Foreign-buyers tax
The Foreign-buyers tax is a property transfer tax of 15% on residential property purchased by foreign buyers in British Columbia. A "property transfer tax" is paid only once for each property owner, while property taxes are paid every year.
The tax involved amendments to the "Property Transfer Tax Act" imposing an additional "property transfer tax" of 15% of the assessed value on property purchased by those who are neither citizens nor residents of Canada. It is part of the omnibus legislation "Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016". It was introduced after calls urging the British Columbia provincial government to intervene in the housing market and curb foreign investment that was seen as a major contributor to the rapid rise in home prices.
Madame X (album)
Madame X is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Madonna. It was released on June 14, 2019. The first single, "Medellín", features Colombian singer Maluma and was released on April 17, 2019.
The album became Madonna's ninth number-one album in the US when it entered at the top of the "Billboard" 200 chart with 95,000 equivalent units sold in its first week (including streams). Her last US number-one album was "MDNA" in 2012.
Taken from Apple Music. The standard version of the album has 13 songs, while the deluxe has 15.
Sergio Valdés (footballer)
Sergio Valdés Silva (11 May 1933 – 2 April 2019) was a Chilean footballer. He played as a defender.
Valdés was born in Santiago. He played for played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and Deportes Magallanes. He also played for Chile in a third place finish at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
Valdés died of leukaemia on 2 April 2019 in Algarrobo. He was 85.
Sergio Valdés
Sergio Valdés may refer to:
David Lama
David Lama (; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian sport climber and mountaineer. He won the European Championship in lead climbing in 2006 and the European Championship in bouldering in 2007. He was also the winner of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2008. He retired from sport climbing in 2011 to focus on mountaineering. He is known for his 2012 first free ascent of the "compressor route" (south-east ridge) on Cerro Torre in the Andes.
Lama was born in Innsbruck. His father is a mountain guide from Nepal and his mother is Austrian.
Lama, along with Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley, died in an avalanche on 16 April 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on 21 April 2019.
Jess Roskelley
Jess Roskelley (July 13, 1982 – April 16, 2019) was an American mountaineer. On May 21, 2003, he became the youngest American to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He was born in Spokane, Washington. He is the son of mountaineer John Roskelley.
Roskelley, along with David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, died in an avalanche on April 16, 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on April 21, 2019.
Theodora Kroeber
Theodora Covel Kracaw Kroeber Quinn (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979) was an American writer and anthropologist. She wrote about many Native Californian cultures. She was born in Denver, Colorado. Kroeber grew up in the mining town of Telluride. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for undergraduate and graduate studies. In 1926, she married anthropologist Alfred Louis Kroeber.
Her daughter was the writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018).
Belsize Park tube station
Belsize Park is a tube station in north-west London. It is in fare zone 2. In July 2011, it became a Grade II listed building.
Hansjörg Auer
Hansjörg Auer (18 February 1984 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian mountaineer. He is known for his free solo climbs. He is probably best known for his 2007 free solo climb of the "fish route" (south face) of Marmolada in the Dolomites, northeastern Italy. He was born in Zams, Tyrol.
Auer, along with David Lama and Jess Roskelley, died in an avalanche on 16 April 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on 21 April 2019.
Kazuo Koike
Koike died of pneumonia on 17 April 2019, at the age of 82. He died less than a week after his rival Monkey Punch, also caused by pneumonia.
Joker Xue
Joker Xue (, born 17 July 1983) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer.
Xue is known for his hit songs and stage charisma with his signature musical style. Since his 2006 debut, Xue has produced a string of great hits detailing love's triumphs and woes. His musical style melds the classic pop pairing of piano and strings with folk-tinged acoustic guitar and sultry R&B beats. His next several albums explored a variety of genres and concepts, which received wide critical acclaims and secured his status as a leading singer of his generation. He is among the most-streamed Mandopop artists on Spotify. Xue has also found success on many high-profile variety shows, and is recognized as a popular TV personality for his sense of humor.
Xue has seen his fair share of ups and downs in his life. He was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. When he was four years old, his mother died of heart disease. He studied Hotel Management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, before dropping out to pursue a music career. Xue first came to prominence in 2005, when his outstanding performance at the TV talent competition "My Show" gained him widespread popularity and earned him a seven-year contract with Shangteng Entertainment. His first few releases were a hit on the charts, but his career went downhill after the record company ran into financial difficulties. Not one to sit by the sidelines, Xue decided to open a hot pot business in a bid to fund his singing ambitions. He also ventured into the fashion world with one label under his belt and dabbled in acting and hosting. His business took off and he used the money he made to fund his career in music.
In 2006, Xue released his self-titled debut album “薛之谦” "Xue Zhiqian," and was awarded the Most Popular New Artiste at the 6th Global Chinese Music Awards. The album was a great success and brought about a few major hits, such as “认真的雪” "Serious Snow", “黄色枫叶” "Yellow Maple" and so on, which made him an emerging star in the Chinese music industry.
In 2007, Xue recorded his second album “你过得好吗” "How Are You," and was nominated for seven categories at the Beijing Pop Music Awards, which established his reputation as a promising singer-songwriter in his early career.
In 2008, Xue released his third album “深深爱过你” "Loved You Deeply". After listening to the song “传说” "Legend" in this album, Shinji Tanimura 谷村新司 was very impressed by Xue's outstanding composition, and invited him to the Asia Music Festival held in Osaka, Japan. On 25 July, Xue was honored as a torchbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay.
In 2009, Xue released a compilation album “未完成的歌” "Uncompleted Songs," which lists selected tracks from several of his albums, along with three new songs.
In 2012, his long-awaited fifth album “几个薛之谦” "Several Of Xue Zhiqian" was released. It marked the end of his seven-year contract with “上腾娱乐” "Shangteng Entertainment", which went out of business soon after he left.
In 2013, Xue released his sixth album “意外” "An Unexpected Journey", under the record company Ocean Butterflies. This album can be seen as Xue's second milestone not only because he finally broke free of Shangteng Entertainment, but it also gained widespread positive reaction from both critics and supporters of his music. The most popular songs from this album are “丑八怪” "Ugly" and “你还要我怎样” "What Else Do You Want Me To Do".