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Together with federal officials, the team members discovered evidence that a restaurant called the Hump - really - was secretly serving whale meat, in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. When confronted, the restaurant accepted responsibility for serving whale, and now faces a fine of up to $200,000. As Andre Birotte Jr., a U.S. Attorney on the case, told the New York Times, "Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species." (See "Japan Gets Its First Chance to See The Cove...
...men’s side, that’s the first time we’ve beaten Yale in a dual- or tri-meet since I’ve been here, so from that perspective, it’s good to get over that hump. We weren’t elated about it and doing cartwheels...but I really do feel as if we’re making strides...
...basically over the hump, meaning we're one step closer to the big day, Super Bowl Sunday. And thanks to the Upper Crust Pizzeria, it's going to be a little bit sweeter...
...That was all the difference in the game,” Hoyas coach John Thompson III said. “It was just the effort right there at that end that got us on that run and put us over the hump...
...corporate employers in China will tell you the best students coming out of U.S. universities are just as bright as and, generally speaking, far more creative than their counterparts from China's élite universities. But the big hump in the bell curve - the majority of the school-age population - matters a lot for the economic health of countries. Simply put, the more smart, well-educated people there are - of the sort that hard work creates - the more economies (and companies) benefit. Remember what venture capitalist Tam said about China and the electric-vehicle industry. A single, relatively new company...