Word: finalities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Things have been crazy the last two or three weeks, in the final stages," said Thomas Murray '82, president of the Casali Group, which is handling the construction...
...determine the final 100, editors factored in the full tuition cost for 1998-99, as well as the average costs after need-based aid and merit scholarships...
...determine the final 100, editors factored in the full tuition cost for 1998-99, as well as the average costs after need-based aid and merit scholarships...
...capture precise dance steps. To start, they used motion-capture technology to record the movements of a live dancer with digital video cameras. They then used 3-D animation software called Character Studio and 3D Studio Max to map the movements onto their own digital drawings and render the final, ghostlike images. The finished video is projected onto a 28-ft.-tall, meshlike gauze draped in front of the stage. It's reflective enough for the projections to appear vibrant, yet porous enough to leave the live dancers, in their shimmering silver unitards, simultaneously visible to the audience...
...second largest temple in Varanasi, the main destination for Hindu pilgrims in India, Mishra is a very important man. Since the 16th century, the job has passed from father to eldest son. Devotees scramble to touch his feet, traders whisper their business hopes, and students seek his blessing before final exams. As a child he learned the sacred chants and rites--including the importance of a daily dip in the Ganges, the river that Hindus worship for its purity. Mishra cups his hands to scoop up water and lifts it to his lips. But unlike the ancestors who began...