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...that the temperature of heaven (considered by the ancients to be the entire firmament, including sun, moon and stars) can be accurately computed from data available in the Bible. The data can be found in an Old Testament passage from Isaiah 30:26 that defines the total light radiated heavenward by the sun and the moon in terms of the portion of that light that hits the earth: "Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days." Thus, according...
...only the opera had possessed the flair displayed by the stage crew after the opening night performance. While the audience followed instructions to stay in their seats, the curtains opened, platforms rolled, turntables spun, scenery zipped up and vanished heavenward. Then another stage rolled out, bearing an army of aproned waitresses and tables laden with complimentary...
...beads and pours cologne at the fighter's feet while conga drummers beat out a petition to the gods. A live chicken is always brought into the dressing room before the fight. Was there a fowl in the Forum? Rapidez, certain that Yankees will not understand, only gazes heavenward. But a friend is less reticent. "You can bet there was a chicken somewhere in the Forum that night," he says. "Maybe not in the dressing room, but somewhere...
...tunics, Mexican-peasant style. There are de rigueur catch phrases: endless "Praise Gods" and "Bless Yous." There is even a "Jesus cheer"?"Give me a J, give me an E . . ." Rapidly catching on is the Jesus-People "sign," a raised arm with clenched fist, the index finger pointed heavenward, to indicate Jesus as the "one way" to salvation. "If it is a fad," says Evangelist Billy Graham, "I welcome...
...Candice Bergen grimaces as she loses her virginity.' All I do in this film is get raped and have orgasms. But I've got the orgasms down pat now. It's your token ten seconds of heavy breathing, followed by my baroque expression, eyes heavenward...