Word: spotting
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...things go according to plan, Madoff, 70, will spend the rest of his life behind bars at a federal prison. The Bureau of Prisons decides where a criminal ends up, based on a formula and any special security needs. One possible spot is a medium-security facility in Otisville, N.Y. Often referred to as Club Fed, the prison is located 70 miles northwest of New York City and generally handles white-collar criminals from the Southern New York Judicial District...
...debate over which is more important - an author's last wishes or the pull of literary posterity. Will next year's tentative release of David Foster Wallace's novel The Pale King, for example - just a year and a half after the writer's suicide last September - ensure his spot in the pantheon of great 20th century authors? Or will it simply prove to be exactly what it is - an imperfect, unfinished work? Still, at least Wallace has his editor, and his agent, and his wife to care for his interests...
...Taylor does not sell expensive clothes and accessories and it does not sell cheap ones. That puts it right in the center of the drop-off in middle class buying power. Firms including Liz Claiborne (LIZ) and Talbot's (TAL) are in about the same spot. Ann Taylor is probably much better off than genuinely failing retailers including Bon-Ton (BONT) and Gap (GPS). Ann Taylor, of course, is not Wal-Mart which will most likely stay in a world all its own for the duration of the downturn...
HANOVER, N.H.—First Brittney Smith, then her sister Margaret, grabbed offensive rebounds on Dartmouth’s final possession of the game, keeping the ball with the Big Green as the team clinched the Ivy League title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament...
...strong performances early in the season, Jantzen found himself atop the bracket in 2009 and justified his seeding. Despite nagging injuries, the young grappler appeared in top form over the two-day tournament, dispatching Cornell’s Corey Manson and Trevor Melde of Rutgers to earn a spot in the decisive bout. Jantzen wrestled hard in the finals as well, but came up on the short end of a 4-3 decision against No. 20 Seth Ciasulli of Lehigh. Regardless, Weiss was pleased with Jantzen’s prospect for a healthy end to the season...