Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 31, 2008
This is it boys and girls, the big game, the super bowl! This time, not only will the NFL champion be crowned but, perhaps, we'll have a new record set, if the New England Patriots emerge...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS TRAVEL
by jim on January 29, 2008
There are many travel guides available, both in print and online, but this free one, from Los Angeles, is one of the best I've seen. This guide, in the online L.A. Times, has up to date...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 28, 2008
Getting around the Las Vegas Strip is easiest by foot, but you have to be in pretty good shape to take in more than just a block or two, and that's when it isn't 100+ degrees. Long gone...
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Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 27, 2008
This is the dreaded no football weekend, and unfortunately it only gets worse after the Super Bowl, because that's it until the new season. Oh well, I went 1-1 on the NFL Championship Games, for...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 23, 2008
Here's something completely different, at least to me, a vertical farm. What makes this project especially unusual is that it planned for Las Vegas. That's right, in the city where you can...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 21, 2008
Besides the gambling and other casino action, there's always something going on in Las Vegas, for the visitor and residents. With the super bowl just two weeks away, and with Nevada being the...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 18, 2008
We've talked about Las Vegas as a place for couples, for families, and for guys, and now let's see what Las Vegas has for the ladies. I always say you can find everything and everything in...
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Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 17, 2008
OK, we're up to the NFL Conference Championships; a pair of games that are usually well worth watching. I guess the big surprise has to be the New York Giants for whom the third time apparently...
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Filed in archive CASINO NEWS
by jim on January 16, 2008
When I tell you that you can find anything and everything in Las Vegas I'm not kidding. How about a casino in a ratty looking construction site type office trailer? Yep, we have one, or at least...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 15, 2008
It's a New Year and there's a new "Las Vegas Insider's Guide" available. Las Vegas is a fast moving, ever changing city, and visitors and residents alike will want to keep up...
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Filed in archive CASINO NEWS
by jim on January 13, 2008
After a few brief delays The Las Vegas Palazzo Hotel and Casino has opened. It had been hoped that The Palazzo would open in time for the end of 2007 holiday season but some details of the casino...
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Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 11, 2008
The first round of the NFL Playoffs is under our belts and I went 2-1-1. That's not bad, considering I was dumb enough to think that Washington could win on the road and overcome 4 points, which...
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by jim on January 10, 2008
The college football National Champion is LSU; after soundly defeating Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game. So, with the final game included, I end the bowl season 16-15-1, a winning season, by...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 09, 2008
You can never have too much information about the things in which you have interest. But, the information must be accurate, complete and up to date in order to be useful, and, it's nice when...
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Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 08, 2008
The State of Nevada enjoys the distinction of being the only State that allows legal betting on sports events, and now it's becoming even easier to place these bets in Las Vegas. Leroy's Race...
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by jim on January 07, 2008
OK, the college football bowl season is history, and all we have left is tonight's National Championship game. Sad but true, all good things must come to an end. For the 31 bowl games I compiled...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS TRAVEL
by jim on January 05, 2008
Source:www.whistler.com The bargains and deals for fans of Las Vegas just keep coming. As I've said in the past Fall and Winter are prime times for bargain hunters looking to get more bang for...
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Filed in archive DINING/SHOPPING
by jim on January 04, 2008
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Filed in archive SPORTS STUFF
by jim on January 03, 2008
An 0-4 weekend for the final week of the NFL season for a season total of 32-25-3. That's nothing to brag about but, assuming equal money bets on all games it was a winning season. There is a...
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Filed in archive LAS VEGAS CENTRAL
by jim on January 02, 2008
Source:www.hankstruckpictures.com It's no secret that the country is in the midst of a severe slump in the housing market. Because of too much speculation, and easy to obtain mortgages, Las Vegas...
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