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Lale Maurischart Executive Sales Representative Ricercar Holdings GmbH E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 30 3199 059 10 Fax: +49 30 3199 059 19 FESTIVAL Page 16-18 The Road to Cannes Film Artists Network by Eugene Mandelcorn & Chris Pilliczar ENTERTAINMENT Page 47 Shaping the Future at the Milken Global Leader Conference by Beth Simonson Handler CONSUMER Page 30-31 The Latest in Global Online Trading by Earl K. Abdullah 06 LVH STAFF Publisher‘s Letter by Simon Sahouri 08 - 09 ENVIRONMENT „Action!“ - eady to Enjoy Paradise by Jacqueline K. Garcia-Green 10 SPORTS NBA The Early Years of NBA and College Basketball by Bob Rind 11 ENTERTAINMENT Foxwoods Resort & Casino - Resort Schedulde by LVH Staff 12 LIFE STYLE Las Vegas Wedding, Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay by Ladi Novotny 13 ART Woody Vasulka - The Video Kitchen by Miloslav Zmrzly 14 - 15 FASHION Wedding Fashion by Ladi Novotny 16 - 18 FESTIVAL The Road to Cannes - Film Artists Network by Eugene Mandelcorn & Chris Pilliczar 19 - 20 FESTIVAL The History of Film Artists Network by Eugene Mandelcorn & Chris Pilliczar 20 - 21 FESTIVAL The Making of the Film Artists Network by Susan Thompson 22 - 25 FESTIVAL Cannes 2007 Partial Product List by Film Artists Network Distribution 26 CONSUMER David Verklin, CEO of Carat Americas, Chairman of Carat Asia Pacific by Adrienne Scordato 28 - 29 SPORTS The Sports General by Earl K. 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The Noisy Reporter 61 PARTY LIFE Happy 40th Birthday Alan Cabasso by LVH Staff PUBLISHER / PRESIDENT Simon Sahouri VICE PRESIDENT Eddie Sahuri EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT HEAD of OPERATIONS Marco Derhy Letter EDITOR Bob Rind MANAGING EDITOR John Pecos The Road to Cannes EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT of ENTERTAINMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS Earl Abdullah EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The International 2007 CANNES FILM of SOCIAL EVENTS FESTIVAL celebrates 60 years of service Kenneth Hall to the motion picture industry worldwide. PHOTOGRAPHERS Ladi Novotny We at the Las Vegas/Hollywood Magazi- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Angelina Lazar Beth Handler ne have teamed up with Film Artists Ne- Bob Rind twork (FAN) an international independent Chris Pilliczar Dawn McCaffrey filmmakers organization involved in every Earl Abdullah aspect of the film making process. FAN Eugene Mandelcorn Jac Garcia-Green helps, trains and educates career-oriented John Pecos individuals in the Art Of Film Making. LVH Staff M. I. 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IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, NO PART OF THE Publisher PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, IN WHOLE OR PART WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Environment focused its ninth annual report on the film all around us. Most of these flowers, like the En- and television industry (FTI), film and television indu- vironmental Business Network, and NativeEnergy, stry (FTI), comparing it to five other major California have been around for years. „Action!“ industries. No, not because we are crazy, but because, once The article continues, stating that over the past 15 ye- you know, you are compelled with hunger, to make Ready to Enjoy Paradise ars, „EMA (The Environmental Media Association) has every breath, every word, communicate the urgent worked on several fronts to get the industry to both lifestyle changes needed now. Why? Turning the by Jacqueline K. Garcia-Green champion environmental practices in their content and tides to positive change. You are the example, practice conservation on the set and in the office.“ good or bad. The World doesn‘t revolve around ACTION we‘re getting...from Breast Cancer and I got the following in a fortune cookie yeeeeaaarrrrss you, but the World needs you and all your hard, AIDS Awareness, Autism research to, Solar and ago. Love it, „Act with kindness. People return with The report‘s conclusion is that the FTI is “responsible dedicated work efforts. Together with collaborati- wind Exploration. These days ACTION is growing good will, to the place that has done them well“. for a significant amount of both air pollution and gre- on, we can make a difference, change the World. like wild flowers in meadows all around us. Please, Yummy cookie, and even Yummier words. After all, it enhouse gas emissions.” The group measured “primary please keep it up; this is not a fashion statement. is a privilege to have ownership in your destiny. criteria air pollutants” and greenhouse gases (GHGs) It’s up to you, participating with a simple phone This is a new, sustainable lifestyle that we are all in metric tons per $1 million annual output in the Los call. Become an EBN Network Member. Get your quickly embracing. And hey, do we need to spend the Millions needed, Angeles metropolitan area, California, and the United neighborhood, Help create a new meadow of wild to get „COMMON Sense“ mandated into law? How States. Comparing the FTI to the aerospace, petro- flowers in your neighborhood, ready for ACTION. That is a FABULOUS Start. Industry categories are many more laws can we put in place that suit the status leum refining, apparel, hotel, and semiconductor indu- Support your neighborhood businesses participa- so vast in our growing Global Marketplace. We quo-but, not the future needs for ALL? Remember stries, the group found that the film and television indu- ting in the Environmental Business Network Cam- must consider that each industry has to find a way, we‘re looking for long-term solutions here. stry topped every other industry for criteria pollutant paign. Promote your business VIP Style, as good to do what they can-where they can. emissions in the Los Angeles region. (The petroleum stewards, privileged to be of service to your com- We have to have concrete, right? Sidewalks, It is the ‚Business‘ of the World that sets the tone, the refining industry is by far the largest polluter, but data munity.