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...country solution for a truly European-based company seems not in line with the idea of a European Union and its legislation," Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy wrote in a letter to the European Commission this week. He is worried about the fate of 2,600 workers at an Opel plant in Antwerp, which is slated for closure under some of the rescue plans under consideration...
Mesh office chairs first came into popularity in the '90s with the dotcom boom, desk lunches and Herman Miller's invention of the Aeron chair. The bubble burst not long after, but the adjustable, rolling chair remained a cubicle staple. Now Knoll plans to push the Aeron out of its comfy spot at the top of the seating chain with its latest innovation?the Generation. The home- and office-furnishings company spent more than three years collaborating with New Zealand--based Formway Design to produce this new ergonomic chair. With its durable rubber back and unique figure-eight design...
...other councillors] will do everything they can to try to make him feel awkward and make him stumble,” he added.ROAD TO CITY HALLWard has lived in Cambridge since 1989. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, he played football for T.C. Williams High School under coach Herman Boone of “Remember the Titans” fame before going on to Boston University. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, and went on to earn a Masters in education from Maryland University and a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Services from Boston University.Before he assumed the concillor...
...Trying to understand the relationship between a set of neurons and its behavioral output is going to be difficult unless we are able to look at an organism that is simple enough where we can use our genetic tools," says Herman Dierick, a human- and molecular-genetics expert at Baylor College of Medicine. "That's where the usefulness of flies lies. Fruit flies have made such a difference in biology over the past century." And if the recent papers are any indication, these fascinating, high-spirited and surprisingly engaging little bugs will continue to do so for a long time...
...Business Plan Contest added a social enterprise track, and attendance at the school’s Social Enterprise Conference has grown consistently. And with the economic downturn limiting traditional job opportunities, more students have begun to explore social causes. Faculty Co-Chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Herman “Dutch” B. Leonard ’74, who served on the selection committee for the fellowship, said that the committee was impressed by the volume of worthwhile projects submitted for consideration. “We had a number of really strong projects. This was a difficult...