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Happy Tears of mourning fall in Iraq st 101 to Dr. Seuss Sarah Bain Gallery celebrates birthday of Cat in the Hat creator By April Miller Daily Titan Staff
The Cat in the Hat is coming to Dr. Seuss’s 101st birthday party at the Sarah Bain Gallery on Birch Street in Brea on March 2 from 2-7 p.m. Everyone is invited, especially kids. Gallery owner Sally Waranch said she waited an entire year to acquire some of his original pieces of art to display on his birthday. She said she wants to educate people about the work of Seuss, whose real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. “Everyone [gallery owners] wants his birthday,” Waranch said. Some of the work displayed is part of a touring collection that will only be shown at this gallery until March 13. Most of his work is warehoused at the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California San Diego, which houses 8,500 pieces of his collection. “Folks are surprised about his early political career,” said Joe Bray, bibliographical specialist of the Mandeville Collection. Pieces of the collection are displayed in March for Seuss’s birthday and sometimes loaned for other exhibits, he said. Access to the dr. seuss 4
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An unidentified woman grieves near the blast site in Hillah, Iraq on Tuesday. Hundreds of people visited the wounded and inspected corpses at the hospital in Hillah trying to identify friends and family who died in a suicide bombing that killed at least 120 people, the single deadliest attack of its kind since the fall of Saddam Hussein. The demonstration came as the Shiite candidate for prime minister traveled north for talks with the Kurds about a coalition government and as the number of American dead in the Iraqi war neared 1,500. Hundreds of victims’ relatives were desperate for information on loved ones. Full story on page 3.
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Lecture at Cal State Fullerton emphasizes risks of Adult ADD By Desdemona Bandini Daily Titan Staff
She knew she was not stupid. Her friends and family were always telling her how bright she was. She worked very hard in school. But no matter how long she studied or how hard she tried, she got low grades and tested poorly. She always felt a little different from everyone else, but it was hard to pinpoint why exactly. It was not until she was a senior in high school that Jessica Merel, a Cal State Fullerton freshman and musical theater major, found out that she was unlike others. It was then that she was diagnosed with Attention Deficit
Disorder. “It is frustrating. All through high school I thought I was inept when in fact I had a real problem,” Merel said. “It was such a relief to find a cure or a way to cope.” Merel said her grades in math went up by 30 percent in two weeks after she began to take medication for the disorder. “It was the ADD that kept me getting C’s when in fact I am capable of much higher grades,” she said. Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are usually diagnosed during childhood, but according to new research from Thom Hartmann in his book, “Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception,” he points out that ADD/ADHD has only recently been recognized as an adult disability after it was previously thought to be an adolescent disorder that disappears after adulthood begins.
In his book, Hartman estimates that 30 to 70 percent of children with the disorder continue to display symptoms into adulthood. Many adults with ADD/ADHD are unaware they have the disease if it was not caught during childhood, according to a group called Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In an effort to increase student awareness about psychological issues, the Theatre and Dance Department, Career Center and Counseling and Psychological Services Center are running a series of upcoming performing arts lectures. Last month, Cassandra Stringer presented the topic “Understanding ADD and ADHAD,” accompanied by a video featuring Newport Beach expert, ADD/ADHD Psychiatrist Daniel Amen, who discussed the challenges of living and working with the disease.
Stringer explained to students that the diagnosis of the disease can be made by a brain scan, an examination of childhood, academic and behavioral history, vocational testing and evaluation of interpersonal relationship skills. Adults and children alike share similar symptoms. CSUF offers students free testing for ADD/ADHD through Disabled Student Services but does not have a psychiatrist on campus who can dispense medication. An article by Eileen Bailey on the Web site About.com explains that ADD/ADHD is not a new disease, as a man who is referred to as Dr. Still first documented it in 1902 in Britain. Still coined his cases of impulsive behavior as a “defect of moral control.” He and other doctors over the past century have confirmed that ADD/ADHD 4
Cellular phones at risk for computer virus threats Mobile users are now encouraged to install software, avoid threat By Kamilla Marufy For the Daily Titan
Computer viruses have the potential to jeopardize cell phone security at the same level that personal computer malicious software did years ago. “Previously you were more secure with your phone and you did not have to worry about things like viruses and spam,” said Todd Thiemann, director of device security marketing at Trend Micro. Now, he said, with the “next generation phones” that are more like small computers, you have to be more cautious.
These viruses seem to have created a threat by targeting “smart phones” equipped with Microsoft and Symbian software, according to expert virus fighters at SimWorks. “Smart phones” are cell phones that can connect to the Internet in order to complete tasks such as Web browsing and sending and receiving e-mail. What has recently been conceived as strictly computer-related functions, such as applications like PDFs and Excel spreadsheets, are now available on smart phones. The “Warez” scene, which is when hackers ‘crack’ commercial software and put it up for free downloads, is the main threat in the Symbian world, according to experts at 3 Lib Company. This method of piracy has also become accessible through the development of “smart phones.” These sophisticated phones “are
[the] most rapid growing segment of the cell phone market” in the United States, Thiemann said. Despite the possible threats caused by these high tech phones, some cell phone users say that they are not concerned. “I don’t feel threatened because I have protected my cell phone when I first heard about the virus,” said Iliana Zamarripa, a student who relies on her cell phone every day. Thiemann, however, predicts that cell phone viruses will spread as data. He said that with the increased popularity of Centric phones, by the year 2006, cell phone viruses will cause as many problems as PC viruses today. To prevent cell phones from viruses Thiemann suggested, “Do not accept applications from people you don’t know.” People can also protect their phones
by placing Bluetooth in “hidden” mode so it is invisible to other devices. According to the Web definition for Bluetooth, it is an open standard for wireless transmission of voice and data between mobile devices Cell phone users are also encouraged to install virus software, back up cell files regularly and be cautious about downloading files from the Internet. If a virus is detected on a phone, users are recommended to delete the .prc file, known as “palm application file,” that is uncompressed and can be installed directly from a PC to a Palm during synchronization, so it does not damage the phone. Despite the fears of those who share Thiemann’s concerns, some CSUF students such as Monique Williamson, a broadcast journalism cell phone 4
impede on dieting Organization’s treats pose a challenge to New Year’s resolutions
girls who earn a patch and for troops who gain funding. These former scouts typically buy a box or two of cookies to support the scout’s effort, even if they really don’t want a $4 box of cookies or are By april Miller on a diet. Daily Titan Staff Scouts start taking orders for cookies in February. Some dieters Girl Scout cookies come around feel safe ordering because the cookonly annually and when they’re ies don’t come until March. gone, that’s it for the entire year. Now March is here and so are the That’s why so many people stock cookies. up, stashing several boxes in the “You bought them. You love freezer, thinking they won’t eat the them,” Yellin said. “But you don’t cookies for a while because they are need to eat the entire box at once frozen. because you won’t “They’re even be happy with better frozen,” said yourself.” Ninety percent Michelle Thayer, Cookies can fit of female CEOs who’s been known into any diet proand 54 percent of to stash a box or two gram, she said. women business of Thin Mints deep People should in the freezer out of exercise a little owners are former sight of her family. more so they can members. “People don’t indulge in a few Gail Ellis-Olds like to run out,” cookies. She sugGirl Scout Council Rep. Girl Scout Council gests taking extra Representative Gail boxes to work and Ellis-Olds said. They call Girl Scout share with everyone, thus getting the headquarters mid-year wanting cook- tempting cookies out of the house. ies. We have to tell them we don’t By planning ahead she said two have any either, she said. goals are met—helping scouts and Cookie sales come just weeks keeping a diet goal. after New Year’s Day, when many “Cookie sales are about business people vow to start a diet. But even skills and goal setting,” Ellis-Olds dieters can’t resist these cookies, said. because there is such a short window According to the Feb. 20 Long of opportunity to buy them. Beach Press-Telegram, “Ninety per“Everybody is motivated [to cent of female CEOs and 54 percent diet] in January,” Weight Watchers of women business owners are forWestern Regional Manager Wendy mer [Girl Scout] members.” Yellin said. “But I have a soft spot, The number of boxes of cookies because I sold cookies.” sold has tripled from 1965 when 58 Anybody who’s ever been in or milliovn boxes of cookies were sold. has had a daughter in scouts knows That’s a lot of cookies and a lot of how important selling cookies are to calories.
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There will be a blood and marrow drive today in TSU Pavillion C. The drive will be going on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in honor of CSUF basketball player, Andrew Awad, who has Leukemia.
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Enjoy the weather on your break and check out the concert series at the Becker Amphitheater. Jupiterdisciples will be playing from noon to 1 p.m. outside the TSU. The show is free.
U.S. terrorists in Syria bombed Tel Aviv WASHINGTON – The Bush administration on Tuesday blamed terrorists based in Syria for last week’s deadly suicide attack in Israel and called for an immediate end to Syrian military and political domination over neighboring Lebanon. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice applied the strongest American pressure on the Syrians to date, saying at an international conference in London that they were “out of step” in the Middle East and there was growing international resolve against them.
Sick of the food offered on campus? Have a better idea in mind? Come and discuss concerns and suggestions about the food served on campus. The TSU Food Advisory Committee Meeting will meet in TSU 233 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Nation High court ends death penalty for youths
Practice your color coordination today at Bowling Mania. Every Wednesday of the semester you can win prizes for knocking down certain combinations of colored pins. You need a valid CSUF ID to participate. Head down to the TSU Underground between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
WASHINGTON – A closely divided Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals on Tuesday, declaring there was a national consensus such executions were unconstitutionally cruel and ending a practice that had brought international condemnation the United States was one of the few first world nations that executes minors. The 5-4 decision, which overturns a 1989 high court ruling, throws out the death sentences of 72 murderers who committed their crimes as juveniles and bars states from seeking to execute others. Nineteen states had allowed death sentences for killers who committed their crimes when they were under18.
Calling all volleyball players. Head out to the south softball field tonight from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight and check out the Intramural Sports 2x2 Round Robin Volleyball Tournament. The event is free to CSUF students and Rec Sports members with a valid ID.
10 murder counts for BTK suspect Rader WICHITA, Kan. – Dennis Rader, the churchgoing family man and Cub Scout leader accused of leading a double life as the BTK serial killer, was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder. Rader made his first court appearance by videoconference from his jail cell. During the brief hearing, Rader stood behind a podium, his hands folded at times, at others leafing through a copy of the charges against him. He told the judge he is married and was employed with the city of Park City, and said “Thank you, sir” at the end of the hearing.
Come see your women’s tennis team at University of San Diego today at 2 p.m. The Titans will be playing Furman.
Local Jury views Michael Jackson documentary SANTA MARIA – Jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial Tuesday watched the TV documentary that sparked the case, seeing the pop star hold hands with his accuser and talk about hosting sleepovers with children at his Neverland Ranch. The documentary “Living With Michael Jackson” was shown after defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. finished an opening statement in which he suggested the entertainer may testify and said authorities found no DNA evidence in the entertainer’s bedroom to support the charges. Jackson is not on the defense witness list.
Orange County resident killed in shooting ANAHEIM – A couple who moved to Orange County to shelter their children from the gangs and drugs in Paramount are mourning the shooting death of their 14-year-old son, who was killed during a nostalgic visit to his old neighborhood. Cesar Gutierrez was shot to death Feb. 19 as he sat in his cousin’s pickup in Paramount, gazing with nostalgia at the home where he was born and grew up. Los Angeles sheriff’s Lt. Larry Lincoln said someone in a group of three men shot at the pickup at about 9:30 p.m. His cousin, Eduardo Gutierrez, 20, was not injured. Jose Luis Gutierrez and his wife, Sandra, said crime became unbearable in Paramount about a year ago so they moved to Buena Park. “I worked so hard so they could have everything that I didn’t have,” he said. “Now that I have it, I don’t have him,” Gutierrez said Monday as he stood over his son’s casket in Santa Ana. Los Angeles investigators know of no motive for the shooting and do not have a good description of the three men, Lincoln said. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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1993: New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks. 1983: Tornado tears through Los Angeles, injuring 33 people. 1980: Snow falls in Florida. 1974: Watergate grand jury indicts 7 presidential aides. 1937: First permanent automobile license plates issued (Connecticut).
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1991: U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq.
1986: Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to United States. 1946: Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam. 1944: Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy. 1819: United States passed its first immigration law.
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1991: Four Los Angeles Police severely beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video. 1974: World’s worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris, 346 die. 1955: Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance. 1887: Anne Sullivan begins teach-
ing 6-year-old blind-deaf Helen Keller. 1812: United States passes first foreign aid bill which helps Venezuelan earthquake vicitims recover from disaster.
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1997: President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research. 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. announces plans for Poor People’s Campaign. 1944: First U.S. bombing of Berlin. 1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugrated as 32nd president, pledges to pull United States out of Depression and says “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” 1791: President Washington calls the U.S. Senate into its 1st special session.
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1956: “King Kong,” first televised. 1946: Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech, Fulton, Mo. 1821: Monroe is first president inaugurated on March 5, because 4 was a Sunday. 1836: Mexico attacks Alamo. 1558: Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes. Compiled from brainyhistory.com
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In the Mar. 1 issue of the Daily Titan, Robert Palmer was incorrectly identified as Ephraim Smith.
Head out to a Drop-In Fitness class tonight. From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in KHS 268 there will be a Kung Fu class. From 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reebok Spinning classes will be going on in KHS 264. And at 7:30 p.m. you can workout that incorporates modern dance, salsa and hip hop. All classes are free to CSUF students with a valid ID. Rec Members may purchase a pass at the Rec Office for $60 a semester. There is an exhibit in the south lobby of the Pollak Library today. The display, “Windows to the Soul: The Many Faces of African Women,” will be on display through March 31 in honor of Black History and Women’s History months. Local farmers from around the region will be bringing a variety of fresh grown produce and flowers to Birch Street today for the Brea Farmers Market. Local crafters will have a wide variety of unique crafts and specialty items for your shopping delight. The market is open Tuesdays from 4pm to 8pm. All events are free and on campus unless otherwise indicated. If you would like to have a specific entry put in the calendar section, please send an e-mail to news@dailytitan.com.
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HILLAH, Iraq – Thousands of mostly black-clad Iraqis protested Tuesday outside a medical clinic where a suicide car bomber killed 125 people a day earlier, braving the threat of another attack as they waved clenched fists, condemned foreign fighters and chanted “No to terrorism!” Police prevented people from parking cars in front of the clinic or the hospital, where authorities blocked gates with barbed wire to stave off hundreds of victims’ relatives desperate for information on loved ones. The demonstration in this town 60 miles south of the capital came as the Shiite candidate for prime minister traveled north for talks with the Kurds about a coalition government and as the number of American dead in the Iraqi war neared 1,500. Insurgents, fighting both American forces and the Iraqi government, released a video Tuesday of French journalist Florence Aubenas, 43, kidnapped nearly two months ago. The reporter for the French daily Liberation appeared alone in front of a maroon-colored background, pleading for help. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s terror group, which has repeatedly seized foreigners and attacked Americans, purportedly claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Hillah. It was not possible to independently verify the claim, which was posted on the Internet. The group said it targeted recruits for the Iraqi security services, whom it referred to as “apostates,” but did not mention those killed in a nearby market. The car bomb went off at a site where police and army recruits were lining up for physicals exams at the medical clinic. In Hillah, relatives and friends screamed and wailed as they gathered around lists of the dead and wounded that were posted on hospital walls. Relatives who came to identify the
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dead placed corpses into coffins and loaded them onto pickup trucks to take them away for burial. Fears that insurgents would target Shiite mourners forced authorities to cancel an elaborate funeral procession for some of the victims of Monday’s attack, the deadliest since the insurgency began two years ago. “I am afraid there might be a suicide bomber among the demonstrating crowd,” said 30-year-old Ahmed al-Amiry. “It’s very possible.” But anxieties over another attack did not prevent more than 2,000 people from gathering outside the clinic Tuesday, shouting “No to terrorism!” and “No to Baathism and Wahhabism!” and demanding the resignation of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Wahhabism was a clear reference to foreign fighters who are supporters of al-Qaida and adherents of the strict Wahhabi form of Islam, which is the version practiced in Saudi Arabia. The Jordanian-born Zarqawi, the country’s most feared terrorist, claims to be affiliated with Osama bin Laden’s organization. The Baath party was the political organization that ran Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Although Monday’s attack was directed at recruits, most of the victims were Shiites. Insurgents have increasingly targeted gatherings of Shiites, who make up 60 percent of Iraq’s population, in an apparent effort to start a sectarian war. The Shiites have refrained from striking back, mostly at the behest of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who wants nothing to impede the Shiites from gaining political power in Iraq. Nominally disbanded Shiite militias could easily field thousands of tough and effective fighters that could deal a crushing blow to the insurgency. But Shiite leaders will also have to allay the fears of Sunnis, who dominated the Iraqi political system under Saddam and make up 20 percent of the population. With a slight majority of 140 seats in the 275-member parliament that was elected on Jan. 30, the main Shiite clergy-backed United Iraqi Alliance sent its candidate for prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, north to Irbil to negotiate for the support
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A mourner holds a photo aloft of teacher Ali Mohammed Wali, a victim of Monday’s suicide bombing in Hillah, as his coffin is carried through the streets at his funeral in the nearby city of Najaf, Iraq on Tuesday. of the Kurds. The alliance needs Kurdish support to build the twothirds parliamentary majority to elect a president and nominate the prime minister. One of the most important challenges for the incoming government will be the ongoing violence and the difficulties in training an Iraqi army capable of taking over from American troops. The deaths Monday of two U.S. soldiers in a vehicle accident in Beiji, 155 miles north of the capital, reported by the military Tuesday, brought the number of deaths among the U.S.
military to at least 1,499 since the beginning of the Iraqi war, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,135 died as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. The figures include four military civilians. The AP count is 12 higher than the Defense Department’s tally on Monday. Interim Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan, who did not comment on the Hillah blast, told reporters that applications were still coming in for the Iraqi armed forces. “Many applications to join the Iraqi army were received and the
door is open to all Iraqis to join the army,” Shaalan said. He also said the Iraqi National Guard had been incorporated into the army and no longer existed as a separate force. Iraqi soldiers and police officers face numerous dangers, not the least of which is being kidnapped. About 200 foreigners have also been abducted this year. At least 10 remain in the hands of their captors, more than 30 were killed and the rest were freed or escaped. Two Americans are listed as missing. The video of the French journal-
ist, who disappeared Jan. 5, was dropped off at the Baghdad offices of an international news agency. There was no indication of when the tape was made. “Please help me, my health is very bad,” she said in English. “Please, it’s urgent now. I ask especially Mr. Didier Julia, the French deputy, to help me.” Julia, a lawmaker from French President Jacques Chirac’s governing party, led a botched effort to free two French reporters taken hostage in Iraq last year. Those reporters have since been released.
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Deadly virus found in Santa Ana, first report in 2005
water from around their homes and take precautions against insect bites. Mosquito populations are expected to increase as the weather grows warmer, and some species of the The Associated Press insect will benefit from this year’s heavy rainfall, officials said. SANTA ANA – A trap in Orange In February, Los Angeles County County has snared the first mos- reported the first human case of quitoes to test positive for the West West Nile virus this year, but the Nile virus in California this year, state and U.S. Centers for Disease signaling an early seasonal start to Control and Prevention have not an illness that killed 27 people in yet confirmed the diagnosis and it’s the state last year, authorities said possible that the man contracted Tuesday. the virus in late 2004. The elderly Orange County – which in 2004 man, who was not identified, was was the first place in the state to reported to be recovering from the detect West Nile antibodies in birds illness at the time. and reported the first human death His blood tested positive for – did not trap its first positive mos- West Nile, but the man was in such quitoes last year until late April, critical condition with encephasaid Michael litis that doctors Hearst, spokescould not perman for the vector form the cerebral We don’t know control district. spinal test that “This is going may have deterthat it’s going to to be a long seamined when he be any worse than son,” Hearst said. contracted the last year ... it’s “We don’t know virus and authorgoing to be longer. that it’s going to ities may never be any worse than know for certain, Michael Hearst last year. We just said Dr. Laurene Spokesman for vector control know it’s going to Mascola, chief be longer.” of the county’s The district acute communitrapped the mosquitoes along the cable disease program. Santa Ana River in late January The CDC recorded 88 deaths but didn’t receive confirmation of and 2,470 human cases of West West Nile from the state detection Nile throughout the United States lab until late last week, Hearst last year, with California leadsaid. ing the nation. Experts say about Health authorities have detect- 80 percent of those bitten by an ed the mosquito-born virus so far infected mosquito will show no this year in wild birds in at least symptoms while roughly 1 in 100 11 counties throughout the state develop a severe illness that can and in sentinel chickens in San be fatal – particularly among the Bernardino County. elderly or people with weakened The wild birds could have car- immune systems. ried West Nile since last year so the State and local officials have presence of the virus in the sentinel urged people to vaccinate horses – chickens and mosquitoes suggests there is no human vaccine – and to an active threat to humans – who report dead birds to health authoriare advised to remove standing ties so they can be tested.
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One of Dr. Seuss’ most popular characters is the Cat in the Hat.
add/adhd
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ADD/ADHD is a genetic medical disease that runs in the family and occurs in the prefrontal part of the brain. Bailey also listed some of the main differences between ADD and ADHD in personality traits. Patients of ADD tend to be docile, obedient, shy, overly polite and under-assertive. They make lasting bonds, test low and have an understanding of boundaries “In second grade I never spoke a word. Until my second grade teacher heard me sing in a play, she thought I might be mute and when she heard me, she cried,” Merel said. ADHD patients, on the other hand, demonstrate quite the opposite in terms of personality traits. They tend to be rebellious, intrusive, egotistical, bossy and physically high-strung. They make few lasting friendships, speak without regard and are unaware of boundaries, According to a handout from Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, few Americans were aware of ADD or ADHD until the early ‘60s when doctors started to prescribe the drug Ritalin – a nonaddictive stimulant – to excessively distracted children with short atten-
collection, however, is limited. “This is quite a treat,” said gallery visitor Pamela Jenkins of Newport Beach, who said she especially admired the painting titled “Elephant presenting flower to bird.” What some people don’t realize is Seuss had other talents in addition to writing children’s books. A 100-year timeline displayed on the wall at the entrance of the gallery highlights his writing, drawing and art career. “He’s as much an American icon as Norman Rockwell,” Waranch said. On display are different facets of his work. Most people have no idea he was a successful WWII political satirist, she said. A few of his 400 political cartoons, drawn over two years, are on display. His work opposed Hitler and Mussolini and depicted Japanese Americans as traitors. Also on display is an advertisement for Flit Insecticide tion spans who were diagnosed with the disease. The first experiments with stimulants to counteract the hyperactivity in children began back in 1937, according to Bailey-About.com. Newer drugs today that have been used include Adderall, Dexedrine and Wellbutrin. Alternative treatments may include herbal remedies, Ephedrine, self-hypnosis and EEG Neurotherapy, where the patient learns to control their brainwaves. “Unlike anti-depressants which may take months to show signs of treatment, you can tell within an hour or two if the medication is effective,” Stringer said. “It sounds odd but the stimulants actually counteract the ADD/ADHD and have a calming effect. However, everyone is biochemically and neurologically unique and often dosage may need to be adjusted to find the quantity that works.” People with ADD/ADHD tend to have high energy, are easily distracted from ideas, emotions and thoughts, are continually restless, procrastinate, are easily frustrated, may lack social grace, tend to show poor performance in school especially in reading and retaining concepts. These symptoms, however, can vary in degrees from patient to patient. CSUF sophomore and musical theater major David Gordon was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 10 years old and has experienced the downside of miscalculated medications. “Today suddenly everyone is putting their children on medication and calling them ADD or ADHD without considering they are just kids being kids,” Gordon said. “I was the only one in my class diagnosed with ADHD and I was put on everything from Ritalin to Paxil. In my junior year of high school I ended up in the hospital from being overly medicated. I think ADD is becoming a cool excuse for behavioral problems. I think to0 many people think they have this disease that do not and that is dangerous.” ADD and ADHD is becoming more mainstream and with that has come abuse and misconceptions, Gordon said. On the upside, people with ADD/ ADHD who learn to control their condition through understanding, education and medication can be very productive and highly success-
and covers of magazines that he illustrated for Redbook, Life and Liberty and Vanity Fair. On the back gallery wall hangs his Unorthodox Taxidermy; sculptures of mixed media incorporating real animal horns, antlers and beaks. These newly created animals have the whimsical flair similar to the drawings in Seuss’s books. The public didn’t know about this secret art until after his death. He was a humble man and thought his artwork would be too commercial, Waranch said. Some of the art is for sale. The pricier art is located upstairs where one “Indistinct Cat with Cigar” painting is priced at $15,000. Downstairs, prints are far less expensive. Although people may not realize he drew the illustrations in his books, these books have stirred the imagination of children for more than half a century. Seuss wrote 44 children’s books. His first success, “Horton Hatches the Egg,” has been reprinted at least 80 times.
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major, said she has not heard about the cell phone viruses. “I don’t feel threatened because I have a basic phone that does not receive emails and does not have Internet access,” she said. Trend Micro recently announced new software called “mobile security,” which was designed to protect cell phones from viruses. This software is designed for mobile phones and PDAs running Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC-Phone Edition. This “Mobil Security” scans for threats in three ways: real-time scanning is designed to guard phones even while downloading data, automatic smart-card scanning examines all Smart Cards inserted into phones, and manual scanning that allows cell phone users to scan the software personally. To download this free protection from the Internet log on to www. trendmicro.com by June 30.
Are you living with
Adult ADHD?
The questions below can help you find out. from WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview World Health Organization. For the following questions, answer “Never,” “Rarely,” “Sometimes,” “Often” or “Very Often” 1. How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done? 2. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization? 3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations? 4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started? 5. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time? 6. How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor? If you answered “Often” of “Very Often” to 4 or more of these questions, your symptoms may be consistent with Adult ADHD. It may be beneficial for you to talk with your healthcare provider about an evaluation.
ful people, Stringer told students. “ADD/ADHD is very common in artistic and creative people. Almost all writers and most artists have some form of ADD/ADHD,” said Santa Monica Psychologist Jack Rawnsley. “It is not something to be afraid of. It is more common than you might think.” Some major factors that contribute positively to controlling the disorder include regular exercise, a healthy diet, thinking positively and the exercising the ability to stop negative thoughts with practice and psychotherapy. Drinking lots of water, choosing to associate with healthy active people, volunteering, structuring time by writing things down, keeping a planner and diaphragmatic breathing also help, according to Amen’s book “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.” Jane Pauley, a daytime talk show host and Emmy Award-winning television personality, recently did a show on adult ADD. “Another three letters you may not associate with ADD are ‘Ph.D’ and ‘CEO.’ Some of the most successful people in the world, however, actually suffer from ADD,” Pauley said. “Take Jet Blue CEO David Neeleman for example. Neeleman was a multimillionaire before he was diagnosed with ADD. His own condition of forgetfulness may have led to one of the
greatest innovations in airplane travel in decades [ticketless tickets].” Amen added that more awareness about adult ADD/ADHD is helpful for people in the workplace. “You do not want to hire a secretary with ADD/ADHD to organize your office, trust me.” said Amen. “At the same time, getting diagnosed can help patients find careers that are better suited to them and therefore having a lower likelihood of job failure or loss of interest.” Many human resource managers are now being trained to recognize ADD/ADHD in possible employees to avoid such conflicts, said Amen. Heather Manley works at Amen’s clinic in Newport Beach and said Amen often states that many ADD/ ADHD patients he sees are usually highly creative, resourceful and successful entrepreneurs. Many CEOs with ADD/ADHD cannot write an email but have brilliant and creative solutions to problems. Many people are at first frightened when diagnosed with this disorder and then often relieved to find out it is not a personal flaw but a real medical condition. If patients of ADD and ADHD are often original, smart, intuitive, good at high-stress jobs, and highly inventive, just imagine how much more rewarding, peaceful, creative and successful their lives can be after diagnosis and treatment.