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
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Why does hair grow in some places and not others? Scientists have a new answer
Why can millions of hairs grow from our heads, and yet our palms and the soles of our feet are as bare as anything? It all comes down to a special molecule in our bodies, according to the scientists who have found it. The hairless regions of our skin secrete a special type of molecule known as an inhibitor. This particular one is a protein named Dickkopf 2 (DKK2). These effectively brick-up the WNT pathway, which is in charge of triggering hair growth in our bodies. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine believe certain animals have evolved to produce DKK2 in certain parts of their bodies, depending on what will best help different creatures to survive. "In this study, we've shown the skin in hairless regions naturally produces an inhibitor that stops WNT from doing its job," Professor Sarah E. Millar, an author of the study published in the journal Cell Reports , commented. Millar, who is a professor in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania … [Read more...] about Why does hair grow in some places and not others? Scientists have a new answer
One million COVID-19 deaths is a searing indictment of inequality in America | Opinion
The U.S. has now reached the once unthinkable toll of 1 million deaths from COVID-19 . How could this happen in the wealthiest country in the world? In a word, because of poverty—and the policy choices that perpetuate it. Our task now is to make different choices. Americans across the country have suffered during this pandemic. But new research by the Poor People's Campaign strongly suggests the poor and low-income have suffered the most. Even controlling for vaccination rates, they found that COVID-19 death rates in poorer U.S. counties were nearly double those in wealthier counties. During the deadliest phases of the pandemic, it rose to five times as many. White Americans still make up the largest share of America's poor and those who've died from COVID-19. But Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Americans are significantly overrepresented in America's poorest counties, and COVID-19 casualty rates run significantly higher for many communities of color. Poor Americans are … [Read more...] about One million COVID-19 deaths is a searing indictment of inequality in America | Opinion
Woman’s fingers turn black and are close to falling off after years of smoking
A nail artist's fingers are turning black and falling off after a rare blood vessel disease is causing her in “excruciating and constant” pain. Melinda Jansen van Vuuren first noticed her fingertips turning purple, becoming tender and temperature sensitive in October 2021. The 48-year-old said: “Very quickly – within a matter of two and a half weeks – my fingertips had turned gangrenous." Doctors have now diagnosed her with Buerger's disease, an extremely rare condition that causes small and medium blood vessels to clot and become inflamed. It’s closely associated with smoking and Melinda has since kicked the habit, having used tobacco since she was 13, smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Her fingers started turning purple ( Image: Credit: Pen News/Melinda Jansen van Vuuren) They are now black ( Image: Credit: Pen News/Melinda Jansen van Vuuren) But quitting came too late and today she faces losing three fingertips on her dominant right hand, plus another … [Read more...] about Woman’s fingers turn black and are close to falling off after years of smoking
Lok Sabha updates | March 15, 2022
On the first day of the second part of the Budget session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a ₹1.42-lakh-crore budget, along with proposals for supplementary demands of grants for Jammu and Kashmir. This was followed by members of the Lower House taking up the bill for discussion. In today’s session, the House is discussing the Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways for 2022-23. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh has made a statement on the issue of the inadvertent missile firing, while Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has briefed the Lower House about the situation in Ukraine, detailing the rescue of Indian nationals from conflict zones. Here are the latest updates: 12.00 a.m. Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day Speaker Om Birla adjourns the Lok Sabha proceedings until 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. 11.51 p.m. Get rid of rate of return system used by British: Nishikant Dubey to Railway Minister BJP MP … [Read more...] about Lok Sabha updates | March 15, 2022