Fairy tales cast spell on U.S. television (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Fairy tales are back with a darkened vengeance on U.S. television, scaring up a fright and putting a new twist on a genre long dominated by pretty princesses and charming princes.

Inspired by the 19th century tales from the German storytellers the Brothers Grimm, "Grimm," debuts on NBC on Friday just days after "Once Upon a Time" premiered on rival network ABC.

Part crime drama, part fantasy, "Grimm" features Detective Nick Burkhardt (played by David Giuntoli) who battles mythical evil creatures such as the Big Bad Wolf from "Red Riding Hood."

But only Burkhardt can see the creatures behind their every day disguises as average inhabitants of present day Portland as he fights evil in human and supernatural forms.

"It's a sort of a marriage of a police procedural and mythological fracturing fairy tales every week," said David Greenwalt, one of the executive producers of the news series.

Greenwalt and co-producer Jim Kouf also intersperse the show with humor.

"People love to be scared, and they love to have a little bit of a laughter while they're being scared," Greenwalt said.

Although tales like "Cinderella" and "Snow White" have turned into lighter, happier stories by Disney, "Grimm" returns the fables to the darker original form presented by the Brothers Grimm and blurs the line between good and bad.

"The 'big bad' comes in a little different form in 'Grimm' because we're presenting some characters that appear to be bad but may actually have some good agendas," explained Greenwalt.

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NBC isn't the only network tapping into the revival of the dark fairy tale.

"Once Upon A Time" is a series about storybook characters like Snow White who find themselves unknowingly trapped in the real world, where things don't always have a happy ending. It opened on Sunday to a strong audience of 12.9 million viewers.

AMC's zombie series "Walking Dead" is the cable network's biggest hit, while FX has new series "American Horror Story".

The rising popularity of dark fairy tales may be partially attributed to the success of the "Twilight" vampire film and book franchise, which is a love story embedded in an epic tale transcending real and supernatural worlds.

The producers of "Grimm" believe the new trend is also down to people going back to classics to find new ideas.

"That's pretty interesting that all of sudden so much of attention was given to fairy tales," said Greenwalt.

"I think people are just looking for things to remake and books and source material for a lot of different projects. So everybody suddenly starting paying attention to the Brothers Grimm," he said.

"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke also delivered an adult "Red Riding Hood" film starring Amanda Seyfried earlier this year, while Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer switched up the tale of "Beauty and the Beast" in the edgy movie "Beastly."

The trend on the big screen will continue next year as the tale of "Snow White" gets two remakes.

"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart dons medieval armor in "Snow White and the Huntsman", while Lily Collins and Julia Roberts take the lead in a second 2012 movie in which the seven dwarfs try to reclaim their destroyed kingdom.

(Editing by Jill Serjeant and Bob Tourtellotte)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111026/tv_nm/us_grimm

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Rina weakens to Cat 1 hurricane off Yucatan (AP)

MIAMI ? Hurricane Rina is weakening and has dropped to a Category 1 storm in the Caribbean off the Yucatan coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday that Rina's maximum sustained winds are down to 85 mph (140 kph).

The forecast track shows it near or over the northeast coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday before curving toward western Cuba.

Additional weakening is forecast in the next 48 hours. But it will be at hurricane strength when it nears the Yucatan shore.

The hurricane is centered about 180 miles (290 kilometers) south-southeast of Cozumel.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mexico/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111026/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather

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Solar Ship takes to the skies powered by good deeds and sunshine (video)

The Solar Ship is a little bit airplane, a little bit blimp and all good intentions. The hybrid dirigible combines the cockpit and landing gear of a plane with the top of a blimp, the latter of which is lined with solar panels. The green vehicle can take off from and land on short runways, an ideal feature in a craft designed to deliver supplies to areas hit by natural disasters or with otherwise rough terrains. The ship will come in three sizes, and the company will be offering up more public demonstrations next year. If you can't wait that long, however, you can check out a test run after the jump.

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Heri Automotive to unveil value proposition | Commercial Carrier ...

Published October 24, 2011

Heri Automotive will hold a briefing to unveil its value proposition and commitment to the aftermarket at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Sands Expo Center Room 102 during the AAPEX 2011 meeting in Las Vegas.

Dick Adams, the company?s president, and Tim Phillips, executive vice president and general manager, will host the event and provide an update on the company?s product launch, technical innovations and support. Lending his support to the company?s North American launch, the president of Heri Automotive?s parent company in China, also will be introduced to the North American aftermarket media at the event.

Heri Automotive was founded in 1986 and has a new CV manufacturing facility in China with a forging facility. Heri Automotive opened its North American headquarters in Phoenix in June and supplies the North American market from warehouses in New York and Miami. The company plans to open a third warehouse on the West Coast early next year.

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Kelly Clarkson: 'I've never been in love'

Kelly Clarkson has said her career as a superstar singer has gotten in the way of her romantic life.

?Obviously it?s really hard to date when I?m on four different continents in a week,? the powerhouse vocalist told USA Today. ?Even if I do meet a great guy, I ain?t ever gonna see him. There?s only so much you can do with Skype!?

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While she?s been the voice of many breakup songs ? most famously ?Since You?ve Been Gone? ? she admitted she?s a little behind in the romance department.

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?I?ve never been in love,? Kelly said. ?I?ve never experienced certain things, and I think that?s because I have this side of me that is shut off. Because I haven?t found anybody yet to open to that I feel like, ?OK, you?re worth breaking down that wall for.? I?ve never found that.?

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Still, the superstar does hope to get married one day ? and she told the newspaper she?d like to wed in her late 30s (she?s 29 now).

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?Statistically, if you wait that long, you?re not going to get divorced,? she said.

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Beyond romance, Kelly ? currently riding high atop the success of her latest single, ?Mr. Know It All? ? explained how she?s managed to avoid the trap many successful stars have fallen into.

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?I have no controversy,? she told the paper. ?You don?t see me in rehab, or you don?t see me coming out with my hey-haw showing. There?s not much to report. So when anything little is reported, it?s like ?Oh, my God, she wasn?t wearing makeup!??

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Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions (AP)

DETROIT ? Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain on Friday redefined his tax plan to exclude the poorest Americans and to allow some deductions, abandoning the zero-exemption feature of his "9-9-9" proposal that helped win headlines but would have meant a tax increase for 4 out of 5 Americans.

After sharp criticism over his one-size-fits-all plan from Republicans and Democrats alike, Cain proposed no income taxes for Americans living at or below the poverty line. He also proposed exemptions for businesses investing in "opportunity zones" as a way to give an economic jolt to rundown neighborhoods such as the one he visited in hard-hit Detroit.

Standing in front of a massive abandoned train depot with broken windows and barbed wire, Cain blamed regulation for the crumbling of the nation's cities.

"When I look at this building behind me, I see opportunity ? if we get capital gains out of the way. There are a lot of people in this country that have money, and capital gains is a wall between people with money and people with ideas," Cain told reporters after a campaign speech. "Because taxes and regulations have gotten so bad, people with money don't want to take risks."

Cain said America needs to renew its optimism and take those risks.

"I believe the American people are saying they want to move this shining city on a hill back to the top of the hill where it belongs," he said, borrowing some of President Ronald Reagan's favorite rhetoric.

Yet many of Cain's proposals for sites such as this one were likely to earn him more skeptics.

Cain's plan suggested minimum wages block low-skill workers from finding work and proposed that they be eliminated in already struggling areas. His plan also suggested that building codes and zoning in such areas should be reviewed; if businesses can make a case the regulations are hurting the economy, they may qualify for waivers.

Organized labor was guaranteed to oppose his proposal that projects funded with taxpayer dollars could pay non-union wages.

"America is ready for solutions, not more rhetoric," he said. "The American dream has been hijacked, but we can take it back."

Cain has seen a meteoric rise in recent weeks as Republican voters have moved from one candidate to another, looking for an alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Stumbles, however, have plagued Cain. He initially said he would negotiate for the release of U.S. prisoners from terrorists, then reversed himself. Unclear comments on abortion forced another clarification. And then he seemed to undercut his signature tax plan.

Up to now, Cain has touted a plan to scrap the current taxes on income, payroll, capital gains and corporate profits and replace them with a 9 percent tax on income, a 9 percent business tax and a 9 percent national sales tax.

But the plan seems to be unraveling. Cain's shift on zero exemptions comes after an independent analysis showed his tax plan would raise taxes on 84 percent of U.S. households. The Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank, said low- and middle-income families would be hit hardest, with households making between $10,000 and $20,000 seeing their taxes increase by nearly 950 percent.

Households with the highest incomes, however, would get big tax cuts. Those making more than $1 million a year would see their taxes cut almost in half, on average, according to the analysis.

Cain's rivals seized on the disparity and were relentless during Tuesday's debate; President Barack Obama also decried it.

"It never felt so good being shot at," Cain laughed as he outlined new exemptions for Americans living in poverty and tax incentives for businesses to develop areas in need of economic development.

"Some of the most attractive features will be zero capital gains tax, immediate expensing of business equipment and no payroll taxes are factory-installed in the 9-9-9 plan for the whole country to benefit," Cain said.

He insisted he had not changed positions, though.

"We simply chose not to talk about this piece earlier," he told reporters. "We didn't want to put it all out there at once."

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CHEST 2011: Embargoed studies highlight new sleep disorder research

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Left-Handed People More Likely to Have Sleep Disorder
(#1119044, Wednesday, October 26, 3:00 PM Eastern)

The presence of rhythmic limb movements when sleeping, which may vary in intensity, may be an indicator of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). In a study of 100 patients with PMLD, researchers from Toledo, Ohio divided the patients into those who were right-handed and those who were left-handed. Of the 84 right-handed and 16 left-handed patients, 69% of right-handed patients had bilateral limb movements compared with 94% of left-handed patients, irrespective of age, sex, and race. Their findings indicate that left-handed people have significantly higher chances of having bilateral limb movements, indicating the potential for PLMD.

Weight Gain Common After CPAP Therapy
(#1119750, Wednesday, October 26, 7:45 PM Eastern)

Obesity is causally linked to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas studied electronic medical records of veterans diagnosed with OSA and treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) from January 2005 through May 2005, for baseline data. They examined sleep apnea severity, weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels before and after initiation of CPAP. Of the 61 patients studied, including 61 men and three women, with an average age of 63.8 years, the researchers found a trend toward weight gain at 1 year and a statistically significant weight gain at 2 years compared with baseline. This study shows that individuals using CPAP are prone to weight gain due to decreased energy expenditure from a reduction in an active need to breathe.

Women Pregnant With Multiples Experience Higher Rates of Sleep Apnea
(#1120102, Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM Eastern)

Researchers at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, New York found that a greater risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) exists for female patients who carry more than one child at a time. This study, which included 100 women between the ages of 18 and 86 years who had no pregnancies or up to 12 pregnancies, took place between December 2010 and April 2011. The study showed a higher prevalence of rapid eye movement (REM)-related OSA in women pregnant with two, three, or more babies than in women who either were not pregnant or carried only one child at a time. They attributed the REM-related OSA to structural and/or functional changes in the upper airway induced by repetitive exposure to pregnancy hormones. Identifying a tendency to carry multiples allows for earlier diagnosis and intervention in this group of women, possibly preventing the long-term OSA aftereffects.

Sleep Disorders Common Among Soldiers With Brain Injury, PTSD
(#1119758, Monday, October 24, 7:30 PM Eastern)

Soldiers with combat-related injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), experience a high incidence of sleep disorders. Researchers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, studied 261 patients including 135 with PTSD, 116 of whom had a TBI, and 66 with both conditions. Of these patients (90.4% men, mean age 35 years), soldiers with combat-related TBI and PTSD were found to have high rates of disordered sleep. Of those with TBI blunt trauma, more experienced obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (54.3% vs 25.9%, p=0.003), while, of those with blast injuries, more experienced insomnia (63.0% vs 40.0%, p=0.022). Overall, insomnia rates were similar among all patients with PTSD; however, PTSD appears to predispose soldiers to OSA. An increased awareness of the prevalence of sleep disorders is important in order for adequate treatment to be provided, especially beyond soldiers' military commitment.

Veterans With PTSD Often Report Dream Enactment
(#1119176, Monday, October 24, 7:30PM Eastern)

Dream enactment is very often reported in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Researchers from Baylor in Houston, Texas reviewed the histories of 23 veterans, 12 with PTSD and 11 without PTSD, who were referred to a sleep center for polysomnographic studies. Of the veterans who had PTSD, 10 reported dream enactments compared with none of the veterans without PTSD. Dream enactments were tied to phasic electromyogram (EMG) augmentation during rapid eye movement (REM). Researchers concluded that sleep or augmented REM-related EMG activity should prompt a thorough evaluation for PTSD and dream enactment in combat veterans.

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847-498-8334
American College of Chest Physicians

Left-Handed People More Likely to Have Sleep Disorder
(#1119044, Wednesday, October 26, 3:00 PM Eastern)

The presence of rhythmic limb movements when sleeping, which may vary in intensity, may be an indicator of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). In a study of 100 patients with PMLD, researchers from Toledo, Ohio divided the patients into those who were right-handed and those who were left-handed. Of the 84 right-handed and 16 left-handed patients, 69% of right-handed patients had bilateral limb movements compared with 94% of left-handed patients, irrespective of age, sex, and race. Their findings indicate that left-handed people have significantly higher chances of having bilateral limb movements, indicating the potential for PLMD.

Weight Gain Common After CPAP Therapy
(#1119750, Wednesday, October 26, 7:45 PM Eastern)

Obesity is causally linked to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas studied electronic medical records of veterans diagnosed with OSA and treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) from January 2005 through May 2005, for baseline data. They examined sleep apnea severity, weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels before and after initiation of CPAP. Of the 61 patients studied, including 61 men and three women, with an average age of 63.8 years, the researchers found a trend toward weight gain at 1 year and a statistically significant weight gain at 2 years compared with baseline. This study shows that individuals using CPAP are prone to weight gain due to decreased energy expenditure from a reduction in an active need to breathe.

Women Pregnant With Multiples Experience Higher Rates of Sleep Apnea
(#1120102, Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM Eastern)

Researchers at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, New York found that a greater risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) exists for female patients who carry more than one child at a time. This study, which included 100 women between the ages of 18 and 86 years who had no pregnancies or up to 12 pregnancies, took place between December 2010 and April 2011. The study showed a higher prevalence of rapid eye movement (REM)-related OSA in women pregnant with two, three, or more babies than in women who either were not pregnant or carried only one child at a time. They attributed the REM-related OSA to structural and/or functional changes in the upper airway induced by repetitive exposure to pregnancy hormones. Identifying a tendency to carry multiples allows for earlier diagnosis and intervention in this group of women, possibly preventing the long-term OSA aftereffects.

Sleep Disorders Common Among Soldiers With Brain Injury, PTSD
(#1119758, Monday, October 24, 7:30 PM Eastern)

Soldiers with combat-related injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), experience a high incidence of sleep disorders. Researchers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, studied 261 patients including 135 with PTSD, 116 of whom had a TBI, and 66 with both conditions. Of these patients (90.4% men, mean age 35 years), soldiers with combat-related TBI and PTSD were found to have high rates of disordered sleep. Of those with TBI blunt trauma, more experienced obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (54.3% vs 25.9%, p=0.003), while, of those with blast injuries, more experienced insomnia (63.0% vs 40.0%, p=0.022). Overall, insomnia rates were similar among all patients with PTSD; however, PTSD appears to predispose soldiers to OSA. An increased awareness of the prevalence of sleep disorders is important in order for adequate treatment to be provided, especially beyond soldiers' military commitment.

Veterans With PTSD Often Report Dream Enactment
(#1119176, Monday, October 24, 7:30PM Eastern)

Dream enactment is very often reported in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Researchers from Baylor in Houston, Texas reviewed the histories of 23 veterans, 12 with PTSD and 11 without PTSD, who were referred to a sleep center for polysomnographic studies. Of the veterans who had PTSD, 10 reported dream enactments compared with none of the veterans without PTSD. Dream enactments were tied to phasic electromyogram (EMG) augmentation during rapid eye movement (REM). Researchers concluded that sleep or augmented REM-related EMG activity should prompt a thorough evaluation for PTSD and dream enactment in combat veterans.

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Femara May Beat Tamoxifen at Preventing Breast Cancer's Return (HealthDay)

FRIDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The breast cancer drug letrozole, marketed as Femara, may be more effective than tamoxifen at preventing the return of breast cancer and improving survival among older women with hormone-sensitive breast cancers, a new study reports.

In the study, published online Oct. 21 in The Lancet Oncology, the researchers updated data from an ongoing study of about 8,000 women, which compares the two drugs alone as well as the use of both Femara and tamoxifen sequentially.

Femara outperformed tamoxifen in terms of breast cancer recurrence and survival, the study found. Moreover, giving Femara alone to women was more effective than giving it sequentially following tamoxifen. The new study was partially funded by Novartis, the drug company that makes Femara.

The hormone estrogen feeds hormone-sensitive cancers, and blocking it may help stave off a recurrence. Femara is part of a class of breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors. These drugs block the body's production of estrogen via the enzyme aromatase. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, which means that it acts like estrogen in certain tissues, but not in others, namely the breast. Aromatase inhibitors are given alone or in combination with tamoxifen.

After an average eight years of follow-up, the team of researchers from the United States, Europe and Australia found that women who took Femara for five years after breast cancer treatment had a "20 percent reduced risk of their breast cancer coming back and were 21 percent less likely to die, compared with women given tamoxifen alone," one of the lead authors of the study, Meredith Regan of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, explained in a journal news release.

Neither sequential treatment of tamoxifen followed by Femara, or in the reverse order, significantly decreased the likelihood of relapse or death compared to Femara alone, the team reported.

"Femara alone is the best way to go," said Dr. Stephanie Bernik, chief of surgical oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "The hope was that the combination would improve survival, but this was not the case," said Bernik, who was not involved with the study.

Breast cancer survivors who are being treated with tamoxifen should discuss their options with their doctor. "Talk to your doctor about switching to an aromatase inhibitor," Bernik said. "Tamoxifen is still an excellent drug, but the aromatase inhibitors are better. If the plan was to switch drugs, you may want to talk to [your] doctor about going straight to the aromatase inhibitor," she added.

Dr. Hannah Linden, a medical oncologist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, said that many women don't want to take these drugs because of a fear of side effects or the desire to put breast cancer behind them. "The study stresses the importance of taking these medications," she said. This is not to say they don't have their share of side effects; they do, she noted.

Serious side effects seen with Femara include bone fractures and increases in cholesterol levels. Some research has suggested that aromatase inhibitors may also increase the risk for heart disease. Tamoxifen side effects may include blood clots, strokes, uterine cancer and cataracts.

Dr. Maura N. Dickler, a breast cancer medical oncologist at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, said that aromatase inhibitors have been her go-to drugs for women with estrogen-positive breast cancers for a while.

Some women report joint pain and other nuisance side effects from aromatase inhibitors and have to go back to tamoxifen, Dickler said. "In these cases, getting in an aromatase inhibitor for some time is beneficial," she noted. "We can individualize treatment based on the side effects and the tolerability for each woman."

Cost may be an issue for some women, but the gap in price between the two drugs is narrowing, Dickler added. Femara is now available as a generic, which helps reduce its costs, but tamoxifen is still probably less expensive, she said.

Overall, "this is an exciting update with longer follow-up," Dickler said of the study. Since last results were reported in 2005, there was a 32 percent increase in the number of women who had a relapse. "These women can do well for a long time and still relapse many years later," she said. "It just reminds us that women relapse during year five through 10 as much as zero through five. Breast cancer is an indolent disease and you can remain disease free for a long time, but relapse can still happen."

More information

To learn about breast cancer treatment, visit the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

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Moscow to declare Katyn massacre victims innocent

Moscow is ready to declare thousands of victims of a World War II-era massacre that continues to strain relations with Poland innocent of any crimes, Russia's foreign policy chief announced Friday.

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About 2,000 Polish officers and other prisoners were executed by Soviet secret police in the Katyn forest of western Russia in 1940 on charges they were enemies of the Soviet state.

The Katyn massacre has been a source of tension between Russia and Poland for decades since the Soviet Union blamed the killings on the Nazis. It was only last year that Russia formally took the blame when the lower chamber of Russian parliament admitted the executions were ordered by Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

Prosecutors closed the criminal case against the Polish officers in 2004.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a radio interview on Friday that Moscow is "ready to consider a perfectly legitimate request to declare these people innocent."

Several Polish families went to the European Court of Human Rights to prove the victims' innocence. Lavrov said Russia is anxious to work out a solution that would "satisfy families of the Polish officers and keep Russia within the legal framework."

Russia's ambassador to Poland said earlier this year that Russia made a political decision to declare the officers innocent of any crimes against the Soviet Union.

Lavrov confirmed Friday that Moscow and Warsaw are still thinking about how to settle the issue.

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Official: NBC Sports relocating to Connecticut

(AP) ? NBC Sports has agreed to move from New York City to Stamford to take advantage of tax breaks, adding to a growing film and TV presence in the southwestern Connecticut city, a state official said Friday.

The agreement, which could bring hundreds of jobs, would be part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's signature economic development program, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Malloy and Democratic leaders of the legislature hope to announce a deal next week.

Chris McCloskey, a spokesman for NBC Sports, and a spokeswoman for Malloy declined to comment.

Stamford made a strong play during the 1980s and '90s for financial services companies that do business in New York City, just 35 miles away. More recently, it has branched out into entertainment, luring production companies with lower taxes and more space than producers can find in New York.

In 2009, Maury Povich's "Maury" left New York for Stamford, joined by two other NBC Universal properties, "The Jerry Springer Show" and "The Steve Wilkos Show," which relocated from Chicago. The city also has become home to the headquarters of WWE and the sports network Versus.

"We have a real cluster and it's growing," said Kevin Segalla, chief executive of the Connecticut Film Center, a Stamford company that provides production and financial services and facilities for the film and TV industries.

Segalla, a former New York resident, said he left the city reluctantly, but he does not regret it. He said the rail and highway access to Stamford makes it easier to reach from Manhattan than parts of some outer boroughs such as Queens.

"This is a real city. There's diversity here. The arts are here," he said.

Malloy, who was the mayor of Stamford before he was elected as governor last year, negotiated to bring NBC Sports to Connecticut as part of his "First Five" initiative, which is intended to consolidate various tax credits to draw the first five businesses that invest $25 million in Connecticut and create 200 jobs over five years.

So far, he has struck deals with ESPN, which is based in central Connecticut in Bristol, as well as insurer Cigna and the online ticket exchange TicketNetwork Inc. All three companies already operate in Connecticut, but Cigna agreed to move its headquarters from Philadelphia. Malloy said in August when the ESPN deal was announced that negotiating to bring companies from outside Connecticut is more complicated because office and manufacturing space must be acquired.

The government official said details about the tax credits in the latest deal still have to be worked out between the legislature and NBC Sports.

A spokesman for the New York City Economic Development Corp. declined to comment because the deal has not been officially announced.

A city of 117,000 people, Stamford breathed a sigh of relief in August when financial services giant UBS agreed to keep a minimum of 2,000 jobs at its Connecticut headquarters in exchange for $20 million in state loans over five years. UBS, which runs the world's largest trading floor out of its Stamford facility, had been rumored to be exploring a return to New York City.

David Cadden, a business professor at Quinnipiac University, said Stamford has held appeal for executives who want to work closer to the suburbs where many of them live since an exodus from Manhattan in the 1970s.

"CEOs were tired of commuting. They wanted their headquarters in their backyards," he said.

Stamford is now the largest international business center between New York City and Boston, according to Jack Condlin, president and CEO of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. He said the recent growth in the film and television industry represents the natural growth of other businesses.

"The more diverse uses you get in a city the better," he said.

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Associated Press writer Michael Melia contributed to this report.

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