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Show in PAGE 10 SUNDAY, MAY 13. 2007 INiLI BUSINESS EDITOR Week Ahead Editor's Not: Please submit calendar information for Utah busi- nesses, events, semi- 344-298- Deadline for submission is the Wednesday of the week before publication. Tuesday gleongheraldextra.com modest apparel company, 910 S. State St. in Orem. Time: 4:30 p.m.-- 7 kbankheadthe-chamber.or- (801) Connection Conference luncheon featuring Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick. Cost: Free for MountainWest members, $35 for Location: The Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. Friday t The Risk '3 g M; 851-256- s utah. 1 Petersen at or o 224-312- 4 Katy. Petersenzionsbank. 0 I Thursday I The, Utah Association of Eriergy Users will host its 22nd Annual Western States Energy Conference & Golf Tournament firt "What it will meat! to be Green?" on May!l7-1The topics to be discussed include: The National Outlook on the move from traditional generation, "Clean Energy" goals in the West, greenhouse gas 'emissions, Utah Governor' Energy Efficiency Initiatives, and tools for.large energy user&L6ca,tlon: May 17 Qonferdnce at Little America Hotel; Salt Lake City, May 18 confer8: ence pEagleWood Golf Coufr-;iuSalt Lake H UAE member. $200 for rwrwnembers. $100 for altJdltlcmal Golf Fees $48 per p&t$3H To register, call 'Rfarjcone at or The Utah Association of Energy Users will host its 22nd Annual Western States Energy The topics May 17-1to be discussed include: The National Outlook on the move from traditional generation, "Clean Energy goals in the West, greenhouse gas emissions, YKTUAL TRAWJ Utah Governor' Energy Efficiency Initiatives, and tools for large energy users. Location: May 17 conference at Little America Hotel, Salt Lake 18 conference at Eaglewood Golf City. May Course, North Salt Lake City. Cost: $150 for UAE members and government, $100 per additional member. $200 ; for $100 for additional Golf Fees $48 per person. To register, call Kelly Francone at or , I, I ThfWaVGLBT Business Guild will sponsor, its business after hours "Meet and Greet" The event Is hosted by Jesse Dole;, owner of Act One Hairfyytio recently relocates, his business from the Murray area to its current location at Salt LakeClty; Dolce has beep 4 professional hair designer for nearly 20 years and an Image consultant for.television, film and political figures. He has been actively involved Jh the Utah Rim Commission for over fifteen years andJias worked on sets for many TV and film productions that have come to Utah. Jesse has created commercials for many busi- nesses throughout Utah and recently completed a short documentary based on Utah's weatherman, Mark Eubank. Location: 861 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City. Time: 6 p.m.-p.m. No RSVP Required. Come and enjoy complimentary refreshments, bev8 erages and enter to win the door prize drawing! To learn more about the guild, please visit ij' it j """" afcae W Baaa aaaM -- VHaH MOUmTMWORU) IN 80 MINUTES Samantha Gross: '.J ASSOCIATED PRESS; kfranconeenergystrat. com Associated Press i of a computer screen in New York taken during the author's tour of virtual world "Second Life" her avatar, center, flies down a street in virtual Dublin With the help of elaborate locales designed and built by "Second Life" known as their ayatars interact with other users, lounge at the residents, tourists can watch their, online embodiments beach, dine at a romantic restaurant, or go out dancing at a crowded nightclub. In this video image Conference & Golf Tournament on "What it will mean to be Green?" on to Second Life," published in April by St. Martin's Press. "There are sections on how to fly and how to hover," said he tour was a whirlwind: dancing at a beachside Paul Carr. But despite such necessary adjustments, I he said, "it's very much like going to a foreign country." disco in Spain surrounded by scantily clad wonien, With the ability to fly and even teleport from place to place grabbing a seat at a lively pub in Dublin, flying in a small aircraft above a lush, tropical forest. in "Second Life," which hosted more than 1 million visitors in Time elapsed? Less than two hours. April a vacation does not need to be a lengthy affair. As they travel to virtual Roman neighborhoods and fantastiWith no tickets required, no money spent and no need to cal worlds, visitors can interact with other participants from leave your seat, touring in the virtual world of "Second of users are a certain appeal for travelers willing to delve deep into all over the (real) world about ; from outside the U.S., mostly from Europe, Brazil, Canada, the Internet to find their escape. Visitors need only download a free program, then log in. Japan and Australia. locales designed and built by the In "Second Life," even language difficulties are a thing of With the help of elaborate world's residents, tourists can watch their online embodiments the past. Visitors can pick up a free translation program and known as their avatars lounge at the beach, dine at a ro- carry on typed conversations with others speaking any of mantic restaurant, or go out dancing at a crowded nightclub. nine languages. Like in the real world, it's easy to get lost. Longtime inhabitFor those looking to get their bearings, one option is the ants of "Second Life" are creating automated tours, opening guided tour. Virtual travel agency Synthravels seeks to virtual travel agencies and even publishing travel guidebooks match up "tourists" and volunteer guides in 27 different online modeled after those seen in the hands of confused tourists. worlds, including "Second Life," "World of Warcraft" and Of course, there are some glaring differences between your See VIRTUAL TOUR, C9 average Frommer's guide and "The Unofficial Tourists' Guide ,,; er 4 kfranconeenergystrat. ':!s p.m. Location: Center Street Musical Theater, 177 W. Center Street, Provo. Cost: $15 per person. Please RSVP to Katy fl' Manage- ment Association will host its closing social event. Time: Dinner at 6:30 p.m. The Secret Garden begins at 7:30 com http:www.acg.org i ffvf ? or call Network will co-hothe ACQ Utah Capital a.m.-- l j"v,,'v p.m. Free for both Chamber members and For more Kath-ry- n information, at p.m. Please RSVP for this event by noon on May 14 by visiting www. mwcn.org. To register for the conference, visit ' Hours. Location: Flix Club, formerly Clean Flicks and Mod Bod, a I MountainWest Capital Clty.Wwfor 344-291- 0 5COtd Ui ber of Commerce will host its Business After gleongheraldextra.com or fax it to 11:30 Grace Leong -- nars and conferences to Time: I Saturday l The Utah Valley State College will host the 20th Annual Auto Expo at Thanksgiving Point. The expo draws between Life-hol- ds three-quarte- 15, 000 and 20,000 visitors annually and Is one of the largest car shows in Utah. There are 450 entries, which will be judged In 36 different categories. Winners of each category will receive prizes, including gift certificates to local automotive businesses and cash. The expo features local car clubs and unique private collections. Various types of vehicles are still being excepted for exhibition, Including 3-- D ' cars, trucks, 4x4's, custom street rods, original or restored muscle cars, sports motorcycles and unfinished vehicles. UVSC also hosts an annual auto products swap meet which will be held on the same day ' from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Thanksgiving Point The swap meet Is the largest . the western United States and draws auto enthusiasts from all over the country. Locain tion: Thanksgiving Point, Electric Park, Lehl, Time: 7 a.m.-- 5 p.m. Cost: Tickets are at $2 per person and all children I The American Fork under the age of eight and Lehl Chambers of are admitted free. All will Commerce hold their 6th annual Women and proceeds from the expo establish scholarships Business and Wellness for auto, dlesel and colConference. Location: lision repair students at Tahltlan Nonl, south UVSC. For Information ballroom. Time: 9 a.m.-- 1 on placing your automoIs For $30. p.m. Cost bile in the expo contact more Information and Kim Chlu at (801) to register, contact the For Information Lehl Chamber at www. on the swap meet Iehlareachamber.org contact Gale Hansen at Cham (801)377-0719- . I The Provc-Ore- m . 863-856- Poor remodeling plan can gut your wallet don't know about you, but I've recently caught the remodeling bug. It can be hard to escape at this time of year, when a little spring cleaning easily turns into talk about updating your bathroom or finishing (f ft : A nally!) your basement. Because of the state of today 's housing market, many people j have decided to simply Improve on the home they have rather than trade up for a different one. Not only do renovations add value to your home if done cor- Talking Money rectly, they also can cure that nagging need for change. . What many people don't realize, however, is that remodeling designer. Depending on the scope of the project, how much time projects (particularly the major ones) aren't something to be you have to devote to it, and your ' taken lightly. Before you start Icity.or town's regulations, you tearing down walls, you need to might. According to Eric Messer, have a clear vision of what you president of Sunrise Building want for the space, and perhaps t and Remodeling in Briardiff v ' ' an even clearer idea of your Manor, N.Y., your local building All tell will too be to dive able often, budget. department people into renovations, only to drive you if your project requires an architect. If it does, or you decide themselves deep into debt with unplanned expenses and costly you want to employ one to save 1 mistakes. yourself a few headaches, check out the American Institute of ArHere, a quick guide that aims to keep you on track, both menchitects (aia.org) for referrals. Then you can hire a contractally and financially, during your next home renovation: tor, best found through word of I Get soma help. First step? mouth and then double and triple ' Decide if you need an architect or checked by calling referrals and I Jean Chatzky ' ' , , the local Better Business Bureau. Start talking to your neighbors, and then friends, and ask any referrals with potential to show you copies of their insurance and license. "Talk to as many contractors as you need to until you feel comfortable," said Messer. "Once you narrow your search down to three reputable contractors, you give them the plans and whatever specifications you have for the project." Solicit at least three bids sively as work is completed. The most important thing? "You need to make sure that you're hold- ing enough money at the end, so that he's motivated to come back and finish things .up, said Robyn Roth, pf the new book "Remodel This! A Woman's. Guide to Planning and Surviving the Madness of a Home Renovation with Laura Meyer. kSavrmoMyymerayoucan. The best way to make cuts in your budget without sacrificing e descripquality is to eliminate overhead basically, tions of what the contractor's wherever possible. If yeu have portion of the project is going to the time, purchase as much of cost. To avoid going over budget, your pwn finished materials as as so many projects do, really you cfui advised Messer. If you understand from the onset what's buy your own kitchen cabinets, included in the bid and what's shower doors or plumbing fix' not. "Once tures, you'll cut but an entire : they have the pro- a savings posal from their contractor, most level of the mark-uof anywhere from 0 percent. look at the bottom line people ' When you're on the market, al- number and assume that's their budget. That's a mistake ways, always shop around and you do your research for the best need to add to that any items that were left out, like material deals, 'and remember that you're purchases, painting, landscaping going for quality. If the things and building permit fees;" Messer you purchase dont hold up over time, you're wasting money, not explained. Once you've chosen a bid, you saving it. can work out a payment schedule One caveat: Let the contractor with the contractor. Depending . bring together any trades needed on the scope of the project, you for the project, like the plumber might put 10 percent down and then make payments progres- See CHATZKY, C9 -- p 15-5- , . 3 |