The Williams sisters have aged and suffered injuries, and, in the case of Venus, a chronic autoimmune disease that has kept her on the sidelines.
Venus is a twin to the Earth in terms of size and mass, yet has evolved in a very different direction, with a surface temperature hotter than a kitchen oven and a choking mixture of noxious gases for an atmosphere.
Collecting the rags from his studio, he heaped them in front of a statue of Venus, recasting the Roman goddess as a common washer-woman.
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And, curiously, the forthcoming transit of Venus may have a role to play here, too.
When Venus did have a chance to tighten things in the second set, Serena made sure it didn't happen.
Third-seed Venus had looked a nailed-on winner until the second-set tiebreak, at which point her serve inexplicably deserted her.
Sevantilal Shah, the boss of Venus Jewel, a big diamond polisher and producer in Surat, says domestic sales are flourishing.
In her reduced circumstances, the walk to Sixty-ninth Street was a Venus flytrap flushed with colour and shining with adhesive dew.
Attempting to recreate a Janet Jackson video in my bedroom, aged 14, the plastic fold-away chair I was using as a prop snapped shut on my legs like a venus fly-trap.
Thus, even if Venus never makes a big impact on China's Internet market, simply embedding Windows CE in millions of Chinese consumer products will create momentum that can only help the marketing of Windows CE elsewhere.
The leak has given us the first glimpse at the Lumix GF6's full spec list, which include the same 16-megapixel sensor as the GX1, a new Venus engine to assist with imaging performance, an electrostatic touchscreen and (in a first for ILCs) built-in NFC .
Fourth seed Sharapova, who could face a semi-final match-up with Venus Williams, lived up to a fearsome reputation with an exemplary display against an opponent 10 years older.
Film director Roman Polanski had invited him to a snazzy cafe to talk more about adapting his Tony Award-nominated play "Venus in Fur" into a movie when the pair spotted the chic "God of Carnage" playwright Yasmina Reza sitting with a distinguished-looking gentleman.
Quail, frog-legs, shots of frothy foie gras and buttery shallots served out of bowl-sized ivory shells very Birth of Venus made a lasting impression.
Sixth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany ended Venus Williams dreams of a third U.S. Open title with a 6-2 5-7 7-5 win over the American.
Another reason is that Mr Brand came to the Getty only last August, which means he has no personal link to a dubious Venus or suspect Apollo.
Meanwhile, the elder sister of Serena Williams, seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams , played a key role in a 2-1 win for the United States over South Africa in Perth.
Inspired by the Venus of Willendorf, a tiny fertility goddess discovered in Austria and dating from around 23, 000BC, Mr Koons's sculpture proposes a new kind of idol a high-tech grande dame whose untouchable polished surfaces reflect the viewer.
In fact, we know that some set of extremes the negative feedbacks must overwhelm the positive as otherwise, those past times when we have higher CO2 and thus temperatures would have led to a runaway Venus like effect.
On his most recent trip, he stopped in Shenzhen to confirm that he had lined up nearly every major Chinese computer manufacturer behind his company's "Venus project, " a combination of software and hardware that lets VCD players and other, similar devices display Chinese-language Internet content on an ordinary TV set.
Venus boxes will supposedly allow the majority of TV owners to leapfrog that stage and enter the information superhighway almost immediately. (The devices, developed at Microsoft's Beijing lab, are expected to be ready by the end of the year.) This, say Venus boosters, is a modern device with Chinese characteristics.
The emergence of a new generation of tennis stars, led by Venus and Serena Williams, coincided with a series of foot and ankle injuries that saw Hingis slip down the rankings and eventually announce her retirement in 2002.
The Mauni Amavasya is a day when sun, moon, Venus and Mercury are in the zodiac of Capricorn, a rare but perfect alignment of planets, devotees believe.
Peer progressed to a match-up with Venus Williams as Li, who reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, retired with a back injury when trailing 5-7 0-3.
Curiously, though, Venus does not even have a proper Chinese name--only a nearly meaningless phonetic transliteration from English.
For measurement purposes, the transit of Venus is as obsolete as a sextant.
Defending champion Serena Williams and sister Venus remain on course for a semifinal meeting after both won to reach the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, in the women's event, Australia's Samantha Stosur set up a clash with Venus Williams after defeating Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-6 6-2.
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