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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 10:25:38 GMT 7
Violinist Vanessa-Mae has been awarded damages for defamation from the International Ski Federation (FIS). She was banned after the FIS claimed she qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics at fixed races, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared her. FIS apologised and has made "an appropriate" payment that the musician intends to donate to charity. Vanessa-Mae, 37, was 67th and last in the giant slalom in Sochi competing for her father's native Thailand. Reacting to the news of her damages, she told BBC Sport: "The fact that the International Ski Federation has apologised to me says it all." Continues: www.bbc.com/sport/winter-sports/35648512 |
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Post by Soutpeel on Feb 25, 2016 11:27:46 GMT 7
that the musician intends to donate to charity.
Good for her, but just don't donate it to a charity that has directors/administrators who take home big salaries....
She could donate to "Farangs left destitute by their Thai spouses" charity... or the "Pattaya balcony diving association" who could use the money to buy children's bouncy castles for the members of the balcony diving association leap into ?
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Post by me on Feb 25, 2016 12:47:37 GMT 7
that the musician intends to donate to charity.Good for her, but just don't donate it to a charity that has directors/administrators who take home big salaries.... She could donate to "Farangs left destitute by their Thai spouses" charity... or the "Pattaya balcony diving association" who could use the money to buy children's bouncy castles for the members of the balcony diving association leap into ? Salary may be fair enough if they actually earn it but expenses are another issue. One rule for me no charity unless I know the the person getting it personally and then direct. And I would ban tax deductions for businesses such as those who colllect goods bought inthe store by people at retail prices to give to charity...and then claim a tax deduction on the cheque they give so they can resell the goods again |
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Post by Soutpeel on Feb 25, 2016 13:34:44 GMT 7
that the musician intends to donate to charity.Good for her, but just don't donate it to a charity that has directors/administrators who take home big salaries.... She could donate to "Farangs left destitute by their Thai spouses" charity... or the "Pattaya balcony diving association" who could use the money to buy children's bouncy castles for the members of the balcony diving association leap into ? Salary may be fair enough if they actually earn it but expenses are another issue. One rule for me no charity unless I know the the person getting it personally and then direct. And I would ban tax deductions for businesses such as those who colllect goods bought inthe store by people at retail prices to give to charity...and then claim a tax deduction on the cheque they give so they can resell the goods again Generalising I know but I read an article somewhere which detailed the breakdown of how much money some of these so called charities actually spend on the actual cause they have collected for and the numbers were shocking, most of the money was being spent on administration and fat cat salaries for so called patrons and directors...after I read that vowed never to donate financially to any charity again....Installed "FilmOn" on my tablet a while back and been watching quite a bit of UK television for the first time in nearly 10 years, and the amount of "legalised begging" adverts "donate GBP 2.0/m" etc really wants to make me vomit... its a con game going on as far as I am conerned At one point in time Charities were exactly that charities, people donated their time, money etc which did go the thing they were trying to help, I believe these days, charities, (certainly in the UK from what I have seen) have been commercialised and some fers are running the charities to line their own pockets... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 13:40:26 GMT 7
Salary may be fair enough if they actually earn it but expenses are another issue. One rule for me no charity unless I know the the person getting it personally and then direct. And I would ban tax deductions for businesses such as those who colllect goods bought inthe store by people at retail prices to give to charity...and then claim a tax deduction on the cheque they give so they can resell the goods again Generalising I know but I read an article somewhere which detailed the breakdown of how much money some of these so called charities actually spend on the actual cause they have collected for and the numbers were shocking, most of the money was being spent on administration and fat cat salaries for so called patrons and directors...after I read that vowed never to donate financially to any charity again....Installed "FilmOn" on my tablet a while back and been watching quite a bit of UK television for the first time in nearly 10 years, and the amount of "legalised begging" adverts "donate GBP 2.0/m" etc really wants to make me vomit... its a con game going on as far as I am conerned At one point in time Charities were exactly that charities, people donated their time, money etc which did go the thing they were trying to help, I believe these days, charities, (certainly in the UK from what I have seen) have been commercialised and some fers are running the charities to line their own pockets... You may have missed this story in the UK - Olive Cooke, the poppy seller whose suicide at the age of 92 had been linked to a deluge of requests for donations from charities, had her details sold by more than 20 professional database companies, The Independent has learnt. Mrs Cooke, Britain’s longest-serving poppy seller, was found dead near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol in May. While her family has made it clear that they do not blame the charities for her death, they did criticise them initially for bombarding her with cold calls and hundreds of letters every month. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/olive-cooke-poppy-seller-who-killed-herself-after-deluge-of-cold-calls-had-her-details-sold-by-a6749021.html |
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Post by Soutpeel on Feb 25, 2016 13:56:04 GMT 7
Generalising I know but I read an article somewhere which detailed the breakdown of how much money some of these so called charities actually spend on the actual cause they have collected for and the numbers were shocking, most of the money was being spent on administration and fat cat salaries for so called patrons and directors...after I read that vowed never to donate financially to any charity again....Installed "FilmOn" on my tablet a while back and been watching quite a bit of UK television for the first time in nearly 10 years, and the amount of "legalised begging" adverts "donate GBP 2.0/m" etc really wants to make me vomit... its a con game going on as far as I am conerned At one point in time Charities were exactly that charities, people donated their time, money etc which did go the thing they were trying to help, I believe these days, charities, (certainly in the UK from what I have seen) have been commercialised and some fers are running the charities to line their own pockets... You may have missed this story in the UK - Olive Cooke, the poppy seller whose suicide at the age of 92 had been linked to a deluge of requests for donations from charities, had her details sold by more than 20 professional database companies, The Independent has learnt. Mrs Cooke, Britain’s longest-serving poppy seller, was found dead near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol in May. While her family has made it clear that they do not blame the charities for her death, they did criticise them initially for bombarding her with cold calls and hundreds of letters every month. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/olive-cooke-poppy-seller-who-killed-herself-after-deluge-of-cold-calls-had-her-details-sold-by-a6749021.html Wasn't aware of this story and that is sad, and it illustrates my point exactly, "professional database companies" "cold calls" "hundreds of letter"....why would charities do this unless they are being run as commercial enterprises ? and some fcker in charge is getting a fat cat salary/perks etc |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 14:02:10 GMT 7
Wasn't aware of this story and that is sad, and it illustrates my point exactly, "professional database companies" "cold calls" "hundreds of letter"....why would charities do this unless they are being run as commercial enterprises ? and some fcker in charge is getting a fat cat salary/perks etc That's exactly it. Her death then unearthed a deluge of complaints about similar practice against the elderly. A new law has been enacted to prevent further abuse of this type. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Feb 25, 2016 14:03:25 GMT 7
Wasn't aware of this story and that is sad, and it illustrates my point exactly, "professional database companies" "cold calls" "hundreds of letter"....why would charities do this unless they are being run as commercial enterprises ? and some fcker in charge is getting a fat cat salary/perks etc SCUM of the earth the lot of them, fekkers should be locked up. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 16:41:29 GMT 7
'The Church' should have to pay taxes on donations imo. Old 89 yo woman living near my mum donated her three houses and assets to the Catholic Church and left her daughter 10k because the daughter was a 'screw religion' type. Went to court for years to overturn the will, fighting the Catholic Church is an expensive business.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 17:03:34 GMT 7
'The Church' should have to pay taxes on donations imo. Old 89 yo woman living near my mum donated her three houses and assets to the Catholic Church and left her daughter 10k because the daughter was a 'screw religion' type. Went to court for years to overturn the will, fighting the Catholic Church is an expensive business. To be honest, I don't know why kids think they are ENTITLED to their parents money. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 19:49:36 GMT 7
Not what I said, the daughter btw, looked after her old mother suffering from dementia for many years. Kids should not be entitled to anything that they didn't 'earn'. The church is wealthy enough,corrupt enough and greedy enough.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 20:13:40 GMT 7
Not what I said, the daughter btw, looked after her old mother suffering from dementia for many years. Kids should not be entitled to anything that they didn't 'earn'. The church is wealthy enough,corrupt enough and greedy enough. I disagree - and disagree even more about charities paying taxes on donations. I was reading a pals latest rant about the church on Facebook today - he needs to give it rest. Live and let live. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Feb 25, 2016 20:53:53 GMT 7
'The Church' should have to pay taxes on donations imo. Old 89 yo woman living near my mum donated her three houses and assets to the Catholic Church and left her daughter 10k because the daughter was a 'screw religion' type. Went to court for years to overturn the will, fighting the Catholic Church is an expensive business. To be honest, I don't know why kids think they are ENTITLED to their parents money. To be honest, theres more than one or two of them over here in Bkk whose pension/retirement plan is their "inheritance" |
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