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...avoid a brain-drain and keep local conditions intact,” Bruderlein said. But Bruderlein added that he hopes Harvard can still serve to connect the fledgling Lab with research being conducted at Harvard, despite the loose affiliation. The Harvard program now serves primarily as an information hub for conflict resolution practitioners worldwide through online portals, according to Zehra Hirji ‘10, a research assistant with the program. Bruderlein said he hopes that the Peace Lab will be able to learn from Indonesia’s success in peacefully resolving internal conflict to teach conflict resolution techniques...
London Calling. London's Stansted Airport, a low-fare airline hub, has been approved for expansion, which will increase its yearly flight capacity by nearly 10%, from 241,000 flights to 264,000 flights. The airport, located 45 minutes from London by express train, currently has one runway; plans to build a second one may get off the ground as early as 2009. (Also, in a few months, the U.K. government will determine whether Heathrow gets a third runway...
...itself into Europe's indispensable financial center. Leaving Frankfurt and Paris in the dust and encouraged by the policies of Gordon Brown, the current British Prime Minister, it has become a magnet for people, jobs and investment from around the world. The big U.S. banks made London their international hub, and the major continental European banks moved much of their trading and investment banking operations there. About 70% of international bonds, one-third of the world's foreign exchange and almost half the total volume of international equities are traded in London, more even than New York, its only remaining...
...exhaust underneath the bike so the weight stays low for better control. It was the first to put oil in the swing arm and fuel in the frame to distribute weight more evenly. And it pioneered a perimeter brake disk--replacing a central disk around the hub--that weighs a third less than the standard system. "I want every part to do at least two jobs, maybe three or four," says Buell. "So you have to invent new parts that no one has done that way before." Fewer parts mean less weight, lower costs and fewer production errors. Not everyone...
...firm that is advising the Boston Redevelopment Authority, unveiled several versions of a plan to turn Barry’s Corner—a large intersection at North Harvard St. and Western Ave. that currently contains only a gas station—into a community hub that contains restaurants, cafes and a park. To illustrate their particular vision, the presenters made comparisons to other lively urban centers that are bordered by institutions, such as Harvard Square and University Park near...