Vegas Buzz Radio Feature Coverage of Press Event:

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Vegas Buzz Radio Feature Coverage of Press Event:
GM’s The Drive, April 5, 2006

Summary:

[VEGAS BUZZLAS VEGAS, April 6, 2006] – With tons of dirt and a dose of speed,
the corner of Paradise Road and Sahara Avenue morphs into an ‘autotainment
extravaganza when General Motors opens the doors of “The Drive,” a unique hands-on
driving experience that will be the first of its kind within the United
States. The Drive officially opens to the public on April 10, 2006.

Featuring two professionally-designed driving courses—including a high
performance loop and an off-road adventure over a dirt terrain—The Drive
will provide a unique “autotainment” experience adjacent to the Las Vegas
Strip. The land to be utilized for the facility will be leased by General
Motors from the Sahara Hotel & Casino. For the duration of the project, GM
will also be a marketing and advertising partner of the Las Vegas Monorail
Company including having the only brand presence at the monorail station at
the Sahara Hotel & Casino—currently the most northern point of the Las
Vegas Monorail system.

“The Drive provides a unique platform for General Motors to showcase its
vehicles in an unprecedented way,” said Steve Tihanyi, general director,
marketing and entertainment alliances for General Motors. “With two fun-
filled courses, consumers will be able to enjoy one-of-a-kind driving
experiences in a variety of our products without any pressure to buy.”

The performance course will feature a half-mile paved route with jogs and
turns complete with chicanes to enjoy both the speed and handling control of
pure sports car driving thrills. Vehicle choices to be unleashed on the
Performance course will include: the legendary Chevy Corvette; the Pontiac
GTO; the 400-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V; the Pontiac Solstice, a roadster
exhibiting thrilling Pontiac performance; the luxurious and powerful Cadillac
STS-V; and the impressive Saab 9–3 convertible.

Keys to the rugged yet refined HUMMER H2 and mid-size HUMMER H3 will be
available to consumers looking to navigate the adventurous off-road course
encompassing a tunnel, hill climb, v-ditch and sloped banks, moguls and
obstacles. The off-road trail is available to test out the Chevy Silverado
Diesel, and once available, the redesigned 2007 models of the Chevy Tahoe, GMC
Yukon Denali, Cadillac Escalade and Chevy Suburban. Select large SUVs will be
E85 fuel compatible as well.

(C) 2006 Vegas Buzz Radio Network

Vegas Buzz Radio CEO Interview: Patrick Pharris, Promethean Partners

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Vegas Buzz Radio CEO Interview: Patrick Pharris, Promethean Partners

Date: September 22, 2005

Place: CyberTech Lounge, Nextel/Sprint Convention Center Station, Las Vegas Monorail

Occasion: Completion of Very Important Aliens (VIAs) Invasion and Tour of Borg Invasion Monorail

BIO SYNOPSIS: Secured the BankWest of Nevada, Nextel Communications, Paramount Parks and Hansen’s Beverage Company/Monster Energy advertising contracts collectively contributing a value of nearly $100,000,000 to the Las Vegas Monorail Company. Co-authored the investment grade advertising revenue study for the Las Vegas Monorail Company bond offering and created the “immersive and experiential advertising environment” of the Las Vegas Monorail.

VISION: Immersive Marketing: Comprehensive Branding and Relationship Building through Vibrant, Immersive Branded Environments.

Patrick Pharris
President & CEO
Promethean Partners, LLC

BIO

For more than 20 years Patrick Pharris has provided strategic marketing and public relations counsel to some of the world’s largest companies including General Motors, IBM, Yahoo!, Siemens and Pepsi. He has extensive experience in international publicity and promotions providing services in the Republic of Romania, the Principality of Monaco, Hong Kong, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, London, South Africa, Australia and Canada.

Prior to Promethean Partners, Mr. Pharris founded Electronic Media Communications, one of the nation’s leading Broadcast and Internet Public Relations and Promotions companies. Among his many achievements in this capacity, Mr. Pharris created and executed the broadcast public relations campaigns for the Grand Opening of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino; the Grand Re-Opening of Harrah’s Las Vegas; the Grand Opening of the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower; the Grand Opening of Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton; the Grand Opening of Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden at the Mirage; the Grand Opening of the Palms Casino Resort and the Grand Opening of the Resort at Summerlin.

Mr. Pharris also created and executed the ground-breaking media event for the Las Vegas Monorail that received more than 100 million media impressions in 205 countries, and the public relations campaigns for the announcement of the Hansen’s Beverage Company/Monster Energy and the Nextel Communications advertising contracts of the Las Vegas Monorail.

(C) 2005 Vegas Buzz News Network