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...operation called Freeview (which attracted 1.6 million customers in less than a year), and BSkyB could be looking at much more modest growth. As the subscriber pool diminishes, BSkyB is under increasing pressure to extract more revenue from each user. Yet the percentage of viewers signing up for the pricey $61-per-month premium service is in slow decline relative to those committing to the $19 basic service. BSkyB hopes to offset this in part by pushing its high end Sky+ service, in which it sells a TiVo-like "personal video recorder" for $322 to subscribers. But sales...
...mini-brush ensures smooth application. La Prairie also carries a Skin Caviar Luxe Cream ($300 for a 1.7-oz. jar or $550 for 3.4 oz.). Meanwhile, Chicago's Four Seasons hotel is offering a caviar facial treatment at its in-house spa. Guests have their faces smothered in a pricey mixture of caviar, pearl proteins and marine agents, and afterward they sip a little bubbly and nibble on a caviar canape. Book yourself a 30-min. treatment for $65, 50 min. for $110 or go full throttle for 80 min. at $155. --By Alix Strauss
...impeachment of Bill Clinton was part of the latter trend, as is the current effort in the Texas state legislature--orchestrated by Congressman Tom DeLay--to redraw district lines. As a nation, we seem to be losing the habits of civility and citizenship. Public life is becoming a pricey boutique, catering only to special interests and political eccentrics. The California recall is goofy, irresponsible--and not a bad way to remind politicians that their work involves more than raising money and spending it on nasty nonsense...
...impeachment of Bill Clinton was part of the latter trend, as is the current effort in the Texas state legislature-orchestrated by Congressman Tom DeLay-to redraw district lines. As a nation, we seem to be losing the habits of civility and citizenship. Public life is becoming a pricey boutique, catering only to special interests and political eccentrics. The California recall is goofy, irresponsible-and not a bad way to remind politicians that their work involves more than raising money and spending it on nasty nonsense...
...been wanting to try your hand at digital photography but don't want to buy pricey equipment, this camera may be for you. It's the world's first 100% digital disposable camera, and it goes on sale at Ritz Camera Centers this week. For $10.99 you get an automatic flash, metered exposure control, a self-timer and--because it's digital--the option to instantly delete any pictures that don't pan out. The camera comes out of Pure Digital Technologies in San Francisco. Ritz does digital photofinishing in an hour, or you can use your printer. Walt Disney...