body-movin', body-movin', body-movin', we be body-movin'.

I'm heading to Vegas this week. Perhaps I'll check this out...from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

'BODIES ... THE EXHIBITION' GETS UNDER THE SKIN WITH ITS LOOK AT HUMANITY

"Bodies ... The Exhibition" at the Tropicana gives a whole new meaning to seeing some skin on the Strip.

The display is made up of 18 specimens of preserved human bodies, some without skin, and more than 260 human organs and specimens. Healthy organs are placed next to diseased organs to illustrate the effects of various conditions.

The exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. -- with last admission at 10 p.m. -- at 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Admission for adults costs $26; seniors, $24; and children 12 and younger, $18. Nevada residents with identification pay $23.

I have a feeling I might have to fly solo to this one. I don't think most of the folks in my party would want to see this.

one-armed bandit, indeed.

It's good to be Bally Technologies these days. From the Las Vegas Review Journal:

Bally Technologies Files Quarterly Reports; Revenues Up 31 Percent

LAS VEGAS, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Revenues for the fiscal 2007 period increased 31 percent, to $305.6
million from $232.9 million in the fiscal 2006 period ended Dec. 31, 2005. Further, current deferred revenue increased by $16.4 million to $63.5 million at Dec. 31, 2006 compared with $47.1 million at June 30, 2006.
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In other words, the house always wins.

ALWAYS!

...i'd still hate to see the electric bill for vegas.

NPR aired an interesting piece yesterday concerning water consumption in the western states, particularly Nevada. THe focus of the story was on Patricia Mulroy, Las Vegas' "water czar."

For those who are not in-the-know, water has basically become a commodity; not just in the desert either. Some regions do not have enough water of their own and must buy water from elsewhere. This is why Las Vegas offers tax incentives for locals to forego a traditional lawn, in favor of non-water-dependent landscaping.

Outsiders might think the tourism is one of the key factors in high water consumption in Vegas. Not so, according to Mulroy. Here is Mulroy's money quote from the story:

"The entire Las Vegas Strip uses 3 percent of our water resources," she says. "And they are the economic driver in the state of Nevada, bar none."

Shocking, perhaps. But I still would hate to see the electric bill for the Strip. I digress.

Here's the rest of the story (including audio) on Patricia Mulroy and water in Vegas, Stakes High for Las Vegas Water Czar