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The article offers information associated with Pentagon Papers, which is actually titled "Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force" which changed public opinion against the Vietnam War and ended U.S. participation in that conflict. It is evident that the Pentagon Papers were classified as "top secret-sensitive" leaked to mass media by Daniel Ellsberg, a recurrent employee of Rand.

The article offers information related to the speech about the Republic's democracy by former U.S. Navy James Stavridis at Metropolitan State University in Denver on December 13, 2019 . It mentions about the dangerous chaos and feral destruction of all the principles that should hold civilization together; and extraordinary collection of citizens of the colonies of Great Britain which were of course in the process of breaking away to eventually form the U.S.

Presents a speech delivered by John A. Georges before the Greenwich, Connecticut Chamber of Commerce on October 29, 1993. Profile of forest products company International Paper; Thriving of more trees in 1993 compared to 1923; Program for preserving the black bear.

In an effort to help the public better understand the mental health implications of gaming, an international foundation and a public health nonprofit this month released a white paper, calling it a first‐of‐its‐kind report, that analyzes the potential role of gaming as an innovative solution to the increasing mental health crisis in this country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the paper stock used in American comic books throughout the history of the genre. According to the author, the first American comic book was published by the printing firm Eastern Color Printing and printed on the newsprint used for the firm's newspaper comic sections. The development of offset-printed comics created for a direct market of comic book specialty stores is discussed. Other topics include Baxter paper, flexographic printing, and computer coloring.

Examines an ongoing conflict between the Champion International Corporation, owner of a paper mill in Canton, North Carolina, and residents of Cocke County, Tennessee. Resident's charges that the company pollutes the Pigeon River, endangering lives and hurting the regions' financial prospects; Champion's response. Reflection of the jobs versus environmental dilemmas confronting communities nationwide.

The article presents commentary on various international and domestic U.S. politics as of the week of April 24, 1971. U.S. foreign economic and political relations with China are discussed in detail. The forced closings of domestic paper mills due to Federal anti-pollution standards are reviewed. The State Department's foreign training programs for police methods and anti-communism is described.

The article features the late author, printer, playwright, amateur poet and classics professor Claude Fredericks and his more than 65,000-page diary written from 1932 to 2013. The first part of his journal was acquired by the Getty Research Institute in 1990. The author recorded the gay underground in mid-century New York City and his encounters with such figures as Marcel Duchamp and Alice B. Toklas. It mentions the immortality achieved by Fredericks through his diary.

Presents a speech by the New Zealand ambassador to the United States, given before the American Forest and Paper Association's Legislative Conference, dealing with the issue of New Zealand's perspective on international trade.

Assesses the impact of the use of paper and plastic containers and packaging on the environment. Percentage of the increase in wastes after holiday celebrations in the U.S.; Amount of packaging thrown by an individual every year; Disadvantages of the use of plastic for the environment; Impact of the production of paper on forests. INSET: What You Can Do.

The article considers the environmental aspects of using plastic bags and paper bags. In cities and states across the U.S., legislators are embracing the idea of banning plastic bags to lower pollution and reduce the use of fossil fuels. Others believe the greater use of paper bags will contribute to more landfill waste. According to Dave Heglas, director of materials for Trex Co. Inc., demand for plastic bags is steady and more recycling makes economic and environmental sense.

Health care payments continue to evolve and shift away from fee‐for‐service payment systems that typically reward volume and move to value‐based payment (VBP) models that incentivize high‐quality, cost‐effective care. While this is happening more for physical health services, there's more uncertainty about the role of behavioral health. A new white paper aims to tackle that question with information about existing models that have been implemented along with recommendations for federal and state policymakers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the role of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the 2013 exposure of the U.S. government's clandestine electronic surveillance of corporations and citizens. Topics include how many of the OLC's opinions violate constitutional principles, the OLC's views toward the president's war powers and the treatment of those who reveal state secrets, and the need for the public to hold the government accountable for its unwarranted surveillance activities.

Focuses on papercrete, an alternative construction material made, in part, from wastepaper. Percentage of discarded paper recycled by the U.S. annually; Absorption characteristics of papercrete; Applications of papercrete wall and roofing material; Papercrete compressive test samples, by group.

Intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization or day treatment programs can provide more intensive levels of care with multiple types of therapy, more frequent sessions with mental health professionals, and clinically informed care coordination and case management. This observation on residential treatment is included in a new white paper released this month by the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the use of paper for various purposes in the U.S., such as in fashion, as of May 2005. Use of chemically treated paper by astronauts; Event responsible for the popularity of paper as a design material; Benefits from using disposable items.

Presents advice from Judith C. Walsh, on selecting and using papers for an artwork. Position of Walsh at the National Gallery of Art; Factors that can affect the longevity of an artwork on paper; Painting with oil colors on unprimed paper.

Investigations of the parasites associated with extinct avian species provide unique insights into the ecology and evolution of both hosts and their parasitic counterparts. In the present paper, a new quill mite species, Peristerophila conuropsis sp. n., belonging to the family Syringophilidae (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) is described from the Carolina parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis Linnaeus (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae). This new species was collected from museum dry skin of the Carolina parakeet, the only native representative of the Psittacidae in the United States, which was an abundant resident of the southeastern and midwestern states and has been extinct in the beginning of the 20th century. Comment on the current taxonomic state and host associations of the genus Peristerophila are provided. Based on the host associations and habitats occupied by Peristerophila and related genera on parrots, it is hypothesized with the high probability that P. conuropsis has been extinct along with its host. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reports on the U.S. presidential campaign of Arizona Governor Bill Richardson. Richardson's relying on his vast foreign policy and diplomatic experience to separate himself from the other Democratic candidates. However, the author wonders if his speaking style and lack of recognition can be overcome.

Takes a look at the state of paper recycling in the United States. Paper and paperboard as the largest single component of municipal solid waste; Promotion of recycling of a cleaner manufacturing process; Absence of legally binding standards and definitions for recycled printing and writing paper; Lack of supply; Scientific debate over chlorine bleaching.

This article focuses on a case of a criminal Lori Berenson. During the nearly five years of her incarceration, much has been written in the United States about Lori Berenson, on how the daughter of liberal, academic parents turned a youthful concern for social justice into a committed passion. Although there have been some reports focusing on Berenson's work with leftist organizations in Central America, little is known about the circumstances of her arrest in Peru. But mention the name Lori Berenson to Peruvians, and the face most of them see in their minds is the one that appeared on their television sets on January 8, 1996, when she was presented to the press by the police, making her first public statement since her arrest.

The article offers information on the ban of plastic bags in various cities of the U.S. and concerns regarding the adoption of paper bags as an alternative. Many cities that have banned or are considering plastic bag bans include Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Portland, Oregon and California. Governments want to ban plastic bags as they have short life and clog storm drains and threatens marine wildlife. However , greater cost involved in the production of paper bags and bio degradable products is said to be a snag in the adoption of the same.

The article reports that U.S. researchers are trying to merge biomimetics with synthetic reflective electronic paper (e-paper) display. Researchers of the University of Cincinnati and the Army Research Laboratory in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey state that comparisons can be made between function and biological pigments' performance. It highlights that yellow electrokinetic films, cyan and magenta can create full-color images.

The article discusses how the use of toilet paper is affecting the environment. It states that toilet paper is produced from ancient forests and trees plantations therefore it should be used carefully. According to the U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council it constitutes less than ten percent of paper production but accounts for fifteen percent of deforestation. It mentions that the U.S. introduced improved toilet papers in the international marketplace.

Focuses on the use of recycled papers in graphic design. Total volume of paper consumed by an average American per year according to the Worldwatch Institute; Factors that need to be considered by designers in utilizing recycled papers; Initiatives launched by freesheet maker Domtar to promote ethical paper manufacturing; Non-tree fibers that can be used as alternatives to paper. INSET: IT ALL ADDS UP.

Cites several grounds, which clarify that gold can't be accepted as a standard medium of exchange in the modern world. Argument that a gold standard is an arbitrary, but completely effective, method of limiting the amount of currency in circulation; Gold policy of U.S. ex-President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Claim of the U.S. Congress that gold clauses in financial dealings were invalid as contrary to public policy and inconsistent with the new monetary system; Argument pertaining to the fixed supply of gold in the U.S.; Production of gold coins by several countries to tap the amateur market; Use of selling gold by the U.S. government as a way of narrowing the federal budget deficit.

The article looks at a tax provision which will require the United States government to pay up to $8 billion to the nation's ten largest paper companies. The author points out the this money will come from a transportation bill intended to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Ironically, paper mills have decided to add unnecessary diesel fuel to their paper in order to qualify for the tax credit.

This article discusses the use of paper or plastic in the packaging industry. In the form of litter and waste, packaging is a critical feature on the physical landscape. About one-third of the gross weight and half of the volume of the United States' municipal solid waste stream is comprised of packaging materials--at least 300 pounds per person per year. Because packaging has rapidly become such an integral part of how people meet their daily needs, it serves as an easy scapegoat for a world bursting at the seams. A study by the organization Grass Roots Recycling Network reported that between 1990 and 1997 plastic packaging grew five times faster by weight than plastic recovered for recycling. One might even say that a tendency toward over-packaging is inextricably ingrained in American culture, psyche and economy. There will be no silver bullet to solve packaging's environmental challenges. Instead one must be open to a great variety of alternatives from a diversity of perspectives, approaches and places along the supply chain.

Presents paper work activities that can reinforce the three-dimensional thinking of elementary students in the U.S. Steps in making moebius strips; Variations of moebius strip; Benefits of paper chains to students.

Discusses the U.S. bombings during the war in Vietnam. Views of critics on the Vietnam bombings; Factors responsible for the U.S. decision to bomb Vietnam; Views of Pentagon analysts; U.S. government's attitude regarding the future of South Vietnam.

Focuses on the development of paper grocery bags. Background on the Universal Product Code and the decoding laser scanner in the U.S.; Features of bag-making machines invented by Margaret E. Knight; Reason behind the failure to promote the recycling of paper bags.

Reports on Daniel Press of the University of California in Santa Cruz' finding that paper mills that recycle paper disgorge fewer toxic chemicals. Chemical waste products monitored; Presentation of findings at a meeting of the American Political Science Association; Progress in the environmental record of the paper making industry.

The article presents a variety of anecdotes on environmental issues. The U.S. uses more than a million paper bags every hour. Twenty five percent of all mammals are threatened with extinction. Advocates of allowing oil drilling in the U.S. outer-continental shelf say it would cut our dependence on imported oil.

Focuses on the vanguard of the ecological movement within paper industry in the United States. Use of agricultural fibers; Trend in the wood pulp industry; Inclusion of the byproducts of the cotton-ginning processes.

The article profiles Nancy Spero, an artist known for her inventions of paper dolls in the U.S. Spero was bon in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied at the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, where he met Lion Golub, an American painter, who later she got married. Both Golub and Spero moved in Italy and France and gave birth to three sons. Moreover, Spero then decided to use women by portraying them as heroic, not repressed and victimized

The article offers commentary on the small mill town of Berlin, New Hampshire that suffered an economic setback when its sole manufacturer, the local paper mill, was decimated. A similar mill in a nearby town, the Wausau paper mill, was shut down, and U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards came there to aid the laid-off mill workers. This act of concern proves that Edward's populist politics set the domestic economic agenda for the 2008 U.S. presidential race.

The author discusses relationship and reported attacks made by U.S. President Donald Trump against news media outlets. Topics explored include the treatment received by news organizations particularly journalists from Trump, the violence against journalists at political rallies, and the significant increase in leak investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) during the administration of Trump.

Reports on the aftermath of the 16-month long labor strike against the International Paper Company in Jay, Me. which ended about one year ago. Discusses how families and neighborhoods have been torn apart and how a community assistance program has counseled many. Local 14 president William Meserve; Feelings of betrayal over scab workers; How the town is trying to heal. INSET: Anatomy of a strike (chronicle of events)..

A list of publications and working papers that focus on the U.S. federal government's science and technology projects and activities is presented. These include "Science Statistics," "Industrial Research and Development Intentions," "The Provincial Research Organizations," "Overview of the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey--2003," and "Regional Disparities of Research and Development in the Business Services Sector."

Discusses issues involving the U.S. commercial paper (CP) market. Details of the process followed by issuers that use CP to meet their daily liquidity needs; Inability of dealer-placed issuers to directly manage their investor concentration risks; Advantages of partial direct issuance of CP on the Internet.

The article reports how digital media and paperless communication, as well as the COVID-19-related pressure, have caused a major decline in the U.S. pulp and paper industry over the past decade, as of April 2021, and projected to cost the industry 26 billion U.S. dollars.

The article presents the American Forest and Paper Association's comments concerning the national forest Roadless Area Conservation Rule in the United States. The association argues that the rule represented an attempt to abandon active management of the National Forest System. The roadless rule has conflicting and flawed designation of roadless areas. It will inhibit the ability of Forest Service to control the fire risk in national forests. The association further comments that the administration of roadless areas should be based on sound science not on a popularity vote given the complexity of land management decisions.

Looks at contemporary styles of wallpaper. International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York where companies showed off their fresh take on wallpaper; Return of attention-grabbing graphics for walls; Finding that customers are looking for a more complete and decorated look.

If you have ever stepped up to a vending machine, arcade game or slot machine and inserted a $1, $5, $10 or $20 bill, your money has been scrutinized by a "bill validator." For decades, bill validators simply had a magnetic head--similar to a tape recorder's--that brushed up against the lengthwise center of a bill, drawn by rollers. Today's validators, in 2003, use optical, inductive and dielectric sensors that assess all kinds of traits. Whenever the U.S. Treasury changed a bill design, makers of validators had to scramble to install new integrated circuit chips in hundreds of thousands of machines. Currency has features unique to each denomination that a bill validator can verify, among them a seal printed with colored ink, a black seal and portrait printed in part with magnetic ink, security threads that absorb specific wavelengths of light, coatings that filter light, and a watermark that alters the paper density. Once bills are in circulation, technicians may need to further update machines to improve the acceptance rate of worn currency.

Describes a worksheet-based training approach to teach pulp and paper industry workers on how to respond to chemical emergencies in the workplace. Incorporation of facility emergency response plans into training; Worksheet sections; Examples of ways in which training can be conducted using an interactive, exercise-based format; Assessment of the worksheet approach.

Presents an essay on the fading paper mill industry in Holyoke, Massachusetts. World-class supplier of fine writing papers in the mid-nineteenth century; Raymond Beaudry, president of the paper makers union; Mills supplying jobs for newly arrived immigrants; Skill of Holyoke machine tenders; Brief history of Holyoke's paper industry.

Deals with the attempts of the US President Bill Clinton's administration to facilitate the transition to totally chlorine-free (TCF) paper. Goals of an executive order requiring federal government to purchase TCF paper to satisfy a portion of its paper needs; Details of the `Cluster Rule ' of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Proposals of the EPA to reduce dioxin pollution. INSETS: Breaking it down from wood to paper;The big deal recycling executive order.

The article discusses a ten dollar United States currency note issued in 1901 to commemorate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It notes that the bill, called the "bison note" or the "buffalo bill," featured a bison named Pablo as well as explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and was sketched by artist Charles R. Knight and engraved by artist Marcus S. Baldwin. The author comments on currency design in relation to American national identity. She also examines American interest in the idea of the "Wild West" and reflects on anxiety concerning the closure of the West as a frontier.

The article focuses on writing faculty papers for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) to help JPME faculty members for coaching and mentoring their professional colleagues. Topics discussed include the approach of theoretical grounding to broaden practice and to present the underlying ideas behind principles, need for making balance between theory and practice, and use of case studies, historical vignettes, and current events in the faculty papers.

Provides facts about the paper money in the U.S. Number of individual notes printed by the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing division in Washington in 1957; Cost implication of the superstition about printing $2 bills; Purpose of the intricacy and variety of patterns used in paper currency; Changes made to the feature of the paper due to the Pacific war.