Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
90%sex10%love hihoo............
Can TV Lead to ADHD?
Can TV Lead to ADHD?
by Rose Garrett
It's no secret that Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is on the rise. Popping up in approximately 2 million children nationwide, ADHD has the makings of a modern epidemic. But the reasons behind the diagnoses are less clear. Is the disorder due to genetics? Diet? Toxins? Or simply too much time spent glued to the tube?
In fact, a growing body of research suggests that watching television during childhood may play a significant role in attention problems, whether for preschoolers or teenagers. And that's not all, says Jeffrey Johnson, PhD., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. “The evidence is suggesting that there's a whole syndrome of different outcomes related to television viewing, ranging from attention and learning problems to problems related to obesity, aggression, and sleep problems,” he says.
Johnson's recent study, which links frequent television viewing in adolescence to attention and learning difficulties later, found that youths who watched three or more hours of television a day were twice as likely to develop attention difficulties than those who watched less than one hour. The study, which followed children from adolescence to adulthood, found that television viewing was also associated with general poor performance in school, with a lasting impact on a child's education. “What I found quite remarkable,” says Johnson, “was that young people who were watching three hours of television a day were fifty percent less likely to go on to higher education.”
And this phenomenon isn't limited to adolescents. According to Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Director of the Child Health Institute and author of The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work For Your Kids, children as young as a few months old are watching too much TV, and may be developing permanent attention problems. “For every hour of television toddlers watch a day, they are ten percent more likely to develop attention problems at school,” he states. Christakis says that the first three years are a critical window of brain development. And while some activities, such as reading together, going to museums, and singing help support a child's brain development in these critical years, watching television can have the opposite effect.
The reason? Most television programming, even some of the educational variety, features quick edits, flashing images and rapid sequences, as opposed to the slower pace of “real life.” “Our attention is broken up because we biologically have a tendency to shift our attention to changing stimuli, so television tends to take advantage of that,” says Johnson. In other words, the rapid pace plays off our instincts to track fast movements, and serves to “hook us” into the program. “But if viewers get dependent on these rapid changes,”says Johnson, “when they turn their attention to something else, like reading a book, their brain might have difficulty staying focused.” Christakis observed a similar tendency in his study of young children. After prolonged exposure to television, which conditions the mind to expect rapid-fire stimulation, he says that “in contrast, reality is boring."
In other words, when a child's brain gets to gorge on candy, a balanced meal of reading, writing, and 'rithmetic just doesn't look too appetizing. But that doesn't mean that kids can't treat their synapses to a snack now and then. As with all things, moderation is key. Wondering how to get your child to practice restraint in a world of instant gratification? Here are some tips:
- Get the tube out of Timmy's room. “A lot of researchers in this field agree that having a TV in a child's bedroom isn't a good idea,” says Johnson. It can be a distraction that gets in the way of study and sleep time.
- Ask yourself if it's hurting, or helping. Most parents, says Christakis, tune their toddlers in to the telly because they think it's good for their child's brain development. But according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, TV programs do not a brainy baby make. In contract, the AAP recommends discouraging television viewing for children under two, and promoting development by playing, talking, and reading together instead.
- Get them interested. For older children, reducing TV privileges is likely to meet with resistance. “Try emphasizing all the things they could do if they didn't spend so much time watching television” advises Johnson. Getting involved with sports, community service, or personal projects after school will not only get him off the couch, it will also look good on a college application!
To learn more about making television work for you and your family, check out Dr. Christakis' guide for parents:
Valluvan Vasugi
This is a story which has its relevance to the "Kizhakkae Pogum Rayil" period. But, Bharathi has narrated that with a Screenplay, which is of express speed and created surprise to everyone.
Ranjith has one Daughter and he showers his full love only on her. He is a Goat seller. But, he sharpens his sword against her Love. The Soul-searching Love is restricted by the blockades of that Village's elders. How the Lovers join with each other beyond all these problems is the Climax. This story has a very Good Back-drop! In the scenic village, when the Actor Ranjith is shown in top angle in the midst of the Goats and the Cows, we are definitely able feel the fragrance of our native Village's smell! They have a reason for their restriction that-no one should love in that village. But that reason is to be thrown in the 'Bogi'. In this kind of Village only, the Love blooms between the Ranjith's daughter Shwetha and the young Engineer who comes to that Village. Ranjith goes out of his village to graze the Goats and comes back after a period of 6 months. Ranjith comes to know about the Love-affair between her daughter and the Engineer and then the "RudhraThandavam" starts. We Fans, ourselves fear that whether Ranjith might kill Shwetha by just beating her. He beats her daughter so wildly. In spite of all these restrictions, their Love is too rigid and they both plan to run away. But they face problems even in those attempts! Till the end they have influenced even the fans to feel that this Love-pair should join hands with each other. The Screenplay is that much interesting!.
Ranjith has performed in an adorable manner. His pillow-sack like body look has disappeared and we are able to see him as Anandha Konar. He fears that the Daughter, whom he has taken care like a Flower, might bring insults to her. At last, he gets calm by the Mother sentiment and forgives Sathya (his daughter's Lover). Everything is O.K. But, how is it relevant for a person who does not respect his Mother, forgives a person by just hearing the word "Mother"?.
In the midst of the Goat-group, Shwetha looks like a Rabbit. In the first film itself, the Director has made her fullest performance to be projected to the audience. Her father suddenly comes to his house. Fearing for her father, she hides her Lover in the large storage jar. But, it's thrilling to watch her blabber out everything in fear. If she tries a little, she might get the chance to sing duets with leading Heroes.
The other new face is Sathya. He looks like a mixture of little Jayam Ravi, and a little of Ajith. He should improve his acting a bit. In the midst of irritating introductions in the Cinema industry, they both are like breeze!.
Bharathi has spoilt his own film by acting in this. In all the scenes in which he appears we tend to sense some kind of unidentifiable irritation. It can be said by some people for consolation that-it is the plus point of that character. If he identifies the truth, and restricts his acting, Kollywood would definitely celebrate him.
S.A.RajKumar has stood-out exceptionally in his Music. Even the Cinematography is very cool.
It seems that this 'Valluvan' is to win!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
scenes in the Birla Planetarium in Guindy. For the past few years, permission was not granted to conduct the shootings in the Airport. That is why this alternate option is followed. By the outer look, the Birla Planetarium looks almost like the Chennai Airport. As this traditional habit was changed, there were lots of troubles to the Passengers. They got the permission to conduct the real shooting in the Chennai International Airport for the film “Abhiyum Naanum”. The scene was as if, Trisha arrives from foreign country to Chennai, in the Airport. Trisha also comes and lands in Chennai. What will happen if the fans see their favorite Star? The entire Crowd from the nearby locations and the people from the Airport crowded the shooting spot. The shooting started at 10’o clock at night and it lasted till the next day early morning. The Airport passengers faced lots of trouble due to this. Even then they completed all the scenes as they wished. Then only the “Abhiyum Naanum” unit evacuated the Airport.
cinema
சத்யம் படத்தில் நயன்தாராவும், வைத்தீஸ்வரன்படத்தில் மேக்னா நாயுடுவும் பத்திரிகையாளர்களாக
நடிக்கிறார்கள். அதற்காக பேனாவை குளோஸ்
அப்பில் காட்டி டயலாக் பேசுகிற மாதிரி காட்சிகள்
இல்லையாம். தப்பிச்சோம்!
Nayanthara and Meghna Naidu are acting as Reporters in the films Sathyand Vaitheeswaran respectively. Thanks that, there are no Close-up scenes by showing the Pen and speaking dialogues. Very good!
