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Written by David Seltzer (who also wrote the Ur-Apocalyptic flick The Omen), the show has some of the religious intrigue of The Da Vinci Code and some of the grim phantasmagoria of The Passion of the Christ--two successes NBC would clearly like to have rub off on it. "In the tumultuous times we live in," says NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly, who green-lighted both Medium and Revelations, "Apocalyptic theory and big existential questions tend to be on the rise...
...news. The country's generals have been known to view natural events in a highly superstitious light: the discovery of a huge ruby or block of jade or a white elephant is invariably trumpeted as a validation of their rule, while a major earthquake could be seen as an omen of impending regime change. Whatever the tsunami's heavenly consequences for their rulers, however, ordinary Burmese have every reason to feel lucky...
...Yale offense, such an omen came the first week of the season against Dayton. Leading 24-17 and marching down the field in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs were primed to score again and salt away their first win of the season...
Carey exudes confidence as her staff begins to clean up the toys and books in the waiting room of her developmental lab. “We have a critical mass of women here, and the critical mass of wßomen got together...
...scoreless game wrapped up a challenging preseason for women’s soccer, but served as a good omen for future play. The Terriers are the No. 2 in the NSCAA’s Northeast poll this week. They are ranked just behind first-ranked Yale, who the Crimson faces next weekend. Other Ivy foes include Dartmouth at third and Brown at eighth. Harvard did not make...