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Academy of Medical Sciences

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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Brown has taken up teaching in addition to his other extra-political interests
Brown becomes Harvard fellow

By Peter Wozniak Gordon Brown has added teaching to his growing list of extra-political interests, becoming a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s institute of politics. The ex-prime minister is visiting the university for this week, engaging in the traditional role of visiting fellow, meeting students, taking part in seminars, and leading discussion groups. John Culver,… Read more »

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Analysis: What the free schools defeat means for the Lib Dem leadership

The first ‘coalition conference’ is anything but, as the first major defeat for the Lib Dem leadership shows. By Alex Stevenson Instead of uniting behind the government’s agenda the Liberal Democrats appear determined to use their week in the limelight to highlight the differences between their policies and those of their ministers. Schools minister Sarah… Read more »