Things to Check Out - 10.12.07

Get with it, people:

• October is fair trade month.
• Has the glass ceiling shattered in the nonprofit world?
• This would be a pretty handy thing to have at the grocery store, but I just don't see Kroger forking over the cash for it.
• The countdown to finding aliens has begun. Just 18 more years.
• I guess this is the Guinness record for abstinence.
• Rebecca Thorman examines why this generation is so tired. And why that doesn't matter.
• Luanne (that's my mom) reflects on friendship.
• Here's a sweet canvas bag you can take with you to the grocery store.
• Cutting people some slack now and then might just be a good idea.