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An oops with the cell phone
So phones are now computers too, hu? Well, not being a smartphone person and resisting buying one because they confuse me, I kept using flip phones. Until the oops incident a week ago. Seems cell phones do not like... errr.... oooooooh..... water. Or was it Diet Soda? I do not remember. Ha! Oops all right.
Tried to go to a repair shop but they said they could not help; I have to replace it instead. Visited an ATT Store and it was a case of TMI, too much info.
So, I end up wondering about smartphones and if I should bite the bullet anyways. But god, they are so expensive! The monthly service, I mean. I understand that I still have to pay for the same cell charges as before but, with a smartphone, add battery recharging & data plans.
I got some literature about plans from Walmart a couple of weekends ago, read a little and, wow, ended going to the garden in 103-degree weather instead.
The cost for data plans seems outrageous, don't you think? Even more when you add the monthly cellphone service cost.
My sister said she pays about $120 monthly for 2 smartphones, minus some work discounts. God, that is still almost $1,500 a year. The downpayment for some cars!
An ATT Mobileshare plan example from Walmart, for 2 phones and a tablet, said $170 a month for 6G with unlimited talk and text (I am not a texter). That is over $2,000 a year. That cannot be what people pay for using these computers yearly, is it?
So what is your plan like? I know I will need two smartphones and am very very slowly researching getting a tablet too (I started another post about that) for my mother, who lives in a house without Internet. The cost of the units (the hardware) is irrelevant since the yearly cost of the data plans is so much more than the cost of the smartphone computers. In other words, even a free smartphone still shocks me when I am spending upwards of $1500 for data plans a year. Wow!
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PS - Oh one last question. Someone said that they were designed to need to be recharged at least once a day. Once a day? A daaaaay? Really???
I love electronics and have a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, an e reader and I am going to buy a new all in one PC with W 8 after it has been out awhile. I do not want a smart phone. If I want to go online, play games, I can wait until I get home. I don't mind the price of a smart phone, but do not like the monthly bill that goes with it. I have a pay as you go flip phone that cost about $8. a month, no contract. It might not work for someone who is on the phone all the time. Works for me.
I feel your pain. I needed a new phone. Right now I winter south, summer in the north. ATT/Verizon seem to be the only two companies that are in both areas- BUTTTTTTT to a tune of about $120/mo!!
That is too much for me!
I went with T-Mobile- the $50/mo no contract. Unlimited talk/text/web. It has been great in Dallas!
But....(grrrr), when I got back to Montana, there isn't TMobile coverage- so that means I have no web (I do not have a seperate web server in Dallas either- can't afford to have a seperate web bill, so I read the tiny print on the phone! Not ideal, but will have to do.
TMobile coverage/dropped calls is HORRID in Montana!! I sometimes have to recall three times to just connect! I have had text that won't go through in Montana also.
I don't have another option now, though. Maybe this would work for you now, depending on where you are??
$120 a month does not sound bad for 2 smart phones. We are paying around that for 3 dumb phones every month with just talk and text. If you use it heavily for surfing the net during the day then yes it will drain the battery a lot. No different that using a laptop on battery constantly for a few hours.
Really you are probabwly better with a track phone to suit your needs especially if you need calling only. I was thinking of trying boost mobile. $50 a month for unlimited every thing per phone and for every 6 on time payments they take $5 off so after 18 months you bill could be as low as $45 a month.
You don't sign a contact though so get no subsidiary on the smart phone like contract carriers. The phone I liked was $249 each and we need three but HSN had them as the deal of the day last week for $149 with a 5 megapixle camera but I am still trying to find someone in my area that has this service to see how good it works here compared to verizon which we have had for years. Have no home phone so need good service. Mary
EmmaR, marie_ndcal, acraftylday: interesting suggestion that trac phone thing. Went to ehow.com to read about it. I had never heard of it. How has this experience been to you? I wonder if it is a problem when running low of days or minutes? Meaning, is it hassle if you are running out of days or out of minutes? Is it easy to recharge them or do you just go to tracphone.com and "recharge" them?
ilmbg: I am in Hurst west of D/FW Airport so I am in the neighborhood. I spend most of my time in the FW area where my ATT Service is spotty, especially during the high traffic times of 12pm-4pm. I have had the same conversation dropped twice over there. I have not researched unlimited plans that include web because I thought that I had read in the news/papers/Internet that the companies were not doing those any more. Interesting you mention texting. That is the one item I do not have to bother with because the people who I usually talk to do not text and so I do not plan to use it or figure out how it works.
acraftylady: well, the cost shocked me. I know, I know it sounds like not a lot. But then I calculated it was $1,440 a year... for what's basically phone service. I do not use any web or high battery draining activities on my phone as it just a flip phone. Its battery would usually last between 2-3 days which is sort-of bad. The previous flip phone I had came with an excellent battery that would last almost 5 days. Of course, I do not talk thaaat much or thaaat long. Ha, but needless to say, I am not used to the shorter battery life and get surprised by the low bat warning somewhat often. Thanks for the info on boostmobile; will check them out. For your info, Consumer Reports says in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Verizon has the best service, Sprint is second; my ATT is at the bottom. Ha! Oh well. I knew that which is why I am looking to get a new plan from someone else if was cheaper.
nearandwest, all others: another flip phone? well, I usually tend to drag old equipment onandon and stay with what works so, I am usually a late adopter. I had an old flip phone so long that ATT discontinued serving the area in the frequencies that it worked on. So this approach usually serves me well. For example, in late November, I got one of those new flat screen TVs and it "broke" on Wednesday Night. Not even a year! Warranty should cover it but now I have to be inconvenienced and allocate time for a crew to come and fix it. Hopefully they will fix it in only one visit. All my friends have suggested potential uses of selected apps that would make the smartphones more useful so I was considering it now that I am at a point where I have to replace the phone. But I would not be a high user regardless. Not interested in viewing pictures or movies in those tiny screens often. Maybe some GPS if I get somewhere where I am lost. I may access my existing email accounts with the cable company and Yahoo (if that is doable). Maybe locate gas stations, a type of restaurant where I currently am. I was shown one app that even checked prices for bread (example) near where I was located and showed the store prices. That kind of thing adds some value. Will still keep Internet Service at home. Have to because of work.
I renew my minutes once a year, $100. for 1,000 minutes and they roll them over so I don't lose them. I never run out of minutes because I only use my phone once or twice a month. I usually have as surplus of 2,000 minutes at any time. It wouldn't work for someone who has the phone glued to their ear.
I have T Mobil To Go and I bought my phone online from them for $35 which was a special because the phone normally sold for $135. It's a very simple phone, no surfing, no photos, I can text and voice mail. I have to renew my minutes even if I don't need them. The cost for minutes runs about $8. a month at $100 once a year for 1,000 minutes. I have never had a problem with T Mobil or the phone. I think the phone is Motorola. I have never run out of minutes so I don't know what that would cost. I was told at the T Mobil Store that I could buy a replacement phone and all I had to do was move the card to the new phone.
I want a cell phone that has no monthly and the minutes don't ever expire until you use them. For maybe once every 3 months use to call a taxi to take me home to get my spare car keys.
That's about the only use I have for a cell phone now that pay phones seem to be vanishing.
Look at cricket and boost and similar offering, I have a friend who uses one of those she can choose month to month, stop if she needs to then pick up again, her rates were very low.
I have att and pay way too much for how little I use it.
Unfortunately data plans are expensive and there doesn't seem to be a way around that. Some of the "second tier" companies (Cricket, Metro PCS, Virgin Mobile, etc.) offer cheaper service but then your choice of phones tends to be far more limited, although I seem to recall that iPhones are coming to one of them.
and always be sure to read the fine print because when they say unlimited they do NOT mean unlimited in reality. For most of those for the data part I was seeing it actually tops at around 2.5 GB anything over that will be very throttled and may incur additional costs.
I'm most like EmmaR in how I use a cell phone. I was given a Galaxy Note for my birthday, and have had it about a week, so the learning curve is still in gear. The manual that came with the phone covers just the basics. The Android Forum I visit to find answers to problems seems pretty dead most of the time, so not much help. My calls to the store where the Galaxy was bought and to ATT have been disappointing. I've had more and better help here on this forum. I've spent hours trying to figure out how to do things on the smartphone. For example, on Saturday, the 1st time I took the smartphone out of town, I wanted to check my email and couldn't figure out how to put the underscore "_" in my email address so that I could log in to my account. So I went to a Target store where they showed me how to access the alternative keypad on the phone. It's little things like that that drive me nuts. I'm not willing to spend hours and hours to learn Android. I'm not paying the bill, since it was a gift, but so far I feel like putting it away in a drawer and forgetting about it.
I've had excellent service with Trac phone and will be renewing with them. It's $99 a year and you buy the minutes as you go. It's the way to go if all you want is basic cell service, imho. The Galaxy Note is a nice phone that has lots of features, but I doubt I'll ever use most of them since the same features\services are easier to use on my laptop and tablet via wifi.
I guess I am an odd person, but I don't want to look at the tiny screen on a phone when I have a computer monitor. I don't want to watch movies on my PC monitor when I have a 42 inch TV in the living room. I just don't see the logic in it. I want to talk to people on the phone at home not driving down the road or when I am in a restaurant or at Walmart.
I don't have a trac phone but friends that do like it. We have 3 phones so need the 700 minutes a month from verizon and the unlimited texting plus we get a work discount from my husbands work.
HSN runs good deals on trac phones. Today they have a wifi smart phone with 1,400 minutes and you get triple minutes for life when you add minutes. My friend got her trac phone from them and got the triple minutes and is very happy. QVC Also has track phones and does the triple minutes for life. Mary
Here is a link that might be useful: trac phone
The track phone I showed is wifi only so you would need to be where there is a wifi connection like starbucks and such. I have no clue if trac phone has phones and data plans with 3g and stuff. You would have to check their website.
I could care less on spending money on an internet connection outdide my home. Frankly can't afford it and don't need it as calling and texting is more important to me. I have my kindle fire and there is so much free wifi when traveling this works fine for my needs. Mary
Good luck to you in your quest. I think you have some very good ideas of what you want.
I got and iPhone and iPad. Why did I do this? I want to keep up with technology. Siri is my friend and as she said she lives to server. But, more than that I want to learn.
Android is a favorite on her and I didn't do it. I have a sprint employee who lessened to the price when I was on his buddy plan. So, I am having the time of my life whether it be the phone or the pad. I am curious and I can see something of interest and am online and will look it right up. Sprint has a no limit policy for all data and I don't worry at all. I have no land line.
I also had a flip phone that I adored and had many features.
I want to learn and there is a cost. If you can wait and do it a thousand other ways then take the great advice here and go with it until you can make more expensive choices. A Timex is a Rolex when all you want to see id who called and dial out. Enjoy whomever you talk with.There was a time when every long distance call was expensive... much more so. I appreciate the fact that whether I call Turkey or her I am in the zone.
Good luck.
We have 2 tracfones, under their "basic family plan" at $16.25 total per month. Automatically we each get a month of air time and 50 min. and the minutes roll over. I got the cheapest phone they were offering about 10 yrs ago and it is just fine. I rarely use my phone and now have over 2000 minutes.
My DH spent a little more money and got one that added 100 min. every time the regular 50 min. were added. ( check out what deals are offered when you purchase your phone. )
This was great, but he lost that phone and the accumulated extra minutes didn't transfer to the new phone. He ran a little short of mins. this past month and purchased extra mins. with his phone to get a little cushion should this happen again.( He often uses my phone when he calls his long distance buddies- no extra minutes or charge for long distance)
Even with our basic plan we could "text" if we wanted to, but with a loss of minutes. There is a"browser" icon on my phone. I am sure I could surf if I wanted to. Maybe I would have to upgrade my plan but I am not interested so I have never investigated that aspect.
Minutes disappear if you receive calls or a text, and should someone send you a picture you really lose a lot of minutes. I noticed that I lose 2 minutes when Tracfone texts that minutes have been added each month.
Yep from what I hear you can't go wrong with trac phone if you need simple. I have been using google call for some long distance stuff after someone hear mentioned it and it works fine on my desktop. It's free in the U.S and Canada and on my desktop sounds loud and clear. My son had gotten me nice head phones with a microphone but you can just use a cheapy microphone too. Mary
Here is a link that might be useful: google call
How do you figure the data plan with either trac phone or the majors? I found an interesting link on the subject at:
but as a flip phone owner w/no Internet, the various GB-sized plans mean nothing to me other than one is more than the other. Can someone give me an idea of how to choose a plan's GB? And if I choose wrong (low or high), am I allowed to change the data plan the next month?
I have the minimum data plan on my phone, with the phone I got, smartphone, you are required to have a data plan, I am with Att. What I do is go into settings and turn off mobile network for Internet. That way I know I am not using up my data plan, but I can access the Internet via wifi with no costs, at home I have wifi so I can use it all I want or any where I have a wifi connection.
Now if I am out and about and find I need to access the Internet and no wifi around then I go to settings and turn on the mobile data connection. I can then connect to the Internet to get the information I need then turn it back off.
I have an app on my phone that keeps track of exactly how much I have used on both the mobile network and wifi.
One thing that will eat up your data plan is if you allow the apps and stuff on the phone to update automatically, because if they all decide to update when you are on the mobile connection that definitely uses up quite a bit. If I turn on my mobile network I always go to settings before that and turn off auto updates, so I know nothing will be using it but me for what ever I am looking up.
I learned that fast, the first day I had my phone and checked my data used I already had used over 20 mb and my plan is only 200mb for the whole month.
I don't use texting so I don't have it in my plan but I didn't know that at first so I texted a few people and sent pictures in texts I found out those were charged to me individually and the picture ones were quite expensive. I don't do that ever.
So if you can do it this way you can get away with the minimal data plan of 200mb if you will be using mostly the mobile network instead of wifi I would go for a larger data plan. You can definitely go up in plan size not sure about down.
If we move up to smart phones I am looking at the unlimited everything plans. Also just got my AAA newsletter and see we can get $100 credit per phone if we switch to them plus a few other things and they have unlimited data still I think. We need unlimited texting with son away at college and right now we pay $10 a phone for unlimited texting and verizon to verizon is free.
For us a lot is gonna depend if my son ends up from NY to California for grad school in September and and if verizon coverage is good where he will be or if he needs another carrier there. We have been month to month with verizon for over a year now so not tied into a contract and can leave any time. Mary


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The IDF's top echelon recoils from confronting the problem of billions misspent each year on benefits for disabled veterans who were injured other than in the line of duty. This is too big a bite of the defense budget to ignore, especially when said budget is yet again generating controversy.After nearly four years of dithering, the defense establishment must have concluded that putting off the inevitable is not a sustainable strategy. As a consequence, it submitted a bill based mostly on recommendations made by the Goren Committee already in 2010.The committee, headed by retried judge Uri Goren, drew a clear distinction between servicemen injured in the line of duty and those who were not. This is an emotional issue and the outlays to assorted categories of disabled veterans are still treated as hallowed.About NIS 5 billion is shelled out annually in benefits and the whopping figure keeps growing. Twenty years ago, the cost was NIS 2.3b. a year. If that were not enough, the Defense Ministry is saddled with the bill for injured personnel from the Prisons Service, the Israel Police, the Knesset Guard and more.Yet only 23 percent of the 56,000 benefits recipients were injured in the line of service. Nearly 40% were injured in accidents outside the military framework and nearly 30% fell ill.This goes far deeper than the problem of the defense budget being depleted by, for example, recognizing as military invalids soldiers injured at a night club during furlough. It devalues the real sacrifices made by soldiers wounded on the battlefield or while carrying out their very real, often hazardous, military duties. This is hardly what was intended by the original framers of regulations.Since, however, our defense establishment dare not challenge sacred cows, the alternatives are cuts that significantly undermine substantive security interests, such as limiting operational activities for reserve units and laying off thousands of civilian employees and career officers.This means reservists are not getting the training they need and that the IDF stands to lose some of its most motivated personnel. To be sure, not all reserve call-ups are essential, but many are. Not all salaried IDF officers are indispensable, but many are.When putting together the budget it is not possible to focus on every minor folly, but wholesale cuts cause irreparable harm.There is no way that pilots or tank crews can be just as good with diminished drill and practice. It is easy for Finance Ministry bureaucrats to make light of what they dub "bluffs and scare tactics," but we can never be certain that what is characterized as "spin" is not risky.Therefore, it is essential to focus on expenses that by any yardstick are wrongheaded.That is what the proposed bill belatedly seeks to accomplish. In fact, the Goren recommendations were watered down. Thus not all soldiers injured in road accidents while on furlough would be refused recognition as military casualties. The Goren Committee wanted to exclude all soldiers "driving recklessly on their own time," but the current bill only cites "criminal behavior" – i.e. driving under the influence or without a valid license – as grounds for exclusion.Soldiers injured while vacationing abroad would be eligible only for Defense Ministry benefits if they live in Israel without their families and traveled to meet their parents. Not all illnesses contracted during service would entitle a soldier/employee to ministry support. Exceptions would be made in cases of exposure to radioactivity or the handling of hazardous substances.None of these changes would be retroactive.This is not doctrinaire tight-fistedness. It is common sense. We cannot afford to burden the defense budget with what should be the responsibility of the National Insurance Institute.Waste in the defense budget is no trifling matter. We should recall that a lack of preparedness and careless slashes to essential military spending wrought havoc in the Second Lebanon War.
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The Cleveland Orchestra's next Severance Hall concerts will feature pianist Mitsuko Uchida and a pair of Mozart Concertos as well as the Symphony No. 34 on April 9th, 10th and 11th. The Orchestra will also be conducting its third neighborhood residency in Slavic Village that same week. 216-231-1111 www.clevelandorchestra.com
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This device aims at correcting distortions in spatial geometry and function of the heart muscle, thereby restoring valvular integrity and optimizing myocardial performance. The device is applied externally to the heart, fixed in the chest cavity or wall, while maintaining flexibility and selectively targeting specific points of varying size, tension, and force requirements. This minimally invasive device and method of application will contribute toward a reduced rate of mortality and morbidity from heart disease.
1. An adjustable periventricular device for a patient, comprising:
supporting brackets attachable to different surfaces, curvatures, and geometric orientations of one or more portions of the patient in the region of the heart;
swiveling adjustable arched arms being adjustable in width and length to different surfaces, curvatures, and geometric orientations, having a hinge point;
a center part on which said swiveling adjustable arched arms rest, said center part fixable to the patient's diaphragm;
pressure heads affixable to different surfaces, curvatures, and geometric orientations of a patient's heart to provide corrective forces thereto, said pressure heads being held by said swiveling adjustable arched arms at their end, said pressure heads being interchangeable to wider size; and
a fixing cuff around said pressure heads to stabilize said heads when affixed to a heart.
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16. An adjustable periventricular device comprising:
a center element having a hinge point;
a pair of swiveling arms extending upward from the hinge point of the center element and having pressure heads at each arm on the end opposite the hinge point, such pressure heads being affixable to a heart and providing an axial compressing force when affixed thereto; and
a support means to affix the center element to a portion of the chest cavity, including structures therein.
17. An adjustable periventricular device comprising:
a center element having a hinge point;
a support means to affix the center element to a portion of a chest cavity; and
a pair of arms extending upward from the hinge point of the center element and having pressure heads at each arm on the end opposite the hinge point, such pressure heads being affixable to a heart and providing an axial compressing force when affixed thereto.
The present application claims the priority of provisional application Ser. Nos. 60/126,933 filed Jul. 15, 1999; 60/126,814 filed Mar. 30, 1999 and 60/127,240 filed Jun. 18, 1999.
This invention relates generally to the correction of valvular dysfunction and the localized reorientation of the structural and functional integrity of the distorted ventricular geometry, and, more particularly, to develop an adjustable periventricular ring/ring-like device for control of ischemic mitral regurgitation, and congestive heart disease and the method thereof.
Patients with ischemic heart disease have a wide range of pathological changes. Some of these include ventricular dilatation, dilatation of the mitral annulus, papillary muscle displacement and tethering, choral and papillary infarcts, segmental and global ventricular dysfunction. The mitral valve function and competency rests on the fine geometric and functional integrity of its supporting structures.
When the left ventricle dilates, the papillary muscles are tethered, thus preventing adequate closure of the mitral valve. The left ventricle has two papillary muscles. Both originate from the left ventricular free wall. The anterior papillary muscle is attached to the anterior wall of the left ventricle, close to its lateral border. The posterior papillary muscle originates from the posterior wall, near the junction of the interventricular septum. The mitral valve closure is effected by the apposition of its leaflets. Papillary muscle tethering has been shown to be one of the important mechanisms resulting in mitral valve incompetency, and failure of leaflet apposition.
There is controversy about the role of the myocardial contractility in the preservation of the valve competency. Loss of contractility and dilation of the mitral annulus might also play an important function. In summary, the spatial orientation affects the distribution of the tension effecting leaflet closure.
Previous work that addressed ischemic mitral regurgitation includes:
(a) Revascularization alone (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting):
Czer et al. documented that revascularization alone does not improve mitral regurgitation. In a study of 2000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, uncorrected mitral regurgitation nearly doubled the risk of late death.
(b) Annuloplasty:
Mitral valve annuloplasty addresses the mechanism pf annular dilation as a cause of ischemic mitral regurgitation. It could compensate for papillary muscle tethering to some extent, and improve mitral leaflet coaptation. However, clinical observations suggest that it does not correct for the actual tethering of the leaflets. In additon, annuloplasty techniques involve opening the heart which is more of an invasive approach than the suggested device.
(c) Pericardial restraint independently has been suggested to limit LV size.
(d) Surgical techniques developed by Batiste and Affiori have advocated resection of areas of the ventricle and surgically stitching the valve leaflets together, yet again an invasive procedure.
Other ventricular remodeling techniques and patents have been introduced, such as the acorn device which encircles the heart in global LV dilatation and does not address specific segmental pathology. The acorn device is not directed or fixed with out specifications. It does not provide selectivity of the target points nor adaptability. The fixation and tension are different from our device. Intraoperative observations suggest that force or pressure applied outside papillary muscle could eliminate the mitral regurgitation.
Another device, the myocor, includes a tensor member mechanism that is inserted inside the heart and changes the diameter of the ventricle at that point. This is more invasive than our device. The point of fixation is on the heart versus the sturdier rib cage in our invention.
Surgical methods utilizing alternating deflating balloons around the heart do not provide the precise localized augmentation of function that is required. These methods do not have precise targeting or sturdy fixation. Precise targeting and correction of the stress strain and displacement interactions are specifically important for the intricate geometry of the mitral valve.
Most if not all of these procudures, techniques, or devices have targeted a circumferential change in LV geometry versus a specific regional change in displacement, tension, and force.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to treat mitral regurgitation by directly addressing the disease of the ventricle and supporting structures as the underlying mechanism for the incompetency of the mitral valve in ischemic heart disease or any form of venticular geometric distortion.
It is another object of the present invention to treat segmental dysfunction and optimize global LV efficiency by optimizing the stress, strain displacement interactions. In essence, it could function as a ventricular assist device.
It is another object of the present invention to stabilize the beating heart for other operations when the pressure heads are set on negative suction.
It is a further object of the present invention to apply it on the right ventricle.
The objects set forth,, above as well as further and other objects and advantages of the present invention, are achieved by the embodiments of the invention described hereinbelow.
The present invention related to a device, which could deliver the targeted localized force, tension and displacement changes with a minimally invasive approach. It would prevent inordinate tension placed on the mitral valve or the relative stenosis that could occur with annuloplasty techniques.
The present invention relates more particularly to the restoration of mitra valve competency and compensates for the regional ventricular dysfunction in general and strain induced by papillary muscle tethering. It corrects for the displacement and forces on leaflet closure. An advantage of the localized force and displacement change, a feature of this device, is to avoid coronary flow impedance, minimize damage, and maximize impact.
One feature of the present invention is its stability around the heart, diverting fixation tension, leverage and stress from the heart to the rib cage; therefore delivering force or tension required to the specific point.
For a better understanding of the present invention, together with other and further objects thereof, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and detailed description and its scope will be pointed out in the appended claims.
FIG. 1 shows tethering of papillary muscles;
FIG. 2 shows how the device will correct tethering;
FIG. 3 shows components of the device and their application to the heart;
FIG. 4 shows components of the device with a wire mesh body.
FIG. 5 shows an incision approach;
FIG. 6 shows orientation from ribs, around the heart and diaphragm
FIG. 7 shows the position of the device in the chest; and
FIG. 8 shows attachment of the device to the heart.
Referring now to FIG. 1A, a cross-section of the left ventricle of a human heart 1 is shown. Papillary muscles 3 a and 3 b are shown extending from the ventricular free wall 5.
Leaflets 7 a and 7 b of the respective papillary muscles 3 a and 3 b comprise the mitral valve 9 and are shown in a fully closed position. FIG. 1B shows the same cross-sectional view of a diseased human heart 1 wherein the papillary muscles 3 a and 3 b are tethered resulting in a failure of the leaflets 7 a and 7 b to properly close the mitral valve 9 and thereby allowing mitral regurgitation to occur.
Now turning to FIG. 2, a cross-section of a ventricle of a human heart 1 is also shown wherein the present invention 11 is shown affixed to the ventricular free wall 5 such that papillary muscle 3 a and its corresponding leaflet 7 a is pushed upward to allow leaflet 7 a to meet with leaflet 7 b and fully close the mitral valve 9.
In FIG. 3, another view of the present invention is shown wherein the components of the present device include a supporting means 13, such as legs or brackets; a center part 15 on which rests swiveling adjustable arched arms 17 that hold pressure heads 19 at their ends. All components of this device are adjustable and adaptable to different surfaces, curvatures, and geometric orientations. The supporting means 13 may be provided by the light duty bracket. In our preferred embodiment, these brackets 13 would be angled and segmented, and would house spring-like tubing benders to avoid kinking. The joints of the brackets could be flexible overlapping, half lap comer, angled, or any other variation of such in different embodiments. Flexible angling coupling may join the different components of this device.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the center part 15 of the arms is a simple base fulcrum point, a base from which the arms 17 of the device extend to surround the heart 1 at the ventricular free wall 5, and onto which the supporting brackets 13 attach. The arms 17 of the device are adjustable in width and length and direction from [that] hinge point of the center part. They are inclined as a wide v -shaped embrace around the heart to avoid circumferential pressure on the coronary vessels. These arms 17 may be constructed from a flexible material in semi-rigid segments that are assembled to avoid pressure on the coronary circulation or the heart.
In another embodiment, the center part 15 alone may be affixed on the diaphragm or on the sternum.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4a, the center point 15 of the device would provide a wider mount for the arms. This center point 15 may be made of a wire mesh to avoid pressure, and also to provide a wider base on which the angulations and arm height and geometry could be more widely negotiated around the heart. In this embodiment, the hinge point of the arms 17 could be made to slide in any direction and, once adjusted, fastened onto the wire mesh with bio-compatible clips. After adjustment, the arms 17 would interlock with each other and the base. The interlocking arms 17 of such a device can function simultaneously or independently.
In another preferred embodiment, the pressure heads function dynamically, gated to respond by applying appropriate pressure at a certain target point on the heart, and at a specific time triggered point from the patients' cardiac cycle. The pressure heads could be operated mechanically or electrically with surgical rechargeable electrical batteries. The pressure head could also be operated by ultrasonic vibration build-up.
In another preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 4b, a spring mechanism 25 is utilized for inducing pressure wherein housing and mounting of that spring 25 in a v-shape (towards the heart) or u-shaped or cap-like pressure head 19 will provide an axial compressing force that would correct the tethering geometry, thus providing inward displacement without distortion. Such a mechanism will provide a directed engagement on the desired target area of the heart. An amplifying diaphragm 27 can exaggerate those lever movements onto the spring 25. The pressure head 19 could be operated by mechanical expansion of the spring 25 modulated by a lever mechanism 29 that is sensed though diastolic expansion of the neighboring segment of the heart 1. In this model, a disc could be placed with a predetermined breaking point: a hinged release mechanism that pulls the spring off the pressure head. When this breaking pressure is no longer in effect, a biasing mechanism could be set to return the spring to its height and tension.
In another embodiment, where the pressure head is supported under a specific cup mechanism, a change of configuration the pressure head supports will release the pressure. Reciprocating the action will rebuild pressure through an ejector head, releasing the pressure build-up below.
There are examples of the different types of pressure heads that could be used. Pressurized fluid, as in a balloon valve or fluid filled bladder, with a pressure regulator timed to respond to the relaxation of the heart. Such timing would be triggered at the inner surface of the pressure head or at a side point by a pressure sensor mechanism. The pressure will be adjusted to the desired clinical effect. This could be programmed so as to have a proportionate sensing mechanism whereby smaller movements could result in a larger shift, or vice versa
In another embodiment, the pressure head could be held at fixed pressure.
In another embodiment, the pressure delivered will be fixed by (a) a fluid filled bladder that is applied on the heart; or (b) a flexible bar with a depressed part that sits against the target point, and leveled parts of the arm extending on the heart.
In another embodiment, the following valve types to control pressure could be used on the pressure heads: (a) a diaphragm valve to control pressure; (b) any modification of a stop valve, or a popup assembly; (c) a ball valve; (d) a damper valve utilized at the interface of pressure head with the shaft, and (e) a diverter valve with a rod.
In another embodiment, a lever mechanism deflects a diaphragm controlling fluid level and valve timing and trigger technique is applied.
In another embodiment, pneumatic control with a pressure chamber could be utilized to exert the pressure needed.
In another embodiment, negative pressure could be applied by the similar to the above pressure control mechanisms. This will help relax a stiff ventricle.
In another embodiment, the pressure heads could also induce a negative pressure, and the positive force and surface upon which it acts could be adjusted and altered.
This device can be positioned without opening the heart, and without cardiopulmonary bypass. As shown in FIG. 5, an inframammary incision 21 is made overlying the fifth intercostal space, via a left thoracotomy, via a minimally invasive incision.
In another embodiment, the following access techniques could be used: (a) Thoracoscopy; (b) Minimally invasive lower sternotomy, and (c) Transdiaphragmatic approach. The incision is deepened, and the fibers of the pectoralis muscle are reached and dissected. The perichondrium of the fifth intercostal cartilage is incised and the perichondrial flaps are elevated. The fifth sixth, and seventh ribs, sternum or diaphragm or any part of the chest cavity or rib cage could be used, if needed for the attachments.
In another embodiment, any part of the bony cage, from the sternum, xiphoid or any rib, could be used as an anchor point for the supporting legs of the device, depending on individual patient cardiac geometry as depicted from echocardiographic scans and chest X-rays.
In another embodiment, the device could be fixed to the diaphragm.
In a further embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the device is anchored to the rib cage, inside the ribs, following the rib curvature or hooking round the ribs 31. The attachment provides a solid anchor force to the device, and could be attached at two or more points at different angles and aspects of the rib cage. The attachment will be fastened to the rib cage by screws, clips, or other surgical stapling technique. The device has angulations directed toward the heart 1 and these angulations tightened appropriately relative to each other and to the heart. The device will be adaptable in depth and curvature. The supporting legs 13 of the device carry it like legs of a table inclined to suit the anatomical curvature of the patient's heart and extend to such length and curve so as to fit the device and slide it on the posteroinferior and lateral aspect of the heart 1. The center point 15 is the fulcrum point at which the legs 13 and the arms 17 of the device meet, and from which the arms 17 will be adjusted to the desired width and orientation, and then secured on the center point 15. The center point 15 fulcrum will be positioned in the space behind the posterolateral inferior aspect of the heart, halfway between the papillary muscles, at a position between the pericardial cavity and the pleural cavity on the left side. The arms 17 will then be extended, rotated, and mobilized in different directions to address the clinically relevant point of impact, i.e., the papillary muscles or relevant ventricular strain point. The impact and force adjusted will be done live, guided by hemodynamic monitoring of pressure changes, and cardiac output changes and also by direct intraoperative imaging of the disappearing mitral regurgitation.
In another embodiment, such strain points will be identified from intracardiac pressure measurements integrated on the dimensional echocardiographic-based dynamic finite element analysis modeling.
Looking now at the embodiment of FIG. 7, the present invention is shown wherein the center part 15 is free floating in the pleuropericordial space without supporting means 13, but with arms 17 and pressure heads 19 affixed to the heart.
In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 8 the device could be applied around the heart 1 [FIG. 8 (4)] from different perspectives encompassing dilations, restrictions, and geometrical changes from all angles. The pericardium overlying the desired pressure target point is incised around the pressure head 19. The outside surface of the pericardium 33 towards the pleura is fixed to the pressure head of the device. The inside surface of the pericardium 33 at this localized part, and around the rim of the device is adhered to the myocardium. A very localized adhesion of pericardium 33 to myocardium will provide a vascularized support needed for the head of the device, and will keep it abutting the desired target point as a button hole for a button. That localized portion of the pericardium 33 is later adhered to the myocardium by surgical stitches 35 as shown, chemical adherence, or surgical stapling material, thus stabilizing the pressure head 19 against the intended target point on the heart 1. The device is then entrapped into this target area. This could be oriented so as not to interfere with the coronary flow. The surface area of overlap of the pressure head 19 could be altered to cover a smaller or more extensive area of the heart. This eliminates the need for opening the heart, and as a specific advantage, utilizes the vascularity of the pericardium to ensure adequate blood supply. The surrounding pressure head is stitched to the pericardium 33 or fixed in other embodiments by glue, staples, or other means of adherence. The pericardium 33 is tightly secured around the pressure head 19 as it emerges inside the pericardial cavity and abuts the surface of the heart 1. The force of this spring or pressure will be adjusted accordingly in each embodiment. It will be optimized by the actual echocardiographic and hemodynamric evidence of the restoration of the valvular or ventricular integrity. The applied pressure could also be designed to provide a negative suction force. The incision is then closed.
In another embodiment, the device could be assembled so as to be introduced by small thoracoscopic techniques and robotic arms.
Although the invention has been described with respect to various embodiments, it should be realized this invention is also capable of a wide variety of further and other embodiments within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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OPELOUSAS, La (NBC33) - December 26, 2010 - Three teenagers were charged with aggravated arson and second-degree murder in connection with a Wednesday night fire that killed 55-year-old Johnny Little.
Opelousas police said two 14-year-olds and one 16-year-old, allegedly were shooting fireworks in the area, which appear to have started the fire.
Police say they had searched the neighborhood and talked to neighbors to learn the teens were shooting fireworks nearby.
Police also say Little was alone in his house when the fire started, and that he tried to get out but was unsuccessful. Shooting fireworks within the city limits of Opelousas is illegal.
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Library LAB: Makeshop @ FosterSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 31, 2014 - 10:50am
On Tuesday, January 6, the Ventura County Library LAB will host a Makeshop event at E.P. Foster Library!
Participants in this activity will be using a simple chemical reaction to create a bouncing ball. Come see how science can be exciting and fun for everyone!
This free event begins at 5 p.m. and will take place on the second floor of the library. We hope to see you there, and stay tuned for information on additional Makeshop events through February and March!
OCLC DowntimeSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 30, 2014 - 2:12pm
All OCLC services will be unavailable from 9:01 p.m. on January 2, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon) on January 3, 2015 (approximately 15 hours). During this time, OCLC will be applying technology upgrades to their services to increase performance and reliability.
While this down time will not affect most Ventura County Library eResources, WorldShare—the system used for placing interlibrary loan requests—will not be available during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience!
Font to Film: "L.A. Confidential"Submitted by Fun at Foster on December 29, 2014 - 2:13pm
Atmosphere is a tricky element to work with in fiction; it can be tough for an author to convey the proper mix of setting and tone that will put the reader in the right frame of mind for a story. One might think that filmmakers have it easier, being able to use audio and visual themes to communicate more directly to a viewer's senses. In neither case, however, is creating a compelling atmosphere an easy task, and when adapting a story from one medium to another there is the added challenge of making sure that whatever atmosphere existed in the original survives the transition. Success in this endeavor can mean the difference between a faithful adaptation and one that is merely a pale imitation of the source material.
|Fans of crime fiction tend to agree that James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential (1990) is a staple of the genre. The third installment of Ellroy's L.A. Quartet series, this noir-inspired novel has a sprawling and epic feel even as a standalone, with a maze of plots spanning nearly a decade and three protagonists heading up alternating chapters as the story unfolds. Beginning with a police brutality scandal that sets up the relationship between LAPD officers Edmund Exley, Bud White, and Jack Vincennes, the focus soon shifts to an event that proves central to everything that follows: a multiple homicide at the Nite Owl coffee shop. The personalities of the officers are masterfully developed as the novel progresses; Exley, White, and Vincennes possess mixtures of ambition, calculation, and aggression that manifest themselves differently as each works the case according to his own style. As the investigation into the Nite Owl proceeds it reveals to each of them a piece of a greater puzzle: a grand conspiracy involving pornography, prostitution, drugs, organized crime, and brutally sadistic murder. During the novel's initial reception Ellroy was highly praised for his stripped-down style and his ability to manage so many plot lines while maintaining a coherent and compelling storyline.
|For those who saw director Curtis Hanson's film version of L.A. Confidential (1997) before reading the book, the scope of the novel is quite a surprise. While the central plot elements are maintained a great deal of side action—including entire subplots relating to other characters and at least one significant bit of backstory—is removed. The timeline is condensed as well; no longer are we dealing with an eight-year marathon but a fast-paced drama that culminates in a series of quick—and startling—reveals. The personal and professional differences between Exley, White, and Vincennes (played by Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, and Kevin Spacey) are still crucial to the story, but all of them are portrayed as much simpler characters; their compromises and moral failings are nowhere near as dark as in Ellroy's original. As a result, the film's protagonists are ones you can cheer for without reservation, something which was definitely not the case—no doubt by design—in the novel. While several key events play out differently in the book, Hanson makes good use of those parts he has selected to tell a stunning and engrossing tale that captures the neo-noir feel of the book almost perfectly. Overall the film was incredibly well-received; L.A. Confidential was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two: Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) and Best Adapted Screenplay.
James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential is available to borrow at E.P. Foster Library as part of the adult mystery collection on the first floor; the library also carries a number of his other titles in the mystery and general fiction sections. Hanson's film adaptation is housed at the Ventura County Library's central services location and can be requested through our online catalog. If the copy that you're after isn't available at your local branch, you can call the library or go online to place a hold and have the item sent to you at the branch of your choosing.
The Poinsettia City by the SeaSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 27, 2014 - 10:31am
|Poinsettias have become a popular symbol of the holiday season, but did you know that Ventura was once known as the "Poinsettia City"? At one time, poinsettias were such an important local crop that the city once known as "Palm City" changed its nickname to "Poinsettia City by the Sea."
|The poinsettia is a plant native to Mexico. The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as a medicine to reduce fevers. In the Aztec language—Nahuatl—the plant is called Cuetlaxochitl (from cuetlatl, residue, and xochitl, flower), meaning "flower that grows in residue or soil." Its current popular English name derives from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico who introduced the plant into the United States in 1825.
While there are few poinsettia growers left in the area, there are still place names in the city that are a reminder of this once blooming industry. Poinsettia Pavilion sits on Foothill Road overlooking the city that gave it its name, there is Poinsettia Elementary School, and the Chamber of Commerce gives out its Poinsettia Awards annually to recognize the deeds and good actions of businesses, organizations, and individuals in Ventura.
If you would like to find our more, E.P. Foster Library has information about poinsettias, as well as historical information about the City of Ventura.
"Meet Me in St. Louis"Submitted by Fun at Foster on December 22, 2014 - 11:01am
It's difficult to think of a more perfect film for the holidays than MGM's 1944 Technicolor musical, Meet Me in St. Louis. Indeed the film, which chronicles a year in the life of an upper middle class family in turn of the century St. Louis, includes vivid evocations of two major American holidays.
The film was a breakthrough for the young Judy Garland, and though she balked at playing another ingénue role her portrayal of middle daughter Esther Smith turned out to be the performance that launched her into a variety of romantic adult roles. The film was also a landmark for the amazingly precocious performance of little Margaret O'Brien as the rowdy youngest daughter, Tootie.
The film is relatively plotless and is based on a series of episodic New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson. What makes it work is director Vincente Minnelli's obvious affection for the characters and his striking visual sense which evokes the period in all its Technicolor splendor.
|Judy Garland dances with the boy next door (Tom Drake).
MGM constructed its famous St. Louis street for this film. The elaborate back lot set would appear in many later films but was demolished at the end of the studio era and is now a housing development down in Culver City.
Newcomer Lucille Bremer plays the humorously affected older sister, Rose, and Tom Drake is Esther's love interest, "The Boy Next Store," the object of one of the film's most durable new songs.
The score also includes several other classics, including one of the most elegiac holiday ballads ever written (but bear in mind the film was being made during the dark middle years of World War II).
|Margaret O'Brien and Judy Garland.
The two-disc special edition DVD set includes a number of great extras, including a detailed "Making Of" documentary, a collection of Minnelli trailers, and an episode of the TV series adapted from the film.
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David's Dish: Garbanzo Bean StewSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 19, 2014 - 10:05am
My rekindled interest in meditation led me to seek out a vegetarian cookbook (thank you, John Landa, for your inspiration, the "Beginning Meditation" class at E.P. Foster Library!). I walked around the cookbook section of the library with my third eye wide open and spied a wonderful book entitled Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings by Edward Espe Brown.
Tomato Blessing and Radish Teachings is a combination of Zen philosophy, cooking, and a little bit of a life story tossed in for good measure, which makes it rate highly on my list of favorite cookbooks. The cookbook also contains a wide variety of simple vegetarian recipes, ranging from Drunken Cabbage to Mystery Bites!
Now to the cooking. With a still mind and a yearning for some simple, healthy food I proceeded to make Garbanzo Bean Stew with Spinach and Saffron. It's a simple stew to put together, and while my version ended up saffron free it was still very delicious. Be here now!
Check out the book at Foster Library, or put it on hold—we will send it to you. If there are any cookbooks in Foster Library's collection that you would like me to try out, please leave the title on our Facebook page and I'll get cooking!
Novelties: "Leaving Time," by Jodi PicoultSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 15, 2014 - 1:26pm
The relationship between a parent and child is unique in the influence it can have on the development of a young person, and often the parent is equally changed by this ever-evolving connection. The severing of this bond leads to significant emotional disruption regardless of which party does the leaving and why. For this reason, novels which deal with the loss of a parent or child speak to us in a powerful way, tapping into a deep empathy and a gut-wrenching fear. Some works also remind us that we can lose someone even if they don't exactly go away, that there are circumstances which can separate us absolutely even from people we continue to see every day.
|Leaving Time (2014) is the latest novel by Jodi Picoult, and it centers on the main character's loss of (and potential abandonment by) her mother. Jenna Metcalf lost her mother—a researcher at an elephant sanctuary in New Hampshire—when she was three years old under complicated circumstances, and her father has been in a mental institution for many of the intervening years. Now thirteen years old, Jenna is ready to find answers and seeks out some unlikely allies to help her along. One is Serenity Jones, a formerly famous psychic investigator who has suffered a crisis of credibility; the other is Virgil Stanhope, who was the detective assigned to investigate her mother's disappearance but who has now fallen into a destructive alcoholic pattern. It's clear that Picoult did her homework with this novel; readers either love or hate (but mostly love) the amount of detail in the journal entries written by Jenna's mother, Alice, whose work involved the grieving practices of elephants. Picoult uses the parallels between human and animal grief patterns to tease out revelations about love, loss, and death as Jenna and her partners approach the truth of what happened and realize what finally uncovering it will cost each of them.
|Looking at the other side of the mother-daughter relationship we have Reconstructing Amelia (2013) by Kimberly McCreight. In her debut novel McCreight gives us Kate Baron, an attorney and single mother whose world is shattered by the apparent suicide of her daughter, Amelia. Despite the intense demands of her professional life Kate did her best not to completely neglect the needs of her daughter, but Amelia's death nonetheless sends her into a spiral of grief and guilt—one that is interrupted when Kate receives a text message stating simply that Amelia did not in fact jump to her death. Determined to discover what really happened, Kate works closely with the officer in charge of the case to try and piece together the circumstances surrounding that fateful day. The narrative jumps between Kate and Amelia's points of view, drawing also on a sampling of the teenager's emails, text messages, and social media posts. Through this investigation Kate begins to learn who Amelia truly was and what she was dealing with—revelations which completely undermine her earlier belief in a picture-perfect daughter. Though many readers believe the novel's plot pushes the boundaries of common sense at times, it has been generally well-received and is regarded as a compelling and moving read.
|Our last title this month is 72 Hour Hold (2005) by Bebe Moore Campbell. Campbell introduces us to Keri, the owner of a small clothing store in Los Angeles, and her daughter Trina, who has graduated from high school and is poised to attend Brown University. In this case it's not death but mental illness—specifically bipolar disorder—which separates mother and daughter. After receiving her diagnosis, Trina begins taking medication but soon slides into bad habits, including using illicit substances rather than her prescribed drugs to deal with her symptoms. Keri finds herself placing Trina on multiple 72-hour holds, which are the only recourse she has in a system that does not provide a comprehensive solution for long-term care. After seeing the establishment fail her daughter time and again, Keri starts looking into more radical alternatives and ultimately reaches out to a group whose methods fall outside of traditionally accepted practice. Campbell manages to portray Keri's desperation and helplessness with heartbreaking accuracy as she struggles to balance her daughter's needs with her own, and the novel has been highly praised for its exploration of issues relating to family, race, and the stigma of mental illness.
Leaving Time, Reconstructing Amelia, and 72 Hour Hold are all available to borrow at E.P. Foster Library, and while Picoult's novel has a bit of a waiting list, you can pick up one of the other two immediately. If the title you're looking for isn't on the shelf, you can request a copy from another branch using our online catalog or by calling the library. If you want more titles in this genre—or something completely different—visit NoveList Plus in the Reading Suggestions section of our eLibrary.
Family Game Night @ FosterSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 11, 2014 - 1:59pm
On Friday, December 19, E.P. Foster Library will host a Family Game Night for all ages!
Hosted by the Teen Activity Group (TAG), this event will feature games for the Nintendo Wii. In addition, there will be snacks and refreshments.
Stop by the Topping Room at 5:30 p.m. for fun, food, and friends at this free event!
GMO Labeling and Public Opinion @ FosterSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 11, 2014 - 1:49pm
Join us at E.P. Foster Library on Sunday, December 14, for the last of our scheduled talks on ethics, culture, and biotechnology.
GMO Label Legislation and the Court of Public Opinion is a free talk presented by Panda Kroll which will deal with how policy has changed due to public perception of GMOs.
The talk begins at 3 p.m. in the Topping Room. Stop by to learn more about this important health topic!
SnowpiercerSubmitted by Fun at Foster on December 3, 2014 - 12:36pm
It isn't very often that a movie lives up to the book it's based upon. Films based on graphic novels often don't fare much better. However, Snowpiercer not only lives up to the original, but surpasses it.
Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, Snowpiercer begins when the world as we know it ends. In an effort to combat global warming, a chemical is launched into the atmosphere, but instead of being the promised solution it creates a world frozen in ice and snow, a world where nothing survives. The only safe place left is one very long train.
Now, seventeen years later, the Snowpiercer, as the train is called, continues on its endless travels, never reaching a destination. Survivors have been separated into a class system, where the elite live in luxury and excess at the front of the train, while the poor struggle to survive in the back, living on rations called protein blocks (trust me, you wouldn't want one). They are reminded to "know their place," but a brave few decide to revolt, led by a young man named Curtis. They slowly make their way toward the front, one train car at a time. How they get there and what they find you'll just have to see for yourself. There are some secrets to be revealed, but I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise at the end.
Snowpiercer, as directed by Bong Joon-ho, is really nothing short of amazing. He takes the story and makes it his own, without ever losing the spirit of the original material. Bong manages to create clever action sequences in very tight spaces, and what could have been claustrophobic sets actually feel quite open. From the cramped quarters of the tail section to the luxurious accommodations of the rich, each car is uniquely crafted and visually stunning. If you get a chance, watch the special features on this disc because they will give you some insight into how he filmed it. An alternate opening also sheds some light on the events before the film.
While the film follows the general premise of the book, there is one major difference. The film has a more hopeful ending, one that I actually prefer. Bong Joon-ho has created a film unlike anything you've seen before. I really enjoyed it, and you will too.
The film and the graphic novel are both available through the Ventura County Library. Which one is your favorite?


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