Miscellaneous

Another Look at Americans From the Census Bureau

Posted on December 15, 2006
The New York Times reports on the Census Bureau's 2007 Statistical Abstract of the United States, released on December 15, 2006, which provides an eclectic portrait of Americans. Sometime this year, the 300 millionth American was born. We are taller and fatter than we used to be, but we drink more water, too...

Minnesota Tops List of Healthiest States

Posted on December 06, 2006
Minnesota is the healthiest state, according to American's Health Rankings - 2006 Edition. Minnesota has held the top spot for 11 of the 17 years that the annual study has been published, and has never ranked lower than second.Offices located in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

Holiday Gift Ideas for That "Special" Person

Posted on November 29, 2006
Looking for a unique gift item for that "special" person in your life? Check out the Marie Antoinette Action Figure with "Ejector Head Action." Or for your guy, how about a Bacon Wallet? See both of those, and lots more, at Archie McPhee Toys, Gifts and Novelties, made by Magic Pixies...

Cost of "12 Days of Christmas" Gifts Increases

Posted on November 29, 2006
The cost of the gifts described in the Christmas classic, The Twelve Days of Christmas, is $18,920 for 2006. That is an increase of 3.1% over last year, and is attributable primarily to rising labor costs, particularly for the Nine Ladies Dancing, 11 Pipers Piping, and 12 Drummers Drumming...

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Don't Sit Up Straight

Posted on November 29, 2006
Researchers recently concluded that sitting up straight in a chair increases the strain on a person's lumbar discs. The best sitting position was found to be leaning back, with the spine at a 135-degree angle to the thighs. Leaning forward, as many people do when working at a desk, proved to cause even more strain on the low back than sitting upright...

Thanksgiving Trivia

Posted on November 17, 2006
The first Thanksgiving took place in 1621, probably between September 21 and November 11. After the first harvest was completed by the colonists in Plymouth, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, to which the neighboring Native American tribe members were invited...

IRS Raises Mileage Rate for Business Travel in 2007

Posted on November 03, 2006
Effective January 1, 2007, the IRS has raised the standard mileage rate for business purposes to 48.5 cents per mile.Offices located in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

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