Word: moribundity
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...objective disorder"). The statement - and his successful effort to convince John to renounce his appointment - suggested that Williams has subordinated his own views to sustaining ecumenical ties and protecting the Communion from a mass withdrawal - which, as Duncan said, would leave him "the titular head of a moribund and declining British, American and Australian sect...
...When the original Infernal Affairs came out last December, it took the box office by storm, providing a welcome jolt for Hong Kong's moribund movie industry. The tight, tense cop thriller showcased two of Hong Kong's top actors as a pair of dueling moles: corrupt police inspector Ming (Andy Lau), informing for a criminal gang; and Yan (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who had infiltrated the same triads. Infernal Affairs raised the bar for what a Hong Kong film could be, and its commercial success guaranteed sequels?a slight problem given that most of the cast is killed...
Spoilsport economists may say it's not yet time to reach for the sunglasses, but Asia's economic storm is starting to clear. A brighter outlook for the remainder of 2003 propelled stock markets in South Korea and Hong Kong to 13-month highs last week; even Japan's moribund Nikkei index, which sunk to a 20-year low in late April, has since rebounded 35%. Meanwhile, retailers and real estate brokers in down-and-out Hong Kong say buyers seem to be slowly returning. "The general mood here has improved in the past two weeks," says Hong Kong Financial...
...attitude, Takizawa believes, is particularly suited to Japan. In places like Paris, high fashion is a luxury earned through maturity. But in Tokyo, it's a birthright. Gaggles of young women live at home, piling up enormous disposable incomes that make them the one bright spot in an otherwise moribund economy. With even high-school girls able to afford a Louis Vuitton handbag, the cachet of haute couture is rapidly wearing off. "People in Japan no longer feel they have to prove they're rich by wearing expensive labels," says Takizawa, who himself rarely wears head-to-toe designer togs...
...Senate bill also contains an assortment of goodies. It would hand out $3.5 billion to revive America's moribund nuclear power industry--even though the last order for a plant that actually went online was placed in 1973. It would parcel out nearly $10 billion in tax breaks and subsidies to oil and gas companies that will not erase falling production but instead enrich oilmen and investors. At the same time, the President's proposed budget slashes spending on wind research by 5.5%, zero-energy buildings by 50% and biomass by 19%. To add to the insult, the Administration took...