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Study Using Plasma for Patients Requiring Emergency Surgery (SUPPRES)
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Information on the management of casualties from the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq has brought in to question the traditional approach to blood transfusion in hemorrhaging patients. Present recommendations for when to transfuse plasma products is when coagulation tests become abnormal. The proposed trial will investigate whether the more aggressive plasma transfusion strategies as advocated from researchers based on the Central Asian conflicts is valid. Since a study to determine the full impact of an altered plasma transfusion practice would require thousands of patients, a feasibility trial is appropriate and is being proposed. The hypotheses are thus:
Primary Hypothesis- A multicentre trial that investigates the earlier use of plasma in patients with hemorrhagic shock going for emergency surgery will be feasible.
Secondary Hypotheses- The early use of a universal donor blood plasma (AB+ plasma) in patients with shock due to blood loss (i.e. hemorrhagic) going for emergency surgery will reduce overall exposure to the total number of blood donor products (so-called allogeneic blood exposure). A reduction in allogeneic blood exposure would then reduce the total number of blood transfusion-related complications. The early use of this plasma product is safe and will not increase the incidence of blood clotting or other transfusion-related complications.
|Hemorrhagic Shock Blood Coagulation Disorders Blood Products Trauma Ruptured AAA
|Drug: Human Plasma
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study Using Plasma for Patients Requiring Emergency Surgery: A Randomized Pilot Trial of Early Plasma for Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Hemorrhagic Shock
- Percentage of eligible participants who were recruited and randomized to full participation in trial as a measure of future success completion of a larger multicenter trial. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]The ability to randomize patients and have them receive AB+ plasma or colloid control early in their emergency surgery.
- Allogeneic blood product exposure rate [ Time Frame: Up to 24 weeks (initial hospitalization period) ]The total allogeneic blood product exposure will be recorded.
- Coagulation Status and Measures [ Time Frame: First 48 hours (initial postoperative period) ]The postoperative coagulation tests and presence/absence of a coagulopathy as measured by laboratory investigations and clinical correlation will be recorded and assessed.
- Blood Loss [ Time Frame: First 24 hours ]The total intraoperative blood loss will be recorded and any measurable blood loss from drains in the first 24 hours will also be recorded.
- Transfusion Complications [ Time Frame: Up to 24 weeks (initial hospitalization period) ]We will measure outcomes that are or potentially related to blood product transfusions including TRALI, infections, transfusion reactions, thrombotic complications, organ failure(s) and mortality.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Colloid Control
Patients will receive 2 units of 250 ml of hydroxyethylated starch solution once they are sent to the OR for emergency surgery to address etiology for hemorrhagic shock.
Drug: Human Plasma
Patients will receive either 2 units of AB+ plasma or 2 units of hydroxyethylated starch control solution once they are sent to the OR for emergency surgery to address etiology for hemorrhagic shock.
Other Name: non applicable
Active Comparator: Plasma
Patients will receive 2 units of AB+ plasma once they are sent to the OR for emergency surgery to address etiology for hemorrhagic shock.
Drug: Human Plasma
Patients will receive either 2 units of AB+ plasma or 2 units of hydroxyethylated starch control solution once they are sent to the OR for emergency surgery to address etiology for hemorrhagic shock.
Other Name: non applicable
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Priority 1 life-saving surgery for hemorrhagic shock due to ruptured AAA or trauma
- Over 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- They will not receive any blood products for religious reasons
- If surgery is not for hemorrhagic shock (e.g. subdural evacuation)
- Plasma already administered for documented coagulation deficit (e.g. coumadin, hemophilia)
- Allergy to plasma (e.g. IgA deficiency) or known allergy to Voluven® solution
- Shock that is solely due to non-hemorrhagic reasons
- Allergy to any vitamin
- Vital signs absent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01221389
|Contact: David T Neilipovitz, MD
|6137985555 ext 14169
|Contact: Greg L Bryson, MD
|6137985555 ext 14169
|Canada, Ontario
|The Ottawa Hospital
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y4E9
|Contact: David T Neilipovitz, MD 6137985555 ext 14169 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: David T Neilipovitz, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|David T Neilipovitz, MD
|Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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|Dr David Neilipovitz, The Ottawa Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01221389 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 19, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 19, 2011
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Shock, Hemorrhagic
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Hematologic Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
Plasma Substitutes
Blood Substitutes
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Elizabeth Hurley
Before starring as Vanessa Kensington in two of the three Austin Powers installments and as the devil in Bedazzled, Liz Hurley was known as the face of Estée Lauder.
AppealElizabeth Hurley oozes sex appeal with her walk, her talk and the glances she gives the camera. She knows how to turn up the heat and ironically does so by playing the icy-cool seductress so well.
Whether she plays up the sex-kitten angle, like she did as the Princess of Darkness in Bedazzled, or plays it straight, like she did as the brainy, bespectacled Vanessa Kensington, she's always hot.
SuccessElizabeth Hurley wanted to become a dancer when she was a child, but she has accomplished so much more.
Hurley became well-known due to her association with fellow Brit Hugh Grant. The revealing dress she wore when she accompanied him to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral created quite a stir. Shortly after that, she and Hugh were hounded by the press when news broke of his arrest in the company of a certain streetwalker.
Hurley founded a film production house, Simian Films, with Hugh. She coproduced Extreme Measures in 1996 and Mickey Blue Eyes in 1999, both of which starred Hugh. Liz suits the role of executive, but we still want to see her in front of the camera.
Her acting career and public profile skyrocketed after her appearance in the first Austin Powers film in 1997. Since then, she has appeared in about 10 more films and was ranked as the fourth greatest British film actress in the Orange Film Survey of 2001.
Elizabeth often makes headlines thanks to her friendships with Elton John and Donatella Versace, and her relationship with Indian textile mogul Arun Nayar.
Elizabeth Hurley BiographyBorn on June 10, 1965, in Hampshire, England, Elizabeth Hurley is the daughter of an army officer and a schoolteacher mother. While growing up in Basingstoke, England, Hurley dreamed of becoming a dancer, which prompted her to attend a boarding school that specialized in ballet at the age of 12.
Her attendance at the boarding school was short-lived, and Hurley then went through an English punk phase. Although it's hard to imagine the now glamorous Hurley with pink hair and a nose ring, she was in fact a victim of early-'80s punk fashion.
elizabeth hurley meets hugh grantAt age 21, Hurley got her first film role in the 1987 film Aria, after having attended the London Studio Centre on scholarship. Hurley's role in the film Remando al viento (a.k.a. Rowing In the Wind) that same year also starred her future boyfriend Hugh Grant. One year later, Hurley received critical acclaim for her role as Christabel Bielenberg in the BBC miniseries Christabel.
Hurley gained some recognition in the United States for her role in the 1992 action film Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes. Although it was a Hollywood movie, she was still having difficulty receiving quality roles and consequently returned to England.
Whoever said that clothing isn't important doesn't know about Elizabeth Hurley's claim to fame. Apparently, Versace did Hurley a huge favor by giving the statuesque beauty an unsold dress to wear to the 1994 London premiere of Hugh Grant's film Four Weddings and a Funeral. The low-cut, risqué dress held together by safety pins became Hurley's ticket to stardom, as she made heads turn at the premiere.
elizabeth hurley is the face of estee lauderMore attention followed when Estée Lauder signed Hurley to be the face of the international cosmetics company. And who can forget Hugh Grant's arrest due to a one-night tryst with prostitute Divine Brown?
Contrary to public belief, Hurley and Grant remained a couple after the incident; they even founded the production company Simian Films together. Its first production was the film Extreme Measures, a 1996 thriller starring Hugh, Gene Hackman and Sarah Jessica Parker.
elizabeth hurley stars in austin powersIf anyone had still not heard of Elizabeth Hurley at this point, 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery -- the little movie that became a smash hit -- surely got her the recognition she deserved. Thanks to her comedic turn as agent Vanessa Kensington alongside Austin Powers, played by Mike Myers, Hurley began seeing movie scripts roll in.
Several film roles followed, including parts in 1998's Permanent Midnight and 1999's My Favorite Martian, EDtv and Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me. That same year, Hurley worked as a producer for Mickey Blue Eyes, which starred boyfriend Hugh Grant and marked the second film for Simian Films.
elizabeth hurley has a babyHowever, after a 13-year relationship, Elizabeth and Hugh Grant parted ways in 2000, triggering rumors that the breakup stemmed from a disagreement over having children together. Liz began a romance with millionaire movie producer Stephen Bing in 2001 and gave birth to a son, Damian Charles, on April 4, 2002.
Bing initially denied that he was the baby's biological father, claiming that he and Liz had a non-exclusive relationship. DNA testing has since proven that Bing is indeed the child's father, although he and Liz are no longer romantically involved.
elizabeth hurley in bedazzledDespite all the drama in her life, Hurley continued to appear in smaller productions, including 2000's The Weight of Water and Bedazzled, 2002's Bad Boy with Denis Leary, and Serving Sara, a comedy costarring Matthew Perry. In 2004, Elizabeth was seen in Method, in which she starred as a serial killer.
The following year, Elizabeth launched a beachwear line called Elizabeth Hurley Beach, which is sold at Saks Fifth Avenue in the U.S. and Harrod's in the UK. In 2006, the distribution was expanded to Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
elizabeth hurley hosts project catwalkAlso in 2006, Elizabeth served as host and executive producer for Project Catwalk, a UK reality show that is focused on fashion design and based on Heidi Klum's Project Runway.
In March 2007, Elizabeth married Indian textile magnate Arun Nayar, whom she had been dating since 2003, in a lavish ceremony.
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The largest dairy processing plant for fresh milk officially opened today in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. The $835 million investment built by Arla Foods cooperative is expected to supply 10% of England's milk. Arla Foods is a farmer-owned cooperative with 3,000 members. Only 900 of those members will supply the milk allowing it to process 240,000 liters per hour (545,000 pounds) or over 2 billion pounds per year. The plant actually began processing milk in November, but was adding finishing touches until recently.
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Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is coming under a lot of fire for the blockbuster trade that will send multiple veteran stars from the Marlins to the Toronto Blue Jays, but he told CBSSports.com that he has no plans to sell the franchise.
"Absolutely not," Loria told the website. "That's more stupidity."
Gone are shortstop Jose Reyes, starting pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle, infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio and catcher John Buck, pending league approval.
Worst sports owners: Loria makes the list
This latest fire sale actually began in July when the Marlins traded third baseman Hanley Ramirez, starter Anibal Sanchez, second baseman Omar Infante and reliever Edward Mujica, among others. Last month, reliever Heath Bell was dealt just before manager Ozzie Guillen was fired.
This comes on the heels of the Marlins' spending spree last offseason, when they signed Reyes, Buehrle and Bell to deals worth a combined $191 million. And on the heels of the first season new Marlins Park, which was funded by taxpayers.
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What is My Job?Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
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It's written for me in black and white
Everyone will sit and wait
To see what my boss improved last night
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Influence of Sugar on the Bioavailability of Cocoa Flavanols
This study has been completed.
University of Reading
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First received: February 9, 2011
Last updated: NA
Last verified: December 2010
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The primary propose of this study is to determine the impact of ingredients and matrices on flavanol absorption and metabolism.
|Dietary Supplement: Low flavanol chocolate Dietary Supplement: High-flavanol with sugar Dietary Supplement: High flavanol Maltitol
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|The Influence of Maltitol on the Absorption and Metabolism of Flavanols From Chocolate
Further study details as provided by University of Reading:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Impact of ingredients and matrices on flavanol absorption and metabolism. [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]The absorption and metabolism of cocoa flavanols from a high-flavanol chocolate made with added sugar and a high-flavanol chocolate containing the sugar substitute maltitol will be assessed by using HPLC with fluorescence detection
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Low flavanol
Low-flavanol chocolate contained 48 mg of cocoa flavanols. macro- and micro-nutrient matched with active comparator
Dietary Supplement: Low flavanol chocolate
48 mg of total flavanols from cocoa
Active Comparator: High-flavanol with sugar
High-flavanol chocolate made with added sugar containing 251 mg of cocoa flavanols
Dietary Supplement: High-flavanol with sugar
high-flavanol containing 251 mg cocoa flavanols
Active Comparator: High flavanol Maltitol
High-flavanol chocolate made with the sugar substitute maltitol containing 266 mg cocoa flavanols
Dietary Supplement: High flavanol Maltitol
high-flavanol containing 266 mg cocoa flavanols
Detailed Description:
The investigators have conducted a randomized, triple-blind, cross-over study in 15 healthy human volunteers to investigate the absorption and metabolism of cocoa flavanols from a high-flavanol chocolate made with added sugar and a high-flavanol chocolate containing the sugar substitute maltitol; a nutrient-matched low flavanol control product was also fed. All products were matched for macro-nutrients, as well as for alkaloids (theobromine and caffeine), and were similar in taste and appearance. Both high-flavanol products contained ~259 mg cocoa flavanols, whilst the low-flavanol chocolate contained 48 mg of cocoa flavanols. On each study day, subjects were cannulated and baseline blood samples were collected prior to consumption of any of the test chocolates. Additional blood samples were collected at 1, 2 and 4 hours and plasma levels of flavanols were assessed using HPLC with fluorescence detection. All test products were well-tolerated by study participants.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- a signed consent form
- age of 18-50 years inclusive
Exclusion Criteria:
- did not suffer from any form of disease, including liver disease, diabetes mellitus or a myocardial infarction
- not on medications for the treatment of hypertension, elevated lipids or diabetes (type I and II).
- did not suffered gall bladder problems or abnormalities of fat metabolism
- weight reducing dietary regimen or taking any dietary supplements, including dietary fatty acids
- did not consume more than 15 units (120g) of alcohol per week
- did not have sensitivities to chocolate, reduced calorie sweeteners, dairy, nuts or gluten.
- Vegetarians and vegans
- taken antibiotics in the last 8 weeks
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01292967
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01292967
|United Kingdom
|University of Reading
|Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG6 6AP
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University of Reading
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeremy Spencer, PhD
|University of Reading
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|Responsible Party:
|Dr Jeremy P E Spencer, University of Reading
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01292967 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 9, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 9, 2011
Keywords provided by University of Reading:
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THE wet weather last Sunday put paid to the entire fixture list in both Division One and Division Two, although Henleys Athletic's North Riding Challenge Cup fourth round at Acklam Park did go ahead.
After a slow start as they struggled to adjust to the artificial surface, during which time the hosts ran into a 2-0 lead, Henleys settled and were level by the break thanks to goals from Tom Keegan and Andrew Shepherd.
Keegan scored again soon after the restart while late strikes from Shaun Nolan and Andrew Allan sealed a 5-2 victory and a place in the last eight.
Division Three leaders Brompton FC remain five points clear at the top after a 5-1 win at County Arms.
An own goal gave Brompton the early advantage while further efforts from Luke Toman, James Marriott, Dan Caisley and James Horsfield sealed the points. Martin Larkin scored the County consolation.
Bar One remain second, although they were made to fight all the way for a thrilling 5-4 victory at Vale of York.
Bar looked comfortable by the break as a brace from Ben Wood and strikes from Lee Manamley, and Dave Smith – his first ever goal – gave them a 4-1 advantage. Vale pulled one back soon after the restart but the points appeared to be sealed when Paul Humphreys made it 5-2 on the hour.
However, Vale scored twice more in the final 20 minutes to set up a tense finale, although Bar held on for all three points.
Knayton are third after thrashing Jolly Minister 8-1.
John Henry gave Knayton an early lead but it was a brace either side of the break from Chris Cowton that finally gave them the edge.
James Clark added a fourth before Sam Reyner, Cowton, to complete his hat-trick, Andrew Parkinson and Matt Fishburn rounded off the scoring in the final quarter of an hour.
The only other game to beat the weather was at Masons Arms, who thrashed bottom side Northern Dons 9-3.
Dave Tennant was in unstoppable form as he struck seven times, while Mark Fowler and Stephen grant completed the scoring. Anthony Foster, Sean Wilson and an own goal gave Dons some consolation in the second half.


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Yanks, Tanaka encouraged by latest 'pen session
NEW YORK -- Masahiro Tanaka did not need a translator to answer "good" in response to questions of how his arm was feeling after his latest bullpen session on Wednesday.
Tanaka continues to pass every early test with no discomfort in his rehab of a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament. This latest session consisted of 35 pitches -- including fastballs, curveballs, sliders and five splitters -- and other than a little rust, Tanaka reported no problems.
"The fact that he felt good today was encouraging," manager Joe Girardi said. "We'll see how he feels tomorrow; obviously that's really important. But he was able to throw his curveball, his slider and his split. I watched it, and he looked pretty good."
Girardi declined to put any specific timetable on Tanaka's next steps. He has now thrown two bullpen sessions, starting with 25 fastballs on Saturday followed by his session Wednesday, so he might be in line to throw another bullpen session or he could progress to throwing batting practice.
Tanaka said he now feels the injury is no longer a huge concern and he is ready to move forward with building up his pitch count.
"Absolutely. I feel that I've gotten the health; the elbow is fine now," Tanaka said. "I'm more looking towards playing in a game now. But that said, even that said, I think I do have to be cautious about the elbow."
And even as they eye a September return for Tanaka, the Yankees certainly will be monitoring his elbow closely.
"I think we have to; that's our job," Girardi said. "So far, so good. Every step has been positive for him, and that's obviously the way we hope it continues to go."
Jamal Collier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A different fruit (a total of twelve) is buried in every one of the following lines.
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Ah! If I get my good ship home
I'll find a tempting spot,
Where mayhap pleasant flowers will bloom,
And there I'll shape a charming cot.
Where bees sip nectar in each flower,
And Philomel on hawthorn rests,
I'll shape a rustic, sun-kissed bower -
A bower meet for angel guests.
Then she who lives and loves with me,
Sing our days of calm repose,
Sole monarch of the flowers will be -
For Myra is indeed a rose.
AnswerAh! I(f I g)et my good ship home
I'll fin(d a te)mpting spot,
Where mayh(ap ple)asant flowers will bloom,
And there I'll sha(pe a ch)arming cot.
Where bees sip (nectar in e)ach flower,
And Philo(mel on) hawthorn rests,
I'll sha(pe a r)ustic, sun-kissed bower -
A bower meet f(or ange)l guests.
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Sin(g our d)ays of calm repose,
So(le mon)arch of the flowers will be -
For My(ra is in)deed a rose.
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text: I think Wisconsin is overrated. People are so used to them being underrated that they overrated them this year and they aren't living up to it. They can't score against good defenses. And for whatever reason, the Kohl Center has lost it's magic. They lost again there tonight to Michigan State. Another masterful coaching performance being doled out by Tom Izzo this season. That team is not that good but right now, they are the class of the Big Ten.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote


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UPLAND -- There was a time when Eileen Kelly didn't believe her grandson would live to see his second birthday.
Born at 24 weeks and weighing just 1 pound, 13 ounces, Noah Wubbenhorst was suffering from premature complications and was diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, which affects blood cells and cells of the immune system.
Noah survived multiple surgeries and chemotherapy, but Kelly feared a bone-marrow transplant on July 27 might be the last time she'd see him.
To help preserve his memory she agreed to have family photos taken by Kimberly Saxelby of True Emotions Photography a month before the surgery.
"It could have killed him," Kelly said, "and we wanted to have these pictures that we could look back on and remember him as our little sunshine."
Five years ago, Saxelby was contacted by the nonprofit MomentbyMoment.org, which provides free photos to families experiencing a potential life-limiting illness of a child.
"I said I'd give it a try but I also said, `How do I photograph a child that could die?' I'm already an emotional photographer. I'm going to lose it," she said.
In April 2001, Saxelby was in a head-on collision. She was five months pregnant, living in Monrovia, working as a car service adviser and photographing on the weekend.
Saxelby then decided life was too short and started her own photography business. She opened True Emotions Photography on March 10, 2004, in Upland.
Saxelby's daughter, Javyn, is now 10, healthy and happy.
Saxelby remembers the first child she took photos of, a 7-year old boy named Yaish from India who was in America getting treatment for brain cancer. That was April 6, 2010.
"I got images of the mom holding him, intimately, sleeping," she said. I had a couple looking at me but he couldn't smile. He could barely keep his head up. When I got into the car, I lost it. I was crying and crying, and I said how do these families go through this?"
Yaish died a couple of weeks later.
Saxelby said she's photographed dozens and dozens of children and their families since then.
Saxelby also donates her time and camera to Steven's Hope for Children, Loma Linda University Medical Center and the Rancho Cucamonga and Upland animal shelters. For nine years she's been vice president of the nonprofit Helping Out Pets Everyday, or HOPE.
Steven's Hope co-founder Tony Cappelli said Saxelby provides the perfect gift for the families of seriously ill or injured children that his nonprofit serves.
"For several families it's their final remembrance of their kids," he said.
Kelly said she can't say enough about Saxelby.
"I can't speak for other families," she said, "but the love she has for Noah is amazing. She's constantly asking about him, wanting updates and commenting on his Facebook."
Noah, now 20 months old, is recovering from his transplant.
Five weeks ago, Saxelby waited eight hours for a woman to deliver a child doctors said would only live for a couple of minutes because of heart problems.
The parents arranged for Saxelby to take photos of the little boy they named David Junior.The infant was born, at 8 pounds, with his intestines in his chest, one developed lung and a heart defect.
David Junior's mother ended up having a cesarean and wasn't able to see her baby. After much pleading with nurses and doctors, Saxelby was allowed to photograph David Junior in the neonatal intensive care unit.
"They said I had three minutes to get in and out," she said.
Saxelby is proud to say David Junior is recovering in a San Diego hospital.
"I can't tell you how many people say their child is not going to live," she said. "But I've been taking photos of those kids and they're still alive, and all I can tell them is their baby is stronger than they imagine."
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The Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Hartford Brookins, the spiritual leader
H.H. Brookins, man of the people
Brookins AME named in honor of H.H.
FAME the church that H.H. built
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The Rt. Rev. Bishop H. H. Brookins, a Giant among Men, Passes On
He was truly a bishop's bishop, a preacher's preacher, a man of all seasons for the right reasons. He built the First AME Church.
By Yussuf J. Simmonds
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It's a very long way from Yazoo City, Mississippi to the Halls of Congress, State Houses, City Halls and the White House, but Bishop H. H. Brookins has been there, "an don dat"; he has traveled that path and has gone the distance. Along the way, he has touched the lives of other bishops, ministers, mayors, governors and presidents yet, he has always remained a pastor to his people. He has walked with princes and paupers; dined with kings, rulers and peasants; he has counseled those in power and those without power; he has preached to the masses and the classes; but has always remained close to the people.
Hamel Hartford Brookins was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the son of Samuel and Lena Brookins, and like most Black people in the South at the time, they were sharecroppers. During this period in the South, and particularly in Mississippi, segregation and Jim Crow were the law–de facto and de jure. It was a time when Negroes couldn't even walk in White folks' shadow, and that was the social environment that nursed Brookins' formative years before he traveled to the North to seek an education.
To clearly understand and appreciate the life and the works of H.H. (as he was affectionately called) Brookins, it is important to note that he was a multi-faceted and multi-talented individual. He was a religious leader, a preacher in the church; and a civil leader outside the church. He dealt with civic matters outside of the church, and has traveled the historical path of icons of the civil rights struggles, who have pastored their flocks and served their constituents simultaneously and consistently–icons like Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Minister Malcolm X, Rev. Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr., and Bishop Nat Turner. Like those men, and many other heroes/sheroes of the struggles, H.H. Brookins has traveled parallel paths -religious and civic–aiming at the same goals. He would be in the pulpit in the morning and in the streets in the afternoon, both times serving the needs of the people.
In his dual mission, he blended the charisma of a fire-and-brimstone, street corner preacher with the charm and refinement of a skilled, platform orator. And through many "named" people, he rose to international prominence (on two continents: in Africa and USA) as a champion of Black political and economic empowerment, African liberation movements, business enterprise development, and the growth of the church–all in furtherance of his mission to help Black people.
Though a legend in Los Angeles, he arrived here via Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary and the University of Kansas. It was as pastor of St. Paul AME in Kansas that Brookins began his social activism "outside" of the church. One of his school mates at Payne, former Bishop Vinton Henderson, once said, "H.H. was convinced that the church could not just do business between its four walls on Sunday morning, and therefore he was always involved in ministry to the wider community. He would often say, 'You can't lead from behind'."
It was in the wake of the 1954 Brown decision that he was thrust into the civil rights arena. There were hostile reactions to the court's decision and Brookins organized a 200-member interracial ministerial alliance committed to the peaceful implementation of the Brown decision. From there he was appointed to the First AME Church (FAME) of Los Angeles which was located in the downtown area.
Getting familiar with Los Angeles took Brookins in the midst of the Watts Rebellion of 1965 in the role of peacemaker. As membership in the church grew, so was his influence. One of his members was Thomas Bradley (future mayor of Los Angeles); they struck up a relationship that went beyond pastor and congregant, and Brookins became Bradley's political mentor and guide.
During that time he also became acquainted with a man named Jimmy Roosevelt who had run unsuccessfully for mayor of Los Angeles against Sam Yorty, then the mayor. Roosevelt had tapped Brookins' for assistance in his short termed political career and the quid pro quo was that Brookins told him that he needed some help to build a million-dollar church and a youth center. Roosevelt then moved to New York.
While sitting in his office one day, he received a call from John Factor who asked him out to lunch. According to Brookins, what he did not know was that his life and his fortunes were about to make drastic change.
When H.H. had helped Jimmy Roosevelt in his unsuccessful attempt to become the Mayor of Los Angeles, Roosevelt offered to pay him but Brookins declined any compensation.
The quid pro quo from Roosevelt arrived in the person of John Factor, brother of Max Factor, the cosmetic tycoon. He was shocked when Factor gave him a check for $150,000. Brookins' vision to build his million-dollar, mega church began to take shape.
After Brookins announced that he was going to build a million-dollar church, he received a call from Judge Bernard Jefferson, also a member of FAME. Jefferson said, "You ought not talk like that, making a joke about a million-dollar church. You know you're not gonna build a million-dollar church. You know it's not reasonable, it's not sensible and it doesn't show seriousness because you don't have complete knowledge of what you're talking about."
Brookins countered, "I don't know now how we're gonna do it, but I'm telling you, we're gonna do it."
Some members of FAME were very uncomfortable and felt that he (H.H.) was moving too fast. He had a high profile and they seemed to have preferred a "quiet" pastor. Brookins, however, was determined to build a prestigious edifice and his first task was to purchase the land. On Sundays, he started collecting an extra offering for the building fund. He said, "Members would give a dollar here, fifty cents there and so on and so forth. It got so dark I didn't know what to do. Black folks with money didn't give nothing; they didn't give money like they give money now." He then continued, "After I found the lot, I called a meeting and told the members that I had found a location. That's when things really got started; the church people put the word out that I had selected a location but had no money. More than that, they said if I tried to build the church on a hill, it would fall off."
Brookins' plan was to sell the existing church and buy the land he had located. It turned out, however, that selling the existing church could not even produce enough money to buy the land. Brookins then received another check from Factor for $200,000 and Factor told him, "Now go and build the youth center; buy the land in Watts. And after you build the youth center, then you build the church." While all this was taking place, Brookins became fodder for the gossip-mongers. According to him, the woman at the Herald Dispatch (a now defunct L.A. newspaper) would write about him every week–not in terms of endearment either–and when she got through with him, she jumped on Factor, focusing on the fact that he was White and Jewish.
"When I located the land," Brookins said, "I involved two or three Black brothers who were in real estate; I put up the money to pay for it. They took the money and ran. They stole the money, literally stole it from a double escrow. So I had to go back to Factor. I did not tell the church nothing about what had happened."
Not too long after that, Factor called Brookins and said, "I'm going to New York; I'd be gone for three weeks. When I come back I want you to have all of your people in church that Sunday, and I am going to give you $250,000 to get the church started. I want you to get that church built." The Sunday after he returned from New York, Factor went to church at FAME. He spoke to the congregation and presented Brookins with a check for $250,000.
With about $400,000 in the bank as leverage, Brookins borrowed the rest of the money to get the project going. Now he had the land and the money intact, it was time to get his team together. He selected the well-known Black architect, Paul R. Williams, a member of FAME whose resume included some landmark structures in the Southern California area. Williams' fees were $85,000; however, he did most of the work as a contribution to the church and accepted only $10,000 actual cash. There was no Black contractor available to handle such a project so Brookins and Williams hired the best one they found. From ground breaking to occupancy took a little less than a year. From the idea (the announcements, getting the money, acquiring the land, etc.) to its fulfillment, took about three years.
When the church was finally built, Brookins led the congregation in a parade from the old church to the new location where FAME still stands in all of its majesty. The grand marshal of the parade was the famous actor, Tony Curtis, and also included John Factor and all the big-named folks in L. A.
While he was occupied with building, Brookins was never far away from the political scene. L. A. city council now had two city Black councilmen: Tom Bradley and Gilbert Lindsay, and Brookins was positioning Bradley to run for mayor of Los Angeles. Bradley's first run was unsuccessful. He told Bradley, "You've just been delayed, not defeated." Meanwhile Brookins sphere of political influence was becoming bigger and wider as his counsel and advice were being sought by Black and non-Black candidates running for various elected offices. His status as a "kingmaker" was confirmed.
In 1972, he engaged in a little politicking for himself at the AME General Conference. He ran for bishop and became the 91st AME bishop. He was now the Rt. Reverend Bishop H. Hartford Brookins. His first assignment was the 17th District that encompassed five African countries where he was a key person in the Liberation movements of Zambia, Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania and Zaire. He built the people hundreds of homes and helped mediate many of the regions social issues and problems.
One of the African countries, Rhodesia, is the present day Zimbabwe. He landed in the midst of the country's struggle for independence. And because of his past activities, it was natural for him to get involved. He identified with the Black Freedom Fighters, and donated money and material assistance to the struggle. He was very outspoken and he did so, forcefully and relentlessly against the racist government. After one such speech, before a crowd of about 15,000 in Salisbury, he was escorted by armed guards to his hotel where he was ordered to stay until he could be escorted out of the country. According to the Bishop, "I didn't sleep at all that night; I kept on all my clothes. At 6 o'clock the next morning, I was ready." They escorted him to the border where he crossed into Zambia, to a friendly president, Kenneth Kaunda.
While in Africa, Brookins kept in touch with politics in L.A. He was the co-chair of Bradley's run for mayor and with his guidance, Tom Bradley became the first Black Mayor of Los Angeles in 1973, a great moment in U.S. history.
Bill Elkins, Bradley's longtime, loyal assistant once wrote, "Bishop Brookins was the most forceful leader to elect Mayor Tom Bradley to the Los Angeles City Council in 1963 and Mayor in 1973.
After Bradley became mayor, his council seat went to another Black councilman, David Cunningham Jr. At that time, there was a lot of political movement emanating from the Brookins' school of politics–names like Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Nate Holden, Bob Farrell, Jerry Brown–and the list goes on.
In 1977, he founded Brookins Community AME Church in Los Angeles and appointed Rev. T. Larry Kirkland who remained there until he became bishop. Then Bishop Brookins appointed Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray to the FAME Church in Los Angeles; the one he had built. In Rev. Murray, Brookins said that he had made the perfect choice, for even though Rev. Murray eventually installed those magnificent stained glass windows, it was Brookins who gave him the building to work with. After Brookins retired, Murray gave this glowing tribute about him, "Bishop H.H. Brookins was a pioneer in the civil rights movement and continues to present wonderful enlightenment for equality."
He made quality and lasting appointments, such as Rev. C. Garnett Henning to St. Paul AME church. Henning became a bishop and is now retired. He placed Rev. Frank Reid at Ward AME and then to Bethel AME in Baltimore, Maryland. He helped Rev. Vashti McKenzie to become the first woman bishop in AME history. He established "Brookins" AME churches in Oakland, California; Seabrook, Maryland in addition to L. A.
He developed economic programs including the California South L.A. Development Corporation, the Economic Development Fund of the 5th District, and the People's Trust Fund, just to name a few, and he raised well over $100,000 to help shrink the deficit of AME Shorter College.
While in the 12th District, he got acquainted with Bill Clinton, who was about to become governor of Arkansas, and a future president. Brookins would eventually go on to organize the African American Clergy for Bill Clinton's elections and to have the inaugural prayer service for President Clinton held in Washington's Metropolitan AME Church.
When Rev. Jesse Jackson was making his first historic run for the President of the United States, Brookins was there to mentor and guide him throughout the campaign. He became the chairman of Operation P.U.S.H. and mobilized ministers around the nation for Jackson's 1984 run for President.
Brookins has served many boards and in many causes: SCLC, Transafrica, Department of International Religious and Civic Affairs, the Brotherhood Crusade and the advisory board of the L.A. Focus. He spoke at the Million Man March and has been tireless in his efforts to foment strong inter-faith dialogue.
In one of the darkest moments of his career, he was lambasted by angry ministers who tried to force him to step down from his 2nd district post in Washington D.C. However, he weathered the storm and was re-assigned to the 13th district where he came to know then vice president, Al Gore, Jr., whom he invited to the 46th AME General Conference in 2000. When he publicly supported Gore for president, H.H. also said that it was an individual endorsement because church policy did not permit him to endorse political candidates. He was that kind of person–fair, honest and plain-speaking. He retired from the active ministry in 2004, but always remained accessible to those who sought his counsel.
Bishop Brookins was a devoted family man, married to Rosalynn Kyle Brookins. They have a teenage son, Wellington and he also has another son, Steven Brookins, a real estate developer, who lives in Nevada. He has a daughter, Rev. Francine Brookins, an attorney in Oakland, California. Mrs. Brookins followed in her husband's footsteps and is actively involved in the church.
Funeral arrangements for Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookins, who died May 22, 2012, at 12:00 pm, are finalized.
The services for Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookins will be as follows:
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 6:00 PM -7:00 PM
The Allen House Chapel
2249 South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
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Thursday, May 31, 2012, 10:00 AM – 7:00PM
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2249 South Harvard Boulevard
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Friday, June 1, 2012, 11:00 AM
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a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2007 at 5:11 pm
What a great idea! A downtown Veterinary Center to serve all the animals in Danville. Having Vets on call, convenient to the downtown, seems to make a lot of sense.
How much fun is that?
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a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Vet is a form of Venetian Glass, Forest,
Danville wants to form an artists' guild on the site for glass blowers.
We all get to stand around and yell, "Don't inhale!"
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Dear neighbors,
I believe we have the perfect use for the Vet's Hall that would be a refreshing change for Danville.
To VET is to subject to thorough examination or evaluation, and we could make the building a Hall of Truth where we could search for reality among the verbage that passes for truth in our communities.
In the lobby would be an appropriate statue of a CANARD.
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SAN DIEGO -- As trade rumors become increasingly prevalent over the second half of July, it is natural for everyone from general manager Sandy Alderson to the players in the clubhouse to begin thinking about them.
Manager Terry Collins refuses to join that club. He has no plans to lobby Alderson for specific upgrades, instead putting the club's entire Trade Deadline strategy in the GM's hands.
"Sandy's a pretty smart guy," Collins said. "He knows what we need. I don't get into those discussions too much. There was a time when I started managing in the big leagues where I would say, 'Boy, we need this or we need that,' and when we didn't get it, I would be disappointed. I learned real fast to quit worrying about it. Worry about what you've got."
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"That nostalgic affection for tape holds no sway with automakers, though. For the 2011 model year, no manufacturer selling cars in the United States offers a tape player either as standard equipment or as an option on a new vehicle. The most recent choice for a factory cassette deck was the 2010 Lexus SC 430." – NYTimes.com
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If there is a one-minute span that best sums up what's gone on with the Thunder in the first five days of their Western Conference title defense, it began with 2:30 to play in the fourth quarter at home on Sunday against the Hawks, who were shorthanded without star forward Josh Smith. Atlanta was up, 95-91, and the ball went to center Zaza Pachulia in the high post, guarded by Kendrick Perkins. Guard Lou Williams, who had been chewing up the Oklahoma City defense in the quarter with 10 points, was coming off an Al Horford baseline screen on the low left block. Horford's man, Serge Ibaka, was eager to keep the ball out of Williams hands, and lost track of Horford, who rolled toward the rim. Pachulia found him in the paint, and Horford had an easy dunk.
On the next trip down the floor, after an offensive rebound by the Hawks, Williams had the ball on the top of the 3-point arc on the left side. Pachulia set a high screen for Williams, with OKC's Perkins and Russell Westbrook double-teaming the ball. Pachulia rolled to the paint, Williams passed to him and when Kevin Durant left DeShawn Stevenson to provide help defense, Pachulia found Stevenson for a wide-open 3 in the right corner. Stevenson nailed the shot, and the resulting nine-point lead with 1:28 to play was too much for the Thunder to overcome.
The Thunder are trying, for sure. But, in the wake of the stunning James Harden trade that went down just before the season began, they're under an extraordinary amount of pressure. They're too passive at times, too aggressive at others and have not found balance. The Thunder are trying too hard on offense, forcing too many bad shots and ill-advised passes—they committed 20 turnovers against the Hawks, after committing 30 in their first two games. And cracks in the defense that showed throughout last season and into the Finals are still showing up.
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"I think we just all want it so bad right now and we all have to realize, it's not April or May or June yet," Kevin Martin said after the Hawks loss. "It's Game 3. So we have to come into practice, watch some film and have a better showing on Tuesday."
Most of what has ailed the Thunder will take care of itself. In the next two weeks, Oklahoma City will play six of eight games against teams that did not make the playoffs last year, and that will help set things right in the win-loss column. But even if they're winning, they still need to play much better overall, particularly on the defensive end. Oklahoma City misses Harden's ability to run the offense, especially pick-and-roll plays, which allows Westbrook to play off the ball down the stretch of games—that was obvious as the Thunder struggled to just six points in the final four minutes on Sunday. Martin has more than adequately replaced Harden's scoring ability, though, averaging 20.7 points and shooting 70.3 percent on 3-pointers through three games.
What has the attention of coach Scott Brooks and his star forward, Durant, is the defense. The Thunder big men—Ibaka and Perkins—allowed far too much paint scoring (42 points), and Horford only provided further evidence that Perkins can be rendered useless by mobile big men. When he was matched up on Perkins, Horford was able to step out and face up against him, either setting himself up for a jumper or lining up to drive past Perkins. As more teams go small in the frontcourt (see: Miami Heat, 2012 Finals) the problem of employing a big, slow-footed center like Perkins becomes more obvious the Thunder.
Also troubling is the internal sniping reported by beat writer John Rhode of the Oklahoman—after Sefolosha and Westbrook had words for each other going into the locker room at halftime of Friday's win over Portland, Rhode reported that Sefolosha and Westbrook had to be separated at the end of the first quarter on Sunday. Last year, remember, Westbrook was frustrated with Sefolosha during a game in Memphis (telling him to "Shoot the ball!" with a special seven-letter adjective between "the" and "ball"), leading to a much-publicized bench confrontation between Durant and Westbrook.
MORE: OKC has opportunities in picks from Harden trade
That wasn't as much of a storm as the media made it out to be, it turned out, and the Thunder went on to win the conference and reach the Finals. The early shuffling of the team this year could turn out to be as inconsequential. But the Harden trade has ramped up the pressure on the players still with the Thunder, and the core of the team has been together too long to have the kinds of defensive lapses they showed on Sunday against an inferior group on their home floor.
"It shouldn't be going back and forth," Durant said. "We're a defensive team and we can't have that many breakdowns in a game, we just can't. That goes down the line, it is for everybody, not just one person. Everybody on the team. So it's something to learn from."
There are still 79 games in which to learn for the Thunder. But without Harden, there is much yet to learn.


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The first Expert Meeting on the implementation of a Natural Resources Information Exchange (NRIE) took place in Cotonou from 8-10 July.
At the gathering, six countries were chosen for the project´s pilot phase: Benin, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Nigeria. The pilot undertaking involves the organization and digitization of each country´s archived data on natural resources and tests on the communications infrastructure needed to share the information.
In Supachai Panitchpakdi´s statement to the meeting, the UNCTAD Secretary-General highlighted that while the African continent is richly endowed with mineral resources, "this potential wealth is yet to be fully harnessed into the kind of broad-scale economic and social development that will enable African countries to attain and sustain the level of development that will improve the lives of their peoples."
The NRIE system was originally called for by the 13th African oil, gas, mines, trade and finance conference organised by UNCTAD in Mali, back in 2009. The project aims to increase the positive contribution of natural resources to African populations and help raise living standards on the continent.
Openly shared and more extensive information on mineral wealth can help African governments better manage their natural resources, speakers said at the Cotonou meeting. It can help governments negotiate better terms for the extraction of these resources; and, it can help governments devise ways of channelling the benefits so that poverty is reduced.
Barthelemy Kassa, Minister of Mining and Petroleum Research of Benin, in opening the meeting, said implementation of NRIE is crucial for overcoming the challenges faced by African countries in efficiently using their natural resources to spur broad-based, sustainable economic growth.
Claudine Sigam, UNCTAD´s Project Officer for Optimization of Natural Resources Management in Africa, told the meeting that once NRIE is up and running, it should provide access to continuous and interactive information on geo-scientific and other data related to the exploitation, transformation, and commercialization of natural resources. There is "intrinsic economic value" in the information itself, Ms. Sigam said. In addition, if effectively used, it can help attract investment that benefits African economies.
The NRIE´s pilot phase will be officially launched in Geneva, at a meeting to be jointly organized by UNCTAD and the ITU.
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La Jetée: Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich
US DVD: 7 Feb 2012
How to adequately review Chris Marker's La Jetée (1962) and Sans Soleil (1983), recently released together on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection, is a problem I have been turning over in my head since taking this assignment. Not only have the films and their maker been subject to extensive critical scrutiny already, and by people far more versed in French film history and style than myself, but these are not the kinds of movies that conform to conventional notions of "entertainment" or even of "cinema".
Stepping back and thinking of my role as a reviewer, the relevant question seems to be, What do readers need to know in deciding whether to watch a film or not? and, secondarily, here, whether to buy the disc or not. La Jetée and Sans Soleil raise the further issue of how to talk about and understand what you've watched, which could be a matter of introduction or post-hoc discussion and research.
What You Need to Know
La Jetée and Sans Soleil are examples of the "essay film", a term that is often loosely used to describe any kind of filmmaking that does not fall neatly into categories of fiction or documentary, but of which Marker's work is widely seen to be exemplary.
In The Personal Camera: Subjective Cinema and the Essay Film (Wallflower Press, 2009), Laura Rascaroli defines the essay as, "the expression of a personal, critical reflection on a problem or set of problems" (32). She argues that, as a filmic or cinematic form, the essay is noted for being made by an "enunciating subject", one who enunciates not for purposes of Truth, but for purposes of entering into a dialogue with the viewer (33-34). It is in this practice of subjective and open address that Marker's worker stands as a key example of essayistic film making (66-67).
La Jetée is a short film (28 minutes) composed almost entirely (important qualifiers) of black and white still images. Set in a future shaped by the Cold War, the Earth's surface has been scorched and irradiated by nuclear war and what is left of the human species lives underground. In Paris, scientists experiment with time travel, attempting to send a subject into the future so as to find a way to rescue humanity from the fate of the present on the grounds that those in future "cannot refuse their past".
The primary test subject is haunted by a memory, by an image, of a beautiful woman, and of a man "crumpling" to the ground, at Paris-Orly Airport. This memory/image is seen as a tie to the past by scientists in the present, and the strength of that vision is hoped to be powerful enough to successfully pull the man back in time. If he is able to negotiate that trip, the further expectation is that he could be sent into the future, too.
The story, and the scientific and philosophical problems it poses, is recounted by a third-person narrator. Despite being grounded in fiction, the film is more a reflection on time, space, memory and subjectivity than it is a conventional narrative.
Knowing what La Jetée is "about" is not the same as knowing what it's like to watch. One measure of the power of this short film is to note that not only has it provided the architecture for a feature-length popular film, the David Webb Peoples written and Terry Gilliam directed Twelve Monkeys (1995), but it is also the subject of book-length critical treatments, including, in English, Janet Harbord's Chris Marker: La Jetée (Afterall Books, 2009). Marker himself has produced a book companion to the film (Zone Books, 2008).
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The Ex-Wife MurderMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
"Who shot her?" cried Rogers as he rushed into the hospital three minutes after his ex-wife died from a bullet through her head.
"Just a minute, Mr. Rogers," said Professor Stiggins. "We'll have to ask you a few questions-routine, you know. Although divorced for the past six months, you have been living in the same house with your ex-wife, have you not?"
"That's right," replied Rogers.
"Had any trouble recently?"
"Well, yesterday, when I told her I was going on a business trip, she threatened to commit suicide. In fact, I grabbed a bottle of iodine from her as she was about to drink it. When I left last evening at seven, however, telling her I was spending the night with friends in Sewickley, she made no objection. Returning to town this afternoon," continued Rogers, "I called my home and the maid answered."
"Just what did she say?" inquired Stiggins.
"'Oh, Mr. Rogers, they took poor mistress to St. Ann's Hospital 'bout half an hour ago. Please hurry to her.'
"She was crying, so I couldn't get anything else out of her; then I hurried here. Where is she?"
"The nurse will direct you," said Stiggins with a nod.
"A queer case, this, Professor," said Inspector Kelley. "These moderns are a little too much for me, I'm afraid. A man and woman living together after being divorced six months!"
"A queer case indeed, Inspector," mused the professor, "and you'd better detain Mr. Rogers. If he didn't shoot her himself, I'm confident he knows who did."
Why did the professor advise the Inspector to detain Rogers?
AnswerRogers could not have known that his ex-wife had been shot unless he had the guilty knowledge of the crime. The maid did not say why she had been taken to the hospital. Yet Rogers' first words on entering the hospital were, "Who shot her?"
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Secrets of the Banker's Suit
Men in finance may not care for 'fashion,' but mastering the finer points of their own wardrobes is a game they love to play—and win
THE LAST THING any guy who works in finance wants to talk about is fashion. Except, perhaps, to wryly mock it. "What was all that stuff on the runway in Milan?" one high-ranking New York investment banker asked me after he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the fall trends from Europe in a newspaper. "No banker in the world would ever wear any of that."
Still, however much they lampoon the unrealism of menswear on the runways, the Alpha males of finance can't help but harbor certain obsessions—not...


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The Kroger Co. voluntarily recalled an unspecified amount of bagged spinach distributed in 15 states after it had expired because of possible listeria contamination.
A routine, random sample of one bag, collected at retail by the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Sept. 10 tested positive for listeria, said Ashley McDonald, public information officer.
It took eight days, however, for test results to become available.
McDonald said Ohio officials notified the Kroger Co. and the Food and Drug Administration on Sept 18, when they received the positive result. The spinach had a use-by date of Sept. 16.
Kroger's contact listed on the recall notice did not return calls seeking additional information.
NewStar Fresh Foods LLC, Salinas, Calif., supplied the spinach, according to the recall notice posted Sept. 19 on the Food and Drug Administration website.
Tess Pollock, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Health, said no illnesses have been reported in relation to the spinach.
A spokeswoman for NewStar said the Kroger officials notified NewStar of the possible listeria contamination Sept. 18. She said the Salinas produce company immediately convened its food safety and rapid response groups to initiate recall protocols.
NewStar shipped about 900 cases of the spinach, grown in the Salinas Valley area, to Kroger.
The recalled spinach is in 10-ounce packages printed with the Kroger Fresh Selections brand. The packages have the Universal Price Code 0001111091649.
Kroger reported the spinach was distributed to stores in 15 states under several of the chain's banners.
Those stores and states are:
- Kroger stores in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, central and eastern Tennessee and Michigan;
- Kroger, Jay C, Owen's, Pay Less, Scott's and Food 4 Less stores in Indiana, Illinois and eastern Missouri; and
- Dillons, Baker's and Gerbes stores in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.


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Just read the latest E news with the article written by Guy about Michael Deming's blog "Where have all the good tags gone". I don't know what everybody else thinks but I couldn't agree more with Mr. Deming's opinion of premium tags going only to those with extremely deep pockets. The price that these auction tags has gotten to the point of being absurd!
I've been saying this for years and it's not just at the level Mr. Deming is talking about. Even at the local level with the various fund raisers by hunting groups, it seems to me that year in and year out the same folks with deep pockets "win" the vast majority of guns and hunts.
Whats your opinion!