Cape Times, South Africa
science of the sexes reveals differences
Article by Dr Helen Cronin, co-director of the Darwin Centre at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics.
(Source: Lexis)

The Star, South Africa
Darling, it's over
Research by the London School of Economics found that a quarter of cellphone users sent sexually explicit text messages, and one in six people flirted with someone who was not their partner via their phones.
http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4582288
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International Herald 28.08.2008
The ECB walks a tightrope in helping banks
The ECB will find it tough to withdraw the financing life-support it has been offering banks, illustrating just how difficult it is to stave off a banking crisis without creating moral hazards. The ECB allows banks to post a wide array of assets as collateral for loans from the central bank. Willem Buiter, a former Bank of England official and London School of Economics professor, took aim at the ECB's collateral policy in a paper presented to the Fed conference at Jackson Hole.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/business/col29.php

Lefigaro 28.08.2008
Boris Johnson fait trembler les conservateurs britanniques
Personne ne s'attendait à ce que Boris Johnson devienne l'élu le plus compétent au monde dès le premier jour, estime dans une tribune du Guardian Tony Travers, politologue à la London School of Economics. Mais la perte d'un troisième officiel en trois mois va pousser à s'interroger. La politique est cruelle, mais s'il se développe l'impression que Boris pousse systématiquement à des dérapages, cela risque d'être impossible à éradiquer.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2008/08/28/58c5f00c-7464-11dd-8b6e-b6a1dee38837.jpg

Weekly Observer, Uganda
Uganda: Now I Love Federo Even More
On a Friday evening, August 22, at the London School of Economics' Bankside House, Sumner Street, the Uganda federal champions organised a federalism conference opened during a low key ceremony.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200808280817.html

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Turkish Daily News 29.08.2008
Spain may suffer from curbs
Spain's economy, brought to the brink of a recession by surging global credit costs, may find money even harder to come by when the European Central Bank tightens its lending practices. ‘This may affect negatively the profitability of Spanish banks and their ability to lend,’ said Willem Buiter, a professor at London School of Economics and a former Bank of England policy maker. ‘It could lead to slower growth.’
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=113916

World Changing 28.08.2008
Green Credits
A recent report from the London School of Economics written by Nicholas Stern (Key Elements of a Global Deal on Climate Change) makes clear that to avoid runaway global warming, carbon emissions globally must average no more than 2 tonnes per person by 2050. With per person emissions in developed countries currently averaging 10-25 tons, it is clear that this target cannot be reached without the widespread engagement of individuals and businesses.
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008419.html

This Is Bath 28.08.2008
Uni challenged
A University Challenge team from the University of Bath crashed out during the first round this week with a score of just 85.The four students, who had been training by taking part in city pub quizzes, went head-to-head against a team from the London School of Economics. Bath: A University Challenge team from the University of Bath crashed out during the first round this week with a score of just 85.The four students, who had been training by taking part in city pub quizzes, went head-to-head against a team from the London School of Economics.
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163309&command=display
Content&sourceNode=163077&contentPK=21357054&folder
Pk=89127&pNodeId=163048

The Daily Star, Bangladesh 28.08.2008
Russian aggression
Article by Ashikur Rahman, a research student at LSE.
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=52265

Health Service Journal 28.08.2008
Measure the mix of interventions
All primary care trusts must become world class by commissioning services that ‘add life to years and years to life’ and specifying the outcomes to be delivered. World class commissioning competencies require PCTs to develop new skills in the analysis of data. A partnership between the London School of Economics and Isle of Wight PCT, funded by the Health Foundation, is pioneering a new approach to defining burden of disease - one that supports prioritisation and quantifies the expected outcome of commissioned services.

Health Service Journal 28.08.2008
Huge contrasts found between UK nations
Patients in the UK's four nations have dramatically different experiences of the NHS,can reveal. London School of Economics professor of management science Gwyn Bevan said the increase in England was probably due to the four-hour accident and emergency waiting target. More patients turned up at A&E and hospitals admitted more to meet the target, even though they were soon discharged.

Bloomberg 28.08.2008
Bernanke, Aiming to Curtail Market Risks, Met NYSE, CME Chiefs
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, aiming to curb risks in derivatives markets, met in June with NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Officer Duncan Niederauer and CME Group Inc. Chairman Terrence Duffy. Bernanke also met with a number of British officials. He met in his office on June 5 with Howard Davies, director of the London School of Economics, who formerly served as chairman of the U.K. Financial Services Authority and deputy governor of the country's central bank.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aBDDcYvIKUdE&refer=home

Islam Online
Russia-West Cold War Unlikely: Analysts
Despite a bellicose rhetoric by Moscow and sanctions threats by the European Union and the United States, the prospect of a new Cold war between Russia and the West is dim, analysts have agreed. ‘It's an exaggeration to call it a Cold War,’ Margot Light, emeritus professor of international relations at the London School of Economics (LSE), told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday, August 28.
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1219723080990&
pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout

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BBC 4 (27 August)
World News Today
Emeritus Professor Margot Light, International Relations, commented on the current Russia/Georgia situation.

BBC Radio 4
The World Tonight
Professor Mary Kaldor, director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at LSE, appeared on the programme discussing the situation between Russia and Georgia.

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