Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...band, though, and Joel remained the center of attention, racing through the audience on "Only The Good Die Young," cartwheeling off his Steinway on "Big Shot," and performing nearmagical tricks with the piano. Joel played behind his back, used his feet and alternated hands with such speed that at times he seemed little more than a blur at the keyboard...
Joel refused to sacrifice speed for substance, though, and every moment of madness was balanced by a slower, more poignant section. On "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)," Joel's driving guitar-based verses about the destruction of New York faded into a gentle piano conclusion. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" harkened back to Joel's younger "days hanging out by the village green," and stirring versions of "Piano Man" and "And So It Goes" graced the three encores...
...Sukhoi, the Soviet maker of military planes, and Gulfstream, the most prestigious name in U.S. corporate jets, are making tentative plans to build a supersonic business aircraft. In a $1 billion project, the two manufacturers hope to produce a jet that will fly at 1,500 m.p.h., twice the speed of sound, and carry as many as 20 passengers over a range of more than 5,600 miles. The plane would sell for about $50 million...
...Sunday's press conference, Gorbachev said some questions must be left for "history" to decide and cautioned against doing "anything to accelerate these changes artificially." That call for prudence seemed ironic coming from the statesman who had done more than any other in this half of the century to speed up the process of history, including the transformation of Germany...
...noise and antinoise collide, they interact with what is called destructive interference, canceling each other out. The idea is not new; generations of high-school physics students have seen destructive interference demonstrated with undulating Slinkies or jump ropes. But it is only recently -- with the advent of small, high-speed signal processors -- that scientists have had the computer power to make practical antinoise devices...