Write-Offs: 08.15.13
$$$Dell Results Give Ammunition to Both Sides in LBO Battle [Bloomberg]
$$$Herbalife kept links to Canada pyramid scheme for a decade [FT]
$$$U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since October 2007 [WSJ]
$$$Plight Of The Hedge Fund Manager-- In Sculpture [HFI]
$$$Anthony Weiner Has the Support of His Mom’s Friends [DI]
$$$NHL's Devils sold to owners of Philadelphia 76ers [Reuters]
$$$Gas Weakness Drives Utility M&A [Breaking Energy]
$$$SEC bars Conrad Black from U.S. directorships; must pay $4.1 million. [Reuters]
$$$A Zoo in China Tried to Pass Off This Dog as an African Lion [Gawker]