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Site to See
Touching Me, Touching You
(Pickpocket.Blog.ca)
June 14th, 2012
During a 2007 visit to Albania, President George W. Bush had a watch stolen right off his wrist in broad daylight. A crowd of grateful Albanians leaned over the barrier to shake his hand, and one came away feeling even more grateful. Read more »
Vegas Tech
GasBuddy: Easing Your Pain at the Pump
June 14th, 2012
I used to think websites that tracked prices at gas stations were silly. Today, I use one nearly every time I fill up. Read more »
Media
Politics, Purse Strings and the Rebel Yell
June 7th, 2012
A conflict over who has the authority to appoint the editor-in-chief of UNLV’s student newspaper ultimately could change the way the publication is funded. Read more »
Found Material
Handicapping Homes and Hurricanes
(TheStar.com), (TBO.com)
May 31st, 2012
Las Vegas is the world capital of predicting things. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Data Plans Testing Limits
May 31st, 2012
Mobile-phone customers who want to save money have figured out many ways to avoid charges for extra services. For instance, apps such as Google Voice can replace expensive text-message plans and allow unlimited messages. Read more »
Found Material
The Bloom Before the Boom
(Life.Time.com)
May 24th, 2012
Las Vegas was 50 years old in 1955, but the city as we know it was barely starting to take shape at that point. Read more »
Site to See
Meet The People’s Villain
(Facebook.com/RexVelvet)
May 24th, 2012
While attractive young actors portraying fictional superheroes occupy our cinemas from here to Labor Day, a real-life superbattle is brewing in Seattle. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Preparing to Put It All On (the) Line
May 24th, 2012
To prepare for the introduction of legal online poker in Nevada later this year, company executives and regulators met at UNLV on May 18 to discuss how to regulate the business. Read more »
Found Material
Diamond in the Rough
(LATimes.com)
May 17th, 2012
We’ve all heard that you never want to buy the most expensive house in a neighborhood. So imagine how hard it is then to find a buyer for the most expensive residential listing in foreclosure-laden Las Vegas. Read more »
