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...could have come in contact with silver or other metals present in the alloys used in submarine-building, they say, potentially resulting in a powerful explosion. This blast could then have detonated all or some of the Kursk's other torpedoes, causing the second powerful explosion that actually sank the state-of-the art nuclear cruiser a year...
Engineers then sank 41 parallel tubes diagonally under the foundation. A specialty designed auger--a giant drill bit--was inserted into each tube. A machine turned the augers one at a time to remove small amounts of soil over several months...
...What followed this period of critical and popular acclaim, however, was a quarter century in which Southern published a scant few articles and short stories, and one eloquent, compact novel that sank without a trace. During his "boom period" his screen credits included milestones like "Strangelove" and "Easy Rider," contributions to campy time capsules ("Barbarella"), and uncredited work on high-profile projects ("The Collector," "Casino Royale"). From 1971 until his death in 1995, only one movie - a dreadful Whoopi Goldberg vehicle called "The Telephone" (1988) -- had Southern's name attached to it. He was rumored to have "lost it," alcohol...
...inbound the ball and run out the clock to seal the win. But Harvey stole Flinder Boyd's inbound pass a la Larry Bird (circa 1987) and then drew a foul. Harvey-who led the country in free-throw shooting at different points this season- sank both shots from the line, as Harvard shocked the Big Green...
...During the turmoil of 1969, Quine was a conservative voice on the Faculty. Of the aftermath of the turmoil, he wrote in his autobiography: "Standards sank in various departments...The loss in rapport and fellow feeling, as well as in academic standards, was not soon to be made...