Meanwhile, the area of Rochdale with the highest number of claimants had 30.3% of people on the benefit, while the area of Cambridge with the highest rate was 5.0%.

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One of the most popular circuits runs along both sides of the Charles River between the Museum of Science and the Mt Auburn St Bridge in Watertown (5 miles west of Cambridge).

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They would have been better off blindly throwing that money at the Dow Jones Industrial Average (2.5%) over that same period, according to Cambridge Associates.

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Indeed, research by exams group Cambridge Assessment found three A grades at A-level was achieved by 17.5% of students in 2009.

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