A faster world, if not a smaller one.Many Americans are amused a·muse tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es 1. To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion. 2. by (and probably more than a little envious en·vi·ous adj. 1. Feeling, expressing, or characterized by envy: "At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way.... of) the tendency of Europeans to take from two-to-four consecutive weeks of vacation, with many of them doing so in August. Whether because of job insecurity, a sense of irreplaceability or a desire to establish a work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work that can match those found anywhere else in the world, Americans seem to increasingly have abandoned the two-week (and often the one-week) summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. . Such insecurity among the players in the global marketplace is not a uniquely American phenomenon. The emergence of China as a manufacturing center has served as another reminder to business managers throughout the world that global trading patterns Trading pattern Long-range direction of a security or commodity futures price, charted by drawing one line connecting the highest prices the security has reached and another line connecting the lowest prices at which the security has traded over the same period. (and global competition) have accelerated. In what some have dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the Information Age, this faster and smaller world affects media organizations just as it does other types of businesses. In our case, a higher percentage of readers trading globally means a greater interest in what is happening in overseas markets. It is a critical reason why we present the International Trading Supplement each year. While covering a wider territory is a challenge for us, the faster, smaller world also presents opportunities. In October of 2005, the Recycling Today Media Group will host its first European Paper Recycling Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. Conference to help address the networking and educational needs of the paper recycling industry in that market. Additional opportunities may lie in the electronic delivery of news and advertising messages to readers overseas who previously have had to pay considerable postage costs to take full advantage of Recycling Today Media Group products. The "Small World" phenomenon has been observed for a long time, but recent developments render it no less valid. Attention to local details remains critical for recyclers, but attention to the bigger picture is also proving to be just as critical. |
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