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...less developed areas, but their real concern is to improve the quality of Anji's wares, to make chairs better rather than just cheaper. County officials have established an R&D facility of Anji's own and have plans to build a chair museum. By 2012, Anji hopes to boast of making "more than two brands that reach an international standard," according to a mission statement on the county's website, chairstoday.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy vs. China: Sitting Pretty | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard baseball team can boast of an Ivy League title trophy, a deep roster capable of defending it, and an offense designed to obliterate opponents. What it needs now is its pitching staff to grow up--fast. Control problems up and down the pitching roster forced the Crimson (0-3) out of three straight games at SEC power Florida last weekend. Harvard will enter this weekend’s road series at the New York Institute of Technology (3-3) with just two sure things on the mound: freshman Adam Cole, who shined in the season opener, and ace sophomore...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Must Regain Control | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...women’s fencing teams are competing at the NCAA Championships in Houston—and both have a legitimate shot at a national title. They’re not televised on CBS, but rumor has it that Harvard’s fencers are pretty good. The teams boast two Junior World Champions, and three Crimson fencers will compete in April’s Junior World Championships in South Korea. The women rank in at No. 3 nationally...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SOONER OR TAITER: Harvard Has Own Brand of Madness | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...readership, Alexander J. Rothman ’07 of The Gamut offered an emphatic “No.” He said that at Harvard, “There’s enough good poetry being written to keep both magazines happy.” Harvard does boast poetry heavyweights like e.e. cummings and T.S. Eliot as alumni. Might the Gamut’s chapbook uncover the poet of our generation? FM’s playing it safe and getting our copy autographed. EBay, anyone...

Author: By Rachel Banks, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Running the Gamut | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...overnight pit stop at a forgettable (and decidedly d?class?) airport hotel used to be one of the banes of the road warrior's life. No longer. The hotel industry's burgeoning emphasis on design includes airport properties, many of which are starting to boast the upgraded amenities and modish trappings of their downtown cousins. Say goodbye to poky rooms and drab lobbies, and luxuriate in slick digs like the striking Kempinski Hotel Airport M?nchen, tel: (49-89) 97820, pictured above. Below are some of our other layover favorites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Check In | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

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