The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today revealed a new anti-smoking ad campaign targeted at teens. The ads will be geared toward preventing teens aged 12 to 17 from ever smoking cigarettes. The agency estimates that 10 million teens in that age range have smoked a cigarette or would be open to doing so.
Earlier last month, reports leaked stating that Dell was preparing to layoff a massive amount of its workers worldwide. The Register, a British technology website, stated on January 9th that Dell would layoff 20% of its U.S.-based sales members, while also relieving 30% of its sales and marketing staff in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. These numbers would mean that over 15,000 Dell employees would lose their job.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. You’re struggling to find that gift for that very special someone. Chocolates and flowers are so passé it hurts and you’re too poor to buy them that new car. Now you can compromise and get them that new Nexus 5 in a brilliant red.
A few weeks ago, Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $685,000 in a promotion that gave 100 of his customers free furniture for correctly guessing that the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks would square off in this year’s Super Bowl.
Apparently, Mattress Mack is a gambling man. The store owner up the ante and bet $7 million that the Broncos would be victorious in the big game.
Bad news has arrived for fans of French film especially, and those who have come to love the work of Kristin Scott Thomas. She is one of the most talented actresses that has been seen in recent years, but has now decided to end her career.
Kristin Scott Thomas is an actress who has been seen in a handful of American films, but she is primarily known for her work in French films.
Over the past decade energy drinks have risen to prominence with ads promising to give workers that extra boost they need after lunch or jack up customers’ mood to “extreme” levels. Teens a big market for such products, and now a new study has shown that energy drinks could have more far-reaching effects than just being possibly unsafe.
Seven years after the Harry Potter saga came to an end, author J.K. Rowling has revealed some interesting information.
For those of you who followed the series to its completion, you already know that two of the main characters Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger ended up romantically involved. While many loved the ending, more people were upset that Hermione did not end up with the famous wizard Harry Potter, who she was so perfectly made for.
Since Dylan Farrow wrote that detailed description of being molested by her adopted father Woody Allen in the New York Times, opinions have been coming in from all over.
Some have championed Farrow’s decision to once again speak out about the alleged molestation, and others have said that Allen needs to be left alone, since the allegations were looked into many years ago and nothing was actually proven.
Last month, BioWare introduced space combat to Star Wars: The Old Republic as part of the Galactic Starfighter expansion. At launch, the expansion could only be enjoyed by subscribers as free-to-play players had to wait. It turns out the wait was only for a month as the expansion is now available to all.
The second season of Mako Mermaids, one of the less talked about “Netflix originals,” is currently in production. It began shooting in December.
Fans (of which there are apparently plenty) may enjoy checking out these vlogs from the production, which recently hit YouTube.
