Fluxman is cagey about cost breakdowns but allows that Steiner cedes 50% of its shipboard revenue to the host cruise line, which shares marketing expenses and absorbs the entire cost of spa construction, which can be considerable.
For most Pushtuns, who claim to be a majority and are certainly Afghanistan's largest ethnic group, the emerging bargain between the former monarch and the minority tribes of the Northern Alliance cedes too much power to the latter.
The people arguing that by accepting endorsement deals, Tiger Woods cedes any right to be upset about violations of his privacy have chosen a particularly poor example for their argument, because Mr. Woods never had any choice about being a celebrity.