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...Patten, the chancellor of Oxford University and Britain's last Governor of Hong Kong, sets out to explore how nation states can "do more together rather than less." Through entertaining and wide-ranging discussions of terrorism, the threat of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, migration, drug-trafficking, diseases, energy and climate change, Patten sees enough opportunities for cooperation to remain an optimist. The former European Commissioner for External Relations is an unashamed liberal internationalist, happy to call antiglobalization activists hypocrites. But he also recognizes the severe damage American adventurism has done to Washington's image over the past few years...
...Storm could help recast BlackBerry as a viable, exciting option for consumers as well. Unlike most devices from the smartphone maker based in Waterloo, Canada, the Storm won't have a physical keyboard, allowing for a larger, 3.2-in. touchscreen and a much neater appearance. And with a wide range of after-market applications - including Facebook, a blackjack game and a GPS navigation program - it should also be a lot more fun to use. All apps can be downloaded via a built-in browser, but it is not clear whether the App Center will be accessible from older models...
...Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier said that upon taking the helm of the school in July 2007, he adopted the view, widely held at SEAS, that bioengineering needed to be developed at Harvard. The Medical School released slew of committee reports this summer—the most detailed and substantial of which called for the creation of a University-wide bioengineering initiative, concluding the first phase of the strategic planning process launched last October...
...Luxembourg, agreed to increase the minimum value of deposits guaranteed by member states to $68,000, from a previous floor of $20,000. But beyond that, there appeared little movement toward international coordination. On Monday Germany reaffirmed its determination not to participate in France's plan for a Europe-wide bank bailout plan, modeled on the U.S.'s $700 billion effort. Without Germany's participation, no such plan can proceed. "The Chancellor and I reject a European shield," German Social Democrat Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck told German radio on Monday in reference to the plan, "because we as Germans...
...Germany's refusal to sign on to a Continent-wide bailout plan was no less necessary, says Schmidt. Such a plan would have triggered a backlash in Germany against the E.U., egged on by the ready arguments of the anti-Europe German press that Germans were paying to bail out other Europeans, he says. "It would have destroyed the idea of European integration," he says...