Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED at 3:35 p.m. ET] The number of new enrollees in Covered California health plans plunged by nearly a quarter this year, largely because of the elimination of the federal tax penalty for people without insurance, officials announced Wednesday. The decrease was steeper than… Read More: New Covered California Sign-Ups Plummet »
Lake Michigan was being vaporized on Wednesday as subzero temperatures made the body of water look like a “boiling cauldron.” A meteorologist from Chicago’s WGN-TV caught the chemical process on video as the thermometer dropped to 20 below zero and the frigid air turned the water into vapor instantly. The weatherman, Tom Skilling, took the… Read More: Deep freeze makes Lake Michigan look like a ‘boiling cauldron’ »
If you want your life to change, it starts and ends with you If you want your life to change, it starts and ends with you The Power Of Small, by Aisling Leonard Curtin and Trish Leonard-Curtin (Hachette Ireland) You don’t need to start at the top to make changes – put one foot on… Read More: The Power of Small: Five tiny steps you can make… »
My phone is on me at all times to make sure I don’t miss a step (my goal is 11,000). And I’m not alone in my pursuit of a daily step goal. Step counters are built into all iPhones (check out the “Health” app), #10000steps is a popular Instagram hashtag, and watches with pedometers and… Read More: The 10,000-step goal is a decent idea, even if it… »