Tips for Washing Produce. Keep in mind that produce is a raw product, grown in dirt, which is handled by lots of people before it ever gets into your kitchen. Bacteria can be transferred from dirt residue, or from any of the people handling the produce before and after it arrives in the supermarket. To ensure the safety of your produce, including organic produce, it's important to wash it well, using proper technique, experts say.
Devlin explains: The birthday problem asks how many people you need to have at a party so that there is a better-than-even chance that two of them will share the same birthday. Most people think the answer is 183, the smallest whole number larger than 365/2. In fact, you need just 23.
Neda Jafarzadeh The maximum an individual can currently contribute to an IRA for 2013 is $5,500 (or $6,500 if you are age 50 or older). When choosing between whether to open a traditional or Roth IRA, consider these three factors: Neda Jafarzadeh.owever, contributing to a Roth IRA would be a better option if your tax rate increases, while contributing to a traditional IRA would be preferable if your tax rate decreases.