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continue to deliver the coolest comic book between Earth and Landfall. Everything about this series is so expertly crafted that it's any wonder each issue is better than the last. But it always is. If 'The Phantom Menace' upset you as adult, this is the 'Star Wars' you're looking for."
— CBR Staff Writer Jeffrey Renaud
"It's a rare story that can balance an all-out intergalactic war with intimate family drama but 'Saga' pulls it off. No book broke my heart more than 'Saga,' and I can't wait for it to come back next year and do it all over again."
— CBR Staff Writer Josie Campbell
"At this point, writing up 'Saga' is such a given that it's almost comical. Just read it. Fiona Staples' inventiveness and Brian K. Vaughan's cliffhangers make the utmost of the way comics are serialized — there's no better month-to-month read out there. As much as I love its gorgeous sci-fi worldbuilding, it's the emotional core story — a family in flight — that always keeps me coming back."
— CBR Reviewer Marykate Jasper
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Adrian Alphona, Jake Wyatt
Published by Marvel Comics
"Long before her first issue hit the stands, Kamala Khan took the world by storm. Much hyped, 'Ms. Marvel' had a lot of expectation to live up to — and, boy, did she ever. Awkward yet lovable, Kamala is one of the most relatable teenage characters to hit stands since Peter Parker. In Wilson and Alphona's capable hands, issue after issue hits new heights as Kamala grows as a hero and a person. With quality this consistently great, 'Ms. Marvel' wins hearts through its stellar character writing and charming artwork."
— CBR Reviewer Meagan Damore
"From the very first panel of the first issue, it's clear that G. Willow Wilson isn't afraid to confront the realities of a young Muslim girl in a sympathetic, honest and hilarious way. Ms. Marvel has delighted and surprised me all year long and Kamala Khan isn't just the superhero we need, she's the one I want to be."
— CBR Staff Writer Casey Gilly
"Pretty much the most fun you can have in superhero comics right now is 'Ms. Marvel.' A media darling for its star Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenager dealing with the pressures of school and family life in New Jersey, the series has earned its spotlight through its depiction of a real and relatable young woman who greets the superhero world with excitement and wonder — despite the grief it brings her trying to square things with her parents. Oh, and Ms. Wilson absolutely killed the Obligatory Wolverine Guest Appearance — genuinely funny stuff."
— CBR Staff Writer Shaun Manning
"I just couldn't imagine a more lovable protagonist than Kamala Khan. Earnest, kind and almost embarrassingly geeky, she's a real joy to root for. Add in the artists' beautifully wonky version of Jersey City, and this book is unbeatable."
— CBR Reviewer Marykate Jasper
"This is the most important comic that came out this year. I want this to be the most important comic for the next year, too. I want people to covet their copies of 'Ms. Marvel' #1 and to talk about the origin of the character the same way they talk about 'Ultimate Spider-Man.' I hope 'Ms. Marvel' is the most important book for years to come."
— Robot 6 Writer Carla Hoffman
"Imagine a combination of the great '80s teen films from writer/director John Hughes and the fun of the Marvel Universe. If you've read 'Ms. Marvel' you know exactly what that looks like. Kamala Khan is one of the most likable and identifiable teen protagonists since Peter Parker, and like all heroic adolescents she's on a quest to do good and establish her own identity, a quest made even more fascinating by her immigrant roots and shapeshifting abilities. Plus the series is full of weird, wonderful, and funny characters and events."
— CBR Staff Writer Dave Richards
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The turmoil in Libya caused the stocks to take a nose dive for the fourth successive session in the European markets.
Crude oil prices soaring all over
The crude oil prices soared as major oil companies announced that they are going to suspend their operations in the strife torn country, as violence has escalated during the ongoing demonstrations.
The total impact of the turmoil in Libya on its oil production is not clear but according to an estimate by the Barclays Capital, nearly 1 million barrels of production per day has been hit.
West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery soared by $ 2.68 per barrel or a 2.8 percent increase to settle at $ 98.10 on the New York Mercantile Exchange but not before briefly hitting $ 100 per barrel. This is the highest after October, 2008.
Brent crude also soared by $ 5.83 or 5.5 percent by reaching $ 111.61 per barrel on the ICE futures exchange. It had crossed the $ 100 mark in January itself.
Major companies discontinue operations in Libya
Almost all the major oil companies have announced the suspension of operations in Libya as the demonstrations are becoming increasingly more violent and the situation is taking a turn for the worse in the oil rich country.
Germany's Wintershall, which produced nearly 100,000 barrels per day, has announced that it has stopped its operations in Libya.
Spain's Repsol YPF said it is also suspending operations. It produced more than 200,000 barrels per day in its Sharara oil fields.
Other companies including France's Total, Norway's Statoil and Italy's Eni have also confirmed that they have suspended operations in Libya.
Incidentally, Libya is the first country in the region where oil supply has been hit by the mass demonstrations.
So far this turmoil has forced the rulers of Tunisia and Egypt who had been capturing power for last many decades, to abdicate power.
Libya is an important supplier of oil, especially for some countries in the Europe. It is the eighth largest oil producer among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
The total impact of the turmoil in Libya on its oil production is not clear but according to an estimate by the Barclays Capital, nearly 1 million barrels of production per day has been hit by the recent turmoil.
Share markets feel the heat
The rising prices of crude oil pushed down the stock markets all over. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was down by 1.1 percent.
Shares belonging to the travel and leisure industry were hit the hardest. Increased prices of fuel and decreased prospects of traveling to Middle Eastern countries made these fall by 2.3 percent at the Stoxx Europe.
Other countries also had their markets tumbling down with UK's FTSE 100 falling by 1.2 percent, Germany's DAX, by 1.7 percent and France's CAC-40 falling by 0.9 percent.
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In pictures: Wrexham's FA Trophy win
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Wrexham draw against Tranmere
In the National League, Wrexham have held Tranmere to a 2-2 draw. The result means they retain their position of third in the league table.
HT: Braintree 1-1 Wrexham
Wrexham are away to Braintree in the national league this afternoon.
Michael Cheek opened the scoring for the home side just 30 seconds into the game. But they didn't hold the lead long, with Ntumba Massanka drawing Wrexham level a few minutes later.
Half time score: Braintree 1-1 Wrexham
Full-time: Solihull Moors 0 - 1 Wrexham
An early goal by Anthony Barry saw Wrexham triumph over Solihull Moors this afternoon.
The hosts were left trailing at half-time and later found themselves down to 10 men after Solihull's Jack Byrne was sent off following a clash in the box. The same incident also saw Wrexham's Barry given a yellow card.
Final score: Solihull Moors 0 - 1 Wrexham.
HT: North Ferriby 0-0 Wrexham
Wrexham are away to North Ferriby in the national league.
Despite chances for both sides in the first half, it's 0-0 at half time.
FT: Wrexham 2 - 1 York City
Wrexham have beaten York City 2-1 in their National League showdown.
Goals from John Rooney and Sean Newton secured the win for the Welsh side.
Wrexham move into play-off places after beating Torquay 0-1
Wrexham have moved up into the National League play-off places after securing a one nil win against Torquay United.
A goal in the second half from Mark Carrington put the visitors in front.
Full time: Dover Athletic 2-1 Wrexham
Wrexham have lost 2-1 at Dover Athletic in the National League.
Ricky Miller scored first for the hosts, before Connor Jennings equalised for the Welsh side from the penalty spot.
Toby Ajala's goal shortly after half-time means Wrexham are now without a win in five league games.
Wrexham lose out to Chester 3-2
Wrexham lost 3-2 to hosts Chester this afternoon in the National League.
Despite a late goal from substitute Connor Jennings they were unable to close the game.
They now sit seventh in the table behind Braintree.
Full time: Boreham Wood 0-1 Wrexham
Wrexham beat Boreham Wood 1-0 to move up to third in the National League.
Captain Connor Jennings scored the goal with a header after 12 minutes, and neither side could make a breakthrough in the second half.
Half time: Boreham Wood 0-1 Wrexham
Wrexham lead 1-0 at Boreham Wood at half-time in the National League.
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K-n-K Kitchen files for bankruptcy
After closing unexpectedly at the end of April last year and having been open for only 34 days, K-n-K Kitchen officially filed Chapter 7 in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Illinois.
A meeting of creditors is scheduled to take place Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in Benton at the US Trustee 341 Meeting Room located at 302 W. Main St.
Employees of the now-closed restaurant were hopeful that owner Keith E. Jones would make good on his promise to get them paid, but with nearly a year behind them most have written off any chance of it now.
"If nothing else we were hopeful that the waitresses would have been paid," former K-n-K Kitchen prep cook Michael Simmons said. "While some cooks were partially paid the waitresses were not paid at all."
Simmons was one of a handful of employees who said the actions of Jones left them in a pinch as they were suddenly without a job and without pay for the work they performed. Simmons said the waitresses were hit hardest because Jones failed to pay out any tips that were left using credit cards, which requires the tip amount to be paid out from the register in cash.
"I've given up on getting paid," Simmons said.
Not giving up is former K-n-K cook Liz Linton who said she held out hope of being paid up until Jones filed for bankruptcy. Linton said she has made more than a dozen phone calls to the former restaurant owner in hopes of negotiating a settlement without any luck.
"I think what he did was criminal," Linton said, adding that she has had several text replies from Jones but is uncertain if he knows which ex-employee she is. Linton said phone calls to Jones have had little success in leading to actually speaking with him, but that replies to texts happen on occasion. Linton allowed the Goreville Gazette a look at those texts in which Jones apologizes for the closure and states his goal is to get his employees paid.
"How does a person who claims to have owned several restaurants before fail to take into account that they will not recoup their investment in the first month," Linton said, adding that Jones' behavior leaves one thinking he never intended to keep the business open. "Not only did he not pay his staff, but he didn't pay his vendors or repairmen who helped fix the place for its opening."
Since the closure of the K-n-K Kitchen the building has sat vacant with Village of Goreville trustees and Mayor Larry Vaughn saying the situation is a disappointment with no simple solution. Mayor Vaughn said Goreville would like to see another owner move in and open a restaurant the community can take pride in.
"We're a great little town and the building is in a great location to do business," Vaughn said. "We're looking into what we can do to help get someone in there and provide our community with another successful business."
Those wishing to object to Jones' discharge of debt have until April 29 to file a challenge to the bankruptcy clerk's office in Benton addressed to United States Bankruptcy Court, 301 West Main Street, Benton, IL, 62812.


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One of my first internet marketing clients was my carpet cleaner, a man who'd been keeping the rugs fresh at my (pet-friendly) house for fifteen years. He calmly explained that for his website all he needed was for me to put his door hanger online with his business name as the URL.
I was dumbfounded.
"But your website has to be your sales agent!" I cried. "It should collect email addresses and other prospect information! It has to familiarize your customers with your business style! Humanize you!"
He explained that he would prefer to perform all of those functions by himself, face-to-face or at least via telephone. The doorhanger would do.
"How will you catch consumers looking for your services in your neighborhoods?"I railed. "You have to link your local profiles on Yelp and City Search back to a decent website! A professional looking website!"
Local search? Hadn't I seen his 50's era truck in my driveway? The one with the wooden bed and frame? It was quite the draw with the locals.
"Well! You may as well not even have a website if you just want the nothing you're proposing!"
Oh no, he continued. He needed a website. People were asking him if he had a website and he should be able to say yes. It was a legitimacy thing.
"A website can do so much more, tho!"
He was firm. He wanted to get himself in front of people and just talk to them serenely about his cleaning services. That's how he always made the best sales he said; that's what always worked for him.
At this point I had to pause. I could see his point.
Jean Paul is probably 6'2" with the long, blonde, curly ringlets women pay big money to get fried into their hair. A surfer, he stays fit and tan. But more than this, he's a very down-to-earth, friendly, unpretentious, happy guy. A Saint Bernard puppy in a REI model package. Matthew McConaughey in a Hawaiian shirt and straw hat. No wonder he wanted to get in front of people. Presence and personality were his two best selling points and he would make sure he leveraged them. Good for Jean Paul.
I put up his website, www.tradewindscarpetcare.com two years ago through Homestead.com, an Intuit company. It cost him $7 per month to have a URL that had only his business name, hosting included (more now, but maybe $10/month?). I did what he wanted—scanned the damned door hanger, put it into jpg format and uploaded it to a 2-page site. I thought for sure he'd call me for an upgrade, but in two years, he never has.
Yesterday, Jean Paul came to my house to get the carpets cleaned up. He cheerfully volunteered that the website was working well for him.
"So it's actually bringing in customers, then?" I asked, astonished.
No, he replied, but when people ASK if he has a website, he can reply that he does: tradewindscarpetcare.com. But, he continued, did I want to know what did really work well for him?
"Yelp? Did you finally get on local search? Your Facebook page? "
Not Yelp. Not Facebook. The door hanger.
He then patiently explained how he has his kids go around the neighborhoods hanging his door hanger in a neat plastic sleeve on all the door knobs. After all, it did display him. And the vintage truck. That strategy gets him one new customer a week and it's cheap.
Some Businesses Can Get Away with the Most Minimal of Websites
I guess I get to say this because I don't sell website design. But with the right business model, owners can get away with minimal search engine optimization and SEO copywriting, too.
Right now, Google is offering Californians FREE websites through its "Get Your Business Online California" program. I imagine this program will expand state by state, provided it's profitable. With this strategy, Google demolishes a big barrier to Pay-Per-Click sales, Google's cash cow. Pay-Per-Click ads have to point back to a website, after all. "Get your Business Online California" is being orchestrated through Intuit's Homestead.com program. Non-Californian's can get pretty much the same offer on www.homestead.com for $10 per month for the website template and hosting. That's about as close to free for a website as you can get. Its drag and drop format makes it simple to learn and get set up quickly.
Confused by the Traditional/Digital Marketing Mix?
If you are , it's no wonder. In addition to print/TV/radio, business owners now have to determine whether their brand can benefit most from search engine optimization, social media marketing, optimized content marketing, pay-per-click and local search. The vendors in each area will tell you that theirs approach is the most crucial of all.
These days, marketers must MICRO-tailor their strategies and campaigns to each individual business, not just the industry. What works for a vintage clothing store may not work for an urban men's fashion brand. Micro –tailoring is possible, however, because of Google Analytics, the free program that tracks how many clients land on a site, where they come from, what keywords they used to find it and so FREAKING much more I don't even want to tell you. The bottom line is: you find out what works for your brand online by trying different strategies on a limited basis and then analyzing the reaction. You don't have to spend too much on social media before going back to door hangers.
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If you need to get oriented as to where to start or where to go next with your digital marketing strategies, Informed Web Content can help. Contact us for your free 20 minute consultation. Because we pride ourselves on 100% straight talk, don't be surprised if we recommend door hangers. We may even give you a printer's phone number. You can also check out our Free Tools page where you can pick up a 45-page Business Blog Start Up Kit in workbook format, our Brainless Brainstorming Tool for Getting Blog Posts Done and our Social Media and Blog Topic Spinner and Organizer. These tools teach you best digital marketing practices as you explore your options and develop your own campaigns.


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Agora Aveiro is a youth association that promotes an active citizenship. We don't fight for one specific cause or help one group of people. Our projects are diverse and we stand for everything that we think it makes sense – from promotion of healthy lifestyles, to promotion of more inclusive society, and much more. It's enough if you look at the "project" area on our website and you will understand what kind of projects and activities we have been developing. Or, if you prefer using Facebook, you can check out our albums. Each one has a description of the project / activity, and many photos along.
1 – Human Library – this spring we organised an one afternoon long event where we invited people with remarkable life stories to be "human books". Anyone could come and "read" them, or, in reality – speak with them. We invited people that are often target of prejudice – for example – a disabled person, a Muslim, a refugee, etc. We invited our community of Aveiro to join the event and meet personally these people, talk with them and re-consider their opinion about them. Here you can learn more about this event.
What can you help here? Every project needs to be organised. It does not happen "just like that". For example, in this case of Human library – we need to find people to be "books", we need to find the venue for the event, to promote it (design and later distribute flyers, posters, send press release to media), we need to be there on the day and invite people to join the event, we have to take photos of it, film it and later make a little video, publish everything on our website and Facebook, make a report about the event, collect the materials and transport them to our office… etc. All these are the tasks where you could help.
2 – a Youth Exchange – another example is a more complex project – it's a youth exchange, 10 days long, that happens near Aveiro, normally once or twice per year. Youth exchange is a ten days long meeting of 25-35 young people from different European countries. The purpose of their gathering is to exchange and learn about their cultures and besides, to learn about the topic of the youth exchange itself. The topics can be diverse… Normally our youth exchanges has as the main topic healthy lifestyles. We learn, in non-formal environment (this is a kind of learning that happens through workshops etc, not like in school environment), about the importance of sports, about healthy food, about importance of recycling etc… Here you can see some photos of our last youth exchange – WAVE2 project, that took place this summer in São Jacinto, near Aveiro. And, here is the report about it.
So, what can you help during this project? Well, as you can imagine, around 30 youngsters are coming, and we are hosting them. We have to organise a place for them to stay, 3 meals per day, to structure all the activities that they will do, find sponsors for some snacks, drinks, organise some excursion for them, take photos of the exchange every day and film it… to organise their trips from their counties to the local of the Exchange… afterwards, we create a video about the project, publish a brochure and disseminate the results… These are months of work, and you can, if you want, join this process and learn about project management, logistics etc. Later, you get to meet these youngsters, make new friendships, practice your English and other languages, etc.
3 – help integration our EVS volunteers – Every year Agora Aveiro receives several long term EVS (European voluntary service) volunteers. They live in Aveiro during seven months and help us develop our activities. They are always up to 29 years old and they come from different EU countries. If you wish to regularly dedicate some time to them you can be either tutor or language teacher. This is a serious task that you need to dedicate at least once per week, but it also brings you opportunity of meeting new friends, practicing your English or other language, etc.
4 – you can create your own project with Agora Aveiro! 🙂 Yes! Not only that we have our own projects where you can help, but you can also come up with your own idea that our volunteers will support and help you develop it. In that case, you are the project manager, and you are the main responsible for the project 🙂
These were just a few examples of what you can do as a volunteer in Agora Aveiro. Besides that, you can help us with general issues, such as – design of newsletter, promotional activities, fundraising or anything else that you feel comfortable with. Why should you do it? Well, if you want to learn, gain new skills, meet new friends, this is your chance.. If you don't want to wait for things to happen, but instead, make them happen – then you should join us and put these ideas into action! It's a great thing not only to boost your CV, but also to develop your social skills and have fun.
Lastly, but not less important – Agora Aveiro has numerous opportunities for our volunteers! You can travel and participate in youth exchanges and international training courses for free (or almost for free), get certificates and do EVS service (up to one year) in any European country.
If you have any other question, feel free to ask!
We hope we ll see you soon in our office 🙂


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