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...plain getting even. James B. Morin Guasti, California, U.S. Grim News from Greenland "Has the meltdown begun?" [Feb. 27] reported the discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected. That is more proof of global warming, and the resulting rise in sea levels makes the immediate impact of climate change worse than anticipated. The glaciers are also receding at Glacier National Park, Montana. We are having milder winters in the Midwest, and tropical frog species are disappearing. What more evidence do we need? Shane Nodurft Chicago Our greedy, growing world is fast running out of resources...
...Says Yidana Ibrahim, a Ghanaian filmmaker whose documentary on water issues, In Your Hands, screened last year: "This festival will encourage more young Ghanaian filmmakers to make environmental films. This festival could really have an impact." And once the schoolkids take off their eclipse-viewing glasses, it surely will. www.effaccra.org
...more than 300,000 CDs. Other Boston-area groups, like Emmanuel Music, the famous Handel and Haydn Society, and the Early Music Festival, have had similar success. Boston’s vivacious early music ensembles have “blossomed and grown into something that has had a huge impact on the entire classical music scene,” says Friedman. Regardless of personal preference, the rich—and in many ways indescribable—sound of period instruments will likely fascinate any music lover...
...Harvard, on the contrary, exploration of Irish culture remains confined to small-group interaction, which has yet to make an impact on the wider Boston Irish community...
...extent that we can do something, it is irresponsible to neglect the practical burden that high prices impose on students. The College, and professors, ought to heed the UC’s call and work to reduce the costs of coursepacks. These simple measures will have a profound impact on the equality of educational opportunity here, and the College must not hesitate to implement these recommendations with all deliberate speed...