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...Increase in TV scenes with sexual content from 1998 to 2005, according to a survey of programming from a broad sampling of shows...
Meanwhile, Spielman noted that he had not examined the study in detail and that he based his comments on prior knowledge as well as a brief survey of the study’s findings. He said that his comments should be taken as skepticism—but not as a categorical denial of—the results...
...food manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods. The petition said that the FDA’s effort to get food manufacturers to voluntarily lower salt levels since 1979 have “failed miserably.” Referring to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the petition states that the average daily sodium consumption is substantially higher than recommended and has increased over the past 25 years, rising from about 2,800 mg in 1976–80 to about 3,400 mg in 1999–2000. The petition also refers to the Dietary...
...reflective of a stronger market for our Investment Banking division.” HBS spokesman Jim Aisner also attributed the salary increase to the improving economy and a increase in the number of students seeking jobs with high paying hedge funds and venture capital firms. According to a survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the organization that administers the GMAT test, the mean base salary of MBA graduates nationwide increased by $10,000 to $88,626 from a year ago. These reports of rising salaries come at a time when the number of applications to business school...
Another fact unknown to most corporations: minority women feel a powerful need to give back to their community, says Hewlett. That leads so many of them--fully one-third of survey respondents--to take on social-outreach activities. The more hours they put in on the job, the more time they devote to volunteerism. Many take on leadership roles in their volunteer work, learning and honing skills that translate directly back to their jobs. But they downplay or even hide their volunteerism, sensing tacit disapproval from bosses. "It's not the opera or a charity, which the corporate world recognizes...