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Are We on the Brink of a New Little Ice Age? Terrence M. Joyce , Lloyd Keigwin
Category: Science & Technology Published: May 2003
Potential cooling of the oceans and atmosphere is twice as large as was experienced in the worst winters of the past century in the eastern U.S. and is likely to persist for decades to centuries after a climate transition occurs.
 
College Isn't for Everyone W.J. Reeves
Category: Education Published: May 2003
". . . Going to college is an utter waste of time for those students who have emerged from high school neither literate nor numerate, with cultural focuses revolving around hip-hop and body piercing and with zero interest in changing their behavior."
 
Defining America's Role on the Global Stage Chuck Hagel
Category: American Thought Published: May 2003
"The U.S.'s purpose in the world requires a commitment to a kind of principles realism that promotes America's values, strengthens international institutions, builds coalitions, and recognizes what is possible."
 
Gambling, Psychology, and State Politics Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: May 2003
"Those who gamble too much and suffer significant losses--whether through lotteries, slots, or other means--choose to do so irresponsibly. No force extrinsic to willpower makes them."
 
Hollywood's Dilemma About Posthumous Releases Wes Gehring
Category: Entertainment Published: May 2003
Audiences' reactions to films distributed after the death of their stars have reflected mixed results.
 
NAFTA at 10: An Economic and Foreign Policy Success Daniel T. Griswold
Category: Worldview Published: May 2003
"With a decade of hindsight, it is diffucult to find any evidence of a 'giant sucking sound' of jobs, investment, and manufacturing capacity heading south [to Mexico]."
 
New England's Crown Jewel: The White Mountains of New Hampshire Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Going Places Published: May 2003
Condominiums and townhouses provide the perfect home base for a fabulous family getaway in the lush forests of the Northeast.
 
Preemptive War: A Prelude to Global Peril? Charles W. Kegley Jr. , Gregory A. Raymond
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2003
"Flexing military muscles without an international mandate and without convincing justification can prostitute traditional and honorable American principles, erod the U.S.'s reputation, and undermine its capacity to lead."
 
Preventing Sports-Related Injuries David H. Janda M.D.
Category: Athletic Arena Published: May 2003
". . . The sporting goods industry, insurance companies, and government agencies have been lax in informing the public about the critical need for injury prevention in sports. . . ."
 
Reexamining Modern Art James F. Peck
Category: Museums Today Published: May 2003
"Often, it is only when divergent artists are brought together under the auspices of an exhiition that viewers realize how much they have in common."
 
Retirees as Job Market Assets John A. Challenger
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2003
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected number of positions to be filled over the next decade (167,800,000) will outnumber available workers (157,700,000). Seniors seeking to return to the workplace can help fill that gap.
 
Something Old, Something New, Something Boxed, Something Blue Robert S. Rothenberg
Category: Entertainment Published: May 2003
Spanning 94 years, from 1909 to 2003, there are DVDs that will appeal to collectors and movie fans alike
 
Spanish Paintings' Influence on French Artists Deborah L. Roldan
Category: Museums Today Published: May 2003
"The genius of [the] 19th-century artists lay in how they transformed the bracing realism of Spanish art into a new manner of painting, a different way of capturing on canvas the modern world around them."
 
Stock Market Declines' Effect on the Social Security Reform Debate Andrew G. Biggs
Category: Economics Published: May 2003
". . . What really matters for personal accounts isn't how they would have performed over the last year, or over any single year. For retirement investment, what matters is where you start and where you wind up."
 
Suing the President Craig Eisendrath
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2003
Members of Congress are endeavoring to prevent Pres. Bush from abrogating treaties without Congressional consent.
 
The Environment as Sacred Ground Gary Gardner
Category: Religion Published: May 2003
Interactions between environmental and religious groups are increasing in frequency an importance.
 
Women with Epilepsy May Not Be Getting Adequate Health Care Patrician Osborne Shafer
Category: Medicine & Health Published: May 2003
Many "misperceptions and stigma abound, adding to the problems that female epileptics face."