March 15, 2012

Americans have good intentions when it comes to better health, but say they just don’t have the time for it. Nine out of ten people who took part in an American Heart Association survey said they want to improve their health. But 60% can’t find the time for regular exercise and eight out of ten say they struggled to eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Source Link

A staple of many a home book shelf for generations of Americans is falling victim to the new digital world. The publishers of the Encyclopaedia Britannica say they’ll no longer offer a printed version of the reference work. Britannica  will continue its online version, where it competes with Wikipedia, the web’s popular and free reference source. Source Link

March Madness tips off with the first of two days that feature 16 games in the 2012 NCAA Division One men’s basketball tournament. Three of the four top tournament seeds are coming off losses in their conference championship games last weekend. The action continues over the next three weeks and culminates with the championship game in New Orleans on April 2nd. Source Link