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Pilot survives as fighter jet crashes in Germany
by Jerome Frank
— Oct 9, 2019
A pilot from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, successfully ejected from their F-16 when it crashed October 8 in a rural area near the base. The pilot was able to eject to safety.
Public broadcaster SWR reported earlier that the crash had happened near the city of Trier, not far from Rammstein, a major US airbase in Germany. She had no immediate details about the cause of the crash.
The news comes just a week after two U.S. airmen were killed at the Spangdahlem base in a fiery vehicle crash.
Germany is no stranger to military aircraft crashes, including in its own shortage-plagued Bundeswehr armed forces.
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On 11 August 2015, an F-16 of the 480th Fighter Squadron crashed during a training flight from Spangdahlem Air Base to Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) located near Grafenwöhr, Bavaria, Germany.
In June, during an aerial combat exercise, two Eurofighters collided and crashed in northeast Germany.
The 52nd Fighter Wing of the US Air Force is stationed at the Spangdahlem Air Base with at least 24 F-16 jets. The aircraft crashed into the forest and the pilot escaped.
In that incident, the pilot surviving after ejecting from the plane.
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A conservative Republican explains his plan to replace Obamacare
By Sarah Kliff Feb 1, 2017, 1:00pm EST
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The Republican Study Committee is a group that includes some of the most conservative legislators in Congress. A few years ago, it asked Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), who co-chairs the Republican Doctors Caucus, to come up with a plan to replace Obamacare.
"I was asked to put together a plan that increased access [and] lowered costs but didn't increase entitlements, so my hands were a bit tied," he says.
What he came up with was this: Repeal Obamacare entirely. Get rid of the current tax preference for employer-sponsored coverage too. Regardless of where people get their health insurance, the RSC plan would give all Americans a standard deduction for health insurance — $20,500 for families and $7,500 for individuals.
Roe really likes this idea; he says it makes no sense that people who get coverage at work get a big tax break, while those who buy plans on the individual market don't. He thinks it could extend to the poorest Americans, possibly replacing Medicaid, using tax credits for those who have little or no tax filings from which they can deduct.
"I spoke to somebody relatively high up the food chain today, I won't say who, and said, 'Look, why don't we take this opportunity, while we're having this debate, and either have a state or two try this — why don't you do away with Medicaid and CHIP, and just use an advanceable, refundable tax credit so low-income people can go purchase insurance like I am?'" he told me in an interview yesterday in his office.
Roe and I spent about half an hour talking about how he would reform the health care system in America. He is one of the more conservative House members, and I found it notable that he committed to providing just as much coverage as the Affordable Care Act does now — and says that block-granting Medicaid is proving harder than he initially thought it would.
What follows is a transcript of our conversation, lightly edited for clarity and length.
Tell me about your health care bill. One of the thing that seems to be unique about it is it gives everyone — me, you, the people buying Obamacare right now — the exact same tax deduction. Why go that route?
Phil Roe
I think it's a great approach — but it's not going to happen, and I can tell you why.
Take me, as a family. With the standard deduction, I get $20,500 for my family. If I shop out there on the insurance market and I find one that's cheaper, I can actually get a refund on my taxes. If I want to go with a Porsche or Mercedes model, it's going to cost me money. Right now I'm already getting a huge subsidy from the taxpayers, and I don't have to claim that as income if I get my insurance through the employer-based market.
I was asked in the Republican Study Committee to put together a plan that increased access, lowered costs, but didn't increase entitlements. So my hands were tied a little bit about what I could do. That is an RSC bill, not a Phil Roe bill. So I said when I put this out, this bill is the start of a discussion. And a debate. And I'm willing to listen to anybody.
The knock on the bill would be what do you do for low-income people.
That was my follow-up question — how do you deal with people who pay no or very little taxes, who wouldn't really be served by a deduction?
It's an obvious follow-up question. What you do with those folks is you provide an advanceable, refundable tax credit, so they can purchase insurance, and I think you've got to get it back down into the state level.
When Congress passed the ACA in 2010, Tennessee had a plan called Cover Tennessee. It was not perfect, but it was affordable. What we've done is we've created plans that are perfect, with 10 essential health benefits, but are not affordable for people who don't get a subsidy. What we did was we had a plan that was affordable but probably didn't cover quite as much as we'd like to. There's a flip side.
It was a plan where everybody had some skin in the game: The employee paid $50 per month, the employer paid $50 per month, and the state paid $50 per month. Everybody was a stakeholder. It covered all primary care services. But the limit stopped at $15,000, so you were limited on the top side. What some people did was purchase a catastrophic plan above that.
I spoke to somebody relatively high up the food chain today, I won't say who, and said, "Look, why don't we take this opportunity, while we're having this debate, and either have a state or two try this — why don't you do away with Medicaid and CHIP, and just use an advanceable, refundable tax credit so low-income people can go purchase insurance like I am?"
And do you think those low-income people should have to pay any level of premium, to have some skin in the game? I'm talking about people who are earning below the poverty line. How do you think they should interact with that system?
Absolutely. An analogy I use is this: If you go to a wedding, and you go to a wedding with a cash bar and you go to a wedding with an open bar, where is the most alcohol going to be consumed? Anytime it doesn't cost anything, it's overconsumed.
We have to provide other places to go other than the emergency room. We have 120 primary care providers in my group. We opened an ACO, and we realized that what was going to drain us was going to the emergency room. So what did we do? We opened up a walk-in, outpatient clinic open from 6 or 7 in the morning until 11 pm.
One of the biggest complaints I hear from Obamacare enrollees as well as your colleagues is that the deductibles are too high. But many Republican plans feature high-deductible insurance quite prominently. What do you think the role of deductibles should be in health insurance?
Let me show you, I am such a huge proponent. This is what we've had to have.
[At this point, Rep. Roe pulled out his health savings account card from his wallet.]
This right here allows me to meet those out-of-pocket needs. I'll tell you how bad the ACA is. I had a major back operation this year. This right here allowed me to cover my out-of-pocket costs.
People will tell you Americans won't shop for health care. We're the best shoppers in the world. We'll drive across five lanes of interstate to get cheaper gas. I've learned how to shop, and people will learn how to do that.
But you're also a congressman who can afford to contribute to your health savings account.
If their job didn't do it, they have done this in Indiana — you put money in the account. You do it with food stamps now. People get a debit card. You put that in there and let them understand that that is their money. The most frugal people in the world are low-income people. They don't have a lot of money, so they're going to look after it.
Do you think whatever plan you and your colleagues come up with will cover as many people as the Affordable Care Act? What do you feel committed to on coverage?
After being at the [Republican] retreat, what I thought was going to be hard is not going to be as difficult as what I thought was going to be easy.
What did you think was going to be easy?
What I thought was going to be easy was I thought Medicaid, we'd just block-grant it to the states. That one actually is going to be a little harder than I thought. The reason is there are states like New York, states that expanded [Medicaid]. How do you cover that 10 or so million people on Medicaid?
These two state senators from Montana called today [about Medicaid expansion]. When you start cutting the rolls — that is not easy. I think it's a good thing more people have coverage. That was one of the whole reasons I ran for Congress, to be part of that policy discussion.
The goal will be to cover at least as many people as under the ACA. You have 8 million people who elected to pay the penalty, which is as many as who got a subsidy. For the people who got subsidies, of course it helped, which is a good thing — you can't spend $1 trillion and not help somebody. The question is could you have spent that trillion helping more people.
The estimate is that there would be 23 million people on the exchange. It turns out it's 10.5 million. I've had email after email from people who are paying $500 per month. We can't forget about those people who are out there working, in a small business or on a farm. They make a little too much money to get a subsidy. They're dying now.
Your colleagues across the aisle, the Democrats, they would say, "We want to increase the subsidies, and that would make it more affordable for these exact people if you would just work with us." What do you think of their solution?
If you did not have deficit spending, you could not do that. That's what we ran upon in Tennessee: We have a balanced budget written into our constitution. What came in had to equal what went out. Here we've got a $500 billion deficit, so what's a few more billion to it? That's what we're doing. Those subsidies were $33 billion in 2014. And Medicaid came in 50 percent higher than [the Congressional Budget Office] projected. If states were looking at those numbers, they would say, "Stop this program."
I'm happy for the 3.5 percent of people who got the ACA and get the subsidies. The question is: What about all these other people that don't? I'm happy for the few who got helped; no question they got helped. Anybody who argues they didn't is foolish — they did. But how about the people who didn't get it, who got harmed?
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HM The Queen is now joined by HRH The Princess Royal as Vice-Patron of The British Horse Society; HM The Queen has been Patron since 1952.
The British Horse Society (BHS) is the UK's largest equestrian charity with more than 96,000 members. The Society promotes and protects the interest of all horses and horse lovers across the UK. Its core focus is education, welfare, safety and equestrian rights of way.
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TV star Joanna Lumley is looking for guests to join her for an 'Ab Fab' day at the races.
Leaving her alter-ego Patsy firmly behind for the day, the stage and screen icon is returning to Lingfield Park on Saturday June 3 to host the Orpheus Centre's fund-raising race day.
"I think I love my Orpheus Lingfield outing as much as any event in the calendar. I meet old friends, hear gorgeous music, lose stacks of cash and love every second. I'll see you there, and a kiss might be in order," she laughed.
Sir Richard Stilgoe, Founder and Trustee of the Godstone-based charity which helps young disabled adults prepare for independent living through the performing arts, said it was a perfect day for people to support the Orpheus Centre.
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Joanna Lumley presenting winners with their prize horse heads at Lingfield Park Racecourse
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Andrew Perkins, Executive Director of Lingfield Park said he was delighted the neighbouring charity had chosen to hold its celebrations at the racecourse again. 'We are thrilled whenever we can team up with our local charities to try and highlight the valuable work they carry out,' he explained. "Last time Joanna was here she was incredibly generous, meeting and greeting our race-goers. We are thrilled she is returning to us in June – it will definitely bring a smile to our customers' faces."
"The Race Day is a joyful day to spend with friends and simply be entertained, all whilst supporting the transformative work that takes place at Orpheus," added Lingfield Park regular and Orpheus Centre supporter Dame Judi Dench
All proceeds from the day will go to the Orpheus Centre in Godstone. Orpheus is a registered charity (1105213) and an independent college for young disabled adults with a passion for the performing arts.
Don't miss this fantastic day. Tickets cost £110 per person (tables of 10) and are available for purchase either by calling the Orpheus Box Office on 01883 741414 or emailing marketing@orpheus.org.uk
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Call to stop off-roading dangers
A national survey of riding clubs, bridleway groups and riding establishments has found that 'off-roading' by 4x4s and motor bikes is creating dangers for horse riders nationwide.
Peak Horsepower, a bridleway group affiliated to the British Horse Society, carried out the survey to find out whether the problems being caused for riders by recreational 4x4s and motor bikes in the Peak District are being replicated across the country. The survey found that riders in all English counties are being affected by offroading and that the worst problems appear to be in Berkshire, Devon, Kent, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Somerset and Surrey.
Off road vehicle seized by police in Warwickshire following infringements affecting safety of other bridleway users
The survey was sent to 1057 equestrian organisations in England. There were 271 responses from 202 organisations, including from West Sussex.
Three quarters of respondents said that their offroad riding routes are being used by 4x4s and motor bikes. Ninety per cent of these respondents said that 'offroading' by these vehicles is creating problems on one or more of their riding routes. More than a third of them said it is causing problems on many or most of their riding routes.
Respondents who reported problems with 4x4s and motor bikes were asked what kinds of problems they are facing.
Seventy-nine percent of those reporting problems said that 4x4s and motor bikes have damaged the surface of their riding routes
72 per cent said that the noise of offroad vehicles is frightening horses
54 per cent said that vehicle speed is a problem
54 per cent said their riding routes are too narrow to pass motor vehicles easily or safely on a horse
51 per cent said there was nowhere to get out of the way of motor vehicles
35 percent said that blind bends are a problem.
More than sixty percent of respondents reporting 4x4s and motor bikes using their horse riding routes said that these vehicles do not stick to routes where offroading is currently legal. They said that in their local area 'offroading' is also taking place on bridleways and restricted byways, which is illegal.
Charlotte Gilbert, the Chair of Peak Horsepower said: "Riding on ordinary roads is increasingly dangerous for horses and riders. Few local areas have a really good bridleway network and most riders depend for safe off-road riding on other kinds of tracks with no tarmac .
"These tracks are the 5,000 kilometres of unclassified county roads and the 4,000 kilometres of 'byways open to all traffic."
"Riders are now having to share these tracks with 4x4s and motor bikes. The result is that horse riding routes all over the country have become dangerous for horses and riders. Surfaces are getting so damaged that horses can't use them. Other tracks are too narrow to be shared safely by horses and motor vehicles, or they have dangerous blind bends. The law as it stands is failing to protect riders and riding routes. It needs to be changed."
In West Sussex, a Bridleway Group said that surfaces of routes were being damaged by motor vehicles, while an Endurance group added that routes were too narrow to pass motor vehicleseasily or safely on a horse.
In addition in blind bends there was nowhere to get out of the way of motor vehicles and vehicle speed was a problem and horses were frightened by vehicle noises.
Downland route in West Sussex used for off-roading by motorcycles and four wheel drives- causing dangers to horse riders
Comments included: "Drivers are unaware of the presence of riders until they are within very close proximity and often have little consideration for horses. Damage to clay surfaces by vehicles is extensive and can make parts of routes unusable in the winter. Offroading is not quiet enjoyment of the countryside and is not an appropriate use of BOATs.
An Endurance Group cited surface damage by motor vehicles and that vehicle noise frightens horses, saying: " We live in heavy clay area and off road vehicles ruin the tracks which West Sussex County Council has spent a fortune putting in good repair. Surrey County Council has stopped them near Cranleigh and I wish those in West Sussex could be stopped too."
Brave foal Power of Love overcame birth problems
A courageous colt foal, named Power of Love, has survived multiple problems after his birth on March 7 to continue a special bloodline for owner Mrs Brenda Karn-Smith of Wisborough Green.
Affectionately named Jonathan, he defied all odds to live thanks to expert veterinary care from Liphook Equine Hospital and is now happily out grazing at Lavington Stud in Sussex with his mother, the racing mare A Legacy of Love, known as Lola.
Power of Love in the Paddock
Photo: Jeannie Knight
He was born very small and weak, even though he had reached the full gestation period, and had colic symptoms, but was not responding to treatment. There was no room for him to be treated at the current Arundel Equine Veterinary centre, whose new equine hospital is not yet complete.
Fortunately Liphook Equine Hospital was able to take him and provide the expert care needed.
Mrs Karn-Smith said:" Liphook Equine Hospital and its wonderful surgical team performed life-saving surgery and I owe them a debt of gratitude."
Brenda Karn-Smith with Jonathan, aka Power of Love Photo: Jeannie Knight
Liphook Equine Hospital ensured that Jonathan had a plasma transfusion and prompt surgery to repair a hernia and his bladder which was leaking. The day after surgery, he developed a swelling in the throat and vets there also performed a trachaeotomy to enable him to breathe.
When he was well enough, Jonathan was transferred by Liphook to Lavington Stud in West Sussex with vastly experienced stud groom Karl Blundle on hand.
Jonathan and Lola enjoying spring sunshine at Lavant Stud Photo: Jeannie Knight
Karl explained:" He had a little bit of colic because he was a bit greedy, drinking more of his mother's milk that he could manage, so we put a muzzle on him to prevent him getting too much. A week later he was able to have the trachaeotomy removed and has continued in the right direction since then."
Karl added: "He was confined to the stable for a month and then spent some time in a cage in the paddock enjoying sunshine and grass. Two weeks ago he was turned out in the paddock with Lola. Another week like this will see him pick up even more.
"We have 400 acres here and are lucky to have a lot of grass with small individual paddocks. We give individual attention on a one to one basis, working closely with local equine hospitals and can phone for help or advice 24 hours, seven days a week."
Jonathan back in the yard
Jonathan's dam, A Legacy of Love, was named as a tribute to Mrs Karn-Smith's late husband Gerald, who had always encouraged her to spend her own money to have a share in group-owned racehorse at Amanda Perrett's Coombelands Racing Stables at Pulborough.
Following his death, she bought A Legacy of Love, by the famous Irish Sea The Stars stallion and out of Nashmiah, and was rewarded with placings and a victory in the 32Red Fillies' Handicap at Lingfield Park.
Jonathan himself is sired by Paco Boy, a noted stallion who was an impressive multiple winner on the Flat for trainer Richard Hannon and stands at Highclere Stud in Berkshire.
Mrs Karn-Smith said:"Some racehorse owners go through their entire lives without a winner, and A Legacy of Love is particularly special because I named her as a tribute to my late husband, Gerald.
"He always said that when he died he wanted me to be a merry widow and spend his money wisely to buy myself a racehorse. Since then I have had the immense pleasure of breeding from her."
Lola's first foal was a filly by Swiss Spirit, born on March 21 last year, and doing well.
Brenda said: "Nature permitting, we plan to send Lola to Newsells Stud to be covered by Nathaniel later this month."
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School stables were major attraction
Lavant House Stables was host recently to almost 1200 people providing a great treat for many families over Sussex. Those who went along got to experience a taste of horse riding and many other activities for free.
"Our Open Mornings have always been hugely popular, but this was an exceptional turnout." said Kelly Oliver, manager at the riding centre.
"Our aim is to connect as many people as possible to the power horses can have on people's well being. The day is about demonstrating our core mission to be a place where people and horses thrive".
Fun on Horseback at Lavant House School stables
There has been some wonderful feedback from visitors, and Rebekah Chevis who brought her children commented: "We had a fab time. The staff and helpers there were all extremely friendly and polite. The ladies that my daughters had were lovely and smiley. My eldest went from not wanting to go today (very nervous of horses) to begging for riding lessons by the time we left!
"A personal thank you to the lady that was walking with my daughter. You were exactly the type of person my daughter needed. All in all a lovely morning and seems a wonderful riding school."
If you missed this event there are several other dates over the summer bank holidays this year starting with Monday May 29 May and then Monday August 28 from 10am – 1pm.
Father and daughter havng fun over show jumps at Lavant House School
You can meet the free range donkeys Friday and Diesel who are often up to mischief. They even have their own blog that relatestheir adventures as they roam freely around the premises every day.
As well as the free pony rides, children will have the chance to pamper the ponies at one of the pony parlours. As well as a tractor ride, treasure Hunt, face painting and light refreshments available throughout the morning for everyone.
Lvant House riders and staff
Visitors can also meet the members of Lavant House team to ask any questions about looking after horses, starting riding or progressing current skills.
Once again one lucky winner will also get a FREE introductory riding lesson.
There is also a lovely grassland picnic and play area. Guest are welcome to bring a picnic, stay a while and enjoy the beautiful location.
For more information visit www.lhstables.co.uk
Goodwood's assets to go on show
Soon Goodwood will welcome guests to the racecourse for Opening Saturday, May 6-the first of 19 days of racing in 2017. In addition to seven high-quality races there will also be the chance to explore, experience and discover more of what the Goodwood Estate has to offer – including golf, aviation and driving experiences.
Horse racing at Goodwood Photo:Chris Ison
The team from Golf At Goodwood will be on hand help all racegoers, young and old, to try the game and practice their swing techniques with an inflatable golf net. A 'longest drive' competition using sophisticated Trackman technology will be the ideal way to put newly learned skills to the test.
For those aged 17 and under, complimentary Young Driver experiences will give a taster of the programmes provided at the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit. The 20-minute sessions include a slalom challenge, reversing round corners, hill starts and parallel parking. Young Driver experiences use Mini three-door hatchbacks, but a full range of BMW performance cars are offered as part of Goodwood's Ultimate Driving packages and the team will be at the Racecourse to provide an insight into all that is on offer.
Goodwood Estate is also home to an active Aerodrome and the Aviation team will present a state of the art helicopter on the afternoon, allowing guests to explore the cockpit and ask any questions they may have about flying. From flights in a Spitfire to majestic tours of the sky above the Sussex coast, the Aviation enthusiasts at Goodwood can explain all about the Goodwood Aerodrome.
With so much to see and do, many guests may wish to visit the Waterbeach team from the Goodwood Health Club, who will also be on hand to provide complimentary foot massages, water massages and manicures.
Of course, the horseracing itself will be hugely entertaining and will be a chance to see some exciting young horses making their Racecourse debuts, as well as some of the more experienced runners returning to the Sussex turf.
Seamus Buckley, who is preparing for his final season as Clerk of the Course at Goodwood, said; "Everything is going as planned and the course itself is in very good condition. We are where we want to be at this stage, though the dry weather has not helped the turf, so we'll think about doing some watering to keep some moisture in the ground for Opening Saturday."
Jim Crowley is ambassador for Goodwood
West Sussex based Champion Jockey Jim Crowley, is the new ambassador for the 2017 season at Goodwood Racecourse.
Having travelled over 50,000 miles and ridden in over 1,000 races, Jim Crowley's 189 winners in the calendar year of 2016 crowned an incredible journey for the 38-year-old from Pulborough.
Crowley started the 2016 season rated as a 66/1 shot to claim the Flat Jockeys Championship and he defied the odds, breaking many records including one which had been held for decades by the legendary Sir Gordon Richards and Fred Archer: an unbelievable 46 winners in one month.
As just reward for winning the title, Crowley has secured the much-coveted role as Sheik Hamdan Al Maktoum's number one jockey. As a result, he will undoubtedly taste further success at Goodwood and in particular at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in August. Al Maktoum has enjoyed plenty of success at the meeting over the years and the likes of Thikriyaat and Muthmir were successful in the last two years.
Pulborough-based Jim Crowley. Photo: Jeannie Knight
He was the second most successful jockey at the track last season with eight winners, including the Cocked Hat Stakes at the May Festival on board Algometer.
Crowley said of new ambassador position; "I'm very proud to be taking up this role with Goodwood. It's my local track so riding a winner here means more to me than anywhere else. The quality of racing throughout the year is very high but the Qatar Goodwood Festival in August is the standout meeting and I hope I can ride lots of winners there!"
Alex Eade, General Manager for Goodwood Racecourse, said; "To secure the services of the leading jockey in the country is very exciting for everyone here at Goodwood. Jim has always had a fantastic record riding here and I remember him securing a valuable double at our season finale in October on his way to claiming the Jockeys Championship – let's hope he can win back-to-back titles this season!
Goodwood Racecourse will stage 19 days of racing in 2017, with the season beginning on Saturday 6 May and concluding on Sunday 15 October.
Goodwood's 2017 Magnolia Cup supports Place2Be
The 2017 Magnolia Cup at Goodwood Racecourse will be run in aid of leading UK children's mental health charity, Place2Be. Now in its seventh year, the Magnolia Cup has so far raised over £1million for various charitable causes.
The race, which takes place on Thursday August 3 – Ladies' Day at the Qatar Goodwood Festival – is contested by inspirational women from the worlds of business, media, fashion and sport. None of the ladies are licensed jockeys and though some have experience of riding horses, others are learning to ride specifically for this occasion.
Line-up for a past Magnolia Cup
Photo:Jeannie Knight
Place2Be provides in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff. Founded in 1994, the charity has school-based teams across England, Scotland and Wales and is now working in over 280 schools reaching a population of approximately 116,000 children across some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.
Children and young people aged 4-14 can book their own one-off appointment to speak to a Place2Be counsellor, or they can be referred by a teacher or parent for longer-term one-to-one or group counselling. This support helps young people to cope with wide-ranging and often complex social issues including bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown, neglect and trauma. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is a patron of the charity.
Catherine Roche, Chief Executive at Place2Be said; "We are honoured to be the chosen charity of this year's Magnolia Cup. The funds raised will help us continue to ensure that thousands of children across the country have a safe space where they can make sense of their worries and find ways to cope with extremely challenging circumstances. We are incredibly grateful for the support of everyone involved."
Line up for the 2014 Magnolia Cup Photo: Jeannie Knight
Adding a touch of glamour to the Magnolia Cup, the riders will all wear bespoke jockey silks created by leading designers, such as Amanda Wakeley, Kate Halfpenny, Bella Freud and Annoushka. A capacity crowd of 25,000 will watch on from the grandstands as the ladies and their horses sprint down the Goodwood straight in pursuit of glory.
The Qatar Goodwood Festival takes place at Goodwood Racecourse in West Sussex from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 August 2017. Affectionately known as 'Glorious Goodwood,' the event features three Group 1 races and total prize money of more than £5million.
Win a morning with Nick Skelton
A morning at home with Olympic gold medallist Nick Skelton and a lesson with the reigning Hickstead Derby champion William Whitaker are among the lots in an online charity auction hosted by Daisy Bunn.
Hickstead Director Daisy has organised the charity fundraiser in aid of two causes, the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund (MDIRF) and the Ella Popely Memorial Fund. Ella was a talented teenage showjumper who regularly competed at the All England Jumping Course. Sadly, her young life was cut short in December last year, and plans are in place to create a fitting memorial at Hickstead.
The auction follows Daisy's charity event, A Classically Equestrian Evening, which was held at Bush Hall in London earlier in March. The evening was introduced by MDIRF Patron Zara Tindall, and Ella's mother Lea Popely.
The evening was a sell out and was attended by famous names from the equestrian and media world, including Hickstead Derby champions Trevor Breen and William Whitaker, and ITN news anchor Alastair Stewart. Daisy, a classical singer, performed a programme of opera and classical favourites, and was joined for duets by Horse & Country TV's Jonathan Rippon and carriage driving champion James Broome, son of legendary showjumper David Broome.
Among the auction lots are the chance to spend the day at the yard of Rio 2016 gold medallist Nick Skelton, who has recently announced his retirement from showjumping. Following breakfast with Nick, the winning bidder will get to have a tour of his Warwickshire stables and meet the brilliant Big Star before heading for a tour of son Dan Skelton's racing yard. They will then get to spend the rest of the morning on the gallops watching Dan's horses be put through their paces.
Nick Skelton Photo: Press Association
Another of the auction's top lots is the chance to have a lesson with the current Hickstead Derby champion William Whitaker. The lesson will be held at Shane Breen's base at Hickstead at 8am on Thursday 22 June, and then the winning bidder will be given a pair of Members' Enclosure tickets for that day at the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting.
Other showjumping training opportunities up for grabs include lessons with top Irish showjumper Shane Breen, two-time Hickstead Derby winner Trevor Breen, and USA Olympian Lauren Hough.
Trevor Breen and Loughnatousa winning the Hickstead Derby in 2015 Photo: Julian Portch
Carriage Driving fans can bid for a weekend of tuition with former National Driving Champion Claudia Bunn alongside two night's bed and breakfast at Claudia's charming cottage near Ludlow.
"There are some superb lots up for grabs, with funds going to two extremely good causes that are both close to my heart," says Daisy.
The online auction can be found at http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/detail/auction_id/1547#none. Bids close on Tuesday 18 April.
Tickets for the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting and the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead are on sale now at www.hickstead.co.uk.


-40°F Or -40°C : Which One Is Colder ?
Here is the answer, without further ado: neither. Neither of them is colder: -40° Fahrenheit is exactly equal to -40° Celsius! Equal? Well yes it is, no kidding!
We apologize for the trick question, so no matter which one you chose in our little Facebook quiz, you were in fact wrong haha!
Before I tell you more, first here's the proof from our holiness-the-reference-for-everything (Google), for those who don't follow us often enough to know that we never make anything up… and who might not believe us (there were really many that thought we were lying when we shared that Canada is not as big as maps lead you to believe).
I'll tell you what this has to do with travel (yes there is a pretty simple link) but first of all: yes, this fun fact is quite surprising.
It's one of those things that our brains just have a hard time to process, since we all know that temperatures of +40°F and +40°C are soooooo different and we are so very used to having fahrenheit and celsius temperatures that are very far apart (at least for more commonly used temperature levels).
Almost every single time I tell someone about it, they don't believe me but yes, -40°F and -40°C are the exact same temperature, because that's the precise point where both scales intersect.
That's the beauty of that measuring unit whose formula is (X°F – 32) x 5/9… oh how Americans love to be different from almost every other country in the world and use the imperial system.
Speaking of, here is a pretty interesting map.
So what does this have to do with travel?
Usually we stick to spotting cheap flight deals and posting travel tips and travel inspiration articles… but I'm kind of passionate about trivia; useless statistics and miscellaneous factoids.
I must not be the only one among our readers to like that, because it has to be related to loving travel: to me, travel is all amount being extremely curious and wanting to know more about random things, no matter how futile it may seem.
Like how other cultures live, how everything is in their country… in short, learning.
So since the media has made a big deal of the record colds in the US in the past week, I couldn't help myself from annoying a few people by telling them that -40° is the same no matter the measuring unit used. I figured I might as well share in case others are intellectually curious enough to be interested in learning about this!
Yes, turns out -40°F and -40°C are exactly the same temperature. I hope you feel good about learning something new, a feeling we all enjoy when traveling and should nurture at home too! If you enjoyed learning this, your friends surely would to, so don't be shy and share this post!
Did you know about this? Do you enjoy learning about random facts like this?


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A Bitcoin Affair
By James Tressler
She bought some bitcoins some years back, back before almost no one knew what a bitcoin was.
It was pure luck, an accident. A colleague at work, this tech-geek friend, had been going on and on about it, while they were out having cigarette breaks on the terrace. He'd offered to buy some for her, and since she'd only been half-listening, she said sure, why not?
Much later, of course, came the wild stories in the press, on social media, about the remarkable rise of this marvelous little cryptocurrency. Suddenly it was all anybody could talk about.
Istanbullites are especially prone to such phenomenon. For years, people had accumulated dollars and euro, stashing them for the next rainy day. Then, too, was the urban superstition that if one of the city's countless sea birds passes its droppings on to you, you should take it as a good omen and go and buy a daily lottery ticket right then and there.
Hulya and her husband, Enes, had bought into these theories as well. Now, they had these bitcoins. All told, they were valued at about one hundred thousand dollars. With the exchange rate, it was four times that in Turkish lira.
Talk about kısmet, fate, luck: Hulya, a rather subdued, private woman, was suddenly the envy of her colleagues and friends. Her husband, much more gregarious, bragged about it at his work. Being in the finance sector, Enes embellished the story, making it sound to his jealous colleagues as if the purchase had been the result of his own shrewd prescience, not his wife's random luck. In fact, when the company prepared for its annual conference in Beijing that year, Enes found himself among the select few chosen to attend. (Usually this conference is reserved for the top performers, but the story of the bitcoins evidently had made the rounds upstairs.)
As for Hulya, her civil service job offered few, if any, such rewards. There had been massive layoffs in the public sector in recent years, thanks to the failed coup attempt in 2016. Most of her colleagues were content to still be working. They kept a low profile, walking on eggshells, fearful of gossip. Still, they occasionally would meet together for coffee or a few drinks on Fridays after work, and on these occasions, Hulya was inevitably called upon to recount the legend of the famous bitcoins.
"And listen to this part!" her colleagues would say, their eyes lighting up.
Hulya would tell the part about not knowing anything about bitcoins, and how she had only agreed because she was smoking and hadn't really been listening.
"You hear that! Allah! Allah!" they would say, elbowing each other, shaking their heads wistfully.
"It's not fair!" they said. "Why didn't I know anything about it?" Fists were clenched, clutching at untold lost virtual fortunes. Sighs expelled from downturned lips, with disappointment in their owners' lack of foresight.
What were they going to do with the money?
Everyone had their own opinions, advice. Some were suspicious, for good reason. "Are you sure it's actually real money?" "I read on the Internet yesterday that it was going to crash." "I was talking with my friend Savaş, and hesays –"
Suddenly everyone, it seemed, was an expert in the emerging field of cryptocurrency, just as before they had been virtual traders in dollars and euros, monitoring the daily rises and falls; just as before they'd roamed the skies on the lookout for the next passing seagull.
The husband, Enes, was inclined to be hard-nosed about it. During their suppers in the living room in their little Üsküdar apartment, Enes would scarcely touch the food, preferring to read articles about various investment opportunities. He was fascinated with the idea of Bitcoin ATMs, and longed to cash out, to have the money in his hands. Then, they could take this actual money, deposit in their bank account, and truly feel and taste the benefits of being rich. ("rich" for them anyway).
Hulya shared her husband's fascination. They were a young couple, childless, and like all young couples felt the pressures of Istanbul's long days, long commutes, its mistress-like moods and demands. They dreamed of purchasing property – a flat, a house – of being rid of the penury of landlords.
Actually, it was Hulya who wanted these things. Enes gave them lip service, but Hulya knew that in his heart, Enes had different ideas. He dreamed of being a pesivenk – a big businessman like his boss at the company in Gebze. Enes insisted on wearing expensive suits to work, and was fastidious about ironing his shirts, shining his shoes each day. Usually it was Hulya who did these chores, not that it bothered her – she understood his need to look successful among his peers, and even looked at him admiringly in the mornings when he left for work.
At any rate, the bitcoins came into their lives and now there was this constant question hovering about what to do with them.
It was Hulya's general inclination to just let the issue settle itself. There was no rush really; coming from central Anatolia, her nature was more reserved and practical than her husband's. But especially as news reports came showing some rather alarming dips, Enes grew more edgy. He downloaded an app on his phone that allows for buying and selling bitcoins.
Over the course of several days, dealing in cautious sums, Enes sold the coins, transferring them to their shared bank account. It was quiet easy, actually. The transactions completed, Enes joyfully showed Hulya their updated account balance:
"Are we rich, canim?" he asked.
"I still don't believe it!" his ever-skeptical wife responded.
Now what, reader?
Perhaps you have found yourself in their position, are at this moment the proud possessor of a few bitcoins. If so, salud! Happy is the one to whom the gods present with such unexpected windfalls. Or perhaps it was not so unexpected for you. Perhaps you are the classic early adopter, and were smugly using email back in 1992 or thereabouts. You were probably the one who sat in the back at university, whenever you bothered to show up at all.
So then, Early Adopter, you probably have already foretold the end of this story, have even lived it yourself.
But save your smug breath, for those of us, like our dear Hulya and Enes, who are not as farseeing as thou art. You may secretly nodding your head in favor of Enes' strong approach. Yes, invest it! That's it! You'll have them running in circles, Enes my boy!
Personally (maybe marriage does it), I'm inclined to side with Hulya's caution. Women tend to be the smarter sex, after all.
Well, let's see what happens.
Enes went on the trip to Beijing for the two-day conference. He flew from Istanbul direct, along with his manager and two colleagues. The days were spent in long meetings, touring some factories, and in the conference itself. We shouldn't say too much about the evenings, except to say that married men abroad tend to abide by the ancient wisdom that "what happens abroad stays abroad."
When he returned from the trip, he seemed different. He raved about Beijing (except the food, for course; like a true Turkish man, he could not abide anything being superior to his İskender kebab). He went on about the endless industry, the opportunities, the hospitality of his hosts.
He began to spend more time in the evenings at their flat not researching bitcoin, but rather looking at videos on Beijing, on Shanghai and Gangzhou. He even amused Hulya one evening by practicing elementary Chinese aloud, thanks to a YouTube teacher.
Hulya might have dismissed these Orient roamings, if not for something else. She noticed that Enes began turning off his phone in the evenings, something he hadn't done before. She knew his password, so one night she turned it on. There were some text messages, in so-so English, obviously posted by a woman. There were these hearts, smiley faces and other emoticons. Hulya herself despised emoticons (so high school!). Was her husband dating a teen-ager?
"Who are these text messages from?" she inquired, presenting her husband with the phone.
Enes looked up from the laptop, where he had been browsing a video on the Forbidden City.
Clearly startled, his voice shaking, Enes said the texts were not his. They belonged, rather, to a colleague, one of the guys who had gone to China for the conference.
"Why are they on your phone then?" his wife demanded. It was a reasonable question.
I will spare the reader Enes' feeble attempts at explanation.
Poor men: we so often imagine ourselves rather good at deceit. We forget the wise words of the great Turkish comedian Cem Yilmaz, who observed that women are so good at spotting lies in men because as women, they have been lying their whole lives. They, not we, are the professionals. For example, think of the young girl who wants to go out with a certain boy, and she tells her parents she is merely going out to meet a friend. Ah, lads, we praised her for her cleverness, didn't we? Remember?
Yet we seem to forget this remarkable facility once we have married.
At any rate, Hulya destroyed her husband's weak alibi in seconds, simply by offering to call the colleague and confirm whether or not the text were his.
Caught in a corner, Enes became angry. He said his wife didn't respect him. She was invading his privacy. Who was she to spy on him? It was an outrage!
"Keep your voice down!" Hulya whispered. The neighbours.
But Enes would not keep his voice down. He wanted all of Istanbul, the world, to know of this massive transgression against his rights in a democracy, his rights as a man. He cursed; he used invective, threats –
And it happened in an instant. Hulya, who was slow to anger, suddenly rushed at him. He struck her, her eyes grew wide with surprise and hurt.
"Enes!" she cried, choking back a sob. He struck her again, and she fell back against the wall, knocking over one of the house-plants.
They had been eating dinner in the living room before the quarrel broke out. The dirty plates and silverware were still on the coffee table. When Enes went to hit her again, Hulya ducked swiftly under him. She had the Central Anatolian strength and resourcefulness of her family. Surprising Enes, she pushed him back against the wall, and just Enes came off the wall enraged, Hulya reached for a steak knife and buried it in his heart.
As her husband fell to the floor, dead instantly, Hulya stood for a horrible moment, dazed. On the laptop, the video of the Forbidden City was still playing.
Good Lord, reader. What the hell happened? We started with some bitcoins and next thing you know, we've got a dead Enes lying on the floor with a steak knife sticking out of his chest. And he'd been going to the gym too of late, so it was a nice, well-toned chest.
You can't blame the bitcoins. Can't blame cryptocurrencies. Can't blame China, even if that seems to be the fashionable thing these days. Hell, you can't even blame gun laws, since the knife, an elegant weapon from a bygone age, was employed.
Well, I've noted the strength and resilience of our Hulya. Would it surprise you to observe that she calmly took the knife out of her deceased husband's chest. She went to the kitchen and grabbed a whole bunch of plastıc grocery bags (remember to recycle, folks: you might need them for just such an occasion). A strong woman, she soon had lifted the corpse and dragged it to the bathroom. In the shower, she undressed it. In the kitchen she fetched a cleaver and a saw from the utility area under the sink …
Out of consideration for my dear, sensitive readers, I think I can skip over the grisly details of the operation.
Several hours later, Hulya left the flat. She went downstairs and out to a nearby park. By night it was home to a pack of roaming city dogs. She led the dogs some distance to a small forest, where she proceeded to dump the bags, leaving the dogs to fight over the bits (excuse me) and pieces.
"Afiyet olsun," she said, wishing the dogs a good appetite.
She stood there a long time, at the cold edge of the park, the stark trees shivering in the winter night air, stood watching the dogs as they finished their meal.
Well, that wasn't your typical Sunday morning read now, was it?
Was the last part too bloody? Too kitsch? Should I have provided some kind of dessert?
Did your sympathy for the wife abruptly vanish; turn to disgust there at the end? Should I have included an appropriately dark musical score (or an ironic light, happy one?) to heighten the emotional impact? Would you like a moral: He who buys in early cashes in early? Our Enes certainly did.
What about the bitcoin money at least?
We never settled that.
Does Hulya get caught? Does she get arrested? Does she plead self-defence? What about the presumably illegal disposal of the corpse?
What will happen tomorrow when Enes' work calls? Or his mother? Etc. Etc. Dear reader, I have no idea. You'll have to ask Hulya's attorney, who as of this writing has asked that this case not be tried in some online journal.
Who knows? Maybe the bitcoin money can make all these questions go away. You never know! Money has always had amazing powers. With these new cryptocurrencies, maybe they possess galactic forces – enormous benefits, as well as equal consequences, the likes of which we have never seen.
James Tressler is the author of Conversations in Prague and The Trumpet Fisherman, and was a journalist for the Times-Standard in Eureka, California. He currently is living in Istanbul.


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With more than 300 days of sunshine each year, the southeastern corner of Washington state is home to three flourishing viticultural regions: the Columbia, Walla Walla, and Yakima Valleys. But in recent years Walla Walla has come into its own as the next must-visit destination for oenophiles, golfers, and cyclists. With more than 140 wineries producing European-style Syrahs, Cabernets, and Merlots, there's no shortage of tasting rooms in the valley, which hosts four weekend-long wine events each year. The region gets its first high-end resort in February, when Va Piano winemaker Justin Wylie and James Beard Award–winning chef Jason Wilson open the 10-suite Eritage on a 300-acre plot north of the city of Walla Walla.
A new crop of five-star brands are coming in 2018, including the Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the Four Seasons Los Cabos at Costa Palmas, the Montage Los Cabos, 1 Hotel & Homes, and the first Nobu Hotel in Mexico. Foodies will want to make a reservation at Acre, a restaurant-farm from executive chefs Kevin Luzande and Oscar Torres, who are set to unveil 12 new treehouse guest rooms on site. —Christopher Tkaczyk
The Faction sets off nuclear blasts that destroy all of the Travelers' archives outside the US. David, left for dead by the Faction in the last surviving archive, is the only person who can disarm the nuclear device. He succeeds but is exposed to lethal radiation. Kat's suspicions about MacLaren, temporarily allayed, surge again and she throws him out – for her the marriage is over as she feels he is no longer the man she first met. Jeff tries to escape from interrogation by 001; he is eventually found having been walled up. Marcy hopes the Director will send a Traveler medical team to save David but no help arrives. In the moment before he dies, David conveys a message from the Director: "Protocol Omega."
Carly loses custody of her son until the trial. Grace is due to die, so Trevor kidnaps her to save her life. Believing he is insane, she flees and is overwritten despite having avoided the accident that would have killed her. Grace and another newly arrived traveler, Ellis, are computer programmers who have fled an anti-Director faction in the future. Ellis has developed a code that is sought by this faction, and has returned to the 21st century to keep it from them. David and Marcy consummate their relationship. However, her condition worsens and Boyd stabilizes her, but Marcy is near death. In the future, Grace was in charge of social media research and identifying the candidates. She wants to correct Marcy's condition with an experimental overwrite. She offers to redirect Marcy's original transfer into the functional part of her brain, saving her at the cost of her 21st-century memories. MacLaren lets Marcy decide, and she decides to speak to David first. However, her condition becomes critical shortly before David returns home, and she is overwritten by her earlier self. Her team introduces her to David.
Many of Travelers' ancestor companies, such as St. Paul and USF&G, are technically still around today, and still write policies and accept claims in their own names (under the overarching Travelers brand name). As is typical of most insurers in the United States, Travelers never dissolved the various companies it acquired, but simply made them wholly owned subsidiaries and trained its employees to act on behalf of those subsidiaries. This is a common risk management strategy used by U.S. insurance groups. If any one company in the group gets hit with too many claims, the situation can be easily contained to that one company (which is placed in runoff and allowed to run its policies to completion), while the remainder of the group continues to operate normally.
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Last summer, the museum expanded its artistic footprint by over 130,000 square feet, making it the largest contemporary art space in the country. The new Building 6 houses long-term installations by artists like James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, and Jenny Holzer. Two new museums are still in the works for North Adams, both spearheaded by former Guggenheim director Thomas Krens. At the Global Contemporary Art Museum, curators will work directly with artists to acquire and commission site-specific pieces, while the Extreme Model Railroad & Contemporary Architecture Museum will showcase works by the likes of Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, all built in miniature as part of an elaborate model train system. Design is also top-of-mind at Tourists, a modern take on the roadside motel that's set to open this summer. The resort — situated on 55 acres at the convergence of the Appalachian and Mohawk Trails — will have 48 rooms, each with floor-to-ceiling windows that put the focus on surrounding vistas. —Fiorella Valdesolo
Tel Aviv has attracted a lot of attention for its nightlife and creative culinary scene in recent years. These days its center of gravity has shifted south, to the site of the ancient port town of Jaffa (technically part of the city itself). This month, the Setai opens in a former Ottoman prison; a new W Hotel housed in a 19th-century former convent and pilgrims' hospice is scheduled to open in March. It's just the latest in a growing list of upscale hotels, restaurants, and boutiques to arrive among the winding streets of this former fishing village. Jaffa's once-shabby flea market is now populated by a number of high-end antique dealerships, which sit alongside trendy cafés and bars — many offering live music into the night. Don't miss Maskit, an iconic Israeli fashion house known for its embroidery that has been recently reincarnated after closing in the 1990s. Numerous interesting chefs have also set up shop among Jaffa's churches, mosques, and archaeological sites. Try Beit Kandinof, a restaurant housed in a 17th-century building, where creative dishes like artichoke-and-pesto bruschetta are served alongside local art exhibits. —Sara Toth Stub
Leaf-peeping and a thriving farm-to-table food scene (the country's first CSA sprouted here) lure out-of-towners to the bucolic far western corner of Massachusetts. But the arts have long been their own major draw: Tanglewood, the Clark Art Institute, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival all call the area home, as does MASS MoCA, a popular modern art destination housed in a circa-1800s textile mill in North Adams.
The Travelers Companies, Inc., commonly known as Travelers, is an American insurance company. It is the second largest writer of U.S. commercial property casualty insurance and the third largest writer of U.S. personal insurance through independent agents. Travelers is incorporated in Minnesota, with headquarters in New York City and its largest office in Hartford, Connecticut. Travelers also maintains a large office in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] It has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since June 8, 2009.[3]
In 1998, the Travelers Group merged with Citicorp to form Citigroup.[10] However, the synergies between the banking and insurance arms of the company did not work as well as planned, so Citigroup spun off Travelers Property and Casualty into a subsidiary company in 2002,[12] although it kept the red umbrella logo. Three years later, Citigroup sold Travelers Life & Annuity to MetLife.[13] In 2003, Travelers bought renewal rights for Royal & SunAlliance Personal Insurance and Commercial businesses.[14][15]
On October 25, 2011, ANTI- announced Islands' fourth record, A Sleep & a Forgetting, which was released February 14, 2012. In a statement, Thorburn explained, "I left New York after the end of a relationship and came to Los Angeles. There was a piano where I was staying and that's where I wrote these songs. This record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming. I started writing it on Valentine's Day and it's coming out on Valentine's Day."[4] Drums on the record were played by Luc Laurent, who officially joined the band in November 2011 after his band Pepper Rabbit broke up. The song "Hallways" from the album was featured in a commercial for Dell and the Microsoft Surface tablet.
Until now, Zambia has had little recognition as one of Africa's great safari destinations. Yet experts know it as the birthplace of the walking safari — as well as the home of some of the most highly trained guides on the continent. In South Luangwa National Park, visitors can expect to see more animals than baobab trees, while Liuwa Plain National Park is the setting for the world's second-largest wildebeest migration, when tens of thousands of the creatures head across the plain from neighboring Angola. Last year saw the arrival of Liuwa's first permanent camp: King Lewanika Lodge, a six-villa safari lodge overlooking a watering hole where hyenas and antelope gather. —Mary Holland
In August 2012, Travelers sued the National Football League for forcing the company and its subsidiaries to pay to defend the league for failing to protect players from brain injury, in a case filed in the New York State Supreme Court called Discover Property & Casualty Co. et al. vs. National Football League et al., New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No. 652933/2012. The league had sued over three dozen insurance companies the week before in an attempt to cover the claims that players made against the league.[41][42][43]
During the summer of 2015, Islands simultaneously recorded two records: Should I Remain Here, At Sea? — a spiritual successor to the band's debut album, Return to the Sea — and Taste, a "more electronic" album "buoyed by drum machines, programming and vintage synths."[6] The albums were released on May 13, 2016 via the band's own Manqué label, reaching #21 and #23 on the Billboard Heatseeker charts, respectively.[7]
In addition to more than 100,000 artifacts, including pieces currently stored in the vaults of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the new museum will sport a Modernist design courtesy of Heneghan Peng Architects. Chosen from more than 1,550 design proposals from architects in 82 countries, the final building will echo both the geography of the plateau on which it rests as well as the Pyramids themselves. When the museum partially opens in 2018, visitors in the immense atrium can soak in the majestic sight of both the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Pyramid of Khufu from a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. —Diana Hubbell
Until now, Zambia has had little recognition as one of Africa's great safari destinations. Yet experts know it as the birthplace of the walking safari — as well as the home of some of the most highly trained guides on the continent. In South Luangwa National Park, visitors can expect to see more animals than baobab trees, while Liuwa Plain National Park is the setting for the world's second-largest wildebeest migration, when tens of thousands of the creatures head across the plain from neighboring Angola. Last year saw the arrival of Liuwa's first permanent camp: King Lewanika Lodge, a six-villa safari lodge overlooking a watering hole where hyenas and antelope gather. —Mary Holland
The team track down Simon (Traveler 0004), a specialist who developed the consciousness transfer technology in the future, who was sent into a host body that developed schizophrenia after arrival. Simon, who set up the Travelers' communications system in the 21st, is haunted by hallucinations of Vincent, who previously convinced an institutionalized Simon that the Director wanted him to next build transfer technology in the 21st.
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In November 2010, Travelers entered into a joint venture agreement under which the company would invest in J. Malucelli Participações em Seguros e Resseguros S.A., the market leader in the surety insurance business in Brazil. The transaction closed in June 2011 with Travelers acquiring a 43.4 percent interest. Travelers' investment in newly issued shares significantly increased J. Malucelli's capital level, positioning it for substantial growth in Brazil. At the time, Travelers had the option to increase its investment to retain a 49.5 percent interest, which the company later did in 2012.[23]
It's one of the world's great wine capitals, and like any great vintage, Mendoza is only getting better with age. Start your tasting tour in the Uco Valley, where Casa de Uco's vineyard-view eco-villas will debut this year. Head down the road to to Vines of Mendoza's Winemakers' Village for small-production wines from the likes of Corazón del Sol and SuperUco, and to dine at winery Bodega Monteviejo, where renowned Spanish chef Nadia Harón cooks up Mediterranean-tinged fare inspired by the wines. In Maipú, wineries like Club Tapiz and Trapiche are giving visitors a true taste of the local terroir, using produce grown on the vineyard grounds in their restaurants. Back in town, plot your return trip over a pie at Francis Mallman's year-old pizzeria, Orégano. With new direct flights from Lima, Panama City, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air plotting dozens of new routes, tacking a Mendoza stop on to your next South American itinerary will be a breeze. —Sorrel Moseley-Williams
On May 28, 2006, it was announced that Thompson was leaving the band. Islands decided to continue on without Thompson, and a European tour was scheduled, and further recordings confirmed. The band later emerged the following month for two surprise appearances in Montreal, performing with a new lineup including new drummer Aaron Harris and multi-instrumentalist Kate Perkins, before departing for Europe the following week.
The team is given a mission to collect and safeguard the original power source of the Director, as it will likely be the remaining Faction members' next target. The mission is going smoothly, but the team is ambushed and killed by the Faction. With its very existence in danger, the Director initiates Protocol Alpha – and sends back a Traveler to save the team before they are killed, but the remote location, small time window, and only two host candidates within geographic range makes the probability of success low.
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Beyond offering a glimpse into ancient history, Jordan is also making a name for itself as a luxury destination. Hilton opened the Dead Sea Resort & Spa in March 2017, making it the first Hilton in the country. Located at the lowest point on earth, some 1,345 feet below sea level, the resort offers beach access, Middle Eastern cuisine, and treatments containing the mineral-rich black mud. —Jess McHugh
The jewel of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is home to more than 1,200 islands, but travel between them has long been dictated by expensive yacht charters and sluggish public ferries. In 2018, that's set to change, now that UberBOAT, from the popular ride-sharing app, has launched on-demand transfers and private tours along the Dalmatian Coast. Hit the high seas in the direction of Šolta, a hilly isle a mere nine nautical miles from Split (the second-largest city in Croatia).
Once a sleepy second fiddle to Southern culinary powerhouses like Charleston and Nashville, Greenville is stepping into the limelight with hot new restaurants. The town will soon be home to an outpost of Sean Brock's heirloom-crop-focused Husk and a food-centric market hall called the Commons. Other recent additions include modern Italian spot Jianna from Michael Kramer (the opening executive chef of McCrady's in Charleston, pre-Brock) and the moody speakeasy lounge Vault & Vator. It's an impressive collection of quality restaurants for a city of just over 67,000.
Cruise ships and luxe lodges are familiar sights in western Greenland, but more recently, the untamed tundra of the east has begun opening up. Natural Habitat Adventures is leading the push: two seasons ago it debuted Base Camp Greenland, a seasonal eco-lodge comprising eight rustic but cozy tented cabins, which visitors use as a home base for exploring East Greenland by boat, helicopter, and on foot. When you've had enough of the wilderness, return to the western shore. Upscale additions there include the glamping retreat Camp Kiattua, which has tipi-like tents with fireplaces and fur-draped furnishings, and the new Ilimanaq Lodge, which feels like the Arctic's answer to the overwater bungalow. Each of 15 Scandi-inspired cabins feature floor-to-ceiling windows and oceanfront terraces for whale-watching and iceberg-spotting. —Lila Battis
With its recent 150th anniversary celebration, pop-culture cred (Drake, Ryan Gosling, and Justin Bieber have Canadian roots), and charismatic prime minister, the Great White North has finally begun to receive the international recognition it deserves — and Toronto has been preening itself for this lead role. Luxe properties and forward-thinking restaurants have been popping up across the city: there's Queen Street's historic Broadview Hotel, which reopened in the burgeoning East End with guest-room details like vinyl turntables and burgundy velvet drapes, and the stylish Bisha Hotel downtown, where the likes of Lenny Kravitz and celebrity chef Akira Back have lent their design and culinary expertise. In stereotypically modest Canadian fashion, Brothers Food + Wine — one of the city's most exciting new openings — is housed inside a tiny, nondescript space just above the Bay Street subway station, but dazzles with seasonal dishes like crispy steelhead trout with braised gem lettuce and yogurt-and-caper sauce. Next up: in Spring 2018, the Museum of Contemporary Art will move into a century-old former factory in the Junction Triangle. —Jennifer Salerno


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Residual neurologic sequelae after childhood cerebral malaria.
van Hensbroek MB., Palmer A., Jaffar S., Schneider G., Kwiatkowski D.
BACKGROUND:Cerebral malaria is an important cause of pediatric hospital admissions in the tropics. It commonly leads to neurologic sequelae, but the risk factors for this remain unclear and the long-term outcome unknown. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify the common forms of neurologic sequelae that occur after cerebral malaria, their evolution over time, and the major clinical risk factors for residual disability. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study in 624 children admitted with cerebral malaria to two hospitals in The Gambia, West Africa. RESULTS:We found that 23.3% of survivors had neurologic sequelae on discharge from the hospital. By 1 month the proportion had decreased to 8.6%, and at 6 months only 4.4% of survivors were found to have residual neurologic sequelae. The most common forms of neurologic sequelae were paresis and ataxia, often found in combination with other neurologic abnormalities. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, depth of coma on admission, multiple convulsions, and duration of unconsciousness were the only three independent risk factors. Hypoglycemia and lactate acidosis were not predictive of sequelae, although they are important risk factors for fatality. CONCLUSION:This finding raises the possibility that fatal outcome and neurologic sequelae arise from separate pathologic processes.
The Journal of pediatrics
Medical Research Council Laboratories, Royal Victoria Hospital, Banjul, United Kingdom.
Humans, Malaria, Cerebral, Brain Diseases, Seizures, Ataxia, Unconsciousness, Coma, Paresis, Acidosis, Lactic, Hypoglycemia, Sesquiterpenes, Artemisinins, Quinine, Antimalarials, Treatment Outcome, Patient Admission, Patient Discharge, Cause of Death, Survival Rate, Logistic Models, Risk Factors, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Tropical Climate, Time Factors, Forecasting, Child, Child, Preschool, Infant, Gambia, Female, Male, Artemether


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A Publisher's Weekly Best NonFiction Book 2020
A Kirkus Reviews Best NonFiction Book 2020
A Ms. Magazine Best Read of 2020
A Harper's Bazaar Best Book of 2020
A Cosmopolitan Best NonFiction Book 2020
Called "powerful and provocative" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times bestselling How to be an Antiracist, with two coveted starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publisher's Weekly as well as a rave review from Rosa Boshier at The Washington Post. Ruby Hamad's explosive book of history and cultural criticism reveals how white femininity and mainstream western feminism have been used as a weapon of white supremacy. Taking us from the slave era, when white women fought in court to keep "ownership" of their slaves, through the centuries of colonialism, when they offered a soft face for brutal tactics, to the modern workplace, White Tears/Brown Scars tells a charged story of white women's active participation in campaigns of oppression and offers a long overdue validation of the experiences of women of color.
"Journalist Hamad debuts with a searing and wide-ranging condemnation of "Strategic White Womanhood" and "the historical debasement of women of color" in Western culture. Citing her own experiences as an Arab woman working in the "suffocatingly white Australian media space" and those of other "brown and black women" who have been routinely disbelieved, exoticized, or accused of bullying by white women, Hamad contends that the tears of white women are "a weapon that prevents people of color from being able to assert themselves or to effectively challenge white racism and alter the fundamental inequalities built into the system." She analyzes cultural archetypes, including "the lascivious black Jezebel" and "the submissive China Doll," that inhibit women of color, and compares the actions of "BBQ Beckys" who call the police on Black people for noncrimes to the lynching of Black men for "perceived transgressions against the virtuous bodies of white women." Hamad also documents the exclusion of Black women from the suffrage movement and explains why white women's inroads into white male power structures don't benefit women of color. Skillfully blending autobiography, history, and cultural criticism, Hamad makes a devastating case against white women's complicity in systemic racism. This insistent and incisive call for change belongs in the contemporary feminist canon." – Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"Hamad picks up where her 2018 Guardian Australia article left off, delving into why white women's comfort is prioritized and their tears "weaponized" to further marginalize women of color. "When challenged by a woman of color," she writes, "a white woman will often lean into her racial privilege to turn the tables and accuse the other woman of hurting, attacking, or bullying her. This process almost always siphons the sympathy and support of any onlookers to the apparently distressed white woman, helping her avoid any accountability that may be due and leaving the woman of color out in the cold, often with no realistic option—particularly if it is a workplace interaction—but to accept blame and apologize." Whether responding to indignities such as white women petting their hair or to loss of career opportunities, women of color are treated as aggressors when they challenge bigotry. The author painstakingly documents how, historically and contemporarily, white women function both as "damsels in distress" and as defenders of white supremacy. From slavery and lynching to forced Indigenous child removals, white women have been "co-conspirators" with white men in racism and violence, often under the guise of protecting white womanhood. With scholarly but highly engaging prose, Hamad details white women's roles in oppression across continents, a much-needed history lesson for those inclined to reduce racism to individual behavior. The author clearly examines how this legacy of centuries of racial violence and white settler colonialism plays out today in the lives of black, Asian, Latina, Indian, Muslim, Arab, and Indigenous women from around the world, told through their collective geopolitical histories and personal anecdotes. For readers truly interested in dismantling white supremacy, this is a must-read." – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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