Word: broking
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...length communication by e-mail and conference calls. Stories about the exasperation of the Dallas powers-that-be started turning up in the local press. As a further twist, three years ago the Wyly's co-designer, Prince-Ramus, who headed the New York branch of Koolhaas' firm, broke away to start his own outfit, REX Architects. Though Koolhaas remained connected to the Wyly commission, it was largely Prince-Ramus who saw it through to completion and gets credited as "principal in charge...
...record-breaking $6 billion in 2009, up 4.2% from last year. Retailers from Biloxi, Miss., to Brooklyn, N.Y., are reporting strong Halloween revenue. Over the past four years alone, the Halloween industry - which includes costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards - has grown a remarkable 48.5%. The holiday even broke sales records in 2008, when the economy was a real horror show. "A year ago, Halloween was all about escaping a crisis," says Toon van Beeck, a senior analyst for IBISWorld. "This year, it's more about a celebration. It's a mood booster." (See the top 10 celeb-inspired Halloween...
...give you $110, and instead of $10, you have to give him $100. You could wipe out your entire coffer after 10 coin tosses. The idea is similar for smart poker-playing: the trick is to play at levels at which you have a negligible risk of going broke, but you’re still able to make a significant profit...
...part, Darkhawk tries to diminish his chance of disaster with a simple rule: his bankroll should be at least 100 times the buy-in for a given game, to ensure that the game’s variance won’t leave him broke...
...Mennonites are often confused with the Amish, right? Indeed they are. The Amish used to be a part of the Mennonite Church, but they broke up with us in 1691. [The two faiths] still share many points of belief and also a very simple lifestyle, although the Amish tend to be way more conservative...