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...economies of scale really work" on cruises, says John Maxwell, a leisure-industry analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York City. Ways of extracting extra money from passengers have become more sophisticated, like TV sets that allow gambling from one's stateroom and premium restaurants that charge a supplement. Driscoll estimates that Carnival makes 20% of its revenues from onboard charges...
...Gottman technique usually involves a $495 two-day workshop, followed by nine private therapy sessions costing $1,260, which Gottman recommends as a supplement. These attempt to conquer the four most common, corrosive negative factors in unstable unions: criticism (You never ... You always ... ), defensiveness (Who me? I'm not defensive), contempt (You're too stupid to realize how defensive you are) and stonewalling (I'll just let it blow over). Gottman says 85% of stonewallers...
Porn doesn't just give men bad ideas; it can give kids the wrong idea at a formative age. Whereas children used to supplement sex education by tearing through National Geographic in search of naked aboriginals and leafing through the occasional Penthouse they stumbled across in the garage, today many are confronted by pornographic images on a daily basis. In a 2001 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 70% of 15-to 17-year-olds said they had accidentally come across pornography online. Older teens may be aware of the effects of such images: 59% of 15-to-24-year...
...meantime, if you need to lose weight, the sooner you accept that stimulants are not the answer, the better off you'll be. A good diet and plenty of exercise will do more to improve your health than just about any dietary supplement--FDA approved...
...drumbeat of bad publicity about ephedra has taken its toll. Sales were reportedly down even before the FDA's announcement. Many supplement enthusiasts have started taking other so-called natural stimulants--like synephrine and octopamine, found in bitter orange--which are not as potent as ephedra. But even with these products, information on safety is sparse--thanks once again to the 1994 dietary-supplements...