April 19, 2012

It may be a slow year for sales in the Electronics Department at the big box store. A survey says about one in four people who plan to buy a new TV are waiting to see what comes from Apple. The company that revolutionized digital music, cell phones and tablet computing is rumored to be unveiling a new product later this year that will bring the Apple experience to television. Source Link

Being a smoker costs you more in health insurance premiums, but it’s another issue that can add up to more costs for insurers. A review from the Mayo Clinic found that its obese workers had higher average health care costs than smokers. And annual health costs for morbidly obese workers were three times higher than those of workers who smoked. Source Link

The weather forecast may be doing what science alone cannot. A new national poll shows a large majority of Americans now believe that the brutal winters, blistering summers and deadly tornado outbreaks of recent years are linked to global warming. And two out of three people think the weather is getting worse. Source Link