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...meet those expectations. Junior Bode Ogunwole certainly has a lot of people to thank and also a lot of people that he doesn’t want to let down.As tri-captain, Ogunwole always carries himself with a quiet confidence and determination—not to mention 260 lbs. of devastating power—all of which has made him one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in the country.Ranked seventh in the nation, Ogunwole has a 24-5 record going into the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships this weekend, including a perfect 15-0 in dual meets.But his coaches...
...shift the stolen goods--and the Tonbridge robbers had a lot of baggage to haul around. "If you have 40 million in 50 notes," says Jeffrey Robinson, a security expert and author in London, "you are talking about 800,000 pieces of paper. That would weigh 900 lbs. The immediate problem is, what the hell do you do with...
...John Bowring, coined the dictum: “Free trade is Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ is free trade.”More earnings from trade were also needed to pay for growing quantities of that essential British import, Chinese tea. In the 1660s, Britain imported some two lbs. of it; by the 1780s that had become 15 million lbs., and by 1830 it was 30 million. To balance this, the British needed to sell more to China—but the Chinese did not want nearly enough of what the British tried to sell, items such as scratchy English...
...challenge of securing the loading and movement of containers is formidable. Anyone can lease one of the many millions of containers that circulate around the globe, then pack it with up to 65,000 lbs. of items, close the door and lock it with a seal that costs half a dollar. The box then enters the transportation system, with all the providers working diligently to get it where it needs to go as quickly as possible. Accompanying documents usually describe the contents in general terms. If the box moves through intermediate ports before it enters the U.S., the container manifest...
...final match to take a 24-21 win. Harvard began the day against Columbia (8-8, 2-3) with the heavyweight bout, in which Ogunwole posted a major decision against Bill Beechum, 16-2, and gave the Crimson a 4-0 lead. After Harvard forfeited the 125-lbs. bout, eighth-ranked junior Robbie Preston (133 lbs.) recorded a 7-2 win, and No. 14 Meltzer pinned Sal Tirico in the third period of the 141 lbs. match. Freshman Louis Caputo clinched the victory for the Crimson after earning a 6-4 winning decision in overtime. Sophomore Billy Colgan picked...