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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
NBC to keep Golden Globes for years, judge rules
FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, file photo, a publicist walks down the red carpet as it rains before the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A federal judge ruled on April 30, 2012, that a $150 million agreement keeping the Globes on NBC is valid, siding with the show?s longtime producers and against the organization that organizes the glitzy awards gala each year. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, file photo, a publicist walks down the red carpet as it rains before the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A federal judge ruled on April 30, 2012, that a $150 million agreement keeping the Globes on NBC is valid, siding with the show?s longtime producers and against the organization that organizes the glitzy awards gala each year. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A federal judge ruled Monday that producers of the Golden Globe Awards acted properly when they negotiated a deal keeping the glitzy gala on NBC through 2018.
U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz's 89-page ruling states that the production company, dick clark productions, has a right to negotiate the deal and work on the show as long as it airs on NBC. That right was a key part of a long-running dispute between the company, known as dcp, and the Globes' organizers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The association sued over the broadcast deal in November 2010, but the two sides have worked together on the past two awards shows. The production company has claimed it has a perpetual right to work on the show as long as it airs on NBC, but the association argued that it never agreed to those terms and it was facing the loss of its creation.
The Globes have become big business, with Hollywood A-listers appearing each year. The journalists' group and producer split the multimillion-dollar annual profits evenly.
There was no immediate comment from the HFPA. Matz has said he doesn't expect his ruling will end the dispute, but that it will likely lead to an appeal.
Matz's ruling states the dcp only has a right to work with NBC, but that it does not need to receive approval for its broadcast deal directly from the HFPA anymore because of a 1993 amendment to their working relationship.
"We are pleased the court affirmed our contract and look forward to working with the HFPA and NBC to nurture and expand the Golden Globes franchise for years to come," dcp wrote in a statement.
The company's CEO, Mark Shapiro, said he wished Dick Clark, who died April 18, had lived to see the ruling.
"My only sadness is that Dick wasn't here to see the win," Shapiro said. "This was the brainchild of Dick Clark. It was his idea to do a long-term deal."
The judge stated the unusual agreement came about largely because of HFPA's own leadership problems. "HFPA suffered from the absence of sound, business-like practices," Matz wrote.
He noted the group's complicated internal politics and frequent elections, some of which "triggered bitter feelings."
"HFPA members have always been dedicated to the success of the Golden Globes Award Show," Matz wrote. "But often they succumbed to bouts of pronounced turmoil and personal feuds."
The judge's ruling came after he heard nine days of testimony earlier this year over the deal negotiated by dcp. Clark sold the last of his interest in the company in 2007, but the dispute focused heavily on events that took place while he still owned it in 1993.
The judge had to determine whether a 1993 agreement between the HFPA and dcp gave the production company the right to work on the show perpetually, provided it airs on NBC. The association contended it never agreed to the perpetuity clause, and that if it were upheld it would the HFPA control over its signature property, the Globes.
Attorneys for dcp argued that the clause was to ensure continuity and protect the production company, which had just negotiated a multi-year deal to return the Globes to broadcast airwaves for the first time since a scandal knocked them from CBS in the early 1980s.
Matz noted the contrast between the production company and the journalists' group in his ruling.
"In contrast, dcp acted in a consistently business-like fashion, and for almost all of the 27 year relationship it had with HFPA before this suit was filed dcp was represented by one experienced executive who was adept at dealing fairly and effectively with the often amateurish conduct of HFPA," he wrote.
The disputed deal is worth $150 million, but the association contends the broadcast rights are worth much more now. The show, while not a reliable predictor of Oscar night glory, attracts the top stars from both television and film and attracts millions of viewers each year. The booze-filled gala is more unpredictable and less staid than other major reality shows, which has only been amplified by host Ricky Gervais in recent years.
Matz noted that the agreement between the HFPA and dcp ? and his ruling ? tie the two groups together as long as the show remains on NBC. If the network drops the show, the production company's rights to work on the gala would also end.
Shapiro said that despite the trial and the cloud of uncertainty it has cast over the Globes, dcp has a strong relationship with NBC that includes several other shows.
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Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP .
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Sarabande Books presents poets Nikky Finney and Bruce Smith ...
So.? Now I?ve followed in the footsteps of the great and troubled creative minds, taking my turn in preparation for my slowly simmering magnum opus.? And while I flexed the limits of sanity, my little Books corner has sat silent.? Instead, I wrote some very nice poetry and cried during Art Therapy.? And though not every gifted literary soul need suffer the pain of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and legally-granted chemical happiness, it does add a certain flair to the persona.? As National Poetry Month comes to its close today, hit the town and hear some stanzas from poets with a flair of their own.? Sarabande Books will host writers Nikky Finney and Bruce Smith tonight at 21c Museum Hotel at 7:30pm.
Held regularly on the last Monday of the month (excepting November and December), Sarabande Books? 21c Reading Series presents modern regional and national poetic talent at an affordable price ? free.? With the added atmosphere or 21c?s modern art vibe and often featuring a local musical guest, the Reading Series is the perfect package of culture on a budget (so, yes, go ahead and have that $7 cocktail).? Following the jazzy tunes of Swing ?39?s Ben Andrews, this month?s poets will light up the microphone with their words.
A professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kentucy, poet Nikky Finney is the author of three award-winning volumes of poetry.? Her titles include On Wings Made of Gauze and the winner of a PEN America Open Book Award, Rice; her most recent collection, 2004?s The World Is Round, earned Finney the Benjamin Franklin Award for Poetry.? Finney is also the author of the short story collection, Heartwood, and contributed her editing skills to The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South.? ?Her literary voice has also won her recognition as a recipient of the Kentucky Foundation for Women Artists Fellowship Award.?
On the flipside for the evening is fellow poet and professor, Bruce Smith.? The author of five collections of poetry, Smith?s most recent volume, The Other Lover, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize as well as the National Book Award.? Smith?s poetic works have also been featured in the pages of Best American Poetry (2003 and 2004) and the 2009 Pushcart Prize anthology.? He currently teaches English and Creative Writing at Syracuse University.
As we ?close the book?, so to speak, on Poetry Month and gear up for our annual festival of fast horseflesh, step out once more for some free poetic stylings.? Pick your poison, brush up on your Sylvia Plath and get the best medicine in a sweet concentrated dose.
21c Museum Hotel is located at 700 West Main Street.
Photo: Courtesy of Sarabande Books? website www.sarabandebooks.org
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US Cellular, Alltel Wireless team up to launch 'U Prepaid' service in Walmart stores
Good ol' Wally isn't a stranger when it comes to offering prepaid wireless goods within its shops, and now the retail giant's about to add yet another service to that carrier-packed inventory. Starting next month, US Cellular -- in partnership with Alltel Wireless -- will begin rolling out a new contract-free package dubbed "U Prepaid," which, naturally, is set to be backed by both of the aforementioned carrier's networks. The fresh U Prepaid deal will be making its way into "nearly" 500 Walmart stores across 18 US states, though there's no mention of which ones specifically. That being said, US Cellular and Alltel did announce the four devices coming at launch, including Samsung's Repp and Chrone along with the LG Attune / Exchange and Saber. In any case, now you know where to go if those recently announced plans from AT&T and Verizon aren't keeping a smile on your face.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Longer sleep times may counteract genetic factors related to weight gain
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Short sleep duration increases expression of genetic risks for high body mass index
DARIEN, IL Toss out another old wives' tale: Sleeping too much does not make you fat. Quite the opposite, according to a new study examining sleep and body mass index (BMI) in twins, which found that sleeping more than nine hours a night may actually suppress genetic influences on body weight.
The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins and found that sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with both increased BMI and greater genetic influences on BMI. Previous research has shown that genetic influences include things like glucose metabolism, energy use, fatty acid storage and satiety. In this study, the heritability of BMI was twice as high for the short sleepers than for twins who slept longer than nine hours a night.
"The results suggest that shorter sleep provides a more permissive environment for the expression of obesity related genes," said principal investigator Nathaniel Watson, MD, MSc, of the University of Washington. "Or it may be that extended sleep is protective by suppressing expression of obesity genes."
Watson and colleagues determined that for twins sleeping less than seven hours, genetic influences accounted for 70 percent of the differences in BMI, with common environment accounting for just 4 percent and unique environment 26 percent. For twins averaging more than nine hours of sleep, genetic factors were attributed to 32 percent of weight variations, with common environment accounting for 51 percent and unique environment 17 percent.
More research is needed, Watson said, but these preliminary results may suggest that behavioral weight loss measures would be most effective when genetic drivers of body weight are mitigated through sleep extension.
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For a copy of the study, "Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index in Twins: A Gene-Environment Interaction," or to arrange an interview with an AASM spokesperson, please contact PR Coordinator Doug Dusik at 630-737-9700, ext. 9364, or ddusik@aasmnet.org.
The monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal SLEEP is published online by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC, a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. The AASM is a professional membership society that is the leader in setting standards and promoting excellence in sleep medicine health care, education and research (www.aasmnet.org).
Read more about sleep disorders from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Your Sleep website, http://yoursleep.aasmnet.org/Disorders.aspx. Help for people who have a sleep problem is available at more than 2,400 AASM-accredited sleep disorders centers around the United States.
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Public release date: 1-May-2012[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Doug Dusik
ddusik@aasmnet.org
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Short sleep duration increases expression of genetic risks for high body mass index
DARIEN, IL Toss out another old wives' tale: Sleeping too much does not make you fat. Quite the opposite, according to a new study examining sleep and body mass index (BMI) in twins, which found that sleeping more than nine hours a night may actually suppress genetic influences on body weight.
The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins and found that sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with both increased BMI and greater genetic influences on BMI. Previous research has shown that genetic influences include things like glucose metabolism, energy use, fatty acid storage and satiety. In this study, the heritability of BMI was twice as high for the short sleepers than for twins who slept longer than nine hours a night.
"The results suggest that shorter sleep provides a more permissive environment for the expression of obesity related genes," said principal investigator Nathaniel Watson, MD, MSc, of the University of Washington. "Or it may be that extended sleep is protective by suppressing expression of obesity genes."
Watson and colleagues determined that for twins sleeping less than seven hours, genetic influences accounted for 70 percent of the differences in BMI, with common environment accounting for just 4 percent and unique environment 26 percent. For twins averaging more than nine hours of sleep, genetic factors were attributed to 32 percent of weight variations, with common environment accounting for 51 percent and unique environment 17 percent.
More research is needed, Watson said, but these preliminary results may suggest that behavioral weight loss measures would be most effective when genetic drivers of body weight are mitigated through sleep extension.
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For a copy of the study, "Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index in Twins: A Gene-Environment Interaction," or to arrange an interview with an AASM spokesperson, please contact PR Coordinator Doug Dusik at 630-737-9700, ext. 9364, or ddusik@aasmnet.org.
The monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal SLEEP is published online by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC, a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. The AASM is a professional membership society that is the leader in setting standards and promoting excellence in sleep medicine health care, education and research (www.aasmnet.org).
Read more about sleep disorders from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Your Sleep website, http://yoursleep.aasmnet.org/Disorders.aspx. Help for people who have a sleep problem is available at more than 2,400 AASM-accredited sleep disorders centers around the United States.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Monday Brief: WWDC Sells Out, Waiting for BlackBerry World, the Galaxy S 3, and more!
Edit: Really, folks? These are the kinds of comments you want to leave? I'm gonna wipe the slate clean and hope you all can conduct yourselves a little more appropriately next week. - Phil
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
HTC One S Review: I Give It A Fly
Despite the fact that there's no real wow factor here, it would be entirely unfair to say that HTC's One S isn't a great phone. It is. The hardware is some of the best I've seen in a long time, Sense 4 is quite nice albeit a touch heavy for my taste, and the specs are right in line with what we're seeing on the market today. Truth be told, anyone at T-Mobile would be lucky to have one. S. (Lawl.)concord safe and sound botticelli x factor winner footlocker julia gillard julia gillard
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