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The article offers information about the United Kingdom government's target for council pension funds to invest percentage of their assets in projects in the United Kingdom could be counter productive.

The article looks at the challenges and rewards of digitization of health records in Great Britain. A particular focus is given to a digital system called eHospital used by Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust. It is noted that electronic records provide nurses and other clinicians faster access to more comprehensive patient information. The advantage of electronic health records to the management of teams is also discussed.

The article examines key healthcare changes proposed in the white paper "Liberating the NHS," published by Great Britain's health secretary Andrew Lansley on July 12, 2010. The healthcare reform plans to place patients at the centre of health decisions, base quality measures on outcomes, and allow patients to control their health records.

The article reports on a project called ASCEND (Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled Development), launched in 2021, led by GKN Aerospace and McLaren Automotive, that aims to develop materials and technologies for producing higher-rate, composites-intensive components for both the automotive and aerospace sectors.It mentions that the project aims to enable production of composites-intensive aircraft and for the urban air mobility (UAM) market, that rate could be much higher.

The article focuses on the career opportunity among opticians in writing articles from press releases to peer-reviewed papers in Great Britain. It mentions that an optician can improve his or her career prospects and status if he or she gets his or her name in print. It notes that the process of researching and writing in detail can benefit the patients, the practice, and the profession as a whole.

Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks reveal the US pushing lower food standards on Britain post Brexit, including allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken. Commenting on the papers, Tom Brake, Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson, said: "These documents show that a Donald Trump post-Brexit trade deal poses a threat to the family farm as we know it. Farming campaign group Sustain said the leaked documents were "concrete proof" of the risks to our food, farmers and the environment from a future UK-US trade deal. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the addition of seven barristers from Renaissance Chambers to 4 Paper Buildings in Great Britain. It states that the new barristers, who joins the family team under Marcus Scott Manderson QC, include Henry Setright QC, Teertha Gupta and Alistair Perkins. Moreover, the chambers have seven silks among its members after the addition.

Focuses on an initiative by the United Kingdom Health and Safety Commission's Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee, to reduce the rate of accidents which occur in the paper and board industry. Criticism of the industry by Angela Eagle, environment minister; Comparison between the number of accidents which occur in the paper industry to those in the construction industry; Number of workers in the paper industry who are represented by the Graphical Paper and Media Union.

The author discusses the stand of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who vows to stop the red tape that is hindering the country's economy, but makes proposals that reduces the importance of maintaining safety vigilance. He states that Cameron's plan to overhaul the system covers the claims culture and the enforcement of what Cameron belives to be safety obligations. Also discussed are most welcome proposals that relate to strict liability and preaction disclosure.

Reports on the response of the Library Association on the paper suggesting fees for a number of library services in Great Britain. Fears of LA on the legislative charges proposed; Effect of the proposal on the services; Argument of LA for a greater investment in library staff training.

The article offers information on the government's command paper on the future of agriculture in Great Britain that is waiting for the response from farmers in Great Britain. It mentions that the command paper is useful in shaping agriculture in Great Britain outside European Union (EU) according to National Farmers' Union (NFU). It also mentions need for farrmers to respond to Great Britain's Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs' Brexit paper according to Defra secretary Michael Gove.

The article offers world news briefs related to digital information as of October 2016. Topics include plan of the European Union to introduce value-added tax on electronic books to harmonize print and ebook rates; the National Library of Israel's plan to acquire papers of author Franz Kafka after the country's Supreme Court ruling that manuscripts are the property of the Library; and digitization of author William Shakespeare's Globe archive in London, England by publisher Adam Matthew.

As the government prepares to spend £4 billion on a drive for a paperless NHS, nurses might well ask: what does it mean for me? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports the plan of Akzo Nobel and Ciba paper chemical businesses to lay off employees due to the downturn of the paper industry in Great Britain. Decline of the profit of the company; Number of jobs to be eliminated by the company; Expectation on the annualized cost savings of both companies.

The article reports on the completion of the digitization of the British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers from 1801 to 1900 by the ProQuest Information and Learning in 2006. The papers are considered to be the most detailed primary source for information on nineteenth-century Great Britain, its colonies, and beyond. The company digitized 78,000 papers, which amount to 4.2 million pages for this collection. The papers are particularly noteworthy as being a forum among thinkers including Jenner, Arnold, and Trollope.

The article informs that the Local Government Association has agreed to give a back seat to directly lobbying for devolution after Great Britain government changed its policy priorities. It mentions that white paper suggests an opportunity to review the board's work and how it might most effectively influence this new agenda.

Four years after it started life as a white paper, the UK government's controversial Online Safety Bill has finally passed through Parliament and is set to become law in the coming weeks. If companies do not comply with the bill's rules, UK regulator Ofcom could fine them up to £18 million (US$22 million) or 10% of their global annual revenue, whichever is biggest. [Extracted from the article]

Introduces Bandit Beast shredders, marketed in Great Britain by Kendall Machinery. Power options for the device; Compatibility of the device; Features of the device.

Reports that British independent water company Albion has secured a deal to supply Shotton Paper with its water and sewage services for ten years starting year 2000.

The article highlights the author's favorite open search tools for finding open arts and humanities content. Topics discussed include the JURN search tool, which discovers the full text of open journals in the arts and humanities; the sister tool of JURN called GRAFT, which searches the world's academic repositories, and the extremely poor semantic interpretation of queries resulting in subsequent slowing down of Paperity, a multidisciplinary aggregator of OA journals and papers.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an initial review into the market for artificial intelligence systems, looking at the underlying foundational large language models that power chatbots such as ChatGPT alongside the opportunities and risks that AI could present. The CMA added that the review is in line with the UK government's aim to support "open, competitive markets", as outlined in a white paper published in March. [Extracted from the article]

To millions, Ian Philip is a man who appears on television every morning to help viewers delay the signs of ageing. But to millions more who do not know him, he could be the saviour of a healthier old age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Interviews Marco Compagnoni, partner at the British law firm Lovells. Plans for expanding the firm; European strategy of the firm; Views on the high-profiles cases worked on by the firm; Importance placed on operating in a small environment.

Focuses on the impact of industrial policy on the engineering and manufacturing base in Great Britain. Conception of the government on industrial policy; Establishment of university innovation centers; Encouragement of the development and take-up of environmentally friendly products and energy systems.

Focuses on the role of Foresight, a government-backed initiative in identifying major market trends in Great Britain. Details on the conferences of the different Foresight panels; Concerns over the final phase of the Foresight concept; Realism as basis for panel recommendations.

The article focuses on a meeting held by Great Britain General Optical Council (GOC) to discuss the proposed reforms to the government's White Paper. Council members discussed ways to drive forward the recommendations outlined in the White Paper on healthcare regulations. They also debated whether to increase the registration fee from 2009 to compensate the additional cost of meeting the White Paper recommendations.

The article reports on the launch of a digital archive of the first 150 years of its learned-society papers by IMechE in Great Britain. More than 200,000 documents, some of them of high historic importance is included in the collection. Archived papers from the former institutions of automobile engineers and locomotive engineers are also available.

The article comments that the legal services white paper should prompt chambers to develop into modern business. Some fascinating doors for barristers will be opened by the British Government's white paper on the future of legal services. To start modernizing, recruitment might be an appropriate place. Although many chambers are offering jobs for life, there are few chambers that devote significant time to the selection of pupils. Within chambers, efficient management would also be an area of improvement that might be highlighted by these new proposals.

The article reflects on the British General Optical Council's estimate of additional costs for processing paper-based continuing education and training (CET) records from registered opticians in Great Britain, as of November 2005. Optometrists and dispensing opticians could opt not to use the CET Optics Web site. The surcharge on paper returns somehow encourages registrants to return to traditional methods.

The article reports on a £50 surcharge on General Optical Council (GOC) registration to be paid by optometrists or dispensing opticians who continue to use paper-based continuing education and training records in Great Britain, as of November 2005. The decision was made during a meeting by the GOC. The surcharge will cover the additional administrative costs of processing paper submissions.

Reports on the release of an energy white paper in February 2003 which highlights the aim of the British government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Criticism of the white paper by the House of Commons' science and technology committee; Aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by year 2050; Doubts on the fulfillment of the environmental goal.

Reports that the Gale Group, a Thomson Corp. company, is working with the Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust to publish the complete papers of Sir Winston Churchill. How the papers are considered one of the most important sources available for the study of modern British and world history; Details of the collection which includes his writings from childhood through adulthood; Expectation that publication of the document will begin in 2001.