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...went by I realized that my arrest and this day would inevitably come. I am painfully aware that I have deeply hurt many, many people, including the members of my family, my closest friends, business associates and the thousands of clients who gave me their money. I cannot adequately express how sorry I am for what I have done. I am here today to accept responsibility for my crimes by pleading guilty and, with this plea allocution, explain the means by which I carried out and concealed my fraud...
...much more. So many people think of a competition as competing with other people and being better: better extensions, more pirouettes, everything “more.” But to me a competition is like a gala. You show yourself, and you go out there, and you express yourself as you. That’s my biggest goal. Doing big full-length classical ballets, or not getting enough rehearsal for Balanchine, it’s almost more nerve-wrecking. But [in competition] you have a choice to be nervous or not to be, to compete with other people...
...over his words, he seemed nevertheless to be in control of his emotions. In his Queens accent, Madoff said he was grateful for the chance to address the court. "As the years went by, I realized my risk and this day would inevitably come," he said. "I cannot adequately express how sorry I am for my crimes." Madoff explained that his Ponzi scheme, run through an account held by his investment-advisory business at the Chase Manhattan Bank, began during a "recession" in the early 1990s. He believed he would be able to extricate himself and his clients from...
...have been lost in the four years since her last solo effort. She’s made the metamorphosis from her more raucous indie-folk inspired early albums to a more mature singer-songwriter niche, but it’s not clear that the softer spirit allows her to express her full potential. The occasional ominous rumbling of drums or the wound-up melodrama of vibrating string sections hint at powerful release, but Mirah tends to fall back onto lovely but less memorable softness. Mirah’s restraint seems set on driving home the pessimism underlying so many...
...Aboard! Riding on Amtrak's Acela Express trains just got cheaper. The railroad is offering 25% off prices for tickets purchased 14 days in advance, meaning a one-way ticket between Washington, D.C., and New York City can cost as little as $99, and between New York and Boston, just $79. The sale lasts through June 26, with limited availability...