Why Play A Losing Game? Study Uncovers Why Low-income People Buy Lottery Tickets

Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them -- especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes...

On your marks! For the last batch of Olympic tickets

BEIJING - Police have struggled to control the crowds who were lined up hoping to catch the final batch of tickets for next month's Olympic Games.With 6.8 million tickets sold around the world, these were the last...

Huge Queues reported for Olympic Tickets in Beijing and Shanghai

" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...

First All-People-of-Colour Presidential Ticket in US History

No, Barack hasn't made an official annoucement about a running mate, yet.This historical first all-women-of-colour presidential ticket comes courtesy of the Green Party who, last week, confirmed the Presidential...

Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists

Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for  Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing...

Jetstar Pacific Airlines offers 10,000 cheap tickets

From 11am May 28, Jetstar Pacific Airlines officially offered 10,000 air tickets at only VND 15,000 a ticket (excluding tax and other additional fees) on its domestic flights at its website www.jetstar.com."This is...

Hollywood May Make History With Biggest Weekend Ever

"Warner Bros.’ "The Dark Knight" is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and...

Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!

"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less...

Hip-Hop Rosa Clemente Veep for Green

Moments ago the Green party nomination process concluded.  Cynthia McKinney won the nomination.  Her pick for Veep?  Hip-Hop Artist and activist Rosa Clemente, The Green party has come a long way from...

Turkish Airlines starts Viet Nam operations

Turkish Airlines opened its Viet nam representative office in Ha noi Monday and named the Huong Giang Aviation Service Company as its general agent in the country."The carrier will joint Vietnam airlines and Thai...

Bush Wants to Score Tickets

Looks like President George W. Bush might make an appearance in the U.S.-China basketball game at the Olympics this year. On Wednesday, the US President asked Chinese President Hi Jintao for tickets after meeting...

Woman thrown out of running train in India

In a deplorable incident an Indian woman was thrown out of running train because she was travelling without ticket. "In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old woman died after being allegedly thrown out of 2003 Delhi-bound Shatabdi Express by the catering and ticket-checking on...

Lottery luck for Ottawa barber and his longtime client

The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...

Vancouver police crack down on bicycle riders not wearing helmets

I find this so irritating. They should leave it to the individual about whether to wear a helmet. Or even - "when" to wear a helmet. As usual, the discourse around these policies and laws presents a radical...

Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the...

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