Tuesday September 02, 2008 - 12:34 EST (Rolling Good Times)

26 August 2008, 9:01 am

MESQUITE, Nevada -- If you think the slowing economy has hit casino operators in Las Vegas hard, travel 80 miles northeast to Mesquite.... read more

Black Gaming posts $20.3 million loss for quarter (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

26 August 2008, 2:49 am

The CasaBlanca and Oasis casinos in Mesquite are seen along Interstate 15. Late last year, Black Gaming, which owns the CasaBlanca, Oasis and Virgin River casinos in Mesquite, began working to fight the economic downturn by eliminating departments, reducing management salaries and laying off staff.... read more

Nigeria: Beijing Olympics - the Winners And the Losers (AllAfrica.com)

26 August 2008, 2:45 am

"After Beijing, there is only one Michael, Michael Jordan is a basketball legend, but Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympic athlete of all times" - Jim Lampley NBC Sports.... read more

Moroccoan Music Festivals Liberate Feet, Minds (All About Jazz)

24 August 2008, 2:24 pm

Casablanca, Morocco -- This is an overwhelmingly Muslim country, but you wouldn't know it from the music festivals.... read more

Bread and circuses versus the clash of ignorance (The Daily Star Lebannon)

24 August 2008, 2:14 pm

If you were under the impression that Muslims have something against music, the sheer number of summer music festivals around the Middle East and North Africa might come as something of a surprise. Morocco provides a case in point. The Casablanca Festival turns Morocco's commercial capital into an u... read more

Events Guides: Dogs at the mill, forrestation session, city walk, and more… (Spacing Wire)

24 August 2008, 9:20 am

WHAT: Come! Sit! Stay! Dog Days of Summer at Todmorden Mills WHEN: August 24, 12 pm - 4 pm WHERE: Todmorden Mills ( 67 Pottery Rd.) Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre will once again be going to the dogs Sunday when owners and their pets are invited to spend the afternoon participating ... read more

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