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...public—do attract families and general audiences, everyone involved in the fair stresses that there is no room for mediocrity or pandering. “Musicians at Harvard prepare for a concert in a way that’s very spontaneous,” says Arielle A. Hansen ’07. She adds that “People are very last-minute, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the quality is last-minute.” Hansen is planning on performing Hindemith’s “Flute Sonata” with pianist Alexis...
...anger surrounding all that exploded recently when NASA researcher Jim Hansen, director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and a longtime leader in climate-change research, complained that he had been harassed by White House appointees as he tried to sound the global-warming alarm. "The way democracy is supposed to work, the presumption is that the public is well informed," he told TIME. "They're trying to deny the science." Up against such resistance, many environmental groups have resolved simply to wait out this Administration and hope for something better...
...Hansen: They are useful practice, but, yes, it is absolutely essential that the U.S. take a real leadership role. Until that happens, it is basically business as usual...
...Hansen: I should note that I don't make policy and my opinions are personal. We do need a strong disincentive for exploitation of the "worse than coal" energy sources such as tar sands and shale...
...Hansen: I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but there is no time for feeling good until the U.S. begins to take the leadership role that it is capable...