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...faculty members interviewed for this article voiced displeasure with Kagan’s management style, but some staffers and administrators said that the former dean’s high-energy, ambitious agenda placed a strain on their working relationships...
...firmly oppose the French law, and do not believe that it can be defended as a security measure or a feminist one. It acts only to restrict the individual choices and religious expression of French citizens. We recognize the strain that Muslim immigration and integration are putting on French culture but encourage the nation to find a happy medium where the individual religious practices of Muslims are respected, even while preserving French culture. Much has been made over what it means to be truly French—but surely no particular style of dress or worship is more truly French...
Another Sex and the City-esque change: a different tilt to the accelerator pedal that makes driving in high heels safer and more comfortable. Chevy placed the pedal closer to the driver and curved its surface, a design that creates "less ankle strain on heel wearers and less chance that your shoes will detract from your driving," according to Whitney Krause, the program manager for the 2010 Equinox...
...Strain into martini glass
While the extent to which any loss of access to these funds would strain financial resources is unclear, the already-reduced budget of the Department of Athletics does not stand to gain from divestment. Last May, the athletic department announced plans to close the Malkin Athletic Center over the summer, reduce the travel budgets for teams, and demote the junior varsity baseball, basketball, and ice hockey teams to club sports as part of the $77 million in budget cuts across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...