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    Kit Carson

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    the west‚ he defended it in battle as an officer in the U.S. Army. One of the most famous mountain men of the Westward movement‚ Carson has had several landmarks‚ cities‚ and areas named after him. Among these are Carson‚ Colorado‚ Carson City‚ Nevada‚ Carson Pass and the Carson River. (Sanford & Green) Kit Carson has been a part of American folklore for decades but his fame grew from very humble beginnings. Born on December 24th‚ 1809 in Kentucky‚ Kit Carson was born with a love for the West

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    destination‚ howbeit‚ for the slaughter or sales‚ has created a rift of an US (i.e. particularly; citizens of Nevada) and THEM (i.e. Federal Government‚ BLM) mentality. The animal activist is citing cruelty to animals and stifling the “First Amendment‚ Freedom of the Press”‚ on the part of BLM. The following article was quoted from USA Today: [A federal roundup of wild horses in Nevada was scheduled to resume Thursday and to continue through this weekend despite nearly two dozen animal deaths

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    Holiday Trip

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    the excellent places in Las Vegas‚ my friends from Stevens and I went for a road trip around California and Nevada. The first place we visited was the great architectural marvel‚ Hoover Dam‚ which is located on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It is amazing that as we pass through the bridge‚ there will be two different time zones-Pacific‚ which is the time zone in Nevada and Mountain which is the time zone for Arizona. We manage to take many beautiful pictures there before continuing

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    Las Vegas

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    Mammad‚ Mehtizada Teymur Introduction Viva Las Vegas! The City of Sin! The oasis in the desert‚ which became one of the world’s fastest growing cities‚ is also known as a play land and an escape from the real world. Oasis in the Mojave Desert‚ Nevada‚ has through the years build up a reputation as the Sin City! People flocked to Las Vegas‚ in the early days‚ when rules practically didn’t exist. Las Vegas Blvd - The Strip‚ the famous boulevard where all the big hotels and casinos are situated‚

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    Objectives. About Harrah’s Harrah’s Hotel & Casino is an exciting entertainment destination in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip‚ offering its customers first class hotel accommodations‚ gaming‚ entertainment and promotions. With so many hotels and casinos in the Las Vegas valley‚ one must determine its goals and vision to guarantee that it stands out from the competition‚ offering its customers unprecedented service while providing unique incentives for its employees. Mission statement. A company’s

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    Hoover Dam

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    “’Ten years ago the place where we are gathered was an unpeopled‚ forbidding desert. In the bottom of a gloomy canyon‚ whose precipitous walls rose to a height of more than a thousand feet‚ flowed a turbulent‚ dangerous river. The mountains on either side of the canyon were difficult to access with neither road nor trail‚ and their rocks were protected by neither trees nor grass from the blazing heat of the sun. The site of Boulder City was a cactus-covered waste. The transformation wrought here

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    What Is Area 51

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    WHAT IS AREA 51…. Introduction Area 51 is a military base‚ and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States‚ 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. Situated at its center‚ on the southern shore of Groom Lake‚ is a large military airfield. The base’s primary purpose is undetermined; however‚ based on historical evidence‚ it appears to support development

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    Marrying Absurd

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    County‚ Nevada‚ a bride must swear that she is eighteen or has parental permission and a bridegroom that he is twenty-one or has parental permission. Someone must put up five dollars for the license. (On Sundays and holidays‚ fifteen dollars. The Clark County Courthouse issues marriage licenses at any time of the day or night except between noon and one in the afternoon‚ between eight and nine in the evening‚ and between four and five in the morning.) Nothing else is required. The State of Nevada‚ alone

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    Las Vegas Resort Project

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    [Close-up image of Lake Las Vegas‚ Satellite]. (2013). Retrieved July 20‚ 2013‚ from http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en Hilton Hotels. (2013). Hilton Lake Las Vegas Hotel [Brochure]. Author. Retrieved July 25‚ 2013‚ from http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/nevada/hilton-lake-las-vegas-resort-and-spa-LASLKHF/index.html Lake Las Vegas Marina‚ Montelago Village [Advertisement]. (2013). Retrieved Aug 25‚ 2013‚ from http://www.montelagovillage.com/the-village-at-lake-las-vegas/marina/

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    bidding proposals

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    Brian Sandoval Bruce H. Breslow Director Governor 555 Wright Way Carson City‚ Nevada 89711-0900 Telephone (775) 684-4368 www.dmvnv.com February 2‚ 2011 TO: All Interested Vendors RE: Self-Service Terminal (Kiosk) Technology Conference The State of Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is requesting information regarding self-service terminals (kiosks) prior to issuing an RFP for a new 10-year kiosk vendor contract (four years with three 2-year renewal options).

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