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...wealthy travelers who frequent the chain, the Amanresorts name (aman means peaceful in Sanskrit) can hardly be uttered without Zecha in the same breath. The Indonesian native did not just found a resort chain; he perfected a concept. Minimalist in design and complementary to often remote, natural settings, each retreat is a unique encapsulation of the culture and country in which it sits. Pieces of his paradise are scattered mainly across Asia, but there are Zecha resorts as well in France, the U.S. and Morocco. "To create a simple meal, " says Zecha, "is often more difficult than to create...
...Amanresorts, while the firms of two longtime friends control parent company Silverlink Holdings?has been on a mission to re-instill some of the lost passion. "The changes were less physical and more philosophical," he says. "Not everyone who was hired while I was gone was privy to the concept and culture...
Census 2000 didn't ask for these details, and unless I missed it, did not include an essay portion. But after years of research, the Census Bureau, by introducing its Check All That Apply option, did advance its stated belief that race is not a static concept. Critics of CATA see it variously as a threat to social justice in its perceived dilution of nonwhite constituencies, or as race obsessed, or as a flaccid nod to the burgeoning ranks of mixed-race Americans. But I think the Census people were savvy. Or, really, credit goes to their overseeing agency...
...Still, the easiest way for a dose-of-reality show like "Survivor" to lose an addicted viewer is to provoke disillusionment. It's not only a reminder that the winner took home the million a long time ago, it's a reminder that for all its high-concept genius and built-in conflict, "Survivor" is just another TV show, on just another TV network...
...look like a high-end SUV, but you wouldn't want to cut it off at a STOP sign. Last week the U.S. Army unveiled a "James Bond-like concept vehicle," a modified Ford F-350 pickup with cutting-edge gizmos. The SmarTruck is just a prototype, but here's a preview of the tricks this "agile" and "lethal" rig may one day pull...