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A lakeside cottage in Ontario available through Stay One Degree It’s been almost a year since the UK first went into lockdown and life as we knew it changed, in some ways, forever. A couple of weeks in, billionaire business magnate David Geffen shared on Instagram that he was ‘isolating in the Grenadines avoiding the virus’, aboard his $590m superyacht, Rising Sun, which suggested life as Geffen knew it hadn’t actually changed an awful lot. The post was attacked as ‘tone deaf’ and very quickly deleted. Others, like Demi Moore, whose remote and luxurious Idaho home had 'self-isola...

Gearing up for warmer weather: Here’s where to find bikes, bike racks Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 This file photo shows bicycles at a local Staten Island bike shop, Bennett's Bicycles in Castleton Corners. (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It may still be winter, but it’s never too early to think about warmer weather and outdoor activities. If you’re thinking about buying a bicycle, now is the best time to start looking. When the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shuttered businesses and activities across the U...

What It Was Really Like As A Medic In The Vietnam War Public Domain By Natasha Lavender/Jan. 27, 2021 3:32 pm EDT The Vietnam War has become infamous for the brutal battles fought and lost in the impenetrable heat and claustrophobic thickness of the jungle. Following American soldiers into the line of fire, hoping to prevent them from becoming yet more casualties, were their medics. Medics trained alongside other troops, but their job in the field was to patch up their comrades when the bullet, grenade, or shell with their name on it found its target. Without body armor or e...

  VANCOUVER -- Four people are displaced and two dogs are missing after flames broke out in a Langley home in the early hours of Boxing Day.  Firefighters are describing a dramatic scene in which a man escaped the fire through his bedroom window.  “Given the amount of fire in the house, it is extremely fortunate to have no casualties,” said assistant fire chief Andy Hewiston of the Township of Langley Fire Department.  “The fire was through the roof by the time crews got on scene,” he said.  Kim Lennon, 61, said she was sleeping in the home before she awoke to the sound of ...

17 December 2020 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has taken a stake in home rental company Stay One Degree in a funding round. The UK and Hong Kong based company has achieved strong growth since its launch in 2018, and now offers a collection of more than 3,500 homes in over 250 destinations to members in over 70 countries. The funding round was led by a strategic investment from Mandarin Oriental and will enable Stay One Degree to accelerate the expansion of its global portfolio of exceptional luxury homes and move into new underpenetrated markets.  Stay One Degree and Mandarin Oriental wil...