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- A prof's imaginary excavations Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:32AMThe Art: "Unrestored Fragment from the Palace of Earthly Delights" by David Giese The Exhibit: David Giese: Recent Excavations from the Villa Bitricci Where to See It: The New England College Gallery, through Oct. 9, with artist's reception Oct. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. Villa Bitricci is an imaginary place in Italy that Giese, a professor of art at the University of Idaho, named for the Italian poet ...
- Harrah's drops bid for Sumner Co. casino Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:02AMHarrah's once again has snubbed Sumner County after a long flirtation. The Vegas giant yanked its application to build a $260 million casino near Mulvane on Wednesday, just a few hours before it was to make a presentation to the Kansas Lottery Commission.
- 3DTV Tickles Interest But Most Consumers Aren't Sold Yet: Survey Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:32PMPeople are interested in 3DTV for certain special events and programming -- and would expect to pay an average of $20 more per month to get 3D service from their pay-TV provider -- but issues including the hassle of wearing glasses threaten to dampen adoption, according to a new survey.
- News by location Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:08PMGet local and national news updates via E-mail. About 530 feet from where a Fayetteville businessman wants to invest $20 million on the trashiest road in the city, a few out-of-towners are planning more trash.
- Clear Capital(TM) Reports U.S. Double Dip Not Likely in 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:02PMNational Quarterly Price Gains Drop 2.2 Percentage Points From Last Month's Report and Appear Poised to Continue Descent, Though Lows Below Those of 2009 Not Expected Before Next Year
- Clear Capital(TM) Reports U.S. Double Dip Not Likely in 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:00PMTRUCKEE, CA--(Marketwire - 09/09/10) - Clear Capital ( www.clearcapital.com ), a premium provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation, investment and risk assessment, today released its Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report with data through August 2010. Report highlights include: National / Four Region Overview: National quarter-over-quarter price ...
- MGM defends safety practices after lion attack caught on tape Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:42PM(CNN) -- MGM Resorts defended its safety practices Wednesday after amateur video surfaced showing a lion attacking its trainer inside its habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, as horrified visitors to the hotel looked on.
- Danielle Staub leaving ‘Real Housewives’ Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:41PMBravo is cleaning house. The network announced Monday that Danielle Staub, the firestarter on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” would not be returning to the show.
- Book chronicles Cowboy Symposium history Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:35PMAs the 22nd National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration runs this weekend at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, organizers will market a new book that chronicles the success of the western festival.
- Qore Episode 28 – Fallout: New Vegas, Dead Rising 2, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and Qore Goes to Las Vegas Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:34PMIn the two years since the release of Bethesda Softworks’ critically acclaimed Fallout 3, the team has been hard at work creating their latest post-nuke romp, Fallout: New Vegas. If big guns, mutants, warring factions and gambling are your thing, check out Veronica’s visit with Senior Producer, Jason Bergman, for an in-depth preview of what’s [...]
- Matador to Release Massive Anniversary Box Set Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:30PMNext month, O.G. indie label Matador Records celebrates its 21st birthday with a three-day Las Vegas blowout that the folks behind the label have dubbed their Lost Weekend. In addition to the festival, Matador announced today that it will celebrate its birthday with a massive six-CD box set called Matador at 21 , which chronicles the entire history of the label.
- The Top-Earning Comedians Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:07PMJeff Dunham, Chelsea Handler, and Dane Cook are generating big laughs and big paychecks.
- The Hilton Theater goes sports book on Sundays Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:43PMThe Hilton shows every morning and afternoon game on 11 screens.
- US & Canada Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:39PMA lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
- Having a chuckle for breast cancer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:14PMThis fundraiser will make you laugh, organizer James Uloth said.
- Fashion’s Night Out brings world-class style to the masses Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:13PMPrepare for one very busy night of fashion shows, special deals and parties.
- Lion attack adds drama to newlyweds' Las Vegas honeymoon Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:06PMA couple's honeymoon in Vegas turned into a wild safari after they witnessed a violent lion attack.
- The Fryer’s Club brings Vegas’ funny people together Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:04PMStop me if you’ve heard this one before: George Wallace, Grandma Lee and Carrot Top walk into Hooters...
- Pay Full Price for a Meal? That’s So Yesterday. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:15AMPaying full price for a restaurant meal? That’s so yesterday. On Wednesday, the site will expand to Washington, D.C., followed by San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago on Sept. 15. Boston, Philadelphia and Las Vegas are coming next.
- Cohen's never-ending tour coming to an end Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:04AMLeonard Cohen's never-ending world tour will actually end in December with four newly-announced theater shows in the western United States, his promoter said Tuesday.[...]
- Monte Carlo replaces Lance Burton with dance crew Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:48AMThe Monte Carlo casino-resort has replaced longtime Las Vegas Strip headline magician Lance Burton with a hip-hop dance crew that shot to fame through a reality television competition, hotel officials announced Tuesday.
- EXCLUSIVE: Boxing Champ Mike Tyson & Wife Expecting His Eighth Child Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:33AMA year after the horrific death of his four-year-old daughter, boxer Mike Tyson is expecting his eighth child, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively. Tyson's third wife Lakiha Spicer is five month pregnant. PHOTOS: Tyson Driven Away After Alleged Assault
- Evening Times Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:06AMScots entertainer Colin McLeod is not short of admirers. He has been touted as the next Derren Brown – and was described by mind reader and spoon-bender Uri Geller as “one of the greatest thought readers of all time”.
- MLB Capsules: Aaron 'saddened' by Bonds, Clemens steroid stories Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:56AMNEW YORK (AP) — Hank Aaron's verdict on baseball's steroid scandal: "Saddened." "I'm just saddened by it," said Aaron, who held the all-time home run record until Bonds broke it in 2007. "I'm not a judge and I'm not a juror and I don't know who's guilty and who's what.
- Northville's Tipping Point Theatre plans two special events Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:55AMThe Tipping Point Theatre has proven to be a valuable cultural resource for the Northville community.
- TV networks roll out freshman fall series - From the Poughkeepsie Journal Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:30AMNEW YORK — Let's all marvel at the bumper crop of new shows about cops and courtrooms!
- Let's just hope they pronounce Nevada right Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:34AMYou're about to become very important, Ely. You, too, Winnemucca.
- On ESPN, ‘House of Steinbrenner’ Ultimately Disappoints Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:16PM“The House of Steinbrenner,” part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, tries to do too much and ultimately is unsatisfying.
- Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit' Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:41PMBusiness, political leaders call renewable energy an economic salve at Vegas policy 'summit'
- LEONARD COHEN Announces Four Final USA Concerts, Before Taking a Break Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:38PMMUSIC NEWS - Canadian folk poet Leonard Cohen's world tour will come to an end this December in Las Vegas. After coming out of semi-retirement after a 15 year break back in May 2008 to perform 240 shows in mostly large venues around the globe, he take a break from touring at his December 10 and 11 shows. Cohen, marking his 76th b'day this month, has said he will return to the studio in 2011to ...
- MGM Lion Attack Caught On Tape Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:15PMVideo of a lion attacking a trainer at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas has been posted on the YouTube website.
- Long road home: Cowboys have talent to make history, but Super-sized hurdles await Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:48PMA couple teams only had to step into their backyards to play the Super Bowl, but the Cowboys could become the first to bring the colossus of a game into their own living room and play it right there on their home field, beneath their own megaTV, after emerging from their own sumptuous locker room, where each and every player hangs his helmet because this is home, sweet home.
- Not just for hippies anymore Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:39PM2010-09-02
- Monte Carlo replaces Lance Burton Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:22PMThe Monte Carlo casino-resort has replaced longtime Las Vegas Strip headline magician Lance Burton with a hip-hop dance crew, hotel officials announced Tuesday.
- Hot Issues Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:17PMLOS ANGELES – Leonard Cohen's neverending world tour will actually end in December with four newly announced theater shows in the western United States, his promoter said on Tuesday.
- MGM lion attack video surfaces online Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:09PMVideo of a lion attacking it's trainer at MGM Grand has surfaced on the internet. The attack, posted on YouTube, appears to be from a Sept, 1 incident at the property where a male lion lunged at a trainer after the trainer stepped too close.
- Summary for Week ending Sept 4th Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:47AMIt was a busy week ... The BLS reported : 1) Nonfarm payroll employment declined 54,000 in August. 2) however Decennial census employment declined 114,000.
- Homeownership still attracts Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:45AMIt's hard to read the headlines and not conclude that becoming a homeowner is a terrible idea.
- Among fall's TV frosh, 10 new shows worthwhile Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:37AM1. "Hellcats" (CW; premieres Wednesday). It's almost laughably formulaic, but the formula works like a charm. Gorgeous prelaw student Marti scorns her university's cheerleading squad, but suddenly she needs to join the squad to keep her all-important scholarship. As luck would have it, Marti (Aly Michalka) was a gymnastics champ in high school. "Hellcats" is one part youth melodrama, one part ...
- Album: Brandon Flowers, Flamingo (Vertigo / Mercury) Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:10AMAs solo projects go, Brandon Flowers' is one acorn that landed very close to the tree.
- Forward to the future Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:46AMCisco's futurist seeks smarter products through technology.
- Feds let prime solar-energy sites lie idle Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:24AMNot a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it.
- FX's manly man shows hold outsider appeal Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:18AMI've never laid eyes on the FX corporate offices, but I'm picturing an abandoned muffler shop full of bruisers with tattooed skulls, frequent stabbings over parking places and a mandatory fight club out back. And those are just the secretaries.
- Assembly GOP leader a straight shooter — at times to his own detriment Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:05AMPete Goicoechea might be the most powerful man in Nevada in a few months, holding in his hands the fate of state government, classrooms, welfare and taxes. Right now though, the leader of the Assembly Republicans is sitting in his Circle Ranch cabin.
- Spartanburg native owns furniture company, creating pieces inspired by everyday objects Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:25AMThe moment he walked inside the house overlooking Lake Bowen, Benjamin Rollins Caldwell knew “it was the one.” He purchased the house three years ago. Thus began a transformative process on house and owner.
- Is Joaquin Phoenix really crazy? Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:23AMIn the rap game, respect is everything. So you gotta pity Joaquin Phoenix, who on the street cred-o-meter is currently falling somewhere between the Fat Boys and that rapping dog on YouTube. Ever since the actor unexpectedly announced in October 2008 that he was retiring from acting to pursue a...
- Yo, Bogalusa bike is not expendable in new Stallone film Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:15AMPeople from all across the country are looking forward to seeing Sylvester Stallone’s new movie, “The Expendables.” But one Bogalusa business man has more interest than most, and thanks to him so do some other adults and even some kids in the community.
- Artist paints mural to commemorate Hayden’s agricultural heritage Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:10AMJustin Hayes, a 29-year-old Hayden native, is painting a mural of a steam-powered wheat thresher from a 1913 picture he found in “Hayden,” part of the Images of America series. He's painting the image on the side of the granary warehouse at Yampa Valley Feeds.
- Fall TV preview Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:08AMTV will offer its usual assortment of lawyers, doctors and sitcom oddballs, but programmers are particularly interested in providing fast-paced thrill rides.
- VIDEO: Schreiber recalls childhood memories Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:00AMLORAIN — As the Boy Scouts of America celebrates a century of camping, merit badges and jamborees, William Schreiber, 89, of Lorain, can look back with satisfaction at a life that includes 75 years of scouting.