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...nearly 13% on an annualized basis or that Korea's economic output could drop 20%. In the U.S., the GDP is shrinking at a rate of 6% now, but there is nothing in the economic or employment news that keeps us from believing that America will avoid a double-digit drop in GDP If the U.S. skids at that rate, the other large economies in the world, all of which depend on the American consumer to some great degree, will have the hulls of their exports breached below the water line. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Crisis: The World At War | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...past seven games and has rarely stepped off the court in the second half of matches.After averaging double figures in scoring for each of his first three seasons, his numbers are down to 9.3 points per game so far. But with two games left, he can reach a double-digit average with a minimum of 39 points overall. A high-scoring weekend would also push him up the program’s career scoring list, where he currently sits tied for 13th place with former two-time captain Dale Dover ’71 with 1201 points, having recently passed...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Housman Dominant as Career Draws to a Close | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...game was a tug-of-war over momentum. Each time the Crimson approached a double-digit lead, the Lions came roaring up court, zipping chest passes to each other as if it were the middle of practice drills. These Columbia stampedes were led by junior guard Sara Yee, who weaved through defenders with great speed and control. At 5’1”, the quick-footed Yee was one of the Lions’ principal energy sources in the first half...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Drops Lions in Physical Contest | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...middle finger isn't the only digit with a message. The thumb talks too, but generally in happier tones, with an upward point indicating approval, good news or some other nicety. That pleasant gesture is thought to have sprung from the grim business of gladiatorial combat, when spectators in the Roman Coliseum would give a thumbs-up or down to determine whether a beaten competitor should live or die. What began in Rome similarly went global...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...read, different students were asked to extend either the index finger or the middle finger - though to keep the test free of the subtle influence of language, the term "middle finger" was never actually used. Instead, the students were shown a diagram in which each finger was labeled alphabetically - digit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

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