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PromQuinceneraDresses: Classy Evening Dresses, Hot Prom and Quincenera Gowns, Rare Indian Clothing Shop
Wednesday, 21 December 2005
How To Buy The Right Bra for Your Prom Night & Quinceanera Celebration
Mood:
celebratory
Topic: Lingerie&Intimates
How To Buy A Bra: Not All Bras Are Made Equal:
The right bra for you may not be the same as for your best friend, sister or mother. The reasons are that your bodies are different. Due to weight loss, weight gain, new workout routine and child bearing issues, your band size may vary. So it’s very important that you get measured at least every year. Don’t worry about finding somebody to meet your needs. All you need to do is to contact your specialty lingerie shops or lingerie sections at your local department stores. They offer this service. It does not take long. If you have baby and young kids in tow, they can accommodate you in a rather record time. The bra consultant will measure around your body. She will go right under your breast areas with a tape measure to find out your band size. Don’t worry about being uncomfortable. These ladies are trained professionals who will make you at wase.
Many bra fitters recommend that you check your cup size which is kind of a trial and error type of thing. They also suggest that you wear the right top to shop. Think about a close-fitting outfit. Make sure that you take time to try on the new bra that you are going to wear with the cocktail dress, strapless evening gown or halter top gown or any special clothing. They also recommend that you pay attention to the material because the right materials, fabrics can make you look great, improve your posture and help you have a fantastic time. You don’t want to be nervous or scratching, pulling, twisting and turning all day long at the special event.
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Updated: Thursday, 22 December 2005 8:20 AM PST
Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Stars Are Getting Smarter; They are Getting Protection from Specialized Protective Agencies
Topic: Services/Companies
Anti-paparazzi Measures Are Taken to Protect Popular Stars & Individuals
Stardom is a two-edge sword. Stars get their worth thanks to the position conferred to them by the fans who appreciate their works. The more they are in demand, the the higher they tend to climb in popularity. With popularity, stars can command their price when the studios and directors come knocking at their door. Of course, there are also many benefits that come along. For example, stars are known to get all kinds of free stuff, free merchandise, free tickets to shows. The idea is that if those stars end up wearing these products or mentioning these products, ordinary folks like us will flock to store to buy them. A good example is the number of live show audience who come with pre-written posters to show on TV. The staff of the Today show and Good Morning America have been able to do a good job handling these advertisers seeking the public's eyeballs.
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Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
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Updated: Thursday, 22 December 2005 8:21 AM PST
Tuesday, 13 December 2005
A DVF Wrap Dress
Topic: HotFashionDesigners
Fashion Tidbits: Where does the idea of the Wrap Dress come from?
According to various interviews, top designer Diane Von Furstenberg came up with the idea for the wrap dress after she saw Julie Nixon Eisenhower on TV in 1972 wearing one of ther wrap tops and skirts together. Who says that watching TV does not pay off? That's all Von Furstenberg needed to get creative. She got the spark. Then, she went to designing studio. She wondered about the reasons why she can combine the two pieces into one. And the rest was history. She produced the first version of the wrap dress in 1973. In the space of 5 years, she witnessed the sales of more than 5 million wrap dresses, making her a sought-after designer who could gain her independence.
Most dress shopping stores or boutiques carry her line. The orders for her creations can not filled as fast as they should. There is a high demand for her dresses at all levels of celebritydom. She has been busy opening new stores in L.A., Hong Kong and Paris' Left Bank. She gives interviews and often travels to stores to check and show how to display her creations. On her web site, dvf.com, you can find her designs of rugs, a collection of fine jewelry, bracelent, handbags etc. She also relaunched her beauty line and updated some colors. What else can you find on her site? Silk scarves, shirts, luggage, furs, sunglasses and a Sears furniture line, cosmetics, perfume etc.
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
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Updated: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 8:46 AM PST
End of the List of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees: Winners and Losers
Topic: SpaceMusicAward
81. Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media
The Aviator, Howard Shore, composer
The Incredibles, Michael Giacchino, composer
Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood, composer
Ray, Craig Armstrong, composer
Star Wars Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, John
Williams, composer
Predicted Winner: clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
82. Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or
Other Visual Media
"Believe," Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri (Josh
Groban)
"Cold Wind," The Arcade Fire (The Arcade Fire)
"Million Voices," Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra and
Wyclef Jean (Wyclef Jean)
"Square One," Tom Petty (Tom Petty)
"Wonka's Welcome Song," John August and Danny Elfman
(Danny Elfman)
Predicted Winner: Josh Groban for Believe
83. Instrumental Composition
"Anakin's Betrayal," John Williams, composer
"The Ferry Scene," John Williams, composer
"The Incredits," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Into the Light," Billy Childs, composer
"Journey Home," Maria Schneider, composer
Predicted Winner: John Williams for Anakin's Betrayal
84. Instrumental Arrangement
"Cherokee," Chris Walden, arranger
"Do It Again," Bill Cunliffe, arranger
"The Incredits," Gordon Goodwin, arranger
"Lullaby of the Leaves," John Clayton, arranger
Scarborough Faire, Billy Childs, arranger
Predicted Winner: Billy Childs for Scarborough Faire
85. Composing/Arranging
"Can't Buy Me Love," John Clayton Jr. and David
Foster, arrangers (Michael Bubl?)
"I Should Care," Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
"Scary Things," Don Hart, arranger (John Bindel and
Nashville Chamber Orchestra)
"Time to Smile," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony
Bennett)
"What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?," Billy
Childs, Gil Goldstein and Heitor Pereira, arrangers
(Chris Botti and Sting)
Predicted Winner: Tony Bennett for Time to Smile
86. Recording Package
The Clouds, Stuart Hyatt, art director (Stuart Hyatt
and Community)
The Cosmic Game, Neal Ashby, art director (Thievery
Corporation)
The Forgotten Arm, Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz, art
directors (Aimee Mann)
Knuckle Down, Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert, art
directors (Ani DiFranco)
O God, The Aftermath, Ryan Clark, art director (Norma
Jean)
Predicted Winner: Aimee Mann for The Forgotten Arm
87. Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Holy Ghost: Rare and Unissued Recordings (1962-70),
Susan Archie and Noel Waggener, art directors (Albert
Ayler)
The Legend, Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash)
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
(1952-1959), Hugh Brown and Jeff Lyons, art directors
(Ray Charles)
Weird Tales of the Ramones, Hugh Brown and Sheryl
Farber, art directors (The Ramones)
You Ain't Talkin' to Me--Charlie Poole and the Roots
of Country Music, Howard Fritzson and Michelle Holme,
art directors (Charlie Poole with Various Artists)
Predicted Winner: Johnny Cash for The Legend
88. Album Notes
The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan
Lomax, John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll
Morton)
Heaven Must Have Sent You: The Holland/Dozier/Holland
Story, Adam White, album notes writer (Various
Artists)
The Legend, Patrick Carr, album notes writer (Johnny
Cash)
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
(1952-1959), David Ritz, album notes writer (Ray
Charles)
You Ain't Talkin' to Me--Charlie Poole and the Roots
of Country Music, Henry Sapoznik, album notes writer
(Charlie Poole with Various Artists)
Predicted Winner: Johnny Cash for The Legend
89. Historical Album
The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan
Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg and Anna Lomax Wood,
compilation producers; Adam Ayan and Steve Rosenthal,
mastering engineers (Jelly Roll Morton)
Holy Ghost: Rare and Unissued Recordings (1962-70),
Dean Blackwood and Ben Young, compilation producers;
Joe Lizzi, Kevin Reeves and Ben Young, mastering
engineers (Albert Ayler)
The Legend, Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic
Anesini, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
(1952-1959), James Austin and Ahmet Ertegun,
compilation producers; Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot,
mastering engineers (Ray Charles)
You Ain't Talkin' to Me--Charlie Poole and the Roots
of Country Music, Henry Sapoznik, compilation
producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer and Darcy
Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole with
Various Artists)
Predicted Winner: Johnny Cash for The Legend
90. Engineered Album, Nonclassical
Back Home, Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers
(Eric Clapton)
Deceiver, Gary Paczosa and Chris Thile, engineers
(Chris Thile)
Lonely Runs Both Ways, Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison
Krauss and Union Station)
Mr. A-Z, Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel
"Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott and David Thoener,
engineers (Jason Mraz)
Rock Swings, Al Schmitt, engineer (Paul Anka)
Predicted Winner: Paul Anka for Rock Swings
91. Producer of the Year, Nonclassical
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Steve Lillywhite
The Neptunes
Predicted Winner: The Neptunes
92. Remixed Recording, Nonclassical
"Fever," Adam Freeland, remixer (Sarah Vaughan)
"Flashdance," Joachim Garraud and David Guetta,
remixers (Deep Dish)
"Mr. Brightside," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (The
Killers)
"Superfly," Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield)
"What Is Hip?," Meat Beat Manifesto, remixers (Tower
of Power)
Predicted Winner: The Killers for Mr. Brightside
93. Surround Sound Album
Brothers in Arms--20th Anniversary Edition, Bob
Ludwig, surround mastering
The Girl in the Other Room, Doug Sax, surround
mastering
Honky Chƒteau, Greg Penny, surround mastering
In Your Honor, Bob Ludwig, surround mastering
Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition--Boris
Godunov--Night on Bare Mountain, Phil Rowlands,
surround mastering
Predicted Winner: Surround Mastering for The Girld in the Other Room
94. Engineered Album, Classical
Bolcom: Songs, Tim Handley
Britten, Bartok and Hartmann, Jin Choi, Jean-Marie
Geijsen and Erdo Groot
Bruckner: Sym. No. 7, Roger De Schot and Erdo Groot
Chesky: Area 31, Barry Wolifson
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, Da-Hong
Seetoo
Predicted Winner: Tim Handley for Bolcom
95. Producer of the Year, Classical
Christopher Alder
Steven Epstein
Michael Fine
Tim Handley
Thomas C. Moore
Predicted Winner: Christopher Alder
96. Classical Album
Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Tim
Handley, producer
Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3, Jan
Karlin and Matthew Snyder, producers
Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano
Festival, Ulrich Ruscher, producer
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, Da-Hong
Seetoo, producer
Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13, Wilhelm Meister, producer
Predicted Winner: Ulrich Ruscher for Festival
97. Orchestral Performance
"Antheil: Sym. No. 3 'American'," Hugh Wolff,
conductor (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt)
"Bruckner: Sym. No. 7," Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
(Wiener Symphoniker)
"Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At an Exhibition,"
Jos‚ Serebrier, conductor (Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra)
"Popov: Sym. No. 1; Shostakovich: Theme and
Variations," Leon Botstein, conductor (London Symphony
Orchestra)
"Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13," Mariss Jansons, conductor
(Sergei Aleksashkin; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks;
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Predicted Winner: Long Symphony for Popov: Sym. No. 1
98. Opera Recording
Britten: Death in Venice, Richard Hickox, conductor;
Michael Chance, Philip Langridge and Alan Opie; Brian
Couzens, producer (BBC Singers; City of London
Sinfonia)
Conradi: Ariadne, Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs,
conductors; Barbara Borden, Karina Gauvin, Ellen
Hargis, Jan Kobow, Julian Podger, Marek Rzepka, James
Taylor and Matthew White; Renate Wolter-Seevers,
producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston
Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Strauss, R.: Daphne, Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Johan
Botha, Renée Fleming, Anna Larsson, Michael
Schade and Kwanchul Youn; Michael Haas, producer (West
German Radio Symphony Orchestra (Köln))
Verdi: Falstaff, Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Carlos
Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko,
Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Jos? Moreno and
Michele Pertusi; James Mallinson, producer (London
Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)
Vivaldi: Bajazet, Fabio Biondi, conductor; Patrizia
Ciofi, David Daniels, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Elina
Garanca, Vivica Genaux and Marijana Mijanovic; Nicolas
Bartholomée, producer (Europa Galante)
Predicted Winner: Europa Galante
99. Choral Performance
Bernstein: Mass, Kent Nagano, conductor; (Julian
Frischling and Jerry Hadley; Rundfunkchor Berlin,
Staats-Und Domchor Berlin and Soloists of the Pacific
Mozart Ensemble; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Leonard
Slatkin, conductor; (Christine Brewer, Measha
Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda
Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta
Simpson and Thomas Young; Michigan State University
Children's Choir, University of Michigan Chamber
Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers,
University of Michigan University Choir and University
Musical Society Choral Union; University of Michigan
School of Music Symphony Orchestra)
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna, Stephen Layton, conductor
(Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia)
Penderecki: A Polish Requiem, Antoni Wit, conductor
(Izabela Klosinska, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Piotr Nowacki
and Jadwiga Rapp? Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir;
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
Schoenberg: Accentus, Laurence Equilbey, choir
director (Jonathan Nott; Accentus; Ensemble
Intercontemporain)
Predicted Winner: Ensemble Intercontemporain
100. Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with
Orchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3, Claudio Abbado,
conductor
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra, Robert
Craft, conductor
Eventide, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo, Paavo
Järvi, conductor
UFO, Marin Alsop, conductor
Predicted Winner: JoAnn Falletta for Eventide
101. Instrumental Soloist Performance (without
Orchestra)
Chopin: Études, Op. 10, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Son.
No.2, Nelson Freire
Night Breeze--Harp Music of Carlos Salzedo, Sarah
Schuster Ericsson
Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky, Evgeny Kissin
Szymanowski: Piano Son. No. 3, M‚topes, Masques, Piotr
Anderszewski
Vengerov: Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Wieniawski,
Maxim Vengerov
Predicted Winner: Nelson Freire for Chopin...
102. Chamber Music Performance
A La Carte--Short Works for Winds, The Borealis Wind
Quintet
Bartók: The Six String Quartets, Vermeer Quartet
Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary, Borodin Quartet
Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano
Festival, Martha Argerich
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, Emerson
String Quartet
Predicted Winner: The Brealis Wind Quinted for A la carte
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
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Updated: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 8:31 AM PST
Continued List of Winners and Losers of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards
Topic: OurSpaceMusic
26. Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Mine Again," Mariah Carey
"Summertime," Fantasia
"A House Is Not a Home," Aretha Franklin
"If I Was Your Woman," Alicia Keys
"Stay with You," John Legend
Predicted Winner: Alicia Keys for If I was Your Woman
27. Urban/Alternative Performance
"SupaStar," Floetry
"Dirty Harry," Gorillaz
"Dust," Van Hunt
"Welcome to Jamrock," Damian Marley
"Ghetto Rock," Mos Def
Predicted Winner: Gorillas for Dirty Harry
28. R&B Song
"Cater 2 U," Rodney Jerkins, Beyonc‚ Knowles, Ricky
Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller and Michelle
Williams (Destiny's Child)
"Free Yourself," Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott and
Nisan Stewart (Fantasia)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams and J. Stephens (John
Legend)
"Unbreakable," Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily
and Kanye West (Alicia Keys)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri
and M. Seal (Mariah Carey)
Predicted Winner: mariah Carey for We Belong Together
29. R&B Album
Illumination, Earth, Wind and Fire
Free Yourself, Fantasia
Unplugged, Alicia Keys
Get Lifted, John Legend
A Time to Love, Stevie Wonder
Predicted Winner: Earth, Wind and Fire for Illumination
30. Contemporary R&B Album
Touch, Amerie
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child
Turning Point, Mario
O, Omarion
Predicted Winner: Mario for Turning Point
31. Rap Solo Performance
"Testify," Common
"Mockingbird," Eminem
"Disco Inferno," 50 Cent
"Number One Spot," Ludacris
"U Don't Know Me," T.I.
"Gold Digger," Kanye West
Predicted Winner: Gold Digger
32. Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Don't Phunk with My Heart," Black Eyed Peas
"The Corner," Common Featuring the Last Poets
"Encore," Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
"Hate It or Love It," The Game Featuring 50 Cent
"Wait (The Whisper Song)," Ying Yang Twins
Predicted Winner: Eminem with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent for Encore
33. Rap/Sung Collaboration
"1,2 Step," Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
"They Say," Common Featuring Kanye West and John
Legend
"Soldier," Destiny's Child
"Numb/Encore," Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
"Rich Girl," Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve
Predicted Winner: Ciara for 1,2 Step
34. Rap Song
"Candy Shop," Curtis Jackson and Scott Storch (50 Cent
Featuring Olivia)
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone," D. Harris and Kanye West
(Kanye West)
"Don't Phunk with My Heart," William Adams, Printz
Board, Stacy Ferguson and George Pajon, Jr. (Black
Eyed Peas)
"Hate It or Love It," Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon
Taylor and M. Valenzano (The Game Featuring 50 Cent)
"Lose Control," M. Elliott, C. Harris and G. Isaacs
III, songwriters (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara and
Fat Man Scoop)
Predicted Winner: Kanye West for Diamonds from Sierra Leone
35. Rap Album
Be, Common
The Cookbook, Missy Elliott
Encore, Eminem
The Massacre, 50 Cent
Late Registration, Kanye West
Predicted Winner: Kanye West for Late Registration
36. Female Country Vocal Performance
"The Connection," Emmylou Harris
"Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Lee Ann Womack
"Georgia Rain," Trisha Yearwood
Predicted Winner: Mississippi Girl
37. Male Country Vocal Performance
"Funny How Time Slips Away," George Jones
"As Good as I Once Was," Toby Keith
"Midnight Communion," Delbert McClinton
"Good Ol' Boys," Willie Nelson
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley
"You'll Think of Me," Keith Urban
Predicted Winner: Willie Nelson for Good Ol' Boys
38. Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Comin' to Your City," Big & Rich
"Play Something Country," Brooks & Dunn
"I Hope," Dixie Chicks
"Restless," Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Bless the Broken Road," Rascal Flatts
Predicted Winner: Brooks & Dunn for Play Something Country
39. Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Building Bridges," Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow and
Vince Gill
"Shelter from the Storm," Rodney Crowell and Emmylou
Harris
"Like We Never Loved at All," Faith Hill and Tim
McGraw
"Dreams Come True," Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
"Politically Uncorrect," Gretchen Wilson and Merle
Haggard
Predicted Winner: Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill for Building Bridges
40. Country Instrumental Performance
"I'll Fly Away," Charlie Daniels
"Who's Your Uncle?," Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and
Béla Feck
"Unionhouse Branch," Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Scotch and Chocolate," Nickel Creek
"Time Warp," Brad Paisley
Predicted Winner: Charlie Daniels for I'll Fly Away
41. Country Song
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley (Brad Paisley)
"All Jacked Up," Vicky McGehee, John Rich and Gretchen
Wilson (Gretchen Wilson)
"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna and
Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts)
"I Hope," Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and
Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks)
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning," O. Blackmon (Lee
Ann Womack)
Predicted Winner: Gretchen Wilson for All Jacked Up
42. Country Album
Fireflies, Faith Hill
Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss and Union Station
Time Well Wasted, Brad Paisley
All Jacked Up, Gretchen Wilson
Jasper County, Trisha Yearwood
Predicted Winner: Trisha Yearwood for Jasper County
43. Bluegrass Album
Marbletown, Blue Highway
Cherryholmes, Cherryholmes
The Grascals, The Company We Keep, The Del McCoury
Band
Ragin' Live, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
Predicted Winner: Cherryholmes for Cherryholmes
44. New Age Album
Music in the Key of Om, Jack De Johnette
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 2, Kitaro
People of Peace, R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
Montana--A Love Story, George Winston
Silver Solstice, Paul Winter Consort
Predicted Winner: George Winston for Montana- A Love Story
45. Contemporary Jazz Album
Keystone, Dave Douglas
Soulgrass, Bill Evans
The Way Up, Pat Metheny Group
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel, Meshell
Ndegeocello
Momentum, Joshua Redman Elastic Band
Predicted Winner: Bill Evans for Soulgrass
46. Jazz Vocal Album
J'ai Deux Amours, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Blueprint of a Lady--Sketches of Billie Holiday,
Nnenna Freelon
Good Night, and Good Luck., Dianne Reeves
Duos II, Luciana Souza
I'm with the Band, Tierney Sutton
Predicted Winner: Dee Dee Bridgewater for J'ai Deux Amours
47. Jazz Instrumental Solo
"'Round Midnight," Alan Broadbent
"Away," Ravi Coltrane
"The Source," Herbie Hancock
"A Love Supreme--Acknowledgement," Branford Marsalis
"Why Was I Born?," Sonny Rollins
Predicted Winner: Brandford Marsalis for A Love Supreme
48. Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Flow, Terence Blanchard
Lyric, Billy Childs Ensemble
Live at the House of Tribes, Wynton Marsalis
Beyond the Sound Barrier, Wayne Shorter Quartet
What Now?, Kenny Wheeler with Dave Holland, Chris
Potter and John Taylor
Predicted Winner: Billy Childs Ensemble for Lyric
49. Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Overtime, Dave Holland Big Band
A Blessing, John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Live, The Bill Holman Band
I Am Three, Mingus Big Band, Orchestra and Dynasty
Home of My Heart, The Chris Walden Big Band
Predicted Winner: The Chris Walden Big Band for Home of My Heart
50. Latin Jazz Album
Time Was--Time Is, Ray Barretto
Here and Now--Live in Concert, Caribbean Jazz Project
Featuring Dave Samuels
...And Sammy Walked in, Sammy Figueroa and His Latin
Jazz Explosion
Listen Here!, Eddie Palmieri
Mulatos, Omar Sosa
Predicted Winner: Eddie Palmieri for Listen Here
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Updated: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 7:36 AM PST
Monday, 12 December 2005
Winners and Losers
Topic: PodSpaceMusic
51. Gospel Performance
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams
"Looking for You," Kirk Franklin
"I Call You Faithful," Donnie McClurkin
"Lift Him Up," Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship
Choir
"Pray," CeCe Winans
Predicted Winner: Kirk Franklin for Looking for You
52. Gospel Song
"Again I Say Rejoice," Israel Houghton and Aaron
Lindsey (Israel and New Breed)
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry
Lewis and James Q. Wright (Yolanda Adams)
"Heaven," Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina
Campbell and Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary)
"Lift Him Up," Joeworn Martin (Hezekiah Walker and
Love Fellowship Choir)
"We Must Praise," James Moss (J Moss)
Predicted Winner: Mary Mary for Heavan
53. Rock Gospel Album
Until My Heart Caves in, Audio Adrenaline
Higher Definition, The Cross Movement
Day of Fire, Day of Fire
Truth Is Fallin' in tha Streetz, Fresh I.E.
Dichotomy B, Grits
Predicted Winner: Day of Fire for Day of Fire
54. Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Lifesong, Casting Crowns
All I Really Want for Christmas, Steven Curtis Chapman
Redemption Songs, Jars of Clay
Hymns, Out of Eden
Healing Rain, Michael W. Smith
Live Wire, Third Day
Predicted Winner: Steven Curtis Chapman for All I Really Want for Christmas
55. Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle, The Crabb Family
Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites, Larry Gatlin and
The Gatlin Brothers
Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith, Amy Grant
Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee, The
Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards
and Larry "T-Byrd"
Common Thread, The Oak Ridge Boys
Predicted Winner: Hymns & Faith, Amy Grant for Rock of Ages
56. Traditional Soul Gospel Album
I Know the Truth, Shirley Caesar
Live from Houston...The Rose of Gospel, Dorinda
Clark-Cole
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs, Donnie McClurkin
Say the Name, Martha Munizzi
Singing the Old Time Way, Bishop G.E. Patterson &
Congregation
Be Exalted, Marvin Sapp
Predicted Winner: Marvin Sapp for Be Exalted
57. Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Day by Day, Yolanda Adams
Mary Mary, Mary Mary
The J Moss Project, J Moss
Dream, BeBe Winans
Purified, CeCe Winans
Predicted Winner: Bebe Winans for Dream
58. Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
I Speak Life, Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald
Lawrence & Company
Live at the Fellowship, John P Kee, choir director;
VIP Mass Choir
One Church, Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir of
Life (Japan), The Choir of Life (USA) and The Kurt
Carr Singers
One Voice, Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints
Unified Voices
20/85 The Experience, Hezekiah Walker, choir director;
The Love Fellowship Choir
Predicted Winner: The Love Fellowship Choir for 20/85 The Experience, Hezekiah Walker
59. Latin Pop Album
Solo, Ricardo Arjona
Eco, Jorge Drexler
Andrea Echeverri, Andrea Echeverri
Citi Zen, Kevin Johansen
Escucha, Laura Pausini
Predicted Winner: Kevin Johansen for Citi Zen
60. Latin Rock/Alternative Album
Consejo, La Secta AllStar
Con Todo Respeto, Molotov
El Kilo, Orishas
Fijación Oral Vol. 1, Shakira
Desahogo, Vico C
Predicted Winner: Shakira
61. Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Una Noche Inolvidable, Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with
Arturo O'Farrill
Masters of Cuban Son, Conjunto Progreso
Buena Vista Social Club Presents, Manuel "Guajiro"
Mirabal
Tradición, Tropicana All Stars with Israel
Kantor
Bebo De Cuba, Bebo Valdés
Predicted Winner: Afron-Latin Jazz Orcheestra with Arturo O'Farrill for Una Noche...
62. Salsa/Merengue Album
Son del Alma, Willy Chirino
Fabricando Fantasías, Tito Nieves
Lleg? la Hora, Mayito Rivera
Despues del Silencio, Eddie Santiago
Arroz con Mango, Tiempo Libre
Predicted Winner: Eddie Santiago for Despues del Silencio
63. Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Ya No Llores, Ramon Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte
Llegaron los Camperos! Concert Favorites of Nati
Cano's Mariachi los Camperos, Nati Cano's Mariachi los
Camperos
DIEZ, Intocable
Las 3 Divas, Las 3 Divas
México en la Piel, Luis Miguel
Predicted Winner: Intocable for Diez
64. Tejano Album
The Power of Friends, Avizo
Milagro, La Tropa F
Chicanisimo, Little Joe y la Familia
Then & Now, Joe Posada
Odyssey the Journey, The Royal Jesters
Predicted Winner: Avizo for the Power of Friends
65. Traditional Blues Album
Live! Down the Road, Marcia Ball
In Your Arms Again, John Hammond
80, B.B. King & Friends
Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul, Maria Muldaur
About Them Shoes, Hubert Sumlin
Predicted Winner: B.B. King & Friends for 80
66. Contemporary Blues Album
Make Do with What You Got, Solomon Burke
Twenty, Robert Cray
Bring 'Em in, Buddy Guy
Cost of Living, Delbert McClinton
Electric Blue Watermelon, North Mississippi Allstars
Predicted Winner: Delbert McClinton for Cost of Living
67. Traditional Folk Album
Live from Dublin--A Tribute to Derek Bell, The
Chieftains
Come on Back, Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Fiddler's Green, Tim O'Brien
Live in the U.K., Tom Paxton
Cajun Mardi Gras!, Jo-El Sonnier
Predicted Winner: Tim O'Brien for Fiddler's Green
68. Contemporary Folk Album
Chávez Ravine, Ry Cooder
The Outsider, Rodney Crowell
Why Should the Fire Die?, Nickel Creek
Fair & Square, John Prine
Devils & Dust, Bruce Springsteen
Predicted Winner: Bruce Springsteen for Devils & Dust
69. Native American Music Album
More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs, Black Lodge
Intonation: Harmonized Songs from the Southern Plains,
Alex E. Smith and Cheevers Toppah
Sacred Ground--A Tribute to Mother Earth, Various
Artists
Our Love Will Never Die, Randy Wood
Predicted Winner: Randy Wood for Our Love will never die
70. Hawaiian Music Album
Slack Key Dreams of the Ponomoe, Kapono Beamer
Sweet & Lovely, Raiatea Helm
Kiho'alu--Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Ledward Ka'apana
Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim, Sonny Lim
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar--Vol. 1, Various
Artists
Predicted Winner: The Artistry of Sonny Lim for Slack Key Guitar
71. Reggae Album
Our Music, Burning Spear
Welcome to Jamrock, Damian Marley
The Trinity, Sean Paul
Clothesdrop, Shaggy
Black Gold & Green, Third World
Predicted Winner: Sean Paul for The Trinity
72. Traditional World Music Album
Behmanka, Mamadou Diabate
Para Todos Ustedes, Los Pleneros De La 21
Faryad, Masters of Persian Music
Tibetan Master Chants, Lama Tashi
In the Heart of the Moon, Ali Farka Tour and Toumani
Diabat
Predicted Winner: Los Pleneros De La 21 for Para Todos ustedes
73. Contemporary World Music Album
Dimanche A Bamako, Amadou & Mariam
Eletrac?stico, Gilberto Gil
You've Stolen My Heart--Songs from R.D. Burman's
Bollywood, Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle
No Boundaries, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the Strings
of the English Chamber Orchestra
Rise, Anoushka Shankar
Predicted Winner: Kronos Quarted and Asha Bhosle for Bollywood
74. Polka Album
Under the Influence, Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
Time Out for Polkas and Waltzes, Walter Ostanek and
Ron Sluga
Polka Pizzazz, Del Sinchak Band
Solecktions, Kevin Solecki
Shake, Rattle and Polka!, Jimmy Sturr and His
Orchestra
Predicted Winner: Del Sinchak Band for Polka Pizzazz
75. Musical Album for Children
Be Bop Your Best!, Red Grammer
Green Gorilla, Monster & Me, Ralph's World
Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey, Cathy Fink and
Marcy Marxer
Some Assembly Required, Tom Chapin
Songs from the Neighborhood--The Music of Mister
Rogers, Various Artists
Predicted Winner: The Music of Mister Rogers, Various Artists for Songs from...
76. Spoken Word Album for Children
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, Jim Dale
Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks and Giving All Year
Long, Various Artists
Pooh's Heffalump, Roy Dotrice
Raymie, Dickie, and the Bean: Why I Love and Hate My
Brothers, Ray Romano
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning,
Various Artists
Predicted Winner: Ray Romano for Why I Love and Hate My Brothers
77. Spoken Word Album
The Adventures of Guy Noir, Garrison Keillor
The Al Franken Show Party Album, Al Franken
Chronicles--Volume One (Bob Dylan), Sean Penn
Dreams from My Father (Senator Barack Obama), Senator
Barack Obama
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (George Carlin),
George Carlin
Predicted Winner: Senator Barack Obama for Dreams from My Father
78. Comedy Album
The Agoraphobic Cowboy, Rick Moranis
Family Guy Live in Vegas, Various Artists
Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues, Lewis
Black
Never Scared, Chris Rock
The Right to Bare Arms, Larry the Cable Guy
Predicted Winner: Chris Rock for Never Scared
79. Musical Show Album
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Billy Straus and David
Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
Hair, Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss, producers (Galt
MacDermot, composer; James Rado and Gerome Ragni,
lyricists)
The Light in the Piazza, Steven Epstein, producer;
Adam Guettel, composer/lyricist
Monty Python's Spamalot, John Du Prez and Eric Idle,
producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle,
composer/lyricist
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Kurt
Deutsch and Joel Moss, producers; William Finn,
composer/lyricist
Predicted Winner: Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss for The 25th Annual Putnam..
80. Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media
Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey
Napoleon Dynamite, Various Artists
No Direction Home: The Soundtrack--Bootleg Series,
Vol. 7, Bob Dylan
Ray, Ray Charles
Six Feet Under Volume 2--Everything Ends, Various
Artists
Predicted Winner: Ray Charles for Ray
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 12:01 AM PST
Updated: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 8:42 AM PST
Sunday, 11 December 2005
The Complete List of Predicted Winners and Losers of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards
Topic: PodSpaceMusic
Who wants to play Winners and Losers? Based on the complete list of nominees for the 48th
Annual Grammy Awards, which will be presented Feb. 8
in Los Angeles, we can predict some winners:
1. Record of the Year:
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
"Gold Digger," Kanye West
Predicted Winner: Mariah Carey for We Belong Together
2. Album of the Year:
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Late Registration, Kanye West
Predicted Winner: Mariah Carey for the Emanciapation of Mimi
3. Song of the Year:
"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna and
Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams and J. Stephens (John
Legend)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2 (U2)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri
and M. Seal (Mariah Carey)
Predicted Winner: U2 for Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
4. New Artist:
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
Sugarland
Predicted Winner: Fall Out Boy
5. Female Pop Vocal Performance: "It's Like That,"
Mariah Carey
"Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
"Good is Good," Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken," Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
Predicted Winner: Kelly Clarkson for Since U Been Gone
6. Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson
"Fine Line," Paul McCartney
"Walk on By," Seal
"Lonely No More," Rob Thomas
"From the Bottom of My Heart," Stevie Wonder
Predicted Winner: Paul McCartney for Fine Line
7. Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal:
"Don't Lie," Black Eyed Peas
"Mr. Brightside," The Killers
"More than Love," Los Lonely Boys
"This Love," Maroon 5
"My Doorbell," The White Stripes
Predicted Winner: The Killers for Mr Brightside
8. Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Gone Going," Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson
"Virginia Moon," Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"A Song for You," Herbie Hancock featuring Christina
Aguilera
"A Time to Love," Stevie Wonder featuring India.Arie
Predicted Winner: Gorillaz for Feel Good Inc
9. Pop Instrumental Performance:
"In Our Time," Burt Bacharach and Chris Botti
"T-Jam," George Duke
"Gelo Na Montanha," Herbie Hancock featuring Trey
Anastasio
"Agave," Daniel Lanois
"Caravan," Les Paul
Predicted Winner: Burt Bacharach for In Our Time
10. Pop Instrumental Album:
At This Time, Burt Bacharach
Bloom, Eric Johnson
Naked Guitar, Earl Klugh
Belladonna, Daniel Lanois
Flipside, Jeff Lorber
Predicted Winner: Burt Bacharach for At This Time
11. Pop Vocal Album
Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
Wildflower, Sheryl Crow
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani
Predicted Winner: Sheryl Crow for Wildflower
12. Dance Recording
"Galvanize," The Chemical Brothers
"Say Hello," Deep Dish
"Wonderful Night," Fatboy Slim and Lateef
"Daft Punk is Playing at My House," LCD Soundsystem
"I Believe in You," Kylie Minogue
"Guilt is a Useless Emotion," New Order
Predicted Winner: The Chemical Brothers for Galvanize
13. Electronic/Dance Album:
Push the Button, The Chemical Brothers
Human After All, Daft Punk
Palookaville, Fatboy Slim
Minimum-Maximum, Kraftwerk
LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem
Predicted Winner: The Chemical Brothers for Push the Button
14. Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Art of Romance, Tony Bennett
It's Time, Michael Bubl?
Isn't It Romantic, Johnny Mathis
Moonlight Serenade, Carly Simon
Thanks for the Memory...The Great American Songbook
Volume IV, Rod Stewart
Predicted Winner: Rod Stewart for Volume IV
15. Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
"Revolution," Eric Clapton
"Shine It All Around," Robert Plant
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
"This is How a Heart Breaks," Rob Thomas
"The Painter," Neil Young
Predicted Winner: Bruce Springsteen for Devils & Dust
16. Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Speed of Sound," Coldplay
"Best of You," Foo Fighters
"Do You Want To," Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things That I've Done," The Killers
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2
Predicted Winner: Coldplay for Speed of Sound
17. Hard Rock Performance:
"Doesn't Remind Me," Audioslave
"The Hand That Feeds," Nine Inch Nails
"Tin Pan Valley," Robert Plant
"Little Sister," Queens of the Stone Age
"B.Y.O.B.," System of a Down
Predicted Winner: Nine Inch Nails for The Hand That Feeds
18. Metal Performance
"The Great Satan," Ministry
"Determined," Mudvayne
"Mein Teil," Rammstein
"What Drives the Weak," Shadows Fall
"Before I Forget," Slipknot
Predicted Winner: Slipknot for Before I Forget
19. Rock Instrumental Performance
"Beat Box Guitar," Adrian Belew
"Birds of Prey," Stewart Copeland
"69 Freedom Special," Les Paul & Friends
"Mercy," Joe Perry
"Lotus Feet," Steve Vai
Predicted Winner: Les Paul & Friends for Birds of Prey
20. Rock Song
"Best of You," Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters)
"Beverly Hills," Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
"City of Blinding Lights," U2 (U2)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
"Speed of Sound," Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will
Champion and Chris Martin (Coldplay)
Predicted Winner: U2 for City of Blinding Lights
21. Rock Album
X&Y, Coldplay
In Your Honor, Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang, The Rolling Stones
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Prairie Wind, Neil Young
Predicted Winner: A Bigger Bang
22. Alternative Music Album
Funeral, The Arcade Fire
Guero, Beck
Plans, Death Cab for Cutie
You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand
Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes
Predicted Winner: The White Stripes for Get Behind Me Satan
23. Female R&B Vocal Performance
"1 Thing," Amerie
"Wishing on a Star," Beyonc?
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unbreakable," Alicia Keys
Predicted Winner: Fantasia for Free Yourself
24. Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Creepin'," Jamie Foxx
"Ordinary People," John Legend
"Let Me Love You," Mario
"Superstar," Usher
"So What the Fuss," Stevie Wonder
Predicted Winner: John Legend for Ordinary People
25. R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"So Amazing," Beyonc? and Stevie Wonder
"Cater 2 U," Destiny's Child
"If This World Were Mine," Alicia Keys Featuring
Jermaine Paul
"So High," John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
"How Will I Know," Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha
Morris
Predicted Winner: Beyonce and Stevie Wonder for So Amazing
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 12:01 AM PST
Updated: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 8:42 AM PST
Friday, 9 December 2005
Machinima & Hollywood: Young French Gamers Produce The French Democracy
Topic: AllPromdresses
Video Game Software Allows Young Gamers To Make Movies: Machinima is Hollywood's New Hope
Some of the good things that came out of the French riots are the Machinima-based movie explosion and the creativity of the young French men who are suffering from French racism. If we can say it, this is a natural convergence of all the killer application and powerful software tech that create large portions of movies effects which have made good money for the filmmakers. Now that young gamers figure out how to make their movies telling their stories, the genie is out of the bottle.
Machinima allows gamers to assemble a group of characters and sequences from favorite games. Then, they add voice-overs while dealing and making references to some reality. The movie business will know a revolution thanks to all the user-friendly and top software package that exists on the Web. If you have a decent computer and access to game software, you will be able to make and distribute animated movies to the the general public over the Internet. This new development has come to signify that the Net is an all-emcompassing medium. According to various movie industry insiders and filmmakers, Machinima is to the movies what blogs have come to signify to the written media. We should not forget that Machinima includes the techniques of blogging, gaming and podcasting with audio. Vlogging or Video blogging techniques are also present. This is truly the democratization of the media times. With blogging, novices and enthusiasts have access to free or decently priced push button publishing. With all these media coming together on the Web, minority groups who have been on the Fringe for a long time can now tell their own story instead of relying on a fly-by-night journalist pretending to know the roots of their problems.
Alex chan wanted the truth to be told. He wanted to make a political statement. He wanted the archaic French system of racism to be dealt with, just like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Junior and countless others did during the Civil Rights movement in the United States. Whether he wanted it or not, Chan soon becomes a social activist with his 12-minute animated film about French racism. The French Democracy unmasked the lies of the City of Lights. France has to deal with the tarnished images published during the weeks of riots caused mostly by ill-treatment, lack of employment and second class status. French rappers have been trying to inform the rest of the country about the dire conditions in which North Africans and people of color are living under. No one paid attention until the costly riots started. Oprah Winfrey, shopping in Hermes got also stung by Racism in France. There were talks about the clerks or store employees confusing her and her entourage with the local Black citizens of North African descent with whom Hermes was having lots of shoplifting problems in the past. Oprah is different. She has access to the ears of the board of the company who dispached the US representative to present his mea culpa on the Oprah Winfrey show. In street terms, US Hermes rep was kissing her [] to diminish the damage in public relations already caused by various reports.
Only if all acts of racism, discrimination and ill-treatment of minority groups could be caught by a video or a Machinima movie! Everyone involved in the promotion of Machinima should get a sign of relief right now. The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences will also get new visitors. Video game, The Movies, developed by Lionhead Studios Ltd. will get lots of new customers. Tech-savvy gamers have been flooding their site with thousands of films. Hollywood should pay attention to Machinima enthusiasts. The new golden opportunity in moviemaking in Hollywood may be just around the corner.
Alex Chan made his point. With The French Democracy, he shows the rest of the world that the riots did not come about because of the rioters' link to Islamic fundamentalism. He wanted to show how false these news reports were. The movie shows that the violence was due to racism facilitated by the French society which proclaims, "Liberte, Egalite et Fraternite." The French Democracy movie shows three dark-skinned characters who are French citizens. Until a better social activism movie comes along, Chan will be seen as the creator, instigator of this grassroot movement. Minority groups don't have to take it silently. They can speak up. They can do so much loudly with the video game software, creativity and the Machinima experience.
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 8:06 PM PST
Updated: Friday, 9 December 2005 8:19 PM PST
Masstige, Fashion for The People: Top Clothes Companies such as H&M Find California's Shoppers
Topic: Californiapromdresses
Fresno, Clovis and Neighboring Areas Attract Upscale National Clothes Stores
Gone are the days when fashion-savvy Fresno, Clovis, and Madera, CA had to travel to the Bay area, Berkley or San Francisco to buy at posh clothing boutiques. Based on the recent population increase in the Central Valley, due partially to a spurt in birth rates, prosperous housing market fueled by low interest rates and the equity refugees from the priciest areas of Southern and Northern California, investors and national fashion brands and clothes companies are taking notice. Local businesses are either refurbishing, renovating or expanding to serve this large pool of ready-to-shop customers. A good example of this need to serve these more affluent and savvy consumers is the expansion of the Shaw thoroughfare-based Fashion Fair Mall.
While everything and all the most important businesses have been in a rush to get an address along the Blackstone/Nees corridor in one of the most successful commercial developments the Valley has ever known, Shaw which crosses Blackstone a few miles away from the RiverPark Shopping Center still keeps its cachet. .
The expansion at Fashion Fair brought the opening of such well-known named stores as The Cheesecake Factory restaurant, cosmetics shop Sephora and Lucky Brand Jeans. I took my kids to entertainment-filled event to check the merchandise out. They enjoyed the new entrance to Fashion Fair. It has an a la Disney water fountain in which they played. Bear in mind the surface is rubbery. Many of the patrons who gathered to eat their first meals at the Cheesecake Factory said that new life has been pumped into the mall. They were praying that Fashion Fair would not become like Manchester Mall. In the meantime, the kids were laughing, giggling and running around on the rubbery surface.
More stores are planned to be open. They announced that Z Gallerie, a furniture and home store, will be open this Spring. 2006 will see the opening of chothing store Antropologie, Children's clothing store Naartjie, One Thousand Steps shoe store, Lavande Nail Spa and After Hours Formalwear. In 2007, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar will be open. Between now and the end of the year, expect these stores to open their doors to the public: Clothing stores Bebe and Bebe Sport, Aldo shoes, Aveda outlet Paruce Day Spa and Salon and Brooksone. Just like the Fig Garden Village, located on Palm and Shaw, the key for Fashion Fair to continuing to prosper is to attract key niche boutiques that young as well as more affluent shoppers can go to.
The state of shopping is great in the Central Valley. Many long-time Valley residents can't believe their eyes right now. The upward mobile young professionals and cash-rich Bay Area equity refugees continue to expect more. The rush to cash in on the Valley's shopping power is on. They want to make a little Santa Monica, San Francisco or Santa Barbara out of Fresno and Clovis areas.
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Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 3:49 AM PST
Updated: Friday, 9 December 2005 8:08 PM PST
Thursday, 8 December 2005
Congratulations to Maria Carrey and Kanye West!
Topic: OurSpaceMusic
Congratulations to these two artists for their 8 nominations to the Grammys.
We wish them good luck. We hope they win. For Maria, it's a dream come true. She is the comeback artist.
Listen to Maria Carrey's current album right there.
We will make sure to watch the show and the Grammy fashion in February 2006.
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 12:01 AM PST
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