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				Happy New Year Vegas 
				New Featured Artist of the Month 
				
				Featured Announcement 
						
						
						VCO Welcomes a New Columnist 
				Friday Football Forecast 
				"Vegas Insider" Columns 
				This Week's Announcements 
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				Clark County Park & Recreation
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								| � | Clark County 
				Parks and Recreation offers�Aquatics�lessons 
				and facilities,�a 
				historical and an aviation Museum, Community Centers,�Special
				Events,�Gallery 
				Exhibits,�Parks, 
				RecTrek, Safekey,
				Teen Programs, Senior Centers,�the 
				Clark County Shooting Park,�Special 
				Facilities for those with 
				special hobbies, Sports 
				leagues,�a Visual 
				Art program,�Volunteer�opportunities, 
				the�Wetlands Park - an 
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										| � | Clark County Park & Recreation Senior Offerings
 Are you a boomer, a senior or an active 
						adult? No matter what your niche, more and more adults 
						over the age of 50 are getting in shape, taking care of 
						their bodies, learning new skills and staying busy.....
						
						
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										| � | Presidential Candidates��������� �� |  
										| � | Senator Hillary R. Clinton Weekly Wrap-up
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As First Lady, she helped call 
attention to Gulf War Syndrome. As a Senator and member of the Senate Armed 
Services Committee, Hillary has seen the incredible courage of our troops and 
has been a relentless advocate for veterans and for the men and women currently 
serving in our military.....  
						
						
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										| � | Monthly 
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										| � | Michele Avanti, CAP�������������� January '08 Horoscope
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										| � | When the MOON is VOID OF 
COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight 
hours this month when the moon is void of course: Jan. 1 after 4:33 pm; Jan. 3 
after 4:30 pm;... 
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										| � | 2008 Astrological Outlook |  
										| � | During this first quarter 
there is talk of action to bomb Tehran. The president is posturing and making 
contracts or verbal agreements with foreign allies. War talk is pointed at Iran. 
It seems the president is getting support from his friendly investment groups 
and his monetarily-controlled foreign nations. 
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						Audrey Roberts�ALL Blabber NO Bucks!
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						MAYOR Goody! He has to be the best comedian I know, and 
						perhaps he is one of the best hosts, for any show in the 
						City of Entertainment. BUT, when he speaks of the ARTS 
						in Vegas, he should be thanking the people who are 
						really making it happen.....
						
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										| � | Jackie Brett |  
										| � | Brett's Vegas View 12 - 
						
						
						
						
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						Las Vegas is all about "cool" things to 
						do and now not far off the Strip at Flamingo Road and 
						Arville is where Pole Position Raceway is located.� Four 
						of us took got to experience the assimilated race course 
						and we can tell you the faux race is very realistic..... 
						
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						Pete AllmanParis Hilton, Jamie Foxx and more
 Paris 
						Hilton is no shy lady. Yes, I did say �lady,� regardless 
						of what she has prompted the press to print. Hilton 
						posed nude for the Rich Water Foundation. The 
						foundation, located in Berlin, was set up by Paris and 
						the inventor of the Rich Prosecco drink. Hilton is now 
						the face of the new can of sparkling wine called Rich 
						Prosecco....
						
						
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						Celebrity 
						Chef ConnectionNew Year�s Eve or New Year�s Day
 It is hard to believe but 2008 is almost 
		here.� Whether you live in town or are visiting, enjoying a great meal 
		and clubbing is a wonderful way to bring in the New Year.� Here are some 
		ideas from around the valley if you are still undecided what you want to 
		do on New Year�s Eve or New Year�s Day.......
						
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						Tony Sacca�������������� 
						Las Vegas Tenors
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						Vegas Tenors� are four very talented singers who 
						currently have successful careers outside the group.� 
						Individually, they are Bill Fayne, Teddy Davey, Mark 
						Giovi and Bobby Black.
						
						
						
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					Frank MarinoENVY... The Steakhouse
 The 
					appropriately named Envy Steak House is one of Vegas� 
					best-kept dining secrets�. This past week, Jeff Starr, of 
					VCO�s �A Little Off he Top� and I, had the pleasure of 
					dining at �Envy The Steak House� at the Renaissance Hotel on 
					Paradise Road, near the Convention Center....
						
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						Mystery Reviewer�Sweeney Todd
 Sweeney 
Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a loosely fact-based tale of a mad 
						barber and a maker of meat pies in 18th century London. 
						When the barber kills, the pie-maker fills (her pies, 
						that is)....
						
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										| � | The Vegas Eye������������� The Latest From 
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 Dancing with the Stars, 
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										hitting the road this 
										winter and bringing its most 
										
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										| � | Our Diverse Community����������� |  
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						Hispanic communityUSHCC CEO Calls for Reform
 In 
						Washington, DC The United States Hispanic Chamber of 
						Commerce (USHCC) President and CEO, Michael L. Barrera, 
						testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on 
						Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and 
						International Law, urging Congress to �accept the 
						support of the [USHCC] for comprehensive immigration 
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		My Secure PC10 Tips on Using Public Computers Safely
 Using public computers at colleges, libraries, Internet 
		cafes, airports, and copy shops can be relatively safe if you heed the 
		following tips.�The browser keeps a copy of many things in its cache and 
		it may be passwords or other sensitive bits of information. The next 
		person on the computer may be savvy enough to recover this information..... 
						
						
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						Pete AllmanTop Rank�s Night of Boxing
 The fight card presented by Top Rank at 
						the Hard Rock Hotel had three interesting fights. The 
						televised fight card on Versus Network presented a quick 
						fight between Tye Fields (39-1, 35 KOs) out of Las Vegas 
						against opponent Chris Koval (24-4, 18 KOs) of 
						Youngstown, Ohio....
						
						
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										| � | What with finals and the 
holidays, they were not many games in college hoops this past week, however the 
five "positive ROI" teams Butler, Virginia, St. Louis, Akron and New Mexico went� 
50-12� SU and�80% ATS......
					 
						
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				in the evening Pudgy's daughter found her dead. Born in an 
				Italian-Polish Chicago West Side neighborhood to German-Polish 
				parents, Beverly Wines learned early on that it "takes all 
				kinds." Known as "The Queen of Tease," Pudgy had been working at 
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						Holiday Greeting from The Drifters� |  
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						Official 50th Anniversary photograph Dr. Bill Pinkney (rt) 
						with vocalists (l-r) Vernon Young, Ron McPhatter, (Yes, 
						Clyde's son), Chuck Cockerham, and Richard Knight Dunbar 
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						| � | VCO�s own Jay White wins a role as Neil Diamond in Ron 
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						The movie is based on the Broadway play about the 
						Watergate break-in. Frank Langella will be playing Nixon 
						and Michael Sheen plays David Frost. 
						
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						of Jay and hope his scene stays off the cutting room 
						floor. Jay is as close to Neil Diamond as we have ever 
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								Yes the holiday season is here , you have party 
								after party to attend and its so easy to get 
								swept up in all the celebrations .. but the Rape 
								Crisis Center would like you to know that this 
								is also the time of year in which they see the 
								highest incidences of rape and sexual assault! 
								��So go out an have a great time .... just 
								remember to PARTY SMART. The Rape Crisis Center 
								has some ideas on how to Party Smart ... 
								Cocktails... get your own... Come together, 
								leave together ... Follow your instincts ..� 
								Respect yourself and others will follow ....� 
								Know your limit - Vodka lowers inhibitions 
								....Your body is yours, protect it ... No! Say 
								it loud, say it proud .... Know where you're at, 
								know your surroundings ... � Plan ahead - choose 
								to Party Smart  |  
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                    			Get Up and Go�s
                 
					 
                    
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								of 28 destinations including... 
                    
					
                    			Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs, San Diego, San 
								Francisco, Anaheim or Oceanside, California to 
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