The obesity epidemic has spread to once slim and trim Japanese men who are using cutting edge technology to battle the bulge. Japanese men have turned to cell phone cameras to help them lose weight by keeping track of how many calories they eat. The scheme is simple. Instead of using a paper and pencil to record what they eat in a day, then look up the calories of that food and add them all up the men just pull out their cell phones and snap a photo of what they are about to stuff in their mouths.

In July 2006, the U. S. Postal Service first proposed the Forever Stamp and the details of the stamp are exactly what its name portrays-forever. That means that no matter when the Stamp is used for first ounce, First Class mail, it will be valid and not ever require additional postage when the rate increases. The purpose of the Forever stamp is to make the transition to higher-rate stamps a little easier for the consumer. The Postal Service's first class rate increase to 42 cents and the proposed Forever Stamp should be ruled on by the independent Postal Regulatory Commission on Monday. If approved, the board of governors of the Postal Service will take the matter back up and schedule its rate increases.

Professional German diver Wilfried Thiesen was diving in an underwater cave off Mauritius along the coast of Africa when he found a 1976 Notre Dame class ring. Thiesen sent an email to Notre Dame describing the class ring he had found and Steve Ruic, writer on staff, received the email. Ruic, in turn, sent out notices about the ring to the alumni and staff, but no one came forward.

At least one frolicking couple at Yale University has prompted a professor to send out an e-mail reminding students that the showers are for showering. The e-mail was sent out after a couple's romp in the shower caused the bathroom to flood and put it out of order for 90 minutes.

Iowa University has installed special software in its laundries that lets students communicate with washers and dryers. The software, called LaundryView is an Internet-based system that sends e-mail alerts to students for the availability and current status of washers and dryers. According to the University officials, the system will help save the time of students who visit laundry to find the washers and dryers already booked. Moreover, it will be an alarm for those who forget to remove their clothes once they have loaded the machines.