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...surface temperature may be, the depths are at just a little above freezing (32°). Georges Claude would drop a long pipe to the ocean deep and pump up cold water to condense his turbine steam. A totally different method of using tidal energy is to "harness" the powerful ebb-and-flow movement of the tides. Three important projects are already under way to accomplish this-at Passamoquody Bay (see p. 31) inlet of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia; at Sudbury on the Severn, Eng. .and at Aber-Vrach on the Brittany coast. At all three places there...
...speculative influence, there has been doubt as to the extent to which it has reflected the business condition of the country. In general, the U. S. is in excellent condition. Many industries are at the most prosperous tide of their histories. A few are at the turn of their ebb...
...elected by the left. He advocated policies, not so extreme as Herr. ot's, but definitely opposed to the capitalist-militarist doctrine of Poincare. And upon these policies, the right was Briand's foe. Now, however, in seeking to stay the franc, already sunk to an unspeakably low ebb, the Briand government has placed the crucial matter of debts and debt liquidation into the hands of expert financiers, hoping that they can evolve a solution The Premier's supporters on the left, who have less to lose from a financial debacle than the more capitalistic right have deserted...
...turbid ebb and flow of publicity has of late relegated the British strike to a secondary position. None-the-less, many disputes of primary importance remain to be settled, after the momentous first step of calling off the general strike unconditionally...
...Frank is a figure of the first importance in American education. Before taking up his present position in the University of Wisconsin, he was editor of the Century Magazine. Taking charge of the publication at a time when its fortunes were at a low ebb, he succeeded in raising it to its present position among current magazines. In his work in the field of education Dr. Frank has been characterized by his liberal views and open mindedness to educational experiments. One of the best known examples of the liberal sympathies of his administration is the recent acquisition of Dr. Meiklejohn...