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Transfer duty and Capital Gains Tax could be stifling the market
Ahead of SONA and Budget 2019, Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, has called on the Finance Minister, to relook transfer duty, especially at the top end of the market, as well as Capital Gains Tax.
While government had intended to boost its tax income from wealthy buyers with the introduction of these, it has actually had the opposite and stifling effect on the upper end of the market. The property sector is overtaxed, says Seeff. You've got transfer duty, agent's fees, lawyers and CGT. In some instances the transaction costs can run as high as 20% of the purchase price, but add no value to your investment.
Read more: How to calculate your transfer duty
Buyers are therefore simply saying, why should I move? These high costs are taking away from the momentum that the market could have in terms of people buying and selling. Government should cut transfer duty by 50% if not altogether, or keep transfer duty and do away with Capital Gains Tax, but we cannot have both because it is a double burden, he says.
This will boost transaction volumes and with that, higher income for the fiscus. What we have seen since the introduction of the higher transfer duty at the upper price ranges three years ago along with an increase in the CGT rate, is a notable decline in buying at the top end of the market; not just fewer transactions, but wealthy buyers are spending less per transaction compared to the mid- to late 2000s, he says.
This has been compounded by the poor economic and policy climate. Upper income buyers are thinking twice about whether they want to transact and pay out millions without getting any value in return. Rather, they are opting to stay put and upgrading their residence to suit their needs.
Those who do buy, are putting less into SA property and investing the balance into alternative investment vehicles including offshore property, where they are perhaps earning lower yields than what they could have achieved from a good local property market.
This has also impacted foreign buyers investing in second homes, says Seeff. They are subject to these same laws and costs which serve as no incentive to investing here, rather than in some alternative second home markets, thus making SA an increasingly less attractive option. The rise of Airbnb has also made second homes less attractive, hence any added costs such as high taxation should be seen as a disincentive to investing in the SA property market. Foreign buyers are now also spending less per transaction with the high value sales being the rare exception.
To illustrate the impact on a R20 million property:
Assuming a primary residence owned in a personal capacity, with the owner earning about R4m per annum. The property was purchased for R10m five years ago and the owner spent R1m on allowed costs and now sold it for R20m. The approximate CGT (Capital Gains Tax) would amount to R2.9 million. Say, he/she now buys again for just under R30m, this will attract transfer duty of around R3.5 million.
Between the CGT tax and transfer duty, that is about R6,4 million, or just over 20% of the purchase price of the new property before adding in the additional transaction costs such as estate agency commission and other costs of moving.
Cutting the costs of these two taxes would no doubt incentivise more transactions and stimulate the market, says Seeff. The opportunity cost lost on this single example demonstrated above is significant, and you would need to sell a considerable amount of lower valued properties to make up for the loss in transfer duty and CGT tax. There is thus a strong case for government to relook the taxation in the residential property sector, concludes Seeff.
Article published courtesy of Private Property

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Q: How to get position of rows where a condition meet in MySQL This is my sample data set...
CREATE TABLE blockhashtable (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
    ,pos int
    ,filehash varchar(35)
    ,blockhash varchar(130)
);

insert into blockhashtable
(pos,filehash,blockhash) values
(1, "randommd51", "randstr1"),
(2, "randommd51", "randstr2"),
(3, "randommd51", "randstr3"),
(1, "randommd52", "randstr2"),
(2, "randommd52", "randstr2"),
(3, "randommd52", "randstr1"),
(4, "randommd52", "randstr7"),
(1, "randommd53", "randstr2"),
(2, "randommd53", "randstr1"),
(3, "randommd53", "randstr2"),
(4, "randommd53", "randstr3"),
(1, "randommd54", "randstr4"),
(2, "randommd54", "randstr55");

...and fiddle of same http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/e5b201/14
This is my current SQL query and output:
select pos,filehash,avg( (blockhash in ('randstr1', 'randstr2', 'randstr3') )) as matching_ratio from blockhashtable group by filehash;

pos filehash    matching_ratio
1   randommd51  1
1   randommd52  0.75
1   randommd53  1
1   randommd54  0

My expected output is something like this this:
pos       filehash      matching_ratio
1,2       randommd51    1
1,3       randommd52    0.5
1,2,4     randommd53    0.75
0         randommd54    0

The pos in last row can be 1 also, I can remove it using a custom condition in python later.
Basically, in my python list, randstr2 only repeat one time, so I want only maximum one match found in the SQL query. That's why matching_ratio is different in my expected output.

A: I don't see how your result set corresponds to your data set, but you seem to be after something like this...
SELECT filehash
     , GROUP_CONCAT(pos ORDER BY pos) pos
     , 1-(COUNT(DISTINCT blockhash IN('randstr1','randstr2','randstr3'))/(COUNT(*))) ratio
  FROM blockhashtable
 GROUP
    BY filehash;
+------------+---------+--------+
| filehash   | pos     | ratio  |
+------------+---------+--------+
| randommd51 | 1,2,3   | 0.6667 |
| randommd52 | 1,2,3,4 | 0.5000 |
| randommd53 | 1,2,3,4 | 0.7500 |
| randommd54 | 1,2     | 0.5000 |
+------------+---------+--------+

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Q: Add a column to populate rank for every group I've history data with account details, where the account activity status is either 'Active' or 'Cancelled'.When the account is re-opened the account status becomes 'Active' and later can become 'cancelled' as below data. Now I would like to differentiate the data every-time the account is re-opened(with account_sub_number).
I've used the below query:
select status,status_code,account_number,date,
row_number() over (partition by account_number,status_code order by
date  ) as Account_Sub_Number
 from schema.account where account_number= 1234
 order by date

Source_data:
Account Number  Status  Status Code Date
1234    Active  A   2017-12-04
1234    Active  A   2017-12-05
1234    Active  A   2017-12-06
1235    Active  A   2017-12-07
1234    Active  A   2018-03-02
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-03
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-04
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-10
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-11
1234    Active  A   2018-05-24
1234    Active  A   2018-05-25
1234    Active  A   2018-05-26
1234    Active  A   2018-05-27
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-28
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-15
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-16
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-17

Required output:
    Account Number  Status  Status Code Date    Account Sub Number
1234    Active  A   2017-12-04  1
1234    Active  A   2017-12-05  1
1234    Active  A   2017-12-06  1
1235    Active  A   2017-12-07  1
1234    Active  A   2018-03-02  1
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-03  1
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-04  1
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-10  1
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-11  1
1234    Active  A   2018-05-24  2
1234    Active  A   2018-05-25  2
1234    Active  A   2018-05-26  2
1234    Active  A   2018-05-27  2
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-28  2
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-15  2
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-16  2
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-17  2

result with my query:
    Account Number  Status  Status Code Date    Account_sub_number
1234    Active  A   2017-12-04  1
1234    Active  A   2017-12-05  2
1234    Active  A   2017-12-06  3
1235    Active  A   2017-12-07  4
1234    Active  A   2018-03-02  5
1234    Active  A   2018-05-24  6
1234    Active  A   2018-05-25  7
1234    Active  A   2018-05-26  8
1234    Active  A   2018-05-27  9
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-03  1
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-03-04  2
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-10  3
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-11  4
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-05-28  5
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-15  6
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-16  7
1234    Cancelled   C   2018-06-17  8

A: Get the status on previous row (per account ordered by date) with lag and use it for comparison to set groups with a running sum.
select t.*
,sum(case when prev_status is null or (prev_status='Cancelled' and status='Active') then 1 else 0 end)
 over(partition by account_number order by date) as sub_account_number
from (select status,status_code,account_number,date,
      lag(status) over (partition by account_number order by date) as prev_status
      from schema.account
      where account_number= 1234
     ) a

A: Basically, you need to define groups.  In this case, you can mark where a group begins by looking at an active status following a non-active status.
Then, the cumulative sum of the group starts is the subnumber you are looking for:
select a.*,
       sum(case when prev_status_code = status_code or
                     status <> 'Active'
                then 0 else 1
           end) over (partition by account_number order by date range between unbounded preceding and current row) as account_subnumber
from (select a.*,
             lag(status_code) over (partition by account_number order by date) as prev_status_code
      from schema.account a
     ) a
where account_number = 1234
order by date;


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Q: Descargar archivo desde una url con un blob Me encuentro con la siguiente problemática. Tengo una API que me retorna un JSON con una clave donde viene una url del tipo blob la cual contiene un archivo en formato .xls (excel).
Este archivo debo manejar lo desde el controller de mi aplicación cliente para que cuando el usuario pulse en el botón descargar del front end de la app se gatille dicho controlador para ejecutar una acción de descarga.
Tengo lo siguiente en C#
[HttpPost]
public FileResult Download()
{
    byte[] imageBytes = Convert.FromBase64String("https://miurl.blob.core.windows.net/tmpexcel/Report201906212354.xls");
    MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(imageBytes);
    return new FileStreamResult(ms, "application/vnd.ms-excel");
}

Probé con este código para poder descargarlo pero no me funciono, me dio un error en la parte de convertir la url en byte.
Después probé usando el método FIle() pero tampoco me funciono.
¿Quien sabe como lo puedo lograr?

A: Finalmente pude resolver mi problema de la siguiente forma:

Espero que esta respuesta le sirva a alguien más.

    [HttpPost]
    public async Task<FileResult> DownloadAsync()
    {
        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new UriBuilder()
        {
            Scheme = "https",
            Host = "midominio.blob.core.windows.net",
            Path = "tmpexcel/Report201906212354.xls"
        };

        using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
        {
            var resp = await client.GetAsync(uriBuilder.ToString());
            var content = resp.Content as StreamContent;
            var stream = await content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
            return new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/vnd.ms-excel");
        }
    }

Tambien en vez de crear una nueva url instanciando el objeto UriBuilder se puede colocar la url misma directamente en el await client.GetAsync("miUrl");
Para asignar un nuevo nombre al archivo se usaria la propiedad FileDownloadName de la siguiente forma.
return new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/vnd.ms-excel") { FileDownloadName = "MyNameFile" + ".xls" };


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About BnbGuard
Monthly short-term rental news roundup – February 2019
by Reuben Schwarz · February 28, 2019
This month in short-term rental news – Microbooking and professional help for breaking the rules.
There's big big money in helping hosts dodge the rules. In London property managers are actively advising landlords how to break the city's 90-day limit, and in Vancouver hundreds of hosts are just ignoring the rules because they're so hard to enforce. Who's surprised when illegal operations can earn $28 million a year? Fines aren't a deterrent for most, so maybe the answer is what Nashville is trying – sending repeat offenders to jail.
Another month of legal argy-bargy between governments and STR platforms. New York sues Airbnb for host data. Paris sues Airbnb for having illegal listings, just before Airbnb agrees to help enforce the city's 120-limit. Coincidence? Now Paris just needs to get the hundreds of other sites to play ball…
Short-term rentals may not help the local tourism industry as much as traditional operators. In WA STRs are booming (despite councils attempting to crack down), but local tours and restaurants are having a dismal summer.
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) met with some of the main players in the peer-to-peer lending market recently. FSCS does not cover peer-to-peer lending. However, if the peer-to-peer site holds the investor's money in a client account opened with an FSA authorised bank or building society FSCS will cover the investor up to £85,000 if the bank or building society goes bust. FSCS would require evidence of the investor's entitlement and aim to pay back the deposit within seven days.


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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae) » Mordellistenini » Glipostenoda » Glipostenoda ambusta
Species Glipostenoda ambusta
Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae)
New larval host plant associations of tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) in North America
By Ford E.J., Jackman J.A.
Col. Bull. 50: 361-368, 1996
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Contributed by v belov on 6 July, 2015 - 1:41pm
A catalog of Coleoptera of America north of Mexico. Family: Mordellidae
By Bright D.E.
USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-125. viii + 22 pp.
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Contributed by v belov on 27 January, 2013 - 12:19pm
Diversity and phenology of tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) captured in a malaise trap.
By Jackman and Nelson
Entomological News 106(3): 97-107., 1995
Jackman, J.A., and C.R. Nelson. 1995. Diversity and phenology of tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) captured in a malaise trap. Entomological News 106(3): 97-107.
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ABSTRACT: Adult mordellid beetles were monitored at Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin, Texas from January 1990 through December 1990 using a Malaise trap. A total of 754 specimens representing 35 species (17% of the North American fauna) and one subspecies were taken in this study. Twenty-eight of the species and one subspecies are recorded for the first time from Texas. Specimens were collected as early as March 13-19 and as late as November 27-December 3. Up to 19 species, nearly 10% of the mordellid fauna of North American north of Mexico, were collected in a single week. However, 19 (52%) of the taxa reported in this study were represented by five or fewer specimens indicating that most species were relatively rare. The seasonal flight pattern indicated a unimodal flight activity pattern for the family and also for most species.
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 27 December, 2012 - 5:53pm
Taxonomic changes for fifteen species of North American Mordellidae (Coleoptera)
By A.E. Lisberg
Insecta Mundi 17(3-4): 191-194, 2003
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Contributed by v belov on 15 February, 2011 - 10:44am
Nomenclatural changes for selected Mordellidae (Coleoptera) in North America
By J.A. Jackman & W. Lu
Insecta Mundi 15(1): 31-34, 2001
Monograph of the Family Mordellidae (Coleoptera) of North America, North of Mexico
By Emil Liljeblad
Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, #62.
Referenced in American Beetles and Downie and Arnett. Title sums it up: 193 species, 15 genera, 230 pages, 7 plates of b/w line drawings of many species. Copies still available!
Contributed by Tim R. Moyer on 8 August, 2007 - 11:42am
Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea)
Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina
By Janet C. Ciegler
Clemson University, 2014
Available only from Clemson then scroll down
This study of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea continues efforts to document the biodiversity of South Carolina. Twenty tenebrionoid families (excluding Ciidae and Scraptiidae) are covered: Aderidae, Anthicidae, Archeocrypticidae, Boridae, Ischaliidae, Melandryidae, Meloidae, Mordellidae, Mycetophagidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Ripiphoridae, Salpingidae, Stenotrachelidae, Synchroidae, Tenebrionidae, Tetratomidae, and Zopheridae.
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Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 11 December, 2014 - 8:23pm
New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae
By Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I.
Zookeys 179: 243-256, 2012
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State junior outfielder John-Ford Griffin, who recently signed with the New York Yankees after being drafted with the 23rd pick in the first round of the MLB Draft, was named a first team All-American by Baseball America to complete his final season as a consensus All-American. Griffin joins J.D. Drew (1996 & 1997) and Marshall McDougall (1999) as the third Seminole in the last five years to be named a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball Weekly, Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Griffin, a native of Sarasota, Fla., led the 2001 Seminoles with a .450 batting average, 19 home runs, 30 doubles and 75 RBI. He finished with a career batting average of .427, well ahead of Drew's former school record of .391. The .427 career average ranks first all-time in the ACC and 16th in NCAA Division I history, behind several collegiate players that went on to become Major League standouts including Miami's Pat Burrell (.442), Alabama's Dave Magadan (.439), Washington State's John Olerud (.434), Wichita State's Joe Carter (.430) and Oklahoma State's Robin Ventura (.428). Griffin tied Jeremy Morris' FSU record for career doubles with 78, reaching that total in one less year than Morris did.
Griffin is currently assigned to the Yankees' A affiliate in Staten Island. He is Florida State's 10th player since 1991 to be drafted in the first round.


Somebody in the Middle East must be bored, mad, or have too much money to spend. How else to explain rumours that a construction firm from the region is seriously contemplating a takeover bid for Carillion, Britain's biggest corporate basket case?
Shares in the construction and outsourcing outfit rocketed over 20pc yesterday on rumours that at least one suitor is putting the final touches to an offer.


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Home Football English Football Done Deal: Manchester United Confirm The Signing Of Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Done Deal: Manchester United Confirm The Signing Of Goalkeeper Lee Grant
The PA Team July 3, 2018
Manchester United have made their third major signing of the summer in the form of goalkeeper Lee Grant.
The Premier League club confirmed the signing on Tuesday evening for an undisclosed fee, but it is believed that they have paid somewhere in the region of £1.5m for the 35-year-old's services. on a two-year contract.
#MUFC is delighted to announce the signing of Lee Grant on a two-year deal: https://t.co/pebTQFjRaq pic.twitter.com/llAEkvvvkp
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 3, 2018
Speaking to Man United's website upon completing the move, Grant said that he hopes to pass on his years of experience at his new club, as well as continuing the learning process:
"Moving to Manchester United has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. This was an opportunity that I couldn't let pass and I'm thrilled to become a part of such a historic club. I've enjoyed every moment of my career so far and I'm now ready to continue learning and improving alongside some of the best players in the game.
"But at the same time, I intend to use my experience to help the team whenever possible."
Grant, Stoke City's Player of the Season in 2017, has been signed very much as cover for first-choice goalkeeper David De Gea and understudy Sergio Romero. Joel Pereira, the current Man United third-choice, is expected to be loaned out this season to gain first-team experience, while Sam Johnstone has completed a £6.5m move to Championship side West Bromwich Albion.
The move also throws Kieran O'Hara's Old Trafford future into doubt, as the Ireland under-21 international would no doubt have been hoping to move up the goalkeeping ranks at the club, particularly with Pereira's expected temporary departure.
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> > Krzysztof had a different opinion about this.
> > in the driver. It make sense to me to keep the driver consistent.
> > Maybe we should make the change throughout?
> readl() is certainly broken.
> to deal with it on all on-chip peripherals in a safe way.
Anyway, not your problem then, just leave it like it is.


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Outcry over ban talk
Southern Cross University research associate Peter Mouatt is looking into the more sinister side of Australia's floral emblem, the wattle. Jay Cronan
by Dominic Feain
26th Jan 2011 3:00 AM
AUSTRALIA'S national floral emblem, the iconic wattle, could be banned for its hallucinogenic properties if a proposed schedule of controlled plants currently before the Attorney-General is approved.
The discussion paper, which also targets common ornamental garden plants like datura (angel's trumpet), various succulents and other plants like Diviners Sage, Kratom and Khat, has ecologists and plant enthusiasts up in arms.
What began as a legitimate attempt to shut down the drug trade's access to illicit drug precursors in 2008 by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, has been extended to more obscure drugs like DMT and mescaline – hallucinogens which hold little prominence in the drug trade and are predominantly extracted from wattle bark and cacti, respectively.
Responding to questions from The Northern Star yesterday, the Acting Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Robert McClelland, moved to quell fears of a ban.
A spokeswoman for the Minister said claims that backyard plants would be banned or their growers prosecuted were 'ridiculous'.
Regardless, the proposed schedule lists these plants in the same category as cannabis and coca, at the very least leaving them in a legal limbo should the schedule be adopted.
The spokeswoman did not respond to questions regarding the health and crime impacts of DMT and mescaline, and their relative social costs compared with tobacco and alcohol.
Prominent permaculturist and biodiversity advocate, Robyn Francis, was aghast at the proposal.
"It's just crazy. One of the species on the list is a common agricultural weed – is every farmer who has that growing on their land liable to be imprisoned because they're growing 'commercial quantities'?
"And what about all our local wattles, which just grow up by themselves as pioneer species – it means ecology suicide to enforce things like this and it's unrealistic.
"Alcohol and tobacco costs us a lot more every year in terms of medical and social costs, and if we're really concerned about the health and well-being of the nation we should ban those before we go down this track."
Renowned bush food pioneer Peter Hardwick agreed, saying acacias (the plant family wattles belong to) were absolutely critical to Australia's ecology.
He also questioned the effect any ban might have on the production of wattle seed – a bush food staple revered in restaurants around the world.
Southern Cross University herbal medicine analyst Peter Mouatt is concerned such a restriction on acacias might shut down research opportunities.
"We know a bit about acacias, but only three or four native species out of more than a thousand have a detailed published analysis," he said. "I would be very concerned about any broad policy decisions on plants we actually know so little about. We've seen it in the past where (legal and political) concerns have been raised which have closed down research opportunities."
DMT (Dimethyltryptamine): is a naturally-occurring hallucinogen traditionally consumed orally for healing, ceremonial or religious uses. In Australia it is found in acacias and generally extracted from wattle bark.
Mescaline: is a similar compound found in various cacti.
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World Bank sees robust growth in miners like Botswana
By Job Makati
The World Bank's biannual analysis of Africa's economic outlook has shown that mining-dependent economies, such as Botswana, are expected to see robust growth in 2021.
This year's April issue of Africa's Pulse, non-resource-intensive countries, such as Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya, and mining dependent economies, such as Botswana and Guinea, are expected to see robust growth in 2021. Growth driven by a rebound in private consumption and investment as confidence strengthens and exports increase.
Sub-Saharan economic development is estimated to have contracted by 2% and prospects for recovery are strengthening amid action to contain new pandemic waves and speed up vaccine rollouts. Africa's Pulse, which is a biannual analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for the region is published around the WB/IMF annual meetings each April and October.
According to the document, "Southern Africa's tourism (Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, and Seychelles) and mining (Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia) dependent economies continued to experience output contractions in the second half of 2020 Mining and tourism-based economies in the East and Southern Africa subregion continued to suffer from output contraction in the second half of 2020." In Botswana and Namibia, continued muted diamond demand held back the recovery in the mining sector.
However, this year, the rise in metal prices is expected to reduce balance sheet pressures in metal exporters and underpin their recoveries. Botswana is projected to return to robust growth in 2021, supported by a recovery in diamond demand.
Africa's Pulse notes that metal prices have increased sharply with their January-February 2021 average nearly 40% higher than a year ago. The recovery in metals prices has been supported by continued strong demand from China. The forecast for metal prices in 2021 has been revised upward, and prices are now expected to be nearly 20% higher in 2021 relative to last year according to WB's analysis. Anglo American's De Beers production report for the fourth quarter of 2020 which ended on 31 December, reported a reduction in rough diamonds productions. "Rough diamond production decreased by 14% to 6.7 million carats, driven by continued planned reductions in response to the lower demand for rough diamonds caused by the Covid 19 pandemic and operational challenges at Orapa that led to lower than expected production," read the report.
Africa's Pulse observed that "Over the past two years, China's share of global demand exceeded 50% for aluminium and copper, the world's most important metals in terms of volumetric consumption—China also increased its share in oil and coal demand."
Metal prices are at their highest level since 2011, and economic activity in the region is expected to strengthen as actions are deployed to contain new waves of the pandemic and vaccine rollouts gain speed. "Growth in the region is forecast to rise to between 2.3% and 3.4% in 2021, depending on the policy measures adopted by countries in the region and the international community," reads Africa's Pulse's analysis. "Commodity prices have continued their recovery, supported by Covid-19 induced supply disruptions and a gradual rebound in global demand, with broad-based increases across most commodities."
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Why Are Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Shares Soaring?
After surging more than 60% after earnings last month, shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) closed last week around $165. This week, shares have already gained an additional 12%, closing at $184.41 on Wednesday. What has caused this secondary rally?
Netflix Monthly Price Chart. Data by YCharts.
Unfortunately for shareholders, the main cause of this week's rally has nothing to do with Netflix's fundamentals. Instead, it has primarily been driven by speculation that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) will take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)'s spot in the Nasdaq-100 index. Traders are probably buying Netflix now to take advantage of future capital inflows from portfolio managers who track the Nasdaq-100.
Re-entering the Nasdaq-100
The Nasdaq-100 index is made up of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange. It is one of the most popular indexes in the stock market, and is tracked by the PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ). Netflix had been a member of the index until it was removed late last year. However, with Nasdaq-100 member Dell having announced this week that it will go private through a leveraged buyout, the exchange needs a new member for the Nasdaq-100 index.
In the two months since it was dropped from the index, Netflix's stock has nearly doubled in value. That makes it currently the most valuable member of the Q50, a group of 50 stocks next eligible for inclusion in the Nasdaq-100. As a result, it is now the leading candidate to take Dell's spot in the index. Traders, expecting future inflows to Netflix stock, have jumped in now to profit from the change.
Fundamentals have not improved
However, if we look at Netflix's fundamentals, there is no reason for the stock to be logging significant gains this week. The company's flagship original series, House of Cards, was released last week, but Sandvine (a company that monitors Internet data usage) stated on Monday that Netflix saw no measurable increase in traffic since the release. Netflix is relying on House of Cards to drive subscriber growth, and spent $100 million to produce two seasons of the show. Unless Sandvine failed to adjust for the dampening effect of the Super Bowl on Netflix usage, this data point is ominous.
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The boys' basketball team is looking to redeem themselves after a tough loss in the state semi-finals. The team started off-season workouts and open gyms for the players expected to return the following year only two weeks after their final game. "We lost four starters last year which is always hard," said junior, Cody Kastner. The team has eight returning seniors this year that are ready to step up to the plate and carry the team to another great season. "I think everyone's main goal is to make it back to Comcast," said Kastner.
After losses in the first round of playoffs for two consecutive years, the girls' basketball team is looking for redemption this season. With the loss of only three seniors, the team has not had to worry about chemistry on or off the court. "Last year the team bonded very well, even though we lost a few players I still think that chemistry will transfer over to this season," said senior, Alyssa McCaskill. The team had held workouts and open gyms throughout the summer and fall in preparation for tryouts. Practices are now held six days a week getting ready for the first game of the season. "I think as a team we're all hoping to get past the first round of the playoffs," said senior Kendal Hether.
There are high expectations for the indoor track team this year following their success in the post season. "The boys and girls both winning regionals was definitely the highlight of last season," said senior, Kelly Winklebauer. This season the girls are returning strong, after the loss of only one senior. The boys however, lost seven seniors. "We lost seven of our top point scorers, which is sure to be a setback," said junior, Julian Bandini. Despite this challenge, both teams are practicing six days a week with expectations of having a season just as good, if not better, than last year.
The swimming team is coming into this season with a lot of momentum after a success in the post-season. Both the boys and girls team had a large number of individuals compete in counties, regionals, and states last year. Though the team did not have any summer or fall practices the swimmers took it upon themselves to practice, many of them swimming year round. One big focus this year is the team bonding, "We definitely need to bring back the spirit of the team and keep the traditions going," said senior, Marissa Markellos. The team has grown tremendously over the past year, with over thirty boys now on the boys team. With all of the new swimmers junior Will Hewitt said, "I hope that we can have a successful season, but more importantly I hope all of the swimmers enjoy the season and learn something new."
Unified Bocce
The Unified Bocce team is coming into this season with a lot of momentum, after their trip to states last year. Though they were not able to pull out a win in the state semi-finals the team still finished in 3rd place. "We lost some of our best players last year, but this year we have a lot of new talent on the team which will hopefully be to our advantage," said senior, Paige Alexander. With practices two days a week and matches held throughout the season the team is really hoping to go all the way in the post-season. "I really think that this is the year that we can get a win at states, and I really hope that we do," said senior, Connor Wills.
Last year the wrestling team finished their regular season with only two losses in team matches, and they have high expectations for this year, hoping to top that. "Last year we did very well in the regular season which is definitely the goal for this year," said senior, Andrew Diaz. In the post season the team won counties, but did not make it past regionals. With many returning wrestlers the team hopes that their experience in previous years will help lead them to a win at states. "As individuals we did very well last season, however, I think as a team we are going to be much better this season," said senior, Morgan Way.
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package com.ayvytr.easyandroidtest.network;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.ayvytr.easyandroid.tools.withcontext.ToastTool;
import com.ayvytr.easyandroid.view.activity.BaseActivity;
import com.ayvytr.easyandroidtest.R;

import butterknife.BindView;
import butterknife.ButterKnife;
import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer;

public class NetworkActivity extends BaseActivity
{
    @BindView(R.id.tv)
    TextView tv;
    @BindView(R.id.tvContent)
    TextView tvContent;

    @Override
    protected int getContentLayoutRes()
    {
        return R.layout.activity_network;
    }

    @Override
    protected void initView(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        ButterKnife.bind(this);
        Network.getWeather("深圳", new Consumer<Weather>()
        {
            @Override
            public void accept(Weather weather) throws Exception
            {
                Weather.DataBean data = weather.getData();
                ToastTool.showLong(String.format("温度%s℃ %s", data.getWendu(), data.getGanmao()));
                tv.setText(data.getWendu());
                tvContent.setText(data.getGanmao());
            }
        });
    }
}

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Movie review: It Stains the Sands Red
brittany allen, colin minihan, grave encounters, horror, it stains the sands red, zombie
Of all the movies listed in the SUFF schedule, It Stains The Sands Red was the one that had me the most intrigued.
Directed by Colin Minihan, one half of the Vicious Brothers who brought Grave Encounters to the screen, but don't let that deter you from seeing this movie.
Although, much like our last review on The Bad Batch and the podcast on It Comes At Night, the trailer much belies the film.
I did wonder how the premise of a woman stranded out in the Nevada desert during a zombie apocalypse whilst being pursued by a a lone walking dead, could possibly maintain its narrative without straining at the seems.
Whilst it does struggle in places, there is some nice enough moments broken with flashbacks detailing Molly's dilemma.
Having fallen from grace and found her life spiral out of control Molly has landed in with a questionable crowd.
Heavily reliant on drugs, her clouded mind begins to clear as she is forced to endure the environment and head for an airport and ultimately salvation.
The fact that It Stains The Sands Red never shies away from what it means to be a woman from dealing with menstruation and turning that into empowerment is a huge salute to Minihan's direction.
Brittany Allen cuts a fine performance as our lead Molly who is believable as we learn that she had left behind her son in what she believes is the safe hands of her sister.
The realisation soon sinks in that she must act, and take responsibility for him by getting back to him but not before going through a journey of humiliation, desperation, and appreciation.
One could argue that the BIG flaw of this film comes in the guise of the afore-mentioned Zombie, who Molly dubs Smalls after the size of his appendage.
But to state that means that you miss the point of the film, where Molly must find redemption in order to get her life back on track.
Her domestication of Smalls, ultimately lends her to adapt and by looking out for him, she can take on the skills she needs to look after her son once again.
By the time the film concludes, Molly could easily stand shoulder to shoulder with Ash (Evil Dead) in Her battle for survival.
Yes, she is a bad-ass, but needed to be forced into the unimaginable to get there.
This might not be for everyone and those expected an all-out gore fest in the heart of a desert wasteland maybe sorely disappointed, but I for one really enjoyed It Stains The Blood Red and feel that Minihan is growing from strength to strength as a director.


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Over the last couple of weeks, I have gone venturing in the Chicago area for some more delicious finds, and one such place was back at Daisies for dinner and boy oh boy have I utterly MISSED this food! I'm serious you guys, if you live in the Chicago area, GO TO DAISIES! It'll be the best money you've ever spent and I highly recommend sharing each plate among the table so everyone can try some of everything (which means you can order more and everyone leaves happy)!
I also had the opportunity to try a couple more restaurants downtown, which doesn't happen very often, and wanted to share those as well, so this week is all about recommendations and I'm going to start with the other restaurants I got to explore before discussing Daisies!
If you haven't heard to been to The Purple Pig, then you are missing out! I've only been one other time before now, but let me tell you, the food is INSANELY good! Farm to table-esque, simple, and flavorful, this place has a sharing is caring mentality, sticking all dishes smack dab in the middle of the table for all to enjoy, which I honestly think is how ALL places should be, but I'm one of those "Oo, that looks good, can I try it?" diners, so sharing is my favorite way to eat! Oh, and with it being right along the Chicago River, you've got some pretty cool views as well! The last time I came, I tried their chicken kabob and greek cornbread, and the chicken was SO good that I decided to get it again, as well as trying their lentil salad! The chicken is still tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, and flavorful all the way through, not to mention that the lentil salad was fresh and hearty! They don't take reservations, so be prepared to wait a little bit for a table if you're only able to go around dinner time, BUT they do serve wine and cocktails outside, so the wait isn't all that bad.
For all my vegetarian readers, this is the place for you! While yes, they do serve meat, True Food is more centrally focused on treating and elevating vegetables to the next level, and honestly, I didn't miss the meat AT ALL! This was another light meal for us, so two small plates to share, and the two we chose I could totally eat every day…thank goodness I don't work downtown or I'd actually go broke. The miso glazed eggplant was incredibly tender and savory, which was an added plus for me because I don't particularly like eggplant. The star of our meal, however, was the edamame dumplings which had an almost ravioli quality to them! The pureed edamame was smooth and sweet, the dumplings tender, and the sauce just the perfect amount of salty and earthy. It was SO SO GOOD! So I'm going back asap to eat them again…#noshame. Oh and the raspberry crumble was sooooo worth the indulgence! DELICIOUS!
Alright brunch goers, I have a need to go for you! Now, I'm not a big breakfast fan, and I don't eat cooked eggs in any large amount anyway, but what I love the most about Siena was that they not only brought you a brunch menu (which I totally could have ordered from), they brought a lunch menu too (which I did order from)! I did try a bite of the Zucchini Blossom and Goat Cheese omelet, which was incredibly fluffy and soft, and I think the zucchini blossom (my favorite thing to stuff with goats cheese and fry by the way!) added a really lovely fresh and sweet note to the eggs! I, on the other hand, went with a more lunch heavy fare of chilled corn soup and a side of caramelized Brussel sprouts! It was the perfect amount of food to keep me going till around dinner time, and I even had some left over sprouts to munch on in the afternoon, but that soup was absolutely killer! Creamy and velvety, sweet, tangy, and just a slight kick of spice! Plus it was 100% showcasing the freshness of the corn itself, which I appreciated!
Okay, now, the piece de resistance! I can't get over how good this place is. It's not even fair because if I had to choose between Daisies and somewhere new, I'd pick Daisies…which is why more often than not, we make actual plans to go so we can consider all the other fantastic places Chicago has to offer. We have to keep it fair after all!
Starters: Carrot Rilletts, Heirloom Butternut Salad, & Sunchoke Latke. The rilletts was, I think, the most surprising dish because Frankie ordered it with the thought that it would be similar to the carrot spread that Mon Ami Gabi serves with their table bread (another of our favorite return spots, but only for special occassions like Valentine's day or our Anniversary). And while it didn't have the same preparation, it was still a beautiful dish that we both enjoyed very much: soft, sweet, salty, bitter (from vinegar), and the little addition of horseradish gave it a really delightful kick of heat! And the garnish of dill, which I never really like because I don't like dill, was the right amount of freshness to brighten the whole plate up, but an A+ dish for sure!
The heirloom butternut salad, a favorite, I can't get over how light, how fresh, how flavorful it is, and the vinagarette is just out of this world good! I wouldn't let our waitress tried to take it away when there was still some left…I was just waiting on the rest of the meal to arrive before I polished it off. #cleanplateclub #worthit Note: This is a seasonal dish, so once they change up their menu, I don't know if this will stay, go, or come back if it does go, SO GO SOON BEFORE IT'S GONE!!!
Sunchoke Latke: This dish was one that we weren't expecting and enjoyed thoroughly, and by that I mean…WOW. The latke was juicy and succulent, with just a hint of meatiness from the fish (which you couldn't tell had fish in it at all), and the salad on top was the perfect way to break up the slight oily quality of the latke! Well done Daisies on that one!
Main Meal: Pierogi, Linguine, Cavatelli (special). The Pierogi's were INCREDIBLY tender, light, soft in the middle, but still crispy on the outside! The mussels in the dish add a really refreshing pop of briny salt that really breaks up the richness of the potatoes, not that they were rich in a bad way, but it brought balance for sure. The cavatelli special (with braised pork shoulder) was as it was described: pot roast on a plate. It was luscious, rich, a little on the heavy side, but the meat was juicy and tender! I did wish there was a little more salt/pepper to break up the heaviness of the meat in the dish because the flavor was a little overpowering.
For me, the linguine was the biggest surprise! Now, I'm sure you've all heard me say it before, but I'm not the biggest fan of eggs…but I think because I stay away from most cooked and raw eggs, I wasn't expecting the egg to be so…velvety. In no way could I tell there was a raw egg mixed in with the pasta! Another rich, yet oddly light (that's the homemade pasta for you!) dish that was just the right amount of cheesey, salty, and fresh! And that egg made it. Seriously, mix that sucker all up in it and eat away! So good!


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Denmark Street (London), Workplace of "The Kindly (Serial) Killer"
This is Denmark Street , also known as "Tin-Pan Alley", it is here that many of Britain's most infamous musical artists (such as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John, The Sex Pistols, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Lionel Bart) either lived or recorded many of their most famous hits. Today, number 1 to 3 Denmark Street is a branch of Fernandez and Wells, but up until 2016, this was the Charring Cross branch of the job centre, earlier dubbed The Labour Exchange.
In May 1974, a tall (6 foot 2 inches) yet pleasant man, who was both stern but surprisingly shy, by the name of Dennis Andrew Nilsen walked through the main door of the job centre looking for employment, having recently finished a fifteen year stint as an Army chef and six months as a trainee Police Officer in Wilsden, who was desperate for a new career and a renewed sense of camaraderie. Being hard-working and intelligent, Nilsen was offered a job on the spot, and after many years of diligence, he progressed to the lofty position of acting executive officer.
Although a staunch Labour supporter and a fierce union negotiator, Dennis was widely regarded by his colleagues as someone you could trust if you had a problem; he was a good boss, a strong ally, an excellent cook (who'd often come into work with treats, his speciality being a traditional curry), who also had a real soft spot for the homeless men, vulnerable boys and injured animals.
On one occasion, Nilsen rescued an injured sparrow which he found outside of these very offices, he nursed it back to health in a makeshift nest that he constructed in his office drawer (from cotton wool and shredded newspaper) and fed the struggling bird with Fish Fingers that he had masticated in his own mouth first, like he was the bird's mother. But then again, as his colleagues would say, "that was Dennis (or Den' as he was known)", a little bit odd, but an alright bloke with a big heart, who loved his little dog "Bleep". .
But what his colleagues at the Denmark Street job centre didn't know was that Dennis Nilsen, their acting executive officer, had a dark side.
In 1978, his 21 year old homosexual lover – David Gallichan; a pretty, blonde, thin and small-framed man who he'd nicknamed "Twinkle" – walked out off their one year relationship, leaving Nilsen to fester and fume in a drunken rage. Having already been abandoned so many times (first at birth by his Norwegian father, then by his over-worked single mother, then his beloved grandfather) and now by "Twinkle", Nilsen was lonely and on the look-put for someone to replace him.
Having a penchant for "slim, attractive but vulnerable young men", and with his sensitive and caring side also stretched to the waifs and strays of London's homeless community; Nilsen would lure various young men back to his flat for drink, food, warmth and sex, but also (Nilsen hoped) a long-lasting relationship. All of whom he knew only wanted him for his money, most of whom would end up dead, and many of whom oddly resembled his former lover "Twinkle" (or, if they didn't, he'd shave them, bathe them and dress them so that their corpses resembled his ex-lover).
Over a five year period, as he worked at the Denmark Street job centre (later briefly in Kilburn), Dennis Nilsen murdered 15 young men and attempted to kill 7 others. And none of his co-workers ever had a clue that he was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers… until he caught.
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