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...We’ve been getting a ton of positive response,” said Clay T. Capp ’06, who won the College Democrats’ endorsement along with Glazer yesterday. “Almost everyone on the UC supports...
...time, Surahmat Johar. "I was sleeping in my cabin. All of us were then gathered in one room. They tied our hands tight behind our backs with a white, plastic wire?the kind that tightens even harder if you try to loosen it." Concerned that the 3,900-ton vessel would have no one at the helm, Surahmat pleaded to be allowed onto the bridge. "But they told me to shut up, saying, 'Don't worry, our commander is fully capable of taking care of your tanker...
...middleman sought a crew to bring in a Taiwan-flagged tanker, the Luen Fatt, after it had been hijacked. Nurdin and 13 other sailors steered the ship to the virtually unregulated waters around Batam, he says. Within hours, the cargo of diesel oil was unloaded and the 1,249-ton tanker repainted, renamed and on its way to a broker. Sometimes, Nurdin continues, his clients want only the "skin," which means just the vessel, of a certain size, length and capacity, while at other times it's only the "guts"?the cargo. "When the big boss only wants the skin...
...With a free barbecue, a ton of advertising, and security, HoCos have to share the costs if they want to be a part of the tailgate,” Mahan said...
Harvard pays $90 to dispose of every ton of trash, compared to $68 per ton of compostables and $25 per ton of cans and bottles recycled, Gogan said. And the University actually gets paid $35 for each ton of paper and cardboard recycled...