Good evening! What a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you to celebrate NAWHSL's [National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders] 50th Anniversary. I am delighted to be here in Kentucky and it is wonderful to see longtime attendees as well as meet new colleagues. If this is your first meeting, I am sure you know that you are joining a very special group. Thank you for inviting me to speak, Kay [Brodbeck], and for your leadership. In addition, thank you, Jennie [Glasgow], for never letting us forget the importance of history and the people who came before us. I also am honored because I get to follow longtime NHTSA [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] regional administrator Dr. Beth Baker and NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board]'s own Dr. Bob Beaton. Both Beth and Bob are dedicated and data-driven transportation leaders whom I feel lucky to know.
I work at the NTSB, the National Transportation Safety Board. We are an independent federal agency that investigates transportation disasters and makes recommendations to improve safety. In addition, coincidentally, this year also marks the NTSB's 50th Anniversary! However, that is not the only thing that the NTSB and NAWHSL share.
When you think of the NTSB, you may think of our dark blue uniforms with the bright yellow letters on the back. You will see us at the scene of disasters in all modes of transportation – aviation, maritime, highway, and rail as well as incidents involving pipelines and hazardous materials. NTSB has a Most Wanted List of Transportation Priorities which are 10 issues we know have the chance of moving forward if given some good hard pushes. We also hold meetings and conduct special studies on various topics, including alcohol impairment, rear seat safety, pedestrian safety, and speeding . This information always is available to the public.
NTSB and NAWHSL may not look much alike, but we have key similarities.
First, neither of our organizations have regulatory or enforcement authority, so we have to use our powers of persuasion – NTSB's recommendations are just that, best practice recommendations, not requirements. Fortunately, both of us wear the "white hats" in communities so people and organizations often want to do what we ask. Second, safety is inherent in what we do, and we have no other motive than promoting it. I think people understand and respect that. Third, you know your communities well and help them. Often we go into communities when they have just experienced one, two, or sometimes dozens of deaths, so we get to know communities during their most tragic times, and we do everything we can to help them.
I attended NAWHSL conferences for at least a decade before I was nominated to the NTSB. I know it has been more than 10-years, because when I picked up my Mom from the airport just a few weeks ago, I found she is still using this 11-year-old NAWHSL tote bag from 2006! I know you are thinking I should have given her a new bag by now – and I have – but she will not give up that item - she really loves that bag. My mother says it is "durable," and durability is a trait I associate with NAWHSL because of the long-lasting work that you do.
The point is, over the years, I have learned so much from all of you, as NAWHSL representatives. This year, I especially enjoyed the Share Session and the wonderful panel showing traffic safety from the perspectives of the city, the country, and the islands! I feel grateful because NAWHSL prepared me well for the NTSB because you always remind me about the importance of showing the humanity in our work. Sometimes it is easy to get lost in the numbers or the mechanics or the engineering especially during an NTSB investigation, but, as Kentucky State Engineer Patty Dunaway said during this conference, we all are really in the People Business. NAWHSL always has helped me remember that, because of your consistent and relentless demonstration of compassion for traffic safety victims and for each other.
I have always believed in the power of NAWHSL and I have to admit, over the years, I have tried to figure out the "secret" to your effectiveness! You have been effective – in fact, even as a relatively short timer attending NAWHSL, I can name 3 instances when NAWHSL has come to the rescue to improve traffic safety – and usually behind the scenes. For example, NAWHSL was one of the first to focus in a positive way on senior mobility and keeping aging drivers safe, thanks in part to people like Merry Banks. You were the first to actually "think globally and act locally" because you were the first American organization to pass a resolution to endorse global road safety and then support the Decade of Action, thanks to leaders like Leanna Depue and Jennie Glasgow. In addition, most recently, with the strategic work of a NAWHSL past president, Rolayne Fairclough, Utah passed the first .05 BAC [Blood Alcohol Concentration] law in the nation. A law that will help prevent some of the 10,000 lives we lose every year due to alcohol-impaired driving.
So what is NAWHSL's "secret sauce"? I think I have it figured out. I think it is your unique combination of fearlessness and charm, strongly supported by your many diverse community service activities in non-traffic safety areas. Yes, it is your work as community leaders in other areas to improve your state and local communities that I think helps make your traffic safety work so effective. Your work with children with serious illnesses, veterans, the deaf community, leadership camps, biking to raise money for cancer, and so many other areas. It is this other community work, like the original founders of NAWHSL in 1967, that helps demonstrate your genuine concern for your communities and helps people respond positively to your traffic safety efforts. As the program's Historical Notes show, "NAWHSL was founded in November 1967 following the National Conference of Women Community Leaders for Highway Safety …". Your community work demonstrates your compassion and humanity.
This year, the people of Utah showed their humanity and their fearlessness, thanks to the support of former and current NAWHSL members. They became the very first state in our nation to pass a .05 BAC law; a law that could save 1,790 lives every year. They did it despite an extensive and expensive campaign of fearmongering and misinformation that compared impaired driving to "driving while old." We at the NTSB were pleased to be invited to Utah to help pass the .05 BAC law, to demonstrate that the best strategy is simply to separate drinking from driving [Slide presentation displays graphic message - "Choose One: Drink or Drive"]. We stand ready to work with you as well.
I love quotes and, since I am from Texas, I thought I would end with a quote from President Lyndon Baines Johnson [LBJ], who was not only from Texas but also served as President of the United States in 1967 when NAWHSL began. I have always liked this quote and I think it applies to the unstoppable force that NAWHSL and your colleagues, like the NTSB, can be in saving lives, if we work together. LBJ said: "There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves." That is the spirit of NAWHSL. But when I mentioned LBJ to my colleague John Brown, he reminded me that – once again – there was a woman who was integral to the story – Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady who led the efforts to beautify America's highways. John was right. Lady Bird Johnson said: "Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid." That also is the spirit of NAWHSL. Thank you, NAWHSL, for your service to your communities, your passion for safety, and your kindness towards everyone. To paraphrase both LBJ and Lady Bird, here's to many more years of solving safety problems together and caring so much that we are not ever afraid.


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Professor Graham Thornicroft from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, who led the study, said: 'We call on national and international organisations to make adequate resources available for scaling up the provision of mental health services so that no one with depression is left behind. Our results indicate that much treatment currently offered to people with depression falls far short of the criteria for evidence-based and effective treatment.


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I cut this saw down in size to make it more compact as a painting. It is an Original acrylic and has five hidden images throughout the painting.
The horseshoe mounted on the handle came from the former John Wayne Red River Ranch in Stanfield, Arizona.


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Recap: SPW Southern Rumble
By: Lance Larson | September 14, 2018 September 15, 2018
Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW) in New Zealand is the premier wrestling promotion in the country. They've seen talent like Travis Banks and TK Cooper get their start here before going to the UK, and have had the likes of Will Ospreay and Bea Priestly come through fairly consistently. Founded in 2015, they've grown quickly. This past July they put on the largest independent wrestling show in New Zealand in 27 years, seeing an attendance of 1,248 at the ILT Stadium in Invercargill, Southland for the 2018 edition of the Southern Rumble. All in the all, the show was a huge success, and got some buzz from wrestling fans around the world. The production of the show was top notch, and much better than a promotion of their size has any right to be. The stage, entrance screens, and the cameras were all sleek, as was the video editing after the show. The entire presentation felt closer to WWE than PWG in terms of production value. The booking, as usual for SPW NZ, was incredibly smart. The big shock of the show was surprising while making perfect sense with the story that was being told. And if you watch it on Powerslam TV like I did, you have the option of watch the whole show, or select a single match (with times listed next to each) as well as a short blurb about the show with the card rundown. The show wasn't perfect—no show is—but it was such an impressive accomplishment, that Southern Pro Wrestling New Zealand must be in the conversation when discussing the worldwide indies. Let's take a look at the actual show itself:
It opened with a tremendous "History in the Making" (the tagline of the show) video package, the first sign of a well put together show. Rhys Matthewson, a comedian from New Zealand, was the host for the evening, and started the show with a couple jokes before we moved on to a great package to build up the first match:
"Hooligan" Marcus Kool vs. Will Ospreay
It sounds like no big deal, but putting the wrestlers' names in a graphic at the bottom of the screen when they come out really is a nice touch, and makes it so much easier for new viewers to get to know the performers. After the bell, the two Brits go back and forth to start things off before Kool took the advantage with a couple of dives. Ospreay attempts to comeback with a back handspring kick and a top rope 619, but gets cutoff by Kool in the process. Eventually the two start trading some cool moves back and forth, including a couple of tilt a whirl DDT's, before Ospreay goes full strong style on Kool. Opsreay challenges Kool to chop and kick him, and doesn't back down, bringing some fighting spirit to Southland. Ospreay had a crazy sell of an Unprettier by Kool, nearly doing a headstand in the process. After all the back and forth and changes in momentum, Kool eventually catches Ospreay with a roll up, and Kool looks as surprised as Ospreay afterwards. This match was enjoyable overall, although Kool's selling isn't my cup of tea, but he pulled off some really cool high spots, and had some good heel character work with the fans early on. Ospreay, as always, was on point, and truly is one of the best in the world.
"Hooligan" Marcus Kool def. Will Ospreay (16:50)
We move on to an interview with Will Power, who has drawn # 1 in the Southern Rumble match later on, but reminds us that he has still has his Fight for Gold Briefcase (it functions just like a Money in the Bank briefcase), before we go back to the ring.
Bea Priestley vs. Tenille Dashwood
Tenille Dashwood, an Australian, attacks before the bell, while Bea Priestley, a New Zealand native, was posing with an All Blacks rugby jersey, so they got patriotic heat early. Dashwood proceeded to choke Priestly with the jersey, but the referee finally got them separated, and Priestley said she was ok to continue, so the bell rang we officially got underway. Dashwood went after the knee early, and was the heat for the entirety of the second act of the match. Priestley finally begun her comeback with a codebreaker to Dashwood's arm, and pin pointed her attack there. Dashwood grabbed her in a tarantula to cut her off, but Priestly kept fighting. Dashwood though was too much in the end, and pinned her after a Spotlight Kick. The match built well and got better as it went along, despite a couple of sloppy spots, and Priestley's focused attack on the arm was a clever comeback angle.
Tenille Dashwood def. Bea Priestley (13:45)
Afterwards, Dashwood cut an anti-New Zealand promo.
We then get a video package detailing the history of NZXT (Mason Daniels and Michael Richards) and the CruiserMates (Liam Fury and Falcon Kid), the first two and only two SPW NZ Tag Team Champions. The teams were 1-1 against each other going in to this with roll up finishes both times, so a 2 Out of 3 Falls stipulation was added. In this day and age, logical booking goes a long way, so this stip gets a thumbs up from me.
SPW NZ Tag Team Championship Match: CruiserMates (c) vs. NZXT
CruiserMates take the early advantage, who get a pin fall in just a few minutes after a Shooting Star Press on Mason Daniels. Michael Richards, however, was displeased with his partner, and threw him out of the ring after the fall. Inversely, NZXT gets the second fall just a couple minutes later via a neckbreaker. So early on we get to the final fall, and that's where the story of the match really picks up. Playing off of Richards' actions after the first fall, NZXT began having problems, and those problems continued to escalate throughout the match. Eventually, Daniels mistakenly hit Richards with a flying knee, and allowed Falcon Kid to make the tag. They still where able to get heat on Fury, but ultimately their disunity was too much, and the Cruisermates hit a double coast to coast for the finish, and retained the SPW NZ Tag Team Championships. The match was good, despite a couple of miscues in the ring, and all four guys showed some spark. The match would have benefitted from a bit more allotted time, but looking at the time timing of the rest of the show it made sense.
CruiserMates def. NZXT to retain the SPW NZ Tag Team Championships
Next, they play a fantastic video on the history of SPW NZ, working with the "History in the Making" theme of the night.
Afterwards, the special inter-promotional match between Melbourne City Wrestling's Heavyweight Champion Gino Gambino and a Southern Pro Wrestling original, T-Rex. Both men are big boys, so it was going to be more of a hoss fight from the get-go. When Mr. Juicy (Gambino) entered the ring, he grabbed a mic, and asked everyone to stand for the Australian National Anthem. In Invercargill, New Zealand.
Instant heat.
Gino Gambino vs. T-Rex
T-Rex's music cut it off, and the Gambino looked aghast. It started off with a shoulder block contest between the two, before it spilled outside and became a brawl. Once it got back in the ring, Mr. Juicy hit Rex with a bare butt stinkface. T-Rex tried to comeback, but Juicy cut him off with a piledriver. T-Rex though, was able to fight back with a suplex, and finally hit a spine buster for the win. This match was fun, and really over with the kids. Gambino, who'se been a babyface for most of his career and only turned heel a few months ago, is a really entertaining bad guy.
T-Rex def. Gino Gambino (13:15)
Before the championship match, we're treated to a sublime promo package, detailing JK Moody's and Kane Khan's history. In short, these two were a tag team called the Deadly Sins, and they debuted together at Southern Rumble 2016. At Southern Rumble 2017, they were the last two men in the Southern Rumble match, with JK Moody won, earning him a title shot at the October show. At that show, called Halloween Haunting, JK Moody won the SPW NZ Heavyweight Championship. Khan, who has won a Number One Contender Match earlier in the night, came out to celebrate with his tag team partner. Moody, feeling Khan was trying to steal the spotlight for himself, attacked Khan, and turned heel in the process. Their title match was in March of this year, at Fight for Gold, where their title bout was ruled a No Contest, because Will Power, who had earlier in the night won the Fight for Gold Briefcase, came down to the ring and attacked both men, but decided to not cash in. So it's all come to a TLC, where it can't end in a No Contest, and there must be a winner.
TLC Match for the SPW NZ Heavyweight Championship: JK Moody (c) vs. Kane Khan
Kane Khan is over as hell. The people freaking love him, and he oozes babyface charisma. As both a comic book fan and an Arrow fan, I really dug his Deathstroke mask that we wore to the ring. Once in the ring, they play a brief video showing all the previous champions (somewhat similar to what New Japan does). The bell rings, and the two go at it. Lots of counters early on, as they know each other very well. Their gear even added to the story: Khan wore Deadly Sins colors (black and yellow) while Moody wore all white, showing that Khan stayed loyal while Moody is the one that changed. Moody gets the early advantage by chucking a chair at Khan, and works him over some. Khan was able to turn things around when he caught one of Moody's chair shots and gave him some of his own medicine. Thankfully, Khan proceeded to do what only a babyface should do: get the first table (tables always get cheered when they're pulled out, so only babyfaces should pull out the first one, as it's the more over than the succeeding tables). But unfortunately for Khan, Moody successful used the table, as he used an AA from the apron to outside through a table on the challenger. Khan, however, was able to get back at him, by spinebustering Moody through a set up chair. The two actually do some wrestling that doesn't involve furniture, which is refreshing in a TLC match. Eventually though, Khan was able to hit a superplex off of a ladder through a table on the champ, which was enough to keep Moody down while Khan ascended and grabbed the SPW NZ Heavyweight Championship. This match was great. A little sloppy at times, but both men in their low 20's, and have such a bright future ahead of them. These guys will be the next two performers from New Zealand to make it big in a major promotion.
Khan Kane def. JK Moody to win the SPW NZ Heavyweight Championship (27:21)
Hold the phone. Will Power's music hits, and he comes down with his Fight for Gold Briefcase, which he cashes in.
SPW Heavyweight Championship Match: Kane Khan (c) vs. Will Power
Power hits two moves, the second being his finisher ATG (codebreaker), and gets the pin. After all Khan has been through, he loses his title like this. Honestly, this surprised me, but it shouldn't have. Power was injected in this storyline back in March, and it only made sense that his teased cash in would pay off at Khan's and Moody's apparent blow off. Great booking, and great planning ahead.
Will Power def. Kane Khan to win the SPW NZ Heavyweight Championship (0:51)
It's now time for the Southern Rumble match.
The two real life owners and trainers of SPW NZ, T-Rex and Marcus Kool, start off as entrants # 1 and # 2 respectively. The Rumble continues on these kinds of matches typically do, until Rhys Matthewson enters in at # 9. Once in the ring, he decides this was a mistake, and immediately eliminates himself. Once we get both members of NZXT in the match—Mason Daniels and Michael Richards—it's clear that their beef isn't settle, and that this looks to be the end of NZXT. Mr. Juicy Gino Gambino is also in the match, and apparently one bare butt stinkface wasn't enough, so he gives a few more throughout this match. Khan also enters the match at # 17, and JK Moody enters at # 19. The final four in the match are Kool, T-Rex, Moody, and Khan, which is really cool. This felt like a recognition of the change in the change in guard at the top of the card, as these four men represent the first two generations of SPW New Zealand. Furthermore, Khan and Moody even work together, pulling out some Deadly Sins offense, and they don't even turn on each other! But Moody was eliminated, followed by Kool and finally T-Rex, giving Khan the win. I would have switched T-Rex and Kool in elimination order, because I think it would have looked better for the babyface Khan to eliminate a heel to win the match instead of a babyface. Nonetheless, it was a great moment for Khan who earned another shot at his belt.
Kane Khan wins the Southern Rumble Match (46:46)
Overall, this show is so significant to New Zealand wrestling. A stadium show that sold over 1,248 tickets is such an accomplishment on its own, but the way this show was marketed, produced, and presented, really made it feel big time, and honestly its that little stuff that goes a long way in creating new fans.
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Why Iraq's doctors are working in a climate of fear
Date created : 07/03/2019 - 11:22
By: Rochelle FERGUSON BOUYAHI | Nadia MASSIH | Joanna COCKERELL | Sonia BARITELLO
In Iraq, medicine can be a matter of life and death - not only for patients, but also for doctors. Medics say they regularly risk being harassed, threatened and even kidnapped on the job, meaning many are now considering leaving Iraq to work abroad. We follow the story of two doctors who've chosen to stay in the southern city of Basra.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State group is facing defeat in its last strip of territory on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Amid intense air strikes from the international coalition, 3,000 people fled the Syrian village of Baghouz on Monday. At least 150 fighters have surrendered to local Kurdish forces. But hundreds of the most battle-hardened jihadists are thought to remain inside the village - along with civilians being used as human shields. Our colleagues from France 2 report from the frontline.
Also, we bring you the ninth episode of "Flavours of Iraq", an animation series by Franco-Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani. In "The Honour of Ramadi", he takes us to the Iraqi city of Ramadi, where warmth and honour are key to people's identities.
And we look at efforts to save Egypt's catacombs. Archaeologists in Alexandria have completed a complex project, designed to prevent rising water levels destroying one of ancient Egypt's largest burial sites.
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Sarah Beydoun: Using fashion to empower underprivileged women in Lebanon
Inside Assad's Syria: Spotlight on Damascus
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Satu - Semi Seco Music Video is an Official Selection of World Music Festival
We are excited to announce that Satu - Semi Seco Music Video is an Official Selection of World Music Festival. This is a great honour and we are very happy when we have received the news this morning. It is wonderful to be part of the World Music Festival and be able to represent Finnish music and Finnish music videos there. Thank you very much for the selection.
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MC Heam's "Ek Tha Rapper" Is Top 5 Best Music Videos In 2019!
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The journey has come back full circle for Dharavi based Hip-Hop pioneers Dopeadelicz. There is a certain level of respect that the team deserves for the moves they have been making. More so when you see the effort pay back in it's due time. One of Mumbai Hip-Hop's most anticipated videos by Stony Psyko (of Dopeadelicz) has just launched and is on it's way to be a viral hit!
"Aai Shapat Saheb" is a song that was released around 2013, although not officially laid down as a track on their channels, the song became a huge sensation in and around Mumbai. Inspired by true events in the rappers' lives, the song narrated and showcased the hypocrisies of the system in a simplistic and upfront manner.
In 2019, Dopeadelicz have already played major music festivals and events. They have become highly coveted assets to the Indian Hip-Hop industry. Making waves pan-India in their own style and flow. This is a song that inspired many current Dharavi talents in a time when there were only two major Hip-Hop crews in their vicinity.
The music video to this song has done more than justice to the song, it has uplifted the essence of the song. Creative directed by Stony Psyko himself, the video reflects the exact ideas that ran through his mind when creating the song. The integration of multiple characters, the acting, the action – this is a music video that brings the emotion to real life, just what the song had done years ago.
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Screw you, people who don't like enhanced CDs
Last week it was announced that the Beatles are finally releasing thier catalogue on remastered CDs. It was a curiously dated announcement. You have Depeche Mode announcing iTunes passes, Nine Inch Nails announcing iPhone apps, and the Beatles are being remastered on CD.
Odder still was the little detail missed by most of the world's press, that the CDs will be coming with short Quicktime movies with making-of documentaries about each album.
This is, of course, a terrible idea. I think of my copy of All For Nothing/Nothing For All, a Replacements compilation from 1997 that features Quicktime movies of the film clips. The files on there are no longer supported by the current version of Quicktime. Or indeed the last few versions of quicktime.
They could have done great webisodes, or podcasts, or sellable downloads of these movies. Quicktime? In their flimsy defense, the box set of all the albums comes with the quicktime movies as one DVD.
Which all brings me to the point that someone out there, steering the wheel on the digital yellow submarine, is stuck in the past. Will they pay dearly? Hard to tell with the Beatles – they are such giants. But it's a tragic mistake – in a long career of reissue mistakes.
Lets hope there is more too it, and the Beatles can actually make it exciting to be a Beatles fan in 2009, not 1997.
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Should siblings of deceased get a thank you note?
Is it appropriate to send thank you notes to the siblings of deceased who have sent flowers?
The only other consideration I would give is if the siblings were estranged in any way (or did not have a good relationship with the deceased). Then it would certainly be appropriate to send a thank you note.


The Pension-Busters' Playbook, by frequent D&S author Katherine Sciacchitano.
Detroit and Deindustrialization, an interview with Barry Bluestone (accompanied by photos from the incredible collection, The Ruins of Detroit, which I've plugged here several times).
How a Progressive Tax System Made Detroit a Powerhouse, by Mason Gaffney and Polly Cleveland, about the Georgist land tax.
Wiped Away in 8 Mile, by the great Greg Palast.
(2) Arthur MacEwan, The Minimum Wage and Inflation. The latest from our current issue, Arthur's "Ask Dr. Dollar" column.
Wolf Richter, Where Money Goes to Die: How Fracking Blows Up Balance Sheets of Oil and Gas Companies. The point seems to be that fracking, with all its documented horrible effects, is, like so much else, driven by "the giant pool of money".
Translantional Institute, No Fracking Way: How the EU-US Trade Agreement Risks Expanding Fracking. From back in March, about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The Sierra Club, Energy Trade in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Endangerin Action on Climate Change. More on the TTIP and fracking, from May.
Zach Carter and Kate Sheppard, Read The Secret Trade Memo Calling For More Fracking and Offshore Drilling. Same topic, also from May.
Deborah Rogers, Shale and Wall Street: Was the Decline in Natural Gas Prices Orchestrated? A report that argues that the shale boom is a Wall Street-generated bubble.
(4) Gerald Friedman, What Happened to the Recovery? Pt. 1. Over at our sister blog, Triple Crisis, we have posted Pt. 1 of Jerry Friedman's two-part "Economy in Numbers" on the so-called recovery. We'll post Pt. 2 at Triple Crisis later this week, and I'll post the whole thing together on the D&S site.


Well, if you're paying attention to the news you know what's going on in Charlottesville, VA. White nationalist rallied on a college campus in the name of white supremacy.
They were met by protesters who were against the hate speech that the white nationalist were spewing. The situation became hostile and deadly when one of the white supremacist got in his car and plowed dozens of people over and killing one woman. Some say the rhetoric of the POTUS is the cause.
Do we believe President Trump is to blame? Or were we just being naive in thinking that we were living in a post- racial United States of America? Will the civil unrest in this country weaken us in the eyes of our enemies abroad?


We've all heard the excellent advice to start saving and investing in our twenties and keep at it throughout our careers so that someday we will be able to retire early, wealthy, or perhaps even both. Of course, not all of us started saving early. Or some of us did, but life happened along the way, our savings got interrupted (or spent), and we are in the difficult position of having to start over or catch up later in our careers. Or perhaps you were counting on a generous employer pension that has since been frozen, and you now face the challenge of saving and investing on your own to make up for a smaller pension benefit. There are many reasons why people are not able to save early and/or as often as they would prefer.
Make that plural: "budgets." Create two retirement budgets. The first one will be your minimum financial requirements - your best estimate of how much you will need to meet the necessities of life (food, clothing, shelter, insurance). You might find that you could retire on significantly less than you imagined. The second budget will be your desired lifestyle - the basics along with some travel or other bucket list retirement goals.
Regardless of your resources, retirement is going to have a price tag attached to it like everything else. Knowing what your financial targets are makes it easier to brainstorm how you can get there. If you want to back into your budget based on how much income you are currently on track to generate in retirement, use this retirement estimator calculator to help you visualize your future retirement income potential.
Plan to delay and maximize Social Security.
Although entering retirement with less savings than you originally planned can make it very tempting to claim Social Security as soon as possible to generate some cash flow, this decision may actually backfire. Once you claim Social Security retirement benefits, you are locked into that benefit amount and whatever cost of living increase (COLI) adjustments are tied to it. If you postpone claiming Social Security all the way to age 70, you will receive an 8% benefit increase for every year past full retirement age (FRA) that you delay. Where else can you earn a guaranteed 8% increase on any other investment? (Nowhere, that's where).
Not only will you receive a substantially larger retirement check from Social Security, but your future COLI adjustments will be a percentage of a larger check, making them larger as well. While you wait to claim that larger Social Security check, you may have to resort to your minimum retirement budget for a few more years and spend down your savings a little faster at first. However, the larger benefit checks may give you additional cash that lets you live on more than a minimal budget, and your withdrawals from savings will slow down as your larger Social Security check covers more of your budget needs going forward.
Pay off as much debt as you can, including your mortgage.
Along with food and health care expenses, housing is one of the largest expenses for retirees. Having your mortgage paid (or nearly so) also gives you the option of using a reverse mortgage line of credit as a financial lifeboat if you find yourself short of cash later in retirement. Without consumer debt and mortgage payments sapping your paycheck each month, you will have more cash flow to direct toward your retirement savings, which you will want to maximize as quickly as you can.
Save until it hurts…and then save some more.
This was a favorite saying of a former financial planning colleague whenever anyone would ask him how much they should save for retirement. He always said it with a smile, but he was never kidding about it. If you are wondering how much is the dollar amount before the saving becomes painful, your current spending plan (budget) can help you see how much you can afford to contribute right now. At the very least, we should all be contributing to our retirement plans at work at whatever percentage is needed to fully capture whatever percentage our employer may match. The very most we may contribute is dictated by the IRS contribution limits for employer retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Get lean and mean, especially mean.
I'm not suggesting you go out of your way to alienate friends and family, but when your retirement savings are falling behind, it is definitely time to take a cold, hard, calculating look at where you currently spend money and how you make your money. Hard decisions might include stopping college fund contributions for kids and grandkids. Downsizing to a smaller home or paying cash for a used car instead of financing a new one are other considerations. Looking for a new job with better pay and benefits or moonlighting at a second job might be something you need to do for a few years to help catch up.
You have probably already considered cutting back current spending and limiting your "fun" outings to alternatives that are simpler and less expensive. In short, it is time to do everything possible to find cash that you can divert to your retirement savings to help avoid a serious shortfall in the future. With some added creativity, discipline, and extra effort, you may soon discover that your retirement savings are not as far behind as you originally feared.


Faculty Member Shannon Mattern will be giving two invited talks in Montreal this week. On November 1 she'll be presenting "Machines, Ecologies, Operating Systems, and Parasites," a talk on metaphors of urban intelligence, as part of the "What Can You Do With the Smart City" panel at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. And on November 3 she'll be presenting "Encrypted Repositories: Techniques of Secret Storage from Desks to Databases" at the Phyllis Lambert Seminar on information architectures at the University of Montreal.


UK power company Centrica has sealed a deal to buy a 20% stake in nuclear firm British Energy for £2.3bn.
The long-awaited agreement with British Energy's owner, EDF, will put Centrica at the heart of the country's nuclear new-build programme.
British Energy runs eight UK power plants, including Torness, Hartlepool and Sizewell B, and EDF plans to build four new plants on existing sites, with the first due to be up and running by the end of 2017.
EDF first agreed to sell Centrica a stake in British Energy when it agreed the terms for its takeover of the UK nuclear operator last year. But the deal was hampered by a severe drop in electricity prices.


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Inside a courtyard off Place Vendome, fashion fans have gathered, compact cameras and cell phones in hand, poised to capture every last bit of the inevitable glamour. Giorgio Armani's guests have started to arrive for the red carpet master's spring couture offering, and there's bound to be at least a couple of major celebrities on his list. The fans aren't disappointed. Academy Award winning Jodie Foster, slated to preside over the French Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, on Feb. 25th, creates a stir: This is her first fashion show, and she's made it Armani for good reason. " For him, it's always about the woman he's dressing, not just putting her in an outfit. He'll never make you feel like a clown," she tells me. Next up is Olivia Wilde, who stars in "Tron: Legacy", and who made a splash at the recent Golden Globes in a sparkling copper Marchesa number. "It has to be about making a statement!" she states with conviction. Suddenly, a frenzy of flashes announces the arrival of forever radiant and voluptuous Sofia Loren, a long-time Armani fan, who later tells me that the glamour on the red carpet has never changed over the years. "It's always about dreaming," says Loren. "And nothing makes us dream more than couture."
But even the most costly glittering gowns run the risk of looking redundant in an arena where everyone vies for standout originality. Maybe that's why Armani went out a futuristic limb this time, concocting a bold "Prive" collection based on space-age glam, complete with sleek Philip Treacy hats reminiscent of minimalist flying saucers. In what appeared to be an ode to early Cardin, or perhaps Lady Gaga, (whom the designer is dressing for her upcoming North American Monster Ball tour, which kicks off next week), Armani sent out a stream of gleaming ensembles, many in rich jewel tones of emerald, sapphire, and ruby. "Those shiny materials looked like plastic to me," shared Foster. "But I couldn't believe it when I felt them backstage… They were all soft and silky." The sleek silhouettes came down the runway in the form of sexy, streamlined gowns—always flattering lines for the TV cameras—and modern, two-piece outfits featuring skinny pants and tunics.
Over on Rue Cambon, easy, modern dressing was also the name of the game at Chanel, where Karl Lagerfeld mixed unexpected pieces in fresh new ways. There was some interesting layering going on, with sparkling, roomy tops teamed with delicate chiffon skirts, sometimes worn over glittering leggings. In a bid for younger, more spirited client-base, which Chanel has been building quite well, sexy, sequined leggings and skinny faded denim jeans made a strong showing. The jeans were especially charming, with rows of crystal buttons running up the ankles and shins. And the flat black patent mules, secured to the foot with transparent bands, spoke of a relaxed ease. But the most striking aspect of this collection was the workmanship of the ateliers, and the spectacular iridescent beading that Lagerfeld's muse and creative collaborator Amanda Harlech described as "an embroidery of light". Many of the dresses and tops also had short little sleeves, a kind consideration to some of the older gals who swear by the label.
But Karl's adoration for stylish women at every age came through in other ways: He opened the show with 40-year-old aristocratic model Stella Tennant, and closed it with the 46-year-old quirky favourite Kristen McMenamy as the bride. "I almost cried coming out in the wedding dress," Kristen confided. "Do you know that Karl actually gave me away at my own wedding in London 12 years ago?" But it's more than sentimentalism that's driving Lagerfeld this spring. "The new Chanel campaign stars three different generations of models," Lagerfeld boasted. "Freja (Beha Erichson, the 23-year-old Danish model), Stella and Ines (de la Fressange). That's reality." "We're all aging," noted the 53-year-old Ines. "We just have to look at ourselves in the mirror and love and accept who we are."
Women of all ages also strutted it for Jean Paul Gaultier, who embraced both punk and the can-can in one of the most entertaining presentations of the week. "Just because it's something like punk and can-can doesn't mean it can't be chic and elegant," the designer told me backstage. Despite the wild Mohawk hairdos, and a generous helping of sass and sensuality, thanks to fringes, transparent mesh, and plenty of ruffles, Gaultier's show smacked of the haute sophistication that couture is famous for. In an approach reminiscent of the early days of fashion, there was little music in the show. Instead, Gaultier's models—which ran the gamut from his first muse, Farida Khelfa, sensational at 48, to Toronto-born Kate Somers, to Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova, to Australian drag queen Andrej Pejic, cast as Gaultier's bride—all cruised down the catwalk to crisp, descriptive commentary, masterfully voiced by long-time Gaultier supporter Catherine Deneuve, who looked on from her front row seat. The eclectic collection, which included small lace bomber jackets, ruffled gowns, a fancy, black taffeta trench worn over layers of tulle, a colourful brocade "smoking" jacket and pants, and a crystal-studded sheer jumpsuit with a mini cape, was Gaultier at his best: imaginative, playful, and timeless. And despite some of the theatrics, including an actual can-can dancer kicking up her mega skirt all down the runway, the broad range of clothes was mostly wearable and practical. "And look at this crazy hair," Gaultier excitedly pointed out backstage, showing off the campy broom-like Mohawk. "If you're tall enough, it will clean your ceilings!" he laughed, all in the name of functionality.
Meanwhile, the two designers at Valentino had another kind of practicality in mind when they created their vision for spring. Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli were determined to give their increasingly young clientele a hearty dose of sensuality, while at the same time delivering timeless dresses that were easy to wear. Silhouettes were diverse, but most had a relaxed feel. And in an obvious attempt to appeal to the red carpet crowd, the duo concentrated on flutter and flow, dishing up some of the prettiest concoctions of the week, in delicate powder shades of blush and beige. A soft green-feathered coat provided some delicate punch, while signature Valentino red cropped up twice, in both long and short form dresses. "We especially wanted to highlight the workmanship of our own Italian ateliers," said Chiuri. Intricate embroideries and appliquéd organza flowers added a sweet and feminine touch to the collection, and underscored the message that Valentino's legacy is being well-respected by his successors.
Historical reverence is also high on John Galliano's agenda, as he continues to pay homage to Christian Dior by referencing everything from his master's revolutionary silhouettes to Dior's own muses and inspirations. This time, under the big top on the grounds of the Musee Rodin, it was legendary Dior illustrator Rene Gruau who Galliano celebrated in a grand and romantic collection that smacked of '50s sensuality. It was all about graceful lines, and plays on light and shadow as Galliano attempted to capture the spirit of the artist's strokes and evoke feelings of haute poetic elegance. Stephen Jones' headpieces elevated some outfits to even greater heights, replicating Gruau's simple, bold brush strokes that resembled wafts of smoke. Ostrich feathers and iridescent embroideries added to the fantasy, as Galliano luxuriated in a rainbow palette of ruby red, emerald green, raspberry, soft blue, and pink. And beige never looked so beautiful. The effect of degrade tulle, used in just about every look, played with the light and made each garment come alive. But it was the opulent grand ball gowns that truly stole the show. Judging from Galliano's backstage comments about his personal relationship with Natalie Portman—a new face for the house—it's a pretty safe bet that the Oscar-nominated actress will be strutting Dior on the red carpet on February 27th. And while the cinched waists will not be appropriate at this stage in her pregnancy, Ms. Portman would undoubtedly look smashing in one of these artful custom creations. There was one architectural, pale gray strapless gown that practically had her name on it. Stay tuned.
But as grand a spectacle as Dior's show was, and as much as the dwindling number of couture houses are determined to keep things big and splashy in the name of "image", there's a new wave of thinking creeping into the moneyed couture culture: Some younger couturiers feel smaller and more intimate is the way to go. Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci chose to present a mere 10 Japanese-inspired dresses to his clientele in the privacy of a small salon. Cameras weren't welcome. And Giambattista Valli, who closed couture week with a swish cocktail party at his stellar new shop near the Madeleine, chose not to stage a presentation at all. Rather, he'll entertain his couture clients in the intimacy of his atelier, located atop the 1,500 square foot ready-to-wear boutique. (According to reports, Reese Witherspoon recently paid a visit there, on the hunt for a wedding gown.) And as the throngs of international fashion cognoscenti sipped Perrier Jouet out of crystal goblets in his rose-filled garden courtyard, Valli gave us all something to think about, smugly proclaiming, "Privacy is the new luxury."


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Not innocent but certainly naive
Posted byRobin 1st Apr 2021 Posted injournalism, Literature, My blog, politicsTags:Beliefs, Father, H Rider Haggard, She who must be obeyed, socialism
My father, Sergeant Dispenser David Pierce RAMC, who taught me consideration for others.
Looking back on my life I realise how naive I really was aged 22. I do mean naive because I certainly was not an innocent.
My naivety was more a lack of information on issues that maybe I should have been more aware of.
I had a lucky escape over South Africa because if I had gone out there I would have seen first hand how the white supremacist government treated the non-white citizens. At that stage I would have protested vociferously and would probably have spent time incarcerated in a South African prison (one for whites only of course).
Although there had been a growing anti-apartheid movement in this country since the early 50s it did not really make much of an impression in North Wales.
A lot of the reporting was based on demonstrations against South African sports teams visiting this country and vice versa.
At the time this would have been covered in the sports pages and, apart from rugby, sport did not really concern me at that time.
If it had been an issue over musicians boycotting SA, as happened in the late 1970s and the 80s (think Paul Simon and Graceland), I might have taken it more seriously.
As it was my views on people, whether black, white, yellow or brown, were mainly based on my father who saw everyone as equal.
When he talked about his wartime experiences in the RAMC, part of which included time on troop ships going from Dublin up the east coast of Africa, he talked about "the soldiers" or if he was talking about African troops then he did not say "African" but used their country as a form of differentiating between them.
Thus he talked about English, Senegalese, Kenyans, Sudanese or South Africans when talking about troops from that region.
He had a lot of time for these coloured troops and I never heard him use the term "black" or "nigger" or any of the other derogatory terms used to denigrate people who are not white.
He did not call himself a socialist and, as far as I am aware, he was never a member of any political party, yet his beliefs, which he demonstrated in his way of life and his attitude to others, made its mark on me and has remained with me ever since.
At this point my knowledge of Africa was mainly gleaned from books and stories by people such as H Rider Haggard.
His stories mainly covered the latter years of the 19th century and the pre-war years of the 20th century.
Many were based on his character Alan Quatermain who was a mixture of HM Stanley and the great white hunters of that era.
Quatermain was what would then be called "a good egg". He treated native Africans, especially Zulus, as "noble savages" and would often side with them against the colonial government and the Boers.
Even to this day I am torn when watching Zulu between supporting Stanley Baker, Ivor Emmanuel and the South Wales Borderers (actually the 2nd Warwickshire) or the Zulus who just wanted these people out of their country.
I normally sing along with Ivor and Co. to the martial sounds of Men of Harlech but still have admiration for those men who ran towards the Briish lines wearing very little and carrying cattle-hide shields and a short stabbing assegai.
My reading of Haggard not only introduced me to Africa but also to that part of North Africa which has bewitched so many of us – Egypt.
After all Ayesha – or She* as the character is commonly known – was said to have been an Egptian princess who stepped into the Fountain of Youth and was condemned to live for eternity leaving her beloved behind as he would not face the dangers of the Fountain with her.
*Ayesha has come down to us as "She Must be Obeyed", especially when Rumpole of the Bailey talks about his wife.
Having enjoyed so many adventure stories as I was growing up in North Wales I was about to start my own adventure by leaving home and heading for a foreign land – Essex.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Looking ahead the only way is Essex


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Welcome to Shoosmiths > Client resources > Legal updates > Supreme Court rules on strike out for dishonest claimants
Supreme Court rules on strike out for dishonest claimants
Author: Paul Eccles
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has today (27 June) handed down judgment in the case of Fairclough Homes Limited (Appellant) v Summers (Respondent).
Judgment deals with two central issues:
where a defendant was still held liable for damages even though the claimant submitted an exaggerated/dishonest claim whether the court still had the power to strike-out the whole claim on the basis that it was an abuse of process i.e. tainted by dishonesty
when that power should be exercised
The Supreme Court unanimously held that while the Courts did have jurisdiction to strike-out a claim for abuse of process, it declined to exercise the power in the circumstances of this case.
The claimant initially brought a case against his former employer alleging breach of duty and/or negligence.
The respondent succeeded on liability at first instance in the county court with damages to be assessed at a later date.
As a result of surveillance evidence, the appellants were able to argue that the respondent was 'grossly exaggerating' his injuries and ability to work. The appellants asserted in their defence that the claim was dishonestly exaggerated and should be struck-out. The respondent did not challenge the surveillance evidence. All the respondent's pleadings were supported by Statements of Truth.
The trial judge held that the respondent had suffered serious fractures, requiring at least 2 operations. However, the trial judge also found beyond reasonable doubt that the respondent had fraudulently misstated the extent of his injury, and had deliberately lied to medical experts and to the DWP.
A greatly reduced award was made; The Respondent received some £88,000 out of the original £850,000 originally claimed.
The Court of Appeal
The Appellants argued that the court had power to strike-out a claim in its entirety where dishonesty or fraud was present, amounting to abuse of process. The Court of Appeal rejected that argument, considering itself bound by earlier decisions.
Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court did find that courts had the power, within the CPR, to strike-out a claim for abuse of process, but that this should only be exercised in exceptional circumstances.
Only where a court was satisfied that the parties' 'abuse' was such to amount to a forfeiture of the right to have the claim determined, would this be appropriate.
A Supreme Court press release issued today noted:
"The Court rejects the submission that unless exaggerated claims are struck out, dishonest claimants will not be deterred. There are many other ways in which deterrence can be achieved. These include ensuring that the dishonesty does not increase the award of damages, making orders for costs (including indemnity costs), reducing interest, proceedings for contempt and criminal proceedings. In appropriate cases adverse inferences can also be drawn against the claimant."
In essence, although the respondent knew he was bringing a false claim in part and therefore guilty of a serious abuse of process, he still suffered a significant injury as a result of the appellant's breach of duty of care.
The Supreme Court held, therefore, that in the circumstances of this particular case 'it would not be proportionate or just to strike the claim out'.
So it appears that much of what was in place prior to the handing down of this judgment remains in place, and a number of arguments and remedies are clearly open to defendants and their insurers to challenge dishonest claims.
Equally, however, it seems the law remains reluctant to strike-out a case in its entirety where some genuine measure of loss has been suffered although the Court did say that such a measure might be proportionate where "there had been a massive attempt to deceive the Court but the award of damages would be very small."
See full Supreme Court press summary at: http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2010_0212_ps.pdf
Paul Eccles


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KCRI forms the third pillar of Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF). The GSF is a locally registered non-governmental non-profit organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCT) of Tanzania with Memorandum of Understating with the Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of health and Social Welfare (MoHSW). Its Board of Trustees (BoT) includes representatives from the ELCT, Anglican Church, and Moravian Church. The presiding bishop of ELCT is the chairperson. The members meet four times annually to deliberate on policy issues. The presiding Bishop of ELCT also is the Chair of theBoard of Governors (BoG) of GSF. The BoG consists of nine members of whom two members are from the MoHSW (Permanent Secretary, and Director of Training); one member is from the Ministry of Finance (Permanent Secretary) and the Regional Administrative Secretary of Kilimanjaro region. The remaining five members are representatives of the church. The committee meets four times annually to receive and review performance reports, and guide KCMC management and approval its activities.
THE THREE PILLARS OF THE GSF
The vision of GSF was from its inception to have a centre providing for health services and training and conducting research; the three pillars. The Good Samaritan Foundation through its commitment and determination has been enabled by the grace of the almighty God to establish the third pillar of the centre; namely the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI). Health services started with the inauguration of the hospital in 1971 and have been expanding ever since. Today there are modern facilities, medical specialties and subspecialties that are rare in the region. Alongside the expansion of health services, training activities were started from certificate to diploma levels. This combination developed into a unique practice of harmonising patients' care and training of health personnel without jeopardizing patients' health and well-being. This experience contributed to the decision to open a University Medical college (KCM College of Tumaini University). Simultaneously with the expansion of health services and health-related training, research activities expanded from KAP studies and basic studies to high technology and clinical research. The Foundation thus found that this was the ideal time to establish the infrastructure (physical and personnel) for research; this led to the establishment of the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI). KCRI coordinates all research activities at KCMC. The unique research environment at KCMC has enabled KCRI to serve as an academic centre for evidence based health interventions.
Establishing a medical research institute as one of the three pillars of KCMC was identified in the early 1970s. However, the lack of infrastructure and the need for capacity development for research personnel led to the delay in establishing the institute. To address these two areas whilst still undertaking research activity, KCMC developed important collaborations with various Northern partners including Radboud University, Duke University, Harvard University, University of Virginia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Bergen University etc.
The collaboration between KCMC and Radboud University in The Netherlands through the APRIORI Program was significant in establishing a facility to support the coordination of medical research at KCMC. In 2006 Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Center (KCRC) was established, support from Dutch government through NACCAP and later from EDCTP through VITA study and EACCR provided resources which were used for physical infrastructure and capacity development for staff and in March, 2009 the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) was established.
The chronology leading to the establishment of KCRI can be summarized as follows:
1971 - KCMC was established by the Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) to provide for health services, training and research.
1978 - Parasitological Research Laboratory Unit was established at KCMC by the Ministry of Health (MoH).
1985 - The laboratory was upgraded by MoH to a Northern Zone Reference Centre for Parasitic and Infectious Diseases (NZRCPID).
1991 - NZRCPID was upgraded to KCMC-Medical Research Centre (KCMC-MRC).
2002 - Establishment of various research programs and centres at KCMC, notably Joint malaria Program 2002, JMP(KCMC,NIMR,LSHTM,CMP), Duke University-KCMC Research program (2001), KCMC-Virginia University collaborative research, Kilimanjaro Reproductive Health Program (KRHP) through Harvard School of Public Health (2002), KCMC Reproductive Health Centre (2002)-WHO and Bergen University collaboration, Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, KCCO (2004), PRIOR: Collaboration of KCMC and Dutch Universities (2004), 2006-Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Centre,KCRC;KCMC-RUNMC collaboration (APRIORI Program).
2009 - (5 March) Establishment of the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute as an institution of the Good Samaritan Foundation.


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Dive into a deep story of corruption, crime, and intrigue. Take the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, and come face to face with the ugly underbelly of Freeburg, a city spiraling the drain. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse? Manage your staff, respond to emergencies, and investigate crimes in a city on the brink of chaos. The mafia underworld maneuvers behind the scenes, sinking their claws ever deeper into the city, even as the mayor is ready to exploit every situation to his political advantage.
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This is not an easy game as it forces you to make really tough decisions -- you are caught between your own wish to retire with some money laundered away, a corrupt city hall, lazy cops and detectives, the mafia, corrupt business -- and on top of that the daily problem of murders and other crimes in a busy city. You literally cannot please everyone, but that's where the challenge comes in.
Basically all the gameplay is looking at the map as crime reports come in, and deciding where to send cops to, and how many there are. There will be some pop-ups allowing you to choose how to respond to certain crimes, and false reports, and you're constantly fighting to keep things running.
It's not a game for everyone but if you can handle a strategy game that tends to get very depressing, this is a perfect title for you.
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Cary, NC – After its parent company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in late 2018, the Mayton Inn is now up sale, with the proceeds to be used to pay off the loans from the Town of Cary.
Memento Mori, LLC, which owns the Mayton Inn on Academy Street in Downtown Cary, filed for bankruptcy in Autumn 2018. The company made a Chapter 11 plan and while the Town of Cary's bankruptcy attorney Charlie Livermon said it has not been approved by the Bankruptcy Court yet, it does lay out repayments for the town's loan through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
"The Plan proposes to pay to the Town the regular monthly payments on the CDBG loan during the months of May – Oct 2019 and April – Oct 2020 or until a sale is completed, whichever occurs first," Livermon said.
If the Mayton Inn is sold before October 2020, then "the Town's loans would be repaid from the sale proceeds of the Mayton Inn," Livermon said.
Livermon said the Chapter 11 plan lays out how Memento Mori will repay the CDBG loan but he also said "the Plan does not propose to make any payments on the purchase money loan for the land," which is $951,000, loaned by the Town of Cary directly.
Back in October 2018, addressing the Heart of Cary Association, Deanna Crossman, one of the Mayton Inn's owners, said the hotel was profitable and could prove that in Bankruptcy Court.
At the same time Memento Mori filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the company put its other Triangle hotel, The King's Daughters Inn, up for sale. The King's Daughters Inn is in Durham.
While the sales process is going on, the Mayton Inn is remaining open and operational. The Mayton Inn is located at 301 S Academy St. in Downtown Cary.
I am a bankruptcy attorney who lives within walking distance of the Mayton Inn and grew up in Cary, so naturally I've been following the Inn's bankruptcy case quite closely since it was filed. While the town intertwining itself in the affairs and fortunes of private businesses is obviously a legitimate complaint depending on one's political philosophy and/or proximity to the fruits of the town's largesse, I can say pretty definitively that the sale process that is being proposed in the bankruptcy case is both a common one and one that will receive an immense amount of court and administrative oversight to insure that any sale that occurs is one that will maximize the proceeds for everyone involved. And while it is entirely possible that some creditors will be harmed by the bankruptcy process, the Town of Cary is not likely to be one of them.
Thanks for your perspective Philip.
The Inn was impractical to begin with as there's no major attraction for folks to spend almost 300.00 per night Here we go again and we the tax payers still owe a bunch of loan debt. Again special interest got there way and we pay. I predict the next will be the buses no one rides while Frantz's Folly, the giant expensive parking garage, is being finished. Some one wanted to know why I ran for town council back in 15………….perhaps what's happening will explain better than I can.
Ms. Burkland is 100% right. The Mayton is a testament to poor stewardship of our citizens' tax money. I hope the new owners (whoever they turn out to be) will make it successful. Maybe those who love the Mayton can put together an investment group to achieve that. But no matter what, no taxpayer should again be forced to subsidize any private business. As Ms. Burkland points out, our taxes should be dedicated to proper public uses — a number of which she has helpfully listed.
What is the asking price? How does the asking price compare to the total investment of the movie theatre ? Since this hotel is directly next to the future park, maybe the town of Cary should buy the hotel.
It would be a disgraceful waste of our taxes if Cary threw good money after bad by buying this losing proposition. The Mayton's owners were given, and have squandered, benefits that no other private business in downtown Cary has received. Those private business owners who have struggled to be profitable, not to mention the town's other taxpayers, should not now be forced to further subsidize this boutique money pit. Sometimes I think Cary, NC is turning into River City, Iowa.
In this article, the owner stated that the Mayton Inn located in Cary was profitable and could be proven profitable in bankruptcy court.So your point of Cary making a bad decision is debatable. I'm not suggesting that the town of Cary go into the hotel business. I would like to know if the building could be repurposed and included into the planned downtown park?
I think they and the rest of the general population have differing opinions on the definition of "profitable".
If they can't service the debt load incurred by acquiring the property, then they aren't really profitable. The hotel may be profitable purely from an operational standpoint (as in, it does in fact bring in more money than it costs to operate the hotel), but that's like saying I make $1500 more a month than I need for my living expenses, as long as I don't pay my rent.
This problem project was called out 5 years ago in the General Assembly. https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/watchdog-objects-to-hud-loan-for-boutique-cary-hotel/; I would like to see the Town of Cary use taxpayers money in a better way. This is not the first failed project in town using our tax dollars. We should take a look at improving infrastructure and planning for the future growth, addressing rising home costs which put poorer people out of housing and NOT giving people favoritism with taxpayer dollars. It's okay to make mistakes, but we really should be more cautious. This project could have gone a different direction had people stepped back and provided good stewardship to the general public.
The town's money is protected in the event of a sale, and the sale price for that property will certainly cover the $2.4M ($1.4M CBDG secured by Cary, and $950K in essentially "gifted" property).
The chances that they end up losing money here are slim to none.
I love this place but it has so much unused potential. People want to hang out in Cary and the bar and restaurant could offer so much more. Especially the outdoor area they have could be utilized better. I hope all goes well and we don't lose this awesome hotel!
Agree with previous comments. The Mayton Inn and the Crossmans are local gems. Wishing them well.
Beautiful place, really sad. Wish the owners well. I bet it's primarily a timing thing. They've been operating in the middle of a construction zone. This type hotel would fit well with the Hotel Indigo chain. They specialize in boutique type hotels.
Both of their hotels are beautiful and a delight to stay in.
And yes, the owners are very generous to local causes.
The Crossman family is owed a debt of gratitude for taking a big risk to build in Downtown Cary while we were still climbing out of the recession. I have seen them be very generous with donations to local causes.
I agree with Gabe. I love the Mayton Inn and hope the Crossman's can continue to own and operate it, as they are indeed gems. The Mayton Inn adds a very positive appearance and ambiance to downtown Cary. The owners had to struggle for more than two years while trying to operate in the Academy St. construction project (and still have an adjacent construction zone to contend with) that went on much longer than anticipated. The Town of Cary did not waste their money on this project. It is a fabulous addition to Academy St. and needs continued local support. If each of us would commit to eat at least one meal a week there, and spend some weekend "staycations" in their stunning rooms, maybe we could help them to turn it around! Buy local!


After living in Denver for nearly a year, Patrick returns to San Francisco to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. On a night out with Dom, Agustín and their extended crew, Patrick catches up with Richie, who's brought along his boyfriend Brady; later that night, Patrick hooks up with a guy who knows Kevin peripherally. The next morning, Patrick and Dom head to Dom's peri-peri chicken window, where Doris, who's been getting more serious with Malik, arrives to give Dom a lecture about getting back into dating. After receiving a call from Agustín, Patrick leaves to help out his friend, who's feeling unsure about his more settled life with Eddie. Later, hoping to close a chapter, Patrick meets up with Kevin, his old boss and lover, on the pretext of discussing the app they developed. Instead, the two end up rehashing details of their breakup. Kevin also tells Patrick about a possible opportunity at his old company in San Francisco, leading Patrick to spend his final hours in town contemplating whether he should return to San Francisco – or truly move on from his past life and his past loves.