Burch Works Beyond: Jul 30, 2009

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Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.

(1) Cynergy Systems Map - Google Maps mash up that lets you view US census data online. Simply enter any zip code and the application will display the corresponding census data sets such as age and ethnic distribution, household and population stats, housing units and vacancy rates. Read more: Cynergy Systems Map: View US Census Data Online

(2) Mecanto - Web service which can help you take your entire music collection online. Using its desktop client, which is currently Windows only, you can upload your iTunes library/music folders to the online Mecanto account and keep it synchronized. Read more: Mecanto: Sync Your Music Playlists to Web

(3) WatchKnow - New educational video resource for students and teachers. It aggregates quality educational video content from all over the web and nicely organizes them into various categories (Mathematics, Science, History, Practical Skills, Pedagogy… etc.). Read more: WatchKnow: 1000s of Educational Videos

(4) WatchThatPage - This service lets you monitor web page changes and get updates by email or in your online account. You can specify the frequency of updates and choose when to receive the updates during the day. Read more: WatchThatPage: Monitor Web Page Changes & Get Alerts

(5) Wishpot - Online application that lets you create wish lists by adding products from any online store. The wish list can be then shared with friends and family. Read more: Wishpot: Create Wish Lists by Adding Items From Any Website

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Forwarded by burchworks: Stress : Stress

Stress is a mental or emotional condition that occurs in response to external influences. All organisms on earth respond to stress in physical and physiological ways. When an antelope is being chased by a lion, it is under stress and it experiences certain physiological changes such as an increased heart rate that help it escape the danger. To conserve energy, the antelope also turns off certain functions that are unnecessary for survival, such as digestion, reproduction and the immune system. People react in the same way to stress, which is why we can develop high blood pressure, ulcers and other illnesses. The only difference is that in most cases the stressor in our lives is not going to eat us for dinner.

Stress has a large impact on our ability to think creatively and to form strong memories. When you are worried about something, your mind wastes energy on the worry and becomes inefficient at working towards a solution to the problem. We have a tendency to jump to conclusions and rush ahead in order to get the stress out of our lives. People under stress rarely step back and try to explore their options.

We have several relaxation techniques that can be used to deal with stress and continue to think creatively.

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Forwarded by burchworks: Children Perfectly Capable of Doing CPR

We don't often hear about children learning how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but that doesn't mean they can't. After all, skills learned early are often retained in some sense. And, researchers found that this is true for CPR too.

When I used to teach first aid, people used to say to me that they couldn't possibly learn first aid or CPR because they always panicked in an emergency. I'd counter with, they probably panic because they don't know what to do.

Knowing first aid or CPR doesn't mean you have to know how to do everything perfectly. It does mean that you learn how to do things, you learn the best you can and then you do what you feel comfortable with and what you can do well.

For some people, the limit is recognizing an emergency and calling for help. With others, it can be knowing how to ensure a victim is stabilized. Yet others can do everything they were taught. And this is the same for children.

While teaching CPR means teaching compressions and using a defibrillator, if all the children remember how to do well is how to check for a heart beat, call for help and use the rescue position, then that's great! It's more than they would have known before the course. And, according to a study just published in the online journal Critical Care , they can do that just:

although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how to perform basic life support is well retained by young children.

Researchers studied 147 9-year-olds who took 6 hours of emergency support training. When they were quizzed on what they learned 4 months later, over 80% had remembered what they'd been taught.

The press release concludes :

The researchers conclude, "Given the excellent performance by the students evaluated in this study, the data support the concept that CPR training can be taught and learnt by school children and that CPR education can be implemented effectively in primary schools at all levels. Even if physical strength may limit CPR effectiveness, cognitive skills are not dependent on age, and with periodic retraining, children's performance would likely improve over time."

What do you think? Do you feel children should be taught CPR?

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - GTD

@gtdguy: Without your own crisp edges, life will force them on you. No? Wait & see.

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - grants

@ScanGrants: Posting: Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing; http://bit.ly/RyubS

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - ASD film

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - total cost of caring for one autistic over their lifetime

@Autisable: RT @Jakes_House $3.2M - total cost of caring for one American with autism over the course of that person's lifet.. http://bit.ly/1i63Y

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