Land of dope and glory

Article Abstract:

There are widespread doubts over the effectiveness of the UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and many calls for the act to be reviewed. The Police Foundation has formed a committee of inquiry, and the government is expected to take a close interest in its findings in spite of the government's current commitment to an anti-drugs policy. Commission member professor Alan Maynard says that the government cannot seek to control drug supply without taking account of demand for drugs. He believes the inquiry may change social understanding and lead to more flexible policy-making.

Laws, regulations and rules, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Drug abuse

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UK sees visa refusals soar

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The UK registered a drop in the number of foreign students entering the country last year as higher charges were imposed and the number of rejected visa applications increased. The number of people entering the UK from outside the European Union on student visas fell 145 to 318,630 in 2003, with the number of requests for student visas being rejected increasing by 13,647 to 52,520 in 2002-2003, vs the previous year, according to UKvisas.

United Kingdom, Government regulation, Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Emigration and immigration, Licensing, certification and accreditation, Students, Foreign, Foreign students, Student visas, Educational aspects

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To Google or not to Google

Article Abstract:

An analysis of Google's Print and Scholar initiatives. It is noted that while publishers have expressed concerns about the Print initiative, which aims to digitise offline print material and make available via the Internet, academics, researchers and librarians are likely to welcome anything that makes information more freely available.

United States, Services development, Information services, Information services industry, Internet/Web search services, Search engines, Internet search software, Internet/Web search service, Google Inc., Company service development, Service development, Text search and retrieval software

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