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Fuertes, V., Graziano, P. R. & Zimmermann, K. (2014). Organisation of stream 5 - Latin America and Europe: Old welfare, new social security or what is at stake?
Dutton, M. (2014). The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage
• A structural analysis of the the Glasgow economy and labour market
focussing on factors relevant to the payment of the Glasgow Living
Wage (GLW).
• A review of living wage r...
Fuertes, V. (2014). Day Programme: LOCALISE Event - Labour market policies from development to implementation
For the island community of Luing, access to and from the mainland is currently solely dependent on ferry services. Consequently access to employment and services is more expensive and less convenient...
This project involved research commissioned by Communities Scotland on approaches to evaluation in community regeneration. Policy makers in Scotland are committed to developing services promoting the ...
Capital City Partnership
The aim of this project was to review the labour market and policy context for, and make an evaluation of, CCP's Joined Up For Jobs (JU4J) strategy, Edinburgh's employability agreement. An ERI researc...
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The prevalence of dementia in the UK is increasing with over 800,000 people currently affected. Of this number in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years suggesting that a si...
19 May 2017
19 May 2017
The Employment Research Institute invites you to the Ageing and the Workplace workshop.
The ageing of the population will have a significant impact on ...
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Organisation of Stream 5: Public Attitudes towards the Welfare State in Europe: Reinventing or Reclaiming? At the 2016 Annual ESPAnet Conference: Re-inventing the welfare stat...
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Fuertes, V. (2014). Poster from the Early-Stage Researchers Conference held in Bordeaux
Poster from the Early-Stage Researchers Conference held in Bordeaux. 12-13 May 2014. At a time of major challenges to welfare systems and specifically to labour market policie...
Theodoraki, E., Haija, S. A., Ali-Knight, J., Musinguzi, D., Omar, M., Canduela, J. & Bourne, S. (2013). The Events' Industry In Qatar And Social Behaviour Change Promotion Efforts: Green And Active Living Messaging And Anticipations In Light Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup. In Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings:
Qatar's growth, in terms of economic and political influence, is documented extensively in the literature and part of the country's long-term strategy for future development i...
Fuertes, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2013). The Work Programme: a new public governance policy or a continuation of new public management?
Since the 1970s, the governance of labour market policies in the UK has been characterised by New Public Management (NPM) traits and since the late 1990s the welfare system ha...
Pearson, M. (2012). Value chain management: an illustration using variability mapping and decision frontier analysis
We address uncertainty and confusion in value chain management through the use of recently developed phase plane and decision frontier analysis. The new methodology enables th...
Pearson, M. (2012). Network Equilibrium and the Spread of Innovation in Technologically Cooperating European SMEs
European technical cooperation data from a recent large survey on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is used to formulate a proxy network of country typical SMEs (CTSMEs) and...
Pearson, M. (2011). Value Chain Management: An Illustration using Variability Mapping and Decision Frontier Analysis
A simple value chain is modeled by a contractor (dual operator) making an agreement with a customer (primal operator) to complete a project in a number of stages monitored wit...
Canduela, J., Cabras, I. & Raeside, R. (2011). The importance of village and rural pubs to
community life and peoples well being
In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young
individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is
ageing. In this context, it is...
McQuaid, R. W. (2010). Inter-agency co-operation, partnerships and employability services: a review of evidence from 15 countries
Darby, P. & Raeside, R. (2009). Evaluation of fleet safety interventions. In Proceedings of the 42nd Universities Transport Study Group conference
Work related road traffic fatalities are the largest cause of work fatalities in the UK. It is estimated that 25% of UK road accidents involve someone driving for work. This r...
Fuertes, V. (2009). Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents
Poverty is a dynamic process that reflects the shifting nature of individual and
household income. Drawing on the findings of a research study supported by
the Joseph Rowntree...
McQuaid, R. W. (2009). Employability of Older People
[A Scottish demographic study concerning employability of older people in an aging population.]
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W. & Dutton, M. (2009). Employee demand for skills development: a research and policy review.
Understanding what encourages and prevents individual's from developing their skills, and identifying the most effective skill development policies, is a key function of the U...
Scottish Government
The Impacts of Welfare Reform in Scotland Funding: Scottish Government
Duration: 2013-2016
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European Commission
Funding: European Commission
Duration: June 2011 - July 2014
Participating Countries: UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Sweden
Research Team (Edinburgh Napier University): Prof. Ron McQuaid, Vanesa ...
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
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Duration: January 2010 – October 2010
Research Team: Prof Ron McQuaid, Dr Emma Hollywood, Dr Jesus Canduela
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Funding: European Commission
Duration: October 2009 - October 2012 Participating Countries: UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium
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This project will examine the approaches taken to equalities issues by STUC-affiliated unions. This will update and build on a previous baseline study undertaken by the ERI for the STUC/One Workplace...
Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
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The North East's Regional Employability Framework (REF) provided an over-arching strategic focus for partnership-working on employability across the region. This research had been commissioned by One ...
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The ERI has been asked by the Learning and Skills Council North East to conduct research on best practice in providing a joined-up employability journey for ESF beneficiaries making transitions ...
NHS Health Scotland
The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives (SCHWL) and NHS Health Scotland commissioned an evaluation of the mentally healthy workplaces training programme. This research was conducted in partnersh...
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills commissioned the ERI and WM Enterprise to undertake a review of research evidence and policy around individuals' demand for (and participation in) skills de...
A major reason for recurrent poverty is leaving the workforce due to childbirth and childcare and returning to low paid, insecure work. However, there are relatively few studies that give qualitative ...
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Kate Sang and James Richards, Heriot-Watt University
With changes to the organisation of work, governments are giving increasing attention to the extent to which paid ...
30 June 2016
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Stephen McMurray, Edinburgh Napier University
The significant decrease in student numbers within the Scottish Further Education (FE) College sector is increasin...
06 April 2016
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Academics and the imposter phenomenon: What is it and how do you address it?
Dr. Holly M. Hutchins, University of Houston
Imposter syndrome was first coi...
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Emma Davidson (Edinburgh University)
Using data from the Young People and their Future Selves project, this seminar will explore th...
10 May 2016
10 May 2016
Tackling gender inequality and enhancing opportunities in the labour market continues to be a priority for the Scottish Government. However, gender stereotyping in school and ...
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"Too often, we have conceived of salvation – what God does to us in Jesus – as a purely personal decision, or a matter of finally getting our heads straight on basic beliefs, or of having some inner feelings of righteousness about ourselves and God, or of having our social attitudes readjusted. In this chapter, we argue that salvation is not so much a new beginning, but rather a beginning in the middle, so to speak." [1]
– Hauerwas and Willimon in Resident Aliens
Over the past week and a half, we here at Blood Stained Ink, have been exploring the theology of Stanley Hauerwas, primarily as it is found in his most influential book to date, Resident Aliens (The first two parts can be found here and here). Today, as we move forward in the discussion, we turn our attention to what "life in the colony" truly looks like.
To be a colony implies that God's people settle in, stake out a claim, build fences, and guard their turf … [But that is not what we are suggesting.] The biblical story demands an offensive rather than defensive posture of the church. The world and all its resources, anguish, gifts and groaning is God's world, and God demands what God has created. Jesus Christ is the supreme act of divine intrusion into the world's settled arrangements. In the Christ, God refuses to "stay in his place." The message that sustains the colony is not for itself but for the whole world – the colony having significance only as God's means for saving the whole world. The colony is God's means of a major offensive against the world, for the world. An army succeeds, not through trench warfare, but through movement, penetration, tactics. Therefore, to speak of the church as a colony is to speak of the colony not as a place, a fortified position, be it theological or geographical. The colony is a people on the move. [2]
From time to time, it has been fashionable in some circles to charge Hauerwas with accusations of "sectarianism" and "separationism." But as you can see from the passage above, nothing could be further from the truth. Hauerwas and Willimon are not "isolationists"; and they're not remotely interested in putting forth an ecclesial vision whereby Christians disengage from the culture around them. Rather, these two men see the church as a "colony" of sorts, deeply embedded behind enemy lines; and charged with the dangerous mission of advancing God's Kingdom in a world that often wants no part of its Creator.
So at this point in the book, the central question becomes fairly obvious: how exactly would Hauerwas have us advance the Kingdom and how would he see as as "political" if he doesn't want us to engage in the political and economic power plays of this world?
Well for starters, he wants us to move beyond the Modern idea that salvation is purely individualistic in its orientation. What's more, he wants us to move beyond the Evangelical idea that salvation can be reduced to a bare bones, intellectual submission to certain ideas and doctrines. For Hauerwas and others like him (e.g. N.T. Wright, et al), salvation is the act of folding ourselves into the larger story of what God has done and what God is going to do and it is the act of learning to live within that story.
"When we are baptized, we (like the first disciples) jump on a moving train. As disciples, we do not so much accept a creed, or come to a clear sense of self-understanding by which we know this or that with utter certitude. We become part of a journey that began long before we got here and shall continue long after we are gone. [3]
What makes this claim rather interesting, particularly for Evangelicals who tend to subsume "salvation" under the category of "justification" as opposed to properly subsuming "justification" under the category of "salvation," is that Hauerwas makes this point by appealing to the story of the disciples themselves.
The Gospels make wonderfully clear that the disciples had not the foggiest idea of what they had gotten into when they followed Jesus. With a simple "Follow me," Jesus invited ordinary people to come out and be part of an adventure, a journey that kept surprising them at every turn in the road. [4]
What he's saying is that an essential element of the disciples' "personal salvation stories" came about not as a result of a "decision" to believe in their own personal sinfulness and in the Christ's ability to take that away from them, but as a result of living and walking in community with Jesus.
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While it is true that "salvation," for some, comes about in a brief conversation (e.g. the woman at the well, etc…), for many others, "salvation" is a process whereby people come to learn to live in a community with others – a community that is shaped by the story of what God has done and is doing in this world.
To be saved is to be on the road again. Too often, we depict salvation as that which provides us with a meaningful existence when we achieve a new self-understanding. Here, with our emphasis on the narrative nature of Christian life, we are saying that salvation is baptism into a community that has so truthful a story that we forget ourselves and our anxieties long enough to become part of that story, a story God has told in Scripture and continues to tell in Israel and the church. [5]
So there you have it. What do you think of Hauerwas's account of "salvation" as a process of learning to live within a community that is shaped by the story of what God is doing in this world? Can you begin to see how his vision of ecclesiology (how we do church) is so vital in our present times?
[1] Hauerwas and Willimon, Resident Aliens, 52.
[2] Ibid., 51.
[3] Ibid., 52.
[4] Ibid., 49.
[5] Ibid., 59.


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New to this forum but hoping someone can get me up the learning curve on trim work.
In short, I have two different height baseboard trims coming around a hallway opening. I don't care for the common option of ripping the taller trim shorter. I have attached a picture and would really appreciate someone giving me a few options. I have (6) of these to do (3- hallway openings)
Oh.... Pictures attached to show what I mean....
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Use mouldings around the door way, casing and jamb pieces as if it was a door, do it up fancy
Also, some type of plinth block perhaps that is tall enough to hide the height difference? maybe cut the block width at 3/8", set in from the corners of the opening and then wrap the baseboards around the corner butted into the block. The block could be 5/4 stock, and a simple way to dress out the top of the plinth is to (rip cut) use the top trim profile of your baseboard or with a router, any profile can be made (routed) to set atop of the plinth.
For the little baseboard pieces construction glue will hold them without any nails needed most likely...
Thank you both very much for your ideas... :thumbsup: I am leaning towards trimming out the opening like a door..... It will look very nice but I am not looking forward to more staining and poly...
imo, it would be less work to pull the baseboard and rip it down to size and then install it back against the wall, can most likely be done without need for new base and old nails can be pulled out...
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Over the course of 1995, Sixteen Stone became a major hit in the U.S., with "Little Things" reaching number four on the modern rock charts in the spring; later that year, "Comedown" and "Glycerine" both reached number one on the modern rock charts, as well as crossing over into the pop Top 40. Despite their success, Bush received scathing reviews from the press and many alternative rock insiders who believed the group was manufactured. To counter such charges, the band asked Steve Albini -- notorious for his abrasive productions for not only Pixies, Nirvana, and PJ Harvey, but also countless indie bands -- to helm its second album. The resulting Razorblade Suitcase was released in time for the Christmas season of 1996. The album was greeted with mixed reviews that were nevertheless more positive than those surrounding Sixteen Stone, and the album entered the U.S. charts at number one, and made some headway in the U.K. However, by the spring of 1997, the album had stalled somewhat, producing only one major hit in "Swallowed," and reaching only double-platinum status.
Deconstructed, a collection of electronic remixes, appeared in late 1997, and in the fall of 1999, Bush returned with The Science of Things. In late 2001, they went back to basics with the guitar-driven album Golden State. Although it didn't storm the charts like previous albums, fans still supported Bush, as was evidenced by their sold-out tour across North America. During this time, Helmet guitarist Chris Traynor was added as a touring member. Shifts within the band, however, took a sharp turn several months later when founding member Nigel Pulsford announced his departure in May. Pulsford, who had started a solo career as well as a new family, left without much drama and disapproval. Traynor stepped in to fill his shoes, but the tour would still be Bush's last, and they ultimately disbanded in 2002. Rossdale returned to music in 2004 with a new project, Institute, and issued a solo album in 2008.
In 2011 Rossdale reformed Bush with Traynor and bassist Corey Britz; Pulsford and Parsons declined to rejoin the band. That year they released the Bob Rock-produced The Sea of Memories, their fifth studio album and first since 2001's Golden State. The album performed modestly well -- lead single "The Sound of Winter" topped Billboard's Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, with the record peaking at 18 on the Billboard 200 -- and the group toured behind the record into 2012. Reinvigorated by being back in the game, and eager not to appear a cash-in, Rossdale returned to the studio almost immediately upon coming off tour and began writing another record. In 2013 he became a coach on The Voice alongside his wife Gwen Stefani. The sixth Bush album, Man on the Run, was recorded in 2014 with Nick Raskulinecz and Jay Baumgardner and released in October of that year. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi


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How to Help | Sandy Recovery
Are you able to assist in storm cleanup? Donate food, money or cleaning supplies? We're keeping an updated list of how people can help.
Across the City
The American Red Cross is seeking volunteers 16 or older to work 12-hour shifts at local New York City shelters. Need to be able to carry 50 lbs. Go here for more info and application.
Catholic Charities of New York is also looking for volunteers interested in the long term Sandy recovery efforts. You can sign up here.
A spokeswoman for Food Bank for New York City says the group needs over 100 volunteers a day at its main headquarters, which includes a warehouse and kitchen. The group is also working to place volunteers in areas that need them, and collecting non-perishable food donations, such as cereal, canned fruits and vegtables, peanut butter and water, for distribution. They ask volunteers to register online.
The Hurricane Sandy Relief Kitchen is a community-based relief effort that is preparingand delivering food and cleaning and personal supplies to the Rockaways, Staten Island, Gerritsen Beach, Coney Island and other areas. They need volunteers to help prepare and portion hot meals, make sandwiches, and assist with driving deliveries to their sites.
New York Cares is registering volunteers online. Create an account and sign up for projects at their Sandy Disaster Response site. Executive director Gary Bagley says that the organization is posting neighborhood canvassing, food distribution and debris cleanup projects daily.
NYC Service is matching volunteers with opportunities to help. Visit their web site for more information.
Occupy Sandy has volunteer and donation sites listed by neighborhood. The main volunteer site is located at at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew (520 Clinton Avenue, between Fulton & Atlantic) in Clinton Hill accepting volunteers and donations. 9am – 9pm. They are also running a kitchen in Bay Ridge at St. John's Episcopal Church serving meals for various relief hubs in Rockaway and State Island. They are accepting food and kitchen donations only at this site and need kitchen and driver volunteers daily from 8:30am – 6pm. Supplies can be donated directly to the kitchen through an Amazon Registry. The Kitchen can be contacted directly at (347).465.7430 or email email@example.com
Team Rubicon, an organization comprised of veterans of the armed forces, is conducting Operation Greased Lighting, collecting money and organizing volunteers for Sandy relief.
The United Way of New York City is also looking for volunteers. You can fill out a Recover Volunteer Interest Form here.
On her Tumblr Sandy Sucks, Katie Benner breaks down a daily list of Things You Can Do Today for the latest needs and volunteering opportunities.
-Donate money:
If shopping is your thing, a group of shop owners, internet retailers and businesses is holding Sandy Friday - a movement to get organizations to dedicate 10 percent of their profits every Friday.
Craft Emergency Relief Fund is an organization that supports artists through financial aid. To donate to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, visit their donation page.
To attend a charity concert, event or meal, you can find a list of restaurants, clubs and music venues hosting Sandy Relief efforts here.
-Help animals:
If you would like to help out with animal rescue and fostering, pet food donation or volunteering at animal shelters in NYC, visit the Mayor's Alliance for NYC Animals. The page also provides information for pet owners seeking aid. You can also use the Twitter hashtag #sandypets for updated information on where help is most needed.
-Help nature:
For those who'd like to help restore trails in New York and New Jersey, The NY/NJ Trail Conference is organizing volunteers.
Bay Ridge:
Occupy Sandy Bay Ridge Kitchen is preparing upto 2,000 meals daily at St. John's Episcopal Church for various relief hubs in Rockaway and Staten Island. They are accepting food and kitchen donations only at this site and need kitchen and driver volunteers daily from 8:30am – 6pm every day. Supplies can be donated directly to the kitchen through an Amazon Registry. The Kitchen can be contacted directly at (347).465.7430 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The organization 596 Acres is posting volunteer opportunities on its Facebook site.
Park Slope:
Park Slope Armory is an emergency shelter in need of volunteers and donations. In particular, they need overnight volunteers and donations of men's and women's clothing, sizes L, XL, XXL.
Red Hook:
Red Hook Recovers is connecting volunteers and givers in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
The Red Hook Initiative is collecting toilet paper, water, candles, food, flashlights, cell phone chargers, batteries, paper towels, and paper for printers. If you plan to bring a meal, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Lower East Side:
Lower East Side Recovers is an effort to match volunteers and givers with people who have needs in the Lower East Side, coordinated by the folks at Occupy NYC and community organizations on the ground.
The Bowery Mission is accepting donations for the homeless at both locations. Volunteers should report only to the Bowery Street location. 45-51 Avenue D, (212)777-3424 and 227 Bowery (212) 674-3456.
The Soho Grand has an outreach for displaced victims of the storm and are asking for donations at the hotel.
Upper East Side:
Saloon NYC is accepting donations to the Rockaways and Broad Channel. Supplies and food (no clothing, please) dropped off there will be delivered to St. Francis des Sales church in Belle Harbor, NY. 1584 York Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (Between 83rd & 84th St) 212.570.5454
Staten Island Recovers is connecting volunteers and givers in the borough and @SIrecovers
SI Live has a list of organizations and locations accepting monetary donations and goods.
To register to foster a displaced animal on Staten Island, register with Anarchy Animal Rescue.
Astoria Recovers is connecting volunteers and givers in the Queens neighborhood.
Breezy Point:
Virginia's House of Hope is non-perishable foods, toiletries, diapers, clothing and clean-up supplies to people impacted by the disaster. 202-30 Rockaway Point Boulevard Breezy Point, Queens 11697
Howard Beach:
St. Helen's Church has set up an emergency supply shelter and are accepting donations. In particular, they are asking for disposable soup bowls, toiletries, flashlights, batteries, baby formula, cleaning products and lip balm. The church is located at 8309 157th Avenue.
202-30 Rockaway Point Boulevard
Breezy Point, Queens 11697
Lava Girl Surf Club is coordinating donation and relief efforts out of the Rockaway Beach Surf Club - mainly looking for donations and volunteers.
Occupy Sandy Relief has been collating drop-off locations, volunteer info and requests.
Drop-off location for goods like clothing, batteries food and water:
- Firehouse on 59th street across from the train station - contact person: Jean Dupont 917.975.5623
- Veggie Island - 96th Street and Rockaway Blvd.
- Store Front Community Center - B113 and Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Rockaway Recovers is collecting donations, food and cleaning supplies. For a list of donation sites, go to their Facebook page.
Rockaway Recovery has instructions on how to aid in getting food and goods to Far Rockaway.
Rockaway Renegades are a group of organized volunteers who are working on cleanup efforts and distribution of goods.
Shore Soup aims to provide Rockaway residents with free hot soup everyday. They're looking for donations and volunteers to help cook and distribute food every week from Wednesday to Sunday.
The Silver Gull Club is accepting donations to help Breezy Point. They are collecting batteries, flashlights, toiletries, water, food, blankets/bedding and other necessities. No clothing, please. 1 Beach 193rd Street (718) 634-1500
The Restaurants United for Sandy Help - R.U.S.H. - is hosting a fundraiser for the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy called Taste of Sunnyside - featuring local restaurants, a concert with three bands, raffles, trivia, and a DJ for children attending, with all the proceeds going directly to licensed nonprofits/churches/organizations on the afternoon of Nov. 18th at Sunnyside Community Services located at 43-31 39th St.
Community Food Bank of NJ is seeking food donations - call 908.355.3663 or visit the website to find out how and where to give.
Jersey Cares is coordinating volunteers with opportunities near them. Sherry Fazio, with NJ Cares, says the most important thing to do is register with their website to help in the coming weeks as projects look for help. If her family is any indication, she expects water, blankets and non-perishable food will be items requested in the days to come.
An emergency response hotline: 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397) - they're looking for trained volunteers who are affiliated with an emergency response organization to volunteer their services. Gov. Chris Christie's office says the hotline is getting an overwhelming response, so another number to try is 609-218-0460.
The Long Island Volunteer Center is registering volunteers.
The Town of Oyster Bay is holding a clothing drive that continues until 5pm on Sunday. Donations can be brought to three locations: Marjorie R. Post Community Park, Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, and Oyster Bay Community Center.
Food Bank for Westchester is accepting donations of food to help area residents without power. Check the website for a detailed list.
The Volunteer Center is coordinating volunteer and relief efforts. The website also includes a list of places in Westchester accepting donations and help.
Federal Government:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the president's disaster declarations in parts of New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy could free up loans and grants to homeowners and small businesses. Relief may also include unemployment and other payments, to residents who are not covered by insurance, or aren't already receiving benefits from their states. For more information, and to find out if they're eligible, residents can log on to disasterassistance.gov, or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and weekends.
General volunteering:
Give Blood: The New York Blood Center says it was in need of blood even before the storm, but the storm has made the need greater. Five locations are currently open: in Midtown at 601 Lexington (the Citigroup building), in the Upper East Side on 67th Street between 1st and 2nd Ave, at the Elmsford Center in Westchester County, and the East Fishkill and Kingston Center, both located in the Hudson Valley.
In Northern New Jersey, the Community Blood Services in Paramus is the place to donate. Platelets also urgently needed.
Give Clothes: The shelter at FDR High School in Midwood is outfitting people who got stuck near the Gowanus Canal.
Give Service: People are being directed to sign up at NYCService for volunteer opportunities. Food Bank of New York is open and distributing food. It has also been in contact with agencies it supports to find out need. With the opening of the bridges and tunnels, it says it will be able to get trucks in, but recommends going to its website for how to help.
Food not bombs is looking for volunteers to help set up staging areas in the the city to help prepare meals on site. For more information, go here.
House the Displaced: The online service Airbnb is waiving fees on discounted Sandy listings. You can offer extra rooms in your home for those displaced by the storm on their website.
Follow the Hashtag: #sandyvolunteer has become the unofficial hashtag for those looking to volunteer and those looking for help.
Finding Family or Friends
With problems in the cellphone networks and the power outages, The Red Cross has set up a registry for people looking for friends and family or wanting to send a message to friends and family that they are safe.


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The flutters of movement, then the obvious kicks from the life beating inside of me. I was afraid. Afraid of the unknown. The uncertainty of whether I was ready to become a mother, unsure of how to care for myself and the life that waited to arrive. I sang to her in my tummy each day. Willing her to respond to the sound of my voice. And when she did, I breathed a sigh of relief.
When I saw her face for the first time, I instantly felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility. It was now mine and my husband's job to provide the best care for our firstborn daughter. We checked for ten fingers and toes and celebrated the life of our child…until Day 3.
After we were released from the hospital, we took our little one to her first pediatrician appointment on the third day after her birth. Our hearts sank as we were informed that she must be readmitted into the hospital for jaundice. We were crushed as we walked into the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to hand over our precious baby.
Only four short months ago, I was reminded of that feeling when I met Baby Harriett during a life-changing trip to Uganda, Africa with the United Nations Foundation's – Shot@Life Campaign. I held her tiny and frail five month old body in my arms during a visit to her home shared by her Grandmother Rosemary, father Brian and his sisters. As she rested in my arms, it reminded me of holding my little girl for the first time. You see, although Baby Harriett was five months old, she was as light as a feather, the weight of a newborn.
Baby Harriett's mother, Sheila, left the care of her daughter with Rosemary and Brian to further her education to become a nurse. Although commendable, Sheila's choice left little Harriett severely malnourished due to the lack of breast milk. Sadly, this beautiful child was also left without the proper newborn vaccinations she should have received at birth.
I joined friends of mine from Shot@Life as as we watched Baby Harriett receive her vaccinations, health screening and birth registry provided by UNICEF Uganda during Healthy Family Days after their church services. As I observed the healthcare workers measure Harriett's tiny little arms, I gasped as her nutrition was confirmed to be in the danger zone. I cried as they placed the needle in what very little meat her skin had to reduce the impact of the painful vaccinations.
I felt the pain of Baby Harriett's tears as they fell from her eyes which had just moments before shown with brightness. I wanted to hold her again to console her and somehow help her understand that all of the pain was to save her life! She was being given the gift of a future that so many other children don't receive.
Just as I had the privilege of taking my firstborn daughter to the NICU to receive care 10 years ago, I still have the choice of both of my girls receiving vaccinations. NEVER has this choice been more important than after I shared that day with precious Baby Harriett.
Each time my girls hit a milestone, I think of Baby Harriett and what her life will be like as a result of the gift she was given that day.
The impact of vaccines on the lives of children around the world is incredible. Now, you can help sustain the impact by sending an email to your member of congress. Welcome your members to the 113th Congress and ask them to make sure that global health and vaccines are a priority in the new Congress. Take action and make an impact!
This story comes from the UNICEF Uganda and is part of Shot@Life's '28 Days of Impact' Campaign. A follow up to Blogust to raise awareness for global vaccines and the work being done by Shot@Life and their partners to help give children around the world a shot at a healthy life. Each day in February, you can read another impactful story on global childhood vaccines. Tomorrow, don't miss Jim Lin's post! Go to www.shotatlife.org/impact to learn more. Follow the conversation on Twitter via #vaximpact.
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wire two light sconces from one wall switch
I have a large "builders" single wall sconce over the bath vanity. You know, the ugly 5 light hollywood type w/oversized bulbs. I want to have two separate decorative sconces so I can put one over each sink and put a cabinet-shelving in-between. It does not matter if they are controlled by the same wall switch and I do not want to rip out drywall (switch is 5 feet away and not accessable).
I have some knowledge of basic wiring and I know this is not too difficult to do but I want it to be right and have not done this before.
I can easily connect one light but how do I connect the first sconce to the second sconce safely?
Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. :huh:
Run a wire between the two lights.
At the second light, connect the black to black, white to white, and grounds together.
At the first light, wiring depends on how power comes from the switch to the light.
Turn the breaker off and pull the switch out and tell how it is wired.
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Controlling rigid lens centration though specific gravitiy
Quinn, Thomas G. & Carney, Leo G. (1992) Controlling rigid lens centration though specific gravitiy. International Contact Lens Clinic, 19, pp. 84-88.
The recent availability of a wide range of gas permeable contact lens materials improves the clinician's ability to more precisely meet the unique demands of each contact lens wearing eye. Most attentions has focussed on differences in material oxygen permeability, dimensional stability, surface wetting, and deposit resistance. One parameter that also varies but has received little attention, is specific gravity. Most of the first generation gas permeable materials had specific gravity values that varied only slightly. However, with the introduction of the newer generations of materials, this range has nearly doubled (see fig 1). It is conceivable that, in addition to manipulation of other design features, centration of a lens on a patients eye could be influenced by selecting a lens material based on its specific gravity. A low riding lens can cause dryness and irritation. The incidence and severity of 3-9 o'clock staining may be exacerbated by a chronically low riding lens.1 Lebow2 suggested that a low riding lens could be raised if switched to a material of lower specific gravity. Conversely, a chronically high riding lens, which can compromise vision and potentially irritate the superior limbal region,3 could be lowered by a lens fabricated with a high specific gravity material. Lens decentration, in general, has been implicated as a risk factor for inducing corneal warpage. It is apparent then that optimal lens centration significantly reduces complication rates with gas permeable contact lens wear. Cornstock and Carney5 reported that individual patient ocular characteristics have a greater on vertical lens positioning than do lens design features. However, if specific gravity does allow the clinician to more effectively control lens centration, complication rates would decrease and chair time would be reduced. the purpose of this study was to determine if the specific gravity differences among today's materials significantly affects vertical lens positioning, specifically in those patients whose current contact lenses do not centre well. If so an additional tool would be added to the clinicians armamentarium in providing optimum lens performance for their contact lens wearing patients. Patient satisfaction, safety and economy may all benefit.
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Older mothers can pay five times more for IVF babies-study
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Older women can end up paying more than five times as much as younger women to successfully have an IVF baby, according to an Australian study.
Researchers from the University of Sydney set out to examine a boom in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproduction techniques amid a debate on whether the government should subsidize such treatments.
They found that the cost per live birth from IVF increases with maternal age and the number of treatments, with the study finding that maternal age had the greater effect.
The price per baby ranged from A$27,373-A$31,986 ($24,310 to $28,407) for women aged 30-33 on their first and third IVF treatments compared to $130,951-$187,515 (US$116,300 to $116,300) for women aged 42-45 on their first and second IVF attempts.
"This evidence may help decision-makers target the use of IVF services conditional on societal willingness to pay for live births and equity considerations," said researcher Alison Griffiths in a statement.
The government-funded study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found from 2002 to 2003 there was a 16 percent increase in the use of assisted production technology, or ART, services among Australians compared with an increase of 13 percent among Europeans and 6.5 percent among Americans.
IVF expert Dr. Edmond Confino, of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, said the Australian study confirmed other research of the past 20 years -- namely, that the cost to produce a baby with IVF increases with a woman's age.
But he voiced concerns that research emphasizing poor outcomes in older women could lead to discrimination against women and prompt policy makers to cap the age for women eligible for government or other assistance.
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I purchased a 59 simca that was sitting in a field. the guy was a farmer that didnt act like he knew anything about cars in general, but said it came from blue springs missouri and a guy named ray farner built it. the car is chopped, luvered hood, rack and pinion-disc brake front end, channeled body from a 4 door to a 2 door and 55 chevy taillights. no drivetrain in it. people have told me ray farner was a custom car builder that was famous but i cant find any info about him or the history of the car, all title searches require 17 digit vin#. looking for any help or info.
I'm in Lee's Summit MO, which is right next to Blue Springs (both suburbs of Kansas City). I haven't heard of him, but I'll ask around.-Arthur
a photo of the car might jog some old foagy's brain
I am in Blue Springs Mo.Ill dig a lil but I dont know anything about it right now. pics to email@example.com please
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correct spelling for Mr Ray Farhner= FARHNER.well noted customizer from the 60s & 70s. we lost mr farhner in 2006,now hes building rods for God.do a search with the correst spelling & you will get lots of hits.his main claim to fame,i think ,was the Boot Hill Express ,which Revell or Monogram produced models of.he was a a show promotor as i recall in kansas city & st louis.a kid i went to school with in the 70s introduced me to Mr Farhner,he had a shop in raytown mo at that time-always cool rods there-he was a really nice guy.i remember seeing the mysterion body at his house(yes the MYSTERION) in like 69-71 era-(it was the body tub only)setting up on end in his car port-dont know what happened to it-rumors are he sold it to a guy in independence mo.
He was a show promotor here as well. My dad attended at least one of his shows in Rochester MN in the late 70's or very early 80's - also may have been in the Twin Cities too...can't remember, as I wasn't born yet, but he still has the car and show's it today.
1994 Mustang GT - It's Teal! HRPT081969 Vette, HRPT09Just bought, 1995 Cobra RNew Brighton MN
Ray Farhner also built a pickup, the "Eclipse". The Eclipse, Boothill Express and the Mysterion (Big Daddy Ed Roth vehicle) are part of a collection at the Flying A Garage in Winnemucca, NV.
Ray Farner, The man is a legand. and if you have one of his vehicle's i would be very interested in seeing it, I lived next door to him for many years, If its a Farner car, I will know right away. Hes Taught me alot, and iv worked with him side by side for a long time. I know his workmanship. Hes the one who got me into rat rods!Vincent T. Grosso816-352-5503
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Retired Electronics Create An Orchestra Of Sound [Video]
Video game consoles are brought back to life as musical instruments.
Director James Houston's Polybius video features musician Julian Corrie performing an original song in a swimming pool, where all of the sounds are generated by a vintage console or computer part, except the singer's voice. The upcycled "instruments" consist of old floppy drives, a SEGA Mega Drive, Gameboys, Commodore 64s, and CRT televisions, giving these retired electronics a new lease on life.
In an article published in WIRED, Houston is quoted as saying that "emotion is easily manipulated via nostalgia… and the emotional impact is stronger if the devices seem as though they're trying to prove themselves." Watch the video to see how the devices appear to work together in new life. This is perhaps because the pitch of their sound shifted so they work harmoniously together as they are processed through a loop machine.


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This sign makes a lovely gift for dog owners.
The sign could be hung above the dogs bed. It reads 'Dog Rules. Give Belly Scratches. Love Me. Be Patient. Take Me For Long Walks. Play Fetch. Be My Best Friend. Pet Me Often. Give Me Treats.
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Jane Addams & Freeman
Jane Addams & Freeman are located in the south end of campus and feature a more intimate dining experience. With its smaller dining rooms and our friendly staff, you will have all the comforts of home located in one place. Freeman Dining Hall caters to our vegetarian and vegan customers as well as anyone who wants to eat in a meatless environment. Jane Addams & Freeman are open Monday - Friday and are closed on the weekends.
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I will be paying for a batch of squeezebox 3 on Monday.
The model is wireless/Black but if you are very quick I can add some white ones or wired only ones.
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Water Filtration System Uses Houseplants To Extract Poison Naturally
Ferns could be the key to a sorely needed low-cost, electricity-free purification system for millions.
Over 150 million people globally are exposed to arsenic contamination on a daily basis. Figures are ballpark — in Bangladesh, for example, where 35 to 88 million people are affected by the poison, data is hard to come by since autopsies aren't performed. But no one should mess around with arsenic. Just one drop can leave a swimming pool's worth of water unsafe for human consumption, with prolonged or increased exposure leading to cancer and death.
Stephen Goodwin Honan, 24-year-old U.S. Navy officer and Oxford University doctoral student, has proposed a novel solution he calls Clean Water. It was voted 'Idea That Will Change The World' at London's Global Design Forum.
Many before him have come up with other water systems, but due to its low cost and simplicity, Honan's is most feasible. He proposes using locally sourced ferns to filter arsenic. Contaminated water is poured over the plants, whose roots absorb the toxin and produce clean water. After a while, the ferns become saturated with poison and must be retired, but their cache can be harvested in a chemical process and, since arsenic is used to make semiconductors and mobile phones, sold at a profit to companies that need it.
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While Clean Water doesn't have set plans to move forward with the filter system, Honan said that he is working on developing partnerships so that all parts of the filters can be upcycled — arsenic for computer devices, plant biomass for fertilizer, and plastic containers for future filter systems.
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Some of us are getting together at that date and time to split some woot orders. We thought it might be a good idea to throw this open as a wine.woot event for others in the Puget Sound area who might want to attend and are willing to share share some vino. PM me if you want to participate both with person and with juice.
Based on past experience, we ask that you not respond if you are not serious about attending. The last time a Seattle area soiree was held there were a lot of "no shows", which probably has dampened enthusiasm. I know it's not very "Seattle" of me to require that people actually commit, but hey, there it is. Deal with it.
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No More Tears with Happy Tails !
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John: My grandmother, who died several years ago and whom I miss terribly
Caprial: James Beard
Whom would you like to have cook for you?
John: Mick Jagger, because it would be fun-probably not very good food, but fun
Caprial: Our friend Naushab in New York. He is Pakistani and has always promised to cook for us, but there is never enough time when we visit.
Who was/is the most influential person in your life?
John: Caprial
Caprial: John, and also my parents
What does your kitchen lack that you would like to have?
John: A bigger dining area
Caprial: A walk-in pantry
What's your most indispensable tool?
John: My grill
Caprial: My chef's knife
What's in your refrigerator right now?
Lots of mustards, Asian condiments, milk and juice for the kids, different cheeses, eggs, butter, truffle butter, apples, and a few vegetables
What are your top three pantry staples?
Salt, olive oil, and cheese
What is your favorite indulgence?
John: A good doughnut or maybe potato chips
Caprial: A corn dog once a year at the state fair
What do you crave when you're sick?
John: Tomato soup with buttered croutons on top
Caprial: A soft-boiled egg on toast if I've had the stomach flu, hot-and-sour soup if I've had a cold
What have you eaten that you never want to eat again?
Both: Sea urchin roe. I's a texture thing.


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I was evacuated from North London to Stogursey in about 1942. Although I have no personal recollection of this time, being just 1 year old or thereabouts, my mother told me that in the first location, which she referred to as 'crackers castle', we were made to feel very unwelcome, they clearly resented having to take refugees in but ...Read full memory


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I'm planning a trip there in September and was looking into the possibility of a bareboat charter. Has anyone been there and can offer a little beta, specifically for the Railay area? Is there any certification requirement in that part of the world? What is the navigation and anchoring like? I've got lot's of small keelboat experience as well as a couple of weeks charters on the chesapeake, and will have a few others in my group with the same experience. Should I be intimidated by this area and want a skipper, or is it pretty mellow? Thanks in advance for the help.
Late response I know, but I was searching the forum for Thailand and came across your message. My experience is that as long as you come across as competant in the pre-sail briefing, they won't have any problem with qualifications etc. Just be constatntly aware of fringing coral reefs sitting off beaches - they rise up from the bottom very rapidly.
This time of year you really want to be in the Gulf of Thailand rather than on the West coast. AFAIK the only charter fleets on this coast are Sunsail out of Koh Samui and Ko Chang. Both are nice, but don't offer the solitude they offered a few years back.
I will be chartering on the other side (in the Tarutao group) in October - this is even too early on that side, but we have decided to take the risk. We will charter from Langkawi in Malaysia, and head to the islands from there
Another late reply. There are two charter companies in the pattaya/jomtien (gulf) area. There are a couple of nice islands to anchor off and the navigation is line of site.
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I had a busy evening seeing clients, so I didn't have much time to fix dinner. Joe said he had some leftover pizza from when I was in California, so we just heated that up and had it with salads. It was a really meaty pizza, which is not usually what I would choose, so I just had one piece and then made an extra big salad to fill up on.
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For a rich, creamy and slightly spicy shrimp and pasta recipe, you can't beat this crowd-pleasing slow cooker dish. It's a nice new twist on popular Buffalo chicken dishes.—Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island
Featured In: 46 Easy Slow Cooker Recipes
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- 2 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups (8 ounces) finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gouda or Swiss cheese
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 3/4 pound frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed
- 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- Additional Louisiana-style hot sauce, optional
- In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients; stir in shredded cheeses and macaroni. Cook, covered, on low 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until macaroni is almost tender.
- Stir in shrimp and blue cheese; cook, covered, 30-35 minutes longer or until heated through. Just before serving, stir in chives, parsley and, if desired, additional hot sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Buffalo Shrimp Mac & Cheese in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2014, p45
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text: Happy HourMust Drink TV: Prime Time's Biggest DrunksWho imbibed the most this week: Cougar Town, How I Met Your Mother, or the Bad Girls Club in Miami? The answers will surprise you. Kara Cutruzzula is keeping tabs on the boozehounds. Kara Cutruzzula11.03.10 6:08 PM ETKATHIE LEE & HODA Episode 7: Winesday, November 3 Total Drinks: 4 Biggest Lush: Impossible to choose! Signature Drinks: Rolling Stones' Forty Licks Merlot Best Bon Mot: Kathie Lee: "Should we say why all this wine is sitting here?" Hoda: "What a shock." Drunkest Moment: Barely any sips this week, those teases. On their standard Winesday, Kathie Lee and Hoda were surrounded by four Wines that Rock, a portion of which are donated to the T.J. Martell Foundation benefiting leukemia, cancer, and AIDS research. Alright, so they're boozing for a cause. Admirable! Except Joel McHale showed up Thursday and teased the hosts for their constant intoxication. He cracked open a bottle of Macallan scotch and goaded them into tasting it. Hoda called it "vile." Bollocks. We know she liked it.TWO AND A HALF MEN Episode 7: "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" Total Drinks: 5 Biggest Lush: Good Time Charlie Signature Drinks: Whatever's on hand Best Bon Mot: Charlie: "On the list of things I expect to kill me, mercury poisoning ranks well below liver failure." Drunkest Moment: Only alluded to, but Alan says "the last time [Charlie] was on the beach, he fell off the deck. Wasn't his fault…he was drunk." Charlie and Alan's mom has white wine at lunch. Like mother, like son. Mr. Sheen's alter-ego claims he'd rather be a lush than a leech. He tries to ply his date Michelle with red wine, but their moonlight rendezvous is interrupted by his stalker. Proof this is fiction: no one would actually stalk the real-life Charlie. And unlike last week, Alan leaves him comfort zone (iced tea) and picks up a beer. Hallelujah.BOARDWALK EMPIRE Episode 7: "Home" Total Drinks: 7 ½ Biggest Lush: None—an even playing field in AC Signature Drinks: Nothin' but whiskey and wine Best Bon Mot: Jimmy's ex-fiancée cavorts with another woman in bed: "More Chianti?" She replies, "You're sweeter than wine." Drunkest Moment: Nucky's (Steve Buscemi) father pours a dirty cup of brown stuff, then falls down and breaks his leg. What's happening to our favorite Prohibition-flaunters? Boardwalk Empire, supposedly one of the booziest shows on the telly, is getting drier by the week. Nucky still knocks back a few and opens up to his mistress Margaret. Jimmy takes new guy/ Phantom of the Opera double Richard Harrow out for two bourbons (and a trip to a courtesan). It was a slow-burning episode with more back-story than sucking down. Maybe next time.THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA Episode 5: "Hot Mama's Day" Total Drinks: 14 Biggest Lush: NeNe "My Wine Glass Never" Leakes Signature Drinks: Champagne with strawberries Best Bon Mot: NeNe to plastic surgeon: "Can I drink some wine? I need a glass of wine really bad." Doc: "OK." Drunkest Moment: She didn't drink, yet Kandi still shared this charming advice: "You wet your finger, you stick it in the sugar, you put it in your vajayjay and it makes it sticky." Drunklanta is back in business now that matriarch NeNe got the OK from her doctor to start drinking again. All the white wine at Cynthia's house for Mother's Day brunch clouded the housewives' judgment—it took a while for them to notice NeNe's newly contoured nose. Sheree brought a nice bottle of red to her date with Tiy-E, and was horrified when that contribution wasn't enough—he wanted help cooking dinner. She still takes off his shirt. And the househusbands lead abstemious lives compared to their women.BROTHERS & SISTERS Episode 6: "An Ideal Husband" Total Drinks: 16 Biggest Lush: Bourbon-drinking Kevin nicknames a waiter "Rob Roy" Signature Drinks: Whatever's served at Scotty's restaurant Best Bon Mot: Nora: "Sarah for God's sake, it's not even noon yet!" Sarah: "…It's rosé. Let's call it brunch." Drunkest Moment: In a flashback, Kevin's husband Scotty drinks with a douchey cater-waiter, then has sex with him. O dios mio! The Walker clan is a boozy bunch. A drunken one-night stand threatens Kevin & Scott's rock-solid marriage. It also impairs judgment: Kevin punches the wrong man after going off on a bourbon binge and Justin (who's sober) manages to knock out the right guy. Innocent bystander Kitty sips a martini. But look, cause for celebration! Sarah and her sexy Frenchman (Gilles Marini) get engaged and they all celebrate with a bottle of bubbly.COUGAR TOWN Episode 7: "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" Total Drinks: 19 (one drink less than last week's stellar showing) Biggest Lush: Jules (Courteney Cox) and Ellie (Christa Miller) Signature Drinks: Enough red wine to make them walk Sideways Best Bon Mot: Jules: "I want to know…who finished the wine without opening another bottle?" Drunkest Moment: Bobby drinks beer, then fills his lungs with water from a neti pot At least they're consistent. Last week, Jules and her gang opened the episode with empty bottles of wine and this week's installment was nearly identical. At least there was a special occasion for popping the cork—Jules was turning 40. (Fact-check time: Courteney Cox should thank the scriptwriters; she's actually 46.) For her party, Jules can only come up with "wine and cake" as her must-haves. And friends, of course.HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Episode 7: "Canning Randy" Total Drinks: 20 Biggest Lush: Barney Stinson didn't have a plotline, but did have plenty of drinks Signature Drinks: Scotch, wine, Wharmpess Best Bon Mot: Randy: "At the risk of bragging, my hazelnut pilsner won fourth prize at the Weehawken Retirement Home Clambake and Wheelchair Maintenance Picnic." Drunkest Moment: Robin gets hammered enough to consider sleeping with Will Forte-as-Randy-in-a-lobster-costume, but instead shoots a commercial for adult diapers, which is the only thing more embarrassing than going under the sea with a crustacean. It's unsurprising there was a lot of liquor flowing on HIMYM this week. One of the main plotlines was about the inept Randy, who was grateful to be fired by Marshall because he could fulfill the dream of every boy in your college history class by opening up his own microbrewery. His brand is called Wharmpess. Wharm…pess. Get it? Meanwhile, ladies' man Barney had some Glenfiddich and popped open Champagne, the ladies sipped white wine, and Ted and Marshall threw back beers, including frothy, tasty mugs of Wharmpess.BAD GIRLS CLUB: MIAMI Episode 12: "The Wicked Witch of Key West" Total Drinks: 30 Biggest Lush: Sex fiend/party animal Christina Signature Drinks: Beverages in red cups Best Bon Mot: Christina: "Me and Kristen want a mojitoooooo." Drunkest Moment: Former BFFs Lea and "cracked out Barbie" Kristen come to blows. Hair-pulling, open-fisted blows. The very thirsty bad girls drank Four Loko on the way down to Key West, where they spent the entire episode inebriated. Here is their story: "I mean, we're bad girls. We drink a lot….Let's chug these. Chug chug chug….Let's do shots!....Bitches….I know it's gonna be a lot of hot guys and a lotta good drinks….Let's gow git a dwink, aight?....Why did you guys rip my thong off?....I'm from Miami, I'll f--- you up….Lea threw a fan at your head....Goodbye, bitch."


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"Glynis Chocolate Set©" Hand painted porcelain Chocolate service by award winning American artist, Arlene Wright-Correll. Consists of various designs of tropical fish and undersea creatures with the initials GSC in gold on one side of each item. Chocolate pot, creamer, sugar bowl, 8 cups and saucers. A "one of a kind" functional work of art that will never be duplicated.
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Opening Friday 7 August 2009 from 6-8pm
Degraves Street Subway – Melbourne Australia
in Repeat Repeat at Platform
DOMINIC KAVANAGH at Vitrine
CHRONOX at Frame (the last Tape Projects Residency)
CLAIRE GALLAGHER at Sample (curated by Laura Castagnini)
CAROLINE EIRODIACONOU at Majorca
Tom O'Hern
Bone Bed
Ink drawings on archive paper
individual works approx. 150 x 90 cm
© 2009
Bone Bed explores key aspects of Melbourne's history by reflecting on the build up of bones and garbage beneath Degraves Lane. This collection of work dually serves as a memento mori as well as a reminder of the often dark and bloody past that underlies our present "peace and prosperity".
Tom O'Hern is a Melbourne-based artist whose work spans illustration, murals, painting, installation and sculpture. Tom has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Tasmania.
Jessie Scott
Gravity Pleasure Switchback
DVD player and screens, lights terrarium, sand, other detritus
(95 x 145 cm) (detail)
© 2009
"Everything must be different from ordinary experience...When a stranger arrives at Coney Island...his eyes tell him he is in a different world – a dream world, perhaps a nightmare world, where all is bizarre and fantastic."
Frederick Thompson, creator of Luna Park, 1904
Shot on a blustery, bleak mid-May Saturday afternoon, the powerful magnetism of memory and place is revealed in this shaky, handy cam footage of a barely-there Coney Island. R&B and the booming of touts steamroll over the emptiness, deliberately and insistently evading the issue of absence. Seagulls circle on the fog engulfed shore, and on the boardwalk, people are dancing.
Even in its vastly reduced state, with assumptions of its closure rife, there is enough magic dust mixed in with the sand and cigarette butts to draw people, in the most unlikely circumstances, into spontaneous and public reverie here. Surprising, awkward, slightly daggy and incredibly awesome at the same time, the Coney Island Dancers revive the simultaneously naive and seamy public space of the boardwalk.
Jessie Scott is a video artist who likes to examine rituals, both public and private. She is a member of Tape Projects. This is the sixth Frame Residency project from Tape Projects.
Jon Oldmeadow
Mechanised zoetrope with drawings, lights, motor
100 x 100 cm (detail view)
© 2009
Phantom (noun): an image appearing in a dream or formed in the mind
Phantom explores the fascination that comes from things seen for the first time. This series of drawings is automated by an oversized mechanized zoetrope, an analogue animation device. It takes inspiration from cave drawings found in Arnhem Land thought to be of early explorer Ludwig Leichhardt and his horse. Just as European drawings of eucalyptus trees, which appeared more like European deciduous trees, and kangaroos, which looked more like giant rats, must have seemed strange to Aboriginal people, the Indigenous representation of white people and their animals appear very peculiar, like a phantom.
Jon Oldmeadow completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Monash University in 2007 and has collaborated as a part of Safari Team since 2006. With Safari Team, Jon has exhibited at VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, TCB, Next Wave Festival, and Seventh Gallery in Melbourne, Firstdraft Gallery in Sydney, Palazzo Vaj in Italy and WLTWSAETLV in Montreal, Canada.
Sarah Bunting
(upper) Diamond Drawing
pencil on paper
(lower) Volcano God/Warrior of The Tephra
digital composite (detail)
© 2009
Imagery drawn from consumer culture and current affairs, combined with the languages of analysis, advertising and corporate-speak, build in layers to create a strange, altar-like construction inside the Vitrine space. Imagining a future civilisation in which objects from our present have been recontextualised as icons of worship, Volcano God/Warrior of the Tephra presents a curious, psychedelic new vision of community and worship. Weapons and costumes recall pagan societies of the past, but the materials used to construct these items are all too clearly from our own present.
Sarah Bunting studied Visual Communication at Monash University and has lectured in Design History and Theory at RMIT TAFE for the past three years. During that time she has taken part in group exhibitions, including No Excuses at FAD Gallery, I Wear My Heart on My Tee at Boroondara Town Hall, and a 2007 Platform show with Dale Nason, Free Meat Economy. Sarah is also involved in performance art, working again with Dale Nason as part of Boutique Irrational and in 2008 formed the all-female performance collective LeoTards. Sarah also self-publishes in zines and on her blog, The Tephra.
Bridget Radomski
(pass) by strangers
c-type photograph
(59.4 x 84 cm)
© 2009
Changing daily, a flow of words combined with facial expressions decorate the Majorca cabinets; illustrating a voyeuristic, humorous and challenging disconnection. A seemingly unrelated word dissolves and re-emerges into an alternate meaning; a language of the street. (pass) by strangers is a collection of captured conversations and photographs by Melbourne based emerging photographic artist Bridget Radomski.
Bridget Radomski has curated and exhibited in Melbourne and Japan. Bridget is a graduate of the Photography Studies College and has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Photography) from RMIT University. She works as a commercial photographer while maintaining a studio practice exploring various mediums and specifically installation pieces.
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Video Webcast: The Metropolitan Opera National Council Award Winners
This Tuesday, April 1 at 7 pm, see the 2014 winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in The Greene Space at WQXR. The event, which will be webcast on this page, marks their first New York performance following the grand finals concert on March 30.
Soprano and former National Council Audition Winner Deborah Voigt will join the winners in a varied program of operatic selections. Hosted by Operavore's Naomi Lewin.
This year's winners are Julie Adams, a 26-year-old soprano from Burbank, CA; Patrick Guetti, a 26-year-old bass from Highland Park, NJ; Ao Li, a 26-year-old bass-baritone from Dezhou China, currently living in San Francisco, CA; Yi Li, a 29-year-old tenor from Jinan, China currently living in Silver Spring, MD; and Amanda Woodbury, a 26-year-old soprano from Crestwood, KY.
The "American Idol" of opera, the National Council Auditions is considered to be the most prestigious contest in opera, giving singers ages 20 to 30 a chance to perform in front of some of the nation's top managers and talent scouts. Each of the (approximately) five winners walks away with $15,000 in cash; additionally, four semifinalists receive $5,000 a piece.
Finalists were chosen from a field of 1,500 from across the U.S. and Canada, auditioned at the district and regional levels. Past award recipients have included Renée Fleming, Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson.
More about the Five Winners
Julie Adams, 26 (Western Region: Burbank, CA)
A soprano from Burbank, California, Julie Adams graduated with a bachelor's degree in voice from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She appeared at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara in 2013, where she played the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute.
Patrick Guetti, 27, bass (Middle Atlantic Region: Highland Park, NJ)
Patrick Guetti started out in musical theater, getting a bachelor's degree in musical theater followed by a master's in vocal performance, both from the Catholic University of America. He has been a resident at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and has sung with Opera Philadelphia and Dallas Opera, among other companies.
Ao Li, 26, bass-baritone (Rocky Mountain Region: Dezhou, China, currently living in San Francisco, CA)
A native of Dezhou, Chin, Ao Li studied at Shangdong Normal University and is currently a third-year Adler Fellow, a residency designed for young singers at the San Francisco Opera. There, he has sung a number of roles including that of Ascanio Petrucci (Lucrezia Borgia), El Dancairo (Carmen for Families), Lorenzo (Capuleti e i Montecchi) and Sciarrone (Tosca). Last August he took first prize in Placido Domingo's Operalia Competition.
Yi Li, 30, tenor (Middle Atlantic Region: Jinan, China, currently living in Silver Spring, MD)
A native of Jinan, China, tenor Yi Li is participating in Washington National Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. He recently received his Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He represented China in the 2013 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in summer 2013. Yi Li is graduate of San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program.
Amanda Woodbury, 26, soprano (Western Region: Crestwood, KY)
Soprano Amanda Woodbury is a member of Los Angeles Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program. She made her LA Opera debut as Micaëla in Carmen, with subsequent appearances as Papagena in The Magic Flute. Last year she performed Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi at the Aspen Music Festival, and she was also a soloist in the Britten Art Song Prelude at the Colburn School.
The Other Candidates Were:
Nicole Haslett, 26, soprano (Northwest Region: Mt. Laurel, NJ)
A native of Mount Laurel, NJ, Nicole Haslett graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a master's in vocal performance in 2012. She spent six weeks in Beijing studying Mandarin opera as part of the I Sing Beijing program. She has been performing in Portland Opera's resident opera program in Portland, Oregon.
Rafael Moras, 27, tenor (Gulf Coast Region: San Antonio, TX)
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Rafael Moras is a master's student at Rice University. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and has received a number of awards: as a National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts Young ARTS Winner, United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts and as a finalist in the Houston Grand Opera's 2013 Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.
Christopher Lowrey, 30, countertenor (New England Region: Johnston, RI)
Countertenor Christopher Lowrey advances to the finals this year after having made the New England Regional Finals of the 2013 National Council Auditions. He holds degrees from Brown University, St John's College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music International Opera School. He has an active touring career and has recorded Handel arias for EMI's Emerging Artists Series, Handel and Vivaldi Dixit Dominus for Harmonia Mundi, and Bernstein's Missa Brevis on Hyperion.
Rexford Tester, 24, tenor (Middle Atlantic Region: Tazewell, VA)
Rexford Tester is in his second year master's student at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. He is slated to enter Santa Fe Opera's prestigious apprentice program, where he will


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Top 5 Audience Participatory Opera Experiences
Standing room used to contain the cheapest seats, but more and more often it's the only option for adventuresome opera fans around the world. In recent weeks one opera, staged amid the normal operations of an urban train station, was a finalist for one of music's most prestigious prizes. Another, which lets spectators and singers mix in its set, opened to glowing reviews. We're counted those and three other innovative performances for this week's Top five.
1. Invisible Cities at Los Angeles's Union Station
A finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for music, Invisible Cities by Christopher Cerrone made a much lauded debut at Los Angeles's Union Station last October. Operagoers were transported from the bustling commuter hub through sets of headphones, which streamed the music directly to their ears. The musicians, singers, and dancers performed in the midst of the station's everyday operations. Produced by adventuresome new company The Industry, the work is based on Italo Calvino's novel of the same name, which imagines the conversations between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. During the performances, audience members could follow the characters as they wandered through the train depot.
2. Mussorgsky in a City Park
This month, the always intrepid Birmingham Opera Company debuted Khovanskygate: A National Enquiry, an update of the notoriously difficult-to-stage Modest Mussorgsky opera. Entering through a circus tent pitched in the City Park, the audience becomes part of a political rally. Described as a "promenade style performance," the audience wanders through a political rally, and the action, singing and all, takes place around the spectators. In some respects, this English-language production is tame compared to the company's previous productions, notably the 2012 performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mittwoch aus Licht, which sent a string quartet hovering above the venue in four separate helicopters.
3. Die Soldaten at the Park Avenue Armory
Ticket holders didn't need to leave their seats to be thrust into the action of David Pountney's staging of Die Soldaten, which premiered at the RuhrTriennial in Germany before coming to the Park Avenue Armory as part of Lincoln Center Festival's 2008 season. The opera was staged mainly on a catwalk that ran almost the entire length of the hall, and several hundred seats on bleachers moved with the direction along a set of railroad tracks. The genius, according to Alex Ross, "is to put the audience at the mercy of a physical mechanism that is nearly as formidable as the infernal devices suggested in the score."
4. Food Operas in Boston
Boston chef Jason Bond and composer Ben Houge turned the tables on the opera-going experience with their series of food operas in which both the score and the ingredients "sing." Houge uses inspiration from Bond's elaborate tasting menus, featuring seasonal and often locally sourced produce. The first edition, Four Asparagus Compositions, played one night at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Other performance/dinners included Sensing Terroir: A Harvest Food Opera and Beside the White Chickens: A Summer Food Opera.
5. Rameau in a Chelsea Mannequin Factory (Coming Soon)
While site-specific operas have been realized in seamy nightclubs and windswept beaches, New York-based On Site Opera often takes its production one step beyond setting seats in an unusual venue. For example the young company didn't just let the audience sit for its presentation of George Gershwin's Blue Monday, staged at Harlem's Cotton Club; patrons were invited to arrive early for dancing. As Steve Smith recounted in the New York Times, "Without warning, an opera broke out." Next up for On Site Opera is the rarely seen Rameau one-act, Pygmalion, set at Madame Tussaud's wax museum and a Chelsea mannequin factory.
Below is a promotional video that On Site Opera made for Blue Monday which provides a flavor of the event. Please share your own favorites in the comments box.