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...hidden glories of Paris. On the Oise River northwest of the city, the SEDIF water-purification plant uses a nanofiltration system that forces water through 84 acres of membranes housed in a giant matrix of 190 metal tubes. South of the capital in Valenton, one can breathe the swampy odors of a massive wastewater plant that treats 159 million gal. of sewage every day and converts the solid waste into 82,000 tons of combustible pellets--enough to provide 80% of the sewage plant's annual energy needs. And there's that old favorite, les égouts de Paris...
...plan to pair each Quad House with a “sister†River House where Quadlings would be allowed to eat lunch, like the system already in place for Adams and Pforzheimer residents, was proposed at last month’s meeting...
...visiting the usual historic landmarks, including Sanders Theatre and Widener Library. “He wanted to look at Widener, and I gave him a little bit of the history,†Counter said. Later in the day, the actor visited the area around the Quad and the River. “We spent time admiring the scenery from the other side—the Business School side—just looking at the beauty of it,†Counter said. Washington’s trip was not publicized by the University because...
...possibility of eliminating the role of the Undergraduate Council (UC) in allocating party grants, along with a proposal to pair each Quad House with a River House, generated heated discussion at yesterday’s Committee on House Life (CHL) meeting...
...Chevalier places Jem and Maggie as muses of sorts, helping the poet to work towards a new artistic vision. Gazing at the Thames, Blake poses the question of the children that if one bank represents innocence and the other experience, “what is the middle of the river?â€As Jem and Maggie partake in their meandering adventures, Chevalier presents them as spectators to a veritable litany of social injustices. We see Maisie and other young women who seem not to have received the old adage that a reformed rake does not make the best husband...