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Your report on the new brand identity of "Imperial College London" (Diary, THES , January 17) followed close on the heels of its abortive merger with 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London. Years ago, I led a review team at Imperial and was given a tea mug as a parting gift. It has endured endless cleanings, but only recently has the insignia "Imperial College" disappeared. Tea leaves are not the only fortune tellers. Mugs perform that function, too.

David Weitzman
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