We open on a world-class swimmer, Stephanie Dixon, stroking through the water–but the action is being played for us in slow motion reverse. As we see her power, passion and talent on display, her credentials appear on screen. She won five Gold Medals, two Silver at Sydney; one Gold, six Silvers, two Bronze at Athens; and one Gold, two Silver and one Bronze at Beijing.
As the reverse journey through the Olympic-sized pool takes us back to where she began–standing on the starting block about to dive in, we see that she has but one leg. A super appears which reads, “Save Your Sympathy For Her Opponents,” while heralding the upcoming 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. (3/12-21), and noting that the 2012 Paralympic Games are set for London.
The team of Woods+Low of OPC, Toronto, directed “Swimming” for BBDO Toronto. The DP was James Gardner. Editor was Mark Paiva of Posterboy Edit.
Sheriff Reports Preliminary Autopsy Results On Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
Preliminary autopsy results didn't determine how Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife died at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but did rule out that they were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff leading the investigation said Friday.
The condition of the bodies found Wednesday indicated the deaths occurred at least several days earlier and there was no sign of foul play.
At a news conference, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the initial examination by the medical examiner showed no sign of carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas produced from kitchen appliances and other fuel-burning items. When it collects in poorly ventilated homes, it can be fatal.
Mendoza also said an examination of the 95-year-old Hackman's pacemaker showed it stopped working on Feb. 17, which means he may have died nine days earlier.
Hackman's body was found in an entryway. The body of his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, was in a bathroom. She was on her side and a space heater was near her head. Investigators said the heater likely was pulled down when she fell. There also was an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on a countertop.
Whether the pills or other drugs were a factor won't be known until toxicology tests are completed in the coming weeks.
Dr. Philip Keen, the retired chief medical examiner in Maricopa County, Arizona, said it would be unlikely for a person who tests negative for carbon monoxide initially to later be found to have been poisoned by it.
He also said the moment when a pacemaker stops working could mark the point when a person dies, but not always.
"If your heart required a pacemaker, there would certainly be an interruption at that point — and it might be the hallmark of when... Read More