Type “gambling” into Google, and gambling.com appears near the top of the page, with the SAS-style tagline – Who Dares Wins.
However, Media Corporation, an Aim-quoted advertising network and online gaming group, has incurred a £1.1m ($1.8m) paper loss on its sale of the domain name, which provides a portal to gambling sites.
Labour inspectors will be out again today making sure shops are complying with the Easter trading laws. Easter Sunday is one of the 3 frac12; days when almost all shops are required to be closed under the Shop Trading Hours Repeal Act 1990.
The inspectors visited 33 shops which should have been closed on Good Friday, and found 22 of them open. On Good Friday last year, 19 retailers were pinged. Shops face a fine of up to $1,000 if they break the rules.
There are certain businesses which are exempt from the rules. These include dairies, service stations, restaurants, takeaway bars and cafes. Video Shops can also open, so long as they only rent material and do not sell it. Hairdressers may open too, so long as they only cut hair and do not sell product.
Certain areas, generally tourist resorts such as Taupo and Queenstown, are covered by exemptions to the trading restrictions. Some shops in these areas can open on restricted days, but only if the exemption order allows.
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By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist
What are your plans for Easter Sunday? Will you be celebrating Easter by going church on Easter Sunday, hunting Easter eggs with your kids, or attending a large family gathering – or all three?
If youre still looking for ideas for celebrating Easter, here are 10 suggestions:
1. Family traditions. If you’ll be attending a church service, have you considered inviting someone to go with you? Or, if your family tradition is enjoying the great outdoors, will friends be joining you? Easter Sunday would also be a good time to visit someone in a nursing home.
2. Easter memories. Are you thinking about days gone by and your family traditions surrounding Easter? See “What’s Your Favorite Easter Memory?” for reminisces about Easter.
3. Easter eggs. Do all those chemicals used to dye eggs seen unecological to you? Visit “How to Dye Easter Eggs Using Natural Materials” for ideas on alternatives.
4. Non-sugar treats. Are you tired of filling your kids with sugar on every American holiday? Go to “Ideas for Non-sugar Easter Treats” for ideas on giving stickers and other gifts instead of the sugary treats.
5. Planning and organizing. Do you still need tips for your Easter celebration? Go to “Top 10 Tips for a Great Easter” for suggestions.
6. Decorating. Do you need ideas for Easter decorating? Visit “Top 10 tips for Easter Tables” for decorating tips.
7. Activities. Are you looking for Easter activities to keep your kids entertained? See “Top 10 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids This Easter” for ideas.
8. Green Easter. Do you need suggestions on how to “green” your Easter celebration? Visit “Green Tips for Easter Sunday” for more information.
9. Easter photos. Are you looking for ideas on how to get great Easter photos? See Three Tips for Taking Perfect Easter Photos for suggestions.
10. Easter celebrations. Are you wondering how Americans celebrate Easter? See “What Does Easter Mean to You?” for information on church attendance, holiday spending, and what different regions serve for Easter dinner.
Whatever your plans, have a wonderful Easter celebration.
For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.
Gov. Deval Patrick and Speaker Robert DeLeo are talking about expanded gambling but so far have only agreed to hold a public hearing on gambling bills and refresh some of the data around the issue, Patrick said Thursday.
During a radio interview, Patrick held out hope of reaching agreement on expanded gambling but said the issue was much higher on DeLeos agenda than it is on his own.
The Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee will hold a public hearing next week on gambling bills. Patrick and other supporters of casinos have touted promises of thousands of new jobs.
Bringing new alternative fuel technologies like biofuels to scale poses
technical, financial, and market hurdles that few companies – large or
small – can tackle alone. Not surprisingly, the industry has already
seen a wave of strategic partnerships form to navigate these challenges.
The breakaway success stories yet to be written will be based on
partnerships that bridge remaining inefficiencies in the value chain,
and capitalize first on emerging opportunities, according to a new
report from Lux
Research.
The report, titled “Partnerships
Weave the Alternative Fuel Innovation Web,” analyzes the industry
along value chains linking feedstock sources, conversion technologies,
and end-use applications. Further, it provides a framework to assess and
implement future partnerships that support successful development,
scaling, and commercialization strategies.
“In order to survive and thrive, alternative fuel developers need to
identify the well-connected current leaders as well as the fast risers
in their particular value chains,” said Andrew Soare, a Lux Research
Associate and the report’s lead author. “The web of industry
partnerships that this report lays out will help readers spot these
strategic connections, and determine where they’re best able to find or
provide solutions to the technical, financial and market challenges
ahead.”
To conduct its analysis, Lux Research constructed a map of industry
relationships, drawing on its database of alternative fuel companies as
well as more than 20 interviews with various stakeholders in the
industry. Among its key findings:
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(CNN) — Jeff Parness, a native New Yorker, was inspired by the help his hometown received from other cities in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Today, he honors that support through his organization, New York Says Thank You, which sends volunteers to a different community each year to help them rebuild from its own disaster.
What started as a small group of volunteers from New York has grown into a nationwide movement of paying it forward. Since 2004, more than 7,000 people have participated in the groups projects.
Parness recently spoke with CNNs Brittany Stahl about the rebuilding project his group is planning for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Brittany Stahl: What are your plans for the next project?
Jeff Parness: Were hoping to rebuild a barn in a small town in Georgia that was destroyed a few weeks ago in a tornado.
Theres a very special woman that lives in the barn. Her name is Susan Littlejohn, and she cares for 65 rescue animals in the barn. She and two of her volunteers were feeding all 65 of the animals, and a tornado literally dropped down on the barn and the barn exploded.
Luckily, Susan and the volunteers were fine and all the animals were fine. But she lost everything. So this year, were going to bring about 300 volunteers from around the country and do a barn-raising in Ellijay, Georgia.
Stahl: What is special about this project?
Parness: Susans group is called Build An Ark Foundation, and shes dedicated her life and sacrificed so much for caring for animals and using them as a way to inspire other people and inspire volunteerism. She uses the animals to inspire disabled kids and seniors. Troubled youth volunteer at her stables to care for the animals.
There are so many elements to what she does with her Build An Ark Foundation that we realized its more than just building a barn, its really helping her to make a greater impact on the world and in her community. You cant help but be attracted to her sense of faith and her sense of humanity.
Stahl: How is rebuilding the barn symbolic for the community?
Parness: Our greatest hope for Susan, aside from rebuilding the barn, is strengthening her ability to sustain Build An Ark Foundation and to continue to care for the animals. I think using the 9/11 anniversary as a backdrop, and using all these survivors from New York and around the country, were going to bring so many people together that I think are going to come to know and come to love Susan. Our greatest hope is the relationships we create for her will sustain her long after weve gone and finished putting the barn back up.
Stahl: What can people do if they want to contribute to your upcoming project in July?
Parness: In terms of helping, I think were going to be pretty blessed with a lot of volunteers. We always need sponsorship. So if somebody wanted to sponsor one of our New York City firefighters or other first responders to go help rebuild the barn as something positive to do on the 9/11 anniversary, they can go to our website and contribute and wed be honored to have their support.
Read the full story on CNN Hero Jeff Parness:
Paying it forward after 9/11
Having lived together, on and off, since university, Prince William and Kate
Middleton might imagine they are better prepared than previous royal couples
for the trials of cohabitation.
Price of gold reaches record high, local exchange shops doing good business
Posted at: 04/23/2011 7:03 PM
| Updated at: 04/23/2011 9:07 PM
By: Ted Fioraliso | WHEC.com
If youve been meaning to trade in old jewelry or coins, experts say now is a great time. The price of gold has hit a record high.
On Friday, gold reached $1,508.20 per ounce, and silver reached $47.73 per ounce.
?Thats as high as its ever been,? said Mike Omeloch, owner of Ridge Coin amp; Stamp Exchange on East Ridge Road.
Omeloch has been in business for 38 years, and hes seen a lot of ups and downs.
?The price of silver and gold changes every minute — its just like a stock on the exchange,? he explained.
This year alone, the price of gold has risen nearly six-percent. Whats the driving factor? Omeloch says its good ol? supply and demand.
?The demand is there because of certain economic conditions, political conditions,? said Omeloch.
Omeloch says a lot of people have been bringing in their old jewelry, coins, and even silverware. After he buys from his customers, he sends it to a refinery where its melted down and made into bars. He says the government often buys the silver and gold and makes them into coins, which he then sells. So, it all comes back full circle.
He says people are buying the coins as an investment.
?People are afraid that there dollar is going to be worth less, so theyre trying to put money into something thatll hold its value,? said Omeloch.
The local coin exchange business has boomed recently. Omeloch says just a few years ago, he was the only exchange store on East Ridge Road. Now, he says theres a half-dozen.
?Apparently theres enough business for everybody, because were all doing fine,? he said.
Even though this is the highest dollar amount for the price of gold, its not a true record because of inflation. Gold reached its peak in the early 1980s. Omeloch says at the time, the price reached $990 per ounce, which in todays money would be about $2,500.
For more Rochester, NY news, log onto www.whec.com.
By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist
What are your plans for Easter Sunday? Will you be celebrating Easter by going church on Easter Sunday, hunting Easter eggs with your kids, or attending a large family gathering – or all three?
If youre still looking for ideas for celebrating Easter, here are 10 suggestions:
1. Family traditions. If you’ll be attending a church service, have you considered inviting someone to go with you? Or, if your family tradition is enjoying the great outdoors, will friends be joining you? Easter Sunday would also be a good time to visit someone in a nursing home.
2. Easter memories. Are you thinking about days gone by and your family traditions surrounding Easter? See “What’s Your Favorite Easter Memory?” for reminisces about Easter.
3. Easter eggs. Do all those chemicals used to dye eggs seen unecological to you? Visit “How to Dye Easter Eggs Using Natural Materials” for ideas on alternatives.
4. Non-sugar treats. Are you tired of filling your kids with sugar on every American holiday? Go to “Ideas for Non-sugar Easter Treats” for ideas on giving stickers and other gifts instead of the sugary treats.
5. Planning and organizing. Do you still need tips for your Easter celebration? Go to “Top 10 Tips for a Great Easter” for suggestions.
6. Decorating. Do you need ideas for Easter decorating? Visit “Top 10 tips for Easter Tables” for decorating tips.
7. Activities. Are you looking for Easter activities to keep your kids entertained? See “Top 10 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids This Easter” for ideas.
8. Green Easter. Do you need suggestions on how to “green” your Easter celebration? Visit “Green Tips for Easter Sunday” for more information.
9. Easter photos. Are you looking for ideas on how to get great Easter photos? See Three Tips for Taking Perfect Easter Photos for suggestions.
10. Easter celebrations. Are you wondering how Americans celebrate Easter? See “What Does Easter Mean to You?” for information on church attendance, holiday spending, and what different regions serve for Easter dinner.
Whatever your plans, have a wonderful Easter celebration.
For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.
