The
man whose vision and innovation brought us the Mac computer, the iPod,
the iPhone and the iPad has died. Steve Jobs passed away Wednesday from
complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Jobs co-founded Apple in
1976 and was the driving force behind the company’s renaissance as the
21st Century’s premier technology company. Citing health concerns, Jobs
stepped down as Apple CEO just two months ago. Source Link
Four million -- that’s how many Americans admit to driving when drunk. A new CDC report says there were 112 million incidents of drunk driving in the United States last year. About 8 out of 10 drunk drivers were men and were binge drinkers, and one-third were under the age of 34. And those who don’t wear seat belts were four times more likely to take other risks behind the wheel, like driving while drunk. Source Link
Is America’s animated first family of television hanging it up after nearly a quarter-century on the air? Fox Television says it may have no choice but to cancel “The Simpsons” unless the actors who together make millions of dollars a year voicing the show’s characters take a 45% pay cut. The studio says it needs an agreement by December, in order to have time to write a series finale, if necessary. Source Link
