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How can we achieve social integration in cities?
In the recently posted talk by Eduardo Paes, which seems to be controversial in how it represents the quality of life in Rio DeJaneiro, the mayor of that city identifies as his third commandment that cities be socially integrated.
What does social integration mean to you in terms of how the residents of cities should be connected to each other and what are the best means we have of achieving such integration?
Examples of practical strategies that have worked in real cities would be very instructive. As the comments on the talk already provide a forum for discussing the accuracy of the mayor's depiction of his city, it would be wonderful if the discussion here could focus rather on the specific issue of promising strategies for social integration.
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R BMay 4 2012: Thinking of Cities as homogenous groups of people with a singular identity is misguided IMO. We live in communities within cities because we are comfortable there, sharing perceived cultural, economic, and societal mores/values with those in said community. This will never change nor should it as it is IMO a natural product of being human. Because of this, govt policy that is shaped under the parental notion of forcing differing communities together artificially is flat out wrong - simply put, not everyone wants to mingle with the rest of the city. The key to social integration in cities IMO is simple - Let the citizenry choose how, when and on what terms to integrate by creating the environment for integration to occur naturally - by building the environment & infrastructure that allows for easy & efficient travel within the city's smaller communities etc. Effective govt policy on infrastructure will also grow economic integration as well helping to uplift poorer communities and or escape them. Push for govt policy that focuses on infrastructure and allow for natural integration to grow on the individual's/communities terms.
R BMay 5 2012: I think most anything that has perceived value (monetary, service, entertainment etc) to the individuals within communities is key to engaging and bringing them together. The challenge would be that we all value varied opportunities differently so what motivates people are often specific to their community and individual, thus a varied approach is required. Infrastructure (roads, transit, walk ways etc.) are a given - in order to foster integration, communities must be mobile. I believe that economic growth and uplift is a great integrator. Govt policy that drives a robust pro-business/small business sector drives a positive relationship that opens up communities to each other via commerce and employment. Open space markets/farmers markets are a great example of this tieing together infrastructure, commerce, convenience value to multiple communities that are otherwise food-barren in many respects and in the process integration occurs. In this single example, value exists in different ways (cost,convenience,entertainment etc.) to thousands of patrons who perceive it differently - integration is the natural byproduct. Another opportunity could look like subsidized entertainment services tied into mid-lying open spaces bring integration through perceived value of free entertainment ie: saturday movie under the stars, weekend out door music concerts, (TED TALKS!) festivals, plays, exhibits, sports etc. All of these can be subsidized through local gov't and be offered free or for a small fee. People from surrounding communities gather for the free service/entertainment, maybe buy a hotdog or popcorn and a coke from a small business vendor before the show - natural integration on the community/individual's terms.
R BMay 7 2012: Another low hanging fruit is IMO education - in this example professional/trades schools. Something we do here in New Mexico is an almost free (not totally - ie: books, housing, food etc are not covered) 4 year (8 semesters) education or equivalent trades school program for New Mexico residents that graduated from NM and carry a 2.5GPA or better and were born after 1978 (too bad for me - born in 77 :D ). This is the type of socialized program IMO that benefits society, preparing the future for success, and to succeed on its own, without the need for gov't handouts to prop them up. From a city POV (state too), this is an investment in our futures, building into it an incentive to keep the bright young minds and their families etc here in our own cities, not telling them to go else where. This also increases the cumulative knowledge base, level of education and understanding of our cities and having a broader view & understanding of the world IMO is a fundamental glue that can hold a city together, and celebrate its diversity and variety. With education can come a shift in values which opens up the individual to the value of integration and an integrated community - Naturally occurring integration where the individual chooses to integrate based on their value system.
May 7 2012: The community colleges also can offer a great deal in this regard and serve a satisfying diversity of learners. Communities of practice can as well, in which mentoring as well as collaborative learning take place in the context of learning a trade or craft or performance skill. Brazilian samba schools are sometimes put forward as a model of community-making practice..
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Barley should be relatively easy to find....its called "cebada" and there is common drink made out of it.
Wheat is easy
Most of the time, you will find it in any public market. The one time I didn't find in Estelí the person I talked to explained that the shipment from Canada had been delayed. Wheat can be grown/is grown in Nicaragua but apparently it is better financially to grow beans and corn on the land and import wheat.
I have looked for but never found barley. Buckwheat and quinoa are also on my looked for but never found list.
Try milo/milon as a barley substitute
I have gotten barley flour for the drink someone else mentioned. I think I've also gotten pearled barley once. Will check the market once I've gotten all the regalos distributed and the dog back from boarding.
Milo is quite high in protein (15%, on par with most wheat), and grows well in the dry season.
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Like IDKK said Barley is Cebada. The Mercado in Rivas has it, probably in lb or 1/2 lb bags.... but you might have to go "inside the market. In Managua you can get it cheapest in Bulk at Mercado Mayoreo


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The restaurant chain signs the legendary soccer player as a 'famous fan," hoping to add customers beyond the US.
Subway Restaurants has rapidly expanded in part due to its savvy marketing, tapping sports icons and its most famous poster boy, Jared, who lost more than 200 pounds by eating the chain's foods.
Now, Subway is hoping Pele, one of the world's most venerated soccer players, will help boost its appeal not only in the U.S. but at its global locations.
Pele will appear in TV and print ads as a "famous fan," a role held by other sports icons such as swimmer Michael Phelps, speed skater Apolo Ohno and gymnast Nastia Liukin. The multiyear agreement comes as Pele's native Brazil prepares to host the 2014 Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
For Subway, big business is on the line, given that Brazil is one of the company's fastest-growing markets, chief marketing officer Tony Pace told MSN moneyNOW. Subway currently operates 1,182 stores in Brazil, which Pace joked would reach 1,200 with the Pele announcement. The company declined to disclose the dollar amount of the marketing deal.(Jared Fogle will remain Subway's "most famous fan," Pace notes.)
"Our team in Latin America is doing a great job, and that area is growing," Pace says. "Pele resonates there, and clearly in the U.S., given the demographic trends, the Latino market is incredibly important."
Marketers spent $7.9 billion trying to reach U.S. Hispanics last year, more than triple the $2.8 billion spent in 2003, according to Advertising Age.
Among the biggest advertisers are some of Subway's rivals, including McDonald's (MCD) and Burger King (BKW), which spent $107.7 million and $34.2 million, respectively, on Hispanic marketing last year. (Subway didn't rank on Advertising Age's list of the top 50 marketers to U.S. Hispanics.)
Hispanics make up 15% of visitors to Subway, according to data provided to MSN moneyNOW by market researcher Placed. But they're also 7% less likely to visit a Subway than the average U.S. consumer, the group found.
Subway is banking on Pele's popularity with a broader audience. Pace notes that the sports icon is a favorite of fans across the world.
"There are lots of players who are the best on their team and wear No. 10," Pele's number when he played with the Cosmos, Pace says. "That's a tip of the cap to Pele, whether they are soccer fans in Europe or Asia."
Pele's ads will air in markets around the world, Pace says. What's the soccer legend's favorite sandwich? Subway says it's tuna on Italian bread, with lettuce and salt and pepper.
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Speaking of doing things in full view of an audience and harkening back to musical theatre being the step-brother to classical music, I was conducting A Little Night Music at Oberlin and couldn't find a harpist willing to do the show. Finally, I got one but she told me she had a rehearsal scheduled during one of the performances. I told her it was fine without getting more details, because I was so happy to have anyone willing to play.
To set up this image, let me also tell you that Oberlin had no interest in musical theatre and would only allow us to do musicals in a room at the student union. That's right, there was no stage on the entire campus that we could use for one weekend... even though tuition in the '80's was $20,000. (Still annoyed? Yes, sir.) So, during these full musical productions, the audience would be on one side of the room and the performers and full orchestra on the other. There was no pit. And there was no entrance/exit for the performers, just the main doors to the room. So, in the middle of Act Two, the harpist for A Little Night Music indeed had another rehearsal and had to leave. AKA, she had to walk out the main doors in front of the entire audience... while wheeling her harp! No, not while carrying her tiny flute case. Once again, during a scene. While wheeling her harp.
We also talked about the arbitrariness of getting music director work on Broadway. Marzullo had met Stephen Flaherty a few times, and one night Marzullo decided to go out and ran into Stephen. They chitty-chatted and Flaherty asked him what he was up to. Marzullo told him he was working as a pianist on Broadway but was interested in new projects and Stephen told him that he and his writing partner Lynn Ahrens just lost their music director for the reading of a new musical they were doing. Marzullo wound up doing it, and the show went to Off-Broadway and then to Broadway! He told us how arbitrary it was because he almost didn't go out that night and if he hadn't, he never would have wound up music directing the fantastic Once On This Island. Watch the fabulous performance the show did on the Tony Awards featuring the brilliant Lillias White and LaChanze.
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More than 200 people came to a vigil for Jeff Malecha on Wednesday evening, March 24.
The vigil was held near St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Colonial Beach, across the street from the Espresso Station coffee shop. Father Ron Okrasinski, rector of St. Mary's, spoke at the vigil.
He told those assembled that the shop was Jeff Malecha's dream and that it should be their dream. The shop was a gathering place for Colonial Beach residents; it was reminiscent of the old country store where residents could gather for food, coffee and a chance to catch up with neighbors.
One resident said the gathering was very touching: "Looking around you realize that you know everyone there."
Father Ron read this poem to the crowd of supporters for the Malecha family.
Smile because he lived
You can shed tears because he is gone.
Or you can smile because he lived.
You can close your eyes and pray he will come back.
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him.
Or it can be full of love that you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday.
Or you can live for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he is gone.
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind and be empty and turn back.
Or you can do what he would want, you can smile, open your eyes because love goes on.


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Capitol View Commentary: Friday, June 28, 2013
By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice President, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
June 28, 2013
As the song goes…summertime and the living is easy.
Well, not this week.
It seems to happen at the end of every June. The Supreme Court ends its term by releasing a number of decisions that rock our world in this country both legally and politically. Last year, it was the ruling on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). This year's its twin decisions on same-sex marriage and three other verdicts on voting rights, voter registration and racial preferences in college admissions.
Strangely, none of them will immediately impact Tennessee, but the decisions are likely to reignite the debate in the Volunteer State (and in Congress and across the country) over what happens next. The Supreme Court did not resolve these matters and left the next steps in the various cases to the lower courts, Congress or federal agencies to resolve how to interpret what was decided, which, of course, could lead to more litigation going back to the High Court to further clarify (or change).
It could be the same-sex marriage decisions will one day be looked back on like Brown v. The Board of Education or Baker v. Carr in terms of their long term impacts on civil rights. But the full extent of gay couples' rights to federal or other benefits (especially in states such as Tennessee which still prohibits gay marriage by law and constitutional amendment) remains unclear. What is clear that the culture wars on all these issues (especially those where Congress is being invited to get involved again such as the Voting Rights Act) will rage even hotter than ever in the months to come.
And already the debate likely begins. THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS (June 27) reports that the small city of Collegedale in Hamilton County "is poised to become the first Tennessee city to extend employee benefits to (same-sex) domestic partners. This effort began before the Supreme Court ruling came down but you can be sure there will other efforts coming in and around the state. You also might wonder if state lawmakers will use the state's powers over local government to prohibit municipalities or counties from being able to grant such benefits. I'd bet money such bills will be in the hopper at the State Capitol soon.
This is a week of change in Tennessee….at least in how the Governor's office is staffed.
Since Governor Lamar Alexander's first term in the late 1970s, the top aide to the Governor has been called the Deputy Governor. Now in an effort to "make Tennessee the best managed state in the nation," current Governor Bill Haslam is discontinuing that position (with the retirement of Claude Ramsey) and naming a former top IBM official, Greg Adams, to be Tennessee's first Chief Operating Officer.
The Governor says this move will help him meet his goal "to serve Tennessee taxpayers in the most efficient and effective way" through the various state agencies. It's not clear exactly how that will mesh with the various state commissioners whose high-paying jobs you'd think would already have that same goal of providing effectiveness and efficiency. But clearly, it's the Governor's prerogative on how to organize and staff his executive office and the departments.
Already it appears the new COO might have a job for himself when he comes on board in July. It's to help out with in the seemingly never-ending legal dispute the Department of Children's Services has with several media organizations about the court-ordered release of records and other information regarding children who died or nearly died (and that number continues to grow) under state supervision.
While providing some information as ordered by Nashville Chancellor Carol McCoy, apparently someone in state government is removing information in other documents that is beyond what the judge ordered. According to an on-line TENNESSEEAN article (June 26), Judge McCoy says her "confidence was shaken" by DCS' actions and "asked specifically for the person responsible for misinterpreting her court order, saying she did not consider contempt of court actions lightly." Quoting the Judge directly: "You find this court a commissioner or assistant commissioner, someone big enough to tell me they are the one who didn't follow the order…I need the name of the person responsible…someone who needs to sit in the pokey." I think that means jail.
According to THE TENNESSEAN article, Judge McCoy says she will not hesitate to hold DCS officials in contempt of court if they don't follow the court order. It sounds to me if the state wants to be most "effective and efficient" in this matter, following what the judge says is the best course of action…and quickly. Oh, and one other suggestion to the new and the state's first COO, it's usually not very effective or efficient to stay in fights with folks (the media) who have unlimited column inches, air time and bytes on-line to do their jobs reporting about state government.
Welcome back to Tennessee and Nashville, Mr. Adams. I think you may find government from time to time has a different way of measuring effectiveness and efficiency than they do in the private sector. Thank you for your willingness to serve the people of Tennessee.
By the way, Governor Haslam and the state did win a round in court this week. Nashville Circuit Judge Amanda McClendon lifted an injunction stopping the layoffs of approximately 200 state workers. According to a TENNESSEEAN on-line article (June 24) she ruled there was "little evidence…the administration broke state law" in how it is handling the matter.
And here's more good news you can bet the Haslam administration will be touting. An analysis by THE NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL (and its sister publication in Memphis, June 28) says based on "seasonally adjusted data" regarding private-sector employment levels compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Governor Haslam and his administration rank 4th in the nation for job growth (behind North Dakota, Texas and Utah).
Even with school out for the summer on vacation, the feud between the Haslam administration and some teachers across the state continues. The latest spat surrounds the State Board of Education approving a new minimum salary schedule that greatly lessens years of experience and advanced degrees in how pay increases are handed out. That includes the annual step raises given educators in their early years on the job.
Those who oppose the plan say step raises will decrease from 21 to 4 and remove incentives for post master's training or doctoral degrees. They fear it will drive good teachers away from Tennessee.
The Governor (CHATTANNOGA TIMES FREE PRESS June 21) says "nobody is going backward (in pay). State law doesn't allow that. What it's trying to do is to let local education authorities make the decision if they want to have a differentiated pay structure." The Governor adds in the past pay increases "have all been "dependent on things statistics (show) don't make much difference (in student achievement)—having graduate degrees and things like that."
For now, the Governor is winning the argument. That will continue despite state legislative Democrats joining teachers in making complaints. It's like the weather. About all they can do is complain. Things will only change if the teachers (TEA) and the Democrats start winning statewide and legislative elections.
But opponents aren't quitting. THE TENNESSEAN reports (June 28) there is a social media on-line effort to mount a public petition drive "asking for the ouster of State Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman." The paper says it hasn't been able to learn exactly what group or persons are behind the effort. But the article says two Facebook pages have been created and a Change.org petition posted that had about 700 signatures on mid-Friday afternoon. The Facebook pages had over 300 and 600 likes respectively.
By the way, I suspect all parties are happy to see the state's student test scores continue to rise, if slowly. Everyone knew it would be tough meeting the new higher (national) standards we moved to a couple of years ago. Now there's even a fight about that or at least questions among some GOP lawmakers about our "Common Core" standards. Bickering over schools…I guess it's not just for recess anymore and likely continue even as classes resume across the state in about another month or so.
I am not sure this is completely "new" news, but there is organized opposition forming to the city's proposed AMP project.
BRT Concerns, Inc. is the name of the group with www.StopAMP.org their web site address. The three spokespersons for the group are Vanderbilt professor Malcolm Getz, civic activist Diane Neal and businessman Rick Williams. I am also told to expect yards signs to stop popping up along the planned route most likely I'd guess in West Nashville.
While the focus for MTA and other Metro leaders pushing the AMP project is now to get federal approval (and tens of millions of dollars) to build the project, there continue to be issues raised by those attending public information forums such as the one held last night (June 27) by State Representative Brenda Gilmore. They say they support the AMP but they want the route built along Charlotte Avenue to better serve poor neighborhoods such as North Nashville.
But AMP supporters say West End has the better density to support the route and it might not get federal approval if AMP is placed somewhere else. And without federal approval, AMP will not happen.
As we speculated it might in last week's column, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker's amendment to the comprehensive immigration bill (to strengthen border security and enforcement) seems to have played a major role in getting that measure passed in the upper chamber. It gained final Senate approval Thursday (June 27) 68-32 with 14 GOP Senators joining all the Democrats in voting yes.
It's a development that would not have seemed possible a few months ago or before last year's elections. Senator Corker is being sharply criticized by some conservative right wing elements of the Republican Party and by Tea Party supporters. That goes for Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander too who also voted for the amendment and the bill.
Supporters of the bill had hoped the significant bi-partisan vote for the measure would spur the House of Representatives to go along. That's not likely at all. Speaker John Boehner says the House will draft its own bill, and I suspect a majority of Tennessee's delegation will not support the Senate bill either. In fact, GOP Congressman Marsha Blackman says the Senate proposal is "dead on arrival" in her view. Given the divisions among House GOP members and its leadership it will be interesting to see just what kind of immigration bill can be pulled together and approved in the lower chamber.
But after his success on immigration, Senator Corker seems to be moving to his next legislative priority introducing a bi-partisan bill to modernize and reform the nation's housing finance system. It's an issue Corker has been working on for several years, much as Senator Alexander has been involved in increased criticism of President Barack Obama's out of session appointments to the National Labor Relations Board along with other federal boards and agencies.
Concerning the NLRB, the senior Senator got some good news a few days ago when the High Court announced it would take up a case challenging the President's powers to make appointments when the Senate is out of session. It's a presidential power used much more frequently by President Obama's predecessors than he has done. But as in all things in Washington these days, the partisan divide has sparked more controversy in recent months about how this power is rightly used, especially since there appear to be two conflicting decisions rendered by different appeals courts. And so the High Court will take up the matter next term.
Tennessee Speaker of the House Beth Harwell is my INSIDE POLITICS guest this weekend. We'll get her take on the recently concluded session of the General Assembly (April) to compare and contrast with what we heard from her Senate counterpart, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. He was on the show a couple of weeks ago.
We'll talk about the so-called spat she and the Lt Governor and both houses of the General Assembly had between each other in the final days and hours of the session. We'll also talk with her about the other issues and controversies now rumbling around in state government which we've mentioned earlier in this column and/or in other columns in the last several weeks.
We'll also take a look ahead at what's likely to happen or not happen when lawmakers return to the Hill in January of next year. That includes the recently announced retirement of one of the state's Supreme Court justices at a time (beginning July 1) when there is no legal way for the governor or anyone to fill such vacancies because lawmakers fail to approve a continuation of the current system or a new one before the split town in the spring.
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I admit I am old-fashioned.
Ever since I was a little boy, I have loved to get up each day, fetch the morning paper and read it over my breakfast cereal. In recent years my ritual has also included reading THE WALL STREET JOURNAL where my daughter Kelly's by-line occurs from time to time. Of course, I am thrilled when she has an article in that national publication.
But I must say the return of columnist Gail Kerr to THE TENNESSEAN last Wednesday morning was of particular excitement to me as well. I admire the courage and tenacity she has shown in confronting and defeating her recent health challenges. They have been much more serious than mine and I find the pluck and honesty in her writing inspiring to me in my own challenges as I observe one year today (June 28) from when I suffered my stroke.
Gail has been a dear friend for many years dating from when we competed as reporters at the Metro Courthouse; from when she and I worked together in the annual Gridiron show and; from when I was Mayor Fulton's press secretary and she was a reporter doing her job asking me tough questions.
But as successful as she was as a reporter and later city editor at the paper, Gail was born to be a columnist…and to be a columnist in her hometown of Nashville. As another home grown product, I can appreciate that there is something about being born and raised in this city that gives you insights about what this place is all about from Antioch to Belle Meade, from Joelton toa Goodlettsville, from Donelson to Bellevue. Its' things you can't fully learn when you move here.
I so look forward to reading her column again several times each week. I hope she's back with us for many years to come. It helps my Whole Grain Honey Nut Cheerios go down a little better each morning just knowing she's well and back on the job.
I wrote way too much about my stroke recovery last week, so I won't repeat that in this column. But let me add, I did spend time today on the one-year anniversary of my illness, sending e-mails and Facebook messages thanking my care providers and all my family and friends, telling them how much I still (and will forever) appreciate their love and support these last 12 months. That goes for the readers of this column as well.
Friday afternoon I got a strong reminder of why it is so important I follow the strange and narrow and continue with exercise and the other positive lifestyles I've made. I spent the very hour of my one-year anniversary at a funeral Mass for a former co-worker who died suddenly this week of a massive stroke.
I'll probably have more reflections to share next week.
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The Alternatives to SF6 for Magnesium Melt Protection brochure, published in Chinese, English, and Japanese language versions, was first introduced to the industry and public at the 63rd Annual World Magnesium Conference in Beijing, China on May 21, 2006. EPA collaborated with the International Magnesium Association (IMA), China Magnesium Association (CMA), and Japan Magnesium Association (JMA) to write and publish this technical brochure discussing climate-friendly magnesium melt protection technologies.
Characterization of Cover Gas Emissions from U.S. Magnesium Die Casting (PDF 626 KB)
This study of magnesium cover gas technologies and emissions to air is a product of the Australian / U.S. Climate Action Partnership. One of EPA's magnesium die casting partner companies, Intermet, graciously hosted the production scale study at its Hannibal and Palmyra, Missouri sites in October 2003. Magnesium industry suppliers, Advanced Magnesium Technologies, the Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metal Manufacturing (CAST), and 3M™, contributed to the success of the project by providing cover gases and sharing their technical expertise.
Measured SF6 Emissions From Magnesium Die Casting Operations
by S. Bartos, J. Marks, R. Kantamaneni, and C. Laush (PDF 174 KB)
This paper was presented at The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society's (TMS) 132nd Annual Conference, held in San Diego, California in March of 2003. The paper describes a study conducted at Product Technologies, one of EPA's magnesium die casting partners, to measure SF6 degradation and by-products in typical hot-chambered die casting equipment.
The International Program to Identify Alternatives to SF6 for Magnesium Melt Protection (PDF 2.2 MB)
November 2002. Presentation by James Hillis, Noranda Magnesium.
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Additional publications may be accessed by visiting the Partnership's Documents, Tools, and Resources web-page.
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Chrysler Group's ultimate family vehicle, Chrysler Town & Country, ranks highest among minivans for the third time in four years in the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Initial Quality Study(SM) (IQS). Surveyed owners also place the Dodge Challenger at the top of the Midsize Sporty Car segment for initial quality.
IQS is based on responses from more than 86,000 owners of new 2014 model-year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. The study asks customers to identify issues with their vehicles' design, as well as defects.
"This is the third time in four years that Chrysler Town & Country leads the Minivan segment in this quality survey," said Doug Betts, Senior Vice President – Quality, Chrysler Group LLC. "It reflects the commitment of employees who develop, build and test these vehicles and their recognition that every employee has a role in continually improving the quality of our products."
The Chrysler Town & Country was significantly updated for the 2011 model year and previously achieved the highest IQS ranking among minivans in 2011 and 2013.
Challenger was updated for 2011 model year and also led its segment for initial quality that year.
"While the Dodge Challenger's legendary performance and style initially attracts shoppers to the car, its quality has a direct impact on loyalty and owners' willingness to recommend Dodge to their friends and family," Betts added. "Challenger buyers happen to be some of our most passionate and enthusiastic owners so this is a significant benefit to the brand."
The 2014 Ram 1500 and Dodge Grand Caravan also performed well in the IQS study, ranking among the top three vehicles in the Large Light Duty Pickup and Minivan segments.
The IQS study, now in its 28th year, is based on a 233-question survey conducted between February and May 2014.
Chrysler Town & Country
The 2014 Chrysler Town & Country minivan is celebrating its 30th anniversary as one of the leading innovators in the segment it created back in late 1983. The world-class interior of the Chrysler Town & Country minivan is beautifully crafted with high-quality materials that are soft to the touch, and offers tech-savvy entertainment features and smart storage and seating options including Stow 'n Go® seating with one-touch fold-down function, class-exclusive dual Blu-ray DVD entertainment system, navigation and SIRIUSXM satellite radio with Travel Link making the Chrysler Town & Country the ultimate family vehicle. A 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine produces a best-in-class 283 horsepower and is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with a fuel economizer mode delivering up to 25 miles per gallon highway.
Dodge Challenger
With record sales levels since the reintroduction of the Challenger in 2008, the Dodge brand's performance icon continues to deliver exactly what muscle car enthusiasts want – a powerful and efficient engine lineup, iconic muscle-car design with numerous personalization packages. The 2014 Dodge Challenger combines world-class ride, refinement and braking performance with more power and a track-tuned suspension to deliver a thrilling driving experience. With its award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine producing 305 horsepower and an impressive 25 mpg highway, the Dodge Challenger is the most powerful, refined and technologically advanced entry-level Challenger ever. And now with the return of "Scat Package" performance stage kits, plus the enthusiast-demanded Shaker performance hood with its HEMI® V-8 engine-mounted, fully floating scoop and exposed high-flow element for cold-air induction – the new 2014 Challenger R/T Shaker delivers up to 375 horsepower, performance and even more heritage-inspired style for the most hardcore Dodge enthusiasts.
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Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., Chrysler Group's product lineup features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including the Chrysler 300 and Town & Country, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Dart, Ram 1500, Dodge Viper SRT and Fiat 500. Fiat contributes world-class technology, platforms and powertrains for small- and medium-size cars, allowing Chrysler Group to offer an expanded product line including environmentally friendly vehicles.
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"Someone once asked me if I'm promoting a certain 'lifestyle' in my shows," Adam Lambert told fans at his gig here last night. It was near the end of the event, but liveliness levels in the Star Theatre @ The Star Performing Arts Centre remained sky-high.
"I said the only lifestyle I'm promoting is one of love, friendship, joy, music and fashion. And if anyone wants to come and be a part of this lifestyle, well, we accept everybody!" A clear, strong message to those who've ever discriminated against the singer's sexuality (which, judging by the number of euphoric fan girls, is clearly not an issue!).
Recent controversies aside, Adam's first full Singapore showcase proved to be a stunning and smooth-sailing affair – no unexpected technical glitches, no weird sound system mess-ups, and as far as we heard, not even off-key moments from the talented rocker.
Vivid lights, intense music and nimble backup dancers signaled the start of the two-hour event. 4,500 Glamberts immediately erupted into earth-shattering cheers the moment their Idol emerged, decked in sheening sapphire (seriously, who else could pull that look off?).
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(FRANKFORT, KY.) -- The Kentucky State Police (KSP) released part-one of a three-part documentary spotlighting the agency's rich history. In preparation for their 65th Anniversary celebration slated for later this summer, KSP is piecing together archived video footage, photos and tributes to show how they have progressed through the years. This segment is part of the monthly 'KSP TV' programming produced by the Public Affairs Branch. KSP TV consists of short films in documentary style format that highlight the inner workings of the agency.
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USU football: Utah State overcame years of futility to get to this point
By Kurt Kragthorpe
The Salt Lake TribuneFirst published Dec 10 2012 01:25PM
Logan • As the football victories kept coming this season, fans eagerly greeted Utah State athletic director Scott Barnes, reminding him about all those past defeats.
The Aggie followers emphasized "how they long they've suffered," Barnes said. "They take great pride in making sure I understand that they stuck with us for that long."
Until last season's breakthrough with a 7-6 record and a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl bid, the 30-year summary of Aggie football was dark and cloudy with occasionally severe losing streaks and intermittent winning.
Now that USU is ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25 with a school-record 10 wins, longtime fans appreciate this newfound success and outsiders wonder how it happened. How could a football program that Sports Illustrated ranked as the worst in the country in advance of the 2003 season (and that was before things really went bad) somehow right itself, becoming respected nationally and revered locally?
Stew Morrill knows the answer — and it goes beyond coaching, which in no sense diminishes the performance of Gary Andersen.
In his first 10 years after becoming USU's basketball coach in 1998, while working for four athletic directors, Morrill witnessed three previous Aggie football coaches being hired and fired.
"Gary has done a fabulous job," Morrill said, "but he was also given more opportunities than those before him. I used to just shake my head at the facilities football had when I got here, and for a long time after that."
It's different now, thanks to construction projects and budget increases that reflect the school's commitment, resulting in a Western Athletic Conference championship. "It doesn't mean you're going to win … it means you've got a chance," Morrill said.
That's all Andersen wanted. During interviews in December 2008, Andersen sold USU president Stan L. Albrecht and Barnes on his plan to build a program. In turn, as a Utah assistant who had coached in 10 consecutive victories over USU by an average of 25 points, Andersen needed assurances that winning in Logan was genuinely possible. "No question," he said last week, "that was a two-way street."
As Barnes summarized the dialogue, "We loved his plan. We couldn't have gotten Gary without our plan."
That strategy included more reasonable scheduling and more money for the coaching staff via the Merlin Olsen Fund campaign. Barnes' vision, as documented in material that solicited annual donations of $1,000 to $50,000-plus, was to "produce a perennial bowl-eligible team that consistently finishes in the top three of the WAC" and "to attract and retain dynamic leadership."
Barnes' plan is working to a degree that may require revised goals. The Aggies (10-2) likely would be playing in the prestigious Orange Bowl instead of another Potato Bowl if they'd finished 11-1. Of course, that's asking a lot of a program that won six or more games in only three seasons from 1981-2010.
As they awaited the kickoff of the Nov. 24 USU-Idaho game, 50-year season-ticket holder Lyle Henderson and his son, Wayne, recalled times when the Aggies took three years — or longer — to win 10 games.
A weakened WAC may have facilitated USU's achievements in 2012, but everything suggests the Aggies would have competed favorably against former members Nevada and Fresno State. USU's only losses were to Big Ten champion Wisconsin and BYU, by a total of five points.
This season's success resulted from a convergence of administrative support and capable coaching. Albrecht hired Barnes, who hired Andersen, who gave Albrecht a game ball after the 45-9 win over Idaho. Taking any of those three out of this equation undoubtedly would have altered the outlook. The direction "has to come from the president," said Chris Wilson, a Logan car dealer and longtime booster.
Having sensed "a major transition" taking place at USU, Andersen made a well-timed arrival. As his predecessor, Brent Guy, once said, "It's not always coaches that you have to change; you have to change a little bit of how you operate."
The construction of a $10.5 million end-zone complex at Romney Stadium in 2007, championed by Albrecht and former AD Randy Spetman, came too late to save Guy's job. Prior to Guy, Mick Dennehy's tenure was undone by conference upheaval that resulted in two seasons of forced independence and two seasons in the far-flung Sun Belt Conference.
Joining the WAC in 2005 stabilized USU, as did the school's recent invitation to the Mountain West — which now resembles the former WAC.
In moving to the MW next year, when Boise State and San Diego State presumably will be gone, the Aggies expect to contend for the title. A $6.4 million weight training facility is being built and Andersen is staying, after being pursued by California. The football's program target is consistency that approaches Morrill's basketball standards, and administrators say that's attainable.
"It's been a great ride," Albrecht said, "and it's not over."
Barnes concluded, "We have a plan in place that allows us to sustain this. I'm not suggesting we're going to have 10 wins every year. … [but] I believe with great conviction that this is the start of something special that will last a long, long time."
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As Canada and the United States get ready to take to the ice Tuesday night, many fans will have their eyes on Taylor Hall, the potential number one selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
However, this year's gold medal game will serve as the ultimate preview of several young prospects whose draft rights are already owned by Canada's six NHL clubs.
The World Junior Tournament has long been a launching pad for promising NHL careers and the gold medal game will be no different as there will be a considerable amount of future talent on display who have been drafted in recent years and will be sporting NHL jerseys in the coming years.
Here's a team-by-team breakdown.
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers fans have been witnessing what forward Jordan Eberle can do with the puck on his stick, as he continues to be a clutch member of Team Canada, setting a Canadian record by scoring a point in 11 straight games at the World Junior Hockey tournament. Eberle had his name engraved in Canadian hockey history when he netted the dramatic tying goal to help Canada defeat Russia in the semifinals a year ago, en route to gold.
In this year's tournament, he sits second overall in amongst scoring leaders with 11 points, tying him with Jason Allison for second on the all-time list for scoring by a Canadian in tournament history.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs prospect Nazem Kadri flirted with controversy after making a throat slashing gesture at a member of the Slovakian team earlier in the tournament, but rebounded to deliver a goal in Canada's shootout victory over the U.S. in their first meeting. The London Knights star has shown flashes of the offensive skill that made him a first round pick in 2009.
Jerry D'Amigo has turned heads over the last two weeks with his play for the U.S., tallying five goals and five assists over the course of the tournament. Drafted in the sixth round of last year's draft by the Leafs, D'Amigo's biggest moment came courtesy of his goal in the semifinal win over Sweden.
Montreal Canadiens
University of North Dakota freshman Danny Kristo has been in the Montreal Canadiens' system since 2008 when he was taken in the second round of the draft. The right winger has provided the U.S. squad with seven points in six games, five of which were goals.
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks used their first round pick in 2009 on Jordan Schroeder and are now watching him contribute to Team USA's run towards gold. The 5'9", 185-pound Schroeder has two goals and five assists in his time away from the University of Minnesota.
Ottawa Senators
After being selected ninth overall in last year's draft by the Ottawa Senators, Jared Cowen is a steady member of the Canadian blue line. Outside of the tournament, the product of Allan, Saskatchewan is in his third year with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League.
Calgary Flames
Courtice, Ontario native Greg Nemisz helped lead the Windsor Spitfires to the Memorial Cup in 2008, and is hoping to follow that up with a gold medal as a member of Team Canada. The Flames' Nemisz is yet another first round pick filling out the rosters of the two final teams.
Finland 3, Sweden 2 (OT)
Russia 2, Canada 1
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If you are a fan of Home Box Office (HBO) on television, you may have seen a movie that really impressed me! The movie, Temple Grandin, is about a woman who has made great accomplishments in her life, even though she was diagnosed with autism at the age of four years. The movie recently received 15 Emmy nominations! Temple Grandin went to college and earned a doctorate in Animal Science.
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Baby, it's hot outside. It's refreshingly cool inside the North Independence Branch, but the Hold Shelves are hot, hot, hot!
Let's take a look at some of the items you and I have on the Hold Shelves;
Try these for a good giggle at a fictional character's expense.
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)"Tell him you love him. Bite the bullet."
Are you excited for all the movies coming out based on your favorite books this year? Here are a few that have come out recently, or are scheduled to come out in the next year.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World -- based on the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley, it charts the harrowing adventures of Scott Pilgrim, who must defeat his crush's ex-boyfriends to win her heart.
Chief Meteorologist, Bryan Busby has been working at KMBC-TV since 1985. In that time, he has established himself as one of Kansas City's favorite weathermen. In addition to forecasting the weather, Busby has proved to be something of a polymath, having established himself as both a concert timpanist and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Youth Symphony. Recently, I had the chance to interview Mr. Busby about the historical significance of last week's heat wave, our weather's legendary mood swings and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
The Film + Travel series found in our 900s non-fiction book section is an awesome resource for a virtual excursion: dubbed as "traveling the world through your favorite movies", the series by Museyon Guides, contains three titles thus far:
It's time again for our 2nd annual Twilight Saga Ball. Join us at the Colbern Road Branch on September 2nd at 6:00 p.m.
Here is a very brief and incomplete synopsis of Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell's dark portrait of the Ozarks : the only way teenager Ree Dolly can save her family is to get her father to turn himself into the law. There are two large obstacles that prevent this from happening, one being that she doesn't know where her father is and secondly, the people who do know where he is don't like questions.
Have you ever had one of those moments when you are trying to tell someone about something you just saw and you can't remember the name of the show or possibly the actor? Perhaps, you have debated with a friend on the number of Nightmare on Elm Street sequels that have been made. Maybe, you are a big fan of Richard Dean Anderson, and you would really like to find a list of everything he has ever acted in.
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Clean up efforts are underway in the City of Brandon following the tornado that hit the area Monday.
"We think it was an EF 2 tornado it went all the way through Brandon and came out on the Eastern side," said Mayor Butch Lee. "We have 75 structures that are damaged, six with significant damage."
Cleanup crews on the ground in Brandon are working to remove debris and other damage from heavily traveled streets. Work is being done on College Street as well as many other areas.
"We have a tremendous amount of cleanup to do," said Mayor Lee. "We want everyone to be safe and cautious. So, the streets are open again. Schools opened this morning which is a welcome. And just want people to be safe as they interact and please stay off streets where they see workers working."
Mayor Lee, along with the Brandon police chief, have been surveying areas and assisting in every way possible to get the city back to normal. Mayor Lee says the city started out with more than four thousand power outages Tuesday night.
"It gradually came down to 125 last night," said the mayor. "Entergy just reported we are down to 24 I think and one of their goals is to get us down to zero by dark today."
Mayor Lee says right now, there's no report of any injuries. He says there is a tremendous amount of cleanup to do so he wants residents to be cautious when they are driving on the roads. He says the city curfew has been lifted.
As for Brandon Day, it will remain scheduled as planned, and will last through Saturday at Shiloh Park.
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"Incident Response" Like E.R. for I.T.
Sebastopol, CA--Seventy percent of businesses reported I.T. security
breaches in 2000, and the rate is on the rise.
Is your organization ready to respond to such an incident head-on? Will
you be able to tell whether an incident is an attack or a glitch in the
system? Do you know how to assess the possible damage from an incident?
A just-released book, Incident Response
by Kenneth R. van Wyk & Richard Forno (O'Reilly, US $34.95), shows you how
to answer questions like these and create a plan for exactly what to do before,
during, and after an incident.
"Incident response is often something that's thrown together as
necessary when there's a crisis," says Forno. "As a result, the
response is often chaotic and not useful if the victim company wants to
seek legal recourse against the alleged source of the attack. Incident
response needs to be integrated with the total security and operations
process for the organization--it can't be thrown together or operate in
a vacuum!"
"Incident response needs to become as much a part of our professional
lives as ambulances or fire departments are in our personal lives,"
adds van Wyk. "Incidents need to be handled in a business-like and
efficient way, as you would expect from a fire department or
The authors of Incident Response
draw on years of experience developing and taking part in incident response
teams at the highest levels of government and business. They guide you through
both the technical and administrative details of effective incident response
planning as they describe:
"There has been an ever-increasing number of incidents that have had
high levels of impact," explains van Wyk. "In my view, many companies
are missing the principal point of incident response--that the business
is the patient in an emergency room. The incident response team needs
to ensure that the patient survives. All solutions, whether they are
technical, or whatever, need to flow from that basic premise. Far too
many companies miss that point entirely."
Response shows how to put in place an incident-response
process that is as planned, efficient, and businesslike as any other I.T.
operation in a mature organization. Incidents happen, and being able to
respond to them effectively makes good business sense.
Online Resources:
An article by the author, "Blackened
Network Monitors" is available.
Chapter 7, "Tools of
the Trade," is available free online.
More information about the
book, including Table of Contents, index, author bio, and
A cover
graphic in jpeg format.
By Kenneth R. van Wyk & Richard Forno
August 2001
0-596-00130-4, 234 pages, $34.95
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MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Milwaukee's mayor says the killings of three women at a Brookfield spa might not have happened had President Obama's new gun measures been in place. Obama unveiled a series of executive orders and congressional measures yesterday – one of which would require universal background checks for all gun sales.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the universal check would have stopped domestic abuser Radcliffe Haughton from getting a gun the day before he killed his estranged wife, two others, and himself in Brookfield last October.
Barrett is a co-founder of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
More than 800 mayors are in that group, and they've supported some of the things the president called for – the universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, and limits on high-capacity magazines. Barrett says he and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn expect to hear plenty from pro-gun supporters – but the mayor says most Americans are ready for new gun control.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke calls the Obama measures meaningless. He says they're an emotional, knee-jerk reaction to last month's Sandy Hill school shootings in Newtown Connecticut. Clarke says judges and prosecutors need more backbone to enforce what's already on the books. He also wants to eliminate what he calls "watered-down sentences" for crimes that involve guns. Some sheriffs around the country have said they won't enforce the president's gun measures. Clarke said he wouldn't go that far.


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Looking for something to do in Southern NH this weekend?Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Now that spring has arrived, the weather warmer (but not quite beach weather yet…), many of you may be looking for fun things to check out this weekend. Take a look at our list of Southern NH's weekend highlights below!
Barnes and Noble Bookfair for CHaD Reach Out and Read
April 13, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (See below for location events & times) Barnes and Noble locations in Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth & Salem Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem will host an all-day bookfair on April 13, 2013 to support the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD). Book donations and a portion of all online book sales and in-stores will go towards the Manchester Reach Out and Reach Program at CHaD.
Each store will host free, family-friendly activities throughout the day!
Manchester- 10:00 a.m. – Grammy-winning children's songwriter, Judy Pancoast: Live book reading & songs 12N – Music Fun 1:00 p.m. – Teddy Bear Clinic & Book signing: Anatomy of A Miracle, Drew's Story. By Jennifer D'Auteuil 2:00 p.m. – WZID DJ Heather Bishop: Live book reading 3:00 p.m. – Free craft: ChaD-a –saurus bookmark making 4:00 p.m. – Manchester Police Officer: Live book reading: Officer Buckle & Gloria
Nashua- 10:00 a.m. – Music Fun 11:00 a.m. – Free craft: ChaD-a -saurus bookmark making 12N – WZID DJ Heather Bishop: Live book reading 2:00 p.m. – Teddy Bear Clinic
Click here for more info! http://www.nh.com/nh/events/events-for-kids/49219/barnes-and-noble-bookfair-for-chad-reach-out-and-read
Kidgits Birthday Bash at Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua
Don't miss the biggest, funnest birthday party of the year! The Simon Kidgits Club is turning 10 this year and to celebrate we are putting on one heck of party for kids of all ages!
Check out these fun activities:
- Make Your Own Birthday Candle with Yankee Candle – Exclusive to Kidgits Members!
- Birthday Cake Moonbounce – Free for Kidgits Members! 5.00 donation to Simon Youth Foundation for Non-Members. Moonbounce open 11am to 4pm.
- Costume Character Dance Contest starring: Sprinkles the Donut, Chick fil A Cow and Mr.Twisty!
- Face Painting and Temp Sparkle Tattoo's!
- Live DJ with fun games for kids of all ages!
- And.. best of all – BIRTHDAY CAKE!
From birthday cake to birthday games to candle decorating to a Not a member? Learn about this AMAZING club at www.simonkidgitsclub.com or anytime at Guest Services.
Benefit Magic Show – Help Merrimack Crimeline take a bite out of Crime
5TH Annual MAGIC SHOW to SUPPORT THE MERRIMACK POLICE K-9 PROGRAM
For more information, click here!
Hollis Flea Market – Sunday 4/14/13 from 6AM – 3PM
Family Fun Event! Stay an hour or spend the day!
The Hollis Flea Market has a long-standing tradition of being the destination of choice for bargain hunters of all ages. In fact, we've been offering great deals on unusual and traditional merchandise longer than just about anyone. From one-of-a-kind things to new name-brand merchandise at HUGE SAVINGS, we've got something for everyone.


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For the purposes of this subchapter, the provisions of all laws relating to the suspending or restraining the enforcement, operation, or execution of, or the setting aside in whole or in part the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, and to any person subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
Source(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title III, § 316,42 Stat. 168.)
Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49.
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My wife and I have just come back from an Italian Med cruise. We cruised on the 4th August 2013 from Southampton.
Overall we had a fantastic time but there are some gripes which we never had on our only other previous cruise on the 'Independence of the Seas' in 2011.
First of all the bad points. Too many children allowed to run riot throughout the ship especially on the stairwells (Where were the security? Where were the parents?), sunbeds being saved all day and nothing being done about it, entertainment started well in the first week but ended on the final farewell show with a very cringe worthy juggling act by two pensioners from Russia which was an absolute farce. The cruise director, Drew Devine and his non descript side kick Rob McNally need to go. Drew just goes on and on and has no 'real' charisma it all feels forced and Rob well there is just nothing there other than one or two 'old' Jokes. Take a look at how Josef does it on Independence of the Seas and you will understand. The street parties and quest need someone with a personality and natural charisma to get people involved. The Cruise directors support staff were great. Royal Caribbean need to address these issues especially in respect of the beds and the kids. Have their standards dropped??
Now the good. The service across the ship was brilliant, the staff were brilliant, the ship was very clean, tidy and in good repair. How people can say that the ship is in dire need of a refurb is beyond me. Yes there may be some small areas but there is nothing really obvious. Johnny Rockets was good, Schooners bar with Ed on the piano and singing was great. The ports we visited were great apart from Genoa. I would suggest going to Portafino on an excursion at this port. Stateroom and balcony was very tidy and clean. Embarkation was easy. We had a great time and met lots of new fiends and will certainly cruise with Royal Caribbean again but the very high standards we experienced in all areas on the Independence were not met on this cruise.