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An old Chinese proverb says that the reign of every emperor starts when he dons his new robes. The imperial robes of the last Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) lend legitimacy to this proverb. Clothing was...
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27 August 2014 – Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York today to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the way forward on...
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When it comes to the personalized Internet, few people know the inner mechanics of how websites conduct experiments better than Ronny Kohavi. His formal title is general manager of the analysis and...
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More and more, any summer blockbuster — and probably any movie in general — owes a lot to High Performance Computing (HPC). As I watch more and more movies, I notice just how convincing CGI is...
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE CAIUS MARCIUS (MARCUS:) Afterwards CAIUS MARCIUS CORIOLANUS. (CORIOLANUS:) TITUS LARTIUS (LARTIUS:) | | generals against the Volscians. COMINIUS | MENENIUS AGRIPPA friend to...
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE MARK ANTONY | | OCTAVIUS CAESAR | triumvirs. | M. AEMILIUS | LEPIDUS (LEPIDUS:) | SEXTUS POMPEIUS (POMPEY:) DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS | | VENTIDIUS | | EROS | | SCARUS | friends to Antony....
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE DUNCAN king of Scotland. MALCOLM | | his sons. DONALBAIN | MACBETH | | generals of the king's army. BANQUO | MACDUFF | | LENNOX | | ROSS | | noblemen of Scotland. MENTEITH | | ANGUS...
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE SATURNINUS son to the late Emperor of Rome, and afterwards declared Emperor. BASSIANUS brother to Saturninus; in love with Lavinia. TITUS ANDRONICUS a noble Roman, general against...
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE PRIAM king of Troy. HECTOR | | TROILUS | | PARIS | his sons. | DEIPHOBUS | | HELENUS | MARGARELON a bastard son of Priam. AENEAS | | Trojan commanders. ANTENOR | CALCHAS a Trojan...
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE CYMBELINE king of Britain. CLOTEN son to the Queen by a former husband. POSTHUMUS LEONATUS a gentleman, husband to Imogen. BELARIUS a banished lord, disguised under the name of...
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