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...raising, corporate-bashing voice of the left for a half-century, with stations in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, in addition to WBAI and the flagship KPFA in Berkeley, Calif. But that voice is now being muffled in a way that would embarrass the sandal-wearing founders of the nonprofit Pacifica Foundation, some of whom now stage their sit-ins in the next life...
More important, the NHTSA ratings are static, which means they do not take into account how a car handles. Consumers Union, the nonprofit organization that publishes Consumer Reports, last week criticized the ratings for this reason. Increasingly, the top-selling SUVs have a battery of onboard systems that help prevent a rollover, including antilock brakes, independent suspensions and computerized monitoring systems that adjust power to each wheel when a skid begins...
...seeing obscenely wealthy people in competitive fields like investment banking say they're missing something in their lives," says Robert Goodwin, president and chief executive officer of the Points of Light Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit that encourages and supports volunteerism in corporate America. "That need is being fulfilled by reaching out to others in the community in more ways than just writing a check." And it doesn't look like an anticipated economic downturn is going to slow down this trend anytime soon. "God help the company that doesn't support employees in their volunteer efforts...
...That pervasive inconsistency may prove to be more than a source of academic puzzlement; it risks compromising the physical and mental well-being of the nation's youth. According to a study released this week by the nonprofit Urban Institute, America's boys and young men are confused and uninformed about what constitutes sexually risky behavior. Young people, it seems, understand that sex can lead to pregnancy, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases - but aren't quite so sure what precautions to take when they engage in the sexual acts that are often substitutes for or precursors to actual intercourse...
costs to about half of the cost of outside management. As a nonprofit subsidiary of Harvard, HMC is required to report the compensations of its five highest-paid employees, whereas nonprofits that use outside investment managers do not have to report the salaries of the individual managers overseeing their funds...