Both the market and the law have played roles in the rise of townhomes in Las Vegas. [TNI]
You all love to debate the merits of Boyd Law School, but what about the merits of the UNLV football program. After another year where they will not be bowl eligible, the current coach’s job is on the line. Will it all change with the opening of Allegiant Stadium? [Las Vegas Sun; RJ]
What else is going on out there this fine November morning?
Even though Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself, I believe UNLV's football program will be boosted by the new NCAA rules allowing players to collect endorsement money. Las Vegas is such a great platform, especially in terms of social media, for endorsements.
UNLV Football program, regardless of their performance, will never remotely approach the peak popularity of the UNLV Basketball Program of the late 80's and early 90's.
In fact the current basketball program itself will probably never approach the peak popularity it enjoyed that era. Performance helps a lot, but it seems that even if someday they are able to match the record of those glory years, that in this tech. age, and our much larger population, life being a lot more complex and people having far more diverse interests, that we will never approach those glory years in terms of universality of interest and commitment.
Back then we were a smaller and far more centered community, and the tech. communications revolution had not yet taken hold. Everybody watched the games on television, or at least listened on the radio, and it was a special treat to secure tickets to a game. But now, the average young person, if they are given a free ticket free, they would either not attend, or, if they felt obligated to attend, they would stare at their phone the whole time.
I realize I sound like an old fart by criticizing young people of today in some sense, and in reminiscing about 30 years ago. I don't mean it to sound like that. My primary purpose is just to emphasize how wonderful those basketball years were for the community, and that due to shifting priorities and societal changes, we could probably never recapture such glory and sense of communal interest and bonding with the team, even if the team were to again perform at such peak level.
Those glory yeaars, of 30 years ago, really united us in a way that is no longer possible. virtually everyone was following the team. this would no longer evn remotely be the case, evn if somehow they were to play to the evel oftheir past glory years.
This is what it was like to be a Utah Jazz fan in the 90's, especially late 90's. EVERYONE was into it. It was fun to be united together, especially in a place that's normally bitterly divided. It was a different team and a different place than you write about, 9:26, but I agree with your assessment about a degenerated social fabric. I too miss what a team could do to unify a community. I miss life before smart phones.
Nowdays kids are more excited to find Pokémon than to meet Michael Jordan.
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November 4, 2019 5:30 pm
9:26–those were great times. But don't despair too much. I bet once the team again makes the tournament finals that you will be surprised how much interest and passion they generate in the community.
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November 4, 2019 5:33 pm
Although 9:26 sounds quite cynical, I basically agree with the assessment.
I was here during those championship years, and it was something that can probably not again be duplicated as to the impact on the community.
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November 4, 2019 6:27 pm
Anybody notice that OBC lost another 2 attorneys last week? Shane Manuele and Victoria Hightower both resigned. Who's left?
Manuele leaving is stunning to me considering all the corners cut to get him in there.
I think Phil Pattee is the only one with any modicum of experience. And Kait Flocchini (sp?) up north should still be there.
I'm not sure anymore, I had resigned from the disciplinary board out of sheer exasperation this year after six years and the turnover had been fairly profound.
Phil is still there (and a lifer). Kait is honestly great; I have no idea how he stays there. The rest of the crew remains a nightmare. An absolutely unmitigated nightmare.
Oh there are tons of positives. There is quite the Murderers Row of insufferable a-holes who passed through there. The state of the bar is weaker for each and every one of them.
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November 4, 2019 7:10 pm
These new condos and townhomes will no doubt usher in a great new era of donut-eating CD defense lawyers. Crank the machine back up; we are headed back to the glory days. Everybody makes money. Everybody gets fed. Everybody can bill 15 hours a day. Can't wait!
The problem with townhouses (and apartments and condominiums) is the introduction of secondhand smoke by neighbors. This is particularly problematic if the offending neighbor is vaping (rendering the smoke undetectable) or maui-wowying and the victim has children. Is anybody aware of tort claims that have been successful in NV against offenders, landlords, or homeowners associations?
I don't think it's just townhomes and condos. I think you need to consider back yards, too. I live in a condo and, luckily, haven't had any smoking or vaping issues. I'd like to eventually buy a single-family home. My dear is, what if the neighbors smoke pot in their backyard? The sole reason I voted against the recreational marijuana bill was because the new law allows people to smoke it in their backyards. I would have voted yes if smoking was limited to indoors. Then again, it passed, so I guess my concerns are irrelevant.
8:54 PM–Neighbors smoking pot. We were promised when the ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot that there would be no public smoking. I am smelling that rotten skunk smell of modern day pot everywhere. At the health club! Down on the strip! Restaurants and malls! People smoking in their cars–a no no like open container and drinking while driving. I got stuck in Denver with a canceled flight. I was in the airport for hours with Coloradans who were disgusted with their legalized pot. One guy described how he lives in an expensive condo but his neighbors smoke and have pot parties. His kids are smelling it. His clothes reek of it and he smells it all the time. He can do nothing about it–it is a legal substance. Cigarette smoke is bad enough but pot smells awful.
Even though Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself, I believe UNLV's football program will be boosted by the new NCAA rules allowing players to collect endorsement money. Las Vegas is such a great platform, especially in terms of social media, for endorsements.
huh?
Here is the video that explains the above more clearly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
9:27, 9:24 here. Very helpful. Thx for the link.
UNLV Football program, regardless of their performance, will never remotely approach the peak popularity of the UNLV Basketball Program of the late 80's and early 90's.
In fact the current basketball program itself will probably never approach the peak popularity it enjoyed that era. Performance helps a lot, but it seems that even if someday they are able to match the record of those glory years, that in this tech. age, and our much larger population, life being a lot more complex and people having far more diverse interests, that we will never approach those glory years in terms of universality of interest and commitment.
Back then we were a smaller and far more centered community, and the tech. communications revolution had not yet taken hold. Everybody watched the games on television, or at least listened on the radio, and it was a special treat to secure tickets to a game. But now, the average young person, if they are given a free ticket free, they would either not attend, or, if they felt obligated to attend, they would stare at their phone the whole time.
I realize I sound like an old fart by criticizing young people of today in some sense, and in reminiscing about 30 years ago. I don't mean it to sound like that. My primary purpose is just to emphasize how wonderful those basketball years were for the community, and that due to shifting priorities and societal changes, we could probably never recapture such glory and sense of communal interest and bonding with the team, even if the team were to again perform at such peak level.
Those glory yeaars, of 30 years ago, really united us in a way that is no longer possible. virtually everyone was following the team. this would no longer evn remotely be the case, evn if somehow they were to play to the evel oftheir past glory years.
This is what it was like to be a Utah Jazz fan in the 90's, especially late 90's. EVERYONE was into it. It was fun to be united together, especially in a place that's normally bitterly divided. It was a different team and a different place than you write about, 9:26, but I agree with your assessment about a degenerated social fabric. I too miss what a team could do to unify a community. I miss life before smart phones.
You guys should watch hockey.
Nowdays kids are more excited to find Pokémon than to meet Michael Jordan.
9:26–those were great times. But don't despair too much. I bet once the team again makes the tournament finals that you will be surprised how much interest and passion they generate in the community.
Although 9:26 sounds quite cynical, I basically agree with the assessment.
I was here during those championship years, and it was something that can probably not again be duplicated as to the impact on the community.
Anybody notice that OBC lost another 2 attorneys last week? Shane Manuele and Victoria Hightower both resigned. Who's left?
Manuele leaving is stunning to me considering all the corners cut to get him in there.
I think Phil Pattee is the only one with any modicum of experience. And Kait Flocchini (sp?) up north should still be there.
I'm not sure anymore, I had resigned from the disciplinary board out of sheer exasperation this year after six years and the turnover had been fairly profound.
Phil is still there (and a lifer). Kait is honestly great; I have no idea how he stays there. The rest of the crew remains a nightmare. An absolutely unmitigated nightmare.
OBC sucks. The only positive is that Stephanie Barker is no longer there.
Oh there are tons of positives. There is quite the Murderers Row of insufferable a-holes who passed through there. The state of the bar is weaker for each and every one of them.
These new condos and townhomes will no doubt usher in a great new era of donut-eating CD defense lawyers. Crank the machine back up; we are headed back to the glory days. Everybody makes money. Everybody gets fed. Everybody can bill 15 hours a day. Can't wait!
15 hours a day at $125 an hour. Come into 2019.
UNLV has a football program?
Yeah, they got uniforms and everything. It's really great.
Yeah, but do they have balls?
The problem with townhouses (and apartments and condominiums) is the introduction of secondhand smoke by neighbors. This is particularly problematic if the offending neighbor is vaping (rendering the smoke undetectable) or maui-wowying and the victim has children. Is anybody aware of tort claims that have been successful in NV against offenders, landlords, or homeowners associations?
I don't think it's just townhomes and condos. I think you need to consider back yards, too. I live in a condo and, luckily, haven't had any smoking or vaping issues. I'd like to eventually buy a single-family home. My dear is, what if the neighbors smoke pot in their backyard? The sole reason I voted against the recreational marijuana bill was because the new law allows people to smoke it in their backyards. I would have voted yes if smoking was limited to indoors. Then again, it passed, so I guess my concerns are irrelevant.
8:54 PM–Neighbors smoking pot. We were promised when the ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot that there would be no public smoking. I am smelling that rotten skunk smell of modern day pot everywhere. At the health club! Down on the strip! Restaurants and malls! People smoking in their cars–a no no like open container and drinking while driving. I got stuck in Denver with a canceled flight. I was in the airport for hours with Coloradans who were disgusted with their legalized pot. One guy described how he lives in an expensive condo but his neighbors smoke and have pot parties. His kids are smelling it. His clothes reek of it and he smells it all the time. He can do nothing about it–it is a legal substance. Cigarette smoke is bad enough but pot smells awful.