Word: nevadas
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...recent U.S. underground test of a nuclear device had exceeded the 150-kiloton limit permissible under the 1974 Treaty on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests, President Reagan, in a letter to Gorbachev, invited the Soviet Union to send experts to monitor the next U.S. test in Nevada. That essentially painless suggestion, similar to an offer Reagan made last year, was intended to show U.S. goodwill in developing arms-control-verification procedures that Washington has long sought...
...presented investors with many opportunities, but nothing quite like the stock of Strong Point, a little-known Irvine, Calif., real estate firm. In its strategic plan to diversify, Strong Point has fixed on an unlikely industry: prostitution. Last week the publicly traded company paid $18 million to acquire Nevada's Mustang Ranch, the largest legal brothel in the U.S. "It looked like a terrific investment opportunity," says John Davis, the company's president. The ranch currently features two bunkhouses with 108 bedrooms, a staff of 100, two neglected tennis courts and 495 acres. Since the ranch is popular with tourists...
Strong Point acquired the ranch from Joe and Sally Conforte, who needed the money to pay off $10 million in back taxes. The couple has operated the bordello since 1964, and became legitimate proprietors in 1971 when Nevada lifted many restrictions on prostitution. The new owners hope to make the ranch semirespectable as well. Says Davis: "Since I've gotten more involved, I'm finding the whole attitude toward it is changing...
...afraid that these House votes would only widen the selection available in Loker to Dos Equis and, gasp, Red Hook. Lo and behold, not even these modest heights were reached. The most interesting beer to come out of the House votes was Magic Hat #9, and nothing from Sierra Nevada even made the cut. Cabot House should be wiped off the beer-map for picking Busch Light...
...Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale: Made from the same stuff as beer, this gem from California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is actually denoted a barleywine. With a burnt orange color in the glass, this creation has a distinctly more alcoholic taste. It’s not wine, but it’s not beer either. That said, the taste is smooth and rich, with hints of citrus and caramel poking out amongst the strong notes of malt and hops. Fortified with an impressive 9.6 percent alcohol, you can expect to drink 60 percent less liquid for the same...