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...this hub of a glorious, steam-driven empire, the average life expectancy of the city's poorest was only 16, and the cellars of even the better off were often full of excrement. Still, the muck signaled a business opportunity to the 100,000 or so toshers (copper salvagers), mudlarks and bone-pickers who crammed the city's margins, scavenging its corpses or sifting through its effluvia on the banks of the Thames. The air in parts of the capital was so appalling that when, in 1854, cholera struck on Broad Street in the Soho district and quickly developed into...
...announced 50 new international routes in the past year, including New York City to Accra, Ghana, and in May 2007 it will become the only U.S. carrier with a nonstop flight to the United Arab Emirates, offering an Atlanta-to-Dubai route. Dubai is a rapidly growing global business hub and playground, and it's home to expanding U.S. government and military press operations that cater to Arab media--all but ensuring that Delta can fill seats to the emirate...
...comes Dust Networks. To connect sensors in factories, commercial buildings or any type of processing plant, the four- year-old start-up developed a small wireless hub that relays measurements along a daisy chain of stations to pool collected data. In what is called a mesh network, each station passes along data to the nearest available station, using any one of many communication channels. The mesh network solves the problem faced by other wireless systems in factory settings: being blocked by giant metal structures. The system uses so little power that stations can go 10 years without a battery change...
There is evidence that a US Airways--led deal might be a good idea. They've sort of done it before, having combined with America West. US Airways CEO Doug Parker, 44, is a sharp executive who transformed his previous employer, America West, into the first successful low-fare hub-and-spoke carrier. A team player, Parker passed up a bonus this March. The merger of America West and US Airways, which he oversaw, has been a success. US Airways used to spend 40% of its revenue on labor; now that figure is 17%, according to AirlineForecasts. Significant cost cutting...
...quite an undertaking. It’s a lot of phone-calling and getting hung up on.”Despite these initial difficulties, as well as some upheaval in personnel, preparations for the magazine’s launch are now proceeding at a steady clip. As the hub of the operation, Matthews is in constant contact with her staff via cell phone and text messages. Class-time is no exception.Matthews’ roommate Samere A. Reid ’08 and friend Katharine A. Woodman-Maynard ’08 have expressed amazement at Matthews’ drive...