It seems reasonable that the volumes prior to the siphoning operation were at least 60, 000 bpd (still a shocking figure to type).

FORBES: Oil Spill Estimate: $60 Billion-Plus

At times the report uses some debatable assumptions: For instance, Miron assumes a single figure for every type of arrest, for example, but the average pot bust is likely cheaper than bringing in a murder or kidnapping suspect.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The Localism Act will require the 12 biggest cities in England to hold referenda to consider a switch to elected executive Mayors - the result could be a Boris-type figure in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield .

BBC: The mayoral future for England's great cities

When you have a big brother-type of figure, you know you can play around like that.

WSJ: Two Rutgers players defend fired coach Rice

They're trying to figure out whether the problems with torcetrapib come from lowering HDL cholesterol, lowering a particular type of HDL cholesterol, or from some unique characteristic of the torcetrapib molecule itself.

NPR: Deaths Prompted Withdrawal of Cholesterol Drug