All-Star Weekend NFL/NBA Celebrity Models Raise Chartiable Funds with Fashions
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) February 18, 2006 -- The highly anticipated 2nd Annual Houston Fashion Weekend kicks off this Friday, February 17, 2006 from 12pm-1pm beginning with a visitation and Pizza Party, with children at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The event culminates on Saturady February 18th following a silent auction from 11:30am- 12:30pm. A lavish Glaceau Water sponsored reception and after party follows at the Kasbah, an upscale Moroccan themed venue from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Throngs of international talents from the fashion industry including noted Designers such as Reggie Gillam of Atlantas Inner City Couture will flank the runway. Gilliams blazers, embroidered and hand- painted denim have been draped on Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx and pop icon Usher Raymond. Other designer industry mammoths such as Demarcus Faggins, Ramon Walker, Robert Pack, Antonio Wingfield & others will also be showcased.Sean Florence of Phaparazzi Couture, A Featured Celebrity Stylist on Style Networks What Not to Wear, To Exhibit High-End Fashion.Wingfield is widely known for his delicate, ultra- feminine and statuesque gowns. The Dallas natives gowns have been showcased on the Ebony Fashion Fair tour and fashion houses in London.
Another Dallas designer, Sean Florence of Phaparazzi Couture, a featured celebrity stylist on Style Networks What Not to Wear, will exhibit high-end fashion couture with a twist for spring. Darnell Davis, of dahveese designs, is a New York designer who has graced the catwalks during New York fashion week for the past two years.. Among celebrities currently adorned in his fashions is the famed socialite and designer, Nicky Hilton.The venue, Kasbah, is conveniently located in Southwest Houston, Texas at 6238 Richmond Avenue, Suite C. For additional information or to purchase tickets for the show and after-party/reception, please call 832- 256-7607 or 832-492-5529. You may also purchase tickets online at www.ticketweb.com.About M.
D. Anderson Cancer Center In the last 60 years, M. D. Anderson has built a worldwide reputation for excellence in cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. We couldn't have done it without our top-notch faculty and staff, or the generous spirit of volunteers and community members who donate everything from free time to pints of blood to help us Make Cancer History.
Our various departments work as a team to deliver multidisciplinary cancer care, a concept pioneered by M. D. Anderson.Website: http://www.mdanderson.org/children/ About A-List Models Houston Fashion Weekend has been created for the purpose of expression, and showing who and what we are through the world of art and fashion. People dont consider Houston to be the epicenter for couture that it is, and we just wanted to bring that world to the forefront, said Rebecca Briscoe, president of A List Models. When asked why she wanted to work with these kids, Briscoe, an educator herself adds, "The common thread here is delicacy and fabric, that being the delicate health some of these courageous young cancer patients are faced with.
Yet, within their little selves is woven a fabric of resilience and strength. I'm passionate about them, their well-being and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to be around them. Certainly there is a designer's heart amongst them."The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Children's Cancer Center Stephanie ChevesDevelopment Officephone: 713.563.4037 Sheba Media Group Sharon PondexterAdministrative Assistant, Public Relations Deptemail: shebamedia at ContentDesk.com phone: 877-827-1302.
Need to Change Something?
"Need to change something?" you ask. "Isn't it enough that everything around me is changing so fast I can't keep up?"I see and hear it all the time. People starting to say something, then stopping, shaking their head and saying, "It isn't like it used to be." You may agree with Michael Fry and T. Lewis who said, in "Over the Hedge, " "the more things change, the more they remain ? insane."A common reaction to this is to knuckle down and try and keep as much the same as you can, while at the same time, lamenting the changes going on around you. It leaves us, I'm afraid, beating out heads against a brick wall.
We become rigid in reaction to all the change going around. More determined than ever to fight it. But isn't there a better way? If change has become the norm, wouldn't it be wise to become change proficient? Isn't it better to light a candle than to curse the darkness?To become change-proficient, first of all you have to want to. This may be the hardest part of all. It means...
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Community Development Venture Capital Pays Off
(ContentDesk) October 22, 2005 -- CDVCA (www.cdvca.org), the network for the rapidly-growing community development venture capital (CDVC) industry, is pleased to announce several recent successes in its field. Three prominent CDVC funds, Coastal Ventures II, Pacific Community Ventures, and SJF Ventures, have realized significant financial returns through the sale of privately-held companies. CDVC funds provide equity capital to businesses in underinvested markets, seeking market-rate financial returns, as well as the creation of good jobs, wealth, and entrepreneurial capacity. "We are thrilled about these early successes in our industry," said CDVCA President Kerwin Tesdell. "These premium exits confirm what many CDVC investors have been saying for years: mission-driven venture capital investments can create important social impacts, while providing a handsome financial return." Coastal Ventures II, LLC, a fund...
Community Development Venture Capital Pays Off
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Getting The Big Picture Series: Part 4-"Enter The Web"
Does the thought of managing your own website seem too complicated? What's holding you back?A web page is simply a document with a .htm or .html extension ex. article.htm or article.htmlIt is important to have your own website when conducting business over the Internet. When you sign up for affiliate programs they give you a duplicate of the company website but the duplicate is not formated to be found by the search engines. You cannot include keywords and meta tags which are used by the search engines to index web pages. When you have your own website you have the opportunity to make a name for yourself not just promote the affiliate program.
You can also market lots of products/services in one shot. Though it is not totally necessary to have a paid web host, it is a good idea if funds are available, being that there are some restrictions to having a free web hosting account. Such as the web host will add their advertisement to your site usually a banner at the very top of the...
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Do Commodities Belong In Your Portfolio?
Copyright 2006 Rafael Velez
Although it may sound frightening and risky to many investors, if handled correctly, commodities could be the missing piece of an investor's portfolio. What exactly are commodities? Commodities are any mass goods traded on an exchange or in a cash market including: cocoa, coffee, eggs, lumber, orange juice, soybeans and sugar just to name a few. Industrial metals are also included with copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, silver, and lead ranking among the most popular industrial metals holdings.
Finally, the most widely followed commodities include oil, natural gas and gold.
The diversification benefits equal or surpass those of other asset classes like fixed income and real estate. The primary reason for this is their correlation, or lack thereof, to the stock market as represented by the S&P 500 (Correlation describes how similar the price movement is between two investments).
Commodities have historically exhibited...
Do Commodities Belong In Your Portfolio?
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New Book Explains How Exchange-Traded Index Funds are Taking Center Stage in Many Investor's Portfolios, Replacing Traditional Mutual Funds
Spiders, Diamonds, Vipers, iShares, and Cubes are more than unique names.
They represent the fastest growing investment product in the history of Wall Street, with total assets under management exceeding $210 billion.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), the name used to describe this new class of investment product, have been called "mutual funds for the 21st Century."In Strategic Index Investing, author Richard D. Romey explains how ETFs work, the advantages they offer compared to traditional mutual funds, and specific strategies investors can use to construct financially sound portfolios using ETFs.
According to The Wall Street Journal, exchange-traded funds are taking center stage in many investor's portfolios as a result of the advantages they offer."Exchange-Traded Funds are the most important advance in portfolio management since the creation of mutual funds," according to Romey.
In Strategic Index Investing, he presents accessible and cutting-edge...
New Book Explains How Exchange-Traded Index Funds are Taking Center Stage in Many Investor's Portfolios, Replacing Traditional Mutual Funds
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South Florida Father Making Preparations to Hike the 4,428-mile Eastern Continental Trail from Canada to Key West, Florida
William Bateman, a father of eleven from south Florida and veteran long distance hiker; is launching a national media event called "Hike4Fathers" to draw attention to the importance of fatherhood in America. He is planning to hike the 4,428-mile Eastern Continental Trail from Canada to Key West, Florida beginning mid-May, 2005.Bateman had previously hiked more than 1,000 miles of the famed Appalachian Trail on behalf of Florida's abused and abandoned children in 2002. That experience led him to speak with many men on the trail who lamented missed opportunities to spend more time with their families.Their stories inspired Bateman, who goes by the trail name "Spanky", to put together a second attempt to hike across North America.
He has labeled this effort "Hike4Fathers."
When asked why he is willing to spend more than ten months and taking an estimated ten million steps to hike from Canada to Key West, Florida; his response was as unique as the monumental "Hike4Fathers"...
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Borrowing Wisely Against Your Home Equity
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ContentDesk) June 28, 2006 -- If done wisely, borrowing against your home equity can be a great way to obtain a low interest loan. That said, home equity loans do carry some risks, so be very careful in analyzing the exact reasons for obtaining one.