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Villagers angry over slow rescue efforts in Indian Kashmir, where 465 are dead
Angry villagers briefly blocked roads Sunday in earthquake-ravaged regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir, protesting the slow pace of rescue and aid efforts in reaching their destroyed homes.
The death toll from Saturday's 7.6 magnitude earthquake rose to 465 in India after rescue workers and soldiers pulled out 90 more bodies in the frontier Tangdar region, 105 kilometers (65 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of India's Jammu-Kashmir state. The brunt of the quake was faced by Pakistan, where more than 19,000 people were killed.
In India, collapsed homes and shops lined the streets of towns and villages nestled in Tangdar's deep valleys. The Indian army has flown in planeloads of medicines, food and drinking water to the worst-hit Baramulla district, said Jammu-Kashmir state's Chief Secretary Vijay Bakaya . More than 1,000 tents were being distributed in remote villages flattened by the quake.
Soldiers and volunteers used bulldozers and bare hands Sunday to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of houses and buildings. However, many people complained that they had received no help from government agencies and the military.
Some 200 angry residents blocked the main road between Baramulla and the border town of Uri for about 45 minutes Sunday, demanding that soldiers with aid and journalists go to their mountainside villages, which they said were being ignored. The quake killed at least 65 people in his home village, Namala, and three neigboring villages, he said, but no aid had been provided to them.
Khan watched helplessly as his wife lay writhing in pain on a cot nearby, her ribs broken after their house collapsed. Officials blamed the slow response on difficult conditions in the area.
Heavy rains overnight hampered rescuers and relief distribution, said B.B. Vyas, divisional commissioner of Jammu-Kashmir. Mud, debris and knee-high slush from landslides blocked roads, cutting off many remote villages.
Most people in Jammu-Kashmir spent the night in the open, lighting fires with wood pulled out from fallen houses to keep warm in the near freezing temperatures.
At least two aftershocks early Sunday sent people scurrying into the streets in Srinagar. Most of India's deaths occurred in the border towns of Uri, Tangdar and Punch, and in Srinagar city. Officials in India feared their country's toll of 450 would rise as severed telephone lines are restored and more reports come in from isolated villages. Some 900 people were injured.
Among the dead were 39 soldiers from the army and paramilitary forces who perished in landslides along the Line of Control that separates the Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir, said Col. H. Juneja, an army spokesman. Telephone, water and electricity supplies were disrupted across much of the state, AP reports.


I was recently asked, after a speech, if the decision to invade Iraq was a terrible blunder. I replied it was too soon to tell. Immediately after the downfall of Saddam Hussein, President Bush's decision to topple him looked like a great idea. A few years later, after unremitting guerrilla warfare and terrorism, it looked like a disaster. But then the surge reversed perceptions once again and gave us a chance to salvation a decent outcome. It would be a tragedy if we blow that chance and the nay saying of the Iraq War critics is vindicated by a complete American withdrawal followed by a disastrous resumption of fighting.
This is complete nonsense. Once upon a time, we were told that the United States should invade Iraq in order to eliminate its dangerous nuclear weapons program. It turns out that there was no such nuclear weapons program. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent, and thousands of people have been killed, maimed, and displaced in order to eliminate a nonexistent nuclear weapons program. It's a complete and total disaster, a blundering unforced error of American statecraft whose direct and indirect costs boggle the mind. But as Boot says, the appearance of things "going well" or "going badly" in Iraq sometimes seems to have enormous retroactive relevance to the wisdom or lack thereof of the initial decision to invade. Therefore, for the past five years a range of stakeholders, inside and outside the government, have repeatedly urged the American government to waste more time and resources in an effort to salvage their own reputations even though America has little concrete interest in Iraqi politics and less ability to actually shape long-term outcomes.


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A parent dies, leaving you the house. Now what?
Dealing with the death of a parent is challenging, but selling their home can be fraught with land mines, particularly if they die without a will. The task can be a difficult and long process — or relatively quick and painless. Much depends on the heirs' ability to ask for help and hiring a professional who knows the local housing market.
Tech start-ups look to disrupt the affordable housing industry
The U.S. is in the grips of an affordable housing crisis. Until recently, tech companies ignored the housing market. Today, a growing number of property tech ("proptech") startups are working to make buying and renting more affordable.
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While the spring market got off to a slow start because of COVID-19, some Realtors are seeing what many predicted; a rush of buyers leaving New York City and other virus hotspots. Tight inventory is driving prices up and sparking bidding wars in some areas.
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Never a town to pass up a trend, Montclair, N.J. was host to what was billed a Divorce and Healing Ceremony. Such events seem to be growing in popularity across the U.S.
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Navigating emotionally draining divorce cases is never easy, but in California, judges will now have more leeway to determine who gets the family pet. California is the third state to adopt a law that allows judges to consider what's in the best interests of the animal rather than treating the pet like other inanimate property, such as a car.
Securing a spot in courses that fill up quickly can be anxiety-inducing for college students. It certainly was for Joe Puccio. But when one door closed, another opened for the young entrepreneur, who developed an app to help students plan their class schedule. Coursicle now has 400,000 users across the United States and Canada.
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2019 Economic Outlook: A Strong Start Followed by Gradual Slowdown
NEW YORK CITY—The global economy will continue expanding as 2019 begins, but growth may peak before the year's end. The shortage of applicants, particularly for blue-collar jobs, is beginning to have "real, physical effects," especially in Europe and the U.S., said Bart van Ark, chief economist for The Conference Board.
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Thread International: How to Upcycle Plastic to Solve Poverty
By Staff Reports on April 1, 2019 World News
SEATTLE — In 2018, Collins Dictionary named "single-use" as the word of the year. Many single-use products are associated with the plastic pollution crisis. They end up everywhere, from the oceans to the land we live on. Impoverished countries and communities are especially susceptible to the detrimental effects of plastic pollution. Fortunately, companies like Thread International have come up with a number of innovative solutions to tackle this crisis — through upcycling.
Upcycling is essentially like recycling, but it reuses discarded items in such a way that the new product is of higher quality or material than its original counterpart. For instance, Thread International upcycles old plastic and turns it into fabric. They then use this fabric to manufacture shoes, backpacks and clothing. The company has collaborated with big brands including Aerie, Reebok and Timberland who sell collections of items made with Thread International's upcycled fabric. Although Thread International is based in the U.S. the company makes it a point of duty to source raw materials from developing areas thus providing a source of income for people living in Haiti, Honduras and Taiwan.
How to Upcycle Plastic Into Fabric
In Haiti, individuals collect plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and sell them to one of the 45 collection facilities that are run by local Haitian entrepreneurs. These bottles are then sorted, ground up into bits and shipped to the U.S. to be turned into fabric. Thread International says that plastic collectors earn an income of about $3.57 per day. This is one and a half times greater than the country's overall average of $2.24 per day.
Not only is Thread International providing individuals in Haiti, Honduras and Taiwan the opportunity to earn an income and provide for their families, they are also helping to clean up the environment. Often times, plastic bottles will have some water pooled at the bottom. This water, combined with the heat and humidity that many impoverished countries experience is a breeding ground for disease-carrying bacteria that may harbor life-threatening diseases including:
Malaria – a disease transmitted through a mosquito bite. Standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Dengue Fever – a viral disease that, like malaria, is caused by mosquito bites.
Cholera – bacterial disease that causes severe dehydration and diarrhea.
Plastic pollution is not a problem that will go away overnight. But with companies like Thread International working to empower and employ those who are most affected by the effects, the world is coming one step closer to finding a permanent solution.
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Engage & Educate Fund launched with Social Innovation Fund Ireland
Posted by: Andrew on: 31 January 2018
Law firm Mason Hayes & Curran and Social Innovation Fund Ireland, with Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development Seán Kyne T.D, today launched the second year of their €450,000 Engage & Educate Fund. Following a successful first year, €150,000 in funding will be available to be shared between the 2018 Engage & Educate awardees. The deadline for applications is 16th March 2018.
The fund will support community projects that empower people through education to achieve their full potential and to contribute to their communities. Projects that focus on people experiencing disadvantage, people with disabilities or migrants are encouraged to apply. The fund is a ground-breaking three-year commitment between Mason Hayes & Curran, Social Innovation Fund Ireland and the Irish Government.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Kyne said "I'm delighted to launch the 2018 Engage & Educate Fund 2018, which is a partnership between Social Innovation Fund Ireland and Mason Hayes & Curran, supported by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Accounts Fund. It is a three-year fund aimed at projects empowering people through education to positively impact their wider communities. I would like to congratulate the 2017 awardees – Blossom Gateway, Intercultural Language Service, Resilience Academy, and Ready Steady Circus on their commitment and ongoing work to support their communities to empower people to achieve their full potential through education. This fund is a great example of how Corporate and Government partnerships can come together to solve social issues in Ireland, and I particularly want to congratulate Mason Hayes & Curran for their vision and leadership.''
Successful projects will receive a share of the significant fund including a cash grant and access to an Accelerator programme which provides supports similar to those provided by venture capital companies to commercial enterprises. Non-profit organisations, educational institutions and community groups across Ireland are encouraged to apply for funding by Friday 16 March 2018.
Speaking about the importance of education to the firm's CSR policy, Richard Woulfe, Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran said "Mason Hayes & Curran have supported the provision of educational opportunity, particularly for disadvantaged people, for many years. We strongly believe in the individual and societal advantage that educational opportunity can bring and that's why we have such a long standing commitment and focus on the issue.
Our thinking is that Irish indigenous businesses like Mason Hayes & Curran have an important role to play in finding and supporting innovative educational solutions to help combat disadvantage. Businesses can also benefit themselves greatly from engaging with such initiatives. It helps build deeper relationships with communities and also promotes staff engagement. Our staff are very invested in the Engage & Educate Fund and have been involved in the mentoring and coaching of awardees."
Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Social Innovation Fund Ireland, added "Engage & Educate has enabled 397 students to gain extra skills, with measurable educational impact. For example 90% of Intercultural Language Service's adult learners have improved their English enough to work and participate in social life in just a few months. Additionally, ILS has opened a new centre in Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, expanding its reach to a whole new community. The 4 Engage and Educate awardees have together raised €180,000 in follow on funding since July 2017. Following on from the success of the first year of the Engage & Educate Fund, we are really pleased to call for applicants for the second year of the fund, providing supports to innovative educational initiatives that allow people to achieve their full potential".
The Engage & Educate Fund will be open for applications until 16 March 2018
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Hamptons Coastline Retreat is a luxurious holiday home boasting six bedrooms accommodating up to 12 guests comfortably. Ideally positioned on the waterfront in Corlette, it's only a short 5 minute drive to Nelson Baytown centre and its central position in Port Stephens makes it the perfect sumptuous base from which to explore the many beautiful, natural wonders and leisurely or action-packed activities this blessed part of Australia has to offer.
A minute stroll along the water's edge and you'll find yourself on one of the prettiest family-friendly beaches in Port Stephens harbour. Many hours can be spent relaxing and playing on the white sand, while the kids swim in the calm waters of this protected picturesque bay. Hamptons Retreat has been designed with high ceilings and windows to take full advantage of the view over this boat-dotted, aqua blue bay. Even though you're so close to all of Port Stephens attractions, Hamptons Retreat is nestled in a very tranquil environment: You'll feel a million miles away from the daily grind. Guests gaze out at trees framing the awesome glistening, blue water vista and across the bay to natural bushland.
Rare and sought after features of this unique holiday home include its generous scale and its heated pool, which also enjoys the water views. Hamptons Retreat has an enviable six bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a powder room, two living areas and three undercover outdoor living spaces. Multiple generations, large groups or two families can share the property, whilst still having their own spaces to retreat to when required. The impressive heated pool allows year-round use for relaxation or play. The reverse cycle ducted air conditioning in every room will also keep you comfortable year round. There's even a gas fireplace to curl up in front of with a glass of wine and enjoy the bay views in winter.
ACCOMMODATES MAXIMUM 10 Adults. Upon application you can accommodate 2 children, total maximum guests 12.
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BOND Hamptons Coastline Retreat has a refundable bond of $2000 that is payable with the balance of your accommodation and is refunded 3-5 days from your departure date.


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anamorphic DVD
The method used for storing wide screen movies on DVDs to maximize the resolution on wide screen TVs as well as standard TVs that support anamorphic mode. Similar to the way an anamorphic lens squeezes a wide screen movie horizontally onto a 35mm frame, an anamorphic DVD stretches vertically a 16:9 image frame to fully fill the 4:3 aspect ratio of a standard TV screen. TVs that support anamorphic mode squeeze the image vertically to restore objects to their proper shapes.
Enhanced for Wide Screen
Labels on DVD cases that say "Enhanced for Wide screen TV" or "Enhanced for 16:9 TV" means that the video has been stretched anamorphically, a feature supported by all DVD players and many TV sets. When the DVD player is set for 16:9 display, anamorphic images are enabled. When the player is set for 4:3, anamorphic is disabled, and the player discards scan lines to restore object shapes.
Because all the DVD's available scan lines are displayed in anamorphic mode, a 16:9 TV or a 4:3 TV with anamorphic squeeze will display the highest resolution.
Wide Screen TVs Can Still Have Letterboxes
HDTV is recorded for 16:9 TV sets, and the video material naturally fits the entire screen. However, some movies are shot in the Academy Flat format, which is a little bit wider (1.85:1), and a 16:9 TV will show a slight letterboxed effect. For very wide screen films shot in Panavision and Cinemascope, a 16:9 TV will still show a prominent letterbox. See anamorphic lens and letterbox.
Anamorphic mode maximizes resolution on wide screen 16:9 TVs. Standard 4:3 TVs that support anamorphic mode display more lines of vertical resolution by squeezing the image into the required space. On non-anamorphic 4:3 TVs, in order to restore the original shape of the images, the player discards lines in the vertical resolution. This is a conceptual illustration.
These are the common aspect ratios of movies and display screens.


Top Hat Delicatessen is part of the Be Nice Restaurant Group and offers great Deli classics along with other delicious dishes. Started by Elliot Wolf, the restaurant is dedicated to his grandfather and father who both wore a signature top hat. The restaurant is clean, modern, and filled with beautiful dÈcor. Top Hat Delicatessen is much more than just a deli; they have a large menu full of variety and even a full-service bar. One of the most popular classics is Top Hatís Corned Beef Sandwich. The Grand Schlam breakfast is another favorite that features two eggs, a latke, and your choice of pastrami, corned beef, bacon, or maple sausage. They also offer Blue Plate Specials that include great dishes like Crab & Salmon Cakes, Chicken Pot Pie, and a Brisket Plate. There is even a daily special Blue Plate option that offers great dishes at incredible values. The bar has a wide array of different drink selections to choose from. The beer is all from local breweries and showcases what the community has to offer. The wine list isnít extensive, but is a good list full of nice wines at a great price. Top Hat also has a great list of classic and specialty cocktails that is large enough to satisfy any pallet. For those who canít drink yet, Top Hat Delicatessen offers great milkshakes, malts, classic sodas, coffees, and teas. Right now Top Hat Delicatessen is only open for breakfast and lunch, but hope to open for dinner very soon. They have participated in Pop-Up Dinners with the rest of the Be Nice Restaurant Group partners that have been very successful. The staff at Top Hat Delicatessen is also very hard working, attentive, and welcoming. It is Top Hatís mission to provide ìGreat food and good portions at a fair price with extremely friendly service.î The next time youíre in the area make sure to give Top Hat Delicatessen a try for an unforgettable experience and indulgent meal!


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We are a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the art and excellence of watercolor painting.
Our members include many watercolor instructors and artists who exhibit at prominent galleries, museums, and nationally acclaimed shows. Some serve as jurors; others give demonstrations and programs for art and community groups.
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Obamacare Marketplace Shakeout Rocks Arizona, Southeast
Posted on August 22, 2016 by managedcarebiz2
By Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News
Some of the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what's ahead for consumers very much depends on where they live.
Competition on these exchanges will be diminished next year when three of the nation's largest health insurers — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana — will sell individual plans in many fewer markets. So too will several Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in various states. That's on top of the 16 nonprofit co-ops that have closed since January 2015.
The announcements, however, apply generally only to the individual market. The much larger market of employer-sponsored insurance is not part of the health law exchanges.
Aetna's exit announcement Monday that blamed financial losses on its marketplace plans gave Obamacare opponents who have from the start predicted the ACA's failure a fresh chance to proclaim "I told you so."
That story line got more complicated Wednesday after the Huffington Post reported Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini sent a letter to the Justice Department on July 5 threatening to withdraw from the Obamacare marketplaces if Justice sued to block his company's planned merger with Humana. The Justice Department did just that a couple weeks later.
But most marketplace consumers won't see any ill effects from insurers' withdrawals, say the health law's advocates and independent experts.
"The effect on consumers is going to be mixed around the country," said Katherine Hempstead, a senior adviser at the nonpartisan Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "Most of these marketplaces are not dependent on" the large national carriers.
Many major metropolitan areas, such as those in California, New York and Texas, will still have several insurers for individual health insurance consumers to choose from. In Texas, all major metro areas — including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio — will have at least three insurers after Aetna and UnitedHealthcare exit.
That's true also for most urban exchange customers living in the Northwest, the Midwest and New England.
Most hurt will be marketplace consumers in Arizona, North and South Carolina, Georgia and parts of Florida, where only one or two insurers will be left when open enrollment season begins Nov. 1.
Remaining insurers might raise their monthly premiums as a result, but more than eight in 10 consumers on the marketplaces who get government subsidies would be insulated. Subsidies increase as premiums rise.
Still, health experts worry that with less competition, insurers may tighten their provider networks and give these consumers fewer choices of hospitals and doctors. That trend started several years ago, and some states have responded with regulations requiring insurers to provide customers with reasonable access to doctors and hospitals in each county where they sell plans.
Nearly 13 million people signed up for Obamacare marketplace policies for 2016. Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana have 2 million members in total, but their exit from certain states is predicted to affect between 1 million and 1.5 million people who will have to choose new carriers.
While changing plans can force people to find new doctors, it's also the best way for consumers get the best deals on coverage.
Aetna will exit 11 of 15 states where it sells plans on the exchanges. UnitedHealthcare has said it will quit 22 of 34 states, and Humana will leave four of the 15 states where it operates.
In late May, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated the number of rural counties at risk of having one insurer on the exchanges would triple in 2017. That was before Humana and Aetna detailed their plans. (KHN is an editorially independent project of the foundation.)
Now, "We could be looking at about one in four counties in the U.S. with just one exchange insurer next year, though this could change between now and open enrollment in November," said Cynthia Cox, associate director for the Kaiser Family Foundation Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance.
Overshadowed by the big insurers' withdrawals is the prospect that other carriers will enter markets the three giants are leaving. Smaller insurers Molina and Centene have said they're doing fine on the exchanges. And Cigna, a larger insurer, has said it will move into some North Carolina counties for 2017.
North Carolina will be left with just one or two plans in most of the state after it loses UnitedHealthcare and Aetna plans. Health insurance experts say three insurers are needed for a healthy competitive market.
"We've had a very robust enrollment under the ACA and hope consumers will still see benefits of having coverage even if they have fewer options," said Ciara Zachary, health policy analyst for the North Carolina Justice Center's Health Access Coalition.
Rural Americans had few health insurers to choose from even before Obamacare, but some suburban and urban parts of the Southeast will be in the same fix next year. In southeast Florida, consumers in counties near Naples and Fort Myers will have only one marketplace insurer — Florida Blue — next year, unless other insurers step in.
"There are some headwinds, but it's not a question of whether the market will stabilize but how quickly and how well," said Hempstead.
Strong winds are already blowing with hurricane force toward Arizona's Pinal County, southeast of Phoenix, health care advocates say. Nearly 10,000 people enrolled in Obamacare marketplace policies this year and about 85 percent received a federal subsidy.
In 2017, Pinal stands to lose its only two insurers — UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona.
"Clearly this is a big concern for consumers," said Allen Gjersvig, director of navigator and enrollment services for the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers. He said he is hopeful another insurer will step in, but not confident.
Neighboring Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, is expected to have just two relatively small insurers left on its marketplace next year. Gjersvig questions whether those two — Cigna and Phoenix Health Plan — will have enough doctors and hospitals under contract to handle their new members after larger rival Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona gives up its 40,000 customers.
At least a dozen other counties in Arizona will be left with just one health insurer, he said.
Arizona had eight insurers operating in various parts of the state this year, but four are leaving entirely — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Health Choice. Two more, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Health Net, are scaling back their participation.
Despite the problems with the marketplaces, Gjersvig said thousands of people have gained coverage through them and he is confident they will survive.
"We do not see this as a death knell for the marketplace," he said.
Tammie King, an insurance agent in Columbia, S.C., is less sure how insurer departures will affect consumers in the Palmetto State. The pullouts by UnitedHealthcare and Aetna mean only one carrier in the state in 2017 –Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina.
That's a concern in Columbia, S.C., because the Blue Cross plan does not include one of the biggest hospitals, Lexington Medical Center, and its affiliated physicians, she said.
"People will be left unable to see the doctors they are now using," King said.
King said she worried the Blue Cross plan will use its monopoly power to further reduce the number of doctors and hospitals in its network and limit its choice of prescription drugs. "You can't blame them because…they have to do something to control costs," she said.
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NFL SUSPENDS MINNESOTA VIKINGS RB ADRIAN PETERSON WITHOUT PAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF NFL SEASON
The National Football League has handed down severe punishment to Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, suspending him for at least the remainder of this season for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy.
Peterson was indicted in Montgomery County, Texas earlier this year for child abuse of his 4-year old son, which was the result of a whipping with a switch from a tree.
The All-Pro player and his lawyer Rusty Hardin reached a plea agreement deal with prosecutors on November 4th that would keep him out of jail.
Under the agreement approved by Montgomery County state District Judge Kelly Case and announced during a scheduled court hearing, Peterson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault.
Case deferred a finding of guilt for two years while imposing a $4,000 fine and 80 hours of community service on Peterson.
According to highly credible NFL insider, Adam Schefter, Peterson will appeal the league's decision.
The eight season veteran has only played in one game this season. Prior to this latest suspension Peterson had been placed on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's exempt list.
Goodell issued a statement on the suspension:
"The timing of your potential reinstatement will be based on the results of the counseling and treatment program set forth in this decision. Under this two-step approach, the precise length of the suspension will depend on your actions. We are prepared to put in place a program that can help you to succeed, but no program can succeed without your genuine and continuing engagement. You must commit yourself to your counseling and rehabilitative effort, properly care for your children, and have no further violations of law or league policy."
Goodell added that AP has "shown no meaningful remorse" for his conduct.
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Liberals ease access to emergency benefit as economy shrinks fast
More money for seasonal workers without jobs, those jobless before the crisis and those whose hours have been drastically cut.
April 15, 2020	by Jordan Press
OTTAWA — The federal government will expand its main relief program for people losing work because of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced as Statistics Canada delivered a preliminary report that the economy contracted 9%in March alone.
The estimate, which is to be refined over time, would be the sharpest decline in the nearly 60 years the agency has kept such data.
What the economy will look like at the end of this month and quarter is uncertain, the Bank of Canada warned in a separate report, which shunned the central bank's usual forecasts for growth, saying it would "false precision" to give one.
So Trudeau promised more government money for suffering workers, pledging to send benefits to seasonal workers without jobs, those who were jobless before the crisis and can't find work because of it, and those whose hours have been drastically cut but who still have some income.
Those changes begin to address key concerns about who qualifies for the $2,000-a-month Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which was quickly put in place earlier this month to deal with the pandemic's swift and harsh economic effects.
Some six million people have applied for the help since the middle of March, including over two million who were previously approved for employment insurance benefits. The remainder wouldn't have qualified for EI under the terms of the program, so the Liberals launched the CERB.
The changes will also allow people who are making up to $1,000 a month to qualify for the benefit, as well as those whose EI benefits have run out since the start of the calendar year and who still can't find work because of the pandemic. Seasonal workers whose EI is running out and have seen their job offers yanked will also qualify.
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said it was too early to say how many people will apply or how much it will add to the cost of the $24-billion program. She said much will rest on how many companies use an upcoming $73-billion wage-subsidy program, which will cover up to 75% of employee salaries for companies that have seen sharp revenue declines.
The government is expecting companies to take advantage of the program to keep workers tied to an employer, meaning fewer of them would get the CERB.
"The expansion of the CERB to include those continuing to work in low-income, precarious jobs is an important step," said Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress.
"This move will be a relief to many workers who have been struggling and were left out of previous supports."
For those doing jobs deemed essential and making less than $2,500 a month, Trudeau said the federal government will top up their pay to encourage them to keep going into work during the health and economic crisis. The government didn't detail the value of the federal top-up.
Trudeau said the government is still weeks away from seriously considering loosening public health restrictions to reopen the domestic economy, something that will be done in phases with some regions and industries starting sooner than others.
In a best-case scenario, the restrictions could begin lifting by the end of May or early June if current measures are effective at quickly bringing the pandemic under control, Canada's top central banker said Wednesday.
If conditions improve quickly, the Bank of Canada said the economic shock is likely to be "abrupt and deep, but relatively short-lived" and will be followed by a strong rebound for most, but not all, sectors of the economy.
A more severe scenario where restrictions remain in place through the summer would likely see a "significant number" of businesses closing for good and longer spells of unemployment as workers look for new jobs.
A longer downturn would also mean households, businesses and governments could have higher debt by the time the recovery takes hold – all reasons why governor Stephen Poloz emphasized keeping rates low, rapidly expanding buying programs for provincial bonds, and doing what was necessary to help ease costs whenever the recovery takes hold.
The bank kept its key interest rate at 0.25%, saying that it is effectively as low as it can go to combat the economic impacts of COVID-19 and needed to help banks pass on the savings in the form of lower mortgage and loan rates.
But it also announced plans to start buying both provincial and corporate bonds on the secondary market, from investors that have previously bought them from the issuers, to reduce the risk that those markets will lock up. Between them, those measures are to inject up to $60 billion into the economy and will last, tentatively, for a year.
The bank is also increasing the quantity of federal treasury bills it's willing to buy, effectively making more low-interest loans to the federal government.
No matter the scenario, all the possibilities suggest "the near-term downturn will be the sharpest on record," the central bank said in its anticipated economic outlook.
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Trudeau says feds will create EI like benefit for gig, contract workers
Emergency relief program changes coming to expand eligibility: Trudeau
Liberals foresee high unemployment, $343B deficit due to COVID-19
Trump calls out WHO, Canada's position is to focus on action now
Enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges: Bibeau


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Llanerchindda Farm
Guest House, Self Catering
& Outdoor Pursuits
The History of Rhandirmwyn
Rhandirmwyn is situated in the famously beautiful Upper Towy Valley, on the east bank of the river Towy in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn. The name Rhandirmwyn itself has only been in use from the early 19th century, but the area has been inhabited from Neolithic times.
Prehistoric Rhandirmwyn – Defense & Ritual
North of Rhandirmwyn, the farmhouse of Gelli Vechancrouches beneath a ruined Neolithic chambered cairn, not far from a large prehistoric standing stone at the ruin of Ty Newydd. There are at least five Iron Age forts in the Upper Towy Valley, as well as numerous Bronze Age barrows, standing stones, cairns and a stone circle thought to be aligned to the moon. These remnants of a mysterious past suggest that once there were organised communities here, who constructed significant defensive sites on the hill tops and enacted ritual and funerary practices which have left their mark upon the landscape.
Roman Rhandirmwyn – Roads & Valuable Metals
Sarn Ddu, which runs along the eastern edge of the valley, is an old Roman road. Indeed, the element sarn which means'causeway' is often associated with Roman roads and occurs in a number of field and place-names in Blaenau Tywi. The Romans were clearly motivated by the search for valuable metals, as their exploitation of nearby Dolaucothi Gold mine shows. Rhandirmwyn may also have been attractive to them because its rich deposits of lead. Radio carbon data suggeststhat mining activities were already taking place here in Roman times.
Medieval Rhandirmwyn – Celtic Christianity & the Manor of Nantbai
Capel Peulin (St Paulinus) near Ystrad-ffin was reputedly founded by Paulinus, the teacher of Saint Teilo and Saint David, in the 6th century. It is therefore an intriguigingpossibility, that Teilo, and David himself, the patron saint of Wales, were educated here in this valley.
Strata Florida Abbey was granted the Manor of Nant-bai,(present day Rhandirmwyn) probably by the Lord Rhys, the last ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth, in 1164. The administrative centre for this far flung grange had different nuclei, possibly moving from its original site at Ystrad-ffindownriver to Bron-cwrt and then to the hamlet of Nant-bai.
The open pastures on the hills would have appealed to the monks of Strata Florida, as would the potential income from the mineral deposits underneath them. Sheep ranching and mining being two specialities of the Cistercians. Though the focus of Nant-bai as an upland grange would be the mountain pasturing of sheep by tenants, it is thought that the pattern of enclosures for arable use on the valley floor was in place by the late medieval period. This suggests that some of the field-names for these 'enclosures', may be at least 500 or 600 years old.
The earliest document pertaining to the Nant-bai estate is an agreement in January 1512 between Richard Talley, the Abbot of Strata Florida and William ap Thomas Goch and his wife (the illegitimate daughter of the said abbot) for the lease of the grange of Nantbey 'and the mill of the said grange' the rent payable was nine marks. Forty years later the monasteries had been dissolved and the Grange of Nant-bai was let at an annual rent to the Crown of 14s, to Rice and Anne Wyllyams,also of Ystradffin.
Thomas Jones, alias Twm Siôn Cati (c.1530-1609) the rogue and literary figure, although born in Tregaron, was associated with Rhandirmwyn and a 'cave' at the Dinas was one of his reputed hideouts. His romance with Joan, the heiress and widow of Ystradffin is well known, but they did not actually marry until old age had caught up with them. He was certainly on the wrong side of the law as a pardon from Elizabeth I suggests in 1559, for all escapades and obligations. In his will he left nine head of cattle to his base son and the rest of his estate to my loving wife Johan. He was also a professional genealogist, a poet, high sheriff and a JP.
Post Medieval Rhandirmwyn – Mining, the Rise of the Chapels and Education
Rhandirmwyn is deeply rural and yet, because of its lead mines, it is part of the nation's industrial heritage. The Nant-y-mwyn Lead Mine near Rhandirmwyn was heavily exploited from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The Campbells of Stackpole (who became the Earls of Cawdor in 1827) acquired the 8000acre Ystradffin estate in the early 18th century. This meant that they owned almost every farm in Rhandirmwyn from Bwlch-y-ffin down to Glan-rhyd-y-mochnear Cilycwm until the latter half of the 20th century. However, their main interest in acquiring the estate was the highly profitable lead mine. A large part of their income came from the mine. It has been estimated that over the fifty years or so down to the end of the 18th century, the mines generated some £300,000 and employed about 400 people locally. But towards the close of the century output fell drastically and the mine was leased out from the 1820s onwards.
During the 18th century Nonconformity took hold in the area. Seion Baptist Chapel was founded in 1827, as an offshoot of the 18th century Bwlchyrhiw chapel three miles further up the valley. Salem Chapel was founded in 1829 (rebuilt in 1852)and was a Methodist connection. Both Ystradffin and Dugoedydd farms at either end of the valley, were also strongly associated with the Methodist cause.
Ystradffin chapel at ease was used by the famous circulating schools in the 18th century. In 1840 there was a day school at Nantbai with 25 pupils and the teacher was paid £5 per annum by Earl Cawdor. There were also three Sunday schools attended by 120 people of all ages. In 1858 Cawdor gave land to the vicar and churchwardens for a National School in the village. The first headmaster was in post by the following year. An inspector's report in 1867 records that the children 'must exert themselves more' the perennial complaint of teachers through the ages!
The mine closed in 1931 during the great Depression. The first telephone was installed at Nantymwyn House in 1929 which also had a generator, but electricity did not arrive in the village for everyone else until 1960. Between 1949 and 1954 the area struggled against plans to afforest by compulsory purchase 48 farms in the valley. The campaign against it was successful when the plan was abandoned after a change of government. However, the Forestry Commission eventually bought most of the land it wanted piecemeal in subsequent years. The next challenge was the proposed Llyn Brianne damin the late 1960s. Opposition to this was overruled and Fanog farm in the headwaters of the Towy was drowned, only to reveal itself again in drought summers.
Apart from physical changes to the valley Rhandirmwyn's most significant loss is the families who have been associated with the area for many years partly due to economic and social factors post World War II. There has been a huge demographic change to the inhabitants of the valley, firstly because of the establishment of Coleg Elidyr, a Steiner School for young adults with learning difficulties and in addition an influx of mostly English people. Nevertheless, there is a community association which organises local events each year such as an Easter Egg Hunt, Teddy Bear's Picnic and a visit from Santa. Also, that great institution, Rhandirmwyn Show, when former and current residents still meet up, is still held on the last bank holiday Saturday in August every year.
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DISPATCHER HELPS MOTHER REVIVE SON
KEVIN DAVIS, Staff WriterSUN-SENTINEL
PEMBROKE PINES -- A calm and confident police dispatcher on Thursday helped a panicked mother revive her toddler who had stopped breathing.
Dispatcher Jerry Green gave the mother step-by-step resuscitation instructions over the telephone.
Green took the call at 12:09 p.m. from Barbara Ganz, whose 2 1/2-year-old son, Frank, had a seizure and stopped breathing.
"If it wasn't for him, I don't think I would have been able to handle the situation," Ganz said. "If he wasn't there on the other end of the phone, I'm afraid my son wouldn't be here."
Green said he tried to keep the mother calm. Her two other children, a 4- year-old and an 8-month-old, were in the house and also were upset.
"She was screaming and hollering," Green said. "I had to calm her down to get the address. I didn't know what was going on.
"She said, 'Help me, help me. Don't let my son die,"' Green said. "It was rough."
Green told Ganz to lay the child on his back and tilt his head back to open his airway.
He then told her to breathe twice into the child's mouth and to pump his chest.
The child did not start breathing.
"I said to do it again," he said.
Still he did not breathe.
"By the third time, she said he was breathing," Green said.
About then, at 12:13 p.m., paramedics arrived and took the child to Memorial Hospital in Hollywood. He was listed in stable condition on Thursday night.
Green, who celebrated his third anniversary with the police department on Thursday, did not know who the child or mother were or how the boy was doing by late afternoon when his shift ended.
Barbara Ganz said her son would be fine and probably would stay at the hospital a few days for observation. She said she thought he had the seizure because of an extremely high temperature.
Green said the moments during the call were among the most tense he has ever had. "I was about to stop breathing," he said.
Ganz said she did not get a chance to talk to Green but had a message for him: "I want to say 'thank you' to the man."


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Q: Android app that alerts other android devices nearby So I am trying to develop an idea that has two core apps -
The user
The "alerter"
Basically, the alerter sends out a message that is received by all the phones with the app made for the users, but within a specific radius and not all. Any old programs I can look up into? or any tips, ideas? I'm literally new to the android coding world.
Your help is highly appreciated. Thanks :)

A: There are numerous ways that could be done, including:

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*Bluetooth detection

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*this is not feasible until Android supports becoming a Bluetooth Low Energy transmitter

*WiFi detection

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*the devices must be on same access point to have network connectivity with each other

*Server-side

*

*All devices update a common server with their location

*Devices can then query server for (reported) nearby devices

*Server can also push new devices using GCM or Push IO
You could maybe start by looking for apps that do this sort of thing already. One is the instant-messaging app WeChat, and there are also some dating apps that allow users to make contact with nearby potentials.
Also read Find nearby users of an app (iPhone and Android)

A: I think you should start with Google Cloud Messaging:

Google Cloud Messaging for Android (GCM) is a service that allows you
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You're sort of amplifying what I said.
Had he performed well enough, he wouldn't have been on the bench like Stocker & Kerr.
Anyone know if there is a Northern Blues game next week? Would be good if there is one next Saturday so a few of the lads can get some extra game minutes into them before round 1 ... eg. McGovern, Fasolo, Kreuzer, Kennedy all getting some extra minutes in.
Not enough love for the great Serge these days.
How so I havent seen Kennedy play a good game, and he is slower and less versitle.
Looking forward to seeing some of this in the seniors on a reg basis.
You'd imagine that both players would have to be a chance of being called up for the round 1 Tiges game.
McCabe looking pretty solid there.
Disappointing that Jack appears to be doing a tagging job at some key stoppages, as he was probably the most natural contested ball winner in the mix for us.
Is that the guy in #22?
If so, I've liked him for a while, would've given him a list spot instead of LeBois.
My biggest concern is his positional play and kicking skills, but both look like they're improving. Seems to be set up behind the ball to counterattack with his run, but I'm not sure that's his AFL position.
Would be good off HF/wing for us if he can continue to improve. If the club had this information two months ago, I would have signed him ahead of Cottrell personally (but I would have been far more high risk with that list spot).
I actually agree with Soap in an overall sense Kennedy is a better mid at the moment but based on fitness and current form Jack is.
Honestly I just wish all the players where like Cripps who goes away over the preseason and fixes a weakness in his game and this is why he just keeps getting better, both Jack and Kennedy need to work on there speed like Cripps went away and did.
This year and last he improved his marking and forward craft and then his goal kicking, that is a professional that is always looking to be the best he can be. What a great Captain we have, he is a sterling example to all players on the list from youngest to oldest, we are indeed blessed.
Scary part is he does this all the time as well as banging them through himself from 50 he has a great left leg on him, need him signed by end of SSP imo.
Northern have some pretty good players on their list, I think if everyone is fit there's a good chance some Carlton players will miss out. If this is the case then where do they play?
This should help GBatman....NB players aligned to other clubs, not Carlton listed players.
Northern Blues could be something like this come VFL round 1.
Could have a fairly strong side this year baring injuries of course .
I just can't help but think we would have to be interesting in listing Fisher he's going well and I wonder whether he has potential as an attacking half back if there is a hole there? O'Rourke is the other we must be having a look at. You just don't have a guy running around in your reserves who your head recruiter picked at pick 2 at only 24 years old who was so highly rated in his draft year without having any intentions of recruiting him.
Would love to see that side roll out in the VFL, especially that backline.
Yeah, it's a pretty strong line up....at our best, Willo and Marchy should be in the seniors, but still have Kieran Collins and Mason Blakey at the NB's.
Gibbo may also spend time in the side, and we can't forget about players like Josh Hill and Ethan Penrith, who I believe is still in Carlton's Next Generation Academy.
Bamboo has covered the prioritisation that now occurs for the listed players, but the other aspect at play here is that clubs will reset youngsters pretty regularly, and between that an the usual injury rates, allows for about half a dozen VFL players to come in.
In addition we generally keep one of our named emergencies out of the VFL & for interstate trips, sometimes two.
It's a bit of a shame in some ways they got rid of the VFL reserves but i guess for the clubs below the VFL it's good as they get some good players back.


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Family Affair Friday(ish): Season Two, Episode 24, "His and Hers," 2/26/1968
I apologize for my lateness with this installment. October has been a crazy month in my off-line life. I hope to get back on track this week.
Written by: Joseph Hoffman. Directed by: Charles Barton.
When Uncle Bill returns home from work, the twins invite him to a party at their school.
The party is actually an open house, and the twins are excited that their work will be on display.
A drawing by Buffy and an arithmetic paper by Jody will have featured spots in the exhibition. The twins invite French, too, and both men decide to forgo the opening of a Van Gogh exhibit to attend the school event. (French says he places more value on an "original Buffy" than on a Van Gogh–awww.)
At school, Buffy explains that her picture shows people waiting for a "moon plane" to take off.
"Someday, flying to the moon will be as easy flying to Chicago," Bill observes. He's humoring her, but as a child, I really did expect that we'd be vacationing on the moon by now.
On the way to see Jody's math paper, the Davis family runs into two of the twin's friends.
Jill and Timmy are another set of twins, apparently.
Their mother takes one look at Uncle Bill and suggests he join her for coffee.
Film noir actress Coleen Gray plays the mother, Margaret Williams. If I didn't know it was her, though, I wouldn't have recognized her in "PTA mom" mode.
Bill and Margaret discover they've been living parallel lives–she has a 16-year-old daughter as well as the twins, and she's raising her children as a single parent after losing her husband.
With apologies to Young MC, I get the feeling that Margaret's on a mission and she's wishin' Bill would cure her lonely condition. Within moments of their meeting, she's making remarks like, "Six children between us–how scary!" Down, girl.
Later, Buffy and Jody are delighted to hear that Bill and Margaret are going out to dinner together.
Like Margaret, they're already thinking about marriage. They love the idea of having Jill and Timmy as siblings.
The next morning, they grill Bill about how the date went.
"Did you hug and kiss like they do on TV?" Jody asks.
Cissy explains that the twins are rooting for Bill to marry Margaret. Buffy asks if Jill can sleep over Saturday night, and Bill says it might be nice for all the Williams children to spend the weekend since he and Margaret are going sailing Sunday. (I don't quite follow his thinking here.)
The prospect of three young houseguests provokes the first of several funny French faces in this episode.
When the Williams children arrive, things get off to a great start.
Cissy is quickly sharing gossip and clothes with her counterpart, Vicky.
(A quick digression: Have you ever noticed on shows like this that when teens refer to friends at school, the friends always have unlikely, antiquated names such as "Edna" and "Felix"?)
Jody, excited to have another boy around the house, shows off his Willie-Mays-signed baseball and lets Timmy use his catcher's mitt.
Buffy introduces Jill to Mrs. Beasley and assures Jill that the doll likes her.
The first sign of trouble appears on the horizon that evening, as Cissy and Vicky prepare for a double date. Cissy has asked her beau to provide an escort for Vicky.
When the boys arrive, Cissy is still getting ready, so Vicky heads out to the living room to meet them.
Uh-oh.
Sure enough, Cissy's date takes an instant liking to Vicky.
Cissy is not especially pleased.
The next day, Timmy bullies Jody into violating house rules by playing catch in the living room.
Who didn't see this coming? (By the way, this vase is a "priceless royal Sevres," according to French.)
Timmy, who threw the ball, blames the whole incident on Jody. The boys' ensuing argument turns physical after Timmy shoves Jody. (Their fight is actually more a weird writhing session, with no blows thrown.)
The only way Jill could tick Buffy off this badly is by messing with Mrs. Beasley. But surely should wouldn't…
Oh, yeah. She goes there.
First she tries to change Mrs. Beasley's clothes, although Buffy says Mrs. Beasley only feels comfortable undressing around her owner. (This is a cute comment, even though it's not really possible to "undress" Mrs. Beasley.)
Jill responds by asserting that Mrs. Beasley has started talking to her–and expressing a preference for her over Buffy!
Needless to say, the whole family is thrilled to see the Williams brats go.
But when the twins ask Cissy how they can discourage Bill from marrying Margaret, she gives them her usual suck-up-your-own-feelings-and-concentrate-on-Uncle-Bill's-happiness spiel.
Bill doesn't seem happy, though. Margaret is telling him how she tries to be a pal to her kids, but they really need a father.
Bill ignores her blatant marriage hint and responds to the parenting fail implicit in her remarks.
"I'm not a pal to my kids…I'm older than them and smarter than them and more responsible than them, so I decide what's best for them," he says.
He also makes it clear that he will only marry when he falls in love.
His expression in this scene must make it clear, even to Margaret, that she won't be the lucky lady.
At home, Bill tells French that marriage is off the table. He's nervous about how the kids will take the news, though.
They manage to bear up under the strain.
French, too, is relieved about the bullet they've dodged.
"That mass of tiny creatures," he says with a shudder.
Pre-dating The Brady Bunch by more than a year, this episode anticipates the comic situations that could result from a large, blended family (though Family Affair puts a darker and more realistic spin on the conflicts that might arise). Buffy and Jody's "How do people get married?" inquiries are cute, and I love French's dismay at the prospect of his kid load doubling.
Margaret Williams: Coleen Gray. Vicky: Kay Cole. Timmy: Tony Fraser. Jill: Martine Fraser. Allan: Mickey Sholdar. Norman: George Winters.
Red River, Nightmare Alley, and The Killing are among Coleen Gray's most memorable films. She kept busy with TV appearances from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Tony Fraser would appear twice more on Family Affair. Martine Fraser is surely his sister; they both had very short TV careers.
Kay Cole played Maggie in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line.
Mickey Sholdar had a regular role in the 1960s TV series The Farmer's Daughter
Continuity Notes
Uncle Bill mentions his brother.
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Tagged 1960s, Anissa Jones, Brian Keith, Classic Television, Coleen Gray, Family Affair, Johnnie Whitaker, Johnny Whitaker, Kathy Garver, Nostalgia, Sebastian Cabot, Television
Family Affair Friday: Season 2, Episode 23, "A Member of the Family," 2/19/1968
Written by: Henry Garson and Edmund Beloin. Directed by: Charles Barton.
When we look in on the Davis family this week, Jody is getting ready to go roller skating. He's getting ready a bit prematurely, in fact.
"We do not put on our roller skates until we reach pavement," French advises him.
Buffy is going roller skating, too, with plans to teach Mrs. Beasley how to skate. First, however, the kids want to see what Cissy is doing out on the terrace. As it turns out, she's drawing a picture of Uncle Bill–a "crack-a-ture," as Jody calls it. The kids to want to know what all the mountains are in the picture. The "mountains," Cissy informs them, are Uncle Bill's muscles.
Oh, does he have nicely sculpted arm muscles? I hadn't noticed.
Cissy informs the kids that she'll be displaying her work at a high school art exhibit. She'll be including caricatures of Uncle Bill and the twins–all the members of the family.
French looks hurt, and his mood doesn't improve when Cissy asks him to provide hors d'oeuvres for the exhibit. Cissy can tell he's upset, but she doesn't know why. After French and the kids leave, a perceptive Uncle Bill explains the situation.
Cissy says she does, in fact, plan to display a caricature of French. She's been working on it all week in secret so that she can surprise French at the exhibit.
Meanwhile, at the park, Buffy and Jody wonder why French is acting like "an old growly bear." He feels even worse when he runs into his frenemy Withers.
It seems, according to Hardcastle, that Withers is the envy of all the gentlemen's gentlemen at the moment.
In fact, they are planning a bon voyage party for him. Smithers' employers are going to Europe and taking him with them. French admits that he hasn't been on a trip abroad with Bill since the kids took up residence with them.
"Some of us are merely employees, and some of us are members of the family," Withers says, twisting the knife.
Later, however, Bill gives French a private heads-up that his picture will appear in the exhibit. He even shows it to him.
Understandably, he's in a much better mood the next day when he runs into Miss Faversham at school pick-up time. He can't resist telling her about the exhibit and the fact that he's included. He invites her to opening and asks her spread the word to Withers and Hardcastle.
When the kids emerge from school, they sing a song taunting a "skinny" boy who's been calling their friend Peter "four-eyes."
French affects shock and horror, then tells them about crying himself to sleep every night because his childhood friends said, "Here comes Fatty," whenever he approached.The kids are properly abashed and head off to apologize to Tony.
French gives Miss Faversham a wink and tells her that "overdramatic fiction" gets through to children better than anything else.
That's a tip you won't find in many parenting manuals.
Back at home, the kids pose for their own caricatures. Jody wants muscles like Uncle Bill, but his defining characteristic seems to be "a zillion freckles."
While she's waiting, Buffy happens to see the French caricature.
The alarmed twins share the "Here comes Fatty" story with Cissy.
They're worried that French will find the picture offensive.
"I didn't realize Mr. French is so sensitive," Cissy exclaims.
She decides that she won't display French's picture after all. Oh, dear.
Later, Sharon stops by and asks if Cissy can go with her to The Blue Yonder that evening. Bill's out of town until just before the exhibit, so Cissy has to seek approval from French. She doesn't think Bill would mind, even though they'll be out until midnight and it's a school night.
Seriously, Cissy?
French says no, of course, and Sharon mutters about how strict the "establishment" is in the Davis home.
Soon, the art exhibit is almost under way at last.
Helping Mrs. Scofield with the snacks, French is taken aback when the teacher mentions Cissy's THREE pictures.
Cissy's gone home to change for the opening, but French checks out her display area. Sure enough, his picture is missing. He assumes that saying no to Cissy earlier cost him his place in the exhibit. He gets on the phone to head off his friends, but he's too late.
Doesn't Miss F look sharp in her street clothes?
Luckily, Bill has arrived at home and straightened things out. Telling Cissy how much French liked her picture, he encourages her to sneak in the gallery's back entrance and add it to her display. By the time French's friends make their way to Cissy's area, the picture is in place.
"It's a nice family–the whole group," Bill says.
French is delighted, of course.
And, along with his hor d'oeuvres, he gets to taste some sweet, sweet schadenfreude.
It seems Withers' employers aren't taking him along to Europe after all.
Which caricature do you like best?
This is one of the best French episodes–his sadness at being excluded is poignant.
Of course, you have to overlook all the contrivances that drive the plot. For instance, why does Cissy want to surprise French with his picture, when the others posed for theirs?
Withers: Richard Peel. Mrs. Scofield: Joan Vohs. Peter: Randy Whipple. Sharon: Sherry Alberoni. Miss Faversham: Heather Angel. Mr. Hardcastle: Noel Drayton. All are Family Affair veterans, but we haven't seen Drayton as Mr. Hardcastle since the second episode of the series. Vohs will appear most often in the third season as the twins' teacher Miss Cummings.
Random fashion note: I like Cissy's casual, exhibit-set-up outfit.
Cissy's artistic talent is a good call-back–we learned about it in season one.
Mrs. Beasley doesn't like sea lions because they splash too much.
French's childhood friends actually called him "Chubby"–and he liked it.
Tagged 1960s, Anissa Jones, Brian Keith, Classic Television, Family Affair, Johnnie Whitaker, Johnny Whitaker, Kathy Garver, Nostalgia, Richard Peel, Sebastian Cabot, Television
The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Family Affair Connections, Part 1
John Williams and Alfred Hitchcock. Source: IMDb.com
What connections can possibly exist between the sugary 1960s sitcom Family Affair and TV's two creepiest anthology programs? Television actors made the rounds in the 1950s and 1960s, so perhaps its not surprising that both of Family Affair's lead actors and many of its recurring guest stars show up in these anthology shows. (It probably helped that both the Hitchcock show and Family Affair made good use of aging British actors.) It's a treat, though, to see them in roles so different from the ones I spotlight each week in my Family Affair series.
I'd originally planned this post for October 2, the broadcast anniversary for both Alfred Hitchcock Presents (which debuted in 1955) and The Twilight Zone (which aired its first episode four years later). I found so many interesting connections, however, that this post took longer to prepare than I'd anticipated. Its length also required breaking it into two parts.
John Williams is the strongest link between Family Affair and the world of Alfred Hitchcock. Williams played Nigel French in nine first-season Family Affair episodes, while Sebastian Cabot recovered from an illness. His most famous career role, however, was Chief Inspector Hubbard in Hitchcock's film Dial M for Murder. (He originated the role on Broadway and earned a Tony award for his performance.) He also appeared in Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief.
Williams was obviously a Hitchcock favorite–he would appear in no fewer than 10 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The three-part episode "I Killed the Count" from Season 2 finds Williams in his most characteristic role as a stuffy Scotland Yard inspector. His character uncovers no shortage of suspects in a tangled murder case. The fun is in watching his exasperation build as "I killed the count" becomes an "I am Spartacus"-style refrain among people eager to confess.
(One of the suspects is played by Alan Napier, who appeared in a third-season Family Affair episode but is best known as Alfred from TV's Batman. Nora Marlowe also has a small role in Part 3 of "I Killed the Count." She appeared in four Family Affair episodes, as various nanny friends of Giles French. Her most memorable TV role was Flossie Brimmer on The Waltons.)
Parts two and three of "I Killed the Count" are also on Youtube and available through Netflix.
In another second-season episode, "Wet Saturday," criminals get the best of Williams. If you've ever longed to see Nigel French get slapped around, this is the episode for you. Also interesting is the happy epilogue that Hitchcock tacked on in his closing comments, to counteract the downbeat on-screen ending.
Kathryn Givney, who plays the murderer's mother in this episode, was Mrs. Allenby in the memorable first-season Family Affair episode "The Thursday Man."
Williams also made one appearance on The Twilight Zone, in an hour-long episode called "The Bard." This isn't a great episode; it strives too hard for hipness as it satirizes TV hackery. Williams' turn as William Shakespeare is amusing, though. Who else could imbue the words Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with so much contempt merely by enunciating each consonant deliberately? The rest of the cast provides plenty of interest, too. It includes future movie star Burt Reynolds and future Dyna Girl Judy Strangis.
Brian Keith never appeared on The Twilight Zone, but he did appear on five episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (including one after the show's 1962 expansion and re-titling as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour). The most interesting for Family Affair fans is probably "Cell 227," in which Keith portrays a condemned prisoner. The script is a bit preachy and lacks the typical Hitchcock atmosphere, though the ending provides a suitably grim "gotcha." Keith gives his usual strong performance, and it's a major departure from Uncle Bill.
Liam Sullivan, who appeared in one Season Three episode of Family Affair, plays a priest here. Frank Nelson, an annoying neighbor in two memorable Family Affair episodes ("Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?" and "Ballerina Buffy"), has a more sympathetic role as a lawyer fighting to save Keith's character.
Keith himself plays a crusading lawyer in "The Test." His courtroom tactics are questionable, but there's a method to his madness. This one has a thought-provoking, ambiguous ending.
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot appears in the first-season Twilight Zone episode "Nice Place to Visit." As the spiritual guide of a recently deceased thug, he's Giles-French-like throughout most of the episode. The ending twist, while predictable, shows him in a very different light.
Cabot also appeared in one Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode, Season One's "A Bullet for Baldwin." He's Baldwin, and the episode's opening events suggest that Cabot's appearance will be brief. As you might expect on this show, things are more complicated than they seem.
(An extra treat for me in this episode is the presence of John Qualen, who played Earl Williams in my very favorite movie, His Girl Friday. Too bad he never appeared on Family Affair.)
Legendary actress and director Ida Lupino appeared as French's old flame Maudie Marchwood in two Family Affair episodes. She appeared in one Twilight Zone episode, Season One's "Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine." The paranormal twist in this one comes too late to add much interest to the story of a fading actress living in the past. Lupino is always interesting, but this script doesn't do her any favors; it reads like her character is 70, while Lupino was just over 40 when this aired!
(Lupino directed the much better Twilight Zone episode "The Masks.")
Alice Frost, who appeared in the memorable Family Affair episode "The Candy Striper," also appears here and gets to do some good screaming.
Paul Hartman
A first-season Family Affair guest star, Hartman appeared on three episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
You remember him–he sold Buffy and Jody a broken down horse.
On The Twilight Zone, he played a police sergeant in the second-season episode "Back There," a time-travel yarn involving Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Nora Marlowe shows up again here. (Also of interest to classic TV fans: This episode stars Russell Johnson, the professor from Gilligan's Island.)
The full episode doesn't seem to be on Youtube, but you can watch it through Netflix or Amazon Prime Instant Video.
Louise Latham launched her screen career in Hitchcock's Marnie as the title character's mother.
On Family Affair, of course, she was Aunt Fran–a character who cast a longer shadow than her three appearances would suggest.
She made one appearance on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and it was a good one. "An Unlocked Window" has everything–a spooky house, a violent storm, and a serial killer on the loose. Latham gives a showy performance as a housekeeper who progresses from merely annoying to drunken and deranged. The episode's ending doesn't completely surprise, but it does pack a punch. (Bonus for my fellow cat lovers: A nice-looking tabby gets plenty of screen time.)
Another connection involving this episode: Stanley Cortez served as director of photography here, as well as on the first two episodes of Family Affair. A veteran cinematographer, Cortez had worked on such movies as The Magnificent Ambersons and Night of the Hunter.
Surprisingly, Heather Angel never appeared on the Hitchcock series. She would have been well suited for various British dowager parts, and she did have small parts in two Hitchcock films, Suspicion and Lifeboat.
On Family Affair, Angel played Miss Faversham in a whopping 18 episodes–many more than any other recurring cast member.
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Family Affair Friday(ish): Season 2, Episode 22, "A Matter of Tonsils," 2/12/1968
I apologize for the delay in posting this installment. I had to go out of town somewhat unexpectedly last week.
It's breakfast time in the Davis household, but not everyone is eating.
Cissy says she's watching her weight so she can achieve the "Carnaby Street look," like Twiggy.
"Oh for the days of Queen Victoria," French sighs. How old is French?
Buffy is trying to eat, but every swallow leaves her wincing in pain. Uh-oh.
Bill, who's getting ready to leave for Chicago, notices Buffy's discomfort. He tells French to keep Buffy home from school and take her to see Dr. Felsom.
Buffy is upset about having to miss music appreciation at school. Jody, a boy after my own heart, suggests sending Buffy to school and letting him stay home.
Dr. Felsom gives French some bad news–Buffy's tonsils are enlarged and will have to come out.
I hope Dr. Felsom doesn't treat many asthma patients because those books look pretty musty.
He stresses that it's a minor operation, but French says no operation is minor when you're dealing with "two bachelors unaccustomed to the care and feeding of children."
Uncle Bill reacts with alarm when French calls him in Chicago with the news. (Good thing his hotel room has a soothing Family-Affair-green decor.)
"What a time to be a thousand miles away!" he cries. During this scene, Brian Keith yells his lines into the phone, while French talks normally. Let's fanwank that they have a bad connection, on Bill's side only.
Jody, meanwhile, is impressed that Buffy gets to eat as much ice cream as she wants. "I wish I had tonsils," he says, and tries to take a look at Buffy's.
I bet the kids had a hard time keeping straight faces during this scene.
Having rushed back from Chicago, Bill tells Dr. Felsom to find the best tonsil man in New York for Buffy's operation. He wants to reserve a private suite for her, but the doctor convinces him that Buffy will feel more comfortable in the children's ward.
The adults break the news to Buffy that she's going to the hospital overnight for an operation. She doesn't seem concerned, although everyone telling her to stay calm and praising her bravery probably makes her a little nervous.
Jody and Buffy say a sad goodbye, and he offers to let her take his turtle to the hospital. She declines, but she does take Mrs. Beasley.
Poor Jody, all alone.
Bill gets Buffy settled at the hospital and apologizes to the nurse for acting so nervous.
"You wouldn't be a parent if you weren't nervous," she says.
Ain't that the truth.
Note that while the hospital corridors are Family-Affair-green, the children's ward is Robby-and-Katie's-room-pink. (I've been watching a lot of My Three Sons lately.)
Back at home, Jody is also complaining of a sore throat, but Bill and French assume that it's a psychosomatic complaint brought on by Buffy's illness.
Bill decides that Jody needs some attention, too, so he spends some time with him and gives him a piggyback ride.
That night at bedtime, French reads to Jody about Ali Baba, but Jody can't concentrate. He keeps asking tonsil-related questions until French gives up on reading.
"I'm not a vet!" French snaps after Jody asks whether horses have tonsils.
The next day, Buffy's operation goes smoothly, and Bill gets ready to head back to Chicago.
Not so fast, Bill.
French shows up at the hospital with Jody, who has been sent home from school because of his sore throat. Dr. Felsom takes a quick peek and pronounces Jody's tonsils worse than Buffy's.
Soon Jody's checked in to the hospital right next to Buffy.
He's glad to be reunited with his sister and delighted to start on his ice-cream diet. The only thing the kids can't understand is why Bill and Mr. French are so afraid of hospitals. The next time they have their tonsils out, Jody thinks it would be good idea to keep Bill and French in the dark about it.
Buffy agrees, emphatically.
Classic TV led me to believe that one day I would have my tonsils removed. I would get to eat ice cream all day. I would get to stay home from school and bask in adult attention.
It never happened. Thanks a lot, evolving medical standards.
The emotions in this episode ring true, from Jody's feeling left out, to Bill and French's panicky concern for Buffy, to the the way the kids sense the adults' stress. At different points in the script, both French and Bill observe that no surgery is "minor" when it comes to children, and I would certainly agree with that as a parent. I was a mess when my daughter got tubes in her ears, and that didn't even require an overnight stay.
Sweetness abounds in this episode. It's touching to see how Jody worries about Buffy and misses her while they are apart. Brian Keith does his usual great job showing fatherly tenderness, especially in the scene just before Buffy's surgery.
(I wonder if those hospital scenes were hard for Keith, who lost his 8-year-old son to pneumonia less than five years earlier.)
When an episode offers little to snark on, my eyes travel to the decor.
Look at this interesting cat statue in Dr. Felsom's office. I'm guessing his wife takes ceramics because it looks like some of my mother's 1970s output.
More disturbing is this clown picture in the children's ward. How is it helpful to terrify the children before surgery?
Dr. Felson: Oliver McGowan. Miss Jones: Carol Nugent.
Well, this is interesting. Former child actress Carol Nugent was the daughter of Carl Nugent, property master on My Three Sons. (On Family Affair, he served in that role for the pilot only.) Carol was married to Nick Adams, who starred as Johnny Yuma on the 1959-61 TV series The Rebel. Adams died of a drug overdose a week before this Family Affair episode aired. In 2002, Carol married none other than John G. Stephens, Family Affair production supervisor! (Stephens was widowed in 2001 after more than 40 years of marriage to actress Joan Vohs, whom we'll see in our next episode.) Nugent's son Jeb Adams had a brief acting career in the 1980s, highlighted by his role as Chris in the movie Flowers in the Attic.
Researching this family can lead you down quite a rabbit hole. Carol Nugent's nephew, Adam Taylor, was married to Anne Lockhart. She's the daughter of June Lockhart, a one-time Family Affair guest star. Taylor's father was Buck Taylor and his grandfather was prolific character actor Dub Taylor; both of these men crossed professional paths with Brian Keith several times.
This is McGowan's second of three appearances as a doctor on the show.
The script mentions Jody's turtle and Captain Hippopotamus. We also learn that Jody and Buffy are still 6, despite being in second grade now. Time really drags in their world.
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