Showmanship

Card Tricks Magician

Jim Jocifero
A Photograph of the Trick Card

Illusionist David Copperfield is known as a pretty good trickster. And yet, the renowned magician was fooled last weekend by his own card trick, when an audience member chose a card of a previously-undiscovered suit. While the trick called for choosing “any card” from the deck, Copperfield was not expecting quite the card his volunteer […]

Advice for Job Interviews

Vim Vocifero
BALTIMORE - Lt. j.g. Max Murray, the Partnerships in Education coordinator at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, shakes hands with Cameron Faulkner-Walker during a mock interview at the Maritime Industries Academy in Baltimore, Md., April 29, 2010. “The sole purpose in doing this is to prepare high school students to integrate into a highly competitive job market or educational system,” said Murray. “In Baltimore we work with a diverse group that were are here to give them insight into the intricacies of finding a job verses finding a career.” U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

You may not be looking for work today, but there’s a chance that, at some time in your life, you will find yourself interviewing for a job. In order to help you prepare, we are currently developing a guide for “job seekers,” which will enable you to dazzle and stun your interviewer, should the occasion […]

Slapstick

Vim Vocifero

Wack! WHAM: OW-OW-OW-OW-OWOWOWOWOW- Boink. “Hey, wait a minute.” “Why?” CRASH!!! “See what I mean?” “Why you LITTLE . . .” . . . bump . . . Clangangangangang. “All right then. You just come back here!” “Wait! See this?” “Yah.” CRASHCLANGBANGBONG . . . Boing . . . Boing . . . Boing . . […]