Books For Africa and Little Free Library Form Partnership to Ship "Little Libraries" to Africa

16 Jan 2013 19:45 Africa/Lagos

Books For Africa and Little Free Library Form Partnership to Ship "Little Libraries" to Africa

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Books For Africa and Little Free Library, two area nonprofits, have formed a unique partnership to build and send more than 2,000 "Little Free Libraries" to Africa over the next several years.

The two groups ask local organizations, businesses, schools and individuals to help sponsor the effort. Each $1,000 covers the costs to build and ship a one-of-a-kind Little Free Library and $1,000 worth of books.

Little Free Library, based in Hudson, Wisconsin, will design and build the miniature book exchanges that look like small cottages or schoolhouses on a post. Thousands are already located in neighborhoods throughout the U.S., and the movement has spread to 36 countries around the world. Books For Africa, based in St. Paul, will supply the books.

A distributor for Little Free Libraries has already been established in Ghana, West Africa. Other Little Free Libraries will be distributed across Ghana, Nigeria and the rest of Africa using the network established by Books For Africa.

"We believe this is a terrific partnership between two groups whose mission is to spread education through books and reading," said Patrick Plonski, executive director of Books For Africa. "Making free books available will help both students and parents."

"Our goal is to ship more than 2,510 libraries to Africa, a total that would surpass the number of libraries sponsored by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie," said Todd Bol, co-founder and executive director of Little Free Library. "These libraries will belong to the people who use them, and sponsoring each one is a gift that can endure for years."

Little Free Library was started in 2009 by Bol and University of Wisconsin-Madison instructor Rick Brooks at Bol's yard in Hudson. Its mission is to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide. To learn more and participate: http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/books-for-africa.html

Books For Africa, founded in 1988 by Tom Warth, has a simple goal: to end the book famine in Africa. Books For Africa remains the largest shipper of donated text and library books to Africa, shipping over 27 million books to 48 different countries since 1988. For more information: http://www.booksforafrica.org/success-stories/books-for-africa-and-little-free-library-form-partnership-to-ship-little-libraries-to-africa.html

Contact: Pat Plonski, Books For Africa, 651.291.2713 or 651.491.3391 (mobile)
Doug Stone, 651.336.9907 (mobile)
Todd Bol, Little Free Library, 715.338.2223 (mobile)

SOURCE Books for Africa

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

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German Newspaper Mistakenly Reports former President George H. W. Bush Dead

Former President George H.W. Bush receiving a kiss from his beloved wife, former First Lady Barbara Bush. Photo Credit: Charles Krupa/AP.

German Newspaper Mistakenly Reports Former President George H. W. Bush Dead

A link on The Huffington Post, the popular American Internet newspaper quoted a source that said that German newspaper Der Spiegel mistakenly reported last week that former U.S. president George H.W. Bush died when in fact he has just been released Monday from a Houston hospital after almost two months of admission for bronchitis. But why would the highly esteemed Der Spiegel make such a terrible goof?
Achtung!
How do you say STUPID in German?

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Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Skyfall Make ASC Nominations

Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (Anna Karenina), Danny Cohen, BSC (Les Misérables), Claudio Miranda, ASC (Life of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Skyfall) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The winner will be announced at the ASC Awards celebration on February 10 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.

“The films our members have nominated are visually distinctive, and very diverse: a theatrical epic, a grand musical, an imaginative 3-D fable, a sweeping biographical drama, and a stylish spy thriller,” notes ASC President Stephen Lighthill. “What they all have in common is that each project’s cinematographer contributed captivating visuals that enhanced and elevated the storytelling.”

This year’s nod brings Deakins’ total to 11. He won ASC Awards for The Shawshank Redemption (1995) and The Man Who Wasn’t There (2002). His other nominations were for Fargo (1997), Kundun (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2001), No Country for Old Men (2008), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2008), Revolutionary Road (2009), The Reader (2009) and True Grit (2011). He was also the recipient of the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

This is Kaminski’s fifth nomination. His prior nominations were for Schindler’s List (1994), Amistad (1998), Saving Private Ryan (1999) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2008). Cohen, McGarvey and Miranda have all been recognized once previously – Cohen for The King’s Speech (2011); McGarvey for Atonement (2008); and Miranda for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009). The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) invites you to attend its Annual ASC Open House In attendance will be ASC Award Honorees, Nominees and Esteemed Members. Saturday, February 9, 2013 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. There will be no onsite or validated parking. Please use the lots at Hollywood and Highland. Tweet

Hollywood's Most Fashionable Leading Ladies Love Gold At The 2013 Golden Globes

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14 Jan 2013 07:35 Africa/Lagos

Hollywood's Most Fashionable Leading Ladies Love Gold At The 2013 Golden Globes
Golden Globe winner Julianne Moore, Golden Globe winner Adele, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Amanda Seyfried all chose gold jewelry for the 2013 Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold was the unique choice amongst a select cadre of well -- dressed stars at the Golden Globes. Yellow gold proved to be the perfect accompaniment for standout frocks, and both vintage and modern gold jewelry shined.

Vintage gold glowed on the red carpet. Julianne Moore was chic in the iconic Bulgari Serpenti gold bracelet and gold and diamond earrings paired with her Tom Ford black and white dress, while Adele wore demure black and a stunning pair of Van Cleef & Arpels 1971 18 Karat gold and diamond estate earrings. Nicole Kidman and Amanda Seyfried both chose ultimate vintage jeweler Fred Leighton. Kidman wore 19th Century gold and enamel earrings, snake bangle, locket bangle and ring, while Seyfried chose 19th Century pounded gold and chalcedony earrings to compliment her Givenchy gown.

Modern gold jewelry also played a supporting role for Golden Globe looks. Kate Hudson chose a stack of gold Jennifer Meyer rings and gold earrings -- modern jewelry to match her gold embellished Alexander McQueen dress. Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner both chose modern geometric gold hoop earrings and gold bracelets.

Celebrities that wore gold jewelry to the Golden Globes this year include:

ADELE -- Van Cleef & Arpels 1971 "Estate" earrings featuring diamonds set in 18K yellow gold – from the Heritage Collection

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HALLE BERRY -- Gold geometric hoop earrings and gold bracelets.
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MICHELLE DOCKERY -- Bulgari emerald and diamond earrings in yellow gold, emerald ring in yellow gold, and yellow gold cuff.

FRANCESCA EASTWOOD -- Neil Lane Diamond and gold drop cluster earrings, Opal ruby diamond and gold butterfly broach in her hair, Diamond and gold flower cuff bracelet and a Diamond and gold ring

JENNIFER GARNER -- Gold and diamond hoop earrings and gold bracelets

KATE HUDSON -- Jennifer Meyer gold earrings and gold rings

NICOLE KIDMAN -- Fred Leighton 19th Century blue enamel, pearl, and diamond gold earrings, Antique blue enamel and gold snake bangle

JULIANNE MOORE -- Bulgari diamond earrings in yellow gold, vintage snake cuff in yellow gold with emeralds and diamonds, and 18k yellow gold emerald ring.

AMANDA SEYFRIED -- Fred Leighton 19th Century pounded gold and white chalcedony pendant earrings

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Golden Moments @ the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

There are always unforgettable golden moments at the Golden Globes and the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton did not fail to bring out the best of Hollywood in glitz and razzmatazz. TALK OF THE TOWN presents the list of all the winners and the video of the golden moments.

Jennifer Lawrence

Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Silver Linings Playbook

MOTION PICTURES
Motion Picture, Drama: Argo
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Les Misérables
Actor in Motion Picture, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
 Actress in Motion Picture, Drama: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Supporting Actress in Motion Picture: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Director, Motion Picture: Ben Affleck, Argo
Screenplay, Motion Picture: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Foreign Language Film: Amour (Austria)
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Original Score, Motion Picture: Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Original Song, Motion Picture: "Skyfall," Skyfall, Adele & Paul Epworth.


TV
TV Series, Drama: Homeland
TV Series, Comedy: Girls
TV Movie or Miniseries: Game Change
Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Damian Lewis, Homeland
Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Actor in a TV Series, Comedy: Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Actress in a TV Series, Comedy: Lena Dunham, Girls
Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Ed Harris, Game Change
Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Jodie Foster






Click here to see all the nominees and winners at the event as reported by E Online!.

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Eva Soap Treats Its Numerous Consumers to Free New Year Gifts

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EVA SOAP TREATS ITS NUMEROUS CONSUMERS TO FREE NEW YEAR GIFTS

Evans Industries ltd, manufacturers of Eva Complexion Care Soap, is splashing a vast bouquet of gifts on its numerous customers this New Year. Starting from December last year till February this year, every carton of the soap brand contains a free gift for the consumer. According to Engineer Dan Nwaiwu, General Manager of Evans industries Limited, the range and type of the gifts will remain a secret in order to create a pleasant surprise for the consumers.
Eva complexion care soap is a household name in Nigeria and obviously endeared to the teaming users because of its friendly price, superior quality and exiting variants. Perhaps one of the secrets of the success of the brand is the ability of its owners, to invest in research and determination to use top grade raw materials which makes her products not only to match but to match but to exceed consumers expectations.

Eva Soap was indigenously manufactured to fill the gap created by the absence of high grade beauty soap of international standard in the Nigerian market, occasioned by the ban on imported soap in the country.

The soap was manufactured with all the qualities to meet international standard and more. The soap comes in six exiting variants namely, Eva Classic, Eva Gold, Eva Ivory, Eva Herbal, Eva Pearl and Eva Forever.

Eva Classic is pink coloured, comes with Aquarelle perfume, and has vitamin E extract. It makes the skin look younger and helps it to heal faster. Eva Gold with silk protein moisturizes and conditions the skin. It is gold coloured, with lavender perfume and is enhanced with silk protein for smooth skin, Eva Ivory with milk and honey nourishes the skin and helps maintain elasticity. It is ash coloured with a customized ivory perfume and has milk and honey extracts, Eva Herbal with Aloe Vera helps reduce skin irritation and removes pimples. It is green coloured, with alpine perfume and has Aloe Vera extracts. Eva Pearl with sea minerals revitalizes the skin, by removing old cells. It is blue coloured, with white-gold perfume and comes with sea mineral extracts and Eva Forever with almonds is great treatment for dry skin. It is purple coloured, with pomegranate perfume and almond extract. For every woman, there’s Eva soap for her skin care and beauty to enhance her soft feminine laughter and allure. Pamper your family this season with the beautiful Eva Complexion Care Soap.


~ By Ingram Adichie Osigwe
MD/CEO Fullpage International Communications Limited.

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My Email To Deacon Ayo Ositelu Before Venus and Serena Williams Visited Nigeria

Deacon Ayo Ositelu.

Nigerians are still in shock over the sudden death of Deacon Ayo Ositelu, one of the greatest sports journalists in the world and the greatest sports writer on tennis in Nigeria. Ayo Ositelu, popularly known for his sports column "The Arena" passed on to eternal glory on Wednesday January 9, at 11p.m at Topaz Hospital in Surulere, Lagos. He was looking forward to his 7oth birthday in April.



I am one of his millions of fans who have been following his numerous masterpieces on sports in Nigeria, the rest of Africa and in the world. I sent Ayo Ositelu an email last September on his knowledge of the tennis history of the famous Venus and Serena Williams before their first visit to Nigeria in November 2012. I advised him to write a book on the unparallelled achievements of the phenomenal Serena Williams which only God can replicate. Ositelu was the compere of their celebrated exhibition game at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club on November 2, 2012.

Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi
to: aositelu@yahoo.com
date: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
subject: Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”
mailed-by: nigeriansreport.com

to aositelu
Dear Ayo Ositelu,

Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”

I have been following and reading your reports on the awesome tennis career of Serena Williams and without doubt you know her very well enough to write a book on her achievements as one of the most outstanding tennis players in the history of the sport; a unique role model first for all young black women and for the young women of other races in the world.
From when she won her first US Open title at age 17 in 1999 to date, Serena Williams has accomplished what no other young woman has achieved in tennis history at 30. She is simply phenomenal.

The compilation of all your reports on Serena Williams are enough to make a sizable book that will be a collectors item for all tennis players, tennis lovers and followers in the world and especially for young women everywhere.


Faithfully,
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Publisher/Editor
Nigerians Report

He was once the Editor of The Sunday Punch Newspapers, former Editor of the defunct Concord Newspaper and a former Group Sports Editor of The Punch Newspapers until he left in 1987 to become an independent publisher. Ositelu was a highly esteemed veteran journalist of over 30 years experience writing columns for many newspapers, including The Concord and The Guardian where he was a member of the Editorial Board until he passed away last Wednesday. Ositelu was the first Nigerian print journalist to receive the National Sports Merit Award. He became a politician in 2004 and was the first chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LDCA) of Lagos State.

May his soul rest in peace.

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PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Content We Love

PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Press Releases of 2012 in New “Content We Love” Feature

New York, January 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In 2012, PR Newswire saw no shortage of exciting and impactful content, captivating press releases and creative headlines; and with hundreds of press releases crossing our desks on a daily basis, some were sure to stand out and make us take notice.

In this week’s edition of Content We Love, the new weekly feature on PR Newswire’s blog, Beyond PR, PR Newswire is taking a look back at some of the most interesting and impressive releases of 2012. From insightful studies and poll results from sources such as Chemistry.com, U.S. News and Gazelle, to the announcement of commonly used terms officially added to our lexicon, the collection of releases covers a number of industries such as technology, entertainment, politics, sports and healthcare and had influence in both traditional and social media channels.

To see which headlines topped our list, and why, watch the accompanying video and read the full blog post here: http://wp.me/p16orh-1vr.

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PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com) is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 58 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content — from rich media to online video to multimedia — and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world’s largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world’s enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, and is a UBM plc company.

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Girl Rising! Millions of Girls Dream of One Thing

Girl Rising the first documentary acquired by CNN Films, will air in spring 2013. The film, which inspired a global action campaign to promote girls' education called 10吆, tells the extraordinary stories of several girls from around the globe, fighting to overcome impossible odds to realize their dreams. The film includes voice performances by Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez. Girl Rising is directed by Academy Award Nominee Richard Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) and executive produced by Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon of the Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen of Vulcan Productions.



CNN Films has also signed development deals with Academy Award Winning Director and Producer Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer) and Director Andrew Rossi (Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times). Both will develop original documentaries to air on CNN. Here's what CNN Worldwide Managing Editor Mark Whitaker had to say about this new endeavor.

The #BasicMath Campaign:
Educating girls is not just right, it's smart. The numbers add up, which is why we consider educating girls to be basic math.
· When the number of girls attending school increases by 10 percent, a country's GDP can increase by 3 percent
· When a girl attends school for seven or more years, she'll marry four years later and have two fewer children
· A girl is 50 percent more likely to immunize her children when she is educated
· A girl's wages increase up to 15 percent after receiving one more year of primary education
At Intel, I have the honor of traveling the world and everywhere I go I encounter girls whose biggest dream is getting an education. Now through 10x10's global social action campaign Girl Rising, we all can play a part in changing the world by educating girls.
If you have a Twitter account, please join me in tweeting: "Girls + Education = ______." What's your equals?
Today my statement is, "Girls + Education = Global Prosperity." It's #BasicMath #dayofthegirl @10x10act Join: http://10x10act.org/take-action/act-on-idg/

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