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...would prosecutors be so worried about Madoff shipping jewelry to relatives? There are several reasons. One could be because he is hiding assets, so he can flee and live off them. Even though the million dollars or so in jewelry is a drop in the bucket compared to what he defrauded victims of, it is enough money to live off when you are on the lam. The second reason would be that he could be shipping assets around to avoid paying restitution later. Third, the things we've just talked about show that he is someone who would disobey court...
...difficult in the middle of winter - especially if you live in the frigid Northeastern U.S., as I do - to remain convinced that global warming will be such a bad thing. Beyond the fact that people prefer warmth to cold, there's a reason the world's population is clustered in the Tropics and subtropics: warmer climates usually mean longer and richer growing seasons. So it's easy to imagine that on a warmer globe, the damage inflicted by more frequent and severe heat waves would be balanced by the agricultural benefits of warmer temperatures...
...governator”, Minnesota elected Jesse “The Body” Ventura, a former professional wrestler, as its top executive. Now, more than a decade later, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board has declared that Democrat Al Franken, former comedian and Saturday Night Live writer, has defeated Republican Norm Coleman after a lengthy recount. We commend Minnesota for being prepared for close elections and for dutifully carrying out the recount in the face of a press frenzy. Hopefully other states will look to this process as an example of how to avoid the Florida debacle of the 2000 presidential...
...others living here are not so lucky. One friend whose family and extended family live in the southern area of Gaza City told me that 10 homes have been evacuated and 120 people have fled to a small house, also in the same Zatoun district, but further into the city. They got out just in time. Last night the 10 homes were either bulldozed or set on fire. The evacuees have lost everything, but their only aims at this moment are to stay safe and stay alive. (See pictures of Israel's assault on Gaza...
Amid all this, some still have the presence of mind to act on principle. Some family friends who live in the Jabalia area, where the refugee camp is, left their home the first two days, then decided to go back at whatever cost. Part of their home has been bombed since, but they remain there with no plans of leaving. They prefer death to indignity...