Disney Cancels Plans for 3D Little Mermaid

Walt Disney has cancelled plans for a 3D version of its 1989 animated hit The Little Mermaid after disappointing re-releases of Monsters, Inc. and Beauty and the Beast in the format.

The film was the last of four animated releases which Disney planned to convert after The Lion King generated domestic ticket sales of $94 million in 2011. Monsters, Inc., its most recent film converted to 3D, had domestic ticket sales of only $30.6 million, according to the site Box Office Mojo.

Disney began 3D conversion of the underwater animated film in November, animated studio chief John Lasseter said. Conversion of existing films to 3D are considered generally inexpensive and are viewed by Disney as generating publicity to boost DVD sales of older films.

Disney will release a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie on July 10, 2015, the studio said in an email announcing its revised release schedule.

The company also said it would release two of its Marvel big-budget films in 3D next year: Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1926669/news/1926669/

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NARAL picks new leader, seeks younger supporters

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NARAL Pro-Choice America announced Monday it has tapped longtime Democratic operative Ilyse Hogue to serve as its new president as the group seeks to appeal to a younger generation of abortion-rights supporters.

Hogue replaces outgoing president Nancy Keenan, who is leaving the post after eight years. Last May, Keenan announced she would step down from the group after the 2012 election in order to bring in someone who could appeal to younger voters.In an interview with the Washington Post, Keenan said the group had found an intensity gap among young women who weren?t around when abortion wasn?t legal. She said the group needed to recruit a new generation of pro-choice activists for different roles?including her own.

The move comes amid what the group has described as increasing attacks on women?s rights around the country. According to a NARAL report released earlier this month, 42 anti-choice measures were passed in 25 states last year. The finding came as preparations are made to mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down state laws restricting abortion.

Hogue previously was director of political advocacy at MoveOn.org and also served as a senior adviser to Media Matters for America. During the 2012 campaign, she headed up the Friends of Democracy SuperPAC, a group that pushed for campaign finance reform, and was a columnist for the liberal magazine The Nation.

In a statement, Hogue said she was ?absolutely thrilled? to be joining NARAL.

?This is a critical moment to engage a new generation of young people in the conversation about what choice means in a modern age,? Hogue said. ?We have a unique opportunity to ignite the pro-choice values most Americans share, solidify our longstanding pro-choice base, and expand its reach moving forward.?

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/naral-picks-president-amid-push-younger-supporters-211412015.html

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CES 2013: Best in show

Selecting the best in show is no easy task, because CES covers such a crazy range of devices: refrigerators, tablets, smartphones and even technologically advanced cutlery. This year was no different. We've combed our CES 2013 coverage and narrowed it down to the biggest announcements that had us chattering at this year's show. Join us after the break for CES 2013's very best.

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Legal needs grow with demand for North Coast wine ? North Bay ...

Securing enough North Coast grapes to supply growing consumer demand for wine is spurring growth in staffing and services among some North Bay law firms that serve the industry, all of which is helping the legal industry rebound after several years of static business.

Clockwise from left: Nick Donovan, Wendy Whitson, Katherine Philippakis, Scott Gerien

Fine-wine sales took a significant hit following the economic crash of 2008, and two difficult North Coast winegrape harvests added further uncertainty about supply. But as the economic recession recedes and after what?s thought to be a banner harvest in 2012, a few visible trends are emerging and creating demand among law firms: a spike in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and an anticipated grape shortage that has wineries looking to secure their own supplies.

?A lot of it has to do with the fact that there?s a grape shortage, so what a lot of producers are doing is trying to lock up their grape supplies,? said Nick Donovan, a partner at Napa-based Gaw Van Male. The firm added six attorneys over the last six months across multiple practice areas in response to the demand, Mr. Donovan said. The wine practice has grown by about 40 percent over the year. The firm plans to hire two more attorneys directly out of law school in 2013, Mr. Donavan said, both in the wine practice.

With the grape shortage come acquisitions of either land or other wineries, and with the acquisitions comes a need for legal counsel in a number of areas, ranging from grape contracts, real estate holdings, succession and estate planning. Brand extension and trademark applications are also on the rise, attorneys said.

Another Napa law firm, Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty, has experienced similar growth, adding five attorneys over the last six months, with plans of possibly adding more in its Santa Rosa office in 2013. About 70 percent of the firm?s business is related to the wine industry, and the aforementioned trends are driving the growth, according to Scott Gerien, co-managing partner.

?At DP&F, some of the most significant business was probably driven by acquisitions of assets and property, as well as things like brand extension,? Mr. Gerien said. ?For instance, our representation of Accolade in its acquisition of some of the Ascentia assets was a major project, and this type of deal also shows off additional subsequent work, such as license transfers with (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) and (Alcohol Beverage Control), new employment agreements, land use work and trademark portfolio maintenance.?

Accolade Wines of Australia in June acquired?wine brands Geyser Peak and XYZ Zin in Sonoma County and Atlas Peak in Napa Valley from Healdsburg-based Ascentia Wine Estates.

Regarding brand extension, a good gauge is the number of trademark applications filed for alcohol beverage products with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Gerien said.?Last year, 7,534 applications were filed with the office, compared with?7,081 in 2011 and?6,011?in 2010.

?So you can see that as anecdotal evidence related to the continued introduction of new brands,? he said.

The trend is not isolated to wine-specific legal practices, either, according to Wendy Whitson, managing director of Santa Rosa-based Anderson Zeigler Disharoon Gallagher & Gray, a full-service firm with numerous practice areas.

Ms. Whitson, who specializes in real estate transactions, said the recent spate of acquisitions underscores the importance of the wine industry in Sonoma and Napa counties, given its ability to impact law, finance and many other industries.

?I certainly have seen some expansion of business on the real estate end of the surge in M&A activity,? she said, noting that the firm doesn?t usually handle M&A but does work with what those deals affect. ?There are a slew of real estate issues that flow from those kinds of deals.?

A key difference between now and waves of acquisitions in the past is that those seeking to purchase wine businesses are focused heavily on land and wineries, versus brands and strong revenue, both of which were the dominant factor pre-recession, according to Katherine Philippakis, partner and chair of Farella Braun + Martel?s wine industry practice in St. Helena.

?The ideal purchase pre-2008 was a brand with very few hard assets and good revenues, and now there?s a return to the concept that people want to buy hard assets,? she said. ?They want to buy dirt.?

That?s changed for a number of reasons, particularly because?Napa County?wineries seeking to expand face strict land-use restrictions and zoning. Coupled with the perceived shortage of grapes, the land itself is now considered the best acquisition.

?There hasn?t been (much planting) activity in Napa for about 10 years,? said Ms. Philippakis of vineyard development. ?If you can?t plant more, then the only way get more land is either through grape contracts or acquisitions.?

Such real estate transactions often have more complicated legal structures, depending on the deal.

?There?s typically more due diligence with the associated land and there can be tricky issues with zoning,? she said.

Increased activity in mergers and acquisitions returned a bit in 2011 and increased significantly in 2012, according to Mr. Donovan of Gaw Van Male.

?It has definitely affected the legal industry,? he said.

Another factor, according to Mr. Donovan, is that large banks are aggressively seeking qualified clients in the wine industry, perhaps hoping to cash in on the rebounding sales of wine. And with a strong harvest, that could generate further interest in acquisitions.

?There?s just been a general uptick in activity,? Mr. Donovan said. ?It?s been good on the legal side of things.?

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Correction: Katherine Philippakis is partner and chair of Farella Braun + Martel?s wine industry practice in St. Helena. An earlier version of this story misspelled her name.

Source: http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/67381/legal-needs-grow-with-demand-for-wine/

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PhatzRadio :: NBA Roundup: Heat beats Kings 128-99

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? Mario Chalmers had career highs with 10 3-pointers and 34 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 128-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.

LeBron James had 20 points, seven assists, five steals and a pair of blocks for the Heat, who had a season-high point total. Miami, which hadn?t topped 100 points in its previous four games, got a needed bounceback win after losing two straight and five of eight since Dec. 26.

Chris Bosh had 16 points, Mike Miller 12 and Dwyane Wade 11 for Miami, which shot 56 percent from the field and went 17 for 37 from beyond the arc. Chalmers tied Brian Shaw?s franchise record for 3s and connected on 10-of-13 overall in breaking the previous record of nine 3s at Sleep Train Arena.

Isaiah Thomas made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points for the Kings, who dropped their fourth straight game.

MAGIC 104, CLIPPERS 101

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? J.J. Redick gave Orlando its first lead on a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left, Arron Afflalo tied his season high with 30 points, and the Magic snapped a 10-game skid.

The loss ended the Clippers? franchise-record 13-game, home-winning streak and provided them with a scare when All-Star guard Chris Paul went down holding his right knee with 54 seconds to go. Paul returned after a timeout and hit a 15-footer to draw his team within one with 33 seconds left.

But the Clippers turned the ball over on Jamal Crawford?s offensive foul. Josh McRoberts found Nikola Vucevic open under the basket, and Vucevic dunked to extend Orlando?s lead to 104-101 with 8 seconds left.

After a timeout, Crawford missed a 3-pointer as time expired.

Redick had 21 points for the injury-riddled Magic, who ended the franchise?s longest skid since 2003-04.

Blake Griffin tied his season high with 30 points for the Clippers.

WIZARDS 93, HAWKS 83

WASHINGTON (AP) ? John Wall gave his teammates a lift with 14 points and four assists in his first game of the season, and the worst-in-NBA Wizards have their first winning streak.

Wall?s playing time will be limited as he returns from a knee injury, but he appeared to have his old speed and explosiveness back while playing seven minutes in the first half and 15 in the second half.

No. 3 overall pick Bradley Beal, getting to play with Wall for the first time, scored 16 points for the Wizards, who are 6-28 but have strung together two wins in a row following their upset of Oklahoma City on Monday.

Jeff Teague scored 19 points, Al Horford had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Josh Smith added 11 points for the Hawks, who have lost five of six.

MAVERICKS 104, GRIZZLIES 83

DALLAS (AP) ? Shawn Marion scored a season-high 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 17 and the Mavericks won consecutive games for the first time in a month.

All five starters scored in double figures for Dallas, with Chris Kaman scoring eight straight points in the third quarter and finishing with 14. O.J. Mayo had 11 and Darren Collison 10.

The Grizzlies were ragged a night after a big overtime win against Southwest Division-leading San Antonio. Memphis shot 38 percent and Rudy Gay was the only starter in double figures. He led the Grizzlies with 12 points.

76ERS 107, ROCKETS 100

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, Thaddeus Young had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak.

Jason Richardson scored 16 points for the Sixers, who finally return home for a lengthy stint as they try to play their way back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Sixers opened a stretch of 12 home games in the next 13 and hope they can start to offset a miserable 2-6 road trip that stretched over the new year.

James Harden led the Rockets with 29 points and Chandler Parsons had 23. Jeremy Lin missed 11 of 13 shots for seven points.

Led by 24 points from Holiday, the Sixers built a 14-point lead in the third quarter, and found an offensive touch they?ve missed for most of the season.

SUNS 97, BULLS 81

CHICAGO (AP) ? Luis Scola scored 22 points to help the Suns snap a five-game losing streak.

Michael Beasley added 20 points for Phoenix, which had lost 12 straight on the road and got its first win away from home since beating Cleveland on Nov. 27.

The Suns got the 2,000th win in franchise history, accomplishing the feat in their 3,599th game to become the fourth-fastest team to the reach the milestone.

Carlos Boozer had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 10 points and 13 boards for Chicago, which continued its inconsistent play at home with its fourth loss in the last six. The Bulls lost for just the second time in 13 games when both Boozer and Noah recorded double-doubles.

Chicago was whistled for four technical fouls, capped by coach Tom Thibodeau?s penalty with 3:57 left in the fourth.

JAZZ 90, PISTONS 87

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) ? Al Jefferson scored 10 of his 20 points in the third quarter, and Utah rallied for the win.

Detroit?s Brandon Knight missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds that would have tied the game after the Pistons trailed by 13 points with 3:26 left.

Jefferson helped the Jazz outscore Detroit 25-11 in the third, powering them to their first lead after trailing by as many as 15 points.

Utah also put together a 17-3 run after Austin Daye?s 3-pointer with 8:38 left gave the Pistons the lead for the last time.

Knight had 16 points and Greg Monroe scored 12 for the Pistons, who got a late lift from reserve Will Bynum, who scored 13 points.

Utah?s Paul Millsap and Randy Foye each scored 17.

PACERS 96, BOBCATS 88

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? George Hill scored 19 points, D.J. Augustin added a season-high 18 and Indiana earned its fourth straight win.

Lance Stephenson had 17 points and David West scored 14 to help the Central Division-leading Pacers, playing without leading scorer Paul George (illness), get their sixth win in seven games.

Ben Gordon scored 21 points for the Bobcats, and Kemba Walker had 16 on 5-for-9 shooting.

Source: http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=4011213&src=rss

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