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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Dyke has always liked to walk on the wild side. Ten years ago, when he started nosing around West Africa, the price of oil was only $20 per bbl. His friends thought he was crazy sinking money into leases with untested, unstable countries. Today, with a barrel of crude at close to triple that price, demand soaring and experts sounding alarms about depleting reserves, the majors are following Van Dyke's lead. In the offices of Houston-based Vanco Energy Corp., of which Van Dyke is chairman, you can see where this wildcatter is placing his bets. African tribal masks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has This Man Found the Next Gusher? | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...student from a blue-collar background, I was rather appalled by the wealth of the place,” Fitzsimmons said. “To say I had a chip on my shoulder would be a wild understatement...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Recruiting a New Elite | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

Yadav says that such wild adventuring is par for the course in their room. “We’re a self-selected, no-holds barred group...

Author: By Emily T. Sabo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IndoPak Faceoff | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

...world’s premier post-colonial literary theorist, Bhabha loves to entertain guests and ideas. He makes a mean shrimp with mint coriander and mango and duck with wild mushrooms for his soirees. And, he notes, “Harvard has a lot of great people to entertain...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Doherty, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No. 5: The Best Dinner Parties | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

...began with an interesting, introduction by THUD. SJE crept into the piece slowly, instrument by instrument, and the performance then rather suddenly crescendoed and swung into an upbeat, rhythmically fast-paced piece. The unexpected upswing thrillingly caught audiences off guard. After this performance was met with wild applause, there was a brief intermission to allow THUD...

Author: By Carmen E. James, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Talent Unites Disparate Program | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

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