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How to avoid Student Syndrome at work, a.k.a technology is fantastic
Emily Warren | January 27, 2010

If you are anything like me, you probably suffer from Student Syndrome every so often. I didn't know that Student Syndrome was real, nor that it is slightly different from procrastination. Yet, it is, at least according to Wikipedia: the phenomenon where people will only start to complete a task at the last possible moment leading up to a deadline. Says Wikipedia, "The student syndrome is a form of procrastination, but with more of a plan with good intention. "

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Take My TV - Please! Resources on E-Recycling
Maggie Feuchter | December 16, 2009

A sorely needed upgrade has come into my life, or more specifically my living room: an early Christmas present in the form of a brand spanking new TV. It's not so much a "need," I suppose, but it definitely is a welcome change to the now green and purple fringed tube I purchased in 2003.

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Electric Literature Turns (Scrolls, Flips, ReTweets) the Page on the Lit Mag Genre
Scott Ballum | December 9, 2009

Although Electric Literature has been on my to-do list for a few months now, I admit that the vague notion I had of what they were about was extremely naive and limited. We've all see literary magazines before, even some that break the mold and do some really interesting things. But for the most part, the genre is pretty formulaic, and suffering serious blows as our demand for content goes digital, and print gets prohibitively expensive.

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National Service Resources Center
| November 24, 2009

The Resource Center, administered by ETR Associates, is the knowledge management training and technical assistance provider to the Corporation for National and Community Service. It is the best source for connecting service programs with targeted training and information.

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Animal, Chemical, Radical: A Case For Leather
Kate Bryant | November 9, 2009

On the argument of sustainability, I've always sided with naturally-derived, preferably organic, fibers such as cotton, silk, wool and leather. But with the evolution of so many high-tech, lower-impact human-made fabrics — many of which can be recycled limitless-ly, is it time to reconsider?

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Shape Changing Dresses and Shareable Wearables
Scott Ballum | May 15, 2009

Somewhere between fashion, art, performance, technology, architecture, and that mom who dresses her twins exactly the same everyday, lies the work of Di Mainstone. Though she first stretched her creative wings at UK fashion brand Soochi, the collaborations she found herself initiating with architects and dancers would alter her route from the traditional to the experimental, creating wearables that are far from what you’ll find at Forever 21.

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Jon Cohrs’ Modified Metal Detectors Find Oil in Brooklyn
Scott Ballum | May 12, 2009

At first glance, Jon Cohrs’ Urban Prospecting project looks like one of those late-night-tv pyramid schemes our well-intentioned aunt got tied up with in the early 90s. But with tongue firmly planted in cheek, Cohrs’ Black Gold Rush is actually drawing renewed attention to, and creating a way of engaging with, an oil spill twice the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster right in his Brooklyn backyard.