Australian Tax Office warns against tax return scam
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has warned against a fraudulent email claiming to be from the ATO. The email, which is similar to previous scams, uses the ATO logo and has the subject line of ‘Notification – Please read’, ‘Australian Taxation Office – Please read’ or other variations. The email directs recipients to a bogus website that looks similar to the ATO website and requests credit card and personal details. “People should be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to be from the Tax Office,” says Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo. “As an extra precaution we recommend you type internet addresses directly into your internet browser rather than clicking on links embedded in emails,” added D’Ascenzo who also stated that anyone who receives the email should delete it immediately. Anyone who believes they may have fallen victim to this scam are urged to contact their credit card provider.…
First female boxing death occurs in US sanctioned match
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Becky Zerlentes, 34, died on Sunday, April 3 in what was to be her last boxing match before retirement. The match, a Colorado State Golden Gloves bout, was held in Denver on April 2. Her opponent for the senior women’s title in that match was Heather Schmitz, 32. Zerlentes received a knockout punch in the third round by a straight blow to her left temple. She received immediate attention from ringside physicians, but never regained consciousness, even after being admitted to Denver General Hospital for emergency surgery on Saturday night. She expired on Sunday due to blunt-force trauma injuries received to the head, resulting in a blood clot on the brain. Her opponent Heather Schmitz met with reporters and expressed her regret, saying, “I didn’t want to hurt her. I feel very bad about that.” “Nobody thought it was a very hard blow,” said Jeanne DePriest,…
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music Tube The New Generation Smart Phone
More On This Topic: Bavas Music City Submitted by: Gaurav S Nokia unveiled its latest show stealer the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic smart phone in London on 2nd October, 2008 and it seems the Nokia guys have a potential winner up their sleeves once more. You can get touchy feely fully with this S60 touch screen device and with features that can give the Apple s darling costly iPhone a run for its money, the new Nokia kid on the block must be giving sleepless nights to the Apple tech-heads. Special features of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic This new Nokia with its jaw dropping features can really pose a big threat to Apple iPhone s huge market share. Finally some one has been able to come up with a handset that can directly challenge the iPhone s superior status. Nokia 5800 features an intriguing double home screen add ons, a single touch…
John Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing
Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired to write after the terrorist attacks on September 11. “The clear references to 9/11 in the apocalyptic ending can only bring Orwell’s name into disrepute in the U.S.,” wrote William Hamilton, the British literary executor of the Orwell estate. That process had already begun: it was revealed Orwell gave the British Foreign Office a list of people he suspected of being “crypto-Communists and fellow travelers,” labeling some of them as Jews and homosexuals. “I really wanted to explode that book,” Reed told The New York Times. “I wanted to completely undermine it.” Is this man…
Dove’s Real Beauty looks at photoshoot techniques in commercial
Thursday, October 12, 2006 Dove soaps continues their North American “Campaign for Real Beauty” advertising with a television commercial that explores the alterations that can be done on models. Labeled “a Dove film”, the commercial is entitled “evolution”. Beginning with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program. The photo-manipulation is then posted on a billboard for the fictional “Easel Foundation Makeup” brand. Two young, teenage girls walk past, glancing at the board. “No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted” ends the ad in text, “Every girl deserves to feel beautiful just the way she is.” Dove runs the Dove Self-Esteem Fund as a part of their Campaign for Real Beauty. In the marketing campaign, Dove uses “real” women, instead of professional models, in an attempt to instill self-esteem in their customers.…
Sony refreshes VAIO brand for business and entertainment
Thursday, July 31, 2008 From the middle of July, Sony Corporation refreshed their senior laptop brand VAIO from “Video Audio Integrated Operation” to “Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer”. According to Sony Taiwan Limited, this refreshment is an attempt to relocate the laptop consuming market for business and entertainment factors. In the “VAIO Experience 2008” press conference in Europe, Sony promoted their new product series for different populations including BZ for business, FW for home entertainment, Z for ultra-slim, and SR for complex applications. Different with past series, Sony added “Clear Bright” screening technology for high-definition display, and “full-carbon production” features. BD-burning and Intel Centrino 2 processing technologies will be featured in all the new models. For security issue, Sony also embedded fingerprint system to prevent personal data to be stolen. Continued from TZ series, innovative designs including “Green Power Button”, “Situational Switch” are also added in newly-launched series. “Due to consuming…
How To Resolve ‘The Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Not Find The Object’ Error In Access 2003
More On This Topic: Quantity Surveyors Melbourne Microsoft Access is one of the simplest Database Management System available to the users today. Its integration with other Microsoft products also makes it more popular and enjoyable-to-use. In an Access database, tables play a major role and are known as the ‘building blocks’. Other objects of Access database remain highly dependent on tables, and thus they should be designed carefully. However, while using Microsoft Access you might come across table corruption issues. Such situations might prompt Access to behave in an unusual manner while you perform any task related to an affected database. Though, you can attempt to settle minor issues by relying on Compact and Repair utility, it might not always yield good results. The best and ideal way to fix Access database corruption is using a third-party Access repair tool. Consider a scenario, wherein, you have an Access 2000 database,…
Tennessee town mulls ‘stop work order’ as construction of controversial grain tanks begins
Saturday, December 3, 2005 Mayor Scott Jewell of the city of Dyer, Tennessee did not issue a “stop work order” to Dyer Grain Company late Tuesday afternoon as had been expected. The order would have temporarily halted construction of new grain storage tanks. Dyer Grain’s efforts at expansion have been blocked several times over the past few years both by zoning restrictions on the height of structures and by citizens groups who filed suit against the grain company and the city’s board of zoning appeals. The lawsuit was dismissed two months ago. The Dyer City Council then amended the zoning ordinance to include “grain storage tanks and bins” in a section of the ordinance listing exclusions, such as free standing spires and towers, to the regular 40 foot height restriction on buildings. Several citizens spoke at the November 28 city council meeting to address alleged deficiencies in the building permit…
Car and train collide in Buffalo, New York
Friday, January 12, 2007 Buffalo, New York —Reports say that a subway train and a car have collided in downtown Buffalo, New York. Witnesses say that calls to 911 came in just before 12:00 p.m. [EST] that a car had driven onto the tracks of the Metro Rail operated by the Niagra Frontier Transit Authority at the Theatre District rail stop which is near West Tupper and Main Streets in Downtown Buffalo. The train was traveling on the northbound track toward the Allen Medical Station when the vehicle apparently began to drive norhtbound away from the train. The train did stop but still managed to make light contact with the vehicle from behind. The driver of the car is reported to be a 73 year-old male who was not injured in the accident but is currently being evaluated at Erie County Medical Center. Witnesses say the man was “out of…
Don T Let A Fear Of The Dentist Keep You From Your Checkups
More On This Topic: Cosmetic Dentist Bondi Submitted by: Patrick Boswell Many people don t like the idea of having dental work done, but the fact of the matter is that dental work has come a long way over the last years. Fear of the dentist is one of the most common fears among all people, but it doesn t need to be! If you have taken a trip to the dentist in the last few years then you know how far things have come in terms of keeping things pain-free, not only physically but also monetarily. Dentistry has made major improvements in terms of reducing pain in recent years. Some older adults might grimace remembering a time when simple numbing medicine wasn t even administered, but those days are long gone and typically trips to the dentist not only involve numbing medicine but also on site anesthetic that will…