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Two arrested over 'plan to visit suicide clinic'
The Guardian, 19/08/2013, p.8, Peter Walker
“It shows what a stupid situation we're in." Professor Emily Jackson, an expert in medical law at the London School of Economics, said the wider legal context was "a bit of a mess". She said: "It's rather peculiar to have a criminal offence on our statute books but
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/18/two-arrested-assisted-suicide-dignitas|
The west desperately needs more madcap schemes
Financial Times, 17/08/2013, p.9, Stian Westlake
Willingness to invest in the future is a powerful indicator of a business’s optimism – or of a country’s. By this measure, the US is in trouble: recent McKinsey Global Institute research suggests it is underinvesting in infrastructure to the tune of 1 percentage point of gross domestic product. The LSE Growth Commission, an independent panel of experts, said much the same about the UK; anyone regularly using Britain's creaky, costly rail network will agree.
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UK flood insurance plan inadequate, study finds
The Guardian, 19/08/2013, p.12, Fiona Harvey
The government's new scheme to protect homes in England and Wales from flooding vastly underestimates the number of properties at risk due to climate change, says a study from the London School of Economics (LSE). As many as 800,000 homes in England and Wales are likely to be at significant risk of flooding in a decade .
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/19/flood-insurance-scheme-inadequate-study|
Universities flash the cash in clearing war
The Independent On Sunday, 18/08/2013, p.6, Richard Garner; Helen Lock
At least six of the 24 Russell Group of elite universities - Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Bristol, Imperial College and the London School of Economics - are not involved in clearing because all of their places are filled. There are still spaces available to students with lesser qualifications:
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Universities accused of discriminating against private school students
The Daily Telegraph, 17/08/2013, p.6, Graeme Paton
An analysis by the Telegraph shows 11 out of 24 members of the elite Russell Group want to increase admissions from state schools over the next five years. These include Cambridge, Durham, Exeter, King's College London, the London School of Economics and Warwick. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/clearing/10247363/
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Three Bs now means 'failure' at A-level, warn headteachers
The Independent, 17/08/2013, p.2, Richardgarner
of the country's research-intensive higher education institutions - are not in the clearing system, having filled their places. They are Oxford, Cambridge, University College London, Imperial College, Bristol and the London School of Economics. http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/three-bs-at-alevel-too-many-teenagers
-are-in-danger-of-being-written-off-say-heads-8771360.html|
A fine balance
Financial Times, 17/08/2013, p.8, Jesse Norman
Growing up in the Austro-Hungarian empire near the city of Lviv (now in Ukraine), Lauterpacht had witnessed first-hand the effects of foreign occupation, anti-Semitism and war before escaping to Vienna, then to the London School of Economics and, in due course, to Cambridge. His parents, brother and sister were murdered by the Nazis.
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Egypt seen as graveyard of Islamist ambitions for power
Reuters UK (Web), 18/08/2013, Samia Nakhoul
eyes of Arabs that the army is the only institution we can fall back on to protect us against disintegration or Islamists who hijack the state," said Gerges of the London School of Economics. Tarek Osman, author of "Egypt on the Brink", said Egypt represented a clash over whether these states are to be governed according to traditions of secular nationalism
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/18/egypt-protests-arabs-idUKL6N0GI0HF20130818?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews|
Viewpoints: Is the West powerless in Egypt?
BBC (Web), 16/08/2013, Unattributed
aid to Cairo. Below, a panel discuss the role of the West in Egypt and whether they are powerless to stop the escalating crisis. Dr Katerina Dalacoura, lecturer at the London School of Economics I would argue that the West - which includes the US and the European Union - is powerless in Egypt. Even if the US were prepared
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23724673|
More top universities in clearing
BBC (Web), 16/08/2013, Unattributed
The spokesman added that it was not yet clear how much longer Russell Group universities would remain in clearing this year. He said that Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, Bristol and LSE had not entered the process. A spokesman for University of Manchester said they had started with 300 places in clearing - but many had been filled and on Friday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23725540|
How to avoid thousands in tax - dont buy a house
Telegraph (Web), 16/08/2013, Unattributed
You would not be alone in responding to high stamp duty rates by moving less. An LSE study of the most recent duty "holiday" found that a 1 per cent cut in the tax increased the number of transactions by 20 per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/tax/10245146
/Heres-how-to-avoid-thousands-in-tax-dont-buy-a-house.html|
Can a perfect run of A* GCSE grades dictate how the rest of your life will pan out?
The Independent (Web), 16/08/2013, Unattributed
achievers, data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicates that admitted students do have high A* tallies at GCSE. The average last year was 8.16, compared to 6.52 at LSE, 4.60 at Bristol and 4.15 at Exeter. GCSE A* tallies for admitted Oxford undergraduates vary across subjects; medicine is 9.83, English 7.94 and engineering 7.30, and also between state and
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/can-a-perfect-run-of-a-gcse-grades-dictate-how-the-rest-of-your-life-will-pan-out-8761839.html|
Two MBA graduates help promote artisans from Africa and Brazil
Financial Times
Swaady Martin-Leke, an executive MBA graduate from Trium, the programme taught by NYU Stern, London School of Economics and HEC Paris, took the solo route. Trained in the corporate world, and having worked at General Electric for a decade, she ...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/77bfd334-0509-11e3-9ffd-00144feab7de.html|
Hold the phone! New study says talking and driving not as dangerous as we think
Digital Trends
According to a joint study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics, cell phone use while driving may not be responsible for causing more automotive accidents on the road. “Using a cellphone while driving may be ...
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/hold-the-phone-new-study-says-talking-and
-driving-not-as-dangerous-as-we-thought/|
Multi-tasking mothers smart at academic's not-so intelligent claim
Herald Sun
How dare Mr Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics allege we are less brainy than our sisters who chose to remain child-free, and who never have to tax their grey matter with stuff like worrying if there are enough clean shirts for school, ...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/multi-tasking-mothers-smart-at-
academics-not-so-intelligent-claim/story-fni0fhk1-1226699026618|
Flood Re overlooks climate change, warns LSE
Business Green
That is the stark warning today from researchers at the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the London School of Economics' Grantham ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324823804579015121796857
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The Bad-Boy Entrepreneur
Wall Street Journal – 17/08/2013
Those are the surprising findings of a new working paper by economists at the University of California at Berkeley and the London School of Economics.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324823804579015121796857
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Saroj Poddar's son Akshay likely to play key role in Kalindee Rail
Business Standard India - Digbijay Mishra - Aug 19 at 6:48 BST
has made his situation comfortable enough. Akshay Poddar is an alumnus of London School of Economics & Political Science, University of London and graduated with Honours in Accounting & Finance...
http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/saroj-poddaar-s-son-akshay-likely-to-play-key-role-in-kalindee-rail-113081900182_1.html|
Executive profile: Calm leadership in stormy times
Chicago Tribune - Aug 19 at 6:25 BST
economics and international relations at Johns Hopkins and also studied at the London School of Economics and into her career.After about three years at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0819-executive-profile-duboe-20130819,0,6102947.story|
Euro recession over, but...
CNN - Aug 19 at 4:37 BST
in European Political Economy and Head of the European Institute at the London School of Economics. (CNN) -- Spring is in the air. That's the feeling in Brussels and Berlin. The latest economic...
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/business/eurozone-recession-ends/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1|
Egypt: A graveyard of Islamist ambitions
CNBC - Aug 18 at 21:49 BST
disintegration or Islamists who hijack the state," said Gerges of the London School of Economics. Tarek Osman, author of "Egypt on the Brink", said Egypt represented a clash over whether these...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100970341|
Egypt Seen as Graveyard of Islamist Ambitions for Power
Voice of America - webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) - Aug 18 at 20:49 BST
against disintegration or Islamists who hijack the state,” said Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics. Tarek Osman, author of “Egypt on the Brink,” said Egypt represented a clash over whether these states are to be governed according to traditions...
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-egypt-seen-as-graveyard-of-islamist-ambitions
-for-power/1732151.html|
Insight: Egypt seen as graveyard of Islamist ambitions for power
Baltimore Sun - Samia Nakhoul - Aug 18 at 17:43 BST
disintegration or Islamists who hijack the state," said Gerges of the London School of Economics.Tarek Osman, author of "Egypt on the Brink", said Egypt represented a clash over whether these...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/sns-rt-us-egypt-protests-arabs-
insight-20130818,0,6164865.story?track=rss|
Videshi degrees, desi shores
The Hindu - Megha Gupta - Aug 18 at 12:13 BST
in collaboration with Indian institutes, such as the Schulich School of Business, London School of Economics, Lancaster University and Raffles, among others." The government has set up an ambitious...
http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/videshi-degrees-desi-shores/article5032187.ece|
Ugly truth is good looks do matter
Daily Telegraph Australia - Rita Panahi - Aug 18 at 18:20 BST
a positive correlation between beauty and brains. Dispelling the himbo/bimbo stereotype, the London School of Economics looked at child-development studies of more than 17,000 Britons and 35...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/ugly-truth-is-good-looks-do-matter/story-fni0fhh1-1226699500257|
Concrete blocks dumped in sea reignite dispute between former superpowers
NBCNews.com - Henry Austin - Aug 18 at 20:44 BST
a brief war over in 1982.But Professor Damien Chalmers at the London School of Economics said he would be very surprised if Britain and Spain took up arms over Gibraltar. They are partners...
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/18/20010214-concrete-blocks
-dumped-in-sea-reignite-dispute-between-former-superpowers?lite|
Is Crowdfunding’s New “It Girl” Creating a Generation of Citizen Philanthropists?
Innovation Toronto - innovation - Aug 17 at 22:21 BST
results. Kessler, whose unconventional career trajectory started when she dropped out of the London School of Economics to join a band in New York City, has been a part of the technology sector since the ’90s. Before founding Catapult, she worked...
http://www.innovationtoronto.com/2013/08/is-crowdfundings-new-it-girl-creating-a-generation-of-citizen-philanthropists/|
La recesión se despide, pero la crisis se queda (translate)
El País - Luis Doncel - Aug 17 at 23:54 BST
justamente es todo lo contrario", sostiene Paul de Grauwe, profesor de la London School of Economics. Además del gasto público, la demanda privada y la fortaleza del sector exterior alemán también...
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2013/08/17/actualidad/1376765854_
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Melbourne pioneers in forming linkages between Chinese and Australian universities
Universities News - Universities News - Aug 17 at 23:08 BST
presenter, Zhang Hui, who graduated with a Ph.D. in Anthropology from London School of Economics and Political Science, said that it was the first time she attended a conference that focused...
Mum's the word for marvel
Daily Telegraph Australia - Aug 17 at 16:08 BST
- were pretty flipping cross.How dare Mr Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics allege we are less brainy than our sisters who chose to remain child-free, and who never have to...
Leweston School students in Sherborne celebrate a hat trick of...
Western Gazette - Aug 17 at 15:41 BST
colleges. Many girls will be going on to institutions including Cambridge, Oxford, London School of Economics, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oxford, University College London...
Be open to debates, LSE luminary Guha exhorts Xavierites
Free Press Journal – Aug 17
He is a professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he currently holds the position of Philippe Roman Chair in History and ...
Elevator Pitch: Rory O'Driscoll of Scale Venture Partners
Inside Bay Area - Peter Delevett - Aug 17 at 2:23 BST
began life in Ireland before earning a bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics.Q: How'd you get into this racket?A: I was very lucky to get into venture and would not recommend this approach. I set up my...
Lifestyle – Chinese Ambassador Zhou
Times of Zambia - Chanda Davies - Aug 16 at 19:44 BST
I lost no time to apply for a scholarship to study in London School of Economics and I succeeded by passing a very tough exam. Unfortunately, UK was at that time carrying out a reform to charge...
Dr. Peggy Drexler: Is There a 'Best Time' to Have Kids?
Huffington Post - Dr. Peggy Drexler - Aug 16 at 15:51 BST
why a shift seems to be afoot: A new study from the London School of Economics found that an increasing number of younger women are choosing to have children earlier, with the idea that they...
Entrepreneurship: The Ultimate White Privilege?
Atlantic Monthly - Jordan Weissmann - Aug 16 at 14:28 BST
the University of California, Berkeley, and Yona Rubinstein, a professor at the London School of Economics, have released a fascinating working paper exploring the demographics, personality traits...
Record numbers of students fill university places early
Manchester Wired - Aug 16 at 16:44 BST
year and that Oxford, Cambridge, University College London, Imperial, Bristol and the London School of Economics had not entered the process. King's College London, Exeter and Edinburgh universities...
Confira fotos registradas com iPhone premiadas em concurso (translate)
Bol - Aug 16 at 15:07 BST
à natureza. Mas foi somente de obter um doutorado em matemática pela " London School of Economics", durante uma viagem à Índia, que ele passou a se interessar pelo assunto. Esta imagem de 2005...
A* A-level grades rise in Camden
Camden London Borough Council - webmanager@camden.gov.uk - Aug 16 at 12:43 BST
77%. Picture: Regent High pupil Fathia Begumcelebrating securing a place at the London School of Economics to read Politics and Economics. Fathia achieved an A* in Politics, an A in Geography and...
Students across the Advertiser area receive A-Level results
Hertfordshire Advertiser - Aug 16 at 11:08 BST
were students including Hannah Conway, who will now study sociology at the London School of Economics, and Ian McFarlane, who will now study mathematics at Oxford. Principal Robert Robson said:...
Merchants & Marine Bank names three new advisory board members
Mississippi Press – Aug 16
Amy studied International Real Estate, Insurance and Economics at the London School of Economics in 1996. She graduated from Mississippi College School of Law Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude in 2002 and was a member of the Mississippi College Law ...
Mick Jagger loses some of his $300m fortune in bad investments
Business Standard
Mick Jagger, who once studied in the prestigious London School of Economics, invested some of his 300-million-dollar-fortune into Famos LLC.
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Fawaz Gerges discusses the violence in Egypt.
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