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...streets, squares and boulevards, and 709 parking spaces have been removed. Despite the increased space, residents accuse the council, and the Green Party that heads it, of poor planning. Extended sidewalks eaten up by cafe tables and empty cycle lanes that meander up one of Paris's most arduous climbs are a waste of public funds, they argue...
According to Carle D. Stenmark ’07 being named one of the “freshman fifteen” has been “both a blessing and a curse: walking to class is an arduous process. “I am frequently late because girls ask to take pictures with me. The label sticks whether you like it or not.” Stenmark looks forward to stepping out of the spotlight. He’s got a hot girlfriend and hot job in private equity at Summit Partners lined up for next year...
...pound Volpe looks every inch the rugby player, but last December he began the arduous process of turning himself into a long-distance runner, after months of toying with the idea of running a marathon...
...million tourists who visit New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree each year see a piece of arboreal splendor. What they do not see is the arduous, meticulous process of getting it there, a job largely left to New Jersey landscaper Marc Torsilieri. For 25 years Torsilieri and his team felled the Norway spruce--usually 80 ft.--plus--and prepared it for moving by hinging lower limbs and scurrying to its upper extremities to tie up delicate branches. After hauling the evergreen in a giant tractor-trailer, with a police escort, he helped decorate it with 30,000 lights...
Over the next year, Bass and his partners scoured the globe for factories that met not only their standards for clothing but also their standards for wages. In what Bass, 44, describes as a "long, arduous process," they interviewed employees, audited payrolls and spoke with owners. "Oh, yeah, it was hard," he says. "Because nobody does that. There was an initial disbelief we had to overcome in some of these factories...