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Chennai, April 13 (IANS) While more and more actors are finding reasons to jump onto social networking platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to stay connected with their fans, actor Kay Kay Menon finds the whole process a waste of time.

He says time spent on these platforms is the worst form of over communication.

"Communication via Facebook and Twitter is such a waste of time according to me. I don't understand the constant need to communicate. Why would I want to tell someone where am I going to take shower at? I would rather invest time spent here in a game of tennis," Kay Kay told IANS.

"I agree under communication is bad but this type of over communication is worst. If I really need to talk to someone, then I pick up the phone and call that person or pay him or her a visit," he added.

He feels this constant need to communicate makes people lose their integrity.

"I find actors on sets hooked on to Twitter and Facebook in between the shoot. Instead of wasting time on these things, they can talk about the film or even discuss scenes. I get obnoxious looking at such people who have no integrity towards their work," said the actor, known for his work in films such as "Sarkar", "Life in a... Metro" and "Gulaal".

The 45-year old is neither on Facebook nor on Twitter. In fact, he doesn't even have an email address!

"I'm not available on any social (networking) platform and neither do I intend to join sooner or later. I don't even have an email address. I deal most communication personally or via my manager," he said.

For now, Kay Kay is awaiting the release of his debut Tamil film "Udhayam NH4", releasing April 19.

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Washington, April 12 (IANS) Scientists have reported that rampant use of social networking, texting and chatting on mobile phone can result in lower grades and poor performance of students, says a study.

The widespread use of media among college students -- from texting, chatting on mobile phones to posting status updates on Facebook -- may be affecting their academic performance, say researchers at the Miriam Hospital's Centres for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine in the US.

The study showed that freshmen women spend nearly half their day - 12 hours - engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the internet and social networking.

Researchers found media use, in general, was associated with lower grade point averages (GPAs) and other negative academic outcomes. However, there were two exceptions: newspaper reading and listening to music were actually linked to a positive academic performance.

The findings, reported online by the journal Emerging Adulthood, offer some new insight into media use in early adulthood, a time when many young people are living independently for the first time and have significant freedom from parental monitoring, reports Science Daily.

"We found women who spend more time using some forms of media report fewer academic behaviours, such as completing homework and attending class, lower academic confidence and more problems affecting their school work, like lack of sleep and substance use," said lead author Jennifer L. Walsh from the Miriam Hospital's Centres for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine.

Walsh added that the study was one of the first to explore mechanisms of media effects on academic outcomes.

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Influenza has claimed the life of one Cantabrian two months before the annual flu season is set to strike.

News of the death comes as unprecedented numbers of Kiwis are lining up for the flu jab and as new figures reveal five Cantabrians died from influenza-associated illnesses last year.

The Press understands Carole Mary Burgess, who was in her mid-70s, contracted the deadly H3N2 influenza virus before she died in Christchurch Hospital on March 27.

Bereaved family members confirmed Burgess was diagnosed with influenza but that they did not want to comment further.

Last year Canterbury was hit with an influenza H3N2 outbreak four times the national average and 347 people wound up in hospital.

The flu strain then hit the United States, where hundreds of people died from influenza-associated illnesses, including more than 100 children.

As New Zealand prepares for its second bout of the killer flu strain, a Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) preliminary internal review shows five Cantabrians who died last year had laboratory-confirmed influenza.

CDHB clinical virologist Lance Jennings also confirmed a laboratory test had found one patient in Christchurch died from influenza H3N2 last month.

Influenza can infect Kiwis throughout the year and is often spread by travellers returning from overseas or disembarking cruise ships, he said.

The normal influenza season begins in June and Jennings urged Cantabrians to get immunised as soon as possible because the seasonal vaccine "provides our best protection against influenza".

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