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...killing more than 1,300 and displacing thousands more, frustration over the slow pace of recovery is taking a toll on the region's overall mental health. Initially, complaints reflected what some locals have dubbed "Katrina Brain": general fatigue brought on by the disruption of their lives, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, and mild depression. In most cases, it was nothing that reached critical levels. But since the first of the year, Barbee says, "there's been a steady increase in depression, specifically major depression." Worse, he adds, there's little evidence that things will get better any time soon...
...Barbee, a professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and director of the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Clinic, sums up the situation with a quote he saw in a local magazine recently: "There's no 'post-' to the post-traumatic stress syndrome in this situation," he says. The stress, in other words, never goes away. "The event is still unfolding. People are losing jobs. They're moving because they're so discouraged by the situation. There's a lot of uncertainty about the future. It's not easy to live here...
...When she dropped by the press section to offer optimistic predictions about the upcoming Security Council actions, Rice seemed bemused that reporters asked about her mood and the slams some critics were aiming her way. "Look, I am very focused on what we have to get done," Rice said. "I know it's the right thing to do. And unless you have a [moral] compass and unless you're willing to act on principle, then you're not going to contribute ultimately to peace. And, you know, when you're Secretary of State, you only have a limited period...
...about a little night music from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice? In keeping with tradition at the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit--where each leader performs at the gala dinner--Rice, a gifted pianist, chose a Brahms piece to reflect the world's "serious" mood. Here's a look at other great--O.K., maybe just memorable--performances over the years by political figures on nonpolitical stages...
...plenty of low-angle shots. Alton pushed these tenets further than most. He shot even the sitting figures from below, with the tops of rooms pressing down on them; he loved ceiling shots more than Japanese tourists in the Sistine Chapel. This perspective not only enhanced a doomsday mood, it kept the costs down on low-budget productions. According to Joe Cohn, his boss at MGM, Alton "saved a lot of time by lighting only from the floor...