You may have noticed that there's been a lot of talk about gut health lately – and how what's going on in your gut may affect your overall health and wellbeing, including the health of your skin.
So what is the link between gut health and skin health? Is there a link between gut health and psoriasis? And most importantly, what does all this mean for you?
First up, it's helpful to understand a bit more about the human microbiome: what it is and how it might influence our health.
The human body is host to about 100 trillion microorganisms – a combination of bacteria, viruses, fungi and even skin mites. In fact, these microorganisms outnumber our body's own cells by 10:1! Altogether, these microorganisms are called the human microbiome.
There are different communities of microorganisms all over our bodies. The two areas that you've probably heard about and that we are most interested in here are the gut microbiome and the skin microbiome.
In recent years there's been a huge amount of research done on the human microbiome. There is growing evidence showing that the microbiome may play an important role in maintaining health and preventing disease. Different patterns of microorganisms in both the skin and gut microbiomes have been linked to different types of health conditions. Researchers are hopeful that, eventually, we may be able to manage certain health problems by manipulating people's microbiomes.
Probiotics are living microorganisms that occur in foods such as yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kim chi or kombucha, or can be taken as supplements. They are also referred to as "good" bacteria. They may help the body to control inflammation, but we don't yet know which specific probiotics might help psoriasis.
What do we know about the microbiome and skin health?
Our microbiome affects how our bodies fight germs, how we digest food and some studies even say it can affect our mood. These microorganisms also give our immune system instructions, including turning inflammatory responses off and on. This has made researchers very interested in learning how the microbiome might play a role in psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases. There have been some interesting research findings in this area.
Before you stock up on probiotics or eat your weight in yoghurt, you need to know that it is still early days in the research game.
What do we still need to learn about the microbiome and skin health?
What we don't yet know, is how this information can be used to help people with psoriasis or develop new treatments for psoriasis.
While probiotics generally cause few or no side effects in healthy people, they can cause problems in people with weakened immune systems. We still need more research to confirm the benefits and risks of taking probiotics. And because psoriasis is a skin condition that involves the immune system, it's an area where you need to tread carefully until those research results are available.
Researchers believe that we will eventually have very targeted antibiotics that kill only the microorganisms involved in psoriasis as well as specific probiotics that encourage the growth of microorganisms that help to reduce inflammation.
What steps can you take towards better skin health now?
Until there is more research into the link between gut health and psoriasis and this is translated into new treatments, there are some sensible steps you can take towards better skin health.
Talk with your doctor about the role of probiotics in managing psoriasis – ask them about any new research in this area and what it might mean for you. If you're interested in taking a probiotic, always chat to your doctor about it first.
Stay at a healthy weight or lose weight if you need to. Fat cells make proteins that trigger inflammation. Studies show that people who are overweight are at greater risk of developing psoriasis and may have worse symptoms. People who lose weight may experience an improvement in symptoms.
This is a healthy, enjoyable way of eating that's good for just about everyone – and there is some research that suggests it may be especially helpful for people with psoriasis.
You'll also find lots of helpful tips on leading a healthier lifestyle and avoiding psoriasis triggers here. And keep watching Get Healthy Stay Healthy for updates on new research in this exciting area.
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4. Groeger, D., et al. Bifidobacterium infantis35624 modulates host inflammatory processes beyond the gut. Gut Microbes 2013;4(4), pp.325-339.
5. Scher, J., et al. Decreased Bacterial Diversity Characterizes the Altered Gut Microbiota in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis, Resembling Dysbiosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2014; 67(1), pp.128-139.
6. Codoñer, F., et al. (2018). Gut microbial composition in patients with psoriasis. Nature: Scientific Reports, 2018;8(1).
7. WebMD. Psoriasis. Accessed 14 November 2018.
8. Duarte, G., et al. The management of psoriasis through diet. Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy,2012;2:45-53.
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The first round of international speakers has been announced for the Living Cities Forum 2019, which after unprecedented success in Melbourne has expanded to Sydney.
The gathering of global architects and urban design thinkers will be held on 23 May, 2019 in Melbourne and 28 May, 2019 in Sydney.
This year's theme, Future Needs, will explore how present-day actions impact Australians, future Australians and the living systems with which they will cohabit.
Speakers include Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt AO; New York-based cultural historian and designer Professor Mabel O. Wilson; former Los Angeles Times architecture critic and newly-appointed Chief Design Officer of the City of Los Angeles, Christopher Hawthorne; and co-founder of innovative Bangkok-based architecture and design studio all (zone), Rachaporn Choochuey.
"We are privileged that the world's leading minds will be joining us for the 2019 Living Cities Forum to investigate how we can thoughtfully build our cities for the changes and challenges ahead," says Naomi Milgrom, founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation.


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Summer is ending, but climate disasters keep coming
Source: By Chelsea Harvey, E&E News • Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2022
The sun sets through the haze of wildfire smoke as the Fairview Fire burns this week near Hemet, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images
September marks the start of a new season for meteorologists. It's the beginning of "climatological fall" in the Northern Hemisphere — and, ostensibly, a transition to milder weather.
But much of the U.S. is still baking, burning, withering or swimming.
It's the reality of life on a warming planet. Research suggests that the hottest part of the year is lengthening and the risk of extreme heat, and other heat-related disasters, is rising.
"We're seeing increasing risks throughout the year as a variety of extremes increase in frequency and intensity in response to global warming," said Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford University.
The dangers of the past week are plaguing the sunset of summer. Climate change, driven by a global rise of 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 150 years, is exacerbating financial losses from heavier downpours, more severe coastal storms and rising ocean levels. Entire ecosystems, like coral reefs, are being altered at lightning speed, and efforts to put the brakes on rising temperatures are mixing up global politics like a blender.
Fall kicked off with an astonishing heat wave in California, shattering temperature records and straining the electrical grid (Climatewire, Sept. 7). Downtown Sacramento reached a sizzling 116 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday afternoon, smashing its previous all-time record of 114 F. San Jose hit an all-time record at 109 F. A number of other Bay Area cities recorded temperatures exceeding 110 F.
Meanwhile, dozens of wildfires are raging across the Western states. As of Thursday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported 71 active fires burning across eight states. They've consumed nearly 500,000 acres of land.
If that wasn't enough for the beleaguered West, a Pacific hurricane is also closing in on the coast. Hurricane Kay is projected to make a rare close approach to California this weekend, threatening high winds and flash floods in its wake.
All of those perils are lying on top of perhaps the biggest impact of all: a yearslong drought that refuses to release its grip on much of the western half of the country.
Elsewhere in the U.S., devastating floods ushered in the month of September. North Georgia, southeastern Indiana and parts of Rhode Island were all slammed by unusually heavy rainfall and flash floods in the past week.
And the Atlantic hurricane season is revving up. Hurricanes Danielle and Earl abruptly formed after a lengthy dry spell in August.
Hurricane season officially lasts from June 1 until Nov. 1, so the storms aren't unusual. Neither Danielle nor Earl is expected to pose a threat to the continental U.S. But after an unusual lull in July and August, they're a sudden reminder that tropical cyclones are still a threat for at least two more months.
It's climate disasters from coast to coast. And that's only in the U.S.
'Disaster season' is year-round
On the other side of the globe, China continues to grapple with an extreme, long-lasting drought that's gripped large swaths of the country for months now. Parts of the Middle East and North Africa have seen sizzling temperatures already breaking monthly records for September. And Greenland recently experienced a rare September melt event, one of its strongest on record (Climatewire, Sept. 8).
Diffenbaugh, the Stanford scientist, warned that extreme weather and climate-related disasters occur all year around. And certain types of events are bigger risks at different times of the year in different locations.
Strictly speaking, there's no single "disaster season."
Still, summer is often considered the peak for extreme weather in much of the U.S. High temperatures increase the risk of heat waves, droughts, wildfires and extreme rainfall, which can cause floods.
And as the planet keeps on warming, many heat-related events are growing more frequent, more extreme and more likely to occur earlier or later in the year than they used to. Summer is dragging out — and so are the risks it brings.
Research generally suggests that summers are getting longer while the other three seasons are shrinking. A 2021 studyfound that the hottest time of the year — defined as the period when temperatures rise above the 75th percentile for any given region — has been expanding by an average of about four days per decade across the Northern Hemisphere (Climatewire, March 11, 2021).
The western wildfire season has also lengthened over time, research suggests. And the risk of severe blazes cropping up late in the year is rising. Climate change is increasing the odds of extreme autumn fire conditions, according to at least one study. And experts say these risks are dragging out into the winter as well (Climatewire, Dec. 7, 2020).
The Atlantic hurricane season also appears to be shifting. A recent study found that the season has been edging earlier in the year for decades now, likely driven by warming ocean waters (Climatewire, Aug. 17).
When climate disasters begin happening outside their typical seasons, Diffenbaugh pointed out, they can put a strain on the systems that were designed to deal with them.
For instance, the U.S. has agreements in places with other countries around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, to share wildfire management resources as needed. But the wildfire seasons in California and Australia have begun to overlap in recent years, despite occurring in different hemispheres with opposite summers. That's strained nations' abilities to exchange resources.
In general, the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters is a strain on infrastructure. Much of human society was simply designed for a climate that no longer exists.
Updating these systems for a hotter, more extreme world should be a top priority, according to Diffenbaugh.
"We have infrastructure that was designed and built in a different climate. We have disaster preparation response systems that were originally designed and developed in a different climate," he said. "It's clear that we're in a climate now where the probability of hazards — and, hence, disaster risk — has changed."

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I'm the founding guy of Product Spy. Highly experienced in home and garden appliances through years of online research. I want to help everyone in the UK by streamlining their research when buying a new product. I will be putting the hours in researching to find the best products so you don't have to.
I started this site a few years ago after realising that there was a complete lack of in-depth information about products for the home and garden industry online (crazy I know, to say the internet has been around for so long!).
Several times my family members would come to me for advice about which was the best product for them, so I would go away and do the research only to realise that it would take what seemed like years before I could give them an answer.
I knew why my family kept coming to me, it was because of my attention to detail and that I don't just pick up the first product in sight thinking "this will do". I'd take my time by putting the hours in, researching not only about the product, but also what problems it solved by reading as many reviews as I could find online.
After a few times of doing this for my family, I decided to start Product Spy. To share my findings with everyone online and save people's precious time. When you work 40+ hours per week and have other commitments, it becomes very hard to find the time required to do all the necessary research in finding the best product for your situation.
From the humble begging's a few ago, after posting my first few guides it appears that Product Spy was a hit, with not only my family but everyone else online. I soon started getting a lot of people thanking me for my research, and the site started to grow very quickly.
Fast forward to today and I now have a team of dedicated expert reviewers, scouring the web to pull together the best products in the UK market. All putting in the lengthy hours like I do myself, to ensure each product included in our reviews will be the best available on the market from water softeners to induction hobs. We aim to put all the hours in, so you don't have too.
When I finished university back in 2009 (yes, I'm old haha), I moved into an unfurnished, rented house. At the time this felt like a great idea, getting to buy all the bits for my new home so I had everything for when I came to buy my own house.
But what I didn't realise, was that I was on a very tight budget and I knew nothing about what I needed to buy. It was at this moment, the years of scrolling the internet mindlessly had paid off. I knew how to use a search engine inside out and got to work on finding the products I needed. Eventually I managed to find everything and at a bargain price, winner!
What I didn't realise at the time was that I had gained an extremely valuable skill. I was able to perform such in-depth research of a product that all my family and friends were asking me what they should buy (either that or they were too lazy to do it themselves ha).
Anyway, fast forward a few years and people were still asking me to do the research so I decided to launch productspy.co.uk and help everyone out instead of just my family and friends.
Iv'e got two beautiful young girls who mean the world to me. I used to be a head chef over at my local restaurant but I gave that up to look after my girls. I decided to put my culinary experience to use here by bringing that wealth of kitchen related knowledge and sharing it with you guys.
Catherine or Cath as she likes to be known, is a housewife and has 2 two young girls. She is a full-time mum who likes to ensure her family are well looked after.
Her expertise is in the kitchen, having worked as a chef for many years rising up the ranks to be a head chef. However, this sadly came to an end when she couldn't commit to working there full time after she had her first child.
What this does mean though, is that she can write for us!
Cath is putting her chef related experience to good work here, by already having a head start on knowing what products should be able to do in the kitchen, before recommending them to our readers.
I'm a beauty therapist turned part time personal trainer. I specialise in helping people become the best versions on themselves. In doing my previous jobs I have gained a wealth of knowledge which I can share with you through the products I recommend.
Jess has led an interesting life, starting out being a beauty therapist, learning everything there is about that from college, to now working part time at her local gym whilst she raises her son.
With this wealth of experience in the beauty and fitness industry, I decided she would be the perfect fit for our team to help expand into those areas and ensure our readers are getting the knowledge right from the horse's mouth (so to speak).
I digress. Jess has been extremely happy since joining our team and we are certainly glad to have her onboard.
What I would like to achieve, is to make Product Spy the go-to resource for anyone who needs information about a product before they commit to buying it. As I mentioned earlier, my team puts in all the hours researching every little bit of information there is about a product before recommending it to our readers.
Initially I started out by reviewing the most common home and garden appliances, but we are now starting to expand into all other areas so that we can share our wealth of knowledge with everyone.
Along with the buying guides, we are also creating 'how to guides' and answering popular questions relating to products we review and various tips and tricks that you will find handy to know.
Please do have a good look around the site and read through the reviews.
If you have any questions or just want to say hi, do reach out to me as I love connecting with people. You can find our contact form here.


Turkey's High Election Board has rejected a request by President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party to recount all votes in 31 Istanbul districts, a board member said on Tuesday, but the party vowed to challenge the decision.
Erdogan's comments, his strongest challenge yet to the election process in Turkey's largest city, briefly drove the lira down and also weighed on Turkish stocks. After the latest decision, the lira firmed to 5.6500 to the dollar.
Police in Istanbul were conducting checks on Tuesday morning on whether some voters registered at addresses in Buyukcekmece were actually resident there, a police spokesman said. He said there was no criminal investigation.
To justify its call for the election to be annulled in the district, the AK Party has said 11,186 people were improperly registered to vote in Buyukcekmece.


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Do not step in Mbarara-Full Figure told.
A group of rowdy artists in Mbarara city yesterday vandalised the banner of Jennifer Nakanguubi alias Full Figure from the city's round-about commonly known as "Mahembe Gente".
The artists who were very angry said that particular location known is the proverbial entry point to Mbarara city and the round-about has become the icon of what the multiple cultures, clans, and traditions of the city.
They said it's the proverbial ark of covenant for the city, its untouchable, and cannot be used to drive any other message be it political, religious or otherwise, its sacred, its unheard of for any politician to put a poster there.
According to one of the protesters, Mbarara city is a very old town that greatly appreciates its values and traditions just like any place in Uganda.
The artists also accused the ruling party for sidelining them yet they have their own role models in the arts industry and hence do not need Jennifer Full Figure's services.
They threatened that next time Full Figure steps in their city, she must have tight full security otherwise she will face it rough.
However, speaking to NBS Uncut show on Tuesday, Full Figure said some people think NRM party belongs to one tribe which is wrong.
"These people should be ashamed. Their actions mean that they don't even listen to President Museveni who is always against tribalism in the country," she said.
She noted that everyone should be free in Uganda and the act of promoting tribalism is a a sign of stupidity of the highest level.
"I am so powerful and that's why people keep on talking about me because they feel I am bigger than them. I don't see any reason as to why they had to destroy my posters. We are one people fighting for a common goal,"she said.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A group of residents wants the Kent County prosecutor to investigate whether security measures at a county board meeting last month violated state law.
The group emailed a complaint Tuesday, Oct. 9, to Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker's office, alleging county officials committed multiple violations of the Michigan Open Meetings Act at the Kent County Board of Commissioners' Sept. 27 meeting.
It was signed by Grand Rapids residents Marta Johnson-Ebels and Christian Bell.
The complaint asks Becker to take civil action against the county, challenge the validity of the board's actions and ensure the county's compliance with the state law at future board meetings.
Becker said he hasn't read the complaint yet, adding that he's not sure what to do with it because it was emailed to him.
Typically, he said, these complaints are first handled by police, who gather facts and witness statements and then present the report to his office for a decision.
Johnson-Ebels said she was unaware of these protocols and plans to file a complaint with the police, if Becker doesn't plan to forward it to them.
At the Sept. 27 meeting, the public was barred from entering the chambers. They were instead told to go to a room next door to watch the proceedings on a video monitor until public comment.
Attendees could give public comment if they wrote down their personal information and comment on a card and gave it to county staff. Only then were they corralled in and out of the meeting room, one-by-one, past more deputies and an ad-hoc camera recording the entrance to the Board of Commissioners chambers.
"I hope this complaint is taken seriously and that we can enjoy a democratic process once again," Johnson-Ebels said in a statement. "We cannot expect effective policy to be made in 'smoke-filled' back rooms. Our problems demand an open, accessible and transparent democratic process."
Those who wished to make public comment were ushered in one at a time past deputies and a camera recording them.
The measures were a response to ongoing meeting disruptions by people protesting the county's jail contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Neither Johnson-Ebels nor Bell were part of the disruptions. Johnson-Ebels said they brought the complaint because they were concerned about the loss of "open and transparent and accessible meetings."
County officials have not given a clear answer on whether they'll continue the practice, only that they'll consider adaptations if they're "appropriate to encourage public participation and transparency," Kent County Administrator Wayman Britt previously said.
Britt previously contended the measures are the "least restrictive arrangement" and in compliance with the Open Meetings Act. He said it's better than arresting people.
Jennifer Dukarski, associate general counsel for the Michigan Press Association, previously told MLive/The Grand Rapids Press the measures, at the very least, prevent public access to their elected officials.
"Even if it's not an outright violation, it definitely indicates that they are not interested in promoting transparency and allowing the public to interface with their representatives," she said. "Distancing yourself from your constituents just doesn't meet the spirit of what the Open Meetings Act was intended to create."
The county contends they're following previous case law.
The citizens complaint alleges the county violated the Open Meetings Act by requiring public comment information to enter the meeting, by not allowing the public to actually be present at the meeting and by preemptively removing all attendees for fear of disruption.
The Act requires meetings to be "held in a place available to the general public" and that all decisions by a public body are made at a "meeting open to the public." The Sept. 27 measures comply with neither, according to the complaint.
"By a plain text reading, these meetings were not available to the public, as they were not allowed in the physical room where they occurred," the complaint states.
The Act also forbids making a person register or provide his or her name or other information a condition of entering a public meeting. The complaint alleges making a person write down their personal information and comment on a card to enter the meeting violates that.
The Act does allow officials to exclude people who breach the peace at a meeting.
The county has tried several tactics to restore order to its meetings since protesters began disrupting them in June. Mostly, the county board has just recessed the meetings until the disruptions ended.
At their Sept. 13 meeting, the county commissioners relocated the meeting to another county building across the street after protesters formed a "people's commission" in the back of the public seating area.
Protesters were barred wholesale from entering the relocated meeting, and at least one member of the media was asked to show identification before being allowed in.
The same deputy that asked for ID said the public was not allowed in, though several were and gave public comment.
Dukarski contended the county can't exclude a group wholesale from a meeting, as the Act forbids excluding only those who actually breach the peace at a meeting, and that it likely was a Open Meetings Act violation.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners' next full board meeting is Thursday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m.


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Good nutrition and exercise are the keys to healthy children. Nutricise is a happy blend of active learning songs that give children healthy eating tips and nutritional information along with fitness activities at a level 3-7 year olds understand. Physical fitness is incorporated into the songs that cheerfully impart the elements of a healthy diet including the importance of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
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Established by the Trustees on the occasion of Hopkins House's 75th anniversary and in honor of the community educators and leaders who founded the organization on August 9, 1939, the Society is comprised of individuals who, through their long association with Hopkins House, have distinguished themselves in service to children, youths, and their families.
In honor of the men and women who combined their time and talents in 1939 to create and sustain Hopkins House during a period when the need was greater than government resources could shoulder alone, members of The 1939 Society provide the dollars necessary to sustain and strengthen our 21st century programs for children, youths, and their families in Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area.
How does my membership in The 1939 Society benefit Hopkins House?
As a member of The 1939 Society, your support provides a steady stream of reliable income to Hopkins House that ensures the organization has the resources necessary to continue and expand its longstanding mission in service to children, youths, and their families.
How do I pay my membership dues to The 1939 Society?
Your membership dues in The 1939 Society are paid through automatic, monthly credit/debit card deductions. Hopkins House will make these deductions in the amount you specify ($19.39 or more monthly) for as many months as you like. Your membership dues are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
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LAPD braces for exodus
"We're already understaffed. You don't have enough police officers currently to do the job that is required. It's going to stretch our resources, and you're going to lose a lot of very talented individuals with a lot of knowledge and expertise." Measures have been taken recently by the City Council to boost recruitment and hire new officers to create a 10,000-officer department, a goal set by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. As of January, the LAPD had about 9,475 officers. "The mayor's plan is to have 10,000 officers in a five-year plan," said LAPD Cmdr. Kenny Garner, who took over recruiting duties in October 2005. "The 10,000 is doable and it will happen." The LAPD's Deferred Retirement Option Plan, implemented in May 2002, allows eligible officers to put their retirement payments in interest-earning accounts for a maximum of five years while they continue to work at their regular salary. At the end of the five years, or earlier, they collect the lump-sum retirement savings and begin receiving their pensions. Already stretched thin battling gang violence amid strained recruitment drives, the LAPD will see its chronic officer shortage grow even more acute later this year when a battalion-size group of senior officers leaves the force. Taking with them some 6,375 years of crime-fighting experience, 255 seasoned officers must go under a deferred-retirement program that was designed to keep veteran officers on the job longer. Their departure will hit the specialized ranks, such as homicide and robbery detectives, especially hard, and will come on top of the hundreds of other officers who leave the LAPD through attrition every year. "It's going to have a dramatic impact on the department doing their job," said Bob Baker, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the police officers union. Modeled after similar plans in other police agencies, the Los Angeles Police Department's deferred retirement has allowed the 255 officers leaving by October of this year to stay on years after they might otherwise have retired. The LAPD says the plan is cost-neutral and has kept years of institutional knowledge and expertise on the force. Also, it has bought LAPD brass more time to train replacements. Once-off effect This year's large number of retirees in the deferred plan is considered a once-off effect, attributed to heavy sign-ups in the initial months of the program. In subsequent years, the LAPD expects deferred-retiree departures to be spread out more than this year and not have such a strong impact on the force. Still, with the police force struggling to reach the mayor's goal of 10,000 officers, some law enforcement officials are concerned about the experience deficit that will remain when the seasoned officers leave this year. Baker, of the police union, said city officials did not respond fast enough to find a consistent funding source to pay for new officers. "The city squandered the five years. They didn't put in a good plan," Baker said. "They didn't take this seriously, and we find ourselves in the position we are in today." Until the City Council passed Villaraigosa's trash-fee hike proposal last year to help finance his and Police Chief William J. Bratton's plan to add 1,000 new officers, the LAPD lacked a consistent funding source for additional officers, critics say. "What has been frustrating for those of us who have pushed to expand the department for several years was the lack of a dedicated funding source for new officers," said Councilman Jack Weiss, who heads the City Council's Public Safety Committee. "Recruiting has to be at the forefront of everybody's agenda precisely because the drop-off (for the hundreds leaving DROP this year) is so precipitous," he said. The goal of the deferred-retirement plan was to increase the number of years of service for retiring senior officers from around 27 years to 30 years. At a June 2005 meeting of the Public Safety Committee, the LAPD said a tougher recruitment drive was needed due to hundreds of sworn officers leaving the deferred-retirement program by 2007 and concern over the impact it would have on detective ranks. Meeting hiring goals The City Council approved hiring 720 officers for that fiscal year, but the LAPD hired just 603. For fiscal year 2002-03, the LAPD actually surpassed its new-hire goal when it added 672 new officers, well above the projected 360. But over the next three fiscal years, the department hired just 1,300 officers, about 22 percent fewer than its goal of 1,674. Responding to the impact of the deferred-retirement plan, the City Council is considering an LAPD request to extend to one year from three months the amount of time the police chief can bring retirees back on the force for a maximum of one year. "Generally, we see that a lot of people are leaving," said Garner, the recruiting coordinator. "The good news is it's not all at once … (We recognize we're) losing experience and the chief is taking a look at keeping people in critical positions (through the extension.)" But some officers left to deal with the immediate aftermath of the departure of so many seasoned veterans are concerned. "If we had a thousand guys in the academy, they wouldn't be worth (anything) for two years," said Detective Richard Wheeler, who recently took over lead homicide detective duties at the North Hollywood Division from 35-year veteran Mike Coffey, who has left under the deferred-retirement program. "And all the people that are leaving, it ain't the two-year cops, it's the Mike Coffeys." rick.coca@dailynews.com (818) 713-3329160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! read more
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Suspense ends on Match Day
By choosing to stay local, Ham and Zimmer bucked a growing trend among medical students to leave the area. More than half of UCLA's graduates will head to hospitals outside Los Angeles when they receive their diplomas in June. Senior Associate Dean Neil Parker attributed the exodus to the high cost of housing locally. With up to $100,000 in student loans and starting salaries of $42,000, young doctors were finding Los Angeles increasingly unaffordable, Parker said. But they weren't thinking about debt, finances or the details of professional medicine as they flashed their letters and snapped pictures with their fellow students Thursday. They were thinking of happy hours to attend and celebratory dinners. David Samimi hugged his friends. Then, for good measure, he hugged their parents. He had started out studying economics at Pierce College, transferred to UCLA as an undergrad and switched to medicine. He put in time as an emergency medical technician, then as a volunteer at the hospital. "You'd work there all night in this blue coat," he remembered. "It didn't mean anything, but a lot of the patients, when they're first transported in, they think you're the doctor. They'd really open up to you. And that's when I fell in love with the job." On June 1, he'll don a cap and gown and graduate with the rest of his class. Three weeks later, the grads will begin as professionals across the nation. Samimi will intern at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, then head off to Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for his residency. "They're all very excited and very confident now, but soon they'll be off as M.D.s," Parker said. "Then they'll be in with their first patient and the nurse will turn to them and say, `Well, doctor, what do you want to do?' … And that's going to be the big moment for them." brent.hopkins@dailynews.com (818) 713-3738160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! WESTWOOD – Maggie Ham pulled the envelope off the wall, wondering about the precious contents sealed within. Ever since she could remember, the 24-year-old has wanted to be a doctor. Watching her father, a general practitioner, the Glendale native learned to love medicine at a young age. Now, after four long years of study at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, she would slit open the envelope's flap and learn where she'd begin her career. "As `fourth-years,' this day is all you think about," she said. For most people, it was just a regular Thursday. But for Ham and 164 other medical students at the University of California, Los Angeles, it was Match Day, a nationwide ritual during which 16,000 students learn simultaneously which hospitals had accepted them as interns and residents. Ham gingerly carried her envelope back to the table where her friends waited with theirs. She was hoping to stay at the school where she'd learned, close to family in the city where she'd grown up. The students tore into their envelopes, pulled forth their letters. Ham cheered aloud. UCLA it was. She congratulated her friends and carried the news across the room to Raymond Zimmer, who's considering cardiology. Dressed in a Superman T-shirt and clutching his own letter, he called out to Ham: UCLA had accepted the 25-year-old North Hollywood High School graduate as well. "I just can't believe it's finally here," he said. "I've been wanting this my whole life, so this has been a long time coming. … I've gotta tell my parents! They're going to kill me if I don't call them."
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Classic comes to life
• Photo Gallery: The Sound of MusicThe Center Theatre in Whittier will come alive with "The Sound of Music" tonight, as local actors open their season with the much-loved classic play-turned movie. The production is the largest of four scheduled for Whittier Community Theatre this season. One performance, a Sunday matinee on Sept. 16, is already sold out. "We're so excited," producer Roxie Lee said. "It's a 399-seat theater, so it's hard to sell it out." "I think the essential feeling of her, you kind of have to maintain," Pitt said. "But you don't want to try to imitate anyone else who has done it before." Hunter, who has worked for 22 years with Whittier Community Theatre and serves as vice president of the board of directors, said this play is unusual for the group in its scale. The production includes more than 35 actors and supporting staff. Many on stage for this year's musical are children, further complicating rehearsal schedules and logistics. But Hunter said the cast has met the challenges of production beautifully. "It's the best we can possibly put together on Center Theatre's stage," Hunter said. "I think everyone will walk out satisfied and feeling like their money was well spent." The Whittier Community Theatre, the longest continuously running theater west of the Mississippi River, has been home to actors like Richard and Pat Nixon, who performed with the company before they were married. Actors and stage crew members of the group are unpaid, although members of the orchestra are compensated per performance and directors are also paid. Despite technically being amateurs, board member John Francis said productions are successful because of the passion of those involved. "I've found that even though it is a community theater and it's nonprofessional, we do have people who are pretty darn good," Francis said. William Crisp, who plays Capt. Von Trapp, said he enjoys the inviting atmosphere at the theater. "It's a good place to come and develop your talents and to try something you've never tried before," Crisp said. Crisp, 48, lives in Whittier and works for Russ Basset Corp., which designs sheet metal products. He has been acting since childhood. He said families who don't usually go to plays should consider "The Sound of Music" as a way to spend time together. "There's something totally different about live theater. There's a spontaneity and intimacy that you can't get from a movie." news.wdn@sgvn.com (562) 698-0955, Ext. 3015 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! Lee grew up in Whittier, attending Sierra High School and Whittier College. Although she now lives in Diamond Bar, she considers Whittier and the theater her home. "The exciting thing about this production for me is that most of the people in this show are very local," she said. The musical will feature songs unique to the stage version of the story, which were not included in the popular 1965 film starring Julie Andrews. "We are doing the original Broadway production," director Regan Hunter said. "There will be some conflict (with the film) and I think that some people will be scratching their heads, but in the end I think people will say it was really nice." Tara Pitt will play Maria in the production. Pitt, 30, is a nanny from Huntington Beach who has been working with Whittier Community Theatre since 2002. Playing a nanny on stage is art imitating life, she said, but filling the role of an iconic character can be difficult. read more
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LETTERKENNY SCHOOL TOP TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT
The Mayor of Limavady Alan Robinson, presenting Niall O' Donnell with the winning trophy. Also included in the photo back row, Mary McCloskey, principal of St Mary's High School, Limavady. Front row, from left, teacher Ms McLaughlin and middle row right teacher Mr Sweeney, Errigal College.A group of junior certificate students from Errigal College in Letterkenny have won a prestigious technology competition in Limavady for secondary schools.The team of four were asked to design and make a vehicle, which was weight propelled. This vehicle had to move in a linear direction while hoisting up a weight using a pully mechanism.The team were required to produce a set of working drawing of their design and then manufacture the vehicle before it was tested by the judges. The winning team was Naomi O' Leary, Illona Pasterick, Keeva Brogan and Niall O'Donnell who used their technical graphics skills to create a detailed drawing before applying their woodwork and metalwork skills to manufacture the winning vehicle. The team's metalwork teacher Mr Sweeney who attended the event said he was delighted by their vision, imagination and creative skills which they displayed in planning and manufacturing their winning entry.The winning team members were presented with vouchers and a perpetual trophy for the school.The team preparing their working drawings. LETTERKENNY SCHOOL TOP TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT was last modified: November 29th, 2014 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:errigal collegetechnology tournament read more
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Man dies in motel fire
ROSEMEAD – Firefighters found a man's body in a burning motel room early Tuesday and investigators are trying to determine what caused the death, authorities said. AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREBasketball roundup: Sierra Canyon, Birmingham set to face off in tournament quarterfinalsLos Angeles County Coroner's Investigator Brian Elias said his staff had a good idea of the identification of the body, but, because the corpse was severely burned, probably would not be able to confirm the identity until today or Thursday. – Ben Baeder "We did have a fatality," said Lt. Larry Lincoln, a homicide detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "We're trying to see if it's criminal or accidental." Lincoln said deputies at about 5 a.m. spotted a fire coming from room 263 at the Motel 6 at 1001 San Gabriel Blvd. in Rosemead. After firefighters put down the blaze, they discovered the body inside, Lincoln said. Lincoln said the age and identity of the man who died are still not known. He was awaiting the county Coroner's Office to give him more information about the body, he said. For More Info 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! • Photo Gallery: Motel fire read more
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Man broke into five premises to get money for drugs
A man broke into a number of premises in Lifford to steal money so he could jump across the border and feed his drug addiction.Michael Brennan appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with a number of burglary charges. The accused man, of Coneyburrow in Lifford was caught on CCTV carrying out the attempted raids.Garda Sgt Jim Collins told the court that Brennan, aged 22, was observed breaking into a number of premises on March 29th last and also on April 2nd.The premises included Blush Beauty, McCauley's Restaurant, Peeking House restaurant, the Diamond cafe and Daly's shop on Upper Street.More than €600 was done to Blush Beauty, a further €1,000 was damage was done to Peeking House and €130 in damage was done to McCauley's restaurant.Various cash sums were also taken from some of the other premises.Solicitor for the accused, Mr Frank Dorrian, told the court that his client suffered from an addiction to tablets including valium.He said he broke into the premises to get cash so he could go across the border and buy such tablets on the black market.He said "He was drug dependent and was taking valium and anything else he could get his hands on – depression and anxiety drove him to carry out these offences."He said that Brennan had now been referred to a drug and drink counsellor.His client had €750 in compensation in court and these could be given to the injured parties.Judge Paul Kelly said he was adjourning the case until October 7th to allow for further compensation to be paid and for a community service and probation report to be prepared.Man broke into five premises to get money for drugs was last modified: July 3rd, 2019 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:burglariesdonegaldrugshabitLiffordMichael Brennan read more
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PATRICK GILDEA'S STUNNING SALON SCOOPS DESIGN AWARD
The inside of Patrick Gildea's new salon.Patrick Gildea Hairdressing is delighted to have triumphed in the JCI Friendly BusinessAwards under the category for shop layout and design. The impressive new salon was announced as the winner at Monday night's award ceremony in Letterkenny.Style Director and Team Leader Noreen Gallagher, who has been working with Patrick Gildea Hairdressing for twenty years, collected the award on behalf of the company. Commenting on their award success Noreen stated "I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of Patrick Gildea Hairdressing."We are absolutely thrilled that our salon space designed from an empty shell has triumphed in this category. Patrick's vision for the salon focused on creating a truly unique hairdressing experience unrivalled in the North West, a five star experience from beginning to end at surprisingly affordable prices."The company are now in our new premises in the Riverside Retail Park, Letterkenny seven weeks and from the feedback they have received they are delighted that their clients are as happy with it as they are."We as a team genuinely love coming to work every day and are delighted that our vision has been acknowledged by succeeding in this award and we look forward to enhancing our customer experience through our excellent customer service every day". A simple glance in the shop front of this luxurious salon highlights exactly why Patrick Gildea Hairdressing was successful in this award category.There is no other hairdressing establishment that provides such a beautiful environment for their clients and staff. The fabulous interior exemplifies part of the experience which matches the high standard of hairdressing provided within. It's hard to believe that this space was once an empty shell but now feels lived in with an amazing atmosphere.Check out www.patrickgildea.ie and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/patrickgildeahairdressingThe Friendly Business Awards is a flagship business program which recognizes the pivotal role small businesses play in the local community. The awards were held at The Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on 18th August and were presented by JCI Donegal President Emma Boylan. PATRICK GILDEA'S STUNNING SALON SCOOPS DESIGN AWARD was last modified: August 21st, 2014 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) read more
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THIRTEEN DONEGAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN PRESTIGIOUS FOOD TASTE FINALS
Paul Mallon of Gallagher's Bakery, Linda McLean of Mallow Mia, Anna Good of the Whole Green Juice Co, John Molloy of Green Pastures Dairy and Michael O'Donnell of Island Seafoods Ltd, all local companies with products in this year's finals of the prestigious Blas na hEireann – Irish Food Awards.Donegal's blossoming reputation as an exciting and innovative food destination, received another timely boost this week with confirmation that 13 Donegal food products have made the finals of Blas na hEireann – the Irish Food Awards.Now in its 8th year, Blas na hEireann takes place in Dingle, Co Kerry on October 2nd and 3rd and is the
biggest competition for quality Irish produce on the island of IrelandOver 2,500 products were entered into this year's competition and organiser Artie Clifford, who visited Donegal earlier in the year to encourage food businesses to enter, says the Donegal products have reached the final stages in some very competitive categories. The Donegal finalists who between them provide all 13 of the Donegal products in the final stages, are Aran Ard Teo from Ardara, Green Pastures Dairy from Convoy, Island Seafoods from Killybegs, PureBred Gluten Free Bakery from Ardara, Mallow Mia from Newtowncunningham and Mulrines of Ballybofey.But the companies will have to go through a rigorous judging process first to see if they can capture one of the much sought-after prizes.The Blas awards are the biggest blind tasting of produce in the country, and the criteria on which the product is judged as well as the judging system itself, developed by Blas na hEireann with the Food Science Dept of UCC, is now recognised as an international industry standard.Eve-Anne McCarron, Executive with The Food Coast – Donegal's Good Food Initiative said the awards offer a fantastic opportunity for Donegal Food Businesses. "Last year we had seven products in the finals so it is a sign of the progress we are making here in the county that we have almost double that number this year. The Donegal Food Strategy recognises the huge potential for food in Donegal and we want to work with people with a commitment to Donegal food to create opportunities for success."Indeed Artie Clifford affirmed that he has been extremely impressed with the ongoing commitment to food industries in Donegal.'The Local Enterprise Office & Donegal County Council are keen supporters of what we do and we are delighted to be working again with them. It is great to see what they are doing with the Donegal Food Coast Initiative and I think it is important that we have an offering all along our coastline for our guests and visitors to be able to sample the finest of local product."The local businesses in this year's final will hear results from the Regional Best in County and Best in Farmers Market for Donegal on 2nd October in Dingle, but it will be a day later before they discover if they have been awarded a coveted Gold, Silver or Bronze at the national awards. THIRTEEN DONEGAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN PRESTIGIOUS FOOD TASTE FINALS was last modified: September 23rd, 2015 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:awardsdonegalFOOD TASTE read more
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S-noilite Fashion 8″ – i bought this for a Halloween party so it will be perfect.
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SC panel asks Odisha to plug road safety gaps
A Supreme Court-appointed committee on road safety has observed that Odisha lacks road signage, markings and traffic signals conforming to the Indian Road Congress specifications.The committee headed by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan made the observations based on a report of Institute of Road Traffic Education, which had conducted training on road safety for traffic police personnel deployed in Bhubaneswar, and for civil engineers on standard installation of traffic-control devices, types of road traffic violations and identification of black spots.Although the IRTE conducted the survey in Bhubaneswar, the committee wanted the Odisha government to "treat it as a sample study and implement the recommended actions throughout the State".11% rise in fatalitiesThe committee's observation becomes significant as there has been a rise of 11% in road accident fatalities in Odisha. According to State Road Safety Council, which met here earlier this week, 5,315 people were killed in road accidents in Odisha in 2018, 525 more than 2017 when 4,790 people lost their lives. The average growth in road accident fatalities in the country has been below 1% in this period."A large percentage of road signage, road markings and traffic signals do not conform to IRC specifications," the SC committee said in a letter to the State government."Police personnel were not fully conversant in Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017. These regulations have been notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 23, 2017, and have superseded the rules of the Road Regulations, 1989," the letter addressed to the State Transport Secretary said.The committee recommended that all the road signage, markings and traffic signals should conform to the IRC specifications."Traffic police, transport officers and road engineers should be imparted training in Motor Vehicle Acts, 1988, Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 and all the rules and regulations made thereunder," it added. Enforcement of traffic laws by the State agencies should be as per the extant law and evidence, the committee emphasised. read more
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How best to keep yourself organised than with a chalkboard, set yourself a task and once completed, erase and set the next one. This chalkboard is perfect, adds some humour to your routine with the added bonus that this little bit of Prosecco will help you to remember!
A delightful little wooden chalkboard, perfect for the Prosecco lover, labelled with Things to Do, Remeber & Bits to By, all with the added humour of Prosecco being 'the answer'.
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"SAY, KIDS, WHAT TIME IS IT?" THE HISTORY OF HOWDY DOODY, PART 4: GOODBYE KIDS
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Ron Current
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By the time 1960 rolled around, I had long stopped watching the Howdy Doody Show. I had outgrown it, and now had other interests for my twelve-year-old mind; like the Mickey Mouse Club with Annette Funicello.
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It was September 24th, 1960; I remember that day well. It was a Saturday, and since I didn't have anything going on, I decided to turn on the TV and watch my old Howdy Doody friends. There was good old Buffalo Bob in his mustard colored suit. But something was wrong. He wasn't standing in front of the Peanut Gallery asking that familiar question he'd asked for the last thirteen years, "Say, Kids, What time is it?" Instead he was rummaging around in what looked like a storeroom. He picked up an object, and said to himself, "TV Forecast Award." Then, as if he just noticed we were there, he said, "Ah, Hi Boys and Girls. Well kids. This is our two-thousand-three-hundred and forty-third Howdy Doody Show. And kids, it's also our last Howdy Doody Show." At that moment my heart stopped. Buffalo Bob went on saying, "You know, after almost thirteen years, the Howdy Doody Show will end today." I was in shock!
Buffalo Bob doing his opening on the last Howdy Doody Show. Photo from YouTube.
It just couldn't be, not Howdy Doody. Even as the different characters were packing up, and Buffalo Bob sang the "Goodbye Song," and didn't say "see you next Saturday," I still didn't believe it was the end. It wasn't until the ever mute Clarabell the Clown, in a tight close-up, looking straight into the camera, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Goodbye kids," that I knew it was really over.
Perhaps you could say that I was a little too self-centered; but I actually blamed myself for the shows ending. However, the fact was that it wasn't just me; it was also my fellow Baby-Boomers who had also stopped watching. In addition, that simple program we had grown-up with wasn't attracting the new generation; they had so many more options on what to watch.
The truth was that the Howdy Doody Show had already been in a slow decline, well before that fateful Saturday in 1960. It was on Friday June 15, 1956, that Howdy ended its hallmark five day a week programing; to just once a week, on Saturday mornings at 10 o'clock. So it wasn't too much of a surprise when the cast was told of the show's cancelation.
The cast singing their final "Goodbye Song." Buffalo Bob (Bob Smith), Howdy, Corny Cobb (Bobby Nicholson) and Clarabell (Lew Anderson). Photo from YouTube.
In an interview Bob Smith stated; that although he was disappointed on being canceled, he concluded, "It was a pretty good run." Smith also added, "How many can say they were on a TV show that had lasted thirteen-years."
And it was a pretty good run indeed; when the Howdy Doody Show made its final broadcast on Saturday September 24, 1960, it had been the longest running show on TV at that time. It would also hold the record as the longest running children's program; until it was eclipsed by former cast member Bob Keeshan's Captain Kangaroo.
Over its thirteen year run, the Howdy Doody Show broadcasted 2,343 episodes, was the first show to be regularly broadcast in color, first television show to be seen nationwide, had an accompanying radio show, and was one of the first programs to market the show's characters; earning an estimated two-hundred million dollars. In the history of American television, Howdy Doody sits right up there with the other greats of the "Golden Age of Television," like Milton Berle and Sid Caesar.
In this post, and the next, I'll cover what happened to Howdy and the cast after the original show ended.
(This post was rewritten on September 11, 2020)
Time to get on with our lives
When the taping had ended on that final show in 1960 and the lights and cameras had been turned off; the cast and crew said their tearful goodbyes. They were sad that their thirteen year run had ended; but they knew it was time to move on. The Howdy Doody Show had been fun, but it was however, just a job.
Margo and Rufus Rose. Photo from Wikipedia.
William LeCornec (Chief Thunderthud) decided to go back to his home state of California, and Puppeteer Lee Carney would eventually also settle in California. Lew Anderson (Clarabell) put away his clown make-up and suit and returned to his music; continuing to work in New York as an arranger and musician. Bobby Nicholson (Clarabell #2 and Corny Cobb) partnered with Howdy producer Roger Muir to form a TV production company. One of their most popular and well known shows was The Newly Wed Game.
Rufus and Margo Rose, the head puppeteers on the show, returned to their pre-Howdy Doody careers. On TV, they were the puppeteers for the syndicated television program, The Blue Fairy; for which they won a Peabody Award. In 1961, Rufus was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature, where he served for twelve years. Margo would teach at the Institute of Professional Puppetry, as well as conducting puppetry workshops.
When asked about their involvement with the Howdy Doody Show, they said that it wasn't their best work. However, even though they didn't consider Howdy Doody as their best, they would become very important in the future of Howdy and the other puppets from the show.
What to do with Howdy and the other marionettes?
As the sets were dismantled and the studio cleaned of the shows props, some of the cast members took souvenirs. As an example, Anderson took his Clarabell suit, box and seltzer bottle. But the biggest question; what was to become of Howdy and the other marionettes?
Flub-A-Dub and Dilly Dally, these puppets where included in what Rufus Rose took with him.
That was the concern that Roger Muir and Rufus Rose had. It seemed that NBC, who legally owned them, really didn't have a plan. Since they couldn't get a firm answer from the network, they made an executive decision. During the run of the show, Rose had stored the puppets when they weren't being used at his workshop in Connecticut. So it was logical for Rose to take the marionettes and keep them there until NBC decided what they wanted to do.
Rufus Rose packed up all of the puppets, from both the US and the Canadian shows; which included the Canadian Howdys, Double Doody and the original Dawson Howdy. The only one that Rose didn't take was the original Photo Doody, which was owned by Muir personally.
In a later post I'll go into greater detail on what happened next between Rufus Rose and NBC, and how their agreement would set the stage for the future custody battle over Dawson's original Howdy Doody.
Besides Howdy, there was the other key personality on the show, Buffalo Bob.
Back to just Mr. Bob Smith
On that fateful 1960 Saturday morning, there was another person, sitting at home with his five-year-old son, watching more sadly than most, as Clarabell said "Goodbye." Since 1959, the Howdy Doody Show had been videotaped, so watching that final broadcast was Buffalo Bob himself. After the credits had rolled for the last time, Smith would later tell a reporter, that he quickly ran out of the house, going to his favorite golf course. Smith would go on to say, "I didn't play very well that day."
After Howdy Doody, Bob Smith left New York City and show business, retiring to his home in New Rochelle, New York. For Robert Smith, he believed that his "Buffalo Bob" days were over.
Smith spent his time playing golf and running his little liquor store in Wykagyl, a small suburb of New Rochelle. Smith had purchased this small business, to take up some of his free time, after the Howdy Doody Show began being videotaped. But this leisurely life didn't last too long for the workaholic Smith. Soon he purchased an apartment house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and then later moved to that state.
Radio station WQDY FM in Calais Maine. Photo from Wikipedia.
Smith also owned a cottage on a remote lake in northern Maine, near the Canadian border. This is where he and his wife Mildred spent their summers. In 1964 Smith purchased the radio station WQDY FM in nearby Calais. Three years later he would buy two more stations, WHOU and WMKR. Besides owning these stations, Smith would also take a turn behind the mic. As I told in an earlier post, the man who helped pioneer early television had never shed his radio roots.
Smith was very active in the community, and attended his Rotary Club meetings every week when in town. Smith would fish with the local folks; as well as entertain them by playing the piano, organ and ukulele. He had a lot of friends. In that little Maine town, Bob Smith, not Buffalo Bob, was the local celebrity.
All but forgotten in the 60s
Throughout the 1960s the Howdy Doody Show was mostly forgotten by both former cast members' and fans alike. The only reference left of that show was the surfers cry of "Kowabonga;" with most not knowing its origination.
Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into a tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet-Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, March 1965. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)
The assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and the escalation of the war in Vietnam, had turned the late 60s into a turmoil of lost innocence. We children of the 50s, who were molded by the Howdy Doody Show, were now young adults, and were desperately looking for something to remind us of that gentler time in our lives. That something was Howdy Doody.
It was in January of 1970 when Bob Smith got the call. A senior at the University of Pennsylvania wanted to know if Bob could come to the University and do a Howdy Doody Show.
So it would seem that Smith's life with his wooden buddy wasn't quite over yet.
My next post will cover Howdy Doody's re-discovery
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Voting for Change in Washington
October 13, 2020 Jenny
"Women's Ride to Vote" Celebrates 100 Years of women's right to vote with diverse female speakers who advocate for human rights, civil liberties, and social justice.
Bluffton, OH: On Saturday, October 17th, hundreds of women from Allen, Hardin, Hancock, and Putnam counties will gather outdoors at 10 AM at the Bluffton Democratic headquarters at 216 W Elm. This early voting pep rally for change in Washington has a lineup that includes lawyers, activists, youth and politicians.
After the rally, people with absentee ballots and their supporters will drive in caravans to their respective Boards of Election and submit their ballots at the drop box. Expect to see many waving flags, decorated cars, lace collars, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg impersonators, as the event honors the life of RBG and simultaneously celebrates 100 years of women's right to vote.
"We are joining together as women from all walks of life to vote in record numbers and demand that every single vote is counted," said event organizer Jan Wiebe. "We have suffered through this season of crises and chaos, and we have had enough."
A featured speaker is Shannon Freshour, who is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 4th Congressional district, against Jim Jordan. Freshour is committed to improving access to health care and education, and to repair the federal safety net for people in need of assistance.
In addition to Shannon Freshour, rally speakers include (alphabetized by last name):
Georgia Adams is a teacher, a chef, a musician, and an activist for social justice, with an emphasis on her Native American heritage.
Irma Ayers is the sister and Executive Assistant to Baldemar Velasquez, President of Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC). She was born to migrant farm workers and raised in Putnam County. Irma feels called by God to help make a difference in the lives of the migrant immigrant farmworkers.
Amber Basares is the founder of Pink Diamond Ladies, a mentorship program for inner city urban girls between the ages of 6-25. She is an active member of PFC Leonard F Mason Marine Corps League, and is a board member of LACNIP. She has nine years of active duty service in the Marine Corps and her passion is advocating for minorities and women.
Sabina Clingerman is a 10th grader at Bluffton High School. She was the youngest participant in the 2016 Women's March from Bluffton, and went on to organize the "Enough" school walkout in protest of lax gun laws after the Parkland, Florida school shooting in 2018.
Micaela Deming is the policy director and Staff Attorney at Ohio Domestic Violence Network, working for an end to domestic and sexual violence and for the safety of survivors and their families.
Anayeli Lopez moved to the US from Mexico when she was six years old, and will share her experience as an immigrant to this country. She is an independent make-up artist and photographer.
Louise Myers became the mayor of Cairo in 1960, where she served for 11 years. She worked in Bluffton 18 yrs. at Excello and then GROB until her retirement in 2005. She has been a church youth leader, choir member, and music director.
Holly Norton is a professor of English at the University of Northwestern Ohio. She is secretary on the board for the League of Women Voters of Lima. The LWV is celebrating 100 years of existence and suffrage this year.
Jill Steinmetz initiated the successful Black Lives Matter demonstration in Bluffton during the summer of 2020, which drew hundreds of supporters.
Natalie Strayer has spent her career in financial services, recently working to grow awareness of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) investment options for faith-based investors. Her avocation has been creating housing solutions for teenage mothers with an emphasis on their professional development. She will speak on what it means to be pro-life and anti-Trump.
JaMesha Williamson, J.D. is an Attorney Advisor for the Social Security Administration. She spends the bulk of her spare time working to positively impact her community, and currently sits on the board for the United Way – Greater Lima, the Bradfield Community Center, and is the Attorney Advisor to the Lima African American Chamber of Commerce. She co-founded the Millennial Action Pact (MAP), and JaMesha serves as the current President.
The event is being organized by AHEAD, and is happening in conjunction with Women's March activists and coalitions across the country, with over 300 events planned, in all 50 states.
In January 2017, over a million Americans gathered at rallies across the world to protest Trump's anti-woman actions in the largest single-day protest in US history. That included 106 individuals who left from Bluffton on two charter buses organized by Wendy Chappell-Dick to participate in the event in Washington D.C. "The most crucial election of our lifetimes is now underway, and the current administration is threatening to stay in office no matter its outcome. The candidates are in a tight race in Ohio, and we ask people to vote early and fight together for the future," Chappell-Dick asserts. Both in-person and absentee voting began Oct 6.
Participants are asked to wear masks and social distance. RBG costumes and decorated cars are encouraged. Women, men, and children are welcome.
For more information on October 17 events around the country, visit womensmarch.com.
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