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...number of PDAs on campus grows, that could change. In a worst-case scenario, PDAs, which can increase cell phone bills by up to $50 per month, will become ubiquitous symbols of privilege on campus. In other words, the PDA is on the cusp of becoming must-have, ivory tower “bling,” a nauseating prospect...
Bertone sat down last week with TIME for a rare interview in the sunny 15th century Vatican tower that serves as his temporary office while the Secretary of State's quarters are being remodeled. "The Holy Father has shown to have great trust in me," Bertone says, recalling their years at the doctrinal office. "We were the consummate duo. We've always gotten along personally, and there is a mutual understanding that continues to be the basis for our work together." It's the kind of affinity--similar to what U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is said to have...
...Paul Burgess, the head of London leasing for British Land, the company behind Broadgate Tower, isn't worried. "We're coming to market at the optimum time," he says, as he prepares to sign up some of the legions of investment bankers, corporate lawyers and fund managers that make the City their home. The reason he's bullish? Demand for office space is tied to the health of London's financial-services sector and, by many measures, the City has never been fitter. The U.K. financial sector contributed 3.5% of Britain's gdp in 2005, a leap from...
...year. And consolidation among other exchanges - the New York Stock Exchange's $14.3 billion deal with pan-European operator Euronext is just one of a string of mergers in recent months - could make it tougher for the lse to stay ahead. For now, though, with two dozen of Broadgate Tower's floors already taking shape, it seems there's little to spoil the view...
...individual who will aggressively and proactively address these challenges will likely not be an uncontroversial choice. The Faculty is set in its ways and content with its perch in the ivory tower so long as their personal fiefdoms are not intruded upon. Alumni are nostalgic for the way things used to be. And students—often the most discontented—will be alumni in less than four years and typically don’t feel the influence of Harvard’s president in the short term. An uncontroversial choice would be a prolific writer of open letters...