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...long winter before that work is finished, however, we may search for ways to protect our bodies and our destinies. The non-profit organization called Model Mugging of Boston offers what may be the best answer: serious street-fighting training for women. By practicing delivering fullforce blows to a heavily padded "model mugger," the women in the program learn how to fend off misogynist terrorists of all types. According to a recent article about Model Mugging, "of the 28 graduates who were attacked" after taking the course, "two chose not to fight because their assailant carried a weapon, six disabled...
John Doherty, a spokesperson for the non-profit lobbying group Security on Campus, expressed confidence that the bill would pass...
...research is funded by the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation, a non-profit private organization founded by Bernard Lown, professor of cardiology in nutrition at the SPH, said Arlene Fortunato, director of the foundation...
Though Cambridge and other non-profit groups sponsor dozens of programs designed to aid the elderly, the city still lacks a central place where seniors can get information about which programs would best suit their needs. Many, frustrated or intimidated by their confusing searches for aid, choose instead to go without help and fend for themselves...
Since Harvard is a non-profit institution, it is largely exempt from Boston city taxes. But Harvard has traditionally offset the loss of city revenues with a voluntary contribution, including a payment of more than $1 million in the past year...