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...figured it was just old age slowing it down and I puttered around my room for a few minutes while I waited for it to start. Rather than the familiar hum of the Cookie Monster start-up screen, though, there was silence. I glanced over and saw a blank gray screen, with a giant question mark blinking ominously...
...Blank Window...
Nathans also discussed the future of a large, blank window in one wall of Annenberg Hall...
...blank window is to be designated and filled with a design of the Annenberg family's choice," Nathans said...
...Nobody knows." In a later interview with TIME, he elaborated, saying, "There's less ambiguity here than meets the eye. But we don't want either side to rock the boat. We don't want Taiwan to declare independence, which would be the case if we gave it a blank check, and we don't want the Chinese to use aggressive tactics, which would be the case if we gave them a blank check. I told the Chinese that Americans are unpredictable: even if we said we wouldn't defend Taiwan, the U.S. Congress and the American public might change...