With the naked eye, it is impossible to distinguish between the pour patterns and puddle configurations caused by an accelerant and those caused naturally by post-flashover.

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Mr. Quelch: First of all, China's pace of expansion has outrun the speed with which managers can experientially develop themselves, and so our role is to be an accelerant.

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Russell Banks, 21 at the time, and Robert Laszewski, who was 20, were drinking together at the Rainbow and Dove on 25 October when Dean threw an accelerant at them, believed to be petrol.

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On the concrete floor of the porch, just outside the front door, Vasquez and Fogg noticed another unusual thing: brown stains, which, they reported, were consistent with the presence of an accelerant.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire