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Participant[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=ocrenter]
true, we have created a bunch of these obesogenic cities in the last 50 years.Wow. I woke up to pleasant surprise this morning. That video is what I’ve been dreaming about housing wise.
I want to retire where there are condos stacked on top of stores, near mass transit and community parks.My BMI is 21 to 21.5 since college. I credit my grandmother for showing me how to eat decades before it became fashionable. it’s automatic once you learn. I eat out a lot but what to order has become intuitive. No salt or low salt because salt is in everything.[/quote]
Re: salt. You may very well be doing more harm than good. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/06/more-scientists-doubt-salt-is-as-bad-for-you-as-the-government-says/
Do you ever question your rather self-congratulatory beliefs?
Participant[quote=spdrun]This string became political long ago — is discussing politics here a capital offense? I think that if it were, half of the people on here would have faced a firing squad years ago.[/quote]
This thread was titled aging population and housing. When I look at the posts, I would expect the posts to relate to the topic.
In terms of politics-I believe liberal/conservative orientation is largely inborn. All the discussion in the world isn’t going to change many peoples minds. In fact Democrats and Republicans prefer the body odor of others who share their political viewpoints. http://theweek.com/speedreads/446211/study-conservatives-liberals-smell-different
People are fooling themselves if they believe their witty or obnoxious comments are going to cause someone else to see the light.You are free to write anything you want, but if I were you I’d ask Brian why he’s not call Brian anymore
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]And so far, all the changes since the Reagan amnesty have been positive.
Glad we replaced Bob Dornan with Loretta Sanchez.
Glad that Duncan Hunter moved from Coronado to Alpine. Maybe his son, Jr. will eventually find a more hospitable environment in Kansas.[/quote]
Brian – you are twisting these posts around to politics again. Don’t you remember why you had to become FlyerInHi?Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]It’s sexist to say that Hilary is not likable.
I like her just fine as a politician.[/quote]Sorry, some women (and some men) are unlikable. It’s not sexist to say so. You have more sense than that, don’t you?
ParticipantJust once, I’d like there to be a candidate who I could be excited about. Either party – I’m independent. It always comes down to a question of who rankles me least. They all lie and pander to the extremes of their parties to get funding. No longer surprising, but still disappointing.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Maybe we need more reasonable smog standards. For what time period are the levels 40x the allowable amount emitted?[/quote]
If I understand the cited article correctly, the curbs on emissions only are in place when the car is getting smog checked (“dyno mode”). In “road mode” there are no emissions controls in effect. Here is a quote:
“That [software] switch had two modes, which VW calls “road calibration” and “dyno calibration.” Only in “dyno” mode, which monitored for the precise conditions EPA and other agencies would use to test emissions, do the engine’s full emission controls go into effect. At all other times, the diesels’ software uses the “road” mode.”
Amazing in terms of the brashness of VW. And very disappointing.
Participant[quote=XBoxBoy]If your house is not that nice, and you’re thinking your market is investors who will want to turn it into a rental, don’t bother.
However… since it sounds like you have a nice house, in good shape, in a family oriented neighborhood, I would absolutely suggest staging. While most piggs think of buying as a logical process, I assure you that most buyers are highly emotional. And the most important thing is that they walk in and think, “ooohhhh, this is nice. Oh, and look, a nice room for my kid.”
Just my 2 cents.[/quote]
We looked at a lot of houses before we bought in 2011. The staged ones gave me a cold feeling – like I was signing on to live in a hotel. (They also remind me of a scene from the book Watership Down, for those of you who have read it). Frankly, I like a few drawings taped to the refrigerator and evidence of real people living there. I know sometimes people dont want to show off their ratty family room sofas – but in that case I think a hybrid of staged and real home is better.
Participant[quote=poorgradstudent][quote=njtosd]What is the answer? Pay science and math teachers more to lure science-y types to teaching. Not sure whether the unions would permit that. But when you look at the fact that California’s big industries – agriculture, high tech, biotech and pharma all are dependent on a supply of people with math and science capabilities, something has to be done.[/quote]
Well, like those of you who work for QCOM and associated industries and like to complain about the number of foreign visas, the fact is right now we don’t really NEED more science grads for biotech and pharma. The current pipeline is fine, and it’s arguably not a growth industry.
It’s funny when we talk about STEM, we really mean “TE”, specially those with computer programming skills. There’s actually a glut of biologists, and we’re fine on chemists.[/quote]
Perhaps a glut of PhD biologists, but a quick search of the Indeed job board has 54 listings for “biologists” in San Diego. Not everyone has to be a PhD to be a scientist (and from a patent standpoint, I prefer a creative BS or MS person over a professional student PhD). Which is not to say that all BS/MS people are creative or all PhDs are professional students – just saying that the emphasis on PhDs is sometimes misplaced, in my opinion.
ParticipantI know this sounds like I’m 130 years old, which I am not, however . . . math as it was traditionally taught in the U.S. was sufficient to get us to the moon and to fuel the IT and biotech industries.
My mother was a science teacher – she bragged that she could get kids to like her class second best to PE. It was unfair, but years ago smart women (who would now be doctors or engineers) became math and science teachers, nurses, etc. I have encountered very few elementary teachers in recent years who love math or science (and, sadly, science in 6th grade is relegated to a 3 month “rotation” along with public speaking). If the teachers don’t love the subject, the students won’t either, regardless of all of the methods that you use to teach.
What is the answer? Pay science and math teachers more to lure science-y types to teaching. Not sure whether the unions would permit that. But when you look at the fact that California’s big industries – agriculture, high tech, biotech and pharma all are dependent on a supply of people with math and science capabilities, something has to be done.
ParticipantI heard a lot about this test that didn’t seem encouraging.
My daughter said it was 2 hours a day over 10 days for a total of twenty hours. To compare, the California Bar is about the same (although it is administered over three days). And there is no homework given for those two weeks and no apparent learning taking place during those weeks. I shouldn’t even start thinking about all of this. I hate the Common Core, which appears to be something like the least common denominator.ParticipantThe CV listing is especially bad considering that it is on Mykonos Ln, which is a tiny street that leads to CVMS and the Boys And Gurls Club. The traffic is horrible for an hour or so each morning and afternoon.
Participant[quote=livinincali][quote=njtosd][quote=moneymaker]It seems to me there are 2 options for the government for stimulus, lower rates or create jobs. Ok already tried to lower rates, now can’t go any lower. So time to create jobs soon, 2 ways to do that also. Hire more government workers/create infrastructure jobs or the Trump strategy (deport the illegals).[/quote]
I don’t necessarily agree either of your points but you have, at least, left out one other option. The government should institute reforms to issue patents more quickly. This piece is about 5 years old but is still relevant. In short, stop siphoning money from the US Patent Office and issue patents faster. Each newly issued patent creates *on average* 3-10 new jobs.
Unfortunately the authors of the actual study say the 3-10 jobs per patent is bullshit.
http://patentlyo.com/patent/2011/08/guest-post-what-we-said-and-didnt-say-in-the-berkeley-patent-study.html
[/quote][/quote]I see your point, but the authors did not say their data contravened the NYT piece, they just felt it was too much of a stretch. There is no doubt patents fuel job creation, and, generally, higher $ jobs. http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/03/23/ip-protection-is-key-to-u-s-job-creation/id=55978/
And the point of the article (and many, many more*) was not that the government should give the PTO $ to do its job, it was simply showing why it should stop siphoning money away from the PTO. Should be a no brainer.
*some have even accused the US Govt of running a Ponzi scheme – claiming filing fees are for the patent application process and then diverting the funds to other uses http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2011/10/17/patent-funding-scam-uspto-funding-is-like-a-ponzi-scheme/id=19869/
Participant[quote=moneymaker]It seems to me there are 2 options for the government for stimulus, lower rates or create jobs. Ok already tried to lower rates, now can’t go any lower. So time to create jobs soon, 2 ways to do that also. Hire more government workers/create infrastructure jobs or the Trump strategy (deport the illegals).[/quote]
I don’t necessarily agree either of your points but you have, at least, left out one other option. The government should institute reforms to issue patents more quickly. This piece is about 5 years old but is still relevant. In short, stop siphoning money from the US Patent Office and issue patents faster. Each newly issued patent creates *on average* 3-10 new jobs.
August 30, 2015 at 5:41 PM in reply to: Why I FIRED my listing agent: My Listing was a Lemon! #789040Participant[quote=CA renter]
If you do the above, you can sell your house within a week, or less, if you price it correctly. Heck, ask one of our Pigg Realtors, maybe SDR, if they can help you or recommend someone.
Good luck![/quote]
This reminds me of a piece from Freakonomics that compared homes listed by RE agents on behalf of clients vs. homes owned by RE agents and listed on their own behalf. Using lots and lots of data, the authors of the study found that RE agents, on average, left their homes on the market 10 days longer when it was their own home, and RE agent owned homes sold for 3% more than matched controls.
One might wonder whether the extra 3% was a result of RE agents knowing how to stage their homes in a way that led to higher prices, but then the extra 10 days on the market would not make sense.
One thing that I got out of law school that relates to many many things in life is the concept of an agency cost. Whenever you pay someone else to do something, the cost includes not only the money you pay them, but the difference in the job that gets done (might be better, might be worse) compared to the case where you did the job yourself or if you chose a different “agent”. For example, when we pay someone to clean our carpets, they want to go fast and they usually leave a lot of soap behind that attracts new dirt quickly. If we do it ourselves, it takes a few house/room but the carpet stays cleaner longer. You only have so many hours in a day, though, so overall it might be better to have them come every three months rather than taking the time to do it yourself every six. So, what was the cost of using this agent – even though s/he didn’t receive any $? Paramount’s time and frustration, the carrying cost of the house while it was empty, and the possible loss of a profitable sale.
I also think that purchasers expect to get a deal when a house is FSBO, while the sellers think they are going to keep the money that they otherwise would have paid an agent. So I think it leads to more contention between the parties.
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