Autism deemed an asset for some jobs Every year, more than 26,000 children born in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism. Autism is considered a developmental spectrum disorder, and it affects people in many ways from mild social difficulties to a severe inability to communicate. An estimated half-million people under the age of 21 are autistic, and some 85 percent of them can expect to be unemployed or underemployed. But some innovative new companies are working to change these statistics. Specialisterne ("the specialists") is a company out of Denmark that trains people with autism to be skilled employees. They are sent out as hourly consultants to companies to do data entry, assembly work and other jobs that other workers might find tedious and repetitive. In the United States, Aspiritech is a nonprofit Chicago company that recently launched a pilot program to train high-functioning autistics as testers for software development companies. So how do the jobs provided by these companies suit workers with autism?
30 Animal Pictures That Will Put A Smile On Your Face March 28, 2011 | 8 Comments » | Topics: Pictures Guerilla Advertising Posted on by bmackler in Inspiration The main job of any design is to be noticed and remembered by your target audience. Creating a buzz around your product, cause or message is vital if you want word to spread. In some mediums it is harder than others to really stand out, but as designers it is our job to make sure that happens. One area in which we can learn alot about how to do this is Guerrilla and Ambient advertising. Today lets take a look at 40 of the Most Interesting and Creative Guerrilla and Ambient Advertising Campaigns and hopefully get inspired for our next project. Leave a comment and let me know what you think it takes to get noticed. Copenhagen Zoo Guerrilla Ad Campaigns Feed SA : Trolley National Geographic Dental Implant Insurance ACAT – Anti Torture Ikea Staircase Drawers Bounty – Coffee Spills Red Cross Golds Gym Law and Order Fitness Company Flashing Nikon Paparazzi Red Carpet McDonalds Kung Fu Panda Mr. Swiss Skydiving Elevator Sign Guerrilla Marketing Jobsintown Death Proof DVD
Wind-blown branch kills Washington girl, 9 OAK HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Strong Christmas Day winds knocked out power to thousands of people in Washington state and sent a large tree branch into a vehicle, killing a girl, police say. Washington State Trooper Keith Leary told The Seattle Times the girl, Tobiah Leonard, 9, was killed about 1 p.m. Sunday when a 1-foot-diameter, 15-foot-long tree branch slammed into the roof of a Ford Explorer on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Four other people in the sport utility vehicle were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries. "The wind just snapped that piece of the tree off," Leary said. The Times said about 37,000 people in the region were without electrical power, many for hours, as a result of wind gusting to more than 45 mph blowing trees into power lines. The winds proved too much for a 40-year-old kite-surfer, who plummeted into Lake Washington and was plucked to safety by a boater, the U.S.
Funny Baby Animals - AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life - AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life "Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled." ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky Photo credit: ZVERYSHKI.RU Crazy Illustrations By Chow Hon Lam | Pokkisam blog Chow Hon Lam is a t-shirt designer and a humorous illustrator from Malaysia. He has been completed this crazy project called Flying Mouse 365, which is create 1 design per day. I hope his illustrations can bring some smile and entertainment to the world. About the author Chictopia Vote. 36 voted Favorite photo Follow user Vote. 175 voted Vote. 217 voted By Kryz | 136 votes | 3 comments Vote. 136 voted Vote. 183 voted Vote. 245 voted Vote. 181 voted Vote. 203 voted Vote. 215 voted Top Today Currently Online Style Icons
Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesias Corals A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Cyanide and dynamite fishing as well as rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali. A technique borrowed from the 1970s uses a weak electrical current to charge underwater metal structures. The electrolysis provokes a fast build-up of limestone, helping corals flourish. Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide. Based on ""Biorock" technology, it is implemented in 20 countries, mainly in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. In the turquoise waters of Pemuteran off the north coast of Bali where the project was launched in 2000, a metal frame known as "the crab" is covered with huge corals in shimmering colors where hundreds of fish have made their homes. "It's amazing, isn't it ?"