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...Straus and five other natural food producers, including industry leader Whole Foods, announced last week that they would seek a new certification for their products, "non-GMO verified," in the hopes that it will become a voluntary industry standard for GM-free goods. A non-profit group called the Non-GMO Project runs the program, and the testing is conducted by an outside lab called Genetic ID. In a few weeks, Straus expects to become the first food manufacturer in the country to carry the label in addition to his "organic" one. With Whole Foods in the ring, the rest...
...problems start before workers arrive," says Southern Poverty Law Center's Mary Bauer, one of the lead attorneys on the Decatur case. "Middleman recruiters profit from trafficking as many workers as possible because they get paid per worker-employer match." By her calculations, The Accent Group, the U.S. firm Decatur subcontracted to find on-the-ground recruiters such as Edu Exchange's Rasmussen, made $350,000 on the Decatur contracts alone...
...Will being a “superwoman” really make you happy? Will you be satisfied with children and family as your sole occupation? Have you secretly wished you could apply your higher education degree(s) in an innovative way, to benefit the non-profit sector, or social justice, or domestic education? Will you think of yourself as complete without children? Would you adopt children? What if you decide marriage is not for you? What kind of doctor, lawyer, or businesswoman do you intend to be? Or is there a different job that would...
...research to a private entity. The white paper, released Wednesday, urged academic institutions to consider crafting licensing agreements that make inventions that benefit impoverished populations, particularly in the developing world, less expensive. The points also stipulated that universities strive to prevent agreements from stopping research at other not-for-profit institutions, “If these nine points are widely adopted, the academic scientific community, commercial world, and, most important, the public will benefit,” University Provost Steven E. Hyman said in an e-mailed statement. Technology transfers have come under fire for allegedly putting not-for-profit...
...merge for a whopping $4.8 billion. As the press, the politicians, and the interest groups debate the legality and wisdom of the merger, a larger question goes unasked: is satellite radio really the future of the radio industry?In its history, XM radio has never made a profit. Sirius has been beset with similar financial woes. Other than a fewconfused luxury car owners, consumers have basically ignored the industry. Yet despite falling stocks, investors continue to have hope in the industry, refusing to acknowledge all signs to the contrary.While Wall Street may not have realized it, it?...