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...Brooks to invest in drilling for crude in 1920: "That the judge couldn't find oil in a barrel didn't matter to Cullen; all that mattered was that Brooks and a dozen other leading Houston citizens had committed money to this drill site. Cullen politely suggested Judge Brooks pick the spot to break ground, and he did. When Cullen realized they had nothing to mark it, he walked to a mound of what Texans tastefully call "cow chips," pick up a few dry chunk, and piled it on the ground - which is how the man who would become Houston...

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

...time with one, the groundhog gets to know you and kind of understands that yes, it has to go on Rachael Ray but that's okay cause you're there with him. If you tried that with a wild groundhog, he would just be stressed and the audience would pick up on that. Whereas I work with Chuck and he knows me, he chases my wife around the house, so I know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Groundhog Handler Doug Schwartz | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...know if he sees his shadow or not? If he sees his shadow he's unhappy, and an unhappy groundhog is easy to pick up on. It's easy to tell his mood. He's pretty vocal. It's mostly just an assessment of how he's feeling that determines what the verdict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Groundhog Handler Doug Schwartz | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...we’re going into Ivies knowing that we can win and [we’re] very comfortable as the underdogs, ready to chase.”“We have unbelievable depth and as such it would have been nice to win today, but you pick and choose what your focus is,” Morawski said. “They want to be Ivy League champions, and that’s what we’re going for.”The Crimson will be back in the pool on Feb. 13 for a final tune...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Bid for Perfection Spoiled | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...tough outing,” he said. “Everything that could have gone wrong did, and we just wrestled poorly. We’re going to try to put [the BU match] behind us very quickly.”The Crimson did pick up two wins, but suffered four falls and a major decision in a lopsided defeat to a Terrier team that tied Harvard 21-21 a year ago. Although numerous pins undermined the short-handed squad, senior Tommy Picarsic (133) and O’Connor (157) continued their strong leadership efforts, earning all eight Harvard points...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sputters In Match With BU | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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