In the film Viva Las Vegas there are several shots of a tall tower, which looks similar to the present day Stratosphere Hotel. However the Stratosphere was not built until 1996, so what is the tower...
I had a conversation with a born again christian, talking about his religion, when push comes to shove he eventually claimed that Catholics and Anglicans are not Christian(!) In case...
I have recently been doing some work on my house which is now finished. After a thorough clean up I have some marks on my tarmac drive, cement, mortar, concrete,etc,. I have scraped them down to...
I am planning a road trip from LA to San Diego to Las Vegas to Death Valley to Yosemite to San Francisco - I will set off in September. Could anyone tell me any particular points of interest, Bars,...
What i would like to know about the tsunami disaster and all the money that is being donated, is who thinks that the western world would have been so genorous if it wan'st for the fact that alot of...
Hello everyone. I currently work in sales for an IT company. Whilst I like my job, I feel as if life is passing me by and I would like to do something a little more exciting. I...
Hi all. I have a general query regarding US visas. I intend to travel to the US & stay for 2 years, the maximum permitted on a J1 visa. I was wondering whether a J1 visa begins to run when it is...
Where does the phrase beat about the bush come from? i know it means 'cut to the chase', but where does it come from? while we're at it, where does 'cut to the chase' come from as well?!?!