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Given the country's appetite for whale, it's not surprising that the new mercury studies have divided the tight-knit community of Taiji. "If whaling disappears, our town disappears," says Katsutoshi Mihara, the affable town-council chief. He casts doubt on the accuracy of the mercury tests, which were commissioned by Ryono and another Taiji assemblyman after rumors circulated that locally caught pilot-whale meat might be tainted. "Look at me," says Mihara, 69. "I'm made of whale, head to toe, and I'm fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Taiji | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...didn’t come. Had he or one of his peers had the time to come to my party, I would have spent the evening engaged in meaningful conversation. Instead, I chugged boxed wine in the back of the room and wondered how he fits into such tight pants on a daily basis. It is equally hard to slip into and zip up the fly of the idea that large, overcrowded events should be the focus of student social life. Why congregate in I-22 when there are perfectly good public house spaces available for socializing? Who doesn?...

Author: By Aria S.K. Laskin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It/Hate It Special Edition (Hate It/Hate It): Demise of the UC Party Fund Grants | 10/3/2007 | See Source »

...Crimson took their first lead of the night with the first point of the third game, which started out as a tight contest featuring eight ties and five lead changes...

Author: By Kate Leist, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bedeviled in New Britain: Crimson Falls in Three | 10/2/2007 | See Source »

...first half yesterday, Wylie controlled the center with strong passing and cutting runs up the field and the defense held tight as the goalkeeper, Mann, was rarely challenged. At halftime, however, Harvard’s efforts seemed to be for nothing as the game was still notched at a scoreless...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Cashes in After Narrow Misses | 10/2/2007 | See Source »

...defense held tight and preserved the victory to keep Harvard at an undefeated 4-0 at home...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Cashes in After Narrow Misses | 10/2/2007 | See Source »

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