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...they can't wait to go to Vegas," Maloof says. "The trust-fund babies will do anything they can do to go to our clubs." The young people of New Vegas mostly come from L.A., and they spend most of their time at the clubs, which have sprung up like stripper poles. Every hotel has at least one disco and an ultralounge, the Vegas term for a Eurotrash bar with overpriced drinks. "The clubs are now carrying Vegas," says Cy Waits, vip manager at MGM's Tab? bar. "Young people are more reckless with their money." The clubs...
...Society for the Study of Sects and New Religious Trends. "A simple man sees a terrorist in a Muslim and a center of terrorism in a mosque." Since the mid-1990s, Czech society has grown somewhat more tolerant; two mosques and about six prayer halls have sprung up around the country, catering for the republic's roughly 20,000-strong Muslim population. But after 9/11, tolerance gave way to fears of militance, which the country's Muslims have worked to allay. "If there are any [militant] forces, they don't need the cover of a mosque," says Vladim...
...poll date, Howard is in for a tight contest - one that will present voters with a choice over character, personal style and experience. In large part, that's because the policy gap is shrinking and the leaders are espousing similar goals; Howard has pinched Labor ideas, while Latham has sprung several 180-degree handbrake turns. Howard, elected in March 1996, will be 65 at the end of the month. The P.M. will campaign on his steadiness and record. In an "over the horizon" speech on July 8, Howard rolled out a predictable fourth-term agenda, with an emphasis on national...
...eliminate hundreds of exemptions. If implemented, his scheme would leave Helga Moser with far more disposable income. But Kirchhof's goals are broader. "If we change the tax system, we'll strike a liberating blow for the economy," he tells TIME. In France, dozens of small taxpayer groups have sprung up around the country to contest the way local officials spend public money, and a national organization called Contribuables Associés has started ranking members of parliament by their tax-and-spend policy records. "The change of mentality is very recent," says Bernard Zimmern, a businessman who is helping...
...Finger Lakes region in northwestern New York is a great place to hike, ski, fish and swim. It's also the source of a number of excellent wines to quench your thirst. The sloping terrain and complex soil are hospitable to more than 80 wineries, many of which have sprung up in the past decade. And the growing wine culture has spawned quite a few decent dining possibilities. You may even find the region reminiscent of the budding Napa Valley of the late 1970s...