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Cape Town - Tourism is poised to play a greater role than ever before in the lives of South Africans in terms of its economic contribution and job creation potential, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday. "Our destination is currently well positioned and our collaborative efforts before and during the (2010 Fifa) World Cup have paid off," he told the National Council of Provinces during debate on his budget vote.International tourism arrivals for 2010 registered a year-on-year growth of 15.1%, with more than 8 million foreign tourist arrivals."I am pleased to be able to announce today that South Africa in 2011 has continued on its very positive growth trajectory in terms of foreign tourist arrivals."We were confident that South Africa would not experience a post-World Cup dip in tourist arrivals after our hosting of the event."We indeed recorded growth in every month of 2010, including after the World Cup," he said.The latest figures showed that foreign tourist arrivals to South Africa grew by 9.3% in January 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.There was positive growth from every single region, although slower growth from Europe showed that markets were certainly still under pressure from tough economic conditions.Overall, foreign tourist arrivals to South Africa grew by 1.1% from Europe, 10.6% from North America, 19.1% from Central and South America, 29.5% from Australasia, 29.4% from Asia, 13.2% from the Middle East and 10.8% from Africa."It is important that we now work harder than ever to capitalise on the 'top of mind' awareness that the World Cup has generated for the country," Van Schalkwyk said.One important tool for doing this would be the rigorous and disciplined pursuit of the targets in the national tourism sector strategy (NTSS).The strategy rests on three pillars: driving the tourism economy; enhancing visitor experiences; and ensuring sustainability and good governance in the industry."We aim to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals to South Africa from 7 million in 2009 to 15 million by 2020, tourism's total contribution to the economy from R189bn in 2009 to R499bn by 2020 and to create 225 000 new jobs by 2020," he said.To streamline and align its efforts more efficiently, the department has also undertaken a review of current tourism legislation."We intend to table a tourism bill in parliament before the end of the financial year and we look forward to constructive interaction with you as part of this process."The department would also, in close partnership with provinces, develop a domestic tourism strategy to ensure that the enormous growth potential in the domestic market was unlocked."Through the NTSS we aim to increase the number of domestic tourists from 14.6 million in 2009 to 18 million by 2020," Van Schalkwyk said.
Old "kortbroek" still trying to justify his salary ???
Absolute TWAK. I do a lot of work for hotels that essentially rely on overseas trade and they are all down 20 to 30%.
Do not know where he gets his figures from.
I dont think it is his fault we are down as the global economy is still tight - but does he have to lie.
'Ol Kortbroek is, technically speaking, correct as he has obviously included the millions of Zimbabweans, Mozambiquans, Swazis and Basothos from Lesotho who stream over our borders to buy food, some never going back. These are mostly what one can assume are day trippers buying goods and heading back home. If that is the case, then they do not stay in hotels or B&B's.
The real paying international tourists are the ones that fly in and kortbroek conveniently never releases figures that distinguish between the two. He is doing grave damage to the hotel industry as many establishments take these tourist figures and plan for the future.
I think kortbroek has turned from a bull$hiting ex-Nat minister to a fully fledged and dishhonourable ANC crony hellbent on twisting the truth at any cost in order to make the current state of affairs look rosy when in reality the picture is grim and bleek. Carry on kortbroek ...you getting yourself and everybody into a grand 'ol mess with your lies!
Cheaper intercontinental flights required
Absolutely! to think it will only cost me R3000 for a return ticket to London and it is R7000 to fly to Mozi! Whats up with that?
The Asian country tourism figure rise of 29.4% does not reflect the amount that stays behind - it is not tourism it is immigration - Kortbroek, you poepol!
It is mind bogging that this minister, is allowed, time and again, to talk such utter rubbish about SA tourism. It is like the minister of minerals and energy would say that the gold price is now US $ 7500, and that our gold output has increased by 600 procent during the last 12 months. He would not last 24 hours in his post. But this minister of tourism can only talk in millions, 5 million , 10 million, 15 million and now we are heading for 20 million tourists........
But the only one who seems to know where all these millions of tourists are, is Mr Van Schalkwyk. The hotels don't know where they are, (not the 5 star, not the 4 star, not the 3 star, nor the two and one star hotels ) The BB's dont know where they are. Not even the camping sites know where they are. The tour leaders don't know where they are,the tour bus companies don't know where they are, the tourist shops don't know where they are. NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE ! !
The fact is that SA does not get much more than one million tourists a year.
South African tourism is in a pathetic state. The main cause of this is that its run by politicians and not by marketing professionals. Tourism is not such a complicated business, its like selling pots and pans, one has a good product, one prices it right,makes it easy available and than its marketing and selling.
We have a good product, but our price is to high, and when it comes to marketing and selling, we are totally useless.
ANTON I agree. My family are big in the hotel industry and their occupancies nationwide are down 20 to 30%.
The man is either an effing liar or he has been fed bullshit.
@Anton. I agree with you 100%!! I am also wondering where all these tourists are. They are certainly not here with us or at any of the other establishments around us.
I know of establishments sending their staff off on leave during the current slump, in the hope that things will pick up again during the school holidays. That even is a bit of a bummer as locals are very careful in spending now, and avoid spending on holidays. Seems everyone is aiming to rather go on holiday in December/January.
So please Mr Van Schalkwyk, send all these tourist on to us, we can certainly accommodate them and make their stay a memorable one!
How to fix South African tourism:
1) Get rid of Van Schalkwyk, and if the government is not willing to do so, lets stop taking any notice of him, and isolate him.
2) Lets have a one billion rand budget to promote South Africa, ( a lot of money ?? , its only one percent of what was spend on the SWC ! !)
3) Let's get professionals to do the marketing and selling of South Africa.
4)Let's get realistic with figures. In future foreign tourist numbers must exclude any cross border travel, with this we will bring the ,,tourists,, numbers down by 80 procent. ( Many cross border visitors are very important to the SA economy, but they have nothing to do with tourism ! ! )
5)And lets agree on the following:
( Ask any venue that generates its income from tourism, Do they rather have a coach with 80 people from Holland stop in front of them, or a mini bus with 8 Mexicans.......................! ! ! )
I personally many people who travel to South Africa. Things to bring more. Cheaper fares to Africa. Its time people stop stealin other folks money! Hotels in South Africa arre much too expensive! Few people I know stay in hotels. Bed and Breakfasts' offer a much better deal. But most importantly. Get rid of the RASCIST Aparthied clingers. Please! These people are intent on destroying South Africa. Such a beautiful place...so full of hate though. Salaam.


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SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi was spared the full wrath of Tropical Storm Ida, but the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reports there were damages.
Damages reported as of Nov. 10 to the State Emergency Operations Center are:
• Forrest County — Debris and flooded roads; minor power outages
• Hancock County — Roads flooded around Shoreline Park
• Harrison: 150 residents without power in North Harrison County
• Jackson County — Roads closed due to debris; trees and power lines down throughout the county; about 350 residents without power in Vancleave
Wayne County — Roads blocked due to debris
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Testimony begins this week in a high-profile case involving a former NFL linebacker and his ex-lover who are accused of killing a wealthy Orange County businessman for financial gain nearly 18 years ago.
Nanette Packard and Eric Naposki, who played linebacker in the late 1980s for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts, are each charged with murder in the 1994 shooting death of multimillionaire William Francis McLaughlin, 55.
Their trials are expected to dominate headlines in Southern California. Producers from "Dateline NBC" and "48 Hours" have been attending the proceedings to prepare for true-crime documentaries, the Orange County Register reported Sunday.
Packard, McLaughlin's former girlfriend who was known at the time as Nanette Ann Johnston, stood to collect $1 million in life insurance from his death, authorities said. She also was accused of writing hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of checks drawn from his accounts. Packard pleaded guilty in 1996 to stealing nearly $500,000 from McLaughlin before and after his death. She was sentenced to one year in jail.
McLaughlin had an estimated $55 million fortune, according to court records. He was the founder of a company that developed a device that separates plasma from blood.
Naposki, who was romantically involved with Packard, is believed to have shot McLaughlin six times at his Newport Beach home. Naposki was given a key to McLaughlin's home by Packard, authorities said.
Packard at the time denied that she or Naposki were involved in the shooting and she has maintained her innocence.
Detectives believe that Naposki, now 45, accompanied Packard on the evening of Dec. 15, 1994, when she went to watch her young son play soccer in the San Gabriel Valley city of Walnut, and then returned in time to Orange County to murder McLaughlin before heading to work at a nearby bar where he was a bouncer.
Defense attorneys dispute the prosecution's timeline, and insist that each defendant has an alibi.
The defense team has claimed in pretrial motions that McLaughlin made enemies in his business dealings, and was an avid gun collector, and that his son, Kevin, who was disabled from a surfing accident, could have been the killer.
Naposki's case was severed from Packard's last week, and his trial will go first. Her trial will follow.
Both are charged with special circumstances murder for financial gain, which could lead to sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Register.
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Chris Klucsaritis got to live a major part of his lifelong dream. As a professional wrestler, Klucsaritis was on television every week, in the ring playing a larger-than-life persona, Chris Kanyon. But outside of the ring, Klucsaritis struggled with his sexuality. Eventually, he came out in 2004 but was let go of his contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment shortly thereafter. Klucsaritis continued to vocalize the importance of being out and even teamed up with writer Ryan Clark to pen a memoir. Unfortunately, Klucsaritis did not live to see the book on shelves — he committed suicide in April 2010, a year before the Wrestling Reality's release. Co-author Clark talks to The Advocate about his experience with Klucsaritis, and the complications of being a gay wrestler.
The Advocate: How did you come to find and want to write about Chris Kanyon?
Ryan Clark: I was a journalist for a local paper in Kentucky and I was going to cover a speech given by Chris, and this was National Coming Out Day, either four or five years ago, I can't remember. We had heard in the paper that this guy had an interesting story, so we decided to cover the event for that day. I'll tell you what, I sat there, and I am not a wrestling fan per se, and I'm not gay, but it was such a good story that I didn't want to let it go. I felt like it could probably do a lot of good for a lot of people. I approached Chris and I asked him where his book was, and he kind of laughed, and said, "Well I'm working on a few things but nothing concrete." So I gave him my business card and told him I'd like to throw my hat in the ring. So I wrote the story for the newspaper and I talked to his manager. And over the course of the next several months we kind of came to an agreement and it kind of went from there.
What were some of the main things that you learned from your experience with Chris?
One of the main things is that in many ways, people can relate to this story, because whether they are gay or not, we have all had a time when we have felt uncomfortable because we are a minority. Whether that is you are non-religious and you're in a religious situation, or you're gay and you're afraid to come out, or you're of a different race, and you're a minority that way. Everybody can relate to the feeling of being afraid of being honest of some aspect of who they are. One of the themes of the book is that Chris wanted people to be honest with who they were, and to not go through what he went through for more than two decades and holding that in. Psychologically we're not sure what that did to him over the course of his life. He just went through life, feeling paranoid, uncomfortable; you don't wish that on anybody. He really wanted people to come out and be comfortable with who they are, because his own experience with coming out was a really good one. Another thing was that I learned a lot about the wrestling industry and how cutthroat it was, and how really antigay it is. Another thing that Chris wanted was an openly gay wrestling character. And they're not ready for that. He hoped that it would be.
While he was wrestling, was he expressing his identity that way?
He did but he was afraid. He would be the first to tell you the ways he went about it weren't the best. There was some confusion when he did come out, as to whether he was actually coming out, or whether he was playing a character. He made it vague on purpose, because he was afraid that if he did come out 100% in real life, as well as in his job, that he would be let go. And ultimately he was. I mean it's debatable, but the fact of the matter was that he came out and he was let go. Injuries may have played a role. But he came out, and he got released. He would have loved to be the first openly gay wrestler who was playing a gay character in the WWE, he would have loved that.
Do you see the different professional sports accepting openly gay athletes?
We keep hearing a little more about athletes who, for whatever reason, feel like they can come out. John Amaechi is one of them. I actually read Amaechi's book, and that book came out while I was working with Chris. I'm not sure if Chris read the book, but I did, and it was touching. But are we accepting of the gay athlete right now? I don't know if I can answer that question. I think we need more people who are keeping that secret to come out, because there was a young man in the audience the day that I met Chris who came up to me afterwards and he told me, I'm going to come out to my parents, because of Chris' speech. And he did. He talked to me about how much he appreciated to see somebody like Chris, to see somebody who had achieved so much, to have him as a role model. Athletes today who are gay need those kinds of role models in sports. All the major sports, to be able to look up to them and say, yeah I'm a gay man or I'm a gay woman and I have role models too in these sports, and I can be anything I want to be. Just because I'm gay doesn't mean I can't succeed in the macho world of pro-football. It would be nice to have somebody, even if it was just one person, an active athlete who would say I'm gay and I'm a professional athlete and can be a role model for those kids who are out there.
Can you speak about the binary within the wrestling world between the masculine character and the feminine aspects?
[Chris and I] did talk a little about this. Before he came out, he would come home from his work, and he would leave his Chris Kanyon character, and he would be Chris the heterosexual man to his friends, which was playing another role. But it goes deeper than that because it's like you're playing a different person, and then when you step out of the ring, if you're not honest with who you are, you are continuing to play another person. That was probably something that was very attractive to Chris because he could play something that he was not. That was something that he enjoyed. He was confused about who he was, but when he would have to go out and play another role in his private life, it further confused him because he was like, who am I really then? And it only became something that he could deal with after he came out. Because then at least he could be honest to himself and other people about who he really was.
Do you think that confusion ultimately led to his decision to commit suicide?
Well there really is no way to know, but I think there is no way to say that it couldn't. It had to. Chris was in sports entertainment. It's not really sports. It's not really a play, you know, it's sports entertainment. Yes, it's scripted, but the things that you do are very real. When you get hit by a chair, the chair is very real. He was bi-polar, manic-depressive, he had held this secret about being gay for more than 20 years. He had taken steroids for a period of time—we still don't know what those do to you. And he'd gone through the sports entertainment industry where he had taken repeated shots to the head, which caused multiple concussions. So you had all of these things that could have added up to what could possibly have affected him to take his own life. Do we know [completely]? No. But for me, I have to think all of those things must have had an effect.
What is one thing you would want readers to take from the book?
You know, we're walking a tightrope here because we wanted to write a book for all people. The audience is Chris's wrestling fans, and readers who are gay but not into wrestling. So what we want to do is not alienate any of those people. We want to write a book for everybody. And at the same time, for somebody like me who was a wrestling fan and is not a gay man, and doesn't know what it's like to go through that, I was interested in it as well. So what I want to put out there is that you don't have to be a wrestling fan, you don' t have to be a gay man or a gay woman to be interested in this story. This story is something that can appeal to everybody. Like we said, whether or not you have felt you are a minority in some way in your life, if you've felt like you're on the outside looking in, or whether you have doubted yourself, this story is inspirational because Chris had a one in a million shot. He actually reached his goal of being on TV once a week, he was a millionaire, he had an action figure made out of him, he was on video games. He was a national iconic figure every week on television. He was a professional wrestler. He lived his dream. But he also had these demons, and I think we can all identify with that. So it is a very real story, it is a tragedy. But Chris wanted people, especially gay people, to read this and be inspired to come out, to be honest about who they are. I think he hoped that somehow, in the world of wrestling, people would read this story and we would get a little bit closer to having a society that is accepting of a gay character.


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Kia's mid-size Sorento SUV was updated for 2007 with a new exterior styling theme and revised interior trim. For 2008, there's bigger news under the hood of the mid-size SUV. A new 3.3-liter V-6 is the new engine in Sorento LXs; it makes 242 horsepower and 228 pound-feet of torque, and comes with a five-speed automatic. So equipped the Sorento is capable of towing 3500 pounds.
Last year's 3.8-liter V-6 remains the standard engine on the EX models. It's also teamed to a five-speed automatic and it gives the Sorento 5000-pound towing capacity.
Both rear- and four-wheel-drive Sorentos are offered. There are two different four-wheel-drive systems: a part-time system with a low range, and a Torque-On-Demand system that operates all the time, and also offers a low range. The latter is available only on some EX models.
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Standard features include air conditioning; power windows/door locks/heated mirrors; cruise control; a 10-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system; an eight-way adjustable driver's seat; 60/40 split flip-and-fold rear seats; roof rails; and a keyless entry system.
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WordPress 2.2 is definitely worth the upgrade. After my backup and restore issues the other night, I had a problem-free upgrade this time. The wp-cache plugin was what threw a monkey wrench in the upgrade before. Is WordPress 2.2 worth it? Yes. Here's why:
In previous versions, WordPress let you pull the trigger on a loaded gun. You might activate a plugin that ends up crashing your blog. Now they've made it foolproof by preventing fatal errors from executing.
What plugin was I activating, you ask? Widgets. They are no longer needed because widgets are now integrated into the core -- very smart move. These two moves (fatal error prevention and widget integration) contribute to usability and lessen the learning curve.
Other than that, here are some other new features of WordPress 2.2:
You can also import from Blogger. So if you started your blog in Blogger because you just wanted an easy lift-off into the blogosphere, but now feel that you need a more powerful tool, you can move to WordPress with an easy import.
Here's the full list of features from WordPress 2.2 release notes.
I've had Vista at work now for a month. While I like the new OS, I can't say it's that life-changing. Mostly it's just doing the same things a little different way. I get much more excited about WordPress upgrades. The tools do completely different things, granted. And I am fond of Vista. Still, somehow WordPress has an allure that has captured me. It's more than software -- it's joining a revolution. Vista is just a Microsoft product.
I once saw a Microsoft ad for Vista that said, "The Next 8 Hours Are Going to Be Very, Very Different." That's totally true, but after those 8 hours are up, uhm, the wow dies down. All the wow quiets down except for the RSS feedreader gadget, which is totally distracting, addicting, and fed by tools like WordPress.
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I certainly enjoyed meeting you today and seeing your wonderful pictures. I can't pick a favorite, they are both great.
I hope you get both and apple and carrot for a treat today, maybe even a pepperment too!!!
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Norwich midfielder Johnny Howson is hoping a consistent run in the Premier League could mean a possible England call-up. The 24 year old has one Under 21 cap behind him and is encouraged by the youngsters, such as Liverpool's Raheem Sterling and Tottenham's Jake Livermore, getting a chance in Roy Hodgson's squad.
Howson said: "It's good that they give the younger lads a chance, but for me it's about playing well for Norwich.
"I'm sure if you perform well in this league you will not be too far away. There are a fair few new players getting a chance for England. If we need anyone to take inspiration from here it is John Ruddy. Last season he had a terrific season and has been rewarded for that internationally."
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Israel was "more likely than almost any other country to actually use their nuclear weapons," Kissinger wrote in a detailed memorandum to President Richard Nixon on July 19 1969, while all eyes in the US were on the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Kissinger said the reason for this was because Israelis are "one of the few people whose survival is genuinely threatened."
Kissinger also suggested the possibility that Israel had stolen American materials for its own nuclear program. "This is one program on which the Israelis have persistently deceived us and may even have stolen from us," the veteran strategist wrote.
"There is circumstantial evidence that some fissionable material available for Israel's weapons development was illegally obtained from the United States about 1965," Kissinger said. He dismissed attempts to locate the material, writing that "we could never cover all conceivable Israeli hiding places."
"Israel will not take us seriously on the nuclear issue unless they believe we are prepared to withhold something they very much need," Kissinger wrote, going on to recommend the US threaten to rescind the sale of the Phantom fighter jets, holding the much-needed aircraft hostage until Israel yielded.
"On the other hand, if we withhold the Phantoms and they make this fact public in the United States, enormous political pressure will be mounted on us," Kissinger extrapolated. "We will be in an indefensible position if we cannot state why we are withholding the planes. Yet if we explain our position publicly, we will be the ones to make Israel's possession of nuclear weapons public with all the international consequences this entails."
Such a move would also potentially "spark a Soviet nuclear guarantee for the Arabs, tighten the Soviet hold on the Arabs and increase the danger of our involvement."
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir later that year, Nixon said: "The problems in the Mideast go back centuries. They are not susceptible to easy solution. We do not expect them to be susceptible to instant diplomacy."
And so the policy of vagueness regarding Israel's nuclear program was born and remains to this day.


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Bride Drags Her New Born Daughter Down the Aisle at Her Wedding
Nothing like child abuse to get you're marriage off on the right track!
I have stumbled upon quite a few hilarious / inappropriate things in my life. I guess that's what the internet is good for! However, today I found something with a little bit of everything. It's funny, it's inappropriate, it's ridiculous, it's crazy, it's insane, its TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! But it is true!
Shona Carter-Brooks and Johnathan Brooks of Jackson, Tennessee got married this weekend. They have a one-month-old daughter named Aubrey, and they wanted her to be involved in the wedding.
How to you get you're one month old involved? I'm not sure; I can say I've never been faced with this dilemma. What do you do?
I'm sure some moms may hold their child as they walk down the aisle. Maybe some make sure their young one is nearby and give them a Simba-like raise when they reach the alter. I don't know! What I do know is, this is a pretty crazy way of involvement.
They decided they would place the sleeping one-month-old child on the train of the bride's wedding gown! The baby, of course, would sleep on the dress as the bride struts her stuff down the aisle. They would say their I do's and live happily ever after. Yeah, right!
A picture has surfaced, and has set the internet ablaze! Of course the majority of folks aren't too happy with the bride's decision!
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Pay no attention to its poor theatrical gross; "Death Sentence" is a rather effective throwback to the Seventies revenge genre, boasting a solid lead performance and further strengthening the reputation of its on-the-rise director.
Miles from "Footloose," Kevin Bacon fuels the film as Nick, a risk-assessment executive who lives a golden life until one night, in the wrong part of town, masked young men kill his son in a gang initiation. All but one get away, and when it looks like the law isn't going to put that trash behind bars, Nick instantly plots a one-man mission of vengeance. He's vastly outnumbered, but never underestimate the rage of a grieving father "¦ especially one with a shed full of sharp tools.
Bacon has turned in enough fine performances ("Mystic River," "Murder in the First," "The Woodsman") to shed his early heartthrob image, and his role is particularly strong once his character has something to lose, and does. Now 49 years old, Bacon's looks finally are catching up to his maturity; his thin face is approaching a skeletal visage, making Nick's beaten-down soul all the more believable.
The real wattage is supplied by director James Wan ("Saw," "Dead Silence"), infusing the picture with the tightly wound set pieces at which he excels. An extended foot chase ending up played out across multiple levels of a parking garage is exceptionally tense. Parts of "Death Sentence" are brutal, violent and tough to watch. But they also serve a purpose, putting you squarely on Bacon's side, however disturbing. "Rod Lott


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Born and raised in Douglas, Georgia, with his identical twin brother, Ramie, Jamie Newton has also lived in Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Central Missouri State University, where he was a member of the wrestling team and won the title Regional Champ in 1999. He received his bachelor degree in finance.
Newton is currently a water ski instructor at a childrens summer camp. He is also considering a career in acting. He appeared on All My Children in 2003 and has worked as an extra in various productions.
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With the uptick in voters identifying themselves as independents, we asked members of the Times-Union's Email Interactive Group whether they are aligned with a political label and whether they have changed their affiliation. Here is a representative sampling of the responses.
When I try to put a label on myself, I come up with a cross between a conservative and a libertarian but registered as a Republican. The start point was moderate Democrat and civil rights worker as a college student. While these two positions appear to be polar opposites, the reality isn't quite so different given the respective points in time. In the beginning, all I wanted was a shot at making my life better and a level playing field. That has not changed. I wanted the government to assist people in need who could not help themselves. That hasn't changed. I wanted the ability to have limitless horizons. That hasn't changed. I wanted to keep my hard-earned money and that hasn't changed. So why the need for a change in descriptions? The government has changed both in size, scope and involvement in people's lives and that has required a reaction that is now described as conservative/libertarian.
Luke Byrne, Green Cove Springs
I had been a Republican until G.W. Bush's second term. Age has made me realize that both parties are evil and elitists. I am an Independent now.
John Guy, Southside
What political affiliation am I? Let's see, I am and have always been responsible for myself and my family; accountable for my actions; respect other people's property; set moral and ethical standards extremely high; ask for nothing and need nothing from the U.S. government with exception of defending me and my family from hostile countries; obey the rule-of-law and feel the majority rules; believe in the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights as the governing documents; believe in sharing God's blessings; pro-life and believe the sanctity of marriage is between a man and woman; believe that laws passed should be enforced; and believe what I earn is mine and no ones else's. This statement of, who I am, does not preclude me to be a Republican or Democrat, because these political parties actions do not blend with my convictions, as a Christian. I AM AN INDEPENDENT!
Ronald L. Cook, Jacksonville Beach
Growing up in a Catholic home where my father was a Teamsters Union member, my family was totally Democrat. In my youth, until the aftermath of Vietnam, I voted the straight Democrat Party line. When if became apparent that the Democrats were being taken over by what I considered the welfare rights and radical West Coast types, I started to vote Republican. I have never registered as a Republican. ... If I do change my registration it will be to become an independent. I was reared with such contempt for the rich, country club Republicans that I cannot see myself joining that Party although I do think of myself as a Tea Partier.
John Beyerle, Jacksonville
1996 was the year of election which I exercised my right to no longer be aligned to a political party because of voter registration. I voted for Ross Perot because I was not impressed or convinced that the other candidates met my expectations or qualifications to become President of the United States. Perot did not win, yet I won in my right to cross political parties when alignment appears out of balance to me as a voter.
Virgia Mills, Westside
I am a registered Republican and have been for most of my adult life (probably close to 40 years). ... I would describe my political views as right of center. Unfortunately, there is not a right of center political party. Nor is there a left of center political party. The political choices seem to be far left or far right. Frankly, I am fed up with both political parties.
John Lining, Atlantic Beach
I have always considered myself an independent. I felt I would evaluate the candidates and vote for who in my mind was the best person. My first presidential vote was Richard Nixon's second term. I have voted for the Republican candidate ever since. I have happened to think that the Republican candidate was the better choice and I believe history has proved that out. ... If a good Democrat candidate came along, I would vote for [him or her]. So, yes, I am an independent.
Chris Parker, Ponte Vedra Beach
When I first became eligible to vote, I considered myself a Republican, mostly because my parents were. Now nearing 50 years old, I consider myself an independent as I don't want to be boxed into what I consider to be inflexible parties. From a fiscal perspective, I am conservative, but I am liberal in my view socially.
Ken Fisher, Southside
I consider myself a libertarian rather than an independent, pretty much throwing my vote away to make a point.
Richard Jackson, Westside
I have been interested and active in politics since my late teens. I voted Democratic in my first presidential election — JFK. Since then, I have always voted the candidate and the issues, thus both Republican and Democratic. I consider myself a conservative, a strong supporter of free enterprise/free market system. ... I support welfare reform and a flat tax. I am currently registered as an Independent.
Don Holland, Fernandina Beach
I haven't changed parties since I switched from Independent to Republican in the '70s. I voted for Reagan as a write-in in 1976 against Ford and Carter. The one thing that stands out for me is the increased level of my political activity since 2009, when the Tea Party came to pass.
Dan Carr, Arlington
My parents were Democrats so I was a Democrat. ... My husband was in the Navy and as we moved around and saw more of the world and the people within it, my husband and I were of the independent persuasion. But as the years went by, we discovered that we fit the Republican Party much better. We are moderate Republicans. We believe in more personal responsibility, less government intrusion. We don't care if you are gay and want to get married. Fine with us. We don't care if you have an abortion, you have to live with the consequences, not us. All of these are hot topic subjects and many of our Republican friends feel the same way.
Patricia Bohanan, Northside
Growing up my family was pro union and pro Democrat, anything else would have been unacceptable. Later in life, my thinking change and I became a staunch Republican, even becoming a town chairman in Vermont. Now I am a staunch Independent!!! ... If government ever went back to the way our Founding Fathers set it up, I have no idea which party I would join. Sad isn't it?
Ray Hall, East Arlington
For many years, I was Independent as I do not always agree with one party in all aspects of their platforms. However, I elected to register Democrat because this would allow me to vote in the primaries and most of my beliefs are democratic in nature.
Lannus Rausch, St. Augustine South
I first registered to vote as a Democrat, since most of the local people I could vote for in Nassau County were Democrats. I stayed a Democrat until Bill Clinton had his Monica Lewinsky fling in the Oval Office. That embarrassed me so much that I changed my party to Republican. I'm still a Republican because the Republicans show fiscal responsibility.
Louise Sweatt, Fernandina Beach
Growing up a bit north of Philly, and my dad being a union steelworker, I saw all the dead Democrats voting in Philly and the union pressuring my dad to vote for Democrats. I registered Republican because my education and self-respect taught me to think for myself. Recently, though, the Republicans, namely the Tea Party, have become too extreme. I have recently changed voter registration to NPA [No Party Affiliation] as neither party holds my views. You cannot have a conversation without being labeled by party and then no one on the other side will listen. Being NPA, I have been able to express my views without being disregarded based on party affiliation.
Tom Stimmel, Jacksonville
I have always considered myself a moderate conservative and I am a registered Republican. Unfortunately, that is a dying combination, thanks in part to hard-line conservative attack dogs like Ann Coulter. I will always remain a registered Republican, but I will vote for who I believe the best candidate is and who is best for the USA, Florida, and Jacksonville
I.D. Keeperman, Intracoastal
I regard myself as an independent and have usually registered and voted as such. I have, on occasion, registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote for a specific candidate in a primary election. My affiliation (or absence thereof) has not changed since I first voted in 1956.
Fred Mathis, St. Augustine
In both parties, "facts" seem to have been replaced by "opinions," and "rationality" seems to have been replaced by "ideology." I didn't leave the Republican Party — it left me. So, today, I am registered as an Independent.
Raoul A. Arreola, Southside


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Henry Burris had his coach barking instructions directly into his ear the other night, but he actually enjoyed it.
The Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos were guinea pigs in the CFL's experimental use of headsets between offensive co-ordinators and quarterbacks Friday night at McMahon Stadium.
Burris gave the system a huge thumbs-up after experiencing no technical problems whatsoever.
And, once he got used to it, Burris found it much smoother to get playcalls sent into him from the sidelines than the usual hand signals.
"I've always been a fan because the communication is a lot better," said Burris, who used the system in the NFL. "He just reads the plays to you, so you get it and go."
The system is the same the NFL has used for years, and the CFL has been toying with the idea for a couple of seasons.
Kevin McDonald, the CFL's director of football operations, said the experiment went well, but implementation isn't a high priority.
The league must weigh the costs of the technology against how much it could improve the product. No one likes offside and procedure calls, or broken plays, and this communication would likely ease some of those problems.
"Purists might argue that part of the strategy of the game is the coach getting the play in," McDonald said. "That's part of it, but as we are looking at ways to make the game more exciting and improve it, this is one way -- easing the communication and getting things in quicker and taking concern off quarterbacks.
"It gives them a chance to grab their breath a bit. It was, overall, a very positive test."
During the pre-season experiment, the headsets were live until the quarterback broke the huddle and approached the line.
The CFL will also want to try setting the shut-off switch to the 20-second clock, which is the method the NFL is reported to be using.
The NFL is also bringing in the same technology for use on the defensive side, which may be a reaction to the signal-stealing scandal it had last year involving the New England Patriots.
Burris said the device fit comfortably in his helmet and it also came with a volume adjustment. It also allowed offensive co-ordinator George Cortez a chance to offer more advice than just the play call.
"He can give some tidbits here and there as far as what they did on last down and distance, watch this guy who is hot or tell this guy to watch his depth," Burris said.
"A lot of times if we're on the far hash, you don't have time to get over there, so he will give it over the headset."
Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel joked the wireless system may stop teams from stealing signals.
"I used to steal when I played, that's why I was a good quarterback coming off the bench," Hufnagel said with a chuckle. "It's progress."


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BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has opened a new state recreation area, a 1,000-acre parcel near Bemidji that features the state's second-deepest lake.
The La Salle Lake State Recreation Area will be managed as a satellite unit of nearby Itasca State Park.
A Pioneer Press report says the land deal concluded Thursday, and the area was immediately opened to the public. It will be open for hunting and trapping starting next weekend.
The land had been privately owned. The Trust for Public Land obtained an option to buy the area. The national land-conservation organization then helped transfer it to the state, which paid $8.5 million in the deal.
The state Department of Natural Resources says the land has white cedar swamp, red and white pine, open hardwoods areas, lakeshore, wetlands and steep topography.
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Murdered postman's family in court move
There has been doubt cast over the future of an inquest into a Belfast postman who was murdered more than 10 years ago, a court heard.
Catholic Danny McColgan (20) was shot dead by the UDA as he arrived for work at a sorting office in the loyalist Rathcoole estate in January 2002.
A preliminary hearing in Mays Chambers, Belfast, heard that his family are seeking a judicial review of a funding decision by Justice Minister David Ford which could prevent their legal team reading all of the relevant inquest papers.
"It is a fundamental issue," barrister Fiona Doherty told the court.
An application for legal aid to fund the High Court challenge has been submitted and is awaiting approval by the Legal Services Commission.
Coroner John Leckey told the brief hearing he was not prepared to start the inquest until all parties had knowledge of all the relevant papers.
"It is fundamental that the team reads all the papers," said Mr Leckey.
Nobody has been convicted of the killing of the postman from north Belfast.
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Back in January, in conjunction with the release of the official visuals for What the Lick Read, South Florida producer Numonics challenged current and aspiring filmmakers within his fanbase to create a cinematic accompaniment to another beat off his Booth-hosted The (Instru)Mentalist album for the chance to win $500, a Last Rights prize pack and a feature on our pages. Today, we're proud to present the winning clip, as selected by the beatsmith along with co-judges Lightworks and Joe Cinnante. Based around the soulful My Other Love, Portugese filmmaker Pedro Zimman's video depicts the sinister circumstances surrounding a seemingly innocent afternoon drive. If this audio-visual experience compels you to delve more deeply into Numonics' catalog, you're encouraged to check out The (Instru)mentalist as well as Not for Nothing, his recent collaboration with Miami emcee Saheed. Both projects are available for free streaming and download right here in the Booth.


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Wild Edibles Offering Bribes to Evade Accountability
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Brandworkers Denounces Bribe Offers as Wild Edibles' Latest Attempt to Avoid Accountability to Employees
New York, NY (02/03/2009) - Brandworkers, a non-profit for retail and food employees, announced today that several of its members from Wild Edibles, Inc. have been offered bribes to end a 16-month workplace accountability campaign directed at the company. While refusing to pay what is owed in ongoing federal court and Labor Board litigation, Wild Edibles owner Richard Martin and one of his lieutenants have been offering cash payments to workers if they revoke their membership in Brandworkers and repudiate a worker-led public education campaign regarding rights abuses at the seafood processor and retailer.
"We're not taking Richard Martin's dirty money," said Pedro Hernandez, a former Wild Edibles worker and plaintiff in the class action lawsuit against Wild Edibles over payment violations and retaliation. "After almost a year and a half, Wild Edibles still doesn't understand that our struggle is about dignity and compliance with the law."
The bribe attempts come as the National Labor Relations Board investigates collusion between Wild Edibles and the Production Workers Union Local 148, a labor organization with a history of corruption. According to charges from the Industrial Workers of the World, Wild Edibles unlawfully brought Local 148 into the workplace as a barrier to bona fide organizing activity.
Despite a diverse array of retaliation and evasion from Wild Edibles, Brandworkers members have pledged to fight on until workers' rights are respected at the company. Approximately sixty of the most prominent restaurants in New York City have stopped serving seafood from Wild Edibles over concern for the welfare of workers there.
The Brandworkers Focus on the Food Chain campaign promotes a sustainable food system which incorporates respect for workers' human rights.


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The UConn offense could rely on the defense to save its hide many times in years past. That might be the understatement of the decade regarding the football program.
But the offense is in a bind right now, seemingly unable to get out of its own way.
The Huskies are 0-6, 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference. They'll next face arguably the league's top team Saturday, No. 21 Central Florida (5-1, 2-0) at Bright House Networks Stadium (Noon, SNY). The Knights will give the UConn defense all it can handle so the offense must do something if the Huskies have designs on the upset and here's why:


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By Maureen Fan
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
BEIJING, Feb. 24 -- Rebuffed by a French court, China was not giving up Tuesday on efforts to block the auction of two historic bronze sculptures that evoke memories of one of China's greatest humiliations at the hands of foreign powers.
The bronze heads of a rat and a rabbit, part of a once-magnificent fountain of Chinese zodiac animals in Beijing's Summer Palace, were looted by pillaging French and British troops in 1860, during the Second Opium War. Five of the 12 heads have been recovered and are now displayed in a Beijing museum. But after a cultural group led by a Chinese lawyer who has previously represented Chinese state interests appealed to stop the auction, a Paris court rejected the case and fined the plaintiffs for holding up the sale, which started Monday.
On Tuesday, the Chinese government officially weighed in. "The State Administration of Cultural Heritage has formally informed the auctioneer of our strong opposition to the auction and clearly demanded its cancellation," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said during a news conference.
The auction, from the estate of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, continued Tuesday and has already garnered headlines for the attention it has generated amid an art market downturn. The bronzes are estimated to be worth nearly $13 million.
Ma also rejected an offer by Saint Laurent's former business manager and companion to return the sculptures in exchange for Chinese human rights guarantees and permission for the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to return to Tibet. "Using the pretext of human rights to infringe on the Chinese people's fundamental cultural rights is just ridiculous," Ma said.
Chinese-French relations are tense after Beijing cancelled an economic summit last year because French President Nicolas Sarkozy decided to meet the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing regards as a dangerous separatist.
Ma praised the recent visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for producing "positive results." Clinton over the weekend largely ignored the pleas of human rights activists and said human rights issues should not be allowed to interfere with U.S.-China cooperation on the economy and climate change.
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Max Menon, chairman of Croydon Business Improvement District, has warned the group may pull out of an agreement to provide police officers leaving the town centre with a skeleton staff of just five officers.
Croydon BID contributes, a fifth of its annual income, about £200,000, to pay for five police for the town centre, an offer match-funded by the Metropolitan police.
Following the announcement by Borough Commander Dave Musker the number of town centre police could be cut from 22 to 10, Mr Menon said this offer could end.
He said: "It is subject to negotiation. There is a chance it could end. We agreed to pay for five police on the understanding it would be match-funded. If the number drops to 10 effectively you could say we are funding the entire town centre police force. That is not right.
"Croydon BID was not established to fund the police or the council, but because the business community wanted to do something extra."
He warned a drop in police numbers would lead to a rise in crime in the town.
He said: "I think it is inevitable. This will see the police become a reactive force. We have had results, crime in the town centre has been coming down. We had the aberration of the riots, and we need the extra help to make the perception of Croydon better. We still haven't picked up the footfall that was seen before the riots and we need to convince people that Croydon is safe."


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News & Events
Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities Act Alliance
Human Rights Reform Action Kit
March 6, 2006
Help Prevent The Government From Weakeneing Enforcement Of The Ontario Human
Rights Code
On February 20, 2006, the Ontario Government said it will introduce a law
(likely late March or April) to change enforcement of the Ontario Human Rights
Code. That system needs reform. It's too slow, frustrating, and hard for many to
Yet, the Government's proposal will make things worse, not better. It will create new barriers that make it harder for people to get their human rights respected.
We ask everyone to support our call for the Ontario Government to stop its announced changes. We want the Government to properly consult the public before introducing any new law and to make the human rights system better, not worse. We don't say the current system is acceptable. However it needs a fix that doesn't set victims of discrimination back.
The Government must get your message right now, before it soon introduces its planned law. The Government is testing the waters to see if there will be opposition to its announcement. Don't worry if you don't know much about the Human Rights Code. This Action Kit gives you all you need to know to help stop the Ontario Government from taking away important enforcement rights from victims of discrimination. In this Action Kit, we:
- Describe the Ontario Government's proposals
- Explain why the Government proposals will be worse for victims of discrimination
- Give you practical suggestions on how you can have your voice heard.
- Provide a sample letter to send to Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)
- Include a copy of the AODA Alliance's February 27, 2006 letter to the Ontario Government.
Help us preserve the gains we made when the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was passed. Add your voice to ours. Endorse our position.
The Ontario Human Rights Code ("the Code") makes it illegal for anyone to
discriminate against you because of your disability, sex, religion, race, or
certain other grounds. It bans discrimination in access to things like
employment and the enjoyment of goods, services and facilities. It requires
employers, stores and others offering goods, services and facilities to
accommodate the needs of disadvantaged groups like persons with disabilities,
racial and religious minorities, etc.
How do you enforce these rights now? If you believe an organization has discriminated against you because of your disability or other protected ground, you can file a complaint, called a "human rights complaint," with a government organization, the Ontario Human rights Commission (OHRC). The OHRC's job is to enforce the Code. Its job is, among other things, to investigate human rights complaints, and to try to negotiate a settlement of them. If the OHRC investigates a human rights complaint, if it decides that your complaint has merit under the Code, and if it can't work out a voluntary settlement between you and the organization complained against, its job is to take your case to an independent Tribunal, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. There the OHRC prosecutes your case. It sends a publicly paid OHRC lawyer to present the complaint. You can also bring your own lawyer if you wish. Importantly, you don't have to have your own lawyer.
What's wrong with the system? Many criticize it. It takes far too long. The OHRC can take years to investigate a case. The OHRC is also criticized for not taking more cases forward.
How does the Ontario Government propose to fix this? It wants to introduce legislation to take away from the OHRC the prime job of enforcing the Code. In future, you would file your human rights complaint with the Tribunal, not the OHRC. The OHRC won't investigate it. The Tribunal would deal with it directly. The Tribunal would try to mediate the case. If not settled, you could have a hearing before the Tribunal. However, an organization against whom you've filed a human rights complaint could apply to the Tribunal to have your case thrown out without a full hearing on all the evidence if your complaint lacks merit. The Government has said it will provide some unspecified measures to help people with legal advice or with preparing their human rights complaint.
Under the Government's plan, the OHRC's main job will be to educate the public on human rights, and to "monitor" human rights. It will also have the power to bring its own human rights complaints if it wishes, and to intervene in your case if it chooses to do so.
The Government hasn't yet introduced its new law. To see the Government's announcement, visit:
It's good the Government admits the system needs to be fixed, but its plan is
The Government's plan takes away your right to have a publicly funded investigation of your human rights complaint. The OHRC won't have the job of presenting all human rights complaints that proceed to a Tribunal hearing. This forces you to investigate your own complaint. In contrast, the OHRC now has public investigation powers and a team of investigators and lawyers. They are back-logged and overloaded, in large part because the OHRC is underfunded.
The Government's plan forces you to hire your own lawyer to present your case to the Tribunal. Tribunal hearings can go on for many days. Lawyers are very expensive. With no lawyer, you will be in an awful position. The organization you complain against will often have a lawyer to oppose you.
Vague government statements about providing some legal advice or working with Legal Aid don't solve this. Legal Aid only serves the very poor. Others can't afford steep legal fees. The Government's plan doesn't ensure that you will have a lawyer at a Tribunal hearing.
The Government says this new system is quicker. Yet its plan doesn't get rid of the long line-up to enforce your human rights. It just moves it from the OHRC to the Tribunal.
The Government's plan seriously weakens the AODA. The AODA was meant to have an effective enforcement mechanism. In discussions with the Government when the AODA was being developed, it was very important that nothing would weaken or take away rights that persons with disabilities enjoyed under the Code. Many disability groups called for the AODA to establish a new, independent enforcement agency to enforce removal and prevention of barriers against persons with disabilities. The Government said no new independent agency was needed, because Ontario already has the OHRC, with all its powers to receive, investigate and prosecute human rights complaints.
Many in the disability community applauded enactment of the AODA, even though it had no new, independent enforcement agency. If the Government now weakens the OHRC, the AODA cannot be applauded in the same way as fulfilling the Government's promise to have effective enforcement. If persons with disabilities have to investigate and prosecute their own human rights complaints, organizations won't be as pressured to remove and prevent barriers. This makes it harder to achieve the AODA's goal of a barrier-free Ontario within 20 years.
The OHRC is supposed to be the public champion leading the fight against discrimination. We need a stronger OHRC with a better budget that would allow it to hire staff to do quicker, better investigations and to let it bring more cases before the Tribunal. We don't need the Government to weaken the OHRC. In 1995-2003, the last Ontario Government weakened the OHRC with budget cuts. It is better to strengthen the OHRC and to streamline its procedures, than to off-load its investigation and prosecution roles onto victims of discrimination.
The Government didn't hold an open, accessible public consultation with victims of discrimination before announcing its plans to weaken the OHRC. The Government shouldn't make drastic changes to the Code without first properly consulting victims of discrimination.
Please do any of the following. Encourage others to do the same:
- Phone, write, email or fax as many MPPs as you can to raise your voice,
as soon as possible. Endorse the position of the AODA Alliance in its
February 27, 2006 letter to Premier McGuinty (set out below). If you are
contacting Liberal members, urge their Government not to introduce their
planned legislation. Urge them to consult the public on developing better
solutions, like better funding the OHRC. When you write NDP and Conservative
MPPs, who are in the opposition, urge them to raise this issue in the
Legislature, and to demand that the Government not introduce its planned
legislation to weaken the OHRC.
You might want to use the sample letter below. It would be best if you change it to make your message personal, if you have the time. You can use the sample when talking to MPPs.
For names, addresses, email, and phone numbers of all Ontario MPPs, visit:
- Write letters to the editor of your local newspapers to briefly tell
them your views. For a list of newspaper letter-to-the-editor email
addresses, some of which may now be out of date, visit:
- Phone your local radio station's call-in radio programs. Explain that
the Ontario Government shouldn't take away our rights to the public
investigation and prosecution of human rights complaints. Explain that we
need the OHRC to be strengthened and improved, not weakened and made
- Raise this issue during the three Ontario provincial by-election
campaigns being held this month in the Toronto-Danforth, Whitby-Ajax, and
Nepean-Carleton ridings. Ask candidates if they will oppose the Government's
plan to weaken the OHRC. Raise this issue at all-candidates' debates. Urge
voters to think of this issue and the parties' positions when they vote in
these by-elections on March 30, 2006.
- Urge friends, family members and co-workers to support this cause. If you are part of a community organization, get them to write Premier McGuinty, Opposition Leader Conservative John Tory, and NDP leader Howard Hampton to support our cause. Circulate this Action Kit to as many people as possible.
Dear _,
I oppose the Ontario Government's proposed changes to the Ontario Human Rights Code announced on February 20, 2006. The Government should not force victims of discrimination to have to investigate their own human rights case and to have to get their own lawyer to present their case to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Right now, that is the job of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. That's where it should stay. It shouldn't be off-loaded onto vulnerable people.
The Government should not take away or reduce the right to a public investigation of proper complaints of discrimination. The Government shouldn't leave this all to Legal Aid. Legal Aid won't be able to pick up the pieces. The Government should strengthen and properly fund the Ontario Human Rights Commission, not weaken it. The Government shouldn't introduce any legislation in this area until it holds a proper, open consultation with the public on how to fix the Ontario Human Rights Commission. This is too important to Ontarians. I support the position in the February 27, 2006 letter from the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act alliance to Premier McGuinty.
c/o The Canadian Hearing Society
271 Spadina Road
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3
February 27, 2006
via facsimile (416) 325-3745
Premier Dalton McGuinty
Room 281, Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
Dear Premier McGuinty,
Re: Proposed Reforms to the Ontario Human Rights Code
I am writing on behalf of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance. We are a voluntary non-partisan coalition of individuals and organizations. Our mission is: "To contribute to the achievement of a barrier-free Ontario for all persons with disabilities, by promoting and supporting the timely, effective, and comprehensive implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act."
Our coalition is the successor to the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee, which had advocated for over ten years for the enactment of strong, effective disability accessibility legislation. Our new coalition exists to build on the work of the ODA Committee. We draw our membership from the ODA Committee's broad grassroots base.
We are writing to express serious concerns about the Ontario Government's February 20, 2006 announcement on reform to the enforcement of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Your Government announced that it plans to introduce legislation this spring to reduce the powers and role of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in the enforcement of the Ontario Human Rights Code, and in its stead to provide "direct access" to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for persons who file complaints of discrimination.
Our coalition, like its predecessor the ODA Committee, has an obvious, strong and important interest in the effective enforcement of the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Code guarantees to every Ontarian with a disability the right to equality in employment, housing, and access to goods, services and facilities, and the right to be reasonably accommodated when they seek to enjoy these opportunities. Under the Code, it is the Ontario Human Rights Commission, funded by the Ontario Government, that receives, investigates, mediates and litigates human rights complaints in Ontario. The Code is the bedrock legislation on which the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 and the Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2001 were built. Those new laws were intended to build upon and supplement the existing enforcement mechanism in the Ontario Human Rights Code.
We share your Government's concern that the current human rights enforcement system is backlogged, takes too long, and doesn't adequately serve the needs of victims of discrimination. Many have grueling stories of ordeals they have encountered when raising a human rights complaint. We agree that the human rights enforcement system needs to be improved. However, we are concerned that your Government's proposal, though intended to fix this situation, will make things worse, not better. It will move the line-up from the door of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the door of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. That Tribunal itself is already backlogged. It will get even more backlogged if the line-up is moved to its door.
Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, any person who files a human rights complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has the important statutory right to have the Commission investigate that complaint of discrimination, so long as it is properly within its jurisdiction, and is not frivolous, vexatious or brought in bad faith, and isn't diverted to external complaint boards. Your government's proposal appears to take away that important mandatory right. That right is one which people with disabilities who are victims of discrimination have been guaranteed by Ontario law since 1982.
The Code also guarantees that if the OHRC investigates a human rights complaint, can't settle it between the parties, and decides that the case warrants a hearing before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the OHRC will present the case before the Tribunal. The OHRC has a team of publicly funded lawyers who present these cases. While a victim of discrimination can hire their own lawyer too, they don't have to. They don't have to qualify for Legal Aid in order for the OHRC to ensure that a publicly funded lawyer, with specialized knowledge in human rights, will present their case to the Tribunal. There is no means test. Your proposed changes to the Human Rights Code appear to take away that guarantee that persons with disabilities have also been given by Ontario law since 1982.
People with disabilities will rarely be able to afford the costs of privately investigating their own case. They won't have the public investigation powers that the OHRC now has, and that your reforms would eliminate or reduce. Tribunal hearings often go on for days and days. Most cannot afford to hire their own lawyer to fight a case at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, and may well not qualify for Legal Aid even if they are not affluent.
The unacceptable backlog at the OHRC can be traced in no small part to the previous Ontario Government's cuts to that agency's budget and staff between 1995 and 2003. Rather than restoring the OHRC's depleted budget so that it can do its job more effectively, your proposal appears to take away key parts of the OHRC's job, and to significantly privatize them. Your proposals place the major burden to investigate and litigate cases on the backs of victims of discrimination such as persons with disabilities.
The Direct Access Proposal Creates An Unacceptable Two-Tier System Of Human Rights Enforcement. Your Government has announced that the OHRC would retain the power to intervene in cases before the Tribunal, if it chooses to. That means that some complainants will have to fight their own case without having the OHRC backing their position. Others may have the OHRC intervening to support them, at some point in the proceeding. This stands in sharp contrast to the present situation. At present, any complainant whose case goes before the Tribunal for a hearing has the OHRC on the record backing them right from the beginning. We believe that your proposed reform and this two-tier result, is a step in the wrong direction.
The Direct Access Proposal Wrongly Shifts the Balance of Power in the Human Rights Enforcement Process in Favour of Organizations That Discriminate. Those organizations can far more easily afford to hire lawyers and drag cases out over long hearings with many technical arguments, objections and motions. Under the current legislation, a human rights complainant whose case goes before the Tribunal has the benefit of the OHRC to oppose such tactics, to balance the scales at least to some extent. Under your Government's proposed approach, the balance will tip far further away from human rights complainants, except for the few who either are so poor that they may qualify for Legal Aid, or who are so very rich that they can equally match a large company or government department on the legal battlefield, or whom the OHRC might at some point intervene to support.
We are also deeply concerned that your Government's proposals run contrary to a very basic understanding that underpinned all your Government's discussions with Ontario's disability community from 2003 to 2005, during the development of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. One of the principles the AODA was meant to incorporate was the establishment of an effective enforcement mechanism. Both when dealing with the Liberal Party in opposition before 2003, and in Government since 2003, it was a bedrock basic principle that nothing would weaken or take away rights which persons with disabilities enjoyed under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our predecessor the ODA Committee, and many disability groups that took part in the discussions and public hearings regarding the AODA, called for a new, independent enforcement agency to be established under the AODA to enforce the removal and prevention of barriers against persons with disabilities. Last year, your Government took the position that no such new independent agency was needed, because Ontario already has the OHRC, with all its powers to receive, investigate and prosecute human rights complaints. Your Government didn't then suggest that it would later consider weakening the powers and mandate of the OHRC.
Last summer, the ODA Committee and many others within the disability community applauded enactment of the AODA, despite the fact that it includes no new, independent enforcement agency. This was obviously based on your Government's representations about the important role of the OHRC. Now, after the fact, we find that your Government has decided to take away much of the OHRC's enforcement powers, and to shift the responsibility to investigate and litigate cases largely to the individual human rights complainant. Had this been known when the AODA was before the Legislature, the need for an independent enforcement agency would have been a much more indispensable demand before so many would have applauded that bill. Many would have insisted on the AODA including a new, well-funded, arms-length, independent enforcement commission with a formal individual complaints process and mandatory investigation duties.
We thus wish to seek from your Government the clarification of several important matters as soon as possible. First, it appears that your Government didn't hold an open public consultation before reaching the major decisions it announced on February 20, 2006 regarding reforms to the Human Rights Code. We certainly weren't made aware of any open, accessible public consultations in which the broad disability community could participate.
Your Government had committed in the last election to hold open, accessible public consultations before enacting the AODA. It held very commendable, open, public and accessible consultation process before it introduced its AODA bill into the Legislature. Your Government also properly criticized the previous Government when it didn't hold open, accessible public consultations before introducing its first ODA bill in 1998.
Will your Government commit to hold open accessible consultations on the reform of the Ontario Human Rights Code before introducing any legislation on point? Will it ensure that these consultations will be open to the broader public, including the broader disability community, and not just lawyers involved in the human rights field? Will it ensure that such consultations are open to consider any options that people wish to bring forward, and that they aren't predicated on any assumption that the reform to be adopted will be the "direct access" proposal? Put simply, will your Government commit to reconsider its decision announced on February 20, 2006 in light of the input it receives?
It is important that such consultations occur before a new bill is introduced. After a bill is introduced, the scope of any hearings is limited to the scope of the bill. Moreover, after a bill is introduced, the Government is already publicly committed to the course of action in it. We are asking for an opportunity to have the Government consult before it decides to proceed with such major, troubling changes to such a basic law as the Ontario Human Rights code.
Second, we are aware that Legal Aid Ontario has advised the Ontario Human Rights Commission during consultations last fall that it is not able to make up for the legal representation that the OHRC now provides. Can you advise what your Government's specific plans are for meeting this important need? How much funding will be assured? Will it involve a means test, unlike the present OHRC legal representation system?
If your Government does proceed with a "direct access" proposal, will your Government commit that in any such reform to the Ontario Human Rights Code, it will include a statutory guarantee to a publicly funded investigation of every human rights complaint filed that is within the Code's mandate and that is not dismissed as frivolous, vexatious or brought in bad faith? Will it also ensure that where a human rights complaint is investigated, not settled, and not dismissed on a preliminary motion, publicly funded counsel will be provided throughout the Tribunal hearing to all complainants without needing to meet a means test such as qualifying for Legal Aid?
Your Government's February 20, 2006 announcement only vaguely stated in that regard that: "The new model would put legal and advisory services in place to both support and empower people who are seeking a remedy before the tribunal." Similarly, The February 21, 2006 Globe and Mail only reported vaguely that : "The Attorney-General said, however, that legal assistance would be available to complainants." We have not heard that the legal assistance referred to in these vague announcements includes full representation at a Tribunal hearing. A complainant before the tribunal with no lawyer, without an OHRC investigation of their case, without the OHRC prosecuting their case, up against a respondent who has a lawyer, is put in a very unfair position.
Third, if you are not prepared to commit to these, will your Government commit to promptly amend the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act to provide for the prompt establishment of a new, well-funded, arms-length, independent disability enforcement commission with a formal individual complaints process and mandatory investigation duties.
We commend your Government for recognizing the need to reform the Ontario Human Rights Code enforcement process. However we ask that you hold off on your proposed reforms until the matter of accessible, open public consultations, are resolved and until the concerns we raise can be addressed. Just as the ODA Committee and the broader disability community worked together with your Government to develop the AODA before it introduced its AODA bill in the Legislature, we ask for a similar opportunity to work together with your Government on any agenda for human rights enforcement reform, before any new bill is tabled in the Legislature.
Catherine Dunphy, Chair, AODA Alliance
cc: Michael Bryant, Attorney General of Ontario via facsimile (416) 326-4016
Sandra Pupatello, Minister Responsible for the AODA (416) 325-1498
Dwight Duncan, House Leader (416) 325-7755
Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission (416) 314-7752
John Tory, Leader of the Official Opposition (416) 325-0491
Howard Hampton, Leader of the New Democratic Party (416) 325-8222


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A Yorkshire Farm Baby Shower
Party Recap
We held a Baby Shower and Birthday Soiree for my beautiful BFF.
The theme was 'Rustic Yorkshire Farm' and I used a colour scheme of blue and yellow with accents of brown, orange and green.
See the photos for more details!
Thank you for looking :) xx
Party Highlights
What People Ate
Traditional Yorkshire Ploughman's Lunch. Bread, Ham, Cheese, Pickles, Quiche, Apples, Celery....
What People Drank
Yorkshire Tea and Bellinis (Alcho and Non) in Elderflower, Apple and Blackcurrant & Blueberry
Best Moment
When Mum to Be walked in and saw what the theme was (it had all been a big secret!)
Funniest Moment
When Mum to be - after opening 5 gifts that were 'oh it's in the theme' - realising guests had been asked to bring farm themed gifts!
Best Dressed
The radiant Mum to Be of course!
Pie Pops, Tiffin and Homemade Yorkshire Flapjack.
Party Favors
Handpainted Mug, Jar of Homemade Lemon curd, Iced Pig biscuit, a knitted daffodil brooch and a Yorkshire Teabag in a hand sewn packet.
Activities / Games
We played a few traditional baby shower games like Bingo and Left/Right Pass the parcel. We all filled in a 'Wishes for Baby' card.
Low as per usual for us Yorkshire gals!
Party Helpers
Jan at The Bootee Room
Party Favors
Jan made all the daffodil brooches and the cute welly style bootees you see in the pics.http://www.thebooteeroom.co.uk/