Portable digital music players may be the device of the 21st century, with Apple’s iPod leading the way as the clear No. 1 choice. Apple focused on making it simple. Connect your iPod to your computer, synchronize your playlists, unplug and you’re on your way.
Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel, its construction, the stuff of lore. The dam was built during the Great Depression from 1931 to 1935, drawing more than 5,000 workers to the cauldron of the Nevada desert. The construction project provided much needed jobs for an out-of-work country, while opening the West to new development with water and power.
VISION IMPAIRED: New urbanism, a city planning style featuring traditional-looking streetscapes and a mix of stores, offices and housing, was supposed to start steering Las Vegas away from car-dominated suburban life and toward pedestrian-friendly, sociable neighborhoods. But market reality has interrupted the dream.
In the sweltering heat last summer, real estate agent Iddo Gavish walked into one of his foreclosed home listings in North Las Vegas and gagged at the stench.
