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Evolutionary biologists teach that tying a man linguistically to his wife and children increases the odds that he'll stick around to help raise them, so using Ms. with your birth name theoretically carries some risk. Over the years, surveys have found that such women were seen as less feminine, worse mothers, more dynamic, less attractive and better educated...
...Buess is just a great kid—she’ll put the puck away if you get it on her stick, and same with Katharine [Chute],” Farni said. “They’re both big, strong skaters, and if they have the chance in front of the net, they’ll put it away...
Martlet captain Vanessa Davidson got the puck on her stick at the top of the Crimson zone, and her wide-open slapshot sizzled over goalie Christina Kessler’s shoulder...
...clock wound down, freshman defender Hilary Hayssen put the puck on Farni’s stick. Stepping into the role of playmaker once again, Farni found Chute right in front...
...award this year will make future prizes more valuable, more weighty. "It's a decision in the right direction," Kwaku Danso-Boafo, Ghana's ambassador to Britain, told TIME after the announcement. "They're saying that African leaders have improved, but that they have to do more. This stick-and-carrot approach is good." Expect more future non-awards. If a prize like this is to be serious, it's inevitable...