| Council seeks legal limit to strip clubs
Town hall chiefs have admitted they are virtually powerless to stop new strip clubs coming to Brighton and Hove. Four fully-nude venues are set to open over the next few months, raising concern that the city is being flooded by adult entertainment. Brighton and Hove City Council is now pushing for a change in national policy to allow a ban on all new clubs. .
Less-than-large bathrooms need jolt of creativity
Q: My mother-in-law just informed me that my bathroom was boring and needed to be decorated. I have to confess that I agree with her, but I have no clue how to decorate a bathroom. Any ideas? A: Don't you hate it when you mother-in-law is right? I agree that bathrooms should be as warm and inviting as any other room in your home. The key to a great restroom is to make the space both striking and practical. If your bathroom is petite, your goal is to make every inch beautiful and efficient. I've become a master at this, since the bathrooms in my historic home are about as big as postage stamps. Frankly, I like my little lavatories, and when we renovated our home, I decided to keep them small in order to preserve the character of the house. But I did freshen them up with white subway tile, creamy bead board and brown wall paint.
Oscars telecast still most-watched entertainment TV show in US
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's telecast of the 79th Academy Awards drew a viewership of nearly 40 million across the United States, making the coverage of the Oscars gala night on ABC the most-watched entertainment program, according to statistics released on Monday. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research said about 39.9 millions Americans, 3 percent more than last year's 38.9 million, watched the telecast ceremony in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The figure is the most for any entertainment program this season. The Oscars have long been the most-watched entertainment program for each television season. With woman comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the first-time host, viewership was up 15 percent among women aged 18 to 34 and 6 percent among women aged 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
UK smallcap opening - Eros better on Sony Entertainment TV deal
LONDON (AFX) - Buyers targeted Eros International, 16-1/2 pence better at 395, as the Bollywood media and entertainment company signed an exclusive deal for a package of its films to be broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television, one of India's leading entertainment channels. .
Feds Select New Nuclear Warhead Design
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration selected a design Friday for a new generation of atomic warheads, taking a major step toward building the first new nuclear weapon since the end of the Cold War nearly two decades ago. The military and the Energy Department selected a design developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California over a competing design by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The decision to move ahead with the warhead, which eventually would replace the existing arsenal of weapons, has been criticized as sending the wrong signal to the world at a time when the United States is assailing attempts at nuclear weapons development in North Korea and Iran and striving to contain them. But military and Energy Department officials said the new U.S.
'Mountain of work to do'
Mario Dumont said yesterday his Action democratique du Quebec has "a mountain of work to do" to translate its support in the polls into votes. A Leger Marketing poll published in yesterday's Gazette confirmed the ADQ is gaining on the Parti Quebecois and the Liberals. "We've done the work we had to do and now there are three weeks left and we know what we have to do to make sure that the positive trend that we feel will be transformed into votes," he said. The ADQ wants "ballots in the boxes," Dumont added, "because that is the only thing that is counted at the end of the day." Dumont said his party is presenting positive ideas, such as his commitment made yesterday that the first act of an ADQ government would be the naming of a public inquiry into improving the quality of life of Quebec's aging population.
Chris Klaus’ Kaneva hunts real money in a virtual world
There is no subscription fee to join Kaneva. However, Klaus said the company will have several revenue streams, including the sale of virtual items and real advertising and merchandising. For example, members watching a video on a virtual television could also see real ads. Another source of income could be corporate sponsorship of video games or events like film festivals on the site. It is not just about selling. Its about creating an experience, Klaus said. Companies are going to have to realize theres a big shift. People are not being spoon-fed the messages any more, and the marketing will have to enable interface with your company. Klaus believes Kanevas focus on arts and entertainment will set it apart from other virtual worlds. Still, it will face intense competition from new and existing sites in the virtual galaxy.
DMEF recognizes Time Consumer Marketing as first Corporate ...
The Direct Marketing Educational Foundation has announced that Time Consumer Marketing Inc., the consumer marketing division of Time Inc., is the first honoree of the foundation's Corporate Commitment Award. The award will be presented at the annual DMEF New York Awards Dinner June 19 at The Central Park Boathouse. It is being held in conjunction with the Direct Marketing Association's 2007 DM Days New York. The DMEF's Corporate Commitment Award honors companies that regularly demonstrate a commitment to excellence in all areas of direct marketing education among new and upcoming talent and that consistently participate in activities that foster and promote excellence for today and tomorrow. The New York-based publisher is a mainstay in many households today.
New Spider-Man Animated Series to Premiere on Kids’ WB! in 2008
The Amazing Spider-Man, from Sony Pictures Televisions Culver Entertainment, is scheduled to premiere on Kids' WB! on The CW in the early part of 2008. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Batman) will serve as supervising producer and Victor Cook (Hellboy: Blood and Iron, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) will be the producer and supervising director. Riding the crest of Sony's anticipated summer blockbuster Spider-Man 3, the new animated series picks up at the beginning of the superheros journey as a not-so-typical 16-year-old entering his junior year of high school. After having spent the summer battling common criminals with his new-found powers, Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity while dealing with the multileveled pressures of teenage life at home and school and combating super-villains in the real world.
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