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Less than Zero: The New Bird Flu Vaccine Hits the Market

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
May 2008: The Washington Post LONDON (Reuters) - European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine, Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L), its maker said on Monday. Europe's biggest drugmaker hopes the move will spur fresh stockpile orders from governments around the world. Prepandrix is intended for use before or in the early stages of a flu pandemic. It triggers an immune response to the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which experts fear may trigger a widespread human flu outbreak threatening millions of people. Problem: To date, Avian Bird Flu has caused the death of ZERO Americans. Let me repeat that. Not one single American has died from the dreaded bird flu -- population: 300 Million Really now, do you think this is honest science, well-intentioned public policy or none of the above? And, Qui Bono, from this hysteria? Why, the folks selling a vaccine to thwart this non-existent  dreaded outbreak, of ...

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25 years later, AIDS researchers acknowledge \”setbacks\” and need for \”new ideas\” and \”fresh thinking\”

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
Twenty-five years and hundreds of billions of dollars after the "discovery" of "the AIDS virus" by Luc Montagnier in the journal Science, AIDS researchers admit they have suffered "setbacks" and that "new ideas", "young talent", and "different eyes" are needed to address "some fundamental biological questions". "'We still don't completely understand the various forms of the virus. It's more complicated for us than we thought,' said France's Luc Montagnier, who with Robert Gallo of the United States identified HIV as the cause of AIDS. 'We need to go back to the question of basic research, to have new ideas, new teams, to take a new look at cellular biology,' said Jean-Francois Delfraissy, director of France's National Agency for AIDS Research (ANRS)." Hey, guys, how about these "new ideas" for just a start?: 1. BAN HIV TESTING. Without a gold standard, all available "HIV tests" are fraudulent:"Primary infection was defined as a confirmed positive virologic ...

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Director of Clinical Services

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, (NYSPCC) has an immediate opening for the Director of Clinical Services. This Senior Management position is responsible for directing all activities of the Trauma Recovery and Supervised Visitation Program, and ensuring quality clinical mental health services to children and families utilizing the NYSPCC programs. Primary responsibilities include: supervision and training of Trauma Recovery clinical team, Supervised Visitation clinicians, and support staff. This position also is responsible for protocol development/compliance, curriculum development, assuring timely preparation of all needed materials for grants management, and ensuring proper administration of evaluation tools. The Director will develop new program initiatives, in consultation with the Executive Director, to meet the needs of the NYSPCC community. This could include the areas of domestic violence, therapeutic treatment for child physical and sexual abuse, loss and attachment issues for children in foster care, ...

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Director of Development

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
Organizational Overview: Echoing Green identifies emerging social change leaders and provides them with seed capital and technical assistance to launch innovative social change organizations. Since its inception in 1987, Echoing Green has been the primary provider of first-stage funding and strategic support for social entrepreneurs. Through its signature fellowship program, Echoing Green has distributed more than $25 million in seed capital to 450 visionary leaders who have created 350 new organizations in forty U.S. states and thirty countries. Position Overview: Working closely with and reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Director of Development will supervise corporate partnerships and individual donor events that contribute to Echoing Green’s ambitious $4.4M development goal, a 7% increase over last year’s goal. The Director of Development will strengthen internal fundraising systems and lead the small development team in deepening current relationships and spawning new ones through more rigorous prospecting, cultivation ...

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Staff Attorney - Foreclosure Prevention Project - Legal Services NYC - Bronx

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
Legal Services NYC-Bronx seeks a staff attorney for its expanding Foreclosure Prevention work. This expanding project will be using federal and state litigation, policy advocacy, and community education to assist low-income homeowners at risk of foreclosure due to predatory lending. The Project intends to increase its profile by litigating numerous cases in both federal and state courts challenging the discriminatory and abusive lending practices of large subprime lenders. The Project also intends to increase its role in policy advocacy around fair lending and financial justice issues. The staff attorney will be involved in complex litigation in federal and state court, as well as community education and policy advocacy. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to public interest law; excellent legal research, writing and communication skills; and a strong interest in working with clients. Applicants with prior litigation experience are preferred.

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Administrative Coordinator

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
We are seeking a creative, committed and disciplined individual with superb administrative, computer, writing and communications skills to support the growth of a national advocacy organization located in mid-town Manhattan. Job responsibilities include general administration, writing, and communications strategies (i.e., website and database development, event planning and public relations). The ideal candidate will work closely with Executive Director in managing the office and synthesizing communication activities. The Direct Care Alliance is a national and state-based advocacy organization committed to creating economic justice for low income long-term care workers and quality care for elders and people with disabilities who receive services. This is a full-time position with excellent salary and benefits. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES This position has a broad range of responsibilities that involve working directly with the Executive and the National Advocacy Directors of the Direct Care Alliance. Key responsibilities include: • Working with the Executive Director on setting priorities and executing ...

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Director of Educational Services

June 6, 2008 – 2:59 am
The Youth Empowerment Mission, Inc. (YEM) is seeking a skilled, energetic and dedicated individual to join our management team in the role of Director of Educational Services. One of our major goals for this year is to expand and improve the quality of our educational services program. Because we work with youth in crisis, youth offenders under the care of the juvenile justice system, and youth at highest risk for delinquency, the academic needs of our participants go beyond those of other students. We are seeking a visionary, entrepreneur-minded professional to develop and implement a comprehensive curriculum that is linked with State education standards and graduation requirements and meets the unique needs of our students. Responsibilities: • Work with the Executive Director, advisory committee, consultants and other stakeholders to implement an improvement plan for our educational services department. • Design and implement an educational services curriculum that is linked to the NYC ...

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Education Director

June 6, 2008 – 2:58 am
The Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement (GCSA) has an immediate opening for an Education Director at its New York City based mentoring program. GCSA is a multi-service organization, which provides social and educational services to those in need in New York City’s public high schools In collaboration with public schools and Fortune 500 corporations throughout New York City, GCSA provides high school students with workplace experience through one-to-one mentoring with volunteer corporate mentors, school-based academic and college preparatory activities, and cultural and social activities. The mission of GCSA is to help high school students with the resources and skills needed to be academically successful and to expose academically, economically, and socially disadvantaged students to wide range of career and college choices, cultural activities, and professional skills and attitudes. Principal Responsibilities: - We are seeking an energetic, creative, and experienced Educator with excellent command of the current educational issues in secondary education. ...

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Operations Associate

June 6, 2008 – 2:58 am
About Teach For America Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity that exists along socioeconomic lines. Since our founding in 1990, we have become the nation’s largest provider of teachers for low-income communities, and have been recognized for building a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity and excellence. This year, approximately 5,000 corps members are teaching in 26 urban and rural areas across the country, collectively reaching approximately 440,000 students. At the same time, more than 12,000 alumni are working within education and from every field to effect fundamental change. We are a high-growth, performance-driven organization, with over a $100 million budget and 800+ staff. We ...

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Program Coordinator

June 6, 2008 – 2:58 am
The Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement (GCSA), a private, not-for-profit organization, runs a city-wide one-to-one mentoring program which pairs students in under resourced public high schools with professional mentors at Fortune 500 companies in Manhattan. The program is a four-year commitment for students and aims to stimulate and support their high school success as they strive for college and other positive career paths. Weekly mentoring classes in participating high schools supplements the mentoring relationship and seeks to facilitate the process of self-exploration, and support educational and career development, and build social and financial literacy skills in students. The GCSA is currently seeking a part-time Program Coordinator to assist with its program sites. The Program Coordinator will support the work of GCSA’s Education Director and the Executive Director by: • Serving as a liaison among participating schools, corporations and GCSA; • Working collaboratively with in-school coordinators and school administration; • Developing and implementing curriculum to ...

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