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Counting a Legend
Author of seminal book on blackjack math draws big crowd. Card counting for Edward Thorp was about proving a mathematical formula, not making money. When he authored "Beat the Dealer" in 1962, the [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : February 25, 2008
Affinity for Public Helps Exec Succeed
Growing up in blue-collar Henderson, Eileen Bechtol never aspired to become a lawyer or doctor or much of anything. She thought about being a flight attendant, but suffered from severe motion [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : February 25, 2008
Switch to Electronic Health Records
A big fight is brewing in hospitals, clinics and medical institutions across the country, and it's being billed as "paper vs. electronic." With the federal government setting a 2012 target for all [read more]
[ source ] http://rgj.com : February 25, 2008
State's New U.S. Attorney Settles into Role
Gregory Brower became Nevada's top federal prosecutor last month, after a tumultuous period for the Department of Justice over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, including Nevada's Daniel Bogden. [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : February 25, 2008
State Colleges To Increase American Indian Enrollment
To turn around the historically low number of American Indian students who go on to college in Nevada, a coalition has formed to increase their enrollment and graduation rates. "A lot of students [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : February 25, 2008
Nevada Quake
An earthquake early Thursday rocked the rural northeastern Nevada town of Wells, damaging hundreds of homes, rupturing gas and water lines and felling brick building facades in the mostly unoccupied [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com/ : February 22, 2008
Steppin' Lively
World Shoe Association expo lets designers put best footwear forward [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : February 22, 2008
New-Home Sales Drop in January
Sales of new homes hit a 15-year low in January with 881 closings, a 56 percent decline from the same month a year ago, as the Las Vegas housing market continues to work its way to the bottom. The [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : February 22, 2008
Sale of CityCenter stake gives MGM Mirage a boost
A $1 billion cash infusion from its joint venture partner gave MGM Mirage's fourth-quarter earnings a boost.The casino operations giant completed the sale of half of its massive under-construction [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : February 22, 2008
Arizona congressman Rick Renzi Indicted
Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : February 22, 2008
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