Q: The U.S. Postal Service is considering options for reducing expenses, one of which is to cut Saturday mail delivery. How many countries, other than the U.S., offer Monday-Saturday

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Q: The U.S. Postal Service is having to consider options for reducing expenses, one of which is cutting weekend (Saturday) mail delivery. How many countries, other than the U.S., offer Monday-Saturday home delivery?

— Joyce Alarcón, Atlanta

A: The U.S. Postal Service, Postal Regulatory Commission and Universal Postal Union, a U.N. agency, have done some research into this, but there’s no complete list. Data from a June Congressional Research Service report shows that France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have six-day delivery while New Zealand charges additional fees for Saturday delivery.

Q: There are many programs, especially newscasts, that seem to have problems synchronizing audio and video. It’s annoying to hear the voice delay while watching an individual speaking. What’s happening?

—Lori Srail, Alpharetta

A: If the problem originates from the broadcast, there is nothing that can be done, said Ilya Khitrov with Best Buy Atlanta (Midtown). But if it is within the home there are two main options. If you are using a converter box as your source, you would want to use coaxial cable. If the components must be connected with A/V cables, you need to ensure that you have time-corrected A/V cables. If your source is digital cable or satellite, you want to use the HDMI connection where possible. If you have other connections, ensure that you are using time-corrected cables.

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