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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...
...Boston’s Irish pubs, where he plays jigs and reels on the accordion. “As far as the department is concerned, the accordion is my secret life,” he says. While tradition is important to Gurney and his music, he is eager to push at its limits. Over the course of his time at Harvard, Gurney has brought together traditional folk music with other musical genres, such as Classical. “Classical symphonies in class and Irish reels in pubs are much more related than I thought,” he says. Gurney...
Peter Gallagher, the caterpillar-browed actor best known for the TV show The O.C. and films like While You Were Sleeping, is standing on a street corner, cell phone wedged against his shoulder, simultaneously trying to maintain an animated conversation and order a hotdog from a street vendor. Commuters push past him on the sidewalk, and in the background, yellow taxis fight their way through traffic...
...Iceland After Election, an E.U. Push Following her leftist coalition's April 25 electoral win, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she would pursue E.U. membership to ensure her recession-battered nation's financial stability. Analysts say the E.U. would favor Iceland's accession, but Sigurdardottir must sway skeptical coalition partners and a divided citizenry skittish about yielding sovereignty over Iceland's fishing waters...
...that neither squad could exploit a weakness in its opponent’s defensive game. But Harvard would embark on a 5-0 run late in the first period, getting impressive solo shots from sophomore Jess Halpern and Flynn.“We knew that they were going to push out on us on defense,” Flynn said. “We tried to stay in section, work with one another, and clear space for each other. I think that allowed those seven goals to come through.” The duo of senior Kaitlin Martin and Flood...