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The Works We Make Belong to Whom?

Jack Waugh — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:42:15 +0000

In the course of my service if my beneficiary organization asks me to produce some work, say for example some computer code, and I do so, who owns the artifact I have produced? Who has legal rights to determine what happens to it, e. g., to publish it or keep it secret or license its use? Is the organization obligated to share the artifact with all US government agencies that might be able to benefit from copying, using, and/or modifying it?

Why Two Fora?

Jack Waugh — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:56:34 +0000

Why do we need both http://ctcvista.org/listserv/ctcvista and http://lists.ctcvista.org/listinfo.cgi/ctcvista-ctcvista.org/ ? If I want to post something, how should I decide between these fora?

Kentucky is suing the pharmaceutical company

Stewart Blair — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:20:14 +0000

A great radio program, produced by a Appalshop staff/youth trainer, aired this morning on NPR to several million people. Below is the link.

Kentucky is suing the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma for medical costs incurred as a result of addictions to the painkiller Oxycontin. Commentator Natasha Watts, who grew up in Blackey, Ky., tells how the town has been changed by prescription painkillers.

Listen to the NPR Story
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15143695

Learn more about the Appalachian Media Insititute and Natasha Watts.
http://www.appalshop.org/ami/issues.htm

Accesibility in the PC Lab, memory reinforcement

Jim Mora — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:07:06 +0000

Scenario:
We have a member/client whom is afflicted with beginning Alzheimer's Disease. His interesting background was in Computer Science with IBM and others and is very sharp in these areas still, interesting enough.

The Question:
He questioned me if anyone has been doing any work with self-paced memory reinforcement on PC's , an interesting question!

Please advise if any of you out there know of such work. I'll be doing further research on the Inet on this as well.

This is an interesting challenge to this Vista as we offer a lab that is open access to various disabilities.
Thanks All,
Jim

Access Data Base, client upgrade issues, help

Jim Mora — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:36:11 +0000

Hello CTC Fellows,

Help of Ojai recently upgraded their MS Office suite from Office 2002 to Office 2007 and are having issues with slow DB Access and in field entries and deletion. Outside our mission perhaps, but I was asked to post if anyone has had an equally negative experience with an Access Client upgrade or knows the gottcha?

Thanks,
Jim Mora
Help of Ojai
805.649-9218

Google pack, Star Office

Jim Mora — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:22:35 +0000

Hello All,
Many may already know this, but just in case: Google has quietly inserted Star Office into the Google Suite (pack, cross platform). This is an interesting developement, even to this largely Microsoft Guy.

Google On!
Jim Mora

Adobe CS Design Prem 3.0 Win or Mac

Jim Mora — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:17:10 +0000

Hello All,

Has anyone worked with or have opinion about this Adobe CS Design Suite which can be purchased through TechSoup beginning Fiscal Year Jul1 - Jun30. I am interested because I have a potential volunteer who shoots magic with his camera and is a Mac Photoshop master. I also have been working with a Grad student that has taken Dreamweaver and Javascripting.

This is an exspensive suite for a Lab but I know there is a lot of curiculum on PhotoShop.
We want to explore video as well and will seek partnering with the local cable company, QuickTime?

What are your thoughts on this route?

Thanks, Jim Mora
Ojai Ca.

Test post

Ben Sheldon — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:41:10 +0000

This is a test

Fwd: [aclist] Lights... Camera... AmeriCorps! (AmeriCorps Video Contest)

Ben Sheldon — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:32:02 +0000

Here's an interesting video contest from AmeriCorps. Entries are due June 1st:

www.AmeriCorpsContest.org

Ben

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	AmeriCorps members are known for getting things done. Now you have a chance capture those moments of service by participating in the first-ever AmeriCorps video contest! All you need is a video cam, digital camera, or cell phone and your own creativity to make a 30-60 second spot answering the question: "Why AmeriCorps?" Entries must include the AmeriCorps logo, and the videos should be informative, memorable, and – did we mention creative? Entries are due June 1. The contest is not limited to AmeriCorps members, but participants must be over 18. Go online and enter your video today!

	www.AmeriCorpsContest.org AmeriCorps engages 75,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet community needs in education, the environment, public safety, and other areas. AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America.

Fwd: Volunteering Produces Health Benefits

Paul Hansen — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:15:05 +0000

How are you all feeling this morning? Pretty good I'd guess!

Begin forwarded message:

>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT: Norris P. West
>
> May 7, 2007
> 202/606-6840; nwest@cns.gov
>
>
>
> Volunteering Produces Health Benefits
>
> New Report Shows Helping Others Improves Your Wellbeing and Longevity
>
>
>
> Washington, D.C. - Volunteers help themselves to better health while
> helping others, according to a study released today by the Corporation
> for National and Community Service that reviews a compelling
> collection
> of recent scientific research.
>
>
>
> The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research has
> found a significant connection between volunteering and good
> health. The
> report shows that volunteers have greater longevity, higher functional
> ability, lower rates of depression and less incidence of heart
> disease.
> The report is available in the Research and Policy section of the
> Corporation's website at
> http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/role_impact/
> performance_research.as
> p#HBR.
>
>
>
> "Volunteering makes the heart grow stronger," said David Eisner,
> CEO of
> the Corporation. "More than 61 million Americans volunteer to improve
> conditions for people in need and to unselfishly give of themselves.
> While the motivation is altruistic, it is gratifying to learn that
> their
> efforts are returning considerable health benefits."
>
>
>
> The Health Benefits of Volunteering documents major findings from more
> than 30 rigorous and longitudinal studies that reviewed the
> relationship
> between health and volunteering, with particular emphasis on studies
> that seek to determine the causal connection between the two factors.
> The studies, which were controlled for other factors, found that
> volunteering leads to improved physical and mental health.
>
>
>
> "I commend the Corporation for National and Community Service for its
> timely focus on health and volunteerism. These findings complement
> the
> Administration on Aging's ongoing efforts to harness the power of
> prevention and wellness for all older Americans. Volunteerism is an
> important tool in our strategy to promote health and prevent disease,"
> said Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S.
> Department of Health and Human Services.
>
>
>
> Research suggests that volunteering is particularly beneficial to the
> health of older adults and those serving 100 hours annually. According
> to the report:
>
>
>
> * A study of adults age 65 and older found that the positive
> effect of volunteering on physical and mental health is due to the
> personal sense of accomplishment an individual gains from his or her
> volunteer activities.
> * Another study found that volunteering led to lower rates of
> depression in individuals 65 and older.
> * A Duke study found that individuals who volunteered after
> experiencing heart attacks reported reductions in despair and
> depression
> - two factors that that have been linked to mortality in post-coronary
> artery disease patients.
> * An analysis of longitudinal data found that individuals over 70
> who volunteered approximately 100 hours had less of a decline in
> self-reported health and functioning levels, experienced lower
> levels of
> depression, and had more longevity.
> * Two studies found that volunteering threshold is about 100 hours
> per year, or about two hours a week. Individuals who reached the
> threshold enjoyed significant health benefits, although there were not
> additional benefits beyond the 100-hour mark.
>
>
>
> "This is good news for people who volunteer," said Robert Grimm,
> Director of the Corporation's Office of Research and Policy
> Development
> and Senior Counselor to the CEO. "This research is particularly
> relevant
> to Baby Boomers, who are receiving as well as giving when they help
> others. Just two hours of volunteering a week can bring meaningful
> benefits to a person's body and mind."
>
>
>
> Last month, the Corporation released Volunteering in America: 2007
> State
> Trends and Rankings in Civic Life, a report that includes numerous
> measures on volunteering and civic engagement. The Health Benefits of
> Volunteering report builds on that by showing states with higher
> volunteer rates also have better health and that there is a
> significant
> statistical relationship between states with higher volunteer rates
> and
> lower incidents of mortality and heart disease.
>
>
>
> "There is now a convergence of research leading to the conclusion that
> helping others makes people happier and healthier. So the word is
> out -
> it's good to be good. Science increasingly says so," said Dr. Stephen
> Post, a professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of
> Medicine and co-author of the forthcoming book "Why Good Things Happen
> to Good People: The Exciting New Research That Proves the Link Between
> Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life."
>
>
>
> This follow-up report issued today brings more evidence that
> volunteering produces significant health benefits. Those who gave
> social
> support to others had lower rates of mortality than those who did
> not -
> even when controlling for socioeconomic status, education, marital
> status, age, gender, and ethnicity, the report stated.
>
>
>
> "Civic Engagement and volunteering is the new hybrid health club for
> the 21st century that's free to join," added Thomas H. Sander,
> executive
> director of the Saguaro Seminar at Harvard University. Social capital
> research shows it miraculously improves both your health AND the
> community's through the work performed and the social ties built."
>
>
>
> The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives,
> strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service
> and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation provides opportunities
> for
> more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve
> their
> communities and country through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and
> Serve America. For more information, visit
> http://www.nationalservice.gov.
>
>

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