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They weren't the only stars rooting for Federer. At his home in California, Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, who won 11 Grand Slam titles in the 1960s, set his alarm for 5 a.m. to watch the match. Not far away in Los Angeles, Sampras rolled out of bed in time to catch Federer's winning shot, and then tell journalists that he believes that the Swiss player should now be considered the greatest ever. Woods was at home with his wife, "yelling at the TV, the whole deal...
...Acer's lowball strategy is not without trade-offs. Despite market-share gains, revenues in the first quarter fell 6.5% from a year earlier to $3.5 billion, while operating income sank 6.1% to $75.8 million. (Wang still expects Acer to match or slightly exceed its 2008 operating profits in 2009.) Bryan Ma, a computer-industry analyst at IDC in Singapore, says Acer risks tarnishing its brand in the long run. But during the recession, Ma says, Acer's product mix will help it outperform. "They're in the right place at the right time," he says...
...pair made at any one of hundreds of optical boutiques or discounters. But many prefer to visit an optician at Fielmann. This is partly because Germany's largest optical chain, which sold nearly 50% of the 10.6 million pairs of spectacles purchased in the country last year, promises to match the lowest prices available. A well-known Fielmann TV ad, in classic noir style, shows a busty blonde sauntering into the office of a hard-boiled private eye. "Find an optician cheaper than Fielmann," she implores. "Forget it," the sleuth responds...
...first few seconds of Nurse Jackie (Showtime, Mondays, 10:30 p.m. E.T.), you might believe you are staring into heaven. Everything is white - the glaring light, the ceiling, the walls. Then the camera pans down to a figure on the floor, dressed to match in blinding hospital whites. The only colors in the scene are a pink blotch of gum on the worn sole of her shoe and an amber prescription bottle - holding the Vicodin capsules that, we learn, she cracks open to snort the brilliant orange grains inside, medicating a bad back and her emotional state...
...uncrackable. From the distinctive feel of the greenback's cotton-and-linen-blended paper to its watermarks and color-shifting ink, the Treasury Department goes to excruciating lengths to ensure no one can counterfeit the world's most powerful currency. But the U.S. Treasury Department was no match for Art Williams, one of the most inventive and prolific counterfeiters of recent decades. After learning the craft at 16 from his mother's boyfriend, Williams, the product of a tough neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, went on to print an estimated $10 million in fake money by outmaneuvering the government...