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...attend formals in uniform, it is the number one school in France, and grooms leaders for careers in science, business, and politics. Former President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing is a Polytechnicien, as were auto baron André Citroën and scientists Siméon Poisson, Augustin Fresnel, Henri Becquerel, and Henri Pointcaré. Each year, the top five hundred science and economics students in France join the community in Palaiseau, and after graduation, they continue on to the upper echelons of institutions across Europe...
...Roger Mexico—“Gravity’s Rainbow” by Thomas Pynchon Caricature: Public Piss Guy Roger Mexico begins the novel romantic (“They are in love. Fuck the war.”) and intellectually sophisticated (the Rockets fall according to a Poisson distribution, people! A Poisson distribution!), but he ends it broken-hearted, broken down, and maniacally pissing on a boardroom table. So next time you see Public Piss Guy letting the John Harvard statue have it, just remember: there’s an idealistic and intelligent freshman hidden somewhere in that...
...funny, educational and well designed for little hands. They reward success but don?t punish failure PBS KIDS: pbskids.org Simple games starring the Sesame Street gang, Barney and others A bright, friendly site with tons of options?maybe too many. But like it or not, kids love those characters POISSON ROUGE: poissonrouge.com Quirky, elegant, dreamlike amusements They?re funny, educational and well designed for little hands. They reward success but don?t punish failure
...first visit to Nouvelle Lune, a plate of Poisson Gotcel ($8.50) piqued my interest in Haitian cuisine: I was greeted with an entire red snapper—head and tail intact—doused in the signature red sauce with onions and green peppers. A gracious serving of red beans, rice and two thick, crisp, fried plantains accompanied the meal. The fish was cooked to a tender perfection, while the sauce, mild yet zesty, complemented the meat wonderfully. The fried plantains, infinitely more textured than the thin, supermarket, potato-chip variety, boasted alternating layers of crispiness, saltiness and tender plantain...
...HOLD THE POISSON Pregnant women should go easy on the fish course. A study suggests that too much methylmercury, which most people get by eating fish, can have a negative and subtle impact on a child's intellectual functioning...