Five Alternatives to the $700 Billion Bailout Proposal Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-10-01 18:52:28 It's one thing to hate on the bailout plan and quite another to come up with an alternative, but following are five attempts at a better way forward:
For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president:In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.
Give a Dime About Junk Mail Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-01-06 15:04:39 According to GreenDimes, a company that prevents paper junk mail and unwanted catalogs, over 100 million trees and 28 billion gallons of water are wasted annually on US junk mail alone.
What GreenDimes aims to do is cut 90% of this unnecessary mail and plant 5 trees per member. For those of us that look forward to J. Crew's merino colors for fall and Pottery Barn's latest entertainment solutions, there is a Catalog Screener where members can opt out of only the catalogs they want stopped (there are 3,000 in total).
The lifetime fee is $20, and if you create a GreenDimes account and refer friends, you get a $3 Referral Bonus for every person who signs up for a GreenDimes service. For the GreenDimes blog, click here. Photo:C4Chaos, Creative Commons, Flickr
Have the Numbers Gotten Too Big to Understand? Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-10-14 10:59:44
In 1956, a mathematician by the name of George A. Miller came up with the magical number seven. Plus or minus two digits, seven numbers are about the most humans are capable of processing. Perhaps this is why phone numbers are seven digits long.
