From 20-23 April 2017 we invite you to the Iluzjon cinema of the National Film Archive for the 14th edition of the Silent Movie Festival. It will be a rare opportunity to see some exceptional films screened to the accompaniment of live music!
The festival opens with "Laila" (1929), a film made in Norway by George Schnéevoigt - a Danish director who for several years was also camera operator on Carl Theodor Dreyer's films. This picture is considered the crowning achievement of Norwegian silent cinema. It is a moving melodrama, reflecting the dominant trends in Scandinavian cinema during the 1920s and 1930s when filmmakers often made literary adaptations, with the photography shot in the vast landscapes showing off the beauty of the local nature. The live music for the film will be performed by Günter A. Buchwald - a world-famous composer specialising in silent film music. He will also be performing with the accompanying band at two more events - during the screenings of "Der müde Tod" [Destiny PL: Zmęczona śmierć] (1921) by Fritz Lang and "Дом на Трубной" [Dom na Trubnoy AKA The House on Trubnaya PL: Dom przy Trubnej] (1928) by Boris Barnet. For fans of German expressionism, we have prepared a marathon film evening when we will show "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" [The Nibelungs Part I: Siegfried PL: Nibelungi: Śmierć Zygfryda] and "Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache" [The Nibelungs Part II: Kriemhild's Revenge PL: Nibelungi: Zemsta Krymhildy], a monumental and beautiful piece of art by Fritz Lang from 1924. The programme also includes two titles from the Soviet film school - the famous "Октябрь (Десять дней, которые потрясли мир)" [Oktyabr': Desyat' dney kotorye potryasli mir AKA October (Ten Days that Shook the World) PL: Październik (Dziesięć dni, które wstrząsnęły światem)] (1927) by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Alexandrov, produced at the request of the authorities on the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution, and a comedic satire by Lev Kuleshov - "Необычайные приключения мистера Веста в стране Большевиков" [Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v strane bolshevikov AKA The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks PL: Niezwykłe przygody Mr. Westa w kraju bolszewików] (1924).
This year's festival will also include some interesting propositions for Charlie Chaplin fans. The programme will feature screenings of two of his films from 1917 - "Easy Street" [PL: Charlie policjantem AKA Charlie się nie przejmuje AKA Ulica nicponiów] and "The Immigrant" [PL: Imigrant] - which are among his best productions from his time working with the Mutual Film Corporation. A real treat for fans of adventure cinema will be the screening of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" [PL: 20 000 mil podwodnej żeglugi] (1916) by Stuart Paton - an adaptation of Jules Verne's novel which used special effects ahead of their time, enriched with long sequences of underwater photography. In turn, fans of Polish cinema will find it a treat to see a film recently restored by the National Film Archive - "Halka" (1929/1932) by Konstanty Meglicki, one of three pre-war adaptations of Stanislaw Moniuszko's opera. The music for the film will be performed by an orchestra conducted by Jerzy Rogiewicz. This contemporary musical illustration uses excerpts from the 1932 sound version of the film, in which Jontek's aria was performed by Władysław Kiepura, brother of the famous Jan Kiepura. Closing the festival will be the film "Lord Jim" - the first adaptation of the famous novel by Joseph Conrad which was made in 1925 by Victor Fleming, later the creator of such unforgettable masterpieces as "Gone with the Wind" (1939) and "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
The National Film Archive has been organising the film-and-music Silent Movie Festival in Warsaw since 2003. During this year's edition of the event, we will present some outstanding films from the silent era to the accompaniment of jazz, classical, club and experimental music performed live by accomplished Polish and foreign musicians. Over the years, the festival audiences have had the opportunity to see dozens of unique titles, often completely unknown in Poland. In most cases, the films had undergone extensive restoration work to enable viewers to see the original material on the screen in the highest quality. Among the musicians participating in previous editions of the festival were Leszek Możdżer, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Michał Urbaniak, Maciej Maleńczuk, Aga Zaryan, Stanisław Sojka, Pink Freud, Pustki, Myslovitz, Voo Voo, as well as the Chamber Orchestra conducted by Rafał Rozmus. The thirteen editions of the festival have enjoyed great success - with the silent films accompanied by live music having been seen by over 70,000 viewers.
The Silent Movie Festival will present movies from the rich and diverse collection of works from the silent film era in world and Polish cinema. It gives film fans a unique opportunity to see these masterpieces of the Tenth Muse which are so hard to find nowadays - and also on the big screen! The high levels of attendance and the enthusiastic reviews from the previous editions would confirm that silent cinema can still delight audiences. The basic condition is that it should be presented in an attractive form and with the participation of musicians of the highest calibre.
The film tells the story of Laila - a young girl who, as a baby, was found by the hunter Jåmpa in the mountains after her parents had been attacked by a pack of wolves when taking her by sleigh to her christening. Luckily, Laila finds safety in the house of a rich reindeer breeder. We see how she grows up in the community of the Sami, the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia - and it gives us the chance to watch how they live and work every day in the wilderness. She also befriends the siblings from a family of Norwegian merchants, whose different culture fascinates her. Subconsciously she feels a close bond with them, not suspecting that they are related to each other.
Critics have described the film as the crowning achievement of Norwegian silent cinema. It is a moving story that fits well with the dominant trends in Scandinavian cinema of the 1920s and 1930s, which were mainly literary adaptations made in the vast landscapes of the local nature. The filmmakers emphasised the impact of nature on the lives of the characters in their films and made it a fully-fledged character in their stories. "Laila", based on a nineteenth-century novel by Norwegian writer J.A. Friis, was the debut picture of its Danish director, screenwriter and actor, who was also camera operator on several films by Carl Theodor Dreyer - they made together, among others, "Blade af Satans bog" [Leaves From Satan's Book PL: Kartki z dziennika szatana] (1920), "Prästänkan" [The Parson's Widow PL: Wdowa po pastorze] (1920), "Der var engang" [Once Upon a Time... PL: Pewnego razu…" (1922), "Du skal ære din hustru" [Master of the House AKA Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife PL: Będziesz szanował żonę swoją] (1925). The main role is played by Mona Mårtenson - a graduate of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, who had appeared a few years earlier in the famous "Gösta Berlings saga" [The Saga of Gösta Berling PL: Gdy zmysły grają] (1924) by Mauritz Stiller. In 1937, George Schnéevoigt made the sound version of "Laila".
The film was intended to be a satirical comedy, making fun of the American image of Soviet Russia. The main character is a bourgeois American - Mr. West - who decides to go to the Soviet Union. His relatives and friends try by all means possible to dissuade him from - in their view - a highly risky undertaking, but West does not give up. He only takes a bodyguard - a cowboy named Jeddy. This doesn't help much because, after they arrive in the Soviet Union, the cowboy disappears somewhere - as does Mr. West's wallet. In addition, a mysterious man, introducing himself as a victim of the Soviet regime, tells West about the insidious plans of the Bolsheviks against the American visitor.
Lev Kuleshov, director and film theorist, created his work on the basis of the theory which assumes that the key to film-making is the editing - with much less importance ascribed to the images themselves. It held that the method of joining together successive shots is most important, and the aim should be to control the feelings of the viewer. "The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks" was intended as a double satire: on the one hand, it was aimed at the anti-Soviet propaganda of the western capitalist press, but on the other hand, it was supposed to be a parody of American slapstick and western movies.
This movie by Konstanty Meglicki is one of three pre-war Polish adaptations of Stanislaw Moniuszko's opera about the unrequited love of Halka, a peasant girl, for the young master Janusz Odrowąż. But this is not a faithful adaptation of Moniuszko's work. Jerzy Braun used only the main themes of the libretto in his scenario. In 1932, the film producer decided to add sound to "Halka". Władysław "Ladis" Kiepura, brother of the famous Jan Kiepura, sang Jontek's aria. The silent adaptation of "Halka" has not previously been available to a wider audience - only the final four minutes from the original version of the movie have survived until today. The collections of the National Film Archive also contained large parts of the working materials for the later sound version.The first step in the process of restoring the film was the conservation of the more than eighty-year-old film stock and preparing it for scanning. Then all fragments were placed next to each other and compared. The restoration of "Halka" was one of the biggest challenges faced by the National Film Archive. The existing materials are of variable quality, incomplete and coming from two different versions of "Halka". Since there is no surviving documentation for the film, the National Film Archive attempted to put together a cut of the film - in the spirit of the era - from the preserved fragments. The soundtrack for the film has also been preserved only in fragments. As the film was originally silent, the National Film Archive has decided to present it to the modern audience in this version of its own.It is a modern musical illustration, developed by Jerzy Rogiewicz, which features excerpts of the historical soundtrack from 1932.
Lang's work is a four-part story about destiny determining human life. Fate is shown here in the form of death, separating two lovers. The girl, who cannot come to terms with the departure of her beloved, ends up in the kingdom of Death and asks him to revoke his cruel judgment. Death makes her a deal: if she manages to save three human lives, the judgment of destiny will be revoked. At this point, the narrative structure is broken into three separate episodes - taking place in succession in the Arab world, in Renaissance Venice and in China - all maintained in the convention of a ballad, imbued with the fatalism typical of expressionism.
"Destiny" is the first picture by Fritz Lang which brought him international fame. The film stands out for the precision of its directing skills, the spectacular mise-en-scène, its imaginative and architectural artistry and the sense of social observation. Also remarkable is the performance of Bernhard Goetzke as the title character afflicted by pain and tragedy. His co-star was Lil Dagover - the first lady of expressionist cinema - who had previously appeared in "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (1920) by Robert Wiene.
"The Immigrant", which quite bravely took on the subject of disillusionment with mythical America, is one of the most successful of Chaplin's productions from his time cooperating with the Mutual Film Corporation. During his eighteen-month contract with them, Chaplin made twelve comedies. He had at his disposal his own, highly-modern studio, and he also managed to obtain full creative freedom and control over every aspect of the production. His films became more mature, more precise in form and more ingenious in the construction of the gags. This period in Chaplin's work also stood out for his "coming outside" - onto real American streets. In many scenes from these films, his character would come into contact with ordinary people, with the everyday lives of average Americans.
In this production, which is regarded as one of his best productions from his cooperation with the Mutual Film Corporation, Chaplin plays a rookie cop helping the forces of law and order to maintain order on the streets. His heroic attitude wins him respect and recognition from the local residents, and also paves the way for him to win the heart of a beautiful girl. The Easy Street from the title was a replica of the London street where Chaplin lived as a child.
"The House On Trubnaya" is considered one of the best films made by Barnet, who was a student of Lev Kuleshov - founder of the so-called experimental laboratory at the Moscow Film School (VGIK).He presented the realities of the NEP (New Economic Policy) with an ironic tone, thus highlighting the absurdities of the Soviet reality of the time. The main character is Golikov - a barber, and owner of a thriving private hair salon. He employs as a maid a young girl named Paranya, because - so he thinks - it is required by his social position. After a number of humorous, even grotesque, events, Paranya joins a trade union, which takes on her employer. The value of the film lies in its picture of Moscow from the 1920s, the authentic scenes of streetlife and the rich gallery of different people. The film also includes interesting attempts to parody domestic cinema, such as in portraying the crowd in the style of Eisenstein, or the tram ride which brings an obvious association with the poetry of Dziga Vertov. The film features exquisite characters created by Vera Maretskaya as Paranya and Vladimir Fogiel as Golikov - and for the actor it was one of the last roles in his rich career.
A monumental adaptation of "The Song of the Nibelungs", an old Germanic epic about heroism, love, crime and bloody revenge, consisting of two autonomous parts, different both stylistically and in terms of their plots. In the first one, heroic Siegfried kills a mighty dragon and by bathing in its blood makes himself invincible. He arrives at the castle of the king of the Burgundians and asks for the hand of Kriemhild. The condition for marrying her, however, is to help the king to gain the favour of the beautiful and bellicose Brünnhilde - the queen of Iceland, who will only give her hand in marriage to the one who beats her in a spear duel. Siegfried, pretending to be the king, wins the duel. When Brünnhilde learns about the deception, it leads to a bloody clash. In the second part, we witness the cruel vengeance which Kriemhild vows over Siegfried's grave. The heroes of the epic tale are killed in a massacre, the result of a desperate desire for revenge at all costs.
Paradoxically, Lang - the maker of movies which acted as a kind of diagnosis of the illness of the German spirit - made a film with the style and imagery which was soon to become the model for official Nazi propaganda productions. The attempt to capture the so-called essence of the Germanic spirit that Lang made in the "Nibelungs" became for Goebbels one of the most important duties of art, not just cinema. However, the film's makers had primarily intended to improve the social atmosphere in a country which was struggling with the effects of the First World War and economic chaos.The thirteenth-century knightly epic, in the eye of the director, was to function as a peculiar kind of catharsis, praising the bravery of the Old Germanic tribes and showing a bright vision of fortitude and the courage of past heroes.As the screenplay intended, Lang took care to make sure that the course of events in "The Nibelungs" was presented in the most attractive form. A very important part of his work was the production design and architecture of the studio sets, which clearly referenced many famous works from European art.
An adventure movie with elements of science fiction, based on the plot of the second part of the famous trilogy by Jules Verne. The story focuses on the adventures of Captain Nemo, who has constructed a submarine called the Nautilus in order to track down his bitter enemy - Charles Denver. On behalf of the US government, a French scientist named Professor Aronnax sets off in search of the legendary ship. He is to investigate the case of the mysterious Nautilus, which is believed to be a sea monster hiding in the depths of the ocean. The film still surprises even today with its special effects, which were very impressive for the time, and above all with its use of long sequences of underwater photography, which were only possible thanks to a special water-tight chamber invented by the brothers Ernest and George Williamson.
Fleming's film was the first adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim". The director made a faithful transfer onto the screen of the themes of the novel, which raises the subjects of honour, responsibility, guilt and its redemption. The screenplay captures both the composition of the novel, as well as its multi-layered narrative.
Jim, first officer on the ship Patna, which is carrying Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, flees the deck of the ship when it collides with an abandoned wreck. He is brought before the court of the Maritime Chamber and loses his certificate to practise the profession. After several years of setbacks and struggles with the tag of coward weighing heavily on him, with the help of a friend he arrives on the island of Patusan, where no-one knows about his past. He quickly gains the trust of the ruling Rajah and the natives - and he becomes their friend and adviser. One day, some pirates land on the island in order to rob the local people. It turns out that the head of the gang is Jim's former colleague from the crew of the Patna, who had influenced his decision to desert. Jim is appointed by the Rajah to deal with the robbers. His conscience tells him he should give them a chance to leave the village in a peaceful manner. Unfortunately, the pirates do not keep their side of the deal and they kill the Rajah's only son who, along with other villagers, was guarding the mouth of the river. Embittered, the Rajah decides to take revenge on Jim for the consequences of his decision.


Chess Pieces are enchanted stone statues in the shape of a Bishop, Pawn, and Rook.
All the Chess Pieces have a unique AI that allows them to work together.
Use Windmill or Crash Shot when surrounded by large groups. Also Arrow Revolver will be greatly effective.
Will aggro with Rooks and Bishops.
When working in tandem with another chess pieces, it will frequently use Smash.
When working in tandem with other chess pieces, it will frequently use Smash.
It is immune to Shock. Although this could be a glitch.
Seems to be immune to the Defense and Protection Debuff from Spinning Uppercut and the Bone Dragon's Devil's Dash.
Use powerful skills to bypass its high defense.
If possible, avoid these until last in mixed spawns due to their small aggro radius and slow detection speed.
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Best money saving apps! How to save money on groceries.
Want to know how to save money on groceries? Here is a list of some of the best money saving grocery apps on the market.
But before you get to the list, keep in mind that you can save even more by combining the use of these apps with coupons.
Some of the best grocery coupon sources include Coupons.com, Redplum, and the inserts that come in the Sunday newspaper (SmartSource & Redplum).
In 2012, US consumer households redeemed a whopping $3.7 billion worth of coupons. But this amount is less than half of the savings made available by big name companies.
Be sure to get your share of the savings by using these grocery saving apps.
Ibotta is a free digital coupon saving app. They have a huge variety of digital coupons available allowing you to save money on a variety of grocery items. What's nice is you do not have to scan any coupons at the register. Just shop like you normally would, then come home and redeem your savings. However, if you use "normal" coupons in addition to the Ibotta app, you can save even more.
Go shopping and purchase the items you have unlocked.
Verify your purchases by using the app to scan the item barcode and take a picture of your receipt.
Within 24 hours, your money is deposited into your account!
Once you reach a $20 account balance, you can cash out via Paypal, Venmo, or with a choice of gift cards which include Amazon, Best Buy, Starbucks etc.
How to cash out faster with Ibotta?
Ibotta offers several bonuses to enable you to reach your minimum cash out as quickly as possible!
Bonus rebates for purchasing certain items or multiples of certain items. For instance, there is a $3 coupon for purchasing Strong Bow Hard Apple Cider. And another $3 coupon for purchasing Strong Bow Honey Hard Apple Cider. If you redeem both of these coupons, they will credit you with an additional $2 coupon. So you saved $8 on two Strong Bow 6-packs. Almost equates out to buy one get one free.
Teamwork bonuses – You can add Ibotta teammates through facebook. Once you and your teammates earn a certain amount, you get an additional bonus. For instance, the current bonus is for every $10 you earn and $20 your team earns, you get an additional $5. Usually, there are about 4 bonus levels per month. This can quickly equate to $20 extra a month. Plus it helps to have a big team so you can reach your goal faster. Spread the word to have people join your Ibotta team. Check your Teamwork page to build your teammates and pass along your referral code to get even more cash! But if you are really lacking, you can always check Ibotta's facebook page for people that are looking to add teammates.
In-store rebates – Ibotta also offers IN-STORE cash back rebates at apparel stores, restaurants, and arts & crafts stores, just to name a few. So, on top of any sales and coupons you use in store, if you spend a certain amount, you can redeem an additional rebate with Ibotta.
Available for: iOS and Android. US and Puerto Rico Only.
Checkout51 works a little bit differently from Ibotta, in that you only need to take a picture of your receipt to claim your reward. Bonus rebates can be unlocked by sharing their promotions and/or purchasing select items. Once you accumulate $20 in your account, a check can be requested.
Checkout51 is that their offers change every Thursday. And if you have a grocery bill of over $60, don't forget to redeem that for their 'Win $500' contest. They select a new winner every week. You could be the next winner!
Tip: Remember to confirm your rebate is still available before you make your purchase. Rebates for popular items sometimes run out.
Sign up for Checkout 51 here.
Available for: iOS and Android. US, Canada.
Saving Star is another digital coupon app that is linked to most grocery stores and drug stores.
Add the coupons you want to redeem to your list.
Go shopping and purchase the items on your list.
Verify your purchases by scanning the item barcode and taking a picture of your receipt with your phone.
Your savings will be deposited in your SavingStar account in a few days!
Once you reach a $20 account balance, you can cash out via Paypal, a Bank Deposit or a donation to charity.
SavingStar has two ways to save.
For many of the stores if they have a store loyalty card, you will need to be part of the loyalty program as the app will directly add the savings to your loyalty card. In this case, you will see the savings come off your purchase at the register.These loyalty programs are almost always free to join. If you are not sure if your store offers a loyalty card, ask the cashier or customer service.
For stores that do not have the loyalty cards, you simply scan your receipts when you receipts when you get home and your savings will be credited to your account in a few days.
Sign up for Saving Star here.
BONUS Saving Star also has an American Express credit card that doubles your earnings! You can earn 10% cash back on eligible Saving Star grocery purchases, and 1% on everything else. This is in addition to the regular Saving Star rewards.
Available for: iOS and Android. US only.
If you are into organic products, then you know that these are not cheap and coupons for these products are hard to come by! Berry Cart offers rebates on all natural, organic, gluten-free and/or non-GMO foods. Sometimes, you may not find these items in a regular mainstream grocery store but if you shop at grocery stores that sell mainly all natural goods such as food co-op stores or stores like Whole Foods or Foods for Healthy Living, you should be able to find your items there. In addition, they have recently also started a subscription box where you receive 8-10 healthy snacks delivered right to your door. Who doesn't like getting paid to eat healthy! Once your account balance reaches $5, you can cash out using Paypal or with a variety of gift cards.
Sign up for Berry Cart here.
Shrink is a great app for organic,vegan and gluten-free diets, as well as discovering new healthy brands. What's unique about this app, is that you can also earn loyalty points in addition to redeeming coupons for cash back. Signup for Shrink here and use referral code GFXSFGG to earn an extra $1.
Earn cash by scanning your receipts into Receipt Hog. You earn 5 coins for receipts worth less than $10, 10 coins for receipts worth $10 – $50, 15 coins for receipts worth $50- $100, and 20 coins for receipts over $100. You can scan receipts from any store not just grocery receipts.
You can scan a maximum of 3 receipts from the same store per day. But there is also a limit of how many receipts you can scan a week. So remember to scan your receipts more frequently so can maximize the points you receive. For every different receipt you scan, you also get bonus spins on the Hog slots, which enable you to win more coins and even your entire last purchase.
Redemption starts at 1000 points = $5. Great way to make some cash off those receipts that would otherwise just be lying around or tossed out.
As you continue to use Receipt hog, more ways to earn coins start to become available to you. These include scanning barcodes of items that you purchased and taking surveys.
Use referral code stif7461 to let Receipt Hog know you learned about it from LittleMissPenny.com. Plus you will receive free bonus spins!
Yaarlo is similar to ReceiptHog, where you scan your receipts with your phone in order to receive cash back. Yaarlo also allows you to scan receipts from almost anywhere including retail, grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations and wholesale clubs. Just make sure to scan your receipts within 14 days.
Yaarlo has membership tiers based on your spending habits. So depending on whether you are in the silver, gold or platinum category, your cashout minimum starts at$25 or $50. You can then redeem your earnings through Paypal or with a gift card to places like Amazon, Target, JCPenney, Panera and more.
How to cash out faster?
You can also reach the cashout faster if you use their online shopping tool through the app or purchase gift cards through the app.
To get Yaarlo, click here(Android) or here (iOS) and use referral code PENNY186 to earn more.
ReceiptPal is another receipt scanning app that gives you credit for scanning your receipts. What's nice about ReceiptPal is you get a flat 25 points on your receipt regardless of how much you spent, unlike ReceiptHog and Yaarlo. E-receipts qualify too! This makes it very easy to reach the cashout point and you can redeem an eGift card from a selection of stores including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart.
Find&Save is a unique in that you scan your receipts in order to receive cash back. Check the app to see what stores are running promotions, then simply scan your receipts into the app. Once approved, the cash you earn sits in your Cash Dash Inbox until you reach $25, at which point you can cash out via Paypal. Cash back offers range from a dollar amount off to percentage back deals. Also, keep in mind that for most of the offers, you do not need to purchase the minimum amount required in one transaction unless it is specified. For example, if the coupon requires you to spend $50 at Kohl's before you can earn 3% cash back, then you can scan all your individual receipts from the promotional period as long as they add up to $50 to get your 3% cash back. You can signup for Find&Save here. Use referral code CVFQ to get a $2 bonus.
Which are your favorite money saving apps for groceries?
I enjoy using Ibotta, Counter 51 and Acme Mixx. I was not successful with Saving Star or Receipt Hog( Saving Star would not down load and Receipt Hog was busy and I wasn't able to use it because of too much volume on the site.) I think that apps do provide a good way to plan and save on groceries. I also use a warehouse-discount grocery store in my area to save BIG money and we have a coupon collection in the library that is free to use. I save about 50% on my food bill combining the store circulars, coupons stacking (w/ paper coupons, apps and sales)I use my savings to maintain a food pantry in my home(no hoarding) as well as to donate to a nearby food pantry in my area.
I agree. Ibotta and Checkout 51 are amazing when it comes to saving money. And of course, most grocery stores have their own digital coupons. Also, to save time I will check for websites that offer coupon matchups for my local grocery store. They map out all the deals to save me even more time and money. Here are some good matchups for Acme, if you did not already know about it. https://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/acme-coupons. And for sure, this is a great way to keep your food pantry stocked.


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Advocacy through social media #AngryBlacks
Percy Zvomuya
It was a chance meeting that led Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl to begin using Twitter to educate people about HIV/Aids.
'Bad blacks' is a phrase coined by Zama Ndlovu (@JoziGoddess), a social activist, columnist and management consultant. In fact, the Jozi Goddess's Twitter bio describes her as the 'vanguard of the bad blacks'. It is a phrase with various synonyms, including 'angry blacks' and 'professional blacks'. The latter was coined by historian and journalist Jacob Dlamini and popularised by Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille in her frosty Twitter showdown with musician and activist Simphiwe Dana in December. It is the kind of phrase that can mean whatever its speaker intends, depending on its intonations, the context in which it is said and the race of the person saying it
Sindi van Zyl was introduced to Twitter by Shaka Sisulu, recently published author and grandson of the late struggle icon Walter Sisulu, at Narina Trogon, an eatery in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Van Zyl, a fan of the restaurant's cuisine, went there but, finding it closed, waited in her car. Soon enough, Sisulu, in the company of two friends, arrived at the restaurant and asked it to open. Sisulu then invited Van Zyl, who was waiting for a friend, to join them at their table.
While the women were eating and chatting, Sisulu was preoccupied with typing on his smartphone. Later, Van Zyl learned that he was busy on the social networking site Twitter.
Van Zyl, a medical doctor by training, joined Twitter in February last year. "I realised it would be a great platform to share information about HIV," she told me as I sat in the flat she shares with her bubbly daughter, Chloe Nandi (named after Shaka Zulu's mother), infant son Manie and her husband, Marinus.
She told me people in the township were overloaded and "fatigued" with information about Aids. It is the middle-class people, in the suburbs – the early converts to Twitter – whose knowledge about the syndrome is filled with gaps.
"You would think there is access to information, but people are walking around with blinkers," Van Zyl said, adding that "most campaigns are focused on the masses".
She wants the thrust of campaigns to be shifted. "We target 12-year-olds, yet there are all these people who are [ignorant]. There are people in their 30s who use abortion as a form of contraception."
Sometimes, on nights when I have insomnia, I find myself on the internet. I usually make brief visits to Twitter because most tweets are by people in the western hemisphere. But one of the people I invariably see is Van Zyl, responding to questions related to HIV/Aids, posting links to health articles and making small talk. An insomniac herself, she has found ways to engage with hundreds of people, offering advice in the early hours of the morning.
"I spend a lot of time answering questions and one of the most heartwarming stories is about a woman from East London."
This woman, HIV positive and pregnant, was given medicine at a state hospital. From her general knowledge, Van Zyl knew the prescribed drugs were not what an HIV-positive and pregnant woman should be taking. Doctor and patient, by a stroke of good fortune, found one another on the internet.
The conversation, initially conducted on Twitter, soon coagulated into SMSes, emails and faxes. "I was able to fax her prescriptions. I also mentored her through SMSes," Van Zyl said.
When the woman gave birth, her son was (and still is) HIV negative. "Even if I were to die today, I would die a happy woman," she said.
Twitter hospital
Van Zyl also told me about a woman who has been HIV positive since 2003 and whose husband, a player in the taxi industry, is oblivious to her status. She will not tell him about it because the woman is scared that "if he were to know about it he would kill me and our kids".
Van Zyl has managed to get some men to use condoms because "men think that sperm will affect the child".
"Every doctor should be treating patients the way I do," she said, and indeed she is not the only one. "The Twitter hospital has grown" and includes, among others,
@docbovi, @DrBabes, @DrKuks, @lillafriend, @DoctorG_ and @dr_yummymummy.
Van Zyl was born in 1976 in what was then Salisbury to a Zimbabwean father and a South African mother. Van Zyl's mother, Nonhlanhla, left the then Natal province to live with an aunt, Victoria Fikile, who was married to Zanu's chairperson, Herbert Chitepo. (Zimbabwe's first black lawyer, Chitepo died in 1975 in suspicious circumstances in Lusaka, Zambia.)
It was in Zimbabwe that Nonhlanhla met Muchadeyi Masunda, Harare's current mayor, in the mid-1970s.
With her mother, Van Zyl moved to South Africa in 1995 to study. She enrolled for a bachelor of science degree at the University of Pretoria, which she completed, before she ventured into medicine.
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Anamai "Sallows"
ANAMAI is an experimental folk band from Toronto consisting of Anna Mayberry, who is better known for her role in the much more in-your-face band called HSY, and David Psutka. As far as debut albums go, Sallows is pretty ambient and there's a focus on the "heaviness" of sound, which makes it a breath of fresh air insofar as the Canadian folk scene goes (do we really need another band that sounds a lot like Mumford and Sons?). Essentially, these songs plod and weigh on your chest in weird and wonderful ways. There's a repetitiveness of sound, which does become wearying on a more than 45 minute full length, considering that the majority of these songs eclipse the five minute mark. However, the end package is haunting and elegant. With very minimal drums (and that's when there's drums at all), the disc feels tribal, as though this is a field recording from some deep black, rotting wood. If that image does seem off-putting, well, the music will be to some. That said, Mayberry's vocals are pixie-like, so against the backdrop of the morbid is a bright ray of sunshine. The juxtaposition is startling, and you feel as though you're listening to something deeply special and rare.
Still, the album does wear out its welcome somewhat when you get deeper and deeper into the record, which might suggest this is more digestible at an EP's length. Either that, or ANAMAI needs to find some way to stretch the sound and make it more palpable over the long haul. But this is still original and daring, and if ratings could be handed out for bravery and uniqueness, this would be right up there. I'm going to go back to my original statement in the preceding paragraph and say that it's good to hear Canadian folk being made that doesn't hew to sounding like more successful acts. I must say that, while I'm not sure if I would go out and buy this album for myself (folk not being my preferred genre, and experimental folk that doesn't sound like New Weird America being something I'm still trying to wrap my head around), it's worthy of merit. Put it this way, if you like your music a bit on the dark and plodding side, and also have an appreciation for earthy music, this is the soundtrack to a muddy, rainy day with the smell of wet moss in the air. Spend a little time with AMAMAI and the walls of your dwelling will fall away and you'll be one with the natural elements. As the group sings, "we kill time," and this is a pretty good way to do it.


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#pragma once
#include <aws/lookoutequipment/LookoutEquipment_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/lookoutequipment/LookoutEquipmentRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace LookoutEquipment
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   */
  class AWS_LOOKOUTEQUIPMENT_API DeleteLabelRequest : public LookoutEquipmentRequest
  {
  public:
    DeleteLabelRequest();

    // Service request name is the Operation name which will send this request out,
    // each operation should has unique request name, so that we can get operation's name from this request.
    // Note: this is not true for response, multiple operations may have the same response name,
    // so we can not get operation's name from response.
    inline virtual const char* GetServiceRequestName() const override { return "DeleteLabel"; }

    Aws::String SerializePayload() const override;

    Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection GetRequestSpecificHeaders() const override;

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetLabelGroupName() const{ return m_labelGroupName; }

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline bool LabelGroupNameHasBeenSet() const { return m_labelGroupNameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelGroupName(const Aws::String& value) { m_labelGroupNameHasBeenSet = true; m_labelGroupName = value; }

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelGroupName(Aws::String&& value) { m_labelGroupNameHasBeenSet = true; m_labelGroupName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelGroupName(const char* value) { m_labelGroupNameHasBeenSet = true; m_labelGroupName.assign(value); }

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelGroupName(const Aws::String& value) { SetLabelGroupName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelGroupName(Aws::String&& value) { SetLabelGroupName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     * <p> The name of the label group that contains the label that you want to delete.
     * Data in this field will be retained for service usage. Follow best practices for
     * the security of your data. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelGroupName(const char* value) { SetLabelGroupName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetLabelId() const{ return m_labelId; }

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline bool LabelIdHasBeenSet() const { return m_labelIdHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelId(const Aws::String& value) { m_labelIdHasBeenSet = true; m_labelId = value; }

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelId(Aws::String&& value) { m_labelIdHasBeenSet = true; m_labelId = std::move(value); }

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline void SetLabelId(const char* value) { m_labelIdHasBeenSet = true; m_labelId.assign(value); }

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelId(const Aws::String& value) { SetLabelId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelId(Aws::String&& value) { SetLabelId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     * <p> The ID of the label that you want to delete. </p>
     */
    inline DeleteLabelRequest& WithLabelId(const char* value) { SetLabelId(value); return *this;}

  private:

    Aws::String m_labelGroupName;
    bool m_labelGroupNameHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_labelId;
    bool m_labelIdHasBeenSet = false;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace LookoutEquipment
} // namespace Aws

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"Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth." – William Faulkner
"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station…." – Ibid.
"We are now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. An unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 25.4 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18." – The United Nations Refugee Agency
IN A NUTSHELL: MUST READ
The Global Refugee Crisis: The refugee crisis is again center stage at the UN General Assembly meeting, and countries like Bangladesh, Jordan, Turkey and Uganda are saying the world's wealthiest nations are abandoning their pledges to admit more refugees. Despite soaring numbers fleeing violence in their own countries, far fewer nations are stepping up to resettle them. From the UN . The Bangladeshi prime minister said her country has taken care of more than 1 million traumatized Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. "The magnitude of the problem has caused serious challenges for us," she said at the UN meeting on the global compact. The Turkish Foreign Minister estimated as a result of the Syrian war his country has spent $32 billion feeding, sheltering and educating refugees. "Commitments have not been fulfilled," he said. "Our calls for more burden and responsibility sharing fell on deaf ears."
Critics say the Trump administration is causing the US to abandon its traditional leadership role on refugee issues. The administration has slashed the maximum number of refugees it will let in next year to less than a third of what it was during the Obama administration. The US set a ceiling this year of 45,000, but will admit only about 21,000 refugees; next year's cap of 30,000 may not be reached either. US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said Monday that the US would donate an additional $185 million to help Rohingya Muslims, bringing US aid in the crisis to $389 million this year. But she added "While the US is generous, we're going to be generous to those that share our values, generous to those that want to work with us and not those that try and stop the US or say they hate America and are counterproductive."
Additional read: "Greece's Biggest Migrant Camp Is a Mental Health Crisis, Aid Groups Say: Refugees and migrants at the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, last month. It has 8,500 residents but the capacity for only 3,100, an aid group's report said." (NYT)
MIXED NUTS: QUICK TAKES ON WORLD NEWS
The Enemy Of My Enemy Is Me, Your Friend: Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party seems to be reaching out to what for it is an underserved constituency: Jews. On October 7 the AfD plans to launch its first Jewish association. The party's popularity has been growing across the country and is currently ahead of the center-left Social Democrats. One AfD leader urged people to remember Germany's "successful" 1,000-year history, instead of focusing on the timeline that was the Holocaust. (WaPo)
Abuse Scandal Continues: The first case of sexual abuse in the German Catholic Church was uncovered about 10 years ago. Tuesday afternoon the Church released details of an investigation into almost seven decades of sexual abuse of some 3,677 children, mostly boys, by about 1,670 church clerics, mainly priests. The report concluded 60 percent of abusive priests eluded punishment and were often just moved to other parishes in an effort to cover up their crimes. (Guardian)
The Saharan Wall: When President Trump suggested last week that Spain "build a wall" across the Sahara desert, he probably wasn't aware that there's already one there. The Western Sahara wall, called the Berm, is a 1,700 mile long wall of sand, patrolled by 100,000 Moroccan soldiers, with a minefield running alongside that includes some of the densest landmine contamination in the world. Western Sahara has abundant natural resources, phosphates and fishing. Morocco has occupied the area since 1975, after fighting a 15-year war with Sahrawis in the eastern part of the desert who wanted their independence. Morocco built the Berm to keep the Sahrawis in the east and away from the region's natural resources. (Guardian)
– "Bolton: U.S. forces will stay in Syria until Iran and its proxies depart:White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that the United States wouldn't be leaving Syria so long as Iranian forces continued to operate there, suggesting the Trump administration had embraced an expanded mission in the embattled country beyond the defeat of the Islamic State." (WaPo)
NUTS AND BOLTS: SHOULD READ
Foreign Policy with Money as a Weapon: President Trump's speech before the UN General Assembly Tuesday starkly echoed American Isolationism in the 1930s. "We reject the ideology of globalism," Trump said. "And we embrace the doctrine of patriotism." Despite the president's boast that he'd accomplished more during his time in office than almost any previous administration, a claim that drew immediate laughter from the assemblage, he insisted his focus on "America First" has helped foster peace and prosperity. Trump touted his "tremendous progress" in his denuclearization negotiations with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, although intelligence agencies agree Kim secretly continues to enhance his country's nuclear program. "The United States is a stronger, safer and richer country than it was when I assumed office less than two years ago," Trump declared. "We are standing up for America and the American people, and we are also standing up for the world."
Looking to the future, the president told the gathering of diplomats and other world leaders of another of his goals: "Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and frankly, are our friends."
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NUTS IN AMERICA
Femocrats: Political scientists have been studying what has prompted this year's record number of women candidates to run for political offices at all levels. Whether that's a blip or a trend remains to be seen. What is known is that about 75 percent of women candidates running for the House are Democrats. (NPR)
America's Best Political Loser: One wealthy California candidate isn't letting women have all the fun. After learning the Constitution only required senators to live in the state in which they were elected once they were elected, Rocky De La Fuente decided to enter primary races in nine different states this year. If he won anywhere, it would give him plenty of time to relocate before November 6. He didn't win any primaries, but he still got votes in double digit percentages in two of the states. (WaPo)
– "Sheldon Adelson Sees a Lot to Like in Trump's Washington: The return on investment for many of the Republican Party's biggest political patrons has been less than impressive this year. But not for Sheldon Adelson." (NYT)
– "Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years: On Tuesday afternoon, Bill Cosby was processed at the Montgomery Correctional Facility in Eagleville, Pennsylvania after being sentenced to 3-10 years in a state prison. He was also fined $25,000 plus the costs of prosecution." (CNN)
LOOSE NUTS: FASCINATING NEWS
– "Facebook Has Removed More Than A Dozen BigConservative And Liberal Political Pages: Facebook said the pages were managed by a fake account and were spamming content from LifeZette, a conservative site." (Buzzfeed)
– "Just Don't Call It Privacy: Amazon, Google and Twitter executives are heading to Congress. Should legislators give consumers control over the data companies have on them?" (NYT)
– "The New Media Barons: What Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan makes of the tech billionaires taking over the new business—including her boss." (Slate)
– "558m-year-old fossils identified as oldest known animal: Oval-shaped Dickinsonia lifeform existed at least 20m years before the 'Cambrian explosion' of animal life" And she doesn't look a day over 557,999,999! (Guardian)
– "'We will get regular body upgrades': what will humans look like in 100 years?: Mechanical exoskeletons, bionic limbs, uploadable brains: six experts' visions of 2118" (Guardian)
– "How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump: A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive." (New Yorker)
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Huge mortgage hike for thousands of buy-to-let borrowers
by MakeUrMove
Thousands of borrowers with the Bank of Ireland will see their mortgage costs all but double.
Some 13,500 mortgage borrowers of Bank of Ireland are to have rates hiked on their Bank Base Rate tracker mortgages. The bank blames the cost of providing the mortgages, together with capital requirement rules.
The increase, which would add another £3,000 a year on to a £200,000 mortgage, affects about 7% of the bank's total customers, and will hit mainly buy-to-let borrowers, but also those residential customers who have tracker products.
Residential mortgage borrowers are currently paying Bank of England Base Rate (BBR) plus 1.75% – a total of 2.25%. They will have their rates hiked to 2.49% above BBR on May 1, with a second increase on October 1 to 3.99% above BBR.
Rates for buy-to-let customers will be hit with the bigger hike. They too are currently paying 2.25% but their rates will rise to BBR plus 4.49% on May 1.
Broker Andrew Montlake, of Coreco, said: "This is a shocking move by the Bank of Ireland and, it could be argued, shows a blatant disregard for the fortunes of their customers.
"One of our clients has been hit with a sudden rise of 2.74% on a rental property that was ticking along nicely, which increases payments by £776 per month.
"It is evident that they want to reduce their back book and dispense with clients they do not see as profitable, but there must be a less dramatic way to do this."
In a statement, the bank said: "This change reflects the significant increase in the cost of funding these mortgages since 2008 and the need for banks to maintain greater levels of capital.
"These changes will affect 7% of Bank of Ireland UK mortgage customers, the majority of which are buy-to-let customers.
"All Bank of Ireland mortgage holders affected by the increase are being notified about the changes."
All of the mortgages were taken out prior to 2004, including those with the Bristol & West Building Society, which was taken over by the bank in 1997 and continued as an intermediary-only brand before closing its books to new business in 2009.
Most of the borrowers are said by the bank to have significant equity in their properties.
While it is thought that many being hit by the hike will try to remortgage before their costs soar, some could struggle to remortgage to a cheaper rate if they took out self-certification deals.
In its letter to affected borrowers this week, the bank says: "Currently banks are required to hold more capital reserves, as part of measures to protect the banking system from the type of scenarios seen during the banking crisis.
"In addition, the cost of funding mortgages has increased significantly for Bank of Ireland and the market as a whole in recent years.
"Your loan agreement has a special condition which allows us to change the tracker differential for a number of valid reasons including the ones mentioned above."
The letter goes on: "If you choose to remortgage to another lender, early repayment charges will be waived."
The changes will not affect mortgage borrowers with the Post Office which partners with the Bank of Ireland.
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AG slams government over secrecy on G8 spending
CTV.ca News Staff
Published Thursday, June 9, 2011 8:39PM EDT
Last Updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:01AM EDT
A long-awaited report from the auditor general says the government did not tell Parliament about its plans for a $50-million G8 fund, which ultimately pumped millions of dollars into projects in Tony Clement's Ontario riding.
Released Thursday, the report said the government "did not clearly or transparently" identify how the money would be spent when asking for parliamentary approval for the funds that paid for G8 legacy infrastructure projects.
Instead, the government asked Parliament to approve supplementary estimates of $83 million for a border infrastructure fund that was supposed to reduce congestion at border crossings.
But $50 million of that funding was spent on infrastructure in the Ontario region where G8 leaders met last summer -- hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest border.
"When government presents a request for funds to Parliament, it should be transparent about the intended use of money," Interim Auditor General John Wiersema said Thursday.
Wiersema told CTV's Power Play that the findings in his report were "troubling."
He said that the government knew it was misleading Parliament on the border fund.
"It was presented to Parliament as part of the border infrastructure fund when everyone at the time it was going to be used for the G8 Legacy Fund," he said. "Asking for money for one purpose and using it for another purpose, is a serious problem."
Responding to the auditor general's concerns about the way the government sought the funds from Parliament, Clement said it may be necessary to take a closer look at the process for such requests because they may need updating.
"As a government that is committed to openness and transparency, we want to ensure that parliamentarians receive the information that they need," Clement said Thursday.
"As such, I have already directed Treasury Board Secretariat officials to look at how this perhaps anachronistic process can be improved."
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Thursday that the government "will be taking steps to ensure that the process going forward will be more robust" when it seeks to inform parliamentarians about future requests for funds.
The report also criticizes a lack of documentation from the government on how 32 infrastructure projects were selected for undertaking in the Parry Sound-Muskoka region, the riding Clement has represented since being elected to Parliament five years ago.
"Projects were supposed to support the safe, secure and successful hosting of the summit by improving travel safety, enhancing the image of the region and improving the security of residents and visitors during the event," says the auditor general's report, indicating that the money was supposed to help get the Muskoka area in shape for the G8 summit.
Some 242 projects were potentially in the running for funding, but federal auditors were not able to find documentation on how and why the government chose the 32 projects that were completed.
Wiersema said he's "very concerned" about the lack of supporting documentation for the infrastructure projects in the Parry Sound-Muskoka area.
"Supporting documentation is important for transparency and accountability," he said.
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae said it appears that Clement and a small number of people decided what projects were going to go forward and they did not explain to public servants how they came to their final decisions.
"This was an entirely secretive, political process for which there was no public accountability and absolutely no process that meets any kind of smell test or any kind of test that we would apply to public spending of this dimension," Rae said.
Clement told reporters that he consulted with local mayors when working out the final list of 32 projects that were later approved by Baird.
"Mr. Baird came out saying, 'I did it all' but nobody believes that for a second, those decisions were made on a political basis by Mr. Clement," Rae said on Power Play.
Question period heats up
NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair led the opposition charge in question period over the auditor general's report.
"There was no justification for the decisions that for the most part had nothing to do with the objective," Mulcair said in French.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded that every dollar has been accounted for and the auditor general made "suggestions to improve the process and we will do so."
Harper said the G8/G20 programs were announced publicly and debated properly in the House.
NDP MP Charlie Angus slammed Clement in particular for his "slush fund.
"There was no oversight, there was no documentation, there was no questions asked, this is one step up from cash in a paper bag," he said. "Is this how the minister plans to run the Treasury Board?"
Rae was aghast on how the border infrastructure fund could end up being used so far away from the U.S. border. Sounds like we agree with him
"Huntsville is 300 miles (480 kilometres) away from the closest border at Niagara Falls, how do you explain this bait and switch?" Rae asked in question period.
Harper responded that the border fund is "frequently used for projects that are not in border communities" to groans from the opposition benches.
Security costs
A separate chapter in the report says the Harper government presented the security costs for the back-to-back G8 and G20 summits separately, which made it difficult for MPs to fully understand the total.
The report says the combined cost of the G8 and G20 summits appears likely to come in at $664 million, well below the $1.1 billion that had been projected. But the auditor general says the reason for the cost-savings is because poor co-ordination forced departments to over-budget and set up unnecessary contingency funds when planning the two summits.
Rae suggested that savings or not, the $664-million price tag was too high for the summits, considering that France spent only $29 million on this year's G8 summit in Deauville.
"We're talking a number which is astronomically higher than any comparable figure for summits and I think Canadians have still been stuck with an enormous bill for what is essentially a three-day event," Rae said Thursday.
Prior draft versions of the auditor general's report were leaked to the media during the recent federal election campaign, though the final version was not released until Thursday.
After the draft versions were leaked, the Conservatives and other opposition parties urged then-auditor general Sheila Fraser to release the full report. But she said she was not legally able to do so because Parliament was not sitting.
Fraser has since retired from her job. Wiersema, her former deputy, is currently serving as the interim auditor general.
In late April, a Toronto woman launched a lawsuit in Federal Court to try to get the report released, but a judge said there was not time to hear the case before the May 2 election.
With files from The Canadian Press
RCMP struggles to provide services amid funding shortfalls
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird and President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Tony Clement comment on the Auditor Generals report in Ottawa, Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Interim auditor general John Wiersema arrives for a news conference on the Auditor Generals report tabled in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Interim auditor general John Wiersema holds a news conference on the report tabled in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday June 9, 2011. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, right, and Treasury Board President Tony Clement appear at a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Auditor General Sheila Fraser Tories says the Harper government misinformed Parliament to win approval for a $50-million G8 fund that lavished money on dubious projects in a Conservative riding. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is shown responding to a question during the family photo opportunity at the G8 G20 Summit in Huntsville, Ont., on Friday June 25, 2010. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)


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USAA Salute to Service Moment: Redskins vs. Giants
Lance Corporal Erick Gonzales-Hernandez, Lance Corporal Justin Gillespie, Redskins Kicker Dustin Hopkins, and Lance Corporal Mathew Bryson pose for a photo prior to kickoff.
An appraised in-game moment that occurs each home game, the USAA Salute to Service Moment is widely known as the cornerstone in-game production at FedExField. The two were featured on the Redskins HD scoreboard waving from the field as the Redskins crowd took a moment to give them a standing ovation in appreciation for their sacrifice and service to our nation. A special moment honoring our service members in the military.
Lance Corporal Justin Gillespie
Justin is 23 years old from Davenport, Iowa and is currently serving at Marine Barracks Washington. He will be shortly moving duty stations in January to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. He joined the Marine Corps because he wanted a challenge, to see the world, and follow in the foot-steps of his grandfather, father and uncles, who all served in the Marine Corps.
Lance Corporal Mathew Bryson
Lance Corporal Mathew Bryson is 22 years old from Savannah , Georgia and is currently serving at Marine Barracks Washington. He joined the Marine Corps because he wanted a challenge, but mainly to serve alongside his older brother Staff Sergeant Justin Bryson.
Lance Corporal Justin Gillespie poses with Ryan Kerrigan prior to gametime on the sidelines.
Redskins Salute Hosts Over 80 at Watch Party at TAP Sports Bar in MGM National Harbor
On Sunday, December 30, Redskins Salute hosted over 80 service members, military family members, and military supporters to TAP Sports Bar for a watch party of the final home game of the 2019-20 season.
USAA Salute to Service Moment: Redskins vs. Eagles
On Sunday, September 15th, the Redskins honored two Sailors of the United States Navy.
Celebrate the Holiday Season at the USO-Metro Club Presented By Lockheed Martin
For the final two home games of the season, USO-Metro Club presented by Lockheed Martin is open to all active-duty military, veterans and their family members! Come out and celebrate the holidays with us!
World War Veterans Visit Redskins Park
Veterans representing both World War II and the Korean War, Frank Richter and Jack Goldstein were treated to an opportunity of a lifetime at Redskins Park.
Redskins And Easterns Automotive Group Present Matilde Ramirez With $10K Check For Work As A Caregiver
When Saul Ramirez was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, his mother dropped everything to be with her son. The Redskins heard her story and decided to give her a little help.
Redskins Alums Take On Marines In Pro's Vs. G.I. Joes Event Presented By EA Sports Madden NFL 20
More than 175 marines filled Truman Crawford Hall for free food and a Madden 20 tournament on XboxOne consoles.
Redskins Alums Join Service Members In Annual Pack4Troops Event
The Washington Redskins, Redskins Salute and the Military Officers Association of America worked together at FedExField to pack 2,000 care packages to overseas troops.
Redskins Salute To Host Multiple #SaluteToService Events During The Month Of November
Redskins Salute, the official military appreciation club of the Washington Redskins, will host multiple events throughout the D.C. Metro area beginning Saturday, Nov. 2. The weekly events will lead up to the team's Nov. 17 Salute to Service game.
Redskins Honor Two Service Members During Monday Night Football
On Monday, September 23, Redskins Salute honored two men that have proudly served our country in the United States Armed Forces; Petty Officer Chris Wenger & Retired Sergeant First Class Mark Gibbs.
USAA Salute to Service Moment: Redskins vs. Cowboys
On Sunday, September 15th, the Redskins honored two members of the United States Army Honor Guard.
Redskins Celebrate 72nd U.S. Air Force Birthday at Home Opener
The Redskins opened their first home game of the 2019-20 season in front of a sold out crowd this past Sunday. Four-Star General & Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, David Goldfein, stole the show during pregame ceremonies as enlistments, flyovers, and honorary Air Force recognition's prevailed in pregame productions in honor of the U.S. Air Force's 72nd Birthday.


Lightly oil a 9" (2m) round tart pan with a removable bottom.
To make pastry, put flour, sugar and butter in the bowl of a food processor. Process until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. With motor running, add egg yolk and enough water until mixture starts to form a ball. Turn out and shape into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Roll out pastry between two sheets of baking paper until 1/8" (3mm) thick and large enough to line base and sides of prepared tart pan. Press pastry into pan, trimming off any overhang. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Prick base all over with a fork. Line with parchment paper. Fill with baking weights. Cook on bottom shelf in oven for 10 minutes. Remove paper and beans. Return to oven. Cook for 10–12 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool completely.
Place brown sugar, cream, flour and 1/4 cup maple syrup in a medium size bowl and whisk until smooth.
Sprinkle nuts across the tart base and pour filling over the nuts to cover evenly. Bake tart for 30–35 minutes or until just set. Allow to cool completely.
Stir together ricotta, powdered sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Add hickory wood chips to the burn chamber of the Breville Smoking Gun. Place hose under the plastic wrap with the opening sitting above the ricotta. Turn smoking gun on to HIGH SPEED and ignite wood chips. Switch to LOW SPEED and smoke for a few seconds or until the bowl is filled with a dense smoke. Remove hose and reseal plastic wrap. Let infuse for 3 minutes.
Place remaining maple syrup in a small pitcher. Cover container with plastic wrap. Add hickory wood chips to the burn chamber of the Breville Smoking Gun. Place hose under the plastic wrap with the opening sitting above the liquid. Turn smoking gun on to HIGH SPEED and ignite wood chips. Switch to LOW SPEED and smoke for a few seconds until the pitcher is filled with a dense smoke. Remove hose and reseal plastic wrap. Let infuse for 3 minutes, occasionally swirling the syrup.
Serve tart with ricotta cream and drizzle with smoked maple syrup.
Tip: To save time, you can use a prepared store-bought tart shell instead of making your own.


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SAPRA sometimes receives requests for assistance from Pagans who believe they have been unfairly dismissed from their employment because of their religion.
If you feel that you have been unfairly dismissed, what should you know, and what can you do to receive a fair hearing and / or fair compensation?
Section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act determines that a dismissal is automatically unfair if an employee is dismissed because of "race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, political opinion, culture, language, marital status or family responsibility."
"The Labor Relations Act ("LRA") has a Code of Good Practice for Dismissals that employers must follow. The 'fairness' of any dismissal is decided in two ways – substantive fairness and procedural fairness. Substantive fairness can be determined by asking "was there a 'fair' reason to dismiss the employee?" and "was dismissal appropriate under the circumstances?". The employer must therefore always have a proper and fair reason for dismissing the employee, for example misconduct, incapacity or redundancy. Regarding procedural fairness, the employee must always have a fair hearing before being dismissed." Unfair Dismissals – Know your Rights as an Employee – South Africa
Section 6 (1) of the Employment Equity Act states "No person may unfairly discriminate, directly or indirectly, against an employee, in any employment policy or practice, on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, family responsibility, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, HIV status, conscience, belief, political opinion, culture, language and birth". Section 6(3) also prohibits harassment of an employee on any one, or a combination of grounds of unfair discrimination listed in subsection (1).
A dismissal may therefore be regarded as automatically unfair if the employee is dismissed because of "arbitrary discrimination".
Essentially, you may not be dismissed from your employment simply because you are a Pagan or a Witch, even if your employer objects to your chosen religious persuasion!
Employers are not always truthful or fair
Sometimes employers will deliberately fabricate non-discriminatory reasons on paper for dismissing employees because they know that the real reasons why they are actually dismissing employees amount to arbitrary discrimination.
What can employees do to ensure that employers behave fairly and truthfully?
* The burden of proof for any allegation of unfair dismissal falls to the employee. *
Employees must keep accurate hard copy records of all prejudicial or discriminatory conversations that take place between themselves and their employer. E-mails between the employer and employee in which arbitrary discrimination is present may also be used as evidence; make sure you have paper copies of these. Where possible, employees should also attempt to obtain sworn affidavits from fellow employees who actually witnessed any discriminatory conversations or actions by their employers, in order to further corroborate their allegations of arbitrary discrimination.
Hearsay evidence, that is, evidence of something which a witness has not personally observed, is not admissible. In principle, neither is an opinion that is not supported by actual corroborating evidence.
An employee has the right to request and receive a copy of minutes of all disciplinary hearings between them and their employer. These may also be used as evidence of arbitrary discrimination if said minutes contain evidence of such. If employers do not record their own minutes, employees have the right to do so on their own. Ensure that these minutes are accurate and where possible, corroborated by a third party if such a party also attended the meeting, or alternatively, ensure that the minutes of the meeting are read and signed by both employer and employee after each meeting.
Failure by employers to accurately record the substance of meetings in which employees experience arbitrary discrimination constitutes unfair procedure.
What can you do if you have been unfairly dismissed?
If you believe that your dismissal was unfair, or, if your employer did not follow fair procedure before dismissing you, you can challenge the dismissal.
There are a number of ways in which this can be done.
Usually, employees who have been unfairly dismissed may approach the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) with a complaint of unfair dismissal. The CCMA, if asked, is obliged to advise a party to a dispute about the procedure to follow, as well as assist a party to a dispute to obtain legal advice, assistance or representation.
"The CCMA has been created to give speedily and easy access to labour fairness and resolution of disputes. Employees can easily refer a dispute by completing a form, the LRA 7.11 referral form and faxing or delivering it to the employer and the CCMA. The main purpose of the CCMA is to get employers and employees together as soon as possible, within 30 days, and to try and find a resolution to the dispute through a conciliation process. Only once the conciliation process is unsuccessful will the matter be referred to arbitration. The biggest percentage of cases referred to the CCMA are unfair dismissal cases, which are resolved through conciliation or arbitration." Johanette Rheeder Incorportated Attorneys
The CCMA must attempt to resolve, through conciliation, any dispute referred to it.
"Unfairly dismissed or treated workers may refer disputes for conciliation in writing to a statutory or bargaining council; or the CCMA. Referrals must be made within 30 days of a dismissal date or an employer's decision to dismiss. A dispute may be referred after the above periods if a worker can show good cause. The employer must receive a copy of the referral." Basic Guide to Unfair Dismissal and Unfair Labour Practices.
If the CCMA fails to resolve a dispute, the complainant has the right to approach a Labour Court in order to request a hearing of the evidence for arbitrary discrimination. In any proceedings before the Labour Court, a party to the proceedings may either appear in person, or be represented by a legal practitioner. Judgements made by a Labour Court may be refered to the Labour Appeal Court if the complainant is unsatisfied with the verdict of the Labour Court.
Procedures to follow when requesting a dispute resolution or approaching the Labour Court
Contact the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), a dispute resolution body established in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995, and ask for assistance in lodging a complaint against your employer within 30 days of an employer's decision to dismiss you.
For more information on the exact procedure to follow when approaching the CCMA, consult the following: Taking a matter to the CCMA – Procedure
For more information on approaching the Labour Court, consult the following: Practice Manual of the Labour Court of South Africa.
You may approach the CCMA, or an attorney, to request them to assist you in approaching the Labour Court.
For more information consult the informative resources provided below.
(Last accessed: 30 August 2016)
The South African Labour Guide
Basic Guide to Unfair Dismissal and Unfair Labour Practices
The role of human dignity in the assessment of fair compensation for unfair dismissals
Unfair Dismissals – Know your Rights as an Employee – South Africa
Johanette Rheeder Incorportated Attorneys
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is a dispute resolution body established in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA).
Taking a matter to the CCMA – Procedure
Practice Manual of the Labour Court of South Africa
Labour Relations Act
Employment Equity Act
SAPRA 'Your Rights' Resource
Bullying in public schools
SAPRA submission: National Action Plan 2016


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1 What Is Inguinal Pain?
If you're suffering from muscular pain near your groin or upper thighs, you could be suffering from inguinal pain. Here's what you should know.
The most common sports that can lead to inguinal pain include football, hockey, and rugby. Currently, there is very little known about the true incidence rate of inguinal injury and pain within the general population. Among athletes, incidence rates of inguinal injury and pain have been estimated to be as high as between 30 and 40%.
Inguinal pain refers to symptoms of pain or discomfort within the lower abdomen and the area where your legs are joined to the torso. For males, in particular, inguinal pain may also radiate to or from the testicles or scrotum.
Inguinal pain symptoms may have an acute onset and occur immediately following an injury or trauma. For others, they may experience an onset of more gradual pain over time.
If you're suffering from inguinal pain, there are a number of common causes. Pay close attention to your symptoms. Note when, where, and how you're feeling your pain. This can help your doctor diagnose the cause of your pain.
One of the most common causes of inguinal pain is injury or strain to the muscles, tendons, or ligaments that comprise this area. These injuries occur more frequently among athletes. Injury or other problems within the hip joint can also lead to symptoms of inguinal pain.
Another highly prevalent condition that has been associated with pain and discomfort within the inguinal region occurs when an internal structure, such as an organ or other soft tissue, protrudes through a weak area of the abdominal wall. This is what is known as a hernia.
If you're suffering from pain in your groin or upper thighs, talk to a doctor.
Your doctor will start their diagnosis by physically examining the area. It is also not uncommon for a physician to request a urine analysis to examine for possible urologic conditions.
They may also employ imaging techniques. For example, a series of hip X-rays can help look for possible joint or bone abnormalities. If found, these may account for a patient's symptoms of inguinal pain and discomfort. An ultrasound may be performed on the area, as well. This can assess for the presence of an underlying hernia in instances where there are no obvious external signs of a hernia defect.
Finally, your physician may use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI allows your physician to assess for abnormalities, injury, or inflammation of the various soft tissue structures within the inguinal region.
There are a wide variety of conditions that may lead to pain and discomfort within the inguinal region. Your physician will determine which treatment options are appropriate given your diagnosis.
Patients who suffer from ligament, tendon, or muscle strain or injury may undergo physical therapy. This can help correct any imbalances and strengthen your muscles to prevent further injury.
Patients suffering from moderate to severe inguinal pain that prevents them from completing normal day-to-day activities may require more aggressive forms of pain management. In rare cases, patients with inguinal pain will require surgery in order to address an underlying injury or cause of pain.
In some cases, steroids may be prescribed in order to reduce inflammation of the area and provide pain relief. Steroids and other anti-inflammatory medications may actually prevent the natural healing process of the soft tissue, as well as promote further degeneration. Because of this, it's important to use them in combination with other therapies, like physical therapy. Always talk to your doctor about the appropriate treatment for your inguinal pain.
For instances of inguinal pain caused by neural entrapment, your doctor may recommend a nerve block. Nerve blocks may be very beneficial for providing pain and symptom relief. This technique involves interfering with the transmission of the pain signals from the peripheral nervous system to the spinal cord and brain.
Symptoms of inguinal pain, also known as groin pain, are quite common. This type of pain occurs most frequently in athletes. If you're suffering from this type of pain, you're likely experiencing it in the lower abdomen, groin, and it may radiate to the upper portion of your leg where it joins with the torso. Injuries to the soft tissue or bone within the groin area most often lead to pain. However, there are a wide variety of conditions that may be the source of your pain symptoms.
How you treat your pain will depend on the underlying cause of it. Some common methods, like stretching or rest, may actually impede the normal healing process. Because of this, it's important that you always talk to your doctor. They'll help you make the best choice in terms of treating your pain.
If you're suffering from severe pain that hasn't responded to other treatments, it may be time to talk to a pain specialist. You can find a pain doctor in your area by clicking the button below or looking for one in your area by using the tips here: https://paindoctor.com/pain-management-doctors/.
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I remain skeptical that immediate fiscal consolidation is desirable; I think the case for additional short-term stimulus is much stronger. (The necessity of long-term fiscal adjustment is unquestioned.) But if stimulus is effectively impossible, as I believe it is, we may have no choice but to test the theory that consolidation can be expansionary. I am inclined to think that there is a greater likelihood that we would be repeating the fiscal error of 1937, in which a sharp fiscal contraction brought on a recession, than that we will get the sort of results achieved in small countries starting with high inflation and interest rates. But if we go the consolidation route, we should at least try to concentrate as much of it as possible on the spending side of the budget, which is the one thing that every study says is essential for success.