Word: america
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...very heavy people. And I thought, 'What role do I have in that?," says Brown, who is thinking about writing a book about the 50 lb. he has lost since March. "Celebrity chefs are the high priests of the food craze that is partly responsible for the fattening of America. We helped people get into this mess. I don't see why we shouldn't help get them...
...once photographed in a beige turtleneck and high-waisted slacks, surrounded by a team of Silicon Valley executives. The new Whitman wears a lean, dark suit with a camisole peeking tastefully out and stylish heels, her face dusted with a California glow. (See why California is still America's future...
...with water, highways, prisons, schools, immigration and unemployment. The legislature and the governor are openly hostile to each other, and the electorate is disgusted with both of them. (Their approval ratings are 18% and 28%, respectively.) This state of affairs is alternately described as the end of civilization or America's bright future, depending on whom you ask. Driving around the state, you'd never know that California was on the brink of apocalypse: the sun is shining and the lawns are bright green, even in the desert, so it's as tempting to believe the optimists...
...search for younger customers not only drives the multiple activities, the super spas and the entertainment; it's also driving the trend to shorter hops. "Younger people aren't going to sail for 24 days down the coast of South America," says Yesawich. "They don't have that vacation time." That's one reason Oasis is based in the Caribbean and set up for seven-day voyages...
...cruise industry is basically a duopoly, with two players--Carnival, which owns Cunard, Holland America, Princess and Seabourn, among others, and Royal Caribbean, which also owns Celebrity and a few international lines--controlling 70% of the market. There are three segments: contemporary, at $200 and under per day; premium, $250 and up; and luxury, at $300 and above. Royal Caribbean and Carnival operate mostly in the contemporary segment...