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Tired of the neglected bluff top and parkland areas in Lunada Bay? The LBHOA has been sponsoring an initiative called Beautify Lunada Bay (BLB). Our goal is to enhance the neglected open space with native, low maintenance plants and pathways.
Why Beautify Lunada Bay?
With beautiful homes and spectacular ocean views what is left to "beautify"?
- A close look will reveal there are areas that truly need our help.
- Visit our ocean bluff tops and look where you are standing. What do you see?
– No defined and inviting walking paths
– No drought tolerant vegetation.
– Few birds or butterflies.
- Instead, you'll see barren dirt, mown weeds or a generous dumping of wood chips.
Rather than features to enhance our community, these open space areas are neglected. We can do better, much better.
The Lunada Bay Homeowners Association has initiated the Beautify Lunada Bay (BLB) project as a joint effort with the City of Palos Verdes Estates and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. Its goals are to improve open space areas by:
- Clearing weeds and debris.
- Planting low water, low maintenance plants.
- Installing walking trails.
- Providing places to pause and enjoy the view.
The Plan & Phase 1 Pilot Project
The LBHOA plan includes the overall vision and describes a Phase 1 Pilot Project that will "Beautify" about one acre of Lunada Canyon open space across the street from Lunada Bay Elementary School. This site was chosen due to its visibility, extensive use, and educational benefits.
The pilot project will:
- Incorporate and demonstrate the type of plants that could be used in other bluff-top areas — even in private residence landscape projects.
- Include a short segment of a walking path with seating areas. The pilot would provide experience and understanding for the extended bluff-top restoration.
To initiate the pilot project, we need to raise an estimated $80,000. Funds will be used for preparing the ground, installing plants and a drip-water system, establishing a trail segment, and three years of maintenance. Key features are:
- Lunada Bay residents and the City would lead the funding and implementation of the Pilot Project.
- The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC), an organization that has restored hundreds of acres of habitat on the peninsula and has the experience to ensure success will be asked to provide guidance and assistance.
This Pilot Project will demonstrate to State and Federal agencies and other long-term grant sources that our community has a viable plan and is committed to maintaining and upgrading our open space heritage, to water conservation, and to habitat enhancement.


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Romania/ 4.2 Specific policy issues and debates
4.2.1 Conceptual issues of policies for the arts
In 2001, in the reorganisation of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, the Direction of Visual Arts merged with the Direction of Museums and Collection, amongst a General Direction of Heritage. At the same time, the programmes supporting artworks merged with the National Programme for Valuating Cultural Heritage. The direct result of these changes was the subordination of visual arts to national heritage.
After the fall of communism, Romania had no functional art market. Moreover, without a national contemporary art collection, the country also lacked institutions that expose contemporary art. In 2001, Romanian Government founded the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC). Inaugurated in 2004 in a renovated pavilion of the Palace of Parliament, MNAC was seen as an institution which stores creativity and showcased recent art creation.
In 2009, through The Programme for the Support of Contemporary Fine Arts and Architecture, the MoCNH organised a public contest for the selection of a Romanian art project for the Venice Art Biennale.
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Ole South Properties owner John Floyd has a simple answer for why Rutherford County and Murfreesboro homes are selling for 35 to 40 percent less than those in Williamson and Davidson counties: income.
"We build houses people can afford," says Floyd, the most prolific builder in Tennessee.
While Murfreesboro and Rutherford County tend to bring in manufacturing jobs to supply the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Williamson County is a magnet for white-collar types, attracting the Maryland Farms business park in Brentwood decades ago and drawing the Nissan corporate headquarters to Franklin when it moved from California in 2008.
The result is average incomes in Williamson County are nearly twice that of Rutherford.
In that scenario, prospective homebuyers in Williamson County can hardly get into a new home for much less than half a million dollars, explains Floyd, who founded Ole South more than 40 years ago.
"The market is there because the big-income people, for whatever reason, all migrate to Williamson County. Davidson County's kind of got the haves and the have-nots," he says, adding Lebanon and Shelbyville are much smaller than Nashville but have similar housing clientele.
Murfreesboro, Smyrna and La Vergne, though, fall into a comparable demographic in that a large percentage are factory workers, Floyd explains.
"We live in a wonderful area, but we're a blue-collar county," Floyd says.
As a result, a $350,000 home is considered luxury housing in Rutherford while a new home in that price range doesn't exist in Williamson.
Million-dollar home sales are few and far between in Rutherford – fewer than 10 since 2010 and none this year – while they proliferate in Davidson and Williamson counties, Chandler Reports (www.chandlerreports.com) sales data show.
Rutherford has had three homes sell for $900,000 or more this year.
Davidson County, meanwhile has had 321 sales of $1 million or more this year, followed by Williamson (199), Sumner (13) and Wilson (8).
Rutherford County's average household income is $55,096 and income per capita is $25,057, compared to Williamson County's average household income of $91,743 and $42,675 per capita.
The average household income in Davidson County is $47,434 and income per capita is $28,971.
Still, Rutherford is seeing home sales prices increase each year, similarly to most counties surrounding Nashville, where gentrification is driving prices of old homes in East Nashville into the half-million-dollar range, and new townhomes are being marketed at $500,000.
In August and July, Rutherford's average home sales prices increased to $255,500, up some $20,000 from a year ago.
Over a longer period, average sales prices jumped to $251,488 in 2017 from $175,944 in 2013, going up about $15,000 to $20,000 each year.
Rutherford County's median price rose to $235,500 in the second quarter of 2017, up from $209,362 the previous year, while Davidson County saw median prices hit $285,000, compared to $265,000 in 2016, according to Greater Nashville Realtors.
Williamson County's median price rose comparably to $457,462 in the second quarter of 2017, up from $430,842 the previous year.
The new home market for Rutherford County ranges from $200,000 to $375,000, and "affordable" housing in the $160,000-plus range comes in the form of townhomes, Floyd says.
Floyd points to his development, Evergreen Farms, as a keen example of the housing trends in Murfreesboro, where, like most other places in Middle Tennessee, the cost is rising.
In 1996, when he started building homes in the neighborhood between Franklin Road and New Salem Highway, he was offering prices at $80,000. Today, the starting price is $225,000. Of course, the home is bigger than it was 20 years ago, but the price of lots has gone up, as well.
If the lot costs $80,000, the home needs to cost at least five times more, about $400,000, for the builder to have a shot at profitability, Floyd points out.
In Brentwood, where a minimum lot expense is $150,000 to $175,000, the house is going to cost in the neighborhood of $750,000 to $800,000.
Davidson County's biggest sale of the second quarter of 2017 was $3.3 million for a home at 410 Saint Edmunds near Brentwood, Chandler Reports shows.
Williamson County's top sale was $2.468 million at 855 Windstone, while Rutherford County's most expensive that period was for $955,000 at 3944 Leanna Road.
In Sumner County, U.S. Rep. Diane Black and her husband, David, sold their Gallatin home for $1.3 million in an area that benefits from the Cumberland River and Old Hickory Lake. Three other homes sold for more – $1.325 million to $1.925 million – in Sumner during that period.
Larry Sims, the principal of Sims Realtors & Auctioneers, doesn't see much of a market for million-dollar homes in Murfreesboro or Smyrna, where he put thousands into selling a home with more than $1 million in it but no takers.
His office marketed the Smyrna home to Nissan hoping someone would bite because of the corporate headquarters in Franklin.
He wonders if an unwritten rule exists prohibiting Nissan corporate types from buying in Rutherford County.
"The biggest thing is that the income is not here" for higher-priced homes, he adds. "The ambition is not even here. Without the ambition, it's hard to get things done."
Sims is also seeing houses worth $1.2 million sell for $900,000 in Murfreesboro, including in the exclusive Mirabella neighborhood on Pitts Lane.
"So, Murfreesboro has a glass ceiling, as well. There's some exception to that if you get out in the county and you get some acreage with it. But that's still going to be fairly rare," Sims explains.
Without a corporate park such as Maryland Farms or high-end jobs such as Nashville offers, thousands of Rutherford County residents drive to work in Davidson County, where many earn high salaries. Yet, that isn't translating into widespread high-end homes, he adds.
Sims concedes the status to live in Williamson County far exceeds that in Rutherford, but he notes that perception can come with a heavy burden.
He compares the situation to having a degree from Vanderbilt and degree from MTSU.
While a Vandy degree might be more valuable, Sims notes, the graduate from the prestigious Nashville school might owe $300,000 to $400,000 while an MTSU probably has an overall debt load of less than $50,000.
Former Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg, whose home sold for $875,000 in the second quarter, says he believes Brentwood and Franklin benefit from their proximity to Nashville along with an attractive landscape of rolling hills, as well as the early development of Cool Springs and the Galleria Mall.
Murfreesboro is 35 miles from downtown Nashville, while Brentwood is just across the Davidson County line and Franklin is about 15 miles south of the capital city.
Consequently, Williamson County became a natural extension of Green Hills, Burton Hills and Belle Meade, enabling its housing to "mimic" those affluent areas of Davidson County, Bragg explains. Cool Springs continued the parade.
Rutherford County was late to the retail game, but under former Mayor Richard Reeves it started moving on a Commerce Center proposal in the late 1990s to develop land purchased by the city for more than $200 million to attract big retailers and high-end jobs.
Reeves pulled the plug on the project amid opposition from those who thought the plan was too risky for city dollars.
When Bragg took office, he repackaged the proposal, and ultimately voters approved a referendum to invest in the construction of Medical Center Parkway and other infrastructure with backing from the former Middle Tennessee Medical Center to build what is now Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
It would become the first big anchor of the area near I-24 now known as The Gateway.
City leaders also worked out an agreement with hotel developer John Q. Hammons for construction of the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center near The Avenue retail area, which paved the way for construction of several new hotels along I-24.
The long-term plans by Reeves and the late Mayor Joe B. Jackson made development in the Gateway area "a reality," Bragg says.
Yet, city leaders and economic recruiters are still trying to land the city's first major corporate headquarters in decades since State Farm opened a regional office.
Why isn't anyone climbing on board? Bragg maintains it has to do with the "return on investment."
"The property values in Williamson County seem to rise at a greater rate than they do in Rutherford County, and I feel like when a person looks at a fixed asset, they want the value to increase, and over the last 20 years those property values have gone up higher in Williamson County than they have in Rutherford County," Bragg says.
"So, as Williamson County fills up and becomes like Green Hills and Burton Hills, saturated, I think you'll find that Rutherford County will be more enticing to investments in the years to come."
Stephen Aleman with Sims Realtors and Auctioneers also says he believes location holds the answer to higher home prices in Nashville and Williamson County.
"I think the biggest reason is proximity to, for lack of a better phrase, where the action is," says Aleman, a Donelson resident.
When someone comes to Nashville, whether it's a young person looking to make it in the music industry or someone hoping to find their niche in the technology or health-care sectors, they want to be near the hub, he adds.
A Yale graduate and former Queens resident who worked in New York City, Aleman says when he and his wife want to hit downtown Nashville with its restaurants, entertainment, sports venues and other attractions when they go out on "date night."
He makes note of the thriving business activity in Nashville, as well, with nearly 20 cranes currently hoisting materials for high-rise developments.
Of course, the Nashville night life and jobs come with trade-offs: parking and traffic, both of which cause headaches for people looking for fun or heading for the workplace.
For instance, the drive for Aleman's wife to her job at Maryland Farms in Brentwood is taking longer every year, he points out.
"But when you look at the hot spots, you can look at where the jobs are, where the schools are, where the entertainment is. And if you get too far removed from that, then it becomes a challenge for anyone to fight through on any given day," Aleman says.
Murfreesboro is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, with more than 130,000 residents. It touts Middle Tennessee State University and some 22,000 students, historical sites such as Stones River National Battlefield, the Rutherford County Courthouse and some of the best public recreation facilities in the state.
Why can't it post more million-dollar sales?
Much of it has to do with the price of starter homes, construction of apartment complexes and low-income housing, Sims says. But when price ranges are considered, he doesn't think the comparison of prices between Rutherford and Williamson is that big a deal.
In fact, he says, "It's a lot of puff."
The same house a person buys in Murfreesboro for $300,000 would cost $450,000 to $500,000 in Franklin or Brentwood, Sims adds.
Greg Myers, a broker with Keller Williams Realty, backs that up.
He sees many of the people who are moving to Nashville and in their initial search on the south side of Davidson County. They soon find they can get more for their investment by crossing over into Rutherford County.
Once they do more research, they find out the public-school test scores are running neck and neck with other counties.
In addition, the recreational areas, parks and shopping opportunities are top-notch, with The Avenue offering multiple retailers near I-24 and more on the rise.
"A lot of people used to say, 'Gosh, I have to go to Nashville for this.' It's all right here in Murfreesboro (now), right here in Rutherford County," he says.
In addition to a burgeoning health care community, the area offers a variety of places to worship, from large churches to small, rural churches and different denominations, he adds.
That overall quality of life is making Rutherford County more attractive for those who like being just close enough to Nashville to enjoy arts and entertainment.
"They get more house for the money. They feel like they're still in a community," Myers says. "Nashville's grown to the point where it is huge, but they still feel like they belong to a community, more of a sense of hometown feel."
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So sorry, and it was the Daily Double and you bet all your winnings……but the answer is…."When the Supply is Low, Prices Go…..Down!"
Yes, it really is a crazy real estate market. If you click on the chart to the left you'll be able to actually read what it says..,,and that is that the inventory of homes on the market for sale in the Denver area is only 40% of what it was a year ago! Wow! That's pretty amazing. But even more interesting is that prices haven't gone up as a result…how weird is that!
So what's up with this market? It would be easy enough to conclude that the number of buyers is proportionately down but we really don't think that's true. We're working with a lot of buyers right now and our biggest problem is finding a house to buy. There's just a very limited selection. And today's buyers won't just buy something. They are very careful. They've seen what's been going on, they read the papers and hear all the horror stories in the media and they won't buy a house if it isn't a good deal.
On the other hand, sellers are scratching their heads and saying what's up with this? I have a nice house, it's sitting here, I can't find a buyer, this market is terrible!
Here's our two cents on what's going on.
- There are buyers out there, willing and well qualified.
- These buyers will buy a house if it's a good value. The buyers want a little cushion if things happen to get worse.
- Houses that are priced right, even if they're a fixer upper, sell quickly and may get multiple offers.
- Sellers that are realistic and realize the market has changed and that their house is worth the same or less than it was 4 or 5 years ago and price it accordingly get it sold quickly.
- Sellers who have a hard time believing the above, price the house too high and it sits on the market.
- Many other potential sellers are waiting for the market to improve to put their house up for sale
So, this must be how you can have a market with low supply and low prices….the Buyers are controlling the real estate market! They don't want a house bad enough to pay more than they think it's worth. So, if there isn't much to choose from, rather than buy what's there and compete with the other buyers to get it, they'll just wait. Times have sure changed.
For Sellers, the take away is….the Market just isn't the way it used to be. We're so spoiled by double digit appreciation rates over the years that we think it should be that way all the time. Fact is, it isn't that way now and it hasn't been for several years. To sell your house today, you're going to have to change your outlook and sell it for less than what you "think" it's worth.
And, if you think you'll just wait till next spring and prices will be better, don't count on it. Who really knows how long we'll be in this malaise? It could be for a while. The general economic indicators are sure not great. We suggest being realistic and practical about this and expect that things will be flat for a while. Given that, would you choose to sell now or two years from now if prices were pretty much the same? Do what's best for you but don't count on things rebounding quickly or dramatically. Chances are it won't look like that. Slow and steady may be the new normal.


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Badgers, related to otters and ferrets, are found throughout the mainland of Spain, in both the green forested areas and the semi-desert scrub areas such as Alicante. They have also been found in the Pyrenees.
Barbary Ape (Barbary macaque)
This tail-less monkey is native to Morocco and Algeria, has settled on the Rock of Gibraltar and is not found in any other part of Spain or Europe.
It is estimated that today there are only about 80 brown bears left in the whole of Spain. These animals are to be found in several mountainous districts in the Asturias, Cantabria, Cordillera, León, Lugo, Palencia and even in the Spanish Pyrenees. In some areas they are almost extinct but even where more numerous, they are very rarely seen unless your main sport is mountain climbing or walking. Even then, attacks on people are extremely rare. Wild animals usually avoid human beings.
I believe the last recorded attack by a bear was in May of 2004 when a man came upon a nursing bear and her cubs. He was badly mauled and bitten, but survived.
Are found in many parts of Spain. They are not a protected species and are considered almost as vermin and fair game for any hunter with a gun licence. They are intelligent and crafty and whilst they do seem to prefer to avoid humans, if cornered or injured, they are extremely vicious and will attack.
Wild boar are largely night foragers but if you are walking through woodlands and hear a grunting, barking and snorting sound in the undergrowth, be sensible, don't investigate!
Keep your pet dog under control. Boars will attack and kill a dog that confronts them.
Farmers hate boars because they do tremendous damage to orchards and can even destroy a whole maize or corn crop in a night. They can also spread disease within a farmer's purebred pig stock.
Deterrent. You will often see a fruit orchard with pieces of cast off clothes hanging from the branches, the theory being that the human scent remains on the garments and discourages the boars from lingering.
Wildlife Enthusiasts: If you are keen on seeing wildlife in the woods at night, always take a large torch and a mobile phone for emergency use.
Common Genet (Genetta)
A night-stalking, house-cat-sized carnivore, is nonetheless one of the most common predators in southern olive groves and other agricultural lands. This seldom-seen animal may have found its way to Spain via Moorish colonizers, who brought the animals from Africa and domesticated them to control household rats. Do not approach.
Ibex and Arruí (wild goat)
Are surefooted and agile; they usually travel in small herds of about a dozen animals, feeding on a wide variety of vegetation. The males are particularly impressive with long beards almost reaching the floor. They do not like interference. You're far more likely to see the domestic goats (Capra) which are herded by shepherds in the mountains.
Iberian Lynx
It is estimated that there are no more than 200 Lynx surviving in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, their main habitat being Andujar and Donana. Lynx are rigorously protected.
Roe Deer
Are found in various parts of Spain. They have a highly protected status.
Are found in many parts of North-Western Spain's mainland, particularly in the Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla-León and Galicia. It is estimated there is a growing population in excess of 2,000 of these animals, however, wolves are rarely seen as they have learnt to be wary of humans.


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update 3/06/09: The SSC Hut AWS is up and running with temperature, humidity and air pressure at this time. Replacement connectors for the wind sensor and rain gauge are on order, but not in stock with the suppliers. A full service will be restored as soon as possible.
With fresh drifts lying on CairnGorm Mountain, there was a distinct nip in the air this evening while walking up to the Scottish Ski Club Hut at 2500ft by the foot of the White Lady.
Saturday's trip was undertaken to move the SSC Hut webcams to their summer positions, this is partly to give a more interesting wider view from the mountain outwith the Snowsports Season, but also to reduce camera exposure to direct sunlight looking Southwards up the White Lady during Summer.
The Lady Camera looks out the opposite end of the hut during Summer giving a view over the Kassbohrer garage and lower slopes towards Aviemore. Around dawn and dusk the lights of Aviemore can be seen centre picture when visibility is good, while the partly hidden Loch Morlich is visible to the middle right of the image.
Newly upgraded Balcony Cam
The SSC Hut Balcony Cam has been upgraded to a higher resolution 2mp auto focus camera, from the older fixed focus camera that has served us well the past 2 winters. The higher resolution and auto focus will give crisper images, but due to very limited bandwidth it's not possible to increase image sizes just now. (But this is being looked at for the future).
During Summer the balcony camera is turned round by approximately 90 degrees to give a partially uphill view, since the other camera is looking downhill.
Weather Station Upgrade & Repairs
During winter the wind sensor array at the SSC hut suffered from an intermittent fault, which only occurred in thaw conditions following on from a cold spell with powdery snow. The anemometer then functioned when either temps went back below freezing or it became warmer and drier, suggestive that water ingress into the AWS unit from drifting snow accumulating inside the thermometer's radiation shield then subsequently melting was a contributing factor.
On inspection the internal connector plugs in the AWS are starting to corrode and the wind vane cable has been damaged during winter. The main sensor array unit has been taken off site to have the connector modules replaced and this will be carried out during the coming week. A new cup anemometer unit was installed on Saturday afternoon, ready for the return of the main AWS Unit and it is hoped to have the weather station along with the upgraded aneometer back online by mid May for Summer.


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I spent today with a friend wandering around a large wholesale gift show, having lunch, and then, for lack of a better idea, going to a thrift store we'd passed many times but never went into. We love thrift stores: the treasure-hunting aspect being foremost, though there is the consideration of triumphing with a great bargain or two. At any rate there we were in one of the most trashy thrift stores I've ever been in. Piles of dishes, books, appliances, and sporting goods spread out on tables and other flat surfaces, chairs and sofas lurking in the gloom, racks of clothing pushing up against each other, piles of shoes and purses, unidentifiable objects on the floor – it was overwhelming. Pools of light from the windows and a few sparsely placed light bulbs contrasted with the shadowy corners. Up front by the door the owner chatted cheerfully with the occasional customer paying for a pile of treasures.
I poked through a pile of old books and then, remembering the bags of books (and other junk) I had at home to go through, declined to look any more lest I be tempted to buy. I looked for my friend to tell her I'd be waiting outside, but she seemed to have vanished into the twilight atmosphere. Since today was a rare warm day with sunshine, the outside drew me through the door and across the street to sit on a bench and wait for her to finish. Time passed. More time passed. I went back into the store to look again and still could not locate her. Back I went across the street to wait, thinking I could not have missed her and that she had to use that door to get outside.
I watched the traffic and my mind drifted. What if she had picked up the wrong object, one which acted like some sort of Portkey out of Harry Potter and she was now in a different country, looking around dazedly, thinking damn, now I'm too far to walk home? What if picking up a different sort of object transported her back in time to her beginnings or even farther, giving her the opportunity to change how her life unfolded? What if that object put her into another probability where she became someone else? Or it might be even possible that something she touched dragged her into her future where she met her grandchild grown up, recognizing him by the shape of his face and the color of his eyes?
Magic does happen all the time though we mostly don't recognize it. Call it coincidence, synchronicity, daydreaming, we play with probabilities as easily as we breathe. Changing a thought or a viewpoint changes the way we live our lives, though mostly these changes happen so smoothly we don't see them as such. Ever remember an event nobody else in your family does? Ever meet well-known friends who turned into strangers? Ever cross the street and not reach the other side? You've shifted probabilities. Imagination if you will, but who can truly define reality? Much more fun to say it is what you say it is and when.
I went back into the store a second time to find my friend at the checkout counter buying several old record albums she'd discovered buried in a pile. Cheerfully paying for her purchases she tucked them into her carry bag and said I know what I'll be doing later on, if I can find my old record player and hook it up. Magic. Time travel in a practical way, I guess. At least she knows where she'll find herself.
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Economist Thomas Piketty has joined Nobel laureates Jean-Paul Sartre (literature) and Marie Curie (chemistry, physics) in turning down France's most prestigious award, the Legion d'Honneur, CNN reported.
"I don't think it's up to a government to say who is honorable," Piketty told AFP.
Piketty is famous for his research on income inequality, which he argues is worsening.
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Ask yourself – What's the intention behind this behavior?
i. Child is unruly at the shop.
ii. Child has spoiled the whole wall scribbling crayons.
iii. Child has cheated in a test.
iv. Child hits another in school bus over some stickers.
No child wants to be a problem child. Look beyond and we shall see that behind every action is a positive intention. We would also realize that it's the action that needs to change not the intention. Given this shift in our outlook, it becomes simpler to see solutions that are non-punitive.
i Child is bored and seeks some entertainment/ involvement/ missing play time etc.
ii. Wanted to draw something/ felt neglected/ wants your attention, is angry and saw this as a way of expressing etc.
iii. Wanted to score as others/ come up to your expectations/ is afraid of low marks/ didn't understand the topic etc.
iv. Not to appear cowardly/ felt mistreated and wanted the altercation to be fair/ expressing his anger, etc.
Whatever be the reason, it seems to be a good enough reason from the child's point of view. If we were to show our acceptance of their intentions, possibly their desire to change the consequent action would be much higher. Forget children, this applies to everybody.
Use this magical Acceptance Frames Triangle:
> I Agree > I Respect > I Appreciate
Say I AGREE (with whatever you can)
If you can't agree with the child, you can at least RESPECT his or her opinion and the right to express;
If you do not respect, you can at least APPRECIATE the concern for the outcome.
Examples from situation used above (take it depending upon whether you agree, or respect or appreciate):
i. (a) I agree that shopping is boring for you. Maybe there are other ways of making it fun.
(b) I respect you for coming out shopping with me. I wonder how we can make it interesting for you.
(c) I appreciate your finding some way to keep yourself busy. Can we think of some other options?
Acceptance Triangle works because it seeks similarities between you and the child. Dissimilarities put them on either defensive or offensive. However, showing acceptance through similarities puts them on expressive. Two more examples from above (we leave the 2nd situation as an exercise for you to practice):
iii (a) (It's unlikely that we can 'agree' to any reason for cheating, so lets leave this frame).
(b) I respect you for answering some questions honestly and to best of your ability.
I was wondering why for others you needed to cheat.
(c) I appreciate your concern for marks. If I can help you in any way to do better in tests I am …..
iv (a) I agree it was wrong on his part to take your sticker. I wonder what could be other ways to tell him that.
(b) I respect you for being bold enough to express your feelings. I think you are resourceful enough to think of other ways to do that.
(c) I appreciate your concern for your things. Maybe it will help you if you showed him this concern in some other way.
If you feel, "hey, this sounds awkward", then just consider if you were to speak Russian for the first time, "wouldn't you sound awkward?" We need to learn this new language, because acceptance frames are positive frames. They don't destruct on the past, but construct on the future. Isn't that what disciplining is all about?
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Dmitry A. Pumpyanskiy
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Alexander G. Shiryaev
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Dear Shareholders,
In 2011, TMK continued both to grow and to deliver a better financial performance: revenues increased by 21%, EBITDA by 11% and net profit by 270%.
TMK is once again ranked first globally by volume of pipe products shipped. We have greatly expanded our product mix and geography of sales — delivering pipe to more than 80 countries — and increased the share of high-tech oil and gas pipes in the total volume of pipe shipped.
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Modern systems present complex memory hierarchies and heterogeneity among cores and processors. As a consequence, efficient programming is challenging. An easy-to-understand performance model, offering guidelines and information about the behaviour of a code, may be useful to alleviate these issues. In this paper, we present two extensions of the well-known Berkeley Roofline Model. The first of these extensions, the Dynamic Roofline Model (DyRM), takes into consideration the complexities of multicore and heterogeneous systems, offering a more detailed view of the evolution of the execution of a code. The second, the 3DyRM, also adds information about the latency of memory accesses to better represent the behaviour on systems with complex memory hierarchies. A set of tools to obtain and represent the models has been implemented. These tools obtain the needed data from hardware counters, with low overhead. Different views are displayed by the tool that can be used to extract the main features of the code. Results of studying, with these tools, the NAS Parallel Benchmarks for OpenMP on two different systems are presented.
KeywordsRoofline model Performance Hardware counters PEBS NPB Multicore
This work has been partially supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain, FEDER funds under contract TIN 2010-17541, and Xunta de Galicia, EM2013/041. It has been developed in the framework of the European network HiPEAC-2 and the Spanish network CAPAP-H4 (TIN2011-15734-E).
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When I drill small holes, under 1/16" or so, the holes NEVER end up where I want them IE: in the center between to edges etc., so I did some additional testing. If I need a 1/32" hole right in the middle of a square or round bar they inevitably come out 5 to 10 thou off center now if I use an end mill to drill the hole they will be within 1 to 2 thou of the center. I consider that acceptable with my cheap Chinese mill, cheap Chinese collets and cheap "unknown" end mills all of which could be considered to be of questionable accuracy (maybe better then I thought).
So it would seen that the problem is using drill bits. I always use a spot drill or a center drill (for small holes) thinking that it would place the holes where I want them to be. Apparently not so. Some times the center drill/spot drill holes have a pip in the middle but not always. The question is how do you guys get holes to come out on or near the place you want or in other words how do I get the damn drill bits to go straight.
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Huntsman Corp.'s decision to use an IPO instead of a spinoff to split off its pigments and additives business is looking like a smarter, more tax-efficient move in light of the company's newly announced merger with Swiss company Clariant AG.
Huntsman subsidiary Venator Materials Plc filed for a $100 million initial public offering on May 5. The Woodlands, Texas-based parent had originally planned to separate the pigments business using a spinoff, and even received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service concluding the transaction would be tax-free.
But practitioners say the company's Clariant merger, announced May 22, would have likely caused the spinoff to be taxable, regardless of the ruling.
"Had the spin-off proceeded, it would almost certainly have been taxable" to Huntsman because of the merger, said Robert Willens, president of the tax and consulting firm Robert Willens LLC in New York. "It is highly likely that, due to the time proximity, the spin-off and the acquisition would have been seen as 'part of a plan,'" under tax code Section 355(e), he said in a May 22 email to Bloomberg BNA.
Huntsman spokeswoman Nooshin Vaughn said May 22 that the decision to do an IPO was made "well before" the company's decision to merge with Clariant. "The primary reason for pursuing an IPO as opposed to spin is because of the significant de-leveraging prospect the IPO provides to Huntsman, and had very little to do with tax, and nothing to do with" the merger, she said in an email to Bloomberg BNA.
While an IPO has tax consequences, it is still preferable to a taxable spinoff. Huntsman would at least get cash from the offering to offset any tax liability, Willens said. "A taxable spin-off is a much more onerous transaction, since the tax liability is the same as it would be if spinco's stock were actually sold, but the 'seller' doesn't raise any cash with which to pay the tax liability," he said. "A taxable distribution of appreciated property is, for that reason, the 'worst kind of taxable event,'" he said.
As part of the merger, former Huntsman shareholders will receive 1.2196 shares in the new company—HuntsmanClariant—for each Huntsman share they hold, with Clariant shareholders emerging with a 52 percent stake, a May 22 news release said.
Under Section 355(e), a spinoff is deemed taxable if it is "part of a plan" pursuant to which "one or more persons"—in this case the Clariant shareholders—directly or indirectly acquire stock representing a 50 percent or greater interest in either the spun-out entity or remaining company.
"I think Willens is clearly right in his analysis," said Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, director of the International Tax LLM Program at the University of Michigan Law School. "If the merger was being contemplated there was a serious risk of running afoul" of Section 355(e), despite the PLR, he said in a May 22 email.
The Venator IPO, if successful, will allow the new company to be domiciled in the U.K. and take advantage of the country's lower corporate tax rate at a time when inversions have slowed since the IRS began cracking down on them in 2014.
"Huntsman is fulfilling its inversion aspirations on a grander scale" with the Clariant merger, Willens said. "Clariant is a Swiss company and Huntsman will become a subsidiary of Clariant, positioning the parties for the 'income shifting' benefits an inversion normally entails," he said.
"Even better, the Huntsman shareholders will not be taxed on the receipt of Clariant stock in the acquisition, because those shareholders, collectively, will not be receiving more than 50 percent of Clariant's stock," he said. This exception is spelled out in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c), he said.
The way the merger is structured will also allow the new company to sidestep the IRS's April 2016 anti-inversion rules, said Steven M. Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.
Huntsman shareholders will own only 48 percent of the new combined company. The anti-inversion regulations (T.D. 9761) under Section 7874 don't kick in until U.S. shareholders own at least 60 percent of the corporation. The new HuntsmanClariant, which will be incorporated in Switzerland, will only be an inversion in the "colloquial sense," not from a tax standpoint, since it doesn't hit that 60 percent threshold, Rosenthal said.
Avi-Yonah said the merger shows that inversion-type transactions "can continue with the right partners even with all the statutory and regulatory hurdles."
At the same time, the merger "might actually signal anticipation of the revocation of the Obama regulations" on earnings stripping that were proposed alongside the Section 7874 inversion rules and made final in October 2016, Rosenthal said. The rules, under Section 385 (T.D. 9790), are intended to curb efforts by multinational companies to "strip" income out of the U.S. through loans to subsidiaries.
"Huntsman could be betting that those earnings-stripping rules will go away" if the combined company is planning to shift profits overseas, Rosenthal said.
The government is reviewing the regulations as part of Trump's April executive order directing the Treasury Department to scrutinize "significant" tax regulations issued since Jan. 1, 2016, for possible changes or repeal.
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GRAF by Successful Living, from Diesel in collaboration with Foscarini, offers us this dark and edgy lamp from its Spring 2010 collection. These lamps definitely emanate a dark and sinister vibe, which is strangely cool. The shades are completely black with white graphic embellishments. The graphics are available in either a punk-inspired style or a more feminine flowery pattern.
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May was a great month for finishing up some projects and Test Knits. Today I would like to look at Fog smoke and smog by Stella Egidi.
This was a lovely knit with lots going on but still simple enough for binge watching Netflix. Short rows and lace panels combined with calming colours great for gift giving.
I used Drops Flora and needed one ball of each colour so an affordable option. The bind off is really cute and adds a softness to the shawl. A good option would be to bead the peaks and this would add a little weight and drama.
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Discussion in 'Community Help Center' started by KC3KIT, Nov 30, 2017.
Just passed the Hamm Radio exam 2 weeks ago. Where can I find my call signs on this site?
Is your name, and call sign.
Moyer, Ward R - KC3KIT - ?
Duplicate thread, Now in the database forum.
so i changed my call sign , what happen with my old log in qrz ?
Post your question in QRZ logbook forum - https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?forums/logbook-user-forum.79/
Hi there, i have recently passed my Intermediate Exam and was wondering how i setup a new page on QRZ.com?
73, Kyle, M6KBP
That's a pretty cool call sign to get sequentially! If you've not heard of them, you should google "Heathkit ham radio gear". Heathkit sold radio kits for decades and the brand is near and dear to many hams
Any call sign with "KIT" in it is cool - especially when it was just luck of the draw
Congrats on getting your license
Hello Kyle,
Not sure what you are trying to do with your bio page, but here is the information on how to add pictures.
How to Add Pictures to your Biography
Login, and Select "Edit", Select "Add or edit your pictures and QSL images".
At the bottom of the page Select "Choose File". Then Upload. After all your images are uploaded you can use the "Set as Primary Button" to set the image displayed in the upper right hand corner of your page. "Select Done" When finished.
Now Select "Add or edit your biography text, fonts, etc."
Place the cursor on your page where you want the picture, and select the menu item "Image", Click "Browse Server" your uploaded images will display " double click on the image that you want. You can change the size of the picture by changing "Width" or "Height" or just click OK.
The picture is now on your QRZ page. To edit the picture again just double click on it.
Please follow the URL for a Tutorial: http://www.qrz.com/page/pictures.html
If you need more help or have a specific question about your bio page please feel free to ask and I will help you.
73, Lisa
hello TA8ABL call sign changed how can I change call sign
Re-post to the database forum.
Thank you,
73, Lisa