000 (CA$500‚000) meant for refugee sponsorship to gambling. Police are investigating Father Amer Saka of the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in London‚ Ontario after he told his bishop Emanuel Shaleta that he had gambled more than US$380‚000 (CA$500‚000). The said fund was originally intended for refugee sponsorship‚ according to The Toronto Star. On Feb. 23‚ the Catholic priest reportedly called Shaleta and said he lost the money to gambling. Although they suspect that Father Saka is hooked
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Narrator was asking about “Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair” then proceeded to reel off the monotonous narrative about the always betting Jim Smiley(Twain 145). Twain was able to accurately illustrate the gambling man Smiley due to the great deal of money that he invested from his writings and lectures and then later lost. Twain was born in the tiny village of Florida‚ Missouri on November 30‚ 1835. He was the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens. In 1839
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TAX INCENTIVES Alex Easson and Eric M. Zolt* OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................1 I. THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST TAX INCENTIVES..........................................6 A. Convention Wisdom ............................................................................................6 B. Advantages of Tax Incentives..............................................................................9 C. Disadvantages
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In modern day America‚ gambling is seen everywhere. Whether it is gambling on a sporting event‚ a horse race‚ a game of cards‚ or any other event‚ it is seen as a common practice among many American citizens. The most popular place for one to gamble is a casino. There are many casinos throughout the country‚ and despite the many critics of such venues‚ these casinos are here to stay for quite some time to come. Starting in 1931‚ Nevada took control of the casino gambling market and held a monopoly
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To Tax or Not to Tax: The Problem of America Money‚ like a cookie‚ is something everybody wants‚ and when it is gone a person blames everybody else for its absence; realizing later they were the one to consume it in the first place. Taxes‚ since the beginning of an organized economy‚ have been argued over for centuries. At the end of 2012 after surviving the “end of the world‚” tax payers were faced with another apocalyptic situation‚ the Fiscal Cliff. It had the potential to raise taxes to outrageous
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Norway and many other countries‚ stops at the bedroom door. “One in 10 Norwegian women over the age of 15 has been raped‚ according to the country’s largest shelter organization‚ the Secretariat of the Shelter Movement. But at least 80 percent of the cases are never brought to official attention and only 10 percent of those that are end in a conviction‚ the Justice Ministry says.” According to one of the general managers of the Shelter Movement‚ the safest place for women is outside their homes and
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Gambling refers to the play of any game where there is money‚ or something of value at stake. There are many different forms of gambling including horse races‚ lotteries‚ casinos‚ scratch cards‚ stock market betting‚ and even more recently internet gambling. Although these games are meant for recreational use‚ the thrill of gambling causes some people to become so involved in it that they become dependent on gambling. The effects of gambling can cause damage psychologically‚ be very harmful to one’s
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What is the background information on teen gambling? Gambling means taking part in any activity or game where you risk money‚ food & drinks or any valuable objects like an iPod or video game in order to win. Gambling is mostly about taking risks & having luck and knowledge or practice is not need in order to help a person win. Other games like pool or darts‚ for example requires knowledge on how to play the game‚ lots of practice and having the skills needed in order to influence the results. Card
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Recently‚ a new‚ debatable topic has hit Americans in a swift manner. Should gambling be legalized in their respective states? As you may already know‚ gambling is the act of risking something of value for a potential chance of profit. “Not that long ago‚ Americans held gambling in the same esteem as heroin dealing” (Popkin & Hetter 17). Today‚ however‚ people see gambling not as bad as it used to be. In fact‚ according to a Harrah’s survey‚ thirty two percent of all households in the United States
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Problem gambling refers to excessive gambling activity and to interpersonal and vocational problems that resulted from gambling. In explaining the causes of problem gambling behaviour‚ the dominant approach nowadays is to treat it as a kind of sickness related to addiction. Hence the term pathological gambling is coined to describe problem gambling behaviour. Such a medical description‚ however‚ represents an attempt to understand and explain in medical terms behaviours that violate normative
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