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If you would like to help with those efforts, the following organizations are accepting volunteers and donations.
Coastal Bend Blood Center:
· What they need: Blood Donors, specifically Type O and Platelet Donors
· How: Go to any of their locations from 9 AM-2 PM today (see their Twitter for locations) or go to coastalbendbloodcenter.org
Coastal Bend Community Foundation:
· What they need: Donations
· Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group established a fund with the Foundation to accept charitable donations and distribute recovery grants for the benefit of our seven county region (Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio) in the event of such a natural disaster. You may donate directly to this recovery effort by clicking HERE.
Coastal Bend Food Bank:
· What they need: Volunteers to help clean up and repackage food
· How: They are taking walk-ins! Simply go to their address at 826 Krill St, Corpus Christi, TX 78408! You have to wear closed toed shoes! www.FoodBankcc.com
Coastal Bend Volunteer Connection:
· What they need: Volunteers
· How: Visit http://www.cbvc.org/ to register and select volunteer opportunities.
Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi:
· What they need: Volunteers
· How: Need of volunteers to help sort through donations to provide to community members in need. Their warehouse is located at 615 Oliver Ct., Corpus Christi. Their hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, click here.
Catholic Charities USA:
· What they need: Donations
· How: Go to catholiccharitiesusa.org
Rockport-Fulton Hurricane Harvey Relief:
· What they need: Donations & Volunteers
· How (Donations): Visit www.rfhr.org to donate.
· How (Volunteering): Volunteer Rally Point: Cinema 4 parking lot. Visit https://www.rfhr.org/supplies-in-rockport for details.
City of Port Aransas Hurricane Recovery:
· What they need: Donations & Volunteers
· How (Donations): The City of Port Aransas is accepting donations for their residents HERE.
· How (Volunteering):Register vo volunteer by visiting www.portastrong.org
The American Red Cross:
· What they need: Donations & Volunteers
· How (Donations): Visit redcross.org, text HARVEY to 90999 to donate $10, or call them at 1-800-RED CROSS. For info on donating blood go to redcrossblood.org/donating-blood
· How (Volunteering): Volunteer Rally Point at Cinema 4 parking lot in Rockport. Please call before you go. Opportunities include debris removal, sheetrock, general clean up. Go to https://www.rfhr.org/supplies-in-rockport
The Gulf Coast Humane Society:
· What they need: Donations, Dog & Cat Food
· How (Donations, Money): Go to gchss.org
· How (Donations, Food): Bring food to 3118 Cabaniss Parkway, CC TX 78412
The Salvation Army:
· What they need: Donations & Volunteers
· How (Donations): Call 1-800-725-2769 or visit givesalvationarmy.org or text STORM to 51555
· How (Volunteers): Go to salvationarmyusa.org/usn/volunteer
Global Giving (Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund):
· What they need: Donations
· How: Go to globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-harvey-relief-fund/
Samaritan's Purse Disaster Response:
· What they need: Donations & Volunteers
· How (Donations): Visit https://www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/hurricane-harvey/ to donate.
· How (Volunteers): Sites in Rockport, Victoria and Houston. Go to https://spvolunteernetwork.samaritanspurse.org/hurricane-harvey-reponse/ To volunteer for the day. Please arrive at our host church at 7:30am or 12:30pm for orientation. We will pair you with an experienced team leader to go out to work. Please bring a bagged lunch and water with you. Volunteers will work Mondays – Saturdays and some Sunday afternoons.
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Let your voice be heard at the legislative level. Learn how to reach out to your legislators and get involved with creating legislative change. Read the Advocacy Toolkit
Understanding Washington's Legislative System
NAMI Washington Legislative Agenda
Reaching Out
Your Legislator
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy
What Advocacy Does
Advocacy is a way to support, influence and create change in your community or state by reaching out to local officials, raising awareness and educating people on areas that need to be improved within the mental health system. The resources in our toolkit include basic information on Washington States legislative system, tips for reaching out to officials and NAMIs legislative goals.
Before continuing, understand that this toolkit is for people wanting to advocate for mental health related issues, not for people wanting to become an advocate. Read this Advocacy Toolkit for more information explaining the difference.
Understanding Washington's Legislative Process
NAMI Seattle crosses over with several legislative districts in Seattle. First, locate your district and legislator.
Get acquainted with your state legislative process.
Keep in mind...
- The regular session begins on the 2nd Monday in January each year.
- Session last for 105 days in odd numbered years (eg. 2007) and 60 days in even numbered years (eg. 2008).
- Special sessions (extraordinary sessions) can be called by the governor to address specific issues such as budget.
- Lasts no longer than 30 days.
- A bill must go through the committee process in both chambers (house and senate) in order for it to become a law.
- Bills that have fiscal importance may be referred to a fiscal committee (Finance, Appropriations, or Transportation in the House. Ways and Means, or Transportation, in the Senate) for review before passing to the Rules Committee.
Additional Resources Provided by your Washington State Legislator
- Legislative Process in WA: http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Overview.aspx
- How a bill becomes a law in WA: http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Bill2Law.aspx
- How to read a bill: http://leg.wa.gov/BackToSchool/Documents/howtoread.pdf
NAMI Washington 2018 Legislative Agenda
Below are links to NAMI Washington's 2018 Legislative Priorities and Issues Talking Points. These documents outline NAMI Washington's stance on specific mental health related issues. These can be useful to refer to when contacting your legislators:
NAMI Washington's 2018 Legislative Priorities
Talking Points
- Fully Funding a Comprehensive Behavioral Health System in Washington
- Increasing Access to Assisted Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment
- Legal Financial Obligations
- Prioritizing Prevention and Early Intervention
2018 Behavioral Health Policy Legislation Results
FAQs for NAMI staff, Board members and volunteers
What to do — and what not to do — as a volunteer, Board Member or staff member during an election year.
What if I volunteer as a NAMI Support Group Facilitator or NAMI Education Teacher/Trainer?
- As a NAMI facilitator, teacher or trainer, you represent our organization and serve as a role model when you volunteer. As a result, you should not wear pins, stickers or visibly identify with specific candidates or political parties and should not publicly express your opinions on candidates or political parties while serving in your volunteer role. When you are done fulfilling your NAMI role, such as after class, you are free to express your political views
What if a participant brings up a candidate or political party during a support group or education program?
- If a participant is experiencing symptoms as a result of a candidate or political party, focus on the feelings and not the candidate or political party.
- If a participant brings up a political party or candidate absent any symptoms, treat the comments like any other time when a participant is off-topic—bring the individual and the group back on topic.
Can I express my personal political views?
- NAMI staff, Board members and volunteers are free to participate in partisan activities in their personal time. To engage in partisan activities during the work day, staff members must take nonpaid personal time.
- You may not make partisan comments in NAMI organization publications and you may not publicly express your opinions on candidates while serving as a representative of NAMI at an event.
- If you are a NAMI staff member or leader who is primarily using your social media account(s) in your professional NAMI role, you should avoid tweeting or posting your personal political views, candidate comments or political commentary or information that could be viewed as partisan.
- You may share your political views in your personal social media accounts. But, we recommend that you note that the views you express are your own if you are known as a NAMI representative or staff
- NAMI staff, Board members and volunteers should not wear pins, stickers or visibly identify with specific candidates or political parties while representing NAMI at an event, such as a NAMI booth or candidate forum.
- Do not use your NAMI's resources to help or oppose a particular candidate—such as organization vehicles, paper, copy machine, etc.
Can a staff member be listed as a supporter of a candidate with the organization's title included?
- It is okay to have your name listed as supporting a candidate. If your NAMI organization is listed, the listing should state "for identification purposes only." If you are a NAMI organization leader and you choose to make comments about candidates, you must indicate that they represent your personal opinion and not that of your NAMI State Organization or NAMI Affiliate
What if a candidate lists a staff member and organization as a supporter without permission?
- If a candidate lists a NAMI staff, Board member or volunteer with their NAMI title on campaign material without the disclaimer ("for identification purposes only") the organization is not at fault. The organization should ask the campaign to remove their name from the list. Make sure to save your email or written request.
Reaching Out
Developing a relationship with your legislators is an essential part of making a difference in the legislative process. Contacting your legislators can come in many forms: writing a letter, scheduling a personal visit, testifying before a committee and attending town meetings. Be sure to know the ins and outs of the issue you decide to take on in order to effectively convey your message. This will not only increase your credibility, but also your confidence.
Thank you to NAMI Connecticut, NAMI DuPage, and NAMI Maryland for providing additional documents.
Contacting Legislators
- Tips for Contacting Elected Officials NAMI DuPage County
- How to Address Your Legislators
How to Turn Your Story into a Testimony
- Medication Access Story Example NAMI Connecticut
- Parity Story Example NAMI Connecticut
- Thank You Letter to Legislator NAMI Connecticut
- Tough Q/A with Legislators NAMI Maryland
Using Media to Expand your Audience
Get in touch with your local media outlets, write an opinion article, raise awareness to the public, build a group of supporters with similar interests
- Contact local media eg. Seattle Times, The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, Westside Weekly
- Social media outlets eg. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
NAMI Lobby Day
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy
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Advocacy for High School Student
- Attend local city council meetings. You can use this as a way to create local community outreach projects/events that could raise awareness about mental health and encourage people in the community to advocate.
- Write a letter to your local legislator.
- Start a club to raise mental health awareness in your school.
- Contact NAMI about ending the silence presentations.
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AmeriCorps team in town to help volunteer projects
By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on June 19, 2013 1:46 PM
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John Daniel gives Alicia Battle, 8, a piggyback ride at Herman Park on Tuesday. Daniel is part of the AmeriCorps team, which was helping the Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Department with day camp.
A diverse team of young men and women recently arrived in Goldsboro, honing their leadership skills while rolling up their sleeves to volunteer with several agencies.
AmeriCorps, a national program for ages 18-24, assigns groups to work in communities around the U.S. for an eight-week stretch. A grant written by the local Habitat for Humanity secured the local stop on their itinerary.
The 9-member team, which will be in the community through July 9, has already plugged in to work in a variety of programs, such as Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity.
"Thus far, the energetic bunch has been building a Habitat home," said Andrea Freile, development director for Habitat for Humanity. "In addition, they are partnering with Parks and Rec to lead a Camp Habitat open to all Wayne County children this summer.
"They'll also be speaking to Wayne Community College students, sharing with them what AmeriCorps can do for them and what they can do to our country. We're looking for other agencies in town to support them."
The Habitat camp, which started Tuesday and runs through Friday, will be held at Herman Park from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., is divided into two age groups, 5-8 and 9-12. There is a charge to attend. For more information, call 919-739-7480.
Like the AmeriCorps model, the camp focuses on service and building teamwork, lessons the team members have also been learning.
Group leader Katie Moir, 24, is from Litchfield, Minn. She has been with AmeriCorps since January. The recent college graduate of Saint Catherine University obtained her bachelor's degree in international relations and Spanish and decided to take a year off to participate in the 10-month service program.
"It's been awesome," she said. "I really like it so far. It's really helped me develop my leadership skills."
Matt Payne, 21, is from Southern California. He completed two years of college before deciding to take advantage of the AmeriCorps experience.
"I had a friend that was in AmeriCorps during the Katrina relief," he said. "One day I complained that I wanted to do something good for the world."
In just five months, he says he has gleaned some unexpected benefits.
"I would say learning to work with other people," he said. "We're with nine people 24 hours a day. Privacy doesn't exist. We're from different backgrounds. We have to learn to work with others."
"Every day's an opportunity to learn something," Ms. Moir said.
"I describe it as the most challenging and most rewarding experience of my life," Payne noted.
Fellow team member John Daniel is from Federal Way, Wash. Unlike some of his counterparts, he went into the work force after high school, but is considering enrolling in college.
"My hope is that when I go back to Seattle, I will be going for an associate in arts," he said. "I'm trying to go to community college. Then I would parlay that into a bachelor's."
The experience with AmeriCorps has caused him to more seriously consider service-oriented education plans, he said.
The 21-year-old said he has witnessed some unique ironies about his own generation, reflected often through causes on social media.
"There's an urgency about communicating," he said. "There's a lot of the emotional posts, but then it's like, hurry up and feel and then do nothing.
"One thing about this program that's really exciting is that it gives you a buffet of opportunities that you can learn from. On every single level possible, it's a development program for your skills as a worker and a service member."
Ms. Freile said it has been enjoyable having the AmeriCorps representatives in the Habitat office, strategizing and brainstorming on how to make good use of their limited time in Wayne County.
"It's so refreshing, they really brighten up the town," she said. "With these individual projects that they have, they have the ability to leave a footprint on the community when they leave."
Daniel said the feeling has been mutual as the local residents have been most welcoming.
"There's a surprising warmth, hospitality, people invite you to their house," he said. "We're seeing a confidence overall, because people also want a positive impression of the community."


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When just three staff members total 90 years of experience and there are seven more employees, you know that Eagle Point Hardware is serious about its ability to serve the needs of the entire Upper Rogue community.
There is 9,000 sq. ft. of just about anything and everything one could want or need. While we can highlight a few sections, Eagle Point Hardware will suit the needs of men and as well as women.
Brand names such as Sherwin Williams paint, Moen fixtures, Pyrex, 120 ft. of nuts and bolts, lots of plumbing items as well as electrical needs, PVC pipe, the list is endless and definitely just about anything one could think of in the area of hardware.
In addition, they can cut glass and screen for windows. There will be Redi-mix and concrete along with equipment to rent such as a Bobcat or toilet auger. A limited amount of lumber will also be available. And, of course, nails, nails and nails by the pound of perhaps it is just a handful you need.
Owner Kent Cohee has been planning this store for the last four years. Before coming to the Rogue Valley Kent had a background in industrial hardware. He owned Hubbard Hardware, in Medford for a period of time then opened Shady Cove Hardware, which he continues to own.
When it came time to hire a manager, Kent says he got the best in Mike Brown. Brown has 27 years in the hardware business, 14 of them at Ashland Hardware. He was raised the Rogue Valley.
Judy Bateman will be on the floor helping your needs with her 32 years of hardware experience. Collen Horn (Scott) is part of the office staff and most recently has had the task of entering every item in the store into the computer.
Kent selected "Do It Best" as the buying group. He said not only do they handle excellent merchandise, there are some 4,000 affiliated with them. One of the advantages not always found with buying groups is that Eagle Point Hardware can buy products they believe will sell in the area and in the quantity that makes sense. This works to the advantage of the customer as well as the owner.
Eagle Point Hardware is located on Hannon Road, off Nick Young and near Walmart. Hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8-5 p.m. and Sunday 9-4 p.m. For information, 541-839-4960.
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Nice look, but painful installation
By Shotcake
from Houston, TX
Comments about SmittybiltSRC Roof Rack:
I read most of these reviews...and thanks to everyone's input. For the price and for my general uses (>50% top down) this product after all said and done I am very happy with.
Now then said part before the done...
The wind shear noise is indeed an annoyance and looking for a solution that doesnt require drilling or molding or fabricating plastic.
The instructions suck...I had to drill into the
Bottom Line Yes
Smittybilt Roof Rack
By jjouper
from Newcastle, WA
The roof was fairly easy to install however, would have been much easier with two people. Only draw back was low frequency hum at speeds above 30 miles per hour. I went [...] and bought 5 - 1/4X1in stanless steel screws, washers, lock nuts and 5-1 inch cable clamps with rubber grommets. Went to TAP plastics and had a fairing made 1/4 inch thick smoked plastic 54" long, 7 1/2" wide, 1" radiused
Inexpensive and works with some nags
By hobbyhack
from Marietta, GA
The instructions assume you are not going to put your rear bumper back on which makes no sense. So if you are you have to enlarge the mounting holes on the kit to get your bumper back on. That takes a while if you are not prepared for it but it worked out OK with my dremel.
When my soft top is on there is an odd hum coming from the top of the jeep and when i have no top on there you can hear th
Solid robust constructio
By jackcast
from Portland, OR
Once I added a 2nd mount point to the rear up-rights it was as sturdy as though it were part of the frame. Just the two bolts down at the bottom on the bumper mount allowed too much "wobble" for me so I ran a 4" long 1/4-20 bolt into the corner of my 98 Wrangler through a 1" stand-off spacer and used a 1" fender washer inside to firm it up. Now when I grab hold of the rack and "yank" on it real h
Great Rack for my 1998 Wrangler
By Torrance
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Going straight to the point, it is a great rack from the price. Installing this will definitely require two people at least. The rack is solid and doesn't wiggle under it's own weight. I was able to keep my windshield lights on with the rack installed.
One major problem I will point out is the way the rack attaches to the frame at the rear. I have tube bumpers that curved around the body, but I w
Worked for me!
By JR
from Chicago, Illino
Good Instructions except for rear connection to frame. The cross bars add significant wind noise to the already noisy interior when driving at slow and faster speeds.
Great looking, cool rack!!!!!
By ToddMonty
from Mattoon, IL
This system is getting a bad rap on the difficulty of the install.
It doesn't come out of the box & just jump on the Jeep, but with common sense & patience, you can install it without the instructions, if needed. They do hit on a couple important steps.
It looks really cool, (which is why we buy it), & it works very well for it's application. The price is very reasonable too!!!
I have a Smitt
Great Concept, but Missed The Mark!!!
By Gary R.
from Savannah, GA.
[$] is way TOO much for this [*] junk! I bought it to carry surfboards. Like the others, I had a VERY difficult time installing the Smittybilt SRC rack. If you're using the stock bumper you have to MODIFY the rear uprights, as in drill larger holes! You have to completly remove the rear bumper and the instructions (and I use that term lightly) assume you know how to this because they have no expla
Bottom Line No
great idea, BUT....
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My grandma tells us every year that she doesn't want anything for Christmas unless it's food or money, lol. Seriously though, I'm with her! ha! She lives in a small apartment and just doesn't have a lot of room for unnecessary stuff. When I saw these delicious chocolates, I knew they'd be the perfect gift for both my grandma and my husband's grandma!
Marie Cavanaugh spent hours in her South Dakota farmhouse each Christmas season making pecan rolls and homemade chocolates for holiday gifting.
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How To Look for The very best Jewelry
Whether you have acquired fashion jewelry, acquired an item for yourself or got one as a gift, the globe of fashion jewelry can be a little confusing. How do you understand where to contained more info on something similar to this? Discover intriguing info, and also perhaps a couple of things you did not know, in the article ahead.
Fashion jewelry is optimal stored in a location with reduced moisture. Maintain them saved safely in a shut, dark area, like a jewelry box or drawstring bag. Metals will come to be tainted when exposed to air and humidity. It is possible to recover gold and silvers to their previous state, but it's better to prevent ruining them in the first place.
If you are shopping for sterling silver jewelry, you'll require a magnet as well as an eye for the genuine point. Steels that aren't valuable will connect to the magnet, signaling that it is fake. You will certainly consistently contained a characteristic stamp such as ".925" or "STER." on genuine sterling, or at the same time, it may merely claim, "STERLING". If a certain item is not stamped, you must beware of its credibility.
Know the sort of treasure you're purchasing, when you buy it. Three different type of treasures are offered for purchase: replica, synthetic as well as natural. Artificial as well as all-natural are real rocks, while the imitation ones are plastic that is colored. They make artificial rocks in a laboratory, whereas all-natural rocks come from the ground.
Your diamond shopping experience is missing out on something crucial if you are not window shopping. Look at the diamonds up close, then placed it alongside other items you want. Look out, given that there are different means to deceive consumers into believing a ruby is much better after that it truly is.
Costume Jewelry
When gathering costume jewelry, pay attention to the condition of any item you are considering. If you do not maintain the item, it will drop in worth. You'll obtain even more return on your investment later on if you buy costume jewelry in good condition.
You ought to wear the precious jewelry for a few days to see exactly how it really feels as well as if it fits. You will also discover if your production is durable sufficient.
Take into consideration what stones you would certainly want before you purchase a new item of jewelry. Acquisition rocks that are a representation of you that are, and also match your complexion too. Neutral colored rocks will certainly function well with any outfit in your storage room. Do not also trouble to acquire something that does not operate effectively.
Costume Jewelry
You should take unique care of costume jewelry. Lots of pieces of costume jewelry have the rocks glued on, for instance. Do not dip your Jewelry in chemicals that could hurt them. Rubbing your fashion jewelry off with a somewhat wetted cloth then rubbing it dry is typically adequate to keep it clean. This will help your costume jewelry to continue looking great.
If you exist a present to a person that has their very own uncommon design, look for a thing of precious jewelry that remains in line with their clothes and also way of life selections. A distinctive jewelry item is a terrific method to show somebody just how much they suggest to you.
You could use a brooch to make your belt stand out, since it is sure to be eye-catching. Pin the brooch on your belt in the facility, or offset away.
Prior to you get, ask if the gemstone has actually been treated, and even the technique for doing so. Gems treatment can impact the type of care the piece searchings for. You can effortlessly ruin your gem, removing the previous treatment off, by washing it with the incorrect solution.
stacking rings
Cling wrap
Take extra care when you are untangling pendants. Do not be attracted to give up on the tangled steel. It's cling wrap to the rescue. Put your knotted chains on the plastic wrap as well as cover with a little baby oil. Delicately disentangle the knots with needles. Use a mild liquid soap to get rid of the oil and then pat completely dry with a towel.
Have a function in mind for a piece of jewelry before you buy it. There is no need to buy a large amount of precious jewelry that you never plan on using. When choosing an item of precious jewelry, take into consideration what you will be wearing it with.
Precious jewelry Collections
Precious jewelry sets are a terrific present product to think about. You can often discover good deals on jewelry sets. Take into consideration splitting apart the set as well as giving your loved one a solitary item each time. In this manner you can have a present ready for someone months in advance as well as understand that they will like it.
Pendants typically obtain twisted, so think about purchasing trendy bathrobe hooks with decorations to hang them and also maintain them untangled. You could hang your pendants straight and even separate them by different colors and even length. This business pointer can assist you from obtaining a tangled mess of lockets in your fashion jewelry box.
Precious jewelry is a large topic, and there are a bunch of points to understand about it. If you are diligent about doing your research, you'll be able to make educated buying decisions as well as learn ways to take care of those acquisitions. Belonging of the precious jewelry world is fun and also rewarding, so appreciate! As you start your quest, these ideas can serve as guideposts.


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In the words of one Arctic native, "the earth is faster now." Rapid changes such as melting sea ice, rising temperatures, drying lakes, and melting permafrost threaten Arctic natives' ways of life, particularly their traditional food systems based on hunting and fishing. Environmental changes may be reinforcing broader cultural and economic shifts in Arctic communities, accelerating the transition away from traditional foods. However, recent research indicates that declines in traditional foods have not been adequately compensated for by imported store-bought foods, as indicated by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and economic and psychological stress. Climate change may thus be contributing to declining food security and health in many native Arctic communities.
"Food security" is defined as the ability of individuals and communities to reliably access food, and for that food to be of sufficient quantity and quality. Traditional food systems in the Arctic, largely based on hunting, rely heavily upon environmental conditions to ensure their food's quantity, quality, and access: they are dependent upon consistent animal populations, migration patterns, and physical access to hunting grounds.
Over the last two decades, average Arctic temperatures have risen by 2-3O C, twice the rate of lower latitudes. Associated physical changes include melting sea ice, melting permafrost, and changing weather patterns. Animal populations such as caribou, whale, and fish are declining in health and quantity, and their migration patterns are shifting, affecting both food availability and food quality for Arctic communities. Access to food is also affected; in some areas hunters have greater difficulty getting to hunting grounds due to reduced sea ice or variable weather events. These changing conditions lead people to feel that they "can't use this [traditional] knowledge now."
Environmental changes are not the only threat to Arctic peoples' traditional food systems. Climate change interacts with already-present cultural and economic shifts away from traditional subsistence lifestyles. Research has documented that younger generations of Arctic natives consume greater amounts of store-bought food than their parents. This trend is partly cultural and economic, but also partly driven by environmental change; some research has found that when traditional foods are scarce, Arctic communities increasingly rely upon purchased food.
The concern is that as environmental changes make traditional foods increasingly scarce, the resulting food insecurity will not be resolved by a shift to purchased foods. In remote regions of Alaska and Northern Canada, purchased foods also have unreliable access, quality, and availability. Because they are shipped long distances by air or boat, these foods are often expensive, of low nutritional quality, and environmentally costly. The transition to consuming greater quantities of purchased food has been linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and nutrient deficiencies in native Arctic communities.
Imported food is also vulnerable to unpredictable disruptions and variability in supply, pricing, and quality—a reality that will only worsen as climate change increases the severity of storms, fog, and reduces sea ice further.
The shift away from traditional food systems has accompanied a loss of cultural identity, affecting community ties, traditions, gender roles, and psychological well-being. The complex relationship between food and culture indicates that strategies for improving health and food security in Native Arctic communities may require the strengthening, not the weakening, of local culture and knowledge. Efforts in this direction could include knowledge sharing between Arctic communities, increasing knowledge transfer between generations, and strengthening community health education.
Other adaptation strategies on the table include efforts to diversify food sources, such as shifting from hunting caribou to hunting musk oxen, and introducing greenhouse garden programs to increase the availability of fresh and affordable vegetables. The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative, for example, could serve as a model for expansion to native villages.
Arctic native peoples may be the proverbial canaries in the coal mine signaling how climate change disrupts human communities. Because the Arctic has warmed more rapidly than lower latitudes, the difficulties experienced by Arctic natives may indicate broader challenges for food security in a warming world. Their story suggests a dual imperative of both urgent climate change mitigation and greater attention to culturally specific adaptation processes.
—By Jessie Luna
Jessie Luna holds a Masters in Sustainable Development from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and is currently a PhD student in Environmental Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. She researches food systems and sustainable development.


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ORGANIZER: Penelope
EVENT: Morristown, New Jersey
EVENT DATE: Oct 15, 2016
Penelope Lopez wrote -
I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Triple Negative Invasive ductal carcinoma, poorly differentiated, with lymphocytic infiltrate and necrosis
The most valuable lesson I've learned from having breast cancer is… this disease discriminates from no one, in that, and even with regular prophylactic medical care, this disease can find anyone, anywhere and at any time. Your disposition on how you will deal with disease is critical – will you give up without even beginning to fight? Or will you click into SURVIVORMODE and kick cancer's butt?
Breast cancer awakened me to… appreciating and striving to have a fulfilled life, and that my life and any life can be taken away that quickly. We need to therefore be vigilant in "living" and not simply existing because the day will come whether disease, freak accident or old age, when you won't have the option and it's already decided that today will be your last day.
I am dancing for The Pink Fund because… there's some woman, somewhere who can't even find the inner strength to breathe because she thinks that her breast cancer diagnosis is an instant death wish. I'm here to show women that despite the diagnosis, that cancer does NOT define you! You've got to take your power back. And yes, there are some who will have a poor prognosis given to them, but even in that, the decision – the choice remains constant – do you want to live or die? From the moment we are born the countdown clock is running towards the time we will take our last breath, one of the unknowns in life, but what we DO know and have power over is how we spend that time. Regardless of the diagnosis, the prognosis, first know that God has the last word despite what is contained on any report. I'm dancing for The Pink Fund because although I'm now breast cancer free, I will forever live my life in SURVIVORMODE and so can you!
Your donation will help me reach my $3,000 fundraising goal. Why $3,000? That amount will help The Pink Fund provide #RealHelpNow to one qualified applicant in active treatment to cover her non-medical, basic cost of living expenses for three months.


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The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.
The finalists for August were:
Out by Joey To
Neighborhood by Marjorie Arnett
Multiple Choice by Tracy Fells
Mother by Yong Takahashi
The winner of the August 2017 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…
Multiple Choice
So much power has been packed into the final sentence. Tracy created an excellent slow build into an unexpectedly potent payoff.


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Mention of Brazilian food is often enough to ignite cravings for meat. After all, the popular notion of Brazilian food in this region is usually informed by churrascarias — steakhouses where waiters rove the dining room with meat-strung skewers.
Cafe Carmo also is Brazilian, but it doesn't follow that script at all. This tiny Warehouse District cafe specializes in vegetarian and vegan dishes prepared along a tropical theme, but not to the exclusion of shredded pork, smoked chicken and local seafood in other dishes. From day to day, the options are few on the small menu, but whether meaty or vegetarian they're usually different from anywhere else in town.
One day the choices included a heady, hearty stew with at least four kinds of beans (purple hull, red, black and garbanzo) and a dish called bobo de camarao, which resembled a smooth curry of yuca cream smothering large shrimp, served over rice. On another day, choices included a pot pie with a crumbly soft crust like savory pound cake filled with browned shreds of pork, and a vegan soup of soybeans and potato that tasted as creamy as a bisque.
Husband-and-wife team Dana and Christine Honn opened Carmo last spring, basing the concept on what Dana describes as a "tropical rim" mix of Caribbean and Gulf Coast cooking with recipes from Christine's native Brazil. To this, add the couple's own interest in vegetarian and vegan cooking and you have the full picture of a unique menu.
Those accustomed to constructing vegetarian meals by stripping away unacceptable ingredients will find a refreshing approach here of dishes designed from the ground up. Mock meats are in heavy rotation, so almost any dish that lists meat has a vegan substitution ready to fill in. But Carmo is by no means a vegetarian restaurant, and that's probably a good thing given the poor track record of strictly meatless ventures in this town. One of the marquee dishes is salpicao, a traditional Brazilian chicken salad mixed with ham and fresh vegetables. One daily special I'd love to encounter again was a rendition of the Puerto Rican jibarito sandwich, made here as an open-faced affair with pork piled over a fried plantain pancake that had been trussed with melting panela cheese.
The fixed menu is small, anchored by an assortment of satisfactory if standard deli sandwiches, but also by "banquette breads," which are cracker-crisp flatbreads. One unusual example is covered with bananas, cinnamon and Havarti, but is not as odd as it sounds. It tastes rather like a warm, gooey, crunchy breakfast treat.
Carmo's open kitchen hides nothing, and fruit piled around the cash register as well as adjacent displays of cookies and chocolates are not there for show. This is a colorful place, though the house clearly prefers green. The Honn's are making a bid for certification from the Green Restaurant Association for sustainable business and kitchen practices, such as composting, recycling and using biodegradable packaging for takeout and leftovers. I had to take the Honns' word on that bit about packaging though, since I always seem to lick my plate clean here.


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Hey Guys,
As part of my study project, I had to come up with an idea for a dynamic application that is "interactive" and "innovative".
So at first thoughts, I considered the idea of making a small widget building game for which developers can take turns in developing their widget with friends.
e.g. User 1 would build a box and pass it on, user 2 would then take that box and make it into an image frame and pass it on, then user 3 would add hover states or whatever they was building etc. Until the widget was completed.
I was also thinking of using facebook's OpenGraph API as the method to invite fellow developer friends and collegues, and provide a way to keep them updated... but that was an after thought.
Anyone suggest a way to improve it?
Bear in mind I only have 4/5 weeks to make this thing haha.
Perhaps bring a competitive aspect into it? Give two teams a basic description then give them a few hours to finish the build. After the deadline have other users judge the widgets. You could also have massive community games where you give 10 users one task such as creating a search page then have them judged. Once users choose the best one push another task to 10 more users and you'll eventually have a finished product developed by the community.
That's a great idea, thanks!
I suppose there's more motivation doing something with a competitive spin.
I'll be sure to reference you
Besides I think that the app must have name or topic given in order to give some clear specification. Otherwise everyone is going to do separate thing and the result may not be so good.


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Sen. Rand Paul released a statement Thursday responding to the scandal erupting over the Nation Security Agency's massive seizure and surveillance of Americans' Verizon phone records, as reported by The Guardian.
Paul's statement read:
The National Security Agency's seizure and surveillance of virtually all of Verizon's phone customers is an astounding assault on the Constitution. After revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted political dissidents and the Department of Justice seized reporters' phone records, it would appear that this Administration has now sunk to a new low.
When Sen. Mike Lee and I offered an amendment that would attach Fourth Amendment protections to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act last year, it was defeated, and FISA was passed by an overwhelming majority of the Senate. At the time, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid remarked that FISA was "necessary to protect us from the evil in this world."
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect us from evil, too, particularly that which always correlates with concentrated government power, and particularly Executive power. If the President and Congress would obey the Fourth Amendment we all swore to uphold, this new shocking revelation that the government is now spying on citizens' phone data en masse would never have happened.


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After Doctor Who, Roswell could be the best series I've seen :) It's not that exciting or scary but the relationship twists make me smile and laugh while I'm currently a bit down for various reasons. And I can see myself in Liz (the way she feels about Max) AND Maria (just the way she is)..
And during the last 2 nights I've seen dreams of aliens and Roswell (for once I'm dreaming of something I seriously like!), especially Brendan Fehr/Michael<3 (1st season: 11/22 episodes watched)
After Thursday I haven't really had the will or energy to write. I have one assignment due on Tuesday and I have NO idea what I'm supposed to do about it but at the moment I don't even really care.. I don't want to do anything at the moment.. I have letters lying on my floor, I have one almost finished letter next to me but I just don't have the energy to continue writing it.. I just want to talk to someone or just have something to do/watch to forget everything for a couple of minutes..
I haven't been feeling that well (I've been angry and tired for a while now) and what bothers me the most are my current mood swings. Most of my mood swings are internal so people don't USUALLY see those but during this week my mood swings have been a lot worse than those have been in a long time.. :( I feel like crap and the only thing that has kept me company and cheered me up (apart from the fact that I realized I've lost some weight again<3) is my cat. While I was trying to write a letter on the sofa he jumped on top of the letter and came to my lap. During the night he came right next to me and started purring. I seriously love him!
Due to my mood swings I've been quite happy that I'm pretty much all alone this weekend..
My anger/irritation will probably be shown in the upcoming mail/snail mail post.. I'm a bit harsh on people when I'm angry (but if it makes people feel any better I'm even more harsh on myself 24/7 and I'm not normally such a b*tch.. At least I hope I'm not..) but I forgive and forget things quite easily and fast..
The things I have written and will write are my first reactions to some of the letters I've received lately (and in the past) and a normal rant about snail mail nowadays :)
I hope it will be a LOOOO~NG one :)
The things I have written and will write are my first reactions to some of the letters I've received lately (and in the past) and a normal rant about snail mail nowadays :)
I hope it will be a LOOOO~NG one :)
I need to start packing things up again because my "room" will be renovated (not in my apartment but the room where I used to live 2006-2010) and I need to empty my closet and move the boxes where I keep the letters I've received (and replied to) 2000-2012 :)
"Welcome to my life"


text: K-C makes exec, ad moves Published on November 18, 1999. Kimberly-Clark Corp., Irving, Texas, named Thomas J. Falk, 41, president-chief operating officer, filling a post that was vacant for five years and making him a front-runner to someday succeed Chairman-CEO Wayne Sanders, 52. Kimberly-Clark also said it will launch early next year a new "North Atlantic'' campaign in North America and Europe for Kleenex facial tissue, via J. Walter Thompson Co., New York. Mr. Falk had been group president-global tissue and paper, where he helped engineer the company's global management approach and recent turnaround in Europe. Also, Kathi P. Seifert, 50, who had been group president-global personal care, has been named corporate exec VP and the No. 3 executive at K-C. She keeps responsibility for global personal care. W. Dudley Lehman, 48, group president-infant and child care, also assumes overall corporate responsibility for consumer marketing support. Copyright November 1999, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News


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Drugs vs. Your Teen's Future
While the "Just Say No" campaign of the 1980s is long past, drug addiction continues to be a problem among American teens. How can you empower your child to say no when faced with temptation?
As they mature, teens face identity questions and work to answer them on their own. The challenge of figuring out who they are may compound worries about school, friendships and independence, and some teens turn to drugs to escape stress or fit in.
"Adolescents are uniquely vulnerable to addiction because the front of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex has not fully developed," says Katie Plax, MD, a Washington University adolescent medicine specialist and director of diagnostic and adolescent medicine at St. Louis Children's Hospital. "This part of the brain helps us understand risks and consequences, so teens often have difficulty comprehending the effects drug use could have on their futures."
Get Involved, Get Through
Teens who experiment with drugs may act differently—spending increased amounts of time alone, communicating with family members less, or dressing or grooming themselves in new ways. Usually, changes in activities at school, from dropping grades to unexplained misbehavior, accompany drug use, so parents need to be on the lookout.
"Though teen moods are constantly changing, certain changes are big warning signs for drug use," says Lisa Hueckel, LPC, parent education specialist at the St. Louis Children's Hospital's Teen Helpline. "By building children's confidence and talking with them before any drug use starts, parents can empower teens to say no."
Consider taking these steps:
- Talk about substance use openly when the subject presents itself—when someone on television smokes or when drugs are referenced in a song.
- Encourage your teen to pursue wholesome interests, and express your pride in his accomplishments.
- Provide opportunities for involvement in healthy group activities, such as team sports, scouts, youth groups or the arts.
- Encourage community service and care and concern for others as great ways to spend free time and learn new skills.
Keep Your Cabinets Clean
While you're likely familiar with illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine, today's teens often ingest dangerous household materials when looking for a high. Protect your teen from temptation by keeping a close watch on these elements:
- Some teens drink hand sanitizer, which is comparable to drinking 140-proof alcohol.
- Synthetic novelty drugs called bath salts, which act the same way as methamphetamine or cocaine, have become more common in recent years.
- ADHD medications and other stimulants are used by teens to stay "up" for tests and other high-pressure events.
- Pain medications are addictive. These medications need to be properly disposed, so check with your pharmacist or physician about disposal options if you have leftover medication.
Need helpful advice about your teen? Call 314.454.TEEN (8336) to talk with a St. Louis Children's Hospital specialist.


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9:30 pm
Donna Dewberry Show "Wear Your Art On Your Sleeve" From t-shirts to jeans, these fun projects give your clothes a twist. Learn to paint daisies using a shadowing effect, stitch up a coordinating tote bag and make your own matching clay buttons. D
10:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Icebox Desserts" Bridget uncovers the secrets to perfect Lemon Icebox Cheesecake. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of chocolate ice cream. And finally, Erin updates a lost recipe and shows Chris how to make French Silk Chocolate Pie. D
10:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh's Italian Americans" NULL
11:00 pm
Theater Talk Critics Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Peter Marks of The Washington Post, and Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal join us to evaluate some of the most notable shows that have recently opened on Broadway, including One Man, Two Guvnors; Death of a Salesman; The Best Man; Newsies; and Once. D
11:30 pm
Closer to Truth "Diverse Arguments for God" I like arguments about God, whether based on science, philosophy or personal experience. I like to push and to be pushed, explore the possible existence of a Creator. I must also consider defeaters of God. D


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review: guerlain spa in the waldorf astoria.
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|{an array of perfumes by reception}
what to expect of the setting: the grand salon (waiting area) involves champagne (or for me a glass of red), massive windows overlooking the city, and a variety of large hardcover books to peruse. there is no shared locker room, rather each client has their private treatment room plus individual bathroom and shower reserved for 20 minutes after their treatment to wash up or relax. no need to bring anything, clients are provided with robes and slippers for their visit.
the treatment: i love a firm massage and my massage therapist, cynde, did not disappoint. one of the spa's top specialists, cynde made me feel very comfortable, artfully draping me as she worked her way through all my tension zones. the treatment took place on a heated table (my favorite) in a private room. at the end of the treatment my body felt like play-dough - knots i had been living with for months had vanished. i spent my 20 minutes post-treatment catnapping on the table.
special touch: after a massage, my makeup always looks like i've slept in all it for the last 100 years. clients at the guerlain spa are offered a gratis makeup touch up after their facial or massage. i took full advantage and left with a subtle smoky eye that made me look as fantastic as i was feeling.
learn more at the spa at guerlainspas.com.


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Learn about the Founders' Festival held each year.
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Why you gotta act like I ain't gon' remember you
You look so damn sexy when you do the things you do
This song has been stuck in my head for 3 days now.
I now pass it on to you lunatics, in the hopes of somehow removing the haunting lyrics from my cranium.
Have a super duper dope Wednesday
Spooky Black // Remember You (Tommy Jacob Remix)
love always,


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Small Town Murder SongsDVD - 2011
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I enjoyed this "little" Canadian crime film. Interesting to see the lead play a character with at least a few human qualities. Who can forget his effort in Fargo (head first into the wood chipper my old pal!).
I didn't like this film at all. I wouldn't recommend it.
I especially disliked the loud music playing throughout the film.
shocking, spine-tinkling thriller!
Violence lies beneath the surface of a small town in Ontario, but the real star is a fascinating Mennonite culture that provides a unique setting.
This movie dragged on like a low-budget, boring, Canadian, made-for-TV film. Better off watching Murdoch Mysteries; at least they have some humour in them and some historical value.
The music was inappropriate, loud, and downright unpleasant.
In its favour, we did watch the whole 75 minutes without turning it off....
An excellent film. Consider the title, Small Town Murder Songs. The pace and rhythms of a small town are "slow" and predictable (usually). The slow routine is the backdrop of all the drama of the characters.The film captures it perfectly. Murder, so rarely happens that it is the police chiefs first. Songs. Songs about murder? The songs are the few bible verses. This movie is beautifully shot, excellently edited; elegantly directed. and acted. This is not a whodonit, but a beautiful and intense character study. It is above all a call to examine our choices and how these choices affect others.
Trying to be profound by being less exciting and interesting than the death of an ant.
Horrible film. The jacket says it grips you from the opening credits. Huh? I have been to a small town where accents were the norm. There is nothing good in a single scene to make me want to see more. Thank God we have FF. To suggest there are 'murder songs' is ridiculous.
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2010 Festival Programme can be downloaded here:
2010 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME.pdf(743K)
Alongside the general open call the festival will include activities from across the globe that interrogate and propose new futures for 'The Corporation'- otherwise known as Financial Districts / The City / Central Business District's / Downtowns.
Despite their uniqueness 'Financial Districts' are erroneously understudied. This may in part be due to a perception that they are banal, sanitised non-places, perhaps even benign. It is likely that the difficulty in accessing and penetrating the real or illusory boundaries around these sites, might also contribute to a gap in knowledge.
A contemporary interrogation of these spaces, by a spectrum of disciplines and approaches, is vital as the current crisis of capitalism can be traced throughout these 'financial service centres'. Since the decline of European communism twenty years ago these unique spaces have been rapidly built across the globe with noteworthy similarity. Recently in centres such as London, discussions about how these spaces may be re-understood and re-used, have begun – no doubt accelerated by predictions that financial and business services are expected to rapidly decline.
Desired, celebrated, ignored, distrusted or transformed into sites of protest – what can we learn about the most avant-garde spaces of modern capitalism? What does this mean for the future of how we might conceive of cities and our lives within them? Do these spaces allow us a clear view into how we may live our lives in the 21st century?
The ambition of the festival is to contribute to new and critical understandings of these spaces via a wide range of approaches and disciplines (i.e. physical, cultural, psychological, class analysis, legal, architectural, etc). It is our hope that by making apparent this spatial dimension of global capitalism, we might unearth the theories, personalities and beliefs that inform the construction and maintenance of these significantly understudied but always compelling spaces. What will the future of the city be? Proposals can include a variety of formats – for example, films, discussions, workshops, exhibitions, presentations and 'in conversations'.
Topics, questions, areas of investigation include but are not limited to:
• Critical insight into the planning of recent financial districts: Moscow City, Sandton - Johannesburg, Washington D.C, Canary Wharf - London, Barwa -Doha, La Défense – Paris, Santa Fe -Mexico City, Lagos Island, Tel Aviv, Beirut Central District, Costanera Center- Santiago, Panama Financial District, Seoul City, City of Makati – Manilla, Potsdamer Platz – Berlin, World Financial Centre – Shanghai.
• Interrogation of the urban design principles and accepted logic of forthcoming financial districts: King Abdullah Financial District- Riyadh, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City – Ahmedabad, Abdali New Downtown – Amman, Yeouido – Seoul, Almaty Financial District – Kazakhstan, Istanbul International Financial Center – Istanbul, Barangaroo - Sydney.
• New perspectives, geographies and mappings of historical centres of finance – Uruk, Ur, Athens, London, Detroit, Hamburg etc.
• Projects investigating the logic of the 'global cities race' – insight into the competition to be at the centre of these new organising and political structures, which are predicted to outmaneuver nation states.
• Research that highlights the unique legal-spatial framework in which many financial districts operate - along with the distinctive legal structures of the corporations themselves.
• Insights into labour. Mapping who works in these districts, in which jobs, what are the pay scales? Where do these people live and how do they get into their workplace? Who runs the city after 9pm? What are their day (night) lives like? What kind of spaces do they occupy? How is the City used differently at night?
• Evaluations and critique of philanthropic projects, people and institutions (past and present) undertaken by the institutions of financial districts. Perspectives on patronage, giving and trickle-down theory in cities.
• Insight into art, commerce and culture. What are the policies for buying and collecting art? Tours of the remarkable art collections housed in the offices. Evaluations of company lead and sponsored cultural projects.
• Office design – the psychology underpinning contemporary office layout; Japanese office layout and office ladies, hot-desking utilised by business consultant companies, 'at their office' pioneered by accountancy companies, the location of the 'ejection seat', in house cafes and break out spaces, the use glass to create notions of 'The Transparent City'.
• Sites of violence, suicide and murder. A pre-eminent target for terrorists, including the recent destruction of the Twin Towers in New York, the death of Ian Tomlinson killed at the G20 Protests by City of London Police in 2009, 'Financial Suicide' – the use of tall buildings (often the same ones) in busy financial centres to assist suicide.
• Interrogation of the pre-eminent ideas/themes/logics/emotions driving the development and ongoing policy support of Financial Districts– for example: Liberty by economics, There Is No Alternative, Aesop's The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs, economic Darwinism, The Market, Wealth Creation, Creative Destruction, Trickle down, transactional humanity and contractual relations, Masters of the Universe, Advantage, Creative Clusters and The Edifice Complex.
• Representations of 'downtowns' in film, literature, visual art and popular culture.
• Cultural studies and 'the city'. How contemporary, queer, post-colonial, geographic, psychoanalytic and feminist discourses can inform our thinking of these districts.
• Guided official and alternate historic and contemporary tours of financial districts.
• The emptiness, abandonment and rural-like feel of Financial Districts – on weekends and after 7pm weekdays. Is there a secret life in the city? Underground clubs a weekday worker wouldn't know about?
• Projects deciphering/re-interpreting the lexicon and codes used by people who work in Financial Districts.
• Financial District as ongoing site of protest, rebellion, micro-resistance, revolution and potential.
• Work that draws out the peculiarities of these spaces; Streets designed so waiting 'drivers' can polish their cars, taxi's with engines and metres running for hours, the epidemic of men wearing pink shirts and pink ties, the security guards that wear replica police uniforms, the coded names of modern bars.
• Financial Districts as the creator of fringes or as the edge space of cities themselves. CDBs as 'a cliff' or as 'a precipice'; The City as 'a peak' to navigate around. Investigations of what it means to look up/down and into/over.
• Presentation of corporations/business 'family trees' located in a CBD and 'organisational family trees' of the developers building any particular city's CBD.
• Archaeology of underground spaces – the spaces in which computer servers, power stations, isolated Internet cables and freelance financial algorithm engineers and developers inhabit.
• Projects, theories and ideologies that propose new understandings, logics, references and uses for these unique spatial districts recognisable around the world.


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Yes I mean it – if we say that it is a bear market then we have to at some stage take the upswing with a pinch of salt and decide where do we go from here? and perhaps when do we go – wherever it is. Firstly I am glad that out of the two scenarios listed out the markets have recovered for whatever reasons and we have not really broken the support to fall down in a spiral for far lower levels. What will affect the markets today? Firstly, fuel price slash – petrol down Rs 5/-, Diesel down Rs 2/- and LPG down by Rs 25/-. It will bring cheer as this directly affects the retail, inflation and morale.The second is the global cues that remain positive. Then there is the matter of expiry and rollover – that at the moment seems healthy. Fourthly there is the corporate results that are mixed and finally there is this problem of job layoffs. There is another stimulus that we actually missed out – the govt not reducing the interest rates of any kind – but why so? It was aptly put across by one of the commentator on the idiot box – a man went to the doctor and the doctor said there there is nothing wrong with you at the moment so no medicine is required. So inspite of the man (we) thinking that a rate cut (medicine) is required – the doctor (govt) does not think so – atleast till it sees the effect of the measures already taken. That was what had begun this rally. I will try now to give levels to this so that if we have to be cautious then we know where are the potential hurdles. The first major hurdle is just around the corner at 2936 and the second hurdle is at 3150. SO if you have to take the negative views with puts or sell futures – then these are the two levels that you have to watch out for – then we will again start with the debate of how much down we go.
If you see the chart of yesterday we see that inspite of opening positive there was no real direction for the markets till mid session. It was then that the 14 EMA (that I use) was clearly left below the 3 min line and it climbed. It hovered around the R1 levels to move up with momentum and break the R2 and end between the R2 and R3 levels. Both the pivot and the R3 are out of the chart you see. Today is the expiry – if we open gap up like we are likely too – except some selling pressure – especially if we open between R2 and R3 levels. If below R1 or pivot –then the climb may be through the entire session.
As far as the global cues are concerned – Europe ended well and at almost the highest levels of the day. FTSE up 2.4%. DAX up 4.52% and CAC up 4.11%. It was US that seemed very jubilant Dow up 2.46%, Nasdaq up 3.55% and S&P up 3.36%. This can be a month after a long time that – on monthly basis US closes positive (Can – as of now it is still negative by a small percentage point)
As far as the candles go - We have two good white candles and wee are confidently away from the lower edge of the Bollinger band this time over. On ADX the DI+ is above the DI- and that is good – but unfortunately the ADX does not lend too much strength to the upmove. MACD still is with negative divergence and like I have been saying that though it is still negative – this time over the divergence was really fairly low. RSI seems good today. Slow Stochastic is out of the oversold territory – but will signal reversal only after it reaches the overbought territory. TRIX is not looking down with the same vengeance it was some time back – so it too may give us a breather. Bottom line – if you were long – remain long.
Okay too the Pivot data now…
R3 2945 against 2869 yesterday
Pivot 2823 against 2744 yesterday
S3 2701 against 2619 on yesterday
Projected High Range 2852 to 2897
Projected Low Range 2813 to 2768
Fib Projected High 2879
Fib Projected Low 2740
See the Pivot move up by a good jump? Just for your info. On Nifty advances were 725, declines 440 and unchanged 62 with AD ratio 1.647727. FIIs were still selling in our markets worth 217.32 Cr but DIIs bought 601 Cr worth. So here you are – ready for the day? China and Taiwan markets are closed today.
Watch this space after the market opens for some advise on Options…


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