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...years up until my arrest on December 11, 2008, I operated a Ponzi scheme through the investment advisory side of my business, Bernard L. Madoff Securities LLC, which was located here in Manhattan, New York at 885 Third Avenue. I am actually grateful for this first opportunity to publicly speak about my crimes, for which I am so deeply sorry and ashamed. As I engaged in my fraud, I knew what I was doing was wrong, indeed criminal. When I began the Ponzi scheme I believed it would end shortly and I would be able to extricate myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bernard Madoff's Full Statement to U.S. District Court | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...company, has agreed to fund an endangered species' recovery. In exchange for spending millions on the marsupial, Xstrata's name will appear on everything wombat: from websites to educational DVDs to shirts worn by wildlife workers. Xstrata execs will also star in documentaries about the northern hairy-nose and speak at media events. Call it the ultimate in green corporate branding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wombat Love | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

Barely 40 when he edited the New York Herald Tribune, he had the posture of an 80-year-old. His body was skin and bones, nourished solely by cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes, as far as I could tell. Everybody said he didn't actually speak. He mumbled. In fact, that odd sound was the audible tone of the megavolt current generated by his passionate fascination with the human comedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jim Bellows | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...squeezed into our usual pew at the front, my blood was frothing: couldn’t I just enjoy the service like all the others? The others, mind you, who had pounced over every inch of this town after running most of us out? Or so Daddy said.And speak of the chatterbox, he arrived at my side before the end of the prayer. He gave my shoulder one full pat, unaware of the great mortification that had just occurred under his watch.Reverend Lewis yelped “Amen!” and we moved...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Featured Fiction | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...bringing more success to the team this year. Zailskas’ fearless attitude, his talent that spans the entire field, and his team-first mentality ensure that the Crimson will not lapse into the same pattern of last season.Although Harvard’s record from the weekend does not speak to the squad’s impressive showing, with Zailskas and others sparking the offensive effort the Crimson has much to be enthusiastic about for the remainder of the season.“We have an extremely talented line-up with a bunch of guys who can put the ball...

Author: By Katie Kuzma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: All-Purpose Junior Impresses Early in Season | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

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