On Wednesday night this week, there is a US Powerball jackpot that’s worth a staggering $403 million. Chances that the prize will be won by a non-American are increasing on a daily basis because estimates indicate that thousands of people have gotten their tickets stateside or have chosen to go to LottoSend for playing Powerball online. […]
Online Lottery Syndicates Increase Your Odds Of Winning
The odds to win any of the online lotteries are believed to be a tough job. However, experts say that making syndicates is an attractive way to attempt lottery games. The syndicate is a term when everyone pools their amount to purchase lottery tickets together instead of playing the game alone. Upon winning the lottery, […]
Man gets life in jail for lottery Scam
A CHINESE lottery ticket seller has been jailed for life for fraud for taking advantage of a system flaw to cash 28 million yuan ($4.07m) in tickets illegally, state media said today. Zhao Liqun discovered the flaw in the Welfare Lottery "3D" system in 2005 that let a person buy tickets with the right numbers […]
Newspapers Fade Away in Georgian Capital
Written by By Shorena Latatia – Caucasus As old kiosks are swept away, newspaper vendors say they can’t afford upmarket premises now on offer. Media organisations in Georgia say new licensing rules for street traders in the capital Tbilisi are doing serious damage to newspaper sales. As part of a project to smarten up Tbilisi, the ramshackle […]
States Ignoring Stimulus Welfare Fund
This story was co-published [1] with USA Today and will appear in that newspaper on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Hundreds line up outside a Chase Bank in Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y., to take advantage of the free funds aimed at helping underprivileged children. Every child between 3 and 17 was eligible for $200. (John […]
Noise pollution: will there be any end of it?
NOISE pollution is the one environmental menace that has not yet been seriously addressed. Laws have been framed, penalties prescribed but the city of Dhaka continues to be unbearably noisy which makes it look more chaotic and nervous than it is. The biggest intruders are perhaps the honking vehicles desperately claiming the right of passage. […]