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CBCPNET, the largest internet service provider in the nation, is run by the Catholic bishops conference of The Philippines: "your alternative ISP with a mission," as its slogan goes. A nonprofit organization, it lures users from the wages of sin by offering them prepaid internet cards so they can go online - to send and receive e-mails and access any number of "good" sites - for about $2 for seven hours, one-third of what commercial providers charge...
...family member, in an assisted-living facility, at an adult day-service center or in a nursing home. "With a private, long-term-care policy, you'll get more freedom and options," notes Chris Tschummi, a long-term-care consultant for the United Seniors Health Council, a nonprofit group in Washington...
...still too many--have virtually dropped out of their children's education. Each school that we have recognized as outstanding has found innovative ways to get parents more involved--but those schools often work against a strong headwind. In a poll conducted earlier this year by Public Agenda, a nonprofit research organization, 70% of parents said they had not volunteered to tutor or coach in the past two years, and 60% said they had not attended a single community event held at their child's school. In a U.S. Education Department survey in 1999, 1 in 4 parents said...
...next few months, these recommendations will be compiled by the Angiogenesis Foundation, a nonprofit clearinghouse for research in the field, and forwarded to the FDA and the National Institutes of Health, which funds the bulk of cancer research...
...remains the most dedicated national player. The total output of U.S. renewables is 16,500 MW, about 2% of the total U.S. grid. "Until the demand for green energy increases, you're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic," says Adam Markham of Clean Air-Cool Planet, a nonprofit in Portsmouth...