ACROSS THE BOARD : THE WEEK AHEAD.MONDAY Treasury holds T-bill auction Microsoft antitrust trial to begin. TUESDAY: Commerce Department releases international trade report for August. WEDNESDAY: Commerce Department releases housing starts for September. BIZ BYTES STRIP SHOW: Bellagio, the world's most expensive hotel, opened with fanfare and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to last week, kicking off the start of a megaresort marathon on the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. . City officials hope the opening of the $1.6 billion hotel-casino will revive stagnant stagnant /stag·nant/ (stag´nant) 1. motionless; not flowing or moving. 2. inactive; not developing or progressing. tourism, just as Mirage Resorts Inc. did with the opening of their flagship Mirage hotel-casino in 1989 and Treasure Island Treasure Island search for buried treasure ignited by discovery of ancient map. [Br. Lit.: Treasure Island] See : Treasure in 1993. The 36-story, 3,025-room Bellagio replicates a Tuscan village and sits on an 11-acre, 22-million-gallon lake featuring 1,000 fountains that produce spectacular water displays. Bellagio's opening marks the start of a megaboom that will add as many as 20,000 new rooms over the next two years at a price tag of nearly $7 billion. Future hotel-casinos include: Mandalay Bay, 3,700-rooms, $950 million, opening March 1999; Venetian, 3,036-rooms, $1.2 billion, April 1999; Paris, 2,900 rooms, $760 million, fall 1999; and Aladdin, 2,600 rooms, $1 billion, spring 2000. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. SITE OF THE WEEK WORLD OF OLD HOUSES: Facing a huge renovation project on that painfully elaborate Victorian house Overview A Victorian house as built in the United States and Canada is a type of house popularized in the Victorian era. They are often three stories high with an octagonal or rounded tower, a wraparound porch and great attention paid to detail. you couldn't resist? Hang out here for tips on restoring or simply maintaining your dream house, heritage building or other example of traditional architecture. It's also a good source for ideas on color combinations and decorating. Find it at www.oldhouses.com.au/ |
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