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More serial killers were born in November than in any other month, a Swedish study found. Scientists theorize it’s because November babies receive less sunlight, causing their bodies to release less dopamine, which helps control emotional responses.

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on the cover What does a Las Vegas company do with all the data it compiles?

So your vision isn’t what it once was. You can’t read the second line of the eye chart. You need glasses. But which ones? There are hundreds of color and shape combinations from which to choose. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on how to select the perfect pair, as though they were tailor made for your face.

Smiles, cheese pair well

Southern Nevada’s only certified cheese professional — yes, that’s a thing — is excited about the growth and future of the American cheese industry. She enthusiastically shares her knowledge with customers to pair the right cheese to each person.

social media stripped bare

The computers at Banjo, a technology firm with offices in Las Vegas and Redwood City, Calif., can pretty much see the world at once — in greater detail than had been imaginable. By mining social media accounts, including pictures and videos, Banjo can report to news outlets and business partners.

WSOP’s trump card

Jack Effel, vice president of international poker operations and director of the World Series of Poker, has done a little bit of everything for the organization, which stages the largest poker championship in the world. He spoke with us about how his team works together and what he does in his down time.

word is out about pahrump

Though Pahrump has long been best known for its proximity to legal brothels in nearby Nye County, efforts to market the town as a familyfriendly destination are gaining traction on social media. We highlight attractions worth visiting in the outpost halfway between Las Vegas and Death Valley.

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When the law can’t break in to your cell Investigators are growing frustrated by new software encryption updates that lock law enforcement out of suspects’ phones.

try their luck at new games 20 Students The next popular table game you sit down to play on the casino floor could be one developed in a UNLV classroom.

Bringing the world to North Las Vegas Officials say a proposed international trade center could invigorate Southern Nevada’s economy.

What could’ve been for Trump downtown Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman talks to John Katsilometes about a 2002 conversation with his friend Donald Trump, who had a vision for a development at Union Park. Goodman also shares which candidate he is endorsing for president (and it’s not Trump).

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Make every dollar count Those who say “you get what you pay for” haven’t spent much time hunting for bargains at dollar stores.

opinion

The glass is mostly full, no matter what right-wing media outlets tell you Critics of solar power are grasping at straws to find anything to complain about regarding the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.

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Skyler Lao works on a car as guests tour the Southwest Career and Technical Academy’s Automotive Technology shop. The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance sent business leaders on a tour of magnet and technical academies to show local industry officials how the school district is making strides in addressing Southern Nevada’s workforce needs. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

Oct. 26

fast track Three groups submitted applications to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California. A franchisee is expected to be picked by Nov. 30.

Oct. 28

brief escape Two felons at an Indian Springs boot camp stole a correctional officer’s car. They were apprehended by Metro Police within about 12 hours, officials said.

Oct. 29

mgm shake-up MGM Resorts International announced plans to move 10 of its properties into a real estate investment trust, which will be a publicly traded company.

Nov. 1

get insured Open enrollment begins today for governmentsubsidized health insurance plans offered through the exchange marketplace. Visit nevadahealthlink. com to enroll.

Nov. 6

ready to run The UNLV basketball team will host Whittier (Calif.) in an exhibition game. The Rebels open the season Nov. 13 against Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.

3,620 Number of rooftop panels planned for a solar array at Ikea Las Vegas. The solar energy system will span almost 250,000 square feet and provide as much electricity as needed to power 166 homes for a year.

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the hopefuls and hopeless on the presidential scene The purplest of purple states, Nevada is a key battleground for Oval Office aspirants. Each week, we rank how the presidential candidates fared in the state and on issues important to its residents. Here’s who had a good week and a bad week.

Ben Carson

Rand Paul

Donald Trump

Chris Christie

Ted Cruz

The retired neurosurgeon wants people to know his ideas are outside the box. So he took to Nevada airwaves with an ad featuring himself standing next to a cardboard box. Get it? The ad spotlights Carson’s demeanor, which could endear him to some voters.

Libertarian-leaning Paul, who’s lagging in the polls, opened a campaign office in Las Vegas, telling supporters he is “the only fiscal conservative” in the race. Paul said any Republican who votes to increase military spending is not a true conservative.

Trump made a postdebate appearance at the Sparks Nugget in Northern Nevada, saying he would be “No. 1” with Latino voters — despite a crowd of his supporters chanting orders to “build a wall” between the United States and Mexico.

Nevada regulators say daily fantasy sports should be regulated like gambling. The New Jersey governor disagrees. “Let people play. Who cares?” Christie said. Good luck raising money from Sheldon Adelson after that.

Despite a strong debate performance in Colorado, Cruz earned a raspberry after canceling a campaign appearance in Las Vegas. Instead, he flew back to Washington, D.C., to vote on the federal debt ceiling, leaving the residents of Sun City Summerlin to play bingo instead.

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national acclaim for gaels The Bishop Gorman High football team again was ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today. The Gaels, who beat Don Bosco Prep of New Jersey for a sixth win against a notable out-of-state opponent, could win a second consecutive national title if they run the table against local schools. Gorman hasn’t been beaten by a Nevada team since 2008.

Percentage rise in Allegiant Travel Co.’s third-quarter profits from 2014 to 2015. Allegiant Air, based in Las Vegas, booked $44.5 million in net income in three months, up from $14.2 million a year ago.

Nevada students continue to lag below the national average in reading and math, the U.S. Department of Education found. Although performance is improving, only about 30 percent of Nevada’s fourth- and eighth-graders perform at grade level, ranking Nevada among the 10 worst-achieving states.

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fall back, for now Don’t forget to turn your clocks back; daylight savings time starts at 2 a.m. But this could be one of the last times you do so. The Nevada Legislature this year approved a resolution to keep the state on Daylight Saving Time the entire year, putting it an hour ahead of California in winter. It’s now up to Congress to approve the change.

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Crew member James Bush breaks down a hot-air balloon to pack up after a flight during the fifth annual Balloon Festival at Southern Hills Hospital. (Christopher DeVargas/staff)

Annual cancer deaths worldwide attributed to diets high in processed meat, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers said eating hot dogs, bacon and other processed meat can cause bowel cancer.

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HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT FIT TIP: Proportion is less important when shopping for sunglasses, which tend to be larger. But keep in mind: what looks good as a sunglass might not necessarily look good in optical.

FRAME YOUR FACE

STEP 1 DETERMINE THE SHAPE OF YOUR FACE

YOUR FACE SHAPE

Look in a mirror with your hair pulled back. An ideal time is after a shower, when your hair is wet and won’t get in the way. Does the shape of your face look like an oval, heart, circle or square?

TIP: If you’re still having trouble, trace the outline of your face. Place a translucent piece of paper over a closeup photo of your face and trace the outline. Or stand in front of a mirror and trace your reflection with lipstick or eyeliner, which can be wiped away afterward.

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STEP 2 DETERMINE THE RIGHT EYEGLASS SHAPE FOR YOUR FACE In general, eyeglasses should contrast your face shape but remain in scale with the size of your face. The best glasses build on your strongest features.

LOOK FOR GLASSES LIKE THESE

You have a narrow forehead and chin, with wider cheeks. The length of your face is about 1.5 times the width of your face. You likely have symmetrical features and high cheekbones.

Look for eyeglass frames that are as wide as or wider than the broadest part of your face, or styles that are thicker or darker on the top than the bottom. Frames that wing slightly up and out at the top also are flattering.

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You need glasses. ¶ There are thousands of frames to choose from in hundreds of colors, shapes and styles. How do you pick? ¶ There’s no exact science for choosing the right frames — regardless of any formula, you must feel good in the pair you buy — but knowing which shapes suit the build of your face can help ease the decision-making process and narrow the options.

TIP: Your eyes always should be centered in the frame of your glasses. This often is a matter of fitting rather than frame shape, although people with noses that are flatter on top may need frames with more height.

CHOOSE Top-heavy frames or butterfly shapes

TRY TO AVOID

STEP 3 CHOOSING A COLOR Everyone has a skin tone that’s either cool, with blue, red or pink undertones, or warm, with yellow, peach or olive undertones. Choose frames that complement your tone.

Narrow frames and frames with heavy design elements

TIP: In the United States, cool, blue-based complexions are more common than yellow-based complexions. About 60 percent of Americans have cool skin tones.

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Your forehead and cheeks are wide, and your chin is narrow or tapered. Your cheekbones most likely are high and angled along the contour of your face.

You have a rounded forehead and chin with wide cheeks. Your face is proportional in width and length, and your jawline likely is soft, with few angles.

Your forehead, cheeks and chin all are wide. You likely have a strong horizontal jawline and square chin with well-defined angles. Square faces generally are proportional in width and length.

Your face has more length than width. You likely have a long forehead, high cheekbones and a longer nose.

Try frames that are wider at the bottom. Frames that are very light in color and feel, or rimless frames, also work well, as they keep the face from looking too top-heavy.

Angular, narrow frames help elongate your face and make it look thinner. A clear, contrasting bridge can make your eyes look further apart and better balanced.

Narrow oval or rectangular styles with rounded edges can soften the angles of a strong square jaw and lengthen your face. Frames that have more width than depth are ideal.

Aviator or rimless glasses

Rectangular frames or frames with a contrasting bridge

Bottom-heavy frames, oversized frames and frames with lots of design elements

Look for glasses with thick arms or decorative details at the temples to draw attention to the sides of your face to make it appear broader. Frames with a low bridge can give the illusion of a shorter nose.

Oval or rounded rectangle frames

Circular frames, aviators and rimless glasses

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bare las vegas company banjo mines the world’s narrative In the next 60 seconds, the 3 billion people connected to the Internet will post on Facebook 2.5 million times, tweet 300,000 times and log 72 hours of video on YouTube. ¶ Most of it will be quotidian: A kitten. A rant. A selfie. The best brunch ever. ¶ But not for Las Vegas resident Damien Patton. From such posts, Patton, a homeless youthturned-Desert Storm veteran-turned-NASCAR mechanic-turned-techno-visionary, has made a crystal ball that, thanks to his lightning-fast ability to parse social media information, can see in real time fires and terrorist attacks, oil spills that could affect global trade and even the next big thing in light beer. ¶ For some, the data and information you post online has hidden value. From Patton’s point of view, your posts, even the most banal, offer news outlets, financial institutions and multinational corporations a way to surveil the globe in ways imagined , until recently, only in science fiction. ¶ “Having a power source that can tell you what’s happening anywhere in the world at any time changes the way we do everything in our daily lives,” Patton said.

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How do Banjo’s computers know what they are seeing? Enter neural networks. Modeled on human biology, neural networks learn as they complete tasks — in this case, interpret images. So Banjo staffers feed them billions of images, and they can use the information to interpret data in the future. In other words, Banjo programmers teach the neural networks how to identify, say, a Bud Light bottle, so they can find them in pictures posted down the road. The neural networks become more powerful and precise the more images they see, and they continue to learn with exposure. That’s key to Banjo’s strategy and what its backers believe could give it an edge. Patton can identify not only the context of a post but also information about where the post was generated. Banjo can train its neural networks to learn what a specific location looks like because most places have been photographed. Patton said there have been 1 trillion photos of locations shared all over the world. “Believe it or not, between videos and photos, most of the planet where there is any population has been mapped out through some form of social network,” Patton said.

what is banjo? Using social media, Banjo tracks news and events in real time. It notifies media outlets about breaking news, searches for financial trends that could affect companies and stocks, and provides logo recognition services to corporations. 1. Banjo software carves the Earth into 35 billion parts. 2. The company’s computer programs mine global social networks and public data for relevant information. 3. Banjo’s software sorts the data geographically. 4. Using visual and textual clues, Banjo identifies the context of the information, then categorizes it by content and location in as close to real time as possible.

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Banjo offers an app that anyone can use. It uses social media, sorted by location, to keep people informed about breaking news, sports, music and events.

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For someone who has been on the move for much of his life, Damien Patton is relatively settled in Las Vegas. He has been here since 2002. The city fulfills his daredevil appetites – dirt biking, off-road racing, cycling. But Patton doesn’t see Las Vegas as a tech city. “It’s not the next Silicon Valley,” he said. “And it has got decades to go before it may even become known as a substantial tech hub.” That’s why Banjo still houses its tech team in the Bay Area, he said. But Patton also recognizes potential in Las Vegas, which he says has numerous business advantages. Patton suggested that more firms – tech or otherwise – open hubs in the valley. “You have to use Vegas for what it’s good for,” Patton said. “To me, it’s the greatest city in the world for playing catch,” meaning developing partnerships. Why? Because tons of people come here for professional and personal reasons. “It has been phenomenal for us.” Patton said.

A short history Patton ran away from home at age 15, in the ’80s, and spent the rest of his early years homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. Patton served in Iraq in Operation Desert Storm. He also worked as head mechanic for a NASCAR pit crew at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Patton graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and took classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He spends Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Silicon Valley.

Patton is CEO of Banjo, which he founded in 2011. The company sends tips to the media, parses markets for financial institutions and monitors brands for multinational companies. Like many tech companies, underneath an innocuous name is an operation with massive scope. Banjo’s Las Vegas office, in the InNEVation Center, bears a striking similarity to a teenager’s bedroom made corporate. On a desk sits a miniature Imperial Death Star. Patton’s own corner office includes a nameplate made of Legos, flanked by Lego people. Patton, who prides himself on his laser-like focus, has a “NO” button on his desk. He clicks it often. An always-lit screen — the office operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — displays a rotating model of the Earth with thin streaks of light jetting from it. At this moment, each of the lights — and there are many — marks a location where a social media user posted a picture of the Bud Light logo. So sophisticated is Banjo’s logo detection software that it can locate a picture of a person holding a can of Bud Light at a UNLV tailgate party. With equal ease, it can find someone standing near an 18-pack in the refrigerator at a supermarket. Banjo shares its findings with Anheuser-Busch, which might use the information for marketing and consumer research. Company officials might turn a photo into an advertisement or comb the data for consumer trends. Certainly, there are many tech companies that, in the most general sense, do what Banjo does: social media aggregation. But Banjo is different. The company doesn’t just monitor text but scoops up photos, videos, metadata, traffic data, weather data and financial data. Banjo carves the Earth’s 197 million square miles into 35 billion polygons. From there, it sifts through public data — information posted on Facebook, Instagram, Weibo and more — to identify what is happening where. Its systems chew on global traffic, weather and financial data, and using algorithms and machine-learning, Banjo’s system, which Patton designed and oversees, determines the “pulse of the planet.” In a recent demonstration for Al-Jazeera, Patton said he pulled all the posts of people drinking coffee in Starbucks while posting about how much they disliked their jobs. The results were in the hundreds. And the data is lucrative. Banjo collaborates with thousands of companies, including NBC, Fox, CNN and NASCAR. But it also raises concerns, particularly about privacy. Patton recognizes both the potential and the potential pitfalls of his product. “I don’t know that there is going to be anything more powerful in the world, and with that kind of power has to come great responsibility,” Patton said.

s technology advances, what people do with public data is shifting. “In years past, people thought they had some privacy through

obscurity,” said Dave Maass, an investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “That is changing.” So could what Banjo and other companies are doing turn people away from sharing? Some industry experts think so. And if that’s the case, Banjo faces a frightening, potentially upending, proposition. Maass said he worries about what the technology will do to “further chill (people’s) willingness to speak and post things online, particularly if they feel that might be used by law enforcement or freaky marketing companies.” Patton doesn’t think so. “Users are in control of their content, they are smart and understand how they share and why,” he said. In fact, Patton said, “there has been an increase in content being shared, not a decrease. As content becomes more organized and useful for people, it appears that it will promote increased sharing.” In some ways, Patton is both an entrepreneur capitalizing on the glut of public information available and a wary user. He shares some critics’ concerns about government surveillance, for instance. Patton says Banjo has a strict policy of monitoring only public data; he says his employees even avoid content marked public but later made private. Perhaps most importantly, Patton emphasizes that Banjo’s data is organized by location, context and time, not a user’s online identity. “Quite honestly, we don’t care too much about who you are,” Patton said. “We care about what’s going on in the area.” Patton also steers clear of reporting events to law enforcement officials and emergency responders. In March, Banjo was pilloried for failing to alert authorities about an explosion in New York City. Patton’s staff knew about the explosion before anyone called 911. Rather than alert police, Banjo delivered the information to news outlets. That’s standard operating procedure, he said. “I’ve had to be very dogmatic about it,” said Patton, who served in the Navy during Operation Desert Storm and worked as a crime-scene investigator in North Carolina. “I (care) about user privacy.” “New technology comes with a lot of decisions,” he added.

atton is blunt — and often brash. He curses, says what he thinks and doesn’t mind being provocative. “Ah f--k, I don’t know,” he said when asked when his crystal ball would be complete. That being said, Patton also is an introvert. He is considerate of others and is fiercely self-aware. He doesn’t speak without considering how he will come off. Banjo’s first outside investor, John Malloy, banjo, Continued on page 16

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WHAT IF I DON’T WANT BANJO TO SEE WHAT I’M DOING? The easiest way to keep Banjo out of your feeds is to mark your content private. Company officials say they comb only publicly shared data. However, privacy can get complicated if someone takes a photo of you and posts it onto a public social media page without your knowledge. In that case, your image would appear on a Banjo feed, whether you like it or not. Banjo staffers hit a gong when they break a news story.

Banjo’s Las Vegas office includes a screen with a constant, live video feed of the company’s Redwood City office. In the screen, you can see a lifesize cutout of Patton. He says he likes to watch over his staff, even when he’s not physically present.

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MEDIA ORGANIATIONS Banjo tracks events in real time, notifying media outlets of breaking news and packaging curated feeds from the social networks it monitors. ■ Fox ■ NBC ■ ESPN ■ ABC ■ Several local affiliates COMPANIES AND BRANDS Banjo provides corporations with logo recognition services, helping them track how their logos are used on the Internet without textual clues. ■ Anheuser-Busch ■ NASCAR ■ Switch MULTIPLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Banjo offers information about predictive trends that could affect the financial positions of companies or stocks before the trends are reported widely.

an investment from the VegasTechFund, the venture arm of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s $350 million investdescribed Patton at South by Southwest’s Las Vegas ment in downtown Las Vegas. conference in July: “I think you are actually very senSo what’s next? Right now, the company is on a sitive in truth, but you speak like you’re a hard-ass path with no definite endpoint. all the time.” While Patton has hired former Like many tech executives, Patton media moguls and financial inwears a uniform — a Banjo T-shirt, dustry execs, he isn’t interested jeans and Banjo socks tucked POSSIBLE in creating a news outlet or into black Converse All-Stars. APPLICATIONS trading firm, or retiring to Sometimes, he wears a Banjo Banjo technology could be applied a remote island. Patton hat. to myriad uses in the future: is focused singularly on Banjo isn’t a behemoth ■ Searching for copyright building a crystal ball he yet like Apple or Google, infringements can share with — or rather, but it is growing fast. The ■ Helping with emergency response sell to — others. company’s Las Vegas office, ■ Using historical data The crystal ball is where staffers detect events to predict trends expanding exponentially, and package curated feeds ■ Aiding with vacation planning ■ Traffic applications gaining in precision and for clients, employs about 30. accuracy as more sources are Its Redwood City headquarters added and its neural networks employs 40 to 60 people. Both learn to identify new images. offices are hiring. Patton hopes to Patton can’t say what form Banjo expand his staff to 200 by next year. ultimately will take. But there is one thing of The expansion comes at a cost, but it’s of which he is certain. little concern to Patton. His company recently was “When electricity was invented, it was considered bolstered by a $100 million investment from Japaa scientific novelty because no one knew how to use nese telecommunications company Softbank. Patton it,” Patton said. “I believe Banjo is as profound liternotes Softbank’s original offer was $300 million. ally as creating electricity.” Since 2011, Banjo has raised $121 million, including BANJO, FROM PAGE 14

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It’s the modern-day version of an age-old question criminal investigators face: What do you do with an unbreakable safe? That’s the analogy Christopher Lalli, a Clark County assistant district attorney, uses to describe the situation detectives face when criminal investigations involve passcode-protected smartphones. Because of recent updates to the ecryption on Google and Apple software, newly updated Androids and iPhones no longer can be unlocked, even if law enforcement officers have a warrant. Apple, for example, says it no longer can unlock passcodes on devices with iOS 8 or iOS 9. That prevents law enforcement from accessing data stored exclusively on the phone or tablet, such as photos that weren’t synced to the cloud, call records and contact lists. Police chiefs and prosecutors have criticized Google’s and Apple’s decision to heighten phone encryption, saying it gives criminals the ability to hide evidence. Law enforcement officials say phones often are important resources in cases. Officials in Clark County are among those concerned about the challenges encryption could pose. Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the updates to smartphones have hindered investigations. District Attorney Steve Wolfson expressed his concerns in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a hearing on the subject this summer. “Simply put, if criminals can hide the evidence of their crimes on their smartphones, and if that evidence is forever beyond the reach of law enforcement, then crimes will go unsolved, criminals will go free and the safety of all of our citizens will be diminished,” Wolfson

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Simply put, if criminals can hide the evidence of their crimes on their smartphones, and if that evidence is forever beyond the reach of law enforcement, then crimes will go unsolved, criminals will go free and the safety of all of our citizens will be diminished.” — steve wolfson, district attorney

wrote. Once the province of only serious cases such as homicides and sexual assaults, increasingly prevalent electronic tools have become valuable resources in most criminal investigations. “It’s a very common form of investigation on your more routine cases,” Lalli said. From Apple’s and Google’s perspective, encryption technology is needed to show customers the compa-

nies are protecting user privacy, a heightened concern after Edward Snowden’s leak of classified government information. Apple began encrypting by default last fall with the release of iOS 8. Some advocates also question the extent to which the encryption challenges investigators, who sometimes can access information contained on smartphones from backups, personal computers or phone companies. Prosecutors, however, maintain that a smartphone search is not a violation of privacy because it requires a warrant. “The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and similar provisions in state constitutions, protect citizens’ privacy,” Wolfson wrote. And not being able to access potential evidence can be unsettling for investigators, Lalli said. “In a thorough criminal investigation, you want to reach every viable avenue of investigation,” he said. “Maybe on a cellphone, there’s a photograph that would be helpful.” Still, despite concerns, Lalli dismissed the notion that encryption might torpedo prosecution of a criminal. “There are always workarounds,” he said. “Law enforcement doesn’t stop. We keep on going.”

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Students try their luck at new games Next popular game on casino floor could be one developed in a UNLV classroom By J.D. Morris staff writer

At UNLV’s Center for Gaming Innovation, students double as inventors — and their creations can end up on local casino floors. The center offers a class on subjects such as the history of gaming innovation, the mathematics of gambling and intellectual property law. Its main focus, however, is the projects students create: casino games that often work their way through the patent process and may eventually appear before gamblers. Not every game created in the class is patented, but the ones that are receive support from the center. In return, students must agree to pay the university 20 percent of any income received from products created in the program. It’s not easy coming up with new games, and students are encouraged to start with a simple concept. “I ask them initially to trial run give us only the germ of Super 3 Card and Even the idea,” said Mark YoUNLV Harrah Hotel College Center for Gaming Innovation student Taylor Ross, center, and UNLV the Odds are scheduled seloff, the center’s exCenter for Gaming Innovation Director Mark Yoseloff play 40 Times Double Down blackjack, a game to be featured Nov. 1 at Red ecutive director. “Most invented by Ross. (photos by Aaron Mayes / UNLV Photo Services) Rock Resort, at an event where gamblers were games can be described invited to try the new in two or three sentencgames. es.” about the center As the ideas are fleshed n The UNLV Center for Gaming out, students receive thorInnovation has filed 25 provisional ough feedback from their peers patent applications in its first two and the center staff. Daniel Sahl, the years of operation. center’s associate director, said that inn Eight to 10 student patents have teraction is what makes the program been sold, and three new companies unique. have been created because of the “In this class, you’re getting feedback center. on this project throughout the semester, n About 25 students work with with the expectation that you’re going the center annually, but not all are to refine it based on that feedback,” Sahl enrolled at UNLV. Members of the said. “That’s how the real world works.” public also can take the course. The center has produced a range of products since it was created, including: For more information about classes nEven the Odds. Players and the offered at the Center for Gaming dealer are given one card face down and Innovation, email cgi@unlv.edu. two cards face up. The player’s goal is for UNLV gaming entrepreneur student Charlie Bao Wang invented Pai Wow his point total to beat the dealer’s — but Poker, which can be played at Palace Station. only even totals play. So if a player’s first two face-up cards have a total value that nSuper 3 Card. In this faster varianPai Wow Poker. This game is a But after Wang refined it with help from is odd, they must play the third card; if tion of three-card poker, players have variation on pai gow poker that provides the center’s staff, the game was put on it’s even, they can choose. Sahl, a former less dead time between hands, and cards players with more options for setting the casino floor of Palace Station — student in the course, created this game. are dealt from a multideck shoe. Gamhands. It is more strategy-based than which, coincidentally, is where Wang He said his goal was to develop a game blers decide whether to play against the the traditional version. works. that was simple and fast to play, with dealer after receiving two cards face up At first, inventor and former student He said it was an “indescribable feelmath that favored the house but still was compared with the dealer’s one card face Charlie Bao Wang’s Pai Wow game ing” to see his game inside an actual caattractive to players. up. wasn’t chosen for the patent process. sino.

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An artist’s renderings depict the Huanghai international trade center project being proposed for North Las Vegas. (COURTESY)

Bringing the world to North Las Vegas International trade center ‘could be a competitive advantage for the valley’ BY MEGAN MESSERLY STAFF WRITER

International trade centers typically don’t come with taglines that describe them as “quirky.” But if North Las Vegas has its way, Huanghai won’t be a typical international trade center. Depending on the number of foreign investors it attracts, Huanghai could be a $125 million project, with 264 units that are part showroom, part apartment, plus 120 hotel rooms, four restaurants, two office buildings, a convention center and a gas station on what is now an empty 35-acre parcel in the middle of an industrial part of town. Its current neighbors: Republic Services and a rock-crushing operation. The developer envisions the center, planned for the northeast corner of Commerce Street and Cheyenne Avenue, as a one-stop shop for foreign manufacturers, who could come to the United States, live, eat and show their goods — everything from basic materials such as glass or plastic to consumer goods such as toys or coffee cups — all at one site. Each manufacturer would have one unit with 1,600 feet of showroom space and an 800-square-foot living quarter upstairs. American companies typically have to travel overseas to find manufacturers. This project would bring the manufacturers to the companies. If a company were in town for a trade show, for instance, it easily could stop by the North Las Vegas facility to meet with manufacturers to make changes to or

Huanghai could include a showroom, restaurants and 120 hotel rooms.

fill gaps in its supply chains. The center ideally would include a handful of manufacturers for each type of good. “This could really round off the trade show experience,” said Ryann Juden, North Las Vegas deputy city manager. “It could be a competitive advantage for the valley.” The proposed funding for the center also is uncommon. Huanghai would be paid for with foreign money through the federal EB-5 immigrant investor program, in which foreign investors become eligible for a green card by investing $500,000 and creating at least 10 permanent jobs for U.S. citizens. Money for the project would be pooled into a regional center, which collects funds from multiple foreign investors to pay for large-scale projects. There are 22 established regional centers in Nevada. Several large-scale gaming projects,

including SLS Las Vegas, Downtown Grand and Lucky Dragon, have been backed by EB-5 investors. This project aims for 250 investors, which would mean $125 million in investment and at least 2,500 permanent jobs. But bringing an EB-5 project to fruition can be a lengthy, complicated process. Huanghai would be the first project in North Las Vegas built with EB-5 money. The project’s developer, James Liu, developed an almost identical project in California. When plans were submitted to North Las Vegas, more than a few officials raised their eyebrows about what the project was and where developers wanted to put it. Months of back-and-forth discussions and a trip to Liu’s development in California’s Imperial Valley finally sold the City Council, which voted unanimously in October to approve a development agreement. “It’s one of those think-outside-of-the-box projects, but I liked it,” said Councilwoman Pamela GoynesBrown, whose ward includes the parcel. “There’s always the fear of the unknown when something new is presented to you. It’s a unique project.” The next step is for Liu to apply to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to create an EB-5 regional center. Liu hopes to file the paperwork in the spring, but the approval process could take a year or more. Then, he will start securing investors, who could wait up to 15 months to hear whether their paperwork was approved. Liu isn’t worried about finding enough investors. For his Imperial Valley project, he found 375. And “North Las Vegas is much better,” Liu said. “People across the world know Las Vegas, even if they never come here. As they say, ‘location, location, location.’ ”

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Donald Trump, left, talks with then-Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman in May 2007 during a topping-off ceremony for the first tower of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. (Staff file)

Downtown rewind: What could’ve been for Trump

n the end, imagination trumped Trump. If not for Oscar Goodman’s adventurous vision for downtown architecture, what is now Symphony Park might well have been named Trump Park, with a pair of Trump Towers, gleaming like two giant gold bricks. Instead, of course, the land is home to the Frank Gehry-conceived Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the classically, art deco-designed Smith Center for the Performing Arts. But those developments were not the only, or even first, ideas for how to renovate that old rail yard. “Years ago, I talked with Donald Trump here in Las Vegas,” said Goodman, Las Vegas’ mayor from 1999 to 2011. “We talked about how to take that land with the railroad tracks and make it a positive.” A positive for Donald Trump, expressly. “He was talking seriously that he would take over the entire development and build Trump-like towers,” Goodman said of the fall 2002 conversation, which took place long before any serious plans for building on Union Park had been drafted.

friendly with a few of the “It would have been a 2016 presidential candidevelopment in line dates, including Trump and with what you see from Hillary Clinton, with whom Trump Towers elseGoodman has appeared at where.” numerous political funcGoodman mulled the tions and interacted with concept. He talked it during her multiple visits over with the Las Vegas to Las Vegas. city manager at the John But Goodman’s entime, Doug Selby. Katsilometes dorsement falls to an old “It never did get close friend, Democratic candito discussing actual date Martin O’Malley, the numbers, but it was a former governor of Maryserious and attractive land. Goodman decided only recently concept,” Goodman said. “I know to endorse O’Malley. that Donald wanted to build there, The two became close when and (he) talked about how the land O’Malley was mayor of Baltimore. could be a positive focal point for Las Goodman originally said he wasn’t Vegas. I had thought that, too, but I interested in making an endorsement wanted to build an array of eclectic but was swayed by O’Malley’s late architecture, and that’s what we did. overture. We wanted to make an architectural Goodman originally was a Demostatement, so, at the end of the day, crat, then turned independent during I’m glad we passed on that idea.” his tenure as mayor. He has long been Today, Goodman is an ambassador an independent personality, which is for the Las Vegas Convention and why he counts such a wide range of Visitors Authority and a recurring elected officials — and resort moguls headliner at Oscar’s Beef Booze & — as friends. Broads at the Plaza. His next dinAs for Trump, Goodman coincidenner series talk, about the “Damon tally met up again with the billionaire Runyon-esque families of Las Vegas,” real estate magnate years later, when is scheduled for Nov. 12. both were scheduled for television As for politics, Goodman has been

work. Goodman had just appeared in an episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” as the victim of an assassination attempt. Trump was starring on “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC. “Carolyn (Goodman’s wife and the current Las Vegas mayor) and I visited him in his office in New York,” Goodman recalled, chuckling. “Afterward, Carolyn said, ‘I’ve never been in a room with such egos. I’ve never seen anything like it.’ We were just talking over each other, not listening, totally self-involved. It was great.” Trump gave Goodman a board game that day — Trump: The Game, naturally. Goodman is something of a board-game buff but has yet to open the box. “I hadn’t even remembered it until talking about it right now,” Goodman said. The game is packed away in storage at Oscar’s Beef Booze & Broads. Goodman liked the idea of possibly selling the game, unopened, at a charity auction, then playing it with the person or people who made the highest bid. Asked the premise and rules of the Trump game, Goodman paused. “You know, Donald told me, but I can’t remember,” Goodman said. “I was too busy talking about myself.”

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Diabetes: how to live with it, and how to prevent it About 29.1 million people in the United States, or around 9.3 percent of the population, have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ¶ While diabetes is such a prevalent disease, it’s also manageable and often preventable. “Preventing and managing diabetes requires a concentrated effort, but it absolutely can be done,” said Rosemary Thuet, RN, MSN, director of education at MountainView Hospital. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that results in patients having too much glucose in their blood. There are four types of diabetes, and each has a different cause.

Get plenty of sleep Losing weight is more difficult when the body is tired or stressed.

Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes typically occurs in children or young adults, although in rare cases, adults can be diagnosed as well. “Type 1 diabetes is usually caused by some sort of damage to the pancreas; it’s not caused by lifestyle choices,” Thuet said. People who have Type 1 diabetes are unable to produce enough, or any, insulin in their pancreas. Without insulin, they’re can’t regulate blood glucose levels properly and almost always are insulin dependent as a result. The American Diabetes Association reports that only 5 percent of diabetics have Type 1 diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes typically is diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 60. It is caused by an inactive lifestyle, poor diet and nutrition and overeating. While patients with Type 1 diabetes are unable to produce insulin, patients with Type 2 diabetes become insulin resistant, meaning their bodies are unable to use insulin properly, causing dangerous spikes in blood glucose levels. “Most patients with Type 2 diabetes are able to manage it by taking pills, but in some cases, they are insulin dependent as well,” Thuet said. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes and almost always is preventable.

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About 86 million adults in the United States have prediabetes, which can evolve into full-fledged diabetes. Fortunately, lifestyle changes are the no. 1 way to fight off the disease. Have your blood checked annually so a doctor can monitor your progress.

Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes is diagnosed during pregnancy, usually around the 24th week. Gestational diabetes occurs when pregnancy hormones prevent insulin from doing its job properly, leading to high blood glucose levels. As long as it is treated and monitored, gestational diabetes rarely affects the mother or child beyond pregnancy. Prediabetes Prediabetes is a condition is which patients’ blood glucose is too high but not high enough to be considered Type 2 diabetes. Left unaddressed, prediabetes can become diabetes in 10 years or less. “Patients are tested for pre-diabetes using the A1C blood test, which tells you what the blood sugar average is over the span of three months,” Thuet said.

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Who is at risk for type 2 diabetes? n People who are overweight and/or inactive n Some ethnicities, including Hispanics, AfricanAmericans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and Alaska natives n People with heart problems, high blood pressure or high cholesterol n People with a family history n People with certain body types. “People who tend to carry weight in their abdomen – spoon-shaped people – are more like to develop diabetes than people who carry weight in their hips and thighs – pear-shaped people,” Thuet said.

Exercise 30 minutes or more each day This is essential to fighting off prediabetes. A brisk walk is enough to help lower blood glucose levels.

Living with diabetes In most cases, diabetes can be successfully managed in people who are motivated and committed to their health. It’s important that patients with diabetes constantly monitor their blood glucose levels, take their prescribed medications and have a team of specialists, such as podiatrists, optometrists and nutritionists, to help reduce complications. alert your dentist “Patients with diabetes also need to alert their dentist, because they’ll have more bacteria in their mouths, which can cause problems,” Thuet said. Message and data rates apply. For more info visit texterhelp.com

eat a healthy diet Eat lot of vegetables, especially those low in starch, such as broccoli, carrots and spinach.

Practice healthy eating Eating a healthy, nutritious diet free of refined sugar, watching portion size and keeping a regular eating schedule can help. Certain exercises, such as strength training, weight lifting and light cardio, including walking, also may be particularly beneficial for patients with diabetes. Stop smoking and stop drinking alcohol Patients with diabetes need to quit smoking immediately. Smoking can cause severe circulation problems for diabetics. Drinking alcohol also can affect blood sugar levels and should be avoided.

Educate yourself It can be beneficial for patients who are newly diagnosed or are having trouble managing their diabetes to take a class or seminar to learn about the lifestyle changes required to live healthfully.

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make every dollar count By Emily Kulkus | special to the sunday

Few people can argue with inflation. It’s everywhere, from the grocery store to the gas pump. Have you seen college tuition these days? Yikes! ¶ But in nearly every town and city in America, there remain shopping meccas where prices never rise: dollar stores. ¶ Year after year, the often-massive shops continue to hawk thousands of goods for just a buck each. ¶ Don’t let the price mislead you. Dollar stores can be great places for some fabulous finds.

Kitchen gadgets Hardware supplies Most dollar stores have a great hardware section where you can find gems that are just as good as those sold in a big-box store. Examples: zip ties and bungee cords. Haven’t discovered zip ties yet? They are the new rubber band, but 10 times stronger and more versatile. MacGyver would have loved them. Other good finds include clothespins, fishing line (a good gardening or craft supply) and protective eyewear.

= Mylar balloons Bright balloons with messages or vibrant designs are fun to give or receive. Buy them at a grocery store or florist, and each will set you back $5 apiece or more. Many dollar stores offer a great selection of these balloons, which can be used to send a message (Happy birthday! New baby!) or just for decorating. And yes, the $1 should include the helium.

The dollar store is a perfect place to stock up on measuring cups, spoons, disposable metal tins and other kitchen items. When you’re baking or cooking, it’s annoying to have to stop and wash your utensils to add ingredients. You can never have too many sets of measuring cups and spoons. Buy a set or two and leave the 1/2 or 1/4 cups in each of your goto dry ingredients — sugar, brown sugar, flour and oats. They’ll be there when you need them, and they won’t need washing every time. Other great dollar store kitchen staples are disposable aluminum loaf and cake pans. They work great for freezing casseroles and dinners — they stack well and fit in gallon storage bags — and they are a perfect way to give away food, as the receiver doesn’t need to return anything to you. Added bonus: Most are recyclable.

= Teacher supplies No strangers to bargain hunting, teachers long have found goodies at the dollar store, including classroom and bulletin board decorations, stickers, erasers, pencils and basic arts-andcraft supplies. All good stuff, on the cheap.

Greeting cards and party supplies Try to find a nice card these days for less than $4. It’s difficult — and those dollars add up. Look no further than the dollar store for a solid selection of greeting cards for every occasion. Some stores even offer two cards for $1 or sell bulk packs of invitations and thank-you notes. And while you’re in that aisle, don’t forget party supplies. Great finds include plastic tablecloths, paper products, decorations and balloons.

= Plastic tubs and bins Many dollar stores carry a large selection of plastic tubs, bins, baskets and buckets in a rainbow of fun colors. Most are small or medium in size and are great for getting items organized. Need inspiration? Think buttons, nails, screws, nail polish, crayons, bath toys, mail, office supplies, fishing tackle, cooking and baking supplies or pet toys. Some even can double as gift baskets.

Fair warning *Experts say there are some items you probably shouldn’t buy at a dollar store, including human and pet food which may not have been inspected by the USDA; light bulbs or extension cords as they might not meet federal standards; and children’s toys as they could contain ingredients harmful to little bodies.

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cheese, smiles pair well together Certified cheese professional excited about the growth and future of American industry By Jackie Valley staff writer

Think your job is cool? What if you could call yourself a certified cheese professional? The designation exists. Kristin Sande, co-owner of Valley Cheese and Wine in Henderson, is the only certified cheese professional in Southern Nevada. Sande’s love of cheese — the gooey, the hard, the pungent and the creamy — started at a young age. A native Midwesterner, she met her husband, Bob Howald, at an American Cheese Society conference, and three years later, he proposed at the annual cheese gathering. Ten years ago, the couple opened Valley Cheese and Wine on Horizon Ridge Parkway, merging their interests in two age-old crafts. In a small classroom inside their shop, Sande imparts her dairycentric wisdom during wine-and-cheese pairing classes, hoping to instill a love of cheese in others. “We like our customers to be happy and find the right fit,” Sande said. “What I like might not be what they like. No one wins if it’s not the right fit.” The Sunday recently sat down with Sande to talk all things cheese. What does it mean to be a certified cheese professional? The American Cheese Society has been around for almost 30 years. It’s really our industry organization for cheese. A few years back, they realized there were no standards in qualifications, so they decided to put together experts to make a certification for being

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Kristin Sande, a certified cheese professional, shares her knowledge and love of cheese with customers at Valley Cheese and Wine, which she and her husband, Bob Howald, opened 10 years ago in Henderson. (L.E. Baskow/staff)

Cheese has been a part of my life since I was a kid. We had a cabin in a tiny little town in Wisconsin. When we’d go to the cabin, my brother wanted to go water skiing. I just wanted to go to the cheese factory. — kristin sande, certified cheese professional

a cheese professional. It’s sort of like the cheese version of a sommelier. How do you become a certified cheese professional? It’s a computerized, multiple-choice test, and it’s administered by the same people who administer the bar exam for attorneys. I seriously studied for about three months. You have to have a true overall view of the cheese industry. You have to know things like the science behind cheesemaking, animal husbandry, types of cheese worldwide, lactation cycles, FDA and USDA regulations, wine pairings and restaurant cheese service. What sparked your interest in cheese? Cheese has been a part of my life since I was a kid. We had a cabin in a tiny little town in Wisconsin. When we’d go to the cabin, my brother wanted to go water

skiing. I just wanted to go to the cheese factory. I have worked in cheese retail, wholesale and in restaurants. Do you make your own cheese? I’ve made cheese, but I have never been a professional cheesemaker, nor do I have a desire. It’s truly backbreaking work. I have so much respect for them. What’s your favorite type of cheese? That’s like picking your favorite kid! It’s pretty hard to do. It depends on what category, but I happen to love gooey, soft ones. I love Robiola from Italy. It’s soft, kind of like a Brie. As far as everyday cooking, I can’t imagine not having Gruyére or Parmigiano-Reggiano in the fridge. What’s the most underrated cheese? Gruyére. People forget about it, or

they don’t know how to pronounce it. It’s from the Gruyére region in Switzerland, and it’s one of the most ancient cheeses. It’s legally protected. It’s still made by teeny, tiny farms and generations of cheesemakers. You can get young and aged. You can cook with it. It’s a traditional fondue cheese, but it’s an amazing table cheese, as well. Where is the cheese industry headed in the United States? We are exporting some Americanmade cheese to Europe, which is pretty amazing. Our cheese industry really is where the American wine industry was, say, 20 years ago. We’re showing that we can actually make really phenomenal cheese. We’re not a joke anymore. When I first started going to the American Cheese Society’s conference about 17 years ago, there were only like 220 cheeses entered into a competition. This past year, there were just under 1,700 American artisan cheeses entered. Isn’t cheese bad for your health? The problem is that people eat too much. And I’m guilty of that too, because it tastes good. I think the bad rap comes because it is somewhat high in fat and higher in calories, but it’s super nutritious, packed with calcium, vitamins and minerals.

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jack-of-all-trades is a trump card for the wsop J

By Samantha Rea

special to the sunday

ack Effel is vice president of international poker operations and director of the World Series of Poker. Starting his career as a poker dealer, Effel put himself through school as a working parent and earned a bachelor’s degree in real estate and finance, and a master’s degree in hospitality. He moved to Las Vegas from Memphis 10 years ago to work for the WSOP, where he’s involved in all aspects of the brand worldwide, on and offline. How did you become head of the WSOP? I speak both languages — poker and corporate. There were lots of people lobbying for this position, but the guys who knew about poker didn’t understand corporate structure or business. I had been involved in poker events since the World Poker Open back in Tunica, Miss., plus I had my degrees. Did you ever imagine y ou’d be in this position? No, I wanted to be Donald Trump. I thought I was going to be a real estate tycoon and manage multimillion-dollar buildings. How do you handle an event as big as the WSOP? Once it starts, it’s execution time; the planning is over. You try to be as proactive as you can, but you also try to be as reactive as you can when things don’t go as planned. You try to do damage control when things falter or fall apart, whether that’s tournaments not running on schedule or not having enough personnel or having a major blow-up situation. How important is collaboration? I’m in the public eye, so I get the blame and the credit for what we do, but I don’t take it all

Effel’s favorite mottos are “Proper planning leads to flawless execution” and “The secret of success is when preparation meets opportunity.”

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2015 WORLD SERIES OF POKER MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE When: Nov. 8-.10. Play begins at 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Payouts: 1st: $7.68 million 2nd: $4.47 million 3rd: $3.4 million 4th: $2.61 million

Where: Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio On TV: ESPN and ESPN2 will air the action on a short delay to adhere to Nevada gaming laws.

5th: $1.91 million 6th: $1.43 million 7th: $1.2 million 8th: $1.1 million 9th: $1 million

The tournament began in July with 6,420 players who paid a $10,000 entry fee to compete in what’s considered poker’s world championship.

final table Chip counts

Joe McKeehen

63.1M

Zvi Stern

29.8M

Neil Blumenfield

22M

McKeehen, a 24-year old professional from Philadelphia, will enter the final table with the largest lead since the WSOP went to the delayed “November Nine” format in 2008. He holds more than 32 percent of the chips in play after a rush of cards on the final of eight days played in July.

Jack Effel, director of the World Series of Poker, set his sights on becoming a real estate magnate in the mold of Donald Trump, but instead has become one of the most influential men in the poker world. (staff file)

on myself. This is a major business with a lot of people behind the scenes, pulling a lot of triggers, making things happen. I work with these individuals so I know what they contribute, and I value their perspectives. None of this would be possible without a really good team, which I have. In the early days, I had people who knew poker, but they lacked other skills. I replaced them with guys who had business acumen, supervisory skills and people skills — and I taught them poker. Charlie, who works on the floor for me, used to run special events for the Cincinnati Bengals. I hired a guy who used to be a host — he was real good with people. I hired a guy who was one of my first poker managers because he was just so good at operations. Now there’s a handful of us who make the decisions, but we’re very humble and open to feedback from players, colleagues and employees. What hours do you work? During events like the WSOP, I typically work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; on weekends, I can be there until 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. During the Main Event, I’ll work until midnight, then be back at 8 a.m. The WSOP is a beast. I had one day off this summer. By the end of the competition, I was groggy, sore and fatigued. During quieter periods, I’ll work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. I might have to go on a business trip for the weekend,

Pierre Neuville

21M

Max Steinberg

20.2M

Tom Cannuli

Josh Beckley

12.2M

11.8M

Two of the three players closest behind McKeehen could break a streak of seven consecutive years of a professional winning poker’s world championship. Blumenfield is a 61-year-old from San Francisco who works in the software industry and plays poker as a hobby. Neuville, 71, could become the oldest winner in the history of the event. The Belgium native had a long career as a board-game creator before retiring and taking up poker.

but if I’m in town, I’ll spend the weekend at home with my family. It’s the only chance I get, because during the week it’s hard to turn things off, even at night. How important is work-life balance? You have only so much time in life to build your career and spend time with your children while they’re young and spend time with your wife while you’re young and do things in life that you want to do. Knowing I have a wife and children who love me, who are excited to see me when I come home, that keeps me grounded and is the most important thing. If I don’t get the balance right, my wife will say, “Hey, you’re not focusing enough here.” I think men need that in their lives. Who inspires you? My wife, Elisha. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in. She inspired me to pursue this career, she pushed me to reach out and say: “Hey, give me a shot.” There’s this idea that if you’re talented, people will come and find you, but I don’t necessarily think that’s the case. If there’s something you want in life, you have to go after it, and my wife helped me see that. What do you do in your free time? My wife and I love to go to the movies. If we’re not on some goofy diet, we’ll buy pop-

Patrick Chan

6.2M

Federico Butteroni

6.2M

There are no big-name professionals at the final table this year, but Steinberg, 27, is the most recognizable presence. The lone Las Vegas local has won a previous WSOP championship bracelet and finished 131st in the Main Event two years ago.

corn and candy. We love to go to nice restaurants and have a good meal. We like good food — Del Frisco’s, Morton’s, Lawry’s. We eat to our mood, so sometimes it’s a burger, sometimes it’s barbecue or Mexican food. How do you relax? I love to spend peaceful, quality time with my wife, away from the stress of changing diapers and chasing kids. We can sit in the car, and that’s a great time because we’re both so busy. It might sound boring, but for us, it works because life is stressful. Having time to hear your thoughts, process your feelings and be a human being, that’s magical. We go through life searching for those moments, but they don’t come as often as you think. So I focus on my breathing, my surroundings, my wife, my kids and my health. I enjoy being a husband and a father. Those are the things that are important. Those are the magical moments. What do you see in your future? I have aspirations to get my Ph.D.; I just have to figure out how to pencil it in. I’d like a doctorate in business or hospitality, and eventually I want to teach. If I wasn’t running the WSOP, I’d be a teacher. I’d work at the university and find some really cool research to get involved with. I’d hang out with a bunch of intellectuals and try to learn something.

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CASINO PROMOTIONS CANNERY

Mystery multiplier Date: Tuesdays Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk to receive up to 10x points and 20 drawing entries. U-Pick Turkey Time Date: Nov. 15 Information: Earn 300 base points and receive a $5 Smith’s card or $5 slot play. U-Pick prize day Date: Nov. 1, 8, 22 and 29 Information: Earn 300 base points and receive a $5 Wal-Mart card or $5 in slot play. Free Play Frenzy Date: Wednesdays in November Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Loyalty card members playing on any slot machine could win $10 in free play. It’s possible to win multiple times. 600 Points to Prizes Date: Thursdays and Fridays Information: Earn 600 points over two days and receive a gift. Nov. 5-6: food processor. Nov. 12-13: set of tumblers. Nov. 19-20: electric knife. Nov. 26-27: Skechers watch. Turkey Whirl cash drawing Date: Saturdays in November Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn 100 same-day base slot points to receive a drawing entry. Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for 25 free entries. Swipe your loyalty card on Nov. 27 to receive 50 entries. Top prize is $2,000.

Information: Win $75 or more in the bonus round on a penny slot for a tournament spot. Win up to $200. Monthly Wheel of Cash drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: Begins at 7 p.m. Information: One player will be chosen every half-hour to win up to $3,000.

DOWNTOWN GRAND

$250K Grand slot tournament Date: Qualifying began Oct. 1. Players who qualify will be notified the following month and will be given the choice of two semifinal session dates on which to play. Information: Players with loyalty cards can enter one of four ways: Hit a jackpot of $1,200; earn 2,500 base slot points in a calendar month; be the top slot point earner of the day; or be selected in a drawing. All members with recorded play will be entered into a weekly drawing conducted at 10 p.m. every Saturday. The final tournament will be in December.

M Resort

Two Ticket Touchdown drawing Date: Earn tickets through Jan. 3; drawing is Jan. 23 Information: Earn one entry for every natural four of a kind on a maximum bet on any 25-cent or higher bar-top video poker machine at the M Bar, casino bar or 32 Degrees Draft Bar. The grand prize is two tickets to the Super Bowl and a $2,500 Visa gift card.

Sippin’ Saturdays Date: Nov. 7 and 21 Information: Earn 200 points and receive your choice of one bottle of red wine, white wine or Champagne.

$40,000 Harvest Happenings table games giveaway Date: Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 p.m. Information: Receive drawing tickets while playing table games. Thursday’s top prize is $1,000. Saturday’s top prize is $3,000.

Stocking Stuffer Saturday Date: Nov. 14 and 28 Information: Earn 150 same-day base points and receive either a set of flashlights or a pocket watch.

PALMS

Football Frenzy kiosk game Date: Through Jan. 2 Information: Earn 50 slot points to make one pick per week. Top prize is $2,500.

EMERALD ISLAND

Video reel double-double bonus Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 4-8 p.m.

$40,000 Gobble Gobble drawing Date: Fridays through Nov. 27 Time: 7 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets with slot play. Earn 2x entries from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and 5x entries from 8 to 11:59 p.m. Ten winners will be selected with a maximum prize of $3,000. Activate at least 10 base drawing tickets to receive a $10 bonus in slot play the following Saturday. Play for Prizes — High Tech Date: Nov. 2-13

Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Best Buy and McDonald’s. Gift giveaways Date: Saturdays and Sundays in November Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker on gift days between 12:01 a.m. and 6:59 p.m. Swipe your card at any kiosk and redeem the receipt for gifts. Nov. 1: cutting board saver; Nov. 7: tea light oil warmer; Nov. 8: electric hand mixer; Nov. 14: wine tool set; Nov. 15: mini crockpot; Nov. 21: twopack light sensors; Nov. 22: two-slice toaster; Nov. 28: glass set; Nov. 29: shower gel set. Point multipliers Date: Saturdays in November Time: 7-10 p.m. Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels. Earn 2x points on video poker.

SILVERTON

Second chance football drawings Date: Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays Information: Loyalty card members who place their nonwinning sports wagers in the drawing drum next to the sportsbook will receive one entry into the drawing. Drawings are at halftime during Thursday, Sunday and Monday night NFL games. One winner will receive $250 cash and a $250 Town Square gift card. Valid only on sports wagers with a $5 minimum bet.

EL CORTEZ

Free Play Frenzy for Jackpot Winners Date: Ongoing Information: Players who win a jackpot of $200 or more on a slot machine, a jackpot of $200 or more on a nickel or lower video poker machine, a jackpot of $300 or more on 10-cent or higher video poker machine or a jackpot of $200 or more on live keno will receive $10 to $1,000 in play.

ARIZONA CHARLIE’S

Ticket to Ride weekly table games drawing Date: Fridays through Nov. 13. Time: 8:45 p.m. Information: Three winners will be chosen each week, with a top prize of $500. If the top prize is unclaimed, it will roll over to the next week.

Second chance drawings Date: Mondays through Dec. 28 Information: Receive a drawing ticket for every $10 losing NFL bet. Drawings will be conducted after halftime of Monday Night Football. Four winners will be chosen each week. The top prize is $500. Holiday gift card giveaway Date: Nov. 10-22 Information: Receive a $25 gift card for every 2,500 base points earned. Available gift cards include Wal-Mart, Target, Smith’s and more. Ticket to Ride table games drawing Date: Nov. 6 and 13 Information: Earn tickets playing table games. Three winners will be chosen each week with a top prize of $500. If the top prize is unclaimed, it rolls over to the next week. Gift giveaway Date: Saturdays and Sundays in November Time: 11 a.m., 1, 7 and 9 p.m. Information: All single bingo winners will receive a mystery gift. Fourth annual Feed a Family Date: Nov. 1-Dec. 15 Information: Loyalty card members can donate as many points as they choose; for every 12,000 points contributed, Arizona Charlie’s will donate a food basket to a local family.

Golden gate and the d

Reelin’ Your Way to Mexico Date: Through April 30 Time: 8 p.m. Information: Loyalty card members can earn drawing entries playing blackjack, keno, slots or video poker. Drawings at The D will be Nov. 30, Jan. 31 and March 31. Drawings at the Golden Gate will be Oct. 31, Dec. 30, Feb. 29 and April 30. The grand prize is a cruise July 17-21 to Mexico.

BOYD GAMING

Pick the Pros Date: Through NFL season Information: There will be a $30,000 prize pool every week of the NFL season in this free contest. Players select the winners of each week’s slate of games, straight up, and winners are selected by the number of correct picks. If there is only one top performer during a given week, that player wins the entire $30,000 prize pool. If there is a tie among multiple players, one player will be selected randomly to receive $10,000, while

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the remaining winners will split a $20,000 pool.

Westgate

Rockin’ 777 slot tournament Date: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Free for loyalty club members. The top five winners will receive $100 in slot play.

William Hill race & sports Book

Pro Pick ’em football contest Date: Weekly contest Information: Pick winning teams to collect a share of $13,000 in prizes each week of football season. Each entry costs $25.

Silver sevens

Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries with play. First prize is $1,000.

STATION CASINOS

$750,000 Free Gridiron Glory football contest Date: Ongoing Information: At a kiosk, make your selections and track your progress throughout the contest with a personalized “team helmet” that gains yardage across the football field with each correct pick. Receive instant prizes, including points and free play, each time a touchdown is scored. A total of $750,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes.

Jokers Wild

Play $5, Get $5 Date: Wednesday Information: Loyalty card members who play $5 will receive $5 in play added to their account. 25x point Sundays Date: Sundays Information: Receive 25x points on your first 500 base points.

Rampart Casino

Red Zone to Riches $50,000 football kiosk contest Date: Ongoing Information: The top three winners each week will share $1,000. First pick is free. Earn 250 base points to receive a second pick. Football Widows Date: Sundays through Jan. 3 Information: Receive discounts on cabana rentals, spa treatments and

more. Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be chosen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit. $6,500 Galleons of Gold mid-month drawing Date: Second Wednesday of the month  Information: Players who earn 2,000 base points during the previous calendar month can participate in the following month’s drawing. Ten winners will be chosen.

Club Fortune

Top of the Hill daily slot tournament Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: First place is $500.

GOLDEN NUGGET

New player rewards Date: Ongoing Information: Sign up for a players card and earn 20 points to spin to win up to $1,000 in play.

SOUTH POINT

50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to Club Card members 50 and older. The first entry is free with a swipe at a club kiosk; collect a second by earning 250 points and a third by earning 500 points. The top prize is $1,500; the total prize pool is $5,200. Pro football game of the week cash giveaway Date and time: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and 1:15 p.m. Sundays Information: Poker players will be selected randomly every time there is a score for a chance to win $50 for a field goal, $100 for a touchdown or $200 for a safety. Pro football team jersey drawings Date: Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays Time: 10 p.m. Information: One poker player will be selected to win a football jersey. Pro football squares Date and time: 1:25 p.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m. Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays Information: Poker players in the first no-limit hold ’em and 2–4

poker games of the day can earn one football square for aces full, four of a kind, straight flush or royal flush card hands. The selected squares at the end of the first, second and third quarters will receive $50, and the square selected after the final score will receive $100.

ALIANTE

$25,000 Pro Day Parlay football contest Date: Through Dec. 30 Information: The 17-week contest will award 10 winners each week. Select the most winning teams to win a share of $1,475 in free play. Aliante Armada kiosk game Date: November Information: Guess the location of 12 ships on your personalized kiosk game board to win up to $5,000. Earn 150 reel points, 300 video poker points or a $10 rated average bet for one hour to receive additional tries. $185,000 Aliante Armada drawings Date: Saturdays in November Time: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Information: At the 7:15 p.m. drawing, two guests will get a chance to win up to $10,000. Prizes double at 9:15 p.m. Three-year anniversary giveaway Date: November Information: Earn 100 reel points, 300 video poker points or a $10 rated average bet for one hour to receive an anniversary T-shirt. $4,000 Mobile Hot Seats Date: Tuesdays in November Time: Hourly from 5 to 9 p.m. Information: Four players will win $100 in slot play. $12,500 Mobile Hot Seats Date: Sundays Time: Hourly from noon to 5 p.m. Information: Five players will win $50 in slot play; 10 players will win $100 in slot play.

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Information: Earn 2,500 points or pay $10 per session. The top prize is $350 in slot play.

SUNCOAST

$16,000 poker football squares Date: Through Jan. 3 Information: Earn squares for each ace-high flush or better. Win up to $1,000 per week.

SLS

$500,000 Our House is Your House giveaway Date: Sundays in November Time: 4 and 7 p.m. Information: Ten players will be selected to choose one of 10 prizes, including the grand prize of remodeling their home. Additionally, winners will receive a key for the Grand Finale House Drawing in December. To participate, players must earn 25 slot or video points or have a rated average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game. Double entries can be earned Monday through Thursday. $500,000 Our House is Your House giveaway Date: Sundays through December Time: 7 p.m. Information: Ten people will choose one of 10 prizes; the grand prize pays your mortgage. Additionally, winners will be eligible for a grand finale house drawing in December. The top 10 point earners in October will be eligible for the December drawing. To participate, players must earn 25 slot or video points or have an average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game. Double entries can be earned Monday through Thursday.

Gift giveaway Date: Nov. 6, 13 and 25 Information: Earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points and receive a free gift.

Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x points on slot machines.

$40,000 Free Play Frenzy Date: Saturdays in November Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Information: Loyalty card members can receive free play every 15 minutes by playing their card in a slot machine.

$2,500 senior slot tournament Date: Nov. 9 Time: Noon-4 p.m. Information: Open to loyalty cardholders 50 and older.

Point multiplier Date: Thursdays in November Information: Earn 3x points on video poker and 10x points on slot machines.

PLAZA

Eldorado

777 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Time: 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.

25x point Wednesdays Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 25x points on your first 500 base points.

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The glass is mostly full, but the right says it’s empty

mong the roles of newspapers is to publish editorials that generate healthy, constructive community conversations and to influence public opinion on certain issues of the day. Sound conclusions should be based on facts and logic. Today, we pose this question: What is it about the ideologically cemented, cynical, conservative media that they are so bent on finding fault in good news and, despite the facts, clutches to their denial of global warming? Our question is prompted by a recent editorial in another newspaper that nonsensically suggests that something untoward is occurring at the sprawling Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System alongside Interstate 15 just inside California. The facility, the biggest of its sort in the world, is distinguished for its 173,500 sun-tracking mirrors that continuously reflect and concentrate sunlight at boilers atop three 450-foot-high towers. The end game: The heat boils

the water to produce steam that turns turbines to generate electricity. It’s a far different process than the use of photovoltaic cells, typically assembled as panels to generate electricity in the retail market. The Ivanpah facility has been criticized by the right for having had to rely on the federal government for tax abatements and loan guarantees to launch. Such criticism might as well be applied to government’s long history of investing in and incubating technology for the good of all. But we digress. The solar facility opened in February 2014 and, by design, included the use of natural gas to fully accomplish its mission. The natural gas-fired burners maintain the solar plant’s boilers at a proper temperature when there is cloud cover or during the overnight hours, so that in the morning, the sun’s rays can take over and quickly bring the water to boiling. On occasion, natural gas also is used to produce electricity overnight, when

there is demand for it. A California newspaper recently wrote about how the solar plant leans on natural gas, which releases carbon dioxide but is the cleanest-burning among the fossil fuels. That article prompted Nevada’s most conservative newspaper to write an editorial Oct. 25 beneath the headline, “Clean energy’s dirty truth at the Ivanpah solar facility.” It damned the solar plant as “a polluter.” That’s like criticizing a Toyota Prius or any other hybrid vehicle for contributing to the carbon footprint and global warming while praising it for its miserly use of gasoline. “Cute Prius you got yourself there. Fifty miles a gallon, eh? Surprised you bought one, though. It’s a polluter, you know.” Just as hybrid vehicles use gasoline to boost performance as needed, so too does Ivanpah use natural gas as needed. California energy officials say the operators of Ivanpah stay within their licensing agreement to use 5 percent or less natural gas and 95 per-

cent or more solar energy to produce electricity. So it’s still a net-cleanenergy operation — by far. But leave it to the ultra-conservative, climate-change-denying, ideologically bankrupt media to complain, as one did, without merit: “If green energy isn’t as green as its advocates claim, then it stands to reason that the climate change alarmism that drives green energy mandates isn’t honest policy, either.” To reach such a tortured conclusion — that green energy advocates are fibbing, so therefore climate change is bogus — is so totally devoid of logic and intellectual honesty, it is laughable. These people continue to put their heads in the shale in rejecting the reality of global warming. The Ivanpah solar plant certainly weighs in on the green side of the environment. For a newspaper to stubbornly and blindly adhere to its ideology and clutch to a denial of reality is deeply troubling and doing a disservice to its readers.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, November 1 Health fair for uninsured Nevadans: Nevada residents seeking high-quality, income-appropriate health insurance can attend an open enrollment fair. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free, College of Southern Nevada, West Charleston Campus, 6375 W. Charleston Blvd., nevadahealthlink. com. Hammargren open house: Tour the former lieutenant governor’s home, filled with thousands of relics, museum pieces and artifacts. Las Vegas entertainers also will perform. 11 a.m.-4 p.m, $15, children 12 and under are free, 4318 Ridgecrest Drive, 702-451-8444. Day of the Dead night: Celebrate the Day of the Dead during the last day of HallOVeen. 5:30-9 p.m., $12 for adults, $10 for children, the Magical Forest, Opportunity Village, Oakey Campus, 6300 W. Oakey Blvd., opportunityvillage.org.

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*To make the caramelized banana slice, cut a 1/2-inch slice of fresh banana and pour brown sugar on one side. Using a crème brûlée torch, burn the sugar until it melts. Once cool, pierce with a cocktail pick. Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.

“Life in Death: Day of the Dead” festival: This two-day event will feature displays, an art exhibit, performances, craft sales, food vendors and more in honor of the Mexican holiday El Dia de los Muertos. 5 p.m., free, Winchester Cultural Center and Park, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. *Also: Nov. 2.

Tuesday, November 3 “Three Poets”: The Black Mountain Institute will showcase three UNLV poets releasing new collections. 7-8:30 p.m., free, UNLV, Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building, Room 101, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, blackmountaininstitute.org.

Wednesday, November 4 Nurse training: Nurses and other health care professionals can learn about caring for older LGBT adults. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $50, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Las Vegas, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-733-9800, thecenterlv.org/ heale. Red Bull Global Rallycross: The Red Bull GRC season will wrap up with a marquee motorsports event. 3:30 p.m., $35-$65, Village Lot, 3839 Giles St., tixr.com/groups/ redbullgrc.

A skull decorates a portion of an altar at a previous year’s “Life and Death: Day of the Dead” festival at Winchester Park. (steve marcus/staff file)

“Fabricating the Fantasy”: Experts will trace the evolution of interior designs in themed Las Vegas resorts and explain how they relate to and are influenced by casino signs and facades. Registration required. 6:30-8 p.m., free, Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, neonmuseum.org.

Thursday, November 5 Green Chefs farmers market: Shop for local and regional produce, plants, herbs, homemade baked goods, honey and more. Cash only. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Springs Preserve, Desert Living Center Courtyard, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., thegreenchefs.com. Bake-Off: Adults age 50 and older can compete in a bake-off. Registration required. 11:30 a.m., $3, Derfelt Senior Center, Lorenzi Park, 3333 W. Washington Ave., 702-2296601. Violin concert: Jaroslav Sveceny will play with pianist Vaclav Macha. 2-4 p.m., $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. William Hill Estate wine dinner: Downtown Summerlin will celebrate fall with a four-course meal paired with wines. 6:30 p.m., $45, Crave American Kitchen and Sushi Bar, 10970 Rosemary Park Drive, 702-878-5505. Las Vegas Stories: “The Remarkable Life of Kirk Kerkorian”: Author David Schwartz will discuss the life of Kirk Kerkorian, the multibillionaire casino tycoon. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-5073459.

Friday, November 6 Coffee with the Councilman: Join Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers to talk about Ward 2, the city or anything else of interest to the community. 7:30-9 a.m., free, Einstein Bros. Bagels, 9031 W. Sahara Ave., 702-254-0919. Frittata breakfast: Adults age 50 and older can enjoy a frittata with ham and roasted peppers, fruit, toast, juice and coffee. Register by Nov. 3. 8:30 a.m., $5, Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702-229-1600. Sydney Evan trunk show: Meet the Sydney Evan jewelry team and create a custom charm necklace to purchase. Noon-6 p.m., free entry, Bags, Belts and Baubles, Wynn, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-770-3555. *Also: Nov. 7. Homecoming Parade Town Square Takeover: One of the oldest homecoming traditions at UNLV, students will build and showcase floats. 1-6 p.m., free, Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, unlv.edu. Penny Carnival: Children ages 4 to 14 can play penny games, eat 25-cent popcorn, sno-cones and cotton candy, eat 50-cent hot dogs and enjoy music, contests, face painting and more. 4-6 p.m., free, East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., 702-229-1515. Dia de los Muertos celebration: Theater and dance performances, face painting, sugar skull decorating and an art exhibition. 4-9 p.m., $8-$10 for adults, $5-$6 for children, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., springspreserve. org. *Also: Nov. 7-8.

LIFE Women in the Fire Service: A three-day class for women interested in a career as a firefighter. Attendance required for all three days. 6-9 p.m., free, Henderson Fire Training Center, 401 Parkson Road, 702-267-2280. *Also: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 7-8

Saturday, November 7 Day on the Water: Operate a canoe or kayak; boats, paddles, life vests and snacks are included. Bring a sack lunch and sunscreen. Families are welcome, but anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., $25 per person, meet at Sunset Park for a 7 a.m. shuttle to Boulder Beach, 2601 E. Sunset Road, clarkcountynv.gov. Nostalgia Street Rods Classic Car Show: More than 200 classic cars, street rods, muscle cars, custom vehicles and hot rod bikes will be displayed. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Nostalgia Street Rods, 5375 Cameron St., 702-876-3652. One Run: This 5K and 1-mile walk or run benefits five community organizations. 8:30 a.m., $25 for adults, $15 for children 12 and under, the Green, Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, onerunlasvegas. com. Break A Holiday Sweat Aerobithon: A pre-holiday, three-hour workout that will include one hour

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of Zumba, one hour of strength and core training, and one hour of yoga and stretching. Water and healthy snacks will be provided. Bring your own yoga mat. 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $3 per person, Dula Gymnasium, 441 E. Bonanza Road, 702-229-6307. Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival: Celebrate comic book culture with panel discussions and workshops, film screenings and more. 9:30 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459. UNLV homecoming football game: Come out for an afternoon of football and festivities as the Rebels take on the Univeristy of Hawaii. 3 p.m., $24-$69, Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Road, unlvtickets. com. Stroll & Toast: Enjoy an evening of wine and beer tasting, food sampling and music. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Light of the World Childhood Cancer Foundation. 5-7 p.m., $30-$40, the District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive, 702-564-8595. Izel Ballet Folklorico: The ballet group will take audiences on a trip through Mexico. Dance troupe Wa-Kushma will appear as a special guest. 6:30-8:30 p.m., $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

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Jetpack America is a popular attraction in Pahrump that simulates flight for riders, who are connected to a personal watercraft as they “fly” above a man-made lake. (mike stotts/special to the Sunday)

Word is out about Pahrump Marketing efforts are starting to pay off for small town between Las Vegas and Death Valley By Valerie Miller | Special to the Sunday

You are 60 miles west of Las Vegas and 60 miles east of Death Valley. Where are you? ¶ Answer: In Pahrump, exactly where Arlette Ledbetter wants you to be. ¶ Ledbetter, Pahrump’s tourism director, spearheaded a campaign in 2010 to publicize the town smack in between Death Valley and Las Vegas. Until then, Pahrump had been largely a well-kept secret. The town had no visitors’ website; promotional brochures encouraged tourists to call a 1-800 number pahru m p, Continued on page 53

Number of stores Fresh & Easy is closing in California, Arizona and Nevada after struggling to attract customers. The closings means 3,000 employees will be laid off.

$75M

Amount Caesars Entertainment Corp. will pay to renovate the Roman Tower at Caesars Palace, despite being in the midst of bankruptcy reorganization.

11.5%

Decrease in new-home sales nationally from August to September, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. A total of 468,000 new homes were sold, the lowest number since November 2014.

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Packages FedEx expects to handle between Black Friday and Christmas this year, a 12.4 percent increase from last year and a record-breaking volume.

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A number of health care providers joined Southwest Medical Associates. Nurse practitiobeavers burchill ner Jeana Beavers specializes in adult medicine at the Nellis Health Center, 540 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas. powell leaphartDr. Casey st. cloud Burchill, a podiatrist, works at the Rancho/ Charleston Health Center, 2316 W. Charleston Blvd., Las avram tanner Vegas. Dr. Candance LeaphartSt. Cloud specializes in obstetrics/gynecology and Dr. Ruby Bhullar saville d. nguyen specializes in adult medicine at the Siena Health Center, 2845 Siena Heights Drive, Henderson. Dr. Tanisha san jose uncab Powell, a pediatrician, also works at the Siena Health Center. Advanced practice registered nurse Susan Tanner, who specializes in inpatient care and skilled nursing, and nurse practirioners Joselito San Jose, Cori Saville and Alvin Uncab work at the Home Care Plus division, 2704 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Dr. Mirit Avram specializes in internal medicine at the Pahrump Health Center, 2210 E. Calvada Blvd., Pahrump. Dr. Daniel Nguyen specializes in adult medicine at the Montecito Health Center, 7061 Grand Montecito Parkway, Las Vegas. Physician assistant Carlos Vasquez specializes in urgent care at the Rancho Urgent Care Center, 888 S. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas. Physician assistant Elena Zalan specializes in urgent care at the Valle Verde Convenient Care Center, 75 Valle Verde Drive, Henderson. Vince Telles, senior vice president of Bank of Nevada, was appointed chairman of the Bishop Gorman Advisory Council. Telles has been a member of the council since 2006. The Nevada Association of Reators officers for 2016 are David R. Tina, president, owner telles and managing broker of Urban Nest Realty; Greg Martin, president-elect; Mark

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technical consultancy, partnered with Gambling Indaba, a trade conference and expo in Africa, to provide training.

Jacob Gallegos, Julia Lopez, Shahab Zargari and Kevin Sanders launched the Higher Ground creative agency.

Meadow Valley Contractors Inc. is building the Exit 118 Interchange on Interstate 15. It includes a diamond interchange at Milepost 118 and an extension of Lower Flat Top Drive. Gaudin Porsche opened near the 215 Beltway and Rainbow Boulevard.

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Dr. Bard Coats is market president at HealthCare Partners sanders zargari Nevada. He previously was executive vice president of clinical operations at HealthCare Partners Nevada. Nina Radetich is director of marketing and communications at the Animal Foundation. Eloy Martinez is senior director of government relations at the American Gaming Association. Martinez worked as director of outreach and staff director for the Senate Democratic Steering radetich and Outreach Committee under Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. The AGA also hired former Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford as a strategic communications consultant. Caitlyn Belcher is a media relations specialist at Vegas PBS. Belcher assists with public relations, social media and marketing. Geoff Edlund is president of Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters and Jake Tomlin belcher is president of Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines. Edlund will continue to serve as general manager of Nevada helicopter operations and Tomlin will maintain his position as general manager of Nevada fixed-wing operations. Edlund is the grandson of Elling Halvorson, who founded the company. Tomlin is the nephew of CEO Brenda Halvorson and part of the family’s third generation of company leadership. Kayla-Jo Rosoff is development and marketing coordinator for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Joe Lopez is sales manager at the Ogden and Mark Bunton is sales operations manager for all DK Las Vegas properties. DK Las Vegas owns five condomini- rosoff um developments: the Ogden, One Las Vegas, Juhl, Loft5 and Spanish Palms. The South Point Arena and Equestrian Center partnered with Star Nursery to create a custom entrance for 1,200 climate-controlled stalls. The Star Nursery Walk of Stars leads into the main arena, as well as two new arenas in the Priefert Pavilion. Upgrades to the facility include new lighting, murals, trees, bushes, artificial grass and railroad ties. BMM Testlabs, a gaming testing laboratory and

Zuu Fitness opened at 4985 S. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas. The Keep Memory Alive Event Center won a Venue of Excellence award from the Wedding Industry Professionals Association. Inna Gadda di Pizza and Pawn Donut & Coffee are tenants at Rick Harrison’s Pawn Plaza. Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and UNLV received $11.1 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to fund a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. The fiveyear funding commitment is the first COBRE grant awarded in Southern Nevada and will pay for three resource cores and three research projects related to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. The International School of Hospitality launched a Certified Hotel Concierge credential, which establishes a global professional standard for hotel concierges. The credentialing program is the result of a joint effort among the school, Les Clefs d’Or USA and the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. UNLV tied for second place in U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Ethnic Diversity listing, a jump from sixth last year. UNLV has placed in the top 10 for the past five years. 2015 HealthInsight Quality Award recipients include MountainView and Southern Hills hospitals in Las Vegas and North Vista Hospital in North Las Vegas. HealthInsight Quality Award recipients are selected for demonstrating high-quality health care and excellence in performance on publicly reported Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality-of-care measures and patients’ perception of care measures. The Governor’s Office of Energy awarded property tax incentives to 11 Caesars Entertainment resorts for introducing energy and water savings measures. The resorts received the incentive after meeting state regulations and receiving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver or Gold equivalencies from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Las Vegas properties that received incentives are Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Harrah’s, Paris, Linq, Planet Hollywood and Rio. FirstService Residential provides HOA management services for Chapel Hill Homeowners’ Association. The gated community has 280 condominium units at Fort Apache and Russell roads. ChiAm, a fast casual Chinese restaurant that specializes in dim sum, opened at 6010 W. Craig Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas. Raising Cane’s opened at 3535 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. Panattoni Development Co. and Hillwood Investment Properties partnered to develop a speculative bulk warehouse facility at South 15 Airport Park. The 480,000-square-foot building will be on a 28-acre site. The South 15 Airport Center, directly east of the Henderson Executive Airport, already is home to a 320,000-square-foot FedEx Ground facility.

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Q&A with richard justiana

Private banker’s interests go beyond the wealthy As a child, Richard Justiana was in awe of the professional atmosphere in old-fashioned banks. As an adult, Justiana has spent nearly 30 years working in the banking industry and recently became vice president and senior private banking officer at the Private Bank by Nevada State Bank. Justiana works to establish private banking relationships with affluent members of the community but spends much of his personal time helping families in need through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. What is the best business advice you’ve received, and from whom did it come? When I first started my career in western New York with Marine Midland Bank, my branch manager told me, “Treat every customer as you would want your mother treated, with kindness and respect.” That applies whether you work in a retail branch or in private banking. Clients expect and appreciate that level of courtesy and service. It’s a step in building a longterm client relationship. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? I would improve the quality of our educational system and the way our Richard Justiana recently started a new chapter in his long banking career, communities view their role in this joining the private banking team at Nevada State Bank. (mikayla whitmore/staff) area. Parents and extended family intense workouts you could imagine, advice as they grow their wealth. members must play a more active role coupled with the most relaxing and Many times, people end up missing in children’s education. Teachers can spiritual feeling. The people who atout on some great investment only do so much. tend the classes are from all walks of opportunities and long-term estate A few years back, I might have added life, but they all are there for one reaplanning services. the arts. But today, I’m excited with the son, which is to be healthy and relaxed. continued growth of cultural activities I also enjoy winter sports. I gave up Is it more difficult to assist in our community, like the downtown skiing and switched to snowboarding a clients who have high incomes? Arts District and the phenomenal few years ago to enjoy more time with Not at all. We just know that these Smith Center for the Performing Arts. my sons. I hope to be able to continue people are very busy earning this high The addition of a major art museum that for a few more years before I have income and might require additional would be ideal. to switch back to skiing. attention from their banker. Building a relationship with our clients is based What has been your Blackberry, iPhone or Android? on trust, and they need to know that most exciting professional I was a Blackberry guy for the lonthey can count on us to provide the project to date? gest time, but my kids eventually conpersonal attention and professional Prior to my new role, I had the opvinced me to change to an iPhone a few expertise they require. Many times, portunity to help introduce a private years back. it’s as simple as having someone they bank to another institution in Las Vecan call directly when they have an imgas. It was exciting to introduce a new Describe your mediate need. brand to the market. I learned quite a management style. bit from that experience — everything I learned a long time ago that you What are you reading? from building construction to product cannot be an expert in every area, nor I am re-reading “Cutting For Stone” creation for a wide range of affluent should you want to be. The idea is to by Abraham Verghese and “A Course people. I built some amazing relationhave a team that can help to identify Called Ireland” by Tom Coyne. ships, and many of those people are the needs of clients, pull together the still with me today. right resources to serve them and proWhat do you do after work? vide results. I have always tried to find a balance What is the most common between work and play. I have realmistake people make in What do you enjoy most ized as I’ve gotten older that playtime managing their finances? about volunteering with has to include exercise. My wife introThe biggest mistakes I see are from the Make-A-Wish Foundation duced me to hot yoga about a year ago, those who do nothing to manage their of Southern Nevada? and while at first I was apprehensive, finances, even at the simplest level, Seeing the immediate results of your I found it to be one of the best, most including not seeking professional

work. The joy in the faces of the kids and their families is overwhelming. You can be having a tough day, but the moment you switch gears and focus on a Make-A-Wish task, it all goes away. There are so many kids in our community who are struggling with some sort of illness; giving them the chance to smile and maybe forget the bad things for a moment is priceless. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? I like to be around people, so I have always thought about owning a little supper club, where people could enjoy good food, great wine and listen to jazz music any night of the week. I also like to care for people, so a career in medicine has always been in the back of my mind. If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? It would have to be near the ocean — a nice, quiet beach community. Or somewhere in wine country. Whom do you admire and why? There is no one person who comes to mind, but I admire anybody who is dealing with a life-altering, difficult circumstance but gets up every day and puts a smile on their face. Maybe they mask the pain, but they find a way to forge ahead and treat everyone they meet with kindness. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Gosh, where do I start? I would still want to have the head of hair I had when I was in my 20s. Also, maybe to be inspired to be more athletically driven, like one of those guys competing on “American Ninja Warrior.” What is something people might not know about you? I am a handyman around the house. Some of my projects have turned out quite well; others, maybe not so well. My father taught us to know how to do the simple things so we don’t have to pay someone else to do them.

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$51 Million

Amount Inland Private Capital Corp. paid for the once-abandoned Life Time Athletic facility near Red Rock Resort.

$300 Million

Allegiant Travel Co.’s revenue for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, up 13.2 percent from the same period last year.

7 Percent

Decrease in Allegiant’s average ticket price from last year.

Months McCarran International Airport’s longest runway will be closed due to a $67 million renovation. The runway is used for about one-third of the airport’s annual traffic but is used less during cooler months making fall and winter a good time to start replacing its asphalt with more durable concrete.

7.5 Million

Vehicles Toyota Motor Corp. sold during the first three quarters of the year, making it the world’s top-selling automaker. Toyota overtook Volkswagen, which was No. 1 for the first half of the year.

Health insurers created under the Affordable Care Act that are shutting down in Nevada.

$546.3 Million Boyd Gaming Corp.’s thirdquarter earnings, up 3.3 percent from last year.

$1 Billion

Microsoft’s most recent quarterly advertising revenue from Bing, marking the first time the search engine produced a profit.

$20.4 Billion

Microsoft’s revenue from the quarter ending Sept. 30, a 12 percent decrease from a year earlier.

Heather Campbell, left, and Samantha Lucas own Heather Allen Concepts. They worked to redesign the Regis Galerie at the Grand Canal Shoppes. (l.e. baskow/staff)

Before any purchase, a customer must be sold on whether to enter the store Describe your business.

Heather Allen Concepts Address: 5480 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Phone: 702-547-1616 Email: sales@healtherallenconcepts.com Website: heatherallenconcepts.com Hours of operation: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday Owned/operated by: Heather Campbell and Samantha Lucas In business since: 2007

Heather Allen Concepts works with clients to maximize brand exposure and revenue potential through creative merchandising and custom fixtures. Our displays and fixtures combine an assortment of metal, wood, acrylic, lighting, storage, security and graphic elements to create a one-of-a-kind package. Services offered include store planning, fabrication, logo and branding, large-format printing, merchandising and more.

dience drives their sales. That is the key to a successful design and how to market their product. What is the best part about doing business in Las Vegas?

It is an ever-changing city that is constantly evolving. There are always new opportunities available. Being Las Vegas natives, we are always up to speed on new

projects happening. How do you come up with designs?

Why are visuals essential for retail storefronts?

First impression is everything. It is important to capture your audience from about 40 feet away, given that people generally tend to walk at a fast pace through a shopping center. The way to capture them is to entice them with a strong visual story. We create powerful displays by using many layers mixed with a punch of color, a theme, propping, lighting and marketing elements. What is your favorite part of the job?

The best part is having a vision and seeing it come to fruition. There is no greater satisfaction than to have an idea, watch it come to life and then see the excitement on the client’s face when it is finished. What’s the most important part of your job?

Listening to the client. It is essential to understand their product, their business philosophy and what au-

The design team meets weekly in our creative corridor. Everyone is encouraged to discuss new ideas, trends and inspirations. The team is trained in the essential elements incorporated in all of the designs, including themes, color theory, merchandising principles, etc. You are in the process of expanding. Why?

This expansion will ensure that we are able to service all clients, including those who have smaller retail spaces or do not have the budget for a custom design and build. The expansion will include a 3,000-square-foot store, which will sell standard retail fixtures, including display cabinets, mannequins, jewelry displays and hardware. In addition, we will offer unique color display options and seasonal props. We want to be able to give all clients a high-end retail store, even when the budget may be limited.

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guest column: that mean they want to live life through a ne of my colleagues, just roger snow touch screen? I don’t think so. for shiggles, played a little Explain Airbnb, Uber and Electric game with himself at this Daisy Carnival. Technology facilitates the year’s Global Gaming Expo. experience. Even Facebook, Instagram Whenever he heard the word “millennials,” and Twitter are social, not solitary. So if you ask me, the only he drank a shot. gambling millennials will be doing on their iPhones in the The convention doors swung opened at 10 a.m. and by foreseeable future is swiping right on Tinder. lunchtime, his blood-alcohol level was higher than Doogie #ByeBadBets: Millennials are the most knowledgeable Howser’s grade-point average. From the owner of a small-time generation when it comes to gambling. That’s what happens startup to the CEO of a big-time casino operator, everybody when you’ve had all the world’s information in your pocket was talking about, or talking about somebody else talking for as long as you’ve had pockets. about, this coveted demographic of 21-to-34-year-olds. A recent media report posited that high hold percentages With all due respect to Puff Daddy (or Weird Al), it’s are driving down slot play. Maybe yes, maybe no. That’s an clearly not all about the Benjamins (or Pentiums). It’s all opinion, but so is this: Millennials are going to find a good about the millennials. This group of adults that has less gamble, or they’re going to find something else to do. money than any other demographic; that has a third of its #ChChChChanges: Be careful when taking aim at this population living at home with mom and dad; and that has target market, because the target is moving. Heed the words reached the requisite age to vote for president but not to run of Wayne Gretzky, who attributed his athletic virtuosity for it, was the focus of our attention and our resources. neither to size nor strength nor speed nor skill, but rather to OMG. No wonder these kids have such high self-esteem. his antici ... pation. Gretzky says good players go where the “It’s tough to make predictions,” Yogi Berra said, action is, but elite ones go where the action will be. “especially about the future.” Well, undaunted and Great advice, Great One. And it’s something all of us undeterred, and hopefully unremembered if I’m wrong, should follow. Well, not follow. Stay in front of. here are a few prognostications about the millennial crowd: Test. Try. Experiment — trial and error may not be sexy, #SameOldSame: Sorry, iconoclasts and daydreamers, but it works. How do you think we slithered out of the ocean but millennials will not trigger a radical diversion in casino and started walking erect? gambling. True, most young people spend most of their Roger Snow is a senior vice president at Scientific Games. waking hours wired into their wireless devices. But does

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Fresh & Easy closures are the latest change in Southern Nevada’s turbulent grocery industry By eli segall and julie ann formoso Staff Writers

Fresh & Easy employee Krystal Fox knew something was wrong at her store in Green Valley when she noticed the dwindling meat supply. Also, the place was usually empty. Having six shoppers was considered a “rush day,” Fox said. Now, her employer is shutting down and Fox is looking for a new job. Southern Nevada is getting hit by waves of grocery-store closures. In addition to Fresh & Easy reportedly planning to shutter all 14 locations in the area, Haggen is closing its seven outposts. That follows the closures of eight Food 4 Less locations less than a year ago and some Albertsons stores in 2014. Not everyone in Las Vegas is contracting — Trader Joe’s opened in Downtown Summerlin last year, its fifth location in the valley, and SaveA-Lot debuted a store in August on Charleston Boulevard at Maryland Parkway, with plans for two more in town by early next year. But the closures, which come amid heightened competition for shoppers, are putting grocery employees out of work and possibly causing painful ripple effects for others. A grocery store usually is the anchor tenant in a shopping center, and if it shuts down, foot traffic to the plaza drops off, potentially crimping sales for other retailers there. A vacant big-box scares off prospective new tenants, as well, keeping empty storefronts unoccupied and further hurting the plaza’s chances of a turnaround. Haggen, for instance, opened this year in Southern Nevada in the shells of former Vons and Albertsons locations it had acquired as part of a massive, Western U.S. expansion. Months later, Haggen filed for bankruptcy protection, and now it’s closing stores in Las Vegas and elsewhere. “It’s sad for the centers,” said real estate broker Liz Clare, a retail specialist with Avison Young. U.S. retailers have been ramping up competition in the grocery aisles for years, offering discounted food, pricey organic fare, grab-and-go meals and ethnic specialty items. Southern Nevada is no exception; options

Fresh & Easy markets throughout Southern Nevada, Arizona and California are closing. The grocery chain, brought to the area by Tesco in 1997, was sold in 2013, but a new format could not save it. (christopher devargas/staff file)

include Smith’s, Vons, Albertsons, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Costco, WinCo, Glazier’s, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Target, La Bonita, Cardenas, El Super and 99 Ranch Market. “It’s a very competitive business with very low (profit) margins, and that means people are going to fail,” said real estate broker Matt Bear, of CBRE Group. Fresh & Easy failed to attract big volumes of shoppers. It sold prepackaged food, including some fruits and vegetables, which meant shoppers couldn’t touch or customize what they were buying, Clare said. The grocer also entered Southern Nevada and “expanded way too fast,” perhaps without testing the market, she said. Moreover, the company didn’t establish a clear identity as, say, a discount or an upscale grocer, Bear said. “When you walked in, you were really disappointed because it wasn’t really either,” he said. British grocery powerhouse Tesco brought Fresh & Easy to Nevada, California and Arizona starting in 2007, and grew rapidly from the beginning. But the U.S. economy went into a tailspin the next year, and coupled with the chain’s limited popularity in the three states, the venture flopped, costing the company nearly $2 billion by 2013. Grocery mogul Ron Burkle’s Yu-

caipa Cos. acquired Fresh & Easy in 2013. The new owners closed stores and tried new formats, according to reports, but business still slumped. “It’s so hard to turn around consumer sentiment once they’ve made up their mind,” Bear said. Fresh & Easy had more than 20 locations in Southern Nevada at one point. It now has 14, according to its website, and reportedly plans to close all 97 of its remaining stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. Meanwhile, Haggen ran into problems after a massive expansion soured. The Bellingham, Wash.-based chain grew overnight from 18 locations and 2,000 employees to 164 stores and more than 10,000 workers. It did this by acquiring 146 stores from Albertsons and from Vons owner Safeway Inc. Albertsons had signed a deal to buy Safeway for about $9 billion, and to get the Federal Trade Commission’s approval, the companies agreed to sell 168 stores nationally. Haggen bought most of them, reportedly for $300 million, but business quickly went south. In July, Haggen said it was laying off employees locally and in California and Arizona; in August, news reports said the company planned to close or sell 27 stores, including

in Nevada; and in a 10-day span in September, Haggen sued Albertsons for more than $1 billion in damages, filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that, given its need to slim down and save money, its Pacific Southwest regional CEO had “left the company” amid a corporate consolidation. Haggen spokeswoman Deborah Pleva said all of its Las Vegas-area stores would close by the end of this month. An employee at Haggen’s Anthem location — who worked there since the store was an Albertsons — said the news was upsetting. “They didn’t even give us a chance,” said the employee, who asked to remain anonymous. “You’re just stuck in this nightmare.” He blamed the stores’ fate on a failure to offer competitive prices. “They don’t offer any specials,” he said. “You go to Vons and (others) and they always have deals.” Anthem resident Monique Moulton agreed. “The prices here are very high,” she said of Haggen. “I didn’t even really see a change in what they offered when it was an Albertsons to now.” Because of the price difference, Moulton says she only shops at Haggen when it is absolutely necessary and buys all of her meat and dairy products at the Vons down the road. Since the news came out, the Haggen employee has since found a job at Vons, but he said others on the 20-member staff had not been so lucky. “Staff morale is pretty low,” he said. “They already laid off about 20 employees over the summer.” Elton Ebarb, a loyal customer of Fresh & Easy, says he has shopped at just about all of the grocery chains in the valley, including Smith’s, Vons and Albertsons. All of them pale in comparison to Fresh & Easy for him. “It’s the cleanest. It’s the tastiest,” he said. “The employees are also remarkable.” Fox, who is leaving the grocery industry, is optimistic she’ll find a job eventually but sympathizes with her colleagues, a staff of about 18. “If I had one word to sum this all up, it would be unfortunate,” she said. “For a lot of us, this is our only job.”

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Money could flow to education savings accounts in February By ian whitaker Staff Writer

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz recently announced proposed changes to Nevada’s education savings account program that would allow more parents to qualify for subsidies to send their children to private schools. Schwartz proposed exempting kindergartners and children of active-duty military personnel from the requirement of attending public school for 100 days before becoming eligible for the program. Schwartz and his staff also revealed that they expected the first payments to be disbursed to families as early as February. The original plan was to fund accounts in April. The announcements came at a public meeting to iron out regulations for the program. Patricia Showers, an active-duty Air Force member, said military life can be overwhelming, and the ESA “provides the opportunity for my children’s needs to be met.” Under the program, families can receive upward of $5,000 from the state for such uses as private school tuition and tutoring. Nevada’s program is similar to a voucher system, but the state puts money in a bank account and allows parents to spend it on approved educational services. The program’s proposed regulations have been the subject of scrutiny from parents, mostly due to questions about whether families with children already enrolled in private schools would qualify for the ESA. Parents packed previous hearings, demanding Schwartz find a workaround for a rule requiring families enroll their children in a public school for at least 100 days before qualifying for the program. The stipulation was included in original legislation governing the program because the state allocates education funds only for students counted on official school district count days, said Grant Hewitt, the treasurer’s chief of staff. That is pushing the political battle over the program into the next legislative session, as private school administrators like Catherine Thompson, superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Las Vegas, seeks to broaden the program’s scope. “These were three wonderful gifts,” she said of the regulations announced by Schwartz. “But it’s still very difficult that not all of our kids can use the program.” Other questions remain, such as

whether families can use ESA money to pay for private schools outside Nevada. That was the concern of one parent from Incline Village, near the California state line at Lake Tahoe, who said there were no other viable private school options near her in Nevada. Hewitt said the Treasurer’s Office would address that and other concerns

in time for the next hearing. More than 3,000 families have applied for the ESA since open enrollment began. The program is set to go into effect next year, but all eyes are on an impending court battle involving the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and the Nevada Attorney Gener-

al’s Office over whether the program is legal. A second lawsuit challenging the law was filed by a group of parents. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt says the lawsuit, which centers on the use of public money to fund education at private religious schools, does not violate the state Constitution as the ACLU claims.

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Report: Las Vegas new-home sales, prices up By eli segall Staff Writer

Las Vegas homebuilders had another boost in business in September, as sales and prices continued outpacing last year’s totals, a report shows. Builders sold 686 new homes in Southern Nevada during the month, bringing the year’s total to 4,908. That’s up 13 percent from the same nine-month period in 2014, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research. The median sales price of September’s closings was $320,184, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Builders also pulled 549 new-home permits in September, putting the year’s tally Las Vegas Strip casinos can be seen behind new home construction Wednesday, at 6,006, up 15 percent from the same July 30, 2014, in Summerlin. (steve marcus/staff file) period last year, indicating a jump in said he was “continually reminding ers Research founder Dennis Smith construction plans. those with short memories” that a said. Last month’s permit total, however, normal tally is about 20,000 permits a Overall, despite the year-over-year was a “disappointment,” as it fell by year. That’s based on data from 1990 growth in development plans, Smith 98 permits from August, Home Build-

Sandoval appoints retired judge to fill Mulroy’s seat on Gaming Commission By j.d. morris Staff Writer

Gov. Brian Sandoval has named a retired federal judge to fill a recently vacated seat on the Nevada Gaming Commission, his office announced. Sandoval’s office said he appointed Philip Pro, a former U.S. District Court judge, to the post that former Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy left recently to join the board of a major casino company. Pro’s term on the five-member commission, which is the state’s top regulatory body for the casino industry, takes effect Dec. 1 and lasts until April 2019. In a statement, Sandoval described Pro as a “well-respected member of our community” with a lengthy legal career in Nevada. “His 35 years of experience on the bench demonstrates his ability to make well-reasoned and fair decisions,” Sandoval said. “I know he will serve with integrity, and we are fortunate that he has accepted this new position.” Pro joined the federal district court in Nevada in 1987 after he was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan. Pro was chief judge for the district of Nevada from 2002 to 2007. Before becoming a district court judge, he served as U.S. magistrate judge from 1980 to 1987. Pro also was co-chairman of the advisory board that founded UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law. His Gaming Commission predecessor, Mul-

roy, gave up her spot on the commission Oct. 15 to join the board of Wynn Resorts Ltd. The move raised some eyebrows given that state law requires former gaming regulators to wait one pro year before going to work for a casino company. However, Mulroy wrote in a letter to the governor that she received guidance from the state Commission on Ethics “because preserving the high ethimulroy cal standard of the Gaming Commission was of utmost importance to me.” State Sen. Tick Segerblom, a Las Vegas Democrat, recently told KNPR that he thought Mulroy’s transition from gaming regulator to casino company board member was inappropriate and that the Ethics Commission did not fulfill its duty. Las Vegas attorney Peter Bernhard, though, told KNPR that the Ethics Commission acted properly in allowing Mulroy’s appointment to the Wynn board. Bernhard, who represented Mulroy before the Ethics Commission and is himself a former gaming regulator, also said Mulroy wouldn’t participate in any Nevada gaming issues for one year.

to 2002, before the bubble years, he said. Smith expects builders to pull at least 7,500 permits this year. In his report, Smith also said buyers cancelled 18 percent of gross purchases last month, down from 21 percent in September 2014, and that certain areas of the valley had faster year-over-year sales growth than others. Excluding cancellations, buyers picked up 212 new homes in the southwest valley in September, up 16 percent from September 2014; 163 homes in the northwest, up 44 percent; 124 homes in Henderson, up 65 percent; and 76 homes in North Las Vegas, up 90 percent. According to Smith’s data, the only area with a drop in sales was the east side. Builders sold 18 homes there last month, down 22 percent from September 2014.

Henderson Hospital, set to open next year, names CEO By jackie valley Staff Writer

Sam Kaufman, the CEO of Desert Springs Hospital, will lead Henderson Hospital when it opens next year, officials announced. Kaufman, who has worked for the Valley Health System since 1992, will serve as CEO for both hospitals. He hopes the 142-bed, $168 million facility under construction on the corner of Gibson Road and Galleria Drive will open by the end of next October. Valley Health System also announced construction of an 80,000-square-foot medical office building, which will be called Henderson Medical Plaza, adjacent to Henderson Hospital. The office building is projected to open toward the end of 2016. Kaufman has been meeting over the past year with physicians interested in occupying the office space, officials said. Jacobs Medical Associates, an internal medicine group with doctors Leslie Jacobs, Loring Jacobs, William Shoemaker, Jeffrey Ng and Laura Addis, will house its practice there. “We invite other primary care physicians and specialists to consider the benefits of having an office with nearby access to our hospital,” Kaufman said in a statement. Interviews and hiring for health care providers and administrative personnel at Henderson Hospital will begin early next year.

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City is focusing on family-oriented tourism that went to the Pahrump Chamber of Commerce. Officials never tracked how many tourists came to town or what they did when they arrived. Ledbetter’s marketing push, launched during the depths of the recession, was designed to boost tourism dollars and energize Pahrump’s economy. A year ago, the outreach efforts intensified when town officials hired a Las Vegas marketing firm to get the word out about Pahrump. Billboards promoting the town went up in the Las Vegas Valley. “That really got things heading in the right direction,” Ledbetter said. Today, clicks on the town’s website, visitpahrump.com, have skyrocketed, from 5,000 to 15,000 a month, and a social media campaign is in full swing. Ledbetter said Facebook has been an important tool in reaching tourists, as well. “Likes” on Pahrump’s Facebook tourism page have increased from about 400 to more than 9,000. “For the 10,000th ‘like,’ the person will win a package to Pahrump,” Ledbetter said. On target Tourism and marketing officials are gearing their message to reach Pahrump’s target market. “We are family-oriented tourism,” Ledbetter said. An outing to Pahrump can be a lot more affordable for a family than a weekend in Las Vegas, said Michael Coldwell of Braintrust, the company marketing Pahrump. “For example, the hot-air balloon festival in Pahrump offers a great day of entertainment at a reasonable cost. A fam-

ily from Las Vegas can go for a day of entertainment for a fraction of the cost.” Las Vegas locals are a huge portion of Pahrump’s visitors, along with tourists going to or coming from Death Valley, Coldwell said. “The overall strategy was to reintroduce all the things that Pahrump has to offer,” Coldwell said. Another demographic the marketers have zeroed in on: snowbirds, retirees from Canada and northern states who come to the Southwest to escape harsh winters. Pahrump is well suited for them because its RV parks are among the highest-rated in the nation, Coldwell said. Pahrump has about 1,300 RV spaces and 459 hotel rooms. A new Holiday Inn Express recently added 104 rooms. Other local hotels include the Saddle West, Pahrump Nugget and a Best Western. Tourism officials only recently began tracking room occupancy. Figures are expected to be available early next year, Ledbetter said. Efforts also are being made to start recording visitor trends, and Ledbetter expects the town’s tourism website to have hotel room-booking capabilities by the end of the year. “We are in the process of creating visitor statistics and citywide occupancy,” she said. “We are in our infancy.” Pahrump’s tourism budget for fiscal year 2015 is about $220,000, generated through room tax. Pahrump growth Pahrump, in Nye County, was home to more than 36,000 residents in 2010, according to Census data. Community leaders believe that

number is closer to 40,000 today. In fact, Pahrump was named a “city on the rise” in 2014 by information service NerdWallet. The town’s charms are starting to be noticed by tourists and would-be residents. Chris Wilson, manager of Jetpack America Sales and Flight Center, started working in Pahrump a year ago before being transferred to California this past summer. He said he missed the town when he left. “Pahrump is a small town, in a good way,” he said. “It’s not a small town that is suspicious of newcomers. It is welcoming, When I came back, the man I always get my coffee from said, ‘Where have you been?’ ” Desert getaway JetPack America, a watersport park that opened in late 2014, has been one of the biggest potential draws to land in Pahrump. Wilson estimated about 1,000 visitors as of late October but expected that number to increase once warm weather returns in the spring. “The demand is growing,” Wilson said. “It is just slow for the word to get out.” Jetpack America operates on a 5-acre man-made lake created by John Morris, the original owner of Jetpack America and current owner of the adjacent Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch racetrack. Customers have to be at least 14 to operate a watercraft on their own; younger children can fly in tandem with an adult . “We flew a man who was 85 years old, and we flew a quadriplegic,” Wilson said. Jetpack America plans to add beach volleyball this month. Custom-

ers also can peddle paddleboats and do stand-up paddleboarding. Wilson says he believes Pahrump’s tourism campaign has helped the company, which was featured on a billboard. Visitors are split 50-50 between Southern Nevada residents and other tourists, he said. “People come from all over,” he said. “We get Europeans and Japanese and Brazilians and Argentinians.” Another draw for the town is the Front Sight gun range and training facility. “We have ... members from all 50 states and a dozen foreign countries,” said Mike Meacher, vice president of the range. “They train on our 550acre facility just 40 minutes from McCarran International Airport. We are building a complete resort at Front Sight, where students will be able to stay on the property in a hotel, condos or RV facilities.” Front Sight also has classrooms, retail facilities and 50 shooting ranges, from 30-yard handgun ranges to 1,000-yard rifle ranges. “About 90 percent of our students are from outside Nevada,” Meacher said. “Approximately 5 to 7 percent of our students are from outside the United States” Pahrump also is home to two of Nevada’s four wineries: the Sanders Family Winery, owned by Jack Sanders; and the Pahrump Valley Winery, founded by Sanders and owned by Bill Luken. “Our visitors are now becoming younger, and they are millennials and they are Generation Xers,” Sanders said. “And we also get visitors from all over the world. Just coming from all over.”

lamar odom’s brothel romp puts spotlight on pahrump, though prostitution is illegal in town Pahrump has been in the news a lot recently, in connection with an event town officials likely didn’t want publicity for: ex-NBA star Lamar Odom’s apparent drug overdose at a brothel in Crystal, about a half-hour drive from Pahrump. Odom, 35, was found nonresponsive Oct. 13 at the Love Ranch brothel after spending four days and about $74,000 there. He was taken to a Pahrump hospi-

tal for treatment, then moved to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, and eventually Los Angeles. The town of Pahrump has no legal brothels, but two brothels sit in the outskirts. Prostitution is legal in parts of Nye County. As much of America focused on the tiny town, the question arose: Is Pahrump starting to go through the same growing pains Las Vegas did in trying to brand itself a family friendly destination?

Pahrump, which still has a bit of a Wild West feel to it, is getting a taste of the sensational headlines Las Vegas long has been accustomed to, Nevada historian Michael Green said. “This will probably be good for the brothel industry, in that there will be people who will want to go to that brothel to see where Lamar Odom had such problems,” Green said. It could be good for Pahrump

tourism in general, too. “Any celebrity who gets into the news out here tends to inspire some people to be more curious ... whether it is Britney Spears’ 55-hour marriage or Prince Harry having some fun in a suite,” Green said. “So first, it is good that Lamar Odom lived and is getting well. But it could also be a conversation piece, if you will, to inspire some tourism.” — Valerie Miller

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Wednesday, Nov. 4 Fennemore Craig attorneys: Bob Maheu First Wednesday lunch Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 with RSVP, $35 without RSVP Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Contact Joe Brown at 702-692-8000 Cmdr. Kirk Lippold will speak about his course of action when the USS Cole was attacked by alQaida terrorists in the port of Aden Yemen. Lippold, president of Lippold Strategies LLC, also will speak about his “Five Pillars of Leadership.” City of Henderson Water Street Rall-E Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Gold Mine Tavern, 23 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-267-1515

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Thursday, Nov. 5 Henderson Chamber of Commerce: Roadmap to Success Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for members, $25 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, Seminar Room, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Email bbokelmann@hendersonchamber.com Natalie Buckel, owner of I Want My Two Dollars LLC, will discuss different types of employees, approaches to finding candidates and how to keep workers successful and happy. American Marketing Association Las Vegas: November luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Fleming’s Steakhouse, Town Square, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email contact@amalasvegas.com Barbara Atkinson, planning dean of UNLV’s School of Medicine; Vance Farrow, a health care industry specialist for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development; and Doug Geinzer, CEO of Las Vegas Heals, will participate in a panel discussion about new developments in medical education and how health and wellness tourism will affect Las Vegas. UNLV alumni awards Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Greenspun Hall, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email alumni.relations@unlv.edu UNLV alumni who graduated between 1988 and 2012 will be celebrated for their accomplish-

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Thursday, Nov. 6 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Las Vegas chapter dinner meeting Time: 6:45-8:30 p.m. Cost: $15 for members, $10 for student members, $18 for nonmembers Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Register at X-15.eventbrite.com Michelle Evans, author of “The X-15 Rocket Plane, Flying the First Wings into Space,” will discuss what it was like to fly winged spaceships.

Tuesday, Nov. 10 U.S. Green Building Council Nevada chapter: What’s best for buildings? Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $20 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-952-2468 Stakeholders in the solar panel industry will discuss the past, present and future of battery technology for buildings. Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce: Eggs & Issues Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: $40 for members and board of trustee members, $55 for nonmembers and walk-ins Location: Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas Information: Call Maisie Rodolico at 702-5863846 Rep. Cresent Hardy, R-Nev., will make his first address to the Metro Chamber and discuss federal issues that affect the business community and the health of Nevada’s economy.

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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 7 3334 King Elder LLC 3334 King Elder St. Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorney: 3334 King Elder LLC

Bid Opportunities MONDAY, NOV. 2 2 p.m. Control devices for motor fuel dispensing and security management State of Nevada, 8380 Nancy Feser at nfeser@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Federal project No. CM-0003(185) & CM-0003(186), Durango Drive and Tropicana Avenue fiber optic interconnect system Clark County, 603763 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov

TUESDAY, NOV. 3 2 p.m. Marco Polo drawstring backpack with imprint State of Nevada, 8382 Sharon Knigge at sknigge@admin. nv.gov

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Brokered transactions SALES $6,200,000 for 47,623 square feet, office Address: 3059 and 3061 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas 89109 Seller: JPNP Investment Seller agent: Barton Hyde and Aaron Goldberg of Avison Young Buyer: JAZ Investment Buyer agent: Liz Clare and Jackie Young of Avison Young $2,370,000 for 3,900 square feet, retail Address: 5905 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89146 Seller: Ten15 5959 Sahara LLC Seller agent: J Dapper and Andrea Catalano of Dapper Cos. Buyer: Shafer Trust Buyer agent: James Liberio of Liberio Realty and Investments $1,900,000 for 3.08 acres, land Address: 700 Grier Drive, Las Vegas 89119 Seller: Sunset Grier LLC

Seller agent: Charles Creigh of New Market Advisors Buyer: Ten15 Development LLC Buyer agent: J Dapper of Dapper Cos. $1,550,000 for 4,490 square feet, office Address: Did not disclose Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Brilliance Holdings LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,225,000 for 3,528 square feet, office Address: Did not disclose Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Luis M. Chibras Romero and Ivan E. Chibras Rabell Buyer agent: Trent Billigsly of EBO Realty $710,000 for 24,200 square feet, medical office Address: 106,108,110 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson 89015 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: No representation Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Charles Moore and Fujita Winkel of CBRE $407,000 for 2058 square feet, office Address: Did not disclose Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Hung Nguyen and Hoa-Dao Phan Buyer agent: Hendry Dang of ML Consulting & Development $290,000 for 5,200 square feet, office Address: 3860 W. Ann Road, North Las Vegas 89031 Seller: Ying Tsz Leung Seller agent: Ron Branson of Realty One Group Buyer: Annallen LLC and VVP Olsen Buyer agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

LEASES $154,432 for 1,200 square feet for 64 months, retail Address: 5775 S. Eastern Ave, Suite 102, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: MCP Airport Center LLC Landlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant: Kassy Sharma dba Diya Eyebrows Threading Tenant agent: Did not disclose $99,000 for 1,202 square feet for 60 months, retail Address: 3350 Novat St., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89129 Landlord: Lone Mountain Village

West Landlord agent: Liz Clare and Jackie Young of Avison Young Tenant: Tresja Christopher Agency Tenant agent: Deron Conway of ROI Commercial

BUSINESS LICENSES 7-Eleven License type: Convenience store Address: 302 S. Water St. and 84 W. Pacific Ave., Henderson 89016 Owner: 7-Eleven of Nevada Inc. A&B Excavations Inc License type: Contractor Address: 2208 Perliter Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: A&B Excavations Inc. Absolute Appliance Services LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 6655 Pendle Priory, Las Vegas 89011 Owner: Romuel Castrence Accessory Gallery LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites E38-E42, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Kim Le Aimee Grant License type: Solicitor Address: 975 Seven Hills Drive, Suite 4026, Henderson 89052 Owner: Did not disclose America’s Best Value Inn Downtown Las Vegas License type: Inn Address: 1000 N. Main St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Trex Industries LLC Americans Empowered License type: Community services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Americans Empowered For Sexual Violence Prevention Anthony Stokes License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Anthony Stokes Apex Service World Inc. License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 7538 Belgian Lion St., Las Vegas 89139 Owner: Pierre Swart Ariadne Betancourt License type: Rental property Address: 3601 Thomas Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Ariadne Betancourt Attention to Care License type: Residential homecare provider Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89129

Owner: Adrienne Zamora Auction.com Inc. License type: Business support Address: 930 S. Fourth St., Suite 200, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Lee J. Leslie Bells Market License type: Market Address: 720 W. Owens Ave., Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Sabah Shoshani Big B’s Texas BBQ License type: Restaurant Address: 3019 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 130, Henderson 89082 Owner: NB Group LLC Big Ben Mobile Car Wash License type: Automobile detailing Address: 4428 Via San Marco, Las Vegas 89103 Owner: Benjamin Garcia-Flores Bob Gail Special Events License type: Rental and leasing Address: 322 Karen Ave., Suite 1008, Las Vegas 89109 Owner: Bob Gail Enterprises Inc. Bohne Engineering LLC License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Ron Bohne Botanica NVO Milenio License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suites F1 and F2, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Graciela Garcia Brand Name Makeup for Less License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite G60, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Wai K. Chung Brenda Bisgard License type: Real estate sales Address: 8400 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Bbgothomes LLC Brian D. Tary License type: Insurance agency Address: 6873 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Tary Agency Inc. Bucky Security LLC License type: Detective/security Address: 770 W. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Bucky Security LLC Camino Constructors LLC License type: Contractor Address: 3850 Rockbottom St., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Camino Contractors LLC Camping World RV Sales License type: RV sales Address: 777 W. Lake Mead Park-

way, Henderson 89015 Owner: Wheeler RV Las Vegas LLC Car Wash El Loco License type: Mobile auto detailing Address: 2217 Heroic Hills Lane, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Sinaloa Tacos Inc. Card Player Cruises License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Three Plus One Enterprises LLC Charles A. Gallagher License type: General services counter/office Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite G47, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Charles A. Gallagher Iii Cinnabar Glen LLC License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 4210 Bossart Court, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Arthur Chan Come Walk With Me License type: Health studio Address: 2645 Blue Reef Drive, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Airret LLC Core Pest Management License type: Exterminator Address: 2924 Anchorman Way, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Danny P. Felix Cycle Gear License type: General retail sales Address: 344 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Cycle Gear Inc. D&T Design Contractors LLC License type: Contractor Address: 4375 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite A, Las Vegas 89103 Owner: Anthony Ypil David the Consignment Guy License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: David Goldberg David’s General Store License type: Online retail store Address: 1308 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson 89012 Owner: Jon David Delicias De Michoacan License type: Food services or cafe Address: 2021 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Ana Cortes Dharma Wireless License type: General retail sales Address: 1725 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 9, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Maria V. Martorama

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Records and Transactions Diamond Auto Sales License type: Automotive sales minor repair Address: 1385 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Diamond Enterprises Inc.

Owner: Chad Stout Fatburger License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 6965 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas 89113 Owner: Fat Truck 88 LLC

Diamond DJ Services License type: General services counter/office Address: 1010 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: David A. Cunningham

Fingerprint Xpress LLC License type: Business support service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Melencia Tolledo

Doug E. Deals LLC License type: Seconhand dealer Address: 1168 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson 89074 Owner: Doug E. Deals LLC

Firehouse Subs License type: Restaurant Address: 7290 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Lake Mead FHS 534 LLC

Eccentriqbydesign License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Tawana Davenport

Fisher & Phillips LLP License type: Professional services Address: 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 1500, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Mark J. Ricciardi Ltd.

Ecobiochar Soil Systems Inc. License type: Environmental analysis Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kash Kotera Electronic Funds Transfer Inc. License type: Automated teller operator Address: 5051 E. Bonanza Road; 7501 W. Washington Ave.; 4500 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: David Bonsal Elwood Staffing License type: Employment agency Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 30, Office 314B, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Elwood Staffing Services Inc. Emergency Restoration Experts LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2850 Synergy St., Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Christopher Anderson Envision Contracting LLC License type: Contractor Address: 1026 Astounding Hills Drive, Henderson 89052 Owner: Envision Contracting LLC Everest Construction LLC License type: Contractor Address: 5032 W. Post Road, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose Extra Space Storage License type: Mini warehouse Address: 8501 W. Charleston Blvd.; 4851 E. Bonanza Road; 8501 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Extra Space Management Inc. Facility Services - Nevada Inc. License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 537 E. Brooks Ave., Suite D402, Las Vegas 89030

FTK Innovations LLC License type: Trucking Address: 4570 McMillan Road, Las Vegas 89121 Owner: FTK Innovations LLC Galaxy Glass License type: Maintenance services Address: 2509 Trustworthy Ave., North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Josue Chavez-Jimenez Gamage & Gamage License type: Professional services Address: 1775 Village Center Circle, Suite 190, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Gamage Enterprises Limited Garden Body Skincare License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Garden Body Skincare LLC General Concrete Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 3850 Rockbottom St., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: General Concrete Inc. George Eversaul License type: Aquatic exercise and wellness contractor Address: 157 Fallon Drive, Henderson 89074 Owner: George Eversaul German Tech Electrical Services LLC License type: Contractor Address: 3779 Bossa Nova Drive, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Stefan Schilling Gina De Photography LLC License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Gina Devirgilio Global C2 Integration Technologies License type: Administrative office

Address: 1080 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson 89074 Owner: Global C2 Integration Technologies LLC Grade A Paralegal & Notary License type: Business support Address: 1050 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 307, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Newhouse Brown Veronica Green Co2 Of Las Vegas LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Lisa Nylund Hallam LLC License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Francis M. Hallam Harmony Habilitation Services License type: Professional services - medical Address: 1721 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Nevada Integrated Behavioral Services Inc. Honest Home Improvement License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89146 Owner: Tony Aziz House Of Signs License type: Contractor Address: 5191 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas 89146 Owner: Luis Antoni CajueiroPalacios HR Business Partner License type: Consulting agency Address: 2226 Tedesca Drive, Henderson 89052 Owner: Cornelius Eason Idealstaffing Inc. License type: Employment agency Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, office 333, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Idell Bailey Image Inkers LLC License type: Sales/services Address: 3020 Tanagrine Drive, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: Image Inkers LLC Inknova Design License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Cristina Malson Irenea Vences License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Irenea Vences Jaburritos License type: Restaurant Address: 2600 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 115, Las Vegas 89102

Owner: George LBY 2 Inc. JDK Specialties License type: Contractor Address: 6040 Pele St., North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: JDK Specialties LLC Jesus Ice Cream License type: Ice cream truck Address: 2850 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Agustin Cespedes Jewelry City Inc. License type: General retail sales Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 94, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Frank Chelli Jimic General Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 6415 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 145, Las Vegas 89113 Owner: Jimic General Services LLC Jinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brow Studio License type: Personal services Address: 55 S. Valle Verde Drive, Suite 230, Henderson 89012 Owner: Aarya LLC Joanna Dacosta License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas 89144 Owner: Joanna Dacosta Jobin Thomas License type: Solicitor Address: 975 Seven Hills Drive, Suite 1721, Henderson 89052 Owner: Did not disclose Judy Eberhart License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave. 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Judy Eberhart JW Floor Covering Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 3890 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: JW Floor Covering Inc. Kidshopyet.org License type: Instruction services Address: 216 S. Seventh St., Suite 7, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Ocie Burton Ii Kora Shear Consulting License type: Sales/services Address: 7279 Summer Duck Way, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: Kora Shear

BUILDING PERMITS $7,000,000, offices 408 E. Clark Ave., Las Vegas Executive Homes Inc. $3,930,000, commercial - alteration

965 Trade Drive, North Las Vegas Cobblestone Construction $1,750,000, tenant improvement - offices 6605 Grand Montecito Parkway, Suite 304, Las Vegas Burke Construction Group Inc. $1,414,495, commercial - addition 13420 Grand Valley Parkway, Las Vegas UNEV Pipeline-Butane Blending $1,000,000, commercial 408 E. Clark Ave., Las Vegas Executive Homes Inc. $350,000, tenant improvement banquet hall 12 E. Ogden Ave., Las Vegas Logic LLC $350,000, tenant improvement offices 1865 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Breslin Builders $345,000, tenant improvement - store 8426 Farm Road, Suite 130, Las Vegas JA Tiberti Construction Co. $306,007, solar 3829 Champagne Wood Drive, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services $293,441, residential - production 2272 Horizon Light Court, Henderson Vernon Adam Hartung $280,522, commercial - alteration 5570 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas MS Whittington Construction $280,010, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 7431 Dumbarton Oaks St., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $213,443, single-family residential - production 12019 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $203,258, single-family residential - production 12125 Rojo Roma Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $194,186, single-family residential - production 5526 Fowler Plains Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $193,476, single-family residential - production 9767 Mosaic Canyon Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $193,476, single-family residential

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Records and Transactions - production 9773 Mosaic Canyon Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

- production 454 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.

- production 3233 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC

$185,647, single-family residential - production 340 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$143,260, residential - new 3009 W. Gilmore Ave., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$134,440, single-family residential - production 3225 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC

$185,647, single-family residential - production 12225 Olivetta Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$142,050, residential - new 105 Ave Marina Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$132,996, single-family residential - production 10750 Fenway Park Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$177,661, residential - production 500 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$142,050, residential - new 5109 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$132,996, single-family residential - production 10721 Red Badge Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$177,661, residential - production 492 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$142,050, residential - new 5105 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$132,921, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 9500 Fox Forest Ave., Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services

$123,986, residential - production 513 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$112,175, residential - production 517 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$175,008, single-family residential - production 3229 Grayson Lake Court, Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC

$142,050, residential - new 109 Ave Marina Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$132,796, single-family residential - production 123 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$121,327, residential - new 2508 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$112,175, residential - production 505 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$160,638, residential - production 504 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC

$142,050, residential - new 5104 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$117,368, residential - new 5113 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.

$159,992, tenant improvement medical office 2845 Siena Heights Drive, Henderson Siena V Holding LP

$140,924, single-family residential - production 107 Colantonio Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$132,491, residential - new 4305 Red Fan Palm Court, North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $131,971, residential - custom 1235 Gloria Mountain Road, Henderson Edward Scott Moor and Mary Louise Moor

$116,927, single-family residential - production 110 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$159,141, residential - production 417 Honeybrush Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $158,749, residential - new 3005 W. Gilmore Ave., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $158,479, residential - new 2404 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $158,404, residential - new 5709 Sagamore Canyon St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. $157,019, single-family residential - production 12225 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $157,019, single-family residential - production 12238 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$140,919, single-family residential - production 462 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $139,512, residential - production 496 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $138,514, residential - production 1318 Reef Point Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $138,306, single-family residential - production 9644 Ashlynn Peak Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $138,306, single-family residential - production 9652 Ashlynn Peak Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,904, residential - production 2609 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer-Inspirada LLC

$150,741, single-family residential - production 12222 Tempestad Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC

$135,000, commercial - remodel 2675 Windmill Parkway, Henderson PT Summit LP

$148,699, single-family residential

$134,440, single-family residential

$131,315, single-family residential - production 6408 Dunns River St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $131,315, single-family residential - production 6414 Dunns River St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $130,743, single-family residential - production 111 Colantonio Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $129,000, commercial - alteration 2815 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas E&M Enterprises Inc. $128,644, residential - production 32 Sadler Shore St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $128,644, residential - production 28 Sadler Shore St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $128,644, residential - production 900 Tasker Pass Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

$125,728, single-family residential - production 6777 Pleasant Flower St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $125,728, single-family residential - production 6413 Dunns River St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $125,553, residential - new 5112 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $125,338, residential - new 4357 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.

$116,611, residential - production 420 Honeybrush Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $116,112, residential - production 509 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $115,779, residential - production 413 Honeybrush Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $115,779, residential - production 416 Honeybrush Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $113,342, single-family residential - production 6723 Pleasant Flower St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$112,397, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 18102, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $112,397, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 22104, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $112,397, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 22102, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $112,397, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 22102, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

$111,399, residential - production 273 Persistence Court, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $108,865, single-family residential - production 10750 Wrigley Field Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $107,295, residential - production 373 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4408 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4405 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4316 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $104,911, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 1804, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

$112,840, residential - production 365 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$104,911, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 1803, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

$112,840, residential - production 371 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$104,911, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 22103, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

$112,397, townhouse - production 1525 Spiced Wine Ave., Suite 18105, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC

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Category: specialty care hospitals (Ranked by january-june operating revenue) Operating revenue

Net income Licensed (loss) beds

Inpatient days

Occupancy rate

Top executive

Kindred Hospital Las Vegas - Flamingo Campus 2250 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89119

$22,058,676

$1,779,457

174

21,091

66.96

Minta Albietz, CEO

Complex Care Hospital at Tenaya 2500 N. Tenaya Way Las Vegas, NV 89128

$20,238,835

$4,445,443

11,183

88.26

Michael Shaw, CEO

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Henderson 10301 Jeffreys St. Henderson, NV 89052

$16,541,933

$4,362,481

12,024

73.81

Samantha Billig, CEO

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Las Vegas 1250 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102

$14,713,036

$3,625,281

10,937

76.48

Michael Ward, CEO

Montevista Hospital 5900 W. Rochelle Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103

$13,674,438

$2,570,226

162

20,311

69.26

Rich Failla, CEO

Kindred Hospital Las Vegas - Sahara Campus 5110 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146

$12,488,112

$1,128,250

6,725

71.45

Doug McCoy, CEO

Seven Hills Behavioral Institute 3021 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson, NV 89052

$11,419,172

$3,404,720

10,524

61.85

Rob Turner, CEO

HealthSouth - Desert Canyon Rehabilitation Hospital 9175 W. Oquendo Road Las Vegas, NV 89148

$10,844,023

$1,927,877

7,455

82.37

Andrea Davis, CEO

Spring Mountain Treatment Center 7000 W. Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89117

$9,895,961

$1,544,899

110

13,640

68.50

Darryl Dubroca, CEO/ managing director

Horizon Specialty Hospital - Henderson 8550 S. Eastern Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89123

$8,105,045

$801,736

5,883

83.34

Darrin Cook, CEO

Kindred Hospital Las Vegas - Rose de Lima Campus 102 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Third Floor Henderson, NV 89015

$6,030,729

$15,949

3,480

68.66

Doug McCoy, CEO

Horizon Specialty Hospital - Las Vegas 640 Desert Lane Las Vegas, NV 89106

$3,896,466

($382,068)

3,186

28.85

Darrin Cook, CEO

Spring Mountain Sahara Behavioral Institute 5460 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146

$3,871,269

$919,705

4,544

83.68

Darryl Dubroca, CEO/ managing director

Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital 5975 W. Twain Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103

$2,441,726

$185,737

3,041

80.00

Verna Foust, CEO

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Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 11/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.

FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 11/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD. Settle to 1580.

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19.99 Ciroc 750ml Cannot be combined with any other coupon. One Bottle per coupon. Management reserves all rights. Coupon must be present. Expires 11/8/15.

Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet

Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included. One coupon per person, per table, per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 12/5/15. Settle to: 535.

4100 PARADISE ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169 6030 W. WINDMILL LN., LAS VEGAS, NV 89139

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FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa

FREE Drink On Us at House of Blues Crossroads Bar

and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues.

Buy one drink and get the second FREE.

*Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 12/30/15.

*Good for one domestic beer, well drink or house wine, valid at the bar only. Must present this coupon when ordering drink. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offifer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Must be 21+ with valid ID. Management reserves all rights. Expires 12/30/15.

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

One Free Order of Fried Pickles

20% off Any Purchase Over $30* at House of Blues Gear Shop

with purchase of regular priced entrĂŠe.

Features: Fashion, Souvenir Apparel & Accessories Inspired by MUSIC!

*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes holidays and special events. Management reserves all rights. Not including tax or gratuity. One voucher per guest per visit.

*Excludes Artwork, CDs, Books, Sundries, Specialty Merch HOB Gear Shop at House of Blues located inside Mandalay Bay Resort.

(702) 632-7600 3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 S LAS VEGAS BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

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$40 All You Can Drive

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Draft Beer

Tuesdays from 6p - 10p

*Valid at both LV locations only. Must have Local I.D. # of races may vary. Subject to availability and may be cancelled without notice. Restrictions may apply

*Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID. Cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. Not valid on holidays or during special events. Expires 1/31/2016.

4175 SOUTH ARVILLE, LAS VEEGAS, NV 89103 7350 PRAIRIE FALCON RD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89128

LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL

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4 OFF per Carton* Las Vegas Smoke Shop 1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101 (702) 366-1101 Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124 (702) 645-2957 www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com

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large-sized beverage purchase

725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015

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to Bravo! Larsen’s or GEN* *must present this coupon to guest services located on the upper level near Macy’s. One gift card per person while supplies last. Offer expires 11/15/15.

THE ONLY TRIBAL SMOKE SHOP IN LV

FREE Donut with any medium or

Must become a Player Rewards Card member to redeem. Existing Player Rewards Card Members do not qualify. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer. Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member free slot play offer per person and Player Rewards card. Group #5446. Valid 11/1/15 — 11/7/15.

Free $10 gift card

(Cigarettes Only)

*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 12/31/2015 SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978

*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2015 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 11/14/2015

20% OFF Entire Guest Check *One coupon, per table, per visit. Not valid with any other coupons or promotional offers. Coupon has no cash value. No change returned. Taxes and gratuity not included. Valid at participating Denny’s restaurants. Selection and prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted. Photocopied and Internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions. © 2014 DFO, LLC. Printed in the U.S.A. Offer valid on your next visit 11.8.15-11.21.15.

GALLERIA AT SUNSET 1300 W SUNSET RD, HENDERSON, NV 89014

Buy One Entrée Get the Second FREE or come in by yourself and get 50% OFF! — Catering Available— *Valid only at participating locations. Not valid with any other offer. One coupon per order. “Buy One, Get One” offers valid on item of equal or lesser value only. Customer pays sales tax. Not for sale or resale. Void where prohibited. Cash value 1/100¢. No cash back. Additional exclusions may apply. Expires 11/30/15. Code: TSD © 2015 Moe’s Franchisor LLC

RAINBOW BLVD. 6910 S. RAINBOW BLVD. #100, LV NV 89118

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1/2 OFF Range Fee for Las Vegas Residents Sundays Only Enjoy our climate-controlled 14-lane shooting range, eye and ear protection, and you can even bring your own ammo! Don’t worry about those time limits other ranges have, $5 gets you a lane for as long as you want to pull the trigger! Come see why hundreds of thousands of locals have found our range to be the best in Las Vegas. *Simply mention this ad to redeem this offer.

3084 HIGHLAND DRIVE. LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

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