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Taking several liberties, Hogue translates the passage as follows: "In the year 1999 and seven months [July], A great King of Terror will come from the sky. He will bring back the great King Genghis Khan. Before and after Mars rules happily."
Within these limits, there's actually quite a lot of good acting to be seen here. Wyle (who had bit parts in movies before stepping onto the set of "ER") acquits himself well as the soul-searching Warren. There's a depth and intelligence in his gaze that translates across...
McCartney insists that a man's "leadership" at home actually translates into "servanthood" rather than domination. "You can talk around it, but the man has a responsibility before God," McCartney says. "He must stand before God and give an account. Did you take spiritual leadership in your home?... You know...
NEW YORK: The country's largest cigarette makers raised wholesale cigarette prices nearly 8 percent Yesterday, the New York Times reports. The price increase, which translates to about seven cents per pack, will help manufacturers reimburse a number of states for smoking-related health expenditure. The increase is likely to...
What that translates to on the page is a stridently virile voice that seems to be saying to readers, "Just because you're into moisturizers or worried about the swell of your pecs doesn't mean you're not inviolately heterosexual." Take this intro to a GQ piece on wedding...