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Those of you who are familiar with Greek mythology will know that the story of Amphitryon is not a particularly humorous one. Unable to win the virtuous Alcmena by any other method, the ever-philandering Zeus recreates himself in the exact likeness of her husband Amphitryon and so wins a night under the sheets with the loving wife. Over time this tale of unwitting adultery has been transformed into a farcical matter, one which has formed the basis for an impressive number of plays. Continuing a tradition started by the Roman playwright Plautus, the 20th century French dramatist Jean Giraudoux...
...digit method has been available for use since last September, allowing a seven-month adjustment period before today's mandatory change...
...Zhao, the first film directed by the cinematographer Lu Yue, uses the improvised style of U.S. Method-man John Cassavetes to tell the story of a philanderer caught between a jealous wife and a demanding mistress. Will he leave the one for the other? He doesn't want to decide; he's a practiced evader. What's clear is that his wife plays the role of the exasperated mother, his mistress the role of the spoiled daughter. Eventually we learn that he has another woman in his battered heart; this small film packs a final emotional wallop...
Over the course of the study, 42 people died and donated their brains for autopsy--the only foolproof method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. To the researchers' surprise, 21 of the 25 people who had originally shown signs of MCI proved to have Alzheimer's disease at autopsy--many more patients than they had anticipated...
Fundamentally, Bush's method of running his administration may be more attributable to his party affiliation than to his educational background...