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document.write('\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022friendfeed\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022header\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022inner\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 target=\u0022_top\u0022\u003e\u003cimg class=\u0022logo\u0022 src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/logo-mini.png?v=7406ad76b2df59ff2532588ee3cb6aeb\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022message\u0022 id=\u0022__friendfeed_message\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022feed\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=e471e9afdf04ae568dcbddb5584fc6c0\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u0026#8220;Yay! My astigmatism is gone.  Went to my annual eye exam.  For the 1st in 22 years, I have no astigmatism - just regular near-sightedness.\u0026#8221;\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eFriday at 2:37 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022likes\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/pattonroberta\u0022 uid=\u00220488a1c0e47b11dc870c003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eRAPatton\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/didjital73\u0022 uid=\u002290cce1fe4e0311ddaef5003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eBren, Photophobe\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/jhuebel\u0022 uid=\u00221709d853b1a940fba3c4023cc04490b4\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eJason Huebel\u003c/a\u003e and 17 other people liked this\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eNever knew astigmatism can come and go. Good to know. And congrats! =) - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/ronin\u0022 uid=\u0022e7107214327511ddb232003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eronin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eWow - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/rodfather\u0022 uid=\u00225facb09047b911dd93ef003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eRodfather\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment more\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022\u003e10 more comments \u0026raquo;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=e471e9afdf04ae568dcbddb5584fc6c0\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.lvrj.com/news/as-hotel-room-prices-sink-quality-of-casino-guests-also-takes-dive-68496902.html\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eAs hotel room prices sink, quality of casino guests also takes dive [Jane Ann Morrison, Las Vegas Review Journal - 11/2/09]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022media\u0022 style=\u0022position: relative; height: 118px; overflow: hidden\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\u0022position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 138px\u0022\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\u0022thumbnail\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.lvrj.com/news/as-hotel-room-prices-sink-quality-of-casino-guests-also-takes-dive-68496902.html\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed-media.com/45250fcf313bfbe198f63ce213eaead64dc2a060\u0022 width=\u0022120\u0022 height=\u0022110\u0022 alt=\u0022As hotel room prices sink, quality of casino guests also takes dive [Jane Ann Morrison, Las Vegas Review Journal - 11/2/09]\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eFriday at 10:47 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eThe recession officially began in December 2007, and he noticed the change early in 2008, as room rates sank. \u0026quot;There are more cigarette burns on the carpet, more flat screen TVs broken, more holes in the walls.\u0026quot; People are throwing things and breaking televisions that cost $2,000 to $3,000.\n\nPlus, there are more cases where security responds to domestic violence in the rooms. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eIn March 2003, bemoaning that with war looming in the Middle East, the average Strip midweek room rate was down 24 percent to $104 and the average weekend rate was down 11 percent ... to $249.  By the end of 2007, the average daily rate was more than $132. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment more\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022\u003e1 more comments \u0026raquo;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=e471e9afdf04ae568dcbddb5584fc6c0\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/Golden-Nugget-parent-company-agrees-to-buyout-deal-68895467.html\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eGolden Nugget parent company agrees to buyout deal [Arnold Knightly, Las Vegas Review Journal - 11/3/09]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eFriday at 10:41 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eLandry’s Restaurants Tuesday reached a buyout deal with its top executive to take the parent company of the Golden Nugget private in a transaction valued at $1.2 billion including debt.  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tilman Fertitta had his offer of $14.75 per share in cash accepted by the company’s board of directors, a 37 percent premium on Monday’s closing price of $10.76 per share. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eFertitta, who owns nearly 55.1 percent of the company’s stock, would acquire all shares of Landry’s that he does not own. The transaction is subject to Landry’s refinancing a portion of its $915.3 million debt load.  Bond analyst Barbara Cappaert of KDP Investment Advisors priced Fertitta’s out-of-pocket expense to acquire the stock he does not already own at $108 million. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=e471e9afdf04ae568dcbddb5584fc6c0\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/04/their-valuables-gone-their-ladies-night/\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eTheir valuables gone, like their ladies of the night [Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun - 11/4/09]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022media\u0022 style=\u0022position: relative; height: 183px; overflow: hidden\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\u0022position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 273px\u0022\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\u0022thumbnail\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/04/their-valuables-gone-their-ladies-night/\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed-media.com/7a6fdf9e9b313d8925da5a5b922d1f41e24c00cb\u0022 width=\u0022255\u0022 height=\u0022175\u0022 alt=\u0022Their valuables gone, like their ladies of the night [Abigail Goldman, Las Vegas Sun - 11/4/09]\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eFriday at 10:39 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022likes\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/cstechcast\u0022 uid=\u0022dc6c6d14472311dd9a51003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eEric @ CS Techcast\u003c/a\u003e liked this\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003ePeople in the company of Clark County prostitutes collectively reported having $1.4 million in cash and goods stolen from them during the first nine months of this year — dupes of a larceny genre better known to police as the “trick roll.” - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022 style=\u0022margin-bottom: 0\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=e471e9afdf04ae568dcbddb5584fc6c0\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011041-178.stm\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eOhio casinos will mean competition for Pa., W.Va. [Gary Rotstein, Post-Gazette - 11/5/09]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eFriday at 10:31 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003ePassage of Issue 3, as it was called in Ohio, is expected to lead to opening as early as 2012 of casinos providing both table games and slot machines in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eMore affected than the southwestern Pennsylvania casinos, however, is MTR Gaming Group, the West Virginia-based firm that owns Mountaineer Casino Racetrack \u0026amp; Resort in Chester; Presque Isle Downs, an Erie County racetrack-casino just over an hour from Cleveland; and Scioto Downs, a Columbus harness track still denied the right to have slot machines or table games. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022 uid=\u00229e79409efd0011dc8e03003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022l_person\u0022\u003eMitchell Tsai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment more\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai\u0022\u003e2 more comments \u0026raquo;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n')