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...billion 20-year contract to manage water distribution in Indianapolis, the largest such current contract in the U.S.; United Water already had the contract to run the city's wastewater system. The city had purchased the waterworks from a private owner that was struggling, says Tim Hewitt, president and CEO of Veolia Water Indianapolis. "When we started, there were taste and odor problems, and the previous owner had basically told people to get over it." Veolia couldn't do that since the agreement sets incentives for customer satisfaction--along with everything else from water quality to sourcing from local...
...this the year that geeks take over the design world? You might think so, judging by "Design Life Now: National Design Triennal 2006," which runs until July 29 at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City. On display are more than 100 of the most inventive works from the past three years, ranging from new graphics for prescription pill bottles to wardrobes for Madame Butterfly. The exhibit is meant to showcase recent design feats, but it feels futuristic, with a prominent pack of robotic dogs and sci-fi humanoids coming to life among the customary displays...
...remake of "Roman Holiday" starred Catherine Oxenberg, a Yugoslav princess, and lineal descendant of Catherine the Great of Russia. Julia Ormond had Audrey's role in a "Sabrina" remake; Thandie Newton took her part in "The Trouble With Charlie", a very distant approximation of "Charade". And Jessica Love Hewitt starred seven years ago in "The Audrey Hepburn Story". All were put in the shade by Audrey's ghost. Who'd dare? Why bother...
...case you've missed it, Australian tennis is anchored in the Bay of Nowhere. After Hewitt, there's Chris Guccione (ranked 107, though with a bullet), Mark Philippoussis (122, injured again and out of the Open), then three guys around 160. One of these players, most likely the big-serving lefty Guccione, might string together a few wins in the first week to give locals something to get excited about, but anything beyond that would be astonishing...
...looks destined to be a tall boy, perhaps 190-cm by the time he stops growing. The leap from juniors to the Tour is huge and the tennis canyon is full of former prodigies who didn't make it. But Tomic is the best Australian prospect since Hewitt...