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...third heaven," he is bound to secrecy and offers no travelogue. The first detailed Christian heaven explodes to life in the book of Revelation. Its author, John, is as extravagant as Jesus and Paul are reserved. Here, the One and the Lamb of God occupy a double throne of jasper, fronted by a sea of crystal and framed by a rainbow, attended by 24 elders dressed in white and praised eternally by four winged beasts, who "rest not day and night, saying Holy, holy, holy, Lord Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." In attendance are angels...
...beating a top grand master." That myth faded quickly. Halfway through Game 1, faced with daunting circumstances--"an open position, my king is exposed, many weaknesses"--Kasparov undertook a blitzkrieg aimed at Deep Blue's king, the sort of hell-bent gambit that has devastated every pretender to his throne. "Any human being," he explains, "feels uncomfortable feeling his king under pressure...
...couldn't get much closer. With a huge crowd cheering her on, Cummings came through with a clutch win in her very last game to seal the Crimson victory over the Tigers. The women were not displaced from their throne...
...melody that reflected the brassy, bold, masculine, and noble qualities" of Skywalker, and he doesn't disappoint. From then on, through the whole movie, each scene has a unique musical quality, weaving the melodic themes of each character into the mood where appropriate. The soundtrack finishes with the majestic "Throne Room" brass fanfare and the "End Title" theme--a combination of the movie's great theme melodies--to close the book on the first chapter...
However, Shakespeare's ascent into "high culture" occurred relatively early. As soon as Charles II assumed the throne and the Restoration period began, managers traded the large open-air theater for a smaller indoor theaters that catered exclusively to aristocrats who could afford high-priced tickets. And some time after that, the study of Shakespeare entered Literature and Arts...