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...even as the prophets of this bold new world were making their far-out forecasts, other participants in a conference that marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix sounded much more skeptical notes. They warned that as futurist Arthur Clarke once remarked, short-term predictions about technological advances often tend to lag far behind predicted timetables. As an example, composer and visual artist Jaron Lanier cited problems that still plague even our simplest computer programs. "Software is still software," he said, openly questioning its ability to handle increased complexity that all the projected advances would require...
...regardless whether enough money is raised to perform the necessary renovations on the MAC in the long run, in the short-term, the College should reverse its neglect of recreational athletes. Much of the money devoted to fringe varsity sports would be far better used on improving life for the thousands of students who would benefit from a cutting-edge, less-crowded athletic center...
...reaching beyond CEOs, who are overwhelmingly white and male, boards are tapping a rich new source of talent. "This is going to be the largest short-term opportunity we've seen," says Carl Brooks, president of the Executive Leadership Council, an organization of African-American businessmen. Of its 283 members, all of whom serve within three levels of the CEO position at their companies, only one-quarter serve on a board. But after years of only spotty interest from boards and recruiters, the organization now gets inquiries every week. Similarly, 16% of corporate officers of the 500 largest public companies...
...suit, filed in federal district court in Maryland, comes in response to Templeton Asset Management’s initial suit filed on Jan. 29. That lawsuit alleges that the University was employing “strong-arm investment tactics” to further a “self-serving, short-term agenda” potentially at the expense of other investors in the funds...
Templeton claims that long-term shareholders will be hurt if Harvard pursues short-term increases in share price. Such increases could be acheived, among other ways, by liquidating the fund...