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Archive for October 20th, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005 Frivolous lawsuits only hurt us By Len Butcher Chalk one, even more, up for our courts and politicians. One that can have a profound affect right here in Las Vegas came about recently when a federal judge here dismissed a lawsuit that claimed slot machines were deceptive and misleading. Saying that there was no evidence the machines were deceptive, U.S. District Judge Roger [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Quick hits for Thursday By Steve Sebelius • We at Various Things & Stuff are hard on U.S. Sen. John Ensign, who we hear does more work in the House gym than he does on the Senate floor. But every now and then, Ensign shows up with a genuinely good idea.
According to the Review-Journal, Ensign has introduced a bill that would [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 And another thing… By Steve Sebelius These have been busy days over here at Various Things & Stuff. We missed a few things on Tuesday that must be commented upon:
• The Las Vegas Sun reported the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied attorney John Watkins’ request for a rehearing for Jessica Williams, the woman who tragically feel asleep [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Unusual Bond Market Trend Raises Concerns By Dave Berns "The danger isn't imminent. But some economists say there's a pattern worth watching in bond prices, a phenomenon known as a flat 'yield curve,' " reports The Christian Science Monitor.
"The Federal Reserve, with its ongoing moves toward tighter monetary policy, has been raising short-term interest rates steadily. Yet the interest, or yield, paid on long-term [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Date Set For Closure of Strip Hotel; To Be Site of City Center Project By Dave Berns "The suspense is over for employees of the Boardwalk on the Strip, who have learned that the hotel will close Jan. 9," reports The Las Vegas Sun.
"On Friday, parent company MGM Mirage mailed letters to the Boardwalk's 749 employees, informing them that they will lose their jobs Jan. 9, but will be allowed to apply [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 San Francisco Bay Area Job Market Strengthens; Apartment Rents Up By Dave Berns "A strengthening Bay Area job market helped push apartment rents and occupancy rates slightly higher in the third quarter, although renting is still a bargain compared with buying," reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
"The average rent for all types of units in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area in the three months ended Sept. 30 was $1,339 [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Questions Continue Over Digital Transformation By Dave Berns "Hewlett-Packard, a major backer of the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format, is urging that it be more consumer-friendly in a bid to forestall a lengthy and costly war with a competing standard," reports The Associated Press.
"The appeal came on the same day Forrester Research predicted that Blu-ray would eventually win the war, but that consumers, hungry [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 U.S. Economy Continued To Grow In September By Dave Berns "The nation's economy displayed resilience in September despite two devastating hurricanes and surging energy costs, economic reports released yesterday show," reports today's New York Times. (Registration required. No fee for most items.)
"New-home construction picked up speed in September and permits for new building jumped, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, indicating that rising interest rates and [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Defibrillator Manufacturer Faces Short-Circuit Fatalities Amid Buyout Bid By Dave Berns "Two months after Mr. Oukrop's death, the Guidant Corporation, the country's second-biggest maker of heart defibrillators, acknowledged that it had not told doctors for three years that one model had short-circuited in about two dozen cases, including the one involving him," reports The New York Times. (Registration required. No fee for most items.)
"Guidant, which has [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Senate Plan Would Help Americans Pay For Digital TV Conversion By Dave Berns "What's it worth to make sure nothing gets between Americans and their TV sets? Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) thinks $3 billion is about right. That's what he proposed yesterday to spend to make sure TVs don't go blank when broadcasters switch to digital signals in about four years," reports The Washington Post.
"The [...]
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