“Admitting error clears the score and proves you wiser than before.”

― Arthur Guiterman

http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/inside-website/daily-thought/04-28-11-daily-thought-00000000057046/index.html

Paul Graham

"Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity."

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

Worst U.S. Air: Bakersfield Calif.; Best: Honolulu, Santa Fe

Noting that "air pollution kills," the American Lung Association released its annual list of the most and least polluted U.S. cities. Bakersfield, Calif., has the worst, Honolulu and Santa Fe the best air.

http://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20110427/worst-us-air-bakersfield-best-honolulu-santa-fe?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Transition to Independent Living at Taft College get new facility

@TurnTo23: Program For Special Needs People Gets New Home: A program at Taft College helps special needs adults learn how t... http://bit.ly/dSmK10

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/TurnTo23/statuses/63067138507800576

Kern Visitor

Kern Visitor
It's not too early to make plans for Mother's Day. On May 8, the California Living Museum will admit moms at half price -- and they'll hav…KCSOS : CALM : California Living Museum Home Page

http://www.calmzoo.org/


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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

"What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!"

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

Comte de Buffon

"Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius."

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

@Inspired_Ones

@Inspired_Ones: Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Inspired_Ones/statuses/62387829468172288

@FarmIQ

@FarmIQ: The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer. ~Will Rogers

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FarmIQ/statuses/61633991064813568

‘zero tolerance’ enforcement mobilizations

@CA_DMV: Local law enforcement agencies will be conducting 'zero tolerance' enforcement mobilizations as part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/CA_DMV/statuses/61565071813386240

@Eco_Boyz

@Eco_Boyz: If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill #quote

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Eco_Boyz/statuses/61562557122609153

“Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.”

― Adlai Stevenson

http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/inside-website/daily-thought/04-22-11-daily-thought-00000000057042/index.html

Olin Miller

"You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do."

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

M. C. Escher

"My work is a game, a very serious game."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/M._C._Escher

Shakespeare on Blogging

This guest post is by Leanne of IronicMom.com.

Although Shakespeare wouldn't have known words like Twitter, social media, and blogging, he no doubt would've embraced these new terms. After all, he coined an estimated 1700 words and had a lot of fun playing with language.

But what do you get when you take Shakespeare's words out of context and apply them to blogging? You get sage advice that has—in its own way—survived more than 400 years.

Here are words from the Bard, applied to blogging.

On the length of posts

Brevity is the soul of wit.
(Hamlet)

Translation: Keep posts and paragraphs short.

On posting too infrequently

I wasted time, and now time doth waste me.
(Richard II)

Translation: Post regularly, or your blog's energy and following will wither away.

On finding images

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
(Hamlet)

Translation: Ensure your image is related to your content; if it's not obvious, use a caption make the connection.

On the importance of blog design

The apparel oft proclaims the man.
(Hamlet)

Translation: Appearance is important. If you wouldn't wear 35 accessories, don't put that many on your blog.

On content

More matter, with less art.
(Hamlet)

Translation: Photos and images are important, but fantastic content is what keeps readers returning.

On avoiding controversial topics

Boldness be my friend!
(Cymbeline)

Translation: Don't be overly afraid of divisive topics; they can attract and engage readers. Deal with them maturely, and invite readers to disagree.

On commenting

They do not love that do not show their love.
(Two Gentleman of Verona)

Translation: Ensure you read and comment intelligently on other people's posts. Blogging is about building relationships, and—if you're genuine—commenting is the best way to do so.

On dealing with hostile comments

I am not bound to please thee with my answers.
(The Merchant of Venice)

Translation: Hostile comments are rarely fun to deal with. It's usually best to remember that you don't have to please; instead, aim to critique the idea, rather than the person.

On being preoccupied with statistics

All that glitters is not gold.
(The Merchant of Venice)

Translation: While stats do indeed glitter, they don't tell the whole story of a blog's success. Check them, use them to improve your blog, but don't let them distract you from writing and building community.

On verifying your sources

Lord, what fools these mortals be.
(A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Translation: Don't immediately trust what other people have put on the Web. For example, there are several quotations from seemingly reputable sites that are attributed to Shakespeare; cross-referencing revealed the quotes aren't all his.

On the need to proofread

What's done can't be undone.
(Macbeth)

Translation: Think before you hit publish; ideally, leave your post 24 hours and reread it again.

On helping other bloggers

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.
(The Merchant of Venice)

Translation: Find someone less established to help out; this is the spirit of blogging.

Leanne's motto is "If you can't laugh at yourself, laugh at your kids"; you can read her attempt to survive parenting at IronicMom.com. Leanne also co-created the website, WordBitches, where she and two friends use sass to motivate each
other to write 500 words each day.

Post from: ProBlogger Blog Tips

Shakespeare on Blogging

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2011/04/23/shakespeare-on-blogging/

Street Faire moves!

The Street Faire, every third Thursday, that used to close down Chester Ave has moved to Mill Creek Park - for most of the multi-street length of it. It runs late, so don't miss the rock climbing, bounce houses (yes, three), food, sketches - fun!

-JB

Art at the Park

Right now, sellers and artists are setting up their wares at Central Park (aka Mill Creek Park) next to the Bakersfield Museum of Art, 21st St and R St. The temperatures are in the mid-70's and Easter stuff, art, clothing, food, and music are setting up in the gentle breeze next to Mill Creek. It's a busy place....

It's looking like a great art/craft fair on a pleasant day - I'm glad I didn't miss it!

-JB

@GiggleFlower

@GiggleFlower: Being paranoid means never having to think that your alone.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/GiggleFlower/statuses/61194255519059969

@AncientProverbs

@AncientProverbs: Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. -Chinese proverb

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/AncientProverbs/statuses/61187171528359936

Mary Field Belenky

"Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms... This is a process that requires trust and builds trust."

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

@AncientProverbs

@AncientProverbs: There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends. -Chinese Proverbs

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/AncientProverbs/statuses/60548299022794752

Anonymous

@SusanBoylesCat: True love doesn't have a happy ending: True love doesn't have an ending.
Anonymous

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/SusanBoylesCat/statuses/60218079887626240

Michelle St. Amand

@SusanBoylesCat: Love is not a matter of counting the years...
But making the years count. Michelle St. Amand

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/SusanBoylesCat/statuses/60218001298952192

Margaret Anderson

@SusanBoylesCat: In real Love you want the other person's good. In romantic Love you want the other person. Margaret Anderson

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/SusanBoylesCat/statuses/60217739385634816

Read This, Then Think of Japan ...

@CalFireNews: Chernobyl, $1 Billion project involves 105-meter high arched roof assembled next to reactor, rolled into place and sealed for 100 years.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/CalFireNews/statuses/60138613270253568
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This is proposed 25 years after Chernobyl nuclear accident. After 100 years THEN they can disassemble the reactor!

-JB

Jean-Paul Sartre

@SusanBoylesCat: "We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us." Jean-Paul Sartre

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/SusanBoylesCat/statuses/60099911496122368

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/inside-website/daily-thought/04-18-11-daily-thought-00000000057038/index.html

@Inspired_Ones

@Inspired_Ones: Great spirits have always faced violent opposition from mediocre minds -Einstein

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/Inspired_Ones/statuses/59703543061413889

eliminated from the Olympic Charter

@FordLawnmower: The key word "amateur" was eliminated from the Olympic Charter in 1971.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FordLawnmower/statuses/59533414038122496

For a Free Mortgage, House Becomes a Billboard

@ihave7monsters: For a Free Mortgage, House Becomes a Billboard http://t.co/TtVYoOU via @YahooRealEstate

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/ihave7monsters/statuses/59528200325304320

Henry Adams

"No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous."

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

Lyndon B. Johnson

"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim"."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Lyndon_B._Johnson

@FordLawnmower

@FordLawnmower: All the coal, oil, gas, and wood on Earth would only keep the Sun burning for a few days.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FordLawnmower/statuses/58773774899757056

The correct response to the Irish greeting

@FordLawnmower: The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "And the rest of the day to yourself."

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FordLawnmower/statuses/58758676898529281

Sara B. Cooper

"You can't be angry with God and not believe in him at the same time."

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sara_B._Cooper

Philip G. Hamerton

"Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?"

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Philip_G._Hamerton

@AncientProverbs

@AncientProverbs: You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. -Rwandan proverb

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/AncientProverbs/statuses/58006097524572161

Arts Council of Kern taking a walk for the arts

Arts Council of Kern
taking a walk for the arts...Arts Council of Kern :

http://www.kernarts.org/

Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?id=361088845633&story_fbid=361088845633_177687725615898

High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome Parent Support Group Meeting

Final (I promise) Friendly Reminder:
Tuesday, 4.12.11, Stockdale High School Library, 6 - 7:30pm.
Come early. Parking can be "fun" when there are BC classes on campus.
Parking lots off of White Lane and off of Buena Vista Rd.

Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist

Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311

Work: 661.665.2800X 68
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068

Event is not affiliated with the Kern High School District

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Obama Urges Refinance
If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Programs
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@GiggleFlower

@GiggleFlower: Due to the current economic situation, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/GiggleFlower/statuses/57686655376687104

Eleanor Roosevelt

@FamousWomen: Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. -Eleanor Roosevelt

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FamousWomen/statuses/57598131281465344

Laugh-In's Prescient News of the Future

(YouTube link)

Dan Rowan's "News of the Future" segment on the TV show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In got things right a couple of times in 1969. The fall of the Berlin Wall was slated for 1989, which is what actually happened -although we haven't seen the alligators yet. And Rowan had to pause for laughter when he mentioned Ronald Reagan would be the US president in 1988. This clip was found in the Cracked article 8 Absurd Jokes That Predicted Real Life Events. The Laugh-In video only counted as one. NSFW text. Link -via Buzzfeed

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/11/laugh-ins-prescient-news-of-the-future/

Red Cross and United Way: the same thing happened for 9/11 ... So who do you give to?

@CalFireNews: #Japan Lesson Learned: Japan's Red Cross collected $1.2 billion since March 11 for #Jpquake/tsunami relief, has not yet paid out any money.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/CalFireNews/statuses/57310107825995776

@FordLawnmower: "Erin go bragh" means

@FordLawnmower: "Erin go bragh" means "Ireland forever."

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/FordLawnmower/statuses/57263936738832384

@WomenOfHistory: Because we are all one when we forgive others

@WomenOfHistory: Because we are all one when we forgive others we forgive ourselves, which is the first step in the healing process.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/WomenOfHistory/statuses/57261831852531712

@TheCoffeeKlatch: The Next Frontier: Autism insurance

@TheCoffeeKlatch: The Next Frontier: Autism insurance. Getting the right services to our children and have it covered under insurance. #TCK

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/TheCoffeeKlatch/statuses/57257197352140800

Cullen Hightower

"Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it."

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

Carol Burnett

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."

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

Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism Support Group

Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism
Support Group



Who: Parents, Professionals and Family Members


When: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
6 – 7:30pm

Where: Stockdale High School Library
2800 Buena Vista Rd.
Corner of Buena Vista Rd. and White Ln.


Why: Adult Professional with Asperger Syndrome Speaker
Extremely well received last year
Will be sharing new information




RSVP by email:

Holley Arbeit, Speech-Language Pathologist

holley_arbeit@khsd.k12.ca.us

Kern Film Workshop, the Two‐Week Intensive

The Arts Council of Kern, Inclusion Films, and the Kern Regional Center announce the

Two-Week Intensive
June 6‐16, 2011
8:30AM–2PM
Ages 10 through Young Adult.

Building on the track record of Inclusion Film's Burbank‐based Practical Film Vocation Program, the Arts Council of Kern's Arts in Education Program, and the Kern Film Workshop, the Two‐Week Intensive takes participants through a 40 ‐hour arts experience that culminates in the creation of a film. During this program, participants will: 

♦ Develop an understanding of visual storytelling and the collaborative nature of the performing arts.
 ♦ Create and direct a team three‐minute short film in addition to being part of an overarching filmmaking project.
 ♦ Acquire and apply knowledge in the areas of script development, directing, acting, dancing, set design and production, camera work, lighting and sound, and editing. 
 ♦ Work side by side a team of professional artists, led by veteran filmmaker, Joey Travolta.
 
Who should apply:

♦ Those seeking to explore careers in filmmaking and technical theatre. 
 ♦ Those needing to participate in a vocational skills assessment process. 
 ♦ Those desiring to transition into long ‐term arts‐related vocational training programs. 
 ♦ Students seeking community service credit. The Two‐Week Intensive will be held in downtown Bakersfield. Cost per participant is $1300. Some scholarships are available. 
 
Individuals interested in participating should contact Jill Egland, Director of Special Projects, the Arts Council of Kern, at 661 ‐324‐9000 or jegland@gmail.com for more information. The Arts Council of Kern is a KRC vendor (#PK3713). 

Via Kern Film Workshop, the Two‐Week Intensive

Tuesday Parent Support Group

If you have not yet RSVP'd to attend the parent support group next Tuesday, I strongly suggest you not miss this speaker.  If you heard him talk last year, you will already know his message is worth schlepping out of the home to hear him.  Bring your kids, others who care about autism spectrum disorders (including your child's teachers), and the kind neighbors.   This individual with Asperger Syndrome is able to give a unique, articulate insight that is rarely heard first hand.  It WILL be worth your time!!!!

 

Remember: We are meeting at Stockdale High School Library at Buena Vista Rd. and White Lane. 

 

Also, please note the upcoming Travolta Two Week Intensive workshop. 

This June workshop is not endorsed or paid for by KHSD. 


Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311

O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068

NEW GIVEAWAY! sensory-friendly clothing

@spdbn: NEW GIVEAWAY! Read Karla's review of @TeresKids sensory-friendly clothing, & enter to win an outfit for your child! http://wp.me/p1l3K9-sz

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/spdbn/statuses/56190165688922112

Epsilon partner warned of phishing attacks months ago

Remember when I wrote that the spam and phishing attacks hit my Inbox before the admission of the security breach hit the news?

-JB
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Near the end of last year Epsilon partner Return Path said that thousands of e-mail addresses were stolen in a broad phishing campaign that targeted e-mail service providers.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20051796-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

“Don’t waste your time hating failure. Failure is a greater teacher than success.”

― Clarissa Pinkola Estés

http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/inside-website/daily-thought/04-07-11-daily-thought-00000000055352/index.html

Rita Mae Brown

"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment."

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

Best and Worst Cities for Autism Care

"Among the states with the highest number of negative responses in the survey were Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Florida, Michigan, and California"

-JB
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New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Boston are some of the top cities in the country for families raising children with autism, a new survey shows.

http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20110401/best-and-worst-cities-for-autism-care?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Commodore unveils images of the all-new C64

This is like unveiling a another "new" VW Beetle! LOL!!
-JB
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More than 29 years after the introduction of the original iconic home computer, a new iteration of the company is putting out an all-new version of the C64, updated, of course, for 2011.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20050585-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Breach exposes Chase, Capital One, TiVo customers

I just got a couple emails concerning this -- from the College Board (state of California) and Disney Vacations. Chances are you are affected -- and, yes, the spam emails were already rolling in before I was even notified!

-JB
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Epsilon, which manages e-mail communications for TiVo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, the Kroger grocery chain, and other clients, says it suffered a security breach that revealed data on some of its clients' customers.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20050068-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20