text: Phenotyping Belgian Blue cattle for their susceptibility to psoroptic mange Abos, Romain ; ; et al Poster (2014, October 17) Detailed reference viewed: 17 (1 ULg)An integration of external information for foreign stallions into the Belgian genetic evaluation for jumping horses Vandenplas, Jérémie ; ; et al in Journal of Animal Breeding & Genetics (2013), 130(3), 209-217 The aim of this study was to test the integration of external information, i.e. foreign estimated breeding values (EBV) and the associated reliabilities (REL), for stallions into the Belgian genetic ... [more ▼] The aim of this study was to test the integration of external information, i.e. foreign estimated breeding values (EBV) and the associated reliabilities (REL), for stallions into the Belgian genetic evaluation for jumping horses. The Belgian model is a bivariate repeatability Best Linear Unbiased Prediction animal model only based on Belgian performances while Belgian breeders import horses from neighbouring countries. Thereby, use of external information is needed as prior to achieve more accurate EBV. Pedigree and performance data contained 101,382 horses and 712,212 performances, respectively. After conversion to the Belgian trait, external information of 98 French and 67 Dutch stallions were integrated into the Belgian evaluation. Resulting Belgian rankings of the foreign stallions were more similar to foreign rankings according to the increase of the rank correlations of at least 12%. REL of their EBV were improved of at least 2% on average. External information was partially to totally equivalent to 4 years of contemporary horses' performances or to all the stallions' own performances. All these results showed the interest to integrate external information into the Belgian evaluation. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 68 (30 ULg)The Asp298Asn missense mutation in the porcine melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene can be used to affect growth and carcass traits without an effect on meat quality ; ; et al in Animal (2007), 1(8), 1089-1098 A promising tool to improve daily gain in pigs is the missense mutation (Asp298Asn) in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene, especially in the Belgian pig industry where the slow-growing Pietrain breed ... [more ▼] A promising tool to improve daily gain in pigs is the missense mutation (Asp298Asn) in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene, especially in the Belgian pig industry where the slow-growing Pietrain breed is very frequently used as the sire breed The MC4R is expressed in the appetite-regulating region of the brain where it regulates feed intake and energy balance. The mutation has been associated with differences in fatness, daily gain and feed intake. However, less information on the correlated effects on meat quality is available. In order to evaluate the influence of the MC4R mutation on carcass and meat quality parameters, a total of 1155 pigs of a four-way cross were slaughtered at an average live weight of 109 kg, and data about daily live-weight gain, carcass and meat quality were collected Allelic frequencies were 0.69 for the G-allele (298Asp variant or well-conserved variant) and 0.31 for the A-allele (298Asn variant or the mutated variant). Barrows and gilts were almost equally distributed in this population with, respectively, 49.9% and 50.1%. Moreover, independent of this mutation, the relationship between average daily gain (ADG) and carcass on the one hand and meat quality traits on the other hand was evaluated in this population. A significant positive influence of the MC4R mutation on ADG (P < 0.001) was found accompanied by a higher fat thickness (P < 0.05) and a lower carcass lean meat content (P < 0.01), whereas muscle thickness and carcass conformation traits were not affected. The effects on meat quality traits were not significant, except for a lower shear force (P = 0.054) and a higher intramuscular fat content (P = 0.052) in AA animals. In the longissimus, pH and pork quality meter (PQM) values were not influenced, and effects on drip loss and colour were not apparent. Residual correlation coefficients between ADG and carcass lean meat content on the one hand and meat quality traits on the other hand were generally very low (vertical bar r vertical bar > 0.1). Higher ADG, higher carcass fat thickness and lower carcass lean meat content were correlated with slightly lower shear force values (vertical bar r vertical bar similar to 0.1, P < 0.05). In conclusion, in the studied population, the Asp298Asn mutation in the MC4R gene was associated with improved daily gain, higher carcass fatness and almost no effect on meat quality traits. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 47 (1 ULg) |


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Paul Kehoe says farewell to NZ-bound advisor
Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe is losing his close adviser Colum Coomey, who is taking off to New Zealand, via India and Australia, with no return date in mind.
David Medcalf The children of Gaelscoil Charman were delighted to help a charity close to their hearts last week.
By David Medcalf Enniscorthy schoolgirl Catherine Brooks is bound for the world famous Crufts dog show in the UK. The teenager from The Shannon has been turning heads in the show ring in partnership with a pup called Jack.
David Medcalf Tips on how to trace relatives who fought in the battles of World War One were passed on to families in Bunclody library recently.
Gaelscoil Inis Córthaidh invites everyone to sort out their festive shopping locally at the school's Christmas bazaar. The campus in Drumgoold at the top of Shannon Hill will be open on Sunday, December 7 from 12 midday to 4.30 p.m. offering a wide range of ceardaíochtaí Nollag (Christmas crafts) agus bácáil (home baking).
Deborah Coleman I'm sure I wasn't the only person happy to learned that scammed pensioner Kathleen Byrne received her €3,000 back after it was stolen from her recently by conmen,
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A children's book festival is under way at Bunclody public library with a trio of writers and artists - Paula Leydon, Sheena Wilkinson and Ilva Krama. Participants on Irma's book making workshop on Wednesday, October 29 (3 p.m.) will learn how to create their own books, from story, to illustrations to cover.
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Deborah Coleman POOR old Rozanna Purcell and Newbridge are getting an awful lot of stick this week over those saucy jewellery ads.
Coláiste Bríde will be represented in style in America later this month by the Junk Kouture team of 2011/2.
THERE is something systematically wrong with the image portrayed of alcohol in this country.
THE High Kings created high excitement in the main function room of the Riverside Park Hotel when they came in all their glory to Enniscorthy last week.
MARGARET O'Leary of Garrydaniel, has a way with words, and she has recorded many notable community events in Monamolin with a few lines of verse.
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If you've ever wondered who has the real covert power in Australia, you might be interested in reclusive American billionaire Neal Blue. Neal is CEO and Chairman of US arms manufacturer General Atomics, and the man behind Australia's newest uranium mine, Four Mile.
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Title: The History Of Ali Cogia Author: Katharine Pyle [More Titles by Pyle] In the city of Bagdad there once lived a merchant named Ali Cogia. This merchant was faithful and honest in all his dealings, but he had never made the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. He often felt troubled over this, for he knew he was neglecting a religious duty, but he was so occupied with his business affairs that it was difficult for him to leave home. Year after year he planned to make the pilgrimage, but always he postponed it, hoping for some more convenient time. One night the merchant had a dream so vivid that it was more like a vision than a dream. In this dream or vision an old man appeared before him and, regarding him with a severe and reproachful look, said, "Why have you not made the pilgrimage to Mecca?" When Ali Cogia awoke he felt greatly troubled. He feared this dream had been sent him as a reproach and a warning from heaven. He was still more troubled when the next night he dreamed the same dream; and when upon the third night the old man again appeared before him and asked the same question, he determined to delay no longer, but to set out upon the pilgrimage as soon as possible. To this end he sold off all his goods except some that he decided to carry with him to Mecca and to dispose of there. He settled all his debts and rented his shop and his house to a friend, and as he had neither wife nor family, he was now free to set out at any time. The sale of his goods had brought in quite a large sum of money, so that after he had set aside as much as was needed for the journey he found he had still a thousand gold pieces left over. These he determined to leave in some safe place until his return. He put the money in an olive jar and covered it over with olives and sealed it carefully. He then carried the jar to a friend named Abul Hassan, who was the owner of a large warehouse. "Abul Hassan," said he, "I am about to make the journey to Mecca, as you perhaps know. I have here a jar of olives that I would like to leave in your warehouse until my return, if you will allow me to do so." Abul Hassan was quite willing that his friend should do this and gave him the keys of the warehouse, bidding him place the jar wherever he wished. "I will gladly keep it until you return," said he, "and you may rest assured the jar will not be disturbed until such time as you shall come and claim it." Ali Cogia thanked his friend and carried the jar into the warehouse, placing it in the farthest and darkest corner where it would not be in the way. Soon after he set out upon his journey to Mecca. When Ali Cogia left Bagdad he had no thought but that he would return in a year's time at latest. He made the journey safely, in company with a number of other pilgrims. Arrived in Mecca, he visited the celebrated temples and other objects of interest that were there. He performed all his religious duties faithfully, and after that he went to the bazaar and secured a place where he could display the goods he had brought with him. One day a stranger came through the bazaar and stopped to admire the beauty of the things Ali had for sale. "It is a pity," said the stranger, "that you should not go to Cairo. You could go there at no great expense, and I feel assured that you would receive a far better price for your goods there than here. I know, for I have lived in that city all my life, and I am familiar with the prices that are paid for such fine merchandise as yours." The stranger talked with Ali for some time and then passed on his way. After he had gone the merchant meditated upon what had been said, and he finally determined to follow the stranger's advice and to take such goods as he had left to Cairo, and place them on sale there. This he did and found that, as the stranger had promised, the prices he could get there were much higher than those paid in Mecca. While Ali Cogia was in Cairo he made the acquaintance of some people who were about to journey down into Egypt by caravan. They urged Ali to join them, and after some persuasion he consented to do so, as he had always wished to see that country. From Egypt Ali Cogia journeyed to Constantinople, and then on to other cities and countries. Time flew by so rapidly that when, finally, Ali stopped to reckon up how long it was since he had left Bagdad, he found that seven years had elapsed. He now determined to return without delay to his own city. He found a camel that suited him, and having bought it he packed upon it such goods as he had left, and set out for Bagdad. Now all the while that Ali Cogia had been travelling from place to place the jar containing the gold pieces had rested undisturbed and forgotten in Abul Hassan's warehouse. Abul and his wife sometimes talked of Ali and wondered when he would return and how he had fared upon his journey. They were surprised at his long absence and feared some misfortune might have come upon him. At one time there was a rumor that he was dead, but this rumor was afterward denied. Now the very day that Ali Cogia set out upon his return journey Abul Hassan and his wife were seated at the table at their evening meal, and their talk turned upon the subject of olives. "It is a long time since we have had any in the house," said the wife. "Indeed, I do not remember when I last tasted one, and yet it is my favorite fruit. I wish we had some now." "Yes, we must get some," said Abul Hassan. "And by the way, that reminds me of the jar that Ali Cogia left with us. I wonder whether the olives in it are still good. They have been there for some years now." "Yes, for seven years," replied his wife. "No doubt they are all spoiled by this time." "That I will see," said Abul Hassan, rising and taking up a light. "If they are still good we might as well have some, for I do not believe Ali Cogia will ever return to claim the jar." His wife was horrified. "What are you thinking of?" cried she. "Ali Cogia entrusted this jar to you, and you gave your word that it would not be disturbed until he came again to claim it. We heard, indeed, that he was dead, but this rumor was afterward denied. What opinion would he have of you if he returned and found you had helped yourself to his olives?" Abul Hassan, still holding the light in his hand, waited impatiently until his wife had finished speaking. Then he replied, "Ali Cogia will not return; of that I feel assured. And at any rate, if he should, I can easily replace the olives." "You can replace the olives, no doubt," answered his wife, "but they would not be Ali Cogia's olives. This jar is a sacred trust and should not be disturbed by you under any consideration." But though she spoke thus strongly she could see by her husband's face that he had not changed his determination. He now took up the dish and said, "If the olives are good I will bring a dish full from the jar, but if they are spoiled, as I suppose they are, I will replace the cover and no one will be any the wiser." His wife would have tried again to dissuade him, but without listening further he went at once to the warehouse. It did not take him long to find the jar. He took off the cover and found that, as he had suspected, the olives were spoiled. Wishing to see whether those beneath were in the same condition he tilted the jar and emptied some of them out into the dish. What was his surprise to see some gold pieces fall out with the olives. Abul Hassan could hardly believe his eyes. Hastily he plunged his hands down into the jar and soon found that except for the top layer of fruit the whole jar was full of gold pieces. Abul Hassan's eyes sparkled with desire. He was naturally a very avaricious man, and the sight of the gold awakened all his greed. It had been there in his warehouse, all unknown to him, for seven years. He felt as though he had been tricked, for, thought he, "All this time I might have been using this money to advantage by trading with it and with no harm to any one, for I could have replaced it at any time I heard Ali Cogia was about to return." For a while he stood there lost in thought. Then he returned the gold to the jar, covered it over with olives as before, and replaced the cover, and taking up the empty dish and the light he returned to his wife. "You were quite right," said he carelessly. "The olives were spoiled, so I did not bring any." "You should not even have opened the jar," said his wife. "Heaven grant that no evil may come upon us for this." To this remark Abul Hassan made no reply, and soon after he and his wife retired to rest. But the merchant could not sleep. All night he tossed and twisted, thinking of the gold and planning how he could make it his own, and it was not until morning that he fell into a troubled sleep. The next day he arose early and as soon as the bazaar opened he went out and bought a quantity of olives. He brought them home and carried them into the warehouse secretly, and without his wife's knowing anything about it. Then he again opened Ali Cogia's jar, and having emptied it of its contents, he filled it with fresh olives and replaced the cover in such a way that no one, looking at it, would have known it had been disturbed. He then threw the spoiled olives away and hid the gold in a secret place known only to himself. About a month after this Ali Cogia returned to Bagdad. As his own house was still rented he took a room in a khan and at once hastened to Abul Hassan's house to get his jar. Abul Hassan was confounded when he saw Ali Cogia enter his house, for he had managed to convince himself that Ali must be dead. This he had done to try to excuse himself in his own eyes for taking the gold. However he hid his confusion as best he could, and made the returned traveller welcome, and asked him how he had fared in his journeyings. Ali Cogia answered his inquiries politely, but he was uneasy and restless, and as soon as he could make the opportunity he inquired about the olive jar he had left in the warehouse. "The jar is there where you put it, I am sure," answered Abul Hassan, "though I myself have not seen it. I do not even know in what part of the warehouse you left it. But here are the keys, and as I am busy I will ask you to get it for yourself." Ali Cogia made haste to seek out the jar and was much relieved to find it exactly where he had left it and apparently untouched. He had trust in Abul Hassan's honor, but a thousand pieces of gold was such a large sum that he could not but feel some concern until he had it in his own hands again. After thanking his fellow merchant for keeping the jar, more earnestly than seemed necessary, he carried it back to his room in the khan, and having locked the door he opened it. He removed the two top layers of olives and was somewhat surprised not to see the gold. However, he thought he must have covered the money more carefully than he had supposed. He took out more olives, and then still more, but still there were no signs of the gold. Filled with misgivings, Ali Cogia tilted the jar and emptied out the rest of the olives so hastily that they rolled all over the floor, but not a single piece of gold was there. The merchant was dismayed. He could scarcely believe that Abul Hassan would rob him of his money, and yet there seemed no other explanation. He knew that the merchant kept his warehouse locked except when he was there himself, and that no one was allowed to visit it but those with whom he was well acquainted, and then only upon special business. Deeply troubled he returned to the merchant's house, determined to demand an explanation and, if necessary, to force him by law to return the gold. Abul Hassan seemed surprised to see Ali return so soon. "Did you forget something?" he asked. "Or do you wish to speak to me upon some business?" "Do you not guess what I have come to speak to you about?" asked Ali. "How should I guess? Unless it is to thank me again for keeping your jar for you." "Abul Hassan, when I went away I left a thousand pieces of gold in the jar I placed in your warehouse. The gold is now gone. I suppose you saw some way in which you could use it both for your advantage and my own. If such is the case, please to give me some receipt for the money, and I am willing to wait until you can return it to me, but I think you should have spoken of the matter when I was here before." Abul Hassan showed the greatest surprise at this address. "I do not know what you are talking about," said he. "I know nothing about any gold. If there was any in the jar, which I very much doubt, it must be there still, for the jar has never been disturbed since you yourself placed it in my warehouse." "The gold certainly was in the jar when I placed it there, and you must know it, for no one else could have taken it. No one goes into the warehouse without your permission, as you have often told me and then only for some express purpose." Ali Cogia would have said more, but his fellow merchant interrupted him. "I repeat I know nothing of any gold," he cried angrily. "Go away and do not trouble me any further, or you will find yourself in difficulties. Do you not see how your loud talking has gathered a crowd about my house?" And indeed a number of people had gathered in front of Abul's house, drawn thither by the sound of the dispute. They listened with curiosity to what the merchants were saying and presently became so interested that they began to discuss the matter among themselves, and to argue and dispute as to which of the merchants was in the right. At last Ali Cogia, finding that Abul would confess nothing, said, "Very well. I see you are determined to keep the money if possible. But you shall find it is not as easy to rob me as you seem to think." Then, laying his hand upon Abul's shoulder, he added, "I summon you to appear with me before the Cadi, that he may decide the matter between us." Now this is a summons no true Mussulman can disobey. Abul was compelled to go before the Cadi with Ali, and a great crowd of people followed them, eager to know what decision would be given in the matter by the judge. The Cadi listened attentively to all the two merchants had to say and after reflecting upon the matter he asked, "Abul Hassan, are you ready to swear that you know nothing of the gold Ali Cogia says he left with you, and that you did not disturb the jar?" "I am," answered the merchant. "And indeed I wish to swear to it," and this he did. "And you, Ali Cogia; have you any witnesses to prove there was gold in the jar when you left it in Abul Hassan's warehouse?" "Alas! no; no one knew of it but myself." "Then it is your word against his. Abul Hassan has sworn that he did not touch the jar, and unless you can bring witnesses to your truth, I cannot compel him to pay you a thousand pieces of gold that you may never have lost." The case was dismissed. Abul Hassan returned to his home, satisfied and triumphant, but Ali Cogia with hanging head and bitterness of heart. But though the Cadi had decided against him, Ali was not willing to let the matter rest there. He was determined to have justice done him, even though he were obliged to appeal to the Caliph himself. At that time Haroun-al-Raschid was Commander of the Faithful. Every morning Haroun-al-Raschid went to the mosque to offer up prayers, accompanied by his Grand Vizier and Mesrour the Chief Eunuch. As he returned to the palace all who had complaints to make or petitions to offer stationed themselves along the way and gave their complaints and petitions in written form to Mesrour. Afterward these papers were presented to the Caliph that he might read them and decide upon their merits. The day after the Cadi had dismissed the case of the two merchants, Ali Cogia set out early in the morning and placed himself beside the way where he knew the Caliph would pass. In his hand he carried his complaint against Abul Hassan, written out in due form. He waited until Haroun-al-Raschid was returning from the mosque and then put the paper in the hand of Mesrour. Later, when the Caliph was reading the papers, he was particularly interested in the one presented by Ali Cogia: "This is a curious case," said he to his Vizier, "and one which it will be difficult to decide. Order the two merchants to appear before me to-morrow, and I will hear what they have to say." That evening the Caliph and his Vizier disguised themselves, and, attended only by Mesrour, they went out to wander about the streets of the city. It was the custom of the Caliph to do this, as in this way he learned much about his people, their needs and wants and ways of life, which would otherwise have been hidden from him. For some time after they set out they heard and saw nothing of importance, but as they came near to a court that opened off one of the streets they heard the voices of a number of boys who were at play there in the moonlight. The Caliph motioned to his Vizier to be silent, and together they stole to the opening of the court and looked in. The moon was so bright that they could see clearly the faces of the boys at play there. They had gathered about the tallest and most intelligent-looking lad, who appeared to be their leader. "Let us act out some play," the leader was saying. "I will be the Cadi, and you shall bring some case before me to be tried." "Very well," cried another. "But what case shall we take?" "Let us take the case of Ali Cogia and Abul Hassan. We all know about that, and if it had come before me I should have decided it differently from the way the Cadi did." All the boys agreed to this by clapping their hands. The leader then appointed one boy to take the part of Ali Cogia and another to be Abul Hassan. Still others were chosen to be guards and merchants and so on. The Caliph and his Vizier were much amused by this play of the boys, and they sat down upon a bench so conveniently placed that they could see all that went on without themselves being observed. The pretended Cadi took his seat and commanded that Abul Hassan and Ali Cogia should be brought before him. "And let Ali Cogia bring with him the jar of olives in which he said he hid the gold," said he. The lads who were taking the parts of Ali Cogia and Abul Hassan were now led forward by some of the other boys and were told by the pretended Cadi to state their cases. This they did clearly, for the case had been much talked about by their elders, and they were well acquainted with all the circumstances and had discussed them among themselves. The pretended Cadi listened attentively to what they said, and then addressing the lad who took the part of Abul he asked, "Abul Hassan, are you willing to swear that you have not touched the jar nor opened it?" The pretended merchant said he was. The lad then asked, "Has Ali Cogia brought the jar of olives into court with him?" "It is here," said the boys who were taking the parts of officers of the court. The feigned Cadi ordered them to place the jar before him, which they pretended to do. He then went through the motions of lifting the lid and examining the olives and even of tasting one. "These are very fine olives," said he. "Ali Cogia, when did you say you placed this jar in the warehouse?" "It was when I left Bagdad, seven years ago," answered the pretended merchant. "Abul Hassan, is that so?" The boy who acted the part of Abul said that it was. "Let the olive merchants be brought into court," commanded the pretended Cadi. The boys who were taking the parts of olive merchants now came forward. "Tell me," said the feigned Cadi, "how long is it possible to keep olives?" "However great the care that is taken," they answered, "it is impossible to preserve them for more than three years. After that time they lose both color and flavor and are fit for nothing but to be thrown out." The boys spoke with assurance, for their fathers were among the most expert olive dealers in the city, and they knew what they were talking about. The pretended Cadi then bade them examine the olives in the jar and tell him how old they were. "As you see," said he, "they are of a fine color, large, and of a delicious fresh taste." The feigned merchants pretended to examine them carefully and then announced the olives were of that year's growth. "But Ali Cogia says he left them with Abul Hassan seven years ago, and to this statement Abul Hassan agrees." "It is impossible they should have been kept that long," answered the feigned merchants. "As we tell you, after three years olives are worth nothing, and at the end of seven years they would be utterly spoiled. These are fresh olives and of this year's growth." The boy who took the part of Abul Hassan would have tried to explain and make excuses, but the pretended Cadi bade him be silent. "You have sworn falsely," said he, "and also proved yourself a thief." Then to the pretended guards he cried, "Take him away and let him be hung according to the law." The feigned guards dragged away the boy who was acting Abul Hassan and then, the play being finished, all the boys clapped their hands and shouted their approval of the way the feigned Cadi had conducted the case. Seeing that all was over the Caliph withdrew, beckoning to the Vizier and Mesrour to follow him. After they had gone a short distance, Haroun-al-Raschid turned to the Vizier and asked him what he thought of the play they had just witnessed. "I think," said the Vizier, "that the pretended Cadi showed a wisdom and a judgment that the real Cadi would do well to imitate. I also think the boy is a lad of remarkable intelligence." "It is my own thought," replied the Caliph. "Moreover I have a further thought. You know this very case between Ali Cogia and Abul Hassan is to appear before me to-morrow, I have it in mind to send you to bring this boy to the palace, and I will then let him conduct this case in reality as he has to-day in play." The Vizier applauded this plan, and he and his master returned to the palace, still talking of the boy. The next day the Vizier went back to the court they had visited the evening before, and after looking about he found the lad who had taken the part of the Cadi sitting in a doorway. The Vizier approached him and spoke to him in a kind and friendly manner. "My boy," said he, "I have come here by order of the Commander of the Faithful. Last evening, when you were acting your play, he overheard all that was said, and he wishes to see you at the palace to-day." The boy was alarmed when he heard this, grew pale, and showed great uneasiness. "Have I done something wrong?" he asked. "If I have I did it unknowingly, and I hope I am not to be punished for something I did without intention." "You have done no wrong," answered the Vizier, "and it is not to punish you that the Caliph has sent for you. Indeed he is very much pleased with your conduct, and his sending for you in this manner is a great honor." He then told the lad what it was the Caliph wished him to do. Instead of being put at ease by this the lad showed even greater discomfort. "This seems a strange thing for me to do," said he:--"to decide a case between two grown men--I who am only a child. I am afraid I will not be able to please the Caliph, and that he will be angry with me." "Conduct the case as wisely as you did last night when you were playing," answered the Vizier, "and the Caliph will not be displeased with you." The boy then asked permission to go and tell his mother where he was going and for what purpose, and to this the Vizier consented. When the lad's mother heard that he was to go to the palace to act as judge in a case of such importance she could hardly believe her ears. She was frightened lest the lad should in some way offend the Caliph by saying or doing something ill-judged. The lad tried to reassure her, though he himself was far from being at ease. "If the Caliph was pleased with the way I conducted the case last night I do not think he can be so very much displeased with me to-day," said he; "for I feel sure that only in this way can we discover the truth between the two merchants." When the lad returned to the Vizier he looked very grave, and as they went along together on their way to the palace the Vizier tried in every way to put him more at ease and give him confidence. Immediately upon their arrival at the palace they were shown into the room where the Caliph was sitting. Haroun-al-Raschid greeted the boy with no less kindness than the Vizier had shown and asked him if he understood the purpose for which he had been brought thither. The lad said he did. "Then let the two merchants come in," said the Caliph. Ali Cogia and Abul Hassan were at once brought in by the officers of the court. Ali Cogia brought with him the jar of olives, for so he had been commanded to do. The Cadi who had judged between the two merchants had also been ordered to attend, and he entered and took the place assigned to him. The Caliph then turned to the lad and bade him open the case by bidding the merchants tell their stories, and this, after a moment's pause, the lad did. Ali Cogia told his story just as he had before, stating that he had left with Abul Hassan seven years before a thousand pieces of gold packed in a jar and covered over with olives. "Is this the jar you left with Abul Hassan?" asked the boy, pointing to the jar Ali had brought into court. Ali stated that it was. "Abul Hassan, do you also say this is the jar Ali Cogia left with you?" asked the lad. Abul answered that it was. He also asked to be allowed to take his oath that the jar had not been disturbed after it was left in his warehouse until Ali Cogia had returned and removed it. "That is not necessary at present," answered the boy. "First let some expert olive merchants be brought in." Several olive dealers, the most expert in the city, had been sent for, and they now came forward. The lad asked these real merchants the same questions he had asked of the feigned merchants the night before. "How long," said he, "is it possible to keep olives good?" And the merchants answered, as had the boys, "Not more than three years, for no matter how carefully they have been packed, after that time they lose both color and flavor." "Look in that jar," said the lad, "and tell us how long you think those olives have been kept there." The merchants examined the olives with the greatest care, and then they all agreed that the olives were of that year's growth and quite fresh. "And do you not think it possible they may have been kept a year or so?" "No, it is not possible," answered the merchants. "We know, of a surety, as we have already said, that these olives are of this year's growth, and have only recently been packed in the jar." When Ali Cogia heard this he gave a cry of surprise, but Abul Hassan was silent; his face grew as pale as ashes, and his legs failed under him, for he knew that the merchants, in saying this, had pronounced sentence against him. But the lad turned to the Caliph and begged that he might now be allowed to hand over the case to him. "When I pronounced sentence last night, it was but in play," said he. "But this is not play. A man's life is at stake, and I dare not pronounce sentence upon him." To this request the Caliph agreed. "Abul Hassan, you have condemned yourself," he said. He then bade the guards take Abul Hassan away and execute him according to the law. Before the wretched man was hanged, however, he confessed his guilt and told where he had hidden the thousand pieces of gold that belonged to Ali Cogia. After Abul had been led away the Caliph caressed and praised the lad for conducting the case so wisely and with so much judgment. "As for you," said he to the Cadi, "you have not shown the wisdom I demand from my judges. Learn from this child that such cases are not to be dismissed lightly, but to be inquired into with judgment and care. Otherwise it may go ill with you." The Cadi retired, full of shame, but the Caliph ordered that a hundred pieces of gold should be given to the boy and that he should be sent home to his mother with honor. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |


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The Gympie Times
Front page of the Gympie times and Mary River mining gazette newspaper, 1911
Type | newspaper |
Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | APN News & Media |
Editor | Craig Warhurst |
Founded | 1867 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Gympie, Queensland, Australia PO Box 394 Gympie QLD 4570 |
Circulation | 5,644 Monday-Friday 8,630 Saturday |
Website | gympietimes.com.au |
The Gympie Times is a daily newspaper serving Gympie in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by APN News & Media and is published from Monday to Saturday.
The Gympie Times is circulated north to Tiaro, west to Kilkivan and south to Noosa. The circulation of The Gympie Times is 13,200 Monday to Friday and 21,600 on Saturday.[1]
The Gympie Times website is part of the APN Regional News Network.
The Gympie Times was founded just a few short months after a massive gold discovery on what was known then as Gympie Creek. Gold prospector James Nash wandered into the Mary Valley from the west in October, 1867, and struck a good show of gold at what became known as Nash's Gully (near the site of the present Town Hall).
He claimed the Queensland colony's reward for the first person to find payable gold within 100 miles of Brisbane and is credited with saving Queensland from bankruptcy. After recording his find, the government named the field Nashville and miners from all over the world and Australia flocked to the area in a major gold rush.
It was to this rag tag collection of tents and shanty dwellings that a robust band of newspapermen journeyed in early 1868 to set up the first newspaper, the Nashville Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. A heavy press and type had to be brought by bullock wagon from Ipswich and the first edition of the paper was produced as floodwaters swirled through the makeshift premises.
Nashville's name was later changed to Gympie to reflect the original name of the area and the gold mining era was long and successful, with deep mining well below the streets of a prosperous city which grew up around the miners.
A drop in the gold price in the early 20th century meant the end of gold mining as a major industry and dairy and beef production and the railway came to the fore. In recent years, the district's proximity to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast has meant continued prosperity and development for Gympie without losing its country charm.[2]
See also[edit]
- ^ Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Average Net Paid Sales for October–December 2008 (metro and larger regional titles)/January–June 2008 (other regional titles).
- ^ About us, NewsMail. Accessed March 5, 2009.
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It would seem that the Eurobond 'solution' to the EU crisis is off the table as Germany is not willing to eternally stand behind bonds to support the bankrupt periphery countries...
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Ed. make a few phone calls to property agents and ask for a cheap property. You may be lucky and find a panic seller.
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Germany Lends at 0%, Should You Be Worried?
As the issue is expected to be fully subscribed... some are clearly extremely worried...
(3 yrs ago)
There are no panicked sellers yet. I'm looking for one too.
So, will property prices never come down?
(3 yrs ago)
"Germany Lends at 0%"
Here's why:
Bank runs are pushing Euro deposits into the German banking system
(3 yrs ago)
When rates rise, sellers will panic.
Why panic now, when flats are so easy to rent, at levels that cover mortgages
(3 yrs ago)
Difficult to predict when a panic will start...
Reminds me of a story ... was out on the Kenyan savannah... we sat around for an entire day... waiting and waiting for a panic... fortunately we had lots of beer in the cooler to pass the day... it was getting late... but then suddenly - for no apparent reason this happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCH2pVdh5A
And now the Greeks are openly taunting/blackmailing the EU...
Greeks See Euro Zone Exit Risks as 'Empty Threats'
Many Greeks seem to think that since money to bail them out was found in the past, it will be found again.
(3 yrs ago)
OTP ... is it my imagination or did the lines for Italy and Spain take an even sharper downwards turn compared to what you posted the other day?
(3 yrs ago)
I don't think it is any different
But I did notice this headline in today's SCMP:
"Spanish banks may need an extra Eur 76 Billion"
... to cover increased loan losses (mostly on commercial real estate.)
What about the lost deposits?
More money is "running away" every day
(3 yrs ago)
Here's a short, but comprehensive summary of what those considering investing in property or any other asset might want to consider: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/growing-tensions-spreading-global-downturn-and-dead-end-greek-resolution
(3 yrs ago)
Spreading Global Downturn
"Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the Netherlands and Brazil are now facing economic contraction (Brazil is the world's seventh largest economy and despite a huge 350 basis point rate cut from the central bank, the country has suffered three straight months of declining economic activity). France is stagnating. China is slowing down rapidly. The only two countries I see that have managed to surprise to the upside are Germany and Japan (the latter just saw the government actually raise its assessment of the economy).
Beyond Greece, two areas of concern are clearly Spain's woefully undercapitalized banking system where bad debt ratios have hit all-time highs"
(that's an Excerpt)
These problems may or may not spread to Asia. But by now we know the pattern: denial, bad news, bailouts, relief, and then the problems return.
So if it begins to spread to Asia, we can expect officlal denials before the news turns bad.
Some smart hedge fund friends of mine believe we will see the central bankers panic and flood the world with liquidity, which may lead to a 1-2 year global asset price boom, before it all collapses.
So a straight line move into a Depression is not inevitable.
(3 yrs ago)
See above "considering investing in property"
We can discuss the backward looking Centadata index... which is pointless...
Or we can look forward and discuss the factors that might increase or decrease property prices in HK...
A slowing China will definitely impact HK property prices...
If Greece leaves the EU that will most certainly have an impact on HK property...
A recession in EU, HK/China's biggest trading partner will also impact HK property
More money printing/stimulus will likely affect HK property prices to the upside...
Scanning the posts above and on the previous thread - I think most of them are related to HK property...
Carry on....
(3 yrs ago)
On one hand we have bank runs underway in two of the world's biggest economies.... people buying German bonds at 0%... countries printing trillions and trillions of dollars with little effect...
Strange to be having a debate over whether property will go up or down when at least to me, it would appear there are far graver things at stake...
(3 yrs ago)
walkup... whats' that saying.... the only people who think they can predict the future accurately are 'fools and economists'...
From what I am observing we are lining up for something far worse than Lehman.... when will it happen? How in the hell can anyone possible put a date on it...
Even Bernanke doesn't know... he will print and print and print until one day - the printing doesn't work... then you will get your answer
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(3 yrs ago)
Maybe. But this is a property thread. With regard to Ed's pre vious post:
a) A slowing China will definitely impact HK property prices - Depends what you mean by 'impact'. Could have very small effect as most money invested in HK property is money taken out of China - which is unlikely to be returned.
b) If Greece leaves the EU that will most certainly have an impact on HK property - Personally don't give a toss whether Greece, Spain or Portugal are in the euro or not. Definitely won't make me want to sell my flat cheap.
A recession in EU, HK/China's biggest trading partner will also impact HK property - Maybe. But then again we have already had our massive deflationary recession between 1997 and 2006. What we are left with in HK is the unleveraged hard cash that survived nearly a decade of recession.
More money printing/stimulus will likely affect HK property prices to the upside - Too much money chasing too few assets equals inflation.
The printed money needs to find a home.
(3 yrs ago)
All the HK government curbs, all the bad news from Europe and US, still the HK market carries on up. I wonder what it will take to squash it. Even if interest rates rise and people start losing their jobs, they will hang on by their fingernails before giving property away cheaply here.
With Lehman the property market went down, but was back up quickly. People will try and ride the next dip out too.
(3 yrs ago)
I don't think we can categorically say the HK property market is up or down at the moment.. It's unknown IMO. Centadata is working off old data, and off a small number of transactions.. There's simply not enough visibility I don't think to say.
So my assumption is that we're currently flat. You have minor percentage swings both ways, but nothing considerable.
Loyd's points are somewhat invalid, because he's trying to base it on logic. I don't know if you're aware, but HK doesn't operate on logic. It operates on fear, sentiment, and irrational behaviour. Bad news anywhere in the world translates into bad news in HK. The larger population here isn't as fearless as Loyd, and will pull out their money because they will fear another drop like they experienced in 97, and in 03. That will be the real key, not fundamentals.
(3 yrs ago)
I think Loyd's point that the majority of HK properties are fully paid for is very significant point. It goes to show how strong the property market is here. Having to put down large deposits, heavy screening to even get a 50% loan and government measures like the special stamp duty are all very significant factors that have to be considered. If anything, all of the uncertainty in Europe only makes the HK property market look even safer and stronger. Yes, prices are high, but HK real estate is still one of the safer assets to allocate your money. You can only put so much money in gold & silver. How much of your money are you going to put in farmland? You can put some money in equities and bonds. Keep some cash. And keep an HK property or two.
(3 yrs ago)
Who knows what percentage of residential flats are fully paid? Who knows whether those who have outstanding mortgage can weather a financial storm? Assuming that a big percentage can is guesswork.
In addition, the mainland buyers were completely taken out of the equation (in Loyd's statement). Yes it is widely believed that most of them paid in cash, but how true is that really? It's possible they're leveraged too and that when difficulties in the mainland gets serious, they too might bail out of Hong Kong.
(3 yrs ago)
Lloyd has made this assertion before that most HK properties are not mortgaged.
And I have asked numerous times for a reference to support this.
So I will ask again - where did you get this from Lloyd?
(3 yrs ago)
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Notably SKF (shorting the banking sector) and EUO (designed to track 2X inversely to the eurodollar) are good long term holds particularly if your an "end of the world" guy.
Having said that, it seems the saying "sell in may and go away" is more applicable this year than ever. The McClellan Oscillator is an indicator that measures momentum
and compares the overbought and oversold conditions of the market across a broad range of stocks, whenever the McClellan dips below -300 this usually indicates an extreme oversold reading (and vice versa), on Friday the McClellan hit a minus 419 extreme reading, it appears the market could be due for a short term rebound from here, so time your entry point carefully.
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What you gents/ ladies seem to forget is that it only takes a few sales at 20 or 30 % below market level and then that IS the NEW market level - and what everybody else offers after that. Remember 2009???
So lloyd and friends may be right that most property is paid off or have small mortgages or have owners who are not under pressure to sell.
BUT I think that at least 10 % of property in the market belongs to speculators/ guys in debt/ failing business owners/ impatient mainlanders etc etc . All it takes is a few of them to panic and start selling cheap and you have a market crash.
Lloyd is right - if you don't sell I guess you don't lose - but your bank valuation will VERY quickly reflect the new selling prices set by the panic sellers. And so will centadata.
So it doesn't matter how strong the 90% of property owners are - only how weak the other 10 % is!!!!!
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(3 yrs ago)
Ed. Scroll back through the previous thread. It should be there. Others also provided data.
(3 yrs ago)
Lloyd - I didn't see that info - and I was waiting for it... so feel free to repost it...
Question for Lloyd and Fieter: If I bought a car for HKD500k in 2002 and I never sell it, is it forever worth 500k?
How about if I bought Facebook the other day - have I lost money?
With regard to property - if your 10M property is valued at 5M you HAVE lost 5M.... your balance sheet would show a 5M loss...
This is grade 9 economics...
(3 yrs ago)
So what does the link say Loyd? That 60% or 70% of all homes in Hong Kong is mortgage free?
As I understand it (plus the input of others), it looks like there are 2.4M homes in Hong Kong and 1.2M are self-occupied. 60% of self-occupied properties (700,000 of the 1.2M) are mortgage free. That makes 30% of 2.4M households are mortgage free.
That's a good number. But will that number be good enough to prevent others from panicking? I actually like fieter's take on this, that only a few panicked sellers may actually influence the market.
(3 yrs ago)
"With regard to property - if your 10M property is valued at 5M you HAVE lost 5M.... your balance sheet would show a 5M loss...This is grade 9 economics..."
Did you know the investment banks don't play by those rules either? they should, but they don't. In the world of banking its called "mark to market", the banks thru their influence in Congress changed the accounting practice so now instead of valuing their MBS (Mortgage Backed Securities) aka toxic waste by what they can sell it for in the market, it is valued by the cashflow the assets generates so it doesn't appear as bad.
The fact is none of the investment banks have a clean bill of health, which is why I like the short ETF's on banking, you might as well profit from the crisis.
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(3 yrs ago)
Scroll back. It's there. At the most a couple of weeks ago.
(3 yrs ago)
Ed, are you seriously comparing a liability (car) to an asset (property)? I think it's you who might need to revisit 9th grade economics. Secondly, I think you really need to distinguish between a realized gain/loss and an unrealized gain/loss. When buying any investment, you should have some kind of plan for how long you want to hold the investment. If you bought a flat in 2007 with the plan to sell in 2008, that would have been a bad investment plan. If, however, you bought in 2007 with plan to hold for 5 years then that would have been a good investment plan. The short lived dip in 2008 would have been irrelevent to you in this case. If you bought a flat in 2007 to live in indefinitely, then your investment is as good as the rent you've saved each year plus the realized gain/loss if and when you sell the flat. I think the same goes for equities, except I would only invest in equities that pay good dividends.
The thing is, Ed, the difference between having bought hk property when this thread first started versus not having bought is quite significant. There is the monthly rent for however many years plus the (unrealized) capital gain.
(3 yrs ago)
Yes walkup - gold is the same - if you bought gold at 1900 last year - and it dropped to 1550 as it has - you have LOST MONEY
Yes it might go back above 1900 at some point but that does not change the math - even if you wait that out and don't sell you have currently LOST MONEY on that trade
In 1998 the value of some properties dropped 70% and they did not regain that level until 10-12 years later. Those who bought in 1997 LOST MONEY. http://www.thomascrampton.com/wp-content/uploads/hkrealestate2008.png
Property, gold, stocks, cars.... if you buy and it goes down in value you have LOST MONEY.
Interesting... this was the same line of delusional discussion that was cropping up in the months after the Lehman collapse...
When the HK property market had tanked 25% and the realtors signs in the windows had big marks through them 'price slashed'
The bulls starting to get a little nervous over the news coming out of Europe?
Lloyd... do you still think that 'that little country exiting - or that the EU recession - will not impact the HK property market'
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ltse - I am fully aware that the US changed the accounting rules for big banks after Lehman allowing banks to mark their assets to whatever they paid for them.... instead of what they are actually worth.
You know why they in effect changed a fundamental accounting rule that has been in place since the beginning of time?
Because they knew that if the banks continued to use the proper rules every single one of them would be declared insolvent because they had lost trillions of dollars because assets they had on their books had gone down in value dramatically.
In fact US banks remain hopelessly insolvent to this day.... and if they have to realize those massive losses on their balance sheets say goodbye to the global economy because these banks would vaporize... so the rules - for them only - get changed
The difference between them and an underwater property owner is that the rules have not changed for the individual - you mark to market not to whatever value you dream up.... and not to what you purchased the property at...
And also the Fed (or other central banks) is not going to stand behind you with printed trillions that allow you to continue to live in your fantasy world helping you pay your mortgage...
And I am pretty, pretty... pretty sure.... the Fed is not going to help you pay yourself a multi-million dollar bonus this year
(3 yrs ago)
'You can't defy gravity forever' - Is China already in Recession (short video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tv39fen7Dek
(3 yrs ago)
Ed, even someone who bought a flat in 1997 to live in indefinitely has done better than someone who never bought at all and has been paying rent all of these years. For example, if you bought a flat for ten million hkd in 1997 and it dropped to 3 million the following year, yes you would have an unrealized loss of 7 million. But if you continued to live in the flat, then today it would probably be worth more than what you paid for it. But the main point, which you continuously and conveniently ignore, is that you have saved paying rent for 15 years. And that is the worst case scenario yet of having bought hk property to live in.
(3 yrs ago)
That can't be right Underdawg. Interest rates from 1997 and for what I thought was a few years after were 10% or thereabouts (someone must have the data). Yields on property (and again someone must have real data) would be at most 2-3% now and 5-6% in 1997. So for all that time you have lost money against the cost of funds. Plus add depreciation of say another 1% per annum. Sure you have an asset that is now worth say $11m but it cost you well over $6-8m to get there. You are worse off I would think. Plus the enormous stress of being so far underwater for so long.
Plus this squares with the people I know who bought then and who sold the minute they were close to paying out the mortgage. They nearly drowned in debt repayments for all those years till the crash finally brought interest rates down and prices finally rose.
The better point is to look at those who bought after property prices adjusted down after 1997, and took just a year or 2 to be significantly better off. Those who spent $10m, or $5m, in 2003 or so made 4-10 times their money in the next 3-9 years. A number are retired now.
So ask those who you know who bought around 2003 what they are doing now, my unscientific research shows the people I know who bought then have all sold now or in settlement process.
(3 yrs ago)
This is a pretty straightforward concept:
If I bought gold at 1900 and the market value of gold is now 1500 I have lost 400 - doesn't matter if I sell it now or in 20 years... I am down 400 at this moment
If I bought a flat at 10M and the market value is now 5M I have lost 5M - doesn't matter if I sell it now or in 20 years... I am down 5M at this moment
What's next - are we going to debate whether or not 1+1 = 2?
Underdawg... it took properties bought pre-crash 97 10yrs to recover their value... work out the opportunity cost on an underwater mortgage of 7M on a 10M property that is worth 5M over 10 years... I did this on another version of this thread - the loss is staggering... you would definitely have been better off not buying in 97.
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Ed. This is from today's (May 24, 2012) Standard. I know it is the head of Centaline talking about 60% of owners paying off flats but it would probably be easy for someone to prove him wrong so, on balance, he is probably correct.
- Centaline Property Agency founder and chairman Shih Wing-ching blasted the Hong Kong Monetary Authority yesterday, accusing it of misjudging the real estate market.
Offensive to Shih was the line taken by HKMA chief Norman Chan Tak-lam on Monday, when he declared the authority stands ready to impose more curbs if home prices continue to rise too fast.
"The authority is not giving the wrong diagnosis to the situation but the wrong medicine as well," said Shih.
"I don't see an asset bubble forming now. The proportion of empty homes in the SAR stands at 4.3 percent, much lower than the global average of 5 percent."
Previous measures the HKMA took to cool down the market came just under a year ago, when the downpayment requirement was raised to 50 percent for homes costing more than HK$10 million and to 40 percent for flats priced between HK$7 million and HK$10 million. Previously, only 30 percent was needed in both categories.
"About 60 percent of homeowners have finished repaying their mortgages, which is rather conservative," Shih said, adding that prices will still rise due to a lack of supply. "We need at least 20,000 units each year to cool down the market."
He said the incoming administration's proposals to boost public housing will have a limited impact on the more general private homes market.
"The most effective way will be to increase plot ratios, boost reclamation and make use of agricultural land in the New Territories."
Shih also said new guidelines from the Estate Agents Authority could easily confuse the market.
On Tuesday, the authority said property agents may lose their licenses and face fines of up to HK$300,000 if they fail to provide prospective buyers with an accurate figure of the net saleable areas of secondary homes. The new rules are effective from January 1.
Shih urged the government to use only one definition for saleable areas.
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(3 yrs ago)
And for you Ed, here's the link.
Sixty percent sounds about right considering people's propensity of people to save (just look at the Cross Harbour Tunnel queues to save 20 bucks or so) and the long-establsied families here.
(3 yrs ago)
walkup... further to hkxxxxpt's very wise comments....
I don't believe it so simple as that as even if you refuse to sell there is still a realized loss...
Lets say you buy in 97 at 10M - price drops to 5M in 98 - takes 10yrs to recover.
You are paying off a 7M mortgage during that period at say 6% - 5M of that mortgage is a bank funded loss... so that's say 300k per year you wouldn't have had to fork out if you didnt buy in 97...
You invest that 300k per year at say 8% and you reinvest over 10 years... now we are talking some big money in terms of opportunity cost...
So simply having your 10M property drop to 5M then recover to 10M and then selling... that does not mean you broke even... you still have 10 years of compounded income on the lost opportunity of that 300k you wasted on that underwater mortgage during that period.
(3 yrs ago)
In the past link, the 60% is the percentage of self-occupied homes. Not "ALL" homes in Hong Kong.
(3 yrs ago)
Punter... if we had a prize for post of the day... you'd get it for the above... well spotted
(3 yrs ago)
What does all things being equal have to do with opportunity cost walkup?
Are you trying to make a case that there is no lost opportunity from paying off a 7M mortgage on a 10M property that is now worth only 5M?
In my example the owner occupies the property ... so there is no 5% yield (however it would be fair to factor in your rent costs during this period... but then you also have to factor in agency fees, legal fees, upkeep on the property etc...)
That said I am interested in how you generate a 5% yield on a property when you paid double the market value for it?
End of the day given the choice I don't know of anyone who would have been happy about buying a property in 97 that dropped by half and did not regain the original value for 10 or more years...
(3 yrs ago)
Just on the 60% of mortgages paid thing.. I posted in the last thread, reposting for reference..
2.4M households in HK.
52.7% of them self-occupied, lets assume for simplicity sake, 50%.
1.2M self-occupiers. 60% of them 'allegedly' no mortgages.
700k mortgages paid. 1.7M unpaid. (Assumption: the other 50% of investor owned homes are NOT paid in full, as that is a horrible use of capital and not leveraging the ridiculous mortgage rates currently.)
That's 30% of total mortgages paid, not the 60% which is a misleading figure.


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Are you trying to prevent directory listing or access to the files altogether? For the former, just follow the instructions on this site: http://www.thesitewizard.com/apache/prevent-directory-listing-htaccess.shtml
Also note that it does not make much sense to prevent file access to the skin folder altogether as the skin folder contains all the css and design images that are used on your page. So obviously your users (or rather their browsers) need to be able to access this files as otherwise the website will not display properly.
Thank you both very much, I did as i960 suggested and it works. I was reading in that link as I was changing the .htaccess file, that it does not actually make it more secure, saying at best it is security by obscurity, which is definitely better than what I had before, but I am wondering if there is any other steps I can take to assure that it is protected to the fullest it could possibly be, maybe it is now, I don't really know.
You don't want to protect it any further. If those files are not publicly accessible, then your site will look terrible since it won't be showing any images or CSS.
Got it, that makes sense! Thank you again! I appreciate it!
you can protect your .js files by encode. images could use watermark.


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