Living Life Abundantly

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nation’s teens, ages 16 to 19, are experiencing a record low employment rate since the late 1940s.

While it looks like slim pickings and tough competition for high school and college students seeking summer jobs, there is hope. I got a heads up from my friend Shannon, on a Full-time Summer Employment opportunity for students with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

It seemed appropriate to not only post the opportunity but list other opportunities as well. If you or someone you know is looking for a summer job please share this information.

Summer Jobs:

LADWP:
The Student Worker Program (SWP): A seven-week paid program where students learn real
work situations. Field trips and tours of LADWP facilities will expose students to many exciting jobs
opportunities across many Department operations. Students will also be provided information that will
help them learn how to prepare and apply for future entry-level civil service exams.

General Eligibility/Qualifications: Applicants to the SWP must be current full time students at a
local high school who will be entering into their junior or senior year by Fall 2008. Work permits are
required for students under 18 years of age. In addition, student workers shall comply with the established policies and practices of the SWP and those of their local high school.

Program Duration: July 7, 2008 to August 22, 2008

Pay: $11.68 per hour

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on June 13. Applications are available from DWP Human Resources Office or download the application at http://jti.ladwp.com. LADWP (213) 367-2729.

Summer Time Job Fair
Get those resumes ready!
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Thursday, June 19
10am - 2pm
3650 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008

The Salvation Army Camp Mt Crags/Camp Gilmore
CABIN COUNSELOR (Must be at least 18 years old )
Salary $200.00 a week plus room and board
Counselors should have previous experience in working with children. A Counselor is required to live in a cabin with the children. A separate room is provided for the counselor. The proper care and leadership of the youth in their spiritual, physical, social and emotional development is vital to the mission of our camp. Counselor should enjoy sharing God’s word, working with young people, hiking, recreational activities, swimming and have some knowledge of outdoors living skills.

WILDERNESS CAMP COUNSELOR Salary $225.00 a week plus room and board
In addition to the skills listed above for Cabin Counselor, a Wilderness Camp Counselor needs to be physically fit enough for aggressive hiking, camping out, mountain bike riding, and other outdoor activities. Must have some type of outdoor living experience.

PROGRAM TEAM (Must be at least 18, preferably 20 or older)
Salary $250.00 per week plus room and board
Responsible to work with Program Director in developing, preparing and implementing the day to day activities. This team would have the combined skills to carry out organized recreation, crafts and evening programs. This team assists the program director in camper discipline and staff discipline. Must be a good Christian role model on and off camp property, both during camp sessions and on break days between sessions.

Download an application: here, send all inquiries to Steve Cox Resumes can also be faxed to: (818) 222-6396

Peninsula Bay Cities Summer Day Camp & Swim School
Hiring Swim Instructors & Lifeguards, base pay begins at $3,000 for the summer. Visit www.pbcstaff.com or call Brent at (310) 541-3664 for complete details and to get the process started.

DEA Summer Honors Program
The Summer Honors Program offers paid opportunities to undergraduate students who will be entering their third or fourth year of school and graduate students. For more info visit: www.avuedigitalservices.com/dea/applicant.html

Catalina Island Camps
Hiring Summer Camp Counselors and Activity Specialists visit: catalinaislandcamps.com

Grassroots Campaigns
Grassroots Campaigns is currently hiring campaign field staff to mobilize public support for the DNC in Pasadena. Full time and leadership positions available. Earn $5,000-$8,000 this summer, gaining experience and working with great people in a job you can be proud of. Call 1-888-999-8852 or visit grassrootscampaigns.com/summerjobs.php

Students might have to get creative this summer and create their own opportunities.

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Last month Myspace.com rolled out its data availability user interface enabling Myspace users to share information such as pictures, videos etc…from their profiles across the Internet, or at least on Yahoo, Twitter, Photobucket, and Ebay.

Of course this seemed like a great idea at the time to the folks at Myspace…Apparently they were unaware of a serious security glitch in the system. It seems that profiles set to private on Myspace aren’t so private after all. Celebs on myspace have discovered that their private photos from their private Myspace profiles have been leaked all over the Internet. Yup, celebs really do have and check Myspace pages.

Supposedly, the problem has been resolved and the data availability interface has been deactivated. The lesson in this is, if you don’t want it seen, don’t put it on Myspace; even if your profile is set to private. Is there really any privacy online any more?

Check Out: Charm School for Girls on Myspace»

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With gas prices at record highs everyone (except of course the Oil Corporations) is looking for some relief at the pump.  We all want cheaper gas prices and people in hell want ice water! So what do we do?  It’s like a catch 22.

Top Ten Ways to Deal with the Rising Gas Prices:

1. Public Transportation
2. Carpool
3. Vanpool
4. Work from home (telecommute)
5. Walk, Jog, and/or run (more…)

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It’s May 5th and in Compton we are celebrating Mexican heritage and pride.

Contrary to popular belief, Cinco De Mayo is not a celebration of Mexico’s independence. We celebrate Cinco De Mayo in memory of Mexico’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In Compton we take it a step further and celebrate Mexican culture, history, and ancestry with an annual festival.

When we learn and observe cultures other than our own, we are able to bridge gaps, open the doors of communication, and embrace one another. For those that thought Cinco De Mayo was Independence Day you just learned something new Mexican Independence Day is actually on Diez y Seis De Septiembre!

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Perhaps you have seen this before, but for those of you that haven’t…this might scare the hell out of you. If you have an address you want to scope out (or if someone has YOUR address and wants to scope your house out), you can do it quick, easy, and free using Google’s Street View. When you type in the address, you see a map… but the map will have a little box with an actual photo. When you click street view, that’s exactly what you get a real street view!

Here’s an example:
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The helicopters were in full effect last night. I don’t know the full scope of what happened last night in my neighborhood, but of course I heard that it was gang related. Its crazy… Like I said, I don’t know what really happened but I’m hopeful that gangsta’s in Compton and around the country will change their thinking and change their lives!

A gunman armed with a high-powered military-style assault rifle traded fire with sheriff’s deputies Tuesday night on a city street in Compton before fleeing on foot, authorities said……..

Compton, which had seen a downturn in violence over the last two years, has had six homicides since April 17, including the shooting deaths of a man in a wheelchair and the friend who was pushing him.

Instead of venting my frustration about what’s happening in my city I’ll meditate on this blast from the past. Believe it or not some gangsta’s read (I don’t know if they read my blog. They are all over Myspace and Youtube)…but if any happen to stop by here, maybe they’ll watch this video and introspect. Hope Springs Eternal.

Despite what you may have seen on the news we are still birthing a new Compton. The media hasn’t mentioned any of the good things happening here but is always quick to show up to report anything bad.

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Get a scoop of ice cream for a good cause.

Baskin-Robbins is hosting “31 cent Scoop Night”

Wednesday, April 30th from 5pm to 10pm.

A donation of $100,000 will be made by Baskin-Robbins® to the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

~Thanks for the heads up Coach Ace

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