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ARTMONTE OLINGER

ARCEBURGO EM FOCO IIS.P-BRAZIL

BERLIN WALLFALL ANNIVERSARY

CFBACC NEW OFFICE

II BRAZILIANBUSINESS EXPO

CANVS GRAND OPENING

SEAWORLD NEWPROJECT

BRIGHT HOUSENETWORKSSTEM PROGRAM

HISTORIA:O Brasil como utopia e drama!

ÁFRICA VIVA

POLITICS

FASHION

ARTEGON-ORLANDO

Our CoverPatricia Costa

From My Desk...As September arrives, it brings to Brazil-ians and Brazilian Communities around the world an opportunity to celebrate their Inde-pendence from Portugal. The One hundred and ninety-second anniversary, brings along the chance to create, re-think and revive this mark in history, leading to the question, did Brazil really learn their lesson? Brazilians to-day live a dark and uncertain moment, try-ing to ban corruption, lack of education and health, even worse uncontrollable violence.

Being the potency it is in size and population number, Brazil has serious problems. Con-sidered in 2010 one of the most promising emerging countries, part of the BRIC (Brazil, India, China) and even the sixtieth economy in the world, it managed to put itself in an impossible position, where the government is discredited and opposed by the people. Corruption, lobbying, and disregard to the social needs of its population, the Dilma Ad-ministration is fighting with poor arguments to gain popularity and votes, but it is still up in the air if that will be possible. Meanwhile the government opposition represented by candidate Aecio Neves and Marina Silva, are still trying to gain votes and win the race to power.

In reality a large margin of voters, in not be-ing seriously considered. Millions of Brazil-ians live abroad, across the ocean, with ac-cess to media opinion and social medias, but apart of the real interaction, and the true feeling of what moves each candidate to the Presidency, making it hard to make a deci-

sion. We are no longer one, we are many, in a Global community where one decision af-fects many, and causes general consequenc-es, in a gigantic domino effect. Regardless, even if you don't live in Brazil, electing the right leader, is important, the decision of change is everyone's decision, each vote is important for a change, no matter where you are.

President Obama slogan for his Presidential Campaign in 2008 was blunt and clear ,"Yes We Can", it proved to work, gave people hope of change. Let's shake it, give someone else a chance and it happened! One more time America made a difference. There is no change without participation, opinion and will. Brazil must stand, vote, and change. If not for yourself, for the orphans that live on the streets, for the people dying in hos-pital corridors without hope, for the hungry, homeless. People need to understand, we are the only ones that can really change it all, you have the power, but not protesting and breaking, this is a hopeless act, and af-ter every protest is made, everything goes back to normal, and it is forgotten. Your vote is the most powerful weapon you can use. Make a difference!

See You Soon!

Ademar RodriguesEditor In Chief

AboutUS Magazine

Editor in Chief/CEOAdemar Rodrigues

Creator/ Design EditorLaiz Rodrigues

Art Editor EuropeSuzana Jardim - ZaZa

Art in OrlandoCoralie Claeysen-GleyzonArt Director and Curator at Jai Gallerie

Art-BrazilGiuseppe Ranzini

Fashion EditorPatricia Costa

HistorianAna Maria Ribas

Easy CulinaryElita Freitas

PhotographyThe Hotspotorlando

In Our Cover Model and Singer Patricia Costa Photographed By Danielle Buljan, and wearing Ole Brazilian Fashion

ContentThe Art of Monte Olinger By Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon

Easy Culinary-Elita Freitas

Cocina 214-Winter Park

CFBACC Has a New Office

II Brazilian Business Expo & Independence Day Celebration

Politics and Elections

Trade News in Brazil

CANVS Grand opening

The Orlando Magic New Season Schedule

Seaworld New Project

The New Artegon Mall Opens in Novemberat International Dr.

Coming Soon! Health One Medical Center Volunteering: Solar Bears and The American Heart Assoc.

Bright House NetworksNew STEM Program

O Brasil Como utopia e Drama?!Historian Ana Ribas

Africa VivaPor Suzana Jardim-ZaZa

Women in PowerLIDE Mulher

Exposição “ARCEBURGO EM FOCO II” Galeria Bric a Brac São Paulo-Brasil porGiuseppe Ranzini

ART RIO - Brazil

ART Bengaluru 2014India.

Berlin Wall Fall 25th Anniversary Celebration

Wild Horses Exhibit Los Angeles-California USA

The New VOLVO

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Currently on view at JAI GAL-LERY, Radiance: A Solo Exhibi-tion by Monte Olinger. MONTE OLINGER is an artist born into a family of artists and scientists, June 17, 1958, Corvallis Oregon. At an early age he began show-ing symptoms of a neurological disorder, which altered his abil-ities to interact with others his age.

Over time he would move from an active participant in his sur-rounding culture to the role of observer, slightly outside the mainstream, often by choice, sometimes not. When needed he sought out places of shelter to contemplate and refuel the energies needed to complete common tasks and duties and to better interact with the peo-ple around him.

His studies, culminating in de-grees in Anthropology and the Visual Arts, were driven by the desire to understand the power of place and necessity of love for the human condition. When he needed it most, the surrounding horizon of Florida’s coastal com-munities were his refuge and is reflected in the simple lines of his work. His work is a reflection of his life’s experience, most im-

portantly the kindness and love he was shown along the way.

The 15 acrylic-on-canvas paint-ings exhibited in Olinger’s first solo exhibition at Jai Gallery ex-ude tranquility and harmony. The light emanating from them is peaceful and comforting. They remind us of our connection to the sky, the earth and call us to find beauty and serenity in life. Whether they are looking at a cityscape, a seaside or sky view, visitors find themselves trans-ported to a place of serenity and contemplation.

Olinger’s paintings have been shown nationally and collect-ed internationally. In 2013 his painting St. John’s Sunset was acquired by the Cornell Fine Art Museum as part of the Alfond Collection.

Radiance will be on view at Jai Gallery until Sept 5th, 2014.

For further information, please contact director Coralie Claey-sen-Gleyzon.

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Atualmente em exibição no JAI GALLERY, Radiance: Uma ex-posição individual de Monte Olinger.

MONTE Olinger é um artista nas cido em uma família de artistas e cientistas, em 17 de junho de 1958, Corvallis, Oregon. Em ten-ra idade, ele começou a mostrar sintomas de uma doença neu-rológica, que alterou suas habi lidades de interagir com as pes-soas de sua idade. Com o tem-po ele deixava de ser um par-ticipante ativo em sua cultura circundante ao papel de obser-vador, um pouco fora do main-stream, muitas vezes por opção, às vezes não.

Quando necessário, ele procura-va locais de abrigo para contem-plar e reabastecer as energias necessárias para completar as tarefas e deveres comuns e para interagir melhor com as pessoas ao seu redor.

Seus estudos, culminando na formação em Antropologia e as Artes Visuais, foram movidos pelo desejo de entender o po der do lugar e da necessidade de amor para a condição humana. Quando ele mais precisava dela, o horizonte em torno das co-munidades costeiras da Flórida foram o seu refúgio e se reflete nas linhas simples de sua obra.

Seu trabalho é um reflexo da experiência de sua vida, o mais importante a bondade e o amor que ele mostrou ao longo do caminho.

As 15 pinturas acrílicas sobre tela expostas na primeira ex-posição individual de Olinger na Galeria Jai exalam tranquilidade e harmonia. A luz que delas ema na é pacífica e confortante. Nos lembram de nossa conexão com o céu, a terra e nos chama a en-contrar beleza e serenidade na vida. Se eles estão direcionadas a uma paisagem urbana, a vista para o mar ou o céu, os visitantes encontram-se transportado para um lugar de serenidade e con-templação.

Pinturas de Olinger foram mostrados nacionalmente e co-lecionadas internacionalmente. Em 2013, sua pintura St. John’s Sunset foi adquirida pelo Museu de Belas Artes de Cornell, como parte da Coleção Alfond.

Radiance poderá ser vista na Jai-Gallery até 05 de setembro de 2014.

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Cocina 214 is a Tex-Mex and Mexican kitch-en located in Winter Park. The idea for the restaurant came when the two owners, Lam-brine and Ronnie Macejewski, started miss-ing the Tex-Mex and Mexican style food they had grown up eating back in Texas. They de-cided to bring that authentic flavor and qual-ity to Winter Park. The food in the kitchen is prepared fresh every day and nothing ever comes from a can. The menu at Cocina 214 boasts fresh local ingredients and bold fla-vors that all can enjoy.

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dle of each corn tortilla. Place the cabbage mix and baby kale on top of the cheese. Place the diced chayote on top and driz-zle the Morita salsa on top. Finish off with toasted peanuts on top.

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CFBACC Finds Her New Home at The Florida Christian University

CFBACC Finds Her New Home at The Florida Christian University

CFBACC-NEW OFFICEAs part of a path started three years ago, CFBACC -The Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, has finally set grounds at The Lakehurst Building owned by the Florida Chris-tian University.

The Building is located at 5950 Lakehurst Drive, with an exquisite design that became its trade mark. The architecture is unusual for the area, but it is a great sight. Beautiful, bold and it is a statement. Similar buildings are only seen in Downtown Orlando, where this type of architecture is more appreciated, in the same area you will find also the Crowne Plaza Orlan-do Universal, with the same appeal, but in a larger scale.

For the Companies that are looking for a distin-guished location, this is it. Location, location, loca-tion, great service, the staff is prompt and courteous, always smiling, it is clean, bright and well maintained, with very competitive prices. Areal gem in the area.

CFBACC is very excited to be there, and Dean and owner Anthony Portigliatti was a major force to close the agreement. CFBACC makes partnerships, long lasting business relations with people that re-ally make a difference, and have a vision of progress and prosperity for the entire community. There are many plans for the future, Orlando will witness many major transformations in the area in the near future, and we are hopeful that all these changes will brig progress to everyone.

CFBACC offers, different levels of Membership, a comprehensive website, monthly breakfast with a speaker, Business After Hours-Networking, a Brazilian Business Expo every Year, Annual Feijoada to in-teract with the Community and will soon offer many more attractive features.

CFBACC is located at:5950 Lakehurst Drive Suite 205Orlando Florida 32819

Central Florida Brazilian American Cham-ber of Commerce brings it to the Community for its second consecutive year, presented by Bright House Networks, hosted by The Hotel Crowne Plaza Orlando Universal, the Second Brazilian Business expo & Independence Day Celebration.

This year the event reunites many power-ful exhibitors not only at the Expo but also with valuable Panel Expositors.

The Cutting Ribbon Ceremony will be at 12 PM opening the Expo officially, along with the Art Exhibition, at the Hotel Lob-by.

The artists and their art work will be along the path to the Panel Area, so everyone will be able to visit the artists, interact, en-joy their work and participate. The artists confirmed are:• Soco freire,• Alberto Quintero,• Ivaldo Robles,• Fatima Lofti Rice,• Julsan,• Dora Massini,• Ines de Oliveira, among others.Information is a very Important part of our event. With two very informative pan-els reuniting Central and South Florida.At 1:00 PM our First Panel organized by

The Brazilian Business Group-Boca Raton, reunites:• The Banco do Brasil Americas• Americas Franchising Group• Daszkal Bolton LLP,All sharing their expertise and important experience in the USA.

At 3:30 PM The Orlando Panel includes, • Orange County Property Appraiser

Rick Singh• Orlando City Lions President Phil Rawlins• David Fleming • Attila Andrade JrBoth speaking about International Busi-ness Consulting.

The Chamber made sure the Second Bra-zilian Business Expo would show many as-pects of our Community to our all visitors, hoping everyone will have a great time. It is free admission and the Networking cocktail at 6 PM offers free appetizers and cash bar.

Second Brazilian Business Expo& Independence Day Celebration

Second Brazilian Business Expo & Independence Day Celebration

Second Brazilian Business Expo & Independence Day Celebration

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As gangs and gang membership continue to expand throughout communities, former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, now running as a Democrat to get his old job back, vowed last week to implement gang violence legislation to better protect Floridians from violent criminals.

Crist was reminded of the increasing threat that gangs pose when he met Danielle Sampson who suffered severe brain damage from a stray bullet, fired by a reputed gang member, two years ago, ac-cording to court documents.

Danielle, and her mother, Alma Fetcher met behind closed doors with Crist and attorney Dan Newlin at the Law Offices of Dan Newlin in Orlando, to share details of her near-fatal shooting and receive assur-ances that new legislation targeting violent gangs would be enacted.

Then 15 years old, Danielle was riding in her fam-ily's van as they left church when she was struck by a stray bullet fired by Tyrone Mosby, who has since been sentenced to 30 years in prison.i Mosby, 22, was firing at someone else after burglarizing a home on Orange County's west side, according to court documents.

Crist reiterated his commitment to the Sampson family to push forward with a new law called Dan-ielle's Law, that cracks down on gang members. Leg-islation that would create harsher penalties for gang related crime, called the Danielle Sampson bill, is currently being prepared.

"With gangs responsible for an average of 48 per-cent of violent crime in most jurisdictions, we have to do everything we can to stop it," said Crist.

Meanwhile, as one chapter closed for the Sampson family with Mosby's sentencing, another will open in November when the civil trial against Danielle's shooter gets underway.

Just over one year ago, Dan Newlin announced he had filed a lawsuit against Mosbyii for the "dam-ages and injuries caused by Danielle's wrongful shooting" which occurred on July 29, 2012."Prevailing in the civil suit against Mr. Mosby and seeing the enactment of Danielle's Law would be a fitting way for Danielle and her family to get civ-il justice and some measure of relief," said Dan Newlin.

"And we expect that, implementation of Danielle's Law will give law enforcement an enhanced ability to crack down on gang offenders and increase pen-alties for those gang members who terrorize our communities," Newlin added.In 2011, in a civil suit brought by Dan Newlin on behalf of the family of Orlando Police Officer Alfred Gordon, an Orange County jury awarded a $24 mil-lion verdict to his survivors and estate.iii

According to the 2012 Florida Gang Reduction An-nual Report, there were just over 1,600 gangs iden-tified by law enforcement, a 1.6% increase from 2011 and a 15.7% increase since 2010. The Report also states there were nearly 53,000 documented gang members, associates and other pending sus-pects in 2012.Dan Newlin, who recently expanded his law prac-tice to Chicago added: "I'm not much of a political man, but I'm honored to be working with Gov. Crist to make our communities and state a safer place to live. Now let's get working on it."

For more information about the Law Offices of Dan Newlin call direct, 407-888-8000 (Central Florida) or 312-888-8000 (Chicago) or visit http://www.newlinlaw.com or http://www.newlinlaw.com/Chi-cago• Case No: 2012-CF-01117-A-O, 9th Judicial Cir-

cuit Court of Florida, July 11, 2014 • Case No: 2013-CA-009-009074-O, 9th Judicial

Circuit Court of Florida, July 2, 2013 • Case No: 08-CA-0002852-ORL (34), 9th Judicial

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Gov. Crist and Dan Newlin Team Up to Bring Justice to Danielle Sampson

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The Consulate General of Brazil in Miami would like to present the new Trade and Investment Government Guide website,

named "Brasil Export", which aims to be an efficient and coordinated government

action focused on the dissemination of business opportunities and investments

in Brazil.

By improving access to current trade information, including import, export and

investment data as well as answering inquiries, the webpage facilitates the

business activities in Brazil and abroad. Such venture was a joint effort implement-

ed by the Ministry of External Relations; the Ministry of Development,

Industry and Foreign Trade; and the Ministry of Agriculture.

The new platform brings together a diverse collection of information on business and

investments opportunities in Brazil, besides presenting, in a single electronic environ-

ment, major products and services provided by Brazilian companies

and agencies.

The Consulate-General of Brazil thus kind-ly invites you to browse the webpage at:

http://www.brasilexport.gov.br

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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer attended the open-ing celebration of Canvs, Downtown’s newest co-working space that will make it easier for anyone to start and grow a technology compa-ny in Orlando by providing flexible workspace options, mentorship, programming and regular events.

Canvs is a nonprofit coworking space for tech-nologists and entrepreneurs dedicated to supporting Orlando’s startup community and expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem by making it easier for anyone to start up. Their mission is to assist in the transformation of Orlando into a nationally recognized center for technology startups. Canvs hopes to in-crease the odds of success for startups and to inspire more people to take the startup jour-ney.

In recent years, Orlando has become known as a hub for tech startups. Today, technology-based companies represent Orlando’s second largest industry behind tourism and one in five jobs in Downtown Orlando are tech related. Canvs will help further solidify Orlando as a leader in technology, creativity and innovation by helping mitigate risks for tech innovators and entrepreneurs to grow successful compa-nies.

Canvs can accommodate up to 164 co-workers and is occupying space at the Church Street Exchange Building that has been vacant for a number of years.

CanvsChurch Street Exchange Building101 South Garland AvenueOrlando FL 32801

Canvs Cutting Ribbon with Mayor Dyer, Commissioners and Canvs Directors

Top Right Mayor Dyer, Bottom Commissioners Ortiz, Ings, and Hill., Above a top view from the event

Photos City of OrlandoTop Right Mayor Dyer, Bottom Commissioners Ortiz, Ings, and Hill., Above a top view from the event

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ORLANDO MAGIC 2014 PRESEASON SCHEDULE RELEASEDMagic open in Miami on October 7; First home game on October 15

The Orlando Magic will open the 2014 preseason with two games on the road - at Miami on Tuesday, Octo-ber 7 and at Indiana on Friday, October 10. Orlando then hosts its first preseason game at Amway Center on Wednesday, October 15 vs. Brazilian-team Flamen-go. Tip-off is 7 p.m. The Magic will play a total of eight preseason games, including four at Amway Center. The other three home games are Friday, October 17 vs. Detroit, Wednesday, October 22 vs. Houston and Friday, October 24 vs. Dal-las. Tickets for all home preseason games will go on sale Friday, August 15. Orlando Magic season tickets, partial plans, group and single-game Amway Center suite rental opportuni-ties are on sale now. Ticket highlights for the Magic's 2014-15 season in the Amway Center, honored with TheStadiumBusiness Awards’ 2013 Customer Experi-ence Award and named SportsBusiness Journal's 2012 Sports Facility of the Year, include: 2,500 seats priced $20 or less, 8,000 seats priced $40 or less and 9,000 seats priced $50 or under. For ticket information log on to OrlandoMagic.com or call 407-89-MAGIC. Orlando opens training camp on September 30 at Am-way Center. The Magic’s complete schedule is available through their official website: OrlandoMagic.com. All local telecasts will be available in high definition on FOX Sports Florida. Orlando opens its regular season on Tuesday, October 28 at New Orleans. The home opener at Amway Center will be on Thursday, October 30 against Washington (7 p.m.). 2014 ORLANDO MAGIC PRESEASON GAME SCHEDULETICKET INFORMATION: 407-89-MAGIC or ORLANDOMAGIC.COMHOME GAMES AT AMWAY CENTER IN ALL CAPSDATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)OCT. 7 @ MIAMI 7:30 P.M.OCT. 10 @ INDIANA 7 P.M.OCT. 13 @ CHARLOTTE 7 P.M.OCT. 15 FLAMENGO (BRAZIL) 7 P.M.OCT. 17 DETROIT 7 P.M.

Oct. 18 @ Philadelphia (site TBA) 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 HOUSTON 7 p.m.Oct. 24 DALLAS 7 p.m. 2014-15 ORLANDO MAGIC SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern)*HOME GAMES IN CAPS Ticket Information: (407) 89-MAGIC

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SEAWORLD ANNOUNCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND KILLER WHALE ENVIRONMENT AND MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN NEW

FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced that it plans to build new, first-of-its-kind kill-er whale environments and that it will fund new programs to protect ocean health and killer whales in the wild.The new projects will build on SeaWorld's legacy of providing state-of-the-art, innovative, homes for its animals, and will offer park guests unique and inspir-ing killer whale encounters for generations to come.

As part of its vision for the future, the compa-ny also pledged $10 million in matching funds for killer whale research and is embarking on a multi-million dollar partnership focused on ocean health, the leading concern for all killer whales and marine mammals.

”For 50 years, SeaWorld has transformed how the world views marine life. The un-precedented access to marine mammals that our parks provide has increased our knowledge of the ocean and inspired gen-erations,” said Jim Atchison, Chief Executive Officer and President of SeaWorld Entertain-ment, Inc. “Our new killer whale homes and research initiatives have just as bold a vision: to advance global understanding of these an-imals, to educate, and to inspire conservation efforts to protect killer whales in the wild.”

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TRANSFORMATIONAL NEW ENVIRONMENTS

The first of the new environments will be built at SeaWorld San Diego where the killer whale environment is planned to have a total water volume of 10 million gallons, nearly double that of the existing facility. With a planned maximum depth of 50 feet, surface area of nearly 1.5 acres and spanning more than 350 feet in length, the new environment will also have views exceeding 40 feet in height, providing guests with the world's largest underwater viewing experience of killer whales.

Named the Blue World Project because of its size and scope, the new environment will allow for increased engagement with SeaWorld experts through new enriching experiences and other interactive pro-grams. The environment will enhance the educational experience for guests, foster deeper knowledge of killer whales and their ocean environment and inspire them to celebrate and conserve the nat-ural world."Through up-close and personal encoun-ters, the new environment will transform how visitors experience killer whales," said Atchison. "Our guests will be able to walk alongside the whales as if they were at the shore, watch them interact at the depths found in the ocean, or a birds-eye view from above."Expanding on SeaWorld's legacy of lead-

ing-edge animal environment design, the enlarged environment will provide killer whales with even more dynamic oppor-tunities. It will support the whales' broad range of behaviors and provide choices that can challenge the whales both phys-ically and mentally. Among other things, it is planned to include a "fast water cur-rent" that allows whales to swim against moving water, thus functionally increas-ing speed and diversity. Innovative fea-tures focused on husbandry and animal care will offer SeaWorld's animal health professionals and independent scientists unique access to the whales that can lead to a better understanding and care of the animals both in the parks and in the wild.The San Diego environment is expected to open to the public in 2018 with new killer whale homes to follow at SeaWorld Orlando and SeaWorld San Antonio.

KILLER WHALE RESEARCHAs part of the Blue World Project, Sea-World has committed $10 million in matching funds focused on threats to killer whales in the wild, especially those identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration related to the endangered Southern Resident Kill-er Whale. That includes new projects al-ready funded this year: one that will help to understand the hearing ranges of kill-er whales and the other that will provide insight into nutritional status and repro-duction of the Southern Resident Killer Whale.

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The matching funds will be in addition to killer whale research conducted by Sea-World's scientists, which includes nearly 50 studies to date.

Recognizing that ocean health is a leading concern for killer whales and all marine mammals in the wild, the company also announced it will be embarking on a major multi-million dollar partnership focused on protecting the ocean.

More details of the partnership will be an-nounced in the coming weeks.

Advisory Panel

SeaWorld will also engage an Independent Advisory Panel to bring new perspectives and ideas to the project. The panel will fo-cus on the creation of an environment that maximizes the health and wellbeing of the animals.

Given the particular expertise of current panelists and those expected to join, the panel will further advise on integrated re-search projects that can be conducted with-in the new environment and foster part-nerships within the science and academic communities working in the wild.

Current Advisory Panel members include:

• Dr. Paul Boyle, Se-nior Vice President for Conservation and Edu-cation, Association of Zoos & Aquariums

• Dr. Dorian Houser, Director of Conservation and Biological Research,National Marine Mam-mal Foundation

• Dr. Linda Lowen-stein, Professor Emeri-tus Pathology, Microbi-ology and Immunology, University of California Davis School of Veteri-nary Medicine

• Dr. Shawn Noren, Associate Research Scientist, Institute of Marine Science, Uni-versity of California Santa Cruz

• Mr. Tom Otten, Chief Executive Officer, Reef Experience

• Dr. James F. Peddie, DVM, Distinguished Faculty Chair, Exotic Animal Training and Management Program, Moorpark Col-lege

• Dr. Paul Ponganis, Research Physiologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• Dr. Kwane Stewart, Chief Veterinary Offi-

cer and National Director, Film and Tele-vision Unit, American Humane Associa-tion

• Dr. Pam Yochem, Senior Research Sci-entist and Executive Vice President, Research, Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute "I have high expectations for SeaWorld in light of today's announce-ment that major investments will im-prove the experience and outcomes for whales both in their parks and in the wild," said California Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins. "SeaWorld's decision to engage with an independent scientific advisory panel is a reassuring sign for the ongoing health and welfare of these amazing creatures. Given the San Diego region's leadership in the life sciences, I expect orcas and other whale species to directly benefit from the research and advances that come from the academic and scientific partnerships SeaWorld is building to address whale habitat and ocean health."

"Like so many others in science and industry, we are constantly learning more about how we can evolve our knowledge and continue to learn more about these amazing animals and stewardship of those in the wild," Atchi-son said. "We look forward to working with these experts to build on these learnings and achieve our vision of increased knowl-edge of killer whales and global efforts to protect those in the wild.

For more information on the Blue World Project, please visit www.seaworld.com/blueworld

Artegon Marketplace Orlando Opens November 20International Drive’s Newest Shopping Attraction FeaturesFlorida’s Largest Daily Indoor Artisan Marketplace and World-Class Anchors Redevelopment of Former I-Drive Landmark to Create 675 New Jobs

NEW! ARTEGON MARKETPLACE

Artegon Marketplace Orlando, a 1.1 million-square-foot shopping at-traction and artisan mar-ketplace, is scheduled to open on November 20 in the heart of Orlando’s

tourism district on International Drive. Par-agon Outlet Partners, LLC has redeveloped the former Festival Bay Mall into a new shopping concept for the region inspired by such famous marketplaces as Seattle’s Pike Place, Boston’s Faneuil Hall, New York’s Chelsea Market and the London Flower Market. “We are making a significant investment to reinvigorate one of the most valuable par-cels on I-Drive, delivering an asset to the community that will create jobs, support local artisans, craftspeople and entrepre-neurs, and contribute to the local tax base,” said Steven Sless, executive vice president for Paragon Outlet Partners. Sless forecasts Artegon Marketplace will create more than 675 new jobs. At the peak of construction, more than 150 workers were employed. Artegon Marketplace will house Florida’s largest daily indoor artisan marketplace with more than 160 studio spaces featur-ing unique art, one-of-a-kind boutiques, handcrafted items and diverse food offer-ings from some of Central Florida’s finest craftspeople. “We have curated a collection of many of the area’s top artisans, carefully selected for the quality and uniqueness of their works. Food and drink purveyors offer fresh, farm-direct fare of the highest quali-ty,” said Sless.

Complementing the artisan marketplace, Artegon Marketplace is anchored by some of the biggest brands in dining and retail, in-cluding Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Cinemark Theaters, Sheplers Western Stores, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, and Berghoff’s Octoberfest. The lat-ter two venues are scheduled to open be-tween fall 2014 and spring 2015. Paragon Outlet Partners, LLC is consid-ered one of the most influential and for-ward-thinking development firms in the na-tion’s retail real estate industry. Locally, it is also credited with re-energizing the former Belz Factory Outlet into the highly-success-ful Prime Outlets Orlando that eventually sold to Simon Properties. “Artegon Marketplace is poised to become a must-see attraction for residents, visitors and conventioneers alike, providing them with a new place to experience the sights, sounds, and flavors unique to Central Flor-ida,” Sless continues. “Guests can discover authentic local culture and take home a hand-made treasure and lasting memento of their trip to Orlando.”

Artegon Marketplace’s industrial-chic en-vironment, punctuated by heavy wooden support beams, exposed brick and weath-ered steel accents, is designed to transport shoppers into an immersive experience un-like any other in Central Florida.

More than 160 local purveyors of hand-crafted items and specialty retailers will be selling and demonstrating a kaleidoscope of products and services including eco-friend-ly handbags and accessories, soaps, jewel-ry, sculpture, mixed media artwork, custom clothing and much, much more. Hand-craft-ed foods – ranging from 70 different types of popcorn to hot sauces, nuts and local honey – offer a smorgasbord for eating and gift-giving. The Artegon Marketplace experience is also highly interactive with caricaturists, henna and jawa tattoo painters, canvas airbrush artists, and other edgy performers. Vis-itors can watch glassblowing in a studio. Artegon’s center court will feature an ex-pansive rope climbing attraction. Streetmo-sphere performers, from jugglers to singers

to stilt walkers, will stroll throughout. More than 20 in-line retailers, including Subway, will round out the guest experience. For group outings, Artegon Marketplace is an interactive and entertaining addition to the region’s inventory of options for com-pelling community events, off-site conven-tion outings, corporate parties and bus tours. The center provides ample, free surface parking with 5,800 spaces. Operating hours are 10am-9pm Monday-Saturday and 11am-7pm on Sunday. Artisan studios will be open Monday-Saturday 11am-8pm and noon-6pm on Sunday. Artegon Marketplace Orlando is located at 5250 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.

1803 Park Center Dr. Ste 110 Orlando, FL 32835

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PRESS RELEASE For immediate release. Orlando, FL – August 26th, 2014 – Health One Medical announces that a new “Multi-lingual” Walk-in Clinic that has been much needed in the MetroWest area is now a reality.

Renata Azevedo, representative of HEALTH ONE MEDICAL CENTER, today announces to the MetroWest Community that Health One Medical is now officially open. We cordially invite you to join us in our inauguration ceremony at 6:30 pm on Wednesday September 3rd, at 1803 Park Center Drive Ste. 110, Orlando, FL 32835. The Clinic regular service hours will be Monday thru Friday 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Some of the services we offer include, but are not limited to: Physicals for work, school and sports, as well as basic check-ups, X-rays, MRI, CT Scans, EKG’s, Ultrasounds, Female wellness exams (mammograms, pap smears), Laboratory Exams, Chiropractic Treatments and Therapeutic Massages.

The mission of HEALTH ONE MEDICAL CENTER is aimed to combine excellent patient care, with good medical service, fast and efficient attention at an affordable price. We also have staff ready to communicate with you not only in English but also in Portuguese or Spanish.

To learn more about us, please visit and like our Health One Medical Facebook page. Our official webpage will soon be available at www.h1med.com

For more information please contact: Renata Azevedo (954) 263-9597 Email: renata@h1med.com Melyna Bauguess (407) 801-5001 Email: mel@h1med.com

HEALTH ONE MEDICAL ANNOUNCES THAT A NEW “MULTI-LINGUAL” WALK-IN CLINIC THAT HAS BEEN MUCH NEEDED IN THE METROWEST AREA

IS NOW A REALITY.

Volunteer to join the Solar Bears at the 2014 Heart Walk on September 6

We are pleased to announce that the Solar Bears front office, dance team, coaches and staff (and possibly a player or two) will be walk-ing and fundraising to supportHeart Walk the American Heart Association's Heart Walk again this year! The funds we raise are needed for critical cardiovascular disease research and ed-ucation.

Festivities will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, at the University of Central Flor-ida Memorial Hall, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816. The Heart Walk begins at 8:00 a.m.

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!

To join the Solar Bears team, register un-der Team Shades. If you elect to help raise funds, please click here.Shades Heart WalkIncentives:Fans that walk with us on September 6th and raise $25 online (prior to September 4th) will receive an Orlando Solar Bears "Team Shades" T-Shirt

Fans that walk with us on September 6th and raise $100 online (prior to September 4th) will receive one (1) Center Ice VIP ticket to a regu-lar season home game and an invitation to the Orlando Solar Bears "Heart Walk After Party" with our players (date TBD - value $100). Walk-ers at this level can buy up to 3 additional pass-es to the "After Party" game/event.Thank you, in advance, for your donation and support. We look forward to walking with you on Saturday, September 6. Sincerely,Orlando Solar Bears

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BRIGHT IDEAS STEM FROM TODAY’S YOUTH!

New Bright House Networks Program Will Challenge Youth to Pitch Innova-

tive IdeasDo you have what it takes to create the next big idea? Is your creative genius aspiring to unfold? Bright House Networks is proud to present Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth, a multi-state competition where high school students dream up the coolest inventions to make their own life, community or even the world, more awesome… and show how STEM – that’s sci-ence, technology, engineering and math, can bring their idea to life. The new Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth program will award one student (or team of students) the opportu-nity to work with a lead innovation firm – which means this student’s dream or idea could po-tentially be realized and fulfilled!

Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth is open to all high school students who are at least 14years old as of the date of entry and who attend a public, private or parochial high school within a Bright House Networks service area. Students will be able to compete as individuals or as part of a team. Teams who enter will be required to assign an ownership stake (from 1 to 100%) to each team member for the entry submitted.

“Bright House Networks is thrilled to introduce the new Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth program,” said Kimberly Maki, corporate vice president, corporate communications and pub-lic relations, Bright House Networks.

“Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe-matics (STEM) initiatives are critical for student success today, and we are dedicated to working

together with businesses in the communities we serve to raise awareness about its critical role in educating our youth for tomorrow. Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth is a fun way for students to use their creativity and come up with the next addictive app or ‘can’t live with-out’ tech product.”

What will students win? Six lucky finalists will be chosen, one from each of Bright House Net-works service areas. These students will travel to Orlando, Fla., where they will compete head-to-head on TV, in front of a studio audience. The program will be recorded and available via Video on Demand (VOD) on Bright House Net-works.

At the Finalist Pitch Event, the six confirmed Finalists will have no more than six minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts who will select one lucky winner. The Grand Prize Win-ner will have the chance to work with lead inno-vation firm Fahrenheit 212 in New York to build a virtual prototype and a business plan.

Bright House Networks is welcoming the help of local businesses, nonprofits or individuals who have an education, entrepreneurship or in-novation background for the new program. To find out how you can get involved or to register for program updates, e-mail BHNBrightIdeas@mybrighthouse.com. To access the most up-to-date information visit www.brighthouse.com/brightideas.

More information is available online about all of Bright House Networks educational initiatives, including its Future Leaders Scholarship pro-gram and Classroom Innovators Grant program at www.brighthouse.com/service area/about/community.

IDÉIAS BRILHANTES O ESTEIO DA JUVENTUDE DE HOJE!

O novo programa da Bright House Networks Desafia o Jovem a lançar ideias inovadoras.Você tem o que é preciso para criar a próxima grande

idéia? O seu gênio criativo esta pronto para se desenvolver? Bright House Networks tem o or-gulho de apresentar idéias brilhantes-esteio da juventude de hoje, uma competição todos os estados onde os alunos do ensino médio son-ham com as invenções mais legais para fazer sua própria vida, comunidade ou até mesmo do mundo, a mais impressionante ... mostrar como STEM - que é ciência , tecnologia, engenharia e matemática, pode trazer a sua ideia a vida. As novas ideias brilhantes do programa STEM dos jovens de hoje premiará um aluno (ou time de alunos) a oportunidade de trabalhar com uma empresa lider de inovação - o que significa o sonho ou idéia deste aluno poderia ser realiza-do e concretizada!

Idéias Brilhantes-STEM da juventude de hoje está aberto a todos os estudantes do ensino médio que tenham no mínimo 14 anos de idade desde a data de inscrição e que atendam um público, privado ou escola paroquial dentro de uma área de serviço da Bright House Networks. Os alunos serão capazes de competir como indivíduos ou como parte de uma equipe. As equipes que en-trarem serao obrigadas a ceder uma participação acionária (1-100%) para cada membro da equipe para a entrada apresentada.

"Bright House Networks esta’ excitaa por apre-sentar o novo programa STEM brilhantes idei as da juventude de hoje", disse Kimberly Maki, vice-presidente corporativo de comunicações corporativas e relações públicas, da Bright House Networks. Iniciativas na "Ciência, Tecnologia,

Engenharia e Matemática (STEM) são funda-mentais para o sucesso do aluno de hoje, e esta-mos dedicados a trabalhar em conjunto com as empresas nas comunidades que servem para au-mentar a conscientização sobre o seu papel fun-damental na educação dos nossos jovens para o futuro. Idéias Brilhantes-STEM da Juventude de hoje é uma forma divertida dos alunos usarem sua imaginacao e criar o próximo app viciante ou "não se viver sem" um novo tech ".

O que os alunos ganham? Seis sortudos finalis-tas serão escolhidos, um de cada area da Bright House Networks. Estes alunos irão viajar para Orlando, na Flórida, onde vão competir cabeça-a-cabeça ao vivo, na TV, na frente de uma platéia. O programa será gravado e disponível via Video on Demand (VOD) na Bright House Networks. No Evento Final, os seis finalistas confirmados não terão mais de seis minutos para mostrar suas ideias a um painel de especialistas que irá selecionar o vencedor. O grande vencedor terá a oportunidade de trabalhar com uma empresa de inovadora de liderança, a Fahrenheit 212 em Nova York para construir um protótipo virtual e um plano de negócios.

Bright House Networks acolheu a ajuda de em-presas locais, entidades sem fins lucrativos ou indivíduos que têm educação, empreendedo-rismo ou um passado de inovação para o novo programa. Para descobrir como você pode se en-volver ou se inscrever para atualizações do pro-grama, e-mail para:BHNBrightIdeas@mybrighthouse.com. Para acessar as informações mais up-to-date visite www.brighthouse.com/brightideas. Mais informações estão disponíveis on-line so-bre todas as iniciativas educacionais da Bright House Networks incluindo o seu futuro pro-grama Líderes Scholarship e programa Inova-dores da Sala de Aula Grant Program www.brighthouse.com/service / about / comunidade.

“É preciso que mantenhamos viva, na nossa consciência e no nosso desejo, a utopia de um amanhã mais justo numa sociedade melhor. A nossa arma é o próprio pensamento e o exer-cício crítico do nosso ofício, tanto na pesquisa como no ensino. Mas nosso lugar de combate não se limita apenas ao espaço universitário, inserindo-se também nas lutas mais amplas da educação, notadamente nos nossos velhos compromissos com a Escola Pública e com o en-sino público - alavancas da construção de uma nova civilidade. (...) Nesta conjuntura, de tan-tas perplexidades, ouso encerrar sugerindo a retomada do Brasil como utopia, não para afir-mar uma nacionalidade abstrata e anacrônica, mas para recuperar o Brasil: múltiplo, generoso e plural ─ como instrumento e base para a construção da nossa própria humanidade e da nossa inserção num mundo mais fraterno, mais igualitário, mais livre e, portanto, mais humano.” Conferência Inaugural do Prof. Dr. Afonso Carlos Marques dos Santos (in memoriam) no XVII Simpósio Nacional de História, proferida no dia 19 de julho de 1993.

Enlaces do tempo... Do tempo do relógio sem ponteiros que surge na noite do protagonista Isak Borg do filme “Morangos Silvestres” de Ingmar Bergmann. Do tempo como tecido in-visível sobre o qual tudo podemos bordar, que marca a narrativa de Machado de Assis em “Esaú e Jacó”. Do tempo como poética da exis

tência humana que compõe o romance “Em busca do tempo perdido” de Marcel Proust. Obras de fina beleza aqui se irmanam pe-las várias reflexões do homem ante as inqui-etações suscitadas a cada tempo. Tempo que permite a todos nós recriar um imaginário de expectativas, desejos ou sonhos, ora individu-ais, ora coletivos, e, especialmente, rememo-rar acontecimentos para aproximar distâncias ou lidar com ausências. Porque ser homem não é uma nuança. Porém prática social e política que, a cada passo, busca, na polifonia de olha res, escutas e vozes, habitar o tempo. Tempo que, rompendo a linear datação cronológica, propicia, nas ilusórias fronteiras da lembrança e do esquecimento, encontros-desencontros da memória com a história. Experiências do presente do passado que nos são devolvidas, entre luzes e sombras, para apre(e)nder mais e estereotipar menos o Brasil e a sua história nesse ano de eleições. Trabalho esse que, mais do que tudo, é inserção no sistema de produzir a vida.

Os desafios sociopolíticos e ético-morais que se colocaram para a humanidade e, particular-mente, para os brasileiros desde a transição do século XX para o século XXI desvelam as tramas redesenhadas na tecitura do tempo a reforçar a pertinência de uma reflexão sobre o discurso político. Discurso para o qual convergem pais-agens

O BRASIL COMO UTOPIA E DRAMA?! Ana Maria Ribas

Historiadora e Professora do Colégio Pedro II / Campus Humaitá II. Professora do Programa de Residência Docente da Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Colégio Pedro II. Editora Responsável e Parecerista da Revista Encontros do Departamento de História do Colégio Pedro II. Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ensino de História do Colégio Pedro II. Colaboradora Externa da Área de Humanas do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP/MEC). Doutora em História pela UERJ. Mestre em História pela UFRJ. Licenciada e Bacharel em História pela PUC-RJ.

ideológicas, utópicas, míticas, simbólicas, que servem para estabelecer vínculos entre pre-sente-passado-futuro e ofertar sentido à ex-istência humana. Até porque sabemos que a política não ocupa um espaço estritamente definido pela razão, mas enuncia ambivalên-cias que moldam os sentimentos do homem. Se grandes foram os hiatos entre as utopias do novo Brasil e a realidade atingível, buscamos continuamente alguma idade do ouro capaz de instaurar a estabilidade e a permanência em cada tempo, dentro do qual possamos viver, sentir e sonhar. Tendo como referência que o discurso destina-se à ação do homem enquan-to sujeito e objeto da história, em função das demandas colocadas em um presente, o novo como expressão que subjaz a todo discurso político, indica a enunciação, baseada em Re-inhart Koselleck (2006, p. 74), do que se ima-gina como um tempo que deve ser melhor do que o anterior; portanto, que deve propiciar experiências outras que ainda não foram vi-venciadas, seja individual, seja coletivamente.

Diante do difícil caminho dos brasileiros rumo à conquista da democracia e da cidadania ple-na, a partir da chamada Nova República, como construir um futuro promissor para o Brasil? A princípio, evocar a trajetória de homens públi-cos enriquece, do mesmo modo que legitima os projetos políticos anunciados pelos pres-idenciáveis, uma vez que nesse momento de debates-embates os homens refugiam-se em exemplos do passado, pois tomam de emprés-timo seus nomes, ressignificam suas palavras de ordem e a linguagem, a fim de fazê-los reaparecer em uma outra cena da história. Além do que tangencia discussões em torno de um projeto de desenvolvimento nacional capaz de assegurar, de fato, a autonomia do país em um mundo cada vez mais globalizado e, logo, interdependente.

Ainda que orientados por propostas políticas mais ou menos diferenciadas e também opos-tas, cada discurso constrói uniformidades ou apresenta alternativas em torno do que re-sultara historicamente em contradições e/ou oposições, além de se colocar grosso modo enquanto englobador do social. O objetivo primordial reside em ensejar um pacto políti-co que, ao fundir utilitarismo, ideais e paixões, deve garantir o desenvolvimento com democ-racia − vocábulos norteadores de uma lingua-gem política difundida desde os anos 1950, sobre a qual vêm se efetuando múltiplas sig-nificações. O desenvolvimento, para além de noção afim ao progresso ou de conceito per se definido pelas teorias econômicas, trans-muta-se em vocábulo político unificador da sociedade, que consagra a ideia simultânea de ação e trabalho construtivo, dois pilares discur-sivos que supõem iluminar a “marcha do Bra-sil” em direção ao futuro.

Os discursos políticos dos presidenciáveis, sob enfoques diversos e não isentos de tensões, reeditam novas velhas utopias. Utopias que se apresentam como redentoras da nação brasile-ira e instrumentos propulsores das transfor-mações históricas a serem realizadas em prol do desenvolvimento capitalista. Do mesmo modo, que pressupõem a reordenação do espaço pú-blico e comprometem-se com a emergência de um outro ethos social, a fim de que a empreit-ada se torne algo factível. Enfim, utopias que − testemunhos (dis)sonantes das disputas e das relações de força − deixam entrever compro-missos entre forças sociais no cenário político e associam-se, no geral, ao prosseguimento da obra modernizadora como instrumento capaz de reunir as forças e os talentos inventivos ain-da esparsos de uma coletividade.

Além de materializarem a obra de reconstrução do país, fazendo com que a maioria dos brasile-iros não se sinta mais “exilado” em sua própria terra, reverberando antigos dilemas da elaboração nacional entre nós. O que recontextualiza a per-cepção magistral de Joaquim Nabuco no passado oitocentista em torno da dupla ausência que nos confrontava: “a ausência do país e a ausência do mundo” (1981, p. 44). Isso amplia os horizontes de como os homens de Estado leem e representam a realidade histórica em diferentes momentos, para afirmar uma tradição cultural com base no pertencimento moldado por um ideal civilizatório que, por sua vez, precisa enfrentar o temor das desigualdades e tornar identificável o outro. Nesse sentido, às possíveis queixas e reivindicações que porventura possam nascer do mundo do trabalho, deve se contrapor a dignificação da labuta para promover o crescimento econômico. Este, ao acel-erar o tempo e suprir aquelas ausências, por meio da tríade democracia-progresso-justiça social-, permitirá recuperar o que hoje se pensa perdido. E converge para a elaboração de uma expectativa positiva do futuro, que deve parecer cada vez mais próximo e tangível. Um vir a ser!? Ou um déjà-vu?!

Considerando essa dimensão, o discurso político desvela os caminhos das disputas em torno da seleção do que as lideranças se lembram de e se esquecem de, mesmo que nem sempre tão con-sciente e previamente determinado assim, o que aponta para a intromissão da memória no campo político. Constituídos por matizes diversas, tais discursos constroem utopias de Brasil que se con-stituem seletiva e valorizante de determinadas ide-ias, imagens e sistema de valores aos quais foram apropriados e reconhecidos para autorrepresentar o social. Assim fazendo, esses mesmos discursos imprimem, guardadas as devidas singularidades, uma marca na cultura política ao envolver em uma rede metafórica o imaginário social e os sentimen-tos humanos quando confrontam o “bem” e o “mal”, resultantes da vida social, e se auto intitu-lam herdeiros legítimos das esperanças individuais e coletivas.

Nesse sentido, indo além de uma leitura de oculta-mento das contradições sociais ou de legitimidade da autoridade, o discurso político serve de terreno à memória coletiva, pois ajuda a integrar a comu-nidade nacional em torno de acontecimentos que ela considera fundamentais à elaboração de sua identidade. E, também, os preserva, por meio do universo simbólico, para que eles se transformem em objetos de crença de todo um grupo. Tais discursos devem tornar possíveis as necessárias identificações governante-povo/indivíduo-coletiv-idade; o que supõe reordenar a sociedade brasile-ira como lugar de pertença e de unidade e, assim, reinventar a nação.

Reconhecendo que o mais difícil é optar pelo es-forço perturbador de explicação e esclarecimento, ao invés da glorificação ou da recriminação, pre-cisa-se atentar às mudanças e permanências que caracterizam o processo de reconstrução e afir-mação da democracia no país. E considerar, outro ssim, que não poderíamos experienciar e partic-ipar desse processo sem os fardos deixados por vinte e um anos de ditadura, que acabariam por se interpor ao compromisso político da chamada Nova República. Portanto, refletir sobre o Brasil, dentro da longa duração, recoloca em pauta, junto às opções políticas feitas ou ainda por se fazerem, o projeto de desenvolvimento a ser implementado em benefício dos interesses nacionais (refiro-me basicamente aos projetos do PT, do PSDB e da coli-gação PSB, PPS, PPL, PHS, PRP e PSL), consideran-do os problemas básicos que ainda persistem. O desafio maior, válido para todos, reside em como articular o pleno funcionamento democra-tico ao crescimento econômico, tendo como pilar a adoção de políticas públicas que viabilizem, de direito e de fato, a equanimidade de recursos para o conjunto da federação, a justiça social e a cons trução de uma outra civilidade. Políticas públicas que devem transcender tanto uma concepção de assistencialismo útil à dominação e à perpetuação de interesses particulares quanto os discursos em torno da dívida doméstica, da inflação e por aí vai, que servem apenas para justificar mudanças pela via de reorientações técnico burocráticas.

Porquanto estas grifam os preconceitos, alimen-tam-se das ditas mazelas brasileiras e aprofundam a desumanização da sociedade, ao invés do en-frentamento das origens históricas de todos esses problemas e da real busca de novos rumos.

Estas questões obrigam-nos, antes de tudo, a con-hecer e interrogar sobre as bases desses projetos nacionais. Identificados a estratégias político par-tidárias que são atravessadas por interesses com-pósitos de classes, tais projetos diferenciam-se, por exemplo, quanto à centralidade ou não do Estado na gestão de políticas sociais e diretrizes econômi-co-financeiras, inclusive quanto à definição de es-paços de investimentos em larga escala do grande capital internacional que contrariam a soberania e as necessidades da maioria dos brasileiros. Haja vista que, guardadas as oposições discursiv-as entre os mesmos, tais projetos apontam, cada qual a seu modo, para um eixo normativo que se associa à liturgia do novo correlacionada à retóri-ca privilegiadora da técnica enquanto consolo da inferioridade e às promessas do desenvolvimento para curar problemas sociais seculares, como a miséria e a fome, e também resolver as desigual-dades intra e inter-regionais.

A República diz respeito à construção, difusão e consolidação de regras, princípios e valores políti-cos e ético-morais que reúnem consensualmente as pessoas que vivem em uma sociedade, a fim de que elas possam agir e se fazer representar. Importa, nesse sentido, indagar como a política – enquanto síntese universal das lutas, compor-tamentos e desejos humanos – ajudou a cimen-tar o edifício social e, por conseguinte, viabilizou o regime republicano e as condições da cidadania no Brasil, tendo como pano de fundo projetos de desenvolvimento que se auto intitularam e ainda se intitulam salvadores da nação.

Tais colocações remetem à percepção dos distan-ciamentos e aproximações do regime republicano

no Brasil com os princípios da democracia e desen-volvimento conjugados ao necessário avanço so-cial, no âmbito das incertezas e desafios que envolvem a nossa contemporaneidade. As iden-tidades fragmentam-se no aqui e agora; enquan-to as noções de bem comum e de espaço público encontram-se debilitadas frente à ênfase no in-divíduo e na defesa dos interesses privados. E, por conseguinte, convoca-nos a repensar a cidadania sob uma dupla vertente, qual seja: a garantia efeti-va de direitos e a eficácia de mecanismos de repre-sentação e participação políticas para o conjunto da sociedade. Como a cidadania comporta uma dimensão pública fundamental à realização do homem e suas potencialidades e respalda atitudes cívicas, opções e práticas políticas, a discussão do Brasil em ano de eleições, sob uma perspecti-va multidecenal, permite problematizar o drama que ainda envolve a realidade histórico-cultural do povo brasileiro. E, igualmente, abre sendas que es-boçam uma utopia − desejo legível em filigrana −, que pode oferecer diferentes “estruturas de acol-himento às esperanças colectivas” (BRONISLAW BACKSO, 1985, vol. 5, p. 346) e instaurar outra pers pectiva de República e de sociedade.

Refletir sobre o discurso político em ano de eleições implica apreendê-lo como inseparável das discussões acerca do Brasil que almejamos construir. Em meio às lamúrias, à ênfase nos fra-cassos e à tecla da improbidade, a gerar tantos es-tereótipos, minimizamos a relevância dos espaços da sociedade civil e difunde-se uma noção equivocada de gestão pública. Esta fica circunscrita a problemas de conduta e supostamente descolada da sociedade, negativando o campo do político e enfraquecendo o verdadeiro sentido da cidadania, ambos fundamentais à produção da vida social. Demarca-se, sim, o temor de enfrentar o presente do passado, apegados que muitos estão a uma posição exacerbadamente individualista. Além de perpetuar ressentimentos que esvaziam o nosso direito em exercer a crítica positiva

como um dos pilares da própria condição hu-mana. Será que não estamos a experimentar uma atitude de ausência daquela fértil “imag-inação para a verdade da realidade” e a abrir mão do “espirito poético” que Goethe, em um outro tempo, indagava-se em conversa com seu amigo Eckermann?

Tempos difíceis, tempos inquietantes. Tempos supostamente a-históricos. Como ressignificar a humanidade do homem? Como compreender o político como campo de responsabilidade e ação coletivas que ousa a utopia de uma socie-dade melhor, acessível para todos? Como edu-car na perspectiva da cidadania, da alteridade e da tolerância? São indagações que trazem em si a certeza de que sempre existem caminhos pos-síveis de criação e interlocução.

A luta recomeça nas urnas e continua mui-to além delas, ora permeada pelos enlaces de tantos tempos. Enlaces que, unindo história, memória, arte, poesia e política, possibilitam desnaturalizar a ideia do presente como resulta-do linear de um passado transcorrido, a fim de que seja possível reinventar o Brasil de todos os brasileiros. Aquele Brasil imaginado pelo histo-riador e mestre Afonso - como assim o chamá-vamos - cujo legado maior foi ensinar aos seus alunos a importância do combate, da ousadia e do exercício crítico para resistir à alienação, à passividade e ao cinismo.

Encerro essas reflexões com uma referência es-pecial de agradecimento e carinho a Laiz Ro-drigues por compartilhar o seu sonho, acred-itando nos diálogos entre visões de mundo e de homem enquanto possibilidades para trilhar-mos outras estradas e assim prosseguirmos nos espaços possíveis da vida.

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Conheci o Luis e a Fanta há mais de 10 anos, quando eu produzia o fanzine PNOB no Brasil. Em cada edição um lançamen-to e um reconhecimento especial aos tal-entos da nova geração do novo milênio.

Nesta rica pesquisa encontrei estas al-mas profundas, dignos de todo o res-peito em suas vivências e desafios. Sem-pre é incrível te-los por perto com seus tambores, cânticos e danças... com tanta riqueza que agora faço questão de lhes apresentar e permitir um conhecimen-to internacional a altura dos valores que tanto podem nos ensinar.

Hoje é duro pensar que além de toda a devastação sócio culturais é nesta região que se localiza o foco do virus Ebola. Salve essa família de África Viva!!! Afinal somos todos irmãos!

Quem são Luis e Fanta? Como aconteceu esta rica aliança chamada África Viva?

Sou o Luis Kinugawa, musicoterapeuta e percussionista especializado na cultura tradicional do Djembê da Guiné Cona-cri. Junto com a cantora e bailarina Fan-ta Konate, fundamos o Instituto África Viva para promover o desenvolvimento humano sustentável através da preser-vação e promoção da cultura do Oeste Africano.

Em 93 eu cursava o primeiro ano de Mu-sicoterapia e um músico do Senegal re-alizou um workshop de improvisação, trazendo consigo um Djembê. Naquele momento eu tive certeza absoluta que queria tocar djembê. Consegui meu pri-meiro instrumento em 95 e assisti o filme “Djembefolá” de Laurent Chevalier, so-bre a vida de Mamady Keita , na TV Cul-tura do Brasil, sendo o maior incentivo para que eu fosse até a Guiné em 2000.Eu havia criado a Biomúsica Sem Frontei-ras assim que me formei em Musicotera-pia e já fazia trabalhos humanitários de batucada com moradores de rua e defi-cientes.

Quando fui para a África , meus pla-nos eram ficar 3 meses na Guiné e 3 meses na Europa para apresentar a Biomúsica, mas na primeira semana eu conheci a Fanta Konatê, casamos e acabei morando na Guiné por 2 anos, trabalhando com as Ongs Médicos Sem Fronteiras, Crianças Refugiadas do Mundo e Warchild. Minha vida mudou pra sempre !!!

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Como foi constituir um instituto e formar uma família tão rica e com tantas missões a percorrer?

Em dezembro de 2002 chegamos ao Brasil e isso foi um grande choque.... perceber que estamos tão atrasados na questão de racismo, de espaços cul-turais para a arte africana, e o precon-ceito com tambores.

Começamos do zero, apostando nos shows e oficinas , palestras e jantares culturais até formalizarmos o Instituto África Viva. Fanta herdou um terre-no na Guiné e começamos a construir a sede do Instituto com recursos dos shows, mas infelizmente não conse-guimos terminar o telhado e a chuva destruiu as pare-des que já es-tavam levantadas. As ações previstas para este núcleo são de intercâm-bio com o Brasil e com o mundo, em projetos que vão desde educação, cultura, econo-mia criativa, pro-

dução de alimentos, saúde básica, en-ergias renováveis, esporte a curadorias artísticas entre Brasil e Guiné.

Em 2012 fomos convidados a represen-tar o Brasil nas festas de independên-cia, realizando shows para 20 mil pes-soas e autoridades no Palácio do Povo, em Conacri. São muitos desafios e di-ficuldades, mas temos a convicção que vamos conseguir aproximar cada vez mais o Brasil e a Guiné (África Oeste) e promover diálogos e melhorias tan-to na questão estrutural e desenvolvi-mento humano, como nas questões sociais de racismo e valorização de nossas raízes afro-brasileiras.

Quais foram as mais ricas descober-tas desta missão?

Em primeiro lugar se situar em relação à nossas he ranças africanas, da maneira mais realista possível sobre o que é o imaginário brasileiro sobre a África, onde estão as conexões materi-ais / imateriais, e o que esses países da África sabem sobre o Brasil. A SABEDORIA ancestral africana é a maior riqueza, é o maior legado deixado à humanidade, mas que ainda não foi totalmente reconhecido nem descoberto. O povo Mandinga (Malinkês, Djulás, Bambarás, e mais dezenas de etnias), em 1222 d.C. já tinha con-ceitos humanitários, éticos, educacionais mui-to mais avançados do que a nossa atualidade ocidental.

Em decretos, já instituíam o respeito pela vida humana, a igualdade, a importância da família e da preservação do meio ambiente, da éti-ca nas batalhas, no tratamento cordial com os estrangeiros, da honra, justiça, solidariedade, coragem, arte, alegria, o respeito de forma ge ral e principalmente com os mais velhos, como bases de uma sociedade saudável.

Tenho reparado nas descobertas atuais de nu-tricionistas, dos super alimentos, suas proprie-dades e vejo que essa região da África já sabia de tudo isso.... Tem o Gergelim, o Mille (tipo Sorgo), o gengibre, o hibisco, a folha de mandi-oca, entre muitos outros.

Posso dizer que a cada dia, descobrimos um pouco mais de tantos Saberes e Ancestrali-dade, mas também das respostas e superações quanto às necessidades atuais. A arte como elemento agregador e de cura social é o que fui buscar, e é realmente infinito este conheci-mento na região.

Como é administrar uma cultura quase extinta. Ainda mais agora com a ação do vírus Ebola tendo a Guiné como foco?

A cultura tradicional não está extinta, mas corre sérios riscos a cada dia, pois os grandes Mestres são requisitados a viajarem tanto para a capital quanto para o exterior e as novas ger-ações nem sempre dispõem de alguém que tenha tanto conhecimento, apesar de que a cultura tradicional não é estática, isto é, novos ritmos, canções e danças nascem espontanea-mente dentro daquela linguagem.

Não há nenhuma medida sendo tomada quan-to à preservação dos ritmos mais antigos, das identidades de cada região ou aldeias senão alguns poucos Mestres que retornam à Guiné todos os anos para movimentarem a econo-mia, trazendo alunos do mundo todo, quanto ensinar às novas gerações, na prática, que é importantíssimo preservar cultura pois é tam-bém uma questão de sustentabilidade.

Muitas pessoas do mundo todo se inter-essaram pelo virtuosismo dessa arte, foram à África passar de 1 a 3 meses, mas quando é para realmente “comprar a briga” em relação à exploração desordenada da madeira dos tambores que se exporta em containers, ou mesmo desenvolver ações mais sociais visando a melhoria da qualidade de vida, a saúde, a sustentabilidade , aí as máscaras de exploração caem por terra. A cultura, tão rica em valores sociais e humanos, acaba se tornando apenas uma “comodities” .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqpxRuZMHvU (Fanta Konatê 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-TwozNS9UM (Donabá - Fanta 2014)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSbJkjlIZv0 (Metrópolis 2014)

Em 2001 eu desenvolvi um projeto de Biomúsi-ca com Serra Leones nos campos de refugia-dos da região das florestas da Guiné, em Kis-sidougou que fica próxima à Gueckedou e à fronteira com Serra Leoa e Libéria, exatamente onde iniciou o surto do Ebola. Atribuo o Ebola à guerra , e toda a devastação social , huma-na que ela causa, onde se leva décadas para se limpar o estrago. A região é muito carente de saneamento e a estrutura básica de saúde não acompanhou as migrações de pessoas dos out-ros países, onde muitos nem falam as mesmas línguas, acarretando um problema maior na hora de se realizar os procedimentos de com-bate e conscientização.

Agora que está nesta situação do surto de Ebo-la, acredito que seja uma grande oportunidade para todas as pessoas que amam a África a se engajarem e haver uma mobilização maior, ini-ciando pelas ongs Médicos Sem Fronteiras e outras que fazem um ótimo trabalho.h t t p : / / w w w . o n e . o r g / i n t e r n a t i o n -a l / b l o g / e b o l a - s u p p o r t - t h e - h u m a n i -t ar i an-resp ons e/?a k id=5966 .5888249 .uX AHrq&rd=1&t=1&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_source=email

Nós já estamos preparando ações e projetos para esse engajamento, sendo um deles , a TV África Viva de Web TV. Quais os planos de tra-balho e como funciona todo este processo ee resgate, pesquisa e difusão em shows espetac-ulares

Em 2011 perdemos a nossa Sede física em SP, onde ocorriam as aulas, ensaios, criações, produção, etc... e ainda não conseguimos um outro local para concentrar as atividades que fazemos e os novos projetos. Precisamos mui-to desse espaço. Por outro lado, essa difi-culdade nos fez circular mais e criar a idéia da Rede África Viva de Desenvolvimento Suste-

ntável, para ser multiplicada em núcleos es-palhados pelo Brasil e pelo mundo, conectan-do à construção na Guiné.

Nesses 17 anos de Biomúsica e 12 da Fanta Konatê no Brasil e excursionando pelo mun-do, desenvolvemos inúmeros serviços que vão desde a as atuações de Musicoterapia a jan-tares africanos, palestras , oficinas de Dança, Percussão, círculo de Tambores, construção de instrumentos, shows multimídia, performanc-es, vivências de Biomúsica em empresas, for-mação de multiplicadores da Rede África Viva, viagens culturais à Guiné e gostaríamos de re-unir todos esses "cases" em um só canal de co-municação e interação com o público.

O caminho que queremos realizar agora é o da TV África Viva que é a combinação de todo o potencial artístico/cultural conectado com iniciativas sociais, humanitárias, visando infor-mar, ensinar, conscientizar, capacitar, mobili-zar e contribuir para a aproximação entre Brasil e Guiné, promovendo o desenvolvimento sus-tentável e o que mais for urgente.

Levamos para os shows toda essa intenção, buscando excelência na performance, desde os vídeos projetados , a luz, quanto ao trabalho minucioso com cada música e dança , onde a interação com o público tem sido ótima. Des-de os primeiros shows, eu já acreditava que o trabalho artístico seria o "cartão de visitas" para convidar e engajar as pessoas nas ações sociais e humanitárias; amamos o que faze-mos e estamos exatamente neste momento de começar o "Chamado da África Viva".

"Queremos estar entre as três melhores do mundo", disse a presidente da TAM, durante SEMINÁRIO LIDE MULHER

De engenheira química a presidente de uma das maiores empresas de aviação do mundo, Claudia Sender assumiu a presidência da TAM, em maio de 2013, após a fusão com o grupo chileno LAN Air-lines – que deu origem a Latam Airlines. A convida-da especial do SEMINÁRIO LIDE MULHER, realiza-do na noite de ontem (20), falou sobre "Mulheres Empreendedoras".

Com apenas 39 anos e um currículo que guarda suas experiência em grandes empresas, Claudia discorreu sobre o desafio de comandar 28 mil fun-cionários, alocados em 42 aeroportos, em mais de 100 cidades do Brasil. "Cheguei à presidência da TAM percebendo a facilidade em entender o próximo, conciliar diferentes pontos de vista e tra-balhar com pessoas diferentes são questões es-senciais para um convívio saudável no ambiente corporativo", disse. Antes de entrar na TAM, Clau-dia passou por empresas como Bain & Company e Whirlpool.

Entre as três únicas mulheres que comandam uma companhia aérea, Claudia acredita que o ambi-ente de negócios favorece a liderança feminina. "Das sete pessoas do meu staff, três são mulheres. Em todas as promoções ou contratações precisam pelo menos uma mulher concorrendo", explicou a executiva que disse também estar transformando a TAM em uma empresa mais informal e próxima do cliente e colaborador.

A busca por um serviço único, com a Latam Airlines Group, é um dos objetivos de Claudia na empresa. "Queremos estar entre as três melhores empresas áreas do mundo e quem sabe alcançar a primei-ra posição. Precisamos pensar na consistência do nosso produto e evoluir com os serviços", disse ela, que ainda explicou que a aviação é um dos

poucos serviços que você presta frente a frente com o cliente.

Ao final da palestra, Sônia Hess, presidente da DU-DALINA e do LIDE Mulher, reforçou que o encon-tro é um networking único de mulheres que fazem a diferença no Brasil. "É um orgulho termos uma pessoa como a Claudia inspirando os brasileiros com a sua história de vida e empreendedorismo".

Para João Doria Jr., presidente do LIDE, a eficiência da mulher demonstra com clareza o valor que elas têm. Segundo ele, as mulheres são melhores, pois carregam o sentimento e o valor da sensibilidade que os homens possuem em menor escala.

O Seminário LIDE Mulher contou com o patrocínio da BOMBRIL e apoio da GOCIL, DUDALINA, FADIGA E MARSULA e FUNDAÇÃO DOM CABRAL. CDN CO-MUNICAÇÃO CORPORATIVA, ECCAPLAN e ONODE RA foram os fornecedores oficiais. Entre os mídia partners estavam as rádios BAND NEWS, ELDORADO AM, ESTADÃO AM e FM, as re-vistas ELITE, LIDE, MULHERES LÍDERES E ROBB RE-PORT, além da PR NEWSWIRE e TV LIDE.

MULHERES NO PODER-WOMEN IN POWER

From Chemical engineer to the president of one of the largest aviation companies in the world, Claudia Sender became president of TAM, in May 2013, after the merger with Chil-ean LAN Airlines group - that gave rise to Latam Airlines.

The special guest of the LIDE WOMAN WORK-SHOP, spoke on "Women Entrepreneurs".

With only 39 years and a curriculum that shows her experience in large companies, Claudia spoke about the challenge of running 28.000 employees, allocated in 42 airports in over 100 cities in Brazil. "I came to the presidency of TAM realizing the ease in understanding other people, reconcile different points of view and work with different individuals is essential for a healthy interaction in the corporate environ-ment," she said. Before joining TAM, Claudia worked with companies like Bain & Company and Whirlpool.

Among the only three women who run an air-line, Claudia believes the business environment favors the female lead. "Of the seven members of my staff, three are women. In every promo-tions or hiring needs to have at least one wom-anto compete," said the executive, who also said she was changing TAM in a more informal and closer to its customers and collaborators.

The search for a unique service, with LaTam Airlines Group, is one of the goals of Claudia in the company. "We want to be among the top three business areas of the world and perhaps reach out to the first position.

We need to think about the consistency of our product and evolve with our services," she ex-plained that aviation is one of the few services that you execute face to face with the client.

At the end of her lecture, Sonia Hess, President of DUDALINA and LIDE Women, stressed that the meeting is a unique network of women who make a difference in Brazil. "We are proud to have a person like Claudia inspiring Brazilians with their life story and entrepreneurship."

For João Doria Jr., President of LIDE, woman capability clearly demonstrates the values they carry. According to him, women are better, be-cause their feeling and sensitivity values are larger than in men.

The LIDE Female Seminary was sponsored and supported by the BOMBRIL GOCIL, DUDALINA, FATIGUE AND FOUNDATION MARSULA and DOM CABRAL. CDN CORPORATE COMMUNICA-TIONS, ECCAPLAN and ONODERA were the offi-cial suppliers. Among the media partners were the radios BAND NEWS, ELDORADO AM, FM and AM ESTADÃO, the ELITE magazines, LIDE, WOMEN LEADERS AND ROBB REPORT, beyond PR NEWSWIRE TV and LIDE.

"We want to be among the top three in the world," said the president of TAM during SEMINAR LIDE WOMAN

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Exposição "ARCEBURGO EM FOCO II" Galeria Bric a Brac - São Paulo

Num ambiente de muita alegria e descon-tração, a charmosa Galeria Bric a Brac situa da no aprazível bairro de Moema em São Paulo, ficou pequena dada a grande quantidade de convidados que compare-ceram para prestigiar os 26 artistas expos-itores participantes do "XXVIII° Salão de Artes Plásticas de Arceburgo" ocorrido em Junho na belíssima cidade de Arceburgo em Minas Gerais.

Entre os artistas presentes, estavam os premiados Linaldo Cardoso, Izabel Litieri e Giuseppe Ranzini que, ficaram muito fe-lizes em receber tantos amigos e convida-dos especiais. Sobretudo porque a mostra “ARCEBURGO EM FOCO II” além de tra zer para São Paulo obras de artistas con-sagrados, é também uma exposição de caráter beneficente, na qual, todos esses artistas, num gesto humanitário, concorda-ram em destinar 20% da venda auferida, especificamente para o projeto “Arceburgo: Arte e Cultura” do I.H.C.A.

Instituto Histórico e Cultural de Arceburgo.

Uma ação sócio-educativa, realizada junto às crianças e aos jovens de baixa renda, bem como, aos portadores de necessi-dades especiais do Muncípio. Sob a cura-doria de Cloves Reis e Vagner Aniceto, a exposição permanecerá aberta ao público até o dia 27 de setembro, de Segunda a Sexta-feira das 9 às 19hs e aos sábados

das 9 às 14hs. Mais uma exposição imper-dível que a cidade de São Paulo oferece aos amantes das artes !

Vagner Aniceto e Cloves Reis

ARTRIO 2014 BRAZIL IN THE INTERNATIONAL ART CIRCUIT

Fair is a reference in the international Art market for bringing together important collectors, galleries and artists, in addi-tion to Presenting distinctive curatorial projects

ArtRio is on the verge of its fourth edi-tion, it has been established, as one of the biggest art fairs in Latin America and recognized as one of the most relevant events in the segment, worldwide. In 2014, the fair will be held on September 10 through 14, at Pier Mauá, when it will carry on its goal to assist in the develop-ment of the visual arts market in Brazil, by bringing to Rio de Janeiro the major collectors, galleries, and artists in the present scenario.

The unprecedented curatorial projects conceived exclusively for the fair are a point of distinction of ArtRio. The 2014 edition of the fair anticipates the curator-ships of Abaseh Mirvali, Pablo Léon de La Barra, and Julieta Gonzalez.ArtRio known among the public at large, as a unique event, which affords the op-portunity of seeing, in a single space, not only works by great masters, but also the works of new artists. In 2013, ArtRio re-lied on the participation of major Brazil-ian galleries, such as Fortes Vilaça, Luisa

Strina, and Anita Schwartz, as well as re-nowned international names, such as Ga-gosian, White Cube, and David Zwirner, among others.

Produced by the partners Brenda Valan-si, Elisangela Valadares, and Luiz Calain-ho, ArtRio, defined as an important art platform, comprising, in addition to the international fair, distinguished, diversi-fied initiatives, focusing on the dissemi-nation of the concept of art in Brazil, con-solidating the market, stimulating and enabling the expansion of a new public, by enabling its access to culture.

Among the purposes of the ArtRio plat-form are to expand visitation to muse-ums, exhibits, and galleries; boost the number of Art students; foster the cre-ation of new collections; encourage the donation of art work to public collections; restore the memory of art based on the valuation of Brazilian artists, gallery own-ers, and curators.

For the third consecutive year, Bradesco is the master sponsor of ArtRio, under the Law of Incentive to Culture enact-ed by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture. Also confirmed, are the brand Ipanema (Grendene) sponsorship, as well as the support provided by Heineken, Sky and Universidade Estácio de Sá.

The event will occupy warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Pier Mauá, covering a total space of over 20,000 m².

“We work during the entire year to have the ArtRio brand attain international rec-ognition. In addition to the work per-formed with Brazilian galleries, we are also present at all the international fairs. The growth and relevance earned by Ar-tRio during its first three editions have reinforced the demand for quality artis-tic events, as well as the existence of a public that appreciates and consumes art. Our focus in 2014 is on bringing to the event the most important collectors, artists, curators, and galleries in today’s market,” explains Brenda Valansi.

“The Fair is the high point of ArtRio, but it is important to acknowledge all of the work done over the year in view of the production of this major event. We want the public to come into contact with Art

at different moments, either by way of news articles, or special events, exhibits, courses. It should be noted that in every edition the ArtRio sponsors carry out ac-tions that connect the art to its public, emphasizing the artists’ value and en-couraging interaction and integration. A new element to be introduced in this edition is the CIGA Project – Circuito In-tegrado de Galerias de Arte (Integrated Circuit of Art Galleries), which has as its primary purpose to bring the public clos-er to the city’s art galleries,” informs Luiz Calainho.

RTRIO – INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRSelection of GalleriesThe galleries participating in ArtRio are subject to the approval of a selection committee, which reviews several as-pects, such as the gallery’s relevance within its market, the artists that it rep-resents – with or without exclusivity -,

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Programs• PANORAMAWith the participation of Brazilian and foreign galler-ies established in the modern and contemporary art market.

• VISTAProgram directed to new galleries, with a project of experimental curatorship. Focusing on emerging con-temporary art, the galleries develop innovative artistic propositions especially for the fair.

• LUPASpace for monumental or large-scale works, which must be new and/or developed especially for the fair (site-specific).

• SOLOWith the participation of artists invited by curators Ju-lieta Gonzalez and Pablo Leon de La Barra, based on a new, different concept created each year.

ArtRio 2014 ServiceDate: September 11 to 14 (Thursday through Sunday) – open to the public between 1:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m..Preview for guests only – September 10 (Wednesday)Location: Pier Mauá (Warehouses 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) – Av Rodrigues Alves 10 – Rio de Janeiro

ARTRIO 2014 PLATFORM

In 2014, ArtRio will focus its initiatives on three major foundations: Connections, Artistic Content, and the In-ternational Fair.

ConnectionsThe connections and partnerships established by Ar-tRio with other brands or institutions.

• - Bradesco/ArtRio FOCO Award

ContentInformation and entertainment, focusing on the dissemination of artistic content:

• ArtRio Portal www.artrio.art.brConstantly updated throughout the year, the por-tal is a major news center about the art world, posting information on what’s going on in Rio de Janeiro and the world. With it, the ArtRio brand takes art to a more encompassing level, encourag-es the promotion of artistic work and art concepts, while setting the foundations for the formation of a new public.

The portal publishes the agenda of all the events, exhibits and shows held in the city, establishing a partnership with museums and galleries so that their activities may be constantly advertised.

• Minutes of ArtExclusive interviews with artists and curators. Ex-tensive mapping of the contemporary Brazilian production, bringing the public closer to the lead-ing producers of Brazilian art.

• Artistic CircuitsCreation of new art circuits in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including the indication, within a certain line of visitation and history, of art itineraries (pub-lic, immaterial, urban, architectural, etc.) found in locations open to public visitation (streets, muse-ums, galleries, landscapes).

• Web RadioAvailable 24 hours a day, it provides its listeners with quality music, interviews and news on the visual arts scenario. Its programming includes the first Brazilian show entirely dedicated to Sound Art, under the curatorship of Franz Manata, Saulo Ladares, and Bruno Queiroz. The radio also relies on mix tapes produced by guests.

• Espaço ArtRio de Pensamento

Column in “Das Artes” magazine. Every new edi-tion will invite an important name in the art sce-nario.

• International FairsArt events held in the most important Brazilian capitals - In 2014, ArtRio carries on the events held in different capitals, such as Curitiba, Belo Hori-zonte, Salvador, Recife, and Fortaleza, bringing the public closer to art, and acknowledging the work of the local galleries.

International Fair

• Recognized as one of the most important art-related events in the world• Over 100 galleries – Brazilian and interna-tional• Works by over 2,000 artists• 9,280 square meters of art works• Five warehouses in Pier Mauá• More than 3,400 professionals involved in the production of the event• More than 50 simultaneous events

ARTRIO IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA• Over 70 thousand fans on Facebook• Over 112,500 followers on Google Plus• In 2013, 11,000 publications of the hashtags #artrio13 and #artrio2013• Over 480 articles published on the web por-tal in 2013• Over 157,000 people visited the portal be-tween 08/25/2013 and 09/11/2013

www.artrio.art.brwww.facebook.com/artriofeirainternacional-deartecontemporaneadoriodejaneirowww.twitter.com/artriofairInstagram: @artrio_art_br

ARTRIO 2014

Art Bengaluru, one of the most reputed Art Festival's in India, has been created to showcase a wide spectrum of art forms and

provide a platform for artists(both Indian & International) to exhibit their works.

Launched in 2010, Art Bengaluru began with a vision to promote works of art and cultivate a thriving art community in the city. The First Year of Art Bengaluru saw 15 Galleries across the city participate in the week-long festival that also screened a series of Short Films, in addition to an Art Competition for Children.

The Second Edition featured 15 Art Galleries from across the country with the high-light being the inaugural Luxury Art Auction. The Third Edition showcased 15 top National & International Art Galleries, a Children's Art Competition, Workshops, Speaker Sessions and the iconic International Art & Luxury Auction.

Each year, the festival strives to rise a notch higher than the last, and in 2013 the much-awaited event saw over 100 National & International Artists showcase a di-verse collection of artworks while the Auction saw on block works of celebrated art-ists such as M.F. Hussain, S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, amongst others. The Fourth Edition also introduced Berserk - a unique Arts Conference for Children in addition to the trademark activities.

Riding on the success of the last four editions, Art Bengaluru returns with its 5th Edi-tion. Presented by The Collection at UB City in association with Sublime Galleria, the 10-day event, to be held from the 21st-30th of August, 2014, will feature a host of talent-ed artists and leading Art Galleries from across India and the world.

This year, Art Bengaluru seeks to recreate and celebrate the Renaissance Period - an era of intellectual and artistic reviv-al, inspired by a renewed study of Classical literature and art - with the theme of European Art History.

The event will showcase 13 top galleries including one from New York & Vietnam. It will also feature one of China's most popular artists, Liu Bolin and his work, for the first-time in India. Known as "The Invisible Man", Bolin will be exhibiting the leg-endary "Hiding in the City" se-ries - photographic works that began as performance art in 2005, apart from unveiling a creation exclusively for Art Ben-galuru 2014.

Christel House India, engaged in providing free education, nutrition & healthcare to im-poverished children in Ban-galore, will create an exclusive installation based on the Re-naissance theme for the event. The Christel House installation will be created by High School Students from its Bangalore branch. About the Theme:

The 5th edition of Art Benga-luru aims to reflect upon the Renaissance period, one of the most prominent art periods in Europe, by highlighting some of the best works of art from

around the world. The Collec-tion at UB City, this year, will be transformed into a haven of Eu-ropean Art, giving us a glimpse of the past, by bringing alive the Renaissance period.

The rich chapters of European Art History will be the inspira-tion for the décor, theme and installations within UB City, whose architecture already res-onates an international theme. With mashaal lighting, a frame entrance, the Colosseum as the backdrop for the evening’s entertainment, the festival is all set to transport one back in time to one of the most enrich-ing eras of European Art, show-cased by a life-size book on the various famous paintings, junk art of paintings and an enor-mous scroll with information on the era.

The word ‘Renaissance’ is a French word meaning rebirth and refers to the revival of art and culture in Europe after the Middle Ages and to the actu-al revolution, focused around one of the city-states of Italy, Florence. This revolution was the resurgence of creative study and the glorification of artists, painters and sculptures. Mi-chelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci & Raphael were some of the fa-mous artists from this period.

Opening Night:

Art Bengaluru 2014 commenced with a grand Opening Night that featuring renowned camouflage artist Liu Bolin & celebrated artist Bose Krishnamachari who showcased their work exclusively for the inauguration. The evening's entertainment also included an awe-inspiring dance performance which that brought the era alive for its audience.

Galleries at 'Art Bengaluru 2014':

Several reputed international and national art galleries are participating in the festival this year, including Klein Sun Gallery (New York), Vietnamese Art House (Vietnam), Nature Morte (New Delhi), Latitude 28 (New Delhi), Progressive Art Gallery (New Delhi), Guru Kala Kutir (New Delhi), The Art Salon (New Delhi), Art Houz (Chennai), Christel House (Bangalore), Rangkunchala Art's (Bangalore), Sacred Geometry India (Bangalore), iSpace Art Gallery (Bangalore), The Purple Turtles (Bangalore) & Sublime Galleria (Bangalore).

Artists at Art Bengaluru 2014:

Several reputed artists are showcasing their work at this year's festival including R.B. Bhaskaran, S.G. Vasudev, Jaykumar G., A.V. Illango, Alphonso Arul Doss, Athiveera Pan-dian, C. Douglas, Gopinath, Vijay Pichumani, Asma Menon, Benitha, Premlatha Seshadri, Reena Kallat, Raghu Rai, Abhijeet, Raghu-nath Sahoo, Oinam Dilip, Steven Gandhi, Paramesh Paul, Prasenjit Sengupta, Gautam Mukherjii, Sekhar Roy, Gurukinkar Dhang, among others.

Artist at Sublime Galleria:

During this festival, Sublime Galleria will showcase well-known artist, Mohan Vijaya Raghavan's latest collection. An artist who draws inspiration from Renaissance Art & Architecture, Mohan's style is influenced by classical and rock music. His travels around the world have played a key role in expressing his views and beliefs through his art. Mohan's work - be it portraiture, still-life, streetscapes & landscapes - has been displayed in galleries the world over.Performance by Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma:

Gracing the event will be Padma Shri Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, renowned Santoor Mae-stro, who will put up a special performance at The Collection at UB City, on Sunday, 24th Aug 2014 at 6pm.

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, the master in-strumentalist of the Santoor, a folk instru-ment of Jammu & Kashmir, is credited with making the instrument popular across the globe. A recipient of both national & interna-tional awards, Pandit has been conferred with the Padma Shri Award, Padma Vibhushan, an Honorary Citizenship of the City of Balti-more, USA, amongst many other accolades.

Berserk 2014:

'Berserk 2014' is a 3-day Residential Art Con-ference for children. Launched in 2013 by Sublime Galleria, this initiative aims to moti-vate, inspire and facilitate children, between 8-14 years of age, to discover and pursue their artistic talents. The Auditions for the 2nd edi-tion were held from 5-9th August 2014, at UB City where over 2000 children from 60 schools across Bangalore showcased their talents to get selected for the Residential Art Conference held at ECC, Whitefield from 24-27th August, 2014. A total of 110 students were eventually selected by mentors from Evam, Lourd Vijay Dance Studio, Taaqademy and 3peel.

Berserk 2014 will culminate in the Grand Fi-nale on 27th August 2014 at the Amphithe-atre, UB City where the mentors will put up a special show with various awe-inspiring per-formances.

For more information on 'Art Bengaluru 2014' please visit http://www.artbengaluru.in.

November 9 will be the 25th anniver-sary of the Berlin Wall Fall. Around this theme, a series of commemora-tive activities will be held in Berlin .

The highlight will be November 9, 2014 during this weekend along the

former Berlin Wall "a symbol of a world without walls," a lighting de-vice. By then, there will be a two-day weekend in Berlin with a thousand luminous balloons lit up in urban ar-eas along the 12 km section at the former Berlin Wall .

Germany reunified. 25 years on

PAINTING THE BERLIN WALL

The Berlin Wall has long been torn down. But there are still original pieces 25 years after the fall. In Berlin-Teltow you can even paint on them yourself.

Elmar Prost clearly has a lot of fun giving vis-itors tours through his Wall parkas he goes through a gap between two colourfully paint-ed Wall pieces. Up until 25 years ago, these divided East and West Berlin from each other. There were no gaps and no possibility of get-ting through them. Now they are surrounded by weeds on an industrial wasteland in Ber-lin-Teltow.

Elmar Prost is the CEO of a company that has operated cement works in the capital. An em-ployee came up with the idea of putting togeth-er wall pieces that had become useless after the fall into giant bulk material warehouses. A fan-tastic idea - the army was happy to be rid of them. After the end of the company's activities, Prost decided to give painters the opportuni-ty to paint the original pieces a quarter centu-ry after the fall (mauerteilebemalen.de). For six months, you can then paint a piece of the Wall on the company premises for 500 Euros and then take it with you. "Sometimes fami-lies paint together and put their piece in their garden," Prost says. Museums and schools all around the world also show interest in the his-torical relics.

Four colourful Wall pieces have been given in donation to in the city of Uijeongbu in divided Korea since March 2014.

Close to the North Korea border, they silently remind visitors that a peaceful reunification of countries is possible.

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and in 2015 Germany will be celebrating 25 years as a reunified nation. The reunification of the two German states gave a huge boost to tourism in Germany. The wealth of new and exciting cultur-al attractions and captivating natural landscapes in Germany inspires travel-

lers from all over the world. This year the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is placing German unity at the heart of its international sales and mar-keting activities, showcasing the great variety of tourist attractions available in Destination Germany 25 years on from the fall of the Wall.

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and in 2015 Germany will be celebrating 25 years as a reunified nation. These events opened up new destinations in Germany for travellers from all over the world and gave the country’s inbound tour-ism industry an unprecedented boost.

“Reunification has been a boon to all Germans,” says Iris Gleicke, Member of the German Parliament and Federal Govern-ment Commissioner for the New Feder-al States and for SMEs and Tourism. “The harmonisation is clearly visible in the mod-ernised and – in many places – carefully re-stored city centres, the improved transport routes and an internationally competitive medium-sized business sector in eastern Germany.

Huge potential and major opportunities ex-ist in the rural regions there. It is therefore important to further strengthen the tour-ism infrastructure,” continued Gleicke, who is also Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

This year the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is placing German unity at the heart of its international sales and mar-keting activities, showcasing the great vari-ety of tourist attractions available in Desti-nation Germany 25 years on from the fall of the Wall. During 2014 the division of Germany and, above all, how this division came to an end, will be commemorated through exhibitions, events and monuments.

“Reunification liberated a great number of natural treasures and cultural attractions in Germany that have huge appeal for interna-tional travellers. Since 1993, when inbound tourism statistics were first recorded for the country as a whole, the number of over-night stays by foreign visitors in Germany has almost doubled.

We have registered 34.1 million addition-al overnight stays by visitors from abroad since 1993,” explains Petra Hedorfer. And the latest provisional figures for Destina-tion Germany reveal a record result for the fourth time in a row: 2013 even saw over-night stays by interna-tional visitors surpass the milestone 70 mil-lion mark for the first time. In its provision-al figures for 2013, the German Federal Statistical Office re-corded 71.6 million overnight stays by vis-itors from abroad in accommodation establishments with ten or more beds, an increase of 4 per cent on the previous year.

German reunificationAn unprecedented boost for the

German tourism industry

Interior of the Reichstag dome in Berlin© www.bilderbuch-berlin.de

Jennifer MaHarry is not your typical wildlife pho-tographer. For one thing, she's also an art direc-tor for Hollywood stu-dios. This means she ap-proaches creating images from a more graphic and design-oriented point of view. For another thing, not many Angelenos have tracked down mustangs in the wild, wild west.

Her current retrospective at the G2 Gallery (1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Ven-ice) features Jennifer’s work at its best, including large-scale portraiture al-most as big as the horses themselves. The artist’s re-ception (Sept. 5, 6:30pm - 9pm) is open to the public. The exhibit runs through Sept. 14.

One of Jennifer’s goals is to educate the public about what’s actually go-ing on with wild horses in the U.S. at this time. While laws supposedly protecting wild horses have been on

the books since the 1970s, increased pressure by the ranching industry has ex-ploited loopholes, and over 50,000 wild horses have been rounded up by the Department of the Interior.

The Bureau of Land Man-agement claims round-ups are for the horses’ benefit, but the facts tell a different story. The BLM uses heli-copters to run the horses in blistering heat, sometimes 20 miles at a time. Horses live in tightly-knit families, but during a typical round-up, families are broken up, traumatizing individual horses.

Some horses die in the pro-cess. Ones who survive are trapped and transported to often inhumane hold-ing facilities. Some horses are transported to Mexico, where they are slaughtered for meat. This is illegal ac-cording to United States federal law.

Jennifer has been with

horses in the wild, and has also seen round-ups with her own eyes. “To watch them chased down and torn from their families is heartbreaking,” she says. “They actually fight to get over the fences to get back together. Their families are just as important to them as ours are to us.”

Jennifer hopes her images will help people connect with the horses, so that they develop an interest in what’s really happening out on the plains, out of public view, with tax-payer mon-ey.

Information and images can be found on her website:

http://jennifermaharry.com

“This is an issue that will continue to be important long after this particular art show,” Jennifer says.

“The horses can’t speak up but I can.”

WILD HORSES EXHIBIT RUNNING IN LOS ANGELES

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WORLD-PREMIÈRE: THE ALL-NEW VOLVO XC90Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain tech-nologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish.

Three years in the making and part of a USD 11bn investment programme, the new XC90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo history, capturing its future design direction, incorporating its own range of new technolo-gies and utilising its new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) tech-nology.

“This is one of the most import-ant days in our history. We are not just launching a car but re-launch-ing our brand. This day marks a new era for our company. The XC90 paves the way for a portfo-lio of exciting new cars to come in the following years,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Car Group.

The limited First Edition of XC90 includes 1,927 individually numbered cars that celebrate the year Volvo was founded and, for the first time in history, they will only be available for sale via digital commerce at www.volvocars.com from September 3rd at 16.00 CET.

“Those who want to be among the first ones to own the best SUV in the world have to act fast. The huge interest in the all-new XC90 indicates that the First Edition will sell out quickly,” said Alain Visser, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service of Volvo Car Group.

Fully equipped

The First Edition cars, which have uniquely numbered tread plates and a distinctive badge on the tailgate, are powered by a high-perfor-mance petrol or diesel engine from Volvo Cars’ new four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain family. The supercharged and turbocharged T6 has an output of 320 hp and a maximum torque of 400 Nm, while the D5 twin turbo diesel engine has 225 hp and 470 Nm. The engines are teamed with a smooth 8-speed automatic transmission.

The Onyx Black exterior and 8-spoke, 21-inch Inscription wheels are combined with an inte-rior featuring nappa leather seats in Amber, a Charcoal leather dashboard and Linear Walnut inlays.

Volvo’s new face

The new XC90 will be the first of its cars to car-ry the company’s new more prominent iron mark, which has the iconic arrow elegantly aligned with the diagonal slash across the grille. Together with the T-shaped “Thor’s Hammer” DRL lights, the iron mark introduces an entirely new, distinctive and confident face for Volvo’s forthcoming generation of cars.

The XC90’s larger bonnet with its new topogra-phy, the beltline and the sharpened shoulders connecting with the tattoo-like, new rear lights are other important design signatures that will be mirrored across the range.

“The overall impression, both exterior and in-terior, has a strong connection to the key el-ements of the Swedish lifestyle: the generous space, the celebration of light and the focus on wellbeing,” said Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President Design of Volvo Car Group.

Meses de especulação conheceram o seu término hoje, após a Volvo Cars ter revelado o seu novo Volvo XC90, dando cumprimento à sua promessa de introduzir um SUV visual-mente marcante de qualidade premium e sete lugares, com atributos de segurança líderes à escala mundial, novas tecnologias de conjun-tos propulsores, uma imbatível combinação de potência e eficiência de consumo e um aca-bamento interior de excelência.

Após três anos na forja e como parte de um programa de investimento de 11 mil milhões de dólares, o novo XC90 assinala o início de um novo capítulo na história da Volvo, apontando a direção em termos de design futuro a seguir pela marca, integrando a sua própria gama de novas tecnologias e recorrendo à sua nova tec-nologia SPA (Scalable Product Architecture).

"Este é um dos dias mais importantes da nos-sa história. Não estamos apenas a lançar um automóvel, mas a relançar a nossa marca. O dia de hoje marca uma nova era para a nossa empresa. O XC90 abre caminho a uma cartei-ra de novos empolgantes automóveis que se seguirão nos próximos anos", revelou Håkan Samuelsson, Presidente e CEO do Grupo Volvo Car.

A Primeira Edição limitada do XC90 inclui 1927 automóveis numerados individualmente, que celebram o ano em que a Volvo foi fundada e, numa inovação à escala global, estarão exclu-sivamente à venda via comércio eletrónico em www.volvocars.com a partir de 3 de setembro, às 16h00. “Quem quiser estar entre os pri-meiros a comprar o melhor SUV do mundo terá de agir com prontidão.

APRESENTAÇÃO MUNDIAL: O NOVO VOLVO XC90

O gigantesco inter-esse no novo XC90 indica que a Pri-meira Edição irá es-gotar rapidamente", assegurou Alain Visser, Vice-pres-idente Sénior de Marketing, Vendas e Serviço ao Cliente do Grupo Volvo Car.

Com equipamento completo Os automóveis Pri-meira Edição, com placas antiderrapantes in-dividualmente numeradas e um emblema distintivo no portão traseiro, são alimentados por um motor a diesel ou gasolina de alta per-formance da nova família de conjuntos propul-sores Drive-E de quatro cilindros da Volvo Cars.

A unidade T6 sobrealimentada e turbocom-primida oferece um débito de 320 cv e um binário máximo de 400 Nm, enquanto o bitur-bo D5 a diesel se apresenta com 225 cv e 470 Nm. Os motores fazem-se acompanhar de uma suave transmissão automática de oito velocid-ades.

O exterior Preto Ónix e as jantes Inscription de 8 raios e 21 polegadas combinam-se com um interior onde figuram bancos em couro napa Âmbar, um painel de instrumentos em couro Carvão e aplicações em nogueira Linear.

A nova face da VolvoO novo XC90 será o primeiro Volvo a transpor-tar consigo o novo ícone da marca (símbolo do ferro) mais proeminente, com a emblemática seta da Volvo elegantemente alinhada com o

rasgo diagonal que atravessa a grelha.

Juntamente com as luzes diurnas em forma de "T" ao estilo "Martelo de Thor", o símbolo do ferro introduz uma nova face, distintiva e con-fiante, para a próxima geração de automóveis Volvo.

O capot maior com a sua nova topografia, a linha de cintura e os ombros afilados que fazem a ligação com os novos faróis traseiros tipo tat-uagem são outras características de design im-portantes do XC90 que iremos ver repercutidas em toda a gama. O XC90 tem disponível uma grande variedade de jantes até 22 polegadas.

"A impressão geral, seja do exterior ou do inte-rior, é de forte ligação com os elementos chave do estilo de vida sueco: o espaço generoso, a celebração da luz e o enfoque no bem-estar", comentouThomas Ingenlath, Vice-presidente Sénior de Design do Grupo Volvo Car.

The Fresh Market Partners With Coca-Cola For The United States Debut Of Lower-Calorie Coca-Cola Life

Specialty Grocer Introduces First Stevia-Sweetened Cola Exclusively in Select Stores Across the Southeast

The Fresh Market is proud to have been selected by Coca-Cola as the exclusive retail partner for the U.S. launch of Coca-Cola Life, a lower-calorie cola sweet-ened with a blend of sugar and naturally sourced ste-via leaf extract. First introduced in 2013 in Argentina and Chile, Coca-Cola Life will reach The Fresh Market stores on Monday, August 25. Now through mid Oc-tober, this delicious, new low-calorie option will be available exclusively at The Fresh Market in 65 se-lect stores across the Southeast in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.

With a third less sugar and a third fewer calories than leading colas, Coca-Cola Life's sweetness comes from a blend of sugar and stevia leaf extract. Stevia leaf extract is naturally sourced from the stevia plant, which is native to Paraguay. Sweeteners made from stevia are calorie-free and up to 200 times sweeter than table sugar. A 330-ml can of Coca-Cola Life con-tains 89 calories.

"We're excited to partner with Coca-Cola for its U.S. debut of Coca-Cola Life," said Karen Stout, vice pres-ident of non perishables and private label at The Fresh Market. "As a specialty grocer with a focus on providing fresh, high-quality products, we believe our shoppers will enjoy this great-tasting, lower-cal-orie cola sweetened from natural origins."

During the weekend of Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28, shoppers will have the chance to sample Coca-Cola Life at the select 65 stores where the cola is sold. Guests will receive a coupon for $1 off any eight ounce six-pack of Coca-Cola glass bottle products. For more information on The Fresh Market locations carrying Coca-Cola Life, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com/view-specials/coke-life.

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PAPER SHOOT PRODUCES THE WORLD'S ONLY PAPER CAMERA DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR KIDS

In July of 2013, George Lin's dream came true when Paper Shoot, the company he founded, introduced its first paper camera, a product that is capturing the hearts of both children and adults alike.

Paper Shoot cameras are developed with a child's per-spective in mind, from the inside to the outside of the camera. Each camera features a water-repellent case made of paper, which can be decorated with every-thing from cartoon characters to cute animals to bright colors and even the owner's own artwork, which en-courages children to explore their own creativity. Just 12-millimeters thick and weighing only 80 grams (in-cluding the weight of two AAA batteries), the camera has a sturdy cardboard body that is strong enough to withstand accidental drops. In addition, the camera's approachable price tag of around US$50 puts parents' minds at ease about letting their kids use these cam-eras.

Designed to be simple and easy to use, Paper Shoot cameras have four built-in photo effects that automat-ically adjust to lighting conditions, enabling children to effortlessly shoot their own masterpieces. Older chil-dren can further explore their own photography skills by using an external lens.

With a background in the technology industry, Lin knows how to make the best use of Taiwan's robust manufacturing supply chain and strength in high-tech components, and Paper Shoot sources its image sen-sors, camera lenses, and paper pulp from the same suppliers that work with Apple.

Though Paper Shoot was launched just a year ago, it has already cooperated with Sanrio's Hello Kitty and even Taiwan's Presidential Palace to develop custom-ized cameras. It continues to research and develop the next generation of paper camera, with efforts being made to increase the pixel resolution to 5 million and improve the camera's anti-vibration feature. In addi-tion, plans are being made for a paper case that can be used with Lego bricks, so that users can create an even more personalized cameraRight now, Paper Shoot is looking for international partners, and it is George Lin's wish that one day soon, children around the world will be able to use his pa-per cameras to capture memories of their childhood in photographs.

For more information, please visit: https://www.papershoot.com/enu/index.html

KIDS GADGETS

Taiwanese entrepreneur George Lin was born into a traditional Taiwanese family. As the youngest of six children, he grew up in humble circumstances and never got the chance to enjoy more expensive items, like cameras.

In fact, as Lin grew up, he had only a few childhood photos, most of which were of poor quality. He would watch enviously as other people would flip through their own photo albums or pose for family portraits. One day, he told himself, I will change all of this!

Victoria's Secret Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio Introduces the New Incredible Front-Close Sport Bra

Brazilian Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio introduced the new Incredible by Victoria's Secret Front-Close Sport Bra yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. She greeted fans at Victoria's Secret Stores at both Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Place.

Incredible by Victoria's Secret is the brand's #1 Sport Bra and it is now available with the popular front-close feature. The zip-front closure allows for easy on and off while providing maximum support for running, boxing and high-impact workouts. Incredible comes with a concealed wire for cushioned support, breathable pad-ding with wicking liner and adjustable straps. Available is sizes A-DDD, and multiple colors, Incredible starts at $54.50.

"The Incredible Front-Close sport bra is world-leading technology and performance made sexy like only Vic-toria's Secret can," said Sharen Jester Turney, President and CEO of Victoria's Secret.

Incredible by Victoria's Secret Front-Close Sport Bra can be purchased at www.VictoriasSecret.com, in the cata-logue, and at Victoria's Secret stores nationwide.

TWITTER: @VictoriasSecret also invites you to tweet with #VSSport

FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/VictoriasSecret

Learn more about VS Angel Alessandra Ambrosio here:Alessandra Ambrosio http://vsallaccess.victoriassecret.com/supermodels/alessandra-ambrosio/

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Five percent of net profits will support nonprofits that empower women and girls

Nordstrom announced the launch of the company's first-ever private label give-back brand, Treasure&Bond, which will be available in the TBD department at 86 stores around the country and on nordstrom.com. Drawing from classic wardrobe staples - think washed denim, soft plaid shirts, tees and moto jack-ets - Treasure&Bond offers customers an updated, lived-in and vintage feel, at a great price; for example, all denim is under $100. Five percent of net profits of Treasure&Bond will go to nonprofits that work to empower women and girls.

"Providing our customers the latest trends in fashion and giving back to the com-munities that support us are both long-standing commitments for us at Nord-strom," said Mark Tritton, president of Nordstrom Product Group. "Treasure&-Bond is the perfect way for us to bring the two together for our customers--we're giving them an opportunity to look great while also helping support organiza-tions that are really making a difference in our communities."

Treasure&Bond's first beneficiary is Girls Inc., an organization that inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold. Girls Inc. provides more than 138,000 girls across the U.S. and Canada with life-changing programs and experiences and give girls the tools they need to boldly face challenges.

"When we created Treasure&Bond and decided it would be a brand that gives back, we wanted to support organizations that would really mean something to the young women who will be the majority of our Treasure&Bond customers," said Tritton. "Partnering with nonprofits that empower girls and young women just seemed like such a natural fit and we're so glad to launch this line with a fantastic organization like Girls Inc."

"Girls Inc. is focused on giving girls the right support to succeed," said Judy Vre-denburgh, president and CEO of Girls Inc. "This includes helping girls discover and develop their inherent strengths, giving them trained mentors who guide them, and showing girls what's possible for their futures. Our ultimate hope is that with Girls Inc. in her corner, every girl can be healthy, educated, and resil-ient. We are pleased to partner with Nordstrom as they launch this great brand that inspires just that."

NORDSTROM LAUNCHES GIVE-BACK BRAND TREASURE&BOND

DEVI KROELL PRESENTS FALL WINTER 2014/15 ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Accessories brand Devi Kroell presents their Fall Winter 2014/15 advertising campaign, featuring model Kristine Froseth, styled by Elissa Santisi and shot by the former art di-rector of Vogue USA, Danko Steiner.

The campaign was inspired by Carlo Molli-no, an Italian architect and designer who became famous in the 60’s. “It is a modern take on Mollino, with a modern woman,” said Danko Steiner. “The set has different abstracted references to Mollino’s aesthet-ic. Hues of reds and burgundies, purples and blues, mixed with wood, which all make a perfect and modern backdrop for Devi Kro-ell’s Fall Winter 2014/15 collection.”

The sensuality of Mollino’s forms, the colors and textures of his interiors, and his unique shapes of wood in furniture design--all grace-fully complement the extraordinary exotic skins, including degrade crocodile, metallic lizard, cosmo python, and metallic stingray, which Devi Kroell presents this fall in warm colors of black tulip and cognac, enhancing the intensity of limoges, emerald and grey. A hint of metallic reflections adds elegance.

Devi Kroell combines flawless Italian crafts-manship and the highest quality materials with modern design. Not relying on logo or hardware, the studio of Devi Kroell allows their innovative designs to showcase fine ex-otic skins.

For more information, visit www.devikroell.com.

ACCESSORIES-ACESSORIOS

CITIZEN WATCH COMPANY INTRODUCES LIMITED EDITION WATCH WITH BRAND AMBASSADOR VICTORIA AZARENKA

Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. (COA) introduces a new limited edition watch with CITIZEN Brand Ambassador, two-time grand slam tennis champion, Victoria Azarenka.

The watch is part of CITIZEN's Ecosphere collec-tion, a fashion forward and bold line that will first debut this fall. The Victoria Azarenka Limit-ed Edition Ecosphere features a rose gold-tone stainless steel case with white silicone strap and white dial. The limited edition timepiece features Citizen's proprietary chroma-finishing in white and "Limited Edition" engraved on the caseback. Each timepiece also comes in a sleek white leather presentation box with gold trim and accents.

Additional features of the watch include a 1/5 second chronograph that measures up to 60 minutes, 12/24 hour time, 3 hand with date and has Citizen Eco-Drive's proprietary light-powered technology.

CITIZEN, Victoria Azarenka and the High School of Fashion Industries in New York have collab-orated on a fashion design project for launch this fall. Senior fashion students at the high school worked tirelessly to create stylish and hip outfits with the help of Victoria Azarenka. All inspiration tied back to her new CITIZEN Limited Edition Ecosphere watch. The sporty yet sleek and fashionable watch inspired an ar-ray of ideas and designs all created by these talented seniors.

Victoria Azarenka said, "I couldn't be more ex-cited about the students' fun, innovative fash-ion designs. I loved working with the students and was inspired by their appreciation for my

new CITIZEN Limited Edition watch."

CITIZEN will be honoring the winning student with a new Victoria Azarenka Limited Edition Ecosphere watch as well as an educational scholarship. In addition CITIZEN will be donat-ing funds to the school for technical equip-ment including smart boards and digital cam-eras to assist these students with their studies. Students and faculty from the New York High School of Fashion Industries will be guests of CITIZEN at the US Open next week.

CITIZEN holds the leading position in the mid-priced watch market in the United States, set-ting itself apart from its competitors with its ecologically friendly Eco-Drive technology. Utilizing the power of light, Citizen Eco-Drive technology converts light into stored energy to power a watch for at least six months, even in the dark. Powered by light. Any light. A watch that never needs a battery.

STELLA SANTANA PREMIERES DEBUT SONG "THE REASON"

DAUGHTER OF MUSIC LEGEND CARLOS SANTANA INTRODUCES SINGLE WITH

PRODUCER HARDY INDIIGO

Singer/Songwriter Stella Santana, daughter of legendary Grammy award-winning musician Carlos Santana, pre-mieres her debut single "The Reason." Stella collaborat-ed on her first ever single with famed music producer Hardy Indiigo, best known for his hit single with Madon-na, "Superstar."

"I'm very excited to share my life's journey with the world through my music" says Stella. "Writing has al-ways been one of my favorite ways to express myself, and now that I get to sing what I write, it feels like a dream come true."

"The Reason" captures Stella's soulful and smooth voice paired with a juxtaposing classical and afro hip-hop beat. Her song, which describes her journey toward becoming an artist, speaks and captivates all audiences who have felt the wholehearted emotion.

Stella will be releasing a full album Fall 2014. Stay up to date with music announcements via Stella's website and social media.

Stella Santana Website and Social Media: http://www.stellasantana.com/music/

Stella Santana's Debut Song "The Reason" on Sound-Cloud:https://soundcloud.com/stellibelli

Hardy Indiigo Website and Social Media: http://www.hardyindiigo.fr/

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