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___MASK57___ ( Spanish for " The Meadows "), officially the City of ___MASK57___ and often known simply as Vegas , is the 28th - ___MASK25___ populated city in the United States , the ___MASK25___ populated city in the state of Nevada , and the county seat of Clark County . The city anchors the ___MASK37___ metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert . ___MASK57___ is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling , shopping , fine dining , entertainment , and nightlife . It is the leading financial , commercial , and cultural center for Nevada . A television set , more commonly called a television , TV , TV set , television receiver , or telly , is a device that combines a tuner , display , and loudspeakers for the purpose of viewing television . Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form , television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form , using cathode ray tubes . The addition of color to broadcast television after 1953 further increased the popularity of television sets in the 1960s , and an outdoor antenna became a common feature of suburban homes . The ubiquitous television set became the display device for the first recorded ___MASK6___ in the 1970s , such as Betamax , VHS and later DVD . It was also the display device for the first generation of ___MASK100___ computers ( e . g ., Timex Sinclair 1000 ) and video game consoles ( e . g ., Atari ) in the 1980s . In the 2010s flat panel television incorporating liquid - crystal displays , especially LED - backlit LCDs , largely replaced cathode ray tubes and other displays . The ___MASK57___ Strip is a stretch of South ___MASK57___ Boulevard in Clark County , Nevada , known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos . The Strip is approximately in length , located immediately south of the ___MASK57___ city limits in the unincorporated towns of ___MASK40___ and Winchester . However , the Strip is often referred to as being in ___MASK57___ . Most of the Strip has been designated an All - American Road , and is considered a scenic route at night . Many of the largest hotel , casino , and resort properties in the world are located on the ___MASK57___ Strip . Fourteen of the world ' s 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip , with a total of over 62 , 000 rooms . Hank Henry ( July 9 , 1906 -- March 31 , 1981 ) was an American comedian , known for his stage work on the ___MASK57___ Strip for decades . He was also a film and television ___MASK71___ . Henry got his start in burlesque and was the comic to straightman Robert Alda , Alan Alda ' s father . Henry was born Henry ___MASK95___ in New York City ; the son of Anna ( née Richards ) , and Franklin ___MASK95___ . Henry ' s mother came from England , and his father was German - American descended from the Pennsylvania Dutch . Henry acted in films such as This Is the Army , Junior Prom , The Joker Is Wild , Pal Joey , Ocean ' s 11 , Pepe , Not Tonight Henry , Sergeants 3 , Johnny Cool , Robin and the 7 Hoods , and The Only Game in Town . Henry made his television debut in The Thin Man in the episode `` The Case of the Baggy Pants '' portrayed Noonan . Henry last appeared on television 1970 . Henry died on March 31 , 1981 , in ___MASK57___ , Nevada , at the age of 74 . He had suffered from cancer . Performance art is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context , traditionally interdisciplinary . Performance may be either scripted or unscripted , random or carefully orchestrated ; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation . The performance can be live or via ___MASK6___ ; the performer can be present or absent . It can be any situation that involves four basic elements : time , space , the performer ' s body , or presence in a medium , and a relationship between performer and audience . Performance art can happen anywhere , in any type of venue or setting and for any length of time . The actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time constitute the work . A resort ( North American English ) is a self - contained commercial establishment that endeavors to provide ___MASK25___ of a vacationer ' s wants , such as food , drink , lodging , sports , entertainment , and shopping , on the premises . The term " resort " may be used for a hotel property that provides an array of amenities , typically including entertainment and recreational activities . A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort , such as the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island , Michigan . Some resorts are also timeshare or fractionally owned , or wholly owned condominium complexes . A resort is not always a commercial establishment operated by a single company , although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common . NeWS ( Network extensible Window System ) is a discontinued windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid - 1980s . Originally known as " SunDew ", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S . H . ___MASK95___ . The NeWS interpreter was based on PostScript ( as was the later Display PostScript , although the two projects were otherwise unrelated ) extending it to allow interaction and multiple " contexts " to support windows . Like PostScript , NeWS could be used as a complete programming language , but unlike PostScript , NeWS could be used to make complete interactive programs with mouse support and a GUI . In modern English , a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities . The industry that deals in casinos is called the gaming industry . Casinos are ___MASK25___ commonly built near or combined with hotels , restaurants , retail shopping , cruise ships or other tourist attractions . There is much debate over whether or not the social and economic consequences of casino gambling outweigh the initial revenue that may be generated . Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment events , such as stand - up comedy , concerts , and sporting events . ___MASK57___ Boulevard is a major road in the ___MASK37___ of Nevada , best known for the ___MASK57___ Strip portion of the road and its casinos . Formerly carrying U . S . Route 91 ( US 91 ), which had been the main highway between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City , it has been bypassed by Interstate 15 , and serves mainly local traffic with some sections designated State Route 604 . Television or TV is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome ( black - and - white ), or in color , and in two or three dimensions and sound . It can refer to a television set , a television program (" TV show "), or the medium of television transmission . Television is a mass medium , for entertainment , education , news , and advertising . An ___MASK71___ ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The ___MASK71___ performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , radio , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The ___MASK71___ ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the ___MASK71___ is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Advertising is an audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored , nonpersonal message to promote or sell a product , service or idea . Sponsors of advertising are often businesses who wish to promote their products or services . Advertising is differentiated from public relations in that an advertiser usually pays for and has control over the message . It is differentiated from personal selling in that the message is nonpersonal , i . e ., not directed to a particular individual . Advertising is communicated through various mass ___MASK6___ , including old ___MASK6___ such as newspapers , magazines , Television , Radio , outdoor advertising or direct mail ; or new ___MASK6___ such as search results , blogs , websites or text messages . The actual presentation of the message in a medium is referred to as an advertisement or " ad ". Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual , auditory or performing artifacts ( artworks ), expressing the author ' s imaginative or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power . In their ___MASK25___ general form these activities include the production of works of art , the criticism of art , the study of the history of art , and the aesthetic dissemination of art . Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience ' s attention . Although people ' s attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , ___MASK25___ forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , ___MASK91___ , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre - recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . Animation is the process of making the illusion of motion and the illusion of change by means of the rapid display of a sequence of images that minimally differ from each other . The illusion  as in motion pictures in general  is thought to rely on the phi phenomenon . Animators are artists who specialize in the creation of animation . Animation can be recorded with either analogue ___MASK6___ , a flip book , motion picture film , video tape , digital ___MASK6___ , including formats with animated GIF , Flash animation , and digital video . To display animation , a digital camera , computer , or projector are used along with new technologies that are produced . ___MASK43___ ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a state in the Western , Mountain West , and Southwestern regions of the ___MASK69___ . ___MASK43___ is the 7th ___MASK25___ extensive , the 34th ___MASK25___ populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Nearly three - quarters of ___MASK43___ ' s people live in Clark County , which contains the Las Vegas  ___MASK40___ metropolitan area where three of the state ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . ___MASK43___ ' s capital is ___MASK72___ . ___MASK43___ is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its history and economy . It is also known as the " ___MASK87___ Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " ___MASK87___ Born " also appear on the state flag ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". ___MASK43___ borders ___MASK97___ to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , ___MASK39___ to the southeast and Utah to the east . A film , also called a movie , motion picture , theatrical film or photoplay , is a series of still images which , when shown on a screen , creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon . This optical illusion causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession . The process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry . A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera ; by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques ; by means of CGI and computer animation ; or by a combination of some or all of these techniques and other visual effects .