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...Silverstone, the actress who plays her. Clueless, a 1995 teen comedy (in which she played, yes, a romantic-softy matchmaker), and her breakthrough jailbait performances in The Crush and a trio of Aerosmith videos made her a teenage "It" girl. But a few failed movies and a teensy weight gain later, she was on track to becoming a remembrance in a VH1 It Came from the '90s special. By design or by necessity, "I got off the fast track," the actress, 26, says now. "It was a lot at a young age--from 14 until I was 21. I didn...
...there. But by saving shows digitally to a hard drive--and offering features like Season Pass, which automatically records every episode of, say, Sex and the City--TiVo puts the VCR to shame. Trouble is, customers have been skittish about the subscription fee for TiVo service. So, to gain wider appeal, TiVo is expanding its satellite-TV offerings and teaming up with the superstar of home theater...
...exactly, did kids gain such influence and financial clout in their homes? James McNeal, a former Texas A&M professor who is considered the godfather of kids' marketing, notes that between 1950 and 1990, households went from being a patriarchy with Dad in charge, to a matriarchy with Mom in charge, to--you guessed it--a "filiarchy" with kids calling the shots. Or at least co-directing them. Younger parents, especially, are letting their kids control the decorating. "Gen X parents are more collaborative, less me-centered than the boomers. They engage their children in discussions about purchases," says...
With its plethora of young, talented runners, the Crimson will only improve as its freshmen gain collegiate experience...
...makes from being sold under one roof. Analysts say consolidation among Western Europe's 50,000 dealerships is inevitable; the number of outlets in the E.U. is expected to halve before 2010. And for those that remain, profits from after-sales - representing more than half a typical dealer's gain - may be hard hit. The new laws allow independent repairers to gain "authorized" status from manufacturers, giving them access to technical specifications previously off-limits. A spanner in the works for carmakers. Forging Ahead Canadian aluminum maker Alcan won European and U.S. regulatory approval for its 34 billion...