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ANPE (Agence Nationale Pour Emploi - job centre for employment seekers) and ASSEDIC (Association pour l'Emploi Dans l'Industrie et le Commerce - the unemployment office) the two French national organisations concerned with unemployment and job seekers merged in January 2009 to form Pôle-Emploi.
Pôle-Emploi (which means "Employment Centre") operates the employment centre, assisting job seekers to find placement and ensures benefits are paid. It also works for the employers, assisting companies in their recruitment (needs analysis, selection of candidates) and collects contributions for unemployment insurance.
Pôle-Emploi has a website service for job seekers and employers to review job vacancies or CVs of available workers.

End of Employment
If a work contract has come to an end or a worker has been dismissed, the first step is to register at the local Pôle-Emploi office.
The conditions for receiving benefits are quite complex and depend on an individual's circumstances. However, one criteria is that the employee must have worked at least 6 months out of the previous 22 months and not have left the employment of their own free will (unless, for example, they left to follow a spouse to another part of the country for their job, or they have left as the result of a rupture conventionnelle du contrat de travail)
Unemployment allowance is not allocated to anyone over 65.
Registration at the Unemployment Office
Registration as unemployed may be made from the day following the end of an employment contract. Registration as unemployed and registration for access to employment  take place at the same job centre.

Pre-registration

The job seeker must pre-register online by e-mail or by telephone to make an appointment for registration for unemployment benefits and (if required) job seeking. Notice of the appointment will be received by email or telephone.
  • Reservation by phone: Tel 39 49
Once an appointment has been made, the following documents are required at the meeting:
  • Registration and application for unemployment benefits file
  • Proof of identity (Carte de Séjour or passport)
  • Social security card
  • Certificate issued by the employer (if relevant)
  • Bank RIB
During the consultation an advisor will explore and elaborate on the Projet Personnalisé d'Accès à l'Emploi (PPAE) or "plan of action" to find a job. Job seekers eligible for benefit payments will immediately be registered as an employment seeker. An identifying number and personal code is issued at the initial meeting. These should be quoted in all correspondence and at all meetings.
Once the file (dossier) is completed, and the form allowing unemployment benefit (allocation de chômage) is completed and signed, the dossier will be examined and the unemployed person will be notified of their rights.
Finding Employment
By law, to be registered as unemployed, the applicant must be actively searching for employment and be available for interviews and be ready to work. And they must be completely legal to work in France.
Note: Non-EU citizens will need to show they have the right to work in France. This may be a visa, or may be stated on the Carte/Titre de Séjour with the phrase: "toutes activités professionnelles".
Registration with Pôle-Emploi should be confirmed regularly with a monthly declaration of situation.
If a job seeker does not respond to Pôle-Emploi offers of meetings with possible employers, the application may be cancelled. Pôle-Emploi must be informed of all changes to a person's circumstances (finding any type of employment, pregnancy, change of address, enrolment in courses, illness) and if the job seeker intends to travel out of the country for more than seven days. Notification must be given of these changes in situation within 72 hours.

Websites for job seekers in France:

  • Pôle-Emploi
  • APEC
  • AFPA Association nationale pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes: Training and employment for poorly qualified job seekers.
  • CadreEmploi
  • CadresOnline
  • Monster
Related Information
  • Unemployment information from the French government website Service Public
End of Employment and Registering for Assistance
If a work contract has come to an end or a worker has been dismissed, the first step is to register at the local Pôle-Emploi office.
The conditions for receiving benefits are quite complex and depend on an individual's circumstances. However, one criteria is that the employee must have worked at least 6 months out of the previous 22 months and not have left the employment of their own free will (unless, for example, they left to follow a spouse to another part of the country for their job, or they have left as the result of a rupture conventionnelle du contrat de travail)
Unemployment allowance is not allocated to anyone over 65.
Registration at the Unemployment Office
Registration as unemployed may be made from the day following the end of an employment contract. Registration as unemployed and registration for access to employment  take place at the same job centre.

Pre-registration

The job seeker must pre-register online by e-mail or by telephone to make an appointment for registration for unemployment benefits and (if required) job seeking. Notice of the appointment will be received by email or telephone.
  • Reservation by phone: Tel 39 49
Once an appointment has been made, the following documents are required at the meeting:
  • Registration and application for unemployment benefits file
  • Proof of identity (Carte de Séjour or passport)
  • Social security card
  • Certificate issued by the employer (if relevant)
  • Bank RIB
During the consultation an advisor will explore and elaborate on the Projet Personnalisé d'Accès à l'Emploi (PPAE) or "plan of action" to find a job. Job seekers eligible for benefit payments will immediately be registered as an employment seeker. An identifying number and personal code is issued at the initial meeting. These should be quoted in all correspondence and at all meetings.
Once the file (dossier) is completed, and the form allowing unemployment benefit (allocation de chômage) is completed and signed, the dossier will be examined and the unemployed person will be notified of their rights.
Resources for Job Seekers
By law, to be registered as unemployed, the applicant must be actively searching for employment and be available for interviews and be ready to work. And they must be completely legal to work in France.
Note: Non-EU citizens will need to show they have the right to work in France. This may be a visa, or may be stated on the Carte/Titre de Séjour with the phrase: "toutes activités professionnelles".
Registration with Pôle-Emploi should be confirmed regularly with a monthly declaration of situation.
If a job seeker does not respond to Pôle-Emploi offers of meetings with possible employers, the application may be cancelled. Pôle-Emploi must be informed of all changes to a person's circumstances (finding any type of employment, pregnancy, change of address, enrolment in courses, illness) and if the job seeker intends to travel out of the country for more than seven days. Notification must be given of these changes in situation within 72 hours.

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occupy wall street

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Occupation Blues




On October 05, 2011, at 3:00 in the afternoon the residents of Liberty Square will gather to join their union brothers and sisters in solidarity and march. At 4:30 in the afternoon the 99% will march in solidarity with #occupywallstreet from Foley Square to the Financial District, where their pensions have disappeared to, where their health has disappeared to. Together we will protest this great injustice. We stand in solidarity with the honest workers of:
  • AFL-CIO (AFSCME)
  • United NY
  • Strong Economy for All Coalition
  • Working Families Party
  • TWU Local 100
  • SEIU 1199
  • CWA 1109
  • RWDSU
  • Communications Workers of America
  • CWA Local 1180
  • United Auto Workers
  • United Federation of Teachers
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY
  • National Nurses United
  • Writers Guild East
And:
  • VOCAL-NY
  • Community Voices Heard
  • Alliance for Quality Education
  • New York Communities for Change
  • Coalition for the Homeless
  • Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP)
  • The Job Party
  • NYC Coalition for Educational Justice
  • The Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center
  • The New Deal for New York Campaign
  • National People's Action
  • ALIGN
  • Human Services Council
  • Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State
  • Citizen Action of NY
  • MoveOn.org
  • Common Cause NY
  • New Bottom Line
  • 350.org
  • Tenants & Neighbors
  • Democracy for NYC
  • Resource Generation
  • Tenants PAC
  • Teachers Unite
Together we will voice our belief that the American dream will live again, that the American way is to help one another succeed. Our voice, our values, will be heard.
Please note: The location of the march has been changed from City Hall to Foley Square.

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Amanda Knox

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PHOTO: Amanda Knox is escorted into court for the resumption of her appeal trial on Sept. 23, 2011 in Italy.

Amanda Knox and her family endured a day arguments by prosecutors today who retraced their accusations against her, presented grisly autopsy photos of murder victim Meredith Kercher, and warned jurors that a media campaign was interfering with Italian justice. Knox entered the courtroom this morning looking tense and anxious as the summations in her appeal began. Knox has gotten her hopes up that the appeal will exonerate her and allow her to go home to Seattle after four years in an Italian prison. She obviously is also afraid that her appeal could be denied.
"I was worried about Amanda because she was understanding every word, lies about her," her mother Edda Mellas said at the conclusion of the day's legal procedings. "I knew it would be hard for her."
Her mother said she saw Knox briefly during a break. "I told her to hang in there. She said she was okay," Mellas said.
"It's emotionally draining because we worry about Amanda," Mellas added.
Her father, Curt Knox, said of the prosecutors' arguments, "It's a struggle to deal with. We knew it was coming and hopefully she will be strong enough to endure it."
Amanda Knox Prosecutor Claims Media Interference in Trial
Knox, 24, and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 27, were convicted in 2009 of murdering Knox's British roommate Meredith Kercher. They have been in prison since shortly after Kercher's partially nude body was discovered with her throat slashed in November 2007.
PHOTO: Amanda Knox is escorted into court for the resumption of her appeal trial on Sept. 23, 2011 in Italy.There has been growing speculation that Knox and Sollecito could win their appeal and be freed because court appointed experts have raised damaging questions about the prosecution's DNA evidence.
Prosecutors, however, appeared determined to keep Knox in prison to finish serving her 26 year prison sentence.

A reporter's odyssey with Amanda Knox
Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini stated that there has been "heavy interference" in the trial, a thinly veiled reference to the recent press coverage of the appeal, and urged the panel to proceed with their deliberations in a "rigorous way."
He took a bare knuckle approach in defending his case and began the summation by almost immediately presenting the jury with a slideshow of photos that included pictures of bloodstains in the house where Kercher died as well as photos of Kercher's slashed body. The blood-filled pictures included close-ups of the wounds. Several jurors looked away.
The slideshow also included a picture of Knox and Sollecito outside the cottage that had been shared by Knox, Kercher and two Italian women. The behavior of Knox and Sollecito -- either cuddling or supportive depending on who is describing it -- was an issue in the original murder trial. Knox's lawyer objected to the photo being used in court in this way and judge agreed with him.
The prosecutors reviewed much of the circumstantial evidence surrounding the case and said, "All clues converge toward the only possible result of finding the defendants guilty."
They also appealed for the jurors to not be swayed by the press coverage that has been critical of the prosecution's handling of evidence and what is perceived to be a growing sentiment for Knox and Sollecito. Mignini called it "media clamor," and added, "This is not a media fiction... This case has to tried and decided here."
Mignini warned of what he called "systematic denigration of the Italian justice system in the media," and scathing criticism of the DNA evidence surrounding a knife that was allegedly the murder weapon and Kercher's bra clasp that allegedly had Sollecito's DNA on it.
"Don't commit a grave error..it would be unforgivable," Mignini warned. "It's not just about the knife and the bra clasp. There are lots of other things."
The prosecutor spoke emotionally of the day he was called to the Perugia cottage to begin his investigation.
"I still remember the wide open eyes of the victim, and the composed, immense pain of her parents," he said.
Another prosecutor, Giancarlo Costagliola, urged the jury, "As you make your decision, I wish that you jurors feel a little bit like the parents of Meredith Kercher, a serious, studious girl whose life was taken by these two kids from good families."
A team of prosecutors is expected to present its case through today and into Saturday. A lawyer for Kercher will also get to make a summation before lawyer for Knox and Sollecito get to speak. Before the jury retires to consider a verdict, Knox and Sollecito will get to make statements on their own behalf. A verdict is expected in the early days of October.
The Knox family has told ABC News they are trying to keep their emotions and hopes in check. Knox's stepfather Chris Mellas called it a "combination of dread and hope."
Edda Mellas told "Good Morning America, "We are not going to celebrate until she walks out, but definitely we are feeling this could be the end of the nightmare."


Amanda Knox's Appeal in Final Days

The family, like Knox, was very serious and tense in the courtroom today. During early statements Knox only looked straight ahead or down, occasionally writing notes.
What is fueling the family's hopes is the testimony during an earlier phase of their appeal this summer.
Two court-appointed independent experts reviewed two key pieces of evidence in the case. One crucial piece of evidence is Kercher's bra clasp, allegedly with Sollecito's DNA on the hook, that was collected six weeks after the murder. The second is a kitchen knife found at Sollecito's apartment. The prosecution claims it's the murder weapon and has Kercher's DNA on the blade and Knox's on the handle.


Amanda Knox Trial: A Producer's Perspective Watch Video
After a three month review, the independent experts concluded that the evidence was likely contaminated and testing results were inconclusive.
The independent experts also scolded prosecutors for the way they handled the DNA evidence.
During the appeal, they played video of the crime scene collection after explaining basic evidence collection standards: place evidence in paper, not plastic bags, change gloves frequently and gently swab for DNA, don't rub.
As the video showed evidence placed in plastic bags, gloves not changed and cotton swabs rubbing surfaces, some spectators gasped in horror while others laughed.
Most notable was the collection of the bra clasp, already controversial because it was collected six weeks after the murder. The video showed forensic police picking up the clasp, handing it to one another, placing it back on the floor, photographing it and then picking it up again.
The independent experts said the substance on the knife blade was starch, specifically rye bread, not Kercher's DNA. They argued that the amount of DNA was too minuscule to have been tested in the first place.

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Andy Roney

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Andy Rooney, 92, an Albany native, on the set of his "60 Minutes" pieces, which is office at CBS News. He sits behind a desk he built himself. He continues to work, defiantly dismissing talk of retirement. (Photo courtesy Susie Bieber, CBS) / AL

If you've noticed that you're not seeing Andy Rooney as often on "60 Minutes" or that his syndicated column is no longer published every Saturday in the Times Union, there's a good reason: He's 92 years old and even a curmudgeon starts to slow down at that age.
But don't expect the famously opinionated wordsmith and one of the oldest working journalists to be put out to pasture without a fight.
"No, I'm not," he said, when asked if he was retiring. "Why would I do that? This is what I do. I don't need the money, but I love the work."
"Retirement is a dirty word to him," said Susie Bieber, his longtime producer at "60 Minutes."
Rooney, an Albany native and alumnus of Albany Academy, spoke by phone Friday from his office at CBS News. He still goes to the office each weekday -- and Saturdays, too, as has long been his habit. He stopped driving into the city from his home in Connecticut and now takes a cab from a Manhattan apartment, a begrudging concession to being a nonagenarian.
"I wish you wouldn't mention it," he said in response to a question about having turned 92 in January.
"He doesn't plan to stop," said his son Brian. "He's still doing his job. Longevity runs in his side of the family. And that side is also a pain in the ass."
CBS has fielded calls from concerned fans in recent months, when Rooney was missing in action. He's something of a national landmark to viewers of a certain age with his popular two-minute segments of observations ranging from whimsical to cranky on life's minor annoyances and cosmic absurdities at the end of "60 Minutes" each Sunday night.
He's been doing those signature commentaries since 1978 and has won three Emmys for them.
But Rooney's appearance on the TV newsmagazine has been erratic of late due to illness, being bumped by major news stories and issues arising from the sensitive topic he doesn't want to discuss.
"It's realistic to say he's slowing down," Bieber said. "People call and ask why he's not on every week and I say, 'He's 92.' I don't know of anyone else who's doing what he's doing at 92."
Bieber said they continue to tape a Rooney commentary each week, without assurances that it will make it on the air.
"We did a piece this week and hopefully it will be on next week, but we don't know," Bieber said.
She said that she does not sense there is any pressure yet from CBS executives to ease Rooney to the sidelines. "I believe he should be allowed to do what he wants to do until he can't do it anymore," she said. "But eventually, it might be out of his hands."
Rooney also continues to write a weekly newspaper column, which has been syndicated by Tribune Media Services since 1979. It has been published nearly that long locally, first in the Knickerbocker News and then in the Times Union after Hearst's two Albany dailies merged in 1988.
There has been no discussion of retirement with Rooney, said Jan Guszynski, director of marketing for Tribune Media Services. "It's business as usual with Andy," she said. "To my knowledge, he's meeting his deadlines."
Guszynski could not say how many newspapers carry Rooney's column today, but it which was more than 200 at its peak. He is still published in several metro dailies across the U.S. and his popularity with clients has remained consistent, she said.
Joann Crupi, opinion pages editor of the Times Union, has decided not to run some of his columns in recent months for a variety of reasons.
"We're using the column on a more occasional basis, depending on the subject," said Crupi, who did not publish Rooney's column this Saturday -- a list of things that make him mad -- because she deemed it repetitive. "There's always a lot of competition on the commentary page and we want to give readers a wide range of material."
 Rooney is one of the most decorated and durable writers of all time in radio and TV. After working as a correspondent for the Army newspaper "Stars and Stripes" during World War II, he started at CBS in 1949 with the show "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts." He has worked for CBS as a correspondent, writer and producer and has won best script of the year honors a record six times by the Writers Guild. He is also a best-selling author of 15 books, including a memoir about the war and collections of his columns.
"He doesn't want to quit. He doesn't know what he would do with himself," said Stacy Deibler, who has edited Rooney's column for Tribune Media Services for more than 15 years. "He's very determined that he's going to continue. He wants to keep his boots on."
Rooney's wife of 62 years, Marguerite, known as "Margie," died in 2004 at age 84 due to heart failure. Rooney continues to maintain her family's summer home in Rensselaerville, although he has stayed there less frequently in recent years. They have four children, two of whom made careers in TV.
"I still tell my dad that if he stops coming in on Saturday, don't even bother coming in on Sunday," quipped his son, Brian, a freelance correspondent for "Nightline" who lives in California. He stopped to see his dad at work Friday after making an East Coast tour of college campuses with his daughter, Emma, a high school junior. They visited Colgate University, his and his father's alma mater.
In an introduction to his father's book "60 Years of Wisdom and Wit," published in 2009, Brian Rooney wrote:
"My father made his living by the only thing he knew how to do, which was putting words on paper. He was blunt, outspoken, and opinionated. He believes in thought, the written word, and that a person should stand for something more than his own good. His gruffness hides sentimentality. He clings to life and the people he loves like that old stuff in his garage."

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CHRISTINA MCLARTY

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Previous Women of the Month
September 30, 2011 UPDATE:  We now have confirmation that David Arquette is the luckiest man in the world - he went on Howard Stern's radio show this past Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and told the world that he is currently dating the awesome and outstanding and perfect Christina McLarty.
July 26, 2011 UPDATE:  Apparently Christina McLarty is now dating David Arquette (former husband of Courtney Cox) ... as David and Christina were seen together at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego last week.

Midlifebachelor.com is proud to announce the selection of Christina McLarty as our Woman of the Month for February 2011!
Now if you do not live in the Los Angeles area, then you may not have seen or heard of Christina McLarty in the past. We here in LA most recently have seen her as the entertainment reporter on KCAL 9 and/or CBS 2 ... where she has done a commendable job interviewing the various celebrities. The reason why she's been selected Woman of the Month has more to do with something she did recently which resonates in our demographic - the midlife divorced crowd ... she divorced her husband of four months ... for reasons unknown to the world ... but we can certainly guess ... because her husband was a well-known film-maker of questionable content, and because he was rumored to have had massive gambling debts at a certain Las Vegas casino.
Why is her divorcing him commendable, and why does it resonate? Because here at midlifebachelor.com, we are all about making mistakes - and then learning from them. Christina didn't take 20 years to figure out her mistake (like many of us did) - no. She figured it out right away, and made the correct choice to move out, and go in a different direction. And for that, we applaud her!
I, personally, have watched Christina McLarty in action as an entertainment reporter many times, and I believe her best years in broadcast journalism are in front of her. She is a stunningly attractive woman - and so her challenge moving forward will be to avoid the dark underbelly of Hollywood while she works on her career. We don't know for sure if she can do it, but we'll cross our fingers and hope for the best.
We tried hard to get some good biographic information on Christina McLarty, but it just didn't seem to be available. All we know is that she apparently went to NYU, and is the daughter of Bill Clinton's former chief of staff, Mark McLarty. We've read that she enjoys cooking, reading, checking out the local farmers markets, and tending to her 4-year-old Basset Hound. Her online bio at CBS2 and KCAL9 is missing - so we hope she did not leave there unexpectedly ... but if she did, I know she'll resurface somewhere soon. We at midlifebachelor.com wish Christina McLarty the best both professionally and personally in life.
If you know Christina (or if Christina, herself, is reading this), please drop us a line at info at midlifebachelor.com, and let us know what is up with her so we can update this page for her fans here at midlifebachelor.com.
Here are several videos of Christina McLarty in action ... (note that the second video shows her with Jackie Johnson who was our Woman of the Month pick for January 2008) ...


Typically at this point, we attempt to analyze our Woman of the Month pick in terms of the Midlifebachelor.com 14 Types of Women. Which type or types do you suppose Christina McLarty might be? Well, she is certainly a Jackpot (see Types of Women - Jackpot) since she is obviously a high income earner.  If you know Christina Mclarty personally and/or would to share something about her - please add a COMMENT to the comment section at the bottom of this page!

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Nominee for our Next Woman of the Month
Do you have a nomination for Woman of the Month? If so - please email us. We need you to include a good overall description of her, why you are nominating her, and also a URL that points to some information about her. We also need a non-copyrighted tasteful photo of her, or a URL that points to a photo. Serious consideration is given to women of achievement who have something other than their pretty smile to show off. In other words, the ideal Woman of the Month is intelligent, professional, well-dressed, good-looking, well-spoken, and would be considered a JACKPOT in midllifebachelor.com terminology.

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