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Parkhill, Mobile, AL, 36608
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A memorial to the 5,000 Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis in the town of Ger, Poland, the famous Hassidic center and the former seat of the Ger dynasty of rabbis, was unveiled there in ceremonies attended by Polish Government officials and representatives of the Jewish Social and Cultural Association, it was reported here from Warsaw.
The memorial recalls the fact that 5, 000 Jews and a number of Poles were done to death at the site in the town. No Jews live in Ger today.

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I have hit a hard spot with sorting an array relative to current date. I am trying to order it in such way that first elements would be March (current month of this post), each sorted by day ascending order and so on, April would come next, then May, etc. If current month would be December, then December element would be on top followed by January, February, etc ...
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This is easily done during a query.
If it has to be done in PHP, I would convert it to timestamp, or even YYYYMMDD format works for sorting.
But the logic is the same. You cut off any date before the current month. Then sort it ASC. it will then start the array at March and on.
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PHOENIX - A House panel voted Wednesday to bar cities, counties and the state from destroying guns that are voluntarily surrendered to them, as was done with hundreds of firearms turned in at a Tucson gun buyback last month.
Backers of HB 2455 say the legislation simply reaffirms what they believe is existing law. That requires governments to sell any weapon that has been seized. The law applies the same restriction to any "found property," which it defines as anything recovered, lost or abandoned that is not needed as evidence.
Dave Kopp of the Arizona Citizens Defense League said that, by definition, should include any property turned over to a government agency. But, he added, some communities have decided not to interpret the law that way.
"Some lawyers decided that 'abandoned' did not mean 'abandoned,' " he told members of the House Committee on Public Safety, Military and Regulatory Affairs. The legislation precludes such an interpretation by adding the word "surrendered" to the list of what weapons cannot be destroyed.
Kopp's organization began pressing the Legislature to expand the definition of what can't be destroyed after the Tucson event.
The 5-3 vote came over the objections of Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, who was the victim of an attacker with a gun at a 1997 board meeting.
"In my time of elective office, I have held three major gun buybacks," she told lawmakers. "And I have taken over 650 guns off the street, particularly in Phoenix."
She said it's not like government is mandating that people turn in their weapons.
She specifically mentioned a man coming in with his son to turn in an AK-47 assault rifle. "They looked at me, they looked at the police officers and said, 'We need to take this out of everybody's hands,' " she said.
Rep. Justin Pierce, R-Mesa, did not dispute that gun owners are entitled to decide to scrap their weapons but questioned why local governments should be involved.
Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, said there are other options, including owners destroying the weapon themselves.
But Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix, said it's a public service, no different from when government agencies collect old furniture and appliances, or even pick up old prescriptions rather than have people dump them down the drain.
Gary Christensen of the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association, the local chapter of the National Rifle Association, said government resources are being wasted, and not only in the time and effort of collecting and destroying the weapons.
"This is a valuable asset that the city has come in possession of," he said, no different from cars, boats and houses that are seized as part of criminal investigations and must be used for law-enforcement purposes or sold off.
"That money goes back to help fund programs that we depend on, including the police departments, that are trying to make the streets safe," Christensen said.
Rep. Jamescita Peshlakai, D-Cameron, said while those promoting gun rights have people to come to the Capitol, "the regular, everyday citizen on the street doesn't have a lobbyist to speak for them."
"When they surrender their weapon, it's under the assumption it will be destroyed," she said, disagreeing with Kopp's assertion that the law already requires police to sell these. "It's not abandoned; it's surrendered."
The measure now goes to the full House after it clears the Rules Committee.
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Gee, I wonder if they're having a sale?
West of Masonic but east of the Great Sand Wastes…
Who knows, maybe they've soft opened already by this late date? IDK.
Here's all I know about this "Mexican" "Restaurant"
Chipotle Mexican Grill
2675 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 202-0781
Today 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Anyway, here's what it looked like a week ago, complete with acres of free parking right out front:
Speaking of which, man this place is going to be hard to get to – nobody would purposefully design the streets around City Centre Mall the way they are these days. First came Sears and then came the rise of the millionaire NIMBY neighbors (yes even here, in this bleak place) and then you mix in five decades of random happenstance, and then you'll end up with a rat-maze of one-way streets and left-turn onlys.
Here's the map:
If you're at Geary and Mason, simply enter Target, take the escalator upstairs, exit Target and then take the Great Chipotle Tunnel past the Panera Bread and boom, there you go.
Bon Courage, I guess.
Mid-July is the official anticipated opening date for the new Chipotle located around back of the City Target Mall at 2675 Geary atop Mervyn's Heights.
As you can see, Chips has firm beachheads in the northeast and southwest, and now Food With Integrity is invading the Great Middle of Frisco:
This one's a done deal, and who knows when another "grass-roots" effort will spring up with locals demanding a Chipotle for their neighborhood, as with CastroRestaurant@chipotle.
After a giant Fail Whale landed upon the efforts to bring a Chipotle Mexican Grill to the masses at Church and Market a few years back, the purveyors of America's Favorite Mission-style Burrito set about making things work up at 2675 Geary.
And lo, here it is:
Soon enough, everybody living on the wrong side of Divis will be able to Live Más and Think Outside The Bun…
Co-opting The Mission Burrito sure takes a long time, huh?
Artist's conception of what the mighty sign on Masonic will look like, sooner or later:
Appears as if Panera Bread will win the race to further chainify the Western Addition…
And it looks like not a single soul in the world will raise a voice against the Chipotle chain coming to 2675 Geary.
Here's what it'll look like, buried deep inside the City Centre Mall at Geary and Masonic, you now, the former home of Sears and then Mervyn's and now the current home of City Target West:
And speaking of chain sto's, drink it up, Gentle Reader:
Now you'd think one person, perhaps just one solitary millionaire NIMBY, would take two minutes to register an objection, but you'd be wrong. WRONG WRONG WRONG! Not a single soul raised a peep, so here comes Chipotle to San Francisco's District Two.
The gritty nitty from our Planning Commission.
Westeros, the West Side of Frisco, loves, just loves, chain stores, is what I'm saying.
In closing, The Mall Has It All.
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Here it is, from a the guy who wants to replace District One Supervisor Eric Mar.
The Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project is a cost-effective way to improve bus service and enhance street conditions for Geary from Downtown to the Outer Richmond. Based on community input and ongoing technical evaluation, the project team is identifying a staff-recommended alternative for initial feedback.
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
1840 Sutter Street
Thursday, January 30, 6:00–8:00 PM
[Informational flyer]
The Transportation Authority is leading the environmental study, in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). The Study Team and other public agencies are working collaboratively with the Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Comittee (GCAC), as well as inviting public participation through community meetings.
Before Andrea Koskey became yet another San Francisco Examiner writer who sold out to The Man by taking a gig* with political scion / man-child Gavin Newsom, she was writing stuff like this about the unused ped bridge over Geary at Steiner.
So like SFGov "improved" the Western Addition by tearing down a mess of Victorians (which would be worth 7 figures a piece these days) to replace them with concrete and clay and general decay.
Next, it's going to improve things by tearing down some of the concrete, when it feels like it. (Is "chop shop" a verb? Yes, it's become a palliative cliche in D5.)
OK fine.
Here's how things stand today, with the recent changes to the newish crosswalk.
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Compare with the sitch on the other side of Fillmore at Webster, where there's no crosswalk yet.
*Does health care start on your first day with Lt-Guv Gav, you know, with no waiting period? I think so. There are lots of other benefits too.


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The shape of TVs to come may be even wider than widescreen.
Today's high-definition sets evolved to a rectangular 16 x 9 shape from the more square analog TVs. But a wider 21 x 9 display standard is in the works at the Consumer Electronics Association.
Vizio's 58-inch (147-centimetre) 3D LED CinemaWide display is expected to be the first 21 x 9 HDTV to market. It's due in the shops in March and will cost $US3500 ($3300) including four pairs of 3D glasses. Vizio plans 50-inch and 71-inch CinemaWide models in the second half of this year.
On CinemaWide sets, films shot in aspect ratios wider than 16 x 9 will automatically fill the 21 x 9 display without black bars on the top and bottom. Other 16 x 9 content can be scaled up to fill the screen, too.
Viewers can also use Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Yahoo TV and other smart TV apps on the left side of the screen, while the full 16 x 9 video fills the remainder of the display.
"We wanted to give consumers a good choice to watch movies and . . . standard TV while you use the internet," says John Schindler, vice president for product management at Vizio.
The electronics association is developing a standard that would allow 21 x 9 content to be carried over current HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) video cables. Vizio TVs have built-in technology that will allow them to work without the updating of the HDMI standard.
"We really wanted to lead that change," Schindler says.
Ultra-wide video "is closer to a cinematic experience", says Brian Markwalter, vice president of technology and standards at the industry trade group. "That is the aesthetic to it; to get the more sweeping panorama."
TV makers are adding various features to sets, including 3D and smart technology, to spur sales.
"The manufacturers are trying to differentiate and guess ahead of whatever news is coming from Apple," says P.J. McNealy, an industry analyst at Digital World Research. Apple is expected to roll out its Apple-branded TV this year.
Vizio's CinemaWide models display 3D content and incorporate more than 180 Vizio internet apps. "When you have a CinemaWide display in 3D in your living room and you are watching a 21 x 9 movie, that can be as good or better than some theatre experiences," Schindler says.
For multitasking, the sets have built-in Wi-Fi and come with a Bluetooth keypad for apps. "Consumers want to do more on their display," Schindler says. "But in the living room, people want a simplified experience" that uses one device for internet and standard TV.
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Best Mom Ever Cookbook
de Carolyn Manieri McCoy and Dennis McCoy
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This is Carolyn Manieri McCoy's cookbook. It is like no other.
It captures her life, her loves, her family and her favorite foods, all told with recipes and stories collected over a lifetime of being a foodie and all-time great mom.
Included are 200 pages of recipes alongside hundreds of photographs of food, friends and family stretching back from modern day to the earliest post-Ellis Island era.
In addition to too many great recipes to mention here, the book provides a snapshot of a time when America was at her peak. It shines a light on a microcosm of the people that made this country the best in the world: the first and second-generation immigrants that were part of the wave of people that built this country into something special in the history of mankind.
Carolyn captures, for all of us to enjoy, a lifetime of great recipes and wonderful stories she deemed worth passing on to the world. It is in her own words and writing and as such, her legacy.
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Hannah Goldberg
In 1991, when President Emerson left Wheaton to become a Mellon Foundation Fellow, Hannah Goldberg was appointed Acting President by the Board of Trustees. As the Provost of the College, Goldberg was well equipped to take on the various projects and initiatives started by her predecessors.
Goldberg's term included the dedication of Haas Athletic Center (1991), which helps to support Wheaton's growing array of intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational sports programs; Gebbie hall, a residence for about 50 students; and a new book store that was housed in a restored historic building and expanded to serve the local community as well as the college.
Goldberg served as Acting President until 1992 when Dale Rogers Marshall was inaugurated as Wheaton's sixth president.
In 1998, she was awarded as an Honorary Degree Recipient.
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Issue No. 09 - September (1974 vol. 23)
pp: 971-976
G.M. Bednar , Systems Development Division, IBM
This correspondence describes a special purpose Asynchronous Circuit Design Language (ACDL) for specifying the terminal behavior of asynchronous sequential circuits. The language is a valuable tool for formalizing and documenting asynchronous designs, as well as providing a user interface to a completely automated synthesis system. The language includes many special features which permit quick and precise specification of terminal behavior and is best suited for problems that are currently being described informally by word statements.
Asynchronous sequential circuits, design automation, design languages, sequential circuit synthesis, sequential circuit specifications, switching theory.
J.H. Tracey, G.M. Bednar, "An Asynchronous Circuit Design Language (ACDL)", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 23, no. , pp. 971-976, September 1974, doi:10.1109/T-C.1974.224064


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Why Full Power Wind Converters Are NOT Overtaking the Market Yet
Oct 03, 2013
IHS reports that the global market for utility-scale wind converters isn't growing as fast as expected. This report by Jared Kearby, Analyst – Motor Controls & Switchgear for IHS blames the scarcity of rare earth elements and the increasing demand from countries like China for the slowdown. Also to blame is softening demand for offshore installations. The global market for utility-scale onshore wind converters continues to be led by doubly fed (DFIG) converters, according to a new report entitled "The World Market for Wind Converters – 2013" from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical insight and information.
DFIG converters are forecast to outpace full-conversion products by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6 percent from 2012 to 2017, reaching more than 9,900 units shipped in 2017. Three major factors are hindering the sales of full-conversion products in the converter market: high rare earth material prices, lagging offshore wind development and China's high demand for doubly-fed converters. Figure 1 shows the price evolution of rare earth elements.
"In the first case, the high price of rare earth materials has led turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and generator manufacturers to reduce production costs by using less rare earth materials in their designs," said Jared Kearby, analyst at IHS. "This has resulted in an emphasis on continuing the production of doubly fed converter solutions, due to the increased demand." This year, doubly-fed converter shipments will outpace full-converter shipments by 4 percent, as shown in Figure 2.
A number of companies, in fact, have put a halt on offering permanent magnet (PM) generators and full-power wind converters, due to the lack of demand from developers and turbine OEMs. Now instead of a complete switch from DFIG to full conversion during the next five years, there will first be a shift toward medium-speed generators using doubly fed generators combined with a reduced gearbox. Over an extended amount of time, another slow transition will likely take place toward permanent magnet, full-conversion low-speed generators without a gearbox. The swing in products has already started as medium-speed generators are currently being implemented, and the trend will continue to hold for the next 15 to 20 years.
The second factor impacting full-conversion product sales stems from a slowdown of offshore installations, which did not increase as previously expected, because of delays in siting permits and lack of investment in 2012. As a result, offshore utility-scale converter shipments were revised down by 14 percent compared to earlier 2012 projections. With close to 58 percent of shipped offshore converters bearing a full-conversion solution in 2012, the growth of the offshore wind market will have a direct impact on the use of full-conversion products into 2017 and beyond.
A third factor is the Chinese wind industry, which also carries significant impact on the converter market because of the country's large market size. China last year accounted for more than 25 percent of global converter shipments for the onshore utility-scale market. Given the country's importance in the wind converter market, China's continued use of DFIG solutions has also brought down the sales of full-conversion products. China's doubly fed converter market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.4 percent in terms of shipments from 2012 to 2017, higher than the 1.7 percent CAGR for full-power converters being shipped to the country during the same period.
Overall, doubly fed converters will remain the predominant technology in wind turbines, making up 78 percent of total wind converter shipments in 2017. Full-conversion products, meanwhile, will become the industry standard for wind applications in the next 20 years as rare earth prices stabilize and offshore wind development increases.
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Hi Walt, It's an interesting discussion. I think one thing that will have a major impact on the popularity of PM/DFIG/Full Converter systems is grid compliance. In this area, DFIGs generally perform the worst. Grid codes are changing rapidly due to increased wind penetration. Many DFIG systems as they presently are, will not meet the new grid codes. Modelling of LVRT performance of DFIGs is also much trickier than PM or full converter. If and when the supply expenses/risks of rare earth materials goes down, I think there will be a sudden swing - better grid performance, simpler modelling and the availability of a decent pool of reliability data coming available from existing PM generators should all work in their favour. Regards, Tom

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Durban - Two more people have been charged with crimen injuria and a hospital employee will be reported to the Health Professionals Council of SA (HPCSA) for posting "vicious" messages about Diwali on Facebook two weeks ago.
And Durban businessman Vivian Reddy, who has received flak from some Hindus for refusing to let the matter rest, has now hired experts to trawl the web and to monitor social media sites in an attempt to find more derogatory posts.
The offending post on Diwali night was made by a Durban North resident, whose name is being withheld.
"I thought it was a festival of light!" the post reads. "What's with the damn noise? Inconsiderate pricks, I hope you and your six-armed god and four-trunked elephants rot in a sea of illiterate, uneducated scum of rotting dead people that believe the same trash that you do! Go away, you are not needed, and neither is your stupid festival of noise! WHAT ABOUT OUR ANIMALS? Go away, please!!!!"
A post by another woman reads: "You are not the peaceful [vegetarian, fasting] people you claim to be. You murder and maim domestic animals."
Her Facebook friend, who works at a Durban hospital, commented on the status:
"No the best is how stressed the whole family is when little Johnny has half his hand or face off and I must puzzle it all back together. I want child abuse charges opened on all admissions tonight with full case files opened!"
His friend then encouraged him to not use local anaesthetic and to limit analgesics (pain-reducing medication) when treating those coming in with injuries from fireworks-related injuries.
Many of the posts have since been deleted.
Reddy said on Tuesday that he had employed the services of an independent company to forensically authenticate the posts, and he plans to hit back with a Facebook page of his own.
"People have been… submitting examples of racism via social media, prompting me to establish my own Facebook 'name and shame' page, where racist posts will act as a reminder to others to think before they write," he said.
He said the recent posts were callous and insensitive, and one woman's reference to Hindu deities had been "particularly revolting".
"These people are singularly destroying inter-racial relationships, by exposing their racist notions on such public forums," said Reddy who, along with Chatsworth ward councillor Brandon Pillay, laid formal complaints at the Chatsworth police station on Tuesday. The hospital worker would also be reported to the HPCSA for his comments, Reddy said.
The criminal charges could not be confirmed by police at the time of going to press.
"This was a blatant attack on religious belief. This is my perspective, even though I don't celebrate Diwali because I am Christian," said Pillay.
Reddy had also recently laid a charge against Ballito woman Caroline Ashworth for her Facebook rant, in which the former beauty contest participant had described the Diwali celebrations as "f****** ridiculous". "I hate you people letting off fireworks! So inconsiderate – you don't deserve health, wealth, prosperity or any other of the things that Diwali is supposed to bring you," she had posted.
But Ashworth had sought to make amends after her post went viral, and she later met community leaders to apologise for her comments. Her apology was accepted, but Reddy felt it was not good enough.
Reddy also lodged a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission.
The president of the Hindu Maha Sabha, Ashwin Trikamjee, said he had been appalled by the posts. "It is clear that despite 18 years of democracy, some white South Africans needed only a firecracker to bring their racist ideals out of the woodwork," he said.
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Marina-12 night eastern Mediterranean cruise: Marina Cruise Review by helenls
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Marina-12 night eastern Mediterranean cruise
Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Istanbul
Our eastern Mediterranean cruise on Oceanias Marina was our second O. cruise. The first was an Asian cruise on the Nautica. We used an online travel agency to reserve, four months before the departure date. The original itinerary included Egypt, which was later canceled unfortunately. We decided to take the cruise anyway, and upon our request, the TA was able to persuade O. to rebate back to us a substantial price reduction. Note that this was due to our taking the initiative, thanks to another CCers prompting.
We arrived in Istanbul 6 days prior to embarkation and made independent travel arrangements. We used Delta Airlines direct flight to Istanbul from JFK and returned on a direct flight from Athens. This allowed enough time to see the major sights in Istanbul, as well as take a 2 day, 1 night jaunt to Cappadoccia, via Turkish Airlines. In Cappadoccia, we took day tours, the highlight of which was a hot air balloon ride during the More early morning, of the second day. Our Istanbul hotel was the Ademar, a good choice in terms of its Sultanahmet (Old Town) location, small but comfortable rooms, airport pick up included if 3 days were reserved, rooftop terrace with great views, and helpful locked luggage room, used to store our large bags when we went to Cappadoccia.
The Istanbul embarkation was efficient and painless. We arrived by taxi and boarded at about 11:30 a.m. Since our cabin was not ready, we were permitted on deck 9 to use the laundry room to do our laundry, which was very helpful.
The stateroom on deck 9, Concierge Level was considerably larger than the one on the Nautica. The cabin and verandah were meticulously clean and generally comfortable. The room steward and helpers did an excellent job keeping everything tidy and replenishing supplies when necessary. As many have noted, the shower was claustrophobic and very poorly designed. The bathroom configuration is a major faux pas. Also, a number of the drawers and shelves in the cabin were too shallow for clothing and poorly designed. Everything else was top notch.
The Marina itself was very attractive, everything being new and polished. It was a lovely environment for a 12 day cruise. Compared to the Nautica, however, it seemed large and contained too many passengers. I prefer the smaller ship. The Marinas captain was often visible around the ship and was very friendly and approachable, which was a plus, in my view. The little touches like complimentary water provided at each port, the lack of pesky photographers and the classier atmosphere on the Marina were welcome. The charges to use the internet remain exorbitant, in my opinion. I realize that it is a profit center, but they are outrageously high.
The food was generally outstanding, especially in two of the specialty restaurants Jacques and Red Ginger. Service was very nice in Polo, but Toscana was not quite up to par in either food or service. The Terrace Grill buffet was excellent, with abundant choices, most very well prepared. The downside was that by the time the food arrived back at the table, it was often cool. Having plate covers available, might ameliorate that problem. The Waves Grill was also excellent. The Grand Dining Room was often very good but not outstanding or as consistent in terms of quality. Dinners also lasted way too long, in my opinion. Other than the limited room service menu, there was really no food service in the mid to late afternoon, when a snack or small meal would have been welcome, after returning from a tour.
The two shows that we attended were not stellar entertainment. The first was like a mediocre, high school musical production. The second was considerably better but still not great. Both the string quartet and the pop music band were very enjoyable.
We took only one O. shorex, to Caesarea, Tel Aviv and Jaffa. The rest were either private tours or exploring on our own. The O. shorex was enjoyable but spent too much time at Caesarea, resulting in not enough time to see much of Tel Aviv, which was disappointing. Docking in the port of Haifa on a Saturday meant that the options were very limited, in terms of visiting Jewish sights. That was unfortunate scheduling by O. Also, the last minute port change from Kusadasi to Izmir, resulted in our being much further away from Ephesus, another unfortunate decision or problem caused by O. One other quibble, when taxis all over Greece went on strike the day that we were in Crete, we were not informed by anyone on Marina. We had to do our own internet research to confirm that information. That is info that should have been available to all of the passengers.
Our disembarkation in Athens went smoothly. Fortunately, there was no taxi strike that day. We had taken the precaution of pre-arranging taxi transportation through Athens Walking Tours. They also had access to a bus, if a taxi strike occurred. Buses apparently are not bound by a taxi strike. We stayed 3 more days in Athens, at the Athens Gate Hotel. It was an excellent hotel, located near the pedestrian walkway leading to most of the sights, comfortable rooms, excellent buffet breakfast, great rooftop terrace views of the Parthenon, and free internet use. We took a city and Acropolis tour with Athens Walking Tours which was also excellent and highly recommended.
We would definitely cruise with O. again but prefer the smaller ships, for a more intimate atmosphere and also would prefer more days at sea during a port intensive cruise. Less
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Awful Woman Complains She's "Too Pretty" To Marry Her Fiance
Love, sweet love — it's basically a transactional agreement between two people who believe that they've successfully traded upon their skills and abilities to find a suitable mate. No? That's not your definition of love? What about if you're really, really pretty? And maybe you think you could find a richer, more successful man by trading on your looks? Meet Dear Prudence letter writer "Sincerely Shallow," who asked the advice columnist just that. Here's her question:
"I'm recently engaged to the most honest, thoughtful, and loving man I've ever met. He has supported me through many hard times, including losing my job and being assaulted. Here's the but about him: He makes no money. He has ambitions, and he's smart, but will likely only bring a middle-class income at best. I have an OK job and I'm self-sufficient. Now here's the but about me: I'm really, really pretty. My whole life people have told me I could get any man I want, meaning a rich man, and are shocked that I'm engaged to my fiancé, nice though he is. I've never dated a rich man, but it does make me curious. So part of me thinks I'm squandering my good looks on this poor man, and the other part of me thinks that I'm so shallow that I don't even deserve him or anyone else. Am I a fool for thinking that a poor man can make me happy, or an idiot for believing a sexist fantasy?"
Before you say I'm bashing her just because she has high self-esteem, give me a sec.I have no problem with a woman saying she's pretty. It's great to feel pretty (as well as smart, capable, caring and all the rest). What's not so great is that this woman thinks her looks deserve a richer mate. Nevermind that she loves her fiance and finds all of the rest of his qualiites wonderful — she believes she can trade her looks in for a better model.
And that's just sad. No, it's pathetic. At least (at least!) she knows that broaching this is terrible — that it's not only shallow and self-absorbed, but also plays upon the misogynist trope that women need men to provide for them. Maybe, due to her upbringing or background, she's prone to worry a lot about money. In that case, as Prudence notes, she should be a bit more realistic and honest about what she's getting herself into (or out of). Writes Prudence:
"It's fair to want a fully contributing partner in life, but if you think the bulk of a couple's earning should come from the man, you either need to re-examine your assumptions, or clue in your fiancé. You and he need to discuss what kind of life you'd both like to lead and how each of you can map out career choices that will make this possible. Of course there are no guarantees of financial success, just as there are no guarantees that good looks will lure a guy with a bulging wallet (or that he'll stick with you into middle-age)."
Because the problem isn't her fiancé's lack of fiscal wealth at the moment (who knows where he might be in a few years?) — it's that she wants to ascribe a monetary value to the way she looks. And that almost seems like a metaphorical prostitution arrangement to me.
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Eureka City Coucil to select Madsen replacement
EUREKA- The Eureka City Council has decided to bypass a special election and instead will appoint someone to fill the Ward Five Seat. Lance Madsen announced he was resigning in October for health reasons.
Madsen was first elected to the council in 1990 and served 8 years. He came back in 2010 for another term and was set to serve until November of 2014. Mayor Frank Jager says they'll accept applications until November 17 and then they'll put the top applicants through a committee. His hope is to have a recommendation by the December third meeting. Madsen will continue until the council appoints someone new.
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Her Almond Currant Rice is 9-year-old Whitney's favorite. "Stirring in the almonds and currants at the last minute is a snap, and we love the flavor," Felicia says. "You can substitute your favorite dried fruits and nuts if you like."
- 2 cups uncooked instant rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped toasted almonds
- 1/4 cup dried currants
- 1. Prepare rice according to package directions, adding butter and salt. Just before serving, stir in almonds and currants. Yield: 4 servings.
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Beautiful Ship but Terrible Concierge Service: Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review by creesman5
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Beautiful Ship but Terrible Concierge Service
Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Rome (Civitavecchia)
We were upgraded to Concierge level. We received less than half of the amenities we were supposed to receive. Many staff members didn't even know what we were to receive. It was on the last day of the cruise before the concierge contacted us to resolve our concerns. My son told her that it was too late to address our concerns with less than 12 hours remaining on our holiday. Despite asking several times for a pillow menu, we never received it. On Day 9, a guest services employee showed me More the list of benefits. Fresh flowers? Well, they didn't have any (so they said). Complimentary shoe shine? We never knew nor was there any info in the room. Expanded room service menu? That only meant optional afternoon canapes. Oversize towels? They seemed pretty standard to me. We received a nominal stateroom credit for our troubles. Had I actually paid for the service, I would have demanded more.
My other issue was with the classic beverage package. You are allowed beer up to $6, wine up to $9, and other drinks up to $12. Of course, there are a few selections in that price range if you like Bud Light, but Oberon and Corona are priced at $7, so you're told "you can have that." Same with wine. If you like Barefoot brand ($6 bottle in the States), you can enjoy a syrupy white zinfandel, but don't expect to be able to order a Pinot Noir. "You can't have that." No substitutions are mentioned or offered. You're told simply, "you can't have that." You can't pay the difference. If you want it, you can "upgrade" for $10 per day to the premium package or pay full price. Forget a martini- those are $14 and remember, you can only spend $12. You can watch at the Molecular Bar but not enjoy even one sampling.
Shows were okay. They were typical cruise line shows with mediocre singing and some Russian acrobats. The cruise does not offer the entertaining Newlywed Game or Battle of the Sexes, no bikini contests, etc. And, I was fine with that. Expect to spend evenings just relaxing with a cocktail (a $6 beer if you have the classic package, lol) and mingling with new friends.
My son tried the Bistro crepes and said they were excellent (I won 2 passes by participating in an Iron Chef competition which was fun even though the chef wouldn't let me help much). The prices for the other restaurants were just not in our budget. Besides, we found the dining room food and the buffet food to be good. The buffet beats Carnival and Royal Caribbean's but is still second to Disney's.
Unfortunately, on sea days, the usual offerings of tacky sale items like $39 watch sets and $19 pandora like bracelets are hyped and middle aged women literally fight for them. I found that tasteless and thought it detracted from the classiness of the cruise.
Guest speakers for ports of call and the cruise shopper gave HORRIBLE presentations often misquoting entrance fees, port days, etc. After attending two, I crossed that activity off my list. I'm not a Bingo fan, but some guests told me it was $39 to play. The casino held some slot and poker tourneys on sea days that were not well attended, but one son won $100 in poker.
Ship is clean! I dropped a vitamin on the floor of the bathroom, and when I retrieved it, I noticed the corners and under the sink area was sparkling!
I loved the coffee bar and was grateful I could get a daily cafe latte with my beverage package. On another note, you could get a very large 1.5 L of water to leave the ship with but not a more manageable 1/2L bottle.
Costco members were treated to wine tasting events, tours and a special pairing lunch on sea days that was a great benefit! The events were hosted by a California Vineyard Wine Blender who kept presentations short and interesting. Very enjoyable!
Crew was hit or miss. Some friendly; others not so much. This is the only cruise line who has a housekeeping supervisor on the tip list, but I didn't leave any since I never met that person. I prefer to give my own tips according to service and usually have it adjusted OFF my stateroom billing. I did notice the service got better as the cruise was ending. Maybe that sounds a bit cynical, but for the first half of the cruise we were never offered a beverage at dinner (iced tea, lemonade, etc.,...) but on the last few days, our iced teas were waiting for us.
Bottom line: I would take a Celebrity cruise again. The items I listed above were annoyances for sure, but overall, we had a great time while on the ship, and the ports of call were amazing. I booked all excursions privately, so I cannot speak to them. Less
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Diabetes UK says 80% of children with diabetes have poor glucose control - putting them at risk of complications.
The Department of Health admitted services were patchy, but said measures would be announced next month.
In the UK, there are 20,000 children under the age of 15 with insulin-dependent, or type 1 diabetes.
Another 1,000 children have type 2, which is associated with obesity - but many more are undiagnosed.
The Diabetes UK report said services for children with diabetes had deterioriated in 75% of the areas studied between 2005 and 2006.
It said NHS deficits had led to paediatric diabetes specialist nurses (PDSNs) being overstretched.
According to the Royal College of Nursing, there should be no more than 70 children to each nurse.
But the report said some NHS trusts have caseloads of up to 300 children.
It found that almost every region in Engalnd had seen an increase in the number of children managed by each PDSN.
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Over a third (40%) of trusts had no protocols for transferring children into adult diabetic care while nearly a third of youngsters who wanted psychological support did not receive it.
Douglas Smallwood, chief executive of Diabetes UK, said: "No wonder 80% of children have poor blood glucose control.
"Most are struggling to even see a specialist nurse, so any additional support is out of the question.
"With the inevitable explosion of children with type 2 diabetes, with no additional resources, nurses will be faced with ever increasing caseloads.
"We can't afford to wait until our children start to lose their sight or need kidney dialysis before we make sure services improve.
"It is time resources are provided to supply the best possible specialised care and support for children with diabetes."
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A "Diabetes InfoBank" is also being launched, which will show progress in meeting Government targets.
People will be able to access information on diabetic care in their area by going to www.diabetes.org.uk/infobank.
Diabetes can lead to complications like heart disease, strokes, nerve damage which can cause amputations, blindness and kidney failure.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "We recognise that diabetes care for children is variable.
"We are publishing a report next month which is the result of a wide ranging working group, which included parents, clinicians, commissioners, cross-government departments and Diabetes UK, set up to look at the issues.
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When Noreen Hulteen took pregnancy leave from her position at a telephone company in the 1960s, she didn't think it would affect her decades down the road. But the eight months she was unable to work reduced the amount of service credit toward her pension and related benefits. This decreased the amount Hulteen collected in pension payments when she retired in 1994.
In 2001 Hulteen, along with other female former employees, filed a class action suit against AT&T, which had acquired the company that employed Hulteen, seeking remedies for what they saw as unlawful discrimination based on their pregnancies.
Because Hulteen was pregnant prior to 1979, the year Congress added the Pregnancy Disability Act (PDA) to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, AT&T argued it did not legally have to treat her pregnancy as a disability equivalent to an injury or illness. Using an argument that proved successful in a previous 9th Circuit case, the plaintiffs countered that the reduction in their pension payments constituted a current act of discrimination, which entitled them to damages and injunctive relief under Title VII.
On March 8, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in favor of AT&T, holding that ruling for the plaintiffs would require retroactive enforcement of the PDA. The decision clarifies how the courts will view current consequences of past incidents of discrimination that occurred prior to the passage of a protective act.
"This case was essentially an argument about when the discrimination claim became ripe," says Robert Shwarts, a partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's labor and employment practice. "The plaintiffs were saying the reduction in benefits was a current act of discrimination. The majority, however, ruled that finding in favor of the plaintiffs would mean the court would have to apply the PDA retroactively, which it couldn't do."
Pregnant Plaintiffs
This debate over when the illegal act occurs--whether at the time of the pregnancy leave or at the time the employee collects pension checks--has been fought in the 9th Circuit before. Last time, however, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
In the 1991 decision Pallas v. Pacific Bell, which was nearly identical to the facts of Hulteen, the court ruled that denying a woman's seniority benefits due to a pregnancy leave, even if the act occurred prior to the PDA, constitutes a discriminatory practice.
"Pallas is factually on point with Hulteen," says Michelle Le Mar a partner at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles. "It's really apples and apples, not apples and oranges."
While that may be true, the U.S. Supreme Court's 1994 decision in Landgraf v. USI Film Products has changed the landscape since Pallas. In Landgraf, the Court determined that no law has an assumed retroactivity and that the only time a law can apply retroactively is when Congress includes provisions that explicitly state that the act applies retroactively.
"All three judges agreed in Hulteen that there is a lot of tension with Landgraf," says Paul Ramshaw, an appellate lawyer for the EEOC, which filed an amicus brief urging a ruling for the plaintiffs. "What they disagreed on was whether Pallas should continue to be the law of the 9th Circuit."In the end, the three-judge panel was split. The majority felt Pallas was not a binding decision and that by finding in favor of the plaintiffs, the court would be violating Landgraf. The dissenting judge, however, felt there was no conflict between Pallas and Landgraf and that the alleged act of discrimination in Hulteen was a current act and therefore the court could award damages without applying the PDA retroactively.
"This court didn't overrule the Pallas decision specifically, but it certainly disregards it," says Tamara Naughton, a partner at Fisher and Phillips.
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This ruling's implications extend far beyond Hulteen and the PDA. Now in the 9th Circuit, if employees wish to sue based on current discriminatory repercussions of a past discriminatory act, they will only be successful if the act in question explicitly grants retroactivity. This applies to numerous workplace discrimination laws.
"With respect to employers with seniority systems that look back to times before certain acts were effective, such as other amendments to Title VII, this case is saying because those statutes aren't retroactive, you can't be held liable for a current violation [if the discrimination occurred prior to the law's passage]," Naughton says.
Yet despite the fact that this ruling is beneficial to employers, it does carry with it a message of caution. Although discrimination based on pregnancy status may not have been illegal prior to 1979, it still resulted in costly litigation years later. This may hold true for other forms of discrimination that aren't currently statutorily barred but may be in the future, such as discrimination based on sexual orientation, Le Mar says.
"The best practice would be to look and see if your policies, plans or seniority systems for some reason carve out a certain group of people," Le Mar says. "And if they do, take the ax now because the last place you want to be 40 years from now is where AT&T was in this case."


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I took a trip to NYC yesterday to visit my Infectious Disease doctor, Dr. Levine, who specializes in CFS and is a recent addition to the CFSAC board. I hadn't seen her in person in a couple of years. We generally keep in touch by phone and e-mail; I send her lab reports and she renews my prescriptions. I decided I was overdue for a visit and was interested to hear her thoughts on the new retroviral research.
Here's a summary of what we discussed:
I told her about my 9-month long relapse last year that started in the fall, most likely from a viral trigger, and asked for her thoughts on what I might do to improve my immune system function so that I can avoid a similar fate this winter. She wants me to stay on low-dose naltrexone, which has definitely helped.
She also asked if I wanted to try Immunovir, which she learned of through Dr. Lucinda Bateman and has been using with some of her CFS patients. Yes! I told her I knew about Immunvoir and tried to get it early on in my CFS illness but couldn't find anyone to prescribe it. Here's an article from the CFIDS Chronicle in 2001 that explains how Immunovir might help to treat the immune system dysfunction of CFS.
This article also does a good job of explaining the Th2 dominance that is prevalent in many CFS immune systems, something I've been meaning to explain in a blog post for a while now. As extra background, Th2 cells act against viruses and allergens, which is why our dysfunctional immune systems over-respond to those triggers, and Th1 cells act against bacterial infections, which is why we are more susceptible to those types of infections. Here's another article describing a 2009 study of Immunovir in CFS. This medication has been used safely for decades in Europe and Canada but is not readily available in the US, which is why I couldn't get it before. So, I'm very excited about trying this medication.
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I have always avoided flu shots, feeling that any extra stimulus to my immune system should be avoided, but after my extended relapse last year, probably triggered by exposure to some sort of virus (maybe the flu), I've been having second thoughts. I asked Dr. Levine for her opinion, and she said it was exactly the same as mine! She used to avoid them for all of her CFS patients but has changed her mind after last year's bad flu season with the H1N1 flu. So, she has begun giving some CFS patients flu shots...and so far only 1 patient had a bad reaction (a crash caused by the shot). So, I think I'll go see my primary care doctor and get one this year.
I asked for her take on all the recent retroviral research. She's been attending the conferences and talking to the experts, so she's up-to-date on all the latest news. She said she isn't testing patients yet because the test just isn't reliable yet. She tried sending some patient blood samples to the lab in Nevada, VIP Dx, but the results were inconclusive. In some cases, two samples from the same patient came back with different results, one negative and one positive. So, there's no sense in spending the money for testing yet - and no point in treating without a reliable test. She thinks a better test will be available very soon.
So, overall a very good visit. I'm glad I made the trip. Even better, I feel fine today! No crash after a long day spent traveling back and forth to NY (about 90 minutes by train each way). I walked much more than I have been lately, so I was pleasantly surprised to feel well today! I'm even planning to go to my book group tonight. I think that a new immune system supplement might be helping me, but I just started it last week while I was sick, so I'm waiting to see if it's really helping or if this is just a fluke. I'll let you know!
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Disgraced cyclist and confessed cheat Lance Armstrong is probably a long way from the thoughts of most investors but his version of institutionalised corruption is worth closer study for those wanting to understand the dark and murky underside of a complex business world.
Armstrong is said to have conducted the most-sophisticated doping strategy ever seen in sport. What is less well understood is that he and his cronies executed one of the slickest public deception strategies ever witnessed.
The Amstrong camp used a range of proven techniques to ensure that the US Postal cycling team's institutionalised corruption was not blown open. What distinguished these efforts from others was that the strategy was entirely global.
Practitioners of the dark arts of public relations will recognise some of the methods used by Armstrong to suppress comment and maintain a surface appearance of being squeaky clean.
Armstrong's henchmen bullied individuals who spoke out against the Tour de France winner, used commercial connections to pressure critics, issued veiled threats to other leading sportsmen who questioned Armstrong's performance and fed exclusive interviews to selected journalists to keep the mainstream media onside.
The "I-am-not-a-drug-cheat" defensive strategy included using the antiquated defamation laws in the United Kingdom to stop publication of critical material. Armstrong was so brazen he was willing to take a cash settlement from the Sunday Times and to perjure himself in interviews under oath in the US.
The combination of all these techniques maximised the financial benefits that flowed to Armstrong and his sponsors during more than a decade of doping success.
The institutionalised corruption of the Armstrong cycling team is brilliantly documented in the book, Seven Deadly Sins by Irish journalist David Walsh. Walsh is the Sunday Times journalist who pursued the doping story for 13 years.
Walsh's book is one of several published recently that confront and dissect the issue of institutionalised corruption.
Two others that stand out alongside Walsh's effort are: Exposure by Michael Woodford and The Rise and Fall of the House of Bo by John Garnaut.
Woodford was the chief executive of Japanese medical device and camera maker Olympus. He was courageous enough to champion a battle to uncover about $US1 billion in corrupt payments that had been hidden for a decade.
Garnaut, who is The Sydney Morning Herald's China correspondent, has written an insightful book on how a murder of a British fixit man in China exposed corruption in the highest ranks of the Chinese Communist Party.
Both books are revealing of the corporate and political corruption practices that exist in Asia's developed and developing countries.
Understanding how the bad guys rip people off and hide it from prying eyes is increasingly important as investors extend their investment horizons beyond one country to include all markets around world.
Those wanting to get a better handle on this real threat to ethical money making would be well advised to understand the common links between Armstrong, a leading Japanese corporate and a Chinese princeling, Bo Xilai, who appeared to be on the road to running the world's second biggest economy.
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The five-night cruise was slated to head south that Sunday from Royal Caribbean's Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey. Instead, it sailed north -- to Nova Scotia -- in what was an unusual reversal not just of itinerary but of an entire cruise region.
And folks who boarded Voyager of the Seas for that trip are still spitting mad.
Long story short: A day prior to boarding, Tropical Storm Franklin looked like it was going to speed up -- quite possibly reaching hurricane status -- and target Bermuda. So Royal Caribbean weather staffers weighed the options. "We held conference calls that day (Saturday, July 23) to discuss the issue," says company spokesman Michael Sheehan. "If in fact this forecast remained into Sunday we would not be able to sail Voyager to Bermuda. You can not sail 3,500 people and 1,500 crew members into a tropical storm or hurricane."
The challenge, in rerouting the ship, was twofold. First, the cruise was just five days long. Second: Bermuda literally sits alone by itself in the Atlantic. Unlike the Caribbean islands, which are relatively close to one another (or at least within a day's sail), for this ship, limited as it was to a shorter-than-a-week itinerary, there was no logical southbound possibility.
Sheehan says a call at Nassau was contemplated briefly but that it was simply too far away to make sense. "Plus," he says, "to sail south you go into rough seas because of Tropical Storm Franklin."
"This was the 'perfect storm' of a bad situation."
Some passengers would unhesitatingly agree, beginning with the fact that aside from posting the dramatic change in itinerary on Royal Caribbean's Web site late Saturday, there was no other effort made to contact folks in advance. As such, travelers were handed a letter, on arrival at the pier, that informed them their trip to Bermuda would now be a trip to Halifax and Saint John, New Brunswick. No option to cancel was offered (though folks who had purchased Royal Caribbean insurance could opt out and receive a 75 percent refund).
The weather didn't help, either.
"When we docked in New Brunswick, Canada, there was fog and misty rain, and the temp never went over 55 degrees at it's highest," writes Cruise Critic member Carolp in a review of the cruise. "I saw passengers getting off the ship and it looked as though they had never seen a sweatshirt or jacket, me included. We were freezing!"
Indeed, wrote Charlotte Klecan, another passenger onboard, "We now found ourselves packed for a trip to Bermuda which would not be conducive to Canada's cold weather."
Responds Sheehan, "From the get go we fully understand and appreciate the fact that some of our guests were not pleased by this modified itinerary. Our objective is to provide them with exactly the sailing they are seeking. However, when we're faced with circumstances beyond our control, such as extreme weather, we were left with no option but to go somewhere else."
Beyond the passengers' understandable disappointment that a sun-and-surf itinerary was replaced with a crisp- weather, historic wonders' voyage, there was quite a bit of displeasure in other areas. Specifically, in interviews with Cruise Critic and in reviews posted on the site, complaints centered on three issues:
Why weren't people contacted beforehand?
Official answer: The Royal Caribbean spokesman explained that because the decision was made late on Saturday there wasn't the chance to contact travel agents.
Why was there no option to cancel?
Official answer: "Normal cancellations policies were in effect."
Why was there no compensation offered, beyond the refund of port charges of $45 which Klecan says had to be requested?
Official answer: "Our ticket contract is fundamentally identical to other lines in the cruise industry and it states that we have the right to alter an itinerary when impacted by Acts of God" (and Tropical Storm Franklin was indeed attributed as such).
Even two meetings onboard with disgruntled passengers failed to calm these roiling waters. Writes Toma1 in his review, "The meetings got quite unruly and the tone of the passengers from that point on became loud and very negative. Everywhere we went on the ship the growing discontent was the main topic of conversation ... and it put a strain on the entire cruise. The ship had turned into a hostile environment and there was nowhere to go to escape it, except to your room."
Ultimately, says Charlotte Klecan, the issue wasn't really about being reimbursed for the changes (which Royal Caribbean was not obligated by contract to do). "I felt like a number, not like a passenger," she told Cruise Critic. "Yeah, there's a contract, but there's also a gray area of good customer relations."
At this point, Royal Caribbean's spokesman says no further compensation will be granted to unhappy passengers.
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas is certainly not the first ship this year to deal with weather issues, but it does seem that the trip has concluded with a bit of a hangover. For instance, in past months Carnival padded passengers' onboard accounts when weather impacted arrivals, departures and itineraries on sailings out of New Orleans. After the famous rogue wave battered NCL's Norwegian Dawn, passengers were given major refunds plus discounts on future sailings. In neither case were cruise lines contractually obligated to provide compensation.
Even Royal Caribbean, in the past, has shown itself capable of rising nobly to an acts-of-God situation. In a classic case of making lemonade from lemons was an incident that occurred in November 2002, while Majesty of the Seas was anchored at CocoCay, its private island. Midway through the afternoon a fierce wind unexpectedly kicked up and it was deemed too dangerous to transport 1,500 passengers back to the ship via tenders. Stranded, passengers spent the night on the island -- and Royal Caribbean ferried blankets and food, and even "liquidated" the onboard gift shop of all sweatshirts and other warm wear. Folks had so much fun that they petitioned the cruise line to repeat the experience on a future cruise.
Ultimately, the strangest and saddest irony for travelers on this recent Voyager trip was that NCL's Norwegian Crown, which departed from New York virtually right behind the mega-ship, actually did head for Bermuda, encountering no problems at all.


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