PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, August 10, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, August 10, 2005

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Movie Villains Smoke More Than Heroes

New research shows that lower-class, nonsuccessful "bad guys" smoke more often in movies than wealthy movie heroes, a finding that contradicts previous research examining smoking in the movies. A study published in the August issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, is the first objective, prospective analysis to quantify the prevalence of smoking in contemporary American movies and show that smoking is not more common in movies than in the general U-S population.

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Ziff Davis Video Game Survey: Gamers Continue to Cut TV Viewing

According to Ziff Davis Media's annual "Digital Gaming in America" survey of more than 15-hundred randomly selected U-S households, nearly a quarter of all video game players watched less television than last year and expect to cut their viewing time even further this year. The study also showed that 76 point two million people in the United States play videogames, up from 67 point five million a year ago, representing an increase of 11 point four percent. The increase in gaming follows strong sales of portable gaming systems and reductions in the prices of current-generation video game consoles.

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IS THAT WORK-RELATED?: Executives Surveyed Say Employees Spend Nearly an Hour a Day on Personal Internet Use

Checking sports scores or sending instant messages to friends may seem inconsequential, but time spent online on personal activities adds up. Executives polled said they believe employees, on average, spend 56 minutes each day on non-business-related e-mail, instant messaging and Internet use at work. And while surfing the Web may seem like a guilty pleasure, it's not a secret one. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed (64 percent) said their organizations monitor employee Internet activity at least somewhat closely. The poll was developed by Accountemps.

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Russell Simmons and Reverend Run Host 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors'

V-H-1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the second annual "V-H-1 Hip Hop Honors." Hosted by Russell Simmons and Reverend Run, this year's celebration will honor L-L Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Notorious B.I.G., Ice T, Salt -N- Pepa, and the film Boyz N The Hood. Premiering on V-H- 1 Monday September 26th, "V-H-1 Hip Hop Honors," which will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, will include performances by Kanye West, Eve, Nelly, Common, Jazzy Jeff, Snoop Dogg and Missy Elliott.

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PRNewswire -- August 10

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