March 2011 Archives   31 March 2011 Wonder Woman Gets A New Costume Now this is much much better than the originally released promo of the new Wonder Woman's costume. MUCH better. I'm not too thrilled with the bracelets being so big but the costume is going in the right direction. Love the red boots :) Check out the full size pic on TV|Line     30 March 2011 WWXD Bracelets and DVD - Order Your Copy Today! Help support Wendy & Tara with their fundraising for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure. All proceeds from the sale of the bracelet and the DVD goes to find a cure for Breast Cancer. The following is from the Susan G. Komen For the Cure site: Imagine life without breast cancer—where your mother, daughter, sister or friend doesn’t have to worry if she will be the one-in-eight women diagnosed with the disease. While we have made tremendous progress in the fight, people are still dying from breast cancer—and that’s unacceptable. At Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, we are working every minute of every day to save every life, and we need your help. Hello fellow Xena fans! As seen at the 2011 Xena Convention in Los Angeles! Order your WWXD bracelet today! Check out the link below to watch the video and find out where you can get your very own bracelet. But beware of the side effects! ;) There are several ordering options, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please pass this on to your friends, and also remember to "Like" the page for our upcoming film, "God Complex: Artemis". If you love Xena, you will love the concept of this film! Search "Artemis: The Movie" or visit www.55mileentertainment.com Please help support your filmmaking friends and learn how you can get involved! There is also a fan page for "Wicked: A Xena Musical", our 45-minute film that tells the story of Xena and Gabrielle through the songs of "Wicked", and also reveals the "real" ending to the show! Order your copy today at www.55mileentertainment.com Proceeds for this film also go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Thank you for all of your support, and a special thanks to everyone who has already ordered their bracelets and DVD's! We appreciate all of you!! Tara and Wendy 55 Mile Entertainment To sign up for our newsletter, please contact us at info@55mileentertainment.com.     29 March 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction has Ended! The 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction has ended for another year and I've been crunching the numbers and I have to say it's been an incredible effort by everyone. I'm totally gobsmacked by the numbers. We live in such hard economic times and I know it's so difficult for many people but you guys have come through yet again. The tentative figures so far for Starship and the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation is: Starship: $7219 USD = $9,601 NZD (when converted). Isn't that an amazing figure! Alisa Ann Burn Foundation (ROC Outreach): $2,258.50! Again thank you so much to everyone who participated. That is a grand total of $11,859.50 For those who won, you would have received an email with directions on how to pay. If you haven't (and it's lurking in your spam folder), there is an online FAQ on how to pay. Please go here for directions. If you want to donate and would like to know how, please go to here and it will give you the details on how to donate! With your support AUSXIP has raised $49,946 since 2006 for Starship! That just blows my mind. Since 2006 (Starship + other charities) AUSXIP has raised $85,777.00! That is all YOUR doing. You all contributed to this figure, you have dug deep. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone! You guys are simply amazing. One of my favourite quotes is from Helen Keller: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller This fandom has quite a heart! On behalf of the AUSXIP Charity Auction team (myself, Christa and Roger), we all want to say how much we appreciate your support.     19 March 2011 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction - Starship Items List AUSXIP.com is holding it's annaul Charity Auction to raise money for the Starship Foundation. Starship Hospital provides leading health care to nearly 150,000 children each year from around New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. But in addition to government funding they need your help to raise more than $5 million annually to keep the hospital at the forefront of paediatric care. As a charitable organisation, Starship Foundation exists through the generosity of those who lovingly donate money and/or time to assist in making Starship a world-class medical facility. Here is the Starship list for all items listed to be auctioned for Starship. These items will be in the following categories - CD / DVD - Collectables - Apparel - Photos and Posters - Magazines & Books Register to bid here | Read FAQ The auction will go live on 21 March! Read the full list of Starship Items     19 March 2011 Amazing Grace Sung at Christchurch Memorial Service Many of you know my love for the song Hallelujah but I have an equal favourite and that song is Amazing Grace. I first heard this song when I was 10 years old and it made such a huge impression on me that I fell in love with it. It's not an easy song to sing (similar to Hallelujah) and when it's done to perfection, it truly brings people to tears. This version brought a lump to my throat and the occasion where it's sung was very appropriate. Hayley Westenra performs this song acapella which is even more remarkable. Hayley Westenra performs Amazing Grace at Christchurch Memorial Service Posted on: 19th March 2011 Hayley Westenra performs Amazing Grace at the Memorial Service for Victims of the Christchurch Earthquake 18/3/11. This is a extremely emotional performance and Hayley's relief at getting through is noticeable with the fist pump at the end'.     19 March 2011 Xena, Gabrielle and Argo....2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction! With the 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction just days away (21 March), Olansamuelle came up with a brilliant idea to promote the auction! I just cracked up with this artwork. We have Xena, Gabrielle and Argo (the gorgeous Water Horse Argo - for those not familiar with this Argo...Lucy painted her for Resene Art competition to raise money for Starship - click here to see the beautiful horse). Check out the very funny artwork and remember if you haven't registered for the auction yet...click here to do so - If you have registered before, your username and password will remain the same. If you have forgotten your username and password, you can retrieve it by going here Continue reading Xena, Gabrielle and Argo....2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction!.     18 March 2011 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction Update Hi folks, Well the 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auction is nearly here and there are lots and lots of goodies that I've now added to the auction site in time for the 21 March start. A complete list will be available in the next day or so so you can see what's coming up! This year's Starship auction takes on an urgency to generate funds for Starship because they are dealing with the normal day to day funding needs of the Starship Hospital but also they are helping the kids from Christchurch's earthquake. For Renee's portion of the auction (the ROC Outreach Fund) the money this year will go to The Alissa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, a charity near and dear to Renee's heart. Renee participates in the Burn Relays every year which raises money for the foundation. We have alot of great stuff on hand - autographed and donated for the auction by Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Adrienne Wilkinson, Hudson Leick, Katherine Fugate, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Katrina Law, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Erin Cummings (Spartacus, Bitch Slap, Detroit 187), Rick Jacobson and a few more surprises. If you haven't registered for the auction please go to http://charity.ausxip.com/register.php#ed46d442233d If you have registered for last year's auction, your login name and password will work once again. The auction starts on 21 March till 28 March 2011! Thanks for your support - please spread the word to your mailing lists, forums and other social networks!     17 March 2011 I am NOT From Creation Entertainment.... Hi folks, I've been getting a few emails of people thinking that I'm associated with Creation Entertainment. I am not nor is AUSXIP associated with Creation. I have promoted their Xena conventions and products which are Xena, Lucy Lawless or Renee O'Connor related. Please don't address mail for Creation to me - -  I do not work for Creation, -  have never worked for Creation and -  I DO NOT know how an order is coming along or why you can't purchase a particular DVD or photo. Please address your email to Sharon Delaney who does work for Creation Enterainment and NOT for AUSXIP. Sharon has never been involved with AUSXIP nor have I been involved with Creation Entertainment other than going to their conventions and enjoying myself. One is a business (Creation) and one is not (AUSXIP). We are not the same person; seriously we are not. We even have been seen together. She's much taller, blonder and American than myself. <g> Sharon's email address is outback@creationent.com and creation's web address is www.creationent.com which is very different from www.ausxip.com Please don't email me to tell me you haven't heard from Sharon after you've sent an email as if I would know what is going on. Alas my skills do not extend to special powers. Thank you MaryD Not From Creation...     Read More Archives