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...there is more than just fish politics and food culture at stake for Japan when it comes to whaling. Even though few Japanese ever sit down to a plate of whale sashimi, they still resist viscerally the idea that the international community could force Japan to stop whaling. A country that arguably never returned to full sovereignty after World War II - its constitution greatly limits its military, and U.S. armed forces are still based throughout Japan - can get tired of the world telling it what to do. As a Japanese chef told me at that whale festival...
...have won more consecutive games than any other women’s team, but is this the mark by which greatness is awarded? If UConn loses in this year’s championship game to a team who is riding a mere 11-game win streak, would they still be considered deserving of the trophy or the title “best team”? This scenario only scratches the surface of the collective dissonance held in sports by competing measures of worth...
Cornell first stumped the Crimson in its second game of the season, when Harvard’s freshmen were still getting familiarized with college hockey, and the squad was still getting accustomed to the graduation of its top scorers...
...when Harvard and Cornell met again in January, the Crimson was still unable to come away with the victory, ending the game in a 4-4 stalemate after overtime...
Weissman added that women have made great strides in scientific disciplines in recent years, but noted that there are still significantly fewer female tenured professors. At the same time, she cautioned that simply adhering to the traditional metrics of success is not the path for everyone...