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...meeting is about to take place. Instead the PMO wanted reporters to wait in the grand foyer one flight below, arguing that the larger space would be safer, would allow ministers who wanted to talk to the press more space to do so and would provide a better backdrop--the entrance to the House of Commons--for prime ministerial press conferences. "As long as Canadians can hear from their government, it shouldn't matter what floor they hear it from," says Sandra Buckler, the PM's new communications director...
...revealed to young people the extent to which they have been victims of their elders, who have hoarded generous social benefits for the last 20 years. Financing those benefits has created a debt whose annual interest approaches France's total annual income-tax revenues. Against this backdrop, Villepin has managed to drive onto the streets not just youth who are locked out of the labor market, but also civil-servant trade unions, which habitually block reform on the pretext of resistance against what they sloppily label "ultraliberalism." Such unholy alliances have characterized France's numerous civil wars...
...Iran and lobbied the use of “all available means to stop the threat of the Iranian regime.” Last week, President Bush reaffirmed his disastrous doctrine of pre-emptive war in practically the same breath as his condemnation of Iran. Against this war-mongering backdrop, last Saturday a few Harvard students organized an “Iran Freedom Concert” with the supposed aim of promoting awareness about human rights violations in Iran. According to the concert’s website, the organizers took no stance “on policy issues like foreign...
...Francisco Ballet in 1995. Both the choreography and score skillfully blend the classicism of Bach and ballet with the sound and movement of West Africa. In contrast to the other minimalist pieces, it provides the most defined storyline, possibly commenting on European involvement in Africa. With appropriate backdrop and costumes, this combination of classical ballet infused with authentic African dance results in a bright, engaging conclusion to an evening of ups and downs. “Grand Slam” provides an eclectic combination of modern dance that even the most ardent lover of classical ballet can appreciate...
...gigantic jungle-scape—that was miraculously transformed into golden fields beneath a blue sky for the second act—made abundantly clear the immense amount of effort and care that went into the production. Complete with life-size sculpted elephants emerging from the backdrop, the Ghungroo set, in all its beauty and intricacy, deserves heaps of praise on its own. The audience reacted quite well to a number of performances, but perhaps not as well as some acts would have hoped. Singers in the Qawwali love song “Ali Ali” performed quite well...