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HOTSPOTORLANDOStarted as a Blog about Orlando, and started going other places too, but it is our foundation. Everything we create, and photograph is based on our Philosophy “We got you on Camera”
We like to show everything and everyone to the world, and it is important to always look at every moment as unique, because the last second you lived
could never be duplicated. Did you ever think of that? We try to register whatever we can and bring it to everyone, giving them a chance to see what we see.
We are originally from Brazil, and yes we write in English because after so many years, it is important to let people know what our people are all about, and how can we do that writing in
Portuguese?Life is about moments, choices, and make your way through life sharing, not hiding. For this rea-
son we photograph, and register every moment worth showing.So here is our history and where you can find us.
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EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL DIRECTORS:Ademar RodriguesLaiz Rodrigues
Photography:HotspotOrlandothehotspotorlando.com
Fashion Editor and Consultant:Patricia Costa.
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In this edition:Photos from Miss Vicky by NanyNina Photography
And here we go again.One more time we come to you trying our best! If Life gives you lemons, make it a caipirinha !The last issue, number 5 in collaboration with BrazilUSA Magazine was the last we did together, we continue with the same crew, but on our own.Now, we are AboutUS Magazine by HotspotOrlando, on our very own unique cre-ative view. For this reason we are restarting in this issue, reason why we decided to make it #1. Life goes on, and right now we are on fire. With all the years I carry on me, besides the birth of my daughter, and my beloved husband,the best moment I remember having in life, was to meet Amy Lee., lead singer of Evanescence, what a beutiful person! I can tell you it was priceless.I really think God has a plan, and if this is what he has to start, can you imagine the rest of the journey?!Wow ! we are rocking! with a few different things, and many pictures and articles for you. We are here again, whole, pouring our hearts to you, with the certainty, that life only gets better.Check it out!
The NBA All Star week will bring over 50,000 visitors to our region, and generate in upwards of $100 million in revenue. They will fill over 30000 hotel room nights. The Magic are honored to serve as host for this great game, and confident that they will come back very soon.”This is a very exciting time for the City of Orlando. As one of the few people born and raised here, it comes with a great sense of accomplishment to walk in the cathedral that is the Amway Center, and know we are going to host the NBA’s best soon.
ORLANDO UNVEILS LAUNCH STRATEGY AND UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NBA ALL STAR WEEKHosted by Craig Sager:Anchorman at TNT, the announcement be-gan by introducing Gail Hunter NBA Senior Vice-President for Events and Attractions. She announced that “ For one week, Orlando will become the NBA capital of the world. The 61st All Star game played in Orlando’s AmwayCenter, will be broad
The NBA All Star week will bring over 50,000 visitors to our region, and generate in upwards of $100 million in revenue. They will fill over 30000 hotel room nights. The Magic are honored to serve as host for this great game, and confident that they will come back very soon.”This is a very exciting time for the City of Orlando. As one of the few people born and raised here, it comes with a great sense of accomplishment to walk in the cathedral that is the Amway Center, and know we are going to host the NBA’s best soon.
ORLANDO UNVEILS LAUNCH STRATEGY AND UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NBA ALL STAR WEEK
ORLANDO UNVEILS LAUNCH STRATEGY AND UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NBA ALL STAR WEEK
The birth of the new Amway Cen-ter just a year ago is already beginning to bear needed fruit to the Orlando economy as Orlando will host the 2012 All Star Week beginning February 23, 2012.Hosted by Craig Sager from TNT, the announcement began by introducing Gail Hunter, NBA Senior Vice-President for Events and Attractions. She explained that “ For one week, Orlando would become theNBA capital of the world. The 61st All Star game played in Orlando’s Amway Center, which will bebroadcasts live on TNT and ESPN radio in the US, and reach fans in more than 200 countries and 40different languages.”
“ Beginning February 23 through February 26, the NBA will transform the Orlando Convention Center into basketball heaven. Over 600,000 square feet will be turned into the NBA JAM SESSION that will include events like the NBA ALL STAR CELEBRITY GAME, an NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME, and NBA ALL STAR PRACTICES. On Friday, February 24, the attention shifts to the Amway Center, which will host the NBA RISING STARS CHALLENGE, where TurnerSports talent will pick from Rookies and Sophomores on a draft to be televised on February 16.”
“Saturday February 25, will be the famous ALL STAR SATURDAY NIGHT presented by STATE FARM..Which includes SHOOTING STARS, TACO BELL SKILLS CHALLENGE, FOOTLOCKER 3 POINT CONTEST, AND THE SPRITE SLAMDUNK CONTEST. Then on Sunday, the 61st NBA All Star Game.”
The new partnership with Sprint was announced thanking the Director of Sports & Marketing for Sprint, Tim Considine.
Craig Sager was the perfect host for these festivities in his trademark, col-orful suit…Magic colors no less. Flanked by the Magic Dancers and by the Rhythm Drum section for the Magic, it was a great scene. Also on the stage were Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins, Asst Coach Patrick Ewing, and Magic players Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, and Dwight Howard.
Sager briefly spoke with each player, asking them about previous experienc-es with the All Star game. Once he reached Dwight Howard, he discussed how Dwight had received more All Star votes than any player last year, and how he had reached over 7.5 million votes in the last three years.
"A partir do dia 23 a 26 de fevereiro , a NBA vai transformar oOrlando Convention Center no paraiso do basquete. Mais de 600.000 metros quadrados será transformada na NBA JAM SESSION que incluirá even-tos como o CELEBRITY NBA ALL STAR, GAMES um NBA Develop-ment League All Star Games, e treinos NBA ALL STAR. Na sexta-feira, 24 de fevereiro a atenção se desloca para o Centro Amway, que será o anfitrião do DESAFIO NBA RISING STARS onde TurnerSports talentos vai escolher entre Rookies ( novatos) e Sophomores (semi pro-fissionais)sobre um projecto a ser televisionado em 26 de fevereiro. "
"Sábado 25 de fevereiro, será o famoso ALL STAR NIGHT apresentado por STATE FARM (SEGUROS) .. Que inclui estrelas do TACO BELL desafiando suas habilidades, CONCURSO DE 3 PONTOS, e o concurso Slamdunk SPRITE. Em seguida, no domingo, o JOGO NBA ALL Star. "
Foi apresentada a nova parceria com a Sprint e o Diretor de SportsMar-keting da Sprint, Tim Considine.
Craig Sager foi o anfitrião perfeito com sua marca registrada, terno colorido ... nada mais nada menos que as cores do Orlando Magic. Ladeado pelas Dancarinas Magia e pela seção de tambor Rhythm para o Magic. Também no palco estavam o prefeito Orlando Buddy Dyer, CEO Orlando Magic Alex Martins, Asst treinador Patrick Ewing, e jogadores de Magic Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, e Dwight Howard.
Sager, em seguida, falou brevemente com cada jogador, pedindo-lhes sobre as experiências anteriores com o jogo All Star. Uma vez ele chegou Dwight Howard, ele discutiu como Dwight tinha recebido mais votos Todos estrela do que qualquer jogador no ano passado, e como ele tinha alcançado mais de 7,5 milhões de votos nos últimos três anos.
Even for the less informed in the car world, the show has an appeal unlike any other. Many unique, collectibles, that will make you dream of a time that no longer ex-ists. America’s story told by its cars, carved by artisans, masters that dare, and showed all their talent on these cars that today could very well be in a museum as sym-bol of a time that will never come back. American cars were always known by its size, rich detail, innovative accessories and lines nobody could imitate . Large family cars, luxury sedans and muscle cars, turned everyone’s heads in the past. Today in a much different economical, environmental society, our cars are reduced to vessels of transportation. The quality we had then, today is a privilege of few, and the wheels turn taking us into smaller and smaller, but not necessarily better.
Even for the less informed in the car world, the show has an appeal unlike any other. Many unique, collectibles, that will make you dream of a time that no longer ex-ists. America’s story told by its cars, carved by artisans, masters that dare, and showed all their talent on these cars that today could very well be in a museum as sym-bol of a time that will never come back. American cars were always known by its size, rich detail, innovative accessories and lines nobody could imitate . Large family cars, luxury sedans and muscle cars, turned everyone’s heads in the past. Today in a much different economical, environmental society, our cars are reduced to vessels of transportation. The quality we had then, today is a privilege of few, and the wheels turn taking us into smaller and smaller, but not necessarily better.
Everybody has a dream, we are all driven towards an idea of accomplish something great, that will mark our stay in this world, or at least to be remem-bered by creating something worth sharing. Sometimes we start a Journey, that without advice turns out to be the journey of your lifetime, and I think this is what happened to Jonh. Read his trajectory that started a few years ago.
In 2001 John and his sister Michelle Grant arrived in Brazil with a group to study Capoeira and Brazilian culture for what was sup-posed to be a four month trip. After four months they began to understand the language and decided to stay.Living in Brazil, John and Michelle began working. They started teaching English in schools in many different cities. John also be-gan working in a Brazilian musical instrument factory teaching them how to make Marimbas, Xylophones, Vibraphones and other percussion keyboard instruments.By working in the factory, John began to meet people involved in the music industry and John and Michelle began to help teach per-cussion in bands throughout the country. Bands in Brazil were similar to concert bands in the United States only with very limited access to quality instruments and informa-tion. On the release of the film ‘Drumline’ a new culture in Brazil was born. Many groups were to formed inspired by what they saw in the film. Rudimental percussion equipment is very expensive in Brazil and very difficult to find to the groups end up using the in-struments they have available. Rudimental Percussion did not exist in Brazil in neither did the instruments used in rudimental percus-sion. In 2004 John and Michelle bought a lathe and started making drum sticks and practice pads in their garage for the kids. Ameri-can sticks and pads were so expensive by the time they got to Brazil that it was impossible for the kids to buy. Many different types of Brazilian wood were tested but nothing came close to Hickory and still quality sticks were desired and needed.
In teaching these groups John and Michelle noticed that generally each band had one or two kids that really studied and really wanted to know more about rudimental percus-sion and music theory but were being held back in their bands or groups.The idea came about to have a Sunday ‘rehearsal’ where each of these more advanced kids could come together and have the opportunity to play with other people at the same level of interest and have the opportunity to receive more advanced information.After a few of these Sunday rehearsals it became apparent that these rehearsals needed to be full weekend rehearsals. People were coming from across the country to partici-pate and to provide more information it was decided to try to have “camps” similar to ‘Drum Corps’ camps where the kids would have the opportunity to play together for a full weekend and to receive more information. These camps have lasted up to 11 days.In these monthly camps/workshops a group began forming and the name “Tcha Degga Da” was decided upon, using the musical notation of the rudiment known as a “Flam Drag” as a logo, a great rudiment to teach a person starting to play rudimental percussion. The idea was that maybe people would come to the camps already knowing how to play and read at least a “Flam Drag”. It works.
In teaching these groups John and Michelle noticed that generally each band had one or two kids that really studied and really wanted to know more about rudimental percus-sion and music theory but were being held back in their bands or groups.The idea came about to have a Sunday ‘rehearsal’ where each of these more advanced kids could come together and have the opportunity to play with other people at the same level of interest and have the opportunity to receive more advanced information.After a few of these Sunday rehearsals it became apparent that these rehearsals needed to be full weekend rehearsals. People were coming from across the country to partici-pate and to provide more information it was decided to try to have “camps” similar to ‘Drum Corps’ camps where the kids would have the opportunity to play together for a full weekend and to receive more information. These camps have lasted up to 11 days.In these monthly camps/workshops a group began forming and the name “Tcha Degga Da” was decided upon, using the musical notation of the rudiment known as a “Flam Drag” as a logo, a great rudiment to teach a person starting to play rudimental percussion. The idea was that maybe people would come to the camps already knowing how to play and read at least a “Flam Drag”. It works.
After a few years of having these weekend rehearsals and teaching in many different bands and groups of percussion throughout Brazil John and Michelle had opportunity to meet Patrick Seidling and to teach a workshop together with him. Mr. Seidling is involved in the Drum and Bugle Corps community in the United States and gave the idea to ‘take these kids to WGI’.Some of the kids attending these camps are really starting to play at an advanced level and if this work continues it will be possible to give these kids the opportunity to compete at a high level. A few kids have actually gone out to the United States and played in DCI (Drum Corps International).In 2009 Tcha Degga Da was invited to play in a clinic for three days at the Conservatory of Music in Tatui, Sao Paulo. Video recordings of these clinics were posted on the internet where a national television station saw them and invited Tcha Degga Da to play in the television program “Brazil’s got Talent” (Qual e o Seu Talento). Tcha Degga Da went on to the semi-final competition and received attention and recognition throughout Brazil and in the world.Tcha Degga Da has had up to 140 students at a camp and as little as 12. Each camp is held at different locations. Sometimes it is necessary to rent a house to rehearse, sometimes schools are available. The costs of food and rent are divided and everyone involved helps to pay to keep Tcha Degga Da going. There have been camps in many different states and cities throughout Brazil. Tcha Degga Da has had the opportunity to teach hundreds of people since formation in 2005.The instruments used in the camps are borrowed from schools or bands of the students who come to the camps. Tcha Degga Da has had many camps with no instruments where the kids played on the ground or even set up a board on saw horses.
After a few years of having these weekend rehearsals and teaching in many different bands and groups of percussion throughout Brazil John and Michelle had opportunity to meet Patrick Seidling and to teach a workshop together with him. Mr. Seidling is involved in the Drum and Bugle Corps community in the United States and gave the idea to ‘take these kids to WGI’.Some of the kids attending these camps are really starting to play at an advanced level and if this work continues it will be possible to give these kids the opportunity to compete at a high level. A few kids have actually gone out to the United States and played in DCI (Drum Corps International).In 2009 Tcha Degga Da was invited to play in a clinic for three days at the Conservatory of Music in Tatui, Sao Paulo. Video recordings of these clinics were posted on the internet where a national television station saw them and invited Tcha Degga Da to play in the television program “Brazil’s got Talent” (Qual e o Seu Talento). Tcha Degga Da went on to the semi-final competition and received attention and recognition throughout Brazil and in the world.Tcha Degga Da has had up to 140 students at a camp and as little as 12. Each camp is held at different locations. Sometimes it is necessary to rent a house to rehearse, sometimes schools are available. The costs of food and rent are divided and everyone involved helps to pay to keep Tcha Degga Da going. There have been camps in many different states and cities throughout Brazil. Tcha Degga Da has had the opportunity to teach hundreds of people since formation in 2005.The instruments used in the camps are borrowed from schools or bands of the students who come to the camps. Tcha Degga Da has had many camps with no instruments where the kids played on the ground or even set up a board on saw horses.
The costs of food and rent are divided and everyone involved helps to pay to keep Tcha Degga Da going. There have been camps in many different states and cities throughout Brazil. Tcha Degga Da has had the opportunity to teach hundreds of people since formation in 2005.The instruments used in the camps are borrowed from schools or bands of the students who come to the camps. Tcha Degga Da has had many camps with no instruments where the kids played on the ground or even set up a board on saw horses. In 2010 Offworld Percussion sponsored Tcha Degga Da with 20 professional practice pads as a dona-tion to the kids. To decide who would get a pad the kids posted videos on facebook as a competition and received constructive comments from teach-ers and professionals throughout the world. This attention really helps and makes a difference. Kids who are unable to attend camps send videos to re-ceive instructional information. These videos are also utilized to help other people learn the exercises that are posted on our site. A person can very easily find a video of the exercise they want to study just by looking for “Tchadeggada” and the name of the exercise they want to study.Tchá Degga Da is a non-profit organization. The group is maintained by the members and teachers paying their own way to participate. Any support or help really makes a difference.For more information: Send an email to JOHN GRANT at:[email protected]
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The Dinosaur Exhibit is located at the fourth floor, where you can see the biggest creatures that have ever lived on Planet Earth millions of years ago, A moment to recompose yourself, will be needed, after you glance at these gigantic bone struc-tures. For a second you just imagine them in real life, and it is hard to believe such creatures really existed. They have not only the singular exhibits of each one but also mammal bones, and other interesting aspects about this era. I really think that for the kids that come to see the Science Center, this one causes the biggest impact of all. It is amazing !
The Dinosaur Exhibit is located at the fourth floor, where you can see the biggest creatures that have ever lived on Planet Earth millions of years ago, A moment to recompose yourself, will be needed, after you glance at these gigantic bone struc-tures. For a second you just imagine them in real life, and it is hard to believe such creatures really existed. They have not only the singular exhibits of each one but also mammal bones, and other interesting aspects about this era. I really think that for the kids that come to see the Science Center, this one causes the biggest impact of all. It is amazing !
The fashion now it's Tokyo! Arigato girls!Chic Harajuku! Gangaru Dolls! Skin is IN! Even though skin-to-porcelain or bronze goddess of Tokyo, a fashionable this and that ahead of its time! Use the base that is per-fect for you! Use MATTE. Beige. Go on ... will be fine!For the eyes, play with colors. Think PINK? Do not ... then go from royal blue! Try a bright blue pencil on the waterline of the eyes. Use under the eyes. Now add black and mix at the temples. Use blue shadow on the outside of the eyes. Place a pencil on top strategically placed below the eyes to look for a doll.Very mascara! Use mascara to give quite a plunk in the eye. Do not be afraid to use mascara for a false and exaggerated look ethereal!Cheeks may be tan or pink goddess innocent!For lips, start with an extreme nude lip color. Or try a deep and intense purple for a Gothic Lolita Look!
A moda agora e’ Tokyo!!! Arigatô girls!!! Harajuku Chic! Bonecas gangaru! A pele esta IN! Mesmo sendo pele -de- porcelana ou a deusa bronzeada de Tokyo, esta e uma moda que esta a frente do seu tempo! Use a base que seja perfeita para você! Use MATTE. Beige. Va em frente… vai ficar bem! Para os olhos, brinque com as cores. Pense em ROSA? Não…então vá de azul real! Tente um lápis azul brilhante na linha de água dos olhos. Use abaixo dos olhos. Ag-ora adicione preto e misture nas têmporas. Use sombra azul na parte externa dos ol-hos. Coloque no topo um lápis preto es-trategicamente colocado abaixo dos olhos para um look de boneca. Muito rímel! Use bastante rímel para dar um tchan nos olhos. Não tenha medo de usar falso rímel para um look etéreo e ex-agerado! Bochechas podem ser de deusa bronzeada ou rosa inocente! Para os lábios, comece com um extreme lábio cor nua. Ou então tente um profundo e intenso roxo para um Look gótico de Lolita!
Espírito de Amor e Alegria
Por Patricia Nogueira
A revista Ladies Home Journal publicou uma história que fez meu coração sorrir: “- Como vão os negócios, Eben?O homem idoso estava lavando a louça após retornar à casa depois do trabalho. - Tudo em ordem, Martha, tudo em ordem. - A loja ainda está do mesmo jeito? Nossa como gostaria de ir para lá de novo, ver o sol brilhar em seu interior. Como a loja está agora, Eben? - A loja nunca mais foi a mesma desde que você saiu de lá, Martha. Martha corou levemente. Uma esposa será algum dia velha demais para se emocionar com os elogios do marido? Eben e Martha tiveram uma loja de miudezas por muitos anos, mas um dia Martha ficou doente e foi hospitalizada. Isso aconteceu dois meses atrás. Ela já saíra do hospital, mas jamais recuperaria as forças de novo. Nunca mais seria parceira dele naquela pequena loja tão alegre. Não consigo deixar de sentir uma vontade imensa de ver nossa pequena loja, pensou Martha uma tarde. Se for muito cuidadosa acho que conse-guirei chegar·lá. Afinal, não é tão longe assim. Levou um tempo enorme até que ela conseguisse chegar ao centro da ci-dade, mas, por fim, ela alcançou o início da rua onde a loja se localizava. De repente, ela parou bruscamente. Não muito longe dela, na calçada, estava Eben. Carregava um tabuleiro à altura da cintura, pendurado no pescoço por tiras. Nesse tabuleiro havia algumas cartelas de botões para colarinho, outras com alfinetes e muitos maços de cadarços de sapato. Com voz trêmula, anunciava seu produto. Martha se apoiou contra o muro de um prédio próximo. Depois, olhou na direção da pequena loja. As vitrinas estavam repletas de frutas. Só então ela compreendeu o que acontecera. A pequena loja fora vendida para pagar as despesas hospitalares. Virou-se e se apressou para sair dali, o mais rápido que suas pernas enfraquecidas conseguissem. Ele ficará muito sentido se souber que descobri tudo!, pensou ela, e as lágrimas molharam sua face.
Ele guardou esse segredo, e agora eu é que guardarei um segredo. Ele nunca saberá que eu sei o que aconteceu com a nossa loja. Aquela noite, quando Eben chegou em casa, com frio e cansado, Martha fez alegremente a mesma velha pergunta: - Como vão os negócios, Eben? - Melhor do que nunca, Martha – Ele respondeu com entusiasmo. E ela orou a Deus para que o abençoasse por seu espírito de alegria e pelo amor que dedi-cava a ela”.
I Coríntios 13, o capítulo do amor, diz:“Ainda que eu falasse as línguas dos homens e dos anjos, e não tivesse amor,seria como o metal que soa ou como o sino que tine.E ainda que tivesse o dom de profecia, e conhecesse todos os mis-térios e toda a ciência, e ainda que tivesse toda a fé, de maneira tal que transportasse os montes,e não tivesse amor, nada seria.E ainda que distribuísse toda a minha fortuna para sustento dos pobres, e ainda que entregasse o meu corpo para ser queimado, e não tivesse amor, nada disso me aproveitaria.O amor é sofredor, é benigno; o amor não é invejoso; o amor não trata com leviandade, não se ensoberbece. Não se porta com in-decência, não busca os seus interesses, não se irrita, não suspeita mal; Não folga com a injustiça, mas folga com a verdade;Tudo sofre, tudo crê, tudo espera, tudo suporta. O amor nunca falha...Agora, pois, permanecem a fé, a esperança e o amor, estes três, mas o maior destes é o amor”.
Que esse espírito de amor e alegria nos alcance hoje!
VALENTINE’S DAY ..... ANTES DO ROMANCE..... PRESENTES.....
VALENTINE’S DAY ..... ANTES DO ROMANCE..... PRESENTES.....
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Versace’s latest fragrance, Yellow Dia-mond, is as bright and elegant as the gem itself. An airy mix of pear, bergamot, freesia, and orange blossom, it stays grounded with the faintest trace of Palo Santo wood and musk (at Department stores for$88).
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COACH POPPY FLOWER exudes fresh floral - fruity character, which is supposed to be more refined and romantic than the debut. It opens with cit-rusy notes, wet ivy, black currant and litchi. Fruits serve as an introduction to the heart of jasmine, rose, water lily, peony and sugared raspberries, fading into the background of amber wood, sandalwood, apricot skin and musk. At Coach Stores US$70 aprox.
Jimmy Choo fragrance, described as “feminine yet empowering, with a lot of sensuality to it”
Tom Ford presents a stunning new scent for a new era of feminine glamour. Tom Ford Violet Blonde is an opulent and dressed-up fragrance that reveals a stunning new facet of violet: ravishing, in-triguing elegance. Made with some of the most pre-cious ingredients in the world, it is crafted accord-ingly to the finest traditions of European perfumery.
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Versace, Yellow Diamond , é tão brilhante e elegante como a jóia em si. Uma mistura arejada de pêra, bergamo-ta, freesia e flor de laranjeira, fica ater-rado com o menor traço de Palo Santo madeira e musk Aproximadamente $ 88em Lojas de Departamentos.
Jimmy Choo A fragrância, descrita como
"feminina com muita sensuali-dade para ele", foi desenvolvid em cooperação com a Inter Parfums e o perfumista famoso do IFF Olivier Polge. A composição é uma sedu-tora mistura de fruta e chypre mod-erno, com notas de verde, orquí-
dea tigre, caramelo , toffee e patchouli da Indonesia.
Todos nós sabemos o quão importante Dia dos Namo-rados é, mais para as mulheres que na maioria das vezes são essencialmente mais romântico do que homens, mas é também uma maneira doce de que as pessoas saibam o quão romântico que podemos ser. Só porque ... Mas seja qual for o seu orçamento é, lembre-se que é importante não é o valor do presente, mas o sentido da importância que o presente irá gerar. Um presente de Valentine é um lembrete de Amor, uma pequena mensagem de Cupido.
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COACH-POPPY FLOWERA fragrância floral fresco também emana - de caráter frutado, o que é suposto ser mais refinado e romântico do que a estréia. Ela abre com notas cítricas, hera molhada, groselha preta e lichia. Frutas servir como uma in-trodução para o coração de jasmim, rosa, lírio de água, peônia e framboesas com açúcar, desvanecendo-se no fundo de âmbar, madeira de sândalo da pele,
damasco e musk.
A coleção de fragrâncias de
Tom Ford é como os sapatos do Christian Louboutin do mundo do perfume, chic super, elegante, sofisti-cada, sexy, clássica e atemporal, um must-have. O Tom Ford Loira Violeta. É exatamente o tipo de cheiro que eu amo, woody, difícil de descrever, e exótica. Também é como se vestir bem, isso te faz sentir forte e bonita em um
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o.He began sketching shoes in his early teens, ignoring his academic studies. In fact, he was expelled from four schools. Going through a punkphase, he was in a few films, including 1979 cult classic Race d'ep. Under the title The Homosexual Century, the film attracted an English-language audience.
His little formal training included drawing and the decorative arts at the Académie d'Art Roederer. Louboutin claims his fascination with shoes began in 1976 when he visited the Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie on the Avenue Daumesnil in Paris. It was there that he saw a sign from Africa forbidding women wearing sharp stilettos from entering a building for fear of damage to the extensive wood flooring. This image stayed in his mind, and he later used this idea in his designs. "I wanted to defy that," Louboutin said.
"I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.”
Fascinated by world cultures, he ran away in his teens to Egypt and spent a year in India. Louboutin returned to Paris in 1981, where he assembled a portfolio of drawings of elaborate high heels. He brought it to the top couture houses. The effort resulted in employment with Charles Jourdan. Subsequently, Louboutin met Roger Vivier. (Claims about Vivier is that he invented the stiletto [or spike]-heel shoe.) Louboutin thus became an apprentice in Vivier’s atelier.
Going on to serve as a freelance designer, Louboutin de-signed women’s shoes for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, and Maude Frizon.
With funds from two backers, he opened a Paris shoe salon in 1991 with Princess Caroline of Monaco as his first customer. She com-plimented the store one day when a fashion journalist was present and the journalist subsequent publication of Princess's comments helped greatly to increase Louboutin's renown. Clients such asDiane Von Furstenburg and Catherine Deneuve followed. Later ones in-terested in his stiletto heels have included Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Sarah Jessica Parker wore a pair of shoes by Louboutin for her wedding.
Louboutin has topped The Luxury Institute's annual Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) for three years; the brand's offerings were de-clared the Most Prestigious Women's Shoes in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
The list of distributors and location of the stores can be found on the Chris-tian Louboutin website.New boutiques have been scheduled to open in Tur-key and India in 2012. http://www.christianlouboutin.com/
Ele começou a desenhar sapatos no início da adolescência, ignorando seus estudos acadêmicos. Na verdade, ele foi expulso de quatro escolas. Passando por um punk-phase, ele apareceu em alguns filmes, incluindo o cult clássico de 1979 Raça d'ep. Sob o título Um centenario homossexual, o filme atraiu um público de língua In-glêsa.Seu pequeno treinamento formal incluiam desenho e as artes decorativas na Aca-démie d'Art Roederer. Louboutin diz que sua fascinação por sapatos começou em 1976 quando visitou o Musée des Arts nacional d'Afrique et d'Oceanie na Daumesnil Avenue, em Paris. Foi lá que ele viu um sinal da África proibindo mul-heres usando saltos estiletes afiados de entrar em um edifício, por medo de dani-ficar o piso de madeira extensiva. Esta imagem ficou em sua mente, e mais tarde usou essa idéia em seus projetos. "Eu queria desafiar isso", disse Louboutin.
"Eu queria criar algo que quebrasse as regras e fizesse as mulheres se sen-tir confiantes e capacitadas.”
Fascinado por culturas do mundo, ele fugiu em sua adolescência para o Egito e pas-sou um ano na Índia. Louboutin retornou a Paris em 1981, onde ele montou um portfolio de desenhos elaborados de saltos altos. Trouxe-o para as casas de alta cos-tura de topo. O esforço resultou em emprego com Charles Jourdan. Posteriormente, Louboutin conheceu Roger Vivier. (Reclamações sobre Vivier é que ele inventou o stiletto [ou spike] sapato de salto.) Louboutin, assim, tornou-se um aprendiz no atelier de Vivier.
Passando a servir como um designer freelance, Louboutin projetava sapatos femini-nos para Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, e Maude Frizon.Com recursos de dois investidores ele abriu um salão de sapatos em Paris em 1991 com a princesa Caroline de Mônaco como sua primeira cliente. Ela elogiou a loja quando um jornalista de moda estava presente e a jornalista publicou as observa-ções da princesa ajudando muito a aumentar a fama de Louboutin. Clientes, tais como Diane Von Furstenburg e Catherine Deneuve . Mais tarde, os interessados em saltos stiletto incluíram Jennifer Lopez, Madonna e Gwyneth Paltrow. Sarah Jessica Parker usou um par de sapatos por Louboutin para seu casamento.Louboutin superou o indice da Luxury Institute Brand (LBSI) por três anos; ofer-tas da marca foi declarada a marca de sapatos das mulheres de maior prestígio em 2007, 2008 e 2009.
Dresses Object of Art
When we were little girls, we dressed our dolls, at least we used to, and explored our imagination. As a child we have the dresses we love and we can't wait to wear them, we walk around the house with our mother's dresses and shoes, hoping to one day look as beautiful as them. In the storybooks the characters have beautiful and magical clothes, that only in dream could be possible.As we grow up, the journey in a woman’s life has a vast collection of de-fined occasions represented by each dress. Treasures, thophies, toevery special occasion planned with great detail. In a woman’s universe the element that will remind her her as the one, or the most successful, charming, or beautiful, could be anything, but she chooses to be the dress.As the journey continues women will embrace not only the dresses she dreamed all her life, or the ones that she never imagined to wear, but comes time when she gets to pick the most cherished, the wedding dress.Life is a cycle, and every time she looks in her closet, right in front of her, a timeline of dresses, to remind her of everything.In this collection presented by many artists at the Gallery of Avalon Island in Downtown Orlando, last September, in each object portrait you could see imagination and magic, art dedicated to the transforma-tion in a woman's universe. Beautiful work created from the heart.The Artists featured in the collection are Donna Dowless in the photo,Dina Mack, Henry Sinn, Meredith Olinger, Robin Maria Pedrero, J Virgil Rice, Gena Semenov,Cindy A. Anderson, Martha Lent, Lynn Whipple, Fritz Stinebaugh and Lori Mirisola .
Roger’s 2012 Breakfast in America World Tour have been coming at a fast pace! US shows have been an-nounced in California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Minne-sota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Rhode Island.Presale has already begun for the February 28 show at The Joint at Tulsa Hard Rock Casino and on January 30 for the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL! (De-tails below)In Europe we’ve already announced shows in Germa-ny, Holland, and Italy.Magnificent news for French fans - Roger will be per-forming at the Olympia in Paris on October 5! Tickets on sale soon.
South America fans – don’t despair – good news will be coming soon!
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SHOWSUSA and EUROPE 2012
USA:Pechanga Casino, Temecula, CA February 24 On Sale
Pechanga Casino, Temecula, CA February 25On Sale
Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler, AZ February 26On Sale
Hard Rock Casino, Tulsa, OK February 28Pre-sale Jan. 5 “REWARDS” is Password
Grand Casino, Hinckley, MN March 2On Sale
Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI March 3On Sale
Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI March 4On Sale
Hard Rock Casino, Hollywood, FL March 7Pre-sale Jan. 30 “Logical” is Password
Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce, FL March 8On Sale
Twin River Casino, Lincoln, RI August 17Pre-sale Jan. 18 “Logical” is Password
EUROPE:
Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany June 6On Sale
Retropop, Emmen, Holland June 9On Sale
Zeltfestival, Tuttlingen, Germany July 11On Sale
Sommer Festival, Rosenheim, Germany July 19On Sale
Merano Kursaal, Merano, Italy Sept. 12On Sale
Amphitheater Hanau, Hanau, Germany Sept. 13On Sale
Olympia, Paris, France Oct. 5Tickets on sale soon!
http://www.rogerhodgson.com/
"Floridian of the Year" Helps Boost International Numbers for November at Orlando International Airport
The South American country of Brazil was named the "Floridian of the Year" for 2011 by Florida Trend Magazine. With two daily non-stop flights to Sao Paulo, Brazil from Orlando International Airport (MCO), generating some $280 million for the local economy annually, the robust Brazilian economy has not only made Florida the number one United States destination for Brazilian tourists, it has also stimulated international traffic for MCO. Based in part on the strong Brazilian numbers, a 3 percent increase in international traffic helped offset a slight decline in domestic traffic for the month at MCO.
"Based on November numbers, on a rolling 12-month basis, Brazilian traffic has increased by 41 percent at Orlando International Airport. Approximately 203,552 Brazilian passengers can be directly attributed to TAM Airlines' twice-daily non-stop flights from MCO to Sao Paulo. Fueled by Brazilian numbers, we should be able to break another international travel record at Orlando International for 2011 ," says Phil Brown, Executive Director of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
November Statistical Data:
International traffic increased 3.27 percent in November with 261 ,924 travelers.Domestic traffic decreased 1.67 percent with 2.56 million travelers in November.Overall traflic fell 1.23 percent for the month with 2.8 million travelers moving through MCO.Y-T -D (Year to date) overall traffic is up 1.6 percent with 32,390,723 passengersAirlines increased service to MCO by adding 62 additional flights per week to des-tinations including Minneapolis, Denver and Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas.For calendar year 2010, international passengers accounted for approximately 10 percent of total MCO traffic.
"Floridian do Ano" Ajuda a aumentar as estatisticas Internacionais de Novembro no Aeroporto Internacional de Orlando
O país da América do Sul do Brasil foi nomeado o "Floridian do Ano" em 2011 pela revista Florida Trend. Com dois voos diários non-stop para São Paulo -Brasil saindo do Orlando International Airport (MCO), gerando cerca de US $ 280 milhões para a economia local por ano, a economia robusta do brasileiro não só fez Florida USA o destino número um para os turistas brasileiros, mas tam-bém estimulou o tráfego internacional para o MCO. Baseado em parte sobre os números fortes do Brasil, um aumento de 3 por cento no tráfego internacional aju-dou a compensar um ligeiro declínio no tráfego doméstico para o mês no MCO.
"Baseado em Novembro, e em 12 meses continuos de dados , o tráfego de brasileiros aumentou 41 por cento no Orlando International Airport. Cerca de 203.552 passageiros brasileiros podem ser diretamente atribuídos a TAM Airlines com 2 voos diarios non-stop de MCO para São Paulo. Abastecido por inúmeros brasileiros, devemos ser capazes de quebrar mais um recorde de viagens interna-cionais no Aeroporto Internacional para 2011 ", diz Phil Brown, Diretor Executivo do Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
Dados estatísticos de Novembro:
Tráfego internacional aumentou 3,27 por cento em novembro, com 261, 924 via-jantes.Tráfego doméstico diminuiu 1,67 por cento, com 2.560.000 passageiros em novembro.O trafego geral caiu 1,23 por cento para o mês com 2,8 milhões de viajantes que se deslocam através MCO.YT-D Year to date- (2011 ate a presente data)tráfego global é de 1,6 por cento com 32.390.723 passageiros. As Companhias aéreas aumentaram serviços para o MCO, adicionando 62 vôos adicionais por semana para vários destinos, incluindo Min-neapolis, Denver e Marsh Harbour, nas Bahamas.Para o ano calendário de 2010, os passageiros internacionais representaram cerca de 10 por cento do tráfego total no MCO .
O TREM ANTIGO DA CHURCH STREET FOI REMOVIDO.No dia 16 de Janeiro, a Câmara Municipal anunciou um evento histórico e inovador para o SunRail. A estação localizada na Church Street requer a remoção do trem atualmente em exi-bição. Ontem, equipes da RE Johnson começaram a preparar o carro de passageiros da Estação de Comboios do Church Street a ser removido por caminhão para o novo local na costa do Golfo ,o Railway Museum em Parrish, Florida. O trem será movido um carro de cada vez, o carro de passageiros vai primeiro e o do motor do carro depois. Este movimento é esperado durar duas semanas.
O TREM ANTIGO DA CHURCH STREET FOI REMOVIDO.No dia 16 de Janeiro, a Câmara Municipal anunciou um evento histórico e inovador para o SunRail. A estação localizada na Church Street requer a remoção do trem atualmente em exi-bição. Ontem, equipes da RE Johnson começaram a preparar o carro de passageiros da Estação de Comboios do Church Street a ser removido por caminhão para o novo local na costa do Golfo ,o Railway Museum em Parrish, Florida. O trem será movido um carro de cada vez, o carro de passageiros vai primeiro e o do motor do carro depois. Este movimento é esperado durar duas semanas.
O trem partiu...
Turismo de negócios no Guarujá
Ao contrário do que todos pensam o Guarujá não é somente um des-tino com turismo de lazer, é uma cidade pronta para receber o turismo de negócios. Sua vocação turística fica evidenciada pelos mais de 9.000 leitos disponíveis em 67 hotéis, dois resorts, pousadas e flats de nível internacional. Trata-se de uma cidade com diversidade gastronômica, cultural, compras, lazer e entretenimento. Mas também possui mod-erna e completa oferta de produtos e serviços para a realização de eventos de todos os segmentos e portes com garantia de sucesso, mes-clando as atividades de negócios com a beleza de nossas 27 belíssimas praias. Para promover o turismo de negócios foi criado o Guarujá Conven-tion & Visitors Bureau, associação sem fins lucrativos, fundada em 25 de novembro de 2005, que tem como missão promover e fortalecer, através da iniciativa privada, associações de classe, poder público e todos os interessados, o destino Guarujá, apoiando a captação de even-tos nacionais e internacionais que aumentem o fluxo de visitantes na cidade o ano todo.
Conheça mais: www.visiteguaruja.com
Escrito por Edmundo Cavalcanti.www.bandeiraazultombo.com
Business tourism in Guaruja
Contrary to what everyone thinks Guarujá is not only a tourist desti-nation with leisure, is a city ready to welcome the tourism business. Its tourist potential is evidenced by more than 9,000 available beds in 67 hotels, two resorts, guest houses and flats at the international level. It is a city of gastronomic diversity, cultural, shopping, leisure and entertain-ment. But it also has modern and comprehensive range of products and services for holding events of all sizes and sectors with a guarantee of success, combining business activity with the beauty of our 27 beautiful beaches.To promote tourism business The Guarujá Convention & Visitors Bu-reau, a non-profit association was created and founded in November 25, 2005, whose mission is to promote and strengthen, through private en-terprise, trade associations, public authorities and all concerned, the fate Guaruja, supporting the capture of national and international events that increase the flow of visitors in the city throughout the year.
Learn more: www.visiteguaruja.com
Written by Edmund Cavalcanti.www.bandeiraazultombo.com
Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Parabéns pelo seu novo álbum e o sucesso que você está começando a colher com a trilha sonora de Underworld e os dois prêmios Loudwire ...Primeiro, deixe-me dizer rapidamente sobre nós ... o Hotspotorlando e AboutUS é uma revista digital online e tambem um blog, que atende a comunidade brasilei-ra, assim como todos os interessados. É em Inglês e em Português. Os proprietários, Ademar e Laiz são do Rio de Janeiro ... E eu, pessoalmente, Sean Slack, trabalho como diretor na area de relações de mídia social.Bem, sou um grande fã seu e da banda em geral. Eu também sei de sua enorme base de fans no Brasil e na América do Sul , sendo assim nós nos sentimos excitados em ter a chance de falar com você hoje, e depois sentar com você brevemente quando você estiver aqui em Orlando no dia 18 ...
AMY LEE: "É verdade. Eu não posso imaginar que seja mais perfeito para a banda. Os nossos fãs brasileiros são uns dos mais fortes .
"Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Evanescence tem um apelo incrível em todo o mundo. Como prova de sua última viagem ao Brasil para o Rock in Rio . Você pode falar sobre: Por que você acha que a sua música e tão bem apreciada pelo público no exterior, especialmente no Brasil?
AMY LEE: "Um", risos ... "É uma pergunta realmente difícil. É realmente incrível o que a música pode proporcionar, especialmente com certas pessoas que conversa-mos. Eu não tenho certeza. Eu acho que toda vez que vamos para a América do Sul, há realmente algo apaixonante que vem do publico... sensacao boa, tipo assim, mas a paixão é enorme. Rock pesado, ainda está vivo no Brasil, e isso é um deleite para nós, porque não é assim em todo o mundo ... Mesmo aqui na América não é o mesmo. ""Eu me sinto como quando vamos ao Brasil, temos essa enorme festa de recepcao, e isso ai, pertencemos a este lugar . Nós amamos isto,e nós amamos tocar no Brasil ... É algo que você não pode imaginar, tocar para mais de 100.000 pessoas. Eles sao tao apaixonados, e românticos por música. ""E porque minhas letras são emocionais, apaixonadas, parece haver uma grande conexão . Nós temos verdadeiramente uma relação especial com nossos fãs no Bra-sil.
"Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Eu vi clips de seus shows no Brasil, e mesmo sabendo que muitos dos seus fas não falam Inglês, apenas Português, milhares de fãs juntam-se a voce e ajudam a cantar, especialmente seus hits clássicos como" Bring Me to Life " e "My Immortal", Como isso faz você se sentir sabendo que você está passando esse tipo de impacto e todo esse tipo de entusiasmo?
"AMY LEE:" É incrível. É por isso que gostamos de ir ao Brasil. Eu nao iria ao Brasil, se nós não tivessemos uma frequencia de seguidores, e aos fãs que querem nos ouvir e nos ver tocar, somos muito gratos. Nós estamos nos preparando para tocar e ver novos países desta vez (Com o novo álbum). Eu me sinto muito sortuda em saber que pessoas de outros paises sabem as letras das minhas musicas ... E tao pessoal ! Eu derramo meu coração nisto ... e há pessoas que não falam Inglês , que es-tao relacionadas a música em um nível profundo e pessoal ... Muitas vezes os fãs no Brasil choram quando eles se encontram conosco por causa desta coneccao entre nos. Esse é o objetivo final (para mim).Não é o Grammy, e não o recorde de vendas, mas este tipo de conexão ... É tão especial. "Amy Lee foi entrevistada ontem por telefone por Sean Slack, que e' parte de nossa equipe e originariamente de Orlando. Para nos do HotspotOrlando e AboutUS Magazine tem sido uma jornada de grande alegria.Estamos anciosos na espera do concerto! e de encontra-la pessoalmente. Vai ser realmente inigualavel !
Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Parabéns pelo seu novo álbum e o sucesso que você está começando a colher com a trilha sonora de Underworld e os dois prêmios Loudwire ...Primeiro, deixe-me dizer rapidamente sobre nós ... o Hotspotorlando e AboutUS é uma revista digital online e tambem um blog, que atende a comunidade brasilei-ra, assim como todos os interessados. É em Inglês e em Português. Os proprietários, Ademar e Laiz são do Rio de Janeiro ... E eu, pessoalmente, Sean Slack, trabalho como diretor na area de relações de mídia social.Bem, sou um grande fã seu e da banda em geral. Eu também sei de sua enorme base de fans no Brasil e na América do Sul , sendo assim nós nos sentimos excitados em ter a chance de falar com você hoje, e depois sentar com você brevemente quando você estiver aqui em Orlando no dia 18 ...
AMY LEE: "É verdade. Eu não posso imaginar que seja mais perfeito para a banda. Os nossos fãs brasileiros são uns dos mais fortes .
"Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Evanescence tem um apelo incrível em todo o mundo. Como prova de sua última viagem ao Brasil para o Rock in Rio . Você pode falar sobre: Por que você acha que a sua música e tão bem apreciada pelo público no exterior, especialmente no Brasil?
AMY LEE: "Um", risos ... "É uma pergunta realmente difícil. É realmente incrível o que a música pode proporcionar, especialmente com certas pessoas que conversa-mos. Eu não tenho certeza. Eu acho que toda vez que vamos para a América do Sul, há realmente algo apaixonante que vem do publico... sensacao boa, tipo assim, mas a paixão é enorme. Rock pesado, ainda está vivo no Brasil, e isso é um deleite para nós, porque não é assim em todo o mundo ... Mesmo aqui na América não é o mesmo. ""Eu me sinto como quando vamos ao Brasil, temos essa enorme festa de recepcao, e isso ai, pertencemos a este lugar . Nós amamos isto,e nós amamos tocar no Brasil ... É algo que você não pode imaginar, tocar para mais de 100.000 pessoas. Eles sao tao apaixonados, e românticos por música. ""E porque minhas letras são emocionais, apaixonadas, parece haver uma grande conexão . Nós temos verdadeiramente uma relação especial com nossos fãs no Bra-sil.
"Hotspotorlando/AboutUS: "Eu vi clips de seus shows no Brasil, e mesmo sabendo que muitos dos seus fas não falam Inglês, apenas Português, milhares de fãs juntam-se a voce e ajudam a cantar, especialmente seus hits clássicos como" Bring Me to Life " e "My Immortal", Como isso faz você se sentir sabendo que você está passando esse tipo de impacto e todo esse tipo de entusiasmo?
"AMY LEE:" É incrível. É por isso que gostamos de ir ao Brasil. Eu nao iria ao Brasil, se nós não tivessemos uma frequencia de seguidores, e aos fãs que querem nos ouvir e nos ver tocar, somos muito gratos. Nós estamos nos preparando para tocar e ver novos países desta vez (Com o novo álbum). Eu me sinto muito sortuda em saber que pessoas de outros paises sabem as letras das minhas musicas ... E tao pessoal ! Eu derramo meu coração nisto ... e há pessoas que não falam Inglês , que es-tao relacionadas a música em um nível profundo e pessoal ... Muitas vezes os fãs no Brasil choram quando eles se encontram conosco por causa desta coneccao entre nos. Esse é o objetivo final (para mim).Não é o Grammy, e não o recorde de vendas, mas este tipo de conexão ... É tão especial. "Amy Lee foi entrevistada ontem por telefone por Sean Slack, que e' parte de nossa equipe e originariamente de Orlando. Para nos do HotspotOrlando e AboutUS Magazine tem sido uma jornada de grande alegria.Estamos anciosos na espera do concerto! e de encontra-la pessoalmente. Vai ser realmente inigualavel !
A PRIMEIRA ENTREVISTA POR TELEFONE
Orlando receives 50 million visitors a year. Last night, we received 5 more visitors…Tim McCord, Troy McLawhorn, Terry Balsalmo, Will Hunt, and Amy Lee who happen to all be members of the world famous rock band EVANESCENCE. They were not here to ride our rides or shop in our stores. They were here to rock this city to its core, and bring back their unique, pulsating sound to the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Fl. Evanescence fans have been waiting to welcome back their beloved group to Orlando since 2006. Let me tell you, it was worth the wait!
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Orlando receives 50 million visitors a year. Last night, we received 5 more visitors…Tim McCord, Troy McLawhorn, Terry Balsalmo, Will Hunt, and Amy Lee who happen to all be members of the world famous rock band EVANESCENCE. They were not here to ride our rides or shop in our stores. They were here to rock this city to its core, and bring back their unique, pulsating sound to the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Fl. Evanescence fans have been waiting to welcome back their beloved group to Orlando since 2006. Let me tell you, it was worth the wait!
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We would like to congratulate the winners of our contest giveaway, Danielle Bologna and Natasha Negron whom we were able to provide tickets and the chance to meet the entire band. They both were speechless, and had an amazing time and unforgettable night.
We would like to congratulate the winners of our contest giveaway, Danielle Bologna and Natasha Negron whom we were able to provide tickets and the chance to meet the entire band. They both were speechless, and had an amazing time and unforgettable night.
The band came on right away with an in-your-face style with the rhythmic drum pounding found on their hit single “WHAT YOU WANT.” Ripping the crowd into an immediate frenzy, the band turned back the clock to an original favorite “Going Under” with the crowd helping at every point.
Mixing in new, amazing songs from the new album like “Other Side”, “The Change”, “Erase this”, and “Made of Stone”, the energy from the group was non-stop. Amy belted out songs with a furious passion and an obvious liking of the passionate, emotional crowd who sounded like a chorus. Women,
Men, Old fans, young fans, from all different backgrounds were united in a jam-packed sold out crowd.
The band came on right away with an in-your-face style with the rhythmic drum pounding found on their hit single “WHAT YOU WANT.” Ripping the crowd into an immediate frenzy, the band turned back the clock to an original favorite “Going Under” with the crowd helping at every point.
Mixing in new, amazing songs from the new album like “Other Side”, “The Change”, “Erase this”, and “Made of Stone”, the energy from the group was non-stop. Amy belted out songs with a furious passion and an obvious liking of the passionate, emotional crowd who sounded like a chorus. Women,
Men, Old fans, young fans, from all different backgrounds were united in a jam-packed sold out crowd.
The show then reached a different level when the trademark piano was rolled onto the stage and Amy’s voice danced above her fluid piano strokes. Her voice never missed a note, and sounded as pure as a Rio sunset. Capturing the moment while singing the new hit single “My Heart is Broken” and the melodic return to form “Lost in paradise.” The crowd also chimed in enthusiastically with “Lithium.” Of course, the night would not be complete without ending the first set of songs with “Bring me to Life”. It was amazing to hear the male portion of the audience participate with their version of this song singing the male portion“WAKE ME UP! SAVE ME!” Awesome. After an amazing encore of songs, the concert ended with a rousing rendition of “My Immortal” that the entire crowd belted out loudly, along with Amy. We all felt like we were in the living room with her, singing a fantastic song that has touched us all in some form or another. An incredible ending to a dream night.
The show then reached a different level when the trademark piano was rolled onto the stage and Amy’s voice danced above her fluid piano strokes. Her voice never missed a note, and sounded as pure as a Rio sunset. Capturing the moment while singing the new hit single “My Heart is Broken” and the melodic return to form “Lost in paradise.” The crowd also chimed in enthusiastically with “Lithium.” Of course, the night would not be complete without ending the first set of songs with “Bring me to Life”. It was amazing to hear the male portion of the audience participate with their version of this song singing the male portion“WAKE ME UP! SAVE ME!” Awesome. After an amazing encore of songs, the concert ended with a rousing rendition of “My Immortal” that the entire crowd belted out loudly, along with Amy. We all felt like we were in the living room with her, singing a fantastic song that has touched us all in some form or another. An incredible ending to a dream night.
Personally, we want to thank Amy Lee for the phone interview last week, and of course the chance to sit down in person with her . We learned more and more about this beautiful talent, and we wish her and the band the best
of luck in the future. We also want to thank Mr. Lurie from 110 management, 42 West, Chrissy igoe, Marty Hom, the security staff from House of Blues, and all others who helped make this moment possible for thehotspotorlan-
do and About Us Magazine.Please stay tuned with us as we will continue to work with Evanescence and update you on tour
Personally, we want to thank Amy Lee for the phone interview last week, and of course the chance to sit down in person with her . We learned more and more about this beautiful talent, and we wish her and the band the best
of luck in the future. We also want to thank Mr. Lurie from 110 management, 42 West, Chrissy igoe, Marty Hom, the security staff from House of Blues, and all others who helped make this moment possible for thehotspotorlan-
do and About Us Magazine.Please stay tuned with us as we will continue to work with Evanescence and update you on tour
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PHILLIPE MOGGIO, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT LATIN AMERICA FOR NBA
NBA MAKING CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO EXPAND IN BRASIL AND ALL OF LATIN AMERICA
Orlando has the distinct honor this year of hosting the NBA’s crown jewel event, All Star week starting on February 23, 2012. As such, we at About Us magazine thought this would be a great opportunity to examine the incredible popularity rise of the NBA in Brasil and in South America as a whole. So we contacted Philipee Moggio, the Vice President for Latin America of the NBA to discuss the phenomenon that is American basquete, and look at the impact as a whole throughout Latin America. Mr. Moggio is originally from Colombia speaks Portuguese and Spanish, and serves as the point position to guide the NBA’s growth and promotion throughout Latin America. Here is a recap of our conversation with him today.
ABOUT US: “ We wanted to talk to you today because we believe this would be a perfect opportunity to capitalize on the immense popularity the NBA is gar-nering in South America , and primarily in Brasil. And, since we are based in Orlando, Fl and your signature event, the All star fesitivites are heading our way next month, we felt this would be a great tie in….Your title with the NBA is listed as the VP for Latin America. To begin, can you give us an idea of what your job entails and your responsibilities?”
MOGGIO: “ Thank you Sean. Yes, I am the VP for Latin America, which means I run the business of the NBA in Latin America. Which entails all of our business lines of distribution that includes digital, television, and other platforms, increasing our sponsorship business, increasing our activities on the ground to grow our fan base and viewership, and increasing merchandising and access to our products.”
ABOUT US: “The NBA continues to grow worldwide every year with audience numbers continuing to steadily rise every year. Can you talk about why you think the sport is gaining ground, especially in areas like Brasil which are dominated by the other futbol?”
MOGGIO: “ First the NBA is very committed to growing our global bases and with that, we have a strong commitment to the Latin American region. Spe-cific to Brasil, that country has a very long history going back to the eighties when they had a strong international team. And, in the last decade, basketball has grown in popularity for a few reasons. One, the local leagues and confederation are getting stronger and are doing very well. Recently, both the men and women’s teams qualified for the 2012 Sum-mer games in London. And that create a great platform and momentum as well heading into the 2016 Olympics in Brasil. The link between current Brasilian NBA players also helps as well.”
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PHILLIPE MOGGIO, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT LATIN AMERICA FOR NBA
NBA MAKING CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO EXPAND IN BRASIL AND ALL OF LATIN AMERICA
Orlando has the distinct honor this year of hosting the NBA’s crown jewel event, All Star week starting on February 23, 2012. As such, we at About Us magazine thought this would be a great opportunity to examine the incredible popularity rise of the NBA in Brasil and in South America as a whole. So we contacted Philipee Moggio, the Vice President for Latin America of the NBA to discuss the phenomenon that is American basquete, and look at the impact as a whole throughout Latin America. Mr. Moggio is originally from Colombia speaks Portuguese and Spanish, and serves as the point position to guide the NBA’s growth and promotion throughout Latin America. Here is a recap of our conversation with him today.
ABOUT US: “ We wanted to talk to you today because we believe this would be a perfect opportunity to capitalize on the immense popularity the NBA is gar-nering in South America , and primarily in Brasil. And, since we are based in Orlando, Fl and your signature event, the All star fesitivites are heading our way next month, we felt this would be a great tie in….Your title with the NBA is listed as the VP for Latin America. To begin, can you give us an idea of what your job entails and your responsibilities?”
MOGGIO: “ Thank you Sean. Yes, I am the VP for Latin America, which means I run the business of the NBA in Latin America. Which entails all of our business lines of distribution that includes digital, television, and other platforms, increasing our sponsorship business, increasing our activities on the ground to grow our fan base and viewership, and increasing merchandising and access to our products.”
ABOUT US: “The NBA continues to grow worldwide every year with audience numbers continuing to steadily rise every year. Can you talk about why you think the sport is gaining ground, especially in areas like Brasil which are dominated by the other futbol?”
MOGGIO: “ First the NBA is very committed to growing our global bases and with that, we have a strong commitment to the Latin American region. Spe-cific to Brasil, that country has a very long history going back to the eighties when they had a strong international team. And, in the last decade, basketball has grown in popularity for a few reasons. One, the local leagues and confederation are getting stronger and are doing very well. Recently, both the men and women’s teams qualified for the 2012 Sum-mer games in London. And that create a great platform and momentum as well heading into the 2016 Olympics in Brasil. The link between current Brasilian NBA players also helps as well.”
ABOUT US: “The summer Olympics are also just around the corner which serves as another showcase for the NBA. The last summer Olympics team from the United States came away with gold, but it’s definitely not like it used to be. Many countries, including those in South America are catching up to the Ameri-cans…Can you talk about why you think that is, and are the programs you are installing a part of this growth in the sport?”
MOGGIO: “ Absolutely. Our global focus is contributing to more people playing the sport. We are do-ing lots of grass roots activities across the region that give access to players to develop in this sport. We are working closely with these organizations to put in place the right development platforms. Specifically in Brasil, last summer we conducted the “BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS CAMP” which brought together 50 of the top players in the region. And, we had a different platform called the “BRASIL 5 on 5 INTERSCHOOL TOURNAMENT” between May and June of last year that was interschool competition between Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo. So we are building the platforms to help develop players at a grass-roots level.”
ABOUT US: “ You can tell there is a definite buzz in Brasil about the NBA. I know from my frequent travels there, you can feel the growth of the popularity of the sport. Seeing some of the Marquis games on TV like the Lakers, Heat, and Magic..People wearing NBA jerseys, etc…It’s exciting!”
MOGGIO: “ We have great distribution partners like ESPN who broadcast two games weekly on Wednes-day and Friday nights during the regular season, as well as the playoffs and the Finals. On the digital side at nba.com.br, the Brazilian side in Portuguese increasing significantly. For example from last year and the year previous, we saw an increase of traffic of 44%. So, we are trying to give our fans more access and more ways to enjoy all of the things that happen on a basketball court through all of these mediums.”
ABOUT US: “ As we discussed, the NBA is a melting pot of many countries. Great players like Nene, An-dersen Varejao, Nanu Ginobli form Argentina…During the offseason, do these players typically return to their home countries and help continue to promote the game? As they obviously would have great influence?
MOGGIO: “ Sure, these players are great ambassadors for the game. They get involved in a lot of the program we have on the ground, making appearances, doing interviews, and sometimes they play on the national teams as well which is great exposure.”
ABOUT US: “The summer Olympics are also just around the corner which serves as another showcase for the NBA. The last summer Olympics team from the United States came away with gold, but it’s definitely not like it used to be. Many countries, including those in South America are catching up to the Ameri-cans…Can you talk about why you think that is, and are the programs you are installing a part of this growth in the sport?”
MOGGIO: “ Absolutely. Our global focus is contributing to more people playing the sport. We are do-ing lots of grass roots activities across the region that give access to players to develop in this sport. We are working closely with these organizations to put in place the right development platforms. Specifically in Brasil, last summer we conducted the “BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS CAMP” which brought together 50 of the top players in the region. And, we had a different platform called the “BRASIL 5 on 5 INTERSCHOOL TOURNAMENT” between May and June of last year that was interschool competition between Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo. So we are building the platforms to help develop players at a grass-roots level.”
ABOUT US: “ You can tell there is a definite buzz in Brasil about the NBA. I know from my frequent travels there, you can feel the growth of the popularity of the sport. Seeing some of the Marquis games on TV like the Lakers, Heat, and Magic..People wearing NBA jerseys, etc…It’s exciting!”
MOGGIO: “ We have great distribution partners like ESPN who broadcast two games weekly on Wednes-day and Friday nights during the regular season, as well as the playoffs and the Finals. On the digital side at nba.com.br, the Brazilian side in Portuguese increasing significantly. For example from last year and the year previous, we saw an increase of traffic of 44%. So, we are trying to give our fans more access and more ways to enjoy all of the things that happen on a basketball court through all of these mediums.”
ABOUT US: “ As we discussed, the NBA is a melting pot of many countries. Great players like Nene, An-dersen Varejao, Nanu Ginobli form Argentina…During the offseason, do these players typically return to their home countries and help continue to promote the game? As they obviously would have great influence?
MOGGIO: “ Sure, these players are great ambassadors for the game. They get involved in a lot of the program we have on the ground, making appearances, doing interviews, and sometimes they play on the national teams as well which is great exposure.”
ABOUT US: “ The All Star week here in Orlando is going to be fantastic. As you know, thousands of Bra-zilians will be on holiday here, possibly celebrating carnival here…many of which I am sure would love to participate in the jam session activities, and those lucky enough to get tickets will go as well…Do you have any message for the visiting tourists who may want to join in the festivities?”MOGGIO: “ The message is…Continue to be a fan of the NBA and certainly follow us in your home country whether it is television, digital, and participate in our events when we come on the ground.”MOGGIO: “If I could add one more comment… For us, through licensing and marketing of our products helps our growth. We recently announced a great part-nership in Brasil with a company called NETSHOE which is the largest sports apparel retailer. They are going to launch the official NBA ecommerce site in Brasil, Argentina, and Mexico in May of this year. So we are very excited about that. It is a great way to give our fans access to our products, as well they helped sponsor and handle the events on the ground. They are helping us grow the sport.”
ABOUT US: “ Wow! I’ll tell you what we can do if you have time prior to launch we could do an inter-view with all parties involved and help let your fans know about this great collaboration.”MOGGIO: “ That sounds great, Sean. This will happen right when the playoffs are starting, and this will be a great time to get this off the ground.”ABOUT US: “ Congratulations! Mr. Moggio, thank you so much for your time….From all of us at the-hotspotorlando and About Us magazine. We look forward to seeing you soon here in Orlando, and good luck with the rest of the season.”
HOTSPOTORLANDO/ABOUT US
The Year of 2012 has just started and The Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce is already in gear for an entire year of work.
As you know the Chamber has worked many years to be a major representative of the Brazilian Business Community in Orlando, and sometimes even functioning as a base for some charity work, as in 2011 for The SOS Rio Campaign.
This will never change, as CFBACC gets bigger, and stronger it will be able to do more for the Companies that will join and it already havea great follow up that has just improved significantly in the last few weeks.
That said, it is important to establish that The Chamber will keep going straight an forward, following through the path that was laid .The administration of the 2011 Board was a great start under the Presidency of Joao Marcos Pires- APASCORP.
On 2011 the Chamber made great accomplishments, and now the beginning of a new dimension has brought us to this moment. It is with great pleasure that we announce the New Board of Directors CFBACC for the year of 2012.
The Year of 2012 has just started and The Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce is already in gear for an entire year of work.
As you know the Chamber has worked many years to be a major representative of the Brazilian Business Community in Orlando, and sometimes even functioning as a base for some charity work, as in 2011 for The SOS Rio Campaign.
This will never change, as CFBACC gets bigger, and stronger it will be able to do more for the Companies that will join and it already havea great follow up that has just improved significantly in the last few weeks.
That said, it is important to establish that The Chamber will keep going straight an forward, following through the path that was laid .The administration of the 2011 Board was a great start under the Presidency of Joao Marcos Pires- APASCORP.
On 2011 the Chamber made great accomplishments, and now the beginning of a new dimension has brought us to this moment. It is with great pleasure that we announce the New Board of Directors CFBACC for the year of 2012.
Treats Come True - A Valentine’s Day TreatBy Marta Thompson
Treats Come True - A Valentine’s Day TreatBy Marta Thompson
Pipoca colorida
PIPOCA COLORIDA7 copos de pipoca (ja estouradas)3 copos de marshmallows (pequenos)2 colheres de manteigacorante em gel pra bolo7 palitosplasticosfitas e ornamentos
Derreter os marshmallows com a manteiga no fogo medio, mexendo sempre. Quando estiver totalmente derretido acrescentar o corante na cor desejada, em seguida despejar sobre as pipocas e misturar com a ajuda de uma espatula.Unte as maos com manteiga e faca as bolasde aproximadamente 3 inches.Esta receita rende 7 bolas de pipocas.
Em seguida espete os palitos e cubra com plastico.Decore com lacinho de fitas e alguma decoracao combinando com o tema e as cores da sua festa. Se quiser diversao, faca junto com seus filhos, eles vao amar a brincadeira!
Marta Thompson"Treats come true"
phone 407 8106381
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treatscometrue/
Pipoca colorida
PIPOCA COLORIDA7 copos de pipoca (ja estouradas)3 copos de marshmallows (pequenos)2 colheres de manteigacorante em gel pra bolo7 palitosplasticosfitas e ornamentos
Derreter os marshmallows com a manteiga no fogo medio, mexendo sempre. Quando estiver totalmente derretido acrescentar o corante na cor desejada, em seguida despejar sobre as pipocas e misturar com a ajuda de uma espatula.Unte as maos com manteiga e faca as bolasde aproximadamente 3 inches.Esta receita rende 7 bolas de pipocas.
Em seguida espete os palitos e cubra com plastico.Decore com lacinho de fitas e alguma decoracao combinando com o tema e as cores da sua festa. Se quiser diversao, faca junto com seus filhos, eles vao amar a brincadeira!
Marta Thompson"Treats come true"
phone 407 8106381
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treatscometrue/
colored popcorn
7 cups of popcorn (already popped)3 cups marshmallows (small)2 tablespoon buttercake coloring gel plastic STICKSribbon and decorative stickers
Prepare the popcorn Melt marshmallows and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly. When fully melted add the dye in the desired color, then pour over the popcorn and mix with the help of a espatula.Unte hands with butter and roll it in ballsapproximately 3 inches round . This recipe makes 7 popcorn balls .
After the balls are ready pierce it with the sticks and cover with plastic wrap.Decorate with ribbon and some decoration sticker matching the theme and colors of your party. If you want fun, make along with the children, they're going to love the game!
Martha Thompson"Treats come true"
phone 407 8106381
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treatscometrue/
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