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    companies Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber.” This accusation is emphasized with the words “Catherine Cortez Masto” and an increasing dollar amount displayed underneath in larger numbers. When the amount gets to $72,626, the words “from taxi companies” appear underneath. The ad then cuts to a photo of Cortez Masto with the words “Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber” next to it. While the voiceover counts,“once, twice, three times...,” quotes appear from newspapers regarding legal actions taken against Uber: “Judge blocks Uber’s ride sharing…” (Associated Press), “Cortez Masto seeks another order…” (Reno-Gazette Journal) and “Uber challenges court order” (Las Vegas Review-Journal). The voiceover continues from the countdown with “...until she drove them out of town. Along with all their jobs.” This is accompanied by another quote from the Las Vegas Review-Journal which says, “Nearly 1,000 jobs just disappeared.” A photo of Cortez Masto again appears. The words next to her photo say, “Catherine Cortez Masto campaign donors ahead of Nevadans.” Then, the words change to “Catherine Cortez Masto protected special interests.” The words “instead of us” appear under those words. The voiceover makes these same claims. Visuals The ad starts out strong visually with images of happy parents and children in their homes. The walls are brightly colored. The little girl’s room has pink walls. This communicates innocence that would be lost if her mother could not afford to take care…

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    Showgirls have been the face of Las Vegas for a long time, but has been slowly dying throughout the years. In Jack Sheehan column “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” published on April 21st, 2013, in the Review-Journal, he explains why he thinks the face of the iconic showgirl is dying in Las Vegas. Sheehan, who has lived in Las Vegas for about four decades, wrote an opinionated piece, that needed more supporting facts. “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” was structured well, but…

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    Dot & Lil Dot & Lil is a company that makes finely crafted goods for bath, body and home. They are located at Rosemont studio in Montreal, where all their products are made by hand. On their website www.dotandlil.com , the products listed that they sell and create ranges from facial care to candles, body oils and butters. They also sell different types of soaps like bar soap and liquid soap. Their most popular items that they are most known for are their bath salts and milks. They also make…

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    As a founding partner of the personal injury attorney firm Foley & Small in Rochester, IN, Attorney Edmond W. Foley continues his mission of fighting for the legal rights of people who suffer harm when individuals or companies commit wrongful acts. For more than 30 years, Attorney Foley has provided his clients impassioned and effective legal representation. His experiences cover single-injury cases to mass tort litigation against major corporations. Born in Missouri, Attorney Foley earned his…

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    located in Las Vegas, NV. According to McCarran Public Information Administrator Christine Crews (2014), the year-to-date arriving and departing passengers for the airport since June, 2014 is 21,225,387 passengers (pg. 1, YTD Total). This figure would place McCarran International (LAS) under the primary airports category, seeing as how the airport has more than 10,000 passenger enplanements per year. With these figures, it is also possible that LAS would be classified as a Large Hub airport,…

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    Las Vegas is best known for their casinos, 24-hour bars/convenient stores and being the city that never sleeps. But for Las Vegas residents, it’s known as a kill zone for pedestrians Las Vegas ranked 15th of 34 major U.S. cities for pedestrian deaths with 2,500 walkers killed per 100,000 residents according to the National Highway Safety Administration in a LA Times article. I want you to understand who, what, and how we are all affected by this Las Vegas issues that is increasing rapidly. On a…

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    Neon Sign Museum

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    Las Vegas never fits within a definite definition. Because of its billion lights, it is often referred to as the brightest spot on earth. Few call it the city of sin. Others hear music all around. The food is scrumptious, the water fountains are rhythmic and the view from High Roller, the world’s largest observation wheel, is stupendous. There’s art on the walls and expensive brands are around every bend. Most know about its busy casinos and enthralling shows. All this within the 3.5-mile strip…

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    Las Vegas Shooting Case

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    It’s been a couple day since the shooting had happened in Las Vegas as the most devastating attack and the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock rented a room in downtown Las Vegas through Airbnb at Mandalay Bay a couple days earlier before the Concert. Marilou Danley (the girlfriend) said that she was worried that her boyfriend, Stephen Paddock, was going to break up with her when he bought her a cheap ticket to the Philippines about two weeks…

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    Contextual Architecture In 2003 my family moved to a house in a newly built part of town in the neighborhood of Lamplight Village. Based on the Lamplight Village painting by Thomas Kinkade, it was beautiful. Not what you would expect from a Las Vegas home, but beautiful nonetheless. The facade of the two story home was light brown horizontal wood siding with big chocolate colored shutters, only for show of course. It had a spacious covered porch, a picturesque window seat and large leafy trees…

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    for the hotels is to attract international (foreign) customers. To achieve this purpose hotels should provide “stay at home” feelings. This is also one of the reasons why HR department implement management training programs, especially for the international interns and employees. In addition to skills and knowledge that they(interns) will get trainees also can provide customers with the service that are similar to their countries. This exchange of different services (according to the culture and…

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