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Document:ECJ Advocate General says UK can revoke Article 50 unilaterally
The UK can revoke Article 50 unilaterally
Article 50 allows the "unilateral revocation of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, until such time as the Withdrawal Agreement is formally concluded"
Article by Tony Connelly dated 4 December 2018
Subjects: Article 50, Brexit, ECJ, Court of Session, Catherine Stihler, David Martin, Joanna Cherry, Alyn Smith, Andy Wightman, Ross Greer, Jolyon Maugham, Lord Keen
Source: RTÉ (Link)
The UK can unilaterally revoke its withdrawal from the EU, according to a European Court of Justice Advocate General's legal opinion.
Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona rejected the contention that Article 50 only allows the possibility of revocation following a unanimous decision of the European Council.
Instead, he said Article 50 allows the "unilateral revocation of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, until such time as the Withdrawal Agreement is formally concluded".[1]
The case to decide whether an EU Member State such as the UK can decide on its own to revoke the Article 50 withdrawal process, or whether the agreement of the 27 other Member States would be required, was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians.
The Opinion, which is not binding on the court, comes just a week after the case was heard at the ECJ following a referral from Scotland's highest civil court, the Court of Session.
A Judgment by the Court will take place at a later date.
A statement from the ECJ said:
"In answer to the question from the Scottish court, the Advocate General proposes that the Court of Justice should, in its future Judgment, declare that Article 50 TEU allows the unilateral revocation of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, until such time as the Withdrawal Agreement is formally concluded, provided that the revocation has been decided upon in accordance with the member state's constitutional requirements, is formally notified to the European Council and does not involve an abusive practice."
Those who brought the case argued unilateral revocation is possible and believe it could pave the way for an alternative option to Brexit such as a People's Vote to enable remaining in the EU.
Legal representatives for the UK Government argued the case is inadmissible as it deals with a hypothetical situation, since the Government's policy is not to revoke Article 50.[2]
Lawyers representing the Council of the European Union and from the European Commission argued revocation is possible but would require unanimous agreement from all Member States.
The case was brought forward in February by a group of Scottish politicians - Labour MEPs Catherine Stihler and David Martin, Joanna Cherry MP and Alyn Smith MEP of the SNP, and Green MSPs Andy Wightman and Ross Greer, together with lawyer Jolyon Maugham QC, director of the Good Law Project.
Their request for the Court of Session to refer the question of whether Article 50 can be unilaterally revoked to the ECJ was initially refused, before that ruling was overturned on appeal.
Two attempts by the UK Government, which is contesting the case, to appeal against the referral to the European court were rejected.
At the hearing last week, Aidan O'Neill QC, representing the politicians who brought the case, said they need to know all their options on Brexit, including whether the UK can unilaterally halt the process ahead of critical votes on the withdrawal agreement.
Advocate General for Scotland Lord Keen QC, representing the UK Government, said the case is a "hypothetical validity challenge" and those behind it seek "political ammunition to be used in, and to pressure, the UK Parliament".
Hubert Legal, representing the Council of the European Union, said allowing unilateral withdrawal could lead to "disaster", of which "the main victim could be the European project altogether".
He said Article 50 is "not ambiguous", adding:
"The prerogative of acting alone will have been exhausted by putting the notification letter on the Council's table."
Meanwhile, the UK parliament today begins five days of debates before voting next week on the proposed Brexit deal agreed by Prime Minister Theresa May with the EU.[3]
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New Avengers game from Square Enix is one of the ultimate The Avengers Project. With the recent release of the Infinity war and End Game, many number of people have been highly anticipated on playing their favorite characters on the video game. Marvel's Avengers would soon be revealed within 2 weeks time in the Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference which is to be held on June 10 at 6 PM PT.
According to a recent Tweet that stated that game could be called "Marvel's Avengers." The source does not share any kind of details about the game for the audience. Only the worldwide reveal date has been announced officially so that other details information would be listed soon.
Square Enix also remained with the close conversation about the game. Every information would be announced on June 10 officially by the team. In fact, many numbers of Avengers movie lovers have been highly anticipated about the game. Square Enix is about to surprise more with mega features.
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In the poster, Iron Man's hand, Thor's hammer, and Captain America's shield have been shown but all of them were damaged in battles. The game also has a tagline called "reassemble" that suggesting Avengers have gone into different places but they would be reunited for saving the world from evil.
press release from Square Enix also has stated that The Avengers project has been mainly designed for the gamers across the world and it mainly been packed with other characters, iconic moments and environments. All these have thrilled more years of fans and this franchise mainly enabled higher anticipation with the release of the movies. This game features the unique story that mainly introduces the Universe gamers for playing in the years to come. Scot Amos stated about adding the fun-filled experience from best in class studio talent.
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Hidden River Cave in Horse Cave, TN.
Tennessee, the state I currently live in, has more caves than any other state in the union. But when people think of Cave Country, they think Kentucky, or more specifically Kentucky's south central region near Bowling Green. Kentucky gets this distinction due to the fact that it's home to the longest cave system in the world, the Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave System. But it's not just Mammoth Cave that has helped create the name, but many more commercial and wild caves surrounding the park and two nearby towns - Horse Cave and Cave City - that truly sell the name.
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And a man named Floyd Collins, who's family owned Crystal Cave, was desperately searching for a cave closer to the main highway since Crystal Cave was located just a bit too far away from the main road. He found one and sadly, it took his life. Today only a few of these commercial caves remain open to the public.
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Come to Mammoth Cave, stay in a wigwam.
Just up I-65 a bit from Park City and Mammoth Cave is Horse Cave. The town was built on top of a large cave entrance and the system is named Hidden River Cave thanks to the fast moving stream found inside there. The town used the cave both for its water supply and to create electricity. Over time the stream system became polluted. Today, the cave has been cleaned up and is once again open to tourism. The tour is short, but certainly worth it since it includes a tour of the American Cave Museum. The museum houses a number of exhibits about - you guessed it - caves and also further illuminates the visitor on the history of Mammoth Cave and the Great Cave Wars in the area.
What Hidden River Cave looks like from the inside.
they also have an abundance of stairs.
It goes without saying that you have to visit Mammoth Cave. I highly recommend the Historic Tour if you're short on time, and for a longer trip take the Grand Avenue Tour. And bring along your bike as the national park has miles of bike paths. But if you want to hit one of the caves outside of the National Park, check out Diamond Caverns which is located on Mammoth Cave Pkwy just outside the park. Diamond Caverns has a number of formations (something the main parts of Mammoth Cave don't have) to gawk at, sadly some of which are broken thanks to the Cave Wars.
Sadly, one of my favorite caves in the area is no longer open. James Cave, located on a nearby resort's property, is currently closed due to a bat colony that lives there. There is also the ever imposing threat of the White-Nose Syndrome, a syndrome that's striking bats in caves all across the country. When you go to Mammoth Cave you'll see plenty of signs about this disease and whether or not you could be potentially spreading it to their cave. So far there haven't been any sightings in Kentucky's caves, and hopefully it'll stay that way.
For Jessica's view on this same trip, check out her blog post (note she ends her post with the exact same picture - completely accidental).


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Son palmarès comporte également plusieurs podiums lors de grandes compétitions : il est double champion du monde en 2003 et 2011 et deux fois vainqueur de Jeux asiatiques en 2006 et 2010.

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Jeux asiatiques
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 Médaille d'or en moins de  aux Jeux asiatiques de 2010

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Parkland to Performance is a volunteer curated exhibition that shows highlights from Chichester Festival Theatre's archive.
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PalmOne has kept the same basic design as the 600, said Greg Shirai, PalmOne director of marketing. The Treo 600 was one of the first smart phone products to catch on with a wide audience. Smart phones are drawing a great deal of interest as replacements for personal digital assistants, a category PalmOne helped invent. Shipments of unconnected PDAs have been falling steadily over the past two years as mobile phones have grown more sophisticated and capable of handling the basic personal information management tasks previously done by PDAs.
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The Treo 650 is more powerful than its predecessor, Shirai said. PalmOne swapped Texas Instruments' 144MHz OMAP processor for Intel's 312MHz PXA270 processor, which should help improve the performance of multimedia applications on the Treo 650, he said.
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On the other hand, the sharper display will have a noticeable effect, Bhavnani said. The Treo 650's display has a resolution of 320 pixels by 320 pixels, which increases the visible area of the display and makes pictures and documents much clearer, he said.
Several software features were also improved on the Treo 650. The device can now wirelessly synchronize with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail software, allowing users to access their corporate e-mail stored on Exchange servers. Users can also access POP3 or IMAP mail using the Versamail client, Shirai said.
The Exchange feature should help Treo users convince their corporate IT departments to get behind the product, Bhavnani said. Handhelds and smart phones based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system tend to be more palatable to corporate users but PalmOne can make inroads into that market with Exchange support, he said.
The Treo 650 now comes with 32MB of flash memory, 23MB of which are accessible to the user. Flash memory can store information without a constant electrical charge and is very attractive to users, who were forced to scramble for a power plug every time their devices started to run out of electricity, Shirai said.
After years of pleading from users to include flash memory in its products, PalmOne has rolled out that memory in two new products, including the Tungsten T5 PDA unveiled earlier this month.
Pricing for the Treo 650 is not yet available, but pricing is usually determined by the mobile phone carriers that sell the phones. Without a new service plan, the Treo 600, for example, costs $479.99 for the GSM/GPRS version and $599 for the CDMA version. Those prices will fall when the Treo 650 is introduced, Shirai said.
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So what now for Alonso's career after debut Le Mans success?
Fernando Alonso admits success in the Le Mans 24 Hours means the Indianapolis 500 will take on a "high priority" for him when he weighs up his career moves for 2019 and beyond after F1's summer break.
The Spaniard's success on Sunday moved him just a victory at Indy away from becoming the second driver in history to complete motorsport's 'triple crown', when he won the prestigious 24-hour race alongside team-mates Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi in a dominant Toyota one-two.
"I will make my mind up after the summer what I will do next year but after winning Le Mans, Indy comes into play with a high priority," Alonso was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
"Let's see if it is next year or the following year. Let's see what the future of F1 will be."
So what now for Alonso?
Alonso's sportscar success has immediately served to heighten speculation about his F1 future with two schools of thought emerging as to what the 36-year-old might do in 2019.
The first is that he will stay with McLaren in F1 but repeat his 2017 schedule by skipping the Monaco GP to make a second attempt at winning the Indy 500, with the two events set to clash again next year.
The other theory is that with McLaren currently evaluating their own potential IndyCar project for next year, Alonso could compete a full season in America to increase his experience of racing on ovals.
With an F1 move to one of Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull for 2019 highly unlikely, McLaren's continued podium drought is another factor for the two-time world champion to consider - although he indicated at the recent Canadian GP that it was the health of F1 as a whole which he would be analysing as much as anything before committing to a 2019 plan.
"I don't think too much about how competitive you will be next year because it's impossible to predict. It's just about the sport," said Alonso, currently competing in his 17th season of F1.
"When you see again there are two Mercedes', two Ferraris, two Red Bulls, two Force Indias and two Renaults in Q3, it's just a constructors' world championship. It's not a drivers' world championship, so it's something I need to decide."
While winning Le Mans has always been considered Alonso's main priority in sportscars, the Spaniard made clear after winning on Sunday that he remains committed to the World Endurance Championship with Toyota and is determined to win the overall title too.
The 2018 and 2019 editions of the Le Mans 24 Hours form part of the WEC's extended eight-round 'superseason' and, with the Alonso-Nakajima-Buemi combination already winning at Spa in May, they lead the standings by 20 points from the #7 Toyota car after two events.
"I am also attempting to win the World Endurance Championship not only Le Mans and am already a world champion in F1 so it could be a super-triple crown," said Alonso.
The next WEC event takes place during F1's summer break, at Silverstone in August, with Fuji (October) and Shanghai (November) completing the five 2018 events. The season then resumes at America's Sebring in March ahead of returns to Spa and Le Mans in May and June respectively.


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The Kingdom of MacBrayne
By (author) Donald E. Meek; By (author) Nicholas S. Robins
Today, the shipowner David MacBrayne (1817-1907) is just as well-known as Samuel Cunard. Red-funnelled ships which bear his name continue to operate in the West Highlands a century after his death. "The Kingdom of MacBrayne" tells the story of David MacBrayne, his ships and his company, his predecessors, rivals and successors. It explores the world of the early steamships, their successes and failures, as well as their contribution to the ever-changing social fabric of the Highlands and Islands. Emigrants, tourists, ordinary travellers and crew members, from engineers to pursers, speak of the ships and their impact on their world. The book documents the arrival of motor-ships (in which David MacBrayne was a world leader) in the early 1900s, the revitalisation of MacBrayne by Coast Lines and the LMS Railway in 1928, and the building of a powerful fleet of modern car-ferries following the formation of Caledonian MacBrayne in 1973. Due attention is given to David MacBrayne's contemporaries in West Highland shipping, notably Martin Orme and John McCallum, whose famous ships, Dunara Castle and Hebrides, operated 'circular tours' from Glasgow to 'remote St Kilda' from 1877 to 1939."The Kingdom of MacBrayne" is lavishly illustrated with drawings, paintings and photographs in black-and-white and colour, most of them shown here for the first time. Featuring the work of artists and model-makers, as well as advertisements and brochures, it examines, by word and image, the whole 'MacBrayne phenomenon', from the iconic, sword-bearing Highlander on ships' figureheads to Katie Morag in Struay.
Donald E. Meek
Nicholas S. Robins is a Hydrogeologist with the British Geological Survey, based at Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire. He is the author of several acclaimed books on the history of British shipping. Donald E. Meek is Professor of Scottish and Gaelic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
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Embarrassing 2000s Trends We All Tried As Teenagers
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The 2000s were a good time! It was the era of Britney Spears and frosted lip gloss - but some beauty trends were truly horrific! Do you remember?
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The 2000s are known for a lot of things, especially for weird beauty trends. The natural makeup look which dominates today's fashion magazines was nowhere to be found! Let's indulge in reminiscences...
#1 Eyebrows: The Thinner the Better
Madonna influenced the 2000s in multiple ways: Her taste in fashion and makeup would impact wardrobe and beauty choices both among teenagers and adults. However, today we're no longer a fan of her super-thin eyebrows! Rihanna brought back skinny eyebrows on the cover of Vogue in 2018, but her efforts to reestablish the trend were in vain. (Thank God)
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#2 Overlining Lips With a Dark Lip liner
Instead of matching the colors of lipstick and lip liner, it was fashionable to wear a light shade of lip stick in combination with a darker lip liner. Gwen Stefanie reminds us of this ... let's say *daring* trend.
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#3 The Blue Eye Shadow Trend
The 2000s were *not* about natural beauty. The blue eye shadow was a beloved beauty trend back then, Christina Aguilera rocked it, and so did Jessica Alba, Alicia Keyes, and many more. If you want to showcase blue eye lids today, go for a muted lipstick color (i.e. keep the rest of your makeup natural).
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#4 Emo Style
Admit it, even you had emo bangs at one point during your teenage years! We're not proud of it, but we do miss the heavy black eyeliner. Sometimes.
#5 Glossy Lips
While lip gloss has definitely crawled its way back into our makeup routine, today it's more about a natural glow than a sparkly finish. Right, Jessica Simpson from the year 2000?!
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#6 Very, Very Straight Hair
With songs like "Sk8er Boi" and "Complicated", Avril Lavigne sang herself into our hearts. She also had an impact on how we wore our hair - as straight as possible and, if you wanted to get really crazy, you added a few crimped strands.
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#7 Square Sunglasses
Those sunglasses were a tough trend. Whether they were tinted or decorated with rhinestone, square sunglasses were a must-have back in the 2000s. You bought ones that were rimless? What a pro you were.
#8 Everything the Olsen Twins Wore
The Olsen Twins were a pop culture phenomenon like no other in the 2000s. They were everywhere and did everything. Starting their career as child actresses in the TV show "Full House", they went on to build their own beauty and fashion empire.
The bandana made its way into mainstream fashion in the 2000s and it seems like it's here to stay. Mary-Kate Olsen wore it in 2000 in the sitcom "So Little Time". Celebrities, such as the model Bella Hadid, made it fashionable to wear the accessory again in 2020.
#9 The Paris Hilton Look
Seriously tanned skin and a lot of pink were part of Paris Hilton's signature style in the early 2000s. Everyone wanted to look like her and tried to achieve her look by using a hair straightener. On top of that, some of us tried their luck with box dye. I'm still sorry for all the times my hairdresser had to salvage my bleached hair!
#10 Last But Not Least: The Choker
Just like "Lizzie McGuire", we liked our necklaces black and tight back in the 2000s. The infamous choker underwent a fashion revival in 2016, but by now the trend has worn off again.
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Beijing takes aim at freezing opposition out of Hong Kong politics
China's top legislative body could begin process to scrap 117 committee seats decided by district councillors as it meets this week. Beijing may also axe five legislative 'super seats' dominated by opposition camp.
Beijing is mulling a drastic overhaul of the Election Committee that chooses Hong Kong's chief executive by scrapping all 117 seats likely to be controlled by opposition district councillors to quash their influence in the 2022 leadership race, the Post has learned.
As part of sweeping proposals that sources said were meant to disempower the district councillors – many of whom were protesters and activists who won their seats riding on a wave of public discontent in last year's elections – the city's pro-establishment members were also lobbying Beijing to get rid of five so-called super seats from the local electoral map. Again, the intent was to erode the relevance of the opposition councillors, the insiders said.
After months of anti-government protests, opposition activists garnered 392 out of 452 seats in last year's district council elections.
Sources said the proposals could be placed on the agenda of a meeting of China's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which was scheduled to run from Tuesday to Saturday. The measures – if endorsed – would be further scrutinised at the NPC's next plenary session, which is due to kick off on March 5 next year. The plenary session this year was postponed until May due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The move to tighten control of the 1,200-member Election Committee would come at a time of the opposition's increasing influence after last year's social unrest sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition bill. The committee comprises business elites, professionals, social and religious leaders, the city's 70 lawmakers, delegates to the NPC and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), as well as a total of 117 seats to be elected by district councillors from among their members.
After months of anti-government protests, opposition activists garnered 392 out of 452 seats during the 2019 district council elections, seen as a harbinger of the camp's strengthening prospects for the Legislative Council polls. The latter was due to be held in September but was postponed by the government, citing the pandemic.
The opposition camp is in disarray after announcing last month it was withdrawing from Legco in protest after Beijing issued a resolution on the removal of lawmakers found to have violated their duty of allegiance or endangered national security, leading to four legislators being immediately unseated.
The camp occupies more than 300 seats on the Election Committee, but with members' massive victory in the district council polls likely to translate into a clean sweep of the 117 district council seats, they could have a powerful, kingmaker role in a two- or three-horse chief executive race, potentially controlling a quarter of the votes.
Other sources told the Post that one option for replacing the district councillors could be representatives from other sectors. At least one mainland source said that while all 36 NPC delegates sit on the Election Committee, only 51 representatives of about 200 Hong Kong members of the CPPCC were in the electoral body. After the change, most Hong Kong CPPCC members could have a seat on the committee.
In 2017, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was elected after winning 777 votes of the Election Committee. The next committee poll is expected to be held by the end of next year as the body will pick the city's new leader in March 2022.
Two sources said the plans were far along in the process, but another insider insisted Beijing was still in "listening mode".
On the move to disempower the district councillors in both the Election Committee and the Legislative Council, a source said: "The authorities see the district councillors as a thorn in their side. They are unhappy with the fact that they are empowered to enter Legco via the super seats and also enjoy the right to elect the city's leader.
"They hope to eradicate their roles, minimise the odds for the opposition camp to serve as lawmakers and to exert full control over Legco, which they believe is 'out of control' now."
The five super seats – officially known as the District Council (Second) constituency of the Legislative Council – were introduced in 2012 as a compromise to reform the functional constituencies. These are special interest groups mostly representing specific professions such as accounting, but have traditionally been dominated by pro-establishment forces.
Super seat candidates must be district councillors and nominated by at least 15 other council members, before being able to enter the citywide elections.
Pan-democrats – who had been enjoying an edge in direct elections – won three of the super seats in both the 2012 and 2016 polls.
The source said that the voter base of a number of functional constituencies might also be tightened, after pan-democrats scored a big victory in some professional sectors which had an extensive base.
A second source from mainland China confirmed the plan to reform the Election Committee was on the cards.
A pro-establishment lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed also that Beijing was looking into proposals to reform the roles of district councillors but insisted there were many steps yet to be taken.
"The central government is currently listening to a lot of opinions," the source said. "But you cannot tell whether they are only studying or are determined to push the plans ahead until they happen."
Professor Lau Siu-kai, a top adviser to Beijing and vice-president of the semi-official think tank the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, suggested the changes were possible.
"We all understand that the central government would not allow someone to rely on the opposition camp's support to win the chief executive election," he said. "But I am not sure whether Beijing wants to do it through such drastic moves, because under the national security law, authorities can ban people from running for the Election Committee or Legco too."
Under Article 45 of the Basic Law, the chief executive is to be ultimately elected by universal suffrage, and when asked whether Beijing was not prepared for the unpredictability that could bring, Lau only said the central government was not going against its promise.
"Article 45 also states that the 'method for selecting the chief executive shall be specified in the light of the actual situation' and 'in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress'," he said.
"We can continue to move towards that ultimate goal."
But opposition activist Lo Kin-hei, chairman of the Democratic Party and the Southern district council, said even if universal suffrage was adopted for deciding the city's leader, the election would be carried out under "very strict" screening under Beijing's latest plans.
"The situation in Hong Kong is getting worse and worse," he said. "Beijing is mulling this [step] because it will not accept defeats and it must ensure that election results are controllable."
Lo said it was too early to say whether the Democrats would give up on running in the next Legco elections. "In most autocracies, the opposition will continue to take part in elections … But society needs to discuss if we still treasure such opportunities," he said.
Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong's sole delegate to the standing committee, said he had not yet seen any item linked to Hong Kong on the agenda.
"There are around 29 items, including bills, motions, reports and personnel appointments and removals, but so far none of the items are linked to Hong Kong," he said, adding the agenda would normally be issued to members on the first day of the meeting.
But based on past experience, sensitive details would only be announced by the end, he said.
A member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that from his understanding, Beijing had been considering proposals for months about how to ensure that "no surprise would emerge" in the upcoming chief executive election. But he personally did not know of any exact plans.
A pro-Beijing politician, who also did not want to be named, stopped short of confirming the proposals but said to expect changes.
"Under the Basic Law, the district councils are only advisory bodies," he said. "Over the years, their roles have changed and were being used as a political tool. Their functions and powers needed to be reviewed.
"It's no surprise if the councillors are kicked out from the super seats and the Election Committee, as those are just extra powers granted to them and were not stipulated by the Basic Law."


In the Victorian era, the name Bradshaw became synonymous with reliable information on travelling the nation's blossoming network of railways. Published in 1904, Canals and Navigable Rivers was the first guide to planning journeys on the inland waterways of England and Wales. Noting bridges, locks, distances and commercial use, it explores the routes, operation and history of the network, and gives commentary on the areas through which it passed. Compiled at a time when the railways had largely supplanted the waterways, it paints a fascinating portrait of the Edwardian canal system as it began to fall into gentle decay. It now offers a different perspective for canal boaters and walkers, and gives invaluable information about waterways now lost.


After about six years in the Drive-By Truckers—perhaps the most famed practitioners of modern Southern rock—Jason Isbell went solo. A couple well-received albums later, and Isbell began hitting his stride as an artist with 2013's Southeastern. The work saw Isbell honing his ability to write deeply personal songs that not only reflected universal hardships but painted realistic portraits of life in America. With an eye for detail that rivals that of Truman Capote, Isbell throughout the course of his career has inhabited characters living paycheck to paycheck, dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault, or struggling to talk about big issues such as cancer. His view of love is pragmatic, and he's frank about his own battles with alcoholism. On record, Isbell and his band, the 400 Unit, remain thoughtfully restrained, crafting songs steeped in folk, blues, and soul. While the Alabama native dubbed his 2017 album The Nashville Sound, its songs owe as many debts to Memphis (the Sun Studio sound of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash) and Alabama's Muscle Shoals (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Levon Helm, and John Prine) as it does Music City. They're tunes that feel worn and lived-in, alternately reflecting the battle scars of working-class life as well as the barroom release of a Friday night.
With Live from the Ryman, Isbell captures the sound of the 400 Unit live, and does so in a venue often called "the mother church of country music," Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. Having hosted everyone from Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn to Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini, the Ryman is believed to be infused with the soul of decades of America's performing arts. It's fitting, then, that Isbell, whose music resonates with Southern rock, folk, country, and soul, picked it for recording the live album, a set that possesses a fierceness the 400 Unit doesn't always show on record.
The latest Halloween film is drawing praise for its ability to tackle grown-up issues, including the long-standing effects of trauma, in a horror movie. Isbell's music wouldn't be suited for Halloween, but in 2000 the film's director, David Gordon Green, made the drama George Washington, the work that launched his career and ultimately led to him tackling Halloween. Set in the South, George Washington follows a group of poor pre-teens discovering their first loves and first tragedy. It's a languid, wordy film, and its characters, including the young George who must wear a football helmet because the plates in his skull never hardened, speak in lyrical terms and still manage to feel real. Scarred forever by disaster, heartbreak, and a lack of money, they're the kind of kids, then, who could grow up to be in an Isbell song.
Empathy is a modern buzzword in pop-culture criticism. We seek works that possess it, or can create the sensation of feeling it. Empathy allows us to see the world through another's eyes. But here's a dirty secret of empathy: You likely either have it or you don't.
Jason Isbell possesses empathy. More than that, he's weighed down by it, as his songs don't just introduce us to hardships and hardened folks, they ask the listener to question what it means to know that these people, places, and instances exist. For instance, see "White Man's World," in which Isbell assesses the privilege that allows him to make music and have a roof over his head. "I've got the bones of the red man under my feet," he sings, alluding to the fact America was built on land once claimed by Native American tribes. Or "24 Frames," where a narrator has the selfishness knocked out of him after suffering adversity. And "Last of My Kind," in which the protagonist remains unable to tune out at the sight of the homeless and finds his earnest ways get him mocked. Or "If We Were Vampires," a heartbreaking love song that reminds us our time with someone else is limited.
The pattern goes on for all 13 songs on Live from the Ryman, the thoroughly enjoyable and crisply recorded document of Isbell and the 400 Unit. Captured last year, and featuring songs from the aforementioned Southeastern and The Nashville Sound, as well as 2015's Something More Than Free, Live from the Ryman stands as one songwriter's view of modern American life. The five-piece backing band—including Isbell's wife Amanda Shires on fiddle, and a sensational artist in her own right—brings a grit and urgency to the songs they don't naturally convey on Isbell's intimate studio recordings.
Sadler Vaden's guitar on "Cumberland Gap" retains the red-alert panic of a weather siren. Chad Gamble's drums on "Flying over Water" makes the tears Isbell references in the lyrics feel like earthquakes. And the explosive "Super 8" sees the full band, which also includes Derry deBorja on keyboards, in full hellraising mode. Only Isbell isn't out to glorify debauchery. "I'm better off sleeping in the county jail," he hollers of a character realizing that, due to his alcohol-fueled black-out rampages, he cannot be trusted. To be sure, a louder Isbell isn't necessarily a better Isbell. But Live from the Ryman courses with a force that makes it impossible to ignore that these songs are about life in America during a less-than-romantic era.
Live from the Ryman is housed in a thin albeit nifty gatefold sleeve with a cutout window on the front cover that offers a fitted peek-a-boo at colorful art on the inner sleeves. Not unlike stained glass, and cool. The 180-gram vinyl is not quite flat but sure is quiet. The momentary ticks are so few and far between, it feels nitpicky to mention. This is good vinyl.
True to its name, Live from the Ryman nails the sock-in-the-gut bass and kinetically charged air of a live concert when a band gets going. The kick drum has heft, the guitars bite, and when Isbell's voice smacks the mic, the effect is both palpable and tactile. The sound feels more "at the board" than in the concert hall than other performances recorded at the Ryman, but it makes for a damn fine sound that bursts out of the (quiet) grooves.


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Announcing the Missouri Review's 9th Annual Miller Audio Prize, deadline March 15
The Missouri Review wants your submissions for their annual audio competition. CASH prizes! Details below. Deadline March 15. -Mia
We at The Missouri Review, a multi-media literary journal, are excited to announce that our 2016 Miller Audio Competition is underway, and we would love to receive work from the members of your organization. We will accept entries both via mail and online. Prizes will be awarded for high-quality recordings of poets and writers reading their work for Poetry, Prose, Audio Documentary, and Humor categories.
More than slick production or fancy bells and whistles, we are looking for good, exciting, and compelling writing for all four of our categories.
The winner of each of the four categories receives $1,000. Winning entries and runners-up will be featured on our podcast. All entrants receive a one-year, digital subscription to The Missouri Review.
Our guest contest judge this year is Andrea Silenzi, who is the Senior Producer of The Gist with Mike Pesca, a daily news show from Slate. She also hosts the podcast Why Oh Why, a show about relationships. Her work has aired on Serendipity, The Organist from the Believer Magazine, BBC4, StoryCorps, PRI's Studio 360, WNYC News, Re:Sound, APM's Performance Today, Saltcast, and on Too Much Information with Benjamen Walker. She holds the world record for most guests booked for an hour-long radio show, and that's 67.
We are also excited to once again offer pay-by-donation entry fees! Now you decide what you will pay to enter the competition. (Previously, entry to the Miller Audio Contest cost $20). All contributions go directly towards supporting the continued production of The Missouri Review, its awards, and related programs.
Deadline: March 15th, 2016
For full details and to download an entry form, please see our website: http://www.missourireview.com/audiovisual/submissions/
Please pass this along to anyone you know who may be interested!
Thanks very much in advance for helping to get the word out, and we hope to listen to your work soon!
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June 2, 2011 | Chris O'Malley
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All those millions of dollars in fiber-optic lines Comcast Corp. installed so high-def viewers can see the stitches on a baseball might now help it steal bases from phone companies in the business data market.
Comcast is now pitching in Indianapolis suburbs its metro Ethernet product to businesses with 20 to 500 employees.
It's the big leagues compared with the 20-employee-and-fewer market the cable operator traditionally has served with a hybrid fiber-coax service of up to 100 megabits per second.
With the new Ethernet service, Comcast is selling bandwidth in increments of up to 10 gigabits.
Such big chunks of bandwidth are hot in demand as businesses increasingly access software not on their own servers but virtually, via the Internet, from software-as-a-service vendors.
Comcast hopes to win over bigger businesses in data-intensive categories such as education, finance and health care.
"Right now, you pretty much have had just the phone companies" in that realm, said Jeff Freyer, vice president of business services for Comcast.
Much of Comcast's expensive fiber investment in recent years has been used not only to deliver digital television but also to support cellular phone-site traffic.
"Comcast has had a lot of fiber in the ground for years. All we're doing now is taking the fiber and using it to bring service directly to customers," Freyer added.
U.S. business Ethernet connections have been growing by double-digit annual percentages in recent years. The growth was 34 percent in 2010 alone, according to Boston-based Vertical Systems Group. AT&T has the biggest share of the market, said the consulting firm. But other industry estimates suggest cable operators now have about 20 percent of the U.S. Ethernet services pie.
Comcast hopes to steal share from phone giants in part through pricing that is up to 33-percent lower than the going rate, Freyer said.
He did not elaborate on local pricing. However, CIO magazine reported last month that the cable giant was looking at selling 10 million bps for about $1,200 a month.
Comcast serves the metro area outside the city's core, while cable operator Bright House has the downtown area and the rest of Center Township.
Bright House has provided so-called metro Ethernet service for more than five years, a natural given the heavy concentration of businesses in the city's core. It has more than 100 Ethernet customers here, said spokeswoman Brooke Krodel.
Cable television operators have increasingly turned to commercial revenue opportunities, such as data needs for medium-size businesses, as phone companies have invaded their turf with video products delivered via phone lines.
Cable operators responded by upgrading video services and rolling out new high-speed data and voice services, driving cable revenue to $86 billion in 2008 from $51 billion in 2003, said a report last year by Maryland industry analysis firm Pike & Fischer.
The firm estimated that cable commercial services revenue would top $5 billion in 2010 and grow at a compound annual rate of 31 percent over the next five years.
But as far as offering big bandwidth, one challenge cable providers face is their reputation on the residential cable TV end of the business. Cable firms have not always ingratiated themselves with residential customers when it comes to signal quality, reliability or customer support.
Many cable firms have offered service-level agreements to their business contracts in an attempt to overcome such concerns, said Rosemary Cochran, a principal of Vertical Systems. "It's a very different type of business."
Telephone companies have always viewed such cable advances onto their turf as significant competition, said John Koppin, president of the Indiana Telecommunications Association.
"Our industry will respond to their offerings. The consumer will benefit," Koppin said.
The Indiana General Assembly in 2006 deregulated the state's telecommunications laws, which ultimately removed restrictions and allowed telephone and cable operators to play on each other's turf. For example, the law made possible products such as AT&T's U-verse, which delivers video service in direct competition to cable and satellite TV operators.
Comcast provides Metro Ethernet services in about 20 other markets, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia and Seattle.•


Proof, by David Auburn. Directed by Eric Peterson. Reviewed by J. Peter Bergman.
"Crazy people don't sit around asking if they're crazy."
An eighteen year old play, "Proof" by David Auburn, is torching the soul of theater-goers at Oldcastle Theatre in Bennington,Vermont. This Pulitzer Prize winning play deals with the concept of human legacy, of one generation inheriting the best and the worst of the previous generation. I'm not talking teeth, here, or hair color, but of mental capacities. Is a predilection for mathematics, for example, something that can be genetically passed down, and if so, can a sense of madness be inherited as well? For Robert and Catherine, a father and daughter whose resemblance is sharply marked, is there any genuine proof of this genetic instability?
Catherine has cared for her father in Chicago for years, while her sister Claire has moved on to live a different sort of life elsewhere, in New York City. Robert is a brilliant man who has struggled for years to provide proof of mathematical theory that has perturbed mathematicians forever but his mental instability has diminished his possibility of ever credibly communicating his theories. Encouraged to follow in his footsteps, Catherine has undertaken the task and there exists, now, a notebook with a proof like no other. Discovered by Hal, a student of Robert's, this notebook becomes the sticking point in both his own relationship with Catherine, and hers with her now dead father. Her estranged sister, Claire, who has paid for much of Catherine's education and undertaken the bills of support for both her father and sister, wants Catherine to divest herself of all things in her past and start life anew in New York.
In the production in Vermont, clarity is as much the issue as madness and those two elements are poles apart. Claire and Catherine cannot discover the truths of their interaction over the years without both of them understanding who and what the other one is. Hal is without options as he exercises his own sense of inheritance. Robert, with his sanity intact, is dead, a memory conjured up when needed, more sound in Catherine's mind than he was in her lifetime. And it all takes place on a backyard deck designed by Wm. John Aupperlee under the sensitive lighting designed by David C. Groupé.
Richard Howe is excellent as Robert. Surer than in other recent performances, Howe presents a solid man, whose words have impact and resonance. Robert's love for his daughter is vivid and clear and his admiration for her possibilities makes it clear that he sees in her what he knows in himself.
Talley Gale's Catherine is a sure-footed, kooky but kind young woman whose need for identity is straightforward and clear. The hereditary styles of Gale and Howe are wonderfully realized by the two actors, probably as much due to fine work by director Eric Peterson as to their own excellent abilities. She is an agile woman, a pretty woman, a woman who remains her own individual while portraying the object of lineage that so requires resemblance. It is a wonderful multi-layered portrait of a young genius who's afraid of being a shadow instead of an individual. As she takes a stand at the end of Act One, a moment of assertiveness hangs in the air as a note of desperation. I couldn't have liked it more.
Claire is played by Halley Cianfarini who gives the very clear impression that she believes her sister may have inherited their father's madness, but not his genius. Using intonation as a marker, she quickly becomes the villain of the piece, though her villainy is less Disney and more Freud. Never exactly subtle, Cianfarini uses the impact of consideration as a weapon of destruction as she tries to placate her sister's grief at the loss of a father and the inheritance of his mantle of lunacy.
The outsider whose need for discovery through adulation, Hal, is played by Ethan Botwick with an attenuated sexuality that rings true. He is a good match for Gale in the love scenes as well as in the plot moments concerning the "proof." He is fine in his refusal to believe in her abilities and later he matches that fervor in his reversal of belief. Hal, who can seem more devious and personally driven, emerges as the accidental hero of the play, replacing the stricken Robert in that role in his daughter's life.
I really liked this production. Eric Peterson has found the small moments and emotional changes in the script that elevate it from a minor melodrama into something much finer. Lucky theater-goers in Bennington will find a production of this play that justifies its awards, and that is really something to see.
Proof plays at Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street, Benington, VT, through September 9. For information and tickets go on line to oldcastletheatre.org or call the box office at 802-447-0564.


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Panchià (Pancià in dialetto trentino) è un comune italiano di 817 abitanti della provincia di Trento, situato nella Valle di Fiemme.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse

Architetture religiose
 Chiesa di San Valentino

Economia

Artigianato

Turismo

Servizi
Nel paese sono presenti un piccolo alimentari, una scuola dell'infanzia, un ufficio del Servizio sanitario con ambulatorio medico, la chiesa di San Valentino, una caserma dei Vigili del Fuoco e un ufficio postale. Dispone inoltre di un ampio parco giochi e di un piccolo teatro, dove vengono inscenate rappresentazioni teatrali di vari gruppi della filodrammatica locale.

Società

Evoluzione demografica

Istituti, enti e associazioni
Sono presenti:

Circolo culturale ricreativo, gestisce una biblioteca con collegamento ad internet e promuove varie iniziative
Associazione Nazionale Alpini, Sezione di Panchià
Amici degli anziani e ammalati, cura varie iniziative a favore di anziani e ammalati

Infrastrutture e trasporti

Ferrovie

Dal 1917 al 1963 era in funzione la ferrovia della Val di Fiemme che collegava Ora con Predazzo passando appunto per la Val di Fiemme e a Panchià aveva la sua stazione ferroviaria, oggi completamente abbandonata e distrutta.

Amministrazione

Sport
L'unione sportiva Litegosa Panchià dà la possibilità di praticare sport (Mountain Bike, Sci e Corsa) ai ragazzi del piccolo paese.

Note

Voci correlate
Frana di Venzan

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


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Mick Garris (n. 4 decembrie 1951, Santa Monica, California) este un producător de film american, scenarist și regizor.

Biografie
Este cel mai cunoscut pentru adaptarea unor povestiri scrise de Stephen King, cum ar fi regizarea filmului de groază Vârcolacii cu Mädchen Amick și creator al serialului Showtime Masters of Horror.  Garris a câștigat în 1986 Premiul Edgar pentru un episod pe care l-a scris pentru serialul TV produs de Steven Spielberg  Amazing Stories. Garris a regizat un serial web pentru FEARnet denumit Post Mortem. A fost gazda unei duble relansări (Oamenii de sub scară și Șarpele și curcubeul) la 20 februarie 2010 la cinematograful Aero din Santa Monica. A contribuit la serialul web Trailers From Hell.  Garris a fost co-scenarist și producător executiv al filmului Hocus Pocus. Recent, Garris a regizat miniserialul bazat pe romanul lui Stephen King, Bag of Bones.

Premii
Garris a primit Premiul pentru recunoașterea muncii de o viață în 2006 la Festivalul de Film de Groază de la New York.  A primit premiul personal după vizionarea episodului Masters of Horror "Valerie on the Stairs".

Viață personală
Garris este ateu.

Filmografie (selecție)
Fuzz Bucket (1986)
Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
The Stand (1994)
The Shining (1997)
Riding the Bullet (2004)
Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)
Masters of Horror - "Valerie on the Stairs" (2006)
Desperation (2006)
Bag of Bones (2011)

Ca scenarist
*batteries not included (1987)
Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
The Fly II (1989)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Riding the Bullet (2004)
Masters of Horror - "Haeckel's Tale" (2005)
Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)

Vezi și
Fear Itself

Referințe

Legături externe

Mick Garris on FEARnet
NYC Horrorfest

Nașteri în 1951
Atei americani
Scenariști americani
Producători de film americani
Regizori americani
Laureați ai premiului Edgar
Americani în viață
Oameni din Santa Monica, California
Regizori din California


The individual votes in the two roll calls are similar, mostly differing in predictable ways.1 The curious exception is John Ganson, who voted "nay" to reconsidering the amendment, but voted "yea" on the amendment itself.
Why did Ganson oppose reconsidering a failed vote when he wanted the amendment to pass? If there is no evidence to come to a conclusion or conjecture in his case, what explanations could there be for anyone voting this way?
1 Schuyler Colfax, the Speaker, is absent on the first roll call (likely due to custom) but did vote on the passing of the amendment, which immediately followed. The other differences are several members who did not vote in the first roll call but participated in the second.
It's probably because Ganson--one of the handful of Democrats who voted for the 13th Amendment--was on the fence about this Amendment himself. Voting not to reconsider the bill is similar to voting "present" in order to duck a difficult issue.
It's well know that Lincoln and Seward handed out rewards to lame-duck Democrats who considered switching their vote to "Aye," so perhaps Ganson (himself a lame duck) was holding out for a sweeter pot. Perhaps Ganson was internally conflicted over whether the Amendment would help end or prolong the war. Maybe he would rather abolition didn't come up for a vote at that moment, but didn't want to be caught on the wrong side of history. Perhaps he wanted the 13th Amendment to pass, but hoped it would do so without his vote against his party leadership. It's hard to say precisely, because apparently historians aren't too interested in John Ganson in particular.
What is known is that the vote on the 13th Amendment was so tight that neither side knew if it had enough support when it came up for consideration in January 1865. Democrats like Ganson, being the critical votes, would have been lobbied intensely by both sides up until the moment they cast their vote, so it isn't surprising that Ganson's voting record demonstrates some vacillation.
Quite possibly for procedural reasons. There are a lot of little nits about parliamentary procedures that encourage weird things like this. For instance, under the older Roberts Rules of Order extant at the time, a motion to reconsider could only be made by someone who voted on the prevailing side in the previous vote. So if there's a chance the vote might fail, it pays to have at least one supporter actually vote against it so that they can put forward the motion to reconsider.
I understand that usually it is the Speaker (or in the senate the Majority Leader) who casts this vote against, but if he wasn't there at the time (as your note implies), it makes sense that some other supporter would step up and do it.
After looking over @twosheds' answer, I think he probably has the right of it. But I still think there's an important general point in here: That votes on parliamentary procedural motions like motions to reconsider, motions to stop debate, motions to amend, etc., are not and should not be seen as equivalent to a vote on the entire measure. I know it has become fashionable these days to rag on representatives who "vote for it before they vote against it", but things like this are part of the process, and it doesn't work nearly as well without them.
In an article in McClure's in 1898, Charles Dana writes that in 1864, when he was an Assistant Secretary of War, he had with President Lincoln a week before the Nevada bill vote, in which Lincoln was anxious about the 1864 passage of the Nevada enabling act because one more yea vote might carry the Amendment vote in the House. What Dana wrote was "Here [said Lincoln] is the alternative: that we carry this [Nevada statehood] vote, or be compelled to raise another million, and I don't know how many more men, and fight no one knows how long. It is a question of three votes [in the House] or new armies." Dana knew the men in question, and got the three votes (Dana notes that two were from N.Y. and one from N.J.) with promises of patronage appointments after the session's end, which--after the assassination--President Johnson did not honor. A study of the seven Democrats from New York who voted for the amendment make it reasonable to believe the two Dana then spoke with were Anson Herrick and John Ganson.
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Transport December 13, 2010 <January 15, 2021
The eco-luxe Superbus of the future shows up for €13 million in Amsterdam
by Deepa Thukral
Millionaire fairs is meant to bring everything super-luxurious under one roof for the convenience of the deep-pocketed shoppers. The ninth edition of the Millionaire Fair Amsterdam also saw high-end cars, diamond-studded watches, high-tech gadgets and best spirits too. However, this fair's most expensive product is the green Superbus Concept developed by Professor Wubbo Ockels. Carrying 13 million Euros ($17.2 million), this 15-meter long eco-friendly mode of transport sports a complete carbon fiber chassis, including the cockpit and the rear.
Roll over for the video to see this green-mean Superbus in action……
TenCate, the supplier of the carbon fiber, reports that it is designed to compete with the cars and the trains by rendering comfortable, demand-dependent and point-to-point transport and thanks to high speed. The electrically powered Superbus can ferry 23 passengers with ease and consumes as much energy when driving 250 km per hour as a normal bus at 100 kilometers per hour. The company also provided the carbon laminate, a material widely used in aerospace industry for among others the door panels on the inside.
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Amphicoach – An amphibious luxury tourist bus moves on land and water as well
Complete with a bathtub, bedroom, and even a walk-in wardrobe -A London-based couple converted a retired double decker bus into a rather cool home.
Japan's luxury buses for night travels with Wi-Fi service
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Luxurylaunches travels to Amsterdam
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Ban on racist instruction sent to governor
Legislation banning the use of racist instruction in Oklahoma classrooms has won easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Legislation banning the use of racist instruction in Oklahoma classrooms has won easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and been sent
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Death by glamour: Behind the scenes with stars of 2021 Crimson and Queens
The University of Oklahoma's "Gender + Equality Center" is hosting a drag show. Why?
Crimson and Queens — the Gender + Equality Center's annual drag show — was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. But the spirit of glam, gender-bending, artistry and community
Education, Family & Community
Ray Carter
OCPA applauds passage of HB 1775
Law & Principles
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement to praise final passage of House Bill 1775.
Review shows film subsidies a net drain on state government
Budget & Tax
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a dramatic increase in state film subsidies, potentially funneling as much as $50 million a year to filmmakers.
Paycom CEO vowed to come after the OCPA
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Paycom CEO vowed to 'come after the OCPA'
Right Thinking: So much more for legislators to learn
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Oklahoma tourism impact from films could be negative
Although independent analysis has shown the film-subsidy program loses money for the state, some of its boosters argue that the films shot in Oklahoma will augment Oklahoma's national image. Research indicates such claims may be exaggerated, at best.
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1940s employee Olive Lambert in the checkered dress.
Deb emailed me because she had this wonderful photo of her mother standing in front of the Broderick & Bascom building in her checkered dress, approx date: 1940s. I have put together this slideshow with some nice company images for Deb to gift her mother for her 80th birthday.
Today my mom and I had a nice chat about her memories of working there.
Now let me tell you - I have for years tried to have her open up and talk about genealogy things. She is a very private person and is not one to eagerly offer up info - especially if she thinks I am going to write it down!
She hates the thought of the "world wide web" knowing her business... But.... what does she say to me as I was leaving this evening??
"Debbie - I want to see all that the nice lady sent about Johnnie and the company.
her and put it on her website if she wants to, and the photo too."
I couldn't believe it!! Anyway - I will make a point now to have her see ALLL that you sent....and make sure i send you anything she writes..
-mom worked as a data entry person and also covered the switchboard.
-This job was her first professional job - She and the girls she worked with were so proud to be working there.
-They felt respected and loved going to work every day.
-She talked about the factory, as well as the main offices.
-She said they enjoyed playing cards on their breaks.
-The photo I sent is the only part of the photo she has...the rest of it was torn - now sure how that happened she says.
Her face brightened as she talked and seemed happy to be reminiscing about this time in her life.. I will ask her if she has any other photos.
What an unexpected joy for me!
Back Row 4th from the left: FW von Wherden, Front row 3rd from the left, John Kern Broderick, Sr.
This is a photo of the Union Road factory and main office in north St. Louis. In 1962 this plant was sold to General Motors and the Corvette was made there for quite some time. The Clark Properties now owns the place and has divided it up into several warehouse spaces. My Grandfather John K Broderick is front center. This photo was taken during the Navy "E" presentation in the 40's.. B & B won several Navy "E" for excellence metals during the war for on time delivery and excellence of products. B & B won this award every year of the war.
Iam not sure when he started but I know it was in the 1920's and he retired in the mid to late 1950's. I found some correspondences dates 1956, so he was still working for B&B then. I have a lot of yellow strand magazines. I also have a lot of pictures of yellow strand wire rope. I actually have a lot of stuff. Where do you live? I am sure you would like to see all that I have. Each one of us has a B&B wire rope sling.
I am sending a group picture and my Grand father's business card. My grandfather is in the back row the fourth from the left, with the curl in the middle of his forehead. He had a few patents registered through the company. One was a device to use the wire rope to go under a train when it derailed so that people did not have to climb under the train. I have pictures of this and it being used.
So, maybe we could get together and I could share and maybe copy more of what we have. I live in Pennsylvania....my mother met my father when he was stationed at Jefferson Barricks in St. Louis....He stole her heart and took her to PA. We went to St. Louis at least once a year to see our grandparents and cousins. We have a daughter that lives in Peoria, IL and we go there several times a year. Let me know if you would like to see some of this collection. My brother has more of the drawings and also the metal tube in which they were stored. There is a photo album that has stamped on the cover Broderick and Bascom Wire Rope too.
I am attaching a letter he wrote about one of his escapes on a trip for B&B.
John Brodeick, ranking among the oldest employees of the Broderick & Bascom Rope Company, died in St Louis on June 2, 1936, less than three weeks before rounding out a half-centry of loyal serivce to his firm.
John broderick was a nephew of John J. Broderick, co-founder and first president of the company. He was born in Scariff, County Clare, Ireland on April 23, 1864, and arrived in the Unites States on June 3, 1886. He joined our organization just 18 days later.
For some thirty-five years, John Broderick held the position of Traffic Manager and Shipping Clerk, capably faithfully, with unswerving "devotedness to duty."
To John Broderick's wideo, Mrs. Johanna C. Broderick, and to his daughters, Miss Lucille C. Broderick, and Mrs. Charles J Eggeman, we extend our deep sympathy.
In the 1940s the third generations were excelling in the family business.


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Why is the News Late Tonight?
The News is Late Tonight
The News is Late Tonight Because
Have you ever wondered why the news is always so late at night? Well, there are a few reasons why. First, the news needs to be gathered from all over the world. Then, it needs to be written, edited, and produced. Finally, it needs to be aired on television. All of this takes time, which is why the news is usually late at night.
The News is Late Tonight because the staff is working on a story. The story is about a fire that destroyed a home in the city.
ABC News is usually on at 6:30 PM EST, but tonight it is running late.
Due to Breaking News, our 7:00 PM newscast will start momentarily.
We appreciate your patience as we bring you the latest news.
One of the most common questions we get at the news desk is "Why is the news late tonight?"
The show you are watching is actually a replay of the newscast that aired earlier in the day. The answer to your question lies in the fact that most local news stations are owned by large media conglomerates. The original newscast airs on the East Coast and is then replayed for audiences in different time zones across the country.
While this may seem like a strange way to deliver the news, it actually makes good business sense. It allows local stations to air national programs during prime time, when more people are watching television. This brings in higher advertising revenue for the station, which means more money for the parent company.
So, next time you're wondering why your local news is airing late at night, just remember that it's all about money.
There are a number of reasons why the news might be late tonight. One reason could be that the day's events simply didn't warrant a late-night news broadcast. If there was no major breaking news, the network may have decided to air a rerun of a popular show instead.
Another reason for no late-night news could be due to technical difficulties. If the network's regularly scheduled newscast is delayed or interrupted by breaking news, the late-night broadcast may be pushed back as well.
Lastly, budget cuts or staffing shortages at the network may result in the cancellation of the late-night news broadcast. This is becoming more common as newsrooms across the country continue to experience staff reductions.
If you're wondering why the news is late tonight, it could be any number of reasons. But most likely, it's just not that important.
The news is late tonight because we're still waiting for the final results of the presidential election. We'll have them as soon as they come in. Stay tuned.
We're sorry for the delay in tonight's news. We were waiting for some final results from the elections, and we wanted to make sure that we had them before we went on the air.
The news is sometimes late at night because of breaking news stories that happen during the day. If a big story happens late in the day, the news will often be delayed so that they can cover it.
If you're like most people, you probably watch the news at the same time every night. But have you ever wondered why the news is always late at night?
It turns out that there are a few reasons for this. First of all, most people are home from work and school and have more time to watch TV in the evening. Secondly, advertisers typically want to reach as many people as possible, and they know that late-night news programs have a large audience.
Finally, late-night news programs often include breaking news stories that have happened during the day. This means that reporters and producers have to work hard to get the latest information and put together a broadcast that is both informative and entertaining.
So next time you're wondering why the news is always late at night, now you know!
The news is late tonight for a variety of reasons. One reason is that the network news programs are being preempted by local programming. Another reason is that the network news programs are being delayed by breaking news. And finally, another reason is that the network news programs are being delayed by sports.
The News is Late Tonight Because of the Winter Storm
The blizzard that swept across the Midwest and East Coast today has caused several news organizations to push back their regularly scheduled evening newscasts.
The storm, which began late Tuesday night, forced schools and businesses to close Wednesday morning, snarling travel and leading to widespread power outages.
As a result, the network news programs on ABC, CBS and NBC will all be delayed by 30 minutes tonight.
CNN will delay its 8 p.m. ET newscast by one hour, while MSNBC will move its 6 p.m. show back to 7 p.m
The news is late tonight for several reasons. First, the late-night news shows generally do not air on weekends, so tonight's show is airing on a Monday night. Second, the news shows are airing at a later time because of the Memorial Day holiday. Third, because of the late-night news show's delayed start time, the network news affiliates are also running their newscasts later than usual. Fourth, many people are still working or traveling on Monday nights, so they may not be able to watch the news until later in the evening. Finally, some cable and satellite providers do not offer the late-night news shows in their lineups, so viewers who subscribe to those services may have to wait even longer to see the latest news.
The news is late tonight because of the breaking story about the helicopter crash near Seattle.
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