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his death. Returning home, Robert examines Damien for the birthmark, finding it on the child's scalp. Mrs. Baylock attacks him and, in the ensuing struggle, Robert kills her. He loads Damien and the daggers into a car and drives to the nearest church. Due to his erratic driving, he is followed by the police, who arrive as he is dragging the screaming child to the altar. An officer orders him to raise his hands and stand away. Robert raises the first dagger and the officer fires his gun. The double funeral of Katherine and Robert is attended by the President
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and cuts the leather strips on the Hedge Maid's mouth, whereupon she emits a terrible shriek and dies. Richard and Kahlan are found by Nicci and Zedd, who take them to the Garden of Life to heal them. The cover art for "The Omen Machine" was created by Robert Anderson. The Omen Machine The Omen Machine is Terry Goodkind's 12th novel, and the first in a new series about Richard and Kahlan. Events in the book take place directly after the end of "Confessor". Richard and Kahlan are contentedly enjoying Cara's marriage when a boy named Henrik warns them of
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a child. It is revealed among the families that Damien is in fact meant to be the Antichrist, and as an adult is attempting to gain control of the Thorn business and reach for the presidency. Three documentaries regarding the series have been made: "666: The Omen - Revealed" (2000), "The Omen: Legacy" (2001), and "The Curse of The Omen" (2005). "The Omen" is the original film in the series, directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. The story introduces Robert Thorn, an American Ambassador in Italy who adopts the newborn Damien to replace the newborn that he
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The Omen The Omen is a 1976 British-American supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner, and written by David Seltzer. The film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The first installment of "The Omen" franchise, "The Omen" concerns a young child replaced at birth by American Ambassador Robert Thorn (Peck) unbeknownst to his wife (Remick), after their own son was murdered at the hospital, enabling the son of Satan to grow up with wealth and power. They are surrounded by mysterious and ominous deaths, unaware that the
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Thorn is in a hospital where his wife Katherine gives birth to a boy, who—he is told—dies. Moments after Robert is informed of a plan by the hospital chaplain, Father Spiletto, to secretly adopt an orphan whose mother died giving birth to him. Robert agrees, but does not reveal to his wife that the child is not theirs. They name the child Damien. Later Robert is appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Not long afterwards mysterious events plague the Thorns: A large Rottweiler dog appears near the Thorn home; Damien's nanny publicly hangs herself at his fifth birthday party;
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film. Damien's acolyte Paul Buher (played by Robert Foxworth in the second movie) is a major character in the fourth book and achieves redemption in its climax. "Omen V: The Abomination" begins with a "memorial" listing all of the characters who had been killed throughout the saga up to that point and cements Damien's life in the period of 1950–1982. The novel closes with the chronicle of Damien's life about to be written by the character Jack Mason. Its last few lines are identical to the beginning of David Seltzer's novel, thus bringing the story full circle. The Omen was
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The Omen (2006 film) The Omen (also known as The Omen: 666) is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by John Moore and written by David Seltzer. A remake of the 1976 film of the same name, the film stars Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles and Mia Farrow. It was released worldwide on June 6, 2006 — the date intentionally reflecting the purported Number of the Beast, 666. Robert Thorn (Liev Schreiber), an American diplomat stationed in Italy, is told that his son was stillborn. Unknown to his unconscious wife, Katherine (Julia Stiles), Robert adopts an orphaned newborn at the
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The Omen (franchise) The Omen is a British-American horror film franchise beginning in 1976. The story was originally written by David Seltzer, who chose not to continue the series after the first novel. The second novel was then written by Joseph Howard; the third novel was done by Gordon McGill. After the third film was produced, a fourth and fifth were made-for-television in an attempt to revive the series, but they were received poorly. The series centers on Damien Thorn, a child born of Satan and given to Robert and Katherine Thorn, before being passed along the Thorn families as
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factory and at the military academy, all of the early archaeology scenes, and the dinner where Aunt Marion shows her concern about Damien) remained in the completed film, for which Hodges retains a story credit. In later interviews, Hodges commented sanguinely on his experiences working on "Omen II". Academy Award-winning veteran actor William Holden was considered to star as Robert Thorn in the first "Omen", but turned it down as he did not want to star in a picture about the devil. Gregory Peck was selected as his replacement. "The Omen" went on to become a huge hit and Holden
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was recruited as his replacement. A few months later, Buer rejoined, this time on guitar, to replace Robert Bordevik, who had temporarily left the band. On June 23, the Christian music website Indie Vision Music noted a video uploaded by Antestor that contained footage of the band recording. The recording process finished on July 31, 2012. On August 25, Buer announced that he was leaving Antestor again, this time due to upcoming college studies. In September, Erik Tordsson completed the mixing and mastering for "Omen" at Solid Mix Studios, Teleborg Castle, Växjö, Sweden. The album is primarily black metal in
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died out, the humans of Nosgoth seized control of the Pillars. Over the centuries, the Hylden strained against the barriers of their prison, seeking to topple the Pillars. Kain's spiritual corruption hinders him from realizing his role as the balance guardian—he seeks to somehow resolve the dilemma he faced at the end of "Blood Omen" by both restoring the Pillars and returning them to vampire rule. Raziel's execution was necessitated—his unique, cyclic destiny affords him free will, enabling Kain to create paradoxes and defy history. "Blood Omen 2" pursues a younger Kain in the altered timeline created at the end
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Romans believed that particular words, phrases or incidents might carry prophetic content aimed at particular individuals who witnessed or heard them. Such "private" omens could be accepted, and their benefits secured (or their threat averted) by use of countersigns, or verbal formulas such as "accepit omen, arripuit omen" ("I accept the omen, I hold to it"); the consul L Aemilius Paullus, when about to embark on his campaign against King Perseus, heard his daughter say that her dog Persa had died; given the similarity of the names and the death of the dog, he took this as a sign that
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valued possession by the Courtenay Earls of Devon. It was later interpreted as an omen of the end of the line of Courtenay Earls of Devon via four heiresses. It was seen by the Cornish historian Richard Carew (died 1620) when visiting Hall in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, then the dower house of Margaret Reskimer, the widow of Sir William Mohun (died 1588), MP, of Hall, the great-grandson of Elizabeth Courtenay, who described it in his "Survey of Cornwall" as follows: A farre truer foretoken touching the Earle of Devon's progeny I have seen at this place of Hall,
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agent of The Elder God, Raziel's ally and guide in "Soul Reaver", who is slowly established as a more sinister entity. Ariel, a specter bound to the Pillars who featured in "Blood Omen" and "Soul Reaver", returns, and the vampire Vorador, also from "Blood Omen", assists Raziel early in the game. The ancient vampire Janos Audron, a new character who was previously only mentioned in "Blood Omen", acts as Raziel's mentor towards the end of the story. The game begins by summarizing "Soul Reavers ending: Raziel confronts Kain in Nosgoth's wasteland, and pursues him through a portal leading to the
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(the King maker) to end the First Taranaki War in 1861. En route to New Plymouth the ship struck a huge storm but survived which was taken as a favourable omen. Tāmati Wāka Nene died on 4 August 1871, and is buried at Russell. The then Governor, Sir George Bowen, said the Nene did more than any other Māori to promote colonisation and to establish the Queen's authority. Tāmati Wāka Nene Tāmati Wāka Nene (c. 1785 – 4 August 1871) was a Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) who fought as an ally of the British in the
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supposedly kept as a valued possession by the Courtenay Earls of Devon, "carefully preserved by those noble men". It was later interpreted as an omen of the end of the line of Courtenay Earls of Devon via four heiresses. It was seen by the Cornish historian Richard Carew (died 1620) when visiting Hall, in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, then the dower house of Margaret Reskimer, the widow of Sir William Mohun (died 1588), MP, of Hall, the great-grandson of Elizabeth Courtenay, who described it in his "Survey of Cornwall" as follows: Sir John FitzWilliam held Hall in the early
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The Omen King The Omen King is the debut album of the deathcore band, Abated Mass of Flesh. John Jackson of The Metal Resource wrote "This is one of those albums that leave you exhausted at the end. Despite clocking in at 22 minutes, the serving size is plenty large. The first few times I listen to the album, I had no idea it was only 22 minutes because it's tough to listen to and as happens in this genre, some of the songs tend to sound very similar, so I hadn't realized I was going back through the album.
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as 0.03 AU (3.2 million miles; 5.1 million kilometres) from Earth, by far its closest approach. Its tail may have stretched 60 degrees across the sky. It was recorded by astronomers in China, Japan, Germany, the Byzantine Empire, and the Middle East. In 912, Halley is recorded in the "Annals of Ulster", which state "A dark and rainy year. A comet appeared." In 1066, the comet was seen in England and thought to be an omen: later that year Harold II of England died at the Battle of Hastings; it was a bad omen for Harold, but a good omen
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Mysterious Art Mysterious Art was a German dance floor house act founded in 1988. The group became famous for its hit singles "Omen I", "Omen II" and "Omen III". Mysterious Art was founded in 1988 by Michael Krautter (keyboards and mouse), who composed and produced the instrumental of "Das Omen" in September 1988. By December 1988, copies of this instrumental were played throughout the whole German club scene, and sparked the interest of DJ Mike Staab and the record label CBS. Vocals for the debut single "Das Omen - Teil 1" were added and recorded at Cream Studios in Frankfurt
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The Omen Machine The Omen Machine is Terry Goodkind's 12th novel, and the first in a new series about Richard and Kahlan. Events in the book take place directly after the end of "Confessor". Richard and Kahlan are contentedly enjoying Cara's marriage when a boy named Henrik warns them of dark things to come before scratching them both and running away. Soon after, Cara warns Richard that something or someone was watching her in her room. At first unbelieving, Richard and Kahlan notice the same spooky presence on their own. Shortly after these events, prophecies are given by the most
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John exclaimed that surely it was an omen foretelling the death of some rich man, who would surely end up in hell. The next day, John was found dead in the arms of a prostitute. Perhaps this is the basis for his epithet "accursed". John II of Salerno John II (died between 994 and 998), called the Accursed ("Maledictus"), son of Lampert of Spoleto, was the count of the palace of Salerno in 980 and acting regent for Prince Pandulf II. He was pushed out with the prince by the duke of Amalfi, Manso, in 981. The rule of the
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they celebrated a triumph. The Emperors in the Julio-Claudian dynasty all sourced their Laurel wreaths from the original tree planted by Livia. It was taken as an omen of the impending end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that in the reign of Nero the entire grove died, shortly before he was assassinated. Rome's second Emperor Tiberius wore wreaths of laurel whenever there was stormy weather because it was widely believed that Laurel trees were immune to lightning strikes, affording protection to those who brandished it. One reason for this belief is because laurel does not burn easily and crackles loudly when
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second season, where he revealed the episode's main plot and its references: "Callie's parents get back together in one episode and give birth to a sister for Callie who because of being a supernatural creature, ends up aging one year, every day, and we have an homage to "The Omen" in there. Mark and Callie end up taking over the responsibilities of her parenting dealing with this demonic child." The story of Mark and Callie taking care of Callie's sister Lilith, who eventually matures into an eviler version of Callie, pays homage to the horror film "The Omen" (1976). The
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Curse", their first release with major label distribution by Capitol Records in the US. In Japan the band climbed to Number 14 in the "Burrn!" Charts. With new singer Coburn Pharr (who would later leave to join Annihilator) the band released "Escape To Nowhere" in 1988; although considered a departure from the classic Omen sound, "Thorn in Your Flesh" was their first hit single in the US. In 1996, they signed with new label Massacre Records, and toured Europe with Fates Warning for the first time. In October 2003, their former singer, J.D. Kimball, died having succumbed to cancer after
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(Eng.: bird of ill omen). Married in June 1296 to Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden. She was the daughter of King Magnus III of Sweden and sister of King Birger, King of Sweden. The couple had eight sons who died as children, as well as six miscarriages, although the sources differ between eight and fourteen children: her many pregnancies led to miscarriages, or the birth of children who died soon after. Evidence also indicate Eric IV may have had an illegitimate son, Erik Sjællandsfar (ca. 1300-1364) at on Zealand, buried in Roskilde Cathedral with a crown. However, other evidence indicate that
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development at the network with Bradley James set to star in the title role. Leading up to its debut, the series moved from Lifetime to A&E. There are five novels in the "Omen" series, the first three being novelizations of their film counterparts: The Omen (franchise) The Omen is a British-American horror film franchise beginning in 1976. The story was originally written by David Seltzer, who chose not to continue the series after the first novel. The second novel was then written by Joseph Howard; the third novel was done by Gordon McGill. After the third film was produced, a
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the TV show ignored The Omen 3 and The Omen 4. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 20% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 2/10. Omen IV: The Awakening Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 American made-for-television horror film that serves as the fourth and final addition to the original "The Omen" series, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard. This was intended to be the first of many televisual sequels to 20th Century Fox's film history of popular titles. Producer Harvey Bernhard, who produced the last three films,
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on a battleground during the war. The eagle during the game flew away from the soldier and began circling the field in the air. As all this went on, Auburn began marching down the field to eventually score the game-winning touchdown. At the end of the game, the eagle dove into the ground and subsequently died; however, the Auburn faithful took the eagle as an omen of success and coined the phrase "WAR EAGLE" in turn. During a pep rally in 1913, a cheerleader said that the team would have to fight the whole game because the game meant "war."
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Omen (2003 film) Sanghorn (Thai: สังหรณ์, English title: "Omen") is a 2003 Thai suspense film. It was written by the Pang Brothers and starred Kawee Tanjararak (Beam), Panrawat Kittikorncharoen (Big) and Worrawech Danuwong (Dan) - all members of a popular Thai boyband at the time, D2B. Strange things start happening when separate twists of fate bring each of three friends, Big, Dan and Beam, into contact with three strangers - an old woman who tells prophecies, a little girl who sells garlands on the street and a young woman named Aom. What none of them realize is that not only
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and Blaze sneer at Omen saying, "Welcome back, Omen". But Omen makes another appearance in the premiere of season 2. He is being chased by Violet and Blaze in the Comic book. They ask him how he entered the other world, proving that Omen himself may have come from the comic. Eventually, Omen makes a deal with Violet and Blaze. Vern summons Omen and releases him from the binds of the Comic Book. When Vern plays a trick on Lance, Omen uses a spell to switch Lance and Blaze into the real world. Omen then decides to help Cally. However,
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remixes and original tracks. He used to hold the record for the longest non-stop radio hosting (80 hours in 1994). He died in 2011. Nicole Kolb (née Boeúf) released an unsuccessful single under the name of Viva and is singing in a band called Chicahlgo. Stephanie Trautmann returned to classical music and lives in the Taunus. Mike Staab, the producer of the band Mysterious Art, died on May 11, 2009, due to a heart attack. Mysterious Art Mysterious Art was a German dance floor house act founded in 1988. The group became famous for its hit singles "Omen I", "Omen
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Warriors: Omen of the Stars Warriors: Omen of the Stars is the fourth arc in the "Warriors" juvenile fantasy novel series about Feral cats who live in clans. It comprises six novels published by HarperCollins from 2009 to 2012: "The Fourth Apprentice", "Fading Echoes", "Night Whispers", "Sign of the Moon", "The Forgotten Warrior", and "The Last Hope". The novels were written by Erin Hunter, a pseudonym that refers to authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland, as well as plot developer and editor Victoria Holmes. "Omen of the Stars" details the experiences of Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovewing, who, as
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him on the cheek, thus turning him into a frog. Omen returns in the last episode, when Cally and Lance lift his curse once more, in order to get rid of Violet and Blaze. He makes an attempt, but fails. He tries to get revenge on Doyle once more at a Masquerade ball, but is confronted by the Stone siblings. They chase him throughout the ball until Omen is alone in a room with nothing but a mirror. He hears the voices of Blaze and Violet and is pulled into the mirror. At the end of the season finale, Violet
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Titans and providing help for them during the crossover. The character would disappear again until 1996, with the launch of Dan Jurgens' "Teen Titans". At the start of the series, Jurgens had a masked figure named Omen gather the team for Mr Jupiter, who once again was financially backing the Teen Titans. The character was originally intended to be Raven, but an embargo was placed upon the cast of the "New Teen Titans" appearing in the title by editorial. As such, Lilith was substituted as the secret identity of Omen. In "Teen Titans" #12–15, Lilith is unmasked as Omen after
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"Omen II" score allows eerie choral effects and unusual electronic sound designs to take precedence over the piano and gothic chanting. Richard Donner, director of the first "Omen" movie, was not available to direct the second, as he was busy working on "Superman". British film director Mike Hodges was hired to helm the movie. During production, the producers believed that Hodges' methods were too slow, and so they fired him and replaced him with Don Taylor, who had a reputation for finishing films on time and under budget. However, the few scenes Hodges directed (some of the footage at the
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If no weapons are selected, claws can be used to attack, as well as abilities, which are gained by killing bosses. These skills help in advancing through sections of the game, as well as puzzles. Most of the abilities - named Dark Gifts in the game - can only be used once the "Rage Meter" has been filled by defeating opponents. The vampire, Kain, refused to sacrifice himself to restore the Pillars of Nosgoth at the end of "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain", thus damning the Pillars and the world of Nosgoth to an eternity of depravity and decay. Following
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"coca" means servants.) In 1310 a group of Coca tribe were led by "Big Eyes" to a safer place in a valley with steep mountains by the largest lake in central highlands. Chief Big Eyes had probably traveled past the west end of Lake Chapala before, or at least heard of it from the generations of Shaft Tomb culture in that area. From the west end of that lake It looks like an inland sea, and always has a wind. This would have been a good omen for these people, who had said when the Nahuatl people had invaded that
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Baker "has rounded off the gaudy trilogy with the most surprising qualities possible: intelligence and elegant visual style." Gary Arnold of "The Washington Post" wrote that the film "makes "no" case for prolonging the saga of 'The Omen' one last groggy round ... Moviegoers who expected the concluding chapter of The Omen Trilogy to supply a ringside seat at Armageddon should be prepared for conflict on a far punier scale." Larry Kart of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4, praising Sam Neill's performance as "the only thing" the film had going for it, but criticizing
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the Skinny Puppy track of the same name. They have a strong fan base in the goth, industrial and electronic scenes, and have played at many related festivals in the UK, including Infest as well as supporting other bands such as Gary Numan, Ministry, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Spear of Destiny, as well as performing many sold out headline performances of their own. Tin Omen (band) Tin Omen are a UK-based band who describe themselves as "industrial-electro" in style. Their sound is a mix of powerful beats, dirty guitars and melodic keyboards topped with female vocals. Formed in Wolverhampton in
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provided the voice of Mortanius and other characters in "Blood Omen", voiced The Elder God. Anna Gunn, Simon Templeman and Richard Doyle reprised their roles from "Blood Omen" as Ariel, Kain and Moebius. Bell, Templeman and Jay also provided the voices of Melchiah, Dumah and Zephon, respectively, and Neil Ross, who voiced Malek the Paladin and King Ottmar in "Blood Omen", voiced Rahab. "Soul Reaver" was showcased at the 1998 E3, where attendees were given free demo discs. Over time, further demo disks were released, including one bundled with "Official PlayStation Magazine". "Soul Reaver" was released for the PC and
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Omen (Soulfly album) Omen is the seventh studio album from the metal band Soulfly. It was recorded in November 2009 and was released first in Japan on May 18, 2010 and on May 25, 2010 in other parts of the world. It was released on May 24, 2010 in parts of Europe. It is the last album to feature bassist Bobby Burns and drummer Joe Nunez who were replaced by Asesino frontman, Tony Campos and former Borknagar drummer David Kinkade in mid-2011. At just over forty and a half minutes, it is the band's second shortest album while the shortest
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Omen (ancient Rome) In the religions of ancient Rome, an omen, plural "omina", was a sign intimating the future, considered less important to the community than a "prodigium" but of great importance to the person who heard or saw it. Omina could be good or bad. Unlike prodigies, bad omina were never expiated by public rites but could be reinterpreted, redirected or otherwise averted. Some time around 282 BC, a diplomatic insult formally "accepted as omen" was turned against Tarentum and helped justify its conquest. A thunderclap cost Marcellus his very brief consulship (215 BC): thereafter he traveled in an
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sailed past the Strait of Magellan. The real-life footage at the end of the episode has snippets of an interview with Japanese sailor Fukunari Imada, whose comments were translated to "Although I've never seen St. Elmo's Fire, I'd certainly like to. It was often considered a bad omen as it played havoc with compasses and equipment". The TV series also referred to St. Elmo's Fire as being a bad omen during the cartoon. The footage was captured as part of his winning solo yacht race in 1981. On the American television series "Rawhide", in a 1959 episode titled "Incident of
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Goldsmith used an orchestral/choral blend with light electronic elements to create the film's sound, though unlike the soundtrack to "Damien", "The Final Conflict" makes no pronounced reference to the original "Omen" theme "Ave Satani", which had earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song in 1976. Instead, Goldsmith composed an all-new theme for the character of Damien introduced during the opening credits which emphasized robust tragedy over the more horrific sound of its prequel scores. Goldsmith also composed a new theme for the rebirth of Christ first introduced at the end of "Main Title" and later given full
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Omen IV: The Awakening Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 American made-for-television horror film that serves as the fourth and final addition to the original "The Omen" series, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard. This was intended to be the first of many televisual sequels to 20th Century Fox's film history of popular titles. Producer Harvey Bernhard, who produced the last three films, felt there could be more done to the series. This was the last film he produced. He previously wrote the story for the second film but this is the only film that he co-wrote. Virginia
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played the primary characters in the film series. In 1995, a television pilot entitled "The Omen" aired on Fox. Directed by Jack Sholder, the hour-long episode was intended as an attempt to develop "The Omen" franchise into a TV series. Although Donner was attached to the project as an executive producer, the pilot failed and the series never moved forward. Unrelated to the previous films, "The Omen" follows a group of people who are tracking down an entity in which they are all independently linked to. On December 3, 2014, Lifetime announced that a television series called "Damien" was in
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in later years this was omitted. Rampokan Rampokan was a traditional Javan big cat fight. Panthers or tigers were released from wooden boxes and surrounded by warriors with lances trying to prevent them from breaking out of the circle. The rampokan would take place towards the end of Ramadan. It symbolized purification and the overcoming of evil. If the tigers and panthers succeeded in breaking through the circle, it was seen as an omen of disaster as famine. The ritual died out in the early 20th century. A battle between a tiger and buffalo was the first part of the
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Rampokan Rampokan was a traditional Javan big cat fight. Panthers or tigers were released from wooden boxes and surrounded by warriors with lances trying to prevent them from breaking out of the circle. The rampokan would take place towards the end of Ramadan. It symbolized purification and the overcoming of evil. If the tigers and panthers succeeded in breaking through the circle, it was seen as an omen of disaster as famine. The ritual died out in the early 20th century. A battle between a tiger and buffalo was the first part of the event in its earlier incarnations, but
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Washington (1985). Mircea Eliade died at the Bernard Mitchell Hospital in April 1986. Eight days previously, he suffered a stroke while reading Emil Cioran's "Exercises of Admiration", and had subsequently lost his speech function. Four months before, a fire had destroyed part of his office at the Meadville Lombard Theological School (an event which he had interpreted as an omen). Eliade's Romanian disciple Ioan Petru Culianu, who recalled the scientific community's reaction to the news, described Eliade's death as "a "mahaparanirvana"", thus comparing it to the passing of Gautama Buddha. His body was cremated in Chicago, and the funeral ceremony
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using an elephant. Putumanna Kandaru Menon Putumanna Kandaru Menon (1750–1766) was a Chaver (Suicide attacker) who died during the 1766 Mamankam. At the time of his death, he was 16 years old. During the Mamankam, Menon fought through the warriors of Zamorin and reached the "Nilapatuthara" (stage) and swung his sword at the Zamorin. The sword missed its target and hit a big bronze lamp, putting it out. At that moment, Mangatachan struck at Menon and killed him. That was the last "Mamankotsavam". The lamp going out was considered an ill omen. After his death, Menon's body was buried in
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Putumanna Kandaru Menon Putumanna Kandaru Menon (1750–1766) was a Chaver (Suicide attacker) who died during the 1766 Mamankam. At the time of his death, he was 16 years old. During the Mamankam, Menon fought through the warriors of Zamorin and reached the "Nilapatuthara" (stage) and swung his sword at the Zamorin. The sword missed its target and hit a big bronze lamp, putting it out. At that moment, Mangatachan struck at Menon and killed him. That was the last "Mamankotsavam". The lamp going out was considered an ill omen. After his death, Menon's body was buried in a well (manikkinar)
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shy birds, but in spite of this, they feature heavily in human culture, generally due to the large head supporting its powerful mouth, their bright plumage, or some species' interesting behavior. For the Dusun people of Borneo, the Oriental dwarf kingfisher is considered a bad omen, and warriors who see one on the way to battle should return home. Another Bornean tribe considers the banded kingfisher an omen bird, albeit generally a good omen. The sacred kingfisher, along with other Pacific kingfishers, was venerated by the Polynesians, who believed it had control over the seas and waves. Modern taxonomy also
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worry about her brother and persuades him to meet Sage to speak to her about everything. By an accidental kiss, the frog Nemo changes back into Omen. He wants revenge on Doyle and takes Cally as a hostage. She gets involved in a ploy to get revenge on Doyle by threatening to hurt his best customers, Cally and Lance, but Omen gets turned back into a frog. Finally, she does not anticipate who is behind the sweet classmate who does their constantly beautiful eyes. Cally is disappointing about Omen betrayal and tears up the newest issue of the Dark Oracle,
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melodic death metal. In 2007 Profane Omen was voted as a "Newcomer of the year" at Finnish Metal Awards (FMA). In 2007 they released an EP called "Disconnected". In March 2009, Profane Omen released their second studio album "Inherit The Void". Inherit The Void was placed 8th of the Top 10 albums in Finland. In November 2010 the band announced that Tomppa Saarenketo is no longer part of it. The reason for this is low motivation regarding the band. Antti Seroff replaced him in bass. Studio albums EPs Profane Omen Profane Omen is a Finnish groove metal band formed in
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did well elsewhere in Europe and the US. Part II, which was released later that year, did almost equally well. Now he figures the time is right for a new lineup and Part III. At 138 bpm, it's maybe even harder hitting than its predecessors." Omen III (song) "Omen III" is a 1994 song recorded by the German eurodance band Magic Affair, which consists of vocalist Franca Morgano and rapper A.K. Swift. Magic Affair have only performed the third in the 'Omen' series, produced and created by Frankfurt DJ Michael Staab. The previous two Omen singles released back in '89
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as the protagonist of "Soul Reaver 2". In "Soul Reaver", Raziel discovered that he was once a human and a leading member of the vampire-hunting Sarafan brotherhood, and his epiphanies drive the conflict in the story. Kain, the antagonist of "Soul Reaver", appears as a non-player character in cutscenes, urging Raziel to unearth his destiny. Moebius the Time Streamer, a sorcerer who was a villain in "Blood Omen" and had a cameo at the end of "Soul Reaver", is a primary antagonist of "Soul Reaver 2" who attempts to manipulate Raziel into destroying Kain—it is revealed that he is an
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(1976), "The Omen" (1976), "Twilight's Last Gleaming" (1977), "Valentino" (1977), "Licensed to Love and Kill" (1979), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), "Eye of the Needle" (1981), "Who Dares Wins" (1982), "Electric Dreams" (1984), "" (1987) and "Velvet Goldmine" (1998). He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actor Ed Bishop in the radio series "". In 1992, he played the part of Conn Kortchmar, an American GI, in the Radio 4 drama "The Archers". Throughout his life, Fellows suffered from a stutter, which he was able to suppress while acting. He died in 2007, at the age of 84. Don Fellows
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is via bird omens (burong bisa) which have short term effects that are commonly limited to a certain farming year or a certain activity at hands. The fourth method is via pig liver divination after festival celebration At the end of critical festivals, the divination of the pig liver will be interpreted to forecast the outcome of the future or the luck of the individual who holds the festival. The fifth but not the least method is via nampok or betapa (self-imposed isolation) to receive amulet, curse, medicine or healing. There are seven omen birds under the charge of their
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many traditional accounts, ghosts were often thought to be deceased people looking for vengeance (vengeful ghosts), or imprisoned on earth for bad things they did during life. The appearance of a ghost has often been regarded as an omen or portent of death. Seeing one's own ghostly double or "fetch" is a related omen of death. White ladies were reported to appear in many rural areas, and supposed to have died tragically or suffered trauma in life. White Lady legends are found around the world. Common to many of them is the theme of losing a child or husband and
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the house, Marie wanted to have a place on her land for groups to meet for discussions and meditation. By 1949, the 'Hut of Happy Omen' was complete, designed as an open sleepout with bunks and a large sandstone fireplace. She had another small house built next to 'Ahimsa' in 1975, called 'Sentosa' (a Malay language word meaning ""peace and tranquility"). In 1970 Marie bequeathed her property to The National Trust of Australia (NSW), which she had helped in 1946 when she was the consulting solicitor who drafted the organisation's constitution. Marie died at 'Ahimsa' in 1979. In 1985 a
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his home and left under his own window. Although usually described as black, another tale concerns a man who encountered a white Padfoot. He attempted to strike it with his stick but it passed completely through, and he ran home in fear. Soon afterward he fell sick and died. The Skriker (or Shrieker) of Lancashire and Yorkshire is a death omen like many others of its type, but it also wanders invisibly in the woods at night uttering loud, piercing shrieks. It may also take visible form as a large black dog with enormous paws that make a splashing sound
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Princess Kazu Her birth name was Chikako. She was the eighth and youngest daughter of Emperor Ninkō and his concubine, Hashimoto Tsuneko – renamed Kangyouin (観行院) after she took the tonsure. She was the younger sister of Emperor Kōmei. A few months before her birth, her father, Emperor Ninkō, died unexpectedly. Born on 1 August 1846, her official birth date was changed to 10 May because the actual birth date was a bad omen date, and a double bad omen with the death of her father a few months before. She was known as an excellent calligrapher and she was
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adjacent rooms. If there is an Event, Item, or Omen icon on the newly placed tile, the player draws the respective card and follows its instructions. Event cards often require the player to make a roll against one of their skills to avoid damage or gain benefits. Item cards provide equipment the player can use, drop, and trade with other players. Omen cards also generally provide items, but come at a price - after drawing an Omen card, the player must roll six dice, and if this roll is lower than the number of Omen cards that have been drawn,
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not devastating Etruscan territory. So, instead, the Etruscans paid the Gauls off and dismissed them. This incident led the Romans to ally with the Picentes (who lived on the Adriatic coast, in the south of modern Marche) who were concerned about their neighbours, the Senone Gauls to the north, and the Pretutii to the south. The latter had allied with the Samnites. The Romans sent an army to Etruria led by the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus, who died in a riding accident. The Etruscans saw this as an omen for war. However, the Romans elected Marcus Valerius Corvus Calenus as
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At the end of those 100 years, she will be woken by the kiss of a handsome prince. Relieved that Aurora's life will ultimately be spared, the court is set at ease. Act I (The Spell)<br>It is the day of Princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday. Celebrations are underway, though the King is still unsettled by Carabosse's omen. The master of ceremonies discovers several peasant ladies frolicking about with knitting needles and alerts the King, who initially sentences the women to a harsh punishment. The Queen gently persuades him to spare the innocent citizens, and he agrees. An elaborate waltz is performed
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accidentally tips off the sacred deepam over and is seen as an omen against a long married life. The music was composed by MB Sreenivasan and lyrics was written by ONV Kurup. MANIVATHOORILE AYIRAM SIVARATRIKAL MALAYALAM MOVIE Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal (English:The 1000 Sivarathries of Manivathoor) is 1987 Malayalam film starring Mammootty and directed by Fazil. Thirteen-year-old Vineetha and her father, Dr. Vinayachandran goes to visit her grandfather John Samuel in Ooty on the death anniversary of Veena's mother Neena who died in a tragic accident. The movie flashes back to when Vinay meets Neena at a Church
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Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud) Arruns Tarquinius L. f. L. n. was the second son of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last King of Rome. During his father's reign, he accompanied his elder brother, Titus, and their cousin, Lucius Junius Brutus, to consult the Oracle at Delphi regarding an omen witnessed by the king. After she had interpreted the omen, the princes asked the Oracle who should succeed their father as king; her reply was that he who should first kiss his mother upon their return would succeed the king. While Titus and Arruns assumed that this
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would return in his lifetime, then he died. This has led to much controversy, which was tearing apart Aing-Tii society. Tadar'Ro agrees to tell the two humans about Jacen's visit, teach Luke the ability to teleport objects using the Force, and teach Ben the ability to flow-walk. In return, the two Skywalkers must collect relics, various sacred artifacts that have a residue of Force power on them and ordained to be collected by Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil, but the Aing-Tii are also banned from touching them. Back on Coruscant at the Livestock Exchange and Exhibition, the Solo family
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sensitive receivers of the time, who brought the divine charisma to become intermediaries, channels between the world of gods and humans. Even since Homeric times, the Greeks paid special attention to these signs: when they saw vultures from the left, another symbol of Zeus, they considered it a bad omen. The cry of a heron or a lightning to the right marked positive and promising omen. In the Greek territory, seers also judged good and bad omens from the unwillingness or willingness of a victim to approach the altar and by the state of its offal when slaughtered. In ancient
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the Caesars", the lives, personal character and destinies of various emperors can be read in reported portents, omens and dreams; the emperor Caligula, for example, dreamt that he stood before the throne of Jupiter, king of the gods, and Jupiter kicked him down from heaven to earth; Caligula ignored the premonition and was assassinated the next day. Omen (ancient Rome) In the religions of ancient Rome, an omen, plural "omina", was a sign intimating the future, considered less important to the community than a "prodigium" but of great importance to the person who heard or saw it. Omina could be
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Hindenburg Omen The Hindenburg Omen was a proposed technical analysis pattern, named after the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937. It was promoted by Jim Miekka, who gave up on the theory that it portended a stock market crash in 2010. The theory is largely based on Norman G. Fosback's High Low Logic Index (HLLI). The value of the HLLI is the lesser of the NYSE new highs or new lows divided by the number of NYSE issues traded, smoothed by an appropriate exponential moving average. The theory itself was promoted by Jim Miekka. The pattern functions on a combination
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still alive to continue their birth father's work. The 2006 remake of the first film, also titled "The Omen", was directed and produced by John Moore. Starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles, the film was met with mixed reviews but with general box office success. With a budget of $25 million, the film grossed $54 million domestic and $64 million in other territories, totalling $119 million. In 2016, it was announced that an "Omen" prequel was in the works, with Ben Jacoby writing the script and Antonio Campos in talks to direct. The following table shows the cast members who
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believing the mermaid to be an ill omen. But when the villagers heard of this, they concluded that the mermaid was the same lady who had long visited their church, and that she had enticed Mathey Trewella to come and live with her. The parishioners at St. Senara's commemorated the story by having one end of a bench carved in the shape of a mermaid. A shorter account of the legend was related to Bottrell on a subsequent visit to Cornwall. The mermaid had come to church every Sunday to hear the choir sing, and her own voice was so
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tackle him to the ground. With Sam's face to the floor, Dabs tells Omen to stab him, but Omen insists on seeing his face first. It is then revealed that Omen is Sam's brother. He refuses to kill his own brother, and realises that Dabs knew who it was. Sam is about to kill Dabs, but has a flashback to the murder and relents, just punching Dabs and leaving with the two teenagers. Meanwhile, Jay goes round to Lexi's flat and we find out he is her dealer, and that Lexi was setting up Sam by bringing him back to
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remade in 2006 starring Liev Schrieber and Julia Stiles in the Gregory Peck and Lee Remick roles. The film was successful at the box office, grossing 119 million dollars worldwide, but gained mixed to negative reviews with critical praise reserved for Mia Farrow in the Billie Whitlaw role from the original. The Omen The Omen is a 1976 British-American supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner, and written by David Seltzer. The film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The first installment of "The Omen" franchise, "The
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six books four out of a six-point scale in which a rating of one is the highest. Meister also commented that themes often revolve around forbidden interClan romances. Warriors: Omen of the Stars Warriors: Omen of the Stars is the fourth arc in the "Warriors" juvenile fantasy novel series about Feral cats who live in clans. It comprises six novels published by HarperCollins from 2009 to 2012: "The Fourth Apprentice", "Fading Echoes", "Night Whispers", "Sign of the Moon", "The Forgotten Warrior", and "The Last Hope". The novels were written by Erin Hunter, a pseudonym that refers to authors Kate Cary,
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include: As a rule, the shorter the time-frame in which the conditions listed above occur, and the greater the number of conditions observed in that time frame, the stronger the effect'. If several—but not all—of the conditions are repeatedly observed within a few weeks, that is a stronger indicator than all of the conditions observed just once during a 30-day period. Hindenburg Omen The Hindenburg Omen was a proposed technical analysis pattern, named after the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937. It was promoted by Jim Miekka, who gave up on the theory that it portended a stock market crash
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with Activision to publish a sequel. "Blood Omen" did receive a sequel, but its production was impeded by a litigious battle between the game's stakeholders and developer. In an interview conducted shortly after the PlayStation release, Dyack contemplated the possibility of creating a prequel centered around the character of Vorador—referring to it as part of the ""Blood Omen" series"—but mentioned that it was "extremely unlikely" that Silicon Knights would work with Crystal Dynamics again. Subsequently, the relationship between both parties dissolved, and Crystal Dynamics—who had withdrawn from software publishing to focus exclusively on game development—announced their own follow-up in the
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Tin Omen (band) Tin Omen are a UK-based band who describe themselves as "industrial-electro" in style. Their sound is a mix of powerful beats, dirty guitars and melodic keyboards topped with female vocals. Formed in Wolverhampton in 1998 by Bryan Sutton (programming, samples and guitar). Bryan was quickly joined by Kelly Newton (lyrics, vocals) and John Baker (programming, keyboards, guitars and backing vocals). They are known for their muddy live performances (assisted by live sound engineer/tour manager Stan Saunders) and the high quality production of their recorded work (produced by former Dream Disciples Gordon Young). The band is named after
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birth of Jesus after seeing the Star of Bethlehem. Omens may be considered either good or bad depending on their interpretation. The same sign may be interpreted differently by different people or different cultures. For example, a superstition in the United States and other countries across Europe indicates that a black cat is an omen of bad luck. Comets also have been considered both good and bad omens. Halley's Comet was a "bad omen" for King Harold II of England but a "good omen" for William the Conqueror. Omen An omen (also called "portent" or "presage") is a phenomenon that
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the mirror and Omen appears with another issue of the comic " Dark Oracle ". Cally and Lance notice that Omen has deceived them, they pursue Omen and think him on an event of magicians where Omen wants to take revenge for Doyle. It comes to a wild wild chase which decide Violet and Blaze, because they pull Omen by a mirror in their world with it there disappears the haunt, the old exercise books of the comic become white. Lance and Cally can continue a normal life. Omen remains locked up in the comic world. Cally is so beautiful;
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also includes another three new songs that are unrelated to the story. Phantom-x Phantom-x is an American traditional heavy metal and power metal band based in Dallas, Texas. The band was formed in 2004 by Omen vocalist Kevin Goocher and bassist Glenn Malicki. Kevin Goocher, vocalist of heavy metal band Omen, formed Phantom-x with bass player Glenn Malicki while Omen was on a two-year hiatus. The group began as a Ronnie James Dio tribute band called Stargazer who performed locally in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Goocher and Malicki began writing original material for the group, and subsequently renamed the
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Phantom-x Phantom-x is an American traditional heavy metal and power metal band based in Dallas, Texas. The band was formed in 2004 by Omen vocalist Kevin Goocher and bassist Glenn Malicki. Kevin Goocher, vocalist of heavy metal band Omen, formed Phantom-x with bass player Glenn Malicki while Omen was on a two-year hiatus. The group began as a Ronnie James Dio tribute band called Stargazer who performed locally in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Goocher and Malicki began writing original material for the group, and subsequently renamed the group Phantom-x. Phantom-x signed with Mausoleum Records in July 2005, and released
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Blood Omen 2 Blood Omen 2 is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive, and the fourth title in the "Legacy of Kain" series. It was released for the PlayStation 2, alongside Xbox, Microsoft Windows and GameCube ports developed by Nixxes Software BV, in 2002. It is the sequel to the first game in the series, "", with "Blood Omen"'s protagonist, the vampire Kain, returning as the central character. "Blood Omen 2" chronologically bridges the stories of the original "Blood Omen" and "", but it takes place in an alternate timeline created by the events
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Plus" wrote, ""Dark Omen" is not perfect." Although he praised its campaign mode as superior to those of other real-time strategy games, and considered its interface an improvement upon "Shadow of the Horned Rat", he summarized that "a few nagging flaws still manage to drag "Dark Omen" back from the brink of greatness." Reviewing "Dark Omen"s PlayStation release, Air Hendrix of "GamePro" called the game "a debacle", and "a real-time strategy game without the strategy". The writer concluded, "Unless you're a huge fan of the "Warhammer" franchise, avoid this bleak title at all cost. Major dental work would be preferable
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Mansur at his time of death, states that he died at al-Batha' near the Well of Maimun in which he would have been buried at al-Hajun at sixty-five years of age. In this narration, Mansur is sitting in a domed room hallucinating about ill-omen writings on the wall. When Al-Rabiah replies "I see nothing written on the wall. Its surface is clean and white," Mansur replies, "my soul is warned that she may prepare for her near departure." After reaching the Well of Maimun, he reportedly says "God be praised" and succumbs to death that very day. When al-Mansur died,
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Omen III (song) "Omen III" is a 1994 song recorded by the German eurodance band Magic Affair, which consists of vocalist Franca Morgano and rapper A.K. Swift. Magic Affair have only performed the third in the 'Omen' series, produced and created by Frankfurt DJ Michael Staab. The previous two Omen singles released back in '89 by Sony were sung by German dance floor house act Mysterious Art founded in 1988. The first went to number 1, the second climbed to number 9, while the debut album Omen - The Story was slow to take off, selling just 70.000 units and
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Omen (Antestor album) Omen is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian Christian extreme metal band Antestor, released by Bombworks Records on November 16, 2012. Recording began in 2011, and was mostly conducted at the home of vocalist Ronny Hansen. The album cover is a painting by Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński, and depicts a deformed, many-fingered humanoid creature playing a trumpet. Antestor met with critical praise for its musicianship and the progressive sound on the recording. Critics described the sound as primarily black metal, though the band prefers the more general term "extreme metal" to describe the sound on "Omen".
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(see below), which allowed any citizen to appeal any punishment. However, the power of Coercion outside the city of Rome was absolute. Magistrates also had both the power and the duty to look for omens from the Gods ("auspicia"), which could be used to obstruct political opponents. By claiming to witness an omen, a magistrate could justify the decision to end a legislative or senate meeting, or the decision to veto a colleague. While the magistrates had access to oracular documents, the Sibylline books, they rarely consulted with these books, and even then, only after seeing an omen. All senior
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Pole, Earl of Lincoln, as his heir presumptive. Anne Neville died on 16 March 1485, probably of tuberculosis, at Westminster. The day she died, there was an eclipse, which some took to be an omen of her husband's fall from heavenly grace. She was buried in Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave to the right of the High Altar, next to the door to the Confessor's Chapel. Richard III is said to have wept at her funeral. Nevertheless, rumours circulated that Richard III had poisoned her in order to marry his niece Elizabeth of York. Richard sent Elizabeth away from
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which featured Hurricane G. Through Omen’s collaborations with Canadian music producer Noah "40" Shebib, he was introduced to Drake who recorded the song "Shut It Down" featuring The-Dream, for his highly anticipated album "Thank Me Later". Further co-production with Noah "40" Shebib led Omen to co-produce Lil Wayne’s "I'm Single" featured on "No Ceilings". The video for "I'm Single" premiered on MTV2 on April 18th, 2010. "I'm Single" was also released on iTunes on May 11th, 2010. I'm Single was officially released on Lil Wayne's "I'm Not A Human Being" album, which reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200. Omen (record
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end." Unlike "The Omen" (and ""), Jerry Goldsmith's score was recorded in the US, with the soundtrack album re-recorded in Britain for financial reasons. Lionel Newman conducted both the film and album versions; Varèse Sarabande later released an expanded CD including both, the liner notes of which explain the reasons behind the re-recording (a short lived union rule meant that musicians had to be paid the full amount for the film use AND album use if the soundtrack was released on LP, doubling their fee. It was cheaper, therefore, to re-record in the UK than pay the orchestra double in
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treating with the birth of piglets of monstrous shape ("kūbu") and then goes on to describe the behavioral anomalies in sows, pigs in general, and wild boars. The series includes omens of public apodoses (mostly tablets 1–17), “If a woman gives birth, and at birth (the child) is already as white as alabaster—end of the reign; omen of a despotic king,” and private apodoses (mostly tablets 18–24), “If a woman gives birth to an ecstatic ["maḫḫu"], male or female, she has been impregnated in the street by a sinful man.” The sinful man being one who has leprosy ("garbānu") or
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An Omen EP An Omen EP (stylized as "An omen EP_") was the second extended play release by American post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels, released November 13, 2012. Produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig and longtime collaborator Atticus Ross, the EP contained various tracks later issued on their 2013 debut album, "Welcome Oblivion". It focused on Maandig's vocal style, with a lighter tone than its predecessor. The full EP was released for streaming purposes on November 8, 2012 at The Hype Machine and the band's official Soundcloud channel, five days before the official
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to take her in, and a number of rest homes for the elderly similarly declined her residency; within three days Martha returned to prison, lacking anywhere else to go. Her parole and the commutation of her sentence were revoked. Martha died in prison on June 28, 1971. Martha Wise was featured in a 1930 "Toledo News-Bee" article series profiling "[w]omen who are paying the price for folly, women who gambled against society and lost". A 1962 issue of the "St. Joseph Gazette" called the Wise case "one of Ohio's most publicized crimes of the era", and she has been labeled
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for an avenue to release his own music, while Hamad yearned to start a record label, prompting the two to team up to form Dreamville Records. Rapper Omen has been affiliated with Dreamville since the beginning, Omen and Cole met on rapper Canibus chat forum at age 17, where they shared music. Omen was also featured on Cole's mixtapes, "The Warm Up" (2009) and "Friday Night Lights" (2010). On January 28, 2014, at a show at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Cole announced that his Dreamville imprint had signed a distribution deal with Interscope Records. Attendees at the show
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would become Queen of England after marrying Matilda's son Henry I. During the christening, the baby pulled Queen Matilda's headdress down on top of herself, which was seen as an omen that the younger Matilda would be queen some day as well. Matilda fell ill during the summer of 1083 and died in November 1083. Her husband was present for her final confession. William died four years later in 1087. Contrary to the common belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is entombed in Caen at l'Abbaye
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and the owl. For the oracle "ex tripudiis" according to Cicero (Cic. de Div. ii.34), any bird could be used in auspice, and shows at one point that any bird could perform the "tripudium" but normally only chickens ("pulli") were consulted. The chickens were cared for by the pullarius, who opened their cage and fed them pulses or a special kind of soft cake when an augury was needed. If the chickens stayed in their cage, made noises ("occinerent"), beat their wings or flew away, the omen was bad; if they ate greedily, the omen was good. In 249 BC,
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being captured by the super-villain Haze. During the story, Lilith summons both the founding Titans (sans Donna Troy, who was imprisoned by Dark Angel at the time) and the Jurgens Titans to rescue her. The original Titans recognized Haze as a villain they fought once before in the past, but when Haze unmasked Omen before the two teams and shattered the illusion spell Omen used to hide her identity, she was revealed as Lilith. Lilith was revealed to be Mr Jupiter's illegitimate daughter and Haze, Mr Jupiter's son from a previous marriage. Mr Jupiter wife had ran off with their
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plot to resurrect a terrifying evil, he persuades Valkyrie to join him for just 24 hours. But they need someone else on their team, someone inconspicuous, someone who can go undercover: Omen Darkly, a student at the new Corrival Academy, a school for the magically gifted. Valkyrie has struggled to keep her family safe ever since she became a sorcerer, while she battled alongside Skulduggery and returned victorious every time. However, a killer kidnaps Alice, her little sister, to force Valkyrie into a final battle. Valkyrie is joined by Skulduggery and Omen Darkly, to find Alice within twelve hours, before
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has described "Black Friday" as being about "a homicidal madman who goes on a killing spree". With an excessive use of gory language and violent imagery, the song chronicles the acts of a serial killer. It was inspired by Dijon Carruthers, who was briefly the band's drummer prior to the hiring of Gar Samuelson. According to Mustaine, Carruthers was hanging out with people who were practicing occultism, and they inspired him to write songs based on spiritual themes. "Bad Omen" explores the theme of occultism. Mustaine described "Bad Omen" like "two happy campers who have stumbled onto a Satanic orgy
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