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Andrew Silow-Carroll
NFL players flap upends Israel's PR game plan
Here's why pro-Israel celebrities vs. BDS celebrities aren't really a fair fight of promotion and public diplomacy
Feb 15, 2017, 1:53 AM
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett talks to reporters, in Renton, Wash (AP File Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
JTA — Almost 30 years ago, the late theater impresario Joe Papp got into hot water when he canceled a scheduled production of a pro-Palestinian play at his flagship Manhattan theater, the Public.
Rumors flew at the time that he caved in to pressure from wealthy Jewish donors, but Papp — born Joseph Papirofsky but muted in his Jewish identity most of his life — had a more personal explanation: "Having so recently reasserted his Jewishness, but having never presented an Israeli or Palestinian play," a JTA article explained, "he didn't want his first statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be seen as pro-Palestinian."
Papp's decision was seen at the time as a small victory by the pro-Israel camp, an insult to the Arab community — and an embarrassment by champions of artistic freedom. But at a news conference where Papp explained his decision, I heard something else: a curious citizen of the world who didn't want to enlist in anybody's propaganda war.
I remembered the Papp incident when I read that Seattle Seahawks defender Michael Bennett and some other NFL players were backing out of a trip to Israel sponsored by the Israeli government and America's Voices in Israel, an initiative of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Bennett apparently pulled out after reading an article about the trip in The Times of Israel, which included official statements by two Israeli Cabinet ministers saying the trip was intended to counter the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and the pro-Palestinian narrative about Israel.
Gilad Erdan, whose varied portfolio includes public security, strategic affairs and public diplomacy, said he hoped the visit would offer the players "a balanced picture of Israel, the opposite from the false incitement campaign that is being waged against Israel around the world." Fighting BDS, he said, "includes hosting influencers and opinion-formers of international standing in different fields, including sport."
Tourism Minister Yariv Levin hoped the players would come home with "positive stories about Israel" that would "counter distortions and misrepresentations about the Jewish state."
On February 8, Bennett tweeted that he was not going to Israel, complaining that "I was not aware, until reading this article about the trip in The Times of Israel, that my itinerary was being constructed by the Israeli government for the purposes of making me, in the words of a government official, an 'influencer and opinion-former' who would then be 'an ambassador of good will.' I will not be used in such a manner."
He pledged to come to Israel one day, and to visit the West Bank and Gaza, "so I can see how the Palestinians, who have called this land home for thousands of years, live their lives."
It's not clear how much the players knew about the sponsors or the purposes of the trip before accepting. The America's Voices in Israel Facebook page explains that it "organizes week-long missions to Israel for prominent headline-makers with widespread credibility," in order to generate stories about Israel that "counter distortions and misrepresentations about the Jewish State." Accounts of the trips show an itinerary heavy on holy and historical sites, fine dining and visits to Israel's highly regarded human services sector, like a program for people with special needs. The trips are often led by Voices' director, a rabbi with a background in right-leaning efforts promoting Israel.
Still, my guess is the players didn't know much about the organizers. Nor did they appreciate the politically charged nature of visiting the region. Every country has a tourism board that tries to entice celebrities with free trips and deluxe accommodations. In recent years, the Golden Globes swag bag has included round-trip tickets to Fiji and a free stay at a five-star resort.
The difference is that Fiji is not a global hot spot, and if anyone is boycotting Fiji, it has more to do with a bad Yelp review than an organized political campaign. The BDS movement is intent on demonizing Israel and shaming celebrities who don't revile the country or are open to hearing both sides of the story.
The day before Bennett announced he wasn't going, the Nation published an "Open Letter to NFL Players Traveling to Israel on a Trip Organized by Netanyahu's Government." Signed by Alice Walker, Harry Belafonte, Angela Davis and others, it is a model in the effort to de-normalize Israel. Quoting Erdan, they asserted that the trip was "designed explicitly to improve Israel's image abroad to counter worldwide outrage over its massacres and war crimes." Addressing African-Americans like Bennett, it links the Palestinian cause to that of "black and brown communities in the United States."
And their complaint is not just about the treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank, but a Jewish nation-state "with more than 50 laws that privilege Jewish citizens over non-Jewish citizens." One of its strangest passages compares Trump's travel ban on refugees with Israeli restrictions on migrants trying to enter the country illegally from its tense border with Egypt. (Needless to say, the letter does not address why these "asylum seekers" from Sudan and Eritrea see Israel as a more desirable destination than the countries they are fleeing and the Muslim-majority countries they must pass through to get there.)
Like the Israelis, the BDS groups who signed the letter also employ celebrities in the battle of hearts and minds — citing musicians like Lauryn Hill and Roger Waters who have refused to play in Israel. The question for Israel is whether it should fight fire with fire — celebrity with celebrity — in waging public diplomacy.
The good news for Israel is that its opponents often overplay their hand. BDS is not a "peace movement" in the sense that it wants two viable, secure states for Israelis and Palestinians. The letter to NFL players says BDS will target Israel until it "complies with international law and guarantees Palestinian rights" — an intentionally unspecific formula that coupled with the activists' refusal to talk about a two-state solution or the Jews' right to a state of their own suggests their ultimate goal is a single binational state.
Perhaps Bennett and the other no-show players caved to the BDS side, although the NFL story is playing in Israel as a fumble on the part of Erdan and Levin. By making explicit the implicit purpose of the "mission," they put the players in an untenable position. Israel is understandably eager to seize on signs of normalcy in the face of the BDS assault. But sometimes discretion is the better part of hasbara. In recent years Israel has pushed the "Brand Israel" tactic of public diplomacy, backing efforts to promote Israel's accomplishments in the arts, technology, science and gay rights. When the government's fingerprints are obvious, such events have inspired protests at film festivals, museums and theaters.
Maybe the problem is contained in the word "mission," borrowed by Jews from Christian evangelists and suggesting a trip meant to win converts. Perhaps a better model for these kinds of trips is a symposium or a fact-finding trip, exposing visitors not just to what makes Israel fun and inspiring, but to its challenges in all their complexity. If celebs knew they were going to get a range of perspectives on the country and the conflict, perhaps they'd feel more confident in telling the BDS crowd to back off.
To Bennett's credit, he signals that he has an open mind, and that when he does visit, he'll hear from both sides. If he does, he'll experience an Israeli and Palestinian reality infinitely more complex — more multicultural, more historically aware, less reductive — than the patronizingly binary picture scrawled by the authors of the open letter. And he just might discover that Israel has the more convincing story to tell.
Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He was previously editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News and managing editor of the Forward newspaper.
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An Evening Of Persian Classical Music
Bay Area - East Bay Saturday - April 30, 2005 07:30 PM
Tar School Orchestra
World Music Ensemble
Date: April 30, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Location: Peace Lutheran Church
3201 Camino Tassajara
Tickets: $30 can be obtained from
http://tarschool.com/events_current.htm
Tar School Orchestra will perform traditional Persian music. After a short break, The World Music Ensemble will perform improvisations in Persian music, followed by a solo Tar performance by Ashkan Ghafouri.
The Golden Mask of Gooran
Orange County Saturday - April 30, 2005 08:00 PM
Behold! Wild Persian zebras are capering on a stage near you. Avaz International Dance Theatre combines contemporary movement with Iranian classical and folk dance traditions to tell the story of The Golden Mask of Guran, a mix of historical reality, fairy tale and myth from Ferdowsi's Shah-nameh, the epic history of pre-Islamic Persia. Azadeh is a Roman slave girl given to the Persian king, a prodigious hunter whose favorite prey are the wild Persian zebras (guran). Using a magic mask, Azadeh summons the Golden Gur, a mythical creature that lets her communicate with the wild zebras when they are in danger. When the king discovers the power of the mask, he is given a tantalizing glimpse of the Golden Gur and is driven to capture it.
Saturday, April 30 at 8 pm
Barclay Theatre Box Office
(949) 854-4646 or tickets@thebarclay.org
Persian Chorus and Ballet Afsaneh
Bay Area - San Francisco Saturday - April 30, 2005 08:00 PM
Ballet Afsaneh Art & Culture Society
in association with The Persian Chorus Present
The Persian Chorus and Ballet Afsaneh in A Concert of Persian Music and Dance of Central Asia
Offered in tribute to the Iranian artists Yelena Avestisian and Rouben Gregorian
8:00 pm, doors open at 7:30 pm (No late seating)
Please join us for a beautiful evening of music and dance at the elegant Florence Gould Theater at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco. Performing for the first time together, the Persian Chorus and Ballet Afsaneh will present a shared concert of Persian music and Central Asian dance.
Florence Gould Theater, Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121 (415) 750-3502
Tickets: $28 general admission, $35 if purchased after April 10th.
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import io.apibuilder.api.v0.models.Visibility
import lib.Role
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Rob and Lance give some advice on how to celebrate the day of love and how not to.
PORTLAND, Maine — Valentine's Day is a reason to show others how much you love them. Unless you're a single adult. Then it's a day to stay in, drink and watch episodes of Take It Or Leave It.
For this Valentine's Day-themed episode of Take It Or Leave It we wanted to give two perspectives. The positive and the negative.
Lance is happily engaged to the love of his life. That makes him the positive. I'm extremely single, so do the math as to what perspective I have on Valentine's Day.
I do have a reason to celebrate the day because my birthday falls on February 14. If you're also single, but your birthday doesn't fall on Valentine's Day then Lance recommends you get a group of other single friends together and still enjoy yourself.
For those who do have a significant other: Don't put too much pressure on yourself when it comes to gifts. Lance says the best gifts he has received are the ones with the most personal meaning. Not the biggest price tag.
Going into this episode I thought I would come away just as negative about Valentine's Day as I went in. Not the case. Through talking about the holiday, I've decided to be more optimistic.
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There's no reason not to find a reason to celebrate the day of love, even if you don't have a significant other.


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Everything Las Vegas
Everything Las Vegas Issue # 945
Created by: Steve
Published: 01-02-2020, 11:48 AM
Caesars Entertainment Completes Sale of the Rio to Dreamscape, a Company led by Founder, Eric Birnbaum
Caesars Entertainment Corporationone of the world's most diversified casino-entertainment providers, today announced it has completed the previously announced sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (the "Rio") to a company (the "Buyer") affiliated with Dreamscape Companies ("Dreamscape"), which is owned and controlled by Eric Birnbaum, for $516.3 million (including certain fees, expenses and $40 million in seller financing provided by a Caesars affiliate). Dreamscape acquires, repositions and/or develops hospitality, residential, retail, gaming and entertainment assets.
In connection with the completion of the sale, a Caesars subsidiary entered into a lease with the Buyer under which Caesars will continue to operate the property for a minimum of two years and pay annualized rent of $45 million. The Buyer has the option to pay Caesars $7 million to extend the lease under similar terms for a third year. At the end of the lease term and at the request of the Buyer, Caesars may continue to manage the Rio or may provide transition services to the Buyer.
The Rio will continue to be part of the Caesars Rewards network during the lease term, and the transaction is not expected to result in any changes to the guest experience. The World Series of Poker will be hosted at the Rio in 2020 and hosting rights will remain with Caesars Entertainment thereafter. Further details on the transaction are available in the Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
GLOBAL ICON SHANIA TWAIN LAUNCHES SHANIA TWAIN "LET'S GO!" THE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
TO SOLD-OUT CROWDS OPENING WEEK AT ZAPPOS THEATER AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO
This past week, the top-selling female country artist of all-time, Shania Twain, debuted her new headlining residency show, Shania Twain "Let's Go!" The Las Vegas Residency, with three sold-out shows on Friday, Dec. 6, Saturday, Dec. 7 and Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Spotted in the audience on opening night were several of Shania's celebrity fans, including AJ McLean, David Copperfield, Kim Petras, Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, Lala Kent, Randall Emmett, Carrot Top and Raiders owner Mark Davis.
Fans have three more opportunities to enjoy Shania Twain "Let's Go!" in Dec., with shows on Dec. 13, 14 and 18. Twain returns to Zappos Theater in March 2020.
With Shania herself serving as creative director, Shania Twain "Let's Go!" The Las Vegas Residency is a concert celebration that keeps fans on their feet throughout the entire show, taking them on a spectacular journey through Shania's decades-long career. Designed exclusively for Zappos Theater and promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, the spectacular, high-energy production is a compilation of Shania's most celebrated hits including "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!," "You're Still The One," and "That Don't Impress Me Much," and features a seven-piece band and eight male dancers. Throughout the unforgettable evening, Shania dazzles the audience with eight different costumes designed by Marc Bouwer.
Tickets for performances of Shania Twain "Let's Go!" The Las Vegas Residency through June 2020are now on sale. General ticket prices begin at $60 plus applicable tax and fees, and may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com/shaniavegas or in-person at the Planet Hollywood box office. All shows begin at 8 p.m.
Additionally, Shania, Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment are donating $1 of every ticket purchased to Shania Twain "Let's Go!" The Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to Shania Kids Can. Established in 2010 by Shania Twain, Shania Kids Can (SKC) provides services that promote positive change in children's lives in time of crises and economic hardship. SKC provides children with one-on-one consultations, academic support, group activities as well as nutritious snacks and meal programs where needed, all while in the safe, confidence-building environment that is the Shania Kids Can Clubhouse. For more information about Shania Kids Can, please visit: www.shaniakidscan.com
108 NEW ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING 20 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN, COMING TO TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION
AT LUXOR HOTEL AND CASINO IN JANUARY 2020,108 YEARS AFTER THE TITANIC'S FATEFUL VOYAGE
More than 108 years since the RMS Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage across the Atlantic and for the first time in many years, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor Hotel and Casino will introduce 108 new artifacts to The Strip's premier educational attraction. The new artifacts include 20 never-before-seen items that have been under careful preservation since being recovered from the ocean floor and 102 items that have never been on display in the Las Vegas exhibition. During the installation, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will be closed Jan. 6-9, 2020. For tickets and more information, visit Luxor.com/Entertainment.
During the temporary closure, the Exhibition will also be refreshed throughout, including the addition of new technologies and a photo station where visitors will be able to pose with prop lifejackets from a major motion picture. For the first time ever, visitors will be able to take personal photos within the Exhibition beginning Jan. 13, 2020. Additional enhancements to the Exhibition will be made throughout Spring 2020 and soon, the Exhibition will be able to host private events and receptions.
Of the 108 new artifacts and 10 additional artifact fragments being introduced, a few highlights include:
Chef's Baker Hat
First-Class Smoking-Room Chandelier
Sole of a Golf Shoe
Brain Marie Cooking Pot
Alligator Skin Wallet
Calling Card of Madame Zephey
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to share this special piece of history with Las Vegas and the Exhibitions' visitors from around the world," said Alex Klingelhofer, executive director of collections for Experiential Media Group. "These priceless artifacts, which have been painstakingly recovered and preserved, belonged to real people aboard the RMS Titanic. It's important that we're able to continue their legacies and share their stories through the display of their personal belongings and materials from aboard the ship."
The grand story of the "Ship of Dreams" is revived through Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor Hotel and Casino. With more than 400 real artifacts, guests embark on a journey to feel what it was like aboard the famous luxury liner. The exhibition includes dramatic recreations of first- and third-class cabins, a replica of the Grand Staircase and also houses a 15-ton section of the Titanic's starboard hull, appropriately called the 'Big Piece.' Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition continues to invite visitors from around the world to travel back in time and experience the wonder and tragedy of the world's most famous ocean-liner.
Aside from the temporary closure from Jan. 6-9, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. with the last admission granted at 9 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit Luxor.com/Entertainment.
Arizona Charlie's Decatur Location Hosts Vegas Golden Knights Bingo
Arizona Charlie's Boulder and Arizona Charlie's Decatur will host Vegas Golden Knights themed bingo in December and January with special appearances from beloved mascot, Chance, and promo team, the Vegas Vivas.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, during National Bingo Month at Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Chance and the Vegas Vivas will host a team themed bingo night. The mascot and promo team will be available for photo opportunities starting at 6 p.m. in the bingo room, and the session will begin at 7 p.m. Arizona Charlie's Decatur VGK Bingo session will include four $1,000 coveralls, five free electronic rainbow packs for guests wearing Vegas Golden Knights apparel who confirm a $10 minimum electronic buy-in, VGK prizes to anyone who receives a bingo on a specialty colored ball, prize drawings between games and more. A second event will take place at the Arizona Charlie's Boulder location on Thursday, Jan. 16, and will include the same photo opportunities and gaming promotions.
Players are invited to sign up for True Rewards, Golden Entertainment's rewards program, to receive bonuses including increased point multipliers, prizes such as cash and free slot play, as well as eligibility in select tournaments and special events. More information is available at the True Rewards center at either location or visit the websites at www.arizonacharliesdecatur.com and www.arizonacharliesboulder.com .
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Announces Bill Burr's Two-Year Residency at The Chelsea
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is pleased to announce comedian Bill Burr's 2020-2021 residency at The Chelsea. Following an Eater tradition, we asked a group of restaurant critics, journalists, bloggers, and friends of the site to weigh in on the year in food. Their answers to the annual Year in Eater survey will be revealed in several posts. Next up, the dining experts share their top restaurant grievances for 2019.Tickets will go on sale Friday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. PT and are available online at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or through Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. Tickets start at $49 plus applicable taxes and fees, and reserved seating starts at $69 plus applicable taxes and fees.
THE BLACK KEYS RETURN TO THE CHELSEA INSIDE THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS, JAN. 19
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is excited to welcome GRAMMY® Award-winning band The Black Keys back to The Chelsea onSunday, Jan. 19. The rock duo will take The Chelsea stage for the third time, having most recently performed at the resort in November 2014 and February 2011.
Formed in 2001 by two childhood friends in Akron, Ohio, Dan Auerbach (guitar/vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums), The Black Keys have released nine studio albums, two EPs and one live album. The duo found worldwide acclaim with their 2010 "Brothers"album, which was DOUBLE PLATINUM-certified in the U.S. and Canada. Their 2011 "El Camino"album went DOUBLE PLATINUM and multi-PLATINUM in seven countries.
In June 2019, The Black Keys released their ninth studio album, "Let's Rock" and Associated Press says, "The Black Keys are rock royalty and to the relief of many, they aren't quite ready to relinquish their reign." The critically acclaimed record debuted at number four on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
Tickets for The Black Keys at The Chelsea will go on sale Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. PT, and are available online at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or through Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. Tickets start at $49 with reserved seating starting at $99, plus applicable taxes and fees. Presale for members of The Lonely Boys & Girls Club begins tomorrow at 10am PT. Sign up for free to The Lonely Boys & Girls Club now for presale access, the latest exclusive news, videos and contests.
Dave Matthews Band to Perform at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Feb. 28
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is pleased to welcome one of the most influential bands in rock music, Dave Matthews Band, to The Chelsea on Friday, Feb. 28.
Currently nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dave Matthews Band has released nine studio albums and numerous live recordings, selling a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined since the 1994 release of its 6x Platinum major label debut, Under the Table and Dreaming. With the release of 2018's Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The GRAMMY®-winning band's many hits include "What Would You Say," "Crash Into Me," "Too Much," "Everyday," "American Baby," "Funny The Way It Is," "Mercy" and "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)." Their infectious, distinctive sound garnered a die-hard loyal fan base, making the band one of the most successful touring acts of the past three decades. Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets to date.
Tickets for Dave Matthews Band at The Chelsea will go on sale Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. PT, and are available online at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or through Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. Tickets start at $99 with reserved seating starting at $129, plus applicable taxes and fees.
Nelly, TIP and Gucci Mane to Headline Big Game Weekend at Drai's Nightclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas
Drai's Nightclub at The Cromwell will host a weekend-long party in celebration of the Big Game featuring Nelly, TIP and Gucci Mane from Friday, Jan. 31 to Sunday, Feb. 2.
Rap veteran Nelly will bring his "Country Grammar" to Drai's with a live performance to kick off the football festivities on Friday, Jan. 31. Ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America as the fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history, Nelly has sold over 21 million albums in the United States.
TIP will bring his two decades of success in the hip-hop world to Drai's on Saturday, Feb.1. Recently starring as a judge alongside Cardi B and Chance the Rapper on Netflix's breakout music competition show, "Rhythm + Flow," TIP is best known for his Billboard Top 100 Hits "Whatever You Like" and "Live Your Life." The rap legend also starred on hit show "T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle" alongside his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris and their six children.
Recognized by NPR as a founding father of trap music, Gucci Mane will perform live at Drai's on Sunday, Feb. 2. Gucci Mane was recently nominated for a Grammy for his collaboration on Lizzo's "Exactly How I Feel." Mane is also a New York Times bestseller, an accolade earned from his novel "The Autobiography of Gucci Mane."
Drai's Nightclub offers a multi-level rooftop club with two full-service bars, more than 75 luxurious bottle service tables and access to the world's most celebrated DJs and chart-topping resident performers. Drai's Nightclub opens at 10:30 p.m. from Friday to Sunday. Admission pricing starts at $40 for women and $60 for men. More information is available at https://draisgroup.com/las-vegas/tickets/.
POOCHES AND PARENTS WILL BE BOW-WOWED WITH MGM RESORTS NEW DOG PROGRAM
– A (p)awesome experience awaits all pooches as MGM Resorts International launches its new dog-friendly program across all of its Las Vegas properties as well as MGM Springfield (Mass.), Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (Biloxi, Miss.) and MGM Detroit. The expanded dog program introduces an elevated level of service for four-legged guests throughout their stay, allowing pet parents to take their furry friends on the road during the next family getaway.
Upon arrival, parents will receive complimentary treats for their canine with a map of relief areas as well as information on doggie concierge services and other amenities such as dog bowls and dog mats.
When Fido's human companions are ready to enjoy the many experiences throughout MGM Resorts' properties, they need not worry about leaving their pooch behind, with a selection of services including:
Check In and Check Up: A doggie concierge will check in on pups while guests are away and send a text message with photo confirmation. The cost for this service is $25.
Dog Walking: Each resort's concierge is happy to arrange dog-walking services for Fido through a preferred service provider.
The MGM Resorts dog program is limited to two dogs per room with a maximum combined weight of less than 100 pounds. Dogs cannot be left unattended in rooms at any time unless placed in a kennel or carrier and must be fully housetrained. Outside of rooms or suites, dogs must always be kept on a leash.
Dog-friendly rooms and suites at MGM Resorts properties are available for an upgrade of $50-$175 per day, per dog, depending on the property and can be reserved by going to MGMResorts.com/dog or by calling 1.855.788.6775.
Gordie Brown takes another shot at downtown Las Vegas By John Katsilometes Las Vegas Review-Journal
You might remember the days of "Downtown" Gordie Brown, twice over.
Get ready for the third installment.
The veteran impressionist headliner is returning to Golden Nugget Showroom on Feb. 11 in a show titled, "Lasting Impressions." He's set to perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays under a six-week deal.
The hotel will continue its popular "52 Fridays" headlining series, meaning the showroom will feature live entertainment four nights a week.
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Underground shuttle could spread across Las Vegas by Ray Hagar
Elon Musk's Boring Company underground drill is chewing through dirt and rock under the massive Las Vegas Convention Center.
When the $52 million project is completed by 2021, the drill will have dug two mile-long tunnels under the convention center, where autonomous vehicles with Tesla chassis will shuttle people back and forth.
Yet the underground shuttle service for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority may only be the beginning of the underground tunnel technology in Las Vegas, said LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill.
In an interview on Nevada Newsmakers, Hill said the underground technology may someday serve a much larger area in Las Vegas.
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New Circus Circus owner plans sandy pool complex, theater for Cirque show
A billionaire Las Vegas Strip resort owner told Nevada regulators Thursday he plans to renovate and expand the aging Circus Circus Las Vegas hotel-casino, adding a swimming pool complex with a wave machine, sand beaches and lazy river water ride.
Phil Ruffin won final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to buy the 51-year-old property from MGM Resorts International for $825 million.
The Circus Circus property includes a nearly 4,000-room hotel, the indoor Adventuredome featuring rides and games, Slots-A-Fun Casino, a former recreational vehicle park and an open-air festival venue on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue.
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Cherry Boom Boom to Continue to Rock the Strip in 2020 with Extension at OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
Cherry Boom Boom, a raucous, immersive rock 'n' roll and go-go dance performance, will return to OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas in 2020 starting on Thursday, Jan. 16. Following several months of performances, which culminated on Saturday, Dec. 21, Cherry Boom Boom will introduce innovative new moves and fiery new dancers when it returns to the Night Owl Showroom.
"Cherry Boom Boom's run on the Strip at OYO Hotel & Casino has been a blast for the cast; and we're thrilled to have had such a fantastic response from fans of the show," said Lindsley Allen, creator, director and supervising choreographer. "The show is constantly evolving to deliver high-energy performances, and we continue to push the boundaries through our talented cast of beautiful dancers."
With more than 15 numbers performed by five professional dancers and one bawdy host, Cherry Boom Boom's cast turns the entire showroom into their stage by swinging above and crawling beside guests. Backed by a classic rock 'n' roll soundtrack and distinctive Americana style, Cherry Boom Boom unleashes sensual, bold and fearless dance performances from an all-female cast.
Cherry Boom Boom performs at 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Night Owl Showroom at OYO Hotel & Casino. Immediately following the show, guests are invited to stay for meet and greet opportunities with the cast. Tickets start at $45 and are available online at www.cherryboomboom.com/shows.
Hunger Pains: The Food & Restaurant Section
Score a Tequila Touchdown During the Big Game at Pancho's Mexican Restaurant
Pancho's Mexican Restaurant, located in Downtown Summerlin, will cheers to the big game with a 'Tequila Touchdown" viewing party and extended happy hour in its hacienda-style cantina on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Pancho's will broadcast the big game throughout the expansive cantina on each of its numerous eighty-inch, high definition televisions. Beginning at kickoff and throughout the entire game, guests can enjoy discounted select appetizers and drinks, including $3 off house and flavored margaritas, $3 off well cocktails and $3 off house wines. Pancho's will offer half-priced tequila shots inside the cantina featuring over 40 brands of tequila to choose from including Casa Noble, Don Julio 1942, Gran Patrón Platinum and El Silencio Joven.
Featured appetizers will include Pancho's nachos, toasted corn tostaditas layered with beans, covered with cheddar and jack cheeses and topped with diced tomatoes, jalapenos, chives, sour cream and guacamole; botanas especiales los Pancho's, a combination platter loaded with cheesy flour quesadillas, crispy chicken drumsticks, beef taquitos and chicken flautas, served with sour cream and guacamole; and artichoke and jalapeños con queso, a special blend of melted cheese, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, and slices of jalapeños served in a ceramic skillet.
Admission to Pancho's viewing party is complimentary and seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. More information is available by calling 702-982-0111 or at www.panchosrestaurant.com/vegas.
Get Your Game Face On and Make Your Big Game Plans at House of Blues and Foundation Room!
Whether looking to celebrate all things football with the family or in luxury, House of Blues Las Vegas (inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino) has it covered with parties in the Music Hall, and Foundation Room. This upcoming Super Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, guests can opt from partying with a variety of fans at the Music Hall football experience, watching the big game from House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, or celebrating victory with one of VIP luxury championship packages in Foundation Room. Food & Beverage packages start at $60 based on experience.
Doors at Music Hall open at 2 p.m. with the Big Game viewing beginning at 3:30 p.m., the event is open to the public. The All-You-Can-Eat package starts at $60* for an early bird special; (limited packages available) and includes a buffet style menu featuring game day favorites like chicken wings, Carolina BBQ pulled pork, chicken fingers, loaded mac and cheese, mini cupcakes and more. The All-You-Can-Eat and All-You-Can-Drink package is $150 (plus tax & fees) and includes all well liquor, domestic beer, house wine, and soda. For guests looking to fan out for football in a more comfortable, down-home environment, the House of Blues Restaurant & Bar welcomes fans beginning at 2 p.m., features the All-You-Can-Eat package for $70 and All-You-Can-Eat & Drink package $99 - $125. Both the Music Hall and Restaurant & Bar are all ages events, must be 21+ to purchase the beverage package.
For an even more VIP, luxury box experience, guests can choose from a variety of Big Game viewing packages with Foundation Room, which offers a personal TV living room area complete with plush seating and a food and beverage table minimum. Guests must be 21 and older. Dress code enforced and reservations are required by calling 702-632-7631 or emailing [email protected]
Foundation Room packages start at $400 with the '89 49ers Package which grants patrons complimentary access for up to four guests as well as Big Game viewing. At $800, the '91 Redskins Package includes access for five guests and a personal TV living room area. At $1,000, the '62 Packers Package has access for six guests with a personal TV living room space. At $1,500, the '85 Bear Package comes with access for eight guests and a private hideaway space. For $2,000 the '72 Dolphins Package includes access for up to 12 guests and premier table location. And lastly, at $2,500 the End Zone Package grants access for up to 18 guests and includes your own private space. Foundation Room members receive 10 percent off any Big Game package.
The Big Game Foundation Room menu includes: Shellfish Platter featuring lobster, king crab, crab claws, shrimp, oysters, tarragon aioli, champagne mignonette, and cocktail sauce; Wagyu Beef Burger with bacon, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, heirloom tomato, Foundation Room aioli, and fries; Japanese Yellowtail Tartare Tacos featuring wonton tacos, avocado, aji amarillo, shaved radish, chili garlic, micro cilantro; Chicken Tikka Skewers marinated in yogurt and curry with a pineapple ghost chili jam; Beef Tartare with smoked soy, black garlic, cured quail egg yolk, pickled shallot, and potato chips; Ribeye 18oz prime with fries and Foundation Room house-made sauce; NY Strip 14oz NY strip with fries and Foundation Room house-made sauce; Filet Mignon 10oz filet, fries, and Foundation Room house-made sauce; Chicken Wings with Texas beurre blanc and blue cheese dressing; Rock Shrimp Tempura with Sambal Oelek aioli and ponzu sauce; and lastly Lobster Mac and Cheese featuring butter-poached lobster and orecchiette pasta.
Guests can visit www.houseofblues.com/LasVegas for a complete listing of events, including the Big Game celebrations.
Cabo Wabo Cantina to Throw an All-You-Can-Eat-and-Drink Football Fiesta for the Big Game
Touch down at Cabo Wabo Cantina, located inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, with a Big Game viewing party starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Football fans can enjoy touchdown views and lots of booze with an all-you-can-eat-and-drink buffet, priced at $200 per person. Buffet offerings will include regular and seafood mac and cheese, guacamole, sliders, wings and shrimp cocktails. All-you-can-drink options include Cabo Wabo's signature margaritas and sangrias, handcrafted cocktails, premium spirits, wine, draft beers and bottled beers.
With no bad seat in the house, guests can enjoy the highly anticipated football game on flat-panel, big-screen TVs visible throughout the cantina, including a 200-inch projection screen, 110-inch high-definition TV and six 80-inch high-definition TVs. Game day viewing will also be shown in Cabo Wabo's private upstairs lounge, The LOFT, which features a 201-inch projector, a 192-inch flat screen and two 80-inch high-definition TVs.
For more information about pricing or reservations, please contact Kristen Maurer at [email protected] or call 702.385.2226.
BEER PARK at Paris Las Vegas to Host Party for Football's Biggest Game of the Year
BEER PARK at Paris Las Vegas will take the Big Game to new heights with a rooftop bash complete with an elaborate tailgate spread, more than 75 HDTVs and spectacular views of the Las Vegas Strip starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Endless food packages will be available on BEER PARK's outdoor deck, which offers social picnic table style seating and yard games, as well as indoors on comfy living-room style furniture with classic arcade games for entertainment in between plays. Packages are available for up to eight guests and include unlimited access to food stations serving next-level tailgate cuisine, along with seating. Packages to BEER PARK's Big Game party start at $125 plus taxes and fees and may be purchased here.
Game day fare will serve soft pretzels with cheese and mustard, extra-large hoagie sandwiches prepared with smoked turkey pastrami or prime rib, chicken wings, pork sliders, chicken taquitos, jalapeño poppers and more. Live food stations will include a grilled sausage station, nacho station and dessert stations with cupcakes and cake pops. Roaming food carts will include a smoked street corn cart, a popcorn cart and an ice cream cart.
BEER PARK offers a 9,000-square-foot rooftop deck outside and a 10,000-square-foot filled with living room-style seating and arcade games inside. One of just a few places in Las Vegas outside of casino sports books to offer live betting, BEER PARK offers an in-house sportsbook kiosk.
Along with incredible views of the Fountains of Bellagio, BEER PARK offers billiards and foosball, as well as oversized yard games, including Jenga and Connect Four. Inside arcade and other classic games include bubble hockey, Skee-Ball, darts, shuffleboard and more. Reservations are available by calling 702.444.4500 or by visiting www.beerpark.com. BEER PARK by Budweiser is owned and operated by BEER PARK, LLC (not by Anheuser-Busch).
Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse to Open at Flamingo Las Vegas
Introducing the latest addition to the "Forever Fabulous" Flamingo Las Vegas, the all-new Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse will transport guests back to the resort's vintage roots while serving a fresh and intriguing steakhouse experience in a modern way.
The restaurant's name is a nod to Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and business partner Meyer Lansky, who famously opened the Flamingo Las Vegas back in 1946 with the intention of bringing Hollywood glam to the desert. With the Flamingo, they created the first resort-style hotel on the Strip and forever changed Las Vegas. The Lansky family is involved in the new steakhouse and will even assist in the creation of unique merchandise, which will be available for purchase. Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse will be a one-of-a-kind destination steakhouse, much like its resort's origins, in menu, design and atmosphere.
"With Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse, we want our guests to feel as if they've traveled back in time to when the Flamingo Las Vegas first opened, with glamour, class and intrigue, but positioned in today's world with modern touches," said Flamingo Las Vegas Regional President, Eileen Moore-Johnson. "This steakhouse will be a destination dining experience complete with statement menu items, classic dishes, and unexpected finds you may need to 'know a guy' to order."
Guests will be transported from the moment they arrive, as they enter through the "bakery" façade, and past the kitchen and dry aged meat cooler, giving the illusion of discreetly entering through the back as many did decades ago. Once inside the steakhouse proper, an eye-catching dining experience awaits. In collaboration with designers Studio K Creative out of Chicago and renowned designer Jonathan Adler, the restaurant boasts a variety of atmospheres, including the main bar, patio dining, the bustling main dining room, three private dining rooms and a raw bar.
The main bar
The oval main bar is a focal point of the restaurant and takes notes from tropical destinations with rich woods, greenery, airy textures like linen coupled with bright leather and of course, one-of-a-kind, specially curated flamingo artwork. It will have booths and tables surrounding it, making it a destination for pre-dinner, small bites or late night.
For those wanting to channel the energy of the casino, patio dining surrounded by lush greenery offers a scenic vantage point, while still in the confines of the restaurant.
The main dining room features a mix of natural and chic, including light and dark woods with bright jewel tones in décor and seating. The artwork will especially pop with vintage black and white images, including historical ones of the Flamingo and Las Vegas. Large booths will be anchors around the dining room, with traditional tables and half booths peppered throughout.
The three private dining rooms are a collection of three themes that stand alone but are cohesive when combined. Individually they seat between 16 and 24 guests, but when used as one, they can accommodate close to 60.
Emphasizing the variety of fresh seafood available on the menu, the raw bar in the dining room offers an experiential dining option for guests, which is anticipated to be one of the most sought-after seats. From shucking oysters to building stunning seafood tower displays, the guests at the raw bar counter seating will be a part of the action.
Offering the ultimate throwback, exclusive experience, guests can venture into the luxurious speakeasy and private bar lounge, known as "The Count Room." This will be an intimate and ambient room with an expanded specialty cocktail menu that can be exclusively tasted here, but only guests "in-the-know" will be able to find this hidden gem. Lining the walls will be historical images, including vintage images from when the Flamingo first opened. Bugsy and Meyer would approve.
"The Count Room" Speakeasy and private bar lounge
Bugsy & Meyer's menu will have a vast variety of dishes—from small bites to be enjoyed at the bar, to steakhouse classics and throwbacks, to tableside presentations, a raw bar and more. Bugsy & Meyer's in-house dry aged program is showcased in the restaurant in a glass encased show cooler. Hand selected cuts include domestic prime, dry aged prime, imported wagyu and a signature 60-day Chicago cut bone-in ribeye.
Seafood will also be a cornerstone of the menu, especially with the raw bar kitchen in the main dining room. Enjoy premium shellfish towers with charcoal grilled enhancements. Crudo, poke and tataki preparations will also be prepared in front of our guests. Other dish highlights will include short rib, lamb saddle, steak Diane and more. Dessert is no slouch with staples like baked Alaska, mille-feuille with bourbon mousseline and strawberries Romanoff reinvented.
In addition to having an exclusive cocktail menu, The Count Room will also have an exclusive food menu with especially playful takes on traditional dishes, all in proportional presentations.
The cocktail menu will pay homage to the past while presenting new takes on the classics and originals. Hailing from the Caribbean and a favorite spirit of the 1940s, rum cocktails will be heavily featured. For that personalized touch, a tableside Old-Fashioned cart will be rolling through the restaurant with customizable selections including base spirit, choice of bitters, additional flavoring and even citrus peel. Other cocktails include prohibition-era libations and unique contemporary creations.
Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse will be located across from the Flamingo Wildlife Habitat main entrance, in the former Center Cut, Café To Go and Laurel Lounge spaces.
Oscar's Steakhouse at the Plaza expands happy hour offerings
Located at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, the award winning Oscar's Steakhouse now offers happy hour in the lounge every day from 5 to 7 p.m. with an expanded cocktail and appetizer menu.
New food items include oysters on the half shell, shrimp cocktail and a black angus burger on toasted brioche with American cheese and "special" sauce. The lounge menu still offers longtime favorites like No Nose's meatballs with house made ricotta, roasted tomato and basil pesto and Johnny Quinn's crab cake with jumbo lump crab meat, chili aioli and stone ground mustard.
Guests enjoy specially priced drinks during happy hour, including house wines for $7 a glass, well cocktails for $6, select domestic beers for $3 and select imported beers for $4. Oscar's also offers a wide selection of hand-crafted signature cocktails inspired by former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman's legendary tales of his time as an attorney to alleged mobsters.
With new classic leather seating, Oscar's lounge opens at 5 p.m. and offers happy hour until 7 p.m. nightly. Reservations for dinner in Oscar's dining room, starting at 5 p.m. every day, are highly recommended by calling 702-38-OSCAR or 702-386-7227 or online at www.oscarslv.com.
Mott 32 Announces All-New Brunch Menu Available Every Sunday, Beginning Jan. 12
Mott 32, the award-winning, authentic Chinese restaurant from Hong Kong inside The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas, will offer its new Bottomless Brunch menu, available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday, beginning Jan. 12.
Bottomless Brunch is priced at $58 per person and offers an assortment of handcrafted dim sum, followed by your choice of signature Mott 32 small plates including soup, seafood, meat, rice and noodles, vegetables and dessert for up to two hours. Guests can also add the Free-Flow Beverage Package for an additional $35 per person.
Featured brunch entrées include:
Barbecue pluma Iberico pork made with scrambled eggs and black truffle
Fried mashed potatoes with beef short rib
King prawn har gow made with garlic chive
Pan-fried glutinous rice made with chicken, Iberico pork, conpoy and egg
Sesame prawn toast with autumn sauce
South Australian scallop, garoupa and egg white dumpling, topped with caviar and a gold leaf
Free-Flow Beverage Package includes:
Aurora Cocktail: Ketel One peach and orange blossom, plum Red Bull, lemon and cucumber
Imperial Dragonball Cocktail: Hano Hou sparkling sake, jasmine syrup, lemon and lychee
Jasmine Cooler Mottail (alcohol free): lychee, jasmine tea and orange blossom
Moët and Chandon Imperial Brut Champagne
The full list of available brunch items can be viewed here.
Mott 32 is located off the casino floor of The Palazzo tower at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Hours of operation are from 5 – 11 p.m. daily, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. For more information and to make reservations, visit mott32.com/lasvegas, email [email protected], or call 702-607-3232.
Chick-fil-A Opens Its First Location in Downtown Las Vegas by Susan Stappleton
Downtown Las Vegas now has its very first Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich kings opened a location in the Carson Tower at the Golden Nugget with a full roster of strips, sandwiches, breakfast fare, waffle fries, and more.
Chick-fil-A now operates five Las Vegas area locations, with future openings inside the former Claim Jumper space at the front of Planet Hollywood Resort, West Charleston Boulevard and South Fort Apache Road, and next to the Palms at West Flamingo Road and South Valley View Boulevard.
Where to Find Some of the Best Steakhouses in Las Vegas by Susan Stappleton
Las Vegas hosts some of the best places to eat a steak, and not every single one of those establishments is located on Las Vegas Boulevard, though most of them are. Find real Kobe beef at SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas and Bazaar Meat by José Andrés at SLS or beef Wellington at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, just to name a few. Elsewhere, there's Hank's, located in Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, or one of the oldest restaurants in Las Vegas, Golden Steer, with its Rat Pack-era vibe. High-end Kobe beef, prime rib sliced directly at the table, dry-aged filet mignon, or a classic wood grilled New York strip steak all find a home in Las Vegas. Here, a look at 30 of the best places to eat a steak in Las Vegas, along with what to order at each.
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Where To Find The Best Fried Chicken in Las Vegas by Susan Stappleton
Fried chicken and summer go hand-in-hand. Originating in the Middle Ages from Scots, "fritters" were today's version of fried chicken. Scottish immigrants came to America where they continued the custom of deep frying chicken in fat.
The perfect fried chicken has a light and crackly crust coating juicy meat underneath, the perfect comfort food. While fried chicken is traditionally made with milk and a flour battered crust, variations on the dish can include using buttermilk, panko breading, different seasonings like sugar and chili, and the way the chicken is fried.
In Las Vegas, try the Bromberg brothers' gold standard of fried chicken, Emeril Lagasse's take, Asian variations, and more.
Here, a look at 16 places that serve up fried chicken all across Las Vegas.
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Eater Awards 2019: Announcing the Las Vegas Winners by Susan Stappleton
It is now time — drum roll, please — to announce the winners of the 2019 EaterAwards in Las Vegas. These winners comprise a diverse group of the finest and most interesting chefs, restaurants and bars in the city. They've defined this year in dining, and we applaud them.
First, a quick recap: Eater's local editors in 24 cities nominated candidates for three major categories: Restaurant of the Year, Design of the Year, and Bar of the Year. These awards are geared toward places that have opened in about the past year, or people who have become involved in new ventures or otherwise changed the game in that time, which is why many renowned veterans don't appear.
Eater editors selected the winners in each category. Without further ado, here's who came out on top in Las Vegas.
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The 23 Most Important Las Vegas Restaurant Openings of 2019 by Susan Stappleton
More than 200 restaurants opened in Las Vegas, and 2019 isn't even over yet. The breaadth of Asian cuisines in Las Vegas only grew with teppanaki, robata grills, omakase specialists, and more. Casual restaurants such as Valencian Gold made a difference, while neighborhoods in Summerlin and Mountain's Edge landed the restaurants those areas desperately needed. Here now are the 23 most important restaurant openings in 2019.
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FOOD FLASH:
Vanguard Lounge, the Fremont East bar, calls it quits at the end of the year. The nearly 10-year-old lounge, one of the first to open in the revamped Fremont East entertainment district, tells fans on Facebook that after New Year's Eve, the venue closes.
"Vanguard Lounge is closing after almost 9 ½ years of providing a great Entertainment venue with amazing drinks and a wonderful service on Fremont East. We will be closed after New Year's Eve. During the years we have received many awards and accolades from Las Vegas. During the next few weeks many of our past bartenders and DJ's will be returning for a final performance at The Vanguard. Isaiah Thornton will be back hosting at the Vanguard for the final two weeks with many Guest Bartenders and DJ's. So keep The Vanguard Lounge on your social media radar for all the events and guests that will be returning during December. We will be open Christmas Eve and Night. We want to thank our amazing Vanguard Staff, DJ's, Security and Entertainment Directors over the years. And all the fans and guests of Vanguard Lounge that have made us a success! It has been an amazing journey! Cheers Peter & Jennifer"
Missing its announced debut date by eight months, Colorado restaurant and "social lounge" Jing has once again kick-started new life into its Downtown Summerlin expansion.
Replacing the former 8,600-square-foot Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse in an easy-to-find spot next door to the Oval Park Drive Shake Shack, Jing is currently sponsoring the annual Rock Rink! outdoor ice skating attraction through January 20 at the outdoor retail hub.
Adding to the high-profile branding, the restaurant has just reopened the hiring process and recently filed an updated work permit on the site, following weeks of paperwork inactivity. Early filings had allocated an estimated budget of $2.4 million for construction.
Las Vegas-based Deja vu Services Inc., which claims to be the largest strip club operator in the world, bought surly restaurant Dick's Last Resort, which has a location at Excalibur. Loop North News reports that Deja vu, which owns more than 130 strip clubs nationwide, as well as restaurants, nightclubs, adult online businesses, and karaoke bars plans no changes. Dick's, known for its obnoxious service and outrageous hats it makes customers wear, has 13 locations.
Three years since it became a local fast-casual sensation, chicken kings Chick-fil-A is revealing to future hires an official debut date and opening hours for is long-awaited, first location on the Las Vegas Strip.
Dubbed Chick-fil-A Strip at Harmon, diners can begin ordering sandwiches and waffle fries on Thursday, January 30, at the former site of Pink's Hot Dogs, right at the front entrance of the Planet Hollywood Resort.
The location will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., but closed on Sundays. The chain has doubled the Pink's outdoor frontage to 1,560 square feet, creating an open-plan walk-up window and designated area for picking up mobile orders.
Cafe Americano Plans a French-Influenced Restaurant on the Strip
Cafe Americano, the 24-hour restaurant at Caesars Palace, plans to open a second location on the Las Vegas Strip in early 2020. Parent company V&E Restaurant Group takes over the Le Café Ile St. Louis space at Paris Las Vegas.
This restaurant plans to include French twists on American dishes from executive chef Matt Fresinski. Other new additions after a makeover include a climate-controlled patio, a full bar, and a grab-and-go coffee station.
V&E Restaurant Group also has Mercato della Pescheria at the Grand Canal Shoppes and Terraza by Café Americano at Caesars Palace as well as the more Latin-infuenced Cafe Americano at Caesars Palace.
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Ayesha Curry and Michael Mina Debut a Barbecue Restaurant on the Strip by Susan Stappleton
Family Food Fight host Ayesha Curry teams up with chef Michael Mina to open an ode to all thing barbecued and smoked. International Smoke opens at the MGM Grand in Mina's former Pub 1842 space with some of Curry's favorite dishes, such as cornbread with a red curry butter, Mama Mina's falafel, and smoked St. Louis ribs with a choice of barbecue sauce, a Vietnamese chili-lemongrass, or Korean sesame gochujang. That ode to global travel continues throughout the menu.
The Las Vegas menu features some new dishes including a whole pulled pork shank from the smoker in an al pastor sauce, served with corn tortillas and a pineapple salsa, along with braised Jamaican oxtail.
A roster of roasted shellfish opens the menu. Diners can shuck their way through Pacific oysters, Gulf shrimp, Alaskan king crab legs, a whole or half Maine lobster, or a shellfish platter heaped with oysters, shrimp, lobster, and crab and served table side with a lemongrass tea for $85.
The Top Complaints About Las Vegas Dining in 2019, According to Experts by Susan Stappleton
Following an Eater tradition, we asked a group of restaurant critics, journalists, bloggers, and friends of the site to weigh in on the year in food. Their answers to the annual Year in Eater survey will be revealed in several posts. Next up, the dining experts share their top restaurant grievances for 2019.
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ASHEBORO, N.C. — Gourmet espresso and blueberry buckwheat pancakes for breakfast or a custom craft burger with wild fries for lunch — the menu is all new at the North Carolina Zoo.
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Q: A question regarding the tower of hanoi recursive algorithm time complexity I am doing a coding exercise today. After finishing the examination, I checked the results and I faced a problem whose problem statement is shown as follows:
Given 4 disks in the tower of Hanoi problem, the recursive algorithm calls the same function at most ___ times.
A. 10
B. 16
C. 22
D. 31
The only thing I knew is that I selected B. 16 and I was wrong.
I searched on the internet upon discovering that it should be 2n - 1 times, or 15 times.
However, it was not in the options.
Which option is correct?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thank you.

A: The 4-disk puzzle takes 15 moves.  The number of recursive calls, though, depends on how it's implemented.
If your recursive base case is 1 disk => 1 move, then it's 15.  If your recursive base case is 0 disks => 0 moves, then it's 31.

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Clara was laying on the same sofa she always did. What made the sofa nice wasn't the view of the well-kept backyard, or the sunlight leaking in through the window which gently warmed her resting body. What she loved was that it was in the family room. The house was just her and Archie, but to Clara that was enough of a family.
Her slender, smooth-haired tail softly flicked as she yawned. Her lazing was very restful, but it was nice to change position every once in a while to ensure a fulfilling sleep. Clara's feline ear twitched and turned towards the hallway as she heard Archie's voice, along with heavy shuffling. He came into the room from the hallway, carrying something that looked a bit like an especially tall coat rack. She groaned, a bit miffed that he was disturbing her sleep, but he didn't seem to notice. She closed her eyes once more, and heard the door to the backyard being opened. Whatever he was doing, it wouldn't be anything to be concerned with.
She woke up to chirping. She'd never gone into the backyard much, but being a feline as she was, it was enough to deter most birds. They occasionally would stop in the backyard, rest on a branch for a short time, and then leave. She'd watch them to pass the time, but she never saw more than one in the backyard at once, and they certainly weren't so loud. She'd have to head out there and get them to be quiet.
She lazily looked out the sunlit window to see where the offending bird was, and was immensely surprised to see not one, but more than twenty birds. Clara nearly fell off the couch as she scrambled to get to the back door. She opened it up and ran outside loudly mewling and hissing to scare away all of the birds. They scattered, flying off into the rest of the neighborhood. Once they were gone, Clara let out a short groan of displeasure and looked up at what she'd thought was a coat hanger.
From it hung several small tubes full of different seeds and nuts. Archie had brought home a bird feeder, and set it up in the backyard! Furious she ran into the study, where Archie was working. "Archie!" She called with a hint of irritation in her voice. He quickly looked up from his papers, bewildered.
Angry, Clara stormed off to the front room. With no sun coming through the windows, it was colder, but at the moment she didn't care. She could already hear more chirping coming in from the back, and she wanted nothing to do with it. When Archie saw her away from her favorite place, he was sure to realize he'd made a mistake, and move that evil bird feeder away.
It took far too long for her to get settled in on the smaller couches in the front room, and her sleep wasn't particularly soft. Luckily, she'd heard Archie get up, and she was certain he'd already be heading to the back yard to get rid of that thing. Unfortunately, when she woke up, she could still pick out the chirping of finches, pigeons, doves, and other annoying intruders.
Just under the chirping, she could hear Archie's voice. Perhaps he was talking to himself, realizing the flaw in his actions. Just to be sure, Clara figured she should get up and check on him. The closer she got to the backyard, though, the louder the annoying chirping was, and the louder she heard not just Archie, but another voice. Clara rationalized it as the person who was going to remove the bird feeder, and went back to her protest sleeping in the front room. Who cares how many people it takes to remove a bird feeder.
Clara once more awoke, this time not to so much chirping, but to Archie. He sat down on the couch next to her, and she started purring softly. "Glad you're getting used to things!" he praised. Her purring stopped immediately as she looked up at him. "Why don't you come bird watching with me?" He offered. Offended, Clara jumped up off the couch with a short hiss, and ran into his bedroom, locking herself inside.
Archie went after her, pounding on the door. "Was it something I said?" he asked, concerned. Clara simply hissed once more at the door, making clear her displeasure, and curled up on his bed with one of his pillows. After a few minutes Archie stopped trying to open the door, and settled for being locked out of his own room. Content that she had won, Clara relaxed. She had almost managed to tune out the sound of chirping from the windows of his room, which also looked out over the yard.
When the door to the backyard opened however, it piqued her curiosity. She wanted to see what he was doing in the yard, since he apparently still hadn't gotten rid of the bird feeder. She looked out the bedroom windows on to the backyard, and saw not just finches and pigeons, but elegant winged ladies. Their mottled wingspans stretched several feet, and their tufts of feathers covered little. It was no surprise that they're what she saw Archie's eyes fixed on. He didn't seem interested in approaching any of them though, merely watching contentedly.
Still it pissed her off greatly, and Clara decided to keep him out of his room for a while longer. So she kept that door locked, despite his protests for the next few days. Still, he seemed to be getting along without the room, and she was getting awfully hungry. Occasionally he'd leave the house, and she'd sneak out of the room for a snack, but she couldn't keep it up forever. She did notice a pattern however. Each morning she'd hear the backdoor open early, when she was only half-asleep.
She'd go to the window and her tail would swish back and forth as she looked out. He would always be talking with the same feathered girl. The backs of her feathers were mainly a soft grey, with large, darker, nearly black spots marking their tips. What stood out most was the tufts on the front and the long smooth feathers on the top of her head, which were vibrant soft tan, almost auburn.
She had very smooth and refined features, which deeply contrasted with her manner. Each morning she'd be the first to arrive in the yard, and she'd seek out all the sunflower seeds that had fallen around, which she'd pick up and eat by the clawful. Her breasts weren't big, but they were larger than Clara's and she was less than modest with them when she would frolic around the yard picking up seeds. Each morning she would be interrupted by Archie, who would start up some conversation. It looked annoyingly pleasant.
Clara couldn't take it anymore. She was hungry, and she'd had enough of that bird feeder, and what it had done to her formerly satisfying life. She ran out of Archie's bedroom and towards the back door. She threw open the back door, rattling the inset glass and very nearly shattering it. That got Archie's attention, and he whipped around to face her, but she had already pounced.
Clara angrily mewled at Archie as he got up and ran to the harpy's aid. One of her pristine wings was bleeding and hanging limp as he led her into the house. It was only when she tried the door that Clara realized Archie had just locked her out. Furious, she hissed and scratched at the door, to no avail, then ran to the bird feeder and knocked it down.
"Well this is what 'Lively' looks like!" Clara retorted with anger. "You gotta cat who watches the yard all day! Whatd'ya think was gonna happen!" Olive raised her uninjured wing and stopped the pair's argument. "I'm sorry, I think we got off on the wrong foot~" she said in a softly musical voice. Clara was confused, to say the least.
"Whaddya mean, 'Wrong foot' ya pigeon?" She shot back.
Olive gave her the warmest smile, enhanced by the sunlight radiating through the window behind her, and said "I would have hugged you back, but I sort of panicked. It was awfully surprising." She tried to assure Clara.
Clara couldn't believe it. This harpy was completely unaware that she had almost become a meal. She tried to come up with a response, but couldn't think of anything. Instead she turned to Archie, and stated, "I'm still angry with you. No more bird feeder!" She then returned to Archie's room, hijacking it once more.
As the days with Olive passed, Clara slowly became more and more open with her. The girl was incredibly naive, but undeniably kind. Locking herself in Archie's room had gotten old anyways, and Archie had actually put away the bird feeder after all, so Clara only had the one feathered creature to deal with. Clara returned to her old spot on the sofa, making sure to stay there every morning, before even Olive woke up, so that she could hog the spot for the entire day. It wasn't long before Olive began to join her there anyways, basking in the sunlight, and using the smooth feathers on her good wing as a sort of blanket for Clara, who had to admit it was rather comfortable.
Clara watched the backyard, and the occasional bird that would now come in, at the original casual rate. Finally, Olive's bandages came off. Clara watched with interest as she flexed her fixed wing, good as new. The feathers were a little lighter than her other wing, but it didn't look bad. Olive stepped out into the yard once more. "Well, here I go~" she cooed, making a few test flaps before gaining her rhythm and taking off with ease. She gracefully rose into the sky, and though Clara was happy to be rid of her, she found herself with a heavy heart watching her go.
As the sun's rays cast warmth upon her Clara closed her eyes ready for her satisfying life to continue as it should have the entire time. She was rudely awoken only a few minutes later though, by a very familiar coo. "They work just marvelously~!" Olive said with pride as she walked in the back door, once more inside Clara's home.
Clara's head and ears perked up with an irritated mewl. "What are you doing back here! You're supposed to fly home!" She waved at Olive, shooing her away.
"Well~" Olive explained, "I flew, and now I'm home!" Clara couldn't believe it. Just when she was rid of the singsong intruder, they come right back. Just as she was about to protest again, Olive put her now healed wing on Clara's head, and softly started patting Clara's head. Too lazy to get up from the couch, Clara found herself involuntarily purring.
"You should- You- Mrrr. Maybe you can stay a while. Long as ya make Archie promise no more bird feedin'." Clara conceded.
Olive nodded happily. "Glad we can all stay together~!" She said, each word lulling Clara once more into contentedness. Clara supposed that maybe, just maybe, a family could be three instead of two.
This was my story for the November Speedwrite. It did not do well in the contest, so I'm posting it for feedback. Please let me know in no small number of words what you think about the story, so I can do better next time!
I know you're looking for criticism, but I don't have much. Only thing I would have liked to see was more development of characters aside from Clara.
Beyond that, really don't have issues. Honestly, you may not have gotten many votes because there are some really great writers around here, so competition is stiff. I did enjoy the story though, so thank you for writing it!
You can still check out all the other stories in the Speedwriting contest post on the site's front page if you want to check out that competition!
Even if there's not much to say, thanks for leaving a comment. Any feedback is better than none at all.
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thinkst Thoughts...: Your company's security posture is probably horrible (but it might be OK).
Your company's security posture is probably horrible (but it might be OK).
The past few years have provided us with a number of high profile hacks and data breaches. In 2010 Google famously announced that they were hacked and put out details on the compromise (later dubbed the Aurora incident). In the months that followed, it became clear that google were not the only Aurora victims. Companies in almost every sector from DuPont to Disney were also breached (but were less forthcoming on the details).
If these companies, widely lauded as having the brightest minds in their respective spaces were so publicly spanked, an obvious question raises its head?
Sadly two of the likeliest answers to this question are equally uncomfortable.
This is a difficult fact for most people to swallow. Especially after spending thousands on firewalls, hundreds of thousands on antivirus and possibly millions on security staff. A difficult fact for sure, but one that can be proven and is objectively true.
Hire any moderately competent penetration testing company to break into your network. I'll bet you dollars to donuts they will break in before the ink on their proposal is dry. In over a decade of professionally breaking into companies around the globe, I can safely tell you that breaking in, is (almost) never particularly difficult. In most cases, it's mind numbingly easy.
So why are we in such a horrible position? And why don't we know it?
In part, it's because computer security is a hard problem. Armchair pundits sometimes draw comparisons between information security and other scientific disciplines. "We are able to build bridges safely & repeatably and should be using scientific methods to keep our information secure". It's as if merely using the words "scientific methods" would magically make the problem go away. The truth of the matter is that when you build a bridge to cater for the vagaries of mother nature's mood swings, she doesn't change her game to catch you out. Computer security places people against sentient opponents who are highly motivated and highly incentivized to change their behavior in order to find a winning strategy.
This alone would be enough of a challenge, but it gets worse. It gets worse because technology is a force multiplier. We reap the benefits of this multiplication when a young company like Instagram is able to serve millions of people and generate billions in value with only 13 employees but stand to lose when this multiplier is turned against us.
(Some) Companies have always had secrets that need protecting. Traditionally, access to these secrets were revealed only as one progressed higher in the organization. This natural balance (mostly) worked since it tied the individuals future with the company's future as the individual learnt where more bodies were buried. This changes however when the entry level sysadmin (or dba) has access to the same secrets at minimum wage. Sitting at his desk, your junior network admin is (probably) able to read the email of every highly paid exec in the company. The technology force multiplier works against us here and society hasn't yet figured out how to handle this.
This will get worse. With the rise of Wikileaks, Jullian Assange was often quoted as saying "courage is contagious". His thesis is that as more people stand up to speak truth to power, (even) more people would stand up to speak truth to power. Time will tell if this is indeed proven correct, but what has clearly taken place is a new awareness of the value of information. Today, thanks to wide coverage in the popular press, even the temp secretary filling in for Edna down the hall is becoming aware of the potential power he possesses.
If technology got us into this mess, can technology get us out?
Wrong. Peddling hard in the wrong direction doesn't help just because you want it to.
For a long time, anti virus vendors sold the idea that using their tools would keep users safe. Some pointed out that anti virus software could be described as "necessary but not sufficient" at best, and horribly ineffective snake oil at the least, but AV vendors have big PR budgets and customers need to feel like they are doing something. Examining the AV industry is a good proxy for the security industry in general. Good arguments can be made for the industry and indulging it certainly seems safer than not, but the truth is that none of the solutions on offer from the AV industry give us any hope against a determined targeted attack. While the AV companies all gave talks around the world dissecting the recent publicly discovered attacks like Stuxnet or Flame, most glossed over the simple fact that none of them discovered the virus till after it had done it's work. Finally after many repeated public spankings, this truth is beginning to emerge and even die hards like the charismatic chief research officer of anti virus firm FSecure (Mikko Hypponen) have to concede their utility (or lack thereof). In a recent post he wrote: "What this means is that all of us had missed detecting this malware for two years, or more. That's a spectacular failure for our company, and for the antivirus industry in general.. This story does not end with Flame. It's highly likely there are other similar attacks already underway that we havn't detected yet. Put simply, attacks like these work.. Flame was a failure for the anti-virus industry. We really should have been able to do better. But we didn't. We were out of our league, in our own game."
To add to our woes, it is obvious that we are growing increasingly more dependent on technology and that technology increases at an increasing rate. We have not yet learned how to write secure code but are pumping out more code than ever.. This isn't likely to change, so are we doomed?
No.. Not necessarily. Part of the failure of the industry is that it tried to convince everyone that everyone was the same. That everyone had the same security concerns, and in an attempt to maximize profits that the same generic security solutions are capable of solving everyone's problems. This lie allowed many to make millions but is also at the root of the growing disillusionment..
Not everyone needs to worry as much about getting compromised. Not everyone needs to care as much about their website being defaced. Even the bad press that follows public defacements is sometimes over rated (and often misunderstood). Security currently occupies this strange middle ground. A middle ground where people who don't need to, often spend too much on it and people who really do need to often spend too little. Much of the spend that is made, is misguided and directed by what vendors have to supply (instead of what consumers actually need) resulting in the perfect storm. We spend a lot on solutions that won't help, and don't even realize how vulnerable we are.
We need more than ever to re-examine the promises made by our vendors, and increasingly need to hold them to account for failures. More has to be demanded, but this requires an active informed client (instead of one who is so willing to believe that the new super-solution will conjure our way out of this problem). The easy problems in infosec have been automated. What remains are ugly hairy problems that don't (yet) lend themselves to simple answers. If a vendor offers you one, show him the door.


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Раннє Середньовіччя. Триває чума Юстиніана. У Східній Римській імперії продовжується правління Лева III. Більшу частину території Італії займає Лангобардське королівство, деякі області належать Візантії. У Франкському королівстві формально править династія Меровінгів при фактичній владі в руках Карла Мартела. В Англії триває період гептархії. Авари та слов'яни утвердилися на Балканах. Центр Аварського каганату лежить у Паннонії. Існують слов'янські держави: Карантанія та Перше Болгарське царство.

Омейядський халіфат займає Аравійський півострів, Сирію, Палестину, Персію, Єгипет, Північну Африку та Піренейський півострів. У Китаї править династія Тан. Індія роздроблена. В Японії почався період Нара.  Хазарський каганат підпорядкував собі кочові народи на великій степовій території між Азовським морем та Аралом. Відновився Тюркський каганат.

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When David Maher, a financial adviser in Cleveland, bought a raw condo space in a downtown building earlier this year, he decided to install a spa shower to make his new home a special place.
Maher paid attention the details in his master bathroom and upgraded to a Moen-brand luxury shower unit called the ioDIGITAL. The spa-style shower unit comes complete with remote controls, a digital touch pad to pre-program water temperature, and an array of shower heads ranging from a rain shower to four body sprays and a hand-held wand. "I never had these things before and going into a new place I wanted something luxury and high end," Maher, 43, says.
Like a growing number of homeowners, he has replaced a ho-hum shower with a more spa-like one that includes shower heads that can mimic raindrops or a waterfall or pelt the body like a massage. Although such spa shower units represent less than 5 percent of the overall market, they have grown in popularity over the past decade. Why? And should you upgrade to a spa shower?
"People like the idea that they can have a spa at home," explains Lars Christiansen, product development director for Hansgrohe, another luxury plumbing manufacturer. He referes to it as "the wellness factor."
You can have a waterfall effect that feels like the water is pouring over the side of a stone, like a sheet, or get pummeled as if a Turkish masseuse was giving you the once over. Or you can have any number of types in combination, enabling you to switch while showering.
Shopping around for a price you can best afford is definitely advised. Hansgrohe's entry-level luxury line starts at around $1,500 and can go up to $4,000 depending on the models and finish. Moen's ioDIGITAL unit costs about $2,600. Doing some internet searches could find you less-expensive spa shower options.
Consult a master plumber, the manufacturer and your building's owner, because many of these spa systems require expert installation. It's also wise to have a grasp on the water levels or pressure required for optimal use of your new luxury shower and of what water pressure is actually available to you.
On average, a family of four in the U.S. uses 400 gallons of water a day -- twice that of a European family -- and pays $500 annually in water and sewer bills. Look for the EPA's WaterSense label (like the EnergyStar label) on products that meet Federal low-flow standards.
Still, be aware that there is a continuing debate about luxury shower heads, water-efficiency and sustainability.
A spa shower head won't necessarily increase your water usage, because most products from major manufacturers comply with regulations when the nozzles are measured individually (that is, they emit no more than 2.5 gallons per minute). If you're running a multiple system then your meter might tick higher along with your water bill.
In a new twist, the Department of Energy is trying to enforce a different interpretation of the regulation, saying that the 2.5 gallons threshold should apply to the combined output of a multiple shower head system, rather than each component, which would make some products noncompliant, as they can have dozens of nozzles.
Not everyone weighs such matters when it comes to buying a high-end spa shower head that will make you look forward to jumping out of bed in the morning. "I should think about these things more," concedes Maher, noting that he was reassured that Moen products are currently compliant with the law. "I'm very happy and pleased with all the features."