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...seem limited, even impotent, on the other side of the net from Federer. As Federer played world No. 10 Gaston Gaudio at Melbourne's Kooyong Classic last week, a first impression was that they were equally matched. Indeed, appearing languid, Federer dropped the first set. He then pressed a button in his mind. Moving like a cat and blending a tease of delicate volleys and pinpoint groundstrokes through an otherwise workmanlike showing, he breezed through the rest of the match for his 22nd consecutive...
...pedigree of Symphony Painter, a new kind of electronic music software designed for the Color Pixter electronic sketchpad. The brainchild of M.I.T. professor Tod Machover, Symphony Painter ($20; fisher-price.com Color Pixter sold separately) combines visual arts and music: you draw a picture and then press the triangular play button to hear a musical interpretation of your artwork. Experienced musicians might predict some outcomes: lines curving up tend to produce increasingly higher pitches, and parallel lines generate harmonies. Different colors represent different instruments' melodic riffs or percussion beats, and the stylus can change tempo...
Grace scores best. He's as cute as a button and at first displays about as much personality. Carter is "psyched" by corporate ruthlessness because he doesn't know any better. A trophy wife and a trophy car fail him, and calling a staff meeting on Sunday--a way to fill his empty day off--doesn't do much for his spirit either. This is a guy who needs to recognize his inner dorkiness and turn it into true manliness, and Grace--well, yes--gracefully manages that transition. He's a very winning actor...
...story-high stage tower features machinery that can handle three complete scene changes, which used to be done by hand. "Our new stage machinery is the most modern in the world. Until last year we needed hours or days to shift scenery," said Muti. "Now you just push a button." Guided visits through the new opera house are offered on weekends from Jan. 22 to Feb. 12 by appointment, tel: (39-02) 4335-3521. On Dec. 7, 2005, Cos? Fan Tutte will be performed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. Plan ahead. www.teatroallascala.org
...book, “Today’s Random Medical News from the New England Journal of Panic-Inducing Gobbledygook” by Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman, shows a newscaster at his desk with three multicolored wheels-of-fortune at the top of the screen. After pressing a button on the desk, the newscaster prepares to report the following random result: COFFEE can cause DEPRESSION in TWINS...