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New Postal Rates - Again
This is getting to be an annual event. Almost exactly a year to the day of the last increase, the USPS will be raising the postal rates once again. Of course I guess this should be expected.
Years ago, I would buy a book of stamps just for my monthly payments. …
Interest rate cut to shore up investment
The biggest interest rate cuts made by the People’s Bank of China in 11 years demonstrate the central government’s strong determination to curb a further slide of the economy in the context of the world’s financial crisis. The central bank made a decision last Wednesday to cut 108 basis points respectively on the benchmark one-year lending and deposit interest rate from the following day. It also said as of December 5, it would lower the reserve requirement ratio by 1 percentage point at large
Room at the Top for More Diversity by Joe Davidson
Diversity within the group of men — and still only men — who have been president of the United States will change significantly when Barack Obama is sworn in next month. But when he looks across the highest level of civil servants managing the government, he’ll see a mixed bag when it comes to improving the diversity of the federal Senior Executive Service. A new report by theGovernment Accountability Office says representation of women and people of color in the senior corps grew overall betw
How to Get Free Books, Music, Movies & Games: Swaptree
It's possible to find free books, CDs, DVDs and video games without leaving your home, according to Adrienne Sylver, a Miami-based book lover and freelance writer. Through Swaptree, (www.swaptree.com), Sylver has completed about 35 trades for books, video games and other merchandise.''Where else can you find books, DVDs and CDs and no late fees?'' Sylver said, adding that she's been happy with the quality and speed of the service.Registration and swaps are free, but consumers are responsible for
World Rate Crime Skyrocketing
A recent report outlined that: The level of global retail theft reached $104.5 billion in the past year, leading to increased costs for both retailers and consumers alike. The second annual Global Retail Theft Barometer found that while global retail shrinkage as a percentage of total sales has declined slightly in the past 12 months, the overall cost of retail crime has increased substantially. “The cost of retail shrinkage is not just borne by retailers, but by consumers and society at la
Green Hops: Poznan Preview, More Electric News, Green Capital
We’ve gone more than a month without a “Green Hops” update…what a crime! We atone for that oversight here… Climate Change and International Cooperation A “high level” summit in Beijing on international technology transfer and climate change held on November 7 and 8 provided a preview of the international climate change negotiations that have kicked off in Poznan, Poland today. A blogger’s review of the Beijing summit can be found at China Green Space (the young author of which is a personal
Save on Holiday Shipping Costs
With the current state of the economy, most of us are trying to figure out how to save money, especially with the holiday season coming up. These are a few services that you can use to get everything from FREE shipping supplies to FREE pickups and discounted shipping. If you have any suggestions, add them in the comments. The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers free shipping supplies on its website. The postman will also deliver these supplies to you. Other supplies can be prepaid onli
Pondering Primate November 08
I am introducing a new service to the Pondering Primate. Each month I will offer a recap of headlines, mandates, events and breakthroughs that are worthy of pondering. In order to act on these headlines, should this be offered on a weekly basis? Email me with your thoughts, likes, and dislikes. "All the news that’s fit to ponder" Barack Obama wins Presidential election A win for CleanTech link What Obama presidency means for the Cleantech industry link He is calling for a $150 billion i
Frugal Living: Save your Holiday Cards
Admittedly, this is an extra frugal tip but hey, I thought I’d toss it out there. This year, don’t throw away the holiday cards you receive from friends and family. Instead, put them aside until next year and recycle them as holiday postcards. Simply cut off the second page, make a line down the middle (just like a postcard) of the inside of the front of the card and write your message. Postal rates are $.27 for a card no larger than 6″ x 4.25″ and $.42 for cards larger than that. Obviously
11 Stamp Stories Worth Retelling
By David A. Norris Philately: it’s the end-all, be-all of popular hobbies curiously pursued by nobody you know. And while we knew absolutely nothing about stamps when we started this article, we’re great at digging up the juiciest dirt on any subject under the sun. Here are 11 great stamp stories guaranteed to have you glued to your seats. 1. The Stamp That Started It All It’s the world’s first postage stamp. Issued on May 1, 1840, in Great Britain (but not valid for use until five days l
NSA’s Subliminal Posthypnotic Scripts
NSA’s Subliminal Posthypnotic Scripts Subliminal implanted posthypnotic suggestions and scripts using acoustically delivered and phonetically accelerated posthypnotic commands without somnambulistic preparation in the subject for intelligence and counterintelligence applications by the United States National Security Agency. INTRODUCTION: 1.1. The following information is an overview of one area of NSA Intelligence Technology and Applications. A Technology Title, Applications, Techno
Software usability is like eggnog
Yesterday, I had the chance to participate in a formal usability study at the University of Ottawa. Marconi Lanna’s master’s project is an improved code difference visualization tool. I had already played with the tool in the past and found it interesting but only saw its true value during the formal usability test where I was given specific tasks to perform. I will keep the details about this tool for a later post when it becomes publicly available, but participating in the study helped me re
Quote-a-palooza
"Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country." --George Washington "It's been my responsibility, my duty and very much my honor to serve as Commander in Chief of this nation's Armed Forces these past eight years. That is the most sacred, most important ask of the Presidency. Since our nation's founding, the primary obligation of the national government has been the common defense of these United States. Bu
Memo to President-elect Barack Obama:
This is delicious. The federal government, over the past 16 years, has invested billions of dollars in building a fleet of 112,000 alternative-fuel vehicles to serve as a model for the country’s benighted citizens. It seemed like a good idea, but bureaucratic brilliance has a way of going haywire. The expensive effort to put more workers into vehicles powered by ethanol and other alternate fuels ran into the minor problem that there were not fuel stations in place to support them. Oops! “I cal
Clearwater Real Estate | Clearwater Florida is a Great Place to call Home
Clearwater Real Estate | Clearwater Florida is a Great Place to call Home November 25th, 2008 Categories: Clearwater Florida, Pinellas County, Tampa Bay Welcome to Clearwater Florida - Why we love to live work and play here Clearwater Florida - While we specialize in Clearwater Real Estate and the surrounding Pinellas County communities, we can tell you that Clearwater Florida is fabulous for more than luxury pool homes and waterfront condos with amazing waterviews and majestic sunsets. We ha
Rents up in New Orleans while $846m sits unclaimed (AP)
Rents up in New Orleans while $846m sits unclaimed (AP) By admin | NEW ORLEANS – The four-unit shotgun house that Sandra Marshall bought after decades of double shifts has sat untouched since the flooding of Hurricane Katrina, while nearly $850 million in federal aid for her and thousands of other mom-and-pop landlords sits on a bureaucratic shelf. “I have old tenants calling me all the time asking when I’m going to get the place back up and running. I wish I knew,” said Marshall, 56, who w
Tips on Reducing Number of Email Bounces
Reducing and managing the number of email bounces has never been so critical for an email marketer. Frequent managing of email bounces reduces the email delivery costs and boosts the conversions and transactions. This is a sign of a good email program. The list needs to be cleansed on a timely basis. The cleansing process can be done manually or through list hygiene service by which incorrectly formatted addresses, and invalid typos and domains can be checked for. Most of the companies exp
Unintended Consequences
The feds have spent billions of dollars in recent years building a fleet of 112,000 alternative-fuel vehicles to serve as a model for a national movement away from fossil fuels. Just one teeny little problem with that: it ain't happening. Over 92% of those vehicles are burning regular gas. And it gets worse: The latest generations of alternative vehicles have compounded the problem. Often, the vehicles come only with larger engines than the ones they replaced in the fleet. The Postal Serv
Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet - washingtonpost.com Under a mandate from Congress, federal agencies have gradually increased their fleets of alternative-fuel vehicles, a majority of them "flex-fuel," capable of running on either gasoline or ethanol-based E85 fuel. But many of the vehicles were sent to locations hundreds of miles from any alternative fueling sites, the analysis shows. As a result, more than 92 percent of the fuel used in the government's alternative-fuel fleet continues to
Imperialism and International Migration in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1961-1966
Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean StudiesPublication Date: 01-JAN-04Author: Hoffnung-Garskof, Jesse Abstract. This article re-examines the relationship between United States imperialism in Santo Domingo and the advent of mass Dominican migration to the United States in the early 1960s. There was no coherent imperial plan to displace Dominicans from their homeland. The United States relied on a combination of brutal domination and negotiated consent in its attempts to control polit
Document Dumps and Information Diving
Jim Gibbons, Nevada's Governor, and perhaps the only human being on this Earth who can perform CPR on an upright female victim, [LV Sun] “...did not have e-mail with that woman.” [LV Sun] Uh, text messaging “yes” (with several), but according to the Governor's staff he did not have e-mail. The Governor claims that his e-mails aren't really public records, and if they are public records they're probably privileged, and we're supposed to take his word on that. Therefore, the continuing Nev
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