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In the Spirit Of Autism Awareness Month

Apr-19-2010 By Barbara Zak
autism awareness ribbon
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Yes, it’s Autism Awareness Month,and Autism Awareness day was April 15, last week.

In this post I am including the most current information and stats on the condition, that is gaining more awareness, daily.

Since my post last year entitled Autism In the News, the topic is still one of controversy, and alarming statistics.

The thing about Autism that I find most baffling, is the odds of autism, and it’s occurrence. Currently, the odds of autism are 1:110 children affected here in the U.S, and 1:88 in the UK, or perhaps lower,just in this last year. The odds of autism, just a year ago were 1:150 children affected.  These new statistics imply, that a new case of autism, is diagnosed every 20 minutes or less, somewhere in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

Relax With Barbara On Wednesday 67

Mar-31-2010 By Barbara Zak

Just take a few minutes to relax, and watch this stunning clip of nature in all its glory.  You can’t help but love, the freshness and newness of Spring in bloom.  Enjoy!

Get something cute as a bug at Barbara’s Ladybug!

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Earth Hour Follow-UP!

Mar-29-2010 By Barbara Zak

In a campaign initiated by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), more than 1 billion people from over 1,000 cities in 125 countries and territories, around the world switched off their lights for one hour between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The logo for Earth Hour
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It all began, with the one-hour switch-off, first held in Sydney in 2007.  It was also organized by the WWF, expressing public concerns over climate change. “Such a simple act, yet a hugely powerful one. In going dark, billions wanted our leaders to see the light,” the WWF said on its Website.

At 8:30 p.m. local time Saturday , New Zealand, became Read the rest of this entry »