RACHEL, Nev. (Reuters) - Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base. Visitors descended early in the day on the tiny desert town of Rachel, a short distance from the military site, in response to a recent, viral social-media invitation to “storm” Area 51 on Friday, raising concerns by local authorities of unruly crowds overwhelming the community. Situated about 150 miles (240 km) north of Las Vegas, the remote hamlet of just 50 year-round residents lacks a grocery store or even a gasoline station. Thursday’s visitors established a small encampment outside Rachel’s only business - the extraterrestrial-themed Little A’Le’Inn motel and restaurant - parking themselves in cars, tents and RVs. Some tourists hung inflatable aliens from … [Read more...] about Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive U.S. base
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Earthlings head home as ‘Storm Area 51’ festival wraps up in Nevada
HIKO, NEV.—The festivals are over and Earthlings from around the globe went home last Sunday after a weekend camping and partying in the dusty Nevada desert and trekking to remote gates of Area 51, a formerly top-secret U.S. military base long the focus of UFO and space alien lore. They left in peace, officials and the host of a free “Alienstock” festival said. Visitors hailed from France, Russia, Germany, Peru, Sweden, Australia and many U.S. states in answer to an internet post in June suggesting that if enough people rushed a military base to “see them aliens” at 3 a.m. Sept. 20, authorities couldn’t stop everyone. More than two million Facebook users clicked their interest, but in the end only a few thousand made the trip to the tiny Nevada desert city of Rachel, population about 50, a more than two-hour drive north of Las Vegas. Campers and festivalgoers in Rachel peaked at about 3,000 on Friday, said Eric Holt, the Lincoln County official who … [Read more...] about Earthlings head home as ‘Storm Area 51’ festival wraps up in Nevada
A Health Impact Assessment Looks at All-Day Kindergarten in Nevada
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) conducted a health impact assessment (HIA) in 2015 to examine the potential health benefits of implementing full-day kindergarten across the state. The HIA process uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of proposed policies or projects on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. The Nevada assessment was intended to inform the state Legislature about changes to the availability of full-day kindergarten. Max Gakh, an assistant professor at UNLV and associate director of the school’s Health Law Program, led the work and answers questions here about the process and its impact. Q. How did you choose the topic of full-day kindergarten for an HIA? A. We chose the availability of full-day kindergarten in Nevada for an HIA for a few reasons. First, educational attainment is a critical … [Read more...] about A Health Impact Assessment Looks at All-Day Kindergarten in Nevada
CNN Poll: Democrats knotted in Nevada while Biden leads South Carolina
Biden tops Warren by 21 points in South Carolina -- 37% of likely voters back the former vice president, 16% Warren and 11% Sanders. In Nevada, there is no clear leader, with Biden and Sanders tied at 22% of likely caucusgoers with 18% for Warren, all within the poll's margin of sampling error. In neither state does any other candidate reach double-digits. Biden's strong standing in South Carolina rests on support from black voters. Overall, 45% of black likely primary voters back Biden, more than 30 points ahead of his closest competitor. Among white likely primary voters, however, Biden and Warren are deadlocked: 29% favor Biden, 28% Warren. Nevada's three-way race rests on the demographic and political divides that are driving the contest nationwide. Liberal likely caucusgoers break heavily for Sanders, while moderate and conservative caucusgoers give Biden a wide edge. Those under age 50 break toward Sanders: 35% for him vs. 13% for Warren and 12% for Biden. Among those over 50, … [Read more...] about CNN Poll: Democrats knotted in Nevada while Biden leads South Carolina
Cirque du Soleil and Nevada Ballet Theatre take the choreographers’ showcase ‘Beyond the Stage’
Virginia Trudeau This year’s Choreographers’ Showcase will take place at Treasure Island’s Mystére Theatre. By Brock Radke (contact) Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 | 2 a.m. If you really want to understand the impact of Cirque du Soleil on the local arts community over its 25-plus years in Las Vegas, take a trip to Treasure Island this weekend to check out the first of three collaborative shows with Nevada Ballet Theatre. The 12th annual choreographers’ showcase production, dubbed “Beyond the Stage,” will take over the Mystére Theatre at 1 p.m. October 6, uniting performers and creators from both companies in the name of pure artistic growth. “As dancers, we do the same thing every day. We hone our skills and training, we perform, we learn choreography. This opportunity lets us step out and show the audience who we are as creators,” says Gianni Howell, who dances in “The Beatles LOVE” at the Mirage and is one of the … [Read more...] about Cirque du Soleil and Nevada Ballet Theatre take the choreographers’ showcase ‘Beyond the Stage’