Word: hubs
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...Apart from its discipline and efficiency, Howard's office is known for its micromanagement; it's the hub of Canberra's conservative politics and bureaucratic power. So is the P.M. a one-man band? Howard rejects any notion that he's all-knowing or ever-present. First, he says, it's impossible these days to keep track of all the information flooding into his office. Second, he's restored the preeminent role of Cabinet, which has collectively taken all the major decisions. "Obviously I have views, and I'm not suggesting for a moment that those views aren't listened...
...breaking the bank. Meanwhile, Thailand's Ministry of Industry?in an effort to shift the country's garment industry, which generated $3.25 billion in exports last year, higher up the value chain?has been nurturing the local designers, spending $45 million since 2003 to promote Bangkok as a fashion hub, sponsoring fashion shows, trade fairs and magazines, and helping to establish the Bangkok International Fashion Academy at Chulalongkorn University. Thanks in part to this support, fashion design has gone from a marginal occupation to a legitimate career choice, and most major universities have opened fashion-design departments, which were unheard...
...future, may relocate some of its offices and collections to the Citizens Bank building in Allston. The permanent site of the new contemporary art museum, however, is likely to be near Barry’s Corner on Western Ave., according to preliminary designs. The new campus’s hub will be the new science buildings, which will add as much as one million square feet of space over the next ten years, Spiegelman told the roughly two dozen people at the meeting. She said the University hopes to develop half of that square footage within the next five years...
...entrepreneur thinks the discount bus industry can do a lot better. David Wong, a native of Nanjing, China, is literally taking the Chinatown out of his company. Instead of operating in traffic-clogged Chinatown, Wong chose Penn Station, a major Manhattan transportation hub, as the base for his Eastern Travel & Tour Inc. More important, inspired by David Neeleman, whose JetBlue shook up the airline industry, Wong hopes to remake the bus-trip experience into a paragon of customer service. Wong and his four partners, one Spanish and the rest Chinese, are emphasizing service. "I don't want to copy from...
...assists on 28 of its 38 baskets—a figure that compares favorably to Harvard's nine assists on its 22 baskets.Rice was the main force behind that ball movement, contributing a game-high seven assists against just two turnovers. Fast becoming a household name in the Hub, the freshman came off the bench to pour in 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting, nailing all three of his attempts from downtown. Rice also created the game's most breathtaking moment, tossing up a perfect lob pass for fellow frosh Haynes to catch and slam through the basket with...