EquiChord, a professional music studio that provides creative musical arrangements and choreography for amateur and professional dressage riders alike, has authored Rhythm Riding - a book that provides a proven step-by-step process that makes learning to ride with music an enjoyable and achievable goal.

Posted: November 19th, 2008 under Books, Entertainment, Events, Multimedia, Music, Musicians, Publishing.
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San Francisco world jazz vocalist Lua Hadar returns from a triumphant international debut at the Bangkok 10th International Festival of Dance and Music with her sophisticated high-energy band, TWIST, to perform a homecoming concert at Angelica’s Bistro in Redwood City. This comes on the heels of the successful release of her latest CD, Lua Hadar with TWIST, at New York’s famed Iridium Jazz Club. A unique and original vocalist with a soaring range, Hadar interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming, swinging delivery. TWIST plays its own brand of “jazz without borders,” spiced with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and international cabaret. Saturday, December 6, two shows at 7:30 and 9:15 PM. Tickets $15 plus $20 food/drink minimum. Full dinner menu served from 6 pm. Wine list. Angelica’s Bistro, 863 Main Street, Redwood City.www.angelicasbistro.com PHONE FOR TICKETS & RESERVATIONS: (650) 365-3226

Lua Hadar moves from stage to cabaret to jazz club with effervescent ease. A native New Yorker, from a musical family, Lua Hadar has performed as an actor and singer all her life. Her love for The Great American Songbook, begun in her New York childhood, mixes with her passion for world cultures, so jazz club and concert audiences enjoy an eclectic mix of grooves and languages, from the familiar to the exotic, but always with Lua’s fresh twist.

For 10 years, Lua Hadar led teams of teachers and hundreds of students to create original stage productions in Garfield and John Gill Elementary Performing Arts Magnet Schools in Redwood City.

New York critic Joe Regan Jr. wrote about the May 10th release performance at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club: - “a stunning evening - sheer beauty - every selection was dramatically on the nose - she rocked - her physical presence and body language remind one of the great Latin, Abbe Lane, at her peak. The evening was pure pleasure!”

For hi-res photos see the MEDIA page at http://www.luahadar.com or contact info@luahadar.com. CD graphics by Paige Smith.

FOR CALENDAR EDITORS:
WHO: Lua Hadar with TWIST
WHAT: 6-piece world jazz ensemble headlined by vocalist Lua Hadar
WHEN: Saturday, December 6, two shows, at 7:30 and 9:15 pm.
HOW: Full dinner menu served from 6 pm. Wine list.
WHERE: Angelica’s Bistro, 863 Main Street, downtown Redwood City
TICKETS: $15 plus $20 food/drink minimum. Students: $7.50 - ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
PHONE FOR TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS: (650) 365-3226
VENUE INFORMATION: http://www.angelicasbistro.com
BAND INFORMATION: http://www.luahadar.com

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Posted: November 6th, 2008 under Artists, Bands, Clubs, Entertainment, Events, Fun, Music, Musicians, Shows, Singers, Society.
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CINESTRAT - Documentary Film Fest of Finestrat. 2009/05/6-10th

For the 2009 edition of CINESTRAT, to be held in severall places (Finestrat- Alicante- Valencia/Spain, Lima/Perú, Mendoza/Argentina) from May 6th to 10th 2009, we have again chosen a new theme we are sure you will be interested in: MUSIC OF THE WORLD.

Therefor we would really be happy if you consider participating in our competition for: 1.documentaries about music and 2. music clips. A total amount of 16,000 euros in awards will be given over to winners among the selected films and clips.

The call for entries for CINESTRAT 09 is from November 1st. 2008 until March 15 2009, both inclusive. Entry is free and so is the original shooting format. Regulations for all are downloadable PDfiles on our website.

You only need to enter www.cinestrat.es and fill in the e-form you can find on severall pages.

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Posted: November 3rd, 2008 under Competitions, Entertainment, Events, Fun, Music, Online, Video.
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Light: Darkness and Scary Effects
The most important instruments to liven up the creepy party are light, sound and a scary decoration. Certainly, the room has to be darkened before green and orange bulbs can create an eerie atmosphere. Black light as known from discotheques is particularly suitable as well. When choosing the lamps’ position, you should make sure to have primarily scary details of the decoration spotlighted. In addition, lights strings create a special atmosphere, particularly ones with Halloween motifs such as pumpkins and bats. Black light lamps, colored bulbs and light strings are available in every well-stocked DIY store.

Mystical: Candlelight
For those who like it even more mystical, candles are a good choice. However, you should pay particular attention to corresponding precautions then in order to avoid fires.

All-important: The Right Halloween Sound!
Imagine a horror film without corresponding music. Most flicks appear funny rather than scary then. Many scientists also claim that the large number of apparitions results from the effect of low-frequency oscillations. Therefore, it is crucial to provide for the right sound in order to put your guests into the right mood. Particularly at the beginning of the party, a corresponding soundscape sets the spooky mood for the visitors.

Halloween Sound Effects from the Internet
By the way, you can find the right sound for this occasion on the internet: Visitwww.halloween-party-music.com for the Halloween Party Soundtrack with scary effects that will really send shivers down your spine as well as for the Halloween Danceparty CD with groovy dance tracks especially for Halloween. Those who decide quickly can also download the CD in mp3 format at short notice. Besides: our readers even save 5 dollars with the reader voucher 23cfA49cD13.

Turning the Living Room into a Haunted Castle – The Right Decoration How can you decorate a Halloween party easily, quickly and inexpensively? Creativity and some manual skills are advantageous here. But: no scare-mongering! With the help of the following tips, anyone can create the desired ghost house or tomb atmosphere.

A Hollowed Pumpkin – the Classic
Obviously, the classic is the hollowed pumpkin. You can find numerous carving patterns for the typical “pumpkin grin” and tasty recipes for what remains on the internet.

Easily Create Cobwebs on Your Own
By means of a hot-melt gun, you can easily create your own cobwebs. For what exasperates a handyman, will suit the Halloween fan just fine. Simply apply glue dots on insensitive places and pull the hot-melt gun more or less quickly away from the glue dot so that fine threads are forming, slowly floating down on the object to be cocooned. The whole thing will look as if nobody had cleaned up there for years – just like in a real haunted castle! Cobwebs for windows, doorways and even for the decoration of the buffet can easily be created as well: simply use a waterproof pen to paint a cobweb on plastic wrap and stick it on the window or attach it to doors.

Decoration of Walls and Windows
The famous Halloween symbols are always an asset, such as pumpkins, bats and ghosts as well as everything reminding of an old ghost house: ornamentation around the doors, stones in the corners and many other features can easily be created by means of old cardboard boxes and a little paint.

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Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Entertainment, Events, Fun, Online.
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Barclaycard has announced the inaugural Barclaycard World Freerun Championships which will be staged in September at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse. This standout occasion for the capital features a specially designed course constructed as a massive challenge for more than 20 top-flight international freerunners.

Freerunning began as an urban expression of freedom and athleticism in Paris in the 1990s. Its exponents perform breathtaking combinations of running, climbing, jumping, vaults, spins, flips and somersaults, usually across an urban landscape.

This groundbreaking Barclaycard sponsored event will be a global celebration, showcasing the awesome artistry of the world’s best athletes in this incredible urban sport. Each will perform to the accompaniment of his own individually selected soundtrack and in a unique twist, each will be judged by his fellow competitors. The Barclaycard World Freerun Champion will be the athlete who displays the greatest skill, complexity and above all, fluidity or “flow”.

Sponsorship of the World Freerun Championships marks an exciting time for Barclaycard. Dan Mathieson, Barclaycard Head of Sponsorship, said, “Barclaycard is really excited to be bringing the inaugural World Championships of this spectacular, fast growing sport to London. We feel the fluidity and freedom of movement associated with free running mirror the key needs of Barclaycard customers, especially those using the Barclaycard OnePulse card in London allowing contactless travel and purchases across the capital.”

Championship organisers, World Freerun Ents, share a similarly upbeat view of Barclaycard’s involvement. ”World-class brands have been getting more and more into the freerun thing,” said Championship spokesman and Urban Freeflow supremo, Ez, ”but we always make sure that we are comfortable with any commercial tie-ups and that they make sense for the freerun lifestyle. The clincher for us here is that Barclaycard’s global ambitions for the sport match our own.”

Barclaycard’s role as main sponsor complements that of associate sponsors Sony Ericsson, The Carphone Warehouse and Adidas.

Dave Hilton, Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson, UK & Ireland said “Everyone at Sony Ericsson and The Carphone Warehouse are really excited to be an associate sponsor of the Barclaycard World Freerun Championships. The event is a celebration of artistic freedom mixed with high-value entertainment - the same attributes as the new Sony Ericsson C702 and W760i handsets. As experts in mobile entertainment, we’re proud to support this unique event by developing compelling freerun content for our customers.”

Jascha Muller, responsible for Global Sports Marketing at Adidas said, “Adidas is proud to support and sponsor the Barclaycard World Freerun Championships. Freerunning is an inspirational activity and adidas is working closely with the athletes to create the adiScape range; bespoke footwear and clothing that perform to the specific needs of the sport.”

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Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Competitions, Entertainment, Events, Fun, Games, Society.
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32Red Online Casino has announced details of their sponsorship of the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 3 October.

The six-furlong Group One for two-year-old fillies is sure to be one of the features of the 2008 autumn season at Newmarket and is titled the 32Red.com Cheveley Park Stakes. It is a race with a tremendous history - not least in recent years - and with this year’s renewal prize fund of £170,000 it should encourage a number of the sport’s best two-year-old fillies to the race.

The race is part of the autumn season of races at the historic Newmarket course, with nine race days in total making up this year’s season. The Cheveley Park Stakes was first run more than a century ago in 1899 and is the fillies’ equivalent of the Middle Park Stakes. The winner is usually prominent in the ante-post betting for the following season’s 1,000 Guineas and a host of top class horses have emerged victorious and defined careers in recent years.

Last season saw subsequent 1000 Guineas winner Natagora lead home Fleeting Spirit in a particularly strong running of the contest, while this time around, Flying Childers winner Madame Trop Vite, Queen Mary Stakes scorer Langs Lash and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Please Sing are in line to present a stiff domestic challenge.

Ed Ware of 32Red said: “The 32Red.com Cheveley Park Stakes is our first Group One-sponsored race and we are very proud to be associated with a race of this quality.”

“We believe our partnership with Newmarket serves to strengthen the 32Red brand and increases our profile with a significant target audience. We look forward to a competitive and informative 32Red.com Cheveley Park Stakes.”

About 32Red Plc:
32Red is the five times winner of the Best Casino title awarded by watchdog and player advocate site Casinomeister and is renowned for providing industry-leading level of support to players. Over 80% of 32Red’s players are from the UK and 32Red is licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar. 32Red Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM (ticker: TTR). The Company operates 32Red Casino, 32Red Poker and DashCasino.com which are all based on the Microgaming platform offering customers a wealth of online poker and online bingo opportunities.

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Posted: October 2nd, 2008 under Entertainment, Events, Fun, Gambling, Games, Online, Society.
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Lottery.co.uk, an independent web site dedicated to the UK National Lottery, is bracing itself for a guaranteed EuroMillions Superdraw jackpot worth a staggering 130 million Euros (around £104 million).

EuroMillions jackpots are always huge, but every now and again the lottery organisers stage a Superdraw with a supersized jackpot that must be won. Whereas jackpots in a regular lottery can be rolled over if nobody wins, these special draws don’t allow rollovers. Instead, if nobody wins the top prize then the a Euromillion Rolldown occurs where the jackpot is rolled down and divided between players who match five main numbers and just one of the two Lucky Star numbers. If there are still no winners, the prize rolls down to the next highest level, and so on, ensuring the jackpot fund in a Superdraw game is guaranteed to be paid out.

Lottery.co.uk has revealed that the 130 million Euro guaranteed jackpot EuroMillions Superdraw will be held on 26 September, 2008. This follows a similar draw in September 2007, when a jackpot of 130 million Euros ended up being rolled down to players matching five main numbers and one Lucky Star, giving 14 winners £6.9 million each. In February 2008, a similar 130 million Euro Superdraw was held to celebrate the fourth birthday of EuroMillions. Again, nobody won that jackpot, so it was rolled down to those matching five main numbers and one Lucky Star, giving 16 players around £6.4 million each.

Lottery.co.uk contains information on Lottery results, number checker, National Lottery articles which give players advice on how to play EuroMillions and other lottery games. There are even sections of the site which provides tips for lottery syndicates, as well as facilities to buy Lottery tickets and instructions on how to play Euro Lotto.

For the lucky winner of the 130 million Euros, the biggest challenge will be figuring out how to spend it. Even giving away 10% to family and friends, another 10% to charity and investing 50% for the future, would still leave 39 million Euros to spend on a new home, new cars, a wardrobe full of designer clothes, luxurious jewellery and anything else that takes their fancy.

Lottery players throughout Europe will be keen to participate in the coming 130 millionEuro Superdraw, and Lottery.co.uk is keen to wish everyone who takes part the very best of luck.

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Lottery.co.uk is a truly independent lottery web site that provides lottery players with everything they need to get the most from their favourite hobby. Check the latest lottery results for all National Lottery games, read all about the latest lottery news stories, make use of an informative articles archive and much more.

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Posted: September 19th, 2008 under Events, Fun, Gambling, Games, Online, Society.
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Following their stunning debut at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club, world jazz vocalist LUA HADAR with her band, TWIST appear at the Bangkok 10th International Festival of Dance & Music, along with Zubin Mehta, Paul Taylor and the Ballet Flamenco. A unique and original vocalist with a soaring range, Hadar interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming, swinging delivery. TWIST plays its own brand of “jazz without borders,” spiced with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and international cabaret. October 6, at 7:30 PM, Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadapisek Road, Bangkok 10320 Thailand, phone: +66 2 247 0028 www.bangkokfestivals.com. www.luahadar.com

San Francisco world jazz vocalist Lua Hadar takes her sophisticated high-energy band, TWIST, on its first international jaunt appearing October 6 in the Bangkok 10th International Festival of Dance and Music (www.bangkokfestivals.com). This festival comes on the heels of the successful release of her latest CD, Lua Hadar with TWIST, at New York’s famed Iridium Jazz Club. “It’s a particular thrill for me to be performing in a festival lineup that includes Zubin Mehta, Paul Taylor and the Ballet Flamenco,” says Hadar. TWIST’s tour band reflects the international flavor of Hadar’s repertoire, with musicians from Cuba, Great Britain, Hong Kong and the States, including Music Director and jazz pianist Jason Martineau and drummer Jim Zimmerman. A unique and original vocalist with a soaring range, Hadar interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming, swinging delivery. TWIST plays its own brand of “jazz without borders,” spiced with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and international cabaret. October 6, at 7:30 PM, Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadapisek Road, Bangkok 10320 Thailand, phone: +66 2 247 0028 www.bangkokfestivals.com

Lua moves from stage to cabaret to jazz club with effervescent ease. A native New Yorker, from a musical family, Lua Hadar has performed as an actor and singer all her life. Her love for The Great American Songbook, begun in her New York childhood, mixes with her passion for world cultures, so jazz club and concert audiences enjoy an eclectic mix of grooves and languages, from the familiar to the exotic, but always with Lua’s fresh twist.

New York critic Joe Regan Jr.wrote about the May 10th release performance at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club: - ”a stunning evening - sheer beauty - every selection was dramatically on the nose - she rocked - her physical presence and body language remind one of the great Latin, Abbe Lane, at her peak. The evening was pure pleasure!”

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Posted: September 17th, 2008 under Artists, Bands, Clubs, Concerts, Events, Fun, Music, Musicians, Shows, Singers.
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LEGENDARY SUNSET STRIP COMEDY CLUB THE WORLD FAMOUS LAUGH FACTORY LAUNCHES GAY COMEDY FRIDAY NIGHTS

‘Thank Gays It’s Friday,’ Premieres 9/19 @ Midnight-Runs Indefinitely

The World Famous Laugh Factory owner, Jamie Masada is launching a weekly midnight Lesbian and Gay show, ‘Thank Gays It’s Friday,’ on Friday September 19th, 2008. In 1982, The Laugh Factory was the only comedy club that launched the first ever-mainstream gay standup show: ‘Coming Out of the Closet’ which ran for 18 years. ‘LA needs a weekly show like this again and we will reinvent this show genre as The Laugh Factory wants to be the fun Friday midnight destination,’ says, Masada.

LA comic, Jerome Cleary will produce and perform in this, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual (LGBT) show. ‘I am excited that Mr. Masada is adding this show and appreciate his insight to have me oversee it,’ remarks, Cleary. ‘Thank Gays It’s Friday’show will feature LGBT comics and will spotlight, gay-friendly comics. Midnight shows usually feature more risqué performances, which push the live comedy-envelope for the late night fans. The Laugh Factory enjoys the celebrity factor on TMZ, as celeb hot spot ‘Hyde’ club is its neighbor drawing celebrities like, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears. Comics who are interested in getting booked: TGIFcomedy@gmail.comThe Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd., 18 & over, 2 drink minimum, Tickets $20 and $30,ticketweb.com, laughfactory.com 323 656-1336, extension 1

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Posted: September 15th, 2008 under Clubs, Comics, Events, Fun, Shows, Society.
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It is an undeniable reality that after birth, marriage is the most significant stage in the journey of life. Babylon Wedding Center fully understands this and is willing to go to great lengths to transform the wildest wedding fantasies into the greatest unique realities. Twenty-five years of operation justify this company’s pedigree. Add professionalism to the mix and this Toronto company’s dependability comes to the fore.

When it comes to photography,Babylon Wedding Center leaves the competition panting in its wake as it makes large leaps to the summit of quality and accuracy. Take the equipment in use for instance. It proudly makes use of the Nikon D700, fondly known as ‘the queen’ for its unrivalled versatility in the photography department. Peeking in to its features explains things further: 12.1 mega pixels, shutter speed of 1/8000 to 30 seconds, 5 – 8 frames per second, spot and center weighted metering all compressed into an impressive 995g mass. In short, this gadget assures quality. If you thought that was impressive, put your hands together for the Nikon D3, which the company proudly possesses. Compared to the best cameras currently in the market, this model promises better, more vivid colors by cranking up warm colors against their cool counterparts. In addition to this, the Nikon D3 offers better composition, better highlights and shadows, sharper pictures, wider angles than any other system and an impressive capture of 9 frames per second. To cap the photography aspect, the Nikon Speedlight SB-900 comes into the picture. It has arguable the greatest flash interface, wireless ability a provision for light concentration control. Nothing escapes the eye of our master photography: the butterfly landing on the groom’s lapel, the father-daughter dance, cutting of the cake and a few surprises that await you. With Babylon Wedding Center, a picture is worth much more than a thousand words. To this add motion and sound and you can start to imagine the quality of videography here. It is candid wedding photography at its best.

For those who want to travel in style in Toronto, this is the company to contact. With the 2008 Lincoln Navigator at their disposal, it is finally possible to define a grand entrance and a majestic exit. This luxury SUV comes in two colors, black or white, to suit the theme of the day’s event. Class and style summarize the features of this spacious car: 20-inch chrome wheels, leather upholstery, running boards, rear seat entertainment, and rearview camera, seats with cooling and heating and power-folding seats. The highly skilled drivers are sure to whisk you off to a destination befitting the grandeur of the big day.

The package offered goes further to cover entertainment. The new entertainment manager, DJ Terry, the Greek DJ knows what music to play depending on the desired theme of the wedding. Whether slow and soulful or white and whimsical, count on the man on the wheels of steel.

Babylon Wedding Center will choreograph the elements of any wedding idea into beautiful fruition, capturing the event by the second. Royal treatment for our special clients is a guarantee, as our candid shots will preserve the memories forever. If you require Toronto wedding services, look no further than Babylon Wedding Center.

Babylon Productions Wedding Directory Business Guide, where you can quickly find anything you need for your Toronto Wedding, Business or Home. This Business Directory accepts listings for wedding related businesses, wedding service providers, wedding consultants, wedding products, and listings from other Toronto Related Businesses or Organizations. Approval of all listings are at the sole discretion of Babylon Productionsstaff. To add a listing, go to the category you want to add it too, and click the add Listing link.

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Videobabylon Productions Wedding Centre is proud to announce a new partner that has come onboard, Best for Brides , a company devoted to Wedding dresses, Wedding Invitations , Wedding Favors, Wedding Accessories, and many more wedding services.

We guarantee to make Your Wedding Dreams a Reality!

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Posted: September 10th, 2008 under Entertainment, Events, Fun, Music, Society, Video.
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Las Vegas is heating up and so are the incredible golf specials with Signature Las Vegas Golf. We offer beautiful two and three bedroom condos just west of the Las Vegas Strip. We’ll customize your golf package with any number of nights and rounds. Don’t forget to ask about group leader discounts on groups of 20 or more!!

With over 17 incredible courses to choose from, we have courses designed by Nicklaus, Palmer and Jones. 3 Day packages start from $355 including golf and accomodations.

Do you have your own lodging? We’ll be glad to book tee times only for your group!

For more information, on Signature Golf Packages, please contact us at 1-866-462-9885 or visit www.signaturelasvegasgolf.com. Let us put our “Signature” on your next Las Vegas golf vacation.

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Posted: September 4th, 2008 under Entertainment, Events, Fun, Games, Recreation, Society, Travel & Places.
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Surround Sound DJ your Toronto, Ontario, (DJ), disc jockey entertainment have been Specializing in Ethnic Weddings. DJ service for Celebrity Exclusive Events, Corporate Functions, Private Functions, Karaoke services. And also we teamed up with the best Club djs, producers in the world from, England, U.K., Netherlands, Ibiza, New York , Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, California. We also offer Photography and DJ Service, Beauty Service Hair & Make UP, Photographer + DJ, Limousine Service, Wedding cakes, Toronto One-Stop Shop for your all your Wedding Services. At Your Function we GUARANTEE total satisfaction, and to make Your Special day “a day to remember”.

Surround Sound DJ is Toronto’s Leading Edege Disc Jockey Entertainment Service celebrating their 12th Anniversary Voted # 1 DJ Service for All ethnicities & languages accommodated. Over the years we have entertained at thousands of events. These include Weddings, Grandopenings, Sweet 16’s, Graduation Parties, Bachelor Parties, stagparty, bridalshower, Birthdays, Bar Mitzvah DJ and Bat Mitzvah DJ Services Toronto, New Year’s Eve DJ, Christmas Parties DJ, schools, semi-formal,Bars, Club DJ, Matchmaking Parties, Cruise Ship DJ, Community Events, Honeymoon DJ, and a large variety of corporate functions. It’s the music and how it’s mixed that makes the party. Each of our shows is built on the principals of superior performance, professionalism, attention to detail our state-of-the-art technology Light show and a personal touch that guarantees all, ultimate satisfaction. So you’ve decided to take the big plunge. Make your upcoming wedding magical, or any other party a Surround Sound DJ experience.

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Posted: August 29th, 2008 under Events, Fun, Music.
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Yarbrough is the daughter of sixties folk singing tenor Glenn Yarbrough who rose to fame with the Limeliters and continued to success as a solo artist on RCA records.

Mister Rogers Swings includes sixteen selections from the Fred Rogers Songbook with a grown-up jazz sound. Yarbrough’s fresh, sly takes on Rogers classics like “You’ve Got to Do It” and “I Like to Be Told” are aimed squarely at adult audiences.

Yarbrough produced the album on her own indie label, Vintage Discs. “We did it on a wing, a prayer, and a home equity line of credit” she says.

“It’s been a real labor of love for us all. We wanted more people to really get the artistry of Fred Rogers’ songwriting. When you hear these songs out of their usual context, I think they fit right up there in the Great American Songbook.”

Though the savvy interpretation might make Mister Rogers raise an eyebrow, the heart of the record stays true to his kind nature. Yarbrough finished the record while working for Alive Hospice, where she is still employed.

“I’m not a glamorous, spotlight oriented person, and I never expected I’d be making my own album. But I had this talent I wasn’t using…and after Mister Rogers died, his words kept coming back to me. He said: “…each one of us has something that no one else has or will ever have – something inside that is unique to all time. It’s our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing that expression.”

Mister Rogers Swings is available nationwide at online retailers and in stores through Infinity Entertainment Group.

About the Artist
Holly Yarbrough was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Glenn Yarbrough is a well-known recording artist with over seventy albums in his discography. Her Grandfather was a square dance caller in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and her Grandmother sang with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

Holly has studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Bard College and the Nashville Jazz Workshop. After attending at her Grandfather’s bedside while he was in hospice care, she began volunteering for hospice through Compassion in Action.

Since 2006, she has worked for Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. She is currently pursuing certification as a therapeutic musician through the Music for Healing and Transition program.

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Posted: August 27th, 2008 under Artists, Concerts, Events, Fun, Music, Shows, Singers.
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TodoCast™, the innovator of the world’s first affordable, portable, live satellite-to-web video streaming system, today announced the success of live underwater video streaming at this year’s 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition held earlier this month. Sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), and TodoCast, the event featured 25 teams who competed in the design and construction of an AUV capable of navigating realistic underwater missions.

Spectators who were not able to physically go to the event, could for the first time, watch the competition live via the Internet. Ground and elevated videography services, including provisions of production equipment, cameras and crews and were provided by Solana Productions, Inc, with underwater video feeds provided by SeaBotix, Inc. Above ground and underwater video content was then encoded to Flash using the Kulabyte encoder, a standard component of the TodoCast Kit. In addition, TodoCast provided the satellite feed and content distribution services which enabled AUVSI, with support from Solana Productions and SeaBotix, to pull off the event live via satellite for the first time.

“The seamlessness and additional viewing opportunities that TodoCast provided, was absolutely fantastic. We are thrilled at the prospect of bringing this event to an even wider audience,” stated Daryl Davidson, Executive Director of AUVSI. “TodoCast not only made live video streaming possible, but enabled a graceful execution of a longtime goal and far exceeded our expectations,” Davidson concluded.

“I was very impressed with the TodoCast system and enjoyed the expertise and support of the TodoCast crew,” stated Executive Producer of Solana Productions, Kurt Snider. “While live video streaming is not a new venture, TodoCast is the first webcasting solution I’ve seen that takes remote connectivity and onsite technical challenges off the table. With TodoCast you truly can go anywhere, shoot anything and in mere moments be connected to a live Internet viewing audience,” Snider concluded.

“We too were pleased with how everything turned out,” said Sean Newsome, Sales Manager of SeaBotix, Inc, whose commercial ROV was piloted by student interns to film the event from beneath the water. “As the fastest growing manufacturer of remotely operated vehicles and a longtime supporter of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, we were extremely pleased by the whole event. The effortless integration, functionality and quality of TodoCast was an unexpected added benefit,” stated Newsome.

The vehicles developed by more than 200 students from 25 schools worldwide, were required to traverse a complex underwater course that consisted of navigating through an underwater gate, releasing a buoy, following a pipeline, dropping markers, lifting a “treasure,” and surfacing
within a breach zone. The vehicles had to achieve these missions autonomously, meaning they are not remotely controlled but are programmed to sense their surroundings and respond accordingly, independent of any external control by an operator.

Featuring a .96 meter one touch auto-deploy satellite antenna, the TodoCast kit, which comes complete with all electronics premounted in a Gator G-Shock Rack Case, offered a high-quality live video webcast of the underwater competition. The stream was released in standard definition at 600Kbps Flash, allowing the largest possible audience to view the content at home on either a MAC or PC. TodoCast services are available in Standard Definition as we as High-Definition with data rates from 400Kbps to over 4Mbps.

“TodoCast truly provided an unexpected solution and an opportunity for an entirely new audience to participate in the event,” stated TodoCast Director of Global Video Services, Brian Roland. The complete mobility, quality broadcast and fast deployment that enabled event organizers to stream the event live in just a few minutes was a huge success,” Roland concluded.

As the first portable solution for pay-per-view and live video content, the TodoCast Kit, offers a turnkey satellite webcasting system. Mounted to most vehicles, TodoCast provides videographers the freedom of mobility with guaranteed quality broadcasting bandwidth. Professional videographers can access the TodoCast CDN Streaming Media Hosting, to upload and promote live events capable of generating revenue from any location.

The Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition has captured the imagination of students, industry, the media and now the internet viewing audience worldwide and has been featured on internationally televised broadcasts, radio and print outlets around the world. For more information on the event, please visit http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm. For information on TodoCast and how its turnkey live video streaming satellite system revolutionizes videography and streaming media content for videographers and event planners everywhere, please visit http://www.TodoCast.tv.

About AUVSI
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is the world’s largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems community. AUVSI’s 6,000 members worldwide come from government organizations, industry and academia. AUVSI is committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and related technologies.

About Solana Productions, Inc
Solana Productions is a leading video production company with red carpet expertise and high profile corporate finesse. With the experience, equipment and personnel to make every shoot a success, Solana Productions has captured the moments of value and significance to corporations, events and celebrities alike. For more information, please visit www.SolanaProductions.com.

About SeaBotix, Inc
As the world-leading MiniROV manufacturer, SeaBotix has been a longtime supporter of the colleges and contestants in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competitions through generous discounts on thrusters, paid summer internships, and team technical support. With over 560 robots in the field, SeaBotix is world renowned for its state of the art technology and manufacturing in the remote operated vehicle industry. For more information, please visit www.SeaBotix.com.

About TodoCast
TodoCast is a complete turnkey solution for live video streaming over satellite, packaged into a user friendly and revenue generating kit for professional videographers. The TodoCast Kit offers live satellite-to-web video streaming in a portable and turnkey solution, complete with electronics, antenna and portable case. In addition to the TodoCast Kit, the company provides a Content Distribution Network(CDN) and pay-per-view and advertising engine that enables TodoCast partners to promote and stream live events while generating revenue through paid viewers or advertising revenue. For more information, visit www.todocast.tv.

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Posted: August 26th, 2008 under Competitions, Events, Fun, Online, Video.
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Kid Rock enjoyed has spent a night at the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. He rolled in around 3am with a mystery blonde and an entourage of 20 people. They partied in a VIP booth on the main floor while numerous girls danced for him. The mystery blonde bought 1000 dance dollars while the club played music at Kid Rock’s request.

The Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club in Vegas sets the standard— the world’s largest gentlemen’s club boasting an impressive 70,000 square feet of topless entertainment and serving the finest variety of cocktails, wines, champagnes and cigars. Sapphire showcases the extravagant style and commitment to over-the-top entertainment. In addition to the classic gentlemen’s club, steakhouse, and boutique hotel, Sapphire offers deluxe amenities including designer suites with private butlers, concierge services and varying themes to satisfy every indulgence.

Sapphire features many private rooms and V.I.P. areas to cater to any size special event, party or corporate event. One of the many ways Sapphire provides the finest in service and guest comfort is through our luxurious VIP Skyboxes. Suspended 25 feet above the floor, these unique private lounges have dramatic views of the entire showroom below. Private butlers, concierge services, and individually themed boxes underscore our commitment to luxury and indulgence. You can also watch a beautiful lady on stage or your favorite ball game on the flat screen monitors. Our VIP area redefines VIP by offering the most comfortable and spacious setting possible without sacrificing the intimacy that you deserve.

Being at Sapphire means you are a VIP. All our customers deserve respect and we will cater individually to every need. For more information on the opening of Sapphire NYC Shai Cohen 702.812.7472. For more information about Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas please visit the website www.sapphirelasvegas.com.

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Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Actors, Artists, Celebs, Clubs, Entertainment, Events, Music, Recreation, Travel & Places.
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Media Mayhem Corporation (MMC) in conjunction with Nassiri Music announces their partnership for a campaign that is set to cross cultural thresholds and help spread the message of peace and love around the world starting August 11th and running through October 1st.

The project Love Sees No Color, is the brainchild of renowned music artist, philanthropist, and peace activist Nassiri, who is releasing the album “Love Sees No Color – World Peace Collection” on September 16th.

The record was recorded during Nassiri’s world tour that saw the artist performing in over 18 countries, sung by thousands of children in fifteen different languages, and features Eleven other tracks on the CD that were recorded in the artist’s home town of Las Vegas, Nevada.

To coincide with the release, MMC’s Vice President of Business Development Jamie Ashe developed a vision along with MMC Vice President Eric Willis to create a cutting edge campaign that finds unprecedented moves being put into motion including over 200 million advertising impressions over 300 exclusive Media Mayhem properties while spreading over 10 million over the air (OTA) transfers via mobile phones across multiple telecom networks.

“This was a concept I was discussing with Eric Willis a few weeks ago when the opportunity rose for Media Mayhem to work with Nassiri,” says Jamie Ashe. “We got to thinking about the timing of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; as well as a number of other pressing events around the world and we wanted to be part of something positive out there and this is Media Mayhem’s way of doing our part to raise awareness that love is blind and sees no color,” says Willis.

Beginning September 16th, the MMC network in every genre, city, and specific vertical will turn to the Love Sees No Color Release Day campaign.

“We are throwing the whole ball of wax into this campaign,” says Eric Willis. “We will have text messaging, blogging, viral elements with a pass the message forward component that will give visitors the opportunity to say one thing to the world, what would their message be? The messages will trigger audio and video ads and pass their message to another one of the MMC sites. Visitors will then color the network from black and white then back to color as the messages get passed around the world.”

“It’s a really brilliant concept and something that will be moving and powerful,” says Ashe.

The campaign will include the usage of downloads, ringtones, quizzes, surveys, and music feeds which will be initiated as more users light up the network throughout the day.

Peace Records who represents the Nassiri Music Label, has gone a step further and announced that 100% of all proceeds from the sale of his world peace collection will go to charity.

“I believe that it is important to reach out to the people in need and that is why I have decided to donate not just a portion, but ALL of THE PROCEEDS to charity,” says Nassiri.

The CD/bonus DVD of Love Sees No Color will be available for purchase at retailers nationwide and digitally on September 16th.

About Media Mayhem
Media Mayhem’s slogan of “Fusing Experience, Strategy, Technology and Drive” describes a full-service advertising representation firm. Services include online and offline marketing, and event sponsorships. The company specializes in building lifestyle-based advertising solutions for clients and engaging consumer audiences through branded film, music, art, fashion, sports, technology, entertainment and lifestyle experiences, across niche vertical markets.

Media Mayhem is a firm that goes far beyond a typical online advertising network. All publishers are represented on an exclusive, site-specific basis allowing advertising clients to customize their advertising and media buys. Clients pick and choose individual web sites to meet their campaign’s target demographic. MMC engages trade and consumer media by leveraging access and relationships to position clients directly with the key elements that drive popular culture and create new markets of opportunity.

Media Mayhem
1749 14th Street
Santa Monica, California 90404
310.478.7358

About Nassiri
Fred Nassiri is an international songwriter, recording artist and philanthropist, and is dedicated to spreading a message of peace, love and healing through music. His songs are an eclectic mix of melodies, which transcend all ages, genders and religions to bring love, peace, hope and unity to the world.

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Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Album, Artists, Entertainment, Events, Music.
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The Hamtramck Idea Men, George McVey and Michael Marcus, are assisting with the success of Detroit’s celebration of World Hoop Day on August 8, 2008 by distributing two hundred comic books to underprivileged children. The comic books, issues #1 and #2 of PULP DREAMS, their flagship title, each provide an introduction to one of the two stories that appear back-to-back in issue #3 onwards.

Chief Business Officer Michael Marcus sees this as a way to help those less fortunate, as well as those less physically skilled. “When I was a kid, I felt out of place because I wasn’t good at physical activities. This way, even those who come out and can’t hoop will have something to enjoy.” Artistic Director George McVey adds, “With two issues going out to kids, they’ll get to swap with friends like we used to in my neighborhood.”

Hamtramck Idea Men is a creative arts partnership whose projects run the gamut from comics to fine arts, also offering professional creative services, including web design and silk-screen printing, as required. For further information, please contact Michael Marcus at michael@idea-men.us or by phone at (313) 368-0791. Their website can be found at http://www.idea-men.us and more information on World Hoop Day can be found at http://www.worldhoopday.com.

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Posted: August 7th, 2008 under Comics, Entertainment, Events, Fun.
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We offer beautiful two and three bedroom condos just west of the Las Vegas Strip. We’ll customize your golf package with any number of nights and rounds.

Las Vegas is heating up and so are the incredible golf specials with Signature Las Vegas Golf. We offer beautiful two and three bedroom condos just west of the Las Vegas Strip. We’ll customize your golf package with any number of nights and rounds. Don’t forget to ask about group leader discounts on groups of 20 or more!!

With over 17 incredible courses to choose from, we have courses designed by Nicklaus, Palmer and Jones. Do you have your own lodging? We’ll be glad to book tee times only for your group!

For more information, on Signature Golf Packages, please contact us at 1-866-462-9885 or visit www.signaturelasvegasgolf.com. Let us put our “Signature” on your next Las Vegas golf vacation.

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Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Entertainment, Events, Fun, Games, Travel & Places.
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ACTRESS TERRI J. VAUGHN AND TAKE WINGS FOUNDATION HOST SIXTH ANNUAL ANGEL AWARDS BENEFIT

The Take Wings Foundation (TWF), founded by award winning actress Terri J. Vaughn, will host their Sixth Annual Angel Awards Benefit. This ticketed event will take place at the elegant Westin St. Francis in San Francisco on Saturday, August 16, 2008. Each year the benefit is held to raise funds for TWF programs/scholarships and to honor community trailblazers with an Angel Award for their outstanding services and commitment to youth.

The star studded event co-hosted by actors Tichina Arnold (“Everybody Hates Chris” and “Martin”) and Tommy Ford (“The Parkers” and “Martin”) will feature live musical performances by R&B sensation, Tank and the Bay Area’s own, JIMMIE REIGN.

“I really enjoy this event each year. I’m just looking forward to celebrating life and the opportunity to live life to the fullest”, says Vaughn.

The event will begin with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and the awards program highlighting aspiring youth and community leaders and capped off with entertainment and dancing.

At this year’s event, TWF will recognize the achievements of community trailblazers:
Dr. Brazell Carter - Primary Care physician dedicated to higher education for youth,
Farah Dews - Case Manager & Substance abuse & HIV/AIDS
Specialist Bayview Hunter Point Foundation and Adonal Foyle - Orlando Magic star, Founder of Democracy Matters and the Kerosene Lamp Foundation.

Hundreds of business professionals, elected officials, community leaders and VIP guests are expected to attend the benefit. Past Angel Awards events have attracted such star attendees as Cedric “The Entertainer”, Gabrielle Union, Tavis Smiley, Regina King, Duane Martin, Common and Vivica A. Fox.

The Sixth Angel Awards Benefit will be sponsored by Southwest Airlines, Hennessy, Kaiser Permanente, Safeway, Inc., Ross Stores and Wells Fargo.

ABOUT TAKE WINGS FOUNDATION:
Take Wings Foundation (TWF), a non-profit corporation, founded in 1997 by award winning actress Terri J. Vaughn, who played “Lovita Jenkins” on The Steve Harvey Show. The mission of TWF is to help produce productive and self sufficient young women who understand the importance of developing a sense of character and becoming positive role models in their communities. TWF serves girls ages 13-18