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...STOMP-inspired pieces. She points to one THUD collaboration, written by its female members, that combines parties and percussion as an illustration of the playful attitude with which they often approach their own compositions. “We perform it using things—high heels, lipstick containers, mascara, compact mirrors, and magazines,” Bray says. “It’s like getting ready for a night out.” Bray’s interest in THUD began before she came to Harvard. She discovered it her senior year of high school while looking...
Over in the printing factory, most of Ratti's fabrics are printed by the silkscreen method, which employs a template system. The more colors a print has, the more screens are needed (a Louis Vuitton scarf covered in tiny flowers requires 24). There is now also the more compact and modern inject-printing system, in which the image is printed directly from the computer. "It's less expensive for a few meters, but more expensive when printing a serious amount," says Vincenzo Cucinella, who manages production...
...improved. Ruggie, a professor of international relations at the Kennedy School and a Harvard Law School affiliate, has held the position of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights since 2005. At the UN, he helped establish the UN Global Compact, an initiative to engage the private sector in promoting human rights, labor, environmental, and anti-corruption standards. The Global Compact is now the largest initiative of its type, Ruggie said, with a membership of over 4000 companies around the world. However, Ruggie said he’s ready...
...Ultra-Compact Computer Weighing in at only 1 lb., OQO's latest PC is the world's smallest Windows Vista--capable computer, with a blazing processor to boot. The device is small enough to fit in your hand--and boasts wireless Web access. Not so small price...
...either. More mature music fans might still pay up for a CD; some 2 million people outside North America bought last fall's Long Road out of Eden, for instance, the first studio album from the Eagles in decades. But supermarket muscle has driven down the retail price of compact discs. The only U.S. store selling that Eagles CD was Wal-Mart, for the bargain price of $11.88. The average price of a CD in Europe dropped by 4% between 2003 and 2006, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. One way to maintain price levels is to offer deluxe products that pair...