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Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: Opt for Natural Produce

 There is an assortment of heirloom vegetable seeds which are available in the market today. Some of these consist of carrot seeds, tomatoes, melons and peas. Heirloom vegetable seeds are those which may be self cultivated. The same vegetable / fruit can be grown with the same seed again and again and the produce will not be any different each time it is grown. Heirloom seeds are the kinds which generate their own seeds as well which further help in growing a greater number of vegetables and fruits. These seeds do not need any kind of fertilizers to help in their growth and can easily grow in different climates. Pesticides are also very rarely needed when growing fruits and vegetables with these seeds since their resilience to pests is quite high. It is because of these characteristics that vegetables and fruits grown from such seeds are organic in nature. Vegetables which are a result of such seeds are very unique in terms of texture and their taste is quite rich which is why most ind

Howard Hughes and the Silver Slipper

 Another of Las Vegas' most iconic signs belonged to the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Originally opened in 1950 on the Last Frontier property, it was named the Golden Slipper because the Silver Slipper name was already taken, but shortly after they opened, the Silver Slipper folded and the name moved to its new home on the Las Vegas Strip. The Silver Slipper was never a big casino, but due to its central Strip location and proximity to the Last Frontier, it was very popular with families and offered the best 49-cent breakfast buffet in town. I find it interesting from a marketing perspective that most of the Strip hotels used desert or pioneer themes for their casinos: Hacienda, Sands, Aladdin, Dunes, Frontier, Sahara, Desert Inn, Stardust, El Rancho Vegas, and the Bonanza. A few hotels even referenced their Cuban and South Florida roots: Flamingo, Tropicana, and the Riviera. Considering that hotels and casinos on the Strip didn't begin sprouting up until the late 1940's w