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Amy Berg and the Little Girl Blue
By Katherine Cusumano
Photographed by Mark Davis
AMY BERG IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 2015. PHOTO:MARK DAVIS.
Since 2006, Amy Berg has completed five feature-length documentaries and narrative films, during nearly all of which she's been working on her much-anticipated Janis Joplin documentary. Berg was first approached by Joplin's estate, which, working with a financier and producer, auditioned various filmmakers and interviewed them for the coveted gig. She landed the job. Eight years down the road, both late and over-budget yet eminently worth the wait, Janis: Little Girl Blue has finally emerged into the world, giving voice to a singer who's been much mythologized and canonized. Janis dwells on lengthy passages of live performance, of music, of Joplin jamming with friends, interspersed with commentary from those who knew her best. But the main event is the archival footage: "I wanted it to feel like a concert," Berg tells us. From behind-the-scenes moments of Joplin playing bluegrass covers with her band on the road to her iconic Monterey Pop set, she speaks from the ether through her music.
She also speaks through a set of letters Berg obtained from the estate. Joplin's letters narrate the length of Janis—the first scene features a recording of Joplin reading one of her own letters, but the husky voice that gives voice to the rest of the film belongs to Chan Marshall, alias Cat Power. Marshall's voice is a dead-ringer for Joplin, and it's fortuitous for Berg to have stumbled across a fellow musician whose work has undoubtedly been influenced by Joplin.
It would be easy to spend hours and paragraphs discussing Berg's work on Janis alone, and she herself leaps into discussions of this film with an energy that isn't readily evident when she mentions other films. "I don't know if it's because I love her so much that the films works," she confesses, "but other people like it, so I'm happy with it." Despite the lengthy process and exceeded budget, Berg says she still finds places where she would fiddle with the film, were she to make another documentary. "The real director's cut would be the one where I don't have to worry about how much I'm paying for the archive footage," she says. "I just wanted to see Janis the whole time."
That's not to gloss over Berg's previous work. Her 2006 documentary Deliver Us From Evil (not to be confused with the 2014 Eric Bana film of the same name), about a California priest who molested children in his parish and fled to Ireland under the church's protection, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. Her subsequent films, including West of Memphis (2012), An Open Secret (2014), and Prophet's Prey (2015), have similarly focused on issues surrounding exploitation and social justice. She's tackled subjects like child abuse, criminal justice, and cult leadership. But when we sat down with Berg in early November to discuss Janis, it was music that was on our minds.
KATHERINE CUSUMANO: So why Janis?
AMY BERG: Well, why not Janis? [laughs] Janis deserves to have a proper film about her. I think that her legacy up to this point has been more about her death than her life, and I wanted to make sure people got the full sense of who Janis was as a woman, as a rock star. She was the first woman of rock 'n' roll, essentially, and she broke through so many different walls to pave a path for women to walk on today. She had a direct impact on the women's movement in a different way than we talk about in history. She was a feminist without having to say she was a feminist.
CUSUMANO: The feminism comes through just in the way that she conducted herself.
BERG: Yeah, she didn't shave her armpits, she didn't wear a bra, and she was as ballsy as could be on stage. Like every woman, she wanted it all and she wanted to find a way to have it all. She was so authentic. There was nothing phony about her, and she just gave it her all. I think it still resonates in such a strong way. I think her music is timeless; I don't think it sounds dated.
I really love her and I think her story speaks to everyone for a different reason. Everyone sees a part of themselves in this movie, which is so amazing. People who don't know anything about her, people who are huge fans of hers, women, filmmakers, singers, people that are just randomly connected based on one song that they like—she speaks to people for different reasons.
CUSUMANO: Did you go into this with an angle in mind?
BERG: I read the letters early on, and that was the angle that I wanted to take, to find a way to have Janis tell her own story. I didn't know that much about her. I had read Buried Alive when I was a teenager, and I for sure was influenced by her music, but I didn't know who Janis the woman was. That's what I wanted to find out.
CUSUMANO: Trying to have Janis tell her story through her own words, but not having her around to tell it—how did you work around that?
BERG: I looked at everything; I read all of her letters; I spoke to her friends. I just tried to understand her the best way I could. I went in thinking that she was less sensitive. I went in with some clichés in my head. Those were erased after I spoke to people and kept hearing over and over the same kind of thematic stories. I realized early on that her legacy in my mind was wrong, and so I wanted to get it right.
CUSUMANO: Each person sort of had their perspective on who she was and what drove her. You get the impression that maybe no one person really knew her. Do you think that she really let any of those people in?
BERG: I think they all knew her differently, you're right, but I think that some of the "differentlys" are different than the way that we expect to see Janis: Janis the musician; Janis the woman; Janis seeking validation; Janis who, every time she fell in love with somebody, she wanted to marry them. So they all had a different take on her but they all bonded with her in different ways.
CUSUMANO: Growing up loving her, were you sort of disenchanted in any way by what the research dug up? How did your perspective of her change?
BERG: I felt so bad for her because she never healed herself from her childhood. Everyone has shitty times in their twenties, you know? Your twenties are about trying to figure out what happened when you were a kid, and then you get through it and you start embracing who you are. The letter that I open the film with is so important to me because she's trying to sooth herself in this letter. She's taking stock of where she's at—the line that really sticks out for me is "Need to be proud of myself," because obviously everyone was proud of Janis, and she knew that. She wasn't naïve, but she still wasn't able to comfort herself. That is so sad to me, because I think that she would have gotten there. And 27 is the year of Saturn returns. Everything gets stirred up, and it gets crazy for people.
CUSUMANO: How do you balance documenting versus advocating for a particular stance on your subject?
BERG: We were talking about this at the Hollywood Reporter round table the other day, and I think it's really important for me to articulate this—I don't go into a documentary as an advocate. But you spend so much time with the subject, and you become so passionate about whatever that is that at the end of the day there is an expectation for a certain advocacy. Anything you become passionate about, it's harder to let go of it when you finish the film. You emotionally get caught up in what you're doing. It becomes impossible not to, because it becomes your whole world.
CUSUMANO: What's the first thing you do when you think you've got an idea?
BERG: I have a very obsessive way about research, and I can't stop going. I want to find out everything I can, read everything, and just start seeing it.
CUSUMANO: When do you start to think something will pan out?
BERG: I never think that it won't. It's kind of weird. I've had so many ideas that didn't pan out, but I never really think that it won't until something happens to push me away from it. I trust my instincts a lot on stories.
CUSUMANO: A lot of your previous work has focused on exploitation and sort of social justice issues. But you've been working on Janis alongside those the whole time. How does Janis fit into the rest of your work?
BERG: The role for me, same as every film I make, is to find the authentic voice for the narrative and stick with it all the way through the film. I think that the formative years are the most important for children. The idea that she was bullied and her confidence was taken away from her so many times when she was just trying to find her voice does connect with other stories that I've done. She was able to transform all of that pain into her art, and that's a really important message. She was able to push this beautiful music out of such deep-rooted pain. You can see that transformation. That Monterey Pop scene is so important for me because you can see when she's on that stage, she found herself.
CUSUMANO: There's a great quote, "When the show's over, the audience leaves and you're left with yourself." It seemed like that encapsulated the movie.
BERG: Totally. The theme of loneliness is a big one for Janis. When I interviewed Pink, she laid it out really well. She said when she's on tour it's just her and God and her 20- or 50-thousand fans, so she's having this really out-of-body experience. Then she gets on the bus, and there's a candle, a bottle of wine, and she looks at her watch and sees that she has to try to unwind, go to sleep, and get up and do the same thing again. How do you keep up with that pace?
CUSUMANO: Another thing that, looking through your filmography, ties them together is a really strong narrative. How do you apply the same storytelling principles?
BERG: Having access to emotional elements always ties it together. Even with Warren Jeffs [in Prophet's Prey], it sounds twisted, but those prophecies that he was putting out, the combination of the prophecies and the music and the children's voices, I feel like that emotionally pulls all the story points together, and I used that. The people that I was interviewing are so traumatized by their past—trying to tell the history through the people in the church was impossible. So I brought in Nick Cave and I wrote up a script and he read it. It told you everything you needed to know in less than a minute. It's a combination of great elements, music, and visuals.
JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE IS OUT THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 AT THE IFC CENTER IN NEW YORK AND OTHER SELECT THEATERS.
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CUMBERLAND and SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of two seniors housing properties in Rhode Island: Chapel Hill in Cumberland and Smithfield Woods in Smithfield.
Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction, a publicly-traded REIT. The buyer was a partnership between GMF Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Meridian Senior Living, which will operate the properties. The price was not disclosed.
Both located in the Providence metro, the communities were built between 1989 and 1999. The properties offer 272 units of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.


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Current: Legal challenge against Fatca shut down by US appeals court
Legal challenge against Fatca shut down by US appeals court
(International Adviser) -- A group of US citizens living abroad "lack standing" to challenge the US Treasury Department's taxes on their foreign bank accounts, the country's Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on Friday.
The taxes were established by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) in 2010 and have been described by attorneys representing several US citizens as "draconian", reports legal news site Courthouse News Service.
Fatca requires foreign banks to report all accounts held by US citizens to the country's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or risk being hit with a 30% withholding tax.
Taxpayers wilfully failing to file a foreign bank account report also face a penalty of 50% of the value of the account or $100,000 (£77,674, €85,051), whichever is greater.
Senator support
US senator Rand Paul was among the plaintiffs in the original lawsuit in July 2015 that accused Fatca of being a financial surveillance programme that encouraged Americans living abroad to give up their citizenship.
Along with five US citizens living overseas, Paul also claimed that foreign banks purged accounts held by Americans to avoid being taxed by the IRS.
"...no plaintiff claims to hold enough foreign assets to be subject to the individual-reporting requirement."
The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Court judge Thomas M. Rose, who ruled that all of the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their claims because none had been adversely affected by Fatca.
Appeal denied
On appeal, Jim Bopp, the plaintiffs' attorney, argued before the Sixth Circuit in January that even though Fatca has not been enforced against his clients, the US Supreme Court allows for a pre-enforcement challenge of the law under Susan B. Anthony List versus Driehaus.
But the Sixth Circuit affirmed judge Rose's decision Friday, finding that the plaintiffs have no standing to challenge Fatca.
"First, no plaintiff has alleged any actual enforcement of Fatca such as a demand for compliance with the individual-reporting requirement, the imposition of a penalty for noncompliance, or [a foreign financial institution's] deduction of the Passthru Penalty from a payment to or from a foreign account," judge Danny Boggs said, writing for the three-judge panel.
"Second, no plaintiff can satisfy the Driehaus test for standing to bring a pre-enforcement challenge to Fatca because no plaintiff claims to hold enough foreign assets to be subject to the individual-reporting requirement," the 28-page opinion continues.
A foreign bank's refusal to accept US clients may be related to Fatca's reporting requirements, but it is the bank's decision and that injury cannot be imputed to the US Government, the panel ruled.
Denied a vote
The Cincinnati-based appeals court also rejected Paul's claim that he has been denied the opportunity to vote against the Fatca intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) negotiated by the Treasury Department and IRS.
"Any incursion upon Senator Paul's political power is not a concrete injury like the loss of a private right, and any diminution in the Senate's law-making power is not particularised but is rather a generalised grievance," Boggs said.
"Senator Paul has a remedy in the legislature, which is to seek repeal or amendment of Fatca itself, under the aegis of which Treasury is executing the IGAs."
Paul did, in fact, introduce a bill to repeal Fatca in April. It has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.
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26 people displaced after fire in Vancouver
by: Cole Miller, KOIN 6 News Staff
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — At least 26 people were displaced from their homes after a fire in Vancouver Sunday night.
Vancouver Fire said crews found two homes on fire on E 18th Street near Norris Road when they got there just after 7 p.m. A house and duplex unit next door were on fire.
"This was a difficult fire because there were two structures that were damaged," spokesperson Joe Hudson said.
Three alarms were called but firefighters were able to get it under control quickly because the station house was nearby.
No one was hurt and the Red Cross is helping everyone who was displaced.
A family living in one duplex said they ran out with just the clothes on their backs after their daughter alerted everyone to the danger.
"….if [my dad] was gone and my sister didn't hear that pop, we could've been dead," 7-year-old Michael Arellano said.
Michael said their dog was scared and he went back to save her.
"My dog kind of got scared. She started screaming," he said. "We left her inside and so I went to go grab her quick before everyone got out and then I ran out with no shoes, no socks."
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Chevy lands on top of VW in Vancouver
by KOIN 6 News Staff / Jul 14, 2019
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- A Chevy Suburban ended up on top of a Volkswagen SUV in Vancouver Sunday afternoon, downing power lines and sending one person to the hospital.
The crash shortly before 3 p.m. happened along NW Erwin O Rieger Memorial Hwy and NW Lower River Road, the Vancouver Fire Department said.
Vancouver Pride 'great way to become more involved'
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- Esther Short Park was awash in rainbow as hundreds of people took part in the 25th annual Celebration of Pride in Vancouver Saturday, a testament to how the community has grown over the years.
Saturday in the Park Pride brought food, entertainment, businesses, local leaders and charity to support LGBTQ youth and families in Clark County. Organizers said it feels like they're finally hitting their stride as 106 booths were at the event, more than double the number from just one year ago.
'Door-to-door swab scam' reported in Vancouver
by Amy Frazier, KOIN 6 News Staff / Jul 12, 2019
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- Wendy Gooderham was at her Vancouver home in the Bryant Village Apartments Wednesday afternoon when a man wearing blue scrubs knocked on her door.
"I thought that was odd. Why was he wearing scrubs knocking on my door? I didn't hear an ambulance or anything," she told KOIN 6 News. "I asked him what he wanted and he said he was with a company, I don't recall the company, he was talking quickly. He talked about he wanted to do a screening for cancer, it wasn't a normal test my doctor would run. I told him I'm up on all my shots and everything."
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Okay, so the title 'Challenge of Being a Brilliant Second-in-Command', may seem a bit conceited. The reality is I am an excellent second-in-command. There are a few gifts, talents, and developed skills that makes this possible. There are numerous quantifiable and contextual successes that prove this claim. But, I digress.
I help leaders, visionaries, who are often A-type personalities implement their vision. This requires an ability to see and navigate their blind spots, to translate their ideas and plans in to the language of doers (and when that's not possible to just do it), and to guide them to new solutions based on their own framework. And there in lies the rub.
Any experienced professional, with some level of success, has a framework that guides their actions, decisions, and more importantly communications. When there has been a level of success using said framework, it is often hard to change and always hard to see the limitations of the framework.
Because of who I am, I can guide my clients to a new solution without challenging the framework. I connect the new solution to a recognized, already identified problem. Is this approach beneficial or harmful to my clients?
The limiting framework is still in place and, more than likely, still a blind spot. I'd like to believe that in the process of generating and implementing the new solution I planted an idea. When the time is right, then that idea will illuminate the blind spot.


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fda evidence.
I have poured through hours upon hours and hundreds of pages of data, information and research relating to breast implants. While the online support group was a contributor to my decision to remove my implants, it ultimately came down to the information that is provided by the FDA. The information is pretty eye opening, not to mention historically implants have actually been recalled because they weren't safe to begin with! I question there safety now given that they were approved without proof of safety and serious limitations they continue to acknowledge in current studies and knowing the ingredients that go into making implants that sit in our bodies!
Here is a listing of some of the literature I've read through in no particular order. You should too if you have implants or are considering implants for any reason, whether it's for augmentation, reconstruction or due to mastectomy. It's important to note that SALINE implants are not entirely different than silicone because the shell is comprised of the same heavy metals that silicone implants are made of.
I've compiled a list of literature I have gone through and pulled quotes that I feel are significant (or at least they were for me) for understanding the full risk below each link. Please take the time to read the articles in their entirety to decide for yourself. Personally, I feel that the regulatory health and safety bodies pretty clearly state that they know toxins are in the implants but feel based on the acknowledged inadequate research that they are safe until new more thorough and accurate studies say otherwise and until such point as they have that they feel that women have enough information to make an informed decision regarding breast augmentation with implants......That means the onus is on YOU! Read through these and decide for yourself.
Breast Implant Information Provided by the FDA
(All direct links to the material quoted are the titles, just click to review the data in it's entire context)
A. Silicone Gel Bleed Testing
1. FDA Backgrounder on Platinum in Silicone Breast Implants
"However, the IOM report states that, "Platinum is present in small amounts in implants… Reports that this platinum is in the form of platinate (Lykissa, et al., 1997) are unconfirmed."
"Some studies have shown that small quantities of platinum may bleed through an intact implant shell and be present in trace amounts (parts per billion) in surrounding tissue. However, these results need to be confirmed using a larger number of subjects. Other studies have serious scientific flaws that raise concerns about the validity of their results and conclusions. Even if the analytical results of large, well controlled studies were to show relatively high levels of platinum in biological samples, the toxicological significance would still need to be determined.
Based on the existing literature, FDA believes that the platinum contained in breast implants is in the zero oxidation state, which would pose the lowest risk, and thus that the small amounts of platinum that leak through the shell do not represent a significant risk to women with silicone breast implants. FDA will continue to review and analyze the literature on the issue of platinum in breast implants, as part of its ongoing assessment of the safety of these devices.
2. Silicone Gel-Filled Implants
"Breast implants are not lifetime devices. The longer a woman has implants, the more likely it is that she will need to have surgery to remove or replace them.
Women with breast implants may have a very low but increased likelihood of being diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).
There is no apparent association between silicone gel-filled breast implants and connective tissue disease, breast cancer, or reproductive problems. However, in order to definitively rule out these and other rare complications, studies would need to be much larger and longer than those conducted so far.
3. 2011 FDA Update on the Safety of Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
In the early 1980s, concerns arose about the safety of breast implants, in particular silicone gel- filled breast implants. FDA's new surveillance systems identified frequent local complications and adverse outcomes, and other published case reports described cancer and connective tissue disease in some women with breast implants. In response, the FDA reclassified breast implant into Class III, higher-risk products needing premarket approval (PMA), and called for manufacturers to provide data demonstrating the devices were safe and effective.
In 1992, the FDA determined that the manufacturers had not adequately addressed public concerns about certain complications, such as implant rupture and silicone leakage. Following the advice of an outside expert advisory panel, the FDA removed all silicone gel-filled breast implants from the market and required manufacturers to submit premarket approval applications that contained data on safety and effectiveness.
In order to meet a public health need, the FDA allowed manufacturers to provide silicone gel- filled implants for reconstruction after mastectomy, correction of congenital deformities, or replacement of existing implants. Manufacturers enrolled women who received silicone gel- filled breast implants for these purposes in Adjunct Studies so that data could be collected about device performance and safety.
In November 2006, the FDA approved Allergan's∗ Natrelle Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants and Mentor's MemoryGel Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants. The FDA based its approvals on the manufacturers' clinical studies, called Core Studies, which followed hundreds of women with silicone gel-filled breast implants for 3 (Mentor) or 4 (Allergan) years. Despite frequent local complications and adverse outcomes, the FDA determined that the benefits and risks of breast implants were sufficiently well understood for women to make informed decisions about their use.
When the FDA approved silicone gel-filled breast implants in the U.S. in 2006, it recognized that there were limited data on rare events and long-term outcomes. In order to better understand the long-term performance of these devices and to monitor for previously unrecognized adverse events, the FDA required the manufacturers to conduct post-approval studies, analyzed silicone gel-filled breast implant Medical Device Reports (MDR) submitted to FDA, performed periodic literature reviews, and evaluated correspondence from researchers, health care providers, patients, and concerned citizens.
As conditions of approval, the FDA required each manufacturer of silicone gel-filled breast implants to conduct six post-approval studies to characterize the long-term performance and safety of the devices. The FDA believes that data from these long-term, post-approval studies will provide important information for women, their families and friends, and health care providers, and may lead to improvements in implant design and labeling.
Due to the length of the studies required by the FDA, they have not all been completed. Rather than waiting for all studies to be completed, FDA believes it is important to share currently available information so that women may make informed decisions about their health care.
Limitations in the post-approval studies to date preclude (prevent from happening) the detection of very rare rates of complications. However, post-approval studies to date do not show evidence that silicone gel-filled breast implants cause connective tissue disease or reproductive problems. Differences in study design, clinical endpoints and definitions, and patient populations preclude direct comparisons of the post-approval study results for the two approved silicone gel-filled breast implants. Patient follow-up rates are lower than anticipated, limiting the ability to draw definitive conclusions and to detect rare complications.
Each manufacturer developed its own scientifically sound study design and statistical analyses. As a result, there are important differences between the two studies, including variations in number of study participants, patient enrollment criteria, clinical endpoints and definitions. These differences preclude direct comparisons of the two approved silicone gel-filled breast implants. In some cases, low patient follow-up rates may limit interpretation of the data.
Allergan Core Study
The Allergan Core Study enrolled 715 patients
Based on the 2010 annual reports, the preliminary follow-up rates at 10 years post-implant are 66 percent for Allergan. Each study had some patients who were not available for follow-up because they had died or discontinued participation.
In the Allergan Core Study, the majority of ruptures were accompanied by symptoms; depending on the cohort, up to 35 percent of ruptures may be silent.
Among the Allergan Core Study participants, over 10 years of follow-up, there have been nine diagnoses of CTD. These include four cases of rheumatoid arthritis, three cases of fibromyalgia, one case of Raynaud's Syndrome, and one case of undifferentiated CTD.
Allergan reported 434 reoperations on 285 patients over 10 years
Mentor Core Study
Mentor Core Study enrolled 1,008 patients
The preliminary follow-up rates at 8 years post-implant are 58 percent for Mentor
There have been 28 confirmed diagnoses of connective tissue, autoimmune, or rheumatic disease in 21 patients. These include seven reports of fibromyalgia, six cases of rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis, three cases of chronic fatigue syndrome, three cases of thyroid-related disease, one case of systemic lupus erythematosis, and eight other miscellaneous and unspecified CTD cases.
Mentor reported 385 re-operations on 276 patients over 8 years post-implant
The long-term follow-up of participants in the Core Studies demonstrates that a significant percentage of women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants experience complications and adverse outcomes. The most frequently observed complications and adverse outcomes include capsular contracture, reoperation, removal of the implant, and implant rupture. The cumulative incidence of these complications increases over time – the longer a woman has breast implants, the more likely she is to experience a complication.
These studies did not demonstrate an association of silicone gel-filled breast implants with CTD, reproductive or lactation problems, or breast cancer. However, it is important to note that these studies were not designed to estimate the incidence of rare disease outcomes, nor were they designed to compare silicone gel-filled breast implants to alternative therapies.
The number of events that are reported to the FDA is often much lower than the number of events that actually occur.
The size of the population exposed to the device (denominator) is often not known, so it is difficult to determine adverse event rates and put the number of adverse events in perspective to interpret the data.
It is difficult to know whether or not the implant caused or contributed to the adverse event based solely on information provided in a report. Establishing a cause and effect relationship is especially difficult if the device is not examined or if the analysis was inadequate.
The current body of literature does not support an association between CTD and silicone gel-filled breast implants, but most of the available studies have limitations.
Women with breast implants may be more likely to be diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) - cancer
Most studies have not found an association between connective tissue diseases as a group and silicone gel-filled breast implants. The FDA collaborated on one study in 2001 that found a positive association between extracapsular silicone gel-filled breast implants and fibromyalgia, but significant study design and patient selection weaknesses undermine the study's conclusions.
Most studies that have examined specific connective tissue diseases like fibromyalgia, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus have failed to identify an association, although the studies have recognized limitations, such as lack of very long-term duration of follow-up. (this is important because the FDA says the longer we have implants in the more likely we are to experience complications or adverse events).
Based on the totality of the evidence, the FDA believes that silicone gel-filled breast implants have a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness when used as labeled. Despite frequent local complications and adverse outcomes, the benefits and risks of breast implants are sufficiently well understood for women to make informed decisions about their use.
TABLE 18. PSR reports of device problems
Device-patient incompatibility, 4860 events reported, 39.4%
Rupture, 4541 events reports, 36.8%
4. Breast Augmentation with NATRELLE® Silicone-Filled Breast Implants (2009)
In Allergan's Core Study, numerous signs and symptoms were collected at 2, 4, and 6 years post-implant. For primary augmentation patients at 6 years after implantation, statistically significant increases were found for the symptom category of Joint (includes joint pain, stiff in morning, swelling in other joints, and swelling of hands), Muscular (includes back pain, muscle pain, aches, or cramps, muscle weakness, neck pain, paralysis of arms or legs), Gastrointestinal (includes constipation, diarrhea, gastrointestinal pain, heartburn, loss of appetite, stomach pain or cramps, and vomiting), Neurological (includes headaches, loss of balance, numbness/tingle of arms or legs, problems with memory, problems with thinking, and ringing in ears), Urinary (includes problems with urination and urinating too often).and Fibromyalgia (includes back pain, fatigue, neck pain, pain, and pain in the chest). No significant increases were found in the categories of General, Global, Pain, Skin, Fatigue, and Other symptoms. For revision-augmentation patients at 6 years after implantation, no statistically significant increases were found in any of the symptom categories.
The Core Study was not designed to evaluate cause-and-effect associations because there is no comparison group of women without implants, and because other contributing factors, such as medications and lifestyle/exercise, were not studied. Therefore, it cannot be determined whether this increase was due to the implants or not, based on the Core Study. However, you should be aware that you may experience an increase in these symptoms after receiving breast implants.
5. Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) (Updated as of Feb 2017)
Since 2011, we have strengthened our understanding of this condition and concur with the World Health Organization designation of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) as a rare T-cell lymphoma that can develop following breast implants. The exact number of cases remains difficult to determine due to significant limitations in world-wide reporting and lack of global implant sales data. At this time, most data suggest that BIA-ALCL occurs more frequently following implantation of breast implants with textured surfaces rather than those with smooth surfaces.
Regulatory bodies outside the United States issued communications on BIA-ALCL.
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reported a detailed analysis of the 46 confirmed cases of BIA-ALCL in Australia, including 3 deaths. TGA estimated the risk of developing BIA-ALCL to be between 1-in-1000 and 1-in-10,000 women with breast implants.
As of February 1, 2017, the FDA has received a total of 359 medical device reports (MDRs) of BIA-ALCL, including nine deaths. There are 231 reports that included information on the implant surface. Of these, 203 were reported to be textured implants and 28 reported to be smooth implants. Most of the reports contained no information about the surface textures of any previous implants. In addition, 312 of the 359 reports included information on implant fill types. Of these, 186 reported implants filled with silicone gel and 126 reported implants filled with saline.
It is important to note that details on breast implant surface and fill type are limited. While the MDR system is a valuable source of information, it may contain incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data. Over time, we may gather more information about a report and thus the numbers listed above may change. In addition, the incidence or prevalence of an event cannot be determined from the MDR reporting system due to potential under-reporting, duplicate reporting of events, and the lack of information about the total number of breast implants.
6. Risks of Breast Implants
Additional Surgeries
Breast implants are not lifetime devices. The longer you have breast implants, the more likely it is that complications will occur and you will need to have them removed. There is no guarantee that you will have a satisfactory cosmetic outcome from any reoperation.
Silicone gel is thicker than saline, so when a silicone gel-filled implant ruptures, the gel may remain in the shell or in the scar tissue that forms around the implant (intracapsular rupture). The longer you have a breast implant, the greater the chance of implant rupture.
The FDA recommends removing both saline-filled and silicone gel-filled breast implants if they have ruptured. You and your doctor will need to decide whether or not your implant has ruptured and if you should have it replaced or removed without replacement.
Rupture in Silicone Gel-Filled Implants
If your silicone gel-filled breast implant ruptures, it is not likely that you or your doctor will immediately notice. Silicone gel is thicker than saline, so when a silicone gel-filled implant ruptures, the gel may remain in the shell or in the scar tissue that forms around the implant (intracapsular rupture).
When a silicone gel-filled implant ruptures, a woman may notice a decrease in breast size, change in breast implant shape, hard lumps over the implant or chest area, an uneven appearance of the breasts, pain or tenderness, tingling, swelling, numbness, burning, or changes in sensation. Ruptures that show symptoms usually happen outside of the capsule. However, some ruptures are called "silent ruptures."
A "silent rupture" doesn't change the way an implant looks or feels to a woman because the rupture occurs within the capsule. Silent ruptures are not usually evident by a physical examination by a doctor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most effective method for detecting silent rupture of silicone gel-filled breast implants. The FDA recommends MRI at 3 years after implantation and every 2 years after that to screen for rupture.
Silicone gel that leaks outside the capsule surrounding the implant may travel (migrate) away from the breast. The leaked silicone gel may cause lumps to form in the breast or in other tissue, most often the chest wall, armpit or arm. It may be difficult or impossible to remove silicone gel that has traveled to other parts of the body.
The FDA has not detected any association between silicone gel-filled breast implants and connective tissue disease, breast cancer, or reproductive problems. In order to rule out these and other rare complications, studies would need to be larger and longer than these conducted so far.
7. Breast Augmentation with Natrelle Silicone-Filled Breast Implants
Lymphadenopathy is a chronic enlargement of the lymph nodes. A lymph node is a round mass of tissue which makes cells as part of your immune system. The lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) drain the breast area of fluid. Some patients with breast implants report having enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit(s). Sometimes the enlarged lymph nodes are painful. If they become too large or painful, the lymph node(s) may need to be surgically removed. Painful and/or enlarged lymph nodes should be reported to your doctor. Literature reports associate lymphadenopathy with both intact and ruptured silicone breast implants. One study reported that armpit lymph nodes from women with both intact and ruptured silicone gel implants had abnormal tissue reactions, granulomas, and the presence of silicone. These reports were in women who had implants from a variety of manufacturers and implant models.
What Are Other Reported Conditions?
There have been reports in the literature of other conditions in women with silicone gel- filled breast implants. Many of these conditions have been studied to evaluate their potential association with breast implants. Although no cause-and-effect relationship has been established between breast implants and the conditions listed below, you should be aware of these reports. Furthermore, there is the possibility of risks, yet unknown, which in the future could be determined to be associated with breast implants.
Connective Tissue Disease (CTD)
Connective tissue diseases include diseases such as lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, with tenderness at specific sites in the body. It is often accompanied by fatigue. There have been a number of published epidemiological studies which have looked at whether having a breast implant is associated with having a typical or defined connective tissue disease. The published studies overall show that breast implants are not significantly associated with a risk of developing a typical or defined connective tissue disease. However, the study size needed to conclusively rule out a small risk of connective tissue disease among women with silicone gel-filled implants would need to be very large. These studies do not distinguish between women with intact and ruptured implants. Only one study evaluated specific connective tissue disease diagnoses and symptoms in women with silent ruptured versus intact implants, but the study was too small to rule out a small risk.
CTD Signs and Symptoms
Literature reports have also been made associating silicone breast implants with various rheumatological signs and symptoms such as fatigue, exhaustion, joint pain and swelling, muscle pain and cramping, tingling, numbness, weakness, and skin rashes. Scientific expert panels and literature reports have found no evidence of a consistent pattern of signs and symptoms in women with silicone breast implants. Having these rheumatological signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean you have a connective tissue disease; however, you should be aware that you may experience these signs and symptoms after undergoing breast implantation. If you notice an increase in these signs or symptoms, you should consider seeing a rheumatologist to determine whether these signs or symptoms are due to a connective tissue disorder or autoimmune disease.
Brain cancer – One recent study has reported an increased incidence of brain cancer in women with breast implants as compared to the general population. The incidence of brain cancer, however, was not significantly increased in women with breast implants when compared to women who had other plastic surgeries. Another recently published review of four large studies of women with cosmetic implants concluded that the evidence does not support an association between brain cancer and breast implants.
Respiratory/lung cancer – One study has reported an increased incidence of respiratory/lung cancer in women with breast implants. Other studies of women in Sweden and Denmark have found that women who get breast implants are more likely to be current smokers than women who get breast reduction surgery or other types of cosmetic surgery.
Cervical/vulvar cancer – One study has reported an increased incidence of cervical/vulvar cancer in women with breast implants. The cause of this increase is unknown.
Other cancers – One study has reported an increased incidence of stomach cancer and leukemia in women with breast implants compared to the general population. This increase was not significant when compared to women who had other types of plastic surgeries.
Potential Health Consequences of Gel Bleed
Small quantities of low molecular weight (LMW) silicone compounds, as well as platinum (in zero oxidation state), have been found to diffuse (bleed) through an intact implant shell.The evidence is mixed as to whether there are any clinical consequences associated with gel bleed. For instance, studies on implants implanted for a long duration have suggested that such bleed may be a contributing factor in the development of capsular contracture and lymphadenopathy. However, evidence against gel bleed being a significant contributing factor to capsular contracture and other local complications is provided by the fact that there are similar or lower complication rates for silicone gel-filled breast implants than for saline-filled breast implants (PERSONAL NOTE: Saline implant shells are made of the same heavy metals as silicone!!!!! - Please see below links of SSED for this data). Saline-filled breast implants do not contain silicone gel and, therefore, gel bleed is not an issue for those products. Furthermore, toxicology testing has indicated that the silicone material used in Allergan's implants does not cause toxic reactions when large amounts are administered to test animals. It should also be noted that studies reported in the literature have demonstrated that the low concentration of platinum contained in breast implants is in the zero oxidation (most biocompatible) state.Allergan performed a laboratory test to analyze the silicones and platinum (used in the manufacturing process), which may bleed out of intact implants into the body. Over 99% of the LMW silicones and platinum stayed in the implant. The overall body of available evidence supports that the extremely low level of gel bleed is of no clinical consequence. (My note: The animal testing was conducted over 30-90 day periods, not years or decades as many women have their implants in their bodies for)
Allergan's Core Study results indicate that the risk of at least one occurrence of any complication (including reoperation) at some point through 7 years after implant surgery is 45% for primary augmentation patients and 57% for revision-augmentation patients. (My note: that is nearly half of every primary augmentation patients and almost 2/3 of revision!!!!!)
Quality of Life Assessments: Quality of life assessments were obtained prior to implantation and at 1, 2, 4, and 6 years post-surgery. The 6-year data is provided here. For primary augmentation patients, the SF-36, which is a collection of scales that measure mental and physical health, showed an improvement in one scale and a worsening in six scales after 6 years compared to before breast implantation,
The most common reason for implant removal was capsular contracture (35 of the 107 implants removed).
8. Directions for Use: Natrelle Silicone Filled Breast Implants
8. A) Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff Saline, Silicone Gel, and Alternative Breast Implants
4.4 Volatiles
We recommend you analyze the elastomer shell for volatile components using a headspace detector.
4.5 Heavy Metals
We recommend you provide qualitative and quantitative analyses for heavy metals on the final finished shell. The heavy metal analyses should include, but need not be limited to, analyses of the following metals: platinum (Pt); tin (Sn); zinc (Zn); chromium (Cr); arsenic (As); lead (Pb); antimony (Sb); nickel (Ni); and copper (Cu). In addition, for the metal used as the catalyst in the curing reaction, we recommend you provide the valence state and the amount of residue of the catalyst. In lieu of providing a complete heavy metal analysis on the finished shell, you may provide the purity of the catalyst (with trace elements) used in the raw shell material, along with an analysis of the finished shell for just the catalyst metal used.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR IMPLANTS?
View the SSED (Summary of Safety & Effectiveness Data) documents below (pages 5-8 usually list the ingredients)
9. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED) - Natrelle® 410 Highly Cohesive Anatomically Shaped Silicone-Filled Breast Implants
POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE DEVICE ON HEALTH
Below is a list of the potential adverse effects (e.g., complications) associated with the use of the device.
Reoperation (additional surgeries)
Implant Removal with or without Replacement
Implant Malposition or Displacement
Breast Pain
Infection including toxic shock syndrome
Breast/Skin Sensation Changes
Nipple Complications
Seroma/Fluid Accumulation
Delayed Wound Healing
Hypertrophic Scarring
Wrinkling/Rippling
Extrusion of Implant
Implant Palpability/Visibility
Gel Fracture
Tissue/Skin Necrosis
Upper Pole Fullness
Capsule Calcification
Palpable Orientation mark
Calcium deposits
Breast tissue atrophy/chest wall deformity
Neurological Signs and Symptoms
Potential Effects on Offspring
Gel Materials
3. Volatiles
Analysis for volatiles present in the shell and patch material showed that the maximum exposure possible from implant residuals for isopropyl alcohol to be 201.1 μg and for xylene to be 337.2 μg. Analysis for volatiles present in gel was not necessary because the gel materials do not contain any organic solvents. The volatiles testing results are comparable to results seen in previously approved breast implant devices.
To independently assess the potential for distribution of silicone post-implantation, a pharmacokinetics study of the silicone gel used in Allergan's Silicone-Filled Breast Implants was performed. The study design consisted of 3 Fischer F-344 female rats that were subcutaneously implanted with approximately 3.4 grams of C14 radiolabeled silicone gel for 30 days. After dosing, the rats were housed in individual glass metabolism chambers, which allowed separate collection of carbon dioxide, potential expired volatile chemicals, feces and urine. Blood was drawn throughout the study period. Low amounts of the radiolabel were collected in blood (0.0190% of dose), or were measured cumulatively in expired air (0.0004% of dose), feces (0.0186% of dose) and urine (0.0005% of dose). In regard to individual tissues, the liver, muscle and skin had the highest counts (0.0122%, 0.0055% and 0.0020% of the implanted dose, respectively). The vast majority of the gel remained at the implantation site (~100% of dose), thus demonstrating that the gel was encapsulated, with minimal movement away from the site of implantation. The data are similar to the observations reported in the published scientific literature. The results are comparable to results seen in previously approved breast implant devices.
10. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (Inamed® (Allergan) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants)
Silicone gel was evaluated in a 6-week subchronic toxicity study in female Fischer 344 rats that primarily focused upon the histology of the implantation sites.
11. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (Mentor MemoryGelTM Silicone Gel- Filled Breast Implants)
Volatiles, Semi-volatiles and Heavy metals listed on pages 2 -8
12. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED) (Mentor MemoryShapeTM Breast Implants)
13. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED) (Sientra Silicone Gel Breast Implants)
** Take a look at pages 8-11 and the biocompatibility testing, you will note that the intervals they used to suggest exposure is safe are days to several month in time, not years or decades.
14. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED (Mentor Saline Breast Implants)
15. SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED Allergan (formerly called McGhan and Inamed) Medical RTV Saline-Filled Breast Implants
World Health Organization Fact Sheets
Lead poisoning & exposures
Mercury & health
Read about the Heavy Metals data and risks (the ones found inside saline/silicone implants)
16. Labeling for Approved Breast Implants (FDA)
17. Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Saline, Silicone Gel, and Alternative Breast Implants
18. Ideal Implant Saline-filled Breast Implant Patient Labelling
19. Ideal Implant Saline-filled Summary of Safety & Effectiveness
20. Allergan (formerly called McGhan and Inamed) Saline-Filled Breast Implant Patient Labelling
22. Allergan Saline-Filled Breast Implant Summary of Safety & Effectiveness
23. Mentor Saline-Filled and Spectrum Breast Implants Patient Labelling
24. Mentor Saline-Filled and Spectrum Breast Implants Summary of Safety & Effectiveness
25. Post Approval Study - Data 2015- This PAS can be searched for other studies related to implants. The data in this specific study is not ideal because of the high volume of women that were lost track of in the study. Also their "control group" is outlined as the women who had saline implants as opposed to women who never had implants to begin with. Given that saline filled shells are comprised of silicone and heavy metals this is not an ideal control group to determine more severe risks.


Explore an urban wilderness waterway in Lincoln Park. A safe group paddle exploring the 3 channels of Lincoln Park that includes popular heron perches and a beaver dam and lodge. Bring your own canoe or kayak. PFDs are required by state law. Rain or shine but not if thunder is imminent.
The Lincoln Park canoe launch is at 5000 N. Milwaukee River Parkway, just north of Hampton Avenue.
This Jane's Walk MKE is organized by the Friends of Lincoln Park.


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Angelika Sarna (* 1. Oktober 1997 in Stalowa Wola) ist eine polnische Mittelstreckenläuferin, die sich auf die 800-Meter-Distanz spezialisiert hat.

Sportliche Laufbahn
Erste internationale Erfahrungen sammelte Angelika Sarna im Jahr 2015, als sie bei den Junioreneuropameisterschaften in Eskilstuna mit 2:08,97 min im Vorlauf über 800 m ausschied. Auch bei den U23-Europameisterschaften im heimischen Bydgoszcz kam sie mit 2:08,06 min nicht über die Vorrunde hinaus und 2019 belegte sie dann bei den U23-Europameisterschaften in Gävle in 2:07,46 min den fünften Platz. 2021 qualifizierte sie sich über die Weltrangliste für die Olympischen Sommerspiele in Tokio und schied dort mit 2:02,18 min in der ersten Runde aus. Im Jahr darauf erreichte sie bei den Europameisterschaften in München das Halbfinale und schied dort mit 2:02,15 min aus. 2023 kam sie bei den Halleneuropameisterschaften in Istanbul mit 2:05,50 min nicht über den Vorlauf hinaus.

2021 wurde Sarna polnische Meisterin im 800-Meter-Lauf.

Persönliche Bestzeiten
 600 Meter: 1:26,27 min, 23. Juli 2022 in Warschau
 800 Meter: 1:59,72 min, 20. Juni 2021 in Chorzów
 800 Meter (Halle): 2:02,74 min, 8. Februar 2023 in Toruń

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 Athletenporträt bei domtel-sport.pl

800-Meter-Läufer (Polen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Polen)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2020
Polnischer Meister (Leichtathletik)
Leichtathlet (AZS-AWF Warszawa)
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"Win, Lose or Die": Danish first edition (1990)
Win Lose or Die
James Bond Agent 007 no. 15: "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1968)
Horak
James Bond Agent 007 (comic book)
"The Spy Who Loved Me": Danish ad sheets (1977)
These are the original Danish ad sheets for "The Spy Who Loved Me" (EON Productions 1977), issued by the film's local distributor United Artists.
The press book was distributed to cinema owners in Denmark to mark the film's theatrical release in August 1977.
Ad sheets and press books
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
ad sheet
The Spy Who Loved Me
"For Special Services": Danish first edition (1990)
For Special Services
"Live and Let Die": Danish View-Master reels (1973)
To mark the Danish theatrical release of "Live and Let Die", EON Productions' 1973 James Bond 007 film, GAF Corporation produced a set of View-Master reels based on the movie. The reels were marketed in the US, West Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark (and perhaps other countries as well).
The three View-Master reels boiled the basic plot of "Live and Let Die" down to 21 sets of stereograms. When viewed through the ViewMaster viewer, the colour slides (taken from the film) appeared to be in stereoscopic 3-D.
"A View-Master disk holds 14 film slides in seven pairs, making up the seven stereoscopic images. Two film slides are viewed simultaneously, one for each eye, thus simulating binocular depth perception."
- from Wikipedia
View-Master
Exclusive interview: Caroline Munro & Martine Beswick – part 2 (2016)
On September 1, 2016, Bond•O•Rama.dk had the pleasure of sharing a table with legendary Bond girls Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick. This is the second half of our three-way conversation.
Caroline Munro (b. 1949) adorned the set of "James Bond 007 - Casino Royale" (1967) at the age of 16 as an uncredited "Guard Girl". Ten years later, she made quite a sensation as Stromberg's scantily clad helicopter pilot Naomi in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)
Martine Beswick (b. 1941) made her striking film debut as Zora, one of the fighting gypsy women in "From Russia with Love" (1963). The film's director, Terence Young, asked Beswick to return for "Thunderball" (1965), now in the role of Nassau agent and Bond ally Paula Caplan.
Bond•O•Rama met Caroline Munro, now 67 years old, and Martine Beswick, 75, at the design hotel The Thief in Oslo. Whereas the first part of the interview concerned the two cult actresses' roles in the James Bond 007 film series, this second part is devoted to their collaborations with Ray Harryhausen, Oliver Stone, Hervé Villechaize and notorious B-movie producers Menahem Golan & Yoram Globus among others.
● Read part one of the interview: Caroline Munro & Martine Beswick discuss their Bond girl experiences
BI: Brian Iskov/Bond•O•Rama.dk
CM: Caroline Munro
MB: Martine Beswick
BI: You both worked with Ray Harryhausen. And you, Caroline, are connected to the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation as well?
CM: I was a trustee, and now I'm a ... they call me patron. Which sounds really well-put, but I quite like that.
MB: Yes, very grand. Because you are. Ha ha.
CM: I don't know about that. But I spread the word, and of course I was in "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" (1973), and Martine was in "One Million Years B.C." (1966).
BI: What was that like?
CM: Oh, amazing.
MB: We loved him. I just thought he was fabulous and brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
CM: So special ... and genius, really, at what he did. Willis O'Brien had started it with his "King Kong" (1933), but Ray kind of took it to another level and just went with it. He named it Dynarama, didn't he? [Dynamation, ed.] It was just so special, the process, and all the big ones ...
MB: ... acknowledge him for making it work, starting them, actually. [Steven] Spielberg ...
CM: Yes. He was sort of their person they look to, and they said, yep, we want to do that.
MB: He was the inspiration to a lot of these guys. I feel very privileged to have worked with him. Don't you?
CM: Me too, absolutely. We're very close with Vanessa, his daughter. She's lovely.
MB: She was on the cruise with us last year. Hi hi.
CM: She was! Yes, she and her husband. They're both farmers. He's a sheep farmer, Ray's son-in-law, and Vanessa is a farmer's wife now. A very selective one, but a farmer's wife.
Hervé Villechaize
Martine Beswick
On September 1, 2016, Bond•O•Rama.dk had the pleasure of sharing a table with legendary Bond girls Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick. This is the first half of our three-way conversation.
Caroline Munro (b. 1949) adorned the set of "James Bond 007 - Casino Royale" (1967) at the age of 16 as an uncredited "Guard Girl". Ten years later, she made quite a sensation as Stromberg's scantily clad helicopter pilot Naomi in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).
Caroline Munro as Naomi with Roger Moore in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) • framegrab
Martine Beswick as Paula Caplan with Sean Connery in "Thunderball" (1965) • framegrab
Beswick, now 75 years old, has since retired from acting, whereas 67-year-old Munro still does the occasional tiny cameo. The two lovely and charming women are however much in demand as guests of honour at horror, sci-fi and James Bond conventions all around the world. Beswick and Munro prefer to travel and appear together, and as the bosom friends merrily chattered away, completing each other's sentences almost telepathically, their chemistry was immediately apparent to Bond•O•Rama's special correspondent.
Ditto their contrasting personalities. As soon as Caroline Munro learned that yours truly was yet to have lunch at 3pm, she warmly offered to share her pot of tea with me. She came across as sweet, motherly and somewhat innocent compared to the more devil-may-care, outspoken "big sis" Martine Beswick. Both were exceedingly fun and endearing.
Bond•O•Rama met Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick at the design hotel The Thief in Oslo, where George Lazenby had held court at a press conference earlier that day. This first part of the interview (edited for clarity) primarily touches upon subjects related to James Bond 007. Part two, focusing on Beswick and Munro's film work outside of the Bond series, will follow shortly. [EDIT: Read part two here.]
A very special thank you to Morten Steingrimsen and "James Bond in Oslo" for facilitating this interview.
● Bond•O•Rama meets George Lazenby: "James Bond in Oslo"
● Exclusive career interview: George Lazenby, part 1
Caroline Munro, Brian Iskov and Martine Beswick in Oslo 01.09.2016 - © Brian Iskov
George Lazenby


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After Chile, the Pritzker Architecture Prize has now been awarded to Spain with the RCR Arquitectes trio, the Catalan office noticed for its handcrafted approach, minimalist and respectful of the genius loci.
For Tom Pritzker, son of the prize founder, the three architects show a faultless commitment to the site and its history, in order to create spaces conversing with their context. Their ability to intensely relate the environment specific to each site is a testament to their process and deep integrity. It is like this for all their major realizations, the Rodez Soulages Museum finished in 2014. Five oxidised Corten steel parallelepipeds offer a rust tint reminding of the volcanic stone of their region of origin and close to the Aubrac mountains local sandstone.
Let's go three decades back. Rafael Aranda (1961), Carme Pigem (1962) and Ramon Vilalta (1960) met each other in 1987 at the Valles Architecture School, where they were finishing their studies. The next year, they founded the RCR Arquitectes office (their three name initials) at Olot, in the Gerona province close to the French border where they were born.
Influenced by the Japanese culture, the three architects wish to « make the people feel the nature, the air, the void, the essence of matters ». They adopt a handcrafted approach, minimalist and respectful of the close environment.
For the Australian architect Glenn Murcutt, their work reflects great respect for the past, while projecting clarity that is of the present and the future. Such, the Barberí Laboratory, their office located in an early 20th century foundry refurbished in 2007 keeps many remnants of the original building. By adding new elements only where needed and in contrasting materials, the architects demonstrate their love for both tradition and innovation.
Harmonizing materiality with transparency, Aranda, Pigem and Vilalta seek connections between the exterior and interior, resulting in emotional and experiential architecture.
All their works have a strong sense of place and are powerfully connected to the surrounding landscape. The buildings' settlements, the choice of materials, the geometries used are always aimed to underline the natural conditions and throw them in the building itself. The bodega Bell-Lloc Winery in Palamos (2007), for example, is embedded in the vineyards soil, in dark and fresh cellars needed for the wine ageing. The intensive use of recycled steel merges the building with the earth whilst the openings made between the metallic slats let the light in.
The Cols Restaurant in Olot is an other example of fusion between landscape and minimalist modern materials to create a functional site reminding of certain country-style buildings. The space sets itself in a valley carved out in the landscape by the architects. The thick volcanic stonewalls support a lightweight and polymer transparent roof to protect against sun and rain. The furniture and vertical hanging blinds that can sub-divide the space are also of clear plastic, which puts the emphasis on food, festivities and the natural setting.
Community is another word that comes to mind when speaking of their work.
Both in the bright and colorful nursery school in Besalú, Girona, El Petit Comte Kindergarten (2010) and the Sant Antoni – Joan Oliver Library, Senior Citizens Center and Cándida Pérez Gardens in Barcelona (2007), those who will inhabit the buildings are at the forefront of their concerns .The library, as well as many RCR Arquitectes projects, is situated in an existing city block. The variety of spaces invite for exploration and are casual enough to create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
The architects have also undertaken important works outside their home in Catalonia. They have built in Belgium and France, for instance. A part from the Soulages Museum (2014) in Rodez, France, for example, which houses the works of the abstract painter Pierre Soulages and forms a symbiosis with the artist, who seems to paint with light, they have designed The Cuisine Art Center, at Nègrepelisse in the Occitan region. Their latest project in the western part of Paris is to create an Art Center covered with ceramics and many terraces with a large concave volume shaped like an open hand. This project would be located at the end of the Boulogne-Billancourt Seguin Island, former site of the Renault manufacturing plants, which now is to become an important cultural pole.
In Belgium, after the crematorium of Hofheide, in association with the office Coussée & Goris Architecten, they have just finished the realization of De Krook city library and media center in Ghent, which seems to challenge the gravity laws like many of their buildings. Great horizontal surfaces and the overhanging beams create parallel lines strengthening its magic, where criss-cross the complex spatial uses. Established in an urbanized area, the building is based on a sustainable energy concept with passive and active measures. The technical facilities used are integrated in the structure and even contribute to its architectural form.
We live in a globalized world and we must count with the international influences.
But more and more people fear that, because of this international influence, we will lose our local values, our local art, and our local customs. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta will help us to see, in a most beautiful and poetic way that we can, at least in architecture, aspire to have both; our roots firmly in place and our arms outstretched to the rest of the world.


In a previous article on TechGenix called Building a custom VDI stack for Windows 10, I interviewed expert James Rankin concerning the custom stack of tools and services he uses to implement VDI solutions for customers (his blog can be found here). At the conclusion of my interview, I asked James if he could show us how he might use his stack of tools and services to implement a Windows 10 VDI solution for a typical fictitious company. James replied at the time that he would be happy to do so but that it would require a second interview and some preparatory work to do this, and this article is the result of our second interview and the hard work that James did behind the scenes to prepare for it. Let's now listen and learn from James as he implements his custom VDI stack with Windows 10 for the fictitious company named Contoso Ltd.
Contoso Ltd. is a training provider that has many distributed offices throughout the country, with around 2000 permanent staff and 10,000 seats dedicated to providing training. Their current infrastructure is very "traditional", comprising physical Windows 7 endpoints with software installed manually (via Software Installation Policies) and managed by GPOs and logon scripts. What they find challenging, in particular, is having any sort of flexibility -- some of their training courses require software that doesn't sit well with other software installed on the machines, so they end up doing a lot of reimaging between courses to prepare the machines for their next usage scenario. VDI would make them so much more flexible -- machines could be reimaged quickly, software could be "abstracted" away so that it doesn't clash with other installed products, their classrooms could be used for different courses without any preparation, and performance could be improved. At the same time, their "backoffice" staff could also benefit from this, receiving a solution that not only lets them roam around the different offices with a minimum of disruption but also provides a ready-made mobile working platform. Also, there is the possibility that they could move more towards providing a remote rather than classroom-based training solution as well, using VDI as the core for this.
Given the above scenario, can you walk us through step-by-step how you might approach implementing a VDI solution for this customer using your stack of tools and services? You can keep your walkthrough at the level of a bird's eye perspective i.e. no need to get too caught up in nitty-gritty details, but what we'd like to understand by this is how you might approach such a project and what the general series of steps should be that would bring it to a successful conclusion.
JAMES: The key part of this is always going to be the applications. Our first job would be to assess the application estate and begin the packaging process. At this point, we'd be looking out for applications that could give problems (old browser apps, add-ons, 16-bit apps and the like) in order to get them remediated and tested quickly. Usually, at this point, it is a very good idea to introduce some of the client's staff to the packaging process and let them start doing it so that they build up familiarity with the process, and we usually find that they take to it very quickly and help us accelerate this whole stage. At the same time, we'd start putting in some SCCM infrastructure and work on building the base Windows 10 image.
Once the applications are in place, then everything starts to come together for the client and ourselves. As soon as this particular customer can see the applications being delivered "on-demand" to users rather than devices, they can instantly start to appreciate the benefits it brings. In fact in this particular situation, I'd be tempted to also allow them to run the virtualized applications on the existing estate during the migration process because it gives them so much flexibility. But obviously then at this point, we'd start to implement the thin clients (which could be bought in new or simply involve repurposing their existing endpoints) and begin running the Windows 10 VDI solution in some specific test areas.
Within the Windows 10 image we would have the relevant agents installed (FSLogix, Cloudhouse, Uniprint, DataNow and our monitoring daemon) and we would also need to extend at least one of these (the monitoring one) to the existing estate so we can start scanning for non-standard data areas. So the "pilot" phase would involve application testing on the new Windows 10 platform and data gathering on the old estate. Once this phase is finished, we will then have the information on data, profiles, and printing which we can then build up into Group Policy Objects that can enable the migration to the live environment.
Then we can begin the actual migration. We would extend the DataNow client onto the existing estate at this point and start to synchronize user data in the background. Once this is finished, the user will be marked ready for migration and we can add them to a group that triggers the process (of course, the "classroom" areas can be done on a phased basis, as there will be no user data to be managed). At this point, they will have their machines replaced or repurposed and at next logon they will fire up a virtual Windows 10 desktop. When they log in, their applications will be virtualized onto the endpoint, their profile will be mounted on a VHD across the network, their data will be represented by overlays which will sync down either on-demand or in the background, and their printer(s) should be mapped as expected.
In this sort of environment, I'd expect the "classroom" areas to be much more simple than the "backoffice" areas, so it could possibly be done in two distinct phases if resource on the client end was tight. There will, of course, always be a "mop-up" phase. Anyone who claims that they have a technology that makes migrations of this sort seamless is clearly lying! But with technologies of this type mop-up becomes easier. If you have to reimage, the user's applications, data and profile are ready to be re-injected as soon as the SCCM build finishes, and because we wouldn't have many applications in the image (probably just office and a browser, along with the required agents) then the Task Sequence is so much simpler and quicker. Additionally, because we have "hands-off" monitoring, the IT department can simply react to alerts of problems instead of having to spend time actively scanning for them.
It's all about simplicity and sustainability. In this situation, once this migration finishes they can easily slot into Microsoft's two-tiered upgrade channel and keep up-to-date without worrying about impact -- they just need to test their apps as new versions come along. And that's a good thing, because instead of constantly firefighting issues IT departments should be free to do what they're supposed to -- find new ways of enhancing the business and adding value. In this case, I'd expect this sort of solution to allow them to explore remote working and "distance learning" as new revenue streams using their Windows 10 VDI to support it.
MITCH: Can you show us a bit of how all this works?
JAMES: Don't see why not. Here, let me fire up the company lab…OK here goes.
MITCH: Fantastic, thanks, James. Moving on now, what are some of the biggest challenges you've had to face in your experiences with migrating customers to Windows 10 VDI solutions? I'm sure you must have encountered a few headaches that have left you either scratching your chin or pulling out your hair in frustration.
JAMES: It's not just Windows 10 VDI -- we also encounter challenges with physical estates as well when migrating to Windows 10. VDI does have challenges in that storage and networks need to be far more up to scratch and monitoring the environment becomes a case of concentrating equally as much on the client end as the server, network, and storage. You've got to be careful not to introduce too many complicated technologies to support a VDI stack -- take a "traditional" customer and lump them with Citrix XenDesktop, Provisioning Services, something like AppSense or RES and maybe even App-V, and you've created a monster of resource requirements with regard to high-end technical skills. This is something we try to avoid -- if you need some of the "complex" bits to fit the solution, either make sure you keep the number of complex bits down or use something that you already have skills or familiarity with. Our preferred stack is all about keeping it simple.
I think the main challenge is getting people to buy into a different way of thinking with regards to management, deployment, and testing. Virtualizing most (or all) of your applications is something people traditionally push back against. They are afraid of the unknown and worry about ending up with an estate where there is a mish-mash of technologies that all require specialist skills. But I think that is changing -- the ease of virtualizing even the difficult applications is something people seem to always be impressed by. And convincing people that implementing a monitoring tool before they perform a migration project still drives me mad -- I can't understand why monitoring and baselining always seems to be last on everyone's radar.
Of course, in an ideal world, everyone would run their applications through some sort of cloud-based provider and our lives would be so much easier. But again people have a gut reaction to it, an innate distrust of cloud services. Trying to find a way to convince them that they would probably save money by hosting their apps in Azure rather than in an on-premises solution is something we have problems trying to put across. And of course there are industries where regulation and security make them especially sensitive to data location and sovereignty, so we do have to end up going down on-premises routes sometimes.
And there are always the real PITA apps that mean you do have to layer a bit of complexity into the solution. IE6-based browser apps are a particular bugbear. For these IE6-reliant applications, we will often end up standing up legacy infrastructure either through Citrix XenApp or a VM Hosted Apps farm. This isn't an ideal solution, but luckily these applications that rely exclusively on IE6 are becoming much rarer. IE7 onwards is simple enough for tech like Cloudhouse -- it's anything prior that gives us the issue.
Medical software can also be particularly problematic. Mainly because they are tied to exotic, unusual and expensive pieces of equipment and the vendor will only ever issue an update when the hardware fails. We've seen applications running on very old MS operating systems (2000 and NT, in recent memory) simply because that was the main OS when the software was written and the vendor sees no reason to change it because the hardware will last for years and years and years. Fortunately, these cases are becoming more and more rare but they still involve some real innovation and head-scratching when we bump into them.
And finally, we need to get support teams out of the habit of dealing solely with day-to-day issues and learning to concentrate on application testing and remediation. The "flights" of Windows 10 Insider builds make this somewhat easier when we get to Windows 10, but it still involves a sea-change in how they approach their day-to-day workloads. Support teams need to change their approach slightly -- maybe they're not quite DevOps, but more TestOps, in a Windows 10-based world.
MITCH: Thanks, James. How about if we finish off by letting you spout off for a bit about anything you want concerning technology and the IT profession e.g. future trends, biggest worries, your favorite smartphone app, or whatever takes your fancy.
JAMES: I love trying to predict future trends (usually quite badly). I thought "app refactoring" (software that allows you to re-skin applications to run on form factors like mobiles and tablets) was going to be a big thing, but it looks like it's fading away, so what do I know?
But I think that containerization and virtualization of applications will finally start going mainstream this year, I think to the extent where traditionally-deployed applications really don't matter for anything except the commonest of applications (browsers, office software, etc.) Containerizing applications and services will be big -- I think that's where Windows is headed and it's where we need to be.
I also think that IT support staff will become more "delivery" focused than merely "keeping the lights on". I've seen some amazing stuff done by people who've used Amazon's Echo together with Octoblu to build servers and appliances simply by asking for them. The old notion of the "support team" building things and fighting fires is over -- we've now got to be doing testing, remediation, vendor engagement as part of the "delivery" stream.
I think it's all exciting though. We're getting back to being concerned with the development of new features, with dealing with orchestration and automation rather than just fixing things that don't work, and that means I think my job may be getting more interesting. Interesting is always good!
MITCH: Thank you, James, for taking the time to answer my questions at such a level of depth!


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Bookouture - The Inside Story
JJ Marsh talks to Peta Nightingale, Head of Talent at Bookouture.
Bookouture, as the name suggests, is a bespoke publishing service. Can you elaborate on what that means in practice?
We are proud to put a lot of effort into the relationship with our authors, and work closely with them every step of the way. More than half our authors are un-agented and we feel it's important to offer the support that an agent would, as well as providing a first class publishing model. We see our authors as a family and they are very supportive of each other. We offer a step-by-step journey through the whole publishing process, treating every single title as a potential bestseller.
What are the advantages to the Bookouture route?
Why is it a better choice than a) going with the Big 5 or b) a small press or c) self-publishing?
a) We acquire world all language rights, and publish globally, attracting submissions from authors all over the world. We welcome direct submissions - as well as those from agents.
b) We have a short product cycle, publishing two to three books a year from each author - all with the same quality of editing, packaging and marketing as any traditional publisher.
c) We use dynamic low pricing to maximise a book's ranking and visibility, tracking daily sales data to ensure that we also optimise revenue.
d) We are obsessed with detail and able to make changes throughout a title's life - including to title and packaging - in order to optimise a book's performance. We use iterative data collection to measure performance and make changes to maximise performance and revenue.
e) We treat every title the same, whether from a debut writer or an author who has sold 2 million copies. Every book starts with the same marketing spend, and there are no tiers or 'lead' titles.
f) We pay a high digital royalty rate of 45% of net receipts, and pay royalties quarterly.
g) We publish direct to readers so there are no sales and marketing teams or retailers to convince. We publish across all digital platforms.
Digital publishing is more than ebooks. You offer Print-on-Demand services for those authors who want paperbacks?
We produce a print-on-demand paperback of every title we publish, as well as an audio edition wherever possible.
It seems you began by publishing commercial women's fiction, romance and chicklit, but have now expanded into crime and psychological thrillers. Why is that?
Do you plan to add new genres in the future?
We publish the genres that our readers want to read. Our current ratio of crime and women's fiction is representative of the bestseller lists at the moment, but we are constantly watching the trends and the shifts in reader preference. Our editors are experienced at publishing a number of different genres and we're always on the look-out for great writing, great characters and great stories - whatever the genre. We will be publishing some fantasy romance this year, as well as some up-lit fiction and some more YA.
How do you know if a book/author is a good fit for Bookouture?
Great writing and a willingness and ability to write fast make an author a good fit for Bookouture.
Do they need an established platform?
It is always an advantage if an author has an established, successful platform. But some authors are less comfortable than others at using social media, and we feel that an author's time is best spent writing great books, than struggling with posts and spending too much time on social media. Our two publicity managers, Kim Nash and Noelle Holten, work tirelessly with and for our authors and offer wonderful support to those who have less experience but would still like to have a social media presence.
Is being successfully self-published a red flag or a good sign?
An author who has written and published a bestseller is always a good thing! Successful self-published authors generally understand the way we work as we also use the KDP publishing platform and online marketing. The key to success here is in successfully gathering the available sales and marketing data and using that to drive publishing decisions and promotional tools.
Where do you find your authors?
We have an online submissions platform on which anybody can submit their full-length work of commercial fiction to us. We also have relationships with all the major London agents as well as many others across the world. I and our editorial team also follow the success of self-published authors and approach them directly. We use any means we can to find and attract the best writers out there!
Is Bookouture able to respond quickly to trends in book market?
Our publishing model - speed to market, publishing direct to readers - allows us to be as nimble and flexible as possible. Because we are always looking at and for new trends, we can respond very quickly - including in developing our own IP projects.
For example, the apparent move away from psychological thrillers and towards 'up-lit'?
Indeed, we are publishing some up-lit this year.
What are the rising trends and themes we'll all be reading next year?
Contrary to what many commentators are saying, the appetite for psychological suspense and thrillers seems undimmed with readers. Perhaps it is the traditional publishers who feel a certain ennui?! That's not to say that there isn't also an appetite for fiction that touches the reader in other ways. For us it is always about quality, so provided there are great characters with a tremendous hook, then we'll want to publish it. And of course we are looking at new themes and trends all the time.
Since Bookouture was acquired by Hachette UK, what's changed?
Nothing has changed in terms of our business model. But through print partnership agreements negotiated with Little, Brown Book Group's Sphere imprint in the UK and Grand Central Publishing in the US, we now have the potential to publish a conventional paperback. We have a continuous dialogue with our UK and US colleagues over which titles might go forward into these programmes, but success in ebook (there is no threshold as such) is the first indicator. The Little, Brown rights department now also sell our translation rights, which previously were handled by the Lorella Belli literary agency. We have also recently appointed The Artists Partnership to represent our authors' film, TV and stage rights. We only acquire rights from authors that we can successfully utilise, and we're really pleased to be able to offer this comprehensive package under the Bookouture umbrella.
What's your personal book of the moment?
We are always on the look-out for the sort of emotional storytelling that really tugs at the heartstrings. I recently read Rhiannon Navin's Only Child and can't believe it's a debut novel. Set in the US in the aftermath of a school shooting, it could have been a political and difficult topic. But her telling of the story in the voice of six-year-old Zach whose ten-year-old brother has been killed, together with her handling of his parents' inability to accommodate their own huge emotions with his, has made for an utterly beautiful and hugely accomplished book.
With grateful thanks to Peta and the Bookouture Team http://www.bookouture.com/
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Григорий Аркадьевич Токуев (1917—1995) — партизан Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза (1944).

Биография
Родился 23 декабря 1917 года в деревне Поташёвская Шенкурского уезда Архангельской губернии (ныне — Шенкурский район Архангельской области). Окончил семь классов школы, занимался в аэроклубе. В 1938 году Токуев был призван на службу в Рабоче-крестьянскую Красную Армию. Участвовал в боях советско-финской войны.

С июня 1941 года — на фронтах Великой Отечественной войны. Воевал в составе 214-й воздушно-десантной бригады. В одном из боёв Токуев был контужен, временно лишился зрения и был взят в плен. При перевозке ему удалось бежать с двумя товарищами из эшелона в районе Ковеля. После скитаний по лесам им удалось найти партизан. так Токуев вступил в партизанский отряд А. Т. Михайловского в Копаткевичском районе Полесской области. Начинал воевать обычным партизаном, затем стал подрывником. С июня 1942 года Токуев руководил 2-й партизанской подрывной группой. К весне 1944 года на её боевом счету было 55 пущенных под откос эшелонов, 28 уничтоженных автомашин, 4 танка, 7 тысяч метров линий связи, 680 рельсов, большое количество солдат и офицеров противника. 19 эшелонов было пущено под откос при непосредственном участии Токуева.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 15 августа 1944 года за «образцовое выполнение заданий командования в борьбе против немецких захватчиков в тылу противника и проявленные при этом отвагу и геройство» Григорий Токуев был удостоен высокого звания Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда» за номером 4076.

Сам отличный подрывник, Токуев подготовил ещё несколько таких же отличных подрывников-партизан. Один из его учеников, Фёдор Малышев, тоже стал Героем Советского Союза.

После освобождения Белоруссии Токуев работал в спортивных учреждениях, в том числе председателем белорусского общества «Спартак». В 1957 году окончил Минский техникум физической культуры.

Проживал и работал в Минске. Скончался 14 сентября 1995 года, похоронен в Минске.

Был награждён двумя орденами Ленина, орденом Отечественной войны 1-й степени и рядом медалей.

Примечания

Литература

 Всенародная борьба в Белоруссии. В 3 т. — Минск: «Беларусь», 1984.
 Люди легенд. Выпуск 4. — М., 1971.

Участники советско-финляндской войны (1939—1940)
Партизаны Великой Отечественной войны
Партизаны Белоруссии
Похороненные в Минске