Mark Changizi and his colleagues at Caltech examined more than a hundred ancient and modern writing systems.
The history of hoboing, ancient and modern, has become a respectable academic discipline.
With the capriccios, combining real and imaginary places, ancient and modern architecture in one picture, Guardi is in his element.
In the rich economies too the mix of jobs is changing rapidly, away from manufacturing and towards services, ancient and modern.
Iran's ability to fish in troubled Iraqi waters, furthermore, is severely circumscribed by memories of ancient and modern wars between the two countries.
The music was something new in American rock: both ancient and modern, rooted in the past and eschewing the psychedelic sounds then in vogue.
One of the oldest cities in the world, Athens is the capital of Ancient and modern Greece and is considered the birthplace of Western civilisation.
The size of the ancient and modern drug markets are roughly the same, though, because most of the Western-style medicines sold in China are cheaper generics.
In these characteristics, dinosaur bones are similar to those both of mammals and of dinosaurs' modern descendants, the birds, and dissimilar to those of both ancient and modern crocodiles.
In 1997, UNESCO declared the entire town a World Heritage Site, and in 2009, the first boutique hotel, Jing's Residence, opened, mixing ancient and modern styles within a former silk merchant's mansion.
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These quotes from ancient and modern imams are sufficient to establish that governing by other than that which Allah sent down is major disbelief in Allah (kufr kabir), and departure from Islam.
For even as our leaders tried to forget what we as a people have always known, our history - both ancient and modern - is testament to the truth of Zaki's statement.
In both ancient and modern times, the only way for Jews - or anyone else - to protect their freedom and their lives is by being capable of defending them, in their own land.
Our work also contributes to our understanding of ancient history, elucidating why some cities were abandoned or why mature societies suffered decline, and confronting the enduring attraction of fault lines in luring peoples, ancient and modern, to settle along persistent danger zones.
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In fact, when did businesses begin, and what are the significant differences between ancient businesses and modern ones?
This setting of ancient texts and modern poetry was the last piece that Grisey composed before he died suddenly in 1998.
But in a region with vivid memories of Japan's World War II atrocities, rife with ancient animosities and modern rivalries, any assertions of Japan's military might have been met with fierce opposition.
But in a region with vivid memories of Japan's World War II atrocities, rife with ancient animosities and modern rivalries, moves by Japan to reassert itself militarily have met with fierce opposition in the past.
Some 100, 000 visitors are expected to view the around 8, 000 objects from 95 French and international dealers in an enormous range of disciplines, including ancient, modern and Asian art, jewelry, weapons, ceramics, glass, furniture, books and tapestries.
It is understandable that he chose to pay homage to his party's ancient shibboleths and its modern anathemas.
The upshot is that the demographic transition may be the result of a mismatch between ancient psychology and the modern world.
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Put together with artefacts from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, it is a four-part historical tour of the ancient Olympics and their modern rebirth in the late 1800s, including a hall of past torches and a gallery of 16 extraordinary modern athletes profiled along with examples of medals from each modern Games.
Yale economist William Nordhaus examined the history of lighting technologies, from open fires and stone animal fat lamps in ancient times to modern incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.
His new show "Colin Quinn Unconstitutional, " which opens Thursday at The Barrow Street Theatre comes three years after he traced the rise of civilization from the ancient Greeks and Romans to modern India, Africa and Europe in his Broadway show called "Long Story Short, " which pal Jerry Seinfeld directed.
Many doctors, both Western and traditional, feel that "integrated" medicine - a blend of the modern and the ancient - could be the therapy of the future.
To them , Ayer's Rock represents the delicate balance between ancient traditions, modern society and nature.
Art of War: Eagerly studied by military leaders in ancient times, modern politicians and executives now use this 2000-year-old book as a guide.
Shanghai--a roiling, boiling stew of the modern and ancient, of violently clashing interests and astonishing contrasts--is the perfect setting for this multifaceted tale.
Months of work goes into costumes and practising for the children's parade, which this year has the theme of stories and storytelling from ancient myths to modern graffiti art.
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Border scholars argue that making borders is the essential modern gesture: ancient empires and medieval states had fluid and flexible borders, or none at all, and people lived and thrived in what were in every sense gray areas.
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