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Will go ahead as planned. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson says washington is in direct contact with north korea revelation comes as tillerson met with chinas leaders to discuss taming north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. I met her welcome to the program tensions are rising as catalonia prepares to hold its independence referendum on sunday now cattle in the fortys say things are in place for the vote to go ahead but spains Central Government is calling the ballot illegal and has sent thousands of Police Officers to the region to stop it people have occupied many schools in catalonia that would be used as polling stations to try to assure that the referendum cannot take place. Ahead of sundays planned independence votes the cavalry has well and truly arrived breaking cover after camping out on ships in the ports around four thousand extra Police Officers have been deployed to catalonia assembled from across the country and sent with love from madrid. In the capital a show of spanish u
Judge katzmann good afternoon. I am chief judge of the u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. With us today along with the judges of the court of appeals are three distinguished justices of the Supreme Court. Our cherished circuit Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, our beloved colleague, former colleague, Justice Sonia sotomayor who for many years was a member of this court. Last year she graciously launched our 125th Anniversary Program from the bench. Justice elena kagan a great friend of the Second Circuit who participated in our 125th Anniversary Program on Thurgood Marshall. Judicial colleagues, staff, members of the bar, and friends of the Second Circuit it is an honor to welcome you here this afternoon to this special session of court as we bring to a close our courts year long retrospective marking 125 years of the u. S. Court of appeals the Second Circuit. For all of us, it has been special always to be in this historic courtroom where so many noteworthy cases have been adju
And, Justice Elena kagan a great friend of the Second Circuit who participated in our 125th Anniversary Program on Thurgood Marshall. Judicial colleagues, staff, members of the board, and friends of the Second Circuit it is an honor to welcome you here this afternoon to this special session of court as we bring to a close our courts your long retrospective marking 125 years of the u. S. Court of appeals the Second Circuit. To all of us, it is exciting to be in this historic room were so many noteworthy cases have been adjudicated. As chief judge, i serve it first. All are committed to the Effective Administration of justice. We have been fortunate to have the great advocacy of those who have argued in this courtroom. When i proposed a project for 125 Year Anniversary of our court, i did so not for selfcelebration but because any institution, if it is to do its work well should from time to time reflect on its past to better resolve the present in to meet the challenges of the future. T
A peek at what weve got coming up for you. Colorful we visit a magnificent flower festival in spain. Tasting white truffles are so tough to delicacy from its in the. And in crescent a brand new bread museum opens in austria. Lets start off in the warm climes of court of the bar where the sun shines year round sounds like an ideal place to grow beautiful flowers right the end of lucy and city is hosting the inaugural International Flower festival flora but its not Just Sunshine and daisies a floral artists are competing to be crowned the best transforming the courtyards of course of the with that arrangements we followed them as they were setting up their displays. It may be autumn but cordova is in full bloom eight Top International florist have let their imaginations run wild for displays inside public court yards across the southern spanish city. Flora is both a competition for the artists and a festival for the public. This courtyard features a work by thomas to brian of belgium the