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by Jonathan Agin, CKN Childhood Cancer Advocacy Editor
The United States House of Representatives is about to take a vote today (March 13, 2018) on a piece of legislation that is known as "The Right to Try Act of 2017." HR 878 will come to the floor for a vote at approximately 6:30 pm. Over the summer the Senate passed S. 204 which, by the House moving on the legislation which is likely to pass tonight, will then be ripe for the Senate to once again move the legislation forward for signature by the White House and thus Right to Try will be codified on the federal level in the United States.
As a father who lost his first born child to a type of pediatric brain cancer with no known or effective therapy, I have come full circle in my thinking on Right to Try laws. As I have devoted my life personally and professionally to helping children with cancer and the families that stand so close to the suffering, I have helped several obtain drugs and treatments that have not yet been FDA approved. I believe that those families had a right to seek access to those drugs.
But that is rather different than having an almost unfettered right to access experimental drugs in the manner in which the Right to Try legislation provides. Those who misunderstand the collateral damage that is about to occur following the passage of this legislation, I believe, are setting pediatric cancer drug development further back, in terms of years, and we already have a pretty dismal record thus far.
With only 3 pediatric cancer specific drugs being given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval over the course of the last 20+ years, for those of us in the community it is essential that we try to fully understand just how detrimental the Right to Try is to this process.
Too Good to be True
Right to Try laws sprung up on the state level (38 states now have right to try laws) and became a pet project of the current administration through the Vice President. The federal legislation, in essence, is floated upon the air of a "feel good" story that lacks sufficient oxygen to allow it to breathe on its own. On its face, the federal legislation makes all of us feel like there is hope. The fiction told to patients by the purveyors of this legislation is that people with life-threatening illnesses should be given access to any drug that they want to try in an effort to "save their life" without the FDA delaying this process. Those who push this legislation, including the Koch Brothers who have utilized their billions of dollars to influence politics in the United States and the Goldwater Institute, market this legislation as a fix to the regulatory impediment that dooms terminally ill people to death. As the rhetoric goes, they are going to die anyway, why not give them access to something that may help. And thus, people without an understanding of the mechanism by which a drug undergoes FDA approval and safety testing, hear that dying people are being precluded from access to life saving drugs because of the government and the logical emotional path is to then codify legislation that grants unfettered access. As with many stories though, they are often too good to be true. And more importantly, for purposes of children with cancer, the Right to Try legislation on the federal level will likely do more to keep promising drugs out of the clinical pipeline than it will do to provide kids access to the drugs.
Expanded Access / Compassionate Use
There already exists a viable (not perfect) mechanism for patients to access drugs that are not FDA approved. Expanded access, or "compassionate use" to which it is often referred, is a process by which a patient, through their treating physician, can file an application with the FDA to approach the drug manufacturer to obtain the drug. The FDA approves approximately 99% of all requests under this system. In fact, FDA physicians are available 24 hours a day to approve requests. Yet, those pushing the Right to Try legislation foment a climate of misinformation by perpetuating a myth that the FDA is the impediment to access. Rather, the FDA, in considering these applications, will actively participate when able, to provide some guidance to clinicians in the administration of the drug being sought. In addition, the FDA seeks to maintain safety and efficacy data on the drug that is administered through this mechanism. Despite this working solution, the Right to Try legislation will fast approach the House floor and likely sail through.
Insurers Can Opt Out of Paying
Several aspects of the Right to Try legislation about to hit the House floor are significantly troubling. The legislation allows insurers to opt out of paying for experimental drugs that a patient obtains through Right to Try. Many will argue that insurance carriers currently fail to approve coverage for many treatments and diagnostic tests patients seek, so this is not a new issue. Unfortunately, desperate patients seeking to obtain drugs that are not covered by insurance will likely spend small fortunes, when able, seeking treatments that in the end have no hope of working. This slate of laws creates the belief that effective treatments exist and due to regulatory controls patients are not given access.
Removal of Legal Redress
Right to Try additionally removes the legal redress an individual may have, should they be the victim of malpractice or should the person's death be directly related to the drug. Under the current FDA regulations, patients can sue clinicians for malpractice and file claims against drug manufacturers. Institutional review boards that seek to maintain safety standards in connection with drug administration monitor cases filed by patients under the current framework. This is an added layer of safety in the process. The House version of the Right to Try legislation essentially insulates everyone in the process from legal liability, which on its face may seem positive but in reality it allows for more unscrupulous operation and drug administration to patients desperate for any hope.
No More Reporting of Patient Outcomes
Additionally, under the Right to Try legislation being taken up by the House, the FDA is barred from reporting patient outcomes from the use of experimental drugs. What this means, in a chilling twist of misunderstood zealotry, is that if a patient suffers a serious adverse reaction, including death, the FDA cannot utilize this information in its consideration of whether or not to approve the drug. Removal of this critical FDA reporting is chilling to those seeking treatments that are in late phase clinical trial testing and development.
Lack of Motivation for Drug Manufacturers
One major point that should be highlighted, regardless of any of the emotion and smoke surrounding this legislation, is that there is no compulsion for the drug manufacturer to release the drug or treatment pursuant to the Right to Try legislation. Ultimately, I simply cannot ever imagine a time when Congress would be in a position to compel drug manufacturers to release drugs to any patient with a life-threatening disease or that drug manufacturers would allow this to happen. (The House bill narrows the eligibility criteria from the Senate bill. Per the House bill, patients eligible to seek drugs pursuant to Right to Try will be limited to anyone with a reasonable likelihood of death). Ultimately, the reality is that the Right to Try legislation does nothing to provide patients access to drugs as it is devoid of any real teeth. The reality is that there is a lack of evidence from the 38 states maintaining right to try laws to suggest that they are effective or ironically that anyone that has obtained a treatment in this manner would not have been able to access the drug through the existing expanded access mechanism.
What will it Mean for Pediatric Cancer Drug Development?
I believe that the Right to Try legislation will likely create an increased climate of dismal pediatric drug development. Many of us in the childhood cancer community have worked tirelessly to create regulatory mechanisms to encourage and compel pediatric cancer drug development. Through the Creating Hope Act, the RACE for Children Act and the reformation of existing regulations, the climate for drug development and drug discovery for pediatric cancers based upon genetic or molecular targets has never been more promising. Removal of FDA oversight into experimental drugs provided to "dying" patients, including data on adverse reactions, creates a climate of increased fear for drug manufacturers in the rare disease space or for pediatric disease populations in general. Drug manufacturers will likely be more judicious with their funds and resources when it comes time to select oncologic targets for drug development rather than initiate their drugs into clinical trials that may expose them to requests leading to anecdotal data from patient populations regarding the lack of efficacy.
False Hope for Desperate Parents
Creating a climate of false hope for desperate parents also increases the likelihood of increased disappointment and anger. I believe the federal Right to Try legislation will provide the impetus and springboard for more desperate parents to seek access to drugs without the benefit of the FDA aiding in the process, including advising them upon safety and dosage. Despite the FDA being precluded from logging adverse reactions, including death, patient populations will continue to rely upon social media channels as a vocal forum to weigh in on drug efficacy creating a dangerous unregulated and informal data repository. This scenario will likely have one of two results: first, either the drug manufacturer will become far less willing to provide access to a particular drug or class of drugs, or, the early "unscientific data collection" and probable emotional patient criticism for lack of efficacy of a treatment will cause the cessation of clinical progress for many drugs or treatments.
Data Collection Sidestepped
The drug development process is dependent upon the ability to gather and collect data which allow experts to understand how to create effective and safe therapies. Allowing this process to be sidestepped by emotion through the removal of the FDA is the wrong way to proceed. Rather, maintaining the current system of expanded access, although not perfect and susceptible to reformation, provides the best path forward for those of us in positions to advocate for an increase of drug development. Information and data collected on experimental drugs simply provides clinicians and researchers a way to further expand the number of patients that may benefit from a drug.
My Own Horror Story
As I noted earlier, my thinking has come full circle for many reasons. When my daughter Alexis was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a pediatric brain cancer with a 99% mortality rate, I was as naïve as I was the first day I walked into my first year torts class in law school. Upon learning that Alexis' tumor could not be surgically removed, that there were no effective therapies in existence and that horrifically, she was marked for death in 9-12 months, I was fully convinced that somewhere in a lab or government building the "cure" was being squirreled away. It was 2008, Neal Armstrong, who, in an odd coincidence, lost his daughter to DIPG in 1963, walked on the moon 39 years before and there was nothing that could be done for my daughter. As a then 37 year old trial lawyer with a propensity to get angry, the horror story that was unfolding for my daughter did not sit well with me. And thus, I crusaded against the government, the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies that were "hiding the drug that could cure" Alexis. What has unfolded since that time, including the death of my daughter in 2011, is a far deeper understanding of the regulatory framework, the operation of the FDA and the manner in which drug development occurs. And thus, whereas I would have tried anything to keep Alexis alive, and in fact her mother and I did just that, the answer did not lie in desperately throwing any experimental drug down her throat because she was going to die anyway. I maintain the belief that more investment into pediatric cancer drug development is beyond necessary.
A Better Way
I have since come to believe, through an extensive education that includes an appointment to an NCI committee that reviews adult and pediatric clinical trials, co-founding a research laboratory, working with hundreds of researchers and several other ventures, that there are enough channels available, and more for us to create, that will allow for more robust investment into pediatric cancer drug development. While many of us work on these "channels," for those parents seeking to access experimental drugs for their children, the mechanism of expanded access may not be perfect, but it does work to grant access 99% of the time. There is significant danger to the federal Right to Try legislation and how it will impact this delicate balance many of us have worked hard to acheive. It seems that most members of Congress, including those on the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus do not even appreciate or understand this negative potential.
Ultimately, the goal of the Right to Try legislation is not to support true development of effective therapies. Rather, it has the aim of weakening the FDA and rolling back many of the protections and built in mechanisms that support drug development for disease populations like the childhood cancer community. The result will not be more children surviving their diagnosis due to a greater number of treatments being made available. Rather, clinical trial enrollment will suffer and far less drugs will be made available for testing or clinical use.
Jonathan Eric Agin, JD, is the Executive Director for the Max Cure Foundation and the co-founder of the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, a non-profit childhood cancer research biotech located in Beaverton, OR. He was appointed to and elected to sit as a Patient Advocate on the National Cancer Institute Brain Malignancy Steering Committee. He is also the Cancer Knowledge Network (Canadian Oncology Journal) Childhood Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Section Co-Editor and frequent contributor to the Huffington Post. Jonathan is an attorney by training and a former trial lawyer from Washington, DC. He is one of the most recognized names in the childhood cancer community. He has testified before the United States Congress on issues of identity theft impacting the childhood cancer community, which ultimately led to the introduction of bipartisan legislation named after his daughter Alexis (HR 2720, The Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013). This legislation was later enacted into law as part of the overall budget deal of 2013. Jonathan's legislative advocacy has proven effective in the passage of several bills in a climate of congressional stagnation and he continues to work closely with members of the community and beyond on legislative initiatives impacting the rare disease community. He has provided public comment before the FDA pedODAC Committee on the topic of biopsy in children with DIPG (an inoperable and almost universally fatal pediatric brain tumor). Jonathan became involved in the childhood cancer community following the diagnosis of his daughter Alexis at the age of two with DIPG in April 2008. Alexis battled heroically for thirty-three months until January 14, 2011. Jonathan frequently interacts with members of Congress and their staff, the White House, as well as various regulatory agencies and other cancer organizations in an effort to improve the plight of children with cancer. He is an original founding steering council member of the DIPG Collaborative. Jonathan resides in Falls Church, Virginia and has four children, Alexis (1-31-06 to 1-14-11), Gabriel age 9, Trevor age 5 and Kylie 4 years. Jonathan maintains his own website for his advocacy activities: www.jonathanagin.com and can be followed on Twitter @jonathanagin. In his spare time he also competes in endurance events like running marathons and triathlons.


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A rabbi charged with providing false identification to 389 illegal aliens so they could work in his kosher meat factory in Iowa—and who was convicted of 86 charges of financial fraud involving millions of dollars—has been freed by US President Donald Trump in yet another indication of his subservience to the right wing orthodox Jewish lobby in America.
Rubashkin and lawyer during his trial.
The commuting of Sholom Rubashkin's 27-year prison sentence followed months of personal interventions to Trump made by the Chabad Lubavitch community, of whom the swindling rabbi is a leading member—and whose most prominent White House representative is Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
According to a statement issued by the White House, the review of Rubashkin's case and commutation decision was "based on expressions of support from Members of Congress and a broad cross-section of the legal community."
Apparently a "bipartisan group of more than 100 former high-ranking and distinguished Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, prosecutors, judges, and legal scholars have expressed concerns about the evidentiary proceedings" in Rubashkin's case and "the severity of his sentence."
In addition, more than "30 current Members of Congress have written letters expressing support for review of Mr. Rubashkin's case," the White House statement continued, inadvertently revealing the extent of the Jewish lobby's control of the House.
Rubashkin ran the infamous Agriprocessor slaughter house in Postville, Iowa, until his arrest in May 2008, when FBI and Department of Homeland Security agents raided the plant and arrested 389 workers who had fraudulent identity documentation.
One day after the raid, the Iowa labor commissioner fined Agriprocessors $10 million for wage violations, and Rubashkin was arrested on federal conspiracy charges of harboring illegal immigrants and aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft.
Rubashkin was arrested again on November 13, 2008, at his Postville home on federal charges of bank fraud. The charges revealed that under his direction, millions of dollars that were supposed to be deposited in an account as collateral for a loan were fraudulently diverted to another account, and were used to fraudulently increase the value of Agriprocessors accounts receivable.
After the money was diverted, Rubashkin allegedly ordered the records of these transactions removed from company computers. The charges carried up to 30-year prison terms.
Rubashkin was denied release on bail on November 20, 2008 following Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles determination that he posed a flight risk.
Scoles took into consideration that searching Rubashkin's house, federal agents had found not only a bag with $20,000 in cash, several silver coins and passports, and a printed out copy of Israel's "Law of Return," which grants automatic citizenship to every Jew and members of his family upon immigration. That law is based directly upon the Nazi Nuremburg race laws which defined a Jew as someone with two Jewish grandparents.
Rubashkin was convicted in November 2009 on 86 charges of financial fraud, including bank fraud, mail and wire fraud and money laundering. He had intentionally defrauded St. Louis based First Bank on a revolving $35 million loan by faking invoices from meat dealers, inflating the value of the company.
He was sentenced in June 2010, to 27 years in prison after prosecutors had originally asked for a life sentence, given the severity of his crimes. Rubashkin was also ordered to pay $18.5 million to First Bank Business Capital, the plant's largest lender; $8.3 million to MB Financial Bank, another lender; and $3,800 to Waverly Sales, Inc., which received late payments from the plant for cattle.
The White House statement said that Rubashkin, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch movement, will still be under parole and will need to make good on a restitution judgement.
* The raid on the Agriprocessors plant and Rubashkin's arrest led to the plant's temporary closure, with many of the town's Jews leaving.
Canadian billionaire Hershey Friedman, of Montreal, purchased the meatpacking plant in 2009 and rebranded it as Agri Star Meat and Poultry. Agri Star now employs the vast majority of Postville's remaining Jews, with most of them serving as Jewish ritual slaughterers.
Earlier, the Agriprocessor plant had been the subject of an undercover animal rights investigation which revealed the full inhumane horror of kosher ritual slaughter. That investigation can be found on YouTube here.

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2 Bill compartments.19 Card slots. 2 Transparent slots.2 Business card slots.
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Anyone who uses the word "bully", whether cast or fan. It's become so tiresome that every situation has the word bully thrown out. Bullying is when you go out of your way to torment someone who is defenseless over and over. Not because you got in a fight with someone once or even repeatedly, or because they said mean things to you, or because they chose you for elimination. All of these people are grown and all have the capabilities to defend themselves. It needs to stop. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
People like to use the term bully cause we as a society these days reward victimization of oneself. Its why you see people like Natalie always try to play the victim.


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Campari Oransoda was first created in 1932 and is considered the first pre-mixed drink in the world.
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"The Paradox of Choice." TEDGlobal 2005. Jul. 2005. Conference Presentation.
Source: "The Paradox of Choice." TEDGlobal 2005. Jul. 2005. Conference Presentation. Additional Information: In the TEDTalk from which this quote was pulled, psychologist Barry Schwartz says that having too many choices makes us unhappy: having numerous options, whether for a mate or a pair of jeans, raises our expectations for our ideal mate or pair of jeans, inevitably leading to disappointment with the mate or pair of jeans we end up getting. When we have fewer options, and thus, lower expectations, we are happier with the outcome. Watch the full TEDTalk here: Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice


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A life in antiques - A bird in hand
PUBLISHED: 11:49 24 April 2009 | UPDATED: 15:58 20 February 2013
Owner of The Packhouse antiques centre in Farnham, Alison Hougham reports on the latest trends in antiques
Originally published in Surrey Life magazine April 2009
Owner of The Packhouse antiques centre in Farnham, Alison Hougham reports on the latest trends in antiques
Find out when and where upcoming Surrey antiques fairs are taking place
The creation of stylish outdoor living spaces, combined with the excitement of Easter and the draw of warmer days, has, it appears, inspired not only me but many of our customers.
As buds blossom and our countryside once again comes to life, so too does the desire for fresh inspiration and the continued search for new, interesting and inspired garden paraphernalia to embellish our beloved outdoor spaces - no matter how large or small.
It's lovely to see the change in people's moods; customers somehow seem more relaxed, more thoughtful in their purchases and certainly happy to spend longer outdoors, browsing and rummaging through salvage items and interesting garden finds.
Recently, we have found in the last couple of years that an increasing number of people have been hunting for dovecotes - of every description, style and age; but in nearly all cases they are being used simply for decorative purposes.
A dovecote is a building intended to house pigeons or doves and may be square or circular, wall-mounted or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes or nesting boxes for the breeding and accommodation of doves or pigeons, and can differ greatly in terms of size.
A feather in one's cap
During medieval times, they were considered important economic resources, providing a sustainable supply of meat, feathers, eggs and manure. In some cultures, ownership of a dovecote was seen as a symbol of status and power and for a time was regulated by law, allowing only nobles the privilege of possession.
Our recent find is not as grand as those you might find in many ancient manor houses in the UK and France, either left standing or in ruins, but is equally as delightful. Our new gem, made from reclaimed wood, is a pretty, wall-mounted French design. The wooden roof tiles set off the beautiful pyramid structure and its simple rustic charm would make a stunning addition to any garden, period barn conversion or farm-style courtyard.
I hope my new decorative treasure will soon nestle permanently within a magical garden space. If not to be used for doves, I have a feeling that this beautiful dovecote could still make a great home for delicious eggs this month - the perfect secret hiding place for a family Easter egg hunt!
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The other day, Miss Crankypants got her hand slapped by the Facebook police. Now this wasn't the first time. Miss CP has a nose for trouble, it seems.
The latest incident involved spelling. When one of these crazy friends of hers posted that their dear loved one with heart problems received five STINTS over the weekend, Miss CP just snapped.
STINTS? Miss Cranky couldn't help herself. She commented, "A stint is a length of time." Surely the writer meant STENTS.
Now Miss Cranky is as sympathetic as the next crazy Facebook user. She doesn't want to see anybody doing five stints of anything: push-ups, Army enlistments, or Horrors! Five days on the Facebook blacklist.
She's even more sympathetic about stents. Really. It's blatant misuse of words that sets her off.
Post an announcement that you hope to loose ten pounds and Miss Crankypants might let it pass. After all, loosing those darn ten pounds is hard. But don't tell her that you didn't loose your chess match. LOSE! Where do you think the term LOSER comes from?
Not that Miss CP thinks anyone is a loser. That's what got her reported as spam in the first place. Miss Crankypants is not SPAM! Maybe a nice Honeybaked ham, but spam? No way!
For this offense of promoting good hygiene and spelling, Miss Cranky got an ominous-looking text box saying that "someone" had reported her for spam. Someone? Someone who likes stints, she bets. She was further informed that she should cease and desist, or risk appearing on the Facebook Walk of Shame.
Attention! Miss Crankypants will no longer be able to patrol the pages of Facebook in order to assure proper spelling. She's not stupid–if she ends up on the Walk of Shame, her family will take away her internet privileges.
So all you stinters and loosers, you're on your own! Happy Easter!
The Facebook Walk of Shame
The other day, Miss Crankypants got her hand slapped by the Facebook police. Now this wasn't the first time. Miss CP has a nose for trouble, it seems.


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Privacy-aware Distributed Incremental Computation
Distributed incremental processing is an effective solution for processing large amounts of data in an efficient way. In this setting, algorithms for operator placement automatically distribute data queries the the available processing units. However, current algorithms for operator placement focus on performance and ignore privacy concerns that arise when handling sensitive data.
We present ongoing research on a new methodology for privacy-aware operator placement that both prevents leakage of sensitive information and improves performance. We implement a working prototype based on previous work on (local) incremental computation.
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ROCKLIN -- One flag is for the man who jumped rather than be crushed by the falling towers. One is for the firefighter who ran in when everyone else was trying to get out. One flag is for the woman who died instantly when the plane she was on crashed.
"Each flag represents a life. And I realized that as I was putting them in the ground," said Rocklin High junior Avery Streater.
One flag for each life lost in the Sept. 11 attacks -- 2,977 flags. Some students at Rocklin High were barely alive.
But organizer Hannah Klang says whether she can recall herself what happened that day or not, the cultural memory of what happened should never be allowed to fade.
"Over the summer I saw the 9/11 memorial in New York. And I decided, that's what inspired me," said student Hannah Klang.
So when her schoolmates come to class Monday morning, they'll be greeted by a field of red, white and blue.
"High school kids are just kind of forgetting this is something that actually happened, even though you weren't alive," said junior Aleah Schotsal.
"It's like such a big part of this country's history. So many lives were lost. I don't think it's something we should just forget about," Streater said.
All these Rocklin High students came here out of their own sense for that respect and importance. Not for a class, not for a grade, and they say they're politically not all on the same page.
But they share the same reverence for what the American flag represents and for what 2,977 of these flags, standing together, represent.


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Former Labour senator Stephen Conroy, that abandoned parliament in September, has gone to work for the gaming industry because of a brand new body, said Wagering Australia.
That is unsurprising. Conroy was preceded in this class by numerous colleagues and competitions, such as Labor's former federal secretary Karl Bitar and ex-Labor senator Mark Arbib. And one time national governmental minister Helen Coonan is still a board member of Crown. He replaces former national National Party minister Peter McGauran, who's gone to make use of Tabcorp.
Thus, the gaming industry surely holds a fascination for former politicians. Maybe it is all that cash and also the attraction of staying within the sport — even when in a peripheral level.
The 'Duty' Of Gaming
Conroy's occupation seems somewhat different to many; his new company is Responsible Wagering Australia. This time round, it sounds and looks just like a SAPRO, or social facet public relations firm.
SAPROs have been in existence for quite a while, especially in the alcohol sector. But none have popped up in Australia for gaming. The primary global SAPRO is that the International Center for Alcohol Policy. Its job is to deliver the overall look of action and concern on the part of a particular business whilst keeping things on an even keel.
DrinkWise is a fantastic Australian illustration. It states it's:
A different, non-profit organisation. Our principal focus will be to help bring to a much healthier and safer drinking culture in Australia.
It attempts to do that by promoting change in how Australians drink alcohol. It's also concerned about the age where young men and women are introduced into the goods manufactured or marketed by its 14 industry patrons.
Significantly, what DrinkWise does is nuance its message about"responsible drinking" which is, the concept that individuals are basically accountable for their own behaviors. The solutions it indicates are those in the ineffective end of this injury reduction/prevention spectrum, for example schooling and individual behavior change.
Everything you wont find in DrinkWise's repertoire (or, really, in that of different SAPROs) are interventions which impact the business's bottom line. It is about human responsibility.
Tobacco consumption has dropped in Australia and various other areas of the planet because we stopped telling people what to do ("do not smoke") and helped them make better choices concerning smoking.
The means to do this is to prevent smoking advertisements and sponsorship of game, limit where smoking was allowed, raise the purchase price of tobacco, and also assist individuals quit. The result has been a remarkable decrease in the prevalence of lung disease, particularly lung cancers. None of that could have been attained had a "accountable smoking" mantra held influence.
The Australian gaming business up to this stage, hasn't seen the necessity to establish a SAPRO. Maybe the bookies are feeling a little pressured, provided the national government has introduced laws, including some customer security interventions, to help prevent people getting hooked on online gaming.
The bombardment of advertisements out of bookies inflicted on anybody who watches game on TV (such as a great deal of children) has helped make everybody hate the bookies. The proof is that the bookies make a good deal of cash from people experiencing elevated levels of gambling injury. Thus, frees up the "responsible gambling" rhetoric and asserting that you don't want everyone to get into trouble with your merchandise may appear to be a fantastic idea. Betting, like tobacco and alcohol, is an addictive product which creates significant super gains from people it addicts. That is the reason the business has tried very difficult through different ways to hang on to its existing structures.
How Can Conroy Go?
Conroy was a senior ministry in 2010 when impartial MP Andrew Wilkie signed his arrangement with Julia Gillard to present a mechanism to allow people decide beforehand how much they wanted to shed on the pokies. The business launched a huge effort to prevent that happening.
Additionally, it's contributed considerable amounts to keep politicians side. Conroy is regarded as in the whatever-it-takes faculty of politics.
Finally, his job will be to make certain that it's business as usual to the internet bookies. If effective, that means hundreds of thousands if not millions of Australians will endure irreparable injury (and in certain instances sickness and early death) due to the injuries related to gambling.
Which might not seem like much, but if you extrapolate that figure to the UK people, that is around 600,000 individuals whose lives have been blighted by this harmful addiction.
The poll also discovered a further 4.3 percent had gaming issues that "were reduced to moderate in seriousness".
This really is a really major problem indeed particularly when you factor in the distress it may inflict on their nearest and dearest. For several decades, I have been asserting that GPs needs to be in front of screening individuals for gaming addiction.
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Within my BMJ essay I also noticed that analysis of forecasts to the GamCare, a nationwide gaming helpline I co-founded, suggested that a tiny minority of callers reported health issues because of their gambling. These included depression, nervousness, stomach issues and ideas of suicide.
Certainly, a number of these health problems will be the effect of the stress brought on by gambling-related financial troubles, but it does not make it any less of a health problem for those afflicted by severe gambling issues.
Research has shown that medical issues can happen as a consequence of negative effects. As an example, a study found that 65% of players reported at least one physiological side impact during withdrawal in a record that includes sleeplessness, headaches, loss of appetite, bodily fatigue, heart racing, muscular aches, and breathing problem and chills.
Training For Doctors To Solve This Problem
Problem gambling might be considered to be a gray area in health care, therefore it's quite simple for caregivers to miss it. If the goal of GPs is to guarantee the health of these patients, then a comprehension of betting and the problems surrounding it ought to be an significant part fundamental knowledge and ought to be educated in the program whilst trainee physicians are in medical school.
Some reason that GPs do not routinely monitor for problem gaming is since they're not educated about it throughout their medical practice as a consequence, it is not really on their radar.
As I urged in a report commissioned by the British Medical Association, the demand for instruction and instruction in the analysis, proper referral and efficient treatment of gambling issues have to be addressed inside GP training.
More importantly, GPs must be conscious of the sorts of gaming and problem gambling, cultural and demographic differences, and also the frequent health issues related to problem gambling. GPs must also understand the value of screening patients regarded as at heightened risk of gaming addiction. They should also know about the support and referral services available locally.
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Additionally, I suggested that treatment for problem gambling ought to be offered under the NHS (either as standalone solutions or alongside alcohol and drug addiction services) and financed by a tax on gaming?.
Back in 2011, I stumbled upon a research with all freedom of information requests to inquire NHS trusts if they'd treated pathological gamblers. Just 3 percent of those trusts had treated a problem gambler and just a hope said it had provided dedicated aid and support. I am sure when we replicated the analysis now, little may have changed.
It's clear that problem gambling isn't, as yet, on the public health program in the united kingdom. NHS providers such as GP surgeries have to be invited to see gaming issues as a key cause of referral and a legitimate treatment option. Information about gaming addiction services, particularly services in the area, must be easily accessible to gamblers and GP surgeries are a fantastic outlet to market these services.
Though some gaming services (for example, GamCare) provide advice to problem gamblers around services, this advice is simply supplied to problem gamblers that have been proactive in seeking help and information. Given that not many GPs have the professional knowledge to take care of a problem gambler, what they want most of all is your understanding to refer their patients to somebody who has.
Regulations prohibiting betting on social websites in Australia are becoming contested by the prevalence of casino programs such as iPhones and Androids, in addition to loopholes controlled by grants on Facebook. The act made it illegal to allow Australian businesses to provide real-money online wagering.
But fresh poker and slot programs on mobile devices aren't considered gambling because they do not permit players to directly bet or acquire real money.
Known jointly as"societal casino games", they mimic actual life wagering and retain users sharing, playing, and using actual cash to buy in-game money, additional credits, expansions and presents.
Similar to other societal games such as Candy Crush, expressions with Friends or Angry Birds, these matches boost their reach through the consumer's own social networks, as they always ask the participant to invite their connections to playwith.
When registering, players are requested to accept Terms and Conditions that allow for this kind of advertising. The sign-in page of this slots program House of Fun, as an instance, states: "This program might post on your behalf, such as your own high scores, games you played with and much more".
Although there isn't any conclusive evidence that societal casino programs lead to gaming addiction, they do assist from the cultural normalisation of betting. Slotomania has been the most downloaded program around the iTunes Store at 2012.
And business reports show the global social gaming market far surpasses actual cash online gaming with 170 million consumers a month versus 50 million consumers each month.
But there's still a gigantic discrepancy concerning earnings: societal gaming creates $2 billion each month, whereas online gaming generates $36 billion.
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Though in the strictest sense it isn't yet feasible to gamble through those programs, some programmers are discovering ways to monetise gambling-like playwith. Digital Gambling Keyboards, a startup based in Perth which works the mostly popular Facebook program Chumba Casino, bases its business model on sweepstakes.
This approach proceeds from a loophole from Facebook's coverages, as some authorities, like the United States, do not consider sweepstakes to become gambling. This loophole might be an entrance to the Australian marketplace if regulations piled up.
And there appears to be a move towards real life advantages based on wins in virtual gaming. This pushes the limitations of gambling farther into the domain of real cash wagering.
A number of those slots accessible in myVegas are extensions of their casino branding plans, with names like New York New York, Excalibur and Mirage. These utilize cartoonish designs which echo popular societal gaming titles such as Farmville and always invite you to incorporate your Facebook buddies to the participant roster.
Additional gambling-themed apps present motivational narratives of personal accomplishment when interacting with the real world.
Like Chumba Casino, Betting Billionaire might well gain from the loopholes in Facebook's policies regarding sweepstakes and gain from a huge pool of would-be-gamblers.
The prevalence of those apps has ethical and cultural consequences in a country like Australia with a high prevalence of problem gambling. And these are obvious from the merging of their gaming and gambling businesses.
The consolidation of this societal casino market has included key industry players like slot machine maker IGT, which purchased Dual Down Interactive WMS, that started Lucky Cruise Social Casino, a societal casino which works on Facebook; and pokie machine giant Aristocrat, that obtained Product Madness, a leading five operator of slot machine games on Facebook, with over 500,000 daily busy users.
Social Responsibility
The perceived dangers of societal casino games have increased concerns regarding public welfare.
Only a couple of days past the South Australian premier Jay Weatherill known for new regulations on societal casino goods, seeking the alliance of Apple to make it illegal to provide social gambling programs to minors. Other politicians, such as senator Nick Xenophon, discuss the idea that social casino programs have been breeding new problem gamblers.
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An important place in the High Fantasy Trilogy "Erellgorh" by Matthias Teut.
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Walton Concerto for Viola
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 II
mm. 1-10, mm. 23-37, mm. 98-106
Mozart Symphony 35, IV
mm. 134-181
Mahler Symphony 10
mm. 1-15
Wagner Overture to Tannhauser
Rehearsal I - 11m Before Rehearsal L
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Allegro non troppo until 6m after Reh. C
Vaughn Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
2m after U until 1m before Letter X
Note: you will need a google account, which is required for resume upload. If you do not have one you will be able to create a free account via the application link.
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra announces the following vacancies to our volunteer core of orchestral musicians. Volunteer musicians perform on all masterworks, holiday, and special performances. Please note: several times a year we may be able to offer compensation on a case-by-case basis for some performances. In the past, these have included performances with Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith, Zelda Live, and others.
For more information, please contact us with your name and instrument.
no current openings
no current openings
Percussion (1-2 positions)
Violin 1 & 2 (1-3 positions each)
Viola (1-2 positions)
Cello (2-3 positions)
Bass (1-2 positions)
no current openings
No administrative or staff positions are available at this time.
For youth orchestra auditions, please visit georgiayouthsymphony.org.


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Margarete Petersen : Seven of Swords - the drama of the inner critic
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This card came up along with the
five of coins
in response to a question about what causes these "brambles" to obscure my path and how to clear them. Here is what I saw
reading MP's text.
A transluscent butterfly splashed with the colors of morning sun is breaking out of a pink globe. It might be a butterfly, or it might be a bright lunar moth moving across the moon toward the outstretched talons and beak of a great bird of prey.
The long blue shadow of the bird's neck and hooked beak looms over the sphere, yet this shadow also ressembles a romantic nightscape, of dark jagged cliffs and moonlit clouds.
Nightscape or shadow, it doesn't darken the butterfly, whose left wing floats above unscathed as though on a different plane all together; in fact, her wing casts shadows on the shadow.
But these creatures from opposing planes have come to the same circle in the same moment, and it remains to be seen if the talons will crush and tear the fragile insect in the next second, or will she flutter free.
The patterns on the butterfly's wings also vaguely seem to outline continents on the earthly globe, while the eagle's night-shadow against the butterfly's patch of sun-yellow suggest the drama of night into day or vice versa, as might be seen from space.
The card may be viewed here:
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Most successful companies focus on profit and productivity -- the bottom line. Unfortunately, many executives and managers feel that community involvement takes up valuable time and is a waste of money when, in fact, it can be quite the opposite. Involvement in local and national nonprofit organizations is an incredible investment in building a reputation as a generous business partner and employer, which can yield unexpected results for years to come.
Before you decide what you want to do, you need to decide who you want to help. While the most likely answer is "whichever organization makes the most sense for my company to partner with," that may not be the best choice.
Ask your employees.
As with anything you do, you want to do it well. The engagement of your employees will be critical to the success of your philanthropic efforts, so ask them for their input. Find out what organizations they are already involved in or are interested in supporting. They are much more likely to participate in something they have a personal connection to and/or feel passionate about. The more engaged and connected they feel, the more successful your company's involvement will be. In turn, this will help build your reputation within the organization and community.
Follow your clients.
Find out which organizations and events your current and potential clients are involved in. A few years ago as I was maintaining social media for a company, I discovered that its biggest client was the current chairman of a large organization gearing up for a huge event that was likely to garner a fair amount of news coverage. The organization had set a lofty goal for the number of meals its team could pack during one lunch hour. I shared this information with the local manager, encouraging him to send as many employees as he could -- all wearing company T-shirts. This was a perfect way to reach the client and give back to the community. If you snap a photo and share it on social media, the reach multiplies exponentially.
Create a community service calendar.
Brainstorm options and opportunities throughout the year and add them to your calendar. Be intentional and don't wait until the last minute. Thanksgiving and Christmas provide obvious opportunities but still require planning to yield the best results. Incorporate holiday hashtags like #GivingTuesday (on the Tuesday following Black Friday). Here are four ideas to put on your calendar:
• Community walks: Sponsor employees who wish to participate in a community walk and provide company T-shirts for them to wear to the event. Provide team building fun and company fellowship while showing the community that you are committed to giving back.
• Donation drives: Humane societies, homeless shelters, schools, hospitals, food banks and more often have wish lists on their websites. Set a goal: How many boxes can you fill or pounds can you collect? Create contests between departments or branches to build excitement.
• Day of service: Close the office and allow employees to participate in a day of service. For example, on the Friday prior to Thanksgiving, we closed our office and headed to the Salvation Army's brand-new facility in Birmingham to serve lunch to Salvation Army clients and help the staff prepare for the large crowd expected the following week for Thanksgiving.
• Corporate sponsorships: Paid sponsorships should be viewed as a form of advertising with benefits. Not only are you reaching current and potential clients, but many sponsorships include perks you can pass on to your employees. Tickets to sponsored events can be shared with those who went the extra mile. Sponsorships of the arts frequently include season passes to shows that can be gifted to employees or clients.
Create a marketing campaign around a company milestone.
Recently, our firm celebrated our 30th anniversary with a "30 days for 30 years" campaign -- daily events throughout the month. While some of our activities were fun team-building and customer appreciation exercises, others were opportunities to serve. There's no better way to commemorate years of prosperity than by giving back to the community that has so richly blessed you and contributed to your success.


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On a short walk this morning with both my dogs (Murphy, my little elderly gentleman usually is not up to walks but maybe the colder weather helped), I saw more of those beautiful frasier, balsam, douglas and noble firs heaped at the side of the road. It's like a death, really.
Imagine. Thanksgiving feasting. Advent begins, More and more cars on the road with trees tied to the roof, happy celebrants taking their choice selections home to adorn them in regal splendor!
The days, maybe weeks of anticipation for those days when our homes are transformed into sparkling, shining, aromatic and glimmering havens of beauty. Where all of us, families and single people alike are filled with thoughts of parties, friendships, warmth, and sugar plums. We practically float through our days, gliding joyfully with carolling and laughter to that wonderfully awaited day where we awaken with our loved ones and open gifts, some surprising, others hoped for, all is bright and cheery. We savor each moment of this day, appreciating what we have and those with whom we can share. We listen more closely, speak more gently and kindly. This day has a loveliness, a beauty all its own and something we really ought to be aware of with the gift of each day.
And the day after this wonderful day of jewelled moments the trees lose their luster. The gleaming ornaments, tinsel, icicles, strings of shiny beads, shimmering stars all carefully put away. And the tree,
That tree we so looked forward to finding as we strolled through aromatic evergreen, wintry lots, gazing upon rows and rows of needle-branched trees.
Now lies cast aside ignominiously by the side of the road.
Without a second thought.


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The Gambia Press Union (GPU) mourns the sudden death of Ms. Sise Sawaneh.
The journalist died this afternoon, her family and colleagues confirmed. She was involved in a car accident that happened in Kiang and claimed the lives of two others.
Funeral arrangements will be announced soon.
Until her death, Sise works as a reporter at the Gambia Radio and Television Services. She previously worked at various media organisations, including The Standard, Today Newspaper and Star FM.
The committed and hardworking young journalist of great promise is already missed by her colleagues. She was a wonderful human being and an excellent professional.
Her death is a great loss to the media and country.
Rest In Peace, Sise Sawaneh.
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In this interview with Jackie Walker, I explain how my book This We Know got written and published in less than a month. Get a copy of This We Know here and you may like listening to this later interview with a reader (audio quality a little poor but some nice memes and themes) … [Read more...]
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Book Illustration & Design
During 2020, I had the privilege to work with Valerie Clark to illustrate, design and layout her 237 page book, Gift of Tennis! The paperback book will be available for sale for $9.99 through Amazon this November 2020. More info coming soon. Here's a sneak peak of the cover...
The froghappy! Practice
The froghappy! Practice is now entering month three. Please join me. Follow @froghappypractice and post your practice #froghappypractice See you on Instagram
Call for Entries
Video tour of show at Cazenovia Library ... thanks to my art agent and publicist, Chip Hooley
December Art Happynings
December Art Happynings
The Show is On! (and Up) Stop by tonight or click the link below to see the show online.
Jennifer Hooley, Drawings & Paintings at the Cazenovia Public Library, 100 Albany St. Opening Reception is tonight, Friday 12/6 5-8pm (Library open until 9pm) Tonight is also the annual Christmas Walk in Cazenovia. Plus the Library's Book Store just opened in their newly renovated barn. That in itself is worth a visit!
Click here to see the Show Online
Workshops! Sign up !
Put on your beret. There's already been tons of interest in "Exploring Creativity" workshops coming this January 2020. No talent required! (but prepared to be surprised). And by the way, the interest is coming from many who have said they "used to paint". I love it! Let's get you back at it. It's not an art lesson, it's a fun way to explore your creativity through drawing & painting.
Click here for more info.
Greeting Cards are here... Cazenovia Greeting Cards & More
They are beautiful. You can either purchase through Etsy or call/text or email me to order. If you are in Cazenovia, stop by the library to see a collection of the cards in person.
Cick here to purchase on Etsy
Click here for more info
Studio / Gallery Hours
132 Albany St (The Atwell Mill) in Cazenovia. 1st floor. Open November-January every Thursday 2pm-7pm* and by chance or appointment. Call / text 315.559.6156 and I'll meet you there. *except 12/26
In the Gallery... work by some of my favorite artists including George Van Hook, NicEllis Withey & Linda Wesner (by consignment) and pieces for sale from my collection including work by Nicora Gangi & Jane Egan.
There will be a link on this website for available work coming soon. Please reply here if you are looking for something in particular!
Want to get more info?
Call/text or email and I'll be in touch!
Jennifer Hooley * froghappy.com * 315.559.6156
(tennis is cool too!)
Greeting Cards Available Dec 5th!
Each of these greeting cards will be available starting December 5th! Please call or text me if you'd like me to hold a box for you. $4 per 5x7" greeting card individually wrapped, Boxes include 7 cards (one is individually wrapped) for $25. Boxes may include all of one card or a mix (your choice). Orders over $35 will include free shipping.
"Afternoon Reading" photo greeting card is 4.5x5.5". Eight cards in each box $20 All proceeds for these cards goes to the Cazenovia Public Library. Also available starting December 5th.
November Art Happynings
Click here for link to November's News...
November Art Happynings
Save the Date! Fri 12/6 5-8pm
It's my first solo show in a looooong time. Thanks to the Cazenovia Public Library, my drawings & paintings will be on exhibit for almost two months. The show will feature work created both left & right handed during this last year. Lots of good stuff including my typical bright fun colors, small framed watercolors, charcoal drawings and quite a few abstract oils that pretty much came outa nowhere! There will be more info about this show in "December Art Happynings"
Stop by my New Studio
132 Albany St (The Atwell Mill) in Cazenovia. 1st floor. Open November-January every Thursday 2pm-7pm* and by chance or appointment. Call / text 315.559.6156 and I'll meet you there.
*except Thanksgiving & 12/26
Coming soon... Workshops
ASK about "Exploring Creativity" workshops (for both Kids & Adults!) coming this January 2020. It's not an art lesson, it's a fun way to explore your creativity through drawing & painting.
Coming soon... Cazenovia Greeting Cards & Prints
Created by me! Stay tuned!
Original watercolors, hand painted prints and prints on canvas.
And there's more!
Last but not least, available in my new studio is a small gallery space with paintings by some of the artists from the good old days of The Gallery of CNY. Including George Van Hook, NicEllis Withey & Linda Wesner (by consignment) and pieces for sale from my collection including work by Nicora Gangi & Jane Egan. Please let me know if you are looking for something in particular!
Want to get more info?
Call/text or email and I'll be in touch!
Jennifer Hooley * froghappy.com * 315.559.6156
(tennis is cool too!)
Drawings & Paintings
Featuring drawings and paintings created left and right handed during the last 12 months.
December 6th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
During the Christmas Walk!
Exhibition on View
12/5/19 - 1/30/20
Cazenovia Public Library
100 Albany St
Cazenovia, NY 13035
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm, Sat: 10am-5pm
Closed Sundays
Ask about Exploring Creativity workshops (for Kids and Adults!) during January 2020.
Jennifer Hooley * froghappy.com * 315.559.6156 * ART MAKES ME HAPPY (tennis is cool too!)
September 25th, 2019
Cazenovia Art Trail 2019
I will be participating in the Cazenovia Art Trail this year for the third time! The event will take place on September 28th and 29th in various locations across the Cazenovia area. I'm excited to be sharing space for the show with artist Sally Hootnick in my new studio at the Atwell Mill on 132 Albany Street in the village of Cazenovia.
In addition, Sally and I will each be giving away a painting - to win, sign in at the Atwell Mill during the Art Trail on September 28 and 29th. We will have a drawing sometime after 5 pm on Sunday the 29th. No purchase is necessary and you do not need to be present to win!
froghappy! Studio
The Atwell Mill
Jennifer Hooley
After Douglas David, II, 16"x20", Oil on Canvas board
Available during the Art Trail!
Click here for more of my work that will be available
I will also have my design work on display along with hand painted cards
AND last but not lease ... I will be showcasing work by previous Gallery CNY artists!
froghappy! is live!
froghappy! has a new website and it just went live.
mostly because the previous website company went outa business. hmmph
anyway, it was a nice time to update, to change things up
and create a place for a bunch of stuff including:
a link to purchase paintings
a page to meet Joey
a page to find out what's happening (the Cazenovia Art Trail is this weekend)
a page about my new studio at the Atwell Mill in Cazenovia
plus information about my sister Debbie and continuing tributes to her (which is coming soon!)
that's it for now.
please check it out.
and as always, feel free to submit a frog joke.
October 2020


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We have a lot of fun at the annual Raucous Auction, but the event is there to do a lot of good. A successful auction helps keep membership dues level, the doors open, and the lights on so VABC remains accessible to working artists and anyone interested in books, paper, and printmaking.
What will YOU donate to this year's Raucous Auction, November 13, 2015? Here's what we're looking for:
–new prints or books you've made, especially those made at the VABC this year
–special experiences ("apartment in Paris," "paper share," "will bind a special book")
–donated offers from members, friends, local organizations, or businesses
-framed artwork or prints, rare books or collectors items
Contact with ideas; forms for your donation can be provided by . We will be collecting items between now and November 1. The donor submits a value for all donations and receives a tax-recognition letter from Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.


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Thames Reach Traineeship
The Thames Reach traineeship programme 2020 is open for applications
Thames Reach Traineeship
Ref: TR-TS0120
Salary: £20,573 pa + 6.5% contributory pension
Hours: 37.5 per week incl shifts
Location: London wide – Boroughs with vacancies include Brent, Croydon, Greenwich and Lambeth.
Contract Type: 12 months fixed term contract, starting 4th May 2020
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th February 2020
Interview Date: 7th – 13th March 2020
Are you looking for an opportunity to start a career in the homeless sector? We are searching for motivated and committed people to join our structured 12 month traineeship scheme.
Thames Reach is a London based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in service delivery to vulnerable people. Each member of the Thames Reach team plays a vital role in contributing and shaping the vision of ending rough sleeping and promoting improvement in people's lives, and by joining us you can do the same.
On the Traineeship programme, you will experience a challenging yet rewarding high quality on-the-job training and the opportunity to develop the skills needed for a career in our front-line services. We also are looking to offer the same rewarding opportunities on our Apprenticeship scheme to come later in the year.
To succeed, you will need commitment, resilience, empathy towards homeless people and good basic admin and IT skills. Your programme will consist of two six-month placements at a Thames Reach Project one of which will be hostel based.
You will be required to work full time on a rota basis which involves working shifts, including evenings and weekends.
Thames Reach cannot guarantee location of placements for successful intakes.
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect and celebrate diversity. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin or religious belief.
You can read an interview with one of our previous trainees who is now in a managerial position at Thames Reach here.
To apply please download the application pack and return to email@example.com
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
For further information drop in sessions will be held on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th and 14th February 2020 – Please email: firstname.lastname@example.com to book a slot
Applicants who have experienced homelessness are especially encouraged to apply.
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Have you been by the Fiesta Commission website lately? They're just promoting their escorts right now in a fashion that only Heidi Fliess has perfected. The only thing missing on their online presence is any indication of all that money they say they 'give back' to the community.
Guess who received that friendly little message today?
It looks like the city of San Antonio 'audited' the commission but it reads more like a vig:
Hey! Is that the mayor's John Hancock front and center?! This is getting pretty deep.
To Be Continued.


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Inductee: Nick Bockwinkel
The son of former pro star Warren Bockwinkel, Nick Bockwinkel was a top college football prospect at Oklahoma University before injuries put him on the sidelines. He then turned his attention to pro wrestling full time, early in the 1950s. His very first match was against Lou Thesz, and over the next 30 years he wrestled every major star in the business and held the AWA world heavyweight for nearly seven years, as well as dozens of lesser belts.
One of the most popular heels (and good guys) in wrestling history, he was a huge draw everywhere he went, particularly the AWA territory. For the past few years, he has been president of the popular Cauliflower Alley Club (CAC) and he currently resides in Las Vegas.


text: A bit like the scene where Riviera performs his little sex act with the Molly projection. The balloon creations you see are the handiwork of one Jason Hackenwerth. Some good lighting and a good photographer can make wonders out of his stuff like here, whereas get him a usual camera with some shitty lighting and you get crap like a lot on his official website. (via)