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...want to sponsor courses at Harvard where people are making things, emphasizing the continuity between thinking and making, using all of our senses in order to pursue creative inquiry.” In addition to sponsoring and informing course offerings, the Silk Road Project hopes to hold symposia on subjects ranging from the state of the arts to community involvement...
...workshop hand-in-hand with Frantz. It is in this second act that Léo Delibes is truly distinguished as a dancer’s composer. His symphonic score faithfully highlights the ballet’s plotline while drawing upon national themes and adding whimsical sound effects to hold the attention of the audience. Though conducting for ballet is notoriously difficult, Maestro Jonathon McPhee skillfully led the Boston Ballet Orchestra while paying close attention to the dancers on the stage...
...addition to the general concerns about this trend in outsourcing, we have further doubts about the specific firm used by the University of Houston professor in question. While the company, based in Virginia, asserts that all of its “assessors,” or graders, hold master’s degrees and must pass written exams before they are employed, it refused to give specific information on the graders’ educational backgrounds. The firm insists that “the proof is in the pudding” when it comes to the success of their assessors...
...that they say they are willing to hold a referendum, I think it is more important than ever to keep up the momentum," Koss says. "We need to keep people aware that this law is on the books and that it can be changed...
...Because of the stinging criticism, the Irish government may now be reconsidering the move. Complaining that he has been the victim of "a sophisticated campaign, mostly on the Internet," Ahern last month proposed holding a referendum on the law, insisting that this was always his "preferred choice." However, with no date set for any referendum, opponents are keeping up the pressure. In May, Atheist Ireland will organize a 25-day walk across the country to hold public meetings on the statute, while the Museum of Contemporary Art is planning further one-off anti-blasphemy law events, as well...