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...outside interference in departmental affairs wanted to know what information Summers had, what he thought, and what he might do. They could no longer ignore the fact that one of their colleagues probably knew the answers to these questions and could conceivably have divided loyalties. The case brought the awkward nexus of personal and professional connections between Summers and New into focus for all to see. “[The relationship] got slipped into somebody’s drink in the course of the [Paulin] thing,” says Professor of English Nicholas Watson...
...that the situation has caused discomfort, but optimism that adjustments are being made. “It took the department a while to get used to the situation,” Boylston Professor of Rhetoric Jorie Graham writes in an e-mail. “But life is sometimes awkward. What we have all done is be frank with each other in meetings about how best to adjust to an interesting, sometimes less than perfect, arrangement of power lines and affections...
...getting used to it. “It’s a nine days’ wonder,” she says. “Everyone says, ‘Oh, what do you know?’ and then forgets about it. It’s an awkward situation, as she herself has admitted, but you muddle along...
...made of silicone, like many new spatulas. Heat-and flame-resistant up to 500F, the stain-proof glove allows you to pluck hard-boiled eggs and potatoes out of boiling water and grab chicken wings that fall through the barbecue grill. We found the stiff material a little awkward, however, for pulling pans from the oven...
...works for. Most girls who inform on pimps are either found dead or vanish without a trace." Boucher claims the new law will actually make matters worse, as pimps cover their losses by putting more girls to work. The situation is complicated by prostitution's awkward legal status in France. Before World War II, the country had some 1,500 licensed brothels. Since they were abolished in 1946, the government has steered an uneasy course between prohibition and regulation. Although pimping is a criminal offense, selling sex is technically legal. If police enforce the new measures that outlaw soliciting, most...