The famed Alan Turing was a man of many geniuses. From mathematics to cryptography to computer science, Turing was a visionary thinker in each field leaving a legacy that has had a part in most of our modern inventions, and thanks to a bronze monument in Manchester you can sit and have lunch with him.
Eternally sitting on a public park bench in Manchester's Sackville Park the bronze statue of the innovative computer pioneer seems to just be waiting for some companions to come sit next to him. Unveiled in 2001, the figure sits on a bench, which is itself made of bronze, holding an apple which is likely meant to signify the biblical fruit of knowledge. Etched on the bench behind him is a rough cipher meant to look like the output of the infamous Enigma Machine which Turing helped crack. When decoded, the phrase reads, "Founder of Computer Science." This appellation is made a bit more clear on the plaque at the figure's feet which lists the scientist's birth and death dates as well as a short list of his accomplishments.
Turing committed suicide after being legally outed for being homosexual making him an important figure in the LGBT community. The statue's placement seems to reflect this as it is located near to Manchester's gay culture center.
Whether he is appreciated as a hero of science or the culture wars or both, the round-faced icon makes a great sitting companion and will continue to be well into the future he helped create.
Some folks were surprised to see American Express build a new lounge in the Central Terminal at New York LaGuardia airport. At the time it opened I pointed out that they have a 7 year lease on the space, and the new terminal isn’t scheduled to open until 2021… “but I don’t think anybody believes […]
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Starwood and American Express have partnered to offer a promotion for members that book and stay between now and March 31, 2015.
Starwood is offering 500 bonus Starpoints for bookings made through the SPG app using an American Express Card. The promotion is valid for up to three bookings, for a total of 1,500 bonus Starpoints. In order to qualify for this promotion, stays must be completed by March 31, 2015. Registration is required prior to booking your first eligible stay.
As far as I'm concerned, this is 1,500 free Starpoints!
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Air France is presently refreshing their cabins as part of their "Best and Beyond" project, whereby they're investing 500 million Euros in new cabins. As part of this, Air France is going from offering angled flat seats in business class, to reverse herringbone seats, which are fully flat and feature direct aisle access. These are my favorite kind of business class seats.
Air France's entire longhaul fleet should be reconfigured by the summer of 2017. Air France is starting with reconfiguring their 777s, followed by their A330s and A380s.
I had the opportunity to attend the Air France Expo in New York in June, which was the same week they launched the new business class product on the flight between Paris and New York.
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There are several elements to the first class experience that start and end entirely outside the in-air experience. Airlines that compete at the top end have invested heavily in their ground experience alongside their inflight soft and hard products. Some of the best are: Thai Airways Lufthansa Qantas A notch below, in my view: Emirates […]
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