1.   In a final nod to good karma, Rose chose loyalty.

2.   In a final nod to history, Ayer will donate its archives and campaign materials to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

3.   Preliminary work on the plant will go ahead in anticipation of the final nod, she said.

4.   As a two-time champion, Hakkinen could get the final nod.

5.   A meeting Friday in Rome between French and Italian officials was to have given the final nod.

6.   It is expected to be given the final nod in the coming weeks.