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

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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

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‘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

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Death panels become an accepted truth

By Calvin Palmer Health care reform is the hot topic of the moment. In Jacksonville, the Letters Page of The Florida Times-Union is full of  the concerns of the I’m-doing-very-nicely-thank-you-very-much Ponte Vedra brigade. Many of these “worldly-wise” letters pour scorn … Continue reading

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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

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