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Someone at technology news site, Cnet, came up with the clever idea of running a poll to learn the age of people who use Amazon's miracle book reader, the Kindle. Seven hundred people responded, which puts the survey somewhat below what researchers would expect from Gallup, but it is a reasonable straw poll, nonetheless...
...What surprised Cnet and what should surprise anyone who looks at the results is that 50% of the people who use Kindles are over 50 years old. Twenty-seven percent were over 60. (See pictures of the Kindle and other travel gadgets...
...move freely to different sitting positions. "Our inspiration was the occupant of the chair and the varied postures adopted during the workday," says Knoll director of design Benjamin Pardo. The Generation, which arrives in stores in July, uses less material than standard office chairs and will be available in seven colors. With options such as lemongrass green and firecracker red, the office just got more...
...them, so this was like their second Senior Day.”The victory against the Eagles came just a week after the Crimson upset 20th-ranked Cornell 11-7. That win marked not only Harvard’s first win over a ranked opponent in seven years, but also gave the Crimson a much-needed burst of confidence to finish out the season strong. “We had a rough patch in the middle of the season, so you couldn’t have asked for a better ending,” senior Shannon Flynn said...
...Meanwhile, the number of victims is also growing. In the past three months, 15 cases of suspicious deaths in China's jails have been reported. An official with the with Supreme People's Procuratorate told the state-run Xinhua news service that seven detainees had been beaten to death, three committed suicide, two died in accidents and three cases were under investigation. (See pictures of China's electronic-waste village...