Italy awaits opening of general election polls

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the government's weakness and rising populist former comedian add to the fear that the Italian campaign stops

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Italy were forced to stop the campaign on Saturday, the country was preparing for the general election that is being closely watched in the eurozone amid fears stagnation harmful.

as candidates observed mandatory 24 hours before opening investigations purdah, citizens were asked to vote. The polls are open on Sundays and Mondays. A study published in the period that preceded the vote suggests that the center-left Democratic Party, led by Pier Luigi Bersani, had a five-point lead on a conservative coalition led by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Outgoing Prime Minister, Mario Monti, who heads a coalition of center, is also underway. But a lackluster campaign saw his chance melted in recent weeks.

political analysts have suggested that the most likely outcome - which could ensure stability - is a partnership between the government and Monti Bersani. But the campaign Monti decline feared that this win enough seats in the Senate to push the center-left block. From a weak government could raise concerns about the ability of the Italian market to implement measures to implement its ailing economy.

Whoever comes to power will face the tough task of bringing the longest recession in a generation of Italy faced. The election took place amid public protests deep austerity measures introduced to reduce the national debt. This uncertainty was the comedian Beppe campaign cricket become policy, a character whose anti-establishment movement Five Star is scheduled to interview greatly. The latest surveys of potential voters estimated at about 16%, which would make their move in the third electoral force.

idrew campaign in late Friday night, stole the show in Rome Grillo, attracting approximately 500,000 people listening to his diatribes against corrupt politicians and bankers. The success of "Tsunami Tour" old actor revealed the discontent felt by a majority of Italians against major political parties.

• "Grillo said all the things that ordinary Italians think, is that it gives us hope," said the 41-year-old Luca Pennisi, a pastry chef in a cafe Rome, where many customers still do not know who to vote for. "It is time to change the system, getting rid of old politicians and stop wasting public money," Pennisi said, adding that he had seen Grillo final rally Internet and certain to vote for their group.

others are less sure. A poll released Tuesday found that 28% of Italians had not yet decided who to vote or not to vote considering everything. Saturday, the interior ministry has urged some 47 million eligible voters, adding that he had made preparations for bad weather and even snow in some areas, to ensure that everyone will have the opportunity to express their vote.

"The election is a pivotal moment for democracy and we want all our citizens to live in the best possible way," said Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri in a video posted on the Ministry website.

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Endangered species: how can schools help save the hedgehog?

From building cardboard houses to make holes in the fences, there are many ways simple and fun to teach children how to protect nature thorny best friend

Miss Tiggy Winkle Beatrix Potter Sonic the Hedgehog has been a part of children's imaginations for hundreds of years. The news of the fall rush dramatic but adorable creature in Britain, therefore, be a shock to many. However, schools have the power to help save the humble hedgehog disappear from our countryside and cities forever.

public confidence in Endangered Species (ETP) states hedgehog numbers have fallen by more than a third between 2003 and 2012, leaving only one million left the UK. Habitat loss, poor management of hedgerows and the construction of new roads, housing and other developments tend to blame.

In response, the organization has launched a campaign to get the kid community support. Now, dozens of schools have signed up to become "champions hedgehog, not only contributes to a beloved creature to the brink, but also to educate students about endangered species living at your doorstep.

When the teacher Dawn Clements of San Miguel Church of England Primary School in the quiet village of Steventon, Oxfordshire, has opted for the fate of the hedgehog as a subject in its class six years, not had any idea of ??the impact would be positive for both the children and the community in general.

"When PTES taught a meeting on endangered species, do not even think the hedgehog," he said. "Of course, the children were thinking about exotic animals such as tiger or a panda. So I was surprised to think that they had in common. This makes it more interesting for them.

"The children were very excited and my particular class eager to participate. Then find out everything I could about hedgehogs. Would leave like that.

"But at that time I was teaching persuasive writing and thought, here we have a perfect example of what we need to convince. - The rest of the school and the school community they took all the devices had been learning to write a speech to encourage people to help hedgehogs and show you how. mental maps begin with what they know about hedgehogs, after knowledge of boxing in appropriate sections so that they can make their point and supported by evidence. "

After registering on the site Hedgehog Street, students have taken concrete steps to help animals. While some hedgehog houses designed cardboard and wood, others have encouraged their relatives and neighbors also begin to ensure that their gardens were well hedgehog.

Clements added: "One of the guys is on the same street that I live in the village, we look at our gardens and I realized that we had hedges between our gardens and paid a reflection on if the hedgehog could begin. encourage our entire line of houses to make a small hole in the bottom. And that's what they did back home in their neighborhoods and try to do the same.

"The school is a great way to get everyone involved."

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newsletters and posters to off-site activities Hedgehog street is full of great resources for teachers to download.

The site hedgehog and teaches basic ecology. Children often know they are stories, but perhaps never seen. It helps to understand a bit more about them and relate to animals other than might know and their local environment.

• PTES According to official disclosure, Emily Jones, practical ways that teachers can get children include the creation of suitable sites for resting and nesting. Whether to build a pile of wood, leaves, or make a wildlife area which are not cut by the ground staff or school gardeners. Hedgehogs should also be able to enter and leave the school grounds and in the neighboring gardens. One way to help is to make small holes in the fence or under doors. Schools can also work with the local community, encouraging people to do the same in their gardens.
However, being a champion hedgehog comes with certain responsibilities and there are some things that you should encourage your students to avoid.

Milk is bad for them. Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant. This can become very sick and can even kill young urchins. Pan can also be very evil and has no real nutritional value. So do not. Just give them meat cat or dog food and water.

Then there are several dangers in the garden environment that can come from a culture. The first is the use of chemicals and slugs, of course. It can poison them. They can also often fall into the pond and drown, so if your school has a wildlife area with a pond, make sure that the edges or shallow ramps so they can enter and exit the water.

If your school is surrounded by green fields and hedges, do not despair. Hedgehogs are also found in cities.
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Gay asylum seekers feeling increased pressure to prove sexuality, say experts

assessment of changes to the Canada Border UK has led immigrants fleeing persecution to show even films themselves having sex

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never go to extremes to satisfy the demands of immigration officials to prove their sexual identity for fear of being returned to a country where they face persecution.

At a conference this week to deliver the bar, S Chelvan, a lawyer specializing in asylum and collaborates with the UK Border Agency (UKBA), indicating the extraordinary methods to use private - including themselves having sex shoot - to justify asylum

UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG), supporting up to 1000 requests per year, according to official guidelines are modified considerably improved, but that lead to an escalation of the sex of individual applicants.

changes introduced by UKBA after a judgment of the Supreme Court in 2010 changed history, the focus of formal assessments to determine if the applicants are in fact lesbian or gay, according to experts at the immigration.

Prior to 2010, asylum seekers because they were in danger if he returned to the States where homosexuality is illegal - such as Iran, Uganda and Cameroon - permission denied mainly on the basis that they could be totally discreet.

negatives are now more often on the basis that the plaintiffs are not, or can not prove they are gays, lesbians and transgender Chelvan said, explaining that the new approach has strange consequences and inhuman.

"I know at least two cases in the past six weeks during which they were asylum seekers themselves to prove they are shooting gays. Now is to show if you are gay or lesbian. "

A Ugandan woman who has finally received temporary residence permit in the UK, but wishes to remain anonymous, told the Guardian: "The UKBA officials wanted to prove that I was a lesbian, but would not tell me how I can. "

The woman, who has spent months in detention awaiting deportation Yarlswood said copies of a Ugandan newspaper that called for the assassination, she must return to the capital, Kampala, been taken into account by a first immigration court in the United Kingdom.

• Erin Power, UKLGIG CEO, said. "Many others have their claims processed by a fast time held by the UKBA We have argued that whatever you do make proper sexual identity.
• "When [customers] tell us that they have photos or videos ... they say it is not the way to establish their sexuality. "

Approximately 75% of asylum seekers who claim they are gays and will be in danger if returned to the United Kingdom does not meet their demands, said Power. The failure rate has decreased since the new guidelines were introduced. From time to time, he acknowledged, had met said she had not considered credible.

Jonathan Cooper, a human rights lawyer who is the executive director of the Human Dignity Foundation, which is campaigning to decriminalize homosexuality in 80 countries, said the asylum procedure was often "incredibly demoralizing" and has resulted in many people being sent abroad, where they were attacked.

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