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How To Create Temporary Art Studio in My Apartment?
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Q: Last year, I was lucky enough to have a private painting studio as a perk of my degree program. However, I graduated in May and have since started another program in a different field, and no longer have access to university studio space. I can't afford to rent a separate studio and currently live with my partner in a small (~435ft) apartment.
Because the apartment is so small, any space designated for painting can't really be permanent, which is only practical as I won't be painting every waking second (as much as I may want to be!). Another concern is potential damage to the rental property. Does anyone have any ideas on how to create a temporary and relatively mess-proof studio space?
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It looks like the best way to fit a bed in the bedroom is parallel to the closet. If that's the case, can you use the side closest to the windows as a mini studio, with some shelves for your supplies? That way you aren't hindered from guests in the living room or a cook in the kitchen and you get plenty of light. If you had room, you could store an easel in the closet.
Make an oil cloth rug to define an area for your painting - that way you won't damage the floor and you can wipe big spills and who cares if there are paint splatters on a cheap rug?
I am not sure how you like to work vertically with an easel or more horizontally. If you do like working with an easel I wonder if you could rig up something using a rolling rack - maybe a garment rack with wheels you can lock down - but then you can roll it around when not in use. I have though about setting up a painting area myself (in rentals). I was thinking that if I was working near a wall I might want to pin up painter's plastic against the wall surface for protection. Now walking on plastic might be dangerous - maybe to protect the floor you want a sacrificial rug or modular floor tiles (depending on what your floor is underneath). Sounds like fun - I hope you find some methods that work for you.
What room will your partner be willing to share with your studio? What room feels most conducive to working?
I might cut the living room in half and set up a small studio space on the right hand side. Buy a carpet remnant to cover the floor.
If you want to use the walls...look into large homasote panels to cover the walls so you can tack stuff up. Maybe come up with a way to hang them so they are stable.
The corner of the living room nearest the closet looks like it would make a great spot; there's a nearby window & the closet can store your supplies & your easel/table when you need the space.
The right side of the living room, with the small closet, seems like a good spot.
(Also, I don't know whether paint smells are an issue, but you could consider swapping the functions of the bedroom and living room. Keep the paint studio at the lower right, and use the lower left space for sleeping/dressing. It's plenty large.)
Ikea Kitchen trolley on wheels provides storage plus worktop or alternatively one of those cheap plastic craft storage cabinets on wheels.
An ironing board can be used as a foldaway work table.
It might be painful...but challenge yourself by changing the scale in which you usually work..eg create a series of small works, work on paper etc, because the next problem will likely be where to store all your completed works....
If that were my space i would sacrifice that space in the kitchen where most would put a table. Shared meals can be in the living space. Seems like the easiest spot. Otherwise i would cut the living space in 1/2.
My vote would be use the kitchen as dual purpose. Don't waste time talking about moving walls or construction which is money you don't need to spend on a rental even if your landlord would allow it. Your kitchen is huge by the standard I was used to in New York. If you are efficient with your space and storage, you should have ample room to set up a mini studio. And you've got the sink there for clean up. Without seeing what you have in there, or how you like to work, it's hard to make specific suggestions. However, since you said you were concerned about mess, I can recommend the standard canvas painting drop cloths sold at places like home depot. You could cut it to the size of your room (slightly larger is good to allow for shrinkage) and lay it out when you are working. It's machine washable and when you don't want it out, it can be folded up and stored. Same idea with those blue plastic tarps. Bottom line is if your work is at all messing, the kitchen will have the most forgiving surfaces and furniture and it's a room that generally doesn't get used 100% of the time. Good luck.
The bedroom seems to have the most light, is there a Northern light exposure in that room? Paint as much as you can while you are young and in the habit of regularly painting, make the bedroom your studio, put a drop cloth down and use a Murphy bed or sofa bed in the living room. Is your partner also an artist? Perhaps the studio would be big enough for both of you. If not, try to dedicate a part of the living area to your partner's interests. I have tried to make a habit of painting for an hour after work every night. About ten years ago I read a book called (I think) 'Making time for making art' by (I think) Susan Warner. Very helpful and motivating to making the most of your time and space that you have.
I use a 4' long x 2' wide fold in half table (http://www.bjs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10201&storeId=10201&partNumber=P_119482929&sc_cid=GPLA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=119482929) and a six drawer plastic rolling caddy which is about 3' high by 18' wide. I bought a 4' wide x 12' long painter's drop cloth (canvas) and cut it in half. The table has adjustable height from coffee table height to table height to counter height. Easy to use a table top easel with it. All my paints and brushes and other paraphernalia stows in the rolling drawer caddy. When I'm working, half the drop cloth goes on the floor, half on the wall. When I'm not working, the table folds to a tidy 2'x2'x3" and goes in a closet along with the caddy, and the drop cloths which sit on top of the caddy when not in use. It's cheap, easy, and so portable -- fits in a tiny closet when not in use!
oops, meant 18" wide on the caddy
I am moving to a new city and will be getting a two bedroom place so that I can have a studio. One thing I am making sure is tht I get wood floors but I think if I didn't have tht I would use those modular snap together pieces to create a floor tht was safe. One thing that I have a problem with is storing the canvases and I found a great idea for that. The place that hosted my last show puts a metal or wood rod at the very top of the wall, hung with a very small bracket. They then use several chains looped over the top and fasted with s hooks. then you can hang several paintings from each chain using s hooks. so you could conceivably cover a wall with wet, dry or drying paintings by putting them all at different levels. I also have a problem with storing my paints neatly so I went to a thrift store and bought square cookie tins and spray painted them to match the basic colors inside - red for all the reddish shades, blue for everything from green to purple, black for the black white and metallics.
I'm looking forward to hearing new ideas
The kitchen seems like the best and most practical place. I notice you have a window allowing for natural light, (which is by far the most romantic way to paint) and you have access to a sink. Perhaps shelves can be installed to keep supplies out of the way and the open storage could be more inviting to create on a moments notice.
That long wall in the living room seems like the only place practically for hanging work (if you don't use an easel, and not many artists I know do). Not knowing what your pieces are like, it's hard to say. Maybe you paint on top of a table, in which case put a long one on that wall and skip the idea of a sofa--use the bedroom for lounging & TV and put a couple of armchairs in the l.r. (you can sit and look at your work).
You need an armoire to hold your art supplies. Put it in the opposite corner. You can put them away between sessions and make the place look "normal". This is what I do in my dining room. Works for me.
If it were me, I would take over a left side corner of the living room because when you are home with free time, that's where you will hang out. So do what you live for in your living space. Don't hide it away like it's a little corner of your life. Instead, decorate the living room for your life's purpose, painting. Pick the corner with the best light and make it work.
I would mount pegboard or homasote to the walls in the corner. Get two 4x8 panels. Paint them white or a medium gray. Attach some 1"x2"x4' boards horizontally across the front of the panels before mounting them to the walls. The horizontal boards will act as supports for your canvas. This way when you move out you take down the big 4x8 panels and only have a couple holes to patch and no paint splatters to fix.
For the floor, I would create a good sized rug for the corner by taping heavy duty plastic to the back of a drop cloth canvas and lay it flat on the floor. Then I would get a big table top with storage cubbies for legs and place the table to divide the painting space from the living room. The cubbies face the working area, and could be solid backs facing the rest of the living room. Store your paints and tools in the cubbies.
Make sure you set up a system for clean up - a mat to wipe your feet before you leave the painting zone, and a tub to carry brushes and rags to the kitchen for clean up. Good luck.
I wouldn't use the kitchen as others have suggested because of the fumes/odors.
I agree with tiedye, as some paints and painting supplies can be toxic. Read http://www.blockx.be/en/actu/toxicite.asp for more information.
My wife has a neat little studio set up in a corner of our living room next to a big window. She made a third "wall" with a screen, but the back remains open to the room. It's a little messy and cluttered, and is definitely used only for painting. However, it has a certain visual charm to it.
I think it is better if you put a floor rug in a little corner of your bedroom right beside the window for your painting place.


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In less than one month after nyang makoronahan bilang Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, nakatakdang bawiin ng Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) ang korona ng half-Indian, half-Filipina na si Maria Venus Bayonito Raj dahil sa issue ng kanyang nationality.
Ayon kay Jenny Inocencio-Marcial, Corporate Affairs and PR Manager ng BPCI, nakita ng BPCI na may inconsistencies sa statements ni Venus at ng kanyang ina, at sa legal documents na isinumite nina Venus sa mga abugado ng BPCI bilang patunay ng kanyang nasyunalidad.
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Sharon Cuneta Opens Her Wack-Wack Doors in YES! Magazine April 2010 Issue
When the cameras stop rolling, Megastar Sharon Cuneta heads home to Wack-Wack, where she becomes just like any other wife and mother that tends to her family's needs. YES! magazine captures the Megastar at home this April, as Sharon opens the doors to her Wack-Wack home for the first time ever.
The Wack-Wack residence has a warm and cozy feel. The living rooms showcase souvenirs from Sharon's travels and various paintings by esteemed artists like Juan Luna and Mauro "Malang" Santos. Photos of daughters Frankie, Miel, and KC are also prominently displayed in the living room. As Sharon tells YES!, "You know, my smiles that are really from my heart of hearts, they're the ones reserved for my kids, 'cause they're the only ones that can bring them out."
Her smile gets even brighter at the mention of the latest addition to her family—her adopted three-month-old son Miguel. Sharon shares, "After my three girls, parang I was thinking how nice it would be to adopt a boy."
When the opportunity finally presented itself, Sharon just knew in her heart that Miguel was meant for her. But first, she had Frankie and Miel to worry about. "Kinausap namin, because that was one of the concerns, parang baka magselos," she says. "But you know what, oddly enough, I think it will balance out the rivalry between the two. Because there's rivalry whether they admit it or not, e, di ba? Actually that's what happened. Miguel balanced it out."
A self-confessed homebody, Sharon also talks about cooking with her kids and teaching them her specialties, as YES! features her home in more than 70 photos.
A 10th Anniversary Special, the April issue also features the red carpet photos of the star-studded YES! 10th Anniversary Party.
YES! Magazine April 2010 issue is available in newsstands, bookstores, and supermarkets nationwide.
TV5, The Kapatid Network - List of Shows
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If the two giant networks ABS-CBN and GMA-7 are widely known as Kapuso and Kapamilya, TV5, the Novaliches-based station positioned itself under the brand ID "Kapatid."
The Kapatid Network has officially launched its claim as the third wheel in local TV landscape in a very explosive and extravagant trade launch was staged last March 25, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Here is TV5's current roster of programs presented during the trade launch:
Pidol's Wonderland - family event show starring Dolphy airing Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
My Darling Aswang - Vic Sotto's hit comedy-horror movie gets a TV spin with Daiana Menezes as the aswang every Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
House or Not - a new game show every Tuesday at 8 p.m. hosted by Joey de Leon.
Face To Face - first "Talak-serye" on Philippine TV with Amy Perez doing a la Jerry Springer.
Juicy - daily morning showbiz oriented talk show with Cristy Fermin joining Alex Gonzaga and IC Mendoza as main host.
5 Star Specials - primetime Monday drama anthology program featuring Maricel Soriano, Ruffa Gutierrez, etc.
Midnight DJ - a horror/suspense series where Oyo Boy Sotto plays a disc jockey who tries to find solution to paranormal stories of his listeners.
Moomoo & Me - TV sitcom starring John Prats, Yayo Aguila, William Martinez and BJ Forbes.
BFGF (Boyfriend, Girlfriend) - teen oriented show starring Chris Cayzer, Kean Cipriano of Callalily, Alex Gonzaga, Angelo Patrimonio, Zyrus "Poknat" Desamparado, JR de Guzman, Nico Ibaviosa, Asistio Sisters, Louise delos Reyes, Dianne Medina, John Manalo, Tuesday Vargas and Ramon Christopher. The show which will start airing on April 4 at 4 p.m. will be under the direction of Joyce Bernal.
Lokomoko U - Wednesday night weekly gag show starring Alex Gonzaga, Pauleen Luna and JC de Vera. Directed by Al Tantay.
Talentadong Pinoy - Pinoy talent-search program hosted by Ryan Agoncillo.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Saturday night game show hosted by Vic Sotto.
Everybody Hapi - weekly comedy show starring John Estrada, Alex Gonzaga and Nova Villa.
P.O.5 - Sunday noontime variety show hosted by Lucy Torres-Gomez, Ryan Agoncillo, John Estrada, JC de Vera, and Alex Gonzaga.
Paparazzi - Sunday showbiz talk/news show with Ruffa Gutierrez, Cristy Fermin, Jon Santos, and Dolly Anne Carvajal as the hosts.
Totoo TV - comedy reality program featuring the comical tandem of Ariel and Maverick.
The comeback of children show Batibot.
The News and Information set-up has also gone stronger with new shows and new faces on board. Among them are Cheryl Cosim, Erwin Tulfo, Shawn Yao, Chris Tiu, Ariel and Maverick and head for News and Information Luchi Cruz-Valdez. They now join familiar TV5 faces that include Paolo Bediones, Martin Andanar, Cheri Mercado, Jove Francisco, Lourd de Veyra, and others. Some of the new "News and Information" shows are:
Ako Mismo - hosted by Chris Tiu which will tell some of the inspiring stories of modern Filipino icons.
Aksyon - the station's primetime newscast anchored by Paolo Bediones and Cheryl Cosim, airs weeknights at 9 p.m.
Sapul! - features hot off the grill news, strong commentary, ang programang walang sinisino. Hosted by Erwin Tulfo, Martin Andanar, Lourd de Veyra and Shawn Yao. Sapul premieres on Monday, April 5, at 5:30 in the morning.
USI (Under Special Investigation) - anchored by Paolo Bediones, this new current affairs program which airs every Sunday at 5 p.m. , takes an in-depth look into controversial personalities and the latest hot-button political issues.
Tutok Tulfo - investigative program by Erwin Tulfo.
Timbangan - another public affairs program.
Dokumentado, Lupet - a new documentary program.
In just a matter of months and weeks, the Kapatid Network was able to convince stars like Maricel Soriano, Paolo Bediones, Ruffa Gutierrez, JC de Vera, John Prats, Rainier Castillo, and Comedy King Dolphy to sign up with them. The new recruits will complement the station's previous batch of stars led by Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Lucy Torres-Gomez, and Ryan Agoncillo.
Other Kapatid roster of talents are John Estrada, Oyo Sotto, Pauleen Luna, Alex Gonzaga, Amy Perez, Vandolph, Daiana Menezes, Jeffery Quizon, Erwin Tulfo, poet and writer Lourd de Veyra, Ariel & Maverick, Tuesday Vargas, Mr. Fu, Valeen Montenegro, William Martinez, Yayo Aguila, Jon Avila, Nova Villa, Eric Quizon, IC Mendoza, Cristy Fermin, Carla Humpries, Jenny Miller, Apple Chiu, Jan Nieto, Chris Cayzer, and Edgar Allan Guzman.
TV5 has now the advantages in financial resources. The third placer network has now the capability of producing more shows and improve its content.
In the Ad Congress, Mr. Manny Pangilinan, the network's Chairman, laid out the following plans and goals for TV5:
* Use high-def production equipment, tapeless digital system, and improve their transmission through more powerful transmitters nationwide.
* Beef up their news department five times bigger than it is now, and not only come out with new shows.
* Develop their own talents.
* Put up their own film division and produce more movies than the combined output of the two leading networks now.
TV5 is now powered by MediaQuest, the investee company of PLDT's Beneficial Trust Fund that first launched mobile TV in the country with MyTV, as well as PLDT's Watchpad and Smart's Sandbox. It also owns Cignal, the first digital direct to home satellite service with high definition nationwide.
The TV5 team is now headed by President-CEO Ray Espinosa and EVP and COO Roberto V. Barreiro.
Will this new leadership beat ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7 from the top slot they both claim or continue to settle for the third spot where TV5 is now?
Let's see...
Carl Guevara Covers Men's Health Philippines April 2010 Issue
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Carl Guevara is Men's Health Philippines guy this month April 2010.
According to Carl, "I focus on working out kasi hindi ko pwedeng pabayaan ang sarili ko." That must be the reason why the new Kapuso actor enrolled himself in a surfing lesson this summer.
Also in this issue of Men's Health Magazine are "Amazing new workout to sculpt your abs," "10 fast food fixes," "12-minute muscle plan," "MHP special report titled 'How Safe is our Water'," and many more.
Men's Health Philippines April 2010 issue is now available at all magazine stands nationwide.
Working Girls 2010 - Movie Trailer and Poster
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The liberated working women in 80's film "Working Girls" will given a new touch by Viva Films with the title "Working Girls 2010" and it will starred by Ruffa Gutierrez, Iza Calzado, Cristine Reyes, Jennylyn Mercado and Eugene Domingo.
Also in the cast are Eula Valdez, Bianca King, Mylene Dizon, Cherie Gil, GMA Films Executive Joey Abacan, and few of the original cast such as Carmi Martin, Rio Locsin, Maria Isabel Lopez and Ms. Gina Pareño.
Boys in the cast are Rafael Rosell, Antonio Aquitania, Jao Mapa, Biboy Ramirez and Ricky Davao.
The movie which will be shown in theaters nationwide on April 21, 2010 is under the direction of Jose Javier Reyes and co-produced by Regal Films, GMA Films and Unitel Pictures.
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Piolo Pascual, Angel Locsin and the 2010 Sexiest Celebrities on StarStudio Magazine April 2010 Issue
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Kapamilya stars Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin topped the 2010 Sexiest Celebrities listed in StarStudio Magazine April 2010 issue.
Others who made it to the elite list are:
Albert Martinez
Andi Eigenmann
Atom Araullo
Bea Alonzo
Chris Tiu
Dennis Trillo
Gloria Diaz
Jodi Sta. Maria
Joem Bascon
Judy Ann Santos
Maricar Reyes
Matteo Guidicelli
Sam Milby
Ted Failon
Incidentally, Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin cover the said issue which can now be sold at all magazine stands nationwide.
23rd Kids Choice Awards – Winners
Favorite TV Show
iCarly - winner
Sonny with a Chance
The Suite Life on Deck
Wizards of Waverly Place
Favorite TV Actor
Cole Sprouse
Dylan Sprouse - winner
Joe Jonas
Nick Jonas
Favorite TV Actress
Miranda Cosgrove
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez - winner
Keke Palmer
Favorite Music Group
Black Eyed Peas - winner
Jonas Brothers
Linkin Park
Favorite Female Singer
Miley Cyrus
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift - winner
Favorite Male Singer
Jay-Z - winner
Sean Kingston
Favorite Song
I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas
Paparazzi, Lady Gaga
Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus
You Belong with Me, Taylor Swift - winner
Favorite Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel - winner
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Cutest Couple
Edward and Bella
Jacob and Bella - winner
Neytiri and Jake
The Obamas
Favorite Movie Actor
Zac Efron
Taylor Lautner - winner
Shia LeBeouf
Tyler Perry
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Miley Cyrus - winner
Megan Fox
Zoe Saldana
Favorite Cartoon
The Penguins of Madagascar
Phineas and Herb
The Simpsons
SpongeBob Squarepants - winner
Favorite Reality Show
American Idol - winner
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Favorite Female Athlete
Danica Patrick
Misty May Treanor - winner
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Favorite Male Athlete
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Ryan Sheckler - winner
Shaun White
Favorite Video Game
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mario Kart - winner
Wii Fit
Wii Sports Resort
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - winner
Twilight series
Vampire Diaries series
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Favorite Animated Movie
A Christmas Carol
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Monsters vs. Aliens
Up - winner
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Jim Carrey, A Christmas Carol - winner
Seth Rogen, Monsters vs Aliens
Ray Romano, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinsosaurs
Reese Witherspoon, Monsters vs Aliens
Nickelodeon's Annual Kids' Choice Awards 2010 were held on March 27 at the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Kevin James (The King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond).
Glee Season 2 Premieres on April 13
Attention all Gleeks!
The highly anticipated spring premiere of Glee Season 2 will be aired at a special time on Tuesday, April 13 (9:28-10:30 PM ET/PT), following American Idol on Fox.
Broadway superstars Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff guest stars in this season's debut episode called "Hell-o".
Hell-o synopsis:
Glee picks up as New Directions is fresh off their monumental win at Sectionals and feeling on top of the world. With an extra spring in their step, they get to work on new numbers for Regionals – incuding a memorable rendition of The Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye." But when Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn's (Cory Monteith) budding romance hits a bump in the road after she becomes involved with a competitor Jesse St. James (guest star Jonathan Groff), it threatens to derail the entire club. Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) pays a visit to Shelby Corcoran (guest star Idina Menzel), coach of Vocal Adrenaline, to confirm Jesse's motives. Meanwhile, Will is newly single, but is he ready to take his relationship with Emma (Jayma Mays) to the next level? And to top it all off, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) returns from her condo in Boca with a renewed focus on destroying Will and disbanding the glee club.
Glee stars Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz.
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School Age Cut-Offs and ADHD: What's the Connection?
A new study confirms that being young for your grade ups the risk of being prescribed ADHD drugs—especially for boys
After finding out she was due sometime in early November, Julie Graves of Ann Arbor, Michigan, remembers quickly looking up the kindergarten age cut-off for her local school district.
"I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it was December 1," Graves explains. "In my mind, this meant that my son 'wouldn't need to wait' like I did with an October birthday, growing up in a state where the cut-off was September 1."
What Graves didn't really stop to consider then—or over the next five years—was what being among the youngest in class might mean for her son.
When she volunteered in her son's class about halfway through his kindergarten year, however, she was immediately struck by the age gap. "It was January and one of his classmates was turning 6 that day. This little girl read a birthday card from the class with such confidence that I couldn't help but compare her to my son, who still looked and acted like a preschooler. I became instantly worried that I had made a horrible mistake by enrolling him just because he squeaked by the age cutoff," admits Graves.
Was she right to be concerned? According to education and child development experts, in the early elementary years (and younger), age spreads of even of a few months may mean significant differences in language ability, social skills, and maturity levels between children in the same grade level.
But there is potentially a new wrinkle for parents to take into account when it comes to school age cut-offs—and it's a big one. According to a study published recently in the journal Pediatrics, school age children in the youngest third of their class are 50 percent more likely than their older peers to be prescribed ADHD drugs.
The study, conducted in Iceland where there's been a fierce debate over the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—ADHD—and the use of stimulants to treat it, tracked nearly 12,000 children born between 1994 and 1996. Researchers looked at children's standardized test scores at ages 9 and 12, and examined whether they were prescribed drugs for ADHD.
Overall, 740 children—about 6 percent of the total—were prescribed ADHD drugs at some point from 2003 to 2009. However, children in the youngest third of their classes were 50 percent more likely than those in the oldest third to be prescribed ADHD medications from ages 7 to 14. The study also found that younger children scored lower on standardized tests.
Are the statistics just an anomaly? It doesn't seem to be the case since previous research, conducted in Canada, found the same correlation between age and ADHD diagnoses. According to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that examined medical records from nearly one million 6- to 12-year-olds in British Columbia, where incoming kindergarten students need to turn five by Dec. 31, boys born in December were 30 percent more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than boys born in January (who are 11 months older). Likewise, December-born girls were 70 percent more likely to get the diagnosis, though boys still make up the bulk of children diagnosed with the disorder.
What does all this mean? Graves says she's now on guard. "If I ever have a teacher or counselor at school float the idea of ADHD, I would demand my son be tested in such a way that the standard he is held to is what's appropriate for his precise age, not some kind of grade level assessment."
A researcher involved with this most recent study, Helga Zoega, a postdoctoral fellow at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, seems to agree. "Educators and health-care providers should take children's ages in relation to their [classmates] into account when evaluating academic performance and other criteria for ADHD diagnosis," she tells HealthDay. "Parents can use these findings to help inform their decisions about school readiness for children born close to cutoff dates for school entry."
But what does this mean for parents going back and forth over whether to have their child start kindergarten now or wait another year? There's simply no easy answer. Some parents may choose to delay kindergarten if their child's birthday falls too close to the cutoff point as a way to give them an academic and social advantage, but this doesn't work for all families, and it's not practical for all children. Plus, it doesn't solve the problem that there will always be kids who are the youngest in their class.
Instead, it may be time to look at whether schools are set up to truly help all children succeed, regardless of age. As Richard Morrow, a health research analyst at the University of British Columbia who studies ADHD, tells HealthDay, "In the education system, it leads to the question, 'What strategies or resources do we need to help ensure the well-being of all children in the classroom, where children vary in age by up to a year?'"
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"A lot of people are like, 'You've had a good career. Why so many teams?' " he said. "But a lot of it hasn't been, 'You're not good enough to be here anymore.' "It's just, 'You were here while somebody else was injured. You did well but when that injury heals you played two games and you're out.' And that's just the nature of the game. You saw that around the league with a few different kickers this year. You had guys fill in. That's just how it works. Sometimes you just have to play it as you get it. If that's the opportunity you get, that's the opportunity that you get and you don't look at it as a slight or you're not good enough.'' You just move on to the next situation."


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After a weekend of shopping for beautiful clothes we didn't need and eating desserts with the word Xanga! in them, Jenius and I decided we needed to start making better decisions.
Not that there's anything wrong with buying beautiful things or eating the occasional deep-fried cheesecake (hence the Xanga!), but we figured we should try to stagger them… and maybe balance them with a banana or something.
So we made a pact to make better decisions.
And that sounded boring and grown-up and awful, so I decided to add the word Binge! to it and make it more exciting!
Here are some things we're doing to act more like adults for our Good Decisions Binge!
Get in shape! I don't believe in diets, but I do subscribe to the "eat less, move more" philosophy every once in a while, so yesterday we joined the YMCA. Also we bought Just Dance 2 for the Wii and hilarity ensued—though we did get a pretty good sweat going.
Spend less money! Mainly because, you know, we're broke-ass college grads who don't have very much in the first place.
Go to bed! Without 30-page papers to write and a house full of prone-to-party college women, getting to bed at a reasonable hour is much more doable, but we've still got plenty of party in us, so we're having to push a little to get our butts to bed.
Be more informed about what's going on in the world! We are now officially a household that subscribes to the newspaper. How adult is that? Also, we listen to NPR sometimes. It's a step.
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If the bill forthcoming from Senate Democrats is any indication, it appears there's little appetiate in Congress to decide what constitutes an "assault weapon" and ban it. From the Washington Post:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chief sponsor of the [assault weapons] ban, said Tuesday that her proposal won't be included as part of a bill encompassing several proposals that the Senate Judiciary Committee approved last week and that the Senate is expected to begin debating when it returns from a two-week recess in early April.
In addition to the assault weapons ban, the Judiciary Committee approved a bipartisan proposal to make gun trafficking a federal crime; a bipartisan bill to expand a Justice Department grant program that provides funding for school security; and a Democratic proposal to expand the nation's gun background check program.
Instead of including the assault weapons ban in the final bill, Feinstein said Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) has told her she can introduce it as an amendment to the full bill — fulfilling his promise to hold an up-or-down vote on the measure. A separate vote will be held on an amendment to limit the size of ammunition clips, she said.
"Obviously I was disappointed" when she heard the news, she told reporters Tuesday.
All along, Reid was considered a Democrat who would be reluctant to go along with a new ban on particular weapons. Feinstein can — and did — blame the National Rifle Association for the ban's apparent demise (I say only "apparent," because it ain't over till it's over). But the NRA, like any advocacy group, is only as strong as the voters who belong to it. And Reid, like other Democratic senators from red and reddish states, knows a lot of his voters belong to the NRA.
Speaking of which, NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre was one of the speakers at CPAC, and here's some of what he had to say about some of the other possible elements in the Senate Democrats' bill:
On the other hand, LaPierre did continue to voice support for training and arming security guards at schools — though he noted not everyone in the federal government feels the same way. He showed a clip from a video, which he said came from the Department of Homeland Security, in which a person whose workplace is under attack by a gunman is advised to hide beneath a desk and defend himself or herself with a pair of scissors.
"Let's get this straight," he said. "To protect our children at school, we recommend a trained professional with a gun; they recommend scissors. And they say we're crazy? It's sheer madness."
– By Kyle Wingfield
March 19th, 2013
2:29 pm
It does call in to question their real motivations.
Do they want to protect the children or subvert the law abiding?
Or, as Pierre suggests, are they crazy?
March 19th, 2013
2:48 pm
Good, now maybe I can find some .22 cartridges.
March 19th, 2013
2:50 pm
Not a winning issue, either -
Poll: GOP NYers ditch Democrat Cuomo after gun law
March 19th, 2013
2:51 pm
The NRA was for background checks until the black guy agreed with them.
And to think the federal government has the capacity to take every gun in the country is irrational and defies common sense. But we are talking about Republicans and Wingfield reports this rubbish. He did vote for Newt tho.
March 19th, 2013
2:53 pm
This was a silly over-reaction to the school shooting with stolen and legal weapons. It had no chance in the the House and little chance in the Senate.
Will the run on guns and ammunition now slow?
March 19th, 2013
2:54 pm
I was really hoping for the 7 Dem Senators up for re election in states that Romney won have to take a vote on a weapons ban. I knew that would never happen. If there is one thing that Reid is very good at it is knowing how to hold power.
March 19th, 2013
3:01 pm
Wayne has a point, if some guy came in my office blasting; do I A want a sheet a paper saying that's against the law or B a Glock? I'll go with B!!! Final answer
March 19th, 2013
3:03 pm
Wayne LaPierre is correct, sirs. There is no remedy for mass murderers willing to die for their right to kill indiscriminately. The price of freedom is death. It just is. We have to live with it. Otherwise we're finished as a free society. And look at the bright side, maybe some nut will put us out of our misery. (Stephen Colbert, 3.18.13 The Book of Holes in the Head, New Testament, King james edition).
March 19th, 2013
3:03 pm
"[Wayne LaPierre] called universal background checks a "placebo" that "will always be far from universal, will never make our schools or our streets safer, and will only serve as universal registry of lawful American gun owners."
It's interesting to note that back in the day when the law creating NICS was passed, the NRA supported it. On the other hand, GOA opposed it not because they wanted criminals to legally obtain guns, but because they had reason to suspect that the government would use the NICS to create a gun owner database. The complete failure of the federal government to prosecute criminals attempting to buy guns through legal outlets suggests that GOA was right.
NRA is a little late to the party, but they're seeing the light now. I'm happy they're giving Dianne Feinstein (and the rest of the liberals) conniption fits.
March 19th, 2013
3:06 pm
Centrist: "no" because you really don't expect gun owners to believe the President/Senate/House/ mothers or not to feed their paranoia!
March 19th, 2013
3:08 pm
halleluyah! They need to quit wasting taxpayer dollars fantasizing about restricting gun ownership and start focusing on the economy and the budget.
The background checks on private sales is so over the top and unenforceable, but I guess it will create some jobs checking the law abiding folks, who volunteer to go through that drill. Who is going to know that Mr. X sold his unregistered 30 year old 12 ga to his nephew, Billy Bob? It is just more government intrusion in our lives, for little apparent benefit.
March 19th, 2013
3:12 pm
@ Cutty
March 19th, 2013
2:51 pm
"The NRA was for background checks until the black guy agreed with them.
And to think the federal government has the capacity to take every gun in the country is irrational and defies common sense. But we are talking about Republicans and Wingfield reports this rubbish. He did vote for Newt tho."
the federal government does NOT have the capacity to take every gun. THAT"S THE BAD PART! like drugs, only criminals will have guns while all the registered gun owners will be defenseless against those that still have them illegally. prohibition won't work in either circumstance.
also, we're not just "talking about republicans", don't be so blind as to turn this issue into D-vs-R, that's a dangerous binary way of seeing reality.
March 19th, 2013
3:19 pm
The National Government are pushing a Cyprus-style solution to bank failure in New Zealand which will see small depositors lose some of their savings to fund big bank bailouts, the Green Party said today.
Open Bank Resolution (OBR) is Finance Minister Bill English's favoured option dealing with a major bank failure. If a bank fails under OBR, all depositors will have their savings reduced overnight to fund the bank's bail out.
Looks like we are going to have to start burying our money in the back yard, if you want to keep it.
March 19th, 2013
3:23 pm
"Looks like we are going to have to start burying our money in the back yard, if you want to keep it."
Didn't know you lived in either Cyprus or New Zealand?
How is the weather this time of year?
March 19th, 2013
3:35 pm
Democrats cave. They know Americans would take it out of their hide in 2014 if their constitutional rights are infringed.
The Founding Fathers warned us about Democrats.
March 19th, 2013
3:37 pm
the NRA wants ther eot be NO gun laws or regulation. So far, with the help of the congressmen they have bought over the years, they have banned the ATF from managing its own data, prevented the ATF from tracking stolen guns and strangled research into gun violence. And now they want to do away with the ban on silencers. They are nothing but a lobbying group for the gun and ammo industry.
March 19th, 2013
3:38 pm
Lil' Barry Bailout – OBAMAPHONE!!! You know that Obama cell phone program you are crying about was started by Reagan… right?
March 19th, 2013
3:39 pm
Rafe: It is just more government intrusion in our lives, for little apparent benefit.
Can't you just see the guy with the rap sheet three pages long calling the BATF before selling his nine to his buddy?
March 19th, 2013
3:40 pm
cj: You know that Obama cell phone program you are crying about was started by Reagan
Were there cell phones during the Reagan administration? I'll be happy to read any links on Our President Reagan's cell phone handout program if you can help me find one.
Didn't think so.
March 19th, 2013
3:45 pm
There certainly were land lines and the program to switch over to allow cell phones didn't start in Jan 09 but do carry on with your usual stuck on stupid diatribe
March 19th, 2013
3:47 pm
In 1988, cellphones were the size of a suitcase and only businessmen had them.
So, once again, liberals are wrong.
March 19th, 2013
3:47 pm
"Dead for now" of course these meat heads will keep trying. They'll keep trying, while avoiding doing something rational like populating the national database with those who have a history of mental disease or placing restrictions on violent video games or enforcing existing laws.
March 19th, 2013
3:50 pm
In any case, the term "Obamaphone" was coined by an Obozo receptacle, not me. Please put the blame where it belongs, on your like-minded comrade:
But do blather on, Politico.
March 19th, 2013
3:51 pm
They can pass whatever gun laws they want and it won't change a thing, for obvious reasons. I'll let y'all figure out what those reasons are.
"Looks like we are going to have to start burying our money in the back yard, if you want to keep it."
Given current bank rates, you'd be just as well off; no early withdrawal penalty, you know.
March 19th, 2013
3:52 pm
"Keep Obama in president, you know!"
-Obamaphone lady and intellectual soulmate of Kyle's lib commenters.
March 19th, 2013
3:54 pm
Thanks for letting us know that you are less informed than that lady who called them Obamaphones. What else does she tell you that you mimic like a macaw?
March 19th, 2013
3:55 pm
You're right I got it wrong. And so did you:
Since 2009, there has been an urban myth that Obama created a program to provide free phones to low-income Americans at taxpayer expense. There is, in fact, a government program that will provide low-income people with a free or low cost cell phone. It was started in 2008 under George W. Bush.
The idea of providing low-income individuals with subsidized phone service was originated in the Reagan administration following the break-up of AT&T in 1984. (It was expanded and formalized by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.) The program is paid for by telecommunications companies through an independent non-profit, not through tax revenue.
March 19th, 2013
3:56 pm
GOP Senator Rob Portman Reverses Gay Marriage Stance After Son Comes Out…………..I guess when some of the other Senators children or grand children get gunned down with an "assault weapon" they will reverse their stance…………….The lord does work in mysterious ways………… In the mean time we can all sleep easy knowing our elected officials uphold their oaths to advance the greater good.
March 19th, 2013
3:56 pm
Shouldn't this person have been able to foretell that they were going to get caught?
March 19th, 2013
3:56 pm
Diversification is important. Don't bury it all in your own back yard. Find several additional out-of-the-way spots.
March 19th, 2013
3:58 pm
cj: The program is paid for by telecommunications companies through an independent non-profit, not through tax revenue.
Wrong. The program is paid for by folks who actually pay their own bills. They're paying their fair share and part of the parasite's.
March 19th, 2013
3:58 pm
It's amazing how few seem to understand that the NRA's only real reason for existing is to do and say whatever it takes to produce the maximum possible profits for the gun industry.
Anything else is only pure BS window dressing.
March 19th, 2013
3:59 pm
"…The NRA has prevented the ATF from tracking stolen guns…" Really? Link, please.
Apparently the NRA isn't powerful enough to prevent the ATF from allowing gun sales to Mexican drug cartels, that they later couldn't track (surprise ). Nor were they powerful enough to prevent their government (and ours) from blaming all that on Americans who own their guns legally.
March 19th, 2013
3:59 pm
I'd have changed my handle to something else long ago if it didn't get the progs all riled up.
So sensitive about their messiah's Handout Nation!
March 19th, 2013
4:03 pm
"I'd have changed my handle to something else long ago if it didn't get the progs all riled up.
So sensitive about their messiah's Handout Nation!"
Translation: I don't think so well without talking points so I am a macaw for the Obamaphone lady and several others I wont mention.
March 19th, 2013
4:05 pm
And as long as it keeps you all PO'd, POlitico, the name stays.
March 19th, 2013
4:06 pm
If you're against guns, don't have one.
March 19th, 2013
4:12 pm
Hillbilly D @ 3:56
Don't knock the poor guy who bought the psychic forecaster (with the city credit card) to help his town!!! Why that's the way liberals figured how to pay off the national debt. It's psycho I tell ya….err I mean PSYCHIC ..
March 19th, 2013
4:13 pm
I like lil' barry's name. It reminds me how ignorant he is and not to waste time reading anything else he writes. Let the "stupid flag" fly, lil' guy!
March 19th, 2013
4:13 pm
Lil Barry you need to quit embarrassing yourself:
The phone program is called Lifeline. It gives a phone to people who cannot afford one so that they can make emergency calls. And ONLY emergency calls. And Lifeline isn't paid for with tax revenues. Rather, Lifeline is funded with a pool of money, called the Universal Service Fund, which is paid for with revenue donations from telecommunications providers. Some of those providers—like Verizon, for instance—pass off that cost to their customers with a Universal Service fee, but the government doesn't mandate that the money come from citizens, meaning it's technically not a tax.
March 19th, 2013
4:18 pm
cj: And ONLY emergency calls.
Better tell the folks selling the Lifeline Obamaphones. In one, Grandma and Grandpa Moocher say they use theirs to keep in touch with the grandkids. No word on whether the grandkids' phone is one they're paying for, or if their neighbors are being taxed to pay for it.
March 19th, 2013
4:21 pm
All the providers pass the cost along to someone. Either the customers pay it, the employees pay it (in reduced pay), or the retirees who own their stock pay it (in lower dividends).
March 19th, 2013
4:22 pm
It's a tax.
March 19th, 2013
4:24 pm
Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service for eligible low-income consumers to help ensure they have the opportunities and security that telephone service affords, including being able to connect to jobs, family, and 911 services.
Looks like the moochers can use it for all kinds of calls, not just emergency calls.
Your complete, total, unconditional, and utter surrender are (yes, all four) accepted.
March 19th, 2013
4:24 pm
Let's ask Justice Roberts.
March 19th, 2013
4:25 pm
So Lifeline aka Obamaphone is funded by rich communication companies (so hated by liberals) and handed out by Obama.
As usual, the rich are supplying most of the money that the government hands out generously.
So the rich companies get thanked? What? I can't hear you. .
March 19th, 2013
4:25 pm
There's few things in this world I hate more than a telephone, no matter who pays for it.
March 19th, 2013
4:27 pm
But back to the topic at hand…
The Democrats caved. Unfortunately for them, they didn't get their gun grab completed before the rousing of the rabble had died down and time for a more thoughtful, reasoned debate had passed.
March 19th, 2013
4:29 pm
Took a vacation with friends to a remote area with no land line or cell phone service a while back, and one of our party brought a friggin' satellite phone.
Needless to say, that friend hasn't been on any of our trips since.
March 19th, 2013
4:31 pm
What you need is a guaranteed honest to goodness Lifeline phone always handy for fainting spells and inebriation attacks.
I understand that it even directs you to the nearest voting place during elections.
I wonder if it comes in colors to match one's decor?. .


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Peter Conners, School of Education alum at Nazareth College and local author, will present his lecture Growing Up Dead: Excerpts and Outtakes from an Ever-Evolving Present at Nazareth College's Linehan Chapel on Monday, October, 3 at 5 p.m. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Ave, Rochester, NY, 14618. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Nazareth's School of Education at (585) 389-2611, or go to Conner's website at www.peterconners.com.
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October 19, 1998
Sixty-seven percent of 1997 high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities in the fall. This proportion has risen by 5 percentage points over the last two years, after remaining steady from 1992 to 1995 at about 62 percent.
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Two-thirds of the new college students were enrolled in 4-year institutions. The remaining one-third attended 2-year colleges.
More than 70 percent of young female high school graduates entered college, compared with 63.5 percent of male graduates. Both white and Hispanic graduates were more likely to be enrolled in college (67.5 and 65.5 percent, respectively) than were blacks (59.6 percent).
This information is from a supplement to the October 1997 Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly nationwide survey of about 50,000 households that provides basic data on national employment and unemployment. Additional information is available from news release USDL 98-171, "College Enrollment and Work Activity of 1997 High School Graduates".
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, More high school graduates enrolling in college on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1998/oct/wk3/art01.htm (visited September 19, 2014).
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When the Levees Broke
|When the Levees Broke
The logo for the documentary, depicting a damaged New Orleans street sign.
|Directed by
|Spike Lee
|Produced by
|Spike Lee
Samuel D. Pollard
|Music by
|Terence Blanchard
|Cliff Charles
|Editing by
|Barry Alexander Brown
Geeta Gandbhir
Nancy Novack
Samuel D. Pollard
|Production company
|40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
|US$2 million
|Original channel
|Release date
|Running time
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|No. of episodes
|Followed by
|If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts is a 2006 documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans, Louisiana due to the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina. It was filmed in late August and early September 2005, and premiered at the New Orleans Arena on August 16, 2006 and was first aired on HBO the following week. The television premiere aired in two parts on August 21 and 22, 2006 on HBO. It has been described by Sheila Nevins, chief of HBO's documentary unit, as "one of the most important films HBO has ever made."[1] The title is a reference to the blues tune, "When the Levee Breaks", by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie, about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
The documentary was screened at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 31 and September 1, 2006. It won the Orizzonti Documentary Prize and one of two FIPRESCI awards. In addition, it was shown at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 15 and September 16, 2006. It won three awards at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards and received a Peabody Award.[2]
The documentary is based on news video footage and still photos of Katrina and its aftermath, interspersed with interviews. Interviewees include politicians, journalists, historians, engineers, and many residents of various parts of New Orleans and the surrounding areas, who give first hand accounts of their experiences with the levee failures and the aftermath. The first installment opens with a photo and film montage of historic and recent New Orleans scenes, with a soundtrack of Louis Armstrong performing Louis Alter's "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans". At the end of the last episode is a similar montage with Fats Domino's "Walking to New Orleans" on the soundtrack.
The film's original score is by Terence Blanchard, a New Orleans-born trumpeter who appears in the film, with his mother and aunt, as they return to their flooded home.
In the style of Michael Apted's Up series (a documentary series that interviews Apted's subjects every seven years), Lee has planned to interview his featured subjects in Levees at least once more.[3] In August 2010, HBO aired Lee's documentary series, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, which chronicles how New Orleans and the Gulf Coast area have fared in the five years following Hurricane Katrina.
The film focuses on the changed lives of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina hit. The film shows residents in the midst of disaster dealing with death, devastation and disease. Spike Lee said about the film:
"New Orleans is fighting for its life. These are not people who will disappear quietly — they're accustomed to hardship and slights, and they'll fight for New Orleans. This film will showcase the struggle for New Orleans by focusing on the profound loss, as well as the indomitable spirit of New Orleaneans."[4]
This documentary is Spike Lee's third, preceded by 4 Little Girls (1997), about the Birmingham church bombing of 1963; and Jim Brown: All-American (2002), about the football player.Shooting for the film began three months after Hurricane Katrina hit, when Lee and his camera crew took the first of eight trips to New Orleans. They conducted interviews and taped footage for the film. Lee hoped to hear varying opinions of the storm and responses to the storm's destruction. He interviewed nearly 100 people of diverse backgrounds and opinions for his film.
People appearing in interviews include:[citation needed]
- Glen David Andrews, musician
- John M. Barry, author and member of Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority
- Harry Belafonte, actor and singer
- Terence Blanchard, jazz musician
- Kathleen Blanco, governor of Louisiana
- Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Tulane University
- Karen Carter, New Orleans politician, member of the Louisiana State Legislature
- Louella Givens, representative, second district of Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, member of the New Orleans City Council
- Donnell Herrington, survivor of a post-Katrina shooting in Algiers Point[5]
- Mary Landrieu, senior U.S. Senator from Louisiana
- Mitch Landrieu, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
- Dr. Calvin Mackie, faculty member of Tulane University and founder of Channel Zero; member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority
- Wynton Marsalis, musician
- Dr. Hassan Mashriqui, researcher, Louisiana State University (LSU) Hurricane Center
- Marc Morial, former Mayor of New Orleans and President and CEO of the National Urban League
- Arthur Morrell, New Orleans politician and member of the Louisiana State Legislature
- Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans
- Soledad O'Brien, television journalist
- Sean Penn, actor and activist
- Wendell Pierce, New Orleans actor
- Garland Robinette, New Orleans journalist and radio host
- Junior Rodriguez, president of the St. Bernard Parish Council
- Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights activist
- Dinerral Shavers, musician
- Ivor van Heerden, deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center
- Kanye West, music producer and rapper
- Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, resident of New Orleans East.
When the Levees Broke won three Emmy Awards: Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming, and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
It received a 2006 Peabody Award from the University of Georgia for being an "epic document of destruction and broken promises and a profound work of art" and "an uncompromising analysis of the events that precede and follow Hurricane Katrina's assault on New Orleans" that "tells the story with an unparalleled diversity of voices and sources."[6]
It won the 2007 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. At the 63rd Venice International Film Festival the film was awarded the Horizons award in the documentary category. The film was also selected as part of the 2008 Whitney Biennial.
Points made by the film[edit]
|This section possibly contains original research. (March 2011)
The film focuses on the suffering of those affected by the disaster and their will to survive.
The film suggests that the disaster in New Orleans was preventable, caused by levees poorly designed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It suggests that the suffering afterward was compounded by failures at all levels of government, most severely at the Federal level. These points are in line with mainstream investigations, including the bipartisan U.S. Congressional report, A Failure of Initiative, and the Army Corps of Engineers' own studies.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
See also[edit]
- ^ "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts", XIXAX.com, July 13, 2006
- ^ 66th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2007.
- ^ Lee, Felicia R. (August 3, 2006). "Agony of New Orleans, Through Spike Lee's Eyes". The New York Times.
- ^ "Documentaries: Home". HBO. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Katrina's Hidden Race War". The Nation. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts". Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. 2006. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ "Americas | US government 'failed' on Katrina". BBC News. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Katrina Report Spreads Blame". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina". Katrina.house.gov. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ Levin, Alan (2006-06-01). "Corps: Levees' design caused deadly failure". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Report finds obvious design flaws doomed levees - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ [1][dead link]
External links[edit]
- When the Levees Broke , Official website, HBO
- When the Levees Broke at AllMovie
- When the Levees Broke at the Internet Movie Database
- 2006 television films
- Films directed by Spike Lee
- Documentary films about Hurricane Katrina
- 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks films
- American documentary films
- American television miniseries
- 2000s documentary films
- Films shot in New Orleans, Louisiana
- History of New Orleans, Louisiana
- Peabody Award winning broadcasts
- Films set in Louisiana
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June 21, 2013
The California Air Resources Board has issued an advisory recommending transport refrigeration unit (reefer) owners take action to plan and order compliance options to ensure TRU model year 2006 engines, or units manufactured in 2006, comply with in-use performance standards by the end of this year.
It says all model year 2005 and older TRU engines, or units manufactured in 2005 or earlier, should be in compliance now. It notes that trailer manufacture year and in-service dates are not used to determine TRU compliance dates.
Noncompliant model year 2005 and older TRU engines/units must not be operated in California unless they are brought into compliance immediately.
For model year 2006 engines/units, purchase orders must be placed in the next few months for in-use TRU compliance technology to qualify for a compliance extension. CARB regulations allow compliance extensions if delivery or installation is delayed, but to qualify for these extensions, the TRU must be registered in CARB's equipment registration system, known as ARBER, and purchase orders must be placed early enough to take into account delivery, installation, holiday, and year-end lead times.
The purchase order deadlines are:
For model year 2006 engines/units, CARB says owners must make a good-faith effort to comply by the end of 2013. If in-use compliance cannot be achieved by December 31, due to delays in delivery or installation, reefer owners may apply for a compliance extension.
To qualify for an in-use compliance extension, the reefer must be registered with ARBER, purchase orders must be placed by the purchase order deadlines and a compliance extension application with attached supporting documentation must be received at CARB by December 31.
For more information about the TRU Regulation, visit the TRU website or the CARB trucking website.
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Draw a fish shape onto a stack of tissue paper and cut it out, along with a variety of blue and green triangles.
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This program provides part-time jobs on-campus for students with financial need as established by the FAFSA. Students are paid the current federal minimum wage, from $1,015 to $2,030 annually. The maximum amount a student may earn depends on financial need and the amount of funding the college has for the program. Eligibility does not guarantee employment but does give students the opportunity to apply for available FWS positions.
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This Saturday, May 4th, we'll be at The Sheckler Foundation's 4th Annual Skate for A Cause 2013 Benefit.
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Psalm 126:5-6
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest. Psalm 126:5-6
Tears for our unsaved loved ones. Tears for our church. Tears for our sins and the sins of others.
These are precious seeds that we must sow. Just like a farmer that sows his seed that is so dear to him because he has little for his family, yet buries it with the expectation that he will receive it again with advantage. Ruth, Job, Joseph and many others had harvests of joy after sorrowful seasons. They kept their hope and trust in God and remained faithful to Him.
Sow in obedience.
Sow in repentance.
Sow faithfully.
"Sorrow is our sowing, rejoicing shall be our reaping. If there were no sowing in tears there would be no reaping in joy. If we were never captives we could never lead our captivity captive. Our mouth had never been filled with holy laughter if it had not been first filled with the bitterness of grief." -Spurgeon


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- Boot: Most skates are manufactured with a combination of leather and synthetic materials in the upper, designed to provide durability, performance and comfort.
- Blade: Skate blades are made of steel and have a concave shape. An important factor is blade radius, or the length of the blade that comes in contact with the ice during play. Goalie blades tend to have a longer blade radius, with less hollow grind.
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Theyre the core set of equipment: Your goalie catcher glove, leg and chest pads and helmet and mask.
Blend in with the ice with white-hued leg padding. Goalie leg pads are available in types: Plastic clips and metal clips. Which is right for you? Plastic clips are easier to open and close and recommended for youth players. Metal clips prove more durable, but are often more difficult to use.
Chest protection is vital for goaltenders, offering a barrier between the puck and your chest and heart areas. Chest pads are typically crafted from nylon wrapped around layers of resilient foam. Despite the name, chest protectors actually safeguard most of the upper body and generally include a clavicle protector, extended shoulder caps and floaters for the biceps.
When shopping for a catch glove, look for a molded, one-piece thumb area and pre-curved palm with individual finger compartments. Masks include a stainless steel or composite wire mesh cage for better peripheral viewing. Your helmet should be built with a durable hard-shell plastic or composite material and deliver a snug yet comfortable fit that does not move once in place.
- Modern goalie masks come in a variety of styles that depend on your personal preference, but all offer superior protection and varying degrees of comfort
- Masks also include a stainless steel or composite wire mesh cage for better peripheral viewing as well as enhanced protection
- Helmets are made of an extremely durable hard-shell plastic or composite similar to a bicycle helmet
- The helmet should fit snugly but comfortably on the head so it does not wiggle
- Sizing differs according to manufacturer, so refer to the sizing indicators on each helmet to determine your proper size. Many helmets are adjustable as well.
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MONDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to shedding
pounds and improving or eliminating type 2 diabetes, gastric bypass
surgery may be better than other surgical weight-loss procedures,
two new studies find.
But obese patients should be careful to choose surgeons who have
performed a high volume of these procedures before committing, said
Dr. Guilherme M. Campos, lead author of one of two papers appearing
in the February issue of the
Archives of Surgery.
Gastric bypass and lap-banding are the two most common surgical
weight-loss procedures performed in the United States. The former
involves stapling the stomach so food has to bypass a section of
the small intestine, meaning you get full faster and less food gets
absorbed into the gut.
Lap-banding, introduced in 2001, involves separating the stomach
into two sections with a band so, simply speaking, eating too much
becomes more difficult. "It's a diet with a seatbelt," said Dr.
Mitchell Roslin, chief of bariatric surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital
in New York City and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco,
In a third type of weight-loss procedure, known as sleeve
gastrectomy, surgeons remove part of the stomach.
The study led by Campos compared weight loss and diabetes
outcomes in 100 patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery with
100 patients who underwent lap-banding. Gastric bypass is
considered riskier and more technically demanding than the
All patients were morbidly obese (with a body-mass index higher
than 40), and 34 in each group had type 2 diabetes.
Although Campos is now an associate professor of surgery at the
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in
Madison, he conducted the study while at the University of
California, San Francisco.
In the bypass group, patients lost an average of 64 percent of
their excess weight, vs. 36 percent for those in the lap-banding
group. Three-quarters of those undergoing gastric bypass surgery
saw their diabetes improve or resolve, vs. only half in the other
The average cost of a bariatric surgery is nearly $30,000,
according to a recent study from Johns Hopkins University.
Like all surgeries, weight-loss surgery carries its own set of
possible risks, including bleeding, blood clots, infection and
leaks from sites where body tissues are sewn or stapled together,
according to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases. Later complications may include malnutrition,
hernias and a tendency in about one in 10 people to regain much of
the weight they lost as a result of the procedure.
In Campos' study, roughly equal numbers of patients in each
group experienced complications after one year (12 percent in the
gastric bypass group compared to 15 percent in the lap-banding
group); these included infection, internal bleeding and blood
clots, but no deaths. More people in the bypass group had
complications right after the surgery. More of those undergoing
lap-banding, however, needed repeat surgeries (13 percent vs. 2
The second study, conducted in Taiwan and led by Dr. Wei-Jei Lee
of the Min-Sheng General Hospital, involved randomly assigning 60
obese (but not morbidly obese) patients with type 2 diabetes to
receive gastric bypass surgery or sleeve gastrectomy.
Almost all of those undergoing gastric bypass surgery (93
percent) had their diabetes resolved, vs. only half in the other
group (these numbers declined to 57 percent and 0 percent after a
Those in the gastric bypass group also lost more weight, and
there were no serious complications in either group.
There are various theories to explain why gastric bypass may be
superior, including one that attributes the success to changes in
hormones that control the metabolism of blood sugar.
And certain procedures may still be preferable for certain
patient populations, added Roslin, such as bands for patients with
lower BMI who don't have so many metabolic challenges.
"Everyone thinks that all weight-loss operations are the same, even the doctors and the surgeons. [But] they're different, and they have different resolutions of comorbidities and probably should be used for different indications," he said.
An editorial accompanying the studies noted the results should
be interpreted with caution since longer-term data is not yet
More information
Visit the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
for more on
weight-loss procedures.
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Thoughts on The Hunger Games film
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Oh, What a Slaughter by Larry McMurtry
Published on Friday, June 14, 2013 - 4:57pm
If you are interested in learning further details of our country's history, you may wish to read the History Book Club's selection for July: Oh, What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846-1890 by Larry McMurtry. It is a brilliant and searing history of the bloody massacres that marked the settling of the American West in the 19th century.
McMurtry discusses six massacres: Sacramento River, Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, Marias River, Camp Grant, and Wounded Knee, among others. The author's descriptions of these events recall their full horror, and the deep, constant apprehension and dread endured by both pioneers and Native Americans.
Come discuss the book with the History Book Club at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. Copies of the book are available at the Information Desk. We can order a Large Print copy for you, too, if you like.
If you would like to plan ahead for the Aug. 13 meeting of the History Book Club, the selection we will be reading for that session is Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford.


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SAN DIEGO, CA – Over the past decade, the local Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa has had unprecedented access to Marines at Camp Pendleton. Despite their controversial end-times message and history of sex scandals, the group has co-sponsored several high-profile concerts and other events with the approval of local Navy and Marine Corps commanders.Comprised of hundreds of congregations, Calvary Chapel is a large organization in crisis. Their founder, Chuck Smith, famously predicted the end of the w … [Read more...]
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New & Noteworthy Books
New Books from Independent &
University Presses
See full list of noteworthy books by category below
Posted on October 8, 2009
An Introduction to the Prose Poem
Edited by Brian Clements, Jamey Dunham
Firewheel Editions, July 2009
Paperback: 328pp; $26.00
From back cover: An Introduction to the Prose Poem clears a new path for students, instructors, and general readers interested in exploring the "ramshackle and unexpected . . . thoroughfare " [Campbell McGrath] of a hard-to-define genre.
By Way Of
Poetry by Matthew Nienow, Emily Carr,
Diana Woodcock, Diana Alvarez
Toadlily Press, 2009
Paperback: 69pp; $15.00
From website: Four accomplished poets, with four distinct voices, come together to create By Way Of.
Play by Lynn Nottage
Theatre Communications Group, September 2009
Paperback: 143pp; $13.95
From website: The play is set in the brutally war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, in a rainforest bar and brothel where shrewd matriarch Mama Nadi both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds between government soldiers and rebel forces alike.
The Mothering Coven
Novel by Joanna Ruocco
Ellipsis Press, October 2009
Paperback: 123pp; $14.00
From website: Bertrand has disappeared from the house she shared with seven women-artists, scientists, and of course, witches. As the women plan a party for Mrs. Borage's hundredth birthday, Bertrand's absence threatens to dissolve the world they've created.
How to Live on Bread and Music
Poetry by Jennifer K. Sweeney
Perugia Press, September 2009
Paperback: 98pp; $16.00
From front cover: Winner of the James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets.
Between Resistance and Community
a documentary about long island diy punk
By Ben Holtzman, Jimmy Choi, Joe Carroll
Cantankerous Titles/Microcosm Publishing, September 2009
DVD: 83min; $12.99
From website: This original documentary focuses on a group of kids who have built a community around a love of music and a passion for creating an alternative to dominant consumerist society.
New & Noteworthy Books
Full list of new & noteworthy books received
October 8, 2009
The Bitter Withy, Donald Revell (Alice James Books)
Bent upon Light, Marjorie Stelmach (University of Tampa Press)
Born in the Cavity of Sunsets, Michael Luis Medrano (Bilingual Review Press)
A Concise Biography of Original Sin, John Samuel Tieman (BkMk Press)
Epiphany School, Chris Green (Mayapple Press)
e.s.p., Michael Leong (Silenced Press)
Give over the Heckler and Everyone gets Hurt, Jason Tandon (Black Lawrence Press)
How to Live on Bread and Music, Jennifer K. Sweeney (Perugia Press)
Incident Light, H. L. Hix (Etruscan Press)
The Last 4 Things, Kate Greenstreet (Ahsahta Press)
The Lingua Franca of Ninth Street, Randall Horton (Main Street Rag)
Nixon on the Piano, Sid Miller (David Robert Books)
Song of a Living Room, Brigitte Byrd (Ahsahta Press)
Tulips, Water, Ash, Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet (University Press of New England)
Auto-Erotica, Stacia Saint Owens (The Livingston Press)
Bad Monkey, Curtis Smith (Press 53)
The Bigness of the World, Lori Ostlund (University of Georgia Press)
Black Elvis, Geoffrey Becker (University of Georgia Press)
The Discoverer, Jan Kjaerstad (Open Letter Press)
In an Uncharted Country, Clifford Garstang (Press 53)
The Man in the Wooden Hat, Jane Gardam (Europa Editions)
The Mothering Coven, Joanna Ruocco (Ellipsis Press)
The Pale Light of Sunset, Lee Maynard (Vandalia Press)
Plantatia, Dixon Hearne (Southeast Missouri State University Press)
By Way Of, Matthew Nienow, Emily Carr, Diana Woodcock, Diana Alvarez (Toadlily Press)
Ruined, Lynn Nottage (Theatre Communications Group)
Hard Knocks: Rolling with the Derby Girls, Shelley Calton (Kehrer Verlag)
Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide, Blue Clark (University of Oklahoma Press)
An Introduction to the Prose Poem, Ed. Brian Clements, Jamey Dunham (Firewheel Editions)
Between Resistance and Community (Cantankerous Titles/Microcosm Publishing)


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