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Show .111 1 M E S August 21. 201 4 Bone marrow drive held in honor of Cami Carver By JAMIE LAMPROS Hilltop Times staff H ILL AIR FORCE BASE — The 75th Medical Group is hosting a bone marrow drive in honor of an 8-year-old Hill Air Force Base resident. The drive, held in partnership with the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program, also known as Salute to Life, will be held from Aug. 25 to Sept. 19. in Bldg. 570. "The bone marrow donor drive is in honor of Hifi Air Force Base's 8-year-old Cami Carver," said Halley Barker, a phlebotomist with the HAFB clinic. "After being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for the second time, her family learned she needed a bone marrow transplant. However, none of her family members were compatible and a donor needed to be located through the Salute to Life program." Luckily, a donor was found, Barker said, but others are not as lucky, so the bone marrow drive is being held to raise awareness. According to Salute to Life, more than 12,000 people are in need of a donor. Since 1991, Salute to Life has coordinated more than 6,000 marrow and stem cell donations. Key to the success of transplantation is the ability to "match" the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) profiles of donor and recipient, aligning the types as closely as possible so that the recipient's immune system does not recog- donations. "Since our inception in 1991, we have recruited more than 800,000 individuals in the fight against blood cancer and other fatal diseases," Barker said. "Public Law 101-302 established this program as the sole agency to recruit and manage military and military-affiliated hematopoietic stem cell donors." The Salute to Life organization is designed to accommodate the scheduling and security needs of military personnel, and nize the donor's cells as foreign invaders and attack. "Matches are more likely found among family members, but approximately 70 percent of people in need of transplant are unable to find an appropriate match within their families and require an unrelated donor," Barker said. Salute to Life works with military personnel, their dependents, DOD civilian employees, Reservists, Coast Guard and National Guard members to facilitate marrow and stem cell See MARROW I Page 10 Voting now open for American Airman Video Contest BONEYARD MODERIZING A-1 OCs BY SENIOR AIRMAN MICHELLE PATTEN Air Force Public Affairs Agency J U.S. Air Force photo Dave Sepulveda, A-10 Supervisor for the 576th Aerospace Maintenance Regeneration Squadron at AMARG, assists Dave Jaramillo with the removal of service air lines to accommodate the installation of the on-board generating system or OBOGS environmental control panel. By 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group Business Affairs D AVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Ariz. — The Air Force Boneyard's 576th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Squadron is con- tinuing to modernize all operational CONUS or United States-based A-10Cs by performing the fast-paced helmetmounted cueing system (HMCS) wiring modification as a part of their Desert Speed Line (DSL). This 10-day modification, which is nearing its two-year mark in October, includes the installation of multiple system wire harnesses, line replacement units (LRUs) and cockpit sensors See BONEYARD 1 OINT BASE SAN ANTONIOLACKLAND, Texas — Voting for the 2014 American Airman Video Contest is now open and runs until Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. CDT. The contest launched July 1 for all total force Airmen to showcase their Air Force stories in short selfie videos. "Every Airman has a story — and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories with a wider audience than ever before," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III at the start of the contest. The finalist videos from Air Force major commands and agencies are now available for public voting on the Air Force's You'Ilibe channel at http//www. youtube.com/user/AFBluellibe . Voters can "like" their favorite videos, and the video with the most "likes" by Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. CDT will win. The winning video will be featured in a special presentation by Welsh during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in September in Washington D.C. For more information about the contest, visit http://airforcelive.dodlive.mili contest. Page 8 With due respect, Paul Walker the downfall of 'Brick Mansions' By STEVE SALLES, Standard-Examiner movie critic Holy Guacamole! What just happened! I remember watching the original French version of this film (it was called "District B13" back in 2004) and thinking it was incredibly cool. But having just seen this Americanized version, I am wondering how such a similar-looking movie could be so bad. It even starred the main French guy, Parkour founder David Belle, from the earlier film. I think I've just figured out what was missing. And with all due respect to the late Paul Walker, the original undercover officer who teams up with Belle, was played by Cyril Raffaelli, a quick, agile dude with 14 years of acrobatic training and proficiency in shotokan karate and wushu style fighting. Paul Walker studied marine biology. OK, that's not all. He also enjoyed Jujitsu, Taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do, but honestly, he looks so much slower than Raffaelli. It was distracting and made a big difference. The stories are basically the same. The first one was set in a walled-off section of Paris. This one features a I ** THE FILM: 'Brick Mansions' FEATURING: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Catalina Denis and Richard Zeman BEHIND THE SCENES: Directed by Camille Delamarre ("Le hors-champ"), filmed in Montreal and Detroit, this is a remake of the French film 'District B13' PLAYING: Layton Hills 9, Syracuse 6, Megaplex 13, Cinemark Farmington, Layton Tinseltown, Newgate Tinseltown, Megaplex 14, Walker 8, North Ogden 6. Running time: 90 minutes MPAA RATING: PG 13 for frenetic gunplay, violence and action throughout, language, sexual menace and drug material. - fortress of dystopian Detroit known as the "Brick Mansions" — once a place filled with luxurious homes and elegant high-rises — now the headquarters for a criminal element that deals drugs and violence with impunity. Only one man has the courage to go up against these (From left) David Belle and Paul Walker star in Relativity Media's "Brick Mansions." outlaws within the community. His name is Leno (David Belle) who is, shall we say, fleet of foot and fist. His latest effort has purloined a sizable amount of cocaine from the area kingpin Tremaine (RZA) for disposal. Tremaine is not happy and sends his henchmen, led by K2 (Gouchy Boy) to ferret out Leno and retrieve the drugs. They are too late. Leno has 7 flushed the 20 kilos and now makes a Herculean effort to avoid capture. This scene was incredible in the first film and the remake is no different. To Parkour fans, David Belle is a god. And for those unfamiliar with Parkour, it's the ability to move quickly and efficiently in any environment, using only the skills of the human body. The scene is an excellent beginning to what should have been an amazing action film, but Paul Walker just couldn't keep up and sadly it shows. Perhaps someone like Jason Statham would have been a better fit here, but alas, what's done is done. "Brick Mansions" is only a faint imitation of "District B13," and all I can say is I was so excited to see this and now I almost wish I hadn't. |