Daily Archives: September 1, 2009
Ban on Internet gambling stays
By Calvin Palmer Offshore betting operators today had their attempt to overturn a federal ban on Internet gambling rejected by a U.S. appeals court. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia rejected arguments from Interactive Media Entertainment & … Continue reading
Ramsay’s London restaurants voted top for overpriced and disappointing food
By Calvin Palmer A restaurant guide has dubbed several of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants as “overpriced” and “disappointing”, based on the reports of more than 8,000 diners. One can imagine the choice expletives from Ramsay, star of BBC America’s Hell’s Kitchen, when he … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Media, News, United Kingdom
‘Severe outage’ affects millions of Gmail users
By Calvin Palmer If your Gmail, like mine, was unable to connect to the Internet this afternoon it was due to a severe outage, according to Google Inc. The cause of the disruption was not immediately clear. David Besbris, Engineering … Continue reading
Filed under Business, News, Technology
Police identify victims of mass killing at mobile home park
By Calvin Palmer The eight victims of the mass killing at a mobile home park near Brunswick, Georgia, were identified yesterday. Glynn County police identified the seven people found dead at the mobile home at New Hope Plantation as 44-year-old … Continue reading
