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Check out the many free MARTA parking lots around the city to park and ride.


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Signing of LEGION Act Allows Thousands of Vets to Join American Legion
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President Trump signed S. 504 – known as the LEGION Act – on July 30 in the Oval Office. The act extends the ongoing...
President Trump signed S. 504 – known as the LEGION Act – on July 30 in the Oval Office. The act extends the ongoing declared period of war back to December 7, 1941. Congress approved the act as a way to honor thousands of veterans who were killed or wounded on duty during periods not previously considered a time of war.
The Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service (LEGION) Act, sponsored by Arizona Democrat Senator Kyrsten Sinema, recognizes veterans who previously couldn't join, such as those who served during the Cold War.
As a congressionally-chartered organization, eligibility for the country's largest veterans service organization, with nearly two million members, is established by Congress. It had been open to veterans who served during declared wars, such as World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Prior to this bill, there were seven smaller eligibility periods, beginning with World War I and concluding with the current period – August 2, 1990, to the present. Now, there are two periods designed to be more inclusive. They are: April 6, 1917, through Nov. 11, 1918, and Dec. 7, 1941, to the present.
"Finally Congress has acknowledged the service and sacrifice of at least 1,600 veterans who died or were wounded in previously undeclared periods of war," said American Legion National Judge Advocate Kevin Bartlett. "This new law honors the memories of those veterans, while allowing other veterans from those previously undeclared eras to receive all the American Legion benefits they have earned through their service."
Bill 504 states:
(2) In between those recognized periods of war, during so-called peacetime eras, the United States military has been involved in not fewer than 12 known eras, which are unrecognized by the United States Government as periods of war, resulting in numerous United States personnel combat casualties.
(3) Those 12 unrecognized war eras occurred at the direction of the then President of the United States, with full knowledge and consent of the then Congress.
(4) The first of those 12 unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel was the Greek Civil War, fought in Greece from 1946 to 1949 between the army of the Government of Greece, supported by active military personal of the United States and the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Army of Greece, the military branch of the Communist Party of Greece.
(5) During the Greek Civil War, one member of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed his life in service to the United States, and five others suffered non-combat deaths.
(6) The second of those unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel was the Chinese Civil War, which occurred during the aftermath of World War II.
(7) During the Chinese Civil War, the United States military equipped, trained, transported, and supplied the Kuomintang-led Government of the Republic of China with approximately $4,430,000,000 in its resistance to the Communist Party of China.
(8) During the Chinese Civil War, 14 members of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 150 non-combatants of the United States lost their lives in the war, and 51 were wounded, resulting in 215 United States military casualties.
(9) The third unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel is known as the Cold War.
(10) The Cold War was a period spanning from approximately 1947 until 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed.
(11) Although no direct large-scale military fighting occurred between the militaries of the United States and the Soviet Union, active United States military personnel served in multiple regional conflicts during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of not fewer than 32 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and not fewer than 12 additional casualties.
(12) The fourth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel is known as the China Cold War.
(13) The China Cold War started when the Kuomintang-led Government of the Republic of China retreated to the island of Taiwan and lasted until 1972, after President Richard Nixon conducted a landmark state visit to China.
(14) During the military operations of the China Cold War, not fewer than 16 members of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed their lives in service to the United States.
(15) The fifth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Lebanon Crisis of 1958, which involved more than 14,000 United States personnel and resulted in the death of one member of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his life in service to the United States and five non-combat deaths.
(16) The sixth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961.
(17) The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by a United States military group sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency that resulted in not fewer than one death of a member of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his life in service to the United States and 19 non-combat deaths.
(18) The seventh unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Cuban Missile Crisis, which took place between October 16 and October 28, 1962.
(19) The Cuban Missile Crisis directly related to homeland protection against the deployment of a Soviet ballistic missile in Cuba.
(20) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, one member of the Armed Forces sacrificed his life in service to the United States and 19 others died as non-combatants.
(21) The eighth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Dominican Civil War in 1965.
(22) Operations during the Dominican Civil War resulted in the deaths of 27 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 20 non-combat-related deaths, and 283 wounded.
(23) The ninth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Iran Hostage Crisis, which lasted from November 4, 1979, through January 20, 1981.
(24) The Iran Hostage Crisis involved military intervention by the United States which resulted in the deaths of 8 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to United States.
(25) The tenth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Salvadoran Civil War.
(26) The Salvadoran Civil War lasted more than 12 years, through the terms of two Presidential administrations of the United States, and resulted in the deaths of 22 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 15 non-combat deaths, and 35 other casualties.
(27) The 11th unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel started on April 5, 1986, when the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, Germany, was bombed, killing two United States soldiers and wounding 79 other members of the Armed Forces, which triggered what became known as the Libyan Conflict.
(28) The military operations of the Libyan Conflict included numerous air strikes by United States military forces and resulted in the deaths of two members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States.
(29) The Libyan Conflict led to the 12th unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel, known collectively as the Persian Gulf Conflicts, which lasted from July 24, 1987, through September 26, 1988.
(30) The Persian Gulf Conflicts involved United States military missions to protect Kuwaiti-owned oil tankers which represented the largest United States naval convoy operation since World War II.
(31) The Persian Gulf Conflicts resulted in numerous military operations and the deaths of not fewer than 39 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and 31 wounded.
(32) Since the armistice that ended the hostilities of the Korean War on January 31, 1955, nearly 100 active United States military personnel have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States in South Korea, and more than 132 people of the United States have been wounded in-country.
(33) Since January 1, 1947, through all of the unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel, not fewer than 778 combat and non-combat members of the Armed Forces have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and not fewer than 797 have been wounded.
The American Legion offers answers to the most commonly asked questions about the change:
Question: How does this change the eligibility requirements for The American Legion?
Answer: The only change is that Congress has reduced the number of eligibility periods from seven to two. They are April 6, 1917, to Nov. 11, 1918, and Dec. 7, 1941, and continuing. No other restrictions are changed.
Question: What's the impact on veterans who previously were not eligible for American Legion membership?
Answer: Veterans who were honorably discharged but whose service did not fall into the previous defined war eras may now join The American Legion immediately. To do so, eligible members may sign up at www.legion.org/join.
Question: I am among the veterans who were not allowed to join previously, so why do you want me now?
Answer: The American Legion's founding fathers believed, "a veteran is a veteran," an axiom that has held true throughout the organization's more than century of service. Some veterans were ineligible to join because of the war eras that were defined by Congress. The recent bill passage and President's signature changed that.
Question: So how does this differentiate The American Legion from AMVETS?
Answer: The American Legion's eligibility criteria states that veterans must have served during "wartime." When Congress decides the U.S. is no longer in a state of war, the Legion's membership eligibility period will close, while AMVETS will still be open to those who served.
Question: How does this affect the Sons of The American Legion (SAL)?
Answer: The Sons' eligibility criteria will change along with that of The American Legion. Any son or grandson of a living American Legion member will be able to join the SAL program. (Sons and grandsons of deceased veterans are also eligible.) For example, a son of a veteran who served between 1985 and 1988 previously would not have been eligible. With the extension of the war period, that veteran would immediately be eligible for The American Legion and the son would be able to join the SAL.
Question: How does this affect the eligibility for the American Legion Auxiliary?
Answer: This follows the same concept as the SAL, as noted previously. Membership in the American Legion Auxiliary is currently open to grandmothers, mothers, sisters, wives, and direct and adopted female descendants of eligible veterans.
Question: How does this affect membership for departments, districts and posts?
Answer: This change opens up American Legion membership to thousands more veterans who likely live in your communities. They may become members immediately.
Question: How does this change the Paid Up For Life program?
Answer: There are no changes to the PUFL program, though the newly eligible members would be able to become PUFLs. To learn more about the program, visit https://www.legion.org/PUFL
Brett Reistad National Commander for the American Legion, said the Legion Act is "a victory for veterans who until now have not had their service to our nation fully recognized. These veterans and their family members can now enjoy all the benefits of their service, which they so richly deserve."


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Our faith can sometimes be shaken. But faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. As we kick off this new message series, Pastor Russ expresses that fear can make us lose focus on what really matters. But if we stop looking through the eyes of fear and start looking through the lens of faith, God can dramatically change what we can expect in life.


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El palazzo Re Enzo es un palacio boloñés del siglo XII.

Fue construido en 1245 como una ampliación del los edificios comunales del palazzo del Podestà y por esta razón llamado Palatium Novum pero su imagen ha estado siempre asociada al rey Enzo de Cerdeña.

El palacio

Tres años después de su construcción se convirtió en la residencia del rey Enzo, hijo del emperador Federico II Hohenstaufen, capturado durante la batalla de Fossalta en las cercanías de Módena. El rey permaneció durante algunos días en el castillo de Anzola dell'Emilia, donde todavía se puede visitar el lugar que le sirvió de prisión, pero luego fue transferido a Bolonia. Enzo permaneció allí hasta su muerte, acaecida en 1272, probablemente en las estancias preparadas para éste propósito en el tercer piso del inmueble.

En la planta baja era custodiado el carracio junto a la maquinaria de guerra. En el segundo piso estaban las oficinas del magistrado y la capilla; poco después en 1386 Antonio de Vincenzo realizó la mampostería de la Sala del Trecento que fue adaptada para funcionar como archivo comunal. El último piso fue considerablemente reestructurado en 1771 por Giovanni Giacomo Dotti.

En 1905 Alfonso Rubbiani restauró el aspecto gótico del edificio. A la derecha del palacio se encuentra la entrada a la capilla de Santa Maria dei Carcerati, donde se llevaba a los condenados a muerte.

Las fachadas externas del Palazzo Re Enzo miran hacia Piazza Nettuno, Via Rizzoli e Piazza Re Enzo y fueron sometidas a trabajos de restauración y conservación en 2003.

La leyenda del rey Enzo

Numerosas son las leyendas divulgadas por los cronistas que cuentan la captura y el cautiverio del Rey Enzo.

Se habla, por ejemplo, de una fallida fuga del castillo de Anzola dell'Emilia antes de que el rey fuese llevado a Bolonia y luego de un rescate que su padre el emperador habría ofrecido a los boloñeses, con el cual se habría podido construir todo el anillo de murallas alrededor de la ciudad pero que los ciudadanos rechazaron.

Al parece durante su cautiverio el rey Enzo pasaba el día junto a otros prisioneros pero durante la noche era aislado en una jaula custodiada que colgaba del techo.

El comune permitía además al rey recibir visitas femeninas: Enzo recuerda en su testamento tres hijas naturales pero la leyenda le atribuye un cuarto hijo nacido del amor por la campesina Lucia di Viadagola. Al niño le fue dado el nombre de Bentivoglio, por las palabras que el rey daba a menudo a su amada: Amore mio, ben ti voglio (Amor mío, te amo), y fue el ancestro de la famosa familia Bentivoglio.

Se cuenta también de un intento de fuga en una cesta usada para transportar el vino, pero fue aprehendido de nuevo gracias a una anciana que vio la cabellera rubia del rey.

Después de veintitrés años de prisión el rey falleció y fue sepultado en la basílica de Santo Domingo, como lo había deseado y donde aún se encuentra su tumba.

Bibliografía

 Anna Laura Trombetti Budriesi, Valeria Braidi, Raffaella Pini, Francesca Roversi Monaco, Bologna Re Enzo e il suo mito, (con testi di A.L. Trombetti Budriesi, V. Braidi, R. Pini, F. Roversi Monaco, C. Zanetti, M. Rossi) 2002, Edizioni CLUEB, Bologna;
 Palazzo Re Enzo. Storia e restauri, a cura di Paola Foschi e Francisco Giordano (con testi di P. Foschi, F. Malaguti, A. Antonelli, G. Marcon, R. Scannavini, A. Ranaldi, F. Giordano, A. Santucci), 2003, ed. Costa, Bologna.

Palacios de Italia del siglo XIV
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Bill Shorten: economic wrecking ball in waiting.
Anyone wanting to understand what a 50% RET can do to an economy, look no further than South Australia. Once upon a time, thanks to cheap and reliable coal-fired power, it was a manufacturing heartland.
In the 1970s, Adelaide was home to 2 (General Motors Holden and Chrysler – taken over by Mitsubishi in 1977) of the 5 motor manufacturers building cars in Australia at the time (the others being Ford, Leyland and Nissan). Adelaide also hosted a raft of components manufacturers, making tyres (Uniroyal – later Bridgestone), mag wheels and rims (ROH) and shock absorbers (Monroe-Wylie) – employing thousands. At their peak, Holden and Chrysler employed over 11,000 between them. South Australia also supported manufacturers producing textiles, furniture, white goods and a whole range of other products.


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Biden & Trump to team up for Capitol Riot's anniversary address on 6 Jan
Biden & Trump to team up for Capitol Riot's anniversary address on 6 Jan.. A divided nation will experience an ominous split-screen moment Thursday when President Joe Biden uses the Capitol Riot anniversary of the January 6 attack on Congress to warn of threats to US democracy and Donald Trump goes live with his conspiracy theories.
Biden & Trump to team up for Capitol Riot's anniversary address on 6 Jan—-
One year after a mob of Trump supporters marched on Congress to try and prevent lawmakers from certifying Biden's victory in the presidential election, political wounds remain far from healed.
Capitol Riot anniversary address
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will reportedly speak from inside the Capitol, the setting during the unrest of almost unbelievable scenes as Trump supporters fought past police to invade the heart of US democracy.
As a veteran politician who came out of retirement to take on what he saw as Trump's authoritarian presidency, Biden has often warned during his first year in the White House of an "existential" threat to political freedoms that until now most Americans took for granted.
His speech — part of a series of events on what Biden's key ally, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, says will be a "difficult day" — is set to take that warning to a new level.
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Capital riot a 'dark moment'
But while Congress is holding a prayer vigil for what Biden has called "a dark moment," Trump will be giving a press conference from his luxury resort in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
His message is likewise easy to predict. Despite losing by more than seven million votes to Biden, and despite losing multiple court challenges around the country, Trump continues to tout wild claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
And the accusations are only the most incendiary element of a broader attack against Biden on everything from immigration to Covid-19, all adding up to what looks very much like an as-yet undeclared bid to take back power in 2024.
It's a campaign that Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, calls "unprecedented in US history."
"No former president has attempted to do so much to discredit his successor and the democratic process," Tobias said.
CNN will air the 'Live from the Capitol: January 6th, One Year Later' address to mark the one-year anniversary of the insurrection
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What can Biden do?
However ludicrous the election conspiracy theory may be — one federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Trump's case "strained" and "speculative" — it is seen as truth by millions of Americans.
Polls consistently show that around 70% of Republicans think Biden was elected illegitimately.
A new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll puts this number at 58%. However, that same poll found that 40% of Republicans, compared to 23% of Democrats, believe violence against the government is justified sometimes.
Fighting what Trump, the master brander, popularizes as "the Steal," has become a political ideology in its own right, with nearly all Republican lawmakers either squirming to avoid criticizing what happened on January 6 — or actively defending the attack.
Lara Brown, director of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, said the combination of political grifters looking to get into Trump's good books and the masses of voters deluded into believing what they're told amounts to a considerable force.
"What is so frightful about where we are right now isn't just that these are elite attacks, but they are being fueled by a grassroots movement," she said.
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"It wasn't just far-right win groups who had organized" on January 6, she said. "It was average, everyday Americans who had bought into this whole notion."
It's unclear what, if anything, Biden can do to change these dynamics.
Political scientist and Democratic pollster Rachel Bitecofer urged Biden to take on Trump more aggressively, rather than stick to pretending that the man Press Secretary Jen Psaki has referred to as "the former guy" no longer matters.
Biden "is not commemorating an event that ended. He is commemorating the event that is in process and threatens to get worse," she said.
"There's a real hesitancy to accept how virulent the right is incoming after democracy here."
Brown said, however, that Biden has little room for manoeuvre, because a direct attack on Trump risks looking like a "political witch hunt" — exactly what the former president claims in his conspiracy theories.
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Madeline's newest book of poetry is What a Bicycle Can Carry (BlazeVOX [books], 2017). This collection documents a 4,280-mile cross-country journey by bicycle of things found, repurposed, and upcycled. It includes the award-winning poem "Epicenter," selected for the Canada Poetry Contest #1, Wax Poetry and Art /Canada Poetry Magazine, 2018.
includes "Finding the Gap on Dead Man's Run" selected as a Finalist in the 41st New Millennium Writings 2016 Literary Awards for Nonfiction and "Seven Cities of Good" which was the Honorable Mention in the 2016 Pacifica Literary Review Creative Nonfiction Contest. This collection brings together cycling and a love for dogs.
A new collaborative chapbook with Andrea Blythe, Every Girl Becomes the Wolf, has been released from Finishing Line Press. It explores the received images of the feminine in fairy tales to resist the common tropes of red riding hoods, gilded mirrors, and iced palaces.
Madeline's Through a Certain Forest The collection includes the poem "Dwelling Near Hills, Mounds, and Hillocks," that Lime Hawk selected for the Sundress Publications Best of the Net nominations for 2017.
Bared: Contemporary Poetry and Art on Bras and Breasts, a new anthology that Madeline edited, collects the work of 170 contemporary women poets and artists. The work resists given narratives about the breast and bra by boldly presenting alternatives in written and visual art.
Madeline's collaborative book with artist Sally Deskins Leaves of Absence: An Illustrated Guide to Common Garden Affection (Red Dashboard, 2016) is an Honor Book for the 2017 Nebraska Book Award.
Madeline's book Velocipede (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016) is a 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Sports. Following the story of a long-distance bike ride, Velocipede includes the award-winning "Roadside Kiddie Pool," which won the 2015 Beecher's Award in Poetry.
Madeline's collaborative book with artist Chuka Susan Chesney People Like Cats (Red Dashboard, 2016) is a 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Pets & Animals.
Madeline's book Drink (BlazeVOX [books], 2015) won the 2016 Independent Publisher Bronze Book Award (IPPY Award). Madeline's collaborative book with artist Sally Deskins, Intimates and Fools, was selected as an Honor Book for the 2015 Nebraska Book Award for Cover/Design/Illustration. The anthology Madeline edited, Women Write Resistance: Poets Resist Gender Violence (Hyacinth Girl Press, 2013) made the Nebraska 150 Book List for the Nebraska 150 Celebration.
Madeline's poetry has recently appeared in the anthologies The Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing (Black Lawrence Press), Voices from the Plains (Nebraska Writers Guild), Moving Beyond Mars (Red Dashboard), and Nasty Women Anthology (Lost Horse Press). Other poems have recently appeared in Bacopa Literary Review, Boneshaker Almanac, Pink Panther Magazine, Star*Line, and elsewhere.
Her poem, "Working on Worth," is a Special Merit Winner in Comstock Review's 2018 Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest, judged by Maggie Smith. Her poem "Epicenter" won Second Place in the Wax Poetry and Art / Canada Poetry Magazine's Canada Poetry Contest #1 in 2018. Her poem "Wind Release" won Second Place in Poetry in the 2017 Power of Wind Art Show at the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum. Her poem "If I Began to be a Kind of Magical Guest, Then Others Work There," was nominated by Priestess & Hierophant Press for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. Always Crashing nominated her "3 Works" for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. Her poem "Like a Glowing Fire, After War," was nominated by Mobius for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. Silver Blade nominated her poem "After the Night Ride" for a 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry.
In 2018, Madeline read in the reading series Imaginary Gardens and An Evening at Mo Java. She read in anthology readings of Voices from the Plains (Nebraska Writers Guild) and Guide to More Nebraska Authors (John H. Ames Reading Series in the Heritage Room at Bennett Martin Library). She also read in the Nebraska Book Festival (NWG) and for the Writers Guild in Bloomington, Indiana. She signed books at the 7 Cities Century Bike Ride.
She taught the "Writing Collaborative Intensive Workshop" at the 2018 Greater Nebraska Writers Conference. She lead two sessions in the "Writing the Necessary" 2018 Nebraska Writers Guild Poetry Retreat held at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, NE.
In 2017, she presented at the You Are Here Conference in Omaha, the Steel Pen Creative Writers' Conference in Indiana, and the C.D. Wright Conference in Arkansas. She also read in the A Celebration of Nebraska Books, a Nasty Women Poets anthology reading at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Imaginary Garden Reading Series in Omaha.


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Home science With the fear of the epidemic resuming, ARS releases a new version
With the fear of the epidemic resuming, ARS releases a new version
A very active epidemic in 2021 with a significant increase in its severe forms. The ARS expects the dengue virus to resume in the coming weeks. It is launching a new prevention campaign.
30,000 confirmed cases, in more and more severe forms. In 2021, the dengue fever epidemic was very serious. Serious forms, such as "dengue shock" syndromes, ophthalmic manifestations, and myocarditis are increasing for the first time on the island. And 21 people have died from the disease since the beginning of the year.
He added that "the prevalence of dengue fever is higher than in previous years and continued during the southern winter, which raised fears of a return of the epidemic in the coming weeks."
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Active traffic in 13 cities
As of December 14, 13 municipalities have been affected by the outbreak of the dengue virus: Saint-Pierre, Saint-Denis, Le Port, Le Tambon, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Louis, Saint Joseph and Saint Suzanne. and La Possession, Etang Salé, Saint-Leu, and Petite Ile.
Vector control measures continued into 2021, with more than 10,000 intervention areas and more than 86,000 homes visited. In total, nearly 200 workers were mobilized for these treatments.
Fear of the return of the epidemic
With the pandemic fearing a resumption with the Australian summer, the regional health agency is launching a new campaign on December 20. It aims to remind the population of the most effective means of protection:
Use insect repellent
Remove standing water from mosquito breeding areas in the home
Installing mosquito nets over beds and cots, and on windows and doors
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In The Driving Seat Pexa Members Evolve The Platform
In the driving seat: PEXA members evolve the platform
The conveyancing industry's push to transact property online is unstoppable. An entire network of conveyancers, lawyers, lenders and land registries are making their mark on the technology taking them to 100% digital property transactions.
With these network members firmly in the driving seat, PEXA's recent round of platform upgrades are brimming with enhancements based solely on their feedback.
Two contributing members explain why their insights matter.
Efficient signing
Earlier this year PEXA held a Banking Transformation Symposium which included a collaboration and feedback forum, bringing members from across the network together to improve the platform, said Mark Blair, Denton's Financial Product and Services National Client Relationship Manager.
"Dentons was the only panel firm in attendance for the entire symposium," he reflected. "We're big supporters of PEXA and do what we can to help improve processes, the platform and the relationship between network members."
PEXA's new efficient signing feature displays 'all user' Workspaces that have either documents and/or Financial Settlement Schedules to sign on one easy-to-use dashboard.
"Efficient signing is a product of the symposium. We were passionate about getting this into PEXA. It's going to save us an abundance of time – it's too slow without it. We've seen some screenshots so far and can't wait for it to go-live," he said.
"I'd recommend anyone to get involved in the feedback process at PEXA. There's been a lot of things that we've fed in to the team. Many of them have pleasingly been implemented. It's refreshing to see our needs listened to."
As of 6 November 2017, Encumbrances in South Australia will be moving online. As a result, approximately seven in 10 new titles will be freed up to be transacted online. Michelle Lihou, Registered Conveyancer at Goolwa Conveyancing and an AICSA board member is looking forward to this upgrade for her business.
"We have a lot of 'lift and replace' encumbrances here because of new residential developments and, to date, we've had to do them the old way," Michelle said. "The new functionality will enable more conveyancers and property lawyers to transact online."
Being able to transact encumbrances has been on Michelle's wish list for some time. As the PEXA system evolves, she's found it easy to make suggestions for improvements, which often appear in later versions.
She appreciates that the PEXA team is so responsive with change. "The Community noticeboard is excellent. We can log in and see what's new, give feedback and suggest enhancements," she added.
"With 84 online transactions already and another 11 on the books, Goolwa Conveyancing is well on track to complete its goal of 100 transactions by the end of the year. Give me another month. With encumbrances on board, the pace of change will move even faster."
If you have any suggestions for PEXA's platform, simply raise your idea on the e-Conveyancing Community.
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Q: How can I escape a dot in ToString() I have a string phone number that I want to format:
string PhoneNumber { get; set; }

[..]
long fonenum;

if (Int64.TryParse(PhoneNumber, out fonenum)) {
    if (PhoneNumber.Length <= 9) {
        return fonenum.ToString("#0000.0000");
    }
    else if (PhoneNumber.Length == 10) {
        return fonenum.ToString("(00) 0000.0000");
    }
    [..]
}

but the "." is being confused with decimal place and outputs a floated number, that in my current culture will add the decimal place as ",":
3333-4444 -> 3333,4444
How I force to show the dot as phone number separator?
Sure I could just add Culture "US" and get what I want, but I don't even think it's the right way.

A: Escape it by prepending a backslash:
fonenum.ToString("#0000\\.0000")

The backslash above is doubled because I am using a non-verbatim string literal.

A: Escape it by single quotes:
fonenum.ToString("#0000'.'0000")

A: I tested a bit more and have found another too:
fonenum.ToString(@"#0000\.0000")
Related to Jon answer ("@" escapes the "\").


The perfect summer treat and great for Christmas! Best served with whipped cream or for something a little different, whipped cream infused with berry coulis.
1. Pre-heat your oven to 180˚C.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, add half the sugar and beat well, add remaining sugar a tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Drop oven temp to 120˚C and pipe or spoon small amounts (slightly smaller than bite size as mixture will expand) of the mixture onto an oven tray lined with baking paper.
4. Bake for 35 minutes or until meringues are dry but not brown.
*Tip – do not open oven door while cooking!
Meringues like Pavlova can be different in texture each time you make them due to things like the weather and the humidity.


East Bay Music Together is proud to offer classes at the following area locations.
Enter from the alley on the South side of Julia Morgan (Berkeley Playhouse) where you see a sign for Berkeley Ballet. Go up the brick stairs then go up to the second floor. Studio C is on your left.
Scholarship Fund Supporting Participation in East Bay Music Together Families for Families who need a little boost.


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Les Oligacanthorhynchidae sont une famille de vers à tête épineuse (acanthocéphales), de la classe des Archiacanthocephala et de l'ordre des Oligacanthorhynchida. Cette famille a été créée par Southwell et Macfie en 1925.

À l'état adulte ce sont des parasites du tube digestif des mammifères et des oiseaux terrestres.

Écologie
Les embryophores, disséminés dans le milieu extérieur par les selles, sont ingérés par des insectes terrestres (surtout des larves) qui sont les hôtes intermédiaires. L'hôte définitif s'infeste soit directement en dévorant l'hôte intermédiaire, soit indirectement en mangeant les reptiles, oiseaux ou mammifères (plus rarement les amphibiens) qui peuvent être des hôtes d'attente pour les juvéniles. D'autres mammifères et oiseaux peuvent servir d'hôtes accidentels. Dans leur intestin, les juvéniles se fixent, grandissent mais n'atteignent pas la maturité sexuelle.

Description et caractéristiques
Taille du corps généralement grande à très grande.

Tronc cylindrique en coupe, parfois aplati latéralement, avec rides transversales à disposition anarchique, très fortement accusées chez les spécimens conservés, se superposant parfois à une pseudo-métamérisation régulière. Extrémités antérieure et postérieure du tronc souvent arquées ventralement, parfois enroulées. Vaisseaux principaux du système lacunaire dorsal et ventral, unis par des anastomoses transversales à disposition pseudo-métamérique.

Proboscis ne se rétractant jamais en doigt de gant, court, ovoïde ou sphéroïde, portant six spires de quatre à huit crochets, les antérieurs étant plus volumineux, souvent terminés en « pointe de flèche » et possédant des racines bien développées, symétriques ou non par rapport au plan médian, perpendiculaires à l'axe de la lame du crochet. Réceptacle du proboscis inséré soit à l'intérieur du proboscis, soit à sa base, au niveau de son union avec le cou, présentant toujours une assise longitudinale externe mince et une assise circulaire interne épaisse surtout dorsalement, avec fente ventrale d'où sortent les muscles rétracteurs du proboscis et du réceptacle. Lemnisci filiformes ou rubanés, contenant quelques noyaux géants sphéroïdaux en nombre spécifiquement défini. Protonéphridies annexées au tractus génital et manquant dans les genres les plus évolués. Organes mâles occupant la totalité ou presque la totalité de la moitié postérieure du tronc. Testicules ovoïdes, plus ou moins allongés. Glandes cémentaires au nombre de huit, disposées plus ou moins régulièrement en quatre paires superposées, drainées chacune par un canal distinct, possédant chacune un seul noyau géant sphéroïde, parfois amœboide et même pouvant être amitotiquement fragmenté. Embryophores en ovale large, à coque externe granuleuse ou vermiculée.

Liste de genres et d'espèces
Cette famille comporte douze genres composés des espèces suivantes :

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Liens externes

Acanthocephala


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Morilyn Muthoni
Kenyan women have often found themselves in a conflict of interest between work and family. The lack of adequate work and family support puts a strain on their income while some of them heavily rely on relatives or other informal means to take care of their children. For the purpose of understanding the challenges Kenyan women encounter every day, I conducted a simple study of women in the country's informal sector, some of whom work as security guards, janitors, shop attendants, hawkers, sex workers, and domestic cleaners. My findings revealed most of these women still depend on their families for support despite working long hours.
Many among those that I talked to explained that they are unable to pursue tertiary education or acquire professional or vocational skills needed to secure better jobs primarily because government funding towards education is limited. Whereas, only non-governmental organizations—with their limited funds—seek to empower Kenyan women through academic sponsorship and vocational training, not the government. As a result, many women are left with no hope of securing better jobs.
Meanwhile, the lack of benefits for low-income jobs further complicates the likelihood of a pregnant woman getting certain jobs because of health benefits coverage.
Since this is the case, some of the concerned women resort to leaving their children with parents or relatives in the village while they struggle to make ends meet in the city. Others are simply ordered by their low-income-earning husbands to quit their jobs and stay at home to look after the children. The latter scenario often leaves children in the custody of relatives where they become vulnerable to sexual molestation or other forms of inhumane treatment.
But in case this form of backup fails, mothers will usually resort to their employers for support. In most cases, however, employers are unwilling to accommodate their employees' family needs by depriving them of necessary time off or paid leave. The majority of women I interacted with told me that their employers were unwilling to neither give breaks to take care of their child, attend school meetings, nor even allowed them to seek personal medical care. In cases where employers eventually approve some day off for their female employees, they would be unpaid. And if they spend extra unapproved days off, such women would be sacked.
Access to basic education would, as proven across the world, help women to improve their living standards by making them more employable.
Deep-Rooted Culture of Harassment and Gender Bias
Women in the informal sector come face to face with at least one form of discrimination or harassment in their search for jobs. Normally, Kenyan women have always found it difficult to get jobs in areas traditionally dominated by men. This is despite the fact that most employers are unwilling to employ married women primarily because of maternity leave. Meanwhile, the lack of benefits for low-income jobs further complicates the likelihood of a pregnant woman getting certain jobs because of health benefits coverage. Innocent Kenyan women also have to deal with ethnic bias in the labor market, too.
Tribal stereotypes make it hard for some women from certain tribes to get specific jobs. For instance, many employers prefer domestic workers from Luo/Luhya tribes and shop attendants from the Kamba tribe. This bias makes it hard for women from other tribes to land these jobs.
For more vulnerable women like hawkers and sex workers, they have to deal with additional harassment by the police. Police officers would demand bribes from them after physically or sexually harassing them in some cases and there is simply no one to complain to.
The situation of low income earning women in Kenya can be remedied with the provision of equal education opportunities for girls and women. Access to basic education would, as proven across the world, help women to improve their living standards by making them more employable.
Vocational training can also assist women to develop new skills that can be used to better their lives since there are not sufficient jobs for them in the labor market anyway. Meanwhile, the government has a vital role to play in harnessing these alternatives. It should develop policies aimed at improving the lives of women and help safeguard them against harassment and discrimination. This would involve a multi-tier effort by local and the national government and perhaps, tough policies against employers and law enforcement officers. But protecting vulnerable women and girls from exploitation, abuse, and harassment in Kenya is a necessary undertaking worth any price.
Morilyn Muthoni is the founder of Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Tanzania, and a student of Library and Information Management at the Open University of Tanzania. She is a graduate of the Atlas Leadership Academy and tweets via @Morilyn2014.
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Bad news for those "idiots" from Boston: The smart look is in. The hot specs of the season are brainiac plastic frames in black or tortoiseshell. Horizontal is the shape of the moment.
Peering over the top of glasses = You're dubious--very, very dubious.
Taking off your glasses = You can't even stand to look.
Waving them around wildly = You're about to fire somebody, or worse, somebody's about to fire you.
Chewing the earpiece = You're disgusting.
By the way, never slide your glasses back up on your nose by using a finger on the bridge. The stylish man repositions from the side, with thumb underneath the lens and index or middle finger on top, trueing the frame northward with a precise, assertive lift.
Sunglasses are a rare daily double: both cool and good for you. For absolutely optimal eye maintenance, wear them all the time when you're outside during the day--winter, summer, cloudy, bright, no matter. This year, designers are updating an icon--aviator frames--giving a modern look to the top-gun specs in which Tom Cruise broke the superstar sound barrier back when he was a boy. This shape works on all faces--round, long, handsome, and ours. This season, you'll also see fewer rimless shades and the return of the classic combo: gold frames with green lenses.


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Good Little Boy - excellent review
This review for Lewis Cook's Good Little Boy, just in from Bristol 24/7:
Review: Good Little Boy, Wardrobe Theatre
James Prescott, January 28, 2015
Billed as 'a darkly comic tale about morality, masculinity and Monopoly', this latest outing from noted comedy stable The Sitcom Trials follows tells the nervous (and wonderfully camp) school caretaker George and his desperate attempts to win back his bored, adulterous wife.
Local comedian Lewis Cook supplies the script with his delightfully endless loop of witty callbacks, while high jinks such as the description of an extra-marital affair as a 'love lasagne' in which he plays the Bolognese and she the béchamel seem to scream for a television adaptation.
The cast and creative team demonstrate the magic that can be achieved in a room above a pub. The play's funnier aspects, however, do well not to supplant the subtle character renditions and intriguing plot.
The hilarious situations serve to make the more tender moments all the more poignant, while the miserable reality of certain situations leaves the audience in stunned silence. Beneath the comedy, the play has a serious import – to expose the grim underbelly of modern suburban living.
The writing might not be considered wholly original, as one scene in which our hero meekly purchases condoms on behalf of his wife's new love bears a striking resemblance to Peep Show Season 2, episode 5.
There is, however, some exhaustive attention to detail from the props department while, on the acting side, Ian Halverson's portrayal of Stuart the schoolteacher nets by far the most laughs – it would lift the show to see the other actors pouring as much enthusiasm into their performances.
Good Little Boy runs until Friday, January 30 at The Wardrobe Theatre. For more info, see our listing here.


In addition to providing the skin with moisture, the antioxidants found in avocado oil -- particularly vitamins A and E -- can help soothe sunburned skin.
Avocado oil also contains sterolins, which are natural steroids. They may be effective in boosting collagen production and in treating age spots. With its high level of vitamin E, avocado oil may reduce itching and inflammation of the skin and is also beneficial in softening rough and cracked skin.
Ceramide is the main component of the stratum corneum of the epidermis layer of human skin. Together with cholesterol and saturated fatty acids it improves long term moisturisation and protects the skin from external influences.
With aging there is a decline in ceramide and cholesterol in the stratum corneum of humans. Ceramides III is a natural product with high purity and is active at low concentrations, therefore reinforces the natural lipid barrier of dry and ageing skin.
Grape seed oil is a preferred cosmetic ingredient for controlling moisture of the skin. Light and thin, grape seed oil leaves a glossy film over skin when used as a carrier oil for essential oils in aromatherapy.
The best thing about using this oil, it does not leave a greasy feeling, which makes it ideal to use on all skin types. Grape seed oil is easily absorbed into the skin, instead of sitting on top of the skin, like some moisturising products. Because the oil is easily absorbed into all skin types, it is perfect for helping fight free radicals, and stop some of the enzymes that destroy collagen, elastin and other connective tissue. As it is a natural oil, it correct problems such as fine lines and wrinkles, caused by the loss of collagen and elastin.
The combination of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-bacterial and hydrating properties make it truly unique. Coconut oil is primarily composed of saturated fats and contains medium-chain fatty acids, which not only help to repair the skin barrier and trap water, thus hydrating the skin, they also reduce inflammation and tissue repair.
Coconut oil retains the moisture content of the skin, as the fats eliminate moisture loss through the pores on skin. When applied through the regular use of Revive Coffee Body Scrub, these saturated fats contained in the Coconut Oil deposit under the skin, giving it an even tone and reducing the appearance of the pores.
When combined with an exfoliant, by using Coconut Oil as an agent with other exfoliating and grainy materials like the coffee, salt and sugar, it can vastly improve the effects. By removing excess dead skin and unclogging pores, the natural soothing nature of the oil combines with the exfoliating material perfectly, and leaves your skin with an even colour, closed pores, and a soft texture, without the feeling of irritation from the scrubbing.
Jojoba oil is the liquid produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico.
Unrefined jojoba oil appears as a clear golden liquid at room temperature with a slightly nutty odor. Refined jojoba oil is colorless and odorless. Jojoba oil is found as an additive in many cosmetic products, especially those marketed as being made from natural ingredients. In particular, such products commonly containing jojoba are lotions and moisturisers, hair shampoos and conditioners. Or, the pure oil itself may be used on skin, hair, or cuticles. Jojoba is the only plant known to produce wax esters similar to those in our skin. Jojoba is naturally hypoallergenic and contains powerful antioxidants, Omega 6 & 9 fatty acids, and Vitamins A, D and E. Remarkably, when applied to skin, the wax esters in jojoba provide similar nurturing and moisturising properties as our own sebum. Skin recognises jojoba as its own and lets it in to deliver active ingredients into the deeper layers of our skin.
The oils found in lanolin are very similar to those oils secreted by human skin, which is why lanolin is so effective. Lanolin is one of nature's wonder skincare ingredients.
It's a super moisturiser. Lanolin is an extraordinary natural emollient-style moisturiser, able to imitate and augment many of the functions of human skin lipids. It can hold over 200% of its own weight of water, acting as a moisture reservoir to help maintain the hydration of the skin. It is hypoallergenic, and is often used to smooth and soften skin and as a skin protection barrier.
Lavender has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing.
The health benefits of lavender oil for the skin can be attributed to its antiseptic and antifungal properties. It is used to treat various skin disorders such as acne, wrinkles, psoriasis, and other inflammatory conditions. It is commonly used to speed up the healing process of wounds, cuts, burns, and sunburns because it improves the formation of scar tissues. It is one of the most powerful remedies in the plant world, offering both physical and emotional relief for problems as varied as burns, migraines, insomnia, insect bites, skin problems, infections, stress and nervous tension. It owes this amazing spectrum of healing powers to its complex chemical makeup.
Brown sugar as a natural exfoliator has many benefits. Sugar contains glycolic acid, an alpha-hydroxy acid that gently exfoliates and polishes skin.
The natural glycolic acid in brown sugar not only helps hydrate and condition, brown sugar helps to keep the moisture locked in. It also guards your skin from destructive toxins and keeps it healthy, nourished and glowing.
Far from clogging the skin, brown sugar works well to cleanse completely, so it can reduce any current body acne you may have and also help prevent further breakouts. And one big benefit of a brown sugar scrub, combined with the coffee – it smells wonderful. It has a very deep, rich smell that can allow you to completely relax and pamper yourself.
Olive oil is very rich in vitamins, minerals and natural fatty acids. It's also convenient for a sensitive skin.
Not only famous for its delightful and refreshing scent, Sweet Orange Essential Oil will fight the signs of ageing and improve your complexion due to its potent antioxidant abilities.
Research suggests that the most prominent active ingredients in orange oil are limonene (which is about 85–96 percent of the extract) and myrcene (0.5–3 percent). Limonene is especially considered a powerful antioxidant that fights free radical damage and inflammation that can lead to various diseases.
Common fruit acids include malic acid from apples, tartaric acid from grapes and citric acids from citrus fruits. Citric acid, which is one of the most astringent of these acids, can be purchased in powder form to add to beauty treatments as desired.
AHA's like citric acid are a common additive to numerous skin care products including moisturisers, scrubs, peels, and masks. Their primary job in any skin product is as an exfoliant. AHAs improve skin texture and reduce the signs of aging by promoting cell shedding in the outer layers of the skin and by restoring moisture. When applied to skin, citric acid can slough off dead skin cells and speed new cell turnover.
Regular application of Vitamin E oil can give a person younger looking skin. Our skin ages prematurely because of damage done to it by harmful solar radiation, and the free radicals in our environment. Vitamin E reduces the damage to skin framework because of both these factors. Vitamin E is an excellent moisturiser: it can aid in the appearance of much smoother and softer skin, reduce redness and inflammation with the ability to reduce scarring on skin.
With regular use, caffeine can be used for minimising the appearance of cellulite, and uneven skin tone resulting in smoother looking skin.
It's anti-inflammatory properties have the ability to penetrate the skin's barrier which can help reduce redness and irritation. Caffeine stimulates circulation, which revitalises and brightens dull, fatigued skin.
Arabica coffee beans generally contain less caffeine than the Robusta variety – Robusta coffee beans have on average 83% more caffeine than Arabica beans.
Sea salt is packed with vital vitamins and minerals - the mineral content in sea salt has long been appreciated for its rejuvenating effects on the skin.
Exfoliation with sea salt helps to remove dead skin particles, tones skin tissue, encourages peripheral blood circulation, and helps in skin renewal. Unlike regular table salt, the granular texture of sea salt works very well in providing clean and smooth skin. Great for detoxing the skin and helping to clear up clogged pores, the skin becomes soft and healthy. The magnesium present in the salt can prevent the retention of fluid from your skin keeping it supple, firm and youthful. Treatment with sea salt has shown noteworthy improvements in those suffering from various skin conditions like itching and scaling due to eczema and psoriasis.
Moisturisers are designed to cover the top layer of the skin to prevent moisture from escaping. They can be messy & lose their effectiveness when you put clothes on, get into bed or walk around your house.
Essential oils will penetrate into the deep layers of the skin, hence a more effective way to nourish your skin. However, putting essential oils onto your skin can also be a little messy & pose the same loss of effectiveness, so we wanted to find a way to utilise essential oils but without the mess!
Our carefully selected essential oils are impregnated & locked into a thermal gel. The heat & friction in your skin release the essential oils for optimum results while in use. When you have finished your 30 minute treatment, the essential oils will lock back into the gel ready for your next treatment, meaning you extend the life of the product & there is no wastage.
We select our essential oils based on their skin benefits, as Jojoba Oil is one of the best carrier oils we have chosen to include it in all our products. Carrier oils will carry other liquids with it when it penetrates your skin, so all those lovely essential oils will make their way into the deepest layers of your skin.


Thomas Simaku's new work Klang-Inventions, written for and dedicated to the musicians of the prestigious ensemble Klangforum of Vienna will receive its world premiere at the 10th Pharos Foundation International Festival in Nicosia on 12 October 2018.
'The first impulse for this composition is inextricably linked to this specific ensemble, hence the title Klang-Inventions. The music here focuses on 'family resemblances', where specific instruments take a leading role in the musical argument at strategic stages of the formal structure, and are highlighted for their colour, virtuosity and their expressive qualities.
Based on certain instrumental 'alliances' within the ensemble, the idea here was to create an overall formal structure that would have elements of a multi-movement composition, but at the same time preserve the continuity of an 'uninterrupted' line on macro-structural level.


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Precair Forum Provocation, "Flexwork"
February 3, 2005 - 10:33am -- jim
Analysis & Polemic
Anonymous Comrade writes:
"Flexwork"
Precair Forum Provocation
This is a further "provocation" for the Precair Forum scheduled for 12 February in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was composed by the group preparing the workshop about flexibilised work, i.e. that performed under zero-hour contracts, with minimal contracts or labour statutes, or through job-agencies. It is intended to spark some debate at the forum about what role "flexworkers" could play in social movements in the Netherlands. Other provocations and texts are here.
"We are the only ones who can represent us."
The current trade union movement is still oriented on the 'trade', the profession. We flexworkers, on the other hand, no longer exercise a profession, we no longer have a trade. Last autumn's trade union actions (i.e. in the Netherlands) have relied in great measure on traditional segments of the working class: dockworkers, public transport, construction… Flexworkers weren't visible in any of these actions as a recognizable part of the working class. Which is logical because we don't work in any fixed sector, we work in all of them, we hop from one to another. The union movement knows these changes of the labor market and of the working class. She does not, however, draw any conclusions from it which have consequences for the structure of its organization. The current trade union movement does not, as it were, consider us as 'workers' in the full sense of that word.Starting from its orientation on the 'trade', the union fights mainly for the traditional privileges of the welfare state: fixed contracts, decent salaries, insurance, pensions. The key word is security. But the flexibilisation of work leads precisely to the opposite. Things the unions would fight for when they impact contract workers, they have to accept carelessly in the case of flexworkers, simply because their ' flex' status is a legal fact. Take the following as an example: when, in 2001, economic growth slowly grinded to a halt, the first that happened was companies stopped hiring people through job agencies, then those working through job agencies were sent home… After that workers with temp contracts heard they wouldn't be extended, and only after that forced layoffs were announced, layoffs, that is, of contract workers. Only at this point could we hear media speak of 'mass layoffs' and did trade union spokespeople start to use militant phrases like 'not a man [sic] out the door'. Nobody even mentioned what masses of people had already been forced to leave through the same doors. And these weren't mass-layoffs?
The flexibilisation of work was justified and considered necessary for maintaining certain privileges of the welfare state. The trade union, which today has really lost what revolutionary spirit it once had, could without any problem relate to this reasoning. So she agreed to the process of flexibilisation. But what advantages the welfare state offered, were only secured for workers who already have fixed, guaranteed contracts. In the mean time fired contract workers, young workers, and people pushed out of various benefit schemes (such as mothers who receive welfare) have come to the labour market as jobseekers. They are being recruited in 'flexed' job positions. And this is how young and old are being thrown around between companies, sectors and job agencies.
We are not allowed to work more than 26 weeks without a payrise. Sometimes this makes us too 'expensive'. If the job agency or the company hiring us doesn't think of us as too expensive at that point, we can still work for 52 weeks more through the same agency. If at that point we don't get a fixed contract we have to start looking out for 'something else' (the glorious phrase of the flexworker), and for another job agency. We still have to meet that lucky flexworker who after 78 weeks got her fixed contract. All this insecurity is legally constructed. Flexworkers are sacrificed every day to the (supposed) benefit of contract workers. As a result, a clear division has been created within the working class between those with, and those without guarantees of job security. The intensive competition between flexworkers over jobs causes a far-reaching individualization within the flexed segment of the working class.
We no longer identify with the workplace (which one?) and neither do we identify with our co-workers. We work and take breaks with different people all the time, and in different companies too. Our remaining social relations exist mostly outside our work, in our free time. It is our friends from our street, our neighborhood, from concert halls, cafes and bars, who tell us about possible jobs and decent job agencies. With them, we eat during breaks when occasionally we work at the same place. Because the current trade union desperately keeps holding on to the 'trade' and does not develop any credible ideas about our situation, it cannot represent us.


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U.S. & Canada
H&R Block shares fall on S&P credit warning
Published: Oct. 20, 2010 at 1:57 p.m. ET
John Spence
HSBA
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- H&R Block Inc. HRB, -0.65% shares were down nearly 5% in afternoon dealings Wednesday after Standard & Poor's Rating Services said it may downgrade the company's credit ratings. S&P said the move follows H&R Block's recent announcement that it has filed a complaint against HSBC HBC, HSBA, -0.96% in an attempt to force HSBC's U.S. finance arm to offer refund anticipation loans for the 2011 tax season. "Moreover, we believe that some contingent risks associated with Block's former mortgage operations remain," S&P said. "While Block has kept these exposures relatively well controlled, renewed aggressiveness on the part of mortgage purchasers and potential further declines in housing markets could make the company more vulnerable to mortgage markets."
Another day, another rally that turned very, very pear-shaped.
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El  sitio de Alaejos fue un intento de toma la fortaleza de dicha ciudad por parte de las tropas comuneras de Medina del Campo y otras ciudades rebeldes, que se desarrolló desde octubre hasta comienzos de diciembre de 1520, en el marco de la Guerra de las Comunidades de Castilla.

Medina del Campo se había unido a la rebelión a finales de agosto, tras el incendio perpetrado por las fuerzas realistas de Antonio de Fonseca. Cuando el alcalde de Alaejos se negó a entregar la fortaleza de la villa, ya que era propiedad del tal Fonseca, la Santa Junta ordenó iniciar los preparativos militares para tomarla por la fuerza. La poca utilización que se le dio a la artillería y las dificultades que se presentaron a la hora de pagar a los soldados terminaron por hacer fracasar la operación a comienzos del mes de diciembre.

Situación previa
El incendio de Medina del Campo, perpetrado por las tropas realistas de Antonio de Fonseca el 21 de agosto de 1520, no solo expandió el movimiento comunero por toda Castilla sino que llevó lógicamente a que la propia Medina se levantase por los rebeldes. La Junta comunera —Santa Junta— reunida en Tordesillas, abrió un proceso contra Fonseca por dicho suceso y ordenó el 30 de septiembre la confiscación de sus villas y fortalezas, entre ellas, Alaejos.

Al día siguiente, 1 de octubre, el emisario Alonso de Alderete se personó en la villa de Alaejos para presentarle al alcalde de la fortaleza, Gonzalo Vela, la provisión expedida por la Junta la jornada anterior. No obstante, y tras haber recibido una copia de la misma, el alcalde se negó a obedecerla y le pidió a Alderete que se marchase de la villa. Estando él en la localidad de Siete Iglesias de Trabancos, se le presentaron dos ciudadanos de Alaejos, Gómez de Perlínez y Juan de Lobado, diciéndole que el concejo de la villa se mostraba dispuesto a cumplir las órdenes de la Junta, pero el temor que les inspiraba el alcalde de la fortaleza les impedía hacerlo. Fue entonces cuando ambos emisarios recomendaron cercar el castillo y se ofrecieron en ayuda de los comuneros para realizar la operación.

La respuesta de la Junta no se hizo esperar. El 3 de octubre ordenó a todos sus ejércitos tomar la villa y la fortaleza de Alaejos, pacificamente y procurando que fuese sin daño.

Preparativos militares
Los preparativos para poner a punto el artillería se habían iniciado ya en el mes de septiembre, durante la estancia transitoria de los procuradores de la Junta en Medina. También era necesario proveerse de municiones, así que en octubre el vecino Cristóbal de Zapardiel recibió la orden de dirigirse a Mondragón (en Guipúzcoa) y adquirir por un precio de 600000 maravedíes unas 4000 pelotas de artillería. Claro que Medina no podía solventar el gasto total por sí sola, por lo que en este caso intervino la Junta de Tordesillas decidiendo comprar la mitad de las municiones y pidiendo paciencia a los proveedores para que esperasen que la ciudad de las ferias les pagase poco a poco. El 10 de octubre Medina comunicó la puesta a punto de la artillería, e inmediatamente la Junta expidió una provisión para que comenzase el asedio. El día 12 los medinenses salieron en dirección a Alaejos. El transporte de la artillería y demás tareas estuvo a cargo la tierra de Medina, que aportó mil peones, mil pares de mulas y mil carretas. Posteriormente, durante el cerco, se encargó también de suministrar pan cocido a los atacantes.

El sitio

Tropas
Al comienzo, el cerco de la fortaleza de Alaejos lo llevaron a cabo solo tropas medinenses, capitaneadas por Luis de Quintanilla y Francisco de Mercado y con un tal Girivas como mayordomo de la artillería, pero muy pronto se le sumaron soldados segovianos, mandados por Juan Bravo, abulenses, a cuyo frente estaba Suero del Águila, y también de otras ciudades en rebelión como Toledo y Salamanca. Valladolid, sin embargo, no mostró mucho entusiasmo en esta empresa y ni siquiera envió a tiempo los soldados requeridos, a pesar de que el capitán Diego de Quiñones se encontraba en Medina desde inicios de septiembre. El día 20 el concejo medinense despachó al licenciado Alonso García del Rincón y a Pedro de Villafrades para comunicar a Valladolid que no había suficientes soldados para asaltar la fortaleza. El mismo día la Junta le recriminó a la ciudad que sus fuerzas se dirigiesen a Laguna de Duero y no hacia Alaejos, donde realmente eran necesarias. Y el 21 fue el procurador vallisoletano Alonso de Saravia, quien se quejó amargamente de que pese a las insistencias, Valladolid no se decidía a enviar sus soldados a Alaejos.

Deserciones y dificultades financieras
Ante esta situación, la Junta ordenó que no se disparase la artillería hasta asegurar frente a la fortaleza el contingente militar necesario. Sin embargo, la falta de dinero para pagar a las tropas condujo a la deserción de Toledo, Salamanca (cuyos hombres se retiraron a León) y Segovia. El 27 de octubre los capitanes de Medina del Campo —ciudad que se había quedado prácticamente sola en el cerco— reclamaron a la Junta dinero urgente para pagar a sus soldados, pues los once días por los que fueron renumerados al salir habían pasado y corría el peligro de que desertasen como los demás. Dos días después, Alonso de Cuéllar repitió las mismas quejas.

Reacciones del poder real
En el bando realista, el regente Adriano de Utrecht, a pesar de que recientemente el alcaide había salido victorioso de un combate, era pesimista; y así se lo comentaba al rey en una carta del 16 de noviembre. Pensaba que la fortaleza no aguantaría mucho tiempo ante la presión de los comuneros; por lo que le aconsejó que amenazase a Medina con privarla de sus ferias en el caso de que no retornase a la obediencia real; de ese modo se conseguiría también el artillería. Además, envió a Francisco Díez de Mercado a Alaejos para instar a los atacantes a levantar el cerco. La maniobra fue mal acogida por los medinenses y Díez estuvo a punto de ser linchado.

Ejecución de Bobadilla

En el mes de noviembre se mantuvo la presión sobre la fortaleza, pero los medinenses no se decidieron a un ataque frontal y directo ni a utilizar la artillería con determinación:

En una de las escaramuzas resultó preso el tundidor Bobadilla, uno de los jefes populares más temidos de Medina. Días después y sin proceso previo fue ahorcado y su cuerpo colgado en las almenas más altas de la fortaleza.

En todo momento la Junta ordenó a los atacantes que dispensasen de un buen trato a los vecinos de Alaejos, e incluso envió al alcalde Pedro de Soto para que castigase algunos abusos cometidos.

Fin del asedio
En noviembre las dificultades financieras no fueron solventadas ni mucho menos, por lo que los comuneros debieron recurrir a los préstamos forzosos. El 26 de noviembre fueron tomados en Medina del Campo de la iglesia de San Antolín 260 ducados de oro para el pago de las soldadas.

Por esos días el capitán Luis de Quintanilla debió abandonar el cerco de Alaejos. Con la toma de Tordesillas por los realistas el 5 de diciembre se marchó también Suero del Águila y el asedio terminó, tal como el almirante de Castilla lo confirmó al rey el 16 de diciembre.

Repercusiones

Luis de Quintanilla
En 1522 los vecinos de Alaejos reclamaron una indemnización por los daños sufridos durante el cerco: robos de pan, vino y madera, tala de montes, impedimentos para sembrar y vendimiar etc; el importe fue valorado en más de 100000 ducados. Para que se hiciese cargo del asunto los virreyes castellanos comisionaron el 22 de marzo al licenciado Gonzalo García de Gallegos. Este juez informó entonces a los concejos de Segovia y de Ávila, a sus capitanes y a una serie de vecinos, la demanda presentada por el procurador de Alaejos, Bernal Monge. En julio de 1522 también solicitó a Quintanilla la parte que le correspondía pagar de las indemnizaciones. Pero el medinense se negó. Primero, sacó a la discusión los daños que había sufrido durante el incendio de Fonseca, y segundo, justificó su actitud pasada alegando que si había ido como capitán al cerco de Alaejos, fue por temor a que lo matasen. El 7 de julio se dio cédula para el citado juez aconsejándole que se mostrase comprensivo hacia Quintanilla.

El artillero Girivas
El 28 de febrero de 1522 se mandó proceder contra el artillero Girivas, preso en Olmedo. Fue ejecutado probablemente en el mes de agosto.

Véase también
 Incendio de Medina del Campo
 Guerra de las Comunidades de Castilla

Referencias

Bibliografía

Libros

Publicaciones

Alaejos
Historia de Medina del Campo
Batallas en la provincia de Valladolid
España en 1520
Asedios del siglo XVI


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For Family Day weekend, we decided to once again head to Rice Lake. While our cottage is closed for the winter, we reserved a cabin at Elmhirst Resort, which is sort of becoming a third home (second home being our own cottage, lol). The weekend was also an early gift for my birthday and - coincidentally - Valentine's Day.
We beat the forecasted snow squalls, arriving at Elmhirst mid-afternoon. After we got ourselves settled and I finished up some work-related tasks, it wasn't long before I was itching to go for a walk with my camera.
As in the summer the weather can change quickly on Rice Lake; when I left the cottage, it was overcast, but the sun - starting to set - was still peeking through. Within minutes of me setting up my camera, the lake had transformed to white-out conditions! I literally had to turn my lens to face the north end of the lake, or risk the front filter being coated in snow.
Just as quickly as it began, though, the squall petered out and the sun gradually become visible once again. As the snow abated, I could once again see the tiny ice-fishing huts peppering the lake. They looked so small and fragile.
Then, 30 minutes later, another squall rolled in. Time for me and my camera to go warm up, but not before a couple parting images.
Later that night (around 11pm), with a beautiful clear sky overhead, I had to go out once again to photograph the resort and the night sky. Here are a couple images from that series. The rest will be part of a different project. It was quite chilly out, but it hadn't yet dropped down to the bone-chilling -26C of the following morning. As I write this, it is still a beautiful clear sky, and a balmy -23C. Brrr.
Overnight, temperatures plummeted. It was -26C in the morning, and only warmed up to about -23C before the sun started fading. A good part of our day was spent at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough (soon to be another project), but after returning to Elmhirst, we eventually braved the frigid temperatures and walked the shoreline to the main building, and back again, after having a great chat with two of the owners, Caroline and Stephen Elmhirst.
Ice fog, drifting off the lake in the background, provides a strong visual indicator of just how cold the air was. Rice Lake is not a deep lake, so by Sunday (the following day) there was noticeably less of this thermal manifestation.
A crystal-clear view of Bellmere Winds, where our cottage is located, all shuttered up for the winter.
Ice fishing in -26C weather. Now THAT'S dedication!
The lake was very solid, fozen to a depth of at least 6 inches, from what I was told, and it made for an easy (if chilly) bridge to walk from the resort to a neighboring island.
The last photo taken for the day. In those current temperatures there was no way I would brave more night-time photography!


"How much for a two day pass?"
"Three hundred and sixty-seven dollars, and that gets you into both parks," the cashier said, flashing a made-in-Disney smile.
"I only want to go to Disneyland," I said. "How about if I buy tickets just for Disney, for two days."
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I handed the clerk my credit card. "Hopper," I said.
They called it "three hundred and sixty-seven dollars," but I could have called it five facials and a foot rub. One plane ticket from Vancouver to New York. A weekend at Harrison Hot Springs. Savings.
I recalled that I had made the decision to bring them to Disneyland out of Christmas-seasoned guilt, the effort to compensate for the fact that they came from a broken home by giving them an outrageous kid-style pleasure that I wouldn't have considered under normal conditions. It had been only a fleeting dive into holiday darkness, but by the time I resurfaced, the tickets had been bought. They were nonrefundable, like the promises I'd made about the fun we'd have exploring the rides in the California sun.
The computer spit out a curve of numbered paper. Resigned, I signed.
Music filtered from loud speakers. I recognized "The Streets of New York" and "A Bicycle Built for Two." Heavy on the banjo.
Through the security check, we found a long line of people leading up to the entry gates. It was 9 AM and the park opened at 10 AM.
I sank down on the ground and looked up at the sea of distinctly American asses.
To the left of the entry gate, a fleet of strollers, conventional wheelchairs, and motored chairs stood under inspection by an extremely large man who selected the motored vehicle. He placed his bag in the basket at the front of it and drove himself over to the line.
"I'm bored," the relation closest to me said. "I'm bored," the other one added. "Mom," the first said, accusingly.
I got out pens and paper. I drew pictures of us as we had looked in the airport the previous day in the Photo booth movies we had made, our faces distorted into shapes that Diane Arbus would have found experientially challenging. We laughed until we cried and then I drew more.
Despite the fact that we had an hour wait, hundreds remained on their feet, shifting uncomfortably, as if unable to defy some unspoken corporate law.
My kids kept laughing as I drew different distorted versions of the three of us. People continued standing. Every few minutes my younger son asked how much longer. Fifty minutes, forty-seven, forty-two. Time stretched in "how much longer?" increments until the gates to Disneyland opened and like eager sheep we trotted towards the feed. Around us, the world had turned TV-Technicolor.
We attempted to walk on the sidewalk but a jowly, gray-haired Disneylander in uniform snarled, "Do you have passes?"
"Then you can't walk on the sidewalk."
"Where should we walk?" I asked.