"The 4th Annual Adult Film Star Ball", an 8-hour extravaganza fusing the best of music and adult entertainment will be hosted by Digital Playground contract super star Jesse Jane® and rock legend Dave Navarro. The ball will showcase over 40 of the world's top adult performers, four of the worlds biggest DJs, and 200 stunning "La Boheme" girls. If that's not enough, the pair will be sharing hosting responsibilities with adult super stars Ron Jeremy, Shy Love, Jenna Haze, Nikki Benz and Club Jenna Contract Girls Brea Bennett, Lela Star, Joanna Angel and Roxy Jezel. All these magnificent stars will be partying the night away at La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret. La Boheme's huge line up of performers also includes the following stars: Adriana Sage, Alektra Blue, Ashlyn Brooke, Brandie Moses, Bridget the Midget, Brooke Haven, Casey Parker, Sunny Lane, Claudia Monet, Courtney Cummz, Dayton, Exotica, Ginger Lee, Jana Jordan, Katarina Kat, Kim Chambers,Krystal Steal, Lexi Lamour, Lizzy Borden, Lynn Monroe, Mary Carey, Megan Reece, Memphis Monroe, Monica Mayhem, Naomi Knight, Nina Ferrari, Porcelain Twins Zen & Zero, Puma Swede, Shayla LaVeaux, Sydnee Steele, Tatiana Stone, Trina Michaels, Trisha Uptown, and Vivian West. All of the stars will be performing, hanging out and signing autographs for fans all night long.
Wine & Cheese Train
Join us for a private evening experience. Enjoy the gentle rock of the rails while you ride behind the historic #346 locomotive in a classic passenger car while you sample a variety of wines, cheese and hors d'oeuvres.
Live jazz is the background music as you stroll the grounds featuring our vintage locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses. Plus the Denver Garden Railway and Denver HO Club will be operating, but on a smaller scale.
And make your bid as the silent auction accentuates the night
All proceeds from this delightful evening go to the continued restoration of the engine #20.
DATE
Labor Day Weekend
Friday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
HOURS (subject to change)
Friday: 4 pm to 10 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10:30 am to 10 pm
Monday: 10:30 am to 8 pm
LOCATION
Civic Center Park, Downtown Denver (intersection of Colfax Avenue and Broadway)
ADMISSION
FREE!
Tickets must be used to purchase food, beverages, and carnival rides.
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Spracht, the acoustic division of parent company ODI, announces the first product in the Spracht product line, the Aura Mobile BT™. The Aura Mobile BT uses Bluetooth™ technology to transform mobile phones, cordless phones or computers into a high quality, digital conference phone. The Aura Mobile gives users the capability of hands-free communication on a mobile device.
“The Aura Mobile BT™ technology is the ultimate option for hands-free communication,” said Trace Williams, VP Sales & Marketing for Spracht. “We designed the Aura Mobile to provide business quality speaker phone communication – ideal for everyone from the executive user to moms on the go. The Aura Mobile offers users quality sound anywhere the day may take them; whether it be the car, a hotel room, an office setting, or even the beach.”
The Aura Mobile BT™ turns a Bluetooth™ enabled mobile phone, cordless phone that has a headset jack, or a PC/Mac (for VoIP calls) into a high quality conference phone. The Aura Mobile has integrated Bluetooth™ technology for wireless connection to your mobile device, and connects PC/Mac wired or Bluetooth™ connections for VoIP. Providing hands-free communication, the Aura Mobile features echo and noise cancellations, allowing for clear and undisturbed calls. The Aura Mobile offers full duplex (93%) operation for simultaneous two way conversations without clipping, and multiple acoustic profiles which are automatically adjusted based on the type of communication. With a full 3 watt amplifier and dual speakers generating 95 dB, the Aura Mobile produces enough sound to fill a large conference room.
The Aura Mobile is compatible with Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Messenger, and all other VoIP softphones. Included with purchase are a wall charger, car charger, VoIP cable, cordless phone cable, and an external microphone for large conference rooms or noisy areas. The Aura Mobile BT™ retails for 9.99, and is available for purchase at www.spracht.com.
A respected anthropologist says dancing in topless clubs helps women become poised, self-confident and creative individuals who often go on to higher education and successful business careers.
No Paws Left Behind, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to bringing awareness to and finding solutions for the growing phenomena of “foreclosure pets“, today announced the launch of their organization and Web site, intended to help foreclosure victims find shelters for their pets. The site, www.NoPawsLeftBehind.org, directs visitors, based on their zip code, to local animal shelters and other alternative housing providers for pets in need.
Outdated legislation prevents the removal of pets from abandoned properties prior to the eviction process, placing code inspection officers in a difficult position. As such, No Paws Left Behind established a petition on its Web site with the goal of repealing this law on the national level. Visitors to the No Paws Left Behind Web site will find resources for locating local No Kill animal shelters, foster care for pets in need of temporary care and pet deposit assistance when borrowers are forced to relocate. The site also provides a resource for qualified animal shelters and foster care providers to seek financial assistance.
“In an effort to help families coping with the devastating foreclosure process, we are bringing awareness to the growing trend of abandoned pets and offering possible solutions,” said Cheryl Lang, president of Houston-based Integrated Mortgage Solutions, a collateral protection resource for the mortgage servicing industry, and founder of No Paws Left Behind. “We founded No Paws Left Behind to provide homeowners facing foreclosure with a resource for finding alternative housing for their pets during this difficult time. Through visiting our Web site, borrowers are provided with an array of housing options for their pets, whether a no kill shelter or temporary foster care. No Paws Left Behind will also provide monetary assistance for pet deposits required by new landlords.”
No Paws Left Behind’s mission includes educating homeowners on their loan workout options when facing foreclosure. A common misconception among borrowers is that they will return home to find their belongings on the curb. As a result, many borrowers vacate their property prematurely and often leave a part of the family behind in the process to suffer alone. But there are many other options lenders can offer for distressed borrowers aside from foreclosure. No Paws Left Behind recommends that borrowers contact their lender to discuss their individual workout options.
According to recent statistics, 63 percent of all American households have pets. With foreclosures growing in record numbers, experts agree that around two to four million Americans will lose their homes before the crisis ends. That leaves more than 1.25 million companion animals at risk.
“For more than five years, my company and I have been dedicated to professionally and sympathetically working with borrowers, lenders and servicers throughout loss mitigation and default management,” continued Lang. “Unfortunately, it is this experience that has brought me face-to-face with abandoned animals and their heart-wrenching stories. As the mortgage industry and the nation embrace legislative improvements, we must keep in mind those silent victims who cannot speak up for themselves.”
Starting today, all you need is $5 to travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Buses operated by California Shuttle Bus will begin noon and midnight shuttle bus services starting at $5. Also starting today, California Shuttle Bus will provide customers in Santa Monica, Marina Del Ray, and Venice Beach the option of door-to-door pick up and drop off services.
Last week, California Shuttle Bus announced these new, low prices and expanded services to offer Californians an affordable and more environmentally-friendly alternative to flying and driving.
“Since our announcement last week, we have received more reservations than we initially expected. Many Megabus customers were disappointed that the company cancelled their Los Angeles-San Francisco service and are excited that we are offering the same route with more convenient pick up locations at amazing prices,” says Kazuhiro Nakagawa, founder of California Shuttle Bus. “Many Californians care about the environmental impact as much as affordability and we are offering them a service where they can have both.”
Since 2003, California Shuttle Bus (http://www.cashuttlebus.com/) has been offering daily bus services to and from Los Angeles and San Francisco. The shuttle bus offers its customers convenient pick up and drop off points such as the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco and Union Station in Los Angeles.
A comprehensive review of television advertising practices by alcohol companies from 2001-2007 finds an increase in youth exposure to alcohol advertising and relatively few industry- sponsored "responsibility" ads. The new study, released today by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at Georgetown University, evaluated advertising trends and identified the best and worst brands with regard to youth exposure to alcohol.
This report shows that more than 40 percent of youth exposure to alcohol advertising came from ads placed on programming with a disproportionate youth (ages 12 to 20) audience — the highest percentage since CAMY began monitoring youth exposure in 2001.
The report data clearly show the 30 percent threshold established by alcohol trade associations in 2003 has not reduced youth exposure to alcohol advertising on television, nor has it reduced the youth overexposure that occurs when advertisements are on programs with disproportionate youth audiences.
"The sad reality for kids and parents is that the alcohol industry's 30 percent standard is working on broadcast but not cable television," said CAMY executive director David Jernigan. "From 2001 to 2007, the number of alcohol advertisements seen in a year by the average television-watching 12-to-20 year-old has increased which is the opposite of its purpose."
CAMY's data shows advertisers have made some progress with regard to advertising during shows where more than 30 percent of the viewers were under age 21. The percentage of alcohol product advertisements on these programs went from 11 percent in 2003 to 6.3 percent in 2007.
The study's other key findings include:
— Almost all youth overexposure to alcohol advertising occurs on cable.
Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of the overexposing alcohol ad
placements in 2007 were on cable television, which generated 95 percent
of youth overexposure to alcohol advertising on television. Of the
youth overexposure on cable in 2007, 53 percent came from beer
advertising, and 41 percent from distilled spirits advertising.
— In 2006 and 2007, there were no alcohol industry-funded
"responsibility" messages about underage drinking on television. Over
the entire period of 2001 – 2007, youth ages 12 to 20 were 22 times
more likely to see an alcohol product advertisement than an alcohol
industry-funded "responsibility" advertisement about drinking-driving,
safety or underage drinking.
— Eleven specific brands are responsible for 48.5 percent of the youth
exposure to advertising. For this report, researchers developed a
methodology to determine the best and worst performers with regard to
youth exposure to alcohol advertising. Among brands responsible for
the much of youth exposure to alcohol advertising and exceeding the 30%
youth threshold are:
— Miller Lite
— Corona Extra Beer
— Coors Light
— Hennessy Cognacs
— Guinness Beers
— Samuel Adams Beers
— Bud Light
— Smirnoff Vokdas
— Disaronno Originale Amaretto
— Miller Chill
— Multiple Brands from Mike's Beverages.
Alcohol remains the leading drug problem among young people, and underage drinking is responsible for 5,000 deaths among young people each year. Scientific studies show that youth exposure to alcohol advertising contributes to the likelihood of underage drinking.
The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, the U.S. Surgeon General and 20 state Attorneys General have all recommended eliminating this disproportionate exposure.
In 2003, the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine recommended that alcohol companies move toward a 15 percent threshold for youth audiences, since this is roughly the proportion of youth in the general population. In 2006, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Sober Truth On Preventing Underage Drinking Act (or STOP Act) requiring, among other things, that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report annually on rates of exposure of youth to positive and negative messages youth about alcohol in the mass media. Although this reporting has been authorized by Congress, funding for it has not yet been appropriated.
"Our findings continue to support the elimination of alcohol advertising on programming with more than 15 percent youth audiences. It will save young people's lives and the alcohol industry advertising dollars," said Dr. Jernigan.
Moviegoers eager for their first look at Quantum of Solace, the highly anticipated Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd James Bond adventure, will be able to catch the new theatrical trailer for the film, featuring expanding footage of the film, on television and on the internet Monday, June 30th, and in theaters when it is attached to Columbia Pictures' Hancock. The trailer will make its debut on AOL.com (domestic) and MSN.com (international) in an exclusive two-hour window Monday morning, 9:00am – 11:00am PDT. The trailer will be dubbed or subtitled in 13 languages.
Following the exclusive online break, at 11:00am PDT (2:00pm EDT; 7:00pm London time), the trailer will be sent via satellite to media outlets worldwide.
For media outlets seeking to download the trailer, the satellite coordinates are:
NORTH AMERICA
1st Feed
Monday, June 30th 2008
2:00PM-2:15PM ET
(11:00AM-11:15AM Pacific)
2nd Feed
Monday, June 30th 2008
5:30PM-5:45PM ET
(2:30PM-2:45PM Pacific)
Galaxy 26, Transponder 14 C-Band
Downlink Frequency: 3980 H
Audio: 6.2/6.8
Trouble Number for Domestic Feeds: 310-287-3800
EUROPE
1st Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 1800-1815 GMT
2nd Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 2100-2115 GMT
Satellite: Eutelsat W1 TXP F6 CH-4
Downlink Frequency: D/L: 12703.83 V
Symbol Rate: 5.632
FEC: 3/4
Color: PAL
Uplink: PBL Ref 113683 & 113684 +44 207 432 5155
Also available at BT Tower from Pacific Television Center's ABQ H11UK
broadcasters can call Pactv London for complementary refeeds via Tower.
+44.207.702.1427
ASIA / PACIFIC
1st Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 1800-1815 GMT
2nd Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 2200-2215 GMT
Satellite: IS-2/08C Chn 4 Orb Loc: 169' E;
Downlink Freq:: 3901 Mhz Horizontal;
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate (Ms/s): 30.80
Virtual Channel: Four
Color: NTSC
Uplink: Intelsat NAPA +707.253.9466 – Intelsat Ref 367.815 & 367816
LATIN AMERICA
1st Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 1800-1815 GMT
2nd Feed:
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 2200-2215 GMT
Satellite: IS-9/10C Channel 7 Orb Loc: 58'W
Downlink Freq: 3880 Mhz Horizontal;
FEC: 7/8
Symbol Rate (Ms/s): 27.69
Virtual Channel: Seven
Color: NTSC
Uplink: Intelsat NAPA +707.253.9466 – Intelsat Ref 367.815 & 367816
Quantum of Solace will be released in the U.K. on October 31, 2008, in the U.S. on November 7, 2008, and around the world in November.
Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Quantum of Solace, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd adventure in the longest-running film franchise in motion picture history. The film is directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay is by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli produce.
