A £2.3billion Las Vegas-style leisure and gambling mega-resort in the Bahamas will open on March 27. The vast Baha Mar complex at Cable Beach on New Providence island features a collection of elite hotels which will boast gaming, entertainment, private residences and shops. Largest of the new properties is the 1,000-room Baha Mar Casino & Hotel which will have the biggest gambling venue in the Caribbean region. The other on-site upmarket hotels include a luxury 700-room Grand Hyatt, a 694-room Melia, a 300-room SLS, and a 200-room Rosewood venue. Golfers will be able to tee off at an 18-hole, par 72 championship course designed by Jack Nicklaus, while culture lovers will want to call into an art gallery and a performing arts centre. Eating and drinking options include 30 restaurants, nightclubs and bars, with wind-down time available in two spas. And guests can cool off from all that Bahamian sun in the 14 swimming pools or swim from the 1,000-yard beach. The … [Read more...] about Hotel checkout: Bahamas gets the Las Vegas treatment with opening of new casino mega-resort
Kansas city kansas hotels
Kansas town reverses decision removing ‘In God We Trust’ from police cars after uproar
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The city council of Haven, Kansas , voted 3-2 on Monday to reverse a unanimous decision they made May 2 to remove "In God We Trust" decals from the city's police cars following an uproar from some in the community. The city attorney said the Haven City Council's previous decision emerged from a desire to maintain a separation between church and state , according to local KWCH. The follow-up vote on Monday was not on the city council's original agenda, which had to move their weekly forum to a nearby community center because of how many attended. Seven people spoke at the typically uneventful meeting, where all but one supported the decals. The original motion was introduced by council member Sandra Williams, who expressed concern to Haven Police Chief Stephen … [Read more...] about Kansas town reverses decision removing ‘In God We Trust’ from police cars after uproar
Dolphins waive quarterback as Melvin Ingram signing made official
The Miami Dolphins officially announced the signing of edge rusher Melvin Ingram while waiving quarterback Chris Streveler on Wednesday. Streveler spent the early phases of the Dolphins’ offseason workout program in Miami and was waived amid the team’s first week of organized team activities after originally being signed on Feb. 22 . Streveler has appeared in seven career games over the past two NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, completing 17-of25 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. He was waived by the Cardinals last November and finished out the 2021 season on the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad. Streveler has appeared in seven career games over the past two NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, completing 17-of-25 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. He was waived by the Cardinals last November and finished out the 2021 season on the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad. The Dolphins agreed to terms with Ingram, a three-time Pro Bowl edge defender who is 33, … [Read more...] about Dolphins waive quarterback as Melvin Ingram signing made official
Joan Didion’s Magic Trick
This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. “T hink of this as a travel piece,” she might have written. “Imagine it in Sunset magazine: ‘Five Great California Stops Along the Joan Didion Trail.’ ” Or think of this as what it really is: a road trip of magical thinking. I had known that Didion’s Parkinson’s was advancing; seven or eight months earlier, someone had told me that she was vanishing; someone else had told me that for the past two years, she hadn’t been able to speak. I didn’t want her to die. My sense of myself is in many ways wrapped up in the 40 essays in Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album . I don’t know how many times I’ve read Democracy . “Call me the author,” she writes in that novel. “Let the reader be introduced to Joan Didion.” There are people who admire Joan Didion, and people who … [Read more...] about Joan Didion’s Magic Trick
Soccer-Seville ready to host thousands of fans ahead of Europa League final
SEVILLE (Reuters) - It looked like a regular busy Monday afternoon in sunny Seville, with tourists crowding the streets like they normally do in a city that is one of Europe's top destinations. But unlike most days of the year, thousands of football fans clad in either blue or black jerseys could be seen packed into the bars and restaurants. Thousands of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans made their presence felt in southern Spain's largest city ahead of Wednesday's Europa League final. Local authorities expect around 100,000 fans to turn up in the city, with the majority arriving without tickets for the big game. The two finalists were allocated only 10,000 tickets each for the showpiece match at 42,000 capacity Pizjuan Stadium. Rangers, beaten in the 2008 Europa League final by Zenit St Petersburg, are hoping to win their first European silverware in 50 years following their success in the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. Eintracht Frankfurt are bidding to end … [Read more...] about Soccer-Seville ready to host thousands of fans ahead of Europa League final
Bruised yet upbeat: Chennai-based Nivedha Srinivasan recently won two medals at the Kickboxing World Cup in Turkey
Just before her bout, when Nivedha Srinivasan saw her Greek opponent, Barmpouti Androniki, do a full split on the floor, it gave her the chills. “I was scared. I saw how flexible she is. I can’t do a full split,” says Nivedha over a call from Istanbul where she has just won a silver in the Light Contact category and bronze in Kick Light category at the WAKO Seventh International Turkish Open Kickboxing World Cup — 2022. The 14-year-old from Chennai is the only girl from India to win medals at the recently-concluded event. A gold was what she wanted. All her focus was on winning. In fact, so much that when the Indian contingent went out to explore the charming city of Istanbul, Nivedha chose to stay back at the hotel and prepare. Nivedha with Suresh Babu, coach and founder of Spitfire Kickboxing Academy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the finals of the Light Contact category, Nivedha says her opponent scored three points without even letting her feet touch the floor. … [Read more...] about Bruised yet upbeat: Chennai-based Nivedha Srinivasan recently won two medals at the Kickboxing World Cup in Turkey
SICCI CXO conclave on May 20
The South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) will organise the sixth edition of the SICCI CXO conclave for adopting Industry 4.0 processes, in the city on Friday. The aim of the convention is to help industries achieve manufacturing competitiveness in the changing technology world which was struggling to rise above the impact of the pandemic. The conclave set to the theme “Technology and Manufacturing - Trends, Policies and Perspectives” would be held at Hotel The Park on Friday. The aim of the conclave was to give a push for the manufacturing companies to make use of smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence-based solutions. The Industry 4.0 processes would help the industries make use of smart manufacturing framework to reap the benefits of increased productivity, higher efficiencies and lower costs. Ar. Rm. Arun, president of SICCI, and V.N. Shiva Shankar, vice-president of SICCI, would participate in the conclave. Prominent among the other speakers … [Read more...] about SICCI CXO conclave on May 20