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Archive for December, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005 Wrapping it up By Steve Sebelius Today’s the last work day of the year, and that means we at Various Things & Stuff are wrapping it up until next week, which also happens to be next year. Although we’ve only been doing the blog for a few months, we feel a special connection to our readers, mostly because we know all [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2005 They’re doing what??? By Steve Sebelius Let’s get this straight: President George W. Bush breaks the law by ordering the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on American citizens’ overseas calls. The New York Times, after keeping the matter quiet for a year at the request of the Bush administration, finally publishes the story.
And as a result … we begin [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2005 It’s all up to business next year By Ian Mylchreest As the housing market weakens and deflates consumers’ will to spend, the New York Times reports that business will have to take up the slack if the economy is to stay healthy.
The stock market is tepid and the inverted yield curve in the bond market (short-term rates are higher than long-term rates) is a big [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2005 Gold mining might be a long-term disaster By Ian Mylchreest Gold mining is still big business for Nevada, especially now the price of the precious metal is around $500 an ounce. The legacy of that industry is painted in stark and scary terms in a New York Times report on its environmental impact.
The open-pit mining method that made once-barren hills very valuable, will leave a [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2005 Another year behind us By Len Butcher It’s the end of another year — one that was filled, as usual, with hope, heartache, triumph and tragedy. It seems that never changes. Life, as we’ve all come to know, is unpredictable. We never know, from one day to the next, what is going to happen, whether it be personally or professionally, or [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2005 Chains boost e-tail take By Ian Mylchreest The first reports on the Christmas shopping season are promising but the big thing is the increasing share of gifts bought online, reports the New York Times. One in three households made an online purchase this season.
It’s the same old story - just more so. Online spending reached $18.1 billion in November and December, a [...]
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Thursday, December 29, 2005 It’s young and hip and it’s Atlantic City By Ian Mylchreest Our Clark County-centric smugness took another hit today when the Associated Press reported that Atlantic City is no longer the one big grind joint we Las Vegans often imagine it to be.
“Rejuvenated by an edgy new casino, trendy clubs and beach bars and a vibrant music scene, Atlantic City is evolving into a nightlife hotspot [...]
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Thursday, December 29, 2005 National home sales sink to eight month low By Ian Mylchreest November’s sales of existing homes fell to their lowest level in eight months, reports the New York Times. The numbers come from the National Association of Realtors and indicate that the housing slowdown across the country is well under way.
The sales numbers have dropped and the number of homes on the market has risen but [...]
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Thursday, December 29, 2005 Media watching By Steve Sebelius A few notes from the world of media…
• The Review-Journal today had a story so good, it ran twice: An Associated Press story on ex-Devo frontman David Casale’s decision to release new music exclusively online. A photo of Casale, clad in purple turban in front of the federal building on Wilshire Boulevard in West Los [...]
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Thursday, December 29, 2005 Another star returns to Las Vegas By Ian Mylchreest Everyone knows the big stars have a second career here. It seems to be the case with former Paris restaurateur Joël Robuchon, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The three-star Michelin chef closed up shop in the French capital 10 years ago but now he’s back at the MGM Grand with Joël Robuchon at the Mansion. [...]
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