ATLANTA — Health officials alerted doctors Tuesday to a unique type of swine flu diagnosed in two California children, but it’s unclear whether many people will be susceptible to the infection.
Coaches almost never go into competition thinking about anything less than winning.
Q. Last week while playing, my tee shot ended up in a lateral water hazard. I thought I could play it and proceeded to hit the ball out of bounds. My fellow competitor said the only option I now had was to drop a ball stroke and distance in the lateral water hazard from where I had just played from. Was that the only thing I could have done? I ended up taking a 10 on the hole because of having to drop back into the hazard. — Jenna Williams
In a time where “grip it and rip it” dominates most golfers’ thinking, it is oftentimes very easy to forget about some of the other skills required to play good golf. Pitching (a technique that is slowly becoming a lost art) is definitely one of those skills. After all, the farther you hit it off the tee the more often you’ll be faced with a shorter shot into the green, right?
One of the Las Vegas Valley’s premier residential communities, Henderson’s Anthem is also home to two of Southern Nevada’s most enjoyable public-access golf courses. While the Revere Golf Club’s Lexington track is the more well-known of the duo, the Concord course is not to be overshadowed. Stretching nearly 7,100 yards and featuring more ups and downs than the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Concord offers an appealing challenge without being overly taxing.
Amid the current economic conditions, becoming energy efficient has never made more sense. When homeowners save energy they help to protect the environment and cut their monthly bills.
While one valley resident lost weight, another gained time, but they both saved money and helped the environment. That’s thanks to a free, employer-based program administered by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Club Ride Commuter Services. Club Ride encourages employees to leave their cars at home for some trips in favor of riding transit, carpooling, vanpooling, walking and/or biking.
You’ve heard the slogans. You’ve seen the ads. You’ve probably sat through an infomercial or two.
It’s easier than ever to make your visitors green with envy when they visit your green furnished home. Many professional interior designers have been finding ways to make your home a little more eco-friendly.
Creating a lush, yet water-efficient landscape can be a challenge in the Mojave Desert. Native plants are the key to eco-conscious planting.
Pulte Homes continues to raise the bar, in terms of incorporating the most advanced, energy-efficient “green building” technology in its new homes, according to Walter Cuculic, director of strategic marketing for Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division.
Pardee Homes announces the companywide expansion of its LivingSmart brand, a program with standard and optional measures that boost energy efficiency, save water, improve indoor air quality and encourage material conservation and the use of recycled or sustainable resources in new homes. The multiregional homebuilder and community developer has test-marketed LivingSmart since 2001 as part of its pursuit of greener, more sustainable building and development.
A new gas-powered heat pump that was recently unveiled in January to the U.S. market at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas is putting the heating and cooling world on notice. Marketed under the brand name, NextAire, this new product represents the next generation in heating and cooling for commercial buildings and large custom homes, according to Tommis Young, chief executive officer of IntelliChoice Energy, a Las Vegas-based research and development firm specializing in natural gas technology that works in conjunction with partners Aisin/Toyota, Southwest Gas, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense.
You’re not living off the grid, you don’t have a compost pile and the idea of recycling rainwater hasn’t even crossed your mind. Heck, you’re lucky to get your recycling to the curb each week.
Gas prices are rising and hybrid vehicle prices are coming down.
For consumers, builders, manufacturers, municipalities, institutions and anyone interested in the green energy revolution, “The Green Energy Show” is now airing on Saturdays from 5-6 p.m. on KDWN 720 AM in Las Vegas and simulcast on KBZZ 1270 AM in Reno. The show is then replayed on KLAV on Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. and is archived on TheGreenEnergyShow.com for future viewing.
BrightSource Energy Inc., developer of large-scale solar thermal energy plants, recently announced that it has reached agreement on the principal terms of a private land contract with Nevada’s newest master-planned community developer, Coyote Springs Land Co. The agreement marks a critical step in the development of a solar thermal energy project that could provide as much as 600 megawatts of clean reliable solar thermal energy to both the Nevada and California markets.
Russ Adams thought he was well on his way to a lengthy major league career.
If UNLV spring football was boring from a newsmaking standpoint, the program’s August preseason camp should be anything but dull.
Chris Sheff doesn’t normally use his starting pitchers on three days’ rest, but the Bishop Gorman baseball coach didn’t have much of a choice Tuesday.
When Matt Kemp was with the 51s a couple of years ago, the team’s hitting coach, Mike Easler, was in awe of the young player’s potential.
After a scoreless first period in Tuesday’s Game 6 at the Orleans Arena, an irate Wranglers coach Glen Gulutzan questioned his team’s desire to extend the series.
Five months ago, authorities exhumed the body of a 14-month-old girl who they believe died of injuries inflicted by her baby sitter a dozen years ago.
This week readers want to know when is the horror on Martin Luther King Boulevard going to end, and why is Las Vegas Boulevard, near Planet Hollywood, reduced to one lane at night. And the Road Warrior learns that flying cars could be a reality sooner than we think.
