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Reader comments On Ron Sylvester's Aug. 28 vegasinc.com story about Caesars Palace opening a new buffet in which gourmet foods will be prepared fresh in front of diners' eyes by chefs in open kitchens ("Caesars Palace beefs up its resort dining options with a new buffet"): P retty steep prices for a buffet. My complaint on buffets is the food quality is usually cheap and the lines can be enormous. I'll wait 40 minutes for a buffet when pigs fly. This place might be a nice change. At least you'll be getting better-quality food. It will just cost you more. — TomD1228 Glad to see that this buffet is opening. We avoided the previous buffet in Caesars Palace on account of all the bad reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp. I look forward to trying this buffet, especially since it is on the all-day pass that Harrah's offers. — Feldling (Eddie Gaul) TALKING POINTS We want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post your opinion. On Richard N. Velotta's Aug. 28 vegasinc.com story about Spirit Airlines adding nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport ("Spirit Airlines adds Las Vegas-Houston route to its lineup"): I t is nice to have more choices when flying to Houston Intercontinental but the flights would perform better with some daytime flights. I don't want to leave at 1 a.m. with a plane load of drunks. Leaving Houston at 10:35 p.m. isn't too bad. — vegasbike (John Dough) On Conor Shine's Aug. 27 vegasinc.com story about four local companies (Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Zappos, Allegiant Airlines and Caesars Entertainment) being recognized for creating engaged workplaces for employees ("4 Las Vegas companies lauded for their 'engaged workplaces' "): C aesars Entertainment does everything it can to look good in the public eye but working there is a Caesars is always the last property to jump on to much different story. — tminder trends. Wicked Spoon at the Cosmopolitan started this small-plates-in-mass-quantities trend two years ag he prices were reasonable when Wicked Spoon opened. Then the powers that be realized how much labor was involved in servicing and replacing all those small pieces of dishware and increased the price. — thekube o. T How did the Cosmopolitan make this list? They refuse to sign the "Strip standard" contract that all other hotels sign. They have advised the union that they are too strapped for cash and may consider the proposal in 2015. The Cosmopolitan operates roughly 60 percent of its staff on an on-call basis to avoid paying benefits for their employees. Whoever made this list was must have paid. — Bill-B Strange. The city of Las Vegas is not on this list, yet the city is always going around telling anybody who will listen what an "engaged workplace" it has. A place of leadership, culture, social responsibility, commitment to personal and professional growth and client retention. It must not have been true as the city has laid off 650 staff to build an ego-driven tower. — 777s On Paul Takahashi's Aug. 30 vegasinc.com story about UNLV and the College of Southern Nevada seeing a spike in online education courses and enrollment ("CSN, UNLV experience surge in online courses, enrollment"): T here can be no dispute that online educational courses are highly accessible, flexible, and an efficient way to deliver content to the learner. There are some areas, in the academic world, that really require hands-on practice. Examples in the field of medicine include X-Ray, phlebotomy, veterinary handling of patients, and so on. Many students around the world would truly like a degree that is associated with a world destination such as Las Vegas. There is some status in doing so and a good conversation starter. – staralioflundnv (Star Ali Mistriel-Kogan) | 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 | 21