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It’s easier to make promises in opposition than it is to implement them in government. Sinn Fein is seeking to broaden its electoral base to appeal more to the middle and aspiring middle classes, the very people that send their children to fee-paying schools in Dublin where most are located. The party has softened some of its more extreme tax proposals in recent years to win over that vote. It risks alienating the parents of the 25,000-plus pupils in fee-paying schools because of a point of political principle that wouldn’t save any money in the long run. The reality is that ending taxpay...

Travelers from around the world can go to Thailand - if they meet these requirements Austin Bush Limestone karst mountains at James Bond Island in Phang Nga Bay © mikolajn / Shutterstock Lockdowns getting to you? Craving an international escape? An extended stay in Thailand is now possible. After introducing a 90-day visa in October, then a shorter 60-day visa to visitors from mid-risk countries, Thailand is now permitting foreign nationals from around the world to apply for the visa — though there are, of course, a few caveats. Thailand escaped relatively unscathed from the pandemic....

he reached the sos position -- he reached the first boat about 4:10 a.m. and when he did the math, he came up and said we must have ran about 17 1/2 knots. it turns out that he overestimated his speed. and he overestimated the distance he ran. the reason is that titanic did not sink over here, but it actually sank up there where the wreck site is. at the time they reached the first boat, all the boats and the wreckage had drifted down to this point and we find that the actual distance that carpathia had to run was only maybe something less than 50 miles. and she never reached more th...

as you can see here, first an second class did very well. they only lost 6.4% of their women and children. third class, almost 53% were lost. again, you could see that even though they said women and children first and we didn't discriminate. obviously the statistics speak for themselves. the rescue vessel was the s.s. car path yeah. the captain was capoten arthur henry ross reth. what we found out is what ross reth thought he did that tight night and put into the historical record didn't actually happen. ross reth thought because the s ofrnltss was given out here, that he had to tra...

findings of a modern day report into perhaps the 20th century most store read disaster at sea. this program is about an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. i'm doug swanson, visitor services manager for the national archives experience. i want to welcome you and our c-span audience for another program in our popular noontime lecture series. today's topic is reporting to the loss of the ss titanic, a centennial reappraisal by samuel hall person. before we hear from mr. hall person, i'd just like to point out a couple of other titanic related programs we've got happening for you. on frid...