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Remember when going through the mail was a thrill? These days Americans get an average of 18 pieces of junk mail for every personal letter. From catalogs to credit-card solicitations, our mailboxes are increasingly clogged with clutter. Dealing with unwanted mail not only wastes our time (eight months over the average lifespan) but also bears environmental costs. Paper spam eats up an estimated 100 million trees each year, with 44% of junk mail ending up--unopened--in landfills...
...seems like a lot of green, ProQuo.com is the most comprehensive free service. Type in your name and address, and the site lets you opt out of credit-card solicitations, catalogs, Valpak coupons, sweepstakes announcements and other postal plaque. In addition to eliminating unwanted mail, the company plans to generate ad revenue by letting consumers specify the kind of offers they actually want to receive. What a novel concept...
...cameras are different in a few fundamental ways. The Mino has 4 GB of built-in memory--enough for about an hour of video--but it's not expandable via external memory cards. By contrast, Kodak expects you to bring your own memory card to the Zi6. (It costs about $30 for 4 GB, closing the price gap with the Mino.) To recharge the Mino's built-in battery, which lasts about two hours, you can plug the camcorder into your computer via the USB port. The Zi6 uses rechargeable AA batteries or, in a pinch, nonrechargeable ones, if they...
...valuable first edition books, as well as a more affordable selection of used books. Booksellers don’t always sell to the highest bidder, but it’s worth a shot: if you’re a Houghton habitué, make sure you bring along your Black Card...
...weeks ago and that this is just details," says Merle Black, a political science professor at Emory University. "Obama on the ballot increased turnout and now people just aren't as motivated to vote for Martin." An appearance by Obama might have changed the momentum. "That was the only card [Martin] had to play at this point," says Charles S. Bullock, a political science professor at University of Georgia...