#Richard Donat

[mariocki]

Death Weekend (The House by the Lake, 1976)

"They'll go away."

"They won't go away! Can't you see that? They're not gonna go away. For God's sake, can't you guess what they're gonna do next?"

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Haven parallels: meeting the Teagues (1x1 Welcome to Haven; 3x9 Sarah)

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I went down a bit of a rabbit hole by mistake, about Richard Donat (who plays Haven's Vince Teagues). Wikipedia tells me he's from an acting family, with his uncle described as "British cinema's one undisputed romantic leading man in the 1930s", and his older brother apparently playing (amongst many other things) Fox Mulder's father in the X-Files 😲

(I actually have some doubt that third photo in the car is really him; I'm sure it used to be on his imdb profile, but it's not there any more :/ though it came up on google here so, idk. Possibly him or possibly one of his various acting relatives? Anyway it's a cool photo lol)

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Charlotte Cross (Laura Mennell) Haven 5x8 Exposure (2014)

Charlotte Cross: Vince Teagues?

Vince Teagues: Can I help you?

Charlotte Cross: Charlotte Cross. Centers for Disease Control. I’m looking for your brother Dave.

Vince Teagues: Um, he’s upstate. Feature story, a three-clawed lobster. *chuckles* Is everything okay?

Charlotte Cross: That’s what I’m hoping to find out.

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is PCRF still where you recommend people donate, or do you have another recommended group? I would like to donate but haven’t had time to do research.

(In reference to fundraising campaign I did for PCRF)

One of the most important things I have learned about conflict and healthcare and devastation, from someone who deals with them for their living, is that it is fractal, each piece of it containing unimaginable complexity, and that as a human you can’t really deal much with fractals that get more complex than, like, ferns. I am oversimplifying here. But the thing is that you cannot get bogged down endlessly in debating the nature of fractals. You decide on the level of complexity you can manage , perform an action and move on. You cannot take responsibility for every mathematical pattern that follows from your action; if you were a sort of cosmic weatherman, affecting the fates of people you’ve never met through some vague alchemy of intention, you’d know about it already. Therefore do not obsess too much over The Good Place levels of ethics and research, spiralling into fractals in search of the perfect. Therefore, also, if you want to give £2 to someone, feel free to ignore people who say “ah but if you give £2 to that guy they’ll spend it on something bad, and the whole fractal is rotten and broken.” You can only ever claim your own actions, a small piece of the fractal: to insist on your power over distant pieces of mathematical patterns is bonkers. It is religious nonsense. This is what I’ve learned and I thought it was pretty good, from someone who’d know.

So I believe the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund is not able to operate in Gaza at the moment, like many non-profits; I believe Medeciens Sans Frontiers aren’t in Gaza at the moment and that’s pretty dire indicator. However, they are mobilised in Lebanon.

The reasons why I selected PCRF to support include the fact that they have been able to deliver material aid, had pragmatic routes to evacuate children, and were reporting some success in providing/stabilising healthcare infrastructure. They have stated from the beginning that their intent was to support, and ideally restore, healthcare infrastructure, without which you cannot run a nation. I have known healthcare professionals who traveled with PCRF to work on complex cases prior to this conflict and I personally know/respect one of their prominent supporters, which helped me to make this choice. I also was hoping in the future that Gaza would have restored healthcare infrastructure and PCRF had stated their commitment to doing so.

I have received and listened to criticism about this choice, and I firmly believe that no matter what choice you make to support a cause, you’ll receive some measure of criticism (the fractal! Elodie you must consider the fractal nature of reality at all times! Scrupulous frantic morality is necessary at all times !), and that this should not stop you. To explain a bit about this, the criticisms I’ve received have mostly fallen into two camps:

- “the wrong sort of charity” - one concern is PCRF are not able to promise that their work will never support Hamas supporters or their families. This has been raised as “PCRF support Hamas”. but genuinely, given the realities of conflict, it is not practical or sane to require that people bring proof of political affiliation when seeking healthcare for their children. I’m comfortable saying that this, like other risks of fundraising/donation, is always possible but not a major consideration for me.

- “the wrong sort of fundraiser” - conversely some people stated they’d prefer I support individual families seeking evacuation through GFMs. This is also fine but my choice in the charity was partly in thinking about families who do not have GFMs, and children who do not have families. I also felt, at the time of fundraising, that supporting healthcare infrastructure was very worthy in a different way - after all, at the time the same people doing GFMs were also using/needing what healthcare was available.

My shoulders are broad, and I’m comfortable with these criticism. I am fully aware that this is not a complete solution but I personally continue to support the charity. I am explaining this to indicate that there will always be criticisms; you must accept that you can only take a small piece of the fractal, and you must accept that quite a lot of the fractal was never in your gift to control.

The situation is constantly changing and with the departure of organisations there is genuinely less hope of materially restoring the infrastructure in Gaza. At the moment donations to PCRF will likely be mobilised to Lebanon. It may be that this speaks to you. It does still speak to me.

Ultimately while it’s important to do research, it is always going to become fractal, especially in conflict situations. Nobody’s ever going to be able to point to a perfect thing that will fix everything and absolve us of criticism, you know? You will always only be able to pick up a piece of the fractal.

Now moving away from “what I personally support” there are many people more informed than myself and I would like to direct you to them as well. @gothhabiba is someone I follow who has posted several very useful posts about this and has been extremely informative, and spent a lot of time and attention on this, so I would defer to the resources and fundraisers they’ve put together. Her response to a similar question has been “pick 1-3 personal fundraisers” - this is a piece of the fractal. At the moment if what you want to do most is “materially help people in Gaza” that seems like the best option.

Also he doesn’t post much on social media, but when you get the opportunity to read a scientific article or anything by https://x.com/sullivanprof it’s worth stopping and processing. To me, Richard’s life work really shows how a piece of the fractal unpacks to reveal the whole world. I think if you have emotional space to research, it’s honestly a good investment to read some of his “manifestos” on intersections of healthcare and conflict.

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[spnscripthunt-inactive]

Thank you @/Julie_Fleming:

- Jared, 3.07 (prod draft)

- Jensen, 13.08

- Rob, 14.20 and 15.01 (aired as 15.04, both are misprints)

- Rich, 3.11 call sheet

These will be used in our World Central Kitchen fundraiser which kicks off on Sat, July 29 + our final fundraiser in November

[superrrfan]

Grey asks Nolan to Babysit Oscar Hutchinson

I decided to make more gifs than I usually do for a regular season episode. Why? Because I happen to like Oscar's character AND squeed a bit at Molly Quinn and Nathan Fillion brief TV reunion.

In the episode everyone is taken a back at the news of Oscar's generous gift of kidney donation to his daughter Ashley (played by Molly Quinn) and for good reason. Oscar is not known for his caring, giving heart. He always has an ulterior motive...

I like John giving orders...it's so hot, haha.

Next Part - Ashley and John Have a Heart-to-Heart

Last Part - Oscar Has Tons of Enemies and He Finally Donates His Kidney

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Richard Armitage tweet (08/12/22):

Sonja thats absolutely wonderful. Thank you for all your effort and for everyone who so generously took part. I'm sure @LOROSHospice will be absolutely thrilled, as am I. Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🥂🥂🥂

@GuyltyPleasure:

Hi @RCArmitage It's a bit early, but our Xmas pressie for you is ready. We have sent your gift to @LOROSHospice but you are getting the credit😉. With thanks for sharing all your work with us - visual, audio and literary! Happy Xmas!

[mariocki]

The China Syndrome (1979)

"I may be wrong, but I'd say you're lucky to be alive. For that matter, I think we might say the same for the rest of Southern California."

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Nathan Wuornos+Chief vs Dad Haven 1x9 As You Were (2010) 7/ 10

[bijoumikhawal]

Funds for Haiti and Haitian Americans

A Haitian American woman with long Covid and her daughter with cancer have both been struggling to raise funds that would help them during their illnesses. Both of them live in the Midwest, which is where a lot of the most recent fear mongering has been centered.

COJEHA is a Haitian organization that provides financial support for youth, teaches agricultural skills, helps ensure children attend school, and teaches other soft life skills. They're working on building a farm with fish and vegetable crops where teaching occurs, which will also increase local access to fresh food.

P4H Global is the organization that has been working on building the canal connected to the Massacre River, another agricultural project. They have also been working to support education in Haiti, with both teachers and students.

The Haitian Community Center in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield's food bank, community health center, and a local Catholic organization that provides aid are also accepting donations.

Richard Pierrin is a journalist who has had to flee Haiti and is trying to get a visa that will allow him to work, and that doesn't end after 3 months.

Marc Henry and his family have been dealing with food insecurity for months, and are trying to get funds so they can eat, as well as supplies like livestock and fishing equipment so they can sustain themselves even after the fundraiser is done. They're close to their goal.

An elderly couple's home was damaged multiple times over the last few years and they are trying to raise funds to finish construction. They are also very close to their goal.

A fundraiser for children in Jacmel to provide food, water, and clothes.

A fund for several families to secure plane tickets out of the country

OTRAH is an organization that helps trans Haitians and wants to expand their services to combat HIV. They don't have a gofundme, instead donations are discussed over email.

There is also this thread of Haitian gofundmes which updates fairly regularly

This document explaining the leadup to where we are now also names some organizations that could use financial support

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10/05/24

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New College gets land donation over USF Sarasota-Manatee

The New College Board of Trustees (BOT has approved a nine-acre land donation from Manatee County, following the Manatee County Commission’s vote in October 2023 to give the land parcel to New College of Florida. The parcel was originally promised in 2020 to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM), which had planned to build student housing and an educational facility.   “We…

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And then what happened...