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VEGAS INC C O V ER S T OR Y 13 to know, From page 1 Prominence is a double-edged sword for some Nevada notables Segerblom (continued) How do you prefer to get your news and literature: digital or hard copy? Digital. What is your most recognizable characteristic? My hair. Which words or phrases do you overuse? Great. What makes you happy? Red wine. What is your most prized possession? My father's paintings. Robert Beckmann, artist, Beckmann Studio What is your most embarrassing moment as a prominent figure? Prominence. If you could make up the Nevada state motto, what would it be? California, here we come. What is your greatest accomplishment in 2013? Medical marijuana. Any regrets this past year? Failing to pass corporate income tax. What is your top priority for 2014? Re-elect Justin Jones. What person, living or dead, do you admire most? The Abe Lincoln of William Carlos Williams' "In The American Grain." What is the quality you like best about a person? A capacity to really listen — with curiosity and compassion. What are you currently reading? "A Great Aridness" by William deBuys. A compelling wake-up call. How do you prefer to get your news and literature: digital or hard copy? Hard copy. What is your most recognizable characteristic? My glasses. Which words or phrases do you overuse? My studio assistants laugh when I say, "It's beginning to work!" What makes you happy? Sunlight. What is your most prized possession? A figurative sculpture from the Mama tribe, Benue River area, Nigeria. What is your most embarrassing moment as a prominent figure? Canceling my recent solo show in ArtSquare before its Beckmann completion date. If you could make up the Nevada state motto, what would it be? Water, water, water, permission and light. What is your greatest accomplishment in 2013? New directions for my art: environmental ("Under Water," "Car Wash") and new abstractions. Any regrets this past year? No regrets. Lewis' Woodpecker, a Rough-legged Hawk, a Hooded Merganser! Ah! What is your top priority for 2014? Raising consciousness of "global weirding" and the Southwest's cycle of drought and flooding. Carolyn Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas BLAU STEVE MARCUS Elizabeth Blau, restaurateur, Blau & Associates What person, living or dead, do you admire most? Queen Elizabeth (the first). What is the quality you like best about a person? Honesty. What are you currently reading? "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. How do you prefer to get your news and literature — digital or hard copy? Hard copy. What is your most recognizable characteristic? Tenacity or generosity. Which words or phrases do you overuse? "Umm." What makes you happy? Indulgent desserts. 14 20140113_VI01_F.indd 14 What is your most prized possession? A rose gold bracelet that was made by great-grandfather, who was a jeweler. What is your most embarrassing moment as a prominent figure? I have occasionally been known to forward an email to the wrong person. If you could make up the Nevada state motto, what would it be? The hiking state. What is your greatest accomplishment in 2013? Winning Eater Las Vegas Restaurant of the Year for Honey Salt. Any regrets this past year? Logging too many frequent flier miles. What is your top priority for 2014? Life-work balance. What person, living or dead, do you admire most? Oscar Goodman! What is the quality you like best about a person? Honesty and integrity. What are you currently reading? "The Devil in the White City" by Erik GOODMAN Larson. How do you prefer to get your news and literature: digital or hard copy? Either way as long as I get it. What is your most recognizable characteristic? When you are the mayor, everyone recognizes you. Makes it hard to hide. Which words or phrases do you overuse? The person I admire in question No. 1 says it's: "Let me tell you." What makes you happy? Family, cooking and successes. What is your most prized possession? My home. What is your most embarrassing moment as a prominent figure? The fact that I'm a prominent figure. If you could make up the Nevada state motto, what would it be? LEILA NAVIDI Leave your cares behind and visit the Tourism Capital of the World. What is your greatest accomplishment in 2013? Passage of film tax credits and my work with the film industry. Any regrets this past year? None. What is your top priority for 2014? Job creation, redevelopment, public safety, quality health care, education and continuing downtown momentum. | 13 JANUARY 2014 | 1/9/14 1:07:12 PM

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