For current exchange rates, see exchange rate and table of historical exchange rates. Privately issued currencies Main article: Private currency From the earliest times token coins were issued by companies in remote parts of the world to overcome the shortage of circulating currency. Several large companies issue points to their customers, to be redeemed for products and services produced by that company. Often, a network of companies will join to share in the offering and redemption of points. While these can hardly be considered stable currency systems, they present many of the same features as "legitimate" currency: they are a store of value, denominated in another currency. Coupons: are a form of receipting grain stored in temple granaries in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This first stage of currency, where metals were used to represent stored value in the form of grain. Both of these developments had occurred by 2000 BC. Originally money was a form of currency that is recognized by businesses, not to purchase a product or service, but to deduct from the total cost, promote benefits, rebates or discounts. Coupons are primarily used as a marketing

Bon Jovi to play Clinton fundraiser - Courier-Post

The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi. The musician is performing at a fundraiser for the former presidential candidate as she tries to close out her campaign debt, which stood at $6.3 ...

Stop encroachment on vital Nellis base - Las Vegas Sun

Frank Fiori, director of planning and zoning of North Las Vegas, was quoted as saying: “The Air Force would like to see very low density, if not no density, where planes fly, but I’m not sure if that’s reasonable because we would have to stop ...

Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas - Salon

Jan 1st, 2009 | LAS VEGAS -- This is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. It is a deal people enter, a set of givens agreed upon: More is better. Biggest is best. To live in Las Vegas is to stake your future on this ...

Surprise, surprise: Scene in Vegas impresses - Las Vegas Sun

Everything in Las Vegas made a first impression on me this year. A year ago today, I woke up on the floor in Vegas, after driving all night from San Francisco to take a job writing about culture and entertainment for the Las Vegas Sun. Friends were ...

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER - Pahrump Valley Times

LAS VEGAS -- Federal District Judge Kent Dawson delayed making a decision Tuesday on a request for a temporary restraining order to stop the building of a federal detention center in Pahrump. The request was filed by Concerned Citizens for a Safe ...

Las Vegas Real Estate: Betting When the Chips are Down - Nuwireinvestor.com

Gambling is nothing new to Las Vegas. In fact, it’s the backbone of this glitzy city. What is new to Vegas, however, is that many investors who bet on the Las Vegas market a few years ago are realizing that they may not be getting their money back ...

Daly says he's serving 6-month suspension - Tri-City Herald

John Daly says he has been suspended for six months by the PGA Tour for conduct that included spending a night in a jail to sober up. Daly told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his suspension is "not fair in reality, but it's probably fair in ...