Word: queenslander
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...horse-racing, lottery and sports-book industry - has one of the highest per capita betting averages in the world (about $2,000 annually), according to figures from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. And rates of addiction appear to be higher. A 2004 study by psychiatrists at the University of Queensland found that Chinese were almost 50% more likely to develop a gambling addiction than Caucasians. In the U.S., about 3.5% of people are classified as pathological and problem gamblers (more than the number of people who suffer from bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia). In Hong Kong...
...director Dean Watt. "If you could put a smell through the Internet we would do it." Right now, though, few would want to be that close to an Australian horse. An epidemic of equine influenza has hit some 5,000 stables and breeding farms in New South Wales and Queensland, resulting in numerous race cancellations and costing the industry an estimated $1 billion...
...Christianity. The more advanced the soul, the fewer the answers. This stands in contrast to the easy spiritual communion of a novice. It was Christ himself, God made man, who cried out on the Cross, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Bob Crowley, Logan City, Queensland...
...somehow not believe, to love wholeheartedly yet still hold back. Teresa gave the message but felt she did not receive it; she loved yet did not feel loved. She lived and died selflessly doing God's will. She is truly a symbol for all humanity. Uzo Dibia, Brisbane, Queensland...
...live by faith," not feelings. Jesus said he would never forsake those who are his. He did not say they would feel his presence. Feelings and emotions last only as long as everything else on this earth. God's word, faith, hope and love last forever. Brian Watson, Brisbane, Queensland...