The Labor Department has issued numbers detailing the job losses in September following Hurricane Katrina.

The nation suffered a loss of jobs last month for the first time in more than two years. Unemployment jumped to 5.1 percent with a 35,000 drop in payrolls in September. The rate reached a four-year low of 4.9 percent in August. The September job numbers represented the greatest drop since 54,000 jobs were lost in April 2003.

So where's the good news in all of this? The impact on payrolls was not as bad as had been predicted by some as economists had mentioned a job loss of at least 150,000.

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FedEx announced a boost in its net average shipping costs for FedEx Express of 3.5 percent. This includes a 5.5 percent average increase in standard list rates, offset by a 2 percentage point reduction in its fuel surcharge. The new rates will be effective Jan. 2, 2006, and apply to U.S. domestic and U.S. export express package and freight shipments.

Changes to FedEx Ground standard list rates will be announced later this year.

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The back-to-back hurricanes closed Gulf Coast businesses and raised prices for supplies and materials to record hights.

According to the Institute for Supply Management, its measure of financial services, retail trade and other non-manufacturing businesses plummeted to 53.3, the lowest level since April 2003, from 65 in August. The decline was the greatest since the measure, which deals with 87 percent of the economy, was instituted eight years ago.

"Service companies are clearly looking at the low readings on consumer confidence and are scaling back their expectations for growth this year," Chris Rupkey, senior financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., was quoted as saying.

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A customer satisfaction survey from the USPS arrived in my mailbox this week and opened with: "Dear Valued Customer: How are we doing?"

The Gallup Organization "will compile the results to help us decide where and how we can improve our service to customers," the letter said.

It offered the option of completing the 28-question survey and returning it in a postage-paid envelope, or I could provide the feedback via the Web.

Recipients are asked to rate the USPS in several categories based on experiences during the past 30 days. The questions cover such things as time spent waiting in line at the post office window, the number of visits to the post office during the past 30 days, change-of-address orders and if I operated a business from my home. I was also asked to give my opinion of the USPS' Web site.

But what I didn't see was any reference to the reported 5.4 percent increase set for January. The 28th and final question is set aside for additional comments. Here's my comment: taking a bite out of the pockets of consumers and businesses is not appreciated. With the increased cost of fuel threatening the economy, a postal increase in 2006 represents more difficulty for those who rely on the USPS.

It may be time to consider eliminating Saturday service. And it's difficult to believe that an organization as large as the USPS doesn't have a significant amount of fat that can be trimmed.

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The situation could be particularly noticeable in the New York metropolitan area.

The reason: last night's American League Division Series game between the New York Yankees and the Angels in Anaheim, Calif., got started at approximately 10 p.m. on the East Coast. Given the three hours it generally takes to play a Major League game, and simple math tells us that many fans were awake until about 1 a.m. this morning as they watched the Yankees lose on the West Coast.

The solution: plenty of coffee throughout the morning, and hoping for productivity to pick up after lunch.

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"We believe that Avaya's valuation multiple can expand over the coming year as the company demonstrates that it can improve its operating margins and grow once again," the report said.

The report stated that new products targeting branch offices and enterprise mobility should drive continued growth. It also stated that "we believe that Avaya's recent product and services introductions have focused on bringing the company's core enterprise voice technology to any device at any time.

"We believe that Avaya's strategy to bring its enterprise-level voice functionality to any device at any time effectively leverages the company's strong position in communication applications such as unified messaging and contact center. More broadly, this strategy is indicative of Avaya's transformation from a legacy voice hardware-focused company into a software applications-focused company."

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We learn from the IRS that the portion of income headed to the upper one-tenth of 1 percent of those who pay taxes jumped two years ago as the percentage reaching 99 percent of the country dropped.

Those at the elite level are also paying less in taxes, as their effective income tax rates dropped considerably. The top 10th of 1 percent contributed about 23.6 percent of income in taxes, down from about 27 percent in 2002. By comparison, tax rates dropped by three-tenths of a percent or less for the bottom 80 percent.

Incomes increased 2.7 percent overall in 2003 compared with 2002, according to the IRS. But one-fourth of the boost found its way to the upper 10th of 1 percent. This group is made up of 129,000 taxpayers with at least $1.3 million in income. Incomes were up by less than 2 percent, a level below the inflation rate of 2.3 percent, for the bottom 99 percent.

Perhaps the most interesting statistic coming from the IRS is the fact that the upper 10th-of-a-percent generated greater income two years ago than the lowest one-third of taxpayers.

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"Keep the Internet under the control of the U.S., which has given the world almost all of the technological advancements that people on this planet take for granted," I wrote. "Or, turn it over to an organization that gave us the oil-for-food scandal? The choice couldn't be more clear."

I was accused by one respondent of disrespect and ignorance who stated that I should "shut up or come up with some well-based arguments instead."

Another stated that America has contributed very little to the world's technological advancement for a country of its size and economic power.

In response I offer one name: Thomas Edison.

Eliminate his contribution from the world and we're all living just as our great-great grandparents did. No, thanks.

I remain unshaken in the belief that the U.S. must retain control of the Internet and not let an organization as corrupt and inept as the U.N. take over. And when it comes to questioning American ingenuity, remember Mr. Edison and try to think of what type of world we would have without his contributions. It would in no way resemble our current reality.

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"This is inevitable -- Wi-Fi. It is long overdue," the mayor was quoted as saying as his city looks to establish Wi-Fi service. "It is to me a fundamental right to have access universally to information. This is a civil rights issue as much as anything else."

When I think of fundamental rights, they include such essentials as food, water and shelter along with those rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as freedom of the press, freedom to worship, freedom to assemble and freedom to criticize our elected leaders.

Perhaps Newsom could have described Wi-Fi as "a significant step toward enhancing the quality of life in the 21st century."

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The Yankees secured their eighth consecutive American League East division title Saturday with an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox in Boston.

And what did Ortiz do in a game the Red Sox needed to win in order to prevent the Yankees from securing the title? He managed only one hit in four at-bats. And what did Rodriguez do in leading his team to victory? Four hits in five at-bats, including a double and a home run.

Add that to the fact that A-Rod is a much more complete player than Ortiz will ever be, and the choice is claar: A-Rod is the MVP.

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