United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine August 2014

AUGUST 2014

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CONTENTS

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THE HEMI Q&A

IN THE LINE OF FIRE

James Franco talks about his new movie and the unexpected benefits of being a Renaissance man

Taking the leap with one of the few women to crack the ranks of America’s most elite firefighting crew

THREE PERFECT DAYS: EDINBURGH

10 CEO LETTER A word from Jeff Smisek

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12 VOICES A message to flyers

Scotland’s capital is replete with glorious architectural, historical and cultural sites—and it’s fun!

14 CONNECTIONS What’s new at United

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CONTENTS 47 DISPATCHES 17 News and notes from around the world

CULTURE 25

THE MONTH AHEAD What to read, watch and listen to in August

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FOOD & DRINK

Two cousins save Chesapeake oysters

from culinary extinction 37

STAY From Ireland to India, this month’s

ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION 105 AUDIO PROGRAMMING, MOVIES, TELEVISION AND INFLIGHT WI-FI 114 CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU 119 ROUTE MAPS, CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION, OUR FLEET, TERMINAL DIAGRAMS, SAFETY & TRAVEL ASSISTANCE, MILEAGEPLUS AND ALLIANCES & PARTNERSHIPS

hottest hotels 136 FOOD & BEVERAGES 40

TRAVEL ESSAY

On masochism and the 60-mile charity walk 42

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Fashion tips from handbag designer

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AUTO-TATION

Venturing into the Louisiana swamp in the Jeep Grand

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THREE PERFECT DAYS EDINBURGH THE HEMI Q&A: James Franco, 21st-century Renaissance man

HOW IT’S DONE

HOT STUFF Meet Amanda Holt, a smokejumper with the U.S. Forest Service

PITCHING ON EMPTY Nolan Ryan on the problem with today’s hurlers

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INDUSTRY How dead celebrities

became big business

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SURPRISING STORIES

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n this month’s Hemispheres, we broach a few familiar subjects, only to find stories that may surprise. On page 58, we interview actor James Franco, who indicates there’s more to his multiple artistic and academic pursuits than meets the eye. Then, on page 62, we embed with America’s elite firefighting crew, the smokejumpers of the northern Rockies (pictured), and spend a few days with one of just 23 women (out of 440 smokejumpers in the U.S.) who ply this hazardous trade. Finally, on page 68, we spend “Three Perfect Days” in Edinburgh, where we discover that the Scottish capital is known as much for its foul weather and grim history as for its architectural and cultural legacy. But we find it’s also home to something else: a warm populace that showed us a great time. —THE EDITORS

EDITOR IN CHIEF JORDAN HELLER EXECUTIVE EDITOR CHRIS WRIGHT MANAGING EDITOR JUSTIN GOLDMAN SENIOR EDITORS NICHOLAS DERENZO, JACQUELINE DETWILER ASSOCIATE EDITOR ERIN BRADY ART DIRECTOR CHRISTOS HANNIDES CONTRIBUTING ART DIRECTORS JEFF QUINN, NICHOLAS E. TORELLO ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR CLAIRE ECKSTROM PHOTO EDITOR JESSIE ADLER CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ERIC BENSON, STEVE FRIESS, ALYSSA GIACOBBE, JOLYON HELTERMAN, ANDY ISAACSON, ADAM K. RAYMOND, CRISTINA ROUVALIS CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS CHRISTINE BERRIE, PETER JAMES FIELD, ALEX NABAUM, PETER OUMANSKI, STEVE STANKIEWICZ EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL KEATING INK, 68 JAY ST., STE. 315, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 TEL: +1 347-294-1220 FAX: +1 917-591-6247 EDITORIAL@HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM WEBMASTER SALAH LABABIDI

CONTRIBUTORS

DANA VACHON is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Awl and Vanity Fair.

He lives above the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn with his wife, the potter Yolanda Garcia Roma, and their shar-pei, Funes. On page 58, he interviews Renaissance man James Franco about his multiple pursuits, including his new film, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel Child of God.

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RAHEL WEISS is a halfAustralian, half-Swiss photographer who was born and raised on a farm in Australia. She is now based in London, where she shoots fashion and travel. Her work has been featured in publications such as i-D, TANK, Waitrose Kitchen and Thomas Cook magazine. On page 68, she captures the Gothic beauty, welcoming culture and delicious food of the Scottish capital for “Three Perfect Days: Edinburgh.”

JOSH OZERSKY has written about food for many publications, including Food & Wine, New York and Esquire, where he is currently editor at large. He is also the author of, most recently, The Hamburger: A History (2008). On page 32, he visits Virginia’s Croxton cousins to get a firsthand taste of Chesapeake Bay’s finest bounty, the Rappahannock oyster, which nearly disappeared from American restaurant menus.

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Neither United, its subsidiaries nor affiliates guarantees the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of, or otherwise endorses these facts, views, opinions or recommendations, gives investment advice, or advocates the purchase or sale of any security or investment. You should always seek the assistance of a professional for tax and investment advice. Any images are supplied at the owner’s risk. Any mention of United Airlines or the use of United Airlines logo by any advertiser in this publication does not imply endorsement of that company or its products or services

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CEO LETTER

The United Global First Lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 2

We Offer You the Globe Welcome aboard, and thanks for choosing United.

We offer the globe to our customers, flying to 369 airports across six continents. Our diverse, multicultural employees are there to help you travel to North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.

While we call the U.S. our home, United is a global airline and a global business.

We fly our customers to the worldwide destinations where they want to go, providing a flyer-friendly experience along the way.

In June, we launched new nonstop service from our San Francisco hub to Chengdu, China, becoming the first carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to mainland China beyond Beijing and Shanghai, and the first U.S. carrier to serve Chengdu. More than 250 Fortune 500 companies have a presence in the Chengdu area. Moreover, Chengdu is home to the giant panda and Sichuan cuisine, so it’s sure to be a popular destination for both business and leisure travelers. We fly the customer-pleasing Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on this route, offering this revolutionary flying experience to our customers and crews.

Service to Chengdu is just one example of how we’re expanding our global network. We recently announced that we will add Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to our route network, with daily nonstop

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service from San Francisco beginning in October, subject to government approval. We will also launch our firstever service between Houston and Santiago, Chile beginning in December, also subject to government approval.

In addition to flying you to great international destinations, we’re also investing in our international facilities.

In June, United became the first airline to operate a flight at London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, and also opened two spectacular new lounges and a passenger arrivals facility. The United Club and United Global First Lounge feature floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the airfield and offer a wide variety of food, drinks and other amenities and services for our premium customers.

Throughout the rest of the year, the operations of our 22 Star Alliance partners serving Heathrow will gradually move to Terminal 2, making connections among our Star partners and United much easier for you. Operating at The Queen’s Terminal, at one of the

most important airports in our global network, we will provide you a superior travel experience and new opportunities to connect with our Star partners on flights out of Heathrow, while providing a vastly improved work environment for our employees. We’re looking forward to continuing to expand our network to the destinations you want to go, while investing in our product and facilities to provide a flyer-friendly experience on the ground and in the air.

Thanks again for choosing United.

We appreciate your business and hope to see you on board again soon.

JEFF SMISEK Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines

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VOICES

Great Scot!

Stephanie Hammond turns her love of flying into a love of serving the flying public

BY A. AVERYL RE

hen Airport Operations SuperviW sor Stephanie Hammond talks about moving away from her hometown, Glasgow, to work in Edinburgh—the type of move that could leave anyone stressed—she displays a wry good humor that suggests she finds fun in everything.

Perhaps that’s because, despite the changes, her life is going pretty much the way she always wanted. “I was obsessed with airlines from about seven years of age, when my family went to Majorca on holiday. We used to fly, and I loved it. It was very different back then. Everyone used to smoke.” She pauses to clarify: “Well, obviously I didn’t. When we went to California to visit my aunt—oh my gosh, my obsession with America began. I wanted to work for the airlines, but I especially wanted to work for an American airline.

“A lot of what I do is behind the scenes,” she says. “And because there’s

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only one general manager for Glasgow and Edinburgh, I’m often in charge.”

Whether she’s in front of customers or behind a desk, General Manager Frank McCartney explains, you feel her impact just the same. “Stephanie has grown over the years into a great leader. She’s enthusiastic and passionate, and she loves to develop her colleagues around her.”

Hammond earned her bachelor’s degree in international travel with information systems from Glasgow’s Caledonian University. When she needed work experience while at university, she headed to Glasgow Airport.

“The lady I interviewed with was not very nice,” she recalls. “So I called one of the airport vendors, and that lady said, ‘Come tomorrow.’ I said, ‘Tomorrow?’

She said, ‘Yes, come tomorrow.’ So I did, and I got the job.”

That short stint at the vendor, working alongside United’s Glasgow team,

led to what has so far been a 12-year career at the airline. She began part time as a ticket agent and concierge, but when the airline expanded to Edinburgh in 2004, she moved over as a full-time lead agent. A year later, she landed her position as supervisor.

Moving to Edinburgh, though, brought more than a promotion: The cities are only 42 miles apart, but Hammond learned much about how more than distance separates the two.

“Glasgow is more working class; Edinburgh is more upper class. Maybe it’s because they have a castle,” she jokes.

“Before I took the job, I had only been in Edinburgh twice. I didn’t realize there was as much rivalry until I became a Glasgow girl working in Edinburgh.”

She reflects a moment on the buzz of her industrial hometown, and smiles.

“Glasgow people are funner. Even people in Edinburgh think so.”

Edinburgh also became much busier, especially after June, when United launched seasonal nonstop service from Chicago, in addition to the two existing daily flights from New York/Newark.

The extra work often pulls Hammond away from the office and out onto the front lines. “We have three flights a day now,” she says. “That extra flight puts a lot of challenges on the team. It’s fun. It makes me proud. I really enjoy speaking with customers, and I like to have the team see me do it, because then I’m not just talking it, they see me walking it. Being in the operation more and being with the team is rush, rush, rush, but I like it. I would like it to be all the year.”

Away from the airport, Hammond and her husband, Aaron, head chef at Glasgow’s Browns restaurant, focus their time on their two-and-a-half-year-old son, Jude. For now, balancing her loves at home and work are enough of a challenge—but Hammond continues to dream.

“I would like to see the airport grow with a route to Chicago year-round,” she says. “Edinburgh will always be popular because it has so much historic significance.”

And, when her son gets older and doesn’t need her quite as much, she also wants to move up at the airline— perhaps all the way to the USA.

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CONNECTIONS

ASK THE PILOT

Q

While I was on a flight from Houston to Honolulu, I noticed that there were two first officers but only one captain. Why is this?

Capital Ideas Airline employees often make the best travel guides.

Once you’ve experienced “Three Perfect Days: Edinburgh” (page 68), consult the advice of United employees when you’re ready to add a fourth or fifth. ust look at all the ways United J employees have had a great time in Edinburgh. Adam Keeter (Chicago) teed off at the Gullane Golf Club, which he says an elderly Scottish man described as “just a course to play, a house to retreat to and, shortly thereafter, find a scotch in your hand.”

Robin Dean (Chicago) conquered the summit of an extinct volcano, Arthur’s Seat. For a dive into history,Tracy Harmon (Chicago) explored Mary King’s Close, where plague victims were confined and, she says, “the plague doctor made rounds wearing a mask shaped like a raven’s beak for good luck.” Bob Schumacher (London) enjoyed the Royal Yacht Britannia, steeped in history, which, he says, “gives an insight into how Queen Elizabeth traveled in her earlier days as monarch.”

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Some recommendations are seasonal: Jim Stucker (Houston) and Carmen Rosa Munns (Washington) took in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a show held this month on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. In the month before Christmas, Stephanie Hammond (Edinburgh) enjoyed the seasonal German markets. “I always buy little knickknacks for Christmas and enjoy a little glass of Gewürztraminer,” she says.

Emma Schrader (Edinburgh) took the Water of Leith Walkway to The Shore to visit Mimi’s Bakehouse, “an amazing cake shop.” Elisabeth Marriott (San Francisco) enjoyed traditional afternoon tea at The Dome. And David Simpelo (San Francisco) sampled the national food of Scotland, haggis. “Eat first,” he says, “then find out what it is later.” —A. AVERYL RE

Since regulations require two pilots to be on the flight deck, we have one additional first officer on flights of eight to 12 hours to allow the pilots to take breaks in flight. On flights between 12 and 16 hours, we have two additional first officers. For flights longer than 16 hours, we have two full crews, each consisting of two captains and two first officers. Our aircraft have crew-rest facilities where off-duty pilots can rest during breaks.

Do you have a question for Captain Bowers?

You can write to him at askthepilot@united.com.

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DISPATCHES NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

HOTTEST: Furnace Creek Golf Course, Death Valley, California You’ve got a golf cart with a refrigerated glovebox? That’s cute.

You might want to stick your head in it while playing on this 18-hole, Perry Dye–designed course at Furnace Creek Resort, where the hottest air temperature on Earth was recorded in 1913—a blistering 134°F.

COLDEST: Uummannaq, Greenland

A HOLE IN WHAT?

Located on a glacial island off the coast of Greenland, this 5-mile, 9-hole course is a lot like a good snowshoe spoiled.

Golfers play with orange balls, so they can see them in the snow, and steel clubs that won’t shatter in the cold.

ILLUSTRATION BY CRAIG ROBINSON

MOST LIKELY TO RESULT IN YOU BEING EATEN BY LARGE ANIMALS: Skukuza Golf Course, South Africa Many golfers enjoy the sport because it’s relaxing. Unless, of course, they’re sprinting away from one of the hippos that live in this course’s water feature, which is named, appropriately, Lake Panic. Other hazards on this nine-hole course in Kruger National Park include warthogs, baboons and, gulp, lions.

Unless you’ve qualified for this month’s PGA Championship, your chances of ever sinking a putt at the lush Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, are slim. An exclusive private course, Valhalla rarely gives out even non-championship tee times. Don’t despair, though: There are plenty of other superlative courses around the world that would love to host you, if you dare. —JACQUELINE DETWILER

MOST LIKELY TO START A WAR: Camp Bonifas, South Korea Though this course has only a single hole, it is absolutely surrounded by hazards. It sits on a U.S. and South Korean military base 440 yards from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, near jumpy soldiers with guns, barbed wire and, ahem, a minefield. What could go wrong?

LONGEST: Nullarbor Links, Australia Duffers who’ve always wanted to quit their jobs and play golf for a month straight can pull it off in a single game on this course in the Australian outback. It starts at Ceduna Golf Club in South Australia, and ends 18 holes, 850 miles and dozens of dingo sightings later at Kalgoorlie Golf Club in Western Australia.

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STICKY BUSINESS Stilt fishing is grueling, monotonous work. Worse still, it’s highly photogenic.

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s the sun dips into the Indian A Ocean, Vidu De Silva straightens up and exhales, wincing at the pain in his back, neck, wrists, knees and elbows. A member of Sri Lanka’s dwindling tribe of stilt fishermen, he has been at it for hours, teetering on a narrow crossbar tied to a 10-foot pole driven into the reef below. He carries a whip-thin rod in one hand and a plastic grocery bag in the other, which bulges with tiny squirming fish.

“Because they sell for only a few cents apiece,” De Silva says through a translator, “I need to catch a thousand a day to put food on the table.” Decked out in a Manchester United cap and a burnt-orange sarong,

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De Silva is in his early 20s, but he looks older, with long lines in his face and a thin, almost emaciated frame that seems permanently bent. Still, despite his obvious discomfort, he manages a weary smile before turning his attention back to the water.

Perching on a wobbly pole is a punishing way to catch fish, but the method has endured for generations, due to the fact that it’s relatively unobtrusive. The small mackerel— a mainstay for the stilt fishermen of Kathaluwa, on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast—are easily spooked and will turn tail at the mere suggestion of a net or a boat. “You have to be completely still,” De Silva says. “The fish are skittish.”

Unfortunately, stilt fishing also happens to be an extremely photogenic pursuit, dripping with the kind of indigenous authenticity beloved of tourists and travel writers alike. It’s a rare day indeed that the shoreline along which De Silva and his fellow fishermen work doesn’t hum with a crowd of camera-toting, snaphappy gawkers.

“Impossible!” De Silva barks as an auto-shutter clicks and another tiny fish flits away from his line. “Perhaps we should charge tourists for pictures,” he adds, his face taking on a few more creases.

“There are almost as many of them as the fish anyway.”

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House of Horrors EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WEAPONS-GRADE GOAT MILK AND ALCOHOLIC RODENTS

CULTURAL CONFUSION IN THE CITY OF SAINTS

reckles, a taxidermied goat, stands F on a small patch of Astroturf at Pittsburgh’s Center for PostNatural History, greeting visitors as they browse the oddball specimens at this storefront institution in the city’s Garfield neighborhood.

“Postnatural,” according to the folks who run this freakshow, refers to “living organisms that have been altered through processes such as selective breeding or genetic engineering.” Freckles, who died in 2012 at the age of 10, was genetically tinkered with so that she would produce a super-tough spider-silk protein in her milk, to be used in things like body armor. The pioneering goat’s previous home, says Lauren Allen, the center’s co-curator, was a disused weapons bunker.

As worrying as all that might sound, Allen insists the center is merely a place for cataloging living, preserved and documented postnatural specimens, and is not passing any judgments. “We don’t say ‘This is good’ or ‘This is bad,’” she says, standing a few feet away from a

stuffed “alcoholic rat,” which stares out from its case with a suitably forlorn expression, and a fluffy Silkie hen that has a couple of extra toes and is purported to have black meat underneath an abundance of saleable feathers.

But not all of the animals here are so exotically grotesque. The museum also contains an aquarium filled with pretty little GloFish, their skin as bright as the Vegas Strip. When asked where the center acquired these particular specimens, Allen replies, “Petco.”

—SARA BUTTON

MONTREAL • The rain was coming down in sheets. I angled my way along Le Boulevard RenéLévesque, the wind blowing in from the river, headed (I hoped) for “21 Swings,” an outdoor art installation opening that day on Promenade des Artistes.

“Excusez-moi,” I called out to a girl riding by on a bike. “Oè est le swings?”

She stopped, shrugged.

“The exhibit?” I continued, miming a swinging motion.

“Balançoires?”

“Je ne sais pas,” she said, riding away.

For an hour or so, I wandered up and down the Promenade, unaware that the opening had been canceled due to the inclement weather. Finally, I stopped beside a ramshackle playground to double-check the date and time of the event on my phone.

The rain cascaded down a sorrylooking slide. Three decrepit swings swayed in the wind.

The girl on the bike rode past again. She smiled and nodded, happy that I had found what I was looking for. —BETSY FARBER

Waste Watchers A GROUP OF ENGLISH NATURALISTS MAKE A MOVING DISCOVERY BRISTOL, UK • “You’ll have to excuse me, I’ve got something very smelly in my rucksack,” says a sprightly middleaged woman named Gill Brown, squatting to retrieve the source of the unsavory aroma.

“You always have something smelly in your rucksack!” responds a woman who, like Brown, has been trudging through the woodlands of southwest England in search of otters—a marginal pursuit, even in this part of the world, but not as marginal as it was a few years ago. Having edged close to extinction in the 1970s, England’s otters are bouncing back, and so are

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the binocular-wearing naturalists who make a hobby out of observing them.

There are indications that an otter may be at large right here in Nightingale Valley, an invigorating prospect for the 20 or so spotters accompanying Brown today. Recalling the first time she saw one of these beguiling creatures, Brown peers over the top of her glasses at her husband and asks, “Would you say it was life changing?”

“Well, it certainly changed my life,” he says, rolling his eyes.

Brown then produces a vial of spraint, or otter dung, from her rucksack, and encourages everyone to

familiarize themselves with the aroma, which is remarkably unpleasant.

As the day wears on without a sighting, a sense of gloom descends. But then, scouring an area beside a muddy brook, Brown raises her hand, her eyes fixed on something in the shadows.

At this moment, her cellphone rings.

“I can’t speak right now!” she shouts into the device. “I’ve found some more spraint!” —HANNAH STUART-LEACH

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Mr. Sandman THE BENEFITS OF BUILDING CASTLES ON THE BEACH

he Hotel del Coronado, T near San Diego, is not an easy building to

former construction worker from New Jersey who is entering his fifth year as a professional sand castle builder. His elaborate, gleefully imaginative creations start at $500 and are in high demand among wedding planners, event companies and guys looking for an unusual way to pop the question. “I’m able to make a bit of money,” he says.

With unruly white hair, sun-seasoned skin and a tendency to do handstands without warning, Pavlacka has become something of a celebrity, enough so that Target used his work in a

ignore. Opened in 1888, the property is an eccentric blend of American beach house and Swiss chateau designed to stop people in their tracks. Today, though, its turrets and terraces are going largely unnoticed, thanks to a structure taking shape just outside: a castle with a winding staircase leading up to a battlement, and below that a portcullis, watched over by a monster.

The 5-foot-tall fortification is the work of Bill Pavlacka, a 53-year-old

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TV ad. But his prospects weren’t always so bright. He stumbled into sand castles after losing his job during the property crunch, he says, a dismal thing to happen to a middle-aged man. One day, a sympathetic friend asked him to build a castle for a party she was throwing, and he enjoyed the work so much he went out and had business cards made.

Since then, Pavlacka has had no problem getting

work. He admits, though, that there are downsides to his job. Toddlers tend to enjoy destroying sand castles; dogs occasionally try to relieve themselves on them. His creations rarely last more than a few days.

But for all that, he insists that the recession may have been the best thing that ever happened to him.

After all, he says, “I get paid to play at the beach.”

—AMY PATUREL

SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT CENTENNIAL THIS MONTH

August marks the centenary of the onset of World War I. It is also the 100th anniversary of the installation of America’s first traffic light, in Cleveland, Ohio. While this event didn’t have quite the same impact as the Great War,

it did inspire British popsters The Ting Tings to sing: “Don’t you be a traffic light/Don’t you be a traffic light/With all things said you turn to red/Don’t you be a traffic light.”

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5 MINUTES Duration of America’s longest traffic signal, at a double intersection in West Milford, New Jersey.

It costs local drivers about 20 hours a year.

Number of days after its 1868 installation that the first British gas traffic light exploded, gravely injuring the unlucky policeman operating it.

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4 Number of days it took for state-of-the-art traffic signals installed at a Mumbai intersection last year to start malfunctioning, leading to “complete madness.”

59 Number of traffic lights on a single roundabout in Southampton, England.

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Number of traffic lights cluttering the Iowa home of collector John Rietveld, aka Signalfan.

20+ Number of lights installed on a single pole in Chongqing, China. It caused great confusion until authorities said the lights were “decorative” and should be ignored.

$7 BILLION Amount of property damage, medical costs and insurance increases incurred every year in the U.S. by people running red lights.

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50,000+ Number of traffic lights worldwide that are at risk from hackers, according to a recent report.

118 MPH The speed at which a Dwight, Illinois, resident was clocked running a red light last April.

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IN SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES A D.C. art exhibition uses discarded footwear to great and eerie effect hiharu Shiota is known for making evocative installations using mundane objects (everything C from clothing to furniture), entangling these things in intricate and eerie webs of red and black thread. This month, the Japanese-born, Berlin-based artist sets up shop at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery with “Perspectives: Chiharu Shiota,” an impressive collection of lost or discarded shoes and found notes representing “the traces that the human body leaves behind.” Attached to each item of footwear is a note and a strand of Shiota’s trademark thread, the lines converging to a single point behind the shoes, creating order out of chaos, perhaps, or picking apart the complexities of provenance, or just finding something useful to do with a bunch of old shoes. —CHRIS WRIGHT (AUGUST 30)

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YOU ARE NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET For his nonfiction debut, The End of Absence, author Michael Harris ditched his devices and shut down his broadband to study the effects of digital deprivation.

Here, Harris shares a few things he learned about living analog in a digital world. —ERIN BRADY

Ready for Blastoff According to Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, sometimes you need a Z-lister to make a proper Hollywood space epic

uardians of the Galaxy is one of this summer’s biggest blockbusters, G but according to writer/director James Gunn, the cast and crew— including stars Chris Pratt (above) and Zoe Saldana—didn’t necessarily feel like Hollywood A-listers.

“We felt like the Guardians, frankly,” Gunn says, referring to the film’s band of intergalactic misfits (including a genetically modified raccoon), who come together to protect a mysterious stolen orb from a powerful villain. “Me and Chris were not the guys that people thought of making this blockbuster film. We’re the Z-grade Hollywood folks that were put together to create this thing, and we felt very close because of that.”

Pratt, of course, is best known for his bumbling character on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”—hardly the action-hero type—and Gunn’s résumé includes classic horror reboots (Dawn of the Dead), superhero spoofs (Super) and gruesome comedies (Slither), but nary a big-budget flick.

Still, Gunn, who calls himself an “odd kid” from Missouri, insists he was the perfect choice to helm the latest Marvel comic-book adaptation. “This sounds like a joke,” he says, “but it’s true: I have a lifelong love of Marvel comics, space epics and raccoons. So I don’t know who else really could be better suited for this film.” —JUSTIN GOLDMAN (AUGUST 1)

1. THE JOYS OF DUCT TAPE “This means more than just unplugging the modem. It means no text messages and no mobile phone. I didn’t own a landline, so I bought an old curly phone cord, duct-taped one end to my iPhone and stuck the other end to my kitchen counter. Instant time machine.”

2. THE PHONE IS NOT GOING TO RING “I thought phone calls would replace my email. But the truth is, even close friends and co-workers don’t bother.

Going offline will make you a unicorn— admirable, sure, but nonexistent.”

3. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WITHDRAWAL “That compulsion to check your inbox (‘What if something really important is happening?’) takes days to go away.

But that ‘something really important’ is almost always a LinkedIn reminder about someone you once met at a convention.”

4. WE’RE NOT THAT SIGNIFICANT “It’d be so gratifying if the world really did fall apart when you took time away from your inbox. In fact, people freak out for a total of 35 seconds, and then they deal with their problems themselves.” (AUGUST 7)

THREE FOR THE ROAD THIS MONTH, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST WAVE OF SUMMER ALBUM RELEASES AND PAIR EACH WITH AN APPROPRIATE TRAVEL ITINERARY. —EB STEVE AOKI NEON FUTURE I

SPOON THEY WANT MY SOUL

KIMBRA THE GOLDEN ECHO

Neon Future I, the first in a two-album set, is the latest from mega DJ Steve Aoki. Featuring thumping basslines on tracks like “Rage the Night Away” and “Delirious,” it’s destined for regular club rotation.

Indie darlings Spoon return with their eighth studio album.

There are garage-rock guitar hooks, but singer Britt Daniel told Rolling Stone that this record has a “warmer and more inclusive” sound.

Kimbra, who appeared on Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” releases her second album. The lead single, “’90s Music,” features a sample of a dial-up modem and shout-outs to Nirvana and TLC.

BEST FOR A SUMMER OF CLUB-HOPPING ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP, CROWDSURFING IN IBIZA. (AUGUST 12)

BEST FOR A SUMMER OF CAMPFIRES ON BROOKLYN’S FORT TILDEN BEACH, BACKYARD BBQS IN AUSTIN. (AUGUST 5)

BEST FOR A SUMMER OF REVISITING CITIES THAT WERE TRENDY 20 YEARS AGO: SEATTLE, PRAGUE. (AUGUST 19)

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The Impossibles This month’s movies come with plotlines that require not only a leap of the imagination but a pole vault followed by a bus ride followed by a plane journey. And then, just when you think you’ve reached peak absurdity, something else happens.

How ridiculous can it get? Read on. —JACQUELINE DETWILER

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SMALL SCREEN, BIG BASH THE POST-EMMYS PARTY,

BY THE NUMBERS On August 25, the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles will host the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, which bestows accolades on the year’s best (?) television shows. But the party doesn’t end with the ceremony. Once the statuettes have been claimed and the we’re-all-winners speeches have been delivered, the cream of the crop will head for the Governors Ball, said to be America’s largest annual formal dinner.

How large? See below.

—CW

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Chloë Grace Moretz plays a violinist who’s in love with a boy in a rock band. She is trying to decide whether to stay with him or leave to attend Juilliard when her family dies in a car crash (she survives, in a coma).

Now, somewhat passively, she has to decide whether or not to die.

Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson play a couple of hapless types who dress as police officers for a costume party and become a little too immersed in their roles.

Could the dopey duo end up becoming real heroes? Stranger things have happened.

Scarlett Johansson is an ordinary party girl who’s kidnapped in Taipei and compelled, via a surgical procedure, to act as a drug mule.

A bad day, but possible. But then!

The package in her abdomen begins leaking, and she develops Matrix-style superpowers. Oy.

Brenton Thwaites is Jonas, who lives in a future where suffering has been eradicated (along with a bunch of fun stuff). Jonas receives the memories of the world from a man called The Giver (Jeff Bridges). The memory-receptacle role raises many questions, including: Huh?

Dumpy cellphone salesman Paul Potts always wanted to be an opera singer but became a doormat instead. Skip to 2007, and Potts wins “Britain’s Got Talent” and goes on to become a global operasinging superstar.

A preposterous story, yes, but it’s actually true!

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GUESTS 3,800 PIECES OF CHINA 10,000 WINE GLASSES 5,000 COOKS 205 BARTENDERS 45 APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF THE DINING ROOM, IN YARDS 100 POUNDS OF FILET MIGNON SERVED 1,500 POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE SERVED 800 MONTHS IN ADVANCE THAT CHOCOLATE IS RESERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID A SHORTAGE FOR THE ENTIRE WEST COAST 6

“‘We were trying our best to maintain the group as an orderly, harmonious community,’ Tsukuru said.

‘An orderly, harmonious community?’ Genuine surprise showed in her voice. Tsukuru blushed a little. ‘We were in high school, and had all kinds of weird ideas.’”

—From Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, about a man whose four best high school friends—Mr. Red Pine, Mr. Blue Sea, Ms. White Root and Ms. Black Field—have abandoned him for not having a color in his name. (JUNE 10)

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KIND OF A BIG DEAL

MUSIC Sinead O’Connor joins Sheryl Sandberg in the Facebook COO’s “Ban Bossy” campaign, with a new album, I’m Not

In Happy Christmas—and other endeavors—Anna Kendrick proves that many good things can come in a small package

Bossy, I’m the Boss.

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“We all have selfish impulses, and we’ve all done things that we’re not proud of,” she says. “Even though I’ve kept my life together much more successfully than Jenny has, you are drawing on yourself. And when you’re playing a character that’s so obnoxious, you’re like, ‘Oh God, this is inside of me, I guess.’”

Kendrick has lots to be proud of these days. In April, a hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” was so successful that Esquire petitioned NBC to make her host of “The Late Late Show.” (Kendrick’s response: “No! That sounds so scary! Absolutely not!”) She also appeared on the cover of the July issue of Elle, in a sultry poolside pose that was offset by a witty and self-effacing interview in which Kendrick claimed she hasn’t been hit on in five years.

“I didn’t mean that to be, ‘Oh, I’m such an uggo,’” she says. “I just mean that no woman should have to go to events and stand next to Charlize Theron and Blake Lively. I would rather talk about it like it’s not a big deal.”

She laughs. “I do fine.” —JG (OUT NOW)

ANNA KENDRICK ON… BEING ASKED TO HOST SNL: “I’m gonna be totally honest: When my agent called me about it, I knew that I had to pretend to be excited, but I was so scared. I had always secretly hoped that they would just never ask, because you can’t say no. It’s such an honor, you can’t say no. I was just like, this is gonna be the scariest thing that I ever do. When you’re backstage and that famous voice is about to say your name—‘And here’s your host!’—I was thinking, ‘What if I just don’t go through the door? They can’t make me.’ Basically, if I didn’t throw up in the first five minutes, it was a success for me.”

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Peter Capaldi makes his debut as the 12th Doctor in BBC America’s “Doctor Who.” BOOKS Dubbed an adult Harry Potter, The Magician’s Land

concludes Lev Grossman’s Magicians Trilogy.

FILM Everyone’s favorite reptilian foursome returns to the big screen in a bizarrely dark rendition of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

// More green shenanigans in Leprechaun: Origins, in which the murderous little fellow wreaks havoc on a bunch of unsuspecting backpackers.

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he scale of Anna Kendrick’s latest film, Happy Christmas, seems to be more on par with the actress’s 5-foot-2-inch frame than with her lengthy list of acclaimed roles (Up in the Air, 50/50, Pitch Perfect). The film, written and directed by Joe Swanberg, was made for around $80,000, with the actors (including Kendrick and Lena Dunham) wearing their own clothes and doing their own makeup.

Filming lasted less than a month—and Kendrick loved every minute of it.

“It’s such a special experience to have a film that comes from such a small group of people,” Kendrick says. “It feels rebellious.

It’s, like, the closest I’ll get to robbing a bank.”

Working without a script, Kendrick largely had to invent her character, Jenny, a ne’er-do-well who can’t even get it together to help watch her brother’s infant child—a far cry from the life led by the 29-year-old actress, who was nominated for a Tony at age 12 and has since garnered Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.

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HALF-SHELL HEROES Rappahannock Oyster Company’s dauntless owners, Ryan (left) and Travis Croxton

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THE SHELL COLLECTORS After saving Chesapeake oysters from certain doom, Virginia’s Croxton cousins have opened a pearl of a raw bar

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ith a deep, corrugated cup, soft W saline nectar and a creamy-sweet interior, the Rappahannock may be the crown jewel of Chesapeake Bay, and the greatest of all North American oysters.

Which makes it alarming that it almost disappeared from menus entirely. Not many people, even hardened oyster nerds, would have noticed. There are, after all, so many subspecies of oyster to choose from: Blue Points from Long Island, Kumamotos from Washington State, Wellfleets from New England.

Who would have cared? Two cousins from Virginia, Travis and Ryan Croxton,

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would have. Over the past decade, the Croxtons have rescued the Rappahannock from culinary extinction and are spreading its gospel far and wide.

“In 2002, you were lucky to find a Chesapeake Bay oyster at all, much less from a specific region,” says Travis. “It became our mission to ensure that these regional distinctions, and the prestige of the Bay, would survive us.” Because they were poorly grown and harvested, native Crassostrea virginica oysters had been replaced worldwide by foreign varieties. The Croxton cousins, through their Rappahannock Oyster Company,

stepped in and filled the void, producing a small but glorious weekly haul of these oysters, whose amazing flavor has chefs and seafood lovers enthralled.

“When we resurrected the family company after a 10-year hiatus in 2002, we inherited no land, equipment or know-how,” Travis says. Both cousins agree that this was a good thing— instead of just dredging and hauling the river bottom, a reckless practice that, along with poor management, had decimated Virginia’s oyster population in the first place, they taught themselves how to farm oysters in the open water.

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The result was a richer, cleaner, healthier oyster, one that breathes freely surrounded by bay water instead of being suffocated in the mud.

If you can’t get all the way out to Merroir, the duo’s raw bar on the bay in Topping, Virginia, you’ll be glad to know that they’ve opened a major seafood restaurant, Rappahannock, in Richmond. There you’ll find not only the eatery’s namesake oyster but other ancient varieties brought back from the brink: the Stingray, the Olde Salt, the Witch Duck, the Barcat. They’re all the same type of oyster, but from different parts of the river, bay or ocean, each taking on the unmistakable flavor of its home—what the Croxtons refer to as “merroir,” after the concept of terroir in winemaking.

As their fame spreads, Rappahannock oysters are moving beyond Virginia as well. “They’re amazing,” says Michael W hite, chef at New York’s Marea restaurant. “We use them as fast as we get them.” But eating the Rappahannock oysters fresh out of their beds is the way you are supposed to enjoy them. At Merroir, a tiny place with only a few tables and a bar, you can eat one variety after another, tasting their kinship and their differences—an entire family tree of shellfish that almost didn’t exist.

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Twice as Ice Classic cocktails get even cooler You can see how it must have happened: Two suspendered bartenders receive a gelato-maker in the mail and, not knowing precisely what to do with it, fill it with rye and sweet vermouth. Perplexed at the results, they stare at each other for several minutes, and a genre is born.. Just in time for the hottest month of the year, frozen n classic cocktails have begun appearing all over North America. Wildebeest in Vancouver, B.C., has requisitioned uisitioned a slurpee machine to make brunch drinks like ke the Income Tax, with gin, dry and sweet vermouth, outh, orange juice and bitters. Beast of Bourbon, a whiskey and barbecue ffers frozen whiskey joint in deep Brooklyn, offers sours and whiskey sweett teas and ther. At will even mix them together. sas City Snow & Company, a Kansas es in restaurant that specializes frozen drinks, there are about 10 at any given time, as well as frozen cocktail flights. Here, owner Jerry Nevins shows us how to make a bar favorite, the Rockefeller.

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TH E R OC KE FE LL ER AW, SHUCKS A dozen oysters at Merroir in Topping, Virginia

BOARDING PASS Richmond, Virginia, is your headquarters for Rappahannock oysters from Chesapeake Bay. To get there, United offers nonstop flights from our U.S. hubs in Chicago, Houston, New York/Newark and Washington. When you book your flight, Farelock conveniently holds your fare for 72 hours or seven days. To learn more or to book a flight, visit united.com.

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Get Real A TASTING MENU JOINT IN SAN FRANCISCO LOCATES THE HEART OF GUAMANIAN COOKING

ISLAND FLAVOR Chalakilis at Prubechu

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CLOCK’S TICKING The Ten Years in a Day cocktail at Loa

Side Shows IN NEW ORLEANS’ MOST ORIGINAL HOTEL BAR, EVERY DRINK COMES WITH A LITTLE DRAMA

At Loa, a plush cocktail den in New Orleans’ International House Hotel, a customer orders a drink called “Ten Years in a Day,” a reference to the melancholy George Jones song “I’ve Aged Twenty Years in Five,” in which a disgraced cowboy faces himself in a dusty men’s room mirror. Served on a silver tray, the drink comprises a glass of cabernet, a hand mirror and a small etched-glass box of smelling salts. When it arrives, the customer plays along, “fainting” convincingly upon seeing her reflection and “reviving” when the bartender opens the smelling salts. A few seats down, a man orders the “Ne’er-do-well,” a sinner’s tableau that includes a half bottle of Bulleit rye with several juices for mixing, some playing cards and a pair of dice.

Bored with the punctiliousness of the craft cocktail movement, Loa’s “Spirit Handler,” Alan Walter, a onetime playwright who has a master’s degree in directing, started including beverages with nonfood sides on the menu purely as conversation starters. “I believe there’s theatricality in every cocktail, and I like to entertain,” he says. “The more whimsical drinks I serve take advantage of the natural anticipation people feel when they enter the social arena of the bar.”

Though interactive theater and dining experiences, such as “Queen of the Night” and The Heath in New York City, have recently been all the rage, as far as Walter knows, he is the first to broach the fourth wall solely through alcoholic beverages. “Cocktails don’t fill you up like food, and they’re not medicinal like they used to be,” he says. “Where they have meaning is as a psychological transaction with the bartender.” —AMY PATUREL

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When most people imagine the traditional dishes of the North Pacific U.S. territory of Guam, they tend to think of the foods its previous occupiers have brought there— mainly sushi or Spanish-inspired barbecue. The handful of Guamanian eateries in West Coast cities like San Diego and Portland have done little to dispel that impression. They tend to serve barbecue-style fare rather than the authentic cooking of the island’s native Chamorro people.

This is what makes Prubechu, a haute contemporary Guamanian restaurant that opened recently in San Francisco’s Mission District, such an exciting development. Chef Shawn Naputi and his business partner, Shawn Camacho, have updated Chamorro dishes—such as kelaguen, ceviche-style chopped chicken with shredded coconut, and chalakilis, a classic rice porridge flavored with achiote—to make use of West Coast ingredients and fit them onto a trendy tasting menu. The chalakilis, for instance, comes topped with a riotously colorful melange of crispy pork belly, garlic-rubbed, smoked pork jerky, a sous vide quail egg, anchovy and sugar snap peas.

“We’re doing traditional recipes, but adapting them to reflect the ingredients available in California,” says Naputi, a native of Guam who honed his chops in high-end San Francisco kitchens such as Incanto and Salumeria. “We’re trying to share our food and culture and change perceptions.” —VANESSA H. LARSON

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ADARE MANOR CASTLE & GOLF RESORT BACKSTORY: This large, gloriously eccentric neo-Gothic manor was commissioned in 1832 by the Second Earl of Dunraven, who died before it was completed three decades later.

Life in Adare village revolved around the manor and its 840-acre grounds until 1982, when it was acquired by an investment consortium. In 1987, the property was bought by the Florida-based Kane family, who have transformed it into a lavish hotel and golf resort that has hosted the likes of Bill Clinton and John Travolta.

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WHAT YOU’LL FIND JUST OUTSIDE: A picture book–quality

landscape of mature forests, formal gardens and rolling grasslands, along with an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., which runs beside the ruins of a 12th-century castle and has a 15th-century Franciscan abbey at its center. Nearby is Adare village, whose pretty thatched cottages, ancient churches and welcoming pubs do a commendable job of luring guests away from the splendor of the estate.

DESIGN NOTES: The manor’s exterior, with its faux battlements, looming towers and leering gargoyles, only partly prepares you for what’s inside: a riotously ornate clutter of tapestries, carvings, pillars, arches, vaulted ceilings and Venetian chandeliers. It’s what you’d expect of a royal retreat, with stone fireplaces and arched windows overlooking the grounds, creating the illusion that you’ve not only traveled back in time but have been bumped up a few dozen social classes in the process.

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The Lodhi NEW DELHI DESIGN NOTES: The aesthetic at this trendy

property combines traditional Mughal intricacy with Modernist simplicity. Sandstone columns bring order to sweeping courtyards and pools, while jaalis (latticed screens) cast patterns on private, peaceful spaces. The lobby, flooded with natural light, contains a collection of colorful contemporary Indian art.

ROOM WITH A VIEW: Premier rooms on floors six to

The Resort at Paws Up GREENOUGH, MONTANA DESIGN NOTES: If Davy Crockett had taken it upon himself to build a luxury resort, he’d have made something like Paws Up. The resort’s 28 cabins, dotted among trees and pastures, combine seclusion, ruggedness and the kind of leathery, burnished plushness associated with old money. Equally elegant are the creekside tents, which have wooden floors, king-size beds and decks overlooking the water. Oh, and a personal butler.

BACKSTORY: Situated on a 37,000-acre work-

ing ranch, Paws Up was opened in 2005 by former Supercuts CEO Dave Lipson. There are 27,000 acres of wilderness and 10,000 acres of pasture here, and Lipson has taken care to preserve the property’s Old West charm. Guests inclined to herd cattle can do so, while a 95-year-old shed hosts activities like karaoke and occasional cooking demos.

eight are prized for their spectacular views. Step onto your veranda and look out at the immaculate hotel gardens, and beyond these the stunning 16th-century Humayun’s Tomb—New Delhi’s answer to the Taj Mahal. The rooms are the most spacious in town, and many have private plunge pools.

HOT DISH: The menu at torch-lit restaurant On the Waterfront comprises Indian, European and Japanese cuisine. Embrace the diversity and order plump chicken dumplings to start, followed by the dal makhani—a decadent Punjabi curry served in an earthenware pot with fluffy naan and papaya chutney—then round it all off with a sticky toffee pudding and butterscotch sauce.

UNEXPECTED TREAT: The Lodhi Spa & Salon features men’s and women’s Turkish hammam chambers, where your pomegranate- and sandalwood-soaked body can enjoy a brief respite from the bustle outside.

Try the signature massage, a blend of five techniques: Swedish, Thai, deep tissue, reiki and acupressure.

© 2013 PIETER DE LIAGRE BÖHL (PAWS UP)

CLAIM TO FAME: Paws Up doesn’t brag about its famous guests, but we know the Rolling Stones stayed for a week when they played nearby Missoula in 2006. Then there’s the resort’s resident celebrity: the Blackfoot River, the inspiration for the Robert Redford film A River Runs Through It. Guests will find copies of the Norman Maclean story collection of the same name in each cabin.

HOT DISH: Each of the resort’s camps comes

with its own chef, who will happily cook up a steak or a rainbow trout. Executive chef Ben Jones (formerly of the Peninsula Chicago) caters to more adventurous carnivores with an elk short loin prepared with a spice berry rub and sourced from a ranch 200 miles east—which, for this part of the world, is right next door.

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THE TAO OF STU My inner idiot has caused me all manner of problems over the years, but embarking on a 60-mile charity walk was a step too far

BY CHRIS WRIGHT • ILLUSTRATION BY PETE RYAN

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or weeks, my inner idiot had been bucking common sense. It started after I signed up for a charity walk from London to Brighton, which involved trekking about 60 miles in the space of 24 hours. Some people had questioned the wisdom of this decision, given that I tend to get wheezy climbing onto a barstool. Blisters were mentioned, as were muscle seizures, pulled hamstrings and death.

The idiot—we’ll call him Stuart—was having none of this. “It’s walking,” he’d say, rolling his imaginary eyes. “How hard could it be?” Stuart was also skeptical about the need for special equipment. “After all,” he said, “it’s not like you’re trudging up the Matterhorn or wandering off in search of the elusive Amazonian otter. This is a springtime stroll through the English countryside. Suck it up.”

So it was, on the day of the walk, I showed up at the starting line in a T-shirt, jeans and a pair of tennis shoes, clutching a coffee cup and a plastic bag, which contained such essentials as a magazine for break times (ha) and chocolate donuts for energy. My fellow walkers, decked out in moisture-wicking ensembles, nibbled Torq Bars and stretched their quads. I engaged in a pre-stroll cigarette.

I should have known.

Stuart and I have a history.

It was he who aggressively maintained, at a friend’s barbecue a couple of summers back, that a bit of rare chicken never hurt anybody, who goaded me into hurtling down a black diamond the first time I ever skied, who elbowed my ribs encouragingly the day I met my now ex-wife. Explosive stomach cramps, snow-packed sinuses and emotional sciatica— that is Stuart’s legacy.

This time, though, the idiot had outdone himself. I was barely five miles into the 60-mile stroll when I realized my mistake. Mile 10 marked the first bucket of rain. As I zombie-shuffled past the 20-mile point, I was soaked, chafed within an inch of my life. The narrow trails were slippery and ankle-bendy, a situation made worse by the purposeful hikers who jostled past and the eminently grabbable barbed wire fences by my side.

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It was gratifying to note, however, that there were others worse off than me. The sides of the trail were littered with the fallen, or the merely slumped, their faces betraying a mixture of distress and bewilderment. When night fell, the situation became so dreadful that many hikers simply packed it in and caught a bus to the nearest train station. I was one of them.

In the end, I managed 35 miles in about 16 hours. It took me a week to recover. But some good did come of this: Along with a few work colleagues, I’d helped raise about $10,000 for a charity that provides support for people with cancer. Hooray for us. And yet, squirming on my bed the following morning, I had questions, the chief one being: Why? In the hours before I called it quits, I spent a few miles hobbling beside a guy named Brian, who said he’d taken part in much more punishing events, including an endurance race whose obstacles, the way he told it, would have violated the Geneva Conventions.

“Why would you do that?”

I said. “What’s the point?”

Br ian shr ugged and offered me a PowerBar, and for a while we nibbled and walked in silence.

A little later, a group of hardy types passed by, and Brian joined them. Stuart muttered something about trying to keep up, but this time I wasn’t listening.

Instead, I sat down on a tree stump and watched the hikers walk away, their multicolored gear growing dimmer in the lowering gloom.

I don’t think I’ll be doing the London-to-Brighton thing next year. Good causes aside, I just don’t get why anyone would willingly subject himself to such an ordeal—which, apparently, people do all the time. Maybe it’s a modern expression of asceticism, the idea that self-denial and selfpunishment lead to heightened self-awareness, an entrée to the spiritual realm. Or maybe it’s just that I’m not the only one with an inner idiot calling the shots.

Hemispheres executive editor CHRIS WRIGHT is currently preparing himself for his next challenge: a charity “Game of Thrones”-a-thon.

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CHRISTINA YU In the mid-1990s, this flamboyant handbag designer swapped a career in litigation in her hometown of Hong Kong for a life of fashion design in Vietnam, where she founded Ipa-Nima, one of the best-known accessory labels in this increasingly cosmopolitan nation. We asked her for the lowdown on high street shopping in the city many people still call Saigon.

INTERVIEW BY CONNLA STOKES PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON JOEL SANTOS

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE LOCAL FASHION SCENE? It’s a little bit bohemian, a little bit Gangnam and a little bit Japanese office ladies style. Due to the weather, I often find girls dress quite casual here. Affluent, fashion-conscious locals might go with a Chanel or Hermès bag, a tote from Michael Kors or Prada and killer heels— worn every day, everywhere.

ARE THERE MANY YOUNG, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNERS HERE? It’s difficult for emerging designers to be experimental, but there are exceptional cases, such as Minh Hanh, who uses traditional techniques and fabrics in a very alternative yet Vietnamese way, and Mai Lam, who is in a similar vein but edgier.

SO WHAT STORES SHOULD WE INCLUDE ON A SAIGON SHOPPING SPREE? One of my favorite places has to be It’s Happened to be a Closet, which is set up like a vintage store inside a wardrobe. I also love Tyler Ho for its great fabrics and cuts. For an amazing evening piece, I will go to the designer Nguyen Cong Tri’s boutique, Kin Concept.

TAKE US THROUGH YOUR OUTFIT TODAY. I love colors and prints, and this outfit from Jaspal in Bangkok is perfect for the Ho Chi Minh City summer—it’s not too dressy for me to go to the factory in the morning, but it also works for cocktail hour. My sunglasses come from a shop called Lyn Around, a Thai label that recreates quirky retro items, and I picked up my shoes in Shibuya, Tokyo. The bucket bag is Pisces, from Ipa-Nima’s spring-summer 2014 collection, and the bracelet is by Charmés, one of my favorite jewelry stores in Ho Chi Minh City.

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BAYOU DRIVE From New Orleans to Avery Island in the new Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit

BY ERIC BENSON • ILLUSTRATION BY BRETT AFFRUNTI

SUSPENSION A drive from the potholed streets of New Orleans’ Bywater district to the rutted roads of Avery Island is a serious test for any vehicle’s shocks. The Summit’s Quadra-Lift air suspension easily took on craters that would tear apart lesser rides.

EXTERIOR Our Jeep might not have quite matched the sleek Ferraris and Bentleys in NOLA for NBA All-Star Weekend, but it didn’t look totally out of place with its classic seven-slot, chainmesh-covered grille, chrome side mirrors and striking black finish.

ENGINE The Summit is a whole lot of SUV, so it takes a beast of an engine to power it. On a bayou causeway near bucolic Avery Island, home of the famed Tabasco factory, we gunned the three-liter V6 EcoDiesel engine, going from 0 to 60 in just under eight seconds.

INTERIOR On the way to Avery Island, we stopped in Morgan City to grab some crab cake po’boys for the road. The sandwiches made for precarious grub in a car this nice, but we managed to keep the hot sauce off the dark brown, leatherupholstered bucket seats.

TRANSMISSION The Grand Cherokee’s new eight-speed automatic transmission brings a touch of F1 to the SUV. Built by the German ZF Group, it’s the same gearbox found in BMWs and Rolls-Royces.

Whether upshifting on Route 90 or winding around bayou roads, we were always in a responsive gear.

SAFETY Navigating the highways and spur roads on the way out of NOLA can be tricky. The Summit’s Blind Spot Monitoring, which notifies the driver when a vehicle is in an adjacent lane, was a comfort, especially driving west on Route 90 alongside massive semis from the nearby shipyards.

GAS TANK As fans of HBO’s “True Detective” know, the swamps of Acadiana are not where you want to run out of gas. The Jeep’s cavernous 24.6 gallon tank and fuel-efficient diesel engine (25 mpg on the highway) ensured we got nowhere close to empty on the spooky, serpentine roads.

GADGETS The Jeep’s Uconnect system is total geek chic, with a WiFi hotspot, a smartphone integration system, and OnStar-style vehicle health reports— very useful tools as you wind your way through the dirt roads of Avery Island’s alligator-packed Jungle Gardens.

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United offers daily nonstop service to New Orleans, with its easy access to Avery Island, from all seven of our U.S. hubs. Consider flying Economy Plus, where you’ll find more room to relax. You will also be seated near the front of the cabin, so you can exit the plane more swiftly at your destination. For more information, visit united.com.

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ARMED AND DELICATE Baseball pitchers throw far fewer innings and are treated much more carefully than they once were. So why are they getting hurt more than ever?

BY JACK CAVANAUGH • ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL BYERS

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osé Fernández is one of the most exciting young pitchers to have appeared on a Major League Baseball diamond in the last 10 years. Despite being just 20 years old when he made his debut for the Miami Marlins in April of last year, he put together a season that saw him win National League Rookie of the Year and place third in NL Cy Young voting.

He was thrilling to watch, with a 98-mile-an-hour fastball, a wicked curve and a charismatic presence on the mound.

But on May 9 of this year, just a month into his second season, Fernández experienced elbow soreness

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during a rough start against the San Diego Padres.

A few days later, the diagnosis came in: Fernández had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, and he would need a ligament replacement operation— known as Tommy John surgery—that would sideline him for the rest of the year.

Fernández isn’t alone. This past April, 15 big league pitchers either had Tommy John surgery or were scheduled to have it. Last fall, Matt Harvey, an exciting young ace with the New York Mets, underwent the procedure, and his 2014 season was also lost to elbow gremlins.

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This spate of injuries is even more shocking when one considers that, compared to previous generations of hurlers, today’s pitchers are coddled like pieces of fine china. Fernández has never thrown a complete game in the big leagues, and his career high for pitches in a start is 114.

For comparison’s sake, let’s look at one of the most stirring pitchers’ duels from an earlier era: On June 14, 1974, Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out 19 batters in 13 innings, while his counterpart, Luis Tiant of the Boston Red Sox, pitched into the 14th inning, in a game the Angels won 4-3. Ryan threw 235 pitches (no official count is available for Tiant, who likely surpassed 200 himself ). And yet neither of these pitchers ever had a serious arm injury.

“I had bone chips removed one year, but that was it,” says Ryan, now an adviser to the president of the Houston Astros.

As extraordinary as that pitchers’ duel was, the sight of an idle bullpen during that era was common. Hall of Fame hurlers like Warren Spahn, Sandy Koufax, Ferguson Jenkins and Gaylord Perry all completed more than 20 games in a season at least seven times. (Spahn,

who pitched until he was 44, did it 12 times.) Last year, Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals led the majors in complete games, with five. Nowadays, few pitchers surpass 200 innings in a season; in 1974, Ryan threw 332.

The question, then, is why are so many of today’s pitchers getting hurt? Many former major leaguers believe it’s because teams are limiting the number of pitches they throw— ironically, in an attempt to prevent injury. “The pitch count hasn’t led to longevity among pitchers but has added to pitchers’ injuries,” contends Ryan, who pitched until he was 46. “It just hasn’t been successful.” Tommy John, the first pitcher to undergo the surgery that carries his name, in 1974, agrees.

“There’s no reason why most pitchers can’t go beyond 130 pitches, let alone 100,” John says. “Also, most pitchers nowadays throw only once between games, while I threw every day. That makes a difference.” Ron Darling, a pitcher with the 1986 championship Mets (and now a broadcaster with the team), also disparages the pitch-count doctrine. “It’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard,” he says. “They should let

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan: “The pitch count hasn’t led to longevity among pitchers but has added to pitchers’ injuries.” pitchers go as long as they can. Now, if they go beyond 100 pitches, they’re ready to call 911.”

Ryan, who in addition to his longevity was one of the hardest throwers of all time, believes that many arm injuries stem from pitchers not having thrown enough when they were young.

“Kids don’t organize pickup games on their own as we did, when we played baseball almost all day. Many of them haven’t built up arm strength by the time they reach the big leagues.” Darling agrees. “When I was a kid I was always throwing something,” he says.

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or even skimming rocks on the water.

That helps build up other muscles. And except for the removal of bone spurs, I never had an arm injury.” Former New York Yankees 20 game winner Jim Bouton, who at age 75 is still throwing his knuckler in a 30-and-over league in Massachusetts, echoes the sentiment.

“I’d throw a rubber ball against a wall for about an hour when I was growing up, and we played baseball all day,” he says.

In the medical community, the consensus seems to be that too much baseball at an early age is the problem. Pickup games are one thing, but organized baseball is something else entirely. George Paletta, the former head team doctor for the Cardinals, who has performed more than 500 Tommy John surgeries, says, “This generation of pitchers is paying the price of sport specialization. Kids were much better off when they played multiple sports, rather than just focus on baseball all year.

The elbow is not designed for that kind of stress, and an incremental increase in velocity leads to an exponential increase in arm injuries. But that’s what they think they have to do to impress college and big league scouts.”

Many doctors agree that young pitchers are throwing too hard in an attempt to attract the attention of those scouts.

The financial incentive is huge, and it also partly explains why teams are so protective of pitchers. Ryan was a 12th-round draft pick in 1965, and he became the first pitcher to earn more than a million dollars a year, in 1979, when he was 32 and had been in the big leagues for more than a decade. When the 18-year-old Fernández was chosen in the first round of the 2011 draft, he received a $2 million signing bonus.

Tommy John agrees with the medical professionals on this one. “At the high school level, they ought to throw the radar guns away,” he says, “because kids are trying to impress scouts by throwing in the 90s.”

So what can be done to stop this trend of injuries? “I’m afraid we’re not going to be able to stop it,” says renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, who has performed more than 1,000 Tommy John operations, including Harvey’s, “unless pitchers learn how to place their pitches better, rather than throw so hard.”

Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the team doctor for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a protégé

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of Dr. Frank Jobe, who performed the first Tommy John surgery, agrees. Pitchers from Ryan’s day, he argues, “knew how to cruise a bit during games and not throw hard for nine innings. That’s not the case today, when most pitchers throw hard for as long as they can. That puts a lot of stress on their arms.” Dr. David Altchek, the medical director for the Mets, goes so far as to say that “the more you throw, the stronger your arm is going to be.” The problem, he says, is “an obsession with velocity.”

Many orthopedists see the problem only getting worse. “Pitchers keep getting bigger and stronger, and more and more throw in the 90s,” ElAttrache says.

“Unfortunately, I think we’re going to see even more arm injuries in the future.”

Andrews has seen the evidence: “I used to do between five and 10 Tommy John surgeries [in a year],” he says. “I now do between 50 and 100.”

JACK CAVANAUGH covered sports for The New York Times for more than 25 years and is the author of six books. His latest, Season of ’42, is about the first World War II baseball season.

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“In 1937, there were 14 bathhouses [on] the island of Manhattan,” says Archie Coates, co-founder of + Pool (“Plus Pool”), a 285,500-gallon swimming facility that will float on one of New York City’s waterways in 2016. Coates and his co-founders set out to return to those days of purity by making a pool full of river water clean enough for New Yorkers to swim and play in, using technology that is conceptually similar to the gills of oysters. The chlorine-free, environmentally friendly idea has captured a lot of imaginations, from the Kickstarter supporters who donated $41,000 to make it a reality to + Pool’s latest partner, Google. Here’s how they did it. —JACQUELINE DETWILER 1 First, the engineers needed to know what they were up against. They partnered with Columbia University scientists and environmental watchdog group Riverkeeper to figure out what toxins were making the river water unhealthy for humans. “We always assumed it was chemicals, but it turned out to be mostly sewage,” says Coates.

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2 The co-founders of + Pool then partnered with engineering and design firms Arup and IDEO to develop a three-level filtration system made out of high-tech “geotextiles” that have previously been used in wastewater treatment. As the water moves through the system, each layer removes smaller microbes than the previous one.

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PITCHES FROM HEAVEN The Wright brothers may have been first in aviation, but there are plenty of celebrities who fly just as high when it comes to marketing from beyond the grave

BY CRISTINA ROUVALIS • ILLUSTRATION BY NATHAN GOLUB

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very schoolkid in the U.S. knows this one. The story takes place in the winter of 1903, with a pair of Midwestern inventors launching a flimsy biplane into the brisk ocean winds above Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The f light was brief (12 seconds), but it helped usher in the age of air travel, and Orville and Wilbur Wright joined the likes of Lewis and Clark in that most American of mythical categories: the dauntless pioneer.

The Wright brothers have commanded reverence ever since they made aviation history more than a century ago. But thanks in large part to the conservatism of the Wright Family Foundation, Orville and Wilbur’s hometown of Dayton, Ohio, has been notably short on branded memorabilia— no bobblehead dolls here. Soon, however, aviation buffs will at least be able to pick up a tastefully

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branded travel bag via the Internet. Next month, a commercia l enter prise ca l led The Wright Brothers USA is set to launch a website selling “Aviation Cool” merchandise, hawking products ranging from bomber jackets to sunglasses, with brick-and-mortar outlets set to follow. The company has partnered with Shinola for a line of limited edition Wright Brothers Shinola bikes, and a deal has been inked for a line of Bremont watches, expected to retail between $20,000 and $30,000.

“The first name in aviation is now the first name in aviation fashion,” says Wright Brothers USA CEO David Lightle. “For the first time, the Wright brothers will be a stand-alone international brand.”

You could call The Wright Brothers USA company inventive (the company’s slogan, in fact, is “Invent Yourself ”), but marketing dead

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celebrities—or “delebs”—is not exactly unknown territory. When Forbes listed 2013’s top-grossing celebrities, for instance, the late Michael Jackson topped the chart, with an estimated $160 million in endorsements; that was $35 million more than the still-breathing Madonna.

According to Lisa Soboslai, vice president of Corbis Entertainment in Seattle, the benefits of working with delebs aren’t limited to financial rewards.

“With deceased icons, you have less risk,” she says. “You don’t have to worry about the Wright brothers getting into family drama.” Soboslai’s firm, which represents the Wright brothers and licenses the personality rights for the historical duo to be used commercially, also works with such late celebrities as Andy Warhol, Steve McQueen and Albert Einstein.

Even so, there are a number of knotty challenges involved in the deleb field—mostly concerning the matter of respect. While Einstein’s image has been used to sell everything from cars to computers, some advertisers push the boat out a little too far: A GM ad featuring the father of modern physics heavily muscled and tattooed caused a stink (and an image-rights lawsuit) a few years back. For Soboslai, even meddling with Einstein’s hair-do is a no-no. “That crosses the line,” she says.

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As for figuring out where the line is— that can be tricky. When a hologram of Michael Jackson appeared onstage during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, many fans responded with shudders rather than cheers. This posthumous performance was preceded by a 2012 Coachella festival gig by deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. (The creators of the Tupac hologram went to court in an unsuccessful attempt to block the airing of Jackson’s.) The big question here is how far is too far when it comes to cashing in on a dead celebrity’s likeness, and the answer is elusive.

One thing we do know is that deleb marketing is poised to grow even bigger and splashier in the future. CMG Worldwide, which helped resurrect Humphrey Bogart, Louis Armstrong and James Cagney for a 1992 Diet Coke ad, is currently working on a hologram of the pinup star Bettie Page, which will come hither digitally during a Las Vegas burlesque show next year. “It’s literally like the stars are with us,” says the firm’s CEO, Mark Roesler. “The technology just keeps getting better and better.”

Indeed, an eerily lifelike rendition of the Wright brothers may one day wander the visitor center at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. “Down the road, we think it would be cool to have Wilbur and Orville standing over the entrance,” says Lightle.

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THE HEMI Q&A: JAMES FRANCO

IN THE LINE OF FIRE

The actor-director-writer-artistteacher-student talks about his multihyphenate career and his newest film

Parachute into the heart of a Montana forest fire with Amanda Holt, one of only 23 female smokejumpers in America

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JAMES FRANCO There’s more to the movie star’s varied artistic and academic pursuits than you might think. For one thing, not letting the Internet define him.

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his month, James Franco’s latest big-screen directorial effort—an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel Child of God—hits theaters in the U.S. For those who didn’t realize the actor was more than just a movie star, Franco’s extracurricular activities don’t stop at directing. The star of Spider-Man and 127 Hours (for which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination) has become something of a 21st-century Renaissance man. After reaching the heights of Hollywood more than 10 years ago, Franco has gone on to become—in no particular order of importance—a published author, a college professor, a Master of Fine Arts several times over, an art gallery curator, an Academy Awards co-host and a soap opera star (those last two perhaps as a private satire and a personal art project, respectively).

Ahead of the release of his new film, Franco talked to Hemispheres about his multiple pursuits and whether they were part of an elaborate scheme to avoid the perils of stardom in the digital age.

JACK OF ALL TRADES Clockwise from top: James Franco leading an all-star cast in last year’s This Is the End; hosting the Oscars with Anne Hathaway in 2011; on set directing Child of God

HEMISPHERES: So, I’ve been reading the Marilyn Monroe diaries. She was incredible at sculpting her persona, but she ultimately became trapped inside that persona, because the public was unwilling to let her be anything else. What’s fascinating about you is that, through all these endeavors— movie star, poet, academic, social media prankster and so on—you’ve managed to play the matador against the charging bull of the mass mind.

We’ve seen the hive of the Internet destroy careers and then give 800 grand to a bus driver who’s been bullied on YouTube—which can be a very threatening thing to a professional celebrity. But you’re a crowd sculptor.

This was what your defense of Shia LaBeouf’s erratic behavior (which included showing up at a film premiere with a bag over his head that read, “I Am Not Famous Anymore”) was about: In the op-ed you published in The New York Times earlier this year, you said celebrities have to reclaim their images. Otherwise, they’ll die in their image.

JAMES FRANCO: With the Shia thing, I think I was just trying to identify some of the pressures that he was struggling against. I was trying to delineate how certain dynamics are working nowadays between a public figure and his image.

FRANCO: Let’s look at the history FRAN movies. For a long time it was of m very insular, and the studios were these walled places, and they then projected these movies around the proje world, and millions of people would worl watch them, but they were all kind watc within the citadel of Hollywood, of w or at least produced there. And now, if we just look at movies, we can see tthis kind of democratization

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of everything that has to do with movies, with outlets on YouTube or Instagram. It’s bad for the old model to try to hold on to that. And so for me, with any work of art there’s a little triangle of artist, work of art and audience. There’s different emphasis on each of those things with each work, and so I am just very interested in work that engages with the audience. I find it has more energy if it’s emphasizing the connection between artist and audience.

HEMISPHERES: But Anne Hathaway, your co-host for the Oscars a few years ago, is very dedicated to the idea, be it right or wrong, of a single Anne Hathaway existing in the cultural space. When something personal leaks out onto the Internet about Anne Hathaway, it’s a big deal for Anne Hathaway. Which is why it was fascinating to have you and her hosting the Academy Awards together. For you, it was “James Franco the Oscar host,” in quotations, perhaps being run by the real James Franco, who might be attempting some greater art project, with a real Anne Hathaway as an unwitting player.

FRANCO: Yeah, but I wish you didn’t use her as an example.

HEMISPHERES: OK, I’ve got a better one. Last summer you appeared in the film This Is the End (in which Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and other famous actors play exaggerated versions of themselves), and there’s a scene in which “James Franco” confesses to having been intimate with Lindsay Lohan one night after she mistook him for Jake Gyllenhaal.

Then, in real life, after rumors of you two had already been circulating and while the film was in theaters, what appeared to be Lohan’s list of past lovers was leaked onto the Internet, and you were on it. I thought, “In what reality/non-reality was that scene actually written?” It seemed a very conscious choice to treat the violated privacy of your own moviestar self as material.

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This Is the End) told me that at one point or another all of the actors had said, “Oh gosh. I don’t want to say that” or “I don’t want to do that.”

Except for me. I was willing to do whatever. And I think it just comes down to: I have an understanding of my public persona as something that is both connected to me and not of my creation. Everybody else uses my persona to sell their magazines, to sell their movies, to gossip about, and that’s fine. That’s just the nature of it. My personality is content for a lot of things. So I just said, “Why can’t I also use that as material for my own work?” and “Why can’t I manipulate that for my own purposes?” And that’s just the move I made, and so it’s allowed me to just say, “You know what, if people think that silly story about pretending to be Jake Gyllenhaal is true, so be it. And if they can see that I’m playing that persona, that’s great too.” But I don’t really care what they think.

HEMISPHERES: It’s odd and yet maybe not so odd that your latest film, Child of God, which you acted in and directed, is about an antisocial outcast. “Antisocial” is kind of putting it mildly. It’s about a psychopathic killer. Is there a relationship between this film and our discussion up until this point?

FRANCO: It’s easy for people to take the subject of this movie and just run with it and say, “James is a sicko!” But in art, or a movie, such subject matter becomes a lens through which you can view more universal things. On its surface it’s a grisly subject, but it was a way to explore two main themes: extreme loneliness and intimacy. What goes on between two people, and what happens when someone is so socially inept that they can’t be intimate with another living person? But it’s a way to examine all relationships. When you’re in a relationship, you project your idea of the other person onto them. If you have someone with zero agency, like a dead person, then the one live person is creating both sides of the relationship.

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54 HEMISPHERES: It’s an adaptation of a book by Cormac McCarthy—one of our greatest living novelists. Did you get to work with McCarthy on it?

FRANCO: He did not work on the adaptation, but I did talk to him when we were in the middle of shooting. I said, “Cormac, um, you know, people are gonna ask me why I wanted to make a movie about this subject, so I’ll ask you, why did you write a book about this subject?” And he said—I think this is a direct quote—“I don’t know, James, probably for some dumb@#$ reason.” So then I pressed him further and Cormac said, “You know, James, there’s people like that among us in this world.” He’s learned, I guess, just to not really talk about his work.

DANA VACHON has written for Vanity Fair and The New York Times. He would love to know why Cormac McCarthy wrote Child of God.

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IN THE LINE OF FIRE The 440 smokejumpers of the U.S. Forest Service are on the front line of this summer’s wildfire season. Hemispheres caught up with one of the 23 women in those ranks.

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hey knew from the noise what was happening, even inaccessible by truck or hose, and digging miles-long firethough the thick smoke and approaching dusk breaks and cutting down trees that could provide further fuel made it impossible to see the path of the flaming, for approaching blazes. This summer, Holt and her colleagues hurtling log. The ground rumbled, as though a car are busier than ever. were tumbling down, each bounce producing a U.S. Forest Service spokesman Mike Ferris says the number crash from somewhere on the engulfed hill above. of forest fires has increased dramatically in recent years, addAmanda Holt and her three fellow smokejumpers scrambled ing that climate change is definitely a factor. “It seems obvious in different directions, even though none of them knew which that the weather is getting hotter and drier in the summers,” way would be safest. Holt leaped behind a large felled tree, then he says. Malcolm North, a research ecologist with the Forest wondered for a few long, very hot moments how she’d fare if Service, says, “All the pieces are lined up, and the potential is the approaching log slammed into her shelter. there for a very bad fire season.”

In the end, the 15-foot timber missile hit another tree and In the American West this year, severe drought has comcame to rest several yards upslope from Holt. In the sud- bined with a winter that produced below average snowpack, den quiet, the four firefighters which has left large swaths emerged cautiously from their of woodland in states such as hiding places, climbed the slope “All the pieces are lined up and California, Nevada, Arizona to the site, took a moment to and New Mexico especially the potential is there for a survey the damage the log had dry and susceptible to wildfire. left in its wake and muttered It’s a dire state of affairs that very bad fire season.”

“Holy cow.” Then, Holt says, has been worsening since the “It was back to work.” turn of the century. According The funny thing about her memory of that moment—one to the National Interagency Fire Center, in the past decade, of many life-threatening situations Holt has faced in her 76 million acres of forest have burned in the U.S.—nearly eight years as a smokejumper for the U.S. Forest Service—is double the acreage lost in the 10 years prior—and five of the that she’s not even sure which inferno she was fighting at largest forest fires in recorded U.S. history have occurred over the time. All the Montana native remembers is that she and the same period. Forest-fire damage is clearly on the rise and, her colleagues shrugged it off and returned to the business of with it, the danger to those called to battle the blazes. For digging the trenches that would halt the fire’s progress and Holt and her crew, that could mean spending weeks at a time spare the rest of the forest behind them. this summer in remote wilderness, subsisting on airdropped Such is life in the ranks of the nation’s most exclusive supplies like freeze-dried beef stroganoff and canned beans, firefighting corps, for which only about 440 men and (since hiking for miles carrying 100-pound packs out of fire areas 1981) women qualify each year. Smokejumping is an ardu- and laboring through the night while coated in soot. ous job that involves parachuting into remote wilderness “It’s a dirty, sweaty, smelly job,” says Holt. “It’s not areas that are threatened by encroaching forest fires but are for everybody.”

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WHEN I MEET Holt in Missoula, Montana, in early April, I

am surprised that it is, as she puts it, the job for her. She is a tiny woman, 5-foot-3, maybe 125 pounds, and surrounded by brawny, mostly male, giants. She has a taut frame and sinewy arms but does not possess the sort of rippling biceps or muscle mass one would expect in a person whose job involves lugging heavy equipment and routinely spending 16 straight hours “building line,” as smokejumpers call digging the trenches meant to contain the fires. Had I met her even a few weeks earlier, I might have been even more surprised: In late March she cut off 10 inches of her hair and donated it to a charity that makes wigs for chemotherapy patients. Now she’s got a more sensible, tousled coif that barely grazes her shoulders.

Yet, at 36 years old, Holt is not just a veteran of more than 60 fire jumps but a leader, trainer and mentor. The vast majority of those fires, it should be noted, didn’t make the news—they were usually started by lightning strikes in remote areas and, because of smokejumper efforts, rarely threatened settled areas. Even the big ones—like the Alum Fire last summer in Yellowstone National Park, where Holt and her colleagues spent 12 days and nights fighting a blaze that consumed thousands of acres—get little notice. Holt insists such incidents sound more dramatic than they really are— “just about everybody out there has some kind of close call with a tree,” she says. “A little time goes by, it looks like it was fun. You’re telling the story with everyone else who suffered along with you.”

Holt is spending this summer, as she has the past eight, stationed in Grangeville, Idaho, waiting and preparing for the next siren that signals it’s time to board one of her base’s four smokejumper aircraft and fly wherever the Forest Service needs her. But in this preseason lull, she’s stationed in Missoula, at the nation’s first and largest smokejumper base, to earn her required annual recertification and then to lead training sessions.

Each year, before being sent back into action, even the most experienced smokejumper must pass the standard physical fitness test: seven pull-ups, 24 push-ups, 60 sit-ups, a 1.5-mile run in under 11 minutes and the successful carriage of a 110-pound pack across a 3-mile course.Throughout their weeklong training at Missoula’s cavernous complex, a flagship site complete with a visitors center and the hangar for the region’s smokejumping aircraft, jumpers also get a refresher in packing parachutes, reacting to a variety of possible parachute malfunctions, checking parachutes for damage and mending them after jumps, and building their suits with a fleet of sewing machines.

Indeed, each honey-hued Kevlar suit, with its Elvis collar and myriad gear pockets, is custom-made by the man or woman who wears it. “My grandmother attempted to teach me how to sew when I was in school, but I never took to it as much as I did when I started working here,” Holt says. “I guess I just needed some motivation. ” I’m not the only person to wonder how a woman of Holt’s diminutive stature can manage the physical challenges of this job. Holt’s family—and even Holt herself—doubted the wisdom of such a career choice. She thought about “working in fire,” as those in the field put it, as early as her high school days in Montana, but she figured it required “some sort of superhuman strength.” Her dad, a onetime rancher and logging truck driver who taught her to drive a tractor at age 8, and

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her mom, a nurse, were circumspect. Still, they raised their daughter, like most smokejumpers, as a child of the rugged West, where mountains and ranches were her playgrounds and challenging physical activity was relished.

The fascination never abated, so Holt left college in 2000 for a job at the Powell Ranger Station, 50 miles west of Missoula, dousing small blazes, setting and overseeing prescribed burns intended to reduce the potential for future fires, and learning the art and science of anticipating fire behavior. In the process, she heard about the smokejumpers and set her sights on trying out. “I put a pull-up bar in my bathroom, and every time I walked by it, I’d do as many as I could,” she says. “I would fill a backpack with 80 pounds of water and put on skis and climb hills with it.” Her family didn’t see it coming, but her longstanding lust for risk and thrill, she says, should have been a clue. “No one I’m related to should be shocked that I jumped out of a plane. If it goes fast and it’s fun, I’m all about it. I couldn’t believe you could do something like this and have someone pay you to do it.”

THE SMOKEJUMPER CORPS, which started as an experiment in 1939, welcomed its first woman, Deanne Shulman, in 1981, to much media fanfare. Shulman and other female pioneers acknowledge that the adjustment period was challenging, with some men resentful of their presence and uncertain of their abilities. Today, Holt and other women and men currently in the field insist that it is decidedly a non-issue.

The number of women does remain small, however; of the 440 smokejumpers on the nation’s nine bases operated by federal agencies, only 23, or about 5 percent, are female.

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GERONIMO! A smokejumper knocks off the rust ahead of fire season

Holt shrugs off the imbalance not as anti-female bias in the hiring process but rather as a lack of interest from women in manual-labor jobs. She, like several other active female smokejumpers I interviewed, deflects questions about the prospect of sexism or inappropriate behavior as outdated and irrelevant. “The job is the job, and if you can do it, it doesn’t make a difference,” she insists.

Retired female smokejumpers, however, say they would never have acknowledged to an outsider the problems they had with men in the field while they were still active. “I’m not going to lie, there are some guys who clearly wish women weren’t jumping,” says Sara Brown, whose five-year jumping career ended in 2007 after a midair collision with another jumper sent her freefalling into a crash that shattered her legs.

“They make it a little uncomfortable, make snide comments, test you. There were definitely guys that wanted to point out every single weakness possible.” She recalls an instance when one of the burlier smokejumpers goaded her into carrying a 40-pound chainsaw out of the woods, then mocked her for arriving at their pickup spot a half-hour late. “But the word did get back to the rest of the base who it was that carried the chainsaw, and everyone asked the guy why he didn’t carry it.

So those things are corrected by the men who are supportive.”

Even more undermining, Brown says, were rumors she heard of male smokejumpers making women leap from planes at the wrong moment so they would land far from the target and be forced to walk longer distances to the fire.

But such sabotage seems alien to the women at the Missoula training center. “Who hasn’t heard [sexist] comments?”

Holt asks dismissively. “But if you’re out there and you’re pulling your own weight, they don’t seem to have any problems.

It’s not that big a deal. That said, being easy to get along with never hurt anybody, either.” Sarah Doehring, Holt’s boss in Grangeville and the Forest Service’s first female base manager, notes that having a mixed group “takes the rough edges off the guys.”

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rocks one bright, calm afternoon on a hillside in a shallow valley a few miles from the Missoula base.

A plane buzzes overhead, loaded with smokejumpers preparing for practice leaps, and Holt is among the instructors awaiting their descents. It’s the first go of the season for this wave of jumpers, and these conditions—a wide-open space, a smooth hill, virtually no wind—are ideal. Later in the week, they will jump again, in more challenging terrain—cliffs or densely wooded areas more typical of a real-life scenario.

As the dots pop out of the plane at 1,500 feet, sprout their blue-and-white parachutes and float to Earth, Holt holds an iPad up to take video. Later, she’ll review with the jumpers the positions of their arms and legs, the way they turned their bodies to move closer or farther from the orange blanket that is their target, how they rolled when they landed. “This is just to take the rust off, because they haven’t thought about doing this for a couple of months,” she explains. For her part, Holt winters in Salt Lake City, where she stays with friends and skis both for fun and to stay fit. “We’re all a little wobbly when we come back.”

Beyond that, Holt is private about her personal life—she wears a silver ring but refuses to explain its significance, and she declines to discuss what happened to a late fellow smokejumper, even though her helmet is adorned with a sticker in his honor. In any event, Holt says fire season—which typically lasts five months—has a way of interfering with anything resembling a normal social life. “The best way to schedule a fire jump is to buy some concert tickets and make plans with your friends. Or buy some produce.”

Not that she’s complaining. If anything, she seems a bit antsy being earthbound while others are in the air, even if just for practice. “As soon as that siren goes off, as soon as you’re circling the fire and you smell the smoke, it’s game on.”

Holt hasn’t set an end date for this part of her career. If they continue to meet the physical requirements, smokejumpers can serve until the mandatory retirement age of 57. For now, she expects to “hang on for a few more years.” Nothing, she says, is quite as gratifying as sitting around a campfire after a 16-hour shift in the middle of the woods, “making some of that delicious freeze-dried food, razzing your buddies and going to sleep.”

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THREE PERFECT DAYS EDINBURGH The Scottish capital’s long and sometimes troubled history, along with its dramatic physical environment, has given rise to one of the world’s most glorious cities.

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DINBURGH,” wrote the poet Hugh MacDiarmid, “is a mad god’s dream.” The line says a lot about this city—its impossible clutter of architectural splendor, the dense concentration of beauty it represents.

This beauty is, at times, brooding and melancholy, reflecting the violent religious and political upheavals Edinburgh has endured throughout its history, along with the fires, the plagues and—less dramatically but more reliably—the inclement weather.

Indeed, the very effort to build an Athens on this craggy shoulder of Scotland, with the wind whipping in from the Firth of Forth and the hard volcanic rock below, seems the kind of thing a mad god might do. Mad or not, Edinburgh has always

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been a center of brilliance—of invention, art, literature and thought. Recently, this tradition has expressed itself in the city’s food scene (it has five Michelin-starred restaurants, second only to London in the U.K.) and its renowned cultural events (the Fringe and International festivals happen in August).

As for the people—well, they can be as steely as you’d expect in this environment, imbued with amused cynicism and maintaining a tight grip on their sense of independence. That said, if you ask a local for directions, you could well spend the next 15 minutes engaged in casual conversation.

So, yes, Edinburgh is a sublimely beautiful city. The surprise is how warm and charming it can be, how open and energetic. How fun.

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EDINBURGH BY THE NUMBERS POPULATION

486,120 POPULATION DURING THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL

1 MILLION + YEAR SCOTLAND JOINED THE U.K.

1707 WHISKIES AVAILABLE AT EDINBURGH’S SCOTCH WHISKY EXPERIENCE

300+ PARTS OF A SHEEP TRADITIONALLY USED IN HAGGIS

4 WORLD RECORD FOR HAGGIS HURLING, IN FEET (HELD BY LORNE COLTART)

217 PRINTED ITEMS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

15 MILLION YEAR EDINBURGH WAS DESIGNATED THE FIRST UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE

2004 DAY ONE | Few places can do rain like

You snap out of it and head 18th and 19th centuries, its neoclassical Edinburgh. From the window of your downstairs, passing through the buildings and parks intended to serve as room at The Balmoral Hotel, you look out elegant Palm Court tearoom and a relief from the teeming, chaotic warren at a sheer wall of medieval tenements, into modish Hadrian’s Brasserie for to the south. their edges blurred by hanging clouds, breakfast, where you opt to go the whole Together, the districts comprise a and beyond these the gorse-mottled hog (literally): sausage, bacon, black UNESCO World Heritage site, and bulk of Arthur’s Seat. Anywhere else, pudding, etc. From here, you waddle both warrant first-stop status, but you opt a morning like this to take a right, partly would seem drab and because New Town is uninviting, but in this where you’ll be having 71 72 75 town it works. lunch, but also because DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE Exploring New Town, The glories of Old Breakfast beside That said, you’re your pork-themed breaching the castle Town, fun and games at Arthur’s Seat, exploring staying at the Balbreakfast is making walls, a whirlwind 21212, making friends the Royal Mile, live at moral. The hotel has itself felt, and the area whisky tour at Sandy Bells The Voodoo Rooms been operating here looks slightly less hilly. for 112 years, and You do a bit of the indulgent, unfussy luxury it has out onto busy Princes Street, where you window-shopping on George Street, perfected during that time is not easily get your first taste of the architectural then head one block south to Rose, which abandoned, especially when it’s raining onslaught you’ll face over the next is narrower, a little rowdier and features outside. So you flop back onto the bed few days. A left turn takes you west, into a fiddler diddley-deeing below the for a minute or two, taking stock of the the medieval shambles of Old Town; orange bunting. You people-watch for a room’s mint-green walls, floral prints a right leads to the orderly avenues while, then pop into the Auld Hundred of New Town, which was built in the Pub for a sneaky pint of Deuchars IPA. and ... you’re gone.

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After this, you continue through New Town’s cobblestoned streets and geometric alleys, recharging your appetite for what promises to be a significant lunch.

The understated dining room at Restaurant Mark Greenaway belies the fanciful artistry of its food. Your eightcourse meal includes a Scotch broth that’s brought to the table bubbling up in a coffee percolator, and a deconstructed Eton mess, the elements of which are so precisely ordered that the dish amounts to a wisecrack. Thankfully, ingenuity doesn’t come at the expense of taste—the crab cannelloni with smoked cauliflower custard is particularly good.

Your next stop is Edinburgh Castle, which has loomed over this city for nine centuries and which, you’re pretty sure, is subject to a law stating that all visitors must include it on their itinerary. The sun makes an appearance, highlighting the city’s cheerier side. You stroll through blossomy Princes Street Gardens, with a quick detour to look at the old masters in the Scottish National Gallery, before tackling the ascent of Castle Rock.

Edinburgh Castle is actually many castles, a hodgepodge of castles, a collaborative effort among a succession of regimes. The views up here are stunning, but it’s the cloak-and-dagger stories that grip you—like the 15th-century “Black Dinner,” at which a bull’s head was served on a plate, a clear signal that things would not end with a cheese platter (bloody death ensued). At one

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point, moving along a passageway, you hear children’s voices behind a heavy door. You rattle the latch and groan, eliciting a scream and the scuffling of little feet. Heh. By the time you leave the castle, the blood is thudding in your feet. You zigzag down to Grassmarket and The Last Drop pub, so named for the gallows that once stood outside. The ghosts of the executed, you are told, are likely to be standing beside you at the bar. “Buy ’em a drink!” slurs an old guy propped in the corner, smiling craggily.

Dinner is at the nearby Timberyard, a fashionable whitewashed eatery known for dishing up fresh local ingredients with a twist. Your meal includes oysters in buttermilk, raw venison with burnt oak oil, duck (heart, neck, breast) and a chocolate concoction served with spiced breadcrumbs. The food is delightful, and it gives you the spike of energy needed for your last stop of the night.

The Devil’s Advocate, tucked away in an Old Town alleyway, is not an easy place to find in the dark. It’s worth looking for, though. The bar has one of the city’s more impressive whisky selections—more so given that its manager, Jack, is only 21 years old. You try a selection ranging from classics like Glendronach sherry cask to a rare peated BenRiach. “This,” Jack says, raising his glass, “is a beautiful whisky.”

It is a beautiful whisky. It’s also a beautiful night. And it’s a beautiful walk back to your beautiful hotel,

your beautiful hotel room bathroom (which features a large, beautiful photograph of Sean Connery) and your exceptionally beautiful bed. Hic. DAY TWO | You’re feeling a bit ragged this morning when you set out to conquer the day. First, you pause to look up at the hotel, its Scottish baronial clock tower shadowing the train terminal (the clock set two minutes fast to fool tardy travelers), before strolling along Princes toward the enormous Scott Monument, whose jagged spires and buttresses call to mind a steampunk spaceship. From here, your eyes wander to the tumbling rooftops across the park.

Old Town appears to be growing out of the volcanic rock below. Its buildings—some 12 stories high, some much smaller—rise and fall with the undulations, creating, as Samuel Taylor Coleridge put it, an “alternation of height and depth.” And everywhere you look there’s a gargoyle, a column, a cupola, an oriel, a turret, a gable, a spire. As you gaze at the spectacle, a scruffy guy sidles up, presumably to ask for change. Instead, he says, “Building upon building upon building.” Then he asks you for change.

You’re having breakfast nearby, at The Pantry. You decide on the foraged East Lothian mushrooms on toast, with pancetta and a poached egg, washed down with a cup of good coffee, all of which revive you greatly. A short cab ride takes you back to the Balmoral,

SOME OF EDINBURGH’S MOST INTERESTING ATTRACTIONS ARE HIDDEN UNDERGROUND

Unknown to many tourists strolling the Royal Mile, there’s a darker, weirder world beneath their feet.

The Blair Street Underground Vaults, a warren of chambers near Mercat Cross, were built in the 18th century as a kind of subterranean shopping mall. Over time, the traders moved out and the vaults became known for their brothels, gambling joints and opium dens—serial killers Burke and Hare are said to have stored bodies here. You can take a look at these chambers—“The most haunted place in Edinburgh”—courtesy of Mercat Tours.

Also laying claim to most-haunted status is Mary King’s Close, an alleyway off the Mile that vanished from view in the 1750s, when the Royal Exchange was built over it. Over the centuries, this hidden medieval street became the subject of macabre speculation. “It was a place of legends, of ghosts and ghouls,” says Leanne Foxwell, who works for tour company The Real Mary King’s Close. “The superstition surrounding it is still rife.”

While Foxwell says that she is more interested in conveying the actual history of the close than in the spooky stuff, she allows that Edinburgh’s dark side is part of its appeal. “This city has this history—civil wars and plagues and public hangings—and this has accumulated into these tales and legends,” she says. “A lot of people come to Edinburgh for that atmosphere.”

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AROUND AULD REEKIE Clockwise from left: Leafy Stockbridge; local style; opulence at Prestonfield House; the Gothic excess of St. Giles’ Cathedral

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where an aromatherapy massage in the hotel’s lush spa completes your recovery.

Walking down the Royal Mile, Old Town’s main strip, your eye is drawn to an inscription above an alleyway: “Heave awa’ chaps, I’m no’ dead yet!”

Later, you hear the story of a building that collapsed in this spot in the 1860s, killing dozens, and of the boy who emerged from the rubble days after they’d stopped hoping for survivors, uttering that defiant phrase.

Not far from here, you find your guide from Mercat Tours, who’s taking you on a “Ghostly Underground” tour (see sidebar, page 72). “Edinburgh is a city of culture,” he says. “It is also a city of foul weather and fouler villains.”

With this, he leads you into the Blair Street Underground Vaults, a sprawl of dank 18th-century chambers that once housed the dregs of Edinburgh society.

Today, this “ulcer of criminality and sin” is said to be haunted by tortured spirits.

You don’t see any, but it’s fun looking.

You pause for lunch at Blackfriars, a blink-and-you’d-miss-it eatery off the Royal Mile. The décor is minimal and the food is similarly stripped down.

You have cured sea trout with apple and fennel, followed by a heaping bowl of cider-cooked mussels in a cream sauce, served with fries and washed down with a pint of Williams Scottish lager. Perfect.

Outside, the weather has turned again—but that’s okay; it’ll give you a chance to test your theory about Edinburgh looking better when it’s wet. You stroll the Mile for a bit, ducking into the gift shops and a pub or two, then cab it to the base of Calton Hill, which rises 338 feet and is topped by two 19thcentury landmarks—the acropolis-like National Monument and the towering Nelson Monument. The hill also has fantastic views of the city, and you try to bear this in mind as you trudge up it.

At the top, you get lucky: The clouds part and you catch a glimpse of Edinburgh in all its glory, the rain-soaked rooftops and streets reflecting the sun’s rays. Then the torrent resumes and you trudge down the other side, where you hope to find 21212, Paul Kitching’s Michelin-starred restaurant.

The first thing you think as you step inside is “Roof !” This amenity, though, is soon overwhelmed by the

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FEAST FOR THE EYES The neoclassical Scottish National Gallery holds an array of masterworks

décor—butterfly carpets, a circular leather couch, a classical fresco, a plexiglass chandelier. The menu here changes weekly, and the descriptions don’t always make it easy to decipher what ’s in store (listed ingredients include “exotics” and “icky sticky”).

“Chef doesn’t write out the menus,” a waitress tells you. “He draws pictures.”

Kitching likes to play with flavors and textures—you can go from crunchy to squishy to smoky to sweet in the space of a mouthful. One of your many courses, the lamb curry (no rice), has chorizo, cubes of savory custard, currants, haggis chutney and a bunch of other stuff you can’t identify, topped with razor-thin phyllo. It’s a memorable meal, rounded off with one of the best cheese plates you’ve ever had.

You’re set to check into Prestonfield House —a storied hotel located two miles away—but there’s time for one more stop: Sandy Bells, a tiny folk pub on the edges of Old Town. You work your way to the bar, where an old guy tells you a long anecdote that, partly due to a trio of geezers twanging nearby and partly due to the man’s impenetrable accent, is lost on you. Still, you’re glad for the company. “Grill gamoor!” your new friend says as you leave. “A braglargh toosh!”

DAY THREE | James Thomson, the owner of Prestonfield House, is not known for his restrained approach to interior design. You wake up on a huge,

silvery sleigh bed surrounded by riotous ornamentation—gilt mirrors, oil paintings, leopard-print carpets, zebra-print cushions. There’s a candlestick shaped like a stork standing on the back of a tortoise with the head of a lion. There’s also a nice-looking bottle of champagne, courtesy of the management.

Beyond your window is a cultivated garden patrolled by peacocks, and a field with longhorn cattle. After a soak in the deep tub, you go in search of breakfast.

If anything, the design is even busier in the hotel public spaces: red walls, bronze stags, black roses, colonial statues, a couch made out of antlers. You take a window seat in Rhubarb, the hotel’s restaurant, with Arthur’s Seat so close you could touch it, and order poached duck eggs with Ayrshire gammon on a potato scone, a newspaper on your lap.

That’s your morning taken care of.

It’s sunny again, so you decide to walk through Holyrood Park, skirting the yellow-green hillsides of Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags and ending up at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where the Queen stays when she’s in town (it was once the home of Mary, Queen of Scots). The palace, parts of which date back nine centuries, has so many rooms you lose count. The décor is only slightly less opulent than that of the hotel.

Now it’s a quick walk to the Royal Mile, and then the National Museum of Scotland, the Romanesque Revival masterpiece that houses everything from dinosaur bones to 1960s kitchen

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SHELL STATION The Witchery offers fresh seafood in a mock-medieval setting

appliances. The interior is dominated by a massive iron-and-glass atrium, and the curatorial style is wonderfully eccentric (an antelope skull beside a steam engine beside a suit of armor).

You could spend an entire day exploring this place.

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But, things to do: Not far from here, up toward the castle, is The Witchery, the madly sumptuous hotel and restaurant owned (surprise) by James Thomson.

You take a seat in the mock-medieval dining room and order the wild pigeon followed by a dozen fresh, plump Argyll

oysters. “Have another dozen!” says the waitress when you tell her how lovely they were.

It’s time for a closer look at the Mile and its endless network of side streets and alleys. In The Writers’ Museum, on Lady Stair’s Close, you spot a sign advising people to mind the 11th step, which is an inch or so higher than the others. The step was made that way on purpose, explains the clerk, to trip up potential intruders, but today it mainly trips up visitors. “No respect for the tourism industry,” he says, rolling his eyes.

West Bow/Victoria Street, an arcing row of pink and green and blue facades, has some quirky little shops selling everything from squirting flowers (Aha Ha Ha) to local art (The Red Door Gallery) to a Robert Louis Stevenson first edition (The Old Town Bookshop).

It’s a welcome change from the parade of kilts and hipflasks up on the Mile.

The dominant structure on the Mile is St. Giles’ Cathedral, with its massive crown spire. The oldest part of the building is said to date back to the ninth century, but, like so much of this city, it has been tinkered with over time, and is now a pastiche of crypts, Gothic

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NICK FINNIGAN,

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Marketing Manager, Festivals Edinburgh

“We don’t like to give our favorite places away too often, but the Secret Herb Garden needs to be shared. It’s a place to sit on well-worn sofas surrounded by herbs, bees and chickens, sipping tea and enjoying a view of the Pentland wilds.”

“I like to walk through the Royal Botanic Garden up to Inverleith Park.

It’s such a pleasant walk, ending at a large pond where people sit feeding ducks and swans. Nearby there’s an area called Stockbridge, which is lovely but quite laid-back, with a market on Sundays and a plethora of tea shops.”

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“I love the Signet Library behind St. Giles’ Cathedral, just off the Royal Mile.

It’s home to a café that, in August, when the city comes alive with festivals, morphs into the Pommery Champagne Bar—perfect for a glass of fizz or an aperitif between shows.”

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Timberyard 10 Lady Lawson St.; Tel. +44-131-221-1222 The Devil’s Advocate 9 Advocate’s Close; Tel. +44-131-225-4465

DAY TWO Scott Monument E. Princes St. Gardens; Tel. +44-131-529-4068 The Pantry 1–2 NW Circus Pl.; Tel. +44-131-629-0206 Mercat Tours Mercat Cross, High St.; Tel. +44-131-225-5445 Blackfriars 57–61 Blackfriars St.; Tel. +44-131-558-8684 National Monument of Scotland Calton Hill Nelson Monument Calton Hill; Tel. +44-131-556-2716

21212 3 Royal Terrace; Tel. +44-845-222-1212 Prestonfield House Priestfield Rd.; Tel. +44-131-225-7800 Sandy Bells 25 Forrest Rd.; Tel. +44-131-225-2751

DAY THREE Rhubarb Priestfield Rd.; Tel. +44-131-225-1333 Holyrood Park Queen’s Dr.; Tel. +44-131-652-8150 Palace of Holyroodhouse Canongate; Tel. +44-131-556-5100 National Museum of Scotland Chambers St.; Tel. +44-300-123-6789 The Witchery Castlehill, the Royal Mile; Tel. +44-131-225-5613

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SWEET BLACK MAGIC Scottish strawberry, yogurt, hibiscus and sweet cicely at Aizle; the strangely ornate rock ’n’ roll club The Voodoo Rooms

arches and brilliant stained glass. As you Dinner tonight is at Aizle, a “neoenter, you encounter a stone angel who bistro” on the city’s Southside. In a appears to be on the verge of tears. It is town enamored of envelope-pushing an exquisitely beautiful place, but not food, this place may take the envelope. a cheery one.

The conceit is that, rather than a menu, Your next stop is on the other end you are given an ingredients list, with of the mood scale: The Lucky Liquor the words: “Expect to find some of Co. , in New Town. these ingredients in W he n you arr ive, tonight’s dishes.” Your LIKE THREE the bartenders are list includes Orkney PERFECT DAYS? plating cupcakes and beef, apples, bee polGet them on the cookies—a surprise len, blood oranges go, with our free Three treat for their cusand Clash Farm pork.

Perfect Days iPhone app tomers later on. The Other than this, you bar is known for its have no idea. inventive cocktail list—you go for the As gimmicky as this seems, there Bloody Mary, in which the tomato is logic to it—the lack of a formal sediment has been removed by a menu is meant to allow the chef to work centrifuge. The resulting concoction, with the freshest produce as it becomes clear and served in a cocktail glass, is available. And the food is hard to outrageously good. You order another. fault: beef tartare with beet, torched

mackerel with leek, hogget (sheep meat) with bulgur. You leave the small restaurant pleasantly surprised.

You’re tired, but not ready to bring Edinburgh to an end. So you make a final stop at the oddly Rococo music club The Voodoo Rooms, where you catch a set by former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford. During one Neil Young–style solo, you close your eyes and feel a tap on your elbow. “Just making sure you’re alive,” says a smiling woman with pixie hair and a drink in either hand. You smile back and assure her that you are, yes, very much so.

Hemispheres executive editor CHRIS WRIGHT is ashamed that he didn’t hike to the top of Arthur’s Seat, and is including that on a to-do list for when he goes back.

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IS FRANCHISING RIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS? Franchising offers great potential for companies looking to expand—but what are the qualities that will give you a leg-up on the competition?

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Why franchise?

All across the U.S., aspiring small business owners have watched the success of huge corporations such as Subway, McDonald’s and 7-Eleven, and considered the potential that franchising may offer their own company

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appeal to those that have identified a lack of immediate capital or qualified people, or hope to expand more quickly than other avenues could support. Driven by these advantages, the industry is thriving. Franchises now account for more than 10 percent of employer businesses in the U.S., with 750,000 establishments providing 8.3m direct jobs and

“IT’S ALL ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AND

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“Franchising allows a company to expand larger and quicker by partnering with entrepreneurs. It’s all about partnering with the right people, and by doing that we expand our brand more effectively than we could on our own,” says John Ferracuti, VP of That Franchise Group, the company behind Bin There Dump That. Operating a residential dumpster service across Canada and the U.S., the company’s success is predicated upon the quality of its franchisees and staff, and it remains cognizant of the need to bring the right partners into its team. “We look for local people in their local markets, and thrive on becoming part of that community.”

Similarly, Cruise One has identified the value of local representatives in its growth. Part of World Travel Holdings, the vacation supplier boasts over 875 independently-owned locations and was ranked in the top 1 percent among over 4,000 franchise systems worldwide by Entrepreneur magazine. “Franchising is such an important part of our business,” says senior VP Debbie Fiorino. “The benefits of them being in their communities and being able to get the word out of what tremendous value cruising is, is only going to help the cruise industry in general and get us into areas that we would never be able to without it.”

When a company expands quickly into new locations, it’s likely to encounter issues particular to that region that it may not have come across before. These typically take a great deal of energy or money to overcome—a process that is made easier by partnering with local franchisees. “For example, for me to manage a small facility in the UK would be very difficult,” explains ChemStation president George Homan. “They don’t share the same customs and culture that we do in Ohio—and this is the same all across America. We need to stay close to the franchisee and work as tightly as possible as partners to solve these problems.”

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THE PROTOTYPE The first point to consider is whether you already have a profitable operating prototype—be it your principal business or a specific version developed for franchising. “Make sure the idea you want to franchise actually works,” says Joe Schumacher, CEO of Goddard Systems, the franchisor behind The Goddard School network of preschools. “Then make sure the unit economics for franchisees work and that they can make a living. Prove the concept.”

Neither the age nor the size of your business should be of critical importance in your decision to franchise, as long as you’ve reached a point where your prototype is operating effectively and generating

positive cash flow. This requires examining it for weaknesses that must be addressed before these same frailties are passed on to any potential investor.

“Proceed slowly. Sometimes people will rush into franchising and just want to get quick growth. Moving prudently and taking the long view is the most important thing,” says Schumacher.

Creative Learning Corporation oversees three different franchises for children—Bricks 4 Kids, Challenge Islands and Sew Fun Studios—all of which demonstrated their viability in their home market before any further franchises were established. Challenge Islands, for example, saw 10 years of success in Atlanta before it was taken nationwide.

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“Ask yourself, is this something that could work across the country? Why is it succeeding here and can we clone this?”

This approach is paying off for the companies he represents—Bricks 4 Kids is now present in 28 countries and was named the Number One Children’s Enrichment Program by Entrepreneur.

MARKETABILITY Another key consideration is how easy it is to market your business. This may follow from establishing yourself in a sector that’s resistant to an economic downturn or with strong growth prospects—in which case be sure to look out for and retain media that says as much—or from an ability to differentiate itself in some other capacity, such as marketing or price.

Spherion is a staffing service that has been franchising since 1958, which is testament to the stability that the service can provide. But not only that, the industry continues to grow, marking it out as a sound franchise opportunity.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. staffing industry will grow faster and add more jobs than just about any other sector over the next decade. “This is a good time for us. Usage of temporary workers is currently at the highest levels seen since 1990,” says division president Sandy Mazur.

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Another industry that’s growing in value is educational childcare. “The industry is still in its infancy, but people are becoming more appreciative of the need,” says Greg White, VP of franchise development for Kiddie Academy, which was the only childcare company listed on Opportunity World magazine’s 2012 list of the hottest 125 franchises. “We’re seeing very steady growth, even in lean times.”

Kiddie Academy hopes to ride this growth from close to 120 units today to a network of around 200 locations within three years. “You have to be forward thinking and keep up with industry trends in everything from the way the business is implemented to how the curriculum is being implemented,” says White.

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“If you’re looking for a targeted market, this is the only one to be in,” says Senior Helpers COO Craig Leonard. “You have the sweet spot of this demographic that is growing so fast that the numbers excite you and then you realize the challenges that the audience faces. Someone has to provide these services.”

Senior Helpers’ appeal is not only the result of a proven market, but also arises from its ability to differentiate itself from other companies in the sector. “We have focused and created unique programs, such as our Senior Gems program for Alzheimer’s and dementia, and we work extensively with veterans,” says Leonard. “We’re clearly positioning ourselves as different to others in the segment.”

Kolache Factory has been able to establish itself in a competitive catering industry by focusing its attention on a product that isn’t widely available: the kolache, a type of pastry originally from central Europe. “This is definitely a niche product. It’s not something you find anywhere else,” says VP Dawn Nielsen. “Plus we focus our primary business during morning hours, meaning our franchisees can spend more time with their families.” This difference has helped what began as a family business grow to close to 50 stores, and they expect this to expand even quicker in the future now the concept has been proven.

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Alternatively, you may have identified how you could provide a fresh take on a concept that has been proven time and time again. That’s what Christina and Patrick Vitagliano did when they founded Monster Entertainment in 2004, with the plan to update mini-golf for the 21st century. Taking it inside, they added a glow-in-the-dark monster course design, arcade and events program.

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However, your product is not the only way to separate yourself from the herd. Mosquito spraying is one of the fastest-growing segments of the pest control industry, with many franchisees attracted to low investment costs and a seasonal nature that allows them to keep their day job if desired. With 40 locations established in 19 states since it began franchising last year, Mosquito Joe has pushed its way to the forefront by taking a novel approach to marketing, with an emphasis on fun.

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“We’re a very process-driven company, and we continue to refine and get better at what we do. We created our marketing and operations manuals before we even placed our first ad,” says Philip Yocom, who founded Seniors Helping Seniors with his wife Kiran. Their vision was to run a senior care company with an emphasis on love and compassion, and getting these tools in place was vital to ensure this same care exists throughout all of the company’s locations.

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Brand credibility is critical if your franchise is to be successful—and this means offering a consistent product throughout all of your locations. Consider the homogeneity of McDonald’s, for instance, often cited as a shining example of what franchising can provide. The menu, the décor and the taste of the burger are instantly recognizable, no matter which store you enter.

The operations manual should lay out everything that is required to achieve this, but you should also think about your ability to replicate all other materials and support that you provide. Carleen Barra founded What Matters For Kids to answer the need for an early school science curriculum, which is often one of the first things cut as a result of underfunding. “When I created this six years ago, I wanted to make it replicable so I’ve followed a continuous process since.

Every lesson has five aspects so that everything is uniform, and each comes with a lesson plan, supplies list, what you need to do before the lesson and what you need to do onsite,” says Barra, whose company’s appeal is also boosted by the possibility for franchisees to set their own schedule. “I started this company as a single mom of a four and a one-year-old, and I haven’t missed anything they’ve done in school or sports since.”

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BARIATRIC SURGERY Naveen Ballem, MD Surgical Weight Loss 230 Sherman Ave., Glen Ridge, NJ 973-744-8585 www.Bariatrx.com New Jersey Monthly – Top Doctors

NEW YORK ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Francis X. Mendoza, MD Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery 333 East 56th St., New York, NY 212-628-9600 www.FXMShoulders.com Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

CHICAGO FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY Steven H. Dayan, MD 845 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 312-335-2070 www.DrDayan.com Super Doctors – Chicago

WASHINGTON, DC Dr. Wayde Fawcett Cosmetic Dentistry & Dental Implants

www.TheTopPhysicians.com

VISION CORRECTION SURGERY Jonathan D. Solomon, MD Refractive Laser Cataract Surgery & LASIK 14999 Health Center Drive, Bowie, MD 877-750-6474 www.SolomonEyeAssociates.com Super Doctors – Washington, DC

THESE DOCTORS ARE AMONG

THE BEST

DOCTORS IN NEW YORK Each doctor has been included in a “Best Doctors” issue of

PROMOTION

UROLOGY David B. Samadi, MD

Robotic Prostate Surgery 485 Madison Avenue New York, NY 212-365-5000 www.RoboticOncology.com

NEUROSURGERY Ezriel E. Kornel, MD

Minimally Invasive Brain & Spine Surgery 903 Park Avenue New York, NY 914-948-0444 www.BrainAndSpineSurgeon.com

HAIR TRANSPLANTATION Robert M. Bernstein, MD

All Doctors are Board Certified

Robotic Hair Transplants FUE and FUT Center for Hair Restoration 110 E. 55th St., New York, NY 212-826-2400 www.BernsteinMedical.com

PLASTIC SURGERY John E. Sherman, MD

1016 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 212-535-2300 www.NYPlasticSurg.com

HAND SURGERY Mark E. Pruzansky, MD

Hand, Wrist & Elbow Surgery, Sports Injuries 975 Park Ave., New York, NY 212-249-8700 www.HandSport.us

DERMATOLOGY Ellen Marmur, MD

Dr. David B. Samadi Urology

Doctors chosen for New York magazine’s “Best Doctors” issues were selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., the nation’s leading provider of information on top doctors. www.TheTopPhysicians.com

Cosmetic & Dermatologic Surgery 12 East 87th Street, New York, NY 212-996-6900 www.MarmurMedical.com

SPORTS MEDICINE Jonathan L. Glashow, MD

Shoulder, Knee, Arthroscopic Surgery 737 Park Avenue, New York, NY 212-794-5096 www.GlashowMD.com

THESE DOCTORS ARE AMONG

THE BEST

PLASTIC SURGEONS IN AMERICA Each doctor has been peer-nominated and selected by the nation’s leading providers of information on top doctors.

All doctors are board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS).

P R OM OTION

WASHINGTON, DC George J. Bitar, MD

3023 Hamaker Court, Fairfax, VA 703-206-0506 www.BitarInstitute.com Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

LOS ANGELES Grant Stevens, MD

4644 Lincoln Boulevard Marina Del Rey, CA 877-289-1522 www.DrGrantStevens.com

Castle Connolly – America’s Top Doctors

DENVER Stacey N. Folk, MD 4700 Hale Parkway Denver, CO 303-321-6608 www.FolkPlasticSurgery.com

Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

SAN DIEGO Richard Chaffoo, MD 9850 Genesee Avenue La Jolla, CA 877-978-2003 www.DrChaffoo.com

Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

CHICAGO Steven Bloch, MD

1160 Park Avenue West Highland Park, IL 847-432-0840 www.BodyByBloch.com

Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

ATLANTA Keith Jeffords, MD 3964 Atlanta Road Smyrna, GA 678-370-9854 www.DoctorJeffords.com

Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

SAN FRANCISCO Dr. George J. Bitar Washington, DC

www.TheTopPhysicians.com

James P. Anthony, MD 450 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 415-395-7323 www.DrJamesAnthony.com

Castle Connolly – Regional Top Doctors

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United’s Inflight Wi-Fi

Get online, in flight WE KNOW it is important to stay connected while you fly. For that reason, we are working to equip both our domestic and international aircraft with global, satellite-based Wi-Fi.

How to connect 1. Once your flight crew says that it’s safe to use large portable electronic devices, connect to the “United_Wi-Fi” hotspot.

3. Open your browser, go to unitedwifi.com.

2. Select an Internet access option and click “Purchase access.”

Wi-Fi installation progress

To determine if your flight offers United Wi-FiSM, you can go to united.com or United’s mobile app and check the Inflight Amenities tab on the Flight Status & Information page for an upcoming flight.

You can follow our installation progress at united.com/Wi-Fi.

A319

757 serving p.s.® routes Currently 15 planes 100% complete

Currently 55 planes 100% complete

A320

Live video and internet streaming such as Netflix, Hulu and HBOGo, etc., are not supported. Use of VoIP (voice or video calls) is not permitted onboard.

Currently 97 planes 100% complete

757 serving non-p.s. routes Currently 1 plane 2% complete Estimated fleet completion: July 2015

737

777

Currently 103 planes 36% complete Estimated fleet completion: July 2015

Currently 3 planes 4% complete Estimated fleet completion: July 2015

747-400

767

Currently 22 planes 100% complete

Currently 0 planes 0% complete Estimated fleet completion: July 2015

787 For the latest information on installation progress and Wi-Fi satellite coverage, visit united.com/Wi-Fi.

Currently 0 planes 0% complete Estimated fleet completion: TBD

Troubleshooting connectivity issues Check the status icon on the United Wi-Fi home page unitedwifi.com.

If you see a red icon, the satellite isn't connected yet—please wait.

If you see a green icon, continue to purchase Internet access.

Ensure your device is wireless enabled while in airplane mode. You must also enable JavaScript and cookies.

Additional information Wi-Fi on p.s.® flights: United currently offers Gogo® Internet service exclusively on p.s. Premium Service transcontinental aircraft flying between New York (JFK) and both Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO).

Satellite coverage: Duration of connectivity losses may vary. Connection is typically re-established within 20 minutes.

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On 737 DIRECTV-equipped aircraft, satellite coverage will be limited to the continental United States.

United is committed to offering you high quality and dependable Wi-Fi service during your flight.

If we did not meet your expectations, and you would like to request a refund for your Wi-Fi purchase, please visit united.com/refunds to submit a refund request.

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DIRECTV® IN FLIGHT allows you to select from more than 100 channels of live television along with a full slate of blockbuster Hollywood movies, sitcoms and dramas. Purchase DIRECTV® and stay entertained for your entire flight.

DIRECTV®

What you want to watch MORE THAN 100 CHANNELS You can get more than 100 of your favorite TV channels. From big movies to sports to family programming, we have the best in entertainment.

A il bl on select Available l t 737and 757 aircraft

Your favorite TV channels A&E ABC FAMILY ANIMAL BBCA BeIN BET BIG 10 BIO BLOOMBERG BOOM BRAVO CARTOON CBS CENTRIC CHILLER CLOO CMT CNBC CNN COMEDY COOK C-SPAN C-SPAN2 CW DEST DISCOVERY DISNEY DISNEY JR. DISNEY XD DIY E! ESPN ESPN CLASSIC ESPN2 ESPNEWS ESPNU

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FOOD FOX FOX BUSINESS FOX NEWS FOX SPORTS 1 FOX SPORTS 2 FX FX MOVIE FXX GALA GOLF GOSPEL GSN H2 HALLMARK HGTV HISTORY HLN HUB INVESTIGATION LEARNING LIFETIME LIFETIME MOVIE LINK MILITARY MLB NETWORK MSNBC MTV MTV2 NAT GEO NAT GEO WILD NBATV NBC NBC SPORTS NFL NETWORK NHL NETWORK

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NICK NICK JR. NICK TOON NRB OUTDOOR OVATION OWN OXYGEN PIVOT REELZ RURAL TV SCIENCE SOAP SPIKE SPORTSMAN STYLE SYFY TBS TEEN NICK TENNIS TNT TRAVEL TRUTV TURNER MOVIE TV GUIDE TV LAND TVG UNI SPORTS UNIVISION USA VH1 VH1 CLASSIC WEA WGN WORD

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Exact channel numbers and programming schedules are subject to change. DIRECTV® service is not available on flights outside the continental United States. The signal may be lost in turbulence and/or if banking of the aircraft is required. DIRECTV® and United Airlines are not responsible for interruptions of service that are beyond our control including, without limitation, acts of nature, power failure or any other cause. ©2013 DIRECTV® Inc. DIRECTV® and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV® Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

GROUP DISCOUNT Traveling with family or friends?

Swipe the same card on three or more screens and receive $2 off each purchase.

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HOW TO USE 1. Swipe your card* to begin.

2. Select your channel or movie and start watching.

3. Listen using your own headset or feel free to use the complimentary headset provided onboard. Your purchase is good for the entire flight, even when the aircraft door is open before takeoff, and you can turn the TV on and off throughout your flight. *MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover accepted. TV and movies are complimentary in first class.

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What you want to watch MOVIES Choose from a lineup of top Hollywood films, including, action-packed thrill rides (Captain America: The Winter Soldier and 300: Rise of an Empire), star-studded hits (Transcendence, The Other Woman and Million Dollar Arm) and family-friendly fare (Rio 2, Epic and The LEGO Movie).

Enjoy selections from the Tribeca Film Festival, including feature film Beware the Gonzo and short films Pentecost, Slomo and The River. United Airlines is proud to be the official airline of the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Customers are welcome to view their own video entertainment aboard a United aircraft as long as they are able to show that the programming has an MPAA rating of “R” or less.

Film & Television ENJOY THESE MOVIES AND SHOWS ON THE MAIN SCREEN

Television SELECT FLIGHTS MAY FEATURE THE FOLLOWING TELEVISION PROGRAMMING About a Boy The Big Bang Theory [T] Monkeys Revealed CNBC Meets Matt Damon

The Big Bang Theory [T] FEATURING Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco CREATED BY Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady

Monkeys Revealed VOICE BY Dr. George McGavin PRESENTED BY BBC Earth

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The Millers The Goldbergs Amazing Water Homes Elementary [T]

In this episode of the award-winning sitcom about a pair of physicists and their beautiful neighbor, Penny urges Leonard to stand up to Sheldon and buy a dining room table, while Howard and Bernadette contemplate a possible return to the space station for Howard.

22 min.

From India to Madagascar, Borneo to Peru, “Monkeys Revealed” travels the world meeting apes, monkeys and lemurs of all shapes and sizes, showcasing these animals’ amazing behaviors. This episode explores how our relatives use their bodies to master the art of living in many environments.

48 min.

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Most films have been edited for airline use. However, customer discretion is still advised. Content guidelines are provided as a courtesy to help our customers decide whether to view a film.

Films

Films are shown on flights of three hours or longer. Schedules and selections are subject to change.

En el canal 10 encontrará películas y programas de televisión disponibles en Español.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of our programming? We’re open to suggestions. Please send them to play@united.com or visit united.com/play.

SELECT FLIGHTS WILL SHOW THE FOLLOWING MOVIES

NORTH AMERICA, HAWAII, LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

AUG 1–31

EASTBOUND/SOUTHBOUND

WESTBOUND/NORTHBOUND

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [T]

Draft Day [T]

• International flights and flights between Chicago or Denver and Hawaii will also show a second film.

For descriptions of those films, see page 111.

• Select films are shown on flights within Micronesia and on intra-Asia flights on 737 aircraft.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [T] FEATURING Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone DIRECTED BY Marc Webb

Draft Day [T] FEATURING Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner DIRECTED BY Ivan Reitman

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Spider-Man’s biggest battle has always been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the responsibilities of his superhero alter ego. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Parker finds that a greater conflict—and a more powerful foe—lies ahead.

On the day of the NFL Draft, Cleveland general manager Sonny Weaver trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the line between his personal and professional life blurs.

2 hr.

18 min.

1 hr.

49 min.

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Digital media loading occurs between the 25th of one month and the 5th of the following month. As a result, please understand if your flight features a different lineup before or after the start of each month.

Film & Television THE FOLLOWING FILMS ARE AVAILABLE ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

B747 Mainscreen Programming FROM U.S.

UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY

TO U.S.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [T] 2 hr., 18 min.

Draft Day [T] 1 hr., 49 min.

Million Dollar Arm 2 hr., 4 min.

Transcendence [T] 1 hr., 59 min.

2 hr.

2 hr.

Divergent [T] 2 hr., 14 min.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier [T] 2 hr., 10 min.

Rio 2 1 hr., 41 min.

Veronica Mars [T] 1 hr., 47 min.

2 hr.

AUSTRALIA JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA CHINA & HONG KONG

2 hr.

Draft Day [T] 1 hr., 49 min.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [T] 2 hr., 18 min.

Transcendence [T] 1 hr., 59 min.

Million Dollar Arm 2 hr., 4 min.

2 hr.

2 hr.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier [T] 2 hr., 10 min.

Divergent [T] 2 hr., 14 min.

Veronica Mars [T]1 hr., 47 min.

Rio 2 1 hr., 41 min.

2 hr.

2 hr.

B767 Personal TV Economy Programming*

2 hr. = Two-hour block of television [T] = Adult themes * programming may vary based on length of route + languages will vary based on destination

CH.

EASTBOUND/SOUTHBOUND

WESTBOUND/NORTHBOUND

1

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Draft Day

2

Million Dollar Arm

Transcendence

3

The Other Woman

Pompeii

4

Heaven Is for Real

5 6

Chef DISCRETION ADVISED

RECENT FAVORITES

RECENT FAVORITES

Pacific Rim

The Wolverine

FAMILY/KIDS

FAMILY/KIDS

The Pirate Fairy

Scooby Doo! Wrestlemania Mystery

PRIMETIME

PRIMETIME

7

Monkeys Revealed/On The Yeti Trail/ CNBC Meets Matt Damon

Amazing Water Homes/Kitchen Casino/ We Served Too

COMEDY

COMEDY

8

About a Boy/The Big Bang Theory/Mike & Molly/ Two and a Half Men/Mom

The Millers/The Goldbergs/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/ Parks and Recreation/2 Broke Girls

PREMIUM TELEVISION/AIRSHOW

PREMIUM TELEVISION/AIRSHOW

Dave Foley: Relatively Well/Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint

Vikings (x3)

9

*Only applicable to our 3-cabin 767-300 in Economy. If your aircraft features Video OnDemand, please use the touch screen to access content choices.

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International Language Tracks (G) Synchronisierte Versionen finden Sie auf Kanal 2 und 3 (wenn verfügbar). (J) 日本語の

吹き替えはチャンネル2番および３番でお聴きいただけます。 （一部英語音声のみとなります。） (C) 如果可用，在第2频 道和第3频道将提供语言录音 (K) 채널 2,3에서 더빙버전이 제 공됩니다

Captain America: The Winter Soldier [T] Captain America becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk.

FEATURING Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford DIRECTED BY Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Chef [T] 2 hr.

10 min.

Divergent [T] In a world where people are divided based on human virtues, a woman must prevent those who don’t fit in from being destroyed.

FEATURING Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd DIRECTED BY Neil Burger

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A chef who loses his restaurant job tries to save his career—as well as his family—by starting a food truck.

FEATURING Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Sofia Vergara DIRECTED BY Jon Favreau

1 hr.

54 min.

Million Dollar Arm 2 hr.

14 min.

Transcendence [T] Following an assassination attempt, a researcher on artificial intelligence becomes the sentient machine he sought to create.

FEATURING Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany DIRECTED BY Wally Pfister

(G) German (J) Japanese (C) Chinese (K) Korean (T) Thai (M) Mandarin

An American sports agent discovers two Indian teenagers, winners of a baseball reality TV series called “The Million Dollar Arm.” FEATURING Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton DIRECTED BY Craig Gillespie

2 hr.

4 min.

Veronica Mars [T] 1 hr.

59 min.

Former teenage sleuth Veronica Mars returns to her hometown when her high school sweetheart is accused of murder.

FEATURING Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Chris Lowell DIRECTED BY Rob Thomas

1 hr.

47 min.

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CHANNEL 9 Listen for your flight number to hear live communication between the flight deck and FAA air traffic control. This feature, unique to United, may not be available on all flights, including oceanic crossings with limited audio communication.

Available at your captain’s discretion.

Audio Programming

Audio Channels by Aircraft A319 & A320

747

Audio Mixes

737 & 757-300

757 & 767

1

Movie (English)

Movie (English)

Movie (English)

Movie (English)

2

Today’s hits

Movie (Dubbed)

Today’s hits

Today’s hits

3

R&B

Movie (Dubbed)

R&B

R&B

4

Classical

Classical

Classical

Classical

5

Country

Country

Country

Country

6

—

Relaxation

Relaxation

Relaxation

7

—

’70s

’70s

’70s

8

—

’80s

’80s

’80s

9

From the flight deck

From the flight deck or R&B

—

From the flight deck or Modern rock

10

Movie (Dubbed)

Today’s hits

Movie (Dubbed)

Movie (Dubbed)

11

Relaxation

Teen pop

Modern rock

—

12

’70s

K-pop

Latin or J-pop on Micronesia flights

—

13

’80s

J-pop

—

—

14

Modern rock

C-pop

—

—

15

Artist spotlight

—

—

—

16

—

—

—

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17

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18

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Featuring songs by Steely Dan, Tom Petty, the Bee Gees and more.

Featuring songs by Duran Duran, the Pixies, George Michael and more.

Featuring songs by the Black Keys, Sevendust, Jack White and more.

Featuring songs by Ne-Yo, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and more.

Featuring songs by Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Rachele Lynae and more.

Featuring songs by Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Ariana Grande and more.

Featuring songs from today’s Top 40 artists

Featuring songs by Gloria Trevi, Juanes, Marc Anthony and more.

Featuring compositions performed by orchestras from New York to Stuttgart

Featuring relaxing sounds of nature

Featuring songs by High4, Akdong Musician, Apink and more.

Featuring songs by SEKAI NO OWARI, AKB48 and more.

Featuring Chinese popular music, including cantopop and mandopop.

Featuring a chronology of songs by Prince.

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Personal Device Entertainment (Beta Test) Personal device entertainment, sponsored by the MileagePlus® Explorer Card, lets you access an onboard collection of your favorite movies and TV shows that you can watch on your own device during the flight. Please note that personal device entertainment is currently an operational beta test. If your flight is equipped with this service, please follow the instructions below to connect your device.

To watch movies and TV shows with a key icon: Laptop You may be prompted to download a browser plug-in.

Apple iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod) You’ll need the latest United app from the iTunes App Store. An Internet connection is required for download.

Support for Android and other devices is coming soon.

To watch movies and TV shows without a key icon:

1. Connect Turn on Wi-Fi and select the “United_Wi-Fi” hotspot.

Open your browser, go to unitedwifi.com.*

2. Browse Select Entertainment and choose from a selection of movies and TV shows. *United Wi-Fi Internet is not required.

There’s no need to install a special plug-in or app to watch this content.

Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. If traveling on a 737 aircraft equipped with this service, please consult seatback card for connection instructions.

WE’RE ON A MISSION to bring easy connectivity and enjoyment to your United flights. All United mainline aircraft will feature Wi-Fi and extensive entertainment choices. So whether you’ve got work to do or just want to enjoy a Hollywood blockbuster, we’ll have what you need. We appreciate your patience as we continue to make improvements.

United plans to offer the following features and entertainment choices across our fleet.

Inflight Improvements UNITED WI-FI Satellite-fed Wi-Fi will be available over land and sea on nearly all United mainline aircraft by the end of 2014 (fee applies).

Coming Soon

All United mainline aircraft

PERSONAL DEVICE ENTERTAINMENT (BETA TEST) Expansive library of movies, TV shows, and more, streamed to your personal device. An Internet connection is not required for use.

OR

All United mainline aircraft

ON-DEMAND SEATBACK ENTERTAINMENT Expansive library of movies, TV shows and more, displayed on a seatback screen. Select aircraft will offer more than 100 channels of live TV (fee applies).

POWER OUTLETS Charge your device in-flight, available in premium cabins and Economy Plus on all aircraft, and throughout the aircraft on select fleets.

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All United mainline aircraft

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ALL THEME CLUES ARE IN BOLD If you fill in the crossword, please take the magazine with you so it’s replaced.

Answers on page 55

Crossword THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB

BY GREG BRUCE

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BY REIKO MCLAUGHLIN

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Route Maps INTERNATIONAL CITIES

12:00 MON.

11:00 pm

Route lines do not reflect actual flight path

United/United Express

2:00 am

ARCTIC OCEAN

3:00 am

5:00 am

6:00 am

7:00 am

8:00 am

9:00 am

11:00 am

10:00 am

12:00 pm

4:00 am

ARCTIC OCEAN

Lulea Fairbanks Reykjavik

ICELAND

Umea Trondheim Ostersund Kristiansund Vaasa Molde SWEDEN

NORWAY

Anchorage

CANADA

Khabarovsk Harbin

Urumqi

U.S.A.

Sapporo

Edinburgh

Hohhot Beijing

Baotou

JAPAN

N. KOREA

Pyongyang

Dalian

Tianjin

Niigata

Sendai

SAN FRANCISCO

Seoul S. KOREA Komatsu TOKYO (NRT) Tokyo/Haneda (HND) Pusan Fukuoka Osaka Nagoya Nanjing Cheju Okayama Hefei Nagasaki Shanghai Hiroshima Chengdu Wuhan Kumamoto Kochi Oita 6:00 Hangzhou Ningbo Kagoshima Chongqing Matsuyama Changsha Wenzhou Miyazaki Nanchang Guiyang BHUTAN Fuzhou Guwahati Guangzhou Okinawa Kunming Taipei Xiamen BANGLADESH Guilin Agartala Nanning Macau Shenzhen Ishigaki Dhaka BURMA Hanoi Hong Kong TAIWAN Chiang Rai LAOS Haikou Chiang Mai Vientiane 9:00 pm COMMONWEALTH OF THAILAND Yangon South China NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Khon Kaen Sea Saipan Luzon Island Bangkok CAMBODIA Manila 5:30 Rota Siem Reap Zhengzhou

Penang

PHILIPPINES

VIETNAM

Phnom Penh Krabi Phuket Hat Yai

Qingdao

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Kwajalein Chuuk (Truk)

Palau

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Bandar Seri Begawan

Kuala Lumpur

Chihuahua

Pohnpei

Kota Kinabalu

MALAYSIA

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Honolulu

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CANARY ISLANDS

Tenerife Las Palmas

Medellin

Bucaramanga

MONT.

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NIGER

Astana Donetzk

GUINEA

Conakry Freetown

SIERRA LEONE

Monrovia LIBERIA

Fortaleza

BENIN TOGO

U. A. E.

Khartoum

CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Douala

Accra Lome Abidjan Malabo

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Sao Tome SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

Apia

Lima

Pago Pago

Entebbe

WESTERN SAMOA

Port Vila

FIJI

Cairns

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Nadi

RWANDA

Noumea

to San Francisco

1:00 Norfolk Island

Gold Coast

9:30 pm

Adelaide

Sydney

Melbourne

Nelson

NEW ZEALAND Queenstown

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Rotorua Napier-Hastings

Palmerston North Wellington Blenheim Christchurch

Dunedin

World time zones shown in Standard Time.

9:00 pm

10:00 pm

11:00 pm

to New York (Newark)

Belo Horizonte

to Washington (Dulles)

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Rio de Janeiro

Windhoek

BOTSWANA

Bermuda

Mahé

TANZANIA

URUGUAY Montevideo Buenos Aires

VENEZUELA

6:00 am

7:00 am

8:00 am

9:00 am

INDIAN OCEAN

SEYCHELLES

Dar Es Salaam

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

6:00 pm

5:00 pm

COMOROS MALAWI

Lilongwe Atlantic Harare Ocean

Manzini SCOTLAND

Bergen

NORWAY

FINLAND

Oslo SWEDEN

Helsinki

Stockholm ESTONIA

Stavanger MADAGASCAR Aberdeen

Maputo

Bloemfontein Maseru

SOUTH AFRICA

IRELAND LESOTHO

Aalborg

Gothenburg

LATVIA

DENMARK

Aarhus Billund Esbjerg

Riga Copenhagen Malmo

Palanga LITHUANIA RUSSIA

Vilnius Bremen Hamburg POLAND BELARUS East London Dublin WALES Berlin ENGLAND NETH. Hannover Cape Town Shannon Birmingham Amsterdam Warsaw Port Muenster Elizabeth Cork GERMANY Leipzig London BELGIUM Dresden Bristol London Brussels Prague (Gatwick) Katowice Cologne Frankfurt UKRAINE CZECH Cities served by select airline Luxembourg Nuremberg REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA partners that are not visible Stuttgart Munich Paris on the map: Salzburg Basel Linz Vienna Budapest FRANCE AUSTRIA Manzini, Swaziland Friedrichshafen Klagenfurt Cluj-Napoca SWITZ. Durban, South Africa Ljubljana Geneva Verona Lyon Zagreb Venice Bucharest Maputo, Mozambique Trieste BOS. ROMANIA Turin Milan Bologna Harare, Zimbabwe HERZ. Belgrade Genoa Florence Toulouse Sarajevo Lilongwe, Malawi La Coruna SERBIA BULGARIA Marseille Nice Pisa Ancona Split KOS. Bilbao Sofia Dubrovnik Skopje Istanbul Rome ALBANIA MAC. SPAIN Barcelona Porto Naples ITALY Thessaloniki Madrid PORTUGAL Valencia Alexandroupolis Palma GREECE Ibiza La Romana Palermo Alicante Lisbon Mediterranean Sea Izmir Sevilla Mikonos Faro Rhodes MALTA Luga Heraklion

Porto Alegre

Santiago

MALDIVES

Glasgow Edinburgh SWAZILAND NORTHERN Newcastle IRELAND UNITED Belfast Durban KINGDOM

Johannesburg

ARGENTINA

Coimbatore

SRI LANKA

KENYA

MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE

NAMIBIA Gaborone

Piedras Saltillo Negras Monterrey Torreon Matamoros Durango MEXICO Ciudad Victoria

COLOMBIA

12:00 MIDNIGHT

PARAGUAY

to New York (Newark)

Santiago Samana Santo Domingo Nassau Aguadilla San Juan Havana Culebra Los Cabos Tampico Vieques Providenciales Aguascalientes Queretaro St. Thomas Tepic Cozumel Poza Rica Tortola Puerto Plata Virgin Gorda Jalapa Grand Cayman Puerto Vallarta Ciudad del Anguilla Manzanillo Veracruz Carmen Mexico Montego St. Maarten City Puebla Guadalajara Belize Bay Ponce Punta Antigua Oaxaca Kingston Morelia Cana Roatan Pointe a Pitre Lazaro Mayagüez St. Kitts San Pedro Sula Cardenas Martinique Huatulco Nevis Puerto St. Lucia Tegucigalpa Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Escondido Villahermosa Barbados San Andres Aruba Acapulco Bonaire Island Guatemala City NIC. Grenada Tobago San Salvador COSTA Caracas Port-of-Spain Managua RICA Panama City PACIFIC OCEAN Liberia PANAMA

Auckland Hamilton

to Cleveland

HOUSTON (INTERCONTINENTAL) San Austin Chihuahua Antonio Guaymas

Tasman Sea

to Denver

to Los Angeles

Perth

8:00 pm

CHILE

Rarotonga

NEW CALEDONIA Brisbane

7:00 pm

10:00 am

Brasilia

ZAMBIA Lusaka

Nuku’ Alofa

AUSTRALIA

6:00 pm

ANGOLA

Bangalore Chennai (Madras)

Kozhikode Cochin Trivandrum

BURUNDI

2:00 pm

Santa Cruz

Papeete

Niue

BOLIVIA

Mangalore

Nairobi

Bujumbura

Recife

Salvador Cuzco

Goa

Arabian Sea

Colombo

Lubumbashi

Coral Sea

YEMEN

SOMALIA

Kigali

Kinshasa

Raipur

ETHIOPIA

UGANDA

Libreville GABON CONGO

Pune

Mumbai

Addis Ababa

Juba

DEM. REP. CONGO

Yaounde

Kolkata

Nagpur

4:00 pm

NIGERIA

SOUTH SUDAN

INDIA

Ahmedabad

DJIBOUTI

Kano

Luanda

Darwin

Muscat OMAN

Sanaa

Asmara

SUDAN

Pointe Noire

BRAZIL

ERITREA

Abuja Cotonou Port Harcourt GHANA Lagos

Denpasar Bali

INDIAN OCEAN

KAZAKHSTAN

C

Krasnodar

SERB. Sofia KOS.

CHAD

1:00 pm

GAMBIA Bamako BURKINA FASO Ouagadougou Bissau

ATLANTIC OCEAN

PERU

6:00 pm

SAUDI ARABIA

MALI

SENEGAL

Manaus

Guayaquil

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Jakarta

Dakar Banjul

FRENCH GUIANA

ECUADOR

4:00

EGYPT

MAURITANIA Sal CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

Quito

PACIFIC OCEAN

Ekaterinburg

Jeddah

SURINAME GUYANA

Cali

Kosrae

ALGERIA

WESTERN SAHARA

VENEZUELA

A

Oran

MOROCCO Bermuda

COLOMBIA

E

Nador

Funchal

Saltillo Monterrey Santo Torreon Nassau Domingo Durango MEXICO Tampico Aguadilla Los Cabos Aguascalientes Providenciales San Juan Queretaro Cozumel Puerto Mexico City St. Thomas Plata Veracruz Ciudad del Grand Cayman Puerto Vallarta Santiago St. Maarten Manzanillo Carmen Puebla Montego Antigua Belize Punta Guadalajara Bay Oaxaca Cana Roatan Morelia Huatulco San Pedro Sula Tegucigalpa Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo St. Lucia Aruba Villahermosa San Andrés Acapulco Guatemala City Bonaire NIC. Barranquilla Port-of-Spain Panama San Salvador COSTA City Maracaibo Caracas Managua RICA Valencia PANAMACartagena Cucata Liberia

Singapore

I

Algiers

12:00 Casablanca

GUAM Yap

WASHINGTON, DC (DULLES)

DENVER

Madrid

Lisbon

Horta

Moscow

Alma-Ata Black Sea Bishkek UZBEKISTAN GEORGIATbilisi Skopje Baku 5:00 Batumi Istanbul KYRGYZSTAN Tashkent Tirana ARMENIA Ankara AZER. TURKMENISTAN Kayseri ALB. GREECE Izmir Dushanbe TURKEYYerevan TAJIKISTAN Athens Antalya Adana Gaziantep Bodrum Ashgabat Erbil Tunis Malta Rhodes Ercan Larnaca AFGHAN. Islamabad CYPRUS Beirut Mashad Tehran TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea LEBANON Jammu Peshawar SYRIA Baghdad Damascus Tripoli Tel Aviv IRAN 4:30 Lahore Amritsar Amman IRAQ Benghazi Alexandria ISRAEL Chandigarh 3:30 Kathmandu JORDAN Kuwait 5:00 Cairo Delhi NEPAL PAKISTAN Dammam 2:00 pm QATAR Jaipur LIBYA Lucknow Bahrain Luxor Dubai Karachi Riyadh Doha Indore 5:30 Patna Abu Dhabi Rome

Barcelona

PORTUGAL

NEW YORK (NEWARK)

HOUSTON Austin (INTERCONTINENTAL)

Cebu

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Cleveland

LOS ANGELES

International Date Line

CHINA

5:00 pm

4:00

Manchester

SPAIN

CHICAGO (O’HARE)

RUSSIA

St. Petersburg

Tallinn

Stockholm

HER.

Shenyang

FINLAND Helsinki

n Sea pia as

Changchun

Oulu

2:00 pm

Riga LAT. Copenhagen LITH. Malmo Vilnius Belfast Hamburg Gdansk Minsk Dublin Amsterdam BELARUS Berlin Shannon GERMANY Warsaw Brussels Cork POLAND Kiev Birmingham London Krakow Frankfurt Stuttgart UKRAINE Kosice Munich Paris MOLDOVA Chisinau AUSTRIA SWITZ. FRANCE Odessa Zagreb ROMANIA Geneva Milan BOS.- Belgrade Bucharest

9:30 2:00

Turku

Oslo

UNITED KINGDOM Glasgow

MONGOLIA

Alta

GREENLAND ALASKA (U.S.)

Hudson Bay

8:00 pm

3:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tromso

RUSSIA

Ulaanbataar

1:00 pm

MIDNIGHT

United Seasonal Service United Future Service United Hub (Red All Caps) Cities served Cities served by select airline partners Time zone boundary

CITY

1:00 am

12:00 SUN.

10:00 am

11:00 am

12:00 NOON

1:00 pm

Gdansk

Kaliningrad

Manchester

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Route Maps

Smithers Terrace

Sand Spit

NORTH AMERICAN CITIES

Fort St. John

CITY

Route lines do not reflect actual flight path

Fort McMurray Prince George

to Fairbanks

United/United Express Route

INFORMATION

United Seasonal Service United Future Service United Hub (Red All Caps) Cities served Cities served by select airline partners Time zone boundary

Customs & Immigration U.S. AND GUAM INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS/ EXPEDITED SCREENING THROUGH CBP AND TSA

Grande Prairie

Arrivals in the U.S.

Goose Bay

to Anchorage

Pacific Time Zone B R I T I S H 4:00

C O LU M B I A

Mountain Time Zone 5:00

Kamloops

Vancouver

Nanaimo

Central Time Zone 6:00

A L B E R TA

Kelowna Penticton

Victoria

C A N A DA

Edmonton

Calgary

Newfoundland Time Zone 8:30

Wabush

MANITOBA

Gander

Deer Lake

U.S. Customs Declaration

Pasco

Missoula

Eugene

PACIFIC OCEAN

Gaspe

OREGON

Medford

Eureka

Redding

Bathurst

Glasgow

Eastern Time Zone 7:00

Williston Minot N O R T H Devils Lake DA KO TA

U N I T E D S TAT E S

Chico

MINNE SOTA

Thunder Bay

Presque Isle Timmins Rouyn-Noranda

Killeen

Maui

16. Telephone Number in the U.S. Where You Can be Reached

All passengers (or one passenger per family) are required to complete a Customs Declaration before arrival in the U.S. Write in English, in capital letters.

Be sure to include the street name Left: U.S. I-94 Arrival/Departure and number, city and state of your Record, which all Guam-CNMI address in the U.S. If you are transitVisa Waiver Program participants ing through the U.S., you may write must complete; right: U.S. Customs Declaration TRANSIT and your final destination country. Please read both sides of the declaration and place your signature at the bottom of the form.

Bangor Bar Harbor

Atlantic Time Zone 8:00

Halifax

0 0

50 50

100

Kona

100 150

Hilo

150 Miles 200 Kilometers

100

0 0

100

200

200 300

300 400

500

400 Miles

20. Birth Date (DD/MM/YY)

V T. Plattsburgh N.H. Burlington

Kingston

Traverse City

LOUISIANA

College Station Alexandria

Portland

N E W YO R K

Arrivals in Chicago—OneStop Lanes Minimize Your Walk If you did not check any bags, proceed to the OneStop lanes, regardless of your nationality or final destination. Global Entry kiosks are available here.

Arrivals in Houston—OneStop Lanes Minimize Your Walk If you did not check any bags, proceed to the OneStop lanes, regardless of your nationality or final destination. If you checked a bag and are

TSA Pre is a TSA-managed and -operated expedited screening initiative available in many U.S. airports. Benefits may include no longer removing the following items when going through airport security: shoes, light outerwear/jacket, belt, 3-1-1–compliant bag from carry-on, and laptop from bag.

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BERMUDA

Codeshare/MileagePlus Partner Service

Mobile

MileagePlus Eligible Service

Jacksonville

Boston F L O R I DA

Orlando

Tampa/St. Petersburg

McAllen

MEXICO

Harlingen Brownsville

Treasure Cay Marsh Harbour Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood North Eleuthera Governors Harbour Miami Bimini Nassau

Sarasota/Bradenton West Palm Beach

Corpus Christi

Gulf Of Mexico

Ft. Myers

Newark (Liberty)

New Haven Stamford New York (Penn Station)

Philadelphia Wilmington Washington, DC

BAHAMAS

CBP offers the Global Entry™ program in order to expedite the processing of pre-approved, low-risk international travelers entering the U.S. Upon returning from travel abroad, Global Entry™–enrolled travelers may bypass the regular passport control line and proceed to the Global Entry™ kiosk.

Global Entry™ program participants scan their machine-readable passport, U.S. permanent resident card or U.S. visa on the kiosk, place their fingertips on the scanner for fingerprint verification and make a customs declaration. The kiosk will issue the traveler a transaction receipt and direct the traveler to baggage claim and exit. Kiosks are located at major U.S. airports, as well as at several CBP Pre-Clearance locations.

The following travelers are eligible for enrollment in Global Entry™: • Citizens and residents of the U.S. • Citizens of Mexico who hold a U.S. visa • Citizens of the Netherlands who are enrolled in Privium • Citizens of South Korea who are enrolled in SES (Smart Entry Service) • Citizens of Panama who hold a U.S. visa • Members of NEXUS or SENTRI

Application for enrollment in Global Entry™ is available at the Global On-Line Enrollment System: goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov. It costs only $100, which covers enrollment for a five-year period. The government will review the applicant’s information while a background investigation is conducted. Applicants undergo an interview with CBP officers at an Enrollment Center in the U.S. before final approval is granted.

MileagePlus provides a payment code to eligible Global Services, Premier 1K and Premier Platinum members, to be used as a form of payment for new Global Entry applications. Eligible members may request the payment code on united.com prior to beginning the Global Entry application process. To verify your eligibility and request your payment code, please visit united.com/web/en-US/apps/mileage plus/globalentry/default.aspx or united.com/premier.

Global Entry members who are U.S. citizens or Canadian citizens who are members of NEXUS are also eligible to participate in the TSA Pre program. TSA Pre allows select passengers traveling within the U.S. to qualify for expedited screening through TSA checkpoints at several airports. For detailed information, go to the CBP site, globalentry.gov.

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All travelers entering Guam under the terms of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program are required to complete an I-94 Arrival/Departure Record (one per person, including infants); an I-736 (one per person, including infants); and a Guam Customs Declaration (one per family). All other travelers need only complete a Guam Customs Declaration.

All forms must be completed in English, in capital letters. Be sure to include the street name and number, city and state of your address in Guam. If you are transiting through Guam, you may write TRANSIT and your final destination country. The Customs and Border Protection officer will place the I-94 Departure Record in your passport after inspection. Make sure you return the Departure Record to the airline representative before boarding your return flight.

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TSA Pre

Who is eligible • Select United Airlines MileagePlus members (eligibility is determined by the TSA) • U.S. citizens who are members of a Customs and Border Protection Trusted Traveler Program—Global Entry, NEXUS or SENTRI • Canadian citizens who are members of NEXUS • TSA Pre application program members • Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and DoD and U.S. Coast Guard civilian employees • Passengers 12 and younger are allowed through TSA Pre lanes with eligible passengers TM

Pacific Ocean

13. Date Issued (DD/MM/YY)

14. Address While in the United States (Number and Street) 15. City and State

CBP Form I-94 (05/08)

Ottawa

WISCONSIN

Wausau Minneapolis Eau Claire Green Bay

MAINE

North Bay

Sault Ste. Marie

Baton Pensacola Rouge Lake Charles Ft. Walton Gulfport/ Beach Lafayette HOUSTON New Biloxi San Antonio (INTERCONTINENTAL) Beaumont/ Orleans Pt. Arthur

Kahului

5. Sex (Male or Female)

9. Airline and Flight Number 11. Country Where You Boarded

19. First (Given) Name

Moncton

Saint John

Sudbury

Houghton

Duluth

Austin

Kapalua

3. Birth Date (DD/MM/YY)

7. Passport Expiration Date (DD/MM/YY)

8. Passport Number 10. Country Where You Live

21. Country of Citizenship

Fredericton

City

O N TA R I O

Sioux Falls

Casper Chadron W YO M I N G

Honolulu

6. Passport Issue Date (DD/MM/YY)

CBP Form I-94 (05/08)

Îles de la Madeleine

Manchester Toronto Syracuse M I C H I GA N Albany Midland/ Boston Rochester Ithaca Muskegon Grand Saginaw Sarnia Buffalo/ Hartford/M A S S . Hyannis Sacramento Reno/Tahoe Rock Springs Milwaukee Rapids Niagara Falls Binghamton SpringfieldR.I. Flint I OWA Nantucket C.T. Providence London JamestownElmira Scottsbluff Lansing SAN FRANCISCO Madison Salt Lake City Wilkes Barre/ Alliance White Detroit Windsor Laramie South Erie Bradford Scranton San Jose Vernal Hayden/ Plains NEBRASKA Cedar Mammoth Lakes Cheyenne Bend/Elkhart/ Cleveland New York (La Guardia) Franklin Rapids/ Mishawaka Omaha Steamboat Fresno N.J. North Platte U TA H (J.F. Kennedy) State Des PA Iowa City Akron/Canton Springs COLORADO Monterey Allentown Grand College Moines NEW YORK (NEWARK) Dubois Visalia OHIO Peoria Junction Vail/Eagle DENVER Ft. Philadelphia Kearney Pittsburgh CA L I F O R N I A Moline Harrisburg Lincoln Moab Wayne Columbus Johnstown Aspen McCook Atlantic City Altoona MD ILLINOIS I N D I A NA Morgantown Colorado Springs St. George Baltimore D E L .

San Luis Obispo Montrose Dayton Gunnison/ Bakersfield Clarksburg WASHINGTON, DC (DULLES) Springfield Indianapolis Crested Hays Las Vegas Telluride Parkersburg Shenandoah Butte Santa Maria Page/ Cincinnati WV Valley (Reagan National) Cortez Pueblo Durango Kansas City K A N S A S Topeka Lake Powell St. Louis Santa Barbara Charlottesville Burbank Charleston Louisville Alamosa Garden City Lewisburg Richmond Farmington Great Bend LOS ANGELES Lexington Beckley Ontario Dodge City Norfolk/Virginia Beach Wichita Orange County Roanoke V I R G I N I A KENTUCKY Liberal A R I Z O NA Santa Fe Springfield Carlsbad Prescott Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem Palm Springs Raleigh/Durham NORTH M I S S O U R I Paducah Amarillo Show Low Tulsa San Diego Knoxville CA R O L I NA Albuquerque Nashville Northwest Phoenix/Scottsdale Oklahoma City Charlotte Arkansas Asheville Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg TENNESSEE Yuma ARKANSAS Greenville/ OKLAHOMA Spartanburg Memphis Lubbock Little NEW MEXICO Tucson Rock Huntsville/ Columbia Myrtle Beach Decatur SOUTH Atlanta CA R O L I NA Hobbs Charleston Dallas/ Birmingham El Paso Fort Worth Dallas (Love) Monroe Midland/ ATLANTIC GEORGIA Odessa Jackson Shreveport TEXAS Savannah A L A BA M A OCEAN Tyler Pierre Huron

Riverton

N E VA DA

2. First (Given) Name 4. Country of Citizenship

18. Family Name

P R I N C E E DWARD Sydney NEW ISLAND B RU N SW I C K Charlottetown

Saguenay

Dickinson Bismarck Fargo Billings Cody/ Boise Jamestown Yellowstone Sheridan Idaho Falls Sun Valley SOUTH Gillette Worland St. Cloud Rapid City DA KO TA Jackson Hole

Crescent City

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17. Email Address

Gulf Of St. Lawrence

Mont-Joli

Regina

Lewistown M O N TA NA Bozeman

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Expedited Passport Control and Customs Clearance in the U.S.—Global Entry™

CBP Form I-94 (05/08)

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See Other Side

Helena Redmond

5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3) Privacy Act Notice: Information collected on this form is required by Title 8 of the U.S. Code, including the INA (8 U.S.C. 1103, 1187), and 8 CFR 235.1, 264, and 1235.1. The purposes for this collection are to give the terms of admission and document the arrival and departure of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. The information solicited on this form may be made available to other government agencies for law enforcement purposes or to assist DHS in determining your admissibility. All nonimmigrant aliens seeking admission to the U.S., unless otherwise exempted, must provide this information. Failure to provide this information may deny you entry to the United States and result in your removal.

Admission Number

Admission Number

Baie-Comeau

Great Falls

North Bend

When all items are completed, present this form to the CBP Officer.

Item 9 - If you are entering the United States by land, enter LAND in this space. If you are entering the United States by ship, enter SEA in this space.

Arrival Record

Departure Record

Winnipeg

Portland

This form is in two parts. Please complete both the Arrival Record (Items 1 through 17) and the Departure Record (Items 18 through 21).

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Castlegar Cranbrook Lethbridge Medicine Hat Spokane Kalispell

WA S H I N GT O N

Type or print legibly with pen in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. Use English. Do not write on the back of this form.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Saskatoon Seattle

immediately connecting to another United-operated international flight, proceed to the OneStop lanes, regardless of your nationality. Global Entry kiosks are available here.

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Welcome to the United States I-94 Arrival/Departure Record Instructions This form must be completed by all persons except U.S. Citizens, returning resident aliens, aliens with immigrant visas, and Canadian Citizens visiting or in transit.

12. City Where Visa Was Issued

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

S A S K AT C H E WA N

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has automated the I-94 Arrival/Departure Record. If needed, travelers can obtain a copy of their I-94 on the Web after inspection by CBP at cbp.gov/I94.

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The TSA uses random and unpredictable security measures to determine customer eligibility for expedited screening on a

ATLANTIC OCEAN

per-flight basis. Therefore, you are not guaranteed expedited screening for every flight even if you have applied to the program.

MileagePlus members may participate by joining a DHS Trusted Traveler program.

Visit tsa.gov/tsa-precheck to learn more.

will be directed to an expedited screening lane.

Eligible passengers will also see the TSA Pre logo on their boarding passes issued online, through kiosks and on mobile boarding passes.

If the boarding pass contains the TSA Pre logo (which will be located on the boarding pass near the customer’s name), the passenger can go to TSA Pre lanes. It’s important to note that while the TSA Pre logo will appear on all qualifying boarding passes, not all airports currently offer a TSA Pre lane.

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Approved Global Entry/NEXUS/SENTRI members receive a membership/PASS ID number, also called a Known Traveler Number (KTN). Approved TSA Pre Application Program members receive a KTN. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces may use their DoD ID number as a KTN. Enter the KTN into your MileagePlus profile at united.com/tsaprescreening. United will transmit the KTN to the TSA along with the Secure Flight Passenger Data in your reservation so the TSA can determine your eligibility for TSA Pre .

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If the TSA determines a passenger is eligible for expedited screening, information will be embedded in the barcode of his or her boarding pass. When the TSA scans the barcode at designated checkpoints, eligible passengers

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Tips for customers using Global Entry/ NEXUS/SENTRI to participate in TSA Pre All customers should ensure they are providing accurate Secure Flight Passenger Data (name, date of birth, gender, optional Known Traveler Number and optional Redress Number) in all reservations. Global Entry/NEXUS/SENTRI members should ensure that this data matches what was used on the CBP application, or they will not be selected to participate.

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Our Fleet

767-300ER UPDATE United has recently completed a significant upgrade to its two-class 767-300ER fleet. With this $160 million flyerfriendly investment, the aircraft now feature 180-degree lie-flat seats in United BusinessFirst, personal on-demand entertainment in both cabins and newly refreshed lavatories and larger overhead bins throughout the aircraft.

As part of United’s Eco-Skies program, these 14 aircraft have also been outfitted with environmentally friendly winglets, reducing fuel burn by more than 5 percent and

saving more than 300,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft per year. United has 21 additional three-class configured 767300ER aircraft that it plans to retire in the next few years and replace with new highly efficient 787 Dreamliners. The replacement 787s will consume up to 20 percent less fuel per seat than the three-class 767-300ERs. Our 767-300ERs typically fly long-haul trans-Atlantic and South America routes. We look forward to welcoming you aboard one soon.

Fleet Facts AIRCRAFT

CRUISE SPEED

CAPACITY

PROPULSION

WINGSPAN

747-400

567 mph

374 passengers

Four Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbofan engines, rated up to 63,300 pounds thrust each

211 ft., 5 in..

777-200/-200ER

550 mph

Between 266 and 348 passengers

Two General Electric GE90 or two Pratt & Whitney PW4077/4090 turbofan engines, rated up to 94,000 pounds thrust each

199 ft., 11 in. n.

787-8

560 mph

219 passengers

Two General Electric GEnx turbofan engines, rated up to 69,800 pounds thrust each

197 ft., 4 in..

767-300ER/400ER

540 mph

Between 183 and 242 passengers

Two General Electric CF6-80C2B or Pratt & Whitney PW4060 turbofan engines, rated up to 63,500 pounds thrust each

Up to 170 ft.,, 4 in.

757-200/-300

540 mph

Between 142 and 213 passengers

Two Rolls-Royce RB211-535 or two Pratt & Whitney PW2037 turbofan engines, rated up to 43,700 pounds thrust each

134 ft., 9 in.

737-700/-800/ -900/-900ER

530 mph

Between 118 and 179 passengers

Two General Electric CFM56 turbofan engines, rated up to 27,100 pounds thrust each

118 ft., 2 in.

A319/A320

530 mph

Between 120 and 150 passengers

Two IAE V2500-A5 turbofan engines, rated up to 26,500 pounds thrust each

111 ft., 11 in.

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INFORMATION

Terminal Diagrams United Club

TSA Pre TSA Pre-screening Program

United Arrivals Lounge

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United Premier® Check-in

United Global First Lounge SM

Baggage Claim

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Kiosk Check-in/Customer Service Center

Immigration

Ticketing/Check-in

Animal Relief Area

IAH | HOUSTON GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT TERMINAL C United United Express

TERMINAL B United Express

B86

North Concourse

B85A B85 B84A-S

B87 B88

C20

C16

C21

C15

C22

C14

USO

Station

A7 Connects Terminals A, B, C, D, & E via train

Station

B25

B27 B26

B5

B7

South Concourse

B6

E24

C34

C41

C36

C40

4

2

1

E1

E1

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E1

E2

C42

C35

E1

B16

B4

E1

B15

B17

B3

B8

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B18

B9

4

B12 B14

C4

B20 B19

C4

B24

3

B23

B28

C4

B29

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3

B2

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B1

B10

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B11

B22

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B30

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B31

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A20

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TSA Pre

C3

A24

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D1

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A29

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C27

TerminaLink

A30

D1

D8

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A D6

D7

D5

D6

D4

D4

A

C23

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B86A

C17

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A2 A1

B79 B77A B77 B76A B76

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A8

B79A

C19

C2 4

Bus Station (A2)

B80 B81A B81 B83A B83

C2

A15 A11 A9

A12 A10

TERMINAL D United Air China Avianca Lufthansa Singapore Airlines Turkish Airlines

C18

C2 6

TERMINAL A (North Concourse) United Express Air Canada A14

C37

E4

E8

E5

E7

TERMINAL E United United Express

E6

C39

E23

E15 E9

E3

E16

E22

E17

E21

E18

E20 E19

EWR | NEW YORK/NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

TERMINAL A United United Express Air Canada

TERMINAL C B3

B2

TERMINAL C United United International Arrivals United Express

B1

28/28A 27/ 27A

A3

TERMINAL B United International Arrivals Lufthansa Scandinavian Airlines SWISS TSA Pre TAP Portugal

X 26 A/ /26

26

A2 25/25A 4A /2 24 23/23A 20/20A

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128 139 138 137 136 135 134 133

127 126 125 124 123 122 121 120 132 131 130

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115 114 112 110 108 104 102

113 111 109 107 105 103 101

81 83 85 87 88

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P4 Newark Liberty International Airport Station — Connection with Amtrak and New Jersey Transit

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Transfer Shuttle

Shuttle Stop

Bus, Monorail or Train Transport

Secure Walkway

Medical Center

ORD | CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Concourse A Air Canada Lufthansa

Concourse C

TERMINAL WEST

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Concourse K

Concourse B United United Express

C28-C39

Concourse H

A24-A39

E8 C2 C1 C4 C6 C3 C8 C5 E3 C10 C7 E2A C12 C9 E2 C16 C11 E1A B3 C18 B2 B4 C15 E1 F1 C18A B1 C17 B5 C20 B6 C22 C19 B7 TSA Pre C24 C21 B8 C26 (Lower Level) C23 C28 C25 B9 TSA Pre C30 B10 C27 C32 B11 C29C31 B12 B13 TE R M I N A L 2 TE R M I N A L 1 B14 United Express TSA Pre United B15 B16 Air Canada United Express B17 ANA* B18 B19 Lufthansa* B20 B21 B22/23/24 Elevated Airport Concourse B Transport System

Concourse G

5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 B1 B 1 B 1 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 3 B 3 B 3 B 3

Concourse E

F11 F10 F9 F7 F5 F4 F3 F2

8 0 2 4 6 4 6 6 8 0 2 B1 B1 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 2 B 3 B 3 B 3 B 3

Concourse F F14 F12

DEN | DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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SFO | SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 B5 B6 B6 B6 B6 B6 B7 B7 B7 B77 9

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Concourse C

B7

1 3 5 7 9 1 B8 B8 B8 B8 B8 B9 B93 B95

0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 B8 B8 B8 B8 B8 B9 B9 B9

TE R M I N A L 5 United (international arrivals, except Canadian arrivals), ANA**, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Copa Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa**, Scandinavian Airlines, SWISS, Turkish Airlines

2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 B4 B4 B4 B4 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B6

A40-A53

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TERMINAL EAST

C40-C50

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9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 B3 B4 B4 B4 B4 B4 B5 B5 B5 B5

B3

TE R M I N A L 3

IAD | WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

TE R M I N A L 2

64 63 62 61 66 60 67 78A/B 68 77A/B/C 69 79 76A/B

TE R M I N A L 1

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TE R M I N A L 3

Concourse C

Concourse D

United United Express

United United Express

C2-4

C6-8

80 82 84 81 86 83 88 85 90 87 89

72 73 73A 74 75

G102

C28-30

D2-8

D10-16

C5-7

A2

A4

A6

A1

A3

A5

C9-11

C17-27

D1-7

A14

A22

A15

A21

D9-11

A25

United Express Avianca Copa Airlines Ethiopian

G91

G95 G97 G99

D28-32

D15-21 D23-29

A32

B38-B48

Z Gates

1-4

Gates A1-A12

I N T E R N AT I O N A L TE R M I N A L

B35-B51

Shuttle Bus

Concourse A

G93

G101

D18-26

(Lower Level)

G92

G94 G96 G98 G100

C18-26

Shuttle C1-3

United United Express

Train C10-14

MAIN TERMINAL

B63-B79

Concourse B ANA Austrian Avianca Brussels Airlines Lufthansa Scandinavian Airlines South African Airways Turkish Airlines

United, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, EVA AIR, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS

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Kiosk Check-in/Customer Service Center

Medical Center

United Global First Lounge

Ticketing/Check-in

Transfer Shuttle

United Arrivals Lounge

Baggage Claim

Bus, Monorail or Train Transport

United Premier® Check-in

Immigration

Shuttle Stop

Animal Relief Area

Secure Walkway

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TSA Pre

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LAX | LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TE R M I N A L 3

TE R M I N A L 2 Air Canada Air China Air New Zealand Avianca

CLE | CLEVELAND HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

TE R M I N A L 1

12

C17

C18

8 4B

Concourse B United United Express

Concourse C United United Express Air Canada

C16

C19

C2 C14

C20

C11

C9

C7

C5

C3

TSA Pre

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C21

TO M B R A D L E Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L TE R M I N A L ANA, Asiana Airlines, EVA AIR Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, THAI, Turkish Airlines

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C22

C10

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D6 60 62 64 66 68A

67A 67B 69A 69B

TE R M I N A L 4

TE R M I N A L 5

80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

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TE R M I N A L 6 United Copa Airlines

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70B 72

75A 75B 77

74 76

TE R M I N A L 7 United United Express

D12 D14

Fourth Floor 37

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35 36

38

45

31

33

Third Floor 27

GUM | GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Satellite 2

21

North Wing

18

16 15

11

54

12

14

Satellite 1

Café

Food Court

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15

17

19 21

4

20 5

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Gates Z11-25 A1-42

Pier A/Z

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Austrian Croatia Airlines EGYPTAIR Ethiopian LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Scandinavian Airlines

B49

B33

B48 B47

B29

B46 T E R M I N A L 2B

A/Z Gates 50-69

Underground Walkway

Arrivals Lounge

B44

B36

B43

B38

T E R M I N A L 5A TERMINAL 3

TE R M I N A L 1 United Aegean Airlines Adria Airways Air Canada Air China ANA Asiana Airlines

B32

Z A/

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Gates C1-C9

B31

TERMINAL 1

Pier A

Pedestrian Tunnel

er

Pier D

LHR | LONDON HEATHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

B27 B47 B46 B26 B48 B28 B45 B23 B25 B42 B44 B24 B22 B43 Pier B B1-B41 B10-B20

Pi

Gates D1-D54

Pi

TE R M I N A L 2

MAIN TERMINAL United

Security Checkpoint 17

51 52

Sky Line Train

Pier E

Some United international flights arrive at Concourse A.

D17

FRA | FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Gates E1-E26

Concourse D United Express

22

34

South Wing

53

Terminals M, B and A

23

47

TERMINAL 1 United Air Canada Air China ANA Air New Zealand Asiana Airlines Austrian EGYPTAIR EVA AIR Lufthansa Scandinavian Airlines Singapore Airlines SWISS THAI Turkish Airlines

D4

D7 D9 D8

D21

TE R M I N A L 8 United United Express

25

32 46

D5

D2

D28

24

26

D11

D10

D3

D25

NRT | TOKYO NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 43 42 44

C4

Underground Tunnel

C27 C26

71A

61 63 65

C6

(Lower Level)

C24

TSA Pre

C8

C29

C23

A18

B42

B39 B41

Singapore Airlines South African Airways SWISS TAP Portugal THAI Turkish Airlines

A5 Transfer to Terminal 3-4-5 is via secure side shuttle bus

A21

T E R M I N A L 2A

TERMINAL 4

Various airlines are moving into new terminals in 2014, check flight information screens or check with your airline for current location

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INFORMATION MAKING YOUR CONNECTING FLIGHT Whether your next flight is on United or one of its Star Alliance partners around the world, you can use the terminal diagrams on pages 126–128 to plan your connection. In addition to gate locations, these maps show ticket counters and interterminal transportation.

Safety & Travel Assistance SAFETY INFORMATION NEED TO KNOW Customer safety is our primary concern. Our flight attendants are trained thoroughly in all safety procedures. But as expert as they are, in the event of an emergency they need help from you, the customer.

You should be aware of the following:

EXIT Location of the nearest emergency exit

The correct procedure for exiting the cabin in an emergency

Where your oxygen mask will appear, how to start the oxygen flow and how to use the mask

Please look carefully at the safety information card located in the seat pocket in front of you

Liquid and solid explosives

Flammable gases and compressed gas

Poisons

Radioactive and magnetic materials, corrosive and oxidizing agents

Smoking is not permitted. Federal law imposes fines of $1,000 for smoking and up to $2,200 for any attempt to disable an aircraft’s smoke detectors. We prohibit the use of electronic simulated smoking devices (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.) on our flights.

NEVER PERMITTED The Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration prohibit hazardous materials in either checked or carry-on baggage.

Substantial fines can be imposed for violations.

It is a violation of federal regulations to drink alcoholic beverages during a flight unless they are served by our personnel.

Also, airlines are forbidden to serve alcoholic beverages to anyone who appears to be intoxicated.

Travel assistance for delayed or canceled flights At United, our priority is safety and keeping an on-time schedule. On occasion, canceling or delaying a flight is the only option to ensure we maintain the highest safety standards.

Flight interruption? We will confirm you on the next United flight with available seats. Kiosks located in the concourse will assist you with information and a boarding pass, and will also help you stand by for an earlier United flight if one is scheduled. If you want to travel standby and aren’t boarded, we will transfer your name to the next United flight to your destination until you are onboard.

What about my bag? Baggage is boarded on the next flight if space is available, which means your bags may arrive before you. If so, United will secure the bag until you claim it. See a baggage claim representative.

What if I have to stay overnight? If a flight is canceled to address a mechanical issue or a similar issue within our control, we will provide

you with a hotel and meal voucher. For uncontrollable events—such as weather—we may be able to help you locate a local hotel at a discounted rate; however, United does not cover hotel or meal expenses in this event.

If we cannot retrieve your checked bag, overnight kits containing toiletries are available. Please see an agent.

What if the reason for my travel no longer exists? If as a result of the delay or cancellation you opt not to travel, call United reservations (1-800-UNITED-1) to learn about your options.

Help us help you stay informed. Sign up for Trip Alert, our messaging service that informs you if your flight is canceled or delayed, at united.com.

At home? Go to united.com for information or to check in and print your boarding pass.

Your safety and satisfaction are important to us. We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Staying Fit IN-FLIGHT FLEXIBILITY Knee Flexion: Lift knee toward chest, decreasing the amount of joint space at the back of the knee. Repeat with other leg.

Dorsiflexion: With heel on floor, point toes upward, decreasing the angle between the foot and the front of the leg. Repeat with other foot.

Eversion: With foot on floor, gently roll the sole of the foot inward. Repeat with other foot.

Knee Extension: Straighten knee, increasing the amount of joint space at the back of the knee to its full range. Repeat with other leg.

Plantar Flexion: Lift heel and keep toes pointed toward the floor, increasing the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg. Repeat with other foot.

Inversion: With foot on floor, gently roll the sole of the foot outward. Repeat with other foot.

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CUSTOMER CARE We are committed to providing quality service, and we want to hear about your travel experience with us. In addition, if you think a certain employee or an action taken on your behalf deserves special recognition, please let us know.

Please give us your comments at united.com/feedback.

Use of personal electronic devices What is the new portable electronic device policy?

Small, lightweight devices may be used on Unitedoperated and United Express flights gate-to-gate, as long as the device is secured and has been switched to airplane mode and/or had the cellular data disabled.

This policy applies to flights operating within the 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

How do devices need to be secured or stowed?

Devices may be held in hand (not left unsecured around the seat) or placed in a garment pocket or in the seatback pocket, as long as the device is less than 2 pounds. Devices weighing more than 2 pounds must be stowed in approved carry-on baggage in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you during take-off, taxi and landing. In an emergency situation, all devices must be turned off and stowed. For international destinations, your flight attendants will advise if it’s necessary to turn off and stow your device.

Are there any exceptions to using personal devices under this new policy?

The captain may request that all devices be fully turned off in certain circumstances, such as for poor visibility landings. Please always listen to and follow crewmember instructions.

Does the new policy allow me to use a small notebook laptop?

No. The new policy does not apply to laptops or DVD players, which may only be used when announced by your flight crew.

Will I be able to use Wi-Fi below 10,000 feet?

Our aircraft equipped with satellite Wi-Fi are currently configured to allow Wi-Fi above 10,000 feet. However, we are exploring options to provide gate-to-gate Wi-Fi in the future.

When can I use in-seat power?

Use of in-seat power is prohibited during taxi, takeoff and landing.

Can I make calls or send text messages?

The use of cellular network services during the flight is not permitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The use of any voice application, such as a Web-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, in connection with or in-flight Wi-Fi service is not permitted.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES PERMITTED

Small, lightweight PEDs (Personal Electronic Devices) may remain on from door closure to landing Cell phones should be in airplane mode or have cellular service disabled

NEVER PERMITTED Radio Receivers and/or transmitters, including AM/FM/SW/CB and Scanners Televisions Remote-controlled toys Personal air purifiers Bluetooth devices

LIMITED PERMISSION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Laptops and DVD players must be stowed in approved carry-on baggage during taxi, takeoff and landing

All devices must be used with sound off or with headsets at all times

Onboard Photo and Video policy United Airlines strives to provide customers with a safe and pleasant travel experience. The use of any device for photography or audio and/or video recording is permitted only for capturing personal events. Any photography or recording of other customers or airline personnel without their express prior consent is strictly prohibited. Any photography (still or video) or recording (audio or video) of airline procedures or aircraft equipment is strictly prohibited, except to the extent prior approval has been specifically granted by United Airlines.

This policy is not a contract and does not create any legal rights or obligations.

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Rechargeable batteries have a risk of overload or fire when not stored properly. Rechargeable batteries should be stored in their electronic devices or properly protected to avoid contact with metal or other batteries during flight.

Advanced mobile phones, PDAs and other personal electronic devices with wireless capabilities may be used in flight when switched to “airplane” mode. A visible airplanedisabled mode should be identifiable and shown to a crew member upon request.

Flight attendants will notify mobile phone and two-way pager users when it is safe to begin placing or receiving phone calls or pages after landing. One-way pagers may be used to receive messages at any time.

PLEASE NOTE Customers may always use any medically prescribed physiological instrument, such as a hearing aid or a pacemaker. On aircraft equipped with in-ear headphones, customers with hearing-assistance devices may request a different headset from a flight attendant.

Passengers are allowed to use non-battery-operated headphones during taxi, takeoff and landing.

The in-seat power system may be used only above 10,000 feet. Use of the system is at your own risk. Do not remove batteries. We are not responsible for loss of data or damage to computer hardware or software.

PLEASE NOTE United strictly prohibits the modification or use of any object or device to alter or limit the functionality, permanently or temporarily, of any aircraft structure, seat assembly, tray table, etc. If you see a customer using any such device or object, please inform United personnel immediately.

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More destinations than any other airline.

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Alliances & Partnerships

GLOBAL REACH. WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION. EXCELLENT TRAVEL SERVICES. United and Star Alliance member airlines provide seamless air travel around the world. Star Alliance is the world’s largest global airline alliance, with more than 18,000 daily flights departing to 1,269 destinations. Customers have access to a comprehensive global network, frequent-flyer travel benefits and worldwide lounge access on all Star Alliance member airlines.

Star Alliance Member Airlines

The Star Alliance network Established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers a worldwide travel network, Star Alliance aims to provide customers with a seamless travel experience across multiple airlines. Today, the Star Alliance network offers more than 18,000 daily flights to 1,269 destinations in 193 countries.

Earn miles and status faster With the largest airline alliance, you can earn MileagePlus award miles almost anywhere in the world you fly. Miles can be earned on most fares on almost any Star Alliance flight and can be credited to your account. Plus, the flight miles will count toward Premier® status.

Earn recognition around the world The more that you fly with United and the Star Alliance airlines, the higher your status can be. MileagePlus Premier status is recognized across the alliance as either Star Alliance Silver or Star Alliance Gold, with travel benefits worldwide. Go to united.com/staralliance for the Star Alliance Silver and Gold status benefits you can receive.

Award travel is now easier With Star Alliance Awards, you can use your MileagePlus award miles for award travel on any Star Alliance carrier worldwide. Or, use them for Star Alliance Upgrade Awards and upgrade to a premium cabin for maximum comfort (available on most Star Alliance airlines).

Other Airline Partners You can earn and/or redeem award miles on many of our other airline partners. See united.com/airlinepartners for specific information about each of our other airline partners.

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Chef’s Corner Steamed Mussels in White Wine Sauce Yields 4 servings Ingredients 2 pounds fresh mussels, cleaned and debearded ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons garlic, minced 2 cups dry white wine Executive Chef Jimmy Canora has been a consulting chef with United for 15 years. Chef Jimmy is currently chef/owner of NYC Culinary Events, which specializes in menu consulting and catering upscale events. He is also corporate consulting chef at The Original Delmonico’s Steakhouse Restaurant in New York where he authored the cookbook, “Dining at Delmonico’s, The Story of America’s Oldest Restaurant.” The original restaurant has been in the same location since 1836. Delmonico’s has a second location in midtown Manhattan.

Directions 1. Use a large, shallow pot with a lid that will fit all of the mussels 2. Sauté the garlic in the olive oil over medium until just lightly golden 3. Immediately add the wine to keep the garlic from browning 4. Add the cleaned mussels and cover with the lid 5. Cook for about three minutes or until the shells open (if necessary, shake the pot gently to help them open)

CHEERS!

Chef's tip If preferred, substitute cherry stone clams for the mussels. Discard any shells that do not open after cooking.

1 ½

tablespoon butter, softened cup flat leaf parsley, chopped Juice of two lemons Salt and pepper, to taste

As soon as the mussels open, remove them from the heat and transfer to a serving platter leaving the liquid in the pot 7. Return the pot to the heat and bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat 8. Swirl in the butter and bring to a boil 9. Add the parsley and lemon juice 10. Season with salt and pepper, to taste 11. Add the liquid to the mussels and serve while hot 6.

Courtesy of Doug Frost, Master Sommelier and Master of Wine

Joseph Mellot Sancerre La Chatellenie 2012 | 2012 in the Loire Valley is a special vintage: yields were brutally low but flavor and intensity increased as if in compensation.

The melon, pear and sweet citrus flavors in this wine would be an excellent accompaniment with the delicacy of the mussels.

You may also view the chef’s recipes by visiting www.hemispheresmagazine.com and downloading the App.

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snacks Pringles® Original Potato Crisps $3.29

Wild Garden® Hummus Dip & Multi Grain Pita Chips $3.99

Sweet & Savory Bistro Blend Trail Mix $4.29

Two Degrees® Fruit & Nut Bars. 2-Pack Box $3.99

Sheila G’s™ Salted Caramel Brownie Brittle $3.99

Haribo® Gold-Bears® Gummi Candy $3.99

snackboxes Savory

Tapas

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Pop Lite Gourmet Popcorn™ | Mediterranean Snacks® Cracked Pepper Lentil Crackers | Smoked Gouda Gourmet Cheese Spread | Hormel® Salami | Cookie | Almonds | Mint

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All day on most North America and Latin America flights (excluding Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela) over 2 hours, and between Guam and Honolulu. All flights accept credit/debit cards only.

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Eat for Good We proudly partner with Feeding AmericaÂŽ and Common Threads to help fight hunger and ensure that children have the confidence to make healthy choices about what they eat.

Learn more at united.com/eatforgood.

Roast beef & cheddar baguette

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breakfast ON MOST MORNING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BETWEEN 5:45 AM AND 9:45 AM

breakfast

lunch & dinner

ON MOST MORNING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BETWEEN 5:45 AM AND 9:45 AM

ON MOST AFTERNOON AND EVENING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BETWEEN 9:45 AM AND 8:00 PM

Turkey & Cheddar Cheese Baguette May be served warm on select aircraft

Baguette with turkey, cheddar cheese and mustard-mayonnaise spread

Two Degrees速 Fruit & Nut Bars 2-Pack Box. All natural, gluten free, vegan, kosher, low sodium and GMO free For every bar you buy, Two Degrees速 gives a meal to a hungry child

$3.99

Morning Energy Selection Hard-cooked egg, cheese, grapes, breakfast roll and almond butter

Artisan Cheese Selection

Contains: Wheat, milk, egg

Three cheese selection with crackers, fruit spread, grapes and chocolate

$8.99

Contains: Milk, wheat, soybean

$7.99

Asian-style Noodle Salad Udon noodles with chicken breast, vegetable julienne, green onion and sesame ginger dressing

Ham & Swiss Baguette May be served warm on select aircraft

Pretzel baguette with ham, Swiss cheese and creamy spread Contains: Wheat, soybean, milk

$8.99

$9.49

Teriyaki Chicken Salad

Chicken Wrap

Teriyaki-glazed chicken, lettuce, cucumber and tomato with mango vinaigrette and a side of pineapple slaw

Tortilla filled with chicken breast, vegetables and creamy sesame ginger sauce, and a side of spicy a誰oli sauce

Contains: Soybean, egg

$8.99

Contains: Wheat, soybean, milk

$9.49

Roast Beef & Cheddar Baguette May be served warm on select aircraft

See detailed ingredient list on the following page.

ON MOST AFTERNOON AND EVENING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BETWEEN 9:45 AM AND 8:00 PM

Contains: Wheat, soybean

Contains: Egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (almond)

$6.99

lunch & dinner

Asiago baguette with roast beef, cheddar cheese and creamy horseradish sauce Contains: Wheat, milk, egg, soybean

$9.49 Available for purchase on flights over 3.5 hours within North America, to Latin America and between Honolulu and Guam. All flights accept credit/debit cards only.

Crispy Chicken Wrap Tortilla filled with breaded chicken, tomato salsa, lettuce and creamy spread Contains: Wheat, milk

$8.99

Chicken & Cheese Baguette May be served warm on select aircraft

Herbed baguette with chicken, cheddar cheese and spicy mayonnaise Contains: Wheat, milk, egg

$8.99 Departing Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador

S E L EC T M A R K E T S

breakfast

lunch & dinner

ON MOST MORNING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BEFORE 9:15 AM (9:45 AM JFK TO/FROM LAX/SFO)

ON MOST AFTERNOON AND EVENING FLIGHTS DEPARTING BETWEEN 9:15 AM AND 8:00 PM (9:45 AM JFK TO/FROM LAX/SFO)

Bistro on Board products may contain food allergens such as milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat or soybean.

Bistro Scramble

Chicken & Asparagus Risotto

Vegetarian Option

Scrambled eggs, potatoes, turkey sausage, asparagus and Swiss cheese

Risotto with creamy wine sauce, chicken breast, asparagus and basil

Gluten Free

Contains: Egg, milk

Contains: Wheat, milk, fish (cod), crustacean shellfish (lobster, shrimp), soybean

$9.99

$9.99

These warm meals are available on most flights between Hawaii and Chicago, Houston, Newark and Washington, D.C., p.s.速 Premium Service between New York JFK, and Los Angeles/San Francisco and between Honolulu and Guam.

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B E V E R AG E S Non-Alcoholic

SUMMER SELECTIONS AUGUST 2014

Complimentary and available on most flights.

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Coca-Cola,® Coke Zero,® Diet Coke®

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Mott’s® Tomato Juice

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Sprite®

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Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix

J

DASANI® Lime Sparkling Water

J

J

DASANI® Bottled Water

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Fresh Product Ingredients

Minute Maid®: Apple Juice, Cranberry Apple Juice Cocktail, Orange Juice

Seagram’s®: Ginger Ale, Seltzer Water, Tonic Water

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Hawaiian Kona Blend Coffee

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Decaffeinated Coffee

J

Hot Tea

AVAIL ABLE ON SELEC T ROU T E S

Cappuccino, Espresso and Specialty Regional Teas are available on select international routes and availability varies according to cabin and destination.

Refer to product label for packaged item ingredients MOR NING ENERG Y SEL EC TION Gruyere Cheese: Pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes; Breakfast Roll: Unbleached wheat flour [wheat flour, ascorbic acid (natural dough conditioner), niacin [Vitamin B-3], iron [ferrous sulphate], thiamin mononitrate [Vitamin B-1], riboflavin [Vitamin B-2], folic acid], filtered water, anti-oxidant containing raisins (raisins, vegetable oil), organic evaporated cane sugar, flax seeds, multigrain mix (cracked wheat, cracked rye, crushed flax seeds, millet meal, cracked triticale, barley grits, sunflower seeds, rolled oats, durum semolina), sunflower seeds, wheat bran, rolled oats, sulfite free apples, yeast, sunflower oil, sea salt, cultured wheat starch, citric acid, amylase (enzyme); Almond butter*, Hard-cooked egg; and Grapes. Contains: Egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (almond)

H A M & S WIS S B AGUE T T E Pretzel Baguette: Wheat flour (malted barley flour, potassium bromate), water, sugar, salt, shortening, yeast, dough conditioner (wheat flour, datem, dextrose, soybean oil, ascorbic acid, I-cysteine, azodicarbonamide, enzymes); Smoked ham: Cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite; Swiss Cheese: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes; Creamy Spread: Cream Cheese (sugar, pasteurized milk, and cream, (trivial source of fat) carob bean gum, salt, artificial color, xanthan gum, artificial flavor); Sour Cream (Grade A cultured cream). Contains: Wheat, soybean, milk

A R TIS A N CHEE SE SEL EC TION

Alcoholic Alcoholic beverages are available on most flights. Complimentary in premium cabins. Priced as shown in economy cabin.

Specialty Cocktail

$9.99

Smoked Gouda Cheese: Pasteurized cultured milk, enzymes, salt, water, sodium phosphate, potassium sorbate (preservative), apo-carotenal (color); Cheddar Cheese: Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto coloring; Gruyere Cheese: Pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes; Apricot Spread: Apricots, sugar, cane sugar, concentrated lemon juice, fruit pectin; Chocolate: Unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, an emulsifier, vanilla; and Olive Oil & Sea Salt Crackers*. Contains: Milk, wheat, soybean

A SIA N-S T Y L E NO ODL E S A L A D

MOS T U. S. M AINL A ND FLIGH T S TO/FROM H AWAII

Trader Vic’s® Mai Tai

Beer Budweiser,® Miller® Lite $6.99 312 Urban Wheat Ale, Heineken® $7.99

Wines (187ml)

$7.99

Chicken Breast: Water, modified corn starch, seasoning (salt, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, thyme, savory), vegetable oil (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), sodium phosphates, chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, corn maltodextrin, cane sugar; Udon Noodle: Wheat flour, sea salt, lemon juice, vinaigrette (sugar, peaches, water, soybean oil, vinegar, sesame oil, lemon juice from concentrate, wheat, soybeans, salt, food starch modified, sesame seeds, ground sesame seeds, natural flavor, granulated garlic, caramel color, spices, cayenne pepper), soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, water, salt), sesame oil; Dressing: Water, sugar, soybean oil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt and less than 0.1% sodium benzoate added as a preservative), rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger (ginger, water, salt, and citric acid), sesame seeds, maltodextrin, modified food starch, salt, garlic, spice, less than 0.1% sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, xantham gum, propylene glycol alginate and calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor; Vegetables: Carrots, zucchini, red wine vinegar, cucumber, red and yellow bell pepper, cilantro, salt and pepper. Contains: Wheat, soybean

House Red and White CHICKEN WR A P

IN T ER N ATION A L & MOS T FLIGH T S T O/FROM H AWAII Not available on intra-Pacific flights

Sparkling Wine T R A NS-PACIFIC FLIGH T S TO/FROM JA PA N

Sake

Premium Wine (375ml)

$15.99

Beverage vouchers may not be used to obtain premium wines AVAIL A BLE IN ECONOM Y C A BINS ON FLIGH T S BE T WEEN T HE UNIT ED S TAT E S A ND EUROPE A ND JFK TO/FROM L A X A ND SFO. J

MURPHY-GOODE Sauvignon Blanc, California

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Meiomi Pinot Noir, Napa Valley, California

Spirits

$7.99

J

Tito’s Handmade VODKA®

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Bacardi® Superior Rum

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Canadian Club® Whisky

J

J

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Dewar’s® “White Label®” Blended Scotch Whisky

Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee Whiskey Jim Beam® Devil's Cut® Bourbon Whiskey

Premium Spirits & Liqueurs J

Courvoisier® VSOP Fine Champagne Cognac

J

J

$8.99

Grand Marnier®

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DISARONNO® Amaretto*

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BIS T RO S CR A MBL E Eggs: Heavy cream, butter, salt and white pepper; Shredded Swiss Cheese: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes; Turkey Sausage: Turkey, water, contains 2% or less: potassium lactate, salt, spices, sodium phosphate, dextrose, sugar, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, BHT, citric acid, caramel color; Potatoes (potatoes, olive oil, salt and white pepper); Asparagus: (asparagus, olive oil, salt and black pepper). Contains: Egg, milk

CHICKEN A ND A SPA R AGUS RIS OT TO

Bombay Sapphire® Dry Gin

Risotto: Cooked parboiled rice, water, white wine (contains sulfites), white wine base (white wine concentrate, maltodextrin), modified corn starch, bleached enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, sugar, salt, autolyzed yeast extracts, nonfat dry milk, fish extract powder (dehydrated fish extract and maltodextrin), natural and artificial wine flavor (maltodextrin, modified food starch, autolyzed yeast extract, sherry wine concentrate, corn syrup solids, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent)), dehydrated shallots, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, caramel color, disodium inosinate and guanylate, less than 2% canola oil and silicon dioxide as anticaking agents), cream powder (cream, natural cream flavor, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, microcrystalline cellulose, mono and diglycerides, sodium phosphate), shellfish base (salt, shellfish (clam, lobster and shrimp with juices), cooked fish (cod), butter (milk), dehydrated potato, dextrose, sugar, flavorings (including onion powder, garlic powder), canola oil, tomato paste, olive oil, hydrolyzed soy protein, shrimp extract, lobster extract, yeast extract, corn maltodextrin, natural flavors, mushroom extract, paprika, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, potassium sorbate (preservative), oleoresin of black pepper), sugar, salt, modified corn starch, seasoning sauce (caramel, vegetable base (water, carrots, onions, celery, parsnips, turnips, salt, parsley, spices), sodium benzoate (less than 0.1 of 1% to preserve freshness), and sulfiHng agents), white pepper; Chicken Breast: Water, modified corn starch, seasoning (salt, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, thyme, savory), vegetable oil (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), sodium phosphates, chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, corn maltodextrin, cane); Asparagus (olive oil, salt, white pepper), Basil. Contains: Wheat, milk, fish (cod), crustacean shellfish (lobster, shrimp), soybean

Crown Royal® Canadian Whisky

*Also available in domestic premium cabins Alcohol may be served to customers over 21 only.

We are proud to recycle aluminum cans, newspapers and plastic bottles on eligible flights.

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ROA S T BEEF A ND CHEDDA R BAGUE T T E Asiago Baguette: Wheat flour (malted barley flour, potassium bromate), water, sugar, salt, shortening, yeast, dough conditioner (wheat flour, datem, dextrose, soybean oil, ascorbic acid, I-cysteine, azaodicaronamide, enzymes), Asiago cheese (pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent), calcium; Roast Beef: Beef sirloin, kosher salt, black pepper; Cheddar Cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto coloring; Creamy Horseradish Sauce: Mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice, calcium disodium EDTA used to protect quality, natural flavors and horseradish. Contains: Wheat, soybean, milk

Baileys® Irish Cream

MOS T IN T ER N ATION A L FLIGH T S J

Chicken Breast: Water, modified corn starch, seasoning (salt, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, thyme, savory), vegetable oil (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), sodium phosphates, chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, corn maltodextrin, cane sugar, chicken fat, dried onion, natural flavor, turmeric) salt, corn maltodextrin, caramel color; Tortilla: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (interesterfied soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), contains less than 2% of each of the following; oat fiber, salt, wheat flour, baking powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium carbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), calcium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), fumaric acid, sugar, distilled monoglycerides, cellulose gum, inactive yeast, guar gum, soy lecithin, maltodextrin, carrageenan, L-cysteine; Creamy Sesame Ginger Sauce: Water, sugar, soybean oil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt and less than 0.1% sodium benzoate added as a preservative), rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger (ginger, water, salt, citric acid), sesame seeds, maltodextrin, modified food starch, salt, garlic, spice, less than 0.1% sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, xantham gum, propylene glycol alginate and calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, cream cheese (milk, cream and stabilizers); Carrots, Red and Yellow Bell Pepper and Romaine Lettuce. *Spicy aïoli sauce packet. Contains: Wheat, soybean, milk

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