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Want to improve education? Use cybernetics. Cybernetics is not some science fiction, futuristic, complex gizmo festooned with blinking lights, but a concept as old as sentient beings. The term was coined in 1948 by mathematician Norbert Wiener and taken from the Greek word for “steersman.” It means nothing more than establishing a course by observing the surrounding environment and steering accordingly, whether this is done by a human or an automated machine — as was first done during World War II when aircraft and submarines pinged their surroundings with radar and sonar.
GREEN DREAMS: Nevada has long seemed fertile ground for green power, given the state’s sunshine, winds, geothermal hot spots and empty land. Tom Fair, NV Energy’s vice president of renewable energy, says Nevada’s renewable-power sector is nearing a tipping point that will yield big strides in the next couple of years.
For the last 11 years, the Nevada Development Authority has used often-controversial advertising strategies to lure businesses from Southern California to the Silver State. But this spring, the organization is taking a more serious approach.
By the end of Monday, millions of roses will have been dispatched from florists to flames, both new and old, making Valentine’s Day a flower shop’s single biggest day for rose orders, local florists say.
The best thing that can be said about Las Vegas home values is they’ve ended their precipitous fall and have actually risen in some parts of the valley, an analysis of sales by ZIP code showed.
Winning the heavyweight title at the Sunset Region wrestling tournament was a special feeling for Cimarron-Memorial sophomore Austin Sinyard.
UNLV men’s tennis team coasts to two victories: The UNLV men’s tennis team swept UC Riverside 7-0 and beat Idaho State 6-1 on Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Robert Garcia doesn’t need a Global Positioning System to travel U.S. Highway 101.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was a two-car tango at Daytona International Speedway, where the wild pack-racing was replaced Saturday night by sizzling fast speeds and a strange ending that gave Las Vegan Kurt Busch the win in the Budweiser Shootout.
