Harvard researchers (My uncle was president of Harvard for some years) discovered that watching a specific number of hours a day increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and subsequently, premature death to boot.
They talked about the premise of turning off the television and getting more exercise because television watching can contribute to sedentary behaviors but hey, sure, it can be easy to “relax” and watch TV… but that can be remedied.
It’s too easy to get into that routine. I can attest to the premise from my first marriage that watching TV can contribute at least an additional 20 to 30 pounds. And if we’ve ever seen The Biggest Loser or other weight watching shows, we know what the extra pounds can do to the human body.
If you’re worried about the pounds and the health complications, then get out and walk or do a slow trot.
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Zoinks, with all of our local schools laying off people left and right because somehow the monies are drying up for our nation’s future, at least our five big networks are faring OK. It’s been reported that they pulled in $9.5 billion in ad revenue for the upfront ad sale commitments.
Upfronts are the time of year when advertisers purchase their ad time for the upcoming season, at a discounted rate. Ads sales are available all year long, but this is the cheap time of year for ad sellers.
In the upcoming 2011-12 TV season, there are over 100 projects ordered for your consumption. The five networks noted are ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW.
Yep, now The CW, a part of CBS, is being tossed into the news fray as one of the big five networks. That’s a great testament to perseverance with small but popular TV venues.
On ABC, there’s the Charlies Angels reboot.
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