LAS VEGAS HISTORY - HISTORY OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA Las Vegas HistoryLas Vegas History – In 1829 Mexican trader Antonio Armijo was leading a party along the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles. After finding himself off the regular route, he sent scouts out to find water. One, Rafael Rivera, went even further into the unexplored desert and found Las Vegas springs. This was the beginning of the modern city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The name means “the meadows” in Spanish. The discovery of water at Las Vegas shortened the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, as the abundant artesian spring water allowed the trail to go through the Nevada desert, rather than go for hundreds of miles around. The discovery eased rigors for Spanish traders and hastened the California gold rush. Las Vegas’ place on the mail route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles prompted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) to send settlers to build a fort in order to protect the trail. In 1855 work was begun on what is now know as the Old Mormon Fort. The settlers planted fruit trees and mined lead for bullets. However, raids by Native Americans forced them to abandon the fort in 1858. In 1864, during the Civil War, Nevada was admitted as a state. Because it was admitted during the war, its nickname is “The Battle Born State.” 40 years later, in 1904, the first railroad grade was begun in Las Vegas. Railroad tycoons saw the potential of the town as an excellent stop. Previously a town mostly of tents, Las Vegas bloomed into a city with saloons, boarding houses and stores. In 1910, Las Vegas became the last state in the Union to Outlaw Gambling. Even the long-held Western tradition of flipping a coin to determine the price of a drink was made illegal. Within three weeks of the law’s enactment, underground casinos and gambling houses were in full swing. Illegal but accepted gambling continued to flourish until 1931, when a law was enacted to legalize gambling so that the state could profit from this prolific industry. To this day, Las Vegas is the only state where gambling has actually helped education. Las Vegas Hoover DamLas Vegas residents avoided the worst of the hardships associated with the Great Depression. The railroad, the construction of Hoover Dam and the gambling industry provided a relatively steady income source for southern Nevada. During WWII, Nellis Air Force Base was built in Las Vegas, and further added to the region’s economy. The Famous Strip came into being during the 1940s. The El Rancho Hotel enjoyed great success, as it was built along the highway to Los Angeles. Other hotel establishments quickly followed suit, making this stretch of highway a haven for travellers and gamblers. All of the old hotels are gone now. The only original hotel name that survived is the Flamingo, built by notorious mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, and the Flamingo isn’t anything like Siegel’s Flamingo. The history of entertainment in Las Vegas goes back to the founding of the EL Rancho. Over the years famous acts booked to entertain Las Vegas crowds include the Rat Pack, Elvis, Buddy Hackett and others. Today Las Vegas entertainers include the annual Divas concert as well as headliners like Britney Spears, Elton John, Wayne Newton and Celine Dion. The bright lights and mega-resorts would look alien to the earlier residents of Las Vegas, but the gambling still remains, as does Las Vegas’s no holds barred atmosphere.

I love to see the ocean's beauty And the moon that shines above Alone in the sand lookin at the stars Wishing someday I would find true love Wouldn't be nice to see the morning With the one you love the most Wouldn't be nice to say goodnight To the one you hold so close To your heart, to your heart... The wind that blows the dove Is the wind that blows my love Hoping to find its way to you Wherever you are I love to sit in fields of green Looking deeply thru the sky Watching birds as they flap by Hoping someday faith will bring me true love Wouldn't be nice to hold someone So dear, n near your heart Wouldn't be nice to hear those words I love you, from the one That you love, that you love The wind that blows the dove Is the wind that blows my love Hoping to find its way to you Wherever you are The wind that blows the dove Is the wind that blows my love Hoping to find its way to you Wherever you are I love to see myself one day In the arms of someone Who will share her life with me Selflessly, someday you will find your way, To me . . . The wind that blows the dove Is the wind that blows my love Hoping to find its way to you Wherever you are The wind that blows the dove Is the wind that blows my love Hoping to find its way to you Wherever you are, Wherever you are

ONE MORE TRY Kyla Sometime ago I told you goodbye I don't know why This crazy feeling is driven me mad I made you cry I was such a fool to see you go I know our love is kinda true Baby I can't trust this feeling in me now Sometime ago the love we've shared seemed everlasting I never had the chance to think this paradise would end I was such a fool to see you go I know our love is oh so true Now I think this feeling's back in me now Chorus: If ever I say I love you baby Will you ever understand me? I figured out and weighed this feeling For quite a while it's you I'm dreaming Whenever I think of you there's one thing I wish You're thinking of me too I guess I hope you'll understand why But I'm gonna give it one more try Sometime ago the love we've shared seemed everlasting I never had the chance to think this paradise would end I was such a fool to see you go I know our love is oh so true Now I think this feeling's back in me now Repeat chorus 2x One more try.......hmmmmmmmmm

I used to have no idea if a woman was ready to be kissed. I could be sitting there talking to her, thinking to myself “Wow, her lips really look nice...” but I didn't know what to do next. This would often leave me kissless, and many times kissless for good, as I didn't get another chance. Here's what I do now: If I've been talking to a girl, and I want to know if she's ready to be kissed, I'll reach over and touch her hair while we're talking and make a comment about it. I'll say "Your hair looks so soft" and just touch the tips of it. If she smiles and likes this, I'll reach back over and start stroking it again, but this time I also glance down at her lips and back up to her eyes a couple of times. If she lets me keep touching her hair, I know that she's ready to be kissed. By using “The Kiss Test” I've been kind and complimentary, but by being very SUBTLE about it, I haven't given her anything she can object to. I now have a way of knowing if she's ready to be kissed that NEVER gets me rejected—and I know within 5 minutes what it used to take me hours or days to figure out...

I open my eyes I try to see but I’m blinded by the white light I can’t remember how I can’t remember why I’m lying here tonight And I can’t stand the pain And I can’t make it go away No I can’t stand the pain How could this happen to me I made my mistakes I’ve got no where to run The night goes on As I’m fading away I’m sick of this life I just wanna scream How could this happen to me Everybody’s screaming I try to make a sound but no one hears me I’m slipping off the edge I’m hanging by a thread I wanna start this over again So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered And I can’t explain what happened And I can’t erase the things that I’ve done No I can’t How could this happen to me I made my mistakes I’ve got no where to run The night goes on As I’m fading away I’m sick of this life I just wanna scream How could this happen to me I made my mistakes I’ve got no where to run The night goes on As I’m fading away I’m sick of this life I just wanna scream How could this happen to me

we’ve all been there when the magic starts to fade when forgiveness pales in light of mistakes been made when the feeling is gone but we have stayed when our loved ones fall to the reaper’s blade when the heart is craving that certain something once again and we’re feeling trapped in games no one will win when the race is over and we have yet to begin we face the punishment without the sin when blood runs hot and emotions grow cold be it rich or poor young or old i’m not telling you anything you don’t already know the hardest part of love is letting go let’s not sit here and wonder why because we gave it our best try it’s not that i want to say goodbye if we did not life would be a lie i’m not telling you anything you don’t already know the hardest part of love is letting go

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Letting Go

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To Let go does not mean to stop caring... ...it means I can't do it for someone else. To Let go is not to cut myself off... ...it is the realization I can't control another. To Let go is not to enable... ...but to allow learning from natural consequences. To Let go is to admit powerlessness... ...which means the outcome is not in my hands. To Let go is not to try to change or blame another... ...it's to make the most of myself. To Let go is not to care for, but to care about. To Let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To Let go is not to judge... ...but to allow another to be a human being. To Let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes... ...but to allow others to affect their destinies. To Let go is not to be protective... ...it's to permit another to face reality. To Let go is not to deny, but to accept. To Let go is not to nag, scold, or argue... ...but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them. To Let go is not to adjust everything to my desires... ...but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it. To Let go is not to criticize and regulate anybody... ...but to try to become what I dream I can be. To Let go is not to regret the past... ...but to grow and live for the future. To Let go is to fear less, and love more.

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The Serenity Prayer

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God grant me Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen.

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I think that there are times in everyone's life when people feel that they have had enough. Sometimes people feel like they are going to explode. Why is this? Why does Love Hurt? Why does Life Suck? Why is there: Heartache? Depression? Divorce? Domestic Violence? Feelings of Regret? Sorrow? Why is life unfair? Why does life stink? Is there really a better life out there? Is there hope? Is there a such thing as true love? Does love always have to end?

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I know that I can't make someone love me. All I can do is be someone who can be loved; the rest is upto the person to realize my worth.

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Love always hurts when it's taken away. But I look back now and remember how much I wanted to die when relationships ended and I realize now, I never really loved, until now. It always seems worse than it is and when you find someone new, you won't even remember what you saw in that other person who broke your heart. It gets better.

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It is impossible to fall out of Love. Love is such a powerful emotion, that once it envelops you, it does not depart. True love is eternal. If you think that you were once in love, but fell out of it, than it wasn't love you were in. There are no "exit" signs in love, there is only an "on" ramp

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If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks your heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to who you open your heart to.

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Life is so unfair... m cryin ryt now... imagine wala na nga ako natutulong sa kanya [ friendko na gurl] dumadagdag pa ko sa problema nya... DIZ LIFE SUCKS!!! mahal na mahal na mahal ko sya kaya lang kelangan ko ng umiwas para din sa kanya... :((

THINKING OF YOU::::::: I have been thinking lately that why I am still crying. Why I am not over this thing yet? I guess I know the answer. I myself don't want to get over this thing. It might sound surprising and pessimistic but lemme explain it to u. I think of when I started feeling in love. That time I took a risk....believing in god and my love. Now...how can I leave that stand..which I took? Nothing is final for me till I am dead. I recall the pain I have got....I cry and cry. It might sound funny to you...but I get my strength from this pain. The more pain I get....the more I desire to fight for my belief. I remember..in my first or second blog...there was a comment “Feel the core of the pain...you will start enjoying it”. I am not enjoying the pain....but, yeah, I get my strength from this pain. Again......“The more pain I get....the more I desire to fight for my belief” I love her eventhough i know she loved someone else... :-(

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WHAT WILL YOU DO: LOVE OR LEAVE::::

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You are in deep love with a girl/boy, till the extent that you want to marry her/him and always care for her/him. But she/he doesn't love you, although she/he cares for you a lot and you mean a lot to her/him. She/he could have loved you but for some reason, say family reason, she/he cannot love you. What will you do??? (a) Keep loving her/him truly and PRAY TO GOD. Believe in the power of love & god and have faith that someday god might do some miracle which will make you and her/him together. OR (b) Stop loving her/him and look for the next girl/guy. Note: Please provide comments to support your answer.