Nest western: UK’s vulnerable kittiwakes flock to bird hotels | Global development

Cconstructed from galvanized steel and plywood, the latest hotel to open in Lowestoft, Suffolk, boasts a sea view and promises plenty of privacy. Which should suit the guests that flock to the prime seaside spot: black-legged kittiwakes looking for a place to nest. The kittiwake hotel opened in March, offering artificial nesting sites for the seabirds. Like albatrosses, kittiwakes spend most of their lives at sea, but traditionally nest on cliff ledges between March and July. Experts say that artificial nesting sites could support the kittiwakes as they face increasingly unpredictable weather because of climate change, limited prey due to…
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How to Create a Compelling Kids’ Menu

Whether ordering in or eating out, mealtimes are often a family affair. Creating a menu specifically designed for kids makes the entire experience much easier for all involved. Does your restaurant have kids meals that have them asking for seconds? The best children’s menus are both kid-friendly and parent-approved, so here are five kids’ menu ideas to help you please the whole family. 5 menu items you need in your kids meals What makes a kids meal different from a regular menu is that it’s catered towards kids’ pallets, keeps portions smaller and often comes with a side. Parents appreciate…
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Yabu Pushelberg references the multi-faceted LA culture in conjoined hotels

Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg has created the Moxy and AC Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to encapsulate a variety of references to the surrounding city. The two hotels were placed side by side within a Gensler-designed building in central Los Angeles, with Yabu Pushelberg carrying out the design for both hotels. The designers used a variety of LA-oriented references across both hotels, referencing local artist culture, street life, the desert, as well as the imagery of movies from Hollywood. The Moxy Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles was designed based on deserts and cinema “Moving making and the California Dream…
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The Guardian’s view on hotels and asylums: a cycle of failure | Editorial

Hotel accommodation is expensive and inefficient as a system for managing migration flows to the UK. Alternative facilities might be somewhat cheaper – the Home Office puts the cost of hotel rooms at £6m a day – but that is not the only reason why Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, on Wednesday announced a plan to house migrants on barges and military bases . There is a special political urgency conjured by the word hotel, which has associations of leisure and luxury. That misconception was cynically amplified on Wednesday by the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, when he spoke of migrants…
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19 March food holidays for your restaurant to celebrate

Did you know 45% of US customers say they’ve tried a new restaurant after seeing a restaurant’s post on social media? That’s why it’s more important than ever to make sure your restaurant is establishing an effective social media strategy to grab customers’ attention. One great way to make your restaurant stand out online is to celebrate national food holidays on social media. Take a look at these tips on how you can take advantage of food holidays this month and keep scrolling to get the full April calendar. What are national food holidays? National food holidays are micro holidays…
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Finding the Right Restaurant Insurance

When you open a restaurant, insurance is one of the most important investments you can make. Like car insurance or health insurance, these commercial policies help you manage the financial risks that come with doing business. Is your restaurant protected? What is restaurant insurance? Restaurant insurance is coverage that protects your business from financial losses when unexpected problems arise. It can help you cover legal and medical costs for customer injuries, for example, or pay for repairs and lost income after a kitchen fire. Running a restaurant is inherently risky — the equipment is expensive, profit margins are narrow and…
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina freed from Rwandan jail

By Philbert Girinema and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, US officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina, a US permanent resident, was accompanied by a US embassy official as he was moved from prison to the residence of Qatar’s ambassador in Kigali late on Friday, according to two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters in Washington. Rusesabagina was sentenced in September 2021 to 25 years over his ties to a group…
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UConn Men’s Basketball Team Switch Hotels in Las Vegas Due to Poor Conditions | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The UConn men’s basketball team was greeted with a rude welcome when they arrived at their Las Vegas hotel for Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup against Arkansas in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. CT Insider’s David Borges reports that when the players arrived to their rooms, they were subjected to “dirt, vomit … and worse.” Borges noxed that this happened at the Luxor Hotel. The fourth-seeded Huskies were moved to “a nearby, high-level hotel” after the situation was disclosed to the NCAA, which handles booking hotels for each team in the tournament. For their part, the UConn players…
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