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Secretary Pompeo hosts a working dinner for Mexican Foreign Secretary-Designate Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 2, 2018. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
This was a 16th century hospice to cater for the downtrodden and pilgrims and was founded by Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Kings, in 1499. It is now a Parador, an upmarket hotel in this prime spot. This is considered the oldest hotel in the world. It is one of the four buildings surrounding the Praza do Obradoiro; the other three being the Cathedral, the Rajoy Palace and San Jeronimo College.
Fundado em 1499 pelos Reis Católicos, Fernando e Isabel, como Hospital Real, para alojar peregrinos é hoje um Parador, hotel de luxo nesta localização espetacular. Este é considerado o hotel mais antigo do mundo. É um dos quatro edifícios que cercam a Praza do Obradoiro; os outros são a Catedral, Palácio de Rajoy e o Colégio de São Jeronimo.
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African Achievers Awards at the House of Lords Westminster London Hosted by Diane Abbott MP Member of Parliament British Labour Party politician who was appointed Shadow Home Secretary
Image source: Queensland State Archives Item ID ITM1102501 Expo 88 opening day crowds outside the Australia Pavilion, Brisbane.
World Expositions (or Exhibitions) become increasingly popular after the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, but their frequency, and the standard of their facilities, was not regulated until after the 1928 Paris Convention on International Expositions. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) was established in 1931 to administer the Convention. Under BIE rules there are two types of international exposition: the Universal/Category A/General Exposition, and the International/Category B/Special Exposition. The former involves broad themes, and participants design their own pavilions from the ground up, based on the theme.
The International Exposition, which has a narrower theme, is much cheaper to host, and is usually limited to one branch of human endeavour. Participants rent prefabricated pavilions from the host country's committee. Brisbane's Expo 88 was an International Exposition, with the theme "Leisure in the Age of Technology". Most of the structures built on exposition sites are intended to be temporary, but some sites have become parks, incorporating surviving exposition elements, including the sites of Montreal 1967, Seville 1992, Taejon 1993, and Lisbon 1998. Some structures have gone on to become landmarks in their own right, such as the Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne 1880), the Eiffel Tower (Paris 1889), and the Space Needle (Seattle 1962).
The first bid to bring an exposition to Brisbane in 1988 began with James Maccormick , the architect who had designed the Australian pavilions at Montreal 1967, Osaka 1970, and Spokane 1974. The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce was converted to the idea, and lobbied the Queensland State Government during 1977. However, the Queensland Government was worried about the cost of a Universal Exposition, and was preoccupied with its bid for the 1982 Commonwealth Games. A second Queensland bid was made in 1981. The Australian Bicentennial Authority (ABA), under John Reid, wanted an Universal Exposition in Australia as part of Bicentennial in 1988, and the Federal Government was prepared to fund half of the cost of an exposition in Melbourne or Sydney. However, when these states turned the offer down in January 1981, Reid approached the Queensland Government with a proposal for a cheaper International Exposition. In late 1981 the State Cabinet funded a study that identified South Brisbane as the preferred site. The State Cabinet approved the study on 5 November 1981, on the condition that the Federal Government share the capital costs, but Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser rejected this notion in December 1981.
Queensland made two more attempts in 1982 for an International Exposition. Frank Moore, Chairman of the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation (QTTC), believed that private enterprise could fund the exposition, and that it would benefit Queensland's tourism. Queensland's Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen asked Prime Minister Fraser to get the BIE to keep a slot open for Brisbane in 1988. Fraser was willing to support this proposal, so long as there was no Federal financial commitment. However, Queensland private enterprise was not forthcoming, and Bjelke-Petersen withdrew the proposal in April 1982. November of 1982 witnessed a renewed bid by the State Government. The State would lend money to a statutory authority, which would be tasked with buying and developing the land, and managing the exposition. Brisbane's application was sent to the December 1982 meeting of the BIE in Paris, and was approved in June 1983.
The Brisbane Exposition and South Bank Redevelopment Authority (BESBRA) was established in February 1984 by an Act of the Queensland Parliament. BESBRA was soon referred to in the media as the Expo 88 Authority, or the Expo Authority. Sir Llewellyn Edwards, the Deputy Premier, was appointed as Chairman. In April 1984 the Expo 88 Authority's general manager, Bob Minnikin, claimed that Expo 88 would require $180 million to produce, including resumptions and development, and $90 million to run. It was hoped that gate takings and sponsorship would cover the running costs, and that the development cost would be recouped through selling off the site after Expo 88. Only 13 hectares of the Expo 88 site was private land, with the remainder of the 40 hectares belonging to either the State Government or the Brisbane City Council. Nonetheless, the last resumption did not occur until October 1984, as the owner of the heritage-listed residence 'Collins Place' fought a running legal battle with the Expo 88 Authority.
Grey and Stanley Streets were closed to traffic in July 1985, and demolition work began. Construction of the pavilions started in January 1986. The concept of the Expo 88 architects, Bligh Maccormick 88, included eight large shade-canopies, to protect the public from the Queensland sun. Landscaping began in March 1987, and the Monorail, which would circle the site on a 2.3 kilometre long track, was commissioned in June of that year. By January 1988, $90 million of the $136.8 million construction budget had been spent, and 7.8 million visitors were expected.
During 1987 developers had been asked to present their proposals for Southbank's redevelopment after Expo 88. In February 1988 the State Government announced that the redevelopment plan of the River City 2000 Consortium had been accepted. The Consortium, headed by Sir Frank Moore of the QTTC, had visions of a World Trade Centre on an island, and a casino. However, by early 1988 there was a growing call in the media for more of the site to be turned into public parkland. During March and April 1988 the National Trust protested the River City 2000 Consortium's scheme to move Collins Place, the Plough Inn, and the Allgas Building, three heritage listed buildings, to a historic village. Premier Mike Ahern eventually gave reassurances that this would not happen.
Expo 88 ran for seven days a week, between the hours of 10am-10pm, for six months. Between its opening on 30 April, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, and 30 October 1988, the Expo attracted 15,760,447 visitors, the majority of these being Australians. Most of the international visitors were Japanese, but 100,000 came from the United Kingdom and Europe, with 150,000 visitors from the United States. A total of 36 nations, two international organisations, 14 state and regional governments, and 34 corporations had exhibits.
The pavilions were mostly plain, modular, and temporary. However, the Nepalese Peace Pagoda is a distinctive building, and was easily noticed as the public came through the Vulture Street entrance to Expo 88. The Association to Preserve Asian Culture (APAC) commissioned the Peace Pagoda, which was built by 160 craftsmen of the Kathmandu Valley over two years, before being assembled in Brisbane. It is one of only three such temples outside Nepal, the others being at Munich and Osaka. Nepal has a long history of intricate woodcarving on buildings, and the Peace Pagoda was an attempt to showcase this skill to the world. The two small timber pavilions in front of the Peace Pagoda sold yoghurt lati, samosas, orange juice and lemon tea. Artisans demonstrated their crafts inside the ground floor of the Pagoda, and people could drink their tea and watch the Expo crowds from the teahouse on the first floor. The nearby Nepalese pavilion showcased traditional costumes, climbing dress, photographs, and artefacts.
Expo 88 was a turning point for Queensland's culture and economy, especially in Brisbane. On 30 May 1983 Joh Bjelke-Petersen had noted that if Brisbane's bid were successful, it would focus the world's spotlight on Queensland. Sir Frank Moore believed that the key to developing a major tourist industry in Queensland was a series of hallmark events, including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, which would focus attention on Queensland far better than any advertising campaign. Expo 88 was also intended to start Brisbane on a modernisation process, and towards becoming a 'global' city. The urban renewal of South Brisbane was just one aspect. In April 1984 Sir Llew stated that Queensland would never be the same again after Expo 88, and Brisbane would develop an image as a centre of trade, culture and entertainment. In April 1988 the Courier Mail claimed that Expo 88 was "bridging the yawning gap from a hayseed State to an urbane, international future". Sir Llew also claimed in April 1988 that the aim was for Expo 88 to be a catalyst for a change in lifestyle. Queenslanders had experienced extended opening hours and outdoor café dining, and had liked it.
While the crowds enjoyed Expo 88, controversy continued regarding future plans for the site. There were calls for more public input on redevelopment plans. About 4.5 hectares of land between Stanley Street and the river belonged to the Brisbane City Council (BCC), as Clem Jones Park, and had been lent to the Expo 88 Authority. In June 1988 it was decided to restore this land as parkland, and the River City 2000 Consortium lost its Preferred Developer status.
Government plans for a South Bank Development Corporation were announced, and in July 1988 an interim committee, headed by Sir Llew, was formed to oversee redevelopment. Sir Llew noted in October 1988 that more public funding was necessary to increase the parkland component of the new Southbank, as the land had been earmarked for development to repay for the cost of Expo 88. The draft redevelopment plans released in November 1988 included 12 hectares of parkland. Public submissions on the plan suggested that people wanted to be able to return to the Expo 88 site, to a public facility that had a similar combination of food, art and nature.
At the end of Expo 88, the APAC had planned to sell the Nepalese Peace Pagoda, and it appeared likely that it would be moved to Japan. However, 90,000 people had signed a petition during Expo 88 to keep the Peace Pagoda in Brisbane, and in late 1988 the BCC offered to provide land for the Peace Pagoda, if the Federal Government would pay for its cost and maintenance. A "Save the Pagoda Campaign" was active by February 1989. Public donations eventually totalled $52,000, with $30,000 coming from one couple, who wanted to "give Brisbane something to remember from Expo 88". The BCC provided $50,000, and the Federal Government supplied $100,000. "The Friends of the Pagoda Committee" also raised funds to buy several items that had complemented the Peace Pagoda, including a brass statue of the deity of compassion, a bronze bell and carved stone frame, and a stone lingam.
The Southbank Development Corporation was set up February 1989, with Vic Pullar as the Chairman. Approximately $200 million had been spent on developing the Expo site, and this money had to be recouped. The South Bank Corporation Act was passed in May 1989, and the former Clem Jones Park area was transferred to the Southbank Corporation, which was tasked with managing a new parkland precinct. In June 1989 submissions were sought from five architectural firms, and in August the "Media Five" concept of a mixed residential, commercial, and parkland development was chosen. Under Media Five's plans, the Peace Pagoda would be moved to the northern part of the parklands. The Media Five Chairman, Desmond Brooks, also suggested that Collins Place, the Plough Inn and the Allgas Building be removed to a historic village, but Vic Pullar rejected this idea. However, when the Southbank Corporation's Draft Development Plan was released in November 1989, it proposed to only keep the facades of the historic buildings. After protests by the National Trust, the State Government overruled the Southbank Corporation.
The proposed redevelopment included a waterway through the park, and a large lagoon, which was later downsized. In March 1990 the Final Plan was presented, after public submissions, and site redevelopment started in July 1990. The official Southbank Parklands opening occurred on 20 June 1992. The Waterway was later filled in and replaced with the Energex Arbour, which was officially opened in March 2000.
The transfer of the Peace Pagoda to its current site started on 24 September 1991. The deity of compassion was moved from the first floor to a glass case on the ground floor, the sides of the ground floor were encased in glass, and a display case was added inside. Access to the first floor was sealed off. The two smaller pavilions were also transferred, but their service windows were locked up. Two lion statues and two elephant statues were also relocated. The building was originally designed to be demountable, but it is currently set in a ceramic tiled floor. The Peace Pagoda was one of the best-loved exhibits at Expo 88, as visitors were able to relax in it away from the bustle of the crowds. Today it is still popular, both with tourists, and those who go there to meditate and reflect.
Despite late entrants into the Exposition due to domestic political measures, World Expo 88 attracted some 100 pavilions, from 52 governments, of which 36 were from international-level, and numerous corporate participants. Major western and European nations were represented such as the United States, the Soviet Union (last representation at a World Exposition), France, West Germany (also last representation at a World Exposition), the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain and Greece, as well as major Asian countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and amongst others. Close neighbouring countries, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were also represented.
State-level and multi-lateral organisations included the six Australian states, the United Nations, the European Union, Vatican City, three American states (Hawaii, California and Alaska), one Japanese prefecture (sister state of Queensland, Saitama Prefecture), and one Japanese city (Brisbane's sister city Kobe City).
Corporate pavilions included IBM, Ford, Fujitsu, Queensland Newspapers, Australia Post, Cadbury Chocolate, Suncorp, and the Queensland Teachers Credit Union. NASA and Universal Studios hosted outdoor exhibits, with models of the space shuttle and Apollo program, as well as the car KITT from the TV series Knight Rider. Also having its own pavilion was the official Australian TV partner of the Expo, Network Ten, via its Queensland station TVQ, whose news studios were located there for public tours and during the Expo also switched channel frequencies in September (from channel 0 to channel 10) in line with the other state channels.
The most expensive pavilion was Japan (A$26 million), followed by the Queensland Pavilion (A$20 million) and the Australia Pavilion (A$18 million). The largest Pavilions were also Queensland,[6] followed by Australia then Japan.
High Definition TV received its Australian premiere at the Japan Pavilion, and the text-based Internet at the Swiss Pavilion. At the University pavilion the world's longest lab experiment was on display. The pitch drop experiment, which features tar pitch slowly dripping through a funnel at a rate of nine drops in 81 years, actually made an unseen drop while on display.
Imagen capturada desde cierta altura en la avenida de Navarra y centrada en el moderno hostal y garaje Oroel, ubicados en el nº 50 de la avenida, cuando los accesos, la acera y la calzada aún no habían sido urbanizadas convenientemente. A la izquierda, vista parcial del moderno Mercado de Pescados. A la derecha, el vecino y también novísimo inmueble edilicio del nº 40 de la avenida.
Fuente visual: www.delcampe.net
Proyecto GAZA ("Gran Archivo Zaragoza Antigua") es un compendio de imágenes de la antigua Zaragoza (España), acompañadas de textos creados por José María Ballestín Miguel
y la colaboración de Antonio Tausiet.
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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A small spooky unit of Undead, as a test of techniques for a Mortarch or perhaps Nagash.
Not too many bits but quite tricky to assemble as everything sort of comes together at once in mid air!
These were airbrushed with Tamiya acrylics to get the basic shading, and then highlighted and glazed with Citadel paints. I was trying for a glow-in-the-dark colour as an alternative to the green or teal which is fashionable at the moment. The edge highlights are a bit sloppy I'm afraid, I tried harder on the gravestones than I did on the ghosts...
All the details are also painted with Citadel, with Alclad II as a flat coat and a bit of AK Dark Steel to finish the blades.
I had some light glow on the base of the test model but I decided to paint it out as I failed to make it not look cheesy :)
A modo de aperitivo nos sirvieron esta flojita interpretación de las patatas bravas, que llegaron cubiertas con una especie de salsa rosa.
Identity system.
We set Hosted Solution apart from the competition by developing a complete brand Identity system, positioning strategy, marketing collateral, direct mail and a fresh new dynamic web site that communicates swift, agile, dependable and state of the art. FA also created a set of corporate guidelines that would allow marketing personnel to refer to the correct usage of the new Hosted Solution logo along with typographic guidelines for newsletters and other marketing materials was set in place for them. FA researched, designed, and implemented the company into the market space in four short months, which was before schedule. Since the rebrand, Hosted Solutions has grown into a $200 million company servicing some of the biggest fortune 500 companies such as Bank of America and Skanska North America.
The gulf between Highway 101 and Vault Road is somehow both imaginary and impassible. What fascinates me about over/under-passes is how effectively they divide worlds. From here, I can make a ten minute drive from above to below, or scale the slope in several seconds. No traffic passes on the old, cracked asphalt. But beside me behind the guardrail, there's barely a pause. I host the haunting quality of those who wish to go someplace, but can't. Maybe they're too young and friendless to catch a ride. Maybe they're too old and housebound to get out anymore. Perhaps they've got no wheels, and find themselves limited to the capacity of their feet. Kids in the country are often aimless, and randomly driving doesn't help that perspective. Though with some purpose, it might make distance covered discover meaning. That's what the art of words and pictures did for me. Made every ordinary thing a thrill, and chasing light like falling in love. Spring sun sets out of reach now, behind the North Mountain falling. One over-height warning sign is tilted just right to steal a little shine indirectly. The clear sky slowly glows down to darkness — and I don't misplace the joys of solitude at all.
April 25, 2025
Wilmot, Nova Scotia
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report hosts, Linda Antwi, Ashley Bornancin and Erin White were on the hottest red carpet out there, Oscars Red Carpet at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday after a busy time attending events, getting interviews and photos and bringing you the story from the events we covered. Be sure to watch out for our special magazine for Awards season 2013 coming next week.
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BEST PICTURE
• "Amour" Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
• "Argo" Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers - WINNER
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
• "Django Unchained" Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
• "Les Misérables" Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
• "Life of Pi" Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
• "Lincoln" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
• "Silver Linings Playbook" Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
• "Zero Dark Thirty" Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Amour, Austria – WINNER
Kon-Tiki, Norway
No, Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch, Canada
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave - WINNER
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole, PES
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman
Paperman, John Kahrs – WINNER
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Asad, Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys, Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Curfew, Shawn Christensen - WINNER
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw), Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry, Yan England
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man – WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine – WINNER
Kings Point, Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine, Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open Heart, Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln – WINNER
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained – WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables – WINNER
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, Amour
Ang Lee, Life of Pi – WINNER
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
John Gatins, Flight
Michael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained – WINNER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David Magee, Life of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo – WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained, Robert Richardson
Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda – WINNER
Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall, Roger Deakins
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna – WINNER
Lincoln, John Williams
Skyfall, Thomas Newman
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Before My Time” from Chasing Ice, Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted, Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi, Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth – WINNER
“Suddenly” from Les Misérables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran – WINNER
Les Misérables, Paco Delgado
Lincoln, Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror, Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman, Colleen Atwood
BEST FILM EDITING
Argo, William Goldenberg – WINNER
Life of Pi, Tim Squyres
Lincoln, Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Hitchcock, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell – WINNER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
Les Misérables, Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi, Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Lincoln, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson – WINNER
BEST SOUND EDITING - TIE
Argo, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained, Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi, Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers – WINNER
Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson - WINNER
BEST SOUND MIXING
Argo, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes – WINNER
Life of Pi, Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott –WINNER
Marvel’s The Avengers, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Prometheus, Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson.
We were strolling through Havana and happened to look into the entrance to this place and just had to sneak in and grab a few shots.
Single jpeg, tone mapped
The Keighley party and hosts on the steps of Keighley Hall, Poix-du-Nord, 1969. Group includes Alderman J. E. Brownbridge (Mayor of Keighley, front row right), Councillor A. G. Brownbridge (Mayoress of Keighley, front row centre), M. Roger Henniaux (Mayor of Poix-du-Nord, front row left), Mr J. W. Caesar (Keighley town clerk, first on right) and Mr B. A. Waddington (Keighley borough architect, back row centre with beard).
In 1969, there was a civic delegation from Keighley sent to French town Poix-du-Nord. The delegation was made up of the Mayor and Mayoress of Keighley (Mr and Mrs J. E. Brownbridge), the town clerk (Mr J. A. Caesar), the borough architect (Mr. B. A. Waddington) and Councillor David Seeley and his wife Judith Seeley (Judith was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Brownbridge). The visit took place between Friday 30th May and Sunday 1st June 1969. This visit also saw attendance from a German delegation from Burgbrohl. The occasion was marked by the laying of wreaths at the English cemetery, the official opening of a new college with a procession through the town, a banquet in Keighley Hall, a football match, a concert and a fireworks display.
Keighley established links with Poix-du-Nord after the first world war. In 1920, under the scheme of the British League of Help for Devastated Areas in France, Keighley 'adopted' Poix-du-Nord and raised over £4,000 by public subscription for a civic hall, which opened in 1922 and was named Keighley Hall. There is also a street in the town named after Alderman Ferdinand N. Binns (Rue Ferdinand Binns), a former Mayor of Keighley (1918-20), who was awarded the Order and Cross of the Legion of Honour for his efforts to promote good relations between the two towns. Regular visits between the two towns were exchanged by the branches of the International Brotherhood Alliance (founded in 1905) up until 1938.
Photograph provided by History Society member, and former town councillor, David Seeley in July 2019.
The Cocoa Butter Club Gay Pride Review Hosted by Sadie Sinner the Song Bird at Kurt Geiger luxury British footwear and accessories retailer Shop Westfield's London
I started my hosting career in SL last year december and it only lasted a month. Now I am hosting in a new club with many others DJs, it is a different experiencs. As usual, i just want to collect some linden so that i can continue my deco dream. Back to nomad again..
Hosts and guests of the U.S. AFRICOM C4ISR Senior Leader Conference tour a winery in the hills above Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 3, 2011.
U.S. Army Africa photo by David Ruderman
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) hosted its second annual C4ISR Senior Leaders Conference Feb. 2-4 at Caserma Ederle, headquarters of U.S. Army Africa, in Vicenza, Italy.
The communications and intelligence community event, hosted by Brig. Gen. Robert Ferrell, AFRICOM C4 director, drew approximately 80 senior leaders from diverse U.S. military and government branches and agencies, as well as representatives of African nations and the African Union.
The conference is a combination of our U.S. AFRICOM C4 systems and intel directorate,” said Ferrell. “We come together annually to bring the team together to work on common goals to work on throughout the year. The team consists of our coalition partners as well as our inter-agency partners, as well as our components and U.S. AFRICOM staff.”
The conference focused on updates from participants, and on assessing the present state and goals of coalition partners in Africa, he said.
“The theme for our conference is ‘Delivering Capabilities to a Joint Information Environment,’ and we see it as a joint and combined team ... working together, side by side, to promote peace and stability there on the African continent,” Ferrell said.
Three goals of this year’s conference were to strengthen the team, assess priorities across the board, and get a better fix on the impact that the establishment of the U.S. Cyber Command will have on all members’ efforts in the future, he said.
“With the stand-up of U.S. Cyber Command, it brings a lot of unique challenges that we as a team need to talk through to ensure that our information is protected at all times,” Ferrell said.
African Union (AU) representatives from four broad geographic regions of Africa attended, which generated a holistic perspective on needs and requirements from across the continent, he said.
“We have members from the African Union headquarters that is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; we have members that are from Uganda; from Zambia; from Ghana; and also from the Congo. What are the gaps, what are the things that we kind of need to assist with as we move forward on our engagements on the African continent?” Ferrell said.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, welcomed participants as the conference got under way.
“We’re absolutely delighted to be the host for this conference, and we hope that this week you get a whole lot out of it,” said Hogg.
He took the opportunity to address the participants not only as their host, but from the perspective of a customer whose missions depend on the results of their efforts to support commanders in the field.
“When we’re talking about this group of folks that are here — from the joint side, from our African partners, from State, all those folks — it’s about partnership and interoperability. And every commander who’s ever had to fight in a combined environment understands that interoperability is the thing that absolutely slaps you upside the head,” Hogg said.
“We’re in the early stages of the process here of working with the African Union and the other partners, and you have an opportunity to design this from the end state, versus just building a bunch of ‘gunkulators.’ And so, the message is: think about what the end state is supposed to look like and construct the strategy to support the end state.
“Look at where we want to be at and design it that way,” Hogg said.
He also admonished participants to consider the second- and third-order effects of their choices in designing networks.
“With that said, over the next four days, I hope this conference works very well for you. If there’s anything we can do to make your stay better, please let us know,” Hogg said.
Over the following three days, participants engaged in a steady stream of briefings and presentations focused on systems, missions and updates from the field.
Col. Joseph W. Angyal, director of U.S. Army Africa G-6, gave an overview of operations and issues that focused on fundamentals, the emergence of regional accords as a way forward, and the evolution of a joint network enterprise that would serve all interested parties.
“What we’re trying to do is to work regionally. That’s frankly a challenge, but as we stand up the capability, really for the U.S. government, and work through that, we hope to become more regionally focused,” he said.
He referred to Africa Endeavor, an annual, multi-nation communications exercise, as a test bed for the current state of affairs on the continent, and an aid in itself to future development.
“In order to conduct those exercises, to conduct those security and cooperation events, and to meet contingency missions, we really, from the C4ISR perspective, have five big challenges,” Angyal said.
“You heard General Hogg this morning talk about ‘think about the customer’ — you’ve got to allow me to be able to get access to our data; I’ve got to be able to get to the data where and when I need it; you’ve got to be able to protect it; I have to be able to share it; and then finally, the systems have to be able to work together in order to build that coalition.
“One of the reasons General Ferrell is setting up this joint information enterprise, this joint network enterprise . . . it’s almost like trying to bring together disparate companies or corporations: everyone has their own system, they’ve paid for their own infrastructure, and they have their own policy, even though they support the same major company.
“Now multiply that when you bring in different services, multiply that when you bring in different U.S. government agencies, and then put a layer on top of that with the international partners, and there are lots of policies that are standing in our way.”
The main issue is not a question of technology, he said.
“The boxes are the same — a Cisco router is a Cisco router; Microsoft Exchange server is the same all over the world — but it’s the way that we employ them, and it’s the policies that we apply to it, that really stops us from interoperating, and that’s the challenge we hope to work through with the joint network enterprise.
“And I think that through things like Africa Endeavor and through the joint enterprise network, we’re looking at knocking down some of those policy walls, but at the end of the day they are ours to knock down. Bill Gates did not design a system to work only for the Army or for the Navy — it works for everyone,” Angyal said.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Searyoh, director general of Defense Information Communication Systems, General Headquarters, Ghana Armed Forces, agreed that coordinating policy is fundamental to improving communications with all its implications for a host of operations and missions.
“One would expect that in these modern times there is some kind of mutual engagement, and to build that engagement to be strong, there must be some kind of element of trust. … We have to build some kind of trust to be able to move forward,” said Searyoh.
“Some people may be living in silos of the past, but in the current engagement we need to tell people that we are there with no hidden agenda, no negative hidden agenda, but for the common good of all of us.
“We say that we are in the information age, and I’ve been saying something: that our response should not be optional, but it must be a must, because if you don’t join now, you are going to be left behind.
“So what do we do? We have to get our house in order.
“Why do I say so? We used to operate like this before the information age; now in the information age, how do we operate?
“So, we have to get our house in order and see whether we are aligning ourselves with way things should work now. So, our challenge is to come up with a strategy, see how best we can reorganize our structures, to be able to deliver communications-information systems support for the Ghana Armed Forces,” he said.
Searyoh related that his organization has already accomplished one part of erecting the necessary foundation by establishing an appropriate policy structure.
“What is required now is the implementing level. Currently we have communications on one side, and computers on one side. The lines are blurred — you cannot operate like that, you’ve got to bring them together,” he said.
Building that merged entity to support deployed forces is what he sees as the primary challenge at present.
“Once you get that done you can talk about equipment, you can talk about resources,” Searyoh said. “I look at the current collaboration between the U.S. and the coalition partners taking a new level.”
“The immediate challenges that we have is the interoperability, which I think is one of the things we are also discussing here, interoperability and integration,” said Lt. Col. Kelvin Silomba, African Union-Zambia, Information Technology expert for the Africa Stand-by Force.
“You know that we’ve got five regions in Africa. All these regions, we need to integrate them and bring them together, so the challenge of interoperability in terms of equipment, you know, different tactical equipment that we use, and also in terms of the language barrier — you know, all these regions in Africa you find that they speak different languages — so to bring them together we need to come up with one standard that will make everybody on board and make everybody able to talk to each other,” he said.
“So we have all these challenges. Other than that also, stemming from the background of these African countries, based on the colonization: some of them were French colonized, some of them were British colonized and so on, so you find that when they come up now we’ve adopted some of the procedures based on our former colonial masters, so that is another challenge that is coming on board.”
The partnership with brother African states, with the U.S. government and its military branches, and with other interested collaborators has had a positive influence, said Silomba.
“Oh, it’s great. From the time that I got engaged with U.S. AFRICOM — I started with Africa Endeavor, before I even came to the AU — it is my experience that it is something very, very good.
“I would encourage — I know that there are some member states — I would encourage that all those member states they come on board, all of these regional organizations, that they come on board and support the AFRICOM lead. It is something that is very, very good.
“As for example, the African Union has a lot of support that’s been coming in, technical as well as in terms of knowledge and equipment. So it’s great; it’s good and it’s great,” said Salimba.
Other participant responses to the conference were positive as well.
“The feedback I’ve gotten from every member is that they now know what the red carpet treatment looks like, because USARAF has gone over and above board to make sure the environment, the atmosphere and the actual engagements … are executed to perfection,” said Ferrell. “It’s been very good from a team-building aspect.
“We’ve had very good discussions from members of the African Union, who gave us a very good understanding of the operations that are taking place in the area of Somalia, the challenges with communications, and laid out the gaps and desires of where they see that the U.S. and other coalition partners can kind of improve the capacity there in that area of responsibility.
“We also talked about the AU, as they are expanding their reach to all of the five regions, of how can they have that interoperability and connectivity to each of the regions,” Ferrell said.
“(It’s been) a wealth of knowledge and experts that are here to share in terms of how we can move forward with building capacities and capabilities. Not only for U.S. interests, but more importantly from my perspective, in building capacities and capabilities for our African partners beginning with the Commission at the African Union itself,” said Kevin Warthon, U.S. State Department, peace and security adviser to the African Union.
“I think that General Ferrell has done an absolutely wonderful thing by inviting key African partners to participate in this event so they can share their personal experience from a national, regional and continental perspective,” he said.
Warthon related from his personal experience a vignette of African trust in Providence that he believed carries a pertinent metaphor and message to everyone attending the conference.
“We are not sure what we are going to do tomorrow, but the one thing that I am sure of is that we are able to do something. Don’t know when, don’t know how, but as long as our focus is on our ability to assist and to help to progress a people, that’s really what counts more than anything else,” he said.
“Don’t worry about the timetable; just focus on your ability to make a difference and that’s what that really is all about.
“I see venues such as this as opportunities to make what seems to be the impossible become possible. … This is what this kind of venue does for our African partners.
“We’re doing a wonderful job at building relationships, because that’s where it begins — we have to build relationships to establish trust. That’s why this is so important: building trust through relationships so that we can move forward in the future,” Warthon said.
Conference members took a cultural tour of Venice and visited a traditional winery in the hills above Vicenza before adjourning.
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These are some shots from my most recent photo shoot with Austin photographer, Brian Fitzsimmons.
I'll be the video host for Chevrolet during SXSW Interactive! Driving around the Corvette for a week was amazing!
This is a photograph from the start of the Castlepollard 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2022, which was held in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 17th August 2022 at 19:30. The race is promoted and hosted by North Westmeath Athletic Club. The race returned to normality this year after being one of the few road races in summer 2021 which was organised in limited capacity format. The weather was very suitable for racing with clear skies and warm air without any real breeze to speak of. The race begins near the center of the town square and proceeds directly out the R395 towards Coole and Edgeworthstown. The first KM is flat and quick allowing the field to spread out. The race then enters the Tullynally Castle estate and proceeds up the tree-lined avenue. Underfoot conditions are good on well maintained tarmacadam roads. The gardens, like the castle are on a grand scale, taking in nearly 12 acres. This allows the race to make a big loop of the gardens with a quick downhill stretch followed by a sharp climb (passing the Castle) before the race rejoins its outgoing path for the final 1.5KM of the race. The final 1100M from the archway gate of the Castle grounds to the finish is as the first - fast and flat and allows for a great finish passing the GAA grounds with finish line just outside the local Fire Station. Refreshments and prize giving were held in McCormack's pub at the start line in the square.
Photographs
We have a full set of photographs from tonight's race which is available on our Flickr photostream: 2022
We have photographs from 11 of the previous Castlepollard 5KM road races - 2020 and 2012 were missed. They are available here on Flickr:
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2021: 2021
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2019: 2019
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2018: 2018
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2017: 2017
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2016: 2016
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2015: 2015
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2014: 2014
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2013: 2013
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2011: 2011
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2010: 2010
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2009: 2009
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue host a breakfast meeting with Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC-07), Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC-03), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC-09), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC-08),
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC-13), Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC-06), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05), Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Rep. GK Butterfield (D-NC-01), Sen. Richard Burr R/NC and Sen. Thom Tillis R/NC
at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020. USDA photo by Lance Cheung
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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