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...Hong Kong's travel and retail sectors will drag the city's 2003 GDP-growth rate down by one-fifth or more, a loss of more than $1 billion. Last week Stephen Roach, chief economist for Morgan Stanley, said SARS is "just another nail in the coffin" for the global economy, which is already stumbling from the Iraq war. He predicts a worldwide recession will begin this year...
...everlasting occurred about five years ago, to no one’s surprise. Football fans in particular had always been known to be, well, die-hard. “There are schools that have a very devoted following,” says Scully. “An insignia coffin is a big statement...
That doesn’t mean, however, that old Veritas hasn’t appeared on the lid of a coffin or, more often, on a headstone. In fact, Scully receives a handful of requests every year for permission to engrave the Harvard shield over the final resting place of an alum. On a case-by-case basis, the trademarking office is happy to oblige and, more importantly, demands no royalties. The office then contacts the manufacturer of the headstone or casket and issues a licensed image of the shield. The shield appears as simply “Veritas?...
...There must be a political price paid by all those who put nails in the Cambridge Public Schools coffin,” said Graham and Parks parent Jim Iffland...
...pair of late Harvard goals—separated by just 23 seconds—set the tone for the rest of the game. In the second period, late Crimson goals would put the game out of reach, while in the third, late Harvard goals were nails in the coffin. With the win, the Crimson avenged its 4-3 loss to Minnesota (27-7-1) in November...