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...Clint Murchison Jr., who invested his father's oil money in a myriad of ways, many ill-fated: "[C]lint sank millions into deals on handshakes, on napkins, at urinals, risking vast amounts on investments he seldom too time to study...A solid 8 or 10 percent bored him. By the mid-1970s, he simply couldn't be bothered with any investment that didn't promise tripling his return or more. Ttere was the ten million he threw away on an Oklahoma plant that was to convert cattle manure into national gas. Clint named it the Calorific Reclamation Anaerobic process...
...ended making enough big plays to win.”Tay had a sensational weekend in leading her team to the two big wins. The senior followed up her 22-point night against Penn with 14 points and nine assists Saturday night.Her co-captain Niki Finelli also provided a solid contribution, with nine points, eight boards, and five assists in the game.It’s the same story for the Crimson next weekend, as it travels to Yale and Brown: expecting—and needing—two victories.“We now need to build upon these...
...penultimate game against the Tigers, senior guard Drew Housman turned back the clock to his sophomore season as he put in another solid offensive performance against Princeton. Back in 2007, he lit them up for 33 points in Jadwin Gym in a crushing double-overtime loss, then scored 20 in a winning effort in the return game at home...
...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...
...late November, the government agreed in a deal struck over a weekend, to guarantee 90% of the losses on a pool of $300 billion in loans held by Citigroup. The government insurance was supposed to put the bank back on solid footing. At the time, a number of analysts said Citigroup needed as much as $300 billion in new capital to survive. The government thought insuring the loans, rather than the more costly and politically difficult path of just handing Citigroup money directly, would be enough to stabilize the bank. (Read "Why Your Bank Is Broke...