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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
'Fifty Shades Of Grey': What's In It For 'Hunger Games' Fans?
As the E.L. James novel bumps the dystopian drama from the top of the bestseller list, we ask a few of Panem's faithful if fans should give it a read.
By Amy Wilkinson
Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in "Hunger Games"
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Katniss Everdeen and her trusty bow and arrow can no longer fend off Christian Grey and his punishing whips — "Fifty Shades of Grey" has bumped "The Hunger Games" from its #1 perch on USA Today's bestseller list. And it's a contentious battle, to be sure. Seven of the top 10 are dominated by the various series installments by "Grey" author E.L. James and "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins.
It probably goes without saying that the content of these two sagas couldn't be more different: "The Hunger Games" is a teen novel chronicling a young heroine's fight for survival in a televised death match against 23 other kids, while "Fifty Shades of Grey" is an erotically charged page-turner detailing the sexcapades of a billionaire and his young paramour. Yet, both have managed to capture the attention of publishers, producers and pop-culture pundits.
While "The Hunger Games" was busy dominating the box office to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, Universal Pictures and Focus Features (perhaps inspired by Lionsgate's success with the book-to-film adaptation) snatched up the film rights to James' buzzy novel for an undisclosed sum. A few weeks later, the English author was named to Time 's 100 Most Influential People in the World list.
Full disclosure: I've been hesitant to pick up "Fifty Shades of Grey" owning to its "Twilight" fanfic roots and "mommy porn" reputation, but as someone who writes about both books and films, I'll eventually need to become familiar with the life and times of Christian Grey — for purely professional reasons, of course. But is there anything in it for "Hunger Games" fans looking for another high-profile novel to devour? I asked a few of Panem's faithful.
"I haven't actually read 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' but I confess that way back in the day, when it was called 'Master of the Universe' and was posted for free online as 'Twilight' fan fiction, I did read it," said Hunger Games Examiner's Sara Gundell. "It is a dirty, dirty story — but hey, sometimes filthy fan fiction is fun to read. And while there is plenty of 'Hunger Games' fan fiction online (and plenty of it is also dirty), I'm not sure 'Fifty Shades of Grey' will appeal to most fans of 'The Hunger Games' based on what attracted them to that series. There isn't really any way to compare the two. They don't have similar themes, and the characters don't share any similar traits. They really are nothing alike. That doesn't mean some 'Hunger Games' fans won't enjoy it, but I can't see it having any sort of universal, crossover appeal. They just don't have anything in common, really."
For MTV News staffer Christina Garibaldi, the saucy series served as a palate cleanser after the death and destruction of the dystopian drama.
"As a reader of both 'The Hunger Games' and 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' I have to admit I'm a huge fan of both," she said. "Both stories have taken their audiences by storm, but keep in mind that 'Fifty Shades of Grey' does skew a little older and to women, while 'Hunger Games' seems to please both male and female readers. Yet, if you are anything like me and enjoy mixing up your reading between love stories and action novels, then pick up both books! You will not be disappointed."
Then there's The Hob's Megan Scott, who says she sees at least one (tongue firmly in cheek) similarity: hunger.
"I have been sucked into the 'Fifty Shades' vortex and am enjoying it immensely," she said. "Anything that is getting a lot of hype and is considered controversial I'll pick up. There really is nothing that really comes to mind that would intrigue an "HG" fan other than the common theme of hunger, but let's face it, Christian Grey's hunger is the different sort."
Consensus: While the two best-selling series share very little in common thematically, odds are in your favor that "Grey" may be as hard to put down as "The Hunger Games."
Have you read or do you plan to read "Fifty Shades of Grey"? Sound off in the comments below and tweet me @amymwilk with your thoughts and suggestions for future columns!
Earlier 'Hunger Games' columns
+ 'Catching Fire': Five Reasons To Be Stoked
+ 'Catching Fire' Director: Who Could Carry The Torch?
+ 'Hunger Games' Postmortem: Five Lessons For 'Catching Fire'
Check out everything we've got on "The Hunger Games."
For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Samsung Galaxy Note for T-Mobile spotted in the wild, pretends it's no big deal
Oh, snap. By all appearances, the T-Mobile folks haven't lost sight of the popularity of the Galaxy Note, as a collection of snapshots obtained by TmoNews have revealed Samsung's phablet in none other than Magenta colors. At the very least, this suggests the Bellevue crew is considering bringing the 5.3-inch handset to its stores, and while the carrier's subscribers are currently able to use AT&T's Galaxy Note LTE on the Magenta network, it's a rather roundabout process and the results are less than ideal. We can only hope this one pans out, because really, who wouldn't love to take this monster for a proper ride on the little network that could?
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Johny Hendricks pals around with NASCAR bad boy Tony Stewart (PHOTO)
Two weeks before making his Fox debut against Josh Koscheck, Johny Hendricks stopped by the track to check in with NASCAR's finest. Here he is showing a beard that awesome cannot be contained in a helmet while talking to Tony Stewart. Do you think Stewart, a well-known problem child on the racing circuit, gave Hendricks some trash-talking tips? Tell us what he said in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Robin Gibb's family singing as he lies in coma
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By Courtney Garcia, TODAY.com contributor
While Robin Gibb remains in a coma in a London hospital, his family is singing and playing music to him in hopes of reviving the legendary artist.
In an interview with Ireland?s The Impartial Reporter, Dwina Gibb, wife of the 62-year-old Bee Gee, said?three of Robin's children ?- Robin-John, Spencer and Melissa -? have been playing music to "try and bring him back to us."
She also told the newspaper, "His brother Barry, his wife Linda and son Stephen came over from America. Barry was singing to him. Thousands of people are saying prayers every day."
The singer has been battling colon and liver cancer for the past two years, and fell into a coma in April after contracting pneumonia.
Robin and Dwina have been married for 28 years and share one child, Robin-John. Gibb's older two children are from his first marriage, and he also has a young?daughter, Snow,?with his former housekeeper.
Dwina Gibb, a former druid priestess,?has discussed the couple's unconventional open marriage publicly.
Robin Gibb once told radio host Howard Stern, "My wife is a lesbian and I love it."
But Gibb later gave interviews saying their life had calmed down. "We actually have a very conservative relationship -- more so than the average couple," Gibb told the Daily Mail in 2010.?"We don't drink or smoke. We're not partying all the time."
"Their love for one another is very tight," David N. Meyer, who is writing an unauthorized biography on the Bee Gees, told ABCNews.com.
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Making An Annual Assessment For Your Home Improvement Plans ...
Home ? Home ? Making An Annual Assessment For Your Home Improvement Plans
Your home ages as you live in it year after year. Just as you would get an annual check-up from your doctor, you should give your home a check-up every year to see if it requires any upgrades or changes.
Your future plans for you and your family have a lot of influence on what type of improvements you want to embark on. For instance, if you are a young family with small children, and you intend remain in your home at least for the next 15 to 20 years, then you may want to include major improvements that would maximize the quality of life at your home. This would include any room additions, conversions and other major upgrades. On the other hand, if you are empty-nesters and you are considering down-sizing, you should not improve your home beyond what you can upgrade at a cosmetic level. You would be better off saving that money for your retirement account.
You should give your home a thorough assessment every year. The important things to look at is structural integrity, especially if you live in an older house. Have a termite inspection done every year or two. Watch out for cracks inside your house that are getting longer. This can mean that your house may be shifting on its foundation that that it will need to be stabilized. Look at any exposed wood to make sure that there is no wood rot. Look for any signs of dampness in areas where they should be dry. If you own a newer home, you may not need to go in depth as much with your inspection, but you should look for signs of anything abnormal.
Your budget should focus on improvements that will give you the most for your money, in terms of enjoyment and the value added. Avoid being overly unique in your upgrades if you plan to sell your home in a few year. For instance, not every buyer would appreciate a family room that has been converted to a karaoke bar. Spend money on improvements that are highly sought after, like kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
You should get permits as soon as you have a definite plan to improve something that will affect the structure of your house. Any type of tear downs usually require a permit. Any changes made to electrical and plumbing systems usually require a permit as well. If you are hiring a contractor for your projects, he should be the one responsible for pulling all required permits. If you are tackling projects yourself, it is best to check with your local building inspection agency to see what permits are required.
You need to use your judgment if you want to recruit friends and family to help. First of all, make sure that they are willing to help. Home projects take up a lot of time over a period of days or months, so your friends or family need to be aware of their commitments. Another thing to look at is their skill level. Getting help is great, but if you think that their presence will hinder your progress rather than speed it along, you should politely decline the help.
The last thing to keep in mind is to be flexible in your time frame and budget. Chances are, both of these things will exceed what you have planned for because of unforeseen things that come up. So, you will need to accommodate and adjust your expectation.
Improving your home should be an ongoing process. It will improve the quality of your life, and it will add value to your home.
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LG Viper 4G LTE review
They said it wouldn't last. And they -- pundits, analysts, bloggers, GSM fanatics -- were right. WiMAX, that flavor of 4G found in the 2500MHz band, has proven to be more of a hindrance then help during Sprint's transition from underdog to reinvigorated titan. Then there are the kerfuffles it's endured standing on the sidelines -- namely, watching one-time LTE partner LightSquared squander its regulatory good graces. Beleaguered would be putting it mildly; Sprint faces a treacherous climb uphill to the mobile Olympus where Verizon, AT&T and now-spectrum-rich T-Mobile sit -- after all, it's hard to change the tide of public perception, overcome the limitations of a dreadful 3G CDMA network and move away from weak third-party 4G signals. Yet, with all of those negatives working against it, a planned rollover to LTE technology might just be the panacea Sprint has so badly needed.
Right now, at least, a wish and a hope are all Sprint can dole out to existing subscribers toying with the idea of switching carriers. Its nascent LTE network, currently in testing across six US cities, hasn't been cleared for launch, which makes its first 4G handset, the Viper 4G LTE, a dress rehearsal of sorts. And what a low-key affair it is: no cutting-edge aesthetics or kickstand here, just mid-range specs and a humble design made from recycled materials. But for anyone itching to surf those faster waves, LG's dual-core, NFC-enabled workhorse could be a tempting buy when it goes on sale Sunday for $100 (with a two-year contract). So will the dangling carrot of faster 4G persuade consumers to choose this over all those other mid-tier Android phones? Let's find out.
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LG Viper 4G LTE review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers: Many breast cancer survivors worry about cancer returning
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Factors for worry include fatigue and risk perception
"Cancer worry" is the fear that cancer will return, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who studied cancer worry among breast cancer survivors and published their findings in Psycho-Oncology. They found that even three years after successful treatment, two-thirds of the 202 breast cancer survivors who participated in their study said they had "a moderate level of worry."
"Little is known about the factors associated with cancer worry," said paper lead author Paul B. Jacobsen, Ph.D., associate center director for Moffitt's Center for Population Sciences. "In order to evaluate those factors, this study examined associations between breast cancer worry and demographic factors, such as age, and clinical factors, such as having had chemotherapy, fatigue, greater symptom burden and greater perceived risk perception of recurrence."
Jacobsen and his colleagues at Moffitt, the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky found that three years after treatment, those breast cancer survivors who reported experiencing fatigue and other symptoms may also report greater cancer worry than those who reported fewer symptoms.
"Understanding the characteristics associated with cancer worry can help identify those who are likely to experience such fears," Jacobsen explained. "Understanding those factors is important because worry can be linked to health behaviors."
The researchers suggested that some cancer worry may lead to healthy behaviors, while too much or too little worry may lead to unhealthy behaviors; yet more work is needed to understand how worry might be related to a variety of cancer risk reduction behaviors among cancer survivors.
"Of particular interest were the significant effects of risk perception," Jacobsen added. "It is logical that those who perceive themselves to be a greater risk for recurrence - which may not correspond to actual risk - worry more."
The researchers concluded, as they had hypothesized, that fatigue, symptom burden and risk perception are associated with cancer worry among breast cancer survivors, but also suggested that lingering fatigue and other symptoms may remind breast cancer survivors of their disease and, in turn, raise cancer worry.
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Located in Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, which recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer.
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Share ] Contact: Patty Kim
patty.kim@moffitt.org
813-745-7322
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Factors for worry include fatigue and risk perception
"Cancer worry" is the fear that cancer will return, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who studied cancer worry among breast cancer survivors and published their findings in Psycho-Oncology. They found that even three years after successful treatment, two-thirds of the 202 breast cancer survivors who participated in their study said they had "a moderate level of worry."
"Little is known about the factors associated with cancer worry," said paper lead author Paul B. Jacobsen, Ph.D., associate center director for Moffitt's Center for Population Sciences. "In order to evaluate those factors, this study examined associations between breast cancer worry and demographic factors, such as age, and clinical factors, such as having had chemotherapy, fatigue, greater symptom burden and greater perceived risk perception of recurrence."
Jacobsen and his colleagues at Moffitt, the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky found that three years after treatment, those breast cancer survivors who reported experiencing fatigue and other symptoms may also report greater cancer worry than those who reported fewer symptoms.
"Understanding the characteristics associated with cancer worry can help identify those who are likely to experience such fears," Jacobsen explained. "Understanding those factors is important because worry can be linked to health behaviors."
The researchers suggested that some cancer worry may lead to healthy behaviors, while too much or too little worry may lead to unhealthy behaviors; yet more work is needed to understand how worry might be related to a variety of cancer risk reduction behaviors among cancer survivors.
"Of particular interest were the significant effects of risk perception," Jacobsen added. "It is logical that those who perceive themselves to be a greater risk for recurrence - which may not correspond to actual risk - worry more."
The researchers concluded, as they had hypothesized, that fatigue, symptom burden and risk perception are associated with cancer worry among breast cancer survivors, but also suggested that lingering fatigue and other symptoms may remind breast cancer survivors of their disease and, in turn, raise cancer worry.
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About Moffitt Cancer Center
Follow Moffitt on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MoffittCancerCenter
Follow Moffitt on Twitter: @MoffittNews
Follow Moffitt on YouTube: MoffittNews
Located in Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, which recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer.
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Jonathan Frid, Original Dark Shadows Star, Dies at 87
Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, star of the original Dark Shadows, has died at the age of 87. He passed away Friday in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.
Frid was best known as the benign vampire Barnabas Collins on ABC’s gothic soap opera from 1967-71 and in the 1970 movie House Of Dark Shadows.
Jonathan Frid also has a cameo in Warner Bros’ upcoming Dark Shadows reboot, directed by the great Tim Burton, as an older version of Barnabas.
He meets up with the younger version of himself, played by Johnny Depp.
While Frid wasn’t in Dark Shadows during its 1966 debut, his elegantly fiendish Barnabas quickly became the star when he joined several months later.
After the series ended, Frid returned to theater, performing Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare and a long run on Broadway in Arsenic And Old Lace.
A Yale graduate, he appeared in several films including Oliver Stone’s 1974 directorial debut Seizure. He attended fan conventions well into old age.
You can see him in Dark Shadows with Depp on May 11.
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Hands-on with HTC's colorful One X cases
We just got our hands on a couple of new cases that HTC's making specifically for its One X flagship. The colorful accessories are made of a flexible PTFE-like (polytetrafluoroethylene) material and are designed to both protect and enhance the appearance of the device. Different patterns will be available, but we only got to see the one. Sadly, there's no info on pricing or availability at this time. Take a look at our gallery below.
Hands-on with HTC's colorful One X cases originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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