Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Jochen Fromm
From what I heard David Cameron messed it up. He failed miserably. In order to get elected and to get rid of his right wing critics he promised the people this referendum where they can vote for or against the EU. If people had voted to remain in the EU it would have been a victory for him. It w

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Alfredo Covaleda Vélez
Keiser, Herbert and his guest analysed Brexit in a very interesting way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSTEACxuEmM On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Care to speculate what's going on with this leave the EU thing? > > I can guess but I might be wrong, I suppose I thou

[FRIAM] [ SPAM ] Re: Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Robert J. Cordingley
From an ol-ex-pat... I listened to BBC World Service live on my iPhone app with mounting surprise as the returns showed the Leave solidifying their gains. I agree Cameron gambled and lost. I can sympathize with some resentment towards the 'faceless' bureaucrats in Brussels making fine-grained

[FRIAM] Kick Ass online text editors

2016-06-25 Thread Gillian Densmore
Just wondering if there might be a KFA text editor that in the cloud. Looking for one with spell check, and can put in pictures.In such a way I can put text over my pictures do fun things with them, ideally add youtube (or other video) and sound clips The method to my madness is to work online so

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Nick Thompson
Boy, Howdy, did Cameron Mess up! So, he now loses his premiership to the right wing of his own party. Scotland, and perhaps N. Ireland, will now opt out of the UK in a few years, leaving England a teensy libertarian paradise under Boris Johnson. Gill, here is how I think the parliament

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Frank Wimberly
According to Ali Velshi on CNN, people voted "leave" to express their anger (elites, immigration, economy) without actually understanding what they were voting for. The London Times published a list of the consequences and now over 2 million people have signed a petition calling for a revote. Fra

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Gary Schiltz
>From what I've read, young people overwhelmingly voted to stay. Unfortunately, if the exit is indeed bad from Great Britain, those same young people have to live with the consequences for the longest. Sometimes, I think that people should be given more than one vote, the number of votes being inve

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Steven A Smith
Our colleagues, Matt and Janire just skyped me up yesterday and were quite concerned about the implications for them... Matt is from the UK, Janire from Spain, and they both attended University in Wales and have been doing good business throughout UK/EU/etc without any friction, thanks to the

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Nick Thompson
Anybody – I am sorry – my message confounded an internal conservative party election with a national parliamentary election. The question I thought gill was asking was, “Shouldn’t this crisis lead to a dissolution of parliament?” The answer is, not unless a significant minority of the Conse

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Frank Wimberly
They're annoyed (pissed) but the latest news was that Merkel said "not so fast". Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Jun 25, 2016 7:30 PM, "Nick Thompson" wrote: > Anybody – > > > > I am sorry – my message confounded an internal conservative party election > with a national parliamentary elec

[FRIAM] The Article 50 Brexit clause explained: the FT's annotated text | Brussels blog

2016-06-25 Thread Nick Thompson
In case you're interested: Here is an annotated text of the exit provision of the treaty of Lisbon. It's not too long and very lucid. http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2016/06/24/the-article-50-brexit-clause-exp lained-the-fts-annotated-text/ And here, for anybody who doesn't have the

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Nick Thompson
Thanks, frank. I will look for that. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] O

Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England

2016-06-25 Thread Frank Wimberly
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/683415/Angela-Merkel-BritainBrexit-negotiations-should-not-rushed-olive-branch Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Jun 25, 2016 7:53 PM, "Nick Thompson" wrote: > Thanks, frank. I will look for that. N > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of