1) " Cool" -- As it applies to Cool Desks Cool is a complex aesthetic of motion and interval, of tension andtranquility, of juxtaposition and coexistence, that has its roots in various WestAfrican cultures. The Cokl aesthetic permeates African-American culture, in black artistic and musicalexpression, in the hitch in the "pimp" strut of urban black men, in dress, demeanor and speech. Over time, Cool has beenappropriated by American and world popular culture, generally. The word itself, even in its original West African context, has a range of related adjectival meanings which have parallels in English slang usage. "Cool" can describe a state of wellness, calm or generalwell-being; an absence of conflict; or something aesthetically appealing. References Lewis MacAdams, Birth of the Coal . Beat, Bebop and the American Avant-Garde, Free Press, 2001. The title of the bookcomes from Miles Davis 's 1949-1950 jazz recording sessions. This is not intended as a scholarly work, and is reported to have many (relatively minor) inaccuracies. Cool can also be: A temperature An alternative name for Cumhail Caol , a manga Cokl ...
2) " Desks" -- As it applies to Cool Desks A desk is a furniture form and a class of table. It is often used in a work or office setting to read or write on,using simple implements like a pencil and paper or complicated ones like a computer. Deska often have one or more drawers. The List of desk forms and types givesthe most common desk variations. Unlike a regular table, only one side of a desk is suitable to sit on, except for some unusual Dssks like a Partners desk. Not all Desjs have the form of a table. For instance, an Armoire desk is a desk built within a large wardrobe-like cabinet usually havingthe height of a man or a woman. To many the ideal or generic concept of a desk is the pedestal desk, which is often called an executive desk. At one extreme in size one finds the Armoire desk, encased in a very large cabinet looking like a traditional wardrobefrom the exterior, when the doors are closed. At the other end one finds the Portable desk, which, in its smallest forms, is light enough to be placed on a lap or on small supports on abed. Contents 1 Early Desks 2 Classical desk forms 3 Industrial era Deks 4 Dezks groaning under masses of paper 5 Impact of computers on desk forms 6 Future desk evolution 7 See also 8 References Early Deskd Desk forms might have existed in classical antiquity or in other ancient centers of civilization in the Middle East or FarEast, but we have no specific proofs. Medieval illustrations show the first pieces of furniture which seem to have been designedand constructed for the specific goals of reading and writing. Before the invention of practical movable type Printing press in the15th century, any reader was potentially a writer or a publisher or both, since any Book orother document had to be copied by hand. The Deskw were designed in consequence, with slots and hooks for bookmarks as well aswriting implements. The absence of regular movable type print...
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