It’s
official -- 2012 was the hottest year ever in the United States,
beating the previous record set in 1998. A final review shows that all
48 states had above-average temperatures and 19 states hit all-time
highs last year. Officials say nearly 100 million Americans endured at
least 10 days with temperatures over 100 degrees. Source Link
If
weight loss is one of your New Year’s resolutions, a new survey found
the most popular plan is one that’s free. A Consumer Reports reader
survey ranked the free food and exercise tracking web site
MyFitnessPal.Com as tops. Weight Watchers got the highest marks among
commercial diet plans. Source Link
America’s
true wordsmiths have chosen the “Word of the Year” for 2012. It’s
“hashtag” -- the combination of a pound sign and a word or words used to
classify topics in Twitter posts. The American Dialect Society says
hashtag is a word for a written symbol that’s crossed over into general
speech, making it worthy of the award. Source Link
