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...stock market (which is valued at about $22 trillion and falling) and far exceeds the $7.1 trillion mortgage market and $4.4 trillion U.S. treasuries market, notes Harvey Miller, senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. "It could be another - I hate to use the expression - nail in the coffin," said Miller, when referring to how this troubled CDS market could impact the country's credit crisis...
...arrived home and there was a bunch of yellow roses waiting for me. I thought it was a secret admirer." But when she looked at the note, Telpuk read: "Enjoy them while you can, because you won't be able to once you're in a coffin." Good thing she learned to shoot in the police academy...
...millennium, but most of the bands hyped during that movement have been forgotten. Over the last few years, hope for the resurrection of popular rock in America diminished until a debacle called “First Impressions of Earth” put the final nail in the coffin. Perhaps no band better exemplifies America’s resistance to good rock better than British Sea Power. In 2005, MTV in North America banned the video for their single “Please Stand Up” because of the devilishly provocative lyric “a little excitement makes...
...force the Crimson to take a timeout.Gunn’s final three-pointer epitomized his performance, as he received the ball from guard Marcus Schroeder and calmly popped a shot with Lin in his face.The score, which put Princeton ahead, 61-53, was the final nail in the coffin, as freshman guard T.J. Carey was forced to foul on the next possession to stop the clock after Lin missed on a three-point attempt.“I thought Lincoln did a heck of a job making some tough ones at the end of some of the possessions, kind...
...Nepal's monarchy hammered the nail in its own coffin in spectacular fashion in 2001, when Crown Prince Dipendra gunned down 10 members of the royal family, including the much beloved King Birendra, and then allegedly shot himself. The attack, clouded by conflicting reports and conspiracy theories, sent shock waves around the world and plunged Nepal into existential crisis. With a centuries-old dynasty virtually eliminated overnight, in stepped the reigning King's brother, Gyanendra. As the Maoist insurgency raged, Gyanendra declared a state of emergency in 2005, arresting mainstream political leaders and assuming absolute power. But he could...