Monthly Archives: January 2010

Great idea: Digitizing books readable online

For the past few weeks I’ve neglected blogging because I’ve been deeply entrenched in genealogical research for my family tree. In doing so I have focused on searching for books online I can read that address the history of places … Continue reading

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Courthouse Security in Nye County

In the local news last week was a story about a $175,000 grant from Senator Harry Reid for courthouse cameras and security systems at the Pahrump Justice Center. It seems that Brian Thelaner, bailiff of the Pahrump Justice Court, secured … Continue reading

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Solar Plant in Space Gets Go-Ahead

California regulators on Thursday went where no regulators have gone before — approving a utility contract for the nation’s first space-based solar power plant. The 200-megawatt orbiting solar farm would convert solar energy collected in space into radio frequency waves, … Continue reading

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2012 Ballot Initiative to Tax and Regulate Marijuana in Nevada on Wednesday

Press conference on steps of State Capitol building will discuss the most far-reaching proposal in history to regulate marijuana CONTACT: Dave Schwartz, NSML Campaign Manager ……………702-727-1081 or dschwartz@mpp.org CARSON CITY, NEVADA — On Wednesday, Jan. 6, on the steps of … Continue reading

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Nebraska favored over Nevada?

Politics and Senators. There is a tiny clause tucked into a 383-page Manager’s Amendment to the Senate health care reform bill. You can read it on page 98. It relates to money that states will have to pick up with … Continue reading

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