After announcing Sassoon's misfortune, there was a burst of music for the one garment that escaped the thieves; a coat.
We saw them (almost) completely revamp the entire iPod line, add a new (but still familiar) face to the mix, and bring frowns to the faces of Sony and HP, who had the misfortune of announcing products on the same day.
Neal Shapiro, the president and chief executive of WNET.org, acknowledged a shortfall of "a few million dollars" in a statement Friday announcing that "Worldfocus" was being shut down, adding, "We had the misfortune of launching a brand new program into the teeth of the recession".
The Prime Minister might use this opportunity to address this historical damage to the indigenous peoples by announcing a new program for the city folk that had the misfortune to go to these reservation schools.
The new Nokia tablet also had the misfortune of being announced on the same day that Apple announced upgrades to its popular iPad products in San Francisco.
To add to the island's misfortunes, Club Med announced, also in December, that low bookings had made it necessary to close its St. Lucia property.
But just as sweet as taking delight in others' misfortune is getting to announce my successes, no matter how minor.
Because of a series of misfortunes, when the award was announced, Prasher was working not as a scientist but as a courtesy van driver.
But what begins as the best week of his life turns into the worst, as he loses his job, Jenny announces she's deserting him for London and university, and a misfortune befalls his dealer's daughter's cat.
Having seen both its share price and its earnings quadruple since 1994, the company had the misfortune of choosing October 27th as the day on which it would announce that it was about to suffer its first-ever loss, for the third quarter of this year.
After 24 hours of frenzied and secret negotiations, officials from USA Track & Field announced fresh regulations for how the runners — and all other runners who have the misfortune of ending in a dead heat — can determine who will qualify for the Olympics and who will get the fourth spot, the ultimate consolation prize.
