HONG KONG – Luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, will open its first property in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2013.
HONG KONG – Luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, will open its first property in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2013. London’s first elevated luxury hotel will occupy levels 34 to 52 of The Shard. As with every property in the group, it will operate on the simple yet powerful philosophy of Shangri-La’s legendary hospitality.
The new-build five-star property will offer 202 rooms and suites (all with unparalleled views), four signature wining and dining venues, three river-facing event rooms as well as an infinity pool and a 24-hour gym on level 52.
Mother s Day in the time of COVID-19
Mother s Day may look a little different this year, but it s still important to celebrate with our loved ones.
Written By:
Danell Haspel, Detroit Lakes Public Library | 12:00 pm, May 8, 2021 ×
Mother s Day is a time for mothers and daughters (and sons, too!) to show their love for one another. (Adobe Stock photo)
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it has taught us to not take people for granted. We’ve learned to appreciate every minute we get with our loved ones.
Mother’s Day may look different this year due to the pandemic, especially for those Mom’s in assisted living sites. We may have to come up with unconventional ways to let Mom know how much we care. The staff of the Detroit Lakes Public Library wishes area Moms a Happy Mother’s Day.
Charity urges mayor to back plans for signage and maps to guide walkers around lost waterways
Hampstead Heath with the London skyline in the background. The ridge of Hampstead Heath contains the headwaters of four rivers â the Brent, the Westbourne, the Tyburn and the Fleet. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images
Hampstead Heath with the London skyline in the background. The ridge of Hampstead Heath contains the headwaters of four rivers â the Brent, the Westbourne, the Tyburn and the Fleet. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images
Tue 4 May 2021 01.00 EDT
There are clues to their existence in street names, in the winding of lanes and in the rushing sound of water deep in the capitalâs drains. For centuries London has been sculpted by its rivers. Today, though, while vestiges of some remain visible, most lie buried beneath pavements and submerged in the sewage system.
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Opinion/Crowley: The missing link between poverty and incarceration
Joseph H. Crowley
Joseph H. Crowley is former president and executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Principals and the author, with Albert Colella, of Poverty & Despair vs. Education & Opportunity (Stillwater River Publications, 2016).
Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist and his band of impoverished bandits would, today, likely be in juvenile detention centers. Victor Hugo’s impoverished main character in Les Misérables is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Why do the poor end up in prisons more often than the more well-to-do? Could there be a reason?
Cortisol is the adrenal gland response to stress. It is helpful in a body’s fight-or-flight response. For a child under constant stress, the overdose of cortisol impairs brain development in the same way as lead poisoning and PTSD. Children living in poverty are under constant stress with food and housing uncertainty, violenc