cough into elbow

friday, 18 january, 2008 13:10 MAT

i learned over my visit to america that the children there are now taught to cover their mouth with their elbow rather than their hands when they cough or sneeze. it is meant to help minimise spread of viruses and diseases via the hands, especially since children don't wash their hands as often as adults do.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&id=5821663

http://www.ebiologynews.com/3774.html

it makes sense, i guess. the world has covered their mouths when they cough or sneeze with their hands for ages now and things seem to be fine, but this new technique isn't such an outrageous thought.

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Tax Season

Looks like we didn't learn much in 2007. :P Happy new year! Now how about everyone start thinking about their IRAs.

For 2008, the maximum IRA contribution is $5000, if your salary isn't really high. You have until April 15th to put in your contribution for 2007, which can be up to $4000.

I seem to remember that H&R Block does some 80% of their business between January and April. This was the answer to the final Jeopardy question that Ken Jennings. Actually, the real question was "Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year."

Ken said FedEx. As a result, his record-breaking streak ended, and H&R Block offered lifetime financial services for him. The article states he was expected to pay approximately $1.045 million from his winnings of $2.52 million.