Halloween....Jubliee....

Hmmm....

Oregon jumps Auburn for top spot in BCS
Oregon piles up another awesome offensive night

Can't wait!!!!!! Wish I can go to DC!

Rally to Restore Sanity

Fear The Pumpkin: In Ukraine, It's The Big Kiss-Off, lol. Do you want a pumpkin, Ukraine style?
How Brazil Challenged Europe, And Won
Iran Tells EU It Is Willing To Resume Nuclear Talks, are they lying again?
Cain’s pitching, offense give Giants 2-0 lead, go Giants!
Korean Troops Exchange Fire At Border, will this escalate?
Politics In The Social Media Age: How Tweet It Is
As Economy Has Sputtered, So Has Obama's 'Brand'
Tea party founder defends attack on congressman’s Muslim faith
Rove says Palin lacks ‘gravitas’ to be president
How corporate interests and Republican insiders built the Tea Party monster
Bowl Half Empty? How to Tell If Your Dog Is a Pessimist
Pictures of Muslims Wearing Things
Fobby mom
Pink Martini At The Jorgensen, yipee!
One Toilet Paper Company Decides to Ditch the Tube, one less paper. Roll with it: Scott's tube-free toilet paper
Super-Dimensional Wedding Cake Macross, cool!
Sharron Angle Mocked For Telling Hispanic Students They Look Asian; Angle campaign responds to video of candidate and Asian remarks: Reid playing racial politics, Angle is an idiot.
Exotic, Perilous, and Inscrutable: A History Of East Asian Portrayals in Comic Covers
AS THE WORLD BURNS
Being Steve Jobs' Boss
全球繁榮指數港排20 「經濟」入十大 「教育」表現差
全球清廉指數 港跌至13位
The World's Most Beautiful Bark (Or: Trees Worth A Closer Look)
Special report: Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web
Food Fears Persist In China 2 Years After Milk Scare
Most (And Least) Corrupt Countries in 2010..... the sea of red...
Think You Know How To Study? Think Again
First Photo Of A Human Being Ever?
Snowflake Shapes Shine Under The Microscope
Home Prices Start Falling Again, this sucks...
How High is the Sky?
Paul The Octopus, World Cup Oracle, Dies
Ford Continues Streak Of Profitable Quarters, who is buying them, oh the idiots!

A different kind of paradise....

Thanks, hun.

What kind of science is this? A load of bull crap.

This is not lobbying or education, this is bribing.

Shaping State Laws With Little Scrutiny
Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law

China does not bring us done, Walmart does!

contest: make your own evil chinese professor parody
political ad: future china will laugh at your downfall, america
Rep. Space Runs Ad Supposedly Depicting China With Video Of Asian Americans In San Francisco

1 month count down begins

... tick tock.. tick tock...

Yakult invasion!

Yes, we are still doing that. Sad

Weyerhaeuser lays off 17 at iLevel

Green Rankings: U.S. Companies Intel and Nike made the list...Walmart is higher ranked then Apple, Kimberly- Clark ranks 76th, Domtar is 95th, DuPont is 140th, IP is 155th, MeadWestvaco is 161th, finally WY is 172nd.. .... Dow Chemical is 197th, Hailburton ranks higher then Chervon at 320th, WTH!!! Gannett and R. R. Donnelley & Sons followed.
Say goodbye to traditional free checking, I am leaving BA.
Facebook's New Groups Feature Worries Some
Which of These People Is Your Future CEO?: The Different Ways Military Experience Prepares Managers for Leadership
The business school for anti-MBAs
Berkeley adds Math for America to help solve STEM education equation
Goliath Tigerfish isn’t a horrifying prehistoric throwback; it’s just misunderstood, disgusting.
Christine O'Donnell Has to Stop Saying "I'm You" in Her Campaign Ads
Rep. Peter DeFazio Investigating Impeachment For Chief Justice John Roberts, you go Peter!
Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint Take Aim at NPR Funding
Christine O'Donnell Favors Separation of Speech and Thought
Numbers Are a Weak Spot in the B.C.S. Standings

Oh Sally

Super great!

Miew miew miew with honey honey. :P

Non-foodies food guide: Dependable local chains and restaurants rank high on diners' lists
Fat kid
Large study shows females the equal of males in math skills
Is Your Dog an Optimist or a Pessimist?
Lion movie highlights dangers in SAfrica, are we the society obsessed with hunting?
Top 20 most influential people in the Tea Party movement, don't underestimate the power of the lunatic.
Walking 'could ward off dementia and mental decline'
Salmon 'losing distinct genetic characteristics'
Why airline food is bland - don't blame the chef
Does Apple Get Too Much Media Love?
The Google Business Model; Google Asks, Why Should A Car Need A Driver?; Google Robot Cars. Again With The Skynet, People?
Salt, Calories And Info On Key Fats Belong On Front Of Foods
Hitchens Brothers Agree To Disagree Over God
Mormon Leader's Comments On Gays Draw Protests... watch out for crazy talk...
Glenn Beck: Drawing On 1950s Extremism?
Electric Vehicle Companies Tap Silicon Valley Cash
Obama's related to Palin, hope not. I guess the pitbull mom is pissed now with her lipstick.
Walmart Rolls Back Rollbacks: Food Prices at Two-Year High
Norway slams restrictions on Nobel winner's wife; Chinese Communist elders issue free speech appeal
McDonald’s Happy Meal resists decomposition for six months, gross... the food, not the pictures.
The Pro's Guide to Scoring Designer Discounts
Liu Xiaobo, Jailed Chinese Dissident, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize; Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
Ohio district where 4 died says it fights bullyiny, sad story.
港貧窮人口126萬歷來最高 貧富收入差距升至3.7倍
Walmart’s Short-Sighted Cost Cut: Profit-Sharing for Workers
Geron Corp. Tests Stem Cell Treatment On Patient, super rad!
How Silk Soymilk’s Cost-Cutting Dis of Organic Backfired
Sle
Southern Baptist leader on yoga: Not Christianity how nut is he?
Huge Commonwealth Games cover-up leads to condoms blocking drains
Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say
Verizon to sell Apple iPhone from early 2011: report
Retail Sales Edge Up, Except For Luxury Items; Only $2,370: Wealthy Americans Plan To Spend Less On Holiday Gifts, Survey Says
Original Hershey Chocolate Factory Set To Close
No cabbage. No Kimchi. Crisis....need kimchi....
Binge Drinking: A Big Problem, Especially For The Prosperous
In The Search For 'Last Speakers,' A Great Discovery
Report Says Nurses Have Bigger Jobs To Do, But Doctors Say Not So Fast
Polio Breaks Out In Newark In Roth's 'Nemesis'
James Franco, Modern-Day Renaissance Man
Not A Fan Of Beer? These Pairings May Win You Over
Coming Out From Life Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

OSU at WA

Beavers peep, here we come! Go Beavs!

Congrats to BCE!

You guys and gals did it!!!!!!!!!!

Mocha is crying for love.

Religion in America

Which are the most religious countries?
The Most Religious Country in The World: A Praise or Mockery?

HIFF

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10-16 RAWR!

Run, BoringFish! Not really.

Really?

Android Phones Outsell iPhone, BlackBerry In U.S., Nielsen Says

The future of print: “Paper needs to cost less” .. I am tired of cutting cost.

Gareth Ward: "Printers want instant service, the lowest price and foolproof quality from their paper suppliers"

RISI: What in your opinion is the condition of the general health of the printing industry worldwide?

Gareth Ward: Printing for the first time in 500 years is facing real competition. Television and radio provided alternative information channels, but until the arrival of the internet and on screen words, reading has been unique to the printed word. This does not mean printing is about to disappear, far from it, but it does mean that companies and consumers now have an alternative to print. A prime example is the ebook, such as the Kindle, Sony eReader or iPad. These are read in much the same way as books have always been read, and may be affecting print volumes. But nobody knows for sure.

Certainly printers in the developed world are working in a market which has peaked. The problem is that they are working with increasingly efficient and sophisticated presses which is creating huge capacity problems and driving down the price of print, something that would have happened without recession and without alternative media. This is leading to something of a loss of confidence among typical printers - entrepreneurial businesses established in the last 25 years or so, employing 20-50 staff.

Digital print technology is one answer because the ability to segment, sort, customise and personalise print will increase the value of a printed piece, but this is still very much under developed because the print technology is not yet up to the task but most importantly because the data necessary to drive personalisation is not there is sufficient depth, let alone the understanding of how to best use it.

So in short, all over the developed world printers are suffering a crisis of confidence and realise that print volumes are very unlikely ever to scale the peaks of the last decade.

What about in the emerging regions?

In the developing world, the situation is different - at least where there is burgeoning middle class with money to spend on cars, vacations, furniture, food and drink and all the goods that define the leading economies. Education too is a driver of print, creating more readers eager to consume newspapers, magazines and books. The overall consumption of print in these countries may never reach the levels of the parts of the world they are trying to emulate, but this is the opportunity. Xu Jianghao, chairman of Shanghai Electric, owner of Goss, a large printing machine manufacturer put it succinctly when at the Ipex trade show this year, saying: "When we look at Asia and China and India in particular we see large populations and economies that are developing fast which require better levels of education and during this period of growth newspapers will always be needed and reading habits will develop in these markets. Consequently I believe the global market for print will remain stable at least."

He might also have mentioned Brazil as a fast developing country drawing the attention of the leading printing press manufacturers. All are starting to develop models that are suited to the demands for more straightforward and versatile presses that the printer in Europe or North America who needs a machine that allows him to make some kind of margin through either being very fast or offering sophisticated inline enhancements like varnishes, foils and other effects.

What are the major challenges the industry has to get to grips with over the next 5-10 years

Print's biggest problem is that its supremacy has now been challenged and the cycle of growth inline with GDP has been broken. This can be traced to the rise of the world wide web which has provided and alternative to print. As the current recessionary cycle eases the biggest challenge for printers will be to win back the customers that have cut back on marketing spends and have tried alternative and seemingly less expensive channels. Printers must show that print has strength, that it is appreciated by end users and that by rethinking how printed products function, that print has real clout. Printers cannot assume that the work will come back as economic growth returns.

Is electronic publishing having a marked effect on the world of print as yet?

To date digital forms of reading can only affect those that have access to the required devices. The instant reaction is to say that there is an effect on print, but that so far it is a minor effect. Newspaper circulations in the developed world have been hit more by changing commuting patterns, from public transport to private car, than by the alternative of the electronic reader. But it will have an impact where people have one and some say that once they have switched to electronic devices they will not switch them off. It's too soon to say whether the "Pad is a fad", but cleverness alone never made for a secure future.

Electronic reading seems to work best in two areas. Firstly where there is a need for instant information in changing circumstances - a sports occasion, political story, or similar, where print is too slow and cumbersome. And secondly where research information is needed, where the ability to search across a mass of information and deliver the most up to date data is markedly better electronically than from a printed document.

But reading for pleasure, a magazine or book, holiday or car brochure, remains an area where print is more immersive and provides an experience that current digital devices cannot replicate. Publishers will continue trying, but it will be a long time before ad revenues on the iPad and similar devices overtake ad revenues in magazine formats.

What about social media, are there cases where these are generating print?

The obvious area where social media is creating a demand for print is in photobooks, or "memory products" as they are more accurately described. Facebook has also created a print function to deliver photos or perhaps a real printed version of its Wall. Flickr has billions of images, some of which have found their way into printed albums, and this is without the print that may be generated in response to a click on a web site or a mobile phone triggering a catalogue or brochure through the post. Indeed one of the biggest drivers of print in the last couple of years has been websites selling clothes, sports equipment and so on that send out printed catalogues to customers to encourage them to return to the website to make new purchases. Retailers that exist only in cyberspace are some of the biggest users of print because of the need to drive consumers to make new purchases. There are even magazine spawned by eBay and Amazon of course is by far the biggest retailer of printed books in the world.

Could offset printing now be described as a "commodity business"?

Unfortunately yes. Print is caught between being a craft business, where everything is bespoke and needs skilled craftsmen to run presses and binding lines, and a manufacturing business where tasks have been automated and are repetitive and where operators require a different type of understanding. The problem is that printers would prefer to be craft people while customers want them to be manufacturers. With the evolution of high speed, highly automated presses, digital workflows and automated finishing, printers have more capacity to fill and that has helped drive prices down and made print a commodity business suffering from tightening margins. The problem is that print is not a manufacturing industry like cars where over production results in a build up of stock and assets which can be sold later, each printed product is bespoke and becomes out of date almost instantly.

Some printers have managed to escape this trap through a variety of means and can still sell their skills rather than their capacity.

Which areas do you see where papermakers could be taking advantage of added value applications?

This fragmentation in the industry (we have not even mentioned the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the need to be environmentally accountable) does require a matched change from all suppliers. For paper, on the one hand it needs to cost less and be highly consistent to suit high speed printing, the manufacturing ethos and commoditisation. On the other, printers that have carved niches and are producing higher value print want papers that allow them to deliver enhanced effects. Thus papers that take well to cold foiling, that accept all manner varnishes and have the range of finishes that produce a noticeable effect in the hands of the end user.

The CSR value of paper cannot be understated. Printers are under pressure to justify the materials that they use, hence the rise in audited fiber source schemes in recent years. This is going to be followed by demands for carbon footprint data. It is probable that buyers will insist that printers opt for papers with the lowest carbon footprint. Heidelberg, one of the world leaders in press technology, estimates the carbon footprint of one of its presses to be 290 tonnes in manufacture to the factory gate. It estimates that the impact of running this machine for a year could be 280 tonnes through energy and other consumables. The paper this machine consumes in a year could have a carbon footprint of 4,300 tonnes.

Part 2 will cover enviromental stuff
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Rough sea is really hard to fight alone.

20 Worst Drinks in America 2010, my shitty Sb regular ranks 9, no MORE!

20. Snapple Agave Melon Antioxidant Water
19. SoBe Green Tea
18. Rockstar Energy Drink
17. Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino
16. Sunkist
15. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
14. Tropicana Tropical Fruit Fury Twister
13. Arizona Rx Energy
12. Arizona Kiwi Strawberry
11. Starbucks Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha with Whipped Cream
10. Auntie Anne’s Wild Cherry Lemonade Mixer
9. Starbucks White Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream...boringfish and this is parting way...
8. Così Double Oh! Arctic Mocha
7. Dairy Queen Caramel MooLatte
6. Traditional Red Lobster Lobsterita
5. Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Soda (vanilla ice cream and cola
4. Krispy Kreme Lemon Sherbet Chiller
3. McDonald’s Triple Thick Chocolate Shake
2. Smoothie King Peanut Power Plus Grape
NO.1..... Cold Stone PB&C = 68 strips of bacon in saturated fat. Gross!
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Canadian Turkey day!

Happy day!

There is a curse.

10 10 10

Missed it.. darn it!

The Dice of Life

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, they are the true hero that up hold our constitution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sleep more, lose weight, says study
Don't know much about religion? You're not alone, study finds
50 Most Powerful Women
America's smartest cities
7 Habits of Highly Frugal People
WY mansion to go on the market
Sex Researchers Ask Americans About Their Last 'Event'
Hunch.com Might Know Your Personal Tastes Better Than You Do
The 10 healthiest ethnic cuisines
Not A Pet Person? Watch This 'Dogumentary'
Jon Stewart: The Most Trusted Name In Fake News
Sorry, NYT, we're just not that into you
A Father Who Creatively Captures His Kids, so cute!
Buying local has its price
Making Math Lessons as Easy as 1, Pause, 2, Pause ...
另類諾貝爾獎 表揚草根力量
世貿仲裁中國首勝奧巴馬
2010年搞笑諾貝爾獎得主出爐
Student's Suicide Highlights Bullying Over Sexuality
Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving
Honking While We Sleep
For Many Families, Bad Times Require 'Doubling Up'
The Tea Party's Tension: Religion's Role In Politics
It's Not Un-American To Vote 'Against' Things
Private Moment Made Public, Then a Fatal Jump
Waiting for Somebody
Green, but Still Feeling Guilty
Americans Are Horribly Misinformed About Who Has Money
In Obama's backyard visits, GOP is the absent foe
Gates, Buffett dine with China's rich for charity
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/dining/29inspector.html
Phelps v. Snyder: Supreme Court Case Tackles Hate Speech
2nd school suggests Christine O’Donnell fudged record
Being Glenn Beck
All Those 140-Character Twitter Messages Amount To Petabytes Of Data Every Year
Recession Rips At U.S. Marriages, Expands Income Gap
For Accountants and Engineers, School Name Plays Bigger Role, really????
Maglite: Shining The Light On Made In The U.S.A., shop USA!!!
Jim Parsons On The Science Of Sheldon, 'Big Bang'
Atheists, Agnostics Know More About Religion Than Religious
Jon Stewart, God, Science, Mutant Fish And A Plea For Reason
Beer, Candy And Pot Among Issues Before Voters
Arrest made in 'Where's Waldo' Ore. bank robbery
, what an idiot!!!
Halloween Costumes Take On the Oil Spill and Corporate Horror
Signs The U.S. Is Losing Its Influence In The Western Hemisphere
Can We Build in a Brighter Shade of Green?
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries
Buying local has its price
YP Blog

Learning from food bank.

Besides packing pinto beans, we re-labeled chocolate Hemp milk? It's healthy and legal as hemp cereal, what is it?

Happy birthday!

TO grandma and Mike! Love Love Love

A big mess

Tablet PC for developing nations
Apple bites back at Nokia lawsuit
Legal row over who can use 'pod'
Paul Allen sues tech giants over 'patent violations'
Apple faces $600m damages claim

Love this bunch, they are so entertaining.

Nevada GOP Senate Nominee Trashes Party On Tape
Tea Party And Crayons: Coloring Book For Kid Patriots
O'Donnell said China plotting to take over US, we know where she should go, CHINA.
Herrera camp tight-lipped about 3rd District candidate's travels, where did she go?

I am ready to check out the strike town!

Fibre mulls union's 'bare bones' counter offer

Europe, here I come!

The geography of prejudice

Who will be my replacement???

Greek fest
Oyster Fest
29th Annual Great Columbia Crossing 10K Walk/Run