What is even more non-traditional scholarships is common knowledge That there never has set conditions or university non-academic, not to write, their requirements the GPA or hours of service to complete. If a student is alive, you qualify! (Foreign students included) We want to attract and motivate students who have not received the best marks, and give them a chance, Hispanic Scholarship, to win a real scholarship, "said Daryl Hulce, President CKSF spring of 2004. Scholarships available are listed below.

www.cksf.org Students must register before the bag. The registration and free competition and personal information is always protected.MARCH 3: LIFE SCIENCE exchanges for high school and university students particularly interested in pursue a degree in chemistry and medicine. A winner will be awarded $ 500 first college or university of their choice. (4 laps) April 7: Sister exchanges for high school and university students keen to pursue a degree in criminal justice or law enforcement. The winner will receive a cash prize of $ 700 cash and second prize winner will receive a $ 300 scholarship for college or university of their choice.

(4 laps) April 7: Stock Exchange study national reputation "for high school students only. Issues will be totally based on general knowledge of students on various topics. There will be a first place winner in each grade. The winner will receive $ 1,000, $ 750 Junior, second year, $ 500 in the first year and $ 200. All scholarships are payable in cash at the college or university of their choice. (4 laps) April 8: Open College – only for students. Questions will be based entirely on the student's general knowledge on various topics.

There will be a winner first place in the Junior Freshmen. Each will receive a cash prize of $ 250 payable to the college or university of their choice. (4 laps) April 19: National Movie Award for high school and college students. The questions will be based on movies, Aladdin, an alloy of them, and Dead Poets Society. A first place winner will receive a cash prize of $ 250 cash for college or university of their choice. (2 laps) May 4: LITERATURE scholarship for high school students only. Questions will be based on information found in books, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, shoeless and Joe Jackson.

There will be a winner of the first places in each class. The winner will receive $ 400, $ 300 Junior, second year, $ 200 the first year of $ 100. All scholarships are payable in cash at the college or university of their choice. (4 laps) (Note: the circles are the number of questionnaires for the scholarship "once a week. Students must complete all the laps. The winner is the highest score on average.) Monica Crews, Colorado State University Common Knowledge Scholarship participant said, I think it's a great way to earn money for scholarships.

Many people never have the chance to win scholarships, and I think, that this foundation really opens the door for them. The Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation is an online, nonprofit, at the school at Nova Southeastern University's Fischler Graduate Education in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

Campbell. Participating cities are: Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Gary, IN, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Los Angeles, California, Miami, FL, New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York, NY.Campbell adds: " The competition provides an opportunity for parents, educators, service providers, clergy, and youth organizations to help young people understand the importance of identifying with a civic activity that is educational and fun. "Participants can use all the talent to communicate the importance of recognizing and encouraging people to return their census forms.

Poems, posters, paintings, words, songs, videos from YouTube, skits, rap and other artistic expressions are acceptable. Students and young adults have until April 16, 2010 to participate and must live in one of the cities listed above.Judges select five winners in each participating city premises, including elementary, middle, high school, junior and young adult categories. Local winners receive a certificate of recognition and a card $ 25 – $ 100 gift to be included in the manifest UDC Census and Social Media Competition winners.

Five national winners will be selected among the locals. national awards including a scholarship of $ 1,000, $ 500 gift card, laptop computers and Nintendo Wii Sports. "I'm anxious to test the ideas of creative talent," Mr. McKinley said. "I hope to see compelling viral campaigns that encourage young people to be civilly committed and convince parents to return their census forms," says director Porter Travis single, "Go Go Shorty, after the first song in Atlanta two weeks a line.

"I am honored to be part of this campaign and help judge the projects," cites Mumtaz, whose first single Do It Well featuring Snoop Dogg drops in April. "We all need to stand up and be counted in the census of 2010 and not wait to review the items, while helping to expose new talent." Diaspora Unity Coalition is an initiative of the National Coalition brings together organizations representing the Caribbean, Afro-Latino, African and African-Americans. In addition to urge blacks to mail their completed census to reduce the number of people in black, their goal is to show unity among blacks can be downloaded www.

Campbell. Participating cities are: Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Gary, IN, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Los Angeles, California, Miami, FL, New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York, NY.Campbell adds: " The competition provides an opportunity for parents, educators, service providers, clergy, and youth organizations to help young people understand the importance of identifying with a civic activity that is educational and fun. "Participants can use all the talent to communicate the importance of recognizing and encouraging people to return their census forms.

Poems, posters, paintings, words, songs, videos from YouTube, skits, rap and other artistic expressions are acceptable. Students and young adults have until April 16, 2010 to participate and must live in one of the cities listed above.Judges select five winners in each participating city premises, including elementary, middle, high school, junior and young adult categories. Local winners receive a certificate of recognition and a card $ 25 – $ 100 gift to be included in the manifest UDC Census and Social Media Competition winners.

Five national winners will be selected among the locals. national awards including a scholarship of $ 1,000, $ 500 gift card, laptop computers and Nintendo Wii Sports. "I'm anxious to test the ideas of creative talent," Mr. McKinley said. "I hope to see compelling viral campaigns that encourage young people to be civilly committed and convince parents to return their census forms," says director Porter Travis single, "Go Go Shorty, after the first song in Atlanta two weeks a line.

"I am honored to be part of this campaign and help judge the projects," cites Mumtaz, whose first single Do It Well featuring Snoop Dogg drops in April. "We all need to stand up and be counted in the census of 2010 and not wait to review the items, while helping to expose new talent." Diaspora Unity Coalition is an initiative of the National Coalition brings together organizations representing the Caribbean, Afro-Latino, African and African-Americans. In addition to urge blacks to mail their completed census to reduce the number of people in black, their goal is to show unity among blacks can be downloaded www.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. Madonna

Madonna isn’t happy with the “boring” movie roles she’s lately been offered. Casting, she complains, sees her as the mother of a “truculent teenage daughter.” “Mom” (real life mother of two) sees herself as the truculent one. She’s that and more – this always cutting-edge artist is “frighteningly” good at being anything she wants to be.

Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, dancer, record, film producer, actress and a fashion icon. She is a multiple Grammy and Golden Globe-award winner, known for her ambitious music videos, stage performances and use of political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. Madonna is sometimes referred to as “the Material Girl” or “Queen of Pop” in the media.

Since her debut in 1982, Madonna has released many chart-topping albums and singles, and has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.

Billboard reported that her 2006 Confessions Tour holds the record for the top-grossing concert tour by a female artist. According to both the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, and Billboard, she is the top earning female singer. Madonna is the richest female singer in the world, and one of the richest self-made women in the world, with an estimated net worth of over $850 million. On September 27, 2007, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Madonna as the “World’s Most-successful Female Musician”.

Madonna was introduced to the gay community while still a teenager. It was her ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn, a gay man, who first told Madonna that she was beautiful. He also introduced her to the local gay community of Detroit, Michigan, often taking her to local gay bars. It is Flynn who encouraged Madonna to walk away from her full scholarship to the University of Michigan and move to Manhattan to pursue a career as a professional dancer. Upon her arrival, some of the first people she befriended were drag queens and gay rentboys.

After the launch of her music career and her entry into public consciousness, Madonna began to solidify her reputation as a gay icon. In the 1980s, Madonna was one of the first major celebrities to lend her support to AIDS causes. Many of her friends and inspirations, such as her ballet teacher Christopher Flynn, artist Keith Haring, and photographer Herb Ritts – as well as her brother Christopher – are gay males, and some of them have died of AIDS. The song “In This Life” from her fith studio album, Erotica, is about the loss of Madonna’s (gay) friends to AIDS, containing the line, “Have you ever watched your best friend die?”

One of Madonna’s biggest hits, 1990’s “Vogue”, is a song in tribute to the underground dance form known as vogueing which first found popularity in gay bars and discos of New York City.

“Deeper and Deeper,” a 1992 hit about a young man’s coming out, featured a small reprise of “Vogue”.

In 2003 Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. According to Out Madonna shrugs off the attention the act garnered and her daughter Lourdes’ reaction to it (Lourdes told her mother people call the pop star gay and the girl has gained more consciousness of the gay community). “I kind of assume everything I do is going to appeal to the gay audience.

I’m just a big queen… it just means I kissed Britney Spears. I am the mommy pop star and she is the baby pop star. And I am kissing her and passing my energy onto her. Like, kind of a mythological fairy tale”, Madonna stated of the incident.

Madonna has been named by The Advocate as the biggest gay icon of all time over such icons as Judy Garland and Cher. To this day, Madonna’s gay following is one of the most loyal segments of her audience. While her popularity among certain other communities (like the African American and Hispanic communities, for example) has fluctuated over the years, her gay following seems to stay strongly intact.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. Madonna

Madonna isn’t happy with the “boring” movie roles she’s lately been offered. Casting, she complains, sees her as the mother of a “truculent teenage daughter.” “Mom” (real life mother of two) sees herself as the truculent one. She’s that and more – this always cutting-edge artist is “frighteningly” good at being anything she wants to be.

Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, dancer, record, film producer, actress and a fashion icon. She is a multiple Grammy and Golden Globe-award winner, known for her ambitious music videos, stage performances and use of political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. Madonna is sometimes referred to as “the Material Girl” or “Queen of Pop” in the media.

Since her debut in 1982, Madonna has released many chart-topping albums and singles, and has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.

Billboard reported that her 2006 Confessions Tour holds the record for the top-grossing concert tour by a female artist. According to both the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, and Billboard, she is the top earning female singer. Madonna is the richest female singer in the world, and one of the richest self-made women in the world, with an estimated net worth of over $850 million. On September 27, 2007, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Madonna as the “World’s Most-successful Female Musician”.

Madonna was introduced to the gay community while still a teenager. It was her ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn, a gay man, who first told Madonna that she was beautiful. He also introduced her to the local gay community of Detroit, Michigan, often taking her to local gay bars. It is Flynn who encouraged Madonna to walk away from her full scholarship to the University of Michigan and move to Manhattan to pursue a career as a professional dancer. Upon her arrival, some of the first people she befriended were drag queens and gay rentboys.

After the launch of her music career and her entry into public consciousness, Madonna began to solidify her reputation as a gay icon. In the 1980s, Madonna was one of the first major celebrities to lend her support to AIDS causes. Many of her friends and inspirations, such as her ballet teacher Christopher Flynn, artist Keith Haring, and photographer Herb Ritts – as well as her brother Christopher – are gay males, and some of them have died of AIDS. The song “In This Life” from her fith studio album, Erotica, is about the loss of Madonna’s (gay) friends to AIDS, containing the line, “Have you ever watched your best friend die?”

One of Madonna’s biggest hits, 1990’s “Vogue”, is a song in tribute to the underground dance form known as vogueing which first found popularity in gay bars and discos of New York City.

“Deeper and Deeper,” a 1992 hit about a young man’s coming out, featured a small reprise of “Vogue”.

In 2003 Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. According to Out Madonna shrugs off the attention the act garnered and her daughter Lourdes’ reaction to it (Lourdes told her mother people call the pop star gay and the girl has gained more consciousness of the gay community). “I kind of assume everything I do is going to appeal to the gay audience.

I’m just a big queen… it just means I kissed Britney Spears. I am the mommy pop star and she is the baby pop star. And I am kissing her and passing my energy onto her. Like, kind of a mythological fairy tale”, Madonna stated of the incident.

Madonna has been named by The Advocate as the biggest gay icon of all time over such icons as Judy Garland and Cher. To this day, Madonna’s gay following is one of the most loyal segments of her audience. While her popularity among certain other communities (like the African American and Hispanic communities, for example) has fluctuated over the years, her gay following seems to stay strongly intact.

The authors will hold a brief book signing of their new book, “Open My Eyes, Open My Soul,โ€ following their talk. Ms. Tate will also sign books from 5-7 p.m. at the Evening Reception.

Diversity 2004, one of the nation’s most extensive conferences ever presented on workforce diversity, will be held in Rochester New York, September 13 – 15 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The three-day event is presented by the Greater Rochester Diversity Council (GRDC), Principal Sponsor, Eastman Kodak Company, and more than 20 other leading employers. More than 40 of the nation’s most highly-regarded diversity experts will present at 50-plus sessions on an extensive range of current workforce diversity issues.

In January 2004, Tate and King released their inspirational book, “Open My Eyes, Open My Soul,” with a foreword written by Coretta Scott King. The collection of writings in the book was chosen from over 1,000 entries by Yolanda Scott King, the first child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and writer Elodia Tate.

The book features writing from previously unpublished writers and celebrities including Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Stevie Wonder, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Mattie Stepanek, Andrew Dan-Jumbo and Margaret Cho.

King and Tate have been guests on The Today Show and CNN’s American Morning, and featured in Ebony, Essence, The Boston Globe, and The New York Daily News and others.

Yolanda King was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the first born child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Yolanda King has been in the midst of the quest for human rights and peace all of her life. She has performed or lectured in 49 of the 50 American states as well as in Europe, Africa and Asia for educational, business and religious and civic organizations.

As a seasoned and respected actor, many of Ms. King’s stage, television and film credits reflect her commitment to social change and include portrayals of Rosa Parks in the NBC-TV movie “King,” Dr. Betty Shabazz in the film, “Death of a Prophet” with Morgan Freeman, and Medgar Ever’s daughter, Reena, in “Ghost of Mississippi.”

Elodia Tate grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood in San Jose, CA. She worked for several years in the mortgage industry and has written for newsletters specializing in the mortgage arena for homeowners.

In the early 1990’s, Elodia moved to Modesto, CA and discovered she had lupus. She chose a natural approach to managing her health. Since 1995, Elodia Tate has been coaching others to better health!

Elodia’s four children have an ethnicity that is a blend of African-American and her own Hispanic, Caucasian and Native American descent. Living with them as a multicultural family and seeing firsthand the blessings, as well as the issues, of diversity are what have brought about her urge to bring awareness and enlightenment so that we may walk a more peaceful path on this planet.

Registration and Fees

Attendance to the conference is with a conference badge. To attend Diversity 2004, register online for one, two or three days at our Web site, www.rochesterdiversitycouncil.com or call Barb Cutrona, Vice President, Rochester Business Alliance at 224-2727 for a conference brochure and registration form.

Complete conference details including the agenda, session descriptions and speaker bios can also be found on our Web site. Conference fees range from $150 to $840 for the full 3-day conference.

GRDC member discounts, scholarships for students of GRDC member schools and group discounts are also available.

Greater Rochester Diversity Conference

Diversity 2004 is presented by the Great Rochester Diversity Council (GRDC), which has organized some of the nation’s highest attended workforce diversity conferences. The GRDC’s mission is to be a catalyst to enhance professional development, understanding, promotion and management of diversity as an essential part of business success. Its primary focus is to create a learning community within the business world to address diversity and its benefits.

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“This is real music with excellent vocalists backed by real musicians” (Music Morsels).

“Ripe is a band with drive and a sexy feel” (Bill Carrera).

“[… [They put on an amazing live show” (Stony Brook Press).

Seven-piece progressive pop/rock band RIPE, located in NYC, splice the mastery of Dave Matthews Band instrumental lines with strong female vocals.

Aside from being the featured entertainment at the Miss Latina USA Pageant in North Carolina this fall, RIPE is presently finishing an album in their hometown of NYC. Advance tracks are available in RIPE’s online press-kit: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=13886

Ripe credits include headlining the NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2002 games in Syracuse, a live appearance on CBS regional TV, singing the National Anthem for the Brooklyn Cyclones opening game and 4th of July weekend game at Key Span Park, a showcase at the Hoboken Arts and Music festival, 6 #1 hits on MP3.

com top 40 charts, guest-starring at the โ€œBergen County Teen Talent Finalsโ€, a televised showcase on LT1 TV, national and international airplay and numerous airing of our music video, “Don’t Go Back” on several TV stations. Stage credits include Arlene Grocery, Continental, Elbow Room, Downtown (Farmingdale L.I), The Regent Theatre (Boston), as well as college shows at NJIT and Rutgers/Newark and more. Ripe is sponsored by Makeup Is Art Cosmetics. RIPE will be the featured entertainment at the Miss Latina USA Pageant in North Carolina this fall.

The 4th annual Miss Latina USA Pageant is the only pageant in the nation to be plugged-in with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Scholarship Fund. Past sponsors include Coca-Cola, American Express, Hanes, NBC, Road Runner and Time Warner Cable. The event reaches over 40 million U.S. Hispanics living in America and has continued to raise awareness about education issues affecting minorities today. More info on the pageant can be found at: www.hispanos-usa.com/pageant.html

Contact Ripe at:

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โ€œJudith is blessed with a gifted voice,โ€ said 18-year-old Clarence Steele, a producer and consultant, among other things, at Joe Anthony Productions, a recording label for his family-owned recording studio known as Studio 79 where he is an engineer and musician.

โ€œJudith’s CD, titled โ€˜Last Kiss,’ was officially released May 27th and I wanted to do something nice for her as a small token of our company’s appreciation for the hard work she has put forth, not only in recording the songs but, also, for her ability to translate the lyrics to Spanish,โ€ he said.

However, there was another reason to celebrate and Steele thought it would be best to do this over dinner at El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant.

โ€œI like to mix business with pleasure,โ€ he said, โ€œso I invited the Muro family to join in the celebration because they are proud of Judith, too.

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During dinner Steele presented the Muros with a business report detailing an accurate account for every CD used in national press releases and also CDs placed in stores that currently stock it. Right now the CD is available at all major on-line outlets such as BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, CircuitCity.com, and CDnow.com just to name a few. For more listings check out Muro’s website at www.JudithMuro.com.

The big surprise came when Steele explained to the Muros that tickets at their daughter’s first out-of-state concert are available at Ticket Master for $12 โ€” $25.

Muro is one of several featured guests of The East LA Revue All-Star Band appearing with Chico Vega’s โ€œDrifter’s Tribute,โ€ Lloyd Price, and Jay & The Americans June 22nd in San Dimas, CA at the Bonelli Family Music Festival, which Johnny Otis founded 13 years ago.

The 81-year-old entertainer is a living legend who is mostly known for his big hit โ€œWillie and the Hand Jive.โ€

Steele has been in contact with Otis and learned he โ€œhas modeled an amazing number of contrasting musical hats over a career spanning more than half a century.

Bandleader, record producer, talent scout, label owner, nightclub impresario, disc jockey, TV variety show host, author, R&B pioneer, rock & roll star โ€” Otis has answered to all those descriptions and quite a few more.โ€

Although Otis will not be at this year’s concert โ€” nothing serious, just old age โ€” Steele says he is looking forward to meeting the headliners and, also, the featured guests of The East LA Revue All-Star Band, which he has been commissioned to record via a contract with Steven Chavez the band’s promoter.

โ€œI agreed to record,โ€ said Steele, โ€œif Judith could join the featured guests.โ€

Another featured guest of Chavez’s band is Mickey Lespron, lead guitarist for El Chicano โ€” an internationally known Latin rock pioneer band that has shared venues with such diverse artists as Olivia Newton-John; Rod Stewart; ZZ Top; Chaka Kahn; Chicago; Earth, Wind and Fire; War; Santana; and Michael Jackson.

Other guests include lead vocalist Bertha Oropeza for Chico, and the Perez brothers for The Premiers โ€” guitarist Lawrence and drummer Johnny.

According to singer/song writer, and author Mark Guerrero, โ€œThe Premiers’ record, โ€˜Farmer John,’ reached number 19 in July of 1964,โ€ and further states, โ€œThey have the distinction of being the first east side Chicano rock group to achieve national success in the 60s which helped open the door for the Blendells, Cannibal & the Headhunters and El Chicano who followed.โ€

Guerrero โ€” son of legendary singer/composer Lalo Guerrero โ€” has been in contact with Steele and is looking forward to meeting him and Muro at the concert.

He lives in Palm Springs and has an awesome website: www.MarkGuerrero.net.

Prior to the concert is a scholarship fundraiser that both Steele and Muro have been invited to attend June 21st at the University of California in Riverside. She will sing with East LA Revue and he will record. It is billed as โ€œPachuco Nites โ€” Chicano Oldies Danceโ€ with performances by a second band, Lil’ Bit of Soul. Radio Aztlan DJ’s will also be there.

The night prior to that they both will be special guests on Radio Aztlan โ€” 88.

3 FM locally, and can be heard on-line via www.KUCR.org. They will be interviewed by El Beto Man, who is a DJ and one of the organizers of the UCR dance. The broadcast will air midnight to 2 a.m.

Another DJ, known as Angel Baby, is currently trying to set up a TV interview in East LA to have Muro sing a few songs from her new CD. She was there last year and Steele was able to incorporate one of the songs she sang, โ€œAngel Baby,โ€ as a CD-video bonus on her โ€œLast Kissโ€ album.

Also in the cards is a business meeting the Walla Walla duo will have with Paul Politi, vice president of Original Sound Entertainment โ€” the company Art Laboe founded with his โ€œOldies But Goodiesโ€ LP series. Politi wrote โ€œThose Oldies But Goodies,โ€ which was a big hit for Little Caesar & The Romans in 1961.

Steele says he and Muro are looking forward to meeting with Politi to further discuss possible contracts for some of Muro’s songs to be used in Hollywood motion picture sound tracks, and also on compilation CDs with famous artists.

Politi’s boss, Art Laboe, said, โ€œI love Judith’s music and would like to hear more of it.โ€

She already has an endorsement by Rosie Hamlin (of Rosie & The Originals) who wrote and sang โ€œAngel Baby,โ€ which sold over 4 million copies. Hamlin, the first female Hispanic to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, introduced Muro to Politi via a phone call with Steele.

Politi first saw Muro when she flew with Steele to attend Rosie’s performance at Bowzer’s Ultimate Doo Wop Concert last September at the Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA.

Muro was one of three couples that participated on stage during the Bowzer Dance Contest.

Brenton Wood also has given his endorsement for Muro’s Spanglish version (part Spanish and part English) of his hit song โ€œI Like The Way You Love Me.โ€ Laboe’s company bought the rights to Wood’s songs and wants Muro to sing as many of them in Spanglish as possible.

โ€œThere is a great interest in the East LA Hispanic community for Brenton Wood’s music,โ€ said Politi, โ€œand to have his songs sung in Spanglish would increase this demand.

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Both Hamlin and Wood are scheduled call-in guests during a three-week debut of Muro’s CD on KYVA radio station in Gallup, New Mexico, which began Friday June 6th at 8 a.m. PST, and will continue for two consecutive Fridays thereafter. Check out their website at www.rockinoldieskyva.com.

โ€œThe station’s DJs, George and Sammy, did the same for my CD,โ€ said Steele, โ€œand it was great to do a live interview with them. KYVA covers four states so it is tremendous exposure.

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Steele’s CD was also debuted concurrently on other stations including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum’s radio studio in Cleveland, Ohio by Steve Kurtz.

โ€œSteve was a visiting DJ from the Philly area at the time,โ€ recalls Steele, โ€œand Terry Stewart, president of the Hall, was so impressed with his program that he invited Steve to put together a special doo wop concert. The next thing I know Steve contacted me and asked if I would like to be showcased and open for the headliners to which I agreed, but added that I would like to have Rosie and Judith there as well, to which he consented.

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There is no doubt that Judith Muro, known to many as โ€œThe Spanglish Girlโ€ is going places. Steele has mailed out so many CDs at the post office that they asked if they could have a copy to play for their customers.

โ€œIt’s strange how it works,โ€ said Steele. โ€œJust the other day Paul, from Martin’s Jewelers, was in the post office, heard Judith’s CD and inquired as to where he might get a copy. The lady told him about me, and the next thing I know he is playing the CD for his customers.

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Muro’s CD is available at Hot Poop, La Hacienda, La Plaza Latina, CD Exchange, WWCC book store and in various stores outside of the area such as regional Tower Records.

The album has 10 tracks, nine in Spanglish and one in Spanish. Additionally, there is a bonus track that has a CD-video of Muro singing โ€œAngel Baby,โ€ which Steele obtained from The Johnny Jay Show in East LA, and then edited and remixed it for better quality playback.

As for the future, โ€œI’m ready for national TV exposure,โ€ said Muro, โ€œwhich Clarence is currently negotiating.

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An on-line voting system is also in place at the host website to choose a Miss Latina Internet before the main event at www.hispanos-usa.com

The pageant now on its fourth year, has launched a national campaign to recruit candidates and sponsors via national magazines like LatinaStyle, Vida Latina, Pageantry, Hispanic Business and Supermodels among others.

This year a marketing program via ethnic and mainstream venues is set to promote bigger prizes, a college scholarship, featured artist, and celebrities attending the main gala.

Past sponsors include Coca-Cola, American Express, Telemundo-an NBC television company, Road Runner and Time Warner Cable.

The event hopes to impact over 40 million U.S. Hispanics living in America and creatively continue raising education awareness issues affecting minorities today. Expected event attendance: 2400 | Expected media reach: 40 million

The Official Hispanos USA Miss Latina Pageant has been billed as the annual event to reach a young and affluent audience. Companies and organizations wishing to bridge the gap, or simply gain greater exposure with the U.

S. Hispanic community are urged to participate.

Contact: Carlos Solis

(336)988-8887

cs@hispanos-usa.com

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Las Vegas always has a party going on, but not many are so big that they require multiple locations. CarnaV้ 2003 is the new kid on the block, but the event will fit perfectly here: it’s a wild, festive celebration that rolls from one hot spot to another in our city that never sleeps.

Don’t you just hate this town? (Me neither.)

CarnaV้, the brainchild of event marketer Gene Dibble, is an international celebration of Latin music and culture. The “V้” stands for Las Vegas, the chosen venue, and “Carna” recalls the well-known Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro. Dibble professes the ambitious goal of making this event as popular as Carnaval. Oh, and one more thing: “Each year we will come back and create one of the biggest parties Las Vegas has ever seen.” It’s a tall order, but given what I know of Latin American culture, it’s just possible.

What’s a Las Vegas party without beautiful, poised women dressed to thrill?

Other events at CarnaV้ 2003 included: Noches de CarnaV้, CarnaV้ Revent๓n, Moda de CarnaV้, Oasis de CarnaV้ and the Miss Mesoamerica International Beauty Pageant where over twenty of the most beautiful women from Latin America competed for the coveted crown.

The Miss Mesoamerica pageant was founded by Francisco Cortez in 1992 as a celebration of Mayan (Central American) culture and beauty, but it quickly grew into a broader international pageant.

Now presented in Las Vegas as part of CarnaV้, it includes contestants from all over Latin America. Judging by this year’s competitors, I’d say there’s a plenty of beauty to go around.

The party began Wednesday, September 10 with “Cine de CarnaV้” and a screening of the award-winning bilingual film “Blue Diner” from Puerto Rico. The film event took place at the Palms Hotel Casino and was followed by a reception (which, in Las Vegas, means “party”) and Q&A with executives from the film and the industry.

“Noches de CarnaV้” continued the festivities Thursday and Friday with two dance parties at the upscale nightclubs Curve (inside the Aladdin Resort Casino) and Venus (in the Venetian). Also on Friday was a special publicity event in the Venetian: Actor Mario Lopez and musician Tito Puente, Jr. presented a check for $25,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund on behalf of CarnaV้, and the pageant contestants dazzled the crowd with their bright smiles and red evening gowns. The event wasn’t given a name, but I would suggest “Ogle de CarnaV้.

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You can’t have a summer event in Las Vegas without a weekend pool party. After Saturday’s “Moda de CarnaV้,” in which the pageant contestants modeled fashions and jewelry from Venezuelan designers at – where else – Fashion Show Mall, everyone repaired to the Hilton’s newly updated pool area for “Oasis de CarnaV้,” featuring The Girls From Ipanema and other live music performers. The highlight of the evening was the oh-so-unpopular swimsuit and “best body” portions of the pageant. I had made plans out of town that day and am now seeing a good psychiatrist.

Miss Venezuela’s victory that evening propelled her to ultimate triumph in Sunday’s main pageant extravaganza in the Venetian’s C2K Showroom, where she was crowned Miss Mesoamerica 2003. (She won best swimsuit and Best Personality awards also.) Another party followed (as if you had to ask), at the Prana Restaurant to close the festival for this year.

CarnaV้ coincided with the kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month here in the States (September 15 through October 15). In Latin America, of course, every month is Hispanic Heritage Month, and the festive mood of this brief celebration can be found in everyday life there.

Tempted to move south? Don’t worry – with Las Vegas its new permanent home, CarnaV้ will bring the fun back to us again next year.

And the winner is . . . everyone, of course. Salud!

“THE BLUE DINER” AT CARNAVษ 2003 LAS VEGAS

Latino Public Broadcasting Executive Director Luca Bentivoglio screened THE BLUE DINER during the inaugural edition of CarnaV้ during Cine de CarnaV้, at the Brenden Theatres 14 at the Palms Casino Resort followed by a Q&A and a reception that included Producing/directing/writing team Natatcha Estebanez and Jan Egleson and co-star Jos้ Yenque.

The reception was held at the Ghost Bar at the Palms Casino Resort.

The feature film was presented on PBS by WGBH Boston scheduled for broadcast nation wide on PBS stations mid-September. Funding was provided by Latino Public Broadcasting, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Proceeds of the screening will benefit KLVX-PBS, Las Vegas.

One of the few fully bilingual American independent films, THE BLUE DINER, tells the story of how a Puerto Rican mother and daughter confront a lost father, lost language, and lost love.

Misunderstood and equally stubborn, these women clash powerfully and comically until they realize how much they need each other. The film stars Miriam Col๓n (All the Pretty Horses, Lonestar) and Lisa Vidal (NBC’s Third Watch, I Like It Like That, Lifetime’s The Division) with Jos้ Yenque (Traffic, The Price of Glory) and William Marquez (Zorro, Forces of Nature).

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