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We always strive to be fun and engaging, but inspiring our readers is even better. That’s why we were so delighted by an email from Laura Blake: “I just wanted to tell you how much I loved your May issue,” she wrote. “The articles were interesting and inspiring; I appreciate the optimism in them. I was especially impressed with the profi le of [inventor] Dean Kamen. I wish there were more people with that kind of vision who also seem to know how to make their ideas a reality. I also really liked the Food & Drink article on the Asian carp and how chef Philippe Parola is turning something potentially devastating into something positive.” Web commenter Carla Marie Rupp was especially touched by our May profi le of Yoshio Toyama (“Instruments of Change”): “Yoshio and his wife, Keiko, are truly heroes for helping children in New Orleans with instruments,” she wrote. “I have heard this wonderful couple perform in New Orleans at the Satchmo Summerfest, sponsored by French Quarter Festivals (August 5–8 this year) and in New York at Birdland, and they are amazing in their love for the spirit of Louis Armstrong.” Meanwhile, “Kicking and Screaming” (June, ’10), Josh Dean’s piece about his soccer obsession, in which he describes once wearing the Stars and Stripes around his shoulders in support of the national team, missed the goal with Richard F. Cameron, a United fi rst offi cer and Navy veteran. “I don’t doubt Mr. Dean’s patriotic fervor,” Cameron wrote, “but the manner in which he displayed it was entirely inappropriate.” He’s absolutely right, and we deeply regret any offense.

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BALL & ALBANESE Photography team Wendy Ball and Dara Albanese have contributed to Condé Nast Traveller UK and Travel + Leisure, among other publications. Shooting “Three Perfect Days: Amsterdam” (page 80), Ball says, “was a special assignment for Dara, as her mother was once a United fl ight attendant.” CHRIS ERICKSON The Brooklyn, New York–based writer, who visited a succession of family barbecues for “Grill Crazy” (page 74), says he’s partial to Texas-style but loved trying international alternatives. “As a rule, people are nicer and more generous than one might expect,” he says. “It’s really heartening.” ADAM K. RAYMOND The Hemispheres senior editor also writes for NYMag.com, GOOD and Mental Floss. He says of his time in Amsterdam (“Three Perfect Days,” page 80), “I really mastered riding a bicycle with my hands full of cheese and licorice. I think that will come in handy in New York.”

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United. #1 in

on-time arrivals

of America’s fi ve largest global carriers in .

And 1ST Quarter 2010. *

The results are in for the first quarter of 2010, and United is once again #1 in on-time arrivals of domestic scheduled flights among US Airways, Delta, Continental and American. Holding the top spot is a victory for the people of United who are working together on behalf of the customers who depend on us.

*According to recently published arrival data in the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report, United ranked highest in on-time performance for domestic scheduled fl ights as measured by the U.S. DOT (fl ights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time) between 1/1/09-3/31/10, when compared to the fi ve largest U.S. global carriers based on available seat miles, enplaned passengers or passenger revenue, which includes US Airways, Delta (including its Northwest subsidiary), Continental and American.