"Darth Vader" accepts the Ultimate Villain award from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas during the 2011 Scream Awards, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Los Angeles. The award show is dedicated to the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres of feature films, television and comic books. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Credit: AP)
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — What do Harry Potter, Darth Vader, Pee Wee Herman, Nicolas Cage and Robert Downey, Jr. have in common?
All were honored at the Scream Awards, Spike TV’s annual celebration of horror, fantasy, sci-fi and superheroes, held Saturday night on the Universal Studios backlot.
The eight-part “Potter” film franchise was named the Ultimate Scream, which awards presenter Chloe Grace Moretz described as “the most awesome, most rocking thing that the universe has ever seen.”
“Star Wars” creator George Lucas presented Vader with the Ultimate Villain award and announced that fans could see the Sith Lord on screen in 3-D in February.
Herman, created by actor Paul Reubens, won the Visionary award. Cage accepted the Maverick award and Downey won the Hero award.
The Scream Awards will be shown Tuesday on Spike TV.
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study calculated societal costs from binge and heavy drinking beyond what consumers pay at the bar or liquor store. It’s the first such federal estimate in more than a dozen years.
The study looked at various medical expenses, property damage from car crashes, and other costs.
The CDC estimated excessive drinking cost society nearly $224 billion in 2006, the most recent year for which all necessary statistics were available. Most of that was related to binge drinking, in which four or five alcoholic beverages are consumed on one occasion.
The study was released Monday by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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