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Discusses the architectural design of Bizaare boutique made by architect Randy Brown in Omaha, Nebraska. Use of a sheet of white paper to model the place; Transformation of structural column of the center of the shop into a platform for displaying shoes; Remarks of Brown on the boutique.

The article discusses the controversy over Google's claim of environmental stewardship for its Go Paperless in 2013 initiative. Google's campaign to go paperless includes an online and social media presence and a monthly newsletter with tips for readers to reduce paper consumption. The print industry has reacted negatively to Google's campaign message that digital is environmentally preferable to paper.

The article offers information on some of the nature's exquisite materials that exhibit nanotechnology. The lotus leaf is covered with tiny bumps which are found to have a shaggy coating of waxy tubes. The ubiquitous Post-It note could keep two pieces of paper together as it is backed with tiny acrylic spheres that stick when they are tangent to a surface.

This article looks at results of the "Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts: Findings From the U.S. Book Industry" survey. According to the study, the cutting of trees accounts for nearly 63% of the industry's carbon footprint, while paper production and printing accounts for 26.6%. In all, it is estimated that the industry produced a carbon dioxide equivalent net emission of about 12.4 million tons in 2006, and a net emission of 8.85 pounds per book sold to consumers.

The article discusses the importance of ink technology to printed electronics. The author states that disposable-battery testers added into the product or packaging is considered one of the first widely used printed-electronics applications. These low-cost, interactive testers depend on conductive inks to form a resistive-heating and temperature-responsive inks to provide the display. Electronic paper is another display technology that benefits from printed electronics. Electronic paper has the capacity to reflect light like ordinary paper.

The article focuses on the newly developed electronic paper technology in the U.S. It has been predicted that the demonstration of electronic products indicates the E-paper technology's readiness in the market. The E-paper was made out of organic electronics which contains tiny balls of ink designed to respond to electric charges in the monitor of the computer and act like pixels. This new technology was developed by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center which was first named as Gyricon. Recently, continuous developments and improvements were conducted on the E-paper in terms of its contrast ratios, resolutions and brightness levels.

Discusses why the advent of electronic displays has not resulted in the paperless office. Evolution of computer displays; Analogy of paper to clay tablets; Difficulty of migrating data from older to newer storage technologies. INSET: IT'S ABOUT POWER.

The article discusses the decrease of paper consumption in business processes. Replacement of paper-based systems with electronic ones had caused the decrease in cut-paper sales. Workflows have been redesigned to reduce or eliminate paper-centric processes and was replace with more efficient ones through technologies such as Electronics Data Interchange and web services, imaging and electronic documents and document management systems. But in other firms such as Sonora Quest Laboratories in Tempe, Arizona, the use of paper based output is more likely to expand since health care providers prefer a printout of medical test lab results. INSETS: The Paper Practice;A DIGITAL ALTERNATIVE.

This article compares the importance of the Web and paper as a communication channel. The Web is best for short, quick information retrieval; paper, for new, long and complicated ideas; face-to-face, for overcoming resistance to change. Knowing which medium is best suited to your particular communication needs is the key to ensuring that your message is received and understood. Messages that are new, long and complicated belong on paper, not on web pages. Understanding is higher when that kind of message is read and absorbed from a paper document. The Web's use of hyperlinks is the reason for its lower comprehension. Links focus the mind on navigating, squeezing out the mental energy left for comprehending. Click one and you may be taken to the definition of A highlighted word; click another and you may be taken to a picture; click yet another and a video commentary begins, or an e-mail page opens inviting your comments to the site host. Paper's strength is comprehension. People use the Web; they read paper. When reading from paper, employees can devote all their mental resources to understanding.

This article focuses on the emergence of digital paper or epaper. The foundation of epaper is based upon the idea that it is easier for your eyes to read text from reflective surface than backlit displays. The broader, long-term goal is to develop a display technology that parallels paper in its readability, familiarity and portability while incorporating the ability to update the display wirelessly. The U.S. Army has established the Army Flexible Display Center to test the variety of existing epaper technology possibilities. Early in 2004 Gyricon announced that it had begun trial testing of its rigid-backed SmartPaper technology for use in grocery and retail stores. Replacing static pricing and unintelligent cash registers, Gyricon's system allows stores to update price displays wirelessly, simultaneously doing the same at the checkout lanes.

The article discusses the design of a temporary shelter made out of paper developed by the design firm Molo Design.

The article reports that Litecontrol has published a series of educational white papers known as Illuminations. The first paper in the series, entitled Illuminations for the 21st Century, describes the growth and "coming of age" of suspended indirect and indirect/direct lighting systems.

Investigates paper consumption and recycling in law libraries in the United States. Percentage of large law libraries that are throwing away their paper wastes; Lack of mandatory recycling programs in states; First step towards participation in a paper recycling program.

Reports on the concerns of book publishers over the rising cost of paper in the United States. Effects to book prices; Percentage gains in 1994; Average cost of paper; Trends in the pricing of paperback books; Simon & Schuster Consumer Group's efforts to manage book-making costs; HarperCollins' use of lighter paper grades in book-making. INSETS: Business cycle swings to paper companies' side, by J.M.;Kenaf: A paper alternative to ponder, by Lisa See..

This article reports on the signing into law of PL 101-423 by U.S. President George Bush on October 12, 1990, making it the official policy of the U.S. that federal records, books, and publications of enduring value be produced on acid-free permanent papers. Under the auspices of the law, the Librarian of the Congress, the Archivist of the United States, and the Public Printer shall jointly monitor the federal government's progress in implementing the national policy. Vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library, Senator Claiborne Pell declared that the law could result in a net reduction of costs to the government, in that the deacidification of government materials is setting the U.S. an estimate savings of $100 million. Several Library Congress publications are already printed on acid-free paper.

Discusses how the chemistry of paper production is shifting from acid to alkaline, according to a report from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York at Syracuse. Reasons for such a dramatic change in the paper industry; Profitable aspect of making alkaline paper; Way that alkaline paper causes less corrosion of machinery and office equipment, and is more permanent.

The article discusses the impact of rising costs and supply shortages of paper on publishers in the U.S. Topics covered include increase in price of paper per ton, according to a report by printer Quad Graphics, factors contributing to the reduction in paper supply such as shutdown of some Canadian paper mills and reduced imports from China, factors driving up paper prices, and the need for U.S. publishers to look for alternative sources of paper.

The article informs about the use of Loudoun County's Laserfiche enterprise content management system for creating an online form that residents could submit from home or through mobile device. Topics include views of Loudoun County database administration team manager Jakub Jedrzejczak, on same; retrieving documents from computer or mobile device; and eliminating the need for paper copies and physical file cabinets.

The article offers information on the history of developments of Nokia Corporation from the 19th century to the 20th century and the new technology they are focusing for the 21st century in Finland. It states that the company got its name from the Nokianvirta river. It notes that Nokia started by making paper which is considered to be the original communications technology. It mentions several Nokia Research Centers (NRC) locations which includes NRC Helsinki, Finland, NRC Cambridge, U.S., and NRC Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

The article reveals that soaring costs of paper and energy are forcing publishers to reexamine ways to keep costs from spiraling out of control. Simon & Schuster (S&S) chief executive officer (CEO) Carolyn Reidy said the escalating prices have made S&S take a fresh look at the way they do business. One large publisher that had a $2-million increase in freight surcharges last year said costs are already running 10% over 2008. Penguin Book Group USA CEO David Shanks believes that the different cost pressures eventually will lead to higher prices.

The article focuses on the problems that papermaking sector faces in China. According to Zhao Wei, secretary-general of China Papermaking Industry Association, the papermaking sector faces the problem of uncertainty in the export market, unsure impact of saving energy and lessening pollution on industrial restructuring. Other information related to the problems in the papermaking sector are also mentioned.

The article focuses on the rising costs of paper. Magazine publishers are dealing with numerous rising costs, including technology investments, postage, editors, and paper. Due to the weakness of the American dollar, publishers' overseas options are increasingly being restricted. In 2007, paper is emerging from an era of rising and falling prices. Coupled with structural changes, including mergers and a growing role for private equity, prices will continue to increase into 2008.

The article focuses on the advancement of flexible substrate front necessary in the development of the electronic paper and electronic ink technology in the U.S. Among the identified substrates which need to be further investigated were glass, plastic, polymer films and metallic foils. For the substrates to be considered, it must be bendable, rollable and be acceptable to any type of technologies. While it should be bendable, it must also be not breakable and must also be capable to provide full-color.

Reports on developments in the papermaking chemicals industry in China. Number of paper and paperboard producers in 2004; Projected increase in the market demand of papermaking chemicals by 2015; Companies that have made investments in the papermaking chemical sector.

Reports on the pressure in book prices due to the increase in paper and printing costs in the U.S. in March 2005. Price increase in backlist titles, according to Jack Romanos, CEO of Simon & Schuster; Expectations of manufacturers and publishers on the state of the industry; Percentage increase in volume posted by printer Quebecor in the last quarter of 2004.

Focuses on the effect of noise exposure on humans and other animals during the 8th International Congress on Noise. Papers regarding sleep-disturbance research; Community response to environmental noise; Important negative effects of noise.

Ponders the impact of electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) in office organizations and processes. Notions that computers would create paperless offices; Factors that contribute to the increased use of paper despite the computerization of office works and processes; Benefits of ELN for the creation of a cultural shift to a more efficient and collaborative atmosphere while improving capability to create and share information.

Reveals that decline of the price of paper in the United States. Decline of paper consumption by publishing companies; Move of paper companies to reduce their production; Impact of the decline in advertising expenditures to the paper and publishing industries.

The author discusses her experiences of visiting makerspaces which contain sewing machine, buckets of tools and tool cabinet as compared to learning centers with things like construction paper, markers and books. She believes that a library could also be a makerspace made to be used for children to dream, create and make. The author also realized that maker-learning takes advantage of time and that respecting other's work is the key over clean and tidy spaces.

Focuses on the important role of paper in the overall quality of printed output. Problems with uncoated paper; Kinds of papers; List of some of the papers and other media available for printers and plotters.

Forecasts the increase in paper prices in 1996. Percentage increase of paper prices since mid-1994; Comments of Sherman Chao, a paper industry analyst at Merrill Lynch; Reasons for paper mills' financial losses in the early 1990s.

Reports on the marketing strategies of catalogers to deal with the paper price hike. Analysis of the situation by Bill Dean, managing director of Bruce, Dean & Co., a San Francisco-based catalog consultant; Note on the effect of the paper cost hike on leading catalogers like Dodgeville, Wisconsin-based Lands' End, the Minnetonka, based in Minnesota and others.

Reports on the effect of the paper price hike brought on by worldwide demand for paper, on the newspaper and magazine publishing in the United States. Paper mills that have announced price hikes effective September 1, 1995; Times Mirror Co.'s move to merge the `Evening Sun' into the revamped morning Sun'; Price hike in magazines; Advertisement rate hikes planned; Factors that could keep paper prices high.

Discusses the impact of increasing book paper prices on the book publishing industry in the United States. Reports from Rob Gallen, editor of the `Pulp & Paper Week' periodical; Elasticity of demand for book paper; Views from industry officials. INSET: The year of merging hopefully..

Reports on the effect of paper supply shortage on the book publishing business in Asia. Dependence from exports by most countries; Impact of fall of the United States dollar; Price increases planned by paper suppliers.

Informs about introduction of latest forms of paper by Canadian paper industry for the improvement of performance in printing and other paper works in business environment. Measurement of several characteristics of paper in relation to business needs.

Talks about the hike in paper prices. Paper categories facing the hike; Supply and demand economics of the trend; Factors influencing the trend. INSET: Untitled (new products)..

Focuses on Teledeltos paper, a kind of resistive paper used to make analogs or analgoues of various physical items. Description; Financial issues; Applications.

The article discusses the significance of journey mapping in customer experience management. Suggestions are offered in conducting journey mapping workshop which include the involvement of a broad range of customers, writing the steps of the workshop process through markers and bringing paper and paper and sticky notes. Methods of improving customer experience initiatives are also tackled.

The article discusses the lack of housing assistance in the U.S. and the high amount of papers used and stored in offices during the 1980s. In 1988, city leaders were facing the challenge of providing social services, with housing as a major problem, according to William Davis, then president of the National League of Cities. That year, about 1.3 trillion documents were stored in U.S. offices which was negatively affecting cities by driving up storage costs.

A personal narrative is presented which relates the author's experience of working with servo controls for winding rolls of paper, 20 feet in width, from pulp to paper and processing, with emphasis on a no-contact tension-control system with an ultrasonic-transceiver circuit.

The article offers information on the developments in the North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa. It is stated that the town is booming and North Liberty's City Council, planning board and other municipal commissions started using reams of paper to distribute financial documents, permit applications and other information for public meetings.

The article discusses how poet Elizabeth Alexander composed the poem "Praise Song for the Day" for U.S. President Barack Obama. After being assigned to write a poem for him, Alexander relates that she would keep track of things and scraps of paper and had 350 pages of drafts before the final one. The poem is about people from all levels of the society and the struggle Obama went through before his victory. It will be published in "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems, 1990-2010."

The article reports on the study conducted by the researchers at Stanford University on the use of nanotechnology to create batteries out of paper. It states that the batteries are developed in a way that it could be crumpled, folded and soaked in an acidic solution and still function. It notes that the team designed the invention by coating a sheet of paper with carbon nanotubes ink and silver nanowires.

The article offers a look on the environmental schemes of The Globe and Mail (G&M). G&M chooses to use more recycled papers of all sorts, reduce overall paper use, and consider non-wood fibers' papermaking potential to avoid fiber from sources like the boreal forests or temperate rainforests. Vice President and General Counsel Sue Gaudi added that they try to source locally to the print plant and from certified forests and do not use higher-priced recycled office paper.

The article reports on the sale by Sterling of eco-friendly writing journals through Barnes & Noble (B&N). Sterling publisher Marcus Leaver had noticed B&N reports that ancillary items were selling strongly. Working with former Starbucks merchandise director Phlip Clark, Leaver developed a line of journals in a range of colors and sizes. Called Ecosystem, the journals are made from 100% postconsumer recycled paper.

The article offers a look at strategies that can help reduce the environmental impact of the publishing sector. Each ton of postconsumer recycled freesheet that replaces a ton of virgin fiber saves 24 trees and reduces greenhouse gas emission by 37%. Another option is to reduce trim size, and evaluate the weight of the paper being used for each project to see if a lighter-weight paper would be suitable. It is best to print with vegetable-based inks that contain less than 5% volatile organic compounds (VOC).

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the editorial "A Question for You" in the May 14, 2007 issue, the publication of too long articles about outsourcing and the perspective about vendor-sponsored white papers were no better than vendor-written papers.