Slinky Chair

Paper softseating is made entirely from kraft paper, utilizing a flexible honeycomb structure to fan open into stools, benches and loungers. Each of the sizes and types of softseating can compress like a big book for storage. Available in natural, unbleached brown kraft paper and kraft paper that has been dyed a deep black with bamboo charcoal ink to emphasize the geometric pattern of light and shadow in the paper seating. Paper softseating can be used creatively and interchangeably as seating or low tables, the elements can even be stacked playfully as building blocks!

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‘Fence Plowing’ Is Latest Teen Craze

Five Deer Park, N.Y. teens have been arrested since October for “fence plowing,” the latest rage among certain Long Island youths, according to Suffolk County police. The concept is simple: Pick out a fence, run toward it at high speed, and launch yourself like a missile to plow through the wood. [More]

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10 Lessons From The Dalai Lama

1. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
2. “When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.”
3. “When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
4. “Spend some time alone every day.”
5. “Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
6. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”
7. “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.”
8. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
9. “A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.”
10. “Be gentle with the earth.”

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Will He Make It?

 

 

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Computerized Ergonomics System

Recently, a group of researchers involved in medical research for persons with spinal cord injury has decided to design and build a workstation which would most closely answer the needs of general computer users. The result is GRAViTONUS®, a revolutionary multifunctional computerized system, created to provide for optimum ergonomic conditions at work. It enhances users` comfort, improves their productivity and keeps them in good health.

The multifunctional GRAViTONUS® system allows moving the user in space freely. It comes with an on-board computer which constantly analyses positions of a body, measures local temperature and pressure on different body parts. The system adapts to the user depending on his or her psychophysical activity thus creating maximum comfort, anticipating his or her desires.

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