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If My slaves ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me. They should therefore respond to Me and believe in Me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided. (Surat al-Baqara, 186)
The only way to take due pleasure from Allah's blessings is faith
The sole way to attain true happiness is to have faith in Allah. This truth is revealed in the Quran by the verse, "Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured." (Surat ar-Ra'd 28). One can only save himself from the unhappiness and boredom he experiences when he grasps Allah's Mercy and Grace. He can only take real pleasure from the life of this world and have real grasp of the blessings in this way.
As Allah reveals us in the verses; "Good!' There is good in the world for those who do good, and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. How wonderful is the abode of those who have fear of Allah" (Surat An-Nahl, 30) "So Allah gave them the reward of the world and the best reward of the Hereafter." (Surah 'Al`Imran, 148), Allah grants a beautiful life only to those who have faith. For unbelievers, on the other hand, there is absolutely a "depressed life", as is stated in the verse:
"But if anyone turns away from My reminder, his life will be a dark and narrow one and on the Day of Rising We will gather him blind."(Surah Taha, 124). No way other than having faith saves these people from this distressed life; they can not attain real bliss. Even if they have all the material opportunities available to them, they can not enjoy them in the real sense of the word. That is because a person must be able to appreciate these beauties in order to take pleasure from them. For instance he must recognize the flawless sequence in the leaves of a carnation, its scent, the softness of its texture and, more importantly, understand that this beauty is created as a blessing and a manifestation of Allah. It is only people of faith who can understand them in the true sense. That is because people who have faith in Allah are aware that evey detail in this world is a blessing of our Lord and think about Allah's infinite might of Creation in every beauty. This adds to their love and devotion to Allah.
An individual who sees these facts and sincerely submits himself to Allah by "holding on to the rope of Allah" must be aware that he has "bonded to an unbreakable solid bracelet" and that, by Allah's leave, nothing can ever give any harm to him. He must also know that he will enjoy Allah's blessings to its full extent both in this world and the Hereafter. Almighty Allah reveals in the Quran:
If Allah afflicts you with harm, no one can remove it except Him. If He desires good for you, no one can avert His favour. He bestows it on whichever of His servants He wills. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Yunus, 107)
Dam engineers: Beavers
River management has always been one of the significant topics men have examined down the ages. There has been a great effort for this and particular construction techniques have been developed. That unconscious beavers calculate like an architect and build perfect lodges is one of the most thought-provoking examples in the world of animals.
Building a dam is a very difficult job, indeed. For instance, the construction of Ataturk Dam on the River Euphrates took nine years and in the meantime, there were days when exactly 9 thousand workers worked together simultaneously. Have you known that kind of dam construction that requires such a challenging organization is seen in the world of animals?
Beavers build their lodges inside a still pond. Yet, the specialty of this pond is that it is formed by an artificial dam constructed by beavers. In order to block water and to make a still pond, beavers first push the thick branches into the stream bed. Later on, they pile up thinner branches onto the ones that are heavier. However, there is a problem; the running water may wash this mass away. That is to say, if the dam does not have a strong connection to the stream bed, the water will destroy it shortly. In order to prevent the dam being destroyed by the water, the wisest thing to do is to penetrate posts onto the stream bed and building the dam on top of them. Therefore, beavers use long posts as the main girder while building dams. But instead of penetrating these posts onto the stream bed, they prefer making the parts heavier by using stones and they anchor them in the water.
Finally, beavers glue their pile of braches with a particular grout made of dead leaves and clay. This grout is water-proof and it is very resistant against the abrasive force of water. After works of a couple of months, a pond of dam is formed behind the barricade. And as the pond grows bigger, they have to strengthen the dam and fix the leaks. To do this, they fill the gaps between the trees by using mud and support the barricade with bushes.
Beavers' Dams Are Concave
Engineers working in a dam construction do plans and run projects and construction workers physically work to bring the project run by engineers into action. Nevertheless, beavers are both the workers and the engineers of their dams. And to do so, they work within a very convenient working plan.
The shape of the dams built by beavers is concave. That is to say, it looks like a bow hollowed inward. All beavers built their dams in the concave shape. And the reason why they do so is that they try to block water with a 45o degree angle. In other words, they do not accidentally throw branches against the water while building dams. They construct their dams according to an exact plan. What is interesting here is that the hydroelectric centrals are built according to this angle in our day. Besides, beavers do not make a mistake such as completely blocking water. They build dams in a way to allow them to keep water at the correct height they requested for the dam; and they leave particular channels open allowing the extra water to flow. This outstanding intelligence does not of course belong to the beavers. These beings act by our Lord's will. It is remarkable that men learnt that dams should be built in this way after a time spent on long calculations and complex equations. Yet, beavers succeed in this hard work without any need for an education in engineering. This is because, the All-Knowing Allah created them with this particular information.
Their Anatomy Is Suitable
A beaver can cut down about 200 trees in a year. And it does all these, only by using its teeth. In time, its teeth are consumed away and sometimes they broke down. However, this does not become an obstacle for the beavers as their fore teeth grow again shortly. Only the fore teeth grow; therefore if they had used their back teeth, their jaw structure would be distorted and their teeth would be unable to be used.
Beavers also have to be good swimmers in order to build dams. Thus their anatomy is very suitable for swimming. Their webbed feet and flipper-like tails enable them to have a hydrophobic feature. Another feature enabling them to move easily in water is the special creation in their eyes. They have a secondary eye lid that is half-transparent. This protects them from the effects of water. Besides, their ears and nasals are protected by being closed down to prevent water going inside.
The Source of Intelligent Behavior in Beavers
Beavers know about building dams and lodges from the moment they are born. It is for sure that this feature of theirs was not formed on its own. This information was taught to them even before they were born. And that's why they are so good at doing it. (Harun Yahya, Engineering In Nature)
The One Who ordered all beavers and animals that have lived until now is our Lord, The Most Merciful, and The Owner of Supreme Intelligence. Allah is The Almighty and The Originator of all living beings.
"And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things." (Surah An-Nur, 45)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be instrumental in people fearing and loving Allah. He will teach them to live by the Qur'an
It is narrated from Hzrat Ali that:
AFTER WORSHIP OF ALLAH HAS TURNED INTO WORHSIP OF EARTYHLY DESIRES, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL COME, AND HE WILL TURN WORSHIP OF EARTHLY DESIRES INTO WORSHIP OF ALLAH. AND AFTER THE QUR'AN HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO PEOPLE'S OWN OPINIONS AND IDEAS, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL COME AND WILL ADAPT THEIR OPINIONS AND IDEAS TO THE QUR'AN....The Earth will give forth everything it conceals inside it and will place all its means and abundance at his disposal. AT THAT TIME, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL SHOW YOU WHAT REAL JUSTICE IS AND WHAT RESTORING THE BOOK AND THE SUNNA MEANS.
(Nahw al-Balaga, Fayzal-Islam Edition, p. 424,425)
How our Prophet (saas) knew things unknown to anyone else?
Age: 33 million years old
Size: 38.1 centimeters (15 in) by 25.4 centimeters (10 in) by 5.08 centimeters (2 in)
Location: Converse County, Wyoming
Period: Oligocene
The fossil pictured is evidence that no difference exists between rhinos of 33 million years ago and those today. Living creatures with anatomy unchanged for millions of years reveal that the theory of evolution is a huge deception.
The Origin Of Birds And Flight
There are more than 10,000 species of birds on Earth, each of which possesses its own unique features. Hawks have very sharp eyes, broad wings and pointed talons. Plovers, weighing just a few hundred grams, flap their wings for 88 hours non-stop on the journey of 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) that they make every winter, crossing the ocean without mishap. With their ability to imitate sounds including human speech, parrots are among the cleverest of living things. Although anatomy of their mouths is wholly different—they have no teeth or lips, for instance—they are able to produce sounds very similar to those they hear. With their long beaks, the hummingbirds—the smallest known species of birds—can feed on flower nectar and the small insects they find inside flowers. In order to feed, they needs to hover in the air in front of the flower, and with its specially created features, they are the only species of bird able to do so. Jays bury the bonito fish they collect for later use. With their powerful memories, they are able to find and extract these fish even after nine months have passed, in forests where every tree resembles every other.
The way that birds show devoted behavior towards their young is also most striking. Some birds construct highly intricate nests, taking account of a great many factors during their construction. Birds living by the seashore, for example, build nests that cannot be flooded, using the appropriate materials for this. They even calculate how their future young should come to no harm in the event that water levels rise. Some marsh-dwelling birds build nests with high walls so that their eggs cannot be blown out by the wind.
How are such different types of nests, intelligent behavior and altruism, whose variety would fill many volumes, possible for these creatures, which are totally without reason or training?
It is impossible for them to have gradually developed the features they possess, because they could not have survived during the intermediate stages of any such process. Indeed, no creature has ever grown to perfection in stages, as evolutionists would have us believe. On the contrary, all different living groups have existed in their current perfect states ever since they first appeared in the Earth's geological strata.
This is scientific evidence that birds too were created, and this evidence represents a truth taught to human beings in the Qur'an: it is Allah, the Creator of all things, Who created these creatures with all the features they possess and the systems appropriate to them.
In verses, Allah reveals His dominion over the living world:
". . . There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock."(Surah Hud, 56)


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In Portland on Aug. 15, the feast
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dominican Father Gerald
Albert Buckley died. It was 62 years to the day after he professed vows
in his religious community.
"Blessed are the nice."
Many well-intentioned people who serve the church insert this ninth beatitude into their work — to the detriment of their ministry. Effective leadership instead is based on radical love, which is grounded in trust, does not eschew conflict and allows for commitment, accountability and, ultimately, results.
The conference, which includes the state's Catholic bishops, says
House Bill 3391 "forces insurance companies to cover abortion on demand
and it forces all Oregon taxpayers to help finance an extremist abortion
agenda that does not enjoy majority support."
"I didn't have any idea of gardening, and Huerta told me everything about it, and now we grow our own organic food," says Catalina Angeles. Angeles' 7-year-old daughter has grown up gardening and is keen on eating fruits and vegetables.
The family is part of Huerta de la Familia, a Eugene community garden education cooperative that received a $7,500 grant this year from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, CCHD for short.
A national organization is urging Catholics to do what it takes to halt the death penalty — including in Oregon.
In May, the Catholic Mobilizing Network — based in Washington, D.C. — sent out a National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty. Since then, almost 12,000 church leaders, including a handful of Catholic bishops, and others have signed on, promising to take action. The Oregon Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the state's bishops, has signe
ROY — The day St. Francis of Assisi fifth-grader Joseph Crowell first heard about Camp Howard at school, he came home begging his mom to send him.
"I'm so sorry, buddy, but we can't afford it," his mother, Ursula Crowell, responded.
"We have six kids, and we just couldn't," she explained recently. Joseph's persistent plea was repeated for several days, until one afternoon he bolted across the school field, wrapped his arms around his mother and exclaimed: "I'm going to Camp Howard, Mom, I'm going."
MOUNT ANGEL — Curtis Gibson was jailed for almost four years for a white-collar crime. In the end, the Portland man says, it was a good thing, because that is where his faith was forged.
During a prison ministry workshop June 10 at Mount Angel Abbey, Gibson told 60 participants that prisons and jails are frightening places because inmates seek to grab territory and secure influence.
"Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use social media," said Father William Holtzinger, recasting a quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.
The pastor of St. Anne Parish in Grants Pass and many of his fellow priests and religious sisters see social media as helpful — and increasingly necessary — in their ministry, especially in their efforts to reach youths.
Young people of the world: Pope Francis wants to hear what you think. That's true even if you're not Catholic or if you've stepped away from the church.
In preparation for the fall 2018 Synod on Young People and Vocational Discernment, dioceses around the globe are reaching out to teens, 20-somethings and 30-somethings and asking about their relationship with the Catholic Church. The answers may influence ministry all over the globe, including Oregon.
Calling state lawmakers "intolerant of widely held opposing views" and religious beliefs, the Oregon Catholic Conference is denouncing a Legislature-approved bill that requires health insurers to cover abortion on demand.
A 36-year-old man who was raised in Portland has been ordained a Jesuit priest in Los Angeles.
Father Sam Conedera, who grew up as a member of St. Philip Neri Parish, attended All Saints School and Lincoln High School.
Father Conedera's first assignment will be at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix. He celebrated his first Mass with his fellow Jesuits at Loyola Marymount University.
A quick check of science history shows that Catholic priests played a key role in many areas, from Albert the Great in 13th-century physics to Father Gregor Mendel in 19th-century genetics.
Not surprisingly, churchmen have excelled most in study of the heavens. The Vatican Observatory has been their inspiration and guide.
This spring, the Little Sisters of St. Therese in Haiti elected Sister Denise Desil as mother general. Mother Denise, a frequent visitor to Portland, is a midwife who speaks on healthy birthing in developing nations.
For many years, Mother Denise applied her training as a midwife in rural Haiti. She survived a building collapse in the 2010 earthquake and last year's Hurricane Matthew.
He's a husband and a father. He goes to Mass every Sunday. But what started off as a peek at a magazine escalated into an out-of-control diet of pornography.
Viewing pornography creates "a chemical reaction in the brain," says Jason Kidd, director of the Portland archdiocesan Marriage and Family Life Office. "In order to achieve the high, you need increasingly large quantities for your brain to get the same response."
The porn-burdened father who confided in Kidd is not a rare case. "I get phone calls from spouses, from concerned mothers, from young males," Kidd says. "We know pornography is a problem, but not everyone realizes how big."
Velda Metelmann was born in 1922; Auriana Cook is 22. Both will accept their Marylhurst University diplomas as they join 300-plus degree candidates honored at Marylhurst's 123rd commencement June 24 at the Oregon Convention Center.
Velda Metelmann, 94, will pick up her third Marylhurst diploma. She earned her bachelor's in her mid-80s and her master's in interdisciplinary studies three years ago. Now she has completed a master's in food systems and society, attending classes predominantly online from her home in King City.
With Catholic Charities of Oregon guiding the project, 14 formerly homeless women moved into a village of tiny houses June 10 in North Portland.
"It makes a difference to be able to say, 'This is my place,'" said Desiree Rose, who lives at a similar grouping on city land a few miles away. Organizers of Kenton Village asked Rose to give advice on the new project, one of four in the city.
Congratulations to priests in the Archdiocese of Portland celebrating their 60th, 50th and 25th jubilees. Here are their brief biographies and reflections on the priesthood.
Back in the 1980s, Ramona and Wenceslaus Polivka took turns going to Mass. The couple had three children, two of whom were profoundly autistic. Their third child, Marie, coped with Asperger's syndrome. The Polivkas couldn't bring Joseph and Laura to Mass, so one would watch the children so the other could receive the Eucharist.
The Archdiocese of Portland wasn't unique in its lack of Masses that could make families like the Polivkas feel comfortable enough to come with their children. Most dioceses didn't have accommodations for people with special needs, in particular, people with cognitive disabilities like autism.
SALEM — The Oregon Senate approved legislation June 8 modifying the state's advance directive, bringing into question the future of end-of-life decisions for Oregonians.
Currently, the default advance directive rule states that health care representatives cannot make life-ending decisions unless the patient gives them that authority. Oregon Right to Life believes that the likely outcome of the advance directive legislation, Senate Bill 494, will change this rule, giving health care representatives life-ending authority unless patients say they cannot.


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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 22:32 PM
Jimmy Kadesch Checks In
Jimmy K On Tour with Hoodie Allen
I distinctly remember standing on the playground and pushing my young daughter on the swing when the phone rang. It was cool cat and Meinl Cymbal artist Jimmy Kadesch on the other line. Jimmy had already graduated from Berklee College of Music, had been making a name for himself in the drummer realm on youtube, and was gigging around the Mass region, but something was on his mind. He wanted to do more, but was a little unsure of how and which way to go.
I remember telling him that in addition to all he was doing with live gigging, to keep making his awesome drum videos because one way or another, someone would find out about him because of them. If you haven't checked out Jimmy's videos on youtube, you really should. They are some of the most imaginative drum performances I have seen in a long time. Very creative and very original.
Well, fast forward a few months and Jimmy phones me up to tell me that he got a gig with an MC by the name of Hoodie Allen. He contacted Hoodie through social media to let him know that he enjoyed Hoodie's work and that if he ever needed a drummer, to contact him. He also sent Hoodie links to his videos. Hoodie liked what he saw and heard and asked Jimmy to come up to see him for a jam. The rest is history. Jimmy has been touring with Hoodie for a couple of years now and has been having a great time.
Here's what Jimmy had to say when he checked in with me today -
"Hey Chris, just checking in. Hope all is well with you and the family! Tour just wrapped up. Anyways, here are some pictures from the Cruisin' USA tour with Hoodie Allen (essentially all the dates were sold out it was insane.) Got the meinl logo in there nice a few times! The pics are from house of blues in boston, roseland ballroom in NYC and the yost theater in santa ana, ca."
So check out Jimmy's pics that I posted (CLICK ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM) and remember that being great at your instrument isn't all there is. You have to network and be a good hang when the time comes. Jimmy has all of it covered. Cheers Jimmy.
- Chris


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Appalachian State University News announces that Fran Thielman '09 received an award for best graduate student paper at a recent conference.
January 30, 2014
In part two of Moody Radio's Today in the Word program, President Philip Ryken continues to examine Apostle Paul's life and the empowerment of God's Spirit on his ministry.
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The Biblical Recorder reports on the positive impact Graffiti 2 Community Ministries and director Andrew Mann '05 have had on their New York neighborhood.


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Picturing the Process: The Photograph as Witness
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The fourth in a series of educational based exhibitions presented by the Education Department at MoPA, the exhibition explores the variety of ways that photographers and photographs document people, places and events throughout history. The Photograph As Witness will present a selection of approaches to the genre of documentary photography, from the image as a representation of war, photographs that focus on the human condition, and photographers who document the public and personal spheres. The exhibition will also examine the relationship between the documentary image and the concept of the photograph as reality.


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When celebrating the birthday of an American literary icon, not just any grocery story birthday cake will do. For American food-lover Mark Twain, perhaps the greatest and most mythologized American writer ever, only an iconic American dessert starring an ingredient that shares its name with his most famous character will do. Since Twain loved "all sorts of American pastry" and "fresh American fruits" this Huckleberry Pie (above) seems like the obvious choice to stick a candle in to celebrate his birthday while rafting down a river reading (or SparkNotes-ing) The Adventures of Huck Finn.
Twain's love of food wasn't limited to pie. On one long voyage over seas, he (as he would) waxed poetic about a long list of favorite American foods he couldn't wait to get home to enjoy. We've got recipes for lots of 'em, and we think Mr. Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) had pretty good literary and culinary taste.
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- "Fresh American fruits of all sorts, including strawberries which are not to be doled out as if they were jewelry, but in a more liberal way."
We couldn't agree more, so that's why we thought of 25 Incredible Things to do With Strawberries.
- "Fried chicken, Southern style."
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- "Green corn, cut from the ear and served with butter and pepper." Good news: Frozen corn is an excellent substitute for fresh in this Grilled Corn Salsa, which goes great with the fried chicken above. Just saying.
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Happy Birthday, Mark Twain!
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I just cannot get enough Alex & Chloe. This brand is cranking out must have necklaces, with most well under $100.
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Sterling Silver Star of David with Menorah Charm
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WHEN Town achieved promotion back to League One at Gillingham last season, Andrew Fitton walked into the gathering of celebrating people to congratulate everyone involved.
After shaking the hands of Jeremy Wray and (chief executive) Nick Watkins, the former chairman walked away while players and fans were heaping praise on the current chairman.
It was a powerful image – and now very poignant as we find ourselves in the middle of another takeover.
When Fitton and his consortium saved Town in January 2008, he was the main driving force behind the deal.
He had the passion needed to run the club, something that was missing from a few our multi-millionaire backers who joined him in his quest to turn our fortunes around.
Off the pitch he, Watkins and Wray did a fantastic job sorting out the finances, although his footballing decisions let him down, and ultimately led to Town's relegation and his departure.
Now, five years on, Andrew Black finds himself with a football club he doesn't want.
As soon as Black removed his good friend Jeremy Wray as chairman last year and replaced him with a man who must have the world's biggest contacts book, Sir William Patey, you could start to see change wasn't too far away.
The past seven days have been extremely eventful – the club found themselves called "cheats" by national media outlets (see story below) and were reported to be possibly going back into administration.
Thankfully, the latter doesn't seem on the horizon, but new owners look a near dead certainty.
As a Town fan, any talk of takeovers brings back bad memories. Apart from the most recent, the people who turn up in Swindon haven't always seemed to have had the club's best interests at heart.
Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks, we can look forward to a new era, under owners who can look after the club financially and have the common sense to leave the football to football people.
While there is uncertainty off the pitch though, Paolo Di Canio's side are still making big strides forward on it as another home win over Shrewsbury maintained the promotion push.
Saturday sees Town start their mammoth away schedule by facing Tranmere Rovers who, despite a 5-0 thrashing at the County Ground in the final game of 2012, still sit on top of the table.
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I am pleased to announce that Marc Fredson, MA, has joined the UCSF School of Dentistry as Director of Marketing and Communications. In this new role, Marc will develop and implement comprehensive, centralized and integrated strategic marketing and communications plans for the school and its clinical enterprise.
Marc brings 20 years of experience in health care marketing and communications, most recently as Service Line Marketing Director with Virginia Mason Health System in Seattle, where he oversaw the organization's service line marketing department. His experience spans the marketing/communications discipline and includes marketing strategy, product development, advertising, brand positioning, internal communications, team engagement and process improvement.
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Amid the volatility in 2011, many investors took shelter in high-yield blue chips with stable operations. Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) tacked on 35% last year. Utility stocks like Dominion (NYSE:D) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) tacked on 25% gains. All while the S&P 500 struggled to stay flat.
A focus on dividends persists in 2012, even though stocks have recorded their best January since 1997. After all, a little gain in your portfolio is not a sign that problems like the eurozone debt crisis or the beaten-down U.S. housing market have been solved.
However, you have to admit that investors hiding out in sleepy blue chips have missed the great start to 2012. The Select Sector Utilities SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU) is actually in the red year-to-date despite the rally for the broader market, and the broad-based iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (NYSE:DVY) also is sitting on a loss. The income these investments provide is nice, but you're still being left behind.
A good middle road to walk, therefore, is midcap companies with decent upside potential for shares that still pay out a substantial dividend. These stocks are riskier and the dividends sometimes can be less stable, but they also show the power of investing in a growth stock that pays a dividend instead of a mature business already bumping its head against the ceiling.
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The last time Peyton Manning lost a Super Bowl, he was criticized (unfairly) for leaving the field before shaking hands with the other team. This time, he's getting praised as a class act from an unlikely source.
Richard Sherman, who spent his time after the NFC championship game taking shots at San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree, was doing the exact opposite on Sunday, singing Peyton Manning's praises in the aftermath of his team's 43-8 blowout in Super Bowl XLVIII. The chatty Seahawks cornerback was on ESPN's Mike & Mike talking about how Manning found him after the game to ask about the injury Sherman suffered late in the game. (Quotes via PFT.)
"He was really concerned about my well-being. After a game like that, a guy who's still classy enough to say 'How are you doing?' To show that kind of concern for an opponent shows a lot of humility and class.|
"[...] He's a Hall of Fame player, he's a living legend, he's a record-holding quarterback, he's a Super Bowl champion, he's been a Super Bowl MVP."
On Sunday night, Sherman took to Twitter to deliver the same sort of pro-Manning messages, tweeting "Peyton is the Classiest person/player I have ever met! I could learn so much from him! Thank you for being a great Competitor and person" and "There is no reason to bash him on here please Seattle let's just enjoy this one!!!! He is still a Future HOF player."


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The words do not seem real. It's been almost a week now and saying it out loud has been unbearable. Now I realize that writing it is not any easier. Doing either makes me cry, and right now it's hard to imagine the day that it won't.
At 1:21 AM on December 26, 2007 a concurrence of events changed things forever. My mother Amy whispered into his ear as she let go of her husband of 35 years. Charlie and I held our father's hand for the longest and final time of our lives. Linda said good-bye all too soon after saying hello to her new ba-ba. Friends unknowingly lost the most loyal person to enter their lives. And the world we all live in became a little less special of a place as Bill Fei took his final breath.
Dad was a unique person. In many ways he was unlike any person I've ever known. Truth be told, many of his actions were both puzzling and often times frustrating to me (and I'm sure to my mother and brother as well). Why did he insist on doing things a certain way even if it did not benefit him or his family? Why did he push and prod to the point of conflict until things were done his way? Why did he make up his mind on something and then not budge? Why couldn't he be more flexible and reasonable and be a bigger person in the process?
Unfortunately, it took nearly 33 years and a terminal illness for me to realize that it was precisely that inflexible nature that made my dad not only the bigger person, but a man of the highest quality of character. He did things a certain way NOT because it was HIS way, but rather because he genuinely believed it to be the RIGHT way. All too often we (and by "we" I mostly mean "I") are guided by a Machiavellian motivation to act in a manner that is most advantageous to our own cause. Dad, however, did not succumb to moral flexibility. To him, if it was right, it was right, and if it was wrong, it was wrong. He lived his life with a clear conscience and was at peace with his actions. No wonder he slept so well all the time.
Dad certainly had an uncanny sense of timing. It was on Friday the 13th of January 2006 that he was admitted to the hospital for the first time and the dreaded word "cholangiocarcinoma" entered our vocabulary. Then, it was late in the evening on Christmas day 2007 that Dad told Mom that he wanted to go to sleep and did not want her to wake him up. Along the way, he defied the "6 to 8 months" prediction and fought to maintain his strength up until the day of my wedding, 21 months after his diagnosis. There was a significant deterioration in his condition right after the wedding day, but Dad still made sure to be with us for another birthday for each of his sons, one more Thanksgiving, and of course a final Christmas. He also met Charlie's girlfriend Julie for the first time just 4 days before passing and left us the exact week of the annual memorial service at the Hsi Lai Temple. Personally, I also think that Dad held out until the 26th so that Christmas would not become a day of annual mourning going forward for his family and that he left us before the end of the year so that we could start 2008 as a truly new year. I guess this could all be coincidence, but once again when Dad believed something was the right thing to do, he definitely did it.
Mom, Charlie, and I decided early on that we wanted to protect Dad and not let him think about the fact that he had an incurable cancer with a life expectancy of less than a year. As such, we spent the last 23 and a half months shielding him from the sadness and depression of his condition and his impending death. We passed along a filtered, rosy picture of what doctors told us. We never allowed ourselves to shed a single tear in his presence. Even on Christmas day when he suffered a heart attack and vomitted blood, we told Dad that things were ok. We would carry the burden and sadness for him. We were being brave so that he would not be depressed and give up. We were the strong ones...
...Or so we thought. In hindsight, Dad knew all along - he had to. He was in the doctor's office when they talked about his cancer. He was there when they said his liver was failing. He could obviously see the deterioriation of his own physical appearance. We thought we were being brave for him when all along he was the one who was being brave for us. He refused to acknowledge his diagnosis and prognosis because he knew that our happiness or sadness were based on his outward emotion. He knew that if he became depressed we would be distraught. If he was sad we would be inconsolable. He willed himself to be strong up until September so that we could celebrate at my wedding. As usual, Dad did what he believed to be the right thing to do. In this case, it was deceving himself and his family so that we could enjoy and cherish our remaining time together instead of merely waiting around until his passing.
I miss my father very much. Little things make me think about him all the time. I am so thankful to him for who I am and the life I have. Whether I was 3, am 33, or will be 83, Dad will always be my dad. I love him so much. I wish I hugged him more when he was alive. He was a special person, and I didn't fully understand that until recently. I wanted to share this so people would know the person Dad was.
My mom is simply the best. I feel so bad for her that it literally hurts.


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It was a climax of the grimmest vaudeville. Nathan Sharpe, Australia's departing captain, was shaping up to strike the final meaningless conversion, even though this giant lump of second-row bulk had most likely never taken a kick in his life. He smiled at the irony of it all, as tens of thousands of Wales supporters streamed down the stairwells and out into the Cardiff chill, desolate that their players' apparent march to victory should again be sabotaged by the assassins in gold and green.
A numb silence pervaded the Millennium Stadium, as the crowd digested the full grisly impact of Kurtley Beale's stunning last-minute try. It is as if some Antipodean hex hangs over this Wales side: in their last three Tests against Australia, they have lost by the cumulative total of five points.
None of the defeats was as agonising as this, though, as the atmosphere evaporated from the arena as rapidly as helium from a punctured balloon.
The turmoil of Welsh emotion could not be distilled easily. For 79 minutes and 31 seconds they had Australia under control, and even in the frenetic concluding phases it appeared that Leigh Halfpenny had made a match-saving tackle.
But in a late flurry the Australians spun the ball wide to release Beale, who dived over in the corner and silenced the triumphant home chorus with devastating finality.
Even the Herculean Halfpenny had to be taken from the field on a stretcher after his abortive tackle on replacement Dave Dennis. The challenge was uncomfortably reminiscent of the one with which he had hit David Strettle in the final act of Wales' last Six Nations victory over England. That, too, ended in the full-back being knocked out.
Halfpenny was in hospital last night: a harrowing postscript to one of his finest performances in the scarlet jersey. Supported by the effervescent Rhys Priestland, who despite recent criticism broke through the line at will, the 23 year-old had been instrumental in pinning Australia back until their last-gasp salvo.
Wales were looking more purposeful, more dangerous than they had all autumn.
So no wonder Sam Warburton called this the hardest, most demoralising loss he had ever suffered. "It felt like the day we were definitely going to do it," the captain reflected. "We felt like we had done it. Whether it's a matter of composure at the end I'm not sure, but it seems like a situation we have been in too many times before." Quite. At 24, Warburton has had the fortune to savour more sunlit days, not least the Welsh Grand Slam coronation on this very stage just nine months ago. But this signalled the culmination of three weeks to forget. Wales were, to use a little transatlantic parlance, 'oh-and-four' for their autumn series - even it might more accurately be summarised as 'oh-and-dear'.
Few could ever have predicted, given their all-conquering Six Nations display, that they would be brought to such a low ebb so soon. The disciples in red had desperately craved a more cathartic ending, to head into the depths of winter with the fillip of vanquishing Australia.
But they were denied even this consoling flourish, on a day when they also absorbed the knowledge that England were beating New Zealand. The stadium announcer at least had the good grace to contrast that shocking news with Wales' sevens win in the Gulf.
"England 15 New Zealand 0," he intoned at half-time, gravely. "Meanwhile, better news from Dubai ..." It was the first day of the festive shopping season and yet the 58,000 souls exiting the stadium, seemed distinctly short on good cheer.
Last weekend hundreds of jobs were lost at a Port Talbot steel plant, and now the province's sporting pride and joy found themselves on the wrong end of a Test series whitewash, sealed by betes noires Australia with one last kick in the teeth.
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socialism with Obama or freedom with Romney?
December 26, 2012
It seems lately many Americans are willing to sacrifice religious freedom, adherence to our Constitution, military strength, and a United America for selfish reasons. They are willing to accept high unemployment, an out-of-control debt, presidential secrecy, national bankruptcy, and ultimately, socialism, for free Federal government handouts.
Many have lost their moral compass and belief in America's greatness.
They have decided to relinquish these things for Obama's promises of unending welfare, food stamps, free "Obama phones," free Obamacare, free contraceptives, the stripping of work conditions from welfare, a complete dependency on the federal government, and promises of continuing government handouts if Obama is re-elected. It is time to elect a president that instead of mandating dependency will provide jobs, lower unemployment, a strong military, adherence to our constitutional freedoms, a healthy economy, and a return to a government "by the people and for the people."
Don't be bamboozled America, you have two clear choices on Nov. 6. A vote for a continuance of emerging socialism with Obama, or a vote for a return to American exceptionalism and freedom with Romney, period!
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We are used to hearing the rich are getting richer but the credit crunch last year has taken its toll. Now it seems the rich are getting poorer faster than anyone else.
This is certainly a change of direction for wealthy investors as Merrill Lynch unfurls its global wealth management annual report today.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Ford Motor Company announced today that its 2013 C-MAX Hybrid is EPA-certified at 47 miles per gallon (mpg) city and highway, beating the Toyota Prius v by up to 7 mpg in highway driving.
"The all-new C-MAX Hybrid is a great symbol of how Ford has transformed into a fuel-economy and technology leader with 47 mpg across the board and a highway rating 7 mpg better than Toyota Prius v," said Ford Vice President of Powertrain Engineering Joe Bakaj. "We've done this with innovation – represented by nearly 500 hybrid patents – while driving costs down 30 percent so we can bring these fuel-saving vehicles to more customers."
Ford estimates the new vehicle will have a range of 570 miles on one tank of gas. That range, enough to travel from Orlando to Savannah, Ga., and back, beats the Prius v by 120 miles.
Range and mpg are not the whole story.
Ford is waging a price war, as well. The automaker says the C-MAX Hybrid is expected to be America's most affordable hybrid utility vehicle with a base price of $25,995, including destination and delivery. That price tag is $555 to $1,300 lower than the Prius v.
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class Alarm(Exception):
def alarm_handler(signum, frame):
raise Alarm
signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, alarm_handler)
signal.alarm(3) # seconds
while True:
print('in loop')
#print('proceed after loop')
#a = 12345678 ** 123456789
signal.alarm(0) # reset the alarm
except Alarm:
print("Oops, taking too long!")
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this code will terminate a process (in unix) for an infinite loop, or long running function, etc., but my goal was to prohibate someone from entering something like:
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On 5 April, 2008, Scotland's award-winning weekly The Sunday Herald announced the presence of Atlas of Creation in Scots Universities under the headline "Islamic Creationist Book Hits Scottish Universities." The report, written in panic-filled language, went on to say that academics had "concerns that they may appear in schools as well."
The way that the book, which is full of pictures of fossils and provides hundreds of proofs that evolution never happened, has caused such great unease, and that its arrival is expected with enormous dread, shows the powerful impact it has had. The convincing evidence submitted in Atlas of Creation is a means whereby students exposed to a one-sided, Darwinist education come to see the truth—a development that the adherents of materialist philosophy never expected.
The demolition of the theory of evolution with powerful and impressive evidence and the message contained in it, which is accessible to anyone even skimming through a few pages, have greatly alarmed those who hide behind the evolution deceit. The reactions seen in France and Belgium have now been repeated in Scotland. Even the possibility that the book might be on its way is enough to panic the devotees of evolution. This is without doubt an indication of evolutionists' intellectual defeat.
The report then went on to say the following about Atlas of Creation:
"Seven copies of the lavishly-produced Atlas of Creation by Harun Yahya have arrived at the University of Edinburgh, while the University of Glasgow has received two, leading to concerns that they may appear in schools as well…
'I find it quite staggering,' said Aubrey Manning, emeritus professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh. He houses his seven copies in a cupboard in the zoology department's staff room. 'Every academic I know says they've got one of those…'
It states that 'there exists not a single example within 100 million fossils related to 250,000 species catalogued by scientists until today that supports evolution'.
It goes further in linking a belief in evolution to modern evils.
Under a picture of the collapsing Twin Towers, a caption reads: 'No matter what ideology they may espouse, those who perpetrate terror all over the world are, in reality, Darwinists. Darwinism is the only philosophy that places value on – and thus encourages – conflict.'
Harun Yahya is the pen name of Adnan Oktar, an Istanbul-based writer. Under his pseudonym, Oktar has produced hundreds of books, videos and articles…
Islamic theologian Amanullah De Sondy, of the University of Glasgow, said…: 'What he's [Oktar] always trying to do is show how Islam is far superior to everything else… It's very cleverly done'…"
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The Seattle news media lost two talented, well-respected individuals on Tuesday, March 18, when their news helicopter crashed upon takeoff outside their news station. Pilot Gary Pfitzner, 59, and former longtime KOMO News photojournalist Bill Strothman, 62, were aboard KOMO's helicopter, heading out for a freelance assignment. (A driver, Richard Newman, suffered second- and third-degree burns and multiple cuts and bruises after the falling helicopter struck his vehicle.)
Despite grieving the loss of their colleagues, KOMO News staff continued their daily work, reporting on the tragedy that unfolded above their heads on the helipad and outside their office windows.
The city's various TV and radio news broadcasters suffered alongside them, dedicating constant news coverage to the crash and its victims. Even though they usually race to get to a story first, that day they mourned as part of an extended family. The competing news stations even held off on naming the victims until KOMO News had.
News gatherers have been called callous at times, especially after such tragedies, because of the need to get the information out quickly. But, as wartime correspondents know well, the news business can be precarious.
To those who knew and worked with the two men, their loss is immeasurable. But, as their surviving family members have noted in their public statements, the two died doing what they truly loved.
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Developers who are building hundreds of new homes in Horsforth will invest more than £6 million into local services.
Redrow will pay the money in community contributions for the scheme at the former Clariant works.
The development, of around 330 homes, was given planning permission in April last year. Construction work on the site began this month and Redrow hopes to launch sales by Easter.
Its community contributions, which form part of the planning process, include funding for education, public transport, footpath and highways works, improvements to sports fields and pavilion, plus the creation of a new play area and allotments.
John Grime, managing director for Redrow Homes (Yorkshire), said: "Redrow is making a significant investment in the area including community contributions worth more than £6 million, which will benefit those who already live in the neighbourhood as well as the people who buy our new homes.
"The development will also have a positive impact on the local economy with industry statistics showing that 1.5 full time jobs are created for every home built – and that's not including jobs in the supply chain."
The development, which will be known as Horsforth Vale, will include homes ranging from two-bedroomed to five-bedroomed houses.
Community contributions will include £1.76 million in a new bus service to link the homes to the local train station, plus a further £33,000 to provide additional bus stops. Metrocards will be provided to homeowners, on a first come first served basis, at a cost of £168,000 to the developer.
The Clariant scheme, along with an adjoining housing development at the Riverside site sparked a campaign of opposition when it was put forward. Opponents warned of a devastating impact on services and the dangers from increased traffic.
An appeal was made to Community Secretary Eric Pickles to intervene. But the schemes were given the go-ahead last year by a planning inspector.


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BIS 490 Senior Seminar: Asian American Media in the Pacific Northwest
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BISMCS 343 Media Production Workshop: Nonfiction Media Writing
BIS 313 Issues in Media Studies: Critical Issues in U.S. Journalism History
BIS 204 Introduction to Journalism
BISSKL 350 Independent Fieldwork: Student Newspaper
BCUSP 118 Critical and Creative Inquiry: Journalistic Interviewing
Questions about journalism practices drive my current research. These practices are found in news organizations, within marginalized communities, during different periods of history, and in varied formats of media. My research examines the symbiotic relationship between social movements and grassroots U.S. newspapers that is historically and politically intertwined. I ask how (and why) these newspapers began, operated, and changed over time. I ask how (and why) workers operated as journalists and balanced loyalties. The answers add complexity to the role of media in democracy and the role of community and activism in journalism. I am working on three research projects. My digital archiving project identifies best practices and opportunities for preserving news content. My students and I have worked closely with the Nikkei Newspaper Digital Archive Project—an interdisciplinary and community-based project with the University of Washington Libraries, the Hochi Hokubei Foundation, and the North American Post. The project preserves a community and cultural artifact for future generations through a digital archive and a searchable, public meta-data. Students and I are also assessing best practices of regional newspapers in archiving printed and online news content. My book project examines a Seattle-based Asian American newspaper's (The International Examiner) formative and activist history compares journalist's practices, values and background. And my mixed-method collaborative project with a colleague from the Rochester Institute of Technology identifies and compares U.S. journalist's practices, values and background.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – As the third addition to first-year head coach Lance Randall's staff, Bryan Beamish has been effectively utilizing his talents on the men's basketball sidelines, helping to groom the Lions as they enter into their 2011-12 campaign.
Prior to joining the Saint Leo sidelines in mid-August, Beamish served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he helped the Pointers to a successful 26-4 record and a Sweet 16 appearance.
On the court, the Wisconsin Rapids native had a prolific four-year career at Stevens Point. During his time playing for the Pointers he earned first team All-Conference honors for two seasons, and captained his squad during his junior and senior seasons. Starting every game three out of his four years at Stevens Point, Beamish helped lead the team to two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships, and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Beamish's collegiate success stemmed from an already successful high school career where he was a two-year All-Conference player at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School. Named the Player of the Year his senior season, he helped Lincoln to a conference championship riding a 25-1 record before heading to Stevens Point.
Beamish earned his Bachelor's Degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from UWSP.


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ATLANTA - The Ware County Gators' were overwhelmed by Gainesville High School's offense in Friday night's title game in the Georgia Dome.
Gainesville's record-setting junior quarterback Deshaun Watson accounted for five touchdowns and more than 400 yards to lead the Red Elephants to its first state title, 49-12 in the Class AAAAA championship game.
Watson threw three touchdown passes, two to Caleb Hayman, to raise his season total to 50, and his two touchdown runs gave him 24 for the season. He is the state career leader in touchdown throws (108) and passing yardage (4,031).
Watson completed 28 of 36 passes for 324 yards against Ware (13-2) and ran 14 times for 90 more yards as Gainesville (12-3) moved up and down the field at will.
Ware came into the game allowing just 8.6 points per game -- the best in Class AAAAA. But the Gators were no match for Watson and Gainesville.
Gainesville scored at least 40 points in all except one of its five playoff victories and went over 60 twice.
The Gators had made it to the title game once before, losing to Northside-Warner Robins in 2007. Waycross, which merged with Ware County in 1994, won four state titles, including a 49-0 victory over Gainesville in 1960.
The Red Elephants had made it to the title game six times previously, the most recent a 13-12 loss to Peach County in 2009. Their 18 previous trips to the semifinals was a record for a school without a GHSA state championship.
The Red Elephants set the tone on their first possession, going 78 yards on 10 plays as Watson -- 7-for-7 on the drive -- hit Hayman for a 17-yard score.
Watson ran it in from the 4 the next time Gainesville had the ball, and the Red Elephants, who had fumbled at the Ware 1-yard line late in the first quarter, made it a 21-0 lead early in the second when Fred Payne scooped up a fumble and ran 37 yards for a TD.
It soon became a four-touchdown advantage after Gainesville marched down the field following a missed 31-yard field goal by Ware and Watson connected with Rodney Lackey for a 5-yard TD. But the Gators made it 28-7 on Xavier Tobler's 2-yard run 44 seconds before halftime.
Watson completed 18 of 24 passes for 183 yards in the first half and carried seven times for 43 yards. Six of his passes were caught by Hayman.
After Gainesville fumbled away a scoring chance early in the third quarter, Payne picked off a Ware pass and ran 64 yards to set up Watson's 1-yard TD. Michael Byrd made it 42-7 on a 3-yard run midway in the quarter.
Watson's third TD pass, a 21-yarder to Hayman, came in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Ware scored on 3-yard run by Tabler after the game was long decided.
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Young dancers Jessica Lamb and Sophie Little leaped to third place in the Wiltshire Festival of Dance.
The 12-year-old St John's School pupils competed in the cabaret duet section at The Commonweal School in Swindon last week.
Dancing to Hot Honey Rag from the musical Chicago, the girls earned a podium finish. Both girls have a passion for dancing and attend Marlborough Academy of Dance and Drama.
Dance teacher and choreographer Cheryl Heuston said: "The girls put in a wonderful performance. It's a massive achievement because we are a relatively new school and this was a really professional competition.
"I am so proud of the girls, this was their first experience of competition and all those extra rehearsals paid off."


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I don't recommend enabling this feature at all. The autocorrect bar is in pre-alpha stages and makes typing a complete pain to do. It will correct anything and everything you type into things you never meant to say.
Seems like Android has one-upped Apple with that feature.
I use it with ManualCorrect Pro and it seems to be beneficial to me...
(On 4.3.3)
Not sure how you can make the auto correct better than Android already has. You type the word and if you know it's not in the dictionary you click to add it and done. Even Swype figures out those words for you. Now THAT is something Apple will probably never have or if they do, nobody can say they won't have copied it from them.
I agree with dsg...this correction bar blows. Why can't Apple actually fix the autocorrect on the iphone? You actually have to hit "confirm" then space if you type in the corrrect word with this feature...very sad that such a great phone has to be limited by such simple features.
I tried this and it was really really really buggy. I could barely text. I had to remove it.


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Some of Australia's "high-wealth individuals" have found it pays to take on the tax man, the nation's Auditor-General, Ian McPhee, says.
Most of the Tax Office's battles over audits are fought against the super-rich, who have clawed back more than half the $909 million they disputed between 2011 and last year, according to the National Audit Office.
In his submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the ATO's handling of disputes, the Auditor-General notes the Tax Office has improved its performance in recent years.
But with more than $10 billion in outstanding taxes caught up in disputes as of June last year, much more needs to be done.
The inquiry is being held as the Tax Office faces scrutiny over its performance and conduct of disputes and imposition of tax penalties.
Fairfax Media reported on Thursday on the case of Sydney's Gary Kurzer, who is suing the Tax Office for nearly $6 million, alleging its negligent and mistaken pursuit of taxes cost him his business, home, marriage and health.
Mr Kurzer and taxation lobbyists say thousands of ordinary people have been crushed in disputes with the ATO because they lack the money and the will to fight the government body.
But the Auditor-General has confirmed that for the "high wealth individuals" and those targeted by "Project Wickenby", who are nearly always backed by expensive legal and accountancy expertise, it pays to take on the tax man.
Project Wickenby has been the country's biggest tax investigation, costing more than $500 million and leading to scores of arrests including entertainer Paul Hogan.
About two-thirds of the objections to "amended assessments", which are usually tax returns that have been audited, have been mounted by high-wealth individual taxpayers and those covered by Project Wickenby.
The Audit Office found that lodging an objection was well worth a try – "positive outcomes" were achieved by 49 per cent of for high-wealth individuals and 37 per cent of Project Wickenby targets.
A sum of $477 million had to be handed back to high-wealth individuals between 2011 and last year, the office says.
The Auditor-General's inquiries found that the ATO's dispute resolution mechanisms sometimes worked well, but there was a high rate of disputes caused by its errors, taxpayers withholding information, lengthy waits for resolution "and consequent frustration by taxpayers about the responsiveness, cost and sometimes fairness of processes".
"These findings have highlighted scope for the ATO to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of dispute resolution processes, to the benefit of the organisation and taxpayers," Mr McPhee wrote in his submission.
There was good news for the Tax Office in the submission from the Commonwealth Ombudsman, who noted that 1369 complaints about the agency had been received in 2013-14, a decline of nearly a quarter on the previous year.
In its submission to the parliamentary inquiry, the Tax Office pointed to improved performance in several areas, including disputed debt cases with "significant reductions" of 31 per cent for small business cases and 41 per cent for individual disputes.
Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan wrote that a new approach to issues relating to high-wealth individuals was also showing results.
"We are already seeing very positive results in the large market and for private groups controlled by high-wealth individuals, with both parties willing to come to the table early and discuss issues openly and in good faith," he wrote.


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In Regional Roundup, we've gathered the top stories from each of our eight weekly newspapers every Thursday. Here are the regional stories you don't want to miss from Feb. 27 to March 5, 2014.
Aurora planning 18-hole disc golf course at Sunny Lake Park
The city plans to begin building an 18-hole disc golf course this year at Sunny Lake Park, according to Parks-Recreation Director Jim Kraus.
It would start at the north end of Sunny Lake and "work its way north and east. It may go as far south as the nature center," Kraus said at the recreation advisory committee's Feb. 17 meeting.
Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga Falls Man, 19, sentenced to nine years for kidnapping, assault, robbery
A 19-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was sentenced to nine years in prison after he admitted he broke into a woman's house, beat her until she passed out and bound her to a chair last fall.
Alexander Patrick Cooper, 19, of Third Street, pleaded guilty on Feb. 26, to kidnapping, a felony of the first degree; aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree; and felonious assault, a felony of the second degree, according to Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh.
Akron mayor threatens water shut off for Hudson residents, businesses
A city Council member is suggesting Hudson withdraw from a tax sharing agreement with Akron, in response to Mayor Donald Plusquellic's threat to shut off water to about 25 percent of Hudson residents.
Ward 3 Council member Alex Kelemen, whose constituents have Akron water along Stow Road and Middleton Road, wanted to withdraw from the Summit County Job Creation and Retention and Tax Revenue Sharing agreement and said he may propose legislation March 5 to opt out of the agreement.
UPDATE: MACtac manufacturing plant to close, but corporate headquarters will stay open
Wisconsin-based Bemis Co. Inc. announced in a press release Monday that it will close its Darrow Road MACtac Pressure Sensitive Materials manufacturing plant in May.
The Stow plant workforce includes approximately 115 employees. The facility at 4560 Darrow Road primarily manufactures solvent-based pressure sensitive materials.
Tallmadge Police Department joins Summit Metro Crash Response Team for vehicle accident investigation
The Tallmadge Police Department has joined a group of area police departments that work together to provide mutual aid and assistance for crash investigations.
City Council authorized the city to join the Summit Metro Crash Response Team, a consortium of officers and equipment from member police departments, as of Feb. 27, according to the membership contract. Membership to the group is free.
Nordonia Hills
Macedonia revokes $50 fee for non-resident members of Macedonia Family Recreation Center
The city is inviting non-residents to come back to the Macedonia Family Recreation Center.
City Council on Feb. 27 unanimously repealed an ordinance establishing the $50 annual maintenance fee the city imposed last year on non-resident rec center members.
Update: Layoffs of three City of Streetsboro employees to save $225,000
Three city employees were laid off the morning of Feb. 25 in the name of efficiency, said Mayor Glenn Broska.
The layoffs came as the result of a job analysis of city employees that indicated the duties of Engineering Director Bruce Terrell, Engineering Inspector Amy Flake and Parks & Recreation Program Coordinator Andrea Parma-Schaefer's duties could be absorbed by others while realizing a savings, he explained.�
Update: Twinsburg police investigation continues in possible criminal child enticement
Police are investigating a possible criminal child enticement incident that occurred March 3 near the intersection of Andrew Drive and Bridget Lane in the Lake Plata subdivision around 4:15 p.m.
Two girls, ages 8 and 7, were dropped off by a school bus near the entrance to the neighborhood when they were approached by a black SUV, possibly a Jeep Cherokee, and offered candy from the passengers in exchange for getting into the vehicle, police said.


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Locals aim to get muddy for charity
Obstacle course and horse ride should both prove messy but effective fundraisers
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 01:45 pm
Bellerose Composite High School grad Rob Deltombe wants to make sure that cancer is stopped in the muddiest way possible.
The former St. Albertan organized the Down and Dirty five-kilometre obstacle course as a fun fundraiser for the Cross Cancer Institute. While last year�s event happened on a hastened schedule that slipped many people�s notices, he�s putting up publicity a lot earlier this time around.
�Last year was a big scramble for us. We started late. I had no idea how long it would take to set up a non-profit. It was mind-boggling!� Deltombe said.
Despite the hasty organization, he still saw 350 participants take on the challenge and bring in about $70,000 for the institute.
The event is a stretch for the man who otherwise works full-time as a chiropractor in Edmonton. He clarified that the obstacle course is not a way of building up a roster of patients. There were no major injuries during the 2013 run but at least he is a health professional just in case there are problems.
�I�m handy to have around.�
Down and Dirty 2014 is set to take place on Sunday, Aug. 17 at Sunridge Ski Area in Edmonton. It will feature 13 or 14 obstacles, a few more than last year.
�There�s lifting, dragging, balance beams, and lots of mud and water. We had a 60-foot slip�n slide last year so hopefully we�ll have that again. It�s generally just a really good time. We had a super fun atmosphere and we got to meet some really interesting people.�
The goal for this race is $100,000. Deltombe is confident that the goal will be met and surpassed.
For more information on participating or contributing to the cause, please visit www.albertacancer.ca/downanddirty2014.
Riding for heart health
One local equestrian and her equine friend are getting ready to hoof it up to help people�s hearts.
Nicole Kent will be saddling up May 3 for the 29th annual Atmore Hoof-A-Thon. It will be her third time taking the 30-kilometre horseback ride in north-central Alberta in support of the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.
�Everybody gathers together on the morning of the ride with their horses and their trailers and their covered caravans and wagons and everything,� she said.
The experienced rider said it�s always a great time even though the 2013 event was �super muddy.� There were 150 riders who all contributed to bring in more than $25,000 for the institute. Despite the environmental factors, all get to enjoy a picnic lunch and spirits stay light.
�It�s super fun,� Kent said.
The day starts at 8 a.m. and ends with supper, entertainment and prizes.
The Mazankowski is one of the country�s leading centres for the prevention and treatment of all forms of heart disease and for all ages. It first took patients in the summer of 2009, offering comprehensive cardiac surgery, cardiology services and education for patients plus training for future cardiac care professionals, researchers and educators.
Kent said she participates because heart disease has been a big problem in her family.
This year�s event takes place on Saturday, May 3.
�Rain or shine, snow or sleet, we ride,� explains the Hoof-A-Thon�s website.
All ages and sizes of riders are welcome to get involved.
Atmore is east of Athabasca near the junction of Highway 55 and Highway 63.
To donate directly to Kent, call her at 780-729-7514. For more information, send an email to email@example.com or visit www.atmorehoofathon.blogspot.ca.