| Bucks Top Raptors to Halt 11-Game Road Skid
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Michael Redd scored 21 points, as the Milwaukee Bucks downed the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors, 94-81, at the Air Canada Centre. Milwaukee, which owns a 9-25 road mark this season, snapped an 11-game losing streak away from home. Charlie Bell netted 19 points to reach double digits for the 20th straight time for the Bucks, who have won three in a row since ending their season-high seven-game losing streak. Andrew Bogut posted 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Charlie Villanueva added 14 points and 11 boards off the bench. Mo Williams contributed 13 points and eight assists. On the injury front, guard Earl Boykins (thumb) sat the game out. Boykins has missed the last four games because of the problem. Andrea Bargnani notched 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Raptors, who have now lost two of their last three.
From the LIPS of Lou Gossett Jr.
The talented actor was a guest lecturer for Black History Month earlier this week at Hart High. The Academy Award-winning thespian spoke at length on racism and intolerance. Short version? He's against them. As Mr. Gossett is getting the VIP tour, he jokes: "This is a great high school. I'll tell you what. They sure know how to PARTY!" Gossett laughed and then attempted the King's X: "That's an outtake! That's an outtake!" Sorry, Lou. Two things we know in entertainment: 1) There's no crying in baseball; and, B) There are no outtakes for The Count. Now. To balance out the karmic scales - make sure you go out right now and buy - not rent, but buy - every Lou Gossett movie ever made. Here's a list of not his best movies, but our favorite and varied LG roles: "Diggstown" as boxer Honey Ray Palmer "El Diablo" as the pistol fighter Van Leek in this offbeat Western "Enemy Mine" as the alien Drac "Sadat" as the president of Egypt And, duh, his Oscar and Golden Globe-winning performance as Sgt.
BBC signs YouTube dead for news, entertainment excerpts
LONDON (AP) - The British Broadcasting Corp. said Friday that it has signed a deal with Google Inc.'s YouTube that will allow the popular Web site to show excerpts of the broadcaster's news and entertainment programs.The BBC said it will offer three branded "channels" on YouTube, the video-sharing Web site bought by Google last year, in a bid to raise its profile and drive extra traffic to its own Web site.The broadcaster did not reveal the financial terms of the agreement but said it will also get a share of the advertising revenue generated by traffic to the new channels.BBC Director General Mark Thompson said that YouTube was "a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the U.K. and abroad." YouTube attracts an estimated 70 million users each month.One new channel, "BBC Worldwide," will show clips from hit BBC programs including motor show "Top Gear," spy drama "Spooks" and the nature documentaries presented by David Attenborough.A second entertainment channel, "BBC," will show clips like trailers and short features such as video diaries of actors on the popular "Dr Who" TV series.
Grammy Awards - Entertainment Law - Music Industry Faces Lingering ...
More recording artists bypass major record labels; Burns & Levinson entertainment attorney George N. Tobia Jr. raises issues in the new music arena
BOSTON--LAWFUEL - Entertainment Law News -As a growing number of singers and other recording artists bypass major record labels in favor of distributing music via the Internet, questions persist regarding the financial future of the music industry, says George N. Tobia Jr., an entertainment and media lawyer for Boston-based Burns & Levinson.
The good news is that, as with self-publishing, recording artists are able to distribute their music directly to an audience without using a record label, said Tobia, chairman of Burns & Levinsons Entertainment & Media Law Group. But when these artists attain notoriety, how do they benefit financially with no backing from a record label? That will be a key question in the music industry, for artists and labels alike.
Chocolate bon-bons for the brain
You've flipped the television station when someone walks in and you are watching some mind-numbing show. You've kept the book lying flat on your lap in the hope that no one will see the seductive cover. You've leaned over the weekly entertainment magazine when a person approaches you on the treadmill. It's those little bits of entertainment that serve as junk food for your mind. They may not be necessarily hurting you, but they certainly aren't helping you. As with food, it's best taken in moderation. You can eat one chocolate-covered bon bon a day and still maintain your figure. Eat a whole box a day and you'll need a new wardrobe soon. You can delve into mindless television shows occasionally and still hold an intelligent conversation. Make reality shows your only form of entertainment and you may begin to feel those I.Q.
Related WestPac Closes on Snowmass Mountain Village
NEW YORK, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Related WestPac today announced the acquisition of Snowmass Base Village, Snowmass Center and West Village -- securing all three sites for the creation of an 80-acre master planned development. The acquisition allows all three sites to be cohesively developed and Snowmass' status as a year-round destination to be greatly enhanced with first-class services, luxury residential, hotel, entertainment venues, and dining and shopping amenities. Related WestPac is a joint venture partnership of Related Companies, a fully integrated private real estate development company, and WestPac Investments Colorado LLC, a diversified Real Estate Investment and development company. Financing was provided by Bank of America, CharterMac, Hypo Real Estate Capital Company and JER.
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