Adobe Acrobat / Reader version 9 & USPS Rate Increase

Greetings everyone, I am well and I hope you and yours are too.

Here's some important info for those of you who use Adobe Acrobat and/or Adobe Reader version 9.

You should update to version 9.1 to repair a security vulnerability that could give control of your PC to hackers.

You can get more details here

Updates for versions 7 and 8 will out later this month. In the meantime, I suggest removing the risk by simply disabling JavaScript in Reader. Here's how:

Click: Edit -> Preferences -> JavaScript ...then uncheck Enable Acrobat JavaScript

That will keep your computer safe from the threat until the update is ready.
I leave JavaScript turned off in Reader all the time. I see no need to enable it.

U.S.Postal Service Rate Increase

I am sure you are all aware the U.S. Postal Service will increase it's U.S. Postage Rate Effective May 11, 2009.

Here’s everything you need to know.

On May 11, 2009, the U.S. Postal Service will implement a new postage rate increase for the majority of mail services
including First–Class Mail®, First–Class International®, Postcards and Special Services.

Here is a summary of the USPS 2009 postage rate increase:

The price for one–ounce First–Class™ stamps has increased to $0.44 from $0.42.

On January 18, 2009, the U.S. Postal Service increased pricing for shipping services by an average of 5 percent.

Prices were adjusted for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and some international shipping products.


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According to the U.S. Postal Service, the average postage increase by class of mail will be at or below the rate of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index).

The U.S. Postal Service also introduced Commercial Plus pricing for high–volume shippers.

Stamps.com customers who qualify as a high–volume shipper can receive a discount up to 14.5% off Express Mail retail pricing.

With Stamps.com you can print postage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


I hope this info will be useful to many if not all.

Here's an inspirational message you can read, enjoy, and share.

An Explanation Of Why God Allows Pain and Suffering...


A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
'I don't believe that God exists.'


'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go
out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things.'

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because
he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long,
stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard.
He looked dirty and unkempt.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said
to the barber:

'You know what? Barbers do not exist.'
'How can you say that?' asked the surprised barber.
'I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!'
'No!' the customer exclaimed. 'Barbers don't exist because if they did,
there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards,
like that man outside.'

'Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me.'

'Exactly!' affirmed the customer. 'That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!
That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help.
That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world.'

Please feel free to leave your comments.

Edward L. West