Happy 2013 !We hope that you will find the rightpath, that you will conquer all your dreams and that, if you haven’t found the love of your life you will, but above all, make sure you have God in your heart first, and he will always be the orchestrator in your universe.

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OUR COLLABORATORS THIS MONTHJanuary 2013

CEOAdemar Rodrigues

EditorLaiz Rodrigues

International BusinessSean Slack

Eco Tourism-Local Art BrazilEdmundo Cavalcanti

Life and other sweet thingsElita Freitas

Treats Come TrueMarta Tompson

The Orlando Music SceneLarry Poynter Jr.

Life Coaching and GuidanceAmy Litter

Community Leader TAUBATE’Tania Dam

Child OrientationDeo Britos

Show Biz-EntertainmentVicky Talking a Lot (as herself)

Our Special thanks to Visit Orlando, Bisbee&Co, Richeson Communications,PRNews, Disney. Our Special thanks to Luiz Piquet for the constant support and

great advice. Thanks to all our writers for your constant dedication.

Our cover: The art of Andre Luiz Muniz (DALATA)- On top another art work from the Artist.

Why Visit Orlando in 2013.............................................................................................................Page 10Downtown Food & Wine Fest..................................................................................................................Page 16AVANTI Resort-Orlando...........................................................................................................................Page 18Hard Rock Rewards.................................................................................................................................Page 22Fresh to Order..........................................................................................................................................Page 24The Brazilian Flavor Invades Orlando......................................................................................................Page 26Monster Truck..........................................................................................................................................Page 34Orlando Phillarmonic Orchestra...............................................................................................................Page 36The Ringling Brothers Barnun&Bailey......................................................................................................Page 38Amy Litter-A Clear Path...........................................................................................................................Page 46Treats Come True....................................................................................................................................Page 50Ecoturismo...............................................................................................................................................Page 52Tania Dami Up-Casa da Mulher e Vida...................................................................................................Page 56Miss America sponsored by AMWAY.......................................................................................................Page 64Victoria’s Secret 2013-Swim....................................................................................................................Page 70About Time Pieces...................................................................................................................................Page 78Sephora Hot.............................................................................................................................................Page 80Kate Moss for Stuart Weitzman...............................................................................................................Page 82Baby GAP- Inspired on Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potters..........................................................................Page 88The Fiat 500E..........................................................................................................................................Page 96About Vicky............................................................................................................................................Page 1002 CELLOS..............................................................................................................................................Page 104Larry Poynter Jr......................................................................................................................................Page 108All that Jazz............................................................................................................................................Page 110Janis Joplin-Pearl Sessions...................................................................................................................Page 114FRACKNATION-Documentary...............................................................................................................Page 118Comming UP on DVD............................................................................................................................Page 124Zhang Dali expo@ Eli Klein...................................................................................................................Page 126Andre Luiz Muniz DALATA.....................................................................................................................Page 130A Arte de Sandra Gobert........................................................................................................................Page 138By Elita...................................................................................................................................................Page 148Disney News..........................................................................................................................................Page 152

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2013, um ano Sensacional para Orlando

Expansões sem precedentes nos parques temáticos, novas atrações e hotéis estão entre as novidades no destino predileto das familias

By Visit Orlando2013 é um ano de sorte em Orlando, que dará aos turistas mais razões para visitar um dos destinos mais populares do mundo. Neste ano, expansões sem precedentes e avanços tecnológicos serão realidade para quem visita este destino mágico. Novas at-rações nos parques temáticos, novidades em hotéis, refeições e lojas darão ainda mais motivos para colocar Orlando no topo das listas de destinos de férias em 2013. Com a abertura de novas atrações durante todo o ano, os visitantes ficarão cara a cara com a realeza, uma colônia de pinguins e Trans-formers imensos.

PARQUES TEMÁTICOS

1) Os visitantes embarcarão em uma jornada rumo às profundezas do mundo, até o con-

tinente mais gelado, assolado por ventos im-placáveis, quando o SeaWorld Parks & Entertain-ment inaugurar a maior expansão feita até hoje em todos os parques. Na primavera de 2013 nos EUA será inaugurado Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin (Antártida - Império do Pinguim) no SeaWorld Or-lando. Mais do que apenas uma nova atração, o novo "reino" será a atração mais fria do mundo em um parque temático, e oferecerá aos visitantes uma variedade de experiências inéditas.

Um passeio interativo de vanguarda levará os visi-tantes em uma viagem emocionante pelos perigos e belezas impressionantes da Antártida, enquanto

eles acompanham e vivem as aventuras de um jovem pinguim. Além disso, a nova área traz um novo habitat de pinguins que levará os visitantes mais perto do que nunca de uma colônia de pin-guins, uma loja de presentes e um conceito inova-dor de gastronomia, que traz no cardápio pratos in-ternacionais preparados com ingredientes frescos.

2) Após um 2012 repleto de novas experiências de entretenimento apresentadas no Universal

Orlando Resort com Despicable Me Minion May-hem, o show noturno Universal’s Cinematic Spec-tacular, o desfile Universal’s Superstar Parade e a reabertura de The Amazing Adventures of Spider-man (As Incríveis Aventuras do Homem Aranha), 2013 traz TRANSFORMERS: The Ride – 3D.

Com abertura prevista para o verão de 2013 nos EUA, a atração alia os personagens TRANS-FORMERS a um enredo emocionante com mídia ultrarrealista HD CGI, o grau máximo de inovação em tecnologia 3-D e efeitos especiais surpreenden-tes para colocar os visitantes no meio de uma bat-alha épica entre os Autobots e os Decepticons.

3) Princesinhas e pequenos príncipes terão ex-periências ainda mais encantadoras à sua es-

pera no Walt Disney World Resort, com a maior expansão da história do Magic Kingdom, na Fan-tasyland. Outra atração recém-inaugurada em dezembro de 2012 é Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid, um show musical que traz Ariel e amigos, além dos Enchanted Tales with Belle, onde visitantes de todas as idades reviverão "a história tão antiga quanto o tempo" ao lado de Belle, e o restaurante Be Our Guest, o primeiro restaurante no Magic Kingdom a servir bebidas alcoólicas.

Com abertura prevista para 2013, o Princess Fai-rytale Hall permitirá aos visitantes interagir com princesas queridas por todos como Aurora e Cin-derela no pátio do castelo, localizado no coração da Fantasyland.

4) Ficar esperando na fila será uma coisa do pas-sado quando o Walt Disney World Resort lançar

MyMagic+, nesta primavera nos EUA. Através do My-Magic+, um novo site e aplicativo que oferece aos visi-tantes a chance de garantir lugares para desfiles, shows de fogos de artifício e interações com personagens, ou mesmo os cobiçados FastPasses, antes mesmo de saírem de casa. Quando estiverem em Orlando, os visi-tantes usarão pulseiras chamadas de MagicBands, que servem como chave de quarto, ingresso e FastPasses. O sistema opcional também permite fazer mudanças e personalizações através do aplicativo, e com isso os personagens poderão até dar cumprimentos personal-izados aos visitantes.

ATRAÇÕES5) Os fãs de montanhas-russas clássicas não vão

querer perder a nova montanha-russa de madeira, White Lighting, localizada no Fun Spot America (con-hecido anteriormente como Fun Spot Action Park), que foi expandido para 10 acres (3,9 hectares), e cuja primeira fase será inaugurada na primavera de 2013 nos EUA. A primeira fase inclui também a maior Sky-coaster do mundo, uma nova montanha-russa suspensa chamada Vekoma, e uma grande variedade de pistas de corrida e passeios para toda a família. A segunda fase será inaugurada em 2015, com o acréscimo de um parque aquático, jantar-show e praça de alimentação.

6) O Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex irá inaugurar a nova casa com 8.100 metros quadra-

dos do ônibus espacial Atlantis, que foi aposentado em 2011. Com inauguração prevista para julho de 2013, a exposição avaliada em US$ 100 milhões dará a opor-tunidade de conferir o ônibus espacial de perto, além de ter recursos interativos que mostram as grandes con-quistas do Programa Espacial, incluindo o Telescópio Espacial Hubble e a International Space Station (Esta-ção Espacial Internacional).

COMPRAS

7) Fazer compras é uma das atividades preferidas dos que visitam Orlando, e 2013 proveerá ainda

mais opções para esses compradores em busca de lan-çamentos e produtos de alta qualidade. Dois dos shop-pings de Orlando, The Florida Mall e The Mall at Mil-

lenia, vão inaugurar novas opções de luxo. A loja do designer Michael Kors, além da loja de acessórios e joias Tous, agora fazem parte das mais de 250 lojas do The Florida Mall. The Mall at Millenia, que figura entre os 10 shoppings de maior sucesso do mundo segundo a Shopping Centers Today, apresentará uma nova leva de lojas de prestígio internacional, como Prada, YSL, e os relojoeiros suíços Hublot, Omega e Breitling.

8) Orlando Premium Outlets – Vineland Ave, um dos dois locais do Orlando Premium Outlets em Or-

lando, está se expandindo, adicionando 7.200 metros quadrados e 12 novas lojas. A nova expansão, chamada The Promenade, terá como loja principal à Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th e incluirá restaurante e um Centro de Informações.

SPA9) Para fazer companhia aos quase vinte resorts de

luxo e spas de Orlando, o Grand Floridian Resort da Disney dá boas vindas ao Senses — um spa de pro-priedade e administração da Disney. A nova unidade combina a elegância da virada do século com acessóri-os modernos e uma pitada de extravagância Disney. Desde terapia de água, tratamentos faciais cítricos de rejuvenescimento cítricas, Pedicure de Princesa ou até Manicure Mágica para crianças entre 4 e 12 anos, as 15 salas de tratamento oferecem inúmeras opções para os visitantes que procuram um carinho e um trato no visual. O spa no Saratoga Springs Resort da Disney está temporariamente fechado para reforma e reabrirá no verão dos EUA sob o nome Senses – um Spa da Disney no Saratoga Springs Resort da Disney.

GASTRONOMIA

10) O Universal Orlando Resort oferece duas no-vas experiências gastronômicas para os visi-

tantes no parque Universal Studios Florida. O café da manhã com personagens Superstar Character Breakfast oferece aos visitantes a oportunidade de con-hecer os personagens da Universal Superstar Parade, como os Minions do Despicable Me (Meu Malvado Fa-vorito), SpongeBob (Bob Esponja) e Dora the Explorer (Dora, a Aventureira).

Os visitantes também terão acesso a uma área especial para assistir o desfile mais tarde naquele dia. A outra novidade é a Cinematic Spectacular Dining Experi-ence, onde os visitantes desfrutarão de um jantar no Lombard’s Seafood Grille em uma área reservada para assistir o Cinematic Spectacular, um novo show notur-no apresentado na lagoa central do parque Universal Studios Florida.

11) Com abertura prevista para a primavera de 2013 nos EUA e localizado no Audubon Park,

em Orlando, um centro de pequenas empresas. O East End Market abrigará 10 empresas de alimentação da região, incluindo uma peixaria, açougue, padaria e mer-cado de frutas e verduras. Neste mercado, Henry Sal-gado, chef indicado ao prêmio James Beard, abrirá em parceria com a esposa Michele o Txokos Kitchen (pro-nuncia-se show-kohs), um restaurante que oferecerá almoço e jantar preparados com ingredientes frescos.

HOTÉIS

12) A encantadora cidade de Winter Park, ao norte do centro de Orlando, recebe o Alfond Inn at

Rollins. Com abertura em 2013, o hotel-boutique lo-calizado no terreno da prestigiada escola de artes Rol-lins College oferece 110 quartos, e terá piscina, fitness center, restaurante, lounge e 836 metros quadrados de

área para reuniões. Todos os lucros irão para um fundo que visa custear bolsas de estudo integrais para os es-tudantes universitários da Rollins que mais se destaca-rem.

13) E quem visita o centro de Orlando terá um lugar novo e moderno onde se hospedar a partir de

22 de agosto de 2013, com a abertura do Aloft Orlando Downtown Hotel. Próximo do Amway Center, do Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts e de uma variedade de restaurantes e de opções de entretenimento noturno, o hotel terá 118 quartos, bar com cocktails e música, um lounge, acesso Wi-Fi gratuito e mais de 464 metros quadrados de espaço para reuniões e banquetes.

Para obter mais informações sobre férias em Orlando, para solicitar um kit para planejar férias que inclui um Guia Oficial de Férias Orlando Magicard™, ou para comprar ingressos com desconto, os visitantes podem acessar o site oficial de Orlando, VisitOrlando.com ou telefonar para um Agente de Viagens Oficial no tele-fone 1-800-551-0181 (Estados Unidos e Canadá) ou 407-363-5872. Para obter atualizações em tempo real, siga-nos no Twitter em Twitter.com/VisitOrlando ou Facebook em Facebook.com/VisitOrlando. Em Orlan-do, os visitantes podem ir até o Centro Oficial de Visi-tantes, localizado na 8723 International Dr.

Unprecedented Theme Park Expansions, New Attractions and Accommodations Among 13 New Additions to The Coun-try's Most Popular DestinationIt's a lucky year in Orlando, as 2013 offers visitors more reasons to visit the country's most popular travel desti-nation as unprecedented expansions and technological advancements come to fruition. New theme park at-tractions, accommodations, dining and shopping, pro-vide more reasons to put Orlando at the top of vacation lists in 2013. Visitors will come face to face with royalty, a colony of penguins and larger than life Transformers as new attractions and thrills open throughout the year.

THEME PARKS

1) Visitors will embark on a voyage to the bottom-of-the-world, to the coldest and windiest continent as

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment welcomes their biggest expansion to date across all parks with the spring 2013 opening of Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin at Sea-World Orlando. More than just a new ride, the new "realm" will be the coldest theme park attraction in the world and include a variety of new experiences for guests. A state-of-the-art interactive ride will take guests on an exciting journey through the dangers and wondrous beauty of the Antarctic as they follow and mimic a young penguin's ad-ventures. Additionally, the new area will include a new penguin habitat that will bring guests closer than ever to a colony of penguins, a gift shop and a new dining concept featuring market-style, international food.

2) Following a packed 2012 with more new entertain-ment experiences unveiled in Universal Orlando

Resort's history with Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Universal's Cinematic Spectacular nighttime lagoon show, Universal's Superstar Parade and the reopening of The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, 2013 brings TRANS-FORMERS: The Ride – 3D. Opening in summer 2013, the attraction combines the larger-than-life TRANSFORM-ERS characters and an exciting storyline with life-like HD CGI media, state-of-the-art 3-D technology and amazing special effects to place riders right in the middle of an epic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons.

3) Little princesses and princes will have even more magical experiences awaiting them at the Walt Dis-

ney World Resort, as Fantasyland is undergoing the larg-est expansion in Magic Kingdom's history. Fresh off the December 2012 opening is Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid, a musical showcase featuring Ariel and friends, as well as Enchanted Tales with Belle where guests of all ages reenact "the tale as old as time" along-side Belle and Be Our Guest Restaurant, the first restau-rant in Magic Kingdom to serve alcohol. Opening in 2013 Princess Fairytale Hall will allow guests to interact with beloved princess like Aurora, Cinderella and others in the Castle Courtyard located in the heart of Fantasyland.

4) Waiting in line may be a thing of the past, when Walt Disney World Resort launches MyMagic+ later this

spring. Through MyMagic+, a new Web site and app will give guests, prior to leaving their homes, the opportunity to lock in seating for parades, fireworks and character in-teractions or even coveted FastPasses. Once in Orlando, guests will wear wristbands called MagicBands, serving as room keys, tickets and FastPasses. The optional system also allows for changes through the app and customization so that characters may even be able to provide personal-ized greetings.

ATTRACTIONS

5) Fans of classic rollercoasters won't want to miss the new White Lighting wooden coaster coming to Fun

Spot America (formerly Fun Spot Action Park) as part of its 10–acre (3.9-hectare) expansion with the first phase opening spring 2013. Phase one also includes the world's biggest SkyCoaster, a new suspended family coaster called Vekoma and a wide range of family friendly racetracks and rides. Phase two will open by 2015 with the addition of a water park, dinner show and food court.

6) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will unveil the 90,000-square-foot (8,100-meter) home for the

Space Shuttle Atlantis, which retired in 2011. Opening July 2013, the $100 million exhibit will provide views of the vehicle up close, along with interactive features reflect-ing major accomplishments of the Space Shuttle Program, including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Internation-al Space Station.

SHOPPING7) With shopping one of the top activities for visitors to

Orlando, 2013 will provide more options for savvy shoppers seeking high-end products. Two of Orlando's malls, The Florida Mall and The Mall at Millenia will de-but new luxury offerings. Clothing retailer Michael Kors, along with accessory and jewelry retailer Tous will be add-ed to the more than 250 retailers a The Florida Mall. The Mall at Millenia, ranked in the top 10 among the world's most successful shopping centers by Shopping Centers To-day, will open a new wave of internationally recognized retailers including Prada, YSL and Swiss watchmakers Hublot, Omega and Breitling.

8) Orlando Premium Outlets - Vineland Ave, one of two Orlando Premium Outlet locations in Orlando, is ex-

panding by adding 80,000 square feet (7,200 square me-ters) and 12 new stores. The expansion, to be named The Promenade, will be anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th and will include additional dining as well as an Informa-tion Center.SPA

9) Joining Orlando's nearly two dozen luxury resort and day spas, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort welcomes

Senses – A Disney-owned-and-operated spa. The new fa-cility blends turn-of-the-century elegance with modern accoutrements and a dash of Disney whimsy. From water therapy and rejuvenating citrus facials, to a Princess Pedi-cure or Magical Manicure for little ones ages 4 – 12, the 15 treatments rooms offer a wide variety of options for visi-tors looking for a little pampering. In addition, the spa at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort is temporarily closed for renovation and will reopen in the summer as Senses – A Disney Spa at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort.DINING

10) Universal Orlando Resort offers two new dining experiences for guests at its Universal Studios

Park. The Superstar Character Breakfast offers guests a chance to meet characters from the Universal Superstar Parade including Despicable Me Minions, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. Guests also receive ac-cess to a special viewing area for the parade later that day. The second addition is the Cinematic Spectacular Dining Experience where guests enjoy dinner at Lombard's Sea-food Grille followed by dessert in a private viewing area for Universal's Cinematic Spectacular nighttime lagoon show.

11) Opening in spring 2013 and located in Orlando's Audubon Park, a hub for eclectic, unique and

funky small businesses, East End Market will house 10 local, independently owned food enterprises, including a butcher, seafood merchant, produce vendor and baker. In-side the market, James Beard Nominated Chef Henry Sal-gado , alongside is wife Michele will open Txokos Kitchen (pronounced show-kohs), a dine-in restaurant featuring farm-fresh lunch and dinner options.

ACCOMMODATIONS12) The charming town of Winter Park, just north of

downtown Orlando welcomes the Alfond Inn at Rollins. Opening in 2013, the boutique inn on the prop-erty of nationally ranked liberal arts school, Rollins Col-lege, offers 110-rooms that feature a swimming pool, fit-ness center, restaurant, lounge and 9,000 square feet (836 square meters) of meeting space. All profits will go into an endowment to provide full scholarships for top Rollins College students.

13) Visitors to downtown Orlando will have a new modern place to stay with the August 22, 2013

opening of Aloft Orlando Downtown Hotel. Located within walking distance of the Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts and a variety of restaurants and nightlife options, the 118 guest-room property will feature a bar with cocktails and music, a lounge, free Wi-Fi and more than 5,000 square feet (464 square meters) of meet-ing and banquet space.

For more information about vacation experiences in Or-lando, to order a complimentary vacation planning kit that includes a comprehensive Official Vacation Guide the Orlando Magicard™, or to purchase discount attrac-tion tickets, visitors can log onto Orlando's official Web site at www.VisitOrlando.com or call an Official Travel Counselor at 1-800-551-0181 (United States and Canada) or 407-363-5872. For real time updates, follow us on Twit-ter at twitter.com/VisitOrlando or Facebook at facebook.com/VisitOrlando. While in Orlando, visitors may stop by the Official Visitor Center located at 8723 International Dr.SOURCE Visit Orlando

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Downtown Food & Wine Fest at Lake Eola “A Treat for the Senses” on Feb-ruary 23 and 24, 2013 Produced by MIX 105.1, 1059 SUNNY FM, and 102 JAMZ in partnership with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association

The tradition continues as more than 20,000 foodies and wine lovers experience unique local cuisine paired with wines from around the globe at the Downtown Food & Wine Fest, Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, 2013.

The Fifth Annual Downtown Food & Wine Fest (previously known as The Orlando Food and Wine Fest) has established itself as a signa-ture event for Orlando.

Date / Time: Saturday, February 23 (noon to 9 p.m.) and Sunday, February 24, 2013 (noon to 7 p.m.)

Location: Located in the heart of downtown Orlando at Lake Eola along Robinson Street

Tickets: Admission is $10 per person, per day with advance online purchase beginning January 15, 2013 atwww.DowntownFoodAn-dWineFest.com. Advance tickets are also available at Mercedes-Benz of Sanford, Mer-cedes-Benz of Orlando, and Mercedes-Benz of South Orlando.

Admission at the door is $15 per person, per day. Admission for children under age 12 is free. Food tickets are available at the event

for $2 each; food and wine offerings range from one to four tickets. New for 2013, VIP ticket packages include parking, a private pavilion, and additional Fest perks and privi-leges. A limited number of VIP tickets are availableonly at Mercedes-Benz of Sanford, Mercedes-Benz of Orlando, and Mercedes-Benz of South Orlando.

The Fest is presented and produced by CBS RADIO, led by Orlando favorites MIX 105.1, 1059 SUNNY FM, and 102 JAMZ in partnership with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging As-sociation. Located in the heart of downtown Orlando at Lake Eola on Robinson Street, the two-day Fest features mouth-watering dishes from 40 of Orlando's premier restaurants, domestic and international wines, and live entertainment.

A portion of the proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and the FRLA Educational Foundation. "The Fest is the perfect combination of divine food, unique wines, and headliner entertain-ment right in the heart of downtown," said Nicole Dipietro, participating restaurateur and president, Central Florida Chapter, FRLA. "Orlando has emerged onto the national cu-linary stage with award-winning restaurants and memorable events to showcase the spirit of the City Beautiful."

Forty top restaurants are scheduled to pres-ent culinary tastings including the return of the 2012 Foodie Award winners as honored by a panel of Orlando elected officials, food writ-ers and reporters, and celebrity chefs.

New International Drive Resort Opens in February

with 30%-Off Pre-Opening OfferParamount Hospitality Management, LLC announced today that the 652-room Avanti Resort Orlando, will open on February 25, 2013, and is offering a limited-time “Pre-Opening Sale,” with discounts up to 30%.

The all-new Avanti Resort Orlando is locat-ed in the heart of the most desirable section of International Drive, near dozens of shop-ping, dining, and entertainment activities.

Not only is it most appealing for vacation travelers to Orlando, but convention attend-ees will appreciate it being walking distance, less than a half mile, from the Orange Coun-ty/Orlando Convention Center. Those famil-iar with the area will recognize its location at “Austrian Court,” just south of Sand Lake Boulevard, with quick access to I-4.

The multi-million-dollar renovation of this International Drive Orlando hotel includes a sleek new look for all rooms and suites, and an all-new, enhanced and expanded pool/rec-reational area. Guest services include on-site dining, property-wide WiFi and scheduled theme park shuttles. The new interactive game room, state-of-the-art fitness center and poolside Bar & Grill will be completed in April, 2013, shortly after the February 25, 2013 hotel opening date.

As the resort builds up to offering all its ser-vices, guests can take advantage of this limit-ed-time “Pre-Opening Sale,” which will give vacationers discounts of 25-30% off the re-

sort’s “Best Available Rate” plan. To qualify for the 30% discount, guests need to stay at least 2 nights, 2/25/13 - 12/20/13. Reserva-tions may be made online at

www.AvantiResort.com, or

toll-free:

855-8-AVANTI (855-828-2684).About Paramount Hospitality Management:

Paramount Hospitality Management is a full-service management organization for hotels, resorts, condo-hotels, vacation own-ership and a combination of mixed-use. Its Executive Team consists of well-recognized, award-winning hospitality industry veterans with more than 150 years of combined hotel and resort management experience.

The Company applies the strictest tradition-al hotel operating standards in both full-ser-vice and mixed-use properties, which include the highest level of guest service, establishing the criteria that would eventually become a standard in the hospitality industry. The re-sult has been top guest review rankings on TripAdvisor for each of the hotels managed by the organization.

For more information, contact

Marco Manzie at

Phone # 321-329-4054 or visit

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Novo Resort na International Drive abre em Fevereiro com 30% Off-oferta

de pré-abertura

A Paramount Hospitality Management, LLC anunciou hoje que os 652 quartos do Avanti Resort Orlando, serão abertos no dia 25 de fevereiro de 2013, e está oferecendo por tem-po limitado "Venda de pré-abertura", com descontos de até 30%.

O novo Avanti Resort Orlando está localiza-do no coração da área mais procurada da International Drive, perto de dezenas de ati-vidades de compras, restaurantes e entrete-nimento.

Não só será mais atraente para os viajantes de férias em Orlando, mas também os par-ticipantes das convenções, irão apreciar a curta distância, de menos de uma milha do Centro de Convenções do Condado de Oran-ge. Aqueles que estão familiarizados com a área irão reconhecer a sua localização na Austrian Court" ao sul da Sand Lake Boule-vard, com acesso rápido a I-4.

A renovação de vários milhões de dólares do novo resort da International Drive-Orlando inclui um visual elegante e novo para todos os quartos e suítes, e uma piscina totalmente nova, melhorada e expansão da área de lazer.

Os serviços ao cliente incluem jantar no ho-tel, WiFi de largo alcance, Shuttle de ônibus com hora marcada para os Parques, uma área de jogos interativos, Centro de Fitness de alto nível, e ainda um Bar & Grill que será concluído em abril de 2013, logo após a abertura do hotel no dia 25 de fevereiro de 2013 .Como o resort esta em fase de construção

podemos oferecer, por tempo limitado os es-peciais de "Venda de pré-abertura", que ofe-rece descontos de 25-30% para que nossos futuros hospedes possam tomar vantagem da "Melhor Tarifa Disponível" no mercado.

Para se qualificar para o desconto de 30%, os clientes precisam ficar pelo menos duas noites, a partir do dia 2/25/13 - 12/20/13. As reservas podem ser feitas online no www.AvantiResort.com, ou toll-free: 855-8-AVANTI (855-828-2684).

Sobre o Hospitality Management Paramount:

Paramount Hospitality Management é uma organização de gestão de serviço completo para hotéis, resorts, condo-hotéis, proprie-dade de férias e uma combinação de uso misto. Sua equipe executiva é composta de bem-reconhecidos e premiados veteranos da indústria de hospitalidade, com mais de 150 anos do hotel com combinada experiência em gestão de resorts.

A Companhia aplica as mais rigorosas nor-mas operacionais tradicionais de hotel em ambas as propriedades de serviço completo e de uso misto, que incluem o mais alto nível de serviço ao cliente, que estabelece os crité-rios que acabaria por tornar-se um padrão na indústria da hospitalidade. O resultado tem sido altos rankings de comentário dos hóspedes no TripAdvisor para cada um dos hotéis administrados pela organização.

Para mais informações, entre em contato com Marco Manzie pelo telefone 321-329-4054 ou visite os sites:http://www.ParamountHospitality.com ou http://www.AvantiResort.com.

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Hard Rock International presta homenagem a fãs leais de todo o mundo com o lançamento do

Hard Rock Rewards(TM)A Hard Rock International - com localizações de Londres a Nova York, Singapura e Dubai - anunciou hoje o lançamento do seu novo programa global de fidelidade, o Hard Rock Rewards(TM), um programa unificado de afini-dade de clientes desenvolvido para reconhecer e premiar os fãs dedicados do Hard Rock com privilégios exclusivos, quando se hospedam e jogam nos Cafés, Rock Shops, Hotéis e Cassi-nos participantes em todo o mundo.

Com dois níveis de participação disponíveis, os fãs do Hard Rock têm a opção de se unir ao Hard Rock Rewards de maneira gratuita ou subir para o nível VIP da afiliação para obter vantagens e benefícios exclusivos, dignos de uma estrela do rock. Todos os novos mem-bros têm a chance de ganhar experiências úni-cas arrasadoras, como uma viagem com tudo pago para o Hard Rock Hotel Orlando - para desfrutar de um ambiente inspirado no Hotel Califórnia e acesso VIP ao parque temático Universal Studios.

“O Hard Rock Rewards é a resposta aos gritos dos nossos fãs enlouquecidos”, afirmou John Galloway, diretor de marketing da Hard Rock International. “Como uma empresa que pro-porciona mais de 79 milhões de experiências de clientes a cada ano, através de uma rede de estabelecimentos de rápido crescimento em 60 países, estamos muito felizes por imple-mentar um programa que nos permite apoiar de verdade os fãs leais do Hard Rock na sua jornada por todo o mundo.”

Os clientes internacionais podem unir-se ao Hard Rock Rewards ao inscrever-se em um lo-cal participante ou pela internet em hardrock-rewards.com - onde os fãs escolhem entre um nível de afiliação gratuito ou pago. Após a inscrição, os participantes obtêm acesso a

benefícios excepcionais do programa, inclu-sive ofertas mensais de Cafés, Rock Shops, Hotéis e Cassinos Hard Rock participantes em todo o mundo, filas exclusivas para check-in, check-out após o horário padrão e itens de cortesia de boas-vindas nos Hotéis partici-pantes - bem como um espaço exclusivo no hardrockrewards.com para acessar facilmente os detalhes da conta, monitorar as recompen-sas e ver os locais dos Hard Rock visitados em um mapa de propriedade personalizado.

Os membros que optarem pelo Programa VIP desfrutarão de benefícios adicionais por uma taxa anual de US$ 24,95, incluindo acúmulo mais rápido de pontos em compras selecio-nadas, uma afiliação ao Clube de Coleciona-dores, com acesso ao catálogo global da Hard Rock contendo mais de 44.000 itens icônicos, atendimento prioritário ilimitado nos Cafés participantes, upgrade de cortesia nos Hotéis participantes, um presente VIP de boas-vindas com um broche de edição limitada e afiliação designada ao Clube de Jogadores do Cassino.

Os membros VIP também têm a oportunidade de receber Milestone Rewards - um recurso exclusivo do programa, criado para celebrar e reconhecer as visitas feitas aos locais úni-cos da Hard Rock em todo o mundo. Todos os membros VIP podem ganhar peças comemo-rativas de coleção da Hard Rock em homena-gem a cada marco alcançado, que podem ser facilmente monitorados online através do seu mapa de propriedade personalizado.

Para mais informações sobre o Hard Rock Re-wards, acesse www.hardrockrewards.com.

Source:Hard Rock International

About Hard Rock Rewards

Hard Rock International Pays Tribute to Loyal Fans Around the World with Launch of

Hard Rock Rewards™Hard Rock International – with locations from London to New York, Singapore and Dubai – today announced the launch of its new global loyalty program, Hard Rock Re-wards™, a unified guest affinity program developed to recognize and reward Hard Rock's dedicated fans with exclusive privileges, when they stay and play at partici-pating Cafes, Rock Shops, Hotels and Casinos world-wide.

With two levels of participation available, Hard Rock fans have the choice of joining Hard Rock Rewards for free, or upgrading to the VIP level of membership for exclusive perks and benefits fit for a rock-star. All new members have the chance to win one of a kind experiences that rock, such as an all-expense paid trip to Hard Rock Hotel Orlando – to enjoy the Hotel California-inspired vibe and VIP access to Universal Studios theme park.

"Hard Rock Rewards is the answer to the cry of our rav-ing fans," said John Galloway , chief marketing officer of Hard Rock International. "As a company that pro-vides more than 79 million guest experiences each year across a rapidly growing network of venues in 60 coun-tries, we're thrilled to implement a program that allows us to truly support Hard Rock's loyal fans on their journey around the world."

Global customers can join Hard Rock Rewards by regis-tering at a participating location or online at hardrockre-wards.com – where fans choose between a free or paid level of membership. Once enrolled, all participants gain access to rockin' program benefits, including monthly of-fers from participating Hard Rock Cafes, Rock Shops, Hotels and Casinos around the world, dedicated check-in lines, late check-outs and complimentary welcome amenities at participating Hotels – as well as a dedicated space on hardrockrewards.com to easily manage ac-count details, track rewards and view Hard Rock loca-

tions visited on a personalized property map.

Members choosing to participate in the VIP Program enjoy additional benefits for an annual fee of $24.95, including faster point accrual on qualified purchases, a Collector's Club membership with access to Hard Rock's global pin catalog containing more than 44,000 iconic items, unlimited priority seating at participating Cafes, complimentary upgrades at participating Hotels, a VIP welcome gift with limited edition pin and designated membership to the Casino Players Club. VIP members also have the opportunity to receive Milestone Rewards – an exclusive feature of the program, created to cel-ebrate and recognize visits made to unique Hard Rock locations around the globe.

All VIP members have the ability to earn commemora-tive Hard Rock collectibles in honor of each milestone reached, which can be easily tracked online through their personalized property map.For more information on Hard Rock Rewards, please visit www.hardrockrewards.com.SOURCE Hard Rock International

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Fresh To Order Signs 8Restaurant Deal in Orlando

Also Announces Hometown Openings in Emory Point and Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

Fresh To Order f2O is paving the path with its cutting-edge approach to a new segment that it continues to pioneer, “fast fine.” f2O is growing outside its Atlanta base, most recently with its de-velopment agreement with Giriam Pa-tel, an experienced restaurant operator who plans to open eight restaurants in Orlando, a new market for f2o.

Fresh To Order will also open locations in Atlanta at Emory Point, located across from the CDC and on Concourse B at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. The Emory location is the third location for franchisees Narendra and Jay Patel with units in Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. Atlanta-based Conces-sions International, owned by business-man and restaurateur Herman J. Rus-sell, is opening the unit in the airport.

Founder and CEO Pierre Panos, a veteran fine-dining restaurateur, began

franchising f2o in 2011 and expects to grow his well-received chain to 50 res-taurants with an additional 50 in devel-opment over the next five years.

“This is a new niche which is two steps above fast casual when it comes to qual-ity. We intend to bring really fresh, really fine, really fast to our guests,” says Pa-nos.

Fresh To Order, which specializes in flavorful, fresh and affordable tradi-tional favorites with a creative twist, is actively pursuing franchisees in Geor-gia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and the Carolinas. In 2013, f2o will open up markets in the mid-Atlantic and lower Midwest. Total costs for a franchisee to open a 2,500 to 3,000-square-foot loca-tion (after average landlord tenant im-provement allowance) are expected to be between $450,000 and $650,000, with the average around $550,000.

For more information, visit www.freshtoorder.com or www.facebook.com/fresh2order.

It is proven that Orlando is the number one desti-nation to tourists, and that Central Florida Econo-my has bounced faster because of the tourism in this area. But we all know how important it is to recognize how much Brazilian tourists have con-tributed for this accelerated growth in consume, hotels revenue, shopping and taxes, generated by the constant growth of visitors.

Whirly Dome is one of the latest places that sur-render to the Brazilian appeal, when they trust a very talented Brazilian to turn things around.

Marcia Godoi is the new face at Whirly Dome, serv-ing Brazilian food, caipirinha and appetizers to blow your mind. As we can all see, they have the best of both, American and Brazilian, character-ized by the name “Soul Samba Orlando” it came to prove the idea that will become a Samba house, with great food and also has lots of games to offer.It has plenty of space, and excellent installations, with space for small and large private parties.

They have a Brazilian Menu with moderate prices and lunch special at US$6.99 daily.Souls Samba Orlando is located at :6464 International Drive-Orlando-Fl-32819from 11AM to 12AM daily

The Brazilian Flavor invades Orlando

Introducing The 2013 Florida State Fair"DISCOVER THE FUN"

Featuring 110 Fun Rides, Funky Food AND Grammy Award Winning Singer, LeAnn RimesCelebrating the 500(th) anniversary of the arrival of Juan Ponce De Leon in Florida, this year's 109th Annual Florida State Fair invites everyone to "Dis-cover the Fun." "Florida: 500 Years In the Making" recognizes the statewide, year-long celebration of Viva Florida 500, a commemoration of Florida's rich heritage and diverse cultural history through-out 2013. From February 7 - 18, the Florida State Fair deserves a top spot on the calendar as THE go-to destination for fun in February.

The Florida State Fair is pleased to announce that two-time Grammy Award winner LeAnn Rimes will perform one show on February 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm in the Entertainment Hall. Table seating will provide an intimate setting for this rare Fair appearance.

To purchase tickets or to reserve tables for four, vis-it www.floridastatefair.com. It's a bit of homecom-ing for the fair and Ms. Rimes, who last performed at the Florida State Fair in 1997. Just a few months after that performance, she won her first Grammy. She was only 14 years old. If you missed her most recent performance in the Tampa Bay area, this past November, here's a chance to see her for a THIRD of the cost of her last show.

LeAnn Rimes' appearance is a terrific highlight of the other fantastic shows ex-pected in this year's new concert series to includeStarship Featuring Mickey Thom-as and the Bellamy Brothers, among oth-ers.

• TICKETS to see Leann Rimes are on sale now:

• $25, $35 for individual tickets and $140 per table (seats 4)

• Concert tickets may be purchased ONLINE, at Fairgrounds Box Office or by phone (813-740-4640).

• Tables may be purchased at the Fairgrounds Box Office or by phone only 813-740-4640).

The 2013 Florida State Fair will showcase new and unique agricultural and cultural exhibits such as the new “Discovery Center,” a Tampa Bay History Cen-ter curated exhibit, and a traveling exhibit celebrat-ing “Florida Agriculture: 500 Years in the Making” hosted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Get a map at the entrance and explore the “ConquistaTOUR,” a self-guided adventure through the State Fair including the new Florida Cattlemen’s Museum, Florida’s Learning Garden and Cow Hunter’s Camp in Cracker Coun-try. In addition, fairgoers will “Discover Florida” with a Broadway-style musical performance cer-tain to please those who want to learn more about Florida.

Fairgoers can also expect the traditional favorites such as thrilling rides, shopping in Expo Hall, arts and crafts, a giant sand sculpture, tropical fish, the “Mooternity Ward,” horse shows, lots of animals and live entertainment.Visitors will also find a variety of extraordinary foods, from the traditional corn dog to chocolate-covered bacon and a line-up of new Fair burgers by Carousel Foods

- this year - it’s the “Burger with Red Neck At-titude” that’s making a statement -- a fresh burger with cheese, bacon, fried bologna, baked beans, and topped with potato sticks. Yummy Yehaw! - This year’s fair provides many new ways to “Discover the Fun”.

- this year - it's the "Burger with Red Neck At-titude" that's making a statement -- a fresh burger with cheese, bacon, fried bologna, baked beans, and topped with potato sticks. Yummy Yehaw! - This year's fair provides many new ways to "Discover the Fun".

The State Fair's "COWquistador" logo is a tribute to the European's influence in the Sunshine State, as well as a symbol of the state's rich agricultural heritage.

"The Florida State Fair is not only a destination where families can find good food and great adven-tures; it's also a celebration of Florida's rich agri-cultural heritage," said Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam.

• When: February 7-18• Where: Florida State Fairgrounds - 4800 US

Hwy. 301 North, Tampa 33610• Admission Tickets and Ride Armbands: $8

adults or $4 ages 6-11. Children 5 and under are FREE.

• Ride armbands - $25

THREE WAYS TO BUY TICKETS TO THE FAIR :

• Online until February 6 at • www.floridastatefair.com.• At Walgreens stores.• At Florida State Fairgrounds Box Office (dis-

counts through February 6)/By phone -(813-740-4640).

Parking: FREEFor more information, go to www.floridastatefair.com and Like the State Fair on facebook.com/flori-dastatefairgrounds.The Florida State Fair Authority (FSFA) operates from revenues generated from the annual State Fair and other ongoing operations during the year. Al-though the FSFA is an instrumentality of the state of Florida, it does not receive any annual tax ap-propriations from the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County or the state of Florida. The FSFA operates the Florida State Fairgrounds under the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Put-nam and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servi

SOURCE The Florida State Fair Authority

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MONSTER JAM® TRUCKS ON FREE DISPLAY TO THE PUB-LIC-FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH

The Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM® makes its return to the Orlando area when the an-nual motor sports spectacle drives into the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on Saturday, January 26th. Many of the trucks appearing in this event will be on display around Central Florida on Friday, Janu-ary 25th. All displays are free and open to the pub-lic.Truck Displays: Advance Auto Parts 5924 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 328092-6 pm - Grinder Advance Auto Parts, 3189 13th St., St. Cloud, FL 347692-6 pm - Bad Habit Advance Auto Parts, 2406 Church St, Orlando, FL 328052-6 pm - Stone CrusherKangaroo Express, 17503 W State Road 50, Oak-land, FL 347872-6 pm - El Toro LocoMetro PCS, 1453 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 328093-7 pm - Iron ManWalmart, 1700 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 327033-7 pm - Max D

Cowboys, 1108 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 328057-11 pm - Gunslinger

Tropical Ford, 9900 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 328373-7 pm -War Wizard

Learn more about each truck at http://www.monsterjam.com/Bios/Trucks/

Monster Jam is one of Orlando’s most popular and largest single day stadiumJam :events, attracting capacity crowds of over 60,000 fans. A huge field of sixteen monster trucks will compete in side-by-racing and the fan-favorite freestyle competition. One of the many highlights of this year’s event is the 10th anniversary of the sport’s 10-time World Champion Max D.

Show Time: One show only: Saturday, January 26th. Gates Open at 5 pm. Opening Ceremonies at 6:30 pm. Racing Starts at 7 pm.Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, 1610 W. Church Street, Orlando, FL 32805

Ticket Prices Advance purchase SuperValue Tickets are ONLY $15. $35 VIP / $25 Sideline.& Purchase: Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Amway Center Box Office, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the Citrus Bowl. All seats reserved. Subject to facility fee, plus con-venience and handling charges. Don’t wait – buy tickets in advance as prices go up $5 more day of show. Get more show information at www.Mon-sterJam.com (click on “Tickets” and search for Or-lando January 26th).

Discounts: Fans can save $15 with a Buy 3 Get 1 FREE 4-pak ticket voucher deal at area Met-ro PCS locations while supplies last. Fans can save up to $5 on individual tickets with a Coupon available from area Advance Auto Parts stores while supplies last.

Show Details: Central Florida will heat up this January when 1,500 horsepower, 10,000-pound monster trucks compete in side-by-side racing and the fan-favor-ite freestylecompetition where each monster truck gets up to 120 seconds to “wow” the crowd with huge jumps, wheelies, truck-spinning donuts, flips, and the destruction of cars, vans, buses, motor homes and more.

Four-time World Champion GRAVE DIGGER returns, along with the debut appearance of SON UVA DIGGER driven by Ryan Anderson. The event will also feature 10-Time World Champion MAX D with an all-new truck design celebrating the team’s 10th anniversary, plus the return

of GRINDER, Latino favorite EL TORO LOCO, SPIDERMAN, IRON MAN, MADUSA, MON-STER MUTT ROTWEILLER, and more.

The official title of the event is Metro PCS, 1-800-Ask-Gary, Budweiser & Your Southern Ford Dealers present The Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM®.

Preview Fans can go behind the scenes, meet the drivers for autographs and photo ops, and seeOpps/ the monster trucks up close at the World’s Ultimate Pit Party at Tinker Field from 2-5 pm.Contests: Purchase a pit pass for only $10 more when making your ticket purchase, or pick up a free pit pass at participating Orlando area Southern Ford Dealers while supplies last. Pit Passes, along with a valid event ticket, get fans into the Pit Area.Fans can also go for a ride in a real monster truck before the show by picking up a free Monster Truck Ride Pass at any Advance Auto Parts location while supplies last. Monster truck rides begin at 1 p.m. in the lot across from Gate D and run until 7 p.m. Val-id only with a Saturday, January 26th event ticket.Follow on Twitter: @MonsterJam, #MonsterJam

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Ph: 407-896-6700 x223 Fax: 407-896-5512

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [photos available online, here]

Violin Prodigy Sarah Chang to perform with Orlando Philharmonic January 26 & 27

(Orlando, FL – December 5, 2012) – On January 26 & 27, violin

superstar Sarah Chang will visit Orlando for two performances only

with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the direction of

guest conductor Alasdair Neale, the orchestra will perform “Chang &

Tchaikovsky,” featuring Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, Rossini’s

Semiramide Overture, and Sarah Chang performing the Barber Violin

Concerto. Performances will be 8 p.m. Saturday, January 26 and

3 p.m. Sunday, January 27 at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in

Downtown Orlando. Tickets are $17-$70, available at 407-770-0071

or www.OrlandoPhil.org.

Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world’s great

violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the

age of 8, she has performed with the greatest orchestras, conductors

and accompanists internationally in a career spanning more than

two decades. She has recorded exclusively for EMI Classics for 20

years. In 1994, she was hailed as “Newcomer of the Year” by the

international Classical Music Awards. In 1999, she became the

youngest artist ever to receive the Avery Fisher award. In 2006, Ms. Chang was honored as one of 20 Top Women in

Newsweek Magazine’s “Women and Leadership, 20 Powerful Women Take Charge” issue. In March 2008, Ms. Chang

was honored as a Young Global Leader for 2008 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for her professional

achievements, commitment to society and potential in shaping the future of the world.

Ms. Chang will be available to sign CDs following both performances at Bob Carr Centre in January.

Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, the Orlando Philharmonic is Central Florida’s resident

professional orchestra, appearing in over 125 performances each year. The orchestra offers a variety of programs, from

classical and pops concerts to chamber music, staged musicals and opera productions. Education programs and

community concerts are also a core part of the Philharmonic’s programming. Concert schedule and information at

www.OrlandoPhil.org.

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On January 26 & 27, violin superstar Sarah Chang will visit Orlando for two performances only with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

Under the direction of guest conductor Alasdair Neale, the orchestra will perform “Chang & Tchaikovsky,” featur-ing Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, Rossini’s Semiramide Overture, and Sarah Chang performing the Barber Violin Concerto. Performances will be 8 p.m. Saturday, January 26 and 3 p.m. Sunday, January 27 at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Downtown Orlando. Tickets are $17-$70, available through the Orlando Philharmonic Box Office at 407-770-0071 or www.OrlandoPhil.org. Call for details about student and group discounts.

Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world’s great violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 8, she has performed with the greatest or-chestras, conductors and accompanists internationally in a career spanning more than two decades. She has re-corded exclusively for EMI Classics for 20 years.

In 1994, she was hailed as “Newcomer of the Year” by the international Classical Music Awards. In 1999, she became the youngest artist ever to receive the Avery Fisher award. In 2006, Ms. Chang was honored as one of 20 Top Women in News-week Magazine’s “Women and Leadership, 20 Powerful Women Take Charge” issue. In March 2008, Ms. Chang was honored as a Young Global Leader for 2008 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for her professional achievements, commitment to society and potential in shaping the future of the world.Ms. Chang will be available to sign CDs in the Bob Carr Centre lobby following both performances.Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, the Orlando Philharmonic is Central Florida’s resident professional orchestra, appearing in over 125 performances each year. The orchestra offers a variety of programs, from classical and pops con-certs to chamber music, staged musicals and opera productions. Education programs and community concerts are also a core part of the Philharmonic’s programming. Concert schedule and information at www.OrlandoPhil.org.

Photo Cliff Watts

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Sarah Chang by Cliff Watts

On January 10th 2013, The Ringling Broth-ers Circus had it’s Grand Opening in Orlan-do at the Amway Arena.

The Greatest show on Earth, was surpris-ingly unique and with a renewed and mod-ern approach. It felt like a Broadway show, with beautiful costumes, music, and vibe, filled with the amazing acrobats, animals and a true Circus energy.

For sure a delight for the kids that were watching it for the first time, and for the old Circus fans a great beautiful surprise, from the beginning to the end. This year they brought the idea of build-ing the Circus from the ground up, had an opening coreography to enhance the theme and the setting was perfect!

The Ringling Bros Barnun & Bailey has amazing num-ber of perform-ers and among them a great mixtures of na-tionalities, in-cluding coun-tries in South America such as Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Equador. In Europe, Rus-sia, Kazakh-istan, Ukraine,

France Czech Republic. Middle East Mo-rocco, China, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Is-rael, and the United States.

Many Continents and countries represent-ed in a beautiful spectacle.

They have 22 Brazilians on Board, 1 clown, 17 dancers, 1 horse rider, 1 wheel acrobat, and 2 on the footloop act.

The Greatest Show on Earth presented, not only clowns and animals but also music, dance, happiness and eveything a circus shold bring .

Below Joey Fatone (former N’Sync) and his daughter Briahna welcoming everyone to the Circus.

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A Clear Path (SPECIAL TOOLS, FINE TUNING) 2nd

As we speak about attention, its nice to know that, after a month has passed, your attention has kept intense and dedicated to the subject, which we visited a month ago, in the previous article.

We will stay the course, continue where we stopped and, just in case your memory has erased what was said before, it will be worth to revisit the subject and go through the previous article one more time.

Here, the development of the self discipline will be the basic tool to conduct you to your destiny, the destiny you want to meet … To work in acquiring the ability to develop and utilize the fine tuning, the use of intense discipline is basic, paramount! Only the constant, daily work will capacitate us to reach the needed level of perfection to reach the desired goal.

The focus will be to perfect the attention. Our goal will be to increase the personal ability of:

◊ perceive the world in its real colors,

◊ perceive the connection between the events ocurrung in your life,

◊ perceive the level of your participation/responsibility in your own future and

◊ recognize the tools which might help you to build your real life.

Starting the journey is probably the most difficult part … because, by habit, we are not used to pay much attention to whatever happens around us. Usually, we choose very carefully the subjects which interest us and don’t pay much attention to anything else. Curiously, the more attractive subjects are usually the ones of lesser impact in our personal growth and evolution as human beings.

Among all the subjects that are meant to bring meaningful and relevant transformation to our lives, very few will call our attention or interest us. Those are the subtle issues, uninteresting most of the time, not attractive at all, and we just don’t pay any attention to them. Due to lack of knowledge of the Laws of Life, without even been aware of it, throughout our existence, we throw away the greatest opportunity that was bestowed to us … the opportunity to build our own desired destiny, at the same time that we participate in our personal growth, as human beings!

Learning to concentrate, and dedicate our best attention to the world around us, is just the starting point. The power of complete focusing is, at the same time, one of our biggest challenges and at the same time the most important quality to help us train our total attention.

The first step, to start the process of perfecting our attention is to learn how to concentrate. It is basic to understand the role of learning to concentrate; only this understanding will help us treat the exercise of concentration with the due relevance.

All that requires the act or activity of concentrating in relevant aspects of our lives should, from now on, reach a priority level, and be treated in a serious and dedicated way. We may achieve that goal, as we begin to identify which are those relevant aspects, according to our personal set of values. As we follow it, we will notice a few changes in our perceptions as some of the points of view seemingly important in the past begin to be dislodged by new values and perspectives.

Determining which aspects have the biggest impact in our destiny, triggers internal change of values, maybe a process never spotted before. Observing the process carefully we will notice the personal research capturing only the most relevant aspects of life.

Before evaluating what are the main aspects of your life, consider carefully which ones will be included in your list. To begin with, any subject that is not integral part of your life should not be included in your exercise of concentration, so just leave it out …

(To be continued on next issue)

By Amy Litter

Um Claro Caminho (FERRAMENTAS ESPECIAIS, SINTONIZANDO)

2ª ParteE, por falar em atenção, depois de um mês, espero que sua atenção tenha se mantido intensa e dedicada ao assunto que dividimos em nosso artigo anterior. Vamos continuar de onde paramos e, se sua memória houver apagado o que foi dito, vale a pena, para relembrar, voltar e reler o artigo anterior.

O desenvolvimento da auto-disciplina é a ferramenta básica que nos conduz a nosso destino, ao destino que desejamos atingir. Para adquirirmos a capacidade de utilizar a sintonia fina, a aplicação da disciplina é básica. Só seu desenvolvimento constante e diário poderá nos capacitar a atingir o nível de percepção necessário ao cumprimento da meta.

Seu foco será aperfeiçoar a atenção. Nossa meta é a ampliação da capacidade pessoal de: ◊ perceber o mundo em suas cores reais,

◊ Perceber a conexão entre os eventos que ocorrem em sua vida,

◊ Perceber o nível de sua participação/responsabilidade em seu próprio futuro e

◊ Reconhecer as ferramentas que podem ajudar a construir sua vida.

O início do caminho é a parte mais difícil ... porque nos acostumamos a não prestar muita atenção ao que se passa a nossa volta. Normalmente, escolhemos a dedo os assuntos pelos quais nos interessamos. Os que se mostram mais atraentes para nós, na maioria das vezes, são os de menor impacto em nossa evolução e crescimento como seres humanos.

Daqueles que podem fazer a completa diferença em nossa vida poucos são os assuntos que despertam nosso interesse. Porque são sutis, aparentemente desinteressantes, sem graça nenhuma, não prestamos neles qualquer

atenção. E por desconhecimento de certas leis da vida, sem o querer, ao longo de nossa existência, jogamos fora a grande oportunidade que nos foi concedida de construirmos o destino desejado, ao mesmo tempo em que crescemos, como seres humanos.

Aprendendo a concentrar é exatamente o ponto de partida. O poder da concentração absoluta é um de nossos maiores desafios e ao mesmo tempo a qualidade mais necessária quando tratamos de treinar a atenção. Então, o exercício inicial, que vai dar a partida para o aperfeiçoamento de nossa atenção, é o aprendizado da concentração. É importante entendermos o papel da concentração e tratarmos o exercício da concentração com a devida importância.

Tudo o que encerra o ato ou atividade de nos concentrarmos em aspectos importantes de nosso dia a dia deverá ter prioridade e ser tratado com seriedade e dedicação. Para tanto temos que começar identificando quais seriam tais aspectos importantes, dentro de nossa escala de valores. E tal exercício irá, provavelmente, desalojar pontos de vista que mantivemos por um longo tempo.

O exercício de determinar quais os aspectos de maior impacto em nosso destino, inicia um processo interior com o qual, talvez, nunca tenhamos lidado anteriormente. Por essa razão, é fator da maior importância observar com cuidado, antes de chegarmos a conclusões. Devemos ter em mente que, nesse caso, a pesquisa interior irá capturar somente aspectos de real importância.

Antes de decidir sobre o que é da maior importância em sua vida, considere bastante se assuntos que não dizem respeito a sua vida serão incluídos nessa lista ou não. Para começar, se o assunto não lhe diz respeito, pode ficar de fora de seu exercício de concentração.

(continua no próximo mês)

By Amy Litter

TREATS COME TRUE !EASY YUMMI FRUIT DIP

Ingredientes

*marshmallow cream 7 oz*cream cheese 8 oz*vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon*assorted fruits*granola if making parfaits* cake if making push up pops

All you need to do is :Soften the cream cheese really well in a medium sized bowl, add marshmallow cream, add vanila and mix togther.You can add food coloring and other flavor to make it even more intersting.

Here are some sugestions on how to serve:You can serve it in a fruit plate, or as parfait al-ternating layers of granola,cream and fruit.

You also can alternate layers of cake and cream in a push up container that you can decorate for a birthday party.

It is easy and fun to make! LOOK and TASTE delicious! Always a hit, and the kids will LOVE IT !!!Have fun with your kids!!!

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Ecoturismo

“Ecoturismo é o segmento da atividade turística que utiliza, de forma sustentável, o patrimônio nat-ural e cultural, incentiva sua conservação e busca a formação de uma consciência ambientalista por meio da interpretação do ambiente, promovendo o bem-estar das populações”.

Este segmento é caracterizado pelo contato com ambientes naturais, pela realização de atividades que possam proporcionar a vivência e o conheci-mento da natureza e pela proteção das áreas onde ocorre. Ou seja, assenta-se so-bre o tripé: interpretação, con-servação e sustentabilidade. Assim, o ecoturismo pode ser entendido como as atividades turísticas baseadas na relação sustentável com a natureza, comprometidas com a conser-vação e a educação ambiental.

Deste modo, o Ecoturismo está diretamente relacionado com o conceito de turismo sustentável, que relaciona as necessidades dos turistas e das regiões receptoras, pro-tegendo e fortalecendo opor-tunidades para o futuro. Contempla a gestão dos recursos econômicos e sociais e necessidades es-téticas, mantendo a integridade cultural, os proces-sos ecológicos essenciais, a diversidade biológica e os sistemas de suporte à vida.Ecoturismo deve:

- utilizar de forma sustentável o patrimônio natural- utilizar de forma sustentável o patrimônio cultural- incentivar a conservação do patrimônio natural- incentivar a conservação do patrimônio cultural- buscar a formação de uma consciência ambien-talista através da interpretação do (meio) ambiente- promover o bem-estar das populações envolvidas

(visitantes e visitados)

Ecoturismo no Brasil

No Brasil, no âmbito governamental, o ecotur-ismo é discutido desde 1985, quando a Embratur –Empresa Brasileira de Turismo, iniciou o projeto "Turismo Ecológico". A primeira iniciativa de or-denar a atividade ocorreu em 1987 com a criação da Comissão Técnica Nacional, constituída por técnicos do Ibama-Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e da Embratur, para monitorar o Pro-jeto de Turismo Ecológico, em resposta às práticas

existentes à época - pouco or-ganizadas e nada sustentáveis.

Deve-se destacar que o que se entende ou se define como "ecoturismo" ou "turismo ecológico", na realidade uma coletânea de princípios, é uti-lizado de forma generalizada e "comercial" como forma de promover viagens, transfor-mando-o em segmento turísti-co, assim como o turismo ru-ral, esportivo, etc. Esse é um ponto de vista destorcido, que quando utilizado sem respeit-

ar os critérios sustentáveis, com visão comercial e "ecoportunista" deve ser evitado e combatido.

Os principais destinos de ecoturismo no Brasil no Norte,no Nordeste e no Centro-Oeste do Pais,como Pantanal (MT/MS),Chapada Diamantina(BA), Ma-ceio (AL) e Barcelos (AM),ideal para pesca esporti-va.As cidades de Bonito(MS) e Foz do Iguaçu(PR) também encantam turistas brasileiros e estrangeiros com suas belas paisagens naturais,daremos mais informações nas próximas matérias.Brotas(SP) e Visconde de Maua(RJ) são também excelentes opções,já mencionadas em matérias an-teriores.

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"Ecotourism is the segment of tourism that uses a sustainable, natural and cultural heritage, encour-ages conservation and seeks the formation of an en-vironmental consciousness by interpreting the envi-ronment and promoting the welfare of the people."

This segment is characterized by contact with natu-ral environments, by performing activities that can provide the experience and knowledge of nature and the protection of the areas where it occurs.

That is, rests on the tripod: interpretation, conservation and sustainability. Thus, ec-otourism can be understood as tourism activities based on sustainable relationship with nature, committed to the conservation and envi-ronmental education.

Thus, ecotourism is directly related to the concept of sustainable tourism that re-lates to the needs of tourists and receiving regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. Include the management of economic and social resources and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity, essential eco-logical processes, biological diversity and life sup-port systems.Ecotourism should:

- Sustainable use of the natural heritage- Sustainable use of cultural heritage- Encourage the conservation of natural heritage- Encourage the conservation of cultural heritage- Pursue the formation of an environmental con-sciousness through the interpretation of the (half) environment- Promote the well-being of the people involved (visitors and visited)

Ecotourism in Brazil

In Brazil, at government level, ecotourism is dis-cussed since 1985, when Embratur-Empresa Brasileira de Turismo, initiated the project "Eco-Tourism". The first initiative of ordering activity occurred in 1987 with the creation of the National

Technical Committee, composed of technicians from IBAMA, the Brazilian Institute of Environ-ment and Embratur, to monitor the Ecotourism Project, in response to existing practices at the time - little organized and nothing sustainable.

It should be emphasized that what is understood or defined as "ecotourism" or "eco-tourism", in reality a collection of principles, is used widely and "commer-cial" as a way to promote travel, turning it into tour-ism sector as well as rural tourism, sports, etc.. This is a distorted view, that when used without com-plying with the sustainabil-ity criteria, with business acumen and "ecoportuni-sta" must be prevented and combated.

The major ecotourism des-tinations in Brazil in the North, Northeast and Mid-west Parents as Pantanal (MT / MS), Chapada Dia-mantina (BA), Maceio (AL) and Barcelos (AM), ideal for fishing esportiva.As cities Bonito (MS) and Foz do Iguaçu (PR) also enchant Brazilian and for-eign tourists with its beautiful natural landscapes, we will give more information in coming issues.Sprout (SP) and Viscount Maua (RJ) are also excel-lent choices, as mentioned in previous issues.

Email: cavalcanti.edmundo@gmail.comPraia campo Brasil Ecoturismo e Turismo de Aventurawww.bandeiraazultombo.comFacebook: Edmundo Rafael de Araujo CavalcantiTwitter: @EdCavalc

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CASA MULHER E VIDA UMA HISTÓRIA DE AMOR E LUTA NO BRASIL

By TÂNIA DAMI

CASA MULHER E VIDA UMA HISTÓRIA DE AMOR E LUTA NO BRASIL

Estava brincando, interagindo no facebook, no início de uma noite de Dezembro de 2012, quando uma men-sagem caiu como um torpedo em meu mural, era a presidente da Casa Mulher e Vida, Vera Datola Iqueda, Instituição que acolhe portadores do vírus HIV, em Taubaté, uma cidade do interior de São Paulo, uma das metrópoles mais importantes do mun-do.

Na mensagem, a responsável pela ONG, me perguntava se eu fotogra-fava, sugeri que conversássemos pelo inbox, então, ela me explicou que pre-cisava de fotógrafos voluntários, para ajudá-la na campanha pela causa, Eu visto, um evento criado pela enti-dade, para arrecadar dinheiro, pois a instituição sobrevive com constantes dificuldades.

Atendi ao apelo dela com tranqüi-lidade, em um feriado, aniversário da cidade e para lá fui, dedicar algumas horas do meu dia, da minha vida, às pessoas que precisam de apoio huma-no, um feito que tornou-se em uma ex-periência gratificante, ao ver o sorriso de tanta gente e de diversas idades participando, contribuindo para o trabalho dos voluntários da Casa, que lutam contra a maré, devido a falta de recursos, um evento que contou com as presenças, inclusive, de crianças autorizadas pelos pais e tantos outros adultos.

A presidente da organização, Srª Iqueda, é uma mulher que divide o seu tempo em fa-mília e esse projeto, para isso conta, apenas com voluntários, ou seja, não recebe nenhum incentivo de governos ou empresas e para re-alizar essa pequena campanha, ela e a psicó-loga voluntária da instituição, Bruna Fallei-ros, invéstiram dinheiro do próprio bolso, para con-feccionar algumas camisetas, com as quais diversas pessoas pousaram para uma sessão de fotos, para que posteriormente fossem vendidas.

Motivos políticos, nunca devem sobrepor às necessidades humanas, entretanto o que ob-servamos em alguns setores da nossa região, até mesmo por todo o País e provavelmente um problema crônico mundial, é o contrário.

Siglas de partidos, estados psicológicos afe-tados de alguns representantes políticos, mo-tivados às vezes por outros interesses, aca-bam impedindo o alcance do cumprimento do seu verdadeiro papel.

A partir desse mês de janeiro de 2013, uma nova administração tomou posse da Pre-feitura da cidade de Taubaté-SP e segundo informações obtidas, pelas organizadoras desse projeto, o novo prefeito, Ortiz Junior, incluirá apoio aos serviços prestados por es-sas voluntárias, já que a gestão municipal anterior, sempre ignorou a existência desse trabalho que equaliza em muito empenho, renúncia, luta, coragem, preconceito e dificuldades.

A Casa de Apoio Mulher & Vida é uma Orga-nização Não Governamental, de assistência social, sem fins lucrativos, que tem como missão acolher e atender às mulheres soro

positivas (HIV/AIDS) e seus familiares do município de Taubaté e região.A instituição possui toda a documentação que a habilita a funcionar, além de Certi-ficados de Utilidade Pública Municipal e Estadual.

A organização iniciou suas atividades no ano de 2004, após a colaboradora de uma ONG de atendimento a mulheres, em situação de violência perceber um crescente número desse gênero descobrindo-se com HIV/ AIDS e nenhuma oferta de suporte na região.

Em 03 de Fevereiro de 2005, a entidade foi oficialmente fundada para que mulheres, mães, profissionais do sexo, donas de casa, trabalhadoras, usuárias de substâncias psi-coativas e moradoras de rua tivessem um lo-cal de acolhida e atendimento específico para elas e suas famílias, entretanto, no decorrer de suas atividades, a instituição passou a ser procurada também por homens e pela pop-ulação LGBTT. Assim sendo, ampliou seus serviços para todas as pessoas vivendo e con-vivendo com HIV/ AIDS.

Segundo a ONU (OMS/WHO), o vírus da AIDS matou 25 milhões de pessoas pelo mundo desde o seu descobrimento nos anos 80. Estima-se que no Brasil, existam cerca de 530.000 pessoas infectadas pelo vírus HIV.O Brasil hoje esta perdendo a batalha contra a AIDS que já foi apelidada de Epi-demia InvisívelMuito pode ser feito para ajudar a CASA M&VPara mais informações visite o Blog da ONG

http://casamulherevida-vera.blogspot.comTexto e Fotos Tania Dam (UP)Blog: http://www.blogdataniaup.blogspot.comhttps://www.facebook.com/taniamara.pauladamiao

BRUNA FALLEIROS - PSICÓLOGA VOLUNTÁRIA

BRUNA FALLEIROS - PSICÓLOGA VOLUNTÁRIA

À ESQUERDA - MONIQUE TOP - Jornalista, Escritora, Modelo, Miss, Performance, Hostess // À DIREITA - BRUNA FALLEIROS, PSICÓLOGA // NO CENTRO: VERA DA-TOLA IQUEDA, PRESIDENTE DA ONG

BRUNA LOPES

MARCOS CASTILHO

HOME, WOMEN & LIFE A STORY OF LOVE AND STRENGTH IN BRAZILI was on facebook, one night in early Decem-ber 2012, when a message came like a tor-pedo on my wall, was the president of Home Women &Life, Vera Datola Iqueda, institu-tion that welcomes people with HIV in Tau-bate, a town in the interior of São Paulo, one of the Brazil’s major cities.

In the message, the Organization asked me if I could photograph, I suggested us to talk inbox by then she explained to me that they needed volunteers to help on her campaign for the cause, It was an event created by the entity to raise money, for the institution due to the constant struggles.I agreed to attend and the day was the City’s Anniversary and there I was, to devote a few

hours of my day, to people who needed hu-man support, a day that became a rewarding experience just to see the smiles of so many people, all of different ages participating and contributing to an Organization, which struggles against the tide, due to lack of re-sources, an event that was attended, by chil-dren, parents and other people.

The organization’s President, Mrs. Iqueda, is a woman who divides her time between family and this project, counting only with volunteers, that receives no support from government or corporations, and to organize this small campaign, her and the voluntary psychologist, Bruna Falleiros invested their own money, designing some t-shirts, and several people posed for a photo shoot, and the pictures were subsequently sold to raise funds.

Political reasons, should never override human needs, however what we observe in some sectors of our region, even by oth-er Countries, probably a chronic problem worldwide, is the opposite, politicians are affected by many influences, and some-times motivated by other interests, even-tually prevent the achievement of fulfill-ing its true role.

Starting this month, January 2013, a new administration took office in City Hall Taubaté-SP and according to information obtained by the organizers of this proj-ect, the new mayor, Junior Ortiz, will add support services to these volunteers, as previous county administration, always ignored the existence of this work that falls victim to commitment, resignation, struggles, lack of courage, prejudice and difficulties.

The House of Women & Life is a non-governmental organization, non-profit, whose mission is to welcome, meet people living and living with HIV / AIDS at the city of Taubaté São Paulo-Brazil. The in-stitution has all the documentation that enables them to work, and Certificates of Public Utility Municipal and State.

The organization started its activities in 2004, after collaborating with an Non Gov-ernment Organization assisting women in situtions of violence that are discoved with HIV / AIDS and have no support in the region.

On February 3, 2005, the organization was officially founded so women that

are, mothers, workers and abused house-wives, drug addicts, prostitutes, or living in the streets had a place of welcome and specific care for them and their families, however, in the course of its activities, the institution was also sought by men and by population LGBTT. Thus, expanded its services to all people living with HIV / AIDS.

According to the UN, the AIDS virus killed 25 million people worldwide since its discovery in the 80s. Today Brazil is losing the battle against AIDS which has already been dubbed as an Invisible Epi-demicMuch can be done to help CASA M & VFor more information visit the NGO Bloghttp://casamulherevida-vera.blogspot.comText and Photos Tania Dam (UP)Blog:http://www.blogdataniaup.blogspot.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/taniamara.pauladamiao

Written By Tania DamTranslated By Laiz RodriguesAll photos by the Author.

http://www.jornalbb.com/

Miss New York Crowned Miss Amer-ica 2013 and Provided $50,000

Amway ScholarshipMallory Hagan Named Miss

America 2013 in Las Vegas on January 12

Amway, the proud sponsor of the Miss Ameri-ca Organization, awarded a $50,000 scholar-ship to the new Miss America 2013, Mallory Hagan. More than $300,000 in scholarship funding was awarded to the other Miss America contestants on January 12, 2013 during the Miss America Competition. The Amway scholarships help empower women to achieve their personal and professional goals. With her scholarship, Hagan plans to pursue a degree in cosmetics and fragrance marketing. Prior to the competition, Hagan earned an undergraduate degree at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, New York.

“For the fourth consecutive year Amway has had the privilege to be a proud sponsor of the Miss America Competition, a longstanding tradition that continues to be rich in histo-ry and community service,” comments Jori Hartwig, Vice President of Marketing for Amway North America. “The Miss America Competition has proven to be a great spon-sorship to Amway and provides us a vehicle to support women, their education and their dreams, while helping them look their best with our ARTISTRY® brand of skincare and

cosmetics.” The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women.

During her year of service, Hagan will serve as an ambassador for Amway and its flag-ship brands, ARTISTRY and NUTRILITE® vitamins and dietary supplements. ARTIST-RY is among the world’s top five largest sell-ing premium skincare brands* and is proud to be the official skincare and cosmetics provider of Miss America. Amway’s break-through technology and skin care solutions have empowered women around the world to realize their own vision of beauty, just as the Miss America Organization has empow-ered women to promote their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments.

Miss America Organization President and CEO Art McMaster adds, “The Miss Amer-ica Organization is excited to have crowned our new Miss America 2013, and as we con-tinue our commitment to promoting edu-cation, we are so proud to have Amway’s support of our scholarship program, which helps so many young women across the country further their education and achieve their goals.”

For more information about Miss America, Amway, and its ARTISTRY brand, find an Amway Independent Business Owner near you or visit Amway.com/MissAmerica. Ad-ditional information can be found by follow-ing @AmwayUS on Twitter or visiting Face-book.com/AmwayUS.

Photos & Text by Amway

For more information about Miss America, Am-way, and its ARTISTRY brand, find an Amway Independent Business Owner near you or visit Amway.com/MissAmerica. Additional informa-tion can be found by following @AmwayUS on Twitter or visiting Facebook.com/AmwayUS.

ABOUT AMWAYEstablished in 1959 as a seller of household cleaners, Amway expanded and diversified over the years and today sees its sales led by NUT-RILITE food supplements, herbals, and vita-mins, and ARTISTRY skincare and cosmetics. Amway has helped millions of people lead bet-ter lives through consumer products, business opportunities, and generous sharing with the AMWAY ONE BY ONE® CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN program.

ABOUT ARTISTRYThe ARTISTRY brand, exclusively from Am-way, is a global leader in premium beauty, of-fering unprecedented skincare solutions backed

by dermatologist testing, advanced science, un-paralleled proof of performance, and personal-ized service. The ARTISTRY brand generates more than $1 billion in annual global sales and is among the world’s top five, largest-selling premium skincare brands.* It’s also among the world’s top 10 largest-selling premium cosmetic brands.* ARTISTRY is the official skincare and cosmetics provider of Miss America.

ABOUT MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATIONThe Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship as-sistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.

*Source: Euromonitor International Limited

Miss Nova Iorque foi coroada Miss América 2013 e foi a

recipiente de uma Bolsa da Amway

de $ 50.000 DolaresMallory Hagan foi nomeada

Miss America 2013, em Las Vegas no dia 12 de janeiro

A Amway, orgulhosa patrocinadora da Organização Miss América, premiou com uma bolsa de US $ 50.000 a nova Miss América 2013, Mallory Hagan. Mais de US $ 300.000 em financiamento de bolsas foi con-cedido às outras concorrentes do Miss America em 12 ja-neiro de 2013 durante o Concurso de Miss América. As bolsas da Amway ajudam a capacitar as mulheres a al-cançar seus objetivos pessoais e profissionais. Com sua erudição, Hagan planeja perseguir um grau em cosméticos e marketing de fragrâncias. Antes da competição, Hagan conseguiu uma graduação no Fashion Institute of Technol-ogy, em Nova York, Nova York. "Pelo quarto ano consecutivo, a Amway teve o privilégio de ser a orgulhosa patrocina-dora do Concurso Miss América, uma longa tradição que continua a ser rica em história e serviços à comunidade", comentou Jori Hartwig, Vice-Presidente de Marketing da Amway América do Norte. "O concurso de Miss América provou ser um patrocínio para a Amway e nos serve como um veículo para apoiar as mulheres, em sua educação e seus sonhos, ajudando-as a se embelezar com o melhor da nossa linha ARTISTRY ® marca de pele e cosméticos.

" A Organização Miss América é um dos principais pro-gramas da nação e o maior fornecedor do mundo de bol-sas de estudo para jovens.Durante seu ano de serviço, Hagan servira’ como uma embaixadora para a Amway e suas marcas emblemáticas, ARTISTRY, e NUTRILITE ® vitaminas e suplementos dietéticos. A ARTISTRY está en-tre as 5 marcas mais vendidas do mundo e se orgulha de ser fornecedora oficial de cosméticos do Miss América. O

avanço tecnologico da Amway em soluções com cuidados da pele têm dado as mulheres de todo o mundo a chance de realizar a sua própria visão de beleza, assim como a Organização Miss América tem dado as mulheres a chance de promover seus pontos de vista, talentos e realizações.

O Presidente e CEO da Organização Miss America, Art Mc-Master acrescenta, "A Organização Miss America está feliz de ter coroado a nossa nova Miss América 2013, e à me-dida que continuamos o nosso compromisso de promover a educação, estamos orgulhosos de ter o apoio da Amway ao nosso programa de bolsa de estudos, que ajuda a tan-tas mulheres jovens em todo o país em sua educação e a alcançar seus objetivos. "Para mais informações sobre a Miss América, Amway, e sua marca ARTISTRY, encontrar uma Amway Independent Business Owner perto de você ou visite www.Amway.com / MissAmerica. Informações adicionais podem ser encontra-dos seguindo @ AmwayUS no Twitter ou visitar www.Facebook.com / AmwayUS.Sobre a AmwayFundada em 1959 como vendedora de produtos de limpe-za domésticos, a Amway expandiu e diversificou ao longo dos anos e hoje vê suas vendas lideradas pelos suple-mentos alimentares NUTRILITE, ervas e vitaminas, e pele ARTISTRY e cosméticos. Amway tem ajudado milhões de pessoas a levar uma vida melhor através de produtos de consumo, oportunidades de negócios, e partilha generosa com a AMWAY UM POR UM CAMPANHA ® PARA CRIAN-ÇAS programa.SOBRE ARTISTRYA marca ARTISTRY, exclusivamente da Amway, é líder global em beleza premium, oferecendo soluções para a pele sem precedentes apoiada por testes dermatologicos de ciência avançada, prova inigualável de desempenho, e serviço personalizado. A marca ARTISTRY gera mais de US $ 1 bilhão em vendas globais anuais e está entre os cinco maiores, de maior vendagem das marcas pele pre-mium. * Esta também entre os melhores do mundo, 10 de maior vendagem e maiores marcas de cosméticos. ART-ISTRY * é o sprovedor oficial de kincare e cosméticos de Miss América.SOBRE A ORGANIZAÇÃO Miss América.A Organização Miss América é um dos principais program-as da nação e maior fornecedor do mundo de bolsas de estudo para jovens mulheres. No ano passado, a Orga-nização Miss America e suas organizações locais e estad-uais disponibilizaram mais de US $ 45 milhões em dinheiro e bolsas de estudo. Para mais informações, acesse www.missamerica.org.* Fonte: Euromonitor International Limited

Victoria's Secret Launches Swim Collection

And Angels & Artists Swim Video Series

Angel Candice Swanepoel appears on cover and video series to feature top musical artists

Victoria’s Secret launches the sizzling swim 2013 collection, which coincides with the release of the brand’s coveted swim cata-logue. The first of four highly anticipated 2013 Victoria’s Secret Swim catalogues hit mailboxes nationwide January 4th. Shot by fashion photographer Russell James on the sunny beaches of Turks and Caicos and Miami, the catalogue features the sexiest swimsuits, inspired by old Hol-lywood, glamorous starlets and their chic escapes to the most luxurious destinations in the world.

The brand, known for launching the ca-reers of the most iconic supermodels in the world, selected Angel Candice Swanepoel to appear on the cover of the first Swim catalogue cover of the year. The cover suit is the new Very Sexy Bandeau bikini, a ret-ro inspired push-up bandeau available in an assortment of colors, prints and embel-lishment fabrics.

Additional catalogues shot in Tulum and St. Barths will hit mailboxes throughout the season. The trends featured in this year’s VS swim collection include embellishment, novelty fabrics, seductive prints, neon, and mix and match pieces.

Customers can create their perfect suit by mixing and matching an array of colors, prints, styles and sizes to show off their personality and shape.

Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She has walked in the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show since 2007 and can be seen in a variety of their print and television campaigns.

Candice counts being featured on the cov-er of Victoria’s Secret Swim Catalogue as one of the highlights of her career. “It feels amazing being on the cover of the Swim catalogue! Before I was a model, I used to see Gisele [Bundchen], Tyra Banks and all of those iconic women on it. It is amazing that a little South African girl can get on the cover,” says Candice.

The 2013 swim collection is available at Vic-toriasSecret.com, in the Victoria’s Secret Catalogue, select Victoria’s Secret stores nationwide, and on the Victoria’s Secret All Access iPad and iPhone apps.

Below is a link to the new must-see swim video, “Bikinis & Bruno Mars.”

URL:http://youtu.be/3u9VCJV07oc

Source Victoria’s Secret-PhotosBy photographer Russell James

Victoria Secret lança a Coleção de Banho 2013O primeiro dos quatro mais altamente ante-cipados dos catálogos de Banho da Victoria’s Secret chegaram nas caixas de correio em todo o país no dia 04 de janeiro de 2013.

Com fotografias tiradas pelo famoso fotógrafo de moda James Russell nas praias ensolaradas de Turks, Caicos e Miami, o catálogo apresenta os mais sexy swimsuits, in-spirados pela velha Hollywood, glamouro-sos e chiques a altura dos destinos mais luxu-osos do mundo.

Angel Candice Swane-poel aparece na primeira capa do catálogo doano.

O bikini da capa é o novo Very Sexy Ban-deau biquíni, inspirado no push-up bandeau disponíveis em uma var-iedade de cores, estam-pas e tecidos

As Angels & Artistas do vídeo: Primeiro vídeo da série, "Bikinis & Bruno Mars," lançado em 4 de janeiro de 2013 com im-agens de mergulho das Angels Candice Swane-poel e Doutzen Kroes - tudo pronto para o Bru-no Mars hit "Locked Out of HeavenVideo:http:/youtube/3u9VCJV07oc

Web Site: http://www.victoriassecret.com/VSswim

STEELIO Überspeed Retrograde Chronograph (Steel-Black)

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With this initiative, and thanks to the ever growing number of watch collectors worldwide, STEELIO® has created an affordable r e t r o g r a d e chronograph watch.

STEELIO® offers its line of watches at a mid-level price range, with many of the same f e a t u r e s and quality c raf t sman-ship of the established luxury watch brands, all the while e m b o d y -ing its own unique style and charac-teristics.

Retrograde watch hands sweep a segment of a circle before springing back to their initial position to begin their movement again. Their visual choreography is an inspiration for highly spectacular dials. Retrograde hands lend themselves to all types of indication, for example the hour, minute, second and date. The retro-grade movement is especially impressive with quick-moving indications such as the seconds.

The STEELIO® collection of watches are created from 316L surgical stainless steel combined with other inno-vative and unique materials such as aluminum, carbon

fiber and silicone rubber. Designs inspired from rac-ing, aviation and marine seek to capture a wide array of styles which range from traditional horological influ-ences to the evolution of modern design.

STEELIO® watches are designed to attract watch en-thusiasts, as well as pragmatic wearers. With the hy-poallergenic qualities of its surgical stainless steel de-

sign, individuals with allergies or skin sensitivity to certain metal ele-ments find it a great benefit that they can wear a STEELIO® watch with lasting com-fort.

Steelio, Inc. is a de-signer and distribu-tor of the STEE-LIO® brand of fine watches, headquar-tered in San Fran-cisco, California, U.S.A. with ad-ditional offices in London, U.K. and Tokyo, Japan.

The company was launched in 2012 by its CEO, Henry Horn , an inves-

tor and watch aficionado who was inspired to create an American brand of fine watches that would appeal globally to all demographics alike.

STEELIO® timepieces are marketed globally in over 12 countries and are available for sale online at Steelio.com and through authorized dealers worldwide.

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The HOTTEST Beauty Picks: JanuaryWhether backstage at fashion week, rubbing shoul-ders with the stars at film festivals or bringing clients the latest and greatest from beauty brands both big and small, SEPHORA is on top of every beauty trend. Looking for help with which products to choose? Each month, we bring you SEPHORA HOT NOW, the most buzzed-about beauty handpicked by our experts. From behind the scenes to the doctor’s of-fice, these top six picks will easily show you what’s at the forefront of our minds and the beauty landscape.

How Hollywood’s brightest stars come clean

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BENEFIT FINE ONE ONE LIP AND CHEEK COLOR $30.00

The first-ever multi-purpose brightening color trio delivers sheer, buildable tints plus soft luminizer making it ideal for touch-ups on the go. Dab the colors individually or swipe them together.

Shock factor: It only looks permanent

POP COLOR RITA HAZAN $18.00

We saw pops of pigment in hair all over the runways this year. This high-pigment, spray-on hair color from top colorist Rita Hazan offers a transfer-free, non-staining formula. Even better, it washes out completely with every shampoo so you can try another color tomorrow.

GLAMGLOW SUPER-MUD™ CLEARING TREATMENT $69.00

A powerful, skin-clearing mud treatment that visibly draws out dirt and congestion with Activated-X Charcoal that’s practically mag-netic to dirt clearing it from your pores. Also formulated with a proprietary six-acid blend, this clearing super-mud dramatically brightens and softens skin.

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About Hot on BeautyGo naked from hand to toe

URBAN DECAY NAKED NAIL POLISHES

$26.00The top six shades from the bestselling Naked eyeshad-ow palette are now available for your nails in universal neutrals with glitter, shimmer, and matte finishes. The fully customizable set allows you to mix or match for a completely unique design.

Prime hair for double performance

LIVING PROOF PRIME STYLE

EXTENDER™ $20.00

This first of its kind hair primer is compatible with any type of pre- or post-styling product and keeps any style looking fresh for twice as long. TWICE!

Shock factor: It only looks permanent

POP COLOR RITA HAZAN $18.00

We saw pops of pigment in hair all over the runways this year. This high-pigment, spray-on hair color from top colorist Rita Hazan offers a transfer-free, non-staining formula. Even better, it washes out completely with every shampoo so you can try another color tomorrow.

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This potent yet gentle leave- on enzymatic peel targets only dead cells while its Cooling Water Plasma Delivery System infuses skin with extreme hydration. L-Carnitine resurfaces, purifies, and promotes cell turnover on even the most sensitive skin without producing any redness.

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Kate Moss Debuts in Striking Stuart Weitzman Spring 2013 Campaign

International fashion icon, wife, mother and entrepreneur, Kate Moss has been named the new face of Stuart Weitzman and will be showcased in the brand's global print campaign for spring 2013, photographed by Photographer Mario Testino."I had a great time shooting the Stuart Weitzman campaign and I'm so happy to be the face of the brand this season," said Kate Moss. "Working with Mario Testino is always fun and it was wonderful meeting Stuart on set."

This is the first time that Kate Moss has modeled in an American shoe designer advertising campaign that is strictly devoted to shoes in her two decade modeling career. She was selected as the new face of the brand because of her in-ternational fashion status as well as her personal trend-setting cult style. Kate Moss exudes a fashion sense that every woman aspires to emulate. Women want to dress like her, look like her and walk in her shoes... and now she's walking in Stuart Weitzman's.

The Weitzman campaign, already regarded as breaking new ground for the industry with a unique visu-al vocabulary, becomes iconic with the “Kate” factor. The rare chem-istry between photographer and subject is evident in the campaign shots. With its black & white pho-tography, the imagery highlights the fact that Stuart Weitzman’s are the first thing you put on in the morning and the last thing you take off at night.

Kate Moss Debuts in Striking Stuart Weitzman Spring 2013 Campaign

A Fashion Icon

In the Stuart Weitzman world, sexy means being comfort-able and confident in your own skin. The campaign captures the sexiness of the brand in a natural, classic, chic way while clearly showcasing the stiletto and shoe styles.

With a reputation for merg-ing fashion and function, Weitzman has embarked on a retail expansion strategy to bring his shoes to all corners of the global market. The inter-national advertising campaign will launch in March in the United States, Italy, France, Canada, Dubai, Germany and Asia. In the US, print ads will be a combination of spreads and single pages, in books with a fashion authority in-cluding: Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, W, Interview, V Maga-zine, New York Times, Du Jour, and InStyle.

Outdoor advertising (bill-boards and kiosks) will run in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Milan and Paris. Behind the scenes video and additional creative will be featured on www.stuartweitzman.com and in Stuart Weitzman boutiques worldwide.

Stuart Weitzman is a divi-sion of The Jones Group Inc. (NYSE: JNY).

SOURCE Stuart Weitzman

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babyGap Introduces Limited Edition Collection Inspired by Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit

babyGap Introduces Limited Edition Collection Inspired by Beatrix Potter's Peter RabbitExclusive babyGap Collection Celebrates be-loved Characters and Scenes Drawn From Pot-ter's Timeless Children's Tale

Gap just introduced a limited-edition collection for babyGap inspired by world-famous author Beat-rix Potterand her captivating children's book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Drawing from Potter's mis-chievous characters and magical adventures, the babyGap collection brings to life a modern inter-pretation of the enchanting world of Peter Rabbit through imaginative gifts for girls and boys from newborn to 24 months.

The collection is available starting today in babyGap stores and online at Gap.com.

Since its first publication in 1902, Potter's classic tale of Peter Rabbit's adventures in the English countryside has been beloved around the world by children and adults alike. In celebration of the book's 110(th) anniversary in 2012, actress Emma Thompson wrote a sequel, The Further Tale of Pe-ter Rabbit, which provided additional inspiration for the babyGap collection. Peter Rabbit books are published by Frederick Warne, an imprint of Pen-guin Young Readers Group.

"Peter Rabbit is a timeless character that genera-tions of children have enjoyed, so we're thrilled to offer a babyGap collection inspired by characters and scenes from the books," said Lexi Tawes, Vice President of Merchandising for Gap North Amer-ica. "We think babyGap customers will love the playful designs - from Peter Rabbit's iconic blue sweater to the whimsical, bunny-inspired patterns - whether they're looking for a special baby gift or the perfect addition to their own little one's ward-robe."

The collection, ranging in size from newborn to 24 months, is rooted in an assortment of soft knit graphic bodysuits, brightly colored denim, whimsi-cal one-pieces and patterned dresses. The Rabbit Whiskers Sweater ($34.95)and Quilted Barn Jacket ($44.95)are available for girls and boys. For baby girls, highlights include colored and printed denim ($24.95-$29.95); cable knit cardigans ($34.95); and billowing dresses in chambray eyelet and pink bunny print designs ($36.95-$39.95).

For boys, key styles include Peter's Jacket ($34.95), a navy chunky knit cardigan; oxford shirts ($19.95); col-ored denim ($24.95); and one-pieces in chambray and plaid ($29.95 - $34.95). For newborns, bodysuits adorned with various Peter Rabbit illustrations are sold separately or as sets ($19.95-$55.00). Clothing and accessory prices range from $6.99 to $55.00.

To celebrate the collection, Gap will host a special reading series for chil-dren and parents on January 26th at select babyGap stores in Boston, Chi-cago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington D.C. During the events, guests will be treated to a reading of Emma Thompson's sequel,

The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, while enjoying activities and snacks that bring the world of Peter Rabbit to life. In addition, Gap has partnered with Milk + Bookies, a non-profit organiza-tion that encourages children to donate books to children in need, to host in-store book drives where shoppers can donate their literary favorites for oth-ers to learn and enjoy.

All books collected through the book drives will be donated to local Boys & Girls Clubs. More information about the in-store events is available on Gap's Facebook page.

About GapGap is a global apparel and accessories brand focused on delivering casual, American style. The brand offers clas-sic, iconic clothing that helps custom-ers express their individuality through its Gap, GapKids, babyGap, GapMa-ternity and GapBody collections.

With an optimistic point of view and belief that everyone can make their cre-ative mark in the world, Gap embodies what it means to be bright. Founded in San Francisco in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher, the brand has grown from one store to over 1,500 company-operated and franchise retail locations around the world.

Gap is the namesake brand for lead-ing global specialty retailer, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) which includes Gap, Ba-nana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime, Athleta, and INTERMIX. For more information, please visit www.gapinc.com.

About Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Peter Rabbit, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, was pub-lished by Frederick Warne in 1902. It went on to become one of the best-selling children's classics of all time. The World of Beatrix Potter(TM), ini-tiated by Potter herself, is now one of the world's longest running and largest international literature-based licensing programmes with more than 350 licens-ees worldwide.

Over 150 million Peter Rabbit(TM) books have been sold worldwide in more than 35 languages The Tale of Pe-ter Rabbit has never been out of print since it was first published www.peter-rabbit.com attracts more 50,000 unique visitors per month

Frederick Warne & Co. is the owner of all rights, copyrights and trademarks in the Beatrix Potter character names and illustrations. © Frederick Warne & Co., 2013

SOURCE Gap Inc.

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MPGe is the EPA-devised measure for determining how many miles an EV can travel on a quantity of battery-gener-ated electricity that has same energy content as a gallon of gasoline.EPA testing also has indicated that, when fully charged, the Fiat 500e will travel about 87 miles, which is best-in-class and better than all U.S.-market EVs produced by high-volume manufacturers.In addition, the EPA estimates the annual cost to power the Fiat 500e is, coincidentally, $500.The estimate is calculated by factoring electricity price pro-jections into 15,000 miles of travel at a vehicle's combined

city/highway performance rating. The Fiat 500e has a 116-MPGe city/highway rating; its city-cycle rating is 122 MPGe.

"The FIAT brand is about unique Italian style, fuel efficiency and great value. Now we have taken a page from our own playbook to change the expectations of what an electric vehicle can be," said Tim Kuniskis, Head of FIAT Brand North America. "Our environmentally sexy Fiat 500e offers a design proposition like no other, while delivering unsur-passed MPGe and class-leading range making our 500e a serious contender in the market."

EPA testing estimates the car's energy-consumption rate at just 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles. Further, the Fiat 500e scores a perfect "10" on two EPA scales that reward vehicles for low tailpipe emissions.The battery-electric Fiat 500e is, of course, a zero-emis-sions vehicle.

The 2013 500e builds on the Fiat brand's successful small-car formula, while adding an all-new, battery-electric pow-ertrain that produces 111 horsepower (83 kW). It recharges in less than 4 hours with its Level 2 (240 volt) on-board

charging module (OBCM).

Supplementing its distinctive styling cues are eight efficien-cy-inspired exterior enhancements that contribute to a 13 percent improvement in aerodynamics, compared with the already fashionable Fiat 500 Lounge.

The Fiat 500e arrives at FIAT Studios in California in second-quarter 2013

SOURCE Chrysler Group LLC

• Industry-best 108 MPGe highway rating

• Best-in-class EPA com-bined city/highway estimat-ed driving range of 87 miles

• Unsurpassed frugality with EPA-estimated annual fuel-equivalent cost of $500

• EPA fuel consumption rate of just 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles

• Fiat 500e arrives at FIAT Studios in California in second-quarter 2013

• The Environmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) has rated the stylish Fiat 500e's highway-cycle performance at 108 MPGe, which is unsurpassed by any elec-tric vehicle (EV) on the U.S. market.

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Bem pessoal mais uma vez eu quero agradecer a amizade e carinho de vocês e desejar que 2013 seja um ano de grandes conquistas para nos!

Para começar eu quero contar para quem ainda não viu que em dezembro de 2012, foi lançado um video com a retrospectiva dos meus melhores trabalhos e graças a Deus caiu no gosto do povo e tem sido um grande sucesso, inclusive quem ainda não viu pode conferir visitando o meu site, ou acessar no link abaixohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3BXspF5jQGraças a Deus iniciei bem meu ano!

Na primeira semana de janeiro já iniciei meus trabalhos entrevistan-do uma dupla de mui-to sucesso, João Lucas e Marcelo a dupla que ganhou fama com o Hit que virou a dancinha do jogador Neymar es-tavam em turnê pelos EUA fazendo o povo dançar o Tchu,Tchu, Tchu, Tcha, Tcha, Tcha, e eu não podia perder a oportunidade de estar com eles, descobrir umas coisinhas e mostrar tudo para vocês.

No dia 11 de janeiro foi a vez de co-nhecer e entrevistar a abençoadissima pastora e cantora Nívea Soares, dona de uma voz maravilhosa Nívea encanta por sua doçura, humildade e ministra-ção, eu confesso ter ficado muito honra-da em tê-la conhecido e estar podendo mostrar também o lado Gospel para as pessoas.

Dia 26 de janeiro meu encontro será com o cantor Israel Novael e a dupla Humberto e Ronaldo, eles estarão jun-tos em turnê aqui na América e eu claro, estarei lá conferindo tudo!

NOVIDADES

*Ainda em janeiro estreia o novo VIcky Talking a Lot Show, com muitas novidades e parceiros.

*Agora os EUA ganhou uma rádio online que já e um sucesso, são 24 horas de musica da melhor

qualidade e ainda tem a opção do ouvinte pedir a sua musica e

About Vicky!

No dia 11 de janeiro foi a vez de co-nhecer e entrevistar a abençoadissima pastora e cantora Nívea Soares, dona de uma voz maravilhosa Nívea encanta por sua doçura, humildade e ministra-ção, eu confesso ter ficado muito honra-da em tê-la conhecido e estar podendo mostrar também o lado Gospel para as pessoas.

Dia 26 de janeiro meu encontro será com o cantor Israel Novael e a dupla Humberto e Ronaldo, eles estarão jun-tos em turnê aqui na América e eu claro, estarei lá conferindo tudo!

NOVIDADES

*Ainda em janeiro estreia o novo VIcky Talking a Lot Show, com muitas novidades e parceiros.

*Agora os EUA ganhou uma rádio online que já e um sucesso, são 24 horas de musica da melhor

qualidade e ainda tem a opção do ouvinte pedir a sua musica e

fazer o seu oferecimento, essa e a minha dica do mês tenho certeza que vocês vão amar, visite www.stu-diomegafm.listen2myra-dio.com

Espero que vocês conti-nuem ligadinhos na minha coluna e para saber mais sobre mim e ver minhas entrevistas e só visitar www.vickyshowusa.com e adicionar no

Facebook VIcky Show. https://www.facebook.com/vicky.show

About Vicky!

Novidades da Vicky !

Well folks once again I want to thank the friendship and affection and wish that 2013 will be a year of great achievements for us!

To begin with, I want to share with those who have not seen that in December 2012, I released a video with a retrospective of my best moments and thank the Lord everyone fell in love with and has been a great success, if you have not seen it yet, you can check it visiting my site, or access the link below

h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=Zs3BXspF5jQThank God my year started right!

In the first week of January I already start-ed working interviewing a very successful, Duo, John Lucas & Marcelo who gained fame with the Hit and moves that became Neymar’ theme. They were touring the U.S. making people dance Tchou, Tchou, Tchou , Cha, Cha, Cha, and I could not miss the op-portunity to meet with them, and figure out a few things to show you everything.

On January 11 it was time to meet and in-terview the Blessed Pastor and singer Nivea Soares, owner of a wonderful voice Nivea’s success comes from her gentleness, humil-ity and ministry, I confess I have been very honored to have known her and be able to also show the music’s Gospel importance to people.

January 26th will be my meeting with the singer Novael Israel and the duo Humberto and Ronaldo, they will be together on tour here in America and I of course will be there giving everything!

NEWS* Also in January the new debutVicky Talking a Lot Show, with many new and partners.

* Now the U.S. has won an online radio and already a success, 24 hours of music with the best quality and the listener can show their preference of music and do some bidding, my tip this month and I'm sure you will love, visit www.studiomegafm.listen2myradio.com

I hope you continue tuned in my column and to learn more about me and see my inter-views visit me at www.vickyshowusa.comFacebook Vicky Show.https://www.facebook.com/vicky.show

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Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS are back with a new album. Entitled IN2ITION (pronounced Intuition) and produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, the album is set for release on January 15, 2013 through Sony MASTER-WORKS.

The label released 2CELLOS' self-titled de-but album last year, establishing Sulic and Hauser as an innovative classical-pop/rock duo who took their classical instrument to the contemporary repertoire.

On IN2ITION, 2CELLOS take their original concept even further by including guest artists like Elton John, guitarist Steve Vai, Glee’s Naya Rivera, classical superstar Lang Lang, legendary Italian vocalist Zuc-chero and pop artist Sky Ferreira. IN2ITION was recorded in Zagreb, Rome, Nashville, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

“Both Luka and I love classical music and have studied it since childhood,” notes Hauser. “But we are really excited to put our own take on some of our favorite pop and rock songs.”

The 2CELLOS’ career received a substantial boost in January 2012 when they performed “Smooth Criminal” with actress Naya Rive-ra’s character “Santana” in Glee’s Michael Jackson tribute episode. It was the first time that the blockbuster hit show featured an in-strumental group as the guest artist. While on set they struck up a friendship with Rive-ra, who appears on Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole.” “We love Naya’s sexy voice - it’s perfect for this song!” says Stjepan.

“We recreated Muse’s amazing guitar riff on the cello and by using different sound effects, we gave this traditionally classi-

cal instrument a more contemporary, rock sound.” The duo recently released the music video for “Supermassive Black Hole” to rave fan and press reviews.

The galactic themed music video for their second single is a flirtatious and “come-hither” version of Muse’s hit and showcases Rivera on vocals as you’ve never seen nor heard her before.

The new 2CELLOS album offers a fresh and unique twist on classics such as Fleet-wood Mac (“Oh, Well” feat. Elton John), The Prodigy (“Voodoo People”), Coldplay (“Clocks” feat. Lang Lang) Rihanna (“We Found Love”), AC/DC (“Highway To Hell” feat. Steve Vai), Muse (“Supermassive Black Hole” feat. Naya Rivera), Cher and Nancy Sinatra (“Bang Bang” feat. Sky Ferreira), The Police (“Every Breath You Take”) and Elton John (“Candle In The Wind”).

“Elton suggested that we cover ‘Oh Well’ because he thought it would be perfect for the cello. We said we’d do it if he sang on it and he agreed!” says Stjepan. “It’s a fairly unknown Fleetwood Mac song and Elton’s voice sounds amazing on the track.”

The first music video released from IN2I-TION was a powerful and intense rendition of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” featuring gui-tar great Steve Vai. “Our fans love this song at our live shows and we really wanted to add it to the album,” says Stjepan. “It was very exciting to work with an amazing mu-sician such as Steve and we really want to show the people that the cello can rock as hard as the guitar!” says Luka.

IN2ITION also features 2CELLOS original track aptly named “Orient Express”. The Orient Express was a legendary train from Paris to Istanbul that passed through the Balkans, including Croatia. “We drew our inspiration for the melodies from our Balkan roots,” says Luka. “The continual persistent rhythm of the track resembles a train, hence the title.”

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2CELLOS.

Tracklisting:

1. Oh, Well (feat. Elton John) 2. We Found Love 3. Highway to Hell (feat. SteveVai) 4. Every Breath You Take 5. Supermassive Black Hole (feat. Naya Rivera) 6. Technical Difficulties 7. Clocks (feat. Lang Lang) 8. Bang Bang (feat. Sky Ferreira) 9. Voodoo People 10. Candle in the Wind 11. Orient Express 12. Il Libro Dell 'Amore (feat.Zuchero) 13. Benedictus

For updated tour dates visit:

2CELLOS.com facebook.com/2cellos twitter.com/2cellos

Link to "Highway To Hell" music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQ-QycaBmQ&list=UUYpdHLYhFchZ1tKO9TaOqWw&index=1&feature=plcp

Link to "Supermassive Black Hole" music video:http://youtu.be/jbLEA0AmfAw

SOURCE Sony MASTERWORKS

2CELLOS.

Photography credit Smallz & Raskind

Hey Orlando? I hope you all had a great Xmas and New Year. Since we all sur-vived DEC 2012, end of the world pre-dictions, it looks like we are still rocking and rolling and making new music for our city in 2013.

I'm not originally from here but for the last 13 years I've seen our city explode musically. Orlando has been cranking out industry professionals for decades though.

I firmly believe that we under estimate the talent that has actually come from here, but what about the future? Do we still have what it takes as a city to pro-duce industry leaders in music.

Well if you ask me, yes. Orlando is bet-ter then ever and if you want to see some really good local talent, just go to Downtown Orlando or to the many mu-sic festivals that our city puts on. Our city has blossomed into a hub for some of the best talent in the business.

If you are visiting Orlando and want

to see some great live music, you can go to "The Social" or "Club Firestone" downtown, or the "Hard Rock" at uni-versal and you wont be disappointed. With the increase of Indie labels making big noise, we have been blessed with less "Bubble Gum music" and more Tal-ent that is not water downed just for the radio.

Internet radio is starting to fill the gap for Indie artist and less artist depend on or even expect traditional radio play. With that being said, I'm very proud to say that I live in Orlando and truly blessed to be apart of the music scene here. Al-though we are thriving as a city, it is im-portant that we don't take anything for granted.

We must continue to support local talent by going out to see them play live when-ever you can. I can't say enough about our city and I hope you all feel the same. On behave of my label South Coast Re-cords and also for Orlando "The City Beautiful" we think you for supporting Indie music.

By Larry Poynter Jr.

The Orlando Music Scene

Text & Images by Larry Poynter Jr

Miles Davis Quintet — LIVE IN EU-ROPE 1969: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 2

Second volume of the best-reviewed historic box set of 2011 coming in January 2013!

DELUXE 3-CD + DVD PACKAGE PRESENTS PREVIOUSLY ONLY BOOTLEGGED 1969 LIVE RECORDINGS FROM ANTIBES JAZZ FESTI-VAL (FRANCE), STOCKHOLM, AND COLOR VIDEO RECORDING IN BERLIN ON DVD

Available everywhere January 29, 2013, through Columbia/LegacyColumbia/Legacy again pays tribute to musical leg-end Miles Davis with the release of MILES DAVIS QUINTET – LIVE IN EUROPE 1969: THE BOOT-LEG SERIES VOL. 2, the second edition in the label’s widely-heralded Miles Davis Bootleg Series. The se-quel to 2011′s critical and commercial blockbuster,

Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Europe 1967:

The Bootleg Series Vol. 1, this new set moves ahead two years and presents the ‘third great quintet’ of Miles, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette, a lineup of the world’s most highly-regarded jazz musicians, then and now.

This 3-CD + DVD box set will be available every-where January 29, 2013, through Columbia/Leg-acy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAIN-MENTLive In Europe 1967 (released September 2011), the debut entry in the Miles Davis Bootleg Series, was by far the most acclaimed historic jazz box set of 2011. It received a “5-star” review from Down Beat magazine, and was voted Historical Album of the Year in the Down Beat Readers and Critics Poll.

Live In Europe 1967 was ranked the #1 reissue in both the Critics and Readers polls of JazzTimes magazine, and the Jazz Journalists Association voted it Best Historical or Boxed Set. The pack-age received an “A” from Entertainment Weekly,

and Pitchfork.com said “At its heart, jazz thrives on bold, sensitive interaction in the moment, and Live In Europe 1967 represents the pinnacle of that practice.” Rave reviews appeared in a wide array of publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Slate, and many others.

In his Sunday “Arts & Leisure” rave review of Live In Europe 1967, New York Times critic Nate Chinen

concluded: ”It’s humbling to think that a release like Live in Europe 1967 might help illuminate jazz’s pres-ent as well as its past, but that’s what great archival work can do. So congratulations, Columbia/Legacy. Now, what’s next?” The answer to his question is: LIVE IN EUROPE 1969.

“After we finished In a Silent Way,” Miles told his biographer Quincy Troupe (in the definitive Miles The

Autobiography, Simon & Schuster, 1990), “I took the band out on the road; Wayne, Dave, Chick, and Jack DeJohnette were now my working band. Man, I wish this band had been recorded live because it was really a bad motherf–ker. I think Chick Corea and a few other people recorded some of our performances live, but Columbia missed out on the whole f–king thing.”

LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 lives up to the Miles Davis Bootleg Series mission of presenting live performanc-es that are previously unreleased, have previously only been bootlegged, or are very rare. The new box represents the first major collection to be devoted ex-clusively to the short-lived ‘third great quintet,’ some-times referred to as Miles’ ‘lost band’ of 1969-70: Shorter on soprano and tenor saxophones, Corea on electric piano (and occasionally acoustic piano), Hol-

land on acoustic bass, and DeJohnette on drums.

The Miles-Shorter-Corea-Holland-DeJohnette lineup (in tandem with other players) began to solidify dur-ing the 1968-’69 recording dates that became the Filles De Kilimanjaro and In a Silent Way albums. And they were at the core of the dozen or so musicians joined together by Miles in August 1969, for the principal sessions that became the landmark turning point of his

Grammy Award®-winning Bitches Brew.

But the ‘third great quintet’ by itself was never documented in the recording studio. Their European tours of 1969, represented on this new package, are some of the only existing recordings of the group, and the first legitimately released audio recordings by this stellar lineup. Underscoring their official debut here, over 43 years later, is a superbly shot multi-camera color DVD of the band at its hottest in Berlin in No-vember, 1969. Miles is seen in the best of health in 1969, eating a macrobiotic diet (along with the other band members), and avoiding drugs. As a result, his playing was never stronger than on these 1969 con-

certs, with his chops at an absolute peak.

LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 captures the short-lived quintet in three separate concert settings, starting with two full-length (one hour-plus) sets at the Antibes Jazz Festival in France on CD One (July 25(th)) and CD Two (July 26(th)). The locale moves to Stockholm on November 5 for the program heard on CD Three. In Stockholm, the quintet performed as part of “The Newport Jazz Festival In Eu-rope” and they are introduced (on the CD) by the festival’s producer and founder, George Wein.

The DVD is the complete 46-minute color performance of the quintet at the Berlin Philharmonie on November 7, 1969. As with Live In Europe 1967, the paradox of LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 is the fact that the concerts were re-corded by state-owned radio and television outlets

all that Jazz

- a case of European bureaucracies (thankfully) preserv-ing our American jazz heritage. This has also enabled Legacy to have access to the best-sounding original mas-ters in each case.

The audio and video sources of LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 have been remastered from the best available masters, which Legacy has secured from the European broadcast centers who originally documented the material. As with all of Legacy’s Miles Davis historic projects over the past two decades, the remastering has been done by multi-Grammy Award®-winning Sony engineer Mark Wilder. The audio and video is far superior to any previous circu-lating [bootleg] versions of this material.

In the tradition of Legacy’s historic releases, LIVE IN EU-ROPE 1969 will include a booklet with comprehensive liner notes. The box also includes full discographical data, as well as rare or uncirculated photography and memora-bilia.

For this package, an expansive 3,000-word essay (“Field Recordings from a Future-Leaning Past”) has been written by noted journalist Josef Woodard, winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for jazz writing in 1998, best known for his jazz writing in the Los Angeles Times. The es-say features quotes from an interview with Miles in 1989, and interviews at various times (up through 2012) with all of the surviving members of the band. Shorter, Corea, Holland, and DeJohnette, whose contributions to Miles’ bands are legendary, are among the most prominent and acclaimed living jazz artists, still recording classic music and touring all over the world.

LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 was produced for release by mul-tiple Grammy Award® winners Richard Seidel and Mi-chael Cuscuna, and was co-produced by multiple Grammy Award® winner Steve Berkowitz, the same team respon-sible for Live In Europe 1967.

The tracklisting for LIVE IN EUROPE 1969 reveals that the Quintet was playing an inspired, wide-ranging rep-ertoire. Material ran the gamut from 1969′s In a Silent Way (“It’s About That Time”) and Bitches Brew sessions (“Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,” “Sanctuary,” “Spanish Key,” “Bitches Brew”) all the way back in time to stan-dards like “I Fall in Love Too Easily” (from 1963′s Seven Steps To Heaven) and Thelonious Monk’s “‘Round Mid-night.”

At no other time did Miles perform compositions from his be-bop era (“‘Round Midnight”), modal era (the 1958 “Milestones”), ballads and blues of the early ’60s era (“I Fall In Love Too Easily,” “No Blues”), material from the ‘Second Great Quintet’ mid-to-late ’60s era (“Footprints,” “Nefertiti”) and late ’60s-early ’70s electric era (“It’s About That Time,” “Spanish Key”), all in the same set pro-gram, as he did at Antibes.

It is crucial to note that the versions of “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down” and “Spanish Key” at Antibes were per-formed live in July, well before the historic August 1969 Bitches Brew sessions, where they were first recorded in the studio. Likewise, the versions of “Bitches Brew” from Stockholm and Berlin are heard here several months be-fore the album was released on Columbia Records in April 1970. As with Live In Europe 1967, the interpretations of the compositions are not only strikingly different than the original studio versions by other configurations of Miles’ groups, but differ wildly even from night to night on these four shows, again demonstrating the extraordinarily high level of creativity among these musicians.

The box set also contains multiple examples of Wayne Shorter’s unparalleled composing skills, from “Footprints” (dating back to 1967′s Miles Smiles) to multiple perfor-mances of his gems, “Nefertiti” and “Masqualero.” On the extremely rare and mostly acoustic set from Stockholm, there is a bonus track version of “This,” a Chick Corea composition that was never officially recorded by Miles Davis. MILES DAVIS QUINTET – LIVE IN EUROPE 1969: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 2 is an indispens-able link between the work of our most important and in-fluential jazz musician at the end of the ’60s, and the road ahead to what the ’70s would bring.

As Jack DeJohnette told Woodard a few months ago, “Miles just keeps growing and growing and growing,” a surprising thing to say about any musician more than 20 years after his passing. But with MILES DAVIS QUIN-TET – LIVE IN EUROPE 1969: THE BOOTLEG SE-RIES VOL. 2, Legacy once again digs deep to reveal a little known period in the work of a giant, seen and heard performing with an amazing band, music that was unlike anything he recorded before or after.

“And so,” Woodard concludes, “these important ‘field re-cordings,’ from a mysterious past and unfolding future, take us to a place and a time between the cracks of the Miles Davis story as it is commonly understood. For that

alone, never mind the rattling, exploratory poetry of this band’s sound, this is a significant cultural document for the ears and the ages, not just the archives.”

MILES DAVIS QUINTET

LIVE IN EUROPE 1969: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 2(Columbia/Legacy 88725 41853 2)

CD One – Selections: 1. Introduction by André Francis * 2. Directions * 3.

Miles Runs The Voodoo Down * 4. Milestones * 5. Foot-prints * 6. ‘Round Midnight * 7. It’s About That Time * 8. Sanctuary * 9. The Theme. (Recorded 7/25/69 at Festi-val Mondial du Jazz d’Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins, France.)

CD Two – Selections: 1. Introduction by André Francis * 2. Directions *

3. Spanish Key * 4. I Fall In Love Too Easily * 5. Mas-qualero * 6. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down * 7. No Blues * 8. Nefertiti * 9. Sanctuary * 10. The Theme. (Recorded 7/26/69 at Festival Mondial du Jazz d’Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins, France.)

CD Three – Selections: 1. Introduction by George Wein * 2. Bitches

Brew * 3. Paraphernalia * 4. Nefertiti * 5. Masqualero (in-complete) * 6. This. (Recorded 11/5/69 at “The Newport Jazz Festival In Europe,” Folkets Hus, Stockholm.)DVD – Selections: 1. Introduction by John O’Brien-Dock-er * 2. Directions * 3. Bitches Brew * 4. It’s About That Time * 5. I Fall In Love Too Easily * 6. Sanctuary * 7. The Theme. (Recorded 11/7/69 at Berliner Jazztage in the Berlin Philharmonie.)milesdavis.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ci4Sz7LbgSOURCE Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings Commemo-rates Janis Joplin's 70th Birthday

Honoring Iconic Singer As Label's First Artist Of The Month In January 2013The Pearl Sessions Nominated For 2013 Best Album Notes Grammy Award

Legacy Recordings, the catalog divi-sion of Sony Music Entertainment, commemorates the life and music of Janis Joplin on the occasion of the singer’s 70th birthday and celebrates the iconic electric blues singer as the label’s first Artist of the Month in Janu-ary 2013.

Legacy’s Artist of the Month will pro-vide fresh perspectives on musical leg-ends whose sounds continue to effect people’s lives. Each month, the series will offer new fans and deep aficiona-dos alike the opportunity to focus on an essential cornerstone catalog of pop music history.

Columbia/Legacy Recordings marked 2012 with the release of two essential new titles in the catalog of the quint-essential blues-rock-country-soul singer:Janis Joplin - The Pearl Ses-sions, a two-disc set premiering new-ly discovered studio recordings pro-duced by Paul Rothchild, was released in April, preceded by Big Brother and the Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin - Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968, an electrifying full-length con-cert recorded and produced for release by the legendary soundman Owsley (“Bear”) Stanley.

An historic expansion of Joplin’s final studio album, The Pearl Sessions pro-vides fascinating new insight into Ja-nis’ creative process through a range of rare and previously unreleased ma-

terial.

The Pearl Sessions includes a new es-say penned by Holly George-Warren, currently in the running for this year’s Best Album Notes Grammy Award. In her notes, George-Warren zeroes in on “A Woman Left Lonely,” one of the last songs recorded by Joplin, observing, “For Janis, though, the song’s senti-ments seemed a fact of life.

For us, an ultimate sacrifice that result-ed in some of the best music of the 20th century: ‘They asked me, “How did you learn to sing the blues like that?”’ Ja-nis said, a mere three months before her death. ‘I just opened my mouth and that’s what I sounded like ... you can’t make up something that you don’t feel. You give up every constant in the world except music. That’s the only thing in the world you got.’”

Born January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas, Janis Joplin possessed one of the most distinctive, influential and unconventionally beautiful voices in pop history. Pure honey sweet and soul-ravaged raw, her voice was full of power and longing and heartbreak and triumph. She sang a mixture of blues, soul, gospel, jazz, country and rock that transcended genres and connected to the core of the cosmos. Earthy yet not-of-this-world, Janis Joplin embodied the primordial “rock mama” paradigm and the blues have never sounded the same.

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She was developing an extravagant persona, both on-stage and off, her passionate performances matched by an iconic sartorial splendor that's be-come visually synonymous with the era. Janis and Big Brother's increas-ingly high-profile shows earned them a devoted fan base and serious industry attention; they signed with Columbia Records and released their major-label debut in 1967. Joplin's seismic pres-ence, as evidenced by her shatter-ing performance at the Monterey Pop Festival, was captured for posterity by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker.

Big Brother's "Piece of My Heart," on 1968's Cheap Thrills LP, shot to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, the album sold a million copies in a month, and Joplin became a sensation - earning raptur-ous praise from Time and Vogue, ap-pearing on The Dick Cavett Show and capturing the imagination of audiences that had never experienced such fiery intensity in a female rock singer.

Her emergence as a solo star was in-evitable; she put together her own out-fit, the Kozmic Blues Band, and in 1969 released I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! which went gold. That year also saw her perform at the Wood-stock festival.

Joplin assembled a new backup group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, in 1970; she also joined a bill with the Grateful Dead,

the Band and other artists for the “Fes-tival Express” railroad tour through Canada. Her final studio album, the landmark Pearl, introduced signature material including Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” and her own a cappella plaint, “Mercedes Benz,” while showcasing her mastery of virtually all pop genres. The latter song was, along with a phone-message birthday greet-ing for John Lennon, the last thing she recorded; she died in October of 1970, and Pearl was released posthumous-ly the following year. The quadruple-platinum set became the top-selling release of Joplin’s career and, in 2003, was ranked #122 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

Janis Joplin’s recordings and filmed performances have secured her sta-tus as an enduring cultural con, inspir-ing countless imitators and musical devotees. Myriad hit collections, live anthologies and other repackaged re-leases have kept her legend alive, as have one-woman shows such as the hit Love, Janis (which Joplin’s sister, Laura, helped create) and 2009’s Ed-inburgh Festival Fringe “Best Solo Performance” nominee Janis. A docu-mentary produced by Alex Gibney, Su-san Lacy and Jeff Jampol, directed by Amy Berg (“West Of Memphis”) is now in production. One Night with Janis Joplin, a critically acclaimed currently touring production, has played to sold-out houses in Portland, Cleveland and Washington, DC, and has received nine Broadway World and two Cleveland Critic Circle Awards nominations.

In 1988, the Janis Joplin bronze sculpture by artist Douglas Clark, was unveiled in Port Arthur. Joplin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and got a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Janis Joplin will be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.

Legacy Recordings, a divisão de catálogo da Sony Music Entertain-ment, comemora a vida e a música de Janis Joplin, por ocasião do 70 º aniversário do cantor e celebra a can-tora de blues elétrico como primeira artista da gravadora nesse mes

O legado da artista fornecerá novas perspectivas sobre lendas musicais cujos sons continuam a afetar a vida das pessoas. A cada mês, a série vai oferecer aos fãs e aficionados no-vas oportunidades de se concentrar em um catálogo a pedra angular da história da música pop.

Columbia / Legacy Recordings mar-caram 2012 com o lançamento de dois novos títulos essenciais ao ca-tálogo rock-soul de blues por excelên-cia: Janis Joplin - Pearl Sessions, um conjunto de discos de estréia de duas gravações de estúdio recém-desco-bertas produzidas por Paul Rothchild , foi lançado em abril, precedido pelo Big Brother & The Holding Company com Janis Joplin - Live at the Ball-room Carousel 1968, um concerto de corpo inteiro eletrizante gravado e produzido para a liberação pelo lendário engenheiro de som Owsley

("Bear") Stanley.

Uma expansão histórica do álbum de estúdio de Joplin, Pearl Sessions fornece uma nova visão fascinante sobre o processo criativo de Janis "através de uma variedade de mate-rial raro e inédito.

Pearl Session inclui um novo ensaio escrito por Holly George-Warren, atu-almente na corrida para Best Album Notes Grammy Award. Em suas no-tas, George-Warren denota em “A Woman Left Lonely,”uma das últimas músicas gravadas por Joplin, “Para Janis, porém, os sentimentos da can-ção pareciam um fato da vida. Para nós, um último sacrifício que resultou em uma das mel-hores músicas do século 20:.

Ele relata ‘Eles me perguntaram: “Como você aprendeu a cantar o blues assim?”’ Janis disse, apenas três meses antes de sua morte “Eu só abri a boca e isso foi como soou ... você não pode fazer algo que você não sente. você desiste de cada con-stante no mundo, exceto a música. isso é a única coisa no mundo que você realmente tem. “

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DOCUMENTARYWorld Prem

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FrackNation, the controversial film that will tell the truth about fracking, will premiered in Manhattan at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, January 7, at the Chelsea Cinema.The red carpet premiere in Manhattan came as Promised Land, Matt Damon’s anti-fracking movie partially funded by the United Arab Emirates, opens across the country.

“It’s time Hollywood celebrities and en-vironmentalists were asked some diffi-cult questions about their anti-fracking activities and ideologies. And that’s what FrackNation does,” said Phelim McAleer, co-director and presenter of the documentary. “I’m particularly glad FrackNation is premiering in New York. New Yorkers are especially tuned in to arguments about fracking. But the film could premiere anywhere in America because fracking is such an important issue.”

To mark the premiere, FrackNation has released a TV spot that exposes the alleged misinformation and misrepre-sentation at the heart of the Dimock, PA lawsuit by anti-fracking activists. The ad shows one family’s anger after they were told their water was not con-taminated. FrackNation exposes the alleged misinformation behind the envi-ronmental campaign that made Dimock the poster child for anti-fracking scare-mongering.

FrackNation features investigative jour-nalist Phelim McAleer on a journey that takes him across America to find the truth about fracking. As he asked environmentalists difficult questions about their often emotional campaigns against fracking, McAleer was met with bogus lawsuits, slammed doors and gun threats.The film is co-directed by a tightly knit team of three directors: Phelim McAleer, his wife Ann McElhinney and their col-league Magdalena Segieda.

“New York is a city built on energy. People need to know how important it is,” said Ann McElhinney, co-director. “Getting the truth out there about en-ergy production, exposing propaganda, asking challenging questions of celebrities and politicians--that’s what FrackNation does. It’s genuine journalism, and it’s exactly what the fracking debate needs.”

FrackNation was funded through the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter. The filmmakers raised $212,265 from 3,305 backers on Kickstarter on April 6, 2012. It was one of the most successful documentary campaigns in the history of Kickstarter.For more information about FrackNa-tion, visit the website, Facebook, or Twitter pages.Web Site: http://www.fracknation.com

AboutUS Asked the DirectorsHow did the making of Fracking im-pacted your view of the issue?

I was totally surprised to learn just how little science is actually behind those who oppose fracking. There is absolutely no science that demonstrates that fracking has ever contam-inated water. In fact, some of the arguments against fracking – like the presence of meth-ane gas in water – are naturally occurring and have been for hundreds of years.

Did you already know about it or you learned much more as you re-searched for the movie?

I already had a general understanding of the issue, but as I researched the movie, I really learned how strongly scientific the fracking industry is. I also learned how many people across the country are benefitting from frack-ing, and their stories are detailed in my film.

How many people were involved in the documentary's production and execution ?There were three directors – my wife Ann McEl-hinney, and Magdalena Segieda and me. But we had thousands of credited producers – those who contributed to our Kickstarter fund raiser – and were aided by the countless people who we interviewed, who lent their personal voices and scientific experience to the project.

How much was the total cost?Roughly $150,000.

Were there any pressure against the making of the documentary, like you had with the videos? Any threats ?We faced threats of lawsuits - just for asking questions - because the media is generally so soft on the environmental movement. We found that the opposition to fracking tends to

have thin skins and they don’t like hard ques-tions. And then there was the one person who warned me that he had a gun!

Has the issue become a bigger pre-occupation that will continue with other pressing environmental issues documentaries?I think I could spend a lifetime examining the misrepresentations of the environmental movement. But time will tell about what my next project will be.

If you had more funding, what would you add to the documentary?Nothing. I think it is perfect! If it wasn’t, I’d still be working on it.

What outcome do you expect as a re-sult of the documentary?I would hope that my film will encourage jour-nalists to ask environmentalists hard ques-tions. And I would especially hope that Josh Fox, the director of GasLand, will be forced to put facts in the sequel to Gasland, which is currently being produced by HBO.

We would like to thank Lauren M. PratapasSenior Director SOURCE Ann and Phelim Me-dia, LLC and Directors Phelim McAleer, his wife Ann McElhinney and their colleague Mag-dalena Segieda also a Director for answering all our questions and send us all the materials necessary for this article.

Here are some of the testimonies and picturesthey sent us:

Being new to the subject we researshed and found definitions only and all of it shows the divi-sion in opinion to many asked about. We believe that the documentary will bring lots of clarifica-tion to the subject. Nothing is as clear as the tes-timonies of people that live the situation.

“So what exactly is fracking? It is a method of extracting under-ground natural gas and oil. Water mixed with sand and chemicals is injected into the ground at high pressure to fracture the rock around wells drilled for this purpose.

The process releases the gas or oil, which is then pumped out. Fracking for oil and gas has been used for many years, but new technology now supports wells that reach as far as a mile underground.

While drilling at this depth may allow companies to reach new deposits of oil and gas, it also greatly increases the risk of local water supply

contamination in the process. Fracking presents a host of dangerous environ-mental and public health threats, including:Each fracking site requires 2-4 million gallons of fresh water. The demand would place additional heavy burdens on Flori-da’s commu-nities and economy. A number of toxins, often including diesel fuel, benzene and pesticides, are added to water before it is injected into the earth. Few formal studies have been conducted to assess the impacts of to drinking water of potential contam-ination.

Already, communities across America are being divided on the issue of fracking.The oil and gas companies continue to create hype about the number of jobs created at fracking sites and other possible local economic benefits.

Como somos novatos ao assunto fizemos uma breve pesquisa e constatamos uma vasta divi-são de opiniões. Acreditamos que o documen-tário esclarecera muitas duvidas . Nada como o testemunho de pessoas que viveram a situação.

“Então,o que exatamente é fracking? É um método de extração de gás natural e do petróleo do subsolo. Uma mistura de água com areia e produtos quími-cos é injetada no solo a uma pressão elevada que leva à fratura da rocha em torno de poços perfura-dos com a finalidade de libertar o gás ou o óleo, que é então bombeado para fora. O Fracking de petróleo e gás tem sido utilizado por muitos anos, mas a nova tecnologia agora suporta poços que chegam tanto quanto uma milha embaixo da terra. A perfuração em grandes profundidades podem causar o alcance de novos depósitos de Petróleo e gás, mas também aumentar o risco de abastecimento de água local e contaminação do

mesmo durante o processo. Fracking apresenta uma série de ameaças ambien-tais perigosas e de saúde pública.Para se utilizar a técnica de fracking são necessá-rios que o local possua de 2 a 4 Milhões de Litros de água, mas a demanda dessa iniciativa co-locaria pesados encargos financeiros tanto na co-munidade como na economia.

Um número de toxinas, incluindo muitas vezes die-sel, benzeno e pesticidas, são adicionados à água antes de ser injetado para dentro da terra. Poucos estudos formais têm sido realizados para avaliar os impactos da contaminação potencial da água potá-vel.

Já, as comunidades em toda a América estão dividi-dos sobre a questão do fracking. As companhias de petróleo e gás continuam a criar hype sobre o número de empregos criados e eventuais benefícios econômicos.

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Anna Karenina

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, JUDE LAW, AND AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON STAR IN DIRECTOR JOE WRIGHT'S BOLD NEW VISION OF LEO TOLSTOY'S TIMELESS CLASSIC AS AN EPIC STORY OF LOVE

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 19, 2013 ON BLU-RAY(TM) COMBO PACK WITH DVD, DIGITAL COPY AND ULTRAVIOLET(TM) FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

E BEST LOVE STORY SEEN ON FILM IN YEARS!" - THE HUFFINGTON POST

From Golden Globe Award®-nominated director Joe Wright (Atonement) comes a thrilling new vision of the epic story of love, Anna Karenina, adapted by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Tom Stop-pard (Shakespeare in Love) from Leo Tolstoy's time-less classic novel. Academy Award(®) nominee Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice),

Academy Award(®) nominee Jude Law (Cold Moun-tain), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Savages) lead an all-star cast in a story powerfully exploring the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, while il-luminating the lavish society that was imperial Russia.

Anna Karenina has been hailed as "extraordinarily bold and exciting!" (Vogue). Anna Karenina will be available on Blu-ray((TM)) Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on February 19, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

At the twilight of an empire, Anna Karenina (Knight-ley), the beautiful wife of one of Russia's most es-teemed men (Law), has it all. But when she meets the dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson), there is a mutual spark of instant attraction that cannot be ignored.

Anna is swept up in a passionate affair that will shock a nation and change the lives of everyone around her. The visually enchanting Anna Karenina is "ecstatic" (Time), "rapturous" (MSN Movies) and "a spectacle that has to be seen to be believed!" (The Huffington Post) This "instant Oscar contender" (Pete Hammond, Deadline)is a must-have addition to any DVD collec-tion, with Bonus Features detailing the stunning art-istry of the cast and crew.

The Blu-ray((TM) )Combo Pack allows consumers to view Anna Karenina anytime, anywhere on the plat-form of their choice. It includes a Blu-ray((TM) )disc, a DVD, a Digital Copy and UltraViolet((TM)) for the

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• Blu-ray((TM) )disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and hi-def

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consumers to collect their movies and TV shows in the cloud. UltraViolet((TM)) lets consumers

instantly stream and download to tablets, smart-phones, computers and TVs. Now available in both the United States and Canada.BONUS FEATURES:

• Deleted Scenes• Anna Karenina: An Epic Story About Love• Adapting Tolstoy• Keira as Anna• On the Set with Director Joe Wright• Dressing Anna• Anna Karenina: Time-Lapse Photography• Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright

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Coming Up on DVD

Eli Klein Fine Art Presents Zhang Dali: A Retrospective

Eli Klein Fine Art, one of America's leading galleries specializing in Chinese Contem-porary Art, is pleased to announce it will present a retrospective exhibition featur-ing the work of one of China's most dy-namic artists, Zhang Dali.

Showcasing pieces from his most cele-brated series, this exhibition reflects on the unprecedent-ed growth and development China experi-enced when it expanded its contacts with the rest of the world in the 90s.

This exhibition will be on view at Eli Klein Fine Art through February 18, 2013.

Much of Zhang Dali’s art focuses on the rapidly changing environment in China. His series, Dialogue, and the slightly lat-er series, Demolition, highlight the forced modernization of Beijing. His spray-paint-ed outlines of human heads-which evolved into the series Demolition, where the inner section of his heads were physically de-molished--make a silent but biting protest about the destruction of traditional Beijing.

Zhang Dali’s work is extremely versatile as his sculpture, Chinese Offspring, il-lustrates. The artist created this body of work to recognize and celebrate the Chi-

nese migrant worker’s dedication to Chi-na’s growth. In these pieces, he explores the massive disparity between poverty and wealth. Since 2003, he created over 100 of these life-size, resin-cast figures and each one possesses a unique tattoo--the artist issues each with a number, title, and his own signature of legitimacy.

In his Slogan series, Zhang Dali appropri-ates various Chinese propagandistic slo-gans from the streets of Beijing into his paintings. Though civilians feeling numb to these omnipresent slogans, they are, subconsciously deeply influenced.

In 2003, Zhang Dali started researching historical photographs released by offi-cially sanctioned publications and created Second History, a series of 130 works.

The artist collected these historical im-ages-which were altered by the govern-ment for propaganda purposes--and then matched them with images originating from the same negative, examining the ways the alterations were utilized. This body of work allows many Chinese to see for the first time the reality behind the im-ages they are so familiar with.

The most recent series, World’s Shadow, brings the artist to a new medium. Pho-tograms allow Zhang Dali to explore the physical and allegorical interaction be-tween shadows and objects. The transient nature of shadows plays with Zhang Da-li’s central themes; nature is replaced by concrete and steel, tradition is replaced by modernization, and each only leaves a shadow of their passing.

Zhang Dali was born in Harbin, China in 1963, and earned his Bachelors in Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.

His work has been exhib-ited in museum shows around the world includ-ing recent exhibitions

"Zhang Dali: A Second History," Les Rencon-tres d'Arles, 41st Edi-tion (2010); "The Original Copy: Photography of a Sculpture, 1839 to Today," MoMA, New York (2010); The 54th Venice Biennale (June, 2011); "New Pho-tography 2011," MoMA, New York (2011); and "Faking it: Manipulated Photography before Pho-toshop," The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2012).

Eli Klein Fine Art is committed to exhibiting and promoting Chinese contemporary art to a global audience. Through museum exhibi-tions, gallery shows, and the publication of exhibition catalogues and academic essays, we wish to stimulate inter-cultural dialogue and to promote an academic approach to China's most ground-breaking talents.

The artists we represent exemplify the cut-ting edge of Chinese contemporary art, em-ploying various media and techniques rep-resentative of a rapidly changing culture. Our artists are carefully selected for their uniqueness of vision and far-reaching po-tential -- qualities that we foster through close and supportive relationships.

Founded in 2007, Eli Klein Fine Art is now internationally considered to be one of the foremost galleries specializing in Chinese contemporary art and represents artists Liu Bolin, Han Yajuan, Zhang Gong, Shen Sha-omin, Li Hongbo, Li Hui, Zhang Peng, Gao Rong, Miao Xiaochun, Cui Xiuwen, Han Ya-juan and Lu Zhengyuan.

Eli Klein Fine Art462 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012212-255-4388; info@ekfineart.comhttp://www.ekfineart.com

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Eli Klein Fine Art Apresenta Zhang Dali: Uma RetrospectivaAté o dia 18 de fevereiro de 2013Eli Klein Fine Art, uma das mais importantes galerias de América especializadas em arte contemporânea chinesa, tem o prazer de an-unciar que irá apresentar uma exposição ret-rospectiva que caracteriza o trabalho de um dos artistas mais dinâmicos da China, Zhang Dali.

Apresentando peças de sua série mais céle-bre, esta exposição reflete sobre o crescimen-to e desenvolvimento sem precedentes que a China experimentou quando expandiu seus contatos com o resto do mundo nos anos 90.

Esta exposição poderá ser vista na Eli Klein Fina Arte até 18 de fevereiro de 2013.Grande parte da arte de Zhang Dali centra-se no ambiente em rápida mutação na China.

Sua série, Diálogo e um pouco mais tarde, a série Demolição, destacam a modernização forçada de Pequim. Seus contornos de ca-beças-humanas pichadas que evoluiram para a série demolição, onde a secção interior de suas cabeças foram fisicamente demolidas criando um protesto silencioso, mas cortante sobre a destruição da tradicional Pequim.

O trabalho de Zhang Dali é extremamente versátil como ilustra sua escultura, “Cinese Offspring”. O artista criou este corpo de trabal-ho para reconhecer e celebrar a dedicação do trabalhador migrante chinês ao crescimento da China. Nessas peças, ele explora a enorme disparidade entre a pobreza e a riqueza.

Desde 2003, ele criou mais de 100 dessas es-culturas de resina em tamanho real, e cada uma possui uma única tatuagem - o artista atribui, a cada uma um número, título, e sua própria assinatura de legitimidade.Em sua série Slogan, Zhang Dali se apropria

de vários slogans propagandísticos chineses das ruas de Pequim em suas pinturas. Embora civis sentem-se dormentes a esses slogans onipresentes, eles estão, inconscientemente, profundamente influenciados.

Em 2003, Zhang Dali iniciou sua pesquisa a fotografias históricas divulgados por publicações oficialmente sancionados e criou Segunda História, uma série de 130 obras.

O artista coletou essas imagens históricas - que foram alteradas pelo governo para fins de propaganda politica - ele então combinou com imagens originárias do mesmo negativo, examinando as formas como as alterações foram utilizadas. Este corpo de trabalho per-mite a muitos chineses para verem pela pri-meira vez a realidade por tras das imagens tao conhecidas por eles.

A série mais recente, Shadow World, traz o artista para um novo meio. Fotogramas per-mitem Zhang Dali a explorar a interação física e alegórica entre sombras e objetos. A natureza transitória das sombras brinca com temas centrais para Zhang Dali; a natureza é substituída por concreto e aço, a tradição é substituída pela modernização, e cada um só deixa uma sombra de sua passagem.

Zhang Dali nasceu em Harbin, na China, em 1963, e ganhou seu Bacharelado em Artes Plásticas da Academia Central de Belas Artes de Pequim. Seu trabalho tem sido exibido em exposições de museus de todo o mundo, in-cluindo exposições recentes “Dali Zhang: uma segunda história,” Les Rencontres d’Arles, 41 edição (2010), “A cópia original: Fotografia de uma escultura, de 1839 Hoje,” MoMA, Nova York (2010), A 54 ª Bienal de Veneza (Junho de 2011), “Fotografia de Novo 2011”, MoMA, Nova York (2011) e “Fingir que: Fotografia manipu-lada antes de Photoshop,” O Museu Metropoli-tano de Arte (2012 ).

Sobre a Eli Klein Fine ArtEli Arte Klein Fina tem o compromisso de ex-por e promover a arte contemporânea chine-sa para uma audiência global. Através de ex-posições em museus, mostras de galeria, e da publicação de catálogos de exposições e ensaios acadêmicos, queremos estimular o diálogo inter-cultural e promover uma abordagem acadêmica para a maioria da China inovadores talentos.

Os artistas que repre-sentamos exemplificar a vanguarda da arte contemporânea chine-sa, que emprega vários meios e técnicas de representação de uma cultura em rápida mu-dança. Nossos artistas são cuidadosamente selecionados por sua unicidade de visão e de longo alcance em po-tencial - qualidades que promovem através de relações próximas e de suporte.

Fundada em 2007, Eli Arte Klein fina é agora in-ternacionalmente considerado um dos mais im-portantes galerias especializadas em arte contem-porânea chinesa e representa artistas Liu Bolin, Han yajuan, Gong Zhang, Shen Shaomin, Li Hong-bo, Li Hui, Zhang Peng, Gao Rong , Miao Xiaochun, Xiuwen Cui, Han yajuan e Lu Zhengyuan.

Eli KleinExecutive DirectorEli Klein Fine Art462 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012212-255-4388; info@ekfineart.comhttp://www.ekfineart.com

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about brazilian art-showing the strength of our artist

Andre tells us.“I started painting just for fun and never thought it would come to the point that I got. Today I know exactly what I want and intend to continue to evolve and walk through this jour-ney! I also have some projects for 2013.Actually some exhibitions in Brazil and some projects already confirmed for the summer in Europe. And I am open to proposals.Just be aware that I will disseminating web.

“I would like to thank for the opportuni-ty and send good vibes to all readers! thank you! “

Born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Brazil-M.G. André Gonzaga (Dalata), active in the graffiti scene since 1997, well known both in Brazil and abroad, performs his art workwhich is based in the abstraction and surreal-ism amid a mixture of a variety of techniques.Strolling by paintings, drawings and sculp-tures, looks into instigate the curiosity of oth-ers.

“Transmiting a good vibe into the eyes of the beholder is what motivates Dalata to express himself”.

Dalata portraits life in a place not toodistant, where mutants are brought to lightnaturally, in scenarios and characters of aplayful universe. In his peculiar psychedelic style entitled "Exciting Bizarre".Also recognized for using irregular surfaces, which makes his interventions in degraded sites interactive with the nature of the place.

He explores the nature of stains, mold,cracks and all kinds of deformations thatthe environment has to offer, the infinite inter-pretations of his work is one of the his trade-marks.Opening the doors for a dialogue be-tween his art and the public.He has participated in many showns and expo-sitions of his work such as :

EVENTS, EXPOS & MORE:- Primeira mostra de arte do arena (Arenão

2000)- Quarta mostra Nacional de Graffiti, Sto An-dré S.P 2001- Primeira mostra mundial de Graffiti Sto An-dré S.P 2002- Exposição no MUSEU HISTÓRICO ABÍLIO BARRETO em 2003. - Exposição no FAN (Festival de arte Negra) P.B.H 2003 - Exposição e ilustração referente a cartilha dos Direitos Humanos P.B.H 2003- Exposição feira da URBS em S.P. pela P.B.H 2004- Participação projetos arena da cultura arte no parque Horizontes do graffiti P.B.H 2004- Participação no FIT (Festival Internacional de Teatro) 2004 - Participação nas mostras de graffiti Santo André S.P 2005 - Mostra de Macaé RJ 2005 - Exposição modo aberto em bh mostra co-letiva 2005 - Indicado melhor graffiti do ano premio Hu-tus 2005 Rio de Janeiro - Exposição street art no espaço usiminas em ipatinga 2006 - Exposição Aocubo 2006 em São Paulo- Evento 30horas de graffiti cptm em São Paulo 2006 - Evento Meeting of styles mundial de graf-fiti no Rio de Janeiro 2006 - Evento 100 anos da imigração Japonesa no túnel da Paulista São Paulo 2007 - Exposição e custumização de quartos no ART HOSTEL em S.P 2007- Participação no evento da Montana Just Writing My Name em S.P 07- Exposição coletivo “Os brasileiros” em L.A. USA 2008- Participação na Bienal internacional de graffiti de B.H 2008- Exposição coletiva “Fine Art”no Museu Mube em S.P 2009- Exposição coletiva “O Encontro” Brasil França em D.F 2009

about brazilian art-showing the strength of our artist

- Participação no projeto R.U.A Rotterdam NL 2009- Exposição coletiva "Seisnasete" em B.H 2009 - Exposiçao na Fnac Paulista DALATA e Onio S.P 2010- Live paint e workshop na Virada Cultura Cu-batão S.P 2010- Bienal internacional de Graffiti fine art S.P 2010- Participação no Projeto pintando um novo mundo Goiania 2010- Participaçao Rua festival Amsterdam Holan-da 2011- Live Paint na Stroke art fair Berlin Alemanha 2011- Live Paint no projeto Parede no Sesc Pala-dium B.H 2012- Participação no Festi Graff Senegal Africa 2012- Exposição individual na Galeria Matilha Cul-tural em S.P 2012- Exposição coletiva Underland Local Art B.H 2012

AboutUS by HoyspotOrlando is happy to have such a talented artist in our magazine.Despite the taboo that an artist must have an academic backgroung in order to suc-ceed or even to be considered a real Art-ist, we beg to differ. An artist is a person that can transform an idea, change its sur-roundings and elevate human nature to a better place.

Art is manifestation of our spirit, and one of the most used to reach out for the masses.By photography, painting, graffity or sculp-ture, art is above all human, from the heart, and should not require a diploma to be proven real. Art is a legacy, and someone like Andre Dalata is leaving his legacy, his trademark.

In a Country where many kids lack of a role model he brings a light to them, and at the same time shows the world what the Brazilian Art has to offer.

HERE IS WHAT WE ASKED:At what age you started to paint and drawing?I started as a child early starting at 2 3 years I was already drawing a few things.

Did you have an inspiration? A person who en-couraged you?In my house my sisters were always related to art, painting and drawing a little.... I have 4 sis-ters and 1 brother, all my sisters drew, except my brother who never did ... But I am really the only one that kept the dream, until today .

You spoke of Europe, where you will expose?We’re talking ... probably Frankfurt, London, and Amsterdam ... in 2013

Where did your art begin? On canvas, paper, or on the streets?I started drawing on the streets ... by 14 with graffiti and street art at 21.

Did you study art?I was self tought, all by myself

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e nunca imaginei que chegaria ao pon-to que cheguei. Hoje sei bem o que quero e pretendo continuar a caminhar e evoluir a cada dia!

Eu tenho alguns pro-jetos para 2013. Na verdade algumas exposições no Bra-sil já confirmadas e alguns projetos para o verão na europa.E estou aberto a pro-postas.

É só ficar atento que vou divulgando na web.

“Eu gostaria de agradecer pela oportunidade e mandar boas vi-brações para to-dos os leitores! muito obrigado!”

Nascido e criado em Belo Horizonte,André Gonzaga (Da-lata), atua na cena do graffiti desde 97.

Conhecido tanto no Brasil quanto no mundo,seu trabalho é um coquetel

de abstração e surrea-lismo em uma mistura de técnicas variadas.

Passeando pela pin-tura, o desenho e a escultura,o artista cria um mundo próprio voltado para o positi-vismo, Dalata retrata a vida em um lugar não muito distante, onde seres mutantes trazem a tona naturalmente, cenários e persona-gens de um universo lúdico, em um jogo de formas pensantes no denominado estilo bi-zarro.

Apaixonante e reco-nhecido também pelo seu trabalho em su-perfícies irregulares, onde faz intervenções em locais degradados interagindo com a na-tureza do lugar, explo-rando manchas, bolo-res, rachaduras e todo tipo de deformação que o ambiente tenha a oferecer.

A infinidade de in-terpretações em sua obra é uma das marcas re-gistradas do seu trabalho. Abrindo as portas para um dialogo entre a arte e o público

By Hotspotorlando

A Arte Origami por Sandra Gobert

a arte de Sandra Gobert

edmundo cavalcantiSandra Gobert nasceu em Brasília em 23 de dezembro de 1974. Estudou artes Universidade Católica de Salvador, li-cenciada em educação artística com ha-bilitação em artes plásticas pela UFPE--Universidade Federal de Pernambuco é também professora de artes. Já aos 5 anos de idade ficava em esta-do de êxtase diante das cores, na ado-lescência desenhava e se envolvia com o fazer criativo. Com influencias na abs-tração de Kandinsky e pinturas com mo-tivações espirituais, Sandra desenvolve um trabalho peculiar.

Conheçam agora um pouco mais de Sandra.

Como e quando se dá o seu primeiro contato com as Artes? Aos cinco anos de idade, neste período meu pai foi procurado por uma pessoa da igreja onde frequentava, para ajudar um homem estrangeiro que estava sem moradia, naque-la época abrir as portas da sua casa para aju-dar um desconhecido não era algo absurdo, então como esse homem estava desempre-gado resolveu fazer desenhos para vender e ajudar nas despesas de casa, então me lem-bro como se fosse ontem (aos cinco anos de idade) esse homem desenhando em uma folha de papel grande com giz de cera, era lindo, diferente e tinha uma força inexplicá-vel, fiquei encantada, ali foi o meu primeiro contato visual com a arte, anos mais tarde, comecei a desenhar como ele e acrescentar novos elementos e enfim dando significado, as formas que ia criando, depois passei a utilizar tinta óleo. Meu trabalho teve grande influência técnica dessa pessoa que passou por nossas vidas e que nunca mais ouvi fa-lar

Como foi a escolha do curso de faculdade?Escolhi o curso porque desde muito peque-na era apaixonada por desenho, amava co-

lorir, experimentar novos materiais, sempre com o objetivo de deixar minha casa mais bela com cópias de imagens que gostava, tudo muito autodidata, só que em um deter-minado momento sabia que precisaria me aprofundar no universo da arte.

Meus pais não me apresentaram a vida e a obra dos artistas, mais me davam mate-riais para pintar desenhar e etc., a escola também só se detinha ao “fazer arte”, que na realidade era apenas um fazer manual, sem significado algum, não exigia o pensar e refletir e muito menos criar, na realidade só tive acesso ao conhecimento dos artis-tas, dos movimentos artísticos da leitura de imagens, interpretação de imagens na facul-dade, então percebi o quando esse estudo era importante para o meu desenvolvimento pessoal como artista e principalmente como professora. Foi como se o meu horizonte tivesse aberto uma porta de infinitas possibilidades então eu não podia mais guardar esse conheci-mento que abre portas e nos faz enxergar a luz só para mim, tive que expandir.

Quando você começou a trabalhar com ar-tes plásticas?Comecei a pintar mais ou menos aos 18 anos de forma autodidata sem pretensão al-guma, experimentando as cores, copiando imagens; mas somente em 2001 que come-cei a me aprofundar nessa área e fazer estu-dos mais profundos sobre os trabalhos que produzia.

Quais são suas principais influências?Influência nas formas e cores foi desse homem desconhecido. Na realidade é difícil falar de influências, pois só fui conhecer a vida e obras de artistas em torno dos 18 anos quando já pintava, mas sempre me en-cantou a arte Japonesa. Mokiti Okada me influenciou com relação à parte espiritual e sua missão e atualmente Kandinsky e a ab-stração tem sido minha inspiração.

A religiosidade também é outro traço marcante em seus trabalhos. Como isso começou?Na realidade desde muito jovem busquei respostar para a minha existência, a busca pela espirituali-dade, pelos conhecimentos espirituais, a liberdade para escolher o caminho espiritual que queria se-guir em casa me proporcionou essa liberdade, a evolução sempre foram e são importantes para minha vida. Nós estamos aqui para evoluir e co-locar em prática diariamente aquilo que aprendo com a espiritualidade independente da religião, pois aprender com tudo e todos e principalmente praticar o que aprendi e se possível transformar isso em arte, para que mesmo de forma inconsci-ente atinja a alma de cada pessoa, isso é o impor-tante para o meu ser e daqueles que me rodeiam.

Como é o seu processo criativo em si? O que te inspira... um filme, livro... De onde vem esse primeiro impulso para produzir.Meu impulso e ou processo criativo vem da neces-sidade de dividir com as pessoas, algo que foi im-portante para o meu crescimento espiritual, mes-mo que as pessoas não compreendam a energia positiva e transformadora ao observar a obra está lá de forma invisível na pintura. Jamais pinto quan-do não estou muito bem, pois quero dividir com as pessoas essa energia positiva da criação. E se consigo também uma forma bela e iluminada fico satisfeita. Os textos, ensinamentos, situações que vivi, um filme, tudo pode me inspirar, normalmente escolho o conteúdo da obra (espírito) depois crio a forma da obra (matéria), lei da ordem espírito pre-cede matéria.Se você fosse resumir em poucas palavras o sig-nificado das Artes na sua vida...Quando se trata de uma arte de alto nível espiri-tual ela representa em minha vida uma ponte para o infinito a luz que acolhe a alma, e que deveria se expandir por todas as partes.

A arte é uma produção intelectual primorosa, onde as emoções estão inseridas no contexto da cria-ção, porém na historia da arte, vemos que muitos artistas são derivados de outros, seguindo téc-nicas e movimentos artísticos através do tempo, você possui algum modelo ou influencia de algum artista? Quem seria?Não posso dizer que derivei de nenhum movimento artístico, pois nunca me preocupei com isso, ape-

nas pintava, Wassily Kandinsky na realidade tem uma afinidade muito grande com os meus pensa-mentos, mas penso que devo começar um novo movimento artístico, uma nova forma de pensar sobre as artes, por isso que criei esse nome arte transmaterial ou movimento transmaterial da arte, minha preocupação é no rumo que muitos segui-mentos da arte têm tomado e a péssima influencia que tem dado aos jovens e adolescentes.

Nós artistas somos sim responsáveis pelo que produzimos como arte, pois temos o poder de el-evar o ser humano aos níveis mais elevados da alma e para isso devemos polir em primeiro lugar o nosso ser ou degradar o ser humano aos níveis mais baixos.

O que a arte representa para você? (Pois é sabido que muitos artistas usam a arte para expressarem seus sentimentos e impressões de mundo, porém existem aqueles que apenas o fa-zem como forma de hobby ou passa-tempo, para dar uma pausa no estresse do dia-a-dia).Se esti-vermos falando da arte que é socializada com um grande número de pessoas, a arte se torna algo mais sério do que as pessoas imaginam, pois não se trata de uma simples ação ou expressão dos sentimentos, emoções, paixões ou indignação do artista, mas ela é simplesmente o veículo que contribui para a evolução ou degradação do ser humano, neste caso a arte tem um peso grande. não possui o peso do conteúdo, ou seja, do es-pírito da obra que se comunica com o espírito do contemplador (então ela não possui a dimen-são e o peso da mensagem).

Você trabalha e faz origami, inclusive, incorpo-rado aos seus quadros. Por quê? Qual o sig-nificado disso?O origami na realidade é considerado arte-sanato, normalmente, quando faço uma peça ela não é única e se repetirá quantas vezes eu achar necessário, isso é uma característica do artesanato, a maioria deles não possui sig-nificado é apenas uma peça decorativo, muito diferente das pinturas que faço. São várias coisas que me encantaram e me encantam no origami, entre elas é a capacidade de uma única folha de papel se transformar em várias

sandra gobertSão várias coisas que me encantaram e me en-cantam no origami, entre elas é a capacidade de uma única folha de papel se transformar em várias formas diferentes e sair do bidimensional para o tridimensional, me faz refletir e comparar ao ser humano quanto mais se estuda e mais conhece as coisas, mais profundo ele fica, ou seja, ele sai da bidimensão para a tridimensão. Outra característica é que para se dobrar uma peça de origami é necessário respeitar a ordem, dobran-do etapa por etapa, caso contrário não conseguire-mos chegar a um resultado final, assim é a vida, quando desrespeitamos a ordem natural das coi-sas o resultado não é bom e por último o origami me ensinou que apesar de ser feito em um material frágil como o papel e possui um curto período de vida, isso não o faz menos importante e ou de pou-co valor, mas o tempo que nos encantou; assim é o ser humano, frágil, e nem por isso tem menos valor.

Futuramente penso em transformar essa técnica artesanal do origami em arte conceitual. Quais as técnicas que você usa para expressar suas ideias?

Todas as técnicas e materiais podem ser utiliza-dos. Dependerá do local, situação ou ocasião, mas gosto de trabalhar com tintas, tela ou pa-pel.

Todo artista tem seu mentor, aquela pessoa a quem você se espelhou, que te incentivou e te inspirou a seguir essa carreira, indo adiante e levando seus sonhos a outros patamares de expressão, quem é essa pessoa e como ela te introduziu no mundo das artes?Acredito que Mokiti Okada me inspirou e me in-spira e provavelmente tenha de certa forma me introduzido sim no mundo das Artes, através de seu exemplo de vida (palavras, pensamentos e principalmente a ação, e pela incessante busca da verdade, do bem e do belo). A busca pelo simples, porém profundo, fazer o máximo uti-lizando o mínimo, não ficar preso a forma, são ensinamentos Importantes desse Mestre que visa à qualidade de vida do ser humano através, da arte, terapia e agricultura natural. Mas, temos mestres em todos os lugares basta ter sensibi-lidade na alma.

Sandra mostra em seu perfil do Facebook, mui-tos de seus trabalhos.http://facebook.com/sandra.gobert.9

Escrito por Edmundo CavalcantiEmail: cavalcanti.edmundo@gmail.comSite: www.artedeedmundo.blogspot.comFacebook: Edmundo Rafael de Araujo CavalcantiTwitter: @EdCavalc

Sandra GobertSandra Gobert was born in Brasilia on December 23rd, 1974. She stud-ied arts at the Catholic University of Salvador, graduated in visual arts and specialization in arts education UFPE-Universidade Federal de Per-nambuco. She also teaches Arts.Even at 5 years old she was in a state of amaze when-ever she encountered colors. During adolescence she started drawing and got involved with her creative mind. With influences in the abstraction of Kandinsky and paintings with spiritual motivations, Sandra de-veloped a unique line of work.

Know a little more about Sandra.

How and when you had your first contact with the Arts?

When I was age five, I remember that my father was approached by a person from church, to help a for-eign man who was homeless. At that time it wasn’t unusual to open the doors to help a stranger, it was not an absurd, then the unemployed man resolved to make drawings to sell and help with the expenses at our home, and I remember like it was yesterday (at age five) this man drawing on a large sheet of paper with crayons, it was beautiful, and had a different inexplicable force, I was blown away! That was my first contact with visual art. Years later, as I started drawing more, adding new elements giving meaning, and creating forms, I introduced using oil paint to my work, and things started changing . My work had a great influence from that person who went through our lives and we never heard from him again.

How was your choice of College subject made?

I chose the course because since very little I was pas-sionate about drawing, loved coloring, tried new ma-terials, always aiming to make my home more beauti-ful with copies of pictures I liked, all very self-taught, except that at a certain moment I knew I needed to dive into the world of art. My parents introduced me to the life and work of artists, gave me more material to draw and paint etc., At school we only had to "make art", which in reality was just a manual meaningless, iniciative, that did not require to think and reflect and create. Actually we only had access to knowledge of artists, art movements, image reading, and image in-terpretation in college. When I realized that the study was important for my personal development as an art-ist and especially as a teacher, it was like my horizon

had opened, and a door with endless possibilities along with it. Soon I could not keep the knowledge that these opens doors gave me, or all the light that came to me. I had to expand.

When did you start working with arts?

I started painting at about 18 years of age, self-taught, without any pretense, experiencing the colors, copy-ing images, but only in 2001 that I began to dive into this area and make deeper studies of the work I pro-duced.

What are your main influences?Influence on the shapes and colors were all from the unknown man. In reality it is difficult to speak of influ-ences, because only I know the life and work of artists around the age of 18 when he painted it, but I was al-ways enchanted with the Japanese art. Mokiti Okada influenced me regarding spiritual part and its mission and currently Kandinsky and abstraction has been my inspiration.

Religiosity is another striking feature in his works. How did it start?

In fact since very young I looked for answers for my existence, the quest for spirituality, the spiritual knowledge, the freedom to choose the spiritual path I wanted gave me this freedom, evolution always were and are an important ipart n my life. We are here to develop and put into practice what we learn daily with spirituality, regardless of religion, as we learn from everything and everyone and especially to practice what we learn and if possible turn it into art, so even unconsciously reach out for the soul of each person, it is important for myself and those around me.

How is your creative process ? What inspires you ... a movie, book ... When comes this first impulse to pro-duce art?.My impulse and creative process come from the need to share, something that was important to my spiritual growth, even if people do not understand the positive and transforming power when they observe my work it is there, in invisible form. I never paint when I'm not well, because I want to share with people that posi-tive energy of creation. And if I can transcend beauty and clarity I’m satisfied. The texts, teachings, lived situations, a movie, anything can inspire me, usually I choose the content of the work (spirit) then I cre-ate the shape of the work (matter), in the law of order spirit precedes matter.If you were to summarize in a few words the meaning

of the Arts in your life ...When it comes to art with a highly spiritual level it represents a bridge to the infinite light that welcomes the soul, and should expand everywhere.

Art is an exquisite intellectual production, where emo-tions are embedded in the context of creation, but in art history, we see that many artists are derived from others, following technical and artistic movements through time, do you have some type of influence of an artist? Who would it be?

I can not say I derive from any artistic movement, be-cause I never bothered with that, just painting, Was-sily Kandinsky actually has a great affinity with my thoughts, but I think we should start a new artistic movement, a new way of thinking about the arts, so I created this name transmaterial art or transmaterial art movement. My concern is the direction that many segments of art have taken and bad influences that have given to youth and adolescents. We artists are responsible for what we produce as art, because we have the power to lift the human be-ing to the highest levels and for this we must first pol-ish our being or we degrade the human being at the lower levels.

What does art mean to you? (For it is known that many artists use art to express their feelings and im-pressions of the world, but those who will only do so as a hobby or pastime, to take a break from the stress of day-to-day).

If we're talking about the art that is socialized with a large number of people, art becomes something more serious than people realize because it is not a simple action or expression of feelings, emotions, passions or anger, but it is simply a vehicle which contributes to the development or deterioration of the human be-ing, If art is just a hobby, it probably is a decorative art, which works only technical issues, and does not have the weight of important contents, the work spirit has no meaning

What techniques do you use to express your ideas?

All the techniques and materials may be used. Depend on the local situation or occasion, but I like working with paint, canvas or paper.

Every artist has his mentor, the person to whom you mirror yorself, you're encouraged by and inspired you to pursue this career, going ahead and taking your

dreams to new heights of expression, who is that per-son, and how he introduced you to the world of arts ?

I believe Mokiti Okada inspired me and probably has introduced me to some extent to the world of Art. Through his example of life (words, thoughts and es-pecially actions, and the relentless pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty ). The search for simple, yet profound, making the most using the least, are Important teachings that the Mas-ter that envisions the quality of human life through art, natural agriculture and therapy. But we can find teachers everywhere we just have to be sensitive.

You work and make Origami and even incorporated into your paintings. Why? What does it mean?The origami is actually considered a craft, normally, when I make a piece, it will be repeated as many times as I find it necessary, it is a feature of the craft, most of them have no meaning it is just a decorative piece, a lot different than the paintings I do.

There are several things that enchant me and I am de-lighted with origami, It is the ability of a single sheet of paper to transform into several different forms and go from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, it makes me reflect and I compare it to human nature, the more we study, the deeper it gets.

Another feature is the folding of an origami piece, it is necessary to comply with the order, folding step by step, otherwise we can not reach a final result, so is life when disrespecting the natural order of things the result is not good and finally origami taught me that despite being made in a brittle material like paper and has a short life span, that does not make it any less important and or of little value, but the time that enchanted us, and so is the human, fragile, and even so it has less value. I think in the future this technique transforming origami craft in conceptual art.Sandra Gobert Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/sandra.gobert.9?fref=tsWritten by Edmund CavalcantiEmail:cavalcanti.edmundo@gmail.comSite:www.artedeedmundoblogspop.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/edmun-do.cavalcanti?fref=tsTwitter: @ EdCavalc

Olá meus amigos,Pois e o Ano Novo chegou e já estamos no meio de janeiro, parece que o tempo esta passando tão ra-pidamente que como dizia mamãe, “O mês parece que já começa no meio! ”A correria do Natal passou, e agora já vamos nos preparando para mais uma comemoração!!!!!

VALENTINES DAY !

Logo que cheguei aos Estados Unidos, e lá se vão quinze anos, fui estudar inglês, pois só conhecia Mesmo o básico da língua…. :”the book is on the table” rssssE na escola comecei a aprender sobre as festas e os costumes do Pais, eu como sou muito fes-teira……já Disse que festejo ate aniversario de bo-neca hehehe…., adorei conhecer o Valentines Day, pois eu Imaginava que seria como o Dia dos Namo-rados no Brasil, mas não!!!!! Adorei saber que e um dia que podemos homenagear todo mundo, amigos, namorados, família etc….. um dia pra falar para as pessoas com as quais convivemos diariamente ou não , do nosso amor por elas……

O Dia de São Valentin, comemorado no dia 14 de Fevereiro de cada ano, começou como uma celebra-ção litúrgica de um santo cristão nomeado Valenti-no.

O bispo Valentim lutou contra as ordens do impera-dor Cláudio II que havia proibido o casamento du-rante as guerras acreditando que os solteiros eram melhores combatentes.

Além de continuar celebrando casamentos, ele se casou secretamente, apesar da proibição do impe-rador. A prática foi descoberta e Valentim foi preso e condenado à morte. Enquanto estava preso, mui-tos jovens lhe enviavam flores e bilhetes dizendo que ainda acreditavam no amor. Enquanto aguardava

na prisão o cumprimento da sua senten-ça, ele se apaixonou pela filha cega de um carcereiro e, milagrosamente, devolveu-lhe a visão. Antes da execução, Valentim escre-veu uma mensagem de adeus para ela, na qual assinava como “Seu Namorado” ou “De seu Va-lentim”.

Hoje o dia de São Valentim, um dia de fes-ta oficial na Comunhão Anglicana, assim como na Igreja Luterana e Ortodoxa, sen-do que a ultima comemora em 06 e 30 de julho. A associação do dia com o amor romântico cresceu na Idade Media, quando a tradição do amor flores-ceu. Por volta do seculo XV, evoluiu para uma oca-sião em que os amantes expressavam seu amor um pelo outro, oferecendo flores, doces, bombons, car-tões etc....Os símbolos utilizados hoje em dia são.....Corações, pombas e a figura do cupido com asas.

No Brasil a data é comemorada no dia 12 de Junho por ser véspera do dia 13 de Junho, Dia de Santo Antonio, santo português com tradição de casamen-teiro. A data provavelmente surgiu no comércio paulista, quando o comerciante João Dória[ trouxe a ideia do exterior e a apresentou aos comerciantes.

A ideia se expandiu pelo Brasil, amparada pela cor-relação com o Dia de São Valentim.

E é sempre muito bom festejarmos o AMOR, e com isso todos ganham, pois por um momento paramos para pensar em alguém querido. E se vocês precisa-rem de umas caixas de bombons lindas para home-nagear alguém, visitem o meu website

www.culinariafacil.com .

Um beijo e ate o próximo mês......Elita

Happy Valentine’s Day!

By Elita !

Hello my friends,

Because a New Year has arrived and we are in the middle of January, it seems that time is passing so quickly as Mom said, "The month looks like it is starting in the middle! "The Christmas rush has passed, and now we are preparing for another celebration!!!

VALENTINES DAY!

When I first came to the United States, and there goes fifteen years, I went to study English because I only knew just the basics of the language .... : "The book is on the table" rssss At school I started to learn about the festivals and customs of the country, and I love to celebrate! ......I already said that even birthday celebration for dolls are im-portant .... hehehe, I loved learning about Valentines Day because I imagined it would be like Valentine's Day in Brazil, but no!!! I love the fact that this day exists so we can honor everyone, friends, boyfriends, family etc ..... a day to talk to people we live with every day or not, our love for them ......

The Day of Saint Valentin, celebrated on February 14 each year, began as a liturgical celebration of a Christian saint named Val-entino.Bishop Valentine fought against the orders of Emperor Claudius II who had prohibited marriage during the wars believing singles were better soldiers.

Besides continuing celebrating marriages, he married couples secretly, despite the ban of the emperor. The practice was discovered and Valentine was imprisoned and sentenced to death. While imprisoned, many young people sent him flowers and notes saying they still believed in love.

While in prison awaiting the fulfillment of his sentence, he fell in love with a jailer's blind daughter and miraculously restored her vision.

Before execution, Valentine wrote a farewell message to her, which signed as "Your Boy-friend" or "From your Valentine."Today, Valentine's Day, an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church and Orthodox, that celebrates it on the days July 06 and July 30.

The association of the day with romantic love in the Middle Ages grew when the tradition of love flourished. By the fifteenth century, evolved into an occasion on which lovers express their love for each other, offering flowers, sweets, choc-olates, cards etc .... The symbols used today are ..... hearts, doves and figures of winged Cupids.In Brazil the date is celebrated on June 12th, the eve of June 13, Day of St. Anthony, a Portuguese saint with a tradition of match-maker. The date probably arose in Sao Paulo trading, when the trader John Doria brought the idea from abroad and presented to mer-chants.The idea expanded all over Brazil, supported by correlation with Valentine's Day.

It's always celebrate LOVE, and thus ev-eryone wins because we stop for a moment to think of someone dear. And if you need pretty boxes of chocolate to honor someone, please visit my websitewww.culinariafacil.com.

A kiss and until next month ...... Elita

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Evolution  of  the  Guest  Experience    1963     Audio-­‐Animatronics  characters  

(Enchanted  Tiki  Room)    1975     First  computer-­‐controlled  thrill  ride  

(Space  Mountain)    1979-­‐   Ride  system  innovations:      2001   Star  Tours,  Indiana  Jones  Adventure,  

The  Twilight  Zone®  Tower  of  Terror,  Soarin’  

 1999     FASTPASS      2004     PhotoPass      2005     Disney’s  Magical  Express      2011-­‐   Interactive  queues:  Haunted    2012   Mansion,  Dumbo  the  Flying  Elephant    2012     Sorcerers  of  the  Magic  Kingdom        

 Evolution  of  the  Disney  Guest  Experience  

 Since  the  opening  of  Disneyland  in  1955,  Walt  Disney  Parks  and  Resorts  has  continued  to  push  the  boundaries  of  creativity  and  innovation  to  connect  guests  with  the  stories  and  characters  they  cherish  most  and  deliver  legendary  guest  service.    Disney  Cast,  Crew  and  Imagineers  constantly  ask  themselves,  “How  can  we  take  what  we  do  and  do  it  even  better?”  

 Recent  Disney  Innovations:  A  Holistic  Approach      Disney  Parks  continually  evaluate  all  aspects  of  a  guest’s  visit  –  from  vacation  planning  to  resort  hotels  to  attractions  and  entertainment  –  with  the  goal  of  creating  a  seamless,  worry-­‐free  experience  that  enables  them  to  focus  on  creating  memories  with  family  and  friends.    

Recent  examples  of  Disney  Parks’  efforts  to  take  the  guest  experience  to  the  next  level  include:  

• Interactive  queues  at  Walt  Disney  World  attractions  like  Haunted  Mansion,  Under  the  Sea  –  Journey  of  the  Little  Mermaid  and  Test  Track  immerse  guests  in  the  story  before  they  ever  set  foot  in  the  attraction.  Guests  don’t  feel  like  they  are  waiting  in  line  at  all  at  Dumbo  the  Flying  Elephant,  where  parents  can  relax  in  the  air-­‐conditioned  big  top  while  their  children  play.      

• Creativity  and  technology  merge  seamlessly  in  attractions  like  Radiator  Springs  Racers  and  shows  like  World  of  Color  at  Disney  California  Adventure.  At  Walt  Disney  World  Resort,  Turtle  Talk  with  Crush  and  Enchanted  Tales  with  Belle  offer  a  personalized  experience  with  favorite  characters  that  is  different  every  time  a  guest  visits.    

 • Interactive  experiences  like  Sorcerers  of  the  Magic  Kingdom,  Disney  Phineas  &  Ferb:  Agent  P’s  World  Showcase  Adventure  at  Epcot  and  The  Cast  of  the  Stolen  Show  starring  the  Muppets  on  the  Disney  Fantasy  cruise  ship  enable  guest  to  explore  their  Disney  destination  in  new  ways.        

 “Over  the  past  few  years,  we’ve  continued  to  build  on  our  legacy  of  innovation  to  take  the  entire  Disney  Guest  experience  to  a  new  level.  Our  goal  is  to  deliver  a  more  immersive,  more  seamless  and  more  personal  experience  to  each  and  every  Guest  who  spends  time  with  us.”

-­‐  Tom  Staggs,  chairman,  Walt  Disney  Parks  and  Resorts.  

     

 

Evolution  of  the  Guest  Experience    1963     Audio-­‐Animatronics  characters  

(Enchanted  Tiki  Room)    1975     First  computer-­‐controlled  thrill  ride  

(Space  Mountain)    1979-­‐   Ride  system  innovations:      2001   Star  Tours,  Indiana  Jones  Adventure,  

The  Twilight  Zone®  Tower  of  Terror,  Soarin’  

 1999     FASTPASS      2004     PhotoPass      2005     Disney’s  Magical  Express      2011-­‐   Interactive  queues:  Haunted    2012   Mansion,  Dumbo  the  Flying  Elephant    2012     Sorcerers  of  the  Magic  Kingdom        

 Evolution  of  the  Disney  Guest  Experience  

 Since  the  opening  of  Disneyland  in  1955,  Walt  Disney  Parks  and  Resorts  has  continued  to  push  the  boundaries  of  creativity  and  innovation  to  connect  guests  with  the  stories  and  characters  they  cherish  most  and  deliver  legendary  guest  service.    Disney  Cast,  Crew  and  Imagineers  constantly  ask  themselves,  “How  can  we  take  what  we  do  and  do  it  even  better?”  

 Recent  Disney  Innovations:  A  Holistic  Approach      Disney  Parks  continually  evaluate  all  aspects  of  a  guest’s  visit  –  from  vacation  planning  to  resort  hotels  to  attractions  and  entertainment  –  with  the  goal  of  creating  a  seamless,  worry-­‐free  experience  that  enables  them  to  focus  on  creating  memories  with  family  and  friends.    

Recent  examples  of  Disney  Parks’  efforts  to  take  the  guest  experience  to  the  next  level  include:  

• Interactive  queues  at  Walt  Disney  World  attractions  like  Haunted  Mansion,  Under  the  Sea  –  Journey  of  the  Little  Mermaid  and  Test  Track  immerse  guests  in  the  story  before  they  ever  set  foot  in  the  attraction.  Guests  don’t  feel  like  they  are  waiting  in  line  at  all  at  Dumbo  the  Flying  Elephant,  where  parents  can  relax  in  the  air-­‐conditioned  big  top  while  their  children  play.      

• Creativity  and  technology  merge  seamlessly  in  attractions  like  Radiator  Springs  Racers  and  shows  like  World  of  Color  at  Disney  California  Adventure.  At  Walt  Disney  World  Resort,  Turtle  Talk  with  Crush  and  Enchanted  Tales  with  Belle  offer  a  personalized  experience  with  favorite  characters  that  is  different  every  time  a  guest  visits.    

 • Interactive  experiences  like  Sorcerers  of  the  Magic  Kingdom,  Disney  Phineas  &  Ferb:  Agent  P’s  World  Showcase  Adventure  at  Epcot  and  The  Cast  of  the  Stolen  Show  starring  the  Muppets  on  the  Disney  Fantasy  cruise  ship  enable  guest  to  explore  their  Disney  destination  in  new  ways.        

 “Over  the  past  few  years,  we’ve  continued  to  build  on  our  legacy  of  innovation  to  take  the  entire  Disney  Guest  experience  to  a  new  level.  Our  goal  is  to  deliver  a  more  immersive,  more  seamless  and  more  personal  experience  to  each  and  every  Guest  who  spends  time  with  us.”

-­‐  Tom  Staggs,  chairman,  Walt  Disney  Parks  and  Resorts.  

     

The Disney Guest Experience EvolvesOne tap of the MagicBand and Guests access their Disney FastPass+ attractions which can be secured before they even leave home. (Jungle Cruise at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort) (Kent Phillips, photographer)

There is something new for everyone at Walt Disney World Resort in 2013. With the new Dis-cover Disney ticket, Florida residents have even more reason to experience more magic than ever before.

The Discover Disney ticket offers Florida res-idents three days of theme park-going fun for $119 (plus tax) for adults and children ages three and up. Or, add an extra day for only $10 more (plus tax). Add access to the Disney Wa-ter Parks with the 3-or-4 day special offering for just $28.50 (plus tax). The Water Park Fun & More option gets you 3 or 4 days admission to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park or Dis-ney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park through June 7, 2013.

Here’s just a snapshot of what’s new:

Magic Kingdom:

Two new castles in the Magic Kingdom, join-ing the beloved Cinderella Castle, help anchor New Fantasyland. Bringing to life the Disney hit movies The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, Prince Eric and Beast have palaces.Epcot:

A celebration of African American history de-buts in late winter with the Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Collection inthe American Adventure Pavilion.Monsieur Paul restaurant welcomes guests to the France pavilion in the World Showcase, featur-ing a new menu celebrating the authentic taste of French cuisine.Create your own virtual concept car and put it through its paces in the re-imagined Test Track Presented by Chevrolet.Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

See if you’ve got what it takes to be a buccaneer. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow is a new experience now on view at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.Guests will enjoy a 2013 filled with Limited Time Magic from limited-release merchandise, dance parties, and experiences that could last a day or a week.The 3-day Discover Disney ticket is available to Florida residents for purchase from Janu-ary 5-June 3, 2013 for any of the Walt Disney World theme parks, excluding block-out dates, for $119 (plus tax) for adults and children ages three and up. The four-day ticket costs just $129 (plus tax). (Limited one park per day, some ex-clusions apply, proof of Florida residency re-quired).

For more information, guests can log onto www.disneyworld.com/deal.

Weekly Surprises, Delights for a Limited Time in 2013

Guests will find an extra sprinkle of pixie dust each week when they visit Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts in 2013. Imagine an In-dependence Day celebration - only it lasts an entire week...Main Street mainstays the Dap-per Dans rocking out with boy band hits in bar-bershop style...a Valentine’s Day that becomes Valentine’s Week with Disney castles blush-ing pink, surprise meet-and-greets with Disney princes and princesses, and candlelit dinners for couples in love. These and many more spe-cial experiences to surprise and delight Dis-ney Parks guests will roll out each week in 2013. Unique, magical, memory-filled - and each for a limited time only. (David Roark, photographer)

Florida Residents Find Something New for Everyone – and Special Value –

with the New Discover Disney Ticket

Have a Great Month and Happy Valentine’s Day !