Mexico hails 'Sledgehammer' arrest but murder crisis still a tough nut to crack
Mexico hails 'Sledgehammer' arrest but murder crisis still a tough nut to crack
The capture of José Antonio 'El Marro' Yépez, a top gangster in violence-stricken Guanajuato state, gives a boost to the presidentMexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has hailed the capture of one of the country's most notorious gangsters as an important victory in his so far fruitless struggle to slash murder rates.In a Sunday night video message to the nation, López Obrador said security forces had seized "El Marro" or "the Sledgehammer" – the head of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel – at about 6am that morning in the violence-stricken state of Guanajuato."How is it that this cartel was able to grow so much – to the extent that Guanajuato became our country's most violent state?" asked Mexico's populist leader, who took power in late 2018 vowing to slow the killing with a policy of "hugs, not bullets"."If there were 100 murders each day, 15 were being committed in Guanajuato – and some days there were 20 or 25 murders. How could this happen?" added López Obrador, who is best known as Amlo.Sledgehammer – whose real name is José Antonio Yépez Ortiz - was the widely feared head of a gang of fuel thieves that controlled large swaths of the central Mexican state and was also involved in drug trafficking, cargo theft and extortion.When the Guardian visited one of the villages at the heart of El Marro's empire in 2018, the driver refused to enter, warning: "We wouldn't make it out again."The Guanajuato-based group grew rich siphoning off billions of dollars worth of petrol from pipelines that crisscross the state, which is located to the north-west of Mexico's capital and is home to one of its most important refineries.El Marro, who had run the group since 2017, was reportedly apprehended on a rural ranch where he had been hiding following a brief gunfight with his security chief.The newspaper El Universal claimed he had unsuccessfully tried to flee on a quad bike as a spy drone hovered overhead and troops closed in."Who betrayed me?" the "wild-eyed" kingpin reportedly asked his captors before conceding: "Everything has a beginning and an end – and my end has come."Experts called El Marro's capture a triumph for López Obrador, whose security policy has come under growing scrutiny following a series of humiliating challenges from Mexico's cartels, although few believe it will fundamentally solve the crisis facing his country.Last year, as Latin America's No 2 economy suffered a record 34,582 murders, gunmen working for the Sinaloa cartel seized control of the northern city of Culiacán and forced the release of one of the group's key leaders, the son of the jailed capo Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.In June assassins, reputedly deployed by the ascendant Jalisco New Generation cartel, launched a brazen attempt to murder Mexico City's police chief in one of the capital's wealthiest neighbourhoods.Jalisco cartel infantrymen subsequently appeared in a viral video, toting automatic rifles and swearing allegiance to their leader, El Mencho."It's undoubtedly an important victory [for Amlo] … and he will no doubt use this in next year's midterm elections to show he's effective when it comes to security," said Eduardo Guerrero, a Mexico City-based security specialist.In fact, Guerrero said he believed El Marro's arrest was part of a shrewd political gamble on the part of the federal government to force down the country's sky-high murder rate."Guanajuato is responsible for about 15% or 16% of the total number of murders in the country. So if you can reduce violence in this state you can have a considerable impact on the national statistics," said Guerrero who runs the group Lantia Consultores."If you can cut Guanajuato's murders in half you can bring down the nationwide levels of violence by 7% or 8%. This would be a major PR coup for this administration," added Guerrero, predicting that the city of Tijuana, where murder rates are also soaring, might also be targeted for the same reason.Guerrero said security chiefs appeared to be wagering that dealing a body blow to El Marro's faction would allow the more powerful Jalisco cartel to seize monopoly-like control over Guanajuato, thus reducing violence."El Marro was a very skilful, elusive and strategic leader and it seems to me that his replacements – who will certainly be relatives – don't have the skills he had to keep this organization afloat," said Guerrero, who expected the Santa Rosa cartel to splinter into dozens of smaller groups."It's possible that by the end of the year there has been a significant drop in violence in Guanajuato and this would give the federal government something to show off ahead of next July's elections."Other observers are less sure the arrest will do anything to end Mexico's seemingly interminable conflict, which saw more than 2,800 peopled murdered in Guanajuato last year – 73 of them law enforcement officers."It's a temporary victory," said Chris Dalby, the managing editor of InSight Crime, which tracks Latin American organized crime."The violence in Guanajuato was the most important criminal threat to surge during López Obrador's presidency and this allows him to show that he has done something about it – but it's a very narrow victory."Yes, El Marro was a major, savage factor in the violence in Guanajuato. But removing him probably doesn't change much," Dalby added, noting that before taking power Amlo had explicitly vowed not to pursue the so-called "kingpin strategy" of targeting cartel leaders which critics say does little to reduce violence or stop drugs flowing north into the US.On Monday, Mexican newspapers stamped photographs of the fallen capo across their front pages.El Universal called El Marro's arrest the end of a "dark chapter" for Guanajuato, which is home to several of Mexico's best-known tourist destinations, including the picturesque colonial town of San Miguel de Allende.But in his video message Mexico's president, who is facing growing criticism over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, admitted there was more work to do."We must continue tackling the root causes of violence – first of all poverty, and secondly, making sure there is no corruption and no impunity," López Obrador said. "Our authorities must not protect these criminals."
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Gun sales spike among African-Americans: 'Our ancestors died for us to vote, they also died for us to be able to carry guns'
When Americans panic, they buy guns — lots of them. During the first six months of 2020, amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, gun retailers reported a record 10.3 million firearm transactions, according to a new survey by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). And while various demographic groups are buying guns in 2020, African-Americans currently account for the highest increase in gun purchases.
Уголок равнополочный является сегодня довольно популярным материалом. С ним взаимодействуют во многих отраслях. Это обусловлено отменными эксплуатационными данными изделий: он прочный и в то же время легкий. Поэтому их все чаще можно увидеть там, где невозможно применение его аналога из стали.
Помимо перечисленных характеристик, равнополочные уголки отличаются долговечностью, переносимостью воздействия как высоких, так и низких температур. Алюминиевый равнополочный уголок обладает высокой устойчивостью к коррозии, ультрафиолетовых лучей, химических жидкостей, кислот и влаги. При взаимодействии с воздухом на его поверхности возникает окисная пленка, которая играет роль барьера и увеличивает период его эксплуатации.
Также на уголки равнополочные может быть нанесено покрытие одним из методов:
распыление полимерной порошковой краски;
декорирование и ламинирование;
анодирование (путем создания на поверхности алюминия оксидного слоя).
Разные составы цветовых решений позволяют вписать их в производственный цикл для производства шкафов-купе, гардеробных комнат и прочей домашней мебели. Вышеприведенные нюансы помогут оценить их особенности, анодированные равнополочные уголки пользуются популярностью у многих потребителей - организаций и частных лиц.
Еще одно достоинство заключается в том, что они без каких либо проблем поддаются практически любой механической обработке. Его можно сверлить, шлифовать и придавать ему разлиную форму. Для их скрепления используются саморезы.
Как делаются уголки равнополочные
Производство их, как правило, осуществляется экструзией или гибкой. В зависимости от технологии выделяют вот два типа:
прессованные;
гнутые.
При этом они могут поступать в продажу в исходном состоянии или подвергнутые одному из нескольких способов термообработки. Экструдируют их на мощных гидравлических прессах через формообразующий элемент - фильеру, или так называемую матрицу. Гнут на гибочных станках. Стоить отметить, что им свойственно иметь более десятков тысяч размеров. Наиболее маленьким считается размер 10х10х1 мм, его противоположность, габарит 200 мм шириной и 200 мм высотой.
И так, подведем итоги: сплошной профиль, гораздо надежнее поливинилхлорида и дерева, так как не боится температурных скачков, алюминию не страшны жара и морозы, он устойчив к негативным атмосферным проявлениям. Они, профили, не воспламеняются и не поддерживают процесс горения, не продуцируют токсинов даже в случае нагревании, что дает возможность использовать их в жилых помещениях. Они не выделяет в атмосферу ядовитых веществ, абсолютно безвредны для человека. И монтировать их - одно удовольствие, скажем так, достаточно просто. Кроме того, они просты в обслуживании. И самое главное, они отличаются доступной ценой.
Где купить алюминиевый равнополочный уголок оптом и в розницу?
В магазинах расположенных по адресам: магазин Алюминий Бережанская 9 Киев, магазин Алюминий Кокчетавская 12 Харьков или в интернет магазине https://kzask.ua/ugolokrav/, вы также можете купить уголки равнополочные алюминиевые по цене производителя.
Bodies Strewn on the Ground After Apocalyptic Blast in Beirut
A huge explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday destroying entire blocks of high-rise buildings and leaving at least 73 people confirmed dead, more than 3,700 wounded, and scores more feared buried under rubble and ash. The country's interior minister said early indications were that highly explosive materials, seized and stored at Beirut's port, had detonated. Footage of the blast showed a large plume of dark red flames and smoke before a massive explosion threw up a mushroom cloud. Powerful shock waves shattered glass, collapsed ceilings and pulled down balconies—even residents on the island nation of Cyprus, 110 miles away, heard the blast.A witness on the ground who works for the United Nations, but does not speak on their behalf, was near the port when the explosion happened. She told The Daily Beast that bodies were scattered from the blast. "There was dark smoke from a fire and then a massive blast and everyone fell to the ground," she said. "A lot of people didn't get up."Entire buildings collapsed, streets glistened under blankets of shattered glass, and injured residents wandered the city covered in blood. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble. Residents rushed the injured to hospital any way they could, carrying them on their shoulders, on the trunks of cars and on ash-covered pieces of debris."What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe," George Kettani, head of Lebanon's Red Cross, told local TV network Mayadeen. "There are victims and casualties everywhere."Abbas Ibrahim, director of General Security, told Lebanese media at a press conference that Israel was not to blame for the explosion. He pointed the finger at a depot at the port where highly explosive materials were stored after being confiscated.Local media reports also indicated that the blast may have ripped through a fireworks warehouse. It was not yet clear what ignited a fire that could be seen shortly before the main explosion.CNN's Ben Wedeman, who is based in Beirut, was in the bureau about a kilometer away before the blast. He reported on CNN that people were tweeting photos of a fire in the port about 15 minutes before a massive blast shook the building, destroying the bureau. He described a large red cloud hanging low over the city. "The city is in a state of panic," he said on CNN. "The city is in a state of shock."France 24 correspondent Leila Molana-Allen wrote on Twitter that her apartment was blown apart. "All the buildings in my block are destroyed. Huge explosion in Beirut. Everyone covered in glass and blood," she wrote.Hours after the blast at 6 p.m. local time, fires were still burning in the port district. Hospitals, already buckling under the coronavirus pandemic, were overwhelmed with patients.The blast came as the city braces for the verdict in a long-awaited trial over the assassination of former Sunni prime minister Rafik al-Hariri who was killed in a truck bomb 15 years ago. The defendants, from the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, are being tried in absentia. That verdict is expected Friday. Beirut has been under siege by angry protesters demonstrating against economic strife and alleged corruption since the October Revolution kicked off in the fall of 2019. Daily demonstrations and widespread resignations have crippled the government. Before that, the city buckled under the a civil war that lasted from 1975 to 1990. Tuesday's blast was by far the biggest explosion to hit the city since the 2006 war with Israel. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
Первичный алюминий А0 (технической чистоты) поставляется по ГОСТ 11069-2001.
Слиток алюминиевый, фото из Instagram. Хэштеги: #производство, #алюминий, #слиток. Аккаунт: @alyuminiy_com
Уголок равнополочный является сегодня довольно популярным материалом. С ним взаимодействуют во многих отраслях. Это обусловлено отменными эксплуатационными данными изделий: он прочный и в то же время легкий. Поэтому их все чаще можно увидеть там, где невозможно применение его аналога из стали.
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