Blue Planet • Falaise #173 • 20241020


Seascape – 30 minutes at the hazy Alabaster Coast, Normandy, September 2024 .

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ADD Diabetes Group 1989, St Edmund Hall, Oxford • 20241019

St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, July 1989 • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • 20241019_1 • TakeNode af426345-4fb3-48a3-8d5e-4368c56826aa

Venue of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Anglo–Danish–Dutch Diabetes Group*, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.

The first international meeting were our new concept was presented, of pancreatic islet isolation in the University of Wisconsin Solution (UW-Solution or UWS) a solution designed recently for preservation of a donor pancreas during cold storage prior to transplantation.

Quote :


“…A few months ago, we adopted an entirely new approach to islet isolation.
Recently a new cold storage organ preservation solution was developed at the University of Wisconsin, the UW solution, allowing long term, 24 to 72 h, cold storage of the canine pancreas.
Since islet isolation is largely performed in the cold, we tested this preservation solution as the isolation medium throughout the isolation procedure. This slide shows that using the UW solution, purity has increased to over 90%…”

In addition our first successful pre-clinical transplant, we had performed the last month, was reported as breaking news at the end of the talk.

Quote :

“Three weeks ago we did our first autotransplantation of isolated islets from the whole gland by retrograde infusion into the spleen. The dog is doing fine: fasting glucose amounts to 5-6 mM and postprandial glucose between 6-8 mM ; postprandial insulin increases 6-7 fold. Thank you.”


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Notes


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* Group supported through the Nordisk UK Professional Programme.

Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Scherft JP, Terpstra JL, Frölich M, Guicherit OR, Lemkes HHPJ, Bruijn JA. The isolation of canine pancreatic islets for transplantation. Seventh Annual Meeting Anglo Danish Dutch Diabetes Group, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.

Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Guicherit OR, Jansen JBMJ, Frölich M, Lamers CBHW. The mechanism of pancreatic duct obliteration induced hyperglycemia. Seventh Annual Meeting Anglo Danish Dutch Diabetes Group, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.

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ZX81 • 20241018

Sinclair’s ZX81 computer (1KB on-board memory , with a 64K memory expansion module inserted at the back) – my first PC – that I started using from 1983 for automation of work in our experimental pancreas and islet transplantation research project – for creating (coding) and using the entire suit of apps, needed for the raw data processing and the (statistical and pharmacokinetic) analysis.
The hardware set-up included a TV (B/W) as monitor, (mono audio) tape recorder for data storage (apps), and a small thermal printer.

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Crumbling Chalk Cliffs • Falaise #171 • 20241016


Chalk cliffs at the Normandy coast, on a misty morning last September, with rockslides (Fr. éboulement) between Ault – Le Tréport.

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Documentary “The Jews of Corfu” • 20241015

October 15, 2024 — Watch free online the full documentary “The Jews of Corfu” – a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua (1) .

Documentary “The Jews of Corfu” – a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua

The Jews of Corfu – Review

The Jews of Corfu – a population group that was an important part of the island, contributed to the formation of its history. But the tragic events that befell them were added to the black page of human history.
The film The Jews of Corfu (2021) is a powerful documentary by Mirjan Gjergjevica (direction, cinematography, editing, production) & Maria Boua (script, music, sound, production) with narration by Yannis Andriotis and stories told by Zaharias Matathias • Linos Sousis • Nina Vital.
Powerful — both visually and the sound — filmed in an innovative way, combining ambient sound and stories told outdoors with the Mediterranean background, in public spaces, the streets, and Corfu synagogue – with an excellent film score – that is especially impressive how it manages to accompany the viewer in scenes of holocaust atrocities.
The history of the Corfiot Jews – a mixture of Pugliese (from south Italy) and Romaniote (from Greece) is told in vivid detail from the Middle Ages to today.
I watched this fast paced film twice, last premiere weekend, to fully grasp the whole picture ~ Michel van der Burg – Monday , March 14, 2022 (2).

Film festivals & education & online

The free public release of the film was announced last Saturday (Oct 12, 2024) by filmmaker Mirjan Gjergjevica (3) :

“It is with great pleasure and honor that we present to public our documentary, The Jews of Corfu. This work has been screened in many festivals around the world, from America to Australia, and has been lovingly embraced by schools and universities. Now, we are happy to share this freely with you all.
I warmly thank all the main contributors who contributed to the realization of this documentary: Maria Boua, Christiana Latsa, Yiannis Andriotis, Anthi Kyrtsoglou, Giorgos Zumbos and all those who helped directly or indirectly.
We hope this documentary continues to convey its message to even more people and be a way to learn about the history of the Jews of Corfu.”

Mirjan added in an update Oct 13, 2024 :

“We would like to clarify that the present publication of the documentary is not related to the recent war events that are taking place. We condemn all forms of violence and conflict, and we strongly advocate peace and reconciliation among the peoples. “

The Jews of Corfu Poster • Link facebook page The Jews of Corfu Documentary – https://www.facebook.com/thejewsofcorfudoc

The Jews of Corfu Poster • Link facebook page The Jews of Corfu Documentary – https://www.facebook.com/thejewsofcorfudoc

Notes

1. Documentary “The Jews of Corfu”, 2021.

  • Directed by: Mirjan Gjergjevica (MirjanFilms)
  • Music: Maria Boua
  • Interviews: Anthi Kyrtsoglou
  • Story: Yiannis Andriotis
  • Historical Archive Research: Maria Boua, Christiana Latsa, Giorgos Zumbos. Production: Maria Boua, Mirjan Films @2021
  • Premiere: The film premiered at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece — March 10-20 , 2022
  • YouTube premiere Oct 12, 2024 – URL https://youtu.be/wjn7MziqJp4

2. Review The Jews of Corfu • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • 20220314 • URL https://michelvanderburg.com/2022/03/14/review-the-jews-of-corfu/

3. The Jews of Corfu Documentary. Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thejewsofcorfudoc

4. The Jews of Corfu – trailer

The Jews of Corfu – trailer

5. More info : The Jews of Corfu: A Documentary About a Forgotten Community for Centuries. (May 4, 2022) Christos Paridis. URL https://en.kis.gr/index.php/koinotites/kerkyras/kerkira-eideisis/2022-05-04-09-48-09


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