Word: nearly
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...Gattaca elite. Jerome's brilliant record qualifies him to lead a mission to one of Jupiter's moons, attracting the amorous interest of a fellow Gattacan, Irene (Uma Thurman). But the scheme hits some very rough waters when a mission director is murdered and an eyelash found near the crime scene is traced to the In-Valid Vincent Freeman...
...film also suffers from clunky dialogue and clumsy structuring: nearly the entire first half is occupied by the cheap and easy device of an extended flashback of Vincent's childhood, complete with voice-over by Hawke. A clever O. Henry plot twist near the end is spoiled by the stupidly predictable confrontation that follows; the love story feels grafted onto this loveless world for Hollywood purposes; and the ending, perhaps inevitably, is a let-down, its tone of solemn optimism recalling the blandly humanistic "this is only the first step" resolution of Contact...
Even this goddess is but a representation of the greater, untapped power within Han herself: in the epilogue of the book the reader discovers that numerous miracles have taken place near the pond where Han saw her demise. As further proof of her immortality, in a tiny shack on the property, the Master Wu awaits the day when the "Goddess with Eyes and Ears" will return...
...Washington Institute for Near East Policy report, authored by Institute fellow Hillary Mann, found that students from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria and the Sudan do not undergo sufficiently detailed background checks to dispel the threat of terrorism...
...Writing Center was previously housed in Vanserg Hall, which is located near the Divinity School on Oxford Street...