Word: derrick
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...Bush tries to build his administration in a hurry this winter without setting off any partisan alarms, he could use a moderate-looking energy secretary who won't scare the environmentalists, somebody who isn't promising a derrick in every nature preserve. And he'll be looking for Democrats wherever he can fit them in. Breaux fills the bill. But don't expect him to take...
Coach Armond Hill's one question mark will be at the point guard position, as injuries slowed junior Victor Munoz last season, allowing him to start in only 11 games. Fellow junior Derrick Mayo, who replaced Munoz for part of last season, will challenge for the starting position. Also, watch for Maurice Murphy, who could see time immediately in the Lions' backcourt. Newcomer Murphy comes in as one of the top five point guards from Washington...
Ever since I was a kid in New Orleans, I've felt the lure of the Mississippi. I played on its levees, fell asleep to the mournful signals of the boats passing Algiers Point, spent summers working on derrick barges and tugboats, and even proposed to my wife on its banks. So I've often mused about taking a boat down this historic main artery of America...
...spike in production takes about six months to work its way though the pipeline from the derrick to your Dodge Caravan, making stops at refineries, distribution networks and retailers before winding up in the gas tank. By then, U.S. consumers could be facing a new energy crisis - how to keep warm this winter with heating oil and natural gas prices on the rise - that will make this summer's vacation frustrations a distant memory...
...Derrick A. Rall Jr., professor of law and the only black professor at the Law School, threatens to resign if the Law School does not substantially increase efforts to hire minority faculty...