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Dear ReadersIt is with honor that I can sit here and write about many things that made me happy this month. First of all the incred-ible and historic victory and re-election of our President Barack Obama, the voice of an entire Nation that came to-gether, and made a difference.

Then after the Perfect Storm hit the Northern East Coast, again America stands and takes the challenge of re-built, one more time. The National effort has echoed all over the country, and help came from many places.

The Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce held their elections and the new Board has 11 women out of 15 men, I am thrilled to see women shine everywhere.

Our business community is booming ! Holidays are coming, and according to ecnomical reports will be a nuch bet-ter season than last year. I am very con-fident that we will get things running again. America will always stand tall and we need to believe that.

As far as in Brazil besides the great economy, politically it seems still unknown what the future reserves, and I would rather save my coments to an-other time.We hope you will like this issue, it is

much larger than usual and I just can’t take away anything, and since we do not waste paper, creating more garbage and burning more trees, we can add as many pages as we want! Great more info for you!Well as the Holidays aproach we have a few hints on Shopping, stores, gifts and toys. Feel free to browse. We wish you and your family a safe Holiday and a Great Thanks giving!

Don’t Forget Black Friday!

Laiz RodriguesEditor

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November 2012

This Issue Collaborators

CEO-Ademar RodriguesEditor-Laiz RodriguesLatin Ametica Tourism Economics- Sean SlackEco Tourism & Art- Edmundo CavalcantiBree Gotsdiner- Orlando BusinessDeo Britos-Child PsychologyCharles Portela- GospelVicky Talking a Lot Show- Vicky Elita Freita- Brazilian VoicesLarry Poynter Jr- Music Scene OrlandoPhotography: HotspotorlandoPhotographer for Hello Brazil ArticleOmar-Century Photography & Video

Our thanks to:All photographers that contributed to this issue.and also to Jennifer Bisbee from Bisbee&Co

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 6 Hurricane SandyPage 14 Empire State Building Photo ContestPage 18 Conservatory Garden- NYPage 26 Art Rxpo NYPage 28 Harry Potter Discovery NYPage 34 Vicky Talking a LotPage 40 Barneys & Disney NYPage 50 Felipe Massa Ferrari-ShellPage 54 Bree GotsdinerPage 60 ORIC - The VuePage 64 TAM Inaugural Flight Rio-OrlandoPage 72 Delta Airlines in BrazilPage 74 CFBACC BreakfastPage 76 Sean Slack- CFBACC ElectionsPage 80 MAcy’s Cutting RibbonPage 82 The Orlando MagicPage 86 Hello BrazilPage 90 Carol Larson-Executive ProfilePage 92 MAyor Dyer-Veteran’s Day ParadePage 102 Kirkman Center InaugurationPage 106 Festival of SpeedPage 108 Lindt Factory Store Grand OpeningPage 110 Lake Buena Vista Factory StoresPage 116 Universal Studios OrlandoPage 120 Kennedy Space CenterPage 128 Nasa Dome OBSCURAPage 132 Deo BritosPage 136 Charles PortelaPage 138 Elita FreitasPage 142 Paulo GualanoPage 144 Edmundo CavalcantiPage 148 Fletea’s ArtPage 154 About BeautyPage 160 art & lifePage 164 Novara’s new BikePage 168 Getting ready for the HolidaysPage 178 MusicPage 184 Larry Poynter Jr.Page 186 Windows 8 ArrivedPage 192 Red Bull Wingsuit flight

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During the first week of November New York, Staten Island, New Jersey, and many other states on the East Coast suffered a great Natural impact. Hurricane Sandy named the Perfect Storm hit the are with all it’s power and fury leaving many with-out a home, electric power, and food.

The damage to personal property is huge, many lives were taken, and Cit-ies, States, government officials and authorities are left with the decision of where to tackle first, trying to solve the many horrors the aftermath has brought to their doors.

America is strong ! New

York is heroic ! They surviverd 9-11, 2008 econmical depression, and they will beat this hard time too. New York is a place for people that are not afraid to live, and that is why so many people are driven to this great City.

Despite the different aspects facing this amount of destruction, and tragedy, peo-ple have learned that no matter what, you have to go on, and life can’t wait, if you can’t drive, take the subway, a cab, the bus, the bike or walk, but do something, don’t just stand there.

Some people are just so afraid to loose the little they have that they froze, and moving on is impossible, we hope, that help and a solution for the chaotic situa-tion you are in, arrive, and with the light, life will get better and the future easier to reach.OUC and many other power companies from other states are there helping local power Companies to clear the way and help all the household and business in need.

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Verizon, At&T, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the New York Office of Emergency Management are working day and Night, the New York Transit Authotity also, and all we can hope is that itwill be over soon, bigger, better, stronger, the entire Country is mobilized to help and assist. (FEMA) and the New York Office of Emergency Management are working day and Night, the New York Transit Authotity also, and all we can hope is that itwill be over soon, bigger, better, stronger, the entire Country is mobilized to help and assist.

On october 30th, the Jersey Central Powerlight reported only in Silver-town New jersey and Tom’s River more than 15.000 residents without power, not counting many other affected areas, but they also say that by November 7th most residents will have their power back.

The Red Cross is helping, and also many major Companied in the US. A few days ago more than five mil-lion bottles of water arrived in New York and New Jersey communities hard hit by Hurricane Sandy.

Approximately 100 trucks converging on the region from Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) plants in Pennsylva-nia, Michigan, Texas and Maine, where employees are working tirelessly to meet the acute needs of storm victims. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the New York Office of Emergency

Management made the request for bottled water to meet immediate need in the region. The one’s with little to gave share electricity, to help power celular phones, and tablets, every little gesture counts,and always comes from where we less expect.

Many areas of NY are going back to nor-mal but many like Staten Island are in

dire need of help. People want to move on and go back to normality fast so they can finally put one more crisis behind.People who would like to learn how they can support relief efforts should visit:

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http://www.redcross.org/.

As of November 5th, more than 98 per-cent of AT&T sites are up and running across the region impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Nearly 95 percent of their cell sites across New York City including in Manhattan were up and running.

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Pie-FectionThe Best Brazilian Pizza in OrlandoWhen Joyce & Maninho took over Pie-Fection they had no idea about the challenges they were about to face. Everything was new, and unknown for this young couple that came to Orlando less than a year ago, with a lot of ideas. Many battles were fought and today they have a large clientele that wants nothing but their pizza.Not only the business has changed but also the menu, dough, and the introduc-tion of the dessert pizza, which is a prov-en great success. If you still did not try Pie-fection, hurry up! They are waiting for you with great food, great service, and it is the only place you will find Joyce’s smile to greet you !

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The Grand Prize Winner, Raphael E. Paez of Sinking Spring, Maryland

Empire State Building Honors Winners of First-Ever

"My Empire State Building" Digital Photo Contest

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Photography Enthusiasts from Across the Nation Recognized for Exemplary Images of the Global Landmark

Today, the Empire State Building (ESB) announced the winners of the iconic landmark's first annual digi-tal photo contest, "My Empire State Building," recognizing the submis-sions of amateur and profession-al photographers from across the country.

The contest kicked off on August 7, 2012, offering fans the opportunity to submit photos of the beloved in-ternational icon by entering on the Empire State Building's Facebook page www.Facebook.com/EmpireS-tateBuilding. Facebook fans were able to vote on their favorite photos, narrowing the pool to 100 semi-fi-nalists. Of the 100, ESB recognized the top 47 images, and selected one Grand Prize-winning photo.

The Grand Prize Winner, Raphael E. Paez of Sinking Spring, Maryland, will be honored with a $5,000 prize and is being

featured as ESB's Facebook pro-file photo beginning now until De-cember 31, 2012. On a weekly basis throughout 2013, the 47 Finalists will then also receive honors by hav-ing their photos showcased to the global online community as the building's Facebook profile page.

Additionally, all of the Grand Prize and Finalist photos will be show-cased in an exhibit in the landmark's highly-trafficked Fifth Avenue Gal-lery lobby windows in 2013, and possibly in ESB marketing collateral.

"The Empire State Building's first-ever digital photo contest has result-ed in hundreds of submissions from fans, underscoring the building's iconic status and the connection that people have to the building," said Anthony E. Malkin of the Em-pire State Building. "The grandeur of and passion for the World's Most Famous Office Building is evident as it is captured through the lens of Raphael Paez with his Grand-Prize winning photograph."

The 47 Finalists include (in alphabetical order):

-- Denise Acker (Killingworth, CT) -- Tim Adams (New York, NY) -- Carolina Aguilera (New York, NY) -- Rachel Alban (New York, NY) -- Jason Alicea (Fleming Island, FL) -- Caroll Alvarado (Ridgewood, NY) -- Alexander Asimi (New York, NY) -- Kamran Aslam (Plainview, NY) -- Leslie Bliss (Clearwater, FL) -- Barbara Borghesi (Jackson, NJ) -- Emily Cafritz (New York, NY) -- Cassie Carter (New York, NY) -- Alexander Cerna (Clifton, NJ) -- Richard Cleves (New York, NY) -- Amber Collins (New York, NY) -- Chelsea Conner (Vienna, WV) -- DeShaun Craddock (Brooklyn, NY) -- Ryan Crane (Clinton, NJ) -- Heather Ellis (Mt. Pleasant, WI) -- David Formichella (West New York, NJ) -- Regina Geoghan (Union City, NJ) -- Lydiberto Gonzalez (Elmwood Park, NJ) -- Jamie Greene (Sayville, NY) -- Reetom Hazarika (Fremont, CA) -- Shaun Jones (Los Angeles, CA) -- Kevin Koepke (Clifton, NJ) -- Daniel Koszegi (Weehawken, NJ) -- Kevin Landrigan (Farm Drive, VA) -- Dixie Lopez (Spring Hill, FL) -- Yvonne Lundin (King George, VA) -- Keith Mooney (Oak Ridge, TN) -- Jennifer Owens (Marion, NC) -- Gerard Padden (New York, NY) -- Jose Pagan (New York, NY) -- Stephen Papageorge (New York, NY)

-- Bill Pellegrino (Mays Landing, NJ) -- Ginnette Polanco (Corona, NY) -- Kirit Prajapati (Weehawken, NJ) -- Michelle Sager (Hoboken, NJ) -- Rafael Santana (Tempe, AZ) -- Brad Sloan (Springfield, OR) -- Christine Staton (Simpsonville, SC) -- Lisa Thomas (E. Northport, NY) -- Steven Tom (Franklin Square, NY) -- Dorian Vazquez (Brownsville, TX) -- Michael Wiltbank (New York, NY) -- Simos Xenakis (Brooklyn, NY)About the Empire State Building

Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Man-hattan (from base to antenna), the Empire State Building is the "World's Most Fa-mous Office Building." With new invest-ments in infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the Empire State Building has attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse ar-ray of industries from around the world. The skyscraper's robust broadcasting technology supports all major television and FM radio stations in the New York metropolitan market. The Empire State Building was named America's favorite building in a poll conducted by the Amer-ican Institute of Architects. The Empire State Building Observatory is one of the world's most beloved attractions and is the region's #1 tourist destination. For more information on the Empire State Building, please visit www.esbnyc.com,

http://www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding, or @EmpireStateBldg.

Comprising 6 acres (24,000 m2), it takes its name from a conservatory that stood on the site from 1898 to 1934.The park's head gardener used the glasshouses to harden hardwood cuttings for the park's plantings.

After the conservatory was torn down, the garden was designed by Gilmore D. Clarke, landscape architect for Robert Moses, with planting plans by M. Betty Sprout; constructed and planted by WPA workers, it was opened to the public in 1937.

The Garden is composed of three distinct parts, skillfully restored since the 1980s, and is accessible through the Vanderbilt Gate at Fifth Avenue and 105th Street, a quarter mile (400 m) south of the park’s northeast corner.

The Vanderbilt Gate once gave access to the forecourt of Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s chateau designed by George Browne Post, the grandest of the Fifth Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age, at 58th Street and Fifth Avenue, sharing the Plaza with the Plaza Hotel. The wrought iron gates with cast

iron and repoussé details, were designed by Post and executed in an iron foundry in Paris.Below the steps flanked by Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), the central section of the Conservatory Garden is a sym-metrical lawn outlined in clipped yew, with a single central foun-tain jet at the rear.

It is flanked by twin allées of cra-bapples and backed by a curved wisteria pergola against the steep natural slope, that is dominated at its skyline by a giant American Sycamore.

Otherwise there is no flower color: instead, on any fine Saturday afternoon in June, it is the scene of photography sessions for colorful wedding parties, for which limousines pull up in rows on Fifth Avenue.

To the left on the south side, is the garden of mixed herbaceous borders in wide concentric bands around The Se-cret Garden water lily pool, dedi-cated in 1936 to the memory of Frances Hodgson Burnett, with sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh.

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Some large shrubs, like tree lilac, magnolias, buddleias and Cornus alba ‘elegantis-sima’ provide vertical struc-ture and offer light shade to offset the sunny locations, planted by Lynden Miller with a wide range of hardy perennials and decorative grasses, intermixed with an-nuals planted to seem natu-ralized.

This garden has seasonalfeatures to draw visitors from April through October. To the right of the central formal plat is a garden also in concentric circles, round the Untermyer Fountain, which was donated by the family of Samuel Untermyer in 1947.

The bronze figures, Three Dancing Maidens by Walter Schott (1861-1938), were executed in Germany about 1910 and formed a foun-tain at Untermyer’s estate “Greystone” in Yonkers, New York.

This section of the Conservatory Garden has two dramatic seasons of massed display, of tulips in the spring and Korean chrysanthemums in the fall.

Beds of santolina clipped in knotted designs with contrasting bronze-leaved bedding begonias surround the fountain, and four rose arbor gates are planted with reblooming ‘Silver Moon’ and ‘Betty Prior’ roses.This Garden is magnificent, more by it’s simplicity and abundant nature.

Walk through the alleys and beatiful sceneries makes you feel blessed to be allowed to touch such beauty.

My Daughter gave me the best gift ever, actually 2 gifts,the garden stroll, and her warmth around me.

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Exposed at the Ana Tzarev Gallery November 1, 2012 - February 3, 2013After touring museums throughout Eu-rope, culminating with Saatchi Gallery this past summer, the exhibition Exposed now comes to New York at the Ana Tzarev Gallery for the very first time. Exposed examines Ana Tzarev's newest series of vibrant paintings inspired by her lifelong passion for flowers.

In response to Tzarev's Exposed series of works, esteemed art critic Edward Lucie-Smith states, "Her paintings pour out in an almost continuous stream. But they are not, simply a response to what she encounters in the external world. They are also about what she discovers, on each oc-casion, within herself."

In addition to Tzarev’s paintings, the cen-terpiece of Exposed is the artist’s most re-cent sculpture, Love. This monumental three-and-a-half meter poppy sculpture has recently exhibited at numerous inter-national museums, galleries and public spaces. After its debut in New York, Love will travel to Shenzhen, China for the exhi-bition entitled Magic. Love will also be featured in upcoming exhibitions at the Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome; Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong; Museo Diocesano di Sant’ Apol-lonia for the 55(th) Venice Biennale; and the Today Art Museum in Beijing, China.http://www.anatzarev.com

Ana Tzarev GalleryExposed

Photo and article courtesy of Ana Tzarev

"We are pleased to offer New York resi-dents and visitors this special holiday presentation of Harry Potter: The Ex-hibition, now with new and exciting additions from the final films," said James Sanna, President of Discovery Times Square. "For the first time ever we have items from each film in one location. There is no better way to cel-ebrate this iconic series than to actually walk among the costumes and props that helped bring this world to life."

The exhibition made its world premiere in Chicago in April 2009 before travel-ing on to Boston, Toronto, Seattle, New York and Sydney, and just concluded a successful run at Singapore's Art-Science Museum at Marina Bay Sands. Harry Potter: The Exhibition tours ma-jor cultural and entertainment venues, museums and institutions in the U.S. and internationally.

Discovery Times Square is open sev-en days a week, including Thanksgiv-ing, Christmas and New Year's Day. Savings for groups of 10 or more are

available with advanced reservation. Once open, the last tickets are sold 60 minutes prior to closing. For individ-ual tickets and venue hours, visit www.DiscoveryTS.com, call 866.9.TSXNYC (866-987-9692) or visit the Discovery Times Square box office. Follow Dis-covery Times Square on Facebook and Twitter for up-to-date information.

Discovery Times Square (DTS) is New York City's first large-scale exhibition center presenting visitors with limited-run, educational and immersive ex-hibit experiences while exploring the world's defining cultures, art, history and events. More than a museum, DTS has featured a renowned line-up of ex-hibitions including Titanic: The Arti-fact Exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci's Workshop, King Tut, Pompeii The Ex-hibit, Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition and most recently Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor. DTS is located at 226 West 44th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenues).

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After a successful international tour, Harry Potter™: The Exhibition returns to North America for an encore pre-sentation at New York City’s Discovery Times Square on November 3, 2012, offering fans a first‐hand look inside the famous wizard’s magical world and the opportunity to experience the amazing craftsmanship of hundreds of authentic costumes and props from the Harry Potter films. These artifacts will be displayed in immersive settings inspired by the film sets—including the Great Hall, Hagrid’s hut, the Gryf-findor™ common room, and an all-new display based on the epic “Battle for Hogwarts,” as seen in the series finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Fans will encounter iconic props and costumes including Harry’s original wand and glasses, costumes from Hog-warts™ Yule Ball, props from the most dramatic Quidditch™ matches, a study model of Dobby™ the house‐elf—and much more. Along the way, guests can enter the Quidditch area and toss a Quaffle, pull their own Mandrake in the Herbology vignette, tour a recre-ation of Hagrid’s hut, encounter Buck-beak™ the Hippogriff and look into the many eyes of a giant Acromantula spi-der.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition was cre-ated by Global Experience Specialists

(GES) in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

WHEN:New York City’s encore presentation begins November 3, 2012, and runs through April 7, 2013.

WHERE:Discovery Times Square, 226 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

HOURS:Harry Potter: The Exhibition is a timed‐entry experience and will be open for guests during DiscoveryTimes Square’s regular hours, 10 a.m. through 8 p.m., Sunday through Thurs-day and 10 a.m. through 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with last ticketed entry 60 minutes prior to closing. Some ex-tended evening hours will also be of-fered through the run of the exhibit. Visit DiscoveryTS.com for more infor-mation.

ADMISSION:Timed‐ entry tickets for the exhibition can be purchased in person at the box office, through the website Discovery-TS.com, or by calling (866) 987‐9692. General admission to Harry Potter: The Exhibition is $25 for adults (age 13 and over); $22.50 for seniors (65 and over); $19.50 for children (5‐12); children un-der 5 years of age are free.

Muito obrigada mais uma vez por poder estar aqui, pra mim e’ sempre uma enorme alegria quando chega a data de mandar minha materia e poder ter esse

contato com voces :)

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Bem pessoal como a maioria das pes-soas já sabem nos aqui da Costa LESTE dos EUA, fomos seriamente atigindi-dos com a passagem do furacão Sandy, eu particularmente tenho muito que agradecer porque em nossa casa só so-fremos com o grande susto.

Deus com sua bondade não permitiu que se passasse nada alem disso, fica-mos sem luz por menos de 24 horas, mas conhecemos pessoas que hoje 16 dias depois do incidente ainda não tem energia elétrica.

Em lugares que já visitamos como Seaside Heights - New Jersey,uma ci-dade praiana, linda, point das ferias de muitas pessoas, foi totalmente destruida, eu fiiquei muito triste com tudo o que vi na televisão e estamos fa-zendo a única coisa que nos resta, ten-tar ajudar as pessoas que infelizmente perderam tudo o que tinham.

Quero aproveitar e agradecer a todas as pessoas que se preocuparam comigo e minha família e que não se cansaram de perguntar como estávamos, se pre-cisávamos de algo, de mandar orações, videos e correntes positivas, muito obrigada mesmo, tudo isso nos ajudou muito e me fez ver o quanto somos especiais.

Mas agora mudando de assunto eu quero dar uma ótima sugestão para você que ain-da não escolheu seu presente de Natal,Eu tive a oportunidade de bater um papo com a Edna Celulari "irmã do ator Edson Celulari", ela vive aqui nos Estados Uni-dos, e defensora dos nossos fiéis amigos que são os cachorrinhos e tem um Canil que se chama Canil Celulari e tem cachor-

rinhos lindos, você precisam ver, é paixão a primeira vista.Para ver essa matéria e saber como en-comendar esse lindo presente de natal e só visitar meu site ou visitar www.celula-riyorkies.com

No dia 3 de novembro eu realizei mais um sonho que foi conhecer e entrevistar o can-tor LUAN SANTANA, foi maravilhoso, um degrau a mais em minha carreira e uma alegria que nem sei descrever, só mesmo agradecer a Deus pela oportunidade.

Quero aproveitar também e convidar você para participarem do novo VICKY TALKING A LOT SHOW, Meu programa esta ganhando uma carinha nova e esta-mos a procura de patrocinadores, você que tem um business e que divulga-lo verifique meu site a quantidade de visitas que rece-bo em meus videos e venha fazer parte da

minha família, vamos crescer juntos!!Para maiores informações, contato e assis-tir meus videos, entrevistas, e muito mais visite www.vickyshowusa.com

E para terminar quero convida-los para o Show do Cristiano Araujo, uma das maio-res revelações da música sertaneja em 2012, fique ligadinho nas propagandas para ver que dia ele estará ai pertinho de você, o meu encontro com ele aqui será no dia 15 de dezembro.Beijinhos no seu coração e ate a próxima edição.

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Well folks as most people already know, here in the U.S. EAST Coast, we were seri-ously hit by Hurricane Sandy. I have a lot to thank especially because in our house we only suffered a big scare, but God is good and nothing happened to us. Fortunately we had no lights for less than 24 hours, but we know that now more than 16 days after the incident, there is still peo-ple without electric power.

We have visited places like Seaside Heights - New Jersey, a local beach town, consid-ered a Summer vacation point for many people that was totally destroyed.I am very sad about everything I saw on television and we're doing the only thing we have left to do, try to help the people who unfortunately lost everything they had. I also want to thank all the people that worried about me and my family and nev-er stopped to ask how we were, if we need-ed something, the ones that sent prayers, and positive thoughts, thank you, all that helped us a lot and made us see how spe-cial me and my family are!

But now changing the subject I want to give a great suggestion for you who have not yet chosen your Christmas present,

I had the opportunity to chat with Edna Celulari "sister of actor Edson Celulari" she lives here in the United States, and ad-vocate for our faithful friends , our pets the dogs and she has a kennel called Kennel Celulari and has beautiful puppies you guys need to see is passion at first sight.To view this matter and know how to or-der this beautiful Christmas present and so visit my website or visit www.celulariyorkies.com

On November 3rd another dream came true! Meet and interview the brazilian singer LUAN SANTANA, it was wonder-ful, a step further in my career and a joy that I can’t describe, I thank God for the opportunity.

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For more information, contact info, watch my videos, interviews, and more visit www.vickyshowusa.comAnd finally I want to invite you to Cristiano Araujo Show, one of the biggest revelations of musica

sertaneja ( Brazilian Country Music) in 2012, stay connected for new announcements!He will be in Newark on December 15th.

Kisses in your heart and until the next edition.

VICKY !!!

Barneys New York e a Walt Disney Company lançam o Programa das Festas de 2012:

Electric HolidayA Barneys New York, varejista de especiali-dades de luxo e a Walt Disney Company, a companhia líder mundial de entretenimento, lançaram o projeto das Festas de 2012 ,Electric Holiday na loja pioneira da Barneys na Madison Avenue, em Nova York. Uma iniciativa de plataforma múltipla, im-pregnada de moda e fantasia, o programa Electric Holiday reunirá a criatividade e a magia da Disney com a inteligência e a surpresa do legendário projeto anual das festas de fim de ano da Barneys New York, cri-ando uma celebração festiva e moderna com luzes eletrizantes, música e moda.

"A Disney está orgulhosa de fazer parte da mágica das festas de Nova York este ano", disse Robert A. Iger, Presidente do Conselho e Executivo-Chefe da Walt Disney Company. "Junto com a Barneys, criamos uma experiência única que combina os grandes personagens e histórias da Disney com a alta moda para uma espetacular celebração da época de festas".

Como parte do programa Electric Holiday, 25% das vendas de produtos da coleção de ed-ição limitada Electric Holiday, que forem ven-didos em lojas Barneys selecionadas e através do site Barneys.com serão doados para a Cruz Vermelha americana. Isto se soma aos US$ 2 milhões que a Walt Disney Company já prometeu para ajudar os

esforços de ajuda humanitária, incluindo US$ 1 milhão para a Cruz Vermelha para ajuda imediata e US$ 1 milhão adicional para aju-dar nos esforços de reconstrução em comuni-dades afetadas pelo Furacão Sandy.

Adicionalmente, a Disney/ABC Television Group organizaram um "Dia da Doação" na-cional em 6 de novembro de 2012, integrando totalmente mensagens de apoio comunitário em várias programações e arrecadando mais de US$ 18 milhões para a Cruz Vermelha americana.

AS VITRINES DO PROGRAMA ELECTRIC HOLIDAYO programa Electric Holiday e as vitrines da loja âncora da Madison Avenue foram inau-gurados, apresentando 'Electric Holiday', um vídeo de arte animada estrelado pela Minnie em uma aventura de moda divertida e fabu-losa em Paris, juntamente com uma série de notáveis personalidades da moda e de perso-nagens da Disney.

"A Disney é uma marca mágica e a Barneys New York é uma marca surpreenden-te. Achamos que conseguimos capturar tanto a mágica quanto a surpresa com este projeto para as festas", disse Mark Lee, Executivo-Chefe da Barneys New York. "Era um sonho colaborar com a Disney e nós da Barneys es-tamos agradecidos por eles terem achado in-trigante misturarmos os personagens de nos-sos diferentes mundos desta forma".

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Barneys NY & Disney Giving Back to Community

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O vídeo de arte animada foi concebido para ser uma interpretação divertida do mundo da alta moda, e será exibido por um período de seis semanas nas vitrines da loja da Madison Avenue, bem como nas lojas âncoras da Barneys por todo o país. Para ajudar a dar vida ao espetáculo, o compositor vencedor do Oscar® Michael Giacchino criou uma trilha sonora origi-nal. O vídeo está sendo mostrado com ex-clusividade nos endereços barneys.com, Disney.com e AOL.com.

As personalidades da moda que aparecem no vídeo de arte animada incluem:

-- Fotógrafos: Steven Meisel, Mario Sor-renti e Juergen Teller -- Personalidades da Primeira Fila: Sar-ah Jessica Parker, Daphne Guinness, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista e Bryan Boy -- Bastidores: Guido Palau, Pat McGrath, Julien d'Ys, Alber Elbaz, Nicolas Ghesquière e Ed Filipowski -- Editores: Glenda Bailey, Bridget Foley, Emmanuelle Alt, Suzy Menkes, Franca Sozzani, Carine Roitfeld, Cathy Horyn e Anna Dello Russo

Cada personagem da Disney está vestido com um visual único e exclusivo criado por alguns dos mais influentes designers de moda de todo o mundo, incluindo: -- Mickey: Balenciaga por Nicolas Ghes-quière -- Pateta: Balmain por Olivier Rousteing -- Margarida: Dolce & Gabbana -- Minnie: Lanvin por Alber Elbaz -- Branca de Neve: Nina Ricci por Peter

Copping -- Princesa Tiana: Proenza Schouler -- Cruela Cruel: Rick Owens

Usando tecnologia e hardware inovadores, as vitrines da loja da Madison Avenue apresentam exclusiva tecnologia de telas usando Christie® MicroTiles® da Chris-tie Digital Systems USA, Inc, nas quais o vídeo será exibido. A tecnologia trabalha com o sistema de produção integrado da d3 Technologies que alimenta o centro do espetáculo, utilizando cinco servidores 4U que geram 20 transmissões simultâneas de vídeo de alta definição. Uma das compan-hias da OSRAM, a Traxon, fabricante de iluminação dinâmica e controles, forneceu quase 500 pés quadrados de malhas e fios de LED, bem como controles inteligentes que adicionam uma camada de vídeo ao visual da vitrine.

OS PRODUTOS DO PROGRAMA ELEC-TRIC HOLIDAY

A Barneys New York e a Disney trabal-haram para criar uma variedade de itens exclusivos (XO exclusively ours), de ed-ição limitada para presentes durante as festas, que estarão disponíveis por tempo limitado somente na Chelsea Passage no nono andar da loja âncora da Barneys da Madison Avenue em Nova York, na loja âncora da companhia em Beverly Hills e no endereço Barneys.com.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU01jBw9HB4

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Em homenagem a este projeto especial, 25% do preço de varejo de todos os itens da coleção Electric Holiday, vendidos exclusivamente em lojas selecionadas da Barneys New York e pelo Barneys.com até 3 de janeiro de 2013, serão doados para os esforços de ajuda da Cruz Ver-melha Americana.A variedade de produtos inclui as altamente colecionáveis figuras Vinylmation da Disney, criadas por Paul Smith e Diane von Fursten-berg, as orelhas do Mickey criadas por Rag & Bone e L’Wren Scott, e itens menores, tais como enfeites festivos, doces comestíveis, brinquedos para crianças e muito mais.Além da variedade de produtos Electric Holi-day, haverá também uma seleção com cu-radoria de objetos antigos que estarão dis-poníveis na loja âncora da Madison Avenue, incluindo um relógio de pulso antigo do Mickey, uma biografia autografada de Walt Disney e brinquedos especiais antigos da Dis-ney.

A CAÇADA AO CARTÃO DE PRESENTE MISTERIOSO ELECTRIC HOLIDAYPara celebrar este evento especial, a Barneys New York realizou uma caça ao tesouro de cartões de presente por toda a Cidade de Nova York em 14 de novembro. Um “Mensageiro do Mickey” estava localizado em vários lugares por toda Manhattan, e somente seguindo as pistas no Twitter (@BarneysNY) e no Insta-gram (BarneysNYofficial) os participantes conseguiam encontrá-lo. Quando os partici-pantes encontraram o mensageiro da Disney--identificável por suas orelhas do Mickey--eles simplesmente lhe deram uma senha secreta para receberem um cartão de presente mis-terioso com um valor qualquer entre US$ 25 e US$ 500. Um sortudo ganhador do grande prêmio recebeu ingressos para o evento de in-auguração da vitrine.

OS PATROCINADORES DO PROGRAMA ELECTRIC HOLIDAYA Barneys New York e a Disney colaboraram com a AOL e a Air France, para ajudarem a envolver ainda mais os consumidores no pro-grama Electric Holiday.A Barneys NY, a Disney e a AOL colaboraram para criar uma experiência de mídia de marca conjunta em torno do projeto Electric Holi-day. Atuando como o braço digital do projeto, a StyleList da AOL coloca a lendária vitrine on-line com uma apresentação exclusiva do curta metragem animado e imagens dos bas-tidores.

A Air France está apoiando o projeto das Fes-tas de 2012 com uma promoção integrada, que inclui um sorteio nacional, convidando os compradores e os fãs do Facebook a se inscrev-erem para concorrer a uma viagem a Paris, incluindo passagens de ida e volta para duas pessoas em classe executiva pela Air France, acomodações em hotel por quatro noites no Hotel Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg, US$ 5.000 em roupas e bagagens da Barneys New York e dois ingressos para a Disneyland Paris.O vídeo de arte animada Electric Holiday será exibido em todos os mercados âncoras da Barneys New York incluindo Beverly Hills, Chicago, São Francisco, Boston, Scottsdale, Dallas e Seattle, bem como no Barneys.com e seu site de conteúdo luxuoso, The Window.

www.barneys.com/Electric-Holiday

Source: Barney’s of NY

Barneys New York And The Walt Disney Compa-ny Launch Holiday 2012 Program: Electric Holiday

Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, and The Walt Disney Company, the world's leading entertainment company, launched the 2012 Holiday proj-ect Electric Holiday at the Bar-neys New York Madison Avenue flagship store. A multi-platform initiative infused with fashion and fantasy, Electric Holiday merges the creativity and magic of Disney with the wit and sur-prise of the legendary Barneys New York annual holiday proj-ect to create a celebration of fes-tive modern electric lights, mu-sic and fashion.

"Disney is proud to be part of New York's holiday magic this year," said Robert A. Iger, chair-man and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. "Together with Barneys, we've created a one-of-a-kind expe-rience that combines Disney's great characters and storytelling with high fashion for a spectacu-lar celebration of the season."

As part of the Electric Holiday program, 25% of sales from the limited-edition Electric Holiday product collection sold at select Barneys stores and Barneys.com will be donated to the American Red Cross. This is in addition to the$2 million dollars The Walt Disney Company has already pledged to support relief efforts, including $1 million to the Red Cross for immediate relief and an additional $1 million to sup-

port rebuilding efforts in Hur-ricane Sandy affected commu-nities.In addition, Disney/ABC Television Group organized a national "Day of Giving" on Nov. 6 2012, seamlessly integrat-ing outreach messaging across various programming and rais-ing more than $18 million for the American Red Cross.

THE ELECTRIC HOLIDAY WINDOWSThe Electric Holiday program and the Madison Avenue flag-ship's windows were unveiled featuring 'Electric Holiday', a moving art video starring Min-nie Mouse on a fun, fabulous fashion adventure in Paris, along with an array of notable fashion personalities and Disney char-acters."Disney is a magical brand and Barneys New York is a surprising brand. We feel we've captured both the magic and the surprise with this holiday project," said Mark Lee, Barneys New York CEO. "It has been a dream to collaborate with Disney and we at Barneys are grateful that they found it intriguing to mix char-acters from our different worlds in this way."

Capturing the essence of the highly stylized fashion world along with the electrically-charged colors and brilliant lights of the magical world of Disney, the video begins with Minnie dreaming of the glam-our of Paris. In her dream, she is whisked away to the City of Light, where she comes face to face with revered fashion per-sonalities and takes the runway along with Mickey Mouse, Daisy

Duck, and more in fabulous de-signer fashions. The storyline concludes happily when Minnie wakes up and Mickey presents her with the same designer dress she has just sported in her dream on the catwalk.The moving art video was con-ceived to be a playful interpreta-tion of the high fashion world, and will screen for a six-week period in the Madison Avenue windows, as well as in Barneys flagship stores across the coun-try. To help bring the show to life, Oscar®-winning composer Michael Giacchino has created an original score. The video is exclusively on barneys.com, Dis-ney.com and AOL.com.Fashion personalities featured within the moving art video in-clude: -- Photographers: Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti and Juer-gen Teller -- Front Row Personalities: Sarah Jessica Parker, Daphne Guinness, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Lin-da Evangelista and Bryan Boy -- Backstage: Guido Palau, Pat McGrath, Julien d'Ys, Alber El-baz, Nicolas Ghesquière and Ed Filipow-ski -- Editors: Glenda Bailey, Bridget Foley, Emmanuelle Alt, Suzy Menkes, Franca Sozzani, Carine Roit-feld, Cathy Horyn and Anna Dello RussoEach Disney character is dressed in a one-of-a-kind exclusive look created by some of the most in-fluential fashion designers in the world, including: -- Mickey Mouse: Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière

-- Goofy: Balmain by Olivier Rousteing -- Daisy: Dolce & Gabbana -- Minnie Mouse: Lanvin by Alber Elbaz -- Snow White: Nina Ricci by Peter Copping -- Tiana: Proenza Schouler -- Cruella de Vil: Rick OwensUsing innovative technology and hardware, the Madison Avenue windows features unique display technology using Christie® Mi-croTiles® from Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc, on which the video will play. Working with d3 Technologies' integrated pro-duction system which power the core of the show, utilizing five 4U servers generating 20 simul-taneous HD video streams. An OSRAM Business, Traxon the dynamic lighting and controls manufacturer, supplied almost 500 square feet of LED Mesh and String, as well as intelligent controls to add a layer of video to the window display.THE ELECTRIC HOLIDAY PRODUCTBarneys New York and Disney have worked to create a range of exclusive (XO exclusively ours), limited-edition holiday gift items, available now for a limit-ed time only at Chelsea Passage on the ninth floor in Barneys' Madison Avenue flagship loca-tion in New York, at the compa-ny's Beverly Hills flagship loca-tion, and Barneys.com.In honor of this special proj-ect, 25% of the retail price of all items in the Electric Holiday collection sold exclusively in se-lect Barneys New York stores and Barneys.com through Janu-ary 3rd, 2013, will be donated to American Red Cross disaster

relief.

The product assortment in-cludes Disney's highly collect-ible Vinylmation figures de-signed by Paul Smith and Diane von Furstenberg, Mickey Mouse ears designed by Rag & Bone and L'Wren Scott, and smaller items such as holiday ornaments, edi-ble sweets, toys for children, and much more.In addition to the Electric Holi-day product assortment, there will also be a curated selection of vintage memorabilia available at the Madison Avenue flagship location, including a vintage Mickey watch, a signed biogra-phy of Walt Disney and specialty vintage Disney toys.

THE ELECTRIC HOLIDAY MYSTERY GIFT CARD HUNTTo celebrate this special event, Barneys New York hosted a New York City-wide scavenger hunt for gift cards on Novem-ber 14. A "Mickey Messenger" was posted at various locations throughout Manhattan, and only by following clues on Twit-ter (@BarneysNY) and Insta-gram (BarneysNYofficial) were participants able to find him. When participants found the Mickey Messenger--identifiable from his Mickey Mouse ears--they simply gave him the secret password to receive a mystery gift card with a value anywhere between $25 to $500. One lucky grand-prize winner received tickets to the evening's window unveiling event.THE ELECTRIC HOLIDAY SPONSORSBarneys New York and Disney have collaborated with AOL

and Air France, to help further engage the consumer with the Electric Holiday program.Barneys NY, Disney and AOL have collaborated to create a co-branded media experience surrounding the Electric Holi-day project. Acting as the proj-ect's digital arm, AOL's StyleL-ist brings the legendary window online with an exclusive show-ing of the animated short film and behind-the-scenes footage.Air France is supporting the Holiday 2012 project with an in-tegrated promotion to include a nationwide sweepstakes invit-ing shoppers and Facebook fans to enter to win a trip to Paris, including two roundtrip busi-ness class airline tickets on Air France, four night hotel accom-modations at the Hotel Sofi-tel Paris Le Faubourg, a $5,000 wardrobe and luggage from Bar-neys New York, and two tickets to Disneyland Paris.The Electric Holiday moving art video will be displayed in all Barneys New York flagship markets including Beverly Hills, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Scottsdale, Dallas and Seattle, as well as on Barneys.com and its luxury content site, The Win-dow.www.barneys.com/Electric-Hol-iday

Barneys New York on Twitter: #ElectricHoliday

Source Barneys NY

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Felipe Massa Gives First Glimpse Of New Circuit Of The Americas

Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa helped kick off this weekend's Formula 1 United States Grand Prix by treating a group of guests to virtual laps of the Cir-

cuit Of The Americas (COTA) in Shell's state-of-the-art simulator.The 2012 season sees Formula 1 racing return to the United States for the first time since 2007 with an all-new venue in Austin, Texas. To help launch this very special weekend, Massa joined invited me-dia guests from around the world to give them a first glimpse of the 5.5-kilometre (3.4-mile) Grand Prix circuit.

Visiting a new track is nothing Scuderia Ferrari and its Technical Partner Shell are not used to. The secret of success is being able to anticipate the challenge before you arrive - thus making work done in the sim-ulators and engine test bays critical. Hav-

ing worked together since the birth of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the pair have encountered many races at un-familiar tracks and Shell scientists have worked closely with Ferrari engineers to develop innovative products and deliver a premium fuel, which meets one of the most tightly controlled and specific fuel requirements in the racing world. With the knowledge gained from testing on the track with Ferrari, Shell scientists devel-oped Shell V-Power Premium Gasoline(®) for cars on the road to deliver maximum protection for optimum performance.

"We already have a good understanding of the challenge the COTA will give us and have undertaken several virtual long runs in Italy. We actually run programs to rep-licate the entire race weekend, although there is no real substitute for being there, we already know which products are going to give Scuderia Ferrari the best advantage in Texas."Cara Tredget, Shell Ferrari Technology Manager said“Driving virtual laps of Austin's COTA in Shell's Professional Simulator Experience, Massa brought to life the extreme challeng-es he, Scuderia Ferrari and Shell will face this weekend around the 20-turn counter-clockwise track. The new track will join the ranks of some of the most technical on the Formula 1 calendar and his laps proved that the drivers and fans have much to look for-ward to this weekend.”

"The Shell Professional Simulator Experience is one of the most realistic simulators avail-able in the world, so it is fantastic to be able to give people a sneak preview of the new Cir-cuit Of The Americas. The track is extremely technical with lots of passing opportunities when it widens out, and I think all of the driv-ers will find this weekend particularly chal-lenging. We have already driven hundreds of simulated laps of the track in Maranello and the engineers have been working hard to opti-mize the F2012 for the track.

Understanding the nature of a new track is always complicated, especially as we have no previous data to study, so we won't know un-til Sunday exactly what the race has in store. That is why working with long-standing part-ners like Shell is so important for our team to try and gain that all important competitive edge."Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari driver

The Shell Professional Simulator Experience is one of the most technologically advanced simulators in the world. It is used by profes-sional racing drivers to become accustomed to each car's controls and learn track layouts. For more causal users and fans, it allows the driver to experience the innovation and de-velopment that drives the technical partner-ship between Shell and Ferrari in a way that has never been possible until now as well as giving them a taster as to the power and per-formance of a Formula 1 car.

With this unique asset, Shell has created a tool that gives them a unique insight into one of the most long-standing and successful techni-cal partnerships in motorsport.

About Shell's Technical Partnership with Fer-rariShell and Ferrari share one of the most suc-cessful partnerships in Formula 1 history.Having contested, in partnership, more than half of all the Formula 1 races ever run, they have together amassed 12 Drivers' Champion-ships and 10 Constructors' Championships.This strong historical footing provides the ba-sis for what is also one of the most forward-looking partnerships in contemporary mo-torsport.

SOURCE Shell Oil Company/prnh/20120917/Web Site: http://www.shellus.com

About Formula 1 in the USAS

Felipe Massa piloto Brasileiro da Scuderia Ferrari deu o pontapé inicial neste fim de semana do Grande Prêmio dos Estados Unidos de Fórmula 1 chamando um gru-

po de convidados para percorrer o Cir-cuito das Américas (COTA) no altamente sofisticado simulador da Shell .A temporada de 2012 de Fórmula 1 vê o retorno da corrida para os Estados Unidos pela primeira vez desde 2007, com um local totalmente novo, em Austin, Texas. Para ajudar a lançar o evento neste fim de semana muito especial, Massa jun-tou convidados da mídia de todo o mun-do para lhes dar um primeiro vislumbre do 5,5 km (3,4 milhas) do circuito Grand Prix

Para a Scuderia Ferrari e seu técnico par-ceiro Shell , visitar uma nova pista não é nada a que não estejam acostumados. O segredo do sucesso é ser capaz de an-tecipar o desafio antes dele chegar - tor-nando o trabalho feito nos simuladores e baías de mecanismo de teste realmente crítico. Tendo trabalhado juntos desde o

nascimento do Campeonato do Mundo de Fórmula 1-FIA, e de ter participado de muitas corridas em pistas desconhecidas, os cientistas da Shell trabalham de perto com os engenheiros da Ferrari para de-senvolver produtos inovadores e oferecer um combustível premium, que reúne to-das as necessidades de combustível especí-ficos ao mundo das corridas. um dos mais rigidamente controlados .

Com o conhecimento adquirido a partir de testes na pista com a Ferrari, cientistas da Shell desenvolveram a gasolina Shell-premium V-Power (®) para os carros de estrada oferecendo a máxima proteção com o melhor desempenho.

“Nós já temos um bom entendimento do que o desafio da COTA(Circuit of The Americas) nos dará e ainda levamos em consideração várias corridas virtuais na Itália. Nós realmente executamos um programa para replicar a corrida inteira do fim de semana, embora não há ne-nhum substituto real para a corrida real, já sabemos quais os produtos que vão dar a Scuderia Ferrari a melhor vantagem no Texas. “ Cara Tredget, Shell Ferrari Gerente de Tecnologia.Dirigindo nas pistas virtuais do COTA - Austin - Texas no Shell Simulator Profes-sional, Massa trouxe à vida os extremos desafios que ele, Scuderia Ferrari e Shell terão de enfrentar neste fim de semana em torno das 20-voltas na pista em sentido anti-horário.

Felipe Massa dá primeiro vislumbre do novo circuito das Américas

A nova pista vai se juntar algumas das mais técnicas do calendário da Fórmula 1 e suas voltas provaram que os controla-dores e os fãs terao muito a ver neste fim de semana. A Experiência no Shell Professional Simu-lator um dos simuladores mais realistas disponíveis no mundo, é fantástica, sendo capaz de dar às pessoas uma prévia do novo Circuito das Américas. A pista é extremamente técnica, com mui-tas oportunidades de passagem quando se amplia, e eu acho que todos os pilotos vão achar esse fim de semana particular-mente difícil. Nós já conduzimos centenas de voltas simuladas da pista em Maranello e os engenheiros estão trabalhando duro para otimizar o F2012 para a pista.

Compreender a natureza de uma nova pista é sempre complicado, especialmente porque não temos dados anteriores para estudar, por isso não sei se até domingo o que exatamente a corrida tem nos reservado. É por isso que trabalhar com parceiros de longa data como a Shell é tão importante para a nossa equipe para tentar ganhar uma vantagem competitiva importante todos. "

Felipe Massa, piloto da Ferrari :A Shell Professional Simulator é um dos simuladores mais avançados tecnologica-mente do mundo. Ele é usado por pilotos profissionais para se acostumar com os controles de cada carro e aprender layouts de pista. Para os usuários mais casuais e fãs, permite ao condutor experimentar a inovação e desenvolvimento que impul-

siona a parceria técnica entre a Shell e a Ferrari de uma maneira que nunca foi possível até agora, bem como dar-lhes uma prova como a potência e o desem-penho de um carro de Fórmula 1.

Com este recurso único, a Shell criou uma ferramenta que lhes dá uma visão única de uma das parcerias mais duradouras e bem-sucedidas entre técnicos em automo-bilismo. Sobre parceria técnica da Shell com a Fer-rari:Shell e Ferrari participam de uma das parcerias de maior sucesso na história da Fórmula 1. Tendo recorrido, em parceria, mais de metade de todas as corridas de Fórmula 1 já executadss, elas têm juntas acumuladas 10 Constructor’s Championship e 12 Pilots Championships.

Esta forte base histórica fornece a base para o que também é uma das parcerias mais prospectivas do automobilismo contemporâneo.

FONTE Shell Oil Company

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How important is sleep? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic. Not only are the sleepless impacted, although so are the clients they serve, other drivers on the road, and the family whom they take care of. In other words, “about 70 million adults in the US are affected by a sleep problem”, and at least 10 people are impacted by their inhibited response times, potential memory

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Quão importante é o sono? De acordo com os Centros para Controle e Prevenção de Doenças, o sono insuficiente é uma epi-demia de saúde pública. Os impactados pelo problema não são apenas os privados de dormir, mas, ainda assim são os clien-tes a que servem, como, os motoristas nas estradas, e as familias pelas quais são res-ponsáveis. Em outras palavras, "cerca de 70 milhões de adultos nos EUA são afetados por problemas de sono", e pelo menos 10 pessoas são impactadas por reações moto-ras inibidas, problemas de memória e sem paciência. São 700 milhões de pessoas afetadas pela falta de sono. Estes poderiam ser seus viz-inhos, ou até mesmo cônjuges. Você sabia, que cerca de "40 milhões de americanos sofrem de distúrbios crônicos do sono, e

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VendorLink – New business spurs over a billion dollars in local contracts in first two years

How many start-ups can boast of having supported over a billion dollars in local business contracts in less than three years? I can only think of one: VendorLink. brain-child of two Central Florida software devel-opers, Carlos Martinez and Dan Burroughs, VendorLink streamlines the process for government bid solicitations and contracts through an online web service.

The City of Orlando is already on board with VendorLink, and has had great suc-cess. “Our vendors appreciate the ease of use and the ‘no charge’ supplier registration and notification service offered by the eSup-plier Service. VendorLink has provided ex-ceptional customer service, as we continue to expand the program to meet the needs of our customers” stated Rhonda Scott, Or-lando’s Director of Purchasing and Manage-ment.

Osceola and Seminole Counties have also signed up. Currently, there are 85 govern-ment contractors and over 10,500 vendors in the system. Geared for growth, Vendor-Link plans to expand throughout the coun-try to ease the bidding system for vendors from all climates.

“Our Purchasing Department staff has uti-lized this efficient system to replace sever-al manual processes and to communicate more effectively with our vendors” stated

Cheryl Olson, the Director of Purchasing, Property and Warehouse for the School District of Osceola County. Not only does it save money, the system saves vendors time by consolidating RFPs into one place, so they don’t have to search multiple websites for jobs to bid on. Similarly, it saves the gov-ernment time by reducing the hours spent on transferring information, scanning doc-uments and searching for vendor contacts. Currently, VendorLink is the only software on the market that integrates contract man-agement into the bid solicitation and ven-dor management system.

Sounds expensive, right? Actually, this ser-vice is perfect for small and mid-size busi-nesses, for the entrance fee is negligible. Vendors’ annual registration fees are $5 per county, or $100 for the entire state. Sign-up fees for government agencies are low as well, and although they vary based on the number of bids, they are typically less than $6,000.

This 2-and-a-half year old company is mak-ing big waves. “It started as a project for the Law Enforcement Technology and Training Research Center which at the time was part of the University of Central Florida” states co-founder Martinez. His advice for ven-dors, “take advantage of our web application as it provides vital plan holder information that could be used by vendors to forge part-nerships and create synergy to win bids.”For additional infomation, please visitwww.evendorlink.com

About BusinessVendorLink - Novos negócios estimulam mais de um bilhão de dólares em contratos locais nos primeiros dois anosQuantos start-ups pode se orgulhar de ter apoiado mais de um bilhão de dólares em contratos comerciais locais em me-nos de três anos? Eu só posso pensar em uma: VendorLink.

Esta ideia de dois desenvolvedores de software da Florida Central, Carlos Martinez e Dan Burroughs, agiliza o processo de solicitações de licitação e contratos do governo através de um serviço web online.A cidade de Orlando já está a bordo com VendorLink, e tem obtido grande sucesso."Nossos fornecedores apreciam a facilidade de uso, o registro sem custo, e notificação ofe-recida pelo Supplier.

VendorLink tem prestado serviço excepcional ao cliente, à medida que continuamos a expan-dir o programa para atender as necessidades de nossos clientes ", afirmou Rhonda Scott, diretor de Orlando de Compras e Gestão. Osceola e Seminole também se inscreveram. Atualmente, existem 85 empresas do governo e mais de 10.500 fornecedores no sistema. Orientada para o crescimento, VendorLink planeja expandir por todo o país para facilitar o sistema de licitação para os fornecedores de todos os climas.

"Nossa equipe do Departamento de Compras tem utilizado este sistema eficiente para sub-stituir processos manuais diversos e comu-nicar mais eficazmente com nossos fornece-

dores", afirmou Cheryl Olson, o Diretor de Propriedade, Compras e Armazém do Dis-trito Escolar do Condado de Osceola. Não só poupar dinheiro, o sistema economiza tempo, evitando a procura de vários sites de empregos para licitar.

Da mesma forma, economiza o tempo do gov-erno, reduzindo as horas gastas na transfer-ência de informação, digitalização de docu-mentos e busca de contatos de fornecedores.

Atualmente, VendorLink é o único software do mercado que integra a gestão de contra-tos para a licitação e sistema de gestão de for-necedores.Parece caro, né? Na verdade, este serviço é perfeito para empresas de pequeno e médio porte, para a taxa de entrada é de-sprezível. Taxas de registo de vendedores an-uais são de US $ 5 por condado, ou US $ 100 para todo o Estado. O valor de registro para agências governa-mentais são baixos, e variam de acordo com o número de ofertas (lances), que são tipica-mente menos de US $ 6.000.Esta empresa está gerando uma grande onda "Tudo começou como um projeto para a Tecnologia de Aplicação da Lei Centro de Pes-quisa e Treinamento que na época fazia parte da UCF", afirma o co-fundador Martinez. Seu conselho para os fornecedores, "tirem vanta-gem da aplicação, pois fornece informações sobre o titular vital ao plano que poderia ser usado por vendedores para formar parcerias e criar sinergia para ganhar concursos."Para obter informações adicionais, visite www.evendorlink.com

Businesses Across the Nation Employ The Garage for Innovation

Looking for Innovation? The Garage, a high tech firm established in early 2012, pays tribute to the world’s most innova-tive companies that started in a garage (like Google, Amazon.com and Apple).

The company culture nurtures innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity across the board and is currently engaged in developing innovative IT solutions for Healthcare and Education.

"Working with The Garage has been an essential business decision for my company. Their expertise in mobile and tablet-based technologies is a critical component for our success,” said John Preski, President of Membertek Inc., one of The Garage’s clients.

The Garage specializes in mobile, digital collaboration and hands-free technologies. Some of the projects that The Garage is in-volved in include a collaborative, patient-centric ACO platform for a Medicare Shared Savings (MSS) ACO pro-gram; a HIE solution for a state-wide health plan; a hands-free mobile solution for a health services company and a cross-platform mobile messaging system.

"The team at The Garage is well-versed in healthcare and they’re able to quickly understand our business requirements and translate them into creative technology solu-tions that meet our needs,” said Ivan Reyes,

Executive Director of Health Care Services of Florida, another client of The Garage. In addition to the above, The Garage’s innova-tion team is architecting the next generation solutions for healthcare that include mobile patient engagement, on-demand clinical data interactions and social intelligence for healthcare communities.

“The Garage is a hub for innovation and we know no boundaries when it comes to build-ing solutions that make a difference to the businesses that we partner with” said Pra-nam Ben, Founder and CEO. In an effort to expand, The Garage recently moved in to their new world headquarters in downtown Orlando. Along with a new location,

The Garage has added Ray Gilley as the new-est executive member of the team. Ray re-cently served as the President of the Orlando Economic Development Commission where he oversaw the region’s economic growth through stellar achievements. “The Garage has found the formula for suc-cess by catering to the needs of the market-place while maintaining their creative spirit and culture, which will only fuel economic growth in the region over the next few years” said Ray.With the leadership team in place, The Ga-rage is positioned for rapid growth and intends to triple their Orlando-based work-force over the next 2 years. For additional information, please visit www.thegaragein.com.

About BusinessEmpresas de todo o país empregam a Garagem para Inovação

Procurando por inovação? The Garage, uma empresa de alta tecnologia criada no início de 2012, presta homenagem as empresas mais inovadoras do mundo, que começaram em uma garagem (como Google, Amazon.com e Apple).

A empresa nutre cultura de inovação, o em-preendedorismo e a criatividade e atualmente está envolvida no desenvolvimento de soluções inovadoras de IT para Saúde e Educação.

"Trabalhar com a garagem foi uma decisão de negócios essencial para a minha empresa. Suas tecnologias móveis baseadas em tablet é um componente crítico para o nosso sucesso", disse John Preski, presidente da Membertek Inc., um dos clientes da garagem.

A Garagem é especializada em tecnologia de colaboração, digital móvel. Alguns dos pro-jetos que a garagem está envolvida inclui um colaborativo, centrado no paciente para uma plataforma do programa ACO Medicare Shared Savings (MSS) uma solução HIE para um plano de saúde em todo o estado, uma solução hands-free para mobile para uma empresa de serviços de saude para um sistema de mensagem em uma plataforma cruzada movel "A equipe da A garagem é bem versado em cuidados de saúde e eles são capazes de compreender rapidamente as necessidades de nossos negócios e traduzi-los em soluções tecnológicas criativas que atendam às nossas necessidades", disse Ivan Reyes, Dire-tor Executivo de Serviços de Saúde da Flórida, outra cliente da garagem. Além do acima, a equipe The Garage de inovação é arquitetar as soluções de próxima geração para cuidados de saúde, que incluem envolvimento paciente móvel, sob demanda interações de dados clíni-

cos e de inteligência social para as comunidades de saúde."A Garagem é um centro de inovação e sabemos que não há limites quando se trata de soluções de construção que fazem a diferença para os negócios que fazemos parceria com" disse Ben Pranam, Fundador e CEO. Em um esforço para expandir, The Garage recentemente mudou-se para sua nova sede mundial no centro de Or-lando. Junto com um novo local, a garagem tem acrescentado Ray Gilley como o mais novo membro executivo da equipe. Ray recentemente atuou como Presidente da Comissão de Desen-volvimento Econômico Orlando, onde supervi-sionou o crescimento econômico da região por meio de realizações estelares."A garagem tem encontrado a fórmula para o sucesso, para atender às necessidades do mer-cado, mantendo o seu espírito criativo e cultura, o que só vai alimentar o crescimento econômico na região ao longo dos próximos anos", disse Ray.Com a equipe de liderança no local, a garagem está posicionado para um crescimento rápido e pretende triplicar sua força de trabalho baseada em Orlando, nos próximos 2 anos.

Para obter informações adicionais, visite www.thegaragein.com.New! Click the words above to edit and view alternate translations. DismissGoogle Translate for Business:Translator ToolkitWebsite Trans-latorGlobal Market Finder

National Association of RealtorsRealtors Conference & Expo

A large Brazilian delegation of Realtors came to participate of the Realtors Conference &

Expo in Orlando.On November 7th they were registered and assigned for a Tour at several Real Estate developments. The activities for that day were organized by ORIC and Moneycorp, including a VIP receptionand a panel about important issues concerning the US Real Estate Market.We followed them to The VUE-in Downtown Orlando, where members of the Orlando Regional International Council were organizing a day full of learning, surprises and new experienc-es. Upon arrival they had breakfast and Tour a unit at The VUE. They found an

amazing property, with all the ameni-ties and positive qualities a buyer looks for. In a city like Orlando, that changes its character completelly once you ar-rive in Downtown Orlando, showing how Urban it can be, plus the beautiful landscapes, close to the International Airport , major highways, and all major shopping malls, all in the Brazilian Delegation was really im-pressed with how much you get for your money here in the US, compared to Brazil.The Brazilian delegation of Realtors visited other properties and also participated of all the events that followed the Realtors Conference & Expo.

Part of the Brazilian delegation of Realtors

Cleberto Copetti- ORIC

Breakfast at the Vue’s’s Clubhouse

TAM Airlines new seven-day-a-week, non-stop service to Rio de Janeiro is TAM’s second Brazilian destination along with Sao Paulo.

Until now, Rio de Janeiro had been the largest international market underserved at Orlando International.“For the second time in the past four years we are proud to welcome an inaugural

flight from Brazil to Orlando Interntional Airport. To date, TAM has flown 330,000 travelers to our region,” says Dr. Jason Pirozzolo, Vice-Chairman of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

“This one new route alone will bring more than $169 million in annual economic impact to our area, creating jobs and strengthening business connections.

TAM Airlines Begins Daily Service Between Rio de Janeiro and Orlando International

More importantly it helps other local com-panies to enter the growing Brazilian mar-ket. Combined with TAM’s two other daily flights, their total combined economic impact is more than half a billion dollars, which highlights the importance of bring-ing more international travel to Central Florida.”A water salute greets TAM’s inaugural Rio de Janeiro flight upon arrival in Orlando.

TAM will serve the route using A330-200 aircraft. Each plane is capable of carrying 223 passengers; 4 in firstclass, 24 in busi-ness class and 195 in economy class.In 2011 international passenger traffic made up approximately 10 percent of all travelers at Orlando International Air-port with a record 3,502,584 international guests. So far this year international traffic is up nearly 10 percent over the previous record.

Brazil Well Connected

Commissioner Tony Ortiz- Director of MultiCultural AffairsLuis Martinez -Alycea

Jay Santos-Visit Orlando, Amy Litter- CFBACC President, Joao Marcos arruda Pires Chairman CFBACC Business Committee

Costa Brasil Tours-Claudio Costa &Andrea

TAM VP Pablo Chiozza, GOAA Executive Director Phil Brown,

TAM Rio -Orlando Flight Crew

TAM VP Pablo Chiozza, GOAA Executive Director Phil Brown,

GOAA Executive Director Phil Brown, TAM VP Pablo Chiozza,

Commissoner Tony Ortiz, Vice Chairman GOAA Dr Jason

Pirozollo.

Commissioner Tony Ortiz – City of Orlando, representing Mayor Buddy Dyer emphasized the first efforts of Mayor Dyer to bring the first flights from São Paulo – Orlando and due to it’s major success we now also have Rio – Orlando. Com-missioner Ortiz also mentioned how much the City appreciated that TAM recognized “the busi-ness and economic advantages of expanded ser-vice into Orlando , with certainty that this will be beneficial for both Communities.

The flight arrived as scheduled at 5:25 PM, safe landed at Orlando International Airport, going through a water salute, provided by the Orlando Fire Department. It was a great moment, makes us proud to be part of something so grand. The progress that the Brazilian Economical growth has right now is so big that is bringing us in the US more tourism and business. Brazil is and always will be a friendly Nation with eyes in the progress and the future. We can only gain from this fruitful relationship.

Visit Orlando VP Jay Santos,Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Vice Chairman Dr. Jason Pirozzolo, Orange County Commissioner John Martinez, TAM VP Pablo Chiozza, GOAA, Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz welcome

TAM’s flight crew to Orlando

TAM Executives Rita Pereira, Nelson Freitas, Gaston Rodriguez, Michelle Cantrillon e Daniel Mannino

Visit Orlando VP Jay Santos,Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Vice Chairman Dr. Jason Pirozzolo, Orange County Commissioner John Martinez, TAM VP Pablo Chiozza, GOAA, Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz welcome

TAM’s flight crew to Orlando

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Vice Chairman Dr. Jason Pirozzolo Board Treasurer Dean Asher, Orange County Commissioner John Martinez

Delta Air Lines transfere a sede comercial da América Latina e Caribe para o Brasil

A Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) anuncia hoje que sua sede comercial para a América Latina e Caribe estará mudando de Atlanta para São Paulo. A iniciativa ressalta o foco e os recursos que a Delta vem destinando para seu crescimento na região, além do seu objetivo de se tornar a melhor operadora dos EUA na América Latina. No dia 1º de janeiro, Nicolas Ferri, vice-presidente para América Latina e Caribe, vai se transferir para São Paulo para conduzir as atividades comerciais reportando-se ao vice-presi-dente sênior de vendas globais, Steve Sear.

"Sob a liderança de Nicolas, ao longo dos últimos dois anos, a receita da Delta na América Latina e no Caribe cresceu 20%. Ao mesmo tempo, nós entramos em um processo de transformação em toda a em-presa para alinhar nossos produtos e ser-viços às expectativas de nossa crescente base de clientes na região", diz Sear. "O papel de Nicolas também é fundamental para o con-tínuo fortalecimento das nossas alianças e no aumento dos benefícios oferecidos aos clientes. Isto se deve às parcerias com nos-sos companheiros da SkyTeam, que são a Aeroméxico e Aerolíneas Argentinas, bem como os parceiros de code-share, caso da Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, e o acordo de joint-venture com a Air France-KLM, no México."

A transferência de Ferri para o Brasil faz da Delta Air Lines a única operadora dos EUA a ter um oficial corporativo residente na América Latina. Isto demonstra a atenção e a dedicação especial da Delta no atendi-

mento às necessidades dos clientes latinos, investindo US$ 3 bilhões em seus produtos e serviços.

A Delta está orgulhosa em transferir sua sede regional para São Paulo. Nosso obje-tivo de nos tornarmos a melhor operadora dos EUA na região tem muitos elemen-tos. Estamos convencidos que ter a nossa sede regional trará um foco maior, e mais benefícios, aos nossos clientes, parceiros e funcionários em toda América Latina e Caribe", diz Nicolas Ferri. "Nós continu-amos a demonstrar nosso compromisso com a região e este movimento da Delta, como transportadora dos EUA, traz uma perspectiva única e nos permite participar do dia-a-dia de negócios da indústria de aviação na região e, ao mesmo tempo, fazer parte de sua evolução".

A América Latina é um dos pilares da estra-tégia da Delta de crescimento sustentado da empresa. Em 2012, a Delta introduziu na região uma série de melhorias para as classes BusinessElite e Econômica, inspira-das na America Latina. Entre elas, estão o menu recém concebido pela chef Michelle Bernstein, as seleções de vinhos regionais feitas pela master sommelier Andrea Rob-inson, a seção em espanhol da Revista Sky, chamada Despegando, um canal do Face-book em Português e dois canais em tempo real para assistência a clientes, o @ Delta-Assist_ES em espanhol e @DeltaAjuda em português. Mais melhorias serão reveladas e introduzidas em 2013.

Delta Air Lines relocates Latin America and Caribbean Commercial Headquarters to BrazilDelta Air Lines announced that the Commercial Headquarters for its Latin America and the Caribbean region will be moving from Atlanta to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The relocation underscores the increased focus and resources Delta is placing in the region's growth and its goal of becoming the best U.S. carrier in Latin America. Effective Jan. 1, Nicolas Ferri, vice presi-dent -- Latin America and the Caribbean will transfer to Sao Paulo to lead the commercial activities reporting to Steve Sear, Delta's senior vice president - Global Sales.

"Under Nicolas' leadership, over the past two years Delta's revenue in Latin America and the Caribbean has grown 20 percent. We have also embarked on a company-wide transformation process to align our product and service offering with the expectations of our growing Latin America customer base" Sear said. "Nicolas' role is also instru-mental in continuing to strengthen our alliances and customer benefits offered through alliances with SkyTeam partners Aeromexico and Aerolineas Argentinas as well as codeshare partner GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and the joint venture agreement with Air France-KLM in Mexi-co." Ferri's relocation to Brazil makes Delta Air Lines the only U.S. carrier to have a vice president residing in Latin America. The company has placed

particular consideration in servicing the needs of Latin customers investing US $3 billion in its products and services.Delta is proud to relocate its regional headquarters to Sao Paulo. Our goal of becoming the best U.S. carrier in the region has many elements. We are con-vinced having our regional headquarters will bring additional focus and benefits to our customers, partners and employees throughout Latin America and the Caribbean," said Nicolas Ferri. "We con-tinue to demonstrate our commitment to the region and this move gives Delta as a U.S. carrier a unique perspective and allows us to participate in the day to day affairs of aviation industry in the region and being part of its evolution."Latin America is a pillar of Delta's sustained growth strategy in the company's strategic plan. In 2012 Delta introduced to the region a series of Latin-inspired enhancements for BusinessElite and Coach Cabins. Among these are a Facebook channel in Portuguese and two real-time customer assistance channels @DeltaAssist_ES in Spanish and @DeltaAjuda in Portuguese. Additional enhancements will be unveiled in 2013. Brazilian customers can also ac-cess Delta´s dedicated Brazil Facebook page visiting http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLines-Brasil.SOURCE Delta Air Lines

As usual on the first Friday of every month the Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce offers the opportunity to it’s members to speak after a Breakfast at the Florida Hotel - Marcello’s Bistro. The Chamber brings speakers with topics that can show many aspects about a business or even topics to enlighten a subject that is new and can improve many enterprises. So far this year the Chamber had many successful speakers and they still have the final Breakfast on December 7th - with speaker Dahlia Hayles, and Attorney Daniela Pulcinni, about Law and Identity Theft. Thin month the Chamber presented the speakers: Broker Rosana Almeida-owner at Florida Connexion and Cleberto Copetti- member of ORIC and Realtor - Imoveis in Or-lando, offering great advice in Real Estate strategy and opportunities in the actual busy market. Many attended to this class and it was for sure a huge success.The Chamber is experiencing a great year under the Presidency of Amy Litter, that gave the Chamber a new perspective and directory, that brought the interest of many Fortune 500 Companies that already turned into members and trustees, opening broader horizons to the entity.Companis such as WDW Resorts, Brighthouse, OUC and NY Life, one of their greatest Partners and supporters.Present were, Moneycorp, Adair Real Estate Services, SUNTRAN Intnl.,Parkland Intnl Realty, Legal Shield, Conecta Americas,Longwell Lawyers, IRIS Intnl.

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Speakers Rosana Almeida e Cleberto Copetti

Jordan Tilley, Juliana Scolari and Justine Assal-Moneycorp

Bill Donegan Orange County Property Apraiser Charles Brenner-Commercial Real Estate

CFBACC adds new blood to Board of Directors

Looks for growth in 2013

The CFBACC held their annual election for the Board of Directors on the evening of November 13, 2012. It was the culmination of a fantastic 2012 for the chamber and many of the participants shared a positive outlook for 2013. Many old and new friends sat down and shared some Brazilian delicacies while telling stores of football, politics, and family life. It was an exciting time. Personally, it felt like a big family com-ing together for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Sure, some of the brothers or sisters in the family might have a disagreement here or there, some of them might feel more impor-tant than others, and some are there just for the food. The bottom line is, we were all put-ting our collective heads together to formu-late a team to take on the challenges of 2013. The importance of the Brazilian cham-ber is paramount. As we all know, Brazil is experiencing the largest growth phase in several decades, the REAL is holding steady, the World Cup and Olympics are around the corner. Central Florida is a direct pipeline to the Brazilian business world and Brazilians have a profound effect on the economy here. The CFBACC has a duty and a responsibility to carry the flag and continue to spread the news about the importance of formulating re-lationships and partnerships in the business world of every genre. The election this year is a direct reflec-

tion on where we are headed. We are bring-ing in new members to advance new ideas and provide bridges for expansion while main-taining the integrity, culture, and well-being of the Brazilian chamber. Charter laws have been amended to award Directorships to people representing compa-nies like Disney, Brighthouse Networks, and Money Corp. Returning Directors like Amy Litter, Laiz Rodrigues, Dani Pulchini Silas Pinto, and Nelson Freitas have all been re-instated to work on the foundations they have laid from a great 2012. And, I had the honor of being elected this year. Someone who has been serving the Brazilian community for almost twenty years by facilitating the passage of Brazilian and South American tourism into local retailers. Looking forward to 2013, the board of directors will soon elect the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. I think it is imperative that whoever shifts into an ad-ministrative role that they consider and shape the vision for the Brazilian chamber and serve as a guidepost for the growing commu-nity in central Florida. The chamber could be a powerful voice, that now many Americans are beginning to learn to listen to. We need to capitalize on the position this community currently holds and recognize the window will not always be open. Now is the time to seize this opportunity and explore new ideals and creative methods to educate the commu-nity about the power of Brazil. I for one am tremendously excited about our chances, and I look forward to be-ing a part of the family.

Sean Slack

As one more year ends The Central Flori-da Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce elects a new Board of Directors for the Year 2013.

This year the race was more popular than last year, the Chamber announced the voting session to all members and the turn out was really great. After all Democracy is on demand and voting seemed like the right option for many of our participant members.

After a year of great change and many challenges, the Chamber moves on, look-ing for another year of great achievements and growth, not only financially but also looking to be recognized in the American Business Community. With new partners such as Walt Disney World , Bright House, OUC, Mall of Millenia, Cartier, New Ypork Life, and the support of the Best Brazilian Companies in Orlando, the Chamber follows its path of success and it is no longer the Chamber that used to be.

The New Board of Directors for 2013, counts with a female majority of great Business women the have their mark of excellence not only in the Brazilian Community, but also in Orlando, with a remarkable history and even brighter future.

Ladies and Gentleman ! We present you the new CFBACC-Board of Directors for 2013.

First ColumnAmy Litter actual PresidentLourdes Mola- WDW Hotels & ResortRosana Almeida- Florida ConnexionSilas A. Pinto- Brazilian Business Fair

Second ColumnAna Regina Myrrha-AIPGaby Ortigoni-OUCJuliana Scolari-MoneycorpRon Ambar- Concept USA

Third ColumnDaniela Pulcini-Attorney -Silzer LawSimone Kuska-The Florida HotelMonica Correa -Bright HouseNelson Freitas-TAM Airlines

Fourth ColumnLaiz Rodrigues-Hotspotorlando/AboutUSLis Oliveira-Crowne Plaza HotelSean Slack-Sports Authority

On January 14th, the Board will have the first Meeting and will vote for a New President, Vice-President, Secretary,and Treasurer.

Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce

Amy Litter

Lourdes Mola

Rosana Almeida Juliana Scolari Monica Correa Sean Slack

Gaby Ortigoni Simone Kuska Lis Oliveira

Laiz RodriguesDaniela PulciniAna Regina Myrrha

Silas A. Pinto Ronald Ambar Nelson Freitas

Today, Macy's in the Florida Mall celebrated their new look store by having a Grand Re-opening ceremony. It was a fantastic, energetic event filled with music, clapping, some dancing, and smiling faces all around. And why not? Macy's celebrated their 150th year in 2008 and continue to hold the title as the World's largest retail store. This particular location has had a great year, and they look to build on their success in 2013 and beyond. Macy's Florida Mall is a unique store. General Manager Murray Tolkov is an en-gaging, fun personality that develops the best results from his people. It was clear today just in the few moments of the ceremony that his team loves to work with him and with the company. In these times of restricted success in the retail arena, Macy's continues to hold the torch and serve as a model guidepost for others to follow. Usually at 8:50AM in the morning on a Saturday, people are rolling out of bed and searching for things to do other than work. However, the entire staff was in the midst of a great party. The District Manager Lee O' Rourke was in the middle of the throngs of people cheering on attempts at the moonwalk

and other dance moves. It was a refreshing reminder that stores can be laid with marble and have the most beautiful decor, but its the people that make customers come back again and again. The energy was palatable, culmnating with a brief speech by Mr. Tolkov, the ribbon cutting, and nice confetti blast for good measure at the end.

The store itself is magnificent the insde was completely remodeled and positioned just in time for the holiday season. The staff was very proud of their new palace, as they should be. Now they wait for the onslaught as Black Friday and high tourism seasons are just around the corner.

Macy’s Florida Mall

Sean Slack and Murray Tolkov

By Sean Slack

Sheree Silver, Murray Tolkov, Lee O' Rourke

Stephanie Griffis,Craig Harris, Lee O'Rourke, Murray Tolkov, Sheree Silver, Stephanie Kolehmainen, Javier Perez, Eliz Sanchez, Angela Sobik, Jenna Longo, Gary Barrett

Sheree Silver, Murray Tolkov,

Stephanie Kolehmainen, Eliz Sanchez

About The Orlando Magic Orlando Magic recebe

Soldados Veteranos em Noite Apresentada pela

Harris Corporation

Por nove anos, o Orlando Magic e Har-ris Corporation, uma empresa internacional de comunicações e tecnologia da informação, uniram-se para homenagear os militares, e suas famílias com Ingressos para a noite dos veteranos do jOrlando Magic vs Suns no dia 4 de novembro.

O Magic, a Harris Corporation e os detentores dos bilhete da temporada doaram mais de 800 ingressos para o jogo Magic contra o Suns para Milita-res ativos e veteranos assim como suas famílias.

Os militares que participaram fardados inclui a Patrick Air Force Base, Orlando Centro Vet, Wounded War-rior Project, Orlando da filial Maríti-ma, Orlando da filial do Exército, da Guarda Nacional da Flórida, Gratitude Operation e Giveback Operation (am-bos Gratitude e Giveback são entidades sem fins lucrativos que beneficiam os militares).

Em apoio a Operation Gratitude Orlando", um programa concebido para recolher pacotes de apoio e doces para militares americanos que estão at-ualmente destacados nas regiões hostis e remotas do Iraque e do Afeganistão, os fãs do Orlando Magic, foram en-corajados a trazer doces e chocolates e deixarem no Átrio Disney do estadio durante o jogo. Além disso, os assentos da quadra foram for-necidos, cortesia de Harris Corpora-tion, à família do militar local herói Patrick Corcoran, que foi homenageado em uma apresentação especial durante o intervalo.

O sargento do Exército. Major Patrick Corcoran começou sua carreira no Exército aos 23 anos em 1986, quando ele tinha apenas 17 anos de idade. No dia 13 de agosto de 2009, em Wardak, no Afeganistão o Sargento Major Corcoran foi gravemente ferido quando forças inimigas emboscaram seu comboio com um dispositivo ex-plosivo improvisado (IED) que violou o casco de seu veículo blindado. Como resultado, Corcoran está parali-sado da cintura para baixo, e mesmo aceitando sua condição física, ele se recusa a limitar-se.

About The Orlando Magic É com essa mentalidade que Corcoran espera ir a faculdade de direito e seguir uma carreira jurídica. "É realmente uma honra para o Orlando Magic reconhecer os bravos homens e mulheres que dedicam suas vidas a serviço de nosso grande país", disse Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins. "Juntamente com a Harris Corporation, reconhecemos os sacrifícios feitos não só por homens e mulheres de uniforme, mas suas famí-lias também.

Eles são todos heróis. " Em honra das cadeiras cativas anuais para a Noite dos Veteranos, o Magic organizou uma Fan Fest militar .Outros destaques incluíram uma apre-sentação na quadra do Hometown Hero sargento do Marine Corps, Jorge Zapata. O herói da cidade, apresentado pela Harris Corporation, é uma constante prova do reconhecimento de socor-ristas da Flórida Central, incluindo emergência médica, bombeiros, polí-cia e militares.

Orlando Magic Hosted Seats for Soldiers Night Presented

by Harris Corporation

For the ninth year overall, the Orlando Magic and Harris Corporation, an inter-national communications and informa-tion technology company, teamed up to honor military men, women and their families with Seats for Soldiers Night at the Magic vs. Suns game on November 4.

The Magic, Harris Corporation and sea-son ticket holders donated more than 800 tickets to the Magic/Suns matchup for active and retired military person-nel and their families. Seats for Soldiers participating military outfits included Patrick Air Force Base, Orlando Vet Cen-ter, Wounded Warrior Project, Orlando Marine affiliate, Orlando Army affili-ate, Florida National Guard, Operation Gratitude and Operation Giveback (both Operation Gratitude and Giveback are nonprofits benefiting military person-nel).

In support of “Operation Gratitude Or-lando,” a program designed to collect care packages and candy for American servicemen and women who are cur-rently deployed in the hostile and re-mote regions of Iraq and Afghanistan, Magic fans were encouraged to drop off candy in the Disney Atrium during the game. Also, courtside seats were provid-ed, courtesy of Harris Corporation, to the family of local military hero Patrick Corcoran, who was honored in a special

halftime presentation.Army Sgt. Major Patrick Corcoran began his 23-year Army career in 1986 when he was just 17 years old. On August 13, 2009 in Wardak, Afghanistan Sgt. Ma-jor Corcoran was severely injured when enemy forces ambushed his convoy and an improvised explosive device (IED) breached the hull of his armored vehicle. As a result, Corcoran is paralyzed from the waist down, and even though he has accepted his physical condition, he refus-es to limit himself. It is with that mindset Corcoran hopes to go through law school and pursue a legal career. “It is truly the Orlando Magic’s honor to recognize the brave men and women who dedicate their lives in service of our great country,” said Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins. “Together with Harris Corpo-ration, we recognize the sacrifices made by not only the men and women in uni-form but the families as well. They are all heroes.” In honor of the annual Seats for Soldiers Night, the Magic hosted a military-themed Fan Fest. Other highlights included an on-court presentation to Hometown Hero Marine Sgt. Jorge Zapata. The Hometown Hero, presented by Harris Corporation, is an ongoing in-game recognition honoring first responders in the Central Florida community including emergency medical, fire, police and military.

Hello Brazil Tourist and Business information CenterOs empresários Linken Tome e Lilian Borba apresentam o seu mais novo empreendimento a Hello Brazil Tourist & Business Information Center, que foi inaugurada Dia 03 de novembro desse ano.“O nosso centro de informação será um apoio não só ao turista mas também a comunidade carente de ajuda local em diferentes áreas .Informamos serviços de empresas locais a disposição, desde de um simples traslado a serviços Médicos Gratuitos, Órgãos de ajuda a classes de baixa renda, advoga-dos, contadores, construtores, consertos gerais, agencias de trabalho, corretores, assessoria para investidores etc.Prestaremos um serviço de Informações Úteis ajudando a nossa comunidade a divulgar suas empresas e produtos.A Hello Brazil desenvolveu um suporte para apoiar Agencias de Turismo do Brazil aqui em Orlando .” Disse Linken Tome. A Hello Brazil tambem prestaServiços personalizados a famílias e grupos que necessitem de sua ajuda em diversas áreas.Ao turista em geral serão apresentadas opções para atrações tradicionais e alter-nativas, acompanhamento de compras, venda de tickets para todos os parques, assim como horários, planejamento de viagens e passeios de curto período em

nossa redondeza, tranportes, serviços telefônicos e também nossos pacotes tu-rísticos . Um ambiente descontraido onde o turista ira encontrar informação e apoio, e tam-bém ira desfrutar do nosso coffee shop Pilon Rouge onde serão representados produtos da Nespresso Suíça, folheados franceses assim como o famoso maca-roon. A pilon Rouge Será inaugurada em Janeiro de 2013.A Hello Brazil possui detalhadas infor-mações dos serviços que seus associados oferecem .A Hello Brazil espera a sua visita a seu centro de Informações . Venha conhecer as empresas e serviços que nossa gente oferece!Seja bem vindos e participe!Aos Empreendedores Mostre que você também faz parte dessa comunidade ! Divulgue sua empresa também !

Hello Brazil Tourist & Business Information Center .5436 Touchstone DriveOrlando-Fl 32819407-982-1936

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Entrepreneurs Linken Tome and Lilian Borba introduced their newestventure Hello Brazil Tourist & Business Information Center, which opened on No-vember 3rd of this year."Our information center will support not only the tourists but also the local community in need of help in different ar-eas. We will inform about local businesses provided from a simple shuttle service, to Free Medical services, Assistance to low in-come classes, lawyers, accountants, build-ers, general repairs, job agencies, brokers, advice to investors etc..We will provide a service of Useful Infor-mation to help our communitypublicize their companies and products.

Hello Brazil has developed a bracket to support Travel Agencies in Brazil from Orlando. "Said linken”

Hello Brazil will also providesPersonalized services to families andgroups that will needtheir help in several areas.The tourist in general will be presented op-tions for traditional and alternative attractions, tracking purchases, sales of tickets for all the Theme parks,and timetables, trip planning, short rides in our neighborhood, Transportation, telephone services and also our tour packages.

A relaxed atmosphere where tourists will find information and support, and will also enjoy our coffee shop Pilon Rouge where only high end products will be presented, such as Nespresso Switzerland, as well fa-mous French pastries, and macaroons. The Pilon Rouge will open in January 2013.Hello Brazil has detailed information of the services they offer their members.and hopes to receive your visit to their-center of informations really soon. Come and meet all the businesses and ser-vices that we offer our people!Be welcome and participate!Show that you too are part of this community!Promote your business too!Hello Brazil Tourist & BusinessInformation Center.5436 Touchstone DriveOrlando-Fl 32819407-982-1936

Soco Freire e sua arte presente no Hello Brazil

Caroline LarsonBorn in Brazil, Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul, right in the middle of the Country. Caroline Larson her baptism given name , grew up, with the dream of one day turn to be a doctor just like her father, but instead decided to study Law and around her third year, decided to visit her brother in Orlando, and from this trip she never returned home.

When she arrived, she had no idea what was reserved to her. With a suitcase full of dreams and hopes she wanted to embrace her future, an opportunity came to her, and she took it.

She opened a cleaning service, she was the boss and the employee, sometimes her days were as long as 18 hour days of cleaning, combined with studying and tracing her future.

Well, hard work paid, she got married went to School, graduated and today she has a respected name. For the close friends she is Carol, and in business she is Carol Larson, someone that knows exactly what she wants, and still works hard, more than what she needs, but her commitment to help the community she serves is big, and demands a lot from you. She divides her time between her office in Orlando and another in Miami on weekends, and also attending social activities .

Today Carol is 34 years old, with great achievements and all the tools she needs to succeed even more, such as a degree in accounting at Everest, enrolled as an IRS agent, and 10 years of experience in accounting, payroll, taxes, consular services, business consulting, business startup, business plan and am also Notary public.

Carol Larson is the rightful owner of her success !

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MARCHING WITH PRIDE FOR VETERANSMAYOR DYER SALUTES OUR VETERANS WITH THE 13TH ANNUAL ORLANDO VETERANS DAY PARADE

Mayor Buddy Dyer invited Central Florida residents and visitors to join him and his Veterans Advisory Council to honor the courageous men and women of our armed forces at the 13th annual Orlando Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 10, 2012, in Downtown Orlando.

The parade kicked off with a tribute to those who have fought for our country and defended our freedom led by Mayor Dyer and local veter-ans.

This year, the parade also paid tribute to members of our armed forces who have served or are currently are serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.

This year’s grand marshal is Donna Hay, an active community volunteer and widow of the late Paul G. Hay, former chairman of the Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council. Mrs. Hay has been a driving force behind the scenes of the Mayor’s Veterans Advi-

sory Council and Veterans Day Pa-rade since 2005. The parade provided a unique way to honor and pay tribute to both Donna and Paul Hay and recognize their many years of service to the City, our veterans and our country. The parade will consisted of a variety of participants including: men and women from more than 100 Central Florida veteran organizations, active duty military, high school JROTCs and the UCF AFROTC.

Bands include the UCF Marching Knights, Virginia Tech Regimental Band, First Academy Royal March-ing Band, Bishop Moore Catholic High School Band and Jones High School Marching Tigers.

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More pictures at http://thehotspotorlando.com/2012/11/11/veterans-day-downtown-orlando-2012/

All the anchors at Chanel 13 News gave their hard work and support to our Community at The Veteran’s Day Parade, on Saturday. From exclusive coverage to participation a great ef-fort. Thank you Chanel 13 !

Danny TreanorAnchor Channel 13

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Kirkman Center Inauguration

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined Mega-stron Development, LLC, for a ribbon cut-ting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Kirkman Point project’s first phase on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. This is a significant project for the Orlando community because it is the first time the Brazilian-led Megastron Develop-ment has invested in the City of Orlando. [slideshow]

The ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of Kirkman Point’s first phase, a 4-story, 133,000 square foot Class A office building. A total of nearly 650,000 square-feet of mixed use office and retail space on almost 20 acres will be built out in four phases. When completed, there will be two four-story, and two six-story build-ings and two parking garages.

Kirkman Point is being developed by Bra-zilian-led Megastron Development, LLC, a group of developers who decided to invest in Orlando after meeting Mayor Dyer dur-ing a 2008 business and trade mission to Brazil. This project is Megastron's first project in the Orlando area; it is their 8th major project in the United States with nearly one million square feet of com-mercial and industrial space built in south Florida.

The trade mission to Brazil in 2008 also yielded daily service between Orlando and Sao Paulo, Brazil on TAM Airlines, air ser-

vice that had been pursued by the Great-er Orlando Aviation Authority for many years. The Kirkman Point project and the service between Orlando and Brazil on TAM Airlines are examples of the type of economic development opportunities that can result from cultivating Sister City and international relationships – and further proves that Orlando is increasingly being chosen as a place for international invest-ment.

Present at the Ceremony were:

Orlando Mayor Buddy DyerDistrict 1 City Commissioner Jim GrayDistrict 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. IngsDirector of Multicultural Affairs for May-or Dyer- Luis Martinez-AliceaKathy Devault-International Affairs Coor-dinatorNeighborhood Outreach Coordinator-James Reggie ColimonBrooke Rimmer-Bonnett, City of Orlando Director of Economic Development Megastron's Development Team, C1 Bank- Adam Ellis.The Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of CommercePuerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida President - Maria LuyandaFlorida Democratic Party- Hispanic Out-reach Director - Betsy FranceschiniCatering by Pearson's Catering.

ORLANDO MAYOR BUDDY DYER CELEBRATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF KIRKMAN POINT PROJECT Mission Trip Results in Significant Investment in Orlando

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Rare and Exotic Vehicles Including Koenigsegg CCXR, Bugatti Veyron, McLaren 12C Spider and Lamborghini Aventador to join Cartier, Opus One, and Louis XIII de Remy Martin for a Luxury Event Weekend at the Ritz-

Carlton Orlando ORLANDO, FL (November 2012) - The Festivals of Speed is returning to Orlando, Florida for the seventh year to once again bring together the world's most exotic vintage and contemporary automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles and watercraft. This luxury event weekend will feature a Jet Port Reception at Orlando International Airport and Wine Connoisseur's Dinner presented by Cartier North America. It all leads up to a unique Motorsports Collection Display set amongst the pristine lawns and gardens of the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. The Seventh Annual Festivals of Speed Orlando presented by Fields Auto Group is set to take place from Friday, November 30 through Sunday, December 2, 2012 to benefit the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. The weekend begins Friday evening November 30 with the Luxury Lifestyle Jet Port Reception presented by BB&T Wealth in a private hangar at the Orlando International Airport. This reception will feature a preview of unique automotive design as well as display of aircraft, watercraft and luxury lifestyle items. The setting is complete with gourmet food stations, top shelf open bar, a live performance from the Jeremy Davis and the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, fine art, watch displays, elegant jewelry, tasting from Opus One, Godiva, NOLET'S Finest Gins and more luxury products as well as a live and silent auction of unique items to benefit the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. On Saturday evening, December 1, Cartier will host an exclusive Wine Connoisseur's Dinner featuring fine wine parings from Hollywood and Vine Cellars to compliment a four course meal at the award-winning restaurant, NORMAN'S at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. For this special culinary event, Norman's will be closed to all but Festivals of Speed guests for the evening. Following the dinner, Louis XIII de Remy Martin will host "A Century in a Bottle" tasting experience. The weekend finale takes place Sunday, December 2, with the Motorsports Collection Display of over 300 exotic cars, motorcycles, boats and aircraft presented by Fields Auto Group. Guests will view the rarest in vintage and contemporary vehicles and enjoy the splendor and hospitality of the beautiful Grande Lakes property. The among many other noteworthy vehicles, the display will include the Koenigsegg CCXR Edition, a one of five Bugatti Pur Sang, the Guinness World Record fastest standing mile street car Performance Power's 283.232 mph Ford GT, McLaren 12C Spider, Maserati MC 12, Hennessey Venom GT, 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish, and new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. Additionally, guests will experience automotive designs by Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Aston-Martin, BMW, Mercedes, Fisker, McLaren and more and while encountering fine wines, exciting culinary offerings, robust cigars, smooth jazz in the gardens, and luxury lifestyle displays featuring fine jewelry and timepieces. Tickets for the Festivals of Speed Jet Port Reception, Wine Connoisseur's Dinner and Sunday main event VIP pavilion can be purchased in advance at www.festivalsofspeed.com or by calling 352-385-9450. Main event general admission tickets, are available either online or onsite at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes on Sunday, December 1, 2012. For more information on the Festivals of Speed, please visit www.festivalsofspeed.com. About Festivals of Speed Headquartered in Eustis, Florida, Festivals of Speed was founded as the ultimate luxury showcase for discerning enthusiasts with a passion for all forms of transportation. With a series of extremely special events scheduled throughout the year, Festivals of Speed joins the very best in automotive, aircraft, marine and motorcycle transportation with the finest culinary, wine, spirits, and fashion for the ultimate luxury experience. For more information, please visit www.festivalsofspeed.com, www.facebook.com/festivalsofspeed or call 352-385-9450.

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Premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt cel-ebrated the opening of its newest Lindt Factory Outlet in the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores Friday, November 16. The first 1,000 visitors to the new location received a complimentary Lindt EXCELLENCE bar.

The store features a vast array of premi-um Lindt chocolate offerings and Lindt Chocolate Advisors to educate and guide customers. The new store is part of the company’s long term plan of growth and expansion for its direct-to-consumer busi-ness.

“As we continue to grow our retail pres-ence throughout the U.S., we are thrilled to open a new store in Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores,” said Christine Bullen, vice president of Direct to Consumer at Lindt USA.

Store Location: Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores15677 South Apopka Vineland RoadOrlando, FL 32821407-477-0026

Regular Store Hours:10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays - Saturdays10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays

Lindt currently operates more than 60 retail locations including Lindt Chocolate Shops, Lindt Outlets and Lindt Factory Outlets, where customers are treated to

premium chocolate samples every day. The Swiss chocolatier is expanding into the midwest and west coast regions with new retail locations planned for the com-ing year. In addition to the retail stores, Lindt USA has further diversified its di-rect to consumer offerings with the 2011 launch of its premium home party sales program, Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P., an expanded ecommerce presence, and grow-ing corporate gift program.

About Lindt & SprüngliFounded in 1845, Lindt & Sprüngli is a global leader in the premium chocolate category, offering high-quality products in more than 125 countries. Lindt & Sprüngli operates eight production facili-ties in Europe and the United States and employs 7,400 worldwide. Lindt USA operates more than 60 retail stores in the U.S., Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P., the com-pany's premium direct selling program, and maintains wide distribution through extensive retail and wholesale channels. For more information on Lindt, visit www.lindt.com.

Lindt Factory Outlet Grand Opening at Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores

Lake Buena Vista Factory StoreSophisicated Shopping at Great PricesLake Buena Vista Factory Stores is lo-cated right at the border between Or-ange County and Osceola County. It is spacious, bright, fresh and renewed. The best about it you can find great brands, at low ow prices and the atmo-sphere is more than what you could ever expect. We are very close from the Holidays, according to several reports, this will be a great season, as consum-ers are ready to spend after many years of budget cutting expenses, it is time to plan

ahead, and make plans for your Holiday Shopping, starting at Black Friday.

The Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores is customer friendly, fun, clean, well organized, and offera fac-tory -direct premium quality merchandise at sav-ings up to 75% off.Did you know that outlets have their own exclusive items? And that you can find an entire collection in opose to the fact that in some stores, a full collec-tion is not always available? Real deals on Designer-name merchandise though-out the entire Mall, and you can visit stores like Calvin Klein, Guess, Ann Klein LOFT Outlet,LEVI’s, Tommy Hilfiger, Aeropostale, Nike anda lot more. You will find 238.000 Sq Ft Village Style Center, with more than 400 designer names.

Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores offers a free daily scheduled Shuttle servicing more than 60 Orlando and Kissimmee area Resorts and Hotels, and complimentary VIP transportation for pre-booked groups of 20 or more, also available for church groups, community and other local organizations. Corporate employee discount programs are also available.Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores is located a mile away from Walt Disney World at15657 South Apopka Vineland Road (SR 535), Orlando-FL-32821.

Hour of operation are:Monday through SaturdayFrom 10 AM to 9 PMSundays From 10 Am to 7 PM

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Lindt chocolatier suíço comemorou a inauguração de sua nova loja de fá-brica no Lake Bue-na Vista Factory Stores na Sexta-feira 16 novembro. Os primeiros 1.000

visitantes ao novo local receberam uma barra do Lindt EXCELENCE de cortesia.A loja possui uma vasta gama de ofertas do chocolate Lindt premio e ainda As-sessores da Lindt que educam e orien-tam os clientes. A nova loja faz parte do plano de cres-cimento e expansão da empresa a longo prazo visando seus negócios que atin-gem diretamente ao consumidor."À medida que continuamos a crescer aumentando nossa presença no varejo em todo os EUA, estamos entusiasma-dos com a nova loja em Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores", disse Christine Bullen, vice-presidente da Direct to Consumer na Lindt EUA.Localização da loja:Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores15677 South Apopka Vineland RoadOrlando, FL 32821407-477-0026Horas de FuncionamentoSegunda-feira a SábadosDas 10 hrs as 9 hrs Domingos: 10 hs as 7hrs

Lindt opera atualmente mais de 60 lo-cais de varejo, incluindo lojas de chocolates Lindt, Outlets Lindt e Factory Outlets Lindt, onde os clientes são trata-dos com amostras de chocolate prémio a cada dia. O chocolatier suíço está se expandindo para o Centro-Oeste e nas regiões da costa oeste com novos pontos de venda previstas para o ano que vem. Além das lojas de varejo, Lindt EUA ain-da mais diversificado seu programa pre-sente direto de ofertas ao consumidor, com o lançamento de 2011 do programa do partido a sua casa prêmio de vendas, Lindt Chocolate RSVP, uma presença ecommerce expandida, e crescendo cor-porativa.Sobre a Lindt & SprüngliFundada em 1845, a Lindt & Sprüngli é uma líder global na categoria de choco-lates premium, oferecendo produtos de alta qualidade em mais de 125 países. Lindt & Sprüngli opera oito unidades de produção na Europa e nos Estados Uni-dos e emprega 7.400 em todo o mundo. Lindt EUA opera mais de 60 lojas de va-rejo em os EUA, Lindt Chocolate RSVP, o programa da empresa de venda direta, e mantém ampla distribuição através de extensos canais de varejo e atacado. Para mais informa-ções sobre Lindt, visite www.lindt.com.

Nova loja Lindt no Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores

Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores está localizado na fronteira entre Orange County e o condado de Osceola.Ele é espaçoso, claro, fresco e renova-do. E o melhor de tudo isso! Você pode encontrar grandes marcas, a preços baixos, bom atendimento, é mais do que você jamais poderia esperar.Estamos muito perto das Festas, de acordo com vários relatórios, esta será uma grande temporada, pois os consumidores estão dispostos a gastar depois de muitos anos de cor-tes no orçamento. Agora é a hora de planejar e fazer planos para suas compras de Natal, o ponto de partida, o Black Friday.

O Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores é amigável, divertido, limpo, bem organizado, e tudo direto de fábrica. Voce usufrui de mercadorias de qualidade fazendo economia de até 75% de desconto.Você sabia que os Outlets têm seus próprios itens exclusivos? E que você pode encontrar uma coleção inteira oposto ao fato de que em algumas lojas, uma coleção completa não está sempre disponível?Valores baixos em mercadoria de Design-ers no Mall inteiro, e você pode visitar lojas como Calvin Klein, Guess, Klein Ann LOFT Outlet,LEVI, Tommy Hilfiger, Aeropostale, Nike e muito mais.

Você vai encontrar 238,000 Sq Ft de Estilo Village, com mais de 400 nomes de grife.Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores oferece um serviço de transporte diário gratuito de

servindo a mais de 60 e Resorts e Hotéis nas áreas de Kissimmee e Orlando, e transporte VIP de cortesia para grupos pré-agendados de 20 ou mais, também disponível para gru-pos de igrejas, comunidade e outras orga-nizações locais.Programas de descontos corporativos de funcionários também estão disponíveis.Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores está localizado a uma milha de distância do Walt Disney World Parks & ResortsEndereço15657 South Apopka Vineland Road (SR 535), Orlando-FL-32821.Horário de funcionamento:De Segunda a SábadoDas 10 hrs as 9 hrsDomingosDas 10:00 hrs as 07:00hrsBLACK FRIDAY!-23 de novembro0:00 Am-9:00 PmCompre da n meia-noite no dia de Ação de Graçasaté sexta-feira 21:00hrsMais informações e cupons dewww.lakebuenavistafactorystores.com

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A popular atração estará disponível em três parques do universal ao redor do mundoOs visitantes participarão de uma aventura com os TRANSFORMERS, ao lado de seus personagens fa-voritos e dos arqui-inimigos de conhecida série de filmes O Universal Orlando Resort anunciou que sua nova mega atração será a popular TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D. A inovadora atra-ção, criada sob licenciamento da Hasbro, Inc. e base-ada em sua marca ícone TRANSFORMERS - trará a batalha intergalática entre os Autobots e os Decep-ticons ao parque Universal Studios Florida no verão norte-americano de 2013.

Considerada uma das atrações imperdíveis do Uni-versal Studios Singapore e no Universal Studios Hol-lywood, TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D é uma experiência alucinante e cheia de ação que você tem que ver para crer. Você se encontrará cara-a-cara com Megatron. Vai desviar das explosões e dos ataques dos Decepticons. E vai lutar para salvar a humani-dade ao lado de Optimus Prime de dos Autobots. Será a maior batalha que você jamais terá vivido.

O Universal trabalhou com Michael Bay, o premiado director da série de filmes "TRANSFORMERS" e con-sultor criativo da atração, para criar uma experiên-cia autêntica que dá vida à ação dos filmes. A atração combina os enormes personagens de TRANSFORM-ERS com uma história emocionante, com animação em alta definição, moderna tecnologia 3-D e efeitos especiais surpreendentes para colocar os visitantes no centro de uma batalha épica entre o bem e o mal.

"Com esta atração, aperfeiçoamos o modelo, levan-do-o a outro nível tecnológico e combinando ani-mação 3-D perfeitamente," comentou Michael Bay, diretor dos filmes "TRANSFORMERS".

"TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D é o complemento ideal para as emocionantes atrações que já existem no Universal Orlando", disse Mark Woodbury, presi-dente do Universal Creative. "A atração já provou ser um sucesso no em nossos parques de Hollywood e Singapura e estamos muito felizes que os visitantes do Universal Orlando, em breve, poderão se unir aos Autobots e lutar para salvar o mundo".

Os filmes, programas de televisão e produtos com a marca TRANSFORMERS já conquistaram milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo. Já foram lançados três sucessos de bilheteria - "TRANSFORMERS" (2007), ""TRANSFORMERS: A VINGANÇA DOS DERROTADOS" (2009) e "TRANSFORMERS: O LADO OCULTO DA LUA" (2011) - arrecadando mais de US$2 bilhões mundialmente.

Os três filmes foram dirigidos por Michael Bay e con-tam com Steven Spielberg como produtor executivo e distribuição feita pela Paramount Pictures.A abertura de TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D no Universal Orlando está prevista para 2013, no verão norte-americano.

A atração será construída em um dos prazos mais curtos da história do Universal - tornando-se num dos projetos mais ambiciosos da empresa. Para mais informações sobre TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D, visite www.prepareforbattle.com.

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Transformers !

Sobre o Universal Orlando ResortHá muitas maneiras de aproveitar suas férias em Orlando, mas há apenas um local onde as férias se transformam em aventura: o Universal Or-lando Resort. É um destino único, representado por dois parques temáticos, três magníficos hotéis temáticos e um complexo de entreteni-mento noturno. É o único destino em Orlando onde você não é apenas entretido - você é parte do entretenimento mais emocionante jamais criado. Você pode voar por cima de Hogwarts com Harry Potter, saltar no alto das ruas com o Homem-Aranha, transformar-se em um minion na nova divertidíssima e comovedora atração Despicable Me Minion Mayhem - baseado no filme Meu Malvado Favorito - e ajudar Shrek a salvar a Princesa Fiona em Shrek 4-D. O Univer-sal Orlando Resort é uma empresa da NBCUni-versal.

Sobre a HasbroHasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) é uma empresa de marcas de jogos que ofer-ece a crianças e famílias de todo o mundo uma ampla gama de ofertas de entre-tenimento completo, base-adas no portfólio de classe mundial da Companhia. De brinquedos e jogos, a programas de televisão, filmes, jogos digitais e um amplo programa de licenciamento, a Hasbro se esforça por encantar seus clientes em todo o mundo com marcas inovadoras,

reconhecidas e adoradas como TRANSFORM-ERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING e MONOPOLY. O Hasbro Studios desenvolve e produz programação televisiva para mercados em todo o mundo. Nos Estados Unidos, os programas são distribuídos através da The Hub TV Network, uma empresa de plata-formas múltiplas que pertence à Hasbro e à Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Através do forte compromisso da Companhia com a responsabilidade social, incluindo a filantropia, a Hasbro foi reconhe-cida por seus esforços ao ser nomeada uma das "Empresas Mais Éticas do Mundo" e está clas-sificada como um dos "100 Melhores Cidadãos Empresariais" da revista Corporate Responsibil-ity. Saiba mais em www.hasbro.com.© 2012 Hasbro, Inc. Todos os direitos reserva-dos

The Battle Continues...in Orlando Just Announced:

Blockbuster Mega-Attraction "TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D"

Coming toUniversal Orlando Resort In Summer 2013

Hugely-Successful Attraction Will Now Be Featured at Three Universal Parks Worldwide. Guests Will Be Fully-Immersed in a TRANSFORMERS Adventure with Their Favorite Characters and Nemeses from the Popular Film SeriesGet ready - it’s time to prepare for battle...

Universal Orlando Resort announced today

that its next blockbuster at-traction will be the widely-popular TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D. The groundbreaking ride created under license from Hasbro, Inc. and based on its iconic TRANSFORMERS brand - will bring the interga-lactic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons to Universal Studios Florida in summer 2013.

Already a "must-see" at Uni-versal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Hollywood, TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D is a mind-blowing, action-packed ride experience that you have to see to believe.

You will come face to face with Megatron. You will dodge

explosions and attacks by the Decepticons. You will fight to save mankind alongside Opti-mus Prime and the Autobots. It will be the greatest battle you'll ever ride.

Universal worked closely with Michael Bay, the award-win-ing director of the "TRANS-FORMERS" film series and the ride's creative consultant, to create an authentic experience that brings the non-stop action of the films to life.

The attraction combines the larger-than-life TRANS-FORMERS characters and an exciting storyline with life-like HD CGI media, state-of-the-art 3-D technology and amaz-ing special effects to place riders right in the middle of an epic battle between good and evil.

© 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.SOURCE Universal Orlando Resort

O Complexo de Visitantes do Kennedy Space Center recebeu o ônibus espacial Atlantis como a peça central de uma Exposição de US $ 100 milhões de Dolares, com previsão de abertura em Julho de 2013.

A nova casa da Atlantis será a Exposição 'in Space' com mais de 60 outras partes in-terativas contando a história do programa dos ônibus espaciais.A Atlantis chegou ao Kennedy Space Center para começar sua nova missão como a peça central exibida em uma dra-matica exposição de 100 milhões dólares com abertura prevista para Julho de 2013.

A Atlantis completou a sua derradeira jor-nada histórica - a última de qualquer um dos ônibus espaciais da NASA - com oficiais da NASA e milhares de convidados visitando o complexo e assistindo a um desfile com de mais de 30 ex-astronautas junto a sonda para a etapa final da viagem ao Kennedy Space Center, onde esta esta-cionada na frente da parede aberta ao restante do prédio da exposição uma area com 90.000 metros quadrados, que está em construção desde janeiro.

A Atlantis será transferida para o prédio e levantada a 36 pés de altura durante o próximo mês. A complexa operação irá incluir rotação do ônibus em cerca de 43

graus, de modo que será apresentada em um ângulo como se estivesse no espaço - como apenas os astronautas de suas 33 missões tiveram a chance de vê-la. Quando for exibida, as portas do compartimento de carga será aberta e o Canadarm (braço robótico) estendido.

"Nós achamos que os visitantes do Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex fi-cará impressionado e inspirado pela forma como eles vão ver e experimentar a Atlan-tis", disse Bill Moore, diretor de operações da Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

“Complementando, a Atlantis terá mais de 60 interativas exposições imersivas sobre o programa de ônibus espacial - incluindo o seu papel fundamental com a Estação Es-pacial Internacional e o telescópio Hubble, e como ela abriu o caminho para os no-vos programas espaciais de hoje . Junto com os nossos autênticos 363 - metros de comprimento do foguete Apollo / Saturno V, e inúmeros outros artefatos espaciais, o Shuttle Launch Experience, mostrará tudo em um a estação espacial.

Atlantis faz o Compexo de Visitantes o melhor lugar para experimentar, aprender e ser inspirado pelo maior aventura da hu-manidade, “, disse Moore.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Kennedy Space Center

Uma obra de arte em si, o exterior da area de exposição Atlantis possui dois amplos elementos arquitectónicos, ou “asas” que representam o lançamento do ônibus espacial e seu retorno. A camada exterior do edifício, que está sendo camuflada em tons iridescentes de laranja e dourado, representam o brilho de fogo-de re-entrada do shuttle na atmosfera terrestre.

A mais alta, asa interna do prédio está sen-do coberto em um paineis brilhantes em diferentes tons de cinza criados para rep-resentar a parte inferior de paineis da nave.

Na entrada que leva a exposição Atlantis, os hóspedes serão recebidos por uma répli-ca vertical em tamanho natural do tanque externo e dois foguetes de combustível sólido, que deverão ser instalados nos próximos meses.

No lado oposto do conjunto, uma silhueta do orbiter é anexado para mostrar aos hós-pedes seu tamanho exacto e colocação.

A uma altura de 184 metros de altura, a pilha de um ônibus espacial vai dar aos vis-itantes o verdadeiro sentido de seu enorme tamanho e o impressionante poder usado para empurrar o ônibus na baixa órbita da Terra, no entanto, eles terão que viajar um

pouco mais e esperar mais alguns momen-tos para chegar perto do orbitador real, a Atlantis.

Sobre o Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex abre diariamente às 09:00 AM, as horas de fechamento variam consoante a época. Admissão inclui o Centro Espacial Kenne-dy de turismo, Shuttle Launch Experience, filmes 3D IMAX ®, Encontro com Astro-nauta, Exploração Espacial: Explorers Wanted e todos os anexos.

Admissão também inclui o Astronaut Hall of Fame EUA (®), com nave espacial histórica e a maior coleção do mundo de recordações pessoais de astronautas, aberta de meio-dia até 06:00 diáriamente. A entrada é $ 50 + impostos para adultos e US $ 40 + impostos para crianças de 3-11. Passe o Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Comandante Clube anual é de $ 63 + impostos para adultos e $ 53 + impostos para crianças de 3-11. Para mais informações, ligue para 877-313-2610 ou visite www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.

A construção fará uma pausa no fim de sema-na e as tardes durante a semana para permitir que os visitantes tenham um olhar de perto no Atlantis. Um guia do Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex vai acompanhar os visitantes através da zona de construção, fornecer informações sobre a nova casa da nave, e permitir que os convidados tirem fotos e permaneçam dentro da área de segurança.

O trabalho de colocar Atlântida no edifício de exposição começará apos a construção do muro final, se completar, o que está previsto para meados de Dezembro. A nave Atlantis será encapsulada em um envoltório protetor antes que o trabalho começe.Durante a viagem de 10 de milhas da Atlan-tis a bordo do veiculo de 76-wheel orbiter do Sistema de Transporte da NASA do Centro de Montagem Espacial Kennedy teve para-das para cerimônias de assinatura na sede da NASA Centro Espacial Kennedy e os convida-dos tiveram oportunidade de observa-la no Parque Espacial da Flórida e mais tarde quan-do entraram como visitantes no complexo.Durante a cerimônia de Atlântida, Moore agradeceu ao administrador da NASA Charles Bolden e Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, e prometeu que o complexo visitante prestaria um grande servico ao Orbiter da NASA em exibi-lo para o público por muitas gerações.

Empresas Delaware North Parks & Resorts tem operado Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex para a NASA desde 1995. O edifício exposição está sendo projetado por Destinos PGAV, arquitetos sede em St. Louis, Missouri, e sendo construídos por Whiting-Turner em-presa contratante, em Orlando. A exposição de seis andares está sendo construída ao lado da experiência existente Shuttle Launch.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Welcomes Space Shuttle Atlantis as

Centerpiece of $100 Million Exhibit to Open in July 2013

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Com-plex Welcomes Space Shuttle Atlantis as Centerpiece of $100 Million Exhibit to Open in July 2013

New Home Will Feature Atlantis Dramatically Displayed 'in Space' and More Than 60 Interactive Exhibits Telling the Story of the Space Shuttle Program

Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at the Ken-nedy Space Center Visitor Complex to begin its new mission as the dramatically displayed centerpiece of a $100 million ex-hibit scheduled to open in July 2013.

Atlantis completed its historic final jour-ney - the last of any of NASA's space shut-tles - with NASA officials and thousands of visitor complex guests looking at a parade of more than 30 former astronauts that joined the orbiter for the final leg of the trip from Kennedy Space Center before it parked in front of the remaining open wall of the 90,000-square-foot exhibit building that has been under construction since January.

Atlantis will be moved into the building and raised 36 feet off the ground over the next month. The complex operation will in-clude rotating the shuttle about 43 degrees

so that it will be showcased on an angle as if it were in space - only as the astronauts from its 33 missions have had a chance to see it. When it is displayed, its payload bay doors will be open and the Canadarm (ro-botic arm) extended.

"We think visitors to Kennedy Space Cen-ter Visitor Complex will be awed and in-spired by how they will see and experience Atlantis," said Bill Moore, chief operating officer of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex."Complementing Atlantis will be more than 60 interactive, immersive exhib-its about the entire shuttle program - in-cluding its key role with the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, and how it paved the way for today's new space programs.

Along with our authentic 363-foot-long Apollo/Saturn V rocket, countless other unique space artifacts, the Shuttle Launch Experience and everything to see at a work-ing space port, Atlantis makes the visitor complex the best place to experience, learn about and be inspired by mankind's great-est adventure," Moore said.Before that, beginning Saturday and continu-ing through alimited opportunity to “Sneak-a-Peek” at Space Shuttle Atlantis inside its new home as part of regular admission.

Construction will pause on weekends and weekday afternoons to allow visitors to have an up-close and personal look at Atlantis.

A Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex tour guide will escort guests through the con-struction zone, provide information about the orbiter's new home, and allow guests to take pictures and pose within the secured area.

Work will begin to enclose Atlantis in the ex-hibit building by completing construction of the final wall, which is expected by mid-December. Atlantis will be encapsulated in a protective wrap before that work begins.

Atlantis's daylong, 10-mile trip from Kenne-dy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building aboard NASA's 76-wheel Orbiter Transporta-tion System featured stops for a signing cere-mony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center head-quarters and guest viewing opportunities at

Space Florida's Exploration Park and later as it entered the visitor complex.

During the Atlantis ceremony, Moore thanked NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Ca-bana and pledged that the visitor complex would be a great steward of NASA's orbiter in displaying it for the public for generations.

Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts has operated Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for NASA since 1995. The exhibit building is being designed by PGAV Destina-tions, architects headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., and being constructed by Whiting-Turn-er Contracting Company in Orlando. The six-story exhibit is being built adjacent to the ex-isting Shuttle Launch Experience.

During the Atlantis ceremony, Moore thanked NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Direc-tor Robert Cabana and pledged that the visitor complex would be a great steward of NASA's orbiter in displaying it for the public for generations.

A work of art in itself, the exterior of the At-lantis exhibit features two sweeping archi-tectural elements, or “wings” representing the space shuttle’s launch and return. The outer layer of the building, which is being cloaked in iridescent hues of orange and gold, represents the fiery-glow of re-entry. The taller, internal wing of the building is being covered in a shimmering tile pattern in varying tones of gray designed to repre-sent the tiled underside of the orbiter.

At the entrance to the Atlantis exhibit, guests will be greeted by a full-size, up-right, replica external tank and two solid rocket boosters, expected to be installed in the coming months. On the opposite side of the tank and booster assembly, a sil-houette of the orbiter is attached to show guests its exact size and placement. The 184-foot-tall space shuttle stack will give visitors a true sense of the massive size and awesome power used to thrust the shuttle

into low-earth orbit, however, they will have to travel a little further and wait a few more moments to get up close to the real thing - the actual orbiter, Atlantis.

About Kennedy Space Center Visitor Com-plexKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. Closing times vary by season. Admission includes the Kennedy Space Center Tour, Shuttle Launch Experi-ence, 3D IMAX(®) space films, Astronaut Encounter,Exploration Space: Explor-ers Wanted and all exhibits. Admission also includes the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame(®), featuring historic spacecraft and the world’s largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia, open from noon until 6:00 p.m. daily. Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11. The Kennedy Space Center Visi-tor Complex Commander’s Club Annual Pass is $63 + tax for adults and $53 + tax for children ages 3-11. For more informa-tion, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.Ken-nedySpaceCenter.com.

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OBSCURA partnered with NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace to invite the pub-lic to virtually explore the new frontiers of deep space and the expansion of the space program through an immersive educational experience set within a 50-foot geodesic dome.

The multi-city tour premiered at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City in July, followed by a simultaneous showing at the California Science Museum in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, currently underway through November 4th.

The immersive theater experience designed by OBSCURA features three satellite screens hover-ing in space in front of rotating planetary back-drops including Earth and Mars. Narrated content tells the story as the next chapter in NA-SA’s Human Space Flight unfolds. After 30 years of the Space Shuttle Program, the extraordinary new era promises to have a profound impact on life as we know it. The Shuttle enabled the program to conduct space research, fly science observatories, launch satellites, and assemble and complete the International Space Station.

Astronauts now live, work, and conduct daily, groundbreaking research aboard the orbiting laboratory. NASA is currently partnering with the U.S. commercial space industry to enable safe, reliable and cost-effective access to low Earth or-bit for crew and cargo.

The agency is also developing the Orion space-craft and the Space Launch System (SLS), a crew capsule and heavy-lift rocket to provide an entirely new capability of expanding human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and to enable new missions of exploration in the solar system. The NASA dome show is traveling to the new exhibit venues for the retired Space

Shuttles. The tour launched in New York at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, when the Space Shuttle Enterprise went on public display on July 19, 2012 at the new Space Shuttle Pavilion. The show continueD at the California Science Center in Los Angeles for the grand opening cele-bration of the Samuel Oschin Endeavour Display Pavilion, housing the Space Shuttle Endeavor, and ‘SpaceFest’ took place fromOctober 30 – November 4.

On November 2, OBSCURA brought the NASA dome show to Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the Space Shuttle Atlantis took a journey to its final destination at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; the new building opens to the public in July 2013.“OBSCURA” is excited to be a part of this historic journey as NASA’s next chap-ter in human spaceflight evolves,” stated Travis Threlkel, Obscura’s Chief Creative Officer.

“Together, we are encouraging experiential learn-ing with an immersive educational show while honoring the past, present, and future of aero-nautics and space exploration.”OBSCURA, NASA, and NIA aim to engage visitors in a visual odyssey using a fusion of tech-nology, science, and entertainment. Photos and Video: www.obscuradigital.com/work/detail/nasadome-tour

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An immersive 360-surround theater tours the country, showcasing a dynamic and educational virtual journey into deep space that’s entertaining for all ages.

NASA-Dome Tour

A parceria da OBSCURA com a NASA e o Instituto Nacional Aeroespacial tem o intuito de convidar o público a explorar as novas fronteiras e expansão do espaço por meio de um programa experimental de imersão educacional definido dentro de um - dome geodésico de 50 pes.

A turnê em multi-cidades estreou na mostra the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City em Julho, seguido por uma exibição simultânea noCalifornia Science Museum, em Los Angeles e no Centro Espacial Kennedy, em Cabo Canaveral, até 04 de novembro.

A experiência imersiva do teatro projetado pelaOBSCURA apresenta três telas de satélite pairando no espaço rotando cenários planetários incluindo a Terra e Marte. O conteúdo narrado diz ahistória de como o próximo capítulo do Vôo Espa-cial Humano da NASA irá se desenrolar.

Após 30 anos do programa de ônibus espaciais, anova era extraordinária promete ter um profundo impacto sobre a vida e como a conhecemos. O Shuttle permitiu que o programa realizasse uma pesquisa espacial, observatórios de ciência voadores, lançamento de satélites, montagem da Estação Es-pacial Internacional.

Astronautas podem agora viver, trabalhar e realizar diariamente, pesquisas a bordo do laboratório or-bital. A NASA está atualmente com parcerias com o espaço comercial industrial dos EUA para permitir acesso seguro, confiável e de baixo custo à órbita baixa da Terra para a tripulação e carga.

A agência também está desenvolvendo a nave espa-cial Orion e o Sistema de Lançamento Espacial (SLS), uma cápsula de tripulação e de carga pesada foguete para fornecer um totalmente novo-capacidade de expandir a exploração humana para alémórbita baixa da Terra e permitir que novas missões de exploração do sistema solar.

O show da NASA Dome viajar para a novos locais, e para os ônibus espaciais aposentados. A turnê lançada em Nova York no Mar Intrepid, Ar eSpace Museum, coincidiu com a epoca em que a Enterprise Space Shuttle foi exposta ao público em 19 de julho de 2012, no novo Pavilhão Space Shuttle.

O show continuou no California Science Center, em Los Angeles com a grande celebração de abertura do Oschin Samuel Endeavour exibição Pavilion, habitação EspaçoEndeavor Shuttle, e 'SpaceFest ‘, que ocorreu en 30 outubro - a 4 novembro. Em 2 de novembro, OBSCURA trouxe a NASADome para Cabo Canaveral, Flórida,aproveitando o Space Shuttle Atlantis em viagem de retorno para seu destino final no Centro Espacial KennedyVisitor Complex, o novo edifício que

O show da NASA Dome viajar para a novos locais, e para os ônibus espaciais aposentados. A turnê lançada em Nova York no Mar Intrepid, Ar eSpace Museum, coincidiu com a epoca em que a Enterprise Space Shuttle foi exposta ao público em 19 de julho de 2012, no novo Pavilhão Space Shuttle.

O show continuou no California Science Center, em Los Angeles com a grande celebração de abertura do Oschin Samuel Endeavour exibição Pavilion, habitação EspaçoEndeavor Shuttle, e 'SpaceFest ‘, que ocorreu en 30 outubro - a 4 novembro. Em 2 de novembro, OBSCURA trouxe a NASADome para Cabo Canaveral, Flórida,aproveitando o Space Shuttle Atlantis em viagem de retorno para seu destino final no Centro Espacial KennedyVisitor Complex, o novo edifício que

abre para ao público em Julho de 2013."OBSCURAestá animado para fazer parte deste histórica jornada como o próximo capítulo da NASA em voos espaciais tripulados evolui ", afirmou Travis Threlkel, Chefe da OBSCURAe Diretor criativo.

"Juntos, estamos encorajando a aprendizagem experiencial com uma imersão educacional honrando o passado, presente e futuro da aeronáutica e explora-ção do espaço. "OBSCURA, NASA, e NIA tem o objetivo de envolver os visitantes em umodisséia visual usando uma fusão de tecnologia, a ciência,e entretenimento.

Fonte: OBSCURA Photos and Video: www.obscuradigital.com

A criança e a perda de um ente querido

Uma criança pode ter mais dificuldade em aceitar a perda de um familiar do que um adulto, pois nem sempre tem a bagagem da vida para compreender o que realmente acon-teceu e nem sempre sabe como gerir as suas emoções. Uma criança sente saudades da pes-soa que partiu e preocupa-se sobre quem, e como essa pessoa está sendo cuidada. Uma criança que passa por uma perda necessita de todo o apoio dos adultos que a rodeiam. Usualmente uma criança que passa pela expe-riencia da dor de uma perda demonstra:

1-Depressão e ansiedade;2- Atitudes de fúria sem motivo aparente;3- Finge que é mais nova do que a sua idade (por ex: chuchar no dedo, fazer xixi na cama…);

As crianças não são como os adultos quando sofrem uma perda; sofrem descontinuamente e não demonstram o seu sofrimento. Muitas crianças apenas demonstram o seu sofrimen-to às vezes, e por curtos períodos de tempo. Isto não significa que a criança não sofra, ape-nas significa que a criança não é capaz de se focar nessa emoção durante muito tempo. Este sentimento de perda e de tristeza pode voltar sempre que surgir uma nova fase da sua vida.

Todavia, tudo dependerá da idade da

criança. Uma criança de 2 ou 3 anos de idade ainda não compreende o conceito de morte, mas sente a tensão familiar que a rodeia. Uma criança em período pré-escolar com 5 anos poderá compreender um pouco do conceito de morte, mas poderá pensar que a morte é uma espécie de sono em que a pessoa en-tra, podendo acreditar que a pessoa podera voltará a qualquer momento. Por volta dos 6 anos de idade, ela começa a sentir medo da morte, e à medida que a idade aumenta percebe que a morte é algo final que acontece a todos.

Os adolescents têm uma grande dificuldade em lidar com a perda. Embora pareça que játenham idade e aparência para conseguirem lidar com a morte, estes não são capazes de ofazer. Por vezes, o melhor é consultar um psicólogo para ajudar a passar esta fase.

Ajude e apoie das seguintes formas:

Converse com a criança acerca do que se pas-sou de forma tranquila. Diga a verdade de forma simples e responda com a verdade às questões que a criança faz. Certifique-se que a criança compreende a re-sposta. Seja paciente, repita as respostas e ex-plique quantas vezes forem necessárias. Compartilhe os seus sentimentos a cerca da perda, isso poderá ajudar a criança acompartilhar os dela , não tenha medo de compartilhar que está triste.

Nos falamos no próximo mês

“A perda se faz presente a cada momento, aprender a lidar com esses sentimentos com certeza ajudam no desenvolvimento da criança”

Deo Britos

The child and the lossof a loved one

A child may have more difficulty accepting the loss of a family member than an adult,They don’t always have the baggage of life to understand what really happened and neither always know how to manage their emotions. A child misses the departed and worries about who, and how that person is being cared for. A child who goes througha loss needs all the support from adults that surround them. Usually a child that goes through the experience of a loss demon-strates:

1-Depression and anxiety;2 - Attitudes of rage for no apparent reason;3 - He pretends he is younger than his age (eg, thumb sucking, bed wetting ...);

Children are not like adults when they suffer a loss; they suffer discontinuouslyand do not show their suffering. Many children only demonstrate their suffering occasionally and for short periods of time. This does not mean that the child does not suffer, onlymeans that the child is not able to focus on that emotion for long.

This sense of loss and sadness can come back whenever a new phase of your life begins. However, everything will depend on the age of the child.

A 2 or 3 years of age has no understand in the concept of death, but the family feels the tension that surrounds it. A child in preschool period with 5 years can understand a little of the concept of death, but may think that death is a sort of sleep in which one enters, and may believethat the person can return at any time.

Around 6 years of age, the child begins to have fear of death, and as the age increases realizes that death is something that endhappens to everyone.

The adolescents have great difficulty dealing with loss. Although it appears that by age and appearance are able to handle death, but they are not. Sometimes it is best to consult a psychologist to help them pass this phase.

Help and support in the following ways:

Talk to your child about what happened smoothly. Tell the truth and answer simple questions with the truth that the child does. Make sure that the child comprises the re-sponse.

Be patient, repeat and explain answers as many times as necessary. Share your feelings about the loss, it can help the child to share it, and not to be afraid to share that is she is sad.

“The loss of a loved one makes itself present at every moment. Teach a child to deal with these feelings help them reach a healthy and balanced development.”

10 Dicas de como Escolher Livros para Crianças Se um dos maiores problemas de todos os tempos tem sido criar nos mais jovens interesse pela leitura, todo educador ou pai deveria, antes de tentar motivá-los, aprender algumas dicas. Antes de mais nada, nem adianta começar, se, por exemplo, Pais ou Educadores não são leitores que possam servir de exemplo para o grupo. Imagine à cena, um Pai ou Educador, sugerindo que seus filhos ou alunos leiam alguma coisa, se eles próprios são avessos à leitura; se as crianças nunca viram um livro em suas mãos, nenhum livro sendo carrega-do, mas, antes disso, sendo lido! Um novo leitor é acima de tudo alguém que foi motivado, com razão, por outro leitor. Não acreditamos em situações onde um novo leitor é incentivado por alguém que não gos-ta de leitura.Eis a lista:

• Deixe as crianças escolherem seus pró-prios livros, tão logo demonstrem in-teresse por um ou outro. Inicialmente procure não interferir em suas escolhas;

• Descubra a seção de livros infantis de sua livraria preferida. Vá conhecer de perto, ali pode ser uma boa fonte. Leve sua criança junto. Faça disso um hábito regular;

• Descubra no que suas crianças estão interessadas, e ajude-as na escolha dos livros que estão relacionados com os seus interesses;

• Pergunte a amigos, familiares, e profes-sores, quais os livros que os filhos destes

estão lendo; tente criar uma espécie de central de trocas, ou empréstimo;

• Se sua criança não gosta de um livro que estejam lendo juntos, você e ela, deixe--o de lado. Leitura é uma ocasião para diversão e não para brigas;

• Mais uma vez, e outra, e ainda outra. Crianças, por vezes, costumam ler o mesmo livro várias vezes, mesmo você achando que aquele exemplar não é mais adequado para sua nova faixa etária. Simplesmente deixe-o em paz;

• Veja regularmente as listas de livros di-vulgadas por publicações especializadas, ou nas revistas que são distribuidas por algumas grandes livrarias, onde sinopses de novas publicações são divulgadas;

• Procure por livros que você gosta de ler em voz alta. Seu contentamento é uma forma de contágio positiva;

• Experimente diferentes tipos de livros, gêneros, para ver aqueles que mais des-pertam o interesse das crianças;

• Divirta-se. Mostre para sua criança todo prazer que a leitura proporciona, e como esse hábito é capaz de abrir novos hori-zontes para sua vida pessoal e profissio-nal.

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Leonardo Vieira, lança no próx-imo dia 8 de Dezembro, seu primeiro Álbum, intitulado: Tua Fidelidade. Leonardo é líder de ministério de Jo-vem na Assembleia de Deus em Or-lando há quatro anos. Tendo o piano como seu instrumento principal, além de ser um exímio cantor, Leonardo usa seu dom e talento para louvar a Deus e pregar o evangelho.

Recentemente participou do Brazil-ian Gospel Festival em Orlando, onde ministrou com nomes marcantes do mundo Gospel, tais como Soraya Moraes, Nani Azevedo entre outros! Leonardo faz questão de oficializar o convite para o lançamento de seu primeiro cd, que será realizado com uma grande festa e celebração na Assembleia de Deus, as 20h no seguinte endereço:

4151 West Oak Ridge, Orlando FL. Para contatos e maiores informações visite o site:

www.leonardo-vieira.com

E também através do Fone: 407-287-5887 ENTRADA FRANCA.

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Este mes gostaria de escrever sobre mulheres.....De acordo com a Mitologia Grega as Amazonas, eram guerreiras que comprimiam ou queimavam o seio direito para poderem usar com mais facilidade o arco e flecha, con-tra os inimigos ou durante as caçadas. Diz a lenda que elas mantinham contato passageiro com os homens que habitavam as regiões vizinhas e quando os fi-lhos desse relacionamento nasciamelas encaminhavam os filhos varões aos pais.

Mas, eu quero escrever sobre as mulheres comuns como nos!!!!!!!!! Desde pequena en-quanto os meninos jogavam bola, empinavam pipas e brincavam com seus carrinhos mara-vilhosos, nos eramos condicionadas as brin-cadeiras "para meninas" para sermos mães, esposas e donas de casa....!!!!!

Não estou condenando quem esta realizada como dona de casa, eu também sou, mas in-dependente disso, admiro essa mulher que sai a luta e creio que aprendi a ser uma de-las!!!!!.......Mulheres guerreiras, mulheres for-tes, sou muito orgulhosa por fazer parte desse Universo!

Século XXI.Quando penso que ha alguns anos atrás nos mulheres tínhamos sequer o direito de votar e agora temos algumas no mundo que foram eleitas " Presidentes" , " Ministras" etc.. Real-mente essa é uma grande Vitória para o mun-do!!!! E aproveitando o tema Mulheres, eu não poderia deixar de falar sobre um grupo de mulheres, um grupo do qual eu faço parte

aqui no Sul da Florida, o “Brazilian Voices".Este grupo, foi formado em 2001, por duas mulheres maravilhosas, Loren Oliveira e Beatriz Malnic, que sentiram a necessidade de mostrar a música e a cultura do nosso Pais com a beleza e seriedade que Ele merece e sobretudo a elegância e inteligência da Mulher Brasileira.

Hoje somos quarenta mulheres integrantes, uma organização sem fins lucrativos, com muitas premiações e apresentações na Espa-nha, Londres e recentemente no México, reconhecido pelos governos Brasileiro e Americano, como o maior gru-po musical brasileiro nos EUA que divulga a Cultura e Música Brasileira, formado por 4 departamentos, o Brazilian Voices, Brazilian Voices Kids -Educacional (dirigido as escolas) e Arts & Healling (se apresentando em Hospi-tais e Asilos). Alem da música, o grupo é um espaço onde nos divertimos e brincamos, realmente é um lugar onde "podemos" e nos mostramos como "somos" ......mas acima de tudo somos um grupo sério com propósitos humanitários e quando estamos no palco nos hospitais ou asilos, mostramos com muito amor e carinho o que sabemos fazer que é cantar e levar o co-ração da mulher guerreira e da mulher que não perdeu a ternura e a alegria de viver acre-ditando num mundo melhor!!!!!!

Para as mulheres que nos inspiram, que ge-ram frutos de alegria e amor um grande abra-ço repleto de gratidão!!! Até o próximo mês!!! Para mais informações e fotos visitem a nos-sa website www.brazilianvoices.org e visitem www.culinariafacil.com

Elita FreitasLoren Oliveira Beatriz Malnic

Brazilian Voices

This month I would like to write about women .....

According to the Greek MythologyThe Amazon warriors burned or pressed their right breast in order to more easily use the bow and arrow, against enemies or during hunting. Legend has it that they had contact with the men that inhabited the neighboring regions and when their children were born of this relationship they would send the sonsto their fathers.

But I want to write about ordinary women like us!!!!! From childhood while the boys played ball, reared kites and played with their cars, we were constrained in the games "for girls" that would teach us to be mothers, wives and housewives ....!!!I am not condemning those who are housewives, I am one as well, but regard-less, I admire this woman that goes out to fight and I think I’ve learned to be one of them!!! ....... Women warriors, strong women, I am very proud to be part of this universe!

The XXI Century.When I think that a few years ago the women didn’t have the right to vote and now we have a few in the world who were elected "Presidents", "Ministers" etc. .. Re-ally this is a great victory for the world!! And while I am writing about this theme, I could not forget a group of women, a group that I belong here in South Florida, “The Brazilian Voices".This group was formed in 2001 by two

wonderful women, Beatriz Malnic and Loren Oliveira, who felt the need to show the music and culture of our country with the beauty and seriousness it deserves andespecially the elegance and intelligence natural to Brazilian Women.

Today we are forty members, a nonprofit organization, with many awards and pre-sentations in Spain, London and recently in Mexico. We are recognized by the Brazilian and American Government as the greatest Brazilian musical group in the U.S. which promotes Brazilian Mu-sic and Culture, comprised of four de-partments, the Brazilian Voices, Brazil-ian Voices Kids-Educational (directed to schools) and Arts & Healling (performing in Hospitals and Nursing Homes ).

Besides the music, the group is a place where we have fun and play, it really is a place where "we" show how "we are” ...... but above all we are a group with serious humanitarian purposes and when we are on stage, in hospitals, or nursing homes, we show much love and affection. What we do is sing and bring the heart of the warrior woman and the woman who has not lost the warmth and joy of life believ-ing in a better world!!!

To all the women who inspire us, that generate fruits of joy and love a big hug full of gratitude!! Until next month!! For more information and photos visit our website www.brazilianvoices.org www.culinariafacil.com

Elita Freitas

Brazilian Voices Kids

Arts & Healling

Happy Birthday Marco Antonio !On Sunday November 4th a Brazilian Biorthday Party for Marco Antonio, featured on a beautiful day to celebrate his 45th birthday with family and friends.

The party was held at Pelican Island in Miami, about 50 people attended, including family and a select group of very happy guests who enjoyed the sound of Paulo Gualano Samba Group presenting: Gilson do Cavaco, singer Lauro Parenti, Fernando Moraes, Ruben Jimenez and the Master Paulo Gualano. It was a feast with great wine, soft drinks and a delicious Spanish Paella. Everything went perfect, by the book. Photos by Paulo Gualano

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Pela primeira vez o Brasil tem três praias com Bandeira Azul

Pela primeira vez, o Brasil conseguiu a certifica-ção para três locais, sendo duas praias e uma ma-rina. Pela terceira vez seguida a Praia do Tombo no Guarujá e a Marina Costabella no Rio de Ja-neiro, receberam a certificação que é concedida por um Júri Internacional do Programa Bandeira Azul.

A Marina Costabella em Angra dos Reis é a úni-ca marina brasileira a conquistar a certificação Bandeira Azul e repete este feito pela terceira temporada consecutiva. Será também a primeira a realizar a troca da bandeira da temporada an-terior pela bandeira 2012/2013, dando início a uma nova temporada Bandeira Azul no dia 24 de Novembro em solenidade a ser realizada nas de-pendências da Marina.

A Praia do Tombo no município do Guarujá, SP, orgulhosamente hasteará a Bandeira Azul pela terceira temporada consecutiva. A Praia do Tombo tem sido um modelo de gestão que tem no Núcleo de Informação e Educação Ambiental Paulo Tendas seu ponto mais forte. Conta com uma equipe dedicada a informar os usuários da praia sobre as melhores condutas esperadas em uma praia Bandeira Azul.

A cerimônia de troca da bandeira acontecerá no dia 08 de Dezembro dando continuidade ao sta-tus Bandeira Azul para a comunidade e frequen-tadores da praia.A terceira praia brasileira irá hastear a Bandeira Azul. O Rio de Janeiro terá este ano a primeira temporada Bandeira Azul na Prainha.

Comemorando esta conquista a comunidade e

usuários da praia estão unidos com a equipe da Prefeitura Municipal, do Parque Natural Mu-nicipal da Prainha e com a ASAP - Associação de Surfistas e Amigos da Prainha para concluir os últimos detalhes para a cerimônia de entrega da Bandeira.

Será realizada ainda uma última visita de inspeção por técnico do Programa no dia 28 de Novem-bro e a data prevista para a entrega da Bandeira (ainda não confirmado pela Prefeitura Municipal do Rio) deverá ser no dia 01 de Dezembro.

A Prainha é uma praia da região da Barra da Ti-juca, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Possui estreita faixa de areia inscrita entre o maciço da Pedra Branca e o Oceano Atlântico. É uma das praias mais procuradas para a prática de surf.

Vizinha ao bairro de Grumari é margeada pela Avenida Estado da Guanabara, sendo esta a única via de acesso à praia, percorrendo toda sua ex-tensão. A área faz parte APA - Área de Proteção Ambiental Prainha, uma área florestal de pro-teção permanente e assim em que é vedada a con-strução de qualquer construção, além das estru-turas já existentes que servem para a manutenção da área e serviço aos frequentadores, em especial surfistas.

Ecoturismo

Prainha chama a atenção pelas boas ondas e pela beleza natural – seus 700 metros são protegidos por morros cobertos por Mata Atlântica. Vale a pena chegar cedo para aproveitar o sol, que se esconde atrás das montanhas no meio da tarde, e garantir estacionamento em local próximo. Nos quiosques, as pedidas são sanduíche natu-ral, suco e açaí.Localizada logo depois da praia da Macumba, separada por um morro, o acesso é feito de carro. A infraestrutura da praia é pequena contando com apenas com dois quiosques e um estaciona-mento, mas isso é mais do que o necessário para o público que é frequentador dessa pequena e magnífica praia, já que os amantes da natureza não são os mesmos que querem ver o "progres-so".Cercada por morros cobertos por Mata Atlân-tica, tem um manancial de água doce e está lo-calizada em área da Proteção Ambiental.Lembre-se de nunca jogar lixo nas praias e tam-bém respeitar os locais.

O Programa Bandeira AzulO Programa Bandeira Azul tem como objetivo elevar o grau de conscientização dos cidadãos e dos tomadores de decisão para a necessidade de se proteger o ambiente marinho e costeiro e in-centivar a realização de ações que conduzam à resolução dos conflitos existentes. O Programa Bandeira Azul é uma iniciativa da FEE (Foun-dation for Environmental Education - Fundação para Educação Ambiental) que conta hoje com apoio de diversas instituições internacionais.

O Programa existe desde 1987 e é aberto a praias marítimas, fluviais e lacustres, além de marinas, sendo necessário a participação dos municípios e envolvimento de instituições locais que rep-resentam os vários segmentos da Sociedade Civil (moradores, iniciativa privada, empreend-

edores, comunidades tradicionais e grupos atu-antes, ONGs e demais associações) e que podem colaborar na implantação e efetivação do Pro-grama. A certificação Bandeira Azul será sem-pre outorgada à municipalidade onde se localiza a praia que cumpra todos os critérios.

O Programa Bandeira Azul baseia-se em princípios de sistema de gestão ambiental, sen-do certificável. Ou seja, ao cumprir uma série de critérios pré-estabelecidos à praia ou marina que participe do Programa pode solicitar uma certi-ficação internacional – a Bandeira Azul. Obter a Bandeira é uma grande responsabilidade que deve ser traduzida em mudança de comporta-mento e gestão responsável. Hastear a bandeira é somente o início do processo de mudança.

Fonte: IAR- Instituto Ambiental Ratones e ASAP-Associação de surfistas amigos da Prainha.Fotos Assesoria :ASAP

Edmundo Rafael de Araujo CavalcantiE mail.cavalcanti.edmundo@gmail.comTwitter: @EdCavalcBlog. www.bandeiraazultombo.com

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Brazil has three Blue Flag beaches for the first time

For the first time, Brazil has achieved certifi-cation to three locations, two beaches and a marina. For the third time in a row the Tombo Beach in Guaruja and Marina Costa-Bella in Rio de Janeiro, received the certifica-tion that is given by an International Jury of the Blue Flag Program.

The Marina Costabella in Angra dos Reis is the only Brazilian Marina to win the Blue Flag certification and repeated this feat for the third consecutive season. It will also be the first to carry the banner exchange by the flag of the previous season 2012/2013, usher-ing in a new season Blue Flag on November 24 at a ceremony to be held on the premises at the Marina.

The Tombo Beach in the city of Guaruja, SP, proudly will raise the Blue Flag for the third consecutive season. The Tombo Beach has been a management model that has the Center for Environmental Information and Education Paul Tents its strongest. It has a dedicated team to inform beach users on best behavior expected in a Blue Flag beach. The changing of the flag ceremony will take place on December 8 continuing the Blue Flag status for the community and beach goers.

The third Brazilian beach will fly the Blue Flag.

Rio de Janeiro this year will have the first sea-son with the Blue Flag in Prainha. Celebrating this achievement the communi-ty and beach users are united with the team at City Hall, the Municipal Natural Park of Prainha and the ASAP - Association of Surf-ing and Friends of Prainha to finish the last details for the flag ceremony. It will be held one last inspection visit by the technical pro-gram on November 28 and expected date of delivery of the Flag (not yet confirmed by the Municipality of Rio) will be on 01 December.

Prainha is a beach of Barra da Tijuca in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has narrow strip of sand between the inscribed massive Pedra Branca and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most popular beaches for surfing.Neighbor to Grumari neighborhood is bor-dered by Avenue Guanabara State, which is the only access route to the beach, running its entire length.

The area is part of EPA - Environmental Pro-tection Area Prainha, a permanently pro-tected forest area and thus it is forbidden to build any construction beyond the existing structures that serve to maintain the area and service to patrons, especially surfers .Prainha draws attention for good waves and natural beauty - its 700 meters are protected by hills covered by Atlantic Forest. It’s worth arriving early to enjoy the sun, hiding behind the mountains in the afternoon, and secure parking close at hand. Kiosks are requested the sandwiches, juice and acai.

Edmundo Cavalcanti-Ecoturismo

Located right off the beach Macum-ba, separated by a hill, accessible by car. The infrastructure of the small beach is counting on only two kiosks and a parking lot, but it is more than necessary for the public is that this little goer and magnificent beach, as nature lovers are not the same ones who want to see "progress."

Surrounded by hills covered by Atlantic For-est, has a wealth of fresh water and is located in the area of Environmental Protection.Remember to never throw garbage on the beaches and also respect the locals.

The Blue Flag ProgrammeThe Blue Flag Programme aims to raise the level of awareness of citizens and decision makers to the need to protect the marine and coastal environment and encouraging imple-mentation of actions that lead to the resolu-tion of existing conflicts. The Blue Flag Pro-gramme is an initiative of FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education - Foundation for Environmental Education) which now has support from several international institu-tions.

The program has existed since 1987 and is open to sea beaches, rivers and lakes, and ma-rinas, requiring the participation of munici-palities and involvement of local institutions that represent various segments of civil soci-ety (residents, private sector, entrepreneurs, communities and traditional active groups,

NGOs and other associations) that can col-laborate in the implementation and execution of the Program. The Blue Flag certification will be granted to the municipality where it is located where the beach meets all the criteria.

The Blue Flag Programme is based on prin-ciples of environmental management system, being certifiable. That is, to meet a series of predetermined criteria to the beach or marina participating in the program may apply for an international certification - the Blue Flag. Get the Flag is a great responsibility that must be translated into behavior change and respon-sible management. Display the flag is only the beginning of the change process.

Source: IAR-Environmental Institute and Ratones-ASAP Association of Friends of Prainha surfers.Photos Consultancy: ASAP

Edmundo Rafael Araujo CavalcantiE mail cavalcanti.edmundo @ gmail.comTwitter: @ EdCavalc

A arte da essência na pintura da divina geometria.

Normalmente vocês estão acostumados a acompanhar minhas matérias sobre Eco-turismo, mas atualmente em vista de meu novo interesse, em pintura e desenhos, an-dei buscando algumas inspirações e orien-tações para meu aperfeiçoamento na arte.Em uma dessas pesquisas, nas redes sociais e na internet, descobri uma artista plástica

que me chamou a atenção, pela qualidade e pela beleza de seus trabalhos,gostaria de compartilhar com vocês essa minha desco-berta.

A Nancy de Andrade Pinto (Fleatea ou Fletea) nascida em São João da Boa Vis-ta/SP harmoniza-se na Essência Cósmica como forma de expressão em suas telas. Em cada pincelada colorida retrata meta-fisicamente sentimentos, energias es-senciais e sintonias. Pintar Anjos é sua especialidade,porem ela também ela tam-

bém desenvolveoutros temas e formas retratando a natureza, além de desenvolv-er lindos trabalhos de artesanato.“Quando pinto, faço a conexão micro-macro-cosmo=ser humano-natureza, uni-verso, galáxias, visível, invisível”, diz Fletea

A Arte da Essência de Fletea é pintura terapêutica, metafísica, com respiração e música, que visa à busca do autoconheci-mento, harmonia e cura com captação de vibrações e formas celestiais no encontro do novo ser humano e sua essência na con-scientização que somos trinos: Belo, bom e Verdadeiro.

A obra de Nancy de Andrade Pinto (Fletea) transita entre o Abstracionismo e o Figurativo, sem atingir uma das extremi-dades. Sua pintura informal é o registro de seus gestos, indicando os movimentos do próprio corpo. No momento da execução o desenho e a pintura se unem. A caracter-ística principal de seutrabalho é conservar os traços e as pinceladas, fazendo com que as cores assumam umaspecto simbólico de sua tendência emocional no momento de criação.

Em favor do resultado plástico e da leitu-ra, tudo se comporta como se fossem sutil-mente cores, diluindo-se em transparência de tintas ralas e sensíveis.

Esta dupla natureza (espiritual e material) na pintura de Flétea pode ser sentida pela coerência de suas intenções. Na origem está a pessoa sensível com sua fé, crença, cultura e, principalmente valor humano e, o resultado é uma simbiose destas tendências, eliminando qualquer rivalidade entre manchas coloridas e ima-gens de seres que possivelmente podem ser entendidas ou encontradas. Como quer a própria artista: “Vamos escolher poucos e bons desejos e caminhar realizando-os.”

A ligação espiritual da pintora com sua obra é sua grande marca - sua pintura, como ela explica, é o ato de fé que norteia sua vida, é sua maneira de manter comun-hão entre o homem e Deus, através de um culto à natureza. “Quando eu pinto, faço conexão com o macro, e a energia acaba fluindo, através da mão, do pincel e do pedaço de papel celofane, instrumen-tos que uso na feitura dos quadros”, diz a pintora, que, também por 20 anos foi coordenadora da APAE em São Paulo e até hoje mantém relações com a entidade assistencial. Fletea demonstra muita sensibilidade até quando dá entrevista, e essa sensibilidade - por uma razão mais do que óbvia - se traduz em seus trabalhos.

“Eu pinto com a intenção de expressar o amor, a beleza, a harmonia sentimentos que me acompanham”, explica. A motiva-ção esotérica e espiritual que rege a obra

de Fletea oferece como uma das reoluçõesuma pintura que quase traduz o subcon-sciente - se ele tivesse as cores e o ritmo aplicados por ela nas telas. Fletea diz que tem de se sentir livre para criar. “Não pinto só no cavalete”.

A Arte de Fletea Escrito por Edmundo Cavalcanti

Às vezes coloco as telas no colo, ou seja, não tenho a posição fixa para pintar. Ali-ada a essa postura artística, Fletea não dispensa uma boa música clássica, para relaxar e se inspirar: muitos de seus sim-bolismos espirituais são criados a partir das conexões com sons das músicas. A “9ª Sinfonia”, de Beethoven, é uma de suas fontes de inspiração. Literatura também lhe serve de base: Clarice Lispector e Monteiro Lobato estão na lista.

ANCORELA, O QUE É.A Arte de pintar Anjos desenvolvida por ela, cujo objetivo é retratar a essência divina desses seres angelicais. Fletea cria obras plásticas que represen-tam visualmente o elemento divino dos anjos, porém nem sempre em formas con-vencionais. Das formas leves e abstratas das pinceladas de Fletea, nascem Anjos-divindades de várias tradições e seres celestiais.É mais do que um quadro. É uma AN-CORAGEM de energia que chega de out-ras dimensões. A tela então,se torna um polo irradiador dessa força para o benefi-cio de todos os seres.Pintar é uma forma de externar a sua espiritualidade.Fleatea realizou o primário, secundário e médio no Mackenzie College, estudando também no Sedes Sapientiac (arte-amplia-ção de campo da consciência). Participou de vários seminários na Fundação Getulio Vargas,como esposa de industrial, tendo estudado também no Centro Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos e no instituto Keppe/Pa-checo, realizando curso livre deTerapêutica Psicossocial.

Realizou viagens de pintura à Grécia, com seus alunos. Ministra aulas de Arte da Es-sência na Pintura utilizando a Geometria Sagrada, meditação, respiração e musica. Recebeu a Ordem do Mérito das Artes Plásticas (Medalha de honra em 2005) e o titulo de Ambassadeur de La Paix-Universelle*Cercle Universel dês Ambassa-deurs-Genéve,Ambassade-Suisse).“Recentemente, participou do curso “O Evangelho de João: Aspectos Filosóficos da Palavra de Cristo para a Transformação Interior” no Instituto Brasileiro de Transpsi-canálise, em São Paulo”. “Atualmente (2012) faz os cursos “Especialização em Terapia Breve Multidimensional” e Filosofia de Es-piritualidade”

Suas obras foram destacadas nos anuári-os, entre outros. Artes plásticas Brasil, Ed.1995/96/2000-Edicões Sermadiras, Paris, França. Anuário da Arte Brasileira –Belo Horizonte. São Paulo 450 anos: Sua Historia e seus monumentos-Destaques e Personali-dades-IBB Instituto Biográfico Brasil.Brasil de A a Z (2012) - Instituto Biográfico Brasil

Suas obras fazem parte dos acervos dos mu-seus:Pinacoteca de Campos de Jordão-SP, Mu-seu Nacional do Espirito Santo do Pinhal SP, Museu de Arte Moderna de Salvador, BA, e coleções particulares no Brasil (Galeria de Arte do Banco do Brasil), Galeria de Arte Im-prensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, Palá-cio 9 de Julho-Assembleia Legislativa de São Paulo.No exterior:Pinacoteca de Rhodes, Grécia, Inglaterra, Portugal, Alemanha, França, EUA, Peru, México, Japão, Índia e Turquia.Realizou cerca de 60 exposições individuais e mais de 100 coletivas no Brasil, Itália, França,Alemanha, Grécia, EUA, México, Argentina, Bolivia e Uruguai, tendo recebido 25 premiações nacionais e internacionais.

Recebeu 27 premiações entre outras:03/11/2012 - Medalha de ouro e diploma de Honra ao mérito da Associação Helênica de Santos-Brasil, por suas pinturas na Grécia.2012-Diploma concedido pela ABACH, refer-ente à sua biografia citada no Guia Brasil de A a Z.2008-Ambassatrice de La Paix Universalle-Genêve-Ambassade Suisse2005-Destaque Academia Brasileira de Arte, Cultura e Historia.“Esta energia precisa se espalhar, pois com as modificações planetárias, as vibrações,e o nosso DNA se modificando, enfim toda a nova descoberta quer me multiplicardando minha contribuição com a “Arte da es-sência da Divina Geometria na PinturaTerapêutica”, diz FleteaDevemos ter: Pensamentos, Sentimentos e Emoções, Alinhados.Pensar com o coração e sentir com a cabeça.Somos unos.Conheça mais sobre a artista e suas obras no

site: http://www.fletea.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.andradepinto?Escrito por:Edmundo Rafael de Araujo Cavalcanticavalcanti.edmundo@gmail.comTwitter: @EdCavalcBlog: www.bandeiraazultombo.com

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A Color Collection Inspired by the Rich Colors of St. MoritzEscape to pure luxury this fall with a make-up collection inspired by the season's most breathtaking resort destination - St. Moritz, nestled high in the Swiss Alps. Exclusively from Amway, ARTISTRY(®) Escape to Paradise Trend Color Collection, the stunning sequel to the spring color line, captures the pure, pristine beauty and sophisticated glamour of this winter wonderland with two limit-ed-edition color palettes.

The ARTISTRY Escape to Paradise Color Collection includes the cool hues of the Crystal Glacier Cheek and Eye Compact and the Snow Blossom Lip Duo Compact. The Gilded Chalet Cheek and Eye Compact features warm colors and is complemented by the Golden Ember Lip Duo Compact. An eyeliner pencil in Antique Silver and ARTISTRY Length & Definition Mascara

in a metallic granite shade beautifully accent both palettes.

Cheek and Eye Palettes Inspired by Gilded Chalets and Crystal GlaciersOffering something for everyone in two distinct color palettes - warm shades of brown, bronze and cream and alternatively, cool blue, pink and purple hues - the new ARTISTRY cheek and eye palettesfeature six soft, creamy eye shadows that glide on evenly and beauti-fully. Available in a range of finishes - luster, shimmer, metallic - shadows may be applied individually or layered for a more customized or dramatic look. Paired with two complementary, silky cheek powders, along with travel-size brushes, the palettes allow for flawless application at home or on-the-go. As pretty as they are practical, each com-pact is embossed with a contemporary crocodile print and nestled inside a specially designed black velvet pouch.

Lip Gloss Duo for Twice the GlamourFor pout-pleasing lips, ARTISTRY Lip Duos offer two balmy lip glosses in corresponding warm and cool shades that lavish lips with nourishing emollients, a glamorous satiny finish, and a wisp of va-nilla scent. Richly indulgent with a 24-kar-at gold finish and adorned with dazzling Swarovski(®) crystals, the compact is in-spired by the elegant designs of vintage luggage tags.

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Defining Eye Pencil and Luxu-rious Length & Definition Mas-caraEscape to Paradise also includes an eye pencil in uni-versally appealing Antique Sil-ver. Dual-ended with a built-in smudger, the Escape to Paradise Eye Pencil features a special moisturizing complex of jojoba oil, vitamin E and cottonseed oil delivering comfortable application andhy-dration - without tugging. Completing the look is ARTISTRY Length & Definition-Mascara in Granite.

The breakthrough ARTISTRY FlexFX formulaaccentuates and separateslashes, extending them up to 70% for a lav-ishly long look.

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ABOUT ARTISTRYThe ARTISTRY brand, exclusively from Amway, is a global leader in premium beauty, offering unprec-edented skincare solutions backed by dermatolo-gist testing, advanced science, unparalleled proof of performance, and personalized service unmatched by any beauty counter in the world. The ARTISTRY brand generates more than $1 billion in annual global sales and is among the world’s top five, larg-est-selling premium skincare brands and top ten, largest-selling, premium cosmetics brands.*ABOUT AMWAYFounded in 1959 and based in Ada, Michigan, Amway is one of the world’s largest direct selling businesses and a member of the Alticor family of companies. Amway offers consumer products and business opportunities in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide through more than 3 mil-lion Independent Business Owners building their own Amway(TM) businesses. Top-selling brands for Amway are NUTRILITE(®) vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements, and ARTISTRY(®) skincare and color cosmetics. For more news and information about Amway visit news.amway.com SOURCE Amway

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Amway lança ARTISTRY Escape to Paradise Uma coleção colorida inspirada nas cores ricas de St. MoritzNesse Outono escape para o luxo com uma coleção de maquilagem inspirada pela destinação mais popular e mais deslumbrante da temporada - St. Moritz, situado no alto dos Alpes suíços.

Exclusivamente da Amway a coleção ARTISTRY (®) Escape to Paradise traz um impressionante seguimento a linha de cores da Primavera, captando a beleza pura, imaculada e o glamour sofisticado deste paraíso de Inverno com duas paletas de cores, em edição limitada

A coleção da ARTISTRY (®)“Escape to Paradise inclui um compacto com os tons frios do Cheek Glacier Crystal para os olhos e outro compacto Snow Blossom Duo Lip. O Gilded Cheek Chalé acentua as características dos olhos com cores quentes e é complementado pelo Ember Lip Duo Compact.

Um lápis delineador em Silver antigo & Mascara ARTISTRY (®) em um um lindo tom de granito metálico que acentua lindamente as duas combinações.Paletas de cores para as macas do rosto e olhos Inspiradas por Gilded Chalé and Christal Glacier .Oferecendo algo para todos em duas paletas de cores distintas - tons quentes de marrom, bronze e creme de leite e alterna-tivamente, frios tons de azul, rosa e roxo - ARTISTRY apresenta seis suaves, sombras cremosas que deslizam lindamente de maneira uniforme. Disponível em uma variedade de acabamentos - brilho, shimmer, metálico - as sombras podem ser aplicadas individu-almente ou em camadas para um olhar mais personalizado ou dramático. Acompanhados de dois complementos, silky cheek powders, juntamente com kit de pincel para viagem,

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os lábios com quantidades generosas de emolientes nutritivos, dando um acaba-mento acetinado e glamoroso, com acen-tuado aroma de baunilha. “Seja nas pistas, na praia, no escritório ou na cidade, a coleção ARTISTRY Outono 2012 - Escape to Paradise de tendencia co-lorida oferece tudo para mulheres elegan-

tes que precisam se sentir mais glamou-rosas do que nunca”, disse Rick DiCecca, maquiador global para ARTISTRY .Lápis de olho e rímelEscape to Paradise também inclui um lápis de olho no universalmente atraente prata antigo com funcionalidade nos dois lados, um lado com um esfumaçante e do outro Lápis de olho com um mosturi-zador complexo especial, feito com óleo de jojoba, vitamina E óleo de semente de algodão tornando a aplicação confortável - sem puxar.

Ricamente in-dulgente com um acabamento em ouro 24 quilates e ador-nado com des-lumbrantes cris-tais Swarovski (®), o compacto é inspi-rado pelos projetos elegantes de etiquetas antigas de bagagem Escape to Paradise é vendido através de Empresários Independentes daAmway (IBOs) e on-line no site http://www.amway.com

SOBRE ARTISTRYA marca ARTISTRY, exclusivamente da Amway, é líder global em beleza, oferecendo soluções para a pele apoiada por estudos dermatologicos, de ciência avançada, prova inigualável de desempenho, e serviço personalizado em qualquer loja de beleza no mundo. A marca ARTISTRY gera mais de US $ 1 bilhão em vendas globais anuais e está en-tre os cinco principais, a maior de vendas de marcas premium e top 10, a maior em vendas, e marcas premium de cosméticos. *SOBRE A AMWAYFundada em 1959 e com sede em Ada, Michigan, a Amway é uma das maiores empresas de venda direta do mundo, parte da familia Alticor de empresas. A Amway oferece produtos de consumo e oportunidades de negócios em mais de

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Facing the End of His Life, Renowned Impressionist Painter Reveals Holocaust Ordeal and Inspirational Life Lessons in New Film 'Impressions ofLife'

When Harry Somers was just 16, he made a daring escape from Nazi Germany and be-gan a new life, passing through England to attend Dookie Agricultural College in Australia.

At 20, he joined the Australian Army, where a fellow soldier introduced him to the art of painting. Later, in New York City, his creative pow-ers blossomed, and he began presenting his work in exhibi-

tions and selling paintings to celebrities and socialites. Nevertheless, the memories of his harrowing ordeal were always close to the surface.

Painting became an escape for Somers, a way to cope with the loss of his family and the trauma of surviving Nazi Germany.

His paintings have been described as "lu-minous," "glowing" and "alive."Combining elements of Impressioism and pointillism, Somers' paintings typically represent landscapes and othernatural settings inhabited by people enjoying each other's company amid the surroundings. Moreover, his work is a pro-found contrast to the darkness and despair that so characterized the Holocaust.

As filmmakers Erik Angra and Sandri Valente discovered, Somers’ paint-ings are honest reflections of his life and personality. Meeting Somers in Arizona while they were

p r o m o t i n g another film on the Ho-locaust, they were imme-diately struck by his charm, o p t i m i s m and profound wisdom. The f i l m m a k e r s quickly re-alized that

Somers’ work and life story was worth sharing with a wider audience. They re-mained in Arizona for three extra weeks, speaking with the artist nearly every day.

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Harry ~ 20s or 30s portrait .

Young H.S. with Sister and mother (with camera).

As filmmakers Erik Angra and Sandri Va-lente discovered, Somers' paintings are honest reflections of his life and personal-ity. Meeting Somers in Arizona while they were promoting another film on the Holocaust, they were immediately struck by his charm, optimism and profound wisdom. The filmmakers quickly realized that Somers' work and life story was worth sharing with a wider audience. They remained in Arizona for three extra weeks, speaking with the artist nearly ev-ery day.His belief in forgiveness and love, in spite of the horrors of his youth, were inspirational. Somers had never opened up to anyone in detail about his ordeal in Germany before meeting Angra and

Valente. Now nearing the end of his life, Somers was willing to share his message of forgiveness. Thus began the project that will culminate in the documentary "Impressions of Life: The H. Somers Story."Angra and Valente have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the documentary. Their wish is that the final production successfully captures the sublime beauty that is both Harry Somers the man and H. Somers the artist. They believe his powerful example of forgive-ness and perseverance will provide light in a world that is too often dimmed by fear and mistrust.

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Always a believer in giving back, Somers has recently donated almost 50 works of art to Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona.

His artwork is used in art therapy classes throughout the region. Although Somers may never see his documentary, he can rest knowing that his life has already impacted the lives of others in an immensely positive way.

To watch the trailer and become a backer on Kickstarter visithttp://www.harrysfilm.com

For more information about Harry Somers and to see some of his work visithttp://www.hsomers.com

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Vislumbrando o fim de sua vida, renomado pintor impressionista revela fatos do Holocausto e lições de vida Inspirads em "Impressions of Life '.

Harry Somers tinha apenas 16 anos, quando ele numa ousada fuga da Alemanha nazista começou uma nova vida, passando por In-glaterra para atender ao Colégio Agrícola Dookie na Austrália. Aos 20, ele entrou para o Exército australiano, onde um soldado apresentou-lhe a arte da pintura. Mais tarde, na cidade de Nova York, seu poder criativo floresceu, e ele começou a apresentar o seu trabalho em exposições e venda de pinturas de celebridades e socialites. No entanto, as memórias de sua experiência traumática sempre estiveram próximas à superfície.

A pintura tornou-se uma fuga para Somers, uma maneira de lidar com a perda de sua família e do trauma de sobreviver a Alemanha nazista. Seus quadros têm sido descritos como "luminosos", "brilhantes" e "vivos". Combinando elementos do impressionismo e pontilhismo, as pinturas de Somers normalmente representam paisa-gens e outros ambientes com cenários naturais habitados por pessoas desfrutando a companhia um do outro. Além disso, seu trabalho é um profundo contraste com a escuridão e o desespero que caracteriza o Holocausto.

Como cineastas Erik Angra e Sandri Valente descobriram que as pinturas de Somers "são reflexões honestas de sua vida e personali-dade. Eles descobriram Somers no Arizona, enquanto promoviam um outro filme sobre Holocausto, eles ficaram imediatamente impressionados com o charme, otimismo e sabedoria profunda de Somers. Os cineas-tas rapidamente perceberam que o trabalho

de Somers e sua história de vida valiam ser compartilhados com um público mais am-plo. Eles permaneceram no Arizona por três semanas extras, falando com o artista quase todos os dias.

Sua crença no perdão e amor, apesar dos hor-rores de sua juventude, foram inspiradores. Somers nunca havia se aberto a qualquer pessoa em detalhes sobre o seu calvário na Alemanha antes de conhecer Angra e Va-lente. Agora se aproximando do final de sua vida, Somers estava disposto a compartilhar sua mensagem de perdão. Assim começou o projeto que vai culminar com o documen-tário "Impressões da Vida( Impressions of Life):.A Historia de Somers.(H. Somers’ Story)

Angra e Valente lançaram uma campanha para arrecadar fundos para o documentário. Seu desejo é que a produção final consiga captar a beleza sublime que é tanto Somers Harry o homem e H. Somers o artista. Eles acreditam que o seu poderoso exemplo de perdão e perseverança irá fornecer luz em um mundo que muitas vezes é ofuscado pelo medo e desconfiança.

Sempre acreditando em dar a volta por cima, Somers recentemente doou quase 50 obras de arte para Hospice do Vale, em Phoenix, Arizona. Sua obra é usada nas aulas de arte-terapia em toda a região. Embora Somers talvez não tenha a oportunidade de ver seu documentário, ele pode descansar, sabendo que sua vida já impactou a vida dos outros de uma forma extremamente positiva.

Para assistir ao trailer e se tornar um patro-cinador na visita Kickstarterhttp://www.harrysfilm.com

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Novara's 2013 Bicycle Line is Ready-to-Roll

New line features foldable bikes and stylish bicycle apparelIn honor of its 30(th) anniversary, No-vara launches new bike designs in the transportation and road categories, and introduces innovations in reflec-tive apparel and tube packaging. The collection will begin rolling into REI stores and on REI.com now through spring 2013.Designed to meet a variety of riding experiences and terrain, Novara's new collection simplifies transportation without sacrificing style. While com-muting to work, off-roading or cruising on the weekend, the collection allows riders to define their own speed, style and essentials. For information, images and specs, please visit Novara's media newsroom: www.novarabike.com/me-dia.Transportation bicyclesFolding bikes add versatility and conve-nience to the commute routine. Avail-able now, Novara's new FlyBy features a low-maintenance Nexus 7 internal drivetrain with easy-to-use REVO twist shifter. The black finish and red wheels add an element of stylish design, while the aluminum frame folds in half for carrying on trains or subways, and easy storing in apartments or cubicles.

Those looking for a sportier ride through the urban environment should

give the Zealo a spin. Zealo combines road bike maneuverability with moun-tain bike sturdiness. Designed to be a nimble commuter, Shimano's Tiagra compact 20-speed drivetrain provides proven durability and amble gear range to conquer the streets. BB7 road disc brakes help riders stop in most weather conditions, while Weinmann rims and 700x28c tires create a swift yet stable ride.

For the rider who values stylish trans-portation, Novara Buzz One is a nos-talgic choice. Inspired by the 1976 VW bus design, the Buzz One features a flat handlebar, powder-coated deep-dish rims, an alloy chain guard and a vintage-inspired saddle. This clas-sic single-speed uses playful details in tandem with performance features that one expects from Novara.RoadTo celebrate Novara's 30(th) birthday, the brand will also introduce the aptly named Trenta, its top-line road bike designed for those who enjoy riding faster. This road bike features' include: Shimano Ultegra shifter and derail-leurs, ensuring seamless shifting and a smooth ride; lightweight Kinesium butted aluminum frame with tapered head tube; carbon fork with one-piece alloy crown/steerer tube; FSA Wing Pro Compact handlebar and 3D forged stem. The 700x25c tires are super light-weight and fine-tuned to perform.

For women who enjoy riding 29ers as much as men, Novara unveils the Madrona 29, designed especially for women. Togeth-er with its elder brother, the Matador 29, these mountain bikes are ideal for navigat-ing gnarly obstacles on the trail. Both in-clude a lightweight 6061 butted aluminum frame, SR Suntour XCR MLO 29er fork and Tektro Gemini 2 hydraulic disc brakes for stopping power.

Apparel

Be seen and stylish!Novara's Mainline col-lection fuses technical/reflective specs with sidewalk-ready style. Hidden reflective threading and touch points are featured on every piece to ensure visibility when need-ed, and can easily be convertible when out of the saddle.

For instance, the men's Dutchtown Jacket and Cragmont Denim Pants reveal reflec-tive bands when cuffed, and the Zilker Woven Plaid Shirt uses innovative 3M re-flective thread that can only be seen when light hits. The women's Edgewater Jacket uses a reversible belt that flips to become a reflective band when riding for added bike-safety.

No more tangled tubes

Novara continues to simplify transporta-tion in 2013 with the debut of Tube2Go. In support of REI's ongoing stewardship efforts, REI's experts developed the means to shrink-wrap tubes into a plant-based biodegradable, compostable package that reduces packaging by over 90 percent.

The outcome also enhances convenience and creates a hassle-free user experience. Now a tube will stay in in its packaging from store shelf direct to jersey pocket or bike bag; unwrap only when needed.

About NovaraNovara bicycles, apparel and accessories are exclusively available through www.rei.com and in REI stores nationally. Since 1983, Novara has focused on getting peo-ple on bicycles and comfortable riding in a variety of cycling environments. No-vara brand products offer quality comfort, road, mountain, touring, urban, youth bi-cycles, apparel and accessories.

About REIREI is a national outdoor retail co-op dedicated to inspiring, educating and out-fitting its members and the community for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship. Founded in 1938 by a group of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seek-ing quality equipment, REI is committed to promoting environmental stewardship and increasing access to outdoor recre-ation through volunteerism, gear dona-tions and financial contributions.

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Designs from British runway designer Jenny Packham often grace the red carpet. Her new holiday line at jcpenney, Jenny Packham Boudoir, features elegant pieces perfect for holiday dressing and gifting. From jewelry boxes and bracelets to cosmetic bags and coin purses, her collection offers a touch of sophisticated glam-

our to any woman's wardrobe.

New limited-engagement collections offer chic fashion accessories at Fair and Square pricesjcpenney is adding three new designers to its 2012 holiday lineup with limited-engagement collections from LULU by Lulu Guinness(TM), Jenny Packham® Boudoir and Double Happiness Vivi-enne Tam(TM). Each designer infused her unique design aesthetic and personality into a line of handbags, fashion accessories and ex-citing gift items that are now available exclusively at most jcpenney stores and on jcp.com through the holiday season.

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LULU by Lulu Guinness

Known for her love of retro glamour and modern chic, Brit-ish designer Lulu Guinness brings her colorful, cheeky style to LULU by Lulu Guinness. Filled with whimsical, unexpected designs, the collection includes handbags and fashion accesso-ries to brighten any look. LULU by Lulu Guinness is available for a limited time during the holiday season and will expand its assortment in 2013 with a dedicated shop inside jcpen-ney.

"I am so thrilled to be work-ing with jcpenney on my new LULU by Lulu Guinness line. The heart of the brand is a fabulous line of unique fun prints that offers American customers a chic but affordable way to dress up any out-fit," said Lulu Guinness OBE, founder and creative director of Lulu Guinness. "LULU by Lulu Guinness is a London-inspired collection that takes a fresh and innovative approach to capturing the spirit of the city."

Double Happiness Vivienne Tam

Vivienne Tam is a passionate designer known for her Eastern-inspired de-signs. Double Happiness Vivienne Tam features Tam's signature dragon print throughout this vividly colorful collection. Offering items including cosmetic bags, scarves and slippers, Double Happiness Vivienne Tam of-fers modern style at an affordable price.

For product images and additional information, please visit jcpme-diaroom.com. Follow @jcpnews on Twitter for company information and exclusive announcements throughout the holiday season.

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ivienne TamGetting Ready for the Holidays

Toys"R"Us® Announces 2012 Holiday Toy Trends As children begin to write their letters to Santa with care and parents start to devise their holiday shopping strategies, Toys"R"Us(®) announced four emerging trends it expects to impact toy-buying decisions this holiday season. Representative of these top trends are toys based on tiny tots' favorite characters, kid-friendly tablets, "rad" playthings from the '80s that are making a comeback and items that offer fun light-up features.

This year's toy trends also undoubtedly reflect some of this season's hottest toy properties and products.

Often times, a young child’s first friend is one imagined - from a stuffed plush to a favorite character in a book - allowing them to explore new worlds and fantasize about magical adventures.

This year, little ones are clamoring for their lovable, take-everywhere preschool pals. From new friends like Doc Mc-Stuffins to timeless playmates like

Tigger, kids can enjoy these beloved companions at home or on-the-go with toys ranging from dolls to tiny play-houses:

Doc McStuffins “Time For Your Check Up” doll from Just Play((TM)):Future physicians can bring home this dolled-up version of their favorite play doctor based on the Disney Jr. show Doc McStuffins. Kids will love pressing Doc’s stethoscope to hear the “checkup” song and more than 10 phrases 7 “AG13” button cell batteries required (includ-ed).Ages 3 years and up.

Minnie Mouse Bow-tique: Minnie’s Fashion On-the-Go from Fish-er-Price(®): Now kids can take Minnie Mouse and her fashion set on-the-go.

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Getting Ready for the Holidays

What appears to be a simply pink-tastic rolling suitcase opens to reveal a portable dressing room. Plus, music and Minnie phrases can be heard with the push of a heart-shaped button. 2 "AA" batteries re-quired (included). Ages 2years andup.

Bounce Bounce Tigger from Just Play((TM)): “The wonderful thing about Tiggers” is that they bounce! Kids will love hopping along with this animatronic version of the classic Winnie the Pooh character as he uses his tail like a spring, while singing “Bounce Bounce.” 4 “AA”batteries required (included). Ages 3 years and up.

Olivia “Ready for Bedtime” 8-Inch Plush from Spin Master((TM)): Now, kids can get ready for bedtime alongside their favorite oinking friend from the famous book series and hit Nick Jr. show Olivia. Dressed snugly

in one of her darling outfits, a cozy, light blue robe, Olivia comesprepared for bedtime stories, snuggling and snoozing. No batteries required. Ages 3 to 5 years.

Peppa Pig((TM)) Peek ‘n Surprise Play-house from Fisher-Price(®): Based on Peppa’s house from the hit Nick Jr. show, this 15-piece playset comes with a handle for easy portability and opens to reveal four rooms of play. The set features transforming furniture,including a sink that switches from messy to clean and a kitch-en table that can get ready for dinner-time. Peppa and George figures are included, too. No batteries required. Ages 3 years and up.

Kid-Friendly Tablets and App-Enabled Fun Moms and dads no longer need to share their pricey gadgets with their sticky- and slippery-fingered kids! This year, children - and gift-givers - have more options than ever when it comes to selecting holiday presents that offer tech-tastic fun and long-lasting value.

Kurio(7) from Techno Source: This multi-touch Wi-Fi-enabled tablet,which runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), is perfect for mom anddad to use and also hand over to their kids with peace of mind. While children can surf the Internet, par-ents have web access controls, app man-agement capabilities and a comprehensive filtering system. Preloaded with kids' con-tent from top games like Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, to over 20 Meegenius eBooks, to educational games from award-winning educator Mr. Nussbaum, the tablet comes complete with a durable drop-safe silicone bumper to protect it even in small hands. No batteries required (charges). Ages 3 years and up.

MEEP!((TM)) from Oregon Scientific: Us-ers will enjoy the hottest games, e-books and apps that come pre-loaded on this Wi-Fi-enabled tablet,which features a 7-inch screen with zForce(®) touch technology. Kidscan choose from additional downloads in the MEEP! app store for further engage-ment and individualized learning experi-ences. 1 Lithium Ion battery required (in-cluded). Ages 6 to 9 years.Apptivity((TM) )Angry Birds King Pig, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja fromMattel(®): Kids can get immersed in their favorite digital games in a whole new way using Apptivity figures that fit in the palm of theirhands.

Whether they prefer Angry Birds, Cut the Rope or Fruit Ninja,kids can select from the King Pig, Om Nom(TM) or Sensei figures - each sold separately - which feature touch-screen conductive bases that interact with the re-spective games and unlock unique content.

For example, kids can place the Angry Birds King Pig figure on the face of their touch-screen device while logged into the HD app to hear new sounds, interface with new char-acters and see new backdrops. No batteries required. Ages 4 years and up.

tabeo((TM)) from Toys"R"Us(®): This unique 7-inch touch-screen tablet, created especially for kids, offers enhanced safety features de-sired by parents. Designed and developed by Toys"R"Us, parents can customizedifferent levels of Internet access for up to 8

users. Additionally, tabeo comes preloaded with 50 apps, including popular games for kids. One rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery required (included). Ages 5 years and up. This item will become available in late October.APPFINITY AppBlaster, AppFishing, App-Drive and AppCopter Heli fromSpinMaster(®): While these items look like traditional playthings at first glance, when connected to an iPhone or iPad, kids can experience their apps in a digital-meets-real-world way. With the AppBlaster, which looks like a typi-cal handheld blaster and comes in

orange or green, users can lock ‘n’ load their iPhone or iPod Touch into the designated slot before engaging in a digital blasting battle that they can view on their device. Likewise, kids can cast a reel when AppFish-ing and can put the pedal to the metal when using AppDrive’s standalone steering wheel set. Plus, children can control a helicopter and get immersed in the thrill of flying with AppCopter. No batteries required. Ages 8 years and up.

"Rad" Return from the '80sKids and parents alike are getting amped for the toy stars of the '80s with an abundance of nostalgic playthings making a return to store shelves this season. Gift-givers can prepare to see old favorites topping kids' wish lists, from timeless properties like Star Wars and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to classic games like Rubik's cube - many of which have been updated to make them totally tubular for today's child. Plus, parents will enjoy tak-ing a trip down memory lane as they watch their little one play with these updated toys from their own childhood:

ANGRY BIRDS((TM)) STAR WARS(®) JEN-GA DEATH STAR Game from Hasbro(®):Angry Birds fan can get ready to unleash the flock to destroy the STARWARS Death Star and take down Lard Vad-er in this brand-new take on the classic JENGA game. Played as an individual or two-player game, kids cantake turns trying

to topple the Empire in an intergalactic bat-tle. And, by pulling back the X-Wing Fighter, they can launch an epic squawk attack with Luke, Han or Chewy birds, knocking the pigs' block off and exploding the Death Star. Players can also unlock ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS content in-app with a special code that comes included in the game pack.No batteries required. Ages 5 years and up.

Nickelodeon(®) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Secret Sewer Lair Play Set from Playmates: Kids can bring these nostalgic mutant ninjas back to their home base with this 42-inch-high play set, which recreates the Turtles' Sewer Lair and the streets above. Available exclusively at Toys”R”Us, this play set is packed with more than 20 fun features,including a telescoping periscope, a Shred-der dummy and more. Nobatteries required. Ages 4 years and up.

Rubik's(®) Stack & Build Blocks from Tolly-tots, a division of JAKKS(®)Pacific: This eye-catching block set allows kids to build towers - and brains! Rendered in Ru-bik's iconic colors, these 3-D shapes put a modernspin on the classic toy for endless hours of creative play. Made in shapes to specifically promote skill development, they all pack neatly away into the incluedstorage box. No batteries required. Ages 18 months and up.

Straw- berry Shortcake((TM)) Berry Best((TM)) Collection from Toys"R"Us(®): These dolls are totally sweet, inside and out! Featuringfive adorable mini figures, all with their own outfits, personalitiesand scents, kids can mix and match the outfits to give

each a new style.No batteries required. Ages 4 to 6 years.

My Little Pony(®) Favorite Collection((TM)) Featuring NightmareMoon((TM)) from Has-bro(®)

Kids and collectors will treasure this special assortment of seven My Little Pony figurines, featuring fanfavorites, including Rainbow Dash, DJ Pon-3, Flower Wishes, Trixie

Lulamoon, Pixie Pie and Lemony Gem, as well as the rare Nightmare Moon pony. Little ones will enjoy hours of imaginative play as they help the six little ponies work together to make sure they defeat the threat of Nightmare Moon and save the light of day. No batteries required. Ages 3 to 5 years.

Light F/XFeaturing glow-in-the-dark elements and light-up ef-fects, a variety of playthings are set to illuminate kids' rooms brighter than a Christmas

tree. Little ones love to play and explore in the dark, but this season's toys are turning up the wattage and raising

the bar from a mere flashlight. One thing is for sure, children's faces will be beam-ing when they open these radiant gifts, ranging from build-ing brick sets to board games:

Lite Brix((TM)) Lumi-Port((TM)) from Cra-Z-Art: Kids can con-struct a tow-ering airport or a colorful airplane that lights up the sky with this

brand-new take on classic con-struction. With LED light-up bricks, this set allows kids to form colorful characters and vehicles com-patible with all Lite Brix's products. 3 "AA" batteries required (not included).Comes with a battery power pack that attaches to the model. Ages 6 years and up.Illumivor R/C Shark from Sky Rocket:

Rolling out of the sea, this ra-dio-controlled Toys"R"Us exclu-sive shark is ready to find prey, whether hunting day or night, thanks to its bright lights. And, with the push of a button, the lights shift to create swimming and chomping animations that simulate a true shark. 1 9V and 6 "AA" batteries required (not included). Ages 6 years and up.

Digital Light Designer((TM)) from

Crayola(®): Children can watch as their drawings magically light up on this digital light-up dome. By using the included stylus to draw all over the 3-D dome, kids can create works of art and animations, as well as play games with light-drawing fun. Once kids complete their designs, they can save it for later or wipe the slate clean and start working on anoth-er masterpiece. 2 "AAA"and 4 "D" bat-teries required (not included). Ages 6 to 8 years.

Pillow Pets(® )Dream Lites from Ontel Products Corporation(®): Withthe push of a button, these cozy characters can create starry skies in little ones' rooms. These plush pets come in various styles, including a dog, unicorn, penguin, butterfly and giraffe, that illuminate ceilings with stars and glow as a com-forting night-light. A 20-minute sleep-timer mode is also included so children can fall asleep under the stars. 3"AAA"

batteries required (not included). Ages 3 years and up.Light Up Checkers, Backgammon and Chess from Pavilion(®): Fans of tra-ditional checkers, backgammon and chess will love to switch things upby playing with these brand-new sets, now featuring light-up technology.The lighting effects on these classic games help to build the perfectatmo-sphere for kids to play well into the wee hours of the night. 6 "AA"batteries required (not included). Ages 5 years and up.

Macy Gray's Reinterpretation Of Stevie Wonder's "TALKING BOOK" CD

Macy Gray's new album, a "re-imag-ining" of the classic Stevie Wonder al-bum "TALKING BOOK," is available now for @ Amazon Coming hot on the heels of her stunning 429 Records' debut "COVERED"--a collection of all new recordings of handpicked songs she delivers in her own inimitable fashion, "TALKING BOOK" will be released digitally to coincide with the 40(th) Anni-versary of the original which was released on October 28, 1972.

With the help of producer Hal Willner (Lou Reed, Metallica), Macy will lend her distinctive sound to the multi-platinum album that spawned 7 Top 10 singles in-

cluding the smash hits "Sunshine Of My Life" and "Superstition"'; landed at #3 on the Top Albums Chart and won three Grammys: Best Male Pop Vocal, R&B Performance and R&B Song.

Since her dazzling debut introduced this singular talent to the masses, Macy has forged an uncompromising musical path beholden to her own vi-sion and garnering accolades at every juncture. With “TALKING BOOK,” Macy continues to explore the cover album concept by choosing an album that was hugely influential to her while growing up. It’s a deeply felt

and sincere homage to a masterful project by a truly legendary performer.

TALKING BOOK track listing:• You Are The Sunshine Of My Life• Maybe Your Baby• You And I (We Can Conquer The

World)• Tuesday Heartbreak• You’ve Got it Bad Girl• Superstition• Big Brother• Blame it On The Sun• Looking For Another Pure Love• I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will

Be Forever)

new musicColumbia Records Celebrates 125 Years By Releasing 360 Sound: The Colum-bia Records Story and 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story: Legends and Legacy on Apple's iBookstoreWritten by Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy-nominated author and historian, Sean

Wilentz, 360 Sound illus-trates sweeping cultural and business changes in music over more than a century. With19 videos and 23 sound samples included in the book so readers can listen to--and watch--Co-

lumbia's artists through the years in unprec-edented interactive format.Celebrated music journalist Dave Marsh's book, 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story: Legends and Legacy, is also available. There are 263 audio samples in this book.

Columbia Records is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of a book enti-tled 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story about the great American label and its role in initiating recorded music, cultivating great artists, and igniting cultural change. Written by Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy-nominated author and historian Sean Wilentz, the book provides a journey through Columbia Re-cords' storied past and its contributions to entertainment from the invention of com-mercial recording through the present day.

The Columbia Records Story is available for purchase exclusively on the iBookstore for $14.99.

The second book is available for free and is also exclusive to Apple's iBookstore. It in-cludes over 300 photos and 263 audio clips to enhance celebrated music journalist Dave Marsh's 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story: Legends and Legacy. Readers can tap to watch videos of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Janis Jo-plin, Simon & Garfunkel, and Adele. Audio clips of all 263 songs in the Marsh book are playable from each song listing in the book. This innovative multi-media offering brings the artists and their music to life in an un-precedented way.

360 Sound includes 300 rare and intimate photographs from the Columbia archives and sidebar discussions of crucial develop-ments and performers written by eminent music historians Dave Marsh and Colin Escott. The book offers a virtual history of the music industry from its infancy, tracing Columbia's pivotal technological as well as business innovations, not least its invention of the LP. It also reflects on the connection between Columbia's artists and music and sweeping cultural and political changes, from the emergence of mass commercial cul-ture to the rise of the civil rights movement and beyond.Download both 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story and 360 Sound: Legends and Legacy from the iBookstore on iPad or at www.iTunes.com/iBookstore.

SOURCE Columbia Records

About Rush

With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most popular. The RIAA has certified Rush for the third most consecutive gold/platinum studio albums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Rush’s vast catalog includes such classics as 1974’s self-titled debut, 1976’s “2112,” 1981’s “MOVING PIC-TURES,” 1996’s “TEST FOR ECHO,” and 2002’s “VAPOR TRAILS.” Rush released their 20(th) studio album, “CLOCKWORK ANGELS,” on June 12 via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. The highly anticipated collection marks their first studio recording since 2007’s “SNAKES & ARROWS,” and debuted at #1 in Canada and #2 on the Billboard 200, matching the highest chart debut of the band’s career. In addition to their commercial success, Rush has also been recognized with a number of Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, including one earlier this year for the acclaimed documentary “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage.” Enjoying a recent pop culture renaissance, Rush made a rare television appearance - their first in over 30 years - on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” and a memorable cameo in the film “I Love You, Man.” Most recently, Rush has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. A career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature summed up the renowned rock trio’s continuing artistic vitality by observing, “It’s true that Rush doesn’t mean today what it did in ‘76 or even ‘96. It may mean more.” For more information please visit www.rush.com.

Renowned Rock Trio Rush to be Inducted into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk

With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is not only one of the most inven-tive and compelling groups in rock his-tory, but remains one of the most popular. The RIAA has certi-fied Rush for the third most consecutive gold/platinum studio al-bums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Rush's vast catalog includes such clas-sics as 1974's self-titled debut, 1976's "2112," 1981's "MOV-ING PICTURES," 1996's "TEST FOR ECHO," and 2002's "VAPOR TRAILS." Rush released their 20(th) studio album, "CLOCKWORK ANGELS," on June 12 via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. The highly anticipated collection marks their first studio recording since 2007's "SNAKES & ARROWS," and debuted at #1 in Canada and #2 on the Billboard 200, matching the highest chart debut of the band's career.

In addition to their commercial suc-cess, Rush has also been recognized with a number of Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, including one ear-

lier this year for the acclaimed documen-tary "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage." Enjoying a recent pop culture renaissance, Rush made a rare television appearance - their first in over 30 years - on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" and a

memorable cameo in the film "I Love You, Man."

Most recently, Rush has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. A career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature summed up the renowned rock trio's continuing artistic vitality by observing, "It's true that Rush doesn't mean today what it did in '76 or even '96. It may mean more." For more information please visit www.rush.com.

About Rush

With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most popular. The RIAA has certified Rush for the third most consecutive gold/platinum studio albums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Rush’s vast catalog includes such classics as 1974’s self-titled debut, 1976’s “2112,” 1981’s “MOVING PIC-TURES,” 1996’s “TEST FOR ECHO,” and 2002’s “VAPOR TRAILS.” Rush released their 20(th) studio album, “CLOCKWORK ANGELS,” on June 12 via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. The highly anticipated collection marks their first studio recording since 2007’s “SNAKES & ARROWS,” and debuted at #1 in Canada and #2 on the Billboard 200, matching the highest chart debut of the band’s career. In addition to their commercial success, Rush has also been recognized with a number of Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, including one earlier this year for the acclaimed documentary “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage.” Enjoying a recent pop culture renaissance, Rush made a rare television appearance - their first in over 30 years - on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” and a memorable cameo in the film “I Love You, Man.” Most recently, Rush has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. A career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature summed up the renowned rock trio’s continuing artistic vitality by observing, “It’s true that Rush doesn’t mean today what it did in ‘76 or even ‘96. It may mean more.” For more information please visit www.rush.com.

Ceremony Slated for November 20, 2012 with Induction Speech by a Spe-cial Guest

Guitar Center is proud to announce the upcoming induction of renowned rock legends Rush, into the retailer's historic RockWalk. The exclusive, invite only induction ceremony is set to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Noon at Guitar Center's Hollywood location on Sun-set Boulevard. A special guest speaker will open the event by reflecting upon Rush's musical impact and welcoming the band to the stage.We are very pleased to have been cho-sen by our peers and fellow musicians for induction in Guitar Center's Rock Walk," said Rush's Geddy Lee. "It is an honor to have our names added to this illustrious list of great and highly tal-ented musicians."

"Not only is Rush extraordinary as a band, but each member is incredibly talented in their own right," said Dave Weiderman, Chairman of Guitar Cen-ter's RockWalk. "With nearly thirty years together, this group has consis-tently delivered skilled musicianship, experimental-drive and stylistically di-verse rock to music fans worldwide. In short - Rush is long-deserving of being honored by Guitar Center's RockWalk."

Guitar Center's RockWalk is dedicated to honoring those artists who have

made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolu-tion of Rock 'n' Roll, Blues and R&B. As the newest RockWalk inductees, Rush's handprints will reside alongside the handprints, signatures, and faces of other equally accomplished musi-cians and innovators such as Eric Clap-ton, George Martin, Jimmy Page, Iron Maiden, Carlos Santana, Johnny Cash, Van Halen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, B.B. King, Ste-vie Wonder, Run-D.M.C. and Queen, among numerous others.About Guitar Center's RockWalkGuitar Center's RockWalk became a reality on November 13, 1985 with inaugural inductions including Stevie Wonder, Eddie Van Halen, Creator of the Gibson Les Paul guitar Ted Mc-Carty, Martin Guitar founder C.F. Martin III, Marshall Amplifier creator Jim Marshall. At last, the Rock 'n Roll world could claim for itself an institu-tion every bit as compelling as Mann's Chinese Theatre, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Located at Guitar Center's Hollywood location on Sunset Boulevard, all Gui-tar Center RockWalk inductees are chosen solely by past honorees. In this way, inductees are chosen by real "mu-sic authorities," those who would best be able to gauge his or her contribution to music history.

Source- Guitar Center

Smash Mouth Give "THE GIFT OF ROCK" For The HolidaysPLATINUM-SELLING BAND'S FIRST CHRISTMAS ALBUM AVAILABLE OC-TOBER 30TH

Holiday Collection Caps A Stellar Year Which Included The Release Of New Album "Magic" & Cook Book "Recipes From The Road"

Smash Mouth, the band that gave you cra-zy memorable hits like "All Star," "Walkin' On The Sun," "Then the Morning Comes" and "I'm A Believer" among many others, are gearing up for the release of their first Christmas album, "THE GIFT OF ROCK." Produced by Greg Camp and Michael Urbano, the album's ten tracks capture a raucous holi-day spirit while showcasing the quintes-sential Smash Mouth party sound.

"THE GIFT OF ROCK" includes bril-liant interpretations of holiday standards old and new and features Steve Harwell (vocals), Paul Delisle (Bass), Greg Camp (guitar) and Michael Urbano (drums and percussion). The showcase single impact-ing AC radio is "The Christmas Song." The album caps a stellar year which saw the band return with their 429 Records pop/rock debut "Magic" which featured the AC hit title track.

In addition, the band is promoting the release of their first cookbook "Recipes From The Road" which is available No-vember 26(th). "THE GIFT OF ROCK" is available everywhere on 429 Records

since October 30(th). Smash Mouth, a band with the repu-tation for being the “sound of summer” now inhabit their niche as the energet-ic “sound of the holi-days” with the release of “THE GIFT OF ROCK.” Future classics include their take on The Pretenders’ “2000 Miles” and The Kinks’ “Father Christmas.” From their de-but in 1997 when the smash hit “Walkin’ On The Sun” (played by KROQ before any label deal) powered their album “Fush Yu Mang” to double platinum sales, the band has scored hit after hit worldwide.

“THE GIFT OF ROCK” Track Listing: 1. Father Christmas 2. Don’t Believe In Christmas 3. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 4. Zat You, Santa Claus? 5. The Christmas Song 6. Snoopy’s Christmas 7. Christmas Ain’t Christmas 8. Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On 9. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) 10. 2000 MilesTo order “THE GIFT OF ROCK” on Amazon visit: http://www.amazon.com/The-Gift-Rock-Smash-Mouth/dp/B009B1ENCK/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpp_6

For more info, visit: www.429records.com

Hello again friends! This month I wanted to talk about the Orlando music scene and how we have grown when it comes to packaging our product. You don't need a big budget to look like you do.

Making the music really is a small part of your overall business. When it comes to Websites, Album artwork, Promotional packages, and merchandise, we have the same advantages as the major labels.

Most artist today in Orlando know how to not only record great, original music, they also know how to do graphics as well as design their own websites. The do it yourself mentality is essential when you are an artist with a limited bud-get. It's cheaper to do it yourself and with the help of having professional software at our fingertips, we can pull off a polished

product that can compete on the shelves along side the big boys.

Orlando Indie artist have also become masters of social networking. I'm starting to see more and more artists with national exposure because of their many hours of self promoting online.

The picture is getting more clear everyday that major labels are starting to be a thing of the past. More artist are less concerned with getting signed and more concerned on setting up their own business and mak-ing a strong foundation for themselves. As usual I appreciate you all taking time out to read about my thoughts on our music scene and keep watching our scene grow and become a strong force in the national music scene.

Olá novamente amigos! Este mês eu queria falar sobre a cena musical de Orlando e como temos crescido quando se trata de emba-lar nosso produto. Você não precisa de um grande orçamento para se parecer com você.

Fazer a música realmente é uma pequena parte de seu negócio global. Quando se trata de sites, a capa do álbum, pacotes promocio-nais e mercadorias, temos as mesmas vanta-gens que as grandes gravadoras.

Mais artistas hoje em Orlando sabem não só como gravar a música, excelente original, mas eles também sabem como fazer gráficos, bem como projetar seus próprios sites.A mentalidade fazê-lo sozinho (Do it your-self) é essencial quando você é um artista com um orçamento limitado.

É mais barato fazê-lo sozinho, e com a ajuda de ter o software profissional em nossas mãos, nós podemos executar um produ-

to bem acabado que pode competir nas prateleiras ao lado dos grandes.

O artista Indie de Orlando também se tornaram mestres da rede social. Estou começando a ver os artistas mais e mais com a exposição nacional por causa de suas mui-tas horas de linha de auto-promoção.

A imagem está ficando mais clara todos os dias que as grandes gravadoras estão começando a ser uma coisa do passado. Mais artista estão menos preocupados com a ob-tenção de contrato assinado e mais preocu-pado em criar o seu próprio negócio e fazer uma base sólida para si mesmos.Como de costume, eu agradeço a todos vocês tendo tempo para ler sobre os meus pensamentos sobre a nossa cena musical e continuar assistindo a nossa cena crescer e se tor-nar uma grande força no cenário da música nacional. Ate’ aproxima vez !

By Larry Poynter Jr

A Microsoft anunciou a disponibilidade mundial de seu popular sistema operacio-nal Windows, o Windows 8. que começou sexta-feira, dia 26 de outubro, onde con-sumidores e empresas em todo o mundo foram capazes de experimentar tudo o que o Windows 8 tem a oferecer, incluin-do uma linda e nova interface de usuários e uma vasta gama de aplicações, com a inauguração da Loja da Windows. Como resultado do trabalho com par-ceiros de hardware, mais de 1.000 PCs e tablets certificados, incluindo o Microsoft Surface, estão disponíveis com o Windows 8 - o que a torna a melhor programação de PCs já em todo o ecossis-tema do Windows RT.

"Nós reimaginamos o programa Windows e o resultado é uma linha impressionante de novos PCs", disse o CEO da Microsoft, Steve Ballmer. "Windows 8 reúne o melhor do PC e do tablet. Ele funciona perfeito para trabalhar e jogar, e é vivo, com o seu mundo. Cada um de nossos clientes vão encontrar um PC que eles vão adorar."Windows 8 está disponível para download a atualização de PCs já existentes em mais de 140 mercados e 37 idiomas . O upgrade pode sem comprado no websitehttp://www.windows.com/e em locais de

varejo em todo o mundo.

O lançamento de um novo membro da família Windows - o Windows RT - foi projetado para tablets baseados em ARM disponíveis e pré-instalados nos novos dispositivos. Além de Microsoft Office 2013, Windo-ws RT foi projetado exclusivamente para aplicativos na nova loja Windows. Windows 8 apresenta a nova Start que dá às pessoas com apenas um-clique, acesso a aplicativos e conteúdos que mais lhes interessam. A pagina também possui o Internet Explorer 10 totalmente novo que é perfeito para touch screen, e built-in capacidades do Cloud com SkyDrive.

Windows 8 pode ser comprado em uma variedade de varejistas e líderes mun-diais, incluindo Amazon, Best Buy e Sta-ples nos EUA, as Casas Bahia, no Brasil, Future Shop e Staples, no Canadá, Suning na China, Media Markt across Europe, FNAC in France, Yamada in Japan, Telmex in Mexico, Dixons in the U.K. e muitos mais, que contam com uma va-riedade de ofertas para os clientes que procuram por grandes promoções com o Windows 8 PCs, dispositivos e software.

Com atualizações fáceis de baixar e a melhor gama de PCs damos boas-vindas ao Windows 8, que

chega com disponibilidade a nível mundial.

Os consumidores podem visitar o site http://www.windows.com/shop para aprender sobre a grande variedade de dispositivos disponíveis do Windows 8 e encontrar a que melhor se adapta às suas necessidades. Mais informações sobre as grandes ofer-tas de todo o mundo estão disponíveis em http://www.blogs.windows.com.

Além da gama de novos dispositivos dis-poníveis, o consumidor também pode atualizar seus PCs.

Até o final de janeiro 2013, os consumi-dores atuais em uso de PCs com Windows XP, Windows Vista ou Windows 7 são qualificados para baixar uma atualização para o Windows Pro 8 por um preço esti-

mado de varejo nos EUA $ 39,99. E elegíveis Windows 7 PCs comprados en-tre 02 de junho de 2012, e 31 de janeiro de 2013, podem baixar uma atualização para o Windows Pro 8 por um preço estimado de varejo de EUA $ 14,99 com a oferta em mais de 140 mercados. A Atualização para o Windows 8, se en-contra disponível no site http: / www.windowsupgradeoffer.com /

Fundada em 1975, a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) é a líder mundial em software, com serviços e soluções que ajudam as pessoas e empresas a atingirem seu poten-cial.

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Microsoft Corp. announced on Oct.26th, the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Consumers and businesses worldwide are now able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store.

As a result of close work with hardware partners, more than 1,000 certified PCs and tablets, including Microsoft Surface, will be available for the launch of Windows 8 -- making it the best lineup of PCs ever across the Windows 8 and Win-dows RT ecosystem.

We have reimagined Windows and the result is a stunning lineup of new PCs," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "Windows 8 brings together the best of the PC and the tablet. It works perfect for work and play and it is alive with your world. Every one of our customers will find a PC that they will absolutely love."

Windows 8 is available for download to upgrade existing PCs in more than 140 markets and 37 languages at http://www.windows.com/ to buy ning at and at retail locations around the world.

At retail, Windows 8 will be available in two primary versions -- Windows 8 and

Windows 8 Pro -- as well as Windows 8 Enterprise for large organizations.

Launching at the same time a new member of the Windows family, the Windows RT designed for ARM-based tablets and available pre-installed on new devices.

In addition to Microsoft Office 2013, Win-dows RT is designed exclusively for apps in the new Windows Store. Windows 8 features the new fast and fluid Start screen that gives people one-click ac-cess to the apps and content they care most about. It also features an entirely new In-ternet Explorer 10 that is perfect for touch, and built-in cloud capabilities with Sky-Drive.

Windows 8 can be purchased in a vari-ety of ways from the world’s leading re-tailers, including Amazon, Best Buy and Staples in the U.S., Casas Bahia in Brazil, Future Shop and Staples in Canada, Sun-ing in China, Media Markt across Europe, FNAC in France, Yamada in Japan, Telmex in Mexico, Dixons in the U.K., and many more, which will feature a variety of offers for customers looking for great deals on Windows 8 PCs, devices and software. Consumers can go to http://www.windows.com/shop to learn about the large array of Windows 8 devices available and find the one that best fits their needs.

Easy-to-download upgrades and the best range of PCs ever

welcome Windows 8 to worldwide availability.

More information on the great offers around the world is available at http://www.blogs.windows.com.

In addition to the range of new Windows-based devices available, consumers can also upgrade their existing PCs. Through the end of January, consumers currently running PCs with Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 are qualified to down-load an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for an estimated retail price of US$39.99.

And eligible Windows 7 PCs purchased between June 2, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2013, in more than 140 markets can download an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for an estimat-ed retail price of US$14.99 with the Win-dows Upgrade Offer, available at http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com.

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Equipe do Red Bull Wingsuit visita a Malásia da forma que melhor sabe – voando! O Red Bull Blue & Silver (produto

da Europa) foi mais além para reiterar a mensagem "Red Bull te dá asas" com essa missão do

Red Bull Wingsuit. Inspirados por Felix Baumgartner, atleta da Red Bull, 3 pilotos de elite da Red Bull Air Force foram a Kuala Lumpur no início do mes para realizar seu sonho de conqui-star os arranha-céus icônicos da cidade.

Esta é a primeira vez que pilotos com wingsuit conquistaram os edifícios mais altos e mais icônicos da Malásia.O líder da equipe, Jon DeVore, e o re-cordista mundial de BASE jumping, Miles Daisher, juntamente com Othar Lawrence, realizaram 2 BASE jumps com wingsuit durante o horário de maior movimento no meio da agitada cidade, voando ao redor da KL Tower e, em segui-da, ao redor das estruturas gêmeas mais altas do mundo, as Petronas Twin Towers.

A missão é um esforço da equipe para promover e instruir sobre o esporte de "voo humano". Nesse esporte perigoso, esses profissionais de esportes radicais representam a elite. Michael Bay, diretor de sucessos de bilheteria, utilizou mem-bros da equipe da Red Bull Air Force para as filmagens de "Transformers 3", a pri-meira no centro de Chicago.

Embora às vezes o clima ameace suspender a missão, o planejamento e prepara-

ção meticulosos permitiram que a equipe realizasse o salto um pouco antes que a chuva e o vento das monções dominassem o local. O projeto de voar ao redor das icônicas Petronas Twin Towers da Malásia foi o primeiro para ambos e é único e muito diferente, devido à proxim-idade das duas torres e aos edifícios altos que as rodeiam.

Além disso, voar a 120 milhas/h em um ambiente urbano gerou mais complica-ções para ambos os atletas. "Eu estava meio que pirando com essa. Eu sabia que seria completamente assombroso! Pensei nisso por muito tempo", afirmou Miles, que já tinha estado na Malásia 3 vezes e realizou 60 BASE jumps da KL Tower. Os dois atletas descreveram a experiência como "muito surreal e parecida com um sonho".

Dietrich Mateschitz fundou a Red Bull na Áustria em 1987. Sua equipe de Fórmula 1 venceu o Construtor’s Title 2011 e o Campeonato Mundial de Pilotos. A Red Bull já vendeu mais de 30 bilhões de latas, incluindo mais de 4,2 bilhões somente no ano passado.

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Red Bull Wingsuit team visits Malaysia the best way they know how - flying! Red Bull Blue & Silver (Product of Europe) went

the extra mile to reiterate the message "Red Bull Gives You Wings"

with this Red Bull Wingsuit mission.

Flying Humans Visit KL City Iconic Towers

Taking inspiration from fellow Red Bull athlete Felix Baumgartner, 3 elite pilots from Red Bull Air Force came to Kuala Lumpur earlier this week to fulfil their dreams of conquering the city's iconic skyscrapers. This is the first time that wingsuit pilots have conquered both of Malaysia's highest and most iconic buildings.

Team leader Jon DeVore and world BASE jump record holder Miles Daisher with Othar Lawrence completed 2 WingSuit BASE jump during peak hour amidst the bustling city flying by KL Tower and then through the world tallest twin structure, Petronas Twin Towers. The mission is the team's effort to promote and educate the sport of "human flight". In this dangerous sport, those extreme sports professionals build the top elite. Blockbuster director Michael Bay engaged parts of the Red Bull Air Force troop for the shoots of "Transformers 3", the first of such in downtown Chicago.

While the weather threaten to halt the mission at times, meticulous planning and preparation allows the team to

execute the jump within a short time frame before the monsoon rain and wind took over. The project of flying through the iconic Petronas Twin Towers of Ma-laysia was a first for both and is unique and very different due to the proximity of both towers and the high buildings sur-rounding the towers.

Furthermore, flying 120 miles/hr in an urban environment created more complication for both athletes. "I was kinda freaking out about this one. I knew it was going to be totally awesome! I've been thinking about this for a long time," said Miles who had been to Malaysia for 3 times and base-jump off KL Tower for 60 times. Both athletic de-scribed the experience as "very surreal and dream like"

Dietrich Mateschitz founded Red Bull in Austria in 1987. Their Formula One Team won the 2011 Constructors' title and Drivers' World Championship title. Red Bull has sold more than 30 billion cans, including more than 4.2 billion last year alone.

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