But the city isn't just a way-station for immigrants: It has also become a place for them to settle.
Shortly after the capsule separated from its rocket, SpaceX determined three of the capsule's four thruster pods -- which it would use to reach the station -- weren't operating.
The same woman who at age 34 traded in her wood-paneled station wagon for a Z28 Camaro, with T-tops and four bucket seats despite having a family of five to drive around.
Or, maybe the better question is: why isn't every station broadcasting in all-digital?
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Statistics--for example, the fact that SUVs have a higher propensity to roll over than do station wagons--don't matter.
Needless to say, this enhancement can only go so far, so don't expect the PadFone Station to replace your high-end speakers any time soon.
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The return to the old South Ferry station didn't faze Luis Nieves, a 49-year-old Manhattan maintenance worker.
And his analysis serves perfectly well to explain why today's coffee companies don't make much money from a high-priced latte in Waterloo railway station.
Although WWOZ's studio in Armstrong Park didn't survive Katrina, the station is currently broadcasting from a temporary set-up in the French Quarter.
Witnesses at the 40th Street-Lowery Street subway station told police that it didn't appear that Mr. Sen noticed a young woman mumbling to herself on a bench nearby and pacing.
"Today's announcement isn't just about faster trains - high-speed rail will create up to 30, 000 station-supported jobs in Manchester and help to drive productivity in the region, bridging the economic gap between the North and the South, " he said.
Friday's tie-up with the space station, which some of the company's champions weren't sure would be achieved on the first try, shifts the spotlight to SpaceX's next moves.
"I just don't understand what would draw somebody to do something like that, " Ms Duschl told US television station WMAR-TV.
You'd think the smaller PadFone 2 would easily fit into the bigger bay in the new PadFone Station (using the same special micro-USB socket), but interestingly, it didn't work for us.
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