LIBERTY BELL FOREVER

An image of the Liberty Bell, an icon of American freedom and independence, will adorn the Postal Service's new forever stamp.

The forever stamp goes on sale April 12 at 41 cents. The rate for first-class postage rises to 41 cents May 14. The stamp, which will carry the word "Forever" instead of a price, will remain valid for sending a letter no matter how much rates go up in the future.

QUOTABLE

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

Pablo Picasso

Source: PC Magazine

TAX CHEATERS

40% of taxpayers are estimated to cheat on their returns, defrauding the government of some $290 billion a year. Less than 1 percent of returns are audited.

Source: Internal Revenue Service analysis of 2001 returns

BANKRUPTCIES

2,200% The rate of growth in medical-related bankruptices since 1981.

Source: Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Project

HOTEL ROOM COST

$97 The average cost of a night in a U.S. hotel in 2006, up 18 percent since 2002.

Source: Smith Travel Research