Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Are Muslims Straight But Narrow-minded or What?

Islam & Homosexuality by Shayne Oanes. Photo Credit: The Linfield Review.

Are Muslims Straight But Narrow-minded?

I recommend all gays and others who say they are straight to read Straight But Narrow, a thought provoking feature on Islam and homosexuality by the The Economist.

Both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria are united against homosexuality and the Sharia condemns gays to death in the Sharia states in northern Nigeria. In fact, gays and lesbians are seen as abnormal people who could even be mobbed and lynched as witches and wizards in some places in southern Nigeria.

Photo Credit: The Economist.

I have friends who are gays and lesbians and I have not forced them to convert to my Christianity, because judgment belongs to God who made them.


~ By Orikinla Osinachi

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Auto Trader Improves Searches and Provides Boost for New Car Advertisers


14 Aug 2012 15:00 Africa/Lagos

2013 Nissan JUKE Features New Midnight Edition Package


FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first two years of production, the highly innovative Nissan JUKE has been hard to ignore. Its aggressive styling has been matched only by its dynamic performance – driven by its standard 188-horsepower 1.6-liter Direct Injection Gasoline (DIG™) Turbo, 16-valve DOHC aluminum-alloy inline 4-cylinder and available advanced torque vectoring AWD system. So it might come as a surprise that Nissan is giving JUKE a slightly more stealthy appearance with a new accessory grouping called the JUKE Midnight Edition.


14 Aug 2012 17:15 Africa/Lagos


Auto Trader Improves Searches and Provides Boost for New Car Advertisers

LONDON, August 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

Auto Trader, the UK's leading motoring website to sell your car [http://www.autotrader.co.uk/cars/selling ], has made searching for cars even easier by introducing new filters to its search engine. In addition to these improvements, Auto Trader is offering dealers already signed up to the New Cars advertising package, the opportunity to advertise additional new car stock free of charge for a limited period.

Consumers will be presented with a new search function offering used, nearly new and new car search filters. This gives buyers the benefit of being able to search using the three pre-selected filters at the same time, or separately. Following a successful trial of these new search filters, results have shown a 39% increase in leads to dealers for their new cars full page advert and a 13% increase overall in full page advert views for cars.

Nathan Coe, Group Director, Auto Trader said: "We are always looking at ways we can improve our website to enhance user experience. These changes will make stock easier to find, gain more exposure for dealers' new and nearly new cars as well as providing consumers with more qualified responses on their searches. Our aim is to make finding new cars as quick and as easy as possible. The offer to advertise additional new car stock free of charge will help to raise the profile of those vehicles and is a further example of Auto Trader's customer value proposition."


About Auto Trader:

Auto Trader is the UK's no 1 motoring website and drives more leads to dealers than any other company in the UK. With over 10.8 million monthly unique users, carrying out over 135 million searches on new and used vehicles, Auto Trader dominates the online classifieds market. Over 2.2 million people access Auto Trader via their mobile phone every month, through the mobile-optimised site and apps developed for iPhone, Android and Nokia. Auto Trader is part of Trader Media Group. For more information, visit http://www.autotrader.co.uk

Trader Media Group is Europe's largest specialist multi-media group and supplier of leading automotive marketing products and services. B2B brands included in the Trader Media Group stable include: Auto Trader, RAZSOR, 2nd Byte and Autotrade-mail. The Group also offers a range of other specialist classified listings and publications including Bike Trader, Truck & Plant Trader, Ad Trader, Motorhome and Caravan Trader, Farmers Trader and Top Marques as well as Dealer Update - with the largest reach in their sectors. Websites include autotrader.co.uk, vans.autotrader.co.uk, trucks.autotrader.co.uk, plant.autotrader.co.uk, farm.autotrader.co.uk, autotrader.co.uk/bikes, caravans.autotrader.co.uk and motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk. Trader Media Group operates in the UK, Ireland and South Africa and is jointly owned by Guardian Media Group and Apax Partners. For more information, visit http://www.tradermediagroup.com

Source: Auto Trader

For further information, please contact: Andrew Andersz, Trader Media Press Centre, Tel: +44(0)1865-342104, Email: andrew.andersz@jjmarketing.co.uk

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Oando Energy Resources Announces New Discovery


13 Aug 2012 21:34 Africa/Lagos

Oando Energy Resources Announces New Discovery

Initial well test flows over 950 bopd from previously unevaluated sand formation.

CALGARY, Aug. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Oando Energy Resources Inc. ("OER" or the "Company") (TSX:OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, today announced initial drilling results from the fourth well drilled in the Ebendo Marginal Field, OML-56 (previously known as Obodeti/Obodugwa) . The EB-4 well was spud on March 24, 2012 and was drilled to a total depth (TD) of 12,120ft measured depth (MD) on June 11 th, 2012. The well, which was intended to appraise the updip portion of the structure, encountered eight new hydrocarbon bearing sands over an interval from 9,667ft to 11,182ft, each with individual reservoir thicknesses of between 21ft and 110ft. These sands were in addition to the producing sand target previously encountered in the first well (EB-1).

"We continue to successfully advance our appraisal program in the Ebendo Marginal Field," said Olapade Durotoye, CEO of OER. "Next steps include further evaluating this positive data and further delineation of the discoveries to assess their size and productive capacity, which we expect to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012."

The deepest of the newly appraised sands, contained in Level XXa, was perforated and tested. The well flowed over 950bopd of 49 degree API oil during a well flow test using a 24/64" adjustable choke. Further well tests will be conducted over the next few days on the next sand (Level XIX). Level XIX was the primary target for the well, as it was the only identified producing sand from the single producing well in the field. These test results may not necessarily be indicative of the well's long-term performance or of ultimate recovery.

The Company intends to complete the EB-4 well as a Dual String producer prior to commencing drilling on the EB-5 well, which is intended to appraise the shallow hydrocarbon bearing sands encountered in EB-4.

OER has a 42.7 % Non-Operating interest in the Ebendo Marginal field.

About Oando Energy Resources Inc. (OER)

OER currently has a broad suite of producing, development and exploration properties in the Gulf of Guinea (predominantly in Nigeria) with current production of approximately 4,500 barrels of oil per day. OER has been specifically structured to take advantage of current opportunities for indigenous companies in Nigeria, which currently has the largest population in Africa, and one of the largest oil and gas resources in Africa.

Forward Looking Statements:

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements including relating to next steps, conducting further well tests and the Company's intentions relating to completion of the EB4-well.

Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information because the Company can give no assurance that such statements and information will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.

Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to: risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration and drilling activities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined and the future price of crude oil. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

Additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's financial results are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com) for the Company. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

SOURCE Oando Energy Resources Inc.

CONTACT:


Pade Durotoye, CEO
Oando Energy Resources Inc.
+44 207 793 2594

Jeremy Dietz/David Feick
Investor Relations
+1 403 218 2833
jdietz@equicomgroup.com
dfeick@equicomgroup.com







Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life


14 Aug 2012 15:46 Africa/Lagos

Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life
On view from September 14, 2012 through January 6, 2013

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On view from September 14, 2012 – January 6, 2013 at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street), Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life offers an unprecedented and comprehensive historical overview of the pictorial response to apartheid that has never been undertaken by any other museum. Through its images, this exhibition explores the significance of the 50-year civil rights struggle, from how apartheid defined and marked South Africa's identity from 1948 to 1994, to the rise of Nelson Mandela, and finally its lasting impact on society.

Curated by Okwui Enwezor with Rory Bester and based on more than six years of research, the exhibition examines the aesthetic power of the documentary form – from the photo essay to reportage, social documentary to photojournalism and art – in recording, analyzing, articulating, and confronting the legacy of apartheid and its effect on everyday life in South Africa.

Apartheid, the compound Dutch word meaning separate (apart) and neighborhood (heid), was the political platform of Afrikaner nationalism before and after World War II. It created a political system designed specifically to promote racial segregation and enshrine white domination. In 1948, after the surprise victory of the Afrikaner National Party, apartheid was introduced as official state policy and organized across a widespread series of legislative programs.

Over time, the system of apartheid grew increasingly ruthless and violent towards Africans and other non-white communities. It not only transformed the modern political meaning of citizenship, it invented a wholly new society in both fact and law. The result was a reorganization of civic, economic, and political structures that penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence – from housing, public amenities, and transportation, to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Apartheid transformed institutions, maintaining them for the sole purpose of denying and depriving Africans, Coloureds, and Asians of their basic civil rights.

A central premise of this exhibition is that South African photography, as we know it today, was essentially invented in 1948. The exhibition argues that the rise of the Afrikaner National Party to political power and its introduction of apartheid as the legal foundation of governance changed the pictorial perception of the country from a purely colonial space based on racial segregation to a highly contested space based on the ideals of equality, democracy, and civil rights. Photography was almost instantaneously alert to this change and in turn transformed its own visual language from a purely anthropological tool to a social instrument. Because of this, no one else photographed South Africa and the struggle against apartheid better, more critically and incisively, with deep pictorial complexity, and penetrating insight than South African photographers. It is the goal if this exhibition to explore and pay tribute to their exceptional photographic achievement.

Encompassing the entire museum, including the exterior windows at ICP, this landmark exhibition includes the work of nearly 70 photographers, artists, and filmmakers. Complex, vivid, evocative and dramatic, Rise and Fall of Apartheid covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that form part of the historical record of modern South African identity. Accompanied by more than 500 photographs, artworks, films, videos, documents, posters, and periodicals, the exhibition brings together a rich tapestry of material, many of which have been rarely shown together, to examine and document one of the most absorbing historical eras of the 20th century.

From the work of members Drum Magazine in the 1950s to the Afrapix Collective in the 1980s to the reportage of the so-called Bang Bang Club, included in the exhibition are the exceptional works of pioneering South African photographers including Leon Levson, Eli Weinberg, David Goldblatt, Peter Magubane, Alf Khumalo, Jurgen Schadeberg, Sam Nzima, Ernest Cole, George Hallet, Omar Badsha, Gideon Mendel, Paul Weinberg, Kevin Carter, Joao Silva, and Greg Marin, and the responses of contemporary artists such as Adrian Piper, Sue Williamson, Jo Ractliffe, Jane Alexander, Santu Mofokeng, Guy Tillim, Hans Haacke, and William Kentridge. In addition, the exhibition will feature the works of a new generation of South African photographers such as Sabelo Mlangeni and Thabiso Sekgale, who explore the impact of apartheid as it continues to resonate today.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, edited by Okwui Enwezor and Rory Bester, with essays by Enwezor and Bester, and other prominent scholars in the field, including Darren Newbury, Achille Mbembe, Patricia Hayes, Collin Richards, Khwezi Gule, and Michael Godby.

Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life is made possible with support from Mark McCain and Caro Macdonald/Eye and I, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Deborah Jerome and Peter Guggenheimer, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation in honor of 30 years of committed ICP service by Willis E. Hartshorn.

About the Curators

Okwui Enwezor is Director of Haus der Kunst, Munich. Before joining Haus der Kunst, Enwezor was Adjunct Curator at ICP and Dean of Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President at San Francisco Art Institute. Most recently he was the Artistic Director of La Triennale 2012 at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, and has served as the Artistic Director of 2nd Johannesburg Biennale (1997), Documenta 11 (2002), and 7th Gwangju Biennale (2008) amongst many other international exhibitions. Enwezor served as the Kirk Varnedoe Visiting Professor at Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He is the founding publisher and editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art.

Rory Bester is an art historian and critic, as well as an occasional curator and documentary filmmaker. Based at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg, his teaching and research areas include archive and museum practice, curatorial studies, exhibition histories, migration and diaspora studies, photographic histories, postcolonialism, and post-war South African art. He regularly writes art criticism for the Mail and Guardian newspaper, as well as for Art South Africa , Camera Austria and Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. Bester has curated and co-curated a number of exhibitions in Denmark, Germany, South Africa, Sweden and the United States.

About ICP

The International Center of Photography (ICP) was founded in 1974 by Cornell Capa (1918-2008) as an institution dedicated to photography that occupies a vital and central place in contemporary culture as it reflects and influences social change. Through our museum, school and community programs, we embrace photography's ability to open new opportunities for personal and aesthetic expression, transform popular culture, and continually evolve to incorporate new technologies. ICP has presented more than 500 exhibitions, bringing the work of more than 3,000 photographers and other artists to the public in one-person and group exhibitions and provided thousands of classes and workshops that have enriched tens of thousands of students. Visit www.icp.org for more information.

SOURCE International Center of Photography
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Facebook Advertising in Different Countries: 2012 Social Media Advertising Global Games

Facebook Marketing Information. Photo Credit: Patrick Wagner.


14 Aug 2012 00:30 Africa/Lagos

New Study: "2012 Social Media Advertising Global Games" Compares Performance of Facebook Advertising in Different Countries

CHICAGO, August 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

Kenshoo Social finds heavy mobile usage in Mexico and complex competitive

requirements in the United States and United Kingdom

Kenshoo [http://www.kenshoo.com ] (http://www.Kenshoo.com), a global leader in digital marketing software, published a new report today. "2012 Social Media Advertising Global Games" evaluates nearly 65 billion Facebook ad impressions to identify eleven critical mass countries and evaluate the performance of Facebook ads in those countries across six key "events."

"While Facebook boasts one of the most expansive communities worldwide, its advertising opportunities have become among the most targeted ever," says Sivan Metzger, general manager of Kenshoo Social. "Each individual country delivers different social media performance, and understanding the key metrics and variances by location and vertical can help brands develop successful Facebook advertising strategies."

Key highlights of the report and associated recommendations for advertisers include:


- Countries with high Facebook penetration represent great opportunity for
advertisers. Mexico and Turkey have as many Facebook users as broadband subscribers,
indicating Facebook is used heavily via mobile devices in those countries. Savvy
marketers can reach these connected populations through targeted mobile ads and take
advantage of efficient Facebook cost-per-thousand (CPM) rates.
- Facebook advertising is extremely popular in the United States and United
Kingdom. These countries have the highest CPM and cost-per-click (CPC) rates,
reflecting increased attention and bid competition from marketers. The U.S. and U.K.
also had the lowest exposure rates, meaning it's more difficult for brands to reach
their targets in these countries. For advertisers to effectively compete, they must
use advanced targeting techniques and sophisticated bid algorithms and refresh
creative assets often.
- Italy is a diamond in the rough, winning the most medals of any European
country. A high click-through-rate (CTR) indicates that Italians are willing to
interact with Facebook ads. Italy also has a low max recommended bid from Facebook; so
ads can be placed relatively inexpensively. Advertisers that want to test Pan-European
campaigns can find Italy a good point of entry.


This study analyzed aggregated global data across a wide range of brands whose Facebook ad campaigns are managed through the Kenshoo Social platform. The dataset included more than one hundred countries, but those selected for the study reached a statistical significance of at least 100 million impressions from ads that were uniquely targeted to each country.

The complete report, entitled "2012 Social Media Advertising Global Games," including detailed charts, definitions and insights, can be downloaded at http://www.Kenshoo.com/GlobalGames.

About Kenshoo Social

The mission of Kenshoo Social is to illuminate the value of social media for brands through dynamic technology. Kenshoo Social delivers a global social marketing platform for advertisers and agencies to achieve tangible business results as effectively and efficiently as possible. Through Kenshoo Social, marketers can create and optimize scalable social advertising campaigns while leveraging sophisticated measurement capabilities for owned paid, and earned initiatives across all channels. Please visit Kenshoo.com/Social [http://kenshoo.com/Social ] or Facebook.com/KenshooSocial [http://www.facebook.com/kenshoosocial ] for more information.

About Kenshoo

Kenshoo is a digital marketing software [http://kenshoo.com ] company that engineers technology solutions for search marketing, social media and online advertising. Brands, agencies and marketing providers use Kenshoo Enterprise, Kenshoo Local and Kenshoo Social to direct more than $25 billion in annual client sales revenue. The Kenshoo Universal Platform delivers automation, intelligence, integration and scale to make better marketing investments. With campaigns running in more than 190 countries, Kenshoo clients include CareerBuilder, Expedia, Facebook, KAYAK, Havas Digital, Hitwise, iREP, John Lewis, LendingTree, Resolution Media, Sears, Starcom MediaVest Group, Tesco, Travelocity, Walgreens and Zappos. Kenshoo has 16 international locations and is backed by Sequoia Capital and Arts Alliance. Please visit http://www.Kenshoo.com for more information.

Facebook(R) is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Kenshoo is a trademark of Kenshoo Ltd. Other company and brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Kenshoo

Contact: Nick Olsen, PReturn Inc., +1-312-432-9407, nolsen@preturn.com


13 Aug 2012 14:15 Africa/Lagos

Confessiondolls Reveal the Dark Side of Facebook

New App allows people to confess anonymously through social media

AMSTERDAM, August 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ --



From now on, iPhone and iPad users can share their darkest secrets and confessions anonymously on social media. With Dutch company Mediagroe's new Confessiondolls App, they can create an alter ego they can confide in and tell their personal stories to.

They can use their virtual Confessiondoll as a personal electronic diary or share their stories with other people, thus creating a new kind of Facebook for secret confessions. People who read their stories can 'like', share, twitter or link them to traditional social media.

"Stories on regular social media are all about that lovely holiday or the best discount buys. Stories on Confessiondolls are more serious, grievous and therefore much more exciting. This is the ultimate way to anonymously leave your secret behind in the world of social media. Nobody knows it's you," says Stijn Groenemeijer of Mediagroe.

He has seen how confessing has become a new trend lately. Last year a so-called confession App for Roman-Catholics caused a worldwide fuss. Groenemeijer: "People need a place where they can leave confessions behind. Especially girls, for whom it's becoming a hype. They recognise themselves in other people's stories or share the same problems." His message: "Stop writing on public toilet doors and start confiding in your Confessiondoll, a personal listener and a friend in happy and difficult times."

Users of the App can develop their own doll, a kind of avatar, and determine skin and hair colour, clothes etcetera. All dolls in the community are hanging from a rosary, drawing an audience to their stories with titles and keywords. Crispy vector graphics combined with a physics-based user interface provide a dynamic reading and writing experience.

Every public Confessiondoll remains anonymous, but can be followed by others. The App allows users to choose their favourite dolls and follow its stories.

Mediagroe expects the App to create a new type of social media. "It can become big because it allows people to express real emotions," Groenemeijer states.

More information: http://www.confessiondolls.com

Photos: http://www.perssupport.nl/apssite/binaries/content/gallery/afbeeldingen/persberichten/2012/08/13/IMG_002jpg

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Source: Mediagroe

Note to editors: For further information please contact Stijn Groenemeijer of Mediagroe, Tel: +31(0)20-4861160, Mob: +31(0)6-51245184, e-mail: stijn@mediagroe.nl.


14 Aug 2012 14:37 Africa/Lagos

New Book 'Presenting With Credibility' Reveals Exceptional Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Credibility is the most important aspect of presenting. If you don't have credibility as a presenter, people will not believe your message and they will not buy your product, support your project or adopt your idea. But how do you build credibility as a business presenter?

Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press announced today the publication of Presenting With Credibility: Practical Tools and Techniques For Effective Presentations. The book, written by Bruna Martinuzzi, President of Clarion Enterprise Ltd., reflects the author's well-earned, global reputation as an outstanding speaker, trainer, and change agent to senior and emergent leaders. " Presenting with Credibility will make you an enchanting presenter. Read it if you want to take your presentation skills to the next level." - Guy Kawasaki, author of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, and former chief evangelist of Apple.

In today's fast-paced, competitive economy, those who can present an idea with clarity and persuade others, stand out from the crowd. In this book, Martinuzzi guides you, step by step, through a transformative journey to deliver dynamic and effective presentations, whether it is a presentation to the Board, a keynote, or a staff meeting.


"Credibility is the foundation of leadership. Period. And Bruna Martinuzzi's book Presenting with Credibility is a concise, authoritative, and practical book on how you can earn and sustain this precious personal asset. Bruna's framework is solidly based in research, her presentation tips are directly applicable, and her examples are highly relevant. I will be using this book when I prepare for my presentations, and I recommend that you do, too." - Jim Kouzes, co-author of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge and the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

The book provides all the techniques you need to present with credibility. In a concise, easy to follow format, the book shows you how to have presence and dynamism as a speaker and how to speak with authenticity. From knowing how to capture an audience in the first two minutes of your presentation, to speaking before an audience of senior executives or delivering a keynote, Presenting with Credibility is packed with hundreds of practical tips as well as inspiration.

Information and ordering: http://www.6seconds.org/newstore/products/presenting-with-credibility

Author contact: http://www.clarionenterprises.com

Media contact: Joshua Freedman, 831-763-1800

SOURCE Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press


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









The Days of Boring Garage Doors are Over!


14 Aug 2012 14:00 Africa/Lagos


The Days of Boring Garage Doors are Over!

MUNICH, August 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

- Unique photo covers for garage doors from style-your-garage.com make homeowners' dreams come true.

Home owners often go to a lot of trouble when decorating the outside of their home, yet the garage door, by contrast, is often left looking boring and ugly. If you would like to change this, you should have a look at the style-your-garage.com [https://www.style-your-garage.com/us/Garage-mural/?cur=3 ] website. A wide range of stunning and stylish photo covers for garage doors is waiting to be discovered.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120814/554607 )


The principle is simple: The so-called garage billboards are printed with images that show exactly what every car owner would like to have in the garage - be it a real fighter jet, a fancy boat, a thoroughbred horse or a quaint wine cellar. The printed 3D motifs play with different perspectives,

are deceptively realistic and make passers-by stop and stare in amazement.

The photo covers are lightfast, completely weatherproof and are made from a high quality and stable material. They come with a complete installation kit and are suitable for overhead doors, side-hinged doors and sectional doors. The billboards are available for one and two-car garage doors.

The cover is not self-adhesive. Instead it is simply secured to the garage door with Velcro tape and can be easily removed at any time without leaving any residue. The online shop offers over 350 fascinating designs. Individual designs and special sizes available on request.

The unique garage door design from style-your-garage.com [https://www.style-your-garage.com/us/Garage-mural/?cur=3 ] is available starting at $229 - bewildered looks included.

A customer from Germany, for example, has used the horse motif to give his garage door a makeover and has since observed the funniest reactions from all kinds of passers-by: Cyclists double back in order to have another look at the animals. Horses stop somewhat confused and marvel at their doubles and children come over to pet them. - This is how garage doors can be fun.

But it's not only for garage doors; internal doors and walls can also add a little more color to life. More designs to give boring interiors a new look can be found at https://www.style-your-door.com [https://www.style-your-garage.com/us/Door-Billboards/?cur=3 ] and https://www.style-your-wall.com [https://www.style-your-garage.com/us/Wall-Stickers/?cur=3 ].

Text and photos in print quality are available for download in our media centre at:

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An overview of prices and sizes can be found at

https://www.style-your-garage.com/us/Prices-and-sizes

A picture accompanying this release is available in the AP PhotoExpress feed using ref#: PRN# 10


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Monday, August 13, 2012

The Cuban-American Woman Behind Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte ’s Victories and Tears



The Cuban-American Woman Behind Ryan Lochte’s Victories and Tears


Ryan Lochte and his Cuban mother. Photo: Getty Images

Miami, FL (August 10, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — The Olympics can be heart wrenching for anyone watching their favorite athlete compete, but more so for those who have the honor of calling themselves parents of Olympians. Terra brings you an intimate look into the relationship between Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte and his mother Ileana ‘Ike’ Lochte. From his proudest moments to her Cuban roots, Ike Lochte reveals details about raising her Olympian son, who rose to superstardom at the 2012 London Olympics. Featuring tips and touching, personal memories of being a true "Madre de Oro," the interview showcases the pair’s extraordinary mother-son dynamic: “Hardest part of being an athlete’s mom is when they may not do as well as they want. Your heart breaks.”

Watch the full video interview with Ryan Lochte’s mom at http://www.terra.com/mujer/madres-de-oro/.







U.S. Olympian Doesn't Bring Home Medal, But So Much More


12 Aug 2012 10:33 Africa/Lagos

U.S. Olympian Lopez Lomong Doesn't Bring Home Medal but Now Part of Half Million Dollar Fundraising Effort

Former Sudan Lost Boy to Join Team World Vision on Trip to Africa In Effort to Help Children Living in Poverty

LONDON, Aug. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- He may have finished 10th in the men's 5,000 meters at the London Summer Games Saturday night but former Sudan Lost Boy Lopez Lomong remains committed to helping children. Lomong, who led near the end of the race, is tentatively planning a trip early next year to Kenya and South Sudan to help children living in poverty. The trip is part of long-term partnership between Lomong's non-profit, 4South Sudan and Team World Vision, a program sponsored by international Christian charity World Vision. Lomong's group is hoping to raise $500,000 to provide access to clean water, health care, education and nutrition.


According to the latest United Nations (UNHCR) estimates, there are more than 660,000 displaced South Sudanese as fighting rages between Sudan and its neighbor, South Sudan. Malaria and diarrhea run rampant in the overcrowded refugee camps. Nearly three children die of preventable illnesses in the camps every day.

At the age of six, Lopez was kidnapped from his Southern Sudan village and held captive as he was being prepped as a child soldier. Too small to undergo training, his fate would most likely have been starvation. But after three weeks, he managed to escape with the help of three other captives. After running three days and nights, they were captured by Kenyan troops and brought to a refugee camp where Lopez lived for 10 years. He was sponsored by a U.S. family and brought to this country where he soon discovered he was the fastest kid in school. At track meets he then discovered he was the fastest in the state. Soon he would become one of the fastest in the nation. In 2008, Lomong qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the men's 1,500 meters. He was voted by his teammates as the flag bearer in the Opening Ceremonies.

Lomong has a new book entitled "Running For My Life" (Thomas Nelson Publisher) http://www.thomasnelson.com/running-for-my-life.html

For more info: 4South Sudan : http://lopezlomong.com/foundation/
Team World Vision: http://support.worldvision.org/site/TR?px=1209501&fr_id=1790&pg=personal
The Impact: World Vision child sponsorship programs establish sustainable, long-lasting programs in the world's most impoverished regions. A $35/month commitment helps provide clean water, improve agricultural conditions and provides educational opportunities for children and their communities.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicate to working with children, families and their communities worldwide by tacking the causes of poverty and injustice. For more information please visit worldvision.org

SOURCE World Vision

CONTACT: John Yeager of World Vision, +1-206-979-0475, jyeager@worldvision.org

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







The Next Generation of Astronomy


13 Aug 2012 12:30 Africa/Lagos

The Next Generation of Astronomy
Inspiring students to reach new heights…

WHAT: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will celebrate its role in multiple astrophysics missions including the completion of the mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope with a Science Showcase press conference and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) student presentation. The world recently witnessed the impressive landing by NASA's robotic explorer Curiosity as it blazed onto the surface of Mars. Now is your chance to learn more about future space science missions.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120813/LA56181)

Ball has played a significant role in astrophysics and planetary missions including Kepler, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the Cosmic Background Explorer, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope and the future Sentinel Mission.

For the James Webb Space Telescope, Ball Aerospace is the principal subcontractor to Northrop Grumman for the optical technology and lightweight mirror system that lies at the heart of NASA's Webb. Ball has designed and delivered 18 beryllium primary mirror segments for James Webb, secondary and tertiary mirrors, a fine steering mirror, and several engineering development units.

This is the last opportunity to see the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors at Ball Aerospace. Media tours will be available.

Event speakers include: NASA Chief Scientist, Waleed Abdalati; Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, Matt Mountain; and President and CEO of Ball Aerospace, Dave Taylor.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 15 . Media tours begin at 9:30 a.m. STEM student robotic demonstrations display, 10:30 a.m., Science Showcase press conference, 11 a.m.

WHERE: Tuskegee Airmen Conference Center, 1600 Commerce St., Boulder, CO. Journalists who want to participate via phone should dial: 1-888-669-2803; Access Code 5021430.

RSVP: Roz Brown
Ball Aerospace Media Relations Manager
303-533-6059; 720-581-3135
rbrown@ball.com

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information visit www.ballaerospace.com.

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) is a supplier of high quality packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2011 sales of more than $8.6 billion. For the latest Ball news and for other company information, please visit http://www.ball.com.

/PRNewswire -- Aug. 13, 2012/

SOURCE Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

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

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