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...wont to do. Finally, in late 2008, Hart revealed a primary reason for the seemingly endless delay: he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a sobering reality for fans of the painter (who’s designed all his own album art) and musician. But while some might expect Hart’s disclosure to be a farewell message, it instead marked Circulatory System’s revival: recorded in seven studios over almost eight years, the band’s sophomore album—now optimistically-titled “Signal Morning”—would finally...
...layoffs and job offers with fewer hours, but that the figure fell somewhere between 100 and 130. Jaeger also said that in the late spring and summer, union officials noticed “a burst” of job postings at Harvard for union members. Whereas they might typically expect 10 to 15 new job posts a week during the spring, by June and July the number sometimes climbed to 30 to 40, Jaeger said. The ample number of available jobs and the union’s strong work security program bodes well for the remaining 70 to 100 laid...
Although revpar has been declining at a slower pace in recent months - slipping 20.4% in May, 18.7% in June and 15.7% in July - Bowers doesn't expect revpar to stop falling until 2011 at the earliest. Butler believes it could be 2013 before the industry significantly rebounds...
...Hotels are highly sensitive to economic conditions, labor, cost of living and consumer confidence. So, when times are at the lowest like this, it's probably not the best time to go to the market and expect to get a huge payoff," says Mark Lunt, a principal in Ernst & Young's hospitality advisory practice. "It would appear that this is early in the cycle to have a hotel...
...time to have this ethics conversation. Why? For the most part, the ethical discussion is running ahead of reality, which is as should be. However, we already have alertness enhancers (caffeine, modafinil), athletic enhancers (steroids, EPO), sexual-performance enhancers (Viagra), immune enhancers (vaccinations) and concentration enhancers (Ritalin). One can expect improved versions of these to become available in the short term. In addition, memory enhancers are currently in clinical trials. Perhaps there will be compounds that facilitate trust - such as Oxytocin - and encourage pair bonding, or improved diet pills, or treatments that slow the rate of aging and increase sustainable...