Stamps to Cost a Penny More

Mailing a Letter Will Cost a Penny More Starting in May
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more.
The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday.
The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect.

The post office has sold 5 billion Forever stamps since they were introduced last April and plans to have an additional 5 billion in stock to meet the expected demand before the May price change, the agency said.
The charge for other services, such as advertising mail, periodicals, packages special services will also change. Changes in the price for Priority Mail and Express Mail will be announced later, the agency said.
Postage rates last went up in May, 2007, with a first-class stamp jumping 2 cents to the current 41-cent rate.
In the past raising postage rates was a long, complex process involving hearings before the independent Postal Regulatory Commission, a process that could take nearly a year.
However, under the new law regulating the post office that took effect in late 2006, the agency is allowed to increase rates with 45-days notice as long as changes are within the rate of inflation for the previous 12 months. The Postal Regulatory Commission calculated that rate at 2.9 percent through January, limiting the first-class rate to an increase of just over a penny.
Under the new law, postal prices will be adjusted annually each May, the Postal Service said. Officials said they plan to give 90 days notice of future changes, twice what is required by law.
While the charge for the first ounce of a first-class letter rises to 42 cents, the price of each added ounce will remain 17 cents, so a two-ounce letter will go up a penny to 59 cents.
The cost to mail a post card will also go up a penny, to 27 cents
Other increases set for May 12:
-- Large envelope, 2 ounces, $1, up 3 cents.
-- Money Orders up to $500, $1.05, unchanged.
-- Certified mail, $2.70, up 5 cents.
-- First-class international letter to Canada or Mexico, 72 cents, up 3 cents.
-- First-class international letter to other countries, 94 cents, up 4 cents.

African migrants perished in deadly voyage

African migrants perished in deadly voyage

What a sad story.

“By the time a fisherman found the boat on April 30, the bodies of 11 young men were virtually mummified by the sun and salt spray. One had written a farewell note before dying.
"I would like to send to my family in Bassada (Senegal) a sum of money. Please excuse me and goodbye," one of the victims wrote in a note tucked between bodies.
The note appeared to be written by a Senegalese man named Diao Souncar Dieme and contained the contact numbers for his brother and for his best friend, Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall told The Associated Press on Wednesday:

Skype offers free call promotion

Skype offers free call promotion for US, Canada

I’ve been using Skype for sometimes to make PC to PC calls. It has a superior voice quality than yahoo messenger. I will try the new free service but I wished if I could used it to call people around the globe not just in Canada and USA

400 Dead Dolphins Found Dead

400 Dead Dolphins Found Off African Coast


Well the question remains, what killed the dolphins?. Is it submarines sonar that got them disoriented or did they commit suicide?. Experts ruled out poisoning or starvation.

Man Gets 218 Trillion dollars Phone Bill

Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill


Form time to time phone companies send outrages bills that have to be disputed. I would strongly suggest to man not to pay his bill and switch carrier!

Wife claims rape by husband

Wife claims rape by husband

This is a weird story, with strange details:

“The woman told officers her husband took advantage of her because she was "an extremely hard sleeper," and that he sometimes had to pull her out of bed to wake her up in the morning, according to the affidavit.”

Well they can kiss their marriage goodbye, I don’t see how they can remain together after that!

Man Is Charged 4300 for 4 burgers

Man Is Charged $4,300 for Four Burgers


Silly but it happened, you can’t be too careful these days. Just the other day I bought a meal from McDonald’s and they forgot to include the fries, and I was not happy. The bottom line in that you have to check your meal as well as the receipt with every purchase, to save yourself a trip back to the place of purchase.