Burch Works Beyond: 07/01/2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - New Blog:School Planning-Old and New: College,Teaching Aides and Autism

@Autisable: RT @SearchAutism aspergers2mom : New Blog:School Planning-Old and New: College,Teaching Aides and Autism http://.. http://bit.ly/12VosZ

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/3056881282

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - Rethink Autism Offers Web Site to Train Parents in Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy

@healingautism: More News: Rethink Autism Offers Web Site to Train Parents in Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy - http://tinyurl.com/mvrcn2

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/healingautism/statuses/3057003787
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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - US House Approves $2B Car Purchase Program

@TurnTo23: US House Approves $2B Car Purchase Program - http://www.turnto23.com/automotive/20232340/detail.html

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/TurnTo23/statuses/3055766685

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - CFN - USFS: USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan: FY 2007–2012

@CalFireNews: CFN - USFS: USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan: FY 2007–2012:
USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan: FY 2007.. http://bit.ly/y478N

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - Amazon.com: The Bully Blockers

@Autisable: RT @autismspeaksla Amazon.com: The Bully Blockers-Standing Up for Classmates with Autism: Celeste Shally, David .. http://bit.ly/HlRmR

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/3055844688

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - grant

@ScanGrants: Posting: National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation 2010 Annual Research Awards; http://bit.ly/zcput

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/ScanGrants/statuses/3055895437

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Forwarded by burchworks: Jill Churchill

"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Jill_Churchill

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Forwarded by burchworks: H. H. Williams

"Furious activity is no substitute for understanding."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/H._H._Williams

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Forwarded by burchworks: Heidi Wills

"We do not believe if we do not live and work according to our belief."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Heidi_Wills

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Forwarded by burchworks: Jill Churchill

"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Jill_Churchill

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Forwarded by burchworks: Sir Francis Bacon

"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sir_Francis_Bacon

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Forwarded by burchworks: An SMS can force a URL or app on smartphones

Talk about text message attacks continues at Black Hat with the third of a handful of mobile-related sessions.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10300536-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

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Forwarded by burchworks: Cool Websites and Tools [July 30] - WatchKnow: 1000s of Educational Videos

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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.

http://www.braingle.com/mind/534.html?r=0907

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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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Children Perfectly Capable of Doing 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.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/gtdguy/statuses/2935953538
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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - grants

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

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/ScanGrants/statuses/2936326981

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - ASD film

@SearchAutism: Pepperfire : What is Asperger's Syndrome: http://is.gd/1UPNt #Autism http://bit.ly/BJEcO

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/SearchAutism/statuses/2936379984

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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

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/2936580719

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Forwarded by burchworks: Anne Frank

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Anne_Frank

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Forwarded by burchworks: Lily Tomlin

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lily_tomlin.html

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Forwarded by burchworks: Schwarzenegger signs long-awaited California budget

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a package of bills on Tuesday to balance the state's budget, which should allow the state to stop issuing IOUs instead of paying bills and to prepare for a crucial sale of short-term debt.

http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSTRE56R69N20090728?src=RSS-USN

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Forwarded by burchworks: Words That Move You . . .

"You don't stop playing because you get old. You get old when you stop playing."
-Old Rugby saying

Need some more motivation? Check out all of my words that move you.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fitsugar/~3/aIFTaIuKpGU/3617781

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - ChARM online treatment software - useful?

@Autisable: RT @SearchAutism finding_words : Anyone with an autistic child should look at ChARM, online autism treatment .. http://bit.ly/rrtZV

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/2899648119

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - @BarackObama

@BarackObama: To small business owners: your input is crucial in the health insurance reform debate. Please weigh in: http://bit.ly/Wj3J1

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/BarackObama/statuses/2899763776

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - grants

@ScanGrants: Posting: William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement; http://bit.ly/KSgGu

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/ScanGrants/statuses/2895862654

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Tweet forwarded by burchworks - grants

@ScanGrants: Posting: John P. McGovern Science and Society Award; http://bit.ly/116voY

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/ScanGrants/statuses/2895997669
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - www.booksfree.com

@autismfamily: RT @MsCharlotte www.booksfree.com It's like Netflix for books! Create a list of all the books you want & they come to you in the mail

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/autismfamily/statuses/2860894390

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - TACA & adulthood

@autismfamily: RT @saracinomom here's a new article on TACA's site on preparing for adulthood: http://bit.ly/bctNk #autism

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/autismfamily/statuses/2859550635

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - GTD

@gtdguy: Friends at NetCentrics released new v. of GTD Outlook add-in. Better UI, capture, 2-min timer, etc. http://bit.ly/ubSL3

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/gtdguy/statuses/2859314116

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - "quiet mind" state

@Autisable: RT @LianeGentrySkye If it works, great toy to help kids control brain waves, learn "quiet mind" state: http://pr.. http://bit.ly/TPglY

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/2858664591

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - aspergers & bullying webinar

@autismfamily: the #aspergers & bullying webinar has been changed from Mon to Fri July 31st 6PM PST http://www.momsfightingautism.com/conference/

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/autismfamily/statuses/2858639189

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - lack of jobs for autistic adults costs

@Autisable: RT @MoreUtterPiffle UK Audit Office says lack of jobs for autistic adults costs $15bn a year. US must be more? h.. http://bit.ly/rF6j0

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/2862027952

Dag Hammarskjold

"For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Dag_Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold

"For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Dag_Hammarskjold

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Tweet forwarded by burchworks - Join Autisable

@Autisable: Do u have a blog bout Autism Spectrum? We'd like 2 help promote ur site, DM us 4 details. Don't have a blog? Join Autisable.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Autisable/statuses/2846473790

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