Many parents consider themselves tech experts, especially when it comes to their phones. In fact, according to the “LG Text Ed Survey,” 75 percent of parents consider themselves “texters” and 86 percent of those texters have used the medium to communicate with their teens. Yet, the survey also found that many parents engage in questionable texting behaviors and are unaware of their teen’s mobile phone misuse. In this video segment, renowned child psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy offers safe texting tips, advice on how to communicate with your kids in the age of technology, and reveals surprising survey data.
Britain’s small businesses grew by an average of 11 per cent over the last six months, up five per cent on the last half year according to HP’s SMB Index, an independent survey of 1000 UK small businesses (between 1 and 50 employees).
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PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today announced new checking accounts and credit cards along with other changes that emphasize more choices and rewards for customers.
With as many as 50,000 jobs to fill worldwide by the end of the year, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will be the first in the industry to tap into the exploding popularity of social media gaming to help generate interest in hospitality careers. At My Marriott Hotel™ on Facebook (www.facebook.com/marriottjobsandcareers), gamers will first manage a “virtual” hotel restaurant kitchen before moving on to other areas of hotel operations. The game will be available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Mandarin.
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Since the flooding in Pakistan began one month ago, more than 20 million people throughout the country have been affected. In an effort to help raise funds for relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts, the U.S. Government, through the Department of State, created the Pakistan Relief Fund (the Fund). In television and radio PSAs released by the Ad Council today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encourages all Americans to donate to the Fund, which will help those who are in need.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is launching a new multimedia campaign entitled “Family Values.” This unique campaign celebrates the strong positive ideals shared by Hispanic Americans and the Marine Corps by featuring the personal testimonials of Latino men and women currently serving. “Family Values” will run nationally online from September 15 through October 15 and will also feature print and radio PSA creative extensions.
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Zaha Hadid Architects and Roca are delighted to announce the opening of a brand new flagship space, the Roca London Gallery, at Imperial Wharf close to Chelsea Harbour. Zaha Hadid Architects were commissioned to create this unique concept which takes its inspiration from the power of water as a transforming element and which will bring the Roca London Gallery to life.
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Food gifts that provide practicality, value and the opportunity to be shared with others are topping the list of hottest gifts for the 2011 holiday season. Omaha Steaks, named the largest direct gourmet food company in America by Multichannel Merchant, is at the forefront of this food gifting trend, which food industry experts say is energizing the nearly $20 billion specialty food gift market and positioning it for a larger share of the more than $120 billion that Americans spend annually on gifts.
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Pop Star Karina Bradley and Rapper Papoose team up for a powerful combination on the hit track “Obituary 2010”. Obituary 2010 is off of Papoose’s “2nd Coming” mix tape and will be featured on Karina Bradley’s upcoming “Madam President” mix tape hosted by DJ Diamond Kuts. Papoose & Karina Bradley’s “Obituary 2010” Music video broke OVER 10.1 MILLION views in ONLY four days on World Star Hip Hop (www.worldstarhiphop.com).
Obituary 2010 is a tradition of Papoose. For the last couple of years Papoose has honored celebrities that have passed away.
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The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of premium scented candles, today announced its most popular fragrances within its new contemporary candle line, Pure Radiance. After just a few weeks of availability, the three best-selling Pure Radiance scents are:
After Dark™ — Enjoy an enchanted evening with this nocturnal mix of night air, garden herbs, rich woods and musk.
Beachfront™ — Escape to a place where the air is filled with the sounds of the waves and the scents of summer blossoms. Includes notes of watery, ozone, pineapple, lotus, and coconut.
Denim™ — Comfortable and casual … this carefree mix of citrus, white flowers, cedarwood and musk is as relaxed as a Sunday afternoon.
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E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced that E*TRADE Securities LLC has unveiled a new 30-second “Talking Baby” advertisement which will run during the NBC® television network broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI.
The Super Bowl spot, entitled “Fatherhood,” features the E*TRADE Baby reassuring a nervous new dad about planning for his newborn daughter’s future with help from Financial Consultants at E*TRADE.
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Edison Peña, the Chilean miner who became popular worldwide as a major Elvis fan, visited Las Vegas January 10-12 to experience Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil and ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter. Peña was offered a guest appearance in the show Tuesday, Jan. 11 and received VIP treatment during his stay at ARIA.
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