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On this episode of Takeaways, I had the privilege to connect with Tina Quigley, who became the President and CEO of LVGEA (Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance) as of February 2022. Prior to that, she was CEO of the RTC (Regional Transportation Commission) for 14 years. In addition to her career accomplishments, Tina is also a licensed pilot. Although she does not currently fly planes, she has been flying successfully in the community and continues to be a leader in Las Vegas every day.  If Not You, Then Who? Tina's second-born son was born with a liver problem that required him to have a liver transplant and she didn't know if he was going to make it for the first two years of his life. Today he is healthy and successful. However, the extreme stress and many sleepless nights exposed Tina's most extreme and vulnerable sides. This event made her more aware of her own capability to deal with stress, her strength as a fighter, and her natural abilities to lead.  Tina has been called a fighter for good reason. On this podcast, she shared her mantra: “If not you, then who? If not now, then when?” If you see something that is not right, it is up to you to force the conversation. Tina is someone who will go to bat for the gaps that cannot be ignored.  Key Takeaway: Know When to Lead and When to Listen to Bring People Together When Tina first came to Las Vegas, she worked at McCarran International Airport, (now Harry Reid International Airport). During her time there, the Director of Aviation at that time shared inspiring and insightful words that stuck with her. “Never forget that you work for the community.” The lesson was the tax payers in this community were really the source of her paycheck. This perspective impacted her and focused her work ethic to this day.  Tina is someone who loves to work and enjoys being a high-performance leader; something that is truly part of who she is. When she became the leader of LVGEA, she made it her mission to make sure the entire community knows what LVGEA is and how it impacts the community. In order to do that, Tina connected with others and went on a listening tour. She gathered insights to better understand the role of LVGEA within the community, both the good and the bad. It's the LVGEA's responsibility to connect the right companies to the right municipalities. In order to do that, it's important to understand the priorities of the municipalities and the businesses they are interested in attracting. As the leader of LVGEA, Tina is the ‘dream catcher' for businesses that want to come to the Greater Las Vegas area, and the ‘director' connecting them to the right people in the region. I am a Tina fan and I am excited to see what is in store for Las Vegas' economic growth under Tina's leadership.  Takeaways From This Episode Other Key Takeaways in this episode include: Growth will happen in Las Vegas, but it needs to be responsible growth Las Vegas is still young and there is opportunity to learn from the leaders of the past It's important to be aware of our problems, but also celebrate our wins Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “Takeaways,” rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts.

I Have Been Inside Area 51Area 51 has spawned more conspiracy theories than perhaps any other military facility in the world. Here's what we know (and don't know) about this secret U.S. military installation.What we know about Area 51:Area 51 is a U.S. Air Force military installation located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada.Area 51 is an active military installation. It is administered by Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.Area 51 is not accessible to the public and is under 24-hour surveillance.The only confirmed use of the installation is as a flight-testing facility.During World War II (1939–45) the U.S. Army Air Corps used the site as an aerial gunnery range.In 1955 the area was selected by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a testing site for the Lockheed U-2, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–61) authorized the testing, which was to be conducted under the code name Project AQUATONE. Testing began in July 1955.After the U-2 was put into service in 1956, Area 51 was used to develop other aircraft, including the A-12 (also known as OXCART) reconnaissance plane and the stealth fighter F-117 Nighthawk.In 1989 a man named Robert (“Bob”) Lazar claimed he worked on extraterrestrial technology inside Area 51. Lazar told Las Vegas television reporter George Knapp that he saw autopsy photographs of aliens inside the facility and that the U.S. government used the facility to examine recovered alien spacecraft. Although Lazar himself was discredited, his claims spawned numerous government conspiracy theories, most of which involved extraterrestrial life.Many people have reported seeing unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in or near Area 51. (Although the term is often used in the context of extraterrestrial speculation, UFOs are not necessarily extraterrestrial in origin.)On June 25, 2013, the CIA approved for release declassified documents chronicling the history of the U-2 and OXCART programs. The documents were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted in 2005 by American intelligence historian Jeffrey T. Richelson of the George Washington University National Security Archive. The release of the documents marked the first time that the U.S. government formally acknowledged the existence of Area 51.According to the CIA, test flights of the U-2 and subsequent military aircraft account for the UFO sightings in the area.Area 51 employees reach the facility by way of airplane. They fly in and out of a restricted terminal at McCarran International Airport on one of several unmarked planes permitted to fly through the airspace above Area 51 (airspace R-4808N).Until recently, satellite imagery of the installation was censored. As of 2018, Area 51 is visible on Google Maps.What we don't know about Area 51:It is not known why Area 51 is called “Area 51.”The U.S. government has not provided any information about the research currently being conducted inside the facility.

I Have Been Inside Area 51Area 51 has spawned more conspiracy theories than perhaps any other military facility in the world. Here's what we know (and don't know) about this secret U.S. military installation.What we know about Area 51:Area 51 is a U.S. Air Force military installation located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada.Area 51 is an active military installation. It is administered by Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.Area 51 is not accessible to the public and is under 24-hour surveillance.The only confirmed use of the installation is as a flight-testing facility.During World War II (1939–45) the U.S. Army Air Corps used the site as an aerial gunnery range.In 1955 the area was selected by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a testing site for the Lockheed U-2, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–61) authorized the testing, which was to be conducted under the code name Project AQUATONE. Testing began in July 1955.After the U-2 was put into service in 1956, Area 51 was used to develop other aircraft, including the A-12 (also known as OXCART) reconnaissance plane and the stealth fighter F-117 Nighthawk.In 1989 a man named Robert (“Bob”) Lazar claimed he worked on extraterrestrial technology inside Area 51. Lazar told Las Vegas television reporter George Knapp that he saw autopsy photographs of aliens inside the facility and that the U.S. government used the facility to examine recovered alien spacecraft. Although Lazar himself was discredited, his claims spawned numerous government conspiracy theories, most of which involved extraterrestrial life.Many people have reported seeing unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in or near Area 51. (Although the term is often used in the context of extraterrestrial speculation, UFOs are not necessarily extraterrestrial in origin.)On June 25, 2013, the CIA approved for release declassified documents chronicling the history of the U-2 and OXCART programs. The documents were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted in 2005 by American intelligence historian Jeffrey T. Richelson of the George Washington University National Security Archive. The release of the documents marked the first time that the U.S. government formally acknowledged the existence of Area 51.According to the CIA, test flights of the U-2 and subsequent military aircraft account for the UFO sightings in the area.Area 51 employees reach the facility by way of airplane. They fly in and out of a restricted terminal at McCarran International Airport on one of several unmarked planes permitted to fly through the airspace above Area 51 (airspace R-4808N).Until recently, satellite imagery of the installation was censored. As of 2018, Area 51 is visible on Google Maps.What we don't know about Area 51:It is not known why Area 51 is called “Area 51.”The U.S. government has not provided any information about the research currently being conducted inside the facility.

Steve Wynn is unarguably one of Las Vegas, Nevada's most famous people. A hotel magnate and real estate developer, Wynn was responsible for some of the strip's most exciting properties, such as the The Mirage, Treasure Island, Encore, and, of course, The Wynn Hotel and Casino. But Wynn's life wasn't always so glamorous...in July of 1993, Steve Wynn's 26-year-old daughter, Kevyn, was kidnapped from her swanky condominium in the Spanish Trails development. The three kidnappers then led Steve Wynn on a wild goose chase through his own casino, convenience store parking lots, and, ultimately, to McCarran International Airport, all the while demanding $1.45 million in ransom money. After the kidnappers got away with the funds, an FBI task force was set up, but it would take weeks before the criminals were apprehended. All because one of them attempted to buy a high-end sports car in cash, proving...What happens in Vegas, doesn't always stay in Vegas. Show Notes:*Kevyn Wynn is in her mid-50s today, not her late 40shttps://filthylucre.com/kidnapping-kevin-wynn/https://themobmuseum.org/events-posts/vegas-abduction-the-inside-story-of-the-kevyn-wynn-kidnapping/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winner-takes-all-christina-binkley/1008902784https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6160457/Ex-employee-sues-Steve-Wynns-hotel-claiming-fired-whistle-blower.htmlThanks to our sponsors for this episode:Female Dating Strategy Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/1yEtiYEtlLyutV8w3jpeTZHelpYouFind.Mewww.HelpYouFind.Me/nevada10

Today on What's Right with Sam & Ash: Deadly tornadoes rip through Kentucky and other states, devastating communities Formula vs Nascar racing Medina Spirit's shocking death Biden doesn't show up to the Army Navy football game McCarran International Airport changes to Harry Reid International Airport JK Rowling speaks up against the absurdity of the left Thanks for tuning into today's episode of What's Right with Sam & Ash! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and make sure you leave us a 5 star review. You can always visit us at samandashlaw.com and connect with us on our socials: TWITTER Sam @WhatsRightSam Ash @AshTheAttorney What's Right Show @WhatsRightShow Sam & Ash Law @SamAndAshLaw FACEBOOK What's Right Show https://www.facebook.com/WhatsRightShow/ Sam & Ash Law https://www.facebook.com/samandashlaw/ INSTAGRAM Sam & Ash LLP @samandashlaw YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNBZfFjep_h0TRrwm3R2SXw/featured LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/samandashlaw/

Entrepreneurs play a key role in any economy, using the skills and initiative necessary to anticipate needs and bringing good new ideas to market.In this podcast I talk about entrepreneurship and technology with Nadia HansenWe discuss entrepreneurship and technology Nadia is the Chief Information Officer for Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clark County is an $8 billion public enterprise, which is the nation's 11th largest county providing extensive regional services to more than 2.4 million citizens and more than 45.6 million visitors a year. Nadia's portfolio also includes McCarran International Airport, the nation's largest busiest airport and University Medical Centre, the state's largest public hospital. Nadia is responsible for delivering all information technology needs to 10,000 employees across 140 locations. Nadia is directly responsible for the leadership and management of three counties IT operations and programme delivery. She also sits on the regional leadership team with the CEO, CFO and CIO. In her role, Nadia participates in all RFPs across the regions, designing the technology solution components for those engagements and delivering the strategic strategy proposal to the clients. Nadia has more than 20 years of experience leading and developing technology functions for large organisations and startups. Nadia serves as an advisory board member for several government tech organisations.Nadia ensures that the IT organisation is reimagining citizen services by leading the way in platforms, cloud supported applications, digitising business services, and data analytics. RESOURCESLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiakhansen/ ★★★ Are you someone who is: ★★★ About to start a business and needs guidance, Already running a business and wants to scale faster, Not satisfied with your current job and want to change your career, Very much satisfied with your professional career but want to stop working for others and gain financial freedom,  Already enjoying financial freedom but want to create more impact in your community and in the world. If you identify with any of these concerns, I am pleased to invite you to check out these 3 solutions carefully designed to address your desires. These offers are currently in-demand and are producing amazing results:

Sarah Arnott is the General Manager of ZEROlevel Fitness & Wellness. She joined the fitness industry after working in aviation for 15 years, most of that time spent at McCarran International Airport. Sarah prioritizes whole foods for natural healing of the body and uses meditation to bring balance to the mind, body and spirit. Sarah is certified to teach meditation and enjoys introducing the healing properties of meditation to clients. She is a mom to three kids and married to a pilot. Sarah loves aviation, planning detailed travel itineraries for their trips, and exploring new places with her kids. Sarah & Rob Discuss: -The importance of google calendar for the entire family -How she and her team engage members -Why you should check out ZEROlevel the next time you have a flight to Vegas -The power of laughter

For every Star Wars, there's a hundred middling films and outright flops. Plus, hear about movie so unlucky, they may actually have been cursed, in a sample of the Your Brain On Facts audiobook. Read the full script.   Support the show. It's been quite a while since we got a review for the YBOF book.  Can you take a sec and let us know what you thought? Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email.  Music by David Fesliyan and Kevin McLeod   Making a movie is a difficult, time-consuming, and expensive propositions.  While some projects come together naturally, others seem to have tragedy, misfortune, and just plain bad luck heaped upon them.  Horror films are fertile ground for apparent curses and it a movie would be hard-pressed to seem more cursed than 1976's The Omen, the tale of an American diplomat who adopts a baby boy, ostensibly the Antichrist, and people around him begin dying.  Even Robert Munger, who came up with the concept for the film, began to feel uneasy during pre-production, telling producer Harvey Bernhard, “The devil's greatest single weapon is to be invisible, and you're going to take off his cloak of invisibility to millions of people.”  Releasing the movie on June 6, 1976, or as close as they could get to 666, probably did not help matters.   Gregory Peck has only recently agreed to take the role of the ambassador when his son shot and killed himself, leaving no suicide note.   Undeterred, or perhaps therapeutically focusing on his work, Peck flew to England to begin filming.  While flying through a storm over the Atlantic, Peck's plane was struck by lightning, causing an engine to catch fire and nearly causing them to crash into the ocean.  The film's other producer, Mace Neufeld, also had his plane struck by lightning.  Even after those long odds, that was not the end of their aerial adversity.  One of the first shots planned for the film was an aerial shot of London, to be shot from a rented plane. At the last minute, the rental company instead gave the original plane to a group of Japanese businessmen.  The curse did not seem to get that update, because that plane crashed, killing everyone on board.   One scene called for Peck to be attacked by “devil dogs,” in the form of a pack of Rottweilers.  The dogs were supposed to attack a heavily padded stuntman.  For reasons unknown, the dogs began to attack the stuntman in earnest, biting through the padding and ignoring their trainer's orders to stop.  Another animal-based scene saw the big cat wrangler mauled to death by a tiger.   As if being in a plane struck by lightning was not harrowing enough, the Hilton hotel Neufeld was staying at exploded.  Luckily, Neufeld was not there at the time.  Not to be deterred, the curse turned its sights to the restaurant were the producers and other film executives were going and it blew up, too.  Neufeld missed the explosion by minutes.  The actual perpetrator would turn out to be the Irish Republican Army and it was only Neufeld's dodgy luck that he was meant to be in both places.   Special effects consultant John Richardson created The Omen's unforgettable death scenes, including one in which a man is beheaded by a sheet of glass sailing off the top of a car.  Two weeks before the film was released, Richardson and his assistant, Liz Moore, were involved in a head-on collision.  Moore was killed, cut in half by the other vehicle's wheel.  Richardson opened his eyes after the collision a kilometer marker reading “Ommen 6,66,”  The closest town was Ommen, Netherlands, and the accident happened at kilometer 66.6.    The highest-grossing horror movie of all time (when adjusted for inflation) and the only horror movie to ever be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture is 1973's The Exorcist.  In it, a young girl named Reagan, played by Linda Blair, is possessed by a demon and forced to commit horrible acts as two priests fight to save her.  The trouble started before filming even began, when the set caught fire, destroying everything except Regan's room.  The malefactor had talons, and black, beady eyes, and was a harbinger of disease--a pigeon had somehow gotten into a circuit box, which caused a short that caused the fire.  Reverend Thomas Bermingham, the technical advisor, was asked to exorcise the set, but he refused.   Both Blair and Ellen Burstyn, who played her mother, were badly injured during the shoot.  One scene has the demon violently throwing Reagan around on her bed.  The rig to do this broke during one take, injuring Blair's back.  Another scene called for the demon to throw Burstyn across the room and into a wall, which the crew achieved with a wire rig.  Director William Friedkin was unhappy with the first take and told the crewman operating the rig to use more force.  He did not warn Burstyn.  Her cry of alarm and pain in the film is genuine.  Colliding with the wall at speed injured her lower spine, leaving her in permanent pain.     They were comparatively lucky.  Actors Jack MacGowran and Vasiliki Maliaros, whose characters die in the movie, both died while it was in post-production.  At least four other people, including a night watchmen, died during filming.  Max Von Sydow's brother died on Sydow's first day on set.  Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who provided the voice of the demon Pazuzu, had to face her son murdering his wife and children before committing suicide.   Many believed that the physical copies of the film were cursed and that showing it was an open invitation to evil.  A church across the street from an Italian theater was struck by lightning during a showing.  One movie-goer was so frightened they passed out in the theater and broke their jaw falling into the seat in front of them.  They sued the filmmakers, claiming that subliminal messages in the film had caused them to faint.  Warner Brothers settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.  Not everything bad can be blamed on demons, though.  Regular old people sent thirteen year old Blair so many death threats that the studio had to provide her with bodyguards for six months after the movie came out.   Speaking of demonic possession, the 2012 movie The Possession centers on a young girl who falls under the control of a malevolent spirit that lives inside a cursed antique box. The story is based on an account of an allegedly haunted dybbuk box.  Even though director Sam Raimi would not let the dybbuk box's owner bring it anywhere near the set, strange and frightening things happened on set.  Lights exploded directly over people's heads, strange smells and cold air blew in from nowhere, and immediately after filming wrapped, all of the props were destroyed in a fire for which the first department could not determine the cause. Sometimes a movie's bad karma takes time to manifest and the misfortunes only crop up after the film had been released.   Horror classic Rosemary's Baby, released in the summer of 1968, was based on the premise that God is dead, but the Devil is alive and returning to earth with the aid of a cult.  The film's composer, 37 year old Krzysztof Komeda, fell off a rock ledge at a party that fall.  He lingered in a coma for four months before finally dying.  His death was quite similar to the way the witches rid themselves of a suspicious friend of the titular Rosemary.  The producer, William Castle, already suffering considerable stress from the amount of hate mail he had received about the film, was incapacitated with severe kidney stones.  While delirious in the hospital, he cried out, “Rosemary, for God's sake, drop the knife!”  Castle recovered his health, but never made a successful movie again.  Director Roman Polanski suffered no physical harm after the film.  The same could not be said for his heavily-pregnant wife, Sharon Tate.  She and four friends were brutally murdered by members of the cult known as the Manson Family, while Rosemary's Baby was still in theaters.  In his autobiography, Polanksi recalled he had had a “grotesque thought” the last time he saw his wife: “You will never see her again.” Conspiracy theorists and other non-traditional thinkers believe these events were set in motion by an elaborate Satanic plot, at the behest of the Beatles. Their White Album was written at an Indian meditation retreat, which the movie's star, Mia Farrow, attended.  The song title Helter Skelter was written in blood on a wall at the Tate murder, albeit misspelled.  A decade later, John Lennon was shot and killed across the street from the Dakota, where Rosemary's Baby had been filmed. 1982's Poltergeist tells the story of a family that is tormented by vengeful spirits because their new house was built over a graveyard with the bodies left in the ground.  When it came time for the prop department to source skeletons for the infamous scene with JoBeth Williams in the muddy pool, contrary to what one might expect, it was actually cheaper to buy real human skeletons than realistic plastic ones.  (They only told Williams about that afterwards.)  In a case of ‘life imitating art,' specifically with regards to disrespectful treatment of dead bodies, the cast seemed to be plagued by bad fortune.  The curse extended not only the original film, but to its sequels as well.  Shortly after Poltergeist was released, Dominique Dunne, who played the older sister, was strangled to death by her abusive ex-boyfriend, ending her career before it began. Heather O'Rourke, the adorable blonde girl who uttered the iconic line “They're heeere,” died during bowel obstruction surgery after suffering cardiac arrest and septic shock due to being misdiagnosed by her doctor.  She was only twelve years old.  Julian Beck of Poltergeist II: The Other Side died of stomach cancer before the film was released.  Will Sampson, also known for playing Chief in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died the following year from complications of a heart-lung transplant.     Bonus fact: Some fans claim Poltergeist foretold O'Rourke's death.  There was a poster in the 1982 movie for Super Bowl XXII in 1988.  Heather O'Rourke was hospitalized the day of Super Bowl XXII and died the following day.  The game was played in San Diego, the city in which O'Rourke passed away.   Choosing the right location to shoot a film is a pivotal decision.  You have to take into account things like lighting conditions, availability of utilities, and proximity to noisy things such as airports.  What you should not have to consider is the radiation level, but you should not ignore it either.  The producers of the film 1956 movie The Conqueror chose an area of Utah desert a hundred miles away from the Nevada Test Site.  (They also chose to cast John Wayne as Genghis Khan.)   Throughout the 1950's, approximately 100 nuclear bombs of varying intensities were detonated at the Nevada Test Site.  The mushroom clouds could reach tens of thousands of feet high; desert winds would carry radioactive particles all the way to Utah.  The area in which The Conqueror filmed was likely blanketed in this dust.   The Conqueror, co-starring Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and Pedro Armendáriz, was a moderate box office success, but a critical failure and soon found itself on ‘worst films of all time' lists.  The true legacy of the film had yet to be revealed.  Of the 220 people who worked on the production, 92 developed some form of cancer, with 46 dying of it, including Wayne, Hayward, Moorehead, and Armendáriz.  The director, Dick Powell, died of lymphoma in 1963.  Wayne developed lung cancer and then the stomach cancer that would ultimately kill him in 1979.  Wayne would remain convinced that his chain-smoking was to blame for the cancers, even as friends tried to convince him it was from exposure to radiation.  Wayne's sons, who visited the set during filming and actually played with Geiger counters among the contaminated rocks, both developed tumors.  Susan Hayward died from brain cancer in 1975 at 57.   The authorities in 1954 had declared the area to be safe from radioactive fallout, even though abnormal levels of radiation were detected.  However, modern research has shown that the soil in some areas near the filming site would have remained radioactive for sixty years.  Howard Hughes, producer of The Conqueror, came to realize in the early 1970's that people who have been involved with the production were dying.   As the person who approved the filming location, Hughes felt culpable and paid $12 million to buy all existing copies of the film.  Though the link between the location and the cancers that cannot be definitely proven, experts argue that the preponderance of cases goes beyond mere coincidence.   MIDROLL   My grandmother had a lovely cross-stitched sampler above her fireplace with a quote that I really took to heart and have carried with me through my life, “Everything happens for a reason.  Sometimes the reason is you're stupid and make bad decisions.”  … I wish my grandma had a sense of humor like that.  Every movie that fails does so for a reason.  Several, usually, a veritable swarm of failure bees, ready to sting the audience right in the brain and the studio right in its wallet.  And sometimes, that sting is fatal.  For the studio, I mean.  I don't know of any cases where someone died because the movie they were watching was so bad it killed them.  At least that gives Tommy Wiseau something to reach for.   Like we saw with the banking crisis, there is no such thing as ‘too big to fail' in Hollywood, either.  Take Eddie Murphy, for example.  He was already established for his roles in 48 Hrs and Trading places before 1984's Beverly Hills Cop.  [sfx axel f]  I'll risk the copyright strike, I don't care.  If Hollywood were a lady, she was throwing her panties at Murphy until around, let's call it 1995's Vampire in Brooklyn.  Since then, for every Shrek, there are three Norberts, or one Pluto Nash.  Did you see this fart bomb of a movie when it came out in 2002?  Yeah, neither did anyone else.  His first foray into live-action family comedies stank like a pair of armored trousers after the Hundred Years war.  The sci-fi comedy (and we use the term loosely) didn't receive one breath of praise, with everyone lambasting the script, humour, acting and visual effects.  And they dragged poor Rasario Dawson into it.  Its 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes says it all, though the audience gave it 19%.  One of the biggest box-office flops ever, the movie had a $100 million production budget but earned only $7.1 million at theaters worldwide, meaning it lost a whopping $92.9 million.   Sometimes the likely cause for a movie's failure is staring us all right in the face, but it feels like no one talked about, even though we *alllll talked about it, the casting of Johnny Depp in the ‘are you sure there's nothing else in the bottom of this barrel' elephant in the room, 2013's The Lone Ranger.  Depp was joined by fellow Pirates of the Caribbean alums Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer and the House of Mouse must have felt confident this wonder trio could bring home the gold.  Yeah, no.  The production ran into trouble, costs escalated and the whole thing was nearly shut down before it was completed.  When it finally hit cinema screens, The Lone Ranger was slammed by critics and shunned by audiences. [sfx it stinks]  But it did still manage to garner two Oscar nominations, for 'Visual Effects' and 'Makeup and Hairstyling.'  Must have been a light year.  The Lone Ranger lost almost Pluto Nash's production budget, being in the red by $98 million.   If you look at film losses as the ratio of budget to loss, you've got to tip your hat to  2016's Monster Trucks.  Paramount hoped to launch a franchise, because there is literally no other way to run a movie studio, but kids can be as fickle with their entertainment options as they are with the sides on their dinner plate.  The $125m CGI romp's opening barely scraped over $10 million at the box office, meaning a loss of $115 million.  If it needed to be said, this section is about films with wide releases and big ad budgets.  Projects from smaller producers have a riskier time with it.  When my (GRRM doc, five tickets at Byrd).   If you look up the lowest-grossing film of all time, you'll find a film that was mentioned in the scam health retreat episode To Your Health (Spa) (ep. 101), but it happened on purpose, from a certain point of view.  2006's Zyzzyx Road was shown once a day, at noon, for six days at Highland Park Village Theater in Dallas, Texas, in a movie theater rented by the producers for $1,000.  The filmmakers wanted a limited release.  They didn't want to release the film domestically until it underwent foreign distribution, buuut they had to do the domestic release to fulfill the U.S. release obligation required by the Screen Actors Guild for low-budget films.  Low-budget is actually quantified as those with budgets less than $2.5 million that are not meant to be direct-to-video.  That strategy made Zyzzyx Road the lowest-grossing film in history; officially, it earned a whopping box office tally of $30, from six patrons.  Unofficially, its opening weekend netted $20, after the leading man refunded two tickets to the movie's makeup artist and the friend she brought. Lots of films fail, happens every day, but some films fail so spectacularly, they take the whole studio down with them, sometimes nearly and sometimes very actually..  Students of movie history with a penchant for disasters know all about 1963's Cleopatra, starring disserviacably diva-ish Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The period epic had such a disjointed production that actors sometimes didn't know which scenes were being shot until they arrived on set that day.  With a budget swelling uncontrollably to $44 million, the largest at the time, equivalent to $392mil today, the movie faced a real uphill battle to break even, let alone turn a profit.  Movie tickets cost $.85 then and there was no home video market, so 20th Century Fox would have needed to have sold 56 million tickets to stay in the black.  Quick google, the population of the US was 190 million at the time, so...yeah, ain't gonna happen, Cap'n.  They were pretty much screwed.  Cleopatra holds the unique distinction of being the highest-grossing film that year that lost money.  Although the studio didn't fold, Fox was forced to sell off 300 acres of its lot and postpone other productions to avoid permanently closing its doors.  Cleopatra did eventually recoup its budget with foreign distribution, but 1964's historical epic The Fall of the Roman Empire wasn't so lucky.  Samuel Bronston Productions spent a fortune re-creating the 92,000-square meter Roman Forum that once served as the heart of the ancient city, in turn building Hollywood's largest ever outdoor set.  It had Sophia Loren in it, for gods sake.  Do you know what she looked like in 1964?!  Sadly, Fall of the Roman Empire only managed to earn back a quarter of its $19 million budget.  Just three months after its release, Bronston's own empire fell, into bankruptcy.   Speaking of big decisions at Fox, one of the people who greenlit Star Wars was Alan Ladd Jr, who left to form his own studio, Ladd Company.  For my British listeners, feel free to pause and imagine an all-lad movie studio, oi-oi, we'll wait.  The Ladd Company pursued ambitious projects like The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe's book about the early days of the space program.  That was a big hit, wasn't it?  I never saw it, but it has good name recognition.  While critics sang its praises and it won four Oscars, The Right Stuff failed to find an audience at the box office.  The same thing happened with Twice Upon a Time, an animated feature executive produced by George Lucas, which did *not have good name recognition and when I do a Google image search, it doesn't look even 1% familiar.  Even though they still had Police Academy in the chute, the Ladd Company was forced to sell its assets to Warner Bros.   Speaking of name recognition, even films that are iconic these days bombed big time when they came out.  Try to imagine TV in December without every single channel running Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life at least twice.  Trivia fans, which should be every one here, already know that IAWL did not do well on release --a release in January, it's worth mentioning, which may have been part of the problem-- before lapsing into the public domain and being shown by every tv station needing content on the cheap.  Hell, there was a local station where I grew up in north-east PA that used a jingle of the phrase “IAWL” as their tagline.  The same thing ‘why would you even do that' release date misstep happened with Hocus Pocus, actually.  It was released originally in July, well before social media made loving Halloween a major personality trait, then Disney sat on the movie for over a year before putting it out on home video the next September.  Back to 1946, It's a Wonderful Life's disappointing performance was devastating for Capra, who had actually opened his own production studio, Liberty Films.  Capra and fellow filmmakers George Stevens and William Wyler were trying to free themselves from meddling from studio executives' meddling, but their professional freedom was short-lived.  With no track record, Liberty Films needed the film to get them to live up to Capra's usual standards of success.  It didn't, as we've established, and Capra was forced to sell Liberty to Paramount and work for someone else.   If you've been saying, I haven't heard of half of these people, how about Francis Ford Coppola?  Coppola shapes the landscape of 1970s cinema.  Ever hear of The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now?  Yeah, thought so.  The '80s, however, not so much.  His first movie of the decade, One From the Heart, spent the majority of its high budget on pioneering visual techniques and a faithful recreation of Nevada's McCarran International Airport.  He's a details guy.  But fans of his earlier, dark, gritty, hyper-masculine work were left completely baffled when they sat down for a Coppola movie and found themselves in a candy-colored Vegas musical rom-com.   The film failed to pull in even a million dollars against its budget of $27mil.  Coppola's own studio, Zoetrope, never recovered from the financial loss.   Speaking of film legends who stumble headlong into bankruptcy, we present  for the consideration of several readers, Don Bluth.  Bluth left his job as an animator at Disney in 1979 to create the animation department for 20th Century Fox.  We're talking The Secret of N.I.M.H, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and Bluth and crew at Fox Animation put those out while Disney delivered disappointing efforts like The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver and Company.   But Disney found its footing again with The Little Mermaid in 1989 and they've been unquestionably unstoppable ever since.  In 1997, Bluth released the critically acclaimed Anastasia; less than three years later, the studio was done.  In June 2000, Titan A.E. hit theaters, a lush, traditionally-animated movie with great character designs and solid casting and acting that flew through space and braved alien worlds.  It wasn't a bad movie.  For some reason, despite having a hysterically bad memory, I can still remember the chorus of the song from the big ‘let's do cool things with the ship' sequence.  Titan AE hit theaters, but not, ya know, hard.  Fox Animation spent $85 million on the film targeted at a teen audience, who are not a big enough segment of the broader animation-viewing market.  It earned $9 million on its opening weekend and the following *week, Fox announced it was closing the studio.  The writing had already been on the wall.  In December 1999, executives forced Bluth to lay off 80% of his animators after the box office bonanza that was the CGI Toy Story 2 led Fox execs to conclude that hand-drawn animation was on the way out.   Prior performance is no predictor of future success.  The Land Before Time didn't help Bluth with Titan AE, and not even the freaking Lord of the Rings trilogy, with its many Oscars, could save New Line Cinema.  From its creation in the 1970s and even after Warner Bros. bought a controlling stake, New Line Cinema was a mid-major movie studio that acted like an indie, taking chances on edgy, quirky movies like Pink Flamingos, Boogie Nights, and Mortal Kombat.  If you don't think MK belongs in those examples, the only video game movies had been Street Fighter, blargh, Double Dragon, yawn, and Super Mario Brothers, a veritable kick in the nards to be gamers and moviegoers.   Four years after The Return of the King ended the LOTR trilogy...eventually... New Line wanted another fantasy series cash cow, and it looked to The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman's first entry in the His Dark Materials trilogy.  New Line pumped $200 million on the project, more than it had spent on The Lord of the Rings.  To offset production costs, the company pre-sold the overseas rights, essentially getting an advance, meaning that when the film hit theaters outside of North America, they wouldn't see any more money.  That made profit virtually impossible... as did the film's relatively small $70 million domestic take.  Thus Warner Bros. absorbed New Line into its existing film production divisions, well, 10% of the studio.  The other 90% got sacked.   Sources: get ones from book https://www.triviagenius.com/5-movies-that-lost-the-most-money/XtY_ghx5DQAG1g4j https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643698/movies-that-bankrupted-studios https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86201/6-movies-ruined-their-studios https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a843659/expensive-movie-flops-bombs-box-office-failure-justice-league/ https://chillopedia.com/15-movies-that-killed-careers/  

Starting on March 11 and running through the rest of the month is “Wide Open: 90 years of Legal Gambling in Nevada. The exhibit will be staged at the Mob Museum’s Historic Courtroom. They first presentation is entitled, “Part One: Becoming America’s Playground, 1931-1960.” This will start on March 11. The second presentation is scheduled for March 25. This phase of the exhibit covers, “Part Two: Becoming a Global Destination, 1961-2021.” As part of the program, two vintage figural slot machines will be on display. Popular during the 1950’s and 1960’s, these slots resembled cowboys, gangsters, gold miners and other relevant characters. Casino Jackpot Winner Found Dead Two Days LaterJust two days after Jenny A. Jones won a large casino jackpot she was found dead in her apartment. The 46-year old Spokane resident won the jackpot at Northern Quest Casino on Feb. 15. Two days later on Feb. 17, she was found dead on her apartment floor. Albert Asher was Ms. Jones’ stepfather. His wife and Jenny’s mom is Sue Asher. She requested that Albert check on her daughter after multiple phone calls went unanswered. Other tenants in Ms. Jones’ apartment complex mentioned issues with a man to police during the investigation. The matter has been ruled a suspicious death. Cryptos Maintain Strong Ties to Online GamblingThe online gambling industry continues to explode in popularity. Many of today’s online casino sites encourage players to gamble with the use of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin tops the list as the most popular crypto. It is also the most assessable form of digital currency. Yet, bitcoin is far from the only crypto accepted for gambling online. The main reason why cryptos are so popular for gambling online revolve around privacy issues. No personal information is tied to crypto transactions. These transactions are not tied to financial institutions or government regulatory organizations. Cryptos can easily be converted into fiat cash as another strong selling point. Texas Woman Wins Six-Figure Jackpot at Las Vegas AirportThe main commercial airport flying in and out of Las Vegas is McCarran International Airport. In typical Las Vegas fashion, there are 1400 slot machines located throughout the facility. Only 400 are operational these days due to ongoing coronavirus health protocols. Megan H. of Flower Mound, Texas only needed one progressive slot to strike it rich. Playing a Wheel of Fortune machine in the B Concourse, she won $302,334.66 on the lucky spin. She was waiting for a Southwest Airlines flight back home. Local news sources never mentioned if she made her flight. The biggest slot jackpot ever at McCarren was $3.96 million.

Your trio is back and hitching a ride economy class on Janet Airlines through the desert of southern Nevada to the secret military installation known as, Area 51 and we sift through files and documents of what might be going on there.   Storing and reverse engineering otherworldly spacecraft? Creating secret Weapons and projects?   Even housing living extraterrestrials within the complex? We hop the fence and raid the most top secret base in the US.   (4:33) Mike goes into a little background on the facility as well as its whereabouts.  Dave and Fronk add a few more facts about the origin of the name. (7:00) Homey Airport (KXTA) is mentioned as well as the unmarked terminal at McCarran International Airport. (8:21) Janet Airlines is gone into more detail by your trio. (10:50) The Cheshire Airstrip and the story of a commercial pilot's accounts of flying from Las Vegas to an invisible airstrip in the Dead Horse flat area of the desert is discussed. (16:39) We introduce some of the allegations of what is going on in Area 51, like reverse engineering alien spacecraft. (18:00) June 25th 2013, was the day that Area 51 was acknowledged by the CIA through the Freedom of Information Act. (19:41) Mike recaps about the Majestic 12 which was featured during Debriefing #007. (22:00) The S4 location is introduced by your lovely Preceptors which is located near the Papoose mountain range. (23:00) Dave brings Bob Lazar into the mix and his claim to have worked at S4 to reverse engineer off world spacecraft through the company EG&G and the Hushmasters discuss. (26:55) Mystery Mike mentions the mysterious element, Element 115. (28:11) All of Lazar's degrees from MIT and CalTech and his employment was denied after he blew the whistle of what he did at S4. (31:00) David Fravor, a US Navy pilot is mentioned by Fronk about the 2004 US Navy's footage of an 'off world vehicle' which was released in summer of 2020. (36:00) Jrod, the extraterrestrial that lived within Area 51 from the Zeta Reticuli star system who allegedly crashed in Kingman, AZ is gone into detail by the trio. (39:29) The theory that gray aliens including Jrod were from Earth from the future and the boys go into a long beautiful discussion about the topic. (47:29) Mike mentions how far just the Zeta Reticuli star system is and how long it would take to get there with conventional rockets, lengths of time that are unimaginable. (48:15) The London Hammer is brought up, set to be in stone 1 million years old! (50:32)  Abydos, Egypt is talked about and brought that it is know for the temple of Seti which ironically is spelled the same as SETI. (53:20)  The Lockheed programs that are known to be tested and made at Area 51 are mentioned. (54:34)  The Raid Area 51 Facebook event is touched on which was supposed to raid the base on September, 20th 2019. (56:06)  The question is raised of how much of Area 51 is actually on the surface, and mostly underground. (57:00)  The preceptors sum up their opinions and discuss what really could be going on at Area 51 and S4, with the facts of it being confirmed that we have alien spacecraft and other glimpse of disclosure. If you have any questions or comments about the show please contact us at: HushHushSociety@planetmail.com or via Twitter, Facebook & Instagram.   For all listening platforms go to: http://linktr.ee/hushhushsociety

Chris Jones, McCarran International Airport chief marketing officer, discusses the steep drop off in traffic when Las Vegas closed down and how traffic is slowly starting to recover now that many shelter-in-place restrictions are easing. Listen to how McCarran is “betting against the spread” by mandating social distancing, disinfecting public areas, and encouraging mask use.Understand more about the aviation industry with this week"s issue of Skift Airline Weekly.

Steven Fehr is an actor who has appeared in many plays and musicals including Annie with Sally Struthers of "All in the Family" fame. Some others include Of Mice and Men, Man of La Mancha, and Sunset Boulevard at Pioneer Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah; Tony & Tina’s Wedding at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas; and Saturday’s Voyeur at Salt Lake Acting Company, to name a few. He’s performed at Pioneer Theater, SLAC, theatre companies in California and the Nevada Conservatory Company. He’s been acting since 3rd grade and always knew this is what he wanted to do for a career. With great support from his parents along the way, he earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University and later a Master’s from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in theatre performance. He’s taught acting at UNLV, Snow College, and the College of Southern Nevada. He’s been in musicals, comedies, and dramas ranging from Shakespeare and classical pieces to modern works. You might see him at the McCarran International Airport on the TSA video of "what not to do in security". Some fun trivia, he was a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." In this episode, we will hear his process and what prompts him as an actor.

The ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China. Since the first of the year, one of the hardest hit industries in Asia is land-based casino gambling. The Macao region of China tops the list as the biggest attraction. Visitation to the Macau casinos is down around 70 percent in conjunction with the Lunar New Year holiday. At the same time, it was reported that online gambling was up 90 percent during this time frame. Online gambling sites are illegal in China, but legal in the Philippines. Traffic to illegal online casinos in Asia have also experienced increased traffic.Next, A Lucky California Gambler Wins Big at Las Vegas AirportA recent visit to Las Vegas resulted in nearly $12,000 in prize winnings. Identified only as Ulla T., the Roseville, California resident accumulated $11,761 in winnings playing a penny slot machine. What made headlines was the fact that she was playing the machine in Concourse A of McCarran International Airport. Slot machines fill all the terminals at the Las Vegas airport to give travelers one last chance to hit it big. You can also play the machines when arriving in town to get the early jump on hitting it big. The winning machine was “Smokin’ Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel.”In the next story, A Las Vegas Casino Tests New Weapon Detection TechnologyIn light of the deadliest mass shooting in US history, heightened security in Las Vegas has become a high priority. A highly successful security technology company is tackling the problem in a stealthy fashion. Patriot One unveiled its weapon-spotting technology at a recent Las Vegas trade show and one casino has taken interest. Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino has been testing the system at their place of business. The main attraction is the discreet nature of the detection machines. Relying on a series of hidden sensors, all forms of weapons can be detected as patrons walk through an invisible barrier.Lastly, IGT and Twin River Seek to Resolve an Ongoing Dispute With a Business PartnershipInternational Game Technology is one of the largest casino games manufacturer in the world. Twin River owns and operated the Lincoln Casino in Rhode Island. The two sides have been feuding over the state’s current and future gaming machine contract. In an effort to solve the dispute, an agreement to operate a joint company has been proposed. IGT would own 60 percent of the new company’s stock. Twin River would control the remaining 40 percent. As part of the deal, the new company would spend more than $100 million renovating and expanding Lincoln Casino. State approval of the deal is pending.

Show #663   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Thursday 9th January 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   CARLOS GHOSN DEFIANTLY ACCUSES NISSAN AND JAPAN "Carlos Ghosn held a press conference in Lebanon early Wednesday to clear his name in the year-long scandal that has stripped him of his leadership roles at Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, and irrevocably tainted an otherwise well-regarded career as a captain of the automotive industry." writes Autoblog today: "Ghosn told reporters in Beirut he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors, whom he accused of helping Nissan to oust him as chairman. He said the case was trumped up to silence his advocacy of a full merger between Nissan and Renault. Nissan said an internal investigation found that Ghosn had engaged in personal use of company money and had under-reported his income in violation of Japanese law."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/01/08/ghosn-press-conference/   PLUG-IN ELECTRIC CAR SALES IN THE NETHERLANDS HIT NEW ALL-TIME RECORDS "The end of the year was extremely hot in terms of plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands, which not only beat, but rather trampled previous records. Let's start with December 2019. 22,983 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in the country - three times more than a year ago, and thousands more than the old 15,879 record from December 2016 from an era of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV." reports InsideEVs: "In effect, the overall market share of plug-ins surged to an outstanding 54%! That's more than half of all car sales, which was seen previously only in Norway. Great sales results in the Netherlands are not only thanks to Tesla, as other BEVs are also performing nicely, which allowed for an all-BEV top six for the month. Our attention was caught especially by the Audi e-tron, which surprised with 3,054 registrations in December and 4,116 YTD. That's an awesome number, much higher than the Tesla Model X (192 and 463 YTD) or Jaguar I-PACE (428 and 769 YTD). Reportedly, most of the e-trons were the entryl-level e-tron 50 quattro version."   Top five for the month:   Tesla Model 3: 12,053 (29,922 YTD) Audi e-tron: 3,054 (4,116 YTD) Nissan LEAF: 1,075 (3,800 YTD) Renault ZOE: 1,020 (2,208 YTD) MG ZS EV: 967 (1,019 YTD)   https://insideevs.com/news/391681/plugin-car-sales-netherlands-all-time-records/   CHEVY CORVETTE C8 PLUG-IN HYBRID CAUGHT TESTING IN THE SNOW# " Speculation on an electrified Corvette in the past has also included talk of all-wheel drive with an electric motor powering the front wheels and a traditional engine sending ponies to the rear." says Autoblog: " GM President Mark Reuss suggested this latest Corvette worked into GM's "strategy of 0-0-0: zero emissions, zero crashes, zero congestion." Reading between those lines, we wouldn't be surprised if a plug-in 'Vette would be able to travel solely on electric power for short jaunts. But we'd also expect any electrification to contribute to the car's overall acceleration, considering the Corvette's role as GM's high-performance flagship."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/01/08/chevy-corvette-c8-plug-in-hybrid-spy-shots   FIRST RIDE IN FARADAY FF 91 "Electrek took our first ride in the Faraday Future FF 91 in Las Vegas yesterday. A Faraday test driver floored the 1,050-horsepower, limo-like sedan ­— and we held on for dear life while reclining in luxury. It was a rocket blast." reports Bradley for electrek: "While previous incarnations of the FF 91 aligned closer to the Tesla Model X, the vehicle in Las Vegas was more like a Bentley or Rolls-Royce, with a long, lean, spacious cabin complete with a zero-gravity reclining seat. On the technology side, models could be configured with one, two, or three motors for horsepower from 350 to 1,050 ponies. Battery packs could range in size from about 60 to 120 kilowatt-hours. Charging could be offered at higher than 200 kilowatts, via “flooded cell” technology."   https://ww.electrek.co/2020/01/07/first-ride-faraday-ff-91-pivots-from-model-x-competitor-to-electric-limo/   VW ID.3 NEXT TO TESLA MODEL 3 From the r/TeslaMotors subreddit, user ChandlerWins said: "Encountered a prototype VW ID3 during a charging session in Germany. They are almost identical in size but the VW seemed to be charging at around 100 kW. I also saw a very early prototype of a electrical VW SUV charging (I think the expected ID 4) but that one had some serious camouflage stickers on it. Couldn't take more pictures because the owners where around and I'm not going to invade their privacy lol. And to top it of a Porsche Taycan pulled up complete with the fake engine sounds, sounded ridiculous."   TWO TESLA MODELS LISTED IN EURO NCAP’S BEST OF THE BEST OF 2019 Today Euro NCAP publishes its Best in Class for 2019. Fifty-five cars were assessed among which forty-one achieved the top accolade. This makes 2019 one of the most impressive years on record since Euro NCAP started to evaluate consumer safety of cars on the European market. Tesla also made a strong appearance this year. Model X is 2019’s winner in the Large Off-Road category.  The Tesla Model 3 is top of the ‘Electric and Hybrid’ vehicle class and, together with BMW’s 3 Series, shares top-spot in the Large Family category.   FREE NOW ADDS 60 MODEL 3 TO THEIR FLEET "The ride-hailing operator Free Now (formerly MyTaxi) of BMW and Daimler wants to boost its expansion into other cities in Germany. In addition, the Ride-Hailing fleet in Hamburg is to be expanded by an initial 60 Tesla vehicles." says electrive: "The service provider is one of several mobility services that BMW and Daimler merged at the beginning of last year. In the course of the merger, MyTaxi was also renamed Free Now.. The 60 models for Hamburg are copies of the Tesla Model 3, which Free Now informed us of upon request. They will be used from the end of March."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/01/08/free-now-adds-60-model-3-to-their-fleet/   LAS VEGAS TAXI COMPANY ORDERS HUNDREDS OF TESLAS "Kaptyn, a Transportations as a Service (TaaS) technology company in Las Vegas, today launched 30 Teslas in its on-demand transportation (i.e., taxi) service in Vegas. The main hub for the Kaptyn service will be McCarran International Airport" says Zachary at CleanTechnica: "This taxi company has 872 taxis, and 1,400 vehicles in total. The 30 Tesla Model 3s it launched today aren’t the end of the road — they’re basically just a soft launch. The number of electric vehicles in the fleet will be in the hundreds by sometime in February. The fleet will include Model 3, Model X, and Model S vehicles — it’s not clear yet what the exact split will be. "   https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/06/las-vegas-taxi-company-orders-hundreds-of-teslas/   TESLA (TSLA) STOCK RALLY GROWS ELON MUSK’S FORTUNE BY $9 BILLION Tesla’s (TSLA) stock rally is still going strong and helped CEO Elon musk grow his fortune by $9 billion over the last few months, but if it keeps going, it could see Musk getting a $800 million payday under his latest compensation plan." reports electrek: "The electric automaker more than doubled its market capitalization now to more than $85 billion. Tesla shareholders have been enjoying the ride, and Musk has benefited more than once as the biggest Tesla shareholder, with just over 20% of all outstanding shares. He saw his fortune from Tesla grow by $9 billion over the period, but it could get even better for the CEO who doesn’t accept a salary from Tesla. Each $50 billion increase in Tesla’s market capitalization would result in Musk receiving 1.69 million shares, which is currently worth about $800 million at today’s price. If Tesla reaches all the milestones and a market cap of $650 billion, he would own about 30% of the company at that point, which would be a stake worth about $195 billion — making him the richest man on the planet."   https://electrek.co/2020/01/07/tesla-tsla-rally-elon-musk-fortune-billion/   QUESTION OF THE WEEK The MYEV.com Question Of The Week…   What are your 2020 Predictions?   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 229 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. 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The main commercial airport heading in and out of Las Vegas is #McCarran International. News sources were not sure if Ryan C. was just flying in or getting ready to leave town. They do know that he landed a #jackpot of $317,795.94 playing a .25 Wheel of Fortune progressive slot. The actual International Game Technology (IGT) game was Triple Red Hot 7. The big win came on Monday, Nov. 18. The airport win was just part of the recent Wheel of Fortune hot streak in November. A player hit it big at the Mirage for over $2 million playing Triple Red Hot Bells. Next Up, The Las Vegas Mirage Pays Out Over $2 Million on Slots JackpotFriday, Nov.15 will be a day that one lucky slots player will always remember. The actual jackpot added up to $2,218,046. It was won by an unidentified player on the Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot Bells. Manufactured by International Game Technology (IGT), this is part of a series of highly popular Wheel of Fortune progressive slots. The Mirage remains one of the most poplar and recognized casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. The elaborate pool area consists of a tropical rain forest with a live, erupting volcano. The casino floor offers a wide selection of #slots and table games. In The Next Story, King of Twitch Poker Makes The Real Money Gambling HeadlinesThe Super Smash Bros. will host an exhibition match for “King of #Twitch #Poker.” The event is expected to be a really big deal. In attendance are poker crowd favorites such as: Mang0, Slimeil, Chillindude, Tafokints and Ludwig. Also expected at the highlighted table is Andy Milonakis of #MTV and Comedy Central. Internet personality Destiny should be there as well as A&E’s Storage Wars personality Rene Nezhoda. Players will compete for a share of the $10,000 prize purse. They can also earn a chance to join the celebrity ranks for the $75,000 “King of Twitch Poker” main event in late December.Lastly, Federal Judge Dismisses a $3 Billion Lawsuit Against Wynn ResortsA federal judge ruling in a Massachusetts courtroom did not find merit in a $3 billion lawsuit involving Wynn Resorts. The case pertained to how the Las Vegas company was able to secure a license for Encore Boston Harbor. US District Court Chief Judge Patti Saris ruled in the case. She stated that Sterling Suffolk Racecourse did not prove it’s allegations. That company claimed that #Wynn violated racketeering statutes under the federal RICO act. Sterling Suffolk proposed a Mohegan Sun casino for the Boston area. It is is “exploring all its options” after the loss in court. Wynn Resorts did not comment on the situation.

Kylies Fung has been with McCarran International Airport for four years, one of which was as an intern as she attended school at UNLV. Like many, she never thought about a career in airports nor did she ever think that her schooling in Hospitality Management would be applicable to this environment. But years later, she sees the connection between her learnings and the evolution of the industry. Airport hospitality is a common refrain that you will hear throughout this episode because it is the mindset that is prevalent amongst the team at McCarran International Airport. Ones To Watch is a new, recurring series produced by Airport Experience News. Here we will feature emerging, up-and-coming members of commercial management teams from across North America.  This episode is sponsored by Crews. Innovating the traveler experience since 1972.

August 22, 2019 – The Vegas adventure begins when you decide to book a trip. This episode we explore a few of the things that happen before you set foot on the strip. Rapper J-Boog shares a story about hitchhiking to Vegas from Mississippi, Travel Fanboy Adam Bauer joins me for a travel points and credit card 101, and Christine Crews from McCarran International Airport gives us a behind the scenes look at one of the busiest airports in the country. FnA Minute Jeff Does Vegas Episode 30 Vegas Confessions J-Boog’s new album Convictions is available here and you can listen to some of his older tracks here. twitter: @officialb00g Adam Bauer – Travel Fanboy / instagram: @bauerpauerhauer /twitter: @travelfanboy Credit Cards for Casino Enthusiasts McCarran International Airport – website / twitter:@LASairport You can find us on twitter and instagram @facesandaceslv

Area 51... We've all heard the stories and seen it depicted in movies & television.  If pop culture & rumours are to be believed, it's a top secret installation in the Nevada desert where the United States military conducts classified activities - including research on alien spacecraft & technology as well as extraterrestrial beings. What's the Las Vegas connection to Area 51?  It's two-fold: First, it's well known that many Las Vegas residents work at Area 51, making the commute via Janet Airlines (they're the non-descript white planes with a red stripe that you've probably seen taking off & landing at McCarran International Airport). Secondly, due to Area 51's proximity to Las Vegas (it's only a 2-3 hour drive away), thousands of people each year make the drive out to see the gates and maybe get a glimpse of something...bizarre. Friend of the show & fellow Vegas Podcaster, Chris Kim, the host of Faces and Aces Las Vegas had the opportunity to talk to Braden & Dan who are the hosts of the Alien Theorists Theorizing Podcast about their journey to Area 51...as well as some of the "weirdness" they experienced on their trek to the gates. Chris was gracious enough to allow me to share the interview on my podcast...enjoy! Be sure to follow Alien Theorists Theorizing on Twitter & Instagram and take a listen to their show. For even more Vegas-related content, follow Faces And Aces Las Vegas on Twitter & Instagram and be sure to listen to the podcast. If you want to plan your own trek out to the fabled Area 51, check out this great article that outlines the best way to get to & from the back gate...and what to see along the way.  

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, June 1st, 2018.   From ISDACenter.Org We continue with our Lesser Known Incidents series with the kidnapping of Kevyn Wynn In July 1993, Steve Wynn of the Wynn Resorts and Casinos received a call; a voice politely uttered a chilling statement: “Mr. Wynn, we have your daughter.” His 26-year-old daughter, Kevyn, had been kidnapped from her townhouse in a luxury gated community. Her kidnappers demanded a ransom reported between $2 million and $2.5 million. The kidnappers taped Ms. Wynn's eyes shut, put sunglasses on her, and forced her to undress. They then took pictures of her in her underwear and threatened to release the pictures to the public if she or her father went to the police. Ms. Wynn was then permitted to dress and the defendants tied her up, placed her in her car, and drove her to the McCarran International Airport. She was released unharmed two hours later after her father paid a $1.45 million ransom in $100 bills. The kidnappers were eventually apprehended, one of them was caught the day after the kidnapping when he walked into a Ferrari dealer and wanted to buy a $200,000 Ferrari with cash.   =======================  In Vehicle News From Digital Journal Wearable technology contributes to distracted driving A new study shows how the increase in availability of wearable technology is contributing to distracted driving when drivers do not take precautions to deactivate or to remove the wearable device. Read More    ====================== In Terrorism News The international treaty on counter-terrorism comes into effect in Turkey The Additional Protocol of the first international treaty on foreign terrorists, which was signed in the Latvian capital Riga in 2015, was put into force in Turkey on June 1. Read More   ===================== In Cyber Security News From NextGov.Com White House: Federal Agencies Remain Highly Vulnerable to Data Breaches Three Years After OPM Many federal agencies don't know how hackers are targeting them, can't tell when hackers steal large amounts of their data and aren't efficiently spending the cybersecurity money they have, according to a report and action plan released last week. Read More    ===================== This flash briefing is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association. Whether you are exploring a career in executive protection, new to the profession, honing your expertise, or an established security executive, ISDA offers its Members benchmark educational, networking, and marketing programs. For more information about the ISDA membership, articles related to secure transportation, security, and executive protection, go to isdacenter.org. Thanks for listening to the Security Driver and Executive Protection News flash briefing.

Every morning, unmarked planes take off from McCarran International Airport, bound for Air Forces bases all around Nevada. Every evening they return. Where do they go in between? Winston Carter knows where. The mysterious planes, the lights in the sky above Area 51, the long complex history of the Cold War space race - all these things come together in a conspiracy theory so original, it will blow your freakin mind.

IS DISCLOSURE COMING? Clinton campaign chief tweets 'lift veil' after Pentagon UFO exposé Article link: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/894345/Aliens-Pentagon-UFO-secret-investigation-John-Podesta-lift-the-veil HILLARY Clinton's former campaign manager has demanded the "veil over UFOs is lifted" in the wake of news about a secret US Government probe into the phenomena. 'Lift the veil' John Podesta hints the US Government knows more than it lets on. John Podesta, who was chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama, took to twitter to call for openness about aliens and UFOs after details of the Department of Defense Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification He added: "#TheTruthIsOutThere." Senator Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who was the Senate majority leader at the time, requested the funding details for the programme before details emerged, also used social media to apply more pressure. He tweeted a link to reports saying: "The truth is out there. Seriously," adding a picture of a UFO. "If anyone says they have the answers, they're fooling themselves. "We don't know the answers but we have plenty of evidence to support asking the questions. "This is about science and national security. "If America doesn't take the lead in answering these questions, others will." Area 51 flights? Top-secret government airline seeks flight attendant Article link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/01/09/area-51-flights-top-secret-government-airline-seeks-flight-attendant/1018723001/ “Thanks for flying Janet Airlines and enjoy your stay at Area 51.”That's the line you should be practicing right now if you have any interest in the following job. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland). Buzz60 Are you a Las Vegas-based flight attendant looking for work and able to keep a secret(s)? Do you feel positively about working for an airline that sort of doesn't exist? Happen to have a Top-Secret clearance with the U.S. government, or think you could snag one? If so, the perfect job just opened up. Janet, a classified airline that runs commuter flights to some of the most secretive and closely guarded government facilities in the U.S., appears to be hiring a flight attendant. The job posting appeared recently on the website for AECOM, which operates a small fleet of aircraft out of a discreet but heavily guarded terminal at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Show Stuff Checkout our new UFO BUSTER RADIO GOODIES!! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio/ Facebook Pages UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 Manny Moonraker: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio UFO Buster Radio Merch T-Shirts and stuff: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio UFO Buster Radio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler Background Track(s): YouTube Creator Studio: Far The Days Come by Letter Box

IS DISCLOSURE COMING? Clinton campaign chief tweets 'lift veil' after Pentagon UFO exposé Article link: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/894345/Aliens-Pentagon-UFO-secret-investigation-John-Podesta-lift-the-veil HILLARY Clinton's former campaign manager has demanded the "veil over UFOs is lifted" in the wake of news about a secret US Government probe into the phenomena. 'Lift the veil' John Podesta hints the US Government knows more than it lets on. John Podesta, who was chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama, took to twitter to call for openness about aliens and UFOs after details of the Department of Defense Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification He added: "#TheTruthIsOutThere." Senator Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who was the Senate majority leader at the time, requested the funding details for the programme before details emerged, also used social media to apply more pressure. He tweeted a link to reports saying: "The truth is out there. Seriously," adding a picture of a UFO. "If anyone says they have the answers, they're fooling themselves. "We don't know the answers but we have plenty of evidence to support asking the questions. "This is about science and national security. "If America doesn't take the lead in answering these questions, others will." Area 51 flights? Top-secret government airline seeks flight attendant Article link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/01/09/area-51-flights-top-secret-government-airline-seeks-flight-attendant/1018723001/ “Thanks for flying Janet Airlines and enjoy your stay at Area 51.”That's the line you should be practicing right now if you have any interest in the following job. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland). Buzz60 Are you a Las Vegas-based flight attendant looking for work and able to keep a secret(s)? Do you feel positively about working for an airline that sort of doesn't exist? Happen to have a Top-Secret clearance with the U.S. government, or think you could snag one? If so, the perfect job just opened up. Janet, a classified airline that runs commuter flights to some of the most secretive and closely guarded government facilities in the U.S., appears to be hiring a flight attendant. The job posting appeared recently on the website for AECOM, which operates a small fleet of aircraft out of a discreet but heavily guarded terminal at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Show Stuff Checkout our new UFO BUSTER RADIO GOODIES!! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio/ Facebook Pages UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 Manny Moonraker: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio UFO Buster Radio Merch T-Shirts and stuff: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio UFO Buster Radio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler Background Track(s): YouTube Creator Studio: Far The Days Come by Letter Box

If you were wondering where I drove after we left McCarran International Airport, tune in for some more boring-ass driving directions. Check it out and #staysleepy y'all.

This week on CSI: Reality Check the whole crew investigates a death on a plane at McCarran International Airport. While Grissom & Sara work the scene on the plane, Warrick & Catherine interview the tight lipped passengers and Nicky follows the body to the ME's office. With a 12 hour deadline the CSI team has to piece together the events that unfolded on the deadly flight. Was it murder or self defense? 

Manny Patrick Vargas is an, author, speaker, coach, host, and former restaurant owner. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, one half mile east of the world famous strip on the patch of land that is now home to terminal three of McCarran International Airport. Manny nearly lost his life, twice, before the age of five, once due to a severe asthma attack that left him in the hospital hooked up to respirators and the second time the result of a harrowing car accident that left him unconscious for several days and clinging on for dear life. At six years old, he suffered a broken right arm that left him behind in school and feeling senseless compared to his peers. Adversity has been a consistent companion in his life from the start, and, as if growing up with an absentee mom wasn’t disheartening enough, at ten years old his mother passed away after a battle with ovarian cancer. In his youth there was a bright spot - baseball. Manny found the sport of baseball offered him a chance to thrive. He was good enough at it to dream big, expecting to make it to the majors one day. He was recruited to play baseball at the University of San Francisco hoping to propel himself into a professional baseball career, but alcoholism and poor decision making ended his college playing days, and life long dream when his desire to party all the time resulted in him being blacked out drunk and missing games. Now sober and loving life, Manny Patrick Vargas is fast becoming the person he always could have been. We are all a work in progress, but losing almost everything and bouncing back has given Manny the determination to enact big plans. He authored his first book, a chance for him to inspire others by telling his story of overcoming adversity and reinventing himself after leaving his vices behind. He's already finished his second book project and is planning on having the third book to be complete in less than six months. As a certified social and emotional intelligence coach and speaker, Manny has set out to help as many people reach their dreams as possible. His goal is to help ten million people close the gap on suffering. He firmly believes everyone has a choice when it comes to creating the life they want.