Disneyland Paris guests are set to be transported to the world of superheroes with the opening of its new Marvel Universe-themed hotel.
Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel will replace the resort's current Hotel New York.
An opening date has not been released but details of the hotel were revealed as part of Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek' presentation to tens of thousands of fans at the D23 Expo in Anaheim earlier this month.
Chapek announced the "reimagination" of the Disney's Hotel New York into a new Marvel-themed wonderland.
"We're going to create a hotel at Disneyland Paris that would make Tony Stark proud," he said. "I'm thrilled to announce that Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel will transport our guests to the action-packed, inspiring world of Super Heroes including Iron Man, The Avengers, and Spider Man among others!"
The four-star hotel will resemble Iron Man's skyscraper home, Stark Towers, and feature costumes, props and drawings from the Marvel films displayed throughout the public spaces.
It is expected to offer 565 guest rooms.
In 2011, Hotel Plaza Athenee added luxurious toy-themed suites to its rooms. The two Barbie-themed rooms were decked out in Barbie's favourite colours - pink and white - and were complete with pet grooming tables, royal linens and Barbie dolls. There was also a Hot Wheels room with a custom car bed, tracksets, games and gadgets for tiny car lovers.
The world has gone panda mad, so much so that China will open the first panda hotel in May, with everything inside a tribute to the endangered animal. Guests at the Haoduo Panda Hotel in the Sichuan province will sleep in one of 32 bedrooms kitted out with cuddly toys, panda wallpaper and bedside tables shaped like the animals. The staff greet guests dressed like the cuddly creatures too. If that wasn't enough, each room comes with an additional theme: tea culture, paper-cutting, car and more!
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Brussels' Pantone Hotel is chic, cool and above all, colourful. The hotel for colour-obsessed guests features Pantone-branded mugs, chairs, artwork - but in a tasteful way. Each of the seven floors is dedicated to a different colour palette and the rooms have white walls with blankets and artwork providing bright pops of colour. There's a bar on the rooftop terrace with bright cushions that is perfect for summer evenings in the city.
Lovers of superheroes and comic books will want to book a stay at the Comics Guesthouse in Rome, which is a unique hotel close to Lepanto Metro Station. Each room is themed around a comic book character and there is a Wii, PlayStation and arcade games in the lounge. Rooms are bright and colourful with favourite cartoons such as Super Mario Brothers and Betty Boop. Each comes with an LCD TV and private bathroom.
This quirky hotel in Alberta offers more than just one theme. At Fantasyland you can choose to snooze in rooms called Hollywood, Roman, Polynesia, Truck and Victorian Coach to name but a few. Personally, we'd go for the Roman-themed room - we've always wanted to sit in a Jacuzzi that has water poured by a Roman statue! Many of the rooms have bunk beds so children can join in the fun too and don't miss the Galaxyland Amusement Park with its array of indoor rides.
Istanbul's Jazz Hotel is located in the trendy Nisantasi district and pays homage to the legacy of jazz with a concept and decor inspired by jazz music. The 12 rooms in the boutique hotel are named after world-famous jazz artists, like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Each room is decorated with prints and posters of an artist, as well as an original LP on the door and the artist's music playing in the room. You can borrow jazz books, CDs and DVDs from the hotel's library and even the hotel staff's ties, pins and aprons are based on the jazz theme.
How do you embrace Paris when you're already in Paris? Stay at the Paris-themed Hotel Secret de Paris! As if visiting the City of Lights wasn't enough to give you a taste of the French capital, this design hotel allows you to prolong the magic, even after bedtime. Each room has been designed to conjure up some of the city's finest monuments. Fancy floating on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower? Snoozing under the great clock of the Musée d'Orsay? Or sleeping in a raunchy red room reminiscent of Moulin Rouge? Take your pick and enjoy the ultimate Parisian getaway.
We'd be less impressed by this hideaway if it was set in coastal Spain or on a Greek island but the quirky abode can be found in the village of Dymchurch in Kent, offering guaranteed sun all year round! Beach Sun Retreat is a private beachfront house, just an hour from London, and features a Real Sunlight multi-sensory room, with a St Tropez-style living area that provides a tropical haven for you to top up your tan and beat health conditions, such as SAD, stress and Vitamin D deficiency. There is also a cinema room, full DJ equipment and al-fresco-themed living spaces. Who needs to jet away when you can find tropical island bliss in Kent?


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Global box office barely grew in 2016. Blame it on China
Customers buy movie tickets in a Wanda IMAX cinema in China.
(Zhang Peng / LightRocket via Getty Images)
By Ryan FaughnderStaff Writer
Global movie box office revenue growth slowed last year as international receipts declined for the first time in 12 years, reflecting a cooling in China's once-red-hot film market, according to a new report.
The total worldwide box office rose 1% to a record $38.6 billion in ticket sales last year, according to a report from the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the lobbying group that represents the six largest film studios. In 2015, global revenues jumped 5%.
The leveling off at the box office underscored sluggish movie ticket sales in countries outside the United States and Canada. Foreign box office totaled $27.2 billion in 2016, down from $27.3 billion in 2015, thanks to a dramatic slowdown in box office growth in China. The increased value of the U.S. dollar compared with other currencies also dampened ticket revenues, the association said in a report released Wednesday.
"The Chinese market is a little concerning," said Jeff Bock, a box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. "They thought it was going to be some magical potion, and it's not."
Though the drop in foreign ticket sales was less than 1%, it's the first time the international box office has failed to grow since 2005. That's a worrisome trend for an industry that has grown increasingly dependent on the global marketplace. International markets made up 71% of the global box office in 2016, compared with 63% a decade ago.
The slowdown in China was particularly jarring for the industry, coming after years of speculation that the country would soon surpass the United States and Canada as the world's largest film market.
Revenues from China fell 1% to $6.6 billion in 2016, in U.S. dollars, a surprising downturn from 2015, when ticket sales grew by 49%. A variety of factors hurt the box office in China, including a series of sub-par movies, a lack of discounts by China's online ticket sellers, and greater government scrutiny of bogus box office statistics.
Foreign currency declines in countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Britain also depressed revenues in U.S. dollar terms. The British pound, for example, fell 12% against the dollar last year.
"A major issue is currency," said Julia Jenks, vice president of worldwide research for the MPAA. "It's hiding a lot of growth,"
The statistics were brighter for the domestic market.
Box office receipts hit a record $11.4 billion in the United States and Canada, up 2% from 2015, thanks to blockbusters such as "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "The Secret Life of Pets," and "Captain America: Civil War."
Nonetheless, the industry is facing some troubling head winds, including long-term stagnation in the number of tickets sold. Admissions totaled 1.32 billion last year, flat compared with 2015, and down from 1.4 billion a decade ago. The slide in attendance underscores the rising competition cinemas face to lure younger audiences who have more entertainment options in the home. Per capita attendance in the United States and Canada slipped 1% to 3.8 last year.
Despite the flattening attendance, revenue still grew because of an increase in ticket prices. The average ticket price hit a record $8.65 in 2016, according to the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, the result of cinema chains adding more advanced screening technology and more luxurious accommodations such as recliner seating.
"The question is, what's going to drive the North American box office to the heights we saw 10 to 20 years ago in terms of attendance?" Bock said.
Some young people went to the theaters more often last year. People ages 18 to 24 bought an average of 6.5 movie tickets in 2016, up 10% from 2015. Yet, the movie business took a hit among 12-to-17-year-olds, who went to the movies 16% less frequently than in 2015.
Another issue was the continued slide of the Latino audience, once the most reliable cinema audience. Latinos purchased an average of 4.6 movie tickets in 2016, a drop of 11%, even as movie studios spoke about efforts to increase the diversity of their films. In contrast, attendance surged among Asians and African Americans. Asians visited an average of 6.1 times last year (up 24%) and African Americans visited 4.2 times last year (up 20%).
"There is an effort among to studios to do a better job to achieve representation," said Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive of the MPAA. "We're trying to do a better job, and it deserves being done."
Executives at the trade groups emphasized that revenue still hit record levels in a year that many analysts had predicted would be down.
So far this year, the domestic box office is up about 5% compared with the same period last year, because of high-profile hits including Jordan Peele's horror movie "Get Out" from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, as well as Disney's live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast."
"Yes, there's disruption, but people are still going to the cinema in large numbers," said John Fithian, president and chief executive of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, the trade group for the exhibition industry.
ryan.faughnder@latimes.com
Twitter: @rfaughnder
Ryan Faughnder
Ryan Faughnder is a film business reporter for the Los Angeles Times' Company Town, covering the major Hollywood studios, including Walt Disney Co.
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Baseball, unlike the other 2 major sports, is one where parity reigns. Baseball depends on individual pitcher and batter matchups for every game, every week. That's what makes betting on baseball so much fun.
You can find diamond in the rough games every week. My diamond in the rough games this week has the Los Angeles Dodgers heading to the Windy City for a battle versus the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, June 2. I also love one of the teams in the San Francisco versus St. Louis matchup on Friday, June 3. On Sunday, June 5, Toronto heads to Boston to battle the Red Sox. Keep reading for my best MLB bets of the week!
The Cubs Kyle Hendricks may have a 3 and 4 record, but his WHIP and ERA are still very good. Hendricks' ERA sits at 2.93. His WHIP is a terrific .98. Versus the Dodgers, his ERA has been even better. Los Angeles hits .167 versus Hendricks. The Dodgers have only 5 hits from 30 at-bats.
Kenta Maeda has been absolutely terrific this season. The Dodgers have found a possible ace replacement for Zach Greinke in the Japanese Maeda. His ERA is a very good 3.00. His WHIP is 1.05. The Chicago Cubs have never faced Maeda. I believe that because of unfamiliarity this might be a good time to go against the Cubs at home even though one of their top pitchers will be on the mound. I like Maeda and the Dodgers in an upset.
The San Francisco Giants have been on fire. Going into May 29, the Giants have won 8 out of their last 10 games. The G-Men have won the last 6 games when Cueto has taken the mound. He's 7 and 1 on the season. The lone loss for Cueto happened way back on April 21. His 2.38 ERA and .99 WHIP is a sign that he's returned to the awesome form that he had before being traded to Kansas City last season. Cueto's also shut down the Cardinals nasty-like during his career. From 103 at-bats, the Cards only have 17 hits, 2 of the hits being home runs, versus Johnny Cueto.
St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is still having difficulty with his control. The Giants should win this game easily on Friday with Cueto on the mound.
Marco Estrada has been one of the shining stars in Toronto's starting rotation this season. Estrada has a 2.76 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. He's also done a good job versus the Red Sox when holding Boston to a .237 batting average from 114 at-bats.
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I have faith that Rodriguez comes out much tougher while Estrada has trouble holding the best offensive team in MLB from scoring at least 5 runs in a friendly OPS ballpark. I'm going with Boston.


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PROFILE: FIJ Mentor Pete Carey Lends 5 Decades of Journalism Experience to Grantees
A key component of FIJ's program is recruiting and matching veteran reporters to mentor grantees. Mentors advise on reporting techniques, and also coach grantees through the writing phase. One grantee told us his mentor tutored him in the art of "unspooling" information.
This month, we profile our mentor Pete Carey, a Pulitzer Price winner who retired from the San Jose Mercury News.
By Pete Carey
For the past few months I've been putting five decades of journalism to use at the Fund for Investigative Journalism. I'm a mentor to some of the Fund's grantees.
There aren't many kinds of reporting I haven't done. In more than 50 years I've done international, technology, defense, investigative, business and features reporting, and was even editor of a small town paper. But all that has been sitting on a shelf since I retired a couple years ago.
FIJ gives me a chance to help others.
Currently, I'm mentoring two smart science writers working on a book about earthquakes and modern energy; a seasoned journalist in Connecticut investigating the effectiveness of the state's lead abatement programs in low income areas; and a young freelance journalist working on a dynamite story about a hidden aspect of our flawed immigration system.
It's like being back in the game. It's a hell of a lot of fun.


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John Hussey (* 4. Februar 1964 in Huntington Beach, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schiedsrichter im American Football, der seit dem Jahr 2002 in der NFL tätig ist. Er trägt die Uniform mit der Nummer 35.

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Vor dem Einstieg als professioneller Schiedsrichter arbeitete er im College Football in der Pac-10 Conference.

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Hussey wurde zum Beginn der NFL-Saison 2015 auf den Schiedsrichterposten befördert, nachdem Schiedsrichter Bill Leavy in den Ruhestand ging.

Sein erstes NFL-Karrierespiel als Schiedsrichter war am 13. September 2015 in Tampa Bay, wo er die Begegnung der Tennessee Titans gegen die Tampa Bay Buccaneers leitete.

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Home > Politics > Policy & Ideas > The Tory Fraud Crisis
The Tory Fraud Crisis
The number of Tory MPs under investigation for Electoral Fraud is now greater than the working majority in Westminster and escalating into an explosion of corruption. David Cameron is personally in a weakening position over Europe, largely because the result of the referendum will likely not put the issue to bed, especially as growing numbers in the Tory ranks become more enraged by the 'Project Fear' approach adopted by Cameron's Remain campaign. The internal rifts are not going away – there is a fracturing on the right. The junior doctors strike has galvanised a big part of the population against the Tory government. They trust doctors many more times than the trust the government. They have been exposed on disability benefits cuts, and by the Panama Papers. Things are not going well with be economy – and as a result more people are beginning to grasp that austerity is an ideological choice.
The Tory party is in crisis. Though they are good crisis managers, it can get much worse. And that has real strategic implications for how we build an oppositional movement to Ruth Davidson's Tories here in Scotland, and prevent any concessions to the right.
Ruth Davidson is aware of the toxicity of the Tory brand. Her election campaign literature majored on her as a personality and sought to harvest the No vote. Reports from hustings across Scotland showed time and again Tory candidates distancing themselves from Westminster. They failed to even turn up to a major hustings hosted by the Glasgow Disability Alliance focusing on disability rights, attended by hundreds.
They now have a very difficult task on their hands to prevent the overlapping of Cameron and Osborne et al onto their Scottish operation now that they are the opposition rather than simply a sideshow. Our job is to make that overlapping an inextricable political fact.
Every element of the Tory crisis in Westminster has to be laid at the door of Ruth Davidson's new Tory cohort. Every toxic policy that comes from the Cameron cabinet must be put directly to the Scottish party in equal terms. If they fudge questions as they did during the Holyrood campaign – that is their choice. But it is a choice that results in opening another fault-line in the UK Tory party.
We can therefore get going right from the start by exposing the one trick pony they have deployed at this election. In doing so, we can add to the overall crisis that could engulf them in London.
This can be done in imaginative ways. Demonstrations and action to highlight the umbilical chord that ties Cameron to Davidson can raise awareness and develop a more entrenched and mobile anti-Tory movement. But we also require a relentless campaign intellectually, in the media and in alternative and social media that puts the Scottish right into the centre of the crisis and rifts in the UK party, as well as ensuring they are linked with the same intensity as the Tory Cabinet in Westminster with the brutality and injustice of the austerity programme.
The Scottish Tories have made a big mistake in their triumphalism and in their belief that they are the best standard bearers for the union. An oppositional movement that plants Ruth Davidson, Murdo Fraser, David Mundell and so on as part of the austerity machine has two consequences. On the one hand we can expose the Scottish Tories for what they are, and build the ideological left and anti-Tory, anti-austerity movement a result. On the other we can marginalise unionism by hoisting the Tories by their own petard. They have made themselves the poll of attraction for the Union – now we have the opportunity to explicitly bind Toryism and Unionism together in the coming years.
To achieve this we need to keep a close watch on Westminster, and not become parochial in outlook. Just as we need to integrate the Westminster Tories with the Scottish Tories, we need to be working with the anti-austerity movement in England to calibrate our own anti-Tory moves to best expose their key weaknesses. SNP MPs should be in action mode – but in both Westminster and Holyrood but that won't be a given. In both circumstances extra-parliamentary activity is needed to show that there is mass support for left wing ideas and anti-austerity politics.
Just as talk of a Tory revival in Scotland begins to simmer, they will soon have to confront reality. That is a reality we can shape – and the strategic advantage we have is that our message that ties Tory corruption and austerity with Ruth Davidson and the Scottish MSPs is simple. It can be deployed both inside and out of the parliament, on the streets, in the press and on social media. That will entangle Tory strategists in Scotland who have spent a lot of time and money on trying to prevent an overlap. And as well as us making a big contribution to the struggle against the Tories and austerity UK wide, it can advance the cause of independence.
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Bert Logan says:
The unionists shot themselves in the foot with Tory love. Libliars the joke option, Labour the sad option. So it had to be Tory and thus the corrupt option.
Its like supplying the SNP with a huge pile of material in the fight and typically destroying any chance of a unionist voice meaning anything other than Joke/Lie/Corruption.
But we all knew this huh?
"That is there choice" Mmmm I think that should read "their choice".
Well said Jonathon, Scotlands future doesn't belong to tories or parties that act like tories. The people who live in Scotland know this but some just need a bit more assurance that we can be like any other country in the world, making its own decisions and building it in a way that reflects our own values and at the same time having a good social union with all of the other countries of this island. This can only be done by having the courage to take the power out of the hands of the traditional ruling classes and the mega rich who predominantly don't even live here. The people of England should bin them as well.
Tony Rozga says:
Brilliant piece.
Steven Milne says:
There is "mass support for left wing ideas and anti austerity politics" in Bella Caledonia and similar echo chambers but not in the wider world.
The majority of people are not hugely interested in political ideology but simply want the opportunity to improve their lot in life without massive intervention from the state.
Alex Beveridge says:
Excellent summation Johnathon. Our major hurdle, as always, is the M.S.M. The present "alleged" Conservative electoral fraud is a case in point. Very little, so far, in the media about these allegations, which, if proved, could result in up to 28 Tory M.Ps losing their seats, and of course, their party's majority in the House of Commons. Of course it depends on the various Police forces finding enough evidence to mount prosecutions, and I'm afraid the cynic in me thinks that most, if not all, will never see the light of day.
That said, the Tory Leadership Referendum on June 23rd, and probably more so the fallout on the 24th, could bring the internal strife in the Party, of which we have heard very little so far, with, hopefully, open warfare taking place between the various factions.
As you say, we must try to make sure that the Scottish Tories are engulfed by the conflagration that surely will take place South of the border.
Wishful thinking and understandable, but drivel nonetheless.
About 0ne in three Scots regularly voted for Mrs Thatcher, but no one has ever met one.
The truth is, lots of people in Scotland understand that Salmond,Sturgeon (who hasn't been reading Thatcher's biography for entertainment) & Co are opportunists who might accidentally lead us into the middle of nowhere. Salmond has been wrong about almost everything, all the time.
Their ludicrous position on the EU can only be explained by the fact that the bigger the lie, the less it is noticed. Only Jim Sillers has any credibility.
Your are beating up the Tories here, because of their name: as though they were black guests at the wedding of a southern belle, many years ago.
The left in Scotland keep on fighting this illusion that they can win against Thatcher by digging up the past constantly: it's over – move on. We are where we are.
No one,apart form the finge and including the SNP, was in favour of not dealing with the deficit at the last election. In fact, the Tories have implemented Ed Balls manifesto, not their own. They have done much to curb the excesses of their own people, but we have to live in the real world, not the reimagined past.
I don't know how effective 'the Ruth Davidson Party' will be, but it would be no surprise if Salmond and Sturgeon's legacy was the ironic achievement of something thought hitherto impossible:the rebirth of the Scottsih Conservative Party
Coul Porter says:
If we are talking 'legacy', history will judge the impact of David Cameron's decision not to allow a third ('Devo Max') option on the 2014 Referendum ballot. He single-handedly* brought about the binary status quo. Thus far, it hasn't worked too well for him
* leaving aside Nicol Stephen's decision to run away from forming a coalition with Alex Salmond. Wimpery for which he (Stephen) was subsequently ennobled.
the Scottish conservative party never died ,it was just hiding under the bed, to afraid to come out, and still is, their litrature for the hollyrood election proved that. what was elected to the Scottish parliament is the Ruth Davidson party. Some rebirth ! ! !
Rosalynd Pio says:
I trust Brits will not be so stupid as to cut themselves off from Europe, just because so many Tories are so corrupt and have made so many bad decisions. Britain has much more to lose by exiting from Europe than by staying in the European market. Get rid of this Tory government, do not rid Europe of Britain.
JohnEdgar says:
Dahn sath the Tories are at war. Most people equate Ruth's little band with the toxic Tories dahn sath. Do not be fooled by the result of Holyrood, 2016. The yoons are all languishing at the bottom, some bobbing up or down. They are all on the slide.
The only hope for the yoons is to de-yoon and focus on Scotland north of the Tweed. As they accepted grudgingly for different reasons the re-establishment of a Scottish Parliament and proportional representation at Holyrood and for local government, so they will gravitate Scotlandwards. EVEL and the fracture of the Tories together with the cold war within Labour will render the yoons north of the Tweed rootless. Their branch offices see them as "useless" with one MP EACH. The msm spouting snpbaaad, adding more "a"s by the day have not been able to help.
Can you name me 3 specific things which the SNP have done in their 9 years in power at Holyrood which have benefited Scotland more than these Tory policies from the 1980's:
Reducing basic rate of income tax from 33% to 25%
Allowing council house tenants to purchase the homes they lived in
Selling off inefficient nationalised industries which were costing the taxpayer £billions per annum
Ken Fisher says:
You are off-topic, my man. You are also in some kind of parallel universe.
Can you explain why I am off topic?
This article, like many others which claim to support Scottish independence, is simply a rant against "the Tories".
I am asking for logical and well thought-out evidence that SNP have done more for Scotland than the Conservative Party have.
There is a great deal of noise from the Left about how toxic etc the Tories are but when you ask specific questions on this subject of Leftists/Nats they have difficulty in providing coherent answers.
You are really off topic. Ruthless Ruth wanted to introduce prescription charges, tuition fees and ape Tory austerity from dahn sath. In fact, the Tory caucus of the yoons, that has only one MP in Scotland trumps the Tory regime Scots did not vote for.
Scots Tories do not act, they are deceptive – too afraid to put the Tory tag on their election leaflets!! They are ciphers waiting for the next script to come out from London head office.
You cheer lead the Thatcher successes. You did not mention the poll tax! The fact that the Tories only gained one MP since they were wiped out in Scotland in 1997 says it all.
The Tories opposed all reforms that led to the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament. Opposed the Vow to bring maximum devolution to that parliament. Introduced EVEL in a Parliament where all nations were meant to be Better Together. One could go on….
However, the Scots Tories need to watch their back. As the Tories increase in toxicity and their current open civil war is getting nastier, their position in their homeland – England – ( the Scottish tribe are a mere appendage) – their position in the HoC could be in danger at future general elections. They nerd to ensure there will always be an (Tory) England with EVEL. They will ditch the Union. After all, only one Tory MP in Scotland is no loss! The loss of the rest of Scottish MPs means no chance of coalitions with anti Tory parties at Westminster!! Watch this space! You Tories in Scotland will be ditched as the Russian communists ditched the Eastern European communist regimes after glasnost and perestroika. When your (Tory) lobby fodder from Scotland makes no difference, then you are passé. In other words, your position as Tory bag carriers is on a shoogly nail.
Thomas Ritchie says:
The Tories are rotten to the core and Sturgeon a Salmon with the SNP have far more to offer Scotland than any other party at the present time. Some of your criticisms are beyond comprehension. I think you have been living with head up your backside.
Please supply specific details of what SNP have to offer Scotland.
Thomas Valentine says:
As you have mentioned the Tories in Scotland are well aware they have to create the appearance of distance between themselves and their bosses in London. Ultimately it we be whether that is possible in the long term. They are prepared for attempts to high light this and Labour will certainly assist them in hiding their colours.
So when we talk of exposing them to the full light, what should we focus. That they are Tories? Better to expose what they are actively doing and let them misrepresent. If they try to distance themselves talk of a fractured divided Tory party with an extremist wing taking over the Scottish branch. If they try to defend against this they have to assure they are just at one with the Party even while never mentioning their leaders names.
Also the fact some in their party see Protestant sectarian groups as defenders of the union and burst with encouraging tweets to Rangers fans, can certainly be used. There are those comfortable with the English brand of Conservatives but would actively be repelled by the version available to them if it was representing itself as more like the Ulster Unionists.
Force a choice. Are you Ulster Unionist types or are you the hated poisonous Tories of Thatcher? If they quibble and fudge, let the voters suspect them of hiding whatever they fear most. Either Or Maybe. We win each time.
Broadbield says:
Good comment. We have to be cleverer than just saying Tory Bad (the constant refrain of SNP Bad doesn't seem to working too well) and don't let them frame the debate in their terms. This means we have to use appropriate language to get the message across. Thatcher used TINA ("there is no alternative" for younger readers) ad nauseum (and other bon mots) and it was so effective because nobody dared challenge her with an alternative vision and a different way of presenting the argument.
We see the way the debate on immigration, tax, welfare and so on are framed entirely in Tory terms, which is by appealing to the lowest of human instincts. We need politicians to lead, not to fall into the gutter. We could start by calling Tories the "far right" or the "extreme right", because that is what they are.
Steven Milne us off topic on another matter. He adulates Thatcher. Was he born recently? Thatcher was ditched by her party after the Westland affair. There was an in house coup d'états. Does he know this?
Thatcher was drummed out because she was the ultimate liability. Then Major ditched the poll tax!
The Westland affair was in 1985.
Margaret Thatcher was toppled as Tory leader in 1990 ie 5 years later.
Leftists are not known for their attention to detail or facts.
They are far happier bandying about meaningless platitudes on "austerity", "equality", "fairness" etc etc.
Why was she toppled then?
Crubag says:
She'd gone on too long and had become too fixed in her ways – poll tax for instance.
The forced change proved to be the right move, as Major won the subsequent election.
Salmond standing down in favour of Sturgeon was a similar, but more astutely handled, move.


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Q: Backup database using sqlcmd command during transaction and the DB tables are not located in the backup file I'm trying to backup a database using sqlcmd command during a transaction and any tables created during the transaction were not added to the backup file for some reason. Any idea why?
BEGIN TRAN [Test]

   BEGIN TRY

        DECLARE @Command as nvarchar(max)=NULL

        SET @Command = CONCAT('EXEC xp_cmdshell ''sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE [Test] ON ( NAME = ImportDB, FILENAME = ''''C:\Test\Test.mdf'''' , SIZE = 4096KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB ) LOG ON ( NAME = ImportDB_log, FILENAME = ''''C:\Test\Test_log.ldf'''' , SIZE = 1000MB , FILEGROWTH = 50%);"',CHAR(39))
        EXEC sp_executesql @Command

        SET @Command = 'CREATE TABLE [Test].[dbo].[Test]
        (
            [ID] int NOT NULL,
            [Data] nvarchar(50) NULL,
        CONSTRAINT [PK_Test] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
        (
            [ID] ASC
        )WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
        ) ON [PRIMARY]'
        EXEC (@Command)

        SET @Command = 'INSERT INTO [Test].[dbo].[Test] SELECT 1,''testtesttesttesttest'''
        EXEC (@Command)

        SET @Command = CONCAT('EXEC xp_cmdshell ''sqlcmd -Q "EXEC [tempdb].[dbo].sp_executesql N''''BACKUP DATABASE [Test] TO  DISK = ''''''''C:\Test\Test.bak'''''''' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT,  NAME = ''''''''Test'''''''' , SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, COMPRESSION,  STATS = 10'''';"',CHAR(39))
        EXEC (@Command)

    END TRY

    BEGIN CATCH
        SELECT ERROR_NUMBER() AS ErrorNumber,ERROR_SEVERITY() AS ErrorSeverity,ERROR_STATE() AS ErrorState,
        ERROR_PROCEDURE() AS ErrorProcedure,ERROR_LINE() AS ErrorLine,ERROR_MESSAGE() AS ErrorMessage;

        IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
            BEGIN
                ROLLBACK TRANSACTION [Test]
            END
    END CATCH;

    IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
        BEGIN
            COMMIT TRAN [Test]
        END

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