Nevada

Some counties do not have public transport at all, for example Eureka County. A proposed arena in Brooklyn is in the planning stages and if apporoved, the Nets would move across the Hudson River for the 2007-2008 season. There are also bus services in Reno/Sparks, and from there to Carson City. The owner has threatened to move the franchise beginning with the 2005-2006 season. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is one of the busiest airports in the United States. In 2004 and 2005 there were constant rumors that the Nets were going to move back to New York. Las Vegas has a bus network, and a monorail system that is being extended. Teaming with Kidd, Carter rallied the team from being more than 10 games out of the playoffs to gain the final seed in the Eastern Conference. However, the duo could not overcome O'Neal again and were swept by the Miami Heat in the 2005 postseason.

Greyhound Lines also provides some bus services. In 2005, after two disappointing seasons, the Nets acquired disgruntled star Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors. Amtrak provides bus services from Las Vegas to Needles, California and Los Angeles ([2] (http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct04/P03.pdf)). The following season Kidd again led the Nets to the finals, only to be thwarted by the San Antonio Spurs. [1] (http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct04/P05.pdf) Burlington Northern Santa Fe has trackage rights to the Union Pacific lines in the north. Under Kidd, the Nets advanced to the NBA Finals that season, but were defeated by Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers. Amtrak's California Zephyr uses one of the northern branches in a daily service from Chicago to Emeryville, CA serving Elko, Winnemucca, Sparks, and Reno. In 2001, though, the Nets acquired Jason Kidd, a perennial all-star.

Union Pacific Railroad has some railroads in the north and in the south (map (http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/usguide/usa-nv-m.shtml)). In the mid 1990s, the team continually tried to rebuild, as the Nets brought in star after star, only to see them fail. Players, such as Stephon Marbury, Kendall Gill, Keith Van Horn, and Jayson Williams each played for the Nets a few seasons before being traded again. However, American versions are usually smaller, in part because they must ascend and descend some fairly steep mountain passes. However, the team failed to advance in the playoffs, and after the stunning death of Petrovic, the others were traded. The state is one of just a few in the country that allow semi-trailer combinations with three trailers—what might be called a "road train" in Australia. However, the next few seasons yielded a shift from veterans to young players, as the Nets acquired Derrick Coleman, Drazen Petrovic, and Kenny Anderson. There are also 189 Nevada State Highways. Led by Darryl Dawkins, Buck Williams, Otis Birdsong, and Michael Ray Richardson, the team finally had a winning season and advanced into the playoffs, beating the Philadelphia 76ers before falling to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Nevada also is served by several federal highways: US-6, US-50, US-93, US-95 and US-395. In the 1983-1984 season, though, the Nets fielded what was believed to be their best team since joining the NBA. It has a spur route, I-580. The next few years were disappointing, as the Nets compiled losing season after losing season, never advancing in the playoffs. Interstate 80 crosses through the northern part of Nevada, reaching from Utah in the east and passing westward through Reno and into California. The year after the Nets joined the NBA, the franchise relocated to New Jersey, becoming the New Jersey Nets. It has spur routes I-215 and I-515. The next season the ABA merged to form the NBA. Hampered by contract disputes, the Nets were forced to send Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers, ending a highly-promising era.

Interstate 15 passes through the southern tip of the state, serving Las Vegas and other communities. After a grueling series with the Denver Nuggets, the Nets won the championship series and could boast their second championship in three years. Ranked by per capita income. Erving again led them to a successful 55-win season; he also was named MVP again that year. Area 51 is supposedly located in Groom Lake, near Nellis Air Force Base. However, the team rebounded in the 1975-1976 season. Nevada is also the home of Area 51, the top-secret installation the Government has always denied existed. The next season also looked to be promising, but the Nets were stunned early on in the playoffs and were denied their second championship.

The largest city is Las Vegas. After Erving was declared the ABA's MVP, the Nets advanced in the playoffs and won their first ever ABA title. The three largest Protestant denominations in Nevada are: Baptist (8% of the total state population), Methodist (6%), Lutheran (6%). In the 1973-1974, with Erving, the Nets dramatically improved their record to a 55- win season. The religious affiliations of the citizens of Nevada are:. J". Females made up approximately 50.7% of the population. In the 1973 offseason, however, the Nets acquired Julius Erving, known as "Dr.

6.8% of its population were reported as under 5, 26.3% under 18, and 13.6% were 65 or older. The 1972 - 1973 season was one of disappointment, as the Nets only won 30 games. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Nevada are: German (14.1%), Irish (11%), English (10.1%), Italian (6.6%), American (4.8%). Barry left after that postseason, sending the Nets into rebuilding mode. The racial makeup of the state is:. However, they could not overcome the Indiana Pacers and lost the series four games to two. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Nevada was 2,241,154. In 1972, two years after the acquisition of star Rick Barry, the Nets advanced to the ABA finals.

Nevada is the only state with legalized prostitution: see prostitution in Nevada. The team was renamed to "Nets" to rhyme with the two other professional sports team in New York: the New York Mets and New York Jets. Large, luxurious casinos in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. Originally called the New Jersey Americans, the team changed its name and location to become the New York Nets. It is well-known for gambling and nightlife. The franchise was established in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association. Its industrial outputs are tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electric equipment. In 2004, the franchise was sold to Bruce Ratner.

Its agricultural outputs are cattle, hay, dairy products, and potatoes. The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $31,910, 19^th in the nation. Rod Thorn. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Nevada's total state product in 2003 was $88 billion. Kevin Loughery. See also list of mountain ranges of Nevada.
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The northern and central portions of Nevada are mostly within the Great Basin Desert, while portions of the southern tip are within the Mojave Desert. Byron Scott. Nevada is a land of rugged, snow-capped mountains, grassy valleys and sandy deserts. Chuck Daly. It is in a mountain region that includes semiarid grasslands and sandy deserts, and is the most arid (dry) state in the nation. Nenad Krstic. The border with Arizona includes the Colorado River and Hoover Dam. Richard Jefferson.

Nevada has borders with Oregon and Idaho to the north, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Jason Kidd. Heterosexuals only have to be 14 while homosexuals must be at least 21. Vince Carter. Nevada is currently the only state that has different ages of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals. 52 Buck Williams. Most people outside the state are not familiar with this rivalry. 32 Julius Erving.

This has fostered resentment as the north sees the south as a potential bully of majority rule and the south sees the north as the "old guard" trying to rule as an oligarchy. 25 Bill Melchionni. The north has long maintained control of key positions in the state government even while the Las Vegas area is many times larger than Washoe County. 23 John Williamson. Due to the tremendous growth of Las Vegas in recent years, there is a noticeable divide between politics of Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada. 4 Wendell Ladner. senators are Harry Reid (Democrat) and John Ensign (Republican). 3 Drazen Petrovic.

Nevada's two U.S. Richard Jefferson. Nevada's capital is Carson City and its governor is Kenny Guinn (Republican). Vince Carter. A fictional history (with a great deal of fact) titled Nevada was written by Clint McCullough. Jason Kidd. At the time, the leading proponents of gambling expected that it would be a short term fix until the state's economic base widened to include less cyclical industries, however re-outlawing gambling has never been seriously considered since. Alonzo Mourning.

Due to a sharp decline in mining output in the 1920s and the decline of the agricultural sector during the Great Depression, Nevada re-legalized gambling in 1931. Keith Van Horn. Gambling was common in the early Nevada mining towns, but was outlawed in 1909 as part of a nation-wide anti-gaming crusade. Kenyon Martin. The deficiencies in the Homestead Act as applied to Nevada were probably due to a lack of understanding of the Nevada environment, although some firebrands (so-called "Sagebrush Rebels") maintain that it was due to pressure from mining interests to keep land out of the hands of common folk. Stephon Marbury. Instead, early settlers would homestead land surrounding a water source, and then graze livestock on the adjacent public land, which is useless for agriculture without access to water (this pattern of ranching still prevails). Kerry Kittles.

The primary reason for this is that homesteads were not permitted in large enough sizes to be viable in the arid conditions that prevail throughout Nevada. Armon Gilliam. Despite Nevada being the third oldest western state, it is referred to as the "Permanent Colony" as over 87% of the land is owned by the Federal Government. Kendall Gill. Congress. Yinka Dare. This deal will require the permission of both the Nevada and Utah legislatures and the U.S. Chris Childs.

Negotiations are currently underway for Nevada to annex Wendover, Utah, which would be merged with West Wendover, Nevada. Kenny Anderson. This area includes most of what is now Clark County, Nevada. Bob McAdoo. The transfer was prompted by the discovery of gold in the area, and it was thought that Nevada would be better able to oversee the expected population boom. Nate Archibald. Nevada achieved its current boundaries on May 5, 1866 when it absorbed the portion of Pah-Ute County in the Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River. Rick Barry.

As Nevada's mining-based economy tied it to the more industrialized Union, it was viewed as politically reliable (as opposed to the more agrarian and Confederate-sympathizing California). Drazen Petrovic. Statehood was rushed through despite Nevada's tiny population to help ensure Abraham Lincoln's reelection and post-Civil War Republican dominance in congress. Julius Erving. On October 31, 1864, just eight days prior to the presidential election, Nevada became the 36th state in the union. On March 2, 1861, Nevada separated from the Utah territory and adopted its current name, shortened from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy range").

This discovery brought a flood of miners, prospectors, merchants and others hoping to strike it rich. 1859 saw the discovery of the Comstock Lode, a rich outcropping of gold and silver, and Virginia City sprang up. In 1850, the US Congress established the Utah territory which included the present day states of Utah, Idaho and Nevada. Several United States Navy ships have been named USS Nevada in honor of the state.

(Residents often regard the pronunciation as a test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state.). Despite the name's derivation from the Spanish word nevada meaning "snowy", the local pronunciation of the state's name is not "Ne-vah-da"; the middle syllable has a short a sound as in cat or hat. The phrase "Battle Born" is on the state flag; "The Battle Born State" is the official state slogan, as Nevada was admitted into the union during the American Civil War. The state song is "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Rafetto.

Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" and the state's motto is "All for Our Country". Between 1990 and 2000, Nevada's population increased 66.3%, while the USA's population increased 13.1%. Between 2000 and 2003, Nevada's population increased 12.2%, while the USA's population increased 3.3%. Nevada is the fastest growing state in the country.

The population as of July 2004 was estimated to be 2,334,771, up nearly 17% from the 2000 census figure of 1,998,257. Nevada is a state located in the western United States. Brandon Flowers vocalist of Indie rock band, The Killers. Barry Zito Major League Baseball player.

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