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...would remove only a small portion of the junk that arrives in my mailbox. While I have not found a way to eliminate junk mail, I have a tactic that at least makes me feel a little better about receiving it. When I get any unwanted mail with a prepaid return envelope (so long as it is not from a charity), I stuff that envelope as full as I can with junk from a different source and put it back in the mail. This does not relieve the real problem, but it gives the postal service much-needed business. Steve...
...opportunities in Latin America to deal with economic issues.” Moreno, the former Colombian ambassador to the United States, mentioned cell phones as one example of private sector innovation improving life for hundreds of millions of Latin Americans. According to Moreno, telephone companies have successfully used a prepaid, web-based model to increase the number of subscribers from 10 million in 2002, to over 300 million today. “Fisherman in their boats can now use their cell phones to determine what’s being sold in the markets and at what price...
...billion foreign-language-education industry through discount lesson offers and a sassy, ubiquitous ad campaign. In 2006, as many as two-thirds of Japan's foreign-language students were enrolled at Nova. But things started to unravel for the company in April, after the Supreme Court ruled that its prepaid tuition scheme, under which students bought thousands of dollars in lessons up front and received only partial refunds in the event of cancellations, was illegal. A subsequent government investigation unearthed more dodgy business practices at Nova, including false advertising and contract violations, and led to a partial suspension...
...responsible for killing my son," she told the three men. "I think jail is too good for you and I think you need to spend some time in a rehab facility, like my son, and maybe you will change your mind. My son's prepaid college ended up paying for his funeral...
...bank accounts. The main draw at the centers, which will be in about a quarter of all Wal-Mart stores by the end of 2008, is the cashing of government and printed payroll checks for the bargain price of $3 a pop. The retailer is also debuting a reloadable, prepaid Visa debit card that does not require a bank account or proof of U.S. citizenship...