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...observatory was the hub of activity of knowing where the satellites were and what they were doing,” said Shapiro...
...years leading up to his exit in 2002, Knowles would pull the Faculty out of a deficit and back building projects that included the refurbishment of freshman dormitories and the conversion of the old Freshman Union into a new humanities hub, the Barker Center. The reception following Knowles’ service was held in Annenberg Hall, in the shadow of the Memorial Hall tower which Knowles renovated during his first term as dean, healing the damage left over from a 1956 fire...
...Sokun Travel and Tours when the lights cut out. "No good," said the woman behind the desk, looking into the dark street. "Every day, two or three times." We conducted the rest of our transaction by candlelight. Mourn Sokun, who owns the travel agency, says Sihanoukville, the current hub of south-coast tourism, can't keep up with the rush of tourists. The number of foreign visitors to the city shot up by 50% between 2006 and 2007, and infrastructure, including electricity generation, is overtaxed. In 2007, the local airport reopened to shuttle tourists between Angkor Wat and the coast...
...nickname Fort McMoney because it has the nation's highest average income. The timing seems right for Canada too. Carpenters and truck drivers are fetching six-figure wages in Alberta--and working in -50F (-46C) temperatures in the winter--but Canada's traditional manufacturing hub of southern Ontario is suffering, ironically, because of its ties to the U.S. auto industry. And Canada's strengthening loonie has shed its huge cost advantage to the dollar...
...four buildings contain a total of 148,000 square feet of laboratory space and are located along Albany and Sidney Streets, near Central Square and MIT’s University Park. The neighborhood has become a hub for life sciences and pharmaceutical companies in recent years, with some saying the area boasts the largest concentration of biotechnology companies in the world...