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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
*International Leadership Foundation Announces 2012 Summer Fellowships for Asian Pacific American College Students in Washington
November 24, 2011
*For Immediate Release*
Contact: Tim Wang
(202) 204-3019
For the thirteenth year, the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) will award over 30 fellowships to Asian Pacific American college students who the ILF identifies as exhibiting the qualities and potential of a future business, community or professional leaders. The ILF Civic Fellows will spend eight weeks in the summer interning for a federal government agency in Washington, DC, and gaining firsthand knowledge of the workings of American government.
Any Asian Pacific American undergraduate student with at least a 3.0 GPA is eligible to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens. Interested students can visit ILF's website at www.ILEADER.org to apply online or to obtain more information. The ILF works with government agencies to place each Fellow in his or her area of interest. Students who wish to apply must submit their applications no later than February 1, 2012.
Each Fellow receives a stipend of $1,500, funded by the ILF and its sponsors. Students must pay for their own travel, housing and living expenses during their fellowships. ILF Fellows attend weekly seminars and other events to learn about government, in addition to their internships. "The ILF promotes public service, involvement, and effectiveness of Asian Pacific Americans," said ILF Chief Executive Officer Chiling Tong. "Our purpose is to teach our future leaders how to use the government to serve the community."
The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the Honorable Elaine Chao serve as the Honorary National Chairman and Chairwoman of the ILF. Secretary Mineta and Secretary Chao were the first two Asian Pacific Americans to serve in the
President’s Cabinet. "The ILF promotes and fosters bright APA youth to experience the inner-workings behind this great country’s national government, and provide effective training classes to enhance leadership skills," said Secretary Mineta.
The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 204-3019
E-mail: ilf@ileader.org
www.ILEADER.org
S. 1867 [Worldwide Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial]
The Worldwide Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial Provision in S. 1867 [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112%3As.1867:] will be on the Senate floor on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011: "The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself. The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing."
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Today is a federal holiday in the U.S. Find information about Thanksgiving at History.com.
Nearly all government offices, businesses, schools, and other organizations are closed today.
Today is part of one of the busiest travel periods in the year. AAA predicts that travel will be up 4% this year, which is the biggest increase since the recession started.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Apply Now for AMAC Scholarships
Are you or someone you know seeking a degree in aviation? Our friends at the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) are awarding approximately 12 scholarships to women and minorities pursing degrees in the aviation industry. Scholarships are coordinated through their 2012 Education and Scholarship Program, Inc. and valued at $2000 per semester. Awards include the AMAC Membership Scholarship and AMAC Aviation and Professional Development Scholarship. The application deadline is December 8, 2011. Feel free to pass the word along and distribute the application to students who may be interested. Click on the following links for downloadable applications and instructions. For more information visit AMAC’s website.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
10 Best Services for Free Fax Online
10 Best Services for Free Fax Online
1. ScanR
Fax from anywhere when you scan your documents right into your cell phone and convert them into digital files. All you need to do is take a picture of the document that you want to fax, send it to one of the ScanR email addresses, and then it can be sent out as a fax. There is no charge for their basic service.
2. PamFax
If you haven’t used PamFax before, you can start by sending some faxes for free from this service that is fully integrated with Skype. This highly secure site is a favorite because it supports many file formats other than just PDF or DOC files that most online fax services require.
3. MyFax
Those faxing internationally will want to try the free fax promotion from MyFax. They allow users to send 100 free faxes per month and receive 200 for free. It is compatible with many types of files and integrates easily with Microsoft Office and Outlook.
4. Pop fax
Try PopFax for free when you sign up for a trial and fax right away from your computer. There is no software installation required and your documents can be kept in their system for thirty days. They also fax worldwide.
This site allows users to send 150 free faxes per month. You are able to receive faxes from any type of fax machine when you go through this service. It is PC and Mac compatible. A desktop call controller makes it easy to manage all of your faxes.
6. Nextiva Fax
For those who plan on sending a high volume of faxes, NextivaFax offers 500 free faxes per month making it ideal for small business use. They offer many features making customization very easy too. If you happen to exceed the free fax limit, the cost for sending additional faxes is very low compared to other services.
7. TrustFax
A fill-in-the-blank form makes sending faxes from this site quick and simple. A file cabinet will store your faxes and a fax tracker will keep you updated on the status of sent faxes. They offer 24/7 customer service should you need any assistance.
8. FaxFreedom
This service is great for sending, receiving, printing, and archiving faxes. A unique feature of this service is that they offer 800 numbers and vanity numbers or you can even use your own 800 or 888 number when you send faxes through them.
9. Send2Fax
With this service you can send documents as well as images via fax. It supports TIF, JPG, GIF, and PNG files for a simple way to send pictures. It is very user friendly and allows 100 free faxes per month.
10. FaxZero
This service lets users send two free faxes per day. They make it very simple for the user with a short form that just requires the necessary information needed to send the fax. They will update you via email on the status of the fax and the turnaround time is very fast. Whether you are sending personal faxes or you are a small business, there are a number of online fax services available.
You may be looking for an efficient way to manage multiple incoming faxes or a way to personalize your outgoing faxes and these options are all available online. Take advantage of the promotions that online fax services offer and you can send and receive faxes for free to see just how simple it is.
This is a great post by Tom Walker. He is a writer and designer working with a UK based specialist in Deskjet ink cartridges, toners, paper and other accessories.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Google has opened up for businesses,...
Google+ has opened up for businesses, brands and more with its pages feature... We've created ours plus.google.com/103743107767632716497
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Love or hate social media? Vote and win!
Love or hate social media? Vote and win!
iContact is running a contest in which you can express your view. Upload a video explaining your love or hate relationship with social media. A love and a hate winner will receive $10,000 each. Deadline: December 5, 2011.
Learn to Earn Act Introduced to Congress
Dear Friends, Yesterday a bill was just introduced to Congress that argues that the skills, the knowledge and the mindset learned by young people through their participation in entrepreneurship education programs are critical to their success in the 21st century. The “Learn to Earn Act of 2011” (H.R. 3445), introduced by Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa, seeks to incentivize states, and local school districts, to implement high quality entrepreneurship programs in communities all across the country. This bill will help spark even greater interest around the U.S. in arming our young people with the basic skills, the motivation and the aspiration to seize hold of their futures, stay in school and plan for successful futures. When young people learn to see opportunity in the face of obstacles and are equipped with the mindset of an entrepreneur, they are better prepared for the workforce, for higher education and to be the job creators of the future. Here is your chance to speak up about inspiring young people from low-income communities to see their futures differently through entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset.
Contact your local representative and let them know that you think entrepreneurship education must be introduced to more people at a young age for their benefit and to support a more vibrant economy for generations to come.
LIVE from OWS NYC Day of action...
LIVE from OWS NYC Day of action 11.17.11 live streaming video coverage: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Economic Inequality: Seeds of Coming Violent Clashes
Economic Inequality: Seeds of Coming Violent Clashes
Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D.
Income inequality has deteriorated over the past several years and is at its highest level since the Great Depression. It is a time bomb lurking in the dark with dire consequences. But this is not a new trend. Income inequality has been gnawing at the core of our being for the past 30 years. In the late 1980s and late 1990s, the US has experienced two long periods of sustained economic growth. Yet from 1980 to 2005, more than 80% of the total increase in American income went to the top 1%. Economic growth was more sluggish in the first decade of this century, but the decade saw productivity increase by about 20%. More of the increase translated into wage growth at middle and lower incomes, an outcome that baffles many economists. The 2008 financial crisis exacerbated the trend—the top 1% of earners has been feeding even more greedily at the trough for decades.
Many Americans who once accepted or even cheered such inequality now see that gain as ill-gotten, as undeserved, as generated from cheating. Most of all, the legal system that once served as the legitimate anchor for the rule of law, that common set of rules that are equally applied to all, has now become irrevocably corrupt and is seen as such. Republicans want the American people to close their eyes to this inequality and accuse anyone who bring it to their attention as guilty of sowing “class warfare.” They use this rhetoric to distract people from what is going on. There is nothing intellectually dishonest and sort of gutter politics to come out of the failure of the American Jobs Act to pass because of Republican obstruction and destructive agenda to make Pres. Obama a one-term president. That was all their focus and what consumed them in the past three years. They hope Americans would not see their shenanigans and blame BHO if unemployment continues to be high. As usual, they resort to political rhetoric calling for the dismissal of police officers from the force for lack of funds, though it was their economic policies that crashed Wall Street. Their demagoguery against teachers, police officers and firefighters, many of whom belong to unions was the product of their political gamesmanship in playing with people’s lives to stay in power. VP Joe Biden called it like it is without the verbal games of saying what is politically acceptable while hiding the truth. Confrontations are entering a dangerous new stage. Many city officials are under pressure from constituents, tired of unsightly tent cities, dead grass and unhealthy conditions. The cost to already struggling municipalities which must protect and clean up after the protesters is growing. In Atlanta, it’s more than $300k; in San Francisco, more than $100k; NYC overtime costs have risen to $3.4 million; in Minneapolis, it’s $200k; in Boston, the total tally is $2 million and counting. This is money they can use to cover other expenditures, like food for the hungry, heating oil for the elderly, shelter for battered women, inter alia. Tea Party groups across the country are accusing local and state governments, charging them fees to hold rallies in public parks, while allowing Occupy protesters to set up camp for free. Herman Cain talks about the envy of OWS over the success of the rich. We love winners, but hate cheaters. Wall Street bankers have been guilty of theft, fraud, market manipulation and other shameful machinations in the past 15 years and got away with it. This is the consequence of self-regulation of their own conduct which doesn’t work. It takes a lot of balls to accuse protesters as just jealous of their hard-earned money. Where was the class-hatred during the Reagan years when it was something to crow about by openly dumping on the poor? Where was the envy in the last two decades when unions shrank and CEO pay, relative to the median pay, started to rise in leaps and bounds? Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of Congress and don’t believe their representatives share their priorities. Most of them don’t share the average American experience. Congress has become an exclusive club that counts 245 millionaires (66 in the Senate and 179 in the house). While 1% of Americans are millionaires, 66% of the senators and 44% of House members are. Even the 2010 elections, with its battle cry of “taking our country back,” a freshman class of senators has a medium net worth of close to $4 million. Their political operation tells us that to run a campaign involves very deep pockets.. House ethics rules dictate that a lawmaker should “never use any information coming to him confidentially in the performance of his governmental duties as a means for making a private profit.” But House rules are only enforced on an internal basis, and breaches of the rules are often just lightly punished. A bill by two Democratic Representatives (Louise Slaughter of NY and Tim Waltz of MN) was introduced to stop insider trading in Congress. It only got 14 Congressional sponsors. Paul Ryan, the GOP evangelist of mendacity, double-talk, and fear-mongering has the impudence to accuse Pres Obama of “preying on the emotions of fear, envy and resentment” and “sowing social unrest.” His rationale seems to be that by proposing the American Jobs Act, the President is making people mad that Republicans won’t support it. With the reaction generated by the messenger, the Republicans know that BHO is right and are afraid that they have been exposed for their diabolical meanness. The irony regarding the American Jobs Act is that its individual provisions have had bipartisan support in the past. The Republican camp that increasingly acts not like a traditional peacetime political organization, but more like an apocalyptic cult or one of the authoritarian movements from the early 20th century European history. This was a form of violence and serious escalation even from the days of GWB when the party was mostly limited in its willingness to use human beings as pawns in a homicidal ploy for political power. Bush and Karl Rove sacrificed Iraqi lives and the lives of American servicemen for oil and votes. This current group of Republicans, many of them criminals, cheaters and goons, held hostage the American people and threatened to destroy them if its didn’t get what it wanted. Most people are accustomed to thinking of America as a stable nation where politics is not a life or death issue but more of a topic at the dinner table. Now it seems to be headed in the opposite direction where 99% who have access to guns and other weapons (thanks to the NRA) have nothing (they’ve already lost everything to the greed of Wall Street) more or very little to lose in the economy that has destroyed their lives. The problem with easy access to guns and their proliferation is that it takes only one hothead to open Pandora’s box to create mayhem, spill blood and spark violence. Desperate people do stupid things that they would otherwise not do under normal circumstances. But these are not normal times with the number of poor out of a job, hungry, especially their children, while Wall Street makes bets on their bad luck and grim future. Knowing what happened in the past when Wall Street was betting even against their own products that they were selling investors, it would not be surprising if it anticipates making money from OWS, from the potential violence that can erupt into bloody and deadly confrontation. Is Goldman Sachs following eerily these developments, keeping track of the thousands who are passionate in expressing their deep discontent with the status quo? They must have already started asking themselves how they can make money off them and establish a special fund, e.g., Global Rage Fund whose investment objective is to monetize OWS protests as they spread around the globe. They must be confident there’s plenty of money to be made from this chaos, e.g., police batons and bandages, barricades and stun guns, replacement to broken windows and overturned vehicles, and construction materials. Through market manipulation, Goldman Sachs and (Tim) Geithner’s Marauding Raiders are poised to corner this new “futures” trade, and the consequences will be deadly this time around. (11-16-11)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Apply Now for the Robert H. Prince, Jr. Scholarship
We are now accepting applications for the 2012 Eno-COMTO Robert H. Prince, Jr. Scholarship! This scholarship is awarded annually to a senior leader in the transit industry who has a career goal of becoming a transit General Manager/CEO in a rural, small urban, or urban transit agency. The selected candidate will receive funding to attend the Eno Center for Transportation Leadership Transit Executive Seminar. Applications are due by January 13, 2012.
TO APPLYTo apply for the Robert H. Prince, Jr. Scholarship, candidates must complete the standard application for the Transit Executive Seminar, along with the scholarship application form and a statement of 500-750 words addressing the following topics:
- Agency size
- Funding need
- Their career goal to become a transit General Manager/CEO
- How participation in the Eno Transit Executive Seminar might help them meet the particular challenges faced by their organization
ABOUT THE ROBERT H. PRINCE, JR. SCHOLARSHIP
The Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) and AECOM have honored Robert H. Prince, Jr. for his dedication to the growth and development of emerging leaders in the transit industry by creating the Robert H. Prince, Jr. Scholarship. Mr. Prince has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the education of the transit workforce in his roles as a leader in the public and private sectors of the transportation industry, in his volunteer commitment to youth in Boston, and as board member of COMTO and the American Public Transportation Foundation.
First Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test - 2:00 PM EST - November 9, 2011
The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011. The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism.
The nationwide EAS Test will be conducted jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).
The signal will originate in the Washington, D.C. area then, assuming all goes as planned, will be transmitted via all digital broadcast systems in the United States.
Radio, satellite radio, TV, cable and satellite systems will be affected. It will last about three minutes, so it's longer than most alerts.
READ MORE: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
New Jersey Turnpike Authority is Hiring
Employment Applications
There are three ways to get an application for employment at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/employment-info.html
1. You can pick one up in person from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at our Administration Building, which is located at 581 Main Street in Woodbridge.
2. You can request one in writing by sending your full name and return address to:
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
P.O. Box 5042
Woodbridge, NJ 07095-5042
Attention: Human Resources
3. You can download a PDF version.
Completed applications, along with any supporting documents, can be returned by mail to the P.O. box above or dropped off at the front desk of the Administration Building between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions, call (732) 750-5300, extension 8300.
Full-Time Employment Opportunities- Chief Information Officer
- Accountant
- Assistant Traffic Engineer
- Auditor
- Database Administrator
- Programmer
- Network Engineer
- User Support Admin
Part-Time Employment Opportunities
- Part-Time Toll Collector
- Position:Part-Time Toll Collector
- Starting Salary:$12 per hour
- Locations:Multiple (but will attempt to place close to home)
- Schedule:20 hours per work week (MUST be available for rotating shifts and locations)
- Training:Approximately 2 to 4 days of paid training
Requirements for the above positions:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must past screening test
- Pre-employment physical, including drug screen
- Must be bondable (pass criminal background check)
- Must provide a valid Driver’s License, original Social Security card and a copy of High School diploma or GED
- Must have a vehicle
Koch brothers set to tighten their grip...
Koch brothers set to tighten their grip on US politics - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/07/koch-brothers-database-2012-election
Friday, November 4, 2011
Social Security wage base increases in 2012
Social Security wage base increases in 2012
For the first time since 2009, the wage base used to determine the Social Security portion of FICA and self-employment tax will rise. The wage base for 2012 will be $110,100 (up from $106,800 in 2009-2011).
The tax rate is set to revert to 6.2% for employees (and the employee portion of self-employment tax) unless Congress extends it; the rate had been 4.2% in 2011.
2011 LifeBridge Health Entrepreneur Challenge
MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kevin Best
410.235.4427 ext. 205
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
LifeBridge Health Announces Women and Minority Business ChallengeSmall Business Opportunities in the Healthcare Industry Baltimore, MD, – LifeBridge Health is requesting certified women, minority, and service disabled veteran owned business enterprises to participate in the inaugural 2011 LifeBridge Health Entrepreneur Challenge. The LifeBridge Health Entrepreneur Challenge invites women, minority, and service-disabled veteran owned businesses to showcase your solution to healthcare's most pressing challenges. The contest is seeking creative, innovative, and high growth businesses from across the healthcare spectrum. Businesses that are selected to participate in the final round will compete for up to $20,000 in prize money and have the chance to pitch their business plan to a panel comprised of senior executives from LifeBridge Health, investors, and other prominent business leaders. "The Health Entrepreneur Challenge continues our commitment to create access to capital and opportunity for the communities we proudly serve on a daily basis. We are committed to growing women and minority owned businesses in our community", said Warren Green, Chair of LifeBridge Health. Please visit www. lifebridgehealth2011.istart.org to register and submit your business idea.
The deadline for registration is December 9, 2011.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
WELLS FARGO - YOUR LOCAL FASCIST BANK - CLOSE ALL ACCOUNTS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
I am disabled and struggle everyday to try to get a walk in or two when I'm strong enough. Today is the one day I receive SSD and purchase food, paper goods, etc. Well, I go to the local dollar store and my card is declined. What?? I call Wells Fargo who gave me the run-around with switching me around to 8 separate calls only for them to say, Sorry but there was suspicious activity on the card. BULLSHIT!! No email, snail mail or call to ask me about the 'suspicious activity'??? I live with a dog and a turtle and they haven't been to the bank lately I don't think. Now I explain I have no food and no way to get to a branch as now I have no access to money to get a cab. They basically told me, too bad. Hope you make it to a branch.
WELLS FARGO IS A FASCIST LOW LIFE BLOOD SUCKING BANK!!!!
DO NOT BANK WITH THEM AND IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT CLOSE IT IMMEDIATELY!!!
What Does Your Inner Voice Say?
What Does Your Inner Voice Say?
"The loudest and most influential voice you hear is
your own inner voice, your self critic.
It can work for you or against you,
depending on the messages you allow."
~Keith Harrell
We all have an internal critic inside commenting on our thoughts, behavior and emotions. Sometimes we call it our "conscience" as when it warns us against doing something wrong. Sometimes it is the voice of a dissatisfied parent or someone else significant from our past. Sometimes it is our own voice, judging us. If you are a perfectionist, that inner voice will NEVER be satisfied. If you instruct your inner voice to give you credit for doing something that is difficult for you, or for making the effort, you will encourage yourself to try harder and do better with your next effort. If your inner voice is always critical, you'll find yourself resisting doing things you might succeed at. When all you get is critical, you'll find yourself giving up. You might even begin to believe that you "aren't good enough" or that you "don't know enough." Tame that inner voice so that it works with you instead of against you. This week: Pay attention to your "inner voice." With each message, evaluate "Is this true?" You may discover that if you are truthful you will recognize that you are too hard of yourself. Would you talk this way to a child? Would you talk this way to your spouse? Would you talk with way to an employee? If not, why are you being so critical of yourself? Ask yourself "What is the best way to get the best performance?" At least ONCE during the week, modify that inner voice to be supportive rather than critical. Pay attention to the difference--which way brings better results?
*62 NEW JOBS - NY*
(62) Jobs:
TECHNOLOGY TEACHER, Bridgeport Elementary School - Job
Posted by: Achievement First
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Salary: Compensation Salary for this position is very competitive and commensurate with experience.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/NxH477P27ssP/
Administrative Assistant - Job
Posted by: Rural Development Leadership Network
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: 10 - 10, $10 per hour
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/3mJW9wDzzCcp/
Program Director - Job
Posted by: CUNY School of Professional Studies
Location: Brooklyn, NY, New York, United States
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/5JBNCkdzXpFP/
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE - Job
Posted by: New York City Ballet
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/N5xdWsC6mk5P/
BUDGET MANAGER - Job
Posted by: New York City Ballet
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/wgb2T2XGfdFP/
City Year New York Corporate Partnerships Manager - Job
Posted by: City Year
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/d3GGZhWTCC2D/
Executive Assistant - Job
Posted by: New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: 50000 - 60000
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/8kczXmXTsHSP/
Director of Early Childhood Education - Job
Posted by: Riverdale YM&YWHA
Location: Bronx, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/mt9NCkGXp9MD/
Administrative Assistant – Development - Job
Posted by: The Salvation Army of Greater New York
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: 32000 - 40000, Salary commensurate with experience
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/kWBMGXxJH9h4/
Apprentice Teacher - Job
Posted by: Uncommon Schools
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Location: Rochester, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/HkfDXHptmDbD/
After-School Program Positions at P.S. 85 - Job
Posted by: New York City Mission Society
Location: Bronx, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/kdJXd4Sfc8Np/
Elementary Co-Teacher - Job
Posted by: Uncommon Schools
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/wnj8nT5czc2D/
Special Projects Coordinator - Job
Posted by: Uncommon Schools
Location: Rochester, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/6TZpF9PzDXjd/
Fair Lending Program Manager - Job
Posted by: Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.
Location: White Plains, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/34ztTH3MwxHmD/
Software Trainer - Job
Posted by: Foothold Technology
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/3jcmMjjXBZMD/
Fair Lending Program Assistant - Job
Posted by: Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.
Location: White Plains, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/PDJ5ZF36TSXd/
Case Planner - Job
Posted by: New York City Mission Society
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: Salary mid to high $30K based on experience, qualifications and fit.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/34GMzpNCnfnxd/
Case Manager - Jamaica Safe Haven - Job
Posted by: Common Ground Community
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: Common Ground is an Equal Opportunity Employer
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/cmggftzFKwmD/
Fair Lending Mortgage Default Counselor - Job
Posted by: Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.
Location: White Plains, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/p4XpF96XWssP/
Teaching Opportunities - Job
Posted by: Uncommon Schools
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Location: Rochester, New York, United States
Location: Troy, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/M9sX9PSkh23p/
Housing Specialist - Job
Posted by: Baltic Street AEH, Inc.
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/4xhxCH4zdx74/
Interactive Designer - Job
Posted by: The New School
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/xg6XMjGWGhmD/
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Red Hook Family Counseling Center - Job
Posted by: Good Shepherd Services
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/KHW8bBDtKsCp/
Senior Legal Assistant/Office Manager - Job
Posted by: Open Society Foundations
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/347X6hkB4cC2D/
Director of Research and Organizational Learning - Job
Posted by: New Leaders for New Schools
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/k7hwG6JJNFXd/
Data Manager - Job
Posted by: New Leaders for New Schools
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/nsfz8W4kSDw4/
Development Assistant, Institutional Giving - Job
Posted by: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/35TW7dzXF8BfP/
BBYO Director of Community Engagement, Northeast Region - Job
Posted by: BBYO, Inc.
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/JGFstG2D27SP/
Performance Manager - Job
Posted by: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Location: New York, New York, United States
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/6fPhKnTjH9h4/
Infant / Toddler Specialist - Job
Posted by: University Settlement Society of New York
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: Commensurate with experience
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/35pDstFcnFPbD/
Receptionist - Job
Posted by: Henry Street Settlement
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SBA Kicks Off Young Entrepreneur Series, Events Slated for Five Cities
SBA Kicks Off Young Entrepreneur Series
*Five-city tour offers young people advice and tools to start and grow businesses
Contact: Dan Crawford (202) 205-6920
Release Number: 11-61
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news WASHINGTON – The White House and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the launch of the Young Entrepreneur Series (YES), which will connect young and aspiring entrepreneurs with SBA officials, local business advisors and resources to help them start or grow their own small business. “For our economy to thrive in the 21st century, we must set about creating the next generation of entrepreneurs,” said SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns. “Young Americans need to know that starting a business is a viable alternative to going to work for somebody else. There is a clear and urgent need to create more jobs for young Americans, and encouraging business ownership is an important way to meet that goal.” SBA will hold five YES forums that will reach a broad audience, including young veterans, urban and rural entrepreneurs, and others. Dates and locations include:
• November 7, San Diego, Calif., Veteran Young Entrepreneurs
• November 9, Ames, Iowa, Rural Young Entrepreneurs
• November 17, Charlotte, N.C., Young Entrepreneurs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions
• November 29, Tahlequah, Okla., Native American Young Entrepreneurs
• December 1, Milwaukee, Wis., Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship among young people remains below average and young entrepreneurs face unique challenges. With youth unemployment twice the national average in many communities, particularly communities of color and veterans, the Obama administration recognizes a need to promote and better support the efforts of young people to create jobs for themselves and others. Many SBA programs, such as microloans, business counseling and training, are useful to young entrepreneurs. The YES forums are part of a larger effort to reach out to young people and let them know the federal government has tools to help them start, grow and succeed as small business owners. The forums will be livestreamed at www.sba.gov/youngentrepreneurs. Participants can also follow along on Twitter using the hashtag #SBAyes. For more information or to watch the forums live, visit www.sba.gov/youngentrepreneurs. ###
Pres. Obama Must Share Blame for Wall Street’s Implosion (Part II)
Pres. Obama Must Share Blame for Wall Street’s Implosion (Part II)
by Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D.
The tanking economy, high unemployment rate and ridiculously high gas prices are taking a huge toll on average Americans, but the Big Five oil companies (Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP and Conoco Phillips) made a whopping $36 billion in profits in Q2 of 2011. Their minions and lapdogs in Congress (GOP) are fighting with fanatic subservience to their masters to hold on to their government subsidies. There are 140 Super PACs; one is generating $150 million in this election cycle to buy more lawmakers; they’re cheap. Poverty among Americans 65 and older is statistically unchanged in recent years because of Social Security. Republicans want their buddies to run it (the more accurate description is—to raid it).
“Authority” and “shared sacrifice” are Washington code words for preserving tax advantages and privileges for the wealthiest while transferring private debt and risk to the pubic on the back of working/middle class. Twenty-four million Americans are unemployed or underemployed and nearly $9 trillion n household wealth has vanished since the 2008 economic crisis. Over the last four years, 53% of black wealth has just disappeared (from 2005 to 2009). The mega-rich pay about 15% in taxes while the middle class fall into the 15% and 25% income tax brackets and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot. Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty.
Are the demonstrators justified in their actions? A tax increase will damage America’s economic future and kill jobs (standard GOP inaccurate, false and misleading talking points) which sounds good and energizes their base (4% of voters are right wing, die hard, uneducated, misinformed, typically southern) but has very little support in fact. There is a $1.9 trillion sitting idle but large businesses are not hiring because they are waiting for a climate (more tax cuts and no regulations) that will fire up their greedy appetite. How they wish to do away with minimum wage, labor unions, extend the 40-hour week, require workers pay their own health insurance, eliminate minimum-age hiring and paid vacation, do away with government monitoring of hazardous materials and questionable practices!
Inequity in America has gone too far with 1% of its population owning more than what the 90% own together, where 400 families own more than the bottom 60% put together. This is the GOP paradox—they claim financial responsibility and debt reduction as their priorities but reject any deal that would cut the debt by at least $3 trillion. If they succeed in stealing the next presidential elections in 2012 as they had done in 2000 in FL and 2004 in OH, by disenfranchising 5 million voters (poor, young, elderly, African-Americans and Hispanics), there will be larger and more violent demonstrations. Their greatest problem is their growing inability to win national elections without cheating with the help of some high-priced criminals to make a mockery of our democracy. That would make the OWS gathering look like Mary Poppins. This time around the country is watching them with eagle eyes.
If we cut $1 trillion in defense spending, we lose 160,000 good, high-paying jobs, according to one defense contractors. That’s $6 million in public money per job. Looking at this, why don’t we just pay these people to burn money? For $6 million, 50 weeks a year, 40 hours a week, we can hire someone to burn $2,500 each hour ($1 per second, once you figure him lunch, breaks, training and fire safety seminars) and take home $500 for himself. We can also press the hit to make sure these people keep a roof over their heads. By comparison, the notion of giving all of the poor a few thousand dollars in welfare is just outrageous. The notion of subsidizing ordinary jobs directly, offering a few thousand dollars in outside funding to businesses that arrange to hire a few tens of millions of unemployed Americans, not even worth considering. After all, thousands of millions add up to billions of dollars, an inconceivable sum. What a boondoggle!
It was December 2008, and Pres. Barack Obama was the president-elect. He already made the decision to select Tim Geithner as his Treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to head the National Economic Council, the top posts in his administration. Ron Susskind described this event clearly in his latest book, Confidence Men. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was incredulous at the selection of these two Wall Street sleaze balls. BHO ignored the warning, in spite of their role in the very financial disaster they were hired to fix. Geithner was accused as a tax evader. In 2006 the IRS determined that he did not pay taxes in 2003 and 2004 ($17,230) because he incorrectly (?) believed they were deducted at source by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreigners working at IMF don’t pay taxes but Americans do. Summers was a controversial figure but his position did not require Senate confirmation.
The worst aspect of the Treasury bailouts designed by Secretary Hank Paulson was that they were designed not to do what they were supposed to do. In many ways, it was not only a giveaway but one designed not to work. He gave lip service to lawmakers obsessed with TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program). Columbia Prof. Joseph Tiglitz described the pricey mechanism as a “gimmick to make sure they were giving away something worth nothing.” He added that if Paulson did this as an employee of Goldman Sachs, he would have been fired. He owned $500 million in Goldman Sachs stocks which he was forced to sell by accepting the job at Treasury. He didn’t pay any capital gains taxes (zero) on the sale of the stocks. His tax savings was $200 million, not a bad compensation for less than 3 years of work at a “public service” gig. He also got a nice salary and generous benefits. It sent the wrong message to others after him that a government job with conflicted interest is a fantastic tax dodge.
It was Tim Geithner, New York Federal Reserve president, who should have withdrawn after the Senate Finance Committee released a 30-page memo that makes him unfit to serve a Secretary of Treasury. He used his position to bail out his Wall Street buddies. Regardless of his knowledge of various programs, e.g., TARP, the man is dishonest and a cheat. Nobody is that indispensable. Larry Summers had pilloried the idea of regulating derivatives, the esoteric financial products, e.g., credit default swaps that led the way to sub-prime meltdown when he was at Treasury. He led the opposition against it. Geithner served under him in the Clinton administration, and both men had ties to Robert Rubin, the former Goldman Sachs Group’s executive who became Treasury secretary and chairman of Citigroup as that bank careened towards disaster. It’s accurate to say that these sleazy crooks converted their high-ranking government posts into Wall Street riches.
What is baffling is why BHO chose Geithner and Summers over former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker. It also shows flaws in his judgment, e.g. wrong timing on healthcare reform when 80% of Americans were happy with their coverage. He was a “brilliant amateur” but short on management experience, who has turned out just to be a smooth talker and turned his popular support into a tepid and reluctant approval for his job performance. He got elected in 2008 on “hope” and “change.” There is no hope when promises fell by the wayside and the leader gives in like a wet puppy to GOP demands, unreasonable as they had been. There is “no change” to count on when he can’t get this done, without the support of the American people, especially his supporters who are African-American, Hispanics, the young and the elderly whom he has taken for granted. His election in 2008 was a gratuitous victory handed him on a golden platter after 8 years of GWB and GOP quasi-criminal behavior, with at home spying on Americans and two wars abroad (lies about the non-existent WMD) at a cost of $1 trillion and 7k lives lost.
No one will question that BHO is a good orator. He fooled a lot of people getting elected (there was really not much contest against John McCain and Sarah Palin), pretending to help the middle- and lower-classes, end the winless wars, provide real healthcare reform (not just health insurance revisions) that enrich unfairly insurance companies), inter alia. There is no distinction between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to support for and from Wall Street, Big Oil, Big Pharma, the MIC, the media. His Harvard hubris, his close ties to the rich elite and his lack of principles did not bode well for any positive change in the past two and a half years. But don’t count him out because that it is still his priority (hope and change) over everything else.
Polls show at least two-thirds of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Consumer confidence is diving south, consumer confidence is hitting 2-year lows, and majorities disapprove of BHO’s handling of the economy. His job approval was slumping down even before the global stock sell-off and twin-debt crisis in Europe and US which featured a US credit rating downgrade and chaotic talks on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Many people believe BHO is a Wall Street tool (hisfundraising there was at $35k per person) who never intended to fulfill the promise of “change we believe in.” He lied about where his campaign money came from, he lied about supporting the public option, and he lied about the tax cuts. He was going to do something about it, fist off. Then he said we needed to accept this as a compromise. The only people he fights against are the people who elected him in the first place. No wonder the average American is disappointed at his job performance.
The nation was ready for change but BHO (traveling lecturer) chose the status quo. So much of the public anger, disappointment and frustration have been turned on a leader who failed to lead. Had the right-wing succeeded in winning both houses of Congress in 2010, they would have tried to cut government, and our lives will now be governed by corporations. We will have a government by corporations for corporate profit. It will be a cruel government, a government of foreclosures, outsourcing, union-busting and outrageous payments for every little thing. Some Democrats, in their disappointment at his job performance, even called him corrupt for buying into GWB’s corruption and made the Bush corruption his own. The good news for him is that there is enough time to bring about the change he promised, though he already wasted two and a half years in the process. (11-01-11)
RFP's & Available Grant Opps: 11.02.2011
The following grant opportunity postings were made on the Grants.gov Find Opportunities service:
HHSDepartment of Health and Human Services
Food & Drug Administration
Food Protection Task Force Conference (R13)
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Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Department of State
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program: Host Family and School Placement and Monitoring
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Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support in Region 4
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Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Rare Earth Element Analysis in the Protection of Fossil Resources
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Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Capacity Building Assistance to Improve Health in Tribal Populations
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Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Diabetes Research Training for Behavioral Scientists (T32)
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Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Career Development Programs in Diabetes Research for Behavioral Scientists (K12)
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Department of the Interior
National Park Service
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Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
Service Area Competition–Additional Area (SAC-AA) (New York, NY)
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Department of Commerce
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Department of Commerce
National Sea Grant Library
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Department of Commerce
Fiscal Year 2012 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Population Dynamics
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