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141: Coping in the Aftermath of Violence: Response to Virginia Tech and Beyond
In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, we are left to wonder how to cope with overwhelming, senseless violence. Here are reflections on how to begin the healing....

142: Why Banning Incandescent Lightbulbs Is Not A Bright Idea
America is considering following Europe's lead in banning incandescent lightbulbs - but there are hidden and serious economic and environmental costs that are not widely understood!...

143: A Review of Beyond Oil, The View From Hubbert's Peak
Because oil has played such a large part of the world's economy, with the onset of peak oil it is in everyone's best interest to become informed about energy supplies and sources....

144: Driver Gets Blinded By Green Competitor
He had many fans and a few enemies. Some of his competitors had been suspended from the circuit for trying to use illegal tricks....

145: It's Harder to Hate a Gay If He's Family
It is easy to harass and ridicule strangers. It is easy to treat them as objects of scorn to perhaps demonstrate our own moral superiority. But if a member of a loving family acts outside the normally expected pattern, there is usually an attempt to understand and assist. Are we not all family?...

146: An Increased Threat of Terrorism
Our water supply systems, ports and intra coastal water ways are all very vulnerable targets. The more aware and prepared the American public is to the threat, the better our chances to minimize the risk and cope if and when an attack happens....

147: Learn More About One of the Older Cultural Institutions in Los Angeles, the Jewish Federation
Learn about all of the branches of the Jewish Federation, the services they provide, and organizations that the Federation is affiliate with...

148: The Impact of a Water Supply Disruption in a Small Community
How would a contamination event or major water supply disruption impact the 45,000+ small water supply systems in the United States?...

149: Homosexuality: Cured or Understood?
We hear reports of "curing" homosexuality. What is the liklihood? What is the evidence?...

150: History Of Lingerie
Up until about the '60s and '70s, women's undergarments were made to serve a few different functions or purposes, none of them being sensuality or femininity. Learning the history of lingerie should make any woman thankful to have been born during this particular time....