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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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By Emmeline Saunders A blogger is inviting members of the public to join him in the House of Commons dressed up as the main character from the film and graphic novel V for Vendetta. Old Holborn, author of a popular libertarian blog, has stressed on his blog that the event will not be a protest… Read more »
By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson The Guardian has claimed a “great victory for free speech” after an attempt to gag it reporting on a parliamentary question was abandoned. Legal firm Carter Ruck, which had obtained an injunction barring the Guardian from reporting proceedings on behalf of energy and mining firm Trafigura, abandoned its claim… Read more »