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The article focuses on discussion papers published before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which revealed that nursing associates could pay the same fee as nurses and midwives to join the NMC register. Topics discussed include amount that nursing associates could pay a year to register, two options set out by papers published before an NMC council meeting on November 29, 2017, and remarks from Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Deputy Director of Nursing Stephanie Aiken.

Information about the papers discussed at the Sping Meetings of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds held at the INMARSAT Building in London, England on March 14-16, 2007 is presented. The Executive Committee discussed the Small Tanker Oil Pollution Indemnification Agreement 2006 and liability. Meanwhile, the Working Group promoting quality shipping addressed information exchange, incidence of spills and risk assessment.

Reports on architect Peter Blundell Jones' renovation of a gritstone mill into a house in Derbyshire, England. Retention of the stone walls and slate roof; Replacement of the metal windows with oak-framed ones; Insulation of the interior with recycled paper; Dredging of the mill pond; Construction of a garage.

The article focuses on a new $113 million theme park, dubbed "Dickens World," a celebration of the 19th-century British literary giant, which is due to be built on the 340-acre site of a former naval dockyard in Chatham, England. The project is being designed by London-based Kemp Muir Wealleans, also responsible for the area's master plan and a new shopping center in a converted cast-iron Victorian building. Occupying 4 acres, Dickens World will feature a Victorian music hall, with facilities for television and radio broadcasting, and rides based on classics such as "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Pickwick Papers," "David Copperfield," and "Great Expectations."

Struggling to create more capacity, regulatory authorities are being tasked by British government to consider mixed-mode operations at London, England-based Heathrow airport. Mixed-mode operations, where a runway is used simultaneously for incoming and outgoing traffic, is one recommendation from the government's white paper. While government supports development of a third runway at Heathrow airport by 2015, additional capacity needs must be met in the interim. Some officials have suggested this method of operation could provide the ability to handle up to an additional 10 traffic movements per hour.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Walls Are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture," curated by Gill Saunders and Christine Woods, presented at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England.

Reviews the exhibition "Cy Twombly: Fifty Years of Works on Paper," at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England from April 17 to June 13, 2004.

The article reviews "Philip Guston: Works on Paper," an exhibition of artworks by Philip Guston presented at the Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, England.

The article presents 2014 news on medicine. The British organization The Children's Trust will hold events on May 15th and November 13th to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Great Britain's King's Fund announced that it is accepting papers for the International Digital Health and Care Congress which will be held on September 10-12. The General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust is offering grants worth up to £20,000 for nursing research.

The article reports on research which was conducted to investigate the support that newly qualified nurses need when transitioning from student to registered nurse. The research, which reviewed 24 papers, found that newly qualified nurses need support from management and that preceptorships were effective in helping them transition from students to registered nurses. Recommendations on preceptorships from the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Britain's Department of Health are discussed.

The article reports on a set of policies for rural areas unveiled by Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell in the paper "A Fair Future for Rural England." It says that the policies include badger culling in tuberculosis (TB) hotspot areas and clawing back support from CAP millionaires. It states that the paper highlighted that 20% of rural citizens are living in poverty.

The article presents the opinion of Sue Szczepanska, a staff nurse in Queen Mary's Hospital in Kent, England, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. She relates that paper work is essentially a part of nurses' job, which they want to be done properly to ensure proper patient care. Moreover, she adds that it is the non-essential paper works that takes much of the nurses' clinical time especially if the clinical area is understaffed.

This article reports that a controversial debate dating back to 1828 has been re-ignited after the release of documents to the National Railway Museum in York, England. Included in the package of papers and memorabilia is a letter dated July 25, 1828 from engineer George Stephenson to fellow railway engineer Timothy Hackworth. The letter confirms that Stephenson was still using inefficient bellows to help power his engines more than six months after Hackworth introduced the breakthrough "blast pipe" technology that paved the way for reliable steam-hauled trains. Jane Hackworth-Young, grand-daughter of Timothy Hackworth, who donated his surviving papers to the museum, said that people simply assumed at the time that Stephenson had invented the blast pipe.

This article presents information on the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Exhibition and Conference that will be held at Newbury Racecourse in England on October 11 and 12, 2005. The EMC Conference program and booking details for the EMC 2005 conference is posted on the Web site www.emcuk.info. There are two streams and five modules consisting of 36 papers. The opening Module will include an address by Doedde Bakker, Chairman of Orgalime Technical Coordination Committee. This will be followed by a question and answer panel discussion covering the Guidelines for the new EMC Directive: the panel chaired by Dave Imeson, will include Peter Howick and Derek German. This opening Module is free to all comers. Modules 2 to 5 will concentrate on EMC Design and the Environment, EMC for Telecommunications, Automotive and Railways, Defence and Avionics. Among the papers are key names from British Aerospace. Admission to the Exhibition is free. Registration can be made via the Web site when a free CD ROM containing an Information Bank on EMC & Compliance matters will be sent to all registrants.

The article presents 2012 news on medicine. The 2012 congress of the Royal College of Nursing will offer free training sessions for health care assistants and assistant practitioners. The Union of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine in Great Britain will hold an international education seminar on risk and emergency management on May 2-4. The Royal College of General Practitioners is accepting submissions for its research paper of the year award.

The article presents information on the 36th Association of Optometrists' (AOP) Hospital Optometrists Annual Conference, held in Heathrow, England, from November 5-7, 2010. Nilpah Shah presented the results of a study of visual acuity measured using vanishing optotypes and conventional letters while Michael Grossland and Roger Anderson presented on reading and writing papers and posters. Information on other sessions is presented.

The article focuses on the issues underpinning the speech of Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief of "Daily Mail" journal, concerning the privacy rulings of Justice David Eady during the Society of Editors conference in Bristol, England. It cites that Dacre's statement has laid bare tensions between certain papers and the judiciary. Dacre argues that Eady's rulings has provoked a debate on the powers of the judiciary.

The article offers some tips for general practitioners (GPs) to prepare for the Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam. It's advised to download the MRCGP regulations from the website of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London, England. Downloading previous years' question papers are also said to be useful. Getting familiar with video consultations is also suggested.

Reports on the profitability of the archive storage and retrieval business of farmer Simon McCowen in Hants, England. Establishment of the Box-It business; Conversion of farm building to a paper-handling and storage facility; Services of the archive storage company.

Reports on the focus of the meeting of the Engineering Alliance Workshop in London, England. Effects of the publication of a green paper on education; Proposals on the ways to raise the standards of engineering education; Elitism of engineers on requiring the brightest students. INSET: How did we get here? A Lesson from history.

The article reports that some farmers are expected to make a last-minute filing of common agricultural policy (CAP) Basic Payment applications, with eligible farmers in England due to start their Basic Payment Scheme paper form applications.

The article provides information related to smoking cessation in Great Britain. It reveals that the country has nearly ten million smokers and smoking remains the main cause of preventable illness and premature death. It also provides details on the study which suggests that 11 million smokers were admitted to the hospital and the move of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to publish a paper advocating the routine and systematic delivery of cessation support to smokers.

The article describes the architectural design of offices and shops in Bermondsey in London, England. The project was designed by architectural firm Allies and Morrison. The paper provides relevant photographs, architectural drawings, floor plans and architectural renderings. It also describes the different types of materials used in the project.

The article describes the architectural design of the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth in London, England. The project was designed by architectural firm Arus Associates. The paper provides relevant photographs, architectural drawings, floor plans and architectural renderings. It also describes the different types of materials used in the project.

The article describes the architectural design of the Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington, England. The project was designed by architectural firm Michael Hopkins and Partners. The paper provides relevant photographs, architectural drawings, floor plans and architectural renderings. It also describes the different types of materials used in the project.

More than 200 nurses [ from Central Manchester I University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust pledged to do 'one small thing' to improve care -- then wrote their promise on paper hearts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the consultation paper published by Great Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for England and Wales. It reveals the government's efforts to bring farming in line with other areas of the economy and make it easier for employees to receive annual salaries. Critics claim that the plan will actually add to the bureaucratic burden of many smaller farmers.

The article focuses on the happenings that occurred at the meeting titled 'Secret evidence, justice denied?' held on March 12, 2012, in England. It is stated that legal experts, pressure groups and journalists tore into Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's Justice and Security Green Paper, at the meeting. Martin Chamberlain, a special advocate at Brick Court Chambers, was one of the speakers, at the event.

The article looks at the benefits of evaluating cattle bedding material according to father and son team William and Stuart Peile of Moorthwaite Farm in Cumbria, England. The decision to evaluate bedding material was prompted by the high level of mastitis in their herd. Farm bedding previously consisted of sawdust and lime. The Peiles opted for a 95% dry matter kiln-dried paper bedding. William claims that the bedding has reduced cell count levels.

The article discusses the impact of bedding material on the level of mastitis in a herd based on the observations of father and son William and Stuart Peile at their Moorthwaite Farm in Cumbria, England. The farmers discovered that the type of bedding influenced cell counts among cows. They tried a 95% dry matter kiln dried paper bedding to control cell count. Envirosystems consultant Paul Rogerson noted that clean and comfortable cubicles will help improve milk yields.

The article reports that the SmartQuill computer from the BT Laboratories was developed in England on December 9, 1999. It notes that the computer has no keyboard but stores in memory depending what the users write. It adds that accelerometers monitor hand movements to identify what is written even if there is no paper involve. It mentions that the computer will be of advantage to users writing in languages such as Chinese due to give traditional keyboards difficulties

The article reports on the call of Legal Services Policy Institute (LSPI) of College of Law (CoL) to abolish the training contract for solicitors to widen the access of the profession in Great Britain. It is cited that LSPI has issued a paper which proposes that minimum standards for accrediting learning programmes must be implemented by the Legal Services Board (LSB). Nigel Savage of CoL says that standards will be raised across law firms and board if the training contract will be abolished.

The article presents the author's insights on the importance of Internet blogs in chemistry discussions. It mentions that medicinal chemist Paul Docherty of Arrow Therapeutics Ltd. in London, England has repeated the reaction in the research paper by David Z. Wang and colleagues due to its intriguing results, and posted his own results in his blog which solicited comments from other scientists. The author suggests that blogs discussions should be taken seriously by the scientific community.

The article focuses on the use of a rig ordered by Stent Foundations Ltd. in the construction of London's Shard skyscraper in England. According to Mace Ltd. chief engineer Bob Gordon, Stent gave equipment developer Alex Cartwright just 12 weeks to turn his paper designs into a working system. It describes the sequence of works to form each underground column. It presents remarks of Cartwright on the project.

The article offers information on the Association of Optometrists Annual Hospital Optometrists Conference held at Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth, England. The conference included a simulating programme combining experts within optometry and ophthalmology, and a series of more hands-on interactive sessions. The first session opened with a series of short paper presentations by British hospital-based optometrists.

The article reports on the failure of the design of the 184-foot spiked steel landmark in Manchester City, England. It states that the team behind the sculpture is paying £1.7 million to the Manchester City Council for a design flaw which caused the sculpture to fall apart. In relevance, the council passed papers with the High Court to recover the money needed for repairs.

The article reports on the £50 registration fee rise proposed by the General Optical Council (GOC) board members at a meeting held in London, England. The proposal for the increase made by the Finance and Procedure (F&P) Committee of GOC was based on other costs such as the transition to a more board-like Council and the implementation of the government's White Paper recommendations. Proposal being laid would see a late application fee of £10 for students if approved.

The article reports on the collaboration of the Institute of Optometry and the London South Bank University to launch the Doctor of Optometry programme in London, England. Sir Patrick Cable-Alexander said that the scheme involves a taught element in the first two years. It notes that the entry level for the new doctorate will be evidence of work at a masters level, but optometrists who had a paper published or completed a higher diploma or produced high quality written material will be eligible.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting regarding the implementation of the UK Vision Strategy in London, England. Industry insiders say that the optical sector must step up its lobbying efforts if eye health is to be pushed higher up the government's agenda. According to Lesley-Anne Alexander, chair of the UK Vision Strategy Strategic Advisory Group, eye health is on the political agenda, but people need to do more locally and nationally.

This section offers news briefs on the specialty chemicals industry. Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) says its Performance Minerals business has implemented an energy surcharge on all calcium carbonate and dolomite products used in industries including paper and building products. J.M. Huber's CP Kelco says it has completed phase one of the previously announced closure of its xanthan gum manufacturing facility in Knowsley, England.

The article focuses on the launch of Engineering Diploma for engineering students in England. The diploma which is in response to the white papers from the government will aim to prepare a new generation of engineers for engineering work and to smash stereotypes. The initiative was made possible due to the fact that engineering lessons were criticized in many years. Also, it claims that the launched diploma will bring engineering lessons exciting in the classroom.

The article features the Japanese kimono displayed by Hodd Barnes & Dickins of Mason's Avenue in London, England in celebration of the new Nodoka optical collection by the Charmant Group. The Uchikake or bridal kimono are the excessively decorated costumes worn, described as beautifully crafted and symbolic. Japanese andon lamps replicating the ancient lanterns once made of paper and wood have accompanied the embroidered dress in the window display. The group has incorporated many Japanese unique designs into the collection.

The article highlights the meeting of the GOC which was held in London, England on June 28, 2007. Members received updates on the white paper working groups and progress within the British Department of Health where they asked to endorse the proposal for fitness to practise hearings to be moved to an independent adjudication body. A new unified competency framework for optics was also proposed to take on board best practice from the Optometrists Association Australia.

The article reports that The Chambers of Richard Ferguson QC, which is located at 2-4 Tudor Street in London, England, has been set to relaunch as Carmelite Chambers in July 2007 as it boosts its numbers with a new member, Matthew Buckland. He was from One Paper Buildings who joined the chamber on June 4, 2007. The report noted that the addition of Buckland will see the set's criminal practice grow.

The article presents the opinion of Kate Chapman, a staff nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in London, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. She relates that repetitive filing of forms is taking too much of hers and other nurses' clinical time. Moreover, she adds that the situation is due to the increasing reliance of hospitals to external services and equipment providers.