85th Academy Awards Host Seth McFarlene, Did He Really Impress or Insult

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After the ball drops in Time Square and we witness who the best football team is for the season a new genre of entertainment takes place. Oscar season now takes center stage for all to witness the super bowl of Hollywood. One of the biggest factors for this event is who will be the host? This year 2013 Academy Awards, will be hosted by Seth McFarlene creator of Family Guy.

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When one watches the Oscars there are hopes that through out the broadcast the host will keep you entertained. They carry the show and keep you entertained.  For nearly a decade Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg would hold the spot all through out the 90’s and the beginning of the 00’s. As time went on the academy felt the need to evoke change.

The New York Daily News had this to say about McFarlene, “He kept the conversation lively. On the contrary they felt he talked too much about himself. The newspaper also noted, He dusted off a Mel Gibson racist rant joke and said the cast of “Chicago” was there because of concerns that “the show isn’t gay enough yet.

ABC news had this to say about the host,  “the 39-year-old host’s most controversial joke came when he described “Django Unchained” as the “story of a man fighting to get back his woman subjected to unthinkable violence” before adding, “or date night for Rihanna and Chris Brown,” which brought a gasp from the audience.”

Twittersphere had many comments to say about him:

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When choosing a host I am lead to believe that the academy knows what the audience will need during this time. Here you have nine movies up for best picture and four of them are very deep and historical. You have Lincoln about our 16th president; Django Unchained; which is western with the backdrop of slavery ; Argo, about a group of people saving the lives of those in captivity; and then Zero Dark Thirty in which its about the finding and assassination of Osama Bin Laden.

So critics may have dismay for Seth McFarlane but his humor and his underlining jabs towards certain actors brought forth conversation that will continue on tomorrow and years to come. He made his mark on the stage and when it was over, He made his exit for the night.

Ooh So Fabulous Events Speaks Legal Journey As Ongoing Process

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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. This is the classic saying when a bride is going through the last steps of her wedding planning. Sometimes a bride may do the planning on her own and sometimes a bride may use the services of a company.Ooh So Fabulous Events, Co-Founder Tamesha Rouse and her partner are in the business of making couples special day memorable with their services. On a consistent basis Tamesha and her team work effortlessly to work with couples on the logistics of their day. Their team will help with day of coordination, linens, set design, and even workshops.

On a Saturday evening, I spoke with Tamesha to get some background information on the legal aspect on how her company handles any legal issues that may arise. I asked her about Defamation and has it ever affected her.

Defamation as stated is to harm the reputation of by libel or slander. Ooh So Fab Events, has been fortunate enough to not have to deal with any slander towards the company. But, a company did come to their site and take photos from their site and place it on their site as their own. They spoke with their lawyer and he told them “Facebook-anything that I posted on there no longer belongs to you. He also suggested the only way to protect ourselves from not happening again would be to watermark the photos.

I asked Tamesha about how when her and her partner started their company, how did they go about going laying the foundation about their legal matters. She stated, When Ooh So Fabulous was started we sat down with two lawyers and they drew up our contract by advising us to make sure that we are covered by any means necessary. We did know of a company that had to breech contracts once her business folded, she took money from these clients, but could not produce the product.”

The difficult part that occurs for Ooh So Fab unlike other vendors is that they “deal with clients on a monthly, weekly and sometimes daily, without a legal binding contract we will not be paid for our time”.  So it will be very crucial to cover all legal grounds before and during while meeting with a client.

If you like to find more information about Ooh So Fabulous Events, click on the link above to contact Tamesha Rouse and her team.

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Renee Aaron Events Presents: Ooh So Fabulous Weddings and Events

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On a Friday evening, I sat down with co-founder of Ooh So Fabulous Wedding and Events, Tamesha Moore-Rouse. We talked about the start of the wedding business and what the future holds with the fabulous event planner.

As noted on the company’s website in their “about us” tab, Moore-Rouse states exactly how the company was started by accident. “A friend of ours from the University of Michigan was getting married and a week before her wedding she fired her wedding planner and hired us,” Moore-Rouse speaking of herself and her business partner Kalisha Gaines.

Born and raised in the city of Detroit, Moore-Rouse’s background is in Education. She holds a Master’s in the Arts of teaching. Bachelor’s in Education, Elementary Education, Children’s literature with Drama and Theater for the young. Teaching runs in her family. Interestingly, her father is a retired teacher and always asks when will she get a real job? She laughs as she speaks about him because she states, that he doesn’t realize this is a real job.

Every business owner will have their share of ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. When asked what the ups were she says, “This is my baby, I get to mold it and shape it into whatever I want it to be, its mine.” In that same breathe she clearly lays out what are downs, “But at the same time the downs is, its my baby and if something goes wrong, it’s me that their calling. It’s my partner their calling. It’s all on me now. I’m in charge and I have to make the right decision.”

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Every client brings their own unique flavor and trait. When asked what types of clients has she encountered thus far, she had this to say, “We have clients recently that haven’t had that beauty, they’ve said their not pretty enough, or they can’t want for their wedding, so they can be pretty”. Their goal is to provide that client with the Ooh So Fabulous experience by letting them know they are beautiful. Their event is important but they want the client to experience and feel that within. When she finished, the question was asked would you consider this your mission statement.  She quickly replied, yes.

I asked Moore-Rouse about the future of Ooh So Fab Weddings. She was excited to share that recently in September of 2012; they have expanded to a full service called “Ooh So baby”, for the moms, dads and babies. They are also event producers for big trade shows as well.

As we ended the interview, I was given the tour of her great office held in the Metro Work Space facility, in Livonia, MI. They are also expanding out of state as well in Atlanta, Orlando and Chicago. If you would like to watch the interview of Tamesha Moore-Rouse of Ooh So Fabulous Wedding and Events, click on the video and learn more about the great event planner. 

For more information about Ooh So Fab Weddings and Events check out their Facebook page.

 

Harvest Fest Gives Alternative to Halloween’s Trick or Treating

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Halloween is the holiday that is celebrated by many in the United States.  Many people are concerned with finding the right costume, purchasing multiple bags of candy, decorating your house and conquering yet another haunted house.

For faith-based church Word of Faith International Christian Center, in Southfield, Michigan, they have the alternative to Halloween and that’s Harvest Fest. Harvest Fest is an accumulation of carnival like games, a concert, a dramatic play and most importantly winning souls to Christ. The first Harvest Fest debuted in October of 1999 under then youth Pastor Joel E. Gregory.

On Wednesday, Oct. 31, doors opened at 6 p.m. for the public to grab a seat in the sanctuary for the 7 p.m. showing of the debut play “Bully” written by playwright and director, Rena Marion.

Marion, a youth leader, has been with the pre-teen auxiliary Glory Phi God since 1987-88. “I believe the drama ministry started not long afterwards. The original crew was Terry Lyons(head), Bonnie McWilliams, Seneta Pope, Vernita Journey and me,” says Marion. She also states that, “Co-director, Seneta Pope, has contributed to the writing as well.”

When asked what is the goal of Harvest Fest, Marion clearly states three objectives: “First to support the Youth Pastor by following the direction of the Holy Spirit to minister the word of God through the arts, touch the lives of the people so they have a desire to live Christ-centered lives. Second, to grow the young actors, to give them an outlet for their gifts, to build their confidence in themselves and in God’s ability to work through them. Thirdly, to have a good time building relationships with the youth; letting them know that being a Christian is not boring, but exciting and rewarding.”

In short, with BULLY, “I want to depict a real-life scenario of what our young people are dealing with on a daily basis, that as believers they can overcome circumstances (bullying, abuse in home, low self-esteem) and WIN. With Jesus, they WIN, says Marion.

As the play ends, youth Pastor Sean McDowell comes center stage and invite those who would like to come up for prayer and or salvation. Before leaving he introduces musical hip-hop gospel group Rhema Soul to the stage. Harvest Fest has now made Halloween about soul winning and being a light to those in darkness.