" that the economists part company with the ominous pictures of an overpopulated, starving world, prostrate before the throne of ' competition ,' ' individual initiative ,' ' private property ,' or some other pseudo-god, and tell men in simple, straightforward language how they may combine, re-shape, or overcome the laws and utilize them as a blessing instead of enduring them as a burden and a curse.

Kenner wanted to use a less ominous name than Executor for the toy playset of Darth Vader's meditation chamber and so used the term " Super Star Destroyer ".

In a broader sense the expression fin de siècle is used to characterise anything that has an ominous mixture of opulence and / or decadence, combined with a shared prospect of unavoidable radical change or some approaching " end ".

Though the word " omen " is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either " good " or " bad ," the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word " ominous ".

At least until the 5th century BC ( Pindar's time ) the winners of the Isthmian games received a wreath of celery ; later, the wreath was altered such that it consisted of pine leaves .< ref >“ As he was marching up an ascent, from the top of which they expected to have a view of the army and of the strength of the enemy, there met him by chance a train of mules loaded with parsley ; which his soldiers conceived to be an ominous occurrence or ill-boding token, because this is the herb with which we not infrequently adorn the sepulchres of the dead ; and there is a proverb derived from the custom, used of one who is dangerously sick, that he has need of nothing but parsley.

") and an ominous gong which was used to punctuate a scene and provide the transition to another.

" Two different openings for the show's theme were used: a saxophone riff, for episodes that were lighter in tone ; and an ominous synthesizer chord, for more serious storylines.

File: WeatherPitch. jpg | The All-Weather Pitch or " Cage ", here pictured on a dull day with ominous clouds darkening the skies overhead, is used in the production of senior footballers of the calibre of Michael Murphy, Neil Gallagher, and Colm McFadden.

Yam O was not used probably because of its ominous connotations ( Cantonese Yam is more commonly known to English speakers as Mandarin yin, which means darkness or a negative quality ).

The theme is in two parts: an opening signature " Main Title " ( the ominous " Dum---de-DUM-DUM ") and the " Dragnet March " used over the end credits.

Moreover, orchestral and contrapuntal innovation is characteristic of his style: for instance, the strings producing a rapid ascending scale in Monterone's scene in Rigoletto accentuate the drama, and, in the same opera, the chorus humming six closely grouped notes backstage portrays, very effectively, the brief ominous wails of the approaching tempest.

The same ominous feeling informs " Poem on his Birthday ", composed shortly after " Do not go gentle into that good night ".

Wilde's play in one act involves a queen, a princess, a king, and an ominous prophet clad in camel's hair dress, Iokanaan, whose appearance may bring untold and terrible events.

Macready was playing Macbeth at the time of the riot, a fact which added to the ominous reputation of that play.

A franchise-record 12, 184 fans attended the 2010 opener ; however, Iowa's first play from scrimmage resulted in an interception return for a touchdown by the Chicago Rush, an ominous harbinger of an eventual 7 – 9 season.

" ( to play a concert ) and insane laughter are also mixed into the closing seconds, concluding with the ominous voice from " Is There Anybody Out There?

It now means ominous, as when one speaks of a funny sound in the motor ; ;

Considering the state of the whole world, the cold war's three exposed fronts did not seem terribly ominous ; ;

In order to make the car more ominous or low, he can mix in more of the tailpipe recording ; if he wants the car to sound like it is running full throttle, he can mix in more of the engine recording and reduce the interior perspective.

It was also supposed to assume the form of a fox, or owl ; and by barking like the one, and screeching like the other at night, cause great consternation, for the cry was considered ominous of bad things.

It was clear that the ancient strife of Hats and Caps had become merged in a conflict of classes ; the situation was still further complicated by the ominous fact that the non-noble majority was also the Russian faction.

Margaret becomes frightened upon hearing an ominous howl ; Michael investigates, retrieving a flashlight and revolver from his car, and finds Peppy lying dead on the ground.

Before this Carleton had hoped to obtain an education as a poor scholar at Munster, with a view to entering the church ; but he was shaken by an ominous dream, the story of which is told in the Poor Scholar, and he returned home.

In winter 24, an ominous issue would arise for Emperor Gengshi ; Chimei troops, then stationed at Puyang, were highly fatigued at the time and wanted to go home.

Except for occasional attacks upon non-union workmen, or upon persons supposed not to be in sympathy with the miners ’ union, there had been no serious disturbance in Goldfield ; but in December 1907, Governor Sparks, at the insistence of the mine owners, appealed to President Theodore Roosevelt to send Federal troops to Goldfield, on the ground that the situation there was ominous, that destruction of life and property seemed probable, and that the state had no militia and would be powerless to maintain order.

Clever as he is, Swiper never manages to take Dora completely by surprise ; an ominous " whisking " sound is always audible just prior to his appearances.

Nadezhda Mandelstam, in contrast, who met Yezhov at Sukhum in the early thirties, did not perceive anything ominous in his manner or appearance ; her impression of him was that of a ' modest and rather agreeable person .'.

Maynard tells Sheridan, Lt. Keffer and others about a strange experience he had on the galactic rim ; while patrolling near the Cortez in a shuttle Maynard spotted what he believed to be a huge, dark, ominous vessel hovering nearby.

The finding of degeneration of the cervical spinal cord on MRI can be ominous ; the condition is called myelomalacia or cord degeneration.

The distinction between plain rudeness, and perceived incivility as threat, will depend on some notion of civility as structural to society ; incivility as anything more ominous than bad manners is therefore dependent on appeal to notions like its antagonism to the complex concepts of civic virtue or civil society.

The bowsprit has an ominous nickname widowmaker ; maintaining the headsails upon the bowsprit was very dangerous business, especially on rough or stormy seas.

The name Egeria has been diversely interpreted ; it might mean " of the black poplar " ( needs source ); George Dumézil proposed it came from " e-gerere ", suggesting it came from her childbirth role, though this sounds very unlikely ; her role as prophetess and author of " sacred books " ( even through the proxy of Numa ) would compare her to the Etruscan figure of Vegoia ( alleged author among other things of " Libri Fulgurales ", which give keys to interpreting the meaning of lightning strokes, seen as ominous messages from deities, a variety of them ).

" Last Skirmish " is a lengthy section intended to simulate an increasingly fraught battle ; it culminates in ever more forceful repetitions of an ominous theme similar to the main theme of " Cirkus.

The old woman, stubbornly reigning in the house above the crashing waters took on an ominous reality.

I'm all alone and certain things are going on that look very ominous.

Remembering that succession of disasters, she now considered Cathy, an ominous child-cloud on her horizon.

GameSpot agreed with positive reviews and praised every aspect of the game, stating " Quake is a masterpiece on every level, with its ominous atmosphere, silky-smooth animation, incredibly well-balanced gameplay and level design, and unparalleled soundtrack.

According to Cosmas's Chronicle, one of Boleslav's sons was born on the day of Wenceslaus ' death, and because of the ominous circumstance of his birth the infant was named Strachkvas, which means " a dreadful feast ".

Military drummers were also employed on the parade field, when troops passed in review, and in various ceremonies including ominous drum rolls accompanying disciplinary punishments.

Prior to round one of the 1998 season, Carey booted six second half goals in the Ansett Cup Grand Final against St Kilda, earning himself the Michael Tuck Medal, as the best on ground in the pre-season Grand Final, and issuing an ominous warning to the rest of the competition that he was over his injury woes of the previous year.

The story of Shenmue begins on November 29, 1986, in the perspective of the protagonist Ryo Hazuki ( 芭月 涼 Hazuki Ryō ) returning home to his family dojo to witness his father, Iwao Hazuki, battling with a tall, ominous man dressed in a green silk Kung-Fu suit known as Lan Di.

The city has received national attention and earned the ominous distinction of being one of only two official speed traps designated by the American Automobile Association ( the other being Lawtey a few miles to the north ), due to the city's strict enforcement of the local speed limit on U. S. Route 301 as it cuts through town.

All songs on side B are played at about half the pace of the band's earlier material, each clocking in at over six minutes, and display a doomy, ominous sound indebted to Black Sabbath.

The 1980 Adam and the Ants song " Killer in the Home " ( from their Kings of the Wild Frontier album ) is based on the same ominous, descending three-chord glissando riff that is featured in " Rumble " ( Ants ' guitarist Marco Pirroni, an avid Wray fan, has described the song as " Link Wray meets Col. Kurtz " — the latter being a reference to Apocalypse Now ).

The ominous threat by Girondist leader Maximin Isnard, uttered on 25 May, to " march France upon Paris " were instead met by Paris marching hastily upon the Convention.

A window hangs on its hinges, two ominous griffin statues rest at the entryway, and the gardens are overgrown and messy.

Joy of a Toy established Ayers as a unique talent with music that varied from the circus march of the title cut to the pastoral " Girl on a Swing ," and the ominous " Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong ", based on a Malaysian folksong.

The Los Angeles-based New Wave band Wall of Voodoo offered their own quirky, ominous interpretation of the " Wall of Sound " ( the band's name is itself a take-off on the phrase ) with their 1982 album Call of the West ( produced by Richard Mazda ), and its hit single " Mexican Radio ".

Like all games in which the element of chance found a place, it was regarded as more or less ominous of the future success of the players, especially in matters of love – and the excitement was sometimes further augmented by some object of value being staked on the event.

In an ominous sign of things to come, Ondó Edu briefly went into exile in Gabon, and was executed soon after his return on trumped-up charges of planning a coup.

The running total of each player's score is not shown anywhere on the screen during Jack Attack, and this part of the game is usually accompanied by ominous music or ambient sounds.

Sage almost never commented on what her paintings represented or how their seemingly ominous mood should be interpreted.

From 1950 on, Israeli-Soviet relations were an inextricable part of the Cold War — with ominous implications for Soviet Jews supporting Israel, or perceived as supporting it.