The idea was that cash limits would force councils to consider whether it would be cheaper in some cases to provide care to the elderly and disabled in their own houses, rather than packing them off to a care home.

ECONOMIST: Care homes

Now those same magazines showcase the whistleblowers who are packing the bosses off to jail.

ECONOMIST: Face value

If this proves unworkable, the authorities in Belgrade may still insist on holding at least a short trial before packing their ex-president off to the Netherlands.

ECONOMIST: Remaking Yugoslavia

And this year, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, " another transfer from off-Broadway, has been packing them in on Broadway.

NPR: Broadway Limo Drivers Rate the Tony Nominees

The same goes with the performance on this 1.3GHz OMAP 4470-packing device, so we'll have to hold off judgment until we get our hands on a final unit -- which shouldn't be long...

ENGADGET: Barnes & Noble's Nook HD 7-inch Android tablet, hands-on (video)

From the looks of it, the company is certainly off to the right start, with the Everun packing both WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 on the inside, along with integrated HSDPA or WiBro to round out your connectivity options.

ENGADGET: Raon set to release Everun UMPC

Experts say that reflects a move on the part of many firms to use space and other resources more conservatively, as some have laid off secretaries, hired fewer new associates or are packing more employees into less room.

WSJ: Giving the City a Shot

If he was just some journeyman off the bench or a mediocre performer than he would likely have been sent packing.

FORBES: Would You Let Your Employee Bite Someone?

But as he looked out over the thousands of demonstrators packing Bogota's Plaza de Bolivar on Wednesday, the president must have wished he too could take a day off.

ECONOMIST: Colombia