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...hours later, the upfront that began with a fake Beatles ended with a surprise performance by The Who. The actual Who - surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend - playing their songs that have been adapted as "CSI" themes (for "CSI: NY," it's "Baba O'Reilly"), for what amounts to a sales conference of ad men, brand managers and TV affiliate executives. It was one of the sadder things I've ever seen, and yet it was somehow appropriate. They closed with "Won't Get Fooled Again" - the "CSI: Miami" theme - which, for its time (1971), was an unusually conservative...
...failed to mention Jesus' role as a messianic reformer of the Jewish faith. He addressed his countrymen and their hopes for release from occupation by the hated Romans. That brought him into direct conflict with Rome, and that is why he was killed by the Roman method of crucifixion. ROGER PAYNE London
...view, followed by a walk in a nature preserve. The second group sat in a windowless room and then strolled through an urban setting. The group exposed to greenery had decreased blood pressure and elevated mood, some in just a few minutes. Studies by Texas A&M University's Roger Ulrich have found that surgical patients in hospital rooms with landscape views recover faster than those without...
...Smart Choice could do the following things, in ascending order. He or she could carry a state: IBM Professor of Business and Government Roger B. Porter, who teaches Government 1540, “The American Presidency,” says modern vice-presidential candidates typically add about three percent to the ticket’s vote in their home state. Kerry’s ideal candidate, then, should come from a state that will swing on a few percentage points...
...settling arguments between drinking buddies; in Wiltshire, England. The brothers--Oxford graduates, track stars and sports journalists--were also right-wing political activists, and Ross was murdered by the I.R.A. in 1975. Norris played his own role in one record performance in 1954: he was the announcer who described Roger Bannister's breaking of the 4-min.-mile barrier...