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...what happened when Cullen decided to drill deeper into ground others had determined to be dry: "[B]y midnight, when Cullen lay down by the derrick to grab some sleep, they had penetrated the slushy, oil-bearing sand underneath...Four hours later Cullen heard Brown shout: "Wake up, Mr Cullen. I think she's coming in!" In the dim predawn light Cullen rose to see oil and gas spewing so violently from their hole that the four-inch flow line, which connected the well to a storage tank, had come loose and was wildly slashing the air. Cullen dashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Rich | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...games sophomore year, he constantly beat his defenders to the basket for lay-ups and there was more of the same this time, twice beating speedy opponent Doug Davis to the hoop and laying...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Strong Individual Performances Can’t Tame Tigers | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...Drew did a tremendous job breaking their team down, getting into the heart of their defense, making plays, making lay-ups, finding people,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “I’m sure he’ll be the first to tell you he should have shot better from the foul line, but he played a very solid game...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Strong Individual Performances Can’t Tame Tigers | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

Back in the Triqui village, leaders lay no blame on U.S. authorities. But they excoriate the accused for going to the police. "This man must have had little experience in the United States and must really not understand the way it works there," Garcia says, shaking his head and showing a look of disbelief. "You just do not get the American police involved in a case like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selling Brides: Native Mexican Custom or Crime? | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...lead five minutes in as it constantly beat the Crimson up the floor for baskets. Harvard answered that with a 12-0 run in which it forced four turnovers and watched Eggleston blow an easy two-hand dunk attempt. But the Quakers stayed strong and after Lin missed a lay-up with his team up 27-21 and under three minutes left, they closed out with a 10-0 run, despite another missed dunk, this time by Lewis...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Pipped by Penn in Final Minutes | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

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