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The cottage had all of the emergency preparedness features of the trailers -- modular and easily transportable -- but also were designed for transition to permanent structures (that could be built out if an owner desired).]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/07/katrina-cottages-reused-as-permanent-residential-and-commercial-structures/feed/ 0 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/05/spinal-tap-star-turns-michael-moore-style-muckraker/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/05/spinal-tap-star-turns-michael-moore-style-muckraker/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:08:13 +0000 Michael Musto http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=52304 A serious documentary about the New Orleans 2005 flooding disaster, directed by Derek Smalls in This Is Spinal Tap and the voice of Flanders, Smithers, and Mr. Burns on The Simpsons? You can’t make this stuff up, and that’s what I love about show biz. 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