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ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS: YALE SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ? APPLY BY FEBRU
2009-02-04 20:53:00
Here is an opportunity for those interested in pursuing an MBA: Yale?s new Pre-MBA Leadership Program is a fully funded, two-week, summer session (June 14 ? 27, 2009) for current sophomore, junior, and senior students of color and those committed to diversity in public and private management.
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THE FRESH AIR FUND IS SEEKING COUNSELORS FOR THE SUMMER OF '09
2009-02-04 18:14:00
The Fresh Air Fund is now accepting applications for counselors for this coming summer of '09. They hire staff members with a wide range of interests and experience in some pretty diverse fields including but not limited to environmental science, culinary arts, fashiondesign, orienteering, leadership, video editing, digital and dark room photography, ropes course, nutrition and agriculture.
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION IT JOBS IN NC
2009-02-03 05:28:00
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is looking to hire 150 people in their Blythewood, SC location. Blythewood is adjacent to Columbia SC and 1 hour from Charlotte, NC.
More About: Business , Desktop , Project Management , Jobs

INK BLAST | DEBI MAZAR, STAR OF HBO'S ENTOURAGE, IS COOKING WITH GUSTO
2009-02-03 04:59:00
Onscreen she may play tough, independent and feisty women?like Shauna Roberts, the no-nonsense publicist on HBO?s Entourage ?but Debi Mazar can easily be unhinged by a bite of delicious homemade pasta prepared by her adoring husband, Gabriele Corcos. ?I consider myself a good cook but he was just so good and quick and simple and Tuscan,? she explains. Gabriele?s home-style cooking and Italian culture have taken center stage at home and online. In 2007, the couple created Under the Tuscan Gun, an online cooking show filmed in their home kitchen.
More About: Cooking , Entertainment , Drink , Food and Drink

CASTING CALL FOR COMMERCIAL SHOOTS IN NYC/DR
2009-02-03 04:00:00
There is currently a casting taking place for two Caucasian males in their late 30's to mid 40's who can swim, wind-surf and play some golf. Must have a valid passport and be available and willing to travel between February 15th and the 22nd to shoot in New York City and Dominican Republic. If selected, this commercial will pay $1000/wk plus expenses. Non-union.
More About: Commercial , Advertising , Employment , Acting

INK BLAST | THE AMERICAN GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IS ON THE HORIZON
2009-01-21 15:15:00
As thousands of jobs are lost every day in this economic crisis, it?s time for the government and corporate America to start transforming traditional manufacturing jobs into green-collar jobs.
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INK BLAST | NATIONAL BULLET TRAIN NETWORK LATE ON ARRIVAL
2009-01-12 17:13:00
It?s time for the U.S. to build a national bullet train network. High-speed railway systems have enormous economic, social and environmental benefits that have contributed to the economic growth and quality of life of many countries for decades. The networks are commonplace in Japan, France, Germany, Italy, England and many other countries.
More About: Commentary , Design , Technology , Government , Environment

CONVERSE CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY WITH KICKS WRAPPED IN BOOKS
2009-01-09 03:48:00
In what's sure to be a very limited release, Converse for its 100th anniversary is releasing The Chuck Taylor High wrapped in books.
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NIKE'S RED LACQUER CHINESE CANDY BOX
2009-01-08 16:54:00
Today must be product packaging day! Here is another cool packaging concept, once again for kicks. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Nike has designed a red lacquer ?Chinese Candy Box? for its Nike Clot Air Force 1. The box comes complete with sweet edible treats.
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INK BLAST | HEFNER FOR SEX ED CZAR
2009-01-05 19:06:00
Hugh Hefner?s daughter, Christie, recently announced that she has decided to step down as chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises. After twenty years at the helm of the premier purveyor of all things sexual, Hefner wants to get involved in public service. I have an idea: she should be named Sex Ed Czar by the Obama Administration.
More About: Education , Health , Commentary , Government , Teens

SAY WORD! | BEEF JERKY LUXURY BAGS...JUST DON'T THROW THESE ON THE BARBIE
2009-01-05 19:05:00
Product design student Nancy Wu just remixed Chanel & Louis Vuitton using 100% beef jerky. Sheets of the dried beef were collected and hand sewn together to create these highly desirable, lo-fi items. Bananas!
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01 17 09 ? 01 19 09 | MANIFEST HOPE:DC PRESENTS A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
2008-12-31 22:05:00
Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The MANIFEST HOPE: DC Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grassroots movement that carried President-Elect Barack Obama to victory.
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INK BLAST | FOR THE NEW YEAR, VOW TO CHANGE OTHERS? LIVES, NOT YOURS
2008-12-30 19:42:00
Forget about losing weight, quitting smoking/drinking/spending and every other vice you?ve enjoyed. This year, instead of thinking about yourself when you make your resolutions for 2009, how about thinking about others?
More About: Education , Commentary , New Year , Community , Change

THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU IS SEEKING TO HIRE 1.2 MILLION PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
2008-12-17 20:15:00
If you like most Americans are finding the job-hunt quite tedious, here's a part-time, well paying local solution. The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary part-time census takers for the 2010 Census.
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SAY WORD! | ARTISTICALLY LEWD BONSAI PLANTERS
2008-12-17 19:02:00
OK, so you live in the city, and there's a park in the neighborhood and every once in a while you take a stroll. And because your park is no different than any other park in any other metropolitan city, it attracts all kinds of people. Some normal, like you, some weird, and some, well, let's just not go there now?
More About: Design , Plants , Word , Home , Style

INK BLAST | IS THIS TOO POLITICALLY CORRECT OR REALLY SMART MARKETING?
2008-12-16 16:30:00
Catching up on my international newspapers, I came across a brief story that brought on one of those right brain vs. left brain moments.
More About: Marketing , Smart , Blast , Politically Correct

SAY WORD! | BUSH DODGES 50 MPH SHOES AT IRAQI PRESS CONFERENCE
2008-12-15 15:05:00
George W. is a good sport after an Iraq i reporter hurls not one, but two shoes at the outgoing President during a press conference. Gotta give props to Dubya on his excellent ducking reflexes. Check it out!
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12.16.08 | 11A-5P | OPEN AUDITION IN NEW YORK CITY FOR THE TONY AWARD WINNI
2008-12-12 16:32:00
The TONY Award winning best musical "In The Heights" is holding an open audition for: USNAVI - to play Latino, Male, early to mid 20's, Our hip-hop narrator. Young, energetic bodega owner who dreams of making enough to go back home to Dominican Republic. He puts a brave face on his genuine financial trouble--MUST be able to rap well. Could be someone from the comedy/improv world. (PRINCIPAL)
More About: Entertainment , Events , New York , Broadway , Musical

12.17.08 THRU 01.24.09 | ANONYMOUS GALLERY PRESENTS THE PIECE PROCESS
2008-12-12 01:46:00
Anonymous Gallery is proud to combine three generations of prolific artists whose work has been influenced by, or has directly influenced popular culture, design, and the urban environment. The Piece Process will unite relevant artists with their contemporary counterparts through artwork that serves as a reference or an impetus to something larger or more complete.??The Piece Process will feature unique pieces of art in the form of sketchbook drawings and original works on paper or found objects from over 30 established and emerging artists exhibiting in New York. The exhibition intends to create discourse in regard to artists who have not only influenced one another, but society through their use of iconography, collage, pen, paint, and print.
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12 11 08 | 6-10PM | NYSE POP UP SHOP | A 21 DAY NEW YORK EXPERIENCE IN LOS
2008-12-11 17:09:00
Grand Opening featuring exclusive product from: SneakTip, Recon, Rebel Ape, Caviar Cartel, Frank 151, Staple, Mighty Healthy, aNYthing, Claw Money and Suvas
More About: Design , Events , Clothing , Fashion , New York

INK BLAST | POLITICAL UNTOUCHABLES
2008-12-11 16:01:00
Chicago is the birthplace of the mythical Hollywood ?untouchables,? corrupt and villainous men who existed beyond the reach of the law, who made vast fortunes and devastated countless lives. That was all supposed to be just a movie plot, but it seems that political life imitates art in Chicago.
More About: Politics , Commentary , Washington , Political , Chicago

12.10.08 | 7PM | TELL'EM WHO YOU ARE DOCUMENTARY PREVIEW AND FUNDRAISER
2008-12-08 18:30:00
Tell?em Who You Are is a return home, the embattled South Texas frontier, to recover memory, the historical memory of the Tejano-owned land that will be lost to the wall. Fighting on the front lines of Border Wall battle are the descendents of those largely known Tejano rebels and revolutionaries, continuing in a struggle for respect that began over a century ago. Our ancestors, the bandits and outlaws of Hollywood stories were actually Tejanos defending and protecting their land,identity and dignity from colonization. More than a century later, their fight is now ours.
More About: Politics , Education , Commentary , Film , Washington

SAY WORD! | IT'S THE MOTHERLODE OF ALL SAMPLE SALES
2008-12-06 06:53:00
Here's the definitive list of forty sample sales taking place in New York City over the next two weeks. Get your shop on!
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12 03 08 | 7PM | STREET ART, STREET LIFE PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE NEW SCHOOL
2008-12-02 15:20:00
The Aperture Foundation, the Photography Department of Parsons The New School for Design and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present a new season of panel discussions focusing on photography. The third and last event is ?Street Art, Street Life : Street As Site of Globalization.?
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INK BLAST | LET'S RAISE MORE HEALTHY AND HAPPY BLACK GIRLS, LIKE THE OBAMA
2008-12-01 19:31:00
The Obamas' little girls represent an ideal of childhood that sadly too few Black children enjoy. It's rare when any two little Black girls get a lot of positive attention in the media. But Malia, 10, and Sasha, 6, who are the picture of healthy, happy kids, have been making a splash.
More About: Family , Education , Commentary , Government , Girls

INK_BLAST | WATCH HOW MUCH YOUR KIDS (AND YOU) EAT DURING THE HOLIDAYS
2008-11-26 18:04:00
As you encourage your kids to enjoy that second helping of turkey and pernil this holiday season, keep in mind that a childhood obesity epidemic is sweeping across the country. What's more, Black and Latino kids are at greater risk of being affected.
More About: Christmas , Holidays , Health , Watch , Commentary

11.28.08 - 01.31.09 | THE MARTINEZ GALLERY PRESENTS: MASTERING THE HEIGHTS
2008-11-24 19:51:00
In what has to be one of the most interesting and creative art installations of ?08, the current incarnation of the Martinez Gallery is an apartment in Washington Heights that is more artwork than art gallery. Amsterdam-based designers Kaptein Roodnat have altered the apartment?s basic structure, and redefined its integrity and boundaries, slicing into walls, opening rooms into one another and incorporating outdoor spaces. In staging such a dramatic intervention in a rented apartment, the designers have transgressed against private property to create a space for public speech. Just as graffiti seeks to bring art into working-class urban neighborhoods, this new project brings street art indoors, showcasing affordable art in the context of affordable housing.
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SAVE MONEY VIA THE SHEER GENIUS OF NYC.BESTPARKING.COM
2008-11-23 04:50:00
The other morning at 8:45AM, after my wife had left for work and as I was getting ready to leave, I get a text from her saying "oh, by the way, the car needs to be moved" today. I had a brief "arghhh" moment as I had to be in Soho by 10AM and finding parking in my neighborhood at 8:45AM is a one hour ordeal. I simply did not have the time to go find parking, then hop on the A train for 45 minutes and still make my 10AM in time.
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HOW TO BREAK THAT SPRINT CONTRACT WITHOUT INCURRING THE EARLY TERMINATION F
2008-11-22 20:45:00
We're one of the few customers amongst our friends who are actually happy with our Sprint service relative to our monthly fees. But for those of you that are dying to break it off like a bad relationship in order to snag an iPhone from AT&T or the Blackberry Storm from Verizon without incurring an early termination fee, here's a smart way to do it.
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INK_BLAST | WHAT BARACK OBAMA EXPECTS FROM US | PART 1
2008-11-20 21:59:00
Everywhere you turn, people are talking about the high expectations sitting squarely on President-Elect Barack Obama's shoulders. He's got to fix the economy. Give us universal health care. Mend our ailing public school system. Restore our standing in the rest of the world. End the war in Iraq. Heal centuries of racial divisiveness. Make us an energy-independent superpower. In short, he's gotta save the world.
More About: Politics , Commentary , Government , Washington , Community