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Long before, but especially since the 911 airline hijackings, people are weary of airline travel. A lot of people want to know they are riding on a safe airline. Airlines for the most part are safe, and the most dangerous factors usually include flying conditions (such as storms, or mountain terrain). Proper planning of destinations and good airline security lessens the chance of terrorists, bombs and hijackings. Of course there are always the rare occasions that something horrible will happen, but it is said to be 100s of times more dangerous to travel by car than it is by plane. That statistic should be comfort enough. The International Aviation Safety Assessment is a guide to which countries meet the airline safety checks, not the airlines themselves.

The majority of airline accidents occur on take off and landing, so you should try and book flights that don’t have a stop over destination. That’s a good preventative measure right there, not only that, but you wont have to sit and wait to change planes half way through your flight. Another good way to fly safer is to know that larger airplanes have stricter rules and the passengers have a better chance of survival if the plane should crash, so you might want to consider booking your flight with a large airplane of thirty or more passengers.  Read more...

In an economy that squeezes every aspect of a printer’s business with higher costs and fewer opportunities, how does a printer catch a break?  One avenue that should not go overlooked is working with the U. S. Government Printing Office (GPO). 

Founded in 1813, the U.S. Government Printing Office’s core mission is Keeping America Informed as it supports the work of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.  The GPO is the federal government’s primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing, authenticating and preserving published information. That’s just about everything printed for the federal government.  Further, as required by Title 44 of the U.S. Code, all federal agencies are required to use GPO to procure their printing. 

Unlike most federal agencies, GPO operates much like a business, as it is not only reimbursed by its federal agency customers for the cost of work performed, but the GPO also receives from its federal agency customers a service fee which is based on a percentage of the work procured.  Additionally, the GPO sells printing to its customers and this is done at the huge GPO printing facility in Washington for work that is not outsourced to the private sector, such as the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and U.S. passports. 

For all outsourced work, the GPO awards its procured contracts through a bidding process.  With more than 10,000 printers registered to bid on GPO work, it would seem that competition is fierce for the more than $400 million in jobs the GPO awards each year.  The good news is only about 400 or so printers are active bidders, allowing room for additional competition.  Read more...