Iconic Image of Steve Jobs for TIME Magazine Commemorative Cover

16 Nov 2011 14:11 Africa/Lagos


Iconic Image of Steve Jobs, taken by Award-Winning Photographer Norman Seeff, selected for Time Magazine Commemorative Cover. (PRNewsFoto/Norman Seeff)

Iconic Image of Steve Jobs, Taken by Award-Winning Photographer Norman Seeff, Selected for Time Magazine Commemorative Cover
Limited archival prints of image available for sale by private collector

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning photographer Norman Seeff's image of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs was recently featured on the cover of Time and on the back cover of the Walter Isaacson-penned biography "Steve Jobs". It was also selected by Apple for their October 19 Memorial Service commemorating Jobs' life. The 1984 session took place at Jobs' home in Woodside, CA.

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Norman Seeff, who photographed Jobs sitting cross-legged with a new Macintosh on his lap, spoke of Jobs' intensity and determination, a quality Seeff says he also saw when he photographed musical greats Ray Charles and Tina Turner, and film directors Billy Wilder and Martin Scorsese. "Those people have what I call 'far vision.' They look out to the future." commented Seeff. He continued, "The dreamer always has a vision of the possibilities in the future. That was my sense of Steve."

Several archival 16" x 20" gelatin silver prints from this session are being offered for sale. The collector is also selling other vintage prints of Seeff's including Joni Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Steve Martin and Martin Scorsese and more. See the gallery of images at: www.nssilverprints.com.

ABOUT NORMAN SEEFF
South African-born Seeff has been photographing and filming cultural, political and historical figures since his arrival to the US in 1969. His subjects range from rock and pop stars such as Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and will.i.am to cultural figures including Bob Fosse, Steve Jobs, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe and Andy Warhol.

A former creative director at United Artists Records, he has photographed and art directed the covers of hundreds of the most influential rock and pop albums including The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, The Eagle's Hotel California , Fleetwood Mac's Tusk and Tina Turner's Private Dancer.

Beginning with Ike & Tina Turner in 1975, Seeff began filming his photo sessions, using them as a launching point to explore the energy and inspiration of the creative process at work.


His film and tape archive of more than 800 shoots with musical artists, film directors, authors, television personalities, scientists, visionaries and entrepreneurs provides a unique insight of artists and innovators in the act of creation. It is being developed as The Sessions Project for public exhibition.

After 10 years as an A-list director of commercials in the 1990's, Seeff returned to photography and documentary filmmaking in 1999, directing and producing projects for the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Paramount Television and the California Institute of Technology. Seeff's recently completed documentary Triumph of the Dream explores the inner dynamics of the creative process of the engineers and scientists responsible for landing the two Rovers on Mars in 2004.

SOURCE Norman Seeff

CONTACT: Mary Ann Mattiello, +1-818-585-5240, maryann@nssilverprints.com

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Orange Launches Widest Range of Exclusive Affordable Phones

16 Nov 2011 09:00 Africa/Lagos

Orange Launches Widest Range of Exclusive Affordable Phones With Dedicated Facebook(R) Functionality in Africa and Europe

PARIS and LONDON, November 16, 2011/PRNewswire/ --


- Three new phones with deep Facebook integration and
dedicated 'F' key available in Africa and Europe from Q4 2011 - offering
the widest portfolio of affordable phones with deep Facebook
functionality launched by an operator to date
- Orange is bringing simple, affordable, social phones for under
EUR100 to a broader range of customers in more than 15 countries*
- The new range includes the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 908F Android
smartphone, one of the most affordable Android smartphones available,
exclusive to Orange


Orange will exclusively launch three new affordable phones with deep Facebook integration across Africa and Europe from Q4 2011, creating a swift, simple, cost effective social experience for more of Orange's customers than ever before.

With access to the widest range of phones with Facebook built-in under EUR100, including the new ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 908F Android smartphone, Orange customers can choose the phone best suited to their needs. Facebook's social capabilities run through every feature of these phones, from the camera to contacts with the dedicated 'F' key allowing instant uploading and interaction. Orange customers can also purchase these handsets with affordable bundles and tariffs that include unlimited Facebook access without extra data charges.

This announcement forms part of Orange's strategy to help customers get more from their digital lives and provide access to mobile services such as Facebook to the widest possible range of customers. At a more affordable price point than previously available, with bundles and tariffs to match, these handsets will make mobile Facebook access richer and more widely available for the first time for some customers.

"The rise of the smartphone and the explosion of social networks have completely changed how people keep in touch and share content. Until now many consumers across Africa and Europe have not had access to a phone that offers deep Facebook integration at an affordable price," said Yves Maitre, Senior Vice President of Mobile Multimedia and Devices, Orange. "We feel strongly that it is Orange's role to enable customers to enjoy a digitally rich, connected life and this and future work with Facebook and ALCATEL ONE TOUCH will allow us to open up mobile social media access to even more of our customers."

"Orange and Facebook have a common goal of providing mobile social access to people throughout Europe and Africa," said Henri Moissinac, Head of Mobile Business at Facebook. "These phones and our ongoing collaboration with Orange will offer an opportunity for people to easily connect and share with their friends on Facebook anytime, anywhere and, for some, experience the mobile web for the first time."

Orange has set out a clear strategy to increase its original design manufacturer portfolio from 15 to 20 per cent in order to offer customers more choice across pre-pay and post-pay segments. By growing the portfolio with partnerships such as this, Orange is able to provide customers with high quality, affordable handsets packed with intuitive, useful and unique services and features.

Phones from this initial range will be available in more than 15 countries, with Romania and Poland launching by the end of 2011, and more countries launching the handsets throughout 2012.

The range consists of three phones that make it easy for customers to post and tag photos, comment on a friend's wall and sync Facebook friends to their address book. The phones are the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 585F, ONE TOUCH 813F, and ONE TOUCH 908F (Orange Vancouver in Romania).

"ALCATEL ONE TOUCH commits to expand our smart phone product portfolio to enrich people's life with advanced features. We are proud to be working with Orange and Facebook to deliver the first range of phones as a result of this partnership," said Dr. George Guo, CEO of TCL Communication Technology, which uses ALCATEL ONE TOUCH as one of its brands. "These exclusive phones offer a fantastic integrated social networking experience and dedicated 'f' key for instant access and uploading, combining quality and affordability for Orange customers."

*Notes to editors:

These devices will be available in Armenia, Botswana, Cameroon, France, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Niger, Poland, Reunion, Romania, Senegal, Spain, Tunisia and Uganda. Exact launch dates will be announced locally at a later date, as may further countries.

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

For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): http://www.orange.com, http://www.orange-business.com, http://www.orange-innovation.tv

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.

Source: Orange

Orange Media Contacts: Jeff Sharpe +44-7887-620-901 jeff.sharpe@orange.com

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Africa Should Speak With One Voice in Articulating Its Demands

16 Nov 2011 11:04 Africa/Lagos

CAHOSCC: “Africa should speak with one voice in articulating its demands” Ping

ADDIS ABABA, November 16, 2011/location>)/ -- The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, hosted the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) today Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Chaired by H.E Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Coordinator of CAHOSCC, the meeting considered the key messages from the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN), held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011, in respect of Arica's effective participation at COP17/CMP7.

During the opening session, Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission reported that the interest amongst Africans on climate change deliberations as very tense. “To us all climate change is a defining challenge of our times, and it is not surprising that the desire to distil a decisive outcome in Durban is felt palpably every time we address African audiences in Africa and elsewhere in the world”, he said.

Mr. Ping underlined the commitment of the AUC in providing any assistance at the level of CAHOSCC and other echelons of the African negotiating system including the AMCEN and the Group of African Negotiators. “We also continue to coordinate continent-wide climate and environment related programmes”, he added.

He further urged that Durban must deliver a major step forward in international climate change negotiations. For this, “Africa should speak with one voice in articulating its demands”.

“We have a clear principle on the issue of Kyoto protocol, we are eager to engage other actors with the purpose of maintaining, or at the very least, salvaging of the essence of the Kyoto protocol. The means to that objective would be to engage the key actors in Durban in a very flexible manner”, Meles told journalists during the press conference at the end of the CAHOSCC meeting.

He said climate change adaptation has a very significant role for Africa and that the CAHOSCC would in the run up to the Durban conference, to convince some stakeholders who have some reservations on the Copenhagen Climate Change Report to adopt it so as to pave way for progressive discussions and negotiations.

At the CAHOSCC meeting the following countries were attended: Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.

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.

Source: African Union Commission (AUC)

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IBM Study Reveals Challenges Midmarket CMOs Face to Sustain Brand Loyalty

The proliferation of social media and mobile devices is creating a new breed of consumers who are digitally savvy and able to quickly compare and evaluate which products and services they want to buy. Everyday consumers are creating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data with 90 percent of the world's data created in the last two years alone. Savvy marketers are gaining insight from social media and incorporating it into their strategies. The key is predicting what consumers will want and then adapting marketing strategies to give them the right product when, where, and at what price they want it. The global IBM study of Midmarket CMOs revealed that building and sustaining brand loyalty is the top concern for today's midmarket CMOs, yet 72 percent do not feel sufficiently prepared to effectively build this loyalty. (PRNewsFoto/IBM)


16 Nov 2011 12:00 Africa/Lagos

IBM Study Reveals Challenges Midmarket CMOs Face to Sustain Brand Loyalty with Today's Social Consumer

Retailers Lee Jeans and wehkamp.nl Team with IBM to Engage the Individual Consumer through Social Channels

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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2011

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new global IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of Midmarket Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) revealed that building and sustaining brand loyalty is the top concern for today's midmarket CMOs, yet 72 percent do not feel sufficiently prepared to effectively build this loyalty. Additionally, 70 percent of midmarket CMOs are concerned about data explosion, as they are tasked with making sense of highly complex information generated constantly from a variety of sources such as consumer blogs, tweets, mobile texts and videos.

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Today's CMOs need to be prepared to deal with an empowered consumer who is impacting brands instantly on Twitter, Facebook and other social channels. 61 percent of midmarket CMOs are struggling with how to manage the impact of social media will have on their marketing function. Many CMOs today are focused primarily on understanding market segments versus understanding the individual consumer in order to shape marketing strategies. Fewer than 50 percent of midmarket CMOs are taking the time to understand and evaluate the impact of consumer generated reviews, blogs and third party rankings on their brands.



The proliferation of social media and mobile devices is creating a new breed of consumers who are digitally savvy and able to quickly compare and evaluate which products and services they want to buy. Mobile commerce is expected to reach $31 billion by 2016, yet 62 percent of midmarket CMOs report being underprepared to deal with the proliferation of channels and devices. This increase in the mobile shopping trend further increases marketing challenges, complicates data collection and analysis, and threatens both customer service and customer retention.

Like their peers in larger organizations, midmarket CMOs are also being held more financially accountable to their organizations to produce business outcomes at a faster pace. The study also revealed that while midmarket CMOs believe ROI on marketing dollars spent will be the most important measuring stick for determining success of their business by 2015, the study noted 72 percent of CMOs are underprepared to manage the plummeting level of brand loyalty.

Aside from current economic conditions, there's an even bigger factor impacting brand loyalty. Innovations in technology and the spread of social networking have provided buyers with new tools for discovering, comparing, evaluating, choosing and experiencing brands. With the growth of social networks and a need for transparency, trust and personal exchanges between the consumer and the marketplace are now forming the cornerstone of small and midsize marketing efforts.

Everyday consumers are creating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data with 90 percent of the world's data created in the last two years alone. Savvy marketers are gaining insight from social media and incorporating it into their strategies. The key is predicting what consumers will want and then adapting marketing strategies to give them the right product when, where, and at what price they want it.

Today, retailers are embracing technologies such as analytics to make sense of massive amounts of data consumers are generating every single second to effectively target the individual consumer and enhance the shopping experience.

Lee Jeans Teams with IBM to Understand the Individual Consumer

Lee Jeans, one of the most recognizable apparel brands in the world faced the challenge of capturing and analyzing the huge volume of information being generated by a variety of sources before any merchandising decisions could be made on its website, Lee.com. By adopting analytics technology, Lee employees now have the capability to quickly make informed decisions that will improve the consumer's shopping experience.

Now, all the information that merchandisers need such as how well items sell, what is currently in stock and what consumers are saying through social media channels is organized into simple visuals that are shown over product thumbnail images on the Lee website. With this visual layout that mirrors Lee.com, the merchandisers can easily move products around based on popularity and availability. Merchandisers are able to see which products are being viewed most often and most importantly, which ones are being purchased most often. This ultimately allows the Lee team to display the site in a way that provides the best shopping experience for consumers.

Lee is now also able to obtain all product view data, online sales, abandonment rates and conversion rates to give Lee merchandisers a quick snapshot of product performance. Lee is also capturing consumer sentiment data generated from social media channels such as Facebook and brand rating website Bazaarvoice. Facebook 'Likes' and Bazaarvoice ratings are also included in the tool at the product level and these insights are used to help with marketing and merchandising decisions. Using social media and analytics Lee can now make faster and more informed merchandising decisions targeted at its customers with a simple click of the mouse.

Analytics Helps European Retailer, wehkamp.nl Shift Casual Online Browsers to Committed Shoppers

With more consumers shopping online from their smartphones, the average buyer has grown savvier with purchases, performing extensive research beforehand and always hunting for better deals. As a result, online bargain hunters frequently add various products to their shopping cart, only to abandon these shopping sessions. If online retailers cannot recapture a potential customer's interest and draw the shopper back to that previous shopping session, sales are likely to go to a competitor, even if the price is no different.

wehkamp.nl, retailer based in the Netherlands, sells brand-name clothing along with home appliances, beauty products, furniture and computer equipment. The home shopping retailer receives more than a million unique visitors to its website, many of these visitors continuing on to other online retailers after browsing wehkamp.nl's wares.

As the holiday season begins, wehkamp.nl recognized the immense value that could be tapped by recapturing the interest and sales of these online browsers. wehkamp.nl is using IBM analytics technology to track a consumer's browsing and purchasing history to create a unique customer experience with display ads, personalized emails and on-site product recommendations, capturing the interest and dollars of online shoppers.

For example, if a shopper had viewed several skirts during an earlier visit, the company can regain the shopper's interest by tailoring the message specifically to the holiday or occasion and choosing specific delivery methods and timing. To date, wehkamp.nl has driven increased sales and customer loyalty across its various product lines by better capturing the attention of potential customers, even those who have left its website with a 271 percent increase in sales.

"Social media now offers a clear opportunity for companies of all sizes to sit at the same table and engage directly with the consumer. This has changed the way brand loyalty is acquired and earned," said Andy Monshaw, general manager of IBM Midmarket Business. "With the explosion of social media, businesses are gaining the opportunity to understand and target the consumer better, that is opening up new avenues for small and midsize businesses to realize the potential of this new information and communication technologies, but face the daunting task of intercepting and interpreting vast quantities of data to find -- meaningful insights."

For more information on the CMO Study: http://www.ibm.com/cmommstudy2011/
To register for the Smarter Commerce webcast on Nov. 17 at 10am ET: http://bit.ly/rAg0vX

For more information on IBM Midmarket Business: http://bit.ly/joxxPq
Facebook Page: IBM for Midsize Businesses: http://on.fb.me/sHgobr
Follow us on Twitter at: #MidmarketIBM
To hear how IBM is working with midmarket clients: http://bit.ly/rIjE5A

Contact:
Lizette Kodama
IBM Media Relations
646-675-0750
lkodama@us.ibm.com

SOURCE IBM

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

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Amazon Presents In The House Of Dogs [kindle Edition]

Amazon presents the much awaited book In the House of Dogs [Kindle Edition] by Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi (Author).

“In the House of Dogs” is an unapologetic mirror of the contemporary Nigerian society with polemical commentaries and essays with humorous anecdotes on the Nigerian; focusing on critical issues of education, romance, marriage, religion, politics and other matters in twelve chapters by a single narrator.

Previewers have compared it to Chinua Achebe’s The Trouble with Nigeria, but noted that it has more depth since it has addressed more contemporary issues on the facts of life in Nigeria in the first decade of the 21st century within universal perspectives.

You can order for this special Kindle edition on http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0065KCBE2 or click on the cover image.







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Nigerian Woman Among Leading Women Entrepreneurs Honoured in New York

Yewande Zaccheaus, CEO and owner of Eventful Limited was among the nineteen of the world's most promising women entrepreneurs recognized yesterday at the fifth annual International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) awards conference in New York.

Eventful Ltd, a leading events planning and consulting company in Lagos, Nigeria. Eventful Ltd is regarded as a pace setter for both corporate and retail events in Nigeria with an annual revenue of close to 3 million dollars USD.

Yewande recently received an award from Today’s Woman Magazine, the foremost magazine in Nigeria, in recognition of her contribution to the events planning business.

She is the current Chairperson for Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) and has inspired many new members to join this very well respected women professional group in Nigeria. She has developed initiatives in WIMBIZ, including mentoring programs with a wide reach. Under her watch, Vital Voices Africa Hub recently conducted a roundtable and networking session in Lagos.

A 1982 Law graduate of the University of Lagos, Yewande obtained an LL.M from Cambridge University, England in 1984. She began her career as a legal officer in the Nigerian-American Merchant Bank and later had a brief stint in private practice prior to joining Ecobank Nigeria Plc as the pioneer Company Secretary and Legal Adviser in 1989 there she obtained firsthand experience in handling corporate events.

Yewande is the author of three inspirational books –“God’s Waiting Room 1, 2 & 3” which were written as a result of her personal testimony, to encourage women experiencing delay in childbearing.

Yewande is married to Teni Zaccheaus and they are blessed with two children, Teniola and Iretidayo.

The following is the detailed report of the global event.

14 Nov 2011 13:00 Africa/Lagos

Leading Women Entrepreneurs from Around the World Gather in New York for Fifth Annual International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge
Four-day program provides proven female business-owners with opportunities to help scale their ventures globally

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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, nineteen of the world's most promising women entrepreneurs will be recognized at the fifth annual International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) awards conference, an initiative of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ladies Organization. The event, hosted in New York this year by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, honors leading female entrepreneurs who are building thriving and growing ventures and beginning to take their businesses global.

Often defying societal and cultural expectations, this talented group of women has transformed localized start-up companies into multi-million dollar organizations. These nineteen CEOs, managing directors, presidents, founders and owners operate their businesses in a variety of regions and across industries ranging from management consulting to retail, organic health and beauty, technology, and hospitality, and others. And these are not small businesses. In 2010 and 2011 alone, IWEC has honored entrepreneurs whose businesses generate upwards of $3 billion in annual revenues and directly or indirectly employ more than 30,000 people.

As part of the conference, the IWEC honorees will be taking part in a four-day networking program held in various locations around Manhattan. They will be introduced to investors, potential commercial partners, trade officials, and more than 500 other entrepreneurs in an effort to expand their businesses and increase their exposure to global business contacts. This is the second time that New York has hosted an IWEC Awards Conference (New York first hosted IWEC in 2008); previous conferences have been hosted in Barcelona (2007), New Delhi (2009) and Cape Town (2010).

Nancy Ploeger, President of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, said, "It is a privilege to host such an inspiring group of businesswomen in New York this year. The breadth and scope of these delegates is remarkable, and our hope is that the connections the IWEC program facilitates will help them to further scale their already successful businesses."

Xavier Carbonell, Managing Director of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, noted, "The achievements of today's honorees are a testament to their innovation, hard work and commitment. Their significant economic and social contributions remind us of the value and importance of empowering women entrepreneurs."

Juan Maria Nin, Deputy Chairman and CEO of CaixaBank, Spain's third largest financial institution and a founding sponsor of IWEC, will be in attendance at the event and will conduct a workshop on Business Leadership with awardees and other participants.

"Year after year, IWEC keeps growing, expanding and providing more and more networking opportunities to members and awardees. We are grateful to these women for their dedication to improving their communities and their local-turned-global businesses. Their achievements are exemplary and la Caixa is proud to support and celebrate them today," Nin said.

IWEC is also supported by leading financial institutions, trade associations and educational institutions including: MetLife, IESE Business School, the Asia Society of New York, SDI International and HSBC.

The 2011 winners are:

Australia

* Diane Tompson – Managing Director, The Powercom Group

Bangladesh

* Syeda Zeenat Ara Nipun – Proprietor, N.D. Fashion

India

* Mira Kulkarni – Managing Director, Mountain Valley Springs India Pvt Ltd.
* Namita Raman – Managing Director, Singrimari Tea Estate (P) Ltd.
* Manjula Reddy – Executive Director, The Country Club India Ltd.

Mongolia

* Bolormaa Batbayar – CEO, UEIC of Mongolemimpex Concern

Nigeria

* Yewande Zaccheaus – CEO, Eventful Limited

Pakistan

* Shaheen Afishan – Managing Director, M/s. Summit International

Peru

* Marina Bustamante – CEO, Renzo Costa S.A.C.

Philippines

* Maria Socorro M. Malitao – President & CEO, Standout Group of Companies


South Africa

* Susan Huxter – Owner, Le Quartier Francais
* Barbara van den Bossche – CEO and owner, Vintage Group
* Valerie Mentz – CEO, Greystone Trading

Spain

* Rosa Clara – CEO, Grupo Rosa Clara
* Elizabeth Trallero – CEO, Congost Plastic, S.A.
* Adriana Casademont – President and CEO, Casademont, S.A.

US/NYC region

* Dianna Raedle – Managing Director, Deer Isle Capital, LLC
* Sandi Webster and Peggy McHale – Principals, Consultants 2 Go, LLC
* Bonnie Schnitta – President, SoundSense, LLC


Contact – Felipe Ucros, Brunswick Group, 212-333-3810

About the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is a membership organization comprised of a cross section of member businesses ranging from sole proprietors to large corporations and conglomerates. With 10,000 members and subscribers, we represent the voice of over 100,000 companies in Manhattan and partner with over 300 diverse business organizations in the city. Our members are part of one of the largest constituencies in the country representing approximately 1.6 million US employees and approximately 4.5 million employees globally. Locally, our member companies have over 165,000 employees. And, collectively, our member companies account for over $630 billion dollars in annual revenues.

About CaixaBank

CaixaBank is an integrated financial group, with a banking business, insurance operations and investments in international banks and in leading service companies, such as Repsol and Telefonica. It is the leading retail bank in Spain, where it began its financial enterprise more than 100 years ago. CaixaBank shares with Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona-"la Caixa", its main shareholder, a commitment to people and their environment. In this regard, via "la Caixa's" Social Welfare Foundation, finances and maintains social, educational, cultural and scientific programs with an annual budget of 500 million euros, making it the second largest European foundation.

SOURCE Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

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Legendary Moments in Sports History

In Memory of Joseph William "Joe" Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011)

14 Nov 2011 21:27 Africa/Lagos

New Photography Exhibit Captures Legendary Moments in Sports History


Joe Frazier knocks out Muhammad Ali during their 1971 fight at Madison Square Garden.


Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in 1965. (Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated)(PRNewsFoto/Newseum, Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011

"Photo Finish: The Sports Photography of Neil Leifer"

Opens Friday, Nov. 18, at the Newseum

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, Nov. 18, the Newseum will open its newest exhibit, "Photo Finish: The Sports Photography of Neil Leifer." The exhibit features a career-defining selection of photographs taken by renowned photographer Neil Leifer, the man behind the camera during some of the greatest moments in sports. Leifer, who was 18 when his photos first graced the coveted real estate on the front of Sports Illustrated, went on to become one of the most celebrated sports photographers in history.

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"Photo Finish" includes nearly 50 of Leifer's best-known images, including one of the most famous sports photographs of all time: boxer Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston after knocking him out in the first round of their 1965 title fight. In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected the photo for the cover of the magazine's special issue, "The Century's Greatest Sports Photos."

Among the other memorable moments captured in "Photo Finish" are Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi being carried off the field by his players after the team's 1968 victory in Super Bowl II, Secretariat en route to winning the Kentucky Derby in 1973 and the "Thrilla in Manila," the epic 1975 heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Each photograph is accompanied by the story behind the image, told in Leifer's own words. The exhibit also includes a Newseum-produced video in which Leifer talks about his photos and his famous subjects.

"Great moments in sports often occur in a split second," said Jim Duff, chief executive officer of the Newseum. "Neil has distinguished himself by capturing those blink-of-an-eye images time and again. He has an amazing gift and the spectacular photos we've selected for 'Photo Finish' spotlight that talent."

Since first picking up a camera more than 50 years ago, Leifer has photographed every major sporting event, including the Olympic Games, World Series, Super Bowl, World Cup, Kentucky Derby and the biggest title fights in boxing. His images have appeared on more than 200 covers of Time, Newsweek, People and Sports Illustrated, the magazine where he launched his professional career. More than a dozen books of Leifer's photos have been published. His most recent publication is "Guts and Glory: The Golden Age of American Football, 1958 - 1978."

"Athletic competition offers photographers some of the most challenging yet rewarding photographic opportunities, but capturing the most decisive of moments requires true talent," said Bo Kajiwara, director of marketing, Nikon Inc. "Nikon is proud to sponsor 'Photo Finish' at the Newseum, which serves as an inspiration for all those who experience Neil Leifer's stunning work."

Nikon is the exclusive sponsor of "Photo Finish: The Sports Photography of Neil Leifer." The exhibit will be on display through Aug. 12, 2012.

About Nikon

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The Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news and history — offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. Within its seven levels of galleries and theaters, the Newseum offers a unique environment that takes museum-goers behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made. Follow the Newseum on Facebook and Twitter.

The Newseum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. For additional information, call 888/NEWSEUM (888/639-7386) or visit newseum.org.

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CONTACT: Jonathan Thompson, +1-202-292-6353, jothompson@newseum.org

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Submit Your Films To International Film Festivals

Film festivals are the trade fairs for filmmakers and all the practitioners and lovers of motion pictures.

The film industry cannot flourish without film festivals. And Nigeria can now boast of emerging international film festivals like the following:

1. Zuma Film Festival, Abuja.
2. Leap International Film Festival, Aba.
3. Abuja International Film Festival, Abuja.
4. Eko International Film Festival, Lagos.
5. Africa International Film Festival, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
6. Plateau International Film Festival, Jos, Plateau State.
7. Festival of Indigenous African Language Films, Akure, Ondo State,
8. iREP International Documentary Film Festival
9. Screen Naija Open Air Cinema Festival.

Supple magazine has provided the Film Festivals Database for filmmakers to select and submit their films to any of the listed international film festivals calling for entries from January to December.

Check and see where you can participate and compete for the various screenings in and out of competition before the closing dates.

Click on the link http://www.supplemagazine.org/film-festivals-and-events-worldwide for more details.

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Foreign Students Contributed More than $20 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2010

There are more foreign students coming to study in America and spending billions of dollars yearly. Photo Credit: ASPA National Weblog.

14 Nov 2011 18:23 Africa/Lagos

Foreign Students Contributed More than $20 Billion to U.S. Economy Last Year

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011

New state-by-state foreign student and study abroad data now available from NAFSA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foreign students and their families spent more than $20 billion in the United States during the 2010 – 2011 academic year, according to a new NAFSA report released today. California, New York, and Texas welcomed the largest numbers of foreign students, and those states and others across the country each saw a substantial benefit from spending by these students and their families on living expenses, tuition, and fees.

* See NAFSA's new foreign-student spending data by state, congressional district, and top receiving institutions of higher education (www.nafsa.org/eis).
* View results of a snapshot survey of foreign-student enrollments conducted by NAFSA and seven other higher-education and international-education organizations.
* This week, the NAFSA blog will feature special dispatches from across the United States about the many ways foreign students contribute to local communities.

Study Abroad Numbers Released

The numbers of American students studying abroad recovered during the 2009 – 2010 academic year from a slight decline during the previous year, to 270,604, according to figures released today by the Institute of International Education. Less than 2 percent of American college students study abroad.

* NAFSA's new report breaks down the percentage of each state's college students who studied abroad in 2009 – 2010, allowing institutions and states to gauge how they compare with the national average.
* NAFSA's new study abroad demographics chart offers further data on participation trends.

Student Diplomat Video Competition Enters Public Voting Phase

NAFSA and STA Travel, a NAFSA Global Partner, are inviting the public to help decide the winner of this year's Student Diplomat Video Contest. Short videos from the five finalists will be available for viewing starting Tuesday, November 15, on NAFSA's advocacy Web site at www.connectingourworld.org/studentdiplomat. The challenge to contestants was to tell a compelling story, in less than 3 minutes, about how they became "student diplomats" while studying abroad, by making a difference in the lives of others, connecting in a meaningful way with people and cultures in other countries, and building long-lasting friendships and mutual understanding. The winner will be announced in early December.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit professional association dedicated to international education. Learn more about our work at http://www.nafsa.org/ and www.connectingourworld.org.

SOURCE NAFSA: Association of International Educators

CONTACT: CONTACT: Ursula Oaks, +1-202-495-2553

Web Site: http://www.nafsa.org/

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