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...Harvard is the hub of the universe, spoked, as Professor John R. Stilgoe says. Test the truth tomorrow by going out and meeting those people whom former Harvard President A. Lawrence Lowell used to call "swarthy Irish." Notice the profusion of Irish bartenders at the pubs and at the restaurants, and learn why millions Americans have some Irish in them--or just want some...
...basement of Cabot Library is without question the social hub of Harvard. In search of new friends, I ventured to Cabot's musty subterranean quarters to find some. Making friends with people who are studying may seem like a tough task--luckily I had a plan that was foolproof in its simplicity...
...company employs a hub-and-spoke distribution system in which all orders are processed through the company's Allston-based distribution center, where bicycle couriers bring orders to customers' doors within an hour...
...overstock on hand. Instead, they place orders as needed, relying on speedy delivery to meet demand. The practice saves on storage costs and expensive markdowns, but it leaves companies at the mercy of delivery systems and the weather that can, literally, derail them. When a huge airline hub like Chicago is slowed down by inclement weather, companies feel it across the country...
...incarnation, Radcliffe will become a hub of cutting-edge scholarship and research and, I believe, the source of many solutions to challenges facing the world," Murray said...