Even though Halloween has no yet come, retail stores are already stocking up their shelves with Christmas decorations and gifts.
The stores are trying to stimulate holiday feeling ahead of schedule because of the economy crisis. Retailers are anxious of about "the parismonious moods among shoppers."
The National Retail Federation predicts that Christmas sales will decline 1 percent from last years. But it's not as bad as the sales in 2007 when the retail revenue fell 3.4 percent. So stores are trying to make this years Christmas as fun as possible by stocking the shelves early.
Also to make more sales, stores like Macys are trying to do donations like the "Make a Wish" Foundation, or the mailbox that is used for letters that can be droped of for Santa.
There are also more Christmas ads coming out. For example, one ad proclaims "Merry Christmas to all, and to all great prices.
I think it's great that stores are trying to get shoppers into the Christmas moods and are trying to help their sales. But stocking shelves before we even hit Halloween is a little to early in my case. I'm still decorating my house with scary Halloween things and I'm starting to prepare for a great Halloween night but having these Christmas decorations aroun stores sets my mood a little off.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Actors smoking in movies
Hi,
A volunteer arm of the powerful health organization that focuses on family issues, released on friday its "scorecard for the depiction of smoking in mass-appeal summer movies."
The new movie that came out this summer called Land of the Lost with Will Ferrell shows the actor smoking a pipe 18 times. The Medical Association Alliance believes that it results in about 124 million tobacco impressions. Because the movie is PG13 rated, Kids who are a huge fan of Ferrell or the movie might consider that it is "cool" to smoke.
What is sad is when movie studios can promote smoking to youth, but public health advocates cannot find a billboard in the whole city of Los Angeles that will run an ad to alert the public about the problem.
I have to agree. Kids nowadays would probably think that it's something they have to do to when their idols are doing something (Ex. smoking). I don't think putting such problem on a billboard will prevent people from smoking. Kids probably don't even read any of the billboards. They are as I already said more interested in what their idols are doing.
A volunteer arm of the powerful health organization that focuses on family issues, released on friday its "scorecard for the depiction of smoking in mass-appeal summer movies."
The new movie that came out this summer called Land of the Lost with Will Ferrell shows the actor smoking a pipe 18 times. The Medical Association Alliance believes that it results in about 124 million tobacco impressions. Because the movie is PG13 rated, Kids who are a huge fan of Ferrell or the movie might consider that it is "cool" to smoke.
What is sad is when movie studios can promote smoking to youth, but public health advocates cannot find a billboard in the whole city of Los Angeles that will run an ad to alert the public about the problem.
I have to agree. Kids nowadays would probably think that it's something they have to do to when their idols are doing something (Ex. smoking). I don't think putting such problem on a billboard will prevent people from smoking. Kids probably don't even read any of the billboards. They are as I already said more interested in what their idols are doing.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
TV show "Glee" is becoming a big hit!
Fox's television show Glee, a musical comedy show, has become very popular. Glee which is similar to High School Musical has been drawing an average audience of about 7.8 million viewers. But not only because of the show itslef has the tv show become popular, because of the show’s musical performances.
The music that the actors perform in Glee has included almost all genres, including country, hip-hop, rock oldies, pop, and show tunes. Last week, the show has even accounted for 10 spots on the iTunes list of top 200 downloaded songs and four places on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week.
Because the music has been such a hit on the show Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox Television will release “Glee: The Music, Volume 1, on November 3. It will be the first in what the companies plan as a series of soundtrack albums.
The music that the actors perform in Glee has included almost all genres, including country, hip-hop, rock oldies, pop, and show tunes. Last week, the show has even accounted for 10 spots on the iTunes list of top 200 downloaded songs and four places on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week.
Because the music has been such a hit on the show Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox Television will release “Glee: The Music, Volume 1, on November 3. It will be the first in what the companies plan as a series of soundtrack albums.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Letterman apologizes
Hi,
David Letterman, a comedian, apologized to his wife on Monday on air. He had sexual relationships with some of his staff members. His affairs were revealed last Thursday. He didn't want to make any comments to the incident but when he saw that many were mad at him especially his wife, he wanted to apologize to everyone.
The words he used on air to apologize to his wife were "she had been horribly hurt and I’ve got my work cut out for me." But he didn't only apologize to his wife he felt the need to apologize to some of his staff. He said “I’m terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position.” He also thanked the staff for being supportive and for “putting up with something stupid I’ve gotten myself involved in.”
Hopefully Letterman learned his lesson and I hope the best for him.
David Letterman, a comedian, apologized to his wife on Monday on air. He had sexual relationships with some of his staff members. His affairs were revealed last Thursday. He didn't want to make any comments to the incident but when he saw that many were mad at him especially his wife, he wanted to apologize to everyone.
The words he used on air to apologize to his wife were "she had been horribly hurt and I’ve got my work cut out for me." But he didn't only apologize to his wife he felt the need to apologize to some of his staff. He said “I’m terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position.” He also thanked the staff for being supportive and for “putting up with something stupid I’ve gotten myself involved in.”
Hopefully Letterman learned his lesson and I hope the best for him.
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