Word: pounds
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...Crocker Award, according to the 1997 media guide, " is given annually to that Harvard football letterman who...possesses the initiative, perseverance, courage and selflessness which were demonstrated by Ted Crocker...In recent years, it's had a 'Most Valuable Player' connotation. " Crocker, a 150-pound end of the 1933 Crimson team, was killed while serving on a destroyer...
George Soros got the first part right. As a detached and mysterious currency speculator, he made billions by moving markets in a manner that made him a whipping boy for besieged bankers and ministers. In one famous week in 1992, he made $1 billion betting against the British pound, earning him the grudging title of the Man Who Broke the Bank of England. This summer Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accused him of being a criminal. He said Soros the speculator had attacked Southeast Asian currencies to punish their governments for admitting the Burmese military regime--which Soros the humanitarian...
...remark by the president of the German Bundesbank about possible instability among European currencies encouraged Soros to start the attack. First he short-sold the Italian lira, which tumbled. Emboldened, he took on sterling, sending the immense power of his funds, billions of dollars' worth, against the British pound. He shorted, betting that the pound would not be able to hold its value against other currencies traded within the Exchange Rate Mechanism, which seeks to fix the value of European currencies in preparation for a common Eurocurrency...
...definitely too late for four people in Colorado who downed a few last month and got sick. Hudson doubts any of the burgers are still on store shelves, but says you should check your freezer for 48-ounce packages with the code 156A7, three-pounders (156B7) and 15-pound boxes (155B7). Especially dangerous to children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems, E.Coli can cause dehydration and diarrhea. I'll just have a salad, thanks...
...Industrial Revolution and fed it with natural resources from its colonies. The pace of technological innovation was extraordinary and included the steam engine and the Bessemer steel converter. England produced more steel, locomotives and textiles than anyone else. Its economy grew fourfold from 1851 to 1911. Since the British pound was tied to gold, it was a global currency and helped make England the center of international banking...