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Travis asks, "Do you know the "right" word?"

Words inspire and are a call to action.  However, at some point action must be taken...

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For some reason, no one thinks their employer can shut down, no one thinks they can lose their job.  I have speculated before that it is apparently some sort of human mental defense mechanism that creates this denial.  It truly is impossible until it is inevitable...

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Download Audio File of July 2013 Nip Impressions.

Travis asks, "What cereal grain has the most protein?"

Travis asks, "Where in the world do they all come from?"

Apparently, it still exists some places!

I really get fed up with people's messages at the end of their emails telling eveyone else how to treat our industry...

Over the years, Paperitalo Publications has had many firsts, both in ideas and in delivery, and like football teams, we have been gearing up for the season of our lives this year. If you like what you see, if you like to hear about innovations up to three years before the legacy organizations have a clue as to what is going on, we ask for your help...

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Not surprisingly, Nip Impressions readers are curious...

I have to admit, I miss the good old days when people screamed, yelled and threw things when activities or production were not proceeding according to plan...

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It is again that time of the year when we look back at how the pulp and paper industry in Australia and New Zealand has fared for the business fiscal year, which in this part of the world is the year to June 30, 2013...

The shape of the Australian industry by year end will indeed look very different than it started the year, but the new son of Amcor will look much more like Amcor of 20 years ago and just might be the catalyst for a revived industry, especially if the economy shows renewed confidence as a result of the election outcome...

It is said that a week is a long time in politics, and the weeks since my last column have comprehensively demonstrated just that. The interval also demonstrated that economists are not much better at identifying the future than the rest of us...

Travis asks, "What don't these states have?"

Travis asks, "What does SCOTUS consider possibly the world's most outdated law?"

The whole idea of employees lacking the curiosity to explore ways others are doing things or seeking new ways of doing things is just so foreign to me that it leaves me flabbergasted...

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