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felipeandletizia · 5 years ago

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June 29, 2020: King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. This was the third of the planned visits to all the Autonomous Communities once the state of alarm ended, to support the recovery of social, economic and citizen activity, after the pandemic.

Felipe and Letizia visited Seville and Córdoba. In the Andalusian capital, Sevilla, they have met two social projects in the Tres Mil Viviendas neighborhood and, after a short walk between the Cathedral and the Alcázar, they have had a meeting with a representation of Andalusian businessmen from all the provinces of the autonomous community and the different productive sectors.

Felipe and Letizia arrived at the Three Thousand Homes neighborhood of the Southern Polygon of Seville to visit the “El Esqueleto” Civic Center. Upon arrival, they were received by the President of the Andalusian Government, Juan Manuel Moreno; the Minister of Finance and Government Spokesperson, María Jesús Montero; the president of the Andalusian Parliament, Marta Bosquet; and the mayor of Seville, Juan Espadas.

Then, they have accessed the interior of the building where they have received the greeting of the commissioner of the South Estate, Jaime Breton, and members of the Social Emergency Commission. At that time, Red Cross volunteers attended to beneficiaries in the neighborhood as usual.

Subsequently, a meeting was held in the assembly hall to explain the actions of the Polígono Sur Emergency Commission, set up to deal with the situation caused by COVID-19. Representatives from the Asociación Amigos Association, the Alalá Foundation, and the Atenea Foundation have participated in the meeting, among other groups; and the Fraternitas project of the Seville Consortium and Brotherhoods. Their Majesties the Kings have valued the work of all public and private entities that have worked for so many years in the Three Thousand Homes neighborhood to ensure the best living and future conditions for families and neighbors.

The figure of the Commissioner of the Southern Polygon was created on October 21, 2003, by the way five days after the visit that the then Prince of Asturias made to the Southern Polygon IES. The commissioner represents the three administrations: Government of Spain, Junta de Andalucía and Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, created by consensus of the aforementioned administrations. The neighborhood has an area of 145 hectares and some 9,696 homes, including public (rental housing protected belonging to the public housing stock) and private. The Polígono Sur is made up of six neighborhoods (Martínez Montañés, Murillo, Letanías, Paz y Amistad, Antonio Machado and La Oliva) with an estimated population of about 40,000 people and with significant socioeconomic diversity among some of them.

Thus, the name of the "Three Thousand Homes" would correspond only to the Murillo Neighborhood where there are 3,000 homes for sale and rent with the public company AVRA.

The Polígono Sur Social Emergency Commission was created at the beginning of the pandemic at the request of the commissioner to prepare and implement an Operational Plan to facilitate access to basic resources for the most needy and vulnerable families in the polygon during the state of alarm and later. And this is done through an information and action network that coordinates interventions between public services and neighborhood social initiative entities. It is estimated that 5,000 families have benefited from this coordination, which represents an approximate number of 18,000 people from the Polígono Sur, according to the commissioner.

Although initially the commission's highest priority was the food emergency and guaranteeing food and basic maintenance to the neediest families, two other issues were incorporated from the first meetings: the health and public health situation in the area; for which the commission set itself the objective of supporting the task of the Health Centers in the prevention of new cases and creating the necessary conditions to facilitate care in these centers (hygiene and safety in the environment and material support) and monitoring home (telephone or in person) to people who have contracted the disease, with special attention to high-risk groups.

Another important element is the effects on the educational system and the risks for the minor population affected by the closure of educational centers, mainly due to the problems caused by school canteens and the worsening of the already precarious situation of many schoolchildren due to the gap. digital, poor family support and chronic situations of absenteeism, according to the commissioner.

In addition to coordinating with educational centers to ensure food deliveries, the commission has tried to guarantee, in the case of minors, that they can follow the system of school tasks implemented by the educational authorities, always led by the educational centers of the South Polygon.

As long as the circumstances caused by the pandemic do not disappear, the three areas of work mentioned will continue, although the commission emphasizes that it is currently coordinating projects and expediting administrative work derived from the economic benefits to be received by residents whose situation is extremely extreme. social fragility. Work is also being done to offer citizens, and especially the younger ones, security in the educational and leisure activities that are planned to be carried out this summer by the Administrations and Social Entities of the Neighborhood.

After this meeting, they headed to the social center of the Don Bosco Foundation, where they have toured the electricity, hospitality and sewing workshops. To all citizens, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have transmitted that with their presence they want to support the maintenance and increase of aid for all of them. Help from a health, economic, social and educational point of view. This foundation highlights in its objectives that it has "as its main purpose, in the framework of the promotion and defense of human rights, the comprehensive development of minors and young people in situations of risk or social exclusion, also acting on other groups that affect said developing." It is a non-profit entity of state level of the Catholic Church,promoted and promoted by the Salesian Congregation and the groups of the Salesian Family to channel social intervention projects.

At the end of that visit, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have headed from the Three Thousand Homes to the historic center of Seville. They have stopped at the Puerta del Príncipe, where the Giraldillo is, and continued on foot to the Real Alcázar of Seville. In the Admiral del Alcázar Hall, the Kings held a meeting with representatives of the Andalusian Confederation of Entrepreneurs. In the meeting with Andalusian businessmen in the Alcázar, the King thanked the opportunity to talk about social and economic issues, in addition to health. This third leg of the crisis, the social and economic one, worries us all, said Don Felipe, for whom it is necessary to alleviate the social consequences and employment. In that meeting,the King has underlined his appreciation to all for enduring the situation and now to recover as soon as possible.

At that meeting, the President of the Andalusian Government, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, thanked the visit "which could not be more opportune", visits that are repeated but are now an incentive to continue working for Andalusia and for Spain. "The situation is complex and difficult, but I appeal to have highly mature entrepreneurs, and here they are," said the president, who highlighted the availability of the Andalusian government to favor entrepreneurs by facilitating procedures that avoid administrative complexities.

Later, the Queen has intervened for "the involvement and commitment with the most vulnerable and supporting the third sector." Addressing the businessmen, he told them “you have assumed that your activity is linked to the improvement of your social environment; Thanks for your quiet effort, the company is essential to overcome this situation. " Don Felipe concluded the meeting with these words: “I want to insist on trust in our country, in its administrations, in civil society, in the company. We must recognize the degree of commitment of our society. Check, as here today, the response of the social sector and the efforts of public administrations to attend to emergencies and meet the future and see how companies are all making a titanic effort to endure, survive and look ahead,With the work to build a country, everything makes me have great confidence in Spain ”, then the President of the CEA, Javier González de Lara, spoke. Also attending were Gerardo Cuerva, President of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CEPYME), and Lorenzo Amor, President of the National Federation of Associations of Autonomous Workers (ATA), along with some thirty entrepreneurs representing the different sectors. and provinces of Andalusia.President of the National Federation of Associations of Autonomous Workers (ATA), along with some thirty entrepreneurs representing the different sectors and provinces of Andalusia.President of the National Federation of Associations of Autonomous Workers (ATA), along with some thirty entrepreneurs representing the different sectors and provinces of Andalusia.

In the afternoon, Felipe and Letizia traveled to Córdoba, where they have also been accompanied by the President of the Andalusian Government, the President of the Andalusian Parliament and the Government delegate in Andalusia. And by the Executive, the first vice-president of the Government and minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Carmen Calvo. After the welcome of the Mayor of Córdoba, José María Bellido, Their Majesties have started a walking tour towards Calle San Basilio. In this street they have visited the patio in which the Friends of the Cordovan Patios Association has its headquarters, whose president, Miguel Ángel Roldán, has explained the task of this association.

(In this courtyard you will find yourself rehearsing and recording, for a campaign by the Córdoba City Council, “El Vito Cordobés”, the soprano Auxiliadora Toledano, Princess of Girona award. She will be accompanied by several musicians from the Córdoba Municipal String Orchestra).

Subsequently, Their Majesties the Kings went to the Patio de las Costureras, adjoining, where they greeted a group of older people.

The origin of the patios, according to the association, is in the Mediterranean traditions linked to spring and nature: from pilgrimages (such as those dedicated to San Isidro) to the Las Cruces festivities around May 3. But specifically in Córdoba, the structure of the Roman house and the exuberance of the later Andalusian garden, as well as the good temperatures and the large amount of groundwater have crystallized, over the centuries, in the famous courtyards.

Since the 19th century, these popular patios (as opposed to the stately ones) used to be found in the so-called “neighboring houses”, in which various families lived who shared the open space, kitchens, washing basins or well. These were, for the most part, humble people who also enjoyed together the spring family celebrations (weddings, communions ...) for which they adorned the building.

This custom would generate a certain rivalry between patios, which strived to have the most beautiful (and even between neighbors of the same patio, who claimed to have their wall better cared for than the neighbor). That eagerness would become something characteristic of the flowery Cordovan spring and, as it is easy to deduce, it would be one of the seeds of the current courtyards competition in May, whose first edition was called by the Córdoba City Council in 1921 to fight against the loss of such a beautiful tradition.

Although this contest is a municipal initiative, the courtyards that participate are private homes (about fifty every year, most of them already inhabited by a single family). Now, the contest is on the verge of turning a century, declared in 2012 Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2012, which gave a new tourist and media dimension.

The first patio visited today, San Basilio nº 50/44, was one of those typical “neighboring houses” in which up to twelve humble families had their respective home (just one room) and shared toilets, two piles to wash clothes, the well and three kitchens. Today, the old houses are home to five craft workshops, an exhibition hall, and the headquarters of the Association of Friends of the Cordovan Patios, the Gastronomic Brotherhood of Salmorejo Cordobes and the tuna of "veterans" known as the forty. Thanks to these workshops, this is the only patio that has traditionally been open to the public for free throughout the year, although it is the only patio that participates in the contest in which no one lives.

The other patio, with which the visit ended, is known as “La Costurera”, which contains tourist accommodation and therefore cannot participate in the contest. But also for this reason it is a good example of one of the activities to focus on traditional courtyards to make them economically sustainable and thus avoid their disappearance.

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ntumun2022-presscorps · 3 years ago

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Creating More Specific Framework: U.N. Member States’ Idea on Dealing with Corruption in the Renewable Energy Transformation

Avra Abida El Ravi | New York Times

Continuing the conference, the second day of the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT) began at 11.00 (GMT+8) on March 19, 2020. They started with the second council session by addressing every country’s outlook and expectations. During this session, member states discussed diverse issues related to sustainable energy use.

One topic highlighted during this discussion is corruption from the program that increases the use of clean energy, which is one of the challenges faced by the U. N. member states, especially the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Delegate of Norway encourages member states to emphasize the solutions of the corruption from the incentives for member states in doing the greening programs for advancing renewable energy.

Furthermore, other countries were also noting the corruption. An example of these countries is the United Kingdom which highlights this topic, “To ensure that companies do not embezzle funds and use the fund for other purposes, The delegate of the United Kingdom would like to suggest that the UN-Habitat could collaborate with the other agencies.”

Indonesia’s representative brought up an interesting point. They noticed that several countries or companies might refuse to investigate the U.N. investigators. We believed that several member states leaders cannot be truthful regarding the corruption in “supporting” the use of sustainable energy. To combat this, U. N. countries must build strong cooperation in making a particular framework related to this issue.

On the other hand, China and South Korea did not prefer to make a new framework because they urged them to implement existing policies. We understand that there is a convention about corruption, which is the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCOC). However, no international framework specifies the corruption of the U. N. incentives on clean energy.

To overcome this situation, we would like to advise the UN-HABITAT countries to collaborate with other U. N. bodies to formalize the specific regulations regarding corruption on sustainable energy developments. Lastly, the transparency of the funding for boosting clean energy can be the effort to combat corruption, as mentioned by the delegate of Switzerland.

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juditmiltz · 7 years ago

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Real estate bigwigs weigh in following governor’s race nominations

Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum

After Democrat Andrew Gillum pulled off a stunning upset against well-funded competitors Gwen Graham, Philip Levine and Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor in Tuesday’s primary election, many members of the real estate industry found themselves Googling Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee.

The Florida Association of Realtors won’t take a position on the new candidates because the group endorsed Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who lost against Ron DeSantis as the Republican nominee for governor. A spokesperson for the Florida Realtors declined to share how DeSantis and Gillum answered questions during a candidate screening earlier this year, but said, “we don’t have positions right now on either of the selected candidates.”

Gillum’s campaign focuses on expanding healthcare access, addressing climate change, improving public education and other issues. He has also spoken in favor of the state fully funding affordable housing, especially for seniors. And DeSantis has pledged to keep taxes low and stop “illegal” immigration, in addition to restoring the Everglades and improving the coastline through beach restoration and flood mitigation.

Unlike Levine, Gillum didn’t attract big-ticket donations from major real estate players. But DeSantis, President Trump’s pick for governor, attracted contributions from Leonard Blavatnik, gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson, developer Art Falcone and Palm Beach broker Lawrence Moens, according to data from the Florida Department of Elections.

Gillum, who received a financial boost from billionaires Tom Steyer and George Soros, attracted smaller donations, including from real estate agents throughout Florida.

South Florida real estate insiders say they are still digesting the primary results.

Developer Don Peebles declined to say who he voted for, but is supporting Gillum in November.

“Gillum has a message that is a bit different than the typical progressive message that tends to be interpreted as an anti-business approach,” Peebles said. “In order to attract businesses, there needs to be a strong quality of life. One of the core ingredients to quality of life is a strong public education. Gillum is going to address some of these key needs, but is going to address them on a tax-neutral basis and reprioritize.”

Mike Pappas, CEO of the Keyes Company, said both candidates seem to be aligned with real estate industry policies, like individual property rights, the right to fair housing and extensions of insurance programs. He did not vote for either DeSantis or Gillum.

Developer Avra Jain said she hasn’t been following the candidates on a business level and that she is focused on social issues when she votes. “Excited about Gillum for that reason!” she wrote via text.

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, managing partner of Cervera Real Estate plans to vote for DeSantis in November. “He got the president’s endorsement, which seems to be counting as we look across the country,” she said.

Cervera, a registered Republican, said she likes “businesspeople in office,” adding that she is “not particularly fond of career politicians.” One important issue for the industry, she said, is renewing the policy that limits increases on commercial property taxes.

Developer Jorge Pérez, chairman of the Related Group, said via email that Gillum seems like “a man with good ideas and heart.”

Pérez said he hopes to meet Gillum and discuss his positions, which he believes will be much more like his, as opposed to DeSantis, a conservative Republican. “From all I have read, I agree with Mr. Gillum’s positions on healthcare, education, affordable housing and the environment,” Pérez added.

Developer Jimmy Tate of Tate Capital supported Levine, but as a registered Republican, voted for Putnam. “From a real estate perspective, I think people are still digesting [the results of the election],” Tate said. “I’d like to learn more about Andrew Gillum. I think we know about Ron DeSantis.”

Tate, who’s leading the $1.5 billion redevelopment of Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale, said that climate change is the biggest issue facing the real estate industry, but that it will take more than just the governor to solve issues tied to sea level rise.

“I think we all want to cure the Everglades and mitigate the red tide. In my opinion, you can find solutions to that stuff,” he said. “Climate change is a federal issue, it’s a development issue. It’s going to require a collective effort to find a solution. Until that happens, no governor is going to solve that issue.”

He added, “You have two politicians running for governor with completely different backgrounds. The far left approach would be bad for business, and bad for Florida.”

Ron Shuffield, president and CEO of EWM Realty International, agreed that both candidates have extreme views, but said the state’s economy is going to do well regardless. “This has been a very active year in our industry, especially in terms of high-end sales,” Shuffield said.

Contributions from real estate players

Among the donations from real estate players to DeSantis:

Falcone and his wife, Mary Falcone, gave a combined $6,000 to DeSantis in April. Falcone declined to comment.

Paul S. Ferber and the Ferber Company each gave $3,000 in May.

Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates, a top luxury brokerage in Palm beach, and his wife Virginia Moens each gave $3,000 in April and June. Moens could not be reached for comment.

Adelson and Miriam Adelson also each gave $3,000 in May.

Randy Perkins, a spec home developer, donated a combined $6,000 through the companies RP Capital Investment and Sea to Seaside LLC in August.

MG3 Developer Group contributed $3,000 in August.

Howard Rich, a real estate investor based in Philadelphia known for funding libertarian policies, gave $3,000 in July.

George W. Banks of Priderock Capital Partners also threw in $3,000 in July.

Among donations for Gillum, Dale Webb, an agent with EWM in Coral Gables, gave at least five $250 contributions between June 2017 and October. Real estate investor Andrew Korge donated $100 last year. Messam Construction of Miramar gave $3,200 between June 2017 and June of this year. D. Stephenson Construction of Fort Lauderdale contributed $2,500, and Eagle Brick Construction gave $500 in July 2018.

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/08/29/real-estate-bigwigs-weigh-in-on-race-for-floridas-governor/ via IFTTT

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alfredrserrano · 7 years ago

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Real estate bigwigs weigh in following governor’s race nominations

Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum

Gillum, who received a financial boost from billionaires Tom Steyer and George Soros, attracted smaller donations, including from real estate agents throughout Florida.

South Florida real estate insiders say they are still digesting the primary results.

Developer Don Peebles declined to say who he voted for, but is supporting Gillum in November.

Developer Jorge Pérez, chairman of the Related Group, said via email that Gillum seems like “a man with good ideas and heart.”

He added, “You have two politicians running for governor with completely different backgrounds. The far left approach would be bad for business, and bad for Florida.”

Contributions from real estate players

Among the donations from real estate players to DeSantis:

Falcone and his wife, Mary Falcone, gave a combined $6,000 to DeSantis in April. Falcone declined to comment.

Paul S. Ferber and the Ferber Company each gave $3,000 in May.

Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates, a top luxury brokerage in Palm beach, and his wife Virginia Moens each gave $3,000 in April and June. Moens could not be reached for comment.

Adelson and Miriam Adelson also each gave $3,000 in May.

Randy Perkins, a spec home developer, donated a combined $6,000 through the companies RP Capital Investment and Sea to Seaside LLC in August.

MG3 Developer Group contributed $3,0000 in August.

Howard Rich, a real estate investor based in Philadelphia known for funding libertarian policies, gave $3,000 in July.

George W. Banks of Priderock Capital Partners also threw in $3,000 in July.

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/08/29/real-estate-bigwigs-weigh-in-on-race-for-floridas-governor/ via IFTTT

#The Real Deal Miami

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apprenticeshipsinlondon · 8 years ago

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m--rtyr · 11 months ago

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Today’s character of the day isssss… *drumroll*…

KATELYN!

you sent me this a whole day ago

anyways

Katelyn, in LR, talking about that... or, well, pre-LR mostly.

below the cut, because this will be a long post and i'm polite.

tw, torture, gladiator-style fighting pits, cannibalism (mentioned once in relation to Avra)

Katelyn is a member of the Jury of Nine, still, of course. She's the FireFist, named not only after her magicks, or her gauntlets, but her attitude also.

She was part of a sort of trial done by O'Khasian nobility, to see how successful a fighter they could breed if they raised them under specific conditioning, with the kind of training that guards would but at a far younger age, with far less exceptions for rule-breaking. As the daughter of a noblewoman, Katelyn was put into this training at a very young age, taken away from the rest of her siblings and her father.

She grew up under the observation of Garte Ro'Meave, who wanted to inspect how trained children were coping, and thus knew the Ro'Meave brothers personally, and even began considering Vylad a friend at a pre-teen age (despite being a year or so his senior).

She also grew up alongside janus, who was also in the training, though he was taken out of it as a teenager to go under the direct employment of the Ro'Meave estate, as personal guard to Zane after the untimely death of the prior holder of the role. Her and Janus never really got along, though their relationship wasn't particularly malicious until later on, as both were two of the most ruthless in their class. She was grateful when he left.

Katelyn was not the best in her class, and had it been Garte's choice, or even the former High Priest's, she never would've been picked for the Jury. There were those in her class more skilled, more palatable, and she was far too brutal and unpredictable. But, Zane was in charge of hiring at this point, and he thought that he could manipulate the teenhood angst that she had (this was shortly after Vylad's death, leaving her rather emotionally vulnerable).

However, of course, being angsty and angry, she would act out against the Jury and Zane often (including, if not especially, when matters involved Janus). This meant she often got assigned to the fighting pits, as a sort of PR thing to show off how scary the Jo9 are, to keep people in line. Eventually she got used to hanging around, making bets, drinking with the patrons, getting a bit of a friendlier rep with the usual crowd that watched. Which was how she ended up meeting Jeffory. He was actually one of the fighters, put in there as a punishment for physically intervening with a public whipping, and Katelyn ended up getting a lot of money with her betting every time, due to Jeffory kind of tipping her off whenever he was going to throw a fight. However, with a winning streak like Jeffory's, eventually a juror ended up in the pit with him. and Jeffory won. It was Katelyn's idea to invite him into the Jury, since she could tell he would be an ally, and she felt like she needed more of those. Zane accepted... Jeffory was a REALLY good fighter. And some small part of her saw Vylad in him... which is totally not because i made a joke of 'haha jeffory and Vylad look similar, maybe Visher's got more bastards running around than he realises'.... totally.

With Jeffory as an ally, she ended up getting a little softer. He had a family prior to the pits, and she ended up meeting them, and they welcomed her in, and she was finally in a semi-normal environment. Obviously, still a juror, so that sucked, but she ended up forming a personality outside of fighting and aggression thanks to having a decent friend in her life. Which meant that she had a lot of trust and faith in him, even if she didn't particularly agree with him all the time.

So, when he got arrested for intervening with something again, and she knew the only punishment left for him was death, she listened to anything he said. And, if he said 'go find the little cannibal prophet in the east' she would ask for the quickest route there. and he did, so she did, and then we meet her glorious self, angry at everyone who holds the Ro'Meave name, and desperate that Avra was who she convinced Jeffory she was... or that she could at least pretend to be.

everything past that is all gravy -- you know, LR plot and whatever. Angsty storylines with the main cast, and with Vylad, and Travis. seeing something of her brothers in Dante. Being so so gay and so so messy, and having a history of dating the most awful women. you know the general gist.

Another messy bisexual in the roster.

Also, her fire-fists are magicks, and i'm on-and-off about her being of Menphian descent, but she, at the very least, takes the Menphian role on the Jury (since each Juror; of which there are 7, 9 refers to their principles; represents a Divine Warrior.) Her magicks includes being able to set her skin on fire, enhanced strength, heat resistence, and having increased durability. With the Jo9 amplifications, she has a few more abilities in her arsenal, however it does slightly dampen her fire to be localised in her fists, as it made them easier to control.

She's also minorly freaked out by shapeshifters/changers, like Travis and Avra, because she's not a great read on people and the idea that she might mistake an enemy for a friend, or vice versa, isn't very appealing.

#aphmau #aphverse #aphblr #rewrite #minecraft diaries #mcd #lycoris radiata #ranthredo #katelyn the firefist #tw torture #tw cannibalism

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m--rtyr · 1 year ago

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The meanings of flowers and how they relate to ranthredo! And by that I just mean the reasons I picked them to be the name for my rewrite over time.

Amaranth:

The OG. The term ‘Amaranthine’ (derived from the flower Amaranth/Amaranthus) means ‘undying, immortal; eternally beautiful’ and ‘a deep purple/red’.

Which… Y’know… immortality… immortal mc… made sense to me. Especially due to the fact she’s meant to be very closely linked to nature, associating her with flowers was something I always wanted to do.

Amaryllis:

It was actually one of the first names for Amaranth. It was Divine, then Amaryllis, and then Amaranth. It’s a pretty flower, y’know, so I picked it. It does symbolise Pride, determination and strength, though, which did persuade me slightly towards it at the time. But it just wasn’t strong enough for me to keep.

Lycoris Radiata:

Any Lycoris are pretty, but I chose the Lycoris Radiata for a reason.

Lycoris as flowers are part of the same little group as Amaryllis flowers, but are extremely distinctive in their appearance. They’re often called Surprise Lilies, or, in the case of Lycoris Radiata, Red Spider Lilies.

Red Spider Lilies are known for their symbolism of death, especially in Anime since they’re most prominent in east Asia. Despite this, they are incredibly resilient flowers and can grow in most conditions, and share the same feature of other Lycoris flowers of springing up almost with no warning. I have also found sources that say they are associated with rebirth/reincarnation, but I can’t actually back this up any way.

And I kind of associate death, showing up unannounced, being able to live literally anywhere at any time, and being quite noticeable visually… with Avra, at least how I’m currently writing her.

This wasn’t a necessary post I just thought it was fun :)

#aphmau #aphverse #rewrite #aphblr #minecraft diaries #mcd #avra of Phoenix Drop #Lycoris Radiata (Ranthredo)

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felipeandletizia · 5 years ago

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Thus, the name of the "Three Thousand Homes" would correspond only to the Murillo Neighborhood where there are 3,000 homes for sale and rent with the public company AVRA.

Subsequently, Their Majesties the Kings went to the Patio de las Costureras, adjoining, where they greeted a group of older people.

#King Felipe #Queen Letizia #King Felipe of Spain #Queen Letizia of Spain #King Felipe VI #King Felipe VI of Spain #Official Event #COVID-19 #June 2020 #Spanish Tour 2020 #Andalusia 2020

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felipeandletizia · 5 years ago

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Thus, the name of the "Three Thousand Homes" would correspond only to the Murillo Neighborhood where there are 3,000 homes for sale and rent with the public company AVRA.

Subsequently, Their Majesties the Kings went to the Patio de las Costureras, adjoining, where they greeted a group of older people.

#King Felipe #Queen Letizia #King Felipe of Spain #Queen Letizia of Spain #King Felipe VI #King Felipe VI of Spain #Official Event #COVID-19 #June 2020 #Spanish Tour 2020 #Andalusia 2020

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felipeandletizia · 5 years ago

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Thus, the name of the "Three Thousand Homes" would correspond only to the Murillo Neighborhood where there are 3,000 homes for sale and rent with the public company AVRA.

Subsequently, Their Majesties the Kings went to the Patio de las Costureras, adjoining, where they greeted a group of older people.

#King Felipe #Queen Letizia #King Felipe of Spain #Queen Letizia of Spain #King Felipe VI #King Felipe VI of Spain #Official Event #COVID-19 #June 2020 #Spanish Tour 2020 #Andalusia 2020

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juditmiltz · 7 years ago

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Real estate bigwigs weigh in following governor’s race nominations

Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum

Gillum, who received a financial boost from billionaires Tom Steyer and George Soros, attracted smaller donations, including from real estate agents throughout Florida.

South Florida real estate insiders say they are still digesting the primary results.

Developer Don Peebles declined to say who he voted for, but is supporting Gillum in November.

Developer Jorge Pérez, chairman of the Related Group, said via email that Gillum seems like “a man with good ideas and heart.”

He added, “You have two politicians running for governor with completely different backgrounds. The far left approach would be bad for business, and bad for Florida.”

Contributions from real estate players

Among the donations from real estate players to DeSantis:

Falcone and his wife, Mary Falcone, gave a combined $6,000 to DeSantis in April. Falcone declined to comment.

Paul S. Ferber and the Ferber Company each gave $3,000 in May.

Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates, a top luxury brokerage in Palm beach, and his wife Virginia Moens each gave $3,000 in April and June. Moens could not be reached for comment.

Adelson and Miriam Adelson also each gave $3,000 in May.

Randy Perkins, a spec home developer, donated a combined $6,000 through the companies RP Capital Investment and Sea to Seaside LLC in August.

MG3 Developer Group contributed $3,0000 in August.

Howard Rich, a real estate investor based in Philadelphia known for funding libertarian policies, gave $3,000 in July.

George W. Banks of Priderock Capital Partners also threw in $3,000 in July.

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/08/29/real-estate-bigwigs-weigh-in-on-race-for-floridas-governor/ via IFTTT

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alfredrserrano · 7 years ago

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Real estate bigwigs weigh in following governor’s race nominations

Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum

Gillum, who received a financial boost from billionaires Tom Steyer and George Soros, attracted smaller donations, including from real estate agents throughout Florida.

South Florida real estate insiders say they are still digesting the primary results.

Developer Don Peebles declined to say who he voted for, but is supporting Gillum in November.

Developer Jorge Pérez, chairman of the Related Group, said via email that Gillum seems like “a man with good ideas and heart.”

He added, “You have two politicians running for governor with completely different backgrounds. The far left approach would be bad for business, and bad for Florida.”

Contributions from real estate players

Among the donations from real estate players to DeSantis:

Falcone and his wife, Mary Falcone, gave a combined $6,000 to DeSantis in April. Falcone declined to comment.

Paul S. Ferber and the Ferber Company each gave $3,000 in May.

Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates, a top luxury brokerage in Palm beach, and his wife Virginia Moens each gave $3,000 in April and June. Moens could not be reached for comment.

Adelson and Miriam Adelson also each gave $3,000 in May.

Randy Perkins, a spec home developer, donated a combined $6,000 through the companies RP Capital Investment and Sea to Seaside LLC in August.

MG3 Developer Group contributed $3,0000 in August.

Howard Rich, a real estate investor based in Philadelphia known for funding libertarian policies, gave $3,000 in July.

George W. Banks of Priderock Capital Partners also threw in $3,000 in July.

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/08/29/real-estate-bigwigs-weigh-in-on-race-for-floridas-governor/ via IFTTT

#The Real Deal Miami

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juditmiltz · 7 years ago

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Will real estate developers seize on “Opportunity Zones” tax incentive?

The Opportunity Zones program could spur on major development in historically distressed areas such as Little Haiti (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A short drive from downtown Miami, colorful murals highlight the Haitian diaspora and pink and yellow island-themed buildings dot Second Avenue in Little Haiti.

Among the traditional Creole eateries, some millennial-focused restaurants have emerged, advertising craft beer and featuring organic rotisserie chicken and jalapeno jam on their menus. The slow transformation has not gone unnoticed.

As some see the area poised to become the next Wynwood, Little Haiti has piqued developers’ interests in recent years.

But with an unemployment rate hovering at more than 20 percent — the city average stands at about 5 percent — developers have yet to begin building major ground-up projects in the neighborhood.

That could change, however, thanks to a little-known provision in President Trump’s tax plan that is designed to increase private investment in low-income communities nationwide.

Known as the Opportunity Zones program, it would provide tax incentives to developers who invest in historically distressed neighborhoods like Little Haiti, Little River and the city of North Miami, setting the stage for what could be massive redevelopment in those areas.

“There is a significant and potentially huge tax advantage to a developer building a project within these opportunity zones,” said Jon Chassen, a partner with the Miami law firm Bilzin Sumberg’s real estate and distressed property group.

Opportunities abound

Tucked away in the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, the Opportunity Zones program was the brainchild of South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, meant to increase investment in low-income areas.

It works to incentivize investors by allowing them to defer their capital gains taxes — or taxes on gains made from the sale of certain types of assets — into Opportunity Zones funds. One Washington, D.C. nonprofit, the Economic Innovation Group, projects that U.S. investors have more than $2 trillion in unrealized capital gains just from stocks and mutual funds alone

For real estate developers and other investors, there are two major tax benefits from utilizing Opportunity Zones funds. The first is that the program allows investors to defer paying capital gains taxes until 2026, if they reinvest the gains in Opportunity Zones projects. The second is that investors can permanently forgo paying capital gains taxes on the sale or exchange of their investment in Opportunity Zones Funds, provided they hold the investment for at least 10 years.

According to the Economic Innovation Group, after 10 years an investor could see an added $44 for every $100 of capital gains reinvested into an Opportunity Zones program, compared to an equivalent investment in a traditional stock portfolio. That assumes the investment has annual appreciation of 7 percent.

“The real big incentive comes after 10 years. The kind of investments that are being held for 10 years are real estate investments,” said Brett Theodos, a principal research associate at the Urban Institute’s metropolitan housing and communities policy center.

There have been numerous past government efforts to encourage private investment in economically disadvantaged areas through tax incentives. What differentiates the Opportunity Zones program is that it encourages real estate construction or “substantial rehabilitation” of an existing property, some experts said.

“As a general rule, the intent is to spur new development,” Chassen said.

But it remains unclear which type of projects would benefit most from this tax break or whether existing projects might qualify. The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to release further guidance on the Opportunity Zones program in the coming months to provide more clarity.

So far, the law prohibits certain businesses from inclusion in the initiative such as private or commercial golf courses, massage parlors, along with suntan and gambling facilities.

State governors quickly nominated Opportunity Zones for Treasury Department approval. The zones are designed to be in areas that have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or that has a median income that does not exceed more than 80 percent of the metro area. In total, there are 8,700 Opportunity Zones in the United States, both in rural areas and large metro areas.

“The challenge will be what products work best,” said John Balboni, a partner at Sullivan & Worcester, a Boston-based law firm that specializes in real estate and corporate practice. “Multifamily, warehouses, and self-storage will all take a look at this.”

While experts suggest that retail or multifamily may best fit these guidelines, some say that luxury condominiums would not be excluded from meeting the Opportunity Zones fund’s criteria. That raises questions about whether the program will really provide economic benefit to the region or would instead just be a boon to wealthy developers.

Adding to the capital stack

Shortly after the new law was announced, Avra Jain’s phone started ringing. The Miami developer, who made a name for herself redeveloping old motels on Biscayne Boulevard in the MiMo neighborhood, focuses on value-add projects in transitional neighborhoods such as Little River, Little Haiti and MiMo.

“When the law came out, the people who actually did read about it said Avra was on the top of the list to call,” Jain said. A former bond trader on Wall Street, Jain said that one of the biggest benefits of the program is that it could potentially allow her to access a new capital source.

Many banks have dialed back on their construction lending and other capital funding — such as the EB-5 visa program — has become more difficult to access because of regulatory restrictions. Now, developers, especially those with projects in low-income areas, may turn to Opportunity Zones funding to finance gaps in their project costs.

For developers like Jain, the new law could also mean that more banks and lenders are more willing to provide financing for projects in those low-income areas. “It makes what we do faster and easier,” she said.

South Florida zones

Florida has 427 designated Opportunity Zones in total that would qualify for the federal tax incentive program.

In South Florida, the Opportunity Zones map includes some in historically distressed areas such as Liberty City, Opa-Locka and Carol City. It also includes Little Haiti, North Miami and Aventura, where major mixed-use projects have already been proposed.

(Click to enlarge)

(Click to enlarge) Source: Map data provided by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and OpenStreetMap contributors. Maps and research by Haru Coryne.

“There was a lot of lobbying, some from the private sector and the public sector as to which ones could get the benefit,” said Andrej Micovic, an attorney with Bilzen Sumberg’s land development and government relations group.

In Little Haiti, Dragon Global’s Magic City Innovation District sits squarely in an Opportunity Zones tract on Second Avenue. The development firm, led by Tony Cho and Bob Zangrillo, is planning to build a $1.3 billion mixed-use entertainment center in Little Haiti that will have 20 buildings, including a 15,000-square-foot innovation center that will be home to startups. The project received initial financing from Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks in February, but has not broken ground. The project is expect to take 10 years to build.

Another project that could possibly qualify is SVP Realty’s plan to redevelop the nearby Design Place apartments at 5045 Northeast Second Avenue. It will be turned into a major mixed-use complex, with 2,798 residential units, 418 hotel rooms and 284,000 square feet of commercial and retail space.

Just north of Little Haiti, an Opportunity Zones tract encompasses the site of the $4 billion SoLe Mia mega-project at 15045 Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami. It received construction financing last year from Wells Fargo and the first phase of development is under construction. Most of the ground-up work, which will include a 10-acre lagoon with beaches, 12 residential buildings and 4,300 units — along with more than 1 million square feet of retail — has not begun.

Micovic said the question is, “If there are existing projects, are these laws going to allow for further investment in these Opportunity Zones buckets.” That remains unclear.

Economic impact

While the program would likely provide big benefits to developers already investing in these areas, some wonder whether the added tax advantages would be enough to justify new investment.

Jain, the Miami developer, said the program won’t alter where she is looking to build.

“I am not going to go buy a property just because it’s in an Opportunity Zone,” she said. “It doesn’t change my style.”

Darryl Jacobs, an attorney with the Chicago-based firm Ginsberg Jacobs, said he’s been fielding calls from property owners about the new zones, but added that it may take more than tax sweeteners for developers to start building.

“It’s going to make money less expensive for deals that are already happening in those areas, and I certainly think there will be some social impact investors coming into neighborhoods that could turn the corner soon,” Jacobs said. “But is a 10 percent or 15 percent avoidance worth it to take that risk? I just don’t know.”

The new program does makes real estate a more attractive investment option at a time of rising interest rates, according to Josh Migdal, a partner at the Miami law firm Mark, Migdal & Hayden.

“It’s a huge opportunity for development in certain pockets of Miami,” Migdal said. “It also allows investors to get a return that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to get, which will entice them to invest in real estate when we are near the end of the cycle.”

Neisen Kasdin, a managing partner at Akerman’s Miami office, adds the new program may further incentivize people to invest in areas that developers are already considering.

“That sweetens the investment,” he said. “That would be particularly the case for a project that doesn’t have an established market,” he added, “where investing there is riskier.”

Alex Nitkin contributed reporting

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/07/16/will-real-estate-developers-seize-on-opportunity-zones-tax-incentive/ via IFTTT

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juditmiltz · 7 years ago

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Will real estate developers seize on “Opportunity Zones” tax incentive?

The Opportunity Zones program could spur on major development in historically distressed areas such as Little Haiti (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A short drive from downtown Miami, colorful murals highlight the Haitian diaspora and pink and yellow island-themed buildings dot Second Avenue in Little Haiti.

As some see the area poised to become the next Wynwood, Little Haiti has piqued developers’ interests in recent years.

But with an unemployment rate hovering at more than 20 percent — the city average stands at about 5 percent — developers have yet to begin building major ground-up projects in the neighborhood.

That could change, however, thanks to a little-known provision in President Trump’s tax plan that is designed to increase private investment in low-income communities nationwide.

Opportunities abound

Tucked away in the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, the Opportunity Zones program was the brainchild of South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, meant to increase investment in low-income areas.

“As a general rule, the intent is to spur new development,” Chassen said.

So far, the law prohibits certain businesses from inclusion in the initiative such as private or commercial golf courses, massage parlors, along with suntan and gambling facilities.

Adding to the capital stack

South Florida zones

Florida has 427 designated Opportunity Zones in total that would qualify for the federal tax incentive program.

(Click to enlarge) Illustration by Haru Coryne. Map data copyrighted OpenStreetMap contributors and available from https://www.openstreetmap.org

Micovic said the question is, “If there are existing projects, are these laws going to allow for further investment in these Opportunity Zones buckets.” That remains unclear.

Economic impact

While the program would likely provide big benefits to developers already investing in these areas, some wonder whether the added tax advantages would be enough to justify new investment.

Jain, the Miami developer, said the program won’t alter where she is looking to build.

“I am not going to go buy a property just because it’s in an Opportunity Zone,” she said. “It doesn’t change my style.”

The new program does makes real estate a more attractive investment option at a time of rising interest rates, according to Josh Migdal, a partner at the Miami law firm Mark, Migdal & Hayden.

Neisen Kasdin, a managing partner at Akerman’s Miami office, adds the new program may further incentivize people to invest in areas that developers are already considering.

“That sweetens the investment,” he said. “That would be particularly the case for a project that doesn’t have an established market,” he added, “where investing there is riskier.”

Alex Nitkin contributed reporting

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/07/16/will-real-estate-developers-seize-on-opportunity-zones-tax-incentive/ via IFTTT

#The Real Deal Miami

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juditmiltz · 7 years ago

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Will real estate developers seize on “Opportunity Zones” tax incentive?

The Opportunity Zones program could spur on major development in historically distressed areas such as Little Haiti (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A short drive from downtown Miami, colorful murals highlight the Haitian diaspora and pink and yellow island-themed buildings dot Second Avenue in Little Haiti.

As some see the area poised to become the next Wynwood, Little Haiti has piqued developers’ interests in recent years.

But with an unemployment rate hovering at more than 20 percent — the city average stands at about 5 percent — developers have yet to begin building major ground-up projects in the neighborhood.

That could change, however, thanks to a little-known provision in President Trump’s tax plan that is designed to increase private investment in low-income communities nationwide.

Opportunities abound

Tucked away in the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, the Opportunity Zones program was the brainchild of South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, meant to increase investment in low-income areas.

“As a general rule, the intent is to spur new development,” Chassen said.

So far, the law prohibits certain businesses from inclusion in the initiative such as private or commercial golf courses, massage parlors, along with suntan and gambling facilities.

Adding to the capital stack

South Florida zones

Florida has 427 designated Opportunity Zones in total that would qualify for the federal tax incentive program.

Micovic said the question is, “If there are existing projects, are these laws going to allow for further investment in these Opportunity Zones buckets.” That remains unclear.

Economic impact

While the program would likely provide big benefits to developers already investing in these areas, some wonder whether the added tax advantages would be enough to justify new investment.

Jain, the Miami developer, said the program won’t alter where she is looking to build.

“I am not going to go buy a property just because it’s in an Opportunity Zone,” she said. “It doesn’t change my style.”

The new program does makes real estate a more attractive investment option at a time of rising interest rates, according to Josh Migdal, a partner at the Miami law firm Mark, Migdal & Hayden.

Neisen Kasdin, a managing partner at Akerman’s Miami office, adds the new program may further incentivize people to invest in areas that developers are already considering.

“That sweetens the investment,” he said. “That would be particularly the case for a project that doesn’t have an established market,” he added, “where investing there is riskier.”

Alex Nitkin contributed reporting

from The Real Deal Miami https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/07/16/will-real-estate-developers-seize-on-opportunity-zones-tax-incentive/ via IFTTT

#The Real Deal Miami

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