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AS PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE PREPARE FOR THIS WEEKEN'DS FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS A BIG WING DING IS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY IN TULSA.
IN FACT AN EVENT HOSTED IN TULSA IS CALLED WING DING-31.
IT'S THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF HONDA GOLD WING AND VALKYRIE MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS.
AS O-E-T-A'S LIS EXON TELLS US, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND THEIR CYCLES HAVE DESCENDED IN TULSA, BRINGING A NEEDED ECONOMIC SHOT IN THE ARM TO THE CITY.
IT'S A SEA OF HONDA GOLD WING AND VALKYRIE MOTORCYCLES IN THE PARKING LOT OF TULSA'S EXPO SQUARE. THE SLICK CYCLES AND THEIR OWNERS ARE HERE FOR THEIR ANNUAL WING DING CONVENTION WHICH BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE LICENSE PLATES REFLECT THE MANY STATE'S AND COUNTRIES REPRESENTED HERE.
Melissa Eason: We've got 52 countries even as far as Israel that are here.. New Zealand, the UK, down from mexico plus all over the United States and Canada. We are expecting anywhere between 9 and 10 thousand people this week.
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All these guests are giving a big boost to the economy here. The estimated economic impact of the wing ding is seven point 6 million dollars.
ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE TO VISIT WITH THER HONDA COMPADRES ARE NOT ONLY SPENDING MONEY WITH VENDORS AT THE CONVENTION...BUT THEY ARE ALSO FILLING UP HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
NATHAN AND TINA BERNSTEIN JUST ROAD INTO TOWN TODAY. THEY ARE FROM MARION, ILLINOIS.
LIKE MOST EVERYONE HERE THEY ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND READY TO BRAG ABOUT THEIR WHEELS.
Nathan Bernstein: what really makes the bike is the side car.
You can take the top off you can take the side windows off you've got a vent system inside. Of course there is communication inside
AND DON'T MENTION THE WORD HARLEY AROUND HERE.
NANCY HAGGARD WILL TELL YOU THAT AS SHE BRAGS ABOUT HER HONDA.
We can talk we can listen to music and we don't have to listen to that engine.
NANCY AND HER HUSBAND HAVE BEEN RIDING AROUND THE COUNTRY ON THEIR HONDA SINCE 1987. AND LIKE MOST EVERYONE HERE THEY HAVE SOME GRAND STORIES TO TELL.
IN TULSA, I'M LIS EXON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.
48 State Road Trip Day 4: Oklahoma to Texas to New Mexico
Follow me on my road trip throughout the lower 48 United States. In this episode, I visit the Centennial Land Run Monument in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, then I drive to Amarillo Texas to see the Cadillac Ranch, and finally, I make my way over to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Check out all the pictures taken on Instagram and Facebook at:
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Los Angeles Beyblade Tournament - Kei vs. The World: The Wakanda Trials @ Grand Park (ベイブレードバースト大会)
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The 2018 BEYBLADE BURST World Championship is a global tournament competition. Bladers representing countries around the world will battle and compete to try to claim the title of Beyblade Burst World Champion! The World Championship event will take place at the KIDEXPO in Paris, France on November 3, 2018.
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Arras Royal Air Force Memorial - Anzac 2016
In 1917, some of the most fierce fighting during WWI was taking place in the skies above the Western Front.
Although the New Zealand Expeditionary Force did not have a Flying Corps, many NZ soldiers applied to serve with the Royal Flying Corps. Two of these men, Lieutenant William Henry Coates and Lieutenant George Coates, are listed on the Flying Corps Memorial in the Faubourg-d’Amiens Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Arras.
The memorial was consecrated on 31 July 1923 and commemorates 934 British, 47 Canadian, 10 Australian, 6 Indian, 2 New Zealand, and 1 South African airmen.
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ODOT Commission Meeting- February 12, 2018
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, Feb. 12 meeting include an update on the beginning of the new legislative session and proposals for generating new revenue; a recap of the successful installation of the new railroad truss bridge over I-235 in Oklahoma City in January and presentation of a national award to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for its partnership in statewide beautification and anti-litter efforts. Commissioners awarded more than 20 contracts for projects addressing highway pavement, including a project to rehabilitate nearly five miles of US-69 in McIntosh County.
Executive Director Mike Patterson updated commissioners on the beginning of the new legislative session and efforts to increase state revenue, potentially including motor fuel tax revenue. Proposals have been filed to more directly tie transportation funding to revenues generated by transportation, with no net increase to ODOT’s budget. Commissioners were told that Oklahoma currently has the 49th lowest motor fuel tax rate in the nation, behind Alaska.
Patterson noted that during ODOT’s recent budget and performance review before the state legislature, the agency was able to show the considerable progress that’s been made improving bridge conditions in recent years. The agency remains on track to address the remaining structurally deficient highway bridges by the end of the decade, despite funding cuts due to continued state budget shortfalls. He added that stable state funding is needed to continue the work on bridges, improve highway pavement conditions and address urban highway congestion.
“As the legislature tries to bring in new revenue to help balance the state’s budget, we hope we can see the end to the diversion of transportation funding to other areas of state government,” Patterson said. “Nearly $840 million has been diverted from ODOT since 2010 and as a result, we’ve seen projects delayed and even removed from the Eight-year Construction Work Plan.”
Patterson also publically thanked ODOT workers and crews with Allen Contracting and American Bridge for their efforts to install the new railroad truss bridge over I-235 near N. 50th St. in Oklahoma City in late January. The new railroad bridge was built in two pieces alongside the highway and then carefully moved into place over I-235 during a weekend closure of the roadway. This innovative process saved drivers the inconvenience of several months of interstate closures that would have been necessary to build the bridge in place using traditional construction techniques.
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Executive Director Jeanette Nance presented the commission and agency with the State Agency Partnership Award from the national organization Keep American Beautiful. The award recognizes state agencies that partner with their KAB affiliate to combat litter. This marks the second consecutive year that ODOT has earned the State Agency Partnership Award. The partnership between ODOT and the non-profit organization includes coordination during the Great American Cleanup, which last year featured volunteer participation in all 77 Oklahoma counties and saved taxpayers more than $8 million in litter removal costs. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture-Forestry Services and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority also received national recognition for their work with KOB.
Commissioners awarded more than 20 contracts for pavement rehabilitation or resurfacing, including a $24.5 million contract for a project to rehabilitate nearly five miles of US-69 from the Pittsburg County line north to Eufaula in McIntosh County. This major travel and trucking corridor carries more than 16,000 vehicles per day at this location, on average.
Commissioners voted to award 46 contracts totaling nearly $102 million to improve highways, roads and bridges in 34 counties. Contracts were awarded for projects in Beaver, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Creek, Ellis, Grady, Greer, Kingfisher, Latimer, Lincoln, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Muskogee, Murray, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Roger Mills, Seminole, Tulsa, Texas, Washington and Woodward counties. A list of all awarded contracts may be found by visiting odot.org/contracts, selecting both January 2018 AM and PM lettings and clicking Go and then Award.
The eight-member panel, appointed by the governor to oversee the state’s transportation development, awards project contracts for road and bridge construction every month. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 5.
Contracts, bid information, the commission’s monthly agenda and project details can be viewed at odot.org.
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