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...would certainly discourage me," says Ted Mandigo, director of TR Mandigo & Co., a hospitality consulting firm. "In the long term, I think it may trade at a discount to its peers because of the lack of control," he says...
Still, the offering could be a potential windfall for long-term investors looking to get into a stellar name on the cheap. Hyatt's highly regarded brand, solid balance sheet and savvy management team make it an attractive long-term play, industry experts say. It all comes down to price, says Arabia. "We're anticipating from 2010 through 2015 to see very significant growth in earnings [from major lodging companies...
...enhance your mood, sex drive, athletic performance, concentration levels and overall health. But is such medically driven self-improvement always a good idea? Nick Bostrom, the director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, believes it's time to open the ethical debate surrounding human enhancement - a term that is growing to include genetic, pharmaceutical and technological ways to improve our physical and mental abilities and even dramatically extend human life. He recently edited a collection of essays on the subject, Human Enhancement, and in an e-mail exchange explained why our future holds great promise - and grave...
...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 mental energy. Each intervention has to be judged on its merits...
...decisions during a year-long fellowship, the controversial back-to-school lesson plan originally asked students to, "write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the President." That language was changed on Sept. 2 to "write letters to themselves about how they can achieve their short-term and long-term goals." Over the weekend, Secretary Duncan called the controversy "silly" and press secretary Robert Gibbs said, "If staying in school is a political message, then somebody should tell the NBA." Even Newt Gingrich (who will be joining Duncan and the Rev. Al Sharpton on a multicity speaking...