Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

Triker

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kittykat100 wrote: »

Hi gang,

I am getting married in June next year in Vegas and would like to have recommendations of anyone that has used the mobile hair and beauty professionals that come to your room.

Any recommendations, gratefully recieved


Kittyx

http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/smooth-brides-wedding-hair-and-makeup-las-vegas-2

There are a few on google but I like to read reviews and this one gets lots of 5 *s except for one crazy review from someone....dunno, you can make your mind up.

pennylane99

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MGM lions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2253599/Las-Vegas-lion-new-day-job-giving-hugs-20-time.html

Winter_Jasmine

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pennylane99 wrote: »

MGM lions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2253599/Las-Vegas-lion-new-day-job-giving-hugs-20-time.html

A typically well researched, balanced DM article - anyone would have thought the MGM had had the lions wearing mini skirts and serving cocktails!

ferf1223

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pennylane99 wrote: »

MGM lions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2253599/Las-Vegas-lion-new-day-job-giving-hugs-20-time.html

Ignoring the poor journalism this is something I've been hoping for for ages. Thanks!

ferf1223

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more detail (and less of a slant) here

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/26/mgm-lions-and-new-cubs-display-ranch-henderson/

The first time I saw the lions at MGM I was upset by it, thought it was cruel, etc...then I read more about it and felt better about it and those lions made me cry more than once in the awesomeness of seeing them so close. The number of times we would be standing around looking at them and people would be all angry about the lions 'living in that fishbowl' when they were rotated regularly - I don't think the same lion came to MGM multiple days in a row either from what I remember reading.

I am glad that we had 2 chances to interact with cubs at MGM - once they were too big to hold so we could only put our hand on a specific place on his back - and once when they were little enough to actually hold briefly...the keepers were very protective of those animals and would shut down the photos completely if the cubs started seeming stressed, no matter how many people were in the queue.

jammerr

would anyone mind if i cleaned up the front page guide for the 2013 thread?

Winter_Jasmine

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Yeah, I'm not a fan of zoos and putting animals on display but apparently the lions in the enclosure couldn't see, hear or smell that anyone was watching them. As they were born in captivity and very used to human contact I thought that this was one of the kinder, more well thought out animal exhibits I'd seen/heard of.

Must admit, I didn't know that they'd let people pet the cubs though. I find that a bit unpleasant tbh - just comparing them to my brother's new kitten who's a lunatic when it's just them at home but is terrified of strangers at the moment!

secretmachines

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jammerr wrote: »

would anyone mind if i cleaned up the front page guide for the 2013 thread?

i had offered to do this, just waiting for photome to do whatever is necessary on the admin side of things

photome

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jammerr wrote: »

would anyone mind if i cleaned up the front page guide for the 2013 thread?

Secretmachines is already doing so and will take over the running in the new year

thanks anyway

jammerr

nice one. here's to 2013 and another trip to las vegas. thanks for all your help this year everyone.