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...down, being funny and distracting, to the point where everybody sort of thought, well, maybe we shouldn't tell Jay about the next meeting." Dreesen eventually took over the meetings, running them according to the Robert's Rules of Order he had learned when he used to chair meetings of the Jaycees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedy at the Edge Excerpt | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...Arts Chair...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Harvard Crimson proudly announces the members of its 135th Executive Board | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...Arts Chair...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Harvard Crimson proudly announces the members of its 135th Executive Board | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

Heightened attention to all elements of the environment is only one of the factors driving the increasing popularity of nature-inspired décor. Technology, says Tony Whitfield, chair of product design at Parsons The New School for Design, is also playing a role in the current trend. "If you look at the proliferation of [the designs] over the past few years, it goes with digital technologies that allow designers to do fairly complex kinds of patterning and laser cutting," he says. The intricate flora-and-fauna-filled curtains of Dutch designer Tord Boontje, who has made florals cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Home with Nature. | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...support from Prodi, choked up as he recited a Pablo Neruda poem. One lawmaker was accused of spitting at another, as he screamed "traitor!", "piece of merda!" and made the gesture of firing a gun. The targeted Senator then duly fainted (or feigned a fainting) in his soft chamber chair. Finally, just after the votes were counted, victorious center-right lawmakers uncorked Spumanti directly on the Senate floor. "Take them away!," implored Senate President Franco Marini, pounding his gavel as the bubbly spilled out of the bottles onto the carpet. "This isn't a tavern here!" The final tally after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How An Italian Government Falls | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

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