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The Diamond Decade Has Many difficulties
Dec 8, 2014This was supposed to be the diamond decade. Back in 2010, De Beers executives were touting that the coming 10 years would bring unprecedented demand and growth to the industry. Almost halfway through, it feels anything but, especially for ...
Tags: Diamond Decade, diamond dealers
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UK's Upper House of Parliament Said Shale Gas Regulations Should Be Streamlined
May 12, 2014Shale gas regulations should be streamlined and the government should lend its weight to industry attempts at producing gas through hydraulic fracturing, the Economic Affairs Committee of the UK's upper house of parliament said. Launching ...
Tags: Shale gas, Energy security
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Hounslow Residents Are Complaining That New LED Street Lamps Are So Bright
Apr 10, 2014Residents on a street in the west London borough of Hounslow are complaining that new LED street lamps are so bright that they are affecting their quality of life. The 8-metre tall columns were installed on Whitehall Park Road in the ...
Tags: LED Streetlights, LED
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Class Gives Some Knowledge That Should Almost Be a Pre-Requisite
Jan 23, 2014Fifteen wheat growers and industry personnel representing state wheat commissions from across the United States and the U.S. Wheat Associates office in Mexico traveled to Kansas State University’s International Grains Program to ...
Tags: Wheat Knowledge, grain management
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HM Treasury Is Inviting Suppliers to Tender for a Place on a New Framework
Dec 24, 2013HM Treasury is inviting suppliers to tender for a place on a new framework worth up to £255 million, which will help the department move away from a single-supplier outsourcing model for its IT and towards a ...
Tags: HM Treasury, IT Model
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The Victorian Labor Opposition Has Released an Ambitious Transport Revitalisation Plan
Nov 25, 2013The Victorian Labor Opposition has released an ambitious transport revitalisation plan should it win government at the next election. The centrepiece of the plan is the scrapping of the East-West road tunnel project, the construction of ...
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The Vast Majority of NHS Trust Heads Are Expecting Additional Funding
Nov 22, 2013The vast majority (82 per cent) of NHS Trust heads are expecting additional funding from the government in order to become paperless, and over half (60 per cent) expect Whitehall to foot the entire bill. The Secretary of State for Health, ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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NHS Will Invest £1bn in Technology Over The Next Three Years in a Bid
Sep 5, 2013The government and NHS will invest £1bn in technology over the next three years in a bid to improve patient care and ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The move is part of ongoing efforts ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Chuka Umunna MP Spent Around Two Hours at Duo UK as He Gained First-Hand Experience
Aug 30, 2013Chuka Umunna MP spent around two hours at Duo UK as he gained first-hand experience of how British manufacturers are coping in the current economic conditions as well exploring how the rising cost of living is affecting employees. Other ...
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Open Standards Principles to Help to Reach a Quarter of Ict Procurement
Jun 28, 2013The government's Open Standards Principles is one of a number of factors - including G-Cloud, that'll help it achieve a target of reaching a quarter of all ICT procurement contracts being provided to small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Spending on Cyber Defence Is Set to Increase Despite The Coalition Government
Jun 24, 2013Spending on cyber defence is set to increase despite the coalition government announcing a further £11.5bn of cuts from Whitehall spending set out for 2015-2016. The Treasury announced the decision following a series of phone calls ...
Tags: Cyber Security, Cyber Conflict
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Evolving LED Streetlights Project in Whitehall
May 15, 2013The township of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the installation of LED streetlights for the Peachtree subdivision. This is the township’s second project focused on removing and replacing aging ...
Tags: GE, LED Streetlights
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Cameron Is Understood to Initially Have Been in Favour of Plain Packaging for Tobacco
May 3, 2013A report in The Sun this morning, which the paper is claiming as an exclusive, claimed that the Prime Minister has been persuaded by the argument that so-called plain packaging legislation would damage the packaging industry. Cameron is ...
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The Government's Investment in Cyber Security Is Embarrassing
Apr 8, 2013The government's investment in cyber security is embarrassing, according to security experts. The government announced plans to invest £650m over a four-year period on cyber security, after the 2010 National Security Strategy rated ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Government Is Failing to Promote UK Manufacturing
Apr 7, 2013The government is failing to promote UK manufacturing, according to a new industry and public poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Thumbs up for the financial sector? David Cameron’s government is ...
Tags: food businesses, drink businesses, food