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by Calculated Risk on 6/27/2025 06:15:00 PM From the Las Vegas Visitor Authority: May 2025 Las Vegas Visitor StatisticsWith headwinds of ongoing economic uncertainty, the destination hosted approximately 3.4 million visitors in May, down ‐6.5% YoY.Convention attendance reached approx. 511k for the month (up 10.7%), supported in part by show rotations including LightFair International (8,500 attendees), the Bitcoin conference (30k attendees) and the National Automatic Merchandising Association/NAMA Show (5k attendees). Also, a few shows were held in May this year vs. other months last year, including Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show (7,500 attendees, held in June last year)…
Brentford have turned down an improved transfer offer from Manchester United for Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo.United’s latest proposal is worth up to £62.5 million, consisting of £55 million up front and a further £7.5 million in performance-based add-ons.This follows an earlier bid of £45 million plus £10 million in potential bonuses, which was also rejected earlier this month.The Premier League giants are aiming to reinforce their attacking options, having already secured Matheus Cunha from Wolves for £62.5 million. However, Brentford are reportedly holding out for a similar guaranteed fee before considering parting ways with their star forward, who has just…
Ace Bailey hasn’t reported yet to the Utah Jazz, but he plans to do so before the start of Summer League training camp beginning on Monday. Bailey had reportedly preferred to be selected by the Washington Wizards at No. 6 and tried to avoid the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and the Jazz ahead of them. Bailey’s new representative cleared the air on his status amid speculation he may not report to the Jazz. “He’s thrilled to be going to Utah,” Andrew Witlieb of GSE Worldwide told Front Office Sports. “Obviously, it’s an honor to be selected in the top five…
Jennifer L. Koss, director of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, explains how the recent marine heat wave in portions of the Florida Keys has affected the coral and whether the coral has been able to rebound. Feb. 21, 2024.ROME – The Mediterranean Sea is on track to potentially surpass its all-time highest recorded temperature, with large portions of the basin estimated to be between 5- and 10-degrees Fahrenheit above average, with even locally greater anomalies.According to satellite data, sea surface temperatures throughout the region have been consistently breaking records through the month of June. Most readings are registering in…
“Portland punches way above its weight as a cultural capital,” says Christian Viveros-Fauné. The Chilean-born, New York-based writer and curator is showcasing the Rose City’s rich arts community as Converge 45’s newest guest curator. Viveros-Fauné will lead programming with over 80 artists across 15 venues under the title Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship, supported by a grant award from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Converge 45 is committed to the region’s unique creative community and engaging with critical issues in contemporary art. “It would be the understatement of the decade to say that I am excited about the opportunities a city-wide exhibition…
I’ve spent the past several days telling incredulous reporters that Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran, even with help from the United States, looked anemic—and that it would, at best, set Iran’s nuclear program back by several months, maybe a year if we were lucky. Now CNNthe New York Times, Reutersand even a sweating Fox News are reporting on the conclusions of a five-page classified assessment of the strikes that was prepared by the United States’ Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). It turns out that I may have been overestimating the effectiveness of the bombing campaign. That report indicated that the strike…
My winter read this year was Natsume Sōseki’s 1906 satirical novel I am a Cat (original title: Wagahai wa Neko de Aru). The novel is told from the perspective of an unnamed cat and contains vignettes of its observations of its master Mr Sneaze (Sōseki’s conception of himself), Mrs Sneaze (his wife), and several of Mr Sneaze’s companions: Waverhouse, Coldmoon, Beauchamp, and Singleman in Meiji Era Japan. This post is not meant to be an in-depth analysis of the themes of the novel; this is neither the time nor place for it. Rather, I wish to highlight some elements I…
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who turned 40 earlier this year, will earn a basic salary of around £488,000 per day. This works out to £178 million each year. He also got a £24.5 million signing bonus, which could rise to £38 million if he stays for the second year of the deal. Perhaps most striking, Ronaldo now holds a 15 per cent ownership stake in Al-Nassr, valued at about £33 million. This makes him not just a player but also a part-owner, blurring the lines between athlete and executive. Ronaldo has spoken before about his wish to own football…
Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin believes that rookie center Yang Hansen has unlimited potential (drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies 16th overall and traded to Portland). (via Portland Trail Blazers): “His ceiling is very high. It’s extremely difficult to find a young player of that stature with this skillset, and it’s translatable stuff that we’ve […] The post Joe Cronin: I wouldn’t put a ceiling on Yang Hansen appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
An area to watch with a low potential for tropical development is forecast to move across the northwestern Caribbean and southern Bay of Campeche in the coming days.A pair of disturbances over and near the western Caribbean could trigger a tropical depression to develop in the extreme southern Gulf in two or three days. One disturbance is already over Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, and right on its heels another robust disturbance is approaching Belize.The curve of the coastline in the extreme southern Gulf, known as the Bay of Campeche, is known to help systems develop spin. There’s no sign at this…