Vegas-to-Reno race starts at Beatty (Pahrump Valley Times)
BEATTY -- In 2007, the margin of victory in the TSCO Vegas to Reno Off-Road race, a 500-mile trek on desert trails, mountain passes and washes between Pahrump and Dayton, was a mere 54 seconds.
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Dedication today in downtown Reno for Truckee River Whitewater Park (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Business and city of Reno officials will hold a plaque dedication ceremony today at the Truckee River Whitewater Park in downtown Reno.
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Generation Mix: Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity Casting (New York Times)
If network television is in a down cycle in roles for minority actors, children?s television the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in particular seems headed in the other direction.
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Murs For President (IGN Music)
Rapper makes a run for the Chief Executive office. August 21, 2008 - Lauded underground/indie rapper Murs is taking it to the streets.
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RECENT ITEMS» (Filter Magazine)
The West Coast's 'bad man' himself, Murs , will continue his political quest this Fall as he embarks on the Murs For President tour. While Murs has been active on the festival circuit, this will mark the first headlining tour for the positive MC in nearly two years.
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Sparks firefighters train for the next big one (Daily Sparks Tribune)
A fire broke out Wednesday at a Super 8 Motel and two brave Sparks Fire Department engine companies came to the rescue. They quickly responded with an interior attack, then hosed down the exterior with an aerial ladder on one of the fire engines.
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MobileAccess Awarded More Than $15 Million In New Hospitality Projects In First Half Of 2008 (E-Hospitality.com)
MobileAccess, a leading global provider of enterprise wireless solutions, today announced it was awarded over $15 million in new in-building wireless projects within the hospitality industry in the first half of 2008
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Warner Bros. Recording Artist MURS to Hit the Road on "MURS for President" Tour (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BURBANK, Calif.----Independent hip-hop stalwart MURS announces his first nationwide, headlining tour in two years, with the first show on October 7th at San Francisco's newest premier live music venue, The Independent.
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Call It A Reno-sance: July Arts Fest Renews City (The Tampa Tribune)
An arts and cultural festival that began 13 years ago as an attempt to fill a tourism gap between the Reno Rodeo in June and the Hot August Nights car rally is coming of age as a key component of civic leaders' efforts to revive the city's image and restore its sense of community.
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soundmatters Unveils foxL(TM): A Pocket-sized Audiophile Portable Music System (Broadcast Newsroom)
DENVER, BUSINESS WIRE -- soundmatters international inc. today unveiled a technologically advanced audiophile-grade portable stereo loudspeaker system that it describes as: "The first pocket-sized music system good enough for audio purists."
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