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You should watch the BBC's original version from the early to mid 1990s, which is also very good. There were three series of four episodes each, so it moves faster than the American version. The main character was played brilliantly by the late Shakespearean actor Ian Richardson.
Google (GOOG) looks like it will avoid heavy penalties after it offered a package of proposals to settle an EU antitrust investigation into the company's search business. Google's offer reportedly includes making "users clearly aware" when it promotes its own specialized sites in search results, and allowing Internet publishers to opt out of "vertical" sites such as Google News and Google+. The company's proposals will be legally binding for five years. [View news story]
I’m not so sure you can’t use "evade" here, as it doesn’t necessarily mean illegal.
To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest (so not necessarily illegal, although it could be). To baffle or elude To escape or avoid by speed or agility To get around by cleverness or trickery To elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
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Some might argue that the Argentinians should be more grateful than anybody else - after all it was their defeat in the Falklands War that helped lead to the downfall of the Junta and the advent of democracy.
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I’m delighted to let you know that Seeking Alpha editor Jeanne Klempner, who gives Wall Street Breakfast the all-important proof-read before it’s let loose into the wider world, has become a grandmother for the first time. Last Friday, Jeanne’s daughter gave birth to a seven pound baby boy.
We wish Jeanne and the rest of her family many congratulations.
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From market currents yesterday:
U.S. automaker Fisker is considering bids from Chinese companies which would give up majority control for an investment of between $200M and $300M. The effort to sell to a Chinese concern is largely due to the confluence of two large trends - 1) Soft response in the U.S. with Tesla Motors (TSLA -1.8%) stealing the show. 2) Raised interest in China on extended plug-in hybrid technology due to historic levels of pollution.
Armed robbers have stolen $50M worth of diamonds after raiding a Brink's (BCO) truck at Brussels airport as the jewels were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft. The heist took just a few minutes, with no shots being fired and no-one being injured. [View news story]
Armed robbers have stolen $50M worth of diamonds after raiding a Brink's (BCO) truck at Brussels airport as the jewels were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft. The heist took just a few minutes, with no shots being fired and no-one being injured. [View news story]
Thanks for the correction, which has been amended. Earlier reports had used the higher figure.
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It was Kid Dynamite who described Carl Icahn's move as the "St Valentine's day massacre," while the current was written by MC editor Stephen Alpher. I was just passing it along.
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Google (GOOG) looks like it will avoid heavy penalties after it offered a package of proposals to settle an EU antitrust investigation into the company's search business. Google's offer reportedly includes making "users clearly aware" when it promotes its own specialized sites in search results, and allowing Internet publishers to opt out of "vertical" sites such as Google News and Google+. The company's proposals will be legally binding for five years. [View news story]
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To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest (so not necessarily illegal, although it could be).
To baffle or elude
To escape or avoid by speed or agility
To get around by cleverness or trickery
To elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
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We wish Jeanne and the rest of her family many congratulations.
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U.S. automaker Fisker is considering bids from Chinese companies which would give up majority control for an investment of between $200M and $300M. The effort to sell to a Chinese concern is largely due to the confluence of two large trends - 1) Soft response in the U.S. with Tesla Motors (TSLA -1.8%) stealing the show. 2) Raised interest in China on extended plug-in hybrid technology due to historic levels of pollution.
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Armed robbers have stolen $50M worth of diamonds after raiding a Brink's (BCO) truck at Brussels airport as the jewels were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft. The heist took just a few minutes, with no shots being fired and no-one being injured. [View news story]
Armed robbers have stolen $50M worth of diamonds after raiding a Brink's (BCO) truck at Brussels airport as the jewels were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft. The heist took just a few minutes, with no shots being fired and no-one being injured. [View news story]
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