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...adorned with gold filigree and chandeliers, which naturally calls for performances of virtuosity. With the opening of its production “Coppélia” last Thursday in its home theater, Boston Ballet exhibited not only virtuosity, but also an artistic flair that brought a 140-year-old ballet to life in a world very different from its 1870 premiere...
...That posting brought Hobson his own barrage of hate mail and threats, in part because the list included the name of a 12-year-old boy. Boyle says Hobson's use of the information "played right into the reasoning" for making the records exempt while members debated the bill...
...which came into effect on Jan. 1, is actually an update to a dormant blasphemy law that had been included in Ireland's 1937 constitution but proved too vague to be enforceable. A parliamentary committee set up to overhaul the constitution issued a report in 2007 recommending that the old law be dropped altogether. But Justice Minister Dermot Ahern led a campaign to clarify the law instead, defining blasphemy as any statement "grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion" and adding a fine of up to $34,000 for offenders. And despite public protests...
...Joanna Kontiza, a 33-year-old pharmacist, says she is happy Europe is coming to Greece's rescue but is losing faith that the current government could address any of the country's deeper problems. "We are angry, but we're not angry with the [European] Union. We are angry with our own people, our leaders," she says. "They see that we have problems, but I see now they are just making changes in the easy way. They don't do the things that will make a difference for the future...
...largely silent about its economic policies during the campaign - there is no doubt that Hungary is now gripped by a new sense of hope, a sentiment painfully absent from the political scene in recent years. "I really think this is a new beginning," says Monika Szente, a 37-year-old teacher living in Budapest. "I am very, very enthusiastic. Change won't happen overnight, but if anyone can solve the problems in this country, Fidesz...