Monday, November 14, 2011

Princewill’s Political Associates Hail National Award on King T.J.T Princewill


HRH King (Prof.) Theophilus Jacob Tom Princewill, the Amachree XI, Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom

PRESS RELEASE: National Award on King T.J.T Princewill is Recognition of Examplary and Selfless Service - PPA

Princewill’s Political Associates (PPA) has described the inclusion of His Majesty King (Prof.) Theophilus Jacob Tom Princewill, the Amachree XI, Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom and Chairman of Rivers State Traditional Council of Chiefs among the handful of distinguished Nigerians to be conferred with National Honours at the National Merit Award slated for the 14th of November, 2011 as a welcome development signifying national recognition of its Patriarch and the father of its charismatic leader.

According to the PPA, the conferment of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) that King T.J.T. Princewill, will receive is indeed testament to the Amanyanabo’s exemplary selflessness in the course of his career in Academia and also in service as Royal Father to his people and all other tribes of Rivers extraction as the current head of all Traditional rulers in Rivers state. Widely considered a rare gem and a living legend,

His Majesty is also a foremost Professor of Medical Microbiology who distinguished himself in Academia as a lecturer and well sought after External Examiner to various Universities. He served as Head of Department of Microbiology University of Port Harcourt from 1982-1984. Dean of Students Affairs of University of Port Harcourt from 1985-1986, Dean, School of Graduates Studies, University of Port Harcourt, 1987-1990; Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt from 1991-2000. Two students who passed under his wing were the current Mr. President himself and the current Executive Governor of Rivers state.

This gift to Nigeria is an international figure – a member Society for General Microbiology (UK), member; Society for Applied Bacteriology (UK), member, British Spore Group and countless other societies both in Nigeria and abroad. He is also a member, Nigerian Society for Immunology, Nigerian Society for Animal Production amongst others.

Closer to home, he was a member of Rivers State Advisory Council from 1999-2007, Member, Rivers State Peace and Reconciliation Committee from 2006 to 2007 and decorated as the Grass Root Royal Father of the year in 2005 (GRRF).
King Princewill holds tenaciously to the traditions and culture of the ancient kingdom of Kalabari, a lion, an icon, an academic par excellence, a peaceful and amiable personality, a true father, a study in the virtues of humility, a great grassroots leader.

He is also a philanthropist par excellence who has been in the forefront of sponsoring the less privileged in the country to schools of higher learning as well as employment of youths in the country, thus, reducing the menace of poverty and youths’ unemployment and restiveness in Kalabari Kingdom and Rivers State at large. Last year alone he awarded scholarship to 96 Rivers State indigenes in Higher Institutions for postgraduates and undergraduate studies.

Speaking on the award, the National Coordinator of PPA, Dr Ikanya Ibiamu described the award as well deserved and a special early birthday gift to the King, who turns 82 on the 4th of January, 2012.

Ibiamu prayed that with the peace that currently pervades the Kalabari Kingdom where he holds sway and the maturity he has brought to bear as Chairman of Rivers State Traditional Rulers; he will give even more to our nation.

Prince Tonye Princewill the PPA Leader and the Prince of the Niger Delta described the award as a splendid gift not only to his father, but to the whole of Kalabari Kingdom, the entire Rivers State but most especially to him. The Prince in an emotion laden voice, recalled with nostalgia when in 2003/2004 King (Prof.) T.J.T. Princewill was nominated for a national honour award in the category of the 'Commander of the Order of Niger (CON), only to have his name mysteriously disappear ahead of the Award Event with no explanation. Not one to dwell on such past misadventures, Prince Tonye expressed gratitude to God and reiterated the divine assurance that whatever has been ordained, will surely come to pass even in greater measure.

Princewill expressed his gratitude to President Goodluck Jonathan and Rotimi Amaechi (two University of Port Harcourt alumni) for the honour, whilst reiterating his commitment to dedicating himself to greater service to the nation. Amaechi himself is due to receive the prestigious Commander of the Niger (CON) title and to that the Prince also had something to say. The history of Nigeria he said would not be written without the name of Amaechi being involved. Not many people at his age can have that said about them. For a Governor who rose against all odds to become what he is today and enjoy the goodwill of so many says enough. My only addition to that is he is not finished yet. "Nigeria should watch out for this man."

To Dame Queen Florence T.J.T. Princewill, JP the wife of King Princewill, her elation on receipt of the news of her husband’s award is best captured in her words “I am highly privileged to be the wife, friend, mother and Queen to Amachree XI who today is an epitome of excellence and a reservoir of ideas and knowledge. Having spent a great part of my life with this great but unassuming King of our people whose life is the study in humility; a Professor of repute and world acclaimed academic who still comes down to the level of any of his subjects to relate to them.

This is a first class King who is well respected and feared both near and far but still exhibits humility uncommon to men of his class. To me and those close to this great source of knowledge we are truly privileged to be related to him”.

In his reaction to the award, the Amanyanabo of Kalabari, King (Professor) TJT Princewill, called on the relevant authorities to accord the traditional institution its rights in the scheme of things, especially in the present political dispensation. He expressed joy over the conferment of the award, as it shows that the Kalabari people have a king that will help the kingdom to grow and thanked Mr. President for deeming it fit to recognize his little efforts and contributions toward his people and mankind in general.

As a body, we at the PPA give all the Glory to God that Our King, Our Father, our Prof. has been endorsed by the Nation.


~ Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,
Media Consultant, PPA




African Heads of State Meet On Climate Change


The researchers found that the incidence of African civil war could increase roughly 55 percent by 2030, leading to 390,000 more battle deaths if future wars are as deadly as recent wars. Photo Credit: UC Berkeley News.


14 Nov 2011 12:00 Africa/Lagos

Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting

ADDIS ABABA, November 14, 2011/location>)/ -- The Commission of the African Union will be hosting the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) on Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

As mandated by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in July 2011, the CAHOSCC meeting will consider the key messages reviewed and refined by the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011. The meeting will also deliberate on the state of play of the global climate change negotiations and chart strategies for Africa's effective participation at CoP17/CMP7. This is in preparation for the 17th Conference of Parties (Cop17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP7) due to take place from 28 November to 09 December 2011 in Durban, Republic of South Africa.

CAHOSCC will also appraise and provide guidance on the ongoing preparatory work that the Commission, together with the Republic of South Africa (host of COP17/CMP7), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and other partners, has been engaged in towards having an African Pavilion at CoP17/CMP7 in Durban. The African Pavilion, organised around “Development First” theme, will be featuring during the entire course of CoP17/CMP7 a series of events, hosted by a number of stakeholders, to showcase Africa's best practices and successes in dealing with climate change and climate variability. The events in the African Pavilion will culminate on the 8th of December 2011 in an “Africa Day” featuring High Level Fora on Africa's Future in the Context of Climate Change and on Financing Africa's response to Climate Change.

It is to be recalled that CAHOSCC was established in 2009 by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government to spearhead African Common Position on Climate Change and to ensure that Africa speaks with one voice in global climate change negotiations. It began its work with CoP15 in Copenhagen, carried on in Cancun, Mexico (CoP16) and will pursue its work at CoP17 in Durban South Africa.

CAHOSCC comprises Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (current Chair of the African Group of Negotiators/Experts), the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea (current AU Chair), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali (current President of AMCEN), Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and the Chairperson of the AU Commission. The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Meles Zenawi is the Coordinator of CAHOSCC.

Journalists are invited to attend the opening session of the CAHOSCC meeting that is scheduled to kick-off at 9:00am on Wednesday16 November 2011 at the AU Commission, as well as the press conference at the end of the meeting.


Source: African Union Commission (AUC)

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Nigerians Report Song of the Year: I Believe by Ego




Rise for you when you call on me
Do for you everything to uphold your glory
Fight for you with all the strength in me
Turn it all around and tell a better storyThat’s what I’ll do for you
That’s what I have to give you
Cos I believe in you
Don’t let them deceive you
We’re gonna make it >2x

Suffer and though it’s not in vainSmiling faces even though inside we’re hurting
I know you’ve been through so much pain
Feel for you so much love
And there is nothing I wouldn’t do for you
Cos I believe in you
I will serve you with all my heart
It’s true
We’re gonna make it >2x

Bridge
I believe in a greater tomorrow
I believe in a better today
Let’s look at all the sorrows
From those terrible yesterdays.

Rise for you when you call on me
Do for you everything to uphold your glory
Strive to be the best that I can be
Turn it all around and make history
Cos I believe in you
I will serve you with all my heart
I believe in you
I believe in you

There’s gonna be a better way >2x
If we just thought today we’re gonna make it
I believe…
Beautiful Zion

Don’t let anyone tell you
There are some things you can’t do
Just believe this way we’re gonna break it
(ad libs)

Second single from the sonorous singer - EGO. This emotional song was produced by the Genius, COBHAMS; the video was directed by the admirable Kemi Adetiba. Ego uses the stories of two photographers to highlight on the violence and massacre in Jos that erupted on January, 17th 2011.



Nigerians Report World Premiere of Happy Feet Two on Friday



14 Nov 2011 13:30 Africa/Lagos


Happy Feet Two Dances Onto IMAX® Screens This Friday


IMAX® 3D Release of Highly Anticipated Sequel to Happy Feet Opens in More Than 377 IMAX Theatres

PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2011



LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Happy Feet Two, the sequel to the animated hit Happy Feet, will be released in the immersive IMAX® 3D format this Friday, November 18. The film will open in 293 IMAX® theatres domestically, simultaneously with the film's wide North American release. The movie will also open in 84 IMAX theatres internationally, 6 of which will open this Friday, with the additional runs debuting over the following weeks. More international theatres will be added as pending bookings are confirmed.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111107/MM01969LOGO )

Happy Feet Two: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and theatre geometry that maximizes field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience.

About Happy Feet Two: An IMAX 3D Experience

The sequel to "Happy Feet," the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, "Happy Feet Two" returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D.

Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model.

But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces.

Erik learns of his father's "guts and grit" as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures—from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals—to put things right.

"Happy Feet Two" is directed by George Miller, who won an Oscar® as the creator of the original "Happy Feet." The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr.

George Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Eck, Warren Coleman and Paul Livingston. Miller is also producing the film, along with Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller. Chris deFaria, Philip Hearnshaw, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. The co-director/cinematographer—camera is David Peers and the animation director is Rob Coleman. The film features vocals by P!nk, with music by John Powell.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, with Dr. D. Studios, a George Miller film, "Happy Feet Two." The film has been rated PG for "rude humor and mild peril."

www. happ y feet t w o.com

Happy Feet Two: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres beginning November 18 :


UNITED STATES


Alabama

Hoover – Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX

Huntsville – Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX

Tuscaloosa – Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX


Alaska

Anchorage – Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX

Fairbanks – Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX

Arizona

Glendale – AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX

Mesa – Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre

Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Phoenix – AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX

Tempe – Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX

Tucson – AMC Loews Foothills 15 with IMAX

Arkansas

Little Rock – Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre

California

Alhambra – Regal Edwards Alhambra Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX

Aliso Viejo – Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 + IMAX

Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 with IMAX

Brentwood – Rave Brentwood 14 + IMAX

Burbank – AMC Burbank 16 with IMAX

Camarillo – Regal Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 + IMAX

Cathedral City – USC Desert IMAX Theatre

Covina – AMC Covina 30 with IMAX

Cupertino – AMC Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX

Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 + IMAX

El Cajon – Regal Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 + IMAX

El Dorado Hills – Regal El Dorado Stadium 14 + IMAX

Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 with IMAX

Escondido – Regal Escondido Stadium 16 + IMAX

Fairfield – Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX

Fresno – Regal Fresno Stadium 22 + IMAX

Irvine – Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX

Lancaster – Cinemark 22 + IMAX

Long Beach – Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX

Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 with IMAX

Los Angeles – Rave 18 + IMAX

Los Angeles – AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX

National City – AMC Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX

Ontario – Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX

Orange – AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX

Riverside – AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX

Rowland Heights – AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX

Sacramento – Esquire IMAX Theatre

San Diego – AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX

San Diego – AMC Palm Promenade 24 with IMAX

San Diego – Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX

San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX

San Jose – AMC Eastridge 15 with IMAX

San Jose – The Tech Museum Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater

Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX

Santa Clarita – Regal Valencia Stadium 12 + IMAX

Simi Valley – Regal Civic Center Stadium 16 + IMAX

South Gate – Regal South Gate Stadium 20 + IMAX

Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 + IMAX

Temecula – Regal Temecula Stadium 15 + IMAX

Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX

Woodland Hills – AMC Promenade 16 with IMAX

Colorado

Aurora – AMC Arapahoe Crossing 16 + IMAX

Colorado Springs – Cinemark Carefree Circle + IMAX

Denver – Regal Colorado Center 9 + IMAX

Highlands Ranch – AMC Highlands Ranch 24 + IMAX

Lakewood – UA Colorado Mills Stadium 16 + IMAX

Westminster – AMC Orchard 12 with IMAX

Westminster – AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with IMAX

Connecticut

Manchester – Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX

Milford – Rave Connecticut Post 14 + IMAX

Plainville – AMC Loews Plainville 20 with IMAX

District of Columbia

Washington – AMC Loews Georgetown 14 with IMAX

Washington – National Museum of Natural History Samuel C. Johnson IMAX**


Florida

Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX

Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX

Brandon – AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX

Destin – Rave Destin Commons 14 + IMAX

Fort Lauderdale – Museum of Discovery + Science AutoNation IMAX

Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 + IMAX

Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 with IMAX

Lakeland – Cobb Lakeside 18 + IMAX

Merritt Island – Cobb Merritt Square 16 + IMAX

Miami – Cobb Dolphin 19 + IMAX

Oldsmar – AMC Woodlands Square 20 with IMAX

Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 with IMAX

Orlando – AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX

Orlando – Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX

Orlando – Regal Waterford Stadium 20 + IMAX

Panama City Beach – The Grand 16 + IMAX Pier Park – Panama City

Pensacola – Rave Pensacola Bayou 15 + IMAX

Sarasota – AMC Sarasota 12 with IMAX

South Miami – AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX

St. Augustine – The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater

St. Petersburg – Muvico Baywalk 20 + IMAX

Sunrise – Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 + IMAX

Tallahassee – AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX

Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 with IMAX

Tampa – Museum of Science + Industry IMAX Dome Theatre

West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 + IMAX

Georgia

Atlanta – Regal Atlantic Station 16 + IMAX

Augusta – Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 + IMAX

Buford – Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 + IMAX

Cumming – AMC Avenue Forsyth 12 with IMAX

Kennesaw – AMC Barrett Commons 24 with IMAX

Lithonia – AMC Stonecrest 16 with IMAX

Macon – AmStar 16 + IMAX – Macon

Morrow – AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 with IMAX


Hawaii

Honolulu – Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 + IMAX


Idaho


Boise – Regal Boise Stadium 21 + IMAX

Illinois

Batavia – Goodrich Randall 15 IMAX

Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre

Country Club Hills – AMC Loews Country Club Hills 16 with IMAX

Hodgkins – AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14 with IMAX

Lincolnshire – Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 21 + IMAX

Lombard – AMC Yorktown 17 with IMAX

Naperville – AMC Showplace Naperville 16 with IMAX

New Lenox – AMC Showplace New Lenox 14 with IMAX

Peoria – Rave Grand Prairie 18 + IMAX

Schaumburg – AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20 with IMAX

Skokie – AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 with IMAX

South Barrington – AMC South Barrington 30 with IMAX

Woodridge – Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX

Indiana

Evansville – Showplace Cinemas East 18 + IMAX

Fort Wayne – Rave Jefferson Pointe 18 + IMAX

Indianapolis – AMC Showplace Indianapolis 17 with IMAX

Indianapolis – AMC Showplace Traders Point 12 with IMAX

Indianapolis – Indiana State Museum IMAX Theater

Noblesville – Goodrich Hamilton 16 IMAX

Portage – Goodrich Portage 16 IMAX

Schererville – AMC Showplace Schererville 12 with IMAX


Iowa


Council Bluffs – AMC Star Council Bluffs 17 with IMAX

Davenport – Rave Davenport 53 + IMAX

Kansas

Leawood – AMC Town Center 20 with IMAX

Olathe – AMC Studio 30 with IMAX

Wichita – 21st Street Warren IMAX

Kentucky

Louisville – Rave Stonybrook 20 + IMAX

Newport – AMC Newport On The Levee 20 with IMAX

Louisiana

Baton Rouge – Rave Mall of Louisiana 15 + IMAX

Bossier City – Regal Louisiana Boardwalk Stadium 14 + IMAX

Harahan – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX

Slidell – The Grand 16 + IMAX – Slidell


Maine


Saco – The Cinemagic + IMAX in Saco

Maryland

Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 with IMAX

Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 with IMAX

Frederick – Regal Westview Stadium 16 + IMAX

Gaithersburg – AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 with IMAX

Silver Spring – Regal Majestic Stadium 20 + IMAX

Massachusetts

Boston – AMC Loews Boston Common 19 with IMAX

Boston – New England Aquarium Simons IMAX Theatre**

Danvers – AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20 with IMAX

Methuen – AMC Loews Methuen 20 with IMAX

Natick – Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D Theatre

Randolph – Showcase Cinemas Randolph + IMAX

Reading – Jordan's Furniture IMAX 3D Theatre


Michigan


Auburn Hills – AMC Star Great Lakes 25 with IMAX

Dearborn – Henry Ford IMAX

Grand Blanc – NCG Trillium Cinema + IMAX

Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North + IMAX

Lansing – Celebration! Cinema Lansing + IMAX

Livonia – AMC Livonia 20 with IMAX

Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 with IMAX

Ypsilanti – Rave Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX


Minnesota

Apple Valley – Great Clips IMAX at Minnesota Zoo

Eden Prairie – AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 with IMAX

Edina – AMC Southdale 16 with IMAX

Maple Grove – AMC Arbor Lakes 16 with IMAX

Roseville – AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX

Missouri

Chesterfield – AMC Chesterfield 14 with IMAX

Hazelwood – Regal St. Louis Mills Stadium 18 + IMAX

Independence – AMC Independence Commons 20 with IMAX

Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 with IMAX

Saint Louis – Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine + IMAX

Springfield – ShowPlex Cinemas Springfield 8 + IMAX

Nebraska

Omaha – AMC Oakview Plaza 24 with IMAX

Nevada

Henderson – Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 + IMAX

Las Vegas – Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms

Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 + IMAX

North Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Stadium 16 + IMAX

New Hampshire

Hooksett – Cinemagic + IMAX in Hooksett

New Jersey

Atlantic City – IMAX Theatre at Tropicana

Cherry Hill – AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 with IMAX

Clifton – AMC Clifton Commons 16 with IMAX

Elizabeth – AMC Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX

Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX

New Brunswick – AMC Loews New Brunswick 18 with IMAX

Paramus – AMC Garden State 16 with IMAX

Rockaway – AMC Rockaway 16 with IMAX


New York


Albany – Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 + IMAX

Brooklyn – Regal Sheepshead Bay 14 + IMAX

Deer Park – Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 + IMAX

New Rochelle – Regal New Roc Stadium 18 + IMAX

New York City – AMC Loews 34th Street 14 with IMAX

New York City – AMC Empire 25 with IMAX

New York City – AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 with IMAX

New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX

Port Chester – AMC Loews Port Chester 14 with IMAX

Rochester – Cinemark Tinseltown USA + IMAX

Stony Brook – AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 with IMAX

West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center

Westbury – Regal UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12 + IMAX

White Plains – National Amusements City Center 15 + IMAX: Cinema De Lux

Williamsville – Regal Transit Center Stadium 18 + IMAX


North Carolina


Cary – Regal Crossroads Stadium 20 + IMAX

Charlotte – Regal Stonecrest Stadium 22 + IMAX

Concord – AMC Concord Mills 24 with IMAX

Durham – Stone Southpoint Cinemas + IMAX

Raleigh – The Wells Fargo IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

Winston-Salem – The Grand 18 + IMAX – Winston-Salem


Ohio

Beavercreek – Rave The Greene 14 + IMAX

Columbus – AMC Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX

Columbus – AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX

Springdale – National Amusements Springdale 18 + IMAX: Cinema de Lux

Westlake – Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 + IMAX

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City – AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 with IMAX

Tulsa – AMC Southroads 20 with IMAX

Tulsa – Cinemark Tulsa + IMAX

Oregon

Bend – Regal Old Mill Stadium 16 + IMAX

Eugene – Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15 + IMAX

Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 + IMAX


Pennsylvania


Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX

Center Valley – Rave Promenade 16 + IMAX

Dickson City – Great Escape Dickson City 14 IMAX

Harrisburg – The Whitaker Center for Science + the Arts IMAX

King of Prussia – Regal King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX

Lititz – Penn Cinema IMAX

Philadelphia – AMC Franklin Mills Mall 14 with IMAX

Reading – R/C Reading Movies 11 + IMAX

Tarentum – Cinemark Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills + IMAX

Warrington – Regal Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 + IMAX

West Homestead – AMC Loews Waterfront 22 with IMAX

Rhode Island

Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 + IMAX


South Carolina

Charleston – Southeast Cinemas Citadel Mall IMAX Stadium 16

Simpsonville – Great Escape Simpsonville 14 IMAX

Tennessee

Chattanooga – Rave East Ridge 18 + IMAX

Hendersonville – Regal Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16 + IMAX

Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 + IMAX

Nashville – Regal Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX

Texas

Amarillo – Regal Amarillo Star Stadium 14 + IMAX

Arlington – AMC The Parks At Arlington 18 with IMAX

Austin – AMC Barton Creek Square 14 with IMAX

Austin – The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre

Colleyville – B + B Colleyville Cinema Grille with IMAX

Corpus Christi – Cinemark Century 16 + IMAX

Dallas – AMC Northpark 15 with IMAX

Dallas – Cinemark 17 + IMAX

Frisco – AMC Stonebriar 24 with IMAX

Garland – AMC Firewheel 18 with IMAX

Highland Village – AMC Highland Village 12 with IMAX

Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX

Houston – Regal Houston Marqe 23 + IMAX

Mesquite – AMC Mesquite 30 with IMAX

San Antonio - Alamo IMAX Theatre Rivercenter

San Antonio – Santikos Palladium IMAX

Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX

Tomball – Santikos Silverado 16 IMAX

Utah

Centerville – Megaplex 14 + IMAX at Legacy Crossing

Salt Lake City – Megaplex 12 at the Gateway ATK IMAX Theatre

Sandy – Megaplex 17 + IMAX at Jordan Commons

South Jordan – Megaplex 20 + IMAX at The District

Virginia

Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 with IMAX

Ashburn – Regal Fox Stadium 16 + IMAX

Chantilly – NASM Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Theater

Hampton – AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 with IMAX

Hampton – VASC IMAX Theatre

Manassas – Regal Manassas Stadium 14 + IMAX

McLean – AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX

Midlothian – Regal Commonwealth Stadium 20 + IMAX

Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX

Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX


Washington


Bellevue – Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theatre

Kent – AMC Kent Station 14 with IMAX

Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 + IMAX

Lynnwood – AMC Alderwood 16 with IMAX

Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX

Seattle – Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 + IMAX

Spokane – AMC River Park Square 20 with IMAX

Spokane – Riverfront Park IMAX Theatre**

Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 with IMAX

Wisconsin

Fitchburg – AMC Star Fitchburg 18 with IMAX

Wauwatosa – AMC Mayfair Mall 18 with IMAX

CANADA

Alberta

Calgary – Empire Studio 16 Country Hills IMAX

Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX

Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton IMAX



British Columbia


Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley Cinemas IMAX

Richmond – Cineplex SilverCity Riverport Cinemas IMAX

Manitoba

Winnipeg – Cineplex SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas IMAX

Newfoundland

St. John's – Empire Studio 12 + IMAX

Nova Scotia

Halifax – Empire Theatres Bayers Lake IMAX


Ontario


Ancaster – Cineplex SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas IMAX

Gloucester – Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas IMAX

Kanata – AMC Kanata 24 with IMAX

Kitchener – Empire Theatres Kitchener IMAX

Mississauga – AMC Courtney Park 16 with IMAX

Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga Cinemas IMAX

Toronto – AMC Yonge + Dundas 24 with IMAX

Vaughan – Cineplex Colossus Vaughan Cinemas IMAX

Whitby – AMC Whitby 24 with IMAX

Windsor – Cineplex SilverCity Windsor Cinemas IMAX

Quebec

Montreal – Cineplex Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal IMAX

Quebec City – IMAX des Galeries de la Capitale


INTERNATIONAL

Argentina

Buenos Aires – IMAX Theatre Showcase at Center Norte**


Brazil


Curitiba – Dom Bosco IMAX Palladium Shopping Center**

Rio de Janeiro – UCI 18 Cinemas New York City Center IMAX**

Sao Paulo – Espaco Unibanco Pompeia IMAX**


Bulgaria


Sofia – Mtel IMAX**

Colombia

Bogota – IMAX Plaza de las Americas**


Costa Rica


San Jose – Nova Cinemas de Repretel IMAX Avenida Escazu**

Ecuador

Guayaquil – IMAX Malecon 2000**

Guatemala

Guatemala City – Circuito Alba IMAX Cines Pradera Concepcion**

Japan

Kawasaki – 109 Cinemas Kawasaki IMAX**

Kiba – 109 Cinemas Kiba IMAX**

Nagoya – 109 Cinemas Nagoya IMAX**

Osaka – 109 Cinemas Minoh IMAX**

Saitama – 109 Cinemas Shobu IMAX**

Shonan – 109 Cinemas Shonan IMAX**

Tokyo – 109 Cinemas Grandberry Mall IMAX**

Kazakhstan

Astana – Kino Park Keruen IMAX**

Korea

Daegu – CGV Daegu IMAX**

Daejeon – CGV Daejeon IMAX**

Gwangju – CGV Gwangju IMAX**

Ilsan – CGV Ilsan IMAX**

Incheon – CGV Incheon IMAX**

Pusan – CGV Seomyun IMAX**

Seoul – CGV Sangam IMAX**

Seoul – CGV Wangsimni IMAX**

Seoul – CGV Yongsan IMAX**

Suwon – CGV Suwon IMAX**

Mexico

Juarez – Cinepolis Las Misiones Cd. Juarez IMAX Theatre

Mexico City – Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre

Mexico City – Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre

Monterrey – Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre

Toluca – Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre

Philippines

Cebu – SM Cinema Cebu IMAX Theatre**

Las Pinas City – SM City Southmall IMAX Theatre**

Manila – SM Cinema North Edsa IMAX Theatre**

Manila – SM Cinema Mall of Asia IMAX Theatre**


Poland


Katowice – Cinema City Orange IMAX Katowice Punkt 44**

Krakow – Cinema City Orange IMAX Krakow**

Lodz – Cinema City Orange IMAX Manufaktura**

Poznan – Cinema City Orange Poznan IMAX**

Warsaw – Cinema City Orange IMAX Sadyba**

Qatar

Doha – Villagio Shopping Mall IMAX**

Romania

Bucharest – Cinema City IMAX Bucharest**

Russia

Krasnodar – SBS/Monitor Megamall IMAX**

Moscow – BFC IMAX Kinosfera**

Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De Lux Khimki**

Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar De Lux Teply Stan**

Moscow – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar New York New York, Mega Belaya Dacha**

Moscow – Formula Kino IMAX Sapphire**

Moscow – Karo October Cinema IMAX**

Novosibirsk – Cinema Park Royal Park IMAX**

Perm – Kristall IMAX**

Saratov – Cinema Park Triumph Mall IMAX**

St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City IMAX**

St. Petersburg – IMAX Formula Kino Galeria**

St. Petersburg – Karo IMAX Baikonurskiy **

Tumen – Cinema Park IMAX Tumen**

Ufa – Cinema Park Iskra IMAX Theatre**

Voronezh – Cinema Park The Galereya Chizhova IMAX**

Yekaterinburg – Cinema Park Star Light IMAX**

Singapore

Singapore – Shaw Lido Cineplex 11 IMAX

Taiwan

Kaohsiung – Vieshow Cinemas Kaohsiung IMAX **

Taichung – Vieshow Cinemas Tiger City Taichung IMAX **

Taipei – Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Sun IMAX **

Thailand

Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Pinklao **

Bangkok – Major Cineplex IMAX Ratchayothin **


Trinidad


Port of Spain – Digicel IMAX **

Ukraine

Kiev – IMAX Theatre Kiev**

Lviv – Planeta Kino IMAX**

Odessa – Planeta Kino IMAX**

United Arab Emirates

Dubai – Grand Megaplex 21 + IMAX**


United Kingdom


Cardiff – Odeon Cardiff Bay IMAX**

Gateshead – Odeon Metrocentre IMAX**

Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich IMAX**

Kingston Upon Thames – Odeon Kingston IMAX**

Liverpool – Odeon Liverpool ONE IMAX**

London – BFI IMAX London**

London – Odeon Swiss Cottage IMAX**

Manchester – Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks**

Norwich – Odeon Norwich IMAX**

Renfrew – Odeon Braehead IMAX**

Southampton – Odeon Southampton IMAX**

Uxbridge – Odeon Uxbridge IMAX**

Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon IMAX**

Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes.

*denotes earlier launch **denotes later launch

About IMAX Corporation

IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment and technology companies, specializing in the creation and delivery of premium, awe-inspiring entertainment experiences. With a growing suite of cutting-edge motion picture and sound technologies, and a globally recognized entertainment brand, IMAX is singularly situated at the convergence of the entertainment industry, innovation and the digital media world. The industry's top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and as such, the IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe. The Company's new digital projection and sound systems - combined with a growing blockbuster film slate - are fueling the rapid expansion of the IMAX network in established markets such as North America, Western Europe, and Japan, as well as emerging markets such as China and Russia. IMAX theaters deliver the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, and IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-Mastering) technologies. IMAX DMR enables virtually any motion picture to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®.

IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of September 30, 2011, there were 583 IMAX theatres (441 commercial multiplex, 23 commercial destination and 119 institutional) operating in 48 countries.

IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D Experience® and The IMAX Experience® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/imaxmovies).

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on management's assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Important factors that could affect these statements include, but are not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions, including the length and severity of the current economic downturn, the opportunities that may be presented to and pursued by the Company, competitive actions by other companies, the performance of IMAX DMR films, conditions in the in-home and out-of home entertainment industries, the signing of theatre system agreements, changes in law or regulations, conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry, the failure to convert theatre system backlog into revenue, new business initiatives, investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, foreign currency fluctuations and the Company's prior restatements and the related litigation. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

For additional information please contact:

Entertainment Media:
IMAX Corporation – Santa Monica
Rebecca Klein
310-255-5656
rklein@imax.com

Principal Communications Group – Los Angeles
Melissa Zukerman/Paul Pflug
323-658-1555
melissa@pcommgroup.com
paul@pcommgroup.com

Investors:
IMAX Corporation – New York
Heather Anthony/Blaire Lomasky
212-821-0100
hanthony@imax.com
blomasky@imax.com

Business Media:
IMAX Corporation – New York
Adam Davis
212-821-0100
adavis@imax.com

Sloane & Company – New York
Whit Clay
212-446-1864
wclay@sloanepr.com


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Web Site: http://www.imax.com



Top U.S. Hospitals for Heart Care



Top Hospitals Show Across-the-Board Improvement

THOMSON REUTERS LOGO Thomson Reuters logo. (PRNewsFoto/Thomson Reuters) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES


ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the top U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular services.

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The study, in its thirteenth year, singled out 50 hospitals that achieved superior clinical outcomes.

"This year's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals have continued to deliver excellent care and have been able to improve their performance in a tough economic climate," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals® program at Thomson Reuters. "The hospitals in this study have provided measurably better care and are more efficient than their peers, demonstrating incredibly strong focus by hospital leadership at a time when the healthcare system is steeped in volatility."

The study shows that 97 percent of cardiovascular inpatients in U.S. hospitals survive and approximately 96 percent remain complication-free, reflecting improved cardiovascular care across-the-board over the past year. The 50 top hospitals' performance surpasses these high-water marks as indicated by:

* Better risk-adjusted survival rates (23 percent fewer deaths than non-winning hospitals for bypass surgery patients).


* Lower complications indices (40 percent lower rate of heart failure complications).


* Fewer patients readmitted to the hospital after 30 days.


* Shorter hospital visits and lower costs. Top hospitals discharge bypass patients nearly a full day sooner and spend $4,200 less per bypass case than non-winners.


* Increased use of internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary artery bypass surgeries. Top hospitals have increased their use of this recommended procedure from 88 to 96 percent


The study evaluated general and applicable specialty, short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals treating a broad spectrum of cardiology patients.

Thomson Reuters researchers analyzed 2009 and 2010 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, Medicare cost reports, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data. They scored hospitals in key performance areas: risk-adjusted mortality, risk-adjusted complications, core measures (a group of measures that assess process of care), percentage of coronary bypass patients with internal mammary artery use, 30-day mortality rates, 30-day readmission rates, severity-adjusted average length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost.

The Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals were classified into three comparison groups. (The order of hospitals in the list does not reflect performance ranking.)

Teaching Hospitals With Cardiovascular Residency Programs
Mayo Clinic Hospital – Phoenix, AZ
The University of Kansas Hospital – Kansas City, KS
Lahey Clinic – Burlington, MA
Saint Vincent Hospital – Worcester, MA
Park Nicolett Methodist Hospital – St. Louis Park, MN
Hackensack University Medical Center – Hackensack, NJ
Deborah Heart and Lung Center – Browns Mills, NJ
NYU Langone Medical Center – New York, NY
Kettering Medical Center – Kettering, OH
Doctors Hospital – Columbus, OH
The Washington Hospital – Washington, PA
Allegheny General Hospital – Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Packer Hospital – Sayre, PA
Bryn Mawr Hospital – Bryn Mawr, PA
Lankenau Hospital – Wynnewood, PA

Teaching Hospitals Without Cardiovascular Residency Programs
Morton Plant Hospital – Clearwater, FL
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center – Boise, ID
St. John's Hospital – Springfield, IL
Decatur Memorial Hospital – Decatur, IL
Marquette General Hospital – Marquette, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Ann Arbor, MI
Mercy Medical Center – Canton, OH
Aultman Hospital – Canton, OH
Bethesda North Hospital – Cincinnati, OH
St. Luke's Hospital – Bethlehem, PA
UPMC Hamot – Erie, PA
St. Joseph Medical Center – Reading, PA
Memorial Hermann Hospital System – Houston, TX
Baptist St. Anthony's Health System – Amarillo TX
Corpus Christi Medical Center – Corpus Christi, TX
St. Mark's Hospital – Salt Lake City, UT
St. Mary's Hospital – Richmond, VA
Aspirus Wausau Hospital – Wausau, WI
Gundersen Lutheran – La Crosse, WI
Meriter Hospital – Madison, WI

Community Hospitals
St. Francis Medical Center – Lynwood, CA
French Hospital Medical Center – San Luis Obispo, CA
Martin Memorial Medical Center – Stuart, FL
Provena Covenant Medical Center – Urbana, IL
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana – Indianapolis, IN
Heart Hospital of Lafayette – Lafayette, LA
Nebraska Heart Institute & Heart Hospital – Lincoln, NE
Gaston Memorial Hospital – Gastonia, NC
The Chester County Hospital and Health System – West Chester, PA
Doylestown Hospital – Doylestown, PA
Maury Regional Medical Center – Columbia, TN
Heart Hospital of Austin – Austin, TX
Dixie Regional Medical Center – St. George, UT
Memorial Regional Medical Center – Mechanicsville, VA
Bellin Hospital – Green Bay, WI

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 55,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

When Africa Comes Alive







11 Nov 2011 07:32 Africa/Lagos

Stars Shine at Magna CEO Benefit for Africa

PR Newswire

TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2011

TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Africa Comes Alive, an event organized by Magna CEO Don Walker and his wife Joan Kelley, shone a spotlight on the needs of Africa to the Toronto social scene. Hundreds of people, including many top celebrities and a who's who of Canadian business, turned out for a night of fashion and entertainment at a benefit for World Vision.


From left to right: Dave Toycen, World Vision Canada CEO; Don Walker, CEO of Magna International; Joan Kelley, Director of Operations of Cascata Blu and owner of Hero Media; Laura Coones; Brian Coones (CNW Group/World Vision Canada)"


"World Vision Canada CEO Dave Toycen with business leader Belinda Stronach at the Africa Comes Alive benefit

The gala featured a fashion show of swimwear by Cascata Blu paired with African-inspired jewelry created and donated by Canadian designers. Guests were entertained by live music including Krystaal and the BCL African drummers.

After a visit together to A Hi Kulene, a World Vision Area Development Program in Mozambique, event hosts Joan Kelley and Don Walker committed to raising awareness of World Vision Canada and to find sponsors for the hundreds of children and orphans of the area. The sponsorship will help build schools, health care facilities, teach better farming strategies and set up an infrastructure that will allow independence, along with all the other benefits that child sponsorship offers. The couple personally matched donations at the event, of up to $150,000. Canadians can visit worldvision.ca to sponsor a child or find out more about World Vision programs.

Additional weblinks:

www.worldvision.ca

www.magna.com

cascatablu.com

SOURCE World Vision Canada

Image with caption: "World Vision Canada CEO Dave Toycen with business leader Belinda Stronach at the Africa Comes Alive benefit, in support of World Vision (CNW Group/World Vision Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20111111_C4905_PHOTO_EN_6523.jpg

Image with caption: "At the Africa Comes Alive benefit, in support of World Vision. From left to right: Dave Toycen, World Vision Canada CEO; Don Walker, CEO of Magna International; Joan Kelley, Director of Operations of Cascata Blu and owner of Hero Media; Laura Coones; Brian Coones (CNW Group/World Vision Canada)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20111111_C4905_PHOTO_EN_6526.jpg

CONTACT:

Genevieve Barber, Communications Officer World Vision, Genevieve_barber@worldvision.ca 416.671.0086.



Re: Nigeria, SWFs, and the Resource Curse? Two New Papers


Nigeria, SWFs, and the Resource Curse? Two New Papers


“Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is not the magic wand that can turn around the economy and welfare of the majority of Nigerians, but true federalism­. If Nigeria can be run like a true federal democracy, the country would be transforme­d, but the rogues in power want to continue using public funds to play their games of Monopoly and Totopoly in and out of the corridors of power.

What we need in Nigeria is not the SWF, but accountabi­lity and transparen­cy in public service and an end to the impunity of the corrupt ruling class.

$3 billion was collected as bribes by public officers in a single year in Nigeria!

Without accountabi­lity and transparen­cy in governance­, the SWF will be mismanaged and looted by the same kleptomani­acs in power..”

Read the story:

This is a joint post with Stephanie Majerowicz. Nigeria, perhaps the world's poster child for the oil curse, is the latest country to deploy a sovereign wealth fund as a tool to try to better manage national income. At the same time, Nigeria is struggling with depleted savings and growing fiscal concerns, even in a time of high oil prices. Will the sovereign wealth fund help Nigeria get back on track? What are the chances it won't be raided by politicians with short-time horizons, as in the past? Could cash transfers help? Two new background papers from CGD's Oil2Cash Initiative look at these questions from... MORE




LinkedIn Co-founder Hoffman and CEO Weiner Win Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award



Making connections: LinkedIn Corporation Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Reid Hoffman and CEO Jeff Weiner named National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Technology Award winners

Hoffman and Weiner honored for creating an innovative social network that revolutionizes how professionals interact

PALM SPRINGS, CA (November 12, 2011) /PRNewswire/ — Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation have been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Technology Award winners. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the country’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.


Jeff Weiner and Reid Hoffman (not pictured) were named winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Technology category. Weiner and Hoffman also won the EOY award in the Overall category.


Hoffman and Weiner were recognized for their development of a social network aimed primarily for professionals, a goal not previously attempted. Hoffman’s keen sense of timing and his shared commitment with Weiner to run a transparent business operation have helped LinkedIn become the massive success it is today. Hoffman and Weiner were honored at the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards gala, the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum® held in Palm Springs, California. The Forum is the nation’s premier gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Awards were given in nine additional categories. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges from approximately 300 regional award recipients.

“Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner have created an invaluable tool for business professionals around the world. Their keen insight into consumer needs and their ability to continually look for new opportunities for growth and expansion have made them deserving winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Award in the Technology category,” said Bryan Pearce, Americas Director, Entrepreneur Of The Year, Ernst & Young LLP.

Hoffman and Weiner also were named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Overall Award winners.
A perfect partnership

Hoffman first conceived of LinkedIn in 2003 when he recognized the need for a networking site that would connect the world’s professionals and make them more productive and successful by giving them a venue to create a personal brand. Hoffman set out with the ambitious goal of attracting a minimum of 500,000 users. By 2008, 33 million people were using LinkedIn as a tool to create economic opportunities and build business relationships.

In order to take the company to the next level, Hoffman sought a CEO who shared his passion for improving people’s professional lives and who recognized the tremendous growth opportunities for the networking site. Weiner joined LinkedIn as CEO in 2008 and has since helped grow the company to become the world’s largest professional network on the internet. Currently, more than 100 million members in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn as a tool to transform their professional lives. Perhaps most importantly, Hoffman and Weiner deeply value their members and provide them with the utmost data security, recognizing that data is the driving force for the company’s success.
Continued evolution

Thousands of enterprises and professional organizations currently rely on LinkedIn’s hiring and marketing solutions. Although LinkedIn has already made a significant impact on the day-to-day lives of professionals around the world, the company continues to expand rapidly, with the equivalent of one new member joining the site every second. Using their keen insight, Hoffman and Weiner have recognized the new opportunities for global expansion by leveraging evolving technologies and fostering viral member growth.
National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Technology finalists

In addition to Hoffman and Weiner, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Technology national finalists were: Chairman, CEO and Founder Syed Ali of Cavium, Inc., a San Jose, California-based provider of highly integrated semiconductor processors that enable intelligent networking, communications, storage, video and security applications; CEO Fred Luddy of Service-now.com, a San Diego, California-based company that helps organizations transform the way IT delivers business value to end users; and Chairman and CEO Steve Singh of Concur, a Redmond, Washington-based leading software provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions that enable businesses to automate and streamline the process for submitting and approving employee expense reports.
Video and photos

To view video clips of all of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners, please visit: http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year.

Photos of the winners are also available by request.
Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program is pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in 50 countries.
About Ernst & Young’s Strategic Growth Markets practice

Ernst & Young LLP’s Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) practice guides leading high-growth companies. Our multidisciplinary team of elite professionals provides perspective and advice to help our clients accelerate market leadership. SGM delivers assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services to thousands of companies spanning all industries. Ernst & Young is the undisputed leader in taking companies public, advising key government agencies on the issues impacting high-growth companies and convening the experts who shape the business climate. For more information, please visit us at www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets, or follow news on Twitter at @EY_Growth.
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Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Obama Administration Must Change Policy on Sudan Now



Act of War by Sudan Requires Change Of Course For Obama Administration’s Sudan Policy

Action Not Words is Needed Now

(Washington, DC) – United to End Genocide President Tom Andrews released the following statement today condemning Omar al-Bashir’s attacks on civilians in South Sudan and calling on the United States to hold Bashir and other perpetrators responsible for their crimes:


“Omar al-Bashir has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in the last six months, and now he is attacking these same men, women and children in the South Sudan villages where they have sought refuge. These attacks are not only an escalation of Bashir’s brutality against civilians, they are an act of war against a sovereign nation whose independence the United States hailed and celebrated only four months ago. What more evidence does Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration need that its Sudan policy has failed and needs to be fundamentally changed? The United States needs to be demanding accountability not offering more accommodation in light of these latest atrocities. Words are simply not enough.


“The Bashir regime’s actions – terrorizing and killing civilians, bombing refugee areas and signaling its willingness to go to war with South Sudan – must be met with action by the Obama Administration, not its current tepid policy of holding out normalization as a reward for Sudan’s good behavior.


“The Obama Administration must immediately impose strong sanctions on Bashir and other leaders responsible for attacks against civilians, and play a leadership role to forge UN Security Council action including sanctions, the deployment of a civilian protection force, an arms embargo for all of Sudan and an investigation into the atrocities still being committed in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.”


Background:

On Tuesday, the Sudanese military bombed the town of Gaffa in South Sudan where approximately 400 civilians from Blue Nile had taken refuge. Two days later, Bashir’s forces bombed Yida, a refugee camp in South Sudan where over 15,000 civilians from South Kordofan and Blue Nile have fled. Today, according to the South Sudan army, Bashir’s forces attacked a military base in the South killing at least 18 and wounding another 73. This week’s attacks are the first military assaults on South Sudan since its independence and represent a serious breach of international law and could lead to a renewal of conflict. Since the beginning of the year, Bashir’s regime have forced over half a million civilians to flee their homes in Darfur, South Kordofan, Abyei and Blue Nile.



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The Save Darfur Coalition and Genocide Intervention Network are now United to End Genocide. The organization remains committed to its work to end the crisis in Darfur and bring peace to all of Sudan as well as to end violence in other areas of mass atrocities. The merger creates the world’s largest anti-genocide activist organization, with a membership base of hundreds of thousands of committed activists, an unparalleled nationwide student movement, more than 190 faith-based, advocacy and human rights partner organizations, and a network of institutional investors collectively representing more than $3 trillion in assets under management.



Friday, November 11, 2011

AfricaCom Awards 2011 / Orange wins “Best New Service” award at AfricaCom 2011



11 Nov 2011 05:56 Africa/Lagos

AfricaCom Awards 2011 / Orange wins “Best New Service” award at AfricaCom 2011

CAPE-TOWN, November 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Orange (http://www.orange.com) won the “Best New Service” award at the AfricaCom Awards 2011. The awards gala dinner took place on Wednesday, 9 November in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards are a unique annual celebration of innovation and the highest achievements across the communications industry in Africa. An independent panel of judges adjudicates.


Logo: http://www.apo-mail.org/orange-logo.jpg


Orange won the “Best New Service” award for Surf & Pay, a service that aims to facilitate access to the Internet. Surf & Pay is a system for sharing and re-charging Internet access, designed for hotels and internet cafés that want to provide their customers with Internet access using WiFi. It also allows individuals to share the costs of broadband Internet access with their neighbours, using a payment interface that is both flexible and secure. Up to 20 people can be connected to the service, and each of them will pay according to the time and volume consumed. The service is already availbale in Uganda and will soon be launched in Kenya; outside Africa, it is also availbale to Orange customers in Armenia.


Commenting after receiving the award, Marc Rennard, Executive Vice President responsible for Africa, the Middle East and Asia at Orange said: "We believe that by developing products and services that provide widespread access to the Internet and by offering solutions that are specifically designed for small and medium-sized companies, we can contribute to the economic and social development of Africa and the Middle East. This award praises the quality of the work accomplished by our teams in designing innovative services adapted to the African continent.”


Distributed by the African Press Organization for Orange.


For more information:

download the press kit “Africa and the Middle East, lands of innovation for Orange” :

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/backgrounders/att00010279/PressKit_Orange_Innovation_AMEA_EN_111110.pdf


About Orange

France Telecom-Orange (http://www.orange.com) is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with 170,000 employees worldwide, including 102,000 employees in France, and sales of 33.8 billion euros in the first nine months of 2011. Present in 35 countries, the Group had a customer base of 221 million customers at 30 September 2011, including 145 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 30 September 2011, the Group had 162 million mobile customers and 14 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.


With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development


France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.

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