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17 Oct 2005



Millennium Audi of Houston Present Houston Fashion Weekend 05

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17 Oct 2005
A List Models presents the First Annual Houston Fall Fashion Weekend 2005, October 26-29, 2005 - a weekend of stunning fashions, captivating designs, sheer talent and artistic genius, with the help of corporate sponsors: Courvosier and Millennium Audi of Houston in the Woodlands millenniumaudi.com 17815 N Freeway Houston, TX 77090 (281) 214-0500. Experience fashion at its best while you're serenaded with hip hop hits, smooth jazz, chart topping pop and hardcore rock.

A List Models presents the First Annual Houston Fall Fashion Weekend 2005, October 26-29, 2005 - a weekend of stunning fashions, captivating designs, sheer talent and artistic genius, with the help of corporate sponsors: Courvosier and Millennium Audi of Houston in the Woodlands www.millenniumaudi.com 17815 N Freeway Houston, TX 77090 (281) 214-0500. Experience fashion at its best while you're serenaded with hip hop hits, smooth jazz, chart topping pop and hardcore rock.

In celebration of the world of fashion, this event will begin on Thursday, October 27, with the official Houston fashion weekend kick off party held at M Bar, located at 402 Main St. from 10:00 pm to 2:00am for an entry fee of $10 dollars (see houstonsocial.com), but the excitement doesn't stop there. On Friday the 28, by special invitation only, Fashion Weekend invites the press to get a better understanding of the event of the season with the media event at Tribeca Lounge located at 2707 Fountainview, across from Cafe Europe, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This event will feature a trunk show in order to give a sneak preview of Saturday's event. The models will come from Houston's own Millennia Models and throughout the southeast region in c/o Briscoe's A-List Models.

The grand finale on Saturday is guaranteed to turn heads with the Houston Fall Fashion Weekend Fashion Show featuring a celebrity DJ, a special art display exclusively by Nathan Donnett (www.artbynathan.8m.com), designers, Antonio Wingfield - a prominent designer with couture designs displayed in London, Shawn D. Florence - creator of Paparahzzi Couture, (as seen on Style network on "What not to Wear" as chief celebrity stylist on October 21, 2005), and fashion houses Inner City Couture By Reggie based in Atlanta,GA, whose designs have been worn by Usher Raymond and R&B recording star Ciara, Material Girl of Sage Road owner Gina Luster, Tiki Glam, Sole Houston, a swanky store in Houston's midtown on Westheimer. The show will be held at the Hilton Americas located at 1600 Lamar St. Tickets for the finale can be purchased for $30.00, through www.ticketweb.com, purchase at any of the stores listed above, or by contacting James Milo at 832-256-7607/832-368-5503 or F. Wilson at 713-497-7807.

"People don't consider Houston to be the epicenter for couture that it is, and we just wanted to bring that world to the forefront," said Rebecca Briscoe, president of A List Models.

The 1st annual Houston Fashion Weekend has been created for the purpose of expression, and showing who and what we are through the world of art and fashion. Designer Antonio Wingfield stated that, "Clothing should be an expression of the inner self. I like for the garment to look as if the woman who is in it was born to wear it. In the end, I'd like for my clothing to stand alongside my paintings as timeless, unforgettable works of art." "Fashion," added Shawn D. Florence, "It's not in a brand; it's in you. To be able to set your sense of style on auto-pilot is having mastered the art of fashion." A percentage of all proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Greater Houston chapter for Hurricane Rita and Katrina.


Kodak and Hyatt Encourage Family Photographers to “Share While You’re Thereâ

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17 Oct 2005
Kodak's Groundbreaking EASYSHARE-ONE Camera and Best-Selling Printer Dock Plus Allow Guests to Wirelessly E-Mail, Upload, Share and Print at Select Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

ROCHESTER, N.Y. & CHIGAGO, IL, -- Eastman Kodak Company and Hyatt Hotels Corporation today announced "Share While You're There" - a program that provides vacationing families the opportunity to try the first-ever consumer Wi-Fi-enabled EASYSHARE-ONE camera at select U.S. Hyatt properties.

The KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Zoom Digital Camera is equipped with e-mail and online picture sharing, so when using the resort's T-Mobile HotSpot, Hyatt guests can effortlessly share their instant memories with personal messages via e-mail and upload them to the EASYSHARE Gallery - all without a computer. An alternative to postcards that usually arrive days after the vacation is over, the EASYSHARE-ONE camera provides a real-time, personal message that says "I miss you," or "look what you're missing" without the wait - any time travelers find themselves in a T-Mobile HotSpot.

"Share While You're There" debuts at thirteen Hyatt properties in early November and continues through the end of the year to coincide with the holiday travel season. Hyatt Regency Club guests - those staying on VIP floors offering premium club services with a concierge at select Hyatt hotels and resorts - may check out an EASYSHARE-ONE camera for 48 hours on a first-come, first-served basis. A designated Hyatt associate will be on site to assist with camera use and offer insights on nearby sightseeing destinations for optimal picture taking.

T-Mobile HotSpot service is available in more than 6,000 public access locations, including Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Through the "Share While You're There" program, guests will receive a list of other nearby T-Mobile HotSpots, as well as a list of ideal picture-taking locations in the area. Each Hyatt Regency Club will also house a KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus Series 3 - equipped with automated KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology - so guests can print real KODAK pictures wirelessly.

"Share While You're There" is an exciting addition to the menu of family-oriented offerings at Hyatt," explains Amy Weyman, vice president of marketing for Hyatt Hotels Corporation. "By partnering with Kodak, we are able to provide our guests the opportunity to try the latest technology in digital photography, and also help them capture and share the memories that they create in and around our hotels and resorts."

"Taking pictures and sharing memories is an integral part of vacationing. Kodak is thrilled to bring the revolutionary EASYSHARE-ONE camera and highly successful Printer Dock Plus Series 3 to Hyatt guests around the country," said Phil Scott, general manager, Digital Capture, Americas Region, Digital and Film Imaging Systems, Eastman Kodak Company. "Using these two new products, guests will have an opportunity to experience the power and ease of sharing, taking, organizing and printing their vacation pictures - all while staying at a Hyatt resort."

"Share While You're There" Destinations

Participating Hyatt resorts include:

• Denver, CO: Grand Hyatt Denver
• San Antonio, TX: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa
• Huntington Beach, CA: Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa
• Seattle, WA: Grand Hyatt Seattle
• Minneapolis, MN: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
• Atlanta, GA: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
• Austin, TX: Hyatt Regency Austin
• Cambridge, MD: Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
• Indian Wells, CA: Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa
• Orlando, FL: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
• Scottsdale, AZ: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort at Gainey Ranch
• Bonita Springs, FL: Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
• Lahaina, HI: Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa.

KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Camera and KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus Series 3

Kodak designed the EASYSHARE-ONE model (US$599 MSRP, including the KODAK WI-FI® Card) specifically for sharing, moving the camera experience from "point-and-shoot" to "point-and-share." It incorporates multiple benefits that avid picture sharers could only dream of until now, including:

• E-mail and online picture sharing without a computer, using a direct, wireless connection to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery service. By connecting to the Gallery through a compatible home or public network*, people can upload pictures and videos for near instantaneous electronic sharing with friends around the world.

• On-the-spot sharing of up to 1,500 favorite pictures, synchronized with a person's PC-based picture collection, thanks to a huge, 3-inch, high resolution, rotating LCD touch screen that's protected when not in use, plus a generous 256 megabytes of internal memory†. In addition, when connected wirelessly to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery, EASYSHARE-ONE camera owners can also view thousands more of their pictures stored online, including albums shared by their friends and family.

• Significantly enhanced ease-of-use for picture sharing and taking, including the ability to create on-camera albums in which to store pictures, intuitive menu options with touch screen selection, automatic organization of pictures by date taken, and even richer, graphical scene modes to help get the best possible picture in a variety of outdoor and indoor environments. The dynamic user interface was developed in MACROMEDIA FLASH, a first for digital cameras.

• Wireless picture printing with KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology when used with the new KODAK EASYSHARE snapshot printers (optional KODAK WI-FI card required for the printer).
The KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus Series 3 is the fastest, simplest way to get real KODAK pictures at home - with or without a computer. Just place the camera on the dock, press the print button and pick up a picture in about 60 seconds.

• Pictures with high-quality color and sharpness, with the use of a renowned SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON 3X optical zoom lens (36 - 108 mm equivalent), a 4-megapixel sensor, and the exclusive KODAK Color Science image processing chip.

• Smooth, vibrant video taking and sharing, with its built-in high frame-rate motion and sound recording, plus the ability to share those videos via the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery.

The innovative KODAK EASYSHARE digital photography system — consisting of cameras, viewers, software, docks, home snapshot printers, services, papers and accessories — makes taking, organizing, sharing, and printing high quality digital pictures effortless. More information on KODAK EASYSHARE products is available at www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare.

About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for business, and for entertainment. With sales of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on four businesses: Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; Health - supplying the medical and dental professions with traditional and digital imaging and information systems, IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - providing customers with a range of solutions for prepress, traditional and digital printing, and document scanning and multi-vendor IT services; and Display & Components - supplying original equipment manufacturers with imaging sensors as well as intellectual property and materials for the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and LCD display industries. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.

About Hyatt
There are 212 hotels and resorts (over 90,000 rooms) in 44 countries around the world, operating under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. Currently, there are an additional 34 Hyatt hotels and resorts under development, including 12 new hotels in China. Hyatt Corporation (domestic U.S., Canada and Caribbean hotels) and Hyatt International Corporation (international properties) are subsidiaries of Chicago-based Global Hyatt Corporation. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc. (timeshare), Hyatt Equities, L.L.C. (hotel ownership), and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (which franchises Hawthorn Suites, Microtel and America's Best Inns).

In January 2005, Global Hyatt Corporation also added an additional 143 U.S. properties to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of the upscale, limited service AmeriSuites hotel chain. These properties will be repositioned and renamed under a new Hyatt brand by early 2006.

From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto www.hyatt.com



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