Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Mail Order Bride Kindle Edition



This book is about bought brides from the internet.The bride wasn't bashful and was all out to cheat their husbands. Concealing the birth of her daughter, she pretends to adopt the girl and bring her up.  Her daughter got into trouble with boy gangs and she got involved with a toy boy. The story ends with a blood donation revealing that she is the mother of her daughter.

I put this book on Amazon Kindle.


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AV5T5EA?ref_=pe_2427780_160035660
by Ann Kit Suet Chin Chan

My book is available on Kindle

Mail Order Bride Kindle Edition 

 





Kindle, Kindle eBook, January 19, 2016
$3.99

Monday, January 18, 2016

TVNZ's pregnant presenters thank fans for support

Haven't we gone every far. Pregnant women should be allow to work.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11575621

TVNZ's pregnant presenters thank fans for support

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  • Pregnant TVNZ presenters show off their baby bumps alongside Greg Boyed on One News. Photo/Twitter
    Pregnant TVNZ presenters show off their baby bumps alongside Greg Boyed on One News. Photo/Twitter
    TVNZ's pregnant presenters Renee Wright and Jenny-May Clarkson have thanked fans for their support as a critic who called them an eyesore admits he is "out-of-touch".
    A critic sparked outrage yesterday when his letter demanding the pair - particularly Clarkson, who is expecting twins - be stood down was published in TV Guide.
    "I have no problem seeing pregnant women in normal situations or places, but to have them remain on TV in a state which I feel is embarrassing and an eyesore? It's time to replace them," wrote Lower Hutt resident John Rook.
    In a follow-up interview with the Herald, father-of-three Rook said he stood by his comments but regretted his choice of words.
    "I just wanted to know who was responsible for leaving presenters on air and at what stage of their pregnancy? I'm old fashioned. When a woman gets to that stage of pregnancy [show] a bit of decency - stand her down," he said.
    The 69-year-old later apologised and admitted he was "out of touch".
    Clarkson took to Facebook to discuss her reasons for staying on air, and to thank those who had supported her decision to stay in front of the camera.
    "To those who have chosen to write in support of me and my twins, thank you. As a heavily pregnant woman I struggle with my own demons about my body changing shape but I choose to stay in front of the camera to encourage others to be proud of the job that we are doing - creating life," she wrote.
    "It is a major privilege to carry and create a human being and in my case two. Just like it is a privilege to enter into your living rooms each weekend. Thank you once again for your show of kindness - nga mihi ki a koutou katoa."
    On Twitter, Wright retweeted messages of support with thank you notes.

    A TVNZ spokesperson said it was Clarkson's choice how long she stayed on air.
    "We're thrilled for Jenny-May. TVNZ is fully supportive of women working during pregnancy and supports their return to work. Like a lot of Kiwi women, Jenny-May is working during her pregnancy. She's not the first and she won't be the last member of our news team to do so.
    "As well as her One News duties, she's currently filming segments which explore pregnancy for TV One's lifestyle series Whanau Living. Jenny-May's a talented and professional broadcaster. It's her choice to decide at what point she takes a break from her role and we'll support her decision 100 per cent."
    Rook sparked the debate with his letter that said Clarkson wasn't in a fit state to be presenting the news.
    "Who is responsible for allowing a sports reporter in a very pregnant state to remain on screen?" he wrote. "I have no problem seeing pregnant women in normal situations or places, but to have them remain on TV in a state which I feel is embarrassing and an eyesore? It's time to replace them.
    "So please, TVNZ, open your eyes and show some common sense. "As for the presenters themselves, I wish them all the best for their new arrivals."
    The letter was posted on Twitter by The Spinoff's Alex Casey, along with the comment: "Very cool guy of the week."

    Friday, January 15, 2016

    Auckland bankrupt accused of hiding $19 million of casino winnings


    Cho in the book used to go gambling in this casino

    Auckland bankrupt accused of hiding $19 million of casino winnings

    An undischarged bankrupt is alleged to have won $19 million gambling at Sky City Casino, but hid it from creditors.
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    An undischarged bankrupt is alleged to have won $19 million gambling at Sky City Casino, but hid it from creditors.
    An Auckland businessman who claimed bankruptcy has been accused of hiding $19 million won at SkyCity casino.
    Li Dong Xie,48, appeared in the Auckland District Court facing 10 charges laid by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
    Xie, an undischarged bankrupt who sometimes goes by the name of Frank, was accused of hiding millions of dollars from the official assignee, who is tasked with distributing bankrupt's assets to creditors.
    $19,007,897 won from gambling at SkyCity Casino was said to have been hidden from the assignee, as well as other sums nearing $1.5 million.
    The Papatoetoe man was also charged with failing to file a statement of affairs, obtaining credit fraudulently, increasing solvency by gambling, and acting as a director of a business, with the offending alleged to have occurred between 2010 and 2015.
    Records show he is the director and shareholder of New Home Town Construction, a business which was struck off in August 2015.
    Xie was declared bankrupt in 2010.
    At his first appearance on Tuesday Xie entered no plea and will reappear in court later in January.
    The charge of hiding the gambling proceeds carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail or a $10,000 penalty.
    The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
     - Stuff

    Monday, January 11, 2016

    No compensation for 'horrific' mauling by Irish wolfhounds

    No compensation for 'horrific' mauling by Irish wolfhounds

    By Vaughan Elder
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  • The woman was attacked about 6.30am on December 2, leaving her with injuries over much of her body. Photo / iStock
    The woman was attacked about 6.30am on December 2, leaving her with injuries over much of her body. Photo / iStock
    The Dunedin victim of a "horrific'' mauling by three Irish wolfhounds has had another blow after learning she will not be compensated for lost income.
    The woman was attacked about 6.30am on December 2, leaving her with injuries over much of her body.
    The most serious was to her right leg, where little remained of her calf muscle.
    Before the attack, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, worked two part-time jobs to supplement her benefit income, but the injuries left her unable to work.
    Thinking it would be a formality, she asked for compensation from ACC for lost income, but was shocked to learn they would not give her compensation on top of her benefit.
    Instead, she was told by an ACC staff member it would take a dollar off her benefit for every dollar she received in compensation - which in her situation meant she would be no better off than if she received no compensation at all.
    This left her in a "really tough'' financial position.
    "I've got no money to pay the phone bill,'' she said.
    She was still unsure when her injuries would heal enough to allow her to go to work.
    During a visit to Dunedin Hospital last Friday she was told her leg was healing, but some of the graft was not taking.
    ACC spokeswoman Stephanie Melville said the issue was caused by the legislation ACC ran under.
    "If a person receives a benefit but also works part-time, then they may be entitled to weekly compensation payments for any loss of income as a result of the injury. However, the benefit will normally be reduced by the exact amount of the weekly payments.''
    ACC would though cover all the woman's medical treatment and social and vocational rehabilitation needs.
    Minister for Social Development Anne Tolley issued a one-line response in response to questions about the case saying: "I've had no advice on this case but have asked MSD to look into it and ensure that the person involved is receiving everything they are entitled to.''
    People wishing to donate to the victim of the dog attack can visit https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/wolfhoundattack

    Disabled dumped in rest homes

    Disabled dumped in rest homes

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    Disabled mother Rachelle McIntyre is only 42-years-old but could spend the rest of her life in a Masterton rest home, with few other options for supported accommodation.
    At 42, Rachelle McIntyrenever expected to be living in a nursing home.
    Just a year ago, the Wairarapa mum lived with her husband and two young boys. But as her multiple sclerosis worsened and her marriage deteriorated, she says she was left with nowhere to go.
    "It's like being imprisoned. This is not my home."
    Disabled mother Rachelle McIntyre is only 42, but could spend the remainder of her life in a rest home.
    Maarten Holl
    Disabled mother Rachelle McIntyre is only 42, but could spend the remainder of her life in a rest home.
    She is one of hundreds of disabled Kiwis crammed in with the retirees in the nation's nursing homes. Some disability groups claim the problem is getting worse, particularly in rural areas.
    They are blaming a lack of support and accommodation for the disabled, which leaves families to make the difficult choice between muddling along with limited support or stick their loved ones in a rest home before their time.
    But the Ministry of Health says there are fewer, not more, young disabled people in aged care homes, and a greater focus on providing support at home.
    Rachelle McIntyre has multiple sclerosis and needs fulltime care.
    Maarten Holl
    Rachelle McIntyre has multiple sclerosis and needs fulltime care.
    McIntyre used to be a teacher, living with her husband and two boys in Alfredton, about 45 kilometres north of Masterton. The self-confessed "fitness freak" was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 11 years ago, aged 31, just after the birth of her second son.
    She is now wheelchair-bound, requires assistance to get out of bed, and is slowing losing dexterity in her hands.
    In July last year, she developed pressure sores on her back that could not be treated at her remote home, and was forced to move into the Glenwood Masonic Hospital nursing home in Masterton.
    She thought it was a short-term fix but, nine months later, with nowhere else in the area to provide care, she has been told it is now her home for the foreseeable future.
    "I don't like being here, it's not the place for me. But at the moment I'm stuck."
    She is half the age of most of the other residents, and she is often embarrassed during the too-infrequent visits from her children by "wailing" from the lounge across the hall.
    "We are worlds apart. They have grandchildren, I have young children."
    CCS Disability Action acting chief executive Joy Gunn said McIntyre's circumstances were too common. She was aware of cases of  people in their 20s and 30s.
    "That is clearly not ideal."
    The problem arose because there was not enough accommodation that could cater for disabled people, or enough carers who could support them to live at home with their families.
    As the population of disabled people increases and, with the help of improved medical care, they live longer, the gap would only get wider, she said.
    "The disabled picture is changing and we don't have the accessible housing to meet that need."
    The Ministry of Health funds 448 disabled people under 65 to live in aged care homes, but was not able to break those figures down to cover younger age groups.
    Associate Health Minister Sam Lotu-Iigadeclined to comment on the issue. A spokeswoman called it an "operational" matter.
    Ministry disability support services manager Toni Atkinson said there had been a big push to reduce the number of young people in aged care homes, but "acknowledged that, to continue this reduction, more needs to be done".
    This had included opening new disability-focused accommodation services and diverting more young people away from aged care homes. As a result, the number of disabled people under 65 in aged care had dropped in the past five years, she said.
    "The ministry recognises that young people entering aged residential care is the option of last resort where all other age-appropriate community-based options have been exhausted."
    Glenwood Masonic Hospital manager Danielle Farmer did not want to comment of McIntyre's case. However, she said the hospital was contracted to provide four beds for people under 65.
    "It enables people to stay in their own area, rather than going out to another community."
    Ideally, McIntyre wants to live in her own home close to her children but, as she requires 24-hour care, she cannot receive adequate funding.
    "What gets me through is just thinking about my children," she said.

    "I want not to have them embarrassed about coming to see their mother in an aged care facility."
     - Stuff

    Saturday, January 9, 2016

    Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (BRC)

    Today, I encountered a woman sitting on the steps of the premises of where I wanted to go. She was holding a shortish umbrella and I was worried she might hit me. She was a white woman, unkempt and her tights were badly laddered. I was thinking , here was an able-bodied woman asking for change. I avoided her.

    Then I came back, small change won't hurt me, and I gave her some small change. I asked her where she lived and she replied, Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (BRC). She kept saying thankyou.

    I came home and googled. No wonder she was like this.


    Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (BRC)

    Public Service
    The Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre is a specialist 40-bed mental health, recovery focused, rehabilitation service which provides assessment, treatment and intensive rehabilitation combined with a high level of clinical support in a safe environment.
     
    It is most suitable for people with persistent, active mental health symptoms and disabilities who have the potential to benefit from intensive rehabilitation.
     
    BRC accepts referrals for people aged  between 17 and 65 years however the majority of people are aged between 20 and 30 years.
    To be referred to BRC you  must live within the Auckland District Health Board (Central Auckland) and Waitemata District Health Board (West and North Auckland) areas.
     
    The average length of stay is around 18 months although this is variable depending on individual circumstances.
     
    http://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/mental-health-specialty/buchanan-rehabilitation-centre-brc-1/

    Thursday, January 7, 2016

    Human trafficking, exploitation 'rife' in New Zealand - Peter Mihaere

     Just like a few scenarios in the book, this is similar real case.

     

    Human trafficking, exploitation 'rife' in New Zealand - Peter Mihaere



    Peter Mihaere, CEO of Stand Against Slavery, outside the Nelson Courthouse where he observed all 31 days of New Zealand's first human trafficking trial.
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    Peter Mihaere, CEO of Stand Against Slavery, outside the Nelson Courthouse where he observed all 31 days of New Zealand's first human trafficking trial.
    Human trafficking, slavery and worker exploitation is said to be 'rife' in New Zealand. Peter Mihaere, of the organisation Stand Against Slavery, says the government must do more to combat the growing problem, which is putting the country's economy and international reputation at risk.

    Peter Mihaere sat through every day of New Zealand's first human trafficking trial in the High Court at Nelson.

    As the CEO of Stand Against Slavery, a social change organisation based in Auckland, he was a passive observer with a personal interest in the case.

    Even after hearing all of the evidence over 31 days, he could not predict which way the jury would sway.

    On Saturday, the day after the jury retired, Mihaere simply said: "The truth was in the courtroom. The question is, have the right people heard it?"

    On Sunday morning, the jury delivered its verdicts. Jaswinder Singh Sangha, an Indian refugee living in Motueka, was found not guilty of 10 charges of arranging the entry of people into New Zealand by coercion or deception.

    The charges formed the basis of New Zealand's first human trafficking prosecution.
    His brother Satnam Singh, a New Zealand resident, was jointly accused of five of those charges. The jury also found him not guilty on all counts.
    They allegedly convinced 18 Indian nationals to pay about $33,000 each on the promise of two-year visas and jobs in New Zealand, which never eventuated.

    READ MORE: Brothers found not guilty of New Zealand's first human trafficking charges

    Mihaere said the verdicts were disappointing, but the landmark case served as a "warning to would-be exploiters" that New Zealand authorities will investigate and prosecute cases of alleged human trafficking and exploitation.
    Brothers Jaswinder Singh Sanga and Satnam Singh were found not guilty of New Zealand's first human trafficking-related charges.
    Alden Williams
    Brothers Jaswinder Singh Sanga and Satnam Singh were found not guilty of New Zealand's first human trafficking-related charges.
    He said human trafficking, slavery and worker exploitation was "rife" in New Zealand, particularly in the viticulture, horticulture, agriculture and dairy industries.
    The investigation and prosecution of New Zealand's first human trafficking case was the "tip of the iceberg", he said, and the country has a more pervasive problem lurking beneath the surface.
    "I think New Zealanders need to understand how wide it is and, predominantly in New Zealand, it's labour-related people trafficking," Mihaere said.
    "I'm just keen to see New Zealand wake up to the reality and I'm keen for people to start saying slavery, exploitation, human trafficking isn't just something that happens 'over there, overseas'. It's happening in our own backyard. We actually need to clean up our own backyard."
    The 2014 Global Slavery Index estimated that there were 600 people living in modern slavery in New Zealand. Australia has an estimated 3000 and India an estimated 14 million people living in modern slavery.
    The main way exploitation happened in New Zealand was through the outsourcing of labour to contractors and recruitment agencies, Mihaere said.
    This was common for seasonal work in vineyards and orchards.
    Mihaere said there were cases of contractors targeting vulnerable people - migrant workers, international students - and paying them at a reduced rate while charging the vineyard or orchard owner the standard amount. The contractor would pocket the difference.
    Mihaere said orchard owners in New Zealand had told him that what contractors or recruitment agencies did was not their problem.
    "Sorry, I don't buy that," he said. "That's no longer an excuse here in New Zealand. You cannot just say it's not my problem when, in fact, you are inadvertently or otherwise part of the problem."
    Nelson Seasonal Employers Association chairman Paul Heywood said the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme was "strictly controlled" and monitored by up to four government departments. "We're very jealous about upholding standards in our region," he said.
    However, he was aware of other schemes where it was possible to "come in the backdoor" and said he does not have much faith in contractors.
    Heywood said he shared Mihaere's concerns about allegations of exploitation within the industry.
    There were also reports of foreign workers paying "agents" thousands of dollars to obtain visas and jobs in New Zealand.
    The other way New Zealanders were complicit in international trafficking, exploitation and slavery was through their appetite for bargains, Mihaere said.
    "All exploitation in New Zealand or around the world, its primary ingredient is greed.
    "For some reason society believes that it should get more for less and so we drive that behaviour in society by demanding more for less."
    He said buying "two t-shirts for five bucks" in New Zealand meant that someone, somewhere was being exploited to produce them.
    Mihaere said New Zealand's first human trafficking trial revealed that the government needed to invest more money and resources into investigating complaints.
    If it failed to do so, New Zealand's economy and international reputation could be damaged, he said.
    "I think the New Zealand government actually needs to allow more resources for this, it needs to come up higher on their priority list," he said.
    "Around the world, groups like the European Union and others are starting to build into their contracts that you need to have clean supply chains, you need to make sure that your welfare for people is high, and if it isn't they can cancel contracts."

    How to report migrant exploitation
    - Contact the Labour Contact Centre on 0800 20 90 20 to discuss your situation. An interpreter can be arranged to assist with your call.
    - Call your local police.
    - Call 111 if it is an emergency.
    - Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or complete an online Crimestoppers form to report a case anonymously.
     - Stuff

    Wednesday, January 6, 2016

    Maid jailed for kicking and slapping 2 kids under her care


    "was derided by her employers for no reason, and became paranoid and depressed."  would being derided cause a breaking point?

    Maid jailed for kicking and slapping 2 kids under her care

    Khaerun Nisa Selfitriya was sentenced to four months' jail for kicking her employer's 23-month-old daughter.
    Khaerun Nisa Selfitriya was sentenced to four months' jail for kicking her employer's 23-month-old daughter. PHOTO: SHINMIN
    SINGAPORE - An Indonesian maid kicked her employer's 23-month-old daughter when the toddler refused to finish her food.
    For this, Khaerun Nisa Selfitriya, 28, was sentenced to four months' jail on Monday (Jan 4). She pleaded guilty to ill-treating her employer's daughter as well as slapping the girl's eight-month-old brother on his back multiple times at a flat in Woodlands on Oct 14 last year.
    The court heard that her 28-year-old employer started noticing scratch marks on his daughter's arms in May last year. This was when he employed Khaerun Nisa to work.
    He decided to instal a closed-circuit TV camera at his home that was linked to his mobile phone to keep an eye on the household.
    On Oct 14, Khaerun Nisa was feeding the children when the girl refused to finish her food.
    When she told the girl to finish her food, the toddler started to vomit and cry. Khaerun Nisa then kicked her on the left thigh forcefully, causing the girl to fall and hit her head.
    Further investigation showed that about 10 minutes earlier, she was feeding the baby when he started crying. She shouted "No!'' and slapped his back multiple times.
    Both incidents were captured on CCTV. The father lodged a police report the next day.
    When questioned about her relationship with her employers, Khaerun told police that she had been treated well, and was even taken to China for a holiday.
    But her lawyer Nasser Ismail said the maid, who has four daughters aged three to 11, was derided by her employers for no reason, and became paranoid and depressed.
    He said she was "depressed, scared and confused'' at the time of the offence and missed her children as she had not had any news from home since she started work.
    "The accused admitted that she had reached a breaking point when she lost her mind on that fateful day,'' he said.
    Mr Nasser further told the court his client had never intended to or harmed the children.
    Khaerun Nisa, whose sentence was backdated to Oct 16, could have been fined up to $4,000 and jailed for up to four years on each charge.

    Teen who joined Isis used as sex slave

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11567881

    Teen who joined Isis used as sex slave

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    Samra Kesinovic became a poster girl for Isis. Photos / Supplied
    A teenage Austrian girl who fled home to join Isis was used as a sex slave by the terrorist group before she was beaten to death, a former prisoner has revealed.
    Samra Kesinovic, 17, and her friend Sabina Selimovic, 15, became "poster girls" for the extremist movement after they arrived in Syria in April 2014.
    They appeared on Isis websites carrying AK-47s and surrounded by groups of armed men.
    But by October that year, there were reports Miss Kesinovic wanted to flee having been sickened by the terror group's murders.
    She was killed by Isis as she tried to flee their stronghold of Raqqa.
    Prior to her death, she was forced to be a sex slave for the terror group, according to a Tunisian former extremist who lived with the two girls in the terror group's de facto capital.
    The Tunisian woman said the two Austrian teenagers lived together in the same house and were viewed as a "sexual present for new fighters".
    Earlier this year, a United Nations official revealed a girl "of Bosnian origin from Austria" - believed to be Miss Selimovic - died in fighting in Syria.
    The two girls were children of Bosnian refugees who fled to Austria in the 90s to escape the war in their homeland.
    They reportedly left a note for their families, which read: "Don't look for us. We will serve Allah and we will die for him."
    In April 2014, the two travelled via Turkey to Syria where it is thought they both married jihadists.
    An Islamic preacher from Bosnia living in Vienna, Mirsad O., known by the Islamic name of "Ebu Tejma", was allegedly responsible for the radicalisation of the two young girls. He has denied the claims.
    He was arrested for his role in an alleged terrorist funding network based in Austria in November.
    Shortly after arriving in Syria, Sabina, speaking through SMS messages to a French magazine, insisted she was enjoying life in the war-torn region where she felt free to practise her religion.
    She said her husband was a soldier and added: "Here I can really be free. I can practice my religion. I couldn't do that in Vienna."

    As many as 130 people from Austria are now believed to be fighting as jihadists abroad.
    Experts say at least half of them originally come from the Caucasus region of Russia and were granted asylum in Austria after the bloody Chechen war.
    Austrian Interior Ministry spokesman Alexander Marakovits said the lure of Isis for young people was an increasing problem for the authorities.
    He said: "If we can catch them before they leave we have the chance to work with their parents and other institutions to bring the youngsters out of the sphere of influence that prompted them to act in this way in the first place.
    "Once they have left the country, even if they then changed their minds, it is then almost impossible to get them back."

    Roughly half a million Muslims live in Austria today, around 6 per cent of the population. Many of them have Turkish or Bosnian roots.
    - Daily Mail